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    • THE JN T OETHERIf STAE. SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1842.
    • «To Mtatotv& an* ComjEtoontrtfntjS
    • THE STAR AND ITS ESTIMATION BY THE PEOPLE.
    • ADDRESS OF TH]E NORTH CHESHIRE DELEGATE MEBtING, TO THJE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS OF THE SAME DIVISION;
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      THE ENGLISH CHARTISTS A 2 \ D TItE IRISH LABOURERS . IRISH ViXlYERSAL SUFJRAGE ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE . Moved by Jlr . H . C ] ark : seconded by Mr . "Woouvrard : — " That having seen in the Daily-FreeiriatL . of Tuesday ] as : a letter in the ediiorisl eormnns — -btr , headed ' Advertisement' — signed . Mathers ' O'Cmnell , in "which an attempt , feeble in manner , as it is false in fact , is aids to establish the proposition that Irish labourers are invariably ill-treated in England by persons of their own class , ire hare merely to remark upon this person's wicked effort to keep alive the 111-feeiing which he says exists , that

      he quotes no instance of illiberal or unkisd treatment experienced by himself during the seventeen years he resided , from necessity or cboiee , in the sister country ; that were the 60 , 000 men who are obliged to transport themselve 3 annually , in order to under ¦ work English labourers in their own fields , either attacked ormutil&ted in thesavage manner he describes , the newspapers would be apt u » make a paragraph or two on the subject . With regard to railroad rows , we would remind him thas " sirrimmages" of that kind hare taken place in Ireland itself—witness the Drogheda Railroad son © time since . As this person £ ays he is Dot ignorant ( like us ) , perhaps he

      has * seen that the free city of Hamburgh has just refnsed to allow a cargo of . English workmen even to be landed , 2 sow , England , we feel convinced , will not resort to such a display cf Titdicrivo nationality towards our poor countrymen , sad notwithstanding the great Mr . O'Coniielrs threat , or the little Mr . CConnell ' s letter , tee were anxious t « deprecate the na-. tral results of the former , but we fear the author of the latter is desirous of f ollowisg in the wake of Pitt , Canlereash , aad every substqaent tyrant and impostor Trho has established tis power SJid filled b ' wallet by p-erpeiasiias xhe religious differences and political ignorance of ihcpeople . Patrick O'Hjggi :- * , Presi < ieLt . - W . 11 . Di orr , Secretary .

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      THE APPROACHING "END !" THE SQUEAKING OF THE SHOPOCRACY . The shopkeepers are now holding meetings : meeting of themselves , and called by themselves . And for what purpose ! To sgueak out theib suffering consequent on general distress ! To declare that " something must be dono to relieve the starving population , or irretrievable bctn is their inevitable portion" ! To call for the " united" efforts of all classes and parties , to press upon GOVERNMENT the imperative necessity for " speedy remedial measures" !

      How times have changed ! How lowered is the tone , how humble the manner , of the once hectoring , blustering , shopocracy of England ! How different now their bearing and language , to their bearing and language in the year 1817 ! Then all bluster , all boast , all feather ; sow " ruinated " , " bankrupt " , * insolvent " , " dark and gloomy retrospect " , " still more dark prospect " , and " hope entirely fled " . Great God ! how just toon artJ

      In the year 1817 , upwards of a million-and-a-half of working Englishmen petitioned for a Radical Reform of the Parliament . The labouring portion of the country was then in a state of great distress . It was manifest to them that that distress arose from excessive taxation ; from an enormous expenditure and waste of the public money ; from pensions , dividends , sinecures , grants , and emoluments , and from other causes of wasteful expenditure ; all which arose from a want of due representation of the people in Parliament ; and that no remedy could be applied unless the Parliament was RalicaUy

      Reformed . They traced the sufferings and the distress that then prevailed to the want of a Reform in the Parliament . They saw and loudly proclaimed that the distress then existing would spread ; that ruin ani misery would be the lot of all ; that the earnings of no man ever could be called his own , unless measures of remedy and securitt were passed , through the means of a Radically Reformed Parliament . All this was seen and declared by the labouring class in the year 1817 ; and upwards of s millisn-and-a-half of them signed peti - tions to Parliament , setting forth in clear and

      distinct tenn 3 the reasons that prompted them to a = k for such Radical Reibrm . Where were , the shopkeepers then !! Did they " unite" with the labourers , to ask Government to avert impending ruin ? Did they encourage and sustain the working people , in their endeavours to stop the progress of that system which was pauperizing the worker , stripping the cottage , and preparing to empty the till I Did they lend their aid to strangle the monster which , even then , was eating into the vitils of the nation ; and which , it

      was plainly shown , would shortly raven up the shopkeepers themselves ? Did they then " SYMPATHISE" with the poor ; give rent to their bewailings ; and call upon Government to" adopt " speedy remedial measures V > Did they then do these things ? No ! They basely calumniated the working people ! They traduced vilified , and persecuted the known Reformers . They denied the existence of distress . They applied the epithets " idle icoundrels I" " scum . '" " worthless ralllef " disaffected mob ! " fco those who complained of poverty and starvation . They " UNITED" TO

      LEARN HOW TO SHOOT THE RAGGED RASCALLY RADICALS ! They mounted their horse ? , put on their K uniforms , " dubbed themselves " CAVALRY , " and with newly-ground sabres , and with courage" inspired by drink , embrued their hands in the blood of hundreds of the working people peaceably assembled to petition the Parliament for those "remedial measures" which these same " cavalry men" now so " humbly pray" for ! O God ! thou indeed art just I

      Yes ! they then " united' to learn " military exercise" ; to learn how to SIIUOT . They then " united" in "VOLUNTEER Associations " , to repress " disaffection" and " sedition" by mean 3 of the firelock and rifle ! And they met in public meetings too 1 For what purpose ? To applaud the Government for passing Power-of-Imprisonment bilk ! for passing the SIX ACTS ; for cramming the dungeons with hundreds of Reformers ; for driving poor Rilet to cut his thro&t ; for shaking the bowels out of poor Ogt > en ; for employing Oliver and Edvvabds to ha * ch plcts and conspiracies all over

      the country ; for hanging and beheading Thistlewood , Bbcnt , Ings , and DAvisox ,. in London ; and for tucking up to the gallow 3 Biusprete and his fellow martyr at Derby . Y « s i the shopocracy then met not only to do these things , but even more . THEY LED THE WAY to the persecution of the Reformers ! They did not wait till Government persecuted , and then applauded ; but they paved the way ; they hardened Government on ; they called upon it to proceed ; they pledged themselves to it 3 support , should it do their bid dins- !

      In this work , the shopkeepers of Manchester took the lead . They were followed by their brethren in London ; and then throughout the country . Read the following account of the Manchester meeting , extracted from the Courier newspaper of the 18 . h Jan . 1817 ! Read it now , ye shopkeepers of Manchester Read it tK . w , ye * ' VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION " men , and ye " YEOMANRY CAVALRY" men Read it note , ye who are squalling about distress and especially ye who say that " your DISTRESS AND PRIVATIONS ARE ATTRIBUTABLE

      TO THE CORRUPTION AND MISCONDUCT OF GOVERNMENT" ! Read it ! ye base lickspittle crew ! ye crawling sycophants ! Bead it ! ye whining , crying , baffled tyrants ! Read it ! ye immeasurably base ! and say if yon ought to complain of any punishment , any ruin , that may fall upon yon : — " A meeting took place , on Monday last , ( 13 th January , 1817 ) at Manchester , attended by the most respectable inhabitants of that town , Salford , and their neighbourhood—the Boronghreeve in the chair . Several resolutions were passed with entire unanimity , and the following declaration agreed to , which CANNOT BE TOO HIGHLY APPLAUDED , ana" which we trust will be adopted by all other

      towns . * DECLARATION . ' 1 . We , the undersigned magistrates for the Division of Manchester , the Boreugh reeves and Constables of Manchester and Salford , and other inhabitants of these towns and their neighbourhood , being at all times fully sensible of the many blessings of the constitution , under which we live , fe « I ourselves called npon at this moment to express our firm attachment to its laws , as well as our uttor de-

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      testation of tb . ose mischievous attempts which are pursued witb . incessant diligence and ardour , to excite a general - spirit of disaffection . We especially deprecate the circulation of seditious tracts and the adoption , of inflammatory speeches to produce AN IMPRESSION AMONGST THE LABOURING CLASSES , THAT THE PRESENT DISTRESSES AND PRIVATIONS ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE CORRUPTION AND MISCONDUCT OF GOVERNMENT , and may be removed by a system of representation , embracing almost Universal Suffrage , Annual Parliaments , the unqualified exclusion of all persons , deriving emolument from the public , and consequently of his Majesty ' s Ministers ,

      2 . The numerous meetings held for these purposes , both publicly and secretly , the organized Bystem of committees , delegates , and nitssionaries , the contributions levied , particularly for disseminating pamphlets , calculated to mislead and irritate the public mind , the indecorous and highly unconstitutional reflections upon the exalted Personage now exercising the regal authority , the marked disparagement of the most extensive charitable relief in seasons of unavoidable pressure , the language of intimidation , not merely hinted , but plainly expressed , the appointment of popular assemblies in various parts

      of ths kingdom on one and the same day , after the meeting of Parliament , and the previous assembly of deputies in London ; all these circumstances afford strong manifestation of meditated disorder arid tumult , and bear no analogy whatever to the fair and legitimate exercise ef that constitutional liberty . which is emphatically the birthright and security of Englishmen . 3 . With these decided sentiments it is our duty to unite in supporting the laws and constitution against these tricked ( - / forte , which we are convinced must bo

      regarded with equal abhorrence by the great majority of His Majesty ' s subjects in every class and condition of society . We , therefore , severally PLEDGE ourselves to contribute , by the most effectual means our situations may allow , to the maintenance and tranquillity of these towns and their neighbourhood , from the unlawful and NEFARIOUS designs of those who are SEEKING TO INVOLVE US IN RIOT AND CONFUSION ; and we earnestly solicit the co-operation of all friends of SOCIAL ORDER and good government . '"

      Working People ; such were the purposes for which the shopocracy of England met in the year 1817 ! In nineteen days after the above meeting , the scoundrel merchants and bankers of London , " met " and issued their equally false and lying " Declaration . " This was followed by similar meetings in all parts of the country . The base wretches who drew up and signed thos » " Declarations" knew that they were upholding oppression and corruption . They knew that they were upholding that which was the cause of infinite suffering to the poor . They knew that ; but it was then profitable I They hoped to

      fatten themselves while the poor starved ! They knew that the Reformers did not want to involve the kingdom in riot and confusion ; nobody knew this better than they did ; and yet they could deliberately and coolly le the first to put forth lies and false alarms , for tho deliberate purpose of paving the way for measures to take the Reformers ' lives , or to shut them up in dungeons ! The above report is a sample of their attempts to cause the Reformers to be driven out of the country , or to be

      put in chains ! Soon after the issuing of their never-to-be-forgotten " declabations , " Castlereagh ( whose horrid end all know of ) opened out the Green-bag conspiracy ; and the Pou-er-of Imprisonment Bill was passed ! and Sidmocth crammed the dungeons ! How many victims , good God ! suffered under those terrible laws , of which these base and lying " declarations" were the forerunners ! When we think of these things , we can hardly refrain from wishing to see the whole group lie in the dust with horse-flesh or draff half-chewed in their mouths !

      The men , however , who mot for these horrid purposes in 1817 , and again in 1822 , have now a different object to meet about ! They now see ruin staring them in the face ! They now see property transferred from hand to hand , and cannot divine the cause ! They now feel the pinchings of distress , and they have before them the prospect of speedy pauperism ! They are now ' humble" enough , God knows ! so humble that " they do not even venture to express an opinion as to the cause of the widespread suffering now endured , or to dictate " a remedy" ! so "humble" that " they will content themselves with barely stating what their condition is , leaving it to the WISDOM and EXPERIENCE of GOVERNMENT to devise a remedy" !!

      Strange fact ; but so it is ; the shopkeepers of Manchester have led the way in this new meeting business ! Strange fact ; but so it is ! Manchester ;—Manchester ; that led the way to the dungeoning of the Reformers in 1817;—Manchester , that exulted in the deeds of the sixteenth of August;—Manchester that chuckled at the Oldham inquest;—Manchester , that applauded the Grand Jury , of which Lord Stanley was foreman . ;—Manchester , that nest of cruelty , infamy , foolishness , and hypocrisy;—Manchester has been the first to cry out that the merchants and shopkeepers are ruined ! Never weremalignant wretches more appropriately punished ! Bear in mi ad that these tools of corruption—these

      cruel tyrants—sought to have the Reformers put in dungeons ; harassed , chained , dragged from gaol to gaol ; put out of existence this way , or sabred or trampled to death , because they wanted a Reform of the Parliament to prevent that very ruination which has now come upon the shopkeeping class ! became they ascribed the distresses of the country to the misconduct of the Government ! 0 ! God , is just ! His judgments are manifest ! The cup of poison which the base shopocracy prepared for the Radicals has returned to their own lips ! The mis - chief which they had invented for others ha 3 fallen on their own pates I Into the pit which they had dug for their neighbours have they now themselves fallen . !

      Leeds has ollowed the example of Manchester , in holding a Squeaking Meeting . Upwards of 200 of the shopkeepers and tradesmen presented a requisition to the Mayor , desiring him to call a public meiting of their body , "to make known the UNPARALLELED DISTRESS which prevails in the Borough , and the gradual DECAY OF TRADE conscguent thereon ; and to adopt such measures relative thereto as may be deemed advisable , regardless of all party considerations , with a view to avert impending ruin . "

      The Mayor ( seeing thai they were not Chartists ) granted their request , and gave them the use of the Conrt House to meet in . He moreover presided over their meeting , holdcn on Wednesday night last . It was numerously attended ; princidpally by shopkeepers . The platform or bench , was crowded by the Leeds bawlers for ^ Extension of Commerce "; nearly every one oC 4 lwfn was present ; " clever" Plint and " clear" Stansfeld being about the only persons absent . They seemed to be congregated together to proclaim their own shamelessness , and the credulity of the dupes who have

      joined them ia their bawling . " Extensions of Commerce" were placed upon their trial ; testimony was adduced as ta their effects upon the condition of the people at large ; and sorry testimony it was I Two overseers of tha poor testified that more than one-fifth of the whole population was pauperised ; that the shopkeepers were without custom ; that the spirits of the poor were broken ; that certain ruin awaited all , unless relief was speedily obtained . Their statements were borne out by several different tradesmen , whose opportunities of judging were ample . One of the visitors connected with the late relief-fund in the Borough gave it in as a fact that he had found many families whose united income , derived both from labour and from

      parisn-pay did not exceed 6 ^ d . per head per week 3 Another statement , made on the authority of some few operatives who had made the examination , was , that thirty-four families , comprising 304 individuals , were found , in a very circumscribed district , without any income at all ! and that 207 families , comprising 1 , 009 individuals , had incomes , derived from both labour and the poor-rates , amounting only to Is . 3 d . per head per week ! And this is the Btato of the working people , after all the " Extensions of Commerce" that we have had ! During the last fifty years we have increased our foreign trade nearly SIX TIMES OVER ; and this destitute and starving condition of both operative aud shop * keeper is the price 1 Hurrahj Jade , for " Ex-

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      tension of Commerce" ! If increasing our foreign trade six times over in one fifty years brings both operative and shopkeeper to the workhonse ; how many more "Extensions' * will it need to bring us to anarchy and dissolution ? There is a question for you , "Extension" men ! Solve it ! Let us have the answer 1 and meanwhile we will cry out—Hurrah ! for "Extension of Commerce" 1

      Themeetxng was unanimous in its resolves , The speeches of the speakers were but detached portions , as it were , of the horrible picture pourtrayed ; but the meeting put them together in one connected whole ! Let it be attentively looked at ! Let it be thoroughly scanned 1 View it in all its phases Contemplate its every feature . Rtfleot upon what is thus presented to view . Here we gazette the resolutions of this meeting as the

      TRIUMPH OF ¦ ¦ .. - . ¦ " EXTENDED" COMMERCE . 1 . " That ' this meeting views with alarm the present unparalleled distress and suffering ; experienced by the productive classes in the manufacturing and commercial population of the United Kingdom , more especially those who reside in the borough of Leeds , many thousands of whom ' are entirely depending for their subsistence on parochial relief or charitable contributions , without having'the most remote prospect

      of again obtaining employment;— -That vast numbers' of sober , honest , and industrious artizans in this borough have received parochial relief during the last twelve months , who have never been chargeable to the parish on any former occasion ; and very many others are already reduced from comparative comfort to the most abject poverty , who have not yet applied for parochial aid , although their scanty income docs not enable them to purchase a sufficiency of the necessaries of life ' .: —That it is a well

      ascertained fact that in . the township of Leeds , at the present time , there are not less than 4040 families , composing upwards of 10 , 000 persons receiving parochial aid . This shows that about one-fifth of the whole population of the township are reduced to the condition of paupers , and there is every reason to believe that nearly all the other townships in the borough are in an equally distressing situation ; and , although this is the most favourable season of the year for procuring outdoor employment , the number of j'mipers is still on the increftso .

      2 . "That in consequence of the extreme poverty of so large a population , and the numerous failures of merchants and manufacturers in this district , tradesmen are deprived of a large portion of their former trade , and have now to contend with insuperable difficulties ; for the shopkeepers and innkeepers pay a larger amount of local rates and taxes , in proportion to their means than any other class in the community , and they are aware that their local rates must shortly be augmented to a larger amount than has ever been known before ; that for a considerable time past their trade has been gradually diminishing with reduced protits , aiid many of

      the most honourable , industrious , and intelligent amongst them , have alread y been brought from comparative affluence to poverty ; and as there does not appear to be the slightest prospect of any improvement in trade , this meeting is of opinion that unless the Legislature can speedily adopt remedial measures to remove the distress that generally prevails , nothing can save tradesmen in manufacturing districts from , impending ruin ; and no one can contemplate the awful consequences that must ensue from such a state of things , without entertaining the most serious apprehension for the continuance of public peace and order .

      3 . " That this meeting , solemnly believing that the safety and well-being Of the community will be seriously endangered by the much longer continuance of the existing state of things , turns with the utmost anxiety to the Legislature , beseeching it most earnestly to institute an immediate and searching inquiry as to the extent of distress amongst the manufacturing population , in order to ascertain the causes thereof , and to the instant application of such remedies , as its wisdom and experience may suggest .

      4 . " That , a Memorial be transmitted to Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen , and that Petitions be sent to both Houses of Parliament embodying the foregoing Resolutions , and signed by the Chairman on behalf of the meeting . " Well done , " Extension" -men ! Can you add to your own picture ? Remember it is painted after a SIX-TIMES increase of our foreign trade during the last fifty years ! Remember that you your selves tell us that we were " well to do , " when we began to " extend" our commerce ! Remember that you

      yourselves tell U 3 that even when bread waa 7 s . per stone , the working man could get it ; because he had wages fob working ! Remember that you yourselves toll us , that the workman ' s pride was to have a good furnished home ; and that an eight-days clock was an indispensible ! Remember that you yourselves describe him now as being without bed , without clothing , and without food ! Remember that this is AFTER A SIX-TIMES-OVER INCREASE OF OUR FOREIGN TRADE ; and remember , also that YOU tell us that another

      " extension' will set us all right ! ! ! ! ! Oae peculiarity attending this meeting we cannot but notice . Great pains wero taken to make the meeting believe that the parties calling it were influenced by no party considerations ; that their one and sole object was to give an opportunity to the shopkeepers of Leeds to detail their present sufferings ; and td paint their ruin in prospect ; and then leave the Government to devise a remedy . All politics were to be eschewed by the meeting . Wise foresight ! Tho causes of the "impending ruia" are not political ones , of course ! The remedy , even though it should be another ' Extension of Commerce" through a Repeal of the Corn Laws , will

      not be a political one I . ' . Politics have nothingto do with the wide-spread misery and poverty everywhere abounding ! O , no ! no politics ! And thus the shopkeepers are gulled ! The parties ; calling the meeting first meet in secret , and send up Hajikr Stansfeld and Co . to London , to attend another anti-Corn Law Conference ; and to press a Repeal of tho Corn Laws upon the Minister ; when they have taken this step , they call together a meeting of the Leods shopkeepers , and get them to pass resolutions to strengthen the hands of Hamer and his associates , to procure for themselves" another Extension of Commerce" ; arid they do this on the pretence that political considerations are to bei held in abeyance Famous foxes ! and gaping geese !! .

      The third resolution drawn up by the Leeds Extension " -men , and agreed to by the Leeds shopkeepers , we commend to the especial notice of the Ten Hours' Commmittees' Deputation that waited upon Sir Robert , Pkel and the other Ministers in the month of'January last . We remember the yell of disapprobation raised by the " Extension' * men , and especially by the Leeds ones , because that Deputation ventured to recommend the Minister to . propose to the Parliament to- 'institute ah

      immediate and searching inquiry as to the extent of distress amongst the manufacturing population , in order to ascertain the causes thereof , and to the mstanfe application of such remedieB as its wisdom and experience might suggest . " And , at the end of the Session , when thb inquiry cannot be haDjthese same " Extension" men of Leeds , notwithstanding their yells and execrations , propose the same thing in the yery words of the parties whose actions and motives they so recently maligned !

      But , Woekikg People , the ehopooracy now want TJNION ! They ^ distresg / They see certain ruin before them . Profits have failed . Trade is done up . Incomes are gone . Capital is being wastedi Savings are dwindling . One by one are the shopkeepers dropping into the Gazette and into the Insolvent List . vThey now want UNION ! You asked them k > unite with you . to prevent all this in 1817 . They iiisoJently and perseenimgly refused !

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      They were then in high feather . They thought to have subdued you for ever . They deceived themselves j and little did they imagine that their own ruin was to be the consequence of their then attempts to enslave you ! But it is so ! They are confessedly on the brink of ruin . They now want tJNION to avert the horrible consequences hanging over their heads . What say you ? Shall we unite 1 Not to learn to SHOOT ! Not to malign , and traduce , and villify , and pave the way for dungeoniugs , and hangings , and beheadings ! Not

      for these things ; but to rescue our common country from that fate we have so long foreseen arid foretold \ Shall we " unite" for this ? Yes ! as soon as ever the Shopocracy are ready ! Notwithwithstanding their former conduct and treatment ; notwithstanding the miseries they have been the caHSe of inflicting on millions of their fellow-creatures ; notwithstanding that they , and THEY ALONE , have stood between us and justice ; notwithstanding all these things ; as soon as ever the shopkeepers are ready , we will " unite" ! But they must be ready ! They must be up to the mark ! They .. must know the cause and be agreed upon the remedy . They must be

      prepared to go-a-head ! No shilly-shallying . No squeamishness about "politics . " They must be prepared to help to obtain the CHARTER ; to use if , when obtained , for the equitable adjustment fthe debt ; for the reduction of our taxation to 4 , 000 , 000 per annum ; for the keeping at home the vast heaps of wealth we yearly create , to be enjoyed by our own people , instead of being given to the foreigner ; and for the obtaining of the Land to enable our own people to grow their own food ! Whenever the shopkeepers are ready , and will enter into proper terms and arrangements , we will unite : but not before 1

      Shopkeepers ! what say you?—Not ready?—Down with your noses to the grindstone!—You soon will be ready !

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      We still continue to receive gratifying testimonies of the confidence and estimation of tfie people . This week we have the following from Hawick : — tv At a publie meeting held in the Chartist Hall , on Saturday , the 25 th instant , Mr . Richard Pudie in the chair , the following resolution Was unanimously adopted : "That this meeting , taking into consideration the efforts made to discredit the Editor and Proprietor of that palladium of the people cause the Northern Star * and recognising the uutrammeled liberty which is due to the surveillance of the public press , desire to express emphatical admiration of the manly integrity , unsparing faithfulness , and distinguished energy , so eminently characteristic of both ; arid . express unfeigned hope that they will continue the same undeviating course till it results in final triumph . "

      Resolutions of a like gratifying character have been received also from Paisley , from Tonbridge in Kent , from Cheltenham , from Haworth , from Coalbrookdale . -

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      A Chartist , Banbury . —The new move" men know the matter to be a death struggle . They must either destroy the | Star or the Star will destroy all the cobwebs by which they hope to catch the people . There is therefore no wonder at their ravings . Let them go on ; ' tis all well . The face never looks more ugly than when unmasked by themselves , James Monarch , Bishop Wearmouth . — Thanks , for his kindly expressions of confidence and esteem . We hope ever to deserve the confidence and esteem of good men . A Chartist and a Contant Reader . — 'Tis not alone in that locality , that the game of petty and

      malevolent detraction is going on ; reports of a like character reach us from other places . It is a game at which the . players always lose . They never eventually injure any but themselves . As to the fact of Mr ^ Hiirs being or hot being a member of the National Charter Association , the prating scoundrels must have known themselves to be lying ; because the question has beeh two er three timesansweredin the ( Staralready . Mr . Hill was a founder of the present National Charter Association ) and has been a rnember during the whole period of its existence . If our friend had redd his last week's r- . Stac ' carefully , he would have seen that Mr . Hilt is a member » f the General Council .

      Derby . —Letters for this place are requested to le addressed to Thomas Briggs , at Mrs . Parry ' s news agent , Cheapside . V Lecturers ' visiting ^ Bromsgrove are desired to give three dav £ notice thereof . Will Mr . P . M . Bkophy of Dublin , send his address to the Chartists of Warringion as SOOTIUS possible , ajihet / tcish to correspoind with him . Messrs . Smart and Skeyikgton— We idnnot insert their letter , they must send it to the paper in which appeared the letter that called it forth . We have not seen that paper , and consequently know nothing of ( he letter to which theirs is a reply . Gseenock Charti 8 t Youths . —> Te 7 iat > e m rocm .

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      . Georhe Anderson . —Mr . Hill ' s Fifteen Lessons on Analogy < and Syntax" is not out of print . It . may be / had , price two shillings , from John Cleave ^ London , through , any Bookseller yiho gets a London parcels Paton and Love can have it any week from Mr . Hobson , ofLeeds . The other . work we cannot jell him about , not knowing the Publisher , and not having a copy at hand for ¦ reference . ¦ - ¦ ¦'¦ . ¦; .: . , : . \ .- .. ' .... ¦"¦ : . ' ¦ ¦' : •¦'"' : ; ' . ' "' . " Bristol Chartist Youths , write us thus : — "It is stated in the Star , that we did not tote for the Executive . We polled with the adults of Bearlane . We had noPhilpites ; not one . John Johnson . —We cannot insert his letter to Mr . Joseph Andrew ;

      Robert H » nt , Nottingham . —We have not room for \ the address he has sent us . J . C . Gr ady , near French Park , County Roscom ^ - mon , Ireland , would be glad if the friends who ; sendhim Stats , ^ would write to him . ¦ Thomas Briggs , Derby , has received 2 s . for James " ¦¦ Duffy , from Mr . dorse and men , Duffield . Charles Lucas , Newcastle , should have told uswhat : the meeting in the Guild Hall , of which he com ' ,. " ' plains that we have no report , was about , and thenwe could have made enquiry into % t . ArbroatH ;— We have a little mollified one of the resolutions . As we suppose our friends have no great wish to see us " mashed up" by a govern *

      ment prosecuhon . G . 'W . Sheffield — It will make no alteration in the present system of voting for members of Parlia * jnent . " . ¦ ¦ .. ¦ . - . ¦¦ ' : ' : '¦ \ ' ¦¦ ' : > '¦ . ' '¦ : ' ¦ ' - : '¦ - ¦ Mr . Griffin wishes to inform the Chartists of South Lancashire , that allletters for'thedistrict secretary on business ; connected with the delegate meeting , must be addressed to him , 8 , Robertstreet , Bank Top , Manchester . Will Mr . Dban Taylor send his address to Mr . Markham , Leicester , without delay , as a letter bearing York postmark is received . The Birmingham Frost , Williams and Jones' com ' mittee , would feel obliged to Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., to state at what time he thinks it probable the memorials he has in his possession will be

      forwarded . J . Smith , Mitchdm . —Thanks . We had previously - ¦ received a notice of the meeting . ; . - ¦[ . '¦ James Saunders , Birmingham . —Better let the mailer dro p- : ¦ : : ¦ ¦ . - . ; . ¦' ¦ : •¦ . - . - . ' . . - ¦'" ¦ . " .. ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ .. : ' ' ' ¦ W . C—His communication is an advertisement . A . Irish Chartist .-- We should think he and his friendssafe enough from any harm on account % 6 f the letters-• ' An O'Brienite , " Brighton . —There were other parlies present upon thai occasion , besides those to whom he refers . We know all about the mat-Jer . The original motion was proposed by Mr , Allen . The vole of unqualified eonfiderice in O'Brien was proposed as an amendment , by Mr . Marling . The > pw" was kept up for five evenings ; every epithet of opprobrium and abuse , such as" traitor , " "hypocrite . " " villain " and other choice terms was applied , by the little

      knot of O'Briehites , to every person who at-¦ tempted to speak in support of the original motion . Blows were struck by the O'Brienitos . Mr Stephen Burton was struck . On the fifth night the chairman had had enough of the" row , " and he dissolved the . meeting without putting any resolution to the vote at all . The sixth night therefore was simply a muster of' O'Brienites \ after the meetin g * Z * 'i ^ v of course , had it all their : own way ; and there [ were about fourteen ofthem to vote for their own resolution . We have these facts from parlies who were present allthe time , and saw it all . " An O'Brienite" is not to sup-¦ pose that because we " were not there , that we have no information of the factsi : .. We have received the . balance sheet of the Executive ^ and an accompanying address from the Secretary . ' but are compelled , from the slate of our columns ^ to reserve them for next week . ¦ <

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      E . Stallwood—The letter he posted on Monday was not" pre-paid . " Specimens to Agents . —The specimens will be sent to many of the agents during the next ¦ week , and the remainder will receive them as soon as they are completed . Those agents who flo £ ot balanca their accounts immediatelyi will not receive any papers on Saturday , July 9 th . JOHN Walkden , BURY .--Send address to this office . * A letter has been returned from the Graneral Port-Office , which was sent to Bury , and the letter-car-• iier could not find him . : \ Prescot . — ] Mr . Traverse should order . To Aoests—Several 6 t our Agents have sent . light gold ; they are all credited with the amounts the geld weighs .

      FOB THE EXECUTIVE . ¦¦¦ ¦ - : : ¦• . . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - . ¦ . ¦ ¦;¦¦ . ¦ - ••¦¦ . . a , * From the Chartists of ^ Mold , Flintshire 2 0 FOR MR . HINDE 3 . From the Bristol youth ... ... 10 Doncaster Chartists ... ... 2 6 NATIONAL TRIBUTE TO THE EXECCTIVE . From the Chartists of Hooley Hill ... 5 0 R . and GvH . Norwich ... ... 5 0 FOR DEFENCE OF MASON AND OTHERS AT STAFFORD From J . M . London ... ... ... 1 0 FOR JAMES DUFFY . From the Chartists of Ramsbottom ... 10 Heckmondwike per Mr . Penny ... 1 0 The Bristol youths ... ' ... ... 10 The Chartiste of Sutt « n In Ashfleld 2 . 6 Prescot ... .... ... .:.. 1 0 Doncaster Chartists ... ... 2 6 Nottingham ... ... ... 10 FOR MRS . FROST , MRS . WILLIAMS , AND MRS . JONES From the Shakesperian Association of Lei' ' ceater Chattista ... ... 2 0 0 FOR MRS . HOLBERiY . From Hull , collected after Mr . Hill ' s , . sermon ... ... 15 jl Id . Chartist funds ... ... 5 s . lid . ¦ ¦ . "¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ - ¦¦ . ¦"¦ ' ¦ .. " ' ¦ '¦ ¦ ' i i o FOR DEFENCE OF HOLYOAKE . From the Doncaster Chartists ... 2 6 FOR . MR . MASON ' S DEBENCE . From the Cockernioutb Chartists ... 2 6 The Chartists of Somer ' s Town locality London ... ... ... 3 6 WIVES AND FAMILIES . FromS . M . London » ... ' . - ... ... . 4 0 FOR '; . THE POLITICAL VICTIMS . From the Brompton and Kensington locality S . M , Wheeler : ... ... 4 0

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      Friends and Brother Democrats , —Now is the time to try men's souls—now is the time"for action , my friends ; union and perseverance on the part of bar leaders , with the united efforts and support of our friends the people , must be the order of the day . Another mighty struggle is being made to deceive and-entrap the people , another blow is about to be aimed at our ranks , another attempt to paralyze our efforts , to swamp our agitation , to lessen the number of our leaders by bribery , intimidation , and persecution , has commenced . Mason haa been arrested , poor Holberry . has been sacrificed !!! and some of those who a short time ago were the acknowledged leaders of the people , have ceased to be members of our Association . " ¦ - . '¦• ' " . '¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ; . ' - ¦¦ ' ¦ ' " " ' ¦ ' ! - ¦¦ ' ' : '¦'¦ ' ¦ . . '

      The agents of Satan , are stalking through the country , and sowing the seeds of treachery and deceit in every corner of our land , where for the want of a pilot , or » shepherd , © ur friends are notable to mention the noble position they have assumed . ; : Wilmslow , Northwich , Middlewich , Nantwich , Congleton , and Chester , where Associations have been formed , are almost politically dead for the want of lecturers . Some of them are broken up altogether , and have suffered themselves to b « led by the hand to Corn Law meetings , where our opponent * have always provided themselves with some one who has gab enough to cause the timid and the weakminded to holdup their hands , in favourof their deceitful projects . '

      Kutitsford , Sandbach , and many other places , where good Associations might be formed , and . thus add numbers to our ranks , are lying dead for the want of political information . Six week ' s agitation would rouse the whole of them to a sense of their duty , and would enable them to maintain a lecturer of their

      OWn . ¦ •¦' . ; ' ¦ ' . ¦ - ¦ -. ¦ " . - : . . : ¦'¦¦"" ' ¦" . " - .. . " . A provision must either be made for these districts , or we must give them up as lost ta our cause . Men of Stockport , Ashton , Hyde , Dacken £ | eW ; Stalybridge , Hazelgrove , Mottranl , New Mills , Qtossop , Compstall Bridge ,: Hooley Hill , Audenshaw , and Mogaley , at a delegate meeting held ait Hazefgrove on Sunday last , on which occasion there were delegates from Stockport , Duckcnfleld , Marple , OIossop , Hazalgrove and New Mills , it was agreed that for the better organisation of this county , each of your localities do appoint a delegate to meet in the Hyde , Chartist K » om on Sunday , July the 10 th , when rteps will be takaa for the foundation of a permanent union of this division of the county . Ifc was unanimously agreed , that Mf .

      Mitchell be empowered to draw up the short address , which Is now before you , and that in the abseneerbf Mr . ¦ Swindlehurst , of Macclcafleld , he be appointed to act as the county secretary , and fisit such difltrlcta a « he may deem necessary , until the next general meeting Brother Chartists , let this call be sufficient ; let yoar motto be union and perseverance ; if our Charter is to be gained , it must be gained by union ; if our principles are to be established in every town , village , and hamlet of Great Britain , it must be done by perseverance ; then rally round the standard of organiaation , and show to the Government and to the world , that whilst yon are ao thoroughly convinced of the justice of your cause , you know how to ensare ita success , by a Tirtuous , a consistent , and a never-tiring exertion .

      It is requested that you send off your delegates early as business is to commence at tea o ' clock m the forenoon precisely . Your ? , faithfully , James Mitcuell . Htatoa'lane , Sto . * i o »^ Juns 28 , 1842 ,

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      COLNE . TO THE CHARTISTS OF LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE . Gentlemen , —Having taken into our most serious consideration the delegate meeting that has been announced in the Star to be held at Colne , on July 3 rd , we beg leave to offer you our opinions . ( at the same time we would state that it is the opinion of a majority of the localities of North Lancashire ) , that the delegate meeting ia uncalled for , and that it would put the country to a very great expence and inconvenience , and that , instead of promoting union , it wonld create division and discontent : and as we

      have just elected an Exeontive for the government and guidance of our agitation , it is unnecessary to elect any other body . We therefore recommend that no delegates should he sent ; as a delegate meeting will in a short time be called by the District Secretary of North Lancashire for that district . And another reason that the delegate meeting should not take place , is , because that out of eighteen localities only four delegates were sent to the meeting at Blackburn , from which the calling of this meeting has sprnng . "We remain yours , The unflinching advocates of the Charter , "William Beeslet , District Secretary for North Lancashire . Thomas Tattbesall , Burnley . John Slateb , Clitheroe . Jakes Mooney , Colne . ( By order of the Council . )

      The Jn T Oetherif Stae. Saturday, July 2, 1842.

      THE JN OETHERIf STAE . SATURDAY , JULY 2 , 1842 .

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      UPON THE NECESSARY PURITY AND POWER OF THE PRESS , TO THE ED 1 TOB OF THE NORTHERS STAK . Sib ., —I sin desirous , through the medium cf" the Star , to draw the attention of ths Executive , the General Council , and the Chartist body , to the powers of the press , in furthering or irjuring our united bul-¦ warks . My apology ( If one is needed ) for addressing the ¦ people's elected officers is , that they are fallible men like ourselves , but more particularly , because I conceive , that the late Executive did net pay sufficient stttntion to , or estimate sufficiently the importance of , this subject—a subject second to none other . I aa

      "bold to B ^ ate this , ¦ because they gave their sanction to a paper edited fey one of their body , which , at its ¦ coTameaceiseTit , did , -week after week , publish under the Spirit of the Cbaitist Press , the leading articles of the Odd Fellow ; which articles invited the people to fona another National Association , for some other suffrage , that could be agreed upon fry all parties ; in fact , a backward movement ; and therefore desertion of tie Charter , and the National Charter Association , ¦ which coarse every Chartist will bow admit . would be fatal to that object for "which munberBhave sacrified so much How this Executive-sanctioned print ended its career , Kay be seen by reference to its last numbers , to be ia slander and abuie of the sterl ng Coartists ¦ who opposed the backsliding policy of the Editors .

      That the ¦ waywarJcess of this publication did much injury in tbe West hath of late been but too manifest ; "bat the partisanships created in the play of tha passiuns , is now 6 j 5 ng away before the power of calm reason , and all begin to see that firmness is our strongest fort ; that those -who denounced the back-• ward course to meet a stctioc of the middle class in "their quagmire , had taken their stand upon the rock of principle , to leave -H-hich for the changing sounds of expediency -would be to dive into the depths of folly , to meet our own disgrace , and a world ' s contempt , and ¦ worse , the enemy ' s trJnmph .

      What I have -written of the western paper ia in sorro-w tb . it ons-whohad ever appeared and declared timself an uncompromising democrat , should have sent forth seen odd articles under the title of ChaTtism -, but my sole object is by recording one great fault of the late , to induce ths present Eseeutive not to sanction any publication , or honour it with the name of Ch&iiist , that dees net throughout advocate true straightforward Chartism and no surrender . In conclusion , brother Chsrtists , in order to impress on your minds the iiaportmt powers of the _ press , I

      need only call year attention to . be great services of ; the Star , during the Whig crusade , the getting up the ; power of defence for the victims , especially the Welsh , j in rei > ellicg the slanders asd calumnies , and false re- j ports , and base insicu . tions of the mass of tha hire- j ling yres 3 of the country , in giving the true picture of ; affairs , in keeping the opnressed and persecuted army i of Chartism together , when hundreds of their leaders j ¦ where imprisoned , in bringing us to our now advanced j and present powerful position , enabling us to route the WLig factions .

      Ob ! could the ruling , or the ruled faction buy over the S ' ar and O Connor , what a blow would be struck at on ? union 1 How lorg before others could supply their place ? Where should we look for the substitutes ? for a-though many may cfisr , in whom could we place sufficient confidence , having the means to s = rrs us . Before they cculd btcome alike useful , thty mutt tarn our confidence . For the Editor of the people ' s paper mtist be one in ¦ w £ om they have the r- ^ st implicit confidence ; a man of talent , energy , and prudence ,

      The national leader , if- » r we sts in that position , we ; cannot do without , ) must be an Andrew Marvel with--outhi 3 poverty , in a word , a " Washington , "— " let ma not profane the tombs of the illustrious dead , to j raise altars ta Use Irving , " but if O'Connor continues in j his present straight-forward course , for the cause of , universal rights unto the end cf Ms days , the honest i historian will not fail to give him his place , and some j modern Plutarch his comparison . i And for ourselves , my fellows , let us do our duty , be i firm to our order , firm to our Charter , and firm to our tried friends ; then shall we deserve the friendihtp of ] our fellows , and the rights of man . J . , Bristol . ' :

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      TO THE EDITORS OF THE FREEMAVS JOTJB . XAJL . j Slarcock , June 14 , IS 12 . j Sir , —Permit me , through year valuable paper , to , acldreES a few remark ? to the president and secretary of , the Irish Universal SufTttgs Association , who must be ; either whoUy ignorant of the English disposition to- , warus my countrymen ' . and particularly the Chartist ] body \ or for some other canse , best known-ti them- j selves , iittribute so much , generosity and kindness to them with respect to the Irish labourers who are j driven to seek Eatlter in that cenntry from their \ domeatic tyrants . Perhaps seventeen years residence -. in England miy he considered to have given me cp- \ portuaity of knowing and t-. sting a little x > t the' , geDerosity and humanity of which they speak . 1 wlli , without pr * jacice , stste a few instances , cut of ! hundreds of similar ones , that I have witnessed .

      About four Jears last September , there was a great ; public meeting far the Charter on Peep-green , near Di ^ rsburj , where tbe grest pereoniacaScn cf Radi- ; calism proposed " honest Peter Bussj" to the Can- j "rention . As the procession was marching from j Huddersfield there were two Irishmen , after travelling ; perhaps hundreds of miles to . earn the reat of their J •* ' wretched cow-acre ; " they were knocked down and kicked by the Chartists , and for what ? For nothing feat being Irishmen . The ill-usage continued till they ' -were protected by one of their countrymeij , who stepped manfully cut of the procession , viz , Alexander \ Stevenson , now residing in Grefenland-street , Liverpool , j ¦ who can be referred to if any one doubt my assertion . ' So much for their generosity and humanhy . 1 wonder ;

      if Mr . O Higgi ~ s , Mr . Doyle , or their committee , recol-, lect whea the Shtffisld and Rotherh 3 ra Railway was in course of making near about the S 3 me time , when every Irishman was driven off the woTks where they weTe : endeavonriog to earn their rents . Sj much again for generosity and humanity . Let tbem look again to the ' . Preston and Lancaster line of railway , where there ; ¦ were similar a ' rocities committed . I could state many , mere , but these are sufficient to show that they are , I '[ repeat , ignorant of English dispositions to Ireland , or , i from other motives , identify themselves with a body i ¦ who are ignorant of their own , and opposed to the best j interests of Ireland—a body who would heap . slander on Ireland ' s bet . t bentfactor , that they might raise some ' of tbeir evn truck ling political adventurers on the ruin \ of his popularity . ¦ - i

      But . thank God , the gratitude that Irishmen owe to O C-jnrell , for the services renderei to his country for a period cf nearly forty years , without a blemish on his fame , he will continue to receive ; snd that sappott and confidence they have always gntn him . and wijl give him , till he makes Ireimd what a kind Providence designed her to be . Although some honourable exceptions there must be among tae Chartists , I gtats it ia ths face of England , nintteKi oct of twenty cf them are opposed to the , welfare cf Inland . For six jtars that I have b- en amongst them in Yorkshire I have found it so , aDd thtir condect at tbe ! i * t General Election proves It- As to the true

      f lith : n politics , which ttey teach ay countrymen , and its cunsiite ^ cy , I will Epeak a few words . At the m ^ et-cg in Huddersfield , in 1 &" 6 , Trhen O'Connell ¦ was charre'l vrith the factory brib ^ aftsx giving thr ee cheers for the Radicals of E ^ land , at the request of one of ti-eir leaders ,- they gave three cheers fur Ireland's most KiTelerate enemies , theTories . If this be their true faith ia p-jlilics , I hope my countrymen will remain ¦ without is . This fact can be testified by two persons ioTf , I bclie 7 o , in Dablia , Dr . L- ilcocy and Tnoaos C . vcey . I remain , Sir , Tour 3 , respectfnlly , JIatthsw O"Co >> -ell .

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      ilGW MANY MORE VICTIMS I Holberry is already dead , and Brook and Peddie , the Bradford victims , now lie in Northallorton and Beverley Gaols , pining away , and apparently fast sinking into the Victims' Tomb . If we do not timely bestir ourselves to effect their liberation , or an amelioration of their treatment , they may soon be beyond the reach of our sympathies and aid . If snob , an event should happen , could we have the consolation of knowing that we had discharged our duty . Let us do our duty now .

      BrooK ha a wife and a large family ; Peddie has a wife—a most excellent and deserving woman . They have both been steady , and good j and worthy men . Let memorials for their liberation be immediately got up from every district , town , and village ; let them be firmly , but yet respectfully worded , and seat to the Secretary of State . Holberry's death may make some impression , even on Government ofiioials . At least , let them be asked whether it is their purpose to make any more such sacrifices . Meantime forget not that poor Brook needs present aid , even in his miserable home . He is allowed to have aid if he can get it ; though Peddie is denied even that poor privilege .

      Mr . Isaac Wilson , weaver Brompton , will supply any information respecting Brooks' case . He has been named as a fit person to ba made Central Treasurer for Brook . We have no doubt that Mr . Charles Connor , of Bishop-Auckland , Mr . Bragg , Priestgate ^ Darlington , and Mr . E . Burleir , York , will each in their respective localities receive subscriptions ; Mr . Williams will act for Sunderland . Let all collected be forwarded to Mr Wilson , Brompton , he can visit Brook every week , and will doubtless see that the money collected is properly applied .

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      WATKINS' TESTIMONIAL . We understand that a Committee has been formed and meets every Sunday morning at 55 , Old Bailey , in order to raise funds from all persons disposed to present to Mr . John Watkjns a suitable token of respect for his services , sacrifices , and sufferings in the cause . The Committee are wishful to raise the requisite means for the Testimonial previous to Mr . WatkinsY departure for the provinces , and as a sense of their appreciation of his services in London particularly .

      We have been sorry to learn that Mr . Watkins has suffered recently an amount of pecuniary inoon . venieuce greatly exceeding , we are quite sure , anything of which the Chartist public , who owe much to him , have had any conception . Reared in the lap of comparative affluence , Mr . W . has been excluded the pale of what is called " society / ' and oast out even by his own parents , for his attachment to our principles . Mr . Watkins , though himself from the middle classes , has had the merit and the virtue of

      standing proof , amidst all temptation , against all the various " new moves" which have led off some on whom the people had much reliance , and who , we believe , had less trial of their honesty and clearsightedness than Mr . Watkins has had . We do think that the people are in duty bound to pay respectful consideration to honest merit struggling with adversity , and to patriotism fighting the battle of liberty without fear of consequences , wherever and in whomsoever it may be exhibited .

      «To Mtatotv& An* Comjetoontrtfntjs

      « To Mtatotv& an * ComjEtoontrtfntjS

      The Star And Its Estimation By The People.

      THE STAR AND ITS ESTIMATION BY THE PEOPLE .

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      4 THE NORTHERN STAR . - ¦ •• .-: _ ; ¦ ¦¦¦¦ ,- -.

      Address Of Th]E North Cheshire Delegate Mebting, To Thje Surrounding Districts Of The Same Division;

      ADDRESS OF TH ] E NORTH CHESHIRE DELEGATE MEBtING , TO THJE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS OF THE SAME DIVISION ;

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 2, 1842, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct437/page/4/