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      Great Metropolitan Meeting For The Adopt...

      Relv upon it that 1 am in no wise in lave with the State Clwch . parsons " , » nd « f by chance . Should meet a bishop in the nest world , I will ask him how niftiiy Louses he has built for the poor , how many of the weak-hearted he has comforted , how many of the fallen he has . raised up , and to how many of the 600 , 000 living without God , awl without hope , he lias administered religions consolation , and to how many he has stretched out the modest hand of charity . ( Loud cheers . ) But nevertheless it is my duty to save yon from as dangerous an ascendancy , and therefore I tell yon that the breath of Whiggcry has filled the pious pipe which the storm of dissent will fan with religious controversy , and if you tolerate it , into ieVigiousJwarfare , > nd , of alUwarfares , Good I . ord deliver me from that of reli gious strifewhen the

      infu-, riate father and frantc son die in the hostile embrace strngnling for the supremacy of antagonist dogmas . ( Load cheers . ) For these reasons then , I will join in no religious strife , in no contention for the supremacy of dogmas which the improved mind of futurogenerations may in their day stamp as heresies , and because I believe the at , e of common sense is at hand , when the improved mind of man wills ! ken and revolt at the impious notion , that either a , course of college divinity or government patronage , constitutes the necessary qualification for an assessor between man and hip creator . Apun , if one evil is to continue , which God forbid , g ive me , a- thousand times give me , the city of church steeples with its shep herds controlled b y some opinion , and governed by some law , to the city of long chimnies with its shepherds controlled only

      by the cupidity of their own avarice , and governed only by the stern laws of political economy , whose counting-house is their church , whose ledg er is their bible , whose day-book is their prayer-book , and whose order-book is their catechism . They have each their trinity—the one is tithes , pew rents , and the poor bos , the other credit , free trade , and speculation . ( Loud cheers . ) Are we , th e n , to waste our present strength , and are ^ there any here who witnessed the glorious triumph , w e achi e ved in this p lace ov e r the very faction that would now rouse us te religious strife , I mean the battle fought and gained lender our chief and champion Duncombe . ( Loud cheers . ) Who can forget the humiliation of their " pet" Mr Wineent , the last arrow in hypocrisy ' s quiver , and yet this is the puppetthat the same faction

      would now start up to disturb our union and our purpose by a fanatical religious feud . ( Loud cheers . ) And Col . Thompson , forsooth , plays the fiddle for this party , and wonld chastise us for our former errors , and promises us £ 5 if we are good for the future —( cheers and laughter}—that is , that he will send it to us , if we can do without it ; but he will not send us the nest egg for others to lay upon ; and because free trade was a crotchet of his , we are to hallow its same by changing our own—for the good it has done , I presume , in producing low wages , short time , and dear bread . ( Cheers , and " aye . ") I tell you this Gol . Thompson is on old woman —( laughter)—and I'll tell you more , that if you are mad enough to join in this infuriate cry , the old enemy will no longer dread jou . The tea-pot and the pulpit are to be the

      steamengines of this religious freedom tram ; bnt , mark me . you will be the luggage-van . ( Loud cheers , and laughter . ) And when your force has given sufficient impetus to send the passenger train of parsons up the hill , you will find yourselves ticket'ed to be left at the bottom , as the reformers in their day ; and when the faithful mount the summit , they will look down upon you , and laugh at yonr simple credulity . ( Cheers . ) Another party objects to our physical force doctrines . It is a subject we never mention . It has been forced upon us by old women , as the surest means of disturbing our moral union and destroying our moral strength . However , you shall have my version of it . It is : would to God that I had enough of it —( loud cheers)—and then you would lear no more of faction ' s crackers . I could send my

      eompliments to Lord John Russell , informing him that we had musket for musket , and cannon for canson , manned * by freemen instead of mercenaries . ( Renewed cheers . ) However they profess to despise us , we keep nations at peace . The Times newspaper having failed in procuring a share of the Spanish wedding portion would sst the world b y the ears , and proclaim the bloody Narvaez as the patriot and deliverer of his country . However , there is no war . The motto of Louis Philippe is—" sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof ; " and while they ask the Infanta ef Spain to relinquish the title of her heirs to the Crown ; the old fox says , " Let the narrtasetake place first , and we'll talk of the PRELIMINARIES after . ( Cheers and laughter . ) Well , we are told that Lord Normanby . M . Guizot , and

      the King , all looked very red at their last interview , but I tell jou , that if they proclaim war , they'll all look very bl ; e . ( Cheers and laughter . ) Their excitement reminds me of the chivalrous Frenchman , who was about to fight a duel , lie retnrned in a state of frenzy to his Cafe , tearing his hair and ranting in incoherent sentences : — " Oh I de bloodi e st battaile dat ever vos fout . Oh ! de moat sanguinary conflict 3 Oh ! terrible , horrible , frightful !" * ' What , then , monsieur , " asked an English friend , "Did you fight , and have you shot him ? " ' Oh ! no : we did not fight ; but if we did , it would have been de bloodiest battaile dat ever vos witnessed in dis xorld ! " ( Roars of laughter . ) Now , thus the sanguinary Spanish conflict will end . The King of France does things by degree * , as our government

      did when it first embodied civil power , and then armed them as a standing army . ^ ft is not unlikely that from my caution against joining in the war of dissent , that you may suppose that I manifest a choice for the Church parsons ; however , to p rove my love , I devoted yesterday ( Sun lay ) to drawing up a resolution , which I trust some gentleman will propose to tht * meeting , declaring the right of support of the Irish people out of the Church property , which is held in trust for the benefit of the poor . ( Cheers . ) And mind , my friends , although the go-¦ vernmeut may for a time resist the march of democratic principles by dividing the popular ranks ; and however the treachery of hypocrites may have widened the gulph between the English ami the Irish people , nevertheless , they will find it

      impossible to resist a , national march of hunger . ( Cheers . ) Mr . O'Connell now proposes a grant of Ten Millhns to feed the Irish people . In 18-33 . ' 34 . and ' 35 , I repeatedly urged upon Lord Altliorp the necessity of raising Ten Millions at 3 per cent ., and lending it to the Irish people , not to the landlords , at 6 per cent ., accompanying it with a "wholesome measure of Poor Law , based upon a principle of agricultural and labour premiums , bu t no Poor Liw bastiles . ( Loud cheers . ) I proposed and left them upon the Journals of the House , all the Other good measures at which they are now nibbling , as a means of protecting the remnant of the Landlords * properties . ( Cheers . ) From the beginning of this agitation , which is now running into the twelfth year , although I have been maligned and abused by

      t he p ress , the leaJers . " and the factiong of my own country —( hear , hear)—yet Ihaveinrariablyreturned good for evil , and proclaimed upon every English stage , that the English people should never possess their liberties a day or an hour before the Irish people , If I could help it , and all England has responded to the > eiitiroent—( Loud cheers )—and I think after the splendid display that you have this night heard from those young men by whom lam surrounded , you will say that your princples , and your cause stand in no danger of postponement or defeat , though I was removed from the field of action to-morrow . The common enemy is now before us . The Whigs are again in power , but only hold it upon your sufferance , for when eur dozen are marshalled and ready for action

      under our brave and indomitable chief , then the corrupt and servile press , the representatives of which now » 5 t under me , to pick amusement for factkn out of Chartist speeches , will be compelled to do justice to their cause , their principles , and their eloquence . ( Tremendous cheering . ) 1 shall now sit down requesting our secretary , Mr . Wheeler , who c-in read my writing better than I can myself , to read my resolution for the amelioration of the Irish people , ami the prevention of those dispensations wliich in-¦ variably fall upon the industrious alone , without taking a joint from the royal table . iMr . O'Connor then >~ aX , down amid the most enthusiastic applause . Tht- resolution was thvn put and carried unanimously amidst loud applause .

      Mr . Wheeler then read the resolution drawn up by Mr . O'Connor , as follows : — "Resulted , That this meeting siucercly deplores the destitution of their Irish brethren , and earnestly calls upon her Majesty's ministers to advise her Majesty to convene her Parliament without delay , for the purpose of adopting the most speedy remedies to arrest the present distress , as well as for enacting such laws as will in future prevent the anomaly of t !» e industrious being the only or the greatest Euffdrers in seasons of scarcity , ¦ whether arising from the natural cause of deficient har . -vesis or the unnatural cause of landlord oppression and government misrule ; and this meeting furtfcer recommend , as a means of meeting present distress , and pro--Viding against a recurrence of a like nature , the

      propriety of raising a . euaiof ten mSllion-eteriuig ty * -1 issue of Exchequer Bills , to be called the Church Restoration Tund , the interest and repayment of which sum to be chsrgeableupon and payable out of the tithes and other State Church property now held in trust for national purples , by bishops , and other dignitaries , and . parsons and other salaried officers of the State Church , and that the said fund be applied , under proper management , to the purchase of land in Ireland , and the location of the Irish people upon it , at its present estimated value , by lease for ever , in order that the improved value consequent upon the husbandman ' s labour , may be secured to Mm and his heirs for ever , or until the ascertained necessity of our successors may sec just cause for making a aaore equitable adjustment to suit the exigences of the den existing generation .

      "And this meeting also recognises the unqualified Ifeht of the Irish people to a Parliament of their own r iToice elected upon the principle of annual parliaments , universal suffrage , vote by ballot , equal representation , BO property qualification and payment of members . Mr O'Cavannah then rose , to propose the above reso . fation , and sai ^ . he was delighted to witness such ameetm * of democrats met to agitate for their glorious princiftes—( cheers)—and right happy wa . he to find that * ey thought hie poor unhappy country not unworthy « wir consideration . Pe believed the Charter would

      Great Metropolitan Meeting For The Adopt...

      achieve liberty not only for England but for Ireland also . ( Loud cheers . ) Chirtism was said to have been dead , but ibis meeting : was a proof that the flame of liberty Ktill existed . The resolution , he was intrusted to raov « related to Ireland , and he agreed with Mr . O'Connor in the neces . ity of striking at the root of the evil —( hear , bear)—which would be tbe only roeams of conferrinj pwmanent blessings on that unhappy land . The promissd grants to Ireland would not be paid by landlords and the people wai too poor to pay them . The Irish church had always been ready to aid the aristocracy tooppres * the people , and he thought Mr . O'Connor ' s resolution would have a tendency to reduce them down to something like their proper dimensions , he had , therefore , much pleasure in moving this resolution , which ha trusted tbe English people would carry and gain the eternal gratitude of the Irish people . ( Cheers . )

      Dr . M'DoBALl rose amid great applause to lecond the resolution , sad siid we had seen several strange change ? , the Whigs out and the Tories in , the Tories out and the Whigs in again ; yet you could scarce call them a minis , try , as they appeared destined to become " small by degrees and be « ut \ fully legs , " Looking at past history and prdSMit time , he could see nothing good in our con stitution that owed its origin to modern innovation , no tbe good was due by our ancestor * . Magna Charter was adopted andiigned by men who could neither read nor write . As regards Ireland , surely ten millions ol money was small enough after seven hundred years of oppression , and especially as that was to come out of

      church property . ( Loud cheers ) He thought the doctrine of Christianity strictly applicable to this care . It was the duty of the government to search outthescource of crime and poverty— ( hear , hear)—we were progress , ing in science and wealth , hut at the same time crime » a < l poverty went hard in land . Ho thought the resolution alike oalculated to benefit the two countries . He was happy to see England , Ireland , Scotland and Wales , on the move , and he believed a body more powerful In numbers and intellect would arise this winter , than had yet been seen to claim their birthright , and such an united phalanx , would bid dafiance to the Whigs . Ho should yet lire to witness England ' s greatness and Ireland ' s happiness , ( Greol chetring . )

      The resolu ion was again read , put from the chair , and carried unanimously . Mr . T , M . wheeler then read and moved tbe adop . tion of the National Petition . Mr . Habbivit , in seconding its adoption , said , he thought the following should be the motto of every working man : "We will have the Charter , name and all !' ( Loud cheers . ) He had much pleasure iu seconding the adoption of the petition , and trusted the people woule rally round Mr . O'Connor out of the House , and Mr . Duncombe within It , whilst th « y yielded their best sup . port to that great luminary , the glorious KbrtAern Star . ( Greateeering ) . The p . tition was adopted unanimously . Mr . T Ci . uk moved the adoption of the following resolution : —

      4 th . —Resolved , That in the opinion of this meeting , the return to Parliament of a few patriotic individuals , to act in concert with the small band of noble spirits already in the House , and favourable to the democratic cause , would materially strengthen the efforts of the people for freedom . This meeting , therefore , approves of the principles and objects of the Election and Registration Committee , and pledges itself to yitld that body all the support in its power . The resolution was seconded by Mr . Stallytood , aud carried unanimously . Mr . Ebnest Jones then moved : — " That the resolution relative to the relief for Ireland be advertised in ths A otfon , Freeman , Pilot and World , Irish newspapers . " Seconded by Mr . O'Cavahkah , and carried unanimously .

      Mr . Stallwood moved a vete of thanks to tbe Chairman for hi < impartial conduct in the chair ; which was seconded by Mr . Feakoos O'Comkob , and carried with thundering applause . Mr . Dwank suitably acknowledged the compliment , and he declared the meeting dissolved . Three tremendous cheers were then given for tbe Charter ; three for Feargus O'Connor ; three for Dun . combe ; three for Frost , Williams and Jones ; and three for Ireland and Repeal . Three lusty groans were then given for the Whigs , Tories , Protectionists , and Free Traders ; which were suceeededby three hearty cheers for the Abrtftern Star .

      Upwards of 2 , 000 signatures were appended to the National Petition at the meeting . This Grand Metropolitan Chartist Demonstration then quietly dispersed .

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      « THE NORTHERN STAR . " * ; October 3 , 1846

      The Free Trade Turn-Out At Keighley. "Hi...

      THE FREE TRADE TURN-OUT AT KEIGHLEY . "HIGH WAGES AND PLENTY TO DO . " The combination of the Keighley manufacturers still continues without any material alteration ; and they now begin to talk of running nearly all their factories short time . The men , on the other hand , meet all this tyranny with cool and determined courage . If the Leaguers are putting their workmen to difficulties and privations , it is now quite evident that they are suffering severely themselves . By throwing their men out of employment to prevent them from supporting those of Mr . Robert Clough . they have subjected themselves to an enormous increase of poor rate , which now begins to tell admirably through the numerous applications of the men for relief .

      Th e G u a rdi a ns h o ld t h e ir weekly mee t ings on Wednesdays ; and on last Wednesday , the 16 th ult ., on numbers of the men applying for relief , the Guardians wanted to know if they had asked their employers for work since they had turned them offas if they were willing to employ them again—they could not , consistently grant them any aid from the parish funds . To satisfy the Guardians upon this point , a man or two belonging te each firm waited upon their late employers , and wanted to know if they were disposed to set them on again . The invariable answer they received was , that"they were at perfect liberty to return to their work , providing they required no advance of wages , and that

      Robert dough ' s combers return to their work at tbe same time . " This answer was tantamount to saying , that if they would throw the men dependent upon them overboard—do away with the Protective Society—and throw themselves entirely upon their mercy , they might return to their bondage . One of the factory masters noted for nothing but the size of his corporation , and his utter want of reason and common sense , tauntingly told the poor fellows who waited npon him , that * ' he wanted no combers , being quite able and willing to carry on his business without them ; but he believed Robert Clough , of G r ov es Mill , wanted a number , and they might apply there . " The men returned with their various

      answers to the Board , who immediately proceeded to grant them some small pecuniry aid , Tbe liberal application of the parish funds to the support of the men by employing them on the roads , & c „ has been regarded by the manufacturers barrier a asto their chance of success ; and an attempt was made te put a stop to it about a week sinoe , by the Chairman of the Board of Guardians , who is a manufacturer and ringleader of the League , against the men . This person in the discharge of bis official duties , represented to the Board the great waste of public money by employing so many combers upon the roads . The expenditure in hammers , shovels , and weekly payments would be enormous , and he would recommend that , instead of working on roads , the combers should be ordered to find work at their own callings .

      " For instance , " said the Free-Trading son of Maltbug , " I would take a certain number myself , and Mr . Clough , I have no doubt , would take a number more , and the men would thus not only get comfortable employment and moderate wages at their own work , but the parish would be relieved of a great burden . " It , however , fortunately happens , that the majority of the present . Board of Guardians are not such neek-or-nothing Free Traders as their Chairman , and some of them told him very honestly , tha t being an interested party , " he had no right to sit in judgment upon the men , and fur t her , that they bad no doubt the conduct of himself and brother Leaguers , had brought the burden upon the public . " The same manufacturer , of whom we are now speaking , is an out-and-out dissenter , and a determined opponent to church rates ; ho has headed the anti-rate party , acted as chairman at their meetings , and assisted iu pointing out to the poor , the horrible

      injustice of being compelled to pay two pence per year , towards a church which has a plenty of its own . This cheap method of procuring a character for liberality , and of saving his own pocket , has been somewhat damaged by the conduct of himself and party . The labouring portion of his followers have begun to suspect that if taking two pence from them by a parson be such a . glaring piece of injustice , the act of a manufacturer taking from them two pounds must be still worse , the sum being not only much greater , but the parson giving them the chance of paying or not paying by vote , while the manufac turer gives them no chance at all . We apprehend t . -iat , through this simple circumstance , the next campaign of this mighty Free Trade and liberty-ofcOBSCience-loving General will not be opened with the spirit hitherto manifested , and that many of Ills soldiers will want to see their commander more consistent in his conduct .

      While pointing out one trait in the character of tin ' s Leaguer , we can scarcely refrain from presenting the public with a small act lately performed by his own person , who like the bulk of his congregation , is also a thorough Free Trader . During the last session , while the Ten Hours Bill was pending in Parliament , a deputation often working men waited upon him with a petition in behalf of that humanemeasure , requesting his signature . He expressed himself as " a decided opponent to all restrictions upon time , labour , aud wages , of either young or old ; he wanted to see every thing free , and matters of that kind left entirely to the emplover and the employed . " "If . " said he , " you had wailed upon me with a petition for Free Trade , and the Repeal of the Corn Laws , I would have signed it with all pleasure , but am entirely opposed toaFactoiy Bill . " " Let us , " said he , " only obtain the Repeal of the Corn Laws , and I have no doubt that a working man like you at the bead of a fami ly ( pointing to one of the deputation , a wool- '

      The Free Trade Turn-Out At Keighley. "Hi...

      comber ) may earn at the rate of two , three , oftvcn four pounds p » r week , instead of your present nine or ton shillings , and have tho power of keeping your family comfortably without sending them to the factory at all if you choose . " On hearing this strange rhapsody on the enormous benefits of Free Trade to 'he working man , the deputation wanted to know if he was in joke or earnest , " Oh decidedly in earnest , " aid he , "itis my real belief . " It happened since the commencement of the present struggle betwixt the combers and manufacturer , that another deputation of two combers waited upon him requesting his assistance . This deputation , like t he firs t , was quite in the wrong . "He was opposed to all kinds of unions of workmen for protection of wages . His

      opinion was , that wages , like every thing else , should be quite fret , and he had no doubt that if the workmen would leave the matter in the hands of the manufacturers , they would always give the highest wiges they could afford . " Finding it quite impossible to move him to pity on behalf of either a factory worker or a wool-comber , they wanted to know if he had not told some very fine things to a former deputa * ti on c o ncernin g t he eff e ct s of Fr e e Tr a de u p on the working man ' s condition . " Well indeed , ' said he , " 1 recollect saying something on the subject . My opinion of Free Trad * is , that it will do some little good to the labouring class , but I would recommend

      them not to be toosaueume , nor expect it too soon . " They then reminded him that the " g reat me a sur e " which accordin g to his p redictions , were to raise their wages to two , three , or four pounds per week , had passed , and he beheld them there that evening turned from their employment for trying to procure an advance of ninepence . He then protested that the first deputation had entirely misrepresented him , a nd t hat he h a d never said the y would realize to the amount mentioned , and he finally dismissed them with something like a horse laugh . This plain contradiction of his own words created considerable astonishment , and shows the baseness of this p riestl y Free-Trader .

      The manufacturers continue to fight their workmen in their usual cowardly manner . Instead of simply withholding their own work from the men , tliey are constantly persuading others to do the same . They have carried this system to such an extent that it may now be regarded as a combination to starve the men out of existence . We must not forget to mention that they have very powerfully increased their combination by the addition of another member . This individual . Spencer by name , residing at a small hamlet called Ainworth , employed three combers , and judge of the consternation when news was brought that he had

      turned them all off . No doubt the manufacturers intended this to be a finisher , and had reserved the honour of giving the combers their coup ~ de-graee to this powerful ally . We have not , however , heard of any material alteration in either the public funds , the markets , or the condition of the combers in consequence , the only apprehension being that Spencer will have a greater difficulty in getting them back again then he had in turning them off . One very pleasant feature is this affair is , that every tongue moves in condemnation of the manufacturers , while the men continue to receive universal sympathy , support and encouragement .

      Ksighmt , Wednesday . —The struggle betwixt the Keighley woolcombers and their employers still continues with unabated vigour . It is expected that the manufacturers will this week change their tactics , and endeavour to prevent the men from obtaining relief from the parish funds . We understand that their method to accomplish this is to proffer the men work at the same wages they had when they t urned them off , a nd wh e n t he y pr es ent themselve s for relief , cause the Guardians to send them for work to their respective employers . By this plan they think they will be enabled to ease their own burdens , and have an opportunity at the same time . of supplyin g Mr . Rober t Cl o u g h with to ps , so tha t he may r un his f ac tor y with o ut giving the advance to his combers . To meet this plot , which is intended to defeat tbe objects of the Protective Society , the men are now determined to have the advance from every firm before they resume their employment .

      That man of brass in Bingley , named Jonas Sharp , whose conduct we hare already mentioned , re-commenceufoperations upon his weavers last week , by again reducing their wages 3 d . per piece . The firm of Craven , of Keignley , have also this week reduced the wages of a portion of their weavers 3 d . per piece each . About twenty of tbe weavers so reduced , ma d e bo l d t o go in a bo dy to remonstra t e wi t h them against their conduct , when they were all ordered to weave their work up and go about their business . The conduct of the "L eague " towards their combers and weavers is , beyond all description , mean and tyrannical , The combers request that persons subscribing money in their behalf , will give it to none but these who have certificates from the Committee , w ith th e secretary ' s name , a s several im p o s tor s have g one t o different places , obtaining money on their own account by representing themselves asjhaving been employed by the woolcombers .

      Festival Of The Fraternal Democrats. (Fr...

      FESTIVAL OF THE FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS . ( From a Correspondent . ) Reader , like me , you are one of the world of men , you to some extent exercise an influence on those by whom you are surrounded , and with you , in some degree , rests the character , and , t h e refore , actions of coming ages . Your life has its sweets and sours , moments of sunshine burst upon you , and your . soul revels in enjoyment ; dark hours of gloom come o'er vou , and the world i s to yo u one bleak a nd b a rr e n waste . Sometimes the good and true of nature that still remains , spite of all fortune ' s buffetings , takes the lead , and you are prodigal in generosity ; at other times , you are parsimonious , it may be

      avaricious to an extreme . Really you are a fickle and a strange being ; but , withal , your thoughts assume a certain character ; it may be that you are not sensible of it . but the most careless onlooker will at once detect it . Do you love to talk of battles—are Hannibal , Napoleon and Nelson your heroes—has the God of War found a throne within you ! if so , c ro s sin g the Alps , inva d ing En g land , or sinking a French man-of-war , are your subjects of conversation ; on these themes will your mind delight to dwell ; you live among them , you dream of them , you speak of them , and by so doing you influence the current of thou g ht in others , and thereby affect the present condition and future destinies of man . " The fraternity of nations " is one of my favourite subjects , and 1 will speak to you on the

      festival of the Fraternal Democrats , and at once introduce the scene of my musings , It is a large room in W h it e Conduit House , on t he evenin g of Se p tember the 21 st . It is almost nine o ' clock ; the rooms are brilliantly illuminated with gas , t a bl es a r e filled with the good things of this earth , a round them are seated men of all countries , yet they are as one family—the great family of man . Here there are no party distinctions—you cannot see one trace of section—there is not a single emblem of division manifested—there floats the flag of no nation , no fleur-de-lis , no shamrock , no thistle , no eagle , is to be seen . This night nations arc represented by her children . There is a marked distinction of countenance and manner , the result of climate and educational circumstances , and you may read much of the world's history in the

      faces of these men , but there is but one sentiment in all—hear it you whose motto is " divide and rule "read it you men whose patriotism is blazoned in the words , " Ireland for the Irish "—think of it Louis-Philippe , and mark it well Emperor of all the Russians— " All men are brethern . " There is a reform in education and morals to be effected by the carrying out of that great truth , that glorious declaration . The Swiss , from his cold cl ea r l a k es and snow-crown'd mountains , thinks and feels in common with the inhabitant of the fertile savnanahs of South America . Philosopher here is a field for inquiry ; statesmen here is a key to enable yeu the better to understand the government of man . Sisters and brothers of earth , here is an avowal of universal brotherhood , and the carrying of

      its spirit into the every day exercises of life would revolutionize society and rectify many of the annoyances of private life . It would annihilate for ever the poking question of , is neighbour Brown as rich as neighbour Green ? It would destroy all fear of losing caste in the circle of your acquaintance , and the immaculate gentility of the ring and g love gentr y would be heard of no more . In the assembly before us the representatives of the progress parties of all nations feel and practise the doctrine they admire , and the first brother who claims our attention is an illustration . Ho is a spare and studious looking man , a scholar and a philosopher , he speaks languages fluently , and is no dreamer on the affairs of men ;

      the world's history has been read by him , and tho study of many years enunciates a great truth , resolves itself into a sentiment . He says the first toast of the evening is— " The sovereignty of the people . " That sentiment means much , it says Nature is no churl in the distribution of her gifts , earth and air are the property of all : valuable truth Byron , Burns , Beragner , Freilgrath , Schiller , Shelley , Jones , all sing or have sung but one strain , —the sovereignty of the people . The sentiment is spoken to by men of the people , it ia the people speaking for themselves . A triumph worthy of the age in wliich we live . A lesson that the rulers of the earth will do well to study , and the members of St . Stephens do well to read .

      An address is read , and reader :, it you have not already read it , you will do well to do so , remembering these words , "All men are brethren . " I t is a manifesto worthy of the occasion , an . "l is followed by one of labour ' s neglected poets , slop ing " AH hail Fraternal Democrats . " John Arnott is' a shoemaker andarhymer . truthfulscntiments . truthfu'llyexpressed come from his pen . Years of toil and trou . "de have not yet destroyed the spirit of the man , and \ ve marked well the locks slightly tinged with grey L uurs—the stooping of the shoulders more to be attributed to trouble than years—but the grey eye twinkl ed with th e hre of the moment , as he poured forth the * senti-

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      ments of the heart , He is a representative of his order , and one of tho many sons of genius who weuhi never have been heard of , but for the agitation for Democracy in England . Other speakers claim our attention , the evening is getting advanced , and men of all countries speak in all languages , and are listened to withadmiration . and responded toowithenthusiasm . One s eaker on the Pre s id e nt ' s rig ht , a tall and muscular y oun g man , rich in the exterior gifts of nature ; ther « is a mark of a sabre cut on his cheek , and resolute determination is reflected in every feature . Carl

      Schappcr is a citizen of the world-a true cosmopolite in th o u ght and action-he speaks with a voicrtthat thrills to the heart . "Sisters and Brothers , the fraternity of nations is a toast to which I can respond from the bottom of my heart , for I am convinced that when the oppressed of civilized Europe unite and demand , as w it h one vo i ce , their rights , demand justice , thev will get them ; aye , they will get them without having recourse to physical force , f o r when the pe o p le enlightened , united and strong demand , no tyrant on earth will dare refuse . "

      How much of mystery and idle declamation are hero unravelled . Physical force , that war cry of party is here placed in its true light . " When the oppressed of civilized Europe unite and demand , dec , " You are right Carl Schapper , and there can be no union without physical and mental power , until then the murder of the Bandiera will be a common occurrence . But thnt union once accomplished , the physical power of the people being greater than the physical power of all the monarchs of the earth , will exercise an influence greater than the influence of hired assassins , or the cunning of crafty advisers . With that union will cease war and all its horrors , the people will be morally great because they are physically powerful . To the kings of earth they will use the words of the centurion of old , " I say to one

      man , go , and he goeth and to another , come , and he cometh ; and to my servant , do this , and he doeth it . " Oh yes , it will be so civil , that government will then be a government of the citizen by the citizen , the greatest possible protection with the least possible infringment of individual liberty of man , government will be an engine working for the good of all , and keeping pace with the intelligence of all . Suddenly there rises one who is known to all , in him is descended the spirit of a family that has manfully bnved the persecution of many ages , Campbell , author of " The Pleasures of Hope , " could not forget the sufferings of this noble family . The muse of the bard paid its devotion to the sufferings of the patriot , and "The Exile of Erin" will live in the annals of literature while poetry is adored and the

      English language known . Mr . O'Connor is himself a representative of the improved mind of England fo r t he p ast twenty years , and his speech is the foreshaddowing of a new era . He tells us that every persecuted man is his brother . — " Our course , Sir , is no Quixotic crusade in search of undiscovered or even remote regions ; it is the mind ' s travel in quest of its legitimate throne . " And then follows a picture of the past and a presage of the future , rapid , but truthful and eloquent . Such a painting , as he alone can sketch , it is one great cartoon of history , and its composition is neither crowded nor obscure . Reader , pass it not lightly by . " That knowledge by which the old world was governed , was gleaned from celestial phenomena . " Sad and melancholy truth , and to it may be traced the errors and horrors of the

      early and middle ages . Here you have exhibited the groundwork of the astrology of Egypt in early times , and the witchcraft of England and Scotland in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries . But the . speeches of ibis roan fall a dead letter on the press—they dare not print them . When Hume , the historian published his history of England , it displeased all parties who read it , it was known but t o f e w , but succeeding ages read it , and it is now popular when other historians are forgotten , —rand I tell the press of England , that future ages will demand the speeches of Mr . O'Connor and the history of the movement of which he is a member . O'Connor and freedom will live and stand ; when they are buried , dead , and damned . The evening is far advanced when there rises a studious and middle-aged exile from his father-land .

      Colonel ' , Obor s ki i s a P o le , and his thoughts , from wh a tever po int em a natin g , revert back to Poland . O h ! t here i s som e thin g noble in the feelin g t h a t binds a man to misfortune . Brother Oborskl loves Poland for her misfortunes-it is the most generous of all loyal feeling . But he does not claim Poland as an exclusive territory , he claim s Pol a nd a s t h e land of progress . He lives in the thoughts of his own b e lov e d Kosciusko , and he c a ll s a loud for t he equality of man . He says of Poland what Professor Solvere , so beautifully says of Greece ¦ — " Yes , we admire these men and their maenamity , we admire all men who act like them . " " But . brethren , was it Greece for which they struggled ? Was it their father-land ? No , brethren , it was not - , for Greece was at that time another name for liberty , as Per s ia was for tyranny . " These are no mere " after-dinner orations , " no sentiments to be retracted when

      convenient , these are the opinions of men of years , men of knowledge , men of experience—philosophers , whose knowledge extends beyond the cloister of an university , or the teachings of a priest . Oh , this is a glorious night for the world—for progress , for humanity and love . The actors in this scene may differ on some p oints of minor im p ortance , but all know , and own , the rights of man ; all admit the doctrine of equality , and the righteous distribution of wealth . And while the kings of the earth are plotting for p ower , they ask for human happiness , and a bett e r future . There is a link that binds thetn all , _ and liko the tall oaks of the forest , they flourish in a social proximity , affording protection to each other from the chill of ignorance , and the blast of prejudice . I will mark the "fraternity of nations " in my chronology , as a phrase for life ' s history— a great sentiment , an everlasting truth .

      As I wandered leisurely to my lonely home I thou g ht of the p ast , and I reasoned on the future The scenes of many centuries rose to my view—the b a rbar o u s cru e l ty of t he middle a ge s , and the natural simplicity of savage life , were with me in m y mental vision ; and , as I thought of the past , and of the p resent , I ex c laim e d , " Thanks to nature , for her goodness , and her po w e r . " In the men with whom I have just parted , there still remains the simplicity of the child , and its truo companion—the wisdom of the philosopher . Education has taught them to see in man a being worthy of life , of love and happiness , and nature in them speaks with her own voice . Their intercourse with man has taught them to see in the world but one great family . Their minds are

      expansive , not onl y stored with truths , but filled with principles . How often have they thought in their closets , and reflected midst the bustle of life—those moments when one ' s soul holds converse with itself , and as they have , seen man kill his brother , warriors conquer , and bankers rule—as they have gazed on pa m p ered luxur y , and its accompaniments , misery and woe . They have yearned to improve this earth , and better mankind ; and they have seen the right course to this end , the adoption of the world for their country , and the propagation of the great truth" All Men are Brethren . " A Lkai 1 prom the Avkais op a Shobmakeb ' s Gakbbt . London , Sept . 29 , 1846 . '

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      THE FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS—CASTLEREAGH'S VICTIMS . TO THE EDITOR OP TUB NOETHEKN S 1 A 1 . Sie , —In your able and correct report of the grand festival of the democrats of all nations , held at White Conduit House , on the evening of the 21 st ult , I find my name introduced as having made afew general observations on " The Solemn Memory of the Patriots , who

      have suffered and perished in prison and In exile , on tbe scaffold , and the battle field , in struggling to establish the Rights of Man , " and whilst I do not complain of your reporter , who I may be permitted to say , is a great deal more correct , in general , than the majority of those who cater for the columns of the factious . I thimk I may reasonably claim a small space in your valuable broad sheet to explain my reasons for introducing myself on the attention of the meeting , and to briefly state the nature of the subject , to which I referred , and which , in this instance , your reporter has intirely omitted .

      It will yet bo fresh in the memory of many of our Scottish brethren , that the Radicals of 1810 and 1820 bad a hard struggle with tbe friends in power tit that time , that their worse than fantastic tricks made many a lawmade widow weep , and many a helpless family mourn , that uuder martial law our Glasgow friends will recollect thoir having been hunted like wild beasts tlirough the streets of their native city , after nine o'clock at night , by the Dragoons of Castlercagh , < bc ., that many were totally ruined , some banished for ever from the land of their birth , and that three victims to the hellish spy system were actually sacrificed , according to law , to secure the rule of the plunders and gratify the base passions of a " Bloated buftbon . "

      These , Sir , were tbe circumstance to which I wished to draw the attention of the meeting , aud the country ; and having heen an eye-witness of the murder of James Wilson , at Glasgow , I thought it a fitting occasion to perform a-sacred duty to the memory of so good and so worthy a inun ; to denounce the tyranny which produced such calamity throughout the land ; and to caution the people against supposing that the base , brutal , and bloody Whigs of the present day were a whit less inclined to perform once more , if the people permitted them , the like tragedies , than were their Tory brethren of that time .

      I have as great a respect for the peace of" our I ^ dv the Queen" as for any other lady i uthis couutry ; but , when I reflect on the enormities I have seen committed under the sanction of her name ami authority—such as at Culthorwe-street , Kennington-common ; the Dull-ring at Uirmingham ; the Taddington terminus , and other places—I cannot hel p thinking that those who wield the power of the expensive " bauble , " the Crown , have quite mistaken their mission , inasmuch as they invariably destroy the peace of large masses of the people in their anxiety to preserve what they are pleased to call " the peace of their Lord or Lidy , " as the case may be ; and , therefore , I think it is high time we were uniting to put

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      an end to this anomaly by securing the protection of the Chartwftr the whole people , and deprive for ever the minions of an extravagant court of the unholy power of following out their schemes of family of pergonal ambition , regardless alike of the duties ef their Uation ,. the dictates of conscience , or tho feelings of hu-Aanitys—to the grant detriment of the peace and welfare \ f society , the oppression and degradation of the industrious millions , and to the actual starvation of thousands of their fellow-creatures . Moreover , I would In the meantime , have these usurpers to know , that there is such a thing ai treason to ths people —« s well as treason to the Crown—of both of which crimes I accuse all those who , through the instruments ' lity of hired spies , have envelghled and exasperated , because a plundered , a deceived , andan insulted populace

      into the commission of any act—which , by tbrirown strained construction , may be denominated a penal offence ; and wben , as in the cases to which I have alluded , they have taken the lives of their victims whilst they had the power to save them , I further fearlessly proclaim the monsters guilty of foul murders , and all their aiders and abettors particept ariminei ' , and I hope soon to see the day when , by the establishment of the People ' s Charter , a better system shall prevail ; and then , but not till then , we may beat our swords into plough shares , aad our swords Into pruning hooks ; for as prudence est ab hostis doo e re , I would advise such of my friends as have serious thoughts , of adopting this ne plue ultra of peace and rusticity , to wait a wee ; Gat the land to till , and tbe Charter to protect it , and none shall' more willingly or readily comply with the humane recommendation , than Sear Sir , your Brother Democrat , Hxnat Ross .

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      HOW TO GET THE CHARTER . TO MAIGC 8 O ' COHKOa , Sift . Sib , —As I do not often intrude myself upon your notice , or on your valuable time , I have no doubt you will excuse me on the preient occasion ; indeed I should not do so now , if I did not think that the lubject , upon which I write . Is of the utmost importance to the liberties of tho British people . I have no doubt you will recollect so much ofmoae to know that I am not , have not been , nor am likely to be a mere follower of men ; not an O'Connorite , but a Chartist ; not a Sturgite , but a Complete Suffragitt ; not a Feelite , or a Russellite , Whig or Tory , but an Englishman , The difference In the two first I consider to be merely in name ; nor am I either of these on account of the name , but because each of these parties propose to give to the people their universal rights , as once held by

      our Saxon ancestors ; and not merely from this consideration , but because the Charter contains tbe inalienable , aatural rights of man , to which , in his own individual person he has an indisputable claim . The only and allimportant question is , how Englishmen , yes , and Irishmen and Scotchmen too , can practically attain these rights ! This is the question , which , I hope , the following practical plan will answer . The Anti-Corn-Law League has get us the example , —hat taught us the worth and tbe worthleisleiii of a property qualification . Its worthlessness is in its uncertainty to Its holder ; its worth to the working classes that it may be Increased , at pleasure , to almost any extent , at least for every desirable and practical purpose . It is an old and self-evident proposition in mathematics , that two halves are equal to the whole ; and visa , wnt , that the whole 1 » equal to two

      halves . Tho Ami . Corn . Law League acted upon the dividing quality or property of freehold estates , they have made one freehold into two , four , or six forty-shilling qualifications for county votes ; the working classes must act upon the uniting principle to claim votes for both email and large boroughs . The qualification to vote for a borough member U a rental often pounds annually , and to berated to the poor , that is , tbe name entered en the rate book . Two working men live neighbours to each other , and each pay a rental of six pounds ; now two six pounds make twelve , more than is required to give tbe required qualincation . One may and caa be booked for the two houses , as . one tenement , and to make this perfectly safe , let one half to his neighbour as unfurnished lodgings . Certainly this will be as good % qualification as

      two freeholds , or three , f our , or s i x , eac h se p ara t ed on ly by one wall , belonging equally to the claiming tenne meats , so that neither it an Independent freehold , yet each claims and gives the county vote .. There is in Sheffield twenty thouiand houses which have not the franchise or vote , these , if tbe working classes ot the town could b « induced to co-operate unanimously , could claim the qualification to vote for ten thousand . But to hope for such an unanimity would be utterly vain ; if however enly six thousand , or even four , were to do so , this would be sufficient to send two independent , working class representatives to Parliament , at any election , for toil , or In like proportion , for any borough In tbe United Kingdom . The smaller the borough the more practical the plans , and the more certain of success .

      How , Sir j this plan it carried out in other similar cases . It is acted upon with success by bter-house keepers . When the houiefor which the licence is desired is only ten pounds rent , the applicant unites tbe next house with it , and thus increases the rent to the legal sum , and then lets off the appended house to another family , ae lodgings , and thus becomes legally qualified fer licence to retail beer , Thus acting upon this plan , with a powerfully organised Association , tbe people may not only send twelve members to tbe corrupt and venal house of misrepresentatives , but 150 or 200 ; and what could resist such a phalanx , such an army of pioneers , backed and supported by a petition of one million , or fifteen hundred thousand tignatures of an earnest and determined people , what I say could resist their aarrying the Charter through thatftowe , and establishing it as tbe law of the land , without which neither their laud , labour , or liberties' can be safe .

      There are some other details required to work out the plan successfully , in committees ; thinking this plan of increasing the qualification worth your serious consideration , permit me to subscribe myself Your respectful and obedient servant , R . Oelet . Sheffield , September , 28 , 1846 ,

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      THE BELFAST COTTON SPINNERS ON STRIKE . TO IHB TRADES GENERALLY . Feuow-Wokkmbn , —It is now thirteen weeks since the c otton s p inners em p loyed in the mill of Messrs Lepper aud Co ., of this town , struck work against one of the most unjust and shameful reductions ever proposed . Not content with five or ten per cent ,, they must have 22 $ per cent , below the average list of Scotland and England . And now , after supporting forty-nine men three months on strike , out comes another tyrant , and throws forty men more on the streets , in order , as they say , to exhaust our funds , which have been long since exhausted , and but for the assistance of Glasgow and some English friends , we should have been , starved into submission . We call upon you , then , as men and as br e thren , for the sake of suffering humanity , to come forward

      and resist us , by loan and subscription , to defeat the grasping avarice of overgrown capitalists , who would rob us of the price of our labour , which nature and nature ' s God intended for the support of our wives and suffering children , who are crying for bread , which , when we ask , the tyrants would give us a stone . " The labourer is worthy of his hire , " saith the Lord ; but our tyrants would reverse that maxim , by reducing us to the level of the Russian serf , and making us hewers of wocd and drawers of water . From what we " . know of you , you will not l o ok heedle ss ly on , and see us crushed to the dust . We remain , your f a i t hful and obedien t s e rv a n ts , Si g ned b y order , on be h a lf o f the cott o n s p inners of Ireland , James Armour , Secretary .

      N . B . —Our address is , —James Armour , 05 . North Queen-street , Belfast . Any remittances made to the Belfast cotton spinners will be gratefully acknowledged , and , if called upon , will be punctually repaid . The Nailers op St . Vikuns , nkar Stirling . — Mr . Jacobs addressed a large meeting of the nailmakers of this place , chiefly members of the National Associations , in the Public School lloom . All expressed themselves thoroughly satisfied with the progress of the association , a vote expressive of their confidence therein to remove their grievances were passed unanimously .

      Camklon , near Falkirk —Mr . Jacobs addressed the nailers here on Tue s da y evenin g , with th e s ame result as above . The nailers , hero , complain that ' meal has risen from 9 d . to Is . 3 d . per peek within ! the last twelve months , and other things at a similar rate , that their wages have not rose , and if they are not rose soon they must starve , as they are obliged to work from five in the morning till ten at n £ ht to get 9 s . or 10 s . per week , that the masters chareo them 119 . for a cart of 12 cwt . of coals , just as they are taken from the pit head , that the masters onlv pay 4 s . 6 d ., exclusive of hauling . Basnocburn Carpet Weavers . - Mr . Jacobs addressed the carpet weavers , of tills town , on Wednesday evening , in the Public Hall . After the lectures , a resolution was carried to the eficct , th a t it was to the interest of the carpet weavers ( o win the National Association ^ the only means of removing all their grievances .

      Ukitkd TiuDES . -Earl Shiltoa .-Messrs . Buckhy Winters , Luca s , and others , from Leicester , attended this place on Sunday last for the express purpose ot adding a new link to the Association for tho Protectum ot Lritish Industry , under the auspices of T S . Duncombe Esq ., M . l > . In the afternoon , Mr . Buckhy preached a sermon from the 0 th chapter oi Leviticus , and the first five verses , trom which he delivered an excellent discourse against oppression . In the evening he delivered another discourse from the words of Christ , i" Is it not lawful to do good on the . Sabbath day . " This discourse was listened to by a very large concourse of people : after pointing out to them thoir social miseries , ho went into the principles of the National Association with great minuteness , and at the close , an unanimous vote was passed in favour of the union .

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      litis aiAtrvnuoamti rOTTJJUg Dei * Sta , —Allow me , through jout « uettei > t Jeur . nal , to report the proceedings of " Tbe ' Stafford » hl « Potters' Society , " in connection with the National Association of Trades for the Protection of Industry . A por . tion of Potters in Staffordshire , have for some time past been formed into a branch of the above association , and since our adhesion , we have been labouring to dissents , nate its principles , to explain its objects , and to promote its interest . In doing which , however , It has not been so smooth and unobstructed a movement as might have been expected . No ; we have had to contend with numerous and powerful objections , to do battle with deep , rooted and long cherished prejudice , and to dispel a mas . ive cloud of thick darkness that obscured the real inter .

      est and welfare ot operative Totters , which prevented them from seeing Into the paramount claims , and tape * riority of National Combinations over Local Uuion * . I am happy to say . that the hardest portion of this arduous task hae been all most accomplished . So that our position at the present time is of tbe most pleasing character . For having succeeded in answering the objection * of some , and breaking up the prejudices of others ; and gaming the adhesion of more numbers of other * have commenced an inquiry respecting our plans and objects ; and the result promises to be a numerous and encouraging Ingathering of Potters , under the auspicious ¦ banner and powerful protection of our mighty combination . We have up to this time numbered about one hundred and fifty paying members , and this week we shall have to

      eurol an addition . of fifty more , At our meeting oltbe 26 th instant , it was resolved that the Northern "Star be taken in at our lodge , that the proceedings of the association may be weekly read to our members . We believe that this will have a good tendency , that it will awaken our fellow-operatives to a eense of duty , by mov . ing ourselves to more active exertions to spread the salutary principles of the Notional Association . In con * elusion , we are looking for the visit of our able missionary with considerable interests . We believe his presence and labours among ua for a week , will be attended with , great good . That you may Know on whom you rest for thif communication , I subscribe myself ,

      Yours truly , Edward Humphries , Corresponding Secretary . Hanley , September 28 tb , 18 * 6 . Leicester . —Frame-Work Emitters . — A pnblie meeting was held here on Monday last , on the Organization and the Payment of the Debt due to Mr . Brigga and others , relative to the Frame-Rent Trial , < tc . It was addressed by Messrs . Swift , W in ters , and Buckby , and a committee appointed , to collect subscriptions from the hands towards defraying tho said debt . Several ' questions were asked and satisfactory answers given . The old committee were reelected , and a . go * d spirit reigned throughout ,

      Bladt . —Messrs , Buckby and Winters , of Leicester , attended this place on Monday evening , ( after the Leicester meeting ) for the purpose of explaining the ^ objects of the National Association of United Trades , Several attended the meeting , which was held on the Green , and were greatly satisfied at the explanation offered , and passed a vote to join the Union . Barsslbt . —State of Trade . —The trade of this town continues in a very depressed condition . This is the Fancy Drill season , and in the very worst of time s , from September to December , or January before this y ear , there was always a movement , but now with all the Free Trade boasting , things are at a stand . Other kinds of work would be pretty fair but for the baneful influence of the' long chimnies , ' which stand erected as monuments to Satan and avarice , a nd whi c h s wallows h p t he p eople ' s employmen t , and with it , their means of existence .

      NATIONAL TRADES ASSOCIATION . Glasgow . —A meeting of the Calton Eastern District of the ^ Scottish National Union of Boot and Shoemakers was held at t h e Suff o lk Street Cha p el , near Gallovsgate , on Monday last , at twelve o 'clock , when Mr . Jacobs delivered a lecture on the advantages of the National Association . The lecture was listened to with grea t attention , and heartily responded to . At the close , votes of approbation were carried by acclamation . Glasgow Nailers . —On Monday evening , at eight o ' clock , Mr . Jacobs delivered a similar lecture to the Nailers , in the New Chapel , Nelson Street , witii great success .

      The Central Committee or the Power Loom Wiavers Protection Association held ilk usual monthly meeting on Sunday , the 27 th inst ., in a commodious room in Oldfield Lane , Salford . On the roll bein g called , delegates from the following places answered to their names , viz : —Manchester , Salford , Pendleton , Wigan , Levenshulme , Dro glesden , Stock p ort , Staleybridge , Oldh a m , Royton , Bur y Bolton , Ohorley , Preston , Blackburn , Burnley , P & disham , Rochdale , Over Dorwen , Warrington , Partington , & c . Communications from Barnsley and a few other p laces were re a d , stating the condition of t h e so c iety in those districts . The society now numbers twenty-four of the largest weaving districts in England , and those placest hat hare not yet joined are not dead to the importance of the society , but some unfortunate circumstances have prevented

      them from as yet becoming bona fide members of a society for tne success of which they offer up their most ardent prayer . Since the appearance 01 the Balance Sheet of the society which was brought out at tbe last meeting of the Central Committee , the incr e a se of members h as s urpass e d the mo s t ard e nt ex p ectations , some districts having nearly doubled the number of their members . The great and astonishing difference of prices paid in different town * and even in th e same to w n , for weaving the same description of cloth , is a subject of which the bettor disposed of the employers themselves have often complained , constitutes a grievance which it will be to the advantage of all should be redressed to this end . The Weavers Protection Association purposes to bend its energies , dsc , hopes to enlist in its support , not only the weavers themselves , but those em ployers who an paying the best prices .

      NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TRADES FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDUSTRY . The Central Committee of this Grand National Confederacy , met at their office , 30 , Hyde-street , Bloomsbury , on Monday , Se t e raber the 2 S t b , Mr . J . Bush in the chair , when the Secretary read a voluminous mass of correspondence from the various trades of Great Britain and Ireland . The Burtonon-Trent , small wear weavers , the trades of Ilkiston

      , the lace makers of Nottingham , the Belgrave framework knitters , amounting in number to 600 , have forwarded their adhesions to the office . A deputati o n from th e Cit y l a d ies sh o emakers , atten ded to request information , < te . for that body . Mr . W . Robson reported that he , in conjunction with Mr . Allen ( tin-plate worker ) had wafted upon the City division of boat and shoe makers , wh o h ad rec e ived them most cordially— and agreed to join the Association . After the transaction of much other business of a routine nature , the Committee adjourned .

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      inspires renewed tears tor the ultimate safety of the noble ves-el , whose auspicious career was so suddenly and unexpectedly arrested on Tuesday last . On Friday evening the moderate weather which hitherto had been experienced underwent a change . The wind then increased to a gale , a nd durin g t he ensuing night and morning blew with violence from the south and south south-east , the storm being accompanied by rain and a heavy sea . The powerful steam-tug despatched from Liverpool to the assistof the stranded

      ance vessel was driven to seek shelter from the bay . During the morning the Great Britain gradually drove further ashore , until at length the strain upon tho anchors became so great that the chain and hawser snapped , the upper part of the rudder-post was broken off , and a p late of iron adjoining was carried away . The ship , however , up to the hour at which these accounts were des p atched , had made little or no water ; and tbough at present the gales which have proved thus disastrous are again prevailing , yet , it is hoped , that , with additional assistance , the shin mav be Dreservcd

      materially uninjured . Ice from Gbbesland . —The importations Of ice , SO frequently noticed as having taken place from the north of Europe , and other places-during the present year , for the first time , do not appear to have yet ceased for the season . A vessel has just arrived in the Regent ' s Canal from the Greenland seas , with according to the master ' s report , a cargo of ice on board , which , taking into consideration the tonnage ° Jnnf , on e l inaybe - c ? m ^ t , to h ^ e com prised from 300 to 400 tons weight of the article .

      Death of Ma . Alex . Rouger . —The friends and admn-ers of poetic genius , will hear with regret that Mr . Rodger , " the Bard of the West , " died this morning at his own residence , abeut two o ' clock , after a short and painful illness . For some time previous Mr . Rodger , although able to walk about and look after his accustomed occupation , was evi-, dontly declining in health , and it was apparent to all that he was not much longer to jog iu this world . Latterly , when feeling himself giving way , Mr . Kod-: ger entertained a project of a voyage to America , j where ho had some relatives , but from causes with which we are not conversant gave it up . His demise , we are sure , will east a gloom over tbose circles hewas wont to enliven with bis wit , good humour , and song—and we believe , among Glasgow song writers it will be generally admitted that he lias left lew equals behind .

      Sudden Dbatii of a Naval Officer . —Oh Monday last , an inquest was held before Mr . William Baker , at the Bell and Hare Tavern , To ttenham , on tho body o . f Meeson Drury , aged SO . The deceased was ft gentleman of considerable fortune , and was a retired officer in the navy . He enjoyed very good health until within the last few days . On Thursday evening week , he retired to rest as usual about half-past ten o ' clock , and in two hours afterwards his wife was alarmed at his difficulty ot breathing . He died almost immediately alterwards . Verdict— "Died by the visitation of God . "

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 3, 1846, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_03101846/page/6/