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      Thev «Ere Farther Gratified By Being Rul...

      thev « ere farther gratified by being ruled overeven if in mimicry—by an Irishman . His successor ( Lord Clarendon ) carries no such prestige with him to the minds of an enthusiastic impulsive race . He is be tter known as belonging to the school of Free _fjade political economists , and as a clever foreign dip lomatist , than anything else ; and we fear that _^ ese are not the great qualities most needed at this moment in Ireland . His Lordship is , however , a

      man of ability ; and one thing is certain , that the position he has accepted is proof of hb courage . It _vUl need all his talents and all his energies to breast the overwhelming flood of calamity which sow rolls over the unhappy country , in which he be will wield a delegated Sovereignty ; and , unfortunately for himself , he wffl find little aid in the measures passed by the British Legislature , whatever he mav discover iu its money .

      In Despite Of One Of The Most Elaborate ...

      In despite of one of the most elaborate and energetic speeches which Lord Brougham ever delivered , the second reading of the Ten Horns' Bill was carried bv a majority of nearly five to one . Only eleven Peers , " in a House of sixty-four , were found willing to range themselves on tbe side of the exponent of the _totsyex / a / re princip le . In truth , they begin to _^ t generally ashamed of " this shabbiest of gospels th 3 t ever was preached , " as Carlyle pithily describes it . The ' * let-alone system " has brought Ireland to if hat it is . It is not faring very much better _^ ith ourselves ; _andVince the great Free Trade triump h of last session , there seems to be a reaction

      of the public mind . The opposite principle reached its culminating point with the repeal of tbe Corn jaws : since that it has declined . Legislators and peop le are willing to believe that there are more things , and important ones too , in heaven and earth than is dreamt of in the merely commercial p hilosop hy of Adam Smith and his disciples . The speeches by which the measure was supported in the House of Peers were worthy of the subject . The noble mover ( the Earl of Ellesmere ) proved his positions , by a mass of statistical evidence , in the most iriarap hant manner , and the speeches of the Bishops of London , Oxford , and St David ' s , were all of them

      excellent . The junior bishop , Dr Wilberforce , _exhibited on the occasion aU those high mental qualities , and that powerful aud heart-searching logic , which have so early in life won for him tbe distinguished position he now holds . We note especially the exertions of these prelates , because , while we are ready to condemn them whenever their conduct militates against the interests of the people , justice demands , when they aid them in obtaining more humane laws , and that protection for labour from the _oppressiDn of capital , for which the industrious classes have so long struggled , that we should record the fact ; and , by testifying gratitude for their help ,

      induce them to identify themselves still more closely and thoroughly with the cause of the people , and to sympathise with those efforts of the downtrodden classes to raise themselves horn tits condition of mere machines , to achieve more leisure for domestic intercourse and intellectual improvement ; thus fitting themselves to become better citizens and members of society , which constitute the most prominent traits of the age we live in . Toe Economists are bitterly mortified at their defeat- The Horning Chronicle on Toesday and Wednesday contained two articles , into which the concentrated essence of an overflowing bile was

      condensed . To believe the scribe who penned these diatribes , all the evils of Pandora ' s box are to be let loose on this doomed land , in consequence of this violation of the canons of modern political economy . The former vaticinations of these prophets have been so frequently falsified , that we can only wonder at the hardihood which prompts them again to occupy tie Delphic chair . The Ten Hours' Bill will become the law cf the land , and lay the foundation of a wiser , more humane , and more prosperous system of legislation than the present , which proceeds upon the principle that universal and undisguised selfishness is best calculated to promote the well-being of the community .

      The Other Great Fight Of The Week Has Be...

      The other great fight of the week has been upon the Bill for remodelling the constitution of the Poor Law Commission . The debate has , in fact , been one with a view to the hustings . The speeches have been electioneering speeches , with few exceptions . Of course in these exceptions we p lace first that of Mr Ferrand , whose earnest and determined hostility to the law , and the whole of its machinery , is past doubt and above suspicion . But there are other members who are not unwilling to make political capital out of this question whose sincerity in support of the great principle for which Mr Ferrand contends we should deem ofa very questionable character . As to the measure before the House , we are of opinion that if the law of 1844 is to be maintained at all , it is an improvement . The Poor Law Minister wil > be brought under direct Parliamentary responsibility The actions of himself and colleagues will have to face the light of day , like those of every other Go vernraent department ; and there will be no chanc of juggling and paltering with facts such as distinguished the now fallen Commission . But we are no satisfied with a mere change of the administration o ' the law ; the law itself requires to be amended , or rather abolished , in order that the country may once more revert to sounder princi p les than any that ever emanated from the Malthusian workshop . So far as the present contest goes , we look upon it as a mere sham fi g ht , and tbe measure itself not worth the enormous quantity of words tbat have been spent vpoa it .

      After The Steed Is Stolen The Stable-Doo...

      After the steed is stolen the stable-door 13 to be locked . The Chancellor of the Exchequer has come forward at tbe eleventh hour and moved for a bill , the object of wbich is to stop the passing of any more railway bills until the country works clear of its present difficulties , and fulfils its presen t * engagements . "Better late than never ; " but it wonld have been well that this subject should have been legislated for long before this .

      The Indications Of The End Of The Sessio...

      The indications of the end of the Session multip ly daily . " At this late period of the Session" is a sentence often in Ministerial mouths , and the rumour is that Parliament will be dissolved in the middle of next month , or , at all events , not later than tbe first week in July . The time is coming , therefore , when the Chartist body should be prepared to take the field at the General Election . Other parties are destitute of a rallying-cry or a single great principle to contend for . There Is , in fact , at present , scarcely any distinction between the occupants of the benches on opposite sides of the House . Peel and Russell virtually agree , and though Bentinck and Stanley may differ , yet that difference is , under the circumstances , more abstract than real or _practical _Kow is tbe time , therefore , for the Chartists , under their energetic and untiring leader , to take the field . The next General Election determines , in all probability , the character and complexion of Parliament for the next seven years . If Chartism be not represented by more members than Mr Duncombe , the fault will mainly ret with the Chartists themselves . If it is—if there are only _half-a-score of earnest and intelligent advocates ef the great principles of political equity sent to the next Parliament—it will not reach its close without witnessing a practical recognition of these principles . The battle of the League was fcugbt in St Stephen ' s . The struggle for the Charto will never be crowned with victory until it be faatsferred to the same arena .

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      _HlECEltiRXOCS . _^> As itis likely that some pages of the Star of Saturday neii win be occupied with the reports of tbe proceedings at O'Connorville , and the Birmingham _Tradea * Conference , we most request onr usual _correspondesfs to make their communications asbrief as possible . Tse _Scsscsimojr _Gojuoitbe for the defence of * Sel « b y and others , beg to fit-knowledge the following tarn's : — Prom the Manchester and _Salford United _Friendly Operative Baiters * Society , £ 5 ; from the _Cabinetmakers' Society of Bochdale , £ 110 s . ; Bricklaytr _^ Society of ditto , £ 3 ; Grinders' ditto ditto , £ l ; South Lambeth Qbartists , 7 s . ; Boilermakers' Society , £ 10714 s . 6 _Jd . Vn Heed , Secretary . P . S . —The _Boilermakew _haveafiirthermim to teal .

      All * _ubseJiptions _fortheabovefondtobesenttolli Wm . Herd , « . Sale-street , Manchester . _W . _Wtttuiis , Chepstow , will oblige by giving ne the * faUaddreu of Messrs Evans and Co ,, we will then send the order for enclosure . _AtHieH-cuDEE-LTNE _. —The " AddreM"reqmrM revision and some little curtailment to render it fit for publication ; but as we are required to insert "the whole , " and not " curtail it at all , " we are compelled to exclude it . I . W ., ah _On > FissBOBT Cbaktist , Manchester . —We sever received it at this office . Ton had better inquire at Mr K _/ soffice , in Manchester . » .-Befer to _theprlcei at Smithfield Market ,

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      Ms . A . Rides , Devonport—Send to Mr T . M . Wheeler , 83 , Dean-street , Soho . Th « Ballot jo * thb _O'Conmrnax Tea T » at . —To the Chartist Publie . — Friends :-When the above project _wat first thought of , we anticipated that a sum sumcient to purchase a four-acre share in the Land Company foreach of _thevictims , would be quickl y realUed but * are sorry to say that up to this time we have not received sufficient to purchase a single three-acre share . These facts are a disgrace to the great bulk ol the Chartist body , who , whilst they justly clamour for a fair remuneration for their own labour , leave those Teterans who bare devoted a life-time to secure their right * , and those widows and orphans who have become victims for their sakes , to pine in misery , want , and destitution ! ask yourselves , should such things be ! How can we expect men of talent to fight the battle of right against might—labour against capitalwith no other prospect brf . ire them than a reception in the accursed Bastile for themselves and families , as a reward for their useful services ! It is preposterous for

      us to complain of the injustice we suffer , whilst we are _unjatt to those who have devoted their time , talent , and attention to our cause . Have professing Chartists , like the _generality of professing Christians , no end in view but their own persoaal interest ! if not , they misunderstand the holy principles they profess . Practical _Ciiartisin is practical Christianity—torendor assistance where it is required , but more especially where it is due . Are we not indebted to the victims for what they have attempted to do for us , and for the light and knowledge they have diffused amongst us ! If so , let us blot out the foul stain which our apathy and indifference has fastened upon us . A good opportunity is now offered to those who have it in their power to contribute a trifle towards placing tbeir victims in a comfortable position , and to do which would be an banour to the Chartist body . We again implore all who have it in their power to aid us in this holy cause ! We well know that the depression of trade , combined with the enormous price that food has attained , renders it utterly impossiUefor badly paid workmen to contribute 6 d . ; but we are confident thatexclusive of these , there are

      thousands who ( if willing ) conld readily accomplish the desired object . We have received bat one subscription from Manchester , the great emporium of Chartism ! From Liverpojl , and from the greater number of dintricts , nothing at all !! To what is this criminal indifference attributable ! We cannot refrain from blaming the leading men in most _localities ; they have been earnestly entreated to place the project and its importance before their meetings , and we feel confident if they would comply with this desire , a great sum could jet be realized . We hope they will give us their assistance , and proceed to the good work . Thomas Almond , Secretary . P . S . —Post-office Orders to be made payable to Thomas Almond , trunk maker , Bilston ; and all letters addressed to Joseph Linney , _Higl' -street , Bilston . _CosTisoATios of Subscriptions for the T « a-tray up to

      Tuesday , Hay the 18 th ;—J . Tweedy , Bridgewater , C subscriptions ; E . Barley , Manchester , 1 ; A . Elliott , "Newcastle , 1 ; W . Daniels , Douglas , 1 ; J . Bell , St Helens , 4 ; J . Shaw , Loudon , 2 ; J . Hunter , Eastngtonlane . 3 ; J . Ley , _Carrington , 10 ; J . Wilson , Wellingborough , !; J . Patterson , Birmingham , 1 ; G . Sutcliffe _, Todmorden _, 2 The subscribers are respectfully informed that the valne of the tea-tray is £ 110 s ., and that one of the same quality and workmanship could not be bought from tbe manufacturer for less . Thomas Almond , Secretary . Vise- hos . —By railway to _Birmingham , thence by railway to _Gloucester , and then ten miles by coach . Visit to _O'Consouvilie . - On Monday next tbe Paddingtomans will leave the Coach Painters' Arms , Circusstreet , New-road , precisely at half-pa 6 t six o ' clock in the morning . On reaching Paddington _. green , the

      Tans "ill make a _temporary stand , for a few minutes only , to take up their friends in that locality . They will proceed to tbeir destination by way of Pinner , that being a much nearer route . Notice . —We hare received a Post-office Order from _Edinburgh , dated May 13 , for' the sum ef £ 1 8 s . 2 d . Whosentit ! Whatisitf . r ! It is strange that some of our friends are so busy in these slack times as not to hive an opportunity of enclosing a single line with tbeir remittances . This is the fourth . Economist . —We cannot undertake to give the required instructions . If "belonging to the Land or Charter _Association , uo doubt the friends at the Land office will advise you on your arrival . You may easily walk

      from _Eiision-square station to the office , 83 , Deanstreet , Soho . J . _Baows , Preston . —Thanks for tbe kindly wishes and warm interest for the objects of the committee expressed in yonr letter . We bitterly deplore the misery to which iron-binded Capital has reduced the suffering people of Preston . Jobs Boll , Ship-street , —Send your money to London to the Land-office . J . ahd T . Beattie and D . Lasc—Your communication has been received and shall be attended to . Opkssh aw . —Yonr letter should have heen sent where we have sent it , to Mr O'Connor . Me J . Withers , Birmhigham . —Call at this office while in town .

      LEGAL . 3 f OTICE The immense number of cases which I daily receive , particularly of private ones , many of them of great importance and requiring much time and consi deration , compel me to request that no fresh private cases may lie forwarded to me before the fifth of June next in order that I may get through those now on hand . _Ern-est Josks . James Wicks , Brighton . —If yon will send me the copy of the will and other documents mentioned in your letter , I will attend to your case . Geobge Habmso . —A . may require a larger rent for his share of the property ; but , should B . refuse to ' . g ive it , lie cannot turn B . out of possession except cf his ( A . ' s ) share by a partition . William _Hooset . —I have written to Mr _O'Bryen on the subjectofyourletter . H . C , Wisbeacb . —I suppose the brother and sisters were

      all legitimate . If so , the sisters were entitled to the real property , as coheirs to their late brother ; and to his personal property , as his only next of kin ; but they must administer to the personalty . J . W ., Mottram .-I suppose yuu did not take the stable and the other premises at _separatej-ents , but at one entire rent for the whole . If so , your landlord cannot distrain , unless there has been a fresh agreement respecting the rent of the premises whichyou still occupy ; but he can maintain action for use and occupation . Joa . v Staxdish . —Your landlord may distrain again , but not the necessary tools or implements of your trade . He * will , however , "it is to be hoped , deal leniently with

      you , as well in consideration of the hardness of the times upon poor men , as of your having been so long bis tenant . C . IIobst . —Yonr son , I suppose , is under age , aud the will , I presume , directs the interest to be paid to you during his minority . If so , you can recover the interest , but yon must produce reasonable proof of yonr son being alive . J . K ., Dukenfield . —I will mention about your papers . Cbables _Allissos , Sheffield . —I do not clearly _understand your last communication . Was Mr Yates or Mrs Yates the mortgagee of the property ? It appears they are both dead . It must be shown who is the personal representative ( executor or administrator ) of the

      mortg-gee . Jonx Gibbs . —Get your friend George Ashwell to state your case plainly and concisely . I cannot at all understand your letter . W . T ., Stourbridge . —Yourself and your brothers and sisters are entitled to the legacy . C . S . G . R . —The legatees have a right to their legacies , unless the executors can show tbat the assets of their father were not sufficient to pay his debts . Robi . vso . v SrABaiE . —If you will send me tlie particulars of your case I shall b _« better able to say whether you can be advised to comply with the demand for £ -20 . Richard Pottage , Chappie Ardwich . —You must proceed against ttigg for tlie money he has illegally obtained from you in the Small Debts' Court , and bring Mr Dean forward as your witness . A Seven Years' Sobsckibee . —You had best come to an

      arrangement with the Loan Society . T . D ., Woodhouse . —If the debtor has no other property than tools , clothes , furniture , and such other things as are namedin the Act , and they do not exceed the value of £ 5 , they cannot he taken and sold . John Fox , fiewsbnry . —The action , I presume , was com . roenced before the Small Debts ' - Act came into operation , and the ' cause must be decided by the Court in which it was commenced ; but if you obtain a verdict , you will not have to pay the defendant's costs . V . C . P ., Manchester . —Yes . Blackburn and Sox , Manchester . —If you either can prove the order for tbe lathe and the delivery , or the promise to pay , vou may recover the debt in the Small

      Debts' Court . I have written to Joseph Drabble , according to tho address you gave , and the letter has been returned by the Post-office . Animus . —If the will was made since the passing of the late Wills'Act , two witnesses are sufficient , even though it devises real property . The legacy to the witness is void . Thomas _Belsueb , Redford , near Leigh . —If you will send me a copy of the will , and show how you make out your claim under it , I will advise upon your case . A . Z . —Apply at the Registrar ' s Office . Joseph Court , _Hulme . —Yes ; in case the deed founding the Institution authorises such call , but not otherwise . Where questions arise upon deeds , wills , or other documents _, a copy or extract should always accompany the

      case . 3 . S ., Lambeth . —I « o ; to yonr first question . If sbebad sufficient cause for leaving her husband , she may proceed against him in the Ecclesiastical Court for a separation and alimony ( maintenance money ) , or , should she become chargeable to the parish , in that case her husband may be called upon to support her . Levi Watson , Bradford . —The heir-at-law , or supposed heir-at-law , may take possession of the property - , but , if it is in the holding of tenants , they may refuse to pay their rents to the supposed heir without an iudemnity , till he either proves the death of a Simeon Peel , or till

      such length of time has elapsed as to afford a fair presumption of his death . Willi ah Gkandiso . v . —Yon must inform me by whom the money was left , to whom it was leit , and in what year . . R . Y ., Horbury , Yorkshire . —You have not seDt a copy of the agreement , though in your letter you say you have : you must send a copy . John Hendebsos , Windy Nook . —1 st , Yes . 2 nd , Not without a warrant The law does not permit what is termed " an excessive distress" to be made , but as much may "ha taken as will be likely to satisfy the sum raised _^ vith costs . 3 rd , The Small Debts' Act does not alter th e law in ecclesiastical matters .

      _FisLA'Jr Blackwood , Glasgow . — Apply to a Scotch _lawj" _« r . _James Cumxiko , Edinburgh . — The Conference has no power _. _' o alter anj of tbe rules contained in the deed , except in " caBes specifically provided for by the deed . 0 . P . Q . —It " being 34 years sincey our grandfather's death , and your t _^ ber ana yourself having been out of possession during the whole of that period , your right to the property is ch , ariy 0 st umess 5 onor ?< _"" " _&**<* ( or one of you ) have be _mAer some lc 8 « disability , as insanity , residence beyond seas , etc . Tell me when your father died , andii w England ; and if he resided always in England aud wai / of und mmd : _ l supposejrou are and always have bee 1 ' » ct sound _nund and _twteit in England .

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      A Sbbbst _Chabtist . —If a pledge is not redeemed within twelve months , or the time _extended , it , the pledge becomes the property of the pawnbroker ; but in your case the pawnbroker ' s conduct would seem to have been very discreditable . J . C , Bristol . —Your case depends upon this—namely , whether John Trew conveyed the property to his mother absolutely , or only for her life ; and unless either the conveyance itself ; can be seen , or a copy , or the draft of it , it must be quite imposssible to give an opinion on the case . If tbe name of the solicitor who prepared the deed is known , inquiries _respecting it should be made of him . IVhen was themortgage made by John Trew ' _s

      mother ; and is the name of the solicitor who _prepared it known ; and is John Trew ' s mother dead , aud when did she die ! An Olp _Chabtist . —You omitted to pay the postage . All letters not prepaid will not be attended to . A Youkq Chartist . —If the legacies are charged by the will on the freehold , you must pay them . The _legacies do not affect your right to vote . J . S ., Sowerby . —I think the church must be considered as a parochial church . With respect to the _church-- rate , I infer from yonr letter that the motion for the rate was negatived ; and if it was , the ratepayers , or any of them , may resist thepaymentof the rate .

      Receipts Or Thb National Co Operative La...

      RECEIPTS Or THB NATIONAL CO OPERATIVE LAND COMPANY . PER MR O'CONNOR . SECTION No . 1 , ( BARES . Westminster .. _sgd 12 0 Sewport _, Mon-S . L . B . .. 0 8 0 mouth .. £ 0 5 0 Whittington and Arbroath .. 0 9 3 Cat .. M 0 16 o Wisbeacb . .. 0 17 John Farrow .. 0 10 Birmingham , Wigan ,. 2 5 3 Goodwiu .. 012 0 Ditto , No . 2 .. 0 5 0 Manchester .. 2 18 Dewsbury .. 018 4 Rochdale .. 0 2 0 Nottingham .. 0 7 0 Thos . Moore .. 0 2 0 Shrewsbury .. 0 10 0 Ashton - under-New Radford ., 0 3 0 Lyne .. 17 0 Hull .. .. 026 Macclesfield .. 300 Great Da wlcy .. 0 3 4 Derby .. 015 0 Birmirgham Clene _. _'Vo . l .. 010 0 ( Ship ) .. 0 10 Leicester , Astill 1 0 0 £ 1 G 17 6

      SECTION No . 2 . Edward Smith .. 0 10 0 Hull .. .. 060 Wm . shute .. 0 2 0 Chipping Norton 0 & 6 Jas . Hill .. 10 0 Birmingham Westminster .. 0 12 (! ( Ship ) .. 0 10 Stalybridge .. 10 0 Stockton-on-Tees 0 16 Halifax .. 0 5 0 Arbroath .. 014 0 Markinch .. 015 6 J . Stevenson , Whittington and Cullen .. 10 0 Cat . .. 10 6 Norwich 6 4 0 Dockhoad .. 17 4 Birmingham , John "Fletcher .. 0 5 0 Goodwin .. 0 8 6 _Wjgan » 0 5 0 Manchester .. 1 15 6 Bridgewater , Kinghorn .. 0 10 i Tweedy » 019 6 Haworth .. 418 « Liverpoo' .. I 19 6 Chelmsford .. 13 6 Geo . Bishop .. 0 2 0 Rochdale _.. 0 6 3 Dewsbury .. 2 2 2 C . Gwilliam .. 2 0 0 Northwich .. 112 6 Chepstow .. 011 6 Nottingham .. 5 6 0 Ashburton .. 0 3 6 _Stafford - 0 16 Ashtou ,. 015 0 Shrewsbury , Torquay .. 13 0 Powell .. 0 8 0 Nuneaton .. 0 12 0 New Radford .. 0 . 1 6 Derby .. .. 0 U 0 Bilston .. 2 0 0 Colne . . .. 010 Bath .. .. 513 0 Banbury .. 2 0 0 Lambeth .. 3 0 0 £ 55 19 7

      SECTION No . 3 . George Lever . Birmingham _edce .. .. 0 2 6 ( Ship ) .. 6 3 8 Sandbach .. 135 0 Accriugton .. 4 18 8 Lynu , Buuton .. 2 0 0 _Stocktou-ou-Tees 1 5 U K . H ... „ 0 2 4 W . Findfay .. 10 0 T . B . _ .. O 10 0 Newport , Mon-Jiis . Mealing * . 0 2 6 month 19 6 ) , V . F . Kke ., 0 5 0 Wootton-under-Ebenezer Seager 0 10 4 Edge .. 6 6 4 J . Hampton .. 0 14 Arbroath .. 2 13 5 J . Gyles » 0 5 0 Bury St Edmunds 0 19 0 J . _Rovall .. 0 7 6 Wisbeacb .. 14 7 J . Bouell .. 0 2 10 Norwich .. 17 2 Westminster .. 2 0 0 Birmingham , Richd . Smith .. 10 0 Goodwin .. 1 16 0 Stalybridge ~ 9 0 0 Manchester ,. 26 3 3 Halifax .. 3 2 0 Clitheroe .. 10 0 0 Mountain .. 0 16 Haworth .. 5 ( 4 Whittington and ' Bolton .. 1 * 2 0 0 Cat .. .. 4 6 7 Chelmsford .. 2 2 8 J . Thornhill .. 0 6 0 Rochdale .. 1 11 8 William Wilson .. 0 16 Wm . Lampard .. 4 10 e Geo . Don .. 0 0 6 Wm . Pierce ., 0 3 0 Jas . Hill .. 010 0 Thos . Kyne ., 0 6 0 Geo . Brass .. 0 110 Bermondsey .. 0 2 5 Wigan .. 2 3 0 A . Blatchley „ 0 10 Bridgewater , Chepstow ., 0 4 0 Tweedy .. 0 7 0 Ashburton .. 3 lo 4 _Keailworth .. 2 0 0 _ilolvtuwa .. 2 13 2 S . 11 . Calt .. 0 10 Swindon .. 7 4 0 r . R , E . l ' owelL , 0 2 4 Korthwich .. 015 0 Oldham 5 0 0 Ashton under

      .. - . W . SpringhaU .. 5 4 4 Lyne .. 19 5 8 Stourbridge M 4 15 6 Stow - on - the-Liverpool .. 8 10 Wold .. 7 2 0 Rochester _» 7 lo 0 Holmnrth .. 5 13 4 Dewsbury .. 12 lC 0 Macc . esfield .. 7 0 0 Wandsworth .. 013 7 Raglund .. 0 6 0 Geo . Grec _' n .. 0 10 0 _Torquay .. 2 18 3 Korthwich .. 013 4 Gainsborough .. 4 5 0 "Nottingham .. 7 8 3 Doncaster .. 13 7 7 Wolverhampton 5 0 0 Leeds .. .. 5 0 0 Stafford .. 0 7 6 Nuneaton .. 0 10 Stalybridge .. 8 16 8 Derby .. 3 10 Red Jlarley .. 1 U 2 Wm . Whitehead 10 0 New Radford .. 2 7 5 Colne .. .. 0 13 6 Bilston _„ 8 0 0 Bradford .. 7 0 0 W . Birrell , Leith 5 4 0 Bramhope .. 1 12 6 C Burns , Blyth .. 0 5 0 Bacup .. 5 0 0 J . Todd , ditto .. e 5 0 Birmingham .. 0 10 0 Bath .. .. 28 IS 0 Banbury .. £ 11 ( I 0 Hexham .. o 10 6 Leicester , Astill .. 9 0 0 Hull .. .. 611 6 Banisley .. 5 0 0 Chipping Norton 0 7 4 Northampton .. 15 0 0 Northampton .. 5 0 O Charles Bell .. 5 4 4 Great Dawley .. 2 2 0 Wm . Reid .. 0 7 6 "Sliddlesborough 0 14 8 Thomas _Harri-. Stockport .. 10 0 0 sou .. .. 1 0 0 Romford „ 0 0 0 Hammersmith .. 0 10 0 £ 41512 3

      EXPENSE -FUND . Jonah Bonell .. 0 2 0 Birmingham Halifax „ 1 13 0 ( Ship ) 0 2 0 Bridgewater „ o 1 6 _Stocktou-on . Tces 0 7 6 W . SpriiigaU „ 0 2 0 Newport , _Mon-. Stourbridge .. 0 4 6 mouth .. 0 8 6 Liverpool .. 01410 Wootton-uuder-Mossley w 0 2 0 Edge 0 7 0 W . Shaw .. 0 10 Norwich .. 0 7 0 Dewsbury .. 0 10 1 AsLburton .. 0 16 Geo . Green .. 0 2 0 Swindon » 216 0 Northwich _„ 0 16 Torquay .. 0 7 5 Nottingham ., 111 9 Derby <• 0 2 9 Stalybridge .. 13 4 Colne .. ,. 0 1 9 Bath .. .. o 10 0 Coventry .. 10 0 Hexham .. 013 0 Birmingham , Hull .. .. o 10 o Pare * .. 0 5 0 Great Dawley .. 0 3 o Chas . Bell .. 0 2 0 £ 14 8 2

      Total Land Fund-, Mr O'Connor, Section N...

      total land fund-, Mr O ' Connor , Section No . 1 ... 16 17 6 Mr O'Connor , Section No . 2 ... 65 19 7 Mr O'Connor , Section No . 3 ... 415 12 3 Expense Pond ... .., 14 S 2 £ 602 17 6

      For' The Bane. Sums Previously Acknowled...

      for' the bane . Sums previously acknowledged 2 , 138 lo . 3 For the Week ending the 20 ih May ,, ,, 221 7 ll £ 2 , 360 3 2 T . M . _Wbesleu , Financial Secretary

      Receipts Op National Charter Association...

      RECEIPTS OP NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . Marylebone .. .. .. . « 0 4 0

      Repayments To Mr O'Connor On Account Of ...

      REPAYMENTS TO MR O'CONNOR ON ACCOUNT OF DEBT DDE BY DEFENCE FUND . W . Shute ,, 018 Westminster .. o l 6 _Piiubury » 0 0 4 _ £ 02 W

      Receipts Of The Victims' Committee. West...

      RECEIPTS OF THE VICTIMS' COMMITTEE . Westminster ., 0 0 7 MrMaverty ., o 2 0 Finsbury m 0 6 9 Birmingham , Goodwin „ 0 2 0 £ 0 11 4 Tnojus Clabk , Secretary .

      The Land.—The Public Are Informed That T...

      The Land . —The Public are _informed that the Third Section of the National Land Company will close on tbe 1 st of June next .

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      ( From the Gazette of Tuesday , May 18 . ) Edwin Wood , King William-street , tobacconist—Thos . Wallis , Oxford-street , woollen draper—John Marriott Blasbfield , Albion-wharf , Blackfriars , cement manufacturer—John Simpson , late of Old 'Change , common carrier —John Hitchins , Chiehe 6 ter-place , Gray ' _s-innroad , and Upper Whitecross-streer , leather seller—Kit-lid . Wade , Cheapside , tailor— ( J . Fuvton _, Longfloet , innkeeper —J . _PiekettjEverett-strectiBrunswick-squarc , cow-keeper -Robert Graham , _Clapham-common , Surrey , lodging _, house keeper—James _Philippo , Cross-street , Finsbury ,

      dealer in horses—Thomas Fitch , Duke street , Tooleystreet , Borough , hop merchant—Charles Vyse , _Ludgatestreet , straw-bonnetmaker— Abel Quarterman , Oxford , glover—John Robinson , jun ., Fenchurehstrcet , chymist —William Harris , Abcrystwith , mineral agent-Frederick Berner , West Kirby and Birkenhead , tea dealer—Joseph Mather , Reek-ferry , Cheshire , builder—Charles Tabor and William Clarke , _iottingham , lace n anufacturers—William Stanton , Lenton , _Nottinghamshire , lacemaker—George Webster , Staincross , Yorkshire , naihnaker—William and Robert Wild , Gigg in Heap , Lancashire , bleachers—John Dickinson , Manchester , bookbinder-John Berkley , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , merchant .

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      Died at Merthyr Ty ivB , on Sunday , the 10 th tost , after several years' severe illness , Mr Daniel Llewelin , tholandlord of the Three norse Shoes . He was a sterling Chartist , and a constant subscriber to the "Northern S i ? _-V d 1 times ready to aid in promoting the cause of Liberty . His remains were accompanied to _thepJace of interment by a large _numberof the _frienda of liberty .

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      THAMES . —Chaeoe or Wilful _Mcsnea .-Gilbert Macdonald , a ship joiner , wag charged with the wilful murder of hU wife Agnes , thepartlculars of which we stated in last week ' s Star ; and against whom the coroner s jury had alread y returned a verdict of wilful murder , for having beat his wife In a brutal manner on the afternoon of Saturday , the 8 th instant , and . jumped upon her . She died of a rupture of the intestines fourteen hours afterwardF , and it was proved on the inquest that two libs were fractured , and that she had also received other injuries sufficient to cause death . The surgeon had never seen a body more horribly bruised and mangled than thatof the deceased . On Monday all the witnesses - examined before the coroner repeated their evidence , and tbe prisoner ' s son , a boy ei _^ ht years of age , again deposed to his father ill-using his mother .

      and jumping upon her . An additional witness , William Taplin , a police constable , No . 234 K , was examined for tho first time on Monday . He stated that Macdonald had been twice in custody before for beating the deceased and that in 1839 she was in the hospital for three weeks , in consequence ef her husband outting her head open with a candlestick , Tho deceased was addicted to drinking , and had been very often in custody for drunkenness . The prisoner , on being called oh for his dtfence , held down his headand said nothing . Mr Ballantine said—• ' I shall commit you for wilful murder . " The _depositions were then formally taken , and in the afternoon they were read over to the prisoner , who appeared to be labouring under great mental excitement . He sobbed loudly , and continually exclaimed , «« The Lord have mercy on me 1 " He kissed his boy in a most affectionate manner , and was led from the dock in a state of mind bordering on distraction .

      _UARliBOROUGH-STREET . —A New Version or " Histobic Fancies . " —Mr Clarkion , accompanied by Viscount Pollington , the member for _Pontefract , and several other gentlemen , applied for a . peace warrant against the Hob . G . P . S . Smythe , member for the ciiy of Canterbury , under the following circumstances : — Mr Clarkson said he was deputed by the noble viscount to make application to tbe magistrate for a peace warrant against the hon . member for Canterbury , for endeavouring to provoke the noble viscount to a breach of the peace , by inciting him to fight a duel . It appeared that on the previous evening the noble viscount was surprised at receiving a letter from Mr Smythe , which was couched in such strong terms as to cause him much alarm . The purport of the letter was , that the writer had received a communication from Lord Manners of : the noble viscount ' s intention te take the chair at the ensuing Eton

      dinner , which-is to take place on Saturday next , and calling upon him , as . aman of honour , and the son-in-law of the Earl of _Orforcj , to forego that intention , on pain of being called upon by the houourable writer to give that satisfaction due from one gantleman to another . He ( Mr Clarkson ) did not feel bound to make the letter public , but would call upon tbe noblo viscount to state upon oath that the above lettir was written by the Honourable Mr Sroj the , with the intention of provoking a breach of the peace . Viscount Pollington , on being snorn _, said that on the previous evening he received the leitei produced by the learned gentleman , and identified it as being in the handwriting of the Honourable Mr Smythe . He believed it to have been written to provoke a _' _ouel . Mr Bingham said , on looking over the letter he was led to bslieve that a duel was intended , and to put o stop . to the honourable member ' s warlike propensities he would grant the warrant .

      On Monday , the Hon . Mr Smythe attended before Mr Bingham to put in bail to keep the peace towards Vis . count PolliuBton , M . P ., who had on Saturday made a drclaration to the effect , that in consequence of certain expressions iu a letter written to him by Mr Smjthe _, he verily _be'if red it was tbe intention ot Mr Smythe to provoke him to a duel . Mr Bingham required two bail of £ 500 each , in addition to the _defendant ' s own recognizance iu ££ 01 ) . Mr H . Baiilie ,. M . P ., and Mr B . Cochrane , M _. P ., offered thcmselveB as bail , and were immediately accepted . Mr Smythe , who was accompanied by Lord John Manners and his bail , having executed the required formalities , then left the Court .

      SOUTHWARK . —Alleged Attempt at Mdbdeb . — James _Morrisj a young man , son of a tradesman in Newin ton-causeway , was charged with having discharged a loaded pistol at Frances Mary _Colemun Morris , his wife , with intent to kill her . The complainant , a genteel looking young woman , stated 6 he was married to the prisoner iu March , 1846 , but was separated from him for _s-ime time , owing to-his improper conduct , and siuce that time , had been living at home with her father , accountant and estate agent , at Bridge-house-place . On Friday last prisoner called on her , and said that he intended to give her a boa and shawl , and begged that she would meet him the same evening , in erder tbat be might let her have them . She however refused to meet him alone , but intimated that she had no objection to

      be at the place of appointment with a female friend , She was accordingly accompanied to Wcymouth-Btreet by a Mrs Staples , a friend of tbe family . When thev arrived at the place , the prisontr was waiting there for them , and he led them through several obscure streets and lanes in the neighbourhood , until at length they came to a very unfrequented spot , when she , being imratient , complained that he was leading them about to no purpose . He said that they would get to tbe house where the boa and shawl | were ' immediately , and they stopped for a moment , and while she stooped , the prisoner discharged a pistol at her head . She heard the report , saw the flash , and also distinctly heard a whiz as if a bullet or shot , she could not say which , passed near the side of her head . At the same Instant she

      • creamed out , and the prisoner ran one way and she another , until she . reached a house , into which she ran for protection . She added , that a warrant had been obtained against the prisoner a short timo since for assaulting htr , aud that he did not appear to the process , nor bad she seen him for some time previously to the evening in question . In reply to Mr Cottingham , the complainant said she did not see the pistol , the act was done so instantaneously , but heard the click of the trigger , and the report at the moment the flash crossed her eyes . Her bonnet was not singed , aud she only suffered from the fright occasioned by such a circumstance . The prisoner had frequently quarrelled with her , and was of a very turbulent spirit , so much so , that he had been in custody , and held to bail for assaulting

      and threatening the life of his own mother . Mrs Ann Staples corroborated this evideiice . Prisoner—This it all a conspiracy against me , I did not hre a pistol at my wife , for , in faet , I had no pistol to fire . Tin re was no report or flash , or anything of the kind . If I bad fired a pistol I should have run away , but I remained near the spot , where my wife said she was shot at , and it is not likely if 1 had attempted _tuch an act , tbat I should have stopped behind . Her father as well as herself have a spite against me , and all they want Is to get rid of me by any means through law . Her father toak out a warrant against me ou purpose to have me locked up , and he was the cause of our separation . When my wife left me , she wentunder the protection of another man . She afterwards left the man , and I took

      her in again , and lately she went down to Dudley to her grandmother's , and hud only recently come up from that place , when , by her father's interference , we again separated , and I declare that the story about the pistol ia all a fabrication . Mr Cottingham—Then do you denj beiog with your wife and Mrs Staples on the evening ot Friday ? Prisoner—I was with them , your wowliip . I wrote a note to my wife to come for her shawl that was iu my possession , and she came with Mrs Staples for it , and she screamed out all in a moment , and ran away , _spying that I had fired at her . I did make a noise with my finger and thumb , aud likely she might have supposed it was tbe click of a pistol , but it was no such thing ; it ' s all a plan to get rid of me , as my wife thinks then tbat she can do as she pleases . I again declare most solemnly that I had no pistol , and that it ' s all a base conspiracy to ruin me , Mr Ballantine how called

      forward the complainant , and asked her particular whether she could have been mistaken on the occasionwhether tlie noise he described he made with bis finger and thumb might have been mistaken by her for the noise of the trigger of a pistol ? Tbe reply was that she ( complainant ) could not havo been _mistaken on the point ; that she distinctly heard the report , as well as the neise made by a bullet or shot passing near her head . Mrs Staples was also re-called , and she still adhered to the inaccuracy of the prisoner ' s _statement ; that it was ridiculous for the prisoner to assert that he had snapped his lingers , for she distinctly saw the flash , and heard the report of a pistol close to the complainant's head . Mr Cottingham said he should remand the prisoner in order tbat inquiry should be forthwith made respecting the pistol used on the occasion , and also to procure the attendance of some other parties who heard the report of the weapon at tbe time it was fired off .

      On re-examination , on the following day , other witnesses were examined—none of whom had heard the report of a pistol —and after additional evidence , Mr Cottingham laid it y <& b very extraordinary no porson had come forward who had heard the report of a pistol on the night in question , although several people were about at the time . Mr Cottingham , after commenting on the evidence at considerable length , said , under all circumstances he should remand the prisoner in order to give further time to collect evidence . MARYLEBONE —The Police _Again . —Two females , Martha Pattman and Sarah Haynes , described as needle _, women , were charged with robbery , and an allegation oi a serious nature was made against a police officer . Harme , r lul S , gave " evidence to the effect that , on Tuesday morning , about two o ' clock , he met the prisoners in Clarenceroad , Camden Town , and observing that tbey had some thing under their shawls , asked them what it was . Their

      replies were not satisfactory , and on pulling the said shawls open he found upon each of tbe prisoners two plants in pots , which Pateman stated that she had been authorised by another censtahle to take from the window of a house . They were then conveyed to the station and locked up . Mrs Harvey , Leyborn-road , Camden Town , identified tbe four plants as being her property . Pateman had set forth that the constable who had told her that she might have the plants had been guilty of indecent behaviour towards her , and tbe officer Cooper , 278 S , who was doing duty on the beat , wafl accordingly sent for , when she immediately recognised him as the person by whom she bad been ill-treated . The whole of tbe evidence in support of the charge of robbery having been given ,. the prisoner ( Pateman ) was asked what she bad to say , Pateman : Your worship _, _as I was going down the road , I met 276 ( pointing to Cooper ) . He began pulling me about , aud turning on his lamp showed me the plants , which he laid I might take away for what they were good

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      for . He then forced njc into a building , where he took very indecent liberties with m _« . : Mr Jtawlin ' _son : Do you mean that he had connection with you there t Pateman : Yes , sir . Mr _Rawlinson : Where ' was the other woman , Haynes ! Pateman : She was outside , sir j and had done all she _eould to preveht him from taking me into the boiise . As we-were going away with the plants we met the other policeman , and I told him that 276 had said I might have them . Haynes said " The _policsraan gave us leave to have the flowers , and I saw him drag her into the building . " Cooper asserted that all that had been stated by the prisoners was false . Mr Rawlinson committed both the prisoners for trial , and told Inspector Champneys that when it _oame on , it would _ba advisable for Cooper to be present .

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      For The Protection Of Industry

      FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDUSTRY

      " Union For The Mmion."

      " Union for the MMion . "

      The Central Committee Of The Above Assoc...

      The central committee of the above Association beg to inform their numerous friends tbat , in consequence of their having to proceed to Birmingham to meet the country portion of their body , they are not able to give any report . This paper will contain a lengthy report of the proceedings of the Annual Conference of our body in its next week's impression .

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      TRADES' MOVEMENTS London House Paintkrb' Operative Society , ior the Physical , Moral , and Mental _Improvement of its Members . —The above society , whieh only dates its foundation from Ootoberlast , already numbers more than three hundred members , and is rapidly progrossing . The founders of the society seeing tbe demoralising influences , and the want of business habits engendered by meeting for trades purposes in _ta- _'erns , resolved to effect a change for the better . With this view they drew up an address—and , to use the words of the president , " got the trades own journal , the Northern Star , to publish it whole and entire . " They were speedily enabled te take a portion of tbe Literary and Scientific Institution , Johnstreet ; Tottenham-court-road , as offices , where tie committee meet for the transaction of business , every . Wednesday evening . The objects of the society are— ' Firstly , —The thorough organisation ef their own body as a trade .

      Secondly , —To elevate themselves in the scale of society , mentally , morallj _* , socially , and physically . To which end they purpose establishing classes for mutual instruction in their own peculiar line of business , in order that they may become equally proficient with French or other artists in designing and ornamental painting . To have frequent lectures delivered on scientific subjects , interesting to the trade at large . To establish a library of particular and general books . To provide an asylum or provident college for their

      aged and infirm- members . They hope , at a very early period , to be enabled either to lease or purchase an Operative House Painters Trades' Hall . As " all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy , '' they very wisely resolved to furnish forth some unexceptionable and most agreeable recreation for its members , the profits resulting from which to go in support of the wise and benevolent objects of tlie institution . Accordingly a festival took place in the hall of the Literary and Scientific Institution , John-street , Tottenham-corn troad , on Monday evening , May 17 , designated by tbe French and somewhat aristocratic title of a

      soiree musicale dansante , but was neither more nor less than a very agreeable concert , ball , and tea party . The platform was tastefully decorated . with two monster vases , filled with fragrant flowers . The Apollonicon Society lent their valuable aid on tbe occasion , and , aided by the choir of the institution very ably performed several of the most admired conn positions of those great masters , Weber , Bishop , Ac-Mr Jennings was the leader on the occasion , Miss Deither presided at the organ , and Mr Webb officiated as master of the ceremonies . The ball consisted of the most fashionable and popular dances of the day . In the course of the evening an excellent tea was supplied in Mr Davies ' _s best style to not less than two hundred and fifty of the company , much to their satisfaction . Between the first and second parts of the concert ball , for son ? and dances followed alternately . The president delivered an appropriate address . The evening was spent in the greatest hilarity .

      - The _Ansual Conference of tiie Boor and Shokmakkrs was opened at Bury , Lancashire , on Monday , May 3 rd , when the following delegates took their seats : —West-End Men ' s Men , Mr Warner ; City Men ' s Men , Mr M'Carlhy ; Sheffield , Mr Sullivan ; Stafford , Mr Ward ; Northampton , Mr Kearns ; Leeds , Mr Stewart ; Leeds section , Mr Brook ; Birkenhead , Mr Wattleworth ; Belfast , Mr Ward ; Ashton , Mr Gudgeon ; Bury , Mr Ireland . Blackburn , Mr Cruise ; _Newiasile , Mr Leeroan ;' Carlisle , Mr M'Vey . Mr M'lntyre was allowed to take his seat as a member of the Administrative Committee . Mr Daniel Sullivan was called to the chair , and Mr Ireland to the vice-chair . Mr M' Intyre was elected as sub-secretary to the Conference . The Conference sat the whole of the week . The following is a brief account of the principal business

      transacted .. A . very lengthened discussion took place on the propriety of raising an Available Fund . Several delegates argued that unless the association was based on the principles of property , their efforts to amend the condition of their fellow-shopmates would prove unavailing . It was finally resolved , on the motion of Mr Warner , a circular bo issued to every section of the association , containing a resolution to be voted on by all its members proposing a regular contribution of 2 d . per week , the one-half to be appropriated to an available fund , the other half to pay the general expenses of the association . It was proposed by Mr Leeman that the expenses of the present Conference be paid by an equal levy on all the members to be inclosed in the circular . Carried , by the chairman giving his casting vote in favour of the motion .

      On Wednesday several delegates gave in their reports from their respective districts . Mr Gudgeon , from Ashton , explained that a reduction had taken place on a certain description of work some time ago . and the masters had given notice of another reduction . It was agreed that the subject should be taken into consideration when tbe Conference knew the result of the circular respecting the available fund . The case at Blackburn was ordered to lie over in like manner . On Thursday Mr Sullivan gave in a long report of the various reductions that had taken place in Sheffield . A report was sent in from the Nottingham trades stating the reasons for not sending a

      delegate ; find recommending Trienial Conferences instead of annual . The report of Mr Warner recommended the _( appointment of a central committee iu London to govern the affairs of tbe association . Mr M'Carthy also recommended a similar committee , and likewise recommended the appointment of a lecturer to agitate the country . A report was read from Leicester recommending the raising of an Available Fund . Tho following members were appointed as an Auditory Committee : —Mr Kearns , Mr M'Vey , Mr Ireland , Mr Ward of Sheffield , Mr Sullivan , and as a revising committee , —Mr Wattleworth , Mr M'lntyre , Mr Warner , Mr Ward of Belfast , Mr M'Carthy .

      On Friday a letter was received herefrom the West End Women ' s Men , desiring a committee be appointed to investigate the reason for their suspension . On Saturday afternoon the auditory committee reported they , had fonud every item entered in the secretary ' s and treasurer ' s books , A vote of thanks was given to the treasurer . The Conference adjourned at half-past eight o ' clock . In the course of _the-week tbe following delegates were appointed to visit the undermentioned towns : —Mr Leeman and Mr Stewart , Oldham ; Mr Vl & vi of Stafford , and Mr M'lntyre , Rochdale and Heywood ; Mr Kearns , Mr M'Qarthy , and Mr Sullivan , Bolton ; Mr Brook and Mr Ireland ,

      Halshaw Moor and Radcliif . Meetings were held in eaoh of these places , and the reports of ths delegates were considered highly satisfactory . The London _Mecuakics' and Investors' Socibtt , established under the patronage of T . S . Duncombe , Esq . M . P ., for the purpose of securing protection for the Inventions of _Workiner Men . —A public dinner of the members and friends of this society was hold at White Conduit House , Pentonville , on Monday evening , May the 17 th , at which about one hundred friends sat down ; At 7 o ' clock T . S . Duncombe , Esq . accompanied by Charles Cochrane , Esq . entered the room , badly applauded . The honourable member for Finsbury was called to the chair , supported by Charles Cochrane , Esq . and S . C . Horry , Esq ., _barrister-at-law . At the cross table we noticed J . Duncombe , Esq ., and many scientific and literary

      men who take an interest in mechanical and scientific inventions . The dinner was served up in Mr ' Rouse ' s usually excellent _s . tyle . Immediately the cloth was cleared the chairman rose , greeted with renewed applause , and introduced Mr Campion to read the report , which set forth that the society was now in a position to avail itself of public opinion and support ; it sprang into existence during the year 1845 , and was . founded by the persevering exertions of Mr Vincent Price , and had proceeded with varying success until 1846 , _when it succeeded in obtaining tho inestimable assistance , support , and patronage of T . S . Duncombe , Esq . M . P ., ( loud cheers , ) and in the month of July in that year they ( tho members ) had held an enthusiastic and densely-crowded meeting in the Literary and Scientific Institution , Leicester-square , over whioh the honourable member for Finsbury presided ' ; since which time they had succeeded in taking offices for the purposes of the society at 112 . High Holborn . and Drs _MagenniBand

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      Reece Price , C . Shad well , Esq ., and other soientiSo gentlemen , had given them their countenance and support . The had also the pleasure to announce that S . C . Horry and — Warneford , _Esqrs ., have placed their legal services at the disposal of , the society , gratuitously ( loud cheers ); and the society was now in a fair way to carry out the objects of the institution- the protection of the inventions of the working men ( much applause . ) The chairman again rose and said , it woula have afforded him more pleasure to have seen a greater number present _. however , it was matter of surprise under the difficulties which the society had to encounter in its infancy , that it survived at all ( heir , h . ar . ) He was sorry to saythat his experience showed him , that societies founded band for tbe benefit of the working classes ,

      y were so frequently disturbed and broken up by petty jealousies , feuds and _/ _nteriial discord ( hear , hear . ) He was happy to find this society had sro > mounted those difficulties , and was now in a fairway of success ( loud cheers . ) He frequently found that masters had snatched ideas from their workmen , and put their theory into practice , thereby realising immense , fame and fortune ; and that , too , without benefiting the workman to the amount of a fraction ( hear , hear , ) and the Jaw allowed this . Some would say , why not alter the law ? It was very easy to say so , much easier to say it than do it . The fact was , Parliament represented Capital , and Labour had very little chance from its _membors , therefore the

      working classes must look to an institution of this kind for protection for their inventions ( loud cheers . ) It afforded him great pleasure to give , " Success to tho London Mechanics' and Inventors' Society , and health and happiness to its founder—Mr Vincent Price . " Given with three times three . Mr Vincent Price returned thanks for the compliment . Mr C . S , Horry proposed the next sentiment : — " Freedom from all impost on Industry , " and delivered an excellent address , which was loudly cheered . " Our Friends in and out of Parliament , " " Health of onr Patron , " and othor toasts , were subsequently honoured . The room was then cleared for dancing _. Mid the conviviality of the evening was kept up till alatfihnnr

      THE SCOTTISH WEAVERS AGAIN . . The letter given below was received last week , but we could not then find room for it . The offer we made to Mr Steel of Ayr , we repeat to Mr Cochrane , the party complained of in the following letter ; if he is therein misrepresented , our columns will be open for his reply .

      to the editor of the northern stab . Sir , —I have just read the letter of Robert Alexander , weaver , published in last week ' s Star , setting forth the wrongs inflicted on him by the manufacturer Steel , a name which ( by the way ) is very applicable to the hearts of a considerable portion of tbe order to which he belongs ; and while I would congratulate my fellow-workmen on the privilege we enjoy of liaving at least one journal ever ready to espouse the cause of the oppressed , permit me , sir , to request you to give insertion to the following : —In September , 1815 , the net-shawl weavers of PaiBley , together with those of Barrhead , formed themselves into an . association , with a view to maintain the rates of payment they were then receiving for that description of work . They accordingly drew up a table of

      prices , which was agreed to by the manufacturers , and for a considerable time matters seemed to go on pretty favourably . However , the grinding disposition , the insatiable avarice of seme men , cannot be restrained , even by the most saered moral obligation . About the latter end of August last , it was _whist ered that Thomas Cochrane , a manufacturer here , was paying some of his weavers at the rate of 25 per cent , less than the table price . A deputation was appointed by the weavers to wait on him , with a view to ascertain whether Buoh wai the case or not ; when he answered in the affirmative , but attempted to justify himself , by saying certain weavers had offered to take the work from him at that reduced rate . He said he had no demand for the work at the time , and that it was merely out of sympathy for their

      suffering condition that he was induced to give them the work , even on such conditions . Now , it is a notorious fact , that whilst he and another manufacturer in Barrhead were carrying on a rare trade for months , there was scarce a manufacturer in Paisley could afford to make a web , notwithstanding among the latter there were many old-established and very respectable houses , while it is only a year or two since tbe former lelt off weaving . About Christmas last the manufacturers of Paisley told their _weavers that it was impossible tor them to make work unless they ( the weavers ) would _at-ree to a reduction , to enable them to compete wi ; h the manufacturers of Barrhead . Accordingly , a nduction of 25 per cent , was agreed to . But the sliding scale propensities of our Barrhead worthies had not even then reached

      its depth , fur three months bad not elapsed before another reduction , not of 25 per cent _, but of 30 to 35 per cent , was sought , and , I blush to say , agreed to . Barrhead manufacturers especially have a very ingenious method of effecting their object of cheapening labour , of which I will give an instance . An intimate acquaintance of mine who had been _workinn for Mr Cochrane , engaged with him to weave a fabric , for which he was to receive 7 d per shawl , and to have two webs at that price ; however , after finishing the first web and taking it into the warehouse , Mr Cochrane said , " Well , I cannot give you another web , unless you aro prepared to work it at Od . " " 0 , '' _says the weaver , you know I was engaged for two , and to be paid 7 d per shawl for each . " _«» Well , lknowthat , " said this very liberal __ taskmaster , whose unbounded sympathy for pocr ide _veivefa

      ( induces him to give them employment when he has no earthly use for their work—he , kind soul ! in the depth of his generosity never contemplates for a moment the possibility that in the course of a few weeks he may be enabled to take the goods produced by those " paupers , " as he terms them , into the same market with the manufacturer , who has had to pay from 25 to 30 per cent , more for weaving the same description of work ) . — " I know your engagement well enough , but 1 have engaged several weavers since at 6 d , so you must either say that . 6 d shall be the price of both webs , else you _shan'o havo another web from me . " Such is merely a sketch of the doings of an individual or two , who , in the moBt unprincipled manner , have enriched themselves , by reducing the working man to starvation point , and driven the honourable manufacturers entirely out of the

      market . The weavers of Birrhead , although they have higherto patiently submitted to repeated reductions , are now beginning to arouse themselves . Nearly the whole body , I understand , have agreed to become members of the National Trades' Union . This , at least , is a step in the right direction . On Tuesday evening last asceno of somewhat novel _character was witnessed here . A little after seven o ' clock an effigy , said to represent the party above referred to , was paraded through the town , followed by _thousands , After going the whole round of the town , it was stationed directly in front of that gentleman ' s door , where it was burned to ashes , amidst a concourse of from 4 , 000 to 5 , 000 spec tators .

      In conclusion , 1 must state that on the following day Mr Cochrane was remarkably _courteous to a deputation of weavers who waited on him , and agreed to their terms without the least hesitation . I fear I have encroached too much on your valuable space , but as none o our local papers would condescend to inseitaBentenceof whatl have related , I trust you will find space for it . I am , Sir , Yours respectfully , Barrhead , May 9 , 1847 . Duncan Robinson . ILuipax . — A- deputation from Keighley has been

      visiting the various trade bodies in this town , with the view of inducing them to join the National Association of United Trades . Some have agreed to unite with the National Association immediately . _Lancasuirh Miners . —The next general delegate meeting of Lancashire miners will be held at the Gibraltar Tavern , Scholes , Wigan , on Monday , the 31 st of May . Chair to be taken at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon . There will also be a public meeting and o procession of the miners i _« Wigan and the surrounding districts , in honour of W . P . Roberts , Esq , The meeting will lie held on Amberwood common .

      Austria, Bavaria, And Saxont. — "In All ...

      Austria , Bavaria , and Saxont . — "In all the Austrian posses-ions , " says a German writer , " bigotry and eating form the base of the national character . The most degrading passions always surround despotism . A people reduced to slavery is necessarily vile . The Protestant circles are _enlightened , industrious , ready to defend liberty . Germany may , therefore , be said to present two horizons—one of _darkness , the other of light . Nothing can be more striking than the difference whicn exists between Bavaria and Saxony . The natural advantages aro equal , the results are not so . Saxony has eighteen great cities and 206 small towns ;

      Bavaria about forty in all . Among the small towns of Saxony there are at least fifty richer than the most opulent of Bavaria . Saxony has a population of nearly 2 , 000 , 000 ; Bavaria , 1 , 180 , 000 . Saxony raises a revenue of 11 , 000 , 000 of _florino . Bavaria raises not more than 6 , 000 , 000 . In Bavaria the peop le are poor , idle , and ignorant . In Saxony they are industrious , active , and enlightened . Bavaria is remarkable for superstition , the congregation of Jesuits , 200 convents , and 5 , 000 priests . In Saxony Protestantism and toleration reign , with love of literature and civil liberty . Bavaria seems to have imbibed , in the neighbourhood of Austria , rude manners and stupidity . Saxeny has drawn from Prussia the lights of philosophy whioh flourished under the immortal Frederick . "

      _FoKiflfER _Kisu i » tbe Pkics of Bbbad . —On Tuesday morning the bakers throughout the metropolis made another rise in the price of bread . The firstrate bakers at tbe west-end now charge Is . 2 d . and Is . 3 d . the best bread ; second-rate bakers Hid . to la . o } d . the i lbs . -. . News was received on Friday afternoon of the to tal loss of the brip David , of Ipswich , Captain broom , in the Baltic , off the coast of being run down by a barque . We deeply say that the captain and mate met with a _B * _w _«

      Wen Sweden, Fay Regrjl/W Vmtf$ 2* Fft

      Wen Sweden , fay regrJl / w _vMtf $ 2 * fft

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 22, 1847, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_22051847/page/5/