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Loved and Honoured Comrades . We Lave straggled long and Lard for , and have contended against every difficulty in the cause of freedom , and at length our labours are about to produce an abundant Harvest . Great changes are not easily produced in a nation ; and although many abandoned our cause from hopelessness and despair , I have often told you that "we would remain -where we -vrere struck down , / until the time arrived for further progress , but that we would never retreat . - .-. ¦ ..- '
I told you , fourteen years ago , when making my first national tour ,, that the day of auction would arrive wheaa-: i 31 j parties would bid for us , and at length ffiSA day has come . I told you that I wooMfnever join any party vho advocated mere pSriy politics or party interests ; but that I would-so concentrate the industrious nimd of this country , as to place the labourer in his legitimate position , and to make his class what they ought to be—FREEMEN , and not slaves .
In 1818 , 1 wrote several letters to the shopkeeping class , showing that their interests and those of the manual labourer ¦ were identical and inseparable ; and * % s the folly of to-day may be the wisdom of the morrow , '' that very class which , most persecuted YOU and ME , has at length discovered the error of their ways , and gained knowledge from my past I Old Guards , there are no enemies so dan-I serous to vour order as vanity , ambition , and
i folly ; butasmv devotion to your cause "has teen based upon love , of justice , I would not allow my vanity or ambition to stand in the way of your regeneration ; and while I will \ never desert your principles nor abandon one [ point of your Charier , I am satisfied to leave I the direction of fte'tf J ^ m , . ^ a ^ ik I organised" , to tfce ^ diScfeWn of those who pos-Paew more Parliamentary influence than I do , as I should look upon myjself as a -villain if I I allowed my vanity or ambition to stand in the
-way of your emancipation . I Old Guards , it doef so happen that I am I obliged to be my own trumpeter , as all , save I y our class , denounce me . But as the time has i arrived when your success must wholly depend upon confidence , let me remind you of the % past , and from it I may be enabled to forei shadow the future . As to the past , then , ] I need merely remind you , that if * I have erred in anything , I was not led into that error by I selfish motives ; and who is thereduring twentyl seven years of incessant political labour , that I may not have committed errors of the head , and especially in the management and direct tion of a varied mind , that I found scattered I like wild heather over the surface of the earth ,
I and which had to contend against every de-! scription of opposition from those who feared ! its triumph ; while my greatest boast is , that I during more thau a quarter of a cc&tury , I have never in England or in Ireland , travelled I a mile or eaten a meal at your expense ; nor I ever accepted my legal fee for supporting the I candidates of your choice ; in fact , that I have I spent every farthing of my property , and much f of my time in prison , for the advocacy of your I cause . So much for the past , and now for the future . As to the future , then , I pledge my character acquired by fhe past—which is dearer to me than life—that I never will accept of place ,
pension , or emolument from any government ; that I never will abandon one point of the Charter , and that I never -will allow this political movement of the shopkeeping and working classes to merge into Financial or Class Legislation ; while I would despise myself , and you should detest me , if the vain ambition to preserve my popularity , induced me to offer opposition to an agitation and amalgamation which must eventually lead to your emancipation .
Old Guards , no conquering General—not even THE ^ Napoleon himself—was ever more attached to his victorious army than I am . And now will you listen , not to my parting advice , for part from you I never will until I see the flag of triumph floating over the citadel of corruption—but my advice to you is , not to allow the vanity , ambition , or the foll y of the enthusiast to induce you to offer any , the slightest , opposition to the present movement ; and if you have any confidence in me , rely upon it that it shall he faithfully carried out , or ignominiously broken up if any attempt is made to deceive you .
Old Guards , the great good that I anticipate from this movement is , that it will destroy that antagonism of your bitterest enemies , which has been based upon prejudice founded upon the ignorance of your opponents ; while by bringing you together in your thousands and tens ofthousands , it will prove to those prejudiced classes that the sound judgment of the millions ia not to be perverted , or led astray by tlie indiscretion of the few . I told you that my task
in the outset was the creation , the organisation , and the direction of the sound working class mind of this country ; and that proper organisation never could have been properly understood by our enemies , so long as it was only g leaned from the indictment of the Attorney-General , the partiality of the Jndge , the prejudice of the Jury , the tyranny of the Gaoler , and the vengeance of the Home-Secretary .
Sec now what we have done ; read the speeches of Ltjshtngton , the member for "Westminster ; of Lord Dcotsr Stcaet , the member for Marylcbone ; of the glorious , the philanthropic Lord Nugent , the member for Avlesbury , who is also carrying out the Land Plan under his own auspices ; read that speech ten times to your wiv « s and children ; read the speech of your old friend Parson SrE *~ CEit ; of jMiali : of Clabk ; and Geobge Thompson ,
member for the Tower Hamlets , delivered on Monday night , at the Drury Lane Theatre ; and from those speeches you will learn the value of fraternisation which could be only based upon a proper understanding between the parties ; and which could lie only brought about by such meetings . ' They one and all scofied at any limitation to the suffrage beyond manhood qualification . These are men of whom you have heard little before , hut whom the integrity of your principles and your excellent demeanour have now enlisted in your
cause . Old Guards , let me now conclude with an admonition—it is this : never do you allow this movement to merge into mere class or financial agitation . Fraternise with the shopkeepers , who have the greatest interest in the fair remuneration of the labourer ; but never fraternise with the money lords who have the strongest interest in his dependence , I believe you will still follow the advice of your old but not yet worn-out general , and praying that God may bless us and prosper our glorious struggle for the regeneration of our country , -I remain , as ever , Tour fond , your faithful , and uncomprom ising Friend , Feakqtjs O'Cosxor .
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REsrdUTWXOF SiONKnE . voE . - The > UnM aasnrass ^ Tt oiuueueugi , i . uau j Then * h of course to be Lava fatten VitMn the memory of man are to be raised into their original position . It is desirabte too that others wMch show a tendency to fall Xouldbe looked to and set upright .- ^ Balder . Ssn witnesses arepolitcf At the Koscoramon *« £ es Owen Eeane was convicted of robbing the 5 ??! ^ "SL Cossmve . When the prosecutnx asked
$ Z rmuired to identify tbeprisoner , she ana SBKSS-Wfi" ^ " ^ SasaJsttfiS red against G ***** ^ * ^ to let thl chaplain I- ort Gibson , became re **** ^ nt ^ t ^ k ^ C ^ o Journal .
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THE LAND CONFERENCE . The members of the Laud Company will now understand , that the principal object achieved by the Conference appears , to my mmd , of vital importance—namely , the mode by which members are to be located in future . If there are a certain amount of allotments to be assigned , one-third of those allotments will he assigned to those who have been already balloted , according to priority ; the other third will he balloted for by the paid-up members ; and the other third will be assigned to PAID-UP MEMBERS ONLY , by bonus . This was the vital question which was to be decided , and I think the plan adopted should give general satisfaction , as it now confines the property to members only .
There was one mistake made by thereporter , which it is necessary to correct . I showed that 30 , 000 members only remaining in the Company , and presuming them to . be four-acre shareholders , each to pay lid . a share , or 6 d . a week , would amount ^ , not to £ 13 , OOQ a year , as stated in the feport , sbufeto mm a yes ^ ^ m ^ mf ^ m g fr& §^ gseafc imj&tttwthe Company , without calculating the amount received from sale or mortgage of the estates , and every pound of which would be represented by twenty shillings worth of property , all of which would be equitably divided amongst the shareholders , when the operations of the Company were concluded . .
I may here be permitted to observe , that the purchase money of theMathon Estate must be paid next month : that there have been deposits already lodged , representing between 300 and 400 acres , and that the remainder must be speedily paid . Many persons—indeed most of those who have become purchasers , —have visited the estate , and have one and all expressed themselves hi ghly delighted with the situation and the soil . Before very long the unemployed capital of England will be invested in the purchase of land in the wholesale market , and will . be sold in the retail market , but not as I sell it , at the wholesale price .
More than one agricultural labourer in the neighbourhood of Mathon , has offered me 161 . ayear for four aGres of land , without a house , and to pay a year's rent in advance , while those four acres will cost the purchaser 120 / ., thus leaving Mm over thirteen per cent ., as well secured interest for his money ; and this is the way that I am juggling the confiding poor . ' Feargtjs O'Conkok .
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THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . I give the two following letters which I have received ; one "while the Conference was sitting , enclosing scrip for a four-acre share , and a shilling in postage-stamps , and which I read to the Conference ; and the other from Cambridgeshire , which I did not receive until my return : and I also give my answers . TO FEARGTJS 0 'COXNOR , ESQ ., M . P . Honoured Sin , —I have this day read the Star , and I see resolution after resolution passed . I now send you my resolution , which I consider the best and only course to be adopted , and that is , having
the fullest confidence in your honour , I herewith send you my certificate of four paid-up shares , with twelve postage-stamps for aid of Macnamara's action—this is my resolution and all true men will do the some . You have been abused and insulted times -without number , and we cannot place too much confidence in one who never deceived any but the Committee on the Land Plan in the House of Qommons . Make what uso you please of this . I believe you love mankind , and that never man circumstanced like you , ever fought the battles of the people with more courage , honesty and justice . I have eight sons , the youngest nineyears old ; they will , I hope , have a generation that will do honour to
your memory . We arc not Chartists , but we love all { rood men who strive , as you have done , for the welfare of the poor . Our best thanks we send you . I flatter no man , honoured sir , but I speak from the conviction of , I trust , an honest heart . Let every member then , of the Land Plan , who spoke of confidence in Mr . F . O'Connor , at once adopt my resolution , and then , honoured sir , you will hare proof of their sincerity . Hoping you will accept this from me , and act . for me as you think best , 1 shall be perfectly satisfied if I never again receive one farthing . Tour just and straightforward course , which 1 have at all times seen in you , will , honoured sir , satisfy your humble servant .
H . Sandifobd . P . S . You will perhaps excuse haste as I fear I shall be too late for the post , and could wish my resolution to be laid before Conference , as no other I fear will do . 11 . S . Bolholt , August 4 th , 1849 .
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Sheffield . —The committee held a meeting on Monday evening , August 13 th , when the delegate from tne Conference gave the members of the committee a slight sketch of what the Conference had done , > vhatthe ; occupants were doing , and what were the present prospects of the company generally . A few of the members were present , whereupon , on hearing the statements of the delegate , they re-commenced their payments in good earnest , being determined to have the land at all hazards . Tho five samples brought from the estate were greatly admired by all present . A special meeting will be held on Monday , when the produce from the estates will be shown to a large number of the members .
The time of meeting will be announced by placards , and the various branches in the Sheffield district are specially requested to send in what levies they can possibly collect to the district secretary , George Cavill , as soon as possible , when a balance sheet of the income and expenditure will be forwarded to every branch . Should there be a surplus , it will be at the disposal of the branches ; every member must pay the levy , and we would enjoin every branch to immediatel y call their members together to consider the propriety of the delegate attending their respective branches and giving them a full and fair account how the affairs of the company stand ; we have no fear of our members hero rallying as ofold . °
Newcastle-tjpon-Tyxe . —At a meeting of this branch , held on Sunday evening , the procedings of the Conference held at Snig ' s End , were read from the Not them Star , and the members of "this branch were much astonished at the report ( as published ) given to the Conference by Mr . Halliwell , that " The parties who conducted the opposition were men who had bought their shares for thirty shillings , and they , acting on Mr . O'Connor ' s statement , that he would give twenty shillings in the pound , and were anxious to receive their money , and receive SO much profit . " After a very lengthy discussion how Mr . Halliwell could make such a statement , it being no part of his instructions , to the Conference , the following resolution was unanimously agreed to ; " That the statement of Mr . Halliwell to the
Conference , regarding the men who conducted the opposition in this branch , is untrue , inasmuch as those members were the first who paid up their shares in full in this branch , and the members trust that Mr . Halliwell will make the amend honourable , or let us know from whom he received such information , as we believe that statement has tended ^ to mislead the Conference in theiv deliberations . " The entire proceedings of the Conference not being published at this date , the meeting was adjourned to Sunday , August 19 th , at five o ' clock , MEnrnrit Tnmi ,. — -To the members of the Merthyr branch of the National Land Company : Having no channel of communication with the great number of members residing at a distance from Merthyr except through the columns of the Star , I
wish to apprise them that the sight of Snig s End and Lowbands is truly delightful , and the crops far exceeded my expectations ; in fact , they are double the quantity produced by the old farmers on tho same land . I have brought home samples of the different produce , which may be seen at my residence by any of the members . On my return home I exbibited them to a number of farmers at Cardiff , and they were ashamed to call themselves farmers when tailors and shoemakers could outdo them in the first year , without the least experience , A great deal of hardship has been endured by the allottees during the last two years , in consequence of the failure of the crops , but they will be in a noble condition this year if the potatoes escape the disease : thore is not tho slightest symptom of it now , and all
the green crops are truly luxuriant . I trust that all will disabuse their minds , that the allottees arc idle or lazy , for a more industrious set of men can - not be found . The grievances the allottees have to complain of must be remedied in future , that is ; the land must be cropped in future , and the allottees go on their allotments about the beginning of July . If this is adopted , every man will be able to pay his rent on the day : however , nothing can arrive at perfection at the commencement . —D . R . Morgan . Nottingham . —On Sunday evening last Messrs . Sweet and Bostock delivered in their report of the proceedings of Conference to a numerous meeting of the members of the Land Company , in the large
room at the Seven Stars Inn . At the conclusion of their address several questions were put and replied to , and a request made that they would visit Carr ington on Sunday evening next , with which they promised to comply . A unanimous vote of thanks was given to them for their services . The following resolution was proposed by Mr . Smith , and seconded by Mr . Wooley : " That it is the opinion of this meeting , that Mr . O'Connor should be requested to give the allottees notice to quit , on or before the 29 th of September next , in order that the allotments may be , on Lady-day next , let to other members of the Land Company , in case the rent of the several allottees should not be paid . "
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InaSalShold benefit 4 ; builotg society . ; ; SHARES , * l $ EACH . i | Payable by weekly instalments of Sixpence " ; i per Share . ' / i , -, Directors . , -j Fearous 0 'Comor , Esq ., M . P ., B& * T . Curk , Mb . 0 . Doyle , Mr . W . Dixo . v , : Mr . P . M'Gkath . J ' _ " Trustees . Thomas Price , Esq . Waauai Gaklot , Esq ., ¦
. . . Treasurer . V Iearous O'CoKxon , Esq ., M . P . " \ . nr "Solicitor . i Wimur Paoirriiiro Roberts , Esq . , \ . . _ . . Bankers . : ) + Lbb National Lash and Labour Bask . ' ' !< ¦ nil Offices , ' : ? ***» High Hoibobn , Loxdon . Co ) fkpm % ding Secretary . Financial Secretary ¦ ' ¦ C ^ Thomas Clark . Pniur M'Grath . $ Mi . ¦ : ' : ¦ .. rules .. . ' . ¦ ; '¦ , ; ,, ^ . , ^ m ^^^^^ mmM Benefit'Building Society . -
Object . That the object of this Society is to enable its members , by a weekly contribution , to raise a Stock or Fund , for tho purpose of enabling each member thereof to receive , out of the fund or sucb . Society , the amount or value of his or her share or shares , therein to erect or purchase one or more dwelling house or dwelling houses , or other real or leasehold estate , to be secured by way of mortgage to such Society until the amount , or value of His or her shares , shall have been fully repaid to such Society , with the interest thereon , and all fines or other payments in respect thereof , . Means . Capital to effect the object aforesaid , shall be created by the subscriptions of the Members , by bonuses upon the advancement of money , and by fines hereinafter provided for should any such be enforced .
Numler of Shares . That Members shall be at liberty to enter for whatever number of Shares , not exceeding thirty Shares , they think proper . Time and Place of Meeting . That the first Meeting of this Society shall be held on the 6 th day of August , 1849 , at the Office of the National Land Company , and that the Society shall afterwards continue to meet on the last Monday in every calendar month , at such place as the Members may from time to time appoint , until the obiects of this Society shall be fully accomplished . That such Meetings shall commence at Seven o ' clock in the Evening and shall terminate at Ten o ' clock , unless any special matter shall arise , in which case the President may extend the time , not exceeding an hour .
Transfer of Shares . That it shall be competent for members , clear upon the books , to sell or transfer their interest in the Society , upon the payment of sixpence each upon shares not entitled to an advancement of money , and one shilling each upon those entitled to an advancement of money . In every case of transfer , the transferee . shall assume the liability of the original holder . . Time of advancing money .
That when the joint subscriptions of tho members shall amount to a sum not less than the price of Fifty Shares , or by anticipation , that is before th ' e funds actually amount to that sum , if the Directors shall so " determine , an advancement of money shall be made . The members shall receive fourteen days' notice by advertisement of such advancement , the notice to contain all particulars respecting the time and place of making such advancement , when and where all the members of the Society have a right to bo present .
Mode of advancing Money . That the advancement of money shall be made by the Directors , and it shall bo imperativo on those members to whom money may be thus advanced to accept the same and give security by mortgage , but they shall be at liberty to sell or transfer such share or shares , so entitled to advancement , to any other member of the Society , upon the payment of the transfer fees . . Sate from which payment of Shares shall commence . That the Society shall be open to receive subscriptions upon shares upon the 6 th of August . And all persons entering subsequently to the date aforesaidshall pay the full amount of subscriptions that
, may be duo upon their respective share or shares , reckoning from such date aforesaid to the time of entrance , but it shall be . optional with the Directors to allow such arrears as niay be chargeable through late entrance . to be liquidated by instalments , the amonnt of which and the times of paying them to bfc determined by the Directors . Upon the completion of such payments of arrears , the Subscribers shall then occupy the same situation in the Society as original members , This rule to apply to members who at an advanced stage of the Society may rake up additional shares , in so far as such'additional shares shall be concerned .
Rate of Bonus , The amount to be charged as bonus shall be ten per cent . ; - all such bonuses to be added to the general stock of the Soeiety and applied to the reduction of the amount of bonus to be paid by those parties who have not had money advanced to them , or in the liquidation of . the amount of their respective shares . Hate of Interest . That all members having money advanced , shall from the date of such assignment ro the termination of the Society , pay interest on their value at the rate of four percent , per annum , which interest shall be duly carried to the credit of those members to whom money lias been advanced .
Fines . „ That if at the end of a month a member shall be in arrear with his or her subscriptions or instalments , a fine of one halfpenny per share shall be imposed upon him or her for every weekly defalcation , provided always , that , should such weekly defalcation be made good at the monthly meeting of the Society , no such fine will be enforced . All moniG 3 paid as fines to go to tho goncvalfund of the Society . The fines of the defaulting members to be deducted from the amount of their next payment , should the fines not be paid in addition to their subscriptions . That the amount of fines for the non-payment of instalments of arrears hereinbefore provided for , shall for every shai-e be in the same proportion as such instalments shall bear to the monthly subscriptions payablejipon an original share .
Annual Meeting . An Annual meeting of the Society shall be held on the first Monday in May , at such place as the Directors shall doom most convenient , to which a report of the state of the Society shall be submitted and officers for the ensuing year elected . Mode of Electing Officers and power of Members . The Officers shall be elected and all questions decided by a majority of votes jeachshareholdershall be entitled to one vote without reference to the number of shares lie or she may hold ; in case of equality of votes the chairman to have the casting vote in addition to his vote as a shareholder .
Election of Officers . That Thomas Price , of 203 , Oxford-street , and William Gazely , of shall be the Trustees of the Society , and that on every fresh appointment of Trustee or Trustees the appointment shall be signed by the Trustee or Trustees , three Members and the Secretary , and duly enrolled as a rule of the Society . That the Directors shall nominate a Secretary and two Surveyors , subject to the approval of the next general meeting of the Society . That neither a minor nor ; i female shall be competent to serye in any office in this Society . -. Appointment of Treasurer . That . a . Treasurer shall be appointed by the Directors in whose care shall be depoaited all funds not required by these rules , to be placed in the National Laud and Labour Bank
A ppointment of Auditors . Three Auditors shall bo appointed at the annual meeting of the Societ y , whose duty it shall be to examine the books of the Societv , and attest their correctness in the quarterly balance sheets , which it shall be tho duty of the Secretary to prepare for publication and circulation amongst the members . The auditors to receive the sum of 20 shillings each for audituigthe accounts each quarter . - A ppointment of Solicitor . > ^ ffil ? ? ° utin S Roberts , of No . 3 , Robertstreet , Adelphi , as hereb y appointed the Solicitor to
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the Society , and that he , or any future solicitor , shall only bo changed by a majority of the Directors , and whenever the solicitor shall be removed a majority of the Directors shall elect another solicitor . That the Solicitor for and on behalf of tho Society shall peruse and examine the title to all property from time to time to be offered as security for any of the monies and funds of the Society advanced to the members : and he shall also peruse and examine the mortgages to be prepared for securing such monies and funds before the same shall be paid and advanced ; and should he be of opinion that the title to any property is noc such as can be safely accepted by the Society , he shall signify the nature of his objections to the Directors .
That the Solicitor shall transact all other professional business of the Society , for which he shall receive a fair and reasonable remuneration . That the cost and charges of all mortgages to the Society , or any examination thereof , shall be paid and borne by the party ov parties giving such' security or securities , it being understood , that , should any objection be made to the charges of such solieitor , the same to be referred to the Directors , and , if they consider the objections well founded , tho same shall be submitted to the arbitration and determination of one or more attorney or attorneys , to b&jinutu&lly noimnsited' by ^ therJMvectorBvand £ ( &feSr !^* n 1 jTp ^ and conclusmron all parties , the cost of such .-reference to be . paid by such , party as the arbitrators shall direct .
Duties of Officers . That in case it shall bo noco 9 sai'y or expedient to bring or defend , any action , suit , or prosecution , in law or equity , touching or concerning the property , or the assets , right , or claim , of this Society ; or touching or concerning the bvcach ov non-performance of any of the articles , matters , and tilings herein contained , the same shallbe brought , or defended , in the name or names of tho Trustees or Trustee of this Society for tho time being , and they or he shall be indemnified for all losses and damages to be by them or him sustained in consequence of being parties or a party to such proceedings , but no such proceeding shall b . e taken or defended without the consent of tho Hoard of Directors .
That all deeds , writings , or securities , to and from the Society , shall be made and taken in the naincs of the Trustees for the time being , and after receipt thereof shall be lodged in a box having two different locks and keys , one of which keys shall be kept by one of tho Trustees and the other by the Chairman . That such box shall be deposited with the bankers in the names of the Trustees , or with such other person or persons as the Directors shall appoint for safe custody . That the Surveyors shall examine all lands and buildings offered as security to this Society , and make a report thereof in writing to the Directors . That when any Trustee shall become the purchaser of a share , or do any act moving from himself , then all his securities and undertakings
shall be made to the other Trustee for the time being . That as often as it shall be deemed advisable to dispose of any share or shares , or any fractional parts of shares by sale , when there shall not be any monies in the hands of the Bankers to the credit of the Society , tho Directors may authorise the Trustees to apply to and obtain from the Bankers , or any other person or pei'Bons , such sum or sums of money as shall be necessary to provide for such share or shares , or any fractional part of shares . That the Trustees shall be entrusted with the funds and securities of the Society as hereinafter mentioned . That when and so often . is the sums received on behalf of the Society shall amount to fifty pounds , they shall be deposited in the National Land and Labour Bank , in tho joint names of tho Trustees , for the time being .
Board of Directors and their Duties . A Board of Directors , consisting of five persons , shall be elected by the members at their Annual Meeting , to whom shall be entrusted the . government of the Soeiety , in conformity ^ Yiththese rules . The Board of Directors shall meet at least once a month , to take such lawful measures as they may deem essential to the Soeiety , and for otherwise giving vigorous effect to these rules . Appointment of Secretary and his Duties . At the first meeting of the Directors after their election by the annual meeting , they shall appoint a Secretary , whose duty it shall bo to keep a correct record of the proceedings of the Directors' meetings , and to keep a correct account of the financial concerns of the Society , as also a register of the names and addresses of its members .
Duties of Members . That each member on entering the Seciety shall furnish the Secretary in writing , with his or her Christian and surname , trade or profession / and address ; and as often as any member changes his place of abode , he or she must give notice to the Secretary within ono calendar month , or he or she so neglecting will be fined Is ., and all notices sent by post to the address so given shall be considered as duly served .
Payments to &e made by Cheque . That all payments on , behalf of the Society , amounting each to < fc 2 Q , shall be made by chequo on tlio bankers , signed by tlie Treasurer and Trustee , and two of the Directors , and countersigned by the Secretary . Indemnification of Members . Every officer shall be indemnified by the Society from all losses and costs incurred by him in any proceedings of the Society , except such as may arise from his own wilful neglect or default . Members allowed to withdraw .
Members not having had monies advanced to them may , after the Society has been in existence three years , commencing from Monday , the 30 th of July , 1849 , have the power to withdraw from the same , such members are hereby entitled to have returned to them all subscriptions which they may have paid into tlie Society . Bcforo , however , payment is made to such withdrawing members , all liabilities on account of subscriptions or fines , shall ue deducted from the amount so prtid , and the
residueif any—handed over to him or her . It shall Ue incumbent upon members about to withdraw from tho Society to forward to the Directors in writing two calendar months' notice of such intention ; and should several notices come to hand upon tho same day , tho refunding of subscriptions , < fcc , shall take place according to the order in -which such notices were received . Should tke funds in hand at any time be not sufficient to meet the withdrawals notified , no advancement of money shall , under such circumstances , titke place .
Death of Members . Ill daS 6 of a member dying , ti > c probate of Hie Will or Letters of . Administration must be exhibited to the Society , when the net subscriptions paid by such member , together with such other sums as tlie deceased member or members were entitled to , shall be transferred ; or the executor er administrator way , upon payment of all fines and arrears of subscriptions , transfer ( free from the transfer fee ) such shares to any member of tlie society : or should they bo desirous to to do they may retain such shares fnr the benefit of the testator or intestate ' s estate , subject to the same liabilities as other members , and entitled to the same advantages except that one person only shall be entitled to vote in the affairs of the Soeiety .
Reference of Disputes to Arbitration . That the Directors for the time being shall determine all disputes which may arise respecting the construction of these rules , or any of the clauses , matters , or things contained , and also of any additions , alterations , or amendments which shall , or may hereafter arise between the Trustees , Officers , and other members of the Society , and their decision , if satisfactory , shall be conclusive : but if not satisfactory , reference shall be made to arbitration , pursuant to X . Geo . IV ., cap . 56 and 27 ; and at the first meeting of this Society aftev enrolment of these rules , five arbitrators shall be elected , none of whom shall be beneficially interested in the funds of the
Society , either directly or indirectly ; and in such case of dispute the name of tho Arbitrators shall be written on pieces of paper and placed in a box or glass and the three whose names are first drawn by the complaining party , or some one appointed by him , shall be the Arbitrators to decide the subject in dispute , whose decision shall be binding on all parties . Each of the three Arbitrators so drawn and attending shall receive 5 s . remuneration / or each evening ' s attendance , tho costs of the arbitration to be paid by such party as the Arbitrators shall direct , but the party complaining shall , previously to such arbitration being proceeded with , deposit 15 s . with the Secretary towards payment of the Arbitrators , should they decide upon his paying the expenses .
Powm-of Appealing . , That any Trustee , or other Officer removed from his office by the Directors , shall have liberty to appeal from their decision to a general meeting of the members of the Society , by giving notice in writing to the Secretary . .. ..., ¦¦ . . . » - -
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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE . LANCASTER , Ciiahots or M . \ KST < AUcniTfin , — Thomas Smith , a very old man , vras charged with the manslaughter of his wife , Jenny Smith , on the 28 th of-May last . — It appeared that tho prisoner and the deceased , who was 80 years of age , resided together in a , . cottage , in the parish of Woodplumpton . About / our o ' clock in the afternoon of the 28 th of May ihey h : id been sitting together by their fireside , the jjvisoner being rather frosh . ind " smoking . - About six o ' clock the prisoner called out to his niece , Catherine Meesley , who lived close by , to come and assist iior aunt , who was on iire in a ditch . She accordingly went ,
and found the deceased quite helpless in a ditch close to the house . Having pulled her wit and put Ucv to bed , the ' neighbours came , ainl it . was uis « covered that she was badly burned about the legs ami thighs ; she lingered , however , ur . tii the 3 th of July , on which day she died . The case agaiusc the prisoner depended on the declarations 61 " the deceased to several persons about her , afctr she was burnt ; but it appeared that , although the deceased had nudo declinations , they wevo all lnudo when she had hopes of recovery , and not when she considered that her death was inevitable . —iiis Lordship snid that the declarations were inadmissible , and directed the jury to return a verdict of "Jfot Guilty . "
GLOUCESTER . Burglary . —Robert Eades and Richard Barry wore indicted for a burglary at Bristol on the 17 th of July hist . Mr . Pring , a baker , living at Bristol , proved that he went to lied early on tho morning of the 17 th of July last , and that a few hours afterwards he was aroused by a policeman , who found the shop door open , and on coming down stairs , tumid that his house had been entered through a window and ransacked , and that two watches and a quantity of wearing iipparol bad been stolen by the depredators . Suspicion falling upon tlio prisoner U .-ides , tvho had been in the prosecutor ' s employ , tlie police went to a house where they lieard he was , and saw the prisoner Barry , who , in reply- to their inquiries , said Eades did not lodge there , and however
had never done so . The police , , searched the house , and found Eades in the kitclwii , with all the stolen property except the two watches , which were found in Barry ' s pocket . —A policeman also proved that he had seen the prisoners together an hou ' ror two before the burglary . —Eades mado no defence , but Barry ( who had been previously convicted of burglary ) made a long and ingenious speech to the jury , in-which he sought to convince tUem that E : \ iles alono bad committed the olleiice , and was offering him the watches for svJo when the police knocked at the door , and he thoughtlessly , instead of putting them down on the table put tliein in hia pocket . — 'i ' hejurr i hoireVCl ") convicfcfJ both the prisoners , and they were sentenced , fiades to ten years ' -and Barry to fifteen years ' - trausportatwa
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Sheffield . —On Sunday evening last , Mr . R . Otley delivered a lecture in the Democratic Temperance Hotel , 33 , Queen-street , on priestly influence being tho greatest bulwark of despotic governments . At the close of the lecture , a meeting of the members was held to consider the bes <; means of re-organising the movement in Sheffield , when fifteen ot the most prominent men in the town were duly elected to the council , who from their animated appearance promise to place Chartism in Sheffield second to no place in England . The election of officers—such as treasurer , &c . —vas deferred to the next meeting , which will be held in the above roov , at the close of a discussion in which Messrs . Otley , Buckley , Robinson , and others , will take part . Chair to be taken as usual , at half-past seven o ' clock on Sunday , evening next , .
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| TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ES ' Q , M . P . Honoured and Respected Sib , — It Is with feelings of the deepest gvief and sorrow—though not of surpise—that we . have r « = ad of your repeated determination of retiring into private life . We are grieved , because your retirement would destroy our only hope of self-elevation and independence , and leave us as sheep without a shepherd , an easy prey to crafty and unprincipled politicians , who hare too often used , tho industrious classes as a means of obtaining measures for their own selfish or ainbitious purposes—and , sir , we are not surprised at your determination , when we 6 ee the carelessness , the supineness , and the base ingratitude of many of those
for whom you have sacrificed health , wealth , talents , and domestic comfort . It-was surely enough , sir , that in your exertious to elevate the degraded sons of toil , you had to encounter aHTupposition which would have appalled the stoutest'heart—that you had your motives misconstrued by Yonr own class , and were shunned by tberii as a person dangerous tO society , ( though many men look up to you as the true conservator of society )—that you lost caste , as it were , among your own order—surely all this waa bad enough without being mistrusted and maligned by the very persons . whom you s , taopeiiVtO raise . The bare mention of such ingratitude ' makes us ? shudder at our yeryihumanity . ¦ : c H -Si ^ as ^ JF « T . Su \ saw inymt ^ iM&i&mSamS f ^^
iWlmitioeiftl ^ TbjierJeVatid lost no time in becoming members . We have watched with admiration your almost superhuman efforts in developing and carrying out its projects ; and if it may not have " altogether reached your or our expectations , we saw that the fault was not in the system , or its projector , but because of the legal and combined opposition of selfish politicians of all classes—together with the indifference and want of support of those whom it was d .-signed to serve . We regret , sir , that so much has been done and said in trying to get the Company registered , giving our enemies and the press an opportunity of quibbling about legal objections , and thus alarming the timid . We have at once , without hesitation , allowed you to reta n the whole in your own name , satisfied in your honesty and integrity . In you , sir , we have more confidence than in ten thou * sand acts of parliament . Your name is a far more
sure guarantee to us than any registry under Heaven ; and could our feeble voice reach the Convention , we would say "Let Mr . O'Connorretain the whole property in his own name — abolish the bonus system—and let Mr . O'Connor work at his own plans inliis own way , regardless of grumblers . " Then would the good and true rally round him with that support which would enable him to do that which his soul most desires—the elevation of labour and the comparative independence of the industrious of all classes . Go on , sir , in your noble career , and the prayers and support ol" many who have hitherto stood aloof—yet not indifferent spectators of your disinterested exertions—will yet rally round you . I am , Sir , in behalf of the branch here , Your devoted admirer , N Robert Miilar . Mtrkinch , Fifeshire , August 8 ; h .
To The Old Gtuuds.
TO THE OLD GTUUDS .
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Property mortgaged to the Trustees . That every member shall , upon receiving an advancement , of money upon the share ov shares to which he or they shall be entitled , execute totha . trustees for the time being a legal niortwe of tho property for the regular payment of the ° i « Trt of his share or shares then . remaining unpaid , toactiier with , tho interest provided for in those rules . It shall also be stipulated for in tho mortgage deed as aforesaid , that , should the member executing it to the Trustees , fail or neglect to make good hU engagements therein set forth , it shall bu competent " for the Trustees , with the consent and by 11 > t- order of
the Directors , to seize and sell tlio property of suck . defaulting member , and having fully reimbursed the Society and defrayed all expenses attending the sale of such property , thoy shall then hand over the residue , if any , tb such member or tho . se duly appointed to receive tho same ; provided alvravs that m case such property should not realise tho amount due to the Society , tho Trustees for the time being are empowered to proceed against such defaulter for the amount of such deficiency . Trustees Dying , Resigning , ibe . That in case tho Trustees appointed as heretoforementioned , or cither of them , or any futuro Trustee or Trustees to be appointed , or tho survivor of them , during the continuance of tha Societv , shall die , bo
desirous of resigning , or be discharged iVoisj or become incapable of acting in the trusts in him or them reposed by these rules , or be guilty of any gross neglect or improper conduct of which the Directors shall bo the judges , -or become bankrupt or insolvent , the President of the Society for the time being shall , on receiving notice in wnt-ing from any member of the Society of such death , desire , incapacity , neglect or improper conduct , bankruptcy or insolvency , direct the Secretary to convene a special meeting of the Directors , who ' shall hoar and determine tlio subject matter and mny thereupon remove any Trustee or Trustees . Appointment of new Trustees .
That the members of the Society shall appoint a new Trustee or Trustees in lieu of the Trustee or Trustees so dead or removed by the Directors ; that wlien ^^^ e w ^ T-rjastee' ^ ^ Trus W ^^^ pointed , the Trustee or Trustees so removed , shall cease to be a Trustee or Trustees , and incapable of acting in the affairs of the Society after the appointment of such new Trustee or Trustees has beon duly enrolled as hereinbefore provided , but the continuing Trustee or Trustees , together with s »« l ; newly appointed Trustee or Trustees , shall have the same powers and be vested with the same trusts as shall devolve or become vested in the said Trustees as
firstly before mentioned , and on request tho estate and interest , money , securities , and funds , Sielonging to tho Society shall be so assigned aint transferred when necessary as to vest in such continuing and newly appointed Trustees at the expense of the Society ; provided always that in all eases of removal by the Directors , tho same shall not operate to his prejudice as a member of the Society , so long aa he thinks proper to conform to tho viilb .- ; : ind regulations and continue therein ; and upon such Trustee or Trustees' death or removal all and every deed and paper and other property of the Society in
ins or their custody or possession shall be demanded by tho President for the time being lor and on behalf of the continuing and newly appointed Trustees , and if the same bo withheld , " or tii case of refusal to transfer by the representatives of such deceased Trustee or by such resigned or removed Trustee , the parties so withholding or refusing shall be expelled from the Society arid shall forfeit all the money he or they may have pnid to tho Soeiety , and all interest or share . of the assets thereof , and shall be compslled by all log . il and equitable means to give up and transfer the same .
Insurance of Premises . That the Secretary shall , under the direction of the Directors , insure from loss by fire all premises mortgaged or assured to tho Society anil continue such insurance from time to time for sucli an amount as the Directors may deem necessary and proper , the amount to be advanced out of the Society ' s funds , but to be repaid by such mortgagor at tho next monthly meeting , and in case of non-payment he or she shall be liable to the same fines as would be payable on subscriptions iu arrear for i \ similar amount .
That whenever any property mortgaged to the Society shall sustain damage by fire , tho Directors for the time being shall receive the amount of the damage so sustained from the insurance ofiiee and give a receipt for the same , which receipt shall be a sufficient discharge to the parties paying the same . That the money so received shall he applied , as far as it will extend , in payment and satisfaction of the monies mentioned to be secured on tlie premises which shall have sustained such damage " ; or the Trustees shall , if the Directors think proper , o . ^ end sueh money in repairing the damage so sustained . That each mortgagor may direct the insurance to be effected in such office as he may think proper , subject to the approval of the Directors . New Rides and alteration of Rules .
That no rule herein contained , nor any rule hereafter to be mode , shall be altered , rescinded or replaced , unless at a general meeting of the Society convened by public notice , signed by the Secretary , pursuant to 10 Geo . iv . c . 56 . s . 9 ., and unless such alteration or repeal shall be made with the concurrence and approbation of three-fourths of tJie members of tlie Soeiety then and there present , no such alteration shall he made . Defrayal of Expenses . That each member of the Soeiety shall p . iy tho sum of threepence per share per quarter to form a " mid , from which the expenses of management shall be paid .
SCHEDULES . Form of Receipt to be endorsed on Mortgage Deed . We , tho undersigned , being the Trustees for the time being of the within mentioned National Freehold Benefit 15 uildin <» Society , do hereby ncknofrledge to have received of and from the within named Mortgagor , all monies intended to be secured by the v . 'ithin written deed . As witness our hands this day of 18 . A . ft . C . J ) . Transfer of Shares .
I , A . B . of being one of the shareholders of the National Freehold Bcnriit Building Society , in consideration of the sum of sterling paid to me by in the County of do hereby assign and transfer to the said his heirs , administrators and assigns share of and in the said Souiety , to hold the same unto the said hia hc-trs , administrators awl assigns , subject to the payment and rules of tho Society . And I , the said do hereby agree to ' accept the suid share , subject to tlie same payments and rules . As witness our hands and seals this day of 15 , A . 15 . G . 1 ) .
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TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR * ESQ ., M . P . Dsar Sin , —We the only two members left at Melbourne in Cambridgeshire , beg to say , as concerns the Land Plan , we wish to agree with the members of Merthyr Tydvil , as we saw a letter from them to you in the Star , writteii on the 10 th July , and as they say , we hope you will not retire into private life and leave all your children iu despair , as we helieve most of them , as well as ourselves , put the greatest confidence in you , respecting your management , and likewise your honesty , and we are willing to leave it to your whole and sole direction , with as many to assist you as you may deem neces sary , as we think you are the best iud < rc how many
arc requisite for that purpose ; and that the ballot should be re-established and not trouble the government for protection , and likewise agree that all the paid-up members should pay sixpence per week , and as twenty thousand members weekly "would amount to £ 2 , 000 a month , and £ 26 , 000 annually , and with them we propose that all those paid-up members who will not comply with the above proposal , shall have four-and-a-half per cent , for their money at the winding up of tbe concern , ana that- all the unpaidup members be erased from the books . We think there "will be morp encouragement for those who cannot afford to pay a bonus if carried on as abovementioned . We are two paid-up members ourselvcSj one for three acres and the other for four acres .
Sir , —We have sent you one shilling ' s worth of postage stamps , which we beg of you to accept towards the attorney ' s hill of costs for the defence of the Chartist prisoners . Sir , believe us to be the admirers of your Land Plan , John Kino , Wm . Flanders . P . S . Sir , —You may just acknowledge this in the Star , and express an opinion concerning the ballot , « fcc , as above . —J . K . and W . F .
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TO ROBERT SA ^ DIFORD . My Good Fbiend , —I cannot describe to you the mixture of pain and pleasure that I derived from youi letter ; pain , that you are not already upon the Land , and pleasure that I still possess so much of the confidence and receive go much gratitude from the good men of your order . However , you must pardon me for declining the acceptance of your scrip ; it shall be placed in the Land office , and your name shall go into the ballot-box , as I should consider it an insult to myself and an injustice to you to accept of such a sum as Five Guineas for such a purpose . The shilling ' s worth of postage-stamps shall be applied as you desire , and I remain , your faithful Friend , FEARGUS O'OONJfOK .
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TO JOHN KING AND WILLIAM FLANDERS . My Fbiej » t > s , —I am sorry that your letter did not arrive in time to be read to the Conference . I thank you for yeur confidence , and my fond hope is , that in the end every man , who has placed confidence in the Land Company , will have his hopes realised . Your feithfal Friend , FEARGUS O'COKNQK .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 18, 1849, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1535/page/1/
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