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      Grand Demonstration At O'Connorville, 05...

      GRAND DEMONSTRATION AT O'CONNORVILLE , 05 MOSBAT , IBS 24 _tH of May , 1817 . _tH _jit-Mon _^ ayof tliepresent year _presented to the _^^^ e agrarian _isomer _mdobitable proofsof the _zLi . erowreg , aa _« _hnost universal interest felt _5 _T only by the muses Sjho tou _' _. bulby many who 2 * bv the labour of others , in that great and noble _^ t * so weUbegn » by the Chartist Conventien of _S _^ lthe plating of Labour ' s sons and daughters in L _wesesaon of howt and html ; the making them & Bosessors of their own freeholds , and the tillers _fihdr own soil , for their own sole use and _advan-, V The several roads leadiBg to "The Peop _' e ' s _fesi Estate . _O'Connomlle . " on this auspicious lm presented agay and animated appearance , the _5 aU _£ , dressed in their holiday attire appeared at Wand window to give a hearty welcome to the fnilerims" _journeyingtrom the metropel _^ toO Conb ile . TheTillage « _, formae _^

      iflid appear to nave iormea _sutcpw _^ _---- . "" - « _& ti « _OTi . aHd to have imbibed a strong desire to _^ eCharfefe For their neighbours , a decisive proof % u was given as we passed through the village of _£ Lr On our vehicle stopping to refresh the _Ibattle " a catalogue , announcing the sale of some _sSiold land , situate adjacent to that village , . was _% . _„ to us , and a fervent hope expressed thatYMr & onnor might _bwrnethe _^ _porehawr , / _Rearing _JibBarisworth _, at an ingle ofthe road , and by , the Se of the _famonsJMoor _Parki one of the residences Jibe noble lora 7 oWof the members for Middlesex , ¦ _Obtained a bird' sJeye viewof / _'ThelPwple _' _g ftnn . " The flag floating from the snroorifc ' oHhai LAV building—the " school—was distinctly visible . _A , r fellow-travellers immediately gave three long _. _r-aioud cheers for "The Happy Home * of Honest _jtda _^ ry . Having at length arrived , and set onr feet upon

      freedom ' s happy land , we found the visitors Lrin _gra from all parts . Amongst the earliest _itirtls were three handsome vans , heavily freighted , Lrin ? a banner with the inscription in _fronton * of Marylehone , " and a second very handtrin e tricolonred banner bearing : the inscription—« 7 _ie land the People ' s birthright" These were _^ r the very able management of Messrs Packer . _good win , and Vincent Pakes , and a more . hnppy -rty itwasnCTer . onrlot to witness . The west- ' _^^ ervsns immediately _followed , " ably piloted by tie Messrs Witmore . whilst every train tended _toujrfstne depopulation of the "Great Wen , " and He peopling of O'Connorville . Nor were the towns g villages of the provinces at all behindhand .

      SarceJy a town or village , east , south , north , or _^ t , bnt w & 3 represented at this celebration _jn walking round _"Sonth's Field , " we noticed vehicle s of all descriptions from St Albans , Luton , _Cfcddingfon , Uxbridge , Aylesbury , Hertford . _Wy-( _oate . Great _Marlow , Beaconsfield _, Amersham , tfjterf ord . Chenies , Woburn , Harrow , Pinner , _Chesjjja _, M aidenhead , Windsor . Slough , _Colnbrook , _jtaitford , Leighton _^ Bumrd , Hemel nemstead , u 3 every place within twenty miles of this much _ftoored spot ; whilst Manchester , Stockport , Chorley . _jjgjfo , Nottingham , Derby , the Potteries , Merthyr _Trfril _, Bristol , Bath , Devises , Cheltenham . Birm ' inEham , Reading , Horncastle , Torquay , Maidstone , _Wool wich , Greenwich , Kingston . Croydon , Brighton ,

      { _tejeshstf , and numerous other towns and districts _tinmsbout the United Kingdom , had their represe _ntatives present ; and not the least noticeable _tc _« the farmers of the neighbourhood on liar thoroueh-bred steeds . The secretary of { jg _labonrer's Friend Society , held in Exeter Bill , and Mr Charles _Cochrane , the candidate for _jiie representation of Westminster , were present , and apesred to take a deep interest in the proceedingsof fill oav . The extreme fineness of the _weitber—the _grasBimugrespleadently ; thegreat influx of visitors , tifir countenances beaming with joy ; the gayhoiiday te _^ es : the galaxy of female beauty present , together with thesightof the _homesteadsnnd bounteous Ota ? , tended tomake aft" feel that _O'Connorville

      its one of the loveliest spots in all creation . As _i fie various parties arrived on the ground , each appeared to nave their particular place of _rendezvous : fee We-tminster district makine for Mr Kichard-Kn ' s , the Tower Hamlets'district going to Mr _ilitehell ' _s _. nnd the Somas' Town lads and lassies Baking for Mr _Gambell' s ; whilst many of the prorkcials made direct for Friend Wallwork ' s , _allof whom provided bountifully for their visitors , whilst each allottee bad his private party . There were Several large public booths erected on the " Chartist hud , " to supply refreshments to toe very numerous comniay . Several small parties were seen in all directions _closely scanning the elegant ChartiBt _rilhs _, the growing crops , the Chartist nigs . < fce .

      THE CRCPS consist chiefly of barley , peas , broad beans , cabbaee . and potatoes ; the whole presenting a very healthful appearance , and bid fair to be more than an average crop . Mr Richardson , who , for many years , was a _disciple of the late William Cobbett , and who has much profited by the instructions of that grca ' master , Iras his ground ornamented with very many _gflfccherrr , currant , raspberry , and dwarf-apple trees , and is altogether tastefully set out and well cultivated for his brother allottees . The pigs looked healthy and thrifty , and when we consider the very short time the allottees have had possession , the appearance of the estate does them great credit , and mast have inspired the visitors with hopes amounting to a certainty of ultimate success . THE _FBBUC MEET 1 SG .

      Half-past tiro o ' clock having arrived it was _antmmeed that the public meeting would commence forthwith . The people , therefore , proceeded to the _lasting , a waecon placed on an eminence in "Soath ' _s _Fie' . d " . closely approximating to the "Estate . " On the motion of Mr Stallwood , Mr Cooper , of Manchester , was unanimously called to _thecbair . and said , all persons visiting O'Connorville to day must come to the conclusion that the peaple had taken a ri « ht view of their own interests . ( Hear , hear . ) He was convinced that , were there core o such estates , it would be of the greatest _advantage to the working classes . ( Loud cheers . )

      The aliott * es must Hot expect at the onset everything fix > m the land ; on the contrary , at the beginning the laid would expect everything from them —( hear , hear . }—and in the end would afford then a heavy interest on their labour ; then let them work on ha-EO'iinnsIy in the eood work , persevere , and their _tfe-ts could not fail to be crowned with success . When he entered O'Connorville he was not prepared fo see such an-exhibition of beauty and utility com-Liaed . Mrs Ilemans and other poetesses had often gives to the public beautiful poetry , but here was _poetiy and reality _practically combined . ( Much applanse . ) II" would now call on Mr T . Clark , one of their directors , to address them .

      Mr Cijirk rose greatly applauded , and said , his post to-day was a very pleasing one , and he thought , without _baing charged with egotism , he might be permitted to sav it had been a very useful one ( Looil cheers . ) He felt , consequently , a degree of pride and pleasure unspeakable ; tbey had frequently _demonstrated for the profit of Whig 3 and Tories , bnt today , and he hoped _henceforth , they would only demonstrate for themselves . ( Great cheering . ) They had met to-day , not to celebrate deeds of blood , sot At the call of coroneted nobles , or pampered royalty , but at the call of humanity , to celebrate the triumph of Truth and Justice over tyranny , fraud , and oppression . ( Great applause . ) When we find ekhtecn thousand persons enrolled in their Company

      ib less than two years , and find that they have subscrilied more than £ 30 , 000 of capital , he thought be _niiiht take it for granted that their Company was storm in the affections of the people , and that _nothinsr could shake it . ( Loud cheers . ) The people built mansions for the _aristocracy , palaces for _archbishops , dukes , and crowned heads , and he thought that tbey ought to have _cottases , the abodes of peace , plenty , and prosperity for themselves . ( Vehement cheering . ) The Company they had established , and the fund they had raised and were raising , would _Iire freedom to millions yet unborn . ( Loud cheers . ) lehad recently visited many agricultural counties , and found that tbere , as well as in ibe _manufacturing districts , the people who produced everything

      hail nnthinz , whilst those who produced nothing bad ertrything . ( Loud cheers . ) In a country aboundin : ; with land , capital , and labour , ay . and willing laloar too , the people were _sfarviog- ( Hear , hear . ) In M anchester there were twenty thousand persons cut of employ , and walking about in a fearful _state of destitution . ( Hear , hear . ) He saw on his right a _ccut ' einan who was a candidate for a seat in Parliament , Mr Cochrane—( Loud cheers)—and he _hoj « d he would obtain " it , for he felt _per-Kratitd that when in parliament Mr Cochrane _wenid do what his visit here to-day purported , speak the _Imntst sentiments of the working _classes ( loud

      cheer * . ) The view before him spoke louder than he _cwi'd do , what were the intents and wishes of the detnwracy _( iond cheers . ) There ( said Mr Clark , pointin ? to the school , ) is a place , not for teaching bigotry or in tolerance , or despotism , but true knowledge . Was _ntt that then a peaceful and moral triumph ? _tllear , hear . ) Oh that the peoplehad but brainssmim ; enough , how e . _isy it would be for them to b en'ice . the fabricators of their own fortunes ! If they would ( _i ! y enjpfry the millions they spend annually _« pernicious drink , in the purchase of Land , how «* . _( " would they achieve their freedom ( rapturous _aj'llauFe . )

      'i he Chairman then called on C . Cochrane , Esq ., candidat e for _Westminster , who rose most heartily w < J _«( med , and said—The position he now occupied was . _-. '» . getber new fc > him . and equally unexpected . lie _'>¦*) _toree down there today in a measure unacouii : > _u- < l with their rules , but determined to ascerts " »! ty P ; r . roccedii !? s , i _; ot doubting for a moment last thsy would jfivc _bim a hearty welcome , in which _«!« ' ! rat been disai . _r-ftir . tcd . He had accepted the _Kwaiien _B-ith "real pleasure . lie had no doubt _t"j < t the union of the three great dements of wealth _J- _'acd . labour , and capital—the experiment might •* worbed with great advantage to the millions { wild _clieerr . ) _Nothins was more essential than that

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      the working classes should winite and co-operate to work out their own _redemption ( hear hear . ) Their beginnings might be small , their funds might be collected in pence _, but let him remind them , that the snow on the mountains of Switzerland accumulated by little and little , until at length it became a mighty avalanehe , and rolling onward swept all before it . Then let him hope they would go on and accumulate strength , until avalanche-like , they swept away every vestige of tyranny and oppression . ( Loud cheers . ) He felt much gratified at seeing this beginning . The allot tees . most ; not be daunted ,, everything would not come at once ; only let them persevere , and in' the

      course of a year or two they would find that their _hou ? eand land would confer inestimable advantages on themselves , their wives , and children . ( Great applause . ) _. He was much gratified to find-that they had erected such a , magnificent school-house , and doubtless , with the usual freedom so characteristic of the members of their excellent company , they would keep the education therein taught free from any religious tenets , so that all could be partakers without prejudice , ( loud cheers , ) not that he was opposed to religion , but there was a proper place for all things , and he had a most strenuous desire that every man should be allowed to worship his God in accordance with the dictates of his own conscience .

      ( Loud cheers ) He thanked them for their patient hearing and very kind reception , and doubly _thanked the directors , for affording him the pleasure of visiting this excellent and very agreeable property . ( Great applause . ) _^ _MrJoHHSKBtTos next obeyed the call of the chairman , and rose warmly greeted . He said they had just had the pleasure of hearing from a gentleman a few highly philosophical remarks . They were the words of truth and soberness . He had told them , and told them truly , that property was predominant ia this country ; and Hntimated that unless they got possession of property , they never would possess thote rights to which they were so

      justly entitled . The House of Commons had had petitions presented to it signed by millions of persons , but the house needed not the petitions , because they only represented men and not property . ( Hear , hear . ) The house was composed of the representatives of capital , and , consequently , had very little or no feeling in common with labour , ( loud cheers . ) In America , men and women were boug ht and sold with the land , and treated as mere property , and therefore had no right to aught , save and except what it pleased their masters to give them , ( hear , hear ) , but here they called themselves freemen ; but whatever they called themselves the other classes treated them as slaves . He was ri ght glad to

      see Mr Cochrane had left the sickly sentimentality in vrhich men of his class generally indulged , and had dared to come here , despite the censure of his own order . It spoke much for the Land Company , and much more for Mr Cochrane . ( Great applause . ) He , like that EeHtleman , thought they must continue to club their pence and get property , if they wished to gain respect He remembered the time , when , although he had Tead history , and perhaps possessed _^ nite as much intelligence then _ja now , yet he had no vote , bnt somehow or other he had scraped a little money together , he took a house , opened a little shop , and got some lodgers to help him pay the rent , and he was deemed " respectable , " and wssessed the franchise . (* Hear , hear , ' and

      loud _tbeers . ) Well , as the _Charlies bad begun to obtain property , they , loo , would beheld respectable , and , of -course , entitled to the franchise . ( Lond cheers . ) Let them not forget , however , that the battle of politics had yet to be foug ht . It must be fcrasht in their several localities , in their cities and borouehs , and at the _comins election . Wherever they fonnd a man who would carry their feelings and opinions into Parliament , it was their duty to send him there . ( Hear , hear . ) Such a gentleman was now before them in the person of Mr Charles Cochrane , ( loud cheers , ) and as an elector of Westminster , he intended to give him his vote , and he invited all who had votes to do the same . ( Great applause . )

      Mr Christopher Doyle rose amidst considerable cheering , and , in allusion to the school on the estate , said it bad been erected , that therein there might be instilled in the minds of the children not bigotry and prejudice , but the principles of liberty , truth and justice . ( Loud applause . ) They had heard much of education lately , they had heard of Lord John Russell and the minutes of council . Lord John was a very great man and possessed a great mind , ( laughter ) and never swerved from his principles . ( Roarsof laughter . ) They seemed incredulous , butit was a fact . ( Renewed laughter . ) He never had any to swerve . ( Applause . ) He ( Lord John Russell ) had talked of education , but he denied the right of any to it , unless they held certain theological dogmas ,

      or was taught a certain description of catechism , yet he wished the nation to pay for it . ( Hear hear . ) Now he ( Mr Doyle , ) had not the least objection to national education , hut he demanded that when all bad to pay , that all should be enabled to be partakers , and that , too , without prejudice . ( Loud cheers . ) The newspapers confirmed the report of Mr O'Connell ' s death . Looking at the present awful state of Ireland , he could not help saving he thought it would have been well for her had she possessed a different set of leaders for the last half century . ( Cheers . ) And when he looked at O'Connorville , he thought was Feargus O'Connor her leader , she would be in a much surer path for the obtaining liberty , plenty and happiness . ( Vehement cheering . )

      [ Mr O'Connor at this moment entered the meeting and was greeted with the most hearty plaudits . ] Mr Doyle then announced that some china , earthenware , & c , with the O'Connorville estate wrought on it , had been sent by their friends in the Potteries , and would be at their office in Dean-street , for sale at moderate prices . This would be another means of carrying out the great principle of cooperation . ( Great applause . ) Mr Feargus O'Connor now rose amidst loud , long , and hearty cheering , which having subsided , he said , ( pointing to the " Villas" on the " People ' s First Estate , " ) whenhe erected those cottages he felt sure that though mute , they would more eloquently

      proclaim the march of Democracy than all the speakers and lecturers had or could set forth ( loud cheers . ) The strength of other plans consisted in such support as a venal Press could give them , and that withdrawn , they burst like a bombshell , over the heads of their supporters ( cheers . ) But he had received no such support ; he bad received the confidence of the people , he had performed all he had promised , and now rested on the hearts and affections of a grateful people ; and he defied all the opponents in the world to destroy him or his plan ( loud cheers . ) William Pitt had founded his system on the National Debt—he ( Mr O'Connor ) had established the National Land Company , and bound

      its members with a brazen link , and no government could break them asunder ( much applause . ) Other plans had been put forward ; but when their promoters had been asked to define their principles , they had failed to do so . He had been asked to define the ulterior measures of Chartism— "There they are , " said Mr O ' Connor , pointing to the Estate ( loud cheering ) . He had often told them , that they had fools and knaves amongst them—the "first principle" men were amongst these . They said , " Why buy the land when it is ours already ? " He answered it as an Irishman , by _Risking another question— " Why buy the leg of mutton when ' tis yours already ? " ( Loud laughter . ) When he first came to Herringsgate Chartism was unknown ; now erery labourer called himself a . " Charterer " ( laughter , )

      and when their mistresses asked them what they meant by " Charterer , " they responded " House and Land , if you please , marm , " ( loud laughter , and great applause . ) He recollected once hearing a man speaking of another whilst driving him up from Watford , and he said , " He ' s a great radical , sir . ( Mr O'C . ) asked him what he meant b y " a great radical ? " " Oh ! " said he , " he ' s a terrible drunkard , and be smashing all the glass and crockery ware . " ( Roars of laughter . ) Their prejudiced neighbours had , however , come to understand Radicalism siuce the cottages were built . ( Cheers . ) At Lowbands , too , Chartism was unknown , but now the villages around it sent up as much as £ 30 per week for the Chartist Land Company . Yet there t were some knaves or fools who asserted that he had

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      started the Land plan to sink Chartism . There was one Jemmy O'Brien , he did not know in which class to place him , _swhether knave / or fool ; however , England did not appear to be large enough for him . ( Lond cheers . ) He ( O'Brien ) _: called two , three , and four acres of . land " mere ' patches . " He did not think if "Jemmy" had thirty acres , ten for horticultural , ten for agricultural , and ten to grow malt , it would be . enough for him , he would starve then and require two acres more to grow cabbage . ( Laughter . ) ;; Jemmy said to- 'the members of the Land Company , when they' subscribed' any ; more

      fhnds _. _V '• place . themin the hands of Richard Oastler , he will take greater care of them than Feargus , and spend' them- better for you" Now he ( Mr O'C . ) believed that were the kingdom polled from , end to end , that an immense . majority would be found in favour of vesting the funds in the hands of Feargus O'Connor . ( Vehement cheering . ) Now he would just tell them what his share in the company was , and he could not illustrate it better than by _placin that day ' s work before them . ; He rose at fr , ul o ' clock that morning , and came ten miles to G" _Gloucester , from thence by the Great Western _Rs _jfaay to Slough , and from thence by gi g here . Th- _^ was his share , and all he ever would have . ( Hear . - , ncar . )

      He had created a great and enduring public / opinion , and if all the bishops , archbishops , aristo ' _. _Tats , merchants , princes , and all the candidates that would appear on the hustings " shortly , were to combine and shout— "Free Trade , " "Poor T _uaws , " "Ten Hours * Bill , " they would be met with an overwhelming shout of—" House and . Land , " ( Tremendous cheering . ) He had ofte a said there was a philosophy in idleness , and , _acting on it , he had bided his time as regarded poli deal agitation ; hut when the dissolution took plac e , as they were determined to have a few good men in the house , Feargus O'Connor , like bad luck , would be everywhere . ( Great applause . _)^ . He pointed to the estate as a model for future reforms . He liked not

      to hear people complain of oppression , when thev had the means of _redemption in their own hands . ( Loud cheers . ) Two omnibus loads of people had come yesterday from Stourbridge to Lowbands , and he had been « ngaged in the occupation of going from door to- < 2 oor looking for lodgiugs for the visitants— ( loud cheers ) —and had called at every door except that of the parson ' s . He had omitted his , as he was sure he would not concede the rites of

      hospitality . ( Hear , hear . ) Experience told him never to expect to find a good Samaritan in a parson—( loud cheers)—yet for engaging in such a holy work on a Sunday he was denounced as an infidel , whilst the parson was regarded as the servant of God . ( Hear , hear . ) But he called the parsons devils , nothing else . ( Loud cheers . ) He admired rural life , and believed , " God made the country , the devil the town ; " and he believed between

      this and next summer he would locate over two thousand men—( loud cheers)—as it was far cheaper to build by wholesale than retail . ( Cheers . ) Let them resolve to spend their money in land , instead of the gin shops , and it could and would be done , ( Great applause . ) They were becoming powerful , and ultimately the government must take up the question , and do nationally what he was doing locally . ( Loud cheers . ) Johnny Bright had sent a flogged soldier to Herringsgate , and he had traduced , slandered and vilified the Company ; but the letters in the Manchester Examiner had had

      the effect of setting people inquiring who previously knew nothing of the Land Company . He ( Mr O'C . ) had done his share ; he trusted they would do theirs , aud continue until every working man , woman , and child , were brought to share , the blessings of peace , liberty , and happiness — the objects of the National Laud Company . ( Tremendous cheering . ) Mr Stallwood said he had much pleasure in moving a vote of thanks to the Chairman , for his able conduct in the chair _. The motion was seconded aud carried unanimously amidst loud cheers . Mr Coofbr briefly _acknowledged the compliment , and the meeting dissolved .

      At the close , Messrs Stallwood and O'Connor having announced that dinner was ready , _numerousfriends proceeded to the School-room , which was tastefully decorated with green boughs for the occasion .

      THE PUBLIC DINNER was then served up , Mr Cooper presiding , and Mr T . Clark officiating as vice-chairman . At the crosstable we observed Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., Charles Cochrane , Esq ., T . Allsop _, Esq ., — Biggs , Esq ., and the secretary to the Labourer ' s Friend Society . At one of the side-tables were seated Messrs T . M Wheeler and C . Doyle , two of the directors of the _Lind Company , with numerous active friends of the movement . Several ladies also graced the table with their presence . The viands were , as the occasion demanded , of a substantial kind , consisting of roast and boiled beef , veal , lamb , meat pies , salads , & c .

      The dinner was furnished by Mr Toovey , of Watford , and did the purveyor great crtdit . The bracing air of O'Connorville caused the guests to do ample justice to it . The tables having been cleared , The Chairman said , without any circumlocution he would proceed to the toast of the evening , merely remarking that the Labourer ' s Friend Society and the Field Garden System had shown that the Land Plan was perfectly practicable . ( Cheers . ) The toast he had the honour to submit was as follows : — " Prosperity to the Allottees on the O'Connorville Estate , and may the whole population speedily enjoy the blessings to be derived from a Free Soil . " The sentiment was given with great applause ,

      And Mr O Connor rose to respond amidst reiterated acclamations . He said he was gratified beyond measure to respond to the sentiment , but no eloquence of his could equal the impression created by the appearance of the " People ' s First Estate , " and , although it was a meagre outline of the full length portrait yet to come , it was yet sufficient to convince them of the certainty of that prosperity to which the toast alluded , and which must fill their hearts

      with joy , and cause gladness to resound throughout the length and breadth of the land , whilst it must ultimately confer freedom , contentment and unalloyed bliss on the whole human race . ( Vehement cheering . ) As an inducement to the allottees to become good agriculturists , and good general cultivators of the soil , good fathers , and good husbands , he had resolved to award out of his own pocket three separate prizes of the relative value of _J 67 _, £ 5 , aud _£$ . But let them not suppose that the man who grew the best cabbages , or had the finest crop , the most beautiful flowers , or the clea nest ground , would carry off the premiums . Other tilings must be associated with these . Whilst lie held out this inducement to emulation , he wished to

      see social comfort combined with plenty in lus home colonies . ( Loud cheers . ) His test would be ability , ingenuity , sobriety , and affection for wife , children , and happy homes . ( Tremendous cheering . ) The chairman had alluded to the allotment system ; he ( Mr O'Connor ) was a great enemy to the allotment system . He would tell them why .. The allotment system set thein toiliug for others all day , and after they were spent with a day ' s toil for others , allowed them to work an hour for themselves _, in the evening . ( Hear , hear . ) He did not like | such a system . He did not think the people should be treated worse than brute beasts . ( Cheers . ) Why should the iudustrious man be subject to be turned out of his house at a month ' s notice ? ( Hear ,

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      hear . ) _^ y _^ _sWujdiithey iay _^ eg _^ s to-be sucked by anotbe _^ | _^^ J nf . _^ _HeJmfimtely prefe rred that ea _^^ _p _^ o _^^ 4 ; iB | d 78 _hpiM be his own freeholdj _^ rertfr _&^ none could disposse || _hjriI _thereof ( ReUerate d ' cheering . ) But " Jemray , _^ en _^ , _^ _^ i 0 t i ert all their _Jttmes m _^ c _^ _i _^ _-Jf _^ ai _^ _teaa _* it would cost a _mfflwnv _^^ _yf _t _fiffityft . do so # There must _TjeAMi _^ _fciandiord- te the nonceiand _. without egotisro _/ _gbel teyed _^ he ' j tnight say that there waB no P ' 4 _« whom thepeoplei had so J much confidence fri ] f ? jbat purpose as himself . ( Loud cheering . ) He was _/|§ f 0 nd of the land thatjhe _' fiad . bought . a it

      farm _^ _agpgaid- for too ) . ; What would . ' . ' Jemmy 0 'B ie _&|||^ oi that _?;( Lahghter . ) : sVr . Peel had on cc to _^ M _^ t that he ( Mr O'C . ) had " royal blood in 1 * , is _vemlwHe ' ar _^ hear . ) He Believed ( h ' e " came of a < a » 0 a family , and stock , but he had a much greater honour _conferred on him than that , v He had been nromotra , from the ranks of the Aristocracy to the ranks of- the Democracy . ( Enthusiastic cheering . ) How fnany people had attended here to-day who were _^ V _^' principle ; of who were a kind of mongrel Whig and Tory , a kind of half-bred between a donkey and a mare , ( laughter ) but who would now return

      converted into thorough-bred Chartists . ? ( Loud laughter and great applause . ) Some of his family for serving the peoplehad been called traitors , and but barely escaped the gallows , and had suffered banishment from their native land . ( Shame , shame . ) But if it wes treason to love and faithfully setve the people , then he gloried in the name and . trusted he should live and die a * 'traitor . " ( Vehement cheering . " * Some little medical quack had written * o "the Manx man" and said , "See what a sensation Feargus O'Connor has caused by pretending to give land . " Well , he supposed putting the people in the possession of house and land at

      O'Connorville was a pretence , and that building a pig stye in the moor was a reality . ( Loud Laughter . ) There is a building reformer for you 1 ( Laughter . ) He had always preferred a man working for himself f or one pound a week , to working for a master for thirty shillings , because he was more independent . There was a great pleasure in his present occupation , much mere pleasure than could attend _, the chariot races cf the Queen of Spain , or even a Madrid bull fig ' it . ( Laughter . ) He had been a fox-hunter , a race-man , a dinner-man , a party-man , and had been well received by all , but none had afforded him so much pleasure , so much real

      gratification , as did his present pursuit of buying land , and building bouses for the people . ( Loud cheers . ) He trusted his plan would be thrust upon the government , and that the government would be made to do that nationally which he could only carry out locally . ( Loud cheers . ) This one hundred and three acres had originally been cultivated by three men and a boy . What vast support they must have afforded to the shopkeepers in the neighbourhood ! ( Laughter . ) But now the same land was made to support thirtyfive families . What a revolution ! He was sorry to see that some had been induced to leave the land , but was happy to find that they had been amply compensated , as they had sold for sums of £ 40 , £ 78 , and £ 90 ; whilst one had been offered as much as

      £ 120 for his farm . ( Loud cheers . ) But still he said stick to the land —( hear , hear)—and when he came here in August next , he felt assured that he should find himself amply rewarded , by finding the allottees in possession of a bountiful harvest , peace , contentment , and lasting prosperity . ( Great applause . ) He _m'ght say he had been almost universally abused , and had rested for support entirely on the poor and despised working classes , against the united forces of the middle and upper classes , to whom he owed his great success . ( Loud cheers . ) He had seen the beginning , and mig ht he never see the end , until such time as every man , woman , and child was in possession of his just right—the Landand all the blessings it so bountifully yielded . Mr O'ConHor resumed his seat amidst tremendous

      applause _. The Chairman then gave ta ? second sentiment , ' Success to the National Land Company , and the National Association of "United _Trrdes , and may they continue their brilliant career of &• operation , until they have effected the _emancipatiep of tho human race . " He said they must not be surprised at not finding the name ofa wealthy cap _^ alisfc or an aris tocrat attached to the toast as a respondent , —( hoar , hoar , )—but they had an individual nho had raised himself by his own intelligence . He had firs !; met with him in the town of Stockport , contending for the rights of his order , and he only wished every man was " A Clark , " there would then be no work tor the parsons . Mr T . Clark having left the room ,

      Mr J . Skelton rose amidst much cheering to respond , and said , —The work of human redemption was only commenced—much remained to be done , and they must do it . ( Cheers . ) Past years had taught them a lesson , and they would benefit by the experience . There would be no more demagogues travelling the country to incite to revolution —( hear , hear , )—but wise and sensible men , to teach reason and true philosophy , —the best and most effective nieansof producing and distributing of wealth . ( Loud cheers . ) They did not wish to pull down , but to build up . ( Great applause . ) They wished to teach men not to think only _. but to act , —and , thanks

      to their good leader , they had obtained a position from which they could not be driven . ( Much cheering . ) They had a firm union of men and money for the purpose of obtaining land , —( hear , )—we must progress , and have mechanical pursuits as well as agricultural at O'Connorville . The principle-, of cooperation should be fully developed , ( _sjreat cheering ) shoes , olothes , hats , chairs , tables , and othor things , could be produced by free labour , quite as well , and much more cheerfully than they had been heretofore by slave labour . ( Loud cheers . ) Competition had ever proved injurious ; it had built bastiles , and extracted the marrow from the people ' s bones . (

      Renewed cheers . ) The New Poor Law was enacted to reduce the value of labour . ( Hear , hear . ) They had the pleasure to meet a man who was standing candidate for the representation of Westminster . ( Cheers . ) He wished him to carry these , sreat principles of common sense into the House with him , and if he was returned—and he sincerely hoped and expected he would be —( loud cheers)—he trusted that he would lay their principles before the members of the Government , and convince the Government that unless they adopted them , that , like ancient Greece and Rome , England ' s greatness would crumble into dust . ( Immense applause . )

      Mr Feargus 0 'Conkor again rose , and said , with their permission he would give them a toast . They ( tho directors ) had thought proper to invite a number of gentlemen to come and witness for themselves what they were doing for the benefit of the people ; however , some had the tooth-ache , some had colds , and spme very pressing engagements —( laughter)—however , there was one gentleman who bad ( ' one himself the honour to attend . ( Loud cheers . ) Ho liked a man all the better for coming when it did not exactly suit his convenience , and at such a time hail Mr Cochrane come . ( Loud cheers . ) A ' t a time when lie did not know Mr Cochrane as well as . he did now , lie had told the people at White Conduit House to

      look to him well , but his coming hereto-day had _convinced him that Mr Cochrane was determined to inquire and know the wants and wishes of the peop le for tiimselt , which was the next best preparation for becoming a good legislator . ( Loud cheors . ) He had , therefore , great and sincere pleasure in proposing *• Health , happ ness , and success , to Charles Cochrane , Esq ., candidate for Westminster . " ( Groat . applause . ) Mr _CocnnAXE rose amidst renowed and hearty cheering , and said , he wiis much pleased at the kind and hearty manner in which his health had been proposed and received . He was the more pleased because , although there might be a slight difference ol

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      opinion , he was allowed tfl meet them on equal ground . He was proud , too , to receive the compliment atthe hands of their distinguished friend , Mr Feargus ' O'Connor , who had sacrificed his pleasures , his fortune , and private friends , for the cause of the people ; but he trusted he would receive his reward in the success of his principle . ( Great cheering . ) He thanked them for the kind invitation to visit the splendid " villas , for , in comparison with others , most splendid they were —( Loud cheers )~ and to enjoy such hospitality and witness such kindly feeling was the way to win him or any one else over , and he had no doubt the oftener they met the nearer would their principles assimilate ' . ¦ ( Loud cheers . ) He was obliged to , them for their kind wishes as regarded his return _aa member for the city of Westminster ; he had no doubt of . his return— _( Muoli applause)—and when in that house he should be always happy to advocate and support their ' full right to a share in the

      _^ representetien _~( Lou'd . ' cheers )—and he would with pride and pleasure bear witness that he had visited an estate belonging to the people ; that he nad heard speeches abounding with eloquence and good sense ; that he had there witnessed such conduct and politeness as would do honour to any class . ( Great cheering . ) Mr O'Connor had most kindly offered premiums for the best specimens of culture , united with the best specimen of domestic felicity if they would not deem it presumption on his part and would permit him the favour , he , too , would contribute , and add his mite to the premiums Mr O'Connor had so generously offered . ( Leud cheers . ) He would repeat , the oftener they met the nearer their principles would assimilate . Thanking Mr O'Connor for the very kind and handsome manner in which he had proposed his health , and the company for their very warm reception , lie trusted when they mot again , whether it was in August or any other time , they would allow him the pleasure of mixing with them . ( Great cheering . )

      Mr O'Connor , in proposing— " Health , happiness _, and long life to Thomas _Slingsby Duneombe , M . P , , " said he never could forget what Mr Duneombe had done for their cause . When others neglected them , nay , despised them , Duneombe was with them . He had visited the captive in his cell—ay , in that condemned cell to which the Whigs had consigned him far sixteen months ; but he had written the names of Fox Maule , Russell , and Normanby , over the three next cells to that in which he was confined in York Castle , and with God ' s blessing he would see them there before he died . ( Cheers . ) Had Duneombe only spent a very small portion of that time and money which he has spent in benefiting the people , in the overworking and torture of infant children ,

      he would have been looked up to and honoured by the merchant princes . ( Loud cheers . ) Any one who honoured Duneombe , honoured him , Feargu : O'Connor . The trades , before Duneombe joined them , were but a rope of sand , and were despised by their employers ; now they were banded _together as ' firnlv _as a rocli _, and masters were but too happy to meet deputations from the men , and enter into arbitration with them for the _settlementof disputes . Mr O'Connor then gave the toast , which was received with three times three , and one cheer more ; the whole meeting rising and waving their hats and handkerchiefs . Mr O'Connor again rose and gave " The Charter , " and in doing so said , if there had been no Charter Movement , there would have been no Land

      Movement ; had he had no elder son , he should have had no second son , for let it be always borne in mind , that it was the Chartist Movement that gave birth to the Land Movement . ( Cheers . ) The allottees , ay , and all that were to be located , were indebted to the Chartists , as they were the authors of the plan—( loud cheers)—and therefore he should upon all fitting occasions announce it as the Chartist Co-operative Land Plan . ( Cheers . ) Before the Charter they had one little clique in this town for one thing , and another in that town for another thing , but the Charter agitation had abolished that _erotchetmongering . They had only to put a resolution in the Northern Star of this week , and it was adopted from one end of the country to the other next week—thus

      causing a perfeot unanimity and good feeling to prevail . ( Great cheerinsr . ) "The People ' s Charter " was then given with all the honours : Mr Biggs , a large farmer residing in the vicinity of O'Connorville , and who has been always ready and willing to aid and assist his Chartist neighhours in every possible way , now rose and said , —He had a toast to propose ; he was no speaker , but his toast would fortunately not require any eloquence . They all knew Feargus O'Connor . They knew his greai . efforts for their benefit . He was sure they would all unite most co'dially with bim in drinkinc "Health and long life to Feargus O'Connor , Esq . " Given upstanding , and uncovered , with three times three , and one cheer more .

      Mr O'Cosmob rose amidst renewed cheering , which was kept up for a considerable time , and paid a high compliment to Mr Biggs for his willingness at all times to aid and assist them . As regarded his own " health . " his out-door occupation kept him in excellent health—and as . regarded " long life , ' he meant to live a long time . Before he died he intended to locate the four sections , that was twenty-four thousand families . ( Loud cheers . ) As regarded happiness , it was in the power of the people to bestow it , for so long as he saw them united , so long as he could see them regaining the land and enjoy the cottages , he should be supremely happy ; and ho hoped to live to witness the whole of the members in the four _sections located , contented and free . ( Rapturous

      applause . ) The health of the Chairman having been given with all the honours , our metropolitan friends discovered that the time had flown so pleasantly , that eight o'clock had arrived before they were aware of it , and consequently it caused a somewhat amusing race to tho railway station at Watford . Several were indebted _ts Mr O'Connor and Mr Cochrane , who _siave up a share of their vehicles to the station , which haying been gained , we found literally besieged . Wtien the train arrived , nil the spare carriages were put in requisition , but such was the influx of second class passengers , that the railwry men were compelled to use the first class _carriages to convey many of their second class customers . The monster train once in motion , we speedily reached _Euston-^ _qllare _, all delighted with the day ' s entertainment , and _burninir with fervent aspirations for THE SUCCESS OF THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY

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      ODD FELLOWS' SOCIETY . VICE _CHANOBLLOH'S COURT . _—Tvxsdxt , Mat 25 th . _CLOuon v . RATCLiFrE . —Important Decision . —The bill in this case was filed by Elijah Clough , J . Todd , J . Slater , J . Wakefield , and G . Cooper , on behalf of themselves and all other members of tho Loyal Highland Laddie Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows , except the defendants , against William Ratcliffe and 13 other parties , the governing body of the association , and also the officers of the Manchester and Salford district of the society , alleging that the plaintiffs had been illegally excluded from the lodges , and praying tt declaration that such exclusion was illegal and void , and that the plaintiffs were entitled to the benefits of the association , and of a sum of £ 118 8 s . 4 d . by the bill alleged to be standing in the Manchester and Salford Savings-bank in the name 3 of the defendants Whitham , Findley , and Herald , as

      trustees of the Highland Laddie Lodge , subject to the cmditions existing in the society before _' such exclusion ; also praying an injunction against the application of any part of that sum except for the benefit of tho plaintiffs and all other members of the association ; for an account ; and also for an injunction against the transfer of that sum till the further order of the court . Tho original bill was filed on 1 st February , 1847 » to which _ajll the defendants filed a demurrer for want of equity and want of parties , and that demurrer was on the 4 th of March allowed , and leave was given to amend the bill . The bill was « mended as it now stood , and the defendants put in a demurrer for want of equity . Before the filing of the original bill an injunction was obtained to restrain the transfer of the £ 148 3 s . ii . On the 0 th of May instant the demurrer was argued , and the case now stood for judgment .

      Mr Rolt and Mr Roundell Palmer argued the demurrer : Mr Russell and Mr Ilargrave supported the

      hill iiis Honour said , —In this case I _Jiare to dispose of a demurrer to an amended bill , filed after a demurrer to the _oriuinal bill had been allowed with leave _te amend generally . The present demurrer was argued in the cotirse of last term . The only cause of demurring specifically assigned upon the record was want of equity . I wish , in tho first place , to say , that I feel some difficulty upon the question whether the bill is free from the objections upou which Lord Eldon proceeded when he allowed the demurrer in the case of " Lloyd « . _Loring . " It is not , I think , superfluous

      to add , that I doubt whether the contract of partnership , if that is the proper term , or of association for mutual assistance , or however it should be designated , which is the foundation of the suit , is not shown by the bill to be a contract so circumstanced , bat the principles and rules of common law cannot be considered as sanctioning it , or that a court of cquitv is bound by statute to recognise it . I do not suggest that , abstractedly , such a contract , such an association , is otherwise than morally laudable ; but if , from tho uumber of persons concerned in it , or for that reason and others , the contract or engagement is of such a i nature as not to enable auy of the established judi-

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      ' _cAtureS'Of'thorealmvto'deal witlF-it'bentficiiilly - or usefully _^^ ; _britof . Mts ; iipon' it •) emcacjously _^^ witheut doing injustice , _is- ; it tbe . dnty . of the court to _acknow- " ledge , an agreement ; 6 ' _fnfiat'kind ' ? " It " may be ' conceded that tor ev . _eryrcml wrong / the law , of- the ; land provides , or , ooght ; to \ provide , v _^ jiidiejal remedy . / But , it is inconsistent with : this _concession that the court ! should decline to fecd »! iiBea conti _aefci ' pf tting , onaRectfaz to cmib , _interest' / ind claims ' of which the powers and . means confided by the ' . law , to , , the ; courts do hot . ' enable theni ' to provide tor the _regulaU tiori , ' enjoyment , or pro / oetion , — or that ) 7 ; wi . th 5 re- ference particularly to eases of this specific-: ' sort how f before me . the law , among whose _oldestiiistit ' utionr '

      is the power of incorporation ; with ample ' means for the _government of _bidiis corporate , and among whose provisions of later times , which the changes in tho habits of society have seemed . to render expedientyare the " statutes relating to friendly societies , ' -the law , w _' bich gives facilities for such associa . tions , " should not permit the _' _adoption of every course , or every mode of cffcctiiiga ' laudable object , of a nature rather publiothan ' merely private , for etteot . ing which it , has provided . ineafiS of a _particular kind under wholesome ' ' regulations , —! doubt , as 1 intimated , whether upon such _' _cbnsiderationn such as thesethe association which i thV bill brings before . the conrtJsribt : ; . withih . ; tlie . province of ; the court , and does . jnotJ & lLwithin the obssrvations of LorA

      _Eldoni to be found in pages 462 and 470 , 475 and 477 , of Mr-Russell ' s report « f- the ; case of " Van-S 3 nd » n . ' _v . _: Moere , " ' unless . ; there is any statute ] ' and' certainly I am riot satisfied that there ;| is any , that ought .. to be considered as makin g .: a , material difference an the plaintiffs ' _, . favour . I am not sure that the merabersvof ah ' _associatiph-RUCh as that described , so for as there is a description of it in this bill , mustnot , upon civil questions arising , be left , in tho words of Lord Eldon , " to regulate themselves by a mutual understanding and by a moral rule , without _judicialinterferenco , where Parliament has hot assisted them . " An impression , indeed at once of the moral and civil advantages , capable of . amine ' from

      the societies called * ' Frieudly Societies , ' ! and of the . inefficiency or insufficiency of the institutions of the < country , without the aid of Parliament , to afford them , unless incorporated , stability or protection , produced , I _sappose , the friendly Societies Acts '; of which the members of the Association , now before me have _hbt'thonghtfit _' to > , vail themselves ' ;; although it is probable that it might have been placed under the protection of these acta , and if it had , the efimplaint of the plaintiffs , and those for whom thoy profess to sue , could by means of those acts have be « i easily , cheaply , and safely redressed . Without that ; it ou ht to be said , in the language of Lord Eldon in " Beaumont v . Ridgway , " " the objects of societies such as these are of a nature which no court of

      justice can execute . " It may be suggested that the statutes 33 George III , chapter 54 , and 35 George : III ., chapter III , recognise the legality of an association such as this , although not having enabled itself to claim the privileges conferred by the _legislature upon friendly societies . The enactment of the 33 rd George III ., c . 54 , which does not profess tobe a declaratory act , commences by providing that " it shad and may . ' be lawful to and for any number of _^ persons in Great Britain to form thcmselveB into and establish one or more societies of good fellowship for the purpose of raising , from time to time , by subscriptions of the several members" and so on : and although I do not forget the preamble of the net , nor the provision of tiie second

      sectionbegin-, ning , " norshall any such society which hath already been established , " yet I am not , I repeat , convincedthat it was the intention of either Btatute , in the case of any society that should not entitle itself , by the means particularly specified , to have the benefit ct * the enactment , to be cognizable by the civil _judicature , if independently of the two acts they would not have been so cognitable . But , assuming in the present instance the contract of the association stated by the bill not to be illegal , —assuming it to be one the existence of which is not unfit to be recognised by a court of equity , —assuming that the principles of Lord Eidon ' _s decision in " Lloyd v . Loring" create no difficulty , the question still remains whether a case is stated by the bill which ,

      were the case to go to a hearing upon the bill as it stands , —the facts alleged and charged being without addition , diminution , or variation proved or admitted—would entitle the plaintiffs to some relief , within the range of relief specifically or generally prayed ! If it would not , the demurrer ought to be allowed . Now , first , as to the declarations of right asked . It would not , I apprehend , be inconsistent with the rules relating to the jurisdiction of the court to make the decree asked and nothing else ; to make the declarations asked would not belong to the functions of the court . In cases where the decree sought is a declaration of rightalone , or an injunction alone , it would not be correct ; and I suppose a decree which contained a declaration of right and

      an injunction and nothing else , would not be correct . When , therefore , in what I am proceeding to say , I shall use the term " relief , " I wish to be understood as meaning relief beyond amere declaration of right . Next , as to the injunction or injunctions asked . The sum of £ 148 3 s . 4 d ., or that as to which a permanent injunction is asked , and so far as it rxtends to more , relief is asked in terms , I conceive too vague and too general to be grented . With regard to the £ 148 3 s . 4 d _., its amount , when the num . ber , variety , and extent of interests to which that sum is alleged to be subject are _considered , must be thought very slight and trifling . This , however , is not all , because conceding or assuming that there may be cases in which an injunction maybe urooer

      without any other relief , without u view to any other relief , without the supposition that there is any other relief , the present , 1 apprehend , is not one those cases . 1 do not conceive that upon the record an injunction could be proper without any view to other relief , and without the supposition of there being other relief to be granted . Whnt other relief could be granted upon thisrecord , or given only as stated in the bill ? Beneficially and usefully , I apprehend , none . For , as I conceive , this court does net nossess the capacity and means of acting efficaciously so as , avoiding injustice , to do justice , for the purposes or any of the purposes for which the bill seeks to put it in action , under the circumstpnees which the bill states . The prayer

      beyond the declaration of right and injunction or injunctions asked is this , " that an account may be taken of the property and funds _otthe said lodge , and that the rights and interest oftheplaintifts and all other persons therein may be ascertained and declared , and that all necessary directions may he given forgiving full effect to such rights and _intes'sts , either in manner aforesaid , or by repayment to the plaintiffs of the amount in which they shall be found to be respectively interested in the said property and funds , " and the prayer then ends with one for general relief . The bill must , I think , be understood as denying a dissolution of the society to have taken place , and also , probably , as not seeking a dissolution ; nor , as I apprehend , in a suit constituted as

      this is , relating to an association of the description stated on the record , can the court put an end to the association or break it up , or control the governing body , or undertake the regulation or administration of the proceedings and concerns as the proceedings or concerns of such an association must be regulated and administered . And , if all individuals interested were added as parties to the bill , neither would the suit be manageable , nor whether it is so or not would the matter be mended , the bill being for relief , and not stating facts , the proof or admission of which , without mere being done , ought in the actual state of parties upon the bill to be a ground of relief , or part of the relief specifically prayed , or some relief not inconsistent with _th-it part of the bill . That description

      is , I apprehend , applicable to the present bill . I allow the demurrer , but without costs . Leave to amend has been once given ; but I think in a case such as this is it would not be right to give leave to amend again . I may add , that although I think a conclusion against the bill warranted by principle and by authority , and , if I may speak of myself , not at variance with any decision which I have had occasion to pronounce in any other case , it is a conclusion at which I have arrived not without hesitation , and of the correctness of which I am not confident , neither am Isure thatl ought to have given tlielearel did to amend , or that upon the occasion of dispo 3 _intr of the

      demurrer I went into the case so fully as I ought to have done . The mischief caused by thi 3 , however , cannot have been considerable . The case as _itstands now , upon principle , is one of some importance , although the bill does not , in ray view of it , render necessary the decision whether the association is oris not unlawful at common law , or is rendered criminal or unlawful by statute , as has been strongl y argued by tho defendants , upon which , if I had formed , I should decline stating any opinion ; nor do I decide whether the absence of the Attorney-General upon this record is material or immaterial , correct in form or substance , or incorrect _.

      Destruction Of Property. -In Tudor-Slrce...

      Destruction of Property . -In _Tudor-slrcet , Bridewell Precinct , the premises occupied by R . G . Price _. Esq ., as coach houseand stables , took h _' re . An alarm was immediately sounded , and in a very brief period the engines belonging to the Bridewell Hospital , parish , London-bridge , and West of England offices attended , when the firemen found that the hay and straw in the lofts over the stables wore enveloped in flames . After some trouble the firemm and about thirty hired auxiliaries , who were assisted with a plentiful supply of water , got the mastery over the flames , but not before the contents of the loft were consumed , the roof of ditto burned off , and the ceiling of the coach-house severely damaged by water , The origin of the fire could not be learned .

      The Elgin _Couraut states , that some workmen , who were digging in a garden at Lurgbrae , hart found an extraordinary cave , which branches out into several passages . This _cavevn , which is hoilowed in a limestone rock , has not yel been _compielely explored . * An opera , in fivo acts , composed by the grandsoa of Goethe , is about to be produced in Berlin . The largest turnip crop ever sown in Ireland ii now in the ground , and an immense produce is antieiuatcd .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 29, 1847, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_29051847/page/1/