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      Salwaii Loan Company

      SAlWAIi LOAN COMPANY

      M {Bo Weekl Y Meeting Of This L»Dy On •R...

      M { bo Weekl y meeting of this l » dy on rfeaneday evening ^ Mr . Batteu lathe hair d * ustta * roat " foveas w & 3 gOBG % ol ^ - WheeIer re l ? £ * tea relative to r te enrol » eflt : & e £ » jnater had struck out & aie portions , ho * they were not material to 4 j , operatiopr , 0 f the society , the only evil « as the iLyay it caused in printing the rules . The Commi ttee for printing tho roles gave in their report , and 1 , 000 were ordered to be imme diately printed . The meeting then pro ceeded to tho election of auditors , and Mr .

      jficbard Batten , and Mr . William Hewitt , jrera appointed . On the motion of Messrs . Thompson and French , it was decided that the office of the society should be held at the City Chartist Hall , 26 , Golden-lane , and lhat the hours of business should he from gight to ten o ' clock , every Wednesday e ? e « jjing . The question of remuneration of ofneers was then broached , bnt agreed to be adjourned for one month . Correspondence vas then read from the country , money paid on shares , and the meeting adjourned until the following Wednesday evening .

      Hisagers Meehitg . —At the close of the shareholders meeting the managers agreed to an address to the shareholders of the National Land Company , which the secretary was requested to get inserted in the JUJbrffcero Star . Sereral bye-rules were agreed to , and ordered io be inserted with the printed rules . The sum was fixed which the society could lend on scrip ; and also the sum to be charged for registering and procuring the realisation of a divftieiid thereon . The meeting then adjourned until the following Wednesday evening , when idie rules will be out , and . the society commence operations in earnest .

      Ihe Managers Of The Nattdnaii Loan Compa...

      IHE MANAGERS OF THE NATtDNAIi LOAN COMPANY TO THB ^ SHA ^ BHOLDERS OF THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . Fioesbs , — -Iu laying before yon the objects which we hare in view , and the means to obtain those objects , we are actuated solely by a desire to save your property from being sacrificed when brought for Bale into the market ; and to enable the dividends arising from such tales to be applied most beneficially towards carrying oat the original design for which the Company -was established , viz . —" The location of its members on the land , on such con * ditious as would enable them to obtain an

      honest and independent livelihood by the exercise of their own industry . " If we thought it possible to achieve this object by withdrawing the Bill now before Parliament for winding-up the Company , and raising sufficient funds to pay off the outstanding liabilities , we would willingly aid in parsuing that course . Bnt we believe it to be impracticable ; the withdrawing of the Bill wottW lay Mr . O'Connor open to the gravest suspicions ; it would give rise to innumerable actions against him from the dissatisfied shareholders , in which the funds of the Companf —¦ j -- ———•*» wmwt « umw # w * vuv vvuiuauT

      Koald be wasted ; a feeling of hostility would prevail among the many ; and the funds raised by the few would be utterly insufficient to carry oat the proposed design . Bat supposing that funds were raised sufficiently large to relieve the Company from its embarrassments , eren then its future prospects would be far from encouraging . The majority of the allottees are at variance with Mr . O'Connorandbls brother Directors—they are at variance amongst themselves—recrimination , confusion , and distrust , everywhere prevalent ; such are not the materials oat of which prosperity can be

      evoked . The princi ple of co-operation on which the Land Company was founded has stood the test of time and experience , and is no * more popular and cherished thza ever ; hut as a monetary speculation the inexperience of all par lies—the unfavourable nature of the seasons—the hostility of the government and the press operating upon the minds of the shareholders and causing them to relax in their support—and the disagreement between the directors and the allottees , consequent upon this ill-success , have caused it to become a partial failure , let us then retreat honourably from the false position in which , for the time

      eemg , we are placed . Let us commence anewrelieved from the incumbrances and disagreement vfaish now snrronnd as . Aided by past experience , laving the example of the failure of the social , as veil as our own experiment before our eyes , we shall see the necessity of combining manufacturing fith agricultural pursuits , when it will be almost impossible for us to fail of ensuring ultimate success . We hftve no ambition to raise any undue enthusiasm by painting in glowing colours to the far future , that course has already been productive of amen of the evil by which the Company is enrironed . We confine ourselves to laying down a

      plan by which the estates of the Company may be repurchased and justice done to both shareholders and allottees . AVhea this object is achieved , with the added experience we shall then have gained wta the sew ideas which may then ha developed , onr shareholders called together for that purpose * Ul be able to lay down a plan far superior to that now in operation ; in the meantime the details of this plan will of coarse be a favourite subject for specuhtiou and discussion amongst ourselves and our fellow shareholders . Iu dealing with this subject we have looked carefully into both the receipts and the expenditure of the Company , and we do not

      think ourselves justified in re-echoing the assertion , "that the expenses are so large that only a small dividend can be realised . " We find , on the contrary , that the total excess of office expenditure , loans , aad aid money to allottees , loss by bank , legal expenses , interest upon mortgagees , Ac ., will not exceed the expense fond , rents , profits , & o ., by mere than £ 17 , 000 , which , on a total receipt of £ 112 , 000 , s enly a loss of 33 . in the £ 1 ; and asa set-off against this , we havealarge amount of money paid in small sums , on which no dividend will be declared —( more & in £ 20 , 000 has been paid in sums under £ 16 * , or one snare . ) Under these circumstances the

      prospects of a dividend are at least hopeful . The dividend to be declared will { deducting this 3 s . in pe £ 1 presumed loss ) depend upon the sums realised by the sale of the estates . Supposing O'Connorrflte to represent the whole of the estates , it » oula stand thus — O'Connerville cost about iVJOO-say £ 2 , 300 for land , £ 5 , 700 for buildings , « ., if when sold it only realises £ 3 , 000 , or rather awe than the price of the land , the dividend , detecting the expenses , will be 6 s . 4 £ d . ia the £ l ; jhis would be a serious loss to an individual shareooWer : not so to a member of our Society . We would buy the estate with £ 3 . 000 of our subscribed

      capital , and the dividend which we should receive ? pon oar £ 81000 worth of deposited scrip would , at <* . 4 § d . in the £ l , be £ 2 , 550 ; so that we should ^ tnallyhavepurchasedtheestate with ourscrig and * 459 of our subscribed capital . The cheaper the s ^ tes sold , after elearingtae St . in the £ 1 exposes , the more profitable it would be for our So-* % , though injurious to the private shareholders , «* our subscribed capital would go further in paring them . If tftonnorrille , costing £ 8 , 000 , s ^ sed £ 5 , 000 , deducting the loss of 3 a . vx the £ 1 , I : dividend of 10 b . Tjd . could be declared ; with *?? dividend m shnnM nxwtm £ 42 H ) m nnr

      ~ r ' . 9 O 0 worth of scrip , thus purchasing the estate T * "" scrip and £ 730 ; whereas , at the lower diri-?« of 6 s . 4 | d ., we could purchase it with £ 450 f ° oar scrip , vfc have given these calculations to r * the shareholders the superiority in this as in V & S other instance of association over isolation , ^ . wie advantage they will derive by joining oar : 5 ? ' Our plan for effeetmgthisohjectissimple , *!«»? of attainment . It consist * - tustl y-By the shareholders depositing their !? P « b our trustees until the estates are sold , g ^ . a trifling charge for registration , f roving » . u ? % ~ By raising a capital in shares of £ 1

      g ^ the firstestate brought into the market , T ^ tate could then be mortgaged to assist in jwcaasiug a second , and so on until our operations j 5 * Wmpleted , the dividend * arising from the ^ winding-up being devoted to paying off the tf Sgees " Su 0 ula wBefe * ^ P * ** k wified ^ estates need not be mortgaged ; andthedivip T ? ansing at the winding-np could be devoted to ejZ ^ operations . Should-the capital be insuffi-% L P * " " ** the first or other estates we could j F ?* rtby raising money oaour scrip . tta „ J '—We have procured enrolment at a loan Pt & i - ere ° y securing to the shareholders the pC * J * ° n of the law , and are thus enabled to empj j wie capital as we raise it in a way which will 5 Beneficial both to the poor shareholder , jg ^™ 3 to raise moaev upon his scrip , and also ^<* e investing their capital in shares . Jf a ^« r societ y had been started co-temporary with Mba d < 1 Company , much of the dissatisfaction " *» now exists would not have been created

      Ihe Managers Of The Nattdnaii Loan Compa...

      The capita ] they had embarked therein would have been made productive , and its very productiveness would have prevented it from deteriorating in value . In conclusion , we request your co-operation ; we also invite your discussion and investigation ; our rules will be speedily issued . All communications to be addressed to Thomas Martin Wheeler , 19 , Mercer-street , Long-acre , London , enclosing a postage stamp for reply . Thomas AIaeti-v Wheeler , Secretary .

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      The National Land Company. 10 Peabgus O'...

      THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . 10 PEaBGUS o ' COSNOR , ESQ ., 5 X . P . Dear asd Honoured Sir , —I read with a great deal of interest that noble and son ] stirring letter of Mr . Leach in the Northern Star of May lOth'last . I admire its practical ideas , and feel an emotion which , while it carries me into the region of truthful and humanising philanthropy , my heart sickens with despair at the crushing domination of the powers that be that tramples every innocent effort to improve the condition of the sons of toil ; and grieved , indeed , do I feel from my

      heart's core , at that want of union for our great and Godlike cause , which alone can carry into effect any effort forjtoijingmarts re- , ddemption ' j / a ^ while : ; isS 5 SiirJn ^« s *^ 'doylSe programme of Mr . Leach's letter , I must beg to differ with that sterling patriot in his loss to know for why , or for what , the National Land Company should be wound up . The reason , I Apprehend , is expediency ; and I did fear an inevitable expediency ; for who can wonder , when he considers the stigma cast upon you in your noble and generous struggles for the people ' s weal and happiness ? Your self-denial

      of that quietude , ease , and luxury , which year own legitimate means and position would otherwise secure to yon , the contumely of the mis-called great , and the base ingratitude of some of those for whom you have thus , and in so many other ways , suffered , I say who can wonder at your adopting the expedient of at once terminating the matter by legally winding its affairs up before the whole world , and surrendering back the moieties as far as possible * to the members of the said Company . I saw no other alternative until the plan propounded in Mr . Leach ' s letter appeared in the Northern Star , and even now find you ready

      to give the weight of your advocacy to the plan . Sir , to your face I say it , without favouring or flattering , that such , unflinching bravery , such indomitable courage and perseverance is nnparalelled in the annals of the world ' s history . God grant " you , sir , along life , with more peace of mind than has fallen to your share for a period of upwards of thirty years , beloved , revereed , and honoured by every right minded member of the civilised globe , on whose judgment is based on the standard of your politics . These sentiments are the humble , though spontaneous emanation of dear and noble sir . Your very bumble and obedient servant , J . D . Lesingham . Clarendon Head , May 19 , 1851 .

      The Land 3tatiosal Property. Leiiesii. P...

      THE LAND 3 TATIOSAL PROPERTY . LEIIESII . Presuming that the establishment of a government fonnded upon the suffrages of a people understanding their social rights , to constitute the first and most important pre-requisite in making the Land National Property , I now proceed to develop © the propositions promised in my last letter , to purchase the land on behalf of the state . It seems to me , that the first step on the part of the government ought to be the appointment of a Board of Commissioners , authorised to survey and value the entire lands of Great Britain and Ireland ,

      taking , of course , sufficient care that a Clear and valid title be made out by the different claimants ; and , that thereon , the aforesaid Commissioners should also have full power and authority to cause to be issued Treasury Notes to the amount , say , of fifty millions sterling per annum , to purchase land on behalf of the state . The aforesaid Treasury Notes , immediately upon the issuing thereof , to form a portion of the circulating medium or currency of the country , to be given and received in all commercial transactions , to be accepted in payment of government and parochial taxes , and to become , to all intents and purposes , the legal tender money of the realm .

      It is thus I would provide the means to purchase the land on behalf of the State . And be it well understood that , the representative value of notes issued as here recommended , would always be found iu the land which they would he applied to purchase , as well as other State property , which , together with their being issued and stamped with the national authority , would make them legal tender of greater security than any of our present banking establishments can afford . I have mentioned the sum of fifty millions iu notes that might ba issued and added to the currency , as that is about the sum which the present government requires annually in taxes ; and therefore after being issued by the government to meet

      all its expenses would be at once put into circulation , and in due course would again be received back into the treasury in the payment of government taxes , and immediately cancelled . Taxation upon industry would , . however , no doubt be considerably reduced under a better system of government ; but tbat would by no means interfere with the annual issue of even a greater sum than the value of fifty millions sterling . The prosecution of public works by the State ; the establishment of a secure and useful system of credit , to afford those that might be without means the chance of a fair commencement in the world , which , together with the sum required for State taxes , would afford every facility for aconsiderable period for issuing and causing to be cancelled in due course even a greater gum if necessary than fifty millions annually ; inasmuch as all loans advanced by the State could bo made in notes ,

      repayment being made in notes of a similar character at fixed periods into the treasury . By this plain and easy process the funds may be provided to purchase the whole of the land on behalf of the State , without levying one single farthing in taxes . Credit would be afforded to those without means to enable them to do what , perhaps , they never had the chance to do in their lives before , namely , to live by their industry ; while at the same time a considerable increase would be made to the currency of the country—a thing which is considered very desirable by all shades of reformers , as there can be no doubt but our restricted currency operates most injuriously to the industry of the nation , and the development of its resources . With respect to the system of credit here proposed , I hold tbat to be indispensably necessary , and look upon it as the mainspring of action in stimulating the industry of the nation ; because to merely give to the people free access to the soil , without the means to cultivate it . would be little

      better than giving them a stone . Give them , however , credit , where required , as a means of subsistence , while they apply the quickening power of their bodies to the bosom of their parent earth , % nd bread is given to assist them in producing more . By the establishment of » safe and impartial system of credit , there could be no danger of any loss being sustained by the state , as it would be the businessand interest of both the state and the citizen to take care that the notes so advanced should be properly applied . The state would' have perfect security for capital advanced in the labour of the

      citizens , and the property which such loans would immediately confer upon them and their industrial exertions , would soon enable them to return , by instalments , what had been advanced them as a loan . As the propositions in this and in my former letter are more particularly applicable to a transition state of society , it will , therefore , not be expected that aaynerfecc social system will here be pro-Bounded I am , however , convinced , that whatever mav be the future destinies of society , the lawsofiusticeand necessity will compel the adoption of the main features of the propositions here recommended , before any real progress can be

      m irts impossible to fully carry out SocialI Reform while the great bulk of the most valuable land is romSetely locked up by the present feudal tenures TheSdal barriers must be broken down ; and

      The Land 3tatiosal Property. Leiiesii. P...

      the land other than a total abolition of private pro-, perty therein , and making the whole of it national property . If the Democratic and Social Reformers wish to become practical men they must become thoroughly united upon this question , as I maintain that state property in land is the only true and legitimate basis upon which all landed property can socially or politically rest . By the establishment of that principle full scope would be given for associational progress , as also to such individuals ns might wish to farm a portion of the land on their own account .

      This would be true liberty , which would convince men , by practice , what it is difficult to make them believe in theory . Take for instance the rural population in general , whose training , habits , and predilections greatly disqualify them from comprehending any philosophical dissertations upon the various branches of n perfect social system . Let the leaders of the people , however , go forth to the rural population , and speak to them in the language of simplicity and truth , and show them that By making the land national property they would , in the course of a few years , h & ve to pay less in . rent for tbeir land than they have in flJSDT instances to pay now for their poor rates ; and that instead of handing over yearly the produce of their farms in the shape of rent to an individual of the name of a landlord , to take

      it from the district where it had been created , to be spent in keeping up extravagant foreign and domestioestablishmeritB , while the producers are impoverished at home ; that , henceforth , their only landlord would be the state—their only rent-charge a few shillings per acre for state purposes—that all the wealth thus created would remain , to be distributed in the immediate district where it was created , giving peace and plenty to all . Let , I repeat , the rural population be told these things in language suited to their understandings and adapted to their condition , and the usurpation of the soil , which has caused so much distress , would no longer find defenders in the peasantry or tenant farmers . In another letter I will endeavour to show that toe National Debt may be paid in the same manner as the land can be purchased . AiFBBD A . Walton .

      To The Editor Of The "Jsortuem Star." Si...

      TO THE EDITOR OF THE " JSORTUEM STAR . " Sib , —Iu the Star of Saturday last appeared a letter , signed by Gregory , of Eccles ; Boardman , of Pendleton ; and Crook , of Eccles ; to which I bog to say a few words in reply . This letter signed by the above trio , is evidently , the production of Gregory himself , as he commences with- — " Sir : I am sony to write to you on the subject of Mr . Loach ' s letter ; ' . ' but of which letter * this very praiseworthy defender of the characters of Mr . O'Conuor and Mr . Roberts , does not say one word . I have only to say , sir , in reply to this production , that two of its authors were at the meeting , but lacked the courage to say to men ' s faces what they have had

      the cowardice to say behind their backs . Mr . O'Connor will know how to estimate the character of his most earnest defender , Mr . Gregory , when I tell him he was not at the meeting at all . With respect to Mr . Clark ' s conduct , I am sure that the straightforward , manly , and powerful address he delivered on the occasion referred to , must have been convincing to all but the few miserable dribblers who dare not have courage to think for themselves . Awaiting the appearance of the bog balance sheet , which is to scare all the ruffians in the world into silence , 1 am , Sir , yours respectfully , Manchester , May 21 st . J . Leach .

      Address To Robert Owen , Esq. The Follow...

      ADDRESS TO ROBERT OWEN , ESQ . The following address was unanimously adopted at a soiree of the Manchester Social Society , held on the evening of May 14 th , to celebrate the birthday of Robert Owen : — "It is with feelings of no ordinary pleasure , that we hail the anniversary of the day that you were born unto the world . We congratulate you also on theattainmentof your eighty-first year , in possession of the physical and mental powers , which still

      enable you to labour jjn disseminating the glorious , the world renovating truths , ' That man ' s feelings and convictions are independent of his will , * ' That man's character is formed for him , and not by him ;' and , consequently , that he neither deserves praise nor blame , reward nor punishment , for his belief , his feeling , or his character ; thereby laying the foundation of a system which shall banish ignorance , error , disease , and crime , and introduce the reign of truth , intelligence , happiness , charity , and love .

      " The fact , that all classes , sects , and parties , are now turning their thoughts , and , to a certain extent , applying their energies to ascertain whether pauperism can be made productive , leads us to hope that your experiment at New Lanark , the Leeds report thereon , and your Dublin lectures , coupled with your present exertions , will be a means to incite them to abolish the competitive system , sup * ported as it is by force and fraud and superstition , producing incalculable misery to all ; and to show them the necessity for adopting co-operation in labour , and community of goods , « Each for all , and all for each . '

      " The great interest you have manifested and the discoveries you have made in practical education , the establishment of Infant Schools , in connexion with the new system , and your unwearied working to well-form the youthful character , are now being ably supported by the National Public School Association , the leading minds in which have bean formed in the new school , and give us well grounded hopes that the time is not far distant when an ordinary education will be given to every child that is born .

      « In conclusion , let us remind you that Reformers in all ages , and at all times , have , for the most part , been * men of sorrows , and acquainted with griefs , ' hated , contemned , and insulted by those they sought to serve ; they have been despised and rejected of men' while living , and very often finished their career on the cross , the gibbet , or the block . We glory , then , that your honoured head has been spared to see the realisation of some of your views , and those most opposed to them in theory running to apply them in practice . Continue , then , by precept and practice , to instruct us how to live in accordance with knowledge , morality and virtue ; and when yon shall be no more , the writings you leave us shall be * a light to our feet , and a lamp to our paths . ' That such an event may be far distant , and that your valuable life may be still further lengthened , is the sincere wish of

      " Your children in the truth , " On behalf of the Social Society of Manchester , " WiiLuv Pjhck , Chairman , " WiLXissos Bdrsi ^ u , Cor . Sec . "

      Mb. T. Dvscohbs, M.P., And Ihe Electors ...

      Mb . T . Dvscohbs , M . P ., AND IHE ELECTORS OF Fiksbobv . —The followiog ia the reply of Mr . T . Buncombe , M . P ., to a requisition of Mr . Thomas Stone and other electors of Finsbury , calling on him to resign his seat : — 5 , Palace Chambers , St . James , May 15 , 1851 . Sib , — 'Your letter , dated the 29 th ult ., was only delirered yesterday . Yourself and forij-seren other electors therein state that you and the ; have been thrown into' a conside * table state of surprise and dismay , baring been informed of my intention to bring a , measure into the house in favour of the Roman Catholics , and opposed to that of Lord John Russell' Upon this informatien you are pleased to demand the immediate resignation of my seat . Now , although I deeply regret the shock that your nerves and religious leniibDitics secoi to bare sustained , yet , as I never undertook to make myself responsible for every

      rumour tbat might reach you , you will excuse me , when I inform you , tbat as the borough of Finsbury : consists of at least fifteen thousand electors , I , Protectant as I am , cannot reconcile it to my sense of duty to do thetn « e bidding of forty eight However , I have this consolation to offer sou , that a » a general e ection cannot be far dUtant , when , should my Health be sufficiently re-estabhthen to . justify me iu asking , a sixth time , for a renewal of that confidence with which Finsbury has ever honoured me , youneHi and forty-seven other requisitionists will hsve the desired opportnnitj of choosing ( as jou eloquently describe him ) thatgentlenv . n who feels it his duty to advocate your wishes as true Protestants and supporters of a Protestant Constitution . ' - „„_„ , „ . lai then , asever . fartMuUy yours , Mr . nomas Stone . " Thomas S . Vuhcoxbe .

      Tub Concerts at John Street . — The first of » aeries of concerts in aid of the National Charter Fund , took place on Tuesday Evening , May MM * at the literary Institution , Fitiroy-suuare . ihe efforts of the ladies aud gentlemen who kindly gave their services on the occasion were warmly applauded by a numerous audience . Mr . Henry l . Uolyoake conducted the concert . The promoters must have been gratified with the evident satisfaction the entertainment gave . We understand the concerts are to be monthly . The Sob-Mawhb Telegraphs between mQlhsv , Fbahce , asd iBEtANo . —The Lords of the Admi ralty report tbat they will require the usual clauses to be inserted in these bills , prohibiting any interference below high-water m unless by their permission , in the construct 5 o works under or along the sea-coast or shor

      Mb. T. Dvscohbs, M.P., And Ihe Electors ...

      vA-uawunu ^ OF THE'BIRTHDAY OF ROBERT OWEN . ' ' « wi ^? w ^ a ? d soim ia «« lebration of this vene-£ 1 21 ? k ?? U l S attained his eighty-first bint cay , was held on Sunday evening at the Literary and Scientmc Institution , John . street ; Pitzro / square . Although only a limited number of tickets were issued , the hall , at tea ; was crowded to excess . Whe n the repast was concluded , the Appolome society gave an appropriate chorus , and Mr . D- Saul was called to the chair . v wk L commenced by stating the object for vnteh tbm had met . The vigour and enthusiasm ot their friend was as active as ever , although he was mil of years and full of experience ; and he trusted that they might meet to

      conmany years gratufate him on a similar event . Yearitackthey were a small and unpopular party , now their ideas were marching throughout the whole world . Daring the last year they bad ; seen governments become less powerful , and public : opinion-more so . Social questions were being looked upon by . all parties with interest , and though they did not come up to their standard , and it was impossible for them—the : Social party-to descend , yet they were " willing , tbl accept . o £ . them as friends and allies : The whole of the despots of Europe were trembling lest the Socialists of France should prove Hob-powerful'for tfeenuVPeace existed , in Euiwpe be ^ een-naiions , but ^ not between the people and their governors , and ifaever would while injustice was practised .

      The Exhibition ra Hyde Park was a proof of a growing fraternity of feeling , between nations , but at the same time it was a strong and powerful rebuke to those who continued to deprive the men who could produce such results from the power o self-government . " Was it not a disgrace that at a time when more wealth was created than at any time in the world ' s history , that more misery and crime should be found among its producers ? Abroad thoy were fast progressing ; at home but slowly , but still surely , and the ground they gained they would never lose . The Bishop of London had lately asserted that there was more danger in the spread of the doctrines of " Rationalism , " than there was in "that of converts being made to the

      Church of Rome . Mr . Saul then among other subjects alluded to the new hall they were about erecting , and promised , if they met him in a corresponding spirit , that he would double his already liberal subscription to that object . He concluded an excellent speech , in which he was much applauded , by saying that if they removed ignorance they would remove crime , and then they would be enabled to carry into effect the benevolent doctrines of their revered guest . - Mr . Sauubi , Kidd , who was loudly cheered , gave the first sentiments as follows : —• " The People . May their teachers seek their elevation and moral advancement , that their long cherished hopes and noblest aspirations may bo fully realised . " He felt a degree of delicacy iu sayinsr what tho people ' s

      teachers ought to be , but in hit opinion , sincerity and honesty of purpose was their main qualification . They could not all be ; expected exactly to accord , but they could agree to differ . He knew no greater instance of earnestness of purpose than that dis * played by Robert Otren : for more than fifty years he had followed out his views with a singleness of mind and earnestness of purpose which had enabled him to live down prejudice , and to hail with gladness the wide spreading of his doctrines . Mr . Owen had lived through three generations . < The age of the spinning jennies was in his first generation . He had lived to see them superseded by machinery , and man reduced to a state of degraded Blirery . It was Robert

      Owen to whom , in a great measure , might be traced the success of the Ten Hours Bill , andtheir partial relief from this state of serfdom . He had lived down religious intolerance . His doctrine that they had no control over the religion they were brought up to profess , had rendered the religionist more tolerant , the judge more thoughtful , and the people more rational , Man could not resist the power ef ideas—they forced convictions upon him . Robert Owen ' s had spread far and wide , < ind had produced these great results . Their social state was the great question of the day , In relation to this , Ireland was England ' s greatest difficulty . Many years back Mr . Owen proposed Home Colonisation as a remedy for Irish distress .

      Ihis idea was at length being brought into practice , and proved the strength and correctness of his ideas . Mr . Kydd then alluded to the Exhibition , and , comparing the splendid productions in that building with the state of the population where they came from , showed that it proved to demonstration their utter ignorance of the art of distribut ion . Any man who could make patent the truth upon that subject would deserve and receive the world ' s approbation . The people ' s teachers depended much upon the state of the people . If men were ignorant , tbeir teachers would too often appeal to that ignorance . If speech makers could save a nation , England would have been saved long ago . No few men could save a nation ; the people , old and young , must work hand in hand with their teachers , or the work would not be

      accomplished . In most instances , si men waned in years , their popularity , and the popularity of their ideas , waned also ; but , in the instance of Robert Owen , the reverse was the case . As far as bis experience went , the young men , not only of England , but ot other lands , were fast imbibing the doctrines he , had for so many years promulgated . Mr . Tablet also responded to this sentiment The views entertained by society depended greatly upon the views promulgated by their teachers . He had seen many errors committed—many movements ruined by the people not being able rightly to estimate the abilities and characters of their teachers , They should look more to what was truth than what was said by their speakers . The speaker then referred to events more particularly connected with the institution , and concluded by giving his support to the sentiment .

      A splendid chorus having been executed by the singers , Mr , Robert Cooper was called upon to propose the next sentiment— " Robert Owen , the philanthropist ; may his efforts for the elevation of humanity maetwith a response in all the nations of the earth . " 'They were not met for any common purpose ; they were not met to celebrate the birth of a lordling , whose only qualification to esteem was , that he had not been positively mischievous . They had met to celebrate the memory of one of the most noble , because oneof the most useful and disinterested of men . Their friend had been derided as a visionary . Every man who was in advance of his ago was called a visionary ; Socrates and Plato were visionaries in their day ; MaiziniLouis

      , Blanc , and others were visionaries in the present day ; and if governments possessed the same power as they formerly possessed , like the men of old , they would become martyrs to their visionary ideas . How lofty did these names sound when compared to those of warriors , whose names had 10 long been immortalised , because the people were ignorant and superstitious . RobertOwen ' s course had been one of benevolence and love . His triumphs were to be found in their Ten Hours Bill , their Infant Schools , and in all the elements of social and Indus * trial progress . These trophies would live when the victories of a . Cseaar and an Alexander would be only looked upon astfark blots upon the book of time .

      Mr . Owen was the first to advocate the doctrines of Secular Education , Sanitary Reform , Abolition of Death Punishments , & c ; doctrines preached thirty years later by the Cohdens , & c , and illustrated by their Bulwers , Jerrolds , and Biokeni , who were only disciples of Owen , advocating separate portions of his complete system of society . These men might not acknowledge the source from whence theirdoctrmeswerederived ; but the world would see it m their St . Giles' and St . Jamtt' , PavA Clifford , < fcc . The speaker then went into the principle of the formation of character , the foundation of the doctrine of Robert Owen , and other illustrations of his views .

      Mr . A . Campbbm responded to the same sentiment in a rerj neat , hut brief address . Mr . R . Owen on rising to acknowledge" the sentiment was loudly cheered . He commenced by stating that he wished he could have prevented the words of praise that had bseu bestowed upon him , He had all his life vindicated ths doctrine that man could have no claim to merit . He was desirous , durmgthe few short davs of his life , to make the best use of his time—nothing like the present circumstances had ever taken place in the World's History . To achieve this object he had written hia and

      viewa , . styled them , « 'A proclamation to all who attended the World ' s Fair . " Mr . Owen then read a rather lengthy document , being a rmme of the views which be entertains of the social , political , and educational position of mankind , and commented upon and illustrated each paragraph as he read it . He" felt it to be his mission to teach the world-how to form character , and how to produce wealth . It might be asked , whether they did not now know how to form character ? If they did , why did they not so form it ? Practical men might say they knew how to produce wealth . If they did , wealth would be everywhere found , aud

      Mb. T. Dvscohbs, M.P., And Ihe Electors ...

      found in , ^ superabundance . . There was not now , neithei- had ^ here . ever ; been , nan . [ educational esta-Uii 3 hment , ifitted to train upijnot ^ only ohe-geheration , butUU ^ gcneratiQiis , to be gobd , wise , and happy ; .-Th > vmight say . 'ho' was riofc . complimentary m-his oid-agor Ho' & cknowledged it ; b ' uYtrttth was the oesfc'comphmpht . \ Nfo two human beings' ever had ^ oen ^ iori perifitps ^' ever would be ' horri ' l ' who wore ; exaetlyaalikeirbut ! this did hot-prevent all irom bemgaltke ^ raiined to b * rational arid fappyv ^^ S ^^^^^*^ ^ vledtoJay . berore them thetectvcaMetals ^ how ., this ; a } liimportant

      \ ^^ m ^ imm ^ M ^^^^ in a ciby-hke London ever exist "? ^ Is was " , in fact ! minossiblo ^^ rain ^ ip i' ^ Kffi " Z mu ^ aepmmon ^ ^ ^ ^ They , had > ffieans , at the present tinio ' atthoir dis PfMtaarrange the whole human ^ racej Md to P ^^ ier ^ ir ^ ontvol abundance of afctnibn oeeessm ^ fiwduco longevity andihappiaeU" J & u i— ^ i ? numero us details . connected showedj that-by ' tho aid ofsteamamimtviom £ fyWW ?)^ WWB * r ) i & . m ^ ' wM : i & | overned ? and ^ ited ; with % 8 S difflou # jhan ' they erwiiueu i i

      • mow . o ^ n . uniting audiftBjffirning amwa i p : ar ^ b ^ : ) . ue : w L ; thM ?( thist ? w « yi & iPRd vjudfia # . r ^^^^ a ^ iUi ^ ne ^ mry et . frtm Iris early years , ho had been brought up as a practjea man , and looked upon all things ia a practical point of view . Mr . Owen sat down loudly cheered . Ho appeared to enjoy excellent health , and spoke with more than his accustomed animation . The choristers , accompanied by the splendid organ of the establishment , performed appropriate music . Air . Owen then performed the ceremony of naming an infant ; and explained the principles and views with which he performed it , viz ., as a proof to them of their utter inability of forming their own characters , and the necessity of surrounding them with better circumstances .

      Messrs . Harney and Jones had been appointed to speak to the toast of the " l ^ ress , pure and free , may it become the true echo of the voice of the people , " but the lateness of the hour prevented it . The proceedings terminated with music , < fcc .

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      National Charter Association. Offices, 1...

      NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . Offices , 14 , Southampton-street , Strand , The Executive Committee of this body held their usual weekl y meeting as above on Wednesday evening last—present , Mews Arnofcfc , Grassby , Harney , Hunt , Jones , and Milne ; Messrs . Holyoake ( being on a tour ) O'Conner and Reynolds were

      absent—Thornton Hunt presided . A great mass of correspondence of a progressive character was read . Ernest Jones reported that , as instructed , he had written to Sir George drey , to inquire whether the memorials which had been forwarded to the Home Office on behalf of J . Frost , Z . Williams , W . Jones , and "W . Ellis , had actually been presented to her Majesty , but at present no reply had been received .

      On the motion of Messrs . Jones and Arnott , the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : — " " That the sub-secretaries of the various localities he requested to forward , before the third Monday in eaeh month , the number of new members enrolled in their locality , and an account . of the general progress of the democratic mover , ent in their neighbourhood , together with matters affecting the interests of

      the working classes . " " That a monthly circular bo printed by the Executive Committee of the National Charter Association , containing a tract for the people , an account of the . members enrolled during the next preceding month , and of the progress of the Chartist movement in each locality ; one of such circulars to be presented gratuitously to each member of the Association who has regularly paid hia weekl y contribution during the above named period , "

      On the motion of Messrs . Milne and Jones , the following was also unanimously agreed to : — "That the agents of each locality be recommended to send a deputation to all the bodies of working men combined in their vicinage for Social or political purposes , to point out the advantage of joining the Chartist Association , and to solicit their co-operation in the Chartist movement . " The Secretary was instructed to state in reply to several applications relative to the simultaneous meetings for the adoption of the National Petition , that the Executive were of

      opinion that the arrangements for such meet , iugs must be left to the various localities , but they recommended that the said meetings should be held on or before Tuesday , the 10 th of June next ensuing . The Committee then adjourned to Wednesday evening , May 28 th . Signed on behalf of the Committee , John Aknott , Secretary .

      Nr. Pancras.—On Sunday Evening Last A Nu...

      nr . Pancras . —On Sunday evening last a numerous and attentive audience attended at the Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridgc-street , New-road—Mr . W . H . Clifton in the chair . Mr . Alfred Hunniball delivered a very excellent and interesting lecture on the various political and social questions at present engrossing public attention , which gave great satisfaction ; and Messrs . Hempson , Farrow , Hornby , and Arnott , having briefly stated their opinions thereon , the meeting seoarated . Phonix Tavebn , Ratcliff Gross , — On Thursday evening , May 15 th , Mr . Ernest Jones delivered a lecture to a numerous and attentive audience . Subject : " The Exhibition and its probable results . " Mr . Johnstone being called to the chair .

      briefly opened tho business , and introduced tho lecturer , who , at considerable length , addressed them on the above subject in an eloquent and argumentative strain , and frequently elicited . hearty applause . After a few words from Mr . Binney , Mr . Shaw moved a vote of thanks to the lecturer , which was carried unanimously . Mr , Jones acknowledged the compliment , and energetically spoke in favour ' of a union of working men , and concluded by requesting them to take out cards of membership ; the result of which was the enrolment of twenty-five members . There was a good collection made , and we confidently believe that the Phcsnix bids fair to become one of the best localities in the metropolis .

      Finsbury . —Tho members of the Democratic Asociation met at the Albemarle Coffee-house Clerkenwell , on Sunday night . Mr . R . Fuzzen in the chair . On the motion of Mr . Cater , it was unanimously agreed , — " That this Association is founded oh the essential necessity of scouring ( by meansof public meetings , lectures , and an extensive circulation of sound democratic addresses and tracts ) the co-operation of the whole of the working class of this country , to obtain Manhood Suffrage , Vote by Ballot , Annual Parliaments , No Property Qualification for Members of Parliament , Payment of Members , and Equal Electoral Districts . " A code of rules was brought forward by the secretary for the consideration of the meeting

      , which were unanimously adopted . The following members were elected committee men for the next quarter , viz ,, Mr . Johnson , Mr . H . Hockley , Mr . Warwick , Mr . Halliday , and Mr , CaBSinello . It was then arranged by the committee that Mr , Archer ( of Morpeth-streefc Institution ) should be solicited to lecture for this Association on the following Sunday night , at the Crystal Coffee-house , Vine-street , north end of Hatton-garden , and that the business nights of the Association shall be held in the same house . The secretary congratulated the meeting on the success of their efforts in

      the enrolment of members who never before belonged to any other political association . Nkwcabilr . — Tho quarterly meeting of the Democratic Reading Room and National Charter Association , was held on Sunday last , when the following . were elected councilmen for the ensuing quarter : Alexander Gunn , James Charlton , John Dent , Jamos Watson , James Walker , James Cairns , Charles Wootton , Martin Jude , Thomas Graham , JoshuaBagnell ; George Grant , treasurer-John Brown , financial secretary ; Angua M'Leud ' 2 , Meiborne-street , Gateshead , correipoiulme se ' cretary . After proposing a vote of thanlfs to

      Nr. Pancras.—On Sunday Evening Last A Nu...

      ^^¦^ sf ^^^ gi-mi- ^ oms ^ y , for business , the , meeting . dissolved An out-door meeting was held on Thuwdiyi . ighf , aIKi a „ , o * K ^«^" Biffi ' ^^^ Sife . ^ K ' 'Qn » n .. ''' « Dd Cain , iri- » gn ' ruS to ¦ & 5 S , ~^ 1 4 ' <> eial rights , which \ ras listened g ^ P ^ plewith great attention , 'th * meet * mKS ; wero well attended . : :: ;> i

      wasSf ^^ ff ; ~ A coun ( y ^ legate meetingrhefoS ^ f 1 ' : t , n Sun ( la - v afternoon last , when / Pelkin ; ahf SuaU ? V ^ ' S ^ n » ^^ Messrs . Bassford and Wo ^^ fer ' SSbS ' Messrs . Lowe and Floyd ; So ii S Tarerfl . - Messrs , Whitley and ffS , JX , - Messrs . flobotundXilley . MnSLS ^} , and Megawatt was appointed secretary The do j ega ^ a gave ; m their report from tho various localities ,. and : stated . that their constituents would pay tfid ; 3 d ... levy . The following was unanimously

      agreed to ; on the motion of Messrs . Ffikin and - Liiley :- ^ " That this meeting is of - opiilioiihat it is not only the imperative dutv of tiia members of tho National ' Charter Association to pay rieir levies , butvit > is 7 als 6 . their-duty to procure funds from triends . who do hot : belong to the Association . " Onihoinotwu of Messrs . Kendall and 'Pelkin : — , -tfj , , tho . opinion of this meeting , it is the auty . ot all parties , favourable to the cnuso ofderao-1 cracy , tp support the Executive Committee with " funds , m order to enable , them so inundate the : country with tracts containing our principles ? ' iin-r ^ motlo , of Messrs . - Kendall and Felkin " : ~; M «»* f ¦ e ^ ¥ be P ili , J on or before Whit . Monday , and that Messrs . Whitley and Skovritt be ; r jr „ l 'f . r and r secret ary to reci-ive the same . "'V » Th 5 '«» - U ° MT' 3- Kunda 11 » " « WMUeyW ' caS & T I- j M t ™> ted to make appli- : oauonJo the Executive . for a quantity . of the Pro- 2 ?^ same , they be placeojih the hands & Ot , MeS 8 rS . Kendall aridBniVRniJtHB mcpr . inrwaaoJ .:

      , theiJS ; Jnf M ej' g ! m - Cd - towm ]« defraying a * ffi ? Tf th ° ln . eetin S- A v <* of thanks was Journed Chairman , and the meeting ad-Manchester LocAtnv . ~ On Sunday evening last , a meeting was held in the Jersey-street Room —air . John Knight in the chair—who opened the business by reading tho Editorial article from the MMem i > tar ; after which ho iuirodnccd Mr . G . Chambers as the lecturer for the evening . lie commenced by avowing himself a steady aud deter"' fI £ "artwt * and eloquently defended every point mtlie thnrter . Uotben adverted to the various admissions made by different administrations as to the truth mi justice of the principles of Chartism ; and concluded by an able appeal to his audience to , continue agitating for tho whole Charter , showing

      tneir earnestness by self reformation and mental culture , with an entire abandonment of intoxicating drinks , as pernicious in their tendency , and derogatory to their best interests . Mr . Chambers fat down amidst the applause of a crowded meeting . It is truly gratifying to see a gentleman , moving in a respectable sphere iu society , voluntary coming ' m ™ » n advocate of our principles . Well does Mr . Chambers merit tho vote of thanks unanimously awarded to bim at tho termination of the proceedings , -- The Council met on Monday evening tor the transaction of business , when it was resolved : — " That Mr . Henry Ahired should ad « dress the meeting on Sunday next . " A committee othveofthe Council was also elected for the

      pur pose of superintending the arrangements necessary for holding a tea party early in Whitsun week . Messrs . Grocott , Hemingway , Whitehead , Knight , and Hooson , were appointed . Fihsburv . —The members met as usual at tho Albemarle Coffee House , Albcmaile-stveot , Clerkenwell . Mr . Weeden in the chair . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed , after r n- ' l Fcnne 11 read an address to the people of Finsbury , which was unanimously approved of , and ordered to be printed and circulated as soon as possible . Moved , seconded , and adopted — "That ine election of

      a council bo adjourned to next Sun-« rt i de P utatw > n i consisting of Mr . Fennell and Mr . Osborne , was appointed to confer with the city w n- 3 " ' resP ° ctinff 'he meeting on behalf of Frost , Williams , Jones , & c . It was then moved by Mr . Osborne , seconded by Mr . Hallidav , and carried" That a preliminary . meeting of tho friends of Thomas Duncombe , M . P ., he immediately called , to consider tho vile attack on that gentleman ' s MMMtei ' ia the Morning Advertiser . '' - Mr . Osborne and Mr . Halliday were appointed to take tho necessary stops for that purpose . The meeting adjourned to Sunday next .

      Wasbinotgh BRiaAUE . — The members met on Banday evening , t 0 deliberate about their future place of meeting , having been turned out of four different public houses within a recent period by tho intimidation of the police . After considerable discussion it was resolved that the large room of the Devon and Exeter Coffee House , 59 , Tottenhamcourt-road , should bo taken on Thursday evenings , for one month ; the Cwnmitiee ia the mean time to exercise their judgment in procuring any place they might think more elunble .

      Islington . —Ihe usual weekly meeting took place on Wednesday evening , at the Camden Coffee House , Camdcn-street , fslington-giecn . Ml' Slocombe in the chair . After sonic preliminary business had been disposed of , it was resolved that a committee be appointed to engage a hall in tho vicinity , for the purpose of holding public meetings to expound Chartist principles , and giving publicity to the . existence of tho locality . The meeting then adjourned until Wednesday evoninir . 28 th inst . "'

      SiocKPOKr . —On Sunday last a member ' s meeting was held in the Chartist room of this town . Mr . Scragg m the chair . The following resolution was earned :- '' That we , tho Chartists of Stockport , condemn the malicious calumnies cast on F O ' Connor , Esq ., M . P ., by some of Our professing leaders , and that the following address be sent to the democratic press for insertion , — " address op hie chartists op srocKi'OR'r to F . O ' CONNOK , ESq ,, M P ., _ " Honoured Sib , —It is with feelings of indignation that we are compelled to notice the slander and abuse attempted to be heaped on your shoulders by a few men , who wish to become the leaders of the people , but not having that kind of nolicv to

      supersede your long and well-tried honesly . they now seek to write you down , by calling vou a , false democrat , and making use of other assertions unbecoming men calling themselves democrats ; we ask if they think thoy arc fit men to auiile the reins of democracy : —we do not think they are . Honoured sir , we deeply deplore the repeatedand ungenerous attacks made on your personal character and political honesty by men whose dishonest minds alone could have invented such strange and unwarranted statements ; -doubtles 3 they thought that public confidence in you might be shaken by these weekly tirades against yoa . But , honoured sir , if such were their ideas , wo tell them they were shallow probabilites , and only expose their own characters . The weak-minded and selfish may have lost confidence in you , but these men wo want not ; it is because your power is built on the force of moral rteht and

      political rectitude , that tho honest still stand faithful by you , and the cause of democracy'is prevented from being thrown back by treachery on tho one hand , and timidity on the other . But we say , go on , honoured sir , as you have done , and despite tbo machinations of secret foes and open enemies , you will yet triumph . Tho honest ( oiling musses are with you in heart and soul , and , aided by them , your old motto , " The Charter and Jfo Surrender , " will still be the rallying point for freedom and principle ; and may God grant , that , your life may bo spared to see those great principles , for which you have struggled so long , and suffered so much , and laboured so earnestly , become the law of the land . —Signed by the council , on behalf of the members of the Stockport locality , May 18 , 1851 : Wm . Benfold , Charles Getty , Hugh Hously , Thomas Redfern , Thomas Calvely , Samuel WinferboUom ; Thomas Mather , treasurer ; Thomas Cl « vw , secretary . "

      Clbrkbnwblu , Alhemarle-street Coifee-rooms . — The members of the National Charter Association meeting at this place have decided upon calling a public meeting at the large rooms of the Vox and French Horn , Clerkenwell-green , on Monday , June 2 nd , to take into consideration the continuous attacks of thC Morning Advertiser upon the character of the Peoples' Champion , Thomas Duncombe , and to expose the motives which leads this journal to pursue this line of conduct . They wish to direct the attention of the Chartist public to this subject

      Makaoemest Ov The Hotal Woods And Forf<W...

      Makaoemest ov the Hotal Woods and Forf < w « -on Wednesday , the government bill to make bet ter provision for the management of UieVoodB forests , and land revenues of the crow 5 idX the direction of public works and buUd n- ^ s printed . It contains thivtv-six chi > so < " Vu * « £ fact of the bill is to senate tfcf dlffi 5 the Cot missioners of Public Works .,,,, i nil om ; £ * r ^ r- >> s seek s vevn ^ Il V "" « T « " -igeucral and dep » ty surveyor-general . The Commissioners « rf U » nd rorests

      are not to sit ia tho House of Commons , uie uirst Commissioner of Works may sit in the 2 o IS ? ¦ ^ on , moi is > whose salary is not to exceed * 2 , 00 ( l a year . Tho Commissioners of Works and Buildings are to manage the voval parks . There ib a schedule annexed to tho bill * containing a hat or acts in relation to which the Commissioner !! ot Public Works and Buildings are to perform the duties .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 24, 1851, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_24051851/page/1/