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      THE _COMOSWEALTH : A MONTHLY RECORD OF DEMOCRATIC , SOCIAL & INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS "THE COMMONWEALTH" will be the Representative of the Chartists , Socialists , and Trades' Unionists , in the Monthly Press . _contetb : * L Gold Region of California . 2 . Pauperism and Poor Rates . 3 . TheSpySjstem . i . Louis Blanc 5 . The Epoch ofthe Revolution . 6 . Productiveness of Small Farms . Co-nmunicaUonsfor the Editor , Books for Review , & c „ to he forwarded to the Office , 1 GREAT WISraOLL STREET , LONDON . To be had of all BookseUers in Towa and Country .

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      THE FRENCH REPUBLIC . 1 DEMOCRATIC FESTIVAL , to consist A . of Tea , Concert , Ball , in commemoration of

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      SOUTH -LONDON CHARTIST HALL , Corner of Webber-street , _Blackfiius-roatL THREE ORATIONS will be delivered at the above-named Hall in aid of the Fund tor the support of THE WIVES AND FAMILIES OF THE CHARTIST VICTIMS . On Wedsesdat _Evening , Feus-jab ** 21 st , By THOMAS COOPER , Author of the " Purgatory of S * iit * ides . " On "Wedsesdat Evening , _Febxuab ; 28 th , By PHILIP M'GRATH ; ad on _YTedstbday Evesc _* c . Mabch 7 th , By THOMAS CLARK ; On the foUowing u' jeet * : — Feb . 21 st THE WRONGS OF IRELAND . —James IL in Ireland ; Battle of the Boyne ; more Injustice under William WL ; Ireland under Anne and the _Georces ; Lord Chariemont and the Irish Volunteers ; the " United Irishmen * " Wolfe Tone , Arthur O'Conuor , and Lord Edward Fitzgerald ; the "Irish ReheDion , " Castlereagh , and " the Union - * ' Robert Emmett ; the Agitation under Daniel O'Connell ; the Re- ; cent _"Iiisurrection ;" . Mitchel , Smith O'Brien , be , & c ; Proposition of a Remedy for . the Evils of Ireland . Feb . 23 th . The Impolitic , Unjust , and Anti-Christian Character of DEATH _PDN _1 SHMEST & March Tin . Life and Character ef THOMAS JEFFERSON , tho Third President of the American Republic ; Comparison between "Wa . < _-bm-r *<**» «««•" ¦ •" _oS" » _- ~» Ti ; _Itaiwmtlo _Tcudeucles of the _letter ; Jefferson considered as the first man of his time and country . To commence at Eight o'clock . _Adiossio . y—TwoHacE .

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      COLLIVER'S COMMERCLVL COFFEE AND CHOP HOUSE AND READING ROOMS , 266 _J , STRAND , LOSBON . J COLLIVER returns his sincere thanks to his Friends and the Public , forthe support he has received at their hands during the last ten years , and nopes by strict attention and civility to merit a continuance of " their patronage . J . C . also begs to state , that naving lately made extensire alterations and improvements in his premises , he is now enabled to aSord additional convenience without extra charge . A Coinmercial Coifee-room upstairs , with every facility for TraveReirs and Visitors fiom the country . - The House is situated in the very heart of the Metro--polis , in the centre of the Theatres , -near the National land Office , and Pubfic Buildings . Omnibuses pass tc and fiom all the Railway Stations , to meet the trains , every five minutes . Beds , Is . to Is . 6 d . per night AU other charges equally moderate . NO FEE 3 TO SERVANTS .

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      TO BE DISPOSED OF , TWO FOTJRACRE PAID-UP SHARES in the National Land Company . Price , Three Pounds each , clear of all expenses . Application to he made toT . H ., at Mr . Winterhottom's _, Sandy Gate , Burnley .

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      FOR SALE , A PAID-UP FOUR-ACRE SHARE in the National Land Company . As the Advertiser has oeenlong out of employment , and is selling to avert impending want , it wfll be sold tor the low price of Three Pounds Ten Shillings . Address ( postpaid ) , J . E ., at Jane _TurnbuU ' s , St Peter ' s , near Ifewcastle-upon-Tvne .

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      TO BE SOLD , AB A R G AI N , THREE PAID-UP SHARES in the National Land Company ; also , THREE SHARES , 12 s . paid on tbem . No reasonable offer refused , as the owner is going abroad . Address ( if by letter , prepaid ) , to W . P ., No . 32 . Barclay street , Somers Town .

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      TO BE SOLD , A _PALD-TJP FOUR-ACRE SHARE in the National Land Company . For particulars , apply to P . _TTeatherston , 31 , New _Sorth-streeL Red lion-square .

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      A DESIRABLE OPPORTUNITY : _-T-0 BE DISPOSED OF , A THREEJ- ACRE PRIZE CERTIFICATE , drawn in the November BaUot , in _ISf 7 , consequent * ** the purchaser will stand a good chance of being located on the Bromsgrove ' Estate . Early application to be made by letter ( post-paid ) , to C . IL , 10 , College-street West , Camden Town .

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      A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF silk and satin dress pieces , black satin Testings , black Brussels with blue and tri-colour satin borders , rich deep blue Brussels with crimson satin borders ; and shortly . wiR appear a splendid O'Connor tartan satin , for scarfs and vests , manufactured by Mr . Leech , of Macclesfield . Then also , a few dozen of ladies' ties , with the Chartist shield and pine . An advertisement setting forth theprices will appear next -week . To be had on application to Mr . Clark , 144 , High Holborn , or Mr . John 'Warren , 157 , Drury-lane London . Mr . Warren having devoted twenty years to the silk business , flatters himself by his choice selection for , durability and quality , to merit the support of the Chartist body , and the public in general .

      Fire.-—On Wednesday Morning A Fire Of A Destructive Character Broke Out On The Premises Of

      Fire .- —On Wednesday morning a fire of a destructive character broke out on the premises of

      Tne Uenerai Wooa-Uutting Company, Pedlar...

      tne uenerai wooa-Uutting Company , Pedlar ' s-acre , Lambeth . Shortly after eleven o ' clock smoke was seen issuing from a large building occupied as a drying room , between hfty and sixty feet loner , and -which is situated at the rear of the manufactory , and inunediately fronting the water . The place -was filled with wood of various sizes , as were like--wise several adjoining ware-rooms . The names spread with amazing rapidity . In a few minutes several engines were at the scene of _conna-ration together with the large floating engine from South-• -wark-bndge . The flames were not cheeked nntil an advanced hour of the afternoon . The building ¦ where the fire originated , ard its entente , were totally consumed . The proprietors were insured iu the West of England Fire-oifice .

      _ErjCUBiAsnciLi . MGxiTABiEs . --In the House of lords there are now a Very Reverend Earl , and a Prelate who also sits as a temporal Peer while we have a Prince Bishop of Manchester Thk Game Laws were publicly _cjjjtemned in Edinburgh on Wednesday last , at a cWKed meetin _** of the citizens , presided over by the Lord Provost Petitions to Parliament , embod ying uncompromising resolutions , were unanimously adopted ; and the recent game-law * murders in Northumberland and other counties , must give weight tosuch appeals in the minds of our lawmakers . - . Thk Bishop of _Maxchester ' s Paucb _. —The Ecclesiastical Commissioners have given notice that they are not yet prepared to provide a permanent episcopal residence for the Bishop of Manchester , but propose to engage a temporary -one at a rent not exceedmg £ 400 per annum . Can a bishop exist in a house of such arentas that »¦ ¦

      _« a , _^ I , B w f ? J _5 _* ? I 0 _* ' - « " ) s the " Isvestios os _wSfw Watt dwd _^ rewarded : his son has fol-Hr w _^ _? n 0 ured to _^ grave ; and Mrs . _^ Hnn _^ 0 wof _- one of the _Mentors of _steamnavi-SSSffySK * P _^^ of _-tSOayear from * _5 _'* fc * a \™ _^ Wa 3 dey " * IIealef . _^ hich has occup _^ _^ - _^ ention ofthe Co urt of Exc _hSqSS

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      PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM ' . A PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE L \ held at the LITERARY _, _^ _1 » SCIEN _TIFIC INSTITUTE . JOHN-STREET , TOTTENHAM-COURTROAD , on TUESDAY EVENING NEXT , FEBRUARY 20 th , To determine upon the kind of Financial and Parliamentary Reforms , that are required to meet the wants of the people of the United Kingdom . The following talented and patriotic gentlemen wnl be in attendance to address the meeting : —Jclia ** Habnet , P . MGkath , W . _Dd-ox , E . Gill , andT . Clabk . Admission -. Body of _H-dl , Id ; _GaUery , 2 d . Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock .

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      Puna Giut, Dumfries.—Thanks. Having Take...

      Puna Giut , Dumfries . —Thanks . Having taken to botany , ' imagine , in your wanderings , that you have Rousseau for your " guide , philosopher , and mend . " As regards the democratic cause , take for your motto : " A'it _Vesper-velum . " J . Sweet - _^ knowledges the receipt of the following sums for the Wires aud Famines of Victims ( sent herewith ) i _* iz : —Mr . Smith , ls , ; Mr . Ginniver , 6 dL ; Mr . Charlton , Is . ' Gd . ; Mr . Wilson , 3 d . G ** £ ekwood HiETtEt , iicknowledges _thefoltowiog sums _. tor Dr . M'DouaU ' s case ;—Ruferd Carole , 6 d ; H . Ashworth , 6 d * J . Ashworth , 6 d ; G . Hindis , Gd ; Chartists of Accrington , 5 s ; From other persons , Cs lOd . —Total , 13 s lOd . ., _REPCBUCAJfand J . IttDCE , Croydon . — They are issued on the same * terras as those previously published . Mr . T . MABTrasos , Lincoln . —Send a copy of the advertisement , and 4 s . Cd . Mr . Ghees , Beverley . — The agent who supplies the paper had better , call , at our office . It is not sent direct from us .. Makcbesteb Victim Fund . — Mr . TV . P . Roberts , solicitor ,

      Manchester , has received from a few friends of Un-Bworth , 6 s . ' J . _CostTABix , Dundee . — We cannot announce "forthcoming meetings" unless paid for as advertisements . Victim Fern — John Arnott , acknowledges the receipt of the following on behalf of the above fund : — From Mr , Grant _Sliiers , Limehouse , Ten Farts of Culpepper's Herbal ; Mr . Merriman , Louis Blanc ' s Organisation of Labour , and Four other Books ; Mr . Shute , Large Sheet and Engraving of the Manchester Massacre ; Mr . Richardson , _Bethnal-green . Splendid Steel Purse ; Mr . George . _Clewer-grean , Cobbetf s Grammar ; Mr . _VTUUs , Westminster , _liaval History , Travels of Telemachus , and History of England ; Mrs . Leech , Limehouse , Two Fancy Work Baskets ; Mr . Stephenson , Ditt o , Two Books ; Mr . George Greenslade , One Pair of Ladies-Shoes ; A Friend , per Ditto , Cooper's Purgatory of Suicides ; Mr . _M-Vee , One Pair of Gent ' s Dress Pumps ; and the Ernest / ones Locality , one Fair of Wellington Boots . JohnPabe , Birmingham , —Itis considered to be so .

      ' .. . Notice To Agents. • Those Who Dis...

      ' .. . NOTICE TO AGENTS . Those who disregard our former notice , by neglecting to remit the Balance of their Accounts , -will not receive a further supply of papers after this date , unless they discharge all arrears before Friday next .

      The Nob Them St As Saturday, February 17,1s-9.

      THE NOB THEM ST AS SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 17 , 1 S-9 .

      Mr. Alfred A. Walton And The Trades. "Ix...

      Mr . ALFRED A . WALTON AND THE TRADES . "Ix you -wish to have your business done , GO —if not SEND , " is an old , a stereotyped , and undeniable proverb . It has been used in all times and in all climes . Mr . Harkort , of Berlin , has said , " DEPEND UPON IT , THOSE "WHO must take care of themselves have no time to tahe care of yon , " and we are rejoiced to learn from the able , the powerful , and statesmanlike letter of Mr . Walton , which appeared in our fourth column , second page , last ¦ week , that the Trades of England are about to act npon this maxim . Many statistical

      documents have been read in the House of Commons , published in periodicals , and reprinted in the Press -with ecstatic laudation , when they had been Ventilated through the muddle-pate of some partisan statician ; but we boldly challenge comparison between the best of those several concoctions and the admirable and remarkable production of Mr . Walton ; and , if it proves no more , it indisputably establishes the fact , that the practical tradesmen and operatives of tbis country are better able to represent their own interests , and thereby to cultivate the national resources ofthe country , by the application of domestic industry , than any or all other classes put together .

      Alfred A . Walton , notwithstanding he has not received an official invitation from Tom Young , ofthe Home Office , will prove a much moreefficient Commander-in-Chief than General Sir William . Napier , provided the Trades of England will be as willing to enlist in the MORAL FORCE service of then country as the Prime Minister ' s Secretar y tiadreasontobelievethe "Brummagems " would be to enlist in a PHYSICAL FORCE reformation .

      One ofthe first acts ofthe Reform Parliament was , notto disband , but to prosecute and persecute , the GARDE MOBILE , the very force upon which they relied for the achievement of their object . The Trades , then , were taken by surprise . Experience , however , has taught them a wholesome lesson , and now , after seventeen years of hopeless reliance upon Peace , Retrenchment , and Reform , they appear to have revived and resolved upon doing for themselves what others have neither time nor inclination to do for them .

      From the commencement of our agitation to the present moment , or rather- to Saturday last , when , in Mr . Walton ' s letter , we saw proof of repentance and conversion , we have ascribed the suffering of the labourers of England to the subserviency , the jealousy , and apathy of the Trades , but yet we never despaired that the gleam of sunshine would one day dispel the mist of ignorance . In our several treatises upon the Labour Question , we have endeavoured to show that agriculture and manufacture were inseparable , and must go hand in hand , and , in this view , we are now confirmed by the fifth proposition in the manifesto of the Trades delegates , which runs thus : —i

      "That , as Great Britain and Ireland contain a superabundance of land , skill , and capital , to profitably employ and comparatively support more than double the present population , the Government should introduce a BiU establishing self-supporting home colonies , to give immediate employment to tiie numerous , but compulsory unemployed , of our population . " Further on , Mr . Walton states , that manufactures and agriculture must go hand in hand , and he clearly shows the amount of money that would he required to effect this

      happy union between fifty thousand of the agricultural and manufacturing population . He shows , that £ 1 , 500 , 000 would * be required to effect the object—but , with a perfect knowledge of Governmental practice , he asks , "Is the Government , who raised three million ! upon Exch _«* _jaer Bills last year , for the purpose of carrying on their own juggling system , likely to assist the labouring classes _wifli a loan of one-half that amount , to rescue fiftv thousand from destitution , and place them in « - situation to live upon their own resources , and increase the national wealth ?"

      Thc reader shall have Mr . Walton ' s own words . He says— : " But the question may be asked , ' Is the Government likel y to grant our request ? ' I answer at once—they are not likely fo grant anything , unless they see the Trades are in earnest in their demand . " Never was there a greater truism than that the Government will not make a single concession to the Trades , until they find that the Trades

      are IN . EARNEST IN THEIR DEMAND : and we are happy to learn , that the Trades in the country are responding to the call ofthe London Delegates , manifest in the fact , that last week the society added one thousand to its ranks . ' We find that , within that short time , the tailors and bootmakers added one thousand to the Society . Those two Trades have ever been the foremost in every democratic

      movement ; while the carpenters , p lasterers , stonemasons , and bricklayers , " have been the most la gging andbackward , except where an assault upon their own trade has called theminto active _agfcation . The---value , therefore , that we _attach to the _pi-efent movement ol the Trades is that , itu essentiall y a _ _, ___< _, _ . morement , and not ihe mew resistance of one trade _bination of the whole Trades 0 f _Englaud-

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      clearly and _unmiatakeahly proving , that , however apparently separated in interest , they must be united in principle , and that that principle is— Co-operation ot Labour ; not for the benefit of a single trade , but for the advantage of the whole Labour class . And it horrifies us to reflect upon the fact , that if the money expended in fruitless contests with powerful masters , liad been applied to the practical realisation of . co-operative labour , the Trades of England would be able to have purchased ten million acres of land , and would have been now in a position not humbly to beg as petitioners , but proudly to legislate as masters . ' "'" .... '

      If this movement , is carried on throughout the country with vigour , resolution , - and spirit , the appeal ofthe Trades will become a . . command , but it must be carried on b y _w-orking men , andnot . _byidlegentlemenj _. _foi'however distasteful it may be to tho paid staff of an agitation , duty compels us to measure their energy by self-interest . They represent _I ? ar _^ liamentary faction in power , who are capable of being moulded into any shape , best suiting the views of the * political mechanic , so long as either PROGRESSION , _STANDST-ILL ,

      WAIT-A-WHILE , orRETROGRESSION , will secure the emoluments of office . And for these reasons , we trust that the Trades in London , and the Trades in the provinces , will adopt " Progression" as theirmotto , and select unpaid officers for then * staff . Of course , we do not mean that a secretary , or able lecturers , should devote their , tune gratuitously , as the labourer is worthy of his hire , and none can perform better service than those who aid in the solution of the Laboiu * Question—it is the question of _questionsH-the question of which Mr . Walton has . given a more simple , a more able and practical

      solution , than all the French , the Prussian ; _, and Austrian theorists , who have been for . years engaged in such an entanglement of . $ he ; sub-: ject , as would puzzle the _slnewdestphifosopher , and . all with a view to secure , _personal aggrandisement , through the ' mist oftheoretical philanthropy . And , . that we _bbve . not . laboured in vain , we proudly learn from-the following passage in Mr . Walton ' s letter _:- _^ - " Whether ths Government grant oiir requestor ' not , itis our dnty to continually press that subject upon the attention of Parliament . . I would , also have the traders and the people generallv . to keep : this all important fact in view—that itis to this question ofthe application of latid , labour , and capital , that wc must come at last , if we are to effect any real practical benefit to ourselves . "

      Our readers may rest assured that the above passage affords us no little consolation ; and in confirmation of its truth , we repeat oar ofttold tale , that ifthe Land were locked up today , we would not . g ive a farthing for the Gharr ter to-morrow . . ' . ¦¦ The Trades have now commenced their labours at the right end . We trust the country will support them ; and if they ; are wise , they will set a day apart for , holding meetings throughout the length and breadth of the land , for the discussion of this Labour Question ; and to allow the workers of all * classes to declare their adherence to the glorious

      WALTON PRINCIPLE , . . For ourselves we can say , that our columns shall be open to them , to the exclusion , if necessary , of all other matter , with the exception of Chartist inatter ; our reporter shall be at their service , and' that they shall have something more substantial than mere lip service , and wordy co-operation , to aid in the regeneration of their common country . Go on then , Trades , in the glorious _caiuse . Let self-reliance be your motto ; and at the close of every speech repeat the emphatic words of Mr . Harkort , that

      " THOSE WHO MUST TAKE CARE OF " THEMSELVES , HAVE NO TIME "TO TAKE CARE OF YOU . " And , in conclusion , bear in mind , that the cultivationof the Land , _andtheerectionofhomesteads , gives employment to all—from the pin-maker , to him who quarries the rough stone ; from , him who fells _tbe-fa-ee , to him who makes the moulding } from him who works the mine , to him who makes the lock ; from him who writes like Mr . Walton , to him who is enlightened by his wisdom . ' * __ ' _L t *¦¦ _* ¦

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      back up Dr . M-DoWs appeal , toasting that it will meet _M-ith a hearty andetlective response . , ,, , . _, Persons sending money should state how thev desire it . to be applied in the event ot it not _' being required for law expenses . Recently , Dr . M'Douall obtained the privilege of corresponding with his family and friends on business-matters ; to this was added the further privilege -of-writing anything of a non-political character for publication . This slight relaxation of the harsh treatment we have more than once described , has enabled the Doctor to prepare one or two works for publication , from the sale of which he hopes to derive -some assistance for his family . One

      of the said works is now in the press , and will be published early in March . ' Dr . M'Douall ' s friends may serve him and his family , by appointing local committees to promote the sale of the forthcoming publications . Let this be done forthwith . All communications should be _forwaa'ded to the Northern Star Office .

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      based upon any other foundation than the inherent right of manhood to a voice m the election ofthe - National Representatives , is a mockery The people of this country havebcen too long deluded by such shams , and _^ e believe are sick of them . Manhood Sunrage is the only thing that will content them , either here or in Leland . . other foundation thaa the in-

      Sir J . Pakington has introduced a Bill having reference to the present Constituency , and its proncness to accept filthy lucre as an inducement to exercise the privilege of voting . It will be remembered , that last year there was quite a monster crop of Bills to repress and punish Bribery and Corruption at Elections ; but , somehow or other , as they seemed ripening they were all seized with blight , and none of them came to maturity . Government gave the new measure a courteous reception . The Premier was glad Sir John had taken up the subject , and it may , therefore , be presumed that he will receive help—not obstructionfrom the Ministry . But with all this it may

      be greatly doubted , whether any sincere desire to prevent bribery and corruption exists in the House of Commons . If there were such a desire , the means of giving effect to it would speedily be discovered , and we should not have such a constant repetition of bungling and inefficient measures . If any of our legislators think the task an impracticable one , we suggest to them an exceedingl y simple , but most effective remedy—enfranchise the whole adult population ; make the voters too numerous for any purse , however long , to buy , and give them the protection ofthe Ballot at the same time . Bribery and Corruption at Elections will then speedily become matters of tradition .

      All who have had anything to do with the purchase or sale of Landed Property in this country , must have felt that the obstacles , expense , and delay , which had to be encountered , were a disgrace to the Legislature . In fact , the . whole system seems devised to create obstructions , for the express purpose of swelling the Lawyers' bills . Mr . _Dnvmiom , by introducing a measure for facilitating the Transfer of Real Property , has , at least , given

      the House an opportunity of talking about this subject ; and from the expression of app roval to which the _SOLiCITOR-G-ENERALgave utterance , we are inclined to hope—of talking to some purpose . One of the very first preliminaries , however , to a free and unexpensive transfer of Landed Estates , is a good system of registration of deeds and maps . In Scotland this has been done , and with excellent effect .. Why should not England enjoy the same advantages ?

      Mr . Moffat ' s Bill , , giving the power of arresting insolvent members of the House of Commons , deals with what is purely a question of privilege . It is questionable as to what extent it would be a public benefit , and the abolition of the immunity en ) oyed by members , might , in the hands of unscrupulous ministers or violent opponents , be made the instrument of public injury , or of private hostility . In general there is very little danger ofthe people of this country sending either insolvent or needy men to Parliament . The great bulk of those

      who sit . in St . Stephen ' s , are there more because they possess . the money qualification , than any other that can be mentioned . The golden calf was not worshipped with more earnest devotion by the Jews of old , than the possessors of that metal are by the Christians ofthe nineteenth century . It is only in rare cases indeed , that a poor man can succeed in making them forget his poverty sufficiently tb induce them to place him either in a position

      of influence , honour , or emolument . "Sweets to the sweet , " " Riches and honours for the rich and titled , " is our motto . In short , we think that this is a question which may safely be left to the discretion of constituencies ; who , if they knowingly send an insolvent representative to Parliament will have no doubt good reasons for doing so ; arid the ' . very few instances in which it is likely , will not amount to a general grievance on the creditors of this country .

      The Navigation Laws have been introduced early enough this session to permit the question to be settled , if the Ministers are really in earnest . That , however , is doubtful ; for notwithstanding the broad way in which Mr . Labouchere laid down the theory on which the measure is based , he made some admissions and qualifications which implied to the Protectionist party , that on this point the Government are somewhat squeezable ; and that if the opposition be only vigorous and protracted , the measure itself may again be

      deferred *¦ till another session . " It is plain that the Peelites entertain some suspicion of the sincerity of Ministers ou the subject , from the question put by Mr . Gladstone to Lord John Russell , as to Mr . Baines ' s support of the Navigation Laws . It will be recollected that , this gentleman was appointed to the office of President of the Poor Law Board , oh the death of Mr . C . Buller , aud on his re-election for Hull , Mr . Baines very emphatically and plainly told his constituents that he would oppose the repeal or any material modification of the Navigation Laws . Mr , Gladstone wished to know why Lord John had allowed one of

      his subordinates such a liberty , and also whether it _wais an " open question" with all the . other numbers on the _Treasury Beneh ; to which , in substance , Lord John replied , that Mr . Baines alone was so privileged . It is , however , ' doubtful , even with this assurance , whether the Whigs will not . contrive , cleverly enough as party politicians , to keep this as a bone of contention between the severed sections of the Conservative party , and thereby maintain their own lease of power . Apart from all speculations as to the fate of the measure , based upon party or personal considerations , it may well bo doubted whether it should be

      passed at present . The Free Traders , when taunted with the non-fulfilment of their predictions as to the results of their policy , have retorted , — . "Wait , and give it a fair trial . " We think it is but justice , on the other hand , that we ask them to pause , and make no further alterations in our commercial system , until that "trial" _demonstratesthe superiority and the beneficial consequences of the measures they have alres _^ y carried . Certainl y , we have now got into the commencement of what , according to them , was to be a species of Free Trade and manufacturing and commercial _mulenkm . ' . ' They said , — " Only wait until the lst of February , 1849 , when the Corn Laws wiU- » eally : he abolished , and then

      you will reap thTfull benefits of Free Trade . " Well , that day has come and gone , and we perceive no amendment yet . On the contrary Mr . Muntz , speaking of the trade of Birmingham , and that district , declared that it never was worse . The practical man of business gave the'lie to the abstract theorists ; and Mr . Williams , the member for Macclesfield , who as a large retail shopkeeper in the metropolis ' has peculiar ' facilities for ascertaining the facts , declared that trade never was in averse state in London , or money sobadto get as it ™

      justinow , . He admitted . that there had been a slight _j-evival ,. but there always was , during the first three months of the yeaV , and it . _wS rence afforded no-proof whatever that trade wasreaUypermanently and generally improv-• _£$ " * k J ft ° ? - bt that _^ ese statements ¦ will be confirmed b y all practical men of business m every part ofth e country ; and seeing that so httle success has attended our former legislation m this direction ; we repeat , it is but reasonable to ask for a-little more experience _betore _ahohshina the -DroWiion _, which ia vp

      enjoyed by one " body of British capitalists and " _* inen . " We believe that Mr . _DkummoiO ) and Mr . Bankes spoke the truth , when they aaid that this was -part of tho _crusacte of tho

      Mr. Alfred A. Walton And The Trades. "Ix...

      Manchester School against Labour , in sp _- the dull common-places of Joseph _Huii-. _. _° ° ' the would-be wit of thc equall y _crotchpn Colonel Thompson . Even Mr . Laboucii ! in his speech , cautious and guarded as he Wa could not help letting slip ono _senten _? which betrayed the animus of the wy _, ?• affair . The shipwrights of America , Sa J he , gave a whole day ' s work for t -J wages ; whereas in this country , they Wa / the day agreed upon by the Trades' _comiJL tion . The remedy for this—the means of pu ii ' ing down wages , and increasing the work at Manchester School against Labour , fo sr > it

      the same time , is simple—oniy Dring f or competition to bear upon them , and give tilB shipbuilders the power of taking as many aD prentices as they please , " and you will achieve your object . '' Such , are the praiseworth y effort of her Majesty ' s Ministers and the Cobdjjs Clique I Bitter enemies are the whole of th em to Labour and its rights , whether they are i n . dustrialor political ; and until Labour fiU ( _* itself , represented in Parliament , it win _^ plundered and degraded under the mask 0 f friendship , swindled under false pretences , and made the help less prey of all who prefer to li ve upon the labour of others , rather than earn an honest maintenance ty then' own exertions .

      Metropolitan Agitation. "We Direct Atten...

      METROPOLITAN AGITATION . "We direct attention to the report of a meeting held on Tuesday last , in the Institution , John-street , Fitzroy-square , for the purpose of discussing the Wrongs of Ireland . The _speeches delivered at that meeting ( though in our report very much abridged ) are well worth perusal ; but it is particularly to the petition that we direct attention . That petition tells home truths to the " Honourable House , "

      and the case of Ireland versus the English Government , is stated in a way that does honour to the ability ofthe author of the petition . Parliament might save itself the trouble of appointing Committees to inquire into the "Condition of Ireland Question , " if the Members of the two Houses would only take the trouble to make themselves acquainted with the ' principles and propositions set forth in the -said p etition .

      The meeting on which we are commenting , was one of a series called by the Chartist Executive , for the twofold purpose of extending a knowledge of the proceedings of Parliament , and creating a public opinion in favour ofthe only measure which will give _justice , to Ireland , as well as to England—the People ' s Charter . ¦ , A meeting will take place on _Tuesdayevening next , when the all-important subjects of

      Financial and Parliamentary Reform will * be brought under discussion . We appeal to the working men of London to attend these meetings , and to testify by their numbers the interest they take in questions which so vitall y concern themselves . If encouraged by popular support , the Executive willhold similar meetings in all the metropolitan districts . Such a course of agitation , could not fail to be productive of the most beneficial consequences to the democratic _csuso .

      We must also direct the attention , of our readers to the report of a meeting in tlie parish of St . Luke ' s , presided over by the hon , ttieiiiber for the Tower Hamlets , George Thompson , whose conduct was worthy of the highest praise . It will be seen that at that meeting the people rejected the indefinite resolution , for _Suffi-age "Extension , " in favour . _ofan . _dmendment declaratory ofthe right of _awery man to exercise the duties of citizenship . This is , a

      good sign ; it shows that whilst tho people are wUHng to allow the middle-class Reformers fair play , they are determined not to ]_ choused out of their birthri ght under any piP text _whatever . We trust that the . working men will follow the advice of Mr . Gr , TlIOMPSOW , not to abate one tittle of their just demands , nor allow any consideration to divert their attention from the requirements of eternal justice .

      Dr. M'Douall. ]¦¦, -*. ' — Mmm __A_, ' L...

      DR . M'DOUALL . _]¦¦ , _- _* . ' — mmm __ _ , ' l' _-r . In another column will he found a letter irom Mr . Eider , stating thatthe attempt to obtain a Writ of Error in tne oaso . of _,, Dr . M'Douall has been abandoned , and _req [ uesi _> ing mstructions as to the appropriation of the monies _subficribed towards _Meeting the expenses which would necessaril y attend any effort to set aside the legal decision , under which Dr . M'Douall has . suffered , and continues to suffer , so much unmerited and degracung punishment .

      Smee Mr . Rider ' s letter was put into type _^ , we have received a communication _fi-om Dr . _WBovAtt , setting forth hig determination to perserereiri the attempt to obtain a Writ of Error ,. _jpi appealing _^ his -friends to furnish him with the necessary funds . Under these , _wcumstauces , _TO feel bound to

      Star-Light Still Shut Out Of. Kirkdale. ...

      STAR-LIGHT STILL SHUT OUT OF . KIRKDALE . We hear that the imprisoned patriots in Kirkdale Gnol aro still denied the " Northern Star . " We understand that , a few . days ago , Mr . West made another application to the Magistrates , setting forth that , as a member ofthe Land Company , he was interested in seeing the official organ of that body ; that on the recommendation ofa Parliamentary Committee , the Company was undergoing material alterations , which imgl \ t gravely affect Ms property as a shareholder , & c , & c . All in vain . The Magistrates again refused to allow the . - ' * Star" to enter Kirkdale .

      Why does not Sir George Gret answer the Memorial sent . to . hirhby Messrs . West , " White , Leach , and others , weeks ago ? Is he secretly abetting a conspiracy he dare not defend ? We pause for a reply .

      Parliamentary Review. It Is, Perhaps, So...

      PARLIAMENTARY REVIEW . It is , perhaps , somewhat premature , but we cannot help expressing gratification at the improved sty le of the debates in the House of Commons , and the number of business-like measures—though small in themselves— --which have been introduced in tho first fortnight of its sittings . We . trust that these manifestations ofa more correct appreciation of the duties of Legislators , will continue'to characterise the future proceeding ' s ofthe House , and

      that itmaY _thuSj . tosomo extent , wipe off the disgrace . ofthe last intolerably long and . most useless Session . We . have . frequently repeated , that there is no indisposition fo work on the part of Honourable ' ' Members ; but what is wanted is a right direction to be given to their capabilities and anxiety for occupatipn . Unfortunately , we have the Whigs in office , and , therefore , that desideratum cannot be expected to be supplied to any considerable extent .

      Thedebates on the grant of £ 50 , 000 for the relief of distress in Ireland , are only one proof of the lamentable waste of time and attention , caused by the want of fixed principles , practical knowledge , or comprehensive views , on the . part of Ministers . The merest g lance at the facts of the case are sufficient to show the utter inadequacy of the Government proposal , and to excite surprise that it should ever have been made .. After three nights' debate , the money was granted , and let us see what it will do . It appears , that out of the 130 , unions into which Ireland is divided under the New Poor

      Law , twenty have their means utterly exhausted , and eleven more are so crippled that they cannot go on without aid . In one Union —Ballina—the weekly expenditure amounted , on the 15 th of last month , to £ 790 , and the destitution requiring to be relieved was steadily on the increase . Other Unions were in a similar state of bankruptcy . If the weekly requirements ofthe whole twenty Unions in this condition are taken . at £ 450 a-week eachwhich is a low estimate—and we give 100 / . a-week each to the eleven Unions which

      require partial assistance , it will be found that the 50 , 000 _^ ., so grudgingly granted to Ireland , will be all expended by next Saturday ! What is then to be done ? Will Lord John or the _CHAJfCEttoit of . the Exchequer come down and ask for 50 , 0001 . more , and repeat the request regularly once a fortnight , until the next magic hai'vest comes in , and for a short time , at least , causes a cessation of the demand ? As far as we can see , this appears to be the only policy contemplated by the Ministry . They have given no indication whatever of

      being prepared with any measure for effectuall y grappling with the pressing evils of Ireland . Mere money grants are the most useless and the most mischievous of palliatives . What is wanted is to enable Ireland to support her own people , and that can only be done by enabling them to find employment at which they can produce the means of their own subsistence . But when the matter is put in this shape , up start a host of philosophical Economists , and denounce such a proposition as utterly subversive of national prosperity . Sir James Graham stigmatises it as . a . revival of

      Louis Blanc ' s National Workshops , against which he solemnly warns Parliament It is strange that such a cautious old stager as tho . ex-Home _Secretary , should have repeated the exploded falsehoods ofthe Times , as to the authorship of these same workshops ; and still more strange he did not perceive , that however objectionable that mi ght be , the grant of millions in the first place to make roads impassable—and now tens of thousands to be spent without even an attempt to use them _reproductively , is at least as great a blunder in economics as M . Thomas ' s National

      ateliers . One thing is certain—that if these grants are to be continued until the Committees appointed by both Houses have examined witnesses , and reported npon the subject , and then until a measure for amending the Poor Law is brought in and passed by the Legislature , John Bull may look forward to a draw upon liis purse which will equal one year ' s saving effected by Cobden ' s Budget , if even that i » gamed .

      Ml ¦ _' The BiU . introduced by Mr . Akstet , on Tuesday , with reference to the Inland Fisheries of Ireland , was , though comparatively trifling in itself—a measure of a _^ much more hopeful arid rational character than * either grants of money , or coercive and unconstitutional attempts to put down the expression of public opinion . It recognises the great principle , that employment is the one tiling needful in Ireland ; andthat the Legislature are bound to give every facility for tho developement of the varied natural resources ofthe country .

      Sir W. Somerville's Two Bills With Refer...

      Sir W . _Somerville ' s two Bills with reference to the Electoral Franchise , and the Duration of Elections in _L-elaud , are the counterparts of measures introduced last year , and withdrawn nobod y knew why or wherefore , The first Bill , which * abolishes the various and contradictory qualifications for voters , . and p laces the right in the hands of all persons rated to the poor on an annual rental of £ 8 , reached a second reading last session , and for

      aught . , we could see might have been easily -carried .. It was a genuine Whig " little go ; ' _- but , small as it was- its authors apparentl y took fright at it . ; Whether they are _nott altogether re-assured , is more than we can tell . Perhaps after all , it is onl introduced _= _* for the sake of keepingnp appearances , and may yet tumble through some ofthe numerous trap-doors which _aboundonthe stage of St . Stephen ' s . Ifit Joes , it _will _. be no _greatloss _. Any measure professing to extend _fce SUB W _^ _toffa

      Receipts Of The National Land Company Fo...

      RECEIPTS OF THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY Fob the Week Ending _Thubsday , February 15 , 1849 .

      SHARES . £ 3 . d . £ s . 0 . Dudley .. 4 10 0 Daventry .. 118 * Littleton .. 0 19 3 Leicester , AstiU 1 « r , Walsall .. 1 13 4 Colne , Tomiinson 0 IJ - King-bridge .. 10 0 Lewes .. 2 0-Clifford' .. 0 8 0 Coventry .. 1 M Belper , Wheatley 0 7 0 Mansfield , Boole . 0 IC >; Rotherham .. . 10 9 Merthyr , Powell , Salford .. 3 0 0 per Rees Davis 0 fl u Giggleswick .. 3 16 8 Liverpool . ' 1 13 Lambeth .. 0 . 7 0 _Alnnick . .. i _>( Bradford .. 10 0 Georcie Mills .. 0 o j OldShildon .. 0 4 6 W . Chafer ... 0 . fl-Manchester .. -i i 0 3 . L . Smith . .. . . o " » - _Acerincton .. 0 17 4 H , Smith . .. 0 9 g

      Mottram .. 3 ' _16 0 H . HaUett .. ' 0 ! _j New Radford .. 1-7-4 J . Loveless Smith 0 5 Mansfield , Walker 1 18 0 T . Philpot .. . o _i 0 Barnstaple .. Ol ! 8 E Gradates .. 0 ? ,-Nottingham .. 16 6 W . Long .. 0 2 , ; Blackburn .. 1 910 $ T . Christmas .. 0 : ) _, Morpeth .. 10 0 J . Vigurs .. ft l _, ; Hull .. 1 18 9 W . Bailey .. ' Hi , Worksop .. 1110 W . Williamson 0 : ' , * Belfast .. 1 14 0 J . Sawers .. o « s Calais .. 110 0 J . Peebles .. 0 fi * Stalybridge .. 1 15 0 M _, Walker .. o _» - Banbury .. 1 11 G Wm . Bannister . « r _, ( ) Blairgowrie .. 0 15 2 S . Lee .. o i , Bermondsey ., 0 19 6 — Bilston .. 5 0 . 0 £ 68 1751

      Norwich per ! _= _! _ _* Mr . Hurry .. 200 EXPENSE FUNDi Dudley .. 010 0 Belfast .. 0 6-Littleton .. 0 1 G Norwich .. ( Ill Belper , Wheatley 0 2 6 Banbury . . 0 1 , ; Rotherham .. 0 2 0 Kidderminster .. 2 0 ; Belper ,, Gregory 0 16 Daventry ¦ . 0 2 « Giggleswick .. 0 4 0 Colne . ¦ ... . 0 lu - Lambeth .. 0 10 Liverpool . .. 0 C _OldShildon .. 0 11 C . Willis .. 0 2 , ; Mottram - .. 0 9 10 T . Emmett .. 0 i - Nottingham .. 0 0 9 G . Hickford .. 0 • Blackburn .. 0 5 0 Hull * ' .. 115 3 ' __[ H TOTALS .

      Land Fund 68 17 . _;/ Expense ditto ... — — 7 611 Bonus ditto ... Ill 10 1 ! Loan ditto ... •» ••• . 0 II 2 Transfers ... ... _••• ... 0 15 0 £ 1894 5 } W . Dixon , C . Doyle , T . Clark , Cor . See . P . M'GitATH , Fin . Sec .

      Executive Fund. Per Mr. S. Ktdd,—Bermond...

      EXECUTIVE FUND . Per Mr . S . Ktdd , —Bermondsey , per Jeffries , Ds . - _, Hull per Bamett , ls . ; Sheffield , per G . Cavill , 3 s . O'd . ; Bristol , per C . Clark , 2 s . 6 d . ; Accrington , 6 d . ; New Radford , : ' A Fer Mr . J . _Abnott . —Hull , G . Barnett _, Is , VICTIM FUND . Per Land Office . —George Greenslade , 5 s . Gd . ; Thorn--Philpot , 6 d . DEFENCE FUND . Per Mr . W . Ridee . — Mirfield _, per B . Pearson , lis .: Bel tou , Eight Chartists , per J . Lord , 7 s . 6 d . ; _Birmi- )? h , * iii , People's Hall , perH . Rudliall , ls . -Per Land Officl-Benuondsey , 4 s . 6 < L

      FOR WIVES AND FAMILIES OF VICTIMS . Per Mr . W . Ri _*>* e ** - —Todmorden , per R . Barker , Ik : Nottingham , per J . Sweet , 3 s . 3 d . M ' DOUALL'S CASE-FOR WRIT OF ERROR . Per Mr . W . Rider . —Oldham Friends , per R . Ashwonh £ 15 s . 4 d . ; ditto , Proceeds of Barker ' s Lecture , per ditto , 2 s . lOd . ; J . Howland , Thrapstone , 2 s . 66 " . ; London , Ernest Jones Locality , 4 s . 2 d , ; Todmorden , perT . Fielden , lfe ; Brighton , per W . Flower , 7 s .: Daventry ,- a Few Friend * , per G . Ashwell , 3 s . Cd . ; Staverton , ditto , per ditto . Is . Hi ; Ashby , a Friend , per ditto , ls . Per Land Office .-Accrington , 13 s , lOd . Per Mr . J . Abnott . —Hull , G . Barnett , ls .

      NATIONAL VICTIM AND DEFENCE FUND . Per Mr . J . ARNorr . —Land Office , as pet Star , 13 s . 6 i Warrington , per Isaac Blease , 5 s . j Hull , per G . Barnett 8 s . ; Spilsby , per Wm . Brooks , Gs . 6 d . ; Job Catton _, Smell wick , ( id , ; Sutton , per Mr . Kydd , 5 s . '; Mr . Rider , as per Star , £ 1 Is . 3 d . ; Mr . G . Wright , per Mr . M'Grath , ls . Nuneaton , per ditto , 10 s . : Bermondsey , per Mr . _Jeffiie-, 4 s . 6 d . ; Accrington , ls . 9 d . ; New Radford , 3 s . 4 d . ; Mr , Wood , per Mr . Stallwood , ls . ; Globe and Friends , Mr . Thomas , 12 s . ; Collected by Mr East , Cartwright's _Cofehouse , 3 s . Gd . ; Whittington and Cat , per ditto , 2 s . Oi . e This sum lias been acknowledged as for the Executite .

      Hull Election.—Judging From The Account ...

      Hull Election . —Judging from the account ot this affair , -which _appeared in the London paper ; , one would conclude that it passed off with tin greatest unanimity and eclat ; such however , was not the fact . A more uproarious assemblage could hk possibly be imagined . Mi-. Baines' connexion wiib the administration of the Poor Laws , and the _rewm Tooting tragedy , excited popular feeling _ven \& f _! against Mm . Not a sentence could be heard trw either proposer , seconder , or candidate . The fars © f nomination lasted about twenty-five minutes , " _* _"ta so exasperated did the crowd become that they r * solved to put a speedy termination to the _businf _"' and in prosecution of this design a waggon 1 * with coals was captured , and its contents hurled a- ' the gentlemen upon the hustings , who deeming f dence the better part of valour , made a precip _iw ' retreat . Not a sound pane of glass was left in t » windows ofthe Mansion House . —Correspondent .

      _Batt-is and Washhouses Annual Report . - _® Tuesday ' a meeting ofthe subscribers anil cop mittee of the above institution was held in ! _- Board-room , in George-street , Euston-square . _- •• report , the second annual one , congratulate ! •' - ' founders and supporters on the fact tbat their _# pectations have to the fullest extent _beent * i Used . During 1848 the bathers had been lll . _^ washers , dryers , ironers , manglers , *; i ol , 690 ; individuals washed for , 246 , 760 _a _^ 'i of clothing washed , 2 , 220 , 840 : making ' a _^ j smee August , 1846 , of threa millions an . _' half , The statement of receipts for thews * - eluded a previous balance of £ 61 5 s . _llU-

      tions and subscriptions , £ 182 los . lOd . ; re *? from baths , wash-houses , and plunging lo !**' £ 2 , 315 _I 5 s . 9 d . The expenditure , _includins » payment of loan of £ 500 , left a balance of B 1 ? - ; the hands of the bankers ; thc loans and Hal )' : '; amount to £ 276 . To extend the operation ; ' ¦; accommodation of 5 , 000 poor persons weeW ' building for their aocommodation is in prog *** . which the Queen , Prince Albert , tlie / - * _..-Dowager , the Duke of Bedford , the _ArchbisW ' _CanterWy , & c ., & c ., have already subscribe _^ wards OT £ 1 , 000 . ¦ ¦ * Illicit Distillation . —A few days since , _$ _' ¦ ., George , an officer of customs , made a seizu _«' % illicit distillarv . at . N < v o T . _™ . - _nT-.+ « _---vnce . Can *;

      street-road , when some parties working the * were apprehended and conveyed into custody »•' the Hon . G . Norton , who convicted them in tn " L nalty of £ 30 . Atthe time ofthe seizure _MT . _G _& requested permission of the owner of the af" ' house ( Mr . Macpherson ) to allow an i » sf ? . sDiri : his back premises , to see whether anyiF _;^ had been thrown over the wall , which requ _<* - _* V , „ readil y complied with . This gave great eV > _^ . the fraternity in the illicit trade , and _voffs « -. gcancewere plentiful . On Tuesday n » _$ . " _- , V mgly , a number of old offenders in the ul-cl br 0 $ < attacked hia house , forced open the door , an" , _„ -, tho windows . Ono man armed himself ff _«"' jj ? but contented himself with blowing down tno- _^ board during the absence of Mr . Macp ipin , _^ started in search ofthe police . OnovillaU _' _- ? _' ' _,- _^ air

      . jHaepnerson s daughter witn a u _* r \ nii _> - bottle , and there could be no doubt ffOUW ' ' , t ? flicted . a serious injury had not the _polif _* _" ty atthe moment , and apprehended one of w _^ _, ' , e * _ri others then made their escape , but as _they _* _" * _- _^ all known to Mr . George , he will use _^ _- _^ Tour with the police to bring the parties 0 _« this outrage to justice . _ip ? Thk Wreck op thk Tigris . —The _™_\ . _* * _$ George from Dover lias brought to _I-ona r , v teon tanks of eocoa-nut oil , eoftsiped . to _^ itsame having been saved from tho wrccK Tigris from Ceylon . t _. „ , hf , Keolkct of the Land .-TKq Clare Jof _^ a most disheartening account of tne utt _* j . 5--of large tracts of land in thatcounty . On i » of _aerw aoith . ee spa . de nor plough' k ft _W &

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 17, 1849, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_17021849/page/4/