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      (Copy Of Adue^Imentfrom The Oxfordshire Papers.)

      ( Copy of _Adue _^ imentfrom the _Oxfordshire Papers . )

      To Small Capitalists Am) Others. Minster...

      TO SMALL CAPITALISTS AM ) OTHERS . Minster Lovel , near "Witney , Oxfordshire .

      TO BE SOLD BT AUCTION , BY MR . LONG , On Satnrday , the 31 st day of Augiist , 1850 , AT THE STAR HOTEL , OXF ORD , - At Three o ' clock , in _theZAfternoon , » N EIGH 7 Y-FOUB I . OTS _, BY OHDKB 0 *? THE _HOBTOiaKES , £ YAIUME FBEEHOLB ESTATE , _Pleasantly and _advant ageously situated m the village of Minster Lovel , in the county of Oxford , inthe vicinity of the following excellent market towns , namely : —Witney , three miles ; Burfoid , four miles ; Woodstock , eight miles ; Oxford , thirteen miles ; and Farringdon , twelve miles ; and distant from _Chehenham twenty-five _, miles .

      , Comprising about 297 acres of superior land , princip ally arable , and a great portion of it in a high " state of cultivation ; together with eighty-two excellent cottages , of three , four , and more rooms each , and oat-offices , the whole of them built in a very superior manner , in stone , with elated roofs , Sac ., and conveniently fitted up for immediate occupation , each cottage being situate and standing npon an allotment of two , three , or font , acres . Also , an excellent homestead and labourer ' s cottage , and suitable agricultural buildings .

      The estate "was formerly the property of John Walker , Esq ., deceased , and was farmed hy him for some time , and two or three years since "was purchased for the purpose of allotment , and creating small freeholders . The adva _ _W _^ e ot _ _ry _ptaceol as to frontage , file ., and tbe whole property presents a very agreeable and picturesque appearance ; and most of the allotments having been occupied and under _cnJtnro , chiefly hy the spade , for some time , the soil is greatly improved , as is evidenced Tby the superior crops produced at the present

      time . The greater number of the persons now occupying portions of the property are under compulsory terms to quit and surrender up their respective allotments immediately , unless the purchasers of one or more lots are willing io accept them as tenants ; and some others hold until about _^ November next ; possession ofthe lotsii their occupation cannot , therefore , be given immediately . It is proposed to offer the original homestead , labourers'

      cottages , and farm buildings , with about twentyfive acres of excellent meadow land , partly watered by the river Windrush , ( an excellent trout stream ) , in one lot . The high road from Oxford to Cheltenham runs through part of tiie property , affording capital frontages to many ofthe cottages ; and most ofthe others front tiie public road , running through and dividing the larger portion of the property leading from the Oxford road to Brizenorton .

      Within a short distance of the estate is the forest of Wychwood , over which there is an unlimited right of common . There is also plenty of good bunding , paving , andlime-stone on the estate . The whole will he Sold by Auction , without reserve , in nmnerons lots , affording to small capitalists , and other persons , an opportunity of possessing a Freehold Estate , and votes for the County , which seldom presents itself ; and to the monied man an advantageous mode of investment , as , there cannot be a doubt of the allotments finding ready tenants to nay a good interest for the money invested .

      Full particulars and plans of the Estate may be obtained from the Mortgagees , Mr . Weaving , corn merchant , Oxford ; and Mr . _W- Pinnoek , of Chimney , near Bampton , Oxon , ; Elijah Litchfield _^ Esq ., solicitor , 89 , Chancery-lane , London ; Messrs . Lee and Bees , solicitors , Witney ; at the Bull Inn , Bnrford ; the Bear Inn , Woodstock ; Crown , Abingdon ; King's Arms , Bicester ; Back and Bell , and at the Guardian Office , Banbury ; Three Gaps Inn , and place of sale , Oxford ; at the Midland Counties Herald Ofiice , Birmingham ; and of the Auctioneer , Witney .

      To The Working Classes. M Y Fbiesds, The...

      TO THE WORKING CLASSES . M y _Fbiesds , The " Show Box " is now closed : the exhibition has cost you nearly one-half million of money : and wUI any , the most sagacious politician , point out one single particle of benefit that your order has derived from the exhibition of 1850 ? And , do I blame either Whigs , Tories , Protectionists , or Free Traders , for the swindle and delusion ? ! No . As I always speak openl y to your order , and as I do not seek to derive other profit from tbe advocacy of your cause than the amelioration of the condition of your families , I tell von that it is _yoorselves that I blame . "

      I have jnst returned from Pans ; and there , although the force of tbe mnsket and the bayonet preserves the tyranny of the President and bis clique—yet , the working classes of Paris , unlike the working classes of Eng land , are thoroughly united , and their minds are steadfastly fixed to the cause of liberty while you axe like a rope of sand—disorganised , disunited , and divided into sections . Why is this ? It is because in France they struggle for the principle—LtBEBTY—while in England you sectionally struggle not for principle , but for tiie fancy of foolish and

      interested leaders . If any man in France undertook to elevate himself to the rank of leader , by any means which were isjnrions to the cause of liberty , and if such disunion injured ihe popular cause , his head would be cut oft ; while in England , such a man can muster a little clique of thoughtless fools , who have no interest in your welfare ; while , upon the other hand , if you were as united as the French people are , possessing , as yon do , a much greater power of mind , tyranny should succumb . to liberty without a blow being struck .

      Paris is now just what Fans was when l last visited it The palace ofthe Speciai-Cohsiable Pbesidekt is surrounded from morning till night , and from night till morning , with hordes of troops ; and the National Assembly is guarded inthe like manner . And does not this prove to yon tbat the laws are made by force , and that ibe power of the President is upheld by force ? The mind is suppressed by tiie cannon and the musket , which , however , cannot last long j while the mind of England is suppressed by your own antagonism .

      1 stated before what the tyranny of the government was , and it _stiucontinues . Within the last few days severalMayors have been dismissed for si gning petitions against the infernal Electoral Lot , which has disfranchised nearly onehalf of the French electors ; and on the 10 th of this month ( August ) , ihe members of the . Municipal _Connot refused to wait upon and pay homage to _thePaEsiD BHT on his tour —they preferred tendering their resignations , which was done , to the great satisfaction of the population .

      Now where is the member of an English council—aye , or where is the mechanic , the artificer , or . the artisan m England , - Who would not go to some expense bo pay homage to the Queen , on her tour through tiie _conntrv ? Where is the chy , the town , the village , or ihe railway station , that would not _becramaeato suffocation to get a peep at a woman who has onl y on © head , two eyes , one nose , one mouth one body , and two legs ; all , of coarse expecting to see much more . However , this state of France , and this state of England cannot much longer last , as the English Mokabch and the _Fictk _& Pbesidkhi will discover , to their cost , tho foll y ef basing their power upon ihe degradation of the _work-H _ chwe * ,

      To The Working Classes. M Y Fbiesds, The...

      Well , now , fellow working men—I call you lellow working men , because my mental labour is as arduous , and perhaps more so than your manual labour , while I pay for mine , and you are paid for yours—I tell you , that if yon were as united for one inonth as the French people are , you would have the CHARTER AT THE END OF THAT MONTH ; and I tell you still further , that you never will have the Charter , but , oh the contrary , the tyrant's power will _sessionar y increase so long as you are disunited . Every man , as I have often told you , who attempts to elevate your order

      , is looked upon with contempt , and characterised as a -ruffian ; while you yourselves are ungrateful to that man . If a scheme is propounded upon a national system wbich is capable of elevating your order , that scheme and the SCHEMER are reviled and persecuted by the Press ; while , upon the other hand , if the same scheme is individuall y adopted , the propounder is represented as a generous philanthropist ; and can I furnish you with a stronger instance . of . this assertion than the _eulogium justl y -conferred upon _PLiu T _^ T W _^ mEm , for her successful : cultivation of two acres of

      bad land ; the result of wbich was published in the Morning Chronicle and in the Star of Saturday last . - [ ' ¦ , Now , wilt : jury man of your order imagine that the Morning Chronicle , or any other newspaper , would so eulogise , or even publish the result of an experiment of mine , if it was likely to become general 1 Last week I wrote yon a short letter from Paris , describing the conduct of GOODENOUGH HAYTER . as Chairman of the

      Land Committee . As a matter of course , I had no opportunity , in consequence of Par liamentary rule , to make a comment upon his answer ; bat yet , as I am not to be driven from my course , on Wednesday last I put the following question to the Speaker : — " Mr . Speakeb , " as you have more experience in Parliamentary matters than any other member of this House , and as I presume that your object is to preserve the honour and the dignity of this House , I wish to ask yon , whether it was just , honourable , or honest , for a member of the Government ,

      appointed as chairman of a committee , aud acting as judge to investigate the conduct ofa member of this House with respect to "his administration of the funds of thousands of working men ; I ask you , whether it was consistent with his position , whether it was honourable , or even honest , for a member of the Government , acting as chairman , to pay secret service money out of his own pocket , to procure secret evidence from an individual whom he was afraid to examine before that committee ? '' ( Hear , hear , and oh , oh ) .

      The Speaker had had no notice of the question —( hear , hear )—buthewould generally say , that he saw no reason why a member of a committee might not , if he pleased , pay out of his own pocket for information that he fairly thought likely to . he of service to the committee . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Hatter felt bound to say a word . ( No , no . ) The hon . gentleman—" so called — ( order , order ) . Will the hon . gentleman—The Speaker called npon Mr , HayiER to withdraw the expression he had just made use of , which was at once done .

      Mr . O'Connor . —Sir , let him proceed , the censure of slaves is adulation . ( Loud cries of order , order , and great uproar ) . Mr . 0 'Co *«* vo * f * , clenching his fist at Mr . Hayter , exclaimed;— " Ah , you have been a juggler , a swindler , and a plunderer . " ( Order , order , order , and great uproar ) . Mr . O'Connor , "I repeat it , in railways , in , Holland , Belgium , and England . " ( Renewed cries of order , order , and uproar . )

      Now 1 have given tbe reader a verbatim account of the whole transaction ; and I again ask him what confidence he can repose in a Ministry , not only justifying , but defending such a man 1 But I have not done with him yet . He is member for Wells , and WELL the people are represented ; and I will give him such a breeze upon the brink of the WELL , at tiie next election , as he never witnessed ; and cost me what trouble and risk it may , and let who may be his opponent , I will have him kicked out , whatever SECRET SERVICE MONEYhemay pay tohis "WHISTLERS " or his " DRUMMERS . "

      Working men , now that the " Show BOX is closed , let me implore of yon to sink all antagonism and bickering , and present a steady and manly front against all your opponents . Remember that

      United , you stand , Divided , you faH Listen to no rubbish . Give ear to no dissension , offer no antagonism to those who advocate the six points of the PEOPLE'S CHARTER put no drag-chain npon the popular waggoH Contend for the Charter , and when you get it you will have achieved the means of elevating your position . Contending for more than the Charter is putting the cart before the horseit creates enemies for you , and justifies antagonism ; whereas , will any man , the most sagacious , point out one angle benefit to which your order is entitled , that the Charter would not confer upon you , while the hostility and antagonism of your own order enables your oppressors to withhold it

      Some men who cater for popularity tell you that they are Chartists and SOMETHING MORE . Now , will you , or can they tell me , what the SOMETHING MORE means ? My meaning of the Charter is this : that it would allow every man full and ample wages for free labour by the proper cultivation of tiie national resources of the country . That it wonld make you independent of all other states who now supply you with . food at a mere WEATHERCOCK price . The thinning of the artificial labour market would raise the wages of all who did not even wish to

      look upon the land . The surplus population would then be removed to the land , and . the artificial labourer would not have such competition to contend against . But do not expect that a man can do a nation ' s work ; and there fore hug you chains se long as your slavery depends , upon yonr own disunion . Working men , in order to prove to you that the censure of slaves is adulation , and that I rather rejoice in the reviling of rascals , allow me to furnish you with the following note , which I did not receive till my return from Paris , or it should have had a more

      speedy reply . TO IEA 1 _QDI O ' COSHOU , ESQ . K . _R 10 , New Korfolk-rtreet , Philpot-gtreet , Commercial-road . _8 tt—My wife and family we at _Cbwtervffie , and I this morning _reedted a sote from Her , of which th _» following ua coot j— " John and _Stephen Clark came here last Saturday , and staid _tfll Sunday , hat if I had _KU 0 WH their errand they ibould not have staid here , for I learned on Monday _ttat they had _tiffined Mr . 0 _'Conner by calling him tad

      _* _tctj ttang tbat tbey could lay _tnor tongue * to , wmen B « t _ edtlie disaffected here : for if only a word be spoken _«?« n » tMr . O'Conneritgi _*/ _eithem great delight" Now , _"r . _ItWnkif the Claries lure anything to say against yeu , _nworudbeiiiaMhoBoara . blet 6 eauatrahUe meeting , and _*** Mhei >* _complcinti before it , ' « nd invite you _thereto "J * " * the _*«»• thej can bring against yon , so thitthe _^ _may _betfi _. _tojofee « f the merit , or demerits of £ ffi _Aft _ fi * _»^^ k _«^«»« _'ho _Inmrf _^ _^^ _fc _^^ and bbedient Semii _^ :

      To The Working Classes. M Y Fbiesds, The...

      I am much obliged to my friend' _-for this communication , but _^ . tho only _noticg ' thatfl will condescend to take . of it is this : let the two FIFERS join the WHISTLER , and get up a band to abuse me as much as possible . M y friend cannot suppose that I would condescend to take any notice of those , two HIRED RUFFIANS , those Siamese youths , who seem to be linked together by some BRIGHT CHAIN ; but if they will come on the platform at John-street , on Monday next , I will unlink their chain , and separate the Siamese . Your Faithful and Uncompromising Friend , Feargus _O'Counob .

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      The "Whistler" Again. To Joseph Hume, Es...

      THE "WHISTLER" AGAIN . TO JOSEPH HUME , ESQ . Sir , —I take the liberty . of addressing you , seeing that recently in the House of Commons you supported Mr . Hayter in-defending the character of Alexander Somerville . I do not pretend to interfere between him and Mr .. J _& _Coanor . *! know nothing-of theLand Plan j it may be profitable , or not , for anything I know about it . I am one ofthe unfortunate men who joined the British Legion , commanded by General Evans , in May , 1836 . When the Legion was bombarding Iran , a fortified town in the north of Spain , the regiment to which I

      belonged was engaged in undermining one of the gates . At this siege I was thrown from the walls , and my right leg was broken in two places , besides which , I received other injuries , and was discharged the same year . Major _Horabrook , the commanding officer , recommended me to the Spanish Government , to receive six months pay as a reward for my services . Fonr years passed away , but I could get no tidings of my claim ; at length an advertisement appeared in tbo newspapers , which stated that the claims of the Legion would be paid by instalments , at 163 , Albany-street , Regent's . Park , London , and that the claimant must appear personally , or

      empower some some person to receive the money . Somerville appointed an agent in Glasgow , named Morrison , to forward tho documents to him , and promised to remit tbe cash in a few days , Mr . Morrison is a bookbinder , residing in Gallowgate , Glasgow , and being a respectable man , a great number of us gave nim our certificates , and about a month afterwards he paid me one pound eight shillings , deducting two shillings for agency , as my first instalment . The second instalment became due , but no cash being forthcoming , Mr . Morrison doubted tbat all was not right , and advised me to write to M . Castanada , the Spanish commissioner , and I did so .

      sow , sir , you say the conduct of Somerville , since leaving the army , is highly to his credit : mark what follows , for here is the reply bf the Spanish commissioner : — "' _Anthost Peebles , —In reply to you , respecting your Certificates , yonr first instalment was drawn by Mr . Alexander Somerville , No . 14 , Bridge-street , Strand , and yo _« ir second by Mrs . Rebecca _Hoiton , 148 , Rosemary-lane . " I then applied to a gentleman in the East India Honse , and I am much indebted to bim for bis kindness to me ; this gentleman had an interview

      with M . Castanada , who said , " Those poor fellows have been shamefully nsed by Somerville , but I am sorry it is out of my power to do anything for them . " Kow , sir , is this what you call creditable conduct , —obtaining my certificate , and selling it to a Jewess ? I do not see how you could be ignorant of these transactions , as the cases at the Mansionhouse , before Sir Peter Laurie , must have been known to you ; but , if you _inquire at Edinburgh , Glasgow , Paisley , Greenock , Kilmarnock , and Ayr , a host of witnesses , ; my fellow _^ sufferers , ; will furnish you with similar evidence of his cndiukble

      conduct . I have considered it to be my duty to lay this statement before the public , and it is your duty either to refute it , or confess your error . t , Arthost Peebles . No . 2 , Exe-street , Exeter , late a private in the Sappers and Miners British Legion .

      The Land And Labour Bank V. The "Whistle...

      THE LAND AND LABOUR BANK v . THE " WHISTLER AT THE PLOUGH . " At a general meeting of the memhers of the Manchester No . . 4 branch of the Journeymen * Steam Engine . Machine Makers' and Millwrights' Friendl y Society , held on Saturday , August 10 th , a letter -was read from the Northern Star , in which the "Whistler atthe Plough " makes the following statement .: — ' * It was not until the middle of 1847 that other newspapers : ventured to _comtat the huge delusion of the Land Scheme , and that more transparent swindle the Land and Labour Bank associated with "it , and' then it was chiefly from me they had their information .

      All that year I was incessantly engaged in examining the Scheme and Swindle , iiF warning the shareholders of their _danger , in preventing : Trade Societies , Benefit Societies , Burial Clubs , and other associations from sending _. their funds-to-the Land Bank . Though my exposure of the unsoundness of the Bank did not prevent all these societies from parting with their money , and partiug with it for ever , I saved many of them from roiri .- But for my timely interference , the Engineers and Machine Makers would have loBt £ 20 , 000 more than they did lose . " We , as a branch , having banked onr money in the Land and Labour Bank , beg most _respectfully to contradict the above statement as being utterly false , as the following dates and fignres will show , viz . : —

      1847 £ s . d . 18 * 7 . . £ e . d . Aug . 27-Deposit 620 0 0 Withdrawal . Oct . 11— ' „ 30 3 0 Nov . 9— „ 20 3 3 Interest . 1814 3 - „ 26— „ .. 25 5 0 88 . " - . " 3079 Jan 5— " „ io 0 . 1 „ 19— > „ 10 0 5 Apr . M— „ 30 . 611 May 8— „ . sO 8 6 „ 23— „ 20 6 * '• - - June 5— „ 8010 * . i , 2 Z _+ „ 10 3 9 ... 28- ; . „ ; 50 19 9 : Aag _. 2— „ 33919 2 £ 638 14 8 : J _0638 14 3

      [ This statement has been compared with _&< Bank books , and is quite correct ; -rT . Pbicb Manager . ] : _>• The above figures do not show any loss . Signed on behalf bf the Branch , Robert _Giujjody . Dayid Schofieed . John _Whiteby . N . B ; - _^ -The Manager showed the greatest promptitude in remitting the withdrawals .

      Thb Fhiud Otoh Ihk Sbbffiklb Fim Tram.— ...

      Thb Fhiud otoh _ihk Sbbffiklb Fim tram . — The robbery of the safe of the Fuesmiths' Society of Sheffield , to the amount of £ 121 , by . Samuel Pjjey , a member of the committee , ; wko _immediately absconded , in company with a woman named _Brooke , was recently reported , since which Mr . _Wtp-en , one of tbe secretaries of the trade , having ascertained that the delinquent bid gone to Hamburgh ; followed him thither , and had the good fortune to disoover him in an hotel , where he was residing under tbe name of Smith . 'Heprotested that

      he bad only about £ 40 of . the money left , and , as Mr ? Warren came to the conclusion that this account was true , he agreed to accept that sum , promising Paley that no further proceedings should be taken _ajstinst him . ' Raving secured this remnant of the spoil , Mr . Warren returned to Sheffield , leaving Paley in Hamburg : and the . _filesmiths "have declared themselves satisfied with the zeal Of their secretary . ; A _* mux Makum . —A vessel named the Othello , arrived from _Bsenos Ayres , has brought a cargo ot _animal manure . This is a , distinct description of manure from _jfuanb , and is oiBcialljf designated by ihe term _swniiowd .

      Thb Fhiud Otoh Ihk Sbbffiklb Fim Tram.— ...

      ERNEST JONES TO THE CHARTISTS ' . Ia reply to communications received I beg to state , that I purpose commencing my tour throughi England and Scotland on the first of September next . I intend reaching Scotland b y the middle of that month , and have to express my regret , ? f _AA _^ n lloaIttl mv time permit me to attend the Bannockburn Demonstration , on the 2 Gth instant . ' _^ M y route being nearly completed , all places that may further desire my services , are requested to address their letters to me , at 02 , Queen ' s Road , Bayswater , London . '" . ' [¦ . ' . ' . ¦ : ;_ f 14 th August . .. .. _Ernest Jones .

      The National Charter : Association. ' A ...

      THE NATIONAL CHARTER : ASSOCIATION . ' A very numerously attended public meeting was held atihe Literary and Scientific _Institatiojk ; John rstreet , . _Eitzroy-squai-e _^ on . Tuesdafevening , Auf _ustlSth ; V" _-- _^^ _" _^^ Mr . Edward Miles was unanimousl y called to the chair , and said , these meetings were called to review proceedings in parliament , but he thought its proceedings scarce worth notice . Within the last few days some cheeseparings had been recommended by way of saving ; but as a set off , they had the grant to the new

      Duke of Cambridge , his sister , and minima Next came a motion relative to Tiger Ward , late of Sheffield , arid his worse than savage doings ib Cephalonia . This Ward caused sixty-seven persons to be executed before the faces of their sorrowing relatives in cold blood ; and yet , when a motion was made for au inquiry into thiB horrible atrocit y , onl y ninetysix members attended in their places , and onl y forty-six would' vote for tho inquiry . ( Hear . ) Some of the Liberal members of the honourable house , had been convening a meeting of working men and others , atthe Whittington Club , for the purpose of raising a monument

      to Sir Robert Peel ; ahd at that meeting Mr Bright had told them , that in this happy land pauperism was extinguished , and universal prosperity prevailed —( _laughterj—and because some of the ' working men expressed dissent from this monstrous fabrication , , those Jiving monuments to Sir Robert Peel ' s genius , the police , were called in ; so it appeared that the opinions ofthe working men were not wanted , but their subscriptions . ( Hear . ) Why should working men subscribe to a monument to Peel ? Did the Manchester Massacre , so well known as Peterloo ; demand it at their hands ? did the notorious six acts ? the several Irish

      coercion acts , or his anti-reforming principles ? Never did Peel do anything from principle , but everything from expediency . ( Hear . ) Mr . G . W . M . RErsoiiDS moved * : — " That , -as the session of parliament iB now drawing to a close , and , as no single measure has been passed . with regard to the interest of the enslaved , oppressed , and cruelly persecuted masses ; while , on the Other band , ample attention has been bestowed upon matters iu which the industrial classes have no political sympathy , this meeting regards that fact as another proof of the often repeated assertion , that _> the House of Commons only represents the privileged orders : and this nieeting is

      confirmed in its opinion that nothing but tho enactment of the People Charter as the law of the land will remedy existing abuses . " Mr . Reynolds said , that when parliament had voted the supplies , _honourable members generally begun to leave for their country seats ; _bii'C'Sn Saturday last , large sums of money were voted , when only fifteen members were present—yet , when Mr . O'Connor brought forward his motion for the Charter , how speedily was the house counted out . ( Hear , hear . ) On the death of the late \ Diike of Cambridge , the government proposed to give £ 12 , 000 a year to the present duke , yet , if an admiral had served his country ( after a fashion , of

      course ) , he would not get as many hundreds for a retiring pension . Was it right or just that he ( the Duke ) should have £ 12 , 000 per annum , when he had done nothjng to deserve it ? ( Hear , hear . ) It was the mere accident of birth ; had he been born on SafFron-hill , or in St . Giles ' s , he would have been scouted , or treated as a vagabond . ( Cheers . ) Again , he did not . think it right thatthe nation should be called on to support the progeny of an address , although their father might be of royal stock , _i ( Loud cheers . ) There had been several measures before the house relative tothe admission of Jews to _Pariiamest ; now , looking at Rothschild personally , he regarded him as the

      impersonation ofMammon ; but the question , when viewed in its proper li g ht , should and woiild be , regarded as the last barrier of religious liberty , and as such should be iriimediately removed . ( Loud cheers . ) Yet how had Lord John shuffled , and ultimately thrown the question over until next session , ; on pretence oftheir not being time to get it carried through this session ; but their was time to get a bill through to give Marlborough House to the Prince of Wales ,, who was only nine years of age . ( Hear , hear . ) Another subject that came before the house was tbe _Cuffee-sh-eet Savings Bank . It appeared that there was a great defalcation , and Sir James Graham had wisely remarked , tbat

      if Parliament was responsible at-all , ' it was responsible for the whole amount , and not for a portion only;—( hear , hear)—but only a modicuiri was admitted , and this bill , even , was , withdrawn , to make way for the seyeral royal bills , The government ' had taken the savings banks under tbeir care , and the depositors now received au interest of three pounds six shillings and eightpence per annum , and it being government securities , it was looked on as preferable to any otber ; with this idea a million of persons had invested their little earnings in the _Cuffe-street savings ' bank ; and he , wanted to know if they were not of infinitelv more importance than the oalfcrv roval bills

      for Prince of Wales ' s royal stables , or Dukes of , Cambridge ? ( Loud cheers . ) Lord John had gravely said , on Sir B . Hall ' s motion , that parliament bad done more during the session than any , other legislative body . ( Laughter , ) All he ( Mr . Reynolds ) could say was , that the working classes had derived a very small amount of benefit from it . The Exhibition of 1861 . had also been attended to in the house , broughton . by ; tbe facetious Colonel Sibthorp _, arid it would appear that the first expense that would be entailed on the country , by . this Exhibition , was a sum for the maintenance of two thousand five hundred extra ; policemen , to keep order during the Exhibition ; a bill was about to be introduced-afc _* the commencement of next session to increase the force to that amount . ( Hear , hear . )

      Ih alludine to the : Peel monument , he said he looked on _thewcrking matiwho put his hand inhis pocket to support it as a traitor to his own order . ( Loud cheers . ) The Times teemed with advertismente . relative . to , a monument for "The good Duke of Cambridge . '' What had he done , except having drawn his twenty seven thousand a year , and spent'it ? he ( Mr . 'Reynolds ) defied any one to point out one act he ever did . ' ( Hear , hear . ) Mr , Reynolds then briefly alluded to foreign affairs , and in conclusion said that it was bis firm conviction that nothing short of the People ' s Charter would produce a sufficient remedy , jand it was the duty of the people to show the government that they never would desist froni agitation until the People ' s Charter became the Taw ' of the land . ( Great cheering . ) Mrl _Cuam . 158 HiiiKG seconded the resolution .-

      . ; Mr . Isuo . WttSON supported the resolution ; which was put , and carried unanimously . | Mr . _SiiM . wqoD , in a brief : speech , whioh was greeted , with _muobapplauBe , recommended the following _regolatiori to tlie , ' attention of tbe metropolis aridprovinces , and' most cordially . moved its adoption : — " That this meeting hails with delight 'the prospect of a federal union between the National Charter Association , the Reform League , Fraternal _Demoorats ,, and' Social Reformers in general , and earnestly hopes that the

      _aborepartieB will _energetieaUy-and unitedly struggle until every vestige . of , j _jgaorance ,, tyranny , ana oppression shall be removed , ; and the political and social fights of all be anally established . " ' Mrs _MACN-tu . eeconde 4 the motion , declaring that none _wfidld be more ready to carry into effeot the _prcceptscdhtaintd in the resolution that the members of _the-National _JReform League . ( Cheers . ) ? , The motion _wafcadQpted by acclamation .: •' ¦ , _t t A _voteof _^ nks _waSjg ' _ven to the Chairman ; and tb _^ _noting separated ,,....

      Strike Of -The Drivers And Firemen Of,,T...

      STRIKE OF -THE DRIVERS AND FIREMEN OF ,, THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY COMPANY . , , > . ; _: : The unfortunate dispute between the Eastern Counties Railway , and the employers of the locomotive department has terminated in the resignation of the engine drivers and firemen in the service of the company . On Monday afternoon after a conference with Mr . Ellis , one . of the directors , no fewer than 178 notices were sent , in , intimating their intention of quitting the company ' s employment on Mondaynext . In the evening a large meeting of the body was held at the George , Stratford , for the purpose of considering the course they should pursue during the dispute .

      The . Chairman said , tbat in accordance with the wish . of the meeting on the previous day he had accompanied the deputation appointed to present the memorial to the directors . : _Afterysome time , the Chairman and Deputy Chairman being out of .. towB ,, they succeeded , in seeing Mr . EUis , a director , and , he then proceeded to detail- to-him the grievances under which themen . had _' laboured since the _intra-Auction _'PtfMitlioo _& hZ : Mr . Eflis _^ _ltsVene'd ' vejry ' afc _^ tentivety to their statements , arid while he regretted that there should he any dispute between them and the company , remarked that he was not prepared to give them any answer to their application . Iu con - formity , therefore , with the previous determination ofthe firemen and drivers , ' the whole ofthe notices of their resignations were sent into the office of the company's superintendent . ' . (

      An important resolution was then adopted—viz ., "That the drivers should not work with strange mates , firemen , and that if a stranger . was placed upon tbe engine with them ' . that they should irame diately quit it , and allow the stranger either to proceed with the engine or leave it . " They argued that this was ; no refusal of duty , they only declined to travel ' jWith a stranger ; but , even if it was a refusal , the company would have their task in fining or imprisoning the whole of tbem . This was the my the London and North Western men succeeded , and tbey urged that tbey must do the same if they wished to be victorious . The meeting having been addressed by several speakers , and . the fitters pledging themselves not to perform the duties of driver or firemen if called upon , the assemblage broke up .

      • _Mebuso of the _Directors . — On Tuesday tne directors of the company had a board mooting on the subject , which lasted some time . We understand tbat the complaints of the men were taken into consideration , and that the board came to the conclusion that they were of a far different character than : had been represented by them , and , therefore , confirmed Mr . _GcMh ' s con . duet . It was also said that the company bad adopted every precaution in running the trains and carrying on the traffic in . the event of ihe drivers and firemen quitting as they propose on Monday _mouning next .

      Another meeting of the men took place on Wednesday at the George Inn , Stratford , for the purpose of adopting a resolution on the subject of the differences between themselves and the directors . ' J . T . Hope , one of the engine-drivers , was voted to the chair , and said that he had drawn up an address which he would read , and when he had so done , he hoped that every one would bear him out as to the truth of what he had stated in the address . It waR as follows : —

      " Fellow-workmen , —It is with the deepest : pain and regret , not only to myself , but I am sure to all of you , that we have found ourselves compelled to give notice to our employers that we shall quit their service on Monday next . I say that this stop has been taken as a matter of necessity , because none of us would willingly leave the line upon which the greater number of the men have been working their engines for the last seven or eight years ; and some of them froni the very opening of the railway—many of us , too , bare large families , and are , of course , not likely , unless in very extreme cases indeed , to risk the chance of being thrown out of employment . I believe every driver and fireman upon the line has given notice to leave

      the . service . No sooner was it known at Norwich than' some of the Stratford men were determined not to submit to the gross acts of injustice that have been inflicted upon numbers of us , than they , as well as the men at the other stations , who appear to have but one feeling , and that is of irritation and indignation , _resolveo also at once to throw up their situations , as they consider that with our new superintendent we are to have introduced a new system Of pains ' and penalties , the _extravagance , absurdity , « 'and exasperating _injustice of whioh would be , if generally carried out , _frequently to take half a rrian _' s wages away , for no fault whatever of his own , and in fact make it impossible for him to do his work with anything like comfort to

      nimseir , or justice to his master , _tfow this , fellowworkmen , is making a very serious charge against our employers , but it is the seriousness of truth ; and as reporters from the public press are present I will state-before them the facts that are so well known : to Ourselves . What we complain of is theintroductionof a new system of fines inflicted without rhyme or reason , and for accidents _over which the drivers and firemen have no more control than " the man in theinoon . " Our new superintendent came here about a fortnight ago . We knew very well we should have a sharp eye upon us , but for that we did not care . We know our duty , we have always done it , and were prepared to do it . We were , however , not

      prepared for . money ; punishment to _, be visited upon us under a _Bystem . which in reality lays it ; down as a principle that , machinery is never to get out of order , and tbatsteel and iron are never to break or wear out ; , but if an eccentric strap breaks , ' or the cotter of adraw spring should come ' off , the driver aud firemen are to be fined a day ' s pay . ' And this is not the only measure of which we complain . ' It is very evident froni what has taken * place during the last fortnight that ; a cutting down system ' of economy is to be oarried out against the drivers and firemen upon this line , and tbat length' and faithfulness of service , skill , sobriety , and good conduct , are to weigh as nothing against fid . a day to be _Baved out of this man ' s wages , or 4 d . a day out

      of thafc man 8 pay . I will now mention the sort ot " system under which wo have been working for the last fortnight , Tbe first _oase of'injustice I shall lay before you is that of Joseph Tuttori , driver , and George Jenkins , fireman : When about thirty-four r _iiileB on bis journey , and while running at the ordinary speed , ' the ootter of , his . cross-head broke in three pieces . ' . Now you allfknow that he could no more prevent the accident than any man who may be passing this house at this present moment ; but , nevertheless ; both driver and fireman were fined two days' pay- ' arid suspended for two days and three quarters . ' The next case is that of James Steele , driver , and William Bird , fireman . 'While nmring , _; the cage of his claok broke , the ball : ofthe

      daok worked into the pump , and tho consequence was the eccentric strap broke . No skill , however great , no care , however .. watchful , could prevent suoh an accident , and yet both men were fined one _Quarter day each . Another case is that of Henry [ arris , driver , and John Knight , ' fireman . The eccentric sheave of the engine slipped and caused a detention of the train ten minutes . Suoh a thing as this wilLocour to the best driver in the world " , without his being able to prevent it ; but under tbe new system the men were fined a quarter-day's pay , eaoh . James Monks , engineman , and _^ William : Cowen ,. firemen , were fined Is . eaoh forca porter neglecting his duty in turnine off the water . When'Monks went to Mr . Qooch about it , he ( Mr . _GobchJ'tbld him he was sorry he had fined them , but as he had g iven his word he would not alter it . Monks told him he would not submit to be fined unjustly : therefore'Mr . Gooch immediately

      discharged him . The next iBa case unparalleled in railway management .. Mr . ; Goooh requested William : Hewitt , engineman ,, to , shift his family to Norwich , as he fully intended for him to run from Norwich to . London and back—a distance of 2 « 0 miles—for one day ' s work . Hewitt told bim no rhan ' oould do iti Mr . Gooch's reply was , that he would not be the only person that wbuld haver to do it , as he = intended-to-have ' the timetables altered so . that ; every man could do it . The next case is that of JameBi Nelson ; engine-driver , and William Jolly ,: fireman .: Their train consisted of thirty waggons . . While ; shunting this train , the , draw-bar of one of tho , waggons gave way .. For thisf they were in rib degree tof blame " ; but they were of _courseflned one day ' s pay each : There are meral other ' -cases ' of this ' character Edward Reay _; driver' _andWilliamHead ; fireman , were fined _ls _. _^ each ; . because a draw-bar broke in taking a train of thirty loaded waggons , v George Cann , engine map , and John Hall , _ireman _, were

      Strike Of -The Drivers And Firemen Of,,T...

      discharged fornoofcher _reasoii th ' iin : tliat were ' old , and had _bcepi to-this company : . faithful servants , and were receiving , by servitude arid good conduct , the fir 8 t-classr wages .: Mr , Gooch' -distinctly-told Cann _. 'h bwould _^ pa ' y ' no mari whatever the ' wages ho _M _y' ? _s ' _receiving '; . ' sb"that old ; experienced , and good men , are of no ' more value to Mr .. Gooch , than the youngest " engine driver on the Jine . Lot tbe publio decide ,: whether these experienced men , or tho firemen and meti _, of any or no character from other places _,-that-Mr . Gooch may be engaging and promising the same rate of wages as the fkst-claBS engine-wen and firemen have , are the fittest to entrust their lives to . George Burling , enainoman . _'waB * . .. . eold , rants , " . duct ; Mold _ecs he I , and , than ot tbe en , or from igand t-claBS toen- nwas

      summarily discharged because he refused to do men ' s work in one _day—nainely , his own fitter ' s . Thomas Thompson was suspended the set screw of his top clack blew out , a stance over which he could not possibly havo control . It is , fellow workmen , against such ton injustice aa tbat which I havo just detailed you that we protest . With such a system in tion , no driver , however skilful , however enced , however careful , can ever be safe from infliction of injustice upon him . The government of the country would have just as much reason punish a man for breaking a blood vessel , or down in a fit , as our locomotive superintendent had for punishing tlio men for the cases I mentioned . . Whatever the motivo by which our suporintendant has' been actuated , I know not ; but what I feci is that the new system is intolerable ; , r

      that I could not work either comfortably or safely under it ; and that , as far ns I am concerned , I prefer to seek employment _eisewhei-e . I hero feel it necessary to stato to those who have not seen the morning newspapers , thafc the arbitrary conduct that has been pursuod towards us is _sanctioned by the board of directors ; it is , therefore , preposterous to think of ever returning tothe service of the Eastern Counties Railway'Oompany , unless the whole system of pains and penalties be abolished , and tho men can have ample security that good conduct shall meet with itsproper reward . " At the conclusion ofthe address , George Burling , shedman , bore his tcstimoriy to the truth of all that the ; chau _^ n h _» d _^ ta ' ie _( 3 , ; . W ..: Hewitt , engineer , W * _WSbdhouse _/ ongiheman , ; J . Marks , driver , J . Ras _* trick , fireman , Phillip Tatle ( for his brother ) , a fireman , — Hinde , a driver , and Robert Croe , a fiiemaD , also corroborated the statement ' of the chau >

      man . J . Rastrick then moved a resolution to the effect that tbe conduct pursued towards tho drivers and firemen of the Eastern Counties Railway had for the last fortnight been most irritating and unjust ; that the men had been fined for accidents which no human prudence or foresight could prevent ; thaiold , faithful , arid skilful drivers , receiving jtho highest class of wages , had been summarily discharged without causes assigned ; and it was tho opinion of this meeting , speaking for themselves ,-that they could not possibly continue to work under the system recently . introduced , and by tbe operation of which all tiieir care , experience , and skill were rendered entirely useless in preventing the infliction of frequent and heavy fines . This resolution was unanimously agreed to , and the meeting separated .

      H ' Old, Servants, Conduct, Y-Told Es Ho...

      H _tvo and a _beoausa circumany wanto operaexperithe to falling has have _* w _¦§¦ : . > _$ _' . t _$ _v y « _. _^ _- _^ _Sii _^ " _$ _3 _sT _^ _2 _^ _s _* fc , : _{ _k { _y ! ' ¦ . p - ; v _^ v _^ _. , _^ JM 6 _t-iro' & and a ¦ ' : _<* \ _eoausa ( V I _' cum- - _«?^ 0 , 0 any ; _^ ti wan- _^ v led to « V \ opera- _. t _^ 1 _; xperi- VSL m the ; _^ | nmenfc ( V ! son to . _\_ falling j _^ nt has _™ _lincrA

      Camubidob.—A Meeting Of The Engine-Drive...

      Camubidob . —A meeting of the engine-drivers and firemen whose terminus is Cambridge , and most of whom were consequently unable to be present at the meetings at . Stratford , was held on Thursday night , at the Bentinck Arms , Kew Town , Cam * bridge . There were present in addition , a number of cleaners and fitters , and those present amounted to thirty-two in all . Mr . J . Slater ( driver ) occupied the chair , and Mr . Harris ( driver ) the vice-chair . A number of statements were made , and _amongst the rest it was said ; that a party of new men had been taken down the line that day in a special train , nominally to view the line , but really to frighten the old hands , as tho new comers were drawn up in _Hdo on the platforms when trains under the conduct of

      the old hands passed . On the Hui-road crossing , near thii town , there are a number of cottages , the property of the company , in which cleanera , < Sjc , employed at the station reside , and the occupants were requested by the station-master to accommodate the new comers _vith lodgings , but they all refused , and beds had - to be made up for them in an . empty office at the station . "William Ketch , Charles Jones Hardman , John J . Taylor , and William Mosley , cleaners and fitters , earning , from 16 s . to 20 s . a ,. week , stated that they had been successively called into tbe office of Mr . Kitson ( superintendent at the Cambridge station ) that afternoon , and offered by that gentleman " a good chance , and such a one as they would never have

      again , " which was to start firing with passenger trains on Monday , at full pay , viz ., 4 s . a day . This they all declined on various pleas , suoh as that thoy did not know the line and the strangers did not either ; that they had wives and families , and that their necks were valuable ; but the ultimatum of all was that they would not go on an engine with any but one of their mates , the regulars . Itwas stated that according to tho . present regulation the first p ay of a fireman was 3 s . a day , and that this was increased 4 d . a day according to merit and length of service , till it reached 4 s . Resolutions were passed , unanimously , agreeing to abide by the decision of the men at Stratford , and one to the effect

      tbat in case any man should be given into custody for refusing to work with a stranger , that then all the men should abandon tbeir engines immediately they reached a terminus . It was agreed also that the men should not work beyond Monday without an unconditional assurance from the directors of tho dismissal of Mr . Gooch , and an abolition of his code of fines aud reductions . Some severo _observation were made upon the conduct of Mr . Gooch , and that of the directors , in trusting the safety of the public to such men as they had just employed , and after a resolution of unanimity , "to pull well and pull together , " as the only thing necessary to secure victory , the meeting broke up .

      Ptiasbbi Tbip.—A Social And Fraternal Ex...

      _PtiASBBi Tbip . —A social and fraternal excursion to Alperton took place on Sunday last . The company oonsisted of Polish , Italian , French , and Hungarian refugees ; several Chartists were also present , accompanied by some of the victims of ' 4 . 8 . The boats were decorated with various democratic colours . Previous to starting the committee sup « plied all the refugees with breakfast , and provided refreshments for them for the day ; but a great number dining with their Chartist friends , a quantity of provisions was brought back and given to the Poles the following morning ; those in the hospital received two shillings each . Music , singing , and dancing , of all nations , formed the amusements of the day . The boats returned at nine o ' clock , all expressing themselves highly delighted .

      Thb Dsmocbaiic Refugees . —Wo learn that some portion ofthis patriotic body are about to visit the provinces , and trust that our provincial brethren will cordially extend the hand of fraternity . We are pleased to learn that our East End friends intend opening lodging-houses for tho benefit of the remaining portion . ¦ , ' ¦ ' , The Government of Saxe-Weimar has just founded under the title of * ' Institute of Goethe , " an annual prize of 20 , 000 f ., for which the whole ot literary and artistical Europe will be at liberty to complete . This perpetual prize is tobe thus

      arranged : —lst year , Poems , Romances , and Theatrical Werks—2 nd . Paintings of all kinds—3 rd . Statuary—ith . Music , either sacred or profane , Operas or oratorios . After the fourth year has expired the same rotation is recommenced . In addition to receiving the 20 , 000 fr ., the author will remain in possession of his work . The _jury ; will be formed of two committees , the one at Weiriiar and the other at Berlin , the King of Prussia being interested in the institution . This institution will be definitely constituted at : Weimar on the 21 st inst . Numerous invitations have been addressed to writers and savans of all countries .

      Shipwbeck and Loss op Life . — On Saturday morning last intelligence was received at Lloyd ' s ofthe total loss of the vessel Hope , of Portegnon , Richmond ; master , on the Mumble Rocks , off Swansea . Tbo vessel was first observed on the rocks ' about _soven o ' elook in the morning , when signals of distress , by firing guns , were made by the . crew , and the life-boats of tho district were immediately launched for the purpose of endeavouring , to give assistance . They approached the wreck closely enough to observe that the afterdeok was crowded with human _beirigs , but the state of the weather and the heaviness of the sea , on at the time , rendered their efforts to save the lives of those on board unavailing . The vessel went to pieces soon after striking , and it is supposed that more than forty individuals went down within her .

      Restoration op a Delivery of _Letiebb and Nbwspapers on _Swnw . —The Commissioners have reported in favour of restoring a delivery of letters and newspapers on Sunday , and have offered various suggestions for the mitigation of the slight amount of . Sunday , labour iu the Post-office , so that every ' opportunity may be afforded postmasters and assistants of attending Divine worship on alternate Sundays . —Globe . ' ' The . Emigration -to _Cau ' _vobhia . —According to present appearance , there will be a tremendous emigration from the Atlantic States to California during . tho present year . Up to the 17 th of June

      last , we ate authentically informed tbat some thirty thousand adventurers passed Fort Laramie , on the overland route to the modern El Dorado ; and tne rush by the way of Chagres and Panama » _«» very . _gmt . The probability is , * »* * _K wi 5 £ on the Pacific wilfreceive _^ n accession _^ _tohef pop _^ la _& a of sixty or seventy t _^ usf . v d v _jS £ the _seSyear . The accounts _« jg _% _^ SSa % gold region warrant tbg belief « _w _»^* lrt ; ,= _Ttat _rf _^^ i wonKi _^ resources , need care or not .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 17, 1850, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_17081850/page/1/