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    • THE KORTHERH STAR. SATURDAY, SEl'TKMBER 1, 1849.
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      Pafrom . —T . S . Dckcomee . Esq . " \ 7 p t -n- ~~ ' ~ j t ^• Effssfesaswj ^ ifr "asasaaisar * * - - 1 ouentoin Court , Aewr Koad , St . Pancras , London— -Damei . William Rum , Secretary . F'lll ShSfGH > K THEEE Sec ™ ss- X 3 lae of Shares and Payments for Investors Ht fJW " " a * - ™^ ' ** - 53- V Week , or 10 s . 6 d . per M . nU ,. Quarter Share . " . ' . * . " S 0 _ 0 7 i Z 2 8 ~~ Hn Rrn , _ fPp . ^ lts are * M « MSted to state iu their form the Section they desire to be a Momi ,... «/ No 8 tamoM \ ^ ucrroa . . or Baanm Em-lhe present Entrance Fee , Hfi Certificate ^ i ^ ' ^ - per Share / and 2 s . 6 < L for any part of a share . Price of Rules , incSgTostaS u ' ** " 48-, . _ „ OBJECTS . ' ' lit-To enable Members to build D weUin- Houses . . oth . -To gwe to Depositing Members a hiriier « f * of In &d .-T « afford the mews of purchasing both Freehold tera * than i 8 yielded by ordinary modes of inrestment and Leasehold Properties or Land . CW ^ Tu ^ h t 0 m ** e ^ oSnts for tteir 3 rd .-To advance Mortgages oa Property held by settlements U ' bands fOT tbeur Wi ™> « &r Marriage ASSSf * " *¦"' ^ members to reieera a ^^^^ SiS 43 K 3 Sectkm L—B 5 joining tins section wery person in town or country can become thp nrnnri . fn .. „» . ir « j t a A ^ tltti ^ % aa& 4 « j ^ j ^ te * £ ¥ . **™ *? « ft p « tern ? f Jcars from the date ef location , accoXrThis subsSons Section- IIL-Sawis or Deposit section , m which members not wishing to purchase are enabled to invert small eums xeoeinng interest at the rate © f five per cent per annum , on every sum oflOs . and upwardsTso deposited ! H . B . — £ 503 toTi Tie advanced to the members of th « first Section in November next , when all persons who hare and may becomo ' members for Shares , or parts of Shares on or before thelth of November next , and who pay six montiVs ' 8 ub 3 cnpUoas in advance , or otherwise , will be eligible for an advance . » im » i ^« u » iiub ,

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      EUPTURES EFFECTUALLY CURED W 1 TUW 3 T ATllUSSl-CAUTION .-DR . WALTER DE ROOS , 1 , Ely-place , Hplboru-hill , London , still continues to supply the afflicted with his celebrated CUKE fur SINGLE or DOUBLE RUPTU 11 ES . UiceiBcacy of wliich is now too well established to netd comment . It is eai ; y iu application , causes no inconvenience whatever , and will ha sent , post free , on receipt of Cs . Cd ., by Posi-ofcice Order , « r Stamps . Dr . J \ VL has a gi-eat number of old u-usses left behind by persons curetl , as trophies of his "immense success , which he will almost give away to thos * who like to wear them . Hours—ten till one lnornin " and from four till tight evening . ° ' " It has < iuit « cured the person for whom you sent it , and jou will 1 « so good as to send two for other persons I know . "—Rev . II . Watson , Higham Ferrers . K . U . —Inquiry will prove the fact that no remedy is employed at auy Hospital in England , i ' rauce , or elsewhere , tua being the o > \< j remedy known .

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      raOTECIED BY ROYAL LETTERS PATEXT . DU . LOCOCK ' S FEMALE WAFERS , Have no Taste of Medicine , And are the only remedy recommended to be taken br ladies . They fortify the Constitution at all periods of life " , and in all Nervous Affections act like a charm . They remove Heaviness , Fatigue on Slight Exertion , Palpitation ot tile Heart , Lowness of Spirits , Weakness , and aliay pain . Tlsey create Appetite , and remove Indigestion , Huirtdmto , Wvai , Uead Aches , Giddiness , ic In IIvsterie : il Diseases , a proper perseverance in the use of this Medicine will be foimd to effect a cure after all Other means had failed . it ft Full Directions are given with every bos . Note . —These Wafers do not contain auv Mineral , and mav be taken either dissolved in water or whole .

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      PO BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS , AND A OTHERS . To let , in a COUNT * TO WN a fBW miles from London , a FIRST-RATE BESPOKE BUSINESS iu the above line . C& 4 ?? 5 ? F AXD TI 1 REB ACRES OF MARKET AIfo , FIVE FOUR-ACRE SHARES in the National Land Company , two of which are paid-up . Tiie three lots will be parted with together , or separate , at a very low price , as the owner is going abroad . Address , post paid , inclosing a stamp , to A . B ., No . 4 , Cecd-court , St Martin ' s-lane , London .

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      nALSE'S SCORBUTIC DROPS . A SURE CURE FOR SCURVY , BAD -Cl- LEGS , AND IMPURE BLOOD . Another surprising cure by means of Haise ' s Scorbutic Drops . DECLABAT 1 OS OP THE GUABD 14 XS OF DEEXT , DEVON We , the undersigned , solemnl y declare , that before iJiomas Rollins , ( one of our parishioners ) commenced taking "Halse ' s Scorbutic Drops . " he was literally covered with large running wounds , some of them so lame J ^ MS ? . ™? > ? laid W * fist in them ; that before he had finished the first

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      j NOW KEADY . wim ihb MAGAZINES fob SEP I'BMBEB , No . IV . of rnHE DEMOCRATIC REVIEW L Of BRITISH and FOREIGN POLITICS HISTORY and LITERATURE . ' Edited by G . JULIAN IIARNEY . CONTENTS ! 1 . The Editor ' s Letter to the Working Classes on the New Reform Movement . 2 . Letter from Paris . 8 . Our Inheritance : The Land common Property . Letter IV . 4 . 9 » cial Reform : Louis Blanc ou Competition . 5 . The Queen ' s Visit to Ireland . l 6 . Democratic Progress . 7 . The Hungarian Struggle . Part II . 8 . Places of Xote in Hungary . 9 . Will of the Tsar Peter , Emperor of Russia 10 . Americau Poetry . 11 . Literature . 12 . The late Henry Hetherington . 13 . Political Postcript . NOTICE . igT The Public and the Trade are informed that from the numerous applications for No . I . of the Democratic Review , to render sets perfect , it has been determined to reprint it . Orders must be given at once , that the number . of copies required may be known . The reprint of No . L will be ready in the course of the present month . Foett Paoes ^ gwjmappw ) , Pw » tondon : E . Mack . nzie . 5 , Wine Office-court , Fleet-street ; Town ^ aVStry ! ^ °° kSellerS " * » " » « Cat 8 ta

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      THE CHEAPEIT EBIT 10 N EVER rDBUSUED . Price Is . 6 d ., A . new and elegant edition , with Steel Plate of the Author , of PAINE'S POLITICAL WORKS .

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      Now Ready , a New Edition of m . O'CONNOB'S WORK ON SMALL FARMS .

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      THE LABOURER MAGAZINE . Vols . 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , may still be had , neatly bound , price 2 s . 6 d . each No . 4 , the Number containing Mb . O'Connor ' s Treatise on the National Land Company ;" No . 10 , the one containing Ma . O'Connor ' s Treatise ' On the National Land and Labour Bank connection with the Land Company : "Hare lately been reprinted , and may be had on applica-* ton , Price 6 d . each . Imperfections of the 'Labovu-er Magazine may still be b * d at the Publishers .

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      Just published Nos . I ., n ., and m ,, Prica Sixpence Each , of THE COMMONWEALTH .

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      Just Published , Price Id . ( Uniform with the Liverpool Tracts , ) TMRECT TAXATION , FINANCIAL - » - ' REFORM , and THE SUFFRAGE . A letter addressed to all Reformers , By Samuei , Ktdd . London : Wm . Strange , Paternoster-row ; sold by Heywood , Manchester ; Shepherd , Liverpool ; Mann , Leeds ; and all booksellers .

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      CHOLERA ! CHOLERA !! " Prevention is better than cure . " A PHYSICIAN who has practised most extensively in the prevailing epidemic , with uniform success , considers it t » pe his duty to extend the modes of treatment he has pursued . In 327 cases treated by this method , only one has proved fatal . The public are earnestly cautioned against taking any quack medicines , of which the composition is not known , us many lives have thus been lost . Dr . Guthrey , 6 , Ampton-strcet , Gray ' s-innroad , London , will forward on receipt of thirty postage stamps by letter , the means whereby cholera may be prevented , by occasional doses of a pleasant medicine , and also how to treat the first symptoms , &c , of the disease , with copious directions as to diet , &c , and such presoriptious as can be prepared at home by any one .

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      NOTICE . IMPORTANT TO LAND MEMBERS . NOW OFFERED TO THE HIGHEST bidders , the sums when paid , to be placed to the credit of the Company as bonus . Foun Acre Faiims : AT MINSTEU LOVEL , Two .-At LOTOANDS , Two . Three Ache Farm : AT O'COflflOimLLE , One . Two Acre Farms : AT MINSTER LOVEL , Five . -AT LOWBANDS , Foot .. AT SMG'S END , a rich Four-Aciie Farm , mostluxuriant crops . Live stock , consisting of a sow , eight pigs , and six store ditto . Price , including rent for present war and all other demands of the Company , £ 80 . This is an excellent bargain ,

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      \[ EWCASTLE-ON-TYNE . ~ Tliis is to J- * give notice that the General Quarterly Meeting of this Branch will be held on Sunday , September 2 nd , at five o clock , when business of importance will be brouuht before that meeting . It is also particularly requested tint e » ch member of the district pay his Levy of od . per member , us early as possible , to defray the expenses oftlw Delegates to the lsst Conference ; and also it is earnestly requested that all the branches in the District will at once come forward and pay their arrears to the Conference held in liivminghani in October 30 th , 1848 , as the District Branch is a long way iu debt m reference to thai Conference . N . B . —Members from the country are apprised that thev will be liable to the fine of 'Jd . for non-attendance at the above meeting . Thomas Forrest , Sub-secretary .

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      Dr . M'DOUALL . In the Northern Star of Saturday last appeared a letter from Dr . M'Douall , stating the difficulties in which his famil y are unfortunately involved , and requesting me to remit the balance of money in my hands to Mrs . M'Douall . The Editor accompanied the letter with a few appropriate and necessary observations ; one of which was : — "To prevent mistakes they ( the subscribers ) had better certify to that effect , by vritin « to Mr . Rider on or before tho 28 th insfc ., authorising him so to dispose of the money . " I have expected hearing from thft friends who subscribed the money , but , up to the present time , I have not received one word on tho subject . Without instructions I am placed in a rather curious dilemma . The readers of the paper will find that the money is acknowledged thus— "For M'Douall ' s Writ of Error , or otherwise . " The reason why it has been so acknowledged was in conseauenco of thp

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      . We ahe informed that the vacant place of giiacer . nttafetosmtota , which was held fy the Into Mr . O'Connor together with another vacancv m the same class of officers , occasioned by superannuation , will be filled up by selection from the St of redundant officers , wliicl , in consequence if the late reductions is now much increased . And it is a so reported that a reduction of nine ptrTons likely to take place in the class of HJK Cnstonm at Liverpool , who will be feSo ed in f SSS ^ JS ^ J ^ ff % afiffiaSSg : ?^ Monday , ' , ( K ) b ; Tuesday S . fr A «»; noon , 800 ; total , 16 , 700 m > ^ Wfoy . tt

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      Egyptian Mummy Wheat . — To the Editor of the Northern Stab . — Silt , — Observing by your paper of Saturday hist , that at the meeting of the Hull branch of the liitnd Company , the delegate showed some specimens of Egyptian ilummy Wheat from Snig's Eng , may I inquireof the residents at Snig ' s End—through the medium of your correspondents' column—of whom I can obtain a few grains ofit , —lam , Sir , yours truly , Awred Good-¦ vviu , , . 19 , Catherine-street , Buckingham-rate , London . August 27 th , 1849 . Mb . E . Coues , Cobridge . —Sena 4 s . for each insertion . It shall appear on receipt of cash . Mb . G . Hogbrs , StocUport , —I will this week acknowledge the six postage stamps sent for Mrs . M'Douall , and hand over the same to the Victim Committee here , to be forwarded to her . You have made a mistake by enclosing , along with the stamps , a Post-office order , payable at Liverpool . The amount is 6 s . Send me your full address , and I will immediately return it . William Kideb .

      LacESTEB .-In reply to the second application of some Leicester friends , I beg to state that I am not positive , but I beliere that neither Mr . Ellis nor Mr . Harris , voted against the motion for the People's Charter . F . O'C . Kirkdaie Pbisoners . —Thomas Ormesher , secretary , has received the following sums :-From Todmorden , per It . f * f i Stalybridgo , W . Hill , 10 s ; 'Wcst Auckland , ?! S ° y » r ° - M'DouALL—Robert James and Elizabeth Brownhill , Is Gd . r s m ^ : D > LoNG l , Jcrsey—Keceived . j ; iVwi r- ' ^ . r Callsui ) on Mr- O'Connor to pursue his ~ ,. straightforward course in the cause of human £ 3 ^ 3 ' an f . hails , with joy the union between the middle and working classes . ' "S ; of Rotherhithe , objects to the union so much approved of by the above correspondent . tLS ? m- T > aded the "National Freehold SSSS 0 ClcW ' recdved to late &riuthe teatimomal to the Hungarians , collected at a public meotmgat Ashford , ou Wadnesday evening , August 29 th .

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      PORTRAITS OF KOSSUTH , THE HUNGARIAN CHIEFTAIN , For our Agents in Lancashire and Cheshire , have this week been forwarded to the care of Mr . A . Heywood , 58 , Oldham-street , Manchester . Agents in other parts will be supplied as earl y as they can he worked off .

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      COLLIERY MURDERS . The safety and protection of property engrosses the time and attention of the Legislature , when it is sitting , to the almost complete exclusion of every other interest . B y one of those verbal fictions—which are so common that no one questions them—all the institutions of the State are said to be maintained for the security of Life and Property ; but the latter practically enjoys an undivided monopoly of Governmental care . Scarcely a week passes without the occurrence of an

      explosion in the colliery districts , by which scores or hundreds of persons are deprived of life , and numerous families of their sole stay and support—yet these frightful occurr ences fail to excite our rulers to take measures of a preventive character , or even to encourage attempts of that nature , when made by individuals . If a squire thinks that his preserves are not sufficiently " protected , " and that , by chance , the punishment of a poacher for bagging a stray pheasant is not severe enough , there is comparatively little difficulty in remedying

      that defect . The swarms of private bills that annually pass through Parliament , attest the watchful anxiety with which " property" of all kinds is provided with safeguards , and fenced round on all sides by cunningly-contrived barriers ; but for the poor working man - —exposed to the dangers of a perilous and laborious vocation—there is no time to legislate , although the means for preventing tho frequent melancholy and appalling destruction of life have been discovered , and only require that their application shall be enforced by

      law . A short time since an explosion took place at Aberdare , in tho coal basin of Glamorganshire , by which it is stated that no less than fifty-four persons perished . At a time when 112 colliers were at work , a cloud of smoke , issuing from the mouth of the pit , indicated that an explosion of fire-damp had taken place . Too well aware of the portentous nature of that cloud , the whole neighbourhood was alarmed in a few minutes , and hundreds rushed to the mouth of the shaft , to await the bringing up of the lifeless , blackened , scorched .

      and mutilated remains of husbands , brothers , and sons . Scarce ; i cottage , on the night of that awful day , but contained one or more of the disfigured corpses of those who had , in the morning , gone forth to their hazardous labour in the bowels of the earth , with their accustomed cheerfulness and health . Last week another explosion took place at Wishaw , in Scotland , by which a number of lives were as suddenly and fearfully terminated ; and , as we recently stated , the loss of life annually , from these explosions , is estimated at nearly ten thousand annually .

      One of the first acts of Mi- . Duncohbe , on his return to his Parliamentary duties , was to introduce a Bill having reference to this important matter , which was at the same time taken up by Lord Wiuiincliffe , in the Upper House . Tho Bill being opposed by the Governme nt was withdrawn , on account of tho lateness of tho session ; but tho Ministry consented to tho appointment of a Committee of Inquiry , in both Houses . No doubt it is desirable that all tho facts connected with the

      subject should bo accurately ascertained , and , therefore , we have no objection to the appointment of these Committees . Our onl y fear is , that the movement will be allowed to rest there . We are notorious for making a noise about grievances , burdens , and evils ; paying Commissions for hunting up evidence to estal > lish their existence , and disclose their extent ; and then , having done this , leaving them as much untouched as the Blue Book in which the labours of the Commissions are recorded , is unread .

      A recent report of Mr . Tremenheeue , the Inspector of Mines , dwells at great length upon the ignorance of Political Economy displayed by the Colliers , and the consequent frequency of strikes among them . According to that staunch disciple ~ of the orthodox school of economy , most of the evils affecting the Miner are of his own creation . If they would onl y be docile , and implicitly submit to the guidance of their employers , all would go well . It is , then , their own prejudices , wilfulness , and

      shortsightedness alone which stand in the way of their being made perfectly comfortable Now Mr . Tremenheeue is well known to have a long-standing antipathy to strikes . They are his horror . He can see nothing but evil in them ; and to be guilty of striking is to him , synonimous with violating all the commandments . Nothing good can possibly be expected from men who strike . "Wo by no means consider strikes as , in themselves emeient , or unexceptional means of remedvhw

      the grievances of tlifr working classes ; but whatever their shortcomings and errors may be , they are not without their uso ; and even Mr Tremeniiei ? ke ' s reports supply ample evidence to prove that , in many cases they ' are not only the solo available means at the command of the workmen ; but that , in present circumstances , they da obtain at least an aleviation of the more prominent evils complained 01 . The professors oS MrionaUe Political Economy may deal forth pomnous ™ nfi ™ lirioa „ .

      long as they please ; but the working daises sat shed by mere words . Even in the pa « es ^ Government official , ther « Plenty of proof to convince the most eoepticah that

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      these explosions may be effectually prevented by the means which , humanely directed , science has placed at the command of the owners of mines . Wherever these means have been taken , accidents have ceased 1 Why mlit , then , that they are not generally adopted ? Simply because their adoption would be attended with a slight addition to the expense of working the collieries , and involve a little more care and attention than is now bestowed , llie owners care not for the sacrifice of life , which may result from their culpable , their criminal neglect . They have but one object in new ,

      viz ., to fulfil that command of Political economy , which , to them is the Alpha and Omega of law and gospel— " Buy in the cheapest ; sell in the dearest market . " It is , we think , high time that the cupidity which thus regularly sends thousands of men to the grave , and deprives large families of their natural heads and protectors , sheuld be summarily and effectually dealt with . Capital must be taught , that it is not to be permitted with impunity , to set every natural instinct and moral law at defiance . If its owners

      claim the right of doing " what they like with their own , '' and refuse to submit to such regulations as are manifestly required for the protection of life , let them transplant themselves and their boasted capital elsewhere . Industry , the parent of all capital , would speedily fill up the vacancy caused uy such withdrawal . But we do not believe that the rig id enforcement of a general and effective system of ventilation in all mines , would either make any perceptible addition to the price of coal , or tend to diminis h the fair profit of tho coal-owners . If it did enhance the cost ,

      surelyEngkiid—whose manufactureSjboth textile and hardware , are based upon coal—would not refuse to pay the slight increase required to preserve the lives of the hardy men whose labours must , at all times , be prosecuted amidst tho most disagreeable and uncomfortable circumstances , and who , by the non-application of these means , may , in the case of so-called accidents , be fairly said to bo murdered .

      We observe , by last week ' s " Star , " that this subject occupied the attention of the Miners' Delegates for Northumberland and Durham , at one of their meetings . They state , "It appears that in several pits the workmen are obliged to work in such bad air that candles will not burn unless placed in a horizontal position , and in other pits explo sive gas is so prevalent that the workmen have to dust out the gas with their jackets / " When tho nature of this gas is considered , such a statement cannot but create the utmost

      indignation at the selfishness which allows a painful occupation to be pursued , under conditions which render the destruction of life upon a large scale almost a certainty . The same report states , " That the machinery for ventilating the mines is either wofully defective or altogether wanting . In nearly all the collieries no brathies arc used , nor are the ordinary doors or stoppings put up , to convey the air to the working places ; " and all this in order "that a few shillings a week may remain in the employer's pockets I "

      The delegates by whom this statement has been made public , very properly resolved that the subject should be prosecuted until relief is afforded . That we firmly believe can only be done by the enactment of a compulsory general law . So long as the ventilation and working of mines is left to the will and humanity of individuals , so long will there be found unprincipled and greedy individuals , who , caring nothing for the lives and interests of others ,

      will only aim at raising coal at the lowest possible cost . In this age of unregulated and unlimited competition , it is the comparatively few who ^ pursue this course , ivho force all others into its adoption . They must adopt it or be driven out of the market . For tho sake , therefore , of the honourable and humane portion of tho masters , as well as to afford that just protection which the colliers have a claim to , it is imperativel y required that such an act should be passed .

      We trust that the Miners and their friends will not merely talk about this matter , but set aboutitlikemen of business . Duringthe recess , a Bill , avoiding any of the conditions of former Bills , should be carefully drawn up , and submitted to scientific and practical men , with a view to its being presented to Parliament in as perfect a shape as possible . If Mr . Duxcombe ' s health will permit , it should be introduced by him at the very commencement of the

      Session ; if not , then by some other member who is fully aware of its importance , and who will spare neither time nor means to secure its passing . A deputation of experienced , intelligent , and trustworth y Miners should be sent to London , for tho purpose of urging the subject on the attention of the members of both Houses of Parliament ; and , in short , the usual methods pursued which arc taken by parties reall y in earnest—and without which no cause whatever can expect to succeed

      ^ That such a course will involve great exertion , and the expenditure of both money and tune , wo are fully awaro ; but looking at the magnitude and importance of tho object in view , it well deserves such exertions and such sacrifices ; and we tell the Minors plainly , that however well disposed individual Members of Parliament may be on the question , a Bill of the nature we have suggested never will be carried , unless they put their own shoulders to the wheel . ; 1 1 l t ? t j 3

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      THE GOLD REGION OF CALIFORNIA . The last American mail brings papers up to the 14 th uli , from which wo gather that tho statements respecting the abundance of Gold in California have been gross exaggerations tor the purposes of certain speculators in land ' and owners of steamers , who profit by an extensrvo Emigration . It has frequently been remarked , that for a country where the precious metal was said to be so lentifuland 3

      p , where so many people wore finding fortunes in the course of a week or two , marvellousl y little made its appearance , either in the ports of the United States , or the markets of Europe . No doubt there is gold in the country , but it is so placed , or—as the Americans phrase it "positioned , " that it cannot be extracted and collected without extreme labour , pain , and difficulty . It now appears that ninety-nine out of the hundred who write to the United States from California , say that they have been deluded , and are heartil sick of the Gold

      y hunt and are only prevented by pride , or the want of means , from returning to their old homes at once . The Gold Region is now described as an intolerable desert , in which a shrub four feet high is a curiosity , while a blade of grass three inches long is a thing seldom seen . Wherever gold is found distant from water , the cost of carrying the sand to a washing placo more than swallows up the ft and ? " ? uear t 0 ™ tertbe labour

      . * . , , the suffering from heat , and the want of » l nerous fowl and comfortable shelter , more than counterbalance tho profits of digging . The motly population attracted by the sedactive pictures which excited universal cupidity some time since , are , as may be imagined , not the most orderly provident , aud moral people in the world Gambling and druukenSess prevail to a frightful extent . In most cases when a . digger gets a few huud « Kl dollars Weiw

      he starts for San Francisco , and loses them at the gaimng table , leaving barel y enough to take hun back to the "placer . " 1 Tho shippers of goods , who expected such abundant returns for their ventures to the new I 1 , 1 Dorado , will , it i 8 said , suffer deeply by tWir speculations . Ofthovast massofpiwisiolBan d bSrtft T ; fifths ' tt is Gently as serted , will be gold twenty per cent , under hv 1 voiQQ jjneo , as tfre lMx ^ jB g ) uM

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      plies from every part of tho globe , while tho last arrivals show the same scarcity of the metal which was to pay for all . The fever for emigration , it appears , still prevails , although the " New York Sun" attributes it to the acts of the parties alread y alluded to . The keeping up of the excitement is profitable to them , for they must be enriched by aq increase of population , whether there

      be much or little gold , and they have the greater power of pushing their speculations , inasmuch as many of the most active are officers in the service of the United States , and thus impart a kind of semi-official appearance to their transactions . No doubt , also , they look forward to the political importance they will , under such circumstances , acquire when California is created a State , as it certainly will ba in a very short time .

      Every question , however , has two sides , and though these speculators may be acting reprehensibly in inducing such a strea m of emigration to California on false pretences , as to the gathering up of yellow ore fro m the rocks and lands of the country almost without exertion , there can , we imagine , bo no doubt but that , as soon as the deception is fully discovered , and the hopelessness of making a short-hand cut to riches in this way is thoroughly understood , the people thus collected will betake themselves to the production of real wealth . For this , all accounts represent

      the country to be eminently qualified both as to soil and climate . Its fertility under tho mild and judicious management of the Missions established by the Spaniards , was a proof of what cau be done with it again by the application of the proper means ; and , for our part , we do not regret that the maddening excitement which ever attends the search for gold , and prevents all sober and prudent industry , is likely speedily to die a natural death , and leave the energies of the newly collected population free for more useful pursuits . The country possesses magnificent

      bays and rivers , a fertile soil , and favourable climate . These natural advantages , in the hands of an enterprising and industrious people , will form the germ of a flourishing and prosperous State—if not two—which we shall rejoice to see formally constituted , inasmuch as , by agreement between tho Northern aiid Southern States , the territory lies in the latitude which comes within the jurisdiction of tho Free Labour States , and will thus counterbalance the advantage which the Slave States gained by the annexation of Texas . This , however , is a branch of the question to which we may return upon another occasion .

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      RECEIPTS OF THE NATIONAL LAND COM PAH / For thx Week Esdiso Thursday , August 30 , 1849 . SHARES . £ 8 , d . £ s . ( 1 . Clifford .. 0 10 0 W . Clarridge .. 0 10 0 Nottingham .. 0 4 0 J . Vigurs .. 0 5 5 Kettering .. 0 C 0 T . Taylor .. 10 0 Blackburn .. 1 IT H C . Mowl .. 0 10 Middleton .. 312 U W . M'Lcan .. 0 0 0 Wigtott .. i 0 0 . Lambeth .. 083 JE 13 12 1 £ Banbury .. 0 11 0 ' ' ' EXPENSE FUND . Blackburn .. 0 0 0 Banbury .. 0 2 0 0 8 0 MONIES RECEIVED FOR THE PURCHASE OF MATH 0 N . J . S ., Sowerby .. 20 0 0 J . T ., Wigton .. 5 0 0 J . II ., Worcester 5 0 0 W . Y ., Sheffield 10 0 0 D . II ., London .. 10 0 0 S . P . C , EUand 3 10 0 £ 54 0 0 J . C , Wigton .. 0 10 0 . TOTALS . Land Fund 13 12 ij Expense ditto 0 8 0 ! Mathon 54 0 0 Bonus ditto ... ... ... 0 14 0 Loan ditto 0 0 8 Rents from Allottees 40 16 if £ 109 10 7 £ "W . DlXOtf , C . DOTLB , " T . Clark , Cor . Sec . P . M'Grath , Fin . Sec . - NOTICE . The Rules of the Sew Land Society are now ready and may bo had of the Directors , price Sixpence oach . They will be forwarded ( Postage free ) to any part of the country on receipt of ten Postage stamps . a

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      THE LANCASHIRE MINERS . TO THE EDITOK OV THE XORTHEIKf STAR , o'K .-p Ihiive great pleasure in reporting that tho Miners Association is still progressing in all tha most important districts of th ' is countv . ThemaS ters still continue to reduce wages , and tho poor miners cannot help themselves until they are bittSc united than they are at present ; every reduction J ^ °£ "" on - Mr- . Dennett has attended several Meetings at WiLambert

      gan , G ^ nTX ? 'W *«• : i" < l several meetings have . i \ s 0 beea held at Ashton and Duckenfield , by J . Price and CT E ^ TSlw **^ wpmratbg to nnc „„ , £ K'issit'ssfSfi . Bs A ir . is : ° * ss r r "' p ^ cks . ' j * , m ? nn " ««*»¦» in promoting tho cause of

      The usual country meeting , which i 3 w . 1 , 1 ffirt-. nightly , w « s held at tho ifeoto Inn lE . ™ Monday , tho 20 th , . » hik ttee J ^ evotl d 8 3 » Se ^ &S Tr s ^ S ESte ^ ssrr ^ lir s ^ ssts& ^ S ut

      -avy ram tuen taibng , vre COu \ d not Wan ouU of-do » meeting . On Friday the 24 th I held a ft «*« tatemcotingin » roomatthiBull ' sHeaS Swinto ? the- nearest that wo could obtain . ftSS the ? £ & owngat the Mobs Colliery . More th ^ n two thirfe oaroTledthewnames on Saturday ff Yen « £ 8 meetings have also been held at Ratcliffe 55 % desly On Monday , the 27 th tfjK ( S te-oJfe ; s : « K : E" = ^ o- o j D . Swallow . 2 » Sydney-street , Bolton , Aug . 27 .

      The Kortherh Star. Saturday, Sel'tkmber 1, 1849.

      THE KORTHERH STAR . SATURDAY , SEl'TKMBER 1 , 1849 .

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      TO AGENTS AND SUBSCRIBERS . Wo have this week discontinued the supply of the Paper to many who seem to disregard our applications for the arrears of their accounts . Next week we shall select others should we not hear from them in a satisfactory manner , and also adopt other measures .

      &O Tfom^Oatifms.

      &o tfom ^ oatifms .

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      EXECUTIVE FUND . Received by S . Kroa-Forthe four weeks endintr a up . Jlst . —Hartlepool , 7 s . ; formerly received , £ 1 Is . Ud ' . Carlisle , £ 1 ; J . Watson and P . Murray , Newcastle , 2 s . ' FOR COSTS OF MACNAMAR / V ' S ACTION . Keceivcd by W . Rideb .-J . Stewart , Alloa , Is . ; William Ultman , piano-forte tuner , Leicester , as . ; Wellin » bi . rou ( rh per W . ttestley , 5 a Received at Land Ofhce .-Mi- . lurkham , Is . FOR WIVES AND FAMILIES OF VICTIMS . Received by W . lliDm—Nottingham , per J . Sweet , from Air . Bend , Gd . ; E . Hurley , Manchester , Is . ; South Shi-Ms Uiatter Assoc \ ation , per J . Kyle , £ 1 ; a few Friends , Dews . bury Moor , per S . Fogg , 5 s . ; a few Friends , Spinkwoll . i . or 6 > . logs , , . T . M ., Paisley , Star Club , 2 s . tfd Kecked by S . Kydd . —isewcustle , J . Watson and 1 » . Murray , -Js . FOR MRS . JONES . Received by W . Rider .-J . Stansfield , Rothcrham , Is , ; T . fetone , Jiewbui-y , Gd . ; W . Bullock , Biggar , Id . MRS . M'DOUALL . w n i 'cd by , - Kl 0 EB —& Kodgers , Stockport , Cd . ; M clhngborough , per W . Westley , 5 s . ( id . CUFFAY AND OTHERSReceived by W . Rider . _ WeUingborougli , per XT . yf \ \ ° , -Gk KeceivedbyS . Roos . UM .-Mr . Bar . ldtt , Is . 6 d . ; The proprietor of the "Uxbridge Spirit of . ireed < 9 in , " 8 s . FOR MRS . POOL . TiSisi . ^ - ^^ <* " *» <* FOR PROSECUTION OF OVERSEERS AT CHARTERVILLE . Received at Land Office . —W , G ., Is . VICTIM FUND . Received by S . Boos » iAM .-Mr . Barratt , Is . ; Proceeds of t Concert and Ball held at the Assembly Roams , Kentish Town , £ 1 ; Mrs . Sturgeon , Is . ; Mrs . Voung , Is . Mrs S ^; 5 y . ^^ ltaBw 5 B ' « -. « i

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      Poisojiwa a Child . —A woman named Marv RoJ tlffi Td twen > fow , has been committed foe ttl S BwyMmwMor the wilful mur < aer ot her child , vrho was , it is auegod , poisoned by wtoS ^* " ^***^

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      P" 4 == — = ——— - THE NAP tut ? . TJTVJ STAB .. -September ! . 1849 .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 1, 1849, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1537/page/4/