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    • PORTRAIT OP W. P. EOBERTS, ESQ.
    • THE NORTHERN STAR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1843.
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      Mr . o'Cosxos . has received communications from many districts in all of which a very great desire is expressed to have s portrait of Mr . Roberts , the people's Attorney-General , We cannot wonder that a strong wish should be entertained to possess a Likeness of bo truly amiable , talented , and true a man ; and although we know that Mr . O'Connor had determined to give no more Portraits , yet we have the pleasure to announce that all Subscribers for Three Moflths , from Saturday , the 16 th of Sept , will receive A PORTRAIT OP W . P . ROBERTS , THE PEOPLE'S ATTORNEYGENERAL . We request the several Agents to open lists for tbe enrolling of names , aa none bnt Subscribers from tbe above dates will receive a plate . The price ef Paper and Plate wnen presented will be Sixpence ; and none "will be sold without tbe paper .

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      THE COLLIERIES * CASES BBFOBB THE MAGISTRATES . of the Gamesiae cosl-pit , for twelve shillings , a ba-Kof wages «» to ihe wmplainant , in g cuenee of his sot laving beeaprovided with sufficient mzk to produce the amount guaranteed by the bond . - ? he guarantee in the W secured to tte hewers , « © De Tmh another " , 26 s . per fortnight . In a particular fortnight Mr . l * nsdale had only been able io earn Us "; and his snmmoas was for the difference between thai sum and ~ 2 G 3 . _ _^ , The case was fnllj proved by Mr . Roberts ; and the viewer was called upon to answer n ,

      Mr Marshall , for the viewer , oontended that Mr . Boberts must be tonsuited ; that he had not proved Ms case ; that he was bound to prove , not merely lhat Mr . Lonsdale had cot earned 26 s ., but the men « n an average , including all of them , * * one with another , " had not earned that snm . Mi . "Roberts , in reply , contended that ** one with Mjthei * could only mean ** snch and all cf them ;' -and that the construction ad ? anced Tjy the other side was too monstrous to be supported by the Magistrates . By the bond the men -were prevented workiBjf elsewhere ; by the most stringent clauses ihey were prohibited from offering their labonr to nd if the

      a'belier market or to any market at all 5 a argsaseat of the masters was held good , they vr oald actually have the power of starving the hewers to a < omDliance with » ny caprioe however frivolous or * vrannical : by that srgnment the masters might -give work prodacing 52 s . per week to half of the fcewezs , and be justified in refasing to give -any work at all to the other hal £ If such a , proposition were held good , the oolliers would he in a far worse position than die . slaves of " € oba ; for the latter , whether wwk were given to them or not , had at all events a claim to sub"sistence . The solicitor on the other side had avowed "his desire to avoid all remarks calculated to widen

      Ihe breach between the Blasters and the workmen . How could that breach be aore powerfully widened How could bad , burning , and -vindictive blood be more efficiently generated than by the avowal on Ih © part of the masters of a doctrine which would xednce the coal hewer to a posiSon far below the 2 evel of the horses that worked in the same pit with him ! Was this to be borne with ! Was it expected that he would advise the slaves , whom it was his pride to represent—slaves , bound , it would appear , by a penalty of starvation : did the magistrates think that he would recommend Ms clients

      to submit to snch a doctrine- ^ a doctrine so base , so degrading , that hnmanity shuddered at its avowal i If the doctrine urged held good for anything the masters ought , at all events , to be compelled to prove the fact on which they Telied —that they had paid an average of 263 . per man ; for this was a fact which it was utterly impossible / or him { Mr . B . ) to know anything abont . However he left the case with , the Magistrates—¦ whichever way they decided , good would be done ; « ther the masters would be taught to be more guarded in their frauds , or the men would be knitted together in more compact union *

      The Magistrates complained of the inflammatory aature of Jfr . Roberts' speech . Mr . Bobkbis replied that he lad done no more than his duty ; and that the inflammatory nature of truth would never prevent Jus uttering it . The masters disclaimed all intention of exercising the starvation test , althongh , on 3 « ing repeatedly pressed by Mr . Roberts , they admitted that they claimed the power—a power which they refused to relinquishj because , as they Baid , they never meant to use it . After a long consultation the Magistrates decided that the burthen of proof ( that they had paid the 26 s . per fortnight to the hewers " one with another ") lay upon the masters . This puzzled the masters considerably ; but at last they stated that they would prove all that was required .

      Briden the viewer was tnen examined by Mr . MnwBnr , bis attorney , and swore that he had paid to all the men in the pit , " one with another , " an average of 5 s . 9 id ^ more than 26 s . per fortnight . This witness was then subjected to a most rigid cross-examination by Mr . . Roberts . For a long time he resolutely persisted in his first statement . Mr . R . then required the number of hewere employed , and the gross amount paid to themall ; the result was that the witness gave np his first statement , and admitted that the 5 s . 9 id . was as excess upon ten consecutive fortnights , instead of upon one , as he had stated in the first instance . Upon being farther pressed—and the withering torture of

      the poor degraded tool , by Mr . RobertB , lasted three quarters of an hour—he admitted that the 5 s . 9 ^ d . excess had not been * actually paid to the men , but that such Bum was what he calculated the men might iare earned * had they been so minded—but they had bad advisers . " The exposure of the lies of this bloated mass—one after another , and slowly and lingeringly drawn out—elicited groans of disgust from a crowded court . The Magistrates retired and were absent for two hours . Os their return to tb * Court , the chairmanc largeconLpit owner—gave the decision againsi the claim of Mr . Lonsdale . ** The viewer had sworn that mfiefent work had been offered to the men to earn 263 per fortnight , " and bo forth .

      The decision has thus been given against the fair and just claims of the workmen ; but they are well atisfied that they brought forward their case . Tie masters were severely exposed ; the magistrates were shaken by Mr . Roberts "" inflammatory arguments , and evidently were mnjch divided in opinion . The cheering of the men—it was unanimous though suppressed—when Mr . Roberts avowed his determination to advise the colliers of Durham and "Northnmberiaad to " * strike" rather than submit to the starvation test , was most electrial . The master ? learned a lesson which they will not easily forget .

      KiwciSTLE . —Tuesday , J 2 ih Szkt . —nine pitmen were summoned for leaving their work : the penalty they had thus incurred was three months imprisonment . On the bond being read it appeared that the period of its expiration was thirty-four" instead « f "forts-four" The coalmaster- contended that this was a clerical error : Mr . Roberts . on the contrary submitted that in a prosecution under a penal statute clerical errors were fatal . The Magistrates held-Riih Sir . Roberts , and themen were discharged . Immediately on this resultaeoalmaster applied to Mr . "Roberts for an amicable conversation to settle it /' ** J * o , " said Mr . IL , you first drag my men here as criminals seeking to consign thea to a felons ' dungeon ; and then , when failed in your tyranny , talk of ' Eettung . "" First learn to treat your workmen as honest men ; and if you must have criminals seek for them amongst yourselves /'

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      DEPARTURE OP THE QUEEN O"N A YISIT TO THE "KING OF THE BELGIANS Brighton , Tczsda-s . According to the announcement in my letter yesterday , Bei Usjesty and the "Royal . suite left Brighten for Ostecd this morals ; , at a quarter to nine o ' clock . Prom an early hour both entrances to tfee Palace -were beset . by anxious crowds of the inhabitants and visitors , & military guard being stationed at both gates , creating a doubt as to vhieh route H « Majesty would take to the ' Pier . A detachment ot ihe Grenadier -Guards -was

      dra-wn up at the northern entrance , forming a sort of a hollow square to keep off the crowd , while a similar duty was performed by a detachment of the Qoeen ' a Own Hnesars at the opposite gate , opening into Castleeqoare and East-street . The entrance to the Piei , and thence along the Marine Parade , as far as New Steine , overlooking the Chain-pier Esplanade , attracted the greater portaen of the visitor *; bat as far as the eye could reach , Tight and left , waa to be seen a line cf faces . The beach -was also covered -with spectators , and ths sea studded with boats .

      Xast night the Pier Company Issued handbills , announcing that the Pier would be closed against the pn' . lic until after Her Majesty ' s departure , and tfiii order -was rigidly aeted * rpon . Tbe only persons on the Pier were a guard of honour of the Grenadiers , stationed » t tire Pier-bead , -with tbeir band , Ciptain PecbeH , 34-P-, Mr . T . ^ West , and Mr . 1 . D . Smith ( two of the aaaspng directors of the Pier ) , Mr . C . Cooper , theii clerk , tie Hi gh-Coastable , the Clerk to theComiuis noners , and the reporters connected" irith the iondon and local journals . This arrangement to made in compliance with the wt ftf ^ J ** - * fcmfied to M * . Cooper by the Master of the Household .

      Precufcly at a quarter to nine , as -we have stated , the iSrtd ^ t ^^ ^ tt 6 * rf » Md . sh 3 was 5 S ? - ^ . ^ S **! * - - Otber carriages followed , con . Txnzzg the £ oj * sate ; and u the osrtzot nassed ^ gSuSg **** *¦ ^^ chleTed "F ^ Vz We 8 t *^^• * SSTt £ S , ^ to ^« . ««« Her M . jesty acknoS g ^ thi bow of ae ^ nUemen as « embkd there , by fc 3 line in nius . Tfee GrenadietB salnteS , and the band at on « strode up » QodBTC tbe Oaea ^ - " Once

      EwiUgestypansed to survey tbe scese , -whkh ihe presenoe ot tbe raflitary made sw « t animatinc and teeH , coaducted I 7 «» directors , desaended thTWera flight « f Mepa , which , as we& as a tenporary platform ereeted-for the pnrpoae of fadlrtoting Her Msjestrs ^ arcefioH , * a « corered with red doth , sir Samuel Brown bad-tfce c&sosr of handing the ^ ueen and the Boyal party iato the ga » ey , which was lyjng at thebotiony under a » commaod xX lord Adolphus Fitzdar-« n * . H « Usierty , Prince Uteri , and Hie snitfi belnc jested , the saUgr Jeft a ^ pj er ^ which momtnt tel laXt&j e * Bmence 4 firing a rcyal sAnle . Tbe Chain .

      pier then-satuied is a MirUm maoner , and by the time this -wom over , tte gafisy reached tbe Bojal yacht . The BUffieoas vessels ia ti » Bx » ds were decked out trlth fiaes and streamers , ani fije yards -were all manaeC Cope ^ ted yr } H m * m « fi 4 * c { happened wbkh vas

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      likely to prove fataL After Her Majssty had reached the yacht , one of the seamen of the Tartar revenue cutter fell from the yard into the sea , and had nearly sunk , when the beat put off and picked him up . The Boys ! yacht at once got under weigh , and prooc-eded on her voyage , followed by eight other steamers . All ¦ wp . re soon left a considerable distance behind , with the exception of thB Mercury , -which took a party to London , and the Ariel , an iron steamer belonging to the Post-cffice . These two maintained tbe same pace as ths Royal yacht up to the moment when the yacht was lost to view , which was at half-past ten o ' clock . The St . Vincent and another veBsel of the line were in the offing , and followed the fquadron , the flag-ship receiving a salute from the Pier . Doveb , Sept . 12 .

      This afternoon at three o ' clock the Royal yacht , tbe Yictoriaand Albert , containing England ' s beloved Queen and illustrious Consott , passed Dover from Brighton in gallant style , with the Royal standard floating from the , main , and the "Onion-jack from the mizen . The Boy ai vessel passed abon . a mile off the shore . It was bl jw . ing a fresh breeza from the eastward at the time ; , but such seemed the powers of the Victoria and Albert that even with this head wind she "walked the . waters with a rapidity that nothing could exceed , leaying the other vessels in the Royal squadron far behind . On the Queen o" the waters being descried off the westernmost of Dover Cliffy , tbe Royal standard was hoisted at the Castle , and the Union-jack at the heights , -while from the veessels in the harbour and the hosse-tops of many of the -citfzrns' Sags were instantly unf nrled , and tbe entire sta front , for more than a mile , vras lined wtth loyal subjects , anxious to have sight of the Royal bark and its prcdeus treasure .

      The yacht "was too far off for ns to distinctly recognise her Majesty ; but ire think we observed hex by the aid of a telescopy with Prince Albert by her side , on the qnarter deck , lookmg towards the shore . When the yacht got immediately off the harbour , a Royal salute -was fired from the guns at the grand redoubt ; and immediately the guns of the Castle , though they have been dumb for the last twenty years , answered the salute from the redoubt . These salutes had hardly died away ere the Royal yacht had rounded the South Foreland , and in a very brief space of time she was out of sight .

      This morning several of our most experienced Cinque Ports pilots left Dover to euide the vessels of the Royal EQuadren to Ostend . —Times .

      Portrait Op W. P. Eoberts, Esq.

      PORTRAIT OP W . P . EOBERTS , ESQ .

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      THE DECISION OF THE CONFERENCE . THE NEW PIAN OP © ROANJZ 1 TION . In another portion of this sheet will be found the New Plan of Organisation , as agreed apon by the delegates in Conference assembled , after most mature deliberation , and thorough canvassing of its every and several parts and provisions . That Plan but now awaits the affixing of the Seal

      of Authority to it , by the Certifying Barrister . "When that is done , and steps are being taken to procure it , — operations nnder it can immediately commence . The Executive Committee , the " moment that tbe Flan h enrolled , will be prepared to issue Charters for the holding of branohes , cards of membership , books for the enrolling of names , class-books , and all other material for a due and systematic carrying out of the objects ef tbe Association ,

      Several parties have expressed fear that tbe rules and objects of the Association will not ba enrolled : that the certifying Barrister will refuse to perform that which is , in him , merely a ministerial act . For ourselves , we have no such fear . We know that the Barrister must enro , if the objects , plans , and parposes of the Bociety are legal ; in accordance with law ; and calculated to ensure benetit to the members . It matters not to him what the parties joining together in Ench society please to call themselves ; he has nothing to do with what they may call tbeir M principles , " if those M principles" are not in direct contravention of the law of the land . It is not for

      Mm to inquire into these things . He has merely to satisfy himself that the provisions and laws of the society placed before him for enrolment are ia accordance with the provisions and requirements of the Benefit Societies' Acts ; and , if they are , he mvst enbol ; if they are not , he mast point out where they are in contradiction , and enrol the rest . With the Barrister we fear no uauece 3 sary delaj , or obstacle . Means are being taken to test the matter very shortly ; and by next week we confidently expect to be able to make the announcement that the Plan of Organization for Mutual Iiensfit has been stamped with AUTHORITY .

      "What a ** Btep in advance" that wSl be ! We shall not then be tbe tag-rag and bob-tail of political parties . We shall not then be the illegal Chartists . We shall not then be an unlawful confederation . We shall be within the pale of the law ; have the protection of the law , bo long as we confiue ourselves to a lawful mode of seeking our LATTFUL OBJ £ CIS . But this is not alL The code of laws for the government of the National Charter Association for Mutual Benefit , as set forth in our columns this day , will , the moment they are enrolled , become

      as much the law of the land , as far as the society itself is concerned , as if they were embodied in Parliamentary statute . Is that nothing ] Will not that be of advantage ! Will not that tend to inspire confidence ^ Co xfii > e ?« C 3 in our general agitation for general principle , inasmuch as we Bball have a legal defined plan of operations . Ccwfidejck , in the security of oar funds , because we shall have every protection tkat the law can give against frand and peculation . These are advantages worth some little sacrifice to obtain . They ± rb obtaiitkd . The moment the

      Flan is enrolled , that moment do our funds , all and eveiy of them , come nnder the protective influence of the Act of Parliament protecting . Benefit Societies ; and under that Act we have protection for them full and ample . To shew this , we will hero transcribe from tbe act itself tbe clause which gives this protection . We do this , befaase we feel persuaded that confidence must be fi ^ Bt inspired , before we can at all expect men to subscribe to oar funds and nothing can k > much tend to inspire that confi dence , as a showing that the funds and their rightful application , are secured a > -i > guahanxeed

      t law . The Act 10 , Geo . III ., c . 56 , sec . 25 , provides as follows x" And be it further enacted , that for the effectually preventing fraud and imposition on the funds of jsncfi societies , if any efficer , member , er any other person , bang or representing himself or herself to be a member of socb society , or the nominee , execntor , administrator , or assignee of any member of such society , or any other person -whatever , shall in or by any false representation or imposition fraudulently obtain possession of the monies of such society or any port thereof , orJiavino i * his ¦ er Tier posstcsum any sum ( f money belonging to such society shall FHaUDCLEMJLT WITHHOLD IHE same , and for -which tffrnce no especial provision iB made in

      the rales ef such society , it stall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace residing -within tie Ctounty ¦ within whiehsuch stciety shall beheld , upon complaint made on oath or affirmation by an officer of such society appointed for that purpose , to summon such person against -whom snch complaint Bhall be mode to appear at a erne and place to be named in wehsummons ; a » a upon hi « or her appearance , or , in default theteof , sS- ^ s si Act ? % * » * ^ . " ^ et 7 > conlnD * d «* « & <* fced % tbfe fe ^ Hs

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      him to the purposes of the eoc '^ ty bo proved to have been imposed upon and defran ded , together with Such costs asjshall be awarded by , th « Said Ju 8 ticM i not ex . medtng the mm of tenJhi ?* , OlgS , and ia ^ 8 Ucli part son against whom aueh 'Vompfeint shall fee made Bhall not pay the snm of m JMy « , awarded to the person , and at the time sp- ^ ifled , in the said order ? such ' Jushces are hereby Kqttited , by warrant nnder their hands and seals , to cause the same to be levied by dlstress and B&te r Vbe gooda of 8 Qch pe ^ oa whom such erder s 4 all t ^ va been made , or by other legal proceeding ^ together with Buch costs as BhaU be awarded oy the said Justices , not exceeding the sum or ten \ sT jfHfngs , and also the costs and charges attendina

      such d jstress and sale or other legal proceeding , returning t Je overplus ( if any ) to the owner ; and in default of such distress bting found , the said Justices of tr , e Peace shall commit such person so proved to jave offended to the Common Gaol or House of Correction , there to be kept to hard labour for auchi a period , not exceeding three calendar months , as to them shall tBBm fit : provided nevertheless , that nothing herein contained shall prevent the said soeiety from proceeding by indictment or complaint , ngaipst the party complained of ; and provided also , tnat no party shall be proceeded against by indictment or complaint if a previous conviction had been obtained for the same offence under the provisions of thii Act "

      Here then is protection . Let any member , " or any other person , " get hold of the monies belonging to our society , when its rules are enrolled ; and let him refuse to deliver them up , or to apply them as the rules direct , and the remedy is swift and ample . H Tbe Justices SHALL convict the said party , and awahd double the amount of money so fraudulently obtained ob withheld . " ' We shall have precious little of running away with , or misappropriating , our funds under the New Plan of Organization for Mutual Benefit , when it is enrolled !

      Here then is every thing to inspire confidence . Here is a lever put into the hands of those who have to move the public mind ia favour of our objects aud purposes greater and more powerful than they ever before possessed . It will be their interest and duty to use it well and effectually . The Plan then is before the country . It has received the best and most earnest attention of a delegated body , called into being for the express purpose . It is the result of their united wisdom and joint application . It comes before the public with no ordinary recommendations or pretensions . It comes stamped with popular approbation , expressed after much deliberation , and in the only legitimate manner . It therefore cannot fail of being well received .

      A lengthened eulogium of the several parts of the Plan would be here out of place . Opportunities will hereafter present themselves to comment upon them , as they are severally required to be put into operation . TheBe comments we shall from time to time offer , with a view of making all practically acquainted with every detail , so that the Organization may be a beaxitt and not a thing in name only . Calling attention therefore , firstly , to the . Plan itself ; and then to Mr . O'Connor ' s Iettar on the subject , in our first page ; and with every confidence that we shall be able next week to announce that the laws are enrolled , we take a hasty leave of the question for the present , with'a promise to return to it often and again .

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      period the Government of tbe present blood-hounds of Spain had not been recognized by the Cabinet of St . James's . On the contrary , the very air resounded with laudations of Esfartebo , the ex-Regent , and with condemnations of tho murdering crew who have succeeded him , and who are no / , ? engaged in the destruction of the remnant of Spanish liberty . Ths Times took a proud lead ia distinguishing the merits of Espahtero ,

      and in contrasting hia mild rule with the tyrannous Government of his successors , whose first act was the destruction of every liberal institution capable of offering opposition to their parricidal machinations . It was understood that the leading policy of those devily was to impose an early responsibility upon a poor little creature of thirteen years of age , as a cloak for their own iniquities . All their policy was drafted out before us . They were known to be the tools of Louis Philippe and hia

      Cabinet ; and with this understanding , and before tho first " Cheshire" had been cut , or the first " bottle of stout" been drawn , and while her Britannic Majesty was en her way to her cousin of France , did we learn that the Government of the usurpers is formally recognised by her Majesty ' s Ministers ! and Espabtjsbo , tho bold and the brave , the honest and the uncompromising ; the King-controuling and priest-curbing Espartero , is held up by the Times newspaper as an object of scorn !

      This newspaper mist , however , did not blind onr vision . We saw Spain and Ireland through the " Cheshire" and the " stout . " The thunder of the artillery did not deaden the Frenoh cry for a republic ; the roar of England for her Charter j and the unanimous call of Ireland for her Parliament . We said : " be it borne in mind , that this is the precursor of a congress of monarchs ; a conferenoe of majesty ; to deliberate upon the best means of arresting the cry of democracy . " We announced that Louis Philippe would place Spain against Ireland ; and last week we directed attention to the fact , that the

      English Minister had lost no time ia preparing her Majesty to cover the stake without hesitation , by recognising French usurpation as tho acknowledged government of Spain . However the political meotyanio may soatter his fragments in the kaleidiscope , we defy him long , to obscure tho real objects of the Royal visit from publio view . Shake it as he may ; turn U as he will ; twist it as best he can ; the keen eye , after all , will distinguish between Spain and Ireland ; the Charter and the Spanish marriage , and the " Cheshire cheese and bottled stout . "

      The Morning Chronicle was the first of the daily press that dared to takd our view of the subject ; and the answer of the Times to that Journal is truly ludicrous . It amounts to this , and nothing more : that if the Chronicle is right , Louis Philiwe must be infallible The Chronicle very forcibly explains the difficulties with which the intrigues of Louis P hilipp e are surrounded , and the danger which failure would entail upon himself ; and what ' s the answer of the Times ? Why ludicrous enough ; though quite characteristic ! It is this : —

      "It most have been obvious to far less cautious and experienced politicians than they ate , that such a movement as that which has just taken place in Sp » in was only the precursor of troubles to which no end can be assigned ; and to suppose that they deliberately encouraged « uuh a movement is to accuse them of a policy i « which folly certainly predominates even over knavery . If such a scheme existed , its total failure ia admitted even by our contemporary ; and after having drenched ua with a malignant aort of compassion for the ineptitude of Lard Aberdeen , which left Spain and Gtfcat Britain at the mercy of the mest artfnl politicians in Europe , we find that tho tables are suddenly turned , and , without any assignable cause , these Machiavels are degraded to the level of inoffensive dolts . "

      What does th « whole tenor of the above extract mean , other than that Louis Philippe will not play at odds if he can help it ! and that in order to reduce the odds , he and Guizot , as we predicted , have wbfeedled Lord Aberdeen , who will no doubt be hold up ia tbe next session of our Parliament as responsible for all the results of tho Royal visit ; our prudent helmsman being too ill to sail , but well enough to stand Che fog of a shooting excursion ? Is it not clear from the whole tenor of the above extract , that LouiS Philippe has had the mantle of infallibility thrown over them by the Times for the

      11 nonoe" ! But , are those who know tho risks that he has tun , both foreign and domestic , foolish enough not to know that he is in the habit of playing his diplomatic skill against foreign and domestic ignorance ? and to such odds ho looks as the means of " taking the sting cut of events . " It is true that total fai ' ure may follow such a scheme , as admitted by the Chronicle , under one class of circumstances ; but it is equally true that another class of circumstances may lead to a very different result . So far

      then we have substantiated our former reasoning upon some of the details connected with Her Majesty ' s visit ; and we now turn to the Times for confirmation of our prediction . The Ttmes of Tuesday has a laboured article upon the subject of the Queen ' s visit , ia which the writer endeavours to cover his sudden retreat by a . very lame criticism upon an article that appeared in the Morning Chronicle , and from which we select the ; following extract in support of our original views : —

      "We trust it will be found that the evil impressions of the Whig policy ot 1840 disappeared from France when Queen Victoria set her foot wUtrin the territories of her nearest neighbour and her most powerful ally ; ot that , however they may linger amongst those ia this country or in tbat who laboured to rekiudle the fires of secular hostility , they are effectually obliterated from the minds of tbe men who govern the destinies of Europe . It would be absurd to attach to a visit whtcb was projected and executed without

      any of the usual formalities of R > yal etiquette nil tbe importance of an international congress ; but , on the other hand , no ono can doubt tbat it has powerfu'ly contributed to strengthen tho bonds of amity between the two Crowns , and all that passed upon this occasion tended to secure our conflJence in tbe unbroken tranquillity of Europe . So true . it is , tbat no sooner are France and EngUnd at variance , than peace is in perpetual jeopardy ; no sooner are they united , than its maintenance is secure . "

      Now , we ask if any man , the greatest fool , can , after reading the above extract , attach other than great political importance to her Majesty ' s visit ? But beyond the above , we find the following admission in the same article , confirmatory of the face that the Royal visit was a political and not a mere friendly visit . The leading journal says— " Lord Aberdeen na . tura . llv accompanied his Royal Misteess on this memorable occasion ; and the mlnls tees to whom thb foreign afpaib 9 of thksb two great nations are entrusted enjoyed the rare advantage of a direct personal conference on

      thb questions of the day . " From all these admissions , then , we learn that foreign affairs did constitute a portion of tbe business of the day ; while , however crookedly lei out , tlie Times is compelled to say something about an " iuternational Congress , " and the " powerful strength which her Majesty's visit is calculated to givo to the two countries . " I ^ ow is not this precisely what we said , with this mere addition—that that strength would be used for the purpose of opposing democratic intrusion ?

      But we have not done with the subject . We will stick to Spain for yet a bit . Let us reason upon the further influences to bo used in furtherance of Louis Phillipe ' s design with respeet to that country . Our Queen is now in Belgium , on a visit to the King of the Belgians ; and let us see how the Royal circle while assembled there staad in relation to any project interesting to the French King . Who , then , is the King of tie Belgians I He ia uncle to our Queen . Who 13 the Queen 01 the Belgians She is the daughter , and the favourite daughter , of the

      King , of the French . Who desires to aarry the Spanish Infant , with a fertile nation for her dower ? The Duo D'Aumalb , brother to tho Queen of the Belgians , and brother-iu % w to the King of the Belgians . And the Belgian King himself is nearly related to our Albert , and to the whole tribe of the Saxe Cobourgs . Who , abova all other mojbar # bs has the greatest interest in strengtheniajj tha Boarben dyBasiir , mi ia Baking France the arbiters of the world ? 'The King of tke Belgians , as a matter of course , tot bi # throne itwild cot bo worth three

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      days * purchase if the Frenoh people succeeded in establishing aJReDublio . His portion of royalty will at all ' . inies be best sesured by his alliance with the R ° ^ al family j of France . Now , we would soberly '* sk those who are accustomed to watch events as presented ) upon the stage of life , whether with such ai stage-manager as Louts Phili ppe , the dramatis \ persona , that we have announced are likely to play the Spanish adventure , otherwise than ia strict accordance with the directions given by the great artist Louis Philippe ?

      God help us ! lagging , as we do , seven days behind the sharp-shooters of the press . Our own " thunder" is enough to addle our poor brains , when we find our daily contemporaries compelled to take up our old noise as their fresh reports . However , so it is ! More than foartean days ago we predicted what the object of the Royal visit would turnout to be . Our prophecy is in the course of fulfilment ; ' and the temporary'tranquillity of Ireland will cause no suspension of those arrangements which are intended not more for the suppression of the present agitation , than as a means for future prevention . O'Connell is still the omen that haunts their rest ; and we can well imagine the following speech from Gostavps rehearsed by Louis . Philippe as a m « ans of conveying his soul's apprehension to our foreign Minister : — ;

      i What's to be done ? Now Aberdeen ; now is the time to subtilize Tby soul , sound evetj depth , and waken AH tbe wonderous stateman ia thce . For I must tell tuee , spite of guarding armies , Circling nations and empires That bend beneath my nod , This cursed O'Connell invades my shrinking spirits , Awes my heart , and sits upon my slumbers .

      Spite of himself , be still evades the banter ; . And if there's power in heaven or ia hell It guards him . When was I vanquished . But when he opposed me ? When have I conquered , But when he was absent ? His name ' s a host ; A tenor to my legions I Aud by my tipple crown , I swear , O'Connell , I would rather meet all Europe for my foe Than see thy face in arms I

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      THE VICTIMS . We request the serious attention of our readers to the important address following these remarks , adopted by tho Conference of Delegates assembled at Birmingham , on behalf of our unfortunate brothers " the victims , " their wives , and children . No Chartist who read the letters of Hoyle and Williams published in the | 5 / ara few weeks since , bufmasi have blushed crimson deep at the undeniable apathy and indifference , which have for some months past characterised us as a party in our treatment of tho " Victims . " We isay as a party ; because several " localities , " and ' not a few individuals have been

      found exceptions to the general rule ; but the time has now come when something must be done generally , and nationally , or sur character as a great political party will be lost . Men will naturally shrink ) from the toils and dangers of a public advdeacy of our principles when the prospect before them shall be starvation and death to their families , jwhile they may be suffering for the maintenance iof the truth . So long as tho country had its attention absorbed with the preparations necessary ( or the holding of the late Conference , and the funds of the movement were wholly

      rr quired to assemble an efficient representation of the popular will fpr the ro-organizing of the body ; so Jong we excused the but very partial ^ orts made to assist the sufferers . But now that the work of the national delegation is over , and breathiag time is afforded to the peoplo while waiting for the enrolment of ^ the new Association , we think no excuse can be permitted for the non- fulfilment of our daty . j It is a duty—a sacred and indispensable duty—to succour those who have toiled ,

      struggled , and suffered for na . Would we have the New 0 y , 'anJ 2 atien to succeed , we must bfg ' a well in this matter . ! Tho men whom we have appointed to the high and honourable posta of direo ~ tora of the Assooiatioa ; the area who aa district or branch ffioorB' may be summoned from tfaefr daily avocations tnd the calm repose of their fireaicljs owtfles , to OH their onuses without fee or reward , may hcmtaio to respond to our call ; and will , ai any pate , segwd with mfetrort nr profit

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      sions of patriotism , and : view with anxiety their own position , if they see us failing iaour duty to those who have trod before them the thorny patb . of popular agitation . True we hope to steer clear of the law ' s meshes for the future ; and avoid , if possible , the persecution which has in the past decimated our ranks , and entailed Borrow upon not a few , and expense on all . Still no man who dares to play the part of an honest man and resolute patriot , can say what his own . fate may yet be , if be will , as he ought , to remain * ' stedfast to the faith "; and to inspire confidence and zeal , it is necessary that we shield , so far as possible , " from further wrong those who have already fallen in the strife-of " right against might . "

      We implore , then , of tbe Chartist body that they will "be up and doing , " without a moment ' s delay . We know of the poverty of the people ; but we also know that the smallest contribution from each professing Chartist would be ample to afford present relief , and the means of future support to all deprived of their natural guardians . Let there be no more delay in this matter . The wrongs of our exiled and incarcerated brothers ; the lonely

      situation of their widowed partners ; the neglected lot of their orphaned children , cry aloud for us to be stirring . 'Tis not / ip-sympathy that is wanted ; but the tangible means of adequate relief and decent maintenance . Let the " leading spirits of Chartism , " in every locality , Bee to it ! On them rests the responsibility of having this work done , and done well It is our firm belief that the people will do their duty if the local leaders will do theirs .

      Our readers will see in the report of the last day ' s proceedings of tbe Conference , tbat a resolution was unanimously adopted by the delegates , setting apart Sunday , September 24 th , for a general and simultaneous collection throughout the kingdom in aid of the General Victim Fund . Of course , where local circumstances dictate the propriety of Saturday , 2 Sd , or Monday , 25 th , instead of the 24 th , being the day selected for the obtainment of collections , the object

      of the Conference will b < 3 equally well answered . For ourselves we can see no objection why the three days should not be devoted to that object exclusively . We are of opinion that money , from certain parties , and under certain circumstances , might be obtained on each of the three days ; when some of it would be lost by taking either day exclusively . But within those three days let the work be accomplished , that the Committee may have at once the means of affording substantial assistance .

      Our readers will also see that the delegates have appointed Mr . O'Connor the General Treasurer to the Association , Treasurer to the Victim Fund also All monies , by post-office order , orotherwise , must be sent—and made payable—to Mr . O'Connor , care of Mr . Cleave . Care must be taken to Bpecify in tho letter whether the monies sent are for the Victim Fund , or for the General Fund . Tbe Delegates also recommended the appointment of a General Victim Fund Committee at Manchester by the Manchester Chartists , to whom all applications for assistance may be made . We trust the men of Manchester will take up the subj ct immediately , and see that the Committee is forthwith appointed , r This can . be done on Sunday or Monday next at

      the farthest ; so that we may have the names of the persons appointed in the Star of next week . Let the local committees everywhere make arrangements by the appointing of collectors , &c , to ensure the welldoing of the work on the 24 th or other days ; and l « fc each and allpull together in this righteous labour , for the aiding of the widow and protecting of the fatherless—remembering that "England expects that every maa will do his duty .

      THE YICTIMS' SUPPORT FUND . Address of the Natienal Conference io the Cliartists cflhe United Kingdom . Fellow Countrymen and Patriots , —Baring completed the special object of our mission in devising a perfectly legal Plan of Organization , the next duty which devolved upon us , as a Delegated body was the consideration of the situation of those ardent and generous spirits , who bave become tbe objects of legal sacrifice for our cause . Pablic ingratitude—exile— the Joss of healththe forfeiture of every prospect which existing institutions afford enterprizing genina to pursue the allurements of fortune—with all the privation of persecution , have

      hitherto been the only reward which enlightened and humane constitutional Reformers have received at the bands of those for whom they sacrificed life , hapninesa , and country , to rescue them from slavery . Yet , stem , onbending , and resolute confident in the rectitude of a just and holy cause , and inspired with the assurance tbat whenever the millions were sufficiently enlightened , their ' exertions would be appreciated ; invested with the most exalted sentiments and feelings which dignify the human character , they beheld degraded and enslaved humanity bleeding nnder the scourge ofMvil despotism ; every ennobling virtue blasted ; the love of liberty and the ptide of nationality extinguished ;

      the purity of religionand the sanctity of law desecrated ; the most sublime discoveries in science and government perverted , to erect a sovereign despotism of wealth and intellect over the most valuable orders of society , the industrious outcast millions ; and they willingly surrendered , when failing to accomplish the sacred design of freeing their country . Io be immolated by the merciless tyrant at the shrine of imperial usurpation . Estimating properly the difficulties their efforts had to surmount , no event , however unexpected or fatal to their success , discouraged them in tbeir arduous and hallowed undertaking . They suffered nobly , and without complaint . *

      To their labours do we owe the piond position which modern democracy has attained , in the intelligence , numbers , and supreme influence it everywhere exercises OA . er public opinion . The . hopes of tbe unhappy millions have been elevated . Tyrants no lonzer arbitrate and dispose of our livesj as" if we were but the abject instruments of unsanctioned power . We aspire to a nobler state of existence . The spirit of the patriot has been imparted to the humblest in our ranks ; and thousands have aa generously sacrificed to acquire the liberty of our country , as the most

      active and eminent in tbe cause . Their destitute families now look to us for solicitude and protection . What heart Can resist their claims ? The ruthless arm of oppression aad the oppressor ' s vengeance ate not so cruel to the feelings of those who suffer , as would be ingratitude and neglect from ua , for whom and with whom they share the vicissitudes of persecution . Oar character as reformers would sink in the estimation of every class without our ranks , or amongst ourselves , were tbe widows and the children of our pace-zealous fellow patriots , not to be tbe tendereet objects of our

      care . This appeal the Conference rests assured will be received by every veritable democratic reformer , male and female , with the same generous feelings of humanity , which has dictated it at the present conjuncture of our movement . The moral vigour , progress , and success of our new Organization , Will depend upon the manner we treat those who have fallen victims to tbe law . The obligations of justice do not require that we sbeuld do more than our circumstances can afford . Our poverty may prevent us doing

      what we otherwise might ; but let us do our utmost . We must inspire each other with confidence , if we sincerely desire to achieve our count . ry'B freedom . Tictoiy smiles upon our future prosptcts . ' Let the first act of our renewed struggle be the performance of a public duty to tbe families of our exiled and imprisoned fellow patriots . An act that will animate us with the proud consciousness of being juft men , —an act that will consecrate every effaxk to regain out rights , ' and eatabliah the greatness and dignity of our country , in the freedom , happiness , and virtue of her people .

      A Committee will be appointed at Manchester to be entrusted with the management of all funds contributed for this purpose . Let every individual do hia duty , and forward threunb . the officers of the locality , or directly his mite te the General Ereasnrer . The following list will show our position , and the character of the Government . 41 imprisoned for 1 year ; 21 transported for 7 and 10 years . 20 do 2 do 9 io 15 do 12 do 21 do 13 do for Ufa

      The Conference , in conclusion , and in duty to the cases of those which have yefc to appear at the Ceurt of Queen ' s Bench , most ssriomaly impress upon the country their situation . Mr . Roberta assured the Conferenea there was every probability that a complete acijalttal oould be obtained , provided the first felenfc of the bar could be engaged . This . will require mouey , and , certainly , if it ta within the power of our eodf to flecute their cases every legal advantage *»

      point of argumentation , * te surely will not aMo » them to be thrust into a dungeon , when a trifts ttom ea « h yroald preserve the * liberty and f ^ rVicea to our caase . Some of tbe most able men in om ranks are in the number to be tried on the fourth count ; am we most have them oat , if law will s&acfioa what j < uW » demands . Signed , ob fcabftlf of Che G&nfeteace , Stpsitia Farsab , Freeidenfc . R T . M « Bfci 6 < ur , jfceretarF Conference Boom , $£ & ( ud « y , » Uw « apt ., 184 *

      The Northern Star Saturday, September 16, 1843.

      THE NORTHERN STAR SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 16 , 1843 .

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      THE CONGRESS OF MONARCHS . So , so , then ! v ? e are not altogether such very bad prophets . Indeed , our great fault consists in running at too great a length before our cotemporaries / But however great tho distance between us and the tail of the pack , yet are they sure , sooner or later , upon all great questions of policy , to pick up the scent from the ground we have run over . When the Tariff was introduced , the one section selected by . the press for general bombardment was that which was most likely to touch the sensitive feelings of their readers—the Income Tax . We ,

      however , passed over the pimple , and directed attention to the incipient wen—the admission of live stock from foreign countries . So with regard to the outbreak of last year . Caution followed caution , until tho cry of wolf" became stale and insipid . Again , oar several predictions with respect to tbe Repeal movement are in course of fulfilment ; while Wednesday ' s Times verifies our prediction that the Editor and Correspondent of that paper would so embolden the Rebeccaitks , that revolution and murder would be the result . We remonstrated , in 110 very measured terms , against tho encouragement held out by the Times to tho " Rebecca "

      means of redressing sectional grievances . We contrasted the encouragement given by tho writers in that journal to men with arms in their hands , whose object was the redress of sectional griovances , with the anathemas thundered forth by th « same writers against those who , without arms in their hands , petitioned for a mere bearing of their complaints . Well , what has been the result ) Let the Times itself answer for its own misdeeds . Here here is the result : we find it in the Times of Wednesday last . Thus : " where is all this to end A UOBT FOOL AND COWAHDLT MURDER HAS AT ^ LAST BEEN COMMITTED . M UCH HAVE THOSE TO ANSWER

      TOR WHO HAVE PRODUCED THIS STATE OF SOCIETV . Thb stdpid excuse , ' we know nothing or it !' WILL MOT EXOKERATE THOSE WHOSE VVTY IT WAS PROM THEIK POSITION TO KNOW IT , AND TO PREVEM IT . " The reader will discover from our report of the transaction , to which the above " post mortem " lamentation of the Times' correspondent refers , that a poor old woman , of seventy years of age , earning a livelihood by her services , has been shot dead by the proteges of the Times' correspondent : by tho ^ e who " were now going the right way to work to

      make tlieir complaints hoard , and to ensare a redress of their griovances ; " and who , by the way , were cautioned against the contamination of Chartist interference . O ! if this " step in the right wa . y " —a step which was sure to foUow the encouragement held out by the correspondent of the Times—bad been taken by a Chartist , as a means of redressing Chartist grievances ^ where , O where , would our contemporary have found gall enough to blacken tbe criminality Now , forsooth , the Welch sucking dove of the Times plaintively lisps , Where is all this ta end" 1 Where 3 Why as we predicted , IN'THE DOCK

      IN THE TRANSPORT SHIP !! ON THE SCAFFOLD J 1 ! and with , in all probability , the Times' correspondent an unwilling occupant of the witness box ! There ' s where it will end ! And a most fitting end for those who allow themselves to be seduced to the commission of murder by the encourment held out in the Times newspaper . But to our immediate purpose . Upon the subject of Her Majesty ' s visit to flie King of the Barricades we struck out our own course , while our contemporaries were luxuriating in large importations of" Cheshire cheese and bottled stout" for the

      entertainment of Britain's monarch . Then we have had the fitting-up of tbe Royal yacht ; the condescension of Her Majesty , who vouchsafed to enter into conversation with some of the Royal crew ; the historic importanca given to a shabby old Chateau , and a miserable old watering place ; the competition for seata in and upon the trading omnibuses ; the price of lodgings ; the emiles of Royalty , and the cheers of a hired multitude , the very gilding of the Royal yacht ; a flash from the eanaon ; the thunder from the far-fetehed artillery ; the illuminations : we have had , in short , all these things ; all that constituted a " grand jabilee , " placed vividly before the publio , to screeu the ministerial object to

      be effected by the Rojal visit . Our readers will bear in mind , that fourteen days ago we expressed the great difficulty that we felt to reconcile the visit and . hasty departure of the two French Princes ; and stated that our contemporaries attributed their backward speed to the repulse given to the Due D * AE 3 tALE by her Majesty upon the subject of hie pretensions to the hand of the Queer of Staix ; and further , that their chagrin was increased by the warm reeootioa tfrcn in store for Espartero , who , by the tre&ohery of the French Court , had been driven fron * be souctry thai ho terved with so math fidelity . * 'jVe expresg « d ttu » difficulty that we felt at reconciling the sudden visit of her Majesty , viiik the eiddea departure of fcer gueefc . At tbat

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      THE LAND »| THE LAND ! 1 THE LAND ! !! Glorious n ^ ws for those who have had the honesty and the hardihood to brave the sneer , the jeer , and the scoru of the ignorant and the timeserving . Our columns are too much crowded to admit of ample commentary upon ! the following extract in the present week , and therefore we shall content [ ourselves with simply announcing the source from whence wo take it .

      It is the practice with sharebrokers in the City to issue monthly circulars , with a view of conveying the best information to the publio upon all matters connected with capital , securities , investments , and speculations . For many years we have been in the habit of reading those circulars , and we have invariably discovered that those issued by Mr . Alsop , of 34 , Cornhill , have been the most luminous , the { most prophetic , and truth-telling . The following extract is taken from that , gentleman ' s circular of the present month ; and while we Bhall refer to it again and again , for the present we would invite the serious consideration of every reader to the cheering prospects that it holds out .

      It will be seen ] that the few paragraphs to which we allude , are intended as a feeler to those of Mr . Alsop ' s own order ; and that the writer contemplates a move in the right direction for the accomplishment of this desirable object . We do not say too much of Mr . Axsop , or more than ho deserves , when we assert that , of ail others of his order , he is the most cautious in investing the capital of those who give him their confidence , while , at the same time , no person who knows him will attempt to deny that taking him for all in all , he has not ! his superior for judgment , sound sense , ability , and tact . We further understand that Mr . Alsop , has very properly placed himself in a situation wherein he mar be the better able to

      form a correct estimate of the value of that security whioh he may hereafter find himself justified in recommending to his friends as a profitable source of investment . Mr . Alsop has taken a considerable portion of land for tbe purpose of satisfying his own mind upon ; the subject ; and wo can entertain but little doubt that the following extract is a consequence of that knowledge whioh he has derived from practical experience , and to the following up of which we shall look forward with no ordinary

      anxiety : — ; " The Goverarnent securities maintain tbe high priees noted in our last , ' aud witbin the last few days a further advance of } per cent has taken place . The prices are however too hi ^ h under tbe circumstances in which tbe community is placed , aud aro maintained at these quotations solely by the abundance , or rather the redundance , of money , aud the artificial scarcity of stack . Shrewd and experienced observers are filled with distrust at the anomalies which abound and supply stock iuB it is wanted for permanent investment .

      - " The amount of monec now lying idle , or only producing from half to one and a half per cent . ; the fearful amount of the population unemployed or only half employed ; and the vast comparative amount of land wholly or partially unproductive , have induced as to give our attention to a practical niodo by which these three elements of national greatness and individual happiness , now unemployed , may be usefully combined together , and rendered highly productive to the capitalist " If capital continues much longer t » be unprofitable , we shall mature our plan and submit it for general

      consideration , assuring our own correspondents that any moderate amount of capital which each may seek to employ , shall b ' e received and applied upon a principle which , whilst it will have a security superior to the Government det > t at tlie present time , will yield an interest of more than 6 ' 0 per cent , above the 3 per cents , at present price , with a fair prospect ( all but a certainty ) of an increase in the value of the capital , to a corresponding extent—a feature in this plan peculiarly important , seeing the high price of Consols , the impossibility of any sustained improvement in them at present prices , and the probability of a considerable decline . "

      Now growlers ; growl away ! We have forced our principles upon the consideration of the monied classes , an object which we could have scarcely hoped to accomplish in our infancy . Thia indeed is soul-reviving and cheering .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 16, 1843, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct668/page/4/