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    • BXTRA ORDUJARlf CURES HOLLOWAT'S OINTMENT.
    • THE WIIIGS EXPOSED BY THE LATE flENRT HUNT, M.P., FOR PRESTON.
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      ^ X " The Northern Star. November 28 , I...

      ^ X " THE NORTHERN STAR . November 28 , i ^

      Bxtra Ordujarlf Cures Hollowat's Ointment.

      BXTRA ORDUJARlf CURES HOLLOWAT'S OINTMENT .

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      wonderful Care « f dreadfal Ult « r » u 3 5 » res in the Face and Leg , ia Trince Edward Island . The Truth ofthu Statement wo * duly Uetto * before * Magistrate . T , HUQH MA 8 D 9 SALD . of Lot 5 » , imKiug ' i Cwnty . do Hereby declare , that a »« t wo * 4 « rful preservation ef my He has been effected by the use « f Holloway ' s Pills and Ointment ; and I furthermore declare , that I was very arecfc afflicted with Ulcerous Sores in my Face and Leg ; M severe wasmycamplaint , that the greater part of my ante and the roof of my rneuth was eaten away , and my

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      OS THE CONCEALED CAUSE OF CONSTITUTIONAL 6 fi ACQUIRED DEBILITIES OF THE GENERATIVE SYSTEM .

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      tU « af laatriaioay , and who ever aad tha outfit tunc dur their Mere youthful days to be affected with any V * *» « f these diseases , a prions course of this medieinr s highly eesential , aad of the greatest importance as a-ure serins affettioas are visited upta aa iaattf * * -rife and fspriag . frem a want of these siraple ' prscaatiens . taaa perhaps half tha werld il aware af ; far , it Must be remembered , where the fountain is polluted , the streams hat I » w from it cannot be pure .

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      COUGHS , HO \ RSENESS , AND ALL ASTHMATIC ASD PULMONARY COMPLAINTS . EFFECTUALLY CURED BT KEATING S COUGH LOZENGES . Upwards of thirty years experience has proved the infallibility of these Lozenges in the cure of Winter Cough , Hoarseness , Shortness of Breath , and other Pulmonary Maladies . The patronage of his Majesty , the King of Prussia , and his Majesty the King of Hanover , has been bestowed on thtm ; as also that of the Nobility and Clergy of the United Kingdon ; and , above all the Faculty have especially rec-iminended them as a remedy of unfailing officacy . Testimonials are continually received confirmatory of the value of these Lozenges , and provine the per fiet safety of their use . ( for they contain no Opium nor any preparation of that drug ;) so that ih . ymay be given to females of the most delicate constitution , and children of the most tendercst years without hesitation .

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      FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH . THE BEST APERIENT AND ANTIBTLIOUS MEDICINE FOR GENERAL USE IS FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH , which effectually relieves the stomach and bowels by general relaxation , without griping or prostration of strength . They remove headache , sickness , dizziness , pains in the chest , < fec , are highl y grateful to the stomach , promote iigrstion , create appetite , relieve langour and depression of spirits ; while to those of a full habit and free livers , who are continually suffering from drowsiness , heaviness , and singing in the head and ears , they offer advantages that will not fail to be appreciated . This medicine has for many years received the approval » f the most respectable classes of society , and in confirmation of its efficacy the following let'er has been kindly forwarded to Mr . Prout , with permission to publish it , and , if requisite , to refer any respectable person to its author : —

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      8 ci « by Thomas Prout , m , Strand , London ; and by hi . appoiaWnent by Heato > , Hay , Allen , L a nd , Haigh , Smith , Bell , Townsend , Baines and Newlome , Smeeton , Reinhardt , Tarbottom , and Horner , Leeds ; B r ooke , Dewsbury ; Dennis and 8 o » , Burdekia , Moxon , Little , Hardman , Lianey , and Hargrove , Yerk ; Brooke and C » ., Walker and Co ., Stafford , Faulkner , Doncaster ; Judsen , Harris ^ , Linney , Ripon ; Foggitt , Coates , Thompson , Thirsk ; Wiley , Easuvwold ; En g land , Fell , Spivey , Huddersfi e ld ; Ward , . Richmond ; Sweeting , Knaresborough ; Pease , Oliver , Darlington : Dixon , Metcalfe , Langdale , Northallerton ; Rhodes , Saaith ; Goldthorpe , Tadcaster ; Rogerson , Cooper , Newby , Kay , Bradford ; Brice , Priestley , Ponfefract ; Cordwell , Gill , Lawton , Dawson , Smith , Wakefield ; Berry , Denton ; Suter , Leyland , Hartley , Parker , Dunn , Halifax ; Booth , Rochdale ; Lambert , Boroughbridge ; Dalby , Wetherby ; Waite , Harrogate : Wall , Bamsley ; and all respectable medicine venders throughout the kingdom . Price Is . ljd . and 2 s . 9 d . per box .

      The Wiiigs Exposed By The Late Flenrt Hunt, M.P., For Preston.

      THE WIIIGS EXPOSED BY THE LATE flENRT HUNT , M . P ., FOR PRESTON .

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      ( Concluded from the Star of Nov . 21 . ) In order to provide new places and fresh patronage , these men have got a New Court of Bankruptcy esta-Wished . The old one was certainly a very bad one , but the matter of complaint is this , that the new commissioners cost the country upwards of £ 40 , 000 a year , and one might have supposed that out of the eighty old ones , same at least , might have been found to undertake the duties of tha new Court . Rut no , not a soul of them was appointed ; the places are in the patronage of the Lord Chancellor , who has appointed new Commissioners , and the old ones are enjoying themselves very snugly on retiring pensions taken from the pockets of the people . ( Hear , hear . ) With regard to the Grey family , I will

      only say that , 'sometime ago , when a statement appeared in the papers , showing that they received £ 68 , 000 a year from the taxes , which Las since been very much increased , I asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his place in the House of Commons , whether or not it was true ? It was really very amusing to see the effect which the question had upon the house . It seemed like a thunderbolt , every ono seemed struck with astonish . m » nt , and I was in hopes it was at the largeness of the sum ; but afterwards discovered that the bouse was shocked at audi a question being put . Lord Althorp got up and said that it certainly was true , and as some per . sons must fill the office for which the salaries were paid , there could be no objection to Earl Grey putting in his own relatives . ( Laughter . ) Thus , you see these amiable Wdiga don't work for nothing at any rate .

      ( Renewed laughter and cheers . ) It is scarcely necessary for me to call to your recollection , the Dutch loan affair , as it is go recent a transaction ; I will , however , just advert to it for the information of those who may not have paid much attention to that famous job . Many years ago , it was stipulated by England and lloland , to pay to Russia a certain large sum of money annually , so loag as Holland and Belgium should be united . You all know , however , that nearly two years ago , these countries nere separated , and the Dutch , very properly , thereupon , -topped paying their quota of the money ; - but the honest , liberal , patriotic Whigs of England kept on paying the money without even' asking the permission of Parliament ; for Russia , you know , was a ; that time very much in want of money to assist her in annihilating the brave and magnanimous Poles . ( Great

      disapprobation ; 'three groans for the Whigs and the ltus . sians . " ) Gentlemen , I am aware that this is a dry detail of facts ; I came here , however , to R ive you facts , and I pledge my credit , as a Member of Parliament , for the truth of all I have stated . ( Cheers . ) Were it not that I am fearful ofeibausting jour patience , I could go on with these damning facts for some time longer , for the Whigs have given me plenty of materials . ( Loud cries of" Go on " " Go on . ") Well , then , ( said Mr . Hunt , ) I will give you one or two more examples . You may have heard that there are at Oxford a number of professors , who teach mathematics , the languages , inc ., to the sons of the Aristocracy , but perhaps many of you do not know ttiat you have the honour of pajring those professors £ 1 , 000 a year for instructing these scions of nobility . When I opposed this grant , nothing could exreed the

      opposition with which I was assailed . Hon . Members wondered how I could be such a Goth . " Who , " it was said , * ' besides the Member for Preston , could stand up to object to so useful an expenditure . " ( Laughter . ) I assured the house I did not object to those professors being paid for their services , but I did object to the sons of the Aristocracy being educated at the expense of the poor weavers and mechanics , particularly whilst they wereprevented from even buying knowledge for themselves . ( Tremendous applause . ) Gentlemen , I have another item of Whig expenditure in my list , and with that I will close this part of my subject . During the war it is said that it was necessary to employ secret agents and spies to learn what was doing in the pnemy ' s camp , & c , and that as these spies must be paid , the Minister must have some monies placed at his disposal

      for this purpose . Now , I am not disposed to dispute this . I dare say these spies are very useful in the enemy ' s camp , but you all know very well that they have not been confined to that doty , but have been sent into the people ' s camp where they have also been found very useful to tyrannical Ministers . ( Loud cries of hear , hear , and much cheering . ) It would scarcely form a good item in the Exchequer accounts , however , to say , " Paid Messrs . Edwards , ' Oliver , Castles , and Co ., as spiesin the manufacturing districts , and for entrapping so many men . " ( Laughter . ) And , therefore , the Minister is not required to enter monies , paid for these veryuseful and creditable services at all , and the money is granted bim by Parliament under the convenient head of " secret service money , " for the expenditure of which no man is entitled to call the Ministers to account . ( Shame , shame . ) The sum of £ 10 , 000 was regularly

      allowed to the Tones , out of the Civil List , under this head . Now , you will say this was bad enough , but , alas 1 your friends , the Whigs , found this sum by no means sufficient for their purposes , and honest Lord Althorp moved , with great complacency , that £ 44 , 000 bo added , thus making the whole grant £ 55 , 000 . ( Great indignation was here exhibited by the meeting . ) I said that even a grant of £ 10 , 000 was disgraceful for such a purpose , in a time of peace , bu :, to ask for £ 44 , 000 in addition , to bribe the Press was infamous . ( Cltetis . ) To try the character of the house , I moved that the sum be £ 2 'J , 000 in addition , but was , as usual left in a minority of less than half a dozen members . ( Shame , shame . ) Now , if the whole people of England could be told that single fact of the conduct of the ' retrenching , patriotic " Whigs , would it not be sufficient to make them rise up in indignation against such a false hypocritical faction ? ( One tremendous shout "Yis " ) ""

      Now ,-said Mr . II . for a specimen of their legislation . We all know what a boast they made about their measures for Ireland—Stanley said they were going to extinguish Tithes in Ireland , and what is their method of extinguishing Tithes ! Why , to collect them at the point of the bayonet . ( Hear , hear . ) No less than 30 , 000 troops are kept in Ireland to enforce the impositions of the Established Church . ( Immense cheering . ) A state of things like this cannot last . The Government are rigourously prosecuting all those who have attended and taken any part in the late anti-Tithe meetings ; and I firmly believe that if they succeed in this , they will neat attempt to put down the Political Unions in England . ( No , no , they never shall . ) They have already put down the public meetings in Ireland , and 1 am of opinion they will try the Unions of England next ; and , hav « a care , that what are called the leaders of the

      people , are not among the first to call out for this mea . sure . ( Hear , hear . ) Now , after the few faots I have disclose ! to you this evening , I ask any reflecting man in this -assembly , whether he imagines th « Whigs are likely to relieve this country from its present distress and miseries . ( Loud and universal cries of "No , no . " ) And yet if any man dared to say anything about these things , he has been uniformeriy denounced as an enemy to Reform . If lteform , however , is to produce sucli measures as those I have this night enumerated , and which , be it remembered , are all the acts of the . boasted Reform Ministry : —why , then I say , we are much better without it , than with it . ( Cheers . ) But no . my friends , we must not—we will not—proceed in this way . The people of England will unite and demand a real Reform , which shall place the government in their hands . ( Uenewed applause . )

      I dare say you hsveoften h . ard it said during the last two years , «• what is Hunt raring about , hav'ut the ministers cutoff" fifty . » ix rotten b-rougbst" Yes , and so far as that goes I thank them for it ; but when they told me the people would be satisfied with the Bill , and that it was to be a final measure , I denied that they would be satisfied , or that it would be accepted as a final measure , and this meeting gives me a proof , if it were wanting , that what I said was correct . ( Cheers . ) But how come they to determine to disfranchise only fifty-six boroughs , when it could be proved , that there were others equally rotten ? ( Hear , hear . ) I nill tell you what they attempted in the first bill . In travelling from

      Newbury , to Bath , there are three places called , Marlborough , Calne , and Chi ppenham ; the first belongs to the Earl of Aylesbury , and is a very neat market town , as is also Chippenham , but Calne is a little dirty village , belonging to the Whig Marquis of Lansdowne . Now , in the first Reform Bill , the Ministers had disfranchised Marlborough and Chippenham , and retained Calne , but in consequence of an investigation which took place by the iuterferance of the howe , those three boroughs changed situations . ( Hear , hear . ) You have all heard of the Duke of Newcastle , and a regular boroughmonger he is ;—( laughter , )—well , what have Ministers done for him at Newark ? There are now 1 , 400 electors in that borough , which the Reform Bill will reduce in n few

      years to 300 , nearly the whole of whom will be tenants of the Duke . Again : —at Preston there are now 7 , 000 electors , which will in like manner be reduced in a few years to about 900 , and other places are in a similar situation . So that you see , when the truth is told , whilst the Whigs have been lopping off rotten boroughs with the one hand they have been creating them with the other . ( Cheers . ) These are Hie things of which I complained , and for which I was nearly ruined ; and the men of Birmingham were among those who denounced me most : I throw no blame , however , on you , because I know it was the press that deceived you , and I como not hero to night to set myself right , but to set you right . ( Hear , hear . ) So Ion , ' as the people will suffer themselves to be deluded by the press , first crying up tho

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      Whig faction , then the Tory faction , so long will one or both of them , have their hands in your pockets . ( Loud applause . ) From what I have told you this evening , I trust you will hold me justified for refusing to give my vote in favour of Lord Ebrington ' s motion of confidence in the Ministry . Recounting as I did in my mind , the various acts ef tho Whigs since they hid come into office , I felt that I could as soon have suffered myself to be cut to p ieces , at to givemy > oteof confidence in such a set of men . ( Much cheering . ) Why , gentlemen , did not the Whigs denounce in the strongest possible terms , the enactmwnt of the infernal Six Acts ? and yet no sooner were they in power , than they proceeded to enforce what were left of them , with ten-fold tbe rigidity of their predcossors . ( Hear , hear . ) Why are men , who now

      profess themselves Reformers , but who would have put to death those who called out for Reform in 1829 , to charge me , who have spent two years and a half of my life in a miserable dungeon , for my exertions in behalf of the people . Why , I say are they to charge me with being in the pay , or in any way fighting the battles of the Tories . ( Hear , hear and loud cheers . ) God knows I am ne friend of the Tories—I hope , at no distant day to bring these monsters to justice for the atrocious murders in Manchester , in the month of August , 1819 . ( Immense and long continued applause . ) I firmly believe , that unless we soon have such a Reform as shall make the working classes prosperous and happy , confusion will reign . ( Hear , hear . ) The precious Whip Bill is now being complained of all over the kingdom ; I find that in

      Preston , objections have been made to no less than 1 , 400 electors , purposely to give trouble and to annoy the Reformers . There are not more than 700 , 000 electors in all Eng land out of the seven or eight millions of male adults , and I will now deliberately put the question to you as I have done to every assembly of the working classes which I have met since the Bill was proposed . " So far as you understand the Bill , do you think it is calculated or that it was ever intended to do the working classes any good 1 " [ Mr . Hunt put this question by a show of hands , when it was unmimously decided in the negative . ] Why , gentlemen ( continued Mr . Hunt , ) I tell you plainly that

      the Ministers themselves never said it would . Whenever Peel got up and denounced it as a revolutionary measure , — " Phoo , phoo , " said Lord Althorp , " does the house imagine that my noble friend , the paymaster of the Forces , who stands at the head of the ancient and noble house of Bedford , would have brought forward a measure , which was calculated to injure the Aristocracy in any shnpe or way ? " No , no , to be sure not , this Bill by bringing in the middle classes , was intend to enable tho Whigs to carry on the government as nearly in the old way as possible , Mr . Hunt then sat down amid several rounds of spontaneous and enthusiastic applause , .

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      The Veterans', Orphans', And Victims' Fu...

      THE VETERANS ' , ORPHANS ' , AND VICTIMS ' FUND . Beothek Chartists , — Our respected and indefatigable sub-Secretary , ltjming John Arnott , has addressed you on this all-important subject in an unmistakcable appeal , soliciting your aid on behalf of our suffering , aged friends , poor old Richards , Smart , Preston , Davenport , as well as Mrs . Ellis and her poor orphans , Mrs . Duffey , Mrs . Booker , Mrs . Roberts , ic . Now , the fact is well known , that the former have advocated our principles for more than half a century , and alas ! are now doomed to eke out a life of affliction , misery , degradation , and want—suspended , as it were , between the Union-house and deatti itself —( the latter would be preferable)—through the infernal system of oppression anil

      misrule , which so grievously afflict mankind . I regret to say that appeal has been but feebly responded to , I have received twelve postage' stamps from , if I mistake not , an esteemed friend , whose name has often graced the pages of the Star , whenever the subscription lists have appeared . In a note he indignantly complains of the apathy of the people in rendering the necessary support to these poor victims , who , have fallen a prey to class legislation , and strongly urges the necessity of adopting a syttem for their future maintenance , by the payment of one penny per month from each Chartist throughout the united kingdom ; a thing , in my opinion , very easy of accomplishment . The committee , on assembling last week , found that all the available monies they could command amounted to no more than 17 s ., which precluded the possibility of voting our friends any assistance .

      Oh ! my friends , this is a most horrible state of things ; and really awful to contemplate , The sad and pitiable condition of our friends calls aloud to us for help . These noble-minded democrats , reduced by the infernal laws which grind and crush us , and the poor wives and Whigmade orphans being deprived of their natural protectors by the base machinations of the common enemy . Come , friends , bestir yourselves ; imitate the example set us by our humane friends of Somcrs Town , who have resolved to appropriate one-fourth of their funds to the use of this Committee .

      1 feel very warm on this subject , and you must not be offended with me ; but when I hear the pot-valiant politicians murmur out , "Oil can't afford it ; " indifferently replenish the measure , resuoie their pipes , and , midst the fumes of tobacco smoke , be callously guilty of such besotted forgetfuliicss . When I witness these things , I become dispirited and heart-sick , and lament that men will not even sacrifice one half-pint of beer a week to do that which is the bounden duty of all—viz ., to support those who have for such a scries of years energetically toiled in our cause . Up , then , and be doing ! There is no time to be lost . Send your contributions to Mr . O'Connor , Treasurer ; Mr . Arnott , sub-Secretary ; Mr . Wheeler ; Mr . Julian Harney , Stw office ; the Executive ; to any of the Cjm . mi t tee , or to Yours , fraternally , in the cause , Joun Shaw , sub-Treasurer .

      24 , Gloucester-street , Commercial-road East . P . S . —I am happy to learn that the City of London Chartists intend to adopt a holiday subscription at Christ , mas , and recommend it to the country . All honour to the men of the City .

      The Greenwich Meeting For The Charter. R...

      THE GREENWICH MEETING FOR THE CHARTER . Reader , —Are you fond of history ? Does your mind love to live with the images of the past ! Have you in imagination studied with the departed and mighty dead ! Have you sympathised with the persecuted of all ages 3 Have you marked the march of mind in Us onward course from barbarity to civilisation ? Have you discovered that history is not alone to be found in the dates ot the reigns of monarchs , and the doings of courts , but is indeed in living documents ? Your life is history ; the people one great volume . Will you unfold its leaves , and read of progress ? Will you look and reason on what is , as well as remember what has been ?—If so , come along with m efur one short hour , and you and I will , in our own way , reason together .

      You have , of late , read of great public meetings , huge gatherings of people for given objects ; but you must not weigh the value of meetings by th < -ir numbers alone , no more than you must honour a man for his weight , height , or complexion ; you must pause and enquire what is the object for which they meet—and who are | the actors ? ' Measures , not men , " is a valuable motto ; but to know the measures and their likely effects is no more essvntial than to know the actors and thtir history , I have of late seen meetings called for objects which no one opposed , and for the success of which but few cared , A kind of novel , theatrical exhibitions , at which amateur politicians , rich in the world's goods , but poor in soul ; have figured as leading characters . Tasteless for theatrical representation , sick of the opera , and panting for public fame—eager as the mastiff would be for water on a summer ' s day—these platform actors have gratified their fancy by holding public meetings—huge gatherings , at which the few have said , " Well , I tee nothing wrong in it ; " and the many have thought , —

      " The earth has bubbles , as the water has , And those are of ihem . " But listen , and you will hear of a meeting worthy of your notice ; & meeting of the people asking for the people ' s rights ; no fiscal or commercial interest is recognised here ; " buy cheap and sell dear" forms no part of our creed ; bales of cotton and loads of corn are un . known in our vocabulary . We ask for a recognition oi man ' s manhood ; we say , you shall neither brand us as slaves , nor sell us in the market , The butcher may calculate tbe price of an ox in Smithlield ; the money and clothes brokers say , "buy cheap and sell dear . " We are neither rags , nor oxen—we are men .

      It is eight o clock on the evening of Wednesday , the 18 th of November , I enter a spacious staircase , leeding to a magnificent room . Just as I enter , I observe a bust of Shakespeare , to which I give a hasty glance , and hurry onwards . At the top of the staircase there are a number of men in close conversation . Their countenance express much earnestness and some anxiety . Who are they ? I as-k . They are the committee and friends ot the Greenwich branch of the National Charter Association . Plain in speech , and of an open and . earnest manner , their words are not formed for drawing , rooms , in which a false and vitiated taste for distorted art is named polished politeness ; art not copied from nature , but lost in a fine imitation of would-be greatness , forgetting the instinctive and beautifully simple na . ture of man , for the puerile and sapless skeleton of fashion .

      These men of whom I would speak are a mixture of old and young men , and I will give you a portrait oi each . See before you the trunk of what has been a si . nciry and energetic man . His countenance indicates stern determination and refined thought ; his eye glistens with the fire of youth , though his grey hair and his stooping form , convinces you that he is the toiling and think , ing veteran of many years . You hear bim speak , and from his measured sentences and broad accent , you know him to be from tho land of the mountain and flood , Willi an honest pride lie tolls you that lie tied from Scotland in 1819 . He reverts to the fate of Baird , Hardy , and Wilson , with mingled feelings of regret and pride . The Odin of his life—for his is a true " hero-worship "is a belief in the nobility of a great principle . Such a man can be won by no party , and deceived by no faction . Castlereagh , the most cunning of spies and contemptible of cut-throats , has done much good for man unknowingly , He persecuted a few uoble spirits , and forced them to scatter abroad , and their minds have acted on tbe minds of others . I bare found them in many parts of

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      the empire . The veteran , Henry Ross , is one of them ; uniting experience with ardour , and steadfastness with progression . A few sack men are worth a myriad of declaimed , and are more valuable than all the amusing gentleman amateur politicians in England . Our veteran of 1810 , is addressing a young man of gome 20 year » of age , Who is listening attentively to all he hears —he too is one of labour ' s children , who ere prejudice has hardened , or interest bought his services for life , has yielded to the voice of nature within him , and said I shall yet be free . The movement party of this unhappy and proud England , is composed of men such as I have described . Such men form the staple of our Chartist meetings , which were as different from our fashionable , political , and religious throngs , as is the man of refined and elevated thought , from the ignorant and savage fiend . The history of nations shows that they have risen to eminence , and declined gradually to insignificance ; if such be not the fate of our fatherland , to tbe Chartist and

      progressive movement of our day , will the salvation of the country be attributable . If we succeed , England is in her nonage , gay , prosperous , and youngfff we fail . our country is sold to mammon and monopoly , she ia already in her dotage , old , and infirm . I now enter a spacious amphitheatre looking room , brilliantly lighted by a spacious globe in the centre , and Smaller Ones along the walls , it Is filled with an orderly and most intelligent l ooking audience , among whom I observed many grey-haired pensioners , men who knew the horrors of war when blood bought victory , and gold bought blood . Fine old fellows , whose weather-beaten easterlbreezeand the

      faces do not yet chill at a keen y , blood of who ' se brothers bought honours for English ' < heroes , " and won , in many cases , stripes and wounds for themselves . In their retirement they have had time to think , and reflection has said " all men are brethren . " Prance is no longer another name for enemy , and every democrat is to them a friend . Ask these men now to burn the effigy of a republican , or cry " hurrah for good King George , " and they will smile significantly at the request . Oh , this is indeed a victory , tbe physical force Chartist * , have made moral force men of the old naval heroes , what may not hops paint for the future I truthfully may we indeed sing , and all join the chorus ,

      " There is a geod time coming , boys , Wait a little longer . " The speaking of the evening was marked by a calm , and Imight with justice say , philosophic character , for the Chartist speakers are not mere politicians / they knew more of the nature of man , his wants and privileges , his rights and wrongs , than most critics are aware of . I fancy some advocate of class misrule sneeringly affirm , ' * a man is a man , and who is more . " Such he exclaims is all you know , would to God that that sentiment was known and understood by all . Such a thought evades not the scrutiny of philosophy , it begets self confidence for noble deeds , it generates a power , and will not resign its influence .

      Want of space prevents me from giving quotations from the speeches of Messrs . Harney ai \ d O'Connor These gentlemen were particularly happy . Mr , Harney's speech consisted of plain facts well applied . Mr . O'Connor , in a most clear and fascinating manner , showed that the legitimate object of . all government was to usefully employ , and to scrupulously protect , the interests of the en'ire population ; to develops the natural resources of a country , and equitably distribute the produce , that the greatness of a nation does not consist in the accumulation of prop » rty , producing wealth and misery , but in the wise d ' stributing of property , making an aggregate of happy human beings .

      The speeches were listened to with marked attention , the telling " hear , hear" of the thoughtful operative was often beard , and is a far more powerful indication of resolution , than the loud huzza of the reckless and half-informed man . It was well said , I believe by Junius , that public meetings were the safety valve of public opinion . Chartist-public meetings are not only the outlets of popu . lar discontent , they are cool deliberative assemblies , not alone preventing assassinations and conspiracies but raising up and concentrating a mind that will bye and bye be too strong to be assassinated by priests , or successfully conspired againstby kings and princes . A Leaf fbok the Annals of a Shoehakebs ' GAUfctTT .

      Hellenic Festival. On Saturday The Greek...

      HELLENIC FESTIVAL . On Saturday the Greek community resident in London gave an elegant entertainment , at the London Tavtrn , to General Kulergi , in honour of his exertions in the cause of Greek Independence , which had resulted in the establishment of the Greek constitution . The event , naturally interesting in itself , was rendered still more so by the announcement that the General was to be presented upon this occasion with a magnificent sword . From some delay , however , on the part of the artificers , thie latter part of their design could not be accomplished ; but to make some amends for this disappointment , a drawing of the sword was exhibited , and this excited considerable interest . The scabbard appears to be of exquisite workmanship , richly studded with gems . On one side are inscribed the words "Religion , country , constitution , " , and on the other , "To tho General Kalergi , from the Greek community of London , 31 st Nov . 1846 . " On the handle is the cross of Greece , with the words , " The 3 rd Stptember , 1813 . " ( These of course all in Greek ) .

      The room in which the entertainment was given was decorated with banners , pictures , and Greek devices . Immediately over the chairman was a portrait of King Otho , surmounted by the insignia of the constitution , and flanked on either side by the national standard of Greece and tha ur . lon-jack of England . At the bottom was a splendid banner with the inscription , " 25 th March , 1821 . " On the right was a chaste design in black marble , for a funereal arch , which it is proposed to erect to the memory of the Hellenes and Philhellenes , who fell in the struggle for independence . And on the left was a painting representing General Kalergi at the head of the troops , demanding from the King tbe constitution . There were also numerous portraits of King Otho and Queen Amalia scattered about the room ; but it is worthy of remark , that there was a carefnl avoidance of everything French in all tbe banners , ornaments , and devices with which the walla were studded .

      The chair . ' was occupied by Mr . Ionibes , and there were about fifty gentUmen present , all members of the great commercial Greek houses in the metropolis . The proceedings were , as might be expected , carried on in their native tongue . The chairman in giving " The health of General Kalergi , " said , it was unnecessary that he should detail to them the history of Kalergi's life , for was it not written in , was it not coincident with , the history of Greece ' s independence [ loud cheers ]? At the see of 1 G Kalergi prepared to leave Russsla , where his relations then resided in affluent circumstances , preferring rather to fight for liberty than to live at home in inglorious ease . At the age of 18 he stormed and took the fort of Gravousa , in his native island of Crete . Subsequently , in every important movement connected with Grecian independence he took a leading and active part , and as he was persuaded

      that the revolution of the 25 th March , 1821 , had not accomplished its final purpose , he , in conjunction with others brought about that of the 3 rd of September , and secured to Greece a constitution [ loud cheers . ] Ever since the 3 rd of September , 1848 , the Greeks in London , had intended to have presented him wifh a sword , as a token of their gratitudefor the manner in which he brought about that bloodless revolution . Circumstances , however , had prevented the execution of their with until the present moment , and now his presence nmengst them rendered the time the more appropriate , [ cheers . ] It was useless for him further to enforce the toast . He would merely add , that so long as the sun shone on the Acropolis of Athens , and whilst tbe stars of the Greecian sky glistened on the plains of the 3 rd of September , so long would the name of Kalergi be dear to every true Greek [ loud and continued cheering . ] A variety of patriotic and complimentary toasts were subsequently given .

      Health Of Towns Association . A Numerous...

      HEALTH OF TOWNS ASSOCIATION . A numerous deputation from this Association , headed by Lord Ashley , and accompanied by delegates from some of the provincial branches , waited upon Sir George Grey , Secretary of State for the Home Department , and Lord Morpeth , Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests , with the view of urging upon Government the necessity of adopting general legislative measures in the next session of Parliament for the sanatory improvement of the towns and populous districts of the United Kingdom .

      Lord Ashlet briefly explained the object of the deputation , and presented to Sir George Grey a memorial on the subject , drawn up by the Committee , embodying the views of the Association , which are now before the public in an elaborate report upon Lord Lincoln's Bill . In presenting this memorial , Lard Ashley stated that the main point to which the Association desired earnestly to draw attention , was , that in any general sanatory measure which might be contemplated , the metropolis and Scotland and Ireland should be included . Sir George Obey , said , the members of the Govern , ment were fully alive to the importance of tbe subject , and it had received their serious attention for some

      time . They had had several meetings thereon , and Lord Morpeth ' s attention had been more especially devoted to the matter , with a view to the preparation of general measures proposed to be brought ints Parliament early in the ensuing session . It was not to be supposed that because the metropolis and Scotland and Ireland were omitted from the general measures proposed by Lord Lincoln , that they were intended to be passed over , but that the different cases requiring machinery , they should be the subject of separate Acts . Mr . Sonvbee expressed his anxiety , as the representative of an Association , formed of the working classes , to state his conviction of the strong feeling that existed among this body in favour of a general sanatory ' measure . They had presented to the Parliament last year petitions signed by thousands , and were zealously at work in diffusing information on the subject . Sir Geobob Grey , expressed his gratification at reeeiving the announcement . «

      Accident On The East Lancashire Railway....

      Accident on the East Lancashire Railway . —A fearful accident occurred en Monday at Springside , about three miles from Bury , owing to a train fly ing off the rails while going at full speed , breaking oo » or two of the carriages , and seriously injuring soma ot the passengers .

      Accident On The East Lancashire Railway....

      u vr , THE SWINDLE 3 ""The Olouasier Journal mentions the death Hon . Captain Wyndham , whose successful & tte " defrauding the bankers and tradesman of 31 ouces ?' ' a | of Slough must be in the recollection of our read *! ' " ' died on the 20 th of June . " We are informed , " 8 a 5 ' Journal , " thatwhen inquiries were rather urgent ' " ' his whereabouts , he shrouded himself in the great tn % ** polis , whence , when the fame of his bankers' eht ' ^ inc ., had insome measure declined , he departed * - ' ' Wales , and took with him a young female . Tj , 'j ^ racter he assumed was that of a lover of the picturesn and he and his companion started on the romantic St ! of the Wye , which they pursued together for soma ?' tance , when the gentleman , while fishing in the abo *" river , caught a violent cold , and was compelled to 1 . 1 * to bed at an inn , A medical man was sent far , ^ t once informed the supposed wife that her husband ' s co *' dition was hopeless , and that he was , in fact , on thev . ""

      point of death . The female thereupon acknonU ^ . ' she was not a wife , and her male companion was an V » tire stranger to her till they encountered eachotw few weeks previously in London , and that she did n 0 * know who he was , or who were his relatives . The fe „ . of the physician were soon realised . The straw tourist died almost immediately , and on examining ks . luggage , in order to ascertain who his friends were , tu the mournful , event of his demise might be coning nicated to them , there were found the engraved copp . ! plates of two address cards , in the well known names of Wyndham and Wellesley , together with an i tinerary .-the various towns and places which he had visited ynl the names of the different banks , & e ., which h !| honoured his fraudulent cheques . We beliere the searrt also afforded information as to his real name andec nections ; and we deeply regret that our tale should hat

      to include the very melancholy incident , that on the cj , ' cumstanees of his death being communicated to his slste the effect was most seriously injurious to her fetlinJ and she also died within a fortnight . We are also g „ tJ to understand that the real name of the deceased swindle , is Page ; that he was of very respectable connections | , a neighbouring county , where he has a brother livingiaffluent circumstances , and of high reputation ; arilj that the deceased was formerly in the army , which ac counts for his assuming so well the military character ' and for his knowledge of military persons and milium incidents , which he turned to so good an account in y , late dishonourable but adventurous career . He » u married , and has left a wife and two children fa destitute circumstances ; but their misfortunes , ire aI 9 happy to hear , have excited the sympathy of a female re . lathe of the deceased , and she has undertaken to praviiie for them . "

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      Thb Explosion At Oldburt.—An Inquest On ...

      Thb Explosion at Oldburt . —An inquest on the bodies of two of the sufferers by the explosion in Mr Parker ' s pit , at Old bury , was held on Monday af Dudley , Several of the men who worked in the pit said they had complained of tho imperfect ventila . tion , and of the collection of " sulphur , " but that no notice had been taken of their complaints . One of these witnesses , named Edward Foley , nineteen years o f ag e , said he had been so frightened b y the accumulation of " sulphur , " and by " comical dreams , " that he did not return to the works , and so escaped . Mr . Elwell , a mine inspector , said tin principal defect ot the pit was , that the air heading was too narrow and had not been carried far enough , and lie said the accident might hare been preveated had the air heading been cleaned out more fre . quently . A public meeting was held inthat towi on Monday , for the purpose of memoralising the go , vernment to appoint " nine inspectors . "

      Love and Suicide . —On Monday , Ellis King , aged twenty-one , servant out of employ , was ad milted into the Charing Cross Hospital , under tfa following circumstances ;—She was a few weeks aa in a situation in the neighbourhood of Wahvortl , where she formed an attachment to a young mm who promised to marry her , and on whose accomi she is alleged to have left her place . She was ti lodge with some friends at No . 9 , Duke-street , Ad Iphi , when her suitor failed to keep his appointments to meet her upon several occasions , and she became so melancholy as to eicite the attention « i her friends . On Monday morning she went out in an unusually cheerful manner , ana returned tlmoit immediately , exhibiting symptoms of illness ; it being suspected that she had taken poison , she vwj removed to the above insti ution , where she was at once pronounced to be labouring under the effects of some deleterious position , and she expired in about an hour after her admission .

      A Ma . Kimed bi a PocfiBr or Hops —On Tuesday an inquest was held on the body of a porter employed at the White liorse Inn-yard , Friday-street , lie was assisting in loading a van with hops , and while so employed a pocket Ml from a loop-hole , in consequence of tbe hooks loosing h o ld , and before lie could get out of the way he was knocked down bj the weight , whereby he received a compound fracture of the left leg . He died on Monday . Verdict , " Accidental Death . " Liverpool . —Grim . Con . —We understand tot highly respectable pa rties have been busily engaged in Liverpool during the past week , obtaining evidence upon which to commence an immediate action for Crim . Con . against the captain of a vessel latelj

      arrived at this port from the East , The lady 13 the beautiful and accomplished daughter of a Frencl officer , and the wife ol a gentleman connected with 3 p ublic c om p any , and also with one of the oldest families in England . The gentleman and his wife had been out some years in the East , and were on tbe homeward passage in the captain ' s vessel , where the criminal conversation is alleged to have taken place . Nothing was known or even suspected by the husband until after himself and his wife had landed in Liverpool and reached London , when letters from the captain to the lady , it is said , were intercepted , and a separation endued . It is highly probable that the case will afford business for the gentlemen of the long robe at the next spring assizes for the southern

      division of Lancashire . Destructivb Firb . —One of the most destructive fires witnessed in the metropolis for some time broke out on Tuesday morning , shortly before two 0 clock , on the extensive premises occup ied b y Messrs . rainier , the patent candle manufacturers , Great Compton-street , Clerkenwell ; where it will be renieatbered , a fire occurred of great extent abou three years ago . The premises , which were considerably enlarged after the former destruction , occupy the entire space of ground from St . Johit 8 treet to Compton-street , and from Oompton-streetto Sutton-strcet . Upon an alarm being e / iven several parochial engines were quickly in attendance , but from the lnniramable nature of the contents of the building the toe the

      in a few moments burst through the roof , and exertions of those persons who had hastened to we spot appeared to be completely in vain . The enginH from the fire brigade stations at last arrived , and Mr . Inspector Penny , with a strong body ot the u division of police , also promptly attended . An excellent supply of water was soon obtained , and \ m whole of the engines were set in operation , but instead of damping the flames , the water as it fell up the burning tallow and composition , appeared to increase their fury . It appearing evident that na means could save the premises , the attention of W fireman was then directed to the preservation ot toe adjoining buildings , which they succeeded in satiifr a l t hou g h some ef t hem were p arti a l l y damaged . AJ

      immense stock of candles and raw materials ffM ' the building at the time , and the loss , including W valuable steam machinery , cannot be less than £ 50 , 000 . The proprietors are insured , but not , it » believed to the full amount . Tub Smithfield NuisANCE . —On Blackfriars-briiW early on Monday morning , a young child named hU " zabeth Drawbridge , whilst in the act of crossing w carriage-way , was knocked down by an ox pr oceedis , towards Smithfield , and trampled upon and gerw . She was conveyed in a hopeless condition to the re ; sidence of her parents . In the market , between j and £ o ' clock , a young married woman , 1 raiding No . 10 , Green-street , Friar-street , Blackfnars-roau , named Tailor , was run against and knocked clown ; oxen . She sustained such injuries that h « r JJ * covery is not expected . She was taken to St . 1 » th ' olomew ' s Hospital . Shortly afterwards , W «»

      Blackfriars-road , a child named Wade , crossm 0 » road , was tossed by an ox coming from the nwrw ^ endangering th e c h ild ' s life , Mary Autm $ in fz !{] married women , residing at 30 , Goswell-str eet" ^ j while crossing Farringdon-street , was run over d . less than four beasts , and severely wounded . Accident on the EmsnuRon asd Glasgow »\ tt way . —An occurrence of a very serious chars ' took place on this railway last Friday night . \ half-past eight o ' clock train from Edinburgh W" ? reached the Winchburgh cut , the eng ine stifl « e" | came into violent collision with a mass 01 f * . which had slipped down the soul hern embankm ei . and fallen upon the line . The effect was to tjj ^ the engine across both rails , and produce a ie » concussion of the carriages . The eng ine was u » ^ to pieces , and several of the carriages damage" , none of the passengers suffered injury . J » and stoker escaped with some slight bruises .

      In The Decline Of Life The Most Safe Aad...

      In the decline of life the most safe aad efii" "" 'l . gtosional medicine for giving tone and s'r ^ H .. uihtid ** much , and actinj ? at thesmnetimeasagenuc ?" iwlt * - ful operient , is Frampton ' s Pill of Health-a ¦ ""^ fiti storativc which has conferred the most csseu "' , se to in upon those who have fortunately had rt ^ | .,, , 5 elv « health-restoring aid ; enabling them to apply w the well-known line from Shakespeare— . . .. ... " Though 1 l & ok oW , yet I am strong and wsij ^ An Emiiao » mxam ; CciiE OF A DiSOlOT » W > J £ 0 \ o . Stomach by Kolloway ' s Pills [" - "To Sn * ££ ,, «¦«** way .-Sir ,-Seeing that the Earl of AMbww , " indu C ed of a liver complaint by means of your Fills , i * j 0 a to tqp them ; »« d I taw 0 » w tuJaction tt » do that your Fills have cevtavnly m a verj , sno ¦> ^ , u wonders for me in a similar complaint , « i "'' . \ 5 eiw ether mediemes at hist failed to give nie W " w 0 uld ^ loixmy name and address , but would rather J <>» { c 0 „ , » mnke them public . " N . B . Tins communication J ^ Temple , whose letter would be shown WWW i person .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 28, 1846, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_28111846/page/2/