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      Parliamentary Review. . A Question Of Vi...

      cWimgl y in an old ballad S , or one of Sir ^ KScoTT ' snovels . , W ? qnS ^ tw ever whether the more prostic system * } SS ? ^ rV *?* much itter calculated to promote the dwelopement of national wealth and nidmdual prosperity ; and , after auJSese two tlnngs are-or ought to he-the grlat oh jects of human society ! "s rewoDItsems difficult to see wh y the principle of mediation and arbitration , upon definite and ^ mtehle principles , should not be applied to xaternational as ^ eU as individual disnuti ? ia ^! l **^ i

      ™ mEare only aggregations of individuals ^ d whdertis qaite possible that iheyS m the * collective capacit y , experience fiS of ftat ^ aBger ivhich . has been described as " a ^ h ort madness , " as weU as individuals , it vrould surely be much to their advantage , that ibey ; diould be prevented from doio # either themselves or others barm , while in € he paroxysm . . . - ™ At present , in order to guard against tho possible outbreaks of passion ; on S sYd e or another , Europe maintains at least 2 , 000 , 000 figttmg men . Two iOLuox able-bodZ a » u 1 t 3 ^ ^^ from in ^^ j

      suits , and made a heavy burden upon those who labour . - PorUfications and barraSs bristle everywhere with camions and bayonets and ships of war , armed to the teeth , swann m all seas . With what an insane and ner--rerted ingenuity mankind labour to mate themselves miserable ! . In this country , out of a net expenditure of fift y-four millions , we are paying not less than Fokty Mixuoxs every year , as the cost of past , and the provision against future wars ! But is it sucb a provision ? Wc confess that , looking to the interest of the fi ghting men to keep the ball roll

      ing , and the game in their own hands , it seems rather a provocative . It is like laying a train of gunpowder , and sitting down to play beside it with lucifer matches . Of courseitit is easy to prove ingenious ' objections to this as to every other suggestion of enlightened international policy . The great stumbling-block In this case is that it would be impossible to constitute a Supreme Court , to enforce the award of the international arbitrators . This seems to us mere moonshine . After all , among nations as among individuals , it is public opinion which rules in the long run . If clauses binding the respective nations to arbitration were inserted in all treaties

      , and m the case of a desperate one ofthe contending parties refusing to submit to the award ofthe arbitrators , it would stand convicted of a breach of public faith . It would come even into the field of battle under a disadvantage at starting—and other nations warned by its violation of its solemn engagements , would , in self-defence , cease to have any dealings with it . It would be outlawed from the companionship of nations , or as we say in vulgar parlance , " sent to Coventry . " The proposers of this greatimprovementin our dealings with other powers , took great pains to place themselves right upon one point . They repudiated the extreme doctrine thatundernocaseor circumstances whatever is war justifiable . They recognised the right of oppressed

      nations to rise against their rulers—of countries groaning under tbe tyranny of foreign usurpation to appeal to arms for their emancipation from the loathsome degradation . But these arc not international cases and the adoption of the arbitration principle would , even in them ; have a reactive influence of a highly beneficial character . Ministers made pacific , and , all things considered , not had speeches upon the subject . They approved so far ofthe principle involved in Mr . Cobdes ' s motion as to refrain from meeting it with a direct negative , and contented themselves with the moving the prc-- rions question , thereby indicating the time may come , even in the opinion of official men , when the practical adoption of the principle may be expedient .

      In the midst of general commotion , and a state of things not dissimilar to'fhat which at the close of last century forced this country into a long war , and the expenditure of six hundred millions sterling , itisjpatifying to find a movement of this kind a-foot out of doors—and gratifying to find that it bas so many supporters in Parliament . Its moral effect on Ministers , and the increased chances of our thereby keeping the peace , are of the most valuable description . "With Palmekstox in ; power , who knows where we should be , but for such influences ?

      A host of small bills bave been forwarded a stage , amongst which is Mr . Moffatt ' s bill for excluding Insolvent and Bankrupt Members from Parliament . Whatever may be the technical form of the bill , that is its intent , and we quite agree with Sir W . Cut , who moved the rejection of the measure , that in this country we worship Mammon earnestly enough already , without setting up the breeches pocket as the beau ideal of Parliamentary fitness . No doubt every man should pay his debts , but it is too bad that a man who cannot do so , should be declared as unfit for the discharge ofthe duties of a representative , and , in fact , have amoral stigma thrown upon his character because of a pecuniary defect . It is , however , not at all improbable that the bill will be defeated in Committee . The majority for the second reading was a small one , in a thin House .

      Cwimgl Y In An Old Ballad, Or One Of Sir...

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      Receipts Of The National Land Company Jo...

      RECEIPTS OF THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY Job the Week Exdixg Thursday , Jcxe 14 , 1 S 49 . SHARES . £ 3 . d . £ s d . Calais .. .. 10 0 Southampton .. 016 0 Cra-rfbrd . - . - 1 S 7 rEHanO .. . - 1 32 G Barnsley .. 4 4 C A . lL 0 ram .. 0 6 0 Lambeth .. 0 4 G S . Oram -. 0 4 0 Coventry .. 116 P . M'Manus .. " 0 3 G Carlisle .. 2 17 0 T . Bavenport ... 010 0 Nottingham .. 6 0 4 J . Steward .. 015 0 Boston . .. 0 S C J . C Taylor .. 0 8 0 Blandford .. 15 0 J . KenaaU .. 0 o O Manchester .. 4 14 0 J . Vigurs .. 0 3 C Banbury .. 110 6 ¦ Westminster .. 011 0 £ 2 * 1311

      EXPENSE FUND . Crayforu .. 0 2 0 Carlisle .. 0 2 0 Durham .. 0 7 0 Banbury .. 0 10 6 Lambeth .. 0 2 0 Addingliam .. 0 6 0 fi _ £ _ TOTALS . '"""""" land Tund ... ... ... " " ... 24 13 11 , Expense ditto ... ... ... 1 9 ff Bonus ditto ... ... ... 912 9 11 loan ditto .. . ... ... 0 2 0 Transfers ... ••¦ 0 11 ft Rules ... ... # ••• 1 11 lr

      £910 17 5

      £ 910 17 5

      "W . Tjisox , C . Doyle , T . Cube , Cor . Sec . P . M'Grath , Fin . Sec . N . B- ^ -The money for Bales was paid by tlie Banbury Tjraiicli .

      Executive Fund. Ttecelved By Wm. Iudeb.—...

      EXECUTIVE FUND . Ttecelved by Wm . IUdeb . —J . Taylor , Stour Provost ^ Is . ; Winchester , per G . Sturges , 4 s . FOR YflVES AND FAMILIES OF VICTIMS . Received by Wjl Kideb . — A . Smith and T ^ Kerr , Ashbyde-la-Zouch , Is . J . Taylor , Stour Provost , Is . ; Xf . Lewis , London , 1 st fid . ; ^ Nottingham , per J . Sweet , £ 15 s . 8 d . ; Winchester , per G . Sturgess , 8 s . ; A fewFriends , Banbury per J . Hone , 8 s . 60 . ; Afew friends , Belper , per E . Spencer , < s . 4 d . - . . ,. ' ¦ ' . * Jlr . Sweet will see that it is a typographical error in last week ' s Star of which he complains . Thc ' -Ss . 3 d . for Wives and Families should bave been Ss-od . Add tbe account received by me , as stated in the Star , and you wfll £ naittohe £ 2 S & 9 < L , while you will see I paid Mr . Amort £ 2 12 s . 3 d . This will explain the error of 5 s . made by the compositor . —Wm . Bides .

      REPAYMENT OF MR . O'CONNOR , FOR DEFENCE . Received by TTslRideh . —Winchester , per G . Sturgess , 2 s . NATIONAL VICTIM FUND . Received by J . Ahxott . —Marylebone Hall Committee , Proceeds of Boat to Greenford-green , per E . Stallwood , 10 s . 9 d . ; Brunswick Hall , Ijmehonse , per Joseph Bailey 2 s . Cd . ; Mr . Bowie , Marylebone , per G . Cauderoy , 2 s . ; Mr . Guest , ditto , per ditto , 6 d . ; AFriend , ditto , per ditto , 4 d . ; Ernest Jones Locality , per Mr . M'Yeigh , 6 s . 2 d . ; Crown and Anchor , per Mr . M'Grath , 7 s . 66 . ; Greenwich and Dept ford , per ditto , 3 s . Cd . ; Crown and Anchor , per LV Pelteret , 4 s . ; Land Office , 7 s . 6 d . ; Mr . Rider , as per Star ; £ 210 s . —Total £ 414 s . 96 " . .:. ;" -

      J. Fletcher, A Respectable Looking Youth...

      J . Fletcher , a respectable looking youth ,- was chargedwith picking the pocket of a-gentleman named Cook , in St . Peter ' s Church , 'Walworth .-The prosecutor stated that on Sunday last he attended the morning service at St . Peter ! s Church , Wahrorth-road , and at the conclusion of the service he felt a twitch at his pocket / and discovered , that Us lianttkercbief , which be lad used but a moment or two before , was gone , Observing the prisoner udeavour to shuffle among the congregation cominj » ont ofthe ehnrcb , be at once suspected bun , and

      challenged Mm with the robbery . The prisoner , finding there was no chance for escape , took the handkerchief out of his hat , said he had p icked it up , and hoped he would not give' him into custody . Ihe witness added that the prisoner had been in the same pew with Mm during the service . —Sergeant Quenner said lie was present at the assizes at Kingston when the prisoner was found , guilty of felony , and a former conviction having been proved , he was sentenced to eig hteen months' imprisonment . jtfr , Jforfon fully committed the prisoner for trial .

      J. Fletcher, A Respectable Looking Youth...

      . . LETTERS TO THE WORKING CLASSES . XLvnr . " ^ ° ^ ds are tWngs , and a small drop of ink Falling—like dew—upon a thought oroduPM That ^ ch makes Sa ^ £ &* " ^ ^^ _ BXtON . . . ssr

      THE CRISIS . ' Brother Proletarians , . Once more our brothers in Paris that city of heroic patriots blood has again flowed-the blood of the people . ThetJS and assassins , Buoxapabtb , Odillok-Bait B-OT , Buiagr , Thiers , Moi . E j Ch a ^ arsibr , eve ., have thrown off the mask , unsheathed thei sword , placed Paris in . a state of ; siege ,- , ai > rested the faithful Representatives of the le

      peop , and hoisted the' BtiACK FBAGf of Imperial-Bourgeois TERROR : ! Ere thisnumber ofthe " Northern Star- " issues :. from tbe £ ress , the question atissue-wiU ^ , insaU ; pv 6 baouity , have been decided . ¦ EttherlweshaU hare to mourn the destruction ; of our / gallant ? brethren , and the prostraHoKbf theh ^ hoiv cause , or we shall be able to rejoice " overi the downfall of the abovenamed . traitors- ' and assassins , whose unpunished / crimes -have too long dishonoured France ; and-wearied the patience of Humanity .

      The fratricidal invasion of Ital y has provoked thepresent struggle . Under lying and hypocritical pretences the Ministers induced the Constituent Assembl y to sanction an expedition to Italy , for the purpose—as was then represented—of upholding the influence of France , by preventingAustrian domination in the Roman States . At Civita Vecchia the French troops were received as friends , and under that guise they marched to Rome , which they attempted to occupy as enemies ! Repulsed by the Romans , driven back with loss and disgrace , the French

      Commander , Oudinot , waited the arrival of reinforcements before making a second attack . In tbe meantime , the French Government tried to effect by fraud that which they had failed to accomplish by force ; but their diplomacy , like their fighting , resulted in failure . The glorious MAZZINI , and his glorious compatriots , showed that they were neither- to be cajolednor fri ghtened . The attack on . Rome was therefore renewed , and from the 3 rd inst . to the date of

      the latest accounts , fighting had been going on . Torrents ' of blood have flowed . Every step the French have taken has been disputed inch by inch . The Romans exhibit a valour worthy of their ancient renown ; and , if ultimately the French are the victors , they will have to erect their standard on mountains of the slain . Such has been , and is , the fiendish work of that enemy ofthe human race , President Buonaparte !

      Against this impious war , this war of brother against brother—for French and Roman Eepublicans should shed their blood only when fighting on the same side , and for a common cause—against this unholy contest , waged for the profit of priests and kings , the generous people of Paris have protested , and are now protesting—it may be at the cost of their lives . Their demonstration " on the 13 th , was the manifestation of a pacific and unarmed , but virtuously resolved people . In that manifestation from fifteen to twenty thousand National Guards took part . The people were assaulted , dispersed , and some wounded , and it is said even killed .

      Wednesday , the 13 th , was m many respects a repetition of the 22 nd of February . Will this day have been a . repetition of the 23 rd ? Will to-morrow repeat the popular triumph of the 24 th of February ? or are our brethren doomed to be crushed anew , as they were in those fatal days of June , when Louis Pmuppe vanquished the llepublicans with grape-shot , or , as in those still more terrible days of June , 1848 , when the Proletarians were mowed down by the ruthless soldiers ofthe bourgeoisie ? These are , indeed , anxious moments . Woe to the human race if onr brothers are vanquished I The fifth article of tho Constitution sets forth

      that" The French Republic respects foreign nationalities , as it will make its own respected , will undertake no war with a view to conquest , or ever employ its forces against the liberty of any people . " The attack upon Home is an outrage on a foreign nationality . The war against Rome is a war to conquer the Roman Republic and subvert the liberty of the Roman people . Buoxapakte and his Ministers have violated Art . 5 of the Constitution . The fifty-fourth article declares th . at the President " cannot undertake any war without the consent cf the National Assembly . " The war against Rome was undertaken without the consent of the Assembly ; and , indeed , in defiance of the expressed will to the contrary " of the Constituent Assembly .

      President Eco . yaparte and his Ministers have violated Art . 54 of the Constitution . Under these circumstances it was the duty of the Legislative Assembly to impeach the Government . The members ofthe Mountain , faithful to their mission , prepared an act of impeachment , directed against the traitorous President , and Ms traitorous Ministers . But , on the 11 th of June , the majority of the Assembl y , l > y passing : to the order of tbe day , on the interpellations of Ledru Rolux , declared their adherence to the treasonable policy of the President and his Ministers . On the 12 th , they rejected the decree of impeachment presented by the minority . The members of tbe Legislative Assembly , forming the majority , have proclaimed themselves accomplices in the treason of the President and his Cabinet .

      Thus situated , the faithful minority-appealed to the people , the National Guard , and theariny , reminding those they appealed to , that Art . 110 ofthe Constitution , places it under the guardianship of all Frenchmen . "• ' . " ^ -The ^ minorityhave deserved weU of their country ; more ,-they have deserved well of the Human Xfcicc * As already stated ; the people of Paris responded by a pacific demonstration ; which was answered by

      brute force on the part " . of -the Government- At the same time Buonaparte and his fellow traitors , presented to thejAssenibly thc ; -projectofa'decree for declaring Pai-isj and all . ilie surrounding ^ traTitory , - in a state of siege ' ; and authorising the establishment of the sataeonilitary despotism wherever the people may , lite -those' ; bf Paris , manifest their attachment to the ^ Gbnstitutiqn . The " project" was received with wmI applause , and , undoubtedly , was adopted in thejcoiirse of the sitting . ' :. ' .

      The latest accounts I have before me , state that tbe Government hai | arrested two leading nicmbers ofthe Mountain—Felix Ptat land . Theodore Bac . There is a rumour in town \ that Coxsideraxt , Etiexxe Arago , arid Ledru HoLLix , have also been arrested . The conspirators liave ; also . arrested that ' patriotic citiien Colonel GumUr ' d , chief ; of the Artillery ofthe National Guard . Chaxgarxier has seized the cannon of- that body . vT ' he artillerymen ofthe Jwitiohgi Guaridare staunch Republicans , and therefore not | to bejtrustcd by Buonaparte and bis traitor confederates . \ A ROYAISST IjEIGX OF . TERROR having commenced , Hie people of Paris will clearly be in aeiencc oi

      justified shows they appeal to lorce the RcpublicrSvSeverrwas insurrection more justifiable—morethnperative . Buonaparte and bis advisers bavevfiranged themselves on the side of the crowheKcoSspiratbrs of Europe .. Should they succeed , ^ Revolution , of February will have been in vainer the ' counter-revolution will be accqm-r plishedV J & publicanism ¦ throughout Eurbne . will be smothered M ~ tKe blood of its defenders . ^® TheparsbtfsIpaper- ^ -the beastly " Church and King " . " Standard ?' —of this evening , says / - "Wg heartily "hope" that the originators and leaders , of ; this rev blutionary movement will receive , the-Tull ,

      punishment' theiriniquitoua'designs demand ; j . ifWiY in a case like this , to be merciful jak'fe ^ M ^ fe The ruffi & iheans to say , that he hopes tbJjP » pJ §& partei ano ' ^ fiw comrogues , if- successfu ^| waj ^ p Vote ' -tfie / iRepublicaris to pitiless , skughteKgp * eispbndtofthe . / ' Standdrd" by expressnig . my ^ ra ^ tb atK # YeDgeMcemay " overtoket ^^^ drivealh / beop leof Paris to revolt . a" ?^^ fe-W that Buosaparte , Odillon BARHOi ^ Ea ^^^^ GAiumss ^ ihisBB , Mole , and their u £ Emgm ]& Mel derat ^ may : receive "the full pumsfenmi heuj . miquitoust : designs demand / ' I agrcemw ; the "JiandaKd ^ th & tr yindcaseme this ,, to-beaicmfd . is to / be unjust '; " ^ ad . 'the victors of ^ February flung - " ' mercy , - *' mg ^ animity ,- ! andilMMAnrnr a to : the deWand , instead of # ing . as ^ heEdtd , aUovetf justice to ; "take ite course ,: ' thSJB ^ hlic , would £ nub

      not now-be m pem ^/ jne ; -peup «* wuum . now be driven to the alternative of subniitting to hopeless slavery , or again pouring out their blood in defence of then : new-born liberties . - " Moderation ! " " moderation ! " thou has beeU ^ jthes curse and ruin of tbe patrio'fs of aU lands . ' ., . - To-Morrow ! Brother . Proletarians , To-MoRiiow ! My heart beats with ' anxious hop e and ^ ir ea d ^ oj what the future of a few hours will reveal . ¦? But , come what may , my prayer is—victory to the French RevuNicans , and perdition to their enemies . * L'AMIDUPEUPLE . June Hth , ~ 1849 .

      J. Fletcher, A Respectable Looking Youth...

      THE rRATlSRNAL DEMOCRATS ( ASSBMBLINO IN LONDON ) TIG ^ HE PEOPLE OF FRANCE . Frenchmen ; Brothers , — The vote of the Legislative Assembly on the 11 th of June , by which the majorit y of that bod y declared ^ their . adhereiice to the treasoaable policy / of / th # EREsil ) ENT of your Republic ; has ; rfilmd ^ u 3 >| vitiif ; profound griQ ^ . and excited our niosf a ^ o ^^ EpVfberisions m the- * tability of youSuiocratici anstitutipns , * 'and .. theicause ^ of Lit & rty throughout Europe . - ; - ^< : '! i > ' ^ ' - " - . U ^ ' - ^ -- ' --- ' .: „ ° " 3 fe Tfte at « iino £ ; K ^^ beyond ^ aU-qu ^ n ^^ nfiisi dis ^ eful ^ ^^^

      m . , the « history : of ^^ u ^ coun ^ bis ; General Ovdixot , ' aadrf- ^ lfete " reneg ^^ . . q ^ ixlon Bauroiv W ^ P ^ Bd ^ ffiafeln ^^ honbu ' rV France deniafid ^ lfeKe sla foah ^ pfJ ^ meXb ^ no ;^ human racertoltbe -fact , vtnat-the ; attempt ; i ) f French "Republican soldierl ; " to drovm 'the Boman ; Republic in the ' biobd of its herom de ;' fender ^ is an atrocityso ' mfamousthat Frauce : wHljbe for ever dishonoured 1 ^ the | eyes of roan rkind , unless you at ' once " reverse the policy-iof your traitorous 1 President ,- and : punish him and his-guilty confederates , for"their violation of the Constitution--their betrayal of the interests of France—and their . horrible

      conspiracyagauist the liberties aud happiness of all nations . . ,:..= ' Astonished and grieved at the choice you made on the 10 th of December las . t , we ^ have not ' been at all astonished at the subsequent conduct of the bastai-d Buonaparte , the would-be Louis XIX . When in this country , we kliew him to be the confederate of : the most- disreputable section of our selfish , heartless / Franceand-Freedom hating aristocracy . We sa ^ v

      him on the 10 th of April , 1848 , whilst yet skulking on these shores , enrol himself in the ranks of our hated oligarchy—banded in an unholy alliance to keep the people of this country in serfdom and misery . Since his elevation to the Presidency , of the Republic , he has acted as the " Special Constable " of Europe . Here he" made himself the tool of our usurping aristocrats ; at the head of the French Republic he has made himself the tool ofthe crowned assassins of Europe .

      Behold the results of the fatal vote ofthe 10 th of December : Piedmont abandoned , and Lombardylost ; Sicily betrayed and crushed , - Venice deserted and left to a hopeless struggle against the overwhelming force of Austria ; the bombardment of Bologna and Ancona by tbe Austrians , and the invasion ofthe Roman States by Neapolitan cut-throats , and Spanish brigands , connived at by your government ; lastly , the twice-renewed attack upon Rome , in which torrents of bloodhave flowed—the blood of those

      who should be brethren , of those who should shed their blood only when fighting on the same side , and for a common cause . O wrong ! O shame ! O infamy eternal to France ! if you , Frenchmen , do notciush the traitors , and hasten to staunch the blood of Republican Rome . It is true the policy of Prince , President , Louis XIX . has gained something ; has gained for France the applause of the English Government , the approving smiles of the English aristocracy ; it has gained , too , the recognition of the Republic by Russia . But you have not yet paid the full price you will have to pay for the approbation of the English aristocracy , and the good will ofthe Muscovite

      miscreant . Permit your President and his infamous ministers to continue their present course , and you will be condemned to witness Hungary Polandised , without you being permitted even to remonstrate : and , worse still , you will be called upon to repeat the dismal Roman tragedy , by sending your soldiers to the Rhine ¦ —not to resuscitate the past greatness of France—but to assist the royal butchers of Prussia , Saxony , HauoverJ and Bavaria in perpetrating a St . Bartholomew of the Republicans of Germany . Iu conclusion , for all these services , you may expect that your traitorous President will have the hel p of English intrigue , and Russian force , to establish his bastard ambition upon the ruins of your Republic .

      Now is the time to save yourselves , your country , and mankind . Buonaparte and his ministers have violated the Constitution , aud the members ofthe Right ofthe Assembly have made themselves parties to that violation . But the Constitution is above majorities , and if the majority betray their trust , it is for the minority to take the place of the majority , and it is for you to support that minority—the onl y true representatives of the people , and defenders ofthe Commonwealth . If the National Guards of Paris will do thenduty , Justice iind the Constitution will triumph without a sword being drawn ; but should blood again flow , on the heads of tbe traitor Buonaparte and his traitorous ministers will rest

      the responsibility-.-:. God save France and Italy I Long live tho French and Roman Republics . ' Hurrah for the Fraternity of Nations ! Honour to Ledru itoLLiN f Honour to the Mountain ! Vive la Republique Democratique et Sociale I Signed by the Committee , --- . - ¦' . James Grassby , President . John Godwin , i Augustus Piercy , JohnArnott , ; H . P . Child , Edmund Stallwood , John Clark , . WlLLLVlirSHUTE , ' JOHN MlLNE , Henry . R 6 ss , Alfred A . Walton . G . JUlilANHARNEY , Secretary , London , June 13 th , . 1849 .

      Obituary Notice Of The Late Johjf Fielde...

      OBITUARY NOTICE OF THE LATE JOHJf FIELDEN , ESQ . A funeral sermon was preached in the Unitarian Chapel of this place , by the Rev . Mr . Jones , oi Liverpool , in memory of the late John Fieldcn , Esq . ., on Sunday last . The scene , as described by an eye-witness to the writer , was imposing . Upwards of 500 ofthe working classes , chiefly operatives cmployed at the factories of the Messrs . Fieldens , marched to the chapel in procession , —tbe chapel was crowded , and as the eloquent preacher spoke on the character of their late neighbour arid . employer there were but few eyes undimmed with tears . If to lose a friend is a subject of regret , and most of us have felt it , to know that the virtues of the dead are not forgotten , must ever be a pleasing reflection . -.- ¦ •'' . '• . " .

      The late John Fieldcn was , what is . popularly called , " the architect of his own fortune ^ Like some others , whose names I could mention , ' and among them , Jacob Rright , of Rochdale , father of John Bright , M . P . for Manchester , he was ' connected with the cotton trade , previous to the general introduction , of improved machinery , so extensively used at this time . Industrious , frugal , and thoughtful , he , in the course of years , rose to influence and the possession of riches . He , however , had the merit pfiemaining true to . the interests of his own order . OTienihonoured with a seat in the Senate , being , miU-tie late "William Cobbett , representative in pjiriiamerit for the radical borough of Oldham , he oftenei" than once assured our . aristocratic commoners that he had been himself a factory operative ,

      :. . ; I and knew the cruelties and horrors of the l « mg hour system from experience . Such a declaration ^ was : Vorth a volume of drawing-room sentimentalities , 3 kh 3 at once spoke the stock and breeding of the ^ an . Mr . Fielden was for years the sincere and warm-h « arted advocate of short hours , and contributed not a little hy his writings , as well as speeches in Parliament , to ensure the success of the Te » HOURS Rill . .-Mr ., Piemen ' s Corse op the Factory-Svs ' tem is a truthful exposure of the iniquities and barbarisms of England ' s manufacturing system , when laisses / aire was . the order of the day , and the no-reeulatfon . economists had full scope , and a fearful- " chamber of ^ horrors"it . unfolds . Mr . Fielden s not based

      opposition to the long , houf practice was on humanity aione . rWHe was a practical man , and in "Fielden ' s Letter to Fitten ; " the secret of our manufacturing ruin and excesses , are . put . down in Sain arithmetic . Mr . Fielden . argued properly , that we suffered more from home ; than ^ foreign competition , and that we suffered from ^ nroducing too Eiuch rather than , too little . Injtueabsence of ; Ebrd Ashley from Parliament Mr . Fielden was hmked upon as the Parliamentary leader , of the short time party , and : underhis guidance the measure became law ,: v-The evasion , or rather suppression , ofthe Ten Hours RiU by needy and covetous manufacturers , supported by interested magistrates ,

      Obituary Notice Of The Late Johjf Fielde...

      Bh ! £ . Sr ™ . V CO ant - ? - 'tfe ot of regret , and caused SnZS ; T ?" tal ^ eiteraent . A gentleman who oo 3 « r 1 , mV t 0 the Home Office on a recent ThXff iT with Messrs ; Walker arid Rand , of rw » l ' r !? S deputation to wait on Sir George Grey about the " relajr system , " assured mb that it " ™ f i . ? imS tohear the plain old manassurethe Ministerial Baronet that it was his ( Sir G . Grey ' s ) . « uty to see that the law made by Parliament should boexecuted . " ....- •' .. + i , ^ r i'e ^ en » to O i ' was the unflinching opponent of tie Aiaithusian New Poor Law . Born and living among tlie people , he knew that they , were neither lule nor improvident , knowing as'he did that their industry was the source of fortunes enjoyed by himself and hundreds of others . As an employer he was upright and honourable , and had but little to

      year from strikes , turn-outs , or riots : His life was an illustration of a ' . ' tnlth often overlooked , to witpRS '' ^ ood nien are as necessary for the peace and vrjpp iness of mankind as good measures . The com' . JPSS ^ otto is , " measures' not men ; " the wiser i ^? M ° uld he , " wise measures and good men . " . ' / yeilate Mr . Fielden breathed his last at Skeynes , iR : S P * ' on May 29 th , and his remains were interred ffls *? % . huryihg ground of the Unitarian' Chapel of i + ftPPio ^ en ^ on the 4 th of June ; Mr . Fielden was ¦ . ' ?}« i ?* fF , W ainary m ^ n » possessing " much vigour and -fe ? ( if of character , and his mind , if not eminently oJe ^ fe ^ T at . least such as rendered his life emine m- efHl - ' ' . Samoel Kydd . ^ odmorden , June 12 th , 1849 . . :

      Honour To .T. -' S. Buncombe, M.P. Fob, ...

      HONOUR TO . T . - ' S . BUNCOMBE , M . P . FOB , ""• : :- . A « - FINSBURY . : < r *! . ' ¦ . — ' v '• " . ¦ i ' ;" OrirMonday evening , a supper got up by the : Finsbiiry locality of Chartists , was held at the ¦ fll § fk ' enwell Lecture Rooms , 34 , Clerkenwell-green , . ( M ° Runt ' s Coffee arid Assembly Rooms ) , to confgrStulate the hon . gentleman on his partial restora-. tiolito health , and the resumption of his Parliamen-: ta | y duties . A substantial supper was served up ; by the worthy host , ( Mr . Humphries of the United ' Trades , ) to which a goodly number sat down , amongst whom we noticed several of the leading members of the Trades bodies . The tables being cleared ,

      Mr . M . P . Lee , an elector of - the ¦ borough , was called to the chair , and said : They had met to night te congratulate themselves on the restoration to health of their champion and- representative , Thomas Slingsby Duncombe . ( Loud cheers ;) He , as an elector ; had painfully regretted-that indisposition should at such a time have deprived therii of the services of both their very honourable and exceedingly useful members ; ( liear , hear . ) One of them was now at least partially restored to health and had again appeared in parliament , at which the " sovereign people , " which he now gave as the first sentiment , was most heartily rejoiced . ( Loud cheers . ) The next sentiment he " had " the . honour to submit , was " health and happiness to Thohias

      Slingsby Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., the indomitable and uncompromising advocate and champion of the rights ofthe people . " ( Rapturous cheering . ) Mr . Duncombe ,- had appeared as a Reformer prior to the passing of the Reform Bill , and had steadily adhered to Liberal principles , progressing in his love and advocacy of liberty down to the present period , and it was no joke to stand up amongst men who had been denominated " a band of robbers . " The " House" was bad enough in the rampant days of Toryism ; true the rotten boroughs had' been swept « way , but . lookingat its acts , be could not help thinking that the House was as' corrupt as ever . * It was only for the people to rally round such men as Mr .-Duncombe , and my Lord John

      would be soon crouching at their feet . Mr . Duncombes consistency , perseverance , and talent , were the theme , of all , and their representatives were worthy of all praise . ( Tremendous , cheering . ) Mr . ; Peel , ofthe United Trades , said ho cordially joined with them in their admiration of their indefatigable representative . - Mr . Duncombe ' s illness had indeed been regarded as a national calamity ; for Mr . Duncombe . had not alone been the representative of Finsbury , but had represented tho wants and wishes of the industrial portion-of the whole nation . : ( Lou < Lcheers . ) He believed , had Mr . Duneornbe been-. 'in the House during the last twelve months , democracy would have Iieen in a better position , and that the . " Hume party ' . ' .-would

      have moved on a little lurthor .. in . the fright direction . ( Cheers . ) jSbthing gave ' -him-: 'more pleasure than to cordiallv respond to the sentiment pliiceddn his hand . ( Loiid cheers . ) , ..:. v Mr . Green read and moved an address to Mr . Duncombe , congratulating him on'his restoration to health , and pledging the meeting to continued confidence in , and attachment to , the hon . member . [ The . reading was greeted witli much applause . ] Mr . Green then said , he believed that Mr . Duncombe ' s indisposition was , in a great measure , caused by his assiduous attention to what the hon . member deemed his duty to tho people ; and surely wc could not be too grateful for such services . Mr . Duncombe had visited the hulks with a view to the amelioration of the condition of tho poor miserable creatures therein confined , and in so doing had caught a severe cold , which led to his protracted

      illness . The hon . member ' s indisposition had thrown , as it were , a cloud over our political and social movements ; but he hoped to see that cloud dispelled , and that " , the radiant beams of light and life would again burst forth , illumining the way to liberty and happiness . ( Loud cheers . ) Knowing the great exertions Mr . Duncombe had made , it was their duty to adopt the address now submitted . Mr . Duncombe had proclaimed aloud the great principles of political equality , and the social truth , " that every man had a right to live in the sweat of his own brow , " and had manfully resisted oppression of every kind . He had much pleasure in moving the adoption of the address , ( Applause . ) Mr . Wm . Allnutt seconded the adoption of the address , which was carried amidst the most hearty acclamations of the audience .

      The Chairman next gave , amidst loud cheers , " Health and happiness to Feavgus O'Connor , M . P ., success to Chartism , and prosperity to the National Land Company . " Mr . Uobbs responded . The Chairman gave tho next , sentiment— " The National Association of United Trades—may its numbers-and its powers for good increase for tbe defence of Industry , and the overthrow of injustice and tyranny in all their forms . " Mr . Robson responded .

      The Chairman said the next sentiment was" The four persecuted razor grinders '; of Sheffieldmay their release from prison be speedy , and the rights and privileges of trades unions be maintained inviolate . " Mr . Lancaster , delegate from Sheffield , replied . The next sentiment was responded te by Mr . Stallwood : — " Success to the' democrats ' of Hungary , Italy , and the whole world . " ( Cheers . ) Mr . Holmes , of the Ladies' Shoemakers , gave"A speedy release to all political prisoners , m this and other countries . " ( Cheers . )

      . A deputation having been appointed to present the address to Mr . Duncombe , and the usual thanks having been given to the Chairman , the remainder ofthe evening was spent in social harmony .

      ' ' . " . ' .Tub Miners Of The North. A ...

      ' ' . " . ' . TUB MINERS OF THE NORTH . A delegate meeting ofthe Miners of Northumberland and Durham took place on Saturday last , at the Ceck Inn , head of the Side , Newcastle , when a numerous accession of delegates were present from the Wear and Tees Collieries . Tho money contributions haying been paid in , it was resolved , " To engage three ; moro lecturers , there being so many collieries ' desirous of their services . " The next business was , ' - to appoint tho route of the different agents ;" jflrhjch resulted in appointing C . Hardy , to thVTyna ^ arid the old veteran—Embleton , with Wilson ^ ,. Stove , & c ., to the Wear and Tees . It was , also agreed , by a largo majority ,. " That no exchahg ^ pflecturers take place at present . " Tho delegatcVjtheri resolved , " That in consequence of someAf-theTrimdon men now on strike , applying to collieries in union for support , and thus preventing the Tiioncy coming to the general hoard , that the practice ^ be discontinued , and that all collieries in union . forward their contribution ! for the

      unemployed to jtbe general board , that the same may be fairly applied . The ^ delegate from Brancepcthannounced , that a clause iiiithe new . bond , provided that any miner scon in the ' eompany of union men , or having joined the samershould forfeit all wages earned , i . ^ 5 ^ - The cliahman then announced , that ; when . at the meeting ^ bf the Wall's-End men , they unaniiriously resolved , . ' / -That- ' a vote of thanks be givenytp y the . Editor of the Northern : Star , for giving p . ublic | ty ; ; t 9 their proceedings ; and that we r ^ ommend ^ ourl

      brother miners to support that papwyin preference to those journals which decline noticing either them or their proceedings . " The unfortunate calamity at Ilehburn was then duly considered , and a resolution agreed to , " That a letter be forwarded to Lord Brougham , to bring the same before the House of Lords /' It was then resolved , " That the next delegate meeting he held at Durham , at the Greyhound Inn , Claypath . Chair to be taken at ten o ' clock a . m . " . ' ,. - . ¦ ¦ ' . M . Jude , Chairman .

      Captain'heinrichson, Whose Family Was So...

      Captain'Heinrichson , whose family was so cruelly murdered in Leveson-street , Liverpool , is now on his passage home , he having left Calcutta on the 17 th April . Fire in Clbrkenweli .. — On Thursday night , about eight o ' clock , a fire , by which three persons were very seriously burned , broke out m the premises belonging to Mr . J . Dowse , a patent letter stamper , & c , carrying on business at No . 18 , Fletchcv ' s-vow , Vineyard-walk , Clerkenwell . Ihe accident was caused by the bursting ofthe pipe ot a machine for purifying naptha . The fire was extinguished before much property was destroyed .

      Captain'heinrichson, Whose Family Was So...

      NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TRADES . The Central Committee of the above Association haying returned to town from attending the late Conference , have since been actively engaged iu carryiag out the instructions ofthe delegates . Arrangements lm ye lean made for the commencement of an active agitation . The two districts in which it is proposed to commence operations are Manchester and the cotton districts of Lancashire generally , and the populous towns in the north ,

      commencing Avith Newcastle , Sunderland , North aud South Shields , & e ., where tho objects and principles of this Association are " as yet hut imperfectly understood or appreciated . The busy hives of industry , scattered so thickly throughout Yorkshire and Derbyshire , will also , in turn , he visited , and the question of National Union and Protection to British Industry , mm the Free Traders ' present darling system of isolated dependence and individualised competition , be fairly tested .

      The working classes will once more he called on to decide whether they are satisfied with their , present slavish dependence upon the freaks and caprices of capital , or whether the experience of the last two years has yet failed to awaken , them to a sense of their true position . , Messrs . Robson and Peel , who had been appointed a deputation to wait on tho Conference ofthe Engineers , Mechanics and Steamengine Makers , in Manchester , reported the

      results of their mission , to the ciioct that they had been received by the numerous delegates there assembled in the most cordial manner ; and that during an interview of more than two hours' duration , they had been listened to with the most profound attention ; that they had represented to that important meeting the paramount necessity for national union , as the only available means of conserving the rights and freedom of British industry , and called upon them to co-operate with the National Association in effecting so desirable a

      consummation . . ; The questions of Home and Foreign Colonisation were incidentall y discussed , with reference to the propriety of the working classes investing their funds in . either or both , these schemes . Foreign Colonisation or Emigration found but few supporters , but the importance and benefits of Home Colonisation were generally admitted , and it was explained that the National Association was by no means opposed to

      such a scheme , but that it was , in fact , enumerated amongst its objects . After a most interesting discussion , uniformly favourable to the National Movement , the following resolution , proposed by Mr . W . Newton , of London , and seconded by Mr . Mobisojt , of Swindon , was unanimously adopted : — " That , in the opinion of this meeting ,. the National Association of United Trades , is calculated to confer great advantages upon the industrious classes generally . We , therefore , pledge ourselves individually to promote its objects to the utmost of our abilities . "

      A vote of thanks was then passed to the de " putation , and thus has one of the most impor " tant and influential Trades in the British dominions ritONOUJVCED , throughtlieirDelegates , in fa ^ g rir of this great and imperatively neces-A ? iy movement . : ? 'The correspondence received during the last few days breathes a uniform spirit " of returning confidence , which is fully borne out hy the gradual increase in the income , which for the

      past week has exceeded £ 50 . Several applications have been made for information by parties desirous of joining , among whom we may enumerate the carpet weavers in and around Durham , and a numerous body of miners in the" same district . Applications have also been received from the United Body of Journeymen Shoemakers of Carlisle , who express themselves now prepared' to carry out the resolution passed by them in March last , of j oining the National Association .

      "We trust we shall bo able , from time to time , through the kindness of the proprietor and editors ofthe "Northern Star , " to give equally favourable reports of progress . Manchester and Birmingham we know were never in a position so favourable for the consideration and reception of our principles , and from letters from the neig hbourhood of Halifax , Ripponden , & c , we learn that the proceedings ofthe

      ate Conference havegivon unmixed satistacetion , and- inspired them with renewed hope . The Central Committee , on their part , are determined to spare no efforts to improve these highly encouraging symptoms , and , by assiduous attention to the duties of their important mission , to prove themselves Avorthy of the high privilege of conducting this the most important experiment in the history of labour , to a successful and glorious termination ,

      The Persecuted Razor Grinders Of Sheffie...

      THE PERSECUTED RAZOR GRINDERS OF SHEFFIELD . ' A numerous public meeting ofthe Trades of London was held at the National Hall , High Holborn , on Wednesday evening , to consider the ease of Mr , John Drury and his compatriots , who were prosecuted by the Manufacturers Protection Society of Sheffield . Mr . A . Campbell having boon called to the chair , stated the objects for which the meeting had assembled , and called upon Mr . Mark Lancaster , one of a deputation from Sheffield , to address the meeting . Mr . Lancaster said , that for the last two years great depression of trade had prevailed . The twenty-five organised trades in Sheffield , when in full employ could boast of possessing to the amount ' of £ 20 , 000 , but from the depression such was not now tlie case , and hence , as the expenses were very

      heavy thoy were obliged to apply to their friends at a distance , Mr . Lancaster read a letter from Sheffield , showing the awful depression that ; prevailed , and trusted that would be sufficient apology for their appeal to the men of London . The orgaiscd Trades or Sheffield had upheld their rights , and the mastors wore using their utmost exertions to put down and destroy the just influence of working men . The brothers Eastcott had been tried some eighteen or twenty months ago , and found guilty of destroying tools and otlier property of their fellowworkmen . called Bra ^ shaw , and sentenced to seven

      years' transportation . These men were not defended by the Trades simply because the Trades beliqved them guilty , and while in York Castle , in . order to save themselves from their fate , they incriminated Messrs . Drury , Bullos , and others , in aa alleged act of counselling destruction of property , & c . This was done through a magistrate named Overend , who had declared he woidd convict in any case against Trades Unionists . Mr . Lancaster quoted the evidence given by Alex . Eastcott , showing its glaring inconsistency , yet upon such evidence as this was John Drury convicted . The Eastcotts were the men who had

      actually committed the deed , and one of them admitted that he had been a principal in no less than seventy similar cases of destruction . ( Hear , hear . ) Such . w ; is . the . nature of the evidence that their , solicitor ihoughcao r : m ; ng evidence necessary , but that an acquittal was certain . The jury , however , brought in a verdict of "Guilty , " and the judge over stepped the bounds of law , by making the sentence ten year ' s transportation ; they had sent to Sir George Grey , who kept the papers six weeks , and said he commuted the punishment to seven years instead of ten —( laughter)—but they immediately wrote to Sir George Grey , stating that they had not asked and did not seek for commutation .

      Mr . Roberts , another delegate , said , so much were the men respected that-some persons had offered themselves as bail to the amount of £ 700 and £ 300 , provided they put . in the plea they did ; and from the manner this meeting had received his explanation ho was sure they were satisfied with the course pursued . The Eastcotts were at liberty and had returned , and were now wallowing amidst all the luxuries of a public-house . The committee had evidence to prwe the innocence of Drury and his companions . Ho challenged the Sheffield

      manufacturers to contest the matter , and he would undertake to prove that employers set their , men to break the machinery , with a view to suppress Trade Unions . ( Great cheering . ) Mr . Edwards moved , and Mr . Wood seconded , and Mr . Toonby . supported , the following resolution : — . ' . ' That it is the opinion of this meeting that while the preponderating power and influence of capital is exercised against the poverty , division , and consequent weakness ofthe working classes , injustice , tyranny , and abuse will continue . The case of the Razor-Grinders , ( Messrs . Drury , Marsden , Bullos ,

      The Persecuted Razor Grinders Of Sheffie...

      and Hall , ) now under consideration , is , therefore , the case of every mechanic , operative , and labourer in the country , the more so as no one can feel his liberty secure , when ( as in this case ) the villany of the felon is associated with a combination of wealth and station . " Mr . Thomas Clark , ofthe Executive , moved thefollowing resolution : — " That the protracted sufferings of the prisoners in question , the . object S 0 . Ji , y * P ° secution—namely , the suppression oii

      _ rao . es Unions , and the avidity evinced to deprive them of future liberty , entitle them to thedeop sympathies of tho Trades of tho kingdom ,, and that , in consideration of the inability of the poor man to purchase English law individuallv , it is resolved , that the London Trades be requested by this meeting to render all the pecuniary assistance in their power , and forward tho same to the Defence Committee , Bell Inn , Old Bailev , without delay . " ' v . The resolution having been seconded and supported ,

      was earned . Thanks having been voted to the proprietor of the Northern Star , and to the chairman , the meeting separated .

      Important From France. Fa1us In Military...

      IMPORTANT FROM FRANCE . FA 1 US IN MILITARY OCCUPATION . ( From the Globe . ) Paris , Wednesday Afternoon . —This is another lamentable day for Paris and France . AU tho working men arc out of doors—bodies of troops are parading to and fro—great part of the National Guards are under arms—tho gardens of tho Tuileries , tho Place de Carrousel , the Palace of the President , tho Place Vendome , the principal public buildings , the mafrics , & , c , are occupied bv soldiery—all the shops are closed—business is entirely suspended—in a ; word , hneuie is again raging , but up to this moment ( threo o ' clock ) without barricades , and without slaughter . It is said , indeed , that some shots heve been exchanged between the

      gendarmerie and the people , and that some of tho mob have fired on the commandants of the troops ; but oven if this be true , there has , I repeat , been no regular conflict . The whole town , however , ia in a state of tremendous excitement , and there is no saying what may happen .-Nearly all the Ked journals of this morning contain violent excitations to tho people from the representatives of the Mountain , from the Democratic and Socialist Committee , from the Committee ofthe Schools , the Republican press , & c ., & e . A grand pacific demonstration , in favour of the Constitution , took place this morning , A great number of National Guards in linilorm ( among whom were several officers—some of them of

      superior rank ) hut without arms , and a vast crowd of people of different classes , but chiefly workmen in blouses , assembled at' the Chateau d'Eau on the Boulevards , and after forming themselves in procession , descended the Boulevards in ranks of eight or ten , arm-in-arm .. A few National Guards walked first , to clear the way for the procession , which they did by simpl y waving their hands for the people . to stand aside . At the head of the procession was a row of National Guards , in the centre of whom was Colonel Forestier ( whose arrest some time ago by the government created great sensation ) , and one or two superior officers . Eticnne Arago was also at the head of the procession , which included from 12 , 000 to 15 , 000 National Guards , The procession advanced down the centre of the Boulevards with a grave and solemn step ,

      as if engaged in a funeral ceremonv . At intervals , however , it stopped , and raised a loud shout of "Vive la Constitution ! " after which it agahv slowly wended its way . On arriving at the corner of the Rue do la Paix , where a detachment of the National Guards was stationed , the procession stopped , and the multitude forming it , taking off their bats , again shouted " Yive Ja Constitution !" At the same moment strong detachments of Lancers Dragoons , & c , headed by General Changarnier and the Prefect of Police , galloped down the street . The body was broken by the troops , one party withdrawing by the small streets leadingdown from the Boulevard , and the rest towards the Madeleine . Some accidents occurred whilst the cavalry was proceeding down the Boulevards ; one dragoon beinar hurt by a fall , and a Nation *

      Guard having had his face cut with a sabre . The passages remained uninterrupted in tho neighbourhood of the Rue do la Paix . The demonstration , we understand , bore with them a petition to the Legislative Assembly against tbe war at Rome . On the procession being dispersed , and the crowd being separated in the ditt ' ercnt streets , they immediately setup a cry of " Aux arracs ! " and with this cry retreated ' to their different arrondissements . Opposite the CafG de Paris , in the Boulevarddes Italicns , an attempt was made to-form a barricade . An omnibus and a carriage were seized and upset by the mob , who commenced to pull up the pavement , but some of the Tirailleurs , de Vincennos , e oming up at tho moment , charged with their bayonets , and set the insurgents at once to flight . At half-past three there was some tiring in tlie direction of the Bastille . The Porto St . Martin

      is quiet , but the streets are filled with troops , who are apparently to bivouack thcit all night , as they are fully supplied with rations and provender for their horses . It is said that the insurgents commenced making barricades in the neighbourhood of the Halles , but that they have been put down by the troops . It is announced that the artillery of the National Guards , which is known for its adherence to the principles of the Red Republicans , endeavoured to seize upon the cannon and to hand them over to the insurgents , but that General Changarnier , having got notice of their intention , seized upon the cannon . An order has been issued for the arrest of Colonel Guinard , who is said to havegivon the orders for the delivery of tho cannon to the insurgents . Orders were given last night for the National Guards to turn out this morning at eleven o ' clock , in case of need , and in was intimated that' the rappel should not bt beaten , It has been rcinarKeu

      that comparatively very few obeyed the order . In the 10 th Legion , of one battalion , consisting of 5 , 000 men , only twenty-three appeared at the place of rendezvous , and in the 7 th Legion the attendance was still worse . In all tho Legions , the indifference and coldness of the National Guards was remarked as a bad indication of the state of public opinion on the part of the public as respects the government policy . The President and Alinistry have demanded of the Assembly a law to place Paris in a state of siege . Felix Pyafc and Theodore Bac , two of tho members of thoMountain , have been arrested . It is rumoured that Etinne Arago , Considcnint , and Ledru Rollin have also been arrested . It is stated that in the Rue de la Paix a National Guard , seeing a body of Cuirassiers coming down with drawn swords , opened his coat with both hands , and , standing in the middle of the road bared his breast . A Cuirassier transfixed him as he passed .

      ( From the Morning Chronicle . ) Paris , Thursday . — The Assembly last ni ght passed the decree declaring Paris and the first military division in a state ot siego , by a majority of 394 to 82 . The measure can be extended to any town in France . M . Odillon Barrot announced that he would bring forward other measures ' to-day . General Changarnier is rc-appointcd to the united command of the " National Guard and the first Military Division .

      The Montagnard representatives having attempted to form a convention at the Conservatoire des Arts ot Metiers , declared themselves en permanence . Eight representatives were arrested , namely , MM . Suchet , Targin , Fayolle , Pilhct , Boch , Dc ^ villo Fawtier , Magne , and Daniel . MM . Ledru Rollin , Boichot , and Rattier wore present , but escaped . M . Signard is wounded . Colonels Forrestier , E . Arago , and two others of the National Guards are arrested . The artillery of the National Guard is dissolved .

      None ofthe Socialist papers have appeared to-day . Tho presses of the Pevple have been seized . In several quarters attempts were made to erect barricades , but they failed . Notwithstanding the number of shots fired few lives seem to have been Several printing offices have been pillaged 'nu destroyed by the National Guards of the tirst legion , encouraged , it is . said , by magistrates . A „ nsmith ' s shop was pillaged by the people . Great ° mbers of persons are arrested . ' . ( From the Daily News . ) .: , ; - : : ; ' ,. The fighting has recommenced tluj ^ morhing iin the Faubourg St . Marceau , and alh'thffTquarters situated in the direction of the Pantheon , where the proletariat are in most numbers . Ledru Rollin issaid to be with them .

      French Intervention In Ifalv.-Ra Public ...

      French Intervention in IfALV .-rA public meet " ing was held on Thursday evening , in the .: National Hall , Holborn , when resolutionssympathisijiigwith the Romans and condemning the French intervention in Italy were adopted . A committee-was ^ appointed to receive funds for the purpose of : ; assisting the Italians in their struggle , and thanks-hfy ^ gsbeen ,. given to the chairman , the proceedings terf ^ iaiefe with three cheers for the Italian Republio ^^ d ^ lfcCl beral collection on tho spot . The meeting w ^ s ^ dip dressed by Messrs . Moore , Hawkes ,. Buchanan , ; Lloyd Jones , Shaen , and Dr . Epps . The Distins , the celebrated . Sax-horn performers , have been received in Ameriea-with acclamations bv the musical world . They intend shortly to return to England .

      A Tug-Steamer was blown up on Thursday morn- - ing at Billingsgate . Her name was the . Hi .. Michael ,. ; and she was used for bringing small ; vessels up t . yj Billingsgate . The engineer was severely , scalded ^ but further than this ( although there were sbmo halt : dozen men on board ) no one was injured . Shortly : after the explosion the vessel sank .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 16, 1849, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_16061849/page/5/