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      Vgs. Bllis &Kd Jtkr Pamily

      vgS . BLLIS &KD JTKR PAMILY

      / xscaTOd in reference to this sufferer under ^ ' ^ arivs iystem the foUffgiag coTnninnieaHona , gn ^ PP ^ vagh both in Justice to the generous parties ¦^ JT m they emsnate , and that if Mrs . Ellis be Jn ^^ X , accept the offer , her friends may have ^•^ I sw for maianS the arrangements-. — , Bpcrt BaIS ' ** " Alcott House , Ham Common , " 36 th Jan . 1843 . DSiR 3 ** - Hill—On leading the Northern "~ : ? 21 st , the Spirit moved me almost to tears $ sr " ^^ onr brother E llis and Mb forlorn family . ¦ J * * ae tin 16 JtS 6 *** ? on-what conia be done to ^^ ? w dindren of the expatriated ^ patriot from the 3 »« ^ eauaioes of their present position , 1 -was moved ^ 2 Sjt to recommend their case to the attention J ? ** ^ gr , ana suggest that ire might take O > E of ** ! Sj ^* n into our Concordium , to receive ita main-^^ big ^ . < ancatian ag M adopted child . Mr Old-* * « srer , suggested that an offer might be made I 5 * * . tiaI 1 one of tha children . His proposition yon - **¦* S recor ded in the accompanying note . ¦ 0

      w-i ™ _ _ _ - „ ,. > , Tjleased to read vonr remarks in ¦ t « 25 very ranch pleased to read yonr remarks in * J ^ aner on the present position of the Eational fiS - ^ XH srnumyHa il ; « ^" M 7 ° nr afi-nreto & ^* ji ± . and Socialists never to oppose each other , 5 * ft } U b 8 VB the -same end in -new , namely , the * ~ L lIgOn of man from the influence of tile . evil «*?^ j ^ ipcms , and social conditions in which they ^^ lanr been enthralled . 1 bare been an advocate ^ Thsc ^ Socialist ? oi thB last twenty-five years , noec ssons nrg ing the principles and practice *" . jjj preference to all other modes of reform . *? S * se princip les havB indnced me alirays to give a ^ vZiJad to any individual or party to the extent ^^ Zgte intoned to moTe;—waiting patiently tai SS toe conTinced to go further . Go on , my Dear lanKS all parties to « ry alond for the people to be (? j ~ a on the land , that they may thereby work ont j ^ vj gjel independence . " »« shlove to Mr- Hobson and yonrself , * " Yours ,

      " Alex Campbell . " " TTnw > Common , 27 th Jan ., 1843 . * BiiS Six . —036 ° * family having introdnced rfH&te the appeal to the pnblic in the Northern jjSfL jjgfcjif of the widowed 3 Irs . Ellis , I rtflected ^ -u jjjijuldbedone by us for her benefit , and it jSjja tains that by some extra indnstry on onr part , ^^^ jB sstance on the part of om friends , we ^ ast * s tte ^ oaTd ' lodging , washing , clothing , ^ T ^ jj ^ si of two oat other foni ch ildren at about S ** - ***^ . _ -. - v , pounds for each can be secured

      ^ j jxsjfine a year i v-jg responsible person or persons , and paid Z ^^ iB advance , I will willingly take two , either S noods , or one of each , and place them on the ksi&bSsi as all the other children in the school $ fr ' a , jwrioe ^ they are of ^ o » d organizition and ^ y 2 ^ j- chooee to remain in the Institution after fl gj Hjsxteen years of age a free provision will be o& far mem ior l * fe » ¦** tkeJ P « fcr it , a position jgaiffidto fi « m elsewhere . » jsifiae a Prospsctns , and am , " DarSir , * - Tours , Tespectfnlly , " Wat . Olbhjlm . ''

      XjjjgyXCTTs SO . 2 , OF THE PIBST COKCOBDITOi , ox WDtsraiAi bab-MOST collxgb , ham-« flB 05 , SI 3 BET . "lha Spirit requires Lave conditions , Light condi-Ssa , jadlif 8 eondiJiona . "lieDomestic circle famishes the Lore conditiDns « &sae Sroogh which and by which lie Spirit can poeite the deepest sympathies . "lie School , or sodal drcle , famishes the Ijght ^ SJosa-tbose throogh which the Spirit can gene-3 ^ 33 sta ^ enc 9 and the delights thsreof . "Ea labour erde fnrnishes the Life conditions—Jbaeitamgh which the Spirit can generate uses and &i flasares ihereoL " Geeates .

      "Sa projector of the Goncordinm idea hanng ob-| EKatfcBl £ ase , fnrnitnre , it ., of the premises formerly faora ss the Alcott House JEdncational Establishment , liBam Gammon , STirrey , to be used solely for the uni-13 ^ f ood , has , in association with other friends of jrcgraa , eamseneed the practical operations of it ; and Bita n < a the famer Prospectus endeafDurs to set JitiiQiejresailsiata of progress and its future prosfecfe , tDjeShar Trith its basiB , principles , and objects , saatJaiiaDi ^ and means by which it is designed to enjjtinto ascssJion .

      « Ee - < Ssnca ! fi ! anis in the dtlightful neighhonrb » 4 ^ Bar 3 DiBDr 4 , ten miles from Hyde Park Corner UhEQfteiStilQafrpcnds is about three acrfw , of most m ^ tmi sffl , far il Mnds of horticalinral purposes . Aboai £ tb iamiisd excellent fruit trees and bushes iiTBieaadteitothe garden , which in a few years , Till beam i prodnctrre orchard , and supply , to a int ^ esVsmrple and pore food f or the family , at jj » bbs &ae increasing the beauty of the grounds . "Bansmber of associates atpresent is about twelve . & } saae ) are capable of sccommodaUsg about eighty ¦ JCEVI 3 C » nciiDg rhlMrcn , "

      iXSlS'ar £ ssi > of the Concordium is lo ^ e , as manifested i poiaea , -srisdom , power . Tins spirit is that which fzsn , that inspires and that sustains the Concordist . Sat it nay be termed the Concord-BpLrit , or uniting

      "P 3 . ISCrPI . E 3 ASD OBJECTS . "I ^ iockty , ^ recognizing the spirit law , and snbmit-£ ? toii , endeaTours to supply the conditions best *^ 4 « i to its requirements . "Thae conditions are the kindest and most enduring feka , &e wisest and most true judgment , and the s * indefatigable industry . ¦ Oe wotkmg out of these means , in harmony with 5 * csirersal la-ffjj will be the constant aim of the csctoa and members . ¦ Haas itjis thai duty and delight to exercise an ^ rbbI Tmderotmg sympathy with all creatures who cat Toaa Qjbji notice , Tnthout respect to class , ^ skjjfli other contingent eireumstanees .

      "Tht principles and general plan of the Establish ^ 4 Ixn been stated in the first prospectus ; but we ^ ig « sJ , that the object of this Institution is to ™»» ciant 2 jeoiis Tpp « n » for the e ^ olntion of Bioral o ^ feae , cfear intelligence , and -vigourous bodily ^ i . afiStrEnjih , in which the theosopher , the pM-«^ es , the man of science , lie poet , the artist , and ¦^ San , nay find an agreeable field of action comfeedirith a primitiye home , where , free from all care *» 1 xoaay abont the fntore , each xay elaborate his ftt tea i 3 ealin practical social life , unaanoyed by Sie ^ S ^ si tisaBctjocs which so genaally preYail in the ^^ ifiTB world .

      Iraedoa of feeiins . thought , speech , and action , j ™? itiE Sjmes he encouraged ; while the excesses of j ™^ 1 J » prgrented , and the utmost endesToar ; *» to flenlopea taste for the good , the true , and the ; - ^• J&liBaa things . i " Heass . ] _*^ hsa fairly established , it is presumed that the f ¦ £ » SHiEBes of income which are proposed will be I ** $ **» to ita healthy support and extension . They { j *™? . ta , the entrance fees ; the receipts of the ; f" ® - department ; the produce of the lab&ur of the ] *** s » the donations of ita patrons . | Susfia these jneaus e ? er exceed the Expenditure , ' ^ giblie tooirf for ever to the extension of i l ?** *^ here prooosed to mankind in other dis--OBcrazn triss .

      G 0 TEE 53 IES 3 : & £ ^ ** goremment is patriarchal It consists j ^^^ k , and theExecntrre Council appointed by ^^ Tto-sai , zs much as possible , direct all its affairs t with the whole of the family , as the daily ^^ t &TBsj -demand . _" ADH 1 SS 1 O 5 OF ME 3 CBEBS . WsL ^ " now V ^ psred to receire proposals j ^^ esadidstss , male or female , for probationary ZTZ ^" 0110 * chaaren for the * ehooL The former

      St ^* ""opcaj probataon for three months , when if jg *™^*^ they will be taken into full memberj ^^^ o are actoal producea , by akffl or "ta ^ B ^ T ^ sspeaaitare , will not be ieguired to ^ ^^ w anything to the funds beyond their personal ^^ tb ^ ^ ^™ 41106 mcTB than the coasump-*« du ^ Lif ? ' pounds admission fee when re-*^^ a SSi ? after this they will be pro-^ riniaj&r ^ food > Nothing , lodgmg , washing ,

      "Awwt . " yi 0 P : EETT - 1111 ^?™? . fcmiJme , it , brought in by a member ^ bsjS t * fe I ^ P ^ . in their own possession , kioa . ^^ >» ay if he or she leases the InstifijB& ° ^! ^ r » hateTer wm at any time hare a *^» ^» iS- -vmcordinm property ; it is efer to S S «^^ *««* indiriduaL 2 ? 1 » llii 4 ? nsneafion whateTer ia giTen to any «^ a « 5 i ^^ B and . for lo-re , without any cen-- «^ ry » ward . » J !^*« 84 *^^ ° * 3 CEHKEBS . fc ^^^ al ^^^^ ' sr 211 « generally ^ itided i ^ Z ' **** ] hiS * - * 8 fat houTS Ior actiTe labour ^*^ s 8 *« r ^ ^^ ^ x * 6 ^ > * && ^ v ** fa ¦ P * 2 fc ^ r * ; ad ^ 8 ^ hours lor sleep . SI ! ^ aa » 7 f 2 f Iafor ottai » 5 ng the dearest know-- ^^ S bev- ^ * filonM ^ induEtriously used by * ^• SartifB , i * ^^^^ 1 ^ ^ ^ SiTen to erery yariety "t ^ a ^*^ w the fun development of the body , ^ ** sanl - ^ " Prodnetire , useful , good ,

      taSr-n ^ T ™* ^* Ww ^??? ^ « the Concordium are , S- " **« BL ^^ f safeties of trade , compc-^ ^ toB ^ J ^ L *** dEnmsrable train cf i'ls •^ = 7 wnost eTery mdiTidual in the walk ' s

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      of ordinary aodety ; exemption from the fears of poTerty , from rent and taxes , from debts and debtors . " Security of fine healthy air and exercise , baths , books , Jectarest -and lessons in various Bubjects in science , art , and philosophy . «* Br a eoncentratiVe union of affection , judgment , and industry , will be Bectoed a moral , intefleetnaL and physical prosperity ; and , bo far as concord can be aetualiBed , win adversity be unknown , and aU means applied to the one great end—man ' s highest destiny . Every member is , as far as possible , emancipated from the cares and anxieties of riohes and poverty , having all needful Bupplies of food , lodging , Nothing , and education abundantly provided . " Every member has an eqnal right to all the privileges of the Institution whilst subject to its laws .

      " Single beds are provided for all , and every en 3 eavour made to promote domestic comfort .

      "DtFFTJSlOS OP KSCWLEDGE . " Occasional mLssienary tours will be taken by those best qualified for the work , in order to diffuse the knowledge of the principles and progress of the Society , reports of which will be published , at least annually Tracts and books will also be circulated .

      " SPUCATIOB . "The school consists of ctuldrea of both sexes , and all ages , who will be under the constant snperviBion of suitable teachers , according to their age and requirements . *• The usual course of instruction will be given to all as they are able to receive it , which will consist of reading , writing , mathematics , grammsr , and elocution , geography , geometry , and drawing , and any other useful knowledge which may be found practicable , the object being to develope all the powers of the triune organization . a nd to render them as perfect and complete as they are capable of , in the best conditions the directors are able to provide for the purpose . " The terms are from four to six pounds a quarter , paid is advance , which includes tuition , clothes , wash-Ing , board , lodging , and use of books . No vacations are given , except at the request of parents .

      " Each member may be alternately a pupn and a teacher , according to the nature of the lesson given and their several qualifications . "The great variety of subjects taught , and the variety of teachers employed in the work , will give an expansion to the conditions for developemeut that cannot be had in ordinary schools . " Several handicraft works will be carried on in the Concordium , and , as far as practicable , taught to the pupfls .

      " APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC . " As a general principle , the Institution is a selfsupporting one . At the outset , however , funds from extraneous sources will be heedful ; therefore , the friends of beneficence are respectfully appealed to for their kindly help in this love labour , either in the shape of advice , money , books , implements , fruits , apparatus , of any useful or ornamental kind , that benevolence may suggest 11 The friends of virtuous liberty have now an opportunity of placing orphan and destitute children in the happiest circumstances , for their progress as universal beings , st a very moderate expence ; or may here secure constant provision for the honourable and industrious of elt&er sex , and of any age , provided only that they' conform to the simple rules of the Society .

      " Arrangements may be made with parents to enter the Establishment with their children . * ' Persons of limited independent income , would find great advantages by entenag such a house . * ' Any further particulars that may be required win be cheerfully given , upon applying , either personally oi by letter , to the Pater , at the College . "Wm . Oxdham , Pater . •¦ CeneerdiuHi , Jan . 1 , 1843 . *

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      TIEWS OF THE PAKISH CHTTKCH . TO THE EDITOB 07 THB KOBTHEBU STAB . SlE , —It is now about fifteen months since I finished a series of drawings of the Parish Church , which were a genes 01 drawings oi tne . ransn unurca , wxuen were

      submitted to the inspiction of a lady named Sharp ( who seems to be in the empl » y of the Ticar and Church people ) , who , at the time , expressed her admiration of them and left my house . She came again about six o ' clock the same evening , and requested that my wife would go to the Bank School , as it was her intention to introduce the . drawings to Dr . Hook and other clergymen ithtre being several at the presentation of a piece of plate to one of the Rev . GentJemen connected with the Parish Church who was retiring from ill health ) at ths conclusion of the service , < fcc . 2 diss Sharpe , agreeable to promise , introduced the drawings to the notice of the Vicar and others preBtnt . After criticism of about twenty minntes , Dr . Boei handed

      to my wife the portfolio containing the drawiigs , with the injunction that she was to a&nd her husband to ths Yicarage in the morning with them , and be sure to keep them clean . When morning arrived , I went , as was my custom , to see if I could find employment at my trade , being then , as I am now , dubbed " a cropper out of employment" On' my return from my useless mission about nine o ' clock , Mias Sharp had been at my house , and read a note , which she said she brought at the command of the Ticar , and which » tat » a tb » t tln > drawings -were to be taSen to Mr . Chantrell , the architect of the Parish Church , for his opinion as -to their correctness , &c and also for valuation , aa the Vicar intended to give what he ( Mr . C ) would reasonably value them at , hoping the man might be paid for his labour . 2 accordingly went to Mr . C , at Oatland's Cottage , but did not aee him . I left the note and

      drawings , and went again the next morning , when mi . C . was pleased to say that my drawings were by far the best he had seen of tie Church , and not like the advertised caricatures of ^ he pretended artists , who were unworthy the name . In fact , so pleased was Mr . C . with my production , that he put in the gates , that were in course of erection , himself , and said that he would tell , in confidence , the value which he intended to attach to them , and that I might make use of his name wherever the churches were mentioned in my presence . The worth of the pictures , says be , in my opinion , is more than I wxtl set upon them , as you may get a number to do . I therefore say to yon , in confidence , that I valne them at two pounds each , at which price I hope you will dispose of many , as they must have token you a great length of time , ( about a quarter of a year . )

      After leaving ] ftr . C ' s . I took them to the Intelligencer and other newspaper offices , but unfortunately , I met none of the editors but yourself , after which I delivered them at the Vicarage The same day that I left the drawings at the Vicarage , I was waited upon by Miss Sharp , who sfcatsd that Dr . Hook had made a present of one of the pictures { the Consecration procession , S- W . View ) and that I must see him . I therefore went to the Yicarage and was informed that the Doctor was at Church , and that I might see him at the dose of the service . At the conclusion of the fiermon the Doctor said that he had presented Mr . «¦ , with one of the views , and that I must furnish another , in order to make goodhiB lot . All this took placem the church whilet the Doctor was in Mb iobes . ~ I finished another according to his order , and left it at the Yicarage .

      In a few days after , I met the Doctor in company with another gentleman in Kirkgate , when the Doctor gave me a sovereign saying that there were four views , and that would be r \ the rate of five shillings each for them , and that he would give me some more when he saw me again , as that might be UBefnl at present , I being out of employment The following -week , I saw the Doctor at the Vicarage , when he gave me another pound , saying , that that would be at tie rate of ten shillings each , that he had

      not seen Mr . Chantrell . In the course of a few dayB , I called agaip , and was informed that he htd Been Mr . ChantreU and that he had expressed his approbation of the views , but no conversation took place , relative to the price of them . He further stated that be had shewn them to Mr . Headen , the celebrated Historical painter , who , he also stated , was so pleased with my productions , that if they were sent to Londen for the purpose of Lithographing , that he would superintend the work gratuitously , there being little minutis that would have to be attended to in case of their being so

      printed . On my next vMt to the Yicarage , I received fr om the Doctor half-a-crown , with orders to wait upon Mr . CbantreB , Mr . Burrows , or others , to know what the expence of lithographing would be , and who was the most proper person to perf erm the work , as he VFould head a subscription for the purpose . I waited upon Mr . Chantrell , who stated that he did not exactly know what the cost of lithographing would be , but be thought ihat Mr . Masser would be a likely person to execute the work Mr . Burrows was of opinion that the work would be best executed in London , but was afraid that it would be a bad speculation , fis a great many of Mr . Green ' s and Mi . Masser's views had been disposed of , and that

      might put my friends to a great expence without the opes of any remuneration for myself . AH this I toW . fcia Doctor , wb . es be told me that I might make use -of is name whenever I thought it might be advantages ub j me relative to the drawings . It was months V » ter re I saw the Yicar ( tbongh I often called at his xesience ) but being pressed ior rent , and very ill a ' i the me , I sent my wife one morning to the vicarage , wben le Doctor told her that lie had no " ticketa for sonp , " nd she must apply to M * Hills . My wife w ^ that ie did not want any tickete , but wanted a setfletent for the drawings of the Parish Chnreh j when he avB her a shilling , saying that he iad settled for iem . She told him that ire did not tr = jnk so , and la * it was not a gentleman * actien ; thereupon he ift her immediately .

      I waited upon Tfo n myself the next morning , being len a more fitting person to be waited upon by a . irgeon ; the Doctor gave me a Bhill' jjg , and said he ad not seen Mr . Chantrell , sad t > ^ t he thought he ad paid . sufficient for my drawings . j then sent a note iating that Mi . C . had valued Gy drawings to me at wo pounds each , and that bein g pressed for my rent , od winter approaching , a s ^ eedy settlement would inch obliee . By the advice o' a few friends , 1 went to lr . ChsBtrciVs i-ffice in on' ^ gj to get a noie trum him ? Di , Book , ( Mr . C , baling stated at my visit to

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      Oatland ' a Cottage that he would tell the Doctor verbally the value of the picture , ) in order that there might be uo mistake about the price , and as evidence for me afterwards . -On inquiring tor Mr . C . ' I was told by one of the yeang men , that he was in London , and that Dr . Hook Iiad addressed a letter to him relative to my drawings , and if I would only wait a few daya that they would be settled for . After waiting about sixteen days , I called again , when I was informed that they had heard uothing ; I was , therefore , under thediBagreeablenecessfty of sending hiaReverence a Pontefract Court summons . The case came on for hearing on the second of January , when neatlythe whole of the above was adduced in : evidence on my part , without the least contradiction The Yicar was defended by a solicitor , who used his endeavours to make it appear to the Court that there were only three drawings ; in this he completely broke down . The most singular feature in the case of Mr . Chantrell . was

      that he stated he could not tax his memory with what took place so long ago j but admitted in bis cross-examination by me , that all I stated was correct , and that they were a great deal better than the advertised drawings , in fact they were the only good drawings of the church lie had seen , and that they were worth between two and ttoee pounds each , as works of art , '' ( a sentence which he never used in my hearing before . ) Three of the drawings were now produced in Court , at the request of Mr . Marshall , when Mr . C . Tenewed his former praise of the pictures , but left the place he occupied in Court , and coming close te Mr . Marshall he said that they were certainly worth the money , as works of art , but Mr . O'Rouke was not a professional man , but a journeyman cropper tut of employment , and had never received a lesson in drawing in his life , consequently they were not so much worth as if done by a professional man . The case at once assumed a new form , as Mr . Marshall said that he thought a sale was ' not proved .

      Mr . Chantrill was all charity , as was also Mr . Marshall , together with all professional , and wonld-beprofession&l , gentlemen in cour t ; I stoutly maintaining that it was not charity I wanted but payment for my labour . The vicar being in Court , and be saying that he had no particular use for them , the verdict was , that I must have the drawings back , pay the expenses , ( fifteen shillings and ten-pence , including summons ) and keep the two pounds four shillings and sixpence received . ; The Yicar , evidently ashamed of the job , said as Mr . O'Renke was a poor man and out of employment , he would pay the expences ( and he put his hand in his pocket for the purpose , ; when Mr . Marshall , with a waive of his band , ( I suppose a professional one ) said , "be would not allow it . " John O'Ropke . Wheeler-Btreet , Jan . 11 , 1843 .

      P . S . —I have sent twice to the Vicarage for the pictures , and the messenger was told to call on Thursday for as answer ; however , at tba conclusion of my long letter , a young man from the Vicar ' a attorney called with three of the drawings , which are in a sad damaged state , beiDg dirtied and tern to anch a degree that they were three pounds worse than when delivered . Here is an end of the history of the Pariah Churches , as drawn by Your humble servant , J . OH .

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      > TO THE CHARTIST PUBLIC . Upon the necessity of the establishment of a national benefit society as part and parcel of our political organization for the purpose of ameliorating the present distressed condition of the working class , the assistance of political victims , or marked men , and thereby to help forward , our mighty cause .

      TO THS EDITOR OP THB NOHTHBRW STAR . Allow me , most respected Sir , through tha medium of your Star of liberty , t © call the attention of my fellows to the above-named all-important objects . Brother philanthropists and struggling slaves , beholding in the misery and abject wretchedness , that hath overtaken thousands of our fellow mortals , through the closing of their rescources by the legislation of the master class , the awful gulf into which it appears but too evident that the great mass of the toiling class will be plunged , except we arrest the progress of this golden scourge , this wealthy plagne , with its iron Juggernauts , its numerous monopolies , and its monster monopoly—class legislation—to effect which it is necessary that our Organization should be most perfect ,

      that all its weight may be brought to bear upon -the barriers of the dominant faction . To perfect our Organization it is necessary that we should pay as much attention to the physical wants of our members as to their mental cultivation ; in more homely phrase , we must add to our lectures on moral power and union , a weighty edition of Bacon ; our ranks are poor , and are still becoming poorer ; indeed , many have sacrificed their all in the cause ; many have been driven from house and home by prejudiced employers for advocating our causs to perish in the streets and lanes , with their wives and little ones , and thousands have been engulfed in that ruin which we prophesied wonld overtake us , and had united by all onr energies to prevent , —had the middle class been Christians , they would have joined us , and together we should have accomplished our truly Christian object ; but they have stood aloof ,

      and many of them are now suffering for their shocking and evil deeds ; but let us make up for their lack through our own extra exertions . Had we begun thn wo * *« **•« * " y «— « r apparent prosnerifcy **»»* preceded this crisis , we Bhomd have effected onr purpose years since . But remember the old adage , " Better late than never . " Let us endeavour to repair the errors of the past by improving the present time . And seeing that the propriety of a Convention or Conference is urged to alter and amend the Plan of Organization , I desire to lay before the people a Plan for a National Benefit Society , which I have , after much pains and study from time to time , drawn up with a view to meet the various circumstances of the working class , that they may be amalgamated into one great Union , for the assistance of each other through the manifold trials of our present system .

      If the Editor of this paper will allow me space therein to lay the plan I nave prepared before the country , I would gladly avail myself thereof , as I think it should be laid before the country previous to the meeting of the Conference to amend the Rules , that the people may instruct their delegates thereon , in order tb&t both subjects may be considered and a plan adapted to the wishes and wants of the people be set in a fair way for accomplishment Some may object , that this is too much to attempt at once . But let me remind them of our industry and energy ; what fortunes thereby we have made for

      others ! Let us therewith make one mighty effort for ourselves , and we shall find all obstacles crumble before us . Forget not that all are not reduced to wretchedness ; that many have yet a penny to spare for this saving purpose , and will give it , and more , to save themselves from that wide gaping maw of horrors wheiein so many of their fellows are enduring a more than bell upon this fruitful earth . Hoping you will pay some attention to this subject , I remain , Yours in truth , Gracchus .

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      TO THE EDITOR OF THE TiOBTHERS STAR . Sir , —With your permission , I beg to call public attention to an article upon the North Midland Railway in the Leeds Mercury of last week . Your contemporary in the fulness of his joy and happiness at what he terms "the present working of the Bailway , " forgets to state " the causes" which led to the "lamentable event" of sending a spirit unbidden into the presence of its Maker . Be that tank mine . But first , I must state for the public sati-faction , that I have made a eearchlng inquiry into the . slanderous charges which the Mercury has bolstered up { for what purpose you may readily guess ) against thB old and

      really experienced engmemm , and Sod that there ia not the slightest shadow of foundation for such charges Had they been true , the Mercury would not have failed to trumpet to the world the names of the slandered individnala . I now defy him . With " artonyvuHis" and ' alarming" writers the public have nothing to do ; it ia the facts written by them to which the Mercury and the public most turn their attention . Truth is truth , though the writer or speaker of it should be the Arch-Fiend himself ; and it really wonld be more respectable and becoming on the part of the Mercury to grapple with facts thaa to have recourse to the mean subterfuge of asp&rsion and slander .

      To resnme , the causes of the late lamentable " manslaughter * of poor Mr . Harvey , and the consequent bereavement of bis broken-hearted widow , left as she ia in a delicate state , and which must render her grief , her desolation , and her loss more poignant are—Pirst , the resignation of the old Directors , because , as they Baid in their report , they could not , nor would not consent to the reduction then proposed , and now carried , out by the ( the"n ) Committee ( now Directors ) of this Railway-Ser *> nd , Because , as the old Directors said , that reduction was about to be carried beyond the point of efficie ncyand safely * Third , Because reduction has been carried out , and its first fruits are the loss of from £ 3000 to £ 6000 in the Company's property alone , not to apeak of the immense loss to the Company arising from the terror-stricken public taking other conveyances rather than risk being mansl&ughtered , as poor Mr . Harvey has been .

      My lasfcletter of facts was written and copies of it in London a week before the manslaughter took place , and how dreadfully have my predictions been realized , and what an awful responsibility must real on the shoulders of those directors who planned , and executed those reckless deeds in defiance of the warnings of the press , the experience of the old and practical directors , and the publicly expressed opinion ef every servant upon the line . Allow me to ask you , Mr . Hudson , aa the prime mover of this railway revolution , whether or not I have proved in the colnmns of the Railway Magazine , that you are , asd have been , participating in an unjust profit of from £ 2 , 000 to £ 6 , 000 yearly , which ought to belong to the shareholders , and wfcich would more tfrttTi cover your proposed reduction of the wages of this deserving body of enginemen !

      Now , if you was to give up this £ 18 , 000 to the shareholders , the dreadful experiment of confiding the Hyes oi hundreds of human beinga to the care of unexperienced , and inefficient men , would never have bee n

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      tried , nor would Mrs . Harvey have had to bewail the death of her affectionate husband , nor would the railroad have been bestrewed with the bio •> & and brains of poor Mr . Harvey , the carriages doubleft up like paper , and tha company ' s property and reputation ruined and made a finger-post of , as theroad U > niln , and aa the bye-word of scorn , arid execration to the world . I would a * k those Directors whetht * they have not broken their Act of Parliament , grant * d to them conditionally , that public accommodation an d public safety should be the grand desideratum ior their t onsideration ? Knowing , m they must bave dene , the ma vperience and uvjtints 3 of Jenkins , fo * bis situation , I h ave no hesitation in saying thatthey are morally gu Uty of the manslaughter , if thty are not legally guilty .

      I put the question to any rational being , ia it for a moment likely , that tbe man ' Jenkins , would toilfiaif run bis engine into another train , when be well knew that the chances were a thousand to one against his owa life being saved ? If I understand Biackatone and Cooke aright , death from self-defence or negligence , constitutes manslaughter ; now the evidence does not prove either one or the other of those things ; incompettney was the sole cause of the manslaughter , and i ! JenkinB be convicted , and the directors pass unscathed , then I say that trial by jury is a farce , and a complete libel on the laws of

      Eagiand . Jenkins never was a ''fitter" or " mechanic /' he was a bkcksmith ' a striker at Greenhead , for three years with Matthew Tindal , he was jobbing upon the Newcastle and Carlisle railway for four years , but was a fireman only a few days . He had been a fireman upon the North Midland about one year . Alas , Messrs . Mercury tot your veracity , the " truth ] ' of your articles is seen upon the face of them . According to you , Jenkins must bave been a mechanic in embryo , or have had a very precocious genius for mechanism ; he is now only turned twenty-one years of age , yet you bave made him a mechanic's" or

      "fitters apprentice , seven years old when bound an apprentice ; it mijjrht be true , but I must say that I , for one , cannot believe it . I now quote from my last letter why engine-men should bave seven shillings a day : — First—Because the safety of the lives and limbs of her Majesty ' s subjects , and , indeed , of ber Majesty ' s person , are dependant upon their " skill" and " experience . " Second—Because their constitutions are early wrecked by their employment , and they are prematurely superannuated .

      Toird—Because they are subjected to double expences by being tbe greater part of their time miles from their home , which brings their wages to a level with tbe mechanic , or stationary engineer , with this difference , that the last-mentioned enjoy health , safety , and comfort , while the locomotive engine-man has his health sacrificed , safety endangered , and comfort annihilated . I might say much of the doings of tbe Fox C . ibery , and of the simplicity ef the Goose Marshall , for standing the brunt or bis mishaps , together with the intimidation and coercion used by certain parties to " make " incompetent men take upon themselves the part of engine-drivers ; but my letter is already too long , and , I am not " anonymous / ' though I am Publico .

      P . S . I have learned , since the closin g of my letter , that petitions are at all the hotels and coffee houses in the town , praying the Directors to reinstate tbe experienced engine-men . DDes not this speak volumes ? Publico .

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      TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir—You will perhaps allow me to correct a false impression , relative to tbe course I pursued at the late Conference , conveyed by one of the leading articles in your paper of the 21 st instant In the article alluded to there occurs the following passage : — "And to what conclusion shall we come respecting tbe honesty and sincerity of the party ( the Complete Suffragists ) who having rejected that proposition < Mr . Lovett's ) yet brought forward , through Mr . Somers , an additional amendment , embodying that same proposition , in the mere hope of dividing their opponents' ranks by catching up a few " flats" in the " rejected" net . In this p . issage you unhesitatingly make me the tool of the Complete Suffrage party , bringing forward an amendment at their dictation and for the furtherance of their party ends .

      Now , sir , what predicament would yon be placed in were I request you to produce the evidence which justifies you in bringing such a grave charge against me ? Where weuld be your proof ? Would it not fritter down to a mere suspicion , founded on no fact , but lurking only in your own mind ? And yet upon the strength of such suspicion you publicly and unceremoniously degrade into a mere party hack one who can say without vanity , that in all his public acts he has been influenced by no stronger motives than the freedom of his country and the welfare of bis fellow men . Come come , Mi . Editor , this won't do . This is not democracy . Allow me , in vindication of myself , to declare ,, that so far from being influenced by any patty to bring forward my

      amendment , I did not so much as hint my intention of proposing such an amendment to a single human being until I proposed it publicly in the Conference ; and as to the object I wished to serve by tbe amendment , I also solemnly declare that my sola object was to remove an obstacle which the silly prejudice of the parties bad raised to tbe progress of the business for which the Conference was called . Tbe amendment oecurted to me while sitting in the Conference during the speeches of Mr . Lovett , Mr . O'Connor , Dr . Ritchie , and others , who spoke before me . Tbe speeches on both sides convinced me that the point of dispute was tbe most paltry and insignificant that could possibly be imagined , but yet one which was calculated to

      provoke the pride and sectarianism of both parties ; and that therefore it was the duty of every friend of union to propose such a course as would give a triumph to neither party , but conciliate and do justice to both , and so prevent the disruption of tbe Conference . It was with these views that I felt it to be my duty to propose that both the Charter and tbe Bill of Rights be taken equally and conjointly , as the basis of discussion . Tbe more I consider and examine this proposal , the more am I convinced of ita soundness , of its entire freedom from sectarianism , and that bad it been adopted , it would have smoothed the proceedings of the Conference , and done much to secure that unity of aim and action which is so essential to tbe success of

      our common cause . You bave fallen into another error , Mr . Editor , when you insinuate that Mr . Lovett proposed to lay both bills on tbe table before my amendment was moved . The fact is , that my amendment was moved at the commencement of the discussion , and Mr . Lovett ' s proposition was not made until the close . \ This is important ; because what higher eulogium could be passed on my amendment than for Mr . Lovett to rise after a long and protracted discussion , and in the name , and as the representative of the whole Chartist party , propose to withdraw his own amendment , and adopt mine , providing that the Complete Suffragists would make a similar concession .

      Was not this an open acknowledgement that my amendment was wise , prudent , conciliatory , and well calculated to settle the point in dispute ? By Mr . Lovett's proposition the Chartists have stamped the seal of their approbation on my amendment , and I cannot but believe that the great bedy of the Complete Suffragists would have done the same had there not bee i an apparent predetermination on the part of some of their leaders to stand oi fall by their motion . I regret that any of the Complete Suffrage leaders should have beeu so dogged . I have ever condemned , and still continue to condemn their conduct in this respect I have condemned it in private , and I condemned it in public , so far as I could , by remaining with tbe majority of tbe Conference , after tbe Complete Suffragists seceded .

      But what is there in all these circumstances to justify yonr charge that I acted as tha puppet of a party ? I bring forward my amendment candidly , without consalting privately the opinions of any man , or any party whatever . Moderate men on both sides approve of it ; one party offurs to agree to it , the other refuses ; the votes are taken ; I stand by my amendment , I vote for it and for it only ; and yet the organ , of the party who offered to agree to my proposal turns round and charges me with being the tool of the party who rejected it . He must be blind indeed who does not see tbe utter groundlessness of each a charge . And why am I thus anxious to remove this charge ? Because I hate to be thought tbe tool of the Complete Suffrage party , and wish to court the-favour of the Chartist ? Not Bat

      because I bate to be thought tbe tool of any party . I went to the Conference as free from party spirit aa I could possibly divest myself . I went not as a Chartist or as a Complete Suffragist , but as a lover of my country . I held no inflated opinions of the superiority of either party , but believed that there were good and honest men in both parties . On the one aide I saw tbe active spirits of tbe working millions , and on the other the noble mindB of the middle class ; the indispensable energy of unenfranchised masses , and the equally valuable power of electorial privileges . My determination , therefore , was to consider , not what would best promote tbe triumph of either party , but what would best promote the unien of both and tbe triumph of the common good . And now I have the inward satisfaction of believing that I sustained this determination throughout the whole proceedings of the Conference , and proved that while I could do justice to both parties , I weuld bend to tbe prejudices of neither .

      It is no doubt agreeable to Bee the triumph of the party to which we belong , and there may be some who wonld prefer disunion rather than sacrifice party feeling ,- but when such selfish gratifications involve the fieedom of a country and the interests of oppressed millions , it would be baseness not to relinquish them . It would have been well bad parties in the Conference kept this maxim constantly in their remembrance . _ I fear , however , that they have displayed more anxiety to gratify their party feelings than to relieve tbe oppressions of the multitude . Instead of uniting they bave divided—instead of giving one bill to tbe country , they bave given two—instead of forming the people into one firm and united phalanx , they have broken them up into sections , agreeing in principles and even in details , and differing only in name and leadership , yet hostile to each other , contending with each , other , and . tearing and tending the country

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      with strife , as if it were not turn and . rent enough already by the tyranny of tbe oppressor . ' It is impossible not to see tbe effects of such division It will throw back the cause of freedom , how long I cannot tell—but if pressed for an answer I would say until men agreeing on principles have tbe sense to unite . No doubt sucb union will come at last . In the meantime , however , I must-enter my solemn protest against sucb folly , and hold parties responsible for j every hour which their factiousness adds to tbe term of the people ' s slavery . - I am , Sir , ; Yours in tbe cause of freedom , Newton Stewart , ROBERT gOMERS . 27 th Jan ., 1843 . > ,

      [ We give this letter with much pleasure . ! The fact that Mr . Somers remained with the Conference after tbe secession of the Sturgemen was not j known to ns , and we wrote under tbe impression that be had gone with them ; which we think would jhave justifled the inference we drew . That fact { establishes Mr . Somers ' s exemption from any unfair party bias , and his claim to the title of an honourable independent man . We think Mr . Somers is in error about the proposal of Mr . Lovett We believe Mr . Lovett ' s proposal was made to the Council of the Complete Suffragists before the resumption of the debate on tbe morning of the second day , though tha announcement of it to- the Conference was not maeie till the cioje of the debate . —Ed . # . & ]

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      - «* - : TO THE CHARTISTS OF LANCASH 1 KE . It has been suggested to me by some ef our Manchester friends , to ofier a few remarks in the Star , calling on the " good men and true" of your district to assist the Association at Manchester in the erection of a Hall that will be the bona fidt property of Chartists , where " they may sit ur » der their own roof , none daring to make ' em afraid . " I shall do so very briefly , and I hope effectually . I can just recollect very faintly the Blanket Men , as they were called , in 1817 ; and , to tbe best of my recollection and knowledge , the Radicals used to meet in public houses , having no place of their own , and

      renting no room . In 1819 , I was only eight years of age , but I remember it as a thing of yesterday ; and although the Radical Association was pretty ] strong , I am not aware of them having any places to hold their meetings to transact their IocjI business but public houses—some met at each other's houses in small parties —but there was no place rented or possessed by tbe Radicals , for the express purpose of teaching ; political knowledge . In 1829 , and all through tbe agitation for the Reform Bill , in Manchester , I only knew two private rooms , and think there was at least one hundred places of meeting in public houses .

      I shall not attempt to show that our principles and tippling houses ought never to be associated together ; but I will say that bad the Radicals of 1819 , or 1820 , been in possession of a place for meetings of their own , we should have been very much in advance of our present position ; for , soon as persecution came , the magistrates threatened the landlords with the losa of their licences , and then tbe rooms were denied the use of to the Radicals ; and thus , being without places to meet in , ( three times to my knowledge ) , has the cause retrograded , and the sheep been scattered ; but I don't mean to say that all the fault lay in the meetings being held at public bouses , but in the Radicals not being

      the masters of their meeting room . I know many localities who bave held their meetings in private rooms , chapels , school-rooms , &c , who have bees denied the use of those places since last August ; and the effect has been that the Association in those places have dwindled into a very small compass . Now , my friends , we are stronger and capable of doing more than any part of the Kingdom ; Lancashire , is th 6 parent of Chartism ; It has always ranked A I In the good cause , so I beg of you to let it keep its place in setting an example to the country , by erecting places of your own , and thus avoid the rock on which you bave split before . i

      The Chartists of this Kingdom are not a contemptible body , for by tbe strenuous efforts of somebody that I could name , and the spread of sound political knowledge by the Northern Star , and by tUe disinterested and persevering exertions of those who dared to speak truth , the Chartists are now somebody in the { empire , nay , I think I shall not be saying too mueh , if I say we are the most powerful body in tbe nation . | If this be true , let us give permanance and Stability to oar movement , by getting places of our own where we can meet in times of persecution as well as . toleration , and be able to bid defiance to prejudice or tyranny . : I know this is easier said than done . I know the

      difficulties you are battling with ; I know what you have done , and I know that you can do a little more , but most especially for such a glorious object . Our lads at Manchester intend to havo a Hall of their own , to be built by shares at ten shillings per share . More than twenty shares were taken up last Sunday , aud they will be happy to receive the assistance of any of our friends who can spare a little . Tbe subscriptions are sixpence per week . i I would advise our country friends who ' wish to assist in this glorious wortc to bring or send their subscriptions at once , and not delay , for tbe good Work is going on rapidly in Manchester , and I think our friends intend to knock up a wooden chapel , as a temporary rallying pnint . until tha h » u < wbiou it ><> ou gOQC

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      THE VICTIMS . AN APPEAL TO PATRIOTISM AND HUMANITY ; The exile , Ellis , has deservedly found a powerful advocate in the indomitable Cooper . John Cleave ! has disinterestedly and nobly appealed on behalf of the General Victim Fund—who accepts the patriotic offer ? Ten shillings from any locality will secure its value in circulars from him , and yet be devoted to the prisoner * and their families , while the former saay be refunded by sale of the latter . What an opportunity to spread the Charter , ** and also to save its victims ! What Briton ' s heart was ever yet callous to tha call of destitution , to the cry of distress ? Five families in , jthe neighbourhood of Hanley are deprived of their protectors , tha providers of their bread—for crim *?? No ; but for principle , energy , and kindness . Shall they be consigned to the tender mercies of parochial care , of union hospitality ? Some of them ate . Eotbid it Chartism , prevent it humanity . Cooper and South Staffordshire have undertaken for the widowed ^ ifc

      and oiphans of Ellis , but where is the ad * ocate of , bis compatriots' claims , where ? Who has pleaded for j the amiable , the energetic , tbe interesting Add Yahesjher competitor , Oldham ? the unfortunate Cunlrffe , jthe needy family of the swalous Neesam ? A earr . not exceeding four pounds , of public contribution , divided among the whole , from the time of the , social commission till tbe present Inhabitants of fcfre Potteries , wipe away the reproaoh—Chartists of tha united kingdom , discharge the oblig&tiou—subjecta t > f the British empire , aid in the work of mercy . Dry up tbe widow ' s tears , check the orphan ' s sigh , " fefjd the hungry , clothe the naked , visit the prisoner ? ,. " " Remember them that are in bondB , and them tha ' t suffer adversity . " They straggled zealously , they fell gloriously ; aid them nobly . Let it not be said " the good and the true "; are sacrificed , and they fell unheeded ? If so , who can be expected to follow in their course , how shall any of them resume their labour , when released from prisen and from bonds ? .

      Brother Chartists , let us arouse from our apathylet as shake off our elmgg ' . Bhnesa—let us banish unmanly diffidence—let us sacrifice a pot and a pipe , a meal , a few hour's labour . Jf we cannot give , we can beg | or sell , as Sir . Cleave proposes . Tbe writer , on bis own responsibility , ur ^ ed tbe case a few eveningB ago , upon a small audience , -who bad already contributed ( or other puxpcBes , anc \ they responded to the call Who will

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      repeat the experiment—and who can deny , the solicita tion » The " intereatinsr situation" of the ' Monarch , ia a tale for every ear , a theme for every tongue ; two of tbe consorts of tbe patriots , bave the same ordeal to pass more quickly , and will you suffer to be added to " nature ' s sorrow" the grief of solitude and want ? Let a million generous hearts reverberate the consolation , NO !" The General Fund is requisite , let it be long aud well supplied ; but tbe claims of the Potteries are immediate and urgent A committee is appointed , find them some work ; stimulate their exertion , and let the dear wives and children of tbe captives be ckeered and nourished in their absence . Mr . H . Forster , Etruria , Potteries , will receive and duly account far all remittances .

      Scotia , one of your servants , who has laboured extensively among you , asks your sympathy , —justify his confidence , and let your mites mitigate your brother Southern ' s wrongs . Cordially and faithfully , Thos . Davies , Delegate to Conference from Hawick . Macclesfield , Jan . 24 th , 1843 .

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      POLAND . We have received a copy of a Polish newspaper , the While Eagle , in which tbe address of our Sheffield friends is translated . The following , our Correspondent gives us as the translation of the Editorial comments by which it is introduced to the Polish readers of tbe White Eagle : — * ' The following extract from a Sheffield paper , the Northern Star , will be perused with great pleasure by our readers . It is the first popular manifestation irr England made in favour of the Polish cause without any previous Polish exertions to that effect ; and as its views

      on the subject are incomparably purer and more correct than those of all the speeches ever pronounced in tbe British senate , or at all the meetings of tbe so called ' Literary Association of the Friends of Poland , * it will prove to every one that even in England it is not throngh diplomatic duplicity , but through sincere exposition of our principles , in all their extent , that we can gain the sympathy of the people at large , to whom , and to whom only , we have the mission of addtessing ourselves in tbe name of our nation as it is the destiny of the people at large to pronounce ultimately in all sucb questions as that of Poland . "

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      BRITISH PATRIOTS IN FRANCE . We have received , along with a contribution te the Viotim Fnnd . tho following from a few iSagliSU operatives resident at Bologne-sur-Mer : — Sir , —Though far from our native land and the men we love , we feel deeply interested in the mighty etruggle for the rightful liberty of the industrious classes ; and glory in tbe sure and steady progress of the principles of tbe People's Charter . We feel highly satisfied with the decisive stand which our Chartist brethren made in favour of tbe Charter at tbe late Conference in Birmingham . We are very much pleased with the bold and uncompromising conduct of our esteemed friend Mr . O'Connor , in defence of bis moral character , ( which some of bis enemies of the Corn Law League bave tried to injure , ) and tbe great principles which he haa so worthily , faithfully , and successfully advocated . We heartily sympathise with our suffering brethren ,, and wish that those who are engaged in the cause of Chartism , which is

      emphatically the poor man ' s cause , the cause of humanity , justice , and truth , may be strengthened and encouraged by all who love their country and desire that corrupt and oppressive systems may be swept at once and for ever from the society of men , and laws and commerce based upon the sacred and inviolable rights of the people . Though circumstances arising from clasalegislatfon and u equal rights have driven us to seek bread for our wives and children in a foreign land , we feel united with' our brethren in the good cause , and if we cannot be with them personally in the field of contest , and certain victory , they have oar hearts , our wishes , our prayers , and as far as we are able , our pecuniary assistance . Our hearts say success to the Charter and to all who are fighting for it May tbe Charter soon become the law of the land , and every working man be free ; and then the emancipated slaves of Britain will mean what they say , when they sing : — " Britons never shall be slaves . "

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      David Pollock has received the appointment of Commissioner of the Court for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors , vacant by the decease of tbe lamented Mr . Bowen . Malta . —On board tbe Lowther , merchant-vessel now discharging at the Victualling-yard , is a toy for Mahemet Alt , in the shape of a cannon weighing no less than eighteen tons and measuring fifteen feet six inches , with shot for the same * each weighing 4451 b . " Non parvis oomponere magna sstebam , but we should think that this exceeds Queen Elizabeth ' s . pocket-pistol .

      Tb « Mourning Bthde . — Much compassion was excited at the Essex quarter sessions © n Wednesday for a poor woman , who was thrown into- an agony of grief and weeping on her husband being sentenced to transportation . - "Oh ! " exclaimed tbe almost frantic creature , what will become of me and my poor children ? And there , too , he ' s got his best elothes on , why would not the old oaes have done fust as well ? " The consciousness of this additional toss was too much for her nerves , and tbe poor woman was taken out of court ia a fainting fit . —Ipswich Express .

      A Conscishtious Dissemteb . —Ap amusing scene occurred at our late sessions * A witness was called into the box , and took hold of tho Testament with becoming gravity , as it was thought , to be sworn . But when told , as usual , to kiss the book , Jie demurred , on the ground of " conscientious" objections , when the following colloquy occurred : —Clerk : Are you a Quaker t—Witness ; No : I am a Baptist . — Clerk : You must kiss the book , Sir . —Witness : This book tells me I am to swear not at all . Clerk : You must kiss the book , or you will not be allowed your expenses . These words acted like magic on the •* conscientious" Dissenter , his scruples immediately vanished , and he hastily raised the book to his lips , amidst roars of laughter from the whole Court . —Durham Advertiser .

      Fatal Railwat Accident . —On Saturday morning , at about half-past 4 o'clock , the following dreadful accident occurred on the London and Brighton Railway . —It appears that a ballast engine , called the Venus , Job Smith , engine-driver , was proceeding towards Brighton , whenonarrivingnear the Red-Hill station , one of the company's servants , named Tollett , came out of his cottage by the side of the railway , and held up his lamp to stop the engine , to give instructions to the driver . The steam was shut off and the break pat on , but Tallett , it is supposed .

      got by mistake on tbe same line as the engine . Smith * tho driver , saw the unfortunate man ' B lantern knocked down the embankment , and immediately exclaimed to the fireman , ** We have run over Tullett . " Every exertion was made to stop the engine , but the whole traiu passed over him . jTullett was picked up l and carried to his own cottage . He presented a frightful spectacle ; the top and back part of h s head were literally cut eff , leaving his face uninjured . Although the whole train had passed over him , none of his limbs were broken , the deceased being knocked down between the metals .

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      TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sin , —In your paper of tbe 24 th of December last , is reported tbe particulars of an inquest held before Mr . George Dyson , coroner for Halifax , and a Jury at Waterhead Mill , In S ;» ddleworth , on the body of Lacy Milligan . The Jury , in their verdict , found that she died by tbe visitation of God , accelerated by the want of earlier medical attendance ami proper attention and sufficient nourishment , and that they strongly censured the conduct of the overseers and officers of the township of Spotland , ia not ascertaining the situation of the deceased , after repeated representations .

      Tbe overseers and vestrymen of Spotland are desirous to remove the stigma that is cast upon them nndto fix the blame , if any , upon those who ought to bear it . The township of Spotland is distant many miles from Saddle worth , and the Jury seem to bave been ignorant that it is the duty of the parish officers of the township in which paupers are resident to administer to their wants , and communicate with tbe overseers 4 f the township in which they are settled ; if this were not so the overseers would be obliged to travel a number of miles and neglect their own poor .

      No official communication was made to the overseers of Spotland of tbe real situation of the deceased , as appears by the evidence before the Coroner and Jury , until tbe 13 tb of December last , when assistance was promptly rendered by them . An illegitimate child of the deceased was affiliated by magistrates in petty sessions at Rochdale , on Monday , when the eireumstanees relating to tbe death of the deceased came before them , and it was their opinion that the deceased bad been treated by the overs jers of Spotland with every attention , and no blame attached to them , and that if the deceased was neglected , the parish officers where she resided : and died , were the culpable parties .

      The overseers and vestrymen of Spotland feel deeply the stigma improperly cast upon them , and are wishful that the above statement should appear in your next Saturday's paper , and they are willing to pay uuy charge you may make for its insertion . I am , Sir , Your obedient Servant , Samuel Stott , Assistant-Overseer . Rochdale , 12 th January , 1843 . | ( This letter should bave beeu inserted in accordance with ita date ; but was accidentally mislaid and forgotten—rEd . N . S . ]

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      TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR , Dear SiR—On behalf of the committee I am appointed to request you , if possible , to kindly spare as much room in your valuable paper , as would give the enclosed Insertion f by doing bo you will greatly oblige Yours , &c . Charles Taylor , Painter . Sub-Secretary to the National Charter Association . TO THE CHARTISTS OF MANCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS .

      Brother Chartists . —The time approaches when those friends of freedom , who stand foremost in the democratic ranks , advocating the rights and liberties of tbe poverty-stricken and enslaved victims of Class Legislation , will be placed upon their trials ; our duty then , aa men and Chartists , being by all means in our power , to aid and assist in raising funds for their defence , a committee has been formed in Manchester to get up a clothes Raffia ( the approbation of the General Council of Manchester having been given to the plan laid before them for such object ) the profits * arising from which will realize a sum of five pounds , for the benefit of the General Defence Fund , and which at tbe same time will furnish the winners with good and substantial wearing apparel . The committee earnestly call npon you in your various localities to rendor them your support and co-operation in carrying the same into effect .

      PLAN OF THE RAFFLE . * £ b d 300 Members at one shilling each IS 0 0 16 Prizes , as under ;—5 Suits of Cord , or Moleskin . 253 . per Suit ... ... ; 6 5 0 5 Pair do . Trowsers at 9 s . p . pair 2 5 0 3 Waistcoats do . do . at 6 s . sach 0 18 0 1 Jacket , do . do . at Us ... 0 110 1 Waistcoat-piece , a gift . . £ 9 19 0 9 19 0

      £ 5 10 The Raffle will take place on Tuesday February 28 th , 1843 , at eight o ' clock , in the Chartist Room , Brown-street . Tickets are new on sale at Mr . Leach ' s , Oak street , Mr . Jacques ' , Oldbam-road , Mr . Brown ' s Temperance Hotel , New Cross , Mr . Leach ' s , hair dresser , New Islington , and a * the various meetings of the Asso ciation .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 4, 1843, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct789/page/7/