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      Letters To August 4, 1849. G ^-*^-^^ ~ —...

      August 4 , 1849 . _g _^ - _*^ - _^^ ~ — _ - _^ -- _^ _^ - _^^ NORTHERN STAR . e

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      LETTERS TO THE _WORKING CLASSES . LV . " Words arejMngs _, and a small drop of ink Falling—like dew—npon a thought , produces That whicli makes thousands , perhaps million ** _, think . " eibos .

      WAR TOR HUNGARY . Brother Proletarians , — Still more unfitted than I was last "week to address you , I must _nfeVd'theless do so . Thursday has come again , and—so far as this "week is concerned—1 inust write now or never .

      _^ Ycll / write I will . Under present cireum-: stances , it would he the most difficult for me to ! abstain from writing—hardl y death itself could silence my tongue or prevent the use of my pen . The battle-cry of Hungary , -which mi ght rouse even thedead from their slumbers , is more than sufficient to inspire me to again address you in behalf of that country—physical debility notwithstanding .

      Glory to our heroic brother's—manfull y are they battling for their own and mankind ' s freedom ; and despite the might of brigand barbarism , they are . battling victoriously . Even the truculent Times admits the signal overthrow ef the Ban Jellachich ( which yon were informed of in last Saturday ' s Star ) . " In forming the plan of campaign , " says the

      Times;i " It had been presumed that Jellachich would _suc" gceed in taking Peter wardein , and would then march ¦ "fnorth , _cc-featmg Perczel , until he met the . Russians Ifcetweea Fcstliand Szegedin . lie made the attempt , pand failed . Peterwardein held out . Twice he adllvanced up tbe north bank of the Theiss , once to _HO'Beese , and once to Hegyes _, and was repulsed . _^ Subsequently beseems to have been more signally _^ -defeated . On the 12 tu of July thc camp of JeUaicliich was about a league from the Francis Canal ,

      in a strong position between _Verbass and St . Thomas . On tbe 13 th a courier arrived "with the decorations recently bestowed on the Han and bis comrades in armsby his sovereign , and the ceremony of distribution was celebrated with extreme enthusiasm . On thc Mowing days severe actious must have been fought , and the imperial army severely ndlcd ; for oil the ISth we find Jellachich driven _it-k to Titel , a small position near the confluence the Theiss and the Danube , "whilst throngs of _giiives were escaping into Syrmia . The garrison Peterwardein had been relieved , and the siege ised . " In later accounts it is stated that the _> ove splendid victories Avere gained , not hy em , hut hy _Gurox , an English general in e service of the Hungarians . Some reports ad as though Bem had come to thc assistance ' _Gotox . Whether , however , the victories ere _gained b y Bem , or GuYON , or by hoth njointly _, matters little . No matter their Lines—no matter then : country — _wheicr Magyar , Pole , or _Emriish — lio-) ur to tiie brave Avho fight for Justice ! bat even a solitary Englishman should he and in the ranks of Freedom ' s defendersly , honoured with the command of Liberty ' s amors—is certainly gratify ing to me , and ust be to you . English soldiers are too Idoni fihting the battles of Right

      I soon g |||| igainst 3 . 1 i g ht Honour to Gu y _ox 1 g |§ The Times also admits the splendid victories _lllgaii-c-d by Georgey , in the neighbourhood oi ggv * ° _^^ _Taitzcn , aud _ackcowledjres that the Hunsra-| || j _* iaii general completely out-maiia- * uvi _* e'i the _ifpRussiaus . In one of these conflicts two _Huu-^ _pfai'i . _-in rGgiments attacked ( says the Times ) a _^ _feb t-fold liussian force , and for a long time |||| nam iah _* ed the unequal combat , until they _^ _prere at length cut off to a man ! Georg e , _^ _pstablishiug himself in the rear of the _lius-Sisiaiis , has cut off their communications with f _^ _GaJlicia . In thc north-west , Georgey ' s broprere at length cut off to a man ! Geor gey , _festablishlug himself in the rear of the liusj asiaiis , has cut off their communications with - _^ _Galiicia . In thc north-west , Georgey ' s

      bro-Ither cames on a guerilla warfare with great Isaecess , and continues to intercept transports _fpf provisions and other necessaries intended gfor the Russians . I On the 26 th of June , Bem took Bistritz . f | Wlien tlie . Russians again entered Hungary , IBiai exclaimed : — "Fools ! I have driven | themout of the country with the aid of 3 , 000 Inien only , and now * , when I have 40 , 000 _warfcors , they begin with us again !" H Commenting on these most important _pvents , the Times confesses , that " it is evident | the plan of the campaign as it was begun L y phe imperial armies , hashcen dislocated hy _ithe skill and _vijiour of the Hun >* -arian comp ha-adcrs _, and tbat dovm to tbe latest dates iflie fortune of war was in favour of the latter , " _fOcly a few weeks ago , the Times confidentl y fpredicted the utter destruction of the Hungalinans , enclosed iu the net of Austro-Russian pinnies . _3 fow thc Times acknowledges that | _* _fiie net- is broken and the snarers _ai'e _themselves ensnared ; may they perish to the last plan . The Times is mightily afraid that the iTurks _vrili take a part in thc struggle against p ie Russians . If the Sultan and his council-| Ior 5 are not thorough fools , tbe fears of the | 3 ?? _Ke-5 Avili he realised . Now OR "sever may phe Turks conserve their empire and crush _liheh * relentless foe . Woe to them if they || eject this opportunity 1 _National salvation or _|* utter ruiu is the doom of the Turks , as they _Sshall now bravely strike at , or slavishly crouch lip , the Moloch ofthe _North .

      I Oh for one hour of _CllARLES the TWEtFTn , h redeem _Pultowa ' s fatal . field , liberate Fin laud , and restore the ancient glory of the Swedish name I I Scha . mil ! Sciumyl ! "Why tarry thy warriors on the mountain ' s side ? Down , down ,

      like an avalanche upon the rales and plains , Snd sweep to perdition the dcfilers of Georgia , Snd the would-be pollutei'S of thy free _^ Caucasus ! p Last—not least—0 ! for * 8 ** That sound that clashes in tie tyrant ' s ear—1 Kosciusko !" ffi : to rouse from their sloop of slavery the long _SuSering millions of Poland . Still more _ein-| haticail y than for Turkey , fate ' s oracle , saith , _JS * OW OR _KEVER is the hour to re-Seem Poland . Itis stated that the Russian Seserve of 80 000 men bas left Cracow for _^ Gallicia . These _barbarians arc already _|* anted to fill up thc gaps in _PaskewiCH'S _forces . In their rear may the Poles arise ; stake signal vengeance for ' their wrongs , and re-establish their nationality and freedom . Let me now call your attention to the following atrocious _proclamations ofthe _ATistrian _Snisere-mr , Haynau , puhlished at Pesth on the _flQtfi . 20 t . li . _jithI 24 th of Julv . as follows : —

      " TO THE -KIUBITA-STS OF B 0 DA _ASD _PSSTH . " i " After several victories which the imperial arms have obtained over those of the traitors , we are _igaiuamonsyou . _Tfe have again planted the imperial standard on _vour steeples . "But our feelings ire far different from what thev were when we left rou a short time _a-ro . Doomed to death is

      everyper-*»; , no matter of what rank or _sex—doomed to instant _itcali ,

      Mose ofour allies ; doomed to instant _deatJt is every _| »* e who enters into traitorous conmnuiicaiion with the jpiemie s of die Crown , _ortvho maliciously presumes by _Wiintsurs to assist the rebellion or to conceal weapons . I " Inmv proclamation of yesterday ( see above ) are indicated " those infractions of the laws established P _» v the state of _siesc , -which arc referred to thc gurisdiction of the court-martial . In the present - _¦ _thnua n ,. „ _,- ; c ; A _=.,,. /» u _, d ilnwn which appear neces--fhose provisions are laid down which appear

      neces-„ gary for the maintenance of tr anquillity and order m these cities , too deeply shaken in their moral ¦ foundations by the intrigues of thc rebellious faction . 1 . All inhabitants of both c ities arc to deliver ¦ ap within the space of forty-eig ht _lioins _, at tho ¦ arsenal of Buda , all arms and ammunition of what-* e \ er sort in their possession . The municipalities of _IlOtli cities are to appoint a responsible committee ! _-bf respectable inhabitants for each district , which , from the day after the expiration ot the above term , _JS to proceed , ia the eompany of military individuals , to search all the houscs _. ' to seize and deliverup all the arms found , and to arrest the concealers ; who . upon being convicted _^ of the fact by courtsnotin uninna

      martial are immediately to be , an _- oPed or unlet house tke « te « _^ death is to U m-Hirtcd on the house inspectors , or home owners , it bejacira . on V _~ . . _Argons to visit their houses . _^ ( _SS 2 _SErf « te ia the streets and £ . tor we _" - " - _*¦ _' 0 f more than ten persons

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      to pre immediately upon such groups which do not disperse at the first challenge . 3 . _ATeetin-js _ofPolitical clubs are strictl y forbidden , under pam of trial by court-martial . 4 . Amenable to the same _iuristiiction are all those who keep taverns open after nine , or inns and cafes after ten at night who without permission ofthe commander of the city post up placards , sell prints or pamphlets in the streets , or give such to others for distribution or expose portraits or busts of any persons _implicated inthe rebellion . 6 . Lastl y , such as presume to wear the uniform of the _National Guard which demonstrated its rebellious spirit , or , as was men tioned in yesterday ' s proclamation , wear _badges of the Magyar republic in tricoloured ribbons red plumes and so forth , either in then- hats or ' anywhere else , will be without further ceremonv _triil by _court-martuil and shot . " J _'

      "Scarcely amved within your walls , I qmt them again with the greater part of the troops , in order to advance with our victorious arms further to the pursuit and destruction of the rebellious enemy . I do not , however , depart without expressing that expectation which I decidedl y entertain with _regard A Jh ° ini wV . ° ' _, ? nd the disappointment of which will be followed infallibl y bV the most deplorable consequences . I expect that you will zealously endeavour to maintain tranquillity and order m boih the cities . I expect that all points of my proclamations of the 19 th and 20 th will be observed

      by you asstncll y as if you were urged continually thereto . I expect , finallv , that during my absence you will touch not a hair of one of niy officers or soldiers that stay behind , nor of those of the brave army in alliance with us for the holy end ol re-establishing order . If you heed not niy warnings , if even a part of you should venture , with audacious insolence , to transgress mv orders , dien annildlation will heyourloW Then , making aU pay for one , and one for all , will I regard yonr lives and pro 2 > erties . as forfeit , in atonement for your crimes . Your fair citn , inhabitants of Pesth , which is now partially

      touched with the traces of just punishment , will then fee reduced to a heap of ashes , a monument of your treason , and of its castigation . Believe me that I am a man of my word , whether to punish transgression or to reward merit . The disloyal inhabitants of Brescia who , like yourselves , repeatedly deceived by thb ringleaders of the insurrection , set about fresh treason , may serve as an instance whether rebels have to expect any indulgence from me . Reflect npon the chastisement which visited that city , aad beware lest , by neglecting my warnings , you force me to inflict the same upon von . "

      The Times , the Chronicle , and the rest of the Absolutist journals / so ready on all occasions to invent imaginary charges of " terrorism , " against the democrats ofall countries , have not one word in condemnation of the above atrocious documents . Thefactis , they would glory in recording the fulfilment of every hellish threat uttered by Haysav ; and , mark you , Brother Proletarians , were you to imitate the Hungarians in struggling for your rights after tbe manner they are struggling for theirs , the horrible Times , and similar journals , wonld be thc first to counsel your subjection to Ha y nau terrorism .

      On the last day of the Session , ( Wednesday , August 1 st ) , Lord Nugent called the attention of the Ministry to the first , of the above proclamations ( tbe second and third were published in this day ' s papers . ) In reply , Lord Palmerston "thought it wasuuneces" sary for him to say that her Majest y ' s _Government , in common with everybody else , " must have read * the proclamation as it ap" peared in the newspapers "with the deepest "pain . He need not say anymore on that " point . ( Hear , hear . ) In reply to the _ques"tion put to him , he had to state that the Government had no official communication

      " ofthe proclamation in question , and there"fore he had no official knowledge as to " whether it was genuine or not . " Nor have I any official knowledge of the genuineness ofthe said proclamation , hut I no more doubt its genuineness than I doubt my own existence ; aud I am sure that Lord Paliierston might truly say the same . In reply to a subsequent question from Lord Nugent ,

      as to whether thc Government would interpose its good offices to stop the peipetration of such horrors , Lord Palmerston merely " said , "That her Majesty's Government must " reserve to themselves a proper and legitimate " discretion , to act in accordance with what " they might think fit , as circumstances " arose . " What cold , contemptible sentiments are these ! Is it thus men should speak of such , monsters as Ha y _xau *? Mark the

      Hyena—he proclaims Death to every one , of whatever rank or sex—instant death on the spot , to all who shall dare to assist the cause of those whom he calls " rebels , " b y word or deed—to all who shall insult his Austrian and Russian savages ; or even wear the Hungarian tricolour , or a red feather . This fiend of hell decrees Death to all who shall refuse or neglect to deliver up tlieir arms , and to all house-owners and house-letters of even uniu .

      habited houses , in which arms may be found concealed . He ordains that groups of ten persons shall he fired on by his cut-throats . Finally , when about to leave the city to inarch to the aid of the defeated brigand Jellachich , he threatens the native inhabitants with _AssimiAEiON , if onl y a part of them should dare to transgress his decrees . He declares he will make all pay for one , and one for all , with their propert y and lives , and reduce their fair city to a heap of ashes , as he did Brescia Where are the thunders of Heaven , that they blast not this miscreant and smite him to the lowest depths of perdition ? " Justice has fled to brutish beasts , And men have lost their reason " - —

      if such a diabolical monster shall be allowed to continue in existence . Is there no Ehud to carry a message from God to Hyena Ha y a au , to tell him the _Deyii . is tired ot waiting for him ? Latouk and _Lambeiw , though blackhearted traitors and villains , were , it must be confessed , angels of mercy and goodness , compared with the destroyer of Brescia , the most worth y representative of our " ancient all y , " and most worthy ofthe admiration of Aberdeex and the Chronicle , Brov _uax and the Times .

      Ask yourselves , as men as beings possessing human feelings , whether the carefullyworded , diplomatic replies of Lord Palmerston to Lord Nu ent ' s questions , were answers worth y of him as a man , a Briton , and a representative of this nation in the European Commonwealth ? Ask yourselves , whether there cau "be any fitting answer save one to Haynau ' s proclamations , the answer which should be shouted forth by every civilised nation , t > y every man worth y ofthe name of man , the response

      of—*• Crp havoc ! and Ut slip the dogs of war ?" War to the death against a power which has p laced itself without the bounds of humanity , and is , therefore , self-outlawed . The mark set on < 7 ai _» was to save him from death , but the mark of blood-reeking infamy self-set on the Austrian despotism , should doom that despotism to the banded' hostility ¦ and vengeance ofall _inaiiliind . Such being my views of this question , I have unhesitatingly advocated , not merely the recognition of Hungarian independence , but also WAR on the part of this country , in aid of the Hungarians , and for the purpose of crushing the horrible Austrian despotism . My

      appeal in that spirit to the great meeting at the London Tavern met with a hearty and unanimous response from the people ; the resolution 1 proposed at the overflowing meeting at the John-street Institutioii was enthusiastically adopted ; and on Monday last I tested the immense meeting in the Marylebone Riding School , and ono and all responded to my demand for WAR against Russia and Austria , by direct show of hands and the most unbounded applause . The Mary lebone meeting was indeed a glorious gathering—a demonstration of public feeling which eflectually gave the lie to the Absolutist journals , and was , in fact , a severe censure on the disgraceful apathy ofthe Whig Government .

      The . Times of Wednesday , August 1 st ' , contained the following in its first editorial article : — " Our Marylebone Radicals have caught the warfever from Ledku Hoiiis , Mazzixi , _Koss-jW , and

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      the heroes of Baden ; and meetings are , therefore , to be held to raise the public feeling of this bn _' _un-W ? _. th _' - ; _pomt of ebullition . Lord Dudley Stuart ana Mr . Julian Uabnet , Mr . _Mosckton Milnes and th -Y ETUBRI - _' < 0 'ro . \ , in conclave asseinhled , have had tne glory of adding another point to the People ' s Uiarter . Hitherto the purport of that instrument Was supposed to he _conn-ied to the domestic , interests of this kingdom ; hut wherever it has received the sanction of the Legislature it will be found to have a foreign policy perfectly consistent with it . Fraternity w _. th all democracies , and war to aU governments , is the motto of the .-e statesmen ; and

      we are bound to assure them that the propagandist doctrines of the revolution were not tuor ? boldly professed by the French Convention of 1793 . Mr . Joliax _IIarsbt , whose mime is not _nnknown at other Chartist meetings , and we think at the National assembly in John-street , if not at the Old liailcy , on the Chartist trials , put the question to the meetiug in a manner which admitted no equivocation : — " He called upon all present who were ' for the government of this country going to War with Austria and Itussia , for the Hungarians , to " hold up their hands . " ( " Nearly every one present , " says thc reporter , " obeyed the call . lie then put the ' contrary qucstion , and not a hand ' iiias raised . " )

      lYe ure not surprised that such _n meeting should have received the name of this journal with execration : for , as the unwavering friends of peace and temperate freedom , we disclaim the applause of noisy belligerents and domestic anarchists . Of thc two classes of offenders , we hold the latter to he the less guilty , inasmuch as it is less odious to set lire to your own house than to burn your neighbour ' s . But the truth is that foreign war and intestine revolution go hand in hand . The passions of the people at home and abroad are inflamed by the same poison . That has been the curse of Ital y and tlie disgrace of Germany , and it would seem that aniongst . tlic political dregs of this country some indications of the same spirit may be detected .

      The Times' Editor intimates that Julian _Haujtey ' _s name is " not unknown at other Chartist meetings , " and he thinks " at the National Assembly , John-street , if not at the Old Bailey . " No doubt the Times would like to make my acquaintance at the . Old Bailey , but I would rather decline that honour . I think I can do tho Times—or rather those whom the Times would mislead—more service by makiug the Riding School the scene of my public addresses .

      The Times talks of the foreign policy of Chartism being perfectly consistent with the Charter . "Would the Times have a foreign and domestic policy inconsistent with each other ? The consistency 1 admit . The domestic policy of Chartism is summed up in the golden sentence , "Do unto others as you would others should do unto you / ' and its foreign policy is the same . Hence , Chartists sympathise with the Hungarians , _iind would aid them with the armed forces of the State .

      Of course , I preach "Fraternity with all Democracies ; '' hut neither I , nor any other person who took part in the Marylebone meeting , ever proclaimed , " War to all Governments . " I should rejoice if war w * as proclaimed against all tfej-nofis-ais and I live in hope that sueh a crusade will yet be commenced , and be carried to a ihial and g lorious issue . Iu mixing up " Lord Dudley Stuart and Air . _Joxiajv _HvitsEi " , Sir . _MoJN"cnroiN _Milives

      and Mr . Hetherington , " the Times plays the low trick of attempting to excite odium against the movement in favour of Hungary , in the eyes of those to whom anything savouring of Chartism is offensive ; it also hopes to fri ghten such men as the Members for Marylehouo and Pontcfract from associating with working men , and avowed Chartists . The Times well knows that a very serious difference of opinion on Chartism divides " Lord Dudley Stuart

      and Mr . Mokgkton Milnes , " from "Mr . Harney and Mr . Hetherington ; " and ' so far from " adding another point to the Charter , " no one introduced Chartism in any shape or form at the Marylebone gathering , which , though attended hy au immense number of Chartists , was not a Chartist assembly . It was not as a Chartist , but as a man , that I attended that meetiug , to protest against the injustice done to my fellow-men of Hungary ; and to appeal to my fellow-countrymen , to g ive their powerful aid to the oppressed , against the oppressor .

      It is the Times that has assisted the royal incendiaries of Europe in setting fire to our neighbour ' s house , and the consequence is , that Hungary is in flames ; the "noisy belligerents and domestic anarchists' * * desire to put out the fire b y putting do ; vn the incendiaries . The Times boasts itself the unwavering friend of peace and temperate freedom . Its own columns testify that it has preached a war of extermination against the friends of libert y ill all countries . In its love of "temperate freedom , '' the Times is very like the Tsar Alexander ; it has , "So objection to _tru-3 liberty , Except that it would set the nations free , "

      and , therefore , it applauds all despots and cut-throats , f rom Nicholas to Louis Napoleon , from Radetzski to _PASituwicn ; and has applauded all acts of tyrannical vengeance , from the massacre of the Paris Proletarians , to the shooting of Robert Blum hy tho assassin agents of our " ancient ally . " Neither the '' political dregs , " nor any other description of "dregs , " can produce any

      character so infamous as that of the Times ; hence , thc execrations with which its name was received at the Marylebone meeting , aud every other meeting held to protest against its lies , and misrepresentation of the sentiments of the English peop le . The Times may affect to despise public censure , but tiie extract I have given above sufficiently shows its ill-dis" iiised rage and vexation . o _o

      I again appeal to you to hold public meetings throughout the country , for the purpose of calling on the Government to recognise the independence of Hungary , and to enter into an alliance defensive and offensive with that State . In permitting tlie destruction of Poland our fathers wore guilty , of a crime only second to that of the triune despoilers o f that country . If we allow Hungary to share the same doom , the blood of that nation will be on the head of England , for basely permitting a crime she might have prevented .

      Hurrah for the Hungarians ! While I am writing intelligence hasarrived of now victories gained hy thoso heroes . Geor gey has again defeated the Russians ; captured tbe fortress of Kaschau , and , it is reported ,, lias crossed the Theiss , and effected a junctiou with DEMniNsici . The Russians are now most perilously situated . Itis believed that Gallicia is ripe for revolt . Though the Hungarians should be continually victorious in the present campaign , be not too confident that one campaign will end the struggle , or . that tliey can do without the aid of England . The final victory ofthe

      Hungarians , would , be the utter ruin of Austria , and would probably revolutionise and dismem _* _- her the Russian empire . Thc Tsar and the Kaiser will therefore employ all their forces rather than be beaten . Should the y be hard pressed , you may anticipate that the King of Prussia will send his armies to the assistance of his brother brigands , while Louis Napoleon will send fifty or a hundred thousand troops to garrison Germany , and keep the Gorman people in subjection . In return , ho-will bs saluted "Emperor" bythe "Holy Alliance . " To prevent such a consummation there is but one course : English Intervention , based . ON . THE "RECOGNITION 0 E HUNGARY ' S _IMPENDENCE . L'AMI DU PEUPLE . August 2 nd , 1849

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      Fatal _Effects of Stopping a Couch . —An inquest was held before Mr . Bedford , at the Gcorjte , _Chapel-strect , Soho , on the body of Mrs . M artha Sanderson , aged 45 , the wife ofa schoolmaster , residing at 20 , Great Chapel-strect . Mr . Kobcrt "Wade , surgeon , said tbat on Tuesday morning he was sent for to see tbe parent , and on his arrival found her suffer ' ' g apparently from exhaustion . He ascertained that she had taken two penny worth of paregoric . One ounce of that specific would contain about two grains of opium . Any narcotic g iven to a person in the state of health deceased was in would / have the effect of causing suffocation , by stopping the cough , Verdict— " _Natural death . "

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      THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . Sin , —At a meeting ofthe Calton Charter Association , held in the Mechanics' Institution , on the evening of the 24 th Julv , the subjeet of your announcing your intention _' of retiring from public life was taken into consideration . It was with feelings of deep and heartfel t regret that the Association heard of your coming to such a determination , after your having been so long a tried , atlo , and untiring advocate and leaner in tho causo of Chartism , andthe rights and liberties of tho people . Such a determination coming so soon after vour recent triumph in the House of Commons , when , by your eloquent _address , you forced from the first minister ofthe crown an avowal that the time had arrived when the franchise- should be _m-eatlv _onir ™! -. i

      conces-, sion "which he never before gave to any other member _, l he _^ Association consider that your retirement at present would be a national loss , as there is , to an appearance , a movement _taking place in the right direction , by a co operation of the middle and _ZSl _± _T- , The _~ iation feel deeply you X ?„ _ST , ° " _^ _'O' _-dusion throu gh the unjust and ungenerous tre atment you have' and arc daily and earnestly express a wish that you may _rcconluZlZ _^ T _?\ l thafc y ° « » _W . under all the circumstances , see the necessity of _Alterintr vour _^ , fir-llr _nf « _' _- lhng , milli 0 M 8 ' _thfaaSSOCUltioi . Xn ? i , _h-, » E 1 ; . , lat undw your leadership for * h vi _. h " tn great _hoon-tho Charter l m C ¦* 1 ° , ° , _^ S Uld nobly struggled . 1- am , feu- , m behalf of the association , Your obedient servant , 10 , _Tobago-str _eoj _, _Wtan _;^ 31 _*^ _^ - July 27 th , 1840 .

      TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . Sib , —My confidence in your honour and integrity induced mo to take ; l four-aero share in the Land Company . I ; like many others , have been unlucky at the ballot , and , consequently , as yet have had no return tor the money beyond the gratification of doing good to others . I am now out of a situation , and see no prospect but a gloomy one for the future . I haye managed to save a few pounds , which I have received in a very straightforward manner from your manager , Thomas Price , Esq ., _tvihjj whicli 1 I intend , along with my wife and boy , to proceed to South Australia , in about two weeks . You will , perhaps , say this is a poor alternative . I tkink so ,

      too ; for I had a deal rather live in my own country , if I could see allyour benevolent designs carried out ; but all my hopes havo fled for the present—what tho future may bring forth wc know not . " But while the grass grows , thc horse starves " so that I must be off as soon as I can conveniently . My interest iu the Land Company I confidentl y leave in your hands , to do as you may think best for thc welfare of the Company . Wishing you perfect health and strength to go on , in spite of all thc " landsharks" that oppose _jfour progress , I remain , with much gratitude , Your admiring humble servant , 30 , Erasmus-street , Derby . Saml . Hall .

      TO FEARGUS O ' CONNOR _ESQ ., M . P . Respected Sib , —I , with many others , have been grieved at the conclusion you camo to . concerning the Land Company . I hope you will not g ive us up In the _liottr of trouble , * by trouble , I mean—you know that there arc tens of thousands of your wellwishers longing for freedom , who now are bondslaves , and who , by your noble principles , may be freemen . Sure I am , it is for the want of an understanding of those things that makes men act and do as they do . Beiiovo me , sir , it grieves mc to see you so used by those for whom you have spent your time , your interest , and your property . _Jlut , dear sir , let not all sutler for those who ' have become your enemies as well as their own . I have visited

      two of the estates , and 1 assure you I felt hi g hl y delighted to sec'them . There seemed quite a spirit of content with those who sec the value of having such homes provided for them . "Would that many more good and great men like yourself would come forward and undertake the cause you have espoused . Let . them visit tho houses of those who have been placed on the Land , and are determined to try , and try again . Let them compare these miniature farms and houses with tho tens of thousands of acres of waste land held under government . I quite agree with you , sir— "If the Land was put in proper order , wc should want hands to do it . " Men ought to think for themselves , instead of going to pothouses and crying out , " Wo want relorm . " True , it is reform that is wanted , but it ought to begin at

      home . If they were to place their money , as _fliave done , in confidence , with you , we should sec the Land Plan carried out in triumph ; but , sir , I fear to trespass on your time in looking over this . I did intend to have written to you last week , but illncst prevented mc . Do not give up those that wish youand the cause well . ' You must expect , kind siv , in so huge a family to havo somo rebellious children ; but desert not those who feel grieved at the conduct of thoso that havo lifted up thoir heel and their tongue against you . ' Oo on and prosper , dear sir , and thou sands yet unborn will bless you . Wishing you the blessing ofthe Almi ghty , Yours , very respectfully , 1 , High-street , Camborwell . A . D .

      TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . Sir , —It is with feelings of regret that I sec you have given notice that you intend shortly to retire from public to private life , * I trust that you will , on reconsideration of this matter , see the necessity ol " altering this resolution . If you have made up your mind to retire , I am certain that most of thc members will leave the Land Company . You aro no doubt aware that the members , on the faith of your managing their affairs , as you would have done your own , put the utmost confidence in 3 * 011 , and not the Company itself ; and , lam sure , as far as you have been concerned in the management of the affairs of tbo Company , they have not been deceived , on the contrary , they have been greatly benefitted , for no man would havo come forward and stood the insults which have been so unjustly and shamefully heaped upon you ; and all this you have done and borne , not onlv without pay , or any remuneration

      whatever , but boon greatly out of pocket hy it , which is an honour to your noble and generous heart , and a reproach to those who have had the benefit and good fortune tobe placed upon the Land , and grumbled at being too well provided for . How many ofthe unlocated members would bo but too happy to bo in thoir situation , with all tbo faults , ( if any there really be ) . ; but somo people aro never content , and so it seems with them . If I do not trespass upon your valuable time I would propose ( amongst others ) my humble scheme , viz ., that you should hold all Che powers which you have hitherto held in managing the affairs of the Company . That tho Company sliould consist of about 20 , 000 members , which , perhaps , may bo the case after the dissatisfied ones have retired ; that theso 20 , 000 should be divided into three sections , and to pay sixpence , ninc-p ' ince . and one shilling per week ; this would give the following income , ( or take the average tit three acres , i . c . ninepence , would come to nearly the same ) : —

      _Woel-ly . Yon rl v . G 6 _* S" members _ntGd per week 1 OS 13 10 or SG 87 1 !) 1 OC 07 ditto at yd , ditto _aau _' _is 7 „ 1 * 1047 18 -I . _GtfO'O ditto at Is . ditto a _* " 3 0 0 ,, 17331 12 0 2000 U £ 750 IS 5 £ 31 ) 017 !* S Thus in two years every member would bo paid up , wliich would create a capital of- £ 73 , 00-1 10 s . 4 d . I would propose that as soon as you got a sufficient sum in hand which wonld purchase an estate , to do so , and have members located upon it as soon as possible , and to Sell the estate outright . You will , perhaps , remember this was your ' first proposition , aud which ought not to havo boon departed from , althoug h the intention was good ; the tenant to have a lease for a long ( but certain ) number of years , and at a fixed rent . Man ' s dail y bread is of more importance to him and his . family than a vote , that will como , at all events , b y and b y ; this , I believe , was your intention for not selling them As soon as the location is completed upon nil estate so bought , let it be sold to any party wishing to

      purchase it upon the Company s conditions ; by this means of buying and selling you would need no move capital , as each estate would return yon move than what it cost you . Upon the principle of selling the estates the existence ot the Company depends , as no capital which the Company can raise , or any interest in the shape of rent , will ever locate tho whole of tho members in a reasonable period . It is now that tho labouring class wish to bo placed upon tho Land , and not to wait for some years , as some of tbem would certainly have to do upon the old plan of keeping possession of the estates in the Company ' s hands . As regards the bonus system , that alone damned the plan ; the poorer members saw clearly that their prospects were blighted . Instead of the bonus 1 would propose the ballot , or some other mode equally as fair , to the members ; for instance , let us suppose that an estate is bought

      and thirty members are to bo located upon it , * now let each district ballot for one member amongst the paid-up ones , and let the parties ' names who have been balloted for be sent to . tbe Directors , and if there should bo throughout the districts more members balloted for than arc required for thc location , let the Directors ballot all the parties over again , andthe thirty who are first drawn will he the parties to bejoeated . By this means they will get the exact number required , fairly and honestly . I think if the Directors were acting upon theso different modes , viz ., you to have the managementto raise the capital by weekly payments , as before stated—to buy estates , and to sell them again—to give tenants long leases , fixed rents , and the ballot similar to the way wbich I have mentioned , it would revive confidence in thc members ; it would go on more prosperous than ever , aid the members would see some reasonable chance of there being made

      The National Land Company. To Feargus O'...

      independent labourers for life . If you think the above remarks worth a place in the " Star , you will oblige , j . w . II . S ., A Member ofthe Company . Newcastle-upon-T yne .

      TO FEARGUS _O'CONNOR , ESQ ,, M . P . My Dkar Sir , —It appears from the statements made in the Star that you liave entertained thoughts of retiring-into private life . It is not to be . wondered at tliat such should be the result , owing to what you have endured from real enemies and pretended friends ; but , to make a long story short , I tell you , in the most uninistakeable language , that you cannot act thus—your true friends are very numerous , and thoy will not let you go , and , by the Lord Harry , I am determined you shall not go . " Come weal come woe , " you must he at our head , or else it will bo woe unto us all . I am not disposed to give Johnny Russell and liis cloud of conto . ' o-••• itcs a _swecft morsel of congratulation by letting

      O'Connor , our chief , retire in the . present state oi great emergency . No , no ; this would he food for the daring scoundrels , who usurp all power and annihilate everything pertaining to justice and righteousness . Tlie subject I am writing upon is very disagreeable , am ! 1 cannot dwell upon it _; I must therefore _conclude by reminding you , my dear ' sir , that your ott ' spriug are so numerous that I cnuuoi count them , aud having so large a family you must bo sympathised with ; but still you must provide for tbem , and _knoiving as I do that you are au affee donate father , and not willing that any should perish , I beseech you as a son to devise such moans as you consider best for our welfare , ' and I , for one of your numerous progeny , and many more of my brethren , will work as hard as we can in order to make your task easier , and give you every consolation

      that lies in our power . Thore aro many of our brethren very self-willed and very _perverse , hue 2 and a groat many of your sons have come to the determination to separate from them , and I have no doubt by our united exertions , with our dear father O'Connor as our guardian , we shall not ouly prevail against our dissatisfied hrethren , but also trample upon that reptile , Russell , who elevated himself to the position he now stands in by acts of ' a ' cunning and deceitful character . ' Now , my dear sire , I conclude , by expressing a fervent hope that this brief letter , in conjunction with many others of my brethren , will not be unavailing , and then harmony , peace , aud concord will prevail . I am , my dear Sire , Your very _aitcstioiintc son , Thomas C . Cook . Edinburgh July 30 ,

      AS ADDRESS TO THAT PORTION OF TnE LAND COMPANY W 110 HAYE ENTIRE _CONFIDENCE IN MR . O'CONNOR . __ In looking * over the Star of tho 21 st . inst ., and reviewing tho different resolutions passed at the different meetings in reference- to the Land Company , there is none I so much admire as those passed at Eulwell . They say : " That as we have full confidence in Mr . 0 ' Connor , we think it would be advisable to have nothing to do with the law , but let all thc property belong to him . " "That there be bonus and ballot , so that there may bo one chance for the poor members , and two for those who have money . " A \\ well disposed members have entire confidence in Mr . O'Connor , but not in

      those who have the controlling power of the law . ] fondly hope that our brethren at Euhvcll will bo well supported , and that their sentiments may ho triumphantly carried at tlie forthcoming Conference . St . Paul states : " That lie fought with beasts at Ephesus ; " and truly Mr . O'Connor has fought with many beasts in Great _Jlritain . Such being thc caso , it requires all lovers ' of . O'Connor to come forward and declare their attachment to him , and in testifying their sincere love and confidence , they cannot do it in a more distinguished manner than by supporting ihe resolutions of our brethren at 1 'uhvell iu the Conference now at hand . I am persuaded that if those resolutions are carried out , and their stringent regulations laid down and _pvomply adhered to , that the noble Land Plan of Mr . 0 ' Connor will not only prosper , but it will prove to ho a two-edged sword to nil the enemies of Freedom — for bv such means

      the grumbling _re-itilos will have quickly to take tlieir departure—the lying Press will have less food to suhsist on , and tho do-nothing government will bo lulled into repose . Tho number of individuals now interested in this noble scheme is of no small magnitude ; therefore , as their number is such as to entitle it to the name of Legion , let us , with one voice , to support the resolutions referred to . I approve very much ofthe advice given to the members , by Mr . Isaac Wilson — that is , " to have no moro money spout in getting tho Company . registered , and lot tho deed , with ' all the stamps , " he made a present to tlio Attorney-General , to bo placed in some prominent situation in tho House of Commons , so that tho government may always bo reminded that they have received a large sum of money from the working classes for stamps—at the same time knowing that they intended to prevent thc Company being registered at all as a Joint Company . "

      In conclusion , I nave one remark or two to make , in reference to the last resolution made by our brethren at 1 ' uhvell . In tlie first place , they say " And we think that houses might bo built for * 50 each , till the allottees could turn themselves round , when thoy might alter thnm to suit their own purposes ; and we think many of those that havo made complaints , have lived in houses which cost little moro than £ 00 before they went on their allotment . " I have two objections-to this last statement : thc first is , that if a good , commodious , and comfortable houso is built at first , it saves any further outlay at any future time ; my next objection is , tliat

      knowing , as I do , that Mr . O'Connor is interested all all times forthe poorest of the poor , I consider it something moro than superfluous to embody sueh sentiments , as Mr . O'Connor has , from the commencement of the Company , attended to this _departpartment in the most praiseworthy manner . In conclusion , let mo entreat all who have entire confidence in Mr . 0 ' Connor , to come forward and give him that cordial support whieh his distin » iiishe-l patriotism so highly merits at our hands . I am , brethren , yours respectfully , Thomas C . Cook , A Four-Acre shareholder Edinburgh , 30 th of July , 1 _S-10 .

      TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . Df . au and HoNOUfiEP Sin , —It is with pain and regret that wo read in tho pages of the Star of July 21 st , your firm determination of retiring from public to private life . Prom the first of your making that statement to the present-, wc had the idea , and was strong in hopes , that you would not persist in carrying it out ; but when we read your speech , delivered at the Standard Theatre , _Shorcditcli , on thc 15 th of July , which says , that you have grown prematurely old through your energies and eiVovts in advocating oiir cause " , and that it would probably be the last occasion of your ever appearing on a public platform , our hoped completely left us ( as we arc sure thoy have done otliers , ) and we emphatically request that you will retract your assertions , and continue to bo the champion of liberty ; and guide _oin- oncc-sh-ittcrcd vessel to a safe and sound anchorasre .

      " That you have grown prematurely old through your energies and off-rts in the cause cannot be denied , and wo speak the language of hundreds besides ourselves when wc say , That such was . our opinion when we saw you at the camp mooting of Lancashire and Yorkshire , on tho loth of July , and wo confess that our inward man failed us on your making your appearance , to find you had so materially altered . Tlio cause may be attributed ( wo think *) chiefly to ingratitude , " and -n-e look upon those guilty of it , as being guilty ofa erinio ofgre . it magnitude , by those who have had so much done for them , and know not how to _apj-i-ecmte such goodness but by grumbling that more has not been done for them ; and wc think , it necessary that you should watch with a strict eve these continual

      grumblers , and , at the first- opportunity , drive tliem from the land they have so greatly dishonoured , and let other and better men take their places ; for there arc hundreds that would be proud to change places with them , and would fool grateful for such a change . Your services in the House of Incurables have been advantageous tothe cause ; and through your exertions ( so temperately ' ninnnged when you brought our claims before tho house , it ' stands now in a very prominent position before the country , ' we think ( substantially ) more than ever it did before . Thc child has now grown to be a man , and now requires greater care than ever , that it does not choOsc the ivno . vo path . Thero are too many temptations before to looso any of its tutors , and more

      in particular its principal tutor , aud we sincerely hope that you will not abandon it atthe hour of need , but that you will watch over and guard it with vour fostering care . Should tliere bo any retirement whatever , we pray you abandon the house of humbug and deceit , ibr the people place no condenceinit ( a great deal more in our right arm ) , and wo presume it has done as much as anything wc know of to deprive you of health . Your services will be ns efficient out of the house by making grateful—ay , " grateful—electors , and being the means of returning member ** , as thoy ' will be in the house , and no doubt move so ; for the good old cause

      will receive a greater stimulant from your personal _presidency , and tho pressure fr « m " without will cause it to receive that respect and attention it demands in the house . When the enemy is advancing it is not ; a . fit time for an army to lose its commander ; and now that a union has taken place—or is about to do—of the Iiusscll and Peel party , for tho purpose of impeding the Democratic movement and that of tho Protectionists , wc think it quite as expedient that Democracy—no matter from what quarter it emanates—should join heart and hand , and thus make a formidable stand against these shallow-minded , trafficking politicians—Peel and llussell ; and * wbetlicr thoy unite or not . _^ c think

      The National Land Company. To Feargus O'...

      '' J necessary , tint tho middle and wo king classes should unite , and take what thoy can get with thanks , but never to rest until the whole of our re quircmonts are conceded to us ; and for you to leave us at tins critical juncture will , wo are certain , be attended with great disadvantage , ami wc again hope that you wil still conduct the helm oftho "good oh ship ; and if life and health permitwhich we hope will he the case—cease not until yeu have accomplished your end and aim viz . "Tho Charter and no Surrender . " . _' _" . .. Heed not the few grumblers , for they are an insignificant minority , who , as well as the tyrannical milloeracy , will have accomplished their * purpose should you retire , and leave thc great object of vour desires .

      The following resolution was adopted at a meeting * of Hid Democrats , convened for the purp ose , on Sunday , July 2 !) t [ i _, at their room , bottom of the Old 15 aiik , ' ltipponden : — " That this meeting tenders to Mr . O'Connor its sincere and heartfelt thanks forthe noble ctfort 3 hc has hitherto rendered to the cause of suffering humanity , . nud regret deeply the proposal of _retiixment from public to private life , sueh having obtained great publicity through thc press—and acknowledge and appreciate the honesty and abilitv

      displayed by that gentleman in bringing the association to its present proud position , and that he bo required to withdraw his assertions , and continue to preside over the affairs of the JCational Charter Association , ami likewise take such steps in tho forthcoming Conference as will tend to thc carrying mit of the objects of the _"National Land Company , as originally proposed . " Signed on behalf of tho meeting , Joseph Wiugley , Sec . Jtippondci ) , July 29 th , 161 !) .

      Ml' _l- ' lllKXDS , —I will never desert yom order , abandon your cause , nor cease to advocate your princi ples . Your _uflcctionato Friend , _FiiAiicius O'Connor .

      To The Editor Of Tiie Northern Star. Sir...

      TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE _NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —I have no wish to intrude upon the columns ofthe Star to gratify a scribbling propensity , but as tho Conference is soon to meet i ' think it is the duty of every member to make known his " crotchet , " if ho ever thought upon the subject to form one . My _tiropositioii or crotchet is this : —Let each locality g ive the unpaid-up members ono month ' s notice that unless so much per share be paid within that time that they will be scratched off the books as memliers , and in nowise to ho re-admitted ; and that all members thereafter who shall not keep their payments good every three months shall share the same fate . Each locality would then soon ascertain the real number of memhers intending to go on , Then

      let there be a fund raised by weekly subscriptions per share ( by act of Conference , ) to purchase the shares of the scratched members as fast as lhe funds would admit , to keep tbem from fretting . lVe will then suppose that all the paying members do their duty ; a sum of money is raised , our Father Feargus buys an estate , builds , and locates by ballot " as usual , and when that is done , ( to prevent him from cutting to America o : Jericho witli the estate , ) let him turn the estate over into the hands of trustees to sell the rents to the highest bidder . Is ' there any law to prevent that ? Or must we ask government * co let ii .- * do so ? Thc idea of asking leave to allow us to wind up the affairs of our Company appears to mc an absurdity . Excuse my ignorance oi the Jaw if such a law exists to demand it . Why is not every

      poor man made to send to tho Secretary of State to ask permission to kill bis fat pig , if he bas one . I think it is a piece of injustice towards tho paid-up members to call upon tiiem to pay a weekly sum per share , men wiio strained every nerve in the first instance to help the Company on arc now to be taxed , or go back as it were , to push the _, ' azy lubberly hangers-back up tho hill ; let the laggcrs pay in their thousands as wo have done , and when they have all paid up then will be the time to make all , located or uniocatod , pay a trifle each weekly to help the funds to wind up the affairs of tho Company , hy _makin-jf u * s all little _farmers , instead of winding up to make us all paupers . It is likewise

      proposed that paid-up members , who , are too poor to pay this weekly tax , are to receive interest for their money , hut not to ho _oligibkr-to ' tho ballot box . Is that justice ? No ; but it is an injustice that never will be suffered while our noble of nature lives . W . E ., of Northampton , proposes twelve acres to be the principal quantity of land . He may have wherewith to purchase twelve acres , —thousands havo not . lie says , no more bonus , no more ballot , and let them by auction to members only . _IJow very selfish io reads ; it _sineJi-i very _t-trougly liko a ' crafty enemy , I may be wrong , but his simple plan , and so easily understood , so bothers my brains , as Pat says : — ' That darnation seize mo if I can understand it . "

      I am , Sir , yours respectfully , _Readin-r . ' ' T . Major

      TO THE EDITOR OF THE NOltTIIEEN ST ATI . Dkar Sin . —Doing a paid-up three aero member ofthe "National Land Company , and having read Mr . O'Connor s letter in which lie states his " intention of retiring from the management oftho Company , I feel very sorry that he should entertain such . in idea , after thc many proofs of confidence he has had reposed in him by the members . It is no doubt very disheartening to give his timo and talents to the forwarding the best interests of tho Company , and that , too , without fee or reward , and receive slander and abuse in return ; but I should think ifc is but from u very small portion ofthe members . I hope ho will yet he iuc / itccd to stick to the helm of the good old ship , until he land his passengers in

      tho port of honest independence . I have read a letter from Mr . Thomas Major , , which appeared ill tbe Star of the lit )) , and as a Conference is to meet I think thoy should consider it ; that is , —suggesting the propriety of placing thc members on their allotment according to priority , instead of the ballot ; to this all would cordially agree , as it would be a stimulus to exertion to those who were real lonCi . fide members to have tbciv shaves paid' up ; and that there might be no mistake , let thc resolution of last Conference be rigorously enforced with regard to having the books cleared up every three months , unless satisfactory reasons can be * g iven for nonpayment ; and the rate of payment towards shares not to be under twopence per week per share . They must be poor indued who would not give thi *

      towards their own emanci p ation . Let the bonus go oi also ; and when an estate is ready for the rcceptioJ of allottees take two-thirds of th ' . _* se that have paid bonus , and tho remainder of them who have not , or are not able to pay bonus , hy priority , and by doing this every niuniber would havo his allotment secured to him as his time came , instead of a _chtmco by tho ballot . Then , in the words of Mr . Major , the Lottery Act , and other acts that militate against tho poor working man , in regard to this at least , may go to tbe devil , as there is no doubt but thc great majority of members , ifnot all , have full confidence in . Mr . ' O'Connor , without acts of Parliament to bind him to his duty , knowing by past _OXpes'lOUOft that ic it be has never failed . Trusting that something may be done ihat will prosper the Plan , hi defiance of all opposition , I subscribe myself , yours truly , Jambs _Stkvkssos .

      Boot And Siiobmakehs' Pkize-Wokk.—Wc Beg...

      Boot and SiiObmakehs' Pkize-wokk . —Wc beg to remind oar reader" * , particularly those of the " gentle craft , " that on Monday and Tuesday no * vt ,. Gt ! i aud 7 th of August , thc exhibition of Hoot and _Shoem-ikers' _Z'T-izo Work trill take _j > laee for tho benefit ofthe families oftho Chartist victims . The beautiful specimens of handicraft advertised in _tsur last number will be exhibited at " The Two Chairmen , " _"Wai-dour-street . Soho ; " Tho wheatsheaf _, " Marylebone-street , _l'llsroy-t-ijuaru * " The White _lliU't , " . Fetter-lane ; and "The lltsiug .. Sun , " _Caltendarytinl , Long-alley , Moovfielils . 'i'hii Committee in their address "beg to remind the working classes , that what _oeeurrod once may occur again , and that thoy should , in this iiisiance , prove their sincerity to tlie causo , by assisting , iii time of need , those good and true missionaries of Freedom , who feared * not to advocate the cause of '

      LABOUR'SRIGHTS , ' and expose- the folly and _ii-tschi-3 i of those Laws wliich oppress the poor , in ord ? -. * to uphold aristocratic influence and _tyranjjy . The _0- ><> _--.-tf : n-o Eoofc ; v . nd Shoe-Makers in mal _. aig this effort for tho distressed families of the ' -victims , ' havo no wish to appear too _prominentia the matter , feeling confident there are other bojiies of their Fellow-Workmen equaMv anxious fsi- their POLITICAL FREEDOM , but thc nccess ; _-sy arose for _doingSomething , and tho talent and s' _-, til of our Trade will , on this occasion , be called , forth , not only in suppoit of the-Victims , but as a , manifestation of their unanimous feeling in the . Gause of the . ' PEOPLE'S CHARTER , '" AVe cawiostly _wish _, the Committee success , in their vevy . _i-yidab _' e _efforts to _SCI'VC the _persecute ! p atriots aijd * their afflictedfamilies _^ efforts weR wort hy tVe imitation of otf-fl _** - trades , both metropolitan and provincial .

      _E-vrnA onnixARY Soicidk ov a . " ( 3 b _* x . —On Friu _^ _j au inquest was held before All * -.. ' M . "Wakley , _% ( _* . tbe MnrvlebonC w--Jykhouse , *»¦ . tbo body o \ ixvm . es Edniuiids _, aged IC years ,, who committed _sswide b y swallowing _•* . quantity oi ' laudanum , and s & evvrards throwing himself into ,-tho Regent ' _s-QjUftal . Tbo deceased , who w ' as _.-fag-a in the _servico of Mr Bransby Cooper , tho eminent surgeon , of _Sprint gardens , applied t . a bis mistress _ofi Sunday _liHit for leavotogoout , - which _request was . granted ? Tho deceased returned at ten o ' clock intoxicated , and _ffi _^ m _yi _Y ? tlcv _?' _?™' > _Pulsed not oinfoim w . 9 , Cooper . On tho following morning the deceased was missed fvom the premises , and on _ruuwaay morning bis body was found in thc _logout s Canal . % 0 * _Jetiu . ncd a yerdict of "Temporary insanity . " *

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 4, 1849, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_04081849/page/5/