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      What Shall We Do With The F Pope And The...

      the Roman Catholic population would find the ecclesiastical organisation of ' their church pro-Tided for in a way which would- call neither their own loyalty nor the allegiance of their clergy into question . Theonl y conceivable reason for such definite relations not having been established before , is to be found in the Protestant bi gotry , which prevented their enactment at the time the Emancipation Bill was passed . All who were possessed of political foresight discerned that the Roman CathoKc population wouldfindtaet

      the time must come when the Papal Church -would not be content with toleration but claim unfettered spiritual and ecclesiastical freedom . To ignore the existence of the spiritual Head of that Church , -was , in fact , to invite the so-called aggression which has just taken place . A concordat would have preyented the appointment of bishops , unless with the sanction and consent of the British Go-Ternment , and a \ l cause for political excitement would have been obviated .

      But the Protestant agitators will tell us that the Queen , as the head of the English Church , would then have formall y recognised what , as in that * capacity , she is bound to believe , —an erroneous , idolatrous , land damnable religion . The answer is , that she hasrepresented at her court the head of the Mahometan reli gion , which is to Christians of all denominations , at least equall y damnable and erroneous . We do . not see wh y she should recognise a Turkish and refuse to receive a Popish Ambassador .

      That we think disposes of the reli gious objection . But werepudiate entirel y any considerations of that kind in this question . It is with us purely one ofcivil liberty ; and had it not been so , the whole course of events , since 1829 , indubitably demonstrate , that resistance , on the Sectarian ground , is nugatory . During that period Roman Catholic prelates have been formall y recognised and g iven precedence to both in Ireland and our colonies . To take back these concessions would be as ungracious as it would be dangerous , and it remains to be proved that we ought to refuse on this side ofthe Irish Channel what we have

      sanctioned on the other . If a Papal Hierarch y can wield any where a real sway over the peop le , it must be where the members of their Church constitute the majority , or the great hulk of the population , not where they are a small minority , watched , checked , and controlled b y a powerful and an active public opinion . One thing is clear , we cannot revoke our

      past concessions . Backwards we mustnot go : to stand still is impossible . Legislation , in an enli ghtened , statesmanlike , and temperate sp irit , suited to the new circumstances , is demanded ; and the establishment of diplomatic relations , and a concordat , applicable to the peculiar relative position of the two parties , appears to offer the only di gnified , effective , and permanent termination to a controversy , which may otherwise be fraught with fearful consequences .

      ' " Mrs" " ' 'R ' The Roman Catholic Pop...

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      O'Coimnor Defence Fund. The Response To ...

      O'COiMNOR DEFENCE FUND . The response to our appeal lias so far been of a gratif y ing nature . The letters received at this office prove that Mr . O'Connor s position has excited sincere and wide-spread sympathy , and that wilh proper arrangements , that sympath y will show itself in deeds commensurate with the occasion . System and organisation , however , are necessary in such cases ; and , as this is one which especiall y demands prompt exertion , it has been considered advisable to issue a circular containing the facts briefl y stated , together with directions as to the course to "be pursued in the various localities . The circular is so brief , and so much to

      the purpose , that we subjoin it , merely adding our earnest request , -that its- ' suggestiohs may be immediatel y acted upon , throughout the length and breadth of the country . "Northern Star" Office , London . By the recent decision of the Court of Queen ' s Bench in the case of O'Connor v . Bradshaw , F . O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., has been saddled with the costs of two protracted and expensive actions at law . A Select Committee of the House of Com-2 Bons , after the most ample investigation into the affairs of "The National Land

      Company , " pronounced its proceedings to have heen conducted throughout " bona-fide , " and added , that the personal character of Mr . O'Connor , in relation to it , was unimpeachable and unimpeached . ""' -. . In the face of this Report , 3 ir . Bradshaw , ( the Editor of a Tory journal published at Nottingham ) , accused Mr . O'Connor of personal dishonesty in relation to the Company . An action for Libel was immediately commenced , which terminated in the Jury returnang a verdict grossly inconsistent with itself and with the facts , namel y , " that the libeller was justified in his charges , but that there was no ground whatever for any personal imputation on Mr . O'Connor ' s honest y !"

      The Judge , in summing up , acted the part of a hostile partizan , and misled the Jury into g iving a verdict , -which threw the entire costs of the action upon Mr . O'Connor . That gentleman tried the question again , by moving for a new trial in the Queen ' s Bench . The case was re-argued at great expense , but , as the " Times" expressly states , file Judges " shirked" the merits ofthe case in a " cowardly" manner , and refused a new trial on quibbles—again subjecting Mr . O'Connor to all the costs .

      This is but the last of a series of proceedings , all of which indicate a determination on the part of Government , and the law authorities , to deny justice to Mr . O'Connor , and to refuse Mm either redress for wrong done , or protection against injury . The object is to " ruin him with expenses , ' as advised by Lord Melbourne years ago . He has spent his life and fortune in the cause ofthe people , and has never travelled a mile nor eaten a meal at their expense . All who sympathise with an honest but an oppressed man ,, are called upon to come forward liberally , and contribute to sustain him in this unequal contest .

      Itisrequested thatyouw illimmediately take steps to form a Committee w your ' town , to canVass for Subscrip tions . It would be ad-JSable to divide it into small districts , to appointa collector to each , to announce that ^ Subscriptions will be collected smmltaneously on a given day , thus showing , by one general and hearty effort , that the peop le widJ lot allow their advocate and champion to be victimised by Legal Frauds and Governmental Chicanery . . .

      .. _ ,. Upon app lication to this office , collecting boots , and every information that may be necessary , will be forthwith supplied to all who are desirous ef assisting in this good crinrV It is recommended that a per centage on the amount collected be allowed to all who undertake that duty ; the amount of such per centage to be fixed by the local

      Com-The funds should be remitted immediatel y ( per Post Office Order , ) to Mr . Wilham Eider , 16 , Great Windmill-street , Haymarket , with a list of Subscribers ; and a due and full acknowledgement will appear in the " Northern Star" each Saturday . «• A long pull , a strong pull , and a pull altojjethT' "— -now or never . «~* William Rider .

      Escapb Or Cosvicis.—Three Convicts Under...

      Escapb or Cosvicis . —Three convicts under sentence of transportation for ten years each , named John Bradwieb , 26 , John Thompson , 22 , and Charles Webster , 22 , succeeded in making their escape from the convict establishment onjjirtmoor i ^ week , and b * Te not iioeebcea heard of .

      Monhtt Hcncihrn. - •- Monies Received Fo...

      MONHtt HCnciHrn . - - MONIES RECEIVED Fob bdj Week Eronja Thursday , December 19 iH , 1850 . TOR THS THE H 0 NEST 7 FUND . SECaVED AT RATIONAL LAND AND LABOUB BANK . W . Swmulehurat , Preston .. f 0 o % Jfr s . Place , Paddington .. " o M e ager ofthe Bank . " 1 0 0 JohnDennis .. " i ? J Mr 8 . E . sr .. , " - ? o o C . B . H . - " 022 H p r " .. 0 2 G George Wash .. . ; I ! 0 i 0

      W R C f . * B « STO > B * W . B 1 DEB , W . K . b ., Coventry ## # < 0 10 J . Aflbm an and Friends , Dudley " 0 2 3 S . Cutis , Dudley .. "" n i n G . Carter , Dudley .. .. 010 * 53 fc 3 X : ; - S SI Sarah and Joseph Dunn , Dudley .. ¦ o 12 * SnoD . Dnaiey .. .. .,, . 0 o 2 * -Uessr * . Hailton , Dagnall , and Pemherton , St . Qi ??* t ™ " .. 030 Slanelly . perJ . Plant .. .. 019 6 G . B ., Bury St Edmunds .. .. 010 J . Bdie , Kineaple .. .. 010 ti . xrtiie , juncapie .. e > 0 10

      J . Taylor , Stonr Provost .. " 0 10 W . Boare , O'Connorville .. " 0 2 6 Operatives at Shaddow Works ; Carlisle ' . ' 0 7 0 Dinting Tale print works , near Glossop , per S . t ^ T A ' n " •• " 14 10 J . Stephenson , CuHen .. 0 0 6 A Friend , Cullen .. " o 1 0 ^ Friend , Pntney .. . " ! 0 1 0 G . Cooke . Helton Mowbray .. ., 0 5 0 J . Hill , Rotherham ,, it 0 16 J . Gardener , Sheffield .. .. 0 10 EmmettBrigade , Merthyrl ^ ivil , per J . Morgan 0 6 4 Tiverton , Chartist and Land Members , per H . ^ Land ^ .. .. .. .. 010 0 Crayford , near Dartford , per J ; Wilson - . i .. 0 15 6 A Few Weavers . B ^ lmfirth , perH . Marsden ..- 0 6 4 W . J . Weaver , Snig'sEnd .. -. . n r o W . Blackford , Sni ? sEnd ... : . " o 1 0 J . Faulkner , Paddington .. ' " *"" 0 0 6 Messrs . A . Docker , J . Bridge , J . Whitehead , " and J . Walkermeeting at Garrick-head

      , , ^ Stockport .. .. .. 100 T . Martin , Stafford .. !! 0 2 0 Cinder Hills , near Halifax , per V . Hinchcliffe !! 0 5 0 Halifax , per U . Hmchcliffe .. .. B , Lannuord , Moss-side , near Bury . 0 10 W . Geal , BanisIey .. .. 006 Preston , per J . Brown .. .. 038 CEpworth , York .. .. 1 10 0 Messrs . Sturgesi , Wilshire , Blunden , andStew .. and , Winchester .. ## 0 3 6 f-J-. B , 0 , W . G ., W . T ., anaC . J . W , Airdrie 0 3 6 W . Hyde , Yeovtl .. * .. o 2 0 J . Hayes , Yeoril .. „ ., 020 Messrs . Bawden , Dunn , Collard , and Buckingham , South Molton .. ,. 0 1 10 Royton , perB . HorsfalI .. .. 087 Ecdes , per W . Gregory .. 0 13 2 Holme , per W . Foster ' s book .. .. e 14 0 Hulme , per E . Hooson ' s book .. .. 0 12 0 Shaw , near Oldham , a few Chartists , per J . Robinson

      .. .. .. o 12 0 Prescott , per J . Beaumont .. .. 0 4 9 J . Mojes , Hill end , Inverkeithing .. 0 10 C . Stacy , London .. .. 006 Messrs . Mitchell , Russell , and Henderson , Jarrow , Gateshead .. .. 026 Messrs . Finley , Byron , and Naylor , Highom , Derbyshire .. .. .. 020 Millbridge , Littletown , and Ossell , per C . Fisher 0 5 0 Nottingham , per J . Sweet .. .. 123 H . Davis , Freemasons' Cofiee-house , Sheffield . street . Lincoln ' s-inn-FieMa .. ,, . o 2 0 N . E . Albutt , and T . Covington , Islington .. 0 2 0 Georgie Mills , per T . Mechan .. .. 0 9 3 Paisley , per J . Ronald .. .. 060 Ashton-under-Lyne , per J . Taylor ., 1 10 0 J . Lewis , Lanttvit Varder .. ,. 0 2 6 Messrs . Holmes , Talbnry , and Collins , Cheltenham .. .. .. 030 Lincoln , per J . Budd .. .. 083 Mount SorrelLperKJarratt .. .. 0 5 0 R . B .. Portaferry .. .. 026 R . Srtinger , Sandbach .. .. o 1 0 A land Member , Leicester Branch , No . 1 ,

      residmg in Wales .. .. .. 020 HoUingwood , per J . Rayner .. ,, 0 13 7 Messrs . Perry , Howard , Brown , Camelford .. 0 2 0 Mr . Shirley , Maidstone .. ,, 0 10 Mr Ludbury , Maidstone .. ., 0 10 E . Wells , Maidstone .. ., 020 T . Wells , Maidstone .. .. 010 Whittington and Cat ^ perH . Bloomfield , Bill Stomp 6 d and Cash 2 s .. -. 026 Mr . Thomas Chauner . .. ,. 0 10 0 Mr , Thomas Shaw .. .. 010 Mr . Thomas .. .. .. 010 MissHughes .. .. .. 010 0 Mr . Roberts .. .. .. 010 0 Charles Londwin .. .. 070 JamesColery .. ? . .. 070 Mary Mathews .. .. .. 060 Master Thomas .. .. ,, 0 10 0 ' BGCSVED AT LAUD OFFICE . W . Temple .. .. .. 010

      £ 37 U 9 WIN DUG-UP OF THE I 1 M COMPANY .

      SECETTED BT WM . SIDES . . ~ „ „ £ s . d . H . E . S ; , Coventry .. .. 0 10 Messrs . Railton andPemberton , St . Helens ... 0 10 Mary Peters , St . Helens .. .. 0 0 6 G . Howells . Hanelly .. .. 010 J . Stephenson , Cullen .. .. 006 Messrs . Brook , Froughton , Gates , Cooper , .- < : ' .. Ripley , and Parkinson , Dewsbeiy ... 6 5 S F . Whiting , E . Whiting , and R . Whitford , Putney .. .. -.. 0 16 J . Hill , Rotherham .. .. 0 10 J . Gardener , Sheffield .. .. 0 10 Tiverton , Chartist and Land Members , perH . land .. ., .. 010 0 Crayford , near Dartford , per J . Wilson .. 0 16 W . J . Weaver . Snig's End .. .. .. 0 10 R . Sandiford , Moss-side , near Bury .. 0 10

      T . Acklam , Barneley - . , .. - .. 006 MissTyas , Barnsley .. . .. 0 0 6 Mrs . Green , Barnsley .. .. 006 J . Crossland , Banuley .. .. 0 0 6 Preston , per J . Brown .. .. 0 810 C . Epworth , York .. 010 0 W . Wilshire , Winchester — .. 0 0 6 Messrs . Hyde , and Hayse , Yeovil .. 0 2 0 BathFriends , T , Bolwell .. ,. 113 0 Harwick , per H . Dove .. .. 070 Prescot , per J . Beaumont .. .. 0 6 0 Edward Kennedy , Parkhead " .. .. 0 10 J . Moyes , Hill-end , Inrerkeithing .. 0 10 B . Rndd , Hockley , Birmingham .. 0 2 0 C . Stacy , London .. .. 0 10 C . Tinley , Higbam , Derbyshire .. .. 0 0 6 Bath , Messrs . J . NiehoUs . J . ChappeB , and G .

      Kicholls .. .. .. 0 3 0 Millbrigde , Litletown , and Ossett , per C . Fisher 0 7 6 Nottingham , per J . Sweet .. .. 0 2 6 J . Faulkner , Paddington .. ., 0 10 Messrs . Trew and Everett , London .. 0 10 J . Ronald , Paisley .. .. 010 T . P ., Cheltenham , per J . Hemmin .. 0 10 Messrs . Buckingham , Wostton , and Leader , ' Cheltenham .. .. .. 030 Messrs . Stringer , Houlton , and Butterwortb , Sandbach .. .. .. 030 A Land Member , Leicester Branch , residing in Wales .. .. .. 030 Hollinwood . perJ . Bayner .. .. 029 Messrs . Howard and Brown , Camelford ( 2 nd sub . ) .- .. .. 0 .-1 0 G . Cable and H . Brewer , Chelmsford ( 2 nd snb . ) 0 10

      Mr . Shirley , Maidstone .. .. 0 ' 1 0 Mr . Webb , Maidstone .. .. 010 Mr . Ferguson , Maidstone .. O 1 o E . Wells , Maidstone .. .. 0 10 Gore bridge , Seven Paid-up Members , per R . Donaldson .. .. .. 070

      EECEIYED AT LAND OFFICE . Mr . Walsh .. -. .. 010 W . Temple .. .. .. 010 £ 7 5 4 FOR THE HUNGARIAN AND POLISH REFUGEES . Received by W . Ru > ib<—Mr . Ainswortb , London 1 «—Preston , per J . Brown Is—Harwick , per H . Dove 2 s 5 d—Plymouth , per J . Rogers 5 s Cd -Preston , Claytons'Foundry , per J . Wixon 26 s—Mr . Alger , Cheltenham 6 d—A Few friends , Stoney Wood , near Aberdeen , per J . Taylor , remitted through Mr . Lindsay 5 s . > FOR MACNAMARA'S ACTION . Received by W . Ridee . —Nottingham , per J . Sweet 6 d . N . B . —The monies received , by John Arnott wiU be acknowledged next week .

      National Land And Labour Bank. Christmas...

      NATIONAL LAND AND LABOUR BANK . CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS . This Bank will be closed to the public from Four p . m ., on Tuesday , the 24 th instant , and will be reopened at Ten a . m . on the 28 th instant , when all letters arriving between these dates will be answered . By Order , 20 th Dec , 1850 . Thomas Pbicb , Manager .

      Repeal Op The Window Tax. —On Wednesday ...

      Repeal op the Window Tax . —On Wednesday evening a meeting of deputations from various metro politan parishes was held at the Court-house , Marylebone , for the purpose of procuring the repeal of the window tax .-Mr . J . A . Nicbolay presided and opened the business on which they were met by showing the oppressive character of the tax , Sits unjust pressure on the middle ehsaes , and tLn ^ Messity of itsrepeal in asanatoiy point of view Hadf the metropolitan members done their duty last fesiion o ? parliament , there would have been nonecesSfor the meeting that evening . Hehopedthey SSdTtoSS different localities tell those gentlemen that if they were not present on theensuine occasion when the measure would be brought before SmS they might take the ^ departure

      for good . He hoped the Chancellor oi me a »»« r qner , having a large surplus , would give up the tax at once with * a good grace , and not compel tne people to make him do bo . —After a few wordsfrom Mr . Heal y . Mr . Soden moved tbe first resolution , pledging the meeting to use every possible means to obtain the immediate repeal of the tax , which was seconded by Mr . Oeesin , and carried unanimously . —Mr . tieesm moved the second resolution , to the effect that the deputations from each of the metropolitan parishes should wait upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer as soon as possible after Christmas , to urge the repeal , which was seconded by Mr , Dyer , mi carried unanimouel y . -

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      The Provisional Committee Of The Nationa...

      THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER . ASSOCIATION Met on Wednesday evening last , at their Office , U , Southampton-street , Strand—Mr . James Grassby in tbe chair . An unusual amount of correspondence was read , consisting . chiefly of votes . of confidence in the late Executive , and disagreeing with , "the Manchester Conference . Messrs . Blake and Kelley , appointed by the Emmett ' a Brigade , Mr ^ R . H . Bloomfield , by the Whittington and Cat locality , and Mr . S . Reynolds , by the Crown and Anchor locality , to inspect the votes received for the Executive Committee , were present , and gave in the following as the result of their scrutiny : —

      " We report , that we have found the votes to be kept correct ; that fifty-three localities' and one hundred personal votes have been received . The poll stands thus : — 1 . —6 . W . M . Reynolds 1 , 805 2 . —G . J . Harney „ 1 , 771 3 . —Ernest Jones 1 , 767 4 . —John Arnott . 1 , 605 5 . —F . O'Connor , , -1 . 314 6 . —G . J . Holyoake , 1 , 021 7 . —Wm . Davis 858 8 . —James Grassby 811 9 . —John Milne 709

      lO .-Thornton Hunt , , 707 11 . —Edmund Stallwood , , 636 12 . —John Fussell .. ' 611 13 .-Edward Miles 615 U .-R . le Blond 456 15 . —W . J . Linton . ; 402 16 .-T . M . Wheeler . - . 350 17—John Shaw 326 18 .-J . B . Leno . 94 19 .-A . E . Delaforce ..... 89 20 .-J . J . Ferdinando 69 . ^ 1 . —J . Finlen ... .... ; ..... ; .. ; ........ 44 .. > l . Brown having resi gned , the votes reoeived . on his behalf are omitted . ... , :

      .: V . We rtify , tbat the above is a true , faithful , and correct statement . " Stephen Retnoms , " JACOB BlAKE , " . " R . H . Bwoufibhi , " John Kbllet ;" The Committee then adjourned to Wednesday evening , Jan . 1 st , 1851 . '

      Somkbs Town. — Bricklayers * Arms, Tonbr...

      Somkbs Town . — Bricklayers * Arms , Tonbridgestreet . On Sunday evening , owing to the thin attendance of members , the voting for the Executive was postponed until the ensuing Sunday . Mr . Wheeler brought the case of Cuffay before the meeting . Great sympathy was expressed , and steps taken to attract public attention to the subject . Warsikqtoh . —A few democrats have formed an association in this town , and Mr . George Mantle , of Manchester , attended here on Sunday evening , when the following resolution was adopted : — " That this meeting expresses its entire confidence in the Executive Council , for the able manner in which they have struggled to establish the holy and eternal principles of democracy , arid we pledge ourselves to support the same by enrolling into a localitv of the

      Rational Charter Association . " A members' meeting was afterwards held , when the eight members of the late Executive were elected with the addition of Ernest Jones ; thirty-one votes were polled . O Conkorvillb . —The members here having proceeded to the election of an Executive , tbe following persons stood highest on the poll : — Messrs Wheeler , O'Connor , Reynolds , Harney , E . Jones ] Shaw , Arnott , Stallwood , and J . Fussell ; the first receiving thirty-one votes , and the last fourteen . They also unanimousl y decided , that the first duty of the Executive ought to he , an endeavour to heal

      the breach at present unfortunately existing in the Chartist body , and thus prevent our enemies triumphing through our disorganisation . Cheltenham . —At a meeting of members and friends it was resolved : — " That we consider the calling a Conference so early as the first of January next would be injudicious , and we believe it to be prerogative ofthe Executive to determine the time and place of meeting ; but our decided opinion is , that London would be the most appropriate place . We do not agree that the body called the Charter League , or the members thereof , should take any part whatever in the affairs of the National Charter

      Association . Lower Wamjjy . —At a delegate meeting held at Lower Warley , delegates were present from the following places ; —Lower Warley , Wheatley , Sowerby , and Mixenden Stones . It was resolved : — " That we are in favour of a Conference being held in January at Manchester , and , if held , we are prepared to send a delegate . " " That we . have the greatest confidence in F . O'Connor , Esq ., and that , we think , he ought to have all the help possible . We have begun the good work , and hope that it will not end until he is clear of the virtuous Bradshaw . "

      Rochdale . —Mr . J . Leach , of Manchester , lectured on Sunday last to an attentive audience , and gavegeneral ^ satisfaclion . ' At the conclusion , a collection was made for Mr . O'Connor ' s Defence Fund . — A public meeting of members was held on Monday evening for the purpose of considering the forthcoming Conference . Mr , O ' Connor ' s letter was read from the Star , and other reports . After a lengthy discussion , the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : — " That we , the Chartists of Rochdale , still adhere to our former resolution that a Conference be held in Manchester as speedily as possible . " " That seeing it stated in the Northern Star of last Saturday , as a recommendation from the men of Manchester , for discussion in the

      forthcoming Conference , ' Co-operation , which is so successfully carried out in Rochdale and other places , ' we , the Chartists of Rochdale , are firmly of opinion that co-operation is injurious to the obtainment of the People ' s Charter ; we , therefore , call upon all localities to instruct their delegates not to allow any 'ism' to be mixed up with the agitation for the People ' s Charter . " Bradford . —At the usual weekly meeting held in tbe Democratic School-room , Bradford , on Sunday , December 15 th , Mr . J . Firth , of Leeds , delivered an able lecture upon the Pope ' s letter . After which the council met to further consider the question of a Conference . The debate lasted Some time , and the following resolution , proposed by Mr . E .

      Smith , and seconded by Mr . George Clayton , was unanimously adopted : — " That we , tbe Council of the Bradford branch , are still of opinion that a Conference to assemble in London at the time of the great National Exhibition will be of immense benefit to the democratic cause , seeing that the world will be represented in London at that time , and that the justness of our demands will be made known over Europe , and the honourable manner with which we advocate their adoption . We also believe it will be tbe means of destroying the influence , of a vile and corrupt Press , which has always done its best to misrepresent our principles , and calumniate and vilify our able advocates . At the same time we'believe that the present is

      pregnant with mighty coming events , which will betray folly in the . democratic party , if we neglect to turn it to our advantage ; we are , therefore , of opinion that a preliminary Conference ought to ' meet in Manchester , at the time recommended b y Mr . O ' Connor , to determine upon the policy to be pursued ; this course will , we hope , be the means of settling all differences , and of uniting the democratic party once more in a firm bond of union and mutual good will , which alone can make our labours truly effective . " Manchester . —A special meeting ( called by placard ) was held on Sunday afternoon in the large ante-room of the People ' s Institute—Mr . John Sutton in the chair . Mr . Sutton stated in a clear and concise manner the reason why they were

      called together . After which Mr . H . Nuttall moved the following resolution , seconded by R . Shawcross : — " That , in the opinion of this meeting , the Council have acted strictly in accordance with our opinions since they have been elected , and we urgently entreat them to pursue the same policy , fearless and regardless ofthe abuse which may be heaped upon them , and we pledge ourselves to support them to the utmost of our abilities . " Proposed by Mr . James Leach , seconded by James Alcock : —* . * ¦ That this meeting tally approves of the resolutions passed at the CounciVmeeting on Monday evening , December 9 th , and is resolved to render the Council every assistance , to carry out the spirit of the same . " Mr . Donovan moved the

      next resolution , seconded by William Foster : — «« That this meeting call upon the Council to fix the time when tbe Conference should be held in Manchester , as we believe that to be the best means of preserving the cause of democracy from the ruin and destruction now impending over it . " On Sunday , December L 5 tb , 2 dr . Edward Cropper Clark lectured in the People ' s Institute , in his usual eloquent style , and received the thanks of the meeting . On Monday evening , December 16 th , the usual weekly meeting of tbe Council was held in the ante-room of the People ' s Institute .

      After transacting local business , the following resolution was unanimously agreed to : — " That , in accordance with the foregoing resolutions passed at a special members meeting , tbe Council fix the last Monday in January ( 27 th ) , 1851 ,. for holding . the Conference in Manchester . " A programme of business for the Conference will appear in the Northern Star next Saturday , December 28 th . Nottingham . —Eagle Tavern votes for the Executive : —Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., Ernest Jones , Esq ., G . J . Harney , G . W . M . Reynolds , T . M . Wheeler , J . Fussell , J . Arnot , G . J . Holyoake , W . J . Linton . Seventeen votes . . _

      Ashtok-usdbr-Lyhe . —Enclosed we send a Postorder for the sum of £ 1 lis . 6 d . for the benefit of the Hungarian and Polish Refugees . As promised last week , we send a more detailed account of the rehersal at Ashton-underrLyne . The income was £ 7 is . 6 d . and the expenditure £ 3 is . lid ., which sum deducted from the income , leaves £ 3 19 s . 7 d ., which was divided as follows : £ 1 6 s . « d . to the Refugees ; £ 16 s . 6 d . to the three orphan children ofthe late Samuel Foden ; £ 1 6 s . 6 d . left in the Lads of tf ift Committee , towards establishing the

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      Democratic Library . We have sent £ 1 Is . 6 d . out or the Ashton account , leaving a balance , sent last week , of 6 s .. ; , with-the : balance ofthe Oldham in J ? ' 16 s , » together with , a donation of ws . 6 d . from the Directors of the Working Man ' s Hull . —A special meeting of members was held on Monday evening , December 16 th , at the Malt Shovel , North Church Side—Mr . Jackson in the chair . : . The subject of raising subscriptions for the purpose of preventing F . , 0 ' Connor ,, Esq ., from being ruined by the Melbourne policy was discussed , ^ . ,

      ana the following resolution adopted ; Mr . Barnett moved , Mr . n . Laverick seconded : — " That we , the members of this branch , view with disgust the attempt made on the part of the government , aided by some of the fortunate allottees to ruin Mr . O Connor with expenses , and will endeavour , as far as we can , to assist him to defeat their base attempts . " The sum of 9 s . 6 d . was collected from those present , and the committee will meet every Monday evening to receive donations from all favourable to the above object . Thanks being voted to the chairman the meeting dissolved .

      Co-Operative Stores. _ On Tuesday Night ...

      CO-OPERATIVE STORES . _ On Tuesday night a public meeting was held in Blagrove ' s Concert-rooms , Mortimer-street , Cavendish-square , to consider the plan of the Co-operative Stores , as a means of assisting the establishment of working men ' s associations . E . Vansittaut Nealb , Esq . j who was called to the chair , said the meeting was held for the purpose of endeavouring to draw public attention to a system which , in his own honest conviction , would prove the easiest that could be adopted , and which , when set in operation , would be the moat efficient in practice , for . the improvement arid amelioration of the condition of the working classes . The plan

      to which he referred was a mode of association by which those persons who were favourably disposed toco-operative efforts mi ght do for themselves what they now did for others . The reasons in favour of these establishment ' s might be stated in very few words . It was not an easy matter to embark in the business of production . Even in individual cases it required the combination of capital , labour , and talent ,. to secure success . A co-operative productive establishment would have precisely the same difficulties to struggle with as individual tradesmen had to secure customers for themselves alone . But they would have to struggle besides that with other difficulties . They could only be established by persons of large means being willing to advance the

      necessary capital and means , or nas had been the case in Paris , by the resolution of the workmen themselves beginning in the midst ofthe greatest disadvantages , and resolutel y bearing all these , until at last their perseverance and endurance enabled them te triumph and establish themselves in business . It would not , in the present state of opinion , and the law in this country , be always practicable , or easy to find persona willing to advance the means , or to find persons capable of exhibiting such resolutions and foresight . There was also this difficulty , that in order to the workmen p lacirig himself in the position to benefit ultimately , he must first give up the situation he now holds . It was no slight thing to resign present for

      problematical future employment and subsistence . ( Hear , hear . ) But none of these things happened in establishing co-operative stores . They had only to look around and see the numerous articles they were daily consuming , and on which they all expended a certain amount of their income , to find the materials for such stores . Every family consumed a certain portion of butter , bacon , cheese , grocery , flour ; & c ; , weekly , and they knew not only were large profits charged by those who supplied the customers , but also that the articles were adulterated . Now the simple idea of a co-operative store was , that the consumers should agree to set up an establishment of their own , tHut they should buy what they wanted in the wholesale market , and

      appoint some one to deal the articles out as they were required ; they would soon acquire a knowledge of the actual cost , both of the articles themselves , and the mere actual cost of distribution . Any profit above that would be received by themselves ; this plan required nothing but the co-operation of the consumers , nothing but the expenditure for themselves of the sums they now spent with others . Nothing could be more evident than that a saving would accrue , and it was equally clear that it would guard against adulteration , because there could be no motive for persons to defraud themselves . ( Hear , hear , ) They merely bought for themselves , and sold to themselves at first cost , the best articles they could

      possibly obtain for the money they were disposed to spend in purchasing them . ( Hear . ) There was , however , this further advantage in these Co-operative Stores , that the successful development of the system would give those associated the power of employingany persons they pleased . ( Hear , hear . ) They would , in fact ,: create a market of their own , and might supply it from what source they thought proper . This bad been already done to some extent by the establishment of several working men ' s associations , such as that of the shoemakers in Holborn . All that was wanted for such an establishment was customers . The development of these stores would supply them . They need riot stop at shoes . Clothes , furniture—all the articles , in fact , they were in the habit of daily using—might be

      supplied iu the same manner ; and thus , in prop or tion as the system extended , the working classes would become their own producers and distributors . ( Hear , hear . ) Here , then , he thought , were the means through which , by simply turning into a new channel the present resources of the working classes , they could effect a great and practical improvement in their own condition . ( Hear , hear . ) The adoption and extension of such a plan would enable them to raise themselves , and ultimately to become their own producers , by being , in the first p lace their own distributors . ( Cheers . ) Mr . W . Cooper then moved the following resolution , which , being seconded by Mr . J . Shorter , was unanimously carried ;— " That while the resources of Great Britain are sufficient to secure the

      comfortable maintenance of its population , the condition of the labourers is insecure and miserable , those in employment receiving ? often inadequate wages , and the unemployed suffering the extreme ot wretchedness . That this state of things is caused by a misapprehension of the economical law of demand and' supply , from which has arisen the present suicidal competition , and that the best remedy for these evils is to be found in an equitable arbitration between demand and supply , by the means of co-operative action among the people . " Mr . Lloid " Jones moved that M The London Cooperative Stores , being calculated to promote this equitable arbitration between producers and consumers , deserve the support of all who desire to

      abolish the evils from which many sutler bo deeply . In supporting the resolution , he said that according to the French journals , working men ' s associations were tbe sole beneficial result of the Revolution of 1848 In Paris there were , some time ago , between 500 and 600 , and they , were increasing so rapidly that it was then expected . they would speedily numbe 1 , 000 . At Nantes a co-operative bakery had in six months baked upwards of 470 , 0001 b of bread , the profit on which was rather more than £ 114 . From April 15 thto October 19 th , business bad been done to the extent of £ 2 , 200 . He was happy to add that these stores were spreading in this country . There were establishments of the working classes both for productive and distributive

      purposes , in the towns of Manchester , Oldbam , Rochdale , Ashton , Hey wood , Saddlewortb , Bradford , Bolton , Bury , Macclesfield , Milnrow , Bacup , and other towns . He had the week before last visited many of these establishments ; and he found they were making great progress . At Rochdale there were 700 working men subscribers , or 700 families clubbing their means to buy at wholesale prices and sell to themselves at retail prices , and then putting the difference between the two into their own pockets . They turned over every week between £ 400 and £ 500 , and had last week added a butchery . They had also a factory and a flour mill , and in fact the great success of these stores was beginning to excite considerable alarm and

      opposition among the shopkeepers . At Heywood there were 400 subscribers doing a large business . At Bacup there was another large establishment , which commenced tinder somewhat curious circumstances . It originated in a strike of some factory hands , who finding , after a protracted resistance , that the shopkeepers sided with their emp loyers , storied with a capital of 7 s . 6 d ., and now , besides their large stores , they had a factory with 140 pair of looms at work , and were new building a large house . ( Cheers . ) These stores were not open during the day , and a great saving in expense was therefore effected . In fact , he found the subject was being most earnestly taken up by the people

      of Yorkshire and Lancashire . In London they had commenced stores , which , besides saving profits to the subscribers , would become the wholesale agent of these provincial establishments , and thus be able to take a position in the wholesale market which no individual tradesmen , however wealthy , could do . Mr . Jones entered into elaborate details as to the constitution ofthe society , and its mode of doing business , the responsibilities of those connected with it , and its legal position , which appeared to give the utmost satisfaction to the meeting . Mr . J . Douthwaite seconded the resslution , which was unanimously agreed to , and the meeting separated , after passing a vote of thanks to the chairman .

      The Electric Teiegbarn. --The Electric T...

      The Electric TEiEGBArn . --The electric tele graph wires are brought down to the Brighton terminus ; and the electric , telegraph will , it is expected , be shortly in full . operation . Those who understand the value of time trust it as prudent people do their money-they make a little go a great w » y .

      National Association Of United Trades. T...

      NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TRADES . T . 8 . Buncombe , Esq ., M . P ., President . ' ] ¦ , Eitablithed i ^ $ % , , - '' -mi jcstitia . " "If it were possible for . tho working classes , by com-Dining among- themselves , to raise , or keep up the general rate of wages , it need haraly be said that this would be a thing not to be punished , but to be welcomed arid rejoiced at > ¦ iSxuabt Mill . We last week fell into an unintentional misstatement , and as at all times it is our desire that these reports should be records of factsand facts

      , only , we at once take the opportunity of correcting our mistake . . ¦ _ ¦¦ We stated , that on Baines and Lawley ' s cases being adjourned , upon a legal quibble raised by Perry ' s attorney , and for which he got a sharp rebuke . from the magistrate , that Mr . Perry , rather than submit his case to a magisterial decision upon its merits , had paid them the wages demanded , and 2 s . 6 d . for their loss of time . It now appears that this statement was only partly correct . It is quite correct as to Lawley , but not so as to Haines . But we think it would have been as well for the credit of all parties if it had been as we stated .

      We do not profess to be learned in the law , but it does strike our inexperienced minds , that this magistrates' law is something like Shakespear ' s " Crowners quest" law , so eloquently discoursed on by the learned Dogberry . We are , daily more and more confirmed in bur opinion , that there is no such thing as justice to be obtained for the working man in these local courts of justice , as they are called . Let us take . Lawley ' s case . Mr . Perry was summoned for . refusing to pay the market price for some articles which Lawley had just finished , he being at the time under a wr itten contract ( for they are not agreements ) to work for Mr . Perry for a term of years . This fact ofthe agreement was alluded to ( perhaps somewhat unnecessarily ) by Lawley ' s attorney ; the magistrates asked for the agreement to be produced . The pettifogging answer was : " We have not been served

      with notice to produce ' it . Now , our unlearned view of this case is this , that Perry was summoned to show cause why he refused to pay tbe market price for his labour , and if there was an agreement existing under the provisions of which he could bar the claim of the complainant , the onus was upon him ( Perry ) to prove it in evidence , and failing so prove it , to suffer the consequences of his error . Lawley had nothing to do with the agreement , it was not , and never had been in his keeping , was no part of his case , and how , or by what rule of evidence he was to be required to call upon the defendent to produce it , to be used , if at all , againsthimself , surpassesourcomprehension . Perry , the case being adjourned , in the interval , pays Lawley ' s demand , with 2 s . Cd . for his loss of time , but leaving him minus the fees ofthe court , cost of summons , service , & o . This is the sort of justice meted out to the working man in provincial towns .

      Haines case is , if possible , still more monstrous for its violation of all the rules and praticccs ofthe superior courts . The agreement was here also Mr . Perry ' s sheet anchor of defence , if he had any . He alone professed , or ought to have professed it ; in fact , ne did profess it , and practiced it only a few months ago—produced it in that same court , and by its production , and by that alone , was enabled to obtain the committal of Haines to three weeks ' imprisonment and hard labour , in Stafford gaol , for absenting himself two mortal hours from his work , Haines being at the time in attendance in that court to perform one of the most importhant duties of a subject and a citizen—to give evi dence . if called upon , in favour of the oppressed ;

      In this first case of Haines it suited Mr . Perry to find the original agreement , what no other man could find . In the second , it suited Mr . Perry to lose the agreement , what no other man could lose , because no other man possessed it . He therefore in the last instance prefers to lose it , and sends his foreman ( M'Naughton , ) a foreman of yesterday , and the agreement of eight years ' standing , to swear to its contents and purport . Haines , of course , gives his evidence of the purport of a document to which be was a party , and to the peculiar contents of which his memory had been so recently and so painfully refreshed . The two witnesses were at variance upon points , which nothing but the document , or a sworn copy of it , if really

      lost , could determind ; The Solons of the Bench decided , that as the witnesses on either side contradicted each other , they should dismiss tbe case , and adjudge each party to pay his own costs . Here again , in all our legal simplicity , we ask by what rule of evidence was theprrib testimony of Mr'Naughton taken , as to the contents of a document , which did exist a very short time since , arid does exist now , and could be found if it was looked for—and if really lost , a . copy , the correctness of which could have been sworn to , was there in court ? Upon what principle of war or reason was the man s evidence received at all ? If the agreement existed it ought to have been produced ; the losing of it was to the loss of of him who ought to have taken care of it . and nroduced it in his

      defence . If it was really and irretrievably lost , that is , if it no longer existed , then there was an end to it , and the case and Perry was out of court-We must think , and we say it with perfect respect to the magistrates , that in both of these cases we will not say a perversion , but a denial , perhaps , on their part , unintentionally , but still a denial of justice has rather taken plaee . But we should like to know if upon the occasion that" learned luminary , " Mr . Perry ' s attorney , the concoctor of these same agreements , was the "Magistrate's Clerk , " for whose skill and experience in common law practice Mr . Perry has so profound an admiration ; we are not certain upon this point , but if it be as we suspect it is , then there is a key to

      unlock the whole mystery . The " Magistrate ' s Clerk " was adjudicating in his own case , and simply , by a little legal finesse , preventing the only valuable feature to his client of his bantling , the agreement being magisterially strangled . Oh ! let us reform the magistry , let us have none but paid magistrates , barristers of a certain standing , untrammelled by prejudices , unbiassed by local influences . Our local unpaid magistracy is the opprobiumwagnum of our provincial jursprudence . Men are elevated to the bench for their wealth , and not for their legal knowledge , and they then become thecatspaws of small pettyiogging local attorneys , yclept " magistrate ' s clerks , who are too frequently found prepared to trim their legal opinions to suit their

      private clients in possession or expectancy . We know of no reform which tbe working man so much needs as this . With these remarks , which we hope our . members will not think out of place , we dismiss Mr . Perry this week with merely this remark , that we do riot learn that the unhappy man ' s position is a whit improved . He is incurring a world of expense and trouble to coax and wheedle some , to threaten and coerce others of his hired men who have run away from his tyranny to return to their chains , In some instances he has succeeded ; we believe very few ; but in most of these , after a few days or a week , they are off again . The fact is they will not work for him . " You may drag a horse to the water , but no power can make him drink . " Let us advise you , Mr . Perry , that as your past policy has been so eminently unsuccessful ,

      to change it for a kinder and a better . Men naturally revolt at coercion—you , yourself , are a strong living instance ; you cannot bear to be coerced to not justly . Then how much less can you expect that men will be coerced to suffer oppression . Remember , sir , the fable you introduced at one of our interviews , of the two chimney sweepers racing their donkeys ; the one , suspending from the end of a broom stick a bunch of carrots before the animal ' s nose ; the other trying the persuasive properties of a stout cudgel . You remember who had the best of it . We told you , upon that occasion , that we backed carrots against cudgels at any odds . " Wo do not think your cudgels have been go . very successful . There is much sound philosophy in these old fables ; they were written , sir , for our instruction , and we think JEsop was a wiser and better man than Alexander .

      We have great pleasure in announcing the adhesion to this movement of the Engine Drivers and Firemen of the Doncaster station of the Great Northern Railway ; we trust this is but the precursor to a similar step by the whole of that most useful and important body of men . The recent case on the Eastern Counties , must surely have shown them the absolute necessity of arming themselves by union against the leviathan power of their employers , and ofthe utter inadequacy of mere local or partial combination to protect them from the injustice of the Gooobe ' s and M'Council ' s of the Railway interest . There is no class of men who are more entitled to consideration and fair treatment than these , there are none upon whose sobriety and good conduct such vital interests depend , there are none when oppressed , ' or threatened with oppression , have so strong a claim upon the public interest and sympathy , for the safety ,

      the very lives of the travelling portion of the public , are dependent upon the faithful and skilful performance of their perilous and arduous duties . There is nothing better calculated to make men faithful , and to keep them sober and contented , than kind treatment . There is nothing so well adapted to induce and enable men to efficiently perform their duties , than making them conscious that they are appreciated as their importance deserves . We believe that at the next half yearly meeting of the proprietors of the Eastern Counties it will oe proved by the most convincing of all arguments , of the false economy which the Directors of that great interest have pursued to the most important servants on the line . But in this as in all other cases , the fault is not so much with the Directors as with the men . -The former have no better right to fix the wages of their Engine Drivers , than the latter have of fixing the amount of tlw fares which the Directors shall charge the

      National Association Of United Trades. T...

      public who ride in their carriages . Each of . thes ^ parties , possess a distinct right , and each maintains that right by the degree of power they ^ possess . The one creates a unity of power by combination ! the other have no unity of power for want of combinations . .... "; The law o Geo ., 4 . cap 129 , g ives to all classes ana description of working men the right to com bine for their protection , for the protection of their wages , and of those rules and regulations by which they ; choose to sell their labour . : The soundest lawyer at present holding a judicial appointment , the late Baron Rolfe , but now . Lord Crankworth , most distinctly confirms this opinion , in his celebrated summing up , iu the case of . Jones and Potts , tried at Liverpool some years since . We should like the working classes to study thia law , which we term the MAGNA CHARTA OP LABOUR . William Peel , Secretary , 259 . Tottenham Court Road .

      Walsal, Monday. A.Public Meeting (Was Co...

      Walsal , Monday . A . public meeting ( was convened by handbill ) ofthe Harness Platers , Filers , Brass Dressers , Castors , Metal Smiths , and others , to hear addresses from Messrs . Green and Winters , on the principles of the United Trades Association . Mr . John Craw , an old veteran in labour cause , was unanimously elected to the chair , After a few brief remarks be called upon Mr . Homer , of Birmingham , to state the position of their trade ; which he did in a concise and lucid manner , much to the satisfaction of the meeting . Mr . Griffiths , a very intelligent working man , addressed the meeting at some length on the

      advantage of the union , and the disadvantages of disunion . When in union they received for plating a pair of harness 2 s ., when not in union 10 d ., and a master had said to him , that if the trade would support itself by union , he would support them , but if they neglected that they , must-expect to be crushed , to meet the " spirit of the times . Mr . Winters next addressed the meeting at considerable length on the the origin of the association , and gave a lucid explanation of the . laws thoy were called upon to obey , aa well as setting forth , the rationality of their proceedings over those of trade societies , which was listened to with marked attention .

      Mr . Green commenced by saying he was glad to see so numerous a meeting of tbe working classes , to consult together on the best mode of protecting their interests , and showed the superior arrangements of national union over local to protect the rights of the people . The effects of competition was being severely felt , and unless they united together its runious tendency would engulph the masses in one common vortex of ruin , Mr . Roper of the Lamp Tavern , a brown aadler , spoke of the advantages their society had received through being in union . They had been in society for eight or ten months , and with the national union about four , and during that period they had been enabled to achieve three important

      concessions on the part of the employers , which he hoped would prove as beneficial to them as it would to the workmen , In the first place , they sought to reduce the working hours from twelve to eleven , which they accomplished ; secondly , from eleven to ten , which was also conceded ; thirdly , that the system of bringing into the trade any but legal apprentices had also been gained , and he had no doubt , ere long , that they should have piece-work instead of day-work . These he considered important cases , and if the meeting agreed with him , he had no fear ef the benefits they would derive from joining the United Trades , and he should feel a pleasure on any occasion to assist them , and would give them all the aid he could . ( Cheers . )

      Messrs . Pearoe and . Homer then addressed the meeting ; after which Mr . Griffiths , a harness plater , moved the following resolution : —' . « That we , as a body , unite ourselves into one society , for the purpose of joining the ' United Trades Association for the Protection of Industry . ' " Carried unanimously . A committee , secretary , and treasurer were then appointed , from the harness platers , brass dressers , filers , curb makers , metal workers , harness forgers , and snaffle makers . Nearly fifty members paid their first subscription , and after a speech from tho chairman , and a vote of thanks , the meeting dispersed highly pleased with the result of the whole proceedings ,

      The Weavers Strike At Binglet. Many Of T...

      THE WEAVERS STRIKE AT BINGLET . Many of the readers of the Northern Star will be aware that the weavers in the employment of Messrs . Jones , Sharp , and Sons , of Albion and Prospect Mills , Bingley , ( amounting to 250 ) , struck , work on Wednesday , the 30 th of October , in consequence of their employers wanting them to attend to two looms in place of one ; and further reducing their wages froui fivepence to twopence per piece ,. After a protracted struggle of nearly seven weeks , the employers have at length yielded to the

      demands of the operatives . Many public meetings have been held during the interval , two or three at the request of Messrs . Sharp , to see if they could not compromise the matter with the operatives ; however , on Monday forenoon , December 15 , when the operatives had assembled in the Odd Fellows Hall , to receive their wages from the committee who had managed tbe strike , Messrs . A . and W . Sharp attended , and tried to induce the operatives to resume their work , by granting a portion of their demands .

      Mr . James Leach was appointed to take the chair , and he requested the operatives not to come to any hasty decision , nor to be content with a half victory when a complete one was just within their grasp . After a stormy discussion , Messrs . Sharp at last stated , they were willing to grant all that the operatives wanted , but added , " we would have seen you in the moon before we gave it , if you had not compelled us . " Accordingly tbe operatives who had not already got work elsewhere , went to their old places on Monday afternoon . As there was £ 22 in the hands of the committee , and as Mr . W . Anderton , and other large manufacturers , had given notice of a reduction , a public meeting was held in the Odd Fellows Hall , on Tuesday evening , to consider what

      was to be done with the surplus money , and what course was to be pursued with respect to Mr . Anderton . The room , which is a very large one , was crowded in every part . Mr . John Green was called to the chair , and made a short introductory speech , congratulating the operatives on the victory they bad gained . Mr . E . B . Wildman moved the first resolution , thanking the clergy , gentry , and shopkeepers , for the liberal support they had given in the past struggle . Mr . John Robinson seconded it . The resolution was supported by Mr . Thomas Holt , in an able speech . He understood some of the manufacturers were going to discharge all their male weavers ; if they did so , and the women were united , the women themselves would be too strong for them . Married women had no business to be at the mill at all , and he doubted not but that they could find better work for the single ones at home . They must trust to themselves and help themselves .

      The clergy , & c , of the neighbourhood had supported them , but they must now , when they had the chance , make such provisions that when another struggle came they could altogether support themselves . The working classes were too apt to desert their leaders , but he hoped that if any of the leaders of this strike were persecuted , their fellows would manfully support them . Mr . John Smith moved the second resolution , thanking the working classes for their generous support . He said the subscriptions from different parts ofthe country had rapidly increased since the commencement . The subscriptions in the last week were more than any they had had before . . He felt confident that the country was at last awakened to a consciousness of its duties , and determined to nobly assist those who demanded their just remuneration for their labour . , Mr . Wm . Emmott seconded the resolution .

      Several of Mr , Anderton s weavers then gave an account of an interview cbey had with him concerning his proposed reduction . Short addresses were delivered by Mr . John Robinson and Mr . Joseph Wood . A deputation , consisting ofthe Chairman and Mr . John Smith , was ordered to wait upon Mr . Anderton again . The £ 22 remaining in the hands of the Committee was ordered to be used in establishing a local union , and in assisting in Mr . Anderton ' s weavers , should a strike be necessary . After votes of thanks to the Chairman and the Committee , the meeting separated .

      Encounter With Bnrglars.--On Thursday Mo...

      Encounter with BnRGLARs .--On Thursday morning two police officers , having been apprised of an intended burglary , were placed in the vicinity of Lewisham and Blackheath , when they perceived four men coming in a light chaise cart . The officers challenged the parties to surrender , and stopped the horse , on which two of the men presented pistols at the officers , who , not being adequately armed , were obliged to allow the thieves te escape , but kept possession of the cart , which contained housebreaking imp lements . It is said that the thieves form part of what is termed the Surrey ^ Exhibition op 1851 -Mr . Cooke devoted the re . ceipts of the Boyal Circus , Bristol , on the 13 th inst , to the funds of the Exhibition of Industry , and has , we hear , handed over to tho financial officer the sum of £ 50 . The performance was under tbe patronage of the Mayor and corporation .

      The Aixeged Attempt at'Murder in Bbthnait grben . —George Hopwood and Edith Hopwood , man and wife , backgammon-board makers , 34 , Anne ' s-plaoe , Hackney-road , were fully committed on a cnarge of attempting to murder Jane Parnell , twenty-six years of age , on the evening of December 2 nd . - — - >

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 21, 1850, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_21121850/page/5/