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      To Tbe Oiid Guaeds

      TO TBE OIiD GUAEDS

      Loved And Hoxotjbed Comrades. "Wehave St...

      Loved and _Hoxotjbed Comrades . "Wehave straggled long and hard for , and have contended against every difficulty in the cause of freedom , and at length our labours are about to produce an abundant harvest Great changes are not easily produced in a nation ; and although many abandoned our cause "from hopelessness and despair , I have often told you that ire would "remain -where we "were struck down , "until the time arrived for further progress , but that * we -would never retreat

      I told you , fourteen years ago , -when making my hrst national tomv that the day of auction would arrive when all parties wonld bid ibr ns and at length that ¦ day has come . I told you that I would never join any party who advocated mere party politics or party interests ; but that I would so concentrate the industrious mmd of this country , as to place thelabourCTinhi 5 le _^ timate * positaoh , and to makehis class what they ought to _be-JjItEEMEN , and not slaves . In 1348 , 1 wrote several letters to the shop keeping class , showing that their interests and those of the manual labourer were identical

      and inseparable ; and " as'the foll y of to-day may be the wisdom ofthe morrow , " tbat very class which most persecuted _TOTJ and ME , has at length discovered the error of their ways , and gained knowledge from my past folly . Old Guards , there are no enemies . so dangerous to your order as vanity , ambition , and folly ; but as my devotion , to your cause has been based upon love of justice , I would not

      allow my vanity or ambition to stand in the way of your regeneration ; and while I will never desert your princip les nor abandon one point of yonr Charter , I am " satisfied to leave the direction of the mind I have created arid organised , to the discretion of those who possess more Parliamentary influence than I do , as I should look upon myself as a villain if I allowed my vanit y or ambition to stand in the way of your emancipation .

      Old Guards , it does so happen that I am obliged to he my own trumpeter , as all , save your class , denounce me . But as the time has arrived when your success must wholly depend npon confidence , let me remind you of the past and from it I may be enabled to _fore-Ehadow the future . As to the past , then , I need merely remind you , that if I have erred in anything , I was not led into that error by selfish motives ; and who is thereduring twentyseven years of incessant political labour , that may not have committed errors of the head , and especially in the management and

      direction of a varied mind , that I found scattered like wild heather over the surface ofthe earth , and which had to contend against every _description of opposition from those who feared its triumph ; while my greatest boast is , that during more than a quarter of a century , I have never in England or in Ireland , travelled a mile or eaten a meal at your expense ; nor ever accepted my legal fee for supporting the candidates of your choice ; in fact , that I have spent every farthing of my property , and much of my time in prison , for the advocacy of your cause . So much for the past , and now for the

      future . As to the future , then , I pledge my character acquired by the past—which is dearer to me than life—that I never will accept of place , pension , or emolument from any government ; that I never will abandon one point of the Charter , and that I never will allow this political movement of the shopkeeping and working classes to merge into _financial or Glass Legislation ; while I would despise myself , and you should detest me , if the vain ambition to preserve my popularity , induced me to offer opposition to an agitation and amalgamation winch must eventually lead to your emancipation .

      Old Guards , no conquering General—not even THE _Napoleon himself—was ever more attached to Ms victorious army than I am . _AndiBow wi _^ Lyou listen , not to my _parting adric < _-vEST _pjirt from yoiz I -never will nnfii I see the flag of triumph floating over the citadel of corruption—but my advice to you is , not to allow the vanity , ambition , or the foll y of the enthusiast to induce yon t » offer any , the slightest , opposition to the present movement ; and if you have any confidence in me , rely upon it that it shall be faithfully carried out orignominiouslybrokenup if any attempt is made to deceive you .

      Old Guards , the great good that I anticipate from this movement is , tiiat it will destroy that antagonism of yonr bitterest enemies , whichhas been based npon prejudice founded npon the ignorance of your opponents ; while by bringing you together in your thousands and tens ofthousands , it will prove to those prejudiced classes ihat tiie sound judgment of the millions is not to be perverted , or led astray b y the

      indiscretion of the few . I told you that my task in the outset was the creation , the organisation , and the direction of the sound workingclass mind of this country ; and that proper organisation never could have been properly - understood by our enemies , so long as it was only gleaned from the indictment of the Attorney-General the partiality of the Judge , the prejudice ofthe Jury , the tyranny of the Gaoler , andthe vengeance of the

      Home-Secretary . See now what we have done ; read the speeches of LusmxGTON , the member for Westminster : of Lord Dudley _StuatvT , the member for Marylebone ; ofthe glorious , the p hilanthropic Lord Nugent , the member for Avlesbury , who is also carrying out tbe Land Plan under his own auspices ; read that speech ten times to yourwives and children ; read thc speech of yonr old friend Parson Spencer ; of Miall ; of Clark ; and George _Thompson , member for thc Tower Hamlets , delivered on Monday night , at the Drury Lane Theatre ; and fron those speeches you will learn the value of fraternisation which conld he onl y

      based upon a proper understanding between the parties ; and which could be only brought about b y such meetings . They one and all scoffed at any limitation to the suflrage beyond manhood qualification . These are men of -whom yon have heard little before , but whom the integriiy of your principles and your excellent demeanour have now enlisted in your

      cause . Old Guards , let me now conclude with an admonition—it is this : never do you allow this movement to merge into mere class or financial agitation . Fraternise with ihe shop keepers , who have the greatest interest in the fair remuneration of the labourer ; but never fraternise with the money lords who have the strongestinterest in his dependence . I believe you will still follow the advice of your old but not yet worn-out general , and praying that God may bless ns and prosper onr glorious struggle for the regeneration of our country ,

      I remain , as ever , Tour fond , your faithful , and nncompromising Friend , -Feabgus _O'Co-sjfOR

      Rusiohhiosoy S-10-Sehroee. -P E Detern^T...

      _Rusiohhiosoy _S-10-sEHroeE . _-p e _detern _^ tion which has been come to to raise the -fallen stones at _Sronenenge , that mysterious monument o the misty pari , is a good one . There is of course to be _noun-t ginary restoration , but those stones which Lave fallen within the memory of man are to be raised into their original position . It is desiraDie , loo , that others which show a tendency to lau snould be looked to and set upright . —The Builder . Irish witnesses are polite . Atthe Roscommon assizes Owen Jteane was convicted of robbing the Louse of Mrs . Cosgrave . When the prosecutrix _xras reauired to identify the prisoner , she asked and nhtained leave to put on an antique pair of spect- * _.-aS _^ _mn , look % igat Keanc , said , "There is ihe very _sentieman" . - A wke Cosmaxbeb . —Charges have been preferred against General Belknap , commanding officer of _Port % ibson , because he refused to let the - _^ plain preach over an hour ! We wish General Be _^ nap had _commanded up this way _.-Cikca _^ Journal .,

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      The Land Conference. ' . ' . The Members...

      THE LAND CONFERENCE . _' . ' . The members ofthe Land Company will now understand , that the principal object achieved b y the Conference appears , to my mmd , of vital importance—namel y , the mode b y which members are to be located in future . If there are a certain amount of allotments to be assigned , one-third of those allotments will be assigned to those who have been akeady balloted , according to priority ; the other third will be balloted for b y the paid-up members ; arid the other third will be assigned to PAID-irP MEMBERS ONLY , by bonus . This was tho vital question which was to be decided , audi think the plan adopted should give general satisfaction , as it now . confines the propert y to members only .

      There was one mistake made by thereporter , which it is necessary to correct , I showed that 30 , 000 members only remaining in the Company , and presuming them to be four-acre shareholders , each to pay lid . a share , or 66 .. a week , would amount , notto £ 13 , 000 a year , as stated inthe report , butto £ 39 , 000 a year ; a sum of itself s _^ _cleniTto give a great impetus to the Company , without calculating the amount received from sale or mortgage of the estates , and every pound of which would be represented by twenty shillings worth of property , all of which would be equitably divided amongst the shareholders , when the operations ofthe Compan y were concluded .

      I may here be permitted to observe , that the purchase money of theMathon Estate must be paidnextmonth : that there have been deposits already lodged , representing between 300 and 400 acres , and that the remainder must be speedily paid . Many persons—indeed most of those who have become purchasers , —have visited the estate , and have one and all expressed themselves hi ghly delighted with the situation and the soil . Before very long the unemployed capital of England will be invested in the purchase of land in the wholesale market and will be sold in the retail market fat Rot as I sell it at the wholesale price .

      More than one agricultural labourer in the neighbourhood of Mathon , has offered me 161 . a year for four acres of land , without a house , and to pay a year ' s rent in advance , while those four acres will cost the purchaser 1207 ., thus leaving him over thirteen per cent ., as well secured interest for his money ; and this is the way that I am juggling the confiding poor . Feargus O'Connor .

      The National Land Company. I Give The Tw...

      THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . I give the two following letters which I have received ; one while the Conference was ( sitting , enclosing scrip for a four-acre share , and a shilling in postage-stamps , and which I read tothe Conference ; andthe other from Cambridgeshire , which I did not receive until my return : and I also give my answers .

      TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . H _« sounED Sin , —I have this day read the Star , and I see resolution after resolution passed . I now send you my resolution , wliich I consider the best and only course to be adopted , and that is , having the fullest confidence in your honour , I herewith send you my certificate of four paid-up shares , with twelve postage-stamps for aid of _Macnamara ' s action—uiis is my resolni jon and all true men will do the same . Yon have been abased and insulted times without number , and we cannot place too much confidence in one who never deceived any but the Committee on the Land Plan in the House of Commons . Make what use you please of this . I behove you love mankind , and that never man circumstanced like you , ever fought the battles of the

      people with more courage , honesty and justice . I have eight sons the youngest nine-years old ; they will , I hope , have a generation that will do honour to your memory . "We are not Chartists , but we love all good men who strive , as you have done , for the welfare of the poor . Our best thanks we send you . I flatter no man , honoured sir , bnt I speak from the conviction of , I trust , an honest heart . Let every member then , of the Land Plan , who spoke of confidence in Mr . P . O'Connor , at once adopt my resolution , and then , honoured sir , you will have proof of their sincerity . Hoping you will accept this from me , and act for me as you think best , I shall be perfectly satisfied if I never again receive one farthing . Your just and straightforward course , which I have at all times seen in you , will , honoured sir , satisfy your humble servant ,

      R . Sasdiford . P . S . Tou will perhaps excuse haste as I fear I shall be too late for the post , and could wish my resolution to be laid before Conference , as no other I fear will do . R . S . Bolholt , _August 4 th , 1849 .

      TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . Diar Sib , —We the only two members left a Melbourne in Cambridgeshire , beg to say , as concerns the Land Plan , we wish to agree with the members of Merthyr Tydvil , as we saw a letter from them to you in the Star , written on the 10 th July , and as they say , we hope you will not retire into p rivate life and leave all your children in despair , as we believe most of them , as well as ourselves , put the greatest confidence in you , respecting your management , and likewise your honesty , and we are willing to leave it to your -whole and sole direction , with as many to assist you as you may deem necessary , as we think you are the best judge how many

      are requisite for that purpose ; and that the ballot should be re-established and not trouble the government for protection , and likewise agree that all the paid-up members should pay sixpence per week , and as twenty thousand members weekly would amount to £ 2 , 000 a month , and -626 , 000 annually , and with them we propose that all those paid-up members -who will not comply with the above proposal , shall have four-and-a-half per cent , for their money at the winding up of the concern , and that all the unpaidup members be erased from the books . We think there will be more encouragement for those who

      cannot afford to pay a bonus if carried on as abovementioned . We are two paid-up members ourselves , one for three acres and the other for four acres . Sir , —Wehave sent you one shilling ' s worth of postage stamps , which we beg of you to accept towards the attorney ' s bill of costs for the defence of the Chartist p risoners . Sir , believe us to he the admirers of your Land Plan , John Euro , "Wm . Fla-sdbbs . P . S . Sir , —Tou may just acknowledge this in the Star , and express an opinion concerning the ballot , & c ., as above . —J . K . and W . F .

      TO ROBERT SANDLFORLV My Good _Peiend , —I cannot describe to yon the mixture of pain and pleasure that I derived from your letter ; pain , that you are not already upon the Land , and pleasure that I still possess so much of the confidence and receive so much gratitude from the good men of your order . However , you must pardon me for declining the acceptance of your scrip ; it shall be p laced in the Land oflice , and your _name shall go into the ballot-box , as I should consider it an insult to myself and an injustice to you to accept of such a sum as Five Guineas for such a purpose . The shilling ' s worth of postage-stamps shall be applied as you desire , and I remain , your faithful Friend , Feargus O'Cox-son .

      TO JOHN KING AND WILLIAM FLANDERS . My FMEsns , —I am sorry that yonr letter did not arrive in time to be read to the Conference . I thank you for your confidence , and my fond hope is , that in the end every man , who ha 8 placed confidence in the Land Company , will have his hopes realised . Tour faithful Friend , ' . _"*• - ¦ -FeaBGUS O'CONNOR .-

      ;; To Feargus O'Connor, Esq., M.P. ~ Hon...

      ;; TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . ~ Honoured and Respected Sib , —It is with feelings of the deepest grief and sorrow—though not of surpise—that we have read of your repeated determination of retiring into private life . We are g rieved , because your retirement would destroy our only hope of self-elevation and independence , and leave us as sheep without a shepherd , an easy prey to crafty and unprincipled politicians , who have too often used tha industrious classes as a means of obtaining measures for their Own felfish or ambiliou _* _t purposes—and , sir , we are not surprised at your determination , when we see the carelessness , the supineness , andthe base ingratitude of many of those for whom you have sacrificed health , wealth , talents , and domestic comfort . It was surely enough , sir , that in your exertions to elevate the degraded sons

      of toil , you had to encounter an opposition which would have appalled the stoutest heart—that you had your motives misconstrued by your own class , and were shunned by them as a person dangerous to society , ( though many men look up to you as the true conservator df society)—that you lost caste , as _itiWere , among your own order—surely all this was bad enough without being mistrusted and maligned by the very persons whom you stooped . to raise . The bare mention of such ingratitude makes lis shudder at our very humanity . ; , We ) _Sir , saw in your Land Plan the only redempfor our social miseries and lost no time in becoming members . We have watched with admiration your almost superhuman efforts in developing and _carding out its projects ; and if it may not have

      altogether reached your or our expectations , we saw that the fault was not in the system , or its projector , but because of the legal and combined opposition of selfish politicians of all classes—together with the indifference and want of support of those whom it was designed to serve . We regret , sir , that so much has been done and said in trying to get the Company registered _, gmng our enemies and the press an opportunity of quibbling about legal objections , and thus alarming the timid . We have at once , without hesitation , allowed you to reta n the whole in your own name , satisfied in your honesty and integrity . In you , sir , we have more confidence than in ten thousand acts of parliament . Your name is a far more sure guarantee to us than any registry under Heaven ; and could our feeble voice reach the Convention , we

      would say " Let Mr . O'Connor retain the whole property in his own name — abolish the bonus system—and let Jlr . O'Connor work at his own plans in _* his own way , regardless of grumblers . " Then would the good and true rally round him with that support which would enable him to do that which his soul most desires—the elevation of labour and the comparative independence of the industrious of all classes . Go on , sir , in your noble career , and the prayers and support of many who have hitherto stood aloof—yet not indifferent spectators of your disinterested exertions—will yet rally round you . I am , Sir , in behalf of the branch here , Your devoted admirer , Robert Millar . Mtrkinch _, Fifeshire , August 8 ; h .

      National Freehold Benefit Building Socie...

      NATIONAL _FREEHOLD BENEFIT BUILDING SOCIETY . SHARES , £ 15 EACH . Payable hy weekly instalments of Sixpence per Share . Directors . _Feabchs O'Cos . _s'or , Esq ., M . P ., Mr . T . Clark , Mr . C . Dotle , Mr . W . Dixon , Mr . P . M'Grath .

      Trustees . Thomas Price , Esq . William Gazelby _, Esq ., Treasurer . Feargus _O'Conxor , Esq ., M . P . Solicitor . William Pkowting Roberts , Esq . Bankers . Tue _National * Land and Labour Bank . Offices . 144 , High Holborn , London . Corresponding Secretary . Financial Secretary Thomas Clark . Philip M'Grath .

      RULES . Designation . That this Society bc called the National Freehold Benefit Building Society . Object . That the object of this Society is to enable its members , by a weekly contribution , to raise a Stock or Fund , for the purpose of enabling each member thereof to receive , out of the fund of such Society , the amount or value of his or her share or shares , therein to erect or purchase one or move dwellin n house or dwelling houses , or other real or leasehold estate , to be secured by way of mortgage to such Society until the amount , or value of his or her shares , shall have been fully repaid to such Society , with the interest thereon , and all lines or other payments in respect thereof , ** Means .

      Capital to effect the object aforesaid , shall be created by the subscriptions of the 'Members , by bonuses upon the advancement of money , and by fines hereinafter provided for should any such be enforced . Number of Shares . That Members shall be at liberty to enter for whatever number of Shares , not exceeding thirty Shares , they think proper . Time and Place of Meeting _^ That the first Meeting of this Society shall be held

      on the 6 th day of August , 1849 , at the Office of the National Land Company , and that the Society shall afterwards continue to meet on the last Monday in every calendar month , at such place as the Members may from time to timo appoint , until the objects of this Society shall be fully accomplished . That such Meetings shall commence at Seven o ' clock in the Evening and shall terminate at Ten o ' clock , unless any special matter shall arise , in which case the President may extend the time , not exceeding an hour .

      Transfer of Shares . That it shall be competent for members , clear upon the books , to sell or transfer their interest in the Society , upon the payment of sixpence each upon shaves not entitled to an advancement of money , and one shilling each upon those entitled to an advancement of money . In every case of transfer , the transferee shall assume the liability of the original holder . Time of advancing money .

      That when the joint subscriptions of the members shall amount to a sum not less than the price of Fifty Shares , or by anticipation , that is before the funds actually amount to that sum , if the Directors shall so determine , an advancement of money shall be made . The members shall receive fourteen days' notice by advertisement of such advancement , the notice to contain all particulars respecting the time and place of making such advancement , when and where all the members ofthe Society have a right to be present .

      Mode of advancing Money . That the advancement of money shall be made by the Directors , and it shall be imperative on those members to whom money may be thus advanced to accept the same and give security by mortgage , but they shall be at liberty to sell or transfer such share or shares , so entitled to advancement , to any other member ofthe Society , upon the payment of the transfer fees . Date from which payment of Shares shall commence . That the Society shall be open to receive , subscriptions upon shares upon the 6 th of August . And all persons entering subsequently to the date aforesaidshall pay the full amount of subscriptions that

      , may be due upon their respective share or shares , reckoning from such date aforesaid to the time of entrance , hut it shall he optional with the Directors to allow sueh arrears as may be chargeable through late entrance to be liquidated by instalments , the amonnt of which and the times of paying them to be determined by the Directors . Upon the completion of such payments of arrears , the Subscribers shall then occupy the same situation in the Society as original members . This rule to apply to members who at an advanced stage of the Society may take up additional shares , in so far as such additional shares shall be concerned .

      Rate of Bonus . The amount to be charged as bonus shall be ten per cent . , all such bonuses to be added to tiie general stock ofthe Society and applied to the reduction ofthe amount of bonus to be paid hy those parties who have not had money advanced to them , or in the liquidation of j the amount of their respectivo shares . Rate of Interest . That all members having money advanced , shall from the date of such assignment to the termination of the Society , pay interest on their value at the

      National Freehold Benefit Building Socie...

      _[^ _WOiff pereenU per annum which interest shall b t _3 _^ m ? to the credit of those members to whoiftpaey has been advanced ;

      : ThWif at ; the . end of a month a member shall be , m ' _^ _JK _> r : _i-P _.- * - *« * , k _<&* - subscriptions or .. install _*•» _% m & f , W , _sucMfiniwsvillMr ¦ _mmSa . _^ _M m _^^^ _l _^^^ _^ « _¥ _«^^« _d of t _^ e _fS _!& _S _^^ _te _^^ 8 _^»» l »«» to- _Se _ffl _^ _sSSSP _* * _— _W-lM _^ i _^ ext ! payment , _SSffe ?*? '¦ . _&• : P _^ fefttum to their

      inSfe _^^^ _^^?^^ _^* _iyn _* of a n SIf a r reivr 3 hereinbefore - provided ' . for , ¦ ill _^* - ' ' 6 hare be in _thojamo prbportibii as f _? _-JP »«? e _> its shall bearto ? the monthly subscriptlon _* i W _? hto _^ _upon- . _-an original stiarel _^ _lU : yy ¦ ; _fjll _& _- _^ " _- _'^ _js-j : u _*^ _^ _W _^ _Stir _»^ tnl Society shall oe held _' on . _tne-fc Mg _^ tors S _^ _defe _^ mostVb _^ venieht ; ' f o Which a report ° f the _^ te _r _^ _her'iSoiciety _^ shall : be _isiibinitted and oac iP _^* _W _£ _^ ? _\ 1 ; _Ml 8 s _®@& cj _^ t' '

      _decweovby a ¦ rn ajon t _^ fv 6 te - s ; e _^ be entitled to one vote without reference to theuumberofsha ' reshe or she may hold ; in case of equality of votes the chairman to have the casting vote in addition to his vote as a shareholder .

      • Election of Officers . That Thomas Price , of 293 , Oxford-street , and William Gazely , of shall be the Trustees ofthe Society , and that on every fresh appointment of Trustee or Trustees the appointment shall be signed by the Trustee or Trustees , three Members and the Secretary , and duly enrolled as a rule ofthe Society . That the Directors shall nominate a Secretary and two Surveyors , subject to the approval of the next general meeting ofthe Society . That neither a minor nor a female shall be competent to serve in any office in this Society . ¦ A ppointment of Treasurer . That a Treasurer shall be appointed by the Directors in whose care shall bo deposited all funds not required by these rulos , to bo placed in the National Land and Labour Bank .

      Appointment of Auditors . Three Auditors shall bc appointed at tho annual meeting of the Society , whose duty it shall bo to examine tho books of the Society , arid attest tlieir correctness hi the quarterly balance sheets , which it shall be the duty of the Secretary to prepare for publication and circulation amongst the members . The auditors to receive the sum of 20 shillings each for auditing the accounts each quarter .

      Appointment of Solicitor . That William Proutin g Roberts , of No . S , _Robertstreet , Adelphi , is hereby appointed ; the Solicitor to the Society , and that he , or any future solicitor , shall only be changed by a majority ofthe Directors , and whenever the solicitor shall be removed a majority of the Directors shall elect another solicitor . That tlie Solicitor fov and on behalf ofthe Society shall peruse and examine the title to all property from time to time to bo offered as security for any

      ofthe monies and funds of the Society advanced to the members ; and he shall also peruse and examine the mortgages to bo prepared for securing such monies and funds before the same shall be paid and advanced ; and should he bo of opinion that tho title to any property is not sueh as can be safel y accepted by the Society , he shall signify the nature ofhis objections to the Directors . That the Solicitor shall transact all other professional business ofthe Society , for whieh he shall receive a fair and reasonable remuneration .

      That the cost and charges of all mortgages to the Society , or any examination thereof , shall be paid and borne by the party or parties giving sucli security or securities , ifc being understood , that , should any objection be made to the charges of such solicitor , thc same to be referred to the Directors , and , if they consider the objections well founded , the same shall be submitted to the arbitration and determination of one or more attorney or attorneys , to "be mutually nominated by tbe Directors and Solicitor , which arbitration shall be _^ final and conclusive on all parties , the cost of such reference to be paid by such party as the arbitrators shall direct .

      Duties of Ofiicers . That in case it shall be necessary or expedient to bring or defend , any action , suit , or prosecution , in law or equity , touching or concerning the property , or the assets , right , or claim , of this Society ; or touching or concerning the" breach or non-performance of any ofthe articles , matters , and things herein contained , the same shall be brought , or defended , in the name or names of the Trustees or Trustee of this Society for tho timo boing , and thoy or he shall be indemnified for all losses and damages to be by them or him sustained in consequence of being parties or a party to such proceedings , but no such proceeding shall be taken or defended without the consent of the Board of Directors . That all deeds , writings , or securities , to and from

      tho Society , shall be made and taken in the names ofthe Trustees for the time being , and after receipt thereof shall bo lodged in a box having two different locks and keys , one of which keys shall be kept by one Of the Trustees and the other by thc Chairman . That such box shall be deposited with the bankers _, in the names oftho Trustees , or with such other person ov persons aa tho Directors shall appoint for safe custody . That the Surveyors shall examine all lands and buildings offered as security to this Society , and make a report thereof in writing to tho Directors . That when any Trustee shall become the purchaser of a share , or do any act moving from himself , then all his securities and undertakings shall be made to tho other Trustee for the timo beingC That as often as it shall be deemed advisable to

      dispose of any share or shares , or any fractional parts of shares by sale , when there shall not be any monies in the hands ofthe Bankers to tho credit of the Society , tho Directors may authorise the Trustees to apply to and obtain from the Bankers , or any other person or persons , such sum or sums of money as shall be necessary to provide for such share or shares , or any fractional part of shares . That the Trustees shall be entrusted with the funds and securities of the Society as hereinafter mentioned . That when and so often as the sums received on behalf of the Society shall amount to fifty pounds , they shall be deposited inthe National Land and Labour Bank , in the joint names of the Trustees , for the time being .

      Board of Directo _r and their Duties . A Board of Directors , consisting of firo persons , shall be elected by thc members at their Annual Meeting , to whom shall be entrusted tho government of the Society , in conformity with these rules . The Board of Directors shall meet at least once a month , to take such lawful measures as they may deem essential to the Society , and for otherwise giving vigorous effect to these rules . Appointment of Secretary and his Duties . At the first meeting of the Directors after their election by tho annual meeting , they shall appoint a Secretary , whose duty it shall be to keep a correct record of the proceedings of the Directors' meetings , and to keep a correct account ofthe financial concerns of the Society , as also a register of the names and addresses of its members .

      Duties of Arembers . That each member on entering the Societ y shall furnish the Secretary in writing , with his or her christian ; and surname , trade or profession , and address ; and as often as any member changes his place of abode , __ he or she must g ive notice tothe Secretary-vithin one calendar month , or he or she so neglecting -will be fined Is ., and all notices sent by post to the address so given shall be considered as duly served . .

      . Payments to be made by Cheque . That all payments on behalf of the Society , amounting each to £ 20 , shall be made by cheque on the bankers , signed by the Treasurer and Trustee , ' and two of the Directors , and countersigned by the Secretary . Indemnification of Members . - Every officer shall be indemnified by the Society from all losses and- costs incurred by him in any proceedings of : the Society , except such as may arise from his own wilful neglect or default . Memhers allowed to withdraw . Members not having had monies advanced to them may , after the Society has been in existence three years , commencing from Monday , the 30 th of July , 1849 , have the power to withdraw from the same , such members are hereby entitled to have ' returned to them all subscriptions which they may have paid into the * Soeiet y . _BeYoreV however , payment is

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      made to such withdrawing ; members , all liabilities on account of subscriptions ; or fines , shall be deducted from the amount so paid , and the residupiif any—handed over to him ; or , her . It shall be i ' ticiimb ' ent upon members . about to withdraw from the jSdciety to _ibi'wardvto tbe . _vDjrectors in writing iwo _^ calendar _^ _montHs ' . ' _^ ot _! eG . ;? of % such intontioff ; and ' should _/ soVeraljhotic ' e _^ _Sn _^ to handiipoh the same _^ a _^ tl _^ i _Mfu _^ in _^ of subscriptiohs , & c , shall take ' _pjaceacobfdUn ' _ijvito'the . order in which such notices _iS _^ V _^^ y _^ ' _-sShould the funds in handiatany ¦ time . ,. * be ;; nbt , rsufBcient . to . meet the : withdrawals ' notified , ho _;^ _c _^¦ _eumstahces _, _" _: _tKke _' _plaee _. _'V _^ ' _- _.-,. ¦ . : '• ¥ _* . '¦ \ ' ; , Dcaikof . Members . A : : ! -. ... .- . ' . £ ¦ ... »¦ . I ' ¦ . ' ¦ - ¦¦ * I . ¦ _- ¦¦

      In case of . fl _& cniber . _o dying , the probate of . the Will or Letters nf ' Administration must be exhibited to the _Secictyi . * _* when the , ne t subscriptions paid by such member , together with such other sums as tlie deceased member , or members were entitled lo , shall be -transferred ; or 'the _^' e ' xccutoi' er administrator may , upon payment ofall fines ' and arrears of subscriptions , transfer ( free from the transfer fee ) such shares to any member of the society : or should they be desirous fo to . do they nlay . rirtain such shares for the benefit of tho testator or intestate ' s estate , _sub-r ject to the same lialiilitjes as other members , and entitled lo t _^ e _^ same _a dvantages ' except that one ¦ person only - _shalibe ' eatitlea to vote in the affairs of _-rz _tx

      _«* .-- ' — -- _* .-- _^ r -. — -.- - _>^ . ' - * r _^'"**^» j- ! ' - i > i » i . C-1 ,: ? ,.. « - _* ,. _'» = * : t t Reference pf Disputes to Arbitration . : That the Directors for the time being shall determine all disputes which may arise respecting tho construction of these rules , or any of the clauses , matters , or things contained , and also of any additions , alterations , or amendments which shall , or may hereafter arise between the Trustees , Officers , and other members of the Society , and their decision , if satisfactory , shall be conclusive : but if not satisfactory , roferonce shall be made to arbitration , pursuant to X . Geo . IV ., cap . 50 and 27 ; and at the first meeting of this Society after enrolment of these rules , five arbitrators shall be elected , none of whom shall bc beneficially interested in the funds of the

      Society , cither directly or indirectly ; and in such case of dispute the name of the Arbitrators shall bc written on pieces of paper and placed in a box or glass and the three whose names are first drawn by thc complaining party , or some ono appointed by him , shall be the Arbitrators to decide the subject in dispute , whose decision shall be binding on all parties . Each of tho three Arbitrators so drawn and attending shall receive 5 s . remuneration for each evening ' s attendance , the costs of thc arbitration to be paid by such party as the Arbitrators shall direct , but the party complaining shall , p reviously to such arbitration being proceeded with , deposit 15 s . with the Secretary towards payment of . the Arbitrators , should they decide upon his paying the expenses .

      PouJ 8 * 's of Appealing . That any Trustee , or other Officer removed from his ofiico by the Directors , shall have liberty to appeal from their decision to a general meeting of the members of the Society , by giving noticG in writing to the Secretary . Property mortgaged to Hie Trustee * . That every member shall , upon receiving an advancement of money upon the share or snares to which he or they shall be entitled , execute to tho Trustees for the time being a legal mortgage of the property for the regular payment of tho part of his share or shares then remaining unpaid , together with the interest provided for in these rules . It shall also be stipulated for in the mortgage deed as

      aforesaid , that , should thc member executing it to the Trustees , fail or neglect to make good his engagements therein set forth , it shall he competent for the Trustees , with the consent and by the order of tho Directors , to seize and sell the property of sueh defaulting member , and Living fully reimbursed the . Society and defrayed all expenses attending the salo of such property , they shall then hand oyer the residue , if anyj to such member or those duty appointed to receive tlie same ; provided always that in case such property should not realise the amount due to tho Society , the Trustees for the time being are empowered to proceed against such defaulter for the amount of such deficiency .

      Trustees Dying , Resigning , < £ _•<* . That in case the Trustees appointed as heretofore mentioned , or either of them , or any future Trustee or Trustees to be appointed , or the survivor of them , during the continuance of the Society , shall die , be desirous of resigning , or be discharged from or become incapable of acting in the trusts in him or them reposed by these rules , or be guilty of any gross neglect or improper conduct of wliich tho Directors shall be the judges , or become bankrupt or insolvent , thc President of the Society for the time being shall , on receiving notice in writing from any memher of the Society of such death , desire , incapacity , neglect or improper conduct , bankruptcy or insolvency , direct the Secretary to convene a special meeting ofthe Directors , who shall hear and determine tho subject matter and may thereupon remove any Trustee or Trustees .

      & Appointment of new Trustees . That the members of the Society shall appoint a new Trustee or Trustees in lieu of thc Trustee or Trustees so dead or removed by the Directors ; that when any new Trustee or Trustees shall he appointed , the Trustee or Trustees so removed , shall cease to be a Trustee or Trustees , and incapable of acting in the affairs of the Society after the appointment of such new Trustee ov Trustees has been duly enrolled as hereinbefore provided , but the continuing Trustee or Trustees , together with such newly appointed Trustee or Trustees , shall have the same powers and be vested with the same trusts as . shall devolve or become vested in the said Trustees as firstly before mentioned , and on request the estate and interest , money , securities , and funds , belonging to the Society shall be so assigned and transferred whon necessary as to vest in such continuing

      and newly appointed Trustees at the expense ofthe Society ; provided always that in all cases of removal by the Directors , the same shall not operate to his prejudice as a member of the Society , so long as he thinks proper to conform to the rules and regulations and continue therein ; and upon such Trustee or Trustees' death or removal all and every deed and paper and other property of the Society in his or their custody ov possession shall be demanded by the President for the time being for and on behalf of the continuing and newly appointed Trustees , and if the same be withheld , or in case of refusal to transfer by the representatives of such deceased Trustee or by such resigned or removed Trustee , the parties , so withholding or refusing shall be expelled from the Society and shall forfeit all the money he or they may have paid to the Society , and all interest or share ofthe assets thereof , and shall be compelled by all legal and equitablo means to give up and transfer the same .

      Insurance of Premises . That the Secretary shall , under the direction of the Directors , insure from loss by fire all premises mortgaged or assured to the Society and continue such insurance from time to time fov sueh an amount as the Directors may deem necessary and proper , the amount to bo advanced out of the Society ' s funds , but to be repaid by such mortgagor afc the next monthly meeting , and in caso of non-payment he or she shall be liable to the same fines as would be payable on subscriptions in arrear for a similar amount . That whenever any property mortgaged to the

      Society shall sustain damage by fire , the Directors for the time being shall receive the amount of the damage so sustained from the insurance oflice and give a receipt for the same , which receipt shall be a sufficient discharge to the partios paying the same . That the money so received shall be applied , as far as it will extend , in payment and satisfaction of tho monies mentioned to be secured on tho premises which shall have sustained sueh damage ; or the Trustees shall , if the Directors think proper , expend such money in repairing the damage so sustained . That each mortgagor may direct the insurance to be effected in sueh office as he may think proper , subject to the approval of the Directors .

      New Rules and alteration of Rules . That no rule herein contained , nor any rule hereafter to be mode , shall be altered , rescinded or replaced , unless at a general meeting of the Society convened by public notice , signed by the Secretary , pursuant to 10 Geo . iv . c . 56 . s . 9 ., and unless such alteration or repeal shall be made with the concurrence and approbation of three-fourths of the members ofthe Society then and there pfescnt , no such alteration shall be made .

      Defrayal of Expenses . That each member of the Society shall pay the sum of threepence per shave per quarter to form a fund , from which the expenses of management shall be paid .

      SCHEDULES . Form of Receipt to ba endorsed on Mortgage Deed . ' We , tho undersigned , being the Trustees for thc timo being of the within mentioned National Freehold Benefit Building Society ,, do hereby acknowledge to have received of and from the within named

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      Mortgagor , all monies intended to _beseeure'd by tbil within written deed . .: *" As witness our hands this day of 18 . , A . B . CD . .. Trans fer of Shares , i _?* , ¦ _••*"?' , •*•• -,, '¦ . _heitiff one of the shareholders Of tho National Freehold Benefit Building Society , in consideration ofthe sum of . ' sterling paid to me by in the County of do hereby assign and transfer to tho Said .. ' 7 _, _'liis heirs , administrators rind ' assigns share of and in the said Society , to hold the . same _^ uhtp the-s aid ¦ ¦ ¦ his ficirs , ; administratoi's * iih "( l _-assigns ,. subjeet to the payment an , d , riiles . of tho Soeiety . . '] iAnd ; I , the said _^ _yr- . r _^ r *" ; do hereby agree to accept the said . _shared siibjecfc tb the same payments and rules . " '" ; " - . -. As witness ' : ' cur hands and seals this day of ¦

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      --' 'Extraordinary Discovery-Of- A'' ^/ ...

      _-- ' 'EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY-OF- A '' _^/ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - - ¦ ¦ _/• _^ MURDER , iv ¦ _* . ;? : ••¦ •;; _h ; - fin Friday afternoon , shortly ' after one o ' clock , tho ' neighbourhood . of . ;& _§ w _^ Westdn-strectj . Berniondsey _, was alarmed in' cbnsequerico of tho _mutilated remaiiia of a man being - ' 'discovered- _intone * of the houses in Miniver-place , near the new Loather market . - _= The House in question is ' at present unoccupied , but belongs to Mr . Coleman , ia builder , residing at No . 1 , . About six months ago . ho lot it to a man named Manning , a discharged : rhihvay servant , who was dismissed by the directors . of tho Great . Western Railway Company some time ago for beimr concerned with _Ntahtin-Mle ' a - nri others m

      committing a series of robberies on . that i ' me . He resided-with his wife in Miniver-place , and the" murdered man was frequently seen at _theWliouse , { aiid especially in the company of Mrs . Manning , " -Tho name ofthe deceased is Patrick O'Connor , a gauger inthe Customs , at the London Docks , where lie has for some time received a salary of £ 300 a year . Ho was _' supppsed to be in possession of nearly £ 4 , 000 in foreign railway bonds ' and securities , which was Well known to Manningana his _^ _. wifc , _^ _atKey _aswr _^ _-fwflBenttyan-thOrhabit _pJf' _^ _itingyKim _" * - ai ? his 1 odgings , * - _' 2 l , _"^ eenwohd-6 t ' reet , Mile _^ endrroa _^ _-rOn Thursday morning , thc 8 th inst ., ho left thb latter place about half-past seven o ' clock , and afc five tho same afternoon ho was met by a friend near

      Manning ' s house , where he said he was going . lie was not afterwards seen by any ofhis frionds , hut being in the habit of leaving homo for somo hours no notice was taken of it at the time ; but not returning on Saturday , handbills were circulated offering a reward of £ 10 for his discovery . Nothing being heard of Mr . O'Connor for some days , Baviics _, an active officer of the It division , was employed to look after him , and on that officer going to tlie deceased ' s lodgings , ho found that his _lioxos had beon opened and emptied of all their valuable contents . He then ascertained that Mrs . Manning had _bacn there alone on Thursday evening , the 9 th inst ., which oxcitcd his suspicions .

      On Friday Barnes and Burton , active officers of the M division , proceeded to No . 3 , Minivcr-place , which had been lately occupied by Manning , when Mr . Coleman , the landlord , afforded them access . Barnes had heard that _Manning had used threats towards Mr . O ' Connor , which led him to suspect that some unfair moans had beon used against him ; he accordingly suggested to Burton the necessity of digging up the garden . They did so , but found nothing to excite their suspicions . Barhos then looked over the lower part of thc houso , and on searching the back kitchen he thought one of tho flags had been removed . He consequently called Burton , and procured a shovel and other instruments , when they removed the stones , and immediately ascertained that they had been recently taken up . On turning up thc flag-stones the constables found that thc earth was rather loose ; they consequently called in assistance , and on removing

      thc earth , they discovered tho body of the murdered man . He was lying on his face with his legs doubled up , and tied witli a rope to the haunches . Mr . Lockwood , a medical gentleman counected with one of the hospitals , was passing with our reporter at the time , and instantly rendered his assistance . Ho discovered that the deceased had been murdered ; that he had been shot , as two slugs were discovered near tho temple or frontal bono . On turai » _» over the body it was discovered that ho _liad false teeth , which corresponded with the following advertisement , issued on Monday last . " £ 10 Howard . —Missing : Mr . Patrick O'Connor , an officer ofthe Customs , who left his residence , 21 , Greenwood street , Mile-end-road , on Thursday morning , the Oth inst ., and was seen near Woston-strcot , at fivo o ' clock on tho same afternoon . Description—fifty years of ago , five feet eleven inches high , fair comp lexion , light hair , stout- made , and wears a set of false teeth . "

      Later in the afternoon a relativo of thc murdered man identified the body . Mr . Slow , the beadle , having been informed oftho awful discovery , directed the body to be deposited in the kitchen , where ifc will now remain until the coroner s inquest .

      FURTHER rAUTICULAnS . There can hardly be any doubt that Manning ' or his wife committed the murder , as they sold all their goods to a broker in Bermondsoy-street on Tuesday last , and exhibited a groat desire to leave tlio neighbourhood . Mrs . Manning was also afc thc murdered man s lodgings on the dav he left and the day after , when she unlocked his drawers , but no suspicion was attached to her as she was in the habit of doing so in his absence . Tho deceased was possessed of near £ 4 , 000 , chiefly consisting of foreign railway bonds and shares , besides about JJ 500 in cash , tho whole of which has been stolon . In fact , nothing of the least value has been left . It is expected that tho parties , being well known , will soon bo in custody .

      The murderer had buried the body in a layer of slaked lime : upon removing the coat of lime thc police found the unfortunate man with both his feet tied together with strong cord , and a dreadful wound in the' head , clearly indicating that a bullet had either passed through or lodged in thc cranium . The lime had commenced its work of destruction on the body , the flesh in several places being eaten away , and there is no doubt , if thc discovery had not been made when it was , that very speedily all traces of the deceased ' s body would have been destroyed . The deceased was in his fiftieth year , was unmarried , and it is understood held a _* a offi-iial _sftusvtiwa in thft Exftisc . _MwHiing is described as bein-r about thirtv vears of a < rc . and

      had a peculiar mark over his eyes . "When last seen he was dressed in black cloth trousers and invisible green coat . The female is stated to be twenty-seven years old , andremarkably good looking . Mr . Hitchcock , who resides next door to where the tragedy was enacted , states that on the day tho murder must have been committed , not the least disturbance was heard in Manning ' s house , neither was there anything resembling the discharge of firearms , nor afc any subsequent time , leaving a strong impression on tho mind that the deceased had boon inveigled into tho back kitchen , and thero shot with an air-gun . From a minute inspection of tho place

      there is not the least doubt but that the ill-fated gentleman , before he was shot , was drugged , and thereby rendered insensible . A number of the detective police havo been despatched to several provincial and seaport towns , to endeavour to ascertain whether the murderers have taken up their quarters their , or whether any parties answering their description have taken their passage by tho foreign boats . The prevailing opinion is that they are on their way to America or some other distant place . A telegraphic communication has likewise been sent along the various lines of railway , and by this hour a full description of the suspected murderers is posted up in nearly every large town in tho country .

      The Poisonings In Wiltsiiire.-Confession...

      THE POISONINGS IN WILTSIIIRE .-CONFESSION OF EIGHT MURDERS . _CinrPENiiAM , August 17 . —Rebecca Smith , condemned at tho Wiltshire summer assizes , to be hanged for the murder of her youngest child , exactly one month old , has confessed to the chaplain of the county gaol that sho previously murdered seven others of her children in tho same manner . Her execution is fixed for the 23 rd inst .

      Public Executions. Tho Execution Of Hack...

      PUBLIC EXECUTIONS . Tho execution of _Hacket , who was found guilty at tho last assizes ofthe murder of Lowe , near Ferbane , took place on Tuesday , afc Tullamore . Ho died without the least struggle ; he made no confession , but signed a declaration forgiving his prosecutors , -fee . Lmehick , Ano-osT 15 . —Tho body of jDatherino Dillon , executed in . front ofthe county gaol on Saturday last for conspiracy to murder her husband , after being taken down from the drop , was g iven to her friends . Her remains were conveyed to her late residence at Cappamore , where she was waked that night , and the interment , which took place next day , was attended by hundreds .

      Latest From Hungary. — Letters From Vien...

      LATEST FROM HUNGARY . — Letters from Vienna , ofthe 12 th inst ., state that great consternation prevailed in that capital , many of thc wealthy families having fled from the city , fearing the arrival of the Hungarians . The last person who brought news from Raab was the courier who reached Presburg on the Oth , aud said that the greatest enthusiasm prevailed in the place for the Magyar cause . Kossuth has . issued another proclamation , in which he speaks with tlie greatest confidence of the nnal triumph of thc Hungarians . The Times savs " A letter received in Paris , from Yicnna , states that the government had resolved to negotiate with the Hungarians . " * _--. _**"

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 18, 1849, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_18081849/page/1/