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      - Mr Fhiesds , ¦ ¦ Burhig the wliole of last week , and for some iinie previousl y , niyniind was so occupied with matters of various descriptions , that it / was impossible for me to say a word relative to the discussion upon the People ' s Charter in the House of Commons . I may now state , however , that no circumstance connected with my long and varied political career , ever gave me so much pleasure , or inspired * me with such strong hope , as the debate upon that question . Though not ^ usually nervous , yet I assure you I never felt

      more so than in undertaking to develope the practical views of a nation upon so comprehensive a measure . I feared lest an indiscreet sentence should justify the opposition of those lo "whose support I had looked for ultimate success . You know , as veil as I do , the difficulty of reconciling antagonist parties to popular opinions ; and you are also aware of the just reproach to which the leader of those principles subjects himself , if he merges thought of them in thought of self . And in this case I

      vas most peculiarly circumstanced , as for years I nave been the target of those who % rould Lave justly based their opposition upon A rambling , exciting , self-laudatory speech . But I have been more than repaid for the anxiety i endured , by the fact , that while my speech appears to have given general satisfaction , it also extracted a retractation of his old pledges from Lord John Busseix , by the avowal that le thonghfc THE TIME TTAT ) ARRIVED "when large concessions should be made to the working classes—an admission

      ¦ which never before was extracted from the 2 fohle Lord under heavier pressure . I shall say no more upon the political question , but shall now draw your attention to the social question . JBat , in passing , ' let me briefly foreshadow for you the onerousftiarid trying cirenmstanees against whicht'IJiad : td ' eontend lasi"wcek . . - . - .-: TirstJy . —During the whole "week I was suffering severe indisposition . - ' . -.

      Secondly . —My nnnd was tortured with anxiety lest an indiscreet Trord from me should injure the Chartist cause . Thirdly . —At therery time when I required mental calm , I received intimation of the fcrutal , unjust , and nngenerous complaints of a portion of the located members at BromsgTGTC . Fourthly . —1 had an action pending against me in the Queen ' s Bench , for an attorney ' s bill of costs for the defence of the Chartist prisoners—but upon this subject I shall address you a short letter .

      Fifthly . —The Judge of the Northampton Countv Court gave Sir . GrUBBixs a judgment against me for 21 . 9 s . 9 d . of the U . 19 s . 91 i&at he sued for , so that he has lost 21 . 10 s by Ins action , ¦ while the Jxh > ge has granted a new trial even to dispute his right to the 21 . 9 s . 9 d . SixtliTy . ' -L had another application about some member in Halifax , who Tvished to follow Mr . GcBBEfs ' s example . SeventJdy . —I received a very proper letter from Mr . Mtistz , the ' member for Birmingiaui , complaining of the abuse of him in the "Northern Star" of last week .

      2 ? ow I think that any , the most obdurate , man will admit that these were strong grounds Sor reflection , and well calculated to break the soundest spirits of the boldestindividual ; however , the same medicine , — A CLEAR CONSCIENCE—that has always sustained me , has proved an effectual remedy ; and as fhe -working classes , as a body , are not ungrateful , ungenerous , or thankless , I have received some little consolation this week from the letters I publish from different parts of fhe country , but especially those from Bromsgrove , signed by a majority—and by the poorest—of those located by Bonus upon that estate .

      "You arc aware , however , that although a ¦ " little leaven leaveneth the whole lump" that It requires a perfect flood of gratitude to overpower these streams of rascality , and you will also discover not only the wisdom and confidence but the self-reliance of the truly industrious , from the fact that four solvent in dustrious Individuals have ofteredto beconiB tenants to four of those reviled allotments , at a rent of 16 / . a-year , and to pay their rents half-¦ yearly . The name of one is advertised in the ** Star , " and as to the others , application is to l > e made through the Directors .

      You will find that the want of pumps constituted the sole ground of complaint , while the" veils are sunk , and , as I stated , the pumps are to be put in . But if I required stronger confirmation of the value of the Plan , would it be possible to find it more satisfactorily proved than by the letter of those who have paid their Bonus , * and who have" been located upon the estate , and not one of whom would let ? In passing , I may observe that one who has subscribed Ms name to the letter , " John "Wooeex , " occupies the allotment upon which all the bricks , for building the several houses ,

      were burned , and the most unsightly and Tagged allotment on the estate , but he is an agricultural labourer , and says that he will show them what to do . And let me here inform your order that the application of such labourto the land is the only possible means by which your social redemption can be achieved ; and , as I have , often told you , if the land was locked up to-day I would not give you three straws for the Charter to-morrow , and that

      lias been my sole and only reason for undertaking so gigantic and responsible a task as blending the political and social principles , so that ¦ vou may be instructed in the science of the latter , when you achieve the means of carrying It out , by the accomplishment of the former . And any man of common sense who casts Ms eye over the past four years and a quarter , since the Land Plan was established , will see Ihe difficulties against which I have had to contend .

      Every one is aware that fury , bombas t ^ ¦ violence , and resolution to die with your heart in your hand , while they cost nothing , will xecruit ardent and enthusiastic admirers ; while the feelings of a man who has paid five shillings , orfivepence . todemonstratethepower « f-co-6 perationy would be governed by interested selfishness , and will not take . the repayment of his five shillmgs in long yarns of t ubbish . ,

      But here lies my greatest difficulty ; the venom of the units is -joyously circulated through the organs of faction , while th _ e gratitude of millions is suppressed ; and one enemy can do you more harm than a thousand friends can do yen good . But , mark my peculiar position ; in all other cases popular enmity is only roused against a principle , or a system , while , as regards me , it is directed solely against flieindividuaL And need I—in confirmation of this great fact—remind you of the stereotyped convictions of promoters for "FREEDOMFOR THE MILLIONS : "

      * ' IT IS SOW ASGERTAESED , TROM PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE , THAT A MAN CAS J « OW MAINTAIN HIMSEM , WIFE , ASH PARTLY , ASD PAY THIRTEEN PER CENT . KENT , UPON TWO ACRES OF LAND , COSTING £ 11 AN ACRE . " If I searched the dictionary , or if I es-. liausted the English language , could I furnish jnv xevilers "with a stronger or more irrefutable answorto their continuousslander ? Their reply -would be , "Yes , bat that means the Land purchased by OTJR friends , and which will not release the holders from serfdom ; but yours means Land that -would make them independent of capital . ' '

      In this week's paper you will also find a sensible " address adopted unanimously by 160 of the Merthyr Tydvl shareholders ; an -while I read it with pleasure and satisfaction , there are a few points that require explanat ion . .,, ¦¦ « - ¦ - ¦ My Mends should hear in mind , that Con-

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      ferences were called fjr the express purpose of making changes in harmony with altered circumstances , over which they had no control ; and , that the Directors were also compelled to make changes , in compliance with the resolution of Conference ; and aa to the abatement of the twopence per week expense , they must be aware that that conclusion was arrived at by the conviction of the Delegates , that the people would not be able to pay it , and that the

      poorer members would consider it a hardship . All the other observations made by the good men of Merthyr shall—as they well deservereceive my strictest attention , and shall be submitted to the Conference ; and I can only say , that I subscribe to every one of them , with the single exception of reducing the number of Directors , as they may rest assured that there is more than enough of work for three at the office , while Doyle does two men ' s work upon the estates . .

      I do not boast of" my own work , but I do assert , without fear of contradiction , that the books and accounts of the Land Company , the most voluminous and multifarious ever kept by any company , are also the most accurate , complete , and critical ; and any man shall ..- inspect ¦ ¦ th ^ raoc ^^^^^ -Bf l ^ fcf England , ' dbvmlo those of' lilesmallest individual banker hi the kingdom , ( that is , if-they will alloiv them , ) the largest railway ' company down to the smallest , and the largest merchant ' s accounts down to the smallest , and not one of them will be equal in accuracy and minuteness to those of the Land Company ; and the subscribers must understand that

      upon confidence in those Directors my character depends , and that that confidence has never been shaken . I find that the Directors have decided that the Conference shall beheld at Snig's End , iu the school-room . I would rather have held it in the midst of " my constituents ; but I think it as well that my juggled dupes should have an opportunity of seeing Snig ' s End and Lowbands , which almost join , and Minster Lovel , which will be Avithin thirty miles of it ; and as they will be able to judge for themselves shortly , I now assert that they will be perfectly amazed and astonished . - * -

      In conclusion , let me ask you if a stronger proof can be instanced , not of the value , but of the absolute necessity of popular representation , than the fact , that while all represented classes can insure a legal right to juggle , cheat , and deceive the people , I cannot secure the legal right to protect the people against my own injustice . And why ? Because the friends of faction and opponents of

      freedom , judging by universal precedent , have the matchless audacity to base the hope of my destruction upon the great temptation placed in my hands . Last year , however , I conquered them with a balance sheet ; and this year you shall have another , not manufactured by me , but bearing the names of Mr . Finlaisou , and Mr . Grey , the Government Actuary and Accountant , after the closest inspection .

      My friends , if I had robbed you and lost my political power , I should have been characterised as a clever merchant , but as I have discharged my duties faithfully , and robbed myself , and thereby preserved iny political power , I am a swindler , a vagabond , a juggler , and a cheat , but I still remain Your faithful Friend and Eepresentative , Feakgus O'Connor .

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      "What the State gets- ex Life Assuraxch . — "When assurances upon human life are effected for business purposes , we consider that the state should derive benefit from them in the shape of taxation , but where they are effected against future calamities , which may come , at any moment , when-we least expect such a visitation , perhaps , out of small earnings , and by much self-denial , we find in practice that any such impost is a tax upon providence of the most dangerous and impolitic kind , since life assurance is diminished according to the extent of the tax . About £ 60 , 000 , 000 are invested in life assurance , from which the state derives an annual income of more than £ 1 , 000 , 000 . A tax upon providence of . such a nature and amount is a curse and a blow dealt at the happiness of a nation . ~ -Tho Reporter , for July .

      -The . Loss of the Floridias ( Germas ) Emigrant Ship . —Daring the last fortnight a number of bodies supposed to be those of the unfortunate beings / who perished in the Floridian emigrant ship , on the Itong Sands , last February , have been picked up by the cruisers off Margate , ilamsgate , and that part ' of the . coast . The remains , are sadly disfigured and mutilated . It may be remembered tliat the vessel was proceeding from Antwerp to 2 Jew York , and that upwards of one hundred and fifty German emigrants were lost , It is conjectured that the bodies were buried in the sands , as none of them were seen at the time , and the high winds in the early part ol last week may have slightly shifted the sand , and removed tUcm from their temporary grave .

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      MR . MTJNTZ , M . P . Ley Hall , near Birmingham , July 9 , 1849 . Sib , —I was shown this morning the last " 'Northern Star , " in which you call me a renegade , -with some other genteel remarks . It would be quite as well before you abuse others to inquire if you have grounds for so doing ; in the present instance I am abused because I \ ylll not'subscribe to everything which you think wise , and charged with having been a Member of the Convention . — : ; Ibegleave . to say that I never had anything to

      do with the Convention—that I was residing in South Wales , a hundred and fifty miles from Birmingham , when it was got up—that I believe I was named as one of jts members without my consent being asked , but that I declined acting and never attended any of its meetings ; I think it only fair that , after having so misrepresented me , you should correct your misrepresentations . Tours faithfully , Gr . F . MUNT ? . Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., London . "[

      ^ iS .: g ^ lr ^^ v ; v ^; w-4 =- ^^^ ^ r Iassure ' ydu that your letter of . the 9 th inst . gave me extreme pain . I had notTrea ^ tl fo article in the " Star" to which you referaintil freceived . your letter , but having since f $ ad it and your letter , I think you are perfectly ju _ stified ,-not in the explanation you give but in the complaint you make . I am not aware that you were even named as a , delegate to the Convention in 1839 . I believe it was your brother . Nor am I aware that you ever pledged yourself to the Six Points of the Charter ; but I am aware , as I have previously stated , that there is not a more independent member in the House of Commons ..

      Those circumstances of which you and others frequently and justly complain , give me much pain and causemenoliiileanxiety . The "Star ** is not only open to reflections upon all , but frequently to observations most hostile to myself , I have tolerated tins system for a long time , simply upon the ground that I wished to afford all an opportunity of expressing their opinions even of myself , however hostile they maybe , and there is no circumstance that has caused me more pain than this uncalled for and unjustifiable attack upon you .

      Trusting , as far as 1 am concerned , that this explanation will be satisfactory , I remain , faithfully yours , "Feakgus O'Cosnok . G-. F . Muntz , Esq ., M . P .

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      0 'CoNXORvn . LE . —The week before last , Mr . Robotham , lecturer on Chemistry , paid us a visit , and we beg thus publicly to return him our thanks fov his kindness in giving us two gratuitous lectures on " Agricultural Chemistry , " and the many valuable facts and suggestions embodied therein . Those lectures , and the other amusements of the week , will show that notwithstanding our deplorable condition , as represented in the Nottingham Review , we have some enjoyments . On Monday week , we had four vans from London with parties to view the estate ; and on the'following day , to prove that we had not forgot the political principles that gave birth to the Land Plan , we determined to hold a rural festival . Firstly : In consequence of the Bromsgrove location . —Secondly : Of Mr . O'Connor ' s motion

      for the Charter and thirdly : In commemoration of the anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence . We accordingly got' up ' a gipsy party , and , preceded by the band , took our way to a romantic dell in the neighbourhood , where Mr . % Ireland was elected England installedi ^ ith all usual ceremonies ; and we believe if all kings studied as much to promote the happiness of his subjects as he did , there would bo fewer republicans . After enjoying ourselves for some time we returned and pitched bur- ; -tents on the land of the late Sir . RicnaVdsOT ; ' / which is situated in the hio-besfc portion of ; ihe ground , from whence the

      whole estate lay spread beneath us , while we could also command a view of the surrounding country for a dozen miles on either side . Had our late poetic visitors been with us to have enjoyed this varied scene , we do not know what nights their imaginations might have taken . After refreshing ourselves and enjoying various rustic games , including the dance on the sward , we adjourned to the schoolroom , where the song and recitation filled up the pauses in the dancing , and the day ' s pleasure terminated with three cheers for F . O'Connor , Esq ., the success of the Rational Petition , and the Charter .

      Huu . —At the usual weekly meeting , held at the Malt Shovel , North Church Side , on Monday evening , July 9 th , Mr . Jackson in the chair , the secretary read the correspondence from Mr . Wlieeler , in answer to some reports spread here , which was received with satisfaction ; after which the letter of Mr . O'Connor was read from the Star , and a strong debate ensued . On the motion of Messrs . Oliver and Smith , it was resolved : "" That the discussion bo adjourned to next Monday evening , in order to atford every member an opportunity to give their opinions on its contents . " Norwich . —At a general meeting of Land members belonging to tbis branch , bold in the Chartist Room in St . Mary's , on Monday , July Oth , after a vote of confidence in Mi : O'Connor and his brother Directors , the following resolution was agreed to : —

      11 That this meeting is so disgusted with the fortunate allottees and members generally for their treatment and ingratitude towards Mr . O'Connor , ¦ who has devoted his life and property in their behalf , that they are of opinion the only plan is , in our present position , for that gentleman to apply to Parliament for leave to wind up the affairs of the Company , and pay off all the dissatisfied members . " "VYe beg * also to inform our brother shareholders , through the Star , that in the event of the Company being wound up , several gave in their names to give Mr . O'Connor full power to take the money they had paid to assist him in carrying out his new move of buying wholesale and selling retail , or any other plan calculated to emancipate the toiling niillions of this country , with no other security than his word , and they hope other localities will come forward and do the same .

      TO FEAHGUS O ' CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . Sn ^ Trusting you will insert the enclosed report at full length in the -Star of next Saturday , for there was a very strong muster of members here last Sunday , and we went to a considerable expense to call the meeting . There were 160 members together , and they all earnestly request you to insert Ft , for it is very seldom we trouble you with long reports , and you see unless some plan is adopted the Land Company will soon go to destruction , but if the old plan is adopted it will speedily be restored to its usual vigour . ' Yours , most truly , D . R . Morgan .

      MEinnTR TrDviL . —A special meeting of the members of the Land Company resident m this town was held on Sunday evening last , in their room , back of Wellington-street , when the proposed Conference was taken under their consideration , and all came to the unanimous conclusion that they could not see the utility of the ; proposed . Conference , for nearly every rule made at the Conferences had been broken ; some by members , and a large portion by the directors : there is one in particular —and on it the entire prosperity of the Company depended—that is ; the non-enforcement of the members to pay the twopence per share per weeK . However , we are of opinion it is not yet too late to reorganise the Company , for there are very blooming prospects now before us ; all are now aware advocat

      the press—with a few exceptions—is now - ing Land schemes of some description ; and they are springing up in every part of the kingdom with gigantic strides ; we are firmly of opinion if the above rule was carried on with strictness , the Company would be now in a prosperous condition , forif there were only 20 , 000 members in it , there would be only land and bouses for that number wanted ; and if each of them was to pay sixpence per week—that is , the paid-up as well as the > unpaid-up members—the above sum , from 2 U , uut ) members , would amount io JE 500 weekly , —that would be £ 2 , 000 per month , and it would amount to the neat sum of £ 26 , 000 per year . But it would be better if there were only 5 , 000 memberB , good , in tno Company , than to be in the miserable position

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      wo are nofr m . We have nono to blame but the Directors , that the above rule is not carried intoeftect . Aow vrc propose the following plan for the consideration Of all . the . Land members' of the S , ? 'M mtast all , will meet , and coolly and cavofullyJdeliberate on it , for it will do quite ov , w l ' } . &- Conference , and save much oxpcnge-th atls to lay a , levy of 6 d . ' per week on everypaid , upmemb . er , aSVeii astheunpaid-up ; and the Lompafcrto beparried on as it commenced , aad ? onHn £ * . ^ . detestable government about pro-S WV ^^^^ ^^^^ encein Mr . O'Connor 2 . W IS& " V ' and W . ™ d those of the untol fmfeW would n ^ wn'Pto their names Jl i el : * sed from the books ofthe

      ^ - ^ ^ .. . S ^^^^ ^^ CZtii the fonmSf */ 1 jMptow the Company on afirm Hft ^ i ^ Poorer ' members' are entirely disheartened smco the ballot was abolished ; anU K ^ n a " ° oorPenalty . on-the - paia . upmem . ben that wi 1 not comply with tho rule , not to stand any chance m-tho ballot , aridthe unpaid to be erased from ; the . books . Then wo should ; soon know ho % v many good members were in the Company ; and all those paid-up members that would not comply with the above . rule to luaye - tlieir money back at the windingTup of the Company ; that' is when the last man was on the land ; and let them have four per cent , for their money . % We are firmly of opinion , if there were fiftv nlans f > rnrir > sp ( T . wemp . would \ vm < lr sn

      won asvthis plan , for we are sure it would ! meet LWj £ h Jh&Spjff . obation of ten out of ;¦ every ¦• twelve in . shouldhe continued . as ' at present , for if any nio&ber had money by ' . lum = . and anxious to go , we think it right he should go . Me also ; think if ' there was a ballot to take ., place every | hree months it . would greatly facilitate ; the auVi'c' objects , "for every pno would then exert himself to clear up . every three months , and we are of opinion the . number- of directors- should be reduced down , to three , for we think that number plenty to carry on the operations of the . Company , when it shall be cleared of its present lot . of lumber , ( wo mean two with Mr . O'Connor ) , and if the Company goes on more prosperous than we expect then Mr . O Connor can add one more to the number , or employ an additional clerk ; arid we are also of

      opinion , that annual elections for directors should take place in each locality , as well as at the Conference . We have seen with extreme regret in the letter of our esteemed father that he is intending to retire from public life , we humbly and earnestly implore him not to do so , for if that was done all hope in this country would be for ever lost . Wo have seen with : groat astonishment , in the report of our friend s"Day atLowbands and Snig ' sEnd , " that a large portion of that estate is waste and unproductive , and very likely portions of the other estates may be in the same condition . "We consider it the duty of the Directors , while they ave in the employ of the Company and paid for their services , to take to any land that may be deserted by any allottee the instant it is made known to them , and they should request the members located on each estate to furnish them with intelligence if any one should quit his allotment . And we are of opinion , the first on the book ' s of the balloted members should

      occupy all such vacant allotments , fov we consider it a crime of the greatest magnitude to let the land become a wilderness , and so many of the members in want of bread , —many in this town-would be glad to have tho chance to go there . We have calculated , by what we have seen in our friend ' s report , that on Lowbands alone there is at least £ 50 a year lost to the Company . We trust the above neglect will be speedily corrected . 101 ? E . VUG \ JS 0 ' COSXOR , ESQ ., T \ . V . Honoured and IIgspectjed Sir , —We , the members of . the National Land Company , resident in this town and vicinity , have seen , with extreme regret , in your letter in the / Star of last Saturday , your intention of retiring to private life . Wo , the above members , humbly and earnestly implore of

      you not to do so , for if you do all our hopes and prospects are for ever vanished . We extremely regret to hear of the constant torment with which you . ire troubled by a . portion of the located members and some of the others . We are at a loss to know what is tho reason of their grumbling , unless they are too well oft . Thorc are many , -in this town who wish they had their chance—but ^ e earnestly trust you will not be daunted by the fewfdiscontented . We hold a meeting of Land members hero on Sun'day evening last , and there was" a very qood number . of members present , and the proposed Conference was taken under their consideration , and-they came t ^ the-Unahlmous ^ conclusion -thatrithey could hot see flic utility ' of it | for every locality could send in tlieir opinions : to -you ^ -as-wcll , and , porhaps , better than at a Conference . You . will have the

      goodness to read our report that we have sent to the Star this week before it isi published , and we have no doubt you will highly approve of it . We have all recommended the Company to be re-established * . ' on the old form—that is , to establish the ballot , and not to trouble the government for protection . We have enough of confidence in you for our protection . We have recommended a levy of Od . per week on every paid-up member , as well as the impaid-up members , and we have made a calculation tliat 20 , 000 members would be found to comply with the proposal . Sixpence per week from that number would be £ 500 weekly , £ 2 , 000 monthly ,

      mid £ 20 , 000 . annually , and wo propose that all those paid-up members that will not comply with the rule shall have four per cent , for their £ 5 4 s ., and have it- back at the winding up of the Company—that is , when every man that has complied with the rule is located—and all those nnpaid-np members to hare their namos erased from the hooks of tho Company , and to ballot every three months . That will bo an inducement for all the paid-up members to clear up every quarter , and also to the unpaid-up members to exert themselves to clear up , to stand tlieir chance .

      You may depend , if there wore fifty companies formed , none would work so well as this proposal , for as soon as the ballot was abolished , the whole of the poorer members were disheartened—but the Bonus may then be continued . If any man had a hundred pounds by him , we see no reason that he should not go on an allotment . Wo also proposed to reduce the number of Directors to three . Wo omitted to propose a levy towards paying the Directors . You will have the goodness to consider this report and give your opinion ; we have no doubt it will meet with the approbation of ton out of twelve of tho Land members throughout the kingdom . We were greatly astonished at reading the report of our Worcester friends relative to Lowbands , that fourteen acres of it shouid he waste and unproductive , but we do

      not lay the least blame to you , for we are perfectly satisfied that you perform enough of work for the men—we are looking to the other directors , for we are sure they have but very little now to do ; they should take to every allotment the instant it would be deserted and cultivate it for the benefit of the Company , or let the first on' the books of the balloted members occupy it . Thore are many in this town would be glad to have the chance , and we are perfectly satisfied they would be industrious tenants . \ Ve calculate tliat the fourteen acres on Lowbands is at least £ 60 a year lost to the Company , and there maybe ' other estates the same . We trust you will stir the Directors about it and not let such things be reported again , for it is a crime of the greatest magnitude to let land waste and the people starving forbiv&d , and that land within our grasp . !

      I am , honoured and esteemed father , ' ¦ Yours most obediently , . David It . Morgan . ( Signed for the Land Members of Merthyr Tydvil . ) Merthyr Tydvil , July . 10 , 1849 .

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      of ignoranoe how can wb- eipaetf ph'titude wheiAhe minds of men are so Barren of seBoolboy "intelfec ' t , as not to know how many cabbages he grows a £ < A pole ofground . If you , air , were / 119 plant siibkufctf pigs and trees thnt should * bew ' -voast 'beef ,- " ami were to scald the pigs when ripe for teem , andchew the beef for them when thoy wantedy'they would grumble-andHhrow dirt in your face ' s you did hot carry them-to bed when " gorged to repletion . ' likewise . ' . But . there are some good men ameng us , and is it' not . a pity that " sudh men ; should be thrown back to the workhouse' do ' or by such fellows ? ' Is itnothard and grating ! think ybnv to the-very soiils of such men , to know , they are slaves- through the ignorant apathy of their own class ? Talk n * t to me

      of the intelligent cind generous workings classes of England , when « gentleman comes ferwartf with '' all his soul , intellect , timoj-and property , descends from His ^ high station , ' fv-ith the sole intension to- tieneflt the ^ pdor , weak , trodden-down working-slare- ; toraistf'him up from ; his degraded -prostrate condition —a man who will , in after years , whenhistory ¦ will reord hisaotions withoutprejudfee or-partjrfeeling , place his name upon the highest pumaelfraa the greatest philanthropist that Great Britain can ^ boast , and throw the Howards and Prys-into the back ground as pigmies .: I say , talk not of the working classes' intelli gence and generosity , when such . a man get 3 for ah his great efforts neglect , insults , and selfish motives plastered upon his name . ; Whv don't

      the generous English Trorking mon whoavb ¦ id ' enf plopmentrsay ^ - " We are , not members to the Land Company- oaf to show o ^ rgenerosity wo ¦ flrill GlVli ; from ' our ^^ wagbs- ^ lValfpqnny per' week' for twelve months , andii * spite' of ' " a "dastardly government , you SHALL go on ?'' The amount weekl y from so many-would be large and workwonders , but the tax upon that boasted generosity would be only a pipe of tobacco less—wonderful sacrifice—a * grain of mustard seed from each would fill a bushel , and let tho registration and Joint Stock Company's Act go to the devil . The working man ' s freedom is in his own hands if he would but exercise -a little wee bit of generosity ; in fact / it is too little to bo called generous , it is a slur upon that virtue—it is a duty one man owes to another when it is to elevate his fellow creatures and at the same time working out his own and his children's redemption ; ' I hope and trust that the Conference will suggest some plan to

      enable us to go on and not to wind up . My son , Ilenry A Major , was drawn a three-acre man in the last ballot ; he is willing to transfer tho possession to me—would to God I could get it . 2 -am too poor through having so much affliction in my family so many years , that I cannot pay a bonus ) -or I should have been one at Bromsgrove or bought before now . I am . well known , by all the WIiggIgi's , at O'Connorville . I hope , bub ifc is ungenerous in me to a&k you to persevere for me and others like me , when -you get nothing but-ingratitudc for your glorious efforts . That sweet hope seems now to bo flying from me and to leave me no prospect but the workhouse . But thanks , sir , for the groat efforts you haveiuade on my behalf , and may the blessinga of God reward you , —you have the prayers of thousands—and your name will be handed down to posterity and will have the blessings of thousands yet unborn . ¦ Please to excuse the liberty in trespassing on your valuable time . I remain , an admirer of your philanthropy , i . Thomas Major . 43 , WhUley-street , Reading , Berks , July , 1840 .

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      at tho conduct of the other . portion of , the allottees hut who aro bound in gMitudoio state their satislaction , iind WhoTo deSire ^ istp ' woi-k but ' . their cmancipatipn .- ¦ We believe those-who have said most arc luv llabI y ' t hemdsV fortanflte , ' witlr regard to W 0 U 1 MW 7 matters ,. agpiiose that have said least , oe ? ° vi ! K * i "> M t « e , poorest . members ; and- we fu rther . begto . slate -6 uV . heaf ifelt ^ ratitude for yotiirgenerous , prom . ses in ^ ' ^ t& Mr-mi ^ i : ^^^^^^ ¦ ^^^ iP ^ nt' / mpst-of " rht * Mi ? ^ ^^ Wyou ' exactfto re ^ JBu *» - ^ -Wth . regard' ^ "fecompatfir l > eing Trpttnajup ^ we ,, the Jllottees- are ;> aeci » aga'inat- ^ . Jbfe eause we know * tb ' eroV areJhuhdrW ' ¦ ' perh . V wr : jfliOTis . ands >'; of-. the , ipoorer ' members ^ who * oifraeives / iwooia ouitoo

      UKe : oe . nappyrtp-leave th » labxm >/ $ ^ et , ; and yhd solcly . depjiid xtn " you , sirin sf |^|^ Wtas&r . aii ( l . alt . | 0 Bffb 4 awt . you Jiave ^ roimy . u A ^ . yotthavethe ' iirajority of the ' toiling mMo'BS'wJiSii vjoii arijMepending oh you . i - ' 'VTo i ^ in ! iiiV i : j » ourV respectfully . on be half I ! "' ¦ ' ¦ . "¦ '> . V'of . thV > All 0 ttS 08 f : ' % :-: i ^ : j ' JSA !« iANiEi ! I ) l » ts ! t « 3 i ' r' J . S . ' Bexio . vm- ••; ! Hasnaii Waiid , , Ann Woon , ' . -: \ , i ¦ . WiiMAji Acir , 7 . - ¦ WiMaurWAMffRj 1 JWes Johnson , v Kobert . West ,- ; Johs Monday / : , Wilua ^ Meadlycott , Ji&ME # , FisLEr , ¦' - ¦ ' ¦' \ Joiisr Wooden , ' " '' " « Tokv Cagoiix / . XmieR Torp , ' JohvBiiiSUff&sA ' Bow . ' /¦ : < ¦>

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      TO GJBli-CHAKTIS ^^ THE- ^ ITED SHE ' . LATE CHAETpflA TRIAM ^ ¦ lucwjuBiV v . - e ^ osm R . ¦ , / DEhcBncsuEns m Tim < Qimin of T £ oti { and JussplCK-TO All , — "VV ft-the undersignedj . members- of tho late Natiesai "Victim ^ aad Defence Obmmittee , and witaseae ^ on tke . jlste ' trial in tliecouri of Queen ' s ; : Bei « & , v between ; Macnamaray l ^ aintiff ; and Jiejurgus ^ O'Connor , Defendant'f in an actien cto .. recover " £ 101 , for defending Ernest Jonesr and- othersof tlie Oliaxtisfc leaders , do hereby make au ic

      earnest appiiKt ^ tct ' yquE fya- .-ftf j usfcieo and fairplay , ' lioping yo ^ Ay ill'ilit _ i )« co _ -3 aeIr and all subscribe ' your mite ' s , and send them \ vitnout delay to the Star . office ,. to pay ^ off-tliis' bill and costs , given , against Mr . O'C ' onHdiV ! bu 6 which reall y belongs to the Chartfet . people . Trusting you will at onco respond to -this call , and not sufier for one moment ' , the stigma of ingratitude to Mr . O'ConiioK , or the desertion of yoor cause , to rest x ^ ppn you , Dear Brothers , we remain , vouk ¦ ,- fellowworkers in the work of emancipating i-the white- slaves from the fetters of Mammon / • Romjkt Side - -. - "Williaji- Allko tt ;

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      COUET OF QUEEN'S BESCU . —Mqsdax . siACSAMAnA v . o ' cox . von , m . i > . ' Mr . Sergeant Allen and Mr . Bramwell appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr . Sergeant Shee and Mr . Prentice for the defendant . ¦ , . ¦ : Tliia was an action on an attorney ' s bill , the ! bill being that which was incurved in tho defence of the ; Chartists on their trials at the ' Central Cviuylnal Court . The plaintiff was an attorney . Thb . defendant is Mr . Peai-gus O'Connor , one of the hiembcrg for the town of Nottingham , and proprietor of the Northern Star . The bill had been originally £ 31 fi 17 s . 0 d ., but the plaintiff admitted- Uiat he had received payments to the amount ' of £ 215 , and he brou < rht the present action to recover the

      remainder . The defendant pleaded that lie was never indebted ; that the plaintiff had not delivered a , signed bill according to the terms of tho statute ; and , lastly , that the bill had been paid . It appeared in evidence that Ernest Jones , Fussell , and others were in June , 1843 , committed to take their- trials for seditious practices ; that on tho Oth or 10 th of that month the defendant visited them in A ewga £ e , when ho learned fr . iin Mr . Cope , the . governor , that several , persons had called at the prison , proposing : to act as attorneys for the prisoners . In the conversation that ensued , Mr . Cope aslced who was to : ict as thcii attorney , when the defendant said ' that Mr . Macnamara was tlieir " solicitor , " and no other , and that he was to conduce their defence ; He shortly afterwards said something of the same kind

      to tho Itev . Mr . Davis , the ordinary , adding , when he alluded to the prisoners , tliat ' "ho ( the defendant ) never left his children in the day of trouble , and that they should all be defended . " Some letters of the defendant wore also put in evidence , in one of which , addressed to the pkiintii'F , he- said , "In future I request you will transact jour professional business with mo . " In another he s-. ml , "; Two counsel had been engaged for some [ of these defendants ] , which is altogether lieedlws . In future you must consult me . " And , "Xo expenses innst be incurred without consulting mo ; " and , "I ' shall only be answerable for what 1 approve of ; " and in another , " You aru young in the profession , ' -this case , if well done , may _ be tlio-infiiang of you . I shall recognise no solicitor but youami you must

      , not engage counsel without my approval ! " There was also an address by the defendant to / the Chartists , published in the NortJicm Star , in whicli ' -lic said thac a billof £ 31 G had boon incurred in defending the prisoners , and in the course of which , urging his readers to subscribe , he said , " Surely you will not allow all the expense to fall on myself )" ' and '' You ( the Chartists ) will take care that I shall not be the sufferer . " TJie defence was , that all that hail been done was chargeable not against the defendant , hut against the Chartist Defence Committee , ' which had been got up in the early part of June , fov the ' purpose of providing for tho defence of tho ¦ Chartist

      prisoners , and which was to conduct its labours , with subscriptions received from the Chartist body . Several members of the ccmuniUco were called , arid they stated that they , as coirnnittccnien , had retained the plaintiff ; that the defendant had nothing to do with the matter till tbo 2 i 5 rd of June , when he and the plaintiff attended a meeting of the committee at Osbonic ' s llotcl , in the Adclphi . The defendant , who wanted to know how mutters stood , had occasioned the meeting to assemble , and it-then appeared that there were £ -iX ) or £ - ' > 0 in liaml , winch sum was laid on the table . And tho defendant wag then asked to assume the mnitairemont of the

      business , and , instead of tho committee , to engage- the counsel . At that time the defendant , while consenting to do what was thus requested , said that he should have preferred employing Mr . lioberts , who was a man of oxporionce in business , and had had the conducting of the Chartist trials on former occasions , instead of employing the present plaintiff , who was young and inexperienced ; but as tho plaintiif had been retained , lie , of course , should not think of making any alteration'in the matter , 'flicdefendant then added , that though um ' . ertalvinif tho management , he would not lie answerablu fur the expenses except so far as tho funds '" colk'Ci&l would meet them , as there were a niunb ' i'r of prisoners to be tried in the country , ami the . London prisoners should not bo allowed to swallow uj > the

      whole of the subscriptions , —they would only be entitled to tlieir proportion . ' ' , Lord Dexmax , after stating the unture of the action and of the pleas on the record , saiil that tin : question was , whether Mr . 'O'Connor-hadconducted himself in such iv manacv as to make the pliiintift believe that he was really responsible , and to induce the plaintiff to do the work on the faith of his being so . If lie had led the plaintiff to believe that , mid the work had been done on the faith of that belief , then the defendant was answerable , but he wight remark , that should the . plaintiff not succeed lie would not be much of a loser ,- as in no bill of like amount had lie ever seen the . inbn ' cy out of pocket

      form so disproportionate an'item . A paper had been read in which was an article of the defendant's , and certainly the expressions there used were strong . Among other things he . said , > ¦ " You ( the Chartists ) will take care that I shall not be tho sufferer . " Ho could not be the sufferer if he v » a 3 not responsible ; but then the question was , whether in another part of the transaction it did not appear that what the defendant did was done iu case of the men who . were really responsible . In other words , was the contract for actual employment made by the defendant , or by other persons , with tho plaintiff ? The learned judge went through tho evidence , and left this as the question to be decided bv the Jury .

      The jury retired to consider their verdict , and after being absent for some time , returned , with : \ . verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed , £ 101 17 s . Cd . The foreman said the jury had had great difficulty in coming to a verdict , ' on- account of the plaintiff not having properly ascertained who was his employer . ¦ . .-The Daihj iVcius . of . Monday , in a paragraph relating to this trial , concludes as follows i—The presence of so considerable number of Chartists collected together in one spot in the centre o £ London created considerable sensation , and . the .- au . taovitics were consequently induced to adopt precautionary measures , by distributing in the vicinity »¦ number of the detective police . .

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      The Miners of tiib 3 S 0 HTir . — -Tho / . miners usual delegate meeting was held at Newcastle , ' oti . Saturday last , and was attended by an increased number of delegates , and also by nearly < k \<> thousand members . Among tho various resolutions iigrced to was one embodying an appeal to Uv . \ VyluV 3 OV to have the inspectors of -mines practical men . which was signed by the whob tf tyl 0 delegate ? , ; » nd an intimation given that a petition numerously signcJ would follow . The appointing of the lecture " route , closed the praeeedm « s . ° The next delegate meeting will be lu > Jft at tho sign of tW < < > M ea ? tte , Qattte 2 Mmst , : -

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      " HTJIN THEM WITH EXPENSES !"

      TO THE CHARTISTS . My Feiends , You will see fiom the report of the trial in the Queen ' s Bench of llAC 2 fAJIABA V . O'CONNOE , that lioveva favourable the law or the judge may be , the privileged jury will act upon the recommendation of Lord Meleotjkne to ruin the Chartists -with expenses . Nothing could be more favourable than the summing up of LordDenjiaj : ,. and , as you will see , nothing could be more conclusive than the evidence , had I not been the scape-goat

      There are two or three very peculiar circumstances connected with this case . The Goyekn'OE and the Chatlatn of Newgate Avere the only two witnesses examined against me , and their "evidence went merely to show tliat after the Committee had employed Mr . Macxamaka , I announced that as solicitor for the prisoners , he was to have the privilege of seeing them . Now I will not undertake to contradict the sworn information of a raverend divine , but I declare , npon my honour , that I have not the slightest recollection of ever seeing Mm . Then as to counsel—although I admit that a barrister will sell his cbnstruction of

      law , as a hosier will sell his stockings—yet it is a most curious circumstance , that this very Serjeant Axlen , who was counsel for the plaintiff Was the very first man tobecome a lnemof the Radical Association , and pay his shilling entrance money upon the platform in Circus-street , in 1835 , and he made such a tremendous speech that I requested the reporter of the " True Sun" not to publish it , for fear it would damage us . . But so powerful is the talisinanic influence of wig and gown , that the learned gentleman Telapsed into Toryism , and was the candidate for Birmingham upon Tory principles .

      The jury took three hours to decide , and then expressed their doubts as to their verdict ; however , I am determined to fight Lord Melbourne ' s successors with their own weapons , and to have a new trial in November . Ihave overpaid this Defence Fund by nearly GQL , and if I am to be " ruined with expenses , " the charge will lie at your door , for , as I have often told you , a man cannot do a nation ' s work . I am still ,. / : ; ? Your faithful and uncompromising Friend , Feakgvs O'Coknois .

      To The Womln^ Classes. .

      TO THE WOMlN ^ CLASSES . .

      Jmttoual &Amr Comyainn

      JMttoual &amr Comyainn

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      TO FEARGUS O ' COX . VOIJ , ESQ ., M . P . Sir—Seeing iu the Star that you arc about to visit Manchester . tndiTodmordon on tho 15 th And 10 th inst ., I write you to come and _ view my small farm of nearly two statute acres , situate in Sale , Cheshire , six miles from Manchester , on the Altringham road , if you can make it convenient to do so when you are in Manchester . I will show you a young cow tliat has had only one calf , and which I expect to calve again in September next . She has already g iven mo two hundredweight of butter , tuat is 224 lhs . ; andjs giving near five quarts of milk at a meal now , morning and evening-, that is near ten quarts a day . I should feel great

      delight in seeing you and showing you over my little farm . I am cultivating from your " Small Farm Work , " and have done so ever since I began . Tlib people about here scoffed at me at first , on account of my following your farming , system , but now they watch me like a cat watching a mouse , I have such splendid crops . Receive , then , my grateful thanks for the valuable information : ;! have received from your production . , ^ Incvcr t fas accustoinod'to agriculture before—the last busines 3 Hollowed was dispensing drugs . I would advise all who go on'tho Land to persevere and be determined , or they had better far never go . llad I had tho chance of having land from the Land Company , I should not have had the same difficulties to contend with that I have had . But neither the Purchase Department nor the 13 onus was thought of when I bought here .

      If you should' favour me with a visit I shall be glad , and would go to Manchester on purpose to accompany you to my farm , if you would condescend to drop a lino to that effect to mo , stating what time I must go to meet you , and where—at the Mosclcy , or elsewhere . I am , dear Sir , yours respectfully , 11-iciiARS Jamks Radford . Eadfoi'd Farm , Sale Moor , Cheshire , July Oth .

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      TO FEAItGUS O ' CONNOR , ESQ ., ii . V . My Dear O'Coxxon , — I hear from this day ' s Slav , that you intend to givo up tho Land Plan , and your dear children , that have fought with you through good and evil report and who love you with all their heart . Now , if you do so—but no , you cannot ; who is to lead them on to liberty ? As for me ,

      I have paid £ 5 4 s . Sd . the share of four acres , and if I lose it all you shall have no frown or reproach from me . But will you not try the sons of Scotlandwhat they can do by bonus in the purchase of land ? You will find them hard-working men . If you were to hear their lamentations at the loss of your services I am sure you would retract your promises . Go on , dear sir , and you will have the prayers of all the working-men of Scotland . Tell them to be sober , and lay up tlieir pence , and you bo their unpaid bailift ) is tlie kind wisli of an old Chartist , and will bo so till life is no more , and long iriay you be spared to holp the needy , is the wish of Joiix Canjjox . 15 , Adelphi-street , Glasgow , July 7 , ' 1849 ;

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      TO FEARGUS O CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . Honoured Sir . —I am in tho most sorrowful mood I ever experienced in my life , b ' y reading your letter in tho Star of this week , showing tho discontent of those allottees that have taken possession of Bromsgrove Estate : but , sir , I hope you will not give up the glorious Land Plan , which is a moans to an end—the ¦ only means whereby the working classes may expect emancipation from slavery . Ihave been a working Chartist now nearly ten years I am also a payed-up shareholder in the Land Company , and have the greatest confideneo in you , for liad I ten thousand times ten thousand pounds you should have it all for the purpose of carrying out your noble Land Plan . Go on , noble sir . thou champion of liberty , and father of the poor , securing real freedom for the millions , and ) osterity will bless your memory . —I know , sir , thou last given thy time , talent , and . money , and spent the best days of . your life in the advocacy of the cause of the working classes of this country , and all for what?—the scoffs and sneers of the wily , cunning , and selfish . But , sir , go on , a glorious future lies before you ; bright , shining , sparkling in tho distance , the bright sun of liberty is now beaming through the thick cloud of misery to . cheer and animate the world . —Dearest father , you may publish , this with my name . - - ¦ ' ¦ . Yours in the causo of freedom , Carlton , July 7 , 1849 . Samuel Hudson .

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      IO FEARGUS O ' CONNOR ESQ ., M . P . Dear and Honoured Patriot , — Permit me to address you . individually , for this reason—I have not , I do not , and , I hope , never shall grumble ; and the' reason why I so address , is because you , Sir , include us all , and I felt hurt , because I would hot be thought ungrateful , for I am sanguine ; lam averse to that , and all that I ever wanted was to be placed upon my own resources ; This , 'honoured Sir , you have already done , for which I hope never to repay you with ingratitude or slander . Permit me to state I found all as I expected , with the exception of the pumps . . My cottage has surpassed my expectation . \ Vith diligence and labour my labourfield will become a paradise , and your promises , as contained in the Northern . Star , lay me under now obligations . Whatever you find in this paragraph that-is not right you must attribute to lgnorancc and not lo presumption ; and I hope , as this is the first letter I ever addressed to a gentleman of your order , you will receive it as a lather , from yours ,. . . ' ¦ . ; . - , ¦ ¦ * ; ; .. ] ... ¦ ' . ElilZABKIU DeWHIRST . .. Bromsgi'ove , July 9 th , 1849 .

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      TO FEAROUS O * CONNOR , ESQ . M . P . Honoured Sib , —There are a portion of the allotte&s oa this estate who feel grieved and unhappy

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      TO FEARGUS o ' CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . Sir , —It makes my very heart acho to read of your intentions of winding up the affairs of the Land Company—to have , as it were , the cup of hope dashed from my lips . The land ^ of all things , was my fondest wish . I have been , a paid-up three acre , member before the first draw , but the luck of being drawn seems in some instances to have fallen into the hands of the ungrateful , the . ' selfish ' , and I may say , some monsters m human shape—but such things are . Ah ! sir , had the men been put on according to priority , it would I think have been different ; the best men , the men who placed confidence in you , men determined to carry out the system , were in the first division , if I may judge at

      least by the early members who paid up in Reading . That you arc tired and sickened at so much ingratitude I do not doubt , for I myself am tired in my little -way , in combating with members who have lost three , four , or fivo shillings , as they say , by the Company—men : who hesitate to pay a shilling towards . emancipating themselves , but will spend four shillings per weeli in cold fourpenny—such men would not purchase their freedom if it depended on tlieir spending a dry shilling ; 1 have had jobbing gardeners ' at me like a swarm of bees , and I have invariably found them as ignorant of what they produce m the several gardens in which they work as a young jackass is about his own father , for I have always beat them by their own answers to my questions . "Where then , sir , is the intelligence of the working man ? for wheietheve is such , a masa

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      f&afV - , # ¦> - ¦ 4 Y : / A 4 * aStr ' * ? tt ; ' ¦ ^ AND NATIONAL TRADES' JOURNAL

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 14, 1849, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1530/page/1/