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    —I ODD FELLOWSHIP . REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS AT A PUBLIC MEETING OF ODD FELLOWS . LATELY HELD IX TliE MKAL HOUSE , NICHOLAS CROFT , MAKCIIESTEIt . I The following is the report of the second meeting , field in Jlaiiciiester , on the differences that Lave sprune : up between the " management" of the Order and its members , which we promised last week . We would crave attention to the two documents . 1 opted by the mcctim , ' , the "Declaration of Rights , " ar . d the " Declaration of Independence ;" and particularly to the />«»«» f « embodied and forcibly maintained in them . Is it likely that men wi . o have sr . ch a Utttfc to fight , with arrogant , and assumed " ailhority , " as is here described , will [ leave the field ' till they conquer ? Wc think not : and should sav sltame on & r : n" if they did , ]

    Mr . B . U . T . was unanimousl y called upon to preside . He opened the procewiir . gs by stating that he waa proud to see so many 01 ' tlieni j > re ? cnr , determined to defend their rights as men inviolate . Thatmeetingwnsproof , if proof was wanting , that tlie petty tyranny of King RatcJiffe , and the A * touu- * trert junta , could not deter tlieni from demanding justice . Me then read the following

    DECHIUTIOS OF EIGHTS . "Man was not sent into the world to pursue a selfish course , and to isolate himself from his brethren . It is by mutual assistance that the evils of life are mitigated . It therefore becomes the duty of man to assist his fellowman as far as lies in his power . ' Fortius purjio . se have we combined together—oar object being , 'Peace on earth , good wiU toman . ' And we hereby pledge ourselves to do our utmost to assist our brethren in the hour of seed , and by mutual effort ? , endeavour tc make smooth the ragged paths of life . Dating our foundations on justice , and following out the dictates of 'Friendship , love , and truth , ' let us endeavour to inculcate one universal spirit of charity .

    "Laws arc the cement which unites society . It is therefore necessary that laws should be made for the government of our Order . It is equally necessary that a ready and cheerful obedience should be paid to them . But Whilst tre provide for a due observance of the lawn , we also recognise , in its fullest sense , the right of every member to have a voice in their construction . Therefore do we guarantee—therein of full and free representation—that ik to say , that every Lodge shall possess the tight of sending a representative to all the general meetings of the body , without infringeing any power , which mar be hereafter accorded to districts .

    "Taught by sad experience , that the possession of uncontrolled power by bad and ambitious men inevitably leads to the destruction of our liberties , and fully agreeing in the principle , that Justice should be tempered with Mercy , we therefore declare , that every member shall be deemed to be innocent until be is proved to be- guilty . That no punishment shall be inflicted—that no fine shall be levied—that no censure shall be passed—until the accused party shall have had a fair and impartial trial , according to the usages and customs established by the Order .

    "Thepower ofself-goverment is tlie inherent right of man—it is also the strongest bond of union which can unite society ; we therefore provide , that every Lodge belonging to our Order shall have the sole and uncontrolled power , in accordance frith the general laws , to regulate their own fifiah * 3 , and to make such financial arrangements as to ibe-ii may-fcem most proper , subject only to the restriction of profuse or extravagant expenditure , or an application of their funds to improper purposes . That no individual , or individuals , or any assembly of our members , shall have the power of interference , except in the cases above-mentioned . Rut that the right of Lodges to the distribution of their own funds , for the purposes for which we hare combined together , slmlTbe held intact and inviolate .

    "These privileges wo hold as the chartered right of Oor brethren , individually and collectively—we proclaim them as the fixed and immutable principles of Justice , and we acknowledge them to be the sacred and indefeasible rights of our members . We therefore pledge ourselves to maintain those principles inviolate ; and that they shall sot at any future period be altered , abrogated , or annulled ; but that we will uphold them in all their integrity and purity , and in their fullest acceptance . And we bind every present and future member of the Ovder to preserve our liberties secure from VlOlotiO . ! . " He said that the "Declaration ofrights" had been agreed toby the Salford District , and by that Declaration they would stand or fall . Ho concluded by introducing to the meeting Mr . Dixon , to move the first resolution .

    Mr . Dixon said—Since they last met , much had been done calculated to make every honest Odd Fellow blush . The acts of the ruling few , during the past week , had been cruel , oppressive , aud despotic Did not the fact Store them in the-face , they could not believo that the worse than Spanish Inquisition , the Aytoun-street Junta , ¦ would have dared to have trampled upon man ' s dearest right—* ' Freedom cf Opinion . " Butthey had carried their tyranny to that pitch that if nnynian dared to speak the honest sentiments of his mind , and endeavoured to defend himself from the effects of King KatclitTe ' s " Sliding Scale , " the thunders of the Aytoun-street" Vatican" were hurled On his devoted head , and , contrary to the laws and the con stitution of the Order , he was suspended , without trial , and deprived ofhavingany participation in the benefi ti to which

    tie had been subscribing foryears . To talk of the despotism be of the Czars was foolishness . Absolutism , in its most debasing form , vras to be found in Aytoun-street , Manchester . There Habeas Corpus ivas laughed at—trial by jury treated -with contempt—aud the laws Of Hie Order trampled tinder foot Their will was law , and woe be to the poor fellow who dared to oppose their dictum . To he an Odd Fellow now . was to be worse than a Russian serf . To be an Odd Fellow now , was to be placed in a worse position than the footpad , the pickpocket , or the highwayman . Any of these were held to be innocent until proved guilty . Thry were to be brought to trial with the least possible delay , and to be adjudged by a jury of their peers , and a judge disinterested in the matter , and whom it would not benefit one farthing whether the person tried

    was convicted or acquitted . But was this the case wifli Mr . Sioit and Mr . Wood , who had been suspended for ' being present at tlie last meeting ? Xo ! AndhefUr . Dixon ) fearlessly declared that the General Laws of the Order gave the Board no such power as they had exercised during the post week ; but , on the contrary , demanded that tlie accused should be brought before either a Committee of the Lodge or District , and , evidence being produced on u » ih sides , to be adjudged according to tlic evidence produced . But that would not answer the purpose of Uatcliffe and Co . They wished to intimidate . Their object was to destroy the "Barking Dogs , " in order that they might divonr the flock at pleasure . But tyranny frequently oversteps tho bounds of discretion , and defeats its own object Iu proof ef this ha proudly looked

    at the meeting before him . Did they foolishly imagine that by "suspension" they would prevent the demand- ; for justice ? If they did , they were much mistaken . On the contrary , the moment they " suspended" a man , they took off the muzzle , aud he would not only bark but bite ; and that they would find to their cost In fact for the last few years the interested few had been endeavouring to drire every honest andiudenendentman from the Order , Or effectually silencing them by their tyranny . In prooi U which he coiled the attention of the mseting to the time when Lord Ellenborongh the second , of the Olympic , was G . M . All that was required to get a meimVr expelled or " suspended , " was that they should oppose him and his Junta in tho most trifling ( blag ( hear , hear ); and from that time they had been centralising their

    power , until it ivas now Imperative for them to throwoff the yoke , or become willing slaves . He asked them , as men , were they willing to submit to the continuation of such 1 insults as had been practised upon them by tl-e G . 31 , who , because he wes clothed in a little- brief authority . took upon himself not only to waste the time of thu deputies , but to squander the funds of thv Order fertile purpose of gratifying the Aytoun-street faction . { Loud cries of 'we will be without than . ' ) How . be would ask , bad they treated Dr . UuIIey—because he dared to stand op for the best interests of the Order . In tho first place , ttey had tramped up n charge against him and euuixeoaed him io trial . He boldly attended the summons to meet the accusations : buthil and behold ! hissccu < vrs dare not , or at least did not , come Into eourt The

    consequence of which was that the proceeding * were quashed . Bat this did not deter Dr . Iluliey from speaking out when be saw wrong doing . Therefore , he most be brought up lor trial a second time for the same offence ; a tiling unknown to the constitution of the Order , or the laws of the ooatry . Betwixt tlie times of trial , the Salferd flittrict sas subtended , because they would not agree to Send ia their returns ; and one of Dr . Hulley ' s principal witr . wses Has suspended , and therefore their high mightinesses will not allow him to give his evidence , notwithstanding it is lawful to admit the evideuca of non-members , and even males . Sow comes unheard-of tyranny in the history of the Order ; Dr . Iluiley was guspsndad for twelve months , and fined one pound sterling . Had thev fined

    Mm £ 10 it would have been considered a heavy sentence , and the members would have cried out against it . But fee ( Mr-Dixon ) maintained that they might Just as well bare robbed Dr . HulIey of £ 200 Mao os they had done . For the moment they had pussed their sentenee they sent their royal decree to the Lodges for which he was the doctor , and said , "Doctor llulluy Is a suspended member and therefore , if yoa employ him any longer , the Lodge will be suspended . " This was , indeed , tyranny , it was done with thc iateut to ruin the doctor and take away his living . B y what right did tlu-y interfere with a gentleman ' s profession , and niore especially the medical profession . ? By what law were they empowered to say to the members , " when you are sick , you Bhallnot call In the professional aid of Dr . Hulky , because he is obnoxious to

    os * Yet ; hcy had dartd 10 do this ; and had tho decror becn a poor man , he would not have hart the power 0 : aiw peal , inasmuch as he could no : hare paid his own expenses to Glasgow and back . The doctor din go , however . It cost Lima vast amount of money , and them some confusion . And now , mark the pcrlidy of tha A ytoun-sireet gettleaicu J Dr . Hulley ' s case was sent to the tame c « jj . mitt * : as "Whitehead ' s . Whitehead was acquitted ; and the despots said , "You have acquitted one Manchester mao , but you shall not have tie chance of acquitting Holley . His case was therefore sent to auoth--r « . «* - nuttee , who would have nothing to do with it . It was then sent to a third , wlw Ssifl that the trial was ifc * nl - taat susr-end-d numbers might give evidence , and that ^ dc ^ ormast bt- reinstated un til a fr « h trial took place . toedtharaav . but tl , *^ ,, i „ „„ :, j ^ V-. ^ the-. iwswss 10 be 1 ... 1 .,:. > ] . , .. . , ..... .-,. ! ..,. „ - ; : mitt * tta : day w < wid uud . tJan < - „ ,, ^ f ^ ' ^ Z : '

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    mentioned in that list . The reasons for such omission were best known in Aytoun-street . The Board were very severe in their judgments against the poor members , or those who opposud them in their overbearing conduct , but verv lenient with those who sailed in the same boat with them . ( Hear , hear , hear . ) He therefore exhorted them to maintain the pure princip les of Oddfellowship . S * care at this time their independence and the right of self-government Mr . Dixon concluded by moving the following resolution : — "That this meeting tenders their best thanks to those deputies who composed the Manchester District Quarterly Committee , for their bold , manly , and independent conduct in defending the District against the aggressions made upon the constitution and laws of the Order . And further , this meeting pledges itsdf to stand by the deputies and the resolutions they may agree upon at their adjourned meeting on Jtonday next

    Mr . Whittakeb , in seconding the resolution , said a blow had been struck at the Order ; nay more , a dagger had been aimed at tlie heart of the Institution . But thanks to the brave men who had that day shielded it from the insidious attacks of those who wished to destroy it It bad been said that the Order should be without the agitators , and then the tvr . mts could do as they pleased ; hut that meeting spoke in language which could not be misunderstood . It reminded him of the immortal Byron , when he

    said" Methinks I hear a little bird which sings , The people by and bye will be the stronger . " The conduct of the deputies was proof that the reign of tyranny was at an end . The conduct of the District Officers towards them was indeed shameful . The deputies had brought forward a resolution , but the 6 . M . would not put it . The D . 6 . M . was then asked , if he would put it : he answered , " Xo 1 " The Secretary was then asked , when he , too , declined . The deputies then called upon the 6 . M . to leave the chair and they would elect some one who would put it ; but he said ) " you shall not , " and immediately adjourned the meeting until Monday , thereby putting the District to an expense of about £ 40 . He ( Mr . Whittaker ) was sure that the deputies would have the support and protection of that meeting for their noble doings . In fact , in these days of suspension and despotism , it was the duty of tlie Order to

    protect every man who stood forward to defend their rights . They had heard the noble Bill of Kijihts read to them , which the brave man of Salford had agreed upon , and he trusted that every man would contend for the rights which that "bill" guarantesd—the right of selfgovernment The first blow that was struck at the best interests of the Order , was the disfranchisement of tho Lodges . Since then , the ruling few had so centralised their power that they had nearly overthrown the institution . This they could never have done if they had kept inviolable the principles of self-government . He hoped they would not let this golden opportunity slip without again securing to themselves that right , inasmuch as it was the only means by which they could protect themselves . He hoped , therefore , thnt they would gire the deputies that support which their conduct so justly entitled them to .

    Mr . BicHASnsojt rose for the purpose of moving an Address to the Oddfellows of the United Kingdom ; but begged to preface his doing so by a few remarks on the suspensions , not to satisfy any feeling on his own account , for he did not value it one straw , but to show on what a slender thread their very existence depended . The suspension ran thug : — "Ton are hereby suspended until the Bristol A . M . C , which will take place in next Whitsunweek , until which time you arc deprived of all the benefits vising from the Order . " And this , too , without trial ! If they referred back to history they would find no parallel for this , except in the barbarous age in which the "Star Chamber * exercised its functions , when the Court , the Government , or the King , could seize and imprison the subject without bringing him to trial .

    The tyranny of the " star Chamber * was such that the people rose is masse , and demanded the Habeas Corpus Act : which means , ll & czus—to bear ; Cobfds—the body : that is , have the body , er bring it to trial with the least possible delay . Thus the pickpocket and the common thief were brought to trial in three mouths : even a murderer in six months . Not so with the Star Chamber of Aytoun-street—King Kutcliffe could condemn , punish ; and that without trial . If you dare to break your allegiance with him , yon are " suspended , " and there is no trial for you until thentxt A . M . C ., or better than nine months ; and if it should so happen that you die before next Whitsuntide , and your wife should go for your funeral money , the answer she would receive would be "he was a suspended character , therefore there is nothing

    for you . " It matters not your being innocent . You have been prevented from being brought to trial by Itatclitib ' s Star Chamber , and there is no appeal . This conduct was unknown to the Order until Ratcli & Vs Sliding Scale was brought into existence . It was not only unknown , but it was illegal . That very day they had hail a pro * f of the the very efficient manner in which the Board , with the C . S . at their head , conducted the business . The " suspensions" should hare had tlie seal attached ; but this had been neglected . He would ask , how were these " suspensions" accomplished ? Why , by the worst species of espionage ; oj , in plain terms , by spies , which Batcliffo had out : poor soulless wretches , who dared hut do his bidding . They attend meetings , and carry the news , and receive in return the smiles of court fav « ur . He would

    atk what protection htd they but the law * but that was trampled upon by the officials . If they looked at the Executive , they would find it not only Executive but Legislative , and Despotic . ( Hear , bear , hear . ) If , therefore , they were allowed to continue in their present course , be * ou ! d say witli Shylock , " Fycupon your law I " He called upon those present to follow right steps , and , by so doing , drive the dishonest and unprincipled , who , like Vampires , were sucking the very life-blood of the Insti-. utiuu , from amongst them . The very worst of the middle class had crept in amongst them , not for the purpose of deceiving them , but that they might live upon the Order . Let us do ' away with the " Tomfoolery , " and this will cease to be the case . Mr . Richardson then read the following address , aad moved it for the consideration of the meeting I—

    ' DEStAEATION OP INDEPENDENCE , " BnEimmif , —The source of virtue is in the human heart . Its primitive excellence is found most highly demonstrated in tlie pure stream of sympathy which flows in uninterrupted harmony through the besom of human society . The aim of Oddfellowship is to promote sympathy by dif / uting a kindred spirit in the human breast , and " generously raise contributions , through which , to alleviate distress , affliction , end every other ill which springs out of the vicissitudes of human life . If the stream of sympathy be polluted by selfishness—If the harmony be disturbed by the haughty tone of absolutism —farewell Oddtellowthip ! Farewell the blessing we have in anticipation so fondly cherished—farewell , and for ever , the noblest institution of this generous age I

    " Yfohave hitherto enjoyed the blessings of a free Institution / and experienced a series of pleasures unkaown to serfs , from the liberality of € ur objects , and the unlimited sphere of our operations in the work of benevolence . Hut our freedom has been violated by tlie sinister hand of authority . The character of our Brotherhood lias been assailed in a vital part , by those who ought to have been tic shield . The virtuous principles of our Order have bean mode the cloak of arrant knavery , and the fair disguise of time-serving villany . By these acts the institution Is endangered in an alarming degree . Truth is supplanted by trickery , love , by the tainted breath of party malignity , and friendship by the rabid rage of self-interest . Is ft not , therefore , high time for honest uien to arouse themselves , and shake off the trammels of degradation which the ruthless hand of authority is fastening upon ue .

    " A junta of ambitious and designing Individuals , with C . S . Katcline at their head , have been gradually undermining our beloved Institution , by ondeavouriag to alter the manner of conducting the financial affairs of Lod g *; . To effect this object they have unsettled the primitive laws of our Order—disturbed the harmony that prevailed -amongst ns—deranged the opeiative principle which guid « d the hand of benevolence and brotherly love . In short , by their base and wicked attempt to obtain a controlling poww over the funds of Lodges , they have roused a spirit of disaflectioa . —nay , rebellion , in th « Order . " Our Order has flourished under the tallsmanic influ .

    eaeeof' Fbibsdship , Love , and Tiiorn . ' They would change its character , and reduce it To a uebb assckakce kociejv , on tlie cold and selfish principle of fat and EEcEiva , according to a * - Sliding Scale , ' invented by an evil genius In Artoun-strcct , Manchester . Wo have hitherto bean governed by Oddfellewehip . which is com . posed of warm hairts , generous dispositions , and benevolent designs , to these we mt-uu to adhere , In opposition to the heartless principle of Katcliffe ' e ' Sliding Scale , * a scheme which wc consider inimical to the welfare of

    Oddfellowship . "We hwe risen in the estimation of society in consequence of the extensive development of our principles , and tho exhibition of our manifold virtues in the work of CHAK 1 TY , which the Saviour of the world so strongly inculcated in His Divine Mission upon earth . Shall we suffer CHAKITY to become a ribald Jest in tho Olympic Pothouse ? < 3 od forbid I Let the scoffers rail—¦ our be » avolent objects shall not be frustrated by them , or diverted into the frigid channel of arifhmelical absurdity , which is the end aad aim of' The Sliding fiCALB . *

    ' * Wo have ennobled ourselves by the moral practice of that most sacred virtue and religious precept' Love ve ohe asothsr . ' Shall , then , the harmony we have created be disturbed by the despt-rate band of wild visionary anil ambitious experimentalists , and pedantic officials , who , under the specious pretext of giving stability to the Order , would change our constitution and remodel our laws upon despotic -principles ? Sol Brotherly Love is the legitimate offspring of our labours upontlio foundation of Oddfellowshi p , and bv that alone will wo stand ur fall

    " The Order has become corrupted by base and sordid soalots whose aim has been to nmafs wealth whilst protesting philanthropy . - The source of Executive authority has become poisoned by tlie breath of patronage ; and the very officials themselves have climbed the ladder of patronage as the passport to power . When in oflice , they have revelled iuthc midst of wealth , regardless of principle and reckless of the consequences of public scrutiny end critical ohservanca—no doubt laughing at the folly ot " their dupes . Feed we further than state ihe fact f / uit cifljit taivsiAmls , eezencfihem Past Grand Masters , tone shared athOfgri tii / . m during the fast secen years no less a -s « ? ia « TniuTY-si :-: viioi ; sAXi ) POU ^ i >? n ! a " . ' 1 'a ; j t-riiim of it i »\ lKiynphvvnuih and gew-yaw . to mhiifK-r t ; i idle t ' .-vx ; v . w . lU-pvavi i jicmp !! i - \\;\; : uM ] suvm s-02 Cki 'i-.-iiloH—iUvh 1 v . UiUj i >! : UuUti : i ' "i'i ! s—such

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    jobbers and patrons , for they are the opponents of Freedom ! Away with them , lest the feelings that are wounded by their corrupt practices should prompt the tongue to express words of disapprobation and disgust . > ' the Order must be free , to be secure . The lives and property of its members must be held sacred . But this cannot be done , unless peace and harmony ' p revail amongst us . To promote this object it is held that the principles here subjoined should be adopted as a polar point , to guide us in our future actions : — " 1 . —We declare for the right of full and free representation : —that is to say , that every Lodge shall possess the rig ht of sending a representative to all the general meetings of the body , without infringing any powei which mav hereafter be accorded to districts .

    « ii . _ Wc declare , that every member shall be deemed to be innocent , until he is proven to be guilty ; that no punishment shall be inflicted—that no fine shall be levied —that no censure shall be passed—until tlie accused party shall have had a fair and impartial trial , according to the usages and customs established by the Order . " III . —Wc declare that every Lodge belonging to our Order , shall hare the sole aud unconirolled power , in accordance with the general laws , to regulate their own affairs , and to make such financial arrangements as to tlieni may seem most proper ; that no individual , or individuals , or any assembly of our members , shall have the power of interference . But that the right of Lodges , to the distribution of their own funds , for the purposes for which we have combined together , shall be held intact and inviolate .

    " IV . —We declare for the above principles : and we pledge ourselves to maintain them inviolate ; and that they shall not , at any future period , be altered , abrogated , or annulled ; but that we will uphold them in all their integrity and purity , and in their fullest acceptance . " Mr . Habgreaves rose for the purpose of seconding the Address just read , in order that he might tell them how different the District Oflicers of Salford had acted from the Manchester Officers . They had met that evening in the most friendly manner , and he had no doubt but things in that District would be amicably arranged at their next meeting . Dr . Tailoe proposed the following resolution in an eloquent speech , in which he completely disproved the calculations of KatcliftVs " Sliding Scale . " « That a subscription be entered into for the puipose of defraying the expenses of circulating the Address throughout the country . "

    Mr . KicuABDsoN seconded the motion , which was carried . The thanks of the meeting were then giveri to the chairman , and the business terminated with three hearty cheers . ISincc the foregoing was in type , wc have received the following , with an earnest request lor its insertion . Thatreque t we cheerfully comply with ; and commend its statements , principles , and objects to every Odd-Fellow in the kingdom . !

    THE ADDRESS OF THE MANCHESTER DISTRICT OF TUB IXDErENDiNT OBDEE OV ODD-FELLOWS , JI . U . To the Districts , Lodges , Officers and BreUiren of the Unity Events pregnant with the most important and intoeating consequences have recently transpired in the Manchester District , in connection with tho Order . The constitution of Oddfellowship has been violated by its government , and the liberties and independence Of its members have been trampled upon by the Officers ol the Order , in a most arbitrary , despotic , ar . d Illegal manner . Se serious are the results of the tyrannical conduct already developed , and so mischievous is the character of the proeeediugs of the Executive of the Order prospectively that the Manchester District , have deemed it imperatively

    necessary to bring to a crisis the questions now in dispute . In order to do so they have refused to recognise several acts of the 6 . M . and Board of Directors , as being arbitrary assumptions of power , contrary to the spirit , as well as the letter of our laws ; the rights of Districts , Lodges , and Members being invaded , and their constitutional independence sacrificed . When acts scuti as these emanate from the government of any society , whereby the original principles of association are suspended , coin , promised , or desiroycd , it becomes no less the duty than the privilege of its members to resist such aggressions , and to adopt such measures as may be necessary to secure and enforce the due observance of those original principles , in accordance witli general laws .

    The most celebrated writers on Social Jurisprudence admit that a time may arrive in any community when passive endurance of tyrannical rule , or non-resistance to toe assK »» ptiono / tl % al power , becomes an offence against society , even more base , mean , and degrading than the crime ofcorrupt administration of the law is abhorrent and detestable in the sight of man . Such an epoch has hut too surely occurred in tha Independent Order of Odd Fellows . Some few who have attentively obsei ved events as they have passed for the last few years , and scrutinized with care the manoeuvres of rapacious men in power , and their attendant satellites , have full well foreseen the onward tendency of circumstances which must sooner or later result , either in the utter prostration and abandonment of our rights , —the dismemberment and ruin of the Order , —or tlie healthful extirpation of the cancerous corruption which has been preying iu our bosom , and ruthlessly destroying our vitality .

    For years past have the Officers of the Order , and those associated with them , sought to abstract power from individual lodges , and to centralize it in their own hands ; and to a great and dangerous extent have they succeeded . The Manchester District having taken ft position In accordance witli the foregoing views , and feeling itself in some measure responsible for the welfare of an Order which bears its name , and which has been originated and fostered in its bosom—has watched well the proceedings of the Executive government , whose every act mid motive are known , and whose designs are ever before it * members . In consequence of these advantages , wc possess in no small degree a knowledge of the affairs of the Order , such as members at remote distances can

    scarcely be expected to acquire , whose only information has been derived through the medium of tho 0 . S . of the Order ; the object of whom has becn for a long time constantly to keep the country districts in ignorance of the real designs and covert treasons entertained by the administrative government , as regards the general principles upon which the Order has been established . Upon these grounds , our brethren at a distance must he well aware that any such movement as has occurred in so important a district as Jlanchesler must have sufficient weig ht to vender it worthy the attention and consideration of all Odd Fellows ; as the causes of our movement must ultimately produce the like effects upon them . The Members of the Manchester District , therefore , feeling

    themselves fully justified in pursuing the course which such a system involves , have determined to lay their case before the whole Order : and to call upon every District , Lodge , and Member of tho Unity to give it a fair and impartial consideration . While we implicitly rely on the fairness of their judgment we warn them not to estimate cither our motives or our conduct by tho misrepresentations of the Aytoun-street authorities , who , not content with the ordinary channels or communication in the Order , have deemed it necessary to call in tho Hid of a venal "London Journal '' t » assist them in vilifying our designs and character . On the contrary , in appealing to the Members of the Order generally , we doubt not thaE we shall , at all events , receive a greater me * d of justice at their hands than that with which we have been treated

    by the G . M . nndBoard of Directors , who have condemned to without trial , arraignment , or even accusation ! In order fully touuderstand and apptcciate the position in which the Members of the Order are nt present placed with regard to the government , it will be necessary partially to review the proceedings of the Executive for several years past . Subsequently to the Isle of Man A . M . C , held in 1811 , returns of the amount of the funds of the respective Lodges were ordered by the G . M . and Board of Directors , but which returns-were generally refused , ns improper and unconstitutional : and which refusal was confirmed by the succeeding A , M . C . held nt Wlgan , when it was resolved , " that the 0 . M . and Board of Directors were sot justified in sending for tha returns of the amount of Lodge funds . "

    But as ulterior objects were in view in the minds of the promoters of those returns which they found they could not attain , under the then existing state of the representation of Lodges , they at once boluly and recklessly determined to destroy that representation rather than be foiled in their own Interested and sinister designs . Accordingly , as soon as the former failure was lost sight of , they took the oaarse at A ' eiceastla of diffraiwhisltig the Lodges in the represcnt < itks > aiihe A . M . C , knowing full well that they could notsuceeed in any attack on the funds go long . as the Lodges ' were directly represented . -Is soon , however , as they had destroyed tlie representation of the lodges they recommended their attacks upon the funds of the same ; and at the very next A . M . C . held at Glasgow , they passed the obnoxious laws which are now being resisted .

    The inquiry into the amount of the Lodge Funds was not only vexatious and unnecessary , but exceeded the powor deputed to them by the 2 Cth resolution of the Newcastle A . M , C . ; which resolution authorised the G . M . and Board of Directors "to call for all information necessary for the' purpose of ascertaining the financial eondilion of the Ordsr in such form as to them might seem most convenient for dassi / ieaUon . " The maimer in which this has been done , is even more objectionable than the matter . Upon a most vague and indefinite resolution , returns are culled for of the amount of the present capital of the respective Lodges , although such aw item is not named in that resolution ; and regarding which , were any difficulty to arise as tu the intention of the A . M . C , we apprehend it mig ht have been readily disposed ' ofhy the 135 th resolution of the Wigan A . M . C , before alluded to , and which declared that the call for such returns was not justifiable .

    It is quite apparent that this call has been made with a view to attack that independent control which hud heretofore been exercised by Lodges over their own funds , and that in consequence of some Lodges either hesitating or refusing to make such returns , thcG . M . ' nnd Board of Directors had recourse to the harsh , precipitate , nnd severe measure , of 'suspending' such Lodges—a course shows to have been considered as exceeding the necessity of the occasion from the fact that sucli Lodges were reinstated by the A . M . C . held at Glasgow . By this unwarrantable act of suspension on the part of the G . M . and Board of Directors , a serious breach of confidence has been occasioned ; and although thai might have been repaired by the subsequent conduct of the A . II . C , the ilVOUt'U h' . ' . S . " bOL- 'A rWlSillLl'aW . v u-idi-r-. adby :, further attack on the ! : !! lv > v ; : iU :: cv . ;; 3 . ; j : - ^ .-i . ; i = iv- ; 1 i-1 is ; j „ . control < M iheiraicicary ini ' aiii . \\ hi-a i-ailod mum v . < pi-.-paiv fui '

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    the introduction of the new financial regulations , mads by the late A . M . C , the Members of tliepistrict deemed it necessary to consult and advise together generally , and called a meeting for that purpose ; upon which as a climax to the reckless disregard of the rights of lodges , and 01 the genuine principles of the Older , the parties promoting that meeting ' were at once most arbitrarily and illegally suspended by the G . M .-and Board of Directors , who thus assume a power hitherto unknown in the Order , and us contrary to its principles , as to those of reason , justice , and i

    consistency . On the 30 th of June the Quarterly District Committee was held , when two of the suspended individuals attended as deputies , and as such they were required bv the G . M . of the District to withdraw . Upon which the Committee , considering their suspension entirely illegal , and contrary to every principle of the Order ; and also considering that to recignize such unprecedented power and actsasinliereatiathe executive authorities , would be to consent to a virtual destruction of every right of private or individual judgment , arid to the amuhilation of the independence of Lodges , the Committee , therefore , almost unanimously determined that such deputies should be allowed to sit , and that their suspension should not be recognised .

    And now , as if to justify the ancient maxim that" whom the gods mean to destroy , they first drive mad , " the G . M . and Board of Directors immediately proceeded to suspend the whole of the Manchester District . No warning is given , no remonstrance is made , 110 attempt to convince , no conciliation offered , no justification of their own measures propounded , but reckless of ail future consequences , they pronounce a sentence of condemnation upon ten thousand members without conviction , trial , or hearing . This being the position to which the Manchester District has been reduced , let us look for a moment to the nature and consequences of the exorcise of such power as that by which we are now suspended . If thu f > . M . and

    Board of Directors bo permitted , contrary to all law , to exercise the unconstitutional power of suspending one or more members without trial , then the same power , as a necessary consequence , may be extended to Lodges , and to District ' s also ; as , indeed , it has been with regard to the Manchester and Salford Districts at the present moment . Hence , then , to judge from the indiscretion and rashness of their recent proceedings , we know not howsoon wemay he called upon to view those omnipotcntgentllimsn committing tlie further anomalous absurdity of suspending every other District , Lodge , and Member in the Unity ! And , as in their judgment no penal law of the Order can , by possibility , attach to themselves , then , as a matter of course , titer , onlv , would constitute tho Independent Order of Odd Fellows .

    That tlic laws of the Order do not contemplate—even by the remotest possibility—an event so atrocious as this , is demonstrable by their very letter and spirit ; consequently , any act having a tendency towards the like arbitrary dismemberment of the whole or any part of the body , is an ouuncc against our Society , so dtep aud flagitious , as to call forth the niostdetcrmined and united resistance , by all those who love the Order , and respect its rights and privileges . It is with feelings of the deepest regret thnt we have been compelled to assume tlie position in which we are now placed . It is with unfeigned sorrow that we contemplate the danger of a severance of that tie which bound us to the'Uulty ; and thus to lessen , by any means , the moral effect of our philanthropic Institution . But

    deeply as we must deplore such an event , yet the stern call of duty demands the sacrifice . We received our liberties , as a sacred deposit , from our predecessors , and we are bound , by every tie of honour and justice to bequeath them In their unsullied purity to our successors . Harassed by a course of unrelenting persecution , daily seeing the most rigorous aud unconstitutional measures carried into effect , our members , cut off from the Unity without trial , or even accusation , but merely at tho despotic will of the Executive ; and having thia atrocious doctrine laid down to us by the Board , that tltey were superior to the law , there remained nothing for us but to suffer in hopeless slavery , or to assert those rights recognised by our laws . To use the language of the Directors themselves— " When the laws of the Order cease , to bo operative for redress or punishment , the days of the Institution will be numbered , "that time had arrived , when , although punishment was inflicted with a severity , and a reckless disregard of

    justice , never before witnessed , yet we were taught by our daily experience that redress nns hopeless . Suffering thus under the stern exercise of despotic power , our libertics tampered witli , and our laws set at nought , who shall blame us if , strong in the conscious justice of our cause , we arise to vindicate our independence , and to claim our rights as freemen . And in thus acting , wc ara led by no motives of opposition—we erect no standard of revoltbut determined to maintain otw own rights , while wo seek not to infringe upon those of others ; we confidently look for sympathy and support from all who are deter , mined to uphold tho true and pure princip ' e * of Oddfellowship , And yet let us hope that the time may arrive , when the rulers of the Order will see the necessity of adopting a more liberal and wise system of policy ; and then , with our rights acknowledged , and our liberties scoured , we may again fraternise with tho brethren , and join with them in endeavouring to carry out , to the fullest extent , fhe principles of Philanthropy and Charity ,

    It is a lamentable fact that , latterly , tho fixed principles recognising our rights , and securing the liberties of our members , have been liable to be destroyed by the capricious legislation of the moment . It is necessary that society should ba based upon fixed and immutable p rinci ples , by which tho landmarks of our liberty should he clearly distinguished - , and iu our code of legislation those principles should be constantly kept in view . Wc therefore declare , 1 st . —For the right of full and free rcprescntation ^ - that is to say , that every Lodge shall have the power of sending a representative to all general meetings of our body , without infringing any right low or hereafter to be possessed by Districts .

    2 nd . —For the right of Trial by Jury , the palladium of our liberties ; that every man shall be deemed to be innocent until ho shall have been proved to be guilty by a legal and competent tribunal ; and that in no case shall any punishment be inflicted , unless it shall be proved that a definite law of the Order has been broken . Srd . —For the power of scKgovcriiiuent , that every Lodge shall have the sole ami uncontrolled power , in accordance with the general laws , to make such financial 1 arrangements as to tlu-m may seem most proper ; subject only to tho control of profuse or extravagant expenditure , or to tho application of their funds for improper purposes ; and that the right of Lodges to the distribution of their funds , for the purposes for which wc have combined together , shall be held intact nnd inviolate .

    These privileges we hold as the chartered ri g hts of our brethren , individually and collectively—we proclaim them as the fixed and immutable principles of Justice , and we acknoulidge them to bo the sacred and indefeasible rights of our members . We , therefore , pledge ourselves to keep those principles inviolate , and that they shall not at any future period be altered , abrogated , or annulled ; but that we will uphold them in all their Integrity and purity , and in thuir fullest acceptance , and as being of paramount importance to the well-being of our Society , we are resolved to maintain them without regard to interested opposition , or to tho alternative of our final separation from an Order go scandalously aud tyrannically misgoverned .

    Such arc the principles upon which w « would secure our Independence and guarantee the full possession of their rights and liberties to all who join our cause . , We proclaim them as the basis of our rights , which , wh » n once secured , will enable us the better to grapple with the remainder of the abuses which have disgraced the Order ; mid amidst which , tlie trading system stands fortli in bad preeminence ; -fostering-. the means of patronage , and mixing up with our holy aim of Charity , the rile spirit of Mammon I It is the " Achnn , " thu accursed thing , and must be rooted out from amongst 113 . It is to this that we may attribute many of the evils which have befallen us , it has raised up a selfish and interested class , ready on all occasions to side with the ruling powers ; and to the Order at large must bo attributed the blame that it has allowed : i system to exist which has placed the principles of its members in opposition to their sell-interest . .

    It is the desire of the Manchester District to unite in one common bond of" Unity , Peace , and Brotherly Lovo , " all those who wish to free the Order from Tyranny aud Corruption , and to restore to it the pure principles of Equality , Be levolence , and Charity . But we will not follow Ihe example of oar adversarieswo viill not descend to virulent invective—nor asperse tho characters of our brethren with foul and malignant slander . Our causa is a just , it is a holy cause and has no need to resort to sueh vile modes of defence . The Board of Directors say that we are " men who have everything to gain and nothing to lose , by the violent disruption of ' a body , hitherto the pride of the working classes . " We acknowledge the justice of the remark , although not iu the sense which they would infer , and we hail that

    announcement as an auspicious omen . Yes I we have every thing to gain—we have to achieve our freedom wc have to secure tho liberties of our members—and WD have to provide the means for a just , impartial , ani merciful government . These will be our gains , and they are worth our most ardent exertions to secure . No advantage do we seek that shall not be participated in by all . Wchow to no prido of office—we acknowledge no superiority but moral worth . ' These are our aims , these are the objects of our ambition , and we fearlessly vel ' er ourselves to the calm and dispassionate judgment ot' our brethren . Conscious of the justice of OUrCilUSC and of the propriety of our motives , we have no fear as to their verdict . We see ); not to destroy—our desire is to renovate and to purify , and in this good work we earnestly desire your co-operation . We have yet a bri ght destiny to ac . complish , we have yet a long career of usefulness before

    us , and with your assistance these glorious aims will be accomplished . Shall the noble work of Charity be inter . YuptMUopiuwcY to the interests of faction , or to pamper the unhallowed gains of ' u few ? We implore you to consider well the present crisis . Wc appeal to you by your love of Freedom—we appeal to you by youv desiv > " injustice—we appeal to you by your hope of brotherly assistance in the hour of need—wc appeal to you in the eau-e of Charity—SOW , WHEN THE IIOUH IS COME-to stand boldly forth and restore to its pristine purity and usefulness the noblest Institution that was ever vet established to assuage the evils of suffering humanity . ' ( Signed ou behalf ol' the District , ) John lior . KUTs , fn . G . M . i > J . MUKI . Sl : i ! . !> , I ' ji . 11 . G . ~\\ , oi . s :: ? n Hakut ( l \ l \ ( J . M . ) , (! , <} . i'I . u : viiv ; tt ; -. Ji . ly I " , 1 :. D .

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    N . B .-We are perfectly aware that a most unfair attompt will be made to suppress ^^ ^^ ^ tn ing it not to be read in Lodges ; but wo trust that when Ihe several Members of the Order reflect , that as tot 1 * FORMATION C 0 NTAIMED THEREIN IS « itH « ™ ) 1 * "' - , L « *> ' TDHUEivM , they will not be led . way , Wn if y from a due consideration of the subject , by any individual whatever ; especially those who have a large pecuniary interest in the Members of the Order being kept 111 utter i « nonuwe of their arbitrary aud illegal designs and prac i II II mi in i Full liimr - that a most unfair

    at-Communications from those Districts , Lodges , or members , who concur with tho sentiments expressed ia this Address , are respectfully solicited , with the assurance that thuir assistance and co-operation on our nnd their own behalf , will be gladly received , and their suggestions carefully attended to : and also any further information or assistance required , for carrying out the objects ot this Address , will be promptly afforded . Letters to be addressed to Mr . Joseph IIam > v , J > o . G , Shudehill , Manchester , who is the present Acting C . S . of the District .

    RESOLUTIONS . At a General Meeting of the Manchester District , called by the Board of Management , and held at the Corn Exchange , July 5 th , 1815 . ' J . It . White , Esq ., P . G . M ., ik the Chair , The following Resolutions were passed unanimously : —• 1 . — " That this meeting views with profound regret the adoption of measures by the Glasgow A , if . C , which are in themselves unjust , unnecessary , and oppressive : founded on false data , and inapplicable statical returns , which while materially reducing the Funeral Donations , annihilate the very name of ' Widow' — spurn the Orphan '—and put aside 'Charity , 'hitherto deemed to be the brightest gem of the Order ; and yet , notwithstanding calling for largely increased contributions from the members , for noothor purpose than to place an enormous amount of rapidily accumulating capi al , ultimately , under the control of the Oflicers of tho Order , for the exclusive patronage of themselves and their Satellites . "

    2 . — " That this meeting has heard with astonishment and indignation , that the G-. M . and Board of Directors have despotically and illegally suspended the llanchv-ster District , without trial , and without even a charge of offence , thereby making an attack on the rights and privileges of the several members of the Order , which it is the bounden duty of all , for mutual and individual preservation , uncompromisingly to resist and put down . " 3 . — "That the Bonds of the Order arc— " Unity , Peace , and Brotherly Love ; " its Laws recognising no difference or superiority in religion , politics , or wealth ; being equal and just to all , governing precisely alike the highest Oflicers and the youngest Brethren , and acknowledging no pre-eminence , except sueh as may be attained by intellect and moral virtue . Its perfect equality of rights and of privileges constitutes its unity—and its unity is its Strength . " 4 , — - "Finding by present experience that fhe assumption of uncontrolled power by ambitious and nnsCrupulorn ; men leads to the destruction o our Li'Vcrttes and

    the ruin of our Order , this meeting declares thnt it is essential to the wcll-bmig of all , that Justice should be dealt out with impartiality to each , that every one should be deemed innocent until he shall have been proved Guilty by a competent Tribunal , and that punishment shall in no case be inflicted unless it shall have been there proved that a definite Law of the Order has been broken . " 5 . " That to tho full development of the vast energies of an immense and benevolent Society , ns well as to curb Tyranny and afford protection from peculation of funds or abuse of power , each Lodge should be severally represented at the A . M . C , as was the practice of the Order up to tho A . M . C . held at Newcastle-upon-Tyne . "

    6 . — " That after the despotic course pursued by the G . M . and Board of Directors , a course in direct opposition to the Laws of the Order , and contrary to all principles of Justice and Equity , and conscious that no redress will be afforded under the present administration , this meeting , therefore , declares that they hare lost all confidence in the pretent Oflicers and Executive of the Order , and that we immediately proceed to organise ourselves and carry out in their fullest extent the true principles of Oddfellowship . " .. . Mr . White having left the Chair , it was taken by Mr . James Bake , when it was proposed and carried by

    acclamation"That thebwtthanks of this mooting arc duoi nnd hereby given , to P . G . M . White , for his promptness in coming forward on this trying and critical occasion , and for his able nnd energetic conduct in the Chair this evening . " At an adjourned Meeting of the ilfaiwftcsfer Dial riot , at the Three Crowns , Jacftson-strcct , and by an adjournment , ftclcl at the Temperance JlaU , Mather-street , on Monday , July 7 th , 1845 , P . G . M . WHITE , IN THE ClIAIR * , Deputies from the following Seventy-five Lodges were present , viz . 1—

    Wellington « . „ 213 Sir John Moore .. .. lol Victory .. .. .. 232 Rose of Cumberland .. 183 Cumberland « .. 138 Duke of Sussex .. . 177 Earl of Oxford .. „ 431 Briton ' s Pride „ 43 Nelson .. ^ ., 219 Earl of Sefton „ « 131 Hill ' s Glory „ „ 11 » Sir Walter Scott .. G 3 Queen Caroline .. u 201 ) Minerva .. .. - < C Apollo .. .. - 185 llose of Chctham ., 152 KuckofHoreb .. .. 120 Lord Francis Egerton .. 29 Mechanic .. „ .. 57 Evening Star .. .. 113 Shakspcre .. " „ 370 Earl of Wilton .. „ 218 Social Design „ .. 107 Star of Hope .. .. 69 Mount Gilead „ .. 179 Countess of Sefton _ 75 Saint Peter „ „ 109 Kelson's Pride .. .. CI Phmnix .. .. „ 101 Temple ' s Pride „ „ 60 Kockofllope .. „ 92 Duke of Cleveland „ 61 llose of Sharon „ „ 812 Duke of Norfolk .. .. 72 Rainbow .. .-. ., 104 England ' s Glory .. .. 71 British Elect .. „ lol Rose Bud of Cumberland CJb Saint David .. ,, . 129 Morning Star .. .. 57

    Prince Llewellyn .. 7 !) Sir William Wallaec .. 02 Saint Andrew .. .. 2 !) 4 Prince Albert .. „ 71 ) Temple G ± Saint Mark « .. 58 Lord John Russell .. 101 Lily of Chetham .. 8 !) Princess Victoria .. 1 ) 6 Heart of Oak ., .. IIS Countess of Oxford ., 21 ) 8 Perseverance „ „ 41 Queen Adelaide . v 103 Napier .. „ .. 5 !) Saint George _ .. 21 ( 5 Prince of Wales .. 2 fi Lord Brougham .. v 116 Robert Naylor .. .. - !)« Lily of the Valioy „ 102 William Armitt .. „ 17 Philanthropic .. .. 184 Daniel Grant „ .. 21 Lord Byron .. „ 70 Temperance .. .. fill Welcome Home .. „ 136 Birch .. .. „ 28 Humphrey Chetham „ 227 Cricketers .. » .. 27 Caledonian .. .. 222 Earl of Durham .. 19 rruviitence „ v 72 Earl Duc ' te .. „ 2 i 1-hirl I ' ltsiwilUam p 72 James ilansneld ., „ 4 y Trafalgar ,. .. „ US * Total .. ., 8303

    Dr . Dalton , Branch of Waterloo , and Sir Oswald Morley , have since joined . When it was resolved—1 . — " That P . D . G . M . Roberts , of tho Caledonian Lodge , be the G . M . of this District for the remainder of the present yuar . " 2 . — "ThatP . G . Nield , of the Hill ' s Glory Lodge , be D . G . M . of this District for the remainder of the present year . " 3 . — "That P . Prov . G . M . Joseph Hardy , of the Rose of Cumberland Lodge , be C , S . of this District fOV the remainder of the present year . " 4 . — - " That the whole of the Resolutions , os passed at the General Meeting , held ou Saturday evening last , at the Corn Exchange , be confirmed by this Committee . " P . G . M . White having left the Chair , G . M . Roberts took the same , when it was resolved : — 5 . — " That a vote of thanks is due , and hereby given , to P . G . M . White , for his able and valuable services this day . "

    6 . " That no member shall be eligible to ba elected on the Board of Management who supplies any goods to the said Board . " 7 . — "That the following members be appointed to form tho District portion of the Board of Management , viz .: —P . G . O'llryan , Duko of >' orfolk ; P . G . Saxon , Temperance ; P . G . Turner , Cumberland ; P . O . Dearrteti , Queen Caroline ; P . G . Rcrshaw ,. Earl of Wilton ; P . G . Richardson , Morning Star ; P . G . Silvertvood , Temple ' s Pride ; P . G . Hedmayno , St . David ; P . G . Moody . Temple . " 3 8 . — ' < That ro soon iwlt can be ascertained what proportion of the sal . ry of the late C . S . of the District may bo chargeable on the Lodges composing this meeting , the umouut due up to the present time shall be paid out of the District Pund , uponhis giving up all books and other property . " U .- ~ " That n levy of thres-pence per member be made on behalf of the District Fund . "

    10 . " That Messrs . Moody , Taylor , Richardson , nnd Ilardy , In conjunction with P . P . G . M . Ball , of the Salford District , be appointed to draw up an Address to all the Lodges in the Order , shewing the grounds upon which this Meeting has proceeded , and embodying the principles upon which it proposes to carry out the original objects and designs of the Institution ; and to invite or call upon all Districts , Lodges , or Members who may entertain similar views , to communicate with , and unite themselves to , this District , and that such Address be circulated iu the Order as much and as early ns possihi « . " 11 . —r "That all Lodges connected with this Meeting be at liberty to receive any members from other Lodges upon the usual Clearances ; or upon such members giviii " satisfactory proof of their being Oddfellows , aud good on the Books up to the present time . " . 12 . — " That the best thanks of this meeting be given to the Otlicers and Members of the Salford District , for the active measures they have adopted for the security of their independence . "

    13 . — " Tllllt the next Quarterly and Puvplo Lectures be held ut the England ' s Glory Lod ge House , on the usual dates , " 14 . — " That the next Quarterl y District Committor be held at the Temperance Hall , Mather-street , on Monday , September 2 !) th , at nine o ' clock iu the morning . " 13 . — " That tho applications from the Caledonian and Queen Adelaide Lodges , for leave to remove , bo acceded to . " ..- ¦ - .. ( Signed ) Jons Robeets Pa . G . M . Samuel Kkilu , Pa . D . G . M . Joseph Haudv ( P . \> , ( - , M- )< ^ g _ » Number of members up to the 1 st of January , 1845 .

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    THE COMMONS LAND MaoSrjKtT ^ -, § TO THE BMTOU OP THE NOKTnBBK 8 ^^ ' I ? Sir , —In a previous letter published in * ' i ' 3 ' - journal , on tlie 7 tii of Juno last , i r ^ J . ^ "iW ' --your serious attention , andthatof yourreadcr ** * ''" ' projects hatching by tlie scheming sopliist w ! * 'iii ' " . One of these projects , the " Enclosure Bill » i , "' - 'W ' * the Commons' House of Parliament alread y ' „ - '' , ia ! , ij - . through , as you too well know , ere fhe greater " 8 '' ""H - ' the people knew of its presentation . Wli-it » l' 0 t '> 1 ' ' < . \ to take 10 , 000 , 000 of acres from the eoiainonT * ^ " ' way so seemingly clandestine I bring forth ailiu ni | , i : > i v

    magnitude and consequence to the public nt * . * ¦ '¦* ' M the session when all is hurry-skurry ! w , ' . ' ' l i ! M ample , business-like debate is quite out of tin . ' S ! ° H '> H Permit me to ask , —is this constitutionall y just f ^ v , ' « such doings befit not the legislative wisdom of ^ ^ nation ! Let our legislators think on these rmer ''*• ^ they may , this bill comes forth marked it , '!/ , ( l '> n' ° " a % concernment ; and ought to have been brought f 0 tJ ! " ^ " v an earlier period , when a full attendance of i „ " ^ \ could have been obtained . The public mi ght tliwi ' i ' learned , and they km a most decided ri ght \ 0 k ,, ' ) the purport of this bill is ; what thegrcat boon , soli , , ' upon by my Lord Palmcrston , signifies ; and \ iIiat ' u ' ' Earl of Lincoln means by providing more ampl y /^ J " right that might exist . Mr . Sharinan Crawford , W | l 0 ' /; ' , < on the committee appointed for reviewing the iiumfcrv- * I

    multirious clauses or tins monster uiu , acwarcs that «¦ $ 5 in fact , a bill for the landlord ' s benefit ; that the m 0 je , ' ; m distribution is most imjiut / and that the working c ! as " Ji were excluded from that share , which of right bebiy . . f . H them . f a Ah ! sir , how pointedly does every session prove ti , ill Charter to be the people ' s only hope—solid hope , [ „| 101 ? ms say—the only true remedy for the manifold wruii »] . ! j || is defacing British industry—defacing it with Tlie , > . Il grading badge of slavery , and the withering bli ghu flj poverty . Man ' s dearest right—his right to a free st . I ® in the land—is now at stake . Lot the honest labour ;) , W , Briton look to his position , or all his rights will qnicV v lit pass away ; and then will nothing but toil , the right tfj §

    , toil and sweat , and linger out a weary lite , be left ! ii £ * You , Mr . Editor , have done your duty ; and the penj , - . Ur ? must do theirs . The first general election must giu > ti ! % proof of this . Thoy well know their wrongs ; and liai .:- £ [ been fully taught how those wrongs can be remorti ' The " Central Committee for an organisation of the Trail . ; # in Union , " have given ample testimony to this . Wij cool beads and pure hearts they must iu the same spin : ' anticipate and grapple with all unjust opposition ; all th- varied , numerous , nnd scheming devices that will be s- ; forth to annoy and distract ihem in their glorious emirs , all the annoyance that may spring from within as well - . ' from without their ranks : for their design is too forii . dably just to escape undermining ns well as

    storininassaults . \ Y e must all rest assured that our climacter , course can only be triumphantly tramped out witl patient fortitude ; and , when the day of reckoning come ! , let us bring forth these registered witnesses to cruelty anj wrong , in justification of our deeds . Let us hold up to their view the "Maltliusian Poor T . n « project , " tho "Master and Servants Bill , " and various otiicr cruel , sophistical , nnd treacherous devices that inhuman oppressors would have racked us with , I remain , sir , respectfully yours , Westminster , July 20 th , 1813 . L . W .

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    It Is Now Tiiouaht That Parliament Will ...

    It is now tiiouaht that parliament will not (« prorogued before Tuesday , the Pith of August ; kt nothing with certainty is known on tlie subject , - Stundard . VBim of Mb . Mumur , M . P . —Wo have to an . nouncc the death of Alexander Murray , Esq ., oi liroughton , M . P . for tliGstewartry of Kirkcudbright . Tins event took place nt Killybegs , Ireland , on tlic morning of the loth instant . Advancing Bjlckwmd ' . —On the 15 th instant tin guillotine was employed for the lirst time in the can ton of Zurich .

    A Cubs that must Astonisk the "Wonin , nr Hollowav's Puts!—Mrs . Lee , kcepinga small shop in Brick-lane . Spitalfields , had for five years suffered from piles , hut more particularly from a general and fearful hearing down of the body ; her health was conceived to bo completely ruined ; she was brought almost to beggary by doctors' bills . When she lirst commenced the use of these miraculous Pills , liet friends considered her past cure , but in two months , by their means , she was made as sound , and as strong a woman as ever she was in her life .

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    BANKRUl'TS . ( From Tuesday ' s Gazette , July 22 nd , 1813 . J Ann Barker , Witton-plncc , KnightsbridgC , WIIIC merchant—Solomon Boluinun , Strand , tailor—Thomas Wuus . bery , New Parringdon-street , boot and shoe-faetor-SamiielltichardKedivard . Clip . stone-street . Fifzri . y-siiiuiri ' , victualler—Henry Wood , Ahcliurch-lane , City , gwital agciitand tanner—Alexander . Miller , Wnlbrook , merchant —George Brown , Barbican , clothier—Anne Brcc l- ' remli , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , hotsl-kcupcr—John BatcheIor , B : it ! i , butcher—Ann Wild and John Wild , Bristol , glaziers-John Mack , Liverpool , pawnbroker—James Haines , Jinn-Chester , grocer-James Driver , Slawston , Leicestershire , victualler .

    DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS . C . Daly , Red Lion-square , bookseller , final dividend oi 7 d and 20 . 32 pans of n penny in the pound , any Wednesday , at the office of Mr . Belcher , King ' s Arms-yard , Coloman street . , J . Pirn , Clapham-common , draper , first dividend of I jil in the pound , any Wednesday , nt the otlice of Mr . Belcher , King ' s Arms-yard , Colemnn-strcet . J . Graham , jun ., Newcastle-upon-Tyne , wine-nier . chant , first and final dividend of Is . Hrt iu the pouiu ! , any Saturday , at tho office of Mr . Baker , Newcastle . upou-Tync . W . Granger , Durham , paper-manufacturer , first ami final dividend uf Is SJd in the pound , any Saturday , at the oflice of Mr . Baker , Nuwcusllcupon-Tync . T . Lmigston and A . M'Knight , Whitfield , Derhvsliiif , stone-masons , dividend of 20 s in the pound , any Wednesday , at the office of Mr . Pott , Manchester . N . P . Wood , Bursleni , Staffordshire , banker , final dindead of Id ' s lid in the ] K > uud , any Wednesday , at the ofiiit of Mr . Putt , Manchester .

    1 * . Murray , Manchester , draper , dividend of S-i S plin tha p ; und , any Wednesday , at the oflice of . Mr . Pott , Man . eho . ter . II . Thorp * , Kensington , lincndraper , first dividend « i 2 s 4 d iu the pound , on Saturday next , and three follvniiy Saturdays , nt the ufiicc of Mr . Groom , Abvhurcli-laue . W . Iload , Wickhain , Hampshire , grocer , second dividend of Id in thejmund , on Saturdav next , nnd throe fiJIe-win : Saturdays , at the office of Mr . Groom . Abcliurch-laiie . C . Dutesio , Slough , hotel-keeper , dividend of Is in th ! pound , any Wednesday , nt the office of Mr . Pullett , Sair . brook-court , Basinghall-strcet . N . T . Smith , Lime-street , City , shipowner , uiviilrml t : ¦ Is Sd m the pound , any Wednesday , at the oflice of . Mr . l ' ollett , Snmbrook-oourt , llasinghall-strcet . it Barimm , Bmswortli , Hampshire , Hnendrnncr , ili" - dend oftijd in the pound , any Wednesday , at theulliceo : Mr . l ' ollett , fc ' nmbrook . court , Basinghall-strecc . B . Bright , Wigmorc-strect , licensed victualler , dividend ofafcdm the pound , any Wednesday , nt the office of Mr . rollett , Sambrook court , Basinglmll-street .

    J P . Wood , Oxford , surgeon , dividend of 8 M in the pound , any Wednesday , at the office of Mr . Potfett , Sasu . brook-court , Businghall-strect . E . Bothnm , SpceuliMuland , Berkshire , innholtler , dividend of 0 ( 1 in the pound , anv Wednesday , at thu office oi Mr . rollett , Sambrook-ctmrt , Hasmghal ' l-stroet . lx . fucker , Demi-strect , Westminster , farrier , dividend of Sid in the pound , any Wednesday , at the office of Mr . I . n' Sambrook-eourt , Biisinghall-sfrcet . It . 6 . Ward and J . Perry , Newgate-market , meat salesmen , dividend of 2 s in the pound , unv Wednesday , at the ofhee of Mr . Pullett , Suinbrook-com-t , liasingliull-strett . J . Welch , Hing-cross , Ibdlowny , licensed victualler , dividend of Is 10 d in the pound , nn v R '« hi"sd , iv , at tlm office of Mr . Pollett , Santbrook-court , BasinghalUtrect . . S . Hoadley , New Bond-street , coach . maker , dividend oi Is 7 £ d in the pound on new proofs , any Wednesday , at Uu office of Mr . Pollett , Sambrook-cuurt , llasinghull-strest . B . W . Palmer , Darcutry , innkeeper , dividend ofls : ) tl is the pound , any Wednesday , at the office of Mr . Pellet :, Sauibrook-court , Basinghail-street .

    DIV 1 DBNDS . August 12 , W . Bui ton , King-street , Soho . upholsterer- * August 13 , T . Cook , Kirby-street , Button garden , sitor cutler—August 13 , J . audi ) . Sugden , lliuldcrsfiehl , fam'J c / olfi manufacturers — August 20 , J . Porster , Aniifcjr Yorkshire , cloth merchant — August 18 , W . Harrison , Woudliousu Can , Yorkshire , pattern dyer—August W . K . Holloway , Evesham , Worcestershire , innkeeper . Cbutimcates to bo granted , unless cause be shown to the contrary en thu day of meetin " August 12 . G . II . and G . C . Green , Barge-yard , I ' * lersbm-y , wholesale-stationers—August p > R p LiiK «> Nswmnrket-place , Cliurcli-road , Kingsiand ' w' «" August U , J . Plowman , Oxford , ironmonger-A ? is « - «« r - G . Clement and 11 . Summons , Nelson-terrace Stolie >' '""

    ngton , tea dealers-August 12 , S . Pnwcett , Cliswcll-s tnti hnendraper-Augustl 5 , G . C . Burns , Devizes , wilt . *' upholsterer-August 21 , J . Turner , WantnonJ caia Iitl ! - Uonerby Lincolnshire , wool-buyer — August 16 , " ? - J . lajtor , lliglustrct Camden Town , grocer-Ve" ^ \\ . C . i upper , Catherington , Hampshire , grocer-An *' 12 , J . Livingston and T . IvriUaiu , Manchester , plunAW : August 12 J . limes , Kari ' s-eourt , Old Brompton , co ««« f : ' brewer-August 12 , II . G . Gibson . Northaw llorin-rd ** shne , stati . mev-August 12 , W . Gadsbv , ' un ., Cheetl' * Lancashire , jomer-Augustia , A . Smelt , Melton Movl ** ; luieiidrapev-Amrust IS , W . Jteeson , Aston , 8 tati .. r . l *» ;; imAeepw -August 12 , S . llurd . RoeheJter , deaW . glass . '

    _ " rABT . NKIIgIHPS DISS 01 . VKD . J J . Cronlanu and T . Parka ,. , jj-rit ,,,, . Yorkshire , far ** -J . iseddon and J . Bean , Bursleni , Staffordshire , v ^ J ware manuiacturors-J . Carline and U . Bodson , ^ "lj bmy , stouc-masons-C . P . Gilford and W . Hisliup , l ' 'J mouth picture . dcalers .-W . ni . d W . If . l \ , weil , Hii' : f . i ham , brass eimdlestiek-m .-ikers-F . T ,. Byrne ai " , }^ lovtor Liverpool , estate agents-K . Tavlov and tt . ^ j eott . Manchester , lineu leech threml-mamifactu' ^ l Buckley and R . Taylor . Liverpool , general iromi ! " > f "\ J 1 . II . , Burden nnd T . Barrett , Pitchcouibe Mill , ^ . If tei-shire , wood-turners-G . Xuwtolland W . Trclvar , l' [ , s tol , coal . mereh : iiits-. I . Buck and 1 ! . Hende « i . i ' . ' . " ' , ;! land-mews , Cleveland-street , St . P .-nicrns , coa-h-if * t \ -i . and i . Gibbons , Walivotth-ulnee , Walw- 'i *^ j ironmongers-A . and J . Loos , Birmingham , cers ^ V -M ., J . JJ J . R ., m , u . and A . Colston , VW *& , \ Somersetshire , farm erg-W . Barker and 0 . »« " '; . ) . ]

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• Citation
  • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 26, 1845, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_26071845/page/6/