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      " France. &,*- C„«Rff Foots.—The Extraor...

      " FRANCE . & , * - c „« rff Foots . —The extraordinary toitabilitv a ^ Kicion of the Thiers' papers with regard to g ^ S ^ m oaF equalledby toof the French 12-. * S- « fi » M . Dnmont , as displayed in a process , of " $ 2 * £ * tte USate gives a foil report , instituted by ££ S 2 d Tom Th ^ b against M . Roqueplan , the * \ £ ^ Uor of the Theatre des Varietes , for usiiur his ** ^ fS the title of a new farce . "The English , " »? f »?? CO TDsellor Dumont , "had this General Tom Thni Sab dressed as Kapoleon , in order to throw ridiio io ffl » on the memory of the great man whom thev n ¦ J & taaag *» &**> andit » { his to " * !! C ^ Trhimib who now dares in a French Court to 11 , T < S ? ,, tiU beingaggriCTedl" Surely the force of ° 5 ^ Wuck madncsscan no further go : ? FoRtiH " noss —r ew Il tof the committee :

      ^ ^ no non ihe anning offliefortificationsofParisappears Tt Tthc JUmiW" * of Sunday , and is of great length . ih < ihe report labours to quiet the apprehensions of the roo rood pcop of Paris Wlth re S ard to the detached + Z j ^ £ bv showing that they do not in any sense comna nand t » e ci ^» wbic B b ^ ond their range , and Si Such they do not even overlook ; and , by way of Ji siJitKHMd comfort , they are reminded that although Yi Yincennes contains 500 pieces of cannon , yet no one ft , net dreamed of any harm coming of them to the ft Parisians . The cannon for the wall is to be kept at B « B ourses , from which p lace there will be a railway - in a lew years , affording nieans of prompt transport v . ijn-n necessary . The saillant parts of the wall are

      „ ^ be defended by a . newly-invented gun , called the a canoiirdimer of 80 , calculated to throw masses of b nape to athousand yards with thegreatest precision . Between the wall and the forts there will be numerc « js field works for covering the roads and villages , « jnpportiog the external operations and sorties , maint taming provisions for those corps who might be { obliged io take refuge under the walls , for providing ; artillery for menaced points , all which will require a , ww crful central reserve , but which will be made j jhe subject of a special law . There is , in fact , no , ' end to the vista of pleasant demands remaining in store for the contributors to the budget . The whole is thus summed up : —

      AKU 1 ME 5 I OF SAFETY . 64 bastions , at the rate of 7 pieces per bastion 658

      JKHAMEKT OF PEFEXCI . ( fronts of attack , 33 supplementary pieces per none ... ... ... ... ... Xvo Ditto , ditto , 20 mortars of 15 per front ... 120 CESTRAL DESERVE . Di sposable pieces , Ac . 130 20 field batteries 120 Total armament of the wall ... 1226 iRMAMESI OF FORTS . Each fort is to be so constructed as to be capable t maintaining itself against the enemy : — Pieces of Cannon .

      1 . Fort de Charcnton ... ... 70 2 . ... Vincennes ... ... 117 3 . ... Nogent 55 4 . ... Roan ? 56 5 . ... Noisy ... ... 57 0 . ... Romainorla ... ... 49 7 . ... Aubervilliers ... ... 66 S . ... East of St . Denis ... 38 9 Itoub ' e CrotmofSt . Denis ... 52 10 . ... Ln Briche 61 11 . ... Mount Valerien ... 79

      12 . ... Issy ... ... ... 64 13 . ... Vatrves ... ... 45 \ 4 ... Montrougc ..: ... * 3 15 . ... Bicetre 60 16 . ... Ivry ... ... ... 70 Total armament of forts ... 982 For the defence of the forts pieces of sixteen arc chosen , because of their range not being equal to the * ail of Paris , and so far unserviceable to the enemy , siould any of the forts be taken . The guns for the armament of safety are to be of cast iron , those of : Jie armament of defence in bronze .

      PORTUGAL . The following , from the correspondence of the JkmM , throws some light upon the present state of 1 ' or tugal , and the efforts now making to overthrow jas . infamous Cabral administration : — Ijseos , Aran , 21 . —The Cortes were closedyestcr avbythe Queen in person . This ends the period : « which the Deputies were elected , and now general tactions are accordingly about to be proceeded to , : le result of which now appears more doubtful than ] i did some time ago . The Government , it is true , rail still exercise great influence through the local smburities and parochial clergy throughout the wintry , but it is very questionable whether the : * opk \ groaning as they are under the load of their

      asr al burdens , can be easily persuaded to lend their a \>\ n ) Tt again to the very administration by whom ¦ kef bunions hare been laid upon their shoulders . Tk > obligation of keeping faith with the foreign creators , to meet the payment of whose claims the ztv taxes have been imposed , is of course a conadcj atiou of not the slightest weight with the unthinking multitude , —{ And very properly too ! Ed . A . &] -fljid it is therefore likely that many who before voted for the candidates in the interest of the present < iovmtuient , will , in the approaching contest , be rosed over to the opposition by the lure of relief avmi taxation , which the latter are constantly hold ing oat , and which signifies pretty c 3 early $ iatif they nice get into power they intend to throw the claims

      m" foreign bondholders overboard . —[ Good agam ! £ & . - V . S . ]—This inference may appear unjust , but I fed myself warranted in it by the consideration of tLeveryobviousfaet , that it is only a whitewash of Jtat sort that could enable them to fulfil their vmbkcs of relief to any material extent . The adserearissof the Government , moreover , have adopted a f lan cooperations well calculated to promote their Blew * . A central committee in Ails city , holding ifc Meetings at the house of A iscount Fonte Arcada , awl wanting among its members men of first-rate abilities and considerable influence , transmits its filers to the numerous provincial committees , who jkuu send out their emissaries in every direction to jTrttfh , as it were , a crusade against the Cabral

      aduanistration , and inflame the existing feelings of dis-« 'ut « it by all means , fair or foul . [ Success to them !] Thus one system directs the whole , and uniomjt is f ell known ' , is strength . The Santarem committee , ^ liicli Las been one of the most active in its exertions for the common cause , has put forth a very powerful address to the electors of the country at large . It is a review of the conduct of the present ministry , and its attacks upon them are rendered still more forcible l ) v the temperate language in which they are couched . As this document is likely to produce a strong impression on many of those " to whom it is addressed , < in extract or two , by way of sample , may be of inte-**> t to those of your readers whose breeches pockets are concerned in the stability of the present Government—viz .: " The ministers , who now for about five jcars have had the management of public aflairs , tare been constantly proposing all sorts of operations 2 nd conversions , each of which in its turn was to

      ( fleet the complete organisation of our finances ; but ibis promised organisation never arrives , and in its stead wc have at every moment proposals for new loans and new taxes . * * * The assessment tf the new ' personal contribution' lias been calculated upon the prices of agricultural produce in 1842 , * hich has since fallen immensely . This is unjust ; bat wbat is infinitely more so is that the unpaid contributions of defaulters in one year are to be charged to the other contributors in the assessments for the Mowing one . * * * The Cortes , as the day of ^ solution approached , got through their tasks with the hurried carelessness of schoolboys , just about to b ? let loose . Both chambers , on the application of the Government , voted 20 contos a year for the friucc Koyal , and half that sum for the Prince Don lewis . Considering that they are scarcely breeched , and that the eldercnjoys the Braganza estates , worth at least £ 12 , 000 per annum , mauy people tliink that the countrv might as well have been spared this additional burden , for some time at least . "

      SWITZERLAND . Letters from Zurich of the 22 nd ult . state that the Diet was closed on that day . Most of the foreign Ministers had left for Berne * but the French Ambassador and the Sardinian Minister had repaired to Luc erne , with the intention of spending a few days in tbsit town . The Diet on the 21 st had given full power to the V orort to disband partly , or entirely , the troops *"«* in the federal sen-ice ; or , if necessary , to replace them b y others ; and , in case public peace should be senoush- menaced by illegal acts , to devise such toeaMires as it might deem expedient for the niaintejanee of order anatranqnillity , either by disposing of t « c federal forcesnow underarms or calling out others , the followini . oWmcr niMrpss w . os delivered bv M .

      J ^ eb , the President of the Diet : — "The Extraorouiary Diet has concluded its labours after having wnfided the execution of its resolutions , as well as the {*?? of the future , to the Vorort . The Diet , assemwed under the immediate impression of the most un-Pwasant results , and in the midst of the strongest ^ rtement prevailinginthepublicmind , endeavoured ™ maint ain the public peace with the assistance of a JBnsid crable armed force . Sow that the moment of ; ~* arzh < m is <* " "" -Hi regards docs it east on the ] { £ ? ' *• •«• whr ' S wm it look to the future ? ^ a higb ass- idoubtedly , done butlittle , i ** artinig to . x gKat number of persons , ] "oi animate , j ] e enthusiasm , overleaping j ltrf obe

      oli % ? u - " * » wonld des 3 re t o y » 'J wte msjiiratio .- of their own heart , and unjustly wnsi dcrthe Diet as an individuality , to which they « imoutenotomysentvmentsandsvm patnies , Uketheir own batstai moreanen 1 irelibcrtyofwm < ThcDiet ^ jDowerer , performed much , if the real and not minj ^ S ^ tfita possible action be borne in ^ a , and if , t be admitted in aU confidence that it demw •» ^ wnis- 'ion and support where it may * h m . ; ri ' ? fr « ndly and confederal attention benefit r wtcrce « ed in a pressing manner for the fortlm ^ 8 reat number of unfortunate men , and ZQnT ™ a * ion of ^ e whole country . The hori-- Present is far from beingfree from those clouds

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      which are the precursors of a tempest ; the waves that liave been lashed into fury by the storm of passions which has burst over the confederation , are not yet calmed down . However , the salutarv influence of time has contributed , in the short interval during which the Diet has been sitting , to diminish men ' s anxieties ; it will still continue to exercise its influence , it" the authorities and citizens are animated with the firm determination energetically to oppose all violence directed against legal ordw , and if the hearts of the confederated bodies show an inclination to alleviate as much as possible the disquieting condition of so many wretched men . If , as is my firm opinion , the members of this hi gh assembly , composed of influential magistrates of all the cantons , share in this conviction , and separate with the intention of using everv exertion for the nut-Doses I have

      just stated , I can then venture to hope that the most dangerous crisis is past , and that at the opening of the ordinary Diet we shall be able to regard the future with greater security . Thanking jxra , gentlemen , for the indulgence with which you have greeted my entrance on the eminent functions with which my fellow-citizens have invested ms ,: I now declare the Diet to be prorogued indefinitely . " M . Neuhaus , the first deputy of Berne , then returned thanks to the president , in the name of the assembly , for the able and impartial direction which he had given to the debates . " It is with full confidence , " said the lion , deputy at the termination of his speech , " that the Diet , in separating , leaves the direction of affairs in the hands of a directory so firm and enlightened , well convinced that it will make use of its position to maintain the peace and dignity of Switzerland . "

      Accookts from LtiCERSB of the 23 rd state ,-that a greatnumber of persons had been condemned by the council of war to five years' imprisonment for not having answered the call to arms , and for having joined the free corps ; for which latter offence , moreover they are to be tried by the civic tribunals . The commissioner of Lucerne , and those of Berne , Soleure , Bale Campagne , and Argovia , have concluded a treaty for the liberation of prisoners on condition of an indemnity fixed at 350 , 000 f .

      UNITED STATES . Liverpool , Saturday . —There arc four arrivals from New York to-day , namely , the packet-ships Europe and John R . Skiddy , and the Sheffield and Adirondack , all of which left New York on the 1 st , and arrived here within a few minutes of each other , bringing advices one day later than those by the last steamer . They do not communicate any intelligence possessing special interest . The Michigan Legislature had adjourned ; the public works remain without improvement ; the preservation of the public faith is unprovided for ; and the interest on certain bonds will not be paid when due ; the state tax has been raised half a mile on the dollar to meet the

      increasing expenditures of the Legislature and the state Government ; the weight of domestic debt and the millions of unrecognised bonds in Europe still Ling over the state without an effort at adjustment . The Louisiana State Convention has advanced considerably in the formation of the new convention . Wc may mention that nothing further or definite had transpired with respect to the intentions of General Almonte , and that there is no later Mexican or'fexan intelligence . The commercial advices are merely later by a few hours than those previously received . Liverpool , Mosdav , April 28 . —We have seven days' later news from New York supplied by the arrival of the packet-ship Independence .

      There is no political intelligence of any or the least importance from America . Thcfolks at "Washington are all busy in a war of office-seeking , the poor President being , as usual , worried to death by shoals of applicants seeking to be appointed to little snuggeries . General Almonte , the Mexican Minister , had sailed from New York . Mr . C . A . Wickliffe , the Postmaster-General , is represented as being on his way to Texas , as confidential agent of the administration , * to aid the Charge < CAffaires , Mr . Donaldson , in persuading the authorities and people of Texas to accept the terms of annexation oner * d by thejoint resolution . Loss or Smr-FixG . —In the American papers we have sad accounts of losses of shipping . Wc have

      often alluded to the severe losses that have been experienced during the last fall and winter ; but we had no idea that the disasters had been so numerous as they are . Besides the great number of vessels that are lost we have now a list of forty-one vessels that are missing , all , or nearly all of which are probably gone ; and among them are two packtfs from Liverpool . -Most of those vessels sailed in September , and were no doubt lost in the tremendous gale of October—a gale which commenced in the Bay of Mexico , and extended to the snores of Europe . Besides the loss of property the loss of life must be very great ; if we average fifteen persons to each vessel the number will be 765 . Prospects op Axsexatiox . —The friends of the immediate and unconditional annexation of Texas

      ar e becoming exceedmgly alarmed at the prospect that Texas herself may refuse to be thus annexed . The articles so extensively quoted from one or two of the Texan papers , in opposition to annexation , taken by themselves alone , would scarcely warrant the conclusion that tin ' s hostility was either very general or very decided among the people . The President of Texas has long been known to beopposed to the proffered union , and the Register , in which appeared the first of the hostile articles upon the subject , is his organ . But it has always been understood that the Congress of Texas , which represents more directly and truly the will of the people , was as ardently in favour of annexation as President Jones was against it . So far indeed , has that body earned its enthusiastic espousal of the measure , that it has refused to

      receive a few petitions that have been presented m opposition to it . But it is becoming evident that there is a deeper and more formidable opposition to annexation in Texas than that which arises from the personal feelings of the Executive . The Texas Register , in the article expressing its hostility to the proposed measure of annexation , declared that Texas was " secure in the enjoyment of peace , and in the speedy acquisition of acknowledged independence . " Tliese and other declarations of similar import seem to give colour to the presumption , that a recognition of the independence of Texas has been proffered by Mexico , provided she will maintain her independent position , instead of becoming part of the American Union . That Mexico , notwithstanding her repeatedly declared intentions to reconquer

      her revolted province , may see , m the present posture of affairs , reasons for making such an offer , seems not at all unlikely . It is now sufficiently evident that she must lose Texas . AUhopeofagaiusubjectingthat country to her dominion must by this time have faded away . She has only , therefore , now to consider the practical question , whetherthe boundary of the United States shall be advanced to the Rio del Norte , and thus the way be opened towards California and the Pacific , or whether Texas shall exist as a weakbut independent nation between Mexico and the United States , not powerful enough of herself to conquer Mexico , but offering a barrier to the dreaded designs of the United States . There certainly can be but slight doubt as to which of these alternatives she would choose . In effectimj this arrangement , the services of the English

      and French Ministers may have been employed . It is well known that they have repeatedly been tendered to both Texas and Mexico , for the accomplishment of this object—namely , the termination of the war , and the full recognition of Texan independence . Mexico hitherto has rejected them , because she persisted in her intention of subjugating her revolted province . The imminent peril of annexation , whereby it will be lost to her for ever , with the exposure , too , of her other possessions , may easily have induced a change ofeonduct ; and she may now be as eager to accept as hitherto she has been to reject the proffered good offices of the European Powers . Should this prove to be the case , and should Texas accept the

      recognition of her independence , she , of course , is lost to the United States beyond recovery , and the whole project of annexation must fall to the ground . It is very easy to clamour against this "interference" of France and England with the affairs of this continent , and it may be difficult to acquiesce in its propriety ; but it certainly is not easy to find in it any cause of serious complaint , much less of war . If Texas declines to come into the Union , it is her own act—one which she has a perfect and undoubted right to perform . The motives which induce her thus to decide are matters with which we have no concern . Every nation pursues that course which she deems most conducive to her interests , and this case forms no exception . —New York Courier and Enquirer .

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      1 ; VOL . Yin . NO . 390 . LONDON , SATURDAY , MAY 3 , 1845 . p . „ ™ iCE ^ ™ r » - - ¦ ¦ ;;¦ _ , '; ¦ ¦ ¦ / . * J ' Fire Slnllii : ^ susil Sixpence per < t »> nlcr

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      Liverpool , Thcrsdat Lvexixg . —Ihe new packet , ship Waterloo , Captain Allen , has just arrived here from ifew York , whence she sailed on the 11 th ult . ; and by her we have been put in possession of papers from that city three days later than those previously received . The New York Suh publishes the particulars of the loss of the steam-boat Swallow , having on board 350 passengers—the particulars of which we subjoin . Loss or the Steam-Boat Swallow . —The steamboat Swallow , having on board about 350 passengers , left Aloany last Monday evening at six o ' clock , for this city . When opposite Hudson , near Athens , she struck a rock and broke in two . What rendered the scene more appalling was the total darkness of the night—the water comingup to the hurricane deck , and the ladies being drawa up through the skylights drenched in water . The heeling of the boat brought the fire of the furnaces in contact with the wood , and a

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      flame burst forth , lighting up at once , and adding io the horrors of the scene ; surrounded by fire and water , every effort was made by each person to pro vide for their own safety . The " terror seemed to be at its highest when the boat broke in two , the "water put out the fire , and the stern sunk . At this critical moment the steam-boats Express and Rochester came up , and immediately got out all their boats , to pick up those who were in the water , and save the residue who were clinging to the wreck—of these the Rochester took on board 150 , and the . Express fifty . Many were known , however , to have reached Hudson and Athens , as boats were promptly dispatched from both places . The rock is well known , and hail the pilot kept in the channel the accident would not liave

      occurreu . we nave received the following ^ particulars from C . Pratt , Esq ., of Covert , Seneca county , New York , who was a passenger in ' the Swallow at the time of the disaster : —On going into the ladies' cabin , after the \ esae \ haAstYuckThefouho it full of ladies , and , seizing his two daughters ; he rushed forward , in company with his grandson ; leaving in the ladies' cabin two ladies named Coffitij who were in company with an aged lady friJm'Troyi these being the only ladies whose names were known to his daughters . Passing to the forward deckV he was met by some one who told him to ke « p off . the bows , as the boat was going down ; and as he turned to get to the hurricane deck , with his daughters and grandson , he was met by a rush of water sweeping over the lower deck from the stern , and turning round caught a glimpse of the two Misses Coffin behind him ; but , on gaining the upper deck with his charge , they were missing ; search was made for their bodies

      on the lower deck , and one of them rewered ; but quite dead . The other could not be found . As the boat sunk , about twenty-five or thirty , or more , took ' refuge in the state room , believing that they would be safe , but they were soon overwhelmed , some es ? eaping on settees , chairs and tables , and floating away , while a few gained the hurricane deck , but it is learedthat several remained in the rooms and were drowned . Of those who floated off ( about fifteen ^ or twenty ) two gentlemen and a lady were found clinging to a settee about a mile and a half below the wreck , all three alive , but greatly exhausted . They were taken to Athens . Of the others who tried to save themselves bv similar means , nothing was known up to yesterday afternoon , and it is feared they have perished . Passengers saved : — The Express took on board 40 The Rochester 94 Carried to Athens and Hudson 70

      Total 20 i Passexcers Lost or Missixg . —The following are the lost and missing , as far as ascertained : — Missixc—Mrs . Conklin , Miss Coffin , of Troy ; Mrs . Gilson and two young ladies , from Albany , whose brother was at the wreck anxiously searching for their bodies ; Mrs . Walker , of New York ; Mrs . French , and Mrs . Lambert . BoniES Fouxd . —Six bodies were found on the main neck , between the- captain ' s office and the ladies ' cabin—viz ., two Misses Wood and Miss Coffinol

      , Troy ; one gentleman , and a lady , names unknown ; ? . middle aged woman , apparently a native of Ireland ; two more bodies were picked up near Hudson ; Mrs . Colton and Miss Briggs , milliner , both of Troy , and one lady with a thimble in her pocket having the initials W . M . C , were found at the wreck . A gentleman of Detroit , named Huest , having a bag containing 1500 dollars in gold , jumped overboard with the bag upon his arm but was soon obliged to let it go . He was only saved b y having fortunatel y grasped a narrow strip of board as he jumped .

      CANADA . The Canadian papers bring particulars of Lord Metcalfe ' s closing the first session of the second Canadian Provincial Parliament , after the accomplishment of more actual business than any previous session in the province . The Breakixg-up op the Ice in Canada seems to have been attended with sad results . Such has been its movement over the falls of Niagara , accompanied by a strong north wind , that the Niagara river has been completely blocked up . The ice on the 2 nd , within a mile of the falls , was forty feet high In the rapid course of the ice everything on the docks and wharfs at Qucenston and Lewiston has been swept off , with the contents of the storehouses . At Youngstown it has cleared off every house hear the wharfs , and the steam Hour-mill has gone with it . The damage all round is not far from 100 , 000 dols .

      . GREECE . Greek IxnEPENOEXCE . —Athens letters of the 10 th ult . mention that the anniversary of the declaration oi Greek independence was celebrated on the 6 th by a mere religious ceremony , in the church of St . Ireneua , and a general illumination at night . The most sinister rumours have been circulated for some days . The Opposition was to bav . e seized on th . it opportunity to attempt a coup de main , and the military precautions the authorities were obliged to adopt in consequence of those reports likewise tended to maintain the uneasiness prevailing in the public mind . Every thing , however , passed off quietly .

      EGYPT . Mussulman Fanaticism . —Alexandria , April 6 . — On the 21 st of last month a dreadful affair took place at Damcitta , which has no parallel , except in the times of the most cruel persecutions of the Christians . I add a detailed account which will certainly be read in Europe with horror and indignation . This melan choly event has excited indignation among the Europeans living in Egypt , and anxiety and terror among the Levantines and Christians . For some time past the hatred of the governor to the consular agents manifested itself by continually increasing extortions every day . He brought forward new and groundless demands and pretensions with regard to the proteges , and even the subjects of the

      several consulates . I believe that several reports have been made on the subject . Our agents opposed in some measure by the vis inertia , but this only increased the anger of the Bey , and the ill-will of the people and the Sheiks increased in the same manner . Now came the anniversary of the Prophet ' s birth-day . This day , in their eyes , required a victim ; and , according to custom , they sought for one , not among those whom they most hated , but among those who , like the ass in the fable , have no protection except their own innocence and helplessness . A poor Copt , above sixty years old , with a white beard , worked in an establishment for peeling rice : he got into a quarrel with an ass-driver employed in the same establishment . After a short altercation ,

      the latter went to the governor , and accused the other of having ridiculed religion and the prophet . Without further ceremony , he was immediately seized by kawasses , and brought before the Mehkemeh . This so-called court of justice , the president of winch is AliCafagia , the great sheik of Damietta , heard the evidence of the ass-driver and another fellow who had joined him , and caused the unfortunate Copt to receive in the first instance 500 blows with date staves , which were bought with his own money ; so it is said , the law requires . The poor fellow , so mangled , and loaded with chains , was conveyed to a dungeon . Yesterday , the birthday of the prophet , all the sheiks repaired soon after sunrise to the governor in the divan . The discussions were

      then carried on with closed doors , and a report was spread that the question was put whether the prisoner should not be burnt alive . But fear of exciting too much the anger of the Viceroy deterred the assembl from carrying this project into effect ; they therefore resolved that the poor prisoner should receive another thousand blows with the staves , should be gagged , and with two dogs bound fast to his sides , be placed on a buffalo with his face to the tail , and so carried through the whole town . A frightful scene ensued . Alter he had received the thousand blows on his back and the soles of his feet , he was placed , as above stated , on the animal ' s back . But this was not enough ; they tied a wooden cross to his back , and on his breast a tablet , on which was

      inscribed the sentence , surrounded with threats against the Christians . After covering his face and his whole body with the most disgusting filth , the vile procession , consisting of several thousands of the refuse of the population , proceeded directly across the quarter of the Christians , then by the bazaars , through the chief streets of the town , amidst the incessant savage cries of the mob . I wDl notattempt to describe the torments of the unhappy sufferer during the six hours that he was so carried about the town . I have not the courage to do so . I only observe that the furious multitude vied in treating him in the most cruel and contemptuous manner . I hough a shawl was bound round his neck , the two ends ot which were held b- a man , one on each side of the buffalo , he fell off l ,, ;; r or five times like a

      deatt uody . At the harbour , about a hundred steps from the divan of the governor , a man , who was employed m caulking a boi-i , dipped his brush into the boiling pitch , with which he daubed his back , the mob loudly applauding . The houses of the consular agents were attacked with showers of stones as the procession passed by . The windows of the Sardinian and American vice-consuls were broken . The shop ot M . Panajotti , an Ionian , under English protection , suffered great injury , and in the course of the day above twenty persons were more or less illtreated . But enough and more than enough of the melancholy picture to show to what a pitch the shameless fury of these wretches is raised , and how by the connivance of the authorities it has reached the highest paroxysm . - ^ j 6 « roA Gazette , April 24 .

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      oh ar ^ . § t-a-snual convention . ( Cortiiiiytdfrom our , last weeks paper . J SlXTHvDAFS SITTING / SATURDAY , April . 26 th . Mr . JIfGrath took the chair at the appointed now . It was moved by Mr . Cuffay , and seconded by Mr . Munday— " That tJi ' e claims of Mr . John Richards he referred to ithe newly-elected Victim Committee . " The motion was earned unanimousl y . Mr . Cuffay-then " moved— " That each member of the Kational Charter Association contribute one halfpenny per month to the Victim Fund . " Mr . Davics seconded the motion . : ... Mr . T . M ' . ' Wh « eler feared that the regulation would be found impracticable . . Mr . Goodwin could not support the motion . Members would not-pay , unless there were victims who required support . ; Be- thought the matter had better be left to voluntary contributions . Mr . Webb would support the motion .

      Mv . Cuffay replied , ' and his motion was carried unanimously , -j ' , . :... ;' . .... Mr . Davies moved— "That the balance in hand , after paying' the Convention expenses , be handed over to the Executive , ^ This was seconded h & psr , Skews , and carried . unaniinousl ^ .. ' . ] ...... ' : ¦ '' ¦ . ' ¦ ^ NWy ' cABDB AND . BACK . AEBEABS . Mr . Shawjiioyed—!• That each delegate , on his return to his respective district , ' use his utmost influence with his constituents to cause them to pay up all arrears ; also to oatwe them to'immediately take , out new . cards , handbooks , Ac .,, that the : debts of the Association may be liq ' uidat ^ ljnjl tlje officerslp . a ^ permanently secured . The nwit iou ' was sesfondeb , py ; MivK 5 M * ow ,. and carried , ); ; , At the afternoon / sitting ,-iljr . ' Wheeler read the follow-, ing petition on . behalf of W . SyEllis / AndiWhich' the Convention recommended , for adoption generally : — To th « flonowolile ' the Commons , qf ; Oncol Britain and

      lrelam , i » FarhartKiit < menMcd , The Petition of the Inhabitants of . Huinblysh ' oweth , —That William Shcrrett Ellis was in the year' 1842 convicted , at the assizes of Stafford , of the crime of arson ) " alleged to have been committed during the riots which then prevailed ; and the said W . S . Ellis was sentenced to transportation for twenty-one years . That up to the time aforesaid his conduct was irreproachable ; that he possessed the confidence and esteem of all with whom he was acquainted . . Your petitioners would , with all respect , remind your Honourable House that the conviction of the aforesaid William Sherrctt Ellis Was based on the dubious evidence of a single individual ; and ' that various circumstances induce in the minds' of your petitioners the conclusion that such evidence was procured at the expense of honour and conscience , to ensure his sacrifice .

      Tour petitioners would likewise urge on the attention of your Honourable House the fact that , during the period of his expatriation , his conduct lias been most exemplary ; that he has a wife and family who , in addition to the most poignant mental anguish , are enduring the keenest privations in consequence of their bereavement . Under these circumstances , jour petitioners fervently appeal to your Honourable House to cause an address to be presented to her Majesty , praying the exercise of the Royal clemency for the restoration of the said William Sherrett Ellis to his country and disconsolate family : and your petitioners , as in duty hound , will ever pray , & c .

      THE COMMITTEE ' S BEPOHT ON THE 1 AND . Mr . T . Clark brought up and read the report iu question . * . . . . Mr . O'Connor / in an able speech , elucidated tlie matter , and moved that it be received and discussed clause by clause . My . Munday seconded the motion , which was agreed to . On the motion of Messrs . Bairstow and Davis , the following was adopted : — " That the best thanks of this Conference are given to the late Executive Committee of the National Charter Association , for the praiseworthy and efficient manner in which they performed the duties of their important and responsible office . " Mr . M'Grath made a suitable response . Mr . Bairstow brought up the report of the address committee , which was unanimously adopted . The Convention of the Industrious Classes to the People of the United Kingdom .

      Friends and Brethren , —In bringing to a termination the important deliberations of the Convention of 1845 , we once again feel compelled to prepare , to caution , to counsel , and to quicken you to obey the high behest of Liberty . The mandate " Go ' onward 1 " is the utterance of the spirit of the age , spoken in thun'der tones , that ere now should have roused you from your present stale of deathlike torpor . How'do you justify your callous supineiicss in . the grand stvuggls . ot . labour ' s Right against Capital ' s " miguV Are you contented ? Do you find no ground of complaint iu the existing anomalous interests and arrangements of our social system ? Will you silently submit to political degradation and slavery . Can you ,

      while in the act of producing every unit which swells the amazing aggregate of wealth , see around you the famishing fatherless , the heart-rent widow , and the sinking operative , without compunction for past apathy—without earnest resolves to devote every energy to the great cause of your political and social redemption ? Wc wish to impress on you the conviction that the present interval of comparative " prosperity" will he transient indeed . I ' eelaud his Colleagues will not comply with the demands of justice ; nor will they concede your rights , until , by untiring exertion , you wring them from their grasp . You must win your own salvation ; no class , save your own , will ever fight out the battle of Labour against Capital . Depend , therefore , on yourselves alone .

      We have prepared apian , which we now submit to your earnest attention , for facilitating your location on the land . The land being the raw material of all wealth , it is essential you should practically be convinced of the inestimable value of its possession . We trust you will carry out that plan in every locality where the Chartist standard baa been planted . It offers to you a means for the accomplishment of the People ' s Charter , and immediate social amelioration at the same

      time . We also submit to you apian for the formation of Chartist Registration and Election Committees in every borough and county . The battle for the universal enfranchisement of your class must be fought before the revising barrister in parish vestries—in pur local meetings—and on the floor of the House of Commons , We wish to give our movement a serious , fervent , and influential aspect . ^ Ye must he feared by our enemies , ere we can succeed in vanquishing them . Form , therefore , in each of your localities a small neuclus , around which shall rally , in a short time , a most formidable opposition to the political jobbers who have so long kept you out of your rights .

      We also recommend to you , most strongly , the formation of co-operative stores : wherever established under efficient directory they have been eminently productive of profit to the shareholder , and of cheapness to the purchaser . You are compelled , under the existing system , to uphold a host of shopkeepers , niiose every energy is employed to hliglit your prospects of social and political redemption . As soon as possible , withdraw your support from your deaoVy enemies . If you can only raise £ 1 , begin with it . If your earnings are small , spend them to the best advantage ; if you must go to a shop , support your friends , and give not your foes the power by which they keep you iu perpetual misery .

      To the Trades , we say persevere ! You have a bold and efficient leader in the House of Commons : lollow his councils , To your movements we yield our heartiest support ; while we beg to direct your attention to the fact , that yopr industry can never be permanently and effectively protected' until you have a bona fide representation in Parliament . In conclusion , we entreat undivided efforts in banishing division from our ranks . Lend no ear to the secret calumniator— cultivate brotherly feeling with each other . A national petition will be got up for presentation on the first night of the assembling of the new House of Comnions . Remember the exiled patriots—recall them by your unanimous voice . Let every town , every village and hamlet , send up its petition , praying their return . Support the Executive—back them by following out their recommendations : and may the time soon arrive when the Charter shall be hailed as the law of the land !

      The London members , with the addition of Mr . Stallwood , were appointed to act with tho Executive , as the committee for elaborating the Land Plan . A vote of thanks was then passed by acclamation to the chairman , and the Convention dissolved . [ The following is the report of the committee appointed by the Annual Chartist Convention to arrange and perfect the details of the Co-operative Land Society , unanimously agreed to at a meeting held on Wednesday , April 30 th , at which meeting the whole of the committee , with the exception of Messrs . O'Connor and Davis , were present . ] RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THa CHARTIST LAND

      CO-OT-EBiTIYE SOCIETY . To consist of an unlimited number of shareholders . Shares , £ 2 Ids . each . To be paid in weekly settlements of 3 d . Gd ., Is ., and upwards . Objects of ( he Society . To purchase land on which to locate such of its members as may be selected for that purpose , in order to demonstrate to the working classes of the kingdomfirstly , the value of the land , as a means of making them independent of the grinding capitalists ; and , secondly , to shew them the necessity of securing the speedy enactment of the 'People ' s Charter , " which would do for them nationally , what this society proposes to do scctionally : the accomplishment of the political and social emancipation of the enslaved and degraded working classes being the pecubar object of tho society .

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      . Veans . Good arable laud maybe rented in some of the most fertile parts ol the country at the rate of 15 s . per acre , and might be' bought at twenty-five years ' purchase—that is , at £ 18 15 s . per acre ; and supposing £ 5 , U 0 O raised in shares of £ 2 10 s . each , this sum would purchase 120 acres , and locate sixty persons with two acres each , besides leaving a balance of £ 2 , 750 , which would give to each of the occupants £ 4516 s . 8 d „ £ 30 of which would be sufficient tobuildacommodiousandcomfortablecottagcoii each allotment ; one-half of the remaining £ 15 16 s . Sd . would be sufficient to purchase implements , stock , ifcc , leaving the residue as a means of subsistence for the occupant until his allotment produced the necessaries of life . These allotments , with dwellings , might te leased for ever to the members of the society at an annual rental of £ 5 each , which would be below their real value . The gross annual rental would thus amount to £ 300 . This

      property , if sold at-twenty years'purchase ( which would be far below the market value ) , would yield to the funds of the society £ 0 , 000 , which sum , if expended in a similar manner to the first , would locate other' seventy-two persons on two acres of land , provided with homes . These seventy-two ' allotments , sold at the rate of the first , would bring £ 7 , 200 ; and this sum , laid out in the purchase of other land , building of cottages , & c , at the original rate , would locate 88 and two . flfths persons . These SC twofifths allotments , "it sold , would realise £ 8 , 634 8 s . ; and with this amount of capital the society could locate other 103 one ' -sixth persons . These 103 one-sixth allotments , would produce £ 10 , 317 3 s . 4 d . and the last named sum , expended asbefore , wo . uld locate 123 one-third persons . Thus the origins ! capital of £ 5 , 000 , would more than double itself at the fourth sale ; : and soon in the same pates . The . benents arising from the expenditure of the 'funds in the manner above stated may he seen at a glance in the following summary : —

      £ . Purchase . Locate . {[ Original capita ! , 5000 120 acres 60 persons . First sale produce , 6000 144 „ 72 do . Second do . ' 7200 172 ,, 86 do . Third do . 8 G 3 i 8 s . 200 „ 103 do . Fourth do . 10 , 317 3 s . 4 d . 246 „ 123 do . Continuing to increase in the same proportion until the tenth sale , which would realise £ 37 , 324 , and locate 372 J persons . Thus the total number which could be located in ten sales—which , if the project be taken up with spirit , might easily be effected in four years—would be 1923 persons ; in addition to leaving in possession of the society an estate worth at least , in the wholesale market , £ 37 , 324 , which estate could be resold , increasing at each sale in value and capability of sustaining the members , until , in the space of a few years , a vast number of the " surplus labour population" could be placed in happiness and prosperity upon the soil of their native land , and thus become valuable consumers as well as producers of wealth .

      1 . —Membership . All persons are eligible to become members of this society , by taking out a card of membership , and a copy of these rules , for which the sum of fifteen-pence shall be paid ; one shilling to be an instalment of the share . 2 . —Government of the Society . The government of the society to be vested in a board of directors , consisting of a president , treasurer , secretary , and four others . 3 . —Qualification for ihe Board of Directors . So person shall be eligible to become a member of the board of directors who is not at the time of election , and has been for three months previously , a paying member to the funds of this society , 4 . —Mode of electing the Board of Directors . , The board of directors to be balloted for annually by the members of the society .

      , 5 . —Duties of the Board of Directors . It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to transnet all the monetary and other business of the society ; and when the siim of £ 5 , 000 is subscribed , to purchase a suitable plot of land , containing about 120 acres , which shall be divided into GO equal allotments , erect the necessary habitations , and furnish each allotment with the required implements , stock , & c . They shall then apprise the members of the society , aad instruct them to select , by lot , occupiers , to whom the several allotments , with the buildings , ise ., shall be let at a rent of £ 5 per annum , on a lease for ever . They shall then effect a sale of the land , buildings , ttc ., at the rate of twenty years' purchase on the rent paid , and carry the proceeds , after defraying unavoidable expenses , to the credit of the society , to be again employed in the purchase of more land , the building of more dwellings , the purchasing of stock , esc , to he again divided in allotments to the members , and so on in continuity .

      C . —Appointment of Tmstecs and their Duties . The members at the first general meeting shall appoint five persons as trustees , whose duties shall be to keep a cheque against the general treasurer of all monies placed by him in the bank to their names and credit ; and when the Board of Directors shall , in accordance with the rules of this society , be cognisant that there is £ 5 , 000 in the said bank , they shall notify the same to the general treasurer , whose duty it shall be to make application on their behalf to the trustees of the society , requesting their sanction to the withdrawal of the same . 7 . —Appointmnt of General Auditors and their Duties . Two auditors shall be appointed by the members of the various district committees , whose duties shall be to andit the accounts of the society , 8 . —Election of District Committees .

      District Committees , consisting of from five to nine persons , shall be chosen by the members in the several localities where they may be resident . Notice of such election , with their names and address , shall be forwarded to the secretary of the Board of Directors . Localities not having a sufficiency of members to elect a District Committee , may appoint a secretary and treasurer to transact their business .

      9 . —Ditties o / the District Committees . To collect subscriptions from the members ; to assist the Board of Directors when required with their advice ; and otherwise exert themselves in forwarding the objects of the society . 10 . —Appointment of the District Secretary and his Duties . A secretary shall be appointed by the members of the District Board , and his duty shall be to register the names of the members of the district , to keep account of the income and expenditure , and conduct the correspondence of the district . He shall also transmit to the general secretary , along with the £ 2 remittance of the treasurer , a clear specification of the names and the amount of the money paid by each shareholder , 11 . — District Treasurer and his Duties .

      A treasurer shall be appointed by the members of the district committee . He shall keep a correct account of the receipts and disbursements of the shares in his district ; and remit to the general treasurer the receipts when they amount to the sum of two pounds . Notice thereof to be forwarded to the general secretary , 12 , —District . Auditors and their Duties . Two auditors shall be appointed by the members of each district , whose duties shall be to audit the accounts of the district once per quarter .

      13 . —Selection of Occupants . The selection of occupants for the allotments to be by lot from amongst those who may have paid up their shares , in the following manner . The central committee to issue as many tickets to the localities as there may be shares paid up . The prizes to be regulated in proportion to the number of shareholders in the locality . The local boards shall then call a meeting of all shareholders , who have paid up their shares , and decide by lot who shall be holders of the prize allotments . If the capital of £ 5 , 000 shall have been raised prior to a sufficient number of shares hesng paid up , the lot shall take place amongst those who may have paid the highest sums . li . —Certificate of Payment of Shares . When a member has paid up his share , he shall be furnished hy the general secretary with a certificate in the following form : — Certificate of Chartist Co-operative Land Vund Contribution .

      No . Value £ 2 10 s . We , the undersigned officers , of the above association hereby certify that John Jones , member of the Nottingham branch ot the above association , has paid to the above fund the sum of two pounds ten shillings , for a share iu the said association . Witness our hands this third day of November , 1845 . ¦ — , General Secretary . 15 . —Time alhvsedfor paying up Shares . Subscribers at Is . per week 1 year . Ditto Cd , do 2 years . Ditto 3 d . do 4 years , Members not having paid up their shares within the time specified , to pay a fine of threepence per week until the rule be complied with . AU arrears , with fines included , to be paid up within threemonthsafterthe expiration of the above-named time , or the money they have paid in shall be forfeited to and for the use of the members of the society .

      16 . —Disposal of Shares . Members wishing to dispose of their shares may do so by giving notice to the district secretary . He shall immediately notify the same to the general secretary , with the name and address of the party to whom the share may be transferred . In the event of the death of any member , the share will be transferred , in accordance with the directions in bis will ; or , in the event of his dying intestate , be transferred to the next of kin . Members leaving and neglecting to transfer or dispose of their shares , « uch shares shall become the common property of the society .

      17 . — Defrayal of Expenses . . The expenses consequent upon the formation and conducting the business of the society , to be defrayed by a contribution of 2 s . upon each share , which contribution will ( in most cases ) be paid by the weekly instalments in

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      the following manner' : —A subscriber of one shilling n « r wcek will , in one year have pafla £ 212 s ,, or the shareand the 2 s . expenses ; ' The sixpenny and threepenny iubscribers in like manner , no deduction being made on the £ 210 s , for any incidental expenses . ^ - 18 . —ApptiMmatof ArWraiort . At the first general meeting of the membevsof thesri ciety , five persons shall be elected-as . arbitrators for-the settlement of any disputes which may occur between the society and any of its members , none of which arbitrators shall be directly or indirectly benefidiallylntcrested in the funds of the society . - 19 . —Selection of Arbitrators .

      In case of any dispute , not less than tlirea it' ilia siid arbitrators shall be chosen by ballot , ft i which purpose the names of the arbitrators ah « l Ibe written on a piece of paper , and placed in a l » x , or glass , and the three whose names arc first iriwn out by the complaining parly , or some one nnpointed by each party , shall be the arbitrators to decide the matter in dispute , and their award shall be final , and all expenses attending the arbitration shall be paid as may be fixed by their decision . Note . —According to the decision of iiifl . -tv National Convention of delegates , assembled April 21 . , 1845 , in London ( by whose authority this plan is propounded to the public ) , the Executive Committee of the Xatioua ! Charter Association of Great Britain—vi / . PhiUi ) M'Gnr . " .

      Thomas Clark , Christopher Doyle , Feargus O'Com . u / , and Thomas Martin Wheeler , are appointed a board of directors , to superintend the management of the society until 2000 members are enrolled , when the directors shall notify the same to the district committees , anil instruct them to summon the whole of the shareholder ? to elect a board of directors , treasurer , and other officers , and , if necessary , to revise these rules . By the decision of the same Convention , William Prowling RoK > rts , Esq ,, solicitor , was appointed treasurer , to nlioui nil Motrin must be remitted , addressed to the care of I ' . O'Connor , Esq ., 340 , Strand , London ; and notice ef the same must he sent to the secretary , Thomas M . Wheeler , 243 J , Strand ; to whom all communications and applications for information must be addressed .

      The Turx-outs at Bimv . —On Monday last a numerous meeting of delegates and others connected with the Iron trade , was held in the large room at the Hare and Hounds Iiui , Bolton-street , Bury , relative to the . turn-out of Millwrights , Engineers , Me chanics , Moulders , Smiths , and Boilermakers . There were delegates from three adjoining counties , when it was unanimously resolved on , that the cause of the men being out at Bury should be sent to the Northern Star newspaper . It was stated that the reason of the present strike was , that tiie masters bad passed a resolution that before they engaged any new hands they must bring a " quittancepaper " from their late employer . In consequence of that .

      determination meetings were held iu various parts of Lancashire , Yorkshire , and Cheshire , when it was generally agreed to establish Protective Societies . The rules of the Trades' Associations are to the cll ' est , that if the masters take any undue advantage against any workmen in the Union , the whole of the trades at that shop shall strike . The men at Messrs . Walker and Brothers , Bury , agreed that they would not work any overtime until the " quittancepapers " were abolished . The masters thereupon posted up notices , setting forth , that civ and aVvcv the Gth of January , 1845 , the Millwrights and Engineers should work niore time than they had done previously for the same money . It was then agreed on , by the various Protective Societies , that the Messrs . Walkers ' linndsshonld notsubmit to the new regulation , asitin reality amounting to a reduction of wages . The men , therefore , to the number of upwards of & " 0 , turned out on the Cth of January last : aad tlicv vet remain

      on strike ; but are willing to work at the same rate ot earnings , and on the same conditions , as they did when trade was not so brisk as it is at present . It was the opinion of the delegates that a great many hands would be wanted in various towns after Whitsuntide , as it is well known the season is now open for goods , such as machinery , « Sic , for exportation . The committee also stated that , in consequence of paid agents going to various places under the pretence of engaging bands , by falsely stating there was no turnout , there was every necessity for the workmen ot distant places to be on their guard . The committee of the turn-outs sit daily at the liave and Hounds Inn , Bolton-street , Bury . It was agreed to by the delegates that a report should be sent to the Nortliern Star paper weekly . Votes of thanks were given to the editor of the ' Star the delegates , and the chairman , and the meeting separated . —Br order of tiie Committee , April 29 th , 1845 .

      Hvde . —On Monday last , a rather novel scene took place iu the Hyde Court-room . P ' or some time past , the " knobsticks" working at Uiikinficld have tried to irritate the tura-outs , in order to get them to commit breaches of ihe peace . The men , however , passed a resolution amongst themselves , not to retaliate . On Wednesday , one of tho " Wack sheep " committed an assault on one of flic turn-outs , without provocation . The assaulted party consequently took out a magistrates' stmmtoifc . The case should have been hea " iil on Monday ; but the moment the complainant entered the Court-room , the masters ' attorney handed a warrant to a policeman standing by , who immediately took the poor fellow into custody . The case under the warrant was called for , when tho masters' attorney said that it was one of those cases where the turn-outs , fearing that a warrant would be taken out against them , took

      advantage by procuring a summons first ; bntin all cases of this kind , the warrant took precedence of the summons , lie therefore requested that the warrant case should be entered into . Mr . Gill , clerk to Mr . Roberts , rose to speak , when he was asked if lie was a solicitor ? Upon his answering in the negative , lie was told that he could not be heard . Mr . " Gill , however , persisted , requesting that the case might be . adjourned until nest Monday , inasmuch as Mr , Roberts , who was specially retained in the case , could not sooner attend . Mr . Gill also remarked that the summons was taken out on the Wednesday previously ; while , in the other case , as Mr . Roberts ' client was coming into court , lie was arrested and locJced up . The magistrate considered it to be his duty to postpone the case until next Monday : and observed that it was a strange proceeding to arrest a man when lie had come into court io have a case heard .

      Buncombe 1 estimoxial , Central Committee op Tiuiiks , & c , PartliGnium Rooms , 72 , St . Martin ' slane : Mr . J . Grassby in the chair . —The following sums were received . - —Messrs . Busliby and Mitchell , Chelsea committee ( third subscription ) , £ 3 13 s . Gd . Per Mr . Edward Sutcliffe , on behalf of the local committee of Sowcrby and Layland , 10 s . ( second subscription ) . Mr . William Young ' s book , per Mr . John Cleave , 17 s . Gd . Per Mr . Farrcr , 4 s . Messrs . 0 . Harmati and Daniel Grove , on behalf of the Baskctmakers of London , atl ended , and presented £ 5 ns their quota to the testimonial . Mr . D . Pcft , on behalf of the Queen ' s Head Society of Carpenters , meeting in Acton-street , Gray ' s-inn-road , also handed in £ o . Per Mr . Manning , from the King ' s Arms , Marylcbonc-strcet , 4 s . 2 d . The Committee earnestly

      request all collectors , officers of local committees , district committees , and any other person or persons holding cash on behalf of the testimonial , to remit tbesamc to the general secretary , or treasurer without , delay , in order that the Central Committee may close its labours on the 4 th day of June next ensuing , The Central Committee meet for the purpose of receiving contributions , and transacting other business , every Wednesday evening , from half-past eight precisely until half-past ten . Bolton Powkiuoom Weavebs . —A delegate meeting of the Powerloom Weavers of the Bolton district , was held at the Crown Inn , Deansgate , Bolton , on Sunday , for the purpose of considering the best means of keeping up the wages of that body ; and also of

      crushing the many petty , but at tiie same time grievous and tyrannical restrictions which have been imposed upon them . It was thought that a union , a XtTHWAi Ukiox of that numerous body , would greatly contribute to this desirable , object . The meeting agreed that an address should be got up , and circulated in the immediate district of Bolton , showing the importance of the subject to the public . Before we can say anything to other towns by way of admonition concerning it , we ought to be able to boast of having done something ourselves . However while we are making the attempt , we hope they will not look on with coolness , but , like us , at least toy to do soMETnrso . Bv order of the committee . —Bolton , April 28 , 1843 . Bminsusy Lines Weavers . — A meetintr of the

      Linen Weavers of Barnslcy was held in the Odd Fellows' Hall , on Monday , when that spacious building was crowded to suffocation ; Mr . Richard Taylor was called to fill the chair , lie read over a number of letters that had been received from Mr . Sherrard , of London , and afterwards read the placard calling the meeting , which was to petition Parliament in favour of Local Boards of Trade . The meeting was severally addressed by Messrs . Grimshaw , Garbert , Minfield , and Vallance , who all spoke in high terms of the advantages of Boartls of Trade . The resolutions having been adopted , a vote of thanks was given to the chairman , and the meeting broke up . Important to the Miners or Lancashire . —The committee chosen to investigate matters of dispute between the employer and the employed , have been eminently successful in many places , by amicably arranging matters between the coal masters and their

      men , to the satisfaction of both parties . They have amicably settled the disputes that existed between the men and their masters at Burgh and Coppo Collieries , Chorley ; between Mi : Rylance , of Wigan , coal proprietor , and bis men : also a difference that existed between Mr . Blaisdalc , coal proprietor , of Ilindlcy , near Wigan , and his men . They have also arranged , to the satisfaction of both parties , a difference that existed between Mr . BlundelTs agent and the men at Moss Colliery , Ambrosc-wood-eommon , near Wigan ; and also a difference between Mr . Robert Brown , coal master , of Westhonghton , near Bolton , and his men ; as well as one between Mr . William Haigh , of Block-lane Colliery , Oldham , and his men . The Miners' Union is in a prosperous , thriving condition , and a better spirit is prevailing between the masters and their men throughout the county of Lancaster . —W . Ciiketuak , E . Kershaw It . Marsh , the Committee of the Miners of Laneashu'e .

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 3, 1845, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_03051845/page/1/