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      My very Djur Friends , I had not intended to say more to you this week Aan merely to tell you that I had not time to say a word ; however , I feel so thoroughly happy just now ( eleven o ' clock Thursday ni ght ) tbat Icannit restrain my thoughts . ] never , in truth , was so happy in all my fife , and I'll tell yon why . After a very fagging week , I went to Herringsgate to-day ( Thursday ) a beautiful day , ant ! saw the occupants who came before theii

      time , all working and happy , as you will learn from the following narrative . I went to where Griffiths from Worcester was working on his own allotment , and he will be able to judge whether I state the literal fact or not . He was cultivating hu allotment , and had put a completely new face upon it ; I asked bin how he liked it , and be said that ht never felt so happy before in his life , and that no money would tempt him to sell it . A person who was with me , asked him if he would take £ 60 , and hit reply was . "No , nor £ 400 . A timber train

      would not get me out of this now ; and I have written to my wife , to tell her that I never was so happy . 1 have slept upon straw every night , and I would not g heit for a feather bed anywhere else ; and there ' s my son there working , and he said yesterday , ' Father * I like to work for myself a great deal better than for anybody else . '" Now , I write these apparent trivia circumstances for the satisfaction of Griffiths' family , now located in a strange place . He is from Worcester—an elderly man , with a wife and seven chil dren , and he never will work for any one but him .

      self again . I then went to Oddy ' s house , the woolcomber from Bradford ; he was at work , but bis wife was at home . I asked her if she would ike to go back to Bradford , and if she would wish to sell her allotment ? Her answer was , that she would not sell it for anything that any one would offer ; that she would never leave it ; that she was always longing for a home , and that now she had one at last-I | asked if Oddy liked it ? and her reply was , — " Yes ; but he has written to some friends in York , shire to send him some jackasses , as he ' s snre hi

      could eat the hind leg of an ass , he has such an appetite ; and , if anything breaks us , it wil be the appetite . " In short , all seemed happy and more than contented ; and the children looked very different from factory slaves . The men were at work on every man ' s allotment , the dung was coming in , and I will promue the " CharabeisV and the - Whistler" such a

      Mayday as never was seen in England before . I have been occupied every hour this week , and , but to preserve the charm , I should not have write a at all . Redmarley will be as perfectly cropped and cultivated this spring as Herringsgate ; and , to my mind nothing can surpass our prospects . On the 3 rd of May there will be another ballot for the first , second , and third sections . And now , pray attend to the following instructions

      >—We have come to the resolution not to receive money otherwise than in Bank notes or Post-office orders , payable at the General Post-office , London . We will not receive as cash Bank orders until the money market becomes more settled , for after the failure of the North of England Joint-Slock Bank , vre do not wish to run any risk . Now , Secretaries must attend to this , as last week notwithstanding the simple instructions , nearl £ 200 was made payable at Bloomsburv , Charing

      Cross , Strand , Oxford-street , and other branch offices . Now , my determination is to send back all Post-office orders not made payable at the General Post-office , London , and not to acknowledge any monies sent otherwise than in Bank notes and postoffice orders . Some weeks' Bank orders from three to twenty-one days' date came in upon different banks , which it is impossible to collect . All monies intended for the Bank may be transmitted by Bank

      order payable at sight ., as , until applied to the purchase of land , the instant the money comes , I lay it out in the purchase of Exchange Bills , so that we may not lose a day's interest . We have taken a splendid house for the Bank , and shall soon be the largest , the safest , and most prosperous concern in the kingdom . As long as I am manager , I will Lave 5 per cent , in Land , or 3 per cent , in Exchequer Bills , for everv £ 100 invested .

      Now , I will here very briefly mention what 1 mean by what 1 shall term the

      LAND-PURCHASE DEPARTMENT OF THE BANK . It is this : —Suppose 20 persons to have paid in a sufficient amount of money to purchase 20 allotments , that those 20 persons shall be located without ballot ; that is , that their own money shall purchase an estate in the wholesale market , which sball be divided amongst these 20 occupants , and houses and out-iffices built ( or them , at precisely the same rate that it was purchased ; that is , that they shall hate ( at wholesale price in the retail market , whilst the Members will derive all the benefit from their capital

      until the full amount to entitle them to location is paid up . Now , nothing can be more simple or more just than this ; and these allottees will not belong to any sections , but will be a distinct class in themselves , they can each send their own monies , and will not require any secretary to transact their business . All these matters , and every subject connected with . Jbe Land , the Bank , aud the whole concern I will explain fully , simply , and familiarl y to you , and at great length , in the April Number of " THE LABOURER ; " and I wish every man to keep it , as a book of reference .

      Your faithful Friend , Feargus O'Connor . P . S .-i trust members will see that the secretaries fulfil the following request , viz .: to send , as speedily as possible , to the Financial Secretary ( Mr . "Wheeler ) , an account of all monies paid into bauks , and the name of the bank , and to whose order payable , since the 5 th of December last , as I have

      called for many amounts which have been noticed as payable to my order , but which have been refused . This must be done at once , as there is a large sum of money lying dead in that way ; and the amounts must be minutel y specified , as , ' if the sum be £ 12 6 s . 4 d ., and I ask for £ 12 6 s . 3 d the answer will be , that there is no such order and 1 cannot henceforth be pestered with th ese details . F Q

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      BIRMINGHAM . - Messrs . Dayle " Wheeler S ^ nJuiSytr 0406 ° tMCUtiVe C 0 mmittee ( or tot £ ?*~ 7 W f ttalllk 8 bare kw vmtA aer ^ JT ^ ° « the ? xecuti ? e Committee for their ser vice *; aodto Mr . Clark , specially , for his defence rfVv iit m ., tfaediBCU 8 sionwith AIr - Gurney . « J » m j riI - -A meeting was held at Cucheath , near Mauklone , for the purpose of adopting the ThlT- etltl 0 n in favour of the People ' s Charter . So rn air !™ oc < : uP « d ^ Mr . Green , of Maidstone , wno opened the meeting bv som * wmarl ™ ** a thon

      iStft ** ? excellent « M «» « ntbe Suffrage £ Ee ? erai r r . P r ' 8 ° " * ^^ the & > ncl u-Petition ** Were attacUedto the National tnSlftf IELD iT * " * Testimonial commxttee held their weekly meeting lMt Sunday even-

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      ing , in the Chartist room , Stanley-street , and after the financial part of the busines * was disposed of , i < e following resolution was unanimously agreed That the best thanks of this meeting be given to tti -bard Oastler , Esq , and the metropolitan friends , for tie s pirited manner in which thej hare taken up the We < tnTe » timonial question , and that we solicit a con . t ' . Quince of thrir support , to carry out the work we hate b ? gu » to a successful issue . The meeting was then adjourned to next Sunday evening at seven o ' clock .

      NATIONAL REGISTRATION AND ELECTION COMMITTEE TO THE PUBLIC . Friends , we feel it incumbent upon us at the present time to address you upon some of the important duties which devolve upon you as denizens of a civilized state . An eminent political writer once said of his days , " These are times to try vien ' s souls ;" and now , when we gaze upon the gloom of our social and political horizon—when we see rampant faction crusading against a nation ' s liberties , commerce languishing , agriculture declining , workhouses full , prisons full , while thousands of our miserable fellow creatures are falling into premature graves ,

      the victims of famine , and its no less horrible and destructive concomitant , fever!—we say when we view these appalling spectacles , and contemplate these monstrous results of stupid ^ jgnorant , and < le * ^ po tic legislation—when , in short , we see theblessinp of Heaven and the bounties of earth contravened by man s injustice , we cannot help exclaiming in the language above—These are times to try men * souls . Friends , the position of your country becomes , daily more critical , and her circumslances * more embarrassed ; she loudly and imperatively demands the best services you can render . She is bowed down by he weight of factious oppression . She expects ? very natural and adopted son to do his duty .

      We are thus induced to address you in consequence of the position taken b y that little statesman , Lord John Russell , the other evening , inrefe ence to Mr . Duncombe ' s motion for the repeal of the ratepaying clauses in the Reform Act . He hai again taken his stand upon the finality of that abort , ivc measure , declaring it to be an embodiment of ancient and modern wisdom , combined with the excellence of our glorious constitution ! We have Lord John and a part of his recreant gang standing before the nation in all the blackness

      and deformity of their political character ; we have them before us as the dogged opponents of eveiy organic improvement of the legislature . We ask . are such narrow-minded , anti-progressive men fit to preside over the destinies of thirty millions of human beings ? We cannot fancy a greater insult offered the public opinion than Russell ' s paltry finality doctrines . How dare any man presume to make the conceptions of his mind the ultimatum of improvement—but especially how dare the erratic Russell presume to do so , who is ever before us confessing the errors of his statesmanshi p ?

      \\ efeelit to be the duty of the unrepresented millions to speak unhesitatingly , and tell the noble little lord that his doctrines may pass as orthodox in times long past but that they are viewed by the intelligence of these days as stupid , irrational , and unjust . We bold , that any man who wishes well to his country should struggle , with fervency of feeling and energy of action , to hurl from power the despicable faction that arrays against the progress of freedom and melioration of our laws and institutions . Mr . Duncombe , the recognised champion of

      parliamentary reform , has , by bis motion , unmasked Lord John , as well as those subservient and prostitute politicians whose rule of action is to follow their leader as long as he fills their pockets with official gold . Such scurvy creatures merit the execration of every detester of hypocrisy and fraud . Twoand-twenty Whig officials voted for the inviolability of the bill , the whole bill , and nothing but the bill , eight of whom were apostates , they having supported Mr . Duncombe ' s motion on former occasions ! Mr . Duncomhe has give notice of the following motion for discussion after Easter : —

      11 b . THOMAS DcscoHBE , —That whereas an Act passed in the reign of his late Majesty King William the Fourth , intituled , " An Act to amend the Representation of the People in England and Wales , " lias failed to fu ! 61 tlie just expectation * of the people , and is not and cannot bo final ; it is expedient to amend the same , by the repeal of the rate-pa \ ins clause ? , and by the insertion of provisiuns calculated to prevent any undue influences in eounties and boroughs subversive of the full , free , and fair representation of the people in Parliament . We deem it Olir rlntv tn snnnnrf tin ntrni-ir ...... We deem it our duty to supportby

      , every means in our power , Mr . Duncombe in bis laudable endeavours . We must have a vigorous agitation on this subject ; we must teach Lord John Russell that the common sense of the people cannot be mocked with impunity . Our general shows his alacrity to lead the assault against the citadel of Corruption , let us promptly support him in his glorious labours on our behalf . Mr . Duncombe ' s motion will be valuable for several reasons—Parliament is verging towards dissolution , the above motion will prove the touchstone of its liberality , —it will operate as a trap to catch more of thsoe political veriuiu that feed and fatten on corruption .

      The course which we recommend you to pursue is , immediatel y to get up meetings in favour of Mr . Duncombe ' s motion . Let public buildings , in all cases where practicable , be obtained , aiul let the mayor or some other public functionary be got to preside . Let petitions be adopted , setting forth strongly the peculiar and general grievances of the locality ; let them be signed by the chairman and sent for presentation to Parliament by the representatives of the places , with a letter from the chairman on behalf ( f the meeting requesting not onlv their support of the prayer of the petition , but likewise of Mr . Dmicombe ' s motion .

      Friends , we have briefly j oinied out what we conceive to be yourdutyju this important juncture , and in the 1 ope of your cheeiful and able perfLruiance , ¦ we le na : n , on the part of the Committee , — John Knight , Chairman . James Grassby , Secretarv ' "PAN DELEGATE COMMITThh . S 3 . Dean-street . March lOth—Mr Tapp in the chair . Proposed by Mr Arnott , seconded by Mr Caughlan :- ' That the following metropolis localities be requested to send delegates ts a meetin" of the above committee on Wednesday next , March 17 tn . when business of an urgent and important character will be brought before the meetin " , namely , —Marylebone , Whittington and Cat Westminster Lamlwtb , B -rmondsey , Limehonse , Brassfounder 3 Arms , Crown and Anchor , Camberwell and Hammersmith . " Carried .

      LEAMINGTON . - A subscri ption has been commenced for Dr M'Douall , which will be kept open till Michaelmas . CAMBERWELL .-MessrsO'Connor , M'Grath , Clark , Doyie , Wheeler , E Joik-s . Skelton and West , have been put in nomination to fill the office of Executive Committee for the ensuin" year A public meeting will be held on Moudav evenin " , March loth , at Harrison ' s Assembly Rooms . E . ststreet , Walworth , to elect five of tho above-named (

      Jiiartisis-BRIGHTON . —The present numbers of the bxecutive Committee have been nomiuated for reelection . At the meeting on Wednesdy evening , a vote of thanks was passed to Mr Clark for his able tetter to the Prime Minister on the conduct of the latter in opposing Mr buncombe ' s motion for the repeil of the rate-ptying clausts . w ? r JP NAL VIOT 1 M . AGED PATRIOT , WIDOW ANDORPUANS' RELIEF FUND -The committee met at tlie Assembl y Rooms . 83 , Deansirect . Soho on Tuesday evening , March the 9 th , Mr . Jame » Grassby in the chair .

      Mr . ( jitAssnv reported the result of his visit to the venerable veteran Reformer , Thomas Preston , and tlo-cnled him aaa man struggling to obtain an existence , but from his great a : ; e was unable without assistance to do so . Ug thought him a worthy object for the exercise of the committee ' s beneficence Mr Arkutt read a letter from the poor aged sWling D « n . * rat , John Richard * , stating that from sheer necessity he was at last obliged to succumb and take refuge it , the Union Bastilc of Stoke-uponrrent . It was resolve I that Mr . Richards ' lettei should be sent to the editor of the Northern Star fur insertion , and that an appeal should accompany it calling on the country to support the committee with pecuniary aid . Mr . Lakok reported that in Marylebone each member of the Charter Asscciatfou contributed one penny per month to the fundsof this committee

      Mr . J . AitNOTr said the Chartists of Soaers Town gave ono-fourth of the funds collected co the suppsrt of Hie same benevolent object .

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      Mr . Asiiix handed in 7 s . 3 d . from the City locality , and contributed 6 d . m The committee then adjonmed until Tuesday even-1 ^?^™ w rch tIie 16 th » at seren o ' clock precisely . BlLblON—The present members of the Execnm ? utij" nomi"ated for re-election . A meetinR will be held on Sunday evening next , to consider the propriety of presenting a testimonial to the "TqS vaw 8 ratu ' « 9 nl » d valuable services . ASH TON—The present members of the Execu-«• « ram o liave '' een nominated for re-electiwi . . MACCLLSFIELD . _ Mr . West delivered a very instructive lecture to the members and friends of the Mutual Im provement Class , in connection with the National Charter Association , en Mondav nightlasr , in their room . Stanley-streeton the "Reil Cmise

      , of the present Famine in Ireland , and the Real Remedies to prevent its recurrence in future : " Mr . B . Cnandley in the chair . The attention of his nearers were riveted by the eloquence , and the sound truths uttered by the lecturer , and » t tho close of the meeting , a vote of thanks was awarded to him . Mr . West will lecture in the same place on Monday even'In ™ ., ^^'' 9 P ital of Labour . " SHEFHELD .-On Sunday last . March 7 th . a meeting of the members of the National Charter A r « ia « A ? in the , P em ° cratioTemperance Room , 33 , Queen-street ; Mr , Councillor Briggsin the chair . After the finanoial heiress of the Aisociation

      was . dwposed of , the following persona were only nominated to serve as aeeneral council < or the e ^ u . ns setter : _ Messre William Djaon , Samuel JacW John Seward , William TTolmes . William Seaton . John Marshall . George Enniwm , Arran Birkinsnaw , John Forest Homer , John Kemp , Isaac Knapp Abraham Glue , Charles Bagshaw , Henry Richardson , Thomas Hague . John Foster , Councillor Bngss ( sub-treasurer ) , and George CaviU ( sub . ecre . £$ ., S ?/" ' ° ' Cnn » " > r . Christopher Doyle . Philip M Gratb , Thomas Clark , Thomas Martin Wheeler 2 « a "S . Westof Macclesfield , were nominated to nil the othce of Executive Committee for the ensuine year .

      OLDUAM —On Tuesday last , Mr . Dickinson dehvered a very instructive lecture on the " Land and the Charter . " At the conclusion , a vote of thanta was unanimously passed te the lecturer for his talented and instructive lecture . MERTHYR TYDVIL .-A suhscriotion has been ° R ? 1 . v V er for Dr - M'Douall , and wnioontinneopen till Michnelmag .

      itt I ^ TTn T o RE ? ISTRATI 0 N AND GENERAL ELECTION COMMITTEE .-This committee met at the Assembly Rooms . 83 , Dean-street . Soho , on Tuesday evening . March 9 . Mr . James Knight was unanimously called to the chair . Mr . Milne , on the part of the deputation , reported the result of their mission to Mr . Duncombe . The honourable member agreed with the deputation , that the asitation'for the repeal of the rate-paying clauses so well bezun should be kept up ; he . had given notice to renew his motion immediately after Easter . The following is the substance of Mr . D . ' a notice : —

      That the Reform Act having failed to fulfil the just expectation of the people , and is uotnnd cannot be final —it is expedient to amend ths same by repealing tho rate-paying dames , and by the insertion of provisions , calculated to prevent any undue influences in countiei and borouphs subversive of a full , fair and free repre . sentati'n of ths people in parliament . After the reoort was received , a discussion < arose relative to the convening of another metropolitan meetin ? on the subject . It was ultimately resolved that the committee should consult with the member * and friends in the localities , and report on Tuesday oveninj ! next . It was also resolved that Messrs . M'Grath and Ernest Jones be a subcommittee , for the purpose of drawing up an address to the country on the subject , in the columns of the Star . That

      ench local committee , and all bodies or individuals agreeing with th » committee on the subject . be requested torepublisb such address and cause it to be distributed as widely as possible . That every bnrousli , city , and county be hereby requested to appeal to their representatives by petition and letter , calling on them to support Mr . Duncombe ' s motion . Mr . Grassby stated that be had yet a large quantity of addresses and forms of claim on hand , for which he would be happy to receive applications . Mr . Boonhara . the secretary of the Nottingham committee , read a letter he had received from Nottingham sinee he had been in town , expressing the determination of the committee of that town to co-operate with the central committee in carrying out their objects . Messrs . Stallwood and Boonham reported that , in accordance with a resolution passed

      at the last meeting , they had seen a gentleman who h d agreed , upon certain conditions , to stand candidate for a seat in parliament upon the broadest representative principles . The report Was Unanimously received . The committee adjourned until r < ipsday evening , March 10 . HULL . —At a meeting of the Chartists of Hull on Snnday , the 7 th in « tant , a council having been ap . pointed , it was resolved that the present Executive be put in n omination . As the Chartists of Hull are anxious to form a district of the National Charter Assnciation . ^ tliey would like to hear from the followine places npon the subject : —Selbv , York , Sea r , borough , Malton . Gainsbro ' , Ilowden . Beverley . an 1 all other places forming tho old district . All nnmmunicationg to bo addres'nd , George Stephen g . 64 , Staniforth-placo , Hesslerond , Hull .

      BRISTOL —The present members of the Executive have b ? en nominated for re-election . MANCHESTER . —At the People ' s Institute , on Sunday the 7 th instant , Mr . Wm . Grocntt was desired by the chairman to read Mr . O'Connor ' * letter . whfc ] i he did in his usual excellent style I whilst readme he > as repeatedly interrupted by apnlatiso . Afterwards the article on tlie Warring ! on miRistrate 3 was read , and during the reading the people showed their appreciation of the value of Mr . Roberts , the people ' s attorney . Mr . Donovan , the lefiturer , was then introduced , and commenced his discourse on the policy of tlie present government towards Ireland , and what it ought to be , by saying he would first direct their attention to the amount of taxes to be drawn from tlie pockets of the English

      people merely to serve Irish landlords—landlords who ought to ba held responsive lor the physical wants nf the Irish people , and be made by law to provide for the in du strious destitute . If tlie possessors of land failed in making provision for the poor , nom"i'i ent was morally bound to confiscate proportionately as much land as would be nceswry , and not allow the poor Iri-h peasantry in thousands to starve as they were doin ? . He wished to know how long thU cruel and unnatural system was to continue . Tho landlords would be the principal pnrties benefited by the government loan of eieht millions . Here was another argument neainst cla < s I «» isUtion — rulers givuig loans to landlords at the people ' s expense , in order to cultivate waste lands , and when made prolific the lord s of the soil would eiect the cultivators .

      It ought to be borne in mind that for eight millions borrowed we are to pay the lenders in return nearly nine millions , together with an nnnunl interest of three and a half per cent ., nil added to the debt . The queen hnd her army , her navy , and her church , and n host of other good things , yet no one ever heard her talk about her debt ; no , it w . is the people ' s debk . He had no hesitation in saying that the present ministerial policy in reference to Ireland would be ruinom to England . It was well known that Irish landlords were the greatest villains in existence , and futurity would show that after the poor Iriih had rendered the waste lands ferti . ' e and productive , tho proud loan borrowers , the great oppressors of the poor tenants , will drive them in shoals from the 1 ind of their birth . When that

      comes to pass the unfortunate forlorn Irish will again flock here in thousands , and necessarily fill the labour market , and come in competition with the English industrious labourers . It is ( said Mr . D . ) impossible lor an Irishman coolly to speak on the wrongs of his country . He couhl relate from experience p . id tales of woo , of suffering , and premature deaths in his long-oppressed nativer . cuntry . Ireland had for ages been subject to endless wrongs ; however , he would for the present cease to declaim and expose , and come to practical measures of reliefmeasures which would be adopted if they had a Chartist prime minister . Here , then , he would submit to them a plan which would , in his liumble opinion , if put into operation , turn greatly to the advantage of both England and Ireland . First , he would issue fourteen millions in the shape of paper ; then pass an act to take it 500 , 000 acres of waste lands , and build 200 , 000 houses on the land : two acres to each house .

      lie would employ one man to two acres ; three men , on an average , to erect each house , lie would BuppoEe the building occupied about twelve weeks ; it woulu take £ 40 per house , and £ 20 for material . He thought altogether this useful undertaking would give employment to one million of the poor starving people , lie would estimate tleir services at twelve shillincs per week ; tho rent charge should be 51 . ann « ally-3 J . ior interest of capital , and 21 . annually towards liquidating the national debt . He would now ask what ought to be done in order to realise this desirable state of things 1 Universal representation is the means . Let us , therefore , unite for this grand national object . Let us consider our common country besieged by famine , for such will ! vZ £ V gen ? . 1 lot of Englishmen , unless the ! I ^ f m r ' ally 'mpreved . Let us , then , be in earnest , and endeavour by universal exertion to regwn those rights which God and Nature ordained

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      SSSuRSSi . * Donovan amid 8 t CHARTISM IN EDINBURGH . A Public Soireb of the Democracy of Edinburgh ? fcT *« k "' 1 f In ?™« y- « treet Hall , on Thursday , meSable Th ,, ^ atte ? r e was hr * e anti E 2 ^ r « M ?' w Thew ' « sar . d daughters of the memsH ^ CTm C e 8 ° . graced th ^» tertainmcntincontheilu ' tfefof thS v CCTp - the ohair ' and fulfi » e <» After tea LrT ^ , " \ P ^ eworthy ™ nner . if- d 1 . 1 ' sereral select songs were sum ? bv Mm Butkr . ayoungand talented lady , andE 8 r 7 William Meechan and Richard Burkitt The iollowing sentiments were ablv spoken to by members of the N ational Charter Association :-lhe people , the source of all greatness : may their progression be accelerated and their hopes verified Ch t * P bythe le e islatureof t ] » e Pwple'i

      Mr . A . Clark , snb . secretary , spoke to this sentiment in a speech replete with sound reasoning . He illustrated the toast by showing the degraded position « f the people at thepresenttime-instancins the miserable destitution of Ireland , and the Highlands and Isles of Scotland ; and asserted that if the coronet of a duke , or the diadem ot a royal puppet , was inconsistent and opposed to the " progression " Of the •« age we live in "—that the possessors of these geweaws should be denude of their fooleries , and _ clear the way" for the advance of the millions .

      ( Loud cheers , ) He contended that union and cordial co-operation were needful to the success of-were the on'y mode of gaining—the People ' s Charter . Mr . J . Morton then addressed the audience and gave the following sentiment : — " Thomas blingsbyDuncombe , Esq ., M . P ., andthe democratic members ot the House of Commons . " He said he need not enter into an exposition of the good to the people which this patriotic gentlemaa had achieved , luear . ) 1 his was evinced in his presentation of the Rational Petition , and his tact in managing the debate on the " Espionage" question . As to the i m ™? - n ° P ° P ula members , Mr . Wakley and Mr . Williams claimed a share of their gratitude . ( Cheers . ) 6

      The next sentiment , "The Land and Co-operation , " was spoken to by Mr . J . Cummino , land agent for tho Edinburgh branch of the Land Com-Pany- Mr . Cumming eloquently enforced the land scheme as a panacea for the many social evils with which society is afflicted . He said that they had heard a " great man in Israel" ( alluding to Mr .. William Chambers ) deprecate the small farm system in the strongest terms ; but they had only to read and study the publications of that gentleman of a very late date , to be convinced of the efficacy by that system . He ( Mr . Cumming ) went on tn say that a Mr . Bone , a gentleman of the Malthusian school , had lately lectured in Edinburgh , and had given his opinion in favour of small farms . He said

      that Mr . Chambers need not think that his recent verdict would weigh heavily on " well-dispoaed ope ratives . " Of the four sections which the directorv had opened , three had been filled up , and the fourth was in rapid progress of being so . The sraoke-embroiled working people of the kingdon revered Mr . Feargus O'Connor for his noble and undaunted conduct in thus paving the way for a complete overthrow ot the existing evil system ; his name was become a household word ; he was worthy to fill the place of a benevolent Howard—a disinterested Washington ! It was a glorious boon to the English and Scotch people when Daniel O'Connell gave them Feargus O'Connor . ( Loud and reiterated cheers . ) Mr . Cumming concluded an eloquent address amidst great applause .

      The next sentiment spoken to by Mr . J . Cbybb \ cr was "Mr . Feargus O'Connor , and the Directors of the National Land Company . " Mr . Crybbace highly eulogised Mr . O'Connor . He well remembered that when Mr . O'Connor made his first Scottish tour , he was much vilified by the press . He , ( Mr O'C . ) however , had been " weighed in the balance and not found wanting , " by tlio&e whom his glorious efforts tended to emancipate . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Crybbaoe then alluded to the other Directors . Of Mr . Doyle they could well jud ge—a true and undaunted friend to bis fellow men . His late visit to Scotland had been of invaluable service to the common cause ( Cheers . ) Mr . A . Giunt gave " Trades Unions-theirbeneficial effects . " He said he was not an admirer

      of trades umms as a principle in themselves . He considered the state of matters calling for the interference of trades' unions , as consequent upon the vicious monopolies with which the working classes had to contend . Ho said that certain partioa had asseverated that the price of labour , and the number of working hours , should be regulated by the law ol supply and demand . This was rather a Bright con elusion , lie could not see when a man was excluded from the p ilc of legislation , that he was able to maintain hii position against the wealth of the capitalists , unless he combined in union with his fellows . Mr . Grant , as illustrative of the good produced by the operation and establishment of trades unions , referred to his own trade—the letter press printers . Mr . Grant concluded a long and able address , by calling on all working men to join and unite .

      > The proceedings of the soirei terminated about 11 o cloelt , when several of the company tripped it on the " light fantastic toe , " and kept up the dancing till a late hour . The proceeds will be devoted to the fund now raising in Edinburgh for liquidating the debt due to Mr . Feargus u'Connor , for the money expended by him in defence of the Political Victims in' 39 and' 42 , GLASGOW . —To Mr . Thomas Martin Wheeler : Dear Sir , —On the other side jou have a bank order for the sum of £ 10 l 2 * 8 ( J , which will pay for two four-acre shares in tUe Chartist Co-operative Lund Company—one share for John Miller , warehouseman , 223 , G . illowgate ; and

      another from James Moir , tea dealer , 174 , Gallow-ate . I bclitve that neither of the parties are at all likely to enter upon the occupation or their allotments , though they had balloted successfully immediately . However , both are prompted to g \ ve this public countenance to the company , hoping and beUevinj , 'that ( he people may yet . through its medium , see the importance of struggling an-w , and successfully to relieve themselves from th * ovfr »!« . Inii ng In-i-l of political bondage under which tliej groan . Trimiug that the success of the Land Com . p ; iny may be all that even Mr . O'Connor himself could desire , I remnin , my dear Sir , respectfully jours , Jakes Mom—174 , Gallowgate , March 9 , 1847 .

      VETEIUNS ' , ORPHANS ' . AND VICTIMS ' COMMITTEE . The committee met on Tuesday evening last , at the L-iud office , Dean . street , Solio , MrGrnssby in the chair . A Utter having been read from Daddy ltichardj , it was agreud that the s : ima bi forwarded to the "Northern Star " for insertion , and that nn appeal to the Chartist pubi c be appended thereto . It Is as follows : — llanley , March 8 th , 1847 . Dear Friend . —You will oblige me by tlmnkini ; the committee of the Veterans'funds for the assistance they have afforded me , and also inform them , that circum . stances over which I lmve no control have forced me to enter the Poor . luw ISastile of Stoke-upon- T rent . Think not that I cuter willingly , or that I do not feel tho degradation of a pauper ; but so it is , and necessit y hat no law !

      Well , Arnott , I again repeat I am forced to submit to the Devil ' s law , and the regulations of the three Devil Kin ^ s ; at least for a time—how long , I know not : but M-inorrow ' s sun will see me npruoner in a more degrad . ing place than Stafford Gaol . My henrt is full—1 can write no more . Yours fraternally , _ „ T , . John- Richabds . To Mr John Arnott , Somers-Town . Brother Chartists ! and brethren of the Land Company ! awake ! arise from your inhuman apathy , read the above appalling facts , » nd » , if pOor old John Richards shall perish in nn intVrnal Ua » tile-the abominat . lesj 8 - . cm against which he has fought upwards of half a century » Come on then , at once ! and rescue Ins poor hoary head from such a shameful end . Think of the sufferings and feebleness of those valiant old veterans in the cause of freedom-Smart , rre . iton , and old Dadayj-be determined to subscribe one a

      penny month to keep them alive their full time ; this would also assist the disconsolate wives and orphans of those ( many of whom , alas ! wo still cherish a lively recollection ) « ho were murdered and banished b y the detestable W nigs—the same despicable crew who refused ( or allow our champion Duncombe , to bring in a bill ) to repeal the Uatepaying Clauses of their Reform Bill , because « t would be too close an approximation to . Universal Suffraee . Then attend t « the wants of your own I order , talk no more of want of means , " what's a farthingpfir week ? Look at the thousands you pay for the land , ( which , we rejoice to » ee , ) jour iarthings from this time would enable jour committee to render that support to the Veterass , Orphans and Widows , so much required ; nor l , t us meet ni ht after night doing nothing more than condoling with each other on the saffenngs of our friends , and without the meant to relieve tlitrn .

      l ' HIUP MGRiTU . JAME 8 GBA 6 SM . Samuel Large . John Simpson . Geohge Aktiu . John Siuw , Sub-Trea « uver John Aunott , Sub-Secretary .

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      ? WooLwicii . --. Mr M'Grath will deliver a leotur on tue ainall Farm system , on Monday evening next , at tlie George the Fourth Inn , King-strcet ,

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      BALLOT FOR TIIE LOCATION OF SHAREHOLDERS ON ONE HUNDRED ACRES OF THE MATIION ESTATE , MALVERN , WORCESTERSHIRE . On Monday eTemng , March the 8 th , the Assembl y Room , 83 , Dean-streef , Soho , was filled at an earl y hour with an anxious audience to witness the balloting for the fortunate shareholders . At seven o ' clock Mr . James Grassby was unanimously called to the chair . A committee of nine persons was appointed to superintend the ballot . Everything being in order the wheels were set hv motion amid the most profound silence , only interrupted by hearty cheers of congratulation , when some well-known brother gained a prize . Th * first batlot was for Two Acre allottees , of whom there were eight to bo

      chosen . The nrizpx fan ?« » i . o mi .,.:.. „ hosen . The prizes fell to the following persons — 1 Brierly Sleddow Rochdale 1737 2 E . Stallwood Hammersmith 2126 3 T . Gilbert Coventry . 1036 4 E . Tibbies Cirencester 2024 5 H . Heskett &T r ( double ) J . l Leigh j 2242 Crompton J [ 7 J . Clark Norwich 2492 8 J . Bennett Stockton 760

      Three Acre * . FIVE PRIZES . 1 J . Hornby Stockport 1448— 123 2 J . Holmes Nottingham 1992— 160 3 R . Tipler Northampton 2052—170 4 W . Bottrill Northampton 393— 36 5 J . Home Brighton 1844—148

      Four Acres . SEVENTEEN PRIZES . 1 A . Rice Cheltenham 608— 609 2 Eli Sykes Huddersfield 1944—1945 3 R . Seed Clithero 467— 468 4 J . Bennett \ Votton-under-Edge 366— 367 5 A . Willis Rochester 472—2377 6 EliCoolon Navarre St . Germains 97— 98 7 J . Plaice Lambeth 1046—1047 8 J . S . Beattie Glasgow 1857—2556 9 W W . Coombes Newton Abbott 2068—2069 10 J . McWilliara Manchester 2081—2082 11 T . Loutel Alva 544— 545 12 A . Dunford Citv of London 1726—1727

      13 J . Stanton JWheeter * . Li » t \ ?? ? l Coggeshali , Essex J ' ' 14 C . E . Hill Rochester 991—996 15 J . Baker Birmingham 152—153 16 G . Barton Wheeler ' s List 1604—1605 17 W . Atkins Peterborough 1698—1699 Thomas Martin Wheeler , 1 c . . Philip M'Grath , ' | Secretaries . After the ballot had given the above result , a se cond ballot took place for deciding the choice o location on the Lowbands' Estate , the result o which will be given in the ensuing Star . Mr . J Arnott then moved a vote of thanks , expressive , of the satisfaction of the meeting , and of the manner in which the ballot had been conducted , and to the committee and directors for conducting the same .

      Mr . T . R . Sherman seconded the motion , which was carried unanimously . A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman , and the meeting dissolved . "Value gv the Shares . —Mr . Edmund Stallwood was offered £ 25 , and a full paid-up Four Acre shaie , for his prize of two acres , before he left the room on the night of the ballot .

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      WALWORTH . —A well-attended public meeting w » b held at Harmon ' s Temperance A * semb \ y Booms , 9 , East-lane , Walworth , on Wednesday evening : March 3 rd . Mr . J . Sewell , on taking the chair , said , if they looked at the labour market they found an immense surplus of unemployed labour which led to a very keen competition for work , reduced wages , , in < l threw men on their own resources , which were by far too slender . They had applied to government and other partiea ' to aid them , but without effect : well , the founders of the Land Company had come forward , and he was happy to say their plan had bfe crowned with success . Englishmen were proverbial for their industry , and he was satisfied that , under the operation ef the Land Company , with a mnderat

      degree of labour , they would be enabled ( o obtain a very good living combined with a fair share of comfort . Somo gentlemen h > d como forward with their thousands , for no other purpose than to realize large profits ; this was not the case with the founders and advocates of the Land Company . That company had not yet been established two years . yot it had obtained its proud position , having 13 , 000 shareholders and realized a capital of £ 24 000 , with which they had purchased and now held three estates , all of which had boon realized with the j . cnce of the people , and on which a considerable number of shareholders were about to be located , lie believed that the Land Company was a perfectly safe investment , and that every farthing subscribed would be put to tlie purivse for winch . Ua subscribers intended it . ( llvar )

      He had now much pleasure in introducing Mr . Clark , ono of the directors , Mr . Clark , on rising , was greeted with much applause . lie said he had listened with great pleasure to the speech of their chairman , and , with him , agreed that it was themselves that must work out their own salvation . Their plan was one of Co-operatiuD , " all for each and each for all "—( he&r , hear)—th- « working classes had shown what united exertions could effect as exhibited in the splendid buildings of which London streets were composed ; also in the magnificent mansions and palaces by which they were surrounded , but there wero for others , for , dec dedly , they had not reaped their share of advantage from thuso efforts ; however , they now had begun to exhibit to the world the magnificent spectacle ot

      a people being determined to effect a great , a peaceful , and lasting good for themselves ant posterity . ( Loud chreis . ) They had seen many changes , many a Sam . ' : ? of political shuttlecock had been played , but in nil tho revolutions that had taken place none of them had conferred any real or solid advantage on tho working clisses . ( Hear . ) In starting " The National Land Compaoy" its promoters had taken care to base their rules on the principle of republicanism and pure democracy , eveiy shareho ' tler having a voice in the election of those who conduct its affairs . By a union of means they could do that which it was impossible for any single individual to accomplish . [ Mr . Clark here entered into a lucid exposition of the operation , practical working , and progress of the Land Company—its land , buildings , National Land anil Labour Bank , &c ,, amidst great applause . ] Now , said Mr . Clark , in less than two years , all this has been accomplished . Upwards of

      13 , 000 > h'ireholders have been obtained , and a capital of £ 25 , 000 been subscribed . Well , if this could to done in two years and that the two first yean of their existence , it was no exaggeration to say that in two more yeare the number of shareholders would exceed 100 , 000 , and its funds be more than quadrupled . ( Much applause . ) Some people had expressed much surprise , and been incredulous as to their ability to carry out the plan , but they did not appear to take into their consideration that it was effected by mutual co-operation . Thus , at O'Connurville , a cottage and two acres of land cost £ 100 , but no single individual could purchase a similar quantity of land , and build a similar house for a less sum than £ 200 . And why not ? simply because he must go to the retail market for every thing he required , whilst their Company could go to the wholesale market , buy the land , and then divide it into small allotments . Thus their shareholders hnd the

      land at the wholesale prices ; and so with the materials for building . If they invested £ 100 in any other raw material , it would waste away and become valueless ; but notio with the land ; the more it wns med , w ? . th proper treatment , tlie more valuable it became . They had just established a "National Land and Labour Bank , " and lie thought be was justified in stating that tho security they offered was . much better than any that tho Bank of England could give , seeing that they offered land and houses , while the Bank of England had only promises to pay , which could nover be realised , as wasamplv demonstrated during the administration of William

      Pitt , lhe Labour Bank was a Sarinps Bank and Redemption tund- ^ cheersj-giving them the opportunity of depositing the smallest pittance they could screw out of their earnings , and a means of redeeming their allotments and becoming freeholders . A small plot of land of a few square yards in extent , on which stood a miserable dwelling , near O'Connorville , now let for a larger sum than the Company were about to charge for two acres and a commodious and handsome cottage . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Clark hero , amid much applause , read some extraoU from Mr . O'Connor ' s work on Small Farms , and ccntinuedthis was no mere party or class war—it wbb a war of

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      ~^^ f ? $ ^ a / # . 9 ^ JfaStn + > i ^ &yw & ,-.- <* enlightenment against barbarism . ( Cheers ^) Ug called on the working men to withdraw their money from the Savings Bank , and to deposit it in their own " National Land and Labour Bank . " Mr . Doyli , who was heartily welcomed , said & , surplus of hands being in the labour market must , as j a matter of course , give the employers tho oppor- j tunity of reducing wa ? es , nnd it was a lamentable , fact ! that at the present moment there was a surplus of five million * who had to look to a Poor Law bastile [ for a miserable ex stence . Now , ho was one of thosa who contended that there were not too many working i people in the world , and that the land would amply sustain in comfort the whole , provided it was pro- ^ perly cultivated and its produce equitably dist ibuted . x

      Mr . Doyle proceeded to demonstrate the advantages resulting from the allotment system in Rotherham and other planes , and if it was so successful , whilst ^ under such partial development , what ought they FX , to expect when fully developed under the auspices of " ^^ the National Land Company ? ( Hear , hear . ) The Company was now trying a great experiment , whether the people could not enjoy a greater share of happiness and comfort , from two . three , and four acres of land , than was now to be obtained Cor £ 2 per week , and he contended that their present succes sful proceedings foretold a triumphant issue . ( Great applause . ) After demonstrating the great effect the Land Company must have in promoting freedom , virtue , morality and happiness amongst the whole of human kind , Mr . Doyle resumed his seat , amidst the loudest applause .

      Mr . B . row : t said he had seen in the Northern Star m last week an advertisement with which he wa » well pleased , namely , that of a Benrfit Society in connection with , or rather as an auxiliary to th » Land Company . He had desired for a lonu time to seeBueh a thine established . Would either Mr . Clark or Mr . Doyle let the meeting understand it ? Mr Clark—I can only say that both rayitelf and friend Doyle are happy to belong to It ; and as Mr . Stallwood , the founder , is present , I think ho had better explain it bimBelf . „ Mr . Stallwood rose and gave a brief exposition of the "National Co-operative Benefit Society , " and sat down much applauded , when Mr . Jk » rt , in a brief but forcible speech , moved th x folio-wing-.

      —Reiolved , that tM « meeting has heard with much pleasure tho principles of the Nntionnl Land Company , "Xpounded by Me »» r » . Clnik and Doyle , two of the Board of Directors of that Company , and retolve to exert them . eWei individually and collectively to support the lame . Mr . J . Knight seconded the motion . Mr . John Simpson said since the meeting of Wednesday last ,, that district had added greatly to the shareholders of the Company . Several persons wore anxious to join the Benefit Society . The resolution was carried unanimously . A vote of thanks to the c'lairman concluded the proceedings . CITY OF WESTMINSTER LIBRARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY .

      The laree room held by this society in tht » Tern * perance Hall , Broadway , was densely crowded on Saturday evening , March the 6 th , to hear the debatt on "The Land and the Charter . " Mr . Lewis wai called to the chair , and introduced Mr . Walford to the meeting , who shewed the advantage of spade husbandry over the plough , and demon ' strated that if a man commenced on two or threo apr ? t of land , if he was only diligent in the application of his labour , ho must procure n comfortab ' e tnmntenance for himself nnd family , leaving a nornli's at the year ' s end . He ably supported hi « posu tion by quotations from the works ofDrs . Playfair ,

      / ellowley , and others , and adduced tho example of Belgium and other continental nations , as a proof that tbesmall farm system was a promoter of domesticity , virtue , prosperity , and hnppiness ; be hoped , therefore , to see every working man , thromh the means of the "National Land Company , " speedily obtain " a stake in the hedge . " ( Much applause . ) Mr . Bowler thought Mr . Walfo . d had thrown a rerystronelijjhton the subject , and thought tha National Land Company well calculated to keep up wages by preventing undue competition in the labour market , removing , as it obviously must , the surplus to the land . ( Cheers )

      Mr . Gent , from Lancashire , in following on the same side , paid the land and building societies vre e conferring great advantages on the people of tha North . Mr . Gallagher said he hnd travelled through France , and had witnessed families procuring n good living from an acre and a-half , and others from two seres of land ; Ms experience to'd him that a man with a family nf seven or e «» ht children might obtain an excellent living , and have to spare , off four acres ofland . ( Applause . )

      Mr . Trumble made some very clever observations ic support of allotments of land to tho working classes . Mr . Bater said he had the pleasure of knowing nomeforty or filty persons who we ^ e realising fortunes simply by possessing and properly cultivating some four or five acres of land ench . ( Cheera . ) Mr . Sikvkss said if bikm ! I « labour v » as adopted instead of the plough , the crops might bemoro prolific , but tho increased quantity would cause the articles produced to bring a less prico , and consequently it would be of no advantage . lie thought it of no consequence if there was not a single acre of ground cultivated in England ; manufactures were decidedly for us—( liuichter ) . As a proof that the cultivation of the soil was not beneficial , he would

      instance the cry set up immediatel y a day or two ' s frest set in , of " p oorfrozen-out gardeners . " ( Laughter . ) Mr . Cathik : Doubtless there were places in which the plough could not be beneficially employed , but , looking to the subject as a whole , he did not think the p lough , especially tho sub-soil plough of Earl Dticie , could bo entirely or beneficially dispensed with . As science progressed , he hoped to see spade labour abolished , and the work done by machinery , Mm whole people having the produce equitably divided amongst them . lie thought it' some three or four hundred allottees were to unite and form an agricultural colony , they could produce and market their srood 8 in a far cheaper and more convenient methed than an insolated individual . ( Hear , hear . )

      It was agreed that tho debate should stand adjourned , and that Mr . Edmund Stallwood should re-open it on Saturday evening next ( this evening ) , March the 13 th , at eight o ' clock . A vote of thanks was then unanimously awarded to Mr . Stallwood and the Northern Star . Seven persons handed in their fames for shares in the " National Land Company , " and resolved to open a district , the meetings to be held in the Temperance Hall . BIRMINGHAM . —Mr . D . Potts has been reelected scrutineer . It has been resolved , that a levy of sixpence per member ba paid , to meet tho local expenses .

      NOTTINGHAM . —A general meeting was held on Monday last , at the Seven Stare in Barker Gate , Mr . Christie in tho chair , when the auditor * for the past year made their report , at the conclusion of wh ' eh an unanimous voto of thanks was given to Mr . J . Sweet for the honourable manntr in which he had discharged the onerous duties that had devolved upon him . A bandsome gift was then presented to Mr . Sweet , as a mark of grateful acknowledgment for his past services . The following persons were appointed as a committeo , auditors , &c , for the current year . viz .: —Messrs . Trcccc , Slinw , Oldknow , Hall . ' Smith , Christie , BoHock , Broadhead and Steele . On the motion of Mr . Shaw , seconded by Mr . Oldknow , it was unanimously resolved , "That

      the sum of sixpence per member per year , be paid for local management by each section . " Mr . Sweet then drew the attention of the meeting to a letter from Poor Old Daddy Richards , who was in distressed circumstances , and also to circulars which he had received from "Dr . M'Douall ' s Committee , " nnd tho " West Testimonial Committee ; " but in consequence of tie impoverished state of the people , it was ordered that these subscriptions be delayed for a short period . On tlie motion of Mr , Dodslcy , seconded by Mr . Treece , Mr . Sweet was put in nomination to represent the members of this branch at the next conference . Votes of thnnUs haviv . g been piven to the committee , auditors , &c , also to the chairman the meeting , which was numerously attended , broke up .

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      FORTHCOMING MEETINGS . AccBiNOTou —A meeting for tlie enrolment of shareholders i * licld nt Mr . Bee ^ ley ' s , Abbey-street , every Sumlny evening at 0 o ' clock . BiuPFinin . —Shareholders will meet in the largo room , ( tornnrlv the Shooting Gnlleiy , ) UiitterwM'Lubuildings , ut' 2 o ' clock on Monday , ami at 7 o ' cli ck ; a full attendance of the shareholders is requested . Ih » K . —The shareholders will meet at Mr . John Leigh ' s , John-street , on Sunday ( to-moir . ow ) a 2 o ' clock p . m . Ku > nBi > MiK 8 TER . —The shareholders of this branch avc requested to meet at the Nng ' s-head , Bewdltystreet , on Tuesday the 16 th inst . 'I ' m- , ulm harenot paid their levies are requested to > >¦¦ ! '•>!• • a « > ih . Little Town . —Mr . Smyth , of BraihrV'i , ' . vl lecture at the himsc of Mr . R . Reiifc'i i . h . ' ¦ ii"iny ( to-morrow ) . Subject , •* The Land and t . liv ¦ ! -v ; ' ' I Chair will be taken at bait-past 2 o ' e ' "< ' ^ .

      Manchester . — A general lutctint ; <¦! H ' - ' ---holders will be ludd on Sunday ( to-nu . non , i ::: t :. « hall oi the Peopled Institute , lleyrw ; ¦ i . i'ei . < U : mto bo taken at lft o ' clock in the for ^ 'U- Si .-wholders are particularly requested to Hlteiia . Mosslkw— A meeting for the purpose » r forming a branch society hero , will be lu-ld at the I leece-inn . on Monday next , March loth , at 8 ft clock . All parties wishing to become shareholders are nsptcttully requested to attend . Olpham . — 'Hi * shareholders will meet in tho School-room of the WorUixu-man ' s Hall , every Sunday at 2 o ' clock , to receive subscriptions and enrol new members . Those who are in arrears aro requested to pay forthwith . Towkr IlAMi . ! . Ts--The officers of the Whittington and Cat branch at ' . ^ jul every Sunday evening , from ha f past 0 till $ ) oV ook , for lhe enrolment of »« m » btrs and to receive subscriptions ,

      Cftartidt Intelligence.

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      V ^ £ L- X No- 490 LONDON , SATURDAY ^ maRCH ' 131847 ~ = p « ic * nmW ;—

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 13, 1847, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1409/page/1/