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    • EXTRAORDINARY CURES
    • THE WIIIGS EXPOSED BY THE LATE nENRT HUNT, M.P., FOR PRESTON.
    • Comspmflrom
    • Irrffients, $ffen«s., & fotqucsts.
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      2 The Northern Star. ' November 28, Ia4f...

      2 THE NORTHERN STAR . ' November 28 , _ia 4 fl

      Extraordinary Cures

      EXTRAORDINARY CURES

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      HOLLWAI'S OINTMENT . _. _wonilsrfiil Cira of dreadful _Uleareus Sores in the Pace and Leg , in Princi Edward Island . jrhc Truth of this Statement was itify _attested beforea Magistrate . 1 , HrcH _MioDoaitD , of Lot 55 , im King ' s County , do _faereby declare , that a _-Mst _wonderful _preservation ef my lib bas been effected by the use of Holloway's Pills and f intment ; and I fartbermora declare , that I was very mack _asUicted with Ulcerous Sores iu my Face and Leg ; -so se vere was my complaint , that the greater part of my nose an d the roof of my month was eaten away , and my -teg had three large ulcers en _t , and that I applied to _several Medical gentlemen who _erescrlbed forme , but I

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      ON THE CONCEALED CADSE OF CONSTITUTIONAL OR ACQUIRED DEBILITIES OF IRE GENERATIVE SYSTEM . Just Published , A . new andi mportant Edition of the Silent Friend on Human Frailty . Price 2 s . 6 d ., and sent free to any part of the United Kingdom on the receipt of a Post _Offise Order for 8 s . Sd . A MEDICAL WORK on the INFIRMITIES ofthe GENERATIVE SYSTEM , in both sexes ; being an enquiry mto the concealed cause tbat destroys physical energy , and the ability of manhood , ere rigour bas established her empire : —with Observations oh the baneful effect *; of SOLITARY INDULGENCE and INFECTION ; local and -constitutional WEAKNESS . NERVOUS IRRI-

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      ii «* of mmtrimoay , and who ever kad the suifertune 4 ur their more youthful days to be * feeted with any " jhrm _« f _thei * diseases , a prions course of this _medteinis highly essentia ] , and of the greatest importance as _**" . _() re _seriovs _affeetioms are visited _'»?•*¦ am _imaew _** ' - - rife and » _S £ sf ring , from a iranlof these _simple _^ _arecaaiions . _thaa perhaps half the world is aware ef * _, fer , it Must be _remetabarod , where tbe fountain is polluted , the streams kat few from it cannot be pure .

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      COUGHS , no \ RSENESS , AND ALL ASTHMATIC AND PULMONARY COMPLAINTS . EFFECTUALLY CUBED _BI KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES . Upwards of thirty years experience has proved the infallibility of these Lozenges in the cure of Winter Cough , Hoarseness , Shortness of Breath , and other Pulmonary Maladies . The patronage of his Majesty , the King of Prussia , and his Majesty the King of Hanover , has been bestowed on them ; as also that of the Nobility and Clergy of the United Kingdon ; and , above all the Faculty have especially _recommended them as a remedy of unfailing officacy . Testimonials are continually _rtceived confirm * _, tory of the value of these Lozenges , and proving the perfeet safety of their use , ( for they contain no Opium nor any preparation of that drug ;) so that thrymay be given to females ofthe most delicate constitution , and children ofthe most _tenderest years without hesitation .

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      FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH . TIIE BEST APERIENT AND ANTIBILIOUS MEDICINE POlt GENERAL USE IS FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH , which effectually relieves the stomach and bowels by general relaxation , without griping or prostration of strength . Tiiey remove headache , sickness , dizziness , pains in the chest , & c , are highly grateful to the stomach , promote digestion , create appetite , _relievelaugour and depression of spirits ; while to those of a full babit and free livers , who are continually suffering from drowsiness , heaviness , and singing in the head and ears , they offer advantages that will not fail to be appreciated . This medicine has for many years received tho approval of the most respectable classes of society , aud in confirmation of its efficacy the following letter has been kiudly forwarded to Mr . Prout , with permission to publish it , and , if requisite , to refer auy respectable person to its author : —

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      Seid by Thomas Prout , ti » , Strand , London ; and ky kis appointment by _Heatoi , Hay , Alien , Land , Haigh , Smith , Bell , Townsend , Baineg aud New-« ome , Smeeton , Reinhardt , Tarbbttom , and Horner , Leeds ; Brooke , Dewsbury ; Dennis and Son , Burde-Icla . Moxon , _LltUe , Hardman , Linney , and Hargrove , Y _« rk ; Brooke aHd _C » ., Walker and Co ., Stafford , Faulkner , Doncaster ; Judson , Harrises , Linney , Ripon ; Foggitt , Coates , Thompson , Thirsk ; Wiley , _Easingwold ; En g land , Fell , Spivey , Huddersfield ; \ fard , Richmond ; Sweeting , Knaresborou g h ; Peas e , . Olircr , Darlington : Dixon , M e tc a lfe , Langdale , Northallerton ; Rhodes , Snaith ; Goldthorpe , Tadcaster ; Bogerson , Cooper , Newby , Kay , Bradford ; Brice , Priestley , Ponfefract ; Cordwell , Gill , Lawton , Dawson , Smith , Wakefield ; Berry , Denton ; Suter , Leyland , Hartley , Parker , Dunn , Halifax ; Booth , Rochdale ; "Lambert , _BoroujjUbridge ; Dalby , Wetherby ; Waite , Harrogate : Wall , Barnsley ; and all respectable medicine venders throughout the kingdom . Price Is . 1 jd . and 2 s . 8 d . per box _.

      The Wiiigs Exposed By The Late Nenrt Hunt, M.P., For Preston.

      THE WIIIGS EXPOSED BY THE LATE nENRT HUNT , M . P ., FOR PRESTON .

      ( Concluded From The\ Star Of Nov. 21.) ...

      ( Concluded from the \ Star of Nov . 21 . ) In order to provide new _places aud fresh patronage , these men have got a New Court of Bankruptcy established . The old one was certainly a very bad one , but the matter of complaint is this , that the new commis . sioners cost the country upwards of £ 40 , 000 a year , and one might have supposed that out of the eighty old ones , some at least , might have been found to undertake the duties of the ' new Court . But no , not a soul of them was appointed ; tho places are in the patronage of the Lord Chancellor , who has appointed new Commissioners , and the old ones aro enjoying themselves very snugly on reliving pensions taken from the pockets of the people . ( Hear , hear . ) With regard to the ftrey family , I will only * -ay that , sometime ago , when a statement appeared in the papers , showing that tfiey received £ ( 58 , 000 a year

      from the taxes , which has since been very much increased , I asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his place in the Ilouse of Commons , whether or not it was true ? It was really very amusing to see the effect which the question had upon the house . It seemed like a thunderbolt , every one seemed struck with astonish _, ment , aud I was in hopes it was at the largeness ofthe sum ; but afterwards discovered that the house was shocked at such a question being put . Lord Althorp got up aud said that it certainly was true , and as some per * sons must fill the office for which the salaries were paid , there could be no objection to Earl Grey putting in his own relatives . ( Laaghter . ) Thus , you see these amiable Wl'igs don ' t work for nothing at any rate , ( _Renewed laughter and cheers . ) It is scarcely necessary for me to call to your recollection , the Dutch loan affair ,

      as it is so recent a transaction ; I will , however , just advert to it for the information of those who may not liavc paid much attention to that famous job . Many years ago , it was stipulated by Engiand and Holand , to pay to Russia a Certain large sum of money annually , so loag as Holland and Belgium should be united . You all know , however , that nearly two years ago , these countries were separated , and the Dutch , very properly , thereupon , •• topped paying their quota of the money ; but the hones t , liberal , patriotic Whigs of England kept on paying the money without even asking the permis . * rtm of Parliament ; for Russia , you know , was a *; that time very much in want of _monc-y to assist her ia annihilating the brave and magnanimous Poles . ( Great disapprobation ; " three groans for the Whigs and the Russians . " ) Gentlemen ,. I am aware tbat this is a dry detail

      of facts ; I came here , however , to give you facts , and . I pledge my credit , as a Member of Parliament , for the truth Of all I have stated , 'Cheers . ) Were it not that I am fearful of exhausting yoiir patience , I could go on with these damning facts for some time longer , for the Whigs have given me plenty of materials . ( Loud cries of" Go on . " " Go on . " ) Well , thon , ( said Mr . Hunt , ) I will give you one or two more examples . You may have heard that there are at Oxford a number of professors , who teach mathematics , the languages , itc _. to the sons of the'Aristocracy , but perhaps many of you do not know that you have the honour of paring those _professors £ 1 , 000 a year for instructing these scions of nobility . When I opposed tbis grant , nothing could exceed the opposition with which 1 was assailed . Hon . Members wondered how I could be such a Goth . ' " Who , " it was

      said , ' _b-jsides the Member for Preston , eould stand up to object to so useful an expenditure . " ( Laughter . ) I assured the house I did not object to those professors being paid for their services , but I did object to the sons of the Aristocracy being educated at the expense of the poor weavers aud mechanics , particularly whilst they were prevented from even buying knuwledgo for themselves . ( Tremendous applause . * _> Gentlemen , I have another item of Whig expenditure in my list , and with that 1 will close this part of my subject . During the war it is said that it was necessary to employ secret agents and spies to learn what was doing in tbe enemy's camp . & C ., and that as these spies must be paid , the Minister must have some monies placed at his disposal for this purpose . Now , I am not disposed to dispute this . I dare say these spies are very useful in the

      enemy's camp , but you all know very well that they hare not been confined to that duty , but have been sent into the people ' s camp where they have also been found very useful to tyrannical Ministers . ( Loud cries of hear , hear , and much cheering . ) It would scarcely form a good item in the Exchequer accounts , however , to say , "Paid Messrs . Edwards , Oliver , Castles , and Co ., as spies in the manufacturing districts , and for entrapping so many men . " ( Laughter . ) And , _therefore , the Minister isnot required to enter monies , paid for these very useful and crsdit . _vbla services at all , and tbe money is granted him by Parliament under the convenient head of " secret service money , " for the expenditure of whieh no man is entitled to call the Ministers to account . ( Shame , shame . ) The sum of _£ 10 , 0 0 0 was r eg ularly allowed to the Tories , out of the Civi l Lis t , under this

      head . Now , you will say this was bad enough , but , alas your friends , the Whigs , found' this sum by no means sufficient for their purposes , and honest Lord Althorp moved , with great complacency , that £ 44 , 000 be added , thus making the whole grant £ 55 , 000 . ( Great indignation was here exhibited by the meeting . ) I said that even a grant of £ 10 , 000 was disgraceful for such a pur . pose , in a time of peace , but , to ask for £ 41 , 000 in addition , to bribe tbe Press was infamous . ( Cheers . ) To try the character ofthe hnuse , I moved that the sum be £ 122 , 000 in addition , but was , as usual left in a minority ofles 3 than half a dozen members . ( Shama , shame . ) Now , if the whole people of England could be told that single fact of the conduct of the '' retrenching , patriotic " Whigs , would it not be sufficient to make them rise up in indignation against such a false hypocritical faction ? ( One tremendous shout , "Yes . " )

      Now , said Mr . II . for a specimen of their legislation . We all know what a _boast they made about their measures for Ireland—Stanley said they were going to extinguish Tithes in Ireland , and what is their method of extinguishing Tithes ? Why , to collect them at the point of the bayonet . ( Hear , hear . ) No less than 30 , 000 troops are kept in Ireland to enforce tbe impositions ofthe Established Church . ( Immense cheering . ) A State of things like this cannot last . The Government are rigourously prosecuting all those who have attended and taken any part in the late anti-Tithe meetings ; and I firmly believe that if they succeed in this , they will next attempt to put dowu the Political Unions in England . ( No , no , they never shall . ) They have already put down the public meetings in Ireland , andl am of opinion they will try the Unions of England next ; and , have a care , that what are called the leaders of the

      people , are not among the first to call out for this measure . ( Hear , hear . ) Now , after the few facts I have disclosed to you this evening , I ask any reflecting man in this assembly , whether he imagines the Whigs are likely to relieve this country from its present distress and miseries , ( Loudand universal cries of "No , no . " ) And yet if any man dared to say anything about these things , lie has been uniformerly denounced as an enemy to Reform , if Reform , however , is to produce such _measuresas those 1 have this night enumerated , and which , be it remembered , are all the acts of the boasted Reform Ministry : —why , then I say , wc are muchbetter without it , than with it , ( Cheers . ) But no , my friends , we must not—wc will not—proceed in this way . The people of England will unite and demand a real Reform , whieh shall place the government in their hands . ( Renewed applause . )

      I dare say you have often heard it said during the last two years , " what is Ilunt raving about , _hav'at the ministers cutoff fifty-six rotten boroughs V Yes , and so far as that goes I thank them for it ; but when they told me the people would be satisfied with the Bill , and that it was to be a final measure , I denied that they Would be satisfied , or that it would be accepted as a final measure , and this meeting gives me a proof , if it were wanting , that what I said was correct . ( Cheers . ) But how come they to determine to disfranchise only fifty-six boroughs , when it eould be proved , that there were others equally rotten ? ( Hear , hear . ) I will tell you what they attempted in the first bill . In travelling from Newbury , to Bath , there are three places called , Marlborough , Calne , and Chippenham ; the first belongs to the Earl of Aylesbury , and is a very neat maikit town ,

      a s is also Chi ppe nham , but Calne is a little dirty village , belonging to the Whig Mat quis of _Lauadowne . Now , in the first Reform Bill , the "Ministers had disfranchised Marlborough and Chippenham , and retained Calne , but in consequence of an investigation which took place by the interferance of thc houie , those three boroughs changed situations . ( Hear , hear . ) You have all heard of the Duke of Newcastle , and a regular borough monger he is ;—( laughter , )—well , what havo Ministers done for him at "Newark ? There are now 1 , 400 electors in that borough , which the Reform Bill will reduce in a few years to 300 , nearly the whole of whom will be tenants of the Duke . Again : —at Preston there are now 7 , 000

      electors , which will in like manner be reduced in a few years to about 900 , and other places are in a similar situation . So that you see , when the truth is told , whilst the Whigs have been lopping off rotten boroughs with the one hand they have been creating them with the other . ( Cheers . ) These are the things of which I complain ed , and for which I was nearl y ruined ; and the men of Birmingham were among those who denounced me most : I throw no blame , however , on you , because I know it was the press that deceived you , and I coma not here to night to set myself ri ght , but to set you right . ( Hear , hear . ) So Ion , ' as the people will suffer themselves tobe deluded b y t he press , first crying up tha

      ( Concluded From The\ Star Of Nov. 21.) ...

      Whig faction , then the Tory faction , » o long will one or both of them , have their hands in your pockets . ( Loud applause . ) From what I have told you tbis evening , I trust you will hold roe justified for refusing to give my vote in favour of Lord E bring ton ' s motion of confidence In the Ministry . Recounting- as I did in my mind , tbe various acts of the Whigs Blnce they hid come iuto office , I felt that I could as soon have Buffered myself to be cut to pieces , as to give my > ote of confidence in such a set of men . ( Much cheering . ) W h y , gentlemen , did not the Whigs denounce in the strongest possible terms , the enactment nf the infernal Six Acts i and yet no sooner were they in power , than they proceeded to enforce what were left of them , with ten-fold the rigidity of their pred cessor _a , ( Hear , hear . ) Why are men , who now profess themselves Reformers , but who would have put to

      death those who called out for Reform in 1820 , to charge me , who have spent two years and a half of my life in a miserable dungeon , for my exertions in behalf of the people . Why , I say are they to charge me with being in the pay , or in any way fighting tbe battles ofthe Tories . ( Hear , hear and loud cheers . ) God knows I am ne friend of the Tories—I hope , at no _distant day to bring these monsters to justice for tbe atrocious murders In Manchester , in the month of August , 1819 . ( Immense and long continued applause . ) I firmly believe , that unless we soon have such a Reform as shall make the working classes prosperous and happy , confusion will reign . ' ( Hear , hear . ) The precious Whig Bill is now

      being complained of all over the kingdom ; I find that in Pr e s t on , objections hare been made to no less than 1 , 400 electors , purposely to give trouble and to annoy the Reformers . There are not more than 700 , 000 _electors in all Eng land out of tbe seven or eight millions ot male adult ; , and I will now deliberately put the question to you as I have done to every assembly ofthe working classes which I have met since the Bill was proposed . " So far as you understand the Bill , do you think it is calculated or that it was ever intended to do the working classes any good ?" [ Mr . Hunt put this question by a show of hands , when it was unanimously decided in the negative . ] Why , gentlemen ( continued Mr . Hunt , ) I tell you plainly that the Ministers themselves never said it would .

      Whenever Peel got up and denounced it as a revolutionary measure , — " Phoo , phoo , " said Lord Althorp , "does the house Imagine that my noble friend , the paymaster of the Forces , who stands at the bead of the ancient and noble house of Bedford , would , have brought forward a measure , which was calculated to injure the Aristocracy in any shape or way V No , no , tobe sure not , this Bill by bringing in the middle classes , was intend to enable tho Whigs to carry on the government as nearl y in the old way as possible . Mr . Hunt then aat down amid several rounds of spontaneous and enthusiastic applause .

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      The Veterans', Orphans', And Victims' I-...

      THE VETERANS ' , ORPHANS ' , AND VICTIMS ' _I-UND . _Utto-rasR Chartists , —Our respected and indefatigable sub-Secretary , Ryming John Arnott , bas _addressed you on this all-important subject in an onmistakeable appeal , soliciting your aid on behalf of our suffering , aged friends , poor old Richards , Smart , Preston , D . ivonport , as well as Mrs . Ellis and her poor orphans , Mrs . Duffey , Mrs . Booker , Mrs . Roberts , tfce . Now , the fact is well known , that the former have advocated our principles for more than half a century , and alas ! a r e now _doomed to eke out a life of affliction , misery , degrada . tion , and want—suspended , as it were , between the Union-house and death itself— "the latter would be preferable)*— _through the _inferaalsystem of oppression ann

      misrule , which so grievously afflict mankind , I regret to say that appeal has been but feebly responded to . I have received twelve postage stamps from , if 1 mistake not , an esteemed friend , whose name has often graced the pages of the Star , whennver the subscription lists have appeared . In a note he indignantly complains of the apathy of the people in rendering the necessary support to these poor victims , -who have fallen a prey to class legislation , and strongly _urgi-s tbe necessity of adopting a syjtein for their future maintenance , by the payment of one penny per month from each Chartist throughout the united kingdom ; a thing , in my opinion , very easy of accomplishment . The committee , on assembling last week , found that all the available monies they could command amounted to no more than 17 s ., which precluded the possibility of voting our friends any assistance .

      Oh ! my friends , this is a most horrible state of things * , and really awful to contemplate . The sad and pitiable condition of our friends calls aloud to us for help . These noble-minded democrats , reduced by the infernal laws wbich grind and crush us , and the poor wives and Whigmade orphans being deprived of their natural protectors by the base machinations of the common enemy . Come , friends , _bsstir yourselves ; imitate the example set us by our humane friends of Somers Town , who bave resolved to appropriate one-fourth of their funds to the use of thlt _Committee .

      1 feel very warm on this subject , and you must not be offended with me ; but when I hear the pot-valiant politicians murmur out , "Oil can ' t afford it ; " indifferently replenish the measure , resume their pipes , and , midst the fumes of tobacco smoke , be callously guilty of such besotted forgetfulness . When I witness these things , I become dispirited and heart-sick , and lament that men will not even sacrifice one half-pint of beer a week to do that which _ib tbe bounden duty of all—viz ., to support those who have for such a series of years energetically toiled in our cause . Up , then , and be doing I There is no time to be lost . Send your contributions to Mr . O'Connor , Treasurer ; Mr . Arnott , sub-Secretary , Mr . Wheeler ; Mr . Julian Harney , Star office ; the Executive ; to any of the Committee , or to Yours , fraternally , in the cause , _Jonu Shaw , sub-Treasurer .

      24 , _Gloucester-street , _Commercial-road East . P . S . —I am happy to learn that the City of London Chartists intend to adopt a holiday subscription at Christ _, mas , and recommend it to the country . All honour to the men of the City ,

      The Greenwich Meeting For The Charter. R...

      THE GREENWICH MEETING FOR THE CHARTER . Reader , —Are you fond of history ? Does your mind love to live with the images of the past ? Have you in imagination studied with the departed and mighty dead * Hare you sympathised with thc persecuted of all ages 1 Have jou marked the march of mind iu its onward course from barbarity to civilisation ? Have you discovered that history is not alone to be found in the dates of the reigns of monarchs , and the doings of courts , but is indeed in living documents ? Your life is history ; the people one great volume . Will you unfold its leaves , and read of progress ? Will you look and reason oil what is , as well as remember what has been I—If so , come along with m efor one short hour , andyou and I will _,, in ouroivn way , reason together .

      You have , of late , read of great public meetings , huge gatherings of people for given objects ; but you must not weigh the value of meetings by thrir numbers alone , no more than you must honour a man for his weight , height , or complexion ; you must pause and enquire what is the object for which they meet—and who are jthe actors 1 ' Measures , not men , " is a valuable motto ; but to know the measures and their likely effects is no more _essential than to know the actors and their history , I have oflateseen meetings called for objects which no one opposed , and for tbe success of which but few eared . A kind of novel , theatrical exhibitions , at which amateur politicians , rich in the world's goods , but poor in soul ; hare figured as leading characters . Tasteless for theatrical representation , sick of the opera , and panting for public fame—eager as the mastiff would be for water on a summer's day—theise platform actors bave gratified their fancy by holding public meetings—huge gather _, ings , at which the few have said , " Well , I see _nothing wrong in it ; " and the many have thought , —

      " The earth has bubbles , as the water has , And these are of ihem . " But listen , and you will hear ofa meeting worthy of your notice ; a meeting of the people asking for the people ' s rights ; no iscal or commercial interest is recognised here ; " buy cheap and sell dear" forms no part of our creed ; bales of cotton and loads of corn are unknown in our vocabulary . We ask for a recognition ot man ' s manhood ; we say , you shall neither brand us as slaves , nor sell lis in the market , The butcher may calculate the price of an ox in Sinithfield ; the money and clothes brokers say , "buy cheap and sell dear . " W * are neither rags , nor oxen—we are men .

      It is eight o'clock on the evening of Wednesday , the 18 th of November , I enter a spacious staircase , leeding to a magnificent room , Just as I enter , I observe a bust of Shakespeare , to which I give a hasty glance , and hurry onwards . At the top of the stab case there are a number of men in close conversation . Their countenance express much earnestness and some anxiety . Who are they ? I ask . They are the committee and friends ot the Greenwich branch of the National Charter Association . Plain in _Bpeech , and of an open and ' earnest manner , their words are not formed for drawingrooms iu which a false and vitiated taste for distorted art is named polished politeness ; art not copied from -culture , but lost in a fine imitation _, of would-be greatness , forgetting the instinctive and beautifully simple nature of man , for the puerile and sapless skeleton of fashion .

      These men of whom I would speak are a mixture of old and young men , and 1 will give you a portrait ol each . See before you the trunk of what has been a sinewy and energetic man . His countenance indicates stern determination and refined thought ; his _eycglistons with the fire of youth , though his grey hair and his stooping form , convinces you that he is the toiling nnd thinking veteran of many years . You hear him sp e ak , and from his measured sentencos and broad accent , you know him to be from the land of the mountain and flood .

      With an honest pride he tells you that he fled from Scotland in 1819 . He reverts to the fate of Baird , Hardy , and Wilson , with mingled feelings of regret and pride . The Odin of his life—for his is a true " hero-worship" is a belief in the nobility of a great principle . Such a man c an b e wo n b y no party , and deceived by no faction . Castlereagh , the most cunning of spies and contemptible of cut-throats , has done much good for man unknowingly . He persecuted a few noble spirits , and forced them to scatter abroad , and their mind * bave acted on the minds of . others , I bave found tbem in many parts of

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      the empire . . The veteran , Henry Roes , is one of them ; uniting experience with ardour , and steadfastness with progression . A few such men are worth a myriad of _declaimed , and . are more valuable than all tbe amusing gentleman amateur politicians in England . Our veteran of 1819 , is addressing a youBgman of some 29 year * of age , who is listening attentively to all he hears —he too is one of labour ' s children , who ere prejudice has hardened , or _interest bought his services _forlifo , has yielded to the voice of nature within him , and said I shall yet be free . The movement party of this unhappy and proud England , is composed of men such as I have

      _described . Such men form the staple of our Chartist meet _inge _, which were as different from our fashionable , political , and religious throngs , as is the man of refined and elevated thought , from the ignorant and savage fiend . The history of nations shows that they have risen to eminence , and declined gradually to insignificance ; if such be not tbe fate of our fatherland , to the Chartist and p / _ogressire movement of our day , will the salvation of the country be attributable . If we succeed , England is in her nonage , gay , prosperous , and young ; "if we fail , our country is sold to mammon and monopoly * she is already in her dotage , old , and infirm .

      I now enter a spacious amphitheatre looking room , brilliantly lighted by a spacious globe in the centre , and mailer ones along thc wall * , it is filled with an orderly and most _intelligent looking audience , among whom I observed many grey-haired pensioners , men who knew the horrors of war when blood bought victory , and gold _boiiffht blood . Fine old fellows , whose weather-beaten facesdnnotyetchillatakeen easterly breeze , and the blood of whose brothers boug ht honours for English "hrroes , " and won , in many cases , stripes and wounds for themselves . In their retirement they have had time to think , and reflection has said " all men are brethren . " France isnolonger another name for enemy , and every democrat is to tliem a friend . Ask these men now to burn the effigy of a republican , or cry "hurrah for good King George , " and they will smile significantly at the request . Oh , tbis is indeed a victory , the physical force Chartists , have made moral force men of the old naval heroes , what may not hope paint for the future t truthfull y may we indeed sing , and all join the chorus ,

      " There is a geod time coming , boys , Wait a little longer . " The _spea ' cing ofthe evening was markedby a calm , and t might with justice say . philosop hic character , for the Chartist speakers are not mere politicians ; they knew more of the nature of man , his wants and privileges , his rights and wrongs , than most critics are aware of . I fancy some advocate of class misrule sneeringly affirm , " a man is a man , and who is more . " Such he exclaims is all you "know , wovild to God that that s % nt \ m _« Ht was known and understood by all . Such a thought evades not the scrutiny of philosophy , it begets self confidence for noble deeds , it generates a power , and will not resign its influence .

      Want of space prevents me from giving quotation * from the speeches of Messrs . Harney and O'Connor These gentlemen wore particularly happy . Mr . Harney ' * speech consisted M plain facts well applied . Mr . O'Connor , in a mos t clear and fascinating manner , showed that the _lesitimate object of all government was to usefully employ , and to scrupulously protect , the interests of the en'ire population ; to _di-velopethe natural resources of a country / and equitably distribute the produce , that tbe _greatnesB of a nation does not consist in the accumulation of _prop-rty , producing wealth and misery , but in the wise d ' _stributins of property , making an aggregate of happy human beings .

      The speeches were listened to with marked attention , the telling " hear , hear" ofthe thoughtful operative was often beard , and is a far more powerful indication of resolution , than the loud huzza ofthe reckless and half-informed man . It was well said , I believe by Junius , that public meetings were the safety valve of public opinion . Chartist public meetings are not only the outlets of popular discoitent , tbey are coot deliberative assemblies , not alone preventing assassinations and conspiracies , but raising up and concentrating a mind that will bye and bye be too strong to be assassinated by priests , or suc c ess f u ll y conspired against by kings and princes . A LEaF fbok thb Aknais or A Shoemakers * Gaubett ,

      Hellenic Festival, On Saturday Tbe Greek...

      HELLENIC FESTIVAL , On Saturday tbe Greek community resident in London gave an elegant entertainment , at the London Tavern , te General Kalergi , In honour of his exertions in the _CSUSC of Greek Independence , which had resulted in the establishment of the Greek constitution . The event , naturally interesting in itself , was rendered still more so by the announcement tbat the General was to be presented upon this ocension with a magnificent sword . From some delay , however , on the part of the artificers , _tliil

      latter part of their design could not be accomplished ; but to make some amends for this disappointment , a drawing of the sword was exhibited , and this excited considerable interest . The scabbard appear * to be of exquisite workmanship , richly studded with gems . On one side are inscribed the words "Religion , country , constitution , " , ) and on the other , "To the G ener al Kalergi , from the Greek community of London , 21 st Nov . 1810 . " On the handle is the cross of Greece , with the words , "The 3 rd September , 1813 . " ( These of course all in Greek ) .

      The room in which the entertainment was given was decorated with banners , pictures , and Greek devices . Immediately over the chairman was a portrait of King Otho , surmounted by tbe insignia of the constitution , and flanked on either side by the national standard of Greece and the _utiion-jack of England . Atthe bottom was a splendid banner with the inscription , " 25 th March , 1821 . " On the right was a chaste design in black marble , for a funereal arch , which it is proposed to erect to the memory of the Hellenes and Philhellenes , who fell In the struggle for Independence . And on the left was a painting representing Genera ) Kalergi at the head of the troops , demanding from the King the constitution . Ther . * were also numerous portraits of King Otho and Queen Amalia scattered about the room ; but it is worthy of remark , that there was a carefnl avoidance of everything French in all the banners , ornaments , and devices witb which the walU were _studied .

      The chair' was occupied by Mr . Ionises , and there were about fifty gentlemen present , all members of the great commercial Greek houses in the metropolis . Tbe proceedings were , as might be expected , carried ou in their native tongue . The chairman in giving " The health of General Kalergi , " said , it was unnecessary that he should detail to them the history of Kalergi _' s life , for was it not written in , was it not coincident with , the history of _Greace ' _s independence [ loud cheers ] » At the age of Ifi Kalergi prepared to leave Russsla , where his relations then resided in affluent circumstances , preferring rather to fight for liberty than to live at home in inglorious ease . At the age of 18 be stormed and took the fort of Gravousa , in his native island of Crete . Subsequently , in every important movement connected with Grecian independencehe took a leading and active part , and as he was persuaded

      that the revolution of the 25 th March , 1821 , had not accomplished its final purpose , he , in conjunction with others brought about tbat of the 3 rd of September , and secured to Greece a constitution [ loud . cheers . ] Ever since the 3 rd of September , 1813 , the Greeks in London , had intended to have presented him wifh a sword , as a token of theirgratitudefor the manner in which he brought about that bloodless revolution . Circumstances , however , had prevented the execution of their with until the present moment , and now his presence amengst them ren . dered the time the more appropriate , [ cheers . ] It was Useless for him further to enforce the toast .. He would merely add , that so long as the sun shone on the Acropolis of Athens , and whilst the stars of the Greecian sky glistened on the plains of the 3 rd of September , so long would the name of Kalergi be dear to every true Greek [ loud and continued cheering . J A variety of patriotic and complimentary toasts were subsequently given .

      Health Of Towns Association . A Numerous...

      HEALTH OF TOWNS ASSOCIATION . A numerous deputation from tbis Association , headed by Lord Ashley , and accompanied by delegates from some of the provincial branches , waited upon Sir George Grey , Secretary of State for the Home Department , and Lord Morpeth , Chief Commissioner of "Woods and Forest ? , with the view of urging upon Government the necessity of adopting general legislative measures in the next session of Parliament for the sanatory improvement of the towns and populous districts ofthe United Kingdom .

      Lord _Asiilet briefly explained the object of the deputation , and presented to Sir George Grey a memorial on the subject , drawn up by the Committee , embodying the views of the Association , whi c h are now b ef ore the public in an elaborate report upon Lord Lincoln ' s Bill . Ill presenting this memorial , L _3 rd Ashley stated that the main point te which the Association desired earnestly to draw attention , was , that in any general sanatory measure which might he contemplated , tbe metropolis and Scotland and Ireland should be included . Sir George Grey . said , thc members of the

      Government were fully alive to the importance of the subject , and it had received their serious attention for some time . They had had several meetings thereon , and Lord Morpeth ' s attention had beeu more especially devoted to the matter , with a view to the _pveparivtwR of . general measures proposed to be brought into Parliament early in the ensuing session . It was not to he supposed that because the metropolis and Scotland and Ireland were omitted from the general measures proposed by Lord Lincoln , that they were intended to be passed over , but that the different esses requiring machinery , they should be the subject of separate Acts .

      Mr . _Sonvbee expressed his anxiety , as the representative of an Association , formed of the working classes , to _Btate his conviction of the strong feeling that existed among this body in favour of a general sanatory measure . They had presented to the Parliament last year petitions signed by thousands , and were zealously at work in diffusing information on the subject . Sir Geoboe _Gaty expressed bis gratification at receiving the announcement .

      Acclbbnt Ok The East Lancashire Railway....

      _AcClBBNt OK THE East LANCASHIRE RAILWAY . —A fearful accident occurred on Monday at _Springside , about three _milei- from Bury , owing to a train flying off the rails while going at full speed , breaking one or two ofthe carriages , and seriously injuring some ot the passenger- ? _.

      Death Or Wyndham, Tfi£ Swlnrnj^ ""The Gm...

      DEATH Or WYNDHAM , _Tfi £ _SWlNrnJ _^ ""The GMmter Journal mentions the death of ¦ Hon . CaptaiH Wyndham , whoBe successful attern ' defrauding the bankers and tradesman of 91 _oucesi _**" of Slough must be in the recollection of our read _iai died on the 20 th of June . " We are informed » a **'* _**« J o urnal , "thatwhen inquiries were rather urgent " *' bis whereabouts , he shrouded himself in the great a " ¦" polis , whence , when the fame of his bankers * ** die , had in some measure declined , he departed ' ' " ' Wales , and took with him a young female . Th ' !! ' _* racter he assum e d was tha t ofa l over of t he p ictur e and he and his companion started on the roma » itj c ofthe Wye , which they pursued together for _Bom _^!" tance , when the gentleman , while fishing in the _ata river , caught a violent cold , and was compelled to »»? to bed at an inn . A medical man wag sent fer _wh once informed the supposed wife that her husband ' s c ° *' dition was hopeless , and tbat he was , in fact , on the _vm oi _oeatn

      point . me temale thereupon _acknowleaj- ' _j she was not a wife , and her male companion was an „ tire stranger to her till they encountered each others few weeks previously in London , aud tbat she did not know who he was , or who were his relatives . The feat , of the physician were soon realised . The strange , tourist died almoit immediately , and on examining h ' . Iugg- » ge i » n order to ascertain who Iris friends were , th .. the mournful event of his demise might be commu _nicated to them , there were found the engraved copp * _.. plates of two address cards , in the well known names ol Wyiidham and Wellesley , together with an itinerary of the various towns and

      placeB which he had visited , win the names of the different banks , _dsc , which had honoured his fraudulent cheques . We believe the searcl a l s o afford e d inform at ion as t o his real name a n d con neetions ; and we deeply regret that our tale should have to include the very melancholy incident , that on the cir cumstances of his death being communicated to his sister * the effect was most seriously injurious to her feclinj _*] and she also died within a fortnight . . We are also _giv * j to understand that tbe real name of the deceased _swindleis Page ; that he was of very respectable connections iu a neighbouring county , where ho has a brother living - ., affluent circumstances , and of high reputation ; an '

      that the deceased was formerly in the army , which ac . counts for his assuming so well the military character and for his knowledge of military persons and miliian incidents , wbich he turned to so good an account in fcii late dishonourable but adventurous career . He * va * married , and has left a wife' and two children in destitute circumstances ; but their misfortunes , w e are happy to hear , have excited the sympathy of a female re . lative of _rtve deceased , and _fthebas wadertaken to previ ' _s for them . "

      Irrffients, $Ffen«S., & Fotqucsts.

      _Irrffients , _$ ffen « s ., & _fotqucsts .

      The Explosion At Oldbury.—-An Inquest On...

      The Explosion at Oldbury . — -An inquest on the bodies of two of the sufferers by the explosion in Mr , Parker ' s pit , at Oldbury , was held on Mondav at Dudley , Several of the men who worked in the ' pit said they had _ci / _mploined of tho imperfect _ventila . tion , and of the collection of'" sulphur , " but that no notice had been taken of their . complaints . One of these witnesses , named Edward Foley , nineteen years of age , said lie had been so frightened by the accumulation of " sulphur , " and by " comical dreams , " that he did not return to the works , and so _eseaped . Mr . _El'vell , a mine inspector , said the principal defect oi the pit was , that the air _hoadin-r was too narrow and had not been carried far enough * and he said the accident might have been prevented had the air heading been cleaned out more frequently . A public meeting was held in that town on Monday , for the purpose of -Demoralising the go . vernment to appoint " nine inspectors . "

      Love and suicide . — -un ivionaay , Hiius lung , aged twenty-one , servant out of employ , was admitted into the Charing Cros 3 Hospital , u n d e r tha following circumstances : —She was a few weeks ago in a situation in the neighbourhood of Walworth , where she formed an attachment to a young nun who promised to marry her , and on whose accounl she is alleged to have left her place . She was to lodge with some friends at No . 9 , Duke-street , Ad- Iphi , when her suitor failed to keep his appoint _, ments to meet her upon several occasions , and she became so melancholy as to excite the attention ef her friends . On Monday morning she went out in an unusually cheerful manner , and returned _tlmost immediately , exhibiting symptoms of illness ; it being suspected that she had taken poison , she w as removed to the adore _instirution , where she _wasa _{ once pronounced to be labouring under the effects of some deleterious position , and she expired in about an hour after her admission .

      A Man Killed B _* i a Pocket oi ? Hops —On Tuesday an inquest was held on the body of a porter employed at the White Horse Inn-yard , Friday-street . He was assisting in loading a van with hops , and while so employed a pocket fell from a loop-hole , iu consequence of the hooks loosing hold , and before he could get out of the way he was knocked down by the _weight , whereby he received a compound fracture of the left leg . He died on Monday . Verdict , ' Accidental Death . " Liverpool . —Cum . Co ?* . * --We understand thai hi g hly respectabl e parties have been bu s il y en g a g ed in Liverpool during the past week , obtaining evidence upon which to commence an immediate actim for Crim . Con . against the captain of a vessel lately

      arrived at this port from tho hast . The lady is tho beautiful and accomplished daughter of a French officer , and the wifeol a gentleman connected witu * a public company , and also with one ofthe oldest families in England . The gentleman and his wife had been out gome years in the East , and were on tha homeward passage in the captain ' s vessel , where tho criminal conversation is alleged to have taken place . Nothing was known or even suspected by the husband until after himself and his wife had landed in Liverpool and reached London , when letters from the captain to the lady , it is said , were intercepted , and a separation _endued . It is highly probable that the case will afford , business for the gentlemen of tho long robe at the next spring assizes for the southern division of Lancashire .

      Destructive Fire . —One of the most destructive fires witnessed in the metropolis for some time broke out on Tuesday morning , shortly before two o ' clo c k , on the extensive premises occup ied by Messrs . Pal * raer , the patent candle manufacturers , Great _Compton-street , Glerkenwell ; where it will be remembered _, a fire occurred of great extent about three years ago . The premises , which were consideraWT enlarged after the former destruction , occupy tlie entire space of ground from St . _John-streettoComp ' ton-street , and from Compton-streetto Suttoivstreet . Upon au alarm being given several parochial engines were quickly in a tt e n d ance , but from ihe _lnH-immable nature ofthe contents of the building the fire in a few moments burst through the rool , and the exertions of those persons who had hastened to tae spot appeared to be completely in vain . The engmM

      from the fire brigade stations at last arrived , aim Mr . Inspector Penny , with a strong body ol the » division ol police , also promptly attended . An ex * cellent supply of water was suon obtained , and tha whole of the engines were set in operation , but instead of damping the flames , the water as it fell upon the burning tallow and composition , appeared to increase their fury . It appearing evident that no means could save the premises , the attention of tw fireman was then directed to the preservation of W 8 adjoining buildings , which they succeeded in saving ) although some ef them were partially damaged . Ar . immense stock of candles and raw materials was lithe building at the time , and the loss , including toe valuable steam machinery , cannot be less tp ? £ 50 , 000 . The proprietors are insured , but not , it a believed to tho full amount .

      The Smith-field Nuisance . — _OnBlackfriars-bridS _' _-i early on Monday morning , a young child named Ml ' zabeth Drawbridge , whilst in the act of crossing tie carriage-way , was knocked down by an 01 ' proceC 0 p towards Smithfield , aud tr a m pled upon and gon _* She was conveyed in a hopeless condition to the residence of her parents . In tlie market , between ¦> and i o ' clock , a young married woman , 1 _CSldlllg W No . 10 , Green-street , Friar-street , _Blackfriars-r 0 S ("» named Tailor , was run against and knocked down oj oxen . She sustained such injuries that her •* covery is not expected . She was taken to St * ba' " tholomew ' s Hospital . Shortly afterwards , in »» Blackfriars-road , a child named Wade , crossing J" * ro a d , was tossed by an ox coming from the _»' . _*•¦*•' endangering the child ' s life , Mary Annn B - _i j married women , residing at 30 , G 6 swell-8 _tr-- et' {' 0 ' ' while crossing _Farringdon-street , was run over oj

      less than four beasts , and severel y wounded . _ACCIDKKT ON TIIE EDIKBunGH ASD GlaSOOW R _*" way . —An occurrence of a very serious _charajjL took place on this railway last Friday night . V _^ half-past eight o ' clock train from Edinburg h ha"" * reached the Winchburgh cut , the engine sudden' / came into violent collision with a mass of ro which had slipped down the southern embaiik _*"' ° ' and fallen upon the line . The effect was to throw the engino across both rails , and produce a * T i concussion of the carriages . The engine was _«» - ' to pieces , and several of the carriages damaged i none of the passengers suffered injury . 'Ih e *" and stoker escaped with some slight bruises .

      In The Deelino Of Life The Most Safe And...

      In the deelino of life the most safe and _enicacio _*"' _^ sional medicine for giving tone and _streu-jtli _w * _| , . much , and acting at the same time as a gentle i _*' _** .. ' Refill aperient , is Framptou ' s Pill of Hcalth-a . _* _"'*' _et'ts storative which has conferred the most essentia' _e . upon those who have fortunately had * ' ee 0 "fpnlSClveS health-restoring aid ; enabling them to apply _« ° ••• - _*" the well-known line from Shakespeare— . » " Though I look old , yet I am strong and l 0 * < } ' _^^ AN EXTBAORDIKABV CUKE OF A DlSOBDEBEI' _^ _% _, B > Stomach by Holloway ' s 1 'iUs - •' - " To 1 * " _***^ _^ way .-Sir _. _-Sering that _tbeEavl _ol' Aldhoroug h _» - ! „ cad of a liver complaint by means of your 1 ; us , _i " . , 0 u to try them ; and I have the satisfaction to _""" _^ _bthat your Pills have certainly in a very shors an j wonders for me in a similar _icom-jlam , n Ueni . _^ other medicines at last faded to _s" « m _"g TOU _-, voul _** ,,, ! _* you my name and address , but would rathoryou , _\ on _Wke them public . " N . B . T 1 . U _comnmmcafcfflja _«»<* _, counsellor or barrister ot gvea em neneerf _ the _^ Templo _, _whoae letter would be shown to v . y resi _** - _peraon ,

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 28, 1846, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_28111846/page/2/