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      ^ v l ) elievers in Socialism propound for pub-$ ; adop tion . But it is not less true , that in ing that Hall a PuMc library and Read-P 7 ioom for &e gratuitous use of the whole * nhe inhabitants of Manchester , the essen-*' , princip le of Socialism has been admitted . « f New Library is the first fruits of the i-nttrrle to introduce higher and moreunsel S i princip les into Social action ; and they will ! „ the ir turn , by promoting a aaperior mental A moral cultivation of the masses , render ^ and more perfect applications of these Sables possihle and practical . ^ Tbelievers Socialism propound for pub-

      Mf \ re take Mancnester previous to the irn cncement of the Socialist agitation , V ' h P rca ( * from * centre in the year 5 ani ' m a few years afterwards became Zprominent a topic of public attention , it n be seen that almost all the improvements * f which tlie manufacturing capitalist can Last at this day , have-been contemporaneous % h that agitation . Narrow , close , unventi-L ed streets , courts , and alleys , have been « epi away , and broad , open , airy streets tinted ; " pay-bridges 'have been abolished and widened , to admit the consequent increased traffic . Parks , gymnasiums , and museums have been opened freely and gratuitously Institutions for combining the educatmn of the working classes with healthy and

      fcarmless recreations , have been largely multiplied during that period . These immense sanitary social , and moral improvements have fc een mainly , if not wholly , effected by acting on the principle of associative and common property . The profits arising from the corporate " gas works have sufficed for all the nnblic improvements in the City , by which all ore benefited , and to which , all have contrib uted . From the same Eource yet great improvements may be looked for , and especially jn the cheap and abundant supply of pure pater at a moderate price , from sources at

      Each a distance as would have made the gnpply otherwise unattainable for the rapidly growing population of this great city . In ell these things we see the principle of the commonwealth triumphing over the p rinciple of selfishness and individualism ; and the movement in the same irection is obvious in other proposals sow under consideration . The Museum of the philosophical Society , rich in objects , attraction , and instruction , can no longer be supported on the old individual and exclusive system ; the same is the case with the Botanical Gardens . These were formerly the pet and favoured resorts of the Manchester

      aristocracy . It is now proposed to bargain for them , as has been done for the Socialist Hall , and to vest them—like it—inthehandB of the Corporation , for the gratuitous use and enjoyment of the public . These are to the Social Reformer gratifying proofs of progress—indications thai the worship of Mammon has not entirely stifled the noblest faculties of our nature , or rendered us wholly

      insensible of the more important objects of all national and corporate existence . Besides which , each step taken in this course is a guarantee of farther , and greater progress . The horizon widens as the traveller advances . Broader , and more distinct views open up , and with them grows the inclination , and the power to attempt and achieve grander , more comprehensive reforms and improvements .

      Socialism may now come into general practice in the form given to it by its venerable founder ; the regularly planned parallel organs which he considers the perfection of architectural and corporate arrangements may never have an existence save in the imagination of their designer ; but the principle of brotherhood , mutuality , and commonality , which is the essence of his philosophy , must more and more prevail . It will impel men to discover

      sew and more beneficent modes of association , by which the wealth , the intelligence , the skill , and the capital of society may be made ministrant to the elevation of the masses , The confined and exclusive enjoyments of the few public parks , museums , libraries , and gardens are but the initiatory steps of a movement originated by Socialism , and tending o the realisation of a nobler and purer civiliation than the present

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      WINDING UP AND HONESTY FUNDS . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sib , —I am a constant reader of your v a luable paper , and a paid up member of the land Company f or four acres , and I always had , and ever shall have , the greatest confidence in Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P . It makes my blood run cold to read th e sh a meful m a nn e r he h as b e en treate d b y judges a nd juries , and particularly by some of the allottees , whom he has so faithfully befriended . I wonder that he does not entirely give up the advocacy of onr cause ; if it was not engrafted in

      his heart , he never could stand the prosecntions and persecutions which are heaped upon him . I have to get my bread by my labour , and therefore cannot do much , bnt I have sent a Post-Office order for 15 s ., to be divided as follows : —myself , for the Defence Fund 10 a . ; for Winding up the Land Plan 2 s . ; for the Refugees Is . ; from T . Bond , for Defence Fund Is . ; from T . Banbrough , iitto Is . If you think proper you may put this in the Star , and I heartily wish I could send as many pounds a 31 have now sent shillings . Yours very truly , Thomas Blarney . Barrow Gurney , near Bristol , Somerset . -

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      ^ PROGRESS OF THE nONESTY FUND IN THE P OT TERIES . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —I have received subscriptions in reference to the disposal of the china , v ases , « fcc , from the following persons , and also numerous letters , all breathing a spirit of kindness and good will towards our esteemed friend Mr . O'Connor : —James Goslm , John Bnrgesa , Alfred Rowley , Hugh West , Th omas Burgess , Samuel Burgess , James Metcalf , Mrs . Metcatt , all of Congletou , 6 d . each ; James Sheltnerdme , "William Shelmerdine , John Millington Joshua Johnson , Salford ; Nathan Barnes , Pendleton ; James Tnrnbnll and Isabella

      Turn-, bull , Wigton ; William Westley , Croydon ; James Sweet , Martha Sweet , Notting h am ; William Lister Joseph Lister , Ch a rles App leyard , John Appleyard John Parkinson , John Barker , Henry Hoyle , Henry Ramsden , John Barasden , Joseph Bottoml y , Nathan Ashworth , William Barratt , John Hoyle , niley Greenwood , James B a rker , and William Bal d win , of Wheatley , e a ch person Gd ; William Stevenson , Sp ilsby , 2 s . 6 d . ; and Thomas Livsey , Rochdale , 2 s . 6 d . R . HoPKiJfsos , Secretary . Old nail-terrace , Hanky , Staffordshire . The above list is so far as I have received to Monday , January 20 th .

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      - DEFENCEFUND . JSS 31 % 5 StSteff'A All ^ taM . JV F 0 R Mf « ' HOOPER . boldTa " y W < K ^ - ^ ughborougb , per M . New-

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      The Adulteration of Coffee . —Tho announcement which we made a f ew d a ys ago , that the Government was about to put in force tho penalties exig ible b y act of Parliament against the adulteration of coffee , has caused no small sensation among the fraudulent dealers in that article , who , unforfcunately for the public , form about nine-tenths of the coffee dealers . What has adtied to their alarm , is the activity displayed by the Excise in detecting the adulteration of spices ; and the conviction of one of them a ( ew days ago in penalties to the amount of £ 300 for adulterating pepper , is considered to be a heavy blow and great discouragement to the fraudulent dealers in coffee . For it is now

      quite evident that the Government cannot permit the extonsivo frauds in coffee to be tolerated any longer , while the comparatively trifling adulterations of spices have the vengeance of tho law directed against them . Indeed , the coffee question is fin a ll y disposed of , tho Government having been beaten in every argument they have urged for further delaying legislative enactments to prevent adulteration . In the whole kingdom there are only three parties who support the present system of adulterating coffee . These are—1 st . Tho adulterators themselves . 2 nd . Our present brilliant Chancellor of the Exchequer , who is reported to be a grower of chicory himself ( see Lancet , Jan . 4 ) , but whether this is a fact or no we cannot vouch for . And 3 rd . The growers of chicory—certainly a very small number of men . For the sake of these parties

      the [ public has been cheated for many years ; the Government has been defrauded of several hundred thous a nd pounds per annum ; tho honest tradesman has had his business injured by his fraudulent neighbour ; and our colonial grower has had to compete , with his production taxed at the rate of £ 37 6 s . 8 d . per ton , against the home producer of chicory , which does not pay one farthing of duty . So soon as the Order in Council which permits the dealer in coffee to vend chicory is rescinded , and whieh we understand will be done immediately , the adulteration of coffee will cease instantaneouslyfor it ia certain that no tradesman of any means , or any one who lias the slightest regard for his respectability , would mix coffee with any other substance , when he was liable to be informed against b y his owa servants , and fined in heavy penalties by the Government . —London New Price Current ¦

      An Adventuress in Difficulties . —Miss Laura Bell , whose name has been much before tho public , on the 12 th of September , 1850 , gave at London a bill of exchange for £ 195 , for jewels purchased of Mr . Josh . Joel . She came to Paris without paying the bill , and Mr . Josh . Joel passed it to a Frenchman . When it became due , M . Rognoux , the holder , caused proceedings to be taken on it , and had her arrested . She was taken before the President of the Civil Tribunal , who ordered the arrest to be maintained , as the debt was perfectl y regular Miss Bell , instead of being taken at once to prison caused herself to bo conveyed to the residence of M . ? Vonni . Tour'du"Pin » and that gentleman advanced h er 5 , 300 f . to pay the debt and costs , but under reserves . The lad y was thereupon released , and she has since appealed to the Court of Appeal to havo the jud gment of the Civil Tribunal , declaring the validity of the debt , set aside . But , after hearing arguments , the court confirmed the judgment - - - - - WfalA 4 Vll % 1

      . * — — — — - -- w »™ van v I ** J Mouse Mills . —A gentleman in Kirkald y , Scotland , has trained a couple of mice , and invented machinery , enabling them to spin cotton yarn . The work is so constructed that the common house mouse is enabled to make atonement to society for ? S * ° ^?? J > r > y , t * fatil | K twine and reeliD S <™ 100 to 126 threads per day . To comp lete this , the little pedestrians hare to run ten miles and a half . A halfpenny worth of oatmeal , at Is . 3 d . per peck , serves one of these tteadwheel culpritB for the long period of five weeks . In that time it makes 110 threads per day . At this rate a mouse earns 7 s . Od per annum . Take off 5 d . for board , and Is . for machinery , there will arise 6 s . clear for every mouse annually . The mouse employer was going to mako an application for the lease of an old empty house , which would hold 10 , 000 mouse mills , sufficient room being left for keepers and some hundreds of spectators .

      New Alimentary Substances for the Working Classes . —The French Consul at the Republic of Ecuador has brought thence two alimentary new p ii j , r great iraP ° rt « nce . The tuber ot one , called Hocas , has the form of an oblong potato , tho interior of the substance , however , has a red and yellow colour , and the taste is that of a chestnut . The other is called Mllieo , and its form and taste is very nearl y that of tho potato . Both grow wild and m great abundance near Quito , even in the most meagre soil . Experiments on their propagation are now being made at the Jardin des Plant e , Pana—27 ie Builder .

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      MONIES RECEIVED For tbe Week Endino Thursday , January 23 rd , 1851 . FOR THE THE HONESTY FUND . RECEIVED BI W . EIDEB , £ S . d . J . Moore , Newport Fagnell .. .. 0 10 J . Johnson , Congleton .. .. 050 A . Rowley , Congleton .. .. 0 0 3 W . Oxley , Sutton-in-Ashfield .. .. 0 2 1 Bishop Wearmouth , per W . Ovington " .. 0 16 F . R . . Denny , London .. .. 0 0 C J . Lawspo , Thornley Colliery .. .. 0 0 C Perth , oerj . Cree .. .. 0 5 0 J . Roe . jun . Calverton .. .. 0 0 6 J . Embley , Kendal .. . .. 0 0 6 From Harrow Gurney—T . Blainey „ 0 10 0 T . Bond .. .. .. 010 T . Banborongh .. .. 010 J . Mitchell , Halifax ,. .. 020 BoothtownSilkmen , Halifax .. .. 0 11 2 Three Members , Addingham .. .. 0 10 W . Taylor , Fox Hill Bank , near Accrington .. 0 2 6 W . Poole , Islington .. .. 010 Bolton , perJ . Yates ' .. ' .. 080 Messrs . Greenshill and Bateman , City Road .. 0 10 Nottingham , per J . Sweet .. .. 0 4 « Bipponden , per S . Morris .. .. 0 3 0 J . Majman , Ramsgate .. .. 0 2 0 Giggle 8 wick , perJ . Heaton .. .. 0 3 0 Bradford , per J . Cornell .. .. 011 4 A Few Friends , Heaton Mercy , per W . Higginson 0 9 6 W . Foster ' s Book , Matchester .. .. 0 13 5 Mr . Sliawcross ' s Book , Manchester .. 0 12 5 J . Wilder , Astoiu . .. .. 0 10 C . and W . Brown , Halifax .. .. 020 Derbj , per J . Moss .. .. 0 16 9 D . M'Allum , Wandsford .. ,. n 1 0 Wotton-under-Edge , perR . lacey .. 0 0 8 Cotne , per J . Watson .. .. 0 10 o Three Moon-rakers , Chippenham .. 0 16 From Loughborough—J . Taylor . .. 0 10 Mrs . Dent .. .. .. 013 . Mr . Kewbold .. .. .. 058 Two Widows , Hampstead .. .. 0 2 0 A Few Nail-makers , Edinburgh .. 0 3 0 BECEITED AT LAND OFFICE , J . Hawarth .. .. .. 0 0 G J . Asquita .. .. .. 006 BECEIVED BY JOHN ABNOTT . Huddersfield , per J . Emsall , J . Bradley .. 0 10 T . Swales .. .. .. 016 A . Bradley .. .. .. 0 0 G i J . Morris .. .. .. 010 £ 8 * 11 3

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      MMMHMH WINDING-HP OF THE LAND COMPANY . RECEIVED BT W . BIDES . £ s . d . Congleton , per J . Goslin .. ,, o C 0 From Bishop Wearmouth—6 . Robertson .. 0 0 6 H . Haines .. .. .. 006 W . Orington .. .. .. 0 0 G From London—F . ft . Denny , sen . .. 0 0 G F . R , Denny , jan . .. .. 0 0 G HarrietDenny .. .. 0 0 G Elizabeth Denny .. .. 0 0 6 T . Jones .. .. .. 006 J . Dempster , Dunse , N . B . .. .. 0 5 0 J . Kjte , Market Lavington .. .. 0 0 6 J . Lawson , Thornley Colliery .. .. 0 1 o Perth , per J . Cree .. ., 0 6 0 Messrs . Marsland , Bevonport , Walker , Snnderland , Eddcn , and Crowher , Hebden Bridge .. 0 3 6 A . Member , Accrington .. .. 0 0 6 Messrs . Tomlinson , Johnson , and Allen , War .

      nngton .. .. .. 0 1 0 T . Blainey , Barrow Gurney .. ., 0 2 * R . and S . Williams , Birkenhead .. 0 1 W . Turner , Wilton Park Iron Works .. 0 2 6 W . Poole , Islington .. .. 0 0 6 Bolton , per J . Yates .. .. 0 3 6 Nottingham , per J . Sweet .. .. 0 2 3 Hindley , per W . Hotchkiss .. .. 0 4 6 Messrs . Carlisle , Druete , Longman , Looker , and Warner , Oxford .. .. 0 3 0 From Brigbtlingsea—G . and E . March .. 0 10 J . andJ . Griggs .. .. 0 10 Ripponden , per S . Morris .. .. 0 5 6 J . Majman , Ramsgate .. .. 0 2 0 Gigglesnick , per J . Heaton .. .. 0 3 ( I

      PerJ . Hone—Banbury ,, ,, 01 G 0 Bradford ., ,, ., 046 Multon .. .. ,, o 3 6 Bradford , per J . Connell ( a loan ) .. 1 10 0 P . Tierney , Stockport .. .. 0 0 6 J . A ., Bury .. .. .. 018 S . A ., Bury .. .. .. 010 S . Widdop , Addingham .. .. 0 10 B . Rudi , Hockley , Birmingham .. 0 10 H . and J . M'Giveron , Dunmurrey , near Belfast 0 10 Halifax , per J . S . Anderson .. .. 0 17 6 J . Willcock , Sleaford Branch .. .. 0 10 Wotton under-Edge , per R . Lacey .. 0 7 0 From Colne—J . Crabtree .. .. 0 1 0 J . Horsfall .. .. : 0 1 0

      W . Smith .. .. .. 006 Middlesborough , North Riding , Yorkshire .. 0 11 0 Three Moon-rakers , Chippenham .. 0 16 Georgie Mills , per W . Median .. .. q 5 6 W . Salisbury , Preston .. .. 0 0 6 E , Hogg , Berry Edge .. .. 020 G . Turabull , Berry Edge .. .. 0 10 BECEIVED AT LAND OFFICE . S . Mills .. .. .. 006 J . Mills * .. .. .. 006 G . Coulson .. .. .. 006 W . Newsom .. .. .. 006 Levi Lodge .. .. .. 010

      LLodge ... .. .. R . Dickinson .. .. .. 010 W . Jessop .. .. .. 010 J . Shaw .. .. .. 010 G . Shaw .. .. .. 010 J . Jesaop .. .. .. 010 G . Newsom .. .. .. 010 J . Ashton .. .. .. 0 1 . 0 H . Messenger .. .. .. 010 Mr . Newsom .. .. .. 010 J . Newsom .. .. ., 010 J . Asquith .. .. .. 0 0 8 ' J . Howarth .. .. .. 006 D . Medows .. .. .. 010 R . Medows .. .. .. 010 J . Robinson .. .. .. 010 RECEIVED BY JOHN AENOIT . Huddersfield , per J . Emsall , J . Bradley .. 0 1 0 A . Bradley .. .. .. 0 0 6 _ £ 9 J 9

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      —— - ^ i THE OPERATIVE S OF BINGLEY . . TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —You will recollect that in your last week ' s paper there appeared an account of a public meeting Umg held in the Working Man ' s Hall , Keighley that meeting was for the purpose of organising the different localities to withstand the reductions continually being mado on the poor operatives . The manufacturers have long had a determination to try how little they can get their work done for , instead of trying how much they could afford to give , so as to increase the happiness of those whom they are indebted to for every comfort they enjoy , and on whem they are solel y dependent . The workmen of Messrs . J . Sharp and SonsBinelehave mado

      , y , a bold and determined stand against this practice , They at once told their employers , that if they persisted in making such uncalled for reductions , that they would cease to work for them . Hence the struggle began ; but tho workmen saw that they would not be able to withstand their employers without the co-operation of their fellow-labourers the required assistance was rendered , and thus the local union was commenced . It appears strange that the account of this triumph of labour over capital should never have appeared in the Leedt Times , though a full report was sent , together with a request that it should be inserted . At . tho mihlin

      meeting helu in the Working Man ' s Hall , Keighley , it was unanimously agreed , that a copy of the resolutions should be sent to the Northern Star , also to tho Leeds Times , requesting both the editors to inse ! m them ; ai "l that should the editor of the Leeds Times refuse to insert them . it should be made public through the medium of the Northern Star , so that working men mi ght savethemselves the trouble of sending any report of their feeble efforts to re sist oppression , to a paper that only moveu with the Times . As secretary for the union , I have to request the insertion of this on behalf of the public meeting . Your ' s respectfull y ,

      rim .- MORRBI . Li his letter was received too late for insertion last week . All country correspondence should bo posted m time for the London mail on Wednesday

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      TIIE TYPE-FOUNDERS' STRIKE . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sm ,--The strike of type-founders ( of which several notices have appeared in your journal , ) is at length brought to a termination . After variouB interviews an amicable arrangement was made on Friday week ; the men resumed their employment on Saturday , and we have every reason to believe that a good feeling will mutually prevail , and that respect for each other ' s ri ghts will ultimately

      supersede au tne in leeiing which sucn contentions invariably engender . We most sincerely thank all trades , and individuals , who , through your influence , have in an * way helped us in our troubles . In a few weeks a balance sheet will be prepared and printed anil those who have assisted us shall be supplied w ' ith a copy of the same on application . oufbSff tbanWDg J 0 U for your kind eervicea on We art , yours , very faithfull y , The Commubbb .

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      bad , tho white that of the Stuart . In « wS fcnn W p ! , toakw for tho first time meets the Baron Bradwardme , he is accosted by the latter thus : "And so you have mounted the cookade ? ttight , right ; though 1 could have wished the cofour different . " -M , ta and Queries . Funeral op the late Doke of Newcastle . — The interment of the Duke of Newcastle took plaoe on Tuesday afternoon , in the mausoleum which ho bad caused to be erected in the church of Markham Clinton , distant from Clumber Park , about six ox seven miles . The tenantry , in number nearly 500 , assembled by appointment on horseback , at the mansion of the late noble deceased .

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      THE TABLES TURSED IN FRANCE . Louis Napoleon has , so far , the best of the fight between himself and the Assembly . It is true that , by a coalition of Legitimists , Orleanists , and the Mountain , the new Ministry lias been broken np almost as soon as finished ; hut the materials of which the majority is composed are so heterogeneous—so incapable of acting in concert—that thePBESidexx will not find it very difficult to form a temporary Ministry from the more compact and workable minority that supported

      the policy of the Elysee . In the meantime , he ha 3 got rid of the formidable Chasgaksier , and asserted his supremacy over the army as head of the Executive . The Mountain is evidently beginning to understand Parliamentary tactics . They have compelled Thiers and the factious to throw overboard the military chief , ¦ who was ostensibly the cause of the quarrel , and to confine themselves simply to censuring the Executive . They have thus gained a substantial victory . For the first time this two years the reactionary party i 3 broken and dispersed , and that under circumstances which

      seem to indicate that it can never again be reunited in such numbers as to be so formidably obstructive and tyrannical as it has been . In any future Parliamentary combination , the two hundred members of the Left will count for more than they have hitherto done . All parties in making their calculations "will crrefully ascertain what conrse they are likely to take ; and , as on tho late division against the mi * nistry , modify their own cause , if they feel it necessary to have the support of the . Republican party . And that support , as far as we

      can see at present , will he indispensable to any party that aspires to rule in France . Louis Napoleos , we doubt not , will be astute enough to perceive tho fact , and act accordingly . Although he is now trying to carry on affairs with the help of a nondescript , moderate minority , the current of events must , in the long ran , cany him nearer to the Mountain . As 1852 approaches , and the great struggle for the office of Chief Magistrate is renewed , the importance of popular support will become more obvious to his mind . He

      must now be aware of the fact * that he haa nothing whatever to hope from any hollow and deceptive truce between himself and the " majority . " They have openly avowed that they hare tolerated him simply as a warming pan for their respective proteges , and are determined to kick him out the moment they have the opportunity . Whatever quarrels have heretofore taken place out of doors , between the partisans of the Pbesidest and the " majority" in the Assembly , they -went hand-in-hand in all measures of repression and coercion as applied to the Democratic party . The Pbesibeht became the cat's paw of the reactionists infitead of the impartial and dignified elected

      Head of a Bepublic . The Executive showed its energy in prosecuting " Red" journals—by imprisoning zealous advocates of Democracy , after mock trials before brutal and besotted tribunals—b y discharging really Republican Mayors and other officials in the provincesby disbanding National Guards who were suspected of sincere attachment to the Republicby forbidding , andahnoBt effectually suppresB-^ g , the sale of popular papers—and lastly , * nd worst of all , by joining with them for the d . ' 8 lranchisement of more than one third of the electoral body , who had giren these Executive and . legislative conspirators against tbe Constitutions the powers which thejr thns infamousl y ' - a * vb shamefully turned against the people .

      In return for this readiness to play the game of despotism and for destroying the Roman Republic , "the majorit y" voted the money which the extravagance and the intngues of the President had rendered indispensable to the maintenance of his position . No sooner , however , did he get possession of the payment for his dirty work , than he tried to convert it into a capital on which he might trade on his own account . He made his celebrated provincial toura with almost regal retnra for thig xeadmcM t « t . t , p * h «

      magnificence , and wound up with the reviews , at which the soldiers -were bribed to Bhout wee I ' Empereur , by the magnificent present of twopence-halfpenny a man , and sundry small " creature comforts . " True , he failed in his object , and finding himself foiled , now thinks it necessary to abjure all such intentions . But he has said and done enough to convinee the extreme reactionary party that he will no longer be their tool . In the quarrel between the two rogues , we sincerely hope that honest Republicans will come by their own .

      It is stated that the " Red" party are full y prepared to take advantage of any open or hostile encounter between the intriguing and selfish aspirants for power , and to strike a decisive blow in favour of the JRepuiftgue Demcratique et Sociale . The correspondent of the Times pretends to give circumstantial revelations of extensive and well organized arrangements for that purpose ; but he is so well known to be the mouth-piece of the police office , by whom these reports are so often fabricated , that not much credence can be attached to his statements . It is undoubtedly judicious with popular parties , to be prepared for the worst in France at the present moment , and should the factions become infuriated

      enough to come to blows , they should convert i their antagonism into the means of obtaining a decisive triumph for the Republic . We confess , however , to having more faith in the permanence of victory gained by Parliamentary means than in that won by arms . If the honest and sincere representatives of the true Republican party in France carefully watch their opportunities—bring their whole strength to bear on the elections , and avail themselves adroitly , but justifiably , of every disagreement between the enemieB of the Constitution , to strengthen their own position and

      increase their own influence in the Assembly , the executive power must , in the end , be vested in them , because no other party will find office tenable . Their policy must continue to be , as it has been , defensive . The opponents of the Constitution must be driven to act on the aggressive ; and , should they ever be so mad as to rush into actual conflict for the purpose of consummating their designs against the liberties of France , the world will applaud whatever punishment the Republican party may thinkproper to inflict on avowed traitors to their country , and rebels against the constitution agreed to by the nation . Taking and keeping this position , making the Constitution their watchword , and its protection and

      maintenance their most sacred duty , they will occupy a vantage ground , from which it will be difficulf , if not impossible , to dislodge , them . They will be the Conservatives and friends of order ; the odinm and the criminality of attempting to subvert the existing institutions of society will rest with the parties who assail , not those who defend their institut ions . Louis Napoleon may have gained a temporary triumph by the recent struggle , but vre are of opinion that the real and substantial gain has been on the side of the Republic . The lamentations of the despotic and " order monger" journals prove that they are aware they have lost the ascendancy they have ao long maintained . We earnestly trust it will never be restored .

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      Exeter . —At a meeting of members held on the 14 th inst ., it was resolved to open a subscription list in aid of the Winding-np Fund , to be kept open for one month . Mr . Fink , of No . 1 , Oakbamptonterace , St . Thomas , wa 3 appointed treasurer . The meeting was then adjourned to that day month . Edinburgh . —The Committee being anxious that this branch should do its duty towards winding up the affairs of the Land Company , have resolved to sit every Monday nig ht , from eight o clock till ten , to afford the members an opportunity of settling their accounts , which , we are informed , must be done before the 25 th of February next , in order to insure the passing of the act .

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      WINDING UP AND DISSOLUTION OF THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . WTNDINft TTP AVTTT ^ orvT nmrnv »™

      TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY . Friends . — The bill for dissolving and winding up the affairs of our association is now prepared , and has been lodged at the proper quarter as required by law , along with a petition from the Directors , for introduction to the House of Commons immediately after the commencement of the approaching session . There yet remains necessary legal and other Bteps which the presentation of these papers to Parliament will necessitate , which cannot , however , be taken unless the necessary funds be provided forthwith .

      The - Directors do not desire , nor is it reasonable to expect , that these expenses , which should be borne by the entire Company , should be paid by a section only . They propose that whatever may be advanced for this purpose shall be by way of loan , that all monies so lent shall bear interest at the rate of five per cent per annum—both principal and interest to be paid out of the proceeds of the sale of the Company ' s property , before any dividend shall be made in favour of any member whatsoever . Thus all will be madt to contribute towards the fund . Those who will not advance money themselves will be

      made to pay interest upon sumslent by others . The Newcastle , South Shields , and Asbton branches have already proposed that a plan of this sort should be acted upon ; and the Directors in thanking them for the suggestion , have now to announce that they have opened a book at the Office of the Company , for the purpose of entering sums to the credit of each individual subscriber , who will obtain a certificate of the amount lent , and which certificate shall entitle the holder to receive back , at the winding up of the affairs of the Company , both the whole amount lent , together with five per cent , per annum , from the date

      of its advancement . That all monies sent shall be b y Post Office Order , addressed to the Directors , 144 , High Holborn , and made payable to the Treasurer , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., at the Post Office , Bloomsbury . Branch Secretaries , and others desirous of bringing the affairs of the Company to a speedy and satisfactory settlement , are respectfully requested to promote the loan for winding UP , to the extent of their power . Feargus O'Connor , Christopher Doyle , . Thomas Clark , William Dixon , Phillip M ' Grath .

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      AGITATION FOR THE CHARTER * Received by TV . Rjdeb . —J . Mayman , Ramsgate 2 a .- Received by John "Abnoit . —Miss Helen Macfariane 10 s—A Republican Is—T . Stedman Is—W . Atkins 3 d—A Friend , Oxford-street Is 6 d—A Few Friends , per J . Mewis Is Gd—Horoham , per G . Henness 2«—J . R . Ray , Cowpen Colliery lid—Cripplegate Locality , per 'J . E . Moring 8 s—West . minster Locality , per W . Shute 6 s 6 d—Dundee , per G , Woodward 11—Peterborough , per E . Scholey 6 s lid—Bristol , per W . Hyatt 8 s—Messrs . Donaldson , Rudge , Jebnog , Budd , Chesnaje , Philp , C . U ., E . R ., F . Reynolds , and Dicks 10 s . FOR THE HUNGARIAN AND POLISH REFUGEES . ? Received by Xf . Rides . —T . Blainey , Barrow Gurney Is—Ripponden , perS . Morris Cd—South Shields , per . ) . Kjle 116 «—Huddersfield , per E . Clayton 7 s—Lougnborougb , per LM , Newboldls 3 d .

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      _ Secession to the Church of Romb . — Robert Biddulph PhiUi pps , Esq ., of longworth House , was received into the Latin communion of St . Francis Xavier ' 8 Church , Hereford , on the feast of Epiphany , Monday , the 6 th inst ., by the Rev . J . B . Morris , of Prior Park , formerly Fellow of Exeter College , Oxford . — -ITereford limet . Death of Field-Marshal Grosvesor . —On the afternoon of Monday last this venerable officer , who was one of the six field-marshals of England , and colonel of the 65 th Regiment , died at his residence at Richmond , Surrey , at a very advanced age . SrsGtJtAR Bequest . — The Ihiditone Gazette states that a lady , lately deceased , who resided at Blackheath some years ago , has made a will in which she has provided that £ 50 should be paid to her medical attendant on condition of his performing decapitation at her death , owing to a dread of being interred alive . Lohd Johs Russbll has unsolicited ]? appointed the second son of Mr . Douglas Jerrold to ft clerkship ia tno Treasury .- DaayStwt .

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      NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TRADES . T . S . Dukcombe , Esq ., M . P ., President . Established 1845 . " PUT JDSTITIA . " "If it were possible for the working classes , by combining among themselves , to raise , or keep up the general rate of wages , it need hardly be said that this would be a thing not to be punished , but to be welcomed and rejoiced at - Btuabt Mill .

      Tho apathy of the working classes is not more deplorable than it is astonishing . Speak to the most intelligent men connected with the most intelligent hodies of operatives , and they all admit the desirability-n ay , the necessity—of a National Confederation of Labour , as the onl y effective means of counteracting the constant encroachments of capital . They all see tho evil of thoir isolated position , but appearto-be deficient in that energy or honestv of character which should induce them publicly to avow and defend their convictions . Press them homo hard , and they can always disoover some peculiarities in their trade , which constitute a temporary difficulty . Tho prejudices of men , thev say , must ho dealt with tenderly . They will uso ' their best endeavours to prepare the minds of their men , and , m tho meantime , they wish you all possible success . r

      It is highly amusing to observe the attempts which have been made , and aro still making , to form what are singularl y called "National Associations . We have seen , and have expected to have been snufted out b y a " Metropolitan National Association for- the Organisation of Trades . " This was to swallow up within itself all existing industrial , social , and political movements . Detniletl pl a ns were prepared an d publ i shed , for completely revolutionising the existing state of society . All the elaborate details were carefull y prepared , and embodied in a draught of a bill , which only waited , and we suppose still waits , for a member to present it , and a legislature to carry it .

      inen , there is a National Association of Miners , Nationa Association of Printers and Compositors , National Association of Stonemasons , N a tional Association of the Iron Trades , and a variety of others ; but none seem to dream of the desirability of carrying their nationalising exertions beyond their own particular craft . We sincerely holievo that the prejudices which are said to stand in the way of effecting what all parties unite in confessing both desirable and imperative , and what the trades must come to at last , does not lie with the masses , but with their leaders . We fear there is in the industrial , as there appears to be in tho Democratic political world , an unwillingness to part with the sli ghtest modicum of power and position . Self-aggraudisoment rules , instead of a noble , unselfish patriotism . Wo know not if this i gnoble princi ple of action applies generally ; but we know , from our

      exnerience , that it does apply , in too many instances . We know of no remedy for this humiliating state of things , but the slow , thoug h sure , progress of public opinion . We believe a new light is springing up among our fellow-workmon of nearly all trades , and that they will not permit themselves much longer to be kept back in the old mill-horso round , but will very soon take upon themselves to " lead their leaders , " and point them the road to a more enlightened and unselfish policy . While the chosen and trusted leaders of the trades are thus harnessing themselves at tho tail of every progressive movement , and are tugffinefor

      their very lives to prevent tho consummation of an extensive National Confederation of Labour , the ovor-watohful enemies are making dire and successfu ^ onslaughts on the vital interests ot their bodies . We have before us an address , issued by the Hammermen of Messrs . Sharp , Brothers , and Co ., of Manchester , in the ei ghth week of their strike . The writer of this pamphlot appears to see clearly into the position of his fellow-workmen , and the only effective remedy that presents itself . The address is written with such an earnestness of purpose , and is so replete with irrefutable arguments in favour o f a comp lete revolution in trades ' policy , that we think we shall be conferring a benefit to our cause , and we trust also to the Hammermen of Manchester , by contributing to its publicity : —

      Fellow Countrymen , — « To your tents O Israel was a watchword of caution used among the Hebrews when danger was apprehended , and each man thus warned , took precautions to meet tho coming difficulty , or resist the aggressions of the common enemy . "A saying so remarkable and pertinent is equally app licable to labour ' s sons at the present juncture . Circumstances are rising pregnant with the most important results to your order , and duty combined with necessity have forced us into our present position , and which we , as brave and h onest men are now determined to carry forward with the help and assistance of others .

      For years past wo need scarcely tell you that a crusade against the Order of Labour has been silently and steadil y progressing . Tho reduction or the means of resistance has constantly been in process , whilst the incomplete organisation amongst tradesmen and the working classes have accelerated this levelling system . If proof be wanted , go ask the weavers of Spitalfields-go ask the poor tailor who pmeB under the accursed " Sweating System " -go ask the spinner of cotton , and the ill-paid workman at tho loom-go ask the Morning Chronicle and Ha "Tales of Life" the mechanic , mason miner , the clerk , tradesman-in a word— ask yourselves . And what is your answer ? The same remorseless levolling-the same financial lopping-off , waits H DOt take" the Same "destruction

      For resisting a most unjustifiable act of financial tyranny the Hammermen of Messrs . Sharp , Brothers , & Co ., of Manchester have been forced to leave off work . To prevent them winning back their already scanty wages , to render their efforts power l ess , a silent conspiracy seems to have been animating masters ; for other shops in the same trade—nay , even in its higher branches , have re-?« nn notloe of a similar reduction , ranging from 10 to 20 per cent on the present prices . Platt and Hibbert s shop at Oldham being already on strike , and tho men on the Leeds line having received n *™ a reduction to a very serious amount . What means this combined crusade against labour s rights ? What does all these continued struggles portend ? Where will they end ? Who is to be sacrificed ?

      " Working Men-these are all serious questions , and questions which will be answered . There is danger in keeping aloof . If ono trade is destroyed the scattered remnants become needy and sturdy competitors against your own , and , perhaps , y ou need scarcely be reminded that surplus labour is a fearful antagonist . " £ <»'» U thinking men remember that every fortunate blow struck against labour renders capital more exacting and secure , and themselves more exposed and unable to resist . "We , the committee of the ' Turn Outs'

      ven-, ture to assert fearlessl y , that tho man who sacritices the interests of labour to present use , robs posterity of its happiness and involves his own children in the common ruin , " The hopes of gain should be regulated by a wise prudence , reserving and directing its operations , so as to impart a health y tone to society , and thereb y prepare it to enjoy those blessings flowing f rom a well regulated government , so that future generations should not have to regret the folly and selfishness of their sires .

      "The Committee are not blind to the effects which supply and demand havo upon the labour market . No . They are read y oven now to recognise the relation which ought to exist between them . What they raise up their voices against is the avanciousoess of those men who take advantage of every circumstance , and make both ( irrespective of principle ) subservient to their own selfish and inordinate lust , forgetting that a hi gher and more holy authority than even Adam Smith , or his School

      , has written this promise for man ' s hope' The workman shall be the first partaker of the fruits of his industry ; ' and which again was sanctioned and stereotyped , b y no mere a p er of Christian humility and justice , that- ' The labourer is worthy of his hire . ' "It is time to waken to the reality of these thingB . To be safe you mus act mutually . And by centrahzing your interests and energies , the salvation of labour will be secured and capital confined to its legitimate influences .

      ' In directwgattention to these subjects , theCommittee in Manchester have the weal of their fellow workmen at heart , and they do trust that tho assistance of every earnest reformer , unionist , and non-unionist , will be eyerted in their behalf , and their own . Let copies be laid upon your lodge tables , upon your work-benches , and be circulated among your friends and societies . Let the man who can read , read aloud to his fellowmen who cannot read—and let him who is the best debator among your bod y take up the question , and endeavour to promote a more strict union of all trades . A veritable protective union , and success must follow such earnestness , perseverance , and conduct . "Look at this picture—Even free labour offered

      with all the necessary physical requisites of strength and willingness has grown into a commodity so cheap and valueless that capitalists can afford to Bpurn it , or buy it up in masses !!! This is only the beginning of the end . Immensel y wealthy cap italists , will have so centralised trade and manufacture that huge working bastiles will become the workshops of the future operative , where the conditions of giving work will be the mere sustenance of animal Fife-where food will represent a monied equivalent for labour . Where indeed the oS motive for finding employment will be a compound of foar , interest , and necessity wmpounu " Working men , avert Buch a horrid oalamit * b » mTyoTp ^ w ^ men your power , if umted for six months , would

      be irresistible . The foolish , narrow jealousies of previous trado combinations must be unmasked ; You must be prepared to strip open and spurn every weak point in your system , the old worn out , Btale and injurious custom of trado rules must give way to a manly , progressive , practicable , and healthy organisation . " Working men , have you become dead to these things ? Would you walk in an everlasting unbroken state , and disorganised track ? nas low wages stricken you with cowardico that you dare not move ? Or , does common suffering , typ ify Byron s feavful dream-That you live to prey upon each other

      . We should say no-emphntically No ! I hen shake off this apathy-support your trade unions—do not shutout the off branches of your industry by unfriendly laws , but accept them aa your brother fellow workmen—centralise your aims —communicate with each other ' s trado boardsmake no unnecessary retaliatory competitorsremodel your whole system—Infuse into it something of tho prosent spirit of the age—Havo no antngonistic sectional branches—Read and think—Support your own honest press . Rally round your own order , peaceably but firmly—thoug hfull y , tmt bravely—and you , a king l y crown , cannot fail , but win .

      "The Central Committee ol tho 'Turn OutB ' sitting in Manchester will bo glad to receive assistance or communicate with any trade boavd , lod ge , or society , in furtherance of bring ing about a more close amal gamation of all trades . "By order of the Committee , " Jous Sunn , Chairman " V $ 8 ~ "All letters and money orders to be addressed and made payable to John Smith , care of Mi ' . W . Gatli , Navigation Inn , Great Ancoats-streot , Manchoster . '

      £ money to bo paid to any book , except the same bear the stamp of the Hammermen ' s Friendly Society , No . 1 , Lod ge , Manchester . " In various other quarters , reduction of wages appears to be the order of the day . In Manchester and Oldham , in Leeds , and even in ono of the most favoured and enlightened trades in London , a deadly crusade seoms to havo successfully set in against the rights of labour . The compositors of London aro , it appears , to have tbeir wages remodelled upon tho Glasgowstandard , notwithstanding the immense difference in the cost of living , vent , and fuel . The wholo body of compositors on tho Morning P ost , Protectionist journal—the great sticker for "native industry , "—are , without the sli ghtest notice , superseded b y a competent number of men , willingly imported from Glasgow . Yes ! such a perfect unanimity of feeling and interests exist amongst tho members of this enli ghtened trade , that the men of Glasgow are quite read y , without the slightest compunction of feeling , to give their best assistance to ruin their own trade .

      What else can bo expected , when the most intelligent men of this and many other trades , persist in keeping themselves , and lhone over whom they possess influence , isolated and wrapped up in tha selfish dignity of their own individualities ? This great ovil , which might , as we think , easily have been prevented , is , we fear , scarcely now capable of being remedied . The Glasgow men have come to London with a full knowledge of the disgraceful work cut eut for them . They come willing tools to work out the degradation of their order . There has been no syinpa t h y or notions of united interest fostered or encouraged between tho compositors of London and Glasgow . They have been keDt as stramrers . and

      they treat each other as strangers . We trust that these unfortunate occurrences will at loast have tho effect of arousing men to examine into the principles of union , to ask themselves whether their ideas or position in relation to their fellow-workmen , in their own and other trades , have not been too narrow and selfish ; and whether they are not capable of a wide oxtension , with great benefit to themselves and others . We have received several letters this week from tbe sailors of Lynn , who , to the number of upwards of 300 , are g&Uantly resisting a foul consp iracy of their Protectionist employers—tho shipowners of Lynn—to reduce their wages from £ 3 to £ 210 s . per voyage , averaging , perhaps , a three weeks' duration .

      What particular ploais offered for this attempted reduction , wo know not ; but we do know that there is not a bod y of nicn in England who aro better entitled to the pittance they claim , than are these men . Tho severity and dangerous nature of their emp loyment , and the immense profits realised by the shipowners in tho coal trade , renders their present attempt to rob their labourers of their hire utterl y infamous . We rejoice to learn that the inhabitants and ratepayers of the port have shown a wise and generoua disposition to aid the seamen in their noble determination to withstand the cruel robbery . The Central Committee having been appealed to tor their good offices , have agreed to render the gallant fellows such aid as the laws and constitution of the Association will warrant .

      Our old opponents , the Perrys of Wolverhampton , according to our latest advice , have two ne \ r dodges on tho carpet : — 1 st . —To import labour from Germany !!! 2 nd . —To get up forthwith an Indictment for Conspiracy against thirteen individuals !!!! Wo shall take immediate steps to counteract the first move ; and as for the Becond , we have every reason to g ive them oredit for tho desire , but are very much disposed to think that tho attempt , if made , will turn out a dead failuro . orn m x . ^ Willum Peel , Secretary . 259 , Tottenhara-court-road .

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      fe TOABY 25 , 1851 . THE NORTHERN STAR . 5 in In == r 77 ~ -- —

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      10 MR . W . RIDER . Sib , —I have sent you an order for £ 2 Is . 4 d . on the General Post-Ofiice . There is 11 s . 4 dd . for the Hones t y Fund , and £ 110 s . for the Winding up of the Land Company . The names of the persons sending the money to Mr . O * Connor for the winding up are : William Storrs £ 1 ; John Jackson 5 s . ; William Robinson , 2 s . ( 3 d . ; John Reaistrick 2 s . 6 d . I remain , yours , &c , J . Co . nnell , Secretary . Bradford , Yorkshire .

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      REPEAL OP THE WINDOW TAX . i ° wt if ' , r 7 T d bythe Parochiai SHE SS&r to J ?? tbe Mu 9 i ° - » . Store-street , in uS a ? f Pt m , easures for staining the total and immediate repeal of the window tax . mTa' J ,: * - > ' ¦ Cabbhli ' . M . P ., occupied tho chair , m Jffi ? 8 W u present from ^ whole of th « metropolitan parishes . . ^ Ir ' m ^ ° i ER F S sedthefirst resolution , which ^ - y ° f a dMta " » tory character , that the SoperatS . 11111 ^ prhlCiple ' and Op P re 83 ive Mr . Savaob seconded the resolution

      . nJ £ « 2 f ? ii . l - ' Bn PP ° rted the resolution , be--Mh ? taIwas fnr moro ir-iurious t 0 those who did not pay than to those who did pay ; for those who TOwejwt on the verge of pay ing the tax , were led to curtail the number of windows in their houses to the greatest possible extent . Ho suggested that petitions should bo prepared in every street against this tax , and that on the first day of the session there should be about thirty petitions presented b y some six or seven gentlemen . On the next day forty should be presented , on tho next ntty , an d so on , increasing until either the name of every street m tho metropolis had been heard in tho of

      House Commons , or the Ministers had consented Jni 7 * t 0 the unanimous wish of tho people . ( Cheers . ) He believed that by this system tho repeal of the tax would be obtained in three weeks . ( Cheers . ) Mr . George , churchwarden of St . Anne ' s , supported the resolution , and announced , at the request of Mr . Lu 3 hington and Sir D . L . Evans , that , should the government refuse the just demands ol the people , they were prepared to do their duty , and to obairuct the government in all matters of supply . ( Cheevs . ) Mr . Niciiolat , Mr ; Freeih , and others having spoken to the resolution , it was oarried unanimously .

      Mr . Cooper moved the second resolution , -which contained a petition to Parliament , and a request to each of the members for the borough to support its prayer , and in the event of the tax not being repealed , to vote against the supplies being granted . Mr . M ' . iore seconded the resolution , and congratulated the meeting that men of all shades ef political opinion were determined that this tax should no longer exiBt . It was carried unanimously . Mr . Waklet , M . P ., on rising was received with great applause . He said that he acceptod with great pleasure the mission which they had entrusted to him , and he assured them that nothing short of actual danger to hia health should prevent him from

      being in the house when the . motion should bo brought forward . The very course which was now proposed he had suggested in 1818 , in the House of Commons , and the late lamented Sir R . Peel told him , after the debate had terminated , that he thoug ht he had made a very violent speech . His ( Mr . Wakley ' s ) rep l y was , that he thought the occasion required it . ( Hear , hear . ) He asked whether the constituencies had done their duty in this matter ? One of tho ministers had told him , only a short time ago , that he didn 't believe the people cared a straw about it ; and the fact was , that neither in the City of London nor in tho Tower Hamlets had a public meeting in opposition to the window tax yet been held , la the great borough

      of Finsbury also there had only been one or two . Now , that was not tho way to take up the question . They must protest against it manfully and firmly . They must protest , too , against a house tax ; and there are many other things that they must protest against . There must bo a great ohange in tho whole-system of taxation shortly , and the great princi ple must be acted upon , that property should be pressed upon severely before induBtry was touched at all . ( Loud cheers . ) Now , they had formed an association there ; did they mean , after the window tax was repealed , to give it up J ( So , no . ) Why , if they did , they must be mere homesopathists in reform to be satisfied with such a globule . ( Cheers . ) If good act s were not done by

      a government , the fault lay chiefly with the peop le , and it behoved them to make such manifestations as no government could resist . The tax was the mos t ini quitous that had ever been imposed , and it was marvellous to conceive how there could ever have existed a wretch vile enough to impose it . ( Cheers . ) He , for ono should strenuousl y resist the granting of supp lies , unless that tax was repealed . ( Cheers . ) On the motion of Mr . W . D . Cooper , a vote of thanks was passed to Lord Duncan , accompanied with a request that he would brinjj on the motion for the repeal at the earliest poss'ble period in the next session ; and a deputation having been appointed to wait upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer , in conjunction with the deputations from tho other metropolitan parishes , the meeting separated .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 25, 1851, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1610/page/5/