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The Miner's Advocate, for November, cont...
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GIVE IT US SOW ! Hear of no promise , Attend to no vow , ffjtb ardour nsqaencbable —• Cleave to the principle—Ev « r invincible— . Give it st now ! Throughout Earth ' s history Priestcraft and mystery Go hand in hand . Xfhen Heaven ' s talked of , Think what you ' re baUVd of , — Ever the same . Katun intended you When she first blended yon In tbe same race . She , in the stroll of bliss ,
Sorrow or happiness , Gave you a place . But a blight hath come o ' er ye God never intended ; And your nature ' s true glory With darkness is blended . For the taskmaster * * gold , And the dominant vice Buys tbe blood of your babes At a pitiful price . Yet tbe spirit of l ying Keeps promising still A good time before , If yon only keep still—Ketptna ' ^ hea they fear yon ! Theywfll "When they hear yon (!) Crying ont with impunity
Truth on each brow , In the strength of your unity Giu it us now ! And still when the preachable Bids yon be teachable , Think of your tow ! Aad when he paints so well . Mansions where angels dwell Press the point oa him well-Cm it ns kow ! Truth dwells for ever there , Groims sow ! "We ihaH for ever share Mercy and peace so fair , Justice dwells ever there ; Give it ds how . Blkt which no eye hath seta Waits yon bellied the scene ,
Then why not now t Because our plan ' s feasible If the thing ' s seizable . Any way sque- zable , Give rr ns how I Heed sot the pompous Apostle of place , Tbe things of a faction Are ever in action , Bat true to our vow To his impudent face , Should he hiat at a blessing , Ton would soon be possessing , SffiJ be you pressing ~ . Give it us now J When the knowing one points you To liberty ' s shrine , With a promise to show yon
Its splendours divine , Deaf to tbe battery Cf the foul flattery , Bidding yon bow . The neantre to mete him with Quickly you'll beat him with 'Its eter to aeet him tcith—G 1 TE IT DS SOW ! -Uaachester . A Wossiss Hi *
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The Chieftains And Other Poems. By Hesbt...
THE CHIEFTAINS AND OTHER POEMS . By Hesbt Gracchus , gentleman . London : 16 , Great Windmill-street , and IM , High Holborn . 'Henry Gracchus , " is by this time well known to our readers as the author of several political poems of a thoroughly democratic character , which lure of late appeared in tab journal . The first oi those psems entitled " The Apotheosis , " we deemed to be too good to pass unnoticed ; we accordingly expressed our good opinion in no stinted terms . Succeeding poem » called forth the applause of our readers generally , and one poem , entitled "Lowland ' s , " was , we believe , reprinted for distribution b ; a lady residing at Bath , who appears to be both aa enthusiastic admirer of the poet , and ofthe Land
Flan so warmly eulogised in the above named poem . Meed , Mr . O'Connor ' s achievments as the founder , and principal manager of the Land Company , appear to be the favourite theme of ^ Henry Gracchus , ' The main portion of the principal poem . entitled ' The iChieftaius , ' ia an entuusiaitic tri . bate to the virtues , genius , and labours of tbe Chartist chief , and democratic member for Nottingham . That portion of the poem has already appeared in this journal ; the remaining portions , published for the first time in this collection , sing tie praises of Ernest Jones , and . The other " . political pieces are 'An Essay on the abrogation of the Panisumep . t of Death , ' some
excellent lines on the Scottish Martyr . Thomas Muir ; ' . The Laud asd the Chatter , ' * Lowlands , ' ' The Apotheosis / 'The Tower Hamlets Gathering , ' 'The Battle / / The Victory , * 'The Silent Lyre / and a slashing satire on the ' Press Gang / ex--dfadby the vSe attempts of the said ' gang / to damage the popularity of Mr O'Connor and destroy the Land Company . We notice several non-political pieces , which possess sot the least of the pore eletasats of poetry , simplicity and sweetness ; we allude to ths lines entitled , 'The Poet ' s Souvenirs The Interview / 'The Parting Tear / and 'The Dirge of Anna . ' We select for extract the foliow - - * £ > tribute to Pope Pius , which has not before been , 5 ablished in this or any other journal : —
THE SILENT LYBE . What ! art thou silent still , my lyre ? Will not thy soul one hymn afford r Wt >« - = — &• * lt toy wanted firs ! Is there not left a single chord ? -Come , wak»—my spirit still ia free , To hail fte birth of Liberty . A spotless virgin , without home , An exile , wandering o'er the earth . Has sought the hills of mighty Borne , To save tha world by Freedom " sbirth . Lay down , proud aan , joar diadem , For Rome to-day is Bethlehem , Ceme , scatterM nations , from afar , The lights of troth around you shine , Sehold the bright , mysterious Star That guides you to Briigion's shrine . There , prostrate at her feet , you'll see The gorgeous wreck of tyranny .
"With what contempt the tramples down The despot ' s sceptre and his rod , And asks him , ean an earthly crown Convert an insect to a God ! "What are yea , tyrants , why you dsre Profane the brittle swords you wear ! Who placed yon on the royal throne . Has called you from your mother ' s womb , As Samuel to be his own , And not to make of earth a tomb . He broke the sword of guilty Saul . And now prepares , in turn , your fall . While mirth had erown'd , with rosy wine . The festive board ot Babylon , A hand , that wri tes now your decline , Had weighed the monarch and his throne . The scales of God , proud man , are jus t ^ Year empires weigh a little dust . If yon be called by some divine ,
Although but men of impure clay , Thfe rays of pomp that round yon shine , Shall with your empires pass away . Fair Carthage was the ocean's queen , But what remains where she had been ! When Sidoa swept with fleets the sea , And Tyre sat on her rocky brow , * T « as glorious then their wealth to see ; But where are Tyre and Sidoa sour i Of them no restfge can be found , Their very names are but a sound ! From vaaish'd cities turn your eyes , To see whole empires pass away—Win not experience make yon wise , You little insects of a day ? How long will mankind learn to bear The heartless fools they should not spare If nations sink into the tomb ,
And moaarchs from their thrones are Burl ' d Can yon expect a different doom , Proud despots of tbe western world ! Ko , no , your fall is heaven ' s decree , Your crimes have seal'd your destiny . When Gaul had stamp'd , earth felt the shoes : ! She thought her Sun would never set ; Ambition chain'd him to a rock , To teach a lesson you forget . You saw her last three monarch * pass , And heard them sigh , alas ! alas ! Co , worthless race , your hearts are stones , * uy God had made all mankind free , Bat yon on altars heap'd up thrones , To deify man's slavery . & 0 , no , Beligion shall not bind Sen fetters , nor enslave mankind . How dare you thus the Church profane f
Hy wedded spouse yon did reprove ; And you bare forged for man a cha ' a Instead of teaching him to love . Go , Achats of our northern climes , lour histories ate told by crimes .
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When , goaded on b y hu , t and mi Yon gave Christ church » »« , ?' Was but a harlot without shame-Yon thought , no doubt , he left forlorn The s pouseyou treated thus with scorn . But , bow absurd your wicked plan » Tow-projects noware overthrown ; He raises up one mighty man , To ptove that Church is still hi . own . Who slew the haughty priests of Bel , Has given a king to Israel . Ko wealth , no armies he commands Nor do his fleets the ocean ride , But God now speaks from where he stands , And Liberty is Peter ' s bride . Bow down Sicamfeer , and adore , He shall to man bis rights restore .
Come , people , sing then Freedom ' s birth , To-day a Pontiff has nnriven The chains that bound the Sons of Earth , And Liberty comes down from heaven . Thrice bless'd the man , who came to savo What God had never made a slave . We cannot pronounce 'Henry Gracchus / as a poet , faultless ; on the contrary , we think that his poems contain many lines which he might amend w tk . P " advantage to his otherwise excellent
eoosions . Uut , taking them for t ' ail ia all , * we accept these poems as the offerings of one who has the right rhyming stuff in him , the more right because his powers of mind are directed to a right ohject , the advancement of the good cause of human freedom and human happiness-Whilst we can conscientiously applaud the poet , wemustaUo express our thanks to tbe printer for tha care and good taste he has exhibited in performing his part ia preparing these poems for publication . We shall be glad to learn that this is but an instalment of ' Henry GracchusV productions , and that encouraged by public support , he will , and speedily too , add to the bulk of tbe present collection . We have much pleasure in recommending these poems to the readers of the Nomhbrn Stab , and te ail wh . 9 desire to see the heavenly and omnipotent influence of poetry arrayed on the side oi liberty and progression .
The Labourer, A Monthly Ihgasim Of Mitie...
THE LABOURER , A Monthly ihgasim of Mities , literature , Poetry , & e . Edited by Feargus O ' Connor , Esq ., M . P ., andEruest Jones , Esq . London , Northern Star Office , 16 , Great Windmillstreet , Ilaymarket . ¦ This is a very iDterestin / rnnmber ofthe Labourer The continuation ot' The Insurrection of the Working Classes' presentsa graphic picture of that wonderful romance of history , the revolt of Rienzi , the Iastof the Romans . * The Romance of a People' powerfully describes the sufferings of the Poles and the infernal cruelties of their persecutors . There are useful legal articles on 'The Poor Laws and the Land Company / and an article embracing large views , and breathing fervent aspirations for the better future , which we take the liberty to quote ,
entitledrace versus . A change is rapidly approaching over continental Europe ; not a mere governmental , but an elementary change . In the early ages , the savage spirit oi conquest impelled raca against race ; the confines of either were alternately broken down , and an amalgamation of discordant maiies was the result . In the middle-ages , individual ambiti n , seconded by tbe progress in the art of war . broke these empires of races into nations , and the conflict ofuatlons perpetuated aid increased ths confusion of races . Thus , most of thekingdoms of Europe are put together of incongruous
parts , annexed by invasion , held by force , aud perpetuated by diplomacy . Centuries have in some instances elapsed since these forcible annexations;—one wonld have expected them to have given the stamp of psrpetual nationalities to their various constructions ; they have brought national associations , national histories , national traditions , and national monuments ; they have created and fostered national prejudices and animosities ; and , despite all , the old sympathies of sacs appear and appear agaia , even nnder circumstances and in places where least to be expected . We purpose illustrating thi « hereafter . At present , we will look into the causes of this apparent anomaly .
A distinguishing type has been preserved by the baud of nature . The Scandinavian , the Sclavonic , the Teuton , the Italian , the Frank , and the Celtic , races , differ from each other in their physical appearance , and their mental constitution . Of coarse , by the word' race / we are not alluding to those broafler distinctions , typified by the Caucasian , the African , the Malayan , etc . —but to those minor differences which have stamped an individual characteristic en different members of tbe Earopean family . It is in this sense in which we have ventured to speak of an Italian race ;'—for , in the amalgam of which the Italians consist , we find , although broken into several nationalities , one pervading and distinctive mental and physical characteristic . This in them , as in ethers , has manifested itself ia stcial customs , language and literature ; and it is to thest causes that tbe wonderful sympathy of' race / still existent after tbe lapse of so many ages in tbe breasts of otherwise conflicting nations , is to be attributed .
To this active canse , the remodelling of tbe European system will be indebted for its origin . Itis one great lever in the hands of modern democracy . It is one great aid to the realisation of that noble principle ' all men are brethren . ' The splits in the human family induced by the-ambition of kings and conquerers , are about to be partially healed by the extension ofthe feeling of fraternity from , the narrow limits of a kingdom to the boundary of a . race . Verily , kingdoms are changing into kingdoms . Thus we find tbe Italians struggling , not for tbe independence of Naples from Borne , or Rome from Austria , but for that of Italyfromthe German . 'All Italians are brethren !'
Thus we find even the most discordant national animosities smothered , and the Russian and the Pole Struggliog for one Sclavonic republic ! Thns the conspiracy of Pestel , Bostazeff , and Ryleyeff was intended to amalgamate both nations under one free government—and thns Niebolas endeavours tc- use this very circumstance for tyrannical purposes , in trying , and with some effect , to impress the Poles with the belief , that his mission is to gather all the scattered wrecks ofthe Sclavonic race into one great union . The latter part of his object will be realised by the people , but the tyranny will be frustrated , for here , too , it is democracy that raises the cry : 'AH SolaTonians are brethren 1 '
Thas we find that Sweden , Norway , Denmark and Finland , * are drawing nearer to each other . Here , too , tbe national animosities engendered by kings are being rapidly forgotten . The ' crowns / not the people , of Denmark , Sweden and Norway fought with hostile interests . Norway and Sweden are united ; and when tbe present king of Denmark dies , a union between tbe Danes and Swedes is more than probable . The pzople on either aide the water desire it , and the weak barrier of a debauched and imbecile prince will hardly be insurmountable . Ths Finns , too , are looking back with affection to the time of their union with Sweden ; and looking forward with impatience to tbe renewal of that union . -There , too , in those northern lands , the cry is being raised : ' All Scandinavians are brethren 1 '
Thns we find that Germany is endeavouring to recoilstrnct her lopped members into one great body . In Germany , as well , feelings of national hostility are being smothered . Long wars ana rivalries taught the Prussiansaud the Austrians to hate each other ; and kinglj ambition made Prussia disliked by the minor states . Now , mark the change ' . Now , what is the cry ? ' One father-land ! Oae Germany ! ' 'All Germans are brethren 1 ' Even in our own country , the same spirit of ' race' is apparent . It is a striking feature of the times , that the ' Celt' is speaking ofthe -Saxon ' as a foreigner , and thai the Saxon , after the lapse of eight hundred years , speaks ofthe domiciled ' Normaa * as an invader , and points to the scions of our aristocracy , descended frem a Norman stock , as conquerors and aliens in the laud ! The distinctive features of race and their requirements are becoming daily more apparent .
Scotland , indeed , possesses her Scottish kirk and Scottish law ; but in Ireland the cry is raised of « Ireland for the Irish / It is a cry of ' race , ' under the guise of a shout of nationality . Tet the link of friendship is not wanting between the sister countries , and through * hi » little island-world of oars , this cry , as well , is raised ; « Saxon and Celt are brethren !' This is an approximation to that greater principle of ' Ait Mis A 8 . E Bretbem / A principle propounded by the society of Fraternal Democrats in England , and echoed—loudly echoed—on the Continent . But w « must walk before we can run . Much will be achieved if each distinctive nee can be gathered inte a separate family bead—it will pave tbe way for general fraternity , since democracy is at work throughout the world . A
glance at the state of Europe will show that the pre sent system cannot last ; that the present thrones wlil crumble , aud the present limits of kingdoms shrink or spread . Then , out ofthe deluge of convulsive change that will , ere long , agitate the Continent , we shall see it emerge under a new aspect . The present national boundaries will ha swept away , and the dominions ol races will be established in the Scandinavian , Sclavonic . Italian and Germanic unions . Nor , thanks to the spirit of freedom , will these be moulded under the grasp of monarchs ; hut , as the storm will be raised by democracy against despotism , so shall we trace the victory ol
the latter by the establishment of federal republics . Those national feelings , which in some countries , might yet militate against this great result ( and we are airare that the Pole and the Dane yet cling fondly to a restrictive nationality , ) may be spared and harmonised , by these still retaining a separate individuality , a separate government , and yet forming a part of each great union of race , by joining each other in a federate system of republics . Thus , Poland may obtain aa independent government , yet form one of the Sclavonic confederation . Thus , Ireland seeks a Repeal of the Union , and would yet remain the confederate ally of England . These are the results to which the approaching crisis
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in Europe appears pointing . But this brotherhood ol race will be extendedin the lapse of time ; and it may not be a mere dream of . the visionary to contemplate tbe period ia which these narrower limits fviUba widened into Caucasian , Malayan African republic * , spreading thus the circle of human sympathy , until indeed the word , are realised : 'AH Urn are Brethren . ' - n . t X G . r , icn 08 ' ' contributes a poem entitled l ) eath Punishment / in which the poet advocates Meside of humanity , merey . and progress ; Another poem by Ernest Jones , entitled . -The Bard ' s Lament , is included in the attractions of this number , which we heartily reeommend to those for whom it is published , and to whose interests it is devotedthe class ofthe Labourer .
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* Ihe Finns , may , indeed , trace a difference of race from the Swedes—but the difference is still greater be . tweenthem andThe Russians ; therefore , an aUianc s with the Swedes would bo an approximation on t » , ilr part to the principle ofthe sovereignty of races !
Raft's Edinburgh Magazine. November. Edi...
raft ' s Edinburgh Magazine . November . Edinburgh : Sutherland and Knox . London : Simpkin and Marshal ] . The continuation of Mr 5 t John ' s tale of the French Revolution , ' Miranda / is the most readable of the contents of this month ' s number . There are arti - cles on' The Crisis and the Currency , ' and 'Thom as Macaulay ;* and . the opium eater , De Quincy , gives one of his usual soporiferous hash ups— 'Protestantism , being his victim on thit occasion . We can find nothing quotable hut an extract from a review of Prescott ' s' History of tbe Conquest of Peru /
FEKDVIAST ACBABIAMSSr . The lands assigned to the Sun furnished a revenue to support the temples and maintain the costly ceremony of tho Peruvian worship and tbe multitudinous priesthood . Those reserved for the Inca went to support the royal state , as well as the numerous members of hit household and bis kindred , and supplied tbe various exigencies of government . Tbe remainder of the lands was divided , per capita , in equal shares among the people . It was provided by law , as we shall see hereafter , that every Peruvian should marry at a rertsiu age . When this event took place , the community or
district in which he lived furni . ibed him with a dwelling , which , as it was constructed of humble materials , was dene at little cost . A lot of land was then assigned to htm . sufficient for bis own maintenance and that of bis wife . An additional portion was granted for every chiW—the amount allowed for a son being the double of that for a daughter . The division of the soil was renewed every year , and the possessions of the tenant were increased or diminished according to the numbers In bis family . The same arrangemeat was observed with reference to the Caracas , excepting only that a domain was assigned to them corresponding with the superior dignity of their stations .
A more thorough and effectual agragrian law than this cannot be imagined . In other countries where such a law has been introduced , its operation , after a time , has given way to the natural order of events , and under the superior intelligence and thrift of some , and the prodigality of others , the usual vicissitudes of fortune have been allowed to take their course , and restore things to their natural inequality . Even the iron law of Lycurgus ceased to operate after a time , and melted away before the spirit of luxury and avarice . The nearest approach to the Peruvian constitution was probably in Judea , where , on the recurrence of tbe great national jubilee / at the close of every half century , estates reverted to their original proprietors . There was this important difference ie Peru , that not enly did
the lease , if we may so call it , terminate with the year , but during that period tbe tenant had no power to alienate or to add to bis possessions . The end ofthe brief term found him in precisely tbe same condition as he iras at the beginning . Such a state of things might be supposed to be fatal to anything like attachment to tbe soil , or to that desire of improving it which is natural to tbe permanent proprietor , and hardly less SO to the holder of a long lease . But tbe practical operation of the law seems to have been otherwise ; and it is probable that nndcr tbe influence of that love of order and aversion to change which marked the Peruvian institutions , each new partition of the soil usually confirmed the occupant in his possession , and the tenant for a year was converted into proprietor for life .
The territory was cultivated wholly by the p ? opIe . The lands belonging to the Sun were first attended to . They next tilled the land , of the old , of the sick , of tbe widows , and the orphan , and of soldiers engaged in actual service—in short , of ail that part ofthe community who , from bodily infirmity , or any other cause , were unable to attend to their own concerns . '
NEITHER BICE NOB MOB . It no man eould become rich in Peru , no man could become poor . No spendthrift ceuld waste his substance in riotous luxury . No adventurous schemer could impoverish his family by the spirit of speculation , Tbe law was constantly directed to enforce a steady industry aad a sober management of his affairs . No mendicant was tolerated in Pern . When a man was reduced by poverty or misfortune—it could not be by fault—the arm ofthe law was stretched out to minister relief ; not the stinted relief of private charity , nor that which is doled eat , drop by drop , as it were , from the frozen reservoirs of ' the parish , but in generous measure , bringing no humiliation to the object of it , and placing him on a level with the rest of his countrymen .
No man could be nob , no man could be poor . in Peru : but all might enjoy , and did enjoy a competence . Ambition , avarice , tbe love of change , the morbid spirit of discontent , those passions which most agitate tbe minds of men , found no place in the bosom of the Peruvian . The Spaniards who first visited the country are emphatic in their testimony , that bo government could have been better suited to the genius of the people ; and no people could have appeared more contented with their lot , or more devoted to their government .
Howitt't Journal. Part X. London: W. Lov...
Howitt ' t Journal . Part X . London : W . Lovett , 171 , Strand . The contents of this part , generally , are pleasing and instructive . The articles by Dr Carpenter , on ' Popular ( Physiology ; ' . by Frederic Rowton , on 'Death Punishments / by the Rev ; H . Davis , on ' Madrid and its Inhabitants ; ' and by William Howitt , on "Toe Resources and Reform of our Indian Empire / are entitled to oar warm approval . From one of the articles , on India , we give the following extract > - INDIA ,
It is well known that it is monopoly that crashes the life oat of India , and renders it useless to England . It is this which sends as te the Americans for' our cotton , and * enables them to manufacture with our gold , and compete with us in all the markets of the world . Salt , opium , and the land , are all monopolised by the Anglo-Indian government , and the natives are ground under these to such a condition of poverty that they cannot purchase oarmaonfactarfs . They cannot even lire , but perish periodically of terrible famines . Englishmen of capital dare net venture to settle in that fine country , and raise cotton , sugar , and numberless articles for our market , because they have no security . Thegorern . meat , which claims to be proprietors of the soil , sends out its collectors , levies any amount of tax , or rather
rant , that it pleases ; and we let this goon from year to year , while we are goffering the intensest distress at home for the want of the raw material for our manufactures , which India could send as ia any quantity , and at the lowest price . Our manufacturers pay to America six millions a-year more for the cotton obtained there , than they would pay for it to our own subjects in India , who would take our manufactured articles in return . But the whole question presents tbe grossest instance of national infatuation imaginable . Providence has put into our hands a great and magnificent territory , capable ef enriching ns as a trading and
manufacturing people beyond conception ; and we suffer this ceuntry with its hundred millions of customers , to be sacrificed to the aristocracy and te a company of merchants in LeadeahalUstieet , Why do these merchants play into the hands ef the aristocracy ! Because oa them they depend for the renewal of their Charter . Why do the aristocracy renew their Charter f Because they want India as a great war field , . where their sons can get promotion , and load themselves with the spoils of unhappy nations . And for this all the trading advantages of India and China to boot are sacrificed , and our rivals the Americans are enriched , and made more effective competitors .
We observe in the 'Record of Popular Progress , ' a report of the proceedings of the late Free Trade Congress at Brussels , containing abstracts of Mr Weerth's celebrated speech , and Dr Bowring ' s insolent reply . Strange to say , this Congress is landed by the Editor of Howitt'' s Journal , as ' a moat important movement , " a noble beginning , ' ' opening up most important prospects , to none more than to the working classes , ' cm ., die . Notice of Mr Weerth ' s speech is carefully eschewed by tbe Editor , who will not earn the thanks of the workins classes , by trumpeting Bowring ' s sophisms and delusions . If the Editor doubts our word he had better appeal to the working men of Bolton .
The Family Herald. Part 5i. London: G. B...
The Family Herald . Part 5 i . London : G . Biggs , 421 , Strand ; This part is , we think , even more rich than usual in fireside stories , and thatchoicely-selected miscellaneous matter for which this periodical is so celebrated . The readers for amusement will find abundance to gratify their taste , and the readers for instruction will not be sent empty away . From certain editorial speculations oh the reforming Pope , we give the following extracts : PitfE PICS . The present Pope is a bold man . He is rousing a pwple from a state of dormancy . The question follows , can the Pope lead the people ! He leads them at
present because they have not as yet gained their end ; but once a system of popular government is established in Italy , onco the voice of the people is recognised as a legitimate branch of legislative authority , will it be poisible for a priest of the middle ages to reign in Rome ! Rome ecclesiastical is essentially unchangeable , monarchial , aad arbitrary . Popular governments are essentially changeable and anti-monarchial . It is difficult to imagine how a political system of progress is compatible viltb , an ecclesiastical system of conservatism . It is not compatible , and in no country in the world have thry ever been known to co-exist in a state of harmony . One must sub iua the other .
The Pops is contending with Austria , and his peop le at peace with himself , lie is organising a papular power on purposs te expel a foreign power . 'When tbe foreign power is expeUed what will the popular party then have to do t to what will it then torn its serious thoughts ?
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r— .. To domestic reform , most assaredly , to reform in the irapal court , and the whole ecclssiasleal organisation , If not , it irili have nsthing to do , and may as w ell relin . quish its nominal privileges , disband its national guards , and submit to the leading-strings of tb » priesthood as bifore . It rill no jfo this , " however , but go o « from ona set of innevations to aneth < r , till it change the aspect of ecclesiastical nff . ln throughout tha whole Soman empire ; For our part , we do not expert the Pope to go far into political reform . He will toon get alarmed or be checked by rheateoiuta sovereigns that sawonad Mm , whose countr . es ; beiDg exclusively Catholic , but containing an immense amount of concealed infidelity , are wholly unfit for conducting a calm and bloodless revolution , or controversy . Dissent is the safety-valve of Protestantism ; it provides a graduated seals of disaffection . It does not
merely divide tho peopl * Into Churchmen and I » fl . dels , but into Churchmen aad nnmeron . grades of Christians , who are all more or less imbued with the consorvattve spirit , nnd avtiso to extreme measures . It is not soin Spain , Pertuual , or Italy , for there they who are not Catholics are Infidels , and freniom of speech and thought would inundate the press with a torrent of Infidel philosoph y that would reduce the power ef tbe priesthood as lowaalt wasinFranre ; for it is new a well . a . certained fact that the pulpit belongs to the churchbut the press belongs to tbe literary er pbilo sophical world , and the clergy as a body cannot take pesses » ion of it . How , then , cculd the Pope retain orobtain possession of it in a state oflib . My f ff 0 will not m « ke the experiment voluntaril y . He will either beat a retreat very soon , or he will run headlong Into a sysUm of Roman Catliolic Protestantism like that of Prance , which is a half , way house between England and Italy .
However , if Rome do gain possession of a free press , she will originate one of the roost magnificent controversies which has ever taken plaeo since the world began . She will lay open all the virtues and vires—all the arcana of the Roman chares . Ska will fiaisn what Luther began , but could not complete because he was not in possession of the capital , whi « h is the soat of power . Her priesthood will fight for tho idea of unity and centrality , and priestly dictation , for the spiritual in pposition to the ; tetnporal power ; and her own population arranged on these two opposise sides will merely exemplify , on a miniature ccale , the great battle of tha church' and state , which must take place , in unison with her own , throughout her wide dominions .
The Midland Florist. Conducted By J. F. ...
The Midland Florist . Conducted by J . F . Woods , November . London : Simpkin and Marshall . Nottingham : R . Sutton . From this very useful' public instructor' we give the following extract : —
CAMNDAR OF OPERATIONS POB NOVEMBER . This month is always a busy oae ; for if mild and open , every description of plant ing may now be done , as well as all sorts of groundwork . In the fruit garden , root pruning should be performed ; to trees against walls and palings , which have for years be » n in a most luxuriant state , producing large quantities of shoots and leaves , with very little or no fruit , this plan will be found peculiarly adapted , r 7 e have this season seen pear trees which had been root-pruned , with stems not thicker than the shaft of a small hay fork , and standing about ns high out of the ground , clothed with fruit from
top to bottom . Por the thousands of gardens round Nottingham and other large towns , pyramidal trees are appropriate ; they give tbe proprietor a much better opportunity of cultivating his plot of land , as well as ensuring finer fruit , and being more manageable . Gooseberries and currants may be planted ; and we would advise all who are fond of fine fruit and large produce in a small space , to adopt Mr Hall ' s plan of growing them ts pyramids . Somepsople are growing them as standards , but as the space . between th ° head and the ground is bare of fruit , and consequently pr » fitles « , we prefer the system of having the stem clothed with fruit from tbe bottom .
Training plums , pears , & o , may be proceeded with at every favourable opportunity . In cutting away the shoots , do not cut for tha sake of cutting ; for the removal of any or every branch there ought to be a reason . Vines , out of doors , havo been extremely prolific this season . In nine cases out of ten , they have been allowed to retain double the quantity of fruit they ought to have carried ; independent of which , there has heen injudicious stripping the trees of tbsir leaves , in order to let the sun get to the fruit ; the consequence will prove that the trees have been seriously injured . After the fruit is gathered , the surface of the ground should be covered with good manure , that the autumnal rains may wash it in . Vines are greedy feeders , and will repay all the help given to them .
Transplant roses , evergreens as well as deciduous shrubs . All sorts of fruit trees will do well now . In removing them , take care that as much as possible of the fibrous root is retained . When the main roots have been mangled with the spade , let the bruised parts be cleanly cut off with a sharp knife , previous to planting . Raspberries , of which the Pastolff , Is one of the best , should now be attended to . Pork over the ground ( de not dig it ) , cleaning it well from root weeds , removing all unnecessary canes , and cutting out tbe dead wood which produced fruit last season ; three strong canes may be preserved , and tied to a stake , or the tops of neighbouring plants may be brought together andtlsd in the form of an arch , by which vneans stakes are not required ; it should , however , be recollectvd , that these should be trained east and wast , if possible ; the fruit then gets the advantage of the sua oa both sides .
It must also be borne in mind that all vacant ground should immediately he manured and in winter dug or thrown up in ridges ; it would then be ready for cropping at any moment . Cabbages may yet se planted , though thpy would hav » been better planted earlier . Stone ' s Superb , or the Improved Sprotborougb , is a fine flavoured and early sort , well worthy of extensive cultivation . If carrots and parsnips are not already out of the ground and stored , it should be done immediately , choosing a dry dav for the operation ; where extensively gtown the roots are pitted , but for small families , if placed amidst dry sand , in a cellar , they will keep well . Potatoes should be occasionally examined , where practicable ; when laid in large heaps , if at all tainted with the disease , the sweating or beating of so large a quantity together , increases tbe miscbiif .
All refuse , in the garden , such as decaying leaves , io „ should be got together , and placed in a heap . If the space cannot be afforded , or accumulations of this kind are qfemive to the eye , burn them , and spread the ashes .
The Man In (He Moon. November. London : ...
The Man in ( he Moon . November . London : C ! ark , Warwick-lane . Not the worst of the contents of this number is the following : — E ihu Burritt ' s next book is to be called ' Hisses from the Horse Shoe . ' The learned blacksmith has many irons in the fire . We would that his books were there also .
The Miner's Advocate, For November, Cont...
The Miner ' s Advocate , for November , contains several weli-written articles . The Ihrnld of Co-operation defends ' Communism ' against Mr Mazzini ' s attacks . The Bottle is a drama , published by Cleave , Shoe-lane , founded upon Cruikshank ' s graphic illustrations of the drunkard ' s progress .
At Least 200,000 European Emigrants Will...
At least 200 , 000 European emigrants will bare reached the United States direct this year , independent of the thousands who have landed in Canada . ... /• ,, Partaking of the general prosperity of Glasgow , tho Clyde ferries have been Jet for the current year for £ 1 , 605 , being an increase on the previous year of £ 445 . , , , L „ „ , It has been stated , that 107 parts of wheat , 111 ot rye , 117 of oat » , 130 of barley , 138 of Indian corn , 177 of rice , 805 of potatoes , 1 , 335 of turnips , are equal in nutritive power . . A . Guernsey paper states that twenty-nine ont of thirty-six guns , thrown overboard from the Phcobe frigate , off that coast , upwards of forty years ago , have recently been recovered .
An ktaocwm Cunts was committed in the railway station at Dresden , on the 30 th ult . At about ten o ' clock in the morning , a well-dressed young man entered , and walked about for some time in an agitated state , smoking a cigar . All at once he rushed towards a young female who was arout to enter a carriage , and drawing a pistol from his pocket discharged it at her . The ball entered her heart , and she died immediately . The murderer then drew another pistol from his pocket , and-placed the barrel
of it in his mouth , but just as he was about to pull tbe trigser , his arm was seised by a bystander , and the ball lodged in the coiling . The murderer was imrcediately arrested and placed in gaol . Ho is the travelling clerk lor a manufactory of arms at Lieee . The young female belonged to a respectable famUy at Berlin , and had been carried off by the murderer . Her father and mother having followed and overtaken her , insisted that she should return home , and she was about to set out with them on her return when the murder was committed .
NatiohaIi Lam » Company . —the purchases of this company have hitherto been made in tho name of Mr Feargus O ' Connor , the originator aad chief manager . The reason of this has been , that as the company was not registered , legal difficulties prevented the land from being bought , except in the name ef some individuals . Arrangements , however , are now in progress for the registration of the company , and Mr O'Connor will bring a bill before parliament for that purpose as early as possible in the session . The deed of registration is already drawn up , and is being taken to all the large towns in the
kingdom , so that it maybe signed by all or most of the parties who are interested in it . It is supposed that the wMc nuiabvr of signatures , from parties all of whom have vested greater or less sums of money , will not bo less than 9 . 000 . Messrs Clark and Dixon , of the National Land Company , brought the registration deed to Sheffield on Tuesday week , when out of the 400 or 500 in this town who are concerned in it , about 150 affixed their names , and many others would have done so had the time allowed been a little longer . It was taken from Sheffield to Wakefield on Wednesday moruiiig .- ^^^ Tme $ ,
The Crayford Block-Printers'case. To Thb...
THE CRAYFORD BLOCK-PRINTERS ' CASE . TO THB BDMOR 0 * . THB NOMHBBH STAR . Committee Room , Bell Inn , Crayford , Kent , and Bell , Old Bailey , London , Nov ., 2 nd , 1847 Sin , —Tour paper being the acknowledged organ of the working millions , we beg to lay before them , through your columns , our quarter ' s balance sheet for the thirteen weeks we have been on strike , ending October 30 m ; also our present position . In jour columns of the 2 nd of October , by leaving out the heading of our appeal to the public , it made it appear ire had been on strike but five weels , whereas we had been eight weeks at that time . There was a ' so one paragraph you entirely omitted , namely : our being members of the National Association f ( r
the Protection of Industry . Now thai is a fact we cannot think of keeping in the dark afttr the manner in which the . Central Committee of that Association treated our case ; viz ., by passing a kind of double vote , that we had acted contrary to their advice , and that it was an out-work questiou . Such having been the way in which the Central Committee have laid our ease before the trades , we feel it our duty to bring the whole matter before tha bar of public opinion . On the 10 th of June , one of our shops , ( No . I , ) at that time beinz in grea J disturbance through a very serious reduction of fe . Sd in the pound being offered by their employer upon all fancy work , which reduction we were resisting by every means in our power . ) Mr Evans , another of our employers { No . 2 ) gave orders to the effect ,
that his ga ' . es would bo closed for a few days while they took stock ; some of the men at the tims having work they had begun , ( and had been paid for ) but not finished . Others having work out , were told to get it readv , but not to begin it , as the gates would be closed for a few days . Instead ef which , one , two , three , and four weeks passed and no gates were opened , but reports came to hand that the Bates would not be opened till we had settled with No . 1 . and submitted to the reduction . Such being the case , by the advice of the Central Committee , we settled the affair with No . 1 . and submitted , ( after expending nearly £ 700 , that bewg at the time all our funds , ) to a reduction of 8 s . 4 d . in the pound . No sooner was this done , than reports were received that the gates of No . 2 were to be opened , and a
great reduction offered . Such reports were immediately followed by the manager leaving the works , and a new manager being appointed , which occupied two weeks more . On the 3 rd of August , the shop clerk was applied to by the master , to send half a dozen men to wait upon the master and manager at the works , as the representatives ofthe shop . The men being sent , were introduced to the new manazcr , a Mr Collins , late of the firm of Messrs Whiteman and Co . of Phips Bridge , in the parish of Mitcharo , Surrey , when they were told the gates had been shut longer than they expected , but they would now go on with greater spirit—that he had got a new manager , and that much greater facilities
for doing their work should be given them , but for the future that was the list ( presenting the men with one ) he should pay from . The men remonstrated , but he said , that was the price he should pay , or have a free shop , viz . a knobstick shop . The men then said they must have time to lock before they could take such a list . He gave them until the next night , and that , as he was going to France , he should leave it to Irs manager to carry out , The Central Committee was immediately sent to , when one oftheir members attended , but not before the next night , the time the answer was to havo been given , and too late to see the master . He , the member of the Central Committee , told ns , he did not know how to advise us ; 'twas a serious
reduction , viz . 5 s . 5 d . in tho pound , but still we must endeavour to meet the master , and not if we could help it , 'loose' the shop . ^ eain , and again , and again , was the manager applied to , to get him to alter his position , but in vain . Again was the Central Committee consulted , applied to , and again was one of their members down at Crayford . He advised us to ( set our trade to meet ths master in some way . The trade was consul fed again , and owing to the advice and opinion expressed by the Central Committee , we offered an intermediate list of prices to the master , viz , a reduction of 2 s . 8 d . in the pound , which the manager said was a mere flea bite , and would give the firm no relief whatever ; he must have the whole list tbe master gnve them or else he must get other men , as tbe master would
soon be heme , and be displeased at his keeping the works still , and he was determined to carry his point , and would therefore make it a free shop . He accordingly wrote to many places for hands , but could not get any printers ; ' tis true ho got some men and a few boys that had worked about tbe premises before , thinking to make printers of them . On the next day Mr Evans returned from France , wo sent two delegates to wait upon the Central Committee , and one of their members went with the deputation to Mr Evans in London , but he would only see his own men , and after a little conversation with them , he agreed to meet a deputation at the factory in the evening , at half-past seven o ' clock . On the same day the manager went to Waltham Abrey , to endeavour to get some bands ,
( to the number of sixteen ) from a free thop that had given up business . Wo sent two delegates after him to watch the proceedings . He got none from there at that time , though they were knobsticks . In the evening a deputation waited upon Mr E . according to appointment . He said his manager had gone out upon business , but not having returned we must defer our conference till Monday mornins , at seven o ' clock . At the time appointed we met Mr Evans and Mr Collins . Mr E . said he had been talking to Mr C , and that he could not meet us in any way besides the one he had offer ed , viz . the list proposed . The manager , Mr C , said 'No , Sir , you cannot one halfpenny , ' and turning to the men , he said , 'You cannot resist it , you have no funds , and no friends ; why , you must be starved unless you
submit ; therefore , ' coirf he , turning to the master , ' wo must break their Unien . Yes sir , and as you have placed this in my hands , I will give tha men this day to make up their minds and come to their work at tho price you have offered ; but , if they do not , I will not , as I live , shop one of them , unless he not only woilc for this price , but shall also pledge himself to belong to no trade society or union whatever . ' The master and manager then left the deputation , stating that , henceforth , conferences viere at an end . Again was the Central Committee sent to ; again was one of their members down at Crayford , and after the whole , case was laid before him , he said , he did not know what to advise , he could not say go to work at such a great reduction , together with the breaking up of the society , and against thei
decision of the whole trade ; neither could he say , stop out , inasmuch , as they , the Central Committee , were unable to render support , that the number of hands that were then out on strike took e \ ery farthing of the money that was collected ; and to put on an extra levy would be to cut the thread of the association ; but this they could do , they could recommend the case to the trades in general , and solicit their support , and that the Central Committee could also use tho cower they had , to postpone the payment of our levies , which he believed they would do , and everything else they cou . d to support and assist us . Now , after being fully aware of all this ; after it was well known that the late manager left , because he would nnt dirt his bands in snebbusiness ; after all these thing ? , we ask , how can the Central Committee fay , that we have acted . ' ¦
contrary to their advice ? Do they mean to tell us , or the trades in general ,, that they advised us to accept our masters' terms , viz . i reduction of 5 s . odi . in the pound , together with the breaking up of ow union ; if so , we a * k „ if such are to be the benefits of ' Union for tho Millian 1 " Again , wo ask , after knowing the above , and duly considering tbe same , could they come to the other resolution , or part ef the resolution ; viz . that it is an out of work q ^ ies tiois ? fl * e have the public to judge . IVe aro eompelled in justice to our cause , in behalf of the fortytwo men , with their numerous families * who are now standing out , to lay our case before the various trades , and again solicit their bea * velent aid , by loan or gift . Delegates aro in Loaiton , and also in tbe North of England and Scotland , who have circularstruly representing our position .
, Iloping you will oxouss this lengthy epistle , and publish , tbe same , together nith the balance sheet , in you ? valuable columns , We remain , yours , & e . Signed on behalf of the Committee , W . II . Gardsbr , Chairman . RECEIPTS Ot- TBE LONDON BLOCS PRINTERS SOCIETY , From tbe vorions Trades , for tho thialsen weeks ending October 30 th .
The Crayford Block-Printers'case. To Thb...
£ s . d . The cordwainers of Dartford , Kent ... ... 2 6 0 The engineers of Dartford ... 5 0 0 Mr E . Davids , Bexley Arms , Bexleyheath ... 2 0 0 The moulders of Dartford » ,. 0 10 0 Tho engineers of Woolwich ... 1 13 2 A bwufit given by Messrs Kelson and Lee , at Dartford , 7 4 10 A Friend 0 0 0 Mr Pascal ! , pipe maker of Dartford ... 0 5 o The moulders of London , , „ 0 12 . 8 Tho Fleece society of tailors ... 8 D 0 Tho tnilors ' s society , King ' s Head , Beart-st ., Leicester-square , it > 5 0 0 Mr Apkgarth ' s works , Dartford ... , ' , ' . o 6 C Messrs Tuckers and Co . ' s works , Westham Abbey ... ... 2 1 7 The engineers' committee , Coopers Arms , Lower Thames-street ., ,. ,, 0 H 3 The Darentb paper mills , Da ' renth , ' Kent ' . ' . 0 17 0 The book-binders ' society of London ... 20 0 0 Mr Asker , Yacht Ihtel , Erilh , Kent ... 0 10 o ° Mr Yearron , Plough Inn , do . ... •» jj " „ The engineers of Greenwich ... .. « « i « o The engineers of London ' The tailors' society , White Hart , Little Windmill-street ... ... n ? o The engineers of Cimmcrcial-rood « ' « Tho popor makers . Maidstone , Kent ... * » " The engineers of Dartlord ( 2 nd subscription ) 0 14 G
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The carpenters , Maidenhead , Castlwireet , Cityroad ... ... ... ... „ . o U- 0 Tha carpenters and Jolnsrs of London ... 3 10 8 The carpenters , Silver Cup , Cromer-atrcet , Cray's Ion-road ., / 3 0 0 The boiUr makers of Oreeawleb ( Peon's end others ) . ' 3 0 0 A few frleads at the Angrf , Stratford , Essex * •• 0 17 6 The cork cutters ' society , Bell , Old Bailey .. 10 0 0 The engineers of London .. -. •• 1 11 0 Tha eorpenrwa , King ' s Arms , MsJylebone . street .. .. «• •¦ " 6 0 0 Ths engine and machine smiths , Peacock , vfestminster-road «• 2 10 0 The pattern makers to engineers , Glasshouse fields " « 6 8 The carpenters , Queen ' s Head , Acton . St ., Gray'u Inn-road . .. . * - 4 0 0 The corowalners ( W . M . ) Bull and Ball , Kopemakers-jtreet .. .. r .- 2 0 0 The carpenters , Mitre , Stangate .. .. 0 13 S The carpenters , Globe , King-st ,, Jobh-sf ., ClKkenvfell .. 0 The smiths of ——— , carriage department 0 12 6 The engineers of Messrs Miller , Ravenhill , andCoi .... „ H 2 G The tailsra' society , Boyal Tent , Silver-st ., Golden . square .. 2 0 ft Tbe paper makers of Daren th ( 2 nd subscription- . „ .. 0 M 6 The tngtaeera of London VU 0 : ~ OK o Tbe carpenters , Maidenhead , C' astle-st ., ( 3 nd : subscription ) 4 > 0 9 "The tin plate workers , Pewter Platter , Cburohst ^ Hatton-garden ., , ... 5 O d The silver trado ,. Crov > n and Can , jobn-st ., Clerkenweli 20 0 ' 0 TBe carvers and gilders , © olden Lion , Wardour-st 2 0 " 0 Tbemoulders Messrs Seaward and Co ., Eimthouse 0 W 9 Mr Eennard , undertaker , John-stri-et , Clerktnwell „ ... 0 1 ( r Raceivtd in the thirteen weeks from our own trade . The men iu Surrey . „ . ... 81 18 9 Tbe men at the pin factory , Beluga-road , >> t Jl 8 5 Tho men of Mr S ivaislind , Kent *; ,.. ... . „ ... 62 2 0 Men who wire In arrears ... 0 13 1 j Total from our body ... 156 2 & j » Total „ , 300 18 _ £ ' '• * M ^^ MMMHMHf * * Besides this , Mr Swoisland ' s men have paid twenty * j two men that were out from their stop . > E 2 PEKB 1 TUBB . - \ Paid to men on Strike 231 11 < J : Paid for printing , meetings , delegation , & c . 69 G 5 £ 300 18 , 9 * Ac « c * tm FiBBiBa } An (] itots ; ? JoHHRrnsELiy ; Geoboe Hudsos , Clerk . > WiKLATf-ir- Naji ' Makers . —As you are an advo- \ cate of the rights of labour , will you insert the following subscriptions received by the Horse Nail Makeis now en strike at Winlatcn , by doir . g so yoa will much oblige , Yours , truly , Edw » . Svuxhrsws , Tre ? tmref . £ k . d . Winlaton , General . Tradts . ... 3 1 ! J •' Whitehaven Nailer * , ' by . Carry . ... ... 0 13 0 i Wigtou Nailers .: * .. ¦ ¦ . ..... .,. 0 3 It ' Carlisle Nailers , by BrOvvn .... ... 0 12 O Mr Abbot's Chain makers , Gateshead ... 13 5 j St Peters Quay Chain makers „ . ... 0 5 . 0 j Nuwcastle Nailers ... ... ... 0 5 4 North ShieldsNailew .... ... .... 0 5 6 „ Tyrfck and Bobinson ' s Chain makers .... ... . — ... 0 3 5 „ Pow aad Co . * a Chain makers 0 7 9 , £ 7 5 9 ] Shoemakers of Ifewoastle . „ ... 10 0 Horse Nail maker * , Betyer ... ... 3 0 ft / Hawthorn ' s men , Newcastle . „ ... 0 G O Stephenson ' s' do . ... ... ... 0 6 O ¦ ¦ , Winlaton Mill - ... 0 2 6 i Hawk's Chain makers , Gateshead ... 0 11 9 Hawk ' s Smiths ... ° H 2 \ Richardson ' s Chain makers , Gateshead ,, 029 ; Porter's Chain makers , Dunstan ... 0 2 10 P . reyMaln - ... 0 3 8 - Nailers , North Shields ... . „ ... 0 6 9 , Tyzick ' s Chain makers ,. North Shields ... 6 10 8 ; Pow ' s Chain makers , North Shields ... OUT £ 6 U 4 : Thb Nottingham ' DiSTBict © ommittkb , in connection with the National Association of United Trades , held their usual meeting at the Assembly Rooms , White Horse , Barker-gate , on < Monday last , when ; the following resolution was agreed to : — That the meetings of this committee take place for ' . the future , on the first Monday irceveiy month , and that ¦ a sub-committee of < three be clioeen to act in the interviews ; and should any society require tfceir assistance ia cases of arbitration , the same are to apply to tho Secretary , 5 , Calwick-street , S-niuton , Uottii-gbam ; and should any society belonging to the Sational Association , require any information with reference to fomhu socle- ; ties for the consumption of the goods manufactured by ; the men employed by tbe uhove association , such information may be had by applying ; as above , at the society ' * meeting-house at the time of meeiing , AtniON . —Tas Gbsbbai . Turn Oct . —There appears no probability of this turn-out coming to a termination , notwithstanding it is pauperising tbe town . On Monday morning the whole of the mills remained closed ,, none of tha masters appearing at all anxious to { live the- operatives a char ce of resuming work , were they inclined to go in . The spinners appointed a deputation to wait upon the mayor , Joseph Fletcher , Esq , wiih a requisition from the inhabitant houaeuolders , on Saturday , praying him to convene a meeting in the Town Hall , for the purpose of taking into consideration the best means to be adopted under the present unfortunate differences which exist betweeu the employers and the employed . The mayor having refused to accede to the requisition ,. the ve % aisitionists have called it on their own account . Such is the state of distress in this town andneighhomrhDod . owing to the strike now existing , that the parish office ia crowded from . morning to night . LANe-ASUiRE Misers—The general delegat 3-. mceting of Lancashire Miners will be held on . Vonday next , November 15 th , at the house of Mr Samuel Hill , sign ol the Horse and Jockey , St'holes , Wigan . Chair to bo taken at eleven o ' clock in the . orenocn . London Cabbbotbrb . — A . meeting of the Carpenters of London will be hold at the Bell Inn , Old Bailey , on Tuesday next , November the ICtb , —chair taken at seven o ' clock prrcisoly .
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SHAMEFira . CA 5 JS ur . It TUB EDiaoa . OI TUB HOUTHEikH ajJiB .. Sir—I wish , through the medium of jour valuable goper , to inform its- aamerous readers of a piece of croia injustice exeroised towards a number of ' operative [ Stonemasons , ' by . Messrs Thompson and logon , railway contractors , who sent one of their agents to Livirpool in August last , for tho purpose of engaging a number of masons to go-to latds , Ihera to aawst in the trccViou oi a number of ; stone bridges . The demand for labour in Liverpool was , flt that time , rery great , and H jvas with coniidcrable di'Eculty that the agent ,, Ifr Armstrong , could prevail-upon any masons to accompany him . However , such weM the inducements which beheld out , that
a number , of men at length consented * to the following verbal ageeeravnt , viz —that they should have full employment uatilMay next , at the rate of 5 » 4 d pi-r day . Accordingly , tbe mm engaged , loitohasr employment in Liverpool , where they were rece : Wng 5 s per day , and proceeded with him to Laeds , where they immediately commenced working at the tirais already specified . Afttr-wojking a few weths , thry , received notice that it was no-knger tho intention oft Us « rs Thompson audi L ^ gaa * to pay them according ; to the agreement , audi ihat , iS they continued w sfciqu ,. i * must be at a r . auction . i » their wages of & j r « r weik . To this unreasos . able proposition tbe men . Refused compliance , and tto coascquence was that thsy were thrown out of enipioy . meat . However , legal { fnoccedwigs have been ensured
iato against Messrs Thompson and Logan , \\ t \ s st will terminate I am not prepared to sny ; but 1 hope the tirades of Leeds will not allow these poor mes , thtir wires , and iamiliea , to bo sacrificed at the firmer of * capital , 'but will endeavou * , by every legitiiaate means in their power , to baffle tho avaricious atten- yts of those who n / usld tramfJe upon industry . This is a rase that deserves the cardial support » f every V »* e pi . llauthrc-I'ist ' . for , when we contemplate the unpjiacipUd conduct of \ hose employers in seducing men irom tkeir homes by " holding out rr ght prospects , and making fair promises , and then training them as already 5 ta : < U , is cannot fail to elicit the just indignation rf * "r *™™* mind . By inserting this in tha poor man onl } paper , theA ' Mttfn . StaJ £ « » m m * ° ^ S Foster .
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i . : „ ii , o mm for playing at cards in Russia . m doS sets are made every day ; that » to say , ; 'r L ! if » dav ot 526 000 every year . This un-U 'tJ ^ nmb-r « ' iSnindent , and the nobility of St pSfiSm -l ^*^) " to the Soyernment which has the monopoly of this manufacture , to obtain an augmentation ofthe supply . Death «? ItoDEtssoitN , ins Composer . —Wo re-ret to announce the death of Mendelssohn , the great composer . . 'On tho evening of iays a letter from Leipsic , ¦ ' the musical fered a deplorable loss by the death of dclssohn Bartholdy . An inflammation baffled the skill of tho first phjsician him iff in the vigour of manhood . Ml tears at the loss of a man who was honoured , loved , and respected . '
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 13, 1847, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_13111847/page/3/
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