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      « 3 »« n , swim on always , * in repl y God hath said ! . puss dread powers alread y the deluge nigh drowns , petrp ^ u dthronesiaU ia dost ' neath . the bands of the free , jsa money b coined with the gold of their ctowm * - rwrkfag ., ttey » t „ a « a be engulfed in the aea ! . jfcis ocean , oh , prophet , what is it !* ye say • lis us , Peoples , unbound from the fetters of hunger ; wtfovnore instructed , and clearing away That vain crowd of monarchies , useful nolonrer ( jjr oa-movingr billows co lomg led astray , * Gsd nukes past o ' er these ions of tha staobora knee ;

      y , w tbe sun ihineth forth , and tho ( tons calms swaypoor kings , they are all in the depths ef the aea ! . _ Laciooqm . Paif , Sept , SO , 1 8 * 7 .

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      Seism's Crabsui Miam^-November. Londim: ...

      Seism ' s Crabsui Miam ^ -November . Londim : bunmonds and Co ., Barge Yard , Bucklers bury . This number contains valuable articles on' The MKufacture of Sugar , ' Transportation , ' 'Cuba . ' Sienaieone" 'Ceylon , ' and 'Tie State of our ¦ ffe 5 t _ India Colonies . * Tho last-named article ecstsins a communication from Trinidad , signed 'Tbe Looker-on , ' suggesting a string of remedies for

      tie depressed state of the colonies , which remedies « heartily accord with . The principal feature of fie * Looker-on ' s * scheme is his proposition foresta-Kisbing a race of independent labourers by firing tbem an interest in the land , instead of being the dependent slaves ot wages . Suchasystem wonldmate tie negroes Teritab ! e freemen . We fear , however , tiit the Looker-oa ' a * views are too honest to be shared by tha planters , and too wiss to bo acted span by oar incapable government .

      Tepkoplb's Jomatl. Part Xxil London: J. ...

      tePkoplb ' s JomatL . Part XXIL London : J . Bennett , 69 , Fleefc-street . This is a most interesting part of this very excellent publication . The illustrations are beautiful , and the articles by Harriet Martineau , Mrs Ilodsson , HraSinnett , Mrs Loudon , Mary Leman Gillies , Lard ^" ugent , Parke Godwin , II . Dixon , and other cek ' -ritiea , are more than ordinarily able , instructive , and entertaining . Harriet Martineau ' a remi-Essences of ' The Holy Land' are quite a treat . Ia saying thi ? , we must , at the same time , exoress our regret that the lady-traveller shonld have been piilty of the folly of dipping her bucketinto the Jor-6 n for same of its water , intended for the baptism of same infant , the child of a friend of the traveller ' s . We were not prepared to find such a woman as

      Harriet Martineau aping the absurdities of royalty and its sycophants . We notice some pleasing sketches of Hfe in Tunis , by an African Rambler , very interesting to female readers . * A Talk with Lamennais , ' if -authentic , and we have no reason for doubting its aothenticiry , isararious revelation of the present thoughts of one of the most extraordinary men of this age- It appears that the ex-Abbe has a thorough contempt for our free-traders , and rightly characterises the recent Anti-Corn Law agitation as a conspiracy ef the manufacturers for the promotion of their own class-interests , lie justly regards the mocopolyof the soil as the monster-grievance of tbe EniUsh people . lie appears to have no great veneration for tbe eternal chatterers about ' moral force . ' Here are his

      words-Are we to atand amply by , hoping to talk down inch system of despotism and corruption as etna at pretest ! Are we to J wait for some age , coming nobody inowa when , in which the mind will bs so advanced that « rong will not be able ta exist ? Why , our governors would not allow us to work for such a time . No , no ; we must act . And there is nothing bat the award tu eat mis gordian knot . It is a sad necessity , I know , that blood shonld be shed . * How many speeches and raanifestoee would it take to restore Feland to her nationality ? Bo you think Boasts , or Austria , or Prussia , ia to be persuaded by ought bnt the tKord ! Resides , with us tbe times become daily more

      Cppartune , and seem to demand a stroke . The air is tlntk withsis ^ of a cImHe ^ prepaxint ' . * * Eeranger and I were talkin * over that very question the othtr dsy . « Ay , ay , ' said he , * we have both one foot fa th-grave , and the other sot far off ; but we'll stand oat yet long enough to see a complete turnover in affairs . It ' s coming , it ' s almost here now 1 ' Godsend that Beraoger may be a true prophet , aad that the hope of Lamennais of a speedy revolution in France may be realised ! If revolution be gins in France , it will not end there ! We have elsewhere given Beranger ' a latest song . It will be received with a burst of enthusiasm by all the haters of ainss here a * well as in the poet ' s own land .

      ' A Voice from the United States on Emigration ' wil ! well repay perusal . The writer bears evidence to tbe triumphant progress of the Young American pjtty . " The Working Men ' s Associations , * sayshe , ' Me rapidlj forming in all the free states . They cjenly declare against all war , all slavery , and lay claim toaa equal division ef the public lands . ' The 'Letters from America' are valuable contributions . In a former part of the Journal , we observed a letter from Horace Greely , editor of the New Tori : Tribune , briefly narrating the progress of co-operation in America . From that letter we give the following extracts : — THI SHAKES COSUtuaUTES .

      The Shakers , so called by the world , but known to « aeh other as United Christian Friends , ' have at least four extensive and flourishing establishments in the United States—at Enfield , New Hampshire ; Harwoad , Massachusetts ; New Lebanon , New York ; and Xiskayuna , New Tork . Absolute co-operation of proptrty is well known to be one of their distinguishing teuEta , and is most inflexibly adhered to . None of these ^ -operations are now less than thirty years old ; most of than are from forty to fifty , ^ ach commenced in Poverty and privation , andeach has long sinco overcame Bll ptcmuary difficulties by means of simple , straightfar-* ard industry , rendered effective by their co-operative ^ rjanisation . All the members labour regularly and oolerately , none excessively ; and the result is seen in for

      krgadomains , purchasedpitceby piece , and paid ; asiple and excellent builoingE ; extensive herds of cattle ; «?* cions enclosure * , redeemed from sUrility and WMtu to fertility and beauty ; bounteous crops ; Ioil granaries , and an abundance of all tha physical comforts of hfc . Ibese reatdta of co-operative life are entirely beyend dit puts or caviL Although the Shakers and their ways we disliked and ridiculed by the great majority af our journals aud influential people , nobedy here will deny that co-operation , in Its economical aspecti , basin their case been entirely successful ; and I think their worst W etniei have wand to hope that they will * break op fa a * bt . ' or be scattered bv some special dispensation ol "oriaeaee . A more inoffensive , temperate , honest , PiaTanthropie sect I know not where to look for .

      cisjfix omramzs . 8-milar to theira is the history of the co-operations of Germans at Economy , Pensylvania ; Zoar , Ohio ; Ebeawer in this State , and I believe several others . Ecsaamy is over twenty years old , bnt the eo-opsration J PP ' s ) h atleMtfbrty . haTing settled on a stariletract « Beivtr Co ., Pa ., which they abandoned for a «»«»¦ at * ew Harmony , Indiana , which they afterwards sold to f'bert Owen , and removed thence to their present loca-*«» . Their affluence andprofosion of p hysical comforts are tfce proverb of the region around them . So of the fo- o reration atZoar , Ohio , wbich was e stablished , some "rsnty to twenty . five years ago , by a band of German "a : granb , who came over so poor , that a contribution *« raised among the benevolent Quakers of Philadel-^ . to preserve them from apprehended starvation oaring the fe » t or second waiter af their residence in thli Cf-autry . Poverty dictated a concerted separation of the **» for several years after their settlement at Zoar ; fcUtthepressnrec-f wantharinc abated , they now marry ,

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      and are given la marriage , like moat otter Chrlrtha people . Thetr industrial progress was at S owing to their poverty , and waat of knowledgeTZm adaptation ta tl » ^» ir «« t . atf jlo ^ jJJg ^ J have long since surmounted all these imr ^ im . nt . « d arenow wealthy , and iu the eBIoym .. of „ t ^ iS Si . ^ ° ' * *« " oS Tbe ' Assocafiomsts ' er ' Fourierites'hawr . hn * SSffi * eirthi |^ o 5 Sh y S sev £ * T ^& J & S" * Ph » ' « w . ' New Jer . trflrl * M « W « M « a Im * * *** : _ : . . ^ -

      E u . tSS 8 h 8 , i not « twot . asinthepart tbeSrl ^ r ^ " ^ ^ more fengthyacoonnt of Godwin SP ? » »«« en by the celebrated Patke rSS ' tJltfl" . rGodw ^ letter entire , and St elT . opfi , lfcth J ? n 0 M *^» tion of our readers . ^ tellsof the perfect success of Communism in ComindSfl ^ f * " *?>** e * ° * toj combined with ndradnd liberty , -tha happiness which' home ' and famuy canalone supply , conjoined with all the ad-1 ZS 02 ? Com , n «} mty of property . Here is this interesting revelation , a glimpse of the good time coming : — D

      i hew coHsroRrrx ih avctiCA . Sia —My object is now not to discuss the general question ef community , bnt simpl y to give yon an accountof a new organisation that has recently come to ay nonce , and whose history and present condition furnishes a topic of appropriate interest . I allude to an associative village , which has been established about seven miles from the cityof Boffdo . and not far from Niagara Falls , called Ebenezer . It is composed of a colony of sam e one thousand Germans ; who , about four yean since , emigrated from Germany , where they were not allowed so free an opportunity of carrying out their pecnliar plana . Thay were not driven to the undertaking bjr any eiwil or religious oppression , nor actuated by any peculiar fanaticism , bat simply by the desire to live a pure , spiritual , and happy life . Many of them" ware able to contribute from three to fifteen thousand dollars

      to the common stock , while one put in fifty—and another at high as a hundred ^ thousand dollars . With , a portion of these funds they came to America , and purchased above seven thousand acres of Indian reservation lands , formerly belonging to the Seneca tribe , but mere recently held by the state government . The tract is situ > te In an exceedingly fertile and picturesque region , intersected by beautiful water-courses , and agreeably diversified by tbe varieties of soil and natural formation It is vriibin reach of several very important markets , to which , by means of canals and railroads already in operation , it can have access both summer and winter .

      Since purchasing their estate , these enterprising Ger . mans have cleared completely and put in the best order , nearly five thousand acres of their land , erected a great many miles of durable fences , planted twenty . five thousand frnit-traea of various sorts , settled : thr .-e compact villages , about one mile apart ; each containing one hundred laret and commodious ' dwelUng-houies , some thirty or forty barns , of the largest size and most substantial structure , four saw-mills , which are kept con . tantly running , one fiour-tniU , one oil-mill , one large woollen factory , calico-print works , a tannery , a variety of workshops for mechanics , public halls , and several school-booses . Besides these , they possess extensive herds of cattle and swine , their sheep alone numbering about two thtusaud heads . Indeed , their property with its improvements is estimated to be worth more than a million of dollars ; which , if divided , would give ten thousand dollars to each man , woman , and child oa the domain . Such are some of the internal advantages of unitary labour .

      Of course , thia domain having such a large and effective working force , to be applied always at the right time , an 1 vrith tha completest effect , is well cultivated It is said to be the envy of the surrounding farmers , on account of the neatness , order , and sucevsa which attend all its operations . A writer in the Cultivator , one of our leading , agricultural papers , in describing their location , says , 'their gardens , yards , and fields , display refined taste , aad the highest state of cultivation . From present appearances , they act on tbe principle that to eat little and often is bett < r than to overload the stomach

      at long intervale ; they accordingly eat uniformly fire times a day , vis ., at faalf-past five a . m ., at nine , halfpast eleven , three p m ., aad seven . All af a suitable age , both mala aad female , are required to work at such business as either their taste , genius , or habits , may render fit And , whenever , from any cause such as change of weather , or sudden ripening of a crop , an extra number of hands are needed , they can bring fifty or a hundred iato the field at once , with any requisite number of teams ; and thus enjoy great advantages in cultivating aud securing their crops . By a rather minute division of labour , each man , or group of men , are set to do one thing ; so that order and system are everywhere manifest , and nothing is wasted . In a high sense , a place ia provided fur everything , and everything is found in its place . Tbeir cloth and other manufactured articles are made in the best manner ; and their arm operations crowned with the highest success . '

      The same writer , 'in the continuation of his account , proceeds to describe tha various outbuildings and storehouses of this prosperous community . He says , - — ' Separate barns , g ptdoni and well ventilated , are provided for horses , oxen cows , yearlings , calves , and sheep . So that thty are all sheltered in the most comfortable manner during the winter , and the apartments for the sheep are thoroughly whitewashed four or five times a year . Thus they promote health , aad increase the weight and fineness of the fleece . The sheep are divided into parcels , each of which is in the constant attendance ot a shepherd and bis dog , daring the day in summer , and is driven up at night and huddled ; and the land thus manured by them during the night if , at the proper time , sown with tmrnips , & c The cattle are alio kept in separate classes , each under the constant attendance of its herdsman , and driven up to the yards at night

      Then there are a series of barns , say 150 by forty feet in sit » , standing in a line , eight or tea rods apart , the whol- lower part fitted up exclusively , one for horses , another for cows , anothir for young cattle , another sheep ; another series standing in another line , and Sited , some with hay , others with wheat , others with oasi , barley , ic . Isa ; and then again other ranges of buildings , enclosing huadreda of swine - , and others still , to accommodate all the poultry belonging to the community . Every stable for horses and cattle has trenches to carry off the liquid manure into tanks , to be thence conveyed to the growing crops of the farm ; and indeed in all their barns aad yards , the utmost attention is pud to making and saving manure ; and their luxuriant crops hear ample testimony to its importance , and the skill with which it is applied . Even the conveniences of their houses have their vaults extended three

      feet back , and covered try a lid hung on hinges ; and the night-soil—removed by long-handled dipper ?— . is used most plentifully in the gardens . And such splendid heads of brittle lettuce , such cucumbers , cabbages , beans , peas , and maize , as have been grown under the stimulus of this liquid excrement ; it has seldom been my lot te see / Tha testimony of this disinterested eyewitness is itself enough to prove tbeprastisa & iltty of the external arrangements ; but I have learned from friends who have visited the colony , that their internal harmony is no less remarkable . Thus far , their property is held in common , though any person is at liberty to retire at any moment , bj merely withdrawing what he originally contributed , Ko interest on capital is allowed , and of course none of

      the profits of the concern are regarded as belonging to individuals . But , as yet , no person haa made an application to remove , as all seem so contented with their positions , that it . ii doubtful whether they ever will have an occasion to distribute any portion of their funds . One would suppose that , from tbe want of a direct personal interest in tbe results of their labour , there would be great temptations to indolence ; bnt it is said that this is by no means the case . The difficulty Is , not in getting the people to work , bat in restraining them from worklag at improper times aad season ? , so as not to injure their health . The only provision made against the shirking of labour by any , is the degradation of tbe delinquent into lower classes of labour ; but tbe government have not yet had to use this alternative in a single instance . All labour cheerfully , and in perfect union

      with tbe rest . They have not yet erected any unitary mansion , most of the families preferring separate dwellings and households ; bnt their cooking , washing , and other domestic o perations are done by divisions of tea families each , so as to avoid the confusion of a large number on one hand , or waste and trouble of an extreme isolation of families en the other . The plan is found to work pretty well , though a large unitary edifice would doubtless contribute much to the economy , ease , aad efficiency of their moveraects .

      The community is a regularly organised township , under the laws Of the state , but being a little republic iu itself , having its interests concentrated within itself , it has no inducement to take part in the general politics of tbe nation . Our hot disputes about rum licenses , aud no rum licenses , about tariff and Free Trade , about war and anti-war , do not trouble these men , who are happy in the privilege of working directly for the good of their fellows , without tbe distractions of competition and selfishness . They are governed by a council who are annually elected by themselves , who do all the buying and selling , and have the entire management of affairs If either of them should betray his trust , of course be would be rejected from office at tbe next elective assembly of the people .

      The children are required to attend the schools , where they are instructed in all branches of nseiul knowledge , and in tbe English and German languages . Tbey ore carefully instructed in their moral duties , thoug h I believe no specific forms of religion are taught . The Urgtt portion of the community arc attached to the Lu theran Church , but do net insist upon imposing it upon others . At morning and evening , the beginning and closeof their labours , public prayers are offered ; and religious exercists are observed on Wednesday afteraosns , and on Sundays . No restraints are laid upon freedom of marriage , as among tbe Shakers , through every caution is used to prevent the young from entering into that deep and awful engagement without due reflection upon its issues and responsibiiiutst

      Su"b is a brief sketch of this yenng and Important association , which begins with so much rigenr . and whMB prospects « ra io flattering , Its history and pre .

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      ^ tScrr " ' ^ - ^ ^^ « nSfe 2 K- TCOm * to ho S ? •*• '•«» Sooi thing , contained in thispart . 'The People ' s ^ carnal * is pre-eminently worthy bf popularsupport . ' ' — ^ ^ T

      M«Ls^ ,D X» T Llbrabr - Lond0d: Sim»» An...

      M « lS ^ x » t LlBRABr - Lond 0 D : Sim »» and Belfest . Patera 08 teMW » a"d Donegal-street , QZt & T iamiofGa ^ ^ ' late ByTcTraTaT ' ' •^'<** ?** The OU Convents of Paris . By Madame Charles Keybaud . Jtarian ; or a Young MaioCs Fortunes . Bv Mrs S . CHaii . These works are all deserving ef high commendation from the critic ; they are , one and all , admirable novels . We would gladly give extracts , did our space permit ; bnt as a shilling will purchase any one of the works , we can scsrcalyftiirfitaa being unable to give the speck mens of their excellence .

      The Colkouhb is a tale of profound interest , from the pen of one who lived but long enough to give proraise of a brilliant future . Thecoaraeters are life-like , and truthful . The plot well arranged , and the Interest maintained to tbe very close . Highway * axd By . wais must add ts > the reputation of ita author but in' some of the characters , that of Claude , for instance . In Cariberf the Bear hunter , we fancy we discover a slight touch of exaggeration . Tub Old Converts or Plats gives sketches of Con . vent-life far more pleasing , and therefore , we trust , more accurate , than those wbich usually are exhibited to the Protestant world .

      But for charming freshness , good feeling , and good principle , command us to tbe gem bf the collection—lira S . C . Hall ' s Hasiah ; with all tha faults and foibles ot the heroins she is a charming specimen of womanhood ; and the Irish nurse , whose devotion and . fidelity render htr the next personage in importance , might sit as a modal to many who would despise such characters in real life .. There is something refreshing to the very heart in her trnsting hopefulness ; her perpetual recurrence te the beautiful saying , ' There is a silver lining to every cloud . ' How much of repining ' sorrow should we escape could we copy her . ; For this one character , did the book contain nothing else , Mrs Hall deserves bur warm thanks ..

      A Night With The Chartists, Frost, Willi...

      A Night with the Chartists , Frost , Williams , and Jones . We notice this catchpenny publication for the purpose of warning onr readers to keep their money in their pockets ; and , secondly , to express our disgust at the conduct of the author of this precious pro dnction . When we say catchpenny publication , ' we do not mean that thV narrative * is a string of false hoods—fer aught we know to the contrary , it may be very true—but however true the author ' s stttement may be , he tells nothing new . His narrative is a mere repetition of the evidence he gave on . the trial of Frost , whereas the announcement led us toexpeet some astounding revelations never before published . We , therefore , denounce this threepenny worth as a cheat , a' take-in , ' an attempt to defraud the public , for which both author and publisher deserve the condemnation of all honest men . '

      But we have a heavier charee to prefer again ? t the author of this ' narrative . * We charge him , on his own showing , with having acted a cowardly and treacherous part towards John Frost , and that his object in publishing the rubbish- before us , is to benefit him self at the expense of Frost and bis fellow sufferers . The author ' s namo does not appear on tbe titlepage , bnt his name is Bruff . He was a brewer at PontypooJ , and was at one time an intimate friend of Mr Frost ' s , and although a political disagreement ensued on Mr Frost becoming a delegate to the Chartist Convention , their social intimacy continued . Broff a story is that be and a friend , being on a journey between Newport and Pontypool . ' camesnddenly upon a body of tbe Chartists who were proceeding to the former place . The Chartists suspecting that Bruff was no better than he turned out to be , if not actually & ' spy , ' at least willing to do the dirty work of an

      * informer , ' took charge of him and his friend until their arrival at the ' Welsh Oak , ' when both were handed over to Mr Frost , who at ones set them at liberty , and appointed an ' escort' to conduct them in safety beyond the reach of the mnch-dreaded Charrisis . As soon as' the last phalanx' had been passed , Bruff and Co . took to tbeir heels , and after dodging about the hills for some hours , at last ventured home . Once assured that hb carcase was safe , Bruff immediately wrote to , and communicated personally with the Lord Lieutenant of the county , stating , like a base informer , all he knew , and perhaps semething more . On the trial of Fr <> st , Bruff gave his evidence against his former friend and benefactor , for Bruff makes out that but for Mr Frost , he ( the' informer' ) would have been like Don Juan ( by- ? he-by a mnch more respectable character )' sent to the devil somewhat ere his time . *

      BrufFs treachery excited so much public odium against'him that he soon found Wales too hot to be comfortable . He , therefore , had te leave the scene of his ' moving accidents by flood and field , ' and baa since then been dodging and scheming in different parts of the country , proclaiming h < s remarkable services to the government , and his deep wrongs in not having received some reward from the powers that be . We have heard , on very good authority , that Brnff has more than one petitioned to be rewarded with a situation under government in return for his treachery to Mr Frost , bnt , hitherto , in vain , the government being nnsble to understand tbe claims of a cowardly informer . The Whigs beim ? again in power , Brnff has

      published his ' thrilling ^ (!) narrative , seemingly with the'hope of attracting attention to his ' claims . ' Whether the telling of his story be at all ! likely to prolong the exile of Mr Frost , for that Bruff cares not . ' Every man for himself is the-patrintic Broil's motto . By way of propitiating the enemies of the Chartists , Brnff endeavours te show that tbe Newport affair was every way ridiculous and contemptible ; bat when he has to show off bis own heroism , he spares no pains in trying to impress upon bis readers the formidable character of the Chartist force . In thus trying to prove twoopposites he writes himself down an ass . The story of his heroic endurance under suffering and persecution is really

      funny . First , he was ' surrounded by hundreds , perhaps thousands , of armed men . ' Next he was 'searched . ' He was kept prisoner for an hour or two , at what Sam Welter calls a ' pike , ' that is . gentle reader , a turnpike-house , where the venerable ' buffer , ' the' pike-keeper , ' condoled with him and cried with him , and gave him a pipe of tobacco , and Bruff—the immortal Bruff—absolutely puffed away at the ' dudeen . ' Here are his own words—the ifaltes are his : — 'Ismoked it ! Yes , in that company , under the awful circumstances that then environed me , I smoked a pipe 1 It did warm me —and , perhaps , never was a pipe smoked with greater giuto than was the abort , blackened , and often-used pipe that I smeked on that

      memorable occasion . ' Oh ! holy Moses ! here's a subject for a cartoon ! Talk of Alfred bak . ing bannock ? , or Marins's ' meditating' in tbe midst of tbe ruins of Carthage — pshaw J behold the immortal Bruff in the 'Marshes pike-bouse , 'emoking his blackened 'cutty . ' Here's is subject to decorate the new Houses of Parliament ! 'A good man strangling with the storms of fate , ' is a sight to call forth the sympathy of the heart th . it can feel for another . ' But Bruff enveloped in' biccy' smoke , with that' kind old fellow , ' Mills , ( tha pike-keeper , ) crying over him , must have been a sight fit for the god ? , exciting even their admiration ! Belisariu ? , in his misfortunes , was less a hero than was Brnff . Perhaps Prometheus is the

      only character whom we could venture to compare with oar hero , but there is this vast difference between the two ; Prometheus is merely the poet ' s idea of heroic endurance , whereas Bruff is a reality ( we will not say a real man ) , and no mistake . If proof be demanded , let the Whigs offer Bruff a place , be it worth only twenly pounds a year , and his tangibility will soon be made apparent . Brnff tells a cock-and-bull story of having been very nearly piked , shot , and drowned in consequence of on attempt be made to escape from his ' guards ;' but Bruff was under the care of Providence and so escaped . I said to the villain , 'For heaven's Bake don't bith shoot and drown me . ' Fortunately the rain had wetted his powder , and his gan did not go

      off . ' Wo must say it was unreasonable to think ot both shooting and drowning our hero , either mode might have served to give him hk quietus . From this anecdote we aire enabled to understand the value of Cromwell's advice to his soldiers : ' Put your trust in God , but always keep your powder dry ! ' Ne doubt Bruff has been preserved for higher purposes . ' They who are bars to be hung will never be drowned , ' says the eld proverb , hence it is easy to understand how it was that Broff escaped tho perils of water , steel and lead . With this conviction we look forward with perfect confidence to that day when we shall see a full length portrait of Bruff , striking !) original , framed in tho Old Bailey , and exhibited to thegasa ot thousands of his admiring content poraries .

      The Poor Man's Guardian. London: E. Mack...

      The Poor Man ' s Guardian . London : E . Mackenzie , HI , Fleet-street . We have received Nos . 1 , and 2 , of a now penny periodical , with tbe above title , devoted to the publication of the wrongs cf the poor . The revelations of misery existing in this great metropolis are truly appalling . In out- next we shall try to find room for some extracts . We trust that the Poor Man s Guardian will command a large circulation .

      T He Purgatory Of Suicides. A Prison Rhy...

      T he Purgatory of Suicides . A Prison Rhyme in Ten Books . By T . Ooopbk . the Chartiat . London : J . Watson , 3 , Queens Dead-passage , Paternoster-row . A'People's Edition ' of Mr Cooper ' s well-known Prison Rhyme . ' intended to bo publishsd in threehalfpenny numbers weekly , and sixpenny T « wfc 9 monthly . This is Part 1 , and like most of Mr ffst ' son's issues bears a creditable apoeaiance .

      Rational Teo&Ttohhiff Sbtfttt Fltaftca *.•&Gt;

      Rational teo & ttohHiff Sbtfttt fltaftcA * .

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      E ^* r ; ? cau » e ofthe working man isa subject that has long engaged general attention more or less , and many means have been adopted to sec r , * ° . » ° « try 80 n »« th > nglikeafair remuneration . But , hitherto , those means have terminated ingenersl failures .-tnvariabl y leaving them in a . more hopeless condition than previously ; and now , on every hand a lamentable and heartrending scene presents itself , and that , too , among erery class of workmen , whosecondition is infinitely worse than it

      w ;» s ever known to be ; there are more houseless , comfortless , destitute , and starving industrious artisan * . than were ever witnessed before ; and yet we have had our protective institutions , our co-operativesooietiea , and every possible means that could be devised hare been tried at ; and with all this , the great oody of working men-in this country have been sinking lower and lower in the scale of society , until thousands terminate a miserable life , amid want . and wretchedness ; leavingtheir families-to set a living the beet way they can in that world that deprived their fathers of the rights of labour . This is a painful truth . A truth which no one will at . tempt to confute .

      For this deterioration in ; the condition of the working classes there must be some cause , and something radically wrong and palpably inefficient in the plans heretofore adopted for the recovery of the rights of industry , and that cause may not be so much in the manner in which such institutions have been conducted , as in the nature of the institutions themselves , As we have before statf d , it is not in the nature of previously established societies to grapple with the antagonists of labour , and to defend it from the aggressions' of capitalists . They have been too weak , and built upon too narrow and circumscribed a basis , and as such must necessarily fail in obtaining the rights of the working-man . The failures , we . say , in such societies are mainly attributable to the contracted'and sectional -nature of them . But to make the matter more intelligible we

      will enlarge upon this subject : and - first—In local societies , as . hitherto carried out , there has been an absence of a general and recognised principle of or . ganisins and concentrating the energies of the great mass of tbe people for one common good . Instead of being so , they have been divided and subdivided in thtir operations ,- thereby vainly attempting to resist the attacks of manufacturers ; Jtbey have thus been lighting with the wind , and combating with the stibne and powerful , with the weakness of children , and in consequence of their folly , capitalists have visited them with continuous reductions in wages , and all the horrors of starvation and want .

      Another point to which we may attribute past failures in trades' unions , is a ^ want of sympathy of reci p rocal effects and operations . There has not been that unanimity of feeling , that spirit of brotherhood , among the working classes that ought to have been ; and that should bind their hearts together , and prompt them to immediate and effective action for each other ' s interests and welfare . We have been led to look upon one another at a great distance / and known each other , & s it were , only in books , and in figures , and in statistical information , when some government man has laid our condition before the country , having denned his knowledge of us , and of our circumstances , from the manufacturers , and we know that that is not the purest

      source to gather accurate information upon the condition of the toiling millions . But , however , such has been the way in which we have known and seen each other , while an impassable gulf has seemed to preclude all friendly connexion , and mutual co-operation between us . Our sectional exertions have obscured our vision , and blinded us to tbe real identity of our interests , tho sameness ef our wants and Sufferings , and that the remedy calculated to ameliorate the condition of one part of the industrious classes , would , at the same time ; promote theelevation and independence of the other . The ? e things we have not recognised , and in our conflicting ope tutions for laboui ' s redemption , we have been madly and blindly rushing on to the very brink of ruin ;

      and from that fearful precipice , our family comforts , onr domestic bliss , and our social concord , have been precipitated into an abyss of woe , of unmixed and unmitigated distress . This is a picture of the condition oi the great mass of the people , and to obviate which we have exhausted our strength and energies and uselessly expended millions of poundsof our hard earned nence ; and as much more of our associated means may be thrown away , if we continue to fight labour ' s battles in tbe same disconnected , sectional , and un-brotherly manner . This plan is but a remnant of old customs which are fast battening to oblivion , making way for a system more rational-a system which shall be a derelopement of , and in harmony with , the advancing spirit of the present

      age : We must now look upon each other in a different Hehfcthan web . tvehitherto done . We . ' mustseein each other ' s face , claims for our sympathy and aid ; and recognise in all the ties of universal brotherhood , which must awaken in us a deep sense of our obligations and duties to each other ; and call into our ranks a band ot independent , devoted , and energetic men , whoseentire time and energies shall be given up to the improvement and thorough regeneration ef the toiling class ; who , in their turn , must actively co-operate with the leaders of the good cause , and a period to oppression , to tyranny , and to heartless cupidity will aoon be fixed .

      Sueh is the plan that will do us eond ; a plan that is national ; that takes in the whole working population . We must trust no longer to our local efforts , we Riurt extend our operations , and in tbe spirit of true reciprocity , mutually assist each other in acoom plishing that we have so repeatedly failed in doing , by relying upon onr individual exertions . We say our operations must extend , our minds must extend , and our exertions for labour ' s rights must increase . Every man who earns his bread by the sweat of his brow , in tbe three kingdoms , must be one bf us . He must be induced to join the great confederacy , to recover the dues of the much injured and long insulted operative .

      If we contemplate enrolling into this ' monster asssociatien' every working man in the entire king dom , may not our operations extend to France , to America , and , indeed , to every part of the worldwhere the rights of industry are set at defiance , and the workman r « bbed and trampled upon by ruthless capitalists ? For , in every country oppressors are the same , and are equally interested in degrading and depreciating the value of labour from which they are enabled to amass enormous fortunes asif by magic , leaving countless millions to writhe in agony and want . Cannot the injured and oppressed operatives of all classes adopt some plan of mutual co-operation to protect each other from their common foe— ' heartless oppressors V and eould some plan be adopted , we have not the slightest doubt but that it might be practically and beneficially carried out . We see other societies and companies

      compassing sea and land , in every part of the habitable globe ; for the execution of their plans , and for tbe execution of their object ? , succeeding , to a considerable extent , in their purposes . _ And what should prevent the working classes forming a ' universal league' for the protection" of industry ? Are they not all suffering from the same cause ?—! , e ., the grasping , avaricious , and insatiable thirst for cain , manifested by millowners , factory lords , and capitalists of every stamp . Does nut one blood animate each human being ? and neither time , nor distance , nor country , olirae , nor colour , can sever their dear and close relationship . And for the protection of each other ' s rights , and for an equitable distribution of the products of industry , may they not act in concert ? Surely such a confederation would , in a variety of ways , minister to the emancipation of labour !

      For instance , we shsll be able to extend our manufacturing operations by producing goods of foreign consumption ; and upon a principle of mutual exchange , deal honourably with our brethn-n across the Atlantic . Tbe means of ready ^ transit could soon be commanded , as , by our associated pence we should be able to employ our own members , to build our own ships , to manufacture our own canvaSi and everything necessary for tho completion of such an undertaking . And then we mitjht be able to witness the working men ' s own ' swift sailing fhipa * proudly floating upon the ocean ' ssurface ^ ireoting tlie ' . r course on an errand of love , to distant shores , returning freighted with good things , produced by our friends

      and co-operat'irs in other countries , to be equally distributed amongst their associated brethren here . These few words may ba regarded as Utopian , and totally impracticable . But , wo would ask , do we not do all this for others ? And do not others reap all the profits of such enterprise ? Yes , we can cam out these ' Utopian' operations for others , but seldom think , or if we do think at all upon it , it isnpon its being impossible for us to carry such plat » out for oursalves . The . day , however , may conje when the working millions of erery land ^ shall be thoroughly organised for each other ' s mutual protection , and holds their annual or triennial conferences , to congratulate each other .

      In the meantime , let not the working classes of this country omit the adoption of this principle of national combination for the preservation of our rights . Let us carry out this plan in a manner , and with a spirit , that shall reflect honour upon iw , and confer permanent advantages upon our children ; and this can only be done in proportion as onr confidence towards each other increases . We must no longer look upon each other with suspicion and distrust , but ba confiding and devoted . One heart , one mind , one intention , must pervade and actuate the whole , and then we may soon expect to witness the triumph of our principles , tho recovery of our rights , and . the total extinction of tyranny in all its forme . This work is rapidly going forward , and we trust yet to sec it consummated .

      To combine upon this national principle will at all times afford ns the readiest moans of making our injuria * and wrongs tell upon the public raiad—to M—HsHr 11 - - * -. —

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      awaken public att ention and sympathy on onr behalf —and wo know th , it it is one of the safest ways of effecting a change i . or the better . Iu carrying out th is plan there are many difficulties to overcome , ma » y obstacles to surmount , and a fearful amount of self shness to crush , which hitherto have considerably mili tatedagainst the interests and spread oi such a cei nbinatron . Indeed there is nothing we have to enct 'unter that is half so destructive to onr well-being , a s thatspirft of grovelling sel « fishness that aims at abstvbing all that others contribute , and making as a mall g return as possible . The maxim appears to ba , get aft you can and giro as little back in return at < you can > Seen a sp > rifc it utterly destitute tr / good , and subversive of all that is calculated to enh . anoe tfie- happiness and

      independence of miserable a nd ens & ved Britons . . We have had trades belonging to this Association who have succeeded , byonr at sistanewahd inftrence in realising considerable advances ra their prices , and as soen as they had done so they have-abandoned ' our ranks , and appear to forget that tSose who-aided them to rise now heed asafstat'ce m return ,. But thoy tarn a deaf ear to such et > treaties-,, and- suf & r tbeir fellow-men to continue the helplestr victims ef cupidity , and will not stretch out one h » ad ! to savev Such conduct , to say the least of it , is base- ingratri tude , and richly merits another visit cf tho ironhnnd of oppreraion . We hope , however , that such

      trades will reflect upon this question , and * see it to be their duty and thtir interest te resume tbe-payment of their levies , and laid us to mitigate the distress and penury of their ill-fated brethren Iii conclusion , we say , be firm to your principle . Let no opposition turn yon from your duty . Iietthe sufferings and the injuries you have endured ; , and are yet grappling with , move yon to redoubled * esei * tions to extend the interests of this Association } and thereby create a power to do battle with our opponents , and teach lordlings and despots that they shall no longer , with impunity , trifle with the poor man ' s rights , and with bis children ' s bread .

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      The Central Committee ol the above expanding association met on Monday and following days for the transaction of general business . A great mass of correspondence bos been ' received from many-parts of the kingdom , alio the following reports fretn members ot the-Central Committee and agents of the National Association . On Monday evening Mr Humphries attended a meeting at the Queen ' s Hotel , West Smithfield , of the paperstainers , to explain tbe principles of the Association , which be did at considerable length , to tbe prrfect satisfaction of the meeting , A resolution to join tbe Association was unanimously carried , and a vote of thanks ' to Mr Humphries terminated tbo meeting .

      RonnDiir . —On Monday Nov , 8 th , Mr Parker delivered an address in the Chartists' Boom , Yorkshirestreet , Rochdale . Long before the time of meeting , the room was crowded . Mr P . entered fully into the plans and objects of the Association ; he showed its adaptation ta meet the wants and wishes of the tailing million ; , aud paved the way for tbeir physical and social emnncipation , end in proportion as tbe working classes co . operated to carry out its principles , ia the same proportion they would accelerate the day of their redemp . tlon . At tbe close of the lecture , the following resolu tions were unanimously adopted : — Thit the trades of Rochdale , In public meeting assembled , having beard the principles of the National Association explained so eloquently by Mr Parker , do hereby pledge themselves to join as soon as possible , and all parties wishing te do the same , may obtain all the necessary information by aPP ' ylog" * o the committee , held at the Cross Keys Inn ,

      Cloth Hall , every Tuesday evening , from reven to ten o ' clock . ' ' That this meeting having witnessed the many failures In loeal trades' unions , are of opinion that tho National Association is the only combination calculated to work out permanently and efficiently the ohjectsoftlte working classes . Wo therefore pledge ourselves never to relax In our esertlona until every trade in Rochdale become members ot tkat bod / . ' That this meeting cannot separate without expressing tbeir gratitude to , and admiration ef , tbsK indomitable friend of labours ' rights . T . S . Buncombe , E « q ., M . P ., for his able , efficient , and untiring exertions on behalf of the industrious classes . ' ' That the beat thanks of this meeting are due , and hereby given , to the editors and proprietors oftheNoamsBK Stab , for allowing the use of its valuable columns to publish tbe trades' proceedings , ' A vote of thanks to the lecturer and chairman , terminated the business of the evrolnij .

      Nobthahptoh . —On Mon ' ay , Nov . 8 th , Mr Robson attended a meeting of the trades in the Town Hall . The body of ! he hall , the staircase , andthedaviment out . side , being thronged to excess —several manufacturers , magistrates , and town councillors being in the crowd . On account of numerous statement * being quite current , strong opposition was anticipated , but nothing of the kind took place . Mr Kobsou , in a clear , lucid , and animating lecture , thawed the practicability and beneficial tendency of the association . He pointed out the great advantages derivable to the working classes from tho same , and that it was tho only efficient and rational

      plan hitherto laid down for the redemption and elevation of the working man . Mr R . was listened to with graat at entlon . aud et the close of the address , the following molut ' on was unanimously carried : — 'That in the opinion of this meeting the principles upon wh ' ch tho National Aa » oclation of United Trades is based ; arc well calculated to tffeel the amelioration of the working classes of this country . We therefore determine to ittve eff ct to those principles , by enrolling tmrstlves as members thereof at tbe earliest opportunity . * A vote of thanks was given to Mr Robson and the chairman , and the nv-tt ' ngte abater .

      Manchester District Committee—Mr Peter Grim , sbaw in tbe chair—met on Wednesday and Thursday evening , Nov . 10 th and 11 th . Messrs Robson and Williamson , from the Central Committee , at tbo requestor the District Committee , attended to ' adjust certain differences existing between the two Committees * The District Committee alleging that tbe Central Commit . ee had been remiss in their duty . Messrs Robson and Williamson met the allegations with much ability . The first night ( Wednenday ) , was occupied By an animat-d debate between Messrs Robson and Williamson , and a . depntation from the 'London silk , wool , and cotton printers' society , ' of Crayf- > rd , which ended as it began . The Dlstrist Committee , leaving tbe dispu-e to be settled between tbe Central Committee and the Crayford block printers .. ... ' ..

      Oa Thursday night the debate upon tbe complaints was opened , by Mr Moss referring jto the silk pickers complalaine of deficient support , direct interference of the Ci-ntrsl Committee by deputation to employers , and abrupt stoppage of support , without consulting with the District Committee . After a very lengthy dlscu-slon between Messrs- Robson , Williamson , Parker , Moss , Shanlay and others . It was resolved : — « That the silk pickers ' case be lt-f c in tbe hands of the Central Com . mittee as heretofore . Plabtebkbs' Case . —Mr Riley then brought up a com . plaint of tbe length of time uhlch elapsed , from Conference to November , before this case w » s . settled , and ultimately a decision given against them . Ho urged , at ' considerable leng'b , tbe claims of the plastirtrs

      during tbe building strike , inasmuch , as they had been members from the commencement of the Associatien ; and only received at the rate of 2 s . 2 Jd . per w » ek . whin on strike . instead of 14 s . per member . While other trades at the time , who bad only ^ oined n few months previous , reeelvid as much , and some of them full weekly allowance . The District Committee bad b « n aln-ays favourable to their claims . Mesars Rebson and Williamson replied , urging that they were not entitled to the full nupport as per SCalO , but 0 "ly SO much as the Ceulr . il Committee could then obtain , beyond which tl- < -y h » d no claim . That tbe resolutions adopted by tho Manchester Confer . enceoflSW did not mean full support ; and that the

      questions had been fully settled , respecting the building trade . * , at the Birmingham Conference , 1817 , Mr Gouldra replied , as a member of the late Central Committee , an * as District Secretary during tha strike , and dele ; at * to the Confer nee of 1846 , and bringing up the case of tha building trades , at the Birmingham Conference , 184 "; be ppoke In favour of the claim * , reoopltulating nt full length from tbe commencement ef the Association to the present time—so far as tbe plasterers wire concerned . Several other members spoke upon tbe subject , whan the following resolution was proposed and adopted : — 1 That the Central Committee be respectfully rt quested to reconsider the plastercrb' claims . '

      Several o-ber matters were urged ogaiast the Central Committee , such as want of information , late balance sheet * , registration . Questions npon tha district laws respecting powers of districts in appointing deputations , absence of members of tbe Central Committee from London—nil efwhleh wet e replied to by Messrs Robson and W illiamson , and after much debate , matters were brought to a very sathfaccory termination . Themeeting broke up aminst the congratulations of each oilier , after passing the following resolution : — « That the explanatloas of Messrs Robson and Williamson , oa behalf of the Central Committee , ba deemed aatiafac , lory ,. —Peteo Gbimshaw , Chairman ; Johm Moasnjj James Gouidin , District Sec . BtACKRWi * . —The lon ? -pcndiBX turnout at Folding ' s mill has been brought to a satisfactory termination , by the withdrawn ! of the reduction which has been tho cause offho dispute . Also , the proposed reductions at Ashrtxrn's mil l have been withdrawn , and Jbabands are

      nt work at the old price . SSiK PICKERS AND WSA VEBS ON 8 TB 1 SB , —In 00080-qi » nC 8 Of tbe very scurrilous statement thst appeared in lost week ' s number of Lloyd ' s Il *« tfy Jfoospafsr , a special meeting o' tbeabove soeietlts was convened for Monday evening , November 15 th , at tbo Railway Inn , Deansgato , Mr W . Bailey in the chslr , to repudiate and contradict the said statement . The largo room was crowded , and one feeling of indignation was expressed at the unwarrantable conduct of Lloyd ' s unknown cornspondent . MessrsUarstow , Hurst , Moss , Whito , J . Ubso'ey , F , Shauley , aad others , severalty addressed the meeting . A resolution was unanimousiy agreed to , to the fallowing effect : — 'That a committee of five be appointed to draw up a report in answer to the said statement , rn-1 that the same be forwarded to the Stab ,

      and Liotd's , for Insertion . ' Messrs John Murphy , Wui . Bailey , W . Moss , James Shanley , aad P . Shauley . were appointed to form the eommittfo . The meeting then dissolved . On Tuesday , tbe 9 th Inst ., Mr Town , of ¦ h-MgWej , attended a meeting of the cotton fpinntrs of "alifax . held at the G ob * Inn . far tho purpose of aptamlng the priaplpl « s of the National AwpclaUon , which was dona

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      to the satisfaction of all parties present , many of whom have agreed to Join -the Association - forthwith . Mf Town has also made arr » ngomenfs for several meetings , to bajbeld during tho following-week , at Sowerby Bridge , Ar . ' , Ike . '•"' ¦ ¦ . ' ; : ; :.. On Thursday evening last , our agent for the Isle oif If an gave an introductory lecture , on tha « Protection of Labour from unprincipled Emploj era , 'in the Grammar : School , Casfletown . Mr W . Simpson , miller , In the chair . The statistics he made use of , as ha went along , weM really astoni'hior , and gave various eiaropleg of good , to * operatives which has been effected by tbe Asjociatinn , The lecture was listened to with great attention b y . the audienca , and on various eccasions were bunts o ( opplaune . " The meeting was not large , it not being generally known , but as the audience invited tha lac . tsrer to give- another lecture on that night fortnight , th ? Ifth inst ., he-will no doubt have a full house , thelecturo befog well received by all who bad the pleasure of lreatingit . < - '

      16 TUB BDrrOJBer THE HOHTHBBN STAB . Manchester , Hot . 16 . 1817 . Sfr , —Tn consequence of a paragraph appearing ftf JXoydtsi Weekly Nimpaptr , of the 34 tb in » t ., relative torn e silk pickers sad weavers now on strike , and in tha pay of t * e National' Association sum . 'tbe 3 rd of Juno last , for resisting w reduedgn offered them by Messrsflfeo .. StKtta and Co ., ofliower Mosley-iitreet , silk mnuufitoturere ' j . Bnd wbich paragraph , containing much misv representation and many gross falsboodn ; has caused ? great - ' excttfcment in the trade . Tha officer * of the * trad * wei-ir applied t < pby several individuals to- calEav generali meeting , whlch > took place on Monday , the Iffthrinet ., for the-purpose otfarcertaining , if possible , who * were the partyor parties * who have taken- upon thcm >

      selves-to asserfsuohgross-falsehoods ; whethwemanatiBg ? frem-any member of the trade ownot . All parties at thw meetiNgVutteriy . denied all Itoowladge or par . lcipatlon to the paragraph im question ' , either directly oritrdirectly * The meeting then adopted tbe following resolution . —¦ ' ThatB'oommittoe beappemttdtolsy before ttrepnWiCf the inunrreothess oftbo following . statements . - Wini , tber writeraaysj ' That-Mr Willramsen , a member of the-Central ! Cbmmitte » oft the Association of Unite * Wades * camo fFora . IiondoiHoti Saturday the 11 th of Outi , an * gave ; the pickers asdtweavers , on strike , three wt-eka "" notice that ? , the Cl-ntral , Committee would stop their * P ay- '' Naw ,. aaifar nitbe weaveaa are concerned lirthhs » tatemcnt „ it is utterly false ;;—aad , again , the writer

      | Says , 'That the turnwmtB have held meetlnga tocon » ; aider what course they-should pursue to obtain a conitinuanoeoS ' aupportfrsrni the Central Comn-ittee , until ! tbey can get employment . But as this meeting was restricted to their own body ., we hare not learned the result . A document ' , simitar ta-the miner's , would doubtless be issued , but the body is too poor , tbey must , therefore , qiuiotly succumb . " Now ,, as regards our meetingt , they were general meetings of the body , and not confined to > the strike howls alone j aad we emphatically declarer that we never met to disapprove of the conduct ? of tha Central Committee relative to our strike ; therefore , such an idea as to car . intention te publish 8 V document is ridiculous in tba extreme .

      " Wt further state that it ia the opinion ef the tradefr that the Central Cammitteehave done tbeir best through * out tbe whole management of the srike ; we are alsa > satisfied that our strike would long , ere now , have beta : brought to a successful termination , were it not for the > depression of trade ; but now the prospect appear more > favourable than they have done heretofore . TradehHvingnowtakenamore favourable turn , wo are of opinion the Central Committee will never desert us as long as they can see a shadow of a chance of winisg our battle . Now the writer says , ' The Central Committe * commenced their strike with much bravado in May last , but oa ' y ultimately to proclaim their igao ~ ranee and weakness . ' To this we give a flat

      contradiction , UHismutm as the hands were forced out by their employers , with a view , as they intimated , of breaking ! up the A'Sociation . This is a true statement of our atrike . The writer goes on to state , * That , during ihe > strike , the Central Committee has sent down son a of their members to compromise the claims of tbe hands- - with their employers . ' This we deny ever to ha * e been the case without tbe consent of the bands . He also sayp » That , a fiw weeks ago , the Central Cemmittee drew out some knobsticks , that were employed in our places , ant supported them . ' This is also an utter falshood , as they turned out on their own account against a further reduction in tbeir wages , and appealed , through the columns of the kobthbbn stab , to the public for sympathy and support ,

      It has , niso , been fttnted tbat we- have been 'kept ota small strike pay . ' We beg to say that we bare received support ,. according to rule , on our averago wages , which we understood ' prior to our joining tho National Association , Year's , Jfcc ,, Tbe SitK Pickers and Weav £ bs of Mancuestebv Tba Central Committee advise tbo various trades to bv on their guard aralnst the malignant attack ? of nnonymous scribblers , whose unfounded calumnies will ultimately recoil ou their own heads ; though tkey intend , by malice and spleen , to destroy the Association by their mean and dastardly proceedings .

      NOTICIS , Two lectures will bo delivered in tbe Bed Chapel , top of Ueckuiondwick , en Tuetday , November 23 rd instant ,. by HhNeweome and Mr Joseph Hatfield , on the princi ple * of tbe National Association , Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . A collection will be made at the clo * eofth » meeting , on behalf of Mr John Ellsa and men on Striks at Batley Care . We hope as many as can will attend lathe above mealing , and give their mlto towards assisting : those struggling for labour ' s rights . The trades of Sunderland , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , and vicinity , are informi-d that Mr Robson will visit the abovedistrict to sot forth the principles of the Association . Any trades' bodies desirous of obtaining his Brr » vices , must apply to Mr Dunn , No . 10 , Quay-side , Sun >> derland .

      All letters on business , respecting tbe tradts formingtbe Association , must be seat through tbeir respective * secretaries , or rhronjrh the medium of tbe district secretaries , at the Central Committee cannot treatauy other communication as official . All letters sent to this office on gereral business , must be directed to the general secretary , Mr T . Barratt ; and all letters upon financial matttr .-i , to tho financial , secretary , Mr James Webb . Tho Central Committee trust these arrangements trill be strictly observed , as great inconvenience often occurs through business letters being addressed to members of tbe Central Committee . The trades of Scotland can be furnished with cards and rule ? , or any information respecting tha Aeaociatian , by making application to the agent , Tfto . Qlaughan , Holytown ,

      The secretaries , and members generally of the Asso * elation , arc informed that , en the 1 st of December next , Will be published tho first number of the Central Committee ' s Monthly Report—one copy of which will be given gratuitously to each society belonging to > the Association , A considerable number will ho printed for general circulation , ot tho charge of ono penny each . The intention is that it shall be made a useful periodical . It will contain valuable Mid intert-stinv information , respecting the rise , progress , passing events , and future prospects of tho . Association , tr-gatherwith its general statistical accounts . It- will be got op > in a superior manner . Twelve numbers will form a neat volume .

      The trades will please give tbeir orders for the same , together with cash for the numbtr required , to tbeir local oticer , to bo by them sent to this office , directed toMrT . Barratt , when tba orders will be promptly at * tended to .

      Cahpbntkbs' Beskvolkst Institution.—A Pu...

      Cahpbntkbs' Beskvolkst Institution . —A public meeting of the carprnters . of Londoa was held at that old trades' rendezvous , the Bell . Old Bailey , or * Tuesday erening , November ilie Jfl ' . a . Mr Jonas Wartnaby was unanimously called : to the chair . Tha secretary ( Mr J . Bush ) read tbe objects of tho pro * jected institution , viz . ; ' Tho establishment of a fund for the support of the Aged " aad Infirm , and ths erection ot an Asylum for the reception of members , and their wives , ' and a series of rule ? , numbering thirty . Bine , for the government of the institution , wiiielt were diVctissed seriatim , ; in which Messrs Bnsh ; , Paisloe , Braile . Austn ) ai ; d others , took parr , {¦ . mi-were adopted , with slight alterations , down'ta rule Mth , when the meeting was adjoui nrd unt I Tuesday evening , the 23 rd < instant . During the

      business many persons paid their first quajtei ' a subscription . ' Wislaton Nail Masshs . —Received since nnr Inst , towards the Horw Nail Makers now oa stiifca at YVinlaton , the following subscriptions : — £ s . d . Abbot ' s Chain and Nail : Makers , Gateshead 13 $ Hawk's General Smiths , Gateshead ... 9 16 8 Hawk ' s Anchor Smiths , Qtvteufceud ... 0 7 ft Portei ' s Chain Maker . * , Duustau 0 4 4 Folley Shop N . tilors , Newcastle 0 4 0 St Peter ' s Quay Chain Milkers k 0 3 0 Hall ' s Smiths , Vduydon ^ e 5 a Tyzick and DoWnson ' s Ghniu Makers , H . SMelds 0 10 0 Pew ' s Chain Makers , North Shields ... 0 0 6 Nailors , North : Shields ... 0 0 6

      £ 4 6 It »— i ii 1 Edward SuMMEnsiDK , secretary . WinlatNi . Nov . 15 th , 1847 .

      Gaswokomic Deiicaciks. -Ih The > Tyrol, ...

      Gaswokomic Deiicaciks . -Ih the > Tyrol , and particularly at Voralberg , a regular business ot breedirg ills for sale is carried on They are placed m larse nieces < -f around , bare of shrubs ar . t 1 trcw , and 35 S IS ** ^ ero tbey are fed w > h cabbaga leaves . Ih winter they are covered with moss ta nrnt » nt them from the cold , Tho flesh is most de ! u SSto lKiS . Thoy mo sold on tbo 8 ,, oUt U « So of from two ami a half to three florins per T ^ iero are three " Rasped Schoo l s" in Newcastle " ( stmtUe Gateshead Observer , ) tint Gaol , the Work , bonce , and tho Rasged Sol-. ool in Sandgito . 'Thu Gaol with its adjunct , the police , costs the ichabi , tants in round numbers , £ 10 , 000 tv ry jfar . T ? a Workhouse , with also tho rut-door relief lo tho po r , costs tbem twice £ 10 . 000 in the samo period . Tha Ragged School for boys has . not bu . ssb . u . 0 , 1 UtQPPMi of £ 100 . : ' ' '

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 20, 1847, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_20111847/page/3/