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      THSITESSiL BROTHERHOOD . XBTXBK XXL TO THE BDITOS OP TTTB VOBZHXKH STAB . - -rtjl—I should iaTe had much pleasure in contlnu-Tnxniy Temafka « n the TrelimSmoj Charter , tat the ^ oes are sriflently 3 >* essang far ward at such a rapid Hito towards great and ersntful changes , and t&B neces-Hiy : af »*» nd sn * d trueOrganizitaon of the people to jjj ^ and direct ihesB Changes to the universal good la ^ eaaaing » apparent , "that I mast for a tims Asfsr jemirHng upon fb&t docnment , all impertant as it is , anfl devote myselfta laying before your leaders such snaffifiona ^ nQiT ^ srato tlis course Hiey jihonld pnisub as "wfli assist &em in the peat business they jaqpose to und ^ rtaket , at ihe ntxt meefing of the d py gnt "" - 5 « do this m ths-most tfiartual mannerj I hare placed ssthe heading of Has letter , the ena I seek ; ssd I shall treat nry subject raider three distinct di-_

      TffionS . . . lstl shall pointout Jhepresent position of ttesooai , political , and religious vffaiwi of this country . 2 nd . TVr ^ inin p t > | B TriT ^ oTiw irnpfl iw that have hitliBrto ieen proposed , to remove what ias been lovnd oppres-BT 8 . 3 rd . Shew Sat It is now incumbent on us , to jntrodnoea new order of things , and point oat the mode in which this is to be effected . "Wi ' th regsifl to the&Htpsrt of my subject , the-three divisions I have named soda ! , political , 2 nd religioas , -are also intimately blended and depend so much cn each other Hat I Bb&Q not be disposed to treat of ft *> m separately , bnt mil endeavour to lay before yon jj consisely as possible , the leading matters -erMch now oeeopy the public mind , locally and generally .

      The nrat in order , as at present thfl-inost absorbing ; istheqiiEstion of Justice ft » Ireland . Hub is a subject ¦ which lias hitherto teen treated -with the greatest lrriry bj tire ruling men of & 11 parties in the state ; scene lining been determined on acting in opposition to tha Trill of the people , an ft fordng ShpiT opinions and feelings in the most arbitrary manner , relying ¦¦ holly upon the force that they were enabled to bring to « slorca them ^ -srbllst others have thought by the most niggardly , partial , and petty measures of relief ,

      tO Obtain thegratitDflw nf tnmffpmm imflmoat . Bnainina people , -whilst they have -withheld from them nearly all the righto to which they irere entitled . A sew state ofaffsirs has ho we ver sprang nj » In Ireland j * nd J shall jn a future letter , point oat to -what extent redress is bow proposed to be giTen to them ; and bow mneh fortber it jibonld l > e carried . in the meantime Mr . XyGonnell 11 sowatl managing Ma Ttmsineia of leader , that we cannot do better than watch every movement lia makes , and endeavour to profit by the highly valuable experience he is procuring for ns .

      -The nextnil'ject that I shall bring to your notice is the state of Wales . Prom the difference of language , from their isolated position , and from many other pncp » I belirrs tha public jenaally "were little aware Of the local ana general grievances , under wbicS Qib agricultural division of the Welsh population were labouring j and it was not until Rebecca and her daughters took upon themselves lha administrataoo of what they deemed justice , thai Ihese gnvsnee . cenld he at sH bronght before the public view . This lady lias , however , thoroughly aroused public attention , and her jnoeeeSsga -win pa -traicbefi -with an intense interest . Uierearesomi xemsxka in jroar paper of this day copied from the Tima newspaper which express so forcibly the power of good Organization that I must again call the attention of year readers to them , iy embodying ^ hem £ 2 this letter .

      •¦ We percerfBTFiaimnch concern that iheKtbeeea djst&rbsnces shew no symptom of decrease . Nor axe ate frp r U ' ~ * v " - ""' _ ityntyf ¦ srKdi are Ta ? uely hinttd at , { $ fl yV » Tgyyf » in ft \ TniTn < eh-irTiT spprehensiona as to the character which these xemEzkable outrages may assume . It is more and more believed that men of education are concerned in them . This derives considerable probability from the obvious skill and nnity with which the operations of the rioters are planned sad-executed , . and it adds sots little . to the seriousness wiihwllsh they deserve to be Yegsrded . 'Without a head 2 to rising of the people has ever proved permanently formidable ; private jealousy—narrowness of viewa—scmtiTisBB of information—ignorance—credulity —want of order and concentration—these are peculiarities which generally attend and mar a movement . It is the one leader , eogmzsnt of the power and

      Treaknsa ef tlie eiaaEes -Vfliom lie is opposing , and "whose Terynsaie hnngs order , arrangement , and sei&re&nce into tie Taiiks , grrrng a definite direction to their en&rgie « , iniftPTirfjtnrRn g their Teal difficulties , and stifling their suicidal disputes for precedence , —it is the educated acknowledged commander who makes that dangerous which would otherwise be mischievous ; -who can threaten the weB-being of the state , * instead of merely < UstnrbiEg a ~ saghbosrh-oodj wr embarrasbing a cabinet " Those ihomay have zead the original will see that I have left out s > few occasional words ; but I think the passage as atoTe reads smoother , and is more strictly true j hut as I shall have again to refer to this msvement when speaking ef the remedies proposed , I Will « n 2 y ay row , Qiai if mu ^ y be regnisite for destruetive purposes how very much more so mnst it be for constructing a new order of society : and without this be done wb shall have so permanent redress .

      The HEXt matter to Trbich I win call attention as more immediately threatening conclusive conn quenc * b . is the state of the mining districts . If the reports of f- ^ m iron trade bfl ssything 1 ? Va correct , ?* tt ^ of * t ! hat aere appears to l > e scarcsly a doubt ; ve tt&ys Ixdcrb w the prosp-ct of a movement aaosg the miners that ¦ sriH jiot fail to strike awe and terror into the stontest niTn ^ a ? hen considered in relation to the general « ffWrn » of fia country . The next subject I * h * T \ notice , sot from its intrinsic importance , bnt from tbs -vigour and activity "witii wiifib ithis been carriea xnio the agricnlbiral districts , and from the Teaction which it has there produced wMlst oppodng what were conEidered the strong holds a monopoly , is -the Anti-Com Law movement .

      2 shall sext sDtace , tits rapid depressioa which is going forward nTnnrig the agricultural interests . For some years past this interest Yax been so rapidly absorbing the fapamt of all other parties , that it hai ieen deal to snyttdiuz like s demand for changg or improvEmEnt . Relieving , in the limited Tiew that ifncnlLnTMs take of rhirjgs , that the only change wanted to secure a continuance of-the benefits they ware obtaining , T » as a Tory Goremment , tbey were , with the assistance of tie clergy , weQ orgss ' zid , and elected ibis ohj&eL JBxperlenes is , howeTer , most rapldlj convincing them tia- , force and fraud canjjoinraca longer rale the destinies of P »* country j and they will very soon be glad to make common cause with their fellow men for the purpose of procuring that happiness now b © xmidi needed bv all

      I have next to call attention to the opposition that is Mi to thB new Poor law Act Tils measure , when it ¦ Was introduced , received the cordial assent of sU the SO called great leading ipartSes of the state ; and baa , perhaps , from the sofiiring it lias produced , advaneed file cause of human regeneration more rapidly than its frsmers ever contemplated . It appears to be the natnreof man that he shall only discern the road to happiness through pain and suffering ; and itis certa » n fiat when the eyes of all classes have teen thoroughly opeaad to the great misery which this act has produced , it win tend most powerfully to assist in developing that natural system of society , which could be immediately introduced , not only withont injury to any single inditidEal of-the hnmsn race , but with thB greatest possi ble benefit to erery man , woman , and cbHd , now in existence , and wiflj the most ispidry progressive benefit to all future generations .

      In church ar&Srs , Ireland is most justly coroplainiDg at finding that toe great msjority of her people are obliged to see their opinions and feefinjpi Tflifibd and abused ; srb&t they consider as sacred and Jholy , treated as damnable and idolatrous , and themselves made to eontnbnte largely to the support of those who thus speak of them . Under all circumstances , we can only wonder at the small amount of opposition upon tbe matters , -exhibited in tbe present movement . "We j sinst , Jsowever , be prepared to witness the question of the church of Ireland made one of the chief topics in that -settlement which will ine to he made before iustiee can be dons .

      In England , besides the -various demonstrations of dissent , we ¦ fln ^ th » t irhat is generally termed the Chorch , i « torn by tto mestTiolfiat mternal convnlsaons Tiifi party named tbePoBeyit * are exciting moetstrongly the alarm of tbe ether branches ; and a division is arising which will require attention from any reforming body j whilst the daily increasing powers of the Wealeyan Methodists , arising out of their superior Organ Trtfioa , j » ereitinj the fears of aiosevlK ) have Mtberto Testad satisfied with the emolnments they were receiving . and considered their power over the minds of the People secure and abiding , rf

      In Scotland , tb ^ fabric tbe Carurch ba » been rent asnnder ; and repose now only takes place whilst each party prepares itself , hy an examination of its resources , for the further great and mighty struggle which will take place between them , if the end of these tilings has 'xtyetsmTed . Wesisll , in fiw ^ , in « &ci « onntrj , ^ ctb to witness the most destmctiTe agencies that can be conceived brought into fifiree and -violent action , Tarn the spirit rf tea slisll enliren all iearta , and Qaect the minds of men to that nnrverssHountain , from which all good may immediately be made So flow in absnasBce lor alL 2 aTingtJikfin ansi « r 3 ef « na inperfect mrej of onr mttrml sffiira , let us look for a moment at some few of « n « xserna ! relation * .

      Bowaie-WBsaaatea ~ m $ th Tisoce ? Can ttte people f ^ at ^ RBibyforgetQieposiaon we took with MgarS wa o ^ Ernmtitiohtolbroeon tbem a goTernment they " •^ e ^ Teae lo ? Qtn Jiej forget ttie ilood and trea-¦ " ^ hat was expended daring She long period wMeh * enn 3 latea wiffi a » JafflB ot Waterloo ? ( fen Qiey "TjrTB the supposed national innflliation Shafc t « s tl ! IO *» -npon aigia M ^ jb jesnlt cf ^ Siat contest ? or ™**» Twt athaexpect flatHiebw rnattwawfflbe *?* Hi iQT antage of , to minister to the personal smbi-UHLpf Jbe preeekt xeigBing monitclt ? ioni » Philllpe ^ " ^^ y wisha to jlace 13 « Jkm on the ttrone of * pam t % a marrbgB with the young ^ ueen of that 5 ° ? toy . whlA ^ onp nfleni Tronia , 2 poBsdbTB , prerent ; 003 ^^ s « every pjospeat of tis MeompEHhing hi * S" 21 ? " 6- It 3 s most ^ elkhtful to wethstTfeare too mncaoeeapiedaiiQnie to take part in tiiBse matters-, anaiiat « ths balanca ef power in Europe " nr ast bs Mjustea by E ^ ian ^ koowicg her * wn ptaafiou , snfl

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      attending to the interests of her population in connection , with the general interests of humanity . ? What is the feeling of Russia towards this country 7 A reply to thfa question will be best seen in the result of every intzigne which is jot up against na ; and whichlt is ceriin "will dally be more and more successfully pracfised nntfl -we shall hvn embraced the standard of Truth , and unfurled the banner of universal Freedom .. Until in fact we shall have made Love , and Truth , and Justice , the basis of all our actions ; indl-Tidually , nationally , and generally . Then , and not en then , toII there be a power ii > England that Bhifll enable hex to declare the universal happiness of nan ; and that war and misery , poverty and destitution , vice and crime , ignorance and iniquity , shall be banished for Ever from among men . '

      It would be desirable that I should proceed to the examination of our relations , not only with the -various countries of Europe ; but -with America , and more especially with our vast colonies ; bnt I have already occupied too nmch space to enable me to do this . { If yonr readers will themselves reflect seriously upon what I have said , and will tska all other countries separately , and examine the position in which England stands with them , they -will find much the same results- . At present all is confusion and discord ; and unless some broad and comprehensive measures be adopted , these will Boon deg « nerate into riot and anarchy , and a state of thinzs win be presented to onr view sach : as the mind shudders to contemplate .

      In my next -letter , I shall have to begin an examination of the various remedies that have kitherto heen proposed to remove what has been found oppressive ; that we may see whether they are adequate to their purpose , or whether any improper obstruction has been given to their being adopted ; as it must be evident to all that np to this period matters have been rapidly getting -worse and worse . I am , Sir , your obedient Servant , William Qjllpin ; . Coneordinm . Ham Common , Surrey . July 29 . 1843 .

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      TfiE NATIONAL BENEFIT SOCIETY THS PATJXTS , IHEFICIENCY , ASD CONSEQUENT INSTABILITY OP EXISTING TRADE AliD BENEFIT S 0 P 1-ETIES . OUK LAND HiltKS FOB . FDTOKB OPERATIONS . TO THE CHABTIST PUBLIC . I > ependant brothers , who should and would be independent . —Our numerous struggles and attempts to rid ourselves of the mighty weight of adverse circumstances that prsss us down , and tcfila our praiseworthy exertions to live and elevate ourselves and order have hitherto failed ; sot because we did not possess the power to remove the burden , but because -we did not possess the amount of knowledge necessary to wield that paver aright . The most important of the plans adopted by the working class to stay the encroachments of the master class , the -vendor class , the landed doss , the monied

      class , the government class , and all other monopolists , extortioners , and oppressors , on their rights , liberties , aad personal property . L e . their labour , has been Trade , Benefit , and Political Seeieties . All these societies , though good in themselves , and the very sort nec&sssiy to the accomplishment of the objects fought after , have never been established npon a sufficiently wide basis ; have never grappled so extensively with the wide spread evfl as | was necessary ; and therefore they have failed in tJF-cting the object sought for , through the ignorance in « hich caste , class , and party-government bath deemed it -wise te keep onr order . Bnt that is so reason why the ot&eds should not be accomplished iy better plans and better machinerr . .

      Improvement is the order of fee day ; and , whilst the arts of war and peace are being improved daily and hourly , surely the machinery of Associations that have for their object the happiness of the human race , by making the arts of war but children ' s harmless toys , and those of peace the blessings of human Creators , -will not be allowed to remain in the state of *• blissful ignorance" our forefathers left it ! These societies , as at present constituted , offer , do adequate relief to the wants of the working man , nor sufficient guarantee that they will be able to pay the sums they promise in case of need . There is no

      certainty of their continuance , until their first member becomes an old man , or of their ability to defray the expeuce of his funeral The average duration of the present constituted Benefit Societies is thirty years . Some have not lasted five . Breaks-up are by no means uncommon , when the money is divided sometimes very unfairly . The individuals getting it soon spend jit ; and sH the sought for benefits are lost . Thi » breaking np is generally occasioned by a fear on the part of the members that the society will be drained by the sickness demands on its funds ; and that when they tone to be ill , there will be nothing for tbem . ;

      In -most instances this fear of the members respecting their future prospectB , is but too well founded . -And if they -will bnt go into the question , and investigate tbe principles on -which most Benefit Societies sis fconded , they -will see that decay is certain after a ceriain age ; and that he who comes last on to the "box" will be worst oK In most cases the only dependance of such societies is spon the subscriptions of the members , and about 3 ^ or 5 per cent , on their funds placed in some bank " , which latter income does not pay the cflieers for managing their affairs . Things go on pretty comfortably for a fern years , if they ktep the body together . Every member boasts ' what a # ood society bis is" ; ho-w " much money they have in the box ''; " no one on the

      funds for so many mouths ; nodeatha ; only a few lyingsin f the i'iock is rapidly increasing . " Ail goes on swimmingly . A lot of members is proposed every meeting night Well , time wears on . The club ia getting j > ld . Beopie doni thins ; so much about it now . Others have been started , promising greater bent fits . There has bees a sort cf competition in dabs . The old club begins toic ^ k down . Sick members increase ; the casi is going cut -faster ffian it ever-came itt ! A few very old members ire all that are now left ; and these meet from habit every club night , to pull long faces at each other , aii J brcod over an empty exchequer . Of sickness they think do ! ; they are too hardy ; but oscasianally hints are given that if one of us was to die , there wouldiiot be enough to L-ary him . " At last" fear "' operates , and a division of the funds is effected . '

      Such is bnt too often the history and eytd of clubs as at present conducted . And the yeung men seldom attempt to redeem t £ em from their downvrarda •* sliding scale . " When that are a great nmnber of old amembers in s dnb . ibe young avoid them , and join the "young clubs " which yecc ? oies come to the same old end I Some societies , in order to spare their funds , have recourse to I-vies , in case of deaths , births , < fec . This is uiisnited to the poverty of the working clans , numbers of whom can scarcely raise the money to pay their monthly contributions . In a club where levies ire made oa contingent occasions , a member never knows what his subscriptions maybe ; and he is kept in doubt whether he wQl not , some time or other , be obliged by his poverty and the increase of levies to leave the c 3 ub , and forfeit all he has paid , through inability to meet the imnierotis demands .

      A " -working man needs assistance as ronck when he is cut of employ , through " depression of trade , " or jiny other cause over which he has no controul , as when sick ; for in sickness he may Bland a chance in most towns of getting into an hospital or an infirmary ; but ¦ when ont of employ he may tramp from town to town , from basvQe to bastile , from magistrate to overseer , and overseer to magistrate , untU he sinks by tbe way , and perishes of want J Trade societies fail tram similar causes ; bnt their importance demand a whole chapter in order to do them jnEiice , which I trill perhaps essay in my

      next-PoHlIeians and political societies , whilst they have complained that the other societies do not sufficiently grapple with all the evils under which the working classes groan , have never attempted the work themselves . They have satisfied themselves -with -what they deem " the one thing needful v' that it was snly necessary to battle with the political monopolist for political power ; not seeing that the enemy draws their attention to only one point of the ramparts , -whilst tfct army of monopoly is every where , and all round the walls . Hoping my humble endeavours will do the good I desire , 2 remain yours , in the cause of union , GSACCHUS .

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      PARDISE WITHIN THE BEACH OF ALL MEN , WITHOUT LABOUR , BY POWER OF NATURE AND MACHINERY . LETTEB ILL 10 THE EDITOB OF THE PORTBEBN STAB . PeaB Sis . —What is the destiny of man ? Why was he created and placed upon thif earth , and what function was assigned him by the Creator in the nniyersal scale of existence ? Was it to ravage and devastate his mother earth ? Was it to wage war against his brother ? Was It to live in hatred and contention with hiB fellow-man ? Was it to pine awayihiB existence in factories , filthy workshops and mines , or to work as a slave in cotton and sugar fields under the

      burning rays of an Equatorial sun ? Is it his destiny to be so degraded by toil and vexations that the only place of pleasure and rest he knows »> f is the nriBerr-ret&Uing gin palace and beerhouse ? Is it a fit occupation for an immortal spirit to carry bricks on his hack to the top of a honee » No ; a thousand times no I Man fa created In &e image of God j he partakes by divine mercy of Ms-very spirit ; fee U made lord over all the earth His function 1 b to be overseer of the globes to use tha powers of nature , and divert them , by his mental power , to cultiTate and embellish its surface ; to develope its materialresonrceB ; to fertilize its deserts , and drain its swampsand morasses . He 1 b created to live in

      peace and friendship with his fellow-man ; to extend his knowltdge and perceptions « f the varied creations that scrround him ; to taste the pleasures of communicating and associating with minds who have the same attxactisns , . feelings , end objects ; to enjoy tbedlrinest jift man has received—love : that gift which points to the gates of Heaven ' s own blissful region , where all is love , love nnbosndBd and nnntterable , and which passeth the power of tbe human mind to coBceiTe ; [ for toe centre , the focus of all love is God himself . Such , in a few words , ia the terrestial destiny of man , or the practical function assigned him by tb » ditfDity in creatine and placing him on the earth *

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      If we compare the present existence of man with what it can and ought to be , onr hearts muBt bleed , and our Inmost nature must impel us to searsh for the cause of this perversion , of this degradation of man ' s own nature , or this Tflriety ; of Tice . crime , and outrage . And this cause is no otnerlthan hUndness and stupidity . BBndness which Wnderaua to see the real pleasures , riches , ana powers of nkture ; and Stupidity which makes us unable to appfopriate these powers and riches for onr own use . Highland low are guilty of these crimes . They join collectively In the erroneous notion to believe that the people * want work ; that man ought to work ; that his physical powers , which are exactly in proportion to Gib length of time he ought to live , should be used to dig : the groundb » w woodcarry

      , , bricks , ic ., by which lifelis necessarily cut short The people do uof toojrf trorfc . i Work is not the end , itiB only the means at present , for want of knowing better means . The eni is provisions , happiness the satisfaction of -all our rational desires . It is an insult to common sense , and to the ! nation , to hear a Dofce of Wellington declare in parliament , " all that the people want is work . " Did he ever " want to work " in the same manner as he thinks the people ought to work ? No ; he and every one-tcho can do witbont work ; © very one who can get provisions and the satisfaction of hU desires , -withont digging and slaving for It , do bo . Tbe burden of work must therefore be double heavy npon those who are so unfortunate as to be compelled to work ; and the dread of work , in the minds of the

      seealled higher classes , is . the cause of a wrong and unjust distribution of wealth , and of tbe various forms of eppresslon and slavery under which the people now suffer . It would take too long to enter into the question of the present distribution of wealth . Besides , political economy , based upon repugnant labour , and the consequent scantiness of products , is not my province . I know that It is impossible to create peace and happiness , and good will among men ; I know that it is vain to expect general refinement , and a higher elevation of the mind , when men are worn out with tbe malntainance of themselves and those dear to them ; when they are harrassed by their daily , insignificant labour , and in constant want , or fear of want , for their shattered health and impaired bodily powers . All the necessaries of life mnst be made to be as plentiful and as cheap aa

      water ia on the borders of a sweet river . Then all the artificial differences between man and man will cease , and only the natural and legitimate differences of a more or less elevated mind ; of more or less tastes , desires , and passions ; of a more or less extensive knowledge of good , pleasant , and useful things will exist among men . Labour , in the present signification of the word , thai is , repugnant , forced production , will cease , and the most refined pleasure in producing wealth without bounds , through the powers of our mind , clothed with the powers of nature , will be substituted for the feeble physical powers of man . Man will then remove swamps and deserts from the surface of the globe , cure the deceased and much neglected body of our mother earth , banish Sickness from among men , in fact , create , by pleasant attractive industry , a paradise where labour is unknown ; I am , Sir , your obsdient Servant , C . T . STOLLMEYER , No . 3 , Northampton Terrace , City Koad , London , August 1 st , 1843 .

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      TO THK EDITOB OF THB NOKTHEBN STAR . Queen ' s Prison , London , Aug . 8 th , 1843 . Sib .. —I happened to fall in with the following speeoh delivered from the hustings in Westminster Hall , on the 6 th of April 1780 , by Charles Turner , Esq ., M . P . for the city of York ; and , as it is a straightforward , manly , avowal of ont i principles , I have no" * doubt its perusal will afford great pleasure , and instruction to your nnmerons readers . I am , your ' s truly , ; George White .

      " I feel a great satisfaction in addressing ao numerous and respectable a body of my countrymen that canntt be animated by a slavish mind . I have ever opposed the torrent of corrnpUon , and the inroads of arbitrary power ; and though I have been unsuccessful , yet , with your assistance , I will fight and conquer . Corruption and tyranny can never' stand against the virtuous efforts of a free people . Be film , be resolute , and unanimous . Assert your birthright . Annual Parliaments , and an Equal Representation , are privileges inherent in the constitution ; but if you do not think yourselves bee with obtaining

      thai object , you have a right : to insist en what Government you pUase . Laws were made for the governed , not the governors—and all government ? orignate with the people . If you choose to be slaves , you may submit to an unlimited monarchy , or an oppressive aristocracy . If you wish to be free , you have a right to insist on a democracy , or , yon have s right to form a Republic . Bant talk to me of the power of Parliament , or the power ot the Crown . All power originates with yourselves ; and if the Crown ; or the Parliament , abuse that power you have invested them with , you have a right to re-assnme it .

      •• You are the Lords of the Creation , not the slaves of power . Yon are onr masters ; and we are only your servants , delegated , and' employed by you to do your business ; and till you pay your servants , as was ancitntly the custom , they ; will never act to your advantage . If you do not pay them the Crown will ; and then they become the servants of the Crown , and no ^ longer the servants of tbe people . An honest man can have no interest but that of his conntry in coming to Parliament . And if he sacrifice his ease and retirement to the duty of a senator , his expsnees at least oncht to be

      reimbursed by his country . You now pay your members with a vengeance for enslaving you and picking yonr pockets ; bnt if you v onld ones pay tbem yourselves , you would no longer complain of oppression . Act -with spirit and resolution . Insist upon your privileges , and J tcill meet you at Runnymede . J love the poor—I -livide my fortune with them -, and I will die with them . The poor man's labour is the rich man's wealth , and without your toil a kingdom would be worth nothing . Whilst I am free you never shall be Blaves . God bless the people . "

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      THE POLITICAL VICTIMS AND THEIR RELIEF FUND . 1 O THE CHARTISTS OP GREAT BRITAIN . Mr Frtends—I direct your earnest attention to the subjoined communication which has been addressed to me as the Treasurer of the •¦ Political Tictim Fund " : — ( COPT . ) " Kirkdale Gaol , August 3 rd , 1843 . " Esteemed Sir—We embrace this opportunity of writing to yon , relative to a fund which we understand has been raised towards relieving those who had tbe misfortune to be imprisoned throueh the lamentable outbreaks of August last , and of which fund we believe you to be the Treasurer . Trie reason of cur writing to yon on the present occasoa is , that on the 24 th of this month sixteen of those who were couvicted at the Special Assiza , Preston , are leaving this gaol , as the term of their imprisonment will have txpired . Likewise on the 3 tb October jifly nine of those -who were convicted

      at tbe Snecial Commission held at Liverpool , "will h&ve served their time ; and as all these men and thwr families are in 3 most deplorable condition , and they tberuselveB are in a very debilitated state , and as the county allowance is not sufficient to carry them home , and as these men will not be able to resume their employment ( if they shonld have any ) for some time after their liberation , we tope y > u will be kind enough to exert yourself in their behalf , and , if possible , send them something towards defraying their exptnees home , and bIIowIok tbem a small trfle to subsist upon for a few da > B . Tbe names and residence of each i ndtvidual can be furnished if required .

      " Sincerely hoping you will attend to this most important duty , and waiting your kind reply to'this letter , we subscribe ourselves , on behalf of our fellow political prisoners . " Yours truly , 11 isaac hoyle , " James Williams . ' London , August 7 th , 1843 . " Moat sincerely do I sympathise with the hapless condition of your fellow-isnfiWers , and their respective families , as communicated by your letter of tbe 3 rd inst You do indeed state more than sufficient to induce in me the utmast anxiety to perform ** the most important duty" which yqu have very properly required at my hands , as the accredited Treasurer of the " Political Victim Fund "—namely , that of exerting myself on behalf of tbe seventy-five individuals who are shortly to be released from their present unjust and most cruel incarceration .

      " Previous , however , to my being enabled to effect anything in this matter , it is necessary that you shonld supply me with more explicit information than is contained in your letter . When I intimate that tbe fund at present in hand scarcely exceeds £ 30 , you will at once perceive how inadequate itis tor relieving so nameioos a body of claimants as you represent ; and when to this I add that it is , to say tho least , questionable whether the subscribers to that fund would justify its disbursement to other than persons known m Chartists previous to their imprisonment , you will farther perceive tbe absolute necessity imposed upon ms of making the fullest inquiry into each individual case . ¦

      " To enable yon the more readily to communicate tbe desired details , I would ! suggest the propriety of yonr adopting a form , setting forth the name of tbe victim , how long imprisoned , previous employment , number of family , circumstances , ! residences , known or not as a Chartist , and reference given to some one in the neighbourhood to whom further application might be made . This return , when filled np , should be immediately transmitted to me , and U will then confer with those ¦ who are equally anxious as I am that every claim which justice and humanity can make npon the Chartist body should be—as far as possible—discharged without an hour ' s unnecessary delay . " You will , of course , adopt a similar plan as respects the fifty-nine convicted atthe Special Commission , Liverpool , and wMok -will form Return No . 2 .

      " I would particularly impress npon you the necessity of making the * reference column' as explicit as possible , by giving the proper address of the Chartist Secretary , Lecturer , or ¦ Councilman , residing in tbe lalmant ' s locality previous to his arrest .

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      * 3 £ ; s ± g ag&- 3 S 53 S ! i , "Iam , yours , tnvly , « Me ** , Ho ^ ana WUliams , l £ LS SSi ^ ' iSSiSVilSfSS ^ »»¦ ¦ *» . * £ to determine sIS ^^ hs ??? We * 8 *!? ii ? both these queries . You have been too

      . SfdS'SKff ** YoubaVeaoi ^ perform ^ SJ ? ° ' " J « >*»> , and as professed men of L vo ^ hr ia , * flU PDlted a W information .

      i ^?^ , &A ^ fe - than that I am prepared to co-C win £ ^^ Commifctees as I mos t earnestly hope will be immediately formed . I am , yet ir Friend and Fellew Chartist , 1 , Shoe Lane . Fleet Street . *> m ClZAVt , London , August 8 th , 1843 . wr . I 5 . h a T f !? n - i J J your aKeotton to the reply which I transmitted to Measrs . Hoyle and Williams . You will perceive that I there refer to a question whicb 1 ? 1 !? % ? H "& **"* «** - * wii injustice » . 5 f ¦ ? i — JlJ * mht t 0 an » we » quickly , viz . ; whether other than recognized members of the Chartist body , or their families , are entitled to claim relief from a fund to which none but Chartists have subscribed ?

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      TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Failaworth . Ang . 2 , 1843 . SIR , —TheTueisday , after the publication of my letter relative to Andrew Smith ' s family , I received a note from the Clerk of the Manchester Union requesting me to meet the Guardians on the following day , as they wished to inquire into the case ^ i , consequently wenL The Chairman opened the proceedings by asking the relieving officer if the statements in my letter were cor * rect The answer was ibat the letter was entirely false . The latter gentleman then stated that ; Andrew Smith received 7 s . the first week , in two separate sums—three shillings the first , and is three or four days four shillings ; and on the 6 th of July five shillinga ; afterwards two shillings and sixpence , and ten ; shillings . The

      medical officer then gave his evidence , and wiieu be had ceased speaking , 11 requested the Chairman to read my letter that the Guardians might be better able to appreciate what I was ! going to say ; but he irefused , alleging that they bad heard it read . I then called their attention to an assertion which the Believing Officer bad just mnde , viz . that my letter was entirely false , and proceeded to show from his own statements that the letter was correct ; that the appearance of error arose from the fact , that the oldest girl had been ill five or six days previous to the receipt of tbe three shillingsconsequently throwing the four shillings into tbe second week . " It appears evident that this family ^ although in a most wretched condition , were left to the cold sympathy of a few friends during the whole of a fortnight" Is this j an exaggerated statement f By the relieving officer ' s' own account , three weeks , at least .

      elapsed from the receipt of the four shillings to that of the five . When . ; I had finished toy remarks on the evidence of the Relieving Officer , and had just begun to draw the attention of the Guardians to an assertion made by tbe medical attendant , " that there was no sickneEB in the house for a fortnight after the receipt of tbe four shillings ; , " with an intention to prove its falsity by showing thatfftlary , the subject of " the inquest , became ill the third week , the medical attendant interrupted me with a long explanation , and the Chairman allowed him quietly to proceed . I complained of auch interruption aa unfair , and was immediately answered by the Chairman , " that he had a right to explain . " From the termination of Mr . Thomley ' s explanation to the time I left the room , I was scarcely allowed to utter a sentence without being interrupted with a question from one or another .

      I will now proceed to give nearly the whole of a letter on this subject written by Mr . Gardener , Clerk to the Union , and published in the Hancliester Guardian of tbe 29 th nit ! After mentioning ( he day I met tne Guardians , he states that full ! inquiry was made into the case of Andrew Smith , with the following results : — Mr . Brown , in his letter bearing date the 19 th July , fixes the period of the matter about which he appears to make complaint , stating " six weeks ago . " This would be 7 th June . On reference to the relief books , I find that on the week to which thisj date refers , the relieving officersigave this family seven shillings in two

      payments of three shillings and four shillings , on application of tha pauper ( a very pleasant term truly—I wonder if Mr . Gardener will call tbe Duke of Cambridge and his daughter paupers ?) who was directed to attend tbe board meeting of tbe following week . On Wednesday , the 14 th of June , he was called on , bat did not answer , and tbe Guardians left an order for the admission of the family into the workhouse , in consideration , as Mr . Brown says , that cleanliness was one of the requisites absolutely necessary fur the family , as well as they would have bettor care and attention than they could possibly in any other way . Andrew Smith refused the order , using violent language to the Guardians .

      No further application was made by the family , or on their behalf , for assistance of any kind to the Relieving Officer , till he heard by chance , on one of bis rounds in tbe execution ofthts duty on the 6 'ch July , that Smith ' s child had had an accident ( this 1 : latch with the stone must be made to appear of great importance—why not say had caught the scarlet ( over ?) and was in a bad state ; upon which he sent five shillings relief to them by tbe medical officer , his informant . The man had also two shillings and sixpence additional relief on the 10 th of July , when he was desired to attend the board meeting on the following Wednesday , the 12 th instant On the hearing of tba case that day , the Guardians ordered ten shillings per week , whilst the case remained in its then state .

      la the last ; paragraph Mr . Gardinor dees not draw a correct inference from my language when before the Guardians , but endeavours to free them and their officers in a Bide-way manner . He | says , " at the investigation , Mr . Peter Brown stated that he never intended to make any charge against the Guardians or their officers ; bnt aa it appeared in bis letter , as well as your editorial remarks , that its tendency was to reflect blame on the Guardians , an explanation seemed called for . " Now I distinctly stated to the Guarding that I had cop fined mysely to a narration of what I considered facts , in order to corroborate the statements ia the latter part of the letter , and I moreover aborted tliat at the time I wrote my former letter I had an idea that outdoor relief was' refused through an impressiou that

      Andrew Smith's friends would not allow him to enter the poorhoose ; and I even asked what were the motives for refusing out-door relief , and instead of receiving a civil reply , I waa answered by one . or more of the Guardians— " they did not sit there . to answer questions , " or aorue such insolent remark . I then gave them to understand that according to my view of the New Poor Law , parents and children could alone be called upon to support each other—and waa immediately answered " were they to sit there to hear the law explained ? " When leaving the room , I told the Chairman and the Board , that I considered they had taken a partial view of the subject , on bearing which a Guardian called out— "is the Board to sit here to oe insulted ? " I answered that I bad a right to express my sentiments .

      Allow me to do an act of justice in saying that onebalf , 1 think , or the major part of the Guardians were silent the whole tiwio . Even allowing Mr . Gardiner ' s statement as to my intention to be correct , what has that to do with the matter ? If a number of conjoined facts naturally lead to certain inferences , then it followa , that if the statements in my letter be true , the inferences must be legitimate-Mr . Gardener admits that tbe tendency of the letter was to reflect bbme on tbe Guardiana . The tendency of what ?! vf a number of statements . Then if the statements prove true , the tendency must of necessity remain . ¦

      Now as tbe Relieving Officer stated that my letter was entirely false , I call upou him , and the Guardians to back him , td prove that statement ; and further I challenge any one to prove that I havd made a single false assertion . I am always particularly careful to assert nothing but what I can prove . : I am not aware that any statement in my letter has befen proved untrue ; excepting tbe omission of two and sixpence , and that was paid after ( the five shillings . Teat . omission .. . I am willing to take upon my own shoulders . My wife says , that Andrew Smith , my informant , told me of it ; and , I . say that I either did not hear him or forgot it Btttjbave I made a false assertion then ? Have I made an assertion as to any money emanating from the Board ) No , I merely said * " I am told" so and so- i

      But when I * met the Guardians , what were our relative situations ? I received , from ? the Clerk of the Union a note coached in blind language , intimating that the Guardians wished to see me relative to Andrew Smith ' s case *« I" they were always anxious that the wants and necessities of the poor under their care should have every attention that their eases mayrequrre . " Now wh » t did I appear there for 7—as an accuser ? I had accused ihem of nothing . I conceive that I appeared there to give them what information I bad upon the subject ; and if the statements proved true , to endeavour to ascertain what were the motives which actuated them ; jconsequently I had a tight to ask questions . I ¦ . . _

      Mr . Gardiner assigns as the reason for refusing out-door relief that tbe wants of the family would he better attended ito in the poor-house . Thai this was tbe motive , I cannot believe ; for , in my opinion , it resulted from ain impression on the tainds of tbe rev lieving officer and guardians that Andrew Smith's friends wonld assist him , and prevent the necessity of his entering the poor house ; . The order for ton shillings a week teas niade on the 12 th of July , when the relieving officer bad strong reason to think that the faniity had been for a { considerable time in a state bordering on starvation '

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      Nancy , whom I noticed in my former letter a « being dangerously ill , died a few days after its publicity ; making the third death in a family of five Within one month . f It was not my intention at first to give my informant's name , but as a latter appeared in last Saturday ' s Guardian signed Andrew Smith' militating against the veracity of one or more of my etjatenients , I felt c lied upon to do so . That letter has resulted . in my opinion , from family pride . That pridej I neither do nor ever did wish to wonnd ; bnt allo * me to add , notwithstanding all that has or may be Baid , Andrew Smith was in a very pitia&le jsitaation—nor do I , by saying so much , mean to infer blame to the relatives ,

      all of whom with one exception , il believe , have families of their own , and yet I dare say , have a&brdsd Andrew assistance during the last two years ; therefore I infer , that if the Poor Law officers { refused out-door relief through an idea that tbe relatives would relieve , they had no rigbt to do so . Mr . Gardener states that Andrew Smith was directed to meet tbe Guardians on Wednesday , the 14 th of June . The latter says that to the best of his knowledge he never receive ! such a communication , nor does he recollect using language that ought to be termed violent I can readily ! believe judging from what I myself have eeen , that firm , but yet respectful language , may by some of tbe Manchester Guardians be deemed violent and insolent j I am , Sir , yours , &c Peteii Buown , Surgeon .

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      1 TaaLOis ijp the Fega&us . —Holy Island , apo . 4 . —Another of the unfortunate sufferers by the Pegasus was picked up by the steamer Vesta ( from Newcastle to Leith ) , and pat oa shore at Holy Island . He te in the fatiguo dress of the 96 th Regiment , bat so disfigured as to render his identification impossible . On his person was found £ B 3 i 6 di \ silver , and threepence in capper . The body has not been stripped , or otherwise his name would probably be found on some part of his dress ? but being in such a state of decomposition , renders that operation almost impossible ; He was found floating within a few yards of the sunken vessel , and was evidently

      disturbed by the operations of the divers . yesterday . The unfortunate Mr . Aird was coffined to day , and tho Coroner has been sent to , bat from the unfortunate ciroumetance of Holy Island being in tbe county Durham , without a post , renders his arrival uncertain . The inquest ( when held ) will be the means of eliciting the facts connected with this unfortunate transaction , which appears to be enveloped in total darkness at present . Mr . Aird was found with a piece of wood across his body , which prevented bis rising to the surface ; and no doubt a number of other bodies will Boon be found , the divers' impression being that a number are kept down by the mattresses , &c ., which are strewed about the cabin .

      The Largesc bell ever cast in England . — Yesterday an immense bell , tho largest ever cast in imgland , weighing no less than 7 tons 11 owt . 2 qrs » and 121 b , wa * shipped on board the Lady SeatoD , bound to Montreal , and Tying on the Brandy-quay , London-dock . This splendid bell , which is intended for the new Roman Cathedral at Montreal , was cast at the foundry of Messrs . Mears aad Sons , Whiteohapel , and has attracted , sinco it has been finished , the attention of a vast number . It 33 heavier than the Great Tom of Lincoln by 32 owt . The price is a pwardg of £ 1 , 200 .

      A Barrister Posed . —At the late Limerick assizes , a witness of the ' low » r classes" waa crossexamined by Mr . Bennett , Qaoen ' a Counsel , when the following dialogue took place : —Counsel . —Why do youhesitate to answer me ; you look at ma as u I was a rogue 1 Witness . —To bo sure I do . — ( laughter ) . Counsel . —Upon yonr oath do yoa think me a rogue 1 Witness . — 'Pon my oath I don ' t thiak you're . an honest mau —( continued laughter ) . Counsel . —You swear that on your oath ? Witness . —I do , to be sure ; and what else conld I think I Counsel—Now , why do you thinks so ? Witness . —Why , because you ' re doing your best to make me perjure myself ,

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      j Newcastle . —Mr . Kjrdd lectured in the Chartist Hall . Goat Inn , Cloth-market , on Sunday evening , Mr . Embleton- in the . chair . His subject was" The past and present state of Society , with its future prospects . " Mr . Kydd commenced by tracing society to its origin , and showed the comparative happiness which the people enjoyed in their natural state to What they now do in a state of " high civilization . ' * England was allowed to be one of tho most civilized nations in tbe world ; yet , be contended , that no country iu tbe world presented a greater amount of misery than she did . On the one side was boundless wealth— -the supposed property of its present possessors ; on tbe other was increasing miaery and

      wretchedness , tbe snre lot of the producing classes . This followed on the principle of banse and effect . Tho wretchedness existing was the result of up heaped wealth . All men on the face of tbe earth , v . betb « f willing or unwilling idlers , must be supported ; and the labourer mast support them . Now it follows , that if the labourer is cast out of employment , he becomes a burthen to society . The present system was throwing thousands out of employment every week , and their places were supplied by machinery , which , in point of fact , pays no taxes ; consequently the unwilling idlers would fail back upon tbe monopolist ; property would depreciate in value ; local taxes would be increased ; and the ignorance and cupidity of tbe middle classes would destroy themselves . The regeneration of England

      waa a question of time . It waa dimply bow long would the present system totter on the brink of dissolution , before it tumbled aboutthe ears of its BUpportcra ? He ( Mr . K . ) was often told that this was Christian England ? If so , it required a microscopic eye so discover infidelity—it was no where to be found . Churchman and Dissenter declared Christianity to be based upon the principle of " live and let live / ' It was ao in theory ; but the jarring interests at preser > t existing prevented an honest may from enjoying tha common necessaries of life . Indeed this country acted oa the principle of " eat and be eaten . " That is the practical foundation , and it is a practice which affeo . s the masses . But did the present House of Couitno : ; 9 purpose to change the grinding system , and make me

      interests of all classes worft more harmoniously together ?• Nothing-of the sort ! Lord John Kusseii nndl Sir Robert Peel amused the House of CoiuaionB by speeches proving haw incapable Whig or Tory Ministries were to govern the people . " Finality Julrn . " oil Friday night , in his speech on the state of the country , proved the existence of a finality Bob in England , and taunted Sir Robert to his teeth with the failure of the Ministry . to carry the educational measures of tho Factory BilL The fact was , that the Gj 7 ernn » vjt were easily , persuaded to abandon anything that wa » ^ ood . Ths Factory Bill was too good a bill to be carried against a factious opposition . Not bo with an Irisd Arms * Bill . It was a bad bill ; and , as a matter of course , was carried at all hazards . Lord John told St ? Kobert

      that he bad ife in his power to silence the Repeal agitation by inducing the Irish people to believe that the Government would do them juscice . This was aa open avowal ef the old Whig policy of making professions which they never designed to perform ; but it was no po . The people looked at tbe distinctions of Whig and Tory in their real colours , and heartily joined ia tha chorus of the good old English ballad ' Tanttrara , rogues all , rogues all ; Tantarara , rogues all . " Mr . K . went . on in a similar strain , for an hour and a half , and concluded by proving the Charter to be the only means whereby the accursed system could be changed ; and urged upon the auditory the propriety of Uniting for tbe acquirement of that glorious object . A vote of thanks having been tendered to Mr . K . for bis able lecture , tbe meeting dissolved .

      Mr . George Julian Haknbt lectured in the Chartists' Hall according to announcement , on Monday evening at eight o ' clock . Mr , H . in a very able manner , showed the many schemes resorted to by the would-be philanthropists of the day to « mov « the evila so fearfully felt by all useful classea of the community . ; and proved to tfio satisfaction of all present , 'hat a repeal of the Corn Laws would not remove ths existing distress * tTnless it was accompanied by a r' -qala ? adjustment of the whole rotten system it would be n great curse to the working classes , ilr . H . quoted an nccouut of the importation of foreign manufactures into E i » land for the six months after Sir Robert ' s tariff becani'i law , clearly showing that although Sir Robert Peel did not go the whele hoc for " Free Trade ; " he vmi far

      enough to let the people see experimentally that if work was performed on the continent , that the working men of England were deprived of it ; and so long as they bad twenty-seven millions to pay annually iu . the shape of interest to a national debt , and so nter . y drones to support in affluence from tfee fruits of tbpir toil , Britons could never be expected to compete with nations comparatively " free" from such a ours ? . If such is the effect of Sir Robert ' s sample , English men ' s work done elsewhere , and they left to starve , what would the sack be ? Tbe most illiterate may guess that if the Anti-Corn-Lavr League hatl their desirea to-morrow , the working classes would be left to starve the next day . They , base olas ? , have no kindred feeling with the masses . It ia contrary to

      their practice of accumulating wealth . Taeir aim is to procure as much labour as possible for aa little wages . as possible . The interest of Working men is tbe reverse . The philanthropic Mr . Cobden . who assays to devote his whole attention to the benefit of tin working men , has not contradicted a statement which publicly charged him with reducing bis calico printers twopence in the shilling . If the middte clwuses really wanted to do good to the working classes and . to themselves effectually , let them unite in one bond of union fur tbe acquirement of the Charter ; and if the industrious classes were once protected in their labour by means of the Charter , they would soon show their willingness to repeal not only the Corn Laws but every other law which might prove a dead weight

      upon the prosperity of all classes of society , Mr . H . next alluded to the forthcoming Conference to be held at Birmingham on the 5 th of September , and urged upon the men of Newcastle the propriety of examining for themselves the several Plans of Organization suggested for the consideration of the delegates on that occasion ; and as much depended upon the conclusion which might be come to there , he hoped they would give such instructions to their delegates as would enable them to re-organ ! z 3 the Chair * tist body and enable tbem to bold that pwition in society wWcb they held in Newcastle , in 1839 . After Mr . . H . sat down , Mr . James Frezer moved , and Mr . Cockbum seconded , the following resolution , which was unanimously ^ agreed to : — " That in the opinion of this meeting a committee of asven should be now appointed to scrutiniza tbe various plans suggested by the friends of tbe people for the re-organizitiou of the Chartists of Great Britain , and otherwise make the

      necessary arrangements for the opinions of the ChwtiatB of jrewcastrta being fully repteBeated in tha forthcoming ConYtotfen . ' * Mr . Wm . Fleming moved the following , which was ably seconded by Mr . Haraey and agreed to unanimoualy— " That in tbe opinion of this meeting a committee of five be now appointed to use their utmost in procuring funds in this district for the support of such / of our fellow-men » may ; be suffer ing pecuniary embarrassment for the sake of principle;—toseettot s « % ^ dji' | »^ aIy ' ieBii ^ d to the Gene ral Treasurer , and be regularly announced in the columns of the Northern Star . " Messrs . Frpswr , Smith , Usher , Fleming , Livingstone , Embleton , Ramsay , and Sinclair were appointed to examine the different plans of Organisation . A ^ vote of thanks was then tendered t * Mr . Haraey for the able manner in which he bad advocated tbe causa of Chartism in bis lecture feat evening ; and aft « r a few words in reply from Mr . H . the meeting was dissolved .

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      • 1 Lamentable Suicide . —On Wednesday last , the town of Loutb was thrown into a state of excitement to which , happily , it has long been a stranger , in consequence of a young gentleman , ' about 18 years of age , having commiteed suicide by taking poison . The deceased was being brought npj for the surgical professlon with S . Trough ^ Esq ., and was discovered dead in a chair in the surg 6 ry , he having taken a very large dose of prusslc acid . An inquest was held on the body on Wednesday afternoon , at the Three Tuns , in Upgate , When a verdict of "felo de se " waa returned , and the body of the unfortunate youth was interred near midnight .

      Another proof of the evil consequences of the vulgar error , that tbe ringing of bells will disperse or divert a storm , was given , a few days ago , at the small town of Poulaines , in the Indre . About nine in the evening , eight of tbe inhabitants , seeing a Btorm , hastened to tbe church , and rang out a pe&L While thus employed , the lightning struck the belfry , burst the walls , and so nearly killed all the ringers , and tbe sacristan , who waa with them , that it required all the resources of art to restore them to animation . —Paris Paper . J A Sebies of Accidents .-t-Ilfbacomde . —A few day 9 agOj as Mr , Moses , jewellerof Swanseawas

      , , descending one of the rocks oy the sea side , bis hat fell into the water . He made a circuit to the beach , and regaiued his hat ; but [ the tide coming in , on his attempt to return he found himself surrounded with water , and no alternative was left him but to climb the rock . He bad ascended a considerable height , when the soil gave way , and he fell into the sea a depth of twenty or thirty feet . Providentially , he was enabled to grasp a pjeco of rock , and with great difficulty climbed into a care near , where he lay down exhausted . He found that he bad lost his pocket-book , containing £ 59 in bank-notes , besides a valuable watoh .

      Loss of the Steam Packet , Liz * bd . —A letter has been received from Gibraltar , giving'the following particulars of the loss of this government steamer . " Gibraltar / July 27 . —On the morning of Monday , the 24 th of July , wben about twenty miles from Carthagena , a light was reportedjon the larboard bow of the Lizard . The officer of the watch , as the positive orders of the Admiralty are when steamers meet each , other , immediately put ] his holm a-port . The master coming up just at this moment , inquired if the helm was a port ; and on being told that it was so , ordered it to be put hard a-port ; but owing to the other vessel putting her helm a-starboard , the Lizard was struck by her on the larboard paddlebox , a little before the main-shaft , the shock of

      whioh waa so violent as to throw the Lizard over on her starboard side and ] carry away all the fuunol-stays but oue . The Officers and men below immediately rushed on deck ; the engineer ia charge blew off the steam , and was proceeding to pump out , when the rush of water was so violent and the Lizard was apparently sinking so rapidly , that the men were ordered to save themselves by climbing up the bowsprit rigging of the other vessel . At the instant ihe collision took place the Lizard's boats were ordered to be lowered , bat the passage aft was obstructed by the bowsprit and bow of the other vessel , so that the only persons on the quarter deck were the quartermaster ' s man at the wheel , and one or two of the officers , who had come up from their cabins , and who , seeing that to all appearance all others had left , followed their example . Determined , however , not to abandon the

      Lizard whilst there was the most distant chance of saving her , the boats of the vessel ( which proved to be the French man-of-war steanier Veloce , of 1 , 200 tons and 220 horse puwer ) were lowered ; in which some of the officers and men of the Lizard returned , and saved a sick , boy and passenger , with some two or three others whs had been left behind in the first confusion . All hopes of saving the vessol were at once abandoned when we discovered that the water had already made so much head as to put out the fires and to float the lower-deck hatoiies , and continued pouring in with such jviolenca as to render it most dangerous to remain on board . The last boat had scarcely left the Lizard When she sunk head foremost . The night was misty , ) and the Veloce ' s lights being placed on her paddle-boxes , whereas the Lizard's were at her mast-Head , could ndt be seen until close to . "

      State of NorriNeHAM . —( From a Correspondent . —On Monday a public meeting of the unemployed operatives was holdon in the market ; place , for the purpose of devising some plan to ameliorate their present distressed condition . Just before the meeting commenced , a waggon was observed passing down tbe market-place , drawn by men and women , with their children in the waggon . Such & sight was never seen before in Nottingham . They were operatives out of work from Balwell , a large village four miles from Nottingham , ] one of the seats of the hosiery trade ; and they had come here to ask alms . Several hundreds attended the meeting ; but they bore no proportion to the whole of those out of employ . It is feared that before many days there will be

      nearly a total standstill in | the hosiery branches . This summer is the worst that can be remembered . I have beeu a frame-work kijitter thirty years ; but never saw so much distress , and want of employment . There are at this moment , numbers of men dragging cans through the streets , begging . The cart is to hold the provisions the charitable may be disposed to give . I imagine that the want of employment and consequent distress ia the hosiery trade , are mainly attributable to the immense j quantities of silk , and cotton gloves , manufacture dfrom the warp frame ; and the immense quantities of Bilk and cotton hose made from wide frames . I have a statement before me given by a warp band . He says that cotton , fine cotton , gloves are made from tho warp frame at

      4 Ad . per dozen to the workmen 1 A hand machine will make sixty dozen per week on the lowest computation . Silk gloves varyimueh according to the sfze of the silk ; but the price to the workmen varies from 8 d . to Is . 8 d . per dozen . The wa . rp frame figures the gloves in any way the manufacfurera design . Silfc ^ toves , tuck and plain backs , are 5 a . 3 d . per dozen making ; figured with the jack-machine a good deal more . The jack-machine makes lace gloves similar to the warp frame . ( There are many warp frames in this county , and also Derbyshire , oh the rotatory principle—very wide frames ; and they will make doublo the quantity the hand machine will make . The statement I have before me says 150 or 160 dozen per week , worked $ y one man ! They get

      a great deal per d « zen less from the rotatory machine than from the hand ] machine . The publio will , therefore , see that it isf utterly impossible for the plain silk and jack machine glove hands to compete with this machine . T-hree doaan per frame is an average of plain silk gloves per week ; about two dozen jack machine gloves . Great quantities of silk hose are made from wide frames , two to fonr at ( onoe ; and are many of them embroidered most beautifully . Ihese are brought into the market at a very " cheap" rate . The markets are thus glutted j and want of employment , poverty , and wretchedness , tare tbe consequences . A groat deal more might bejsaid about the impositions practised in the hosiery trades ; but this will the

      suffice for the present . At meeting on Monday , Mr . Jonathan Barber , an operative out of employ , was called upon by the chairman , Mr . Dalton , from Manefieldt to move the firsp resolution , which he did in a speech of some length , detailing the causes of the want of employment , and urging that nothing would tend to ameliorate the condition of the starving millions of this country , but the passing into a law the document called the People ' s Charter . Resolved— " That this meeting is of opinion that the distress now prevalent in ] this town , and in every part of the country , is attributable to class-made laws ; and that unless some plan be speedily adopted to alleviate the distress of the country , it is hard to tell what may be the consequences . " The

      resolution was put and carried unanimously . Mr . John M'Duff moved the second resolution , which was as follows * . — " That it is the opinion of this meeting , that it is the duty { of every lover of his country , of every individual who possesses one spark of Christianity , of every true pnilanthropis-, to come boldly forward at this eventful crisis , and assist to ameliorate the condition of the starving millions , whose extreme sufferings cry aloud for redress . " This resolution vyas also carried unanimously . N . B . Out of tbe 5 i . 3 dt paid at the warehouse for silk gloves , there has to be paid for seaming , winding , master ' s profit , frame rent , nefdles , &o . The " haniers" would have about 6 s . 6 d . clear ; the "Jingerers" about 83 . 6 dJ . when they have plenty of work . J

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 12, 1843, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct663/page/3/