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      The Nsw X.Aud Oompany.

      THE NSW _X _. _AUD OOMPANY .

      To The People. My Friends, You Will Have...

      TO THE PEOPLE . My Friends , You will have learned , as well from the prospectus of Irish nohlemen and gentlemen , sanctioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , as from Sir William Somerville ' s " Landlord and _jenant Bill , " and from the several agricultural publications with whick the world is now favoured daily , that the question of the Land has become the _all-absorbing topic with all parties and classes ; and , being the first to give the popular mind the proper direction p this subject , I skall be the last to aban don o completion and fulfilment .

      The last Conference declared , and wisely , that upon the _' _. closing of the present Company , a New Company should be opened ; and , in com ' pliance with that decision , it is now my pleasure to announce to you the conditions ofthe New Land Company . Having maturely considered the rules and provisions of the old Company , and three Conferences having met for the purpose of considering , amending , and improving those rules , I have no substantial changes to suggest in the details ; while experience has taught me the necessity of altering gome of our provisions . The _wndUwnsjtlieD , upon which I propose to establish the New Company

      are—Firstly—That the price of shares shall be 5 / . for a two acre share ; 71 . 10 s . for a three acre ghare ; and 10 ? . for a four acre share . Secondly—That the expense of delegates to the Conference of the New Company shall be borne bv the several localities , instead of being paid out of the general fund of the Company . Thirdly—That , if the law for the protection of Benefit Societies is extended to the present

      Company , the New Company , instead of compelling us to resort to com p lete" registration , will also he enrolled under its provisions ; but should the statute not be extended to the present Company , the members of the New Company shall at the first Conference appoint honourable trustees , 'in whose name land shall be purchased and contracts made for the benefit of the shareholders .

      Fourthly—And this is rather matter of detail : "When the funds of the New Company shall reach 2 , 000 / ., the members shall then elect delegates to meet in Conference , to decide upon trustees and other officers , for the management and government of its affairs . Fifthly—That until the meeting of the first Conference , the Company shall be managed by the present Directors , with one clerk at a salary of ll . per week , and that the Directors shall receive no additional salary up to the meeting of the first Conference .

      I will now state my reasons for the proposed alterations . The increase in the price of shares X suggest , lest it mig ht be necessary to raise money by way of mortgage , and with that view to secure a larger amount of paid-up capital which may be invested in the purchase of estates ; and , even further , because I consider the figure , at thosa rates , excessively low . I propose that the expense of the several Deleg ates to Conference shall be _berne by the localities , because it will insure the more

      popular vigilant control ofthe members over the travelling expenses of their delegates ; and so enormous , and , in my opinion , so unjust , have been the charges ofsome of the delegates for travelling expenses , that I shall submit to the members of the present Company , previous to the meeting of the next Conference , the propriety of adopting a resolution that all delegates shall be allowed the third-class fare , provided the Conference meets in summer , and that the carriages are enclosed .

      Perhaps the greatest change that I have to suggest in the management of the New Company is in the mode of balloting ; and this alteration is consequent upon the fact , that the assistance of the Bank must , upon good faith , be confined to the operatiens of the present Company , unless confidence and reflection may sanction its application to both , without injuring the members of the present Company—that is , that if national confidence

      should become so extensive as to enable us to locate the members of the present Company , and if , upon good faith being kept with the Depositors , they shouldj choose to re-inves * their funds upon the security of the second Company , they woald be at liberty to da 20 . But in order to supply this gap , to provide _asainst the necessity of extensive mortgaging , and the securing of funds , independent of mortgage or loan , I propose the following alterations in the Ballot—that is to

      say—That any paid-up member may increase his chances in the ballot by additional payments , thus : —a two acre shareholder who has paid up may secure any number of chances , by paying of ., or the price of his share for each ; thus , if he chooses to have six chances in the ballot he shall pay up 30 ? ., and in the event of drawing a prize the 25 / ., or the amount of the additional five shares , shall be placed to the credit of the redemption of his rent , at the

      rate of four per cent ., but shall not be -withdrawn ; that is to say , if A and B are two acre shareholders , if A has six chances and B only one , and if both draw prizes , and if the respective rents in ordinary cases would be 7 _Z . a year , A , who has paid the five _addititnal shares , shall only pay 61 . a year , while B , who has only paid one " share , shall pay fl . a year , A thus reeehing his own Land as security for his own advanced capital .

      Now I have no hesitation in saying , that this system would bring us in a large amount of money , and . would secure a still larger amount " of eutlay in improvements , by occupants of that class , while the principle could not possibly operate to the disadvantage of any , as the chances of all would be considerably inereased by the more frequent turnings of tbis description of property . Of * course the same rule would apply to the three and four acre shareholders . The Expense Fund would remain the same rs at present .

      The reader will observe , that while the princip les upon which this Company is established differ , in some respects , irom those upon which the original Company was established , that the objects are , nevertheless , identical ; while compensation for increased price of shares will be found in speedier location , while the accumulated capital will be eventually distributed amongst the shareholders . If there is any error more absurd than another , it is the presumption as to the necessity of enrolment or registration for such a company ; and happy , indeed , would I have been , if we had not allowed the interference of meddling beasts to drive us into the meshes of the law . All funds left for charitable or other

      purposes are left by will , and . trustees are ap . pointed . And when this Company is represented in a Conference , I shall be prepared to recommend the appointment of Sharman _Cra-ford , and tvro other gentlemen , who will be jealous of the interests of the poor and watchful of my administration of their funds , as trustees , and in their name all estates shall fse p urchased for the stipulated p urposes , and without the bother , the vexation , and expense of law , the conveyances shall be made by the trustees upon the members taking possession .

      : I am glad to find that the good sense , of the people has smothered the ignorance of the fools . Think of a beast , who writes m the Manchester Examiner upon a question of which he is as ignorant as a cuckoo is of navigation , telling his _readers , that , out of I 00 _, 000 / . j paid into the Bank , if 75 , 000 / . is invested in the purchase of Land _, that the 15 ank is obliged to pay the interest upon the whole 100 , 000 ? ., out ofthe interest « pon the appropriated 75 , 000 / ., sinking altogether the unappropriated 25 , 000 / ., upon whicii sum the Bank receives a profit over its liability of lis . 3 d . per cent on Exchequer j hills . ' Then , think of this fellow ' s presump-

      To The People. My Friends, You Will Have...

      tion in putting down the manager ' s salary at 600 / . a year , when it is but 4001 ., and then _, think of his lying _razcality , when he tells you—Firstly . —That no bank EVER FAILED with Societies' money in it ; and then he tells you , that where such bank HAS FAILED , that the good-natured creditors have invariably acquiesced in the li quidation of the whole amount due to trade societies . Don ' t you think you see it ?—and don ' t you wish you may get it ? Now , what think you of a set of needy , warm-hearted , devoted creditors , having demands upon a broken bank , so far sympathising with Trades' Societies as to exempt that order of creditors from the usual rule ? But j

      what think you of this very fellow paying Up his share , and signing this great bubble deedand what think you of his seventeen years ' service of your order , -when scarcel y a man of his class would condescend to speak to him ? My friends , this Society shall I e established upon confidence in me , and security in your trustees ; but the Bank is established upon

      the best laaded security , and not upon love or affection . And what would yon think of a Joint-Stock Bank , with 100 , 000 / . capital' paid up in not less than 100 / . shares—which the law prescribes—that is , 1 , 000 shareholders at 100 / . each , or 100 shareholders at 1 , 000 / . each ? and what do you think of the law that compels them to declare a dividend , and gives to them THE SHAREHOLDERS , the whole profits made ? Now , wouldn ' t you like to distribute your confidence in that way ?

      But , my friends , apart from' love , affectien , and confidence , the whole of the Land purchased for the Company in my name is perfect legal security to the depositors , and as soon as the Company is completely registered , or enrolled , under the 9 th and 10 th of Vict ., as the case may be , then the whole of the property will be assigned to the trustees , and by them will be made available security to the depositors and neither I , " nor the trustees , could diminish that property by a farthing , or

      apply it to other purposes than as security to the depositors ; and if 1 die to-morrow , that security would not be shaken . But in order to show you the authority upon which the press writes , I beg to submit the following letter , which appeared in the North Devon Journal , and which sheuld have been signed "Humbug , " instead _'' Anti-Humbug . " Now , read this letter of" Humbug , " and judge of the value of the information upon whieh the Press founds its knowledge of our plan .

      THE CHARTIST _LASD _COMPACT . TO CHI _IDlTOi OI THE ' KORTH MVOK _JOBIVAL . ' Sk , —In jour last week ' s paper appeared an announce _, ment from a Hr Heath that he had been so fortnnate as to secure an allotment from what he stjles tbe ' National Land and Labour Company , ' and that he had paid £ Z . add for ' a house and two acres of eroeUsat land . ' His concluding advice to the labouring classes , to ' go and do likewise , 'induces me to trouble you with a _fsw remarks , which I trust ma ; lead tbem to pause ere they adopt it . I believe this Land snd Labour Scheme to be a device of unprincipled and designing men , wbo impose upon the _credulity of the _tmwary by holding out ia prospect advantages which can _aerer be realised by those who are so unwise as to swallow tbe gilded bait . When this scheme is so confidently recommended to our notice , it is bnt natural tbat we should

      inquire—1 . —In whose names the monies subscribed are invested ? 2 . —What security they give' for the tame , and what guarantee that their promises shall be fulfilled ! 3 . —Wlietlier the subscribers nave any and what control over tbe administration ofthe Company's affairs ? As to thefirst point , it is sufficient fur any _intsllgent honest man to know , that the head and chief of tke concern is Mr _Feargus O'Connor—a briefless barrister , who but lately occupied a strong room in ( I think ) Carlisle gaol , and -eras maintained for some months at ths public _emense . while nndereoinr a sentence of imprisonment

      for ' sedition !'— that the land is purchased by him in his own lame , and that he exercises rights of ownership _orerit In proof whereof I need only remark that his qualification for a seat in tbe House of Commons is one of the estates he lias purchased with the money of his dupes . True , other names Me given as connected with the scheme , but they are , generally speaking , men of straw—puppets who are only set in motion when the mountebank pulls the wires from behind the scenes ; with the exception of Mr Thomas Duncombe , who , althengh member for a mttroDoUtan borough , had lately to pledge bis _prmlsges as an H . P . to exempt bim from arrest for debt forsome thousand _psunds .

      In the next place , the only security for the cash invested and for due performance of tke contract , is such , and such alone , as the said Feargus O'Connor can give , —th » _valae of which caa be estimated by the foregoing portraiture of his character ? Lastly , the subscribers hare , confessedly , no control , whatever , OTer the concera ; and , ( as every one mutt be aware , from tbe fact tbat tbe land is purchased and tbe conveyance drawn in his name , ) for aught they could do

      to prevent it , Feargus 0 Connor might enjoy the property unmolested during his lifetime , and , at bis decease , bequeath it to his heirs . It was one defect of tie old benefit clubs , that their originators held out fallacious inducements which _^ eventually disappointed the hopes and expectations of industrious careful men , wbo anticipate * aid therefrom iu the season of adversity—of old age and decrepitude ,. And the same , must inevitably be the case with any scheme wbich promises advantages disproportionate to the amount of contributions .

      Mr Heath informs the public , tk 3 t for a house aad two acres of land , he haB paid but £ 2 . 13 s . ii , to this Chartist Bubble Company . Will he also be so kind as to tell us who has possession of the ' title deeds ! ' and whether he has not to pay a pretty heavy interest on the total value of the property—fuUy equal to a moderate rental He > ia « clearly suppressed some such important fact . That' excellent' Land can be purchased in England for 27 s . per acre , with a house to the bargain , is a monstrous absurdity which no one bnt a lunatic wonld eredit for a moment . Until Mr Heath supplies tho required information , the working classes will be cautions how they act upon his suggestion to' Go and do likewise . * I am , Sir , your _obedient servant , Anti-Hcmbug . Barnstaple , February , 7 th , 18 * 8 .

      Now , what say you to that speeimen of "Anti-Humbug . " Well , my friends , the Directors are now empowered to enrol members in the New Company , and may it go on prospering and to prosper until England becomes a paradise , and I shall have proved myself worthy of your affection , your love , und your confidencethe only reward I desire for my service , persecution , and labour . And with this single observation I conclude , namely—that if I chose to carry on this plan on my own account , I would undertake , in less than ten years from this day , to possess- the same amount of ministerial favour that Baron Rothschild now possesses , as I would be as rich , if not a richer man ; but as you accepted me as a present , I am resolved that the gift shall be profitable to you , and not to myself , as I am determined to leave the world better than I found

      ic . As my motion comes on on Tuesday week , for the extension of the law to the Land Company , if within that time the Attorney-General does not realise our expectations , and as the prayer will now be for enrolment , and not for handing it over to the Government , I shall expect a monster petition , signed by membersand non-members , to back me in my appeal , and I will not flinch from the performance of my duty . To work , then , slaves ; sign the petition for your emancipation , and let it be understood that we pray hut for the protection of the law , and not for the violation of any one of its provisions . Let no time be lost—let the petition sheets be directed FOR ME to the Land Company ' s Office , No . 144 , Hig h Holborn ; and let both ends be left open ; and , above all things , take care

      THAT EVERY BUNDLE OF NAMES SENT IS ATTACHED TO A WRITTEN PETITION , HOWEVER , SHORT , because , if names come alone , they will be stopped at the Post Office . And as the English lion is a whimsical beast when roused , who knows what size the monster may grow to in a whole week , _hnvimr two Saturdays and two Sundays , and allshould be posted on Sunday evening , the 27 th of February , at the latest . I remain , your devoted and faithful friend , Feirgus O'Connor .

      " We'll Rally Around Him, Again And Agai...

      " We'll rally around him , again and again . " TO THE INDUSTRIOUS PEOFLE OF ENGLAND . M y Friends , The time has at length arrived when duty compels me to address you . I have struggled with you for now nearly sixteen years , as no man ever struggled with the people before , and during the whole of that period it has been m y pride to have propounded practical measures for your consideration , and my every thought has been absorbed in the creation of such a mind as would lead to that result .

      A man , if he be insincere , does not spend the pesuf hiB days and the whole of his fortune in antagonism to the etrong oppressor , but he developes his power for mischief , and then sells the popularity , that by his cunning and his treachery he has achieved . The history of my day has yet to be written _> and the advent may be hastened by circumstances now passing around us in Europe , to which thought is not yet directed .

      The humble peasant looks not beyond the door of his cet , the operative beyond his loom ' , the blacksmith beyond hie anvil , or the shoemaker beyond his last , while _cirenmstancea at a distance from him may be operating upon his condition . So it is now with the people of England , and my pride is , that the universal bubble of despotism , now about to burst in Europe , will have a less pernicious effect upon you , than upon any other people of the world . And why ? Simply because your mind is directed to the possession of the labour-field , from which , b y the application of your industry , you may secure your reward in comfort , plenty , contentment , and peace . It is this wholsesome direction of the mind

      of England that has made my name terrible to tyrants ; because I have gathered up the will of England into one volition , which now bids defiance to the theorist ahd the quack . And dreading the effect of this powerful combination of thought , when developed in the House of Commons , and circulated throughout the world , the enemies of your order , the enemies of your interest , and the withholders of your liberty , have sought to deprive me of that useful position in which the confidence , the courage , and independence of the electors and non-electors of Nottingham has placed me .

      Men of England ! Have I ever deceived you ? M y conscience answers "Never . "Have I ever , in the most trying times , abandoned the post of danger ? or have I withheld my strength , my energy , or my property , from your service , when your necessities called for their expenditure ? If , then , an individual can establish such a claim to a nation ' s confidence , is he not justified in calling upon that nation for its support ? Mistake me not as to the term support . I do not use it in a pecuniary sense . I use it in a mere endearing sense—your affection , as illustrated in your own soBg" We'll rally around him , agaim and again . "

      Men of England , if I have not deceived you in our chequered and trying progress , from absolute weakness to acknowledged strength . it is not to be presumed that I would bave deceived you upon so important a question as my ri ght to sit in _Parliament , even under the pr * visions of that tyrannical restriction—( Property Qualification)—which we seek te destroy . If I had presented myself to the electors of Nottingham without a sufficient qualification , aHd had allowed them to waste their confidence and power upon a mere useless

      struggle , I . should hold myself in utter contempt j and , therefore , as the day is now named ( THE SECOND OF MARCH , ) for testing that qualification , it will be consoling to you , as it is satisfactory to me , to be able to assure you , upon " the true faith of a Christian , '' and upon the honour of a gentleman , that no member in the House of Commons can produce a better , a more legal , equitable , and unexceptionable qualification than I can ! But then , my friends , met as I have been by persecution upon every turn , it was to be expected that a

      combination . of treachery and wealth would be created to try the experiment of weakening your influence through my rejection . And from the experience that I have learned from past Committees , it may be that no sacred bond or obligation may save me from a similar fate now . And , although I do not write to prepare you for such a result , having no possible right to anticipate it , yet I ask you not to be taken by surprise if another election for Nottingham should be the result of the

      petition against me . If such should be the case , I will stand before the men of Nottingham again , and I will swear , upon my oath , before the returning officer , to the same qualification which I now possess ; and my return having been procured by the most pure and honourable mSans I shall expect a similar result _' by the same means , strengthened by your enthusiasm , your justice , and your sense of wrong , attempted to be practised against me because I am your friend .

      Men of the Midlands , yea , men of England , if they should force us to this repetition of our strength , the assurance of our power , and the courage of the electors and non-electors of Nottingham , we will show them such a Nottingham as England never saw before . If treachery should triumph , I will again throw myself upon the people of Nottingham , and from the time 1 arrive until I " bruise the

      serpent ' s head' I will never lay mine head upon a pillow . I have traversed your streets by night and b y day , and have spent my own money freely to secure the men of your choice when I had no other interest in the election . I fought the great battle of Nottingham in your Marketsquare , for Joseph Sturge , and rather ' than allow tyranny such a triumph , as my loss to your cause would be , I will fight the battle

      again . Every town in England , within one hundred miles of Nottingham , will contribute its delegates ; while Mansfield , _Sutton-in-Ashfieldj Derby , Leicester , and , though last not least , Carrington , and my agricultural children from the villages , will rally to the cry of "TheCharter is in danger , " and will join me in my watchhour to guard the fortress against the enemy .

      My fnends , J ; he enemy , presuming upon the lull which the hope of the free castle and the Labour-field has created , may calculate upon your apathy , but they will be deceived , as , when I am unjustly dealt by , my daring in the cause of justice knows no bounds ; and , by heaven , 1 would rather risk my life against the most fearful odds , than allow Whiggery the triumph that my rejection would insure .

      Men of Nottingham , my every act has been so consistent and free from imputation , that I will be amongst you immediately after the decision , should it be unfavourable , and there , in the Market-place , I will read for you my qualification and the opinion of Counsel upon it , and then England will understand the nature of her future struggle . She will see that all legitimate means of developing the people ' s wrongs and advocating their cause are denied to them , and that their future course must be regulated accordingly . * .-The nations of he world are ! now , one and

      " We'll Rally Around Him, Again And Agai...

      an , bestirring themselves in the cause of freedom , while Whig tyranny hopes to shackle the _English mind by the appliances yet at its command . And having some experience now of its _TeSUBCitated hope , Ihaveno hesitation in saying the monster is more insolent , daring , presumptuous , and cruel than ever . But having fought it in its palmy days of power , when persecution was tolerated because not boldly resisted , shall we turn our back to tbe enemy now , when , after years of struggle , of suffering , and persecution , we have defied its vengeance ? M y friends , I remain , Your faithful friend and Unpurchasable Representative , Feargus O'Connor .

      ¦ V Matterand Support Tlieir Own Erder—V...

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      J,. Ii . . And National Trades' Journal....

      AND NATIONAL TRADES' JOURNAL . VOL- XL N ? 539 . LONDON , SATURDAY , FEBRUARY " 19 , 1848 7 _^^^ _T _^^ _ ... ' - *• _" _*• ¦* - _* J -jb \ j » five ShilHnae nnd Sixneuce ber _Ouarter

      The Executive Council To The Chartists O...

      THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN

      Brother Chartists , —We feel ourselves called upon at the present time to direct yonr attention to one of the most foul and unjustifiable attacks made by faction , againat our much-esteemed and beloved champion , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P . for Nottingham . The base supporters of a corrupt and demoralising system , fearing that by his presence in tho House of Commons , not only as . the member for Nottingham , but as the representative of the unenfranchised millions of toiling slaves in Great Britain and Ireland , would in him hare an advocate , wbo would make known their wrongs in tbe Senate ilouse of the nation , bave , for the purpose of accomplishing their _bane designs , presented a petition againt his having a seat in the House of Commons , on the plea that his qualification is not sufficient . Brethren , we think we can with confidence appeal to you , and ask , haa Mr O'Connor at any time deceived you ? We feel that your answer will be an

      emphatic no V Such being the case , caifyoa for one moment believe that he would act so impolitic a part as to tender a qualification that was insufficient to meet the demands of even that absurd portion of our system the Property Qualification , well knowing as he did that no means would be left untried to deprive him of his seat , and you of his influence in the . Legislature , and at the same time throw away 'the almost superhuman exertions of the brave men of Nottingham at the late election ? No , friends , Mr O'Connor could not act bo foolish a part , and we can confidently assert , that there is not in the House of Commons a member who has a better qualification than that of Mr O'Connor . But that avails "" nothing ; the object of the tools of faction will be served , no matter which way the thing ends , " for if he keeps his seat , which we have _every reagon to expect he will , yet they will have succeeded in throwing upon him an enormous expense to de fend himself from their hellish plot .

      Brethren , this ought not to be—nay , we have that faith in the Democracy of tbis country , to say it shall not be . They are fully aware of the many sacrifices Mr O'Connor has made on their behalf , and the readiness with which he has at all times come to the rescue of the poor man , when the fangs of the oppressor had laid hold of them . On such occasions his purse , his person , and his labour , were freely expended for tke people . We think , therefore , brother Chartists , it is the duty of the people now to rally round our champion and patriot , by _pouring in the funds to enable bim to defend his seat , without a farthing expense to himself . In fact , it is tho _peopled seat , and they are In honour bound to defend it . There is no time to bo lost—the second of March next is tho day appointed by parliament for the

      examination of this important question , therefore we have only this week to do the work in . Thereforelet the watchword be ' _Nsw ' s the day and now's 'the hour , ' and we expect every man who has a spark of Democracy within his system , to subscribe his mite , be it ever so small , and prove to the world that they are Chartists in something more than name ; and teach faction that they shall not crush our champion , and we stand calmly by and not stretch a nerve to assist bim . No ; our love for our fatherland forbids it . Oar allegiance to the holy cause of freedom forbids it . Our love to our offspring forbids it ; aud our duty to our chief , who has stood by us in calm and storm , in prosperity and adversity , and has ever been ready io take the field , when the glorious Charter of our and our children ' s liberty has been in dancer .

      In conclusion , brethren , there is no time to be lost ; send your subscriptions at once to Mr Clark , 244 , High Holborn , London , by Post Office Orders , or small sums may be sent in stamps . We are . gentlemen , your faithful friends and servants , the Executive Council , Christopher Dotlb , secretary .

      National Land And Labour Bank. A Meeting...

      NATIONAL LAND AND LABOUR BANK . A meeting of the Masons of the Craven Lodge took place on Tuesday , the 15 th instant , at the Craven Head , Drury-lane , for the purpose of hearing a statement with respect to the affairs of the Bank , and of considering the propriety of placing part of the lodge funds in the Deposit Department . The meeting was most respectably attended , and every facility given to the Bank Manager , Mr Price , in his endeavours to place fairly before the meeting the several advantages held out in the Bank prospectus . After apologising for Mr O'Connor ' s absence , who was unavoidably detained at the House of Commons , Mr Price commenced a long address , by stating that he was instructed hy Mr O'Connor to

      attend , in accordance with a request from some leading members of the lodge , but that his main object was most distinctly not to ask for assistance to the Bank , but to explain its principles , and to allow those principles to have full effect after the most mature reflection . He was not aware what banking establishment at present had custody of the lodge funds , but , judging from the appearance of its members , they were not men to entrust them to any but the most honourable hands . Let them , therefore , reflect deeply on what they were about to do , and weigh the advantages promised by the National Land and Labour Bank , before they ventured to leave an old established and respected

      connexion for the mere sake of higher interest . The first thing to be considered was the character of the hanker ; and Mr Price entered into that of Mr F . _O'ConnOfi and dealt with the attacks made upon it by a portion of the press in such a manner as to convince his hearerB , that * if any treachery was ever meditated by tbat gentleman , he had allowed the best opportunities to pass without carrying his evil intentions into practice . With regard to Mr O'Connor ' s claim to support from the masons in particular , Mr Price remarked , that when a banker built his counting house there was an end of all connexion between him and his workmen , except that he was always ready to take charge of their savings and pay

      no interest for them ; Mr 0 Connor , on the other hand , however , employed a vast number of masons throughout the country , and as fast as one job was finished another was begun j in addition to which he took charge of their money , and gave a liberal rate of interest for it . Mr Price then explained the mode in which depositors in the Bank would have a valid claim ( in the event of Mr O'Connor ' s death ) , on his executors for the amount of their funds ; inasmuch as when a loan was effected with the Land Company , the title deeds would be conveyed by a short instrument te Mr O'Connor in trust for the depositors . All expenses of this nature of the Banking Establishment were paid by the Land Company out of the Expense Fund , which would explain how the Bank , ' could afford to pay so high a rate of interest as four per cent without any pressure . Mr

      Price stated , that when money was deposited hy the trustees ' of a benefit society , it might be withdrawn without any notice , provided it was required to pay members on strike . Various questions were put , at Mr Price ' s [ invitation , to which he gave ready and it is believed satisfactory replies , for the meeting separated highly pleased with the explanations given , and several members , who before strongly opposed the Bank , gave it their unqualified approval . It is confidently expected that when the result of the meeting becomes known to the different lodges , the matter will be warmly taken up , and that the funds will be diverted from their present custody into that of the Labour Bank . A vote of thanks to Mr Price was kindly proposed and seconded by two of the members , and carried unanimously , after , which at a late hour , the meeting was dissolved .

      Paisley.—This Branch Meets The First Mon...

      Paisley . —This branch meets the first Monday and third Saturday of every mouth , at eight o ' clock iu the evening , in their Room ; 113 , Georne-Btreet . Stockport . —On Sunday next Mr James Leech of Manchester , will lecture in the Lyceum , Wellington-Btreet , at fife o ' clock .

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      At A Council Meeting Of Members Of The N...

      At a Council meeting of members of the National Charter Association , held at the _Assembly Rooms , 83 , Dean-street , Soho , on February 8 th , Mr Cuffay , moved and Mr Milne seconded , the following resolution : — ' That tbe lecture , delivered by Mr Gill on the 6 th inst ., be sent to the Northern Star for insertion . ' Thos . Almond , chairman . [ We are aorry that want of space prevents ub from gratifyiKgthe wish of the Council ; however , we give the following extraot . Tho lecturer having described the horrors of the last French war—having shown who bore the blows and expenses of that war—and who received its honours and emoluments ,

      proceeds : _]—There is a war whioh is justifiable—selfpreservation . Reason sanctions it , and nature _approrea it ; the Creator of life has implanted it in our hearts . The brute creation will defend its food and its young , and man ia justified in protecting his life and property against those who would deprive him of it . If he is robbed , haa he not a . right to recover that which ia stolen ? Liberty is bis birthright ; if this be taken from him , is he not justified in endeavouring to regain it ? The Creator gavo tho earth to man , with power over _everytking upon it , for hia UBe , on which he should live by the sweat of hia brow . But man has marred Jehovah ' s plan —what He made free man has enslaved—that which He gave to aU , a few have monopolised . In the

      streets and lanes , the _garrets and cellars , of this great metropolis , thousands of unwilling idlers are dying of starvation . Thoso who have built the palaces and other national _Btrectnrea of our greatness are without a shelter for their heads ; tbe weavers of cloth , and those who have fashioned it into garments , are without a rag to cover them ; the bees who have made the honey are denied its sweets , and are _saffocated by tho class-made laws of faction . Look to Ireland in her misery and destitution—look to yourselves , fast approximating to her condition , and say whether there should be peace with such a state of things as this . We are called upon to strengthen our national defences , when wo have lost . everything we had to defend , and we are

      expected to do this by those who have robbed us , that they might enjoy their stolen preperty . Be our answer this : —Give us our Charter , and we will cherish it—give us our liberty , and we will proteot it—give us onr land , and we will defend it—make ns happy in the possession of our inalienable rights , and then you shall find every British homestead a c & Btle _, each house a garrison , protected by its natural defenders . Do this , and you will not need the ballet or impressment ; the plough , the loom , the anvil , and the workshop shall furnish forth recruits , and you shall find an army of free soldiers , ready at command to proteot their liberty , liveB , and property—an army that shall set at defiance the combined forces of all the tyrants of the world . The' Iron Duke' fears an

      invasion of the French . I tell the doting old man that he fears the onward march of freedom , I tell him that hia greatest enemy ( democracy ) is already landed—is in the camp—is in the centre of the metropolis . I tell hira , too , that we are determined to have our rights before we fight for the property of ethers , If we are too ignorant to have a voice in making the laws which we are compelled to obey , we are too ignorant to draw a sabre or pall a trigger is their defence . The banner of _libertywaves triumphantly over tbe mountains of Helvetia , and the hardy _Switzers are prepared to defend it . Rome has raised the shout of freedom . Sicily , like a pheanix from its ashes , has arisen , demanded , fought for , and obtained her rights—and

      all honour and praise be given to the heroic women of Palermo , who threw their household goods and bailing water on the heads of tire hired assassins of their tyrant . The king of Naples has conceded , but his offers are rejected by the Sicilians . No terms should be made with tyrants—the * _, should be sent to the right about . Kingcraft and Priestcraft have too long misgoverned the earth , itis time they were swept away , and only looked at in the book of time with horror and abhorrence for the bloody record of their reigns ' . In France and Spain , in Portugal and Germany , the tree of liberty is spreading ita toots . This is the invasion you are called upon to resist . The thrones of Europe are tottering , and will you prop them up ? The people are struggling

      for freedom , and will you aid their oppressors to enslave them ? No , my friends , we will r & ther assist them , till not a vestige of irresponsible power remains on the earth . The Democrats ef Europeare uniting in one common bond of brotherhood , and the prejudices of nations are fast giving way . Our principle . ' ' , promulgated in the Sua . are copied in the French and German papers and disseminated through those countries . Chartism has taken root in Ireland . As a body , we are acknowledged , feared , and respected , by all the political sects in oar own country . Let us then , before we talk of assisting other nations , struggling to be free—let us prove our _sineerit ; by emancipating ourselves—let us extend our organisation and enlist recruits under our banner . Tell me of

      heroes and conquerors' laurels—here alone is true honour and glory to be found , in the land ot patriots , whose common object is tho redemption of man from thraldom . I will take the man of a hundred battles and place him in juxta position with our indomitable chief , Feargus O'Connor . Look at the shrivelled , blood-stained warrior—he totters uader the weight of his honours—he cowers at the blast of his fame . The dying shrieks of his million victims must for ever ring in his ears—the ruin of many a happy home iaon his head—the maledictions of widows and orphans follow his steps—the ensanguined plain be ever before his eyes . Tottering on the brink of eternity what hope can Christianity give this destroyer of his race ? Yet he still thirsts for his favourite beverage

      and vampire-like calls for blood . Bat look on the robust form , the open countenance , and manly brow of O'Connor . He builds houses instead of destroying them—he makes happy homes , instead of blasting them , he cultivates the land instead of destroying the _bamst ; instead of _enslaving , he has devoted the best years of his life in the regeneration and enfranchisement of man—instead of death , he is surrounded by the stalwart sons of toil ; instead of curses the [ blessings of mothers and their offspring everywhere attend his footsteps , Whose laurels are the greenest ? which of them is the greenest : We can now give a practical illustration of what Chartism is , and what it will be , by pointing to the happy homes on the Chartist estates . The proof of a

      nation's greatness is to be found in the happiness of its peasantry , and not in its standing army , its rural police , its prisons , or its _bastiles . We can now present a miniature model , where men dwell together in peace and harmony—where they rise with the lark and lie down with the lamb—where they sow for themselves , and reap the fruit of their industry , free of the interference of _exacting landlords and in defiance of executions and ejectments . Suoh would England be under the Small Farm _System , with the Charter for its protection . Should foreign foes then dure invade us , Britannia ' s sons would strike for home and their fatherland , and hurl tho hostile invaders in the waves ' that wash our sea-girt isle . This is a state of things worth living , and , if needs be—dying for . For

      Far dearer the grave or the prison , Illumed by one patriot ' s name , Than the trophies of all who have risen , On liberty ' s rain te fame . [ The lecture elicited bursts of applause . ] Address of the _Mehbkrs of the Orange _Socrerr OF _QuEBNSHBAB , TO THB WoRKHiG _CliSSKS . —We , the members of the Orange Society , held at the Marquis of Granby , Queenshead , have viewed with extreme pain , the rancorous animosity whioh formerly existed betwixt the members of our order and another portion of her Majesty ' s subjects ; not , we are sorry to say , without ample cause . We havo long since abandoned the principles on which societies bearing this name acted . We acknowledge

      only the principles of Universal Brotherhood , and exist onlv for the purpose of supporting each other . Our attention has been called to the impolicy of the working classes lending their hard-earned money to the _profit-mongering capitalist , to bo afterwards used as an engine of oppression . We resolved last winter to commence acting on a different principle , and accordingly we withdrew our gold from the hands of the profit-mongers , aad opened a co-operative store , for the purpose of supplying our own members and neighbours with a good article at a reasonable price , and thus reduce the enormous profits _whish were at that time being realised . In this we have been eminently successful . In _consequeace of the attack which has been made on the Chartist Laud Scheme and Land and Labour Bank , our attention has been

      called to those institutions . We immediately procured a copy of the rules , which we have carefully read and discussed . After mature consideration , we have come to the _conelusien that the bank offers the best possible security—infinitely superior to the promise-to-pay security of other banks . We are likewise of opinion that the purports to which it is to be applied , viz : —that of emancipating labour from the grasp of capital , and placing the labourer in an independent position ; together with the euporior interest which it offers , are advantages which ought not to be alighted or neglected . Accordingly , we have come to a resolution to send what spare capital we havo to that bank , amounting at present to the sum ef £ 20 , Hoping tbat the working classes will begin o look seriously into the

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      v matter , and support tlieir own _erder , —V _/ o _reniainn yours truly , the Members ofthe Orange Society / Queenshead—John Lillt , Secretary . Southampton . —Mi * Saunders delivered a _lectunn on Tuesday night , Feb . 8 tb _, at the Burton Ale * house . The l ecture was highly applauded AA subscription was commenced in support of Mdi O'Connor ' s seat in parliament . .... t _.... _» _h _^ _m / - _rliftfn Atcn SftM _^ CsV X j .. . rnm . _iL-,

      Ip . wich . -I herewith acquaint you ofa more * ment in that class in which I am happy to state _yoon take great interest , namely , the working olasseM and you wil ) , I am sure , feel much more _interestedd when T inform you tbat the meeting of whicu I amp about to speak was convened , presided over , and _ad-ldressed entirely by working _mov . A meetjn | calledd by handbills was held on Monday evening , Feb- 14 th , i , in the Temperance Hall . The attendance uninbereda from six to eight hundred . The following resolu-:-tionB were _nnanimoHsly adopted , and concluded witb . 1 three hearty cheers for Feargus O'Connor ' ' . nd tba i

      Land : — 'That itis opinion of this meeting , that _, all war is inimicable to man's best interest , inas- ¦ much as it prevents the development of tho _^ e feelings i and habits which alone can _aeeiiro pence on earth i and goad wiii to man ; this meeting , therefore ,, pledges itself to oppose to its uttermost , everything ' that has a tendency to create a war spirit _amoag the i inhabitants of this country . ' 'That this meeting : believes the invasion cry has been raised as a pre- text for creating places for the idle scions of the i aristocracy , and to retard the growing spirit of democracy , and therefore protests in the _strongest manner possible against any increase iu our naval and military _establishments ' ' That it is the i

      opinion of this meeting , that the spirit of war is fostered and engendered by the corruption of irresponsible government , which would he best remedied by the adoption of the People ' s Charter aa she law of the land . ' ' That tho petition now read founded on tho resolutions , be signed by the _ohaivman on behalf of the meeting , and that E . H . Adair , Esq ., M . P _., be requested to present and support the same . ' An application was made for the use of our town hall , and wa * refused by the Mayor ; the meeting was ' presided over by Mr Francis . The proposer and seconders o _^ hc ' resolutions , were Mr Boo ley ; Mr Warner ; Mr Gosling , Mr _M'Pherwn ; Mr Garrod , Mr _Pearae ; Mr Chapman , Mr Cook , The meeting originated with the council of the Charter Association ,

      --Choribt .- ' -A public meeting waa held here on the Sth inst ., in the George Inn Large Room , for the purpose of hearing a lecture from Mr Donovan , on the Land and the Ch r . ter , Mr Rhodes presided over the meeting , which was a bumper . After the . _'National Petition had been read to the meeting , its adoption was moved and seconded , when the chairman called upon Mr Donovan to address the meeting , w hich he did in a most able , talented , and spirited manner , for about two hours and a half _. _a-nd resumed his seat much applauded , after whioh the chairman rose and made a few remarks on the utility and necessity of adopting the National Petition ; the motion being put , every hand in the room was held up for it , when three cheers wove given for our friend and champion , Feargus O'Connor , three for the Land and the Charter . A vote of thanks

      was then awarded to Mr Donovan for his aids and talented lecture ; a like compliment was given to tho chairman ; the meeting dissolved highly _delighted . Ab Mr _Dorovan was at liberty the _following evening , arrangements were made to have another leoture en the same subject , accompanied with remarks on the National Land and Labour Bank . These lectures have made a deep impression on the _mindu ofthe working classes of this town in _favenr of the Charter and the Land Plan . A Chartist _Association is being formed . National Registration and Central Election Committsb . —This body met at the _Aesemblj-rooms , 83 , Dean-street , Soho , on Tuesday evening , Feb . 16 th , Mr Godwin in the chair . An additional quantity of the committee ' s address was ordered to be printed for distribution . A letter was read from Mr Birley , relative to the late Blackburn election ; the secretary ( Mr Grassby ) was instructed to reply thereto . The committee then adjourned .

      National Victim Committee . — The secretary ( Mr J . Simpson ) acknowledges the following on behalf of the general fund : —from Sheffield , per Mr W . J . Holmes , 7 s . 9 d . ; Mrs Tanner , _Totneas , 9 s . The committee would remind their friends of the address issued on behalf of the law-made Widow Jones . Metropolitan Delegate Committbe Feb . 17 th . — Mr Camming in tha chair . Mr Clark reported from the _subcommittee ef Frost , Williams , and Jones . Messrs Lucas and Allnutt were elected to introduce the subject of Frost , & o ., _^ to the newly formed delegate committee . The chairman left the chair and the committee then dissolved . At tha next meeting , Mr Bradford in the chair . Mr Allnutt proposed and Mr Cumming seconded , ' That Mr Tapp be the secretary . ' Carried . Mr Tayior proposed and Mr Cumming seconded , 'That Mr Child be the treasurer . ' Carried . The secretary

      of the Fraternal Democrats ( G . Julian Harney ) waited on the committee , Informing them ot a pub . lie _meeting , to be holden at the German Hall , White Hart , Drury-lane , on Monday evening :, Feb . 21 st , _tojcisaraemorate the Cracow Insurrection . Mr Fennel proposed and Mr Kempley seconded , 'That Messrs M ' Grpth , Clark , » Tapp , Lucas , and Drake be the sub-committee in the case of Frost , Williams , and Jooes . ' Carried . Mr Allnutt proposed aud Mr Lucas seconded , ' That the following five persons be appointed a lecturing committee ' . —Messrs Tapp , Lucas , Fennel , Taylor , and M'Grath . ' Carried . Messrs Allnutt , Fennel , Murhall , Scett , _Bassett , Kempley , Babb , Bradford , Taylor , Biggs , Drake , Cumming , Coventon , Staples , _\ _Vilks , Tanner , Tapp , Child , and Lucas presented credentials and took their seats on the committee . Adjourned for a week . Receipts op the Central Registration and Election Committee , Dundee ; per James Graham , 8 s' Id . James Grassby Secretary .

      Camberwell and _Walwoeth . —At a recent meeting of this locality , held at the true Temperance _Coffee-heuse , East-lane , Walworth , Mr Scott in tbe chair , Mr Scott was elected to the Metropolitan Delegate Committee , vice Sellars . A vote of thanks wa » given to the retiring delegate , after which Thos . Paine ' s ' First Principles of Government' was read , and received with great applause . Mr John Simpson submitted the address of the National Registration and Central Election Committee , wliich was greeted with loud acclaim . It was announced that the subscription books for the O'Connor seat defence were still open , and all friends were requested to send in their subscriptions as early as possible ; and the meeting was _disfolved _.

      City and Finsbury Locality , National Charter Association , Good Intent , Back-bill , _Ilatton-garden , February 13 th—Mr Wilson in the chair . Report from Metropolitan Delegate Committee given in and received . The circular from the secretary to that body , calling on the locality to elect two delegates to the new committee was read , and the late delegates were unanimously re-elected . Mr Elijah Nobbs moved , and Mr D . Carter seconded the following resolution;—* That this meeting repudiate the unfounded assertion of Dr Campbell , that Chartism and infidelity are combined ; and we consider that he , professing to be a minister of that gospel which preaohes peace and good will among men , that his conduct is subversive of that religion whieh he professesjtojteach , and this meeting hopes , for the future , when Dr Campbell attacks Chartists , that he will _confine'his statement to truth , _andjnot attack the character of any men by bearing false _witness against

      his neighbour . Carried unanimously . Mr Fennell moved , and Mr Livesey seconded , the following resolution : — ' That we hail the proposal to establish a Land Company in Ireland , under _government auspices , with joy , as an acknowledgement and recognition of our principles , and as a step in the right direction , and ' we feel convinced that if the people of Ireland were employed in cultivating the Land , at a fair rental , and with the security of a lease , and remuneration for improvements , that much of the distress iu that country would cease , and , aa a natural consequence , crime would decrease in the same ratio . ' Carried unanimously . Mr T . Clark , of the Executive , then delivered a spirited and edifying lecture , on the progress and prospeot of Chartism . A vote of thanks was given to Mr Clark _' and the chairman , and the meeting adjourned to Feb . 20 th . Mr Ernest Jones will lecture on Sunday evening next , Feb . 20 th , on the Progress it Deraooracy _, at home and abroad .

      Metropolitan _CHAnnsi Hall —The agents for Greenwich and Deptford , South London Hail _. Barley Mow , Camberwell and Walworth . Green Gate , Globe and Friends , Powter Platter , and City of London Ladies' Shoemakers are requested to communicate and send in their returns to the committee forthwith . ' Sums handed in : —Bermondsey , 3 s . ; Pentonville , 4 s . ; City , 3 $ . 6 d . By order , _YJ . Tapp , secretary . Westminster , 83 , Dean-street , _Sono . —Theletter which appeared in the Star of Saturday last , from the directors , addressed to the members of the Land Company , waa brought forward at our last meeting , on which a discussion arose , and a resolution carried , appointing Messrs Cuffay nnd Wilks to wait on the directors to request Borne of their body to attend at 83 , _Dean-streot , on Sunday evening next , to give some explanation of the same . .

      _, , . , Somers Town . —On Sunday evening last , at the Bricklayers' Arras , Tonbridge-street , Naw-road , a crowded audience attended , and great numbers were compelled to go away , it being impossible tor them to obtain admission . Mr Child was called to the chair , and briefly introduced Mr Ernest Jones who delivered * truly able , eloquent , an d _sml-stirr ng lecture , on ' The People and the Charter , whion . was received with rapturous enthusiasm , fn _™ _ammous vote of thanks was awarded to Mr Jones , for his attendance and services in the cause .

      IslZ _™ _rl * _Tp _* rcW _* Chartist Locality , _wSSES . _Chapcl-street , . _^^ _-fij- ' _tg 15 th Mr _wrieht in the chair . Report trom the Metropolitan Deleg _a te Committee given in , and received . A resolution of censure on Dr Campbell wSSo _^ a _br Mr _AIM Fennell , _secouded by Mv _Stepherson , and earned unanimously . Several new members were enrolled . The meeting adjourned to Feb . 22 ud , at half-past eight in the evening _.

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 19, 1848, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_19021848/page/1/