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      Lo.Vnos Cofin' Exciiasgk, Moxpav, T'Cxv ...

      TO THE TRADES USIOXS AND WORKING CLASSES OF GREAT -BRITAIN AND

      IRELAND . The Central Committee , appointed at the late "National TnaScs Conference , " held in London on Easter Monday , have to the best of their power performed tlic duties imposed upon them , and now sulmi ' t the result of their labours to tltc working men of Great 1 'vitain , in order that the plans proposed way tindery © full consideration , previous to thc asseml'liutrof the ensuing Conference . The Central Committee were instructed to prepare me-ssurcs bavins the two-fold object of uniting the Tsaies in one vast confederation for mutual support ail assistance , in all matters involving Trades regu lations , disputes , and strikes , a id cf conceetrating and rightly , directing tlieir surplus funds , s > that they should t * reproductive ] } - employed , ; tod reduce thcamount of Uiatsapcrabuudaat labour w & icb . forms

      aprineiiial tausc of the reduction of wages . Jh the discharge of these duties thc Central Committee Lave spared no pains io oi « siu from the Trades themselves vecarate uifoneation on all points BeeesKiiy to the production e-f measures calcuiat-ed to be of i-ractie-il service , because framed in aoeonfcuicc with the actual com & 'cn of the Trades , sir . £ not upon mere individual hypotheses , which , iowever correct hi « ic abstract , wight have proved inapplicable to tlic Teal state ^ -nSairs . At tlic ssime tine , while tlurs coltecthig in & rnuittion of-thc-praer ?« d and uscta ! -character allueled sfo , tlicCfciuuiittee had to keep'in view cerlamcjrsjit prutdjJe . % without thc sidejuiMi of which , no ibnr . of -assotiatibn eon produce suftessful results , Km & by " " which every-arganization , -exttcmplating tiiciecgrcrjaJion ami direction of fogs bodies of inca , > iaast be controlled .

      The plows finally agreed upon after the fvalsst con-• sidemtion of the liiatter .-ddcd by suck information asthcCcjtral Committee could colleet ,-arc = ! : ow jrc "sented . rotas being perfect , bnt simply as-eentainmg , in the opinion of tbc' & mnrhtcc , tlic . genus of two organisations , which , < wkcu fully dcvelqned and perfected in their details , and wisely -directed , may ^ realise all that iu thc present coiiditam'of the Trades -is attainable , and ley the foundation -of more comprehensive and perfect measures . It will be observed that in the "" © raft of a Plan "for a General Uitka of Trades" t ! ie ; power of objecting to or aji ] ii"OVj *; ir of strikes , has -teen assigned to * iltc Central Couraiittce of tlic pwrnescd Association . Jt is iraportaut'to cxp / ain , that -such objection will only be binding upon the Generr . l Association , and -will not iuteilive with the powcr < C-f individual trades to strike wittaut such consent .-should thev deem it

      necessary to no so . ' 1 he only dnicrcncc between such a strike and one sanctioned -by the Central Committee will be , that , in the first ^ casc , tlic assistance given by the . » lssociation will-he 'voluntary and intcrmittcnt , while in the second . it will be compulsory and steady . Perhaps , even with this explanation , it may be thought that this is too great a power to entrust to the Committee , although , in the opinion of its proposers , some such power is absolutely necessary for the proper regulation of thc proposed General

      Union . 3 i"was , however , ibc duty of thc Central Committee to place the question before , thc Trades , hi order that their deliberate aud fairly-expressed opinimrmight be ascertained respecting it . With reference to thc sat-oud plan , or Laud Scheme , all that "the Central Ccinniittec Lave to observe is , that it is the result Of ODnsidcmWc in ? Ctk . ll experience in the working of such measures , and that it lias been pqioscly frames ! 3 a-afforil the greatest variety of action , and diversity in tlic application of its leading principle .

      The Central Committee request particular atten -tion to the fact that they-do not dogmatically propound ihese measures as tbe only plans worthy of the attention of the forthcoming Conference . Their sole object is to promote tbe wcli-iiehig of the industrious classes , -and they will gladly sec their own suggestions superceded by any measures which may seem better calculated to secure that-e ' iiect . TJicy request , therefore , "that thc measures they now propose may be considered rather in tlic light « fsuggcsuons , than of perfect plans issued for adoption .

      "With these preliminary observations , and commending the subjoined plans to the calm and dispassionate consideration of the Working Millions , thc Central Committee subscribe themselves , The Friends and Well-wishers of Labour , T . S . BcyciHCE , M . I ' ., President . W . 1 » . BaiiiniTS , . Solii-i ' . or . Geo . A . . Fleming , K < ii : or . Jonx SsEi-Tos , ijaiiUs * Siioe JJalicr , Jo . vis WiSTSABT , Carpenter . Ciur . ws Firth , Plasterer . ; Josnta I ! oi : s » x , Editor . J . I . VI . S ilATTBAT , IJlucli Printer . U . TniJ !? sox , Letter-j . rcss Printer . Tuos . P . iKuctT , Cork Caiter , Secretary . Xonclort , July 1 , 1 S 15 .

      ASSOCIATION OF iXITSO TRADES FOR TIIE P . IOTECTIOX OF INDUSTRY .

      3 HUFT OF Jl rux POtt A geserxl c . vio . v of trades . 1-EEAHliIX . Tliis association is liaseil upon two "greatfacts "first , that thc industrial classes do not receive "afair day ' s wage for a fair day ' s labour . " Second , that their past endeavours to obtain this have , with few exceptions , been unsuccessful . The main causes of this state of tilings are to be found in the isolation of the different sections of working men : —their consequent ignorance or apathy , as respects tlieir mutual wants aud well-being ; aiid , above all , the absence of a . srecerally recognised and admitted authority , emanating from , and supported by the Trades themselves , capable of exercise ing a centralizing and controlling power over the movements of tlic labouring classes in cases of

      Trades difficulties , turnout- * , and strikes , and by ¦ whox decisions the various Unions should be guided . Capital , with or without deliberate preconcert on -the part of its possessors , exercises a continuous downward pressure on labour . It does this effectually , for one reason among others , that the interest of all holders of capital , in their capacity of employers of labour , impels . diem simultaneously in one direction : a spontaneous unity of action is the result . Whereas , though tlic interests of every section of -working men arc In reality as much identical as tliosc © f the employers , their greater isoktku , and other causes , have prevented the acquirement of that intimate knowledge cf mutual interests , sympathies , and means , which mast , iu their case , constitute the basis of united action and successful results .

      rue principle of . Association for the Protection of Industry has heretofore been tried oa too narrow and partial a scale . Local or isolated Trades Unions Jiare become unequal to «> pc with thc eviS which surround the labouring classes ; they must be extended and improved iu order to meet tiie new circumstances of the age—made more commensurate with the growing difficulties which press upon tiie -working class—more in accordance with the intelligence now diffused among its ranks . While aiming at- these important objects , it is at the same time desirable that as little disturbance as possible should be given to existing Trades Unions , aud that the General Association of Trades should . xatber be grafted upon , and grow out of , these Unions , than supersede them . The peculiar local , internal and technical circumstances of each particular trade , render it necessary that for all purposes -of efficient internal government , its affairs should be

      . administered by persons possessing a practical knowledge of them , andidciitiiicd by personal interest and -position wiih those for w ' i « n they act . " For these reasons , ic is not intended to interfere - ^ vitli tlic orctuUatlvu oi existing Trades Unions , SO ^ far as they Lava reference to internal management -. and regulations : but simply to form a common . ^ centre , towards which their ' associated means may ^ converge for mutual assistance find support in cases i » f need ; and from which these means may be redistributed in such masses , and upon such points , as . may must effectually secure thc great objects ot all - » vorkiugmen ; namely , to enable them to withstand a M aggressions , obtain a jus ; participation in the •» ealik they assist to produce , aud promote such impi orcmeuts in their condition , physically , mentally , a ,,. 1 morally , as becomes rational beings , the ad- " t .-u « cd state of science , and the supenifiuudancc of the means fcr support ' iur and educating the ponnlativw , nowattkeeoiatnaudofs ^ dctv .

      Tli » Association of United Trades will enable each jartic ular trade that may join it , in the" case of disputes * 'r strikes , to light its individual battle with she wh- » le slreugt ' -: oi the Association ; and will mul-^ ly its . me . uistweuy , My , or a hundred-fold , ac-/ saihig ] 4 o its own powers aad numbers compared will tua ^ of the . cntire Association . 'Zhe > A > 8 osiationwillaka bring to bear on all dispuw . 1 points between employers and employed a more powerful nioral Influence than any isolated Uuieo can exercise . This , it may be anticipated , * rill pci -cnt jnaaroftLe ^ disputcsfrom terminating iu tumi'ute or strikes , and where these are discovered to * i > e indispensable , will give ijiem the sanction an « f aiii of a strong public opinion , created and directed If } peaceful and ecnsiiinthuial means . Opision in the and is more powerful than wealth . The Association will wield both for tkeserv'ce of labour

      In pastfetruggles the law has been too often per-Tcrted to the . " service of capital . One ef the objects of the issociaiion will be to secure Us impartial adpiinistration , ami to bring to thc aid of labour that Ie ^ al knowledge and-- ability which has hentofore been almost entirely monopolised by capitaL An in-Btra & ient of tyraauy , which is capable of the most tremendous abuse , will t . hta be wrested frtira the Lauds <> f tliosc who have too many incitements to misuse ir . awl the working ineniu future struggles will be aic ' ed , not opposed by the J < W . Such art thc leading objects of the Association of United Trad ^ for the Protection ot Industry , anil thc following are submitted by the Central Committee , for tbe consideration oi the Trades Unions and working clashes generally ot- Great Eritain and Ireland , < as thc germ of an prgauisation for carrying these ' objects into effect . ' - j Co « . -4 ? t . ! t " on . — -Tbe Association f ball consist of these Trades Unions and ofjicr v'F'niscd bodies of the ,

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      working classes that subscribe to its fundi and con form to its laws .

      OOTERSMEXT . Con / crtnce . —The legislative power shall be vested in an annual Conference of delegates from the several Trades in fthc Association , in the following proportion : —Trades having not less than 30 norwore than 150 paying members shall return one delegate . Trades with 150 and not more than 300 members , two delegates ; and ono additional delegate for every 200 members « bovc that number . Annual . Sgsww . —An annual session of Conference shall be bcH on Whit-Monday , in such town and place astray be determined upon by the Conference or Centml Committee , and such Conference shall continue its sittings so long as isreqotsitc for thc transac tion of tie business bromrht before it .

      Spu-Hzl Sessions . —Tbe Central Committee shall have : & c power of (» nveiling a special session of C' onfercioe when it shall appear to a majority of at least ttovK-fourtliB of the Committee tltat such a session is tatccssary , or upon a requisition of at least oncilftd of thc members of Conference . Bight clear diys' notice of such meeting shall be given to thc fkicgates . Business 7 \ i /> cr . —One month previors to thc assembly of the annual Conference , the Central Committee shall cause to be prepared and issued a business paper , or programme of the matters intended to lie brought under tbe consideration of the Conference . Such programme skill be laid before the various trades , to enable them fo give instructions to their delegates thereupon . Hut the Central Committee shall have thc power of introducing subjects not included in . the said paper , if agreed upon by threefourths of the Committee , and such as appear to them require the immediate attention of thc

      Conference . Powers . —Tlic Conference shall have power to make and revise the laws of the Association , subject to the following regulations : —No fundamental or important law shall be repealed or altered , without at least six montlts' notice having been given o * f such intended repeal or alteration , and it shall be concurred in by at least two-thirds of tlic Conference . Similar notice shall be given of all intended additions to thc laws , and such aeWitions be similarly approved of . To elect the Central Committee , to fix the salaries of tlic officers of the Association , and generally to transact all such business as may come before it .

      Ilr-vftr io Members . —Members of the Central Committee may sit and speak in Conference , though not elected as delegates , but iu such case they shall not vote . Tenure of Office . —Fhe Delegates shall be elected to serve in Conference for twelve months , or until tbe next general election . Sections . —Within one month previous to Whit-Monday , in each year , the Central Committee shall issue tlieir precept to those Trades entitled to send delegates , requiring them to proceed , within fourteen days after the receipt of the same , to the election of a delegate or delegates to represent them in Conference for the ensuing year . And such precept shall be signed by the pecsident and secretary of the Association .

      Returns . —Each of thc said Trades shall , seven days previous to Whit-Monday , cause a return to be forwarded fo the office of tlic Central Committee , certifying the delegate or delegates elected to represent such Trades , and sucli return " shall be signed by the chairman of thc meeting at which such election was held , and by the secretary of the Trade . Removals . —If any delegate , by absence or other cause , should become , in the opinion of the tr ade , unfit to continue its representatives , thc said trade

      may declare the office vacant . Vacancies . —On tha death , resignation , or removal by the trade , of any delegate , the president and secretary of the trade by which such delegate was elected shall certify thc same to thc Central Committee , whicli shall forthwith issue their precept for the election of another to supply lhe vacancy . ^ r < it « of Officers . —No salaried officer of the Association elected as delegate to Conference by any trade shall vote on questions personally affecting themselves .

      CESIUM , COMMITTEE . AjctpAmtmnuv-Thc general executive power shall be vested in a Central Committee to be chosen annually by Conference . OJicr o . —This Committee shall consist of a President , Vice-President , Treasurer , and twelve other members . One or more competent persons shall also be appointed annually by Conference to audit thc accounts . General Secretary . —The General Secretary shall be elected by the Central Committee , aud shall hold his offico so long as he performs his duties satisfactorily . Security from Offxcrs . —The Treasurcrand Genera ) Secretary " shall give such security for the monies they may be entrusted with as the Central Committee may require .

      Powers awl Duties . —ihe Central Committee shall direct and control the general proceedings of the Association for and in the name of the Association . They shall receive aU applications from the Trades for atlvice and assistance , and shall act thereon as they may doom requisite . They shall have the power to object to or approve of strikes , when other means to settle disputed matters fail ; and of raising from time to time such levies as may be necessary for the support of those strikes and turnouts as they maj sanction . They shall by mediation , arbitration , ami legal proceedings , protect the interests and promote

      the well-being of the Associated Trades in all cases of trade disputes and difficulties . They shall rceclvand superintend tho disbursement of all monies sub scribed for the support of strikes , turnouts , and legal assistance . They shall promote all measures , political , social , or educational , which arc iutcnelcil to improve the condition of the labouring classes They shall appointsiich clerks , agents , andsubordinateofficers as they may deem expedient . They shall summon the annual or special Conference , as provided by thc laws ; aud , generally , they shall take the most efficient means in their power to promote the objects of the Association .

      Quorum . —Five members of the Cenfral Committee shall constitute a quorum . And suck quorum shall be unanimous iu all its resolutions , unless there be present a majority of the members of the Committee .

      TVSD 5 . Ui 7 xm « w of Management . —In order to defray the expenses of the Central . Committee , each Tnfdc in the Association shall contribute one penny per month for each paying member , which sum shall be remitted to the General Secr . tary . Should any surplus funds accrue from these subseriptions , the Central Committee shall l-. ave the option of reducing tho subscription , or applying the said surplus in payment of the expenses of the annual Conference , wliich , unless provided for , shall be borne by the trades who return delegates .

      Strikes , Turnouts , aud Law Proceeding * . —The Central Committee shall from time to time raise such levies from the Associated Trades as may be requisite for die maintenance of suet strikes , turnouts , law proceedings , or othcrjneasures for the protection of ministry , to which tftey shall have given their sanction . Any trade failing to remit sueh levies as directed by the Central Committee , shall forfeit ; dl claim io theassistanco of the Association ; or if any trade in the Association strike , or turnout contrary to the decision of ( he Central Committee , or without previously submitting their case for its consideration they , shall in like manner forfeit their claim on the peeuiary assistance of the Association . Such trades shall , however , have the right of appeal to the next annual Conference .

      JltmittMiccr . — fhe monthly subscriptions and levies shall be collected b y rbe local officers of each Trades Union in tlic Association , and forwarded by them to the Central Commktee , or to such places as they mav direct .

      LOCAL ACEXTS . District Cvmnuttees and Secretaries . — -Trades Unions in the Association may forui district committees composed of delegates from their respective bodies , and thc committee thus formed shall appoint a Secretary , through whom all communications to thc General S _ ccretary shall be made . Such Secretaries shall become honorary members of tltc General Committee . A ^ cnl * . — The Central Committee may apnoint agents , and empower them to visit Trades Unions , fo " r the purpose of explaining the objects of the Association , and enforcing it ? claims oir , tlicsunjjprt of thc industrious classes ; and also to visit places where disputes exist between masters and men , to collect information for thc . Central Committee ' , and , if empowered by them , to mediate between the contending parties , or superintend thc distribution of funds and the general management of strike ' s .

      CRGAX OF THE ASSOCIATION . Periodical Paper . — ' Ihc Central Committee , should they think that the interests of the Association would be advanced thereby , may establish an organ for tiie exposition of the principles and objects of the Association , and thc information of its members , to be published at such intervals as thcv may determine . Control . — 'Hie printing and publishing arrangements of such paper shall be under the control of the Central Committee , and the Editor shall have the ! sole control of the literary department . ~ £ ditor . — , ' rhc Editor shall be appointed by the Central Comittec . at such salary , and upon such terms as may be agreed on .

      ACCOCSTS AND STATISTICAL RBTtRXS . Quarterly Rejiorts . — Each tratle shall quarterly make up reports of the following matters to the Central Committee—namely , a statement of the number Of paying members on the boohs of the society , the average ji . imber out of employment during the quarter , the rate of wages , and sucji other information as the Central Committee may request or need , to enable it to discharge its duties efficient . '; , 6 " encro * Reports . —The Central Committee shall make the following reports and statements of accounts for the ijifoiTiiiHion . of the Trades : — 1 . A quarterly account of fhe receipts andtVisbui-fX-intms of thc Central Committee .

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      2 , Jialf-yearlj statistical tables of the state of tin Association , conformable to the reports re ceived from tire Trade *

      3 . An annual cash bakw « s-shcct to be maelc up to Lady-Day , and ' aid before Conference at its annual session . And such quarterly accounts shall be maelc up to Ladv-Day . Midsummer , Michaelmas , and Christmas , and shall include tltc accounts of the Trades for tho preceding quarter . Authentication . — Every such periodical account shall be attested by two auditors , counter-signed by tbe General Secretary . Such arc thc leading provisions which have suggested themselves to the Central Committee for the iegulaiiei flf the proposed Association , and in the belief that they will fully explain the plan and machinery , the committee refrain from further comment or explanation than to remark , as respects the proposed subscription of one penny per month , that if 10 , 000 persons join the Association , it will yield more than . £ ' 000 per year , wliich the committee estimate as sufficient for all office expenses .

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      UNITED TRADES' ASSOCIATION FOR TIIE E . \ f PLOYJIEXT OF SUIU'LUS LABOUR IS AGKICUL TUKE AXJJ MAXITACTURES .

      rllEAMDI . E . The ineffieacy of the methods heretofore adopted by the industrious classes for the protection and maintenance of their interests , and thc improvement of their condition , has induced eleep aud wit ' e-spread inquiry into the causes of the failure of the plans hitherto tried . It- would , perhaps , bo assuming too much at this stage of progress to assert , that these inquiries have detected all the latent causes of evil which operate on thc producers of wealth , and render tlicin helplessly dependent on the possessors of capital for wages aiid subsistence ; but the conviction has taken strong hold of the working classes that the sufferings of their class arc aggravated , if not caused , by the intense competition among capitalists—the selfishness thereby generated—thc increase of

      mechanical ond other scicntilic productive powers , and thc consequent gradual displacement of skilled and other labour by automaton workers . For tliis state of thinjis many of thc most intelligent working men perceive no other efficient remedy than the institution of measures , which shall relieve the labour market of tho surplus labour produced by the causes enumerated above ; and which , by setting the unemployed members of the various trades to work , by means of funds contributed by the trades in - . heir corporate capacity , would use reproductively the money heretofore squandered in useless strikes ; and , at the same time , by keeping the supply and demand of the labour market more on a par with each other , maintain a higher average rate of wages than can be thc case when the workers are subjected to the unrestricted operation of the principle of competitive selfishness , and the rivalry of constantly increasing and improved labour-saving machinery .

      Within the last few years many hundreds of thousands of pounds have been spent on strikes . The condition of the producing classes , so far from being benefitted by these strikes as a whole , presents but too many palpable evidences of deterioration ; of subjection to evils—increased—increasing , and which ought to be diminished . Past experience emphatically proves tho futility of the methods previously employed to ward off these evils ; and it is at least no very fanciful deduction from that qxporienco to say , that the capital hitherto expended ineffectively , if " employed in thc purchase of land , the erection oi dwellings and workshops , the purchase of raw materials for manufacturing and handicraft purposes , and the employment of tlic unemployed members of the trades in these establishments , would remove , if not all , some of the evils universally complained of , and be a more rational as well as reproductive method of using the funds collected for improvingthe position of labour .

      Fully to achieve thc objects here indicated wculd require union and organisation among the various classes and sections ot producers which , it is to be feared , is not attainable at the present " moment . Time must be given for new opinions to ripen , and in the meantime those who arc most deeply imbued with them , and have the greatest fiiith in their efficacy , must take the position of pioneers , and by practice , on as large a scale as their means will permit , lead tho way to a more extensive and more efficient application of sound principles of social amelioration .

      It is with these views that the present association is formed . It is an experiment to fry how far the working classes are prepared to act upon the opinions now so prevalent among them ; and an adaptation ot the simplest kind of these new principles of action to practice , wliich may prepare the way for those more extensive , complicated and centralised operations , which must precede thc entire emancipation of labour . If it succeeds , it will lay a solid foundation for other and more comprehensive mcanires , and in the constitution which follows , powers have been taken of an expanding character to meet possible contingencies .

      OnJECTS . 1 . The purchase of lands whereon to locate and employ the surplus labour of the Association , in such manner as shall be most conducive to tlieir own welfare and that of the Association . 2 . The erection or rental of buildings for domestic , industrial , and commercial purposes , " in such localities as may be best suited for these respective objects , and the promotion of the general interests of thc Association . 3 . Thc application of these lands and buildings in the following manner , to meet the corporate and individual requirements of the members of the Association . 1 . To afford to _ trades in their corporate capacity thc power of leasing in perpetuity , or of purchasing in fee simple , such lands and buildings

      bconging to the Association as they may require for the location and employment of their surplus members ; and also the power of investing tlieir funds with the Association , by way of loan or mortgage on any of the property of the Association . 2 . To divide such portions of thc estates purchased by the Association as may be thought expedient into small tiirms , to build thereon suitable cottages and outhouses , and to sell or lease the property thus improved , to individuals selected in accordance with the laws of thc Association . All leasehold farms may be sold , and the proceeds rc-invcsteil in fresh estates , to be improved and dealt with in like manner , in Older that the subscribed capital of the Association may , to the largest possible extent , promote the purchase of , and the drafting upon the land , the unemployed members of the Association .

      coxsTiroitos . The Association shall bs composed of subscribers to its funels , who agree to be governed by its laws . Shares . —The shares of the AssociationsIiaII . be £ 10 , upon which a minimum weekly instalment of at k-ast Cd . shall be paid by each sliareholder . Trades Cnjons to have tac power of taking an unlimited number of shares . Votes . —Shareholders , whose instalments have been paid up , shall have the power of voting personally , or bv proxy , at the -annual meetings of the society in the following ratio : one share , one vote ; five shares , two votes ; and one vote for every additional ten shares .

      ^ li . n «« * Meetings . —A meeting of the shareholders , or of those deputed to hold their proxies , shall be held every year , on Wiiit-Montlay , to which full reports of the transactions of the year , and accurate accounts shall be submitted bv the directors for confirmation and approval . Thc places of tbe retiring members of the Board of Directors shall be filled up , and such matters affecting the Associetiou decided , as may be laid before the meeting bv tilC Board .

      GOVERNMENT . Board of Directors . —The Government shall 1-e vested in Board of Directors , consisting of a President , Vice-President , and seven other mciiibi-rs , one-third of whom s-h . ill rttire annually . The retiring members in the first two years shall he balloted for by the Board , and afterwards , Directors shall retire according to seniority ; retiring Directors shall be eligible for re-election . Secretary . —A Secretary shall be appointed by the Hoard of Directors , and shall hold his office at their pleasure . Treasurer . —A Treasurer shall be elected by the shareholders at any annua ) meeting , and sluill hold office so ionjj as lie gives s : i ! isi ; ic : ioii to the Association , Trustees . —At tlic first general meeting of the Assoeiation three Trustees stall be appointed , in whom all property belonging to the Association shall be vested by deal ; fur and on behalf of the Association .

      IXetc—Thepersons recommended by the Committee to be requested to become Trustees , are -Messrs , T . S . Dpncombe , Jobs FiELDES . andSiiARMAN Ca aw vobd , Members of Parliament . ] Auditor * . —Two Auditors shall be annually appointed by thu shareholders , to examine and certif y the aceounts of tho directors . ¦ Security jtom Officers . —fhe Treasurer and Secretarj shall respectively give such cccurity for the proper discharge of their dniies , and the monies tlicy may" be entrusted with , as sliall be required from them by the Directors . Fx-officio Members . —The Trustees and Treasurer shall be ex . olhcio nnnnbers of the Board .

      Powers and Duiies . —The Board of Directors shall have full power to manage and control all the ali ' airs of the Association in its mime and behalf . They sliall reeeive and disburse the funds , and have power to borrow money on loan or mortgage from Trades Unions , on the security of the property of lhe Association , subject to the regulations affecting such borrowed capital as are hereafter provided . They shall purchase land , erect buildings thereon , lease or sell the property so improved , and reinvest the proceeds in other estates ; or , where it amy . seem to them for the advantage and profit of tile AsSOC'iiU tioii , tliey may retain such estates and buildings , whether domestic or industrial , and work the same for the Association , if it appear to them that its objects will be thereby more effectually attained . They shall appoint and dismiss all saluried officers and agents . They slnill c . tII an annual meeting of the Association , at whit-h full aii'l complete reports of the transactions for the past year and an accurate statement of accounts shall be sub ' mittcd , and declare the u ' viuen . 1 on shares accruing du ' r " ' us the year , together with all such business as the Direc-

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      tors may rsquiro instructions upon or confirmation by the - diarelioldfers . Special meetings may be called by the Directors whenever necessary , upon fourteen clear days' notice being given of such meetings , and the busi-, ) CcS for whicli such meetings are called being clearly specitied in such " notice . So other business than that iiiiiounecd shall be transacted itt special meetings . Local . incuts . — -Local ag . nts shall be appointed by the Directors , on the nomination of the shareholders in any district , to collect the instalments on shares , make remittances to the Board , in such manner and at such times as mav be directed , and generally to act for the Directors , in their respective localities , in all matters that may be entrusted to them . Such agents shall give good and sufficient security , on bond , in such sum as the Directors may require .

      APrUCATION OP FUNDS . The funds of the Association sliall be applied as recited in the declaration of objects . Thc Directors shall have power to lend trades or individuals loeuted on any estates purchased and leased or resold by them , such amounts on good and sufficient security as may seem to them nceiltul , and for the promotion of the objects of the Association ; but the Directors sliall retain at least onctliird of nil monies invested with them by Trades Unions or other societies in the hands of their banker , iu order to meet contingent demands on the part- of the investors . Expenses of management shall be defrayed out of such profits as way arise from the operations of the Association , or , these failing , by equal contributions from the shareholders in proportion to tlieir respective investments .

      leases . — "When the Directors have purchased lands , divided litem into farms , and erected suitable buildings thereon , they may lease them iu perpetuity , at such rent as will give a fair return tor the capital so expended , to individuals either chosen according to priority and amount of subscription , or by the recommendation of the largest number of shareholders at thc annual meetings of the Association . The Directors shall also be empowered to advance to the said leaseholders such implements , furniture , seeds , and pecuniary assistance as they nii . y require , on payment of interest , and thc repayment of the principal by instalments to be mutually agreed upon . Such rent and advances on loan to be secured on the property and other requisite security , and failure , to meet the obligations thus contracted to bo followed by forfeiture of such property aud securities .

      Hales . —The Directors may sell such property so improved and let on lease , mid rc-invest the proceeds ot such sales iu fresh purchases of land to be dealt with it . like manner . jPcJ-maiicnt Investments . — -Thc Directors may institute , from time to time , such agricultural , manufacturing , and industrial establishments as may be in accordance with the means at their 'disposal , and seem to them called for by the necessities of the members of tho Association . Such establishments shall be freehold , and the title thereof vested in the trustees on behalf of the . Association . The parties appointed to manage and work in them shall be the servants of the Trustees and Directors , and responsible to them . Hales and Leases to Trades . —The Directors shall have powers to sell or lease to Trades Unions such plots of laud and appropriate buildings as they may require for the employ nient of their surplus labourers on such terms as may be mutually agreed upon .

      CommcrciulEstablishmentsand Agents . — "Warehouses and depots for manufactured or agricultral produce from any of the establishments of the Association , and for the convenience of the lessees or trades , may be established in such p laces as may be thought best . Or the Directors may appoint such agents for the salu of sueli commodities , as they may see proper—the profits derived from these establishments to be applied iu aid of tho objects of the Association : Late Agent . —A solicitor shall be appointed at the first general meeting of tbe Association , by whose advice the Directors shall be guided in all matters affecting thc purchase , sale , or leasing of lands , houses , and workshopsand generally in all matters having reference to th e acquisition , sale , or transference of real or personal property ,

      Banker . —At the first general meeting a Banker shall be appointed , in whose hands all funds shall be deposited , with the exception of those required for current expenses . Such deposit shall be made in the name of the Trustees of the Association , and shall not be withdrawn but by their order or that of a majority of them , nt the request of the Directors , and for the purposes of the Assoeia tion . jf ' raiirfer of Shares . —The shares of this Association shall bo transferable , and a fee of one shilling per share sliall be pnid by the party to whom the transfer is made . Official Documents and , . Notice ? . —All official notices , scrip for shares , and other documents on the business ot the Association , shall bo issued by the Directors , and signed by the Secretary , on their order .

      Xotice . —Whereas thc late National Trades' Conference , held in London , on Monday , 24 th of March last , resolved that another Conference , to take into consideration certain plans of organisation , should bo held on the last Monday of July ;—This is to gicc Notice to all parties interested in the proceedings of the said Conference , tltiit tho meeting will , in accordance with the said resolution , be held at tho Liteu . iiiy and Scientific Institution , John-street , 1 'itzroy square , on . Monday , July 28 , 1815 , The Central Committee will attend at ten o ' clock in the morning to yeevivn tins urcttentinls of delegates , and to furnish them with tickets of admission ; and the sittings of the Conference will commence at three o ' clock , p . m ., T . S , Duiicoiube , Esq ., M . P ., in the chair . The Trades are requested to forward the names and num . her of their delegates to the Secretary , as early as convenient previous to the elay of assembling the , Coufvv . ence . By order of the . Central Committee , T , Bau-RA'fT , Secretary . —SI ) , Hyde-street , Dloomsbury .

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      House Of Lords, Mondat, July 7. Tho Seco...

      HOUSE OF LORDS , Mondat , July 7 . Tho second reading of the Criminal Jurisdiction Bill led to some discussion amongst thc law lords , but it was eventually agreed to . A bill for giving effect to the recent treaty with Brazil , for the more effectual suppression of lhe slave trade , vvus also rend a second tknt < , on the motion of tife Earl of Aberd « en . A great number of bills on thc table wore forwarded ' a stage , after which their lordships adjourned .

      Tuesday , Juit 8 . A petition pjescnted by Lord Chinoarty , gave vise to some discussion relative to the working of thc Irish Poor L ; iw , and the enormous amount of vagrancy in Ireland . The noble lord inquired if the Government was prepared to inu-ohice some measuic to check vagrancy , and whether , during- the recess , the / would take into their consideratioii the possibility of improving the present system Of medical relief ? Lord SrA . vtEV said that Government in the next session of Pailiament would offer no objection to the appointment of a committee of inquiry into the working of the Irish Poor Law iiuJluding that of the present system of medical relief , but they were not prepared to introduce any further amendment of thclawhsclf . After some remaikis from thc Jdarquis of Clanricardc and the Marquis of Londonderry , the matter dropped . Some bills on the table were forwarded a stage , aud their lordships adjourned .

      Thursday , Juiy 10 . Their Lordships assembled at five o ' clock . Aitnr . sTMr . NT or wages ( Scotland ) ihix . On the motion of Lord Campbell , this Bill was read third time and passed .

      House Of Commons, Mo.Ndat, Jult 7. Covel...

      HOUSE OF COMMONS , Mo . ndat , Jult 7 . COVEllNMr-NT MEASPJIES . Sir IV , Peel stilted tltc course he iu ' eimt to pursue with respect to the mass of business before the house , the whole of which it was impdssible toget through during the present session , lie would proceed with the Colleges-( Ireland ) Bill , the Poor Law ( Scotland ) Bill , and with the biil for reeving the Jewish disabilities , which , otiing to the press of other business , he- had been hitherto compelled to postpone . Ho should also proceed with the Bills of Exchange Bill , the Turnpike Trusts Jill , the bill for the removal of the Irish and Scotch paupers , if Sir J . Graham should find it necessary to relinquish the Parochial Settlement Bill . He should also proceed wiih the Valuation ( Ireland ) Bill , the Criminal Lunatic * ( Ireland ) Bill , the . Drainage ' ( Ireland ) Bill , the Joint Stock Companies ( Ireland ) Bill , the Irish

      1-islienes Bill , tlic bill for continuing tiie Unlawful Oaths ( Ireland ) Kill , the Slave Trade urn , the Merchant Seamen ' s Bill , the . Small Debts Bill , the Commons ' Enclosure Bill , to facilitate whicli he would propose morning sittings , and the Consolidation of the Customs Acts , which had not yet been introduced , but which , wos ofso much importance to tiie mercantile world , that heshould certainly go on with it it' it should be received with unanimity by the house on its introduction . The . following bills he proposed to relinquish for the present si-Sbion- ^ the Physic and ' . Surgery Hill , the Colleges ot Physicians and Surgeons Bill , the Justices' Clerks Dili , ¦ the Parochial Settlement Bill , tho Merchant Seamen ' s Fund Bill , and the Charitable Trusts Bill . Of the principle of this latter biil he entirely approved , but at this late period of the session lie did not think it advisable to proceed with it

      Several hon . Members cried out » The Etclesiasiicui Courts Bill . " Sir U . Pej : l said that that bill was under the aire of Lord John Uusse-11 , but he should certainl y vote for its second reading . He feared , however , he eould not give up a sufficient number of government ni ghts to the noble lord , to warrant him iu the expectation of being able to pass it . LordJ . HussuL soon afterwards tec and said , that under the circumstances , he would not press the bill during the present session . ¦ The question of privilege then came on , and eiHrrosseU theattentlo .. of the house for njMVaids ' of Ull'CO hours . ¦ Mr Divlw mov ed that D ; , vi , ] Phillips be cttllod to tho bar , for having brought an fiction against Jasper l '/ irrott i-sq ., for evidence given by him before a committee of the - House of Commons .

      bltiinate y the attorneys and the parlies who pleaded that they hud nothing to do with the mutter ( whicli appeared to be uncontradicted ) , were discharged from turther attendance . The house then went into committee on tho Colleges ( Ireland ) Bill , and the discussion of its chases occupied the i einuinder of ^ tlie evening , "

      House Of Commons, Mo.Ndat, Jult 7. Covel...

      Tuesday , July 8 . The house met at twelve o ' clock , and in the course of the afternoon made considerable progress in the committee on the Commons Enclosure Bill . .,, „„ . Mr T Duscombb presented n petition signedbj 2 , iQQ of ' the inhabitants of Mansfield , in Notting hamshire , com-Dfiiniirc of the paupers who sought refuge in the woikhousesfor one night being obliged to work nt the wheel He gave notice of his intention to put a question » the rislit hou . bun-net ( Sir J . Graham ) upon the subject . The lion , member « to pfeented a petition from Captain Digby complaining of confinement in StUlwcll ' s Lunatic Asvlum at Hillingdon . ,,, T ... „ o

      SLAVE TRADE , Lord Palmerston then moved for a return of the names and description of the witnesses examined before the mixed British and French commission appointed to muuire into the best means for suppiessing the slave trade ; and also for a copy or extracts of the evidence given by those witnesses . The noble lord spoke at great length in support of his motion , which was opposed by Sir It . Peel . After a lengthy discussion the house divided , when the motion was negatived by !) 4 to 51 . COLLEGES ( IRELAND ) HILL . On thc order of the day far bring ing up the report on this bill ,

      Mr . Wyse moved . " That it is thc opinion of this house , that whereas the Act of Settlement enacts that a college be annexed to the University of Dublin in addition to the College of the Holy Trinity , under the name and title of King ' s College , and the act of 17 D 3 provides that all future colleges that may be annexed to said university , after the passing of that act , be open to Italian Catholics and Protestant dissenters equally with Protestants in till their honours and emoluments , as well as studies , the colleges proposed to be founded under the present bill be annexed to the said university under the conditions whicli the act of 17 VS prescribes . " Sir J . Graham objected to the amendment , which , after a few words from Mr . Shaw , was negatived-. The ivport was then received . The Field Gardens Bill was read a third time and passed . The other orders of thc day were then disposed of , and the house adjourned at two o'clock .

      "Wednesday , Jul y 9 . The house met at twelve o'clock , and was occupied until nearly six in discussing the clauses of the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Bill . Thc bill passed through committee , mid was ordered to lie reported on Friday . Mr . Macai'la y subsequently moved , in the absence of Mr . llutlierfuril , the second reading of the Scotch Universities Bill . He regretted much to find that the bill was to be opposed by the Government , for it was a bill founded upon sound principle , thc application of which was called for by the peculiar circumstances of Scotland . This principle was precisely the same as that upon which the Irish Colleges Bill was grounded , and he could not understand how the Government could have introduced the

      latter , and yet oppose , sis he believed it was their intention to do , tho former . In Ireland , as in Scotland , the Established Church was composed of the minority of the people , and yet in Ireland t ie Government opjioted the application of anything like a test—they would not even have thc test of a belief in revelation , and still , by their opposition to this bill , they showed that they were prepared to maintain tests in Scotland . The right hon . gentleman then adverted to the recent occurrences in the Church of Scotland , and contenilod that by the enibveoment of tests they would shut out from the universities more timn one half of the Presbyterian" people * of Scdtland . By throwing out this bill , in fact , they would cause

      a rival establishment to be founded , which would diminish the number of thc pupils and the resources of the universities ; and the result would be that . Scotland would be blessed with a race of the shallowest " . dominies , " filling the chairs of Adam Smith , Uugald Stewart lteid , Black , and Ferguson . The right hon . gentleman then challenged the Government with not knowing its own mind for twenty-four hours together—they were against tests in Limerick , for them at Glasgow , against them at Belfast , and for them at Aberdeen . The Government was like a reed shaken by the wind , and could not command public respect even for an hour . The right hon . § entleman , after some further observations , moved the second reading of the bill .

      Sir J . Graham said he was not opposed to the first introduction of the bill , reserving himself for the second reading , in order that he might have an opportunity of ascertaining the result of the deliberations of thc General Assembly of Scotland . Thc result of those deliberations only confirmed him in his previous disposition to oppose the measure , such opposition arising from an honest and conscientious sense of public duty , looking to thc engagements of the Crown with the Scottish Church , and looking also as a Minister of the Crown to the effect of thc measure upon the interests of the country . He was on

      principle rather favourable to tests , and in Scotland tests , as they existed , were founded on ancient statutes , and were , in his opinion , far superior to any modern modifications . In Ireland , however , tests were not advisable , owing to the peculiar circumstances of the country . In Scotland he feared that sectarian education was inevitable . The tests prescribed by statute were intended for the security of the Established Church , thc destruction of which appeared to be the undisguised object of the Free Church party . Under these circumstances , the right hon . baronet moved that the bill should be read a second time that day three months .

      Sir G . Grey , M . C . Buller , and Lord John Russell approved of the bill ; Mr . J . Wortley , Sir It . luglis , Mr , Pringlc , and Sir It . Peel , spoke against it . The house divided , when there appeared—For thc second reading of the bill 103 Against it . . . . 110 Majority against it . . 9 Mr . Watson then moved the committal of the Catholic Relief Bill , thc object of wliich was to repeal those laws on the statute-book which were still unrepealed against tlic Catholics . Sir J . GiiAiiAM -was opposed to proceeding with the bill at present , for although he was favourable to the principle of the bill , yet the details required the greatest care and consideration . After seime discussion the house divided , and the bill was defeated by a majority of S 3 to 17 . The other orders of the day were then disposed of , and thc house adjourned .

      fiiunsDAY , Jul y 10 . The house went into committee on the Commons En . closure Bill , when clauses from seventy to the end of tlic bill were read , tinel after some discussion agwed to . The report was ordered to lie received on Thursday next . 1 R 1 SU COLLEGES HILL . On the motion that the Colleges ( Irish ) Bill be read a third time , Mr . BEitxii Osbobnb proposed tho following amendment : — "That an humble address be ' presented to her Majesty , praying that she will be graciously pleased to direct an inquiry to be made into the amount of the revenues of Trinity College , Dublin , from rents of College lands , endowments and bequests , foes on matriculation ,

      on taking degrees , and from every other source ; also in the manner in which that income is expended , the number of senior and junior fellows , of professors , scliolars , and all other officers of the college , with tho amount » f salary and allowances to vn ; h of them ; with a view to ascertain whether the income or funds at present applied solely to the benefit of Protestants in Trinity College , Dublin , might not bo beiielleiullv extended , so as to make Roman Catholics ami Protestant Dhscntera eligible , if otherwise qualified , to all scholarships , and to all such fellowshij a , professorships , and other offices in Trinity College , Dublin , | as aro not intended for ecclesiastical purposes , or immediately con nected with ecclesiastical endowment .

      Mr . Bfllew seconded the motion on which an nni . mated discussion took place , in which Sir James Gralumi ; Mr . siniw , the Bet-order ol" Dublin Sir Hubert Inglis ^ Morg : ni j . O'Coiincii , Mr . ? hcii . Sir Robert Pud , ami Lord John Russell took part . On the house dividing , thc numbers were—For the amendment ... , „ yi Against it leg Majority against the amendment —77 Tho house aft . ' ) wards divided on the main Question , when there appeared—For the third reading 177 Against it ... ' % Majority w . 115 The bill was then read a third time and passed . SlELClUKT SEAMEN S FUND UILL . The report on this bill having been brought up , Mr . Waws moved tiiat it be re-committed , Sir II . Douglas expressed a hope that tlic bill would be postponed till next session . Sir G . Clerk regretted the necessity for postponement ^ but hoped that during the recess a more comp-.-elienAvi , measure might be devised . The bill was then postponed till next session .

      Extensive Conflagration At Bj.Ackwall. -...

      Extensive Conflagration at Bj . ackwall . -Dk-STiiccnos op Eight Houses . —On Tuesday ni-ht a tire broke out in ono of the houses in Polly-row near the Folly Uouse , Blackball , and which ' resulted in the destruction of eight houses , the abode of nearl y forty persons , who have lost the whole of their furniture , and in some instances the greater portion of thoir wearing apparel . From intjuiries instituted during the raging of thc lire , the reporter learned thai tiro discovery was made between seven and eight by one of thc occupiers , named West , . 1 poor waterman , whose attention , it appears , was directed , to the chimney of his habitation by noticing ilamcs issninout of it . lie immediately got upon thc root * and endeavoured to subdue tne fire , which was then cenfined to the chimney . In that , however , lie was foiled , tor the door oi the room having been left open , and the wind blowing strong from the south-west , the flames and sparks were driven the roof which

      upon being composed of thatch , was very speedily in a general blaze The adjoining habitations WWO sillliarly constructed , and the fire progressed right and left with great swiftness . As soon as the fire became vuiule m the High-street , mounted police officers were dispatched for the aid of the engines . With all possible expedition the-parish engines wcro drawn out , but from the peculiar situation of tho blae ' tmr houses the firemen were unable to < rct sufficiently near to render the ^ a st assistance . Meanwhile , the fire , unrestr ained , continued to burn with . intensity , completely lighting np the river as far as Greenwich and Woolwich . The engines of the London establisb-WCllt from School-housc-lane , Wellei se juid Jeffery-

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      square stations , with Mr . Crooklaiul , the f onmn the district , were remarkably quick in an-ivj ,,., 1 * f unfortunate ]} ' the distance of the road from , nf' p prevented them from working in time to st „ n ? ° ravages of the tire . To get to the spot the n .-iS were obliged to be token ¦ across inc nw »| Ws J ? ,- Isle of Dogs , ami several hills and ditches i , , i J , passed over before the seat of the fire could bc « n \„^ That having atpcngtl . been accomplished , tiie StCi liousc-lanc engine was taken to thc cilre of the Ui \ Thames , but , unfortunately , another diftiwUv nT presented itself : the tide being at ebb anhu ' (? quantitv of hose was required before the flames eo lu be touched with water . When matters were at ]«»? adjusted the engine was effectively worked , but th only good that could be done was the putiiii" out th tire scattered along thc ground . Mr . 1 Jr . iitlwnt «| Z superintendent of the brigado , with the Wat ' lim , cnimro stations , with Mr . Crookland . fhe iv , „„_

      street engine , next arrived , ami was . siicece-dcij L Mr . Connor-ton with thc West of England cni-irm from Waterloo-road . It k impossible to ' describe ' th . scene that followed during the time the fire wat raging : men , women , and chiWrcii were nnmin 8 t f and fro { bewailing the calamity that had toftfe them . By nine o ' clock the whole clump of houses eight in number , were nearly destroyed , vcrv ruu ' more remaining than thc bare walls . The oeciijiiera hard-working people , have been bereft of cvervtbi B » they possessed . Tho following are the names ' if th ? sufierers . '—James West , ' waterman : . Joseph IW ditto ; Joseph Taylor , ditto ; Joseph West , irarilrne John Dieldin , sawyer ; James Moore , captain of t'J Kinnia ; lVilli . ini Leonard , police inspector , ' nj Joseph Lund . Thc number of persons who have t'C been deprived of a home is upwards of forty . HoitiiiiiLE MtmiiKR . —Joliann Ililler was e ! : ar"cil at thc Criminal Tribunal of Tubingen ( where for \\ Z

      first time the proceedings were open to the \ m \ ifo \ with theniunlcr of his five children , at 0 bcrjc-ttiii > rCn on the 5 th of March . Late in the evening of That day tlic prisoner ' s wife returned home , ami on enter , ing tho- house found the children in bed ; she spoke * o fhctii , but not being able to arouse them , put he ' r hand on one of tlicin—it was quite cold and motionless Suspecting something wrong , she screamed for Jjeln * and on tlic neighbours entering with a light , to tlieir horror the children were all found murdered , witlia deep gash in their throats . Suspicion immediately fell upon their father , who had not been soon sintetbe . preceding evening . lie was sought out and am-sted On being interrogated , he confessed that , being ( Irivcn to despair by the state cf misery he had long been irs from want of work , he had first determined on suieic ' o ; but reflecting that that would expose big

      wife and children to greater distress , he bad resolved to send them to Heaven first . On the evening 3 j the -1 th of March he had sold a steel chain for a fev pence , and bought some bread and brandy , and partaken of them with his children ( his wife b ' ein : r absent at a distance ); they soon after fell asleep , ami w hen they were in a pro / bund . slumber he cut their throats with his razor . They made not thc least sirn < . » 'ling or noise , he said , except a slight rattling in the throat . After the perpetration of the horrid tlced helled Jo Ilol / . lock , a neighbouring village , where he was arrested . His advocate endeavoured to show he was partly insane , and thc jury found him guilty of simple murder ( todtschlag ) . He was sentenced to eiirhtmi y ears' imprisonment in a fortress . Uis wife * went niad on the discovery ol" the murder of her children find lias not yet recovered her reason . —oVi-un fiX lnlrunuux .

      Tin . "Wolff . —Wc mentioned in a recent iw ragraph , that Sir Benjamin Brodie had commenced " tlic process of extr acting the Uokh .-ir .-i worm , termed ridta , from . Dr . Wolff ' s wrist , by winding it round a picocof paper . Great skill was displayed in this operation . After no less than eight visits , Sir Benjamin succeeded in extracting thc worm entire , and it measured more than three feet in length . The names of Trine Albert and Lord TaJmersfon have been added to the list of subscribers for the rev . doctor ' s work oa Bokhara , which was published yesterday . As Dr . Wolff has got no church in England , he intends , at least for thc present , to reside abroad , and will leave London on the 15 th instant for Bruges .

      The Elections. West Suffolk.—On Monday L...

      THE ELECTIONS . West Suffolk . —On Monday last Captain Philip Bonnet , of Brougham Hall , in the Conservative interest , was elected without opposition for this district . In returning thanks the ncwiy-clcctcd lncmbtT said , he was resolved to support the tanning interest and the interest of tbe Church ; unpleelged to any Ministry , he would advocato all measures calculated to secure those great interests by which the country llourishcd . Aiu . vcno . v , Moxdat . —At an early hour this morning the bands and flags of the respective candidates paraded the different streets of the town , and Ion " before nine o ' clock thc Court-house ( a most iiiconve - nient place for such a meeting ) was crowded to suffocation with the friends of both candidates . At nice o ' clock the Mayor ( W . D . Belcher , Esq . ) took his seat , and the usual preliminary forms bavin * been gone through , Mr . Morland ( a solicitor ) , in a neat

      speech , m the course of w hich he paid a merited eulogium to the abilities and character of the late Attorney-General , proposed Sir Frederick Thesiger for re-election . Alcerman Hyde briefly seconded tho nomination . Mr . Gabriel Davis and Mr . Thomas Kendall proposed and seconded General Cnulfield . lhe Attorney-General ( Sir F . Thesiger ) addressed tho electors at great length , arid was followed hy General Caulficld . A show of hands was then taken , nnd altera second time of holding them up was declared to be in favour of General Cauineld . The friends of the Attorney-General immediately demanded a ^ poll . On Tuesday the polling took place , Sir to . Thesiger took thc lead ami maintained it all elay . ^ At the close of the poll the numbers were-ihesigor , 156 ; Caulficld , 120 . Majority for lnesiser , 30 . *

      txETt'B . —Monday , July 1— The nomination of caiulidatestookpliieo this morning at the Guildhall . Charles liinL Esq ., bnrrister-at-law , proposed Gen . l . nggs ; Dr . Barham seconded the nomination . Thc Mayor then proposed Sir John Duckworth ( Conservative candidate ); T . Snow , Esq ., seconded thc nomination . General Brings then addressed the electors , and was followed by sir John Duckworth . A show of hands -yas called for , and , after some consideration , tho shen declared it to bo in favour of General i > ngtt . A poll was demanded , whicli begins at eight 0 ctock to-morrow morning . 'lureoAY , July 8 . —The polling commenced this morning At nine o ' clock , Sir J . Duckworth was % a-headof his opponent "; at twelve o ' clock , 445 ; at two 0 clock , 605 ; and , at four o ' clock , when the poll closed , the numbers were — Duckworth , 1 , 258 ; Miggs » 588 . Majority for Duckworth , C 70 .

      Central Criminal Court. July Sth.—'Iwr. ...

      CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT . July Sth . — 'IWr . -Savoual Sumner Tripp , aged I 1 | b , labourer , was indicted for stealing a watch anil chain , value £ 4 . 0 , the-property of . Jol ' ifNicholasKalns , , in- the dwelling-house of John Rocklcy . The prisoner- r plcadea guilty , and was sentenced to six months' ini- - labour """' " * « " the House of Correction , with hard I Bur . oi . uiv . - Thomas Williams , aged 18 , brush-1-maker , * n d John Williams , aged 29 , butcher , were -e liHiictcd for burglariously breaking and entering theic tlwcl ing- hoin-c oi David Harnett , in the parish of St . t . -botolph Without , Aldgnte , mid stealing therein nine ie pairs ot trousers and other articlesbis i " . ™™^ Mr . r .

      , briei-. v eomluctcu the prosecution . It appeared ia ia evidence that , on the night of the isth June 1 lasiVtllollo i 0 U ' -e of the prosecutor , a slopseJJcr living in Roswe-« ary-lane , was broken open , and the property nameeleil in theindictmcntstolon . . The prisoners were " seen at at lorn' 0 c . oe-k in the morning by three witnesses , in thchc back-yard oi a house near that of the prosecutor . or . i hey had . with tiiem a bundle wrapped up in a rcd-cd HaiHieJ shirt . On searching the water-closet of thafciat vavu , there were found seven of the shop tickets wiiltitli tlic private marks of the prosecutor , which had becwen . at ae-lied-to tne article * mi-Ien . On the prisoners heiiigiiig ; taken into custody they acknowledged a participatioaion 1 111 tiie robuery . lhe jury returned a verdict of Guihyilty ' against both prisoners . The prisoner Thomas "Wil-Vil- liams was convicted of felony in October last . anJanO I scntc

      nccu" to sis months * imprisonment witJi tonWl imlnw " , t 'n Cfck f , '< l 01 ' ? ¦* l ' *« l in » oKtarjt » rj | confnicnient . 1 he other prisoner was also proved ta tt ; hate been convicted of felony in 1-ebruarv , 1841 , mh ' ium ! ' K ** % ° \ lrcc V l 01 , th 8 ' ' " -Prisonnient with hareliam tiansported for thctcrm of 16 years . 3 o ? " : ? ' 7 1 T » C Wi , ] i "" ^•'•« " 1 Stowcnlvjnly " ag . i . „ . j , wh ,, lia , i bcen C 0 UV ' . i at x ] iC May scssionSion : i : M tne eoHrt on two indictments for felonv . ' but upoiupou whom jud gment bail been respited , WTO r ^ ' ced at tit tl ; urn- whs morning to receive sentence . It will be roe rtc collected by our readers that the prisoner , a Frcnch > nchh man , had been in the habit of visiting various houscouscc nmlw the pretence of taking lodging , and durinui'im t . ie absence 01 ths servants of sceuriiiL ' and earrvinrviin !«

      . ay property that mijjht Jay exposed . Thc Rccordcwdcc st-iiteiiecd linn to bc imprisoned and kept to liar harr labour in the House of Correction for 12 ealcndscndss months . . Steaiix - o PLATE . -Emma Wilniot , aged 26 , wi , wvi indicted for stealing a silver soup ladle , U silvfsilvn spoons , and other articles , to the value of £ 10 , tl ) , til property of Wiiiiam I ' axton Jan-is , in his dwcllintelliii | i house ; and Sarah Vicfe , aged 2 $ , was indicted ftcd fdi feloniously receiving the wime , well knowing them icm 11 hare been stolen . The jury found IVilmot GuilHuiltt but acquitted Vick . "Wilmot was sentenced to i to - - months' imprisonment with hard lubOUr .

      Printed By D0ugal M'Gowax, Of 17, Great Windmindmiii

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      street , Hnymarket , in the City of Westminster , SlU \ at tit Office in the same Street and Parish , for the P « e Pr ' r prleter , PK A KG US O'CO . V . S'OK , Esi ^ and published shed 1 V . ' iLiiiAM Hewitt , of No . 18 , Charles-street , Brande-andolo street . Walworth , in the Parish of St . ifary , NeffiC * ewmt ton , In the County of Surrey , at the Office , Ho . 3 fNo . 3 f 8 Strand , in tbe Parish 0 8 t . MaryJe-Strand , n tl , n 11 City of "Westminster Saturday , 3 ^ j ^

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 12, 1845, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_12071845/page/8/