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      Parliamentary. The False Start.—Out Of T...

      % * k 4 fi [ ta (« W <| J oy any one accustomed x ^ takii uin iu . « c , u . It is the duty of Chartists toUo brio ? forward that great and important ^ !^ as uTe as & foundation and essential guaan ftuteeof allsound national progress , upon every fi tti fitting occasion . To intrude it into meetings , all ailed for the specific consideration of other ° ° nd different questions , is a political blander . Tin The emancipation of the Press from the fisc fiscal burdens which , in reality , subject it

      to to » sp ecies of invisible censorship , would ert eventu ally give a powerful impetus to nol politic progress . Whatever aid , therefore , cai can & e S ' ren to snc ^ a raoTement » is d"e to it fro from all who pretend to have that object in vis view . The first great lesson the professed refoi for niers of this country have yet to learn , is to se < seek r points of agreement , not points of dil difference , and to work together independentl y , as as far as they do agree , without the compromise or or concession of any peculiar or extreme

      op op h » ons tne J J 05 ! entertain . . In the divided st ; state of the aristocratic parties , the popular na party might have a chance of effecting someth thing tangibly beneficial . By perpetuating di divisions in our own ranks , we merely play in into tho hands of our weak rulers , and bolster u | up Governments that would otherwise fall fr from their own divisions and feebleness . A handsome and spacious ragged school has " ot bean opened in Lambeth at a cost of £ 10 , 000 , 03 by Mr . Beaufot , an eminent distiller , who has al also endowed it with the sum of £ 4 , 000 , to to maintain it in good repair . It is situated in in one of the most crowded and povertygtgtriclcen districts of that densely-peopled

      hi borough , and cannot fail to become a great hi blessing to the class for whose benefit it is d erected . The same gentleman has " at various p periods given £ 14 , 000 to the City of London g School . This munificence and enlightened li liberality contrasts strongl y with the stingi-D Bess of our Government and Legislature ou ti the educational question . They grant money f for instruction in tens , for destruction ] bin " , tt is granted by thousands and millions . I

      A large number of Hungarian aud Polish i refugees have arrived at Liverpool from Tur-] fcey ^ and have been well received by the peoi pic of that town , previous to their re-embarka-1 lion for America . Lodgings were specially . aud previously provided for them , and it is ini tended , wc believe , to get up a ball on their behalf . Liverpool sets m example to London which very shame should make it follow . The destitute and suffering condition of the poor refugees in Turnuiill-street cries aloud against the boasted benevolence and charity

      of this wealthy metropolis . By tho way , it is inexplicable why the refugees were not accompanied by Kossuth and other noble leaders iu Ihe -war for Hungarian independence . Turkey has no right to keep these men in prison . They are not her subjects , and the time during which it was stipulated she was to restrain them from re-entering their native country has long expired . We have just received a ponderous blue book on the subject , into which we have not yet had time to glance , hut we shall next week say what information it affords on this question .

      Mr . Macki & dt ' s final farewell to the stage was celebrated by a splendid demonstration at the Hall of Commerce last Saturday . The dinner , which took place under the presidency of Sir E . L . Bolwer , was attended by a very " large number of gentlemen of literary and artistic celebrity , as well by persons eminent far their ' . rank and influence in society . Sir Edward ' s speech , in proposing the health of the guest of the evening , was one of the most eloquent and at the same time discriminating and masterly pieces of dramatic

      criticism ever . delivered , and received the ap plause it so richly merited . In looking at the career of a nation all influences must be taken . into account , and whatever tends to bring' men together on the broad ground of kindred sympathies , common tastes , or intellectual affinities is asocial benefit not to be lightly estimated . The people who can appreciate " and reverence mental and moral greatness contain within themselves the germs of both , and it only requires favouring conditions to developc thein .

      COLONIAL . Another Kaffir war has broken out . According to the statements which have reached this country , the natives treacherously took advantage of a feast to which they had been invited by the colonists , and at a given signal rose upon and killed a considerable number of persons , both military and civilians . The Governor , Sir H . Sjutu , had proclaimed martial law throughout the greater part of the province , aud in addition made a levy ou all

      persons between fifteen and fifty , to defend tlie frontier in tlie war which is actually in progress . Troops and war" stores have also been ordered from this country . It is not lou 2 since wo had to pay tho rather heavy hill of £ 1 , 300 , 00 % for a war with these Kaffirs , audit would be well , if before we arc brought in debt to the same tune again , if some of our Economists would contrive to let us know ' what it is all all about . " We are surely paving rather too dear for our whistle .

      From the Australian Colonies come loud complaints of the intolerable evils inflicted cpoii them hy our continuing to employ upon tMv sluvros the overflowing lilackgnariisAng and crime of the Mother country . Van Diei 3 cv . s Laud especially has been all hut ruined by the exportation of our convicted criminals , au-1 is still suffering severely from that cause . Whether the ucw Constitution granted to these colonies last war , will enable them to resist the lyruany of the Home Government remains to be s -en ; i ) ut we cannot help thinking , that it * no other alternative presents itself they will , so : i : e of thr ^ e days , imitate the successful

      example of the Cape and refuse to receive inem . From India the news is of the usual character . . Skirmishes with the native tribes on our frontier , and reports of the anarchy and nnsniauajreinent of native or medi-civilized Stales . The most spicy item of the last mail are the speeches of the late Commander-in-Chief , Sir Ghaulks Napier , who has the family habit of speaking out . In his journey towards the coast , he has been feted on several ; occasions , and has taken the opportunity oftoll' in < his mind , as to tlie Administration of the 1-Iarqnis of Daiiiousie , in a manner much more plain than complimentary . Wc shall , by £ ' -

      pjiicy a «; d doings of the East India Company , "pie one hundred millions of people , under its ^ - 'legated rule , seem iu many respects much ¦ ^ wss than they ought tfl be ; aud before the Charter is renewed—if it ever is reneweda ^ . caincr bvestigation is re quired .

      FOREIGN . The event of the week has heen the speech *« ' yi Bltkaisse , an orator of the Extreme i « t , < m the motion to repeal the law which hairishc s from the soil of France the Princes ti the ex-Royal families . The immediate ttyrt of that motion was , to introduce the ^ Ivairist Princes into Trance previous to the » at election of President , and thus to give % ai a chance of putting up as c andidates for t ; u office . The Legitimists , who deny the * » « t of ti ,. nation cither to banish , or profess \* admit these Princes , who claim to rule *¦ « uuy by riht Divineopposed the motion .

      g , l ^ e Oricauists , and some of the Left , supported it—the latter , we presume , because ^ ey hoped that , in the multitude of candidates , t ! * would have a chance of carrying a Ee-P-l-hvan President , But 1 H . Duaraisse is ^ a m an of- compromise or expediency . He ^ d < l hear of no re-admission to Prance of 2-5 U whose existence and that of ihe Republic ^ in compatible vitli each other ; and the w ^ iness , logic , and eloquence Avith which he ^ -uueiated his opinions , created a storm in ^ -Ascinbl y almost unparalleled in violence **« the Revolution of 18 i 8 . Having defied the vote of the Convention for the

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      death of LOUIS XVI ., several members rushed to $ e foot ofthe Tribune , and offered the grossest insults to the speaker . They stigmatised him as an infamous wretch , who made himself the apologist of murder , and appeared as though they would have torn him to pieces But M . Dufraisse , whose pale head , compressed lips , intense expression , and resolute accent , remindedhisaudienceofathrough-bred young Jacobinof ' 93 , such as St . Just , nothing daunted hy the fists shaken in his face , and the menaces addressed to hm , silenced and

      cowed the unmanly and cowardly interrupters by the home thrust , that the grandfather of the very princes they wanted to recal from banishment , voted for what they called a murder . The result was the adjournment of the question for six months or a virtual defeat of the Orleanists and moderate Republicans . M . Dufraisse has been libellously and scurrilously assailed by the journals ofthe " Order monwers" ever since . We have translated

      his speech iu full from the French journals that our readers may judge for themselves how far it justifies tbe torrent of abuse that has been poured out upon him . His enemies have not the fair play to do that . In other respects France is quiet ; the temporary popularity achieved by tlie claquers for the President has vanished . Force is the only thing trusted , and no man knows how Boon the whole fabric of shows and shams may be blown up .

      Austria has received a decided check . The Dresden Conferences havebeeu adjourned nominally , virtually , we suppose dissolved . Besides , the decided opposition of Prussia to the plan which would give the Emperor such a decided preponderance in Continental p olitics ; the King of Wirtemberg has published a strong and well written manifesto against the aggressive and ambitious policy indicated by the two great powers . Instead of handing ' over Germany to tho rule of a bureaucracy , jointly but unequally formed by

      Austria and Prussia , he recommends the convoking of a national German Parliament , and scouts physical force as being utterly impotent now-a-days for the maintenance of any general system of Government . There is hope for Germany yet , for we observe that even the " Timesj" which has hounded Austria on in its most atrocious and bloodthirsty assaults on constitutional freedom begins to think that its pet , Senwabtzenberg , has gone too far , and is likely ere long to provoke a powerful and a successful reaction .

      In Italy matters look threatening . Pope Pics has but a precarious residence at Rome , and the brutality of Radetzky ' s proclamation against the circulation of " revolutionary proclamations and pamphlets" says little for the continued rule of Austria , in Italy . In the meantime the Conservative party , having obtained the upper hand in Switzerland , have begun by playing into the hands of

      the despots , and violating the sanctuary which , under their free institutions , they have so long guaranteed to the persecuted and fugitive patriots of other nations . This is a short-sighted and suicidal policy . It may not save the Swiss cantons from the fate decreed for them by the enemies of constitutional freedom on the continent , while it will alienate the sympathy and support of friends , in the hour of need .

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      Monies Received Fob The Wbbk Endiso Thur...

      MONIES RECEIVED Fob the Wbbk Endiso Thursday , Maech 6 th , 1851 . FOR THE HONESTY FUND . EECHVED BT W . K 1 BEB . £ S . a . U . Preston , Holbeck , Leeds .. .. 0 0 C V . Coltman , Pianoforte Tuner , Friar ' s-plaee , Leicester .. .. .. 040 South London Hall Committee , proceeds ot Raffle , per W . Collins .. .. 0 15 G Salford , per 3 . Johnstone .. .,-0 6 6 UnAA * rsfi .. M \ nor R RrnnV - - 0 30 Huddersficid RBrook .. 0 . 5 0

      , per . .. Xewton . Ayr , per W . Davidson .. -- 0 5 C Duckcnfield , ptr J . Bragg- .. .. 0 13 0 Wellingborough , per W . Ilriaut .. 0 IS C II . Noble , Brechin , Scotland .. .. 0 16 Nottingham , pep J . Sweet .. 0 10 . » . Hunter , Glasgow .. .. 0 0 6 From Lincoln—J . Budd .. .. 010 Mr . Tindall .. .. .. 010 Mr . IIall .. .. .. 0 0 C Carlisle , per J . Gilbertsoa .. .. OSS Inverkcithin * , per 11 . Allen .. - 0 3 3 Barrhead , per D . Stinit .. .. 0 2 0 Gateside ilill Printworks , per I ) . Paterson .. 0 6 2 Gateside Printworks per A . Paul -- 0 18 0 Dundee , per J . Constable .. . > 0 2 o W . Sntcliffe , Barnsley .. Olo £ 414 8 BECE 1 VED AT IAND OFFICE . J . Ku « M .. .. ** ? 1 X S . Willis .. .. ° J « J . Kay .. .. .. 026 James Kay .. .. ° - JJ J . Fiks .. .. » J . Burton .. .. .. 004

      W1othjp Of The Laud Coipasy. Becaved By ...

      W 1 OTHJP OF THE LAUD COIPASY . BECaVED BY W . SIDES . £ S . d . FromCostorphine , near Edinburgh . —T- Waugh Oil J . Waugli' - - - ? i ? Fi om Dowse , Wilts—J . Smith ... .. 0 0 C John Sensbury .. JJ 0 G James SenSlrarv .. .. „ , „ M . Xo ' ole , Tburstonland , per 11 . Brook .. 0 1 < From Bermondsey Locality—H . Edwards .. 0 0 C iiv . l'ike .. .. S ? 7 , J . l ' earcey .. .. " 2 J „ Jlr . Kisbop .. .. ' 5 i 2 T . Sharlaad .. -- .. 010

      Jlr . Percy .. .. " n ° r Sir . Amos .. .. .. 006 > lr . Stetr .. .. .. 010 Mr . Symonds .. .. .. 006 FromXewKadford—Mr . Mellors 0 10 T . I ' ve .. i . .. 010 J . DucVmfield .. .. .. 0 10 T . Suffulk .. .. .. 0 0 G G . Fallowell .. .. .. 0 0 6 T . liurton .. .. .. 0 0 C T . ltilev .. .. .. 006 lUlradley .. .. 0 0 C

      Tho . Members .. .. .. 0 10 Messrs . . Holland , Tollard , It . Stephenson , N . Stc-phcnsuu , and J . Ashworth , Burulev , Xo . 1 ilranch .. .. .. 026 Pu < fciufield , per J . Brag ? .. 0 15 0 Wellingborough , per \ V . llriant .. 0 4 0 11 . N ' oble , Brechin , Scotland .. .. 0 10 Nottingham , per J . Sweet .. .. 013 From Glasgow —\ V . Dallas .. .. 0 10 H . Jluir .. .. .. 010 J . Hunter .. .. 0 0 G W . Doclierly .. -- .. 0 0 C 1 ) . Sherrington •« .. 010 From KirJciiitulIock—J , Gillies .. .. 0 10 G . Drvsdale .. .. 010 A . Gillies .. .. 0 1 0 Banbury Branch , per J . Hone . .. 0 3 ( i ilamilwn , Scotland , per A . \\ alker .. 0 10 Qtv Arms , Worstcr , perJ . Harding .. 0 10 11 C . Xippard aud Friend , Chartcndle .. u i " Dundee , per J . Constable .. .. 0 o ^ £ 3 H _ 3 BECEIVED AT LAND OFFICE . ILDrake .. •¦ ! ! ? M . IVarson .- •• J ? * ,, F . Banks .. - * ' 2 i n J-X-wton .. •• ? } ? CPaftile .. - " 2 i n f . X' ewton .. " 2 7 « J . Wright .. " 2 ] G . Wri » ht - - " 2 n r J . Beaty .. .. 0 « O 4 . 5 w ' « i .. .. .. 010 II . Barnes .. .. 010 ii . Cockrili .. .. .. 0 0 G It Leypett .. .. .. 010 T . Green .. .. .. 010 G . Jancs .. * . .. 026 G . Draw .. .. .. 050 IV . Everest .. .. .. 050 T . Slraw .. .. . .. 0 15 0 G . Jleliors .. .. .. 050 G . Wocder ,. .. .. 010

      ll-Wotnler .. .. - 0 10 H-WotHler .. ., .. . 0 10 U . Cook .. .. .. 0 1 0 11 . Cook .. .. .. 010 W . Miller .. .. .. 010 J . Budd .. .. .. 010 ? . Willis .. .. 0 I 0 1 ) . Brice .- -. .. 010 15 . Armfield .. -. .. 0 12 0 M . Gillingl . ain .. .. .. 020 IV . ILIlaruick .. .. . .. 0 0 « H . Mavqtncb •• .. 020 G . Burcm • • • .. 0 I 0 J . Hulslev ' • • • .. 010 M . llethersbaw .. .. 0 1 0 E . I .. Berest .. - .. 0 0 « K . Woiton •• .. 0 , 0 G J . Vfcurs " .. 010

      National Charter Fund. Received Bv" Johs...

      NATIONAL CHARTER FUND . Received bv" Johs Ansorr . -CoUected after Mr . Hej-„ Mc'V le . ture at the Assembly Booms . York-street , n „ lds =. Le- ture , ""^ mo Si ., a _; Voodnian Loca « K ' It B . 11 loomfieums-ran Proceeds of Colleccallty , per » . Keym dds ' s Lecture , per ditto 3 s 3 d tun at ditto , «'"«¦ ; " : *> Wri « fct , Aberdeen 2 s Cd-Xor--AFriend per •*« , £ - *^ g , Willinhalt 6 d-Colrt ^ lL street £ lte 8 d-W . Q «»* Kmntom Roy al Kaw 3 £ 25 aJ- »* J . B . Uorin S WW * - , pr J . Edmonds , 3 s .-Total £ 5 3 s Old .

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      FOR Th 5 HUNGARIAN ANO POLISH REFUGEES . Beceired by t" Himb . —From Birminglwm—J . A . Fussell 1 » -D . Pott ls- -Mr . Everal is—Mr . Keeling Is—Mr . Davis 6 d—J . Newhcrose Cd—tymro , Lantnit \ arder ( 2 nd snb . ) 2 s 6 d—Paisley , per ff- Cameron 5 s Received hy Johs Arnott . —W . Quick , Farnham Royal Is—Suttonin-Asbfield , per W . Felkin 10 s . CONVENTION FUND ^ Receivd by John Aksoit . —An Enemy to Oppression Is —Quick , Farham Royal Is .

      Ctjarttst Intelligence

      Ctjarttst intelligence

      National Charter Association. Offices—Li...

      NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . Offices—li , Southampton-street , Strand . The Executive Committee of this body held their usual weekly meeting , as above , on Wednesday evening last . Present : Messrs . Arnott , Grassby , Holyoake , Hunt , Jones , Milne , and O'Connor . G Julian Harney was absent from severe indisposition , and G . W . M . Reynolds through other unavoidable engagements . James Grassby presided . Correspondence was read from a delegate meeting held at Bintfley , also from North Lancashire , Paisley , and Stockport , disagreeing with the postponement of the National Convention later than March : from

      Newcastle-upon-Tvne , approving of the Convention being held in June " : also from Bermondsey , disap . proving of the " Convention fund : " and from Farnbam Royal , Manchester , Norwich , and "Willenhall , on general business . On the motion of Messrs . Jones and O'Connor , it was agreed , ( Messrs . Holyoake and Hunt dissenting ) - ? " That owing to the recent change in the aspect of political affairs , and in accordance with the expressed desire of many localities , this committee summon the National Convention to assemble in London , on Monday , March tbe 31 st , instant . "

      Ernest Jones then read the address , and Thornton Hunt the programme of business , as agreed to by the sub-committee ; and , on the motion of Messrs . O'Connor and Arnott , the same were unanimously adopted , as follows : — THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO THEIR BROTHER CHARTISTS . Events nave transpired since we last addressed you , wliieh render it imperative that , in accordance with that paragraph of the resolution passed by our committee , on Wednesday evening , the 29 th ult ., a Convention should he called at an earlier period than the one therein named . We , therefore , feel it our duty to summon a National Convention , to meet in London , on the 31 st day of Marchinstant .

      , Chartists , you have now an opportunity of recovering the ground you lost by your apathy , within the last two years . The middle classes are now stepping forward as the advocates of political and financial reform . Are they to win this battle—and tlieirs—alone ? And while aristocracy is paralysed —while oligarchy totters—are you not prepared to take your stand on the political arena , under tbe banner of Chartist organisation , for social rights ? Will you abdicate political power entirely into the hands of cotton lords , merchants , bankers , and farmers ? Shall they be relieved from taxationshall the burden he shifted from their shouldiers ,

      to weish more heavily on your own ? Shall they get alfthey want , and you nob even ask for anythins ? Up , Chartists , the time is come ! Tou can as easily obtain concessions as the middle class . At the very moment , when it . was never more in your power to obtain a hearing , and command respect , than at present—now , of all other times , will you he apathetic ? We postponed the Convention till June—and we did so with heavy hearts—because we found that you wore unprepared ; because we said , better no " Convention at all , than one that shall reflect discredit on the cause by tho paucity of its numbers , and tlie poverty of its funds .

      The representatives of a people must not he the pensioners ou private charity , —they must not only be sent , they must be supported by their localities . The only chance a convention has of making an impression upon other classes , is when those classes know that they are sent by the millions , and that the millions support them , watch them , look ap to them , and rally around them . A failure in a Convention does as much harm in public estimation as years can often not repair . Therefore , « -e postpo 2 Ic-d the meeting of your delegates . Aow we summon it in the hope that the stirring events of the day will have re-vivified the heart of toil . Now we hurry it , in the trust that you are aroused at last , for , if you do not now rise and fight the battle of labour , we feel convinced you never will .

      Believe us ! the crisis has but begun . A ministry may be formed—but it cannot stand—it is not a cabinet , it is the very system that is in the throes of dissolution , —ministry will follow ministry , dissolution dissolution , at rapid intervals as the rotten citadel of class legislation reels to and fro before it sinks . Up then young democracy of England Up then veterans of toil and misery ! You are called to action now—not for a vague agitationhut when definite and certain progress is in view . We call on you for men and money ; give us these and without the infringement of a single law , we will guarantee the result , Three weeks are given you for preparation—it i-s enough if you are active and united—discuss the programme in your localities ' . —elect your delegates \—subscribe your funds ! Be ready by tho 31 st of March . —Rally , Chartists ! Rally once more—and then down with

      CLASS LEGISLATION . PROGRAMME OF BUSINESS . Times have become highly favourable to the united actions of the people . The fundamental truths of sound government are recognised by increasing numbers . Those fundamental doctrines are : that the first business of the state is to provide for the welfare of the whole body of the people , giving preference to the living souls in the country over the splendours of rank , the accumulation of wealth or the convenience of classes ; that the land is the property of the whole nation ; that tho taxation of the people can only he justified as the means of payment for work done m the service of the people . . doctrines it is

      To ° ive eftect to these , necessary that the people should appoint their own managers . The deniers of that truth are diminishing m numbers , and the fear of Universal Suffrage is passing away . It was the vain attempt to resist the extension of the franchise which overthrew the Russell Cabinet . The middle classes are advocating a " Charter" imitated from our own . Am : veinent of the people would now meet with little opposition It would be welcomed . Political leaders find that they cannot do without the people . Of recent middle class agitations , although directed against the weakest of governments , not one has succeeded . The power of the people alone can extricate our political system from the dead lock of conflicting efforts .

      The burthen of taxation must be removed from the shoulders ofthe working classes . The time is favourable : all our largest taxes are condemned by public opinion . The income tax is condemned by the middle class , the professional class , the agricultural class , and by the leaders of the three political parties competing for power ; the window tax is marked for abolition ; the paper tax , the soap tax , and many others . Public opinion is obstinately demandin » ' sweeping concessions which would amount to an immense deficiency , a break down of revenue . By their united action , the people can hasten that

      We must have labour law reform . While there is food and wealth in the country , every freeman has a ri « ht to subsistence iu return tor labour . Workcrs ' have as much right to combine for their own interest as employers . The greatest change that has come over the mind and hearts of the English community through all classes , is the conviction that the mass ofthe people , especially the productive classes , is in a state which casts shame upon wealth which can withhold a fair return for labour , or suffer poverty so alject , .. and social

      To remove our whole political system from its precarious and debased condition;—to replace it ou the solid foundations of ju ^ ice , are the onlv guarantees for national peace . To the cultivators of the land we say , that by restoring justice to the relations of labour and laiid , we s , ne thorn troiii confusion and disaster ; to the capitalist , that just labour laws are the sole instrument for preventing social anarchy , of rendering industry productive , and of redeeming trade from tuouunlirnptcv which is eating into every part of it . * o the army " itself , while working officers are denied just promotion , and their soldiers are denied the lights of citizenship , the people will appear as friends , not enemies ; for the people insist on justice to all . With tiiese views , we shall he prepared to submit for the consideration of the National Convention , the following

      PLAN FOn FUTURE ACllOX or the National Charter Association : — 3—The enactment ofthe People ' s Charter , in all its integrity . . , . „ ., 2—A thoroug h re-construction of our system ol taxation . . , , , ¦ 3-A thorough reform of the labour laws . 4-Also the means of rendering our movement more efficient , by giving it a greater extension , « y directing our agitation , so as to take every advantage of the movements of the day , by the systematic issue of tracts , and by carrying our activity into the slumbering districts of tho factory ami the mine , into the unvisiteJ districts of agriculture . The Conference will be invited to consider a systematic method of carrying forward the extended agitation , and give expression to the wishes aud wauts of the people , namely—1—The enactment of the Peoples' Charter .

      2—Revision of the whole system of taxation , so as to release the poor entirely from Us weight ; remove it altogether from labouring industry ; relieve the operations of trade , and place the whole burthen where it can bo placed with the most justice and the least mischief .

      National Charter Association. Offices—Li...

      3-A plan for placing the Natju : Debt under a sssiissa- ^« - ^ ' hat to Lat " renZK ' ° - of thela * called the Poor Law , rendering it an instrument for securing « ubth ^ ilS \ u ! lT ? f tho Ja ws of Partnership ; «™ l » 5-S , Kr . ^ niei , 0 M ° Pen to the working Sof htSows ? h , mt ° ° mbine his indU 5 tr ^ riS «\ S 2 , n " ¥ h reV # on and amendment of the SSSKn-S . *^ Contract La * > ™ d all laws 0 ° a " ? re at' ? n of employer and employed . 7 A organisation

      -re- of the army , restoring to SS 1 ; 1 ' 6 /^ of citizenship , securing to nW ? n thin ' mf ° - In 3 ervioe «*»&* discharge , and to the officer , just promotion . Ibe Conference will be invited to recommend a JnTnns ^ nfr e tt ° ^ "S in » P * » ^ 0 n , Iwfnl ^ h * "evBn «» enumerated above ; each ? rn ^ m » tif th 9 8 ! lbJeot "' discussion at stall-Commuted * S * the advice of t , ie B * ^ nwtiTr ^ - « " Kon for the National rwi ^ 7 ir Wl 11 aIso bc submitted to the £ . ™ f «; i 4 i « i P of rendering its action more prompt and efficient . Meanwhile ,, with a view to a possible dissolution of Parliament , localihes should enable their delegates to state what boroughs might be contested in tho Chartist interest , and a plan of action be propounded , to render the contest successful

      . On the motion of Messrs Jones and Hunt , it was unanimously agreed , «< That the following instructions and list of towns and districts , entitled to send delegates , be reprinted . "

      NATIONAL CONVENTION . In the following list the Executive have had especial reference to the equalisation of electoral districts m proportion to the Democratic population , llielaw allowsonl y forty-nine delegates to assemble in Convention—and they have endeavoured so to apportion the constituencies as to secure to tho fullest possible extent a national representation . As it has been nocessavv , in some instances , to comprise several towns in the same constituency , it is hereby recommended that , where such is not yetin existence , a district-council bo forthwith formed , and the district agent ' s address forwarded to the general secretary . Should the agents in any of tho localities be unacquainted with the names and addresses of the agents in the others of tho same district , they are requested to communicate with the Exocutive , who will supply them with the necessary information , , .

      It is also recommended that the several localities of a district each nominate one or more delegates , as apportioned to the constituency ; such nomination to be forwarded to the agent of tho district ; that , within a fortnight of tbe time of nomination , public meetings , of which four days' notice shall have bnen duly given , bo held for the election of the delegates , and that the result of the election in Clicll locality be forwarded to . the district agent , who , with the council shall act as scrutineer , and certify the return to the general secretary on or before Wednesday , the 26 th of March instant . List of Towns and Districts entitled to send Delegates to the National Convention , called to meet inlMidon , on Monday , March 31 st ensuing . Aberdeen and North of Scotland 1 Dundee , Perth , Cupar Angus , Arbroath ,

      Montrose , Forfar , Brechin , and districts ......... 1 Edinburgh , Leith , Kirkca'dy , Linlithgow , and counties of Fife and Mid-Lothiau 2 Falkirk , Tillicoultry , Alva , Alloa , Stirling , and district 1 Glasgow , Paisley , Greenock , . Hamilton , and Vale of ' Leven 2 Kilmarnock , Ayr , Cumnock , Girvan , Irvine , and county 1 Dumfries , Hawick , and the Border 1 Carlisle , Wigton , Cockcrmouth , Kendal , and counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland ... 1 Newcastle-on-Tyne , Gateshead , Shields ,. Sunderland , and counties of Northumberland and

      Durham .... 2 York , Hull , and North and East Riding 1 Leeds , Pudsey , De ' wsuury , Patlcy , Dirstal , Wakefield 1 Bradford , Keighley , Bingley , and district 1 Halifax , Todmorden , Ilebden Bridge , and district I llu ddei'fefield , Holninrtb , and district 1 Sheffield , IWnslcy , llotherham , and district 1 Preston , Burnley , Padiham , Blackburn , Clitueroe , Lancaster , and North Lancashire 2 Manchester and Salford 2 Bury , Bolton , and district 1 Liverpool , Warrington , and Wignu 1 Rochdale , Heywood , Middleton , and Oldham 1 Stockport , Asliton-under-Lyne , Stalybridge ,

      Macclesfield , and Cheshire Nottingham , Radford , Carrineton , Sutton-iu-Ashfield , Mansfield , and county I Derby , Belper , Alfreton , and county 1 Leicester , Loughborough , and county 1 Northampton , Peterborough , Wellinborough , and county ,., , 1 Norwich , Lynn , Yarmouth , and the'county of Norfolk 1 Ipswich and county of Suffolk . 1 Haulcy and the Potteries 1 Birmingham , Wolverhampton , Coventry , and county 2 Gloucester , Cheltenham , Worcestcr . fand counties 1 Bristol and dial rict , 1 Bath and district 1 Mertbyr Tydvil , Newport , Monmouth , and South . Wales ' 1 tr . uco i , i . i .. i ... * i .. « m ........ X

      Exeter and Tiverton 1 Plymouth , Devonport , Tavistock , Truro , and county of Cornwall ..,.. 1 Swindon , Bradford , Devizes , Trowbridge , and county of Wilts 1 Sounthampton , Portsmouth , Isle of Wight , and county of Hants 1 Brighton , Hastings , and Sussex 1 Greenwich , Deptford , Rochester , and Kent ...... 1 Westminster and Mary lebone 1 Lambeth , Southwark , and Surrey 1 Tower Hamlets 1 City and Finsbury 1 The secretary having been instructed to engage a proper place wherein the delegates may assemble the committee adjourned to Wednesday evening , March 12 . Signed on behalf of the Committee , Jonx Arnott , General Secretary .

      Stockport.—At A Members' Meeting On Sund...

      Stockport . —At a members' meeting on Sunday , March 2 nd , the following resolution was unanimously agreed to : — " That in the opinion of this meeting it would be highly injudicious to postpone the Conference later than the 24 th of March . " LiVEnroot District . —A meeting of delegates from Liverpool and Warrington was " held at Prescott , on Monday , March 2 nd , for the purpose of considering the ' best means of organising the district , and nominating a delegate for the forthcoming London Convention . The following resolutions were passed : — " That the Liverpool district of the National Charter Association be comprised of the following localities , —Liverpool , Warrington , Wigan , St . Helens , Ilindley , Prescott , Birkenhead , and ~ Runcorn . " " That this district send a delegate to the forthcoming London Convention of . the " National Charter Association . " " . That Mr . Joseph Houghton be nominated to represent this district in tho Convention . "

      . Nkwcastle-ox-Tyxe . —The committee on Sunday last passed resolutions deploring the dispute between Mr . O'Connor and Air . Ilurncj ;—approving ofthe postponement of the Conference , and thanking Mr . Mantle for his conduct at the Manchester Conference . SxALvnniDGE . —The adjourned delegate meeting was held at Ashton-under-Lyne ou Sunday , March 2 nd , when the following places were represented Stockport , Mr . Charles City , and Mr . Isaac Lees ; Stalybridge , Mr . William Ilill , and Mr . Thomas Hudson ; Ashton-under-Lyne , Mr , John Brirtwistle , and Mr . Daniel Morgan . The following resolutions were adopted : — ~ ' That Mr . William Aitken , schoolmaster , of Ashton-under-Lyne be treasurer for the county of Chester . " Carried unanimously . " That Mr . Edwardllarrossbe

      secretary for the county of Chester , to whom all communications must be sent . " ( Address , Edward Harross , Bookseller , Staloybridge . ) "That all localities be requested to send subscriptions to tht ) district fund . y '' That wc proceed to elect a delegate , to sit in tho forthcoming Convention . " A division in accordance with the foregoing resolution took place , when of the three persons put in nomination the chairman declared the results to be as follows : —Mr . William Benfold , of Stockport , four votes ; Mr . John Schoficld , of Stalybridge , two votes ; Mr . Joseph Taylor , of Ashton-undcr-Lyne , no votes . " That the funds remain in the hands of the treasurer until the next delegate meeting . " " That the system of co-operation , with regard to forming a district lecture fund and the local lecture plan be adjourned to the next meeting . "

      Sheffielo . —At the weekly meeting of the female political association , held in the Democratic Temperance Hotel , 33 , Queen-street ., Mrs . A . Higginbottom handed in 9 , 000 printed addresses for distribution , which appeared in the Northern Star a short time since . She likewise informed the meeting that she had written to their old friend Mr . O'Connor , as desired . After other business of a local nature , the meeting adjourned . Sheffield . —Tho council held its weekly meeting in the Democratic Temperance Hotel , 33 , Q . ueen-street , on Sunday evening—Mr . William Holmes in the chair -, the qestion of the forthcoming Conference and the policy which should be pursued was considered , when , * on tho motion of Mr . Hague , seconded by Mr . Buck , the following resolution was unanimously agreed to : — " In order that there may be no misunderstanding in any part ofthis district of which weform a part , with ' regard to our views and resolves , we beg to say that we are-deteitained to keep our association intact for

      Stockport.—At A Members' Meeting On Sund...

      be Charter in all its entirety ; ] ikewise , to ndbore to a pacific or progressive policy , believC » fE do , tkt the policy of the past cannot he retted therefore , any delegate representing us in tho forthcoming Conference must carry out the above otherwise they cannot have our confidence or suppert ; likewise think that tho Conference if held in Juff . e would be a complete failure , and that early in April would be preferable . Some other business of a financial character being disposed of , the meeting adjourned to next Sunday . Paisley —At a meeting of members held in the Democratic Hall , on Monday , March 3 rd , Robert Aicbuiei in the chair , the following resolutions were aSre ^ to : ~ " That it is the opinion of this meetilift that the postponement of th ' e Convention till tne hrst Monday in June is impolitic : and that owing to the present state ofthenonntrv . wn . rpo .

      nmmend the Exocutive to call the Convention on the n ^ LSfr" AP » 1 - " - " That the resolution passed bj the Executive for a General Convention * una , is impracticable ; and we recommend to the Executive , that each locality should pav their own ueleg . ite . * JJ » «"" M--The monthly meeting of members ook place on Monday last , when Mr . O'Connor ' s ^ T' fe > ° th , or Pr , oceed'ngs . was read from the Q , Jn »' !« - 'a engthy ^ cussion , the following re-Ej ? i ™™ Proposed by Mr . W . Bake , seconded L ?« r . « tk f !' , andoarrlod J on | y onedissentinn ^ A « 5 P "' . « Jo Qbartiata of Rochdale , fully ffi- f the P 0110 ? P ursufid by Mr . O'Connor ' , id disapprove of the postponement of the Conven l

      T . w » e month ot June . Wo are further ot opinion , that if it is intended to assemble a ConvenvZ * \ , sbould b 0 as Mriy as possible . "Proposed by Mr . A . Douglas , seconded by Mr . Macmanus , and carried unanimously :- " That in Pi ! 3 f e o 0 f th ,. ePro » M > t disorganised state oftho Clwrt sts of South Lancashire , wc , the Chartists oi itochdale , recommend that a South Lancashire delegate meeting bo held as early as possible , in tho most central place in the country . AH localities approving of the same , are requested to corrcs-Kochdale " R ° bert GU 1 ' > ""^ ect ,

      Iower Hamlets . —Ernest Jones lectured at the Woodman Inn , White . strout , Hare-sti-cct , on Sunday evening , to a very crowded and enthusiastic audience . Subject- " Catiline , and the Poor of Rome . Tho lecturer treated on this much misrepresented and critical portion of Roman histovv with groat ability and discrimination , giving all due credit to the abilities of Cicero and Cato , but rescuing the memory of Catiline and his adherents from the vile calumnies which interested historians , tollowed by mere compilers , have heaped upon their memory ; after which he dwelt upon tho applicability of the experience thus gained to the events of the present day . Mr . Jones sat down loudly cheered . The chair was filled by Mr . J . Shaw , and a handsome collection was made for the Executive . Paduiam .-TIio Chartists of this place held their usual weekly meeting on Monday last , when the question of tho London Conference was taken into

      consideration , and the following resolution was unanimously passed :- " That it is the opinion of this meeting that the Executive Committee has acted very injudiciousl y in postponing the assembling of the Conference till Juno , which step is calculated to do the cause a serious injury ; we , therefore , suggest that the assembling of the said Conference ought noc to be later than Monday , the 24 th of March ensuing . " ToDMORDE \—At a meeting of members it was resolved— " That it would bo the wisest policy to agitate for the Charter without any other measure being connected therewith . That this meeting disagree with the policy of tho Executive in postponing the Conference . That the Conference ought to have been hold on the day first appointed , but the resolution of tho Executive render ing it impossible , it is the opinion of this meeting that the Conference should be called on the first Monday in April .

      i MAXciiESTER . —A monthly meeting of the members of the Manchester Locality of the National Charter Association was held in the largo anteroom of . the People ' s Institute , on Sunday afternoon , March 2 nd , 1 S 51 , Mr . John Sutton in the chair . The secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting , which was confirmed . Afterwards the finiincial statement for the month of Februarywas read . Income , Ml lis . l $ d .. Expenditure , £ 11 7 s . 7 d . Leaving a balance in hand of 3 « . fijd . The following resolutions were unanimously agreed to . Resolved : — " That tho best thanks of this meeting are due , and arc hereby given to tho Council for the policy they have pursued , and wo pledge ourselves to render them every assistance in our

      power in carrying out the same . " " That we , the Chartists , as a body continue to demand the People ' s Charter as the right of all ; as , until it shall be conceded , the principles of justice will be held in abeyance , and individual and national oppression will form a part of our political and social system . " That many years of bitter experience has taught us the necessity of a friendly union and co-operation of all sections of political reformers ; that such an union would be so powerful in its effects that nothing could withstand it . That t ' ie present political crisis is just the opportunity for such an . union to be brought about to accomplish its ends . Wo therefore resolve to assist and give the right hand of fellowship to all who are strivin / r to crain anv

      measure of reform calculated to elevate the downtrodden masses of our fellow-countrymen . It is with great pleasure we view the address put forth by the Parliamentary Reform Association , signed by Sir Joshua Walmsley , and we hereby tenderthem ouv support , believing that in so doing we further the principles of our Charter and shorten the way to thecompleteenfrancldsemeiitoftheindustriovisclasses . " " That in the case of a general election , we recommend the Chartists , as a body , to bring forward candidates to go to the poll ; but where that is impossible they should support the candidates ofthe National Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association as the best means of causing tho voice ol the working classes to be heard in the House of

      Commons . " " That we recommend the Chartists to oppose any attempt that may be made , no mattor by what party , to re-impose the Corn Laws in any shape whatever , as we are fully satisfied that their re-imposition would be not only injurious to the trade and commerce of the kingdom , but also to the best interests of the working clas ses . " " That we discountenance the use of violent and inflammatory language , as having a tendency to impede the good cause of reform , whilstatj the same time we recommend to those who , ad ' rocate the claims of the unenfranchised , to bo bold and firm in their bearing , and to show our opponents that whilst wo respect their feelings and prejudices , wo are not afraid to

      demand our rights without violence or crime . " " That , as union is our object , we repudiate the system of wholesale abuse of the middle classes ; and especially do we condemn a recommendation to working men to treat , even harshly those of our body wlio advise us to support that section of the middle classes who are seeking for a less measure of reform than we are ourselves , as wo believe that such reform is sought for with the purest motives , and with the sincerest intentions . Wc recommend to the working classes to hear all oninions calmly , and with attention , fully assured that such » course

      is the only one consistent with reason , or likely to promote the interest or character of the labouring population . " In the evening , an overflowing meeting took place in the People ' s Institute . —Mr . E . C . Cropper proposed the first resolution passed at the members' meeting in the afternoon ( as above ) which was seconded by Mr . Donovan , and carried unanimously . —The second resolution was proposed by Mr . Thomas Dickenson ( the Manchester packer ) , seconded by Mr . James Leach . —Mr . E . C . Cropper proposed an amendment , seconded by Mr , G . J . Mantle . —The resolution of Mr . Dickenson was carried , two to one .

      Finsbury . —The members melon Sunday last , at the Germans' Coach and Horses , Turnmill-street , Clerkenwell , when Mr . Osborn was elected to the council , in the room of Mr . Gardener . The committee appointed to co-operato with tho City locality , for the purpose of electing a representative for this borough and city in the forthcoming Convention , reported that they had taken tho British School-room , in Cowper-street , for a public meeting on Tuesday night , tho 10 i , h inst , Mr . Weedeii withdrew hi . ? motion , viz ., " That

      thlaassociation bo recommended to join the National Charter Association , " on account of the injury tho Executive had done the Democratic cause , hy postponing the National Convention . A lengthy discussion then tookplace , as to whether it would be good policy for the Charitsts to oppose the National Reform League ? The discussion was adjourned to Sunday ( to-morrow ) night . GnEBNWion . —The Greenwich and Deptford localities met on Wednesday , when Mr . Robertson , of Greenwich , was nominated ta represent the county of Kent in the forthcoming Convention .

      CntrPLKGATE . —At a meeting of members held at 2 G , Golden-lane , a resolution was passed approving of tbe postponement of the Conference by the Executive . Mr . Finlen stated that he had received 10 * . from the committee ofthe Institution , John-street , Fitzroy-square , towards Mr . Fowler ' s benefit . The meeting then adjourned . Hamilton . —At the weekly meeting , on Monday last , 18 . ' . lOd . was handed in from a few democrats , to aid in sending a delegate lo the proposed Convention . The members present were of opinion , from passing events , that all places authorised to scud delegates ought immediately to collect money for that purpose . If the people will not support a Convention this month , or the next at farthest , they will give sufficient evidence of their desire to hug the chains of slavery .

      Mr. Macheaby Has Purchased Property In D...

      Mr . Macheaby has purchased property in Dorsetshire , and intends to make that county his place of retirement .

      National Association Of United Trades. T...

      NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Of UNITED TRADES . T . S . Pujjcombk , Esq ., M . P ., President . Established 1 S 15 . " FIAT JUSTITIA . " "If it were possible for the working classes , by com-Dining among themselves , tu raise , or keep mi fhe Kerr » ral ate of wages , it nutd hardly te said that this would be a thing not to be punished , but to fiswelcomed and rejoiced Stoaut inn .

      We have much satisfaction in reporting several adhesions during the past week . Tl « Eueitta Drivers of Leeds-the Thimble Maker ., ' the Coffin and MalleabJo Iron A ' aii Makers of Birmingham—r . nd . the Tailors ( we Relieve ) of Swansea—have thus recognised tlio great principle Of national union ; and we have further to report a very successful meeting , held by Mr . Green , of the Glass Trade of Stourbridge , when ha succeeded in winning the uuaiiimous ' suffrage . i of a numerous meeting in favour of a national union of labour . Resolutions were then adopted , and a committee- and secretary appointed , to carry this determination into effect , and to endeavour toobtain the adhesion of the whole trade .

      Application for rules and general information has also bet-n made by the Eti « iue Drivers of the Manchester , Sheffield , and Lincolnshire Railway ; from more than a thousand ofthe Flannel Spinners and Weavers of Newtown , Montgomeryshire , and the neighbouring towns ; the Merchant Seamen of the port , of Wisbeach , and an important section of tho Silk Trades of Coventry . Wo trust that these strong evidences , in so many and distant localities , ot a thorough awakening of our fellow working men to a sense of their position , and of the means best calculated to improve it-confirming as it . loes , in so striking a degree , the picilictioii wc have so tvequently and pcrsevcringlv indulged in , viz . — that such a reaction must , in the very nature of things , sooner or later take place ; while it will

      stimulate us to increased exertions , will , at the same time , re-assure and strengthen the confidence of those trades who have so long and so laUhiuily given us their confidence and support . Our strongly-abidiug faith in the soundness and efficiency of the principles of our Association ( when fairly in action ) as a lover , adequately powerful to protect labour from the capricious avarice of capital , when in the hands of dishonourable men ; aud , eventually , to elevate it to that position in the social scale which nature intended it should occupy—will not permit us to doubt , for an instant , its ultimate , and not far distant , triumphant realisation . The obstacle in our progress is not , we believe , so much a want of faith in the cmVaev of national

      union as a remedial agent , » s a dislike to a continuous , and by some considered burdensome , payment for a possibly remote contingency ; and further , a certain and not unnatural want bl con ^ Sdence in tbe working classes , in their present ignorant and degraded position , possessing sufficient virtue and stability to carry cut anv phase of the associative principles , successfully . Now , while admitting both these as very serious obstacles iu our road , we are by no means disposed to consider them insurmountable . We desire to see this Association so strong in numbers , as to justify the Central Committee iu recommending to tt > c Conference a reduction of the ordinary contribution to the jiimifljtun , sufficient to meet the working expenses of an effective executive , powerful in numbers , talent ,

      and experience , which should carry a knowledge of the principles of tho National Labour Association to the remotest village iu the united kingdom . One farthing per week , one penny por month , or one shilling and one penny por year , from only fifty thousand good men and true , would realise £ 2 , 708 Cs . 8 d . ' . !! Let us imagine for a moment the prodigious effect of one dozen , or a score , of energetic , truthful , and persevering men , penetrating into the busy haunts of" ill-requited industry , amid the mountains of Wales , tho valleys and river courses of England , tho extensive coal fields of Scotland and the north of England , enlisting recruits hy the thousand ( because no longer deterred by the bu «! iear of a [ . t-cu ; i . ir sacrifice ) to the mi ghty army of labour , whoso mission was the enfranchisement of a proscribed race—the doomed

      ones of tho oarth-thc blasphemously termed " hewers of wood , and drawers of water " ' —doomed like Sysiphus to their eternal , heavy task , by a God of justice and mercy . Monstrous impiety ! Such a company of pioneers would quickly root up and destroy those prejudices which now stand so much , in our way . The selfish awl very dishonourable tactics of self-iiitcicsted secretaries and leaders , would be speedily neutralised by the common sense of the masses being spoken to . The position and influence of these men , wherever found worth }' , would be considerably strengthened and enhanced . The small opposition by your small fry of hungry , bilSe-milldod capitalists , ( though now ' to frequently eficctive ) , would be supremely absurd , in any attempt to deter men from a course so manifestly to their interest .

      The fifty thousand , taken as a starting point , for a truly effective agitation , would rapidly double , treble , and quadruple their number , and tho trifling penny per month would swell by the almost magic power of arithmetical progression , to a fund that should not only be adequate for all strike-purposes , for we should have none , or very few—perhaps Some HUCh perverted Specimen of common sense as an Edward Perry might turn up occasionally—but powerful enough at no distant day to grapple with the monster grievance—Labour , made surplus by the unfair , and , we think , injudicious application of scientific and mechanical discoveries and inventions .

      We can scarcely believe that , with an association numbering one bundled thousand and upwards , any contribution higher than ono penny per month could be necessary for any purpose , legitimately within tho province of this movement as at present constituted ; but , presuming for a moment , that in its earlier proceedings , wherein probably the greatest danger of opposition would arise ! how small an additional levy would he sufficient for the support of even an inordinately extensive strike . One extra halfpenny per week from even fifty thousand men , our starting number , would produce £ 10-1 -3 s . 'id ., a sufficient sum to support two hundred and eight men at 10 s . per week . Oh I there is , indeed , n mighty power in the pence , when the serfs of labour can be made to feel and understand it .

      We lia > e named one penny per month , or : i fnrtlring per week , a sum more than sufficient to maintain such tl Stuff cf pioneer missionaries as , perhaps , never were engaged permanently by any labour movement itv the world . We have presumed that the inevitable cousiijuences ofstieh an agitation would be to diminish , and spei-dily to render impossible , those injurious and demoralising remedial agents —strikes . 15 ut while tlie aciisn of scientific and mechanical inventions are constantly bu . ng brought into active competitio i with manual labour , it appears to us manifest , that it would be the wisest eccimny , the very best possible investment of a penny or two from * the millions nhu find employment , to jirovide the means for the deportation of the surples labour of England to other countries » r localities where that nrtiticiidly made drug , manual labour , is in n quest . We believe- we are not far wrung when we say th it the surplus labour among the trades of Unslaml , upon an ordinary average , though quite sufficient for the purpose of beating down and keeping down the rate of wages ,

      does not bear a very serinus proportion to the employed labour ; h nee , a comparatively small , it continuous etV"K , would sotm sws \ M > - diminish the evil , ami cause the wages of any trade thus purged of it < superabundant idler . ' , to r ^ e . _ W « can . therefore , see great wisdom and a wise economy In a national organisation « f labour taxing themselves another farihing , or even a halfpenny , weekly , not to be accumulated , but ' constantly applied tor the removal of the unwilling idlers from those trades where they were found to work tlie most iujurious effects . A hailpenny per week from lOU . OUO men would produce upwards of £ 10 . 000 a year available fur such purposes , and would return to the donors usurious interest for their money in the shape of increased wages . These statements and figures , which : it'j man ofthe most ordinary capacity may verify by a pencil and slate , must prove , the existence of an immense power existing , but neglected by ( he working classes . We think wc have said enoiuii to meet the objections of those who are deterred from joining our movement on the score i : f pecuniary sia-rifice .

      We have pleasure in acknowledging tlie receipt of 4 s , 9 d , from the Float and Orris Weavers , of Manchester , per Mr . Potter ; and £ i > l \ om Die Hollow-ware Pressers ot Hanley lV . teries , per Mr , Maitland , ou behalf of the Tinmen ' s Defence l- ' iind . The Commission is t ~ . be opened at £ tafford on the 11 th ins . Contributions fwr this goon purpose may be sei't to the Cilice , 259 , Tottenham-court mud , or to Mr . Henry Howiiliill , the lied Cow , Dudlev-str et , Wolverhampton . We are happy to learn that the senium » f \ V » bcacu have resolved to make common cause with their neighbours of Lviin , not onlv in demanding a mor » uniform scale of wages , but also ' iu joining the iVatfonnl Association . William I ' isl , Secretary . 259 , Tottenham-court road .

      NOTICE . Trades Office , - - ' 511 , Tottenhamcoiirt . rosd . Thursday ilorninu , March uth . We have gratefully to acknowledge the receipt ol ' £ :, from the Hot Pressor ' s Society ; and £ > . from tfce Turners of Hanley , Staffordshire 1 ' otteries , on behalf of the Tin Plate Workers' Defence Fund . W . 1 » .

      Further Thacts Of Tiik Ancient Castlb Op...

      Further Thacts of tiik Ancient Castlb op Ckiswick . —In the course of some excavations now being made upon the file of the ancient castle of Berwick to clear a space of ground on which , we understand , Mv . Lowrey , the proprietor , intends to erect a dwelling-house , tho workmen have removed the dehns from a large portion of what appears to have iornied the outer wall of tbe castle towards the river . In one part of this wall , there is a largo arch , winch , aa well as tho adjacent wall , is of beautiful in ; smry , and which way not unreasonably be supposed to have been an entrance *> ate . So ancient relic , as yet , has been found amonirst- the vuWiish . The j >» n where these excavations are being made is on the south side of the hill , about twenty foefc below the surface , on which the station of the Korth British Railway is situated . —Berwick Warder .

      It is stated that the Earl of Lucan has imported from Cheshire to his estates in Ireland , a number ot dairy women , who are to superintend the lnukin !; ot cheese , on a large settle , for the . London maiset .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 8, 1851, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_08031851/page/5/