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      TO TJttE WORKING CLASSES . r Jfr _Rhetos , —Erer since the Convention terite _-fljinated _itsattin _^ lliaYe heen busily engaged in it * _-oiatten _^ _'to f _^ V B effect to the land plan that we -o' then ¦ _um-oJ-noioly adopted . Since then , I have been in looking ont for land , and instructing myself as to its icy -nioncy valne : and the result of my research is the _rwi jnowiedgetliatatall times the Society would be able , ho witliout delay or difficulty , to apply its funds to the rcl parchase of land . 1 hare seen many farms that are be tobe sold , and others that are to be let . There is f vne farm of 113 acres , within half a mile of the Reifc rfrfe Station , and about twenty-two miles from Lonh . - "fob . It is good land , and its price fa about £ 4 , 000 . do "fjpon the farm there is a quarry of _Fullers ' -earth ,

      i for which a solvent tenant offers £ 100 per annum t so thatthe real amount to be paid for thc land would I be £ 2 , 000 . Yon will bear in mind that I estimated e ihe price of land in the country districts , at a cen-1 -ode-fable distance from the metropolis , at £ 18 Ids . i _' " per acre ; and also recollect that within twenty-two i miles of London , with the advantage of a railroad i running within half a mile of it—that is , within an t hour ' sjoumeyof the metropolis—it wouldbe much < _BKire valuable . But with my imperfect knowledge ofthe marketable price of English land , let us see if I was much oat ia my estimate . One hundred and thirteen acres , at £ 18 15 s . per acre , would sell for 12118 5 s .: and we can set it for £ 118 Ss . less .

      ¦ ; Now , the farm of which l speak- is more advantageously situated , and is better land than I made my calculation npon ; and thus 1 have established the fact , that we can get laud for that price . 1 have not , however , received a _singlcanswer , asyet , tomy appeal of last week : and therefore I shall not longer allow you , negligent as yon are , to remain destitute of that practical _knowledge which will alone urge you to the experiment . I believe , in my conscience , tliat the establishment of one home colony , consisting of thirty independent small farmers , would present to your minds the miniature of that great revolution which , at auy given moment , you are capable of producing -without reference to , or dependence upon , the will , tiwnoliev _! . or-fee caoriceof your rulers .

      J hare frequently told you that 1 never would recommend the people to do a single act tbat I was not prepared io take part in myself ; and now that all fciuets arc _peculating in your labour and growing rich upon yom * weakness ; and when you require a pm-tieal illustration of the ouly principle which , if nationally carried out , cat make yon free ; and when you are cither too indolent , too suspicious , or too unthrifty , to try it yourselves , I will endeavour to try it for you . 1 will endeavour to try it on a small scale- _^ saysomethirty or thirty-five cottages _withsuitable out-offices , kitchen garden , and . in acre of land attacked to each cottage ; and , as the first colonists , 1 _nrcsose locating- that number of London

      Shoemakers on certain conditions , l select _tuose parties for two reasons : firstly , because those of that body who have been energetically endeavouring to carry ont the plan , are amongst the best and foremost of ihe Chartist ranks ; and secondly , because 2 think 1 tan locate them to their entire fancy and advantage , on a spot where they will be within an eightecn-penny _triif : o London in a covered third-class carriage . I understand that it is a part of their plan to carry on _iiifir trade in their own cottages , and to send onc of _ik-ir body io London with and for their work ; thus saving " _29-SSths of tbe expense . That is , instead of _cachnsTJag _-js-to go and come , each will pay very Uitlv ' mew than a penny . Now this is co-operative _-iiir . _i-i _. « m / I _iiiiliviilual nossession .

      1 propose , if 1 succeed in obtaining possession oi _i-ie land , to make the offer to Philip M'Grath to "feKHne ihe patron of tliis first colony . I have not seen him to mention it to Mm ; but I select _^ him , oetuuse , without any manner of exception , he is one { .- the most unexceptionable men I ever met in my _Jiie . In fact * I defy any man , gentle or simple , to lie _w . _* xh , irA with _M'Grafb without admiring hhn ,

      • _ft-q-eeung liim , and henounng him . Ot course i vtdd allot more land to him . If I succeed in this ; ii * H experiment , and to do so no effort of mine shall be - _-pav-cd , I shall then establish another colony , per-: aj _* 3 larger ; and if lie is willing , 1 wilijlocaie the good and ' faithful Coyle there , and then Clark in _Mother . 1 don't mention Wheeler just now , because I don't tliink we cau spare him from London until ¦ " »/> r , _l- > _ii hpetmxca almost national .

      Hie _foc-ms upon which each holding wm oe iei io - ieoccupier , —if I succeed . is I hope to dp , —will he on ieaM : < n ever , oa ihe _loiiowing conditions !—That ¦ : _* lease be forfeited if the lessee snbJei to any mlr . _Mor receiving any salary or endowment -from the _Siaio : io any hanker , distiller , brewer , attorney , or ; o _;* nv neisoa that would carry on the trade of pawnxnv & er ' , or seller of malt liquor or spirits : and the _i-ajrviaff oa of any of those trades or businesses -., „ u _" ,. _« .,, if . th * f « _np » nre of the lease . 1 have

      . _r _cc'i _^ much upon 3 ie subject _lanu-inai _.-.. of : be _faeilitv with which we could purchase itwithin the Lis * ' three weeks , that never did baby " ..-. ¦ . ¦ -V t o-- , or schoolboy for a holiday , as I now long -o ui ' _-w-Je the establishment of the first Home _tarr . Ever-- wise man that I converse with upon --- -- _inhxecx is " with nie heart and soul ; while the wide themselves arc lavishing and squandering 'v- - -i-7 Sata-.-d . lv night upon debasing , unhealthy , _iniscaiing - - _"t' _-iS . as " _much as would lay the foundation _,- -.-,, _«' .,.,, ** «• fiiriiro < nvaineS 5 .

      I- wB te the proudest day of my We wlien i sec - , _*•«• 'V-1 batch of colonists entering their " own _i-.-.-Je- ' ** 1 hone over every _chiraney-i-iecc to see a imkct and _bzyenei : _asd if wc had a hundred thou-- ¦ aad of them , * wc might then write essays , as thc _ztsA force Irish repealers do , setting forth the phy-¦ k & _l capabilities ol" free Englishmen who might - . sen defy the foreign intruder and the domestic - . . YKini . In _conclusion my friends , for the one _zWindili time , 1 tell you ihat yon kreno _passive hwvc of redemption save in the Land ! Yonr faithful Mend and servant , Ff . a-sg-g s O'Cossor .

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      FliANVb . _liztr . _xsiiEv-EvwsT or tjie War ts _Aigewa . —The i ' _Hris _navers of Tuesday anuouncc that thc Minister ' _- . vVar had received two dispatches from Alarsbal _ini' _- ' . and _, dated ihe 9 fh and 16 th inst . In the first , _xl- _cuiarabal announces his arrival in the Ouarensenis , aid his preparatory movements . Jn the second , he nves an account of two affrays on the 13 th , between liie _rear-gnavdof a convoy and about 500 Kabyles , ' ¦ 'lie attacked it . The enemy werc beaten _eff , _J-nth ; -, „ w _* « f _w-cpkiI killed and twentv prisoners . _ ine

      n » nch . -who had o _-Sy eignt ismea anu _«»«« . A captured 300 head of cattle , and made _ulier _uootv . _. Vnotber affair of slight importance Tuk nlacc on the following day . Marshal Bugeaud _«* u _» that in the evening ofthe 14 tn some "tribes _ffl-i-Je ' _fheirlsnbmi-saon . The entire insurrection in - . he _Oufireiiscnis was caused , he says , by the same ¦\ _wriff who raised thc IMra , and who _presente- ? _xm £ as a kind of prophet sent by God to delivei - ¦ _daiafium the Christians . Two other impostors , - - _*««• . arc stated to have appeared , one in the - t ort ,-,, _nnA + V . _ntlir-r in the Dahttl .

      _AWA-noxor Dos C * Aiu . os .-Thc lives « _inras' . _r- _^ v _; - _ 6 ur _ordinaiy express has brought us tiie - " . J _* i _* - _napcrs of Tuesday , with our usual corrcspond-*»* . ' The latter announces thc abdication of Don _^ risin favour of his son , tiiePrinccof the _Asturias . fiiis _ereiff" savs our correspondent , was _answnwd to thc King of the French y _^^ *;* "ial «? jirov , who if . I am assured , at this mome . it - >¦ _a- e _I'aiace of the ' Tuilerics . Don Carlos has _ac-^ i- _'ipariii-d that formal communication by a demar . n _** f _penaissi-TB to go whither he will , ' . there being now " _¦* i » a ?> - » ftr _continuin-r him in captivity .

      SFAUV . _, _ , _s Pope x \ d the _Spjimsd _GovrKorcST .-Ihe _i _^ _Efcnts _-ff-ui _- _th appeared in the daily papersiast _*« k , relative to the conclusion of an aliianee be-J _*^ the IW and the present Government , andthc JwpBBm br thc former of Qneen Isabella , appear to have teen premature and not well loimded . _**** _& ioms & ofthe _JSth , state that considerable ¦ patanent has been caused in the Spanish capital _^ _jfie _aTir-dofdlspatcbcs from Rome ofa character ¦ _** - % different _fr _/ m those -wliich had been so long _^ _I-ected . _ln _*»* A nf accnco- _^ thealmg _-aic _differi

      _«« _s b etween the Holy See and the _trtvermneni oi % -f , arecognitionof the _Qoecn , _Mi * _wrihmatio _?* e sales oi thc Church property , all that the Pope f * done is to submit a _temporaryconvention , tiie _^ tiirc of which has not transpired , but which hasted * _-Seated meetings ofthe Cabinet . _We _^ _atherftom f . I _' _- _nvate letter tliat the rumour most credited states _M the Pope stipulates for something like a state _gwaSun for the clergy , equal perhaps to the -value w property of whicli they _^ ave been dispossessed . _J '? s " _MiBSEHiAis-a" is _Spjts . — A letter from - « driiL ofthe nth savs : _— " Amongst other means ot

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      excitement , the Progressists have got printed and offered for general sale , at the low price of two reals ( ten sous French ) , thc music and words of the ' _JVIar seiUaise . ' The advertisement of this publication , wliich appears in the Clamor Publico , the Eco del Commercio , and the Espectador , says : ' This popular air is dedicated to the people , in order that they may sing it whenever the partizans of despotism shall make any attempt against Spanish liberty . " The CasteUano says that the document received from the Holy See i 3 prepared with much artifice , so far as the sale of the national properly is concerned . It ia given to be understood that the Pope will parrdon those who COfflffiitled the fault of buying the church goods . His Holiness also conveys his

      expectation that , at a _suitauie opportunity , certain convents shall be restored , besides a number of minor points , all more or less of an offensive character . So unlooked-for a contradiction of the repeated assurances and vaunts of ministers , has placed them in a most painful situation . It is said that their vengeance will fall , in the first instance , uponM . Castillo , who allowed his diplomatic eyes tobe so completely blindfolded . The Carlists pretend that the Pope stipulates for the marriage of the Queen with the son of Don Carlos . Upon the Bourse much agitation prevails , and "The funds are going down . _"Naevjosz and ihe Pope . —The Madrid journals of the 20 th continue their remarks upon what they

      generally consider the failure of thenegociations with Rome . The Ministerial journal , the Heraldo , while it gives some colour to the prevailing rumours , nevertheless denies that anything more serious than an embarrassing incident has arisen which calls for the exercise of discretion and moderation to remove it out of the way of a complete adjustment of differences . Karvaez is said to have displayedmuchanger at what he believes the duplicity and bad faith of the Holy See . He looks upon thc Spanish Ambassador as liaving been duped by verbal promises , of a studiousl y doubtful nature , and threatens that he will , with his own hand , nullify the Jaw passed for the restoration of the unsold Church property .

      Pborooahos op ihe Cortes . —ihe Queen ot Spain closed the session of the Cortes in person on thc 23 rd inst . The new constitution was promulgated the same day . [ How long will it be before t ' ae next " new constitution" is _nwrnulgated ? 1

      _svra _* zi _*; K , LAim Db . _Siekjer . —The following appeared in the Herald of Tuesday : —The Swiss and Paris journals equally agree in stating that the sentence upon Dr Steiger will be commuted to banishment to America . M . Guizot and Prince Metternich insisted that the Government of Lucerne should not stain its triumph by an act of unnecessary cruelty . The example thus set has been followed by the citizens , who have petitioned in favour of other prisoners , and are collecting subscriptions for the ransom of some who have not the means of buying their liberty . Among the petitions in favour of Dr . Steiger , is one from 300 servant

      PJ _5 KU . Letters have been ' -received -from Callao , come down to the 8 th . March . There is much more confidence felt that the Government will be placed on a _permiv nent basis than after any of the previous revolutions which have followed each other in quick succession for the last twenty years . The elections were to take place in about a fortnight after the date ofthe accounts , and there was no doubt but Castillo would be made President by universal assent . Castillo has only been known as a military man , but his manners are simple , and it may be held as jio unequivocal proof of his integrity of character , that amidst the scenes of domestic turbulence through which he has passed , when the rights of property were disregarded , and when he had many opportunities of sharing the snail , he has remained uncontaminated and

      comparatively poor , liliiis , the cuampion oi constitutional government , states in his letters thathe has great confidence in Castillo ' s acting with prudence and moderation , and although he would rather have seen an end entirely put to military ascendancy , there was no choice left under the _circumstance . [ _EUios and his friends maintain a perfectly good understanding with Castillo / and the hope is that after his election to the presidency , measures will be progressively taken to disband the army and remove all apprchension of any more military revolutions . Upon the whole , therefore , the accounts from Peru are looked upon in a more favourable light than for years past and ifthe expectations formed are fulfilled , the country will make rapid strides in improvement -itndcf- a steauy _aS _2 _S _^ _Jgutened administration of its

      _IJ-JDIA AND CHINA . —OVERLAISD MA 1 U London , _Satumiay Morkiso , Mat 24 . — -The Overland Mail , by extraordinary express from Marseilles , arrived in London this morning . The dates by this mail are , Calcutta to the 8 th of April , Bombay to the 5 th , Madras to the 14 th , China to the llth pf February , Suez to thc 4 th of May , and Alexandiia tothe llth . The news thus received _iaicompai-atively unimportant ; thechieffeatHre isaconfirmationofthe previous accounts of Sir Charles Napier ' s expedition against the _JBeloockees , and tfce surrender of _Bejar Khan , their chief , and a large body of his followers . From the Punjaub there is nothing fresh , unless the continuation ofthe squabbles and attempts to overreach each other of Ghoolab Singh , and the Jthalsas * and the conSrmation of the statement that _Jamboo Rajah had at length consented to purchase the neutrality of these troops by a douceur to them of thirty-six lakhs of rupees . The Anglo-Indian army that _iras collecting on the Sutfci ) had pretty well taken'npit position , but was not expected to make any further movement unless an absolute necessity _, tinnl _( l _•• _f-MCt't

      Suss , Mat 4 .-Wc received accountsmmi _juana during the past week of a very sanguinary piece of business that has recently occurred under the direction of the present governor , Osman Pacha , in fact , a second Mameluke tragedy . It appears there are certain tribes of Arabs inhabiting the country through which the pilgrims pas 3 to Mecca , and on a late occasion some Turks , returning from ' Mecca , having complained to ihe Pacha that they had been ill-used by the Arabs , an order was sent for the Sheiks to attend the Dewan at Judda , but the Arabs would not attend the summon ? _-A-itbmit some euarantee for their safety ; at last

      they were induced to accept the pledge ot a mercnani in whom they ( the Arabs ) had some confidence , and having met at Osman Pacha ' s Dewan the subject ot complaint was discussed , in which the Arabs ave said to hare proved the complaints made against them to be without foundation . The poor Sheiks were then dismissed , and told they might r etire to then * homes ; but sad to tell not onc of them ever reached them , for about an hour after they had taken their departure a detachment of Turkish cavalry was sent after them , and cut every man to pieces , notonly the Sheiks , but all their followers ; not onc wasleft to carry home the _InXn

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      THE _"NATIONAL _LAlsv _rmmvn . Mr . Duncombe having kindly consented to present thefollowing petition , we _. _themembers of the _h-xecutive , call upon all _thelocalitiesmthekingdomto getup meetings and adopt the same , getting the members of Parliament for the town or county ( where practicable ) , to present ihe petition-where this is impracticable let their petition be sent to T . S . Duncombe , Esq . ' By these means we shall be enabled to force the question of the Land upon the attention of the house . T . M . Wheeler , Secretary . To the Honourable the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland in . Parlkmoit assembled . The petition of the innabitants of Lambeth in public _niAofin _.. _?«« _w-mlilt- < L

      Sheweth , —That the woTKing masses oi _xne uiu « -u kingdom nave for a long series of years suffered the most <* auhi" want and privation , _cousetjuent upon our _unnatural social system . That during the laBt fifty years the trade aud commerce of the countiy have increased enormously ; that the triumphs of inventive genius have "iven us the most astounding powers for the produce of wealth ' , but that , notwithstanding , there . has heen a viable deterioration in flic physical , social , and moral condition of our much-abused and deeply-injured labour " ncTMW : \ _ilatio-n . . .. ..

      _£ That your petitioners , witli feelings ot pam , « u u « attention of your honourable - house to the _^ _uminou criminal calendar of the past year , as a proof of the lamentable condition to which the people are reduc « L your petitioners would Frxewise add , _ttattheastountog revelation made a short time ago m your bonoarahle house , by the Secretary of State for the Home Department / that " one of every ten of theVV _* # _™« . _> f _£ land and Wales is a pauper , " is 3 " _^^^ . _^ long catalogue of proofe ofthe horrible _*?*»** _£ which _theproducers of wealth have - _^^ _" _^ _rato baleful operation of fhe iniquitous system of misruie .. _« Ao * tv-i _, ; p 1 _j it : ie _tiipir _misfortune to live .

      That in tbe opinion of your petitioners toe d _^* _™ " "" and crime existing in the country may be traced _^ eune to the existence of bad laws or to the want of good ones , and ihat of aV . had laws _vp-n the statute-book , m _ZZ . vent the tvorking classes from employing iheir w _^ 1 _^ tlirir Mice » 2-npon God ' s freegift to hhx _«^ eah , _^ T [„ the most destructive in their comeguences , and tmaturaim _, 1 _, oZr _fmt _> . rfttiftn .

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      That your petitioners have observed with indignation , that whilst your honourable house has at all times squandered * the public money upon objects the most . unworthy—such as £ 70 , 000 for the purpose of building royal stables ; -221 , 000 a-year to bis Majesty of Hanover ; £ 50 , 000 annually to another foreign monarch ,: leopold , King of the Belgians * , £ 20 , _^ 6 , 600 as compensation to thc unnatural , the anti-Christian traffickers in human flesh and blood , for relinquishing their claim to what they never had aright to— -your honourable house has not evinced the slightest inclination to legislate for the elevation of the labouring population from their prostrate and

      de-That your petitioners would call tho attention of your honourable house to thc fact that a vast portion-pfthe common iAHD 8 of the Itingdom has been seized by the aristocracy under the guise of law ; that your petitioners conceive that the people ' s right to the common lands is clear and indisputable ; that the reversion of the ten millions of acres o ? _-yj-awnon lands to the people would be productive of incalculable benefit ; that those ten millions of acres might be divided into two millions of farms of five acres each , upon which two millions of families might be located , and surrounded with circumstances of health , peace , and prosperity ; and that the location of even half the aforesaid number of families upon the land would take the " surplus population" from the artificial labour market , leaving the residue in a position tb secure an _flm _, ifn _* h _1 ftrPTni 1 n *» _rnflrin tctv t . _Tnfii _* Inil

      Tour petitioners , therefore , pray your honourable house to repeal nil acts for the enclosure of common lands , and restore them to the people , their legitimate owners ; and tbat yonr honourable house will be pleased to address her ifajesty to devote a sum of money for the employment of the " surplus population" ou such lands , which sum may be realised ty reducing the civil list , the army and navy , and other Governmental expenses ; thereby reducing the poor rates , and giving an impetus to a valuable nnd salutary home trade . And your petitioners will ever pray

      LU 1 _NUUH . _Meetisoi at Beumosdset _.- —Registration , asd the La . \ d . —An overflowing meeting was held at the Working- Man ' s Chapel , Dockhead , Bermondsey , on Wednesday evening , May 28 th . Shortly after eight o ' clock Mr . Gathard was unanimously called to the chair and briefly opened the proceedings . Ue concluded his address by mtroducing Mr .: ft . Doyle to move the first resolution as follows : —'' That in the opinion of this meeting , it is the inalienable right of the working classes to have their fair share of control Over local and national affairs , or , in other word ? , that they should have a voice in the making of those laws which they are compelled to obey ; and as it is a well-known fact that they ( the working classes ) are

      neither locally nor nationally represented m tne councils of the nation , this meeting earnestly recommends that the Parliamentary and Election plan adopted by the late Chartist Convention be taken up with energy and spirit by the people throughout the country , in order that at the next Parliamentary election * a sufficient number of Chartist candidates may be elected , to force upon the Government and legislature the necessity of making the people ' s Charter-the law of the land . " Mi * . Doyle said , he was most happy to find so large a meeting assembled for the consideration of such important subjects . It required very little reasoning to prove that the working classes had as much right . to thc franchiseas the middle and upperclasscs : nay , if any

      class was to be the sole possessors of the governing power , surely it should be the . working class , seeing that they produced the necessaries and luxuries consumed by aU . ( Loud cheers . ) - But there were those who possessed so much effrontery as to daresay that we should not know how to use the franchise if we had it . His answer to that was , try us . ( Loud cheers . ) But the vices of society were not so much traceable to thc people ' s ignorance as to the viciousness and ignorance of the Jaw-makers . ( Great cheering . ) It was quite time tho working classes demanded of the aristocracy b y what authority they held an exclusive right of making thc laws which affected the liberties and lives of all . ( Loud cheers . ) He could not ' allow nfthflriffhfcofthefeiv toeovern to the exclusion of

      the many . (( Jheers . ) The laws ol nature uiu not authorise such distinctions . ( Hear hear . ) One of her Majesty ' sMinistershad recently said , that one out of every ten of the people was' a pauper— ( name name)—oh , he had thc same by heart , Sir James Graham—yet the . aristocracy and the bishops were not reckoned amongst , that list of . paupers _, ( ticar , hear . ) No , the _Archbishops of fJanterbiny obtained £ 30 , 000 per _annuin for worse than nothing , for preaching passive obedience ami uonrresistanco to bad Jflwg = _^ octri 8 es that he ( Mr . Doyle ) repudiated . ( Loud cheers . ) Ifthe present system continued , he should not be surprised if one out of every five of the working classes . were reduced to _nairn-wiRm . ( Hear : hear . ") . In many parts ofthe

      country , espeuiallv the midlanu counties , we wages of the workmen were reduced to five shillings per week , whilst their employers , the manufacturers , made many thousands per annum . But it was unnecessary to direct their attention to the country , whilst so much distress , misery , and privation existed among the working people of London , such as thc needle-women , Weavers , and others . How was this state of things to be altered ? There were but -two ways . 1 st . Physical force , which he abominated _, ( ileav , kc _* u \) Ho thought we had no biisiness with a standing army ih time of peace . ( Loud cheers . ) 2 nd . The mode was by moral means , by a cordial and determined union of the working classes , through which , at tho next general election , they might send

      into the house some dozen or more men line j .. o . Dnnconibc ( great cheering ) , who would take care that no business should be transacted until the people obtained their just rights , and the People S Charter became the law of the land . ( Great cheering . ) —Mr , Stallwood seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimously . —Mr .. T . M . Wheeler moved the second resolution as follows : — " That , in the opinion of this meeting , the Chartist Co-operative Land Plan , drawn up by a committee appointed by the late Chartist Convention held in London , on the 21 st of April last , and now before the public , is both necessary and practicable , and that this meeting recommends to the people throughput t . hp kincdom the nronriety of immediately carrying

      the plan into operation . " jmi _* . wnecier _saio , although their being too ignorant tovote had been often asserted , no one had attempted to say that they were too ignorant to work , and they desired the land that they might be enabled to work and enjoy the produce of their own labour . ( Loud cheers . ) Ee did not think or expect all thc people to become small farmers , it was simply to test ine value of the land , and the importance of possessing the Peoples Charter , that this movement was commenced . ( Hear , hear . ) The soil of England was eminently calculated for agricultural operations , ana as other nations had learned to manufacture goods as cheap and durable as our own , it was futile to suppose that th ; .. _onnnfrv cnutil remain "the workshop ot the

      world . " He knew it had been said wax ine lanu could not be profitably cultivated ; that might be tru as regarded farmers with large Quantities of _ri an paying immoderately Ugh rente -without leases-( hearf hcar ) ,-but it did not follow that- _itthe and was occupied by the workmg classes in small quantities , at low rents , and leases for ever , that they could not cultivate it profitably ( Loudcheers . ) He contended that they could , and the people seemed to _acree with him ; for although their plan had beenin operation but little more than a week , nearly 700 shares had been taken up already . ( Great cheering . ) r . f ,. _M-i-Jrath _sM-nndeil the resolution , which was

      unanimously adopted . —Several questions were _asireu and satisfactorily answered . A considerable number ofthe books containing the " Land Plan and Rules were sold , and a considerable number of sliares taken up . A vote of thanks was then given to the chairman , and thc meeting quietly dissolved . _GBEEKfficn jlvb Duptfokd . —At a meeting held at thc George and Dragon Tavern , Blackheath-hill , on Tuesday evening , May 27 th , Mr . Brewcrton was unanimously called to the chair . On the motion ol Messrs . _Mcyd and Wcatherhead _, the sum of £ 4 was ordered to be forwarded to the Central CommiUec on i , _ni , oifnf tho "hnnenmbe Testimonial .

      City of London . —The members of this locaut } beg to inform their brother Democrats of London and its immediate vicinity , that , in compliance _witu the decision of the late Conference , they have elected Mr . WiUiam Dear as delegate to the Exiles Restoration Committee , and Mr . Daniel Gover , jun .,- _» 9 delegate to thc Central Registration Committee . They would urge upon those localities who have not already elected delegates to those committees , tbe absolute necessity of doing so forthwith , i » f _^ Y that they may be prepared to take advantage oi any change that may offer itself at the next general elec tion—to be _oveoared is half the victory .

      Westminster . — The announcement thatj >« M'Grath would deliver a lecture onthe all-important subject ofthe Land , called together a numerous ana respectable assembly , at the Sun and Thirteen _tantons , Castle-street , Leicester-square , on S unday evening , May 25 th , and great was the disappomtment and vexation felt by all present when it was found that Mr . M'Grath did not appear to perform his promised duties . His absence was to some extent supplied by the chairman , Mr . R . Smith . The rules and objects of the Chartist Land Society having been read at length , a discussion ensued—in which Messrs . Jones , Llewellyn , Stallwood , " _% eJ . er ' c : < nrf < - > . _flnffav . and others took nart . Twelve

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      shares were then taken up m the Land Society , Mr . Parkes submitted tho propriety of calling a large public meeting at the west end of London , to promote -the Chartist Land p lan ; to which Mr . "EeMgua O'Connor- 3 ub » _M"bc invited . The suggestion was immediately , adopted , and the following persons appointed a committee to " get up the meeting , and report next . Sandfly . ' evening '—• Messrs . rarlces , Cuffay , Hitchrn , Sowter , " R . Smith . Rogers , and Milne . _nAMMEBSiiii n . —At a meeting held at the Dun Cow , Bro ok-Grecn-lano , on Tuesday evening , May 27 th ., Mr . Smith in the chair , the adjourned question ofthe Land was resumed . MessrsCookNewell

      . , , Stallwood , Millwood , sen ., ** Millwood , jun ., Millar , George , and others taking part in the debate . The following resolution was unanimously adopted \—" That the following persons , with power toaddio theu * number , constitute a committee to _connidcr-tM propriety . of convening a public meeting , " _* _% t-w p _^ H the _Chiujkist Land Plan shall be expounded , and to which t » attendance of the provisional directors shaUbe _* nSvited :--Messrs . II . Ross , T . Russell , Giles Lovett , H . Cullingham , E . Stallwood , J . Newell , J . Smith , G . H . Cooky J . Millwoed , J . Leighfield , and Mr . 0 . Willia ; and that the committee meeton Monday evening hex _£ June 2 nd , at the Dun Cow , _Bvookftreftn-laue . at . ' eieht o ' clock precisely . "

      Tower Hamuets _.- —Mb . OCosmor Am ins _vawmsiATonsi—At a meeting of the members of the Central Locality of tho Tower Hamlets , held * at the WMttihgtokahd Cat , on Sunday evening last , the following _-aS ' olution was unanimously agreed to * _.--" That this * . meeting considers , the attacks made oh the character of Mr . O'Connor , by Messrs . O'Brien , Hill , and others , arc unfounded in fact , and proceed from malevolence on the part of the accusers * and we cannot but view those persons otherwise than : as enemies to the freedom and happiness of their countiy . And this meeting expresses its firm determination to support Mr . O'Connor in his future political career , so long as he pursues the course ho has hitherto done . " nT . nrTAM

      • On Sunday iast Mr . A . Hurst delivered an energetic lecture , on " the Rights of Labour and its Wrongs , " in the Working Man ' s HaU , Horsedgcstreet . He handled the subject in a . masterly manner _, and cave ecneral satisfaction . >

      MANO'tllfiSTlfiR . A Lecture was delivered in the Carpenters' Hall , Garratt-road , on Sunday evening last , by Mr . Edward Clark . The audience was much larger , on this occasion than it has been for some time past . TO THE CHARTISTS OF EDINBURGH . Gentlemen , —My attention has _ been called to a letter , signed by Robert Peddie , published in the _iVational _iJe _/* orm _*;** ofMay 24 th , malting certain enquiries regarding the reasons efthe Glasgow Council for appointing Mr . Kydd , ofthe city , to lecture through Scotland , at our expense and responsibility . If you have authorised Mr . Peddie to make such enquiries on your behalf , as his letter infers , —for he writes-in the name ofthe _Edinbuvah _Ghavtists , —

      please embody thc same in a letter addressed to me , and you shall receive an answer , with full liberty to publish it in the iftitiona ? ¦ Re / ormer ; or any other paper ; but until J receive such communication _^ I do not feel myself entitled to call a meeting of the Council , to consider the contents , of a letter which I conceive to be alike mean . and blackguardly .. Mr . Peddie seems to me to conceal hatred and animosity beneath the pretext of public good . The Glasgow Council knoiu Mr . Kydd , and will , I have no doubt , answer all enquiries fairly put . Some of them also know Mr . Peddie ; and , since he has assumed the office of public censor of Scotland , and national correspondent for the Me of Man , I would remind _hiia _nFHia-saite aid ni'nverh . that "those who live in

      glass houses should never throw stones , beotianu is disorganised , and' consequently weak and . futile in her assaults against the common enemy . The Glasgow Council desire a betterstate of things ; but some men will neither do good themselves nor allow others to do it for them . In fact , they would rather " 'lead ' in hell , than serve in heaven . " .. I regret to say , that Mr . Kydd inforincd nie on his arrival from Greenock last week , that hewas compelled , from inability to speak in the open air , to discontinue his labours as our missionary . Perhaps the announcement will ' . be some consolation to those _parties—Jawbit Smith , sub-secretary ofthe Glasgow branch of the National Charter Association . —P . S . Address , 29 , Rottenrow-street , Glasgow ,

      PAISLKI . . „ , _Lkctube bv Mr . Kydd . —A public meeting , called by the Chartists of this locality ,: for tiie purpose ot hearing a lecture from Mr . 5 . Kydd , pi . Glasgow , was held _on-Tucsday evening , the 20 th inst ., m the Chartist Church , Canal-street , Mr . Duncan Robertson in the chair . The subject of the lecture was the " causes wliich gave rise to thc French rcvqagion in 1789 , with its subsequent effects on thc narfm ol Europe . " Mr . Kydd handled the subject in a ' Am ner which completely rivetted the attention _of'the meeting fbr upwards of two hours , in thc course of which ho was loudly cheered . At the close ot lus address a hearty vote of thanks was given to . the lecturer , after which the meeting ( which was thc largest wc have had in Paisley for a longtime ) separated , Mr . O'Cossor . axd ms Slaxdeeebs . — At the usual weekly meeting of the Council of this locality _nFihtx National Charter Association , held on Monday

      night last , at Mr . Brown ' s , 44 , _btone-streec , ivir . a . Gemmill in the chair , the Mowing vcsoluUn , moved by Mr . Duncan Robertson , ami seconded by Mr James Paton , was unanimously agreed to : — " Resolved , that although we are of opinion that tlic popularity of Mr . O'Connor is too well grounded in the affections ofa grateful , though oppressed atopic to suffer tho least injury from the foul and unprovoked slanders sought to be heaped on his character by that precious trio of base cahmmiators , Ashton , Bill , and O'Brien , yet we consider it a duty we owe Mr . O'Connor to express our approval ot his reply to those' worthies , ' which we regard as a clear and satisfactocy refutation of their whole fabrications . And , further , we would , assure Mr . O Conner that he has still our unqualified confidence , of which no individual shall ever divest him , so long as he maintains that title , which he has so justly merited —namely , the champion of labour , and the _uneompro--misinff advocate ofthe working classes .

      THE _rui'i'liltlli _' s . To the Chartist Bodv . —Friends ,-- ! have much nleasurein again assuring yon , through the columns of tiie Star , that , notwithstanding the political calm at present existing , our principles are making headway amongst the thinking men of all classes I _Trrivcd here ou Tuesday from Birmingham , and haa k splendid meeting on the Crown Baiik-a fine open snace in the centre of Hanley . Numbers of the _respectable" classes were present , and paid the strictest attention to what I advanced . The workmg men , too , seemed to dvV . uV in every sentiment that 1 uttered , and it was evident from the countenances of the vast majoritv , Unit Chartism has lost none ol its _Minvma nv Winn- been subjected to persecution and

      contumely . I took a general review oi existing abuses , proving that , were the people represented with their present intelligence , that poverty and crime would be banished from tho land , and plenty and contentment substituted in their stead . Mr . Moss , an excellent Chartist , also made' a powerful speech , and the meeting separated . 1 lecture here again to-night ( Wednesday ) , on the Land ; in fact ,-it is aU the rage here , as well as every other place that I have been to . I expect a bumper to-nighfc . Opposition from a certain quarter is anticipated . I shall send a full account next week . —Thomas Ciark . —Hanley . SOUTH LANCASHIRE . _VJZZ A _nur-PftiT-R MWrrvn wn < _i liplil in f-. hn

      _OnmmittCGrooni under the Carpenters' Hall , on bunday last ; Mr . John Murray in the chair . Delegates from the following places we : e present : —Manchester , Mr . Rankin , Mr . Murray , and Mr . Sidley , * Oldham , Mr . Aslem ; Bolton , Mr . Pickvance ; Heywood , Mr . Bell ; Mossley , Mr . Waterhouse ; Rochdale , Mr . Walkden . The minutes of tho last meeting were read and confirmed ; after which the following sums were paid to the secretary to be transmitted to thc Executive : —Bolton , 5 s . ; Oldham , 7 s . 7 d . ; Mossley , 2 s . lOd . * , Heywood , for four mouths , 7 s . 4 ft . ; Rochdale , for two months , 18 s . 7 d . ; total , £ 2 ls . 4 d . Four individuals from Rochdale , as their levy for Executive , 2 s . The followiug resolutions were passed unanimously : — " That thc delegate _meetinir be held

      monthly , as usual , mat we , tue delegates ot South Lancashire , call upon all the lecturers and others who have taken part in the Chartist movement in this district to attend a meeting , to be held in the Carpenters' Hall , Manchester , on Sunday , the 8 th of June , at 'ten o ' cloek in the morning , to consider the propriety of reorganising thc district of South Lancashire . " " That the levy for next month be one penny . " " That we recommend camp meetings to be holden . " " That the next delegate meeting be held at Heywood , in thc Chartist Associationroom , _Hartley-street , on the last Sunday in June , at ten in the morning . " " That our sccretaiy s bill be paid , with travelling expenses . " " Tbat we adjourn until the last Sundav in June . "

      _BARNSLli" _** :. . . The Land . —According to the announcement in last week ' s Star _n . _l-u- «> and enthusiastic meeting On

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      thc Land question was lielu m Mr , Thomas Adam's large room last Monday _eyeniuft May 26 th . Mr . Frank _MirfieM opened the proceedings by remarking that a certain unworthy character , whom he disdained to name , had been attempting to throw odium on two of their respected townsmen , viz ., Mr . Peter Hoey , and Mr . John Ward , of Wovsbvo' Common ; therefore , to let the world know tho estimation these two gentlemen Svere held in by tlieir _follow-townsmen- ' he should propose that the former be the chairman and the latter the secretary to tho meeting ; which was seconded b y Mr . John "Vallance , and carried unanimously amidst tho acclamations of the meeting . Tho following resolutions werc then passed , after which thirty-one persons enrolled tlieir names , the ( r eenter number of whom naid their entrance fee .

      Moved by Frank Mirhcld , seconded by William Uriah Smart— " That it is the opinion of this meeting that it accords with our interests as working men to join the Chartist Land Co-operative Society . " Moved by Michael Seagrave , seconded by William Pearson"That in order to carry out the first resolution , all those persons who are willing to bocome members of the Chartist Land Co-operative Society shall now enter their names , after which they shall proceed to elect a committee , asccretary , and treasurer . " Moved by Thomas Hebden , seconded by Charles Currey" That Thomas Aclam be appointed treasurer . " Moved by Frank Mirfield , seconded by John Clyde—¦• That Peter Hoey be appointed secretary to the Chartist Land Co-operative Society . " Moved by John Vallance , seconded by George Haigh— " That a ' committee of five , in addition to thc secretary and treasurer : be _aDnointed to act for a month . " Moved

      and seconded by ten persons— That the Mowing five persons constitute the temporary committee , viz ., Charles Currey , Frank Mirfield , Michael Seagrave , John "Vallance , and William Norton . " Moved by Charles Currey , seconded by John Wood— " That this society and committee meet cverv-Monday night ; business to commence at eight o ' clock and close at ten . " Moved by John Leary , seconded by Thomas Hebden— " That Mr . Thomas Adam's large room be the place of our future meetings . " Moved by John Clyde , seconded by James Finsdale— " That the secretary be authorised to correspond with tho general secretary in London for the necessary information requisite in conducting this society . " Moved by John Clyde , seconded by Joseph Blades— " That these resolutions bo sent to thc Northern . _Stax ; requesting their insertion in that invaluable journal . " After wliich a vote of thanks was given to the chairman , and the meetine seoarftted .

      _fjlSlfiD _***; . Tire Land . —On Monday evening , May _Mh a meeting was held in the Bazaar , Mr . Braithwaite in the chair , for the purpose of taking intoconsidera tion the Land scheme . Mi ' . Brook introduced the question , and recommended that a branch Bkould be formed of the National Land Society . He read the rules of tho Society from the Star , A discussion followed , in whieh Mr . Shaw and others took part , and ended in a resolution being unanimously adopted that a branch should be immediately formed . The _workof enrolment then commenced , when twenty persons gave in their names for sliares . It was resolved that the meeting should bo adjourned to Monday thc 2 Gtl \ . At the time appointed there was a greater attendance than on the Monday previous—Mr . Fnrrar was called to tbe chair . Mr . Brook then commenced enrolling more members , which ended in thirty-five shares being taken up . The first instalment was then naid . One member , however , paid the whole

      of his share , £ 2 12 s . au . Tiie total amount oi money paid wa & & k 13 s . This is a very good beginning . A district committee , consisting of Messrs . Brook , Turner , Farrar , Wardlo , Balraborough , Shaw , Hewitt , Gray , and Braithwaite were appointed ; Messrs . Greenwood and Rawlins was appointed auditors . It was then agreed on , thai the weekly payments should be made on Monday nights , from half-past seven to half-past eight . This meeting was one of the most important that has been held for sonio time . The question of the Land has made wonderful progress in Leeds . Sinco the adoption of it by the Convention the cry has been , " When are you going to form a Land Society ? " One is now formed , and its commencement has exceeded the most sanguine expectations of its promoters . Many persons , no doubt , will join it who do not belong to the Chartist Association at present . Leeds used to DO the last in these matters , bnt now she is determined to take the lead , n _« fl ihe . _uvor-fiediners on Mondav is a sicn of it .

      BOLTON . Chartist Tea Party . —A Chartist tea party was holden in the Chartist Meeting Room , _Mawdslcystrcet , on Friday evening , May 16 th . The room was tastefully decorated . After tea , appropriate sentiments were given , several p atriotic songs were sung , and the whole concluded with dancing . There has been of lato a great revival of- the Chartist spirit in this town . Discord and division caused the annihilation of the Association ; but having got rid of tho factious spirits , a reaction for the bettor lias

      _commenceo . _uio gooti men navu _. igiuu uuu « u- » hall has been taken , capable of seating ; a thousand persons—thc town is divided into districts , and the members visited weekly . The funds are in a state ot prosbcrity ; our library is increasing , for which wo arc indebted to Mr . Finlay Frazer , of Bank-street , who has presented ns with twenty valuable volumes . We have also to thank Mr . John Cook , grocer , ot Bank-street , for his kind donations . Altogether , we havo to congratulate ourselves for a glorious revival _« V l- _'Ln-i _. _l- ' am in _-RaIIaii

      MOTTRAM . iL ... L « .-Sl > SOI * . THE _EsOUSU AT HOUB . _—At _apVeURH .-navy meeting of thc Chartists and friends favourable to the Land scheme , it was unanimously agreed that a central meeting of the district , comprising the following placcs-Mottram _, Hyde , Dukinfield , Staleybridge , Mosley , and Ashton—should meet by delegation at thc Association-room , Angel-yard , Staleybridgc , on Sunday , June M , for the consideration of the Land plan , and to cany out tho recommenda tions of the late Convention , It is hoped each place will instruct their delegates as to how far it is , likely they can cany out tho above object . Mr . William Dixon delivered a very suitable and instmctive lecture at Mottram , on the 2 oth May , which no doubt will < ln much Mod .

      BRADFUKU . On Sunday Morning thc members of the council met in their room , Butterworth-buildings , when Mr . O'Connor's letter to the Trades , on the Land , waB read from thc Star , On the motion ot Mr . Cole , a committee was appointed to make anangements ior holding a public meeting on the subject , Two auditors were appointed to examine and audit the books . On Mosday , the members of thc Committee met to arrange for holding a public meeting on the Land question , when they unanimously resolved— I hat a public meeting be held on Monday next , at eight o ' clock in tho evening , hi the large room , Butterworthbuildings . " It was also agreed that the secvetary should _con-espond with Mr . Wheeler on the subject , and be prepared with the rules to read to the meeting .

      _SuB-MAnim * Explosion in _Um-ehouse beach . — In consequence of an announcement that an attempt would be made on Monday to remove , by means ot gunpowder , the Whiting Shoal , which tor a considerable period has greatly impeded the navigation of the Thames , in Limehouse Reach , as determined on by the City authorities , a great number of persons , despite the unfavourable state of the weather , assembled near the bank of thc river , for the purpose of witnessing the operations . The Government lighters and the usual apparatus wero in complete readiness , but , unfortunately , owing to the stormy character ofthe day , thc process was _defended for a more favourable opportunity . Thc shoal in question extends nearly half a mile in the centre of the channel , and at low water has only a depth of seven feet . It was considered at first that it could be in some way displaced by the usual dredging machines that cleanse t . _lmhni ] nf tliovivflr . hut on that scheme beineresortcd

      to , it was found that the shoal was otsuch a _iiariieneu description , like a kind of concrete of gravel and sand , that the working of the machines had little or no eftect upon it . The corporation were at len gth m _ormeu _oy a lieutenant in the navy , it is understood , thac j could be removed by the mean s of .. _WTfitcd _so accordingly , operations were _^ ff _^ £$ _^ as to cany out the project . . Ihe ms * _*^' _r * _- made last . Tuesday , and in every _wayvtt _Vge . successful . _/ ' ¦ _« Si TS _cSeTntaihin S ' one of the Government lighters , uuder _thecommani of Captain Fisher , the harbourmaster The SkSiM as being very singular . A huge bodv of water was thrown up in a dome-lvke torm , _Snd _' _theshockwasplainly felt on both sidesi of the river . Afterthe operation it was found that some 40 fcet of the shoal was disolaeed .

      Shk-se o . an hum _Snur-OB _W _«™ ing two of the Customs' o O _^ _-JgWJJ _^ "J Sed to the _Sises in question , and succeed **! m _maSg asKeof the apparatus , and also capturing _SLsfi the _Peins implicated have hitherto sue _Sdta eluding the usual vigilance of the officers of ES _& in _reBMcttosuchmatters , which accounts r „ _ftm _uu ' mi-ft havine been made bythe Customs

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      fY _^ r _uin _^ r _fto _* _, _* ... . _,.--, . * ,.- ¦ « - *;¦ ' - " _¦ : ' [ _' / ' - _* ' ""' ¦ . 3 officers , though , according to the usual _lOfjuUtion-J the affair will have eventually to come to _uia . er th cognisance of that department . Fatal AcciM . vr . -On Saturday afternoon , between three and four o ' clock , whUe a n \ m * _xrotnienjcre engaged at Cripplegate workhouse in re _" ffl oying to icks preparatory to taking down part of thevbuihlmg _, tiie weight of bricks piled up in the upper floor _caused it to give way , carrying with it the three _ffoorajbelow . Two men were found buried in the ruins . One ol _fl-p-m T-. nn-ii . il " David " Cautv . was taken out dead , and

      another , named George . UcdtovfA , was so severely injured f hat his _i"ccovcry » doubtful . Suicide at Leeds . — On- Monday last , Mr . John Annstead , of Springfield Mount , and partner-in the firm of Messrs . Wilson and Co ., skinners , Leatldeylano , Hunslet , put an end to his existence by taking poison , at thc George and Dragon Inn , Briggate . Tho deceased was fii ' ty-one years of age , and was ( we understand ) a Member ofthe Society of Friends . Fatal Accident at _Edixbuuou . — On Monday evening , about ten o ' clock , onc of the workmen engaged in the tunnel at St . Andrew-square , in coming up the shaft , fell from nearly thc top to the bottom of it . anil -wjis killed on thc sDot .

      Fire is St . Luke's . —On Friday week , between four and five , the liicifer-match manufactory belong ing to Messrs . Coeken and Sadd , in Golden-iane , St . Luke ' s , was destroyed by fire , together with the dwelling-house attached . Five adjoining houses and some stables were likewise damaged . The cause ot the accident is not known . The premises were hv Oil-nil *!

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      _^ _otlDwmmf _Mtttms _* London . — Chabtist Haia , 1 , Tcrnaoain-iane , Skinner-Street . —The adjourned public discussion will be resumed at half-past ten on Sunday morning next , June 1 st . The Metropolitan District Council will assemble for despatch of business at three o ' clock . The adjourned meeting of the Victim Committee will be resumed at five o'clock precisely . —At halfpa 3 t six o ' clock the City locality will meet to discuss tho " Land question . " At half-past seven a p _* ublie Wt . _n-w _. will lio _iiplivavfltl .

      Westminster . —The members of the Land pociety are requested to assemble at half-past seven precisely , on Sunday evening next , June 1 st , at the Sun ana Thirteen Cantons , Gastle-strcet , Lciccster-sqijarc , to elect a district committee , and other officers , —At eight o ' clock Mr . * 'f . M . Wheeler , secretary tb the Executive , will lecture—subject , " The Laud , its capabilities , and means of obtaining it . " Admission free . Cii . _ijmsr Water Party . —On Sunday next , June 1 st , thc Marylebone locality and Emmett Brigade intend taking a pleasure excursion by water te Greenford-gvcen , near Harrow , and invite tho cooperation of their friends—the proceeds to bo devoted to the furtherance of thc Chartist cause . Tickets to be obtained of the sub-sccrctarics _, Vincent Pakes and S . Rouse , at thc Coach Painters' Arms , Circusstreet . - and the Rock Tavern , Lisson-trove .

      Register ! Register ! Register . !—fhe Uhartists of thc Borough of Lambeth are informed that they can be supplied with forms of claim , and all necessaiy information onthe abovcsnbject , gratis , by application to Mr . J . Simpson , Elm-cottage , Waterloo-street , Camberwell . 'i _Cambeuweh xsd Walworth . —A meeting will be held at the Montepclier Tavern , Walworth , on Monday evening next , June 2 nd , at eight o ' _closk . precisely . Emmett Brioade . —Mr . P . M'Grath will deliver a publie lecture—subject , "The Land , " at thc Rock Tavern , Lisson-grove , Marylebone , on Sunday evening next , June 1 st ; to commence at eight " _ojolock _nrcciselv . ' <

      City op London . —The members ot tuis locality are requested to meet in the Chartist Hall , Tunis--gain-lane , on Sunday evening next , at half-past . six , when the subject of thc Land will be brought for ward . In accordance with thc oft-repcated wish of numerous friends , thc council of the City locality beg to state that they intend forming a ehoir on Sunday evenings , when the sublime compositions of the democratic poets of all ages , more especially those of our own times , will be _sungiby numerous ladies and gentlemen who have already volunteered tlieir services , and whose example , the council trust , wHl be followed by many others , and thu 3 enable them to place this locality in a position second to none _in'iho movement , Thc preliminary meeting will bo hold / m Sundav _cveninc . June 1 st , at six o ' clock _.

      Mr , _WirEBian will lecture on bunoay evening -tithe Clock House , Castle-street , Leicester-square . Subject , " The Land , and the best means of obtaining possession _oJ it . " Members joining the Land Society at the above house will meet on Sunday evening , to elect officers , Ac . '; . - _Spita : _gfieu ) S . —An adjourned meeting will be held at the Standard of Liberty , on Sunday evening , at eight o ' clock , to discuss the subject of Co-operation . Mr . C . Doile will lecture at the Democratic Chapel , Nottingham , on Sunday evening , and spend tho following month in the surrounding district . Mr . Doylo will be prepared with cards and rules of the Chartist Co-onerative Land Society .

      Derby . —A meeting will be held at uiicstor s icniperauco-house , _Osmastovv-roaA . 1 , on S \ iwl _' , \ y evening , at six o ' clock , to enrol members for the . Land Cooperative Society . It is requested that the _Chariots * of Derby will attend , and take out their new cards of me * _nbershjp \ Manchester . —A lecture will be delivered in Carpenters' Hall , Manchester , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) evening , by Mr . Wm . Dixon . Tho chair to be taken at half-past six o ' clock . —A meeting of the So ' uih Lancashire Local Lecturers , and all those who have taken , and are still willing totake part in the _Clf-ii ' - tist agitation , will be held in the Anti-room of the Carpenters' Hall , on Sunday , June Sth , for thc purpose of devising plans for arousing thc dormant energies ofthe Chartists in this division ' of the countyof Lancaster . The chair to be taken at ten o ' clock'in _Xlnci _IftvAnAATrt - >

      _Saword . —A members' meeting will take place on Sunday next , June 1 st , at two o ' clock in tlio afternoon precisely , in-the Association-room , Banlc-sti'COt , Great George-street . , ' ' * _, Dewsbury District . —Thc next Dewsbury district meeting will be held in thc Chartist-room , Dewsbury , on Sunday , June 1 st , at two o ' clock in tho afternoon , for the purpose of forming a brancli „ er branches , ofthe National Co-operative Land Society . Newcastle-upon-Tyne . — The Chartists of Newcastle and Gateshead will hold their monthly meeting at the house of Mr . Martin Jude , Sun Inn , Side . ah Sundav _cveninc . at half-past six . . ;

      Carusle , —Tue Land . —a puonc meeting win no held on Sunday evening next , June 1 st , at six o ' clock , in the Chartist Association Room , 6 , John-street , Caidewgate , for the purpose of taking into consideration thc propriety of joining thc Chartist Co-operative Land Society . The members of thc Chartist Association are also informed that the quarterly meeting of the Association will be held on Tuesday evening next , June 3 rd , at eight o ' clock ; and it'is expected that every member iu the district will atfonfl Jriitj * Lowry . sub-sec . ;

      _Olduam . —Un Sunday _ito-morrowj Mr . wiiiiam Bell , of Heywood , will lecture in the Working Man ' s Hall , Horsedgc-street , at six o ' clock in tlic evening . After the lecture a members' meeting will take place . Ashton-under-Lyne . —A meeting of thc Chartists of Ashton , Hooley-hill , Dukinfield , and _Droylsden , -will be held in the Association Room , Bcntinckstreet , at two o ' clock in thc afternoon , to take into consideration the means of uniting on the Land question . Chartist Camp Meeting . —On Sunday a Chartist camp meeting will be held at the Queen ' s Head , near Halifax , at two o'clock in the afternoon . Ms . Rushton , of Halifax , Messrs . White , Alderson , Smyth , and others will address thc meetine .

      Bradford . —On _Sunday , tne members ot tlic council will meet in their room , Butterworth-buildings , at nine o ' clock in the morning . A public meeting will be held in the largo room , Butterworth-buildings , on Monday evening ( chair to bo taken at eight o ' clock } , for the purpose of forming a Land Society .-Mr , Thomas _Cmrk will lecture at LongWon Sundav afternoon , at two o clock ; andatiianly _.-m tl evint Tcommenemgat six o'clock ; at Longton , 1 _mmiiIjev : Bilston , on Thursday . A

      Prestos . —Several persons having taken up _snarea in the Co-operative Land Society , a meeting of all favourable to the Land plan in Preston will be held on Monday evening next , June 2 nd , to form a branch , ef the society . Tho meeting will be holden at the house of Mr . James Buchett , 14 , North-street , at eight o'clock in the evening . ! Bilston . —T . Clark , of the Executive , will deliver a lecture at the Association-room , _Stafford-street , Bilston , on Thursday , the 5 th of June , at sevim o'clock in the eveninc . on the Land system . :,

      The West Riding _Deieoate . Meeting will oe held on Sunday , June 8 th , in the Working Man ' s Hall , Bullclosc-lane , Halifax ; chair to be taken ' at twelve o ' clock , Those localities wanting cards or handbooks can have them by applying tothe WeBt Riding secretary . The National Land Association . —The members of this society in Halifax locality meet every Wednesday evening , at eight o ' clock , to receive subscrip tions and enroll members . Mr . Bawmn will lecture on Sunday evening , Jane 1 , at eight o ' clock , in tbe large room , Bullclose * inxrtQ

      Leicester . —Mr . Bairstow will lecture m the Chartist Association Room , Pike-street , ' tomorrow _( Suaday ) evening , at six o ' clock , on the " Land and Cooperative Plans" suggested by the ' ate Convention , after which important buainess wil . - _^ traasaoted . —i _fHiartiata ' attonrl .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 31, 1845, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_31051845/page/1/