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      Nt DEAR FRIENDS , . A portion of you are aware of the purchase f the Minster Lovel Estate , in Oxfordshire , nd all are , doubtless , anxious to know , more bout it The estate , then , consists of 100 cres , . of the verybest land I have yet se ^ n for ur purpose . There is a large quantity of uildings , and a freestone and limestone quarry ipontheestate . The hig h road from Chelten-1 am to Oxford runs throug h it for about a [ uarter of a mile ; and the highroad from iVitoey to Bamntou fairl y cats it in two for

      i mile and a half . In fact , had I been obliged ! o make roads for the purpose of allotting , I Eonld not have laid it out more judiciously . 1 lo not think I shall have to make a perch of road , nor will the occupants have to keep a perch-n repair . The estate is within twelve miles of the city of Oxford , withia less than jhwe of the market-town of Witney , and less han five of the market-town of Bampton , and he price was £ 9 , 000 , or £ 30 an acre ; and 1 xpect t « # be in possession within a fortnight rom this time . I assure you that none but hose who have studied every branch of the l . ann Plan ran fnrm fTio cliafifract nnnnan + inn & % 4

      * ¦¦ ""« . auu was * w **»* »»»• MI ( . u « v << V VvUVVllilVH > f the value of good roads . I will give yon ome idea . I will presume a cottage , with outmildinpr , to consist of 150 loads of materials if all sorts ; that , at 5 s . per day for man and lorse , and averaging the number of loads at is ., will he £ 710 s . ; whereas , if the road 3 nere had , and if the distance was far , four hundred horses would not draw the materials for i cottage , while I will undertake to draw all he required materials for a cottage at Minster j uvel , with five horses , in one day . Now , ihserve the difference between 25 s ., for lorse labour , and £ 15 , at which I may reasonibly , estimate it ; and suppose a twee-acre

      llotment : in theonecasea man pays Is . 3 d . a * ear , or five par cent , upon 25 sr for horse lower , and in the other case , 'he pays 15 s . aear . This fact will , Itrust , indncemy friends |» look narrowl y into the local advantages , [ Before they all-but insist upon my visiting properties . I had a very pressing request this peek to visit a property ' in Scotland , of which Ifossession may be had ' in twelve years . You | wdlsee at once that the novelty of thii lland Plan , and the natural desire of the people to be possessed of a plot of their own , imposes ao sbght tax upon my temper ; however , as I

      im determined , in spite of ESza Cook' and 1 Lloy d ' s , ' to lay the foundation for the secure location of twenty-four thousand men md their families , I am determined to keep iny temper . The estate of Minster is situated immediately over and within gun-shot of the town of Minster Lovel ; it is within little more than a mile of the forest of "W ychwood , where the occupants will have an unlimited right of feeding cattle ; and a river abounding with cray-fish , eels , and trout , encircles a porlion of the estate . In fact , it would be impossible to sefect a more favourable , healthv ,

      pr suitable spot . I have now described the Jistate minutel y , and the purchase amply repays me for my day ' s work , which consisted £ > r nineteen consecutive hours . I dare say | he thousands who nave visited Lowbands jjwithin the last month have given so glowing j £ description of it that surprise will have vaflushed before the day of the Demonstration , gut this much I do say-4 bat I have travelled in many countries , and such a sight I pever . beheld . I have planted and manured Nearly half an acre of potatoes , ten perches of Babbages , and ten perches of Swedish turnips § n each allotment , and I am now preparing the fremainder of the ground for Swedes and white

      | urmps ; and all that I have to request in re-| urn for my labour is , that the . members | rill return sober , thoughtful , and intelligent men to represent them in the forth-Woming Conference , for there is now an amount of property to be represented , and rights to be defined , which must not be [ trifled [ with . The amount of the weekly subjscnptions astonishes many from its magnitude , phUe 1 am astonishedatitsinsignificance , believing , in my soul , that if the working classes pere instructed in the Land Plan , the amount Ijf ould be thirty thousand pounds a-week 1 | N ext week I will write you a letter gupon the experiments I have tried at Lowlands , and the results , which have astonished | ill the farmers and labourers in the parish . | Till then , I remain , g . Your faithful Friend and Servant , ' Feabgcs O'Connor .

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      MANCHESTER . - A PILL FOR A PENNY PAMPHLETEER . 10 THE EDIIOB OF THE NORTHERN STAB . Sir , —You would oblige me by publishing the fol . lowing remarks ii your valuable paper . My reason for troubling you at tbis time is , that we bare in Manchester a " wovld-bt author , " a sort of literary monomaniac , who has blessed the world with a tract , in which the Chartist body come in for something more than their fair share of abuse . Being one of that body , I am desirous of telling the gentleman , who taken to himself the title of " J . Friend to Truth , " that he ought , at least , to be a truth-speake * . This is evidently not the ease , inasmuch as he states in his book , ( and , by-the-bje , it is a book , for . ' as

      Byron says , " a book ' s a book , although there ' s nothing in it , " )— " That the Chartists are notoriously the most ignorant , and also the most bigoted of any class of mea in the three kingdoms . " That this iB not the truth is proved by the fact , that this very book is written by a coward who dare not avow bis name to the greatest piece o { bigotry , ignorance , aad empty-headedness that ever issued from the press ; and such , thank God , as no Chartist wauld , or could produce . It is styled " Charity and Common Sense , " and I have read it twice over carefully ; but , alas ! I can find neither charity nor sense ; in it : His one continued string of empty , unmeaning nothingness , and I would seriously advise the author , before he again takes up his pen , to ex

      amine well the meaning of the wotds " Charily and Common Sense , " and see if the first consists in maliciously , wilfully , and without cause , "bearing false witness against his neighbour . " Upon investigation , he will find , too , that that sense , whether common or sot , is very contemptible , which prompts a man to become the tool of a dique , and thereby expose bis own weakness to the world . In conclusion , I beg to tell this " Friend to Truth , " that if he will be at the trouble of attending the Chartist meetings , vre will ao appeal to his reason , if he baa any , that he will there learn more " irity-mii ffammon Sfriiq " than he is at present possessed ot , and make him honest

      enough to father his bantlings with his propername . I would not have him imagine that he , or the clique he associates with , are unknown to the Chartists of Manchester ; they are well known , and their motives too . But , for their consolation , I tell them that the Chartists are aware of their every move , and watch their every step ; and are at all times prepared to give them a " Roland for an Oliver . " I am , sir , a Chartist , who dare publish my name and defend the principles I profess , in " charity " and by the rules of " common sense . " Wu . Dixon . 93 , Great Ancoats-street , Manchester , Jane 29 th , 184 ? .

      P . S . —Notwithstanding the ravings of such gentlemen as the " Friend to Truth , " and their " Cautions " to the working men not to give their money to F . O'Connor , Ernest Jones , &c , the Land Movement in Lancashire ia making such progress as is truly astonishing ; in fact , that progress ia unparalleled in the history of co-operative movements ; as the following reports will show : — Manchester Bkanch — This branch of the National Land Company has sent upwards ef £ 100 per week to the Land Fund for the last three weeks :

      and the week just ended has been such a one as we never had before . On Sunday night , the 20 th , we enrolled fifty-three new shareholders ; on Wednesday night , forty-four ; Saturday . night , sixty-four ; and en the evening of Sunday last , seventy . ThuB it will be seen that the working olasses have confidence in the working of the Company ' s plans , for the emancipation of the toiling millions . There can be no mistake about the sincerity of those who join this movement , inasmuch as they not only give their names but their money likewise .

      Stalet-Beidge . —A public meeting of the inhabitants of Staley-Bridge was held in the Town Hall on the evening of Friday last , June 25 th , to hear a lecture explanatory of the Land Plan of the National Land Company , by Mr William Dixon , of Manchester . The meeting wts called at eight o ' clock , at which hour the town-hall was densely filled with working men and their wives . Mr Woodcock , a working man , was unanimously called to the chair . Mr W . opened the meeting in a short but appropriate speech , and concluded by introducing Mr Dixon , who was listened to with breathless attention

      far upwards of an hour , and resumed his seat amidst much applause . Mr Wild of Mottram next addressed the meeting , after which a vote of thanks was given to the chairman , and thepeoplo separated in a peaceful and orderly manner . The enthusiasm which this meeting created will not soon be forgotten in Staley-Bridge . Such has been the demand for entering the company , that it has taken three secretaries to do the work , and up to Monday evening , 150 new shareholders have been enrolled in the fourth section . Then " Hurrah for the Land and the Charter ! The Charter and the Land , hurrah 1 "

      Manchester . —At a full meeting of the shareholders held on Sunday , June 20 th , and by adjournment on Sunday , June 27 th , the following resolutions were unanimously agreed to : — That to , the shareholders of the Manchester branch , do hereby agree with other branches as to thi time of holding the Conference , providing that the board of directors be elected at such Conference , and likewise the other officers of the company ; and . further , that we recommend to the directors the propriety of taking the sense of the country upon tbis matter forthwith . Mr Rankin moved , and Mr Bennett seconded , — That we instructpur delegates to the neat Conference to press the question of the loam to allottees to enable them to travel from their homes to their allotments , as agreed to at the last Conference ; and that parties whe have had the loan , and then sold their shares , should be repaired to refund the amount of the loan out of the returns of the tale .

      That owing to the vast increase in the business of the branch , that our officers sit four nights in each week , in stead of three , namely , —Wednesday , Thursday , Saturday , and Sunday evenings That it be the instructions of this branch to our delegates that the plan of Mr O'Connor , as laid down in the Labourer relative to the rent of good and bad land on the same estata , meets with our approbation , and ought to be carried out by the company . The meeting then determined to take into consideration the steps necessary to secure the return of Mr O'Connor to Parliament , when the following re-Bolutions were agreed to : — That the shareholders of this branch of the National Land Comp any elect a committee from their own body to collect from the Land members what they can afford towards the forthcoming election expenses , and that the same be sent in the name of the branch , and within one fortnight . That the names of all those who snhicrlbe 2 i . 6 d . shall be inserted in the Stab . Those giving less will have the opportunity of bearlag their names read from the slat-*

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      ormon . theSunH ^ nings ^ ^ 6 ^^ the books , by apnl yffg tothVsecretar ^^ f ^ V . . ? . . ¦?•? "H ? out rffi ^ Mp ^^^^» y out tne fortgouur flra ^ s , and iittf fflSmkb lection , made frpja the members present . d , ^ 5 ^^^ !^? I ^/ u " ^ ' *» *^ -Sun-J- jT Tll (! shareholders and those desirous of enfSzSSassskassB Thursday evening , the , same ; on Saturday from seven . ; and osi Sunday evening . torn ™ * to S past mne o ' clock .-By order , wL Duo » , Secretary form on ' thVarin ^ JHafeiVig-r *^^^ ^

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      . ' ¦¦ ' - ¦ ' ' ¦ - ¦'¦ LINES ¦ - ¦ ¦ •' . ;¦• ' . - . ; BT MtHEST JONES . For Freedom's sake , lay jealousies aside ! . One cause , one country , and one common end : To stay the arm and sink the crest of pride ,. To free the oppressed and mak « the oppressor bend , Weigh not your worth , nor babbling ta li of deeds ; To pothouse patriots leave such word y stuff - While Riot revels , and while Labour bleeds , Who does the most can never dn enough . Awl peace ! thou miserable , crlnplng slave ! Who makes of misery a jwmty game , : And dares to write , anonymously brave , But feari to call « thing by its right name-, Calls slavery , ^ . ' . loyalty "—and tyrants " kings ; •' Oppmrion ' ^ a ^^ sjarfa « on < ' 6 od ' s award ;" Look ' s on hJs'f eHoff i mcn as humanthings , ' '• v : i And when the rich . are knaves—says , '' times are hard 1 " Then , wiih ' the bigot ' s bllnd , ; fanatic eye , ., AH wrapped around by Folly ' s golden mist , Although he sees the hunjfry tqousands die , Asks us to prove that jnisery " don exiit !" Then , incontistently , admits the fact , And says , appealing to our " common Bense , " Suomfiston is the only way to act , To gain our rights , and give the least offence ! Look round—and would you trace effect to cause And learn whence poverty and crhn « arise— ' Look round—and read it in unequal lawt ; Look round—and blush for your monojjojfw , Am ? , if yon fear to face the people ' s might . Learn truth to speak as well as truth to hear \ And , if you fear that men should gain their right . Why did you give them cause to make you fear !

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      ihe ^ borooation op PABMAMBBT . —We may now venture to state it as an ascertained fact , that it will be necessary to defer the prorogation of Parliament to a date somewhat later than that which a short timesmce -was contemplated . Friday , the 23 rd of July , is the day which will , in all probability , witness the termination of the session .. Withrespect to the dissolution , that is a matter of more uncertainty , ™ , 1 ! 1 ( rapcndY in a great degree , upon the weather , bhould the orops ripen rapidly , it will be necessary that they should be gathered in before the country iB Jhrown into the turmoil of a general election , and in that case the dissolution will not take place until the autumn is well advanced ; but should the harvest prove a late one , advantage will be taken of the comparatively idle interval , and the dissolution wii follow immediately upon the prorogation — Britannia . . . . ...

      CHARTIST CANDIDATES . HALIFAX . Mr Ernest Jones has issued the following " Address : — TO THE ELECTORS AND NON-ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF HALIFAX . GiMTiEMEN , —In offering myself , pursuant to a requisition I have received , as a candidate for the honour of repressing your borough in Parliament , I solicit your support as on advocate of the following reforms : — 1 . tTsivEBSAi , Scfpbaoe , as propounded in the People's Charter , siBoe , if Capital has a right to represent itself , Labour has . the same right also , and since experience teaches that those invariably suffer who are not able to watch over their own interests .

      2 . Vote bi Bahot , as the only mean * of perverting undueinfluence and intimidation , and since it is a mode or election thathatlong Heen successfully adopted among the wealthy classes . ' ^ V '" 9 * P ; , ^ " « "'» r ^ tn « ti , »«_ fln 4 . th 9 Hound mfiasnrerarealwajs more readil y Wrted ^ at tEioloBe of a Parliament than at its commencement ; and since the objection , that elections place the country in a state of excitement , is much more likely to exist after the intrigues and conflicting interests of men years , than of one . I . No PaoKBTi Qoalihoation , since we do not find that a man ' s brains increase or decrease in proportion to his wealth ; nor that amassing riches is in itself any sign of virtue , temperance , or honeaty ; nor that those riches guarantee the patriotism of their possessor .

      5 . Payment or Mekbsbs . as the labourer is worthy of his hire j as , without it , the better man may be excluded by poverty from serving his c ountry ; as those who serve gratuitously are more likely to be bought by ministers ; and as members of Parliament should be the servants and not the masters of the people . 6 , Bo . w * tEKCTOBALDi 8 TBiCT » , lines aBy inequality of representation must place important national measures at the mercy of individual er contracted in . terests . Gentlemen , 1 advocate the above points in their entirety , as embraced in the People ' s Charter ; believing them to be the onl y just course forplacing Industry in its natural position , and for obtaining the enactment of ths following measures , to the furtherance of which , as to tha't ofthe above , I pledge myself to use every honest means in my power .

      1 . The Sepabatiom op Chdbch and State , and the abolition of all religious endowment at the hands of OoTernraerit—since those who worship Mammon cannot worthily serve God ; slnca religion is far too sacred to be made the tool of party politics , being an emanation from the Deity , and not of the Houses of Parlla » ment . 2 . The Restobatioh of that portion of the Cbubch Pbopebtt taken from the poor , to its rightful owners , leaving the support of the ministers of religion to those who follow their guidance . , 8 . A VotPNTABt System os Eddcatiok , enabling every section of the community to give their children religious and secular instruction , in accordance with their own convictions , without any Government inter , ference or control .

      4 . The Abohtion or Cawtal Punishments , since the respite between condemnation and execution does not afford the opportunity for true repentance , and since ajsangnlnary law exercises an injurious effect , by familiarising the popular mind with acts of cruelty . 5 . The AioimoN of the New Poor Law , and the establishment of a system of relief and remuneration in accordance with the spirit of Christianity and justice . '' ¦ ' , : 6 . The Repeat , of thb Laws oi Pbimooknithbe and Entail , sinee tbtBe laws tend to lock up the land in the hands of a few , and keep a body of political tools atthebeck of Government in the pauper-sons of titled houses . 7 . Thb Ripbah op thk Gahe Laws , since , as game is kept at the expense of all , it ought not to be exclusively enjoyed by the few .

      8 . A System op Dibect Taxation , and no secret service-money , since where money is honestly spent , no one need be ashamed to own how it has been applied . 9 . An Extibsiok op the Small Pbopbietoby Systbu , by means of Government support , for reclaiming waste lands , and the purchase of land for the people , i 10 . A consistent development of the principle ofl'BEB Tbadb , by a repeal of the Navio ation Laws , and other monopolies pressing on the mech anical and agricultural industry of the country .

      Gentlemen—I have but to add in conclusion that , if returned , I shall lend my support to those measures , facilitating , by railroads and cheap postage , the means of easy and rapid transmission and intercourse ; that I suaUoppoBe all foreign wars , notrendored necessary for Be « -O « euce , or the purposes of humanity ; and that I shall feel it my duty annually to present myself before the inhabitants of your borough , In public meatingaswaUed , and there to resign my trust into their hands , should such be the will of the majority . J "main , Gentlemen , yours very faithfully , London , June , 1847 . Ebhe&t Johes . National Registration akd Cbntral Election UMMiTiEB .-. At a meeting held on Tuesday evening , IT w ' T i fc th ° Asf > embly Rooms , 83 , Dean-strcet , s > ono , JWr John Milnem the ohair , communications were read h-om Norwich , and some efficient steps taken relative to tke forthcomine Dublio meetine . to

      oe new in haint Andrew's Hall / on Monday next , juiy om . \ lutereating and important communicatuHwwsre also handed in by Messrs Stall wood and C 1 ^ e , from Plymouth , Coventry , and Tiverton , and the secretary was instructed te take the neces-¦ ary steps to carry into effect the wishes of the writers .,-On the motion of Messrs John Simpson oL-i- tn& Jones » u wa 8 resolved :- "That Mr £ nilip M'Grath be hereby requested to again offer himBeltasa candidate for the representation of the borough of Derby , and that this committee pled ges

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      ^^ nWeyery ^ brt to aid and assist in m ^ , his return . " 0 n ; the motion -of Messrs Clark and ( Grassby , it was unanimously resolved : — " That this committee hereby earnestly'call upon their brethren and friends , resident in Leeds and its vicinity , to use their utmost exertions to secure the return of JoBenh Sturge , as member of Parliament for that borough " On the motion of Mi-smb Cuffay and Godwin , it was nnaninwusly resolved : — "That a sub-committee of three persons be appointed to draw up an address to the country , calling upon all friends to send up funds to the Central Committee , in order that it may be p ojiajly , <| iyidcd . amonest the several Chartist candi " ' =

      dates : who , may . , need assistance , instead of beinj ? unduly , given to any particular candidate . " Mewm Clark ; Stallwood , and Grassby , were appointed to that office . In tho course of the evening it was announced that steps were being taken to bring forward Mr Julian Harney as a candidate for the reprosentationofTivertou . -The secretary announced that be had received the following sums during the week :--Stockpert ., £ 10 ; Hull , £ 2 ; Paisley , 10 s ; EflW , Godwin ; 2 s ; C . Stacey , . Is ; T . Whitfield , 6 d ; James . Cuttris , 6 d ; total , £ 12 Us . 1 he committee then adjourned until Tuesday evenrag next ; My 6 th , at , eight o ' clock . I ENGLAND .

      . BycKHiGHAMsmRB .-Since the retirement of Mr rower , it was generally expected that no other candidate would come forward in opposition to Mr Du Pre , Mr Disraeli , and Mr Cavendish . On Friday , however , an unusually long electioneering address was issued by -Anthony E . Watson ,- dated from y * # !?? n «? r » offering himself as a candidate , - pledg-W " ? ^ to-go > the poll ; " and , in the event ot his being returned , to vote ! in favour ' of an ' immediate extension , of the suffrage , shortening the duration of parliaments , the ballot , a revision of the system of taxation , areductionot the Btanding army , the separation of church and state , a reform of the House of Lords , and "free trade in everything-gold included . " . '

      i Bbdfobdshirk . —We learn that Lord Charles Russell , the sitting Whig member for the county , had determined to retire , and that Mr Thomas Charles HigginB , of Turvey , would offer himself as a candidate , BiBMiNOHAH . —Mr Munti has issued his address tat GaSa " . his addww * ith a * " ** - Unpractised ha to fawn , or seek for power By doctrines fashioned to the varying hoar . Thereafter lie proceeds :

      I shall not make any personal canvass , never having done so , and believing that such a practice iB equally degrading to both the constituency and the candidate ; but I shall take care that every voter has an opportunity of recording his vote for me , if he is disposed to do so . When I respondeJ to your call in 1840 , contrary to my wish , seriously to my inconvenience , and solely under an honourable pledge which I h « d entirely forgottan , I published an address which embraced all my political » iews , and which I will again publish before the day of nomination . Conscious that during the last eight sessions I have never deviated either in sptech or vote trom the principles which I first profested , I have not the least difficulty in offering , when the day aritves , to account for my stewardship ; and I bereby challenge aij y one to prove that I have at any time forfeited my professions .

      • BETKRLET . -Baron Goldsmid , better known in tae Bast-Riding of Yorkshire , as Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid , Bart , is about to offer himself as a canuidate for the representation of Beverley in the ensuing parliament . Baron Goldsmid is a Liberal in the most comprehensive Whig sense of that term . —Hull Advertiser . , . , Cm or' LoNBON .-Lord John Russell , Mr Patteff " A ? -ij" 3 P LarPent , Bart ., and Baron Lionel Kothsclnld , will severally stand for the representation ot the city of London at the ensuing election . Ab Mr Masterman and Mr Alderman Johnson , late Lord Mayor , are tocomeforward in the Conservative " iatores' , * may oxpeet a keen contest . On ruesday afternoon a meeting of members oi

      . — ,, . - ^ - — - — - —••« > Mvvviug v » IUVU 1 UVIO V * tne Liberal Registration Association was held in the large room of the Losdon Tavern , which was densely crowded . The chair was taken by M . Forster , Esq .. a ^ he meetin was called by the committee , in order that four liberal candidates should be immediately nominated for representatives of the City of London at the ensuing election . The committee in their repor t Btated that they were enabled to say that there were at the present time , 8 , 109 liberal electors in the City of London , and 6 , 220 conservatives ; thereby leaving , in favour of the liberal in tereat , a majority of 1 , 889 . The liberal party were ma . condition torotu ™ fe « w , wfi mhfir 8 . and they were authorised to report that Lord John Russell and' Mr

      rattison intended to offer themselves for re-election Tho other two candidates the committee wished to be returned were Sir Geofge Larpent and Baron Lionel Rothschild . Sir G . Larpent addressed the meeting , stating that he should , ii elected , do all in his power to promote the trade and prosperity of the City of London . He had felt it to be his duty to step forward on the great question of the Navigation Lawg . Baron Rothschild next explained hispolitical views . Several resolutions having been carried , the meeting separated . Carlisle . —Mr Ferrand has , we are informed , consented to como forward for the representation of this city .

      Cumberland , East . — -Mr Marshall has accepted the requisition to offer himself as a candidate for East Cumberland m the room of Mr James . Dorohestbr . —Sir James Graham has been vir > tually cashiered as a member for this borough ever since his last great apostasy touching the Corn Laws . lie will be replaced by a sound Conservative . Sir James is on the look-out for another constituency to betray ; but being without a " character from his last place , or , indeed , from any former place , his chances ot success are very small . —Morning Post . Hampshibb , SouTH .-Lord Palmerston , as will be Been by the following letter , deolines acceding to a requisition presented to him :

      Canton-gardens , June 21 . —Sir , —I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 17 th ult ., transmitting tome a requisition signed by a large number of the electors for the southern division of the county of Hants , inviting me to become a candidate for the representation of South Hampshire at the ensuing general eleotion , and I beg through you to assure the numerous and respeotable body of electors by whom that requisition has been signed , that I most sensibly feel the great honour which they have done me by an invitation which affords so manifest a proof of their confldsnee in me , and of their approval of my public conduct , I need not , I trust , assure you that if I was unconnected with any other constituency , there is no body of electors whom I should have felt such pride in representing as those of the county in which I live ; but having now for twelve years eDjoyed the confidence of the electors of Tiverton , I should ba unwilling to solicit the suffrages of 8 Dy other body as long as my present constituents shall thiBk fit to return me to

      parliament . —I have , 4 c , Falhebston . Lincoln . —Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton is a candidate for the representation of this city . Leeds . —The features of the week are the issuing of a preliminary statement of his views by Mr James G . Marshall , the meeting of Mr Beckett ' s supporters , and the coalition openly proclaimed at that meeting to return Messrs Beckett and Marshall . —Leeds Mtrcury . Lrri ! BP 00 L .-ThB Liverpool Times states that" the parties who have driven Lord Sandon from the representation of Liverpool h&ve decided , by a large majority , to bring lorward Sir D . Mack worth , and Sir H . Douglas , as the two "Protestant" candidates , at the approaching election . At the same time they

      paid Mr Cardwell the high compliment of rejecting him as a candidate , partly on account of the general liberality of his views , but chiefly because he had positively refused to bind himself by any pledges . There is net the least doubt of the readiness ef Sir Digby Mackworthto stand , and thoBe who have nominated Sir Howard Douglas seem also to calculate confidently on inducing him to withdraw big resignation . Whilst the ultra-tories have rejeotod Mr Cardwell as a candidate , the Liberal Conservatives have prepared a requisition to that gentleman , which has already received the names of the leading members of that party . As Sir Thomas Biroh is already ia the field on the liberal interest , we are thus pretty certain of having four candidates , whilst , if Lord John Manners is brought forward , we shall have five .

      Mabilebonb . —A meeting of the electors of this I borough was held on Monday evening at Hall ' s Riding-school , Albany-street , to promote the reflection ot Sir B , Hall , and to consider the address put forward by Sir 0 . Napier . A letter was read from the last-named officer , stating that" he had been ap . pointed to the command of the Channel squadron and expected to put to m directly , and not knowing now long that service would detain him , it would be S 5 S » S- were he t 0 offer himself a eala " » St / Jus-announcement of the hon . member ' s . n& 7 rece & * g * cat « J » wi » g . A rem S i 7 of Sir B - Ila 11 ™» then proposed , » nd carried almost unanimously .

      StaS Sr ?^ * uh ( Ht wiu » tand for IsS ^ Bridport > The hon - gentleman , it is stated , has every prospect of success . self tS i ' 7 ^ J * ? wil 1 » 8 ? K « a » t bim , b » iiXi eleC & ra Of ? took P ° rt for election . He iKr aa ddres 8 ' the ceurBe ° f-which he says : Bnouia you honour me with your confidence , t shall

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      hope tob » found witlmnewed ' neji ^*" "' * ** ' ' ' ^ pared to show that the presant state ef / traaVU-no-J ^; . - ' xperlment of our principles , and that the conseqa ent reaction will . be . , only an exception to , - . U » ordinary operation of "free trtde ; which , when fairly 'tested by ame , will , Iferventw believe , promote the pwsperlty and harmony of the whot ^ pommuni ^ fp ^ ft . ^ r ^ rv ^ WoLV 8 RHAMPibN . ~ l ^ yith 8 tandin ^ 1 fle ^ twn ; O . P Villiers is likely to be nominated for 'South Lan ^ oashire , nothing has yet been said of his intention to deoiline the representation of WoWerhamp ' ton ?' ' The probability is that he will ' ; remain faithfur ; to ' Hjb first love , and the electors of South Lancashire , after , going throufih the forms of an election , ; will be comiHCU HUaiU HI VUV OClf ^ OO

      ^ t DVI'VIV VIBUIUO-UVUGF !*• rottrite ; :- - ' ,:, : B ^ ^^^ - ^^ ¦« yAnMotiTH .-Tho jBurj / 'JKraW tayj ; " During hi 8 " ' ten years raembership it ia believed Mr Wilshere has ' I been calk-d upon to : ^ pay-upwards ; of £ 10 , 000 , and " feeling that a very , considerable sum will be again required ot him , in the event of a contest , he declines » continuance of the honour on' private' and pru- l deiitial cbn « derations > Mr Rumbald , who has been » member for thirty years , seemed equally anxious , thouah less determined than his colleague , to relinquish his representative connection with this borough , m w .. be le « d ' -that the expense of contesting Yarmouth has not been less than £ 50 , 000 to Mr

      Rum-. ¦ . SCOTLAND . Rftn !» rm r Tbo un « pected withdrawal of Mr &n ? f n 8 Wnoisad the constituency . Capt , ¦' itttoKSi ?' " ^ ^ the fiefd , bui ; n ' ¦ IRELAND . M ? Freema n oTpT 5 i 8 electi 0 n o P ° ned on Wm ^' 7 reeman , of Castlecor , proposed Mr Leader lie fSSSSSS the nomination of Mr Leader . Mr ^ £ J ^ S ' » jras | S aiTStpat . Mffs ; him , the support of the people . In . nolitcaVnrin .

      ciples there was little difference between Uini and Dr Power-the latter began with repeal , he ( Mr Leader ) looked on it as at best a measure to ba tried alter all others . lie attributed all thepoverty of the country to repealere . not losking for practical measures . He professed himself favourable to e ' miuration , and a settlement between landlord and ' tenant on a basis of 19 yeare' ^ eases . ( This latter sen . timent was loudly groaned ^) , Dr Power then came forward . The doctor , enforced the necessity of repeat , attributing all the evils of the country to alien

      legislation . He was for the Ulster acceptation of tenant-right—for leaseB of three lives and 31 years at least , and with a right to tenant compensation it the end of it . The sheriff having called for a » how of hands pronounced it in favour of Dr Power . A poll was demanded on behalf of Mr Leader , which being granted , the court adjourned . Mr Smith O'Brien was present , as a voter of Cork , to support Dr Poweri ' ; < ; ; Dubmk Usivbssitt . —Mr Whiteaide has with .

      drawn an pretensions to the representation of the university for the present , and Mr M'Cullagh , » fellow oi the college , one of the most distinguished mathematicians in Europe , is now a declared candi-. date on the Liberal side . Mr M'Cullagh is a Whig . Ihe friends ot Mr Shaw have , it is said , induced Mr Napier , a well-known barrister , to start , and tht result of this course will not improbably be—should Mr Napier consent to make a cat ' B . paff of himself —that the present members will be again returned . Cm op Dublin . —Mr John O'Connell is the only Repeal candidate yet announced . The present members , Messrs Gregory and Grogan , again stand oirthe Tory interest , although the former , in hil address , declares the necessity for " the removal of ajl harassing and oppressive restrictions upon trade and commerce . " '

      Cwr op KiLKBNst . —The Repealers of Kilkenny , who form a preponderating majority , are determined tore-elect Mr John O'Connell , in order , as the KiU kenny Journal says , " that he may sit for this city ia ewe of adeleatto repeal principles inthe metropolis . "

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      rO THE CHARTISTS AND MEMBERS OB THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY OF THB UNITED KINGDOM . Brethren , —The last National Convention , ia the performance of their duty as your faithful re . presentatives , thinking the onward progress of our cause , our vast numbers , our wealth and our intelligence , imperatively demanded that we should have a larger share of the representation of the kingdom than we at present possess , wisely resolved upon establishing a National Registration and Central Election Committee , whose business should be to devote themselves to the electoral registration oi the Chartist body throughout the United Kingdom , and to its better organization bmeans of addressespublic

      y , meetings , and the selection and support of men who would pledge themsejves , if returned to Parliament , to support the Six Paints of the " People ' s Charter . " A public meeting , held at the Literary and Scientific Institution , Jobn-street , London , seconded the efforts of the Convention , by electing a numerous COmuiHier , oonoiciing of many , veterans iathe good cause of" Democracy , " and including " the me ' moera of the Executive Committee of the National Chatter Association . " That committee , faithful to their trust , have issued addresses , and called public Meetings . ' and they now once more remind you that a General . Election is at hand ; that there are already several candidates in support of our glorious pvvnflipks ia the field ; and before the dissolution c-V-PsrlMMftuft ( an event expected to take place ab ' r . 'ii i ' ue . LPtu .

      inst . ) , they hope and expect to have v ^ uy uiote . The success ol our candidates at the poA mainly dapends on the mental , moral , physical , iu <} pecanutfjr support they have a ri ght to expect and receive from their brethren throughout tke Unite . ! Kingdom . That support , to be effective , must be given at once ., No time should be lost . Chartists and . Land men , lie up and doing . "Now or never ,-no \ v ami for ever !" No isolated efforts , no supporting any one particular candidate , to the exclusion of all others ! Let unity of thought and action characterise your proceedings —follow the proud example set you by the men o £ Stockport and Hull , seudyour funds to the Central Committee , the Committee established by your Convention , and ratified by your own sanction , —who will see the funds you contribute justly , equitably , and fairly distributed . . Let the shareholders of the

      Land Company , at their next district meetings , remember that they owe the foundation of their now eminently prosperous company to the Chartist body , and evince their gratitude to its founders , by immediately subscribing to the Election Fund . Let your sub-secretaries and officers of the National Charter Association , your district secretaries and officers of the National Land Company , become the authorised collectors of the National Election Fund ) and let the same be remitted without delay to the care of Mr James Grassb y , National Land Office , 144 , High Holborn , London . So shall your united efforts be crowned with success ! Then rally , and subscribe to the ever-glorious cry of " Our Charter and Victory 1 "

      Signed , on behalf of the National Registration and Central Election Committee , — Ernest Jones , John Godwin , Thomas Clark , John Milne , Edmund Stallwood , William Cuffay , John Simpson . Jamks Grassby , July 1 , 1847 . Secretary .

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      iSP m ^^ I IRISH COXFisDERATION .

      | The Confederates met on Sunday evening , at Cartjiwrignt ' a Coffee-rooms , for the enrolment of members So ., Mr MCarthy in the chair . The following genhJemen addressed the meeting : Messrs Dwain , m . M'Carthy Kennedy , Reilly , Martin , Ryan . F ^ r le / ' « Tncker ' C'aney . Braceland , Suliiran . &c . I The following resolution , moved by Mr Drain , and . seconded by Mr Martin , was carried wilh onediasen-? twntonly ; -

      3 Besowthv- " That we view with the most poignant K £ rief to" «*« " aaoress put forward by the members of EEeonaliatKraHall to the constituent body in Ireland in . ¦ gatmochasthey refase to co-operate with independent SPepealers , and thereb y foment dissension amongst the people , which has always proved fatal to tfas cau . eof fflgrishindependeace , and first laid eur couatry prostrate jl | rt the feet of British domination . " &i ? Clancy ^ ^ 0 tic ? tllat he vmli > on Sunday it iext ' more the «*> Pt"on of the following ^¦ BECUHAIIOS AXD OBJECTS OF THE IRISH

      COTOJMiil i -li ^ J ^ ' £ EMBUED AT CiBTWRIQHt ' 8 :-¦ Bl J * e hail all men as brethren , and hold them equaU , ^ ttteatngbt to the dtiKMhi p of the world . WL * £ " **? ae right of aU nations ana peoples prs " ve 81 ) y thewmoftheinajo ^ ^ |^_ S . We deprecate aU restraint npon thought , matten mp £ opinion , fiee discusaon , and the rational will of the gau bject . | g ^ WeholdUjs rigrlitofppoper ^ as inviolable in the gjustuischarge ofiis flutieBWlth therestof the emmn .

      ^ 5 . taxation without representation , at the ^ exercise of an « surped power , alike subversive of honour , amnesty , and justice . M 6 . We recognise merit alone , as the rtandard of poli-^ tcal ascendancy , and the cultivation of wtae ant know-; ^ S « 1 a 8 O Ter Bnarantee for tte fatMe happiness of I ^ nantand ihan the bristling bayonets of mercenary ¦^ hordes . ' te | 1 . We hoM every wanton and causeless restraint on g ! the wiB of the subject , whether practised by a monarch , R Sa nobility , or a pepular assembl y , a degree of tjranBy .

      m . OBJECTS . M 1 . To use oar test exertions to obtain a Bepeal of the ^ ActofLegislative Union between Great Britain and Irenland . and estabUsh a Farliameat in Ireland , based on the » fall , free , and fair representation of the whole people of If our country . I 2 . To cultivate a better uaderaUnding among all grades of the toiling community . » 3 . To assist in dispelling the gloom of the past by sha-[ g dowing forth the hopes of the future . % « * ' ^ J ^ f fa ** ' *»» " ««« thebydra-hetaedmon . m km " Prtjudlce , " too often held up as a dread Baal , for Mite worship of the uneducated , by designing men , for ^ eadvanciment of their own bas and perfidious pur .

      fttSSSSSBfSSStSa gliarymeaas , a variety of nsefol information . M 6 . To ^ P ^ Bpon om- counbjaen in England . byall gtte urgentmeaMm our power ^ otctstii % { Mingan inA Conference , to assemble , *!« , [ , once" ^ ar ^ a London , tn order to watch the Parliaaentery proceed ' . Jlinga , and othermse aid and assist in gWing aOe eff ^ t tft ^ the legitimate straggle of the Irish people for Repeal .

      Co The Members Of The Land Company.

      CO THE MEMBERS OF THE LAND COMPANY .

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      MEANS TO AN END . TO THE ID 1 I 0 B OP IHE KORTHEBN 8 TAS . Sib , —The " means to an end" are many ; and the men of Stockport , whose conduct at the present crisis is highly commendable , have shown the very best _ method of obtaining the great end we have in view , namely , the enactment of the People ' s Charter . Last Wednesday night the Registration Committee of Manchester voted two pounds , as their first offering to the Central Committee of London , as we consider that body to be the proper channel through which should flow ths united strength of all tne streams

      tnbutary of Chartism , and from thence to flow back upon the contested plains , directed by mZSTTS * tb e BO'eroing power , who will be best tKfr S ^ e necessary portions , according to bor oS ^"" gth and position of parties intach fe ?^ s = ^ ssj s ltt ^ £ 3 gL * '&"ll tba'Sl wU hv L % nd 8 m ^ " ' 0 fMandie 8 ferbegan flStST ShSf SNTP ** committee of a ^ dSnd ^ fevS ^^^^^ Where ' s the slave so By who ^ ift ^ ? ^ a - nd theiiianinParliBinenSfiolS ^ nK ?* * , ^ tha slavery of the ci , ur « dSSrS ^ L °£ rfrOm them in the workthop , the Sw ? l , ™ hong « d em in the bowel , o ? thS ? mS

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      Many men have often talked of the necessity of paying Feargus O'Connor ; and others , alas ! have repaid him with the basest ingratitude . But , my friends , let us show that now , at least , the Chartist party are anicated , one . and all by the same holy spirit , and are determined to elevate Democracy in theeyes of nations thrpugh its leaders-men who would not shrink from the trust reposed in them , or co » er beneath the - glance of a ¦ " Bpeaker ^ bnt who would ring the strong ory of Freedom into the ears of the affrighted minions of Despotism , whose despiring whine for place and pelp would be drowned in the generalshaut of joy which would welcome , this great achievement . ' llniiiuinMA 4 ti «*« i ~ siati —^ 3 _!^^ l _ f _ : It 1- ^ aab > ui vimoekuciB aim Many men have often talked of th « necennitv of

      v , u , piuiu tsllupiB J ail WHO Vau subscribe should do so , and that liberally , to compensate for those who cannot . Meantime publio meetings should be held in the green fields , or . the mountain side ; and in this lovely teason they would not want for numbers , thereby spreading the great principles of truth and justice far and wide on all the winds of heaven . " I am instructed by the committee to ask of the following places whether we , the men of the southern division of Lancashire , should hot hold our monster meetings , as well as the northern lads ? Therefore , I have to request the secretaries oi Salfotd , Bolton , Bury , Heywood , and Ashtoh , to send me the decision of their localities , ss to whether we shall have a district delegate meeting immediately or not ; and here , I should hope , our brother Chartists will not treat our suggestions with apathy or silence-It they are against the' proposition , let them say so boldly , andatonee ; but whether or no , the " Old

      guards" of Manchester are determined to " go-ahead , " and , as a means to an end , " are going to gend a gosdly number with / their delegates to the annual gathering on Blwkstone-Edge , which is confidentially expected to be a most glorious meeting , as many societies are determined to go thither attired in their picturesque coBtume , and accompanied by the merry strains of Chartist music . Let us hope , then , that the rest of the country will imitate tna North l and do their very utmost in placing a few sterling ChartiBts side by side with Dunoombe . to beard the lion in his lair , and , by the force of united action within , and the pressure from without , make s bad Government to tremble , good men rejoice , and turn a corrupt heuse to its proper purpose—a People's House of Commons . John O'Hia . Secretary . P . S . —Answers to be sent to 16 , H&rdaan street . .

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      50 , CbisweU-street , London , Juae 18 th , 1847 . Sir , —Not having received the cards of membership ac cording to your promise , I am again reluctantly obliged to trouble you . It d « e » not speak much for your connril ' a improvements on the old system to have delayed the transmission of cards so long at five weeki . I am in receipt of yours of tha 3 rd inst ., informing me "that the council never publish any letters of adhesion , addresses , or communications whatsoever . " I lament that the council , for i ta own sake , has thought proper to adopt such a course of policy , as you must be well aware that this was a source of great and just complaint by the seceding members of the council from Conciliation Hall , and not unf reqnentiy brought down their indignant

      denunciation on the heads of the committee for having practised what the editor of the Natotn , in hit remarks on Father Kenyon ' s letter , in last week ' s publication , very justly denounces "a system ( which he abhors ) of combating dissent by mppresiing it . " How much of that gentleman ' s detestation of the system was miBgled with the repeated suppression of our reports and resolutions , I will not stop here to inquire . However , at publication in our case was not the main object , we can well afford to be eclipsed by our national luminary , con . tented to pursue our own course , by the light of a star of lesser magnitude . Had we any snch amintiouB views , we have fall confidence in the real abhorrence which Dr Grey , of the Freeman ' s Journai , would hart of an act of injustice to any body of men addrewing him ; besides , a

      few shillings expended on placards might at auy time have brought ns nearer to a Dublin audience , " Where there ' s s will there ' s a way . " In vain you say , " there fa no discourtesy intended * y the non-pabticttioa ot onr address" or remonstrance . Is not its ioppre * ii « n an injustice ! And dees not discourtesy-and insult ever follow in the train of injustice ? You inform me that it has been read in council , and filed as all other such documents are Whether this iB intended as an act of discourtesy I know not , and I willingl y yield it as an nnsolved problem to the admirers of mystification . Perhaps the party who discovered that Mr J . O'Connell ' s letter to MrS . O'Brien was " strangely uncivil , " might answer . It is now my painful duty to protest against this mod * of dealing with the opinions of my countrjmen . Talk of

      the indifference by the English parliament to the petitions of Irishmen ! Expect pledges from Bepeal candidates ! Address the < Jueen to call her Irish parliament ! Dare the English parliament act thus ! Ought the Queen to condescend to answer the "Council of the Confederation , " when ihat council will not aniswer its own members ? Refuse us an answer in this case , and will not the following questions ariie : —Whose rights and privileges do yon pretend to support * Not the landlords , —you have denied the validity of their rights by asking "to whom , after all , does tta « land oelong 1 Not the aristocracy , —they have no sympathy with you ! Not the Whigs , with , them you are now like Hilton's devils , " beyond the pale of hope I" Not the people , —yon hesi . tate to acknowledge their inalienable righto ! Not the Tories , —oh , no ! never !

      " To this favour you must come . " In fine , is i t not a mockery , a delusion , and a snare , to invite the thinking portion of the community to join in a Confederation whose council puts everything into a sort of Pandora ' s box , buUtithout even hope at the bottom of it ! If the council have those stringent laws , who made them ! Or why were they not laid before the Confederation ! You cannot sacceed in this courss , and , to use the words of your late treasurer , «• you ought not to succeed . " Your silence will only tend to arouse our energies , and stimulate us to more exertions , and w « will treararenp in our hearts those hallowed principles contained in our address tnoTe closely than ever : even as the tomb of Emmett remains uninscribed , let it remain unanswered " till other times and other men can do

      justice to our intentions . " We are plain mea , ever anxious to BTo i * gmog offence j we cave no ambition to be gazetted as outlaws to the " gentlemen ' s code of honour . " but our principles are dearer to us than our liveB , which must sooner or later be given up , and if it should be our blessed lot to mingle with the spirit * of the illustriou dead of our unhappy country we , at ltast , can say that we have not bartered their principles at the mart of expediency , nor sullied their political faith by the treaeh . ery of our silence . I now oace mora call on the council , through you , for an answer to that address , not in the spirit of supplication , bnt of justice , fair play , and of

      right . Kit be not worthy of an answer it is certainly ntt worthy of house-room , and I do hope there will be found one member of the council who will prove his " abhorrence of the system , of combating disser t by suppressing it , " by following the example of the honourable and manly member for Kilkenny ' s conduct with refer , ence to another document . This will be capping the climax , and tend to bringmatters to a speedy reconciliation between Old Ireland and Young Ireland , as "true friendship cannot exist but between equals . " I am , Sir , with best respeets for your own kindnesB , Your obedient S errant , Jm . T . Clakci .

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      ggg m TOUSG IRELAND , A CHIP OF THE OLD m block . HI' Consistencyinpolitics is inconsistency . "—D . O'CfenneB . Era to the Eoiros or th * hobteebk stai .. WL a ^ * ~^ . m wiU oblige a portion of the Irish Coniffireiierates in London , by giving a place in thepeople ' s HgBfcr to the following correspondence : — K L . T . Claxcy , lion . Sec . K 50 , Cbiswell-street , London , May 18 tb , 1847 . HL «—J » m directed b y an aajourned meeting of our Kmembers here , to address a fen-lines to you , concerning ago address presented from this locality to the council of H ? e Insh Confederation , " by James Haogbton , 'Esq . rottwmg waited for t « o or three publications of the No-Wton newspaper , and no notice appearing in the ordinary Wvraj , ana bting anxious to uphold a mntual understand . rflpng : between the council and any portion of the Confe . 1 t-» mion , may I request the favour of any communication

      Election Tfftotoment*.

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      Journeimen Bakers' Moveubnt .-A publicmeet . ing of the Operative Bakers' society , to reduce ths hours of labour to twelve per day , was held at tho Camden Arms , Randolph-street , Camden Town , on Saturday evening . Mr Nimro was called to the chair , and after reading tbe bill calling the meeting , he impressed upon them the necessity of combinine togetlitt to alter their present degraded condition . Mr Read , the secretary of the society , aaid he be . lieved n « He present could dispute the assertions put forward in the bill , for they were well aware tht

      whole was truth , and indeed the worst had not been stated . He contended that no man should be obliged to labour from Thursday night to Saturday night , with httlo or no intermission , obtaining no other rest than that afforded them in the night between the rising of the dough , as was the case with many of tha journeymen bakorB of London . The consequence * to themaelve B were broken constitutions , only half om-Ploy meat , an early grave , and destitution to their tamilies . Ihe meeting waa conducted much to tha satisfaction of all present .

      Thk Mubdbr of Corns , —Apprehension or A * - TnoMT Lam . —Our readers will recollect that at tha last Derby assizes John Platts was condemned , and subsequentl y executed , for the murder of George Collis of Chesterfield . Three persons were distinctly proved to have been parties to the murder ; one Morley , a butcher , who is dead ; John Platts , condemned ; and & third person , generally supposed to bo one Anthony Lant , a potman at Brampton . In his confession , Platts implicated Lnnt , buthis name was suppressed in the published confession .

      It will be recollected that one witness ( Slack ) saw a man as if in a drunken state pushed by two others into Platts' shop , and that he ( Slack ) remarked to » woman who was standing near , but whom he did not know , that the drunken man would have ' » cold night ' s lodging . " This woman turns out to ba Mrs Redburn , who , since Platts was hangod , has told all she saw and knows ; and Lant was taken into custody , in bed , at six o olook on the morning ot Tueaday last . His examination took place on Wea nesday , and ho has been committed to take his trw at the next asBizee .

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      ' AM ) NAflONAL ' ^ TRAJS ^ iifeAT ,. " ' ' ¦ . ' ¦

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      XN ' A « $ 6 , VOL- . ? 506 . ; - - IflMft $ - - SAtl ^ ¥ ^ f . vep nck —— t * - - ~ - - •' •¦ '• - ¦• ¦ - ' — £ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ - ' W 0 m ^ mmm ^ m m ^^^ ^ : ^^^ ^ ¦

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      which may enable me to satisfy the anxious inauiries of which may enable me to satisfy the anxious inquiries of all here ! I am , Sir , jour very obedient servant , To W « . Hamffl , Esq ., L . T . Clakct . 9 , D'OHer-street , Dublin .

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      9 , D'OUer-gtreet , Dublin , Slit Hay , 1847 . SlB , —I h&ve the honour of acknowledging the receipt Of your letter , under date 18 th May , and in reply beg to say that I will submit it to tbe council at its first meeting after this date ; meantime , I have to state thatths subscriptions forwarded by yon have been acknowledged ia the JTatioain the usual manner . I am , 8 ir , your obedient servant , To L . T . Clancy . . Wu . Hihiix , Sec . SO , ChhwelLitreet , London . :

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      London , May 31 st , 1847 . Sre , —I beg to acknowledge the receipt of yours in reply of the 31 st inst . Not being able to look upon it as an answer to mine of the 18 th inst . I expected to have heard from you during tbe past week , Beeing that several sittings of the council had taken place . I am anxions that this matter should be set at rest , as onr members look , through me , for an answer , not expecting any through what might be termed "the more * proper channel" of the ifaftm ; betides , I am not inclined much longer to insult the confidence which my country ¦ men xepote in me by npholding a system of indifference

      to their jast appeal . I was aware that the trifle of money sent waft acknowledged in the Nation ; I did not allude to monetary matters , as your note would seem to imply . Such monies , I believe , are sent to defray the ne-« es »* ry expenses of correspondence , officers , salary , to ., and s » long as they are properly bo applied we have no further concern about the funds . Will you , therefore , be good enongh to give me a direct answer to my note of the 18 th inst . or otherwise refer me to some officer oi the Confederation , whose duty it is to attend to the correspondence of its memban ! . I remain , Sir , most respectfully . Your obedient servant L . T . CiMtw . '

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      9 , D'Olier-8 treet , Dabliu , 3 rd June , 1847 . Sir , —I am directed by the council of the "Irish Confederates " to inform you that they never publish , letters of adhesion , addresses , or communications of any kind which they receive ; there is not , consequently , any discourtesy intended towards you or the gentlemen signing the address lately adopted at a meeting of friends of the Confederation in London , ( which you were kind enough to forward here , ) by ita non-publication . The addreil and your accompanying letter were read in council , and filed , as all other such documents are ; bnt the council could not publiih them , except by departing from their established custom . I have tte honour to be , your obedient Servant , Wu . Huuu , , Acting Secretary . P . S . —I shall forward cards of membershi p for the subscriber * to the remittance sent b y you , by next Tueidartpost . —W . H .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 3, 1847, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1425/page/1/