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      TO $ J 2 E PEOPLE . . Mt Fbienjjs , v :.: You will have learaeij , as well from the prospectus of Irish noblemen and gentlemen , sanctioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland / as from Sir William Soraervilie ' s " Landlord aud Tenant Bill , . * aadfrpm the several agricultural publications with : which , the world is now favoured ^ daily , that the question of the Land has become the all-absorbing topic with all parties and classes ; and , being the first to give the popular mind the proper direction upon this subject , I shall be the last to abandon its completion and fulfilment . I

      The last Conference declared , nnd wisely , that upon the , closing of the present Company * aXett- Company should be opened ; and , in compliance with that 3 ecjshra > itis now my pleasure to announce toyou ^ fli ^ conditions of theI ^ ew Land Company . Havmgrmaturely considered the rules and provisions ' of the old Company , and three Conferences having met for the purpose of considering , amending , and improving those rules , I have no substantial changes to suggest in the details . ; while experience has taught me the necessity of altering . some of our provisions . The conditions , then , upon "which I propose to establish the New Company

      are—Firstly—That the price of shares shall be 57 lor a two acre share ; 71 . 10 s . for a three acre ishare ; and 10 ? . for a four acre share . Secondly—That the expense of delegates to the Conference of the New Company shall . ba < boriie by the several localities , instead of being paidout of the general fund of the Company TM ^ V ^^ atr ^ l ^^^^ OTife ^ of ^ iea -of Benefit Societies is-extended to the present

      'Company , the New Company , instead of compeUvng us to resort to complete registration , will also be enrolled under its provisions ; but -should the statute not be extended to the present Company , the members of the New "Company shall at the first Conference appoint honourable trustees , in whose name land shall be purchased and contracts made for the benefit -of the shareholders .

      Fourthly—And this is rather matter of detail : TVTien the funds of the New Company shall reach 2 , 000 / ., the members shall then elect delegates to meet in Conference , to decide -upon trustees and other officers , for the management and government of its affairs . Fifthly—Thai until the meeting of the first Conference , the Company shall be managed by -the present Directors , with one clerk at a salary of U . per . week , and that the Directors shall receive no additional salary up to the meeting -of the first

      Conference-I will now state my reasons for the proposed alterations . The increase in the price of shares I sussest , lest it mig ht be necessary to raise money by way of mortgage , and with that view to secure a larger amount of paid-up capital which may be invested in the purchase of elates ; and , even further , because I consider the figure , at thoso rates , excessively low . I propose that the expense of the several Delegates to Conference shall be borne by the

      localities , because it will insure the more popular vigilant control of the members over the travelling expenses of their delegates ; and so enormous , and , in my opinion , so unjust , have been the charges of some of the delegates for travelling expenses , that I shall submit to the members of the present Company , previous to the meeting of the next Conference , the propriety of adopting a resolution that all delegates shall be allowed the third-class fare , provided the Conference meets in summer , and

      that the carriages are enclosed . Perhaps the greatest change that I have to suggest in the management of the New Company is in the mode of balloting , and this alteration is consequent upon the fact , that the assistance of the Bank must , upon good faith , be confined to the operations of the present Company , unless confidence and reflection may sanction its application to both , without injuring the members of the present Coninany—that is , that if national confidence

      should become so extensive as to enable us to locate the members of the present Company , and if , upon good faith being kept with the Depositors , they should i choose to re-inves % their funds upon the security of the second Company , they would be at liberty to do so . But in order to supply this gap , to provide -against the necessity of extensive mortgaging , and the securing of funds , independent of mortgage or loaa , I propose the following alterations in the Ballot—that is to

      sav—That any paid-up member may increase his chances in the ballot by additional payments , thus : —a two acre shareholder who has paid up may secure any number of chances , by paying 5 / , " i or the price of his share for each ; thus , if he chooses to have sis chances in the ballot he shall pay up 30 / ., and in the event of drawing a prize " the 25 / ., ox the amount of the additional five shares , shall be placed to the credit of the redemption of his rent , at the

      rate of four percent , but shall not be withdrawn ; that is to say , if A and B are two acre shareholders , if A has sis chances and B only one , and if both draw prizes , and if the respective rents in ordinary cases would be 11 . a year , A . who has paid the five additional shares , shall only pay 67 . a year , while B , who has only paio one * share , shall pay 71 . a year , A thus receiving his own Land as security for his own advanced capital .

      Now I have no hesitation in saying , that this system would bring us in a large amount of money , and would secure a still larger amount of eutlay in improvements , by-occupants of that class , while the principle could aot possibly operate to the disadvantage of any , a » the chances of all would be considerably increased by the more frequent turnings of this description of property . Of course the same rule weald apply to the three and four acre shareholders . The Expense Fund would remain the same as at present .

      The reader will observe , thaa while the principles upon which this Company is established differ , in some respects , irom those upon which the original Company was established , that the objects are , nevertheless , identical ; while compensation for increased price of shares will be found in speedier location , while the accumulated capital will be eventually distributed amongst the shareholders . If there is any error more absurd than another , it is the presumption as to the necessity ¦ o f enrolment or registration for such a company ; and happy . indeed , would I have been , if we had not allowed the interference of

      meddling beasts to drive us into the meshes of the law . All funds left for charitable or fother purposes are left by will , and trustees are appointed . And when this Company is represented in a Conference , I shall be prepared to recommend the appointment of Sharman Crawford , and two other gentlemen , who will be jealous of the interests of the poor and watchful of my administration of their funds , as trustees , and in their name all estates shall i > e purchased for the stipulated purposes , and without the bother , the vexation , and expense of law , the conveyances shall be made by theltrustees upon the members taking

      possession . I am glad to find that the good sense of the people has smothered the ignorance of the fools . Think of a beast , who writes ^ in the Manchester " , Examiner upon a question of ¦ which he is as ignorant as a cuckoo is of navigation , telling his readers , that , out [ of lOO . OOOj ., paid into the Bank , if 75 . 0 CK )/ . is invested in the purchase of Land , that the Bank is obliged to pay tbe interest upon the whole 100 , 0001 , out , of the interest upnn the appropriated 75 . 000 J ., sinking altogether the unappropriated 25 , 000 / ., upon ¦ which sum the Bank receives a profit over its liability of 11 s . 3 d . per cent on Exchequer I » i ] is , Then , thkk of this fellow ' s presump-

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      tion in putting down the manager s salary at 600 L a year , when it is but 400 * ., and then , think of his lying rascality , whence tells you—Firstly . —That no bank EVER FAILED with Societies' money in it ; and then he tells you , that where such / bank HAS FAILED , that the good-natured creditors have invariably acquiesced in the liquidation of the whole amount due to trade ^ societies . Don't you think you see it ?—ad ^ "don ' t you wish you may get it ?

      Now , what think you of a set of needy , warm-hearted , devoted creditors , having demands upon a broken bank , go far sympathising with Trades' Societies as to exempt that order of creditors from the usual rule ? But what think you of this verr fellow paying up his share , and signing this-great bubble deedand what think you of his seventeen years service of your order , wh ' en scarcely a man of his class would condescend to speak to him ? My friends , this Society shall le established jspon confidence , in me , and security . ; ih ^ ojF ^ g ^ f ^ - ^ t ^ the ; i ^ . ^ i : Xf ^ sSMiihe ^^ p the best landed security , and not upon love m- affection . And what would you think of a

      Jo ' ml-Stoclc B » nlc , with 100 , 0002 . capital paid up in not less than 100 Z . shares—which tbe law prescribes—that is , 1 , 000 shareholders at 100 / . each , or 1 OO shareholders at l , 000 Z . each ? and what do you think of the law that compels them to declare a dividend , and gives to them , THE SHAREHOLDERS , the whole profits made ? Now , wouldn't you like to distribute your confidence in that ^ Yay ? But , my friends , apart from love , affectien . and confidence , the whole of the Land purchased for the Company in my name , is perfect legal security to the depositors , and as soon as the Company is completely registered , or enrolled , under the 9 th and 10 th of Viet .,

      as the case maybe , then tbe whole of the property will be assigned to the trustees , and by them will be made available security to the depositors ; and neither I , nor the trustees , could diminish that property by a farthing , or apply it to other purposes than as security to the depositors ; and if 1 die to morrow ^ that security would not be shaken . But in order to show you the authority upon which the press writes , I beg to submit the following letter , which appeared in the North Devon Journal , and which should have been signed "Humbug , ' ' instead '' Anti-Humbug . " Now , read this letter of '' Humbug , " and judge of tbe value of the information upon which the Press founds its knowledge of our p lan .

      THE CHARTIST LAND COMPANY . TO TBE IDITOX OF THE ' XORTH DEVON JOCENAL . Sib , —In your last week ' s paper appeared an announcement from : i Mr Heath that he had been so fortunate as to secure an allotment from what he styles the' National Land and Labour Company , ' and that " be had paid £ ' I . odd for ' a house and two acres of excelleut land . ' His concluding advice to the labouring classes , t » ' go and do likewise . 'induces me to trouble you with a faw remark * , which I trust m 3 y lead them to pause ere they adopt it . I btlieve this Land and Labour Scheme to be a device of unprincipled and designing men , who impose upon the credulity of the unwary by holding out in prospect ad-Tantages which < an never be realised by those who are so unwise as to snrallow the gilded bait . When this scheme is s-t confidently Tecoromended to our notice , it is but natural that we should

      inquire—1 . —In whose names the monies subscribed are invested ? 2 . —What security they gite for the same , and -what guarantee that tfeeir promises shall be fulfilled ? 3 . —Whether the subscribers have anj and what control over the administration of tbe Company ' s affairs ! Aito the first point , it is sufficient for any intellgeut honest man to know , that the head and chief of the concern is Mr Feargus O'Connor—a briefless barrister , \\ ho but lately ocenpied a strong room in ( I think ) Carlisle gaol , and was maintained for some months at the public expense , while undergoing a sentence of imprisonment

      for ' sedition ! ' —that the land is purchased by him in his ewn aame , and that he exercises rights of ownership over it . Inproi . f vrhereof I need only r a mark that his qualification for a spat in the House of Commons is one of the estates he has purchased with the money of his dupes . True , other names are given as connected with the scheme , but they are , generally speaking , men of straw—puppets who are only set in motion when the mountebank palls the wires from behind the scenes ; with the exception Of Mr Thomas Duncomhe , Who , although member for a metropolitan borough , had lately to pledge his privileges as an H . P . to exempt him from arrest for debt for some thousand pounds .

      In the next place , the only security for the cash invested and for due performance of the contract , is such , and men ' alone . a 3 the said Feargus O'Cennor can give , —th « value of which caH be estimated by the foregoing portraiture of his character ? Lastly , the subscribers haTe , confessedly , no control , whatever , over the concern ; and , ( as every one must be aware , ( rum tkefact that the land is purchased and the conveyance drawn in his name , ) for aught they could do to prevent it , Feargus O'Cennor might enjoy tbe propertj unmolested during his lifetime , and , at his decease , bequeath it to his heirs .

      It was one defect of the old benefit clubs , that their originators held out fallacious inducements which eventuallj disappointed the hopes and expectations of industrious careful men , who anticipated aid therefrom in the season of adversity—of old age and decrepitude ,. And the same must inevitably be the case with any scheme which promises advantages disproportionate to the amount of contributions . Mr Heath informs ths public , teat for a house and two

      acres of land , he has paid but £ 2 . 13 s . 4 d . to this Chartist Bubble Company . Will he also be bo kind as to tell us who has possession of the ' title deeds ! ' and whether he hss nut to pay a prstty heavy interest on the tottil value of the property—fully equal to a moderate rental ? He has clearly suppressed some such important fact . That' excellent' Land can be purchased in England for 2 "s . per acre , with a house to the bargain , is a monstrous absurdity which no one but a lunatic would credit for a moment .

      Until Mr Heath supplies the requ i red information , the ¦ working classes -will be cautious how they act upon his suggestion to' Go and do likewise . ' I am , Sir , your obedient servant , Anti-Hohbpo . Barnstaple , February , 7 th , 1843 . Now , what say you to that specimen of"Anti-Humbug . '' Well , my friends , the Directors are now empowered to enrol members in the New Company , and may it go on prospering and to prosper until England becomes a paradise , and I shall have proved myself worthy of your affection , your love , and your confidencethe only reward I desire for my service , persecution , and labour .

      And with this single observation I conclude , namely—that if I chose to carry on this plan on my own account , I would undertake , in less than ten years from this day , to possess the same amount of ministerial favour that Baron Rothschild now possesses , as I would be as rich , if not a richer man ; but as you accepted me as a present , I am resolved that the gift shall be profitable to yon , and not to myself , as I am determined to leave the world better than I found it . As my motion comes on on Tuesday week , for the extension of the law to the Land

      Company , if within that time the Attorney-General does not realise our expectations , and as the prayer will now be for enrolment , and not for handing it over to the Government , I shall expect a monster petition , signed by members and non-members , to back me in my appeal , and I will not flinch from the performance of my duty . To work , then , slaves ; sign the petition for your emancipation , and let it be understood that we pray but for the protection of the law , and not for the violation of any one of its provisions . Let no time be lost—Jet the petition sheets be directed FOR ME to the Land Company ' s Office , No . 144 , High Holborn ; and let both ends be left open ; and , above all things , take care THATEVERi " BUNDLE OF NAMES SENT IS ATTACHED TO A WRITTEN

      PETITION , HOWEVER , SHORT , because , if names come aloBe , they will be stopped at the Post Office . And as the Eng lish lion is a whimsical beast when roused , who knows what size the monster may grow to in a whole week , having two Saturdays and two Sundays , and all should be posted on Sunday eveniag , the 27 th of February , 'at the latest . I remain , your devoted and { faithful friend , Feargus O'Connor .

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      ? 'We'llrally aronflflhim , again and agiln . ' 3 X ) THE INDUSTRIOUS PEOPLE OF ENGLAND . My Friends , The time has at length arrived when duty compels m& to address you . I have struggled with yo tt . ibr now nearly sixteen years , a 9 no man ey | & : struggled with the people before , and during the whole of that period it has been my pride . ! to have propounded practical measures for your consideration , and my every ; thought has been absorbed in the creation : ; of such a mind as would lead to that resalt . ;

      ( S A manjif he be insincere , doeeinot spend the best of his days and the whole of his fortune in antagonism to the strong oppressor , but he developes his power for mischief , and then sells the popularity , that by his cunning and bis treachery he ha 9 achieved . Tfte history of my day has yet to be written j ahdithe advenbniay be " hastened by circum-6 taii& : S nowVpassing around us in Europe , to ¦ 3 SS ^ j ^ M ^^ . JtA directed . ^ The huSnoB ^ jpsaSaiiS ? lfoks not beyond the door of his cot , the operative beyond his loom , the blacksmith beyond his anvilj 01 the

      BtlOemaker beyond his last ; while circumstances at a distance from him may be operating upon his condition . So it is now with the people of England , and my pride is , that the universal bubble of despotism , now about to burst in Europe , will have a less pernicious effect upon you , than upon any other people of the world . And why ? Simply because your mind is directed to the possession of the labour-Held , from which , by the application of your industry , you may secure your reward in comfort , plenty , contentment , and peace .

      It is this wholsesome direction of the mind of England that has made my name terrible to tyrants ; because I have gathered up the will of England into one volition , which now bids defiance to the . theorist and the quack . And dreading the effect of this powerful combination of thought , when developed in the House of Commons , and circulated throughout the world , the enemies of your order , the enemies of your interest , and the wi thliolders ofVOUT liberty , have sought to deprive me of that useful position in which the confidence , the courage , and independence of the electors and ' "non-electors of Nottingham has placed me . '

      Men of England ! Have I ever deceived you ? My conscience answers " Never . " Have I ever , in the most trying times , abandoned the post of danger ? or have 1 withheld my Strength , my energy , or my property , from your service , when your necessities called for their expenditure ? If , then , an individual can establish such a claim to a nation ' s confidence , is he not justified in calling upon that nation for its support } Mistake me not as to the term support . 1 do not use it in a pecuniary sense . I use it in a more endearing sense—your affection , as illustrated in your own song" We'll rally around him , again and again . "

      Men of England , if I have not deceived you in our chequered and trying progress , from absolute weakness to acknowledged strength . it is not to be presumed that I would have deceived you upon so impertant a question as my right to sit in . Parliament , even under the previsions of that tyrannical restriction—( Property Qualification)—which we seek to destroy . If I had presented myself to the electors of Nottingham without a sufficient qualification , and had allowed them to waste their confidence and power upon a mere useless

      struggle , I should hold myself in utter contempt ; and , therefore , as the day is now named ( THE SECOND OF MARCH , ) fur testing that qualification , it will be consoling to you , as it is satisfactory to me , to be able to assure you , upon " the true faith of a Christian , " and upon the honour of a gentleman ,. that no member in the House of Commons can produce a better , a more legal , equitable , and unexceptionable qualification than I can ! But then , my friends , met as I have been by persecution upon every turn , it was to be expected that a

      combination of treachery and wealth would be created to try the experiment of weakening your influence through my rejection . And from the experience that I have learned from past Committees , it may be that no sacred bond or obligation may save me from a eimilar fate new . And , although I do not write to prepare you for" such a result , having no possible right to anticipate it , yet I ask you not to betaken by surprise if another election for Nottingham should be the result of the petition against me . If such , should be the case , I will stai * d before the men of Nottingham again , and I will swear , upon my oath , before

      the returning officer , to the same qualification which I now possess ; and my return having been procured'b y the most pure and honourable means I shall expect a similar result by the same means , strengthened by your enthusiasm , your justice , and your sense of wrong , attempted to be practised against me because I am your friend . Men of the Midlands , yea , men of England , if they should forceps to this repetition of our strength , the assurance of our power , and the courage of the electors and non-electors of Nottingham , we will show them such a Nottingham as England never saw before .

      If treachery should triumph , I will again throw myself upon the people of Nottingham , and from the time 1 arrive until I " bruise the serpent ' s head'' I will never lay mine head upon a pillow , -a I have traversed your streets by night and b y day , and have spent my own money freely to secure the men of your choice when I had no otker interest in the election . I fought the great battle of Nottingham in your Marketsquare , for Joseph Sturge , and rather " than allow tyranny such a triumph , as my loss to your cause would be , I will fight the battle again .

      Every town in England , within one hundred miles of Nottingham , will contribute its delegates ; while Mansfield , Sutton-in-Asbfield , Derby , Leicester , ' and , though last not least , Carrington , and my agricultural children from the villages , will rall y to the cry of "The Charter is in danger , " and will join me in my watchhour to guard the fortress against the enemy . My friends , the enemy , presuming upon the lull which the hope of the free castle and the Labour-field has created , may calculate upon your apathy , but they will be deceived , as , when I am unjustly dealt by , my daring in the cause of justice knows no bounds ; and , by heaven , I would rather risk my life against the most fearful odds , than allow \ V'higgery the triumph that my rejection would insure .

      Men of Nottingham , my every act has been so consistent and free from imputation , that 1 will be among 3 t you immediately after the decision , should it be unfavourable , and there , in the Market-place , I will read for you my qualification and the opinion of Counsel upon it , and then England will understand the nature of her future struggle . She will see that all legitimate means of developing the people ' s wrongs and advocating their cause are denied to them , and that their future course must be regulated accordingly . The nations of the world are now , one and

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      all , bestirring themselves in the cause of freedom , while Whig tyranny hopes to shackle the English mind by the appliances yet at its command . And having some experience novr of its resuscitated hope , I have no hesitation in saymg the mobster is more insolent , daring , presumptuous , and cruel than ever . But having fought it in its palmy days of power , whon persecution was tolerated because not boldly resisted , shall we turn our back to the enemy now , when , after years of struggle , of sufferin ^ , ; and persecution , we have defied its V : JB | t | # ance ? , ¦ ylj yV My friend 3 , 1 remain , r V . ; Your faithful friend and Unpurcbasable Representative , Feargus O'Connor .

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      THE-. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN . Bkothbb bHARH 3 TB , —We feel ourselves called upon at the present tima to direct your attention to one of the moHt foul and unjustifiable attacks made by faction , against our much-esteemed and belored champien . ^ eargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P . for Nottinuham . 'The basc'supporters of a corrupt and domoralising system , fearing that by his presence in the House of Commons , not only as the member for Nottingham , but as th « repreaenialiTe of the unenfranchised millions of toiling slarea in'Great Britain and Ireland , would in him hare au advocate , who would make known their wrnngu in the Senate House of the nation , have , for the purpose of accomplishing their base designs , presented a petition sgsint his having a seat in the House of Commons , on the plea that his qualification is not ( sufficient .

      Brethren , we think we can with confidence appeal to you , and ask . has Mr O ' Connor at any time deceived you ? We feel that your slower will be an emphatio' no ! ' Such being the case , can you for one moment believe that be would act bo impolitic a part as to tender a qualification tbat waa insufficient to meet the demands of eron that absurd portion of our ejatera the Property Qualification , well knowing an he did tbat no means would be left untried to deprive him of his seat , and yon of his influence in the Legislature , and at the same time throw away ' . the almost superhuman exertions of the brave men of Nottingham at the late election ? No , friendo , Mr O'Connor could not act so foolish a part , and we can confidently assert , tbat there ie not in the

      House of Commons a member who has & better qualification than that of Mr O'Connor . But tbat avails toothing ; the object of the tools of faction will be served , bo matter wbich way the thing ends ; for if he keeps hia seat , which we have ever . v reason to expect he will , yet they will have succeeded in throwing upon him an enormous expense to de fend himself from their hellish plot . Brethren , this ought not to be—nay , we tavo that faith , in the Democracy of this country , to Bay it shall not ba . They are fully aware of the many sacrifice ^ Mr O'Connor has made on their - behalf , and the readiness with which he has at all times come to the rescue of the poor man , when tho fangs of the oppreanor had laid hold of them . On sucb occasions his

      purse , his person , and hia labour , were freely expended for the people . We think , therefore , brother Chartists , it is the duty of the people now to rallj round our champion and patriot , by pouring in the funds to enable him to defend his seat , without a farthing expense to himself . In fact , it is the people ' s seat , and thoy are in honour bound to defend it . There is no time to be lost—the second of March next ia tbe day appointed by parliament for the examination of this important question , thefelors we have only this week to do the work in . Therefore let the watchword be ' Now ' s the da / and now ' a 'the hour / and we expect erery man who has a spark of Democracy within hia system , to subscribe his mite , be it ever so small , and prove to the world tbat they are Chartists in something more than name ; and

      teach faction that they shall not crush our champion , and we stand calmly by and not stretch a nerve to assist him . No ; our love for our fatherland forbids it . Our allegiance to the holy cause of freedom forbids it . Our love to our oiftpring forbids it ; and our duty to our chief , who has stood by us in calm and storm , in prosperity , and adversity , and has ever been ready lo take the field , when the glorious Charter of our and our children ' s liberty has been in danger . In conclusion , brethren , there is bo time to be lost ; send your subscriptions at once to Mr Clark , 141 , High Holbarn , London , by Post Office Orders , or small sums may be gent in stamps . We are , gentlemen , your faithful friends and servants , the Executive Council , CflRiaTopiiBit Don . 8 , secretary .

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      NATIONAL LAND AND LABOUR BANK . A meeting of the Masons of the Craven Lodge took place on Tuesday , the 15 th instant , at the Craven Head , Drury-lane , for , ' the purpose of hearing a statement with respect to t ' je affairs of the Bank , and of considering the propriety of placing part of the lodge funds in the Deposit Department . The meeting was most respectably attended , and every facility given to the Bank Manager , Mr Price , in his endeavours to place fairly before the meeting the several advantages held out in the Bank prospectus . After apologising for Mr O'Connor ' s absencei who was unavoidably detained at the House of Commons , Mr Price commenced a long address , by stating that he was instructed by Mr O'Connor to

      attend , in accordance with a request from some leading members of the lodge , but that his main object was most distinctly not to ask for assistance to the Bank , but to explain its principles , and to allow those principles to have full effect after the most mature reflection . He was not aware what banking establishment at present had custody of the lodge funds , but , judging from the appear , ance of its members , they were not men to entrust them to any but the most honourable hands . Let them , therefore , reflect deeply on what they were about to do , and weigh the advantages promised by the National Land and Labour Bank , before they ventured to leave an old established and respected

      connexion for the mere sake of higher interest . Tho first thing te be considered was the character of the banker ; and Mr Price entered into that of Mr F . O'Connor , and dealt with the attacks made upon it by a portion of tbe press in such a manner as to convince his hearers , thatfif any treachery was ever meditated by that gentleman , he had allowed the best opportunities to pass without carrying his evil jntentions into practice . With regard to Mr O'Connor ' s claim to support from the masons in particular , Mr Price remarked , that when a banker built his counting house there was an end of all connexion between him and his workmen ) except that he was always ready to take charge of their savings and pay no interest for them ; Mr O'Connor , on the other

      hand , however , employed a vast number of masons throughout the country , and as fast as one job was finished another was begun ; in addition to which he took charge of their money , and gave a liberal rate of interest for it . Mr Price then explained the mode in which depositors in the Bank would have a valid claim ( in the event of Mr O'Connor ' s deaih ) , on his executors for the amount of their funds ; inasmuch as when a loan was effected with the Land Company , the title deeds would be conveyed by & short instrument te Mr O'Connor in trust for the

      depositors . All expenses of this nature of the Banking Establishment were paid b y the Land Company out of the Expense Fund , which would explain how the Bank could afford to pay so high a rate of interest as four per cent without any pressure . Mr Price stated , that when money was deposited by tha trustees of a benefit society , it might be withdrawn without any not ce , provided it was required to pay members on strike . Various questions were put , at Mr Price ' s Jinvitation , to which he . gave resdy and it is believed satisfactory replies , for the meeting

      separated highly pleased with the explanations siven , and several members , who before strongly opposed the Bank , gave it their unqualified approval . It is confidently expected that when the- , nesult of the meeting becomes known to the different lodges , the matter will be warmly taken up , &a& tbat the funds will be diverted from their preseat custody into that of the Labour Bank . A vote oS thanks to Mr Price was kindly proposed and se'ebn ^ ed by two of the members , and carried unanimously , after , which at a late hour , the meeting was , dissolved .

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      PiiUBt — TbAs branch meets the first Monday and third Saturday of ^ very mouth , at eight o ' clock in th « evening , \ a their Room ; 113 , Geor ^ e-9 treet . SiocKPor . T . —On Sunday next Mr James Leech of Maueb . e »\ er , will lecture in the Lyceum , Wellingtonte € » t / 4 t six o ' clock .

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      At a Conned meeting of members of tbe National Charter Association , held at the Assembly Rmobw , 85 , Dean-street , Soho , on February 8 th , Mr Cuffay , moved and Mr Milne seconded , the following resolution : — ' That the lecture , delivered by Mr Gill on the 6 h inat ., be aenfc to the Northbbit Star for insertion . ' Tnos . Almond , chairman . [ We are sorry that want of space prevents us from gratifying tho wish of the Council ; however , we Rive the following extract . The lecturer hAvine described the horrors of the last French war—having shown who bore the b ' . ons and expenses of that war—aud who received its honours and emoluments , pro ceeda : 1—There is a war which is

      justifiable—Belfpreaorvation . Reason sanotiona it , and nature approval it ; the Creator of life has implanted it in our hearts . The brute creation will defend its food and its young , and man ie justified in protecting his life and property agnlnst those who would deprive hira of it . If he is robbed , has he not a right to to cover that which is Btolen ? Liberty is bis birthright ; if this be taken from him , ia he not justified in endeavouring to regain it ? Tho Creator gave tae earth to muD , with power ever everything upon it , for his use , on which he should live by the sweat of his brow . But man has marred Jehorah e plan ^ -wh at He-, made free man haa enslaved—that which ¦ U £ iJ * Vjejto * l ! , a" few have moaopoliscdi Iti ^ the streets and lanes , tbe garrets and cellars . Of this

      JJWafc metropolis , thousands of unwilling idlers are dying of starvation . Those who hare built the palaces and other national structures of our great ness are without a shelter for tbeir heads ; the weavers of cloth , and tho 88 who have fashioned it into garments , are without a rag to cover them ; the beej who have made the honey are denied its sweeta , and are suffocated by the class-made laws of faction . Look t » Ireland in her misery and destitution—look to yourselves , fast approximating to her condition ) and say whether there should be peace with such a state of things as this . We are called upon to strengthen our national de ences , when we have lost everything we had to defend , and we are expeoted to do this by those who have robbed u « , that

      they might enjoy their stolen property . Bo our answer this : —Give us our Charter , and wo will cherish it—give us our liberty , and we will protect it—give us our land , and vre will defend it—make u * happy in the possession of - ur inalienable rights , and then you shall find every UritiBh homestead a cagtle each house a garrison , protected by its natural dcfendera . Do this , and you will not need the ballot or impressment ; tbe plough , tbe loom , the anvil , and tha workshop shall furnish forth recruit * , and you shall find an army of tree soldiers , ready at command to fitoteck their liberty , lives , and property—an army that shall Bet at defiance the combined forces of all the tyrants of tbe world . The ¦ Iron Duke fears an invasion of the French . I tell the doting old man that he fears the onward inarch of freedom .

      I tell him that bis greateat enemy ( democracy ) i 3 already landed—is in the camp—is in the centre of the metropolis . I tell him , too , that wt are determined to have our rights before we fight for the property of others . If we are too ignorant to have a voice in making the lawa wbicb tto nro compelled to obey , we are too ignorant to draw a sabre or pull a trigger in their defence . Tbe banner ot liberty waves triumphantly over the mountains of Helvetia , and the hardy Switz ^ rs are prepared to defend it . Rome has raiaud the shout of freedom . Sicily , like a pheanix from its ashes , has arisen , de manded , fought for , aud obtained her rights—and all honour and praise be given to the heroic women of Palermo , who threw their household goods asd b . jilina water on the heuds of tho hired

      assassins of their tyrant . Tho king of Naples has conceded , but his offers are rejected by the Sicilians . No terms Bhould ba made with tyrants—the ) should be sent to tho right about . Kingcraft and Priestcraft have too long misgoverned the earth , it is time they were swept away , and only looked at in the book of timo witn _ horror and abhorrence for the bloody record of their reigns . In France and Spain , in Portugal and Germany , tho tree of liberty ia spreading its roots . This is the invasion you are called upon to resist . The thrones of Europe are tottering , and will you prop them up ? The peoplo are struggling for freedom , and will you aid their oppressors to ennlave them ? No , my friends , we will rather assist them , till not a vestige of irresponsible power remains

      on the earth . The Democrats of Europe are uniting in one common bjndof brotherhood , and the prejudices of nations are fast giving way . Our principle . * , promulgated in the Star , are copied in the French and German papers and dissomiuated through those countries . Chaitism has taken root in Ireland . As a body , we . ire acknowledged , feared , and respected , by all the political sects in our own country . Let us then , before we talk of assisting other nations , atrugi $ ling to be free—let us prove oursinncrit . " by cmsncipating ourselves—let us extend our organisation and enlist recruits under our banner . Tell me of heroes and conquerors' laurels—here alone is true honour and glory to be found , in the land of patriots , whose common object ia tho redemption of man from

      thraldom . I will take the man of a hundred battles nnd place him in juxtaposition with our indomitable chief , Feargus O'Connor . Liokat tbe shrivelled , blood-stained warrior—he tottera under the weight of bis honours—he cowers at the blast of his fame . The dying shrieks of his million victims must for ever ring in i > U ears—tbe ruin of many si happy home is on his head—the maledictions of widows and orphans follow his step—the ensanguined plain be ever before his eyes . Tottering on tbe brink of eternity wbat hope can Christianity give this destroyer of h )» race ? Yet he still thirsts for his favourite beverage , and vampire-like oails tor blood , But look on the robust form , the open countenance , and manly brow of O'Connor . He builds houses instead of destroying

      them—he makes happy homes , instead of blasting them , he cultivates tha land instead of destroying the hardest ; instead of enslaving , be has devoted the best years of his life in the regeneration and enfranchisement of man—instead of death , he is surrounded by the stalwart sons of toil ; instead of curses the | blessini ; s of mothers and their offspring everywhere attend bis footsteps . WkoBe laurels are the greenest ? which of them is the greenest ? We pan now give n . practical illustration of what Chartism is , and what it will be , by pointing to the happy homos on the Chartist estates . The proof of n nation ' s greatness is to be found in the happiness of its peasantry , and not in its standing army , its rural

      police , its prisons , or its bastiles . We onn now present a miniature model , where men dwell together in peace and harmony—where they rise with the lark and lie down with the lamb—where they sow for themselves , and reap the fruit of their industry , free of the interference of exacting landlords and in defiance of executions and ejectments . Such would England be under the Small Farm System , with the Charter for ita protection . Should foreign foes then dare invade us , Britannia ' s sons would strike for home and their fatherland , and hurl the hostile iuvadera in the waves ithat wash our sea > girt isle . This is a state of things worth living , and , if needs be—dying or . For

      Far dearer tho grave or ths prison , Illumed by ono patriot ' s name , Than the trophies of all irhobave risen , On liberty ' s rain to fame , [ The lecture elicited burat 3 of applause . ! Cambbbwelland Wamyobth . —At a recent meeting of this locality , held at the true Temperance CofFee-heuae , East-lane . Wai worth , Mr Scott in t ! : e chair , Mr Scott was elected to tho Metropolitan Delegate Committee , vice Sellars . A vote of tbaaka was given to the retiring delegate ,, after whisi Thos . Paine's ' First Principles of Government' was read , and received with great applause . Mr Jshn Simpson submitted the address of tile National Registration and Central Election & ' omaiittee , which was greeted with loud acclaim . 1 st was annotaced tbat tbe subscription books for the- O'Connor seat defence were still opcn , and all friends were revested to send in their subscriptions && early as yMavble ; nd the meeting wag dissolved .

      Cut and FiKSBUitY Locality , National Charter Association , Good Intent , Back-bill , Mattea-garden , February 13 th—Mr Wilson- in the chair . Report from Metropolitan Delegate Committee given in and received . The circular feom tbe secretary to that body , calling on the locality , to elect two delegates to the new committee was read ,. End tbe late delegates were unanimously rc-clcotod . Mr Elijah Nohha moved , and Mr D . Carter seconded tbe following resolution : — ' That this meeting repudiate ihounfounded assertion of Dr C&mpb « U , tbat Chartum and infidelity nre combined ; and we consider tbat he , professing to be a minister of that gospel which

      preaches peace nnd good will among men , that his conduct is subversive of tbat religion which be profeesesitoiteach , and this meeting hopes , for the future , when . Dr Campbell attacks Chartists , Ihnt he will oonfinojhis statement to truth , andjnot attack tbe character of apy men by bearing falsa . witneas against his neighbour . Carried unanimously ,. Mr Fennoil moved , and Mr Uvesey Beoonded , the following resolution ;— 'That we hail the proposal to establish a Land Company in Ireland , under government auspiees , witUjey , as an acknowledgement and recognition of our principles , and n 3 a step in the light direction , and we feel convinced that if the people of Ireland were employed ia cultivating the Land , at

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      a fair rental , and « ith the security of a lease , an * remuneration for improvements , that rocch r . f to * , distress in that country would" ceaKS , and , ai a natural consequence , crime would decrease in thesomeratio . Carried unanimously . Mr T Clark of the Ezecik tive then delivered a spirited and edifying lecture , on the progress and prospect of Chartism . A vote of thanks was given to Mr Clarkjano the cbai-nwn , and the meeting ^ adjourned to Feb . 20 th . Mr Emm * Jones will Jecture on Sunday evening next , ieb . 20 th , on the Progress oi Democracy , at home and ! abroad .

      Chobiey . —A public meeting was held here on tha 9 th inst ., in the George Xna Large Room , lor tha purpose of hearin ? a lecture from Mr Donovan , on the Land and the Carter , Mr Rhodes presided over the meeting , which was a bumper . After she National Petition had been read to the meeting its adoption was moved and seconded , when the chairman called upon Mr Donovan to address the meet * ing , whioh he did in a mnst able , taknted , rmd spirited manner , for about two hours and a ha . l ( , s&& resumed bis seat much applauded , after which t ' 19 chairman rose and made a few remarks on tbs > utility and necessity of adopting ihe National Peti * tion ; tbe motion being put , every hand in the rr . onj was held up for it , when throe cheers were siveu fop » ur friend and champion , Fearjjus O'Connor , three for the Land and the Charter . A vote of thankswas then awarded to Mr Donovan for bis able und talented lecture . : a likecompliment was given to tho

      chairman ; the meeting dissolved highly delighted . As Mr Dovovan was at liberty the followii-g evening , arrangements were made to have another lecture en the same subject , accompanied with remarks rn the National Land and Labour Bank . These lectures bave made a deep impression on tbe minds ot tho working classes of this town in favour of tbe Cbar » tor and the Land Plan . A Chartist Association is being formed . National RRGimATios and Central EiiVCiicH Commutes . —This body met at the Assembly-rooms , 83 . Dean-street , Sob * , on Tuesday evening , Feb .

      15 th , Mr Godwin in the chair . An additional quantity ot the committee ' s addreas was ordered u > h » printed for distribution . A letter was read from Me Biricy , relative to the l&to Blackburn election ; the secretary ( Mr Grassby ) was instructed to rei'ly thereto . The committee then adjourned . . ¦ ¦ Matxoiux / ^ VlCTJjfc * 2 Qj >» iai 2 dtE »«! st Tho . -seoretarjF-( Mr J , Simpson ) mnvSMxti' ftie followinor " M __ behalf of the general fund : —from Sheffield , per Mr W . J . Holme ? , 7 a . 9 J . ; Mrs Tanner , Totness . 2 s . The committee would remind tbeir friends of the address issued on behalf of the law-made Widow Jones .

      fRDBTOH . —A branch of tbe National Charter Association was formtd on Sunday evening last , ia the room of Mr Frankland , Lane-street . Mr John , Bartlett was Appointed Becretarr , Mr John Weighs president , Mr Peter Eddlestone , treasurer . The above room will be open to the public e \ ery Sundaj evening , from six o ' clock to ten . when the Nokthbbs Star , Wkkklt Express , Lab- > vrbr , and other popular publications will be read . On Sunday eveniag next the following subject will be discussed : ¦ Were the wants of the working classes better attended to in ancient than in modern times . ' Discussion te commence at half-past six . Sr Ublkn ' s . —Mr Donovan lectured at this piaca on the 2 nd inst . Tbe National Petition was adopted .

      Stau « tos , nbar Sniq ' s-End . —A public meeting was held » t the Feathers Inn , on Monday evening week . The meeting was addressed by Mr Sidaway , and other speakers . A brancli of the Charter Association was formed , and ofiicera appoin e < i . Tivj 5 rto « . —The quarterly meeting of the Chartiafc Association took place in the large room at the Half Moon Inn , on Friday . Feb . 4 th . Mr W . Kibbey was called to the chair . The chairman stated that col ' ectom had been appointed to wait on their friend ? , And receive their contributions for tha defence of Mr O'Connor's seat in parliament ; and it there were any friends in the room who had not been called on ,

      and wero willing to give , their contributions would now be received . The secretary of the Land Company then stated , that there had been collected from the members of the Land Com rany , and the Chartists , of Tiverton , upwards of £ 1 . G * , and that the collection was still goiDg on . It wss then proposed , ' That the committee be empowered to appoint coU loctora to take in the subsiriptions weekly , instead of at the monthly meetings , as heretofore ; and that the members be considered level on the books up . tothis night . ' Six committee men were then chosen to 5 ) 1 the plaoe of six whose term of office had ex » pired . The secretary and trea > urer were then reeleeted for another a ' uc months . Tho balance ^ beet

      was then read , but tbe treasurer not bem » present it was agreed that it remain over till the next mt-eting night . Three cheers wf re given for Feargus O'Connor , Esq . and Julian Harney ; and thatiks being voted to the chairman , the meeting separated . Tmo . NjnuTn . —On Monday , the 7 'h inst ., tha first stone of a Hall was laid hy Master Upton , eleven years old , the son of Mr James Upton , of the said town , a membtr of tho Land Company , and a Chartist . The town appeared quite animated on tho occasion . The Teignroouth Saxe-Horn Band , composed of Land members , and conducted by Mp Chasty , scheo ' . raSBter , of bhaldon , a sincere Chartist ,, played through the streets . It is worth remarking that this building , which will be 63 feet hw £ b | 35 .

      feet wide , was set on foot by the indefatigable agent ot the National Land Company , Mr James Edwards , owing to the proprietors ot the public rooms em vetoing oiiiira not to havo Mr West lecture tLeie during his late tour in Duron , though Mr jK . vras after paying £ 1 . 10 s . 6 d . for the use of one room for a few hours , with which he would not comply- Thanks t& six working men—Chartists aho—three months will not roll around until a HaH TviJl be ready , which . shall be open to all parties . In the evening the band and several friends—over forty—Bat down t » a good substantial supper , at Mr Windeat ' s Temperancehouse . Alter the doth was removed Mr Edwards vras elected ohairraan , and > Jr Upton vice-chairman .. The chairman explained the proceedings v « ry minutely , and closed by stating that ho felt quit a assured of succeeding in their object , nr . d securing

      ( or themselves a . remunerative rate of interest for their outlay , besides having a place of meeting from which the people will not be excluded at the wink of any aristocrat in existence . On ' Success to the undertaking ' being drank , Mr O'Brien , of Exeter , responded in a neat Hpeecb . ' The people , thesourco of all power , ' was given with all the honours . On the health of that noble patriot , Feargua O'Connor , Esq . M . P . being proposed , every countenance glowed . with joy , after which the cheering lasted for ten minutes and more . ' The other directors of the National Land Company , ' 'T . S . Dunconibe , Eq . M . P . may he soon be restored to perfect , 'health . ' ' T . Wakley , Ebq . M . P .,, and the jrieDds cf labour throughout the empire . ' At twelve o ' clock tha chair was vacated . Three cheers were given for tha Chartsr .

      The CniBTisrs o ? Tokqwy have secured for them * selves a meeting room capable of containing OT 6 ff 2 , 000 person ? , ( or a term- of three years .

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      CHARTIST FORTHCOMINGS . THE CRACOW INSURRECTION " . A public meeting called by the Democratic Committee for Poland ' s Regeneration will be held in the German Hall , White Hart , ( three doors from Holborn , ) Drury-lane , oa Monday evening , [ not Tuesday , as stated in last week ' s Star , ] February 21 st , in commemoration , of the Cracow Insurrection . Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock by Ernest Jones . Colosiel Oborski ,. lulian llartwy , Carl Schapper , Thomas Claik , Philip M'Grath , and other advocates , of Poland ' s- cause wilt address the meeting * Democrats of London , attend t

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      AE 9 BMBLY-RO 8 MS- 8 S , Deun-street . —3 &J- Ldmtind Stallwood will deliver a public addree * oa Sunday evesing next , EebruAiry 20 tb , at half-past seven preciasly . ;^ Subject :. ' Tie Necessity of a Change . HhuDbHAtf Lakh . — Mr Tomlinson is e-xptioted to lecture at this placa . on Sunday , Fekunrv 20 th , at six o'clock in the evening . Subject t The powers of labour . , .... , Covbsirt -Parsons wishi- g to > in the National Benefit Sucietv can do ao at the house of Mr 1 J osier , every Friday evening , Coaob and IlonM-yari . Mneh Pa » k- » taet . The members o the Aatioaal Charter AWation , meet every Moi . da ) *™™ & ** eight o ' clock , at Mr Priehard ' s Temperance Coffee , TrM-Doiuli / s Rot , iE . ~ Eclinburg h and Leith the week beginning Monday . February 3 la , Ab ^ nkea and neighbourhood , the week begi » ing Monday , llElFSSs ^ J < tZ % , FibrW 20 th , at hx ^^^ "L AND SHIWOM BRANOH-yr g ^ tofe half-yearly meeting in tho Chmtiagf £ * £% « £ ' f Meeting Room , Market-street , ihtnicy , ' <«™ * M s' tfj evening next , the 21 st inst ., to exjimingjh ^ ttjw ^ ijij and elect officers for tho next six mourn , & % $£ ? fl e . h V ( W ^^ 'CF ^ d v -fi 5-

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      MR O'CONNOR'S SEAT SN PARLIAMENT .. 1 Wu'll ralSj around hid again end again . ' . A public mealing will b& held in the Literary sad Scientific Inatitution ,.. k > hnr-i 4 reet , Tottenham-coiu-u road , on Tuesday Evening next , in furtherana * uf the defence of Mr O'Cbnaov ' s seat in Parliauieut . Julian Harney , Ernest Jones , Philip M'&iath , Thomas ChrJc ,. and ofchen advocates of the tfaople s Rights will , attend , andi taJie part in the urocM&ngs . Chair ta . be taken , at eight o'clock £ M < iisely . Chartist of London ,, rally to the supports ! your Champion .. ¦ ¦ innMiirrrTt ^ lir i

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 19, 1848, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1458/page/1/