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^ f those princips ; , j ^ ierefiHB , the chajacter of » pop ?^ Meis 5 ^ l ^ l » dearer Igiiim than life itsel ^ Md » lS 8 ^ : nght totoe ^ ticaIly kaimed l ^ Ms ; ffi ^^ B ^ -i : ^^; " Without farther introduction ! come tovthe ¦ ¦ question . You are awire ' % ikfMr . ' ,. : BRAlh IshaW—& «; propjietdr . of : , ttie iflfo&i ^ Jam -Journal , the tor a wMch -I ^ represent—pub ? Jished a groas libel on ] my character , charging " me with dishonesty in fiie administration of yoiir funds . NoWj bear in mind , that dishor-nestywas "flier charge * and" thai ^ if jdishoaesty } was not proved , I was entitled by law to a i-retdict v !» t you are aware of tie old
• "inaxini--- ^ . ; - ' ; .: . . . , ; " "RUIN HIM WITH EXPENSES . " V This case was tried before the Lord Chiee I Sjl&OS , and occupied : three whole days ; the principal points nrged bjr _ defendant ' s -connsel r -1 > eirie , that I had addressed ^ you as "THE - "FUSTIAN JACKETS ; THE BLISr PEEKED HAJSBS , . AND ' . UNSHORN CHINS "—as "MY GHILDREN' ^ -and ' - that . 'U PAR SED THE ; FAjCTOBY . JBELIfc '' Well * Tn defiance of the law , I -ajrain address you -in . the same terms , and . 1 ' 5 ain « ay , " B- ^ N T ^^ LeBORY -- { BELL ! " ¦ - . ¦ -- ¦ v .: : /; , ' ;¦;¦ *
The defendant bad five counsel ,: the Lord Chief Baron—Sir Fbedsebick Pollockacting as his leader . Of course , 1 shall not condescend to make any comment upon his gamming up to the jury . It was taken , in - ^ short-hand by an experienced reporter , and shall be published at fnlllength in nextweek' s Star , and then you will be able to judge of ' ihe impartiality of so high a functionary . Bis Lobdship . \ ronld not allow ihe two CrOr 1 -fHnment auditors , Idr . GKEYand Mr . Finxaisox—who examined the accounts for the
Parliamentary Committee—to be examined upon any point that could damage his client . Be frequently interrupted iny counsel , when putting fair and pertinent questions to the -witnesses , and endeavoured , as far as in him lay , to establish , the charge of dishonesty -againstme . My children , I hare often told you that -&ose whom I had most served have been my bitterest enemies , and therefore yon will not be surprised at the hostility of his Lordship , when I teB you that I paid him FIVE HUNDRED GUINEAS oat of my own pocket , before , a farthing was subscribed to defend Frost .
Little Roebuck—the Sheffield blade , —was -employed , not as legal counsel , but as the bitterest political antagonist ; and this little creature wholly and entirely lost sight of the legal question , in the hope of damaging my character ; but in this , thank God , he failed . The celebrated Cubbak once said of a sour , vituperative , malicious , crooked-minded fellow , who was out of sorts with everything human ,
- that" he was so crooked in mind , that if he ; swallowed a twelvepenny nail , he would turn it j into a corkscrew : " and I think it equally ) -applies to your converted friend , who i signed the ori ginal document entitled the \ - "PEOPLE'S CHARTER , " and who rer cdved a handsome salary for advocating rei bellion in Canada : and I ask yon whether the iron manufacturers of Sheffield could have - hit upon a more expert mechanic ?
i . My children , I do not know that you ever i . -saw this little fellow , bat the best description i that I can give you of him is , that he very * much resembles a shaved monkey cracking a nut Like Richabd , he is out of . sorts wifti y -everything human . However , all his political := ¦ vituperation failed to influence the Jury , for i * mark their verdict ; here it is : — f "FOE . THE DEFENDANT ; WHILE ¦ ¦ " "THE JURY TVISH TO EXPRESS THEIR ¦ I - " UNANIMOUS OPINION THAT THE PER' * - " SOXAL HONESTY OF MR . O'CONNOR
< "ISTJSIMPEACHED . " Now , my children , which do you think ¦ that verdict , making me liable for all the costs , I or a verdict for a hundred thousand pounds . damages—would be most acceptable to me : and to you ? I assure you that the verdict ' ,. ' . gaven . e greater pleasure than I could derive imm any amount of money . And now let me call your attention to the truth of the maxim , that "there is one law . for the rich and
. another for the poor . " The pious Ecclesiastical -Commissioners , the Commissioners of Woods ^ and Forests , the Managers of Railways , and ; the Managers of Savings Banks , have cheated you oat of millions of money ; they have been ? ealjugglers , wheedlers , and impostors ; but the robe , of Justice shelters them , and they are rather pitied than reviled : while one -who ha ? spent thousands in your cause , with the view -of bettering your condition , gets no justice , and is the reviled of all revilers .
The Chief Babon made a great point of the Bank being in connexion with the Land Company ; while you are aware that the partnership was formed , not upon my recommendation , bat against my -wish . It was done upon ihe recommendation of James Leach and the Manchester men , and after mature deliberation it met with my hearty assent , because I -was well aware that had it not been for &e opposition of the Government , 'the
horror of the capitalists , and the technicalities « f the law , that ihe Bank would have been a powerful auxiliary io the Land Company . But even in that department , or in any other department connected with the Land Company , I defy the world to urge one particle of evidence charging me with any other crime than that of folly , for having expended my , time and money in the promotion of the welj . fereof my enemies .
My children , read the following report of the proceedings in the Queen ' s Bench , on the 'very day npon which my trial concluded in the Exchequer ; and , from it you will learn whether or not I have used , every exertion in my power , to constitute you a legal company , and whether the law has thrown every obstacle in my way . . Kegha v . WHmoBSH . —In this case a vm . ndam . u * had *« oed to the registrar of joint stock companies , commanding him to renew his certificate of the registration of 'The Satvmal Land Company , ' an ! to grant his certificate of
• complete registration . When the case was called on , Mr . M . D . HiEL , Q . a , said the Attorney-General would attend to argue Mai case , which was of great importance , out , as It was now two o ' clock , ana this was the last dar of flie sitting , mobabljiheCourt woulunot take it to-daf . as it conld not be concluded . : Mr . Peicoci said he appeared in rapport of thetnoiufa-« ot « , and his cKent was meat anxious to hare the case detennined today , if it were possible ; hath * certainiy could not say that it mold come within the day . It would be necessary for the Court to examine the deed of settlement , « n order to see whether the Company ms entitled to be
-t&gistered . - ... . The Court decMed that the case ihonld stand oTer tfll fee next term . . ¦' - •¦ . - "Oh , but" says the Lokd Chiep Bakok , u property . is all Mr . "O'Connor ' s : no « iareholder can sue him for a farthing he has ^ aid ; ana it is in Mb power to leavethe property to whom he pleases . " But let me inform you who are interested in this property , ttat I handed my will , made on the 9 th of April , 1848 , —the night before the Kennington Common Meeiang- ^ tp my solicitor ; and in tnat Trilll leave the whole property to two fri ght honourable trustees for tiae benefit of ¦ iememberSj and did not charge the Company * ith a fraction , of what I had expended out of m yown puraeinitsbehalf . " ' )\[ ' J \ My chndren , Jn a very short time this Cpin-Ptoy -ffiii have been in existeuw fi » fire yeari ;
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and , from its origin , down , to the present Jmonient , it has been the reviled of all revilers ; and Ihave been the juggler , the wheedlerj and the impostor . And mark the result . ' . ; '' ; A ; Committee of the House of Commons was appointed to inquire into ; the practicability of the scheme . That Committee sat for several weeks . Goodehough Hayieb , the Judge-Advocate , acting as chairman . That Committee , or rather that chairman , would not allow a single witness to be examined upon the question of practicability , but it was actually a financial committee , whose duty appeared to be , to make a jmost strict and Bearchmg inquiry into the application of the funds . Two government auditors were appointed , , and
after several . weeks ' of , the closest investigation of the accounts , they reported that the Company owed meJ £ 3 , 400 . The Finance Committee ,. tiiat investigated the accounts for the following year , reported that the Company owed ine an additional £ 1 , 200 ; not a fraction charged for my , travelling , and otiier hearj ^ xpenses ; not a bill ever given by me on behalf of the Company ; not a present ever accepted by me , though I have been , offered . TaluabJ ^ o ^ b ytraiesraen , towhomIJmyQpa | d ^ hou ^ sanda ; and then on last Saturday , " after a strict legal inquiry , upon evidence extracted from the most hostile witnesses—a verdict delivered by a special jury—of course all hostile to me—" THAT MY HONESTY
IS UNIMPEACHED . " Now , my children , after twenty-eight years of toil in your cause , are not such results cheering to you and to me ? But is there another people in the world who would allow the advocate of their principles to be sacrificed , as you have , allowed me to toe sacrificed ? But notwithstanding persecution , opposition , and legal burthens , I live in the hope that , ere long , even thelandlofdsof this country will see that jnatico to you , and the necessity to themselves , of bringing the land of the country into the EETAIL MARKET as , ere long , all other channels will be effectually closed against your order . And , I hope you believe , that when I set my mind upon a project which I
believe to be based upon justice , and calculated to confer benefit upon mankind , that I am as stubborn as a mule , and will never be diverted from my course . I look now to the Charter as the means , and the Laud as the end ; and I warn the Government of this country of coming events . I tell the rulers of this country , that if they hoped to base legislation , and their power , upon the support of Peel and the Free Traders , and not upon state necessity and national requirement , based upon the frge mind of the country ; and if that mind is not fully developed in the Honse of Commons , which ought to represent the people , the people then , from contempt and despair , will seek not for the CHARTER , but for a REPUBLIC . And let me call the
attention of those rulers to the different condition of the Roman people when Rome was a Republic and when Rome was an Empire . I take the following passage from the Bee . John Adams Roman History , a classical book , forming a portion of the education of the Oxonians ; and I ask them whether , after reading those extracts they will presume to revile my Land Plan . The author says :- — At first no artizan had more than he could cultivate with his own hands . Romulus allotted to each only two acres , which must hare been dug trith the spade . Alter the eipuliion oMhs kings , seren acres were granted to each citizen ^ This continued for a long time , to be the usual portion assigned them in the dftiaion of conquered , lands . L . ftuinctios Cincinnatus , Corius DentaiuS , PAbnciu * , ahd ¦
Eefulushadnomore . , .,., . * -, , ^ % 3 & » f--i ' ¦ While individuals were restricted by law to a sSall portion Ofland , and citizens themselves cultivated their own iarmt , there was abundance of provisions , without the importation of grain : and the republic could always command the services of hardy and brave warriors , when occasion required . But in succeeding ages , especially under the Emperor * , when landed property was engrossed bj a few , and their immense estates were , in a great measure , cultivated by slaves , Borne was obliged to depend upon the provinces , both for supplies of prorisioris , and of men to recruit her armies . Hence Plinj ascribes the ruin , first of Italy , and then of all the provinces , to overgrown fortune ! , and too-extenaive . possessions . The pr ice of land "was raised by an edict of Trajan , that no person should be admitted as a candidate for an office , who bad not a third part of his estate inland . ¦
Now , my children , what think you of Rome as a Republic and as an Empire ? Here you find , that before tyrants measured their power by the possession of land , the people were free and prosperous—no man having more than two acres—no importation of grain required— -the army recruited by willing soldiers to fight for their homesteads . And have I not often told you that if the freemen of England were located
upon their qwn land , every cottage would be a sentry box , and every independent peasant would fly to the cry of " MY COTTAGE IS IN DANGER ? " Ay , and with God ' s blessing , and your assistance , before I die , I will lee « very man that becomes an unwilling idler , placed in his own sentry box in the centre of his own farm , none daring to make him afraid ; and then like the proud Peruvian , I will exclaim "THIS IS MY WORK . "
My children , I now conclude by congratulating yon and myself , that my honour is free from stain * and by informing you , that as an independent member in the House of Commons , can perform but little service , and as the spring has come on , I will again rally the country to the good old cry . The first place that I -will visit is Nottingham ; and there you shall see whether Bradsbaw has the same confidence in bis Townsmen that he has in a Special Jury . Your affectionate Father . Feabgus O'Connor .
P . S . —Now , let me ju 8 t give you , free of advertisement duty , and charging Bradshaw nothing for its insertion ; I say , let me give you the following advertisement , extracted from the Daily News of Wednesday morning . Here it is : — FEAKGUS O'CONNOR , M . P ., and the LAJTO PLAK . — Ihe only full and accurate report of the great libel cause , " O'Connor t . Brsdshair , " which discloses the history , mystery , and iniquity of the National Land Company's affairs , tried at Middlesex before the lord Chief Baron , Sir Frederick Pollock . on the 14 th , 15 th , and 16 th February , 1850 , is contained i n the NOTTINGHAM JOUBNAL of 22 nd February . Early oiders are necessary . Single copies , by poat , for five postage ( tamps . . ' . A corrected edition of the report of the trial will also be pnbUshtdmafew € ayi , inapamphlet . nrice 2 d .
Orders received by Mr . Strange , Paterrioster-roW , arid an booksellers and newsmen in England , Ireland , and Scotlnnd ; aM at the Journal Office , Nottingham . Now , what think you of that ? The only FULL and ACCURATE report of the trial , is contained in the Nottingham Journal of 22 nd February ; and a CORRECTED EDITION—that is , the corrections of the full and accuratereport—will be publishedinapampb }? S ? ri , ^ tMl ! k y ° such a pigheaded fellow , undertaking to instruct the pT Jfi Tpn-in an advertisement published on the 20 th-that a full and accurai ^ report IS published m hi 8 paper on the 22 nd . Poor Bradshaw , I am glad you hive got some money . As you cannot live bT , Tour wits , I wish you would publish a Nottingham grammar . F . O'C . - - .
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• O'CONNOR v . BRADSHAW . ¦ 7 , Wellington-street North , Strand , February 19 , 1850 . ¦ My Dear Mr ; O'Connor , The time has now really and truly come when the Working ; Classes of these islands should testify their sense of the great obligation which they owe . to yourself ,. and , of . the abhorrence which they entertain for the persecution to which you have been subjected . An attempt has been made to ruin your character ,
not only as a pubhc man but also as a pnvate gentleman ; and the result has been to wring from even a reluctant jury , influenced by a partial judge , the declaration that your integrity is beyond all possibility of doubt ; Thus far the endeavours of your rancorous enemies have redounded' most signally to your own advantage , and to the elucidation of the truth . But the expense entailed upon you by that bitter and uncompromising persecution ,: must necessarily be immense ; and it would , be monstrous in the extreme to allow the burthen
to fall upon ypur shoulders .. The matter not only ; regards you personally , but . the honour and interests of the working classes generally ; for the effect of a blow . struck at a popular leader , could not fail to be felt by : the cause which he advocates . ' 'Moreover , it was in pursuance of your conscientious and disinterested views , and in carrying out your philanthropic aim , that you incurred the outrageous annoyances to which yon have Weii . subjected , and th 6 pecuniary liabilities -which the lay-suit has entailed upon you , I hope , therefore , that Immediate and ' effectual , measures , will be
adopted to ensure ^ on your " behalf , the liquidation of thpBe liabilities—a proceeding which can alone convince , you that your long and un ^ wearied toils in the cause of freedom are duly appreciated . by those . whose . rvF . elfawiaaever been nearest and dearest to your soul ., } ^ -i Ii should most respectfully suggest jtoithe Chartists throughout the kingdom , that the requisite steps be immediately adopted ; to ' raise a ^ fund for tiie payment of the expanse * above referred " to . I know iaofctb what Bum those ¦; - l- > : > . v : !; . ii ; : ¦¦; ; : ¦ . oi si ;¦• .:: ¦ : ¦;; - ¦!! u > ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦¦ S ¦•'"'"• ' . ' » : ! :. ! 'j'v ;? f ¦ ' Ti ! ' , rr > ¦¦ " . i ? ;< v . j i ; I ' >_ s ?!"•
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K ^ f TS ^ ai rit ^ ' -hW ^ 'ffhould -ftM feSl ^ W ^ mast be 1 ' \ mV . Ntrov X $$ ® $ no tiwenty thqasanoi 'Ghartiits wlw Yi lS ^ ^' t ^ ^ 'np J ' thmkso '; I nope » l > O £ A ^ all : events , wherS ^ iiidividual ^ " ^ Ifi ?? a- j . siiaiftijg ^ fie m ^ tijmiielf . put d 0 ^ c ^« e ^ enc »} . aiidi get ' ttrce o ? H ' i » neigh - bpurjj e ^ i :. to ( 3 pafePib ! utea sgilapni ^^ If tiie matter betaken up . as-warmly aftifrougft ^ io b ' e ^ the wholb '/ amouii * needed may . Wraisfeel in a month ; - ^ and : ; il 6 t imeiremind . , the . . © hartiBts ; and the warKng classesvgeneraily wHo-spapathise with yoa ^ . that the'aecompliahnrant ' of this plan wolild be the- !> iitef . Bt pill your mercifesB enemiescdaWi pdBsibFjr ' beiiiadeito swall 6 w ;; r ¦
¦ K ™ P ? ore j ^ ou ; to- lieiaf ^^ your case- tb' be iudge . . 5 &d _ i ^ & \ caiuae W be' taken upji by tnC ^ W ' . ^^ m /' ybai hiavo so lone . ' " so ard uou |^ , ^ 8 o ' ( pDiy ^ i ^ ; C . t ; > -n .. ¦> i ^ ,,, -: Sw ^ y- iS ^ glthaii th ^ SOhartists wminov & ' && ^^ & $$ 0 * M" sugl ^ that ; , ! the ,, finaj ^ tt ^ , ; lnea 8 or 8 ; , sf hich "I ' na * e recommende ^^ o ^ b ^; c | BiBa ^ T ^ HoneBty Fund , " as a p ^ o ^ , ti ^;; c ^ nndence ; en ( BB--taioed . by ^ htf ^ HBoB 8 jnywoiim ' tegrity , v ' , ' * i t ~* ? . ui seraaifij njy fow M ^^ p , W ^< iJ y { . > > . ¦ .-. '> A » , ^) t- ^ - ; 'l ? our ; Te ry / fenhmi ^ I ^ end ^ ; j ;¦ . t , i / r George- Wj , M ; Retnoli » . Feargus O'Connor , iEsq ^ MiP . ,,
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TO TEAnGCS O ' CONNOR , J KS < J ., M , P . 'Smi -- Having seen in the ; daily papers the glaringly , unjust / -and contradictory verdict given in favour of your libeler—viz ., the proprietor of the Nottingham Journal—a few glove-hands , of , Leicester , have voluntarily , subscribed " tbo Bum of 6 a ., to » wards defraying the expenses you have incurred in the trial , and take . this early opportunity of forwarding the same , in the hope that every Chartist , and everjrlover of justice amongst" working men throughout the kingdom , will follow their example . : Signed on behalf of the subscribers , ¦ .. '• Leicester . ¦ - ; . Whuam Jones ;
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• ¦ : ;? sToraAKaus ; o ' coNNon , bsq . , m . p ,, . . .. ¦ j SiB , ~ We have seen , the . decision of the jury in your case , and also the ; ( disgusting conduct of Roebuck . . We have agreed td ^ contribute Is . per shareholder from as many as we can get it from , to re-pay youthefcosV out of'pocket . There are five hundred branches of the'National Land Company , and if there are . not 10 , 000 willing to subscribe It . a-piece it is a great shame to them , and a disgrace to Englishmen . . Enclosed is a post-order , made ' . payable to Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., for 7 s . 6 d ., obtained by Wm . Gregory , ; tailor , Market-plact ,. Eale 9 . f , r . ' " . ' , , ' :. ' ' ''; "' Ever y ' oursV ¦ ' ¦' ' "'; i ' In the cause of the Land and the Charter , Market Place , Eales .- : ¦ ' ; WiUiIAH Greoory .
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: ¦ - •¦••• • : JO FBABGUS O ' CONNOBjiKSQ ., M . Pi < Respscteo Sir , —I take the liberty : of-forwarding my opmion ^ reajpecting ; the ; . action of . libel .. ; Sir ; being ose of the ^ p aid up four-acre . shareholders from nearly the first ,, I . bee , to . Btate what J think i ? e all ^^ Qiigtt ife agree ^ vith :, respect ^"; to ; ihe , o 03 tiof th ^ a |^ n ^ TW ^ inyM » fiitSf ^ together delegates "from their' respective places , and submit a resolution , "To * put up one ; : or two , or all , if required , of tho estates , and sell them , to pay every fraction of the expense of the action , so hafc we may show Bradshaw and his breed that we began with confidence in you , and in confidence we will continue while we have such an honest example before us . ; Sir , as I consider " the cost of this action our debt , inasmuch as they turned from the very nature of the libel to our money and our estates , leaving the libel out oi the question , as
they well knew if they had kept to the libel , and left our affairs alone , that Bradshaw : would have nabbed it . I think it would be beat , to sell the estate that has the most drones on it , and then they would see who was master , and it would save us a deal of expense ; and the money would be better applied to pay for the action , than to be spent in the shape of ejectments . Those . : selfish members irho were fortunate enough -to get located j and who now . say .: they will . stick . . and " , not pay any . rent / little think how many they are robbing daily and hourly . ' If this isnot approved of , I would propose that every four-acre member pay , IV . j' three-acre , 6 d ., and two-acre ; 8 d . ; and if it will' not meet the debt then , to repeat it antil it does . If either of those measures are adopted , I shall feel happy to be among the foremost , or in any other way by which the debt may be paid . . . . I remain , yours respectfully , ¦ . , ' , An Admirer of yoob Principles . '
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BiLsiOM . —At a meeting " : of Chartists and Land members , held at the house of Mr . John White , Hall-street , ( Mr . T . Davis in the chair , ) resolutions were passed condemning the proceedings of that portion of , the allottees who drew iip and ' signed that crafty . petition presented by Mr . Hanly . Also ; that if is high time the wages of the directors of the N . itional Land Company be reduced according to the present price of food , seeing that the income will not meet the expenditure . ..... , ., ; . , Cabmslb . —A meeting of the . members of the National Land Company , wai heldati . No . 6 , John :, street , Caldewgate , on Sunday afternoon , in corise 1 - quence : bf TTClGam : Smith , one of ' th e allotteesTori the Minster Lovel estate , having done his ' utmost
to prejudice people against the Directors and the interests of the Company . > -Several propositions were made as to the course to be pursued by ; the members of this branch with respect to his statements : It . was ultimately agreed ; that the meetshould adjourn Tantilnext Sunday , February ; 24 thi at . two p ' olock ' jn " the afterrioo ' n .. , In ' , _ tKe mean time the secretary ^ was ihsjruot ' ed to ^^ write to the Directors , letting them . know his statements , and requesting anianswer '; ' ¦ " ' ¦'> < ; i : ;'; ,,:: ' ¦; : ) . ! . ¦ ••! LBicESTEB j ^ Ata ' peeting of Land members , held at 87 , Churchgatej : the following resolution was agreed to : — « f » That we hereby express our indignation and disfustat the conduct of Mr . T . Clark for making the National Land Company ' a Office and servant the medium of publishing a most villanous attack oh the oliaraoter of G . J . Harhey , and rcP quest tfiat- the ^ bffice '" iniy btf ' closed , - forthwith , against such base prabticeB . ' i '" i ¦
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;;; 7 JM j ^ Tib ^^ ';] . ' , ' Fribn » WiLiis , . i-It was with the greatest ^ lea-Bure I read the letter in the Star of we' 5 th irist ., emanating from you and others who are true to the noble founder of the Land Plan , : and ] also the unlocated members . Is it not . astonishing that he still labours so hard for such ungrateM wretches , , who have proved themselves diahonest tothoir noble b ' onofactor / andto the unlocated members , by ; whoso hard earninga they were located on what you hare , rightly , termed the •<• Land of Freedom , " where . man may earn hisbreadby the sweat ' of his brow , rind not have to ask a tyrantmaster for , tho means ' of existence ? How I pity those misgiudjd . menitrho
are now endeavouring to opatruot the . Land movement ! They mayi as ^ ell ^ attiB . mptWstopitlWsun ; formethijhk ' s '' ' '"' v V- " ' ' . . . ^'' V ' , ,. ' !'; . " - ' > ' ¦ : ¦ I heariilittle bird , wbo . sings , ; ' , ; , « , ; : ¦ , ;¦ ,. ;! 'By and byithe Land move will be ' Blfonger . . ¦ Do you not think that somo one is behind the scene , prompting them on ; i * : ft , » i : i * , ! iThere are several here who , . although things lookgloomily , ' still have hope , awliwould be gla 3 enough ; to exchange wiOi the , grumblers , Tfia . farmers are reduoing W ^! ,. ^ talked with severaiof , the ^^ members , ¦ 8 SUnK » 'W . fflP . ? » ' - > J i « k i 1 ^ : tp :, tendeR . our | iearty _ thankstoyjou and ; theresto £ the " members wh , o : signed- ttovb-retter ; ' , 'Whad a ' -Profeotwnist meeting' oh Penendeni Heath ,: ild 8 t Thursday , am tlie poor fttmera got terribly poltod stiA > knookeo f ' j .. ^; ' * 'iT iV .-j 'W : , h . ' i . il'i ' ' lulvr I ' . i ;} jiiiij V'JKll'lil . t ! iZTT h- ' l ' . 'K-V : , ¦ ,:. . ii !> :-J {¦;¦ ¦ ' ix ' ¦ : *; : ; . ¦;{ tin ! 1 .
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abotii , '' -I ^ o ' y ^ pm ^ t ' Jtpi&dbfaihe people snbre iw ' Himcl , i » 'lSlOVaVe'i . now ^ ir tiltett and sc 6 ute <} ; themsel ? esva I * retributidp : ; f 6 t t fjti- oppressive ; sjsfem ' i fSey endea'Vourecf'to iiphoM- ' * ¦' ¦ ¦ . * : ;! * * i& ' hope yetc vfillilrre : down all pefseMidbn ^ . -It only wants sorae more iSfr > "Vy . 8 to enablb- . tte founder of : the Lan »* Plan . ttt see it carried out ' - successfully . ... » ,-. i- >' i ; . ' :., " -. y . 'Jo HJis-respectfully , ' ,-, , ^ SewBromBton . T , ' . ' . ! 3 . ' : Mbm ¦¦¦ ¦ JfewaryzeaiL'i&or ' ' ¦ ' ¦ ' : ' ' ' : " ; [
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; ; N 3 ? wjjSTr . - is . —The-. Chartists of Newcastl&'iiwfraig mvited . Mr : . G . ^ VCM ,, R ^ nplds , to . visit . tBeav-tiiat gentleman was plfeased'toada one more addftiOKil proofePBis deyotron-tothergjood . cause ' by- deimsring ^ a bnlhant pratoon- on tfie- People ' s Chaster ,- in , the LeotWe Roqm > : Nelsow-sfrcet ; NeW ' ckstlecbii- . lm > £ *?^ ¥ t . evenin 8 W ? - 1 6 £ W- iii ® m& ¦ had been . fe 6 turing i 5 ; the precedihgpart oftha'day ,: was calledHothe chMr ^ and'brieflyitated . th ' e objeofc of thB , meeten ^ a 6 d ; theni introthjoed Mr ; KeynoWs ¦ iwhftjwas met with ; . st ! Qh 1 ; a . reeepfcioniB mado-thW ^ elkm , rmg . ;! , | he , cbeeririg : h ; O Tiog ^ ? . ? ySPi 9 S ; B ? 2 ^ 5 ^ , % ^ os « a . nt i « 99 n , ' thp "bri gin » df ? ^ UpMfpmcnfeitoMfcer ^ ^^ . withittfetmanhW . ihwaiclB : they nad ^ cbiawd ; th ' eir- ' pTOJentr , p < M » er anjd ' ^ daitionys I whiob . '' eflaT ) l ^^ ti fi ©^ 6 floldiin ^ tttva ^ and sfevftEoafc ftHbgreatf tofi 8 *<>^ 6 ^ eJp ^ r ? flftKvarious' coub " - , tries of the e *» feh ^ " 3 mia ^ eetBfeiJ ; then showed tlfo-I « vils of the law of primogeniture- and * en tail ; demon * jstrating to tlie- satisfaction of his-audience , that so ' ilong as such , a bw , . e ^ stedi . > hey ( th » peoplo ) musl 5 > and would . have- to , k * e ' p the , scion » of thearistocraey , ' either '» col 6 hels > ; post- ' eaptniris , or so ^ bKhops . Mr . Keyh qlds iiexfc went through the-Tarious . point ' s « . f tho P 6 ople' ; & Charter , showing ^ weh point to be necessary , ' . ftyi ssnie well pointel anornally and moDsirosity m- the pj'eseht system . Mr . Reynolds concluded a moet exceltent address ,
Of two hours duration , to the satisfaction of the audience , -xrho : te » tified their approbation « f tha great truths enufteiated by repeated eheers and ' ap-) lause . . At th eblpse of the lecture ; a person in the body of the hall inquired of Mr Reynolds when he could visit Newcastle again . To which' ' question thatgentleman replied , that fromthekind recep ^ tion which the people of this town had given hima reception : which he wquhl : not . soon ; forget r-rlio would endeavour to place himself at their , service during the summer months , when he would make arrangements ' to stay with them somewhat longer than he ha ' ddone this timoi The proceedings were then brought , to a . close by according a ' vote of thanks to 'Mfj Beyholdsj' ¦ amid ¦ the most deafening
applause . - The lecture room was crowded to excess , and many hundreds were unable to gajn admission . •—Monday Nioni . —The Chartist council r met at their room ; Cock Inn , Head of the Side , when the following resolution was agreed to ' :, — ' " Tliat through the kindness of Mr . Reynolds in not accepting anything for his : ekpenses , " the surplus proceeds of that gentleman ' s lecture be applied asollows : —To the General Victim Fund , £ 1 5 s . ; To the Sharp and Williams Fund / £ 15 a . ; To Macnamara ' s Action , 10 s ;; To the Printer ' s Bill , 10 s . t Total , £ B 10 s . " I That hand bills < be printed announcing ; that the-new plan of Chartist organisation , has boen established , and that parties wishing to join , can enrol / their names and have cards oft
membership , by applying to . the secretary , at th * usual place of meeting ( tbe Cock Inn , Head of the Side , ); every Sunday evening ;' at ' seveno ' clock . "; " South London . —At-a meeting of the Chartists-el South London ; - held at . the : Ship and Mermaid ; Show-fields , Bermondsey , on ( Tuesday-, evenisg , February 19 th . ¦ ,. Mr . Langar in the chair . The-following resolutions were , unanimously adopted i—. Moved by Mr . Pattinson , aecqnded by Mr ; 'Woodstock— " That we , the Chartists of Lambeth and Bermondsey , being ' dissatisfied- with ' the coadiuijt and speeches of the members of the Provisional Committee ( with tbe exception of G . J . Haioey ) , at the South : London Chartist Hall on Mondaj ^ leb . 11 th ; do hereby unanimously resolve not . to > support
the said committee while such men continue to be members'thereof ; and we likewise ' feel it oujf duty to express our . estreme ; disgust at : the eonduct of T . Clark , in publishing ' the ; pamphlet entitled ; "A Letter Conaemnatofy of . Private" Assassination ; as 'Advq ( Mted ' 'by : ' 6 . ' JrHarheyi"v b ^ liMag' ^ charge'to be a compleW"falsehoodi'and ; calculated to bring odium on the cause of democracy .-, We also express our satisfaction at the conduct of S . M , KydJ and 6 . J . Barney , for their . iinflindiingjadvocacy of the Rights of Man , in opposition , to . measures of mere expediency , believing , as . we- do , that the Parliamentary Reform Movement is not intended for the benefit of the working men ,, but for the middle classes ; and we hereby , call on all true
democrats not to be led away , by , the advocates of the "little Charter" . or any other partial movement whatever . " Moved by Mr . 'Woodcock , seconded by Mr . . Collins—" , Shat w . & commence an association to be called "The South London Social and Democratic Association ^ "" for the purpose of . promulgating the principles of the People s Charter , the Bights of Labour , an , d the accomplishment of our Social and Political Enfranchisement ; and wa hereby call upon all persons to aid and assist us in carrying out the same . ' . ' , A deputation was aj * - pointed to wait on the different localities ia &pn-. don , . to explain our objects and solicit their cooperation . A committee of ifive were elected to draw , up a code of rules for the government of the
association . Mr . Miles ' was appointed secretary , pro tern , and Mr . Edwards ^ treasurer . Adjourned to Tuesdays Feb . 26 tb ; ¦ - i ; ^ - ' ¦' ¦'¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ' Stockport . —Pubuc Tia Party in Honour op Fkakous O'Connor , Esq ., M ; P ., Proprietor ok the " Northbrn Star , " and ; Mr . : 6 ; : Julian HAnsETi its Editor . —< The Chartists of this locality held a publio tea party in their Association Boom , on Tuesday ; evening , * February 12 . Although ; it was not announced by placard or any publio notice , and was got up after the . ' weary hours of factory labour were over , by a staff of "Old Quards" stationGdin this town for the protection of Chartism and ; its honest advocates , upwards of one hundred sat down , and did . ample justice to the good things prepared by the committee .:. The room was tastefully and appropriately decorated , and reflected mat credit
upon Messrs . Leah , Middleton and Naggs . Mr . \ T . Benfold was appointed ' chairman , and Mr . Chafes Clithero , - vice-chairman , and ' each ' addressed the meeting in ackhdwledgment of tbe honour ; con--ferred ' upon them ^ after which the Chairman rose and submitted the following sentiment :: " Feargus O'Connor and the Northern Star , and all other democratio papers devoted to the interests and enfranchisement of the labouring class . "— -Mr . Chas . Cittie , in speaking to the above sentiment , observed that he was sorry the council of the Chartist Assooiation had hot selected an individual that was mow competent to do Justice , to this sentiment ; whici ' must be considered the sentiment of the evening . It was essential that Buob meetings as the present
should peviodically take place , for the purpose of testing the opinions of the working class ; for it was by the support of that class that Mr . O Connor was enabled : to inaintam bis position , . in spitetof . the persecution and prosecution whioh at tiiaes beset Lira . Mr . Cittio resumed Wssoat amidst much cheering . —The Chairman then called u ^ tf Mr . Q . Candeletfor " The Pen arid Press , " a recitation ;• after which the Chairman called upon , Mr . Jamea Williams to speak ; to the -next sentiment : . " Tfae Editor of the Northern '&dr , Mr . CU Julian Hauaey —may he still continue his indefatigable ' exertions in promoting the cause of democracy , and disseminating thai political information so essential to the twfamntion nf i , hi » working class . " In SDSAkintr to
this sentiment -Mr . Williams gave a br » f biojgra i , phioal sketch of Mr . Harnev ' s political earcer , and showed , that Mr . Harhey had earned his present position in . the cause of Chartism by i $ a unflinching . devotipn to the people ' s iwiuse . ; H » exertions-in endeavouring to obtain a free press , would long i be remeriibered by the ' working classes , and wouldi transmit his name to posterity . ;; 'Mr . uW . ' s speepi excitedt ' areatapplau 3 e . —The , » extisentiment -was responded to in rr appropriate address by Mr . Qeo . Candelet , viz . i' ^ . The ^ speedy , restoration of ^ dst , Williams , and Jpies , and all other political offenders . '' ~ The remainder of the . evening was . occupied with sprigs ^ and . recitations by Messrs . Barnes , Williams , Highton , Candelet ; -and Siddley , a » d footing
it ' on the " light , fantastic too . " At an early now the ¦ " cook crow , ' * arid announced tha hour , of departure , when the company retired , highly delighted withithe evening ' s entertainment ., v ' j-,. . < \ ... ¦ \ ; rf MANOHEBiKR . ^ -Mr .. Donovan delivpred . a lecture pnthePeopJlo ' s Charter , and . itaadvpoatea , on'Bun' day . la ' st ; . ,,. Tuo , lecture . was ' ; .-listened to , 'tilth- great interest' by'the' audierice . In ^ . tbe coiifrso ' . of -his address he alluded to the rocbrit meeting held in the Free ^ ^ Trade Hall ;! : At " tlie old . seof 'tbe " lectQi-e , it was m dye'd andseoondedi ^ - " That'the best'thanks of : this meeting Sre due , and ave ^ hereby given to W . P ; Roberts , Esq ; yforhis honeitand manly , cpn duct , at ihe Free Trade s Hall . meetingi ^ n ,: Wednesday . Feb , , 18 th /? . Carr ^ i unanimously „ and ., that itjie . SAmo . bcpresentod to ; , $ « V gentleman by the lto ^ 8 iw 0 ^ iilUCiU . r ,: ^ , lr , ; -, ^ ; . ; , ; | ,, f , ,...,
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Ithe provisional committee : of Tiisr ! :,. ; . KATIONMi . CHARTER ASSOCIATION .
, A copy , of tba aboye resolutioa having been s ' enfc to Mr . Clark , ; that , person ha 3 >/ orwarded to thia office tKe following reply : — - ' : ; ' . . - * r ? : BiBMiKoriAMj ^ Atthe usual weekly meeting of-tho New Summeivstreefc locality ,-, after ; tho regula * routine of buainess bad . been gfi ^ e . through—these being a full attendance of members on this occasion —the following resolution was -gast unanimously ;—Proposed by , William Jacksony . seconded by Jaines PjimainT—' . 'Tfeat ; after viewin « the course lately pursued . ' by Ttioraas Clark , iminis new mode of advocating the People ' s Charter rf ?) a system we think highly calculated to bring ouu »« ause into disrepute ; we hopehe-will ' jit once see « he necessity of :, wthdrawing himself from the Provisional Committee , as we cannot place any further confidence in bun . " Signed pn > . b " eh « ilf of the meeiing—G . Sharp , chair * man .. , . !
MR . OKORCIE SHABBY CHAIRMAN . ' ¦" Sir , —Sphere are but two expressions in the -resolution , of-yourself , and those few persons whoa * you representji ; which I shall dweend to notice .-r-You say that my conduct has a tendency to , bring V j » ur " cause iEio " disrepute . " : 5 E » ery man of sense , Tintelleot , ; and character , whoinows me , will treat the imputation with the samft-scorn that I . dp . iTwish , sir , thai . ., I could make you " sensible of its earnestness apd intensity ! Tha-same limited nun > ber of
persons , and yourself , declare your " ' wantof ' confidence ^ in my further advocacy ? Well , sir , even that is . a calamity whicia consciousness of njy integrity will enable me to ' , surmount . In obedience to youE-wish , I do hereb ^ c . withdraw , myself , | ironi tha " Provisional Committee ; " / but will add , that as a private member of tha ? Association , Iwil ^ iri every way try to promote iis great object- » the enfranchiseriient of tho whole male and adult population , iondon , February , ' 21 st . Thomas-Clark .
j We have also received the following letters ; ¦ TO THS : CHARTIST B 09 S ; . i : Haying been a , member of the late ,-Conference , | ahd an' © Id 'Chariiat , I beg to say that the policy 1 pursued by Mi 1 .. Clark , since the assembling of thafe ! body , has my entire approval , and Ijcaanot consent ito become a memjisr of an Associatij » , in oppositioa to it . - ., ; ,- ¦ . .. ; . ;• , . _ : .. C ; Dotlb . TO THE M 1 MSERS OF THE- . 5 ATE METROPOLITAN CONFE ^ BpB . GrENTLEMiEfj . —Having been appointed by your suffrages a member of the Provjsjpnal Executive of the National Charter Association , . I ; feel reluctantly constrained by various reasons , to . surrender into your hands tao trust which I < received from you .
I have , been mainly induced to pursue this course from the fact that several members , of the Executive have already deserted that body , and that the organised Chartists of London , and other places , have shown a strong disinclination to act ; upon that ' forbearing ai } d conciliatory policy recog-. nised by jou in Conference a ^ the surest path to > the emancipation of the millions . I shall ; however ,, on every possible occasion } cheerfully contribute my humble . aid in the dissemination of the gloriousprinciples of the People ' s Charter . . : , Yours . faithfully , Phiup M'Gbath .
TQ THE MEMBERS OP THE NATIONAL ' , , CHAPTER ASSOCIATION . ¦ ¦ •;'¦ - GiKNTLEMEN . -cHaving been appointed by thejlate Metropolitan Convention , one of the Provisional Committee , to carry into effect the > new plan , off organisation , I with others of my colleagues has © endeavoured to get : up an ' agitation , founded on common seine and good feeling , towards allj efassea of the people , as woujd tend towards making our movemeot effectual for the accomplishmen ^ of the objects we seek to obtain , arid to end in soiwthing riiore t jian empty s <> und , aud g aols full offTictims . But in , erideavouririg to do this , we have been subi ecteti to much abase and vituperation , r $ f > re especially Mr . Clark ^ who has from circumsteaces been most prominent , m enunciating and enfexcing tbia policy . Andtbjrough him , myself ; for ^ had I had the same opportunities as Mr . Clark , I , would , and have done , —qa far as Ihave had the . means—enforced the samo ^ mode of agitation aftihat gentleman . . ' .. ' .. '' ' ' : ' : ' ¦¦ " ¦¦ . " ' ¦ .
„ ' I therefpirp , cannot adopt , consci ^ eiously , any ? ptber rhoae of erideayouring - to m ^ a tbe > raovei . ment what it should be , than by uniting ; to good ! men of all classes io assist in getting the . enfraa- * chisem ^ nt of the whole people , whjfih i » to , me i ^ a great objeot we have in vie . w ;; hp& to tho accoia * i plishjaent of \ h \ s , l shall continjj © to render e » eryassi ^ a iice in bqj power , as ai number of tho . assobiaSion . . iBut ^ at the same tiri > , I hereby uesign soy . seat ; irij . the Provisional . Coirimittee £ and I Wist that ' jjaen may be found ^ who will basable to iprovide a system of agitation * which will wake tha [• « PEOPLE'S CHARTER" ihe lawf ' of % » land , sooner than oiir policy would , have , dpngv ; i ¦ '• I ' am gentlemen , youra faithfully , , -toSMion , Feb . ai 8 t , 1850 v , ,, ,, W * pixoii .
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, 'l > -, / l / .-.: i ,,. » Min < W > iiO HI ^ PI . .. .. ' .... ¦«' . M .- ii tm Wottow Bs xATK ^ This portioa -s ttj the lata Bakokinghanx- property -again shows the , Revelling effects ofctte woodman ' s axe anaj . saw .... Another S * at fall of timber has . taken ^ iace , , and elms . ara id lp ^ . in , aU djjoctions . Ia ^ i ? pa spn , the fall k which- was a large one ; consisted chiefiy ' of oaks row * < tf thei stiej ^ of which wfcJ of ' ari enormous . exi % t arid weigW . The elm ssgodd ; and in quality but'little !<• «* y inferior' t » ' thfr oak . Thelosaof timber frorft the estate is not more striking than the / llminiifinn in thfi niiantitv . of iramfl .: Tn , ' , ' the Dttk 9
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TQsjTBE , 1 CaLAND . r 5 E&MBERS . " THE jP = , A ^ wHa ; HATg ¦ 7 pf : < :- > - . i ::: !^ .. ! . :,:. ____ : - ^ ' -. r tii ^ : % ; ,: ^ : i . ^ MSNJ ^—We have to- eail' youV jifefcentioii to the decisoairi the case 6 Sour respects « 4-leage , Mr . O'Connor , agaiiist ' 'Jbel BradshaW , of Wot ^^ am ^ for libel ; a * an ; insfemce ^ of inequality and' injijiatice , " ' sudt > as hassefck « n been equaled in any court of laiw , intniseoiai ^ try . The malignity ' of-the couosel i . tbe partisanship of the . Judge , and th& partial feeUng of the entire court were so apparent to alV&at they -were remarked ' upon and s cbndenmwL
eyen ? lj ^; the most fierce of Mr ; O'Connor ' s p <^ liUcal ^ pjppjients . - Certainly , in Wttioral aeoti , the yerdjctV'is such an one as MrL O'Connor has reason , to Beprbiid of , aird one wKich must coyer 4 u'Sia accusers wit ^ sli ^ mbj aid dislionour , ^| fut yetiiri . a pecuni ^^ poiiiojf ^ yiew , it . ^ Ife ^ fiina ^ heavy loss , if we ^ Q . noijto ^' , ^ 4 ^ stand . forlii . and take upon ourselves the discharge of obligation , Which ; lie nas ^ iiicurred on account of ^ jis chara cter , and | which ought to be dear ; to- ^ l t those for whom heihas aaijrjfw ^ Jus time ^ f ^ Ameans , and all ^ those ioTrialcblnforts whieh : hil position in * sixaety , and his splendid : talents would have insured him . '• -- ¦¦" - ¦ ¦ ' . ' ¦ "• ¦¦ ¦• : i ;> '' i' ^ ¦¦ - . - ¦ ' :- •'
It cannot fail to he a source of tmmingled pride to those whohave intrastedMr . 0 ' Connor with their funds , that' after two most unparalleled investigations—and both intended to con-: vict him . of peculation— that prejudiced tribunals have been compelled , to proclaim his honour and his honesty , and that from both trials beEas ' come forth doubly honoured and honourable . ¦ ' ' - " - Never was there witnessed in a Court of Law such an inclination to crush a man , as that evinced by the allottees from Snig ' s End , who gave evidence against their benefactor ; and the joy evinced by them at the verdict ; since their return to those homes which Mr .
O'Connor has : ; provided for : them , has been absolutely fiendish . The Anti-renters . upon that estate have made the supposed triumph of Bradshaw the occasion of a kind of jubilee ; and . ; in the . delirium of their enthusiasm they have forgotten , that they were exciting against themselves a feeling which , to their latest hours , will reproach them with their black and damning ingratitude . But even they , bad and wicked as they are , shall be defeated , as all good arid honest-minded patriots will fly to the defence of their foremost protector . " .
We give at foot the resolution of a party of good men at Brighton , and take this public opportunity of thanking them most , sincerely for their well-timed and patriotic conduct . They will find their remittance of £ 1 4 s . 6 d . acknowledged in its proper place , along with our own small tributes . Let the example of Brighton meet with an instant response from all parts of the country , and let the Government and their agents be taught , that the working classes will not calmly witness an attempt to crush one who has dared and risked all for them . v . . >
Without either the knowledge or consent of Mr . O'Connor , we have foriifed ourselves into a committee for the management of the " O'Connor Indemnity Fund , " and have to request that alLparties will do their best to aid it . Collecting books , properly signed and dul y stamped , will be sent to all parts of the" country , to persons known to the Committee . either as responsible Land . Members or Chartists . Collecting bjooksmayb © employed in : workshops orifecwrlei ^ 1141 ^^^ ^^ ^ office in postage stamps , or in ^ BosVoffice orders , made payable to the < . Secretary , Thomas Clark , at the Post-office , Bloomsbury . Philip M'Grath , William Dixon ,
Samuel Bookham , T . Clark , Sec . Land Office , 144 , High Holborn , Feb . 21 . Brjohton . —At a weekly meeting of the members of tie National -Land Company , on Tuesday , the 19 thof Februay , ( Mr . Fiest hi the chair , ) the result of the action O Connor v . Bradshaw was read , and the following resolution adopted unanimously : — " That this meeting is of opinion that the honesty and integrity of Mr . O'Connor is
unimpeachablethis meeting have full confidence in that gentleman , and hii glorious Land Plan , do hereby agree to pay one shilling each member , to meet the legal expenses of the said action ; and also recommend every mem * ber belonging to tbe Company to subscribe the same amount . " After which a subscription of £ Is 4 b . 6 d . was . collected , and instructions given to theltreasurer ^ feinsrait tho same to Mr . O'Connor , as the ^ flrit instalment . The meeting was adjourned ; till ' Thursday next , Feb . 28 th .
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At a Pdbuc Meeting of the Tradesmen of dotting Hill , on the 18 th of February , 3 . 850 , the following resolution was duly moved , seconded , and carried unanimously : —VThat this meeting takes the earliest opportunity of expressing their warm approbation of Mr . 0 Connor ' s general conduct , sad more especially for his long and-unweariet exertions to promote the welfare and happiness " of theworldngclaigoaofthiicowiVry . "' . .:
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OilNNOE INDEMNITY FUND . -. ¦ ¦¦"• < • ¦ ' -: ' :: ¦ - ¦ ¦ ' ; " ' ¦ - £ a . d . Brighton , 1 st instalment ... ... 14 6 C , Doyle ... ¦ }{ £ , - .. ... ... 0 10 0 W . Dixon ^ ... ... 0 10 0 P . M ' jGrath i ^>^ . ... : ... 0 10 0 T . ClarKr . ; ; ^ »• ••• , .,. 0 10 0 S . Boonharii ... ; , ••• ' 0 2 6 6 ^ J ; - ... . ; . ' ' : . U ¦ . ; .. 0 10 w . s .- - » . ; . ¦; ¦ ¦¦ ' .. . ¦ ... 0 1 0 6 . W . ... ; .. 0 1 0 : , i . £ 310 0 Thomas Clark , Secretary .,
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Nottingham . —At a full meeting of the democrats assemblingat Smith ' s Temperance IIotel , 5 iow Pave * ^ 3 HmtrjanrSatordayieve ^ e 4 ast ^ th ^^ ¦ lution was unanimQUsly adopted : — " That this meet-I ing has * ' sefen&with ^^ h ' ^ utriidstf Satisfaction , the straightforward , manly , -and independent conduct of Mr . George Julian 'HarnTey , ever since the com * ¦ ¦ menffement of ; that gentleman ' s political career ., and . belieY . es hjlm to be 1 apoye ' snspicipn , notwithstanding . the . attempt ^^ which are being made tolibel his cha * . ractor , and up 6 n his well-earried reputation . This meeting also is more than-satisfied with his manage * ment of i , W'Northern'Star , believing that no one *• th j » r ^ at ca Paoity givegreater : satisfaetipn-, to
; ; , Wotjsjnbtojj ahd Cat . —At . the adjourned " meet-.. ji » g ontoetehmr Question , several members spoke ¦ m condemnation . , of Mr . Clark ' s assertion' at the jH ^ nfy . raset ^ "Thit no . soverriment had ' any jrgto to ; mfc « Pfero-rftk labour . ' -Itwas then ' moved ' ; and ' Mconde «|' ,. 'thfl 9 the-nieetinig ' do not ' agree with jthe ' Free , Trade pririioples of thel > irectors , ' add that Jth ' e ; above be \ sent to'SHe- Star . " The meeting ad' jpnttie * until JSind ^ Unc '^ ith ^ .,.. ' ,- ,.. : « - ""^ » \ HMiraiqitt—Ihe-anmial . hanqoict o ^ the . IJeAii . crtttic Associaticai'pf thh * place came o 3 witfl grtotv edat'on the eve 3 iftg- ; ,, pf the ' Mth' in » t . y in ih » Ma « ons ' " Hall . Th ^ ^ cfiaiyiwas" taken by Mri- ' Ch&sv Foarfestj-. ^ resident-of : ; th ' e * Alssobiationi * tf soV ^ n ; o ' clpekj . " and . t ^ a ^ w ** imnwdiatBly servcdi to ^ he ' Iarg 8 'arid : rsspect ' ab 3 & ssse ' m ^ lyii After the-tea'Had ) been disposed ofiaddresses wesedelivered hyJlessts .. Heridfarsonj-Siri'th , " Weir ; ancPHobihson on She . fb > - lowing ^ ' sublets : —? 'fSnartlsn » J : and ; Chartf&t 3 '' ~ - ¦ ' Slavsm-. its Protean * Nature an ^ Universal $ } & •' valenceri ^ f •; jKevoIutios ' ¦ and Beform . on thtr Con- ' tinent'frrand ' ^ What : ^ . ^ y > 'bB' Ejected of Sesjita . '' 1185 Q . " - ;; : Tiie ; songs arid j ieciiBiitjpnf vi'ere of the * f ^ st quality , arid ; * heir . " eieEUtron , . Ss- ' evinced by'thfr " ' yofliferotw ' " , appiause : the ^ yelidite ^^ gave univer « a l 8 ati 8 factfi > nV ' . - Tie ' GdnunitMe ' - of ! tho HamillDn " IJeriibbraac- Association iake > : thiffopportUnityrof ' ' publicly tbbnkin ^ , for thsir ' Valuable-. service !; the " scverar ; la < Hts- aojd gentlcsnonj ! whwee clever- peivformancos fdimed one ; Of ikb ^ mosfcattrac ^ ive fea-i < - itiires ¦ ofi tB « ar banquetj , had ; I cortr ^ ufte'd . ' / fao iria- - terially .:. to , T » M 48 ; its , ' sucqeijs .-V The '^ jrofi ' tsf "derived ^ fro ; m : the , , b 3 B ' que ( i will be- ( Svote ' dtorthe' Political ] ^ Jofcimaand'thbifeJaTOilieB ^^" " r "J ! " ¦ ' ' ^> X ~ " "i ~ - \ ^ . ¦ Mo NuMBN ^ o ^^ a ^ Mi fcrt *^ ' Wtouia ^ 'Shakv . " *» i ) " HANSAi ®»! 4 ^ pn ' ' Monday ' - - evensbg a . grand : jfestival was held ' at FowleFsV-City Hall ,. Golden- jliaae , ( Cripp&gate locality . ^ Tfiepri ^ eeds- to go ¦ in aid of . the fondifor erecting ^ -a .-monument in rae- - { laory oftho tfauee patriotic martyrs . - Upwards of " jjeno hundred , 3 R ( j . sixty ticksta-were sold / ' Ther ; i © ity brass , bandt , ' ^ as ' in attondance during the Iformer part pflfic- ' eyeriing , arid'players on the horp jnnd " violin ' ' fqp' -the remaindSrrof * tbe prbceed-| ags . . The 4 ns 6 la »» waa addi'sssed by Mr . Brisk ; f » a short but excellent speech ^ . Atobrose . / fpmiin-Json , in his usuai style , appeale'd / to ; the sense and Reeling ! of bothaexes ,, on the objejet for . which the ftstivalwas go * up . Mr . TomiiDson also endea- - jwured- to console ^ . the unfortunate- widow , " Mrs . . ^ Sharp ( who wa »~ preserit with hUr infant ) for the lloss of her husband . His seBSitBents' Were in : a itimlling and soBi-stirring strakiir . Songs , dancinff , . ^ recitations , andiother amusementa followed in rapid ' « icces 8 ion , until i morning , and ithe . most perfect 'harmony prevailed ., Besides- thfe- 160 that . were ^ present , there were a goodly nuxnbw of tickets sold i to persons who ' could not attendil , ' i South ' SniEtusK-At a meetings of the Chartist : { Association of this town ( Mr .. J&ckinson in the ' phair ) the rulos of the new plsn of organisation , were read and approved , and tlie * fo ) lowing persona elected to form a-icommitte 6 : —John Kyle , llichari a 'Millar , M . Roblason , T . Smith ,, !! . Haines .-Sec . ; . sand Mr . Mortos , Treasurer ; Thomas Dickinson ,. ; Chairman . . ' . .:, '
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>¦' ¦ ¦ ¦' ¦¦¦ ?• ¦ >•' ¦ ¦ ¦ : ' ? T 7 fi-i-, ; . ,: ; . ' .,. ¦ . i ,. . TO TXimVS O CONNOR ESQ . ' , ' MiP . ' ' ; . Most Honoured Sirij-i-iWe , the members of the Land Compariy ' pf Bradford ,- thinkthat we are indebted to you for the noble and philanthropic spirit youhave displayed towards us in striving to got us the . land , which is . ou , r bir ( ihright . ., ^ e , are sorry , that when you proved ypurself an-honest man before the Cemmittee ' . of , ' the House of Commons , that , the members of tho ' Company ' did ' riot rally .
round you , and show to the government their determination to support your endeavours ; in despite of the obstacles they might throw in your way ; , we consider-that that was -the time that we ought to have sent up our thousands weekly . Sir , we , the members of Bradford , think we owe . you a debt of gratitude , and , therefore , ; we send ; ypu a . preserit , hoping that you will not take itia ' s an offence . ... .. ' . . Sir , " ' I remain your humble servant , ' ; . ' ' , ' [ James CoNNEii , Secretary . Bradford / Yorkshire ; - . - ^ ; - . ¦ ' ., ¦ ¦
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 23, 1850, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1562/page/1/
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