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" .- . , - ' -i , ivH they must ^• 1 ' -I k from Ijeing an e ^ ggeratton of ... ents expressed by the loyal farmers , C' i of conveying to the reader an adev \ -Z f the uproarious ' p hysical iorce ' ** ^ nded hv the spe akers , aud applauded ^ Sb y ^ admiring hearcrs . A Mr . £ ^ red itto e'thegcner 4 deter-• « of the tenant-f armers to send their stB nd unemp loyed labourers to the vrori f ^? Sheasked ; 'Wh at ^ ould be the con-*¦ xusmiirw be
*„ , "?> Ob'erve uisanswer : — SSthe con ^ uaices ^ ould then and Said be sorry ior them . A greau deal Zh been * aid about the importance of the inS- ofEnghnd . Hitherto the posiffSbave Md ( said Mr . Chowler ) has Ln one of peace and quiet ; we yere not «^ feuB " men , but if labourers will congre-«» t & -thev know the cause , and they do not 'flame us- ^ -but is it likely that we shall mount forward loud cheersto
' ca rhorses and go ( ) mod our labourers from what we all know to 4 oarjust rights ? ( Cheers . ) If they are 'indu strious and steady they Lave the right to lave the means oi living comfortahly , and ' are tre to mount our horses to stop them ? ' ( Cricsof 'No , no , ' and 'Itrou ' f . ' ) Mr . Cohh ^ a s ays if you attempt to reintroduce pro' iecticn what he would do , and what will ( Wpaie of the landlords . But I say that if
« ihe landlords stick to us we will stick to them . '( Here ihe assembly rose and cheered vocife-• '» fith-, which wasrenewed when Earl Stan-• Wsiruek the speaker upon the shoulder in " apnwbation of his sentiments , and the gen't ' emen upon the platform rose in response to 'the sppeal . After a pause the meetingagain ' ise , aad the cheering was renewed . ) But , ' ireatlemen , wc will go a little further . We 'Is rtgct-niiie-tenLhs qftlie Worses of the
Mng'doaandKe lave got men lo ride them . We ' trill support the Crown as well . ( Here the ' assembly again rose and cheered . ) Her Ma-• jsiy need not fear thai if she turns her back ' jion the townspeople she will then be unprotected . We will protect her Majesty , if she ' ii 31 protect r . s . ' ( Great cheering . ) Mr . Chcwkr added : —* His opinion was that ' tdihoat some alteration in the law this coun'irv would be so shaken—after the harvest ,
• and not before it—that it would be iroposa-B-k ' eio preserve the public peace . ( Tremen'dons cheering . ' ) A 3 Jr . Ball challenged Kobccn . to carry cut his threats ; affirming ¦ kttkeiannershad nothing to fear from ' dis-Krd , ' on the contrary , they were prepared 'to Risk all , to brave all , and * to dare all . ( The ¦ issenibly again rose and cheered , and waved " ileir hats . ) They would he prepared , in the 'hour of their country ' s peril , to take those ' terrible steps whieu it was most frightful to 'imagine , but which necessity was dilving 'them io ihe contemplation of . ' ( Great cheer'ing . ) Professor Aytoun , of Edinburgh , encouraged these belligerent outbursts , hy assuring Ills Southern hearers that ' Those who
' had met in arms in days long gene hy were ' now associated in their determination to have ' the iniquitous measure that w « s oreriding 'them repealed , and when the 'red cross ' of Si George and the white cross of St . 'Andrew were blended indissolnbly together , 'he would fear no Cohden , —( loud cheers)—he 'would fear no demagogue iu the world . ' { Vehement cheering , which was led by Earl Stanhope with great energy . ) A Mr . Allnut earned the fundholders that it ' was impos' sible that the working bees , when plundered ' of their honey , should any longer support 'the drones . ( Great cheering . ) If the . 'farmers were robbed , he warned the fund-, 'holders that their time would come , and that
I'tie term ' national ixutii would not be '' found in the vocabulary of the farmer . '' | ( Cheers . ) This speaker repudiated the House [ of Commons in terms of the utmost scorn . I * Be used to think that something was to be I Gpceted from the justice of the present House 'tf Commons , hut he had done with signing
peScons'to that House . ( Cheers , and a cry S' So have we . ' ) He should no more think ¦ fl ' sending a petition to the House of Coin-REais than to the ' Man iu the Moon . ' Ilftaaghta-. } Air . Sidney Herbert once told 'Sen that they must not come to the Legislature ' whining for protection . ' 3 fow , he 'Pfc Ball ) did not mean to whine . There ' ' ' as no cause for ' whining for protection , ' 'fwfe efarmers would raise their heads erect , ' and demand it ( Great cheering and waving 4 *» hats . ) Another delegate from Scotland , «& Watson , of Keillor , assured the English Smiers thai they might rely upon the coi cratioa of the Scottish tenants , who **& ready to say * Come on , Macduff . ' ^ hurst of cheers drowned- the close of
* potation . ) A Mr . Caldecott , cf ^ fe g Lodge , near Colchester , recommended > agriculturists to hand themselves together ^ league f or withholding the taxes until they ^ ned their demands . Lastly , a Mr . Hig-^ of Heref ord , concluded his speech by ^ g the Ministers to * take warning from ~* t the most extraordinary meeting ever ^ ain England . ( Cheers . ) I call on the
Gorfninent ( said the speaker , suiting his action j ^ ab . outstretched arms to the concluding ¦ fords of the sentence . ) and I tell them to rentes our wrongs , and unless tlity do so we W * prepared lo exercise the strength tee still main in our arms . ' ( Loud cheers . ) If they ^ Jii't be led by argument and hy rational means—if they won't listen to the voice . of reason and to facts and figures which show the
^ possibility of farmers continuing under this sjstem- —if they won t alter their system by * orul force—then we will fig ht for it . ( Tremendous applanse , the whole meeting stand-^ g np and cheering vigorously . ' ) ft ® first reflection that will occur to the parhst reader , on perusing the above , is that ? . edaira / iott . for the justice and impartiality M which the laws of this country are ad-^ sfered . ' J Jxeither the Tenth of April , nor * subsequent Chartist trials were preceded ^ anything like the . ' seditions , scandalous , f disloyal language , ' spouted by these P" 5 & A few members of the
Char-? Convention , coming fresh from scenes [ ttusery , which they had shared , ?* warmly of the sufferings of their ^ ^ d . talked of defending themselves by ffi if opposed hy violence . Onftbis , the ¦ joumds raised a howl against the >* anarnr--the Government mtrodueed , and the ^ ttent sanctioned , a gagging law ,. and i tendon shopocraey turned out "in battle ? v « to aid the Government in stifling the r ^ theworkmgmen ; This series of gross ^^ ons natm ^ y exasperated the people , L ^^ e who were htiksA up tc > '« fte ex-Ni ^ ttdrTOB «; ' m ^^ epoks
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what . tiie law . called * sedition , ' . and for which they were , persecuted wittirthe utmost malighityboth by-the GovernmenV the judges , and the jurors . Confrast the language of Ernest Jones , condemned to a cruel imprisbnmeritfor calling on the people to ' organise , ' and giving expression to a poetical anticipation of * the green flag floating over Downing-street , 'contrast this so called ' sedition' with the revolutionary outburst of Chowler ! Contrast Bezer ' s facetious , offer , in his character of fishmonger , to seULord John Russell a 'pike ,
with the war-whoop of . Higgins ! Contrast poor Shaw ' s offence of talking the chair at the Milton-street theatre , with the Duie of Richmond ' s loyalty in presiding over the furious conclave at the Crown and Anchor 1 Will the Government prosecute Chowler and Hi ggins , Aytoun alid Watson , the Duke of Richmond , Earl Stanhope , the Earl of Eglintoun , Lord John Manners , and the rest of the noble , right honourable , honourable , reverend , and respectable abettors of this seditious assembly ? Not so . And why not , brother Proletarians ? Because there , is one law for the rich and
another for the poor . Because , if the Government was inclined to prosecute Richmond and his confederates , juries would acquit them . How is it that your Mends are invariably condemned ? Because ' Laws grinds the poor , and rich men rule the laws . " Because tlie judges are selected from a class interested in crushing your friends . Because you have no representation in the jury-box , and jurors are taken from the ranks of your masters and oppressors . The Times sneers at the warlike farmers , and turns into ridicule all then * threats of
appealing to arms in pursuit of their object ; The Times is right in . warning the farmers that if they drive the agricultural labourers into a state of insurrection , they will , themselves , be the first victims of the new ' Jacquerie . ' The labourers are supposed to be very ignorant , and undoubtedly they are so ; hut the most ignorant of men comprehend when they suffer , and when let loose are the the most terrible of enemies . " The farmers have treated the labourers a thousand-fold worse than theytreattheir dogs or their swine ;
and the Times truly says , that machine-breaking and rick-burning would be the first results of a peasant outbreak . Even more serious results mighthe looked for . The squirearchy , the parsons , and farmers , generally are intensely hated by their serfs , and the overflowing hatred of the rural masses would hardly be quenched by machine-breaking and rick-burning . It may , therefore , be safely calculated , that the landlords and farmers will pause before they open the floodgates of rural insurrection . "
But the Protectionists are nevertheless in earnest . They mean to seize upon power , and they will do so ; and in the struggle that must follow it is not impossible that landlords and mill-lords may find themselves committed to more than ' a war of words . May it be so . The sooner the miserable Whigs are ousted , the sooner Disraeli heads a- Protectionist Ministry , the sooner will the working classes succeed in achieving their own emancipation , provided they are wise enough to repudiate tlie two thieves between whom they are atprescnt crucified , and struggle only for themselves .
Protectionist sympathy for the people is all bosJt . The Duke of Ricniioxu , Earl of Eglikxcux—and others of the same stamp—desire to protect their usurpation of the soil , and their oligarchical privileges . The fanners de : sire to protect their own breeches pockets ; but neither class care one jot for the welfare of the labourer—agricultural or manufacturing . On the other hand , the millbcrats , and the profitmongcrs generally , are equally enemies to tho wealth-producers . Their cant about reform is all fudge . They desire to reform only so far as will enable them to take
the place of the old aristocracy , in ruling and plunderiug tlie people ; Theconductof . Ibeir chiefs , when questions affecting the social interests of the working classes are brought before Pturliameut , proclaims them the remorseless enemies of the Proletarians . Is proof demanded ? Witness Hume ' s speech on Friday night last , on the Ten Hours Question . On Tuesday night last , Lord R , Grosvenor —for the third time—appealed to the House of Commons to throw the shield of legislative protection over that cruelly-enslaved body of men—the Journeymen Bakers—than whom
there exists no harder-worked , worse-paid , or miserably-used class of workers in this country . . Of course , his appeal was rejected ; and the most bitter opponent the Journeymen Bakers encountered , was the Radical champion of bcurgeoise supremacy—John Bright . In this , Bright only imitated his chief , Cohden ; who , in . the Session of 1849 , opposed Lord R . Grosvenor ' s motion , for leave to bring in a , Bill io prohibit night work in bakehouses , on the ground that such prohibition would be a legalisation of Communism . On Tuesday night , Mr . Bright
denounced the member for Middlesex as the advocate of Socialism ; and quoted from the Bakers' Gazette , to show that the writers thereof , in demanding that Parliament should regulate the hours and wages of labour , so as to prevent the latter from falling below a certain nttaiinKRi , were , in fact , preaching the principles of Communism . He described the Bakers' Gazette as a newspaper , significantly adding , that as 'happily the Stamp Office * authorities had not yet put their impress upon 'it , it could be sold for three halfpence . ' 1
believe that the Baiters' Gazette is not now published ; otherwise , there is no doubt the Stamp Office authorities would at once strangle it , by acting on John Bright ' s liberal hint . The member for Manchester sneered at the journeymen bakers , observing that , ' they were ' not women or children , but grown-up men , ' and not ordinary men cither , but Scotchmen ; ' and it was generally thought that if any de' scriptipn of persons were better able than any other to take care of themselves , Scotch-4 men formed that class . The condition of
• ' these journeymen bakers was represented as ' most horrible—the dens in which they worked ' were said to be dreadful . Then , if they ' came to England voluntarily to work in such ' places how very horrible must be the places ' which they quitted V He added , ' they were ' a body of stalwart men , who needed no pro' tection . ' John Bright pretends that men voluntarily engage to work eighteen honrs out of the twenty-fonr ( not uafrequentl y for a still longer period ) for a miserable remuneration , and under circumstances which ensure immediate injury to health , and the certainty ,
in nine cases out of ten , of an early death . And they do this voluntarily ! Yes , as voluntarily as the Sheffield grinder sits down to his daily toil , foreseeing that he will he asthmatic at twenty-five , infirm and worn out at thirty , and in his grave before reaching the a «* o oi forty . As voluntarily asthe miner encounters choke-damp , and tbe fire-blast . In short as voluntarily asthe Cuba slave works for his lord . The distinction between the negro and the journeyman baker is this , the black slave
must work for the profit of his master , or suffer the whip ; the white slave must toil for some master , or feel the scourge of starvation . There is , however , this difference in favour of the negro , that his master is also his protector . Jfo such relation exists between the English toiler and his employer . And when that toiler appeals io Parliament for protection , John Bright , the ' Liberal / tbe 'friend to reform and progress , ' takes the lead in refusing that protection ; at tbe same time adding insult to injury '
The Tories in power would be the signal for Cohden , Bright , and their party , outrivaling Ihe revolutionary roarings of the Pro tectionists . While landlords and farmers attempted forafiy their wretched serfs , the uiiUocracy wonld txy to tacit « tte Proletariana of
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* he towns to engage in deadly conflict' for - the profit of—their masters . . Thafc would he . Lat hour ' s auspicious moment to acbieve- its own emancipation ; ' The capitalists ,- without the i working men , would be beaten , ^ and the latter would be fools indeed , and -merit eternal slavery , if they did not compel the capitalists to terms as a condition for battlin g on their side against the landlords ; We have seen the Crosby Hall conclave refuse to go beyond the ^ Little Charter ; ' but let the Tories climb the heights of power ,, and the working men , if only true to themselves , will be able to force Hume , Cohden , Bright , and Co ., to swallow the Charter— ' name and all . '
The new electorariaw was laid before the French Assembly yesterday ( Wednesday ) . A crisis , is at hand . - The people seem to bo terribly in earnest . A journal called the Repvblique having recommended patience under any circumstances , was torn to pieces and committed to the flames by the people ; and , in consequence , the editor has recanted , stating that he had expressed only his own
personal opinion , and not that of the party of which the Republique is the organ . " Tho correspondent of the limes is gloating over the prospect of seeing the democrats slaughtered , and the establishment of a dictatorship supported by military law . On these and other matters I will comment in my next letter— if permitted to write in the Star , a matter of doubt at this moment to L'AMI DUPEUPLE . May Oth , 1850 .
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GUILDIIALL . — Chakge of Embezzlement . — Joseph '' Hall , a clerk in the employ of Messrs . Martin and Pritchard , solicitors , was charged with embezzling money , the property of his employers . — William Taylor Pritchard stated he was in partnership with Mr . Martin , and that the prisoner had been in the habit of receiving money on various occasions for him , for the purpose of paying fees and other charges in the Court ef Bankruptcy . He ( prosecutor ) produced a book purporting to be a sort of ledger account between himself and the prisoner , kept by , and in the handwriting of thelatter . He then proved hy the book that prisoner had received a cheque for £ 9 os ., and also one for £ 2 4 s . both of which amounts wei-e entered in the book as
expanded in court fees , and one guinea foi- a subpoena served on Mr . Glass . The fees were entered under about twenty headings , but he had ascertained' that only two of tliem had been paid . — Kichard AtwoodGlass deposed , that on the 31 st of January last , be was served with a subpoena by the piisoner , offho handed him a shilling . Oh' his remarking , that a shilling was a very shabby fee for Messrs . Martin atid Pritchard , who generally gave a guinea with a subpoena , prisoner replied , that he ( witness ) might settle that with Mr . Pritchard . — John Powel stated that he was a clerk in the Registry Office of the Bankruptcy Court , and that lie Bad examined the items Mr . Pritchard had supplied him with , with the books at the office , and could only find two of the items , and which were entered ashaving been paid on the 11 th of March last Tho prisoner was remanded .
- Attempted Suicide . —Sarah Utissey , a young woman about twenty-seven years of age , but who declined giving her address , was-charged with attempting to throw herself off B ' . ackfriars-bridge , with a felonious intent to commit suicide . —Charles Cossins , of 5 , . King ' s-headCourt , Shoe-lane , stated that about three o ' clock on Monday afternoon , he saw the prisoner on the outside parapet of Blackfriars-bridge throw an umbrella into the road , and prepare to leap into the river ; he seized hold of her hand and obtained the assis ' ance of Police-constable 316 . During the time he was calling for assistance , she rcpeately said , " Oh ! for God ' s sake let me go ;" and "It won ' t do—I won't have it . "—When asked by Sir George Carroll what she had to tay in excuse , she replied that she was iu great distress , having been out of a situation for a considerable oericd without n
fnend to assist her . —Sir Gcorpe Carroll remanded her till Saturday , to give the liScer time to ascertain who and what her friends were . MARYLEBONE .-Cumous Case .-Ob . Tuesdsy the court was much crowded by persons of both sexes , who were anxious lo hear tbe further proceedings against Charles Jopling , an embosser , Jiving at No . 5 , Windsor court , Strand , and who was brought before Mr . Broughton , on the SOlh ult . on the charge of haviair administered chJoroform to a pretty-looking girl , named Mary Anne Elton , his presumed' object being that of violating her person . The evidence previously given went to show that His . prisoner had been courting the complainant for many months , with the sanction of her auut , wlth whom she resided
in Camden Town , and that on . the night of the 29 th ult . they went to a concert at a house in Munsterstreet . Regent ' s Park . On the way home ho ( prisoner ) took her down a yard , and , after acting indecently towards her there , he poured something from a bottle upon his handkerchief , wheh he held over hermoutti . SheinstantVy thvustit from her , calling out for assistance . Police-conslable , 243 S , toofethe prisoner into custody . It was further shown that the constable saw the prisoner throw something against a wall , which sounded Hke glass , and ^ that when searched at the station prisoner had in his possession a handkerchief which was wet , and had araostpoweiful and unpleasant smell . The remains of a bottle were subsequently picked up by the officer , close to the spot where he made the capture , and he took the
said handkerchief and portion of the phial to Dr . Bermingbam , who at once said that . there had been a quantity of chloroform in both . Tlie prisoner was remanded till to-day , when Mr . Robinson , solicitor , Hatton-garden , attended for the prisoner ; and Mr . Rivolta , Ilart-street , Blcomvbury , on the part of seme of the relatives of the complainant . The complainant , however , upon being placed in the witness box refused to proceed with her evidence , alleging as a reason that she had been married to the prisoner that moraine , and she stated her belief that she should be happy with him , and that he would treat her well . The solicitor on behalf of the newly-made bride ' s relatives contended that undue influence had been resorted to , to induce her to contract the marriage , and the magistrate remanded the prisoner until Tuesday , but consented to take bail .
. BOW-STREET . — Tbe Charge op Attempted Murder bt . a Pugilist . — On Monday Daniel Donovan , who stands charged with attempting to murder his wife , Ann Donovan , by ill-using her , and afterwards by throwing her out of a window at So . 19 , Short ' s-gardens , Drury-lanc , was brought up for further examination . —The prisoner , who conducted himself in a very imperious manner throughout the examination , and who appeared to feel bo . remorse for his brutal conduct , desired all the witnesses to leave the court on both sides , which was immediately complied with . —Two children of the prisoner , a boy and a girl , 8 and 10
years of age respectively , were examined , and their evidence went to show that the prisoner had not only thrown their mother out of the window after using her with great violence , but that he had threatened to beat them if they told the truth . — The prisoner said now that his wife had como to her senses she would acknowledge that she had jumped from the window . —Mr . Hall said he was aware of that , which he did not believe . He did not intend so ask tbe prisoner for any . answer to the charge at present , as he was informed that there was not the slightest-hope of the recovery of his wife . As it required some days before the result would be known he should remand hint until Monday next .
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The Nailoks of Wi . vlato . v . —The Bailor is kept in constant motion , alternately blowing the bellows , wielding his hammer , or giving the finishing stroke to his nails . The latter operation ; in making large nails , requires Ihe assistance of " a striker , " but we noticed an ingenious contrivance to supersede thi s called a " wooden man , " by which one nailordoes the work of two . A hammer is suspended over the anvil , and a spring which the" nailbr moves with his foot , makes it strike the heated metal and operate like a weaver ' s shuttle . . Yet here great agility is requisite to shape the nail before the metal contracts . The iron rod is first heated , wellhammered and cut to the desired length , and then dtiveu through a groove or shape which gives to it a head and form . To do the latter part while the inelal is sufficiently pliable fully tasks the energies of the workman .
Pattens being now less worn than formerly , accounts , we suppose , for the decline of" ring making" at Winlaton , there being but twenty hands employed in this department . Small chains and hinges still en ; - g *| e a gcod many hands , and in one shop large quart ' tines of kitchen fire-irons , pail handles , and navviespikes or hacks , were forged . The occupant , a strong , healthy , and intelligent old man , related with regret the falling off in . the" tea heaters" which formerly were so much in fashion , before the modern urns became so common . ' Most of the other articles were for the Scottish market ; but , even that source , he informed us . was beginning to fail . The Scotch , having abundance of iron at home , are applving it to whatever is requisite for their jjwn uses ; and , in losing them . Wwlaton will sustain considerable injury to its manufactures . '
House of CoMMoss . -The estimated amount required to finish the officiat houses for the speaker and officers of the House of Commons , is £ 3 (> , 100 : t Jl e 4 n S n A o- aIrea ^ incurred for t hem having been mOOO . Since the years 1835-0 , there haslbeen Mid in rent for the temporary official residence of tto SpeaKery and in allomuice for rent to the other officer * of th » Souse of Commons . = ¦ a sum of # 7 iW 0 lis , M ,
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PROMJTHOMAS FEANCIS MBAGHi : i ^ ff :,. ; !' v - - . * JHE . W m ^ . ^ ^ r - ' / ¦^ e . 'haveihiB pleasureI . of ' -presenting , tohis ^ roops pf friends , a . long , detailed ; , arid ' rriost interesting . letter from Meagher . Frank , cordial ; hopeful , - unconiplaM ' ning-, ifc : is a type of his generous character . Aud though , it needs no further interest to ; be welcome everywhere in Ireland , its cheerful and graphic sketches of all he has seen give it a singular charm . , ,
Tan Diemen ' s Land , 1 st Dec . 18 i 0 . After a very wearisome and somewhat stormy passage across the Indian Ocean , wo sighted the extreme . southern point of this island about one o'clock on Saturday , Oct . 28 tli . The day was extremely . beautiful , arid this was all the more delightful to us . nbt alone that we had been sickened , for many days , previous ,, with wet and boisterous . weather , and required a soft and sunny change to cheer us up , but that we were thereby afforded an opportunity of enjoying , to the best advantage , the charming , noble scenery , which lines the . shoresi of the bay , at tho mouth of the river Derwent , I skip over our six weeks' sailing from
tho Cape , for a very good reason—indeed , for , the best of all reasons—that I have nothing to say about it . The weather , certainly , threw considerable life and spirit , now and then , into our movementsgales upon gales—sometimes blowing within a figure or two of a hurricane—frequently , giving rise to unusual bustle and excitement ; -and , what with shortening sail , taking in two reefs . aud finally , stripping off every shred of canvass , until , at , last , wo stood before-tlie wind under bare poles , as the sailors say —the monotony of the voyage , upon certain memorable occasions , was rather startiingly diversified . But , putting aside these incidents —incidents wkichj . after all , count for little or nothing in . a . seaman ' s . re . ckouing—our sailinjr across so manv miles
of sea ' 'was marked by no one event or feature worthy of the slightest notice . Not a sail was seen the whole way across , though in mentioning this strange fact , I must not omit . to state , that with somo degree of kindliness , that in the worst of weathers the albatross , swaying to and fvo upon his great snow-white wings , favoured us with , his companionship , now : mounting high above tho ? mastheads—then gliding-swiftly and ¦ majestically ; , into , the _ deep valleys that divided the high waters over which our little ship mounted , with such buoyant strength and . gracefulness , at another imoment fronting the spray and foam which broke from the crest of some huge wave , and having battled through it floating off along cur wake , and disappearing for a
time . But for a time only ; in a- few . minutes you might have , seen him emerge from the black thick mist , and expanding from a small white speck into his own great proportions , bear down upon us again in all his . strength , and pride , and stately beauty . . There ,, too , we had flights on flights of Cape pidgeons , shearwaters , and Mother Carey ' s chickens ; all wheeling round us , and performing the most intricate and inexplicable evolutions with the swiftest and sharpest precision you can imagine . Mc amused himself almost every day fishing , for these birds , with a pretty long line , a float , and a hook , well supplied with a tempting bit of pork . On the whole he was very successful ; having caught by the time we sighted Van Diemeh ' s
Land four specimens of the albatross , one of them measuring eleven feet and a half across , from the tip of one wing to the corresponding point of the other , besides some half dozens , .- of Capo pigeons , three or four shearwaters , and two or three Mother Carey's chickens , the latter tho . most difficult ofall . I must not admit , however , to . mention what occurred at the Cape on our arrival there . About S o ' clock in the evening , oh the 11 th of September ; we cast anchor in Simon ' s Bay , a fine , deep , spacious basin , lying somewhere near twenty miles from . Cape Town , the capital of the colony , and the scat of government . In less than five minutes ! after , we were-boarded by a lieutenant , who came direct from-the commodore in command
of the station , bearing instructions of . a very startling nature . These instructions forbade any one on board the " Swift" to land ; forbade , in the next place , any communication between the "Swift" and the shore ; and , finally , they conveyed the desire of the commodore that we should make sail , and he out of the harbour by 12 o ' clock the next day . This was delightful intelligence , surely ! considering that we had nothing but salt provisions on boardthat ; twenty feet , and upwards , of our . bulwarks had been knocked in ; and that the little brig , in this , , as in several other instances stood in need of repair . The captain , however , could see the commodore on board his ship , the "Castor ¦; " and , as far as she was ablethe latter would , supply , the
, * ' Swift" with fresh provisions . Of course , you have hoaid ^ some time Since tho reason ot" all this . Th . it evening we saw very little of tlie country around us ; indeed , saw nothing but a few lights , which , scattered here and there , up and down along the shore , shone pleasantly enough ; but , as far as . we Were concerned , to no purpose at all . Kext morning , before six , I was on deck , staring most inquisitively aj the thirty or forty houses which constituted the little town of Simraond ' s Buy . It is situated at the base of the long high table-lands , which spring up almost abruptly , on three . sides of the Bay . Bleak , sterile heights they aro ; variegated in their entire extent with alternate patches of sand and brown grass , and having
nothiug . in the least inviting about their look or stature . At this early hour even , the water-tankthe hulk of an old Brazilian slaver , by-the-bye—was moored alongside , and out of it a party of marines , from . the " Castor " were pumping a supplv of fresh water into the poor thirsty little "Swift . " Then , further on in the morning , wo had boats putting off from this benevolent old " Castor , " loaded with joints of Cape beef , and eggs , and potatoes , and a head or txro of sheep , and rolls of butter , and pints of milk , and loaves of bread . By-and-bye , odd spars and timbers , and spare canvass , along with some pounds of tobacco , and the requisite quantities of rum and Hollands , wore stowed away on board ; and by twelve o ' clock we were standing out to sea with a stout breeze behind us , and a wild black sea sweeping down upon our bows . In a few hours we found ourselves compnnionless once more among the waters . And so we continued , until as I
have said , we sighted the extreme southern point of Van Diemcn ' s Land on Saturday , Oct . 28 . I forgot to mention , that mid-way between the Cape and our destination , lay two small rocky islands—St . Paul ' s and Amsterdam—the former an extinct volcano ; both uninhabited , and affording shelter only for a few wild goats and pigs . They lie directly opposite to each other , about sixty miles apart . A deep channel , navigable with the greatest safety , flows between them ; and for this channel , ships running from the Cape to New South Wales , or Van Dieman ' s Land , usually make . It is the shortest run , and enables the sailing masters to certify their chronometers . - Tho breeze , however , which took us out from Simon's Bay , bore xis a considerable . way to the south , and compelled us to leave the more southerly of these islands somo forty miles to the north . Hence , we lost sight of the onlv land wc could have seen during the latter half ' of our four months ' voyage .
let , for all this dullness , for all this wearisome waste of sea and sky , a delightful compensation was afforded us by the scenery , through which , from . Storm Bay . we glided up to Hobart Town . Boldjcliffs , -springing up-full eighty feet above the clear blue water , arid bearing on their summits tlie forests of the gum-tree—a tree , tall and beautiful as tho Cedar of Libanus , and , like the palm tree of the desert , throwing out tho richest foliage from the capital of its bare but stately shaft ; a wide cleft next , from which , as from some delicious valley of our green isle , a farm-kouse , with its garden ' in front and stout hay-ricks behind , peeped out so quietly ; by-and-bye -a- signal tower ,. with the red f *< i * v Tviirtnfr tli / M' / i 41 ... f ,. ] i . Ai 4— .. ~ . .. I .-.. ___;_ ¦ iiiu uiiiuoi
. « . u .... .. uu . u -, wue ; men . ugain , a fishing-boat , sparkling all over with the silver light that flashed from the spangled waters ; and , iiftcr a little , Mount Wellington in all its glory This is a noble mountain which rises to the heisht of 4 , 000 feet , immediately behind the . town . Noble at all events , it seemed to usupon that : evening , as it towered aloft so calmly and solemnly in the still blue sky , from which , owing to tho thin streak of snow along its summit ,- it stood out in distinct and bold relief . "Well , all this , arid more than this—more than I could here note down with so rough a pen as I am using j all this made up with its gay freshness , its high-toned beauty , its serene arid smiling glory , for the stupid , sluggish sameness of the days we spent upon the ocean . Yet , all this while , twilight was effacing the bright colouring of the scene , and blending rook and tree , the signal tower , the sky , arid mountain , into one deep
mass of purple shadow . Night had set in when our anchor dropped . Captain Aldham , shortly after , went ashore , and having returned in an hour or so , informed us we were not to be removed for a I day or two . Next day we amused ourselves looking through the glasses , prying into gardens , streets , stores , and buildings of every description ; scanning , too , tho features of soldiers , sailors , and civilians , and following , to the utmost point of observation , the horses , carriages , and cabs which turned out of one street , and then dashed up another , and flying past some open spaces , disappeared at length , within a labyrinth of red bricks , or the foilage of the'Park . Hobart Town , you must know , boasts of such a resource , and a first-rate one it is too . Tbis day we had the Swift , I may say , all to ourselves ; the officers , and towards evening , most of the men , being away through the town enjoying themselves in every direction , as well they might , poor fellows ! after the hard quarter ' s work they went , though , During the day , several bW
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deokod ; out in thevgayest'colouring , and sweeping along' ' with " brisk arid - flashing ' oars ; played round . us 'in the most' lively spirit ; arid as they iieared the gangway , , or / speeding b y us crossed our stern , we saw . . ihiiny " an inquiring glance thrown up towards-the quarter deck , where the prisoners wero ' supposed to' be . Sometimes a ; hat was raised , a parasol thrown back , and ' a kerchief waved j at other-times , despite' tho order of the marine on guard "to keep' off , " a little craft , more zealousanu intrepid than the rest , pulled in closer to the gangway , and . a friendly voice bidding defiance to the bayonet which gleamed above , and tlie ball cartridge it betokened , inquired "how the ' gentlemen were , and when would they come ashore ., "
In " allthcse incidents , slight . and fleeting as they were ; wo saw ; at once tho evidence of a kindly feeling towards us ; ' and somehow . wo felt as though a few warm whispers of the old'trisb heart at home were floating through the . air . ' Nor were ' we wrong injliis , for , later still , wo heard in its full broad tone , the true expression of that old , but faithful and enduring heart . About seven o'clock , O'B . and I werewalking up and down the quarter-deck together , when a boat rowed by a fine young lad , and / having two women in it , stole quietly , alongside . The sentry , however , was wide awake , and was not long'in bidding them "bo off . " ' "Ah then , why would you be tellm' us to be off , sentry , my davlin , when you have got the best of the
counthry aboard ? " ' The ' accent , and tho sentiment were not to ; be ' mistaken- ; so O'B . and 1 moved forward to have a nearer view of the visitors . ' The moment they saw us , the eldest of the women —for one of them was rather old , and the ' other was both young and handsomer-clapping her hands , with the pocket-handkerchief between them , exclaimed , ¦ '" Oh ! yo ' re welcome , y ' o ' re welcome ! Mr . . O'Brien , you ' re welcome to us ! though it ' s a quaro home you ' re , coming to . " Here the sentry conceived it his duty to bo a degree or two more peremptory , aud pitching his voice to a level with the conception , ordered the ' boatto " be off , " and " not to bo ' a minute about it ; to do it sharp , ' in double quick time , they had better . " Upon which
our poor countrywoman renewed her welcome , and adding , " shure it was a hard case not to get a sight of the gentlemen , at all , " wished us goodnight . Next morningjalong with aVumber of other women who had cbipe fbr ' th ' e officers' linen , she was found on board . She Shad a long talk with about Limerick and Clare , and the gentry on both sides the Shannon from Tarbert to Doonas ; for she knew them all well , that she did , and why not , when she was born , bred , and reared' in Sewmavket-on-Peargus , where she had seen many a bright Mayday , and many a havvest-homo , and cheerful Holyeve . To continue the story , her husband had been in the " troubles " some years ago , a Whiteboy , or something of that sort , and ' after , he got his
liberty she came out to ' -him , and brought "that slip of a boy we saw in the boat , and his sister beside him , " along with her , all tlie . way from the Cove of Cork out here ; for she heard it was a beautiful climate ^ and money in plenty , and mutton for nothing . ¦ - So they took a farm , ' but the bad times came—there are bad times here as well as at home , says ' she—and they had to come into town ; and her husband was working for Mr . Somebody over tho way ; and she did a little in the mangling line ; but that wouldn't , have brought her on deck if Misther O'Brien wasn ' t there for his counthry , and her starving poor—God help the crathurs ! So much for a morning visit ; now for one in the evening . Between three and four o ' clock in
the afternoon , two gentlemen sent a message to the captain , upon which the sentry was directed to allow to board tho assistant-comptroller of convicts and his clerk .- Those two gentlemen stepped up ; the gangway , with a bundle of long papers , embellished with red tape , under their arms , and forthwith entered - into a confidential conversation with the captain ; whereupon , the captain and the assistant-comptroller descended to the cabin , leaving the clerk to look disconsolately at the wheel and the compass-box . Two or throe minutes elapsed—two or three minutes of anxious ' surmise and intense excitement , as tho fashionable novelist would express it—and then , up pops the head of our worthy marine—the marine who had been specially
assigned us during the voyage—and in rather tremulous accents he informed us , ' " The captain wished to see us in our saloon , " Down we went , and , shutting the door , -wero , one by one , formally introduced ,, as an indispensable part of the lugubrious ceremony of transportation , to the assistant-comptroller of convicts , Mr . Wm . E . . Nairn . After which , wo cordially asked the captain to take a chair , and solemnly invited tho assistant-comptroller to do the same ; both of which requests being complied with , Mr . Nairn informed us that he had received directions from his Excellency the Governor to communicate to us , that he had received from the Secretary of State for the Home Department instructions to grant' us " tickets of leave , " provided that , in the iirsfc place , the captain under whose charge we were , reported favourably of our conduct during tlie voyage ; and , in the second
place , that , previous to our receiving the tickets of leave , we pledged ourselves , as men of honour , not to ' makc use'of the'limited freedom so conferred , to escape from the island . The' captain having reported favourably , it now only remained for him ( Mr . Nairn ) to receive the pledge required as an indispensable condition to the tickets of leave . Having taken a few minutes to consider tho proposition , and conceiving the condition upon which we were to receive it to bo fair and honourable , I determined upon accepting the ticket of leave . Mr . Nairn afterwards informed us , that each of us was to he assigned separate districts of the colonyno two being allowed to reside together , or within the same district even ; that Campbell-town had been assigned to me , Ilobart-town to O'Donohoe , and New Norfolk to M'Manus ; and that we were to remain on board until Wednesday . Mv . O'Brien having declined to accept the ticket of leave , Maria Island was assigned to him .
The next day , several gentlemen came on board to visit us ; amongst them , the Very Rev . Dr . Hall and the Rev . Mr . Dunn , both of j , hem Catholic clergymen—the former Vicar-General of tho diocese ; the latter , a missionary at Richmond . Their manner towards us was most warm and affectionate ; and their offers of kind services unbounded . With such visitors as these , you can easily imagine the pleasure with which tho day passed over . Besides , from day-break we had been on the look-out for O'Doherty and Martin , who were hourly expected from Sydney . Every sail that , hove in sight down , the river was to us an object of very anxious interest , and the glass ot the officer on the watch was seldom idle during the dav .
Thefollowing morning , at half-past three , the guard-boat came alongside ; for once in my life , I was up to time , and ready to start . Having shaken hands with O'Brien , M'Manus , and O'Donohoe , I went on deck . There I found the captain , the surgeon , and two or three of the officers , waiting to wish , me good-bye . This I looked upon as particularly kind of them . But , it was " part and parcel , " to , use a very poor and awkward phi-ascof tho . amiable , generous , gallant kindness wo had experienced from them during the entire voyage . I must , indeed , have grown very cold and hardened , not to have felt this kindness sensitively ; ami , I know , it would hereafter bo to mc a source of deep reproach , wore I to refuse to it a frank and grateful acknowledgment . The officers , as I
mentioned to you in my last letter from the Cape , were fine , generous , gallant young fellows . With the best manners of the educated gentlemen , they combined the honest heart and genial spirit of the sailor . OurJ intercourse with them , was very slight indeed , owing ! of course , to the restrictions imposed , by . the Home Office . But , for all that , not a day passed over without our receiving some new and gratifying ' proof , that we wero in tho company , of gentlemen , from whom , despite of the duty'they were ' performing , and the prejudices with which they must first' have met us , wo had won sincere estcerii , and , I might say with perfect truth the warmest and most anxious friendship . As for Captain Aldham , I am inclined to believe there could not have been a better man selected out of
the whole navy list . Jt is not for mo to speak of the skill , judgment , and discipline , with which ho conducted a voyage , so long , so arduous , and wearying . Of such , matters—of the qualifications of a sailor—it is not for mc to speak , knowing little of them . But of the amiable qualities of his heart , bis gentle ; yet dignified demeanour , his . willingness to concede any little privilege we asked for , whereever his instructions conferred the power , or left it in his discretion to grant such ; his promptitude in attending to whatever representations were made , and the generous alacrity with which he bad any inconvenience removed , or . want supplied ; ofall this I can speak , foi-1 have been made deeply sensible of it , and , with the help of a good heart , I trust , havo learned to appreciate it to its full extent . It is in such instances as this that tho English flag
commands respeel , ana becomes worthy of all honour . For my part , I shall never cease to entertain a grateful . recollection—never fail to speak with warmth , I might almost add , with affectionate regard—of the gallant little ¦ " Swift , " and all her officers and crew . From what 1 have just written , you will easily conceive the feelings with which I left tho H . Swift" on that Wednesday morning , the 4 th of November . It is not too much to sav , I left it with as deep a regret as if I had been ' an old mess-mate of the gun-room for many years . One circumstance , however , lightened my heart a bit as I took my seat in the boat that was to bring mo ashore . Two of the officers had permission to go up the country for a few days , and they agreed to accompany me this morning , so that I felt somewhat less disriial than I would otherwise have felt , at tho prospect of their companionship along the
road . Five or six minutes brought me tc > the wharf ; and five or six minutes more broug ht me to the coach , which was on tho point of stajtog Jhen I arrived . The morning had not yet dawned , and , hence , all I saw of Hebwt I « w » , wmy rapid tr « n-
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sit , through it , wasan . bil lamp or ., two . thesentry box arid a "soldier at " - the gate of tho Government House , ] the cbach-office ; arid ah editor of a ' paper , who ; like a right zealous servant of the public , wafl at his post to ascertain the interesting particulars of my departure ' . I found my fellow travellers from the . ;? . Swift . '; already seated behind the coachman , and ii vacant corner for myself along side of them . Away _ then we dashed V sweeping down' the most precipitous . declivities , and tearing up the most perpendicular of hills—now in graceful gallop along a smooth mile or tw . o—and then again going to extremities , arid flying at full speed—flv'ing past lazy , ponderous waggons , -which , even lit ' that early hour , were on their way . to . town—flying through
turnpikes , tho gates of which had just been opened by the proprietors in half-dress-flying b y farm-houses , where all signs of life were yet invisible , and the dogs themselves asleep—flying over white primbuilt bridges , under which tho water seemed rather drowsy , and far from being wideawake—flying along a road , which , whether it sunk or rose , crossed a , marsh , or climbed a wooded hill , was sound or dry , compact as a pier of granite , and as broad as some old avenue at hdriie . As the morning advanced ,, the features of the country , gradually disclosed , became more and more distinct ; and , after a little , we found ourselves travelling through a continuous scene of wood and hill , which required , in many parts at all events ' , only a little water to re ' nderit
enchanting . Water is the soul , tho vitality oi all scenery . Without it , the most beautiful pictures in nature' are languid and inanimate . Favoured with it , even the ' Jess finished works of the Divine Hand—those which seem to us to want a move radian t sky or a greener soil , flowers of a richer bloom or trees' ' of a statelier gro wth—even those unfinished works , as we presume to call them , blessed with this bright purifying gift ,, possess a charm beyond all price , and will attract both mind and heart far nore powerfully than the former—rich in azure skies and . verdant ficlds-r-rich in flowers'and foliageas they may be . This scantiness of wafer , spoils the leauty of this Island- ; renders it a tame and sleeping beauty : like abandsome set of features under the
influence of other , ' with their colour subdued , and their expression stupified . " Nor can the scenic beauty of Van Diemeh's Land afford to be thus so sadly spoiled , . 'in as much'as the foliage and . grass being of a rather , dull , brown hue , require considerable relief . . '¦" ¦ " -. Froth What I havo said about oiir " dashing off " arid "flying along , " you will naturally conclude that the coaches hero are ^ turned out in a superior style ; and so they arc . ' The _ coach itself is not xery elegant to bo sure ; neither is it very comfortable , ; but the horses arc first rate , and do their business nobly . Rough business it is , too , for some miles of tho road ; or , to- speak more accurately , where there is no road at all . Between Oatlands and Ross , iust halfway from Hobart Town to
La ' unceston , these bein £ the two extreme points of the main road , a large plain occurs . ' It is called " The Salt Pan ' s Plain'' / ' includes several thousand acres of grass land , - and . is chiefly used as a sheep walk . Over this tho coach had to drive ; and such jolting ! such bumping- ! and zig-zag evolutions as here take place , it would be difficult ; to describe . The government , however , are engaged at present in constructing an excellent roau through the plain . At three o ' clock in tho afternoon we " pulled up at Mrs . Kean ' s hotel , Campbell Town , and here I parted with my friends of the * 'Swift , " who went on to Launceston . After dinner , I strolled out to ascertain the features , the eyesores , and beauties of the town . It consists of one large street , in tho first place ; but this street has only
one side to it—that is , only one row of houses ; the . other side , for the most parf , being done up with several yards of wooden paling , a post-office , three cottages , arid the Established Church . Upon the other side , I observed an apothecary ' s shop , three large hotels , a saddler ' s , five or six private houses , a forgo ;' a butcher ' s stall , a sort of Civet Cat , where walking sticks ' are sold , and watches set to rights ; and , though last not least , an " eating bouse , " slim in size , and of an humble aspect . At the right-angles with this street , two other streets run off both being still more destitute , in point of edifices and population , than the former—the ca ' rrage . ways , and the footpaths too , being thickly carpetted with grass , hemlock , and dandelion . Having seen' so much , I returned to the hotel , went to bed , and slept soundly until next
morning . After breakfast , I took a seat upon the coach for Ross , a little village seven miles from Campbell Town , but within the district . Here I met , an Irish gentleman , who has since proved himself to be , in my regard , a . sincere and warm friend . This visit satisfied me that Ross would be a preferable place to Campbell Town ; it seemed to mo much quieter , much' more secluded , and I decided upon returning in a day or two , and there taking up my quarters , my friend having promised to look for a cottage , or part of one , foi- me . Accordingly , in a day or two , I returned , and here I have remained . At present I ani stopping at the hotel ; but , towards the end of the week , expect to move to a pretty
little cottage , a quarter of a mile from this , which I have engagedat ; aver . y . moderafc rent . Judging from tho kind of rooms you -would got in Ireland for such a rent , it may be concluded that 1 have got into quarters in which no one , but a poet , like Goldsmith , could be happy , or a painter , like Barry ,, could exist . Ah ! well had . it been for the poor , noble spirits , that , one after-the other have toiled and trudged through tho rugged ways of life , each day weaving , to gain their daily bread , the brightest tissues to clothe and beautify the social world—that world which , in its giddy round and ceaseless chase of pleasure and of wealth , seldom uplifts an eye in thankfulness to the light which genius sheds , from solitary heights , and in the bleakest seasons , down
upon it , until-the eclipse comes , and the light shines no more ; well had it been for such poor , noble spirits , if , for so small a sum , they could have purchased , as I have done , so gcod a workshop for their drudgery , so sweet a shelter for their repose ; their toil would have been less irksome and less wasting ; the weakness that result from poverty would have been subdued ; and , purified from many errors and asperities , their lives might now be spoken of with less pity , with deeper gratitude , and prouder homage . This , to bo sure , is a strange wandering from my matter-of-fact narrative ; but I could not help it , so went through with it . From what I have said , you will justly infer , that my life in Ross is very lonesome . In fact , were it not for the occasional companionship of my friend , it would be as lonesome as that of the most secluded
hermit . This , however , does not in tho least ; dispirit me . On the contrary , I am rejoiced at it ,, for in such a place , and for one in my position , a i greater amount of personal independence , and , I aut t inclined to imagine , a greater amount of respectability , results from this seclusion , than could possibly bo obtained by the enjoyment of larger privi--leges , or the range of a wider society . I am in ex- r > cellont health , and right good spirits . I spend four r or five hours every morning , and two or three hours s every evening , with my books ; during the interval ., take a gallop through the " bush , " in quest of a * kangaroo ; or stroll on foot along the banks of the e Macnuarie , on tho qui vivo for snakes—which rep-1-tiles , by-the-by , are very numerous and very ven- .-emous in this colony .
The Victims. My Dear Mn. Anson,—Having, ...
THE VICTIMS . My dear Mn . Anson , —Having , after twenty , y months' solitary confinement in Chester . Castle , ex-cporienced as a criminal the clemency which charac- 3-terises and humanity which pervades the doings o » her Majesty ' s government , I bog most respectfully ly and gratefully to acknowledge and make public , o , through you , my . obligations to the patriotic and id disinterested rulers of the land we live in . I hadid it in my intention to send you some few facts , illus-stvativcof the treatment . to which those " whodavere to interfere with politics" have been subjected nun the North , ; but I , come home broken iu health and * d strength—bankrupt in all but principle , determuu-. ation , and hope—and cannot , at presentendure thehe
, fatigue of writing a long letter . Next week , per-orhaps , I may furnish you with a story which , couplcdcd with the treatment of Dr . M'Douall , will , or or should bo , sufficient to make the very stones riseise and mutiny . One political prisoner alone remainsns at Chester—viz ., Charles Sellars-convicted of of drilling and training , and sentenced to two years ' rs ' imprisonment . He is penniless ; his family wefefe in the poor-house , or receiving pay from thence . : e . There is also , in Knutsford House of Correction , » n , one prisoner—Shore—convicted of riot . They have-ve both seven months to remain . I ask nothing for ' or
myself from your committee ; but sutler me , on be- > ehalf of these , to say—if you can—help ! It is is much needed ; and the knowledge I have of the men eu enables me conscientiously to recommend them to to your board . A few shillings , would bo , to tbeno , ai , a fortune ; and I ask it for them not without hope pe that they will receive a small substantial assurance ; ce that we remember , and feel for them—because they iey are our brothers , and their cause is ours . Bolioveme , I pray you , right . heaitily your friend , d , Mr . John Arnott . Geobob Joseph Mastle . b . 0 , Uond-street , St . John ' g-square , Wolverhampton .
To Mr. .George Joseph Maxtle. Mv Nuar Ma...
TO MR . . GEORGE JOSEPH MAXTLE . Mv nuAR Mastle , —I beg to assure you , that thethei Victim Committee would feel most happy in comply-ilying with your truly benevolent and sympathetiostiQ ' appeal , had they funds wherewith to do so but , a a they have not the funds , I trust that those wh rh have hearts io feel for suffering humanity will a a once arouse themselves , and thereby remove thethei stigma that they allow those who have struggledded : m their cause to linger on in want and destitution , m . I am truly and fraternally jour ' s ' ; , - John Abmott , r , Secretary to the Victim Committee . ; e , U , Southampton-street , Strand ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 11, 1850, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_11051850/page/5/
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