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      Receipts Of The National Land Company, F...

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      Summary Justice In The County Of Northum...

      SUMMARY JUSTICE IN THE COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND . JUKES AGAIH 3 I 0 W 3 EEB 9 . —VlCtOHr OSCE M 3 EE FOE

      THE M 1 HEB . James Laverick , and three other ? , applied on the 15 A inst ., ti Mr Stephen Binns . successor to the lite Mr Kelkof 11 , Royal Arcade , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , for advice respecting font summonses which bad been issued against their sons , at the instance ot Henry Isaac Ayton , a ? ent of Seaton Burn Colliery in this coonty , to answer the complaint of tbe said Senry Isaac Ayton , and for absenting tbemseTes fima his employ on a certain d . y . thereia named : J t sppears that thirteen putters were workwg toother athe same flat , and were obliged tolearo their work in conseqnence of the water m the pit . inat d » the aama day . the water was taken from the pit ,

      vidthethirteen putters resumed theufworkon the follovrirg morning . Nowthe ' complaint , ' and what the foar beys are snmmened for was a brea « -h of eantract Now , it appears , that no contract had been entered into b y their parents , neither was there any terbaL written , or any other agreement-they had signed no bond . In fact there was no ground for any proceedings against the boys . But it ap pears , Z ESSKTft ** these bo ^ WiluamW rkk , Robert Liddle , Win am Armstrong , and Wil-Ean Jefliey , being the quietest amongst . the thirteen , that Ayton . thinkinz they would submit , fened the summonfies . The proceedinw were epeaedattheMoat Hall . Newcastle-upon-Tyne , on Saturday last , by Mr Scaife , attorney for and on Binns

      behalf of . the said Henry Isanc Ajton . Mr havingretained Mr George Bnggs . attorney , for the hovsTnenpneared to sustain the defence . Mr Scaife commenced by telling the court that the bo ™ were bound under a bond which they W tffiued . « g by learae the work on the day specified , had made atSoftheir agreement . - Mrtefe * " ^ ience , wished MrScaife toprodn ^ lMbyod ptWthe contract . With this Mr ^ ereadone of the usual monthlr bonds , and aud it had been signed by ftem . He showed the court it . _ And a bandtt ni . It was not dated , was not wmed by l * r Ayntoa on behalf of the owners , the menTsoameB were not written by themselres , but by the clerk at the colliery office . There was no date when the sen signed it It might hare been in 1 / 47 or 1847 . for the hnnd did not tell when , neither was it wit

      aessed . Mr Ayton said he saw the men sign it , bat could not say when—it might he one , two , three or eren ten years ago , or it might only be a month ago , he could not tell when it was- The first to find fault with the bond was the magistrates' clerk !!! The bench was aghast Sir Matthew White Ridley ( who was the owner of the royalty in which this tit is , andwhowaa the chairman of the bench ) , said tbe bond was of no use in that court , and advised ifr Ayton tokeep it out of sight , and never te show , or name it more ; and heandthe . eterk instructed Ifr Ayton , bow to make a boko . Mr Ayton , pumbUng , complained of tbe troubleandexpenseattendieg separate bonds for each man . He was stopped by Sir Matthew telling him itmust be done . Then Mr Scaife " endeavoured to prove a verbal confact under the 4 th Geo . IF ., cap . 34 ., sec , 3 . in which he also failed . TJie magistrates quashed the

      It U quite evident that bad the fcrys no defender the bond would have passed * a a Je ^ I Hjstramear , and they would have been sent to Morpeth goal » spite of the bond ' s naked condition .

      Later And Important Foreign News. The Ov...

      LATER AND IMPORTANT FOREIGN NEWS . The overland mail JiaTarrived , bringing ; inteffi . « enee of the renewal of troablesia China : Particokra are not stated . _ ., ,,. „ Marshal Sonlt has resigned tbe Presidency of the CwBcil of Ministers , and A . Goizot has been appointed to that office . , .. TheDokeof Lucca has fled from ha dominions , Protesting aga i nst all he has recently done and prooif ed todo . He has placed himself under the ptofccUonofAostria . M . (^ fti , Prime Minister of Greece is dead . Id-^ rrection is tagiog in different parts of the country . The cholera is advancing in Russia , and is com-JaUtinggreaAhaTWiattearweiofthc Caacafias .

      * ^Tiifi Fraternaldemocrtats; - The Annu...

      * ^ Tiifi FRATERNALDEMOCrtATS ; - The annual festival of this Society took place on Monday last , at the German-Hall . Press of matter compels us to give a very brief account of tho pro-Deeding * . After supper Ernest Jones was called to the chair , and introduced the first sentiment by thefellowirg address : — BrotherDemocrats , —Sinceonr lastyear ' s tnnirerwry we have made r > glorious progress , both at home , and abroad ; the parasite pants of misrule are being torn from the noble structure of Democracy ; crowns , coronets , ' and mitres are npon tbe wane ; manhood is rising from under money-bags ' , and the blast of liberty Is beginning to blow among tbe clonds of misfor- '

      t « ne . The speakers , it will be my privilege to introduce to yon to . night , will point ont to your attention the rietoritsgained or gaining in Italy , Spain , France , Germany , and Etgland . These victories hare' been acttiered by union—these victories hare been gained by erery man standing by his brother in the boor of danger ; they trill be cemented by that fraternity of nations , which I con . ceire it the special business of this society to propagate . Two dangers we have to avoid—emigration and a fragmentary splitting of our strength at heme—to both of which 1 find some inclination exist . Brothers , I look on erery Chartist who emigrates , as a deserter from the army of tbe people . ( Hear , hear . } Those who emigrate are tbe strongest , the most enterprising—it is jast these we want most at home . If the democrats of Italy ,

      German ; , or England , were to leave their citadel , renegade soldiers , what wonld become of the infirm and weak they should remain to gnard ! They say to the old and poor 'Stay here and die ! we , the selfisb , will take care of ourselves ! ' And how do they t « lce caieof themselves ! Eere they had the growing sympathies of a people to fall back npon- —tbe reserve gnard of public opinion , constantly rising and swelling ; and booming up around them . Here , every day , they grow more strong : there , they stand alone . Ether , some few units among the crushing moaey-bags of tbe western monopolistpoor , scattered drops of crystal amid themnddy sea of speculation—or , at best , a few thousands congregate together , form a state , helpless in iu isolation , and at open war with the hostile influences of the surrounding

      old-gaverned millions . ( Loud cheers . ) I regret to see that a great and talented man is taking his energies and these of 20 , 000 men away from France . Foar patriots 1 they will be wanted in the approaching hoar of the tricolonrand the Marseillaise . loois Philippe may well stand laughing in his Tui ' . erie ; looking after his 20 , 000 enemies flying before him—flying , as he well knows , to their political graves . Brother ? , stay here like men—de art flj like cowards . Face the enemy—when y an have conquered him , yon hare a right to go . Stand to yonr duty . Spread the Charter and defend the land . In your own countries jounmstfoutid jeurcolonies . layout «> wn countries , the ready-made materials give ease to yonr endeavour . In yonr own countries yon must form new states , by regenerating the old . ( Great applause . ) Tbe

      other danger to which I have alluded , is thesnb-division of yonr strength . If yon divide the mighty rivsr into a thousand channels , that which would have borne the fleets of progression to the broad sea of triumph , will die in little streamlets amid thedeserts of political economy , and the land-rats and the money-grubs will make snug berths in yonr good ships . We have too many such divisions amongst ns . I do not deny the goodness of the objects desired , I merely quarrel with tbe methods embraced . Thojbrave ship Chatter , baring weathered many a bretse and battle , with its long . tried pilot at tbe helm , flies bravely over the wave * . It has cleared the . faoals of Toryism , and the rocks of Wbiggery , and is steering right onward to the port of Freedom ; suppose , then , that suddenly another steps to the helm , and says ,

      'Try me—1 will take you to People ' s International League Hole . ' Away yon go from the track—the ether harbour may be good , but yon have lost lime and way . Presently comes another and says , « Youarevtrong—you are wrong ! Try me , I will takeyou to JTational-AIIianee-Corner ! * And again joa throw the progress made away , and start anew ; when comes another and save , 'Ton are very wrong indeed , try me , I will take yon to People ' s International - Anti-national Wrong - League - Creek . ' ( Lend laughter . ) Dojon think yoa would ever get to any one of the numbers . Ko ; yon would for ever be abroad on the wide seas—tbe batt of every wind , and the laughingstock of every sensible mariner , ( Applause . ) No friends ! If jou wsat to aid jour brothers abroad , strengthen vour brothers at house . We have an international

      League in the C'sarar ; since , wcreEr . gland free , tjr » nnj < ruuid wane ihrooghout the world . And , indeed , tbe recm ' ting sergeants of Democracy h & se been abroad . In I * a 5 r , the Popa is raiaiB ^ tfce Iiaaner of Catholicism hy writing progression ou iu shadowy feUs . Oar State Church is siaksc ? , because it dings to tbe ol 2 . Older Fbroe is rising , because it clings to the new , In old time ? , Fapaey was maintained by puttingliberalopinions down—now it is being maintained by putting liberal opinions forward . Pais the Xinth is sprioklin ;; the Charter with holy -Kilter . Well , it is a hojaage ^ to our strength , when even Papacy sees it cannot sit on its throne of 1800 years without us . ( Cheers . ) The sovereigns of Sardinia , Tuscany , and Ssplcs , are giving in their adherence to t & eir sovereign , ( he people . An d wh y ?

      It is an old saying , * There is honour among thieves — bat among crowned thieves , there is no honour . They see the northern powers are devouring southwards ; Austria swallowing np Italy—Kassia eating Turkey—France nibbling at Spain—they are aware crowns have no respect for crowns—they know themselves too well ; and , therefore , these royal renegades throw themselves into the armsof thepeople , since they havelearaedjin time that monarchies are finking before democracies , and tbey wish to linger by thelast gleam of the royal lamp . The Queen of Spain pays as another homage ; in her we have another subject swearing fealty—outraged by her royal relatives , she is forced to look to the people for generosity justice , and honour . Ah I Brothers—Hetbinks the people ar- rising ia the scale . True , Ferdinand may seek Italian ports , and plan hisraih-oadatothe south ,

      since losing the Black sea : tra ? , Nicholas , with one foot on tbe palpitating corse of Polaad , may advance his icy bayonets on tbe south or west ; true , Louis Fhih' ppe may try to marry a throne , and crush a Swiss republic : but fee may find the throne is but a piece of wood , that will not even s * im in the tide of revolutions . Nicholas may fall into the pit of blood be has dug for Poland ; and Ferdinand , in bis cavital of Vienna , may laujh at the threats of Italy , the murmurs of Switzerland , and tbe curses of Gallicia—but those threats shall torn into waving banners and advancing armies , — those murmurs to the roar of cannon and the clash of steel , — those curses to great battles and avenging victories . ( Loud cheers . ) Meanwhile the despots are not as strong as they have beeu , Tbe living s ' news of war are failing them . H-. n have learned the lesson ,

      If kings and princes can't agree , And priests of gospel light , Pray what is that ' to you and me 1 Let then turn out and fight . Bat , while tbe people love peace , I hope they will never be afraid of war , where a steel bridge can alone span the gu ! f of slavery . ( Hear , hear . ) Ay ! let our motto be . Peace if we can ! War if we must ! ( Great applause . ) Here in . England * wa wfW conquer peaceably , —abroad , tbe sword may have to decide tbe issue . Bat Italy is prepared , —France will marshal its armies to tbe dirge of Lonis-PhiUipe ,-Polaad is whetting its sword on the tombs of its many martyrs , and the greater the number , the sbarptx grows the steel , —Switzerland , ah ! Still she stands

      d A fortress formed to freedom ' s hands . With her battlements of ice and granite—her artillery of avalanches and her garrison of storms , —an example to more numerous and stronger nations ; and Englandwill do its duty . Foreign sentinels of the democratic camp ! go—tell your brothers abroad we will not be be hind hand > ( Lend cheers . ) Tell Polaad it shall have a hand t « aid , ay 1 and it may be a sword in that hand , — teli the patriots of Europe we will join them in a mutual league for putting down the slave trade , not of the black ¦ lave alone , bat of the white as well , as practised by those great slavedealers their kixgs . ( Load applause . ) The chairman concluded hy proposing the following sentiment : — 'The Sovereignty ot the People—the only aavereign . authority we acknowledge / fiespoBied to by Thomas Clark . The folio win ? toasts were also given ' : —

      ' The day we celebrate , the terror of tyrants , the inspirer of the oppressed J' ' May the society of Fraternal Democrats , founded to propagate theprinciples o the French Republic , progress triumphantly , and advance in this andivery other land the principles of Equality , Liberty , and Fraternity . Responded to fay J . A . Mchelot , Carl Scbapper , and Julian Ilarney . ¦ The Democracy of all nations ! May thestrug . glesnowgaingonin France , Italy , Poland , Switxer . landAmericaand other countrieseventuate in

      , , , the triumph of the Rights of Man , and the establishment of Universal Brotherhood !' Responded to hy Colonel Ohoreki . * The emancipation of Labour , and may the Proletarians of all lands work unitedly to effect their social salvation !' Responded to by — Dixon . The Democratic Press all over the world—the guiding-star of the people in their progress to freedom !' Responded to by — Chererie .

      Several other toasts followed , including ' Feargus O'Connor and the Nottingham Democrats , ' Ac , te . The' Marseillaise , ' and several other patriotic songs were sang in the course of the evening .

      Lbauikgioh. — Atapublic Meeting Of Share...

      Lbauikgioh . — Atapublic meeting of shareholders , held at their rooms , Kenilworth-street , on Monday , the 20 th . Mr J Hole in the chair , the . following resolution was proposed by Mr Robert Hodgson , seconded by Mr tkhn White , and carried nnanimously : 'That , having witnessed the various at tempts of self-interested and designing knaves to injure the character of Mr O'Connor , we beg to assure that gentleman that we feel truly grateful for the great services he has rendered to the working classes , and we pledge ourselves to do all in our power to carry outhis glorious objects . ' fliUFir . — The Female Chartists held a meeting en M onday evening , wVichwasaddressedineloqn ent speeches , by Messrs Bawden and Toml-nson . The following officers , were appointed :-Mr Bawden , treasurerrMr Clisset , president ; and Mr romlin-Bon . secretary .

      To Tbe Power-Loom Weavers Of Lancashire....

      TO TBE POWER-LOOM WEAVERS OF LANCASHIRE . '• DataFfliKsns , — v " -r .. ; .,. > ,- ? . , - „ -, ;;^ . * .: ¦/< : Too , the weavers of Ashton , Stalybridge , and tbe southern division of Lancashire , have been repeatedly told by yonr employers that the price you stood op for could net be given , whilst those paid in the northern portion of the coonty . were so ranch below you . Let meentreat your attention to the movements now going on in the northern division , and - to the neces

      sity of an immediate junction with your straggling brother and sister operative * , for the purpose of yielding them allthe assistance in your power . Their interests and yours are identical ; unless an uniformity of prices exist , vain must evenbe your endeavours , either to amend yeur . condition , or even to keep yourselves from sinking lower still . This truth must have long since forced itself upon your minds . To act open this conviction must , therefore ; be your aim . Such a course ia not less obviously required , than loHgleases . aHda low regulated com rent , to the tenant farmer .

      In Blackburn , a strike had been maintained against one of the millownera for thirteen weeks which terminated about two months ago , in an agree ment , on the part of the employer , to submit all hia reeds to a standard list of wages , by which list all the different kinds of power-loom work arenow attempted to be regulated throughout the town . The employers , with very few exceptions , appear willing to conform thereto ; and tbs only thing that prevents a complete settlement of the question with every manufacturer who has any pretensions to honour or respectability , is—lest employers , ; in . other . places , should come relow the standard here agreed upon , and thus be enabled to take precedence , in the market , in the cheaper sale of goods . A strike is now

      maintained in Darwen , which , by the time this appears in print , will have been continued for fourteen weeks , costing , to support it , pretty nearly £ 100 per week , the greater part of which sum has been manfully contributed by the inhabitants of that little village alone . The strike had its origin thus : —Mr Walsh , the manufacturer , was not proposing a reduction , but he had been paying for a long time considerably beneath whatothermill-ownersin the same village were giving . Not only was he paying lower wages , but his system of fines and abatements was carried to a shamelessly rigorous extent These facts were so well known that other

      mill-ownets-began to express a determination to reduce the wages of their hands , unless Mr Walsh could be brought nearer to what they themselves were paying . Hence , the cause of the strike , and nobly have the working men and women , throughout the various mills , contributed to support it , giving to every weaver turnoat six shillings pec week , paying them < m Saturday in good bard com , without the mean resort of abstracting from it a petty contemptible fine . The shopkeepers and publican ? have also generously contributed to swell the funds for their support . The Colliers , too , give £ 1 per . week , and other trades in like manner . . <• : ¦ : »

      Within the course of last week , Mr Walsh sent twenty-five summonses principally to tbe turn-outs , on a charge of annoying and iotimidatingthe ' knpbstick * , ' there being about twenty of them in his mill kept by him at work , net so much from any hope of being able to conquer tbe turn-outs , as for the purpose of keeping the machinery in order . Mr Roberts was employed to defend the summonsed party ; and a hard tog he maintained with the magistrates , in his endeavour to procure for the accused a clear acquittal . They all get off with paying the summons and serving , save one case , in which a conviction

      was obtained aad one month's imprisonment awarded . Mr Roberts appealed against this decision , and thecasehasto be tried at the next Preston Sessions , the accused meanwhile being out on bail . If Mr Roberts had not been present , it is the opinion of the workmen that seven or eight , at the least , would have been sent to prison , and the remainder have been bound over tokeep the peace . This was doubtless what Mr Walsh expected ; and whilst millowners , or the near relations of mill-owners , occupied the bench , such a result may ia all such cases be naturally enough expected .

      Tou doubtless will inquire , what are the weavers of Preston doing ? In this town wages have been for years lower than any other place , both amongst weavers and all other trades . Here the manufacturers of hand-loom cloth have been in the habit of bringing their work , and paying less , by at least one shi ! b * ng ont of every six , than in Stockport , Manchester , or even Bolton . Preston has , in consequence , whenever there has been a depression in the trade , enjoyed a monopoly cf work ; and employment might have been found there , when it could be obtained no

      \ vber e ' else . But be assured , the workers or Preston have no great reason to boast now of their advantage . The miiery and wretchedness here endured , is prooably only exceeded in unhappy Irolaod . Many of tbe mills are standing ; - and the greater portion of them only partially running ? "iltcir '' general low wages entirely unfit the hands to encounter a depressiob . and the . tyranny which is practised in the mills , renders every ^ workman wretched in the extreme . Do not rejoice , countrymen , at ( his . -I know that you will naturally feel pleased to hear of it , hot remember it is wise to he merciful for the sake of yourselves ''

      obtaining mercy . , \ . •~~ -i . Low as the wages are herei compared with other towns , still fresh reductions have been for several weeks past talked off . ' First tw > mill was about to reduce , and then tbeother . The source from whence these cries originated was supposed to be from the mill owners themselves , just to ' -inure the people to the idea thereof , in order that ; lhe reduction-might be met with less opposition jwhen it did come ; for yielding as the bands have thitherto been , it WR 8 donbtfol whether it wo ' nWljeJieceafter 80 Very patiently borne . However , onFriday last the step was at last taken , and ihewealtbiestmanufactnrerin the town , Mr Paley , the Mayor of Preston , engaged to take the lead therein—the employer who a few months a go was presented by his hands with an

      elegant snnff-b-x , for what l know not . some am n was his general kindness to his workpeople , and the charity of his lady in giving clothing . This , however , I know , that when an election take ) place , those of his hands who have votes , are always exeectei to rote as he votes , or to march about their business ; and as to his kindness in other respects , it is not two years since a poor spinner was discharged from his mill , after working therein for 28 years , because he could not perform the required quantity of draws within the week . The following is the notice placed np in his on Friday last , giving one week ' s warning only of redaction : " , Pres . prices . Red . prices . b . d . s . d . Twill ... 2 3 } ... ... 2 1 }

      Do ... 2 21 ... ... 2 0 } Do ... 1 10 J 1 8 * - Do .., 1 4 } ... ... 1 3 Shirting 9 8 1 4 } 13 Dj 54 1 4 | 1 % Do ... 1 3 J 1 2 £ Ton thus see that the redaction extends frem a penny to twopence per cut . What will the Stockport and Ashton manufacturers say to this ? Where will these redactions end ? Will trade be promoted by making the poor man unable to purchase their own productions ? Talk of foreign trade supporting us ; it is only in a good home trade , that either

      permanency or prosperity can be found . If faley bad taken the lead the other way in raising the price of his highest paid fabrics from 2 * . 3 » d to 3 s . for a commencement ,. we should have a good , trade in a months' time , provided all other manufacturers would have followed bis example . It is a poor , puerile argument against it to tell ns of the possibility of foreigners underselling ns in our own mar kets . Shut them out then . We can find sufficient employment for one another , if we must be well paid for our labour . Pay for weaving , the staple trade of Lancashire and Yoqkshire . as it ought to be paid , and they , the weavers , ; will be able to find abundant empleyment for both shoemaker and tailor , mechanic and farmer . ... ..,,,. Your insertion of the above will oblige , RlCHABD M & B 8 DEN .

      A ^ /Y Iyyv//Yi,/^Y 1mms*^^&Gt;V/A'///''' R'/^Mm Rational Tomt&Tion Of M\\W Cnoks.

      a iyyV // yi , /^ y 1 MMS *^^> V / A' ///''' r' /^ MM Rational tomt & tion of m \\ W CnOKS .

      "Union Forth Mkon. " Friesds,—It Is With...

      "Union forth MKon . " Friesds , —It is with pleasure that we witness the steady progression of this Association . In spite of all opposition the society is gradually increasing , and we feel fully satisfied that , when the present universal panic shall have been replaced by commercial prosperity , the Association ' s moral power and numerical strength will increase a

      hundredfold < ¦ ' t m ' The prejudiee of thousands , once an invulnerable barrier , is now undergoing a completeohange . The ? are beginning to see that the interest * of one Cla 5 » of operatives is not incompatible with that of tue other , and that it is bjr an organUatum and co * centration of their individual trade * ' power that will procure the rights of industry , and enable them to cast off the yoke that so long bas bound and oppressed them . The universal inquiry as to the nrincinleaand constitution of this AsSOeiatlOU 18

      highly indicative of what may be looked , for : when trade revives , and the commercial depression w past-While the future is a theme delightful to contemplate , inspiring , as it does , the conviction that the doom of England ' s slavery is fixed , and that universal empire will yet be given to liberty , tue ptweut is a source of unspeakable gratification . The aspiring minds of tho people , their unquenchable thirst for freedom , and the steady , legal and constitutional manner in which their operations are conducted , we say , is a source of unmixed and unspeakable admiration and praise .

      Fast movements , for the emnacipatton ef the labouring classes that have , in tbe least degree , approximated in magnitude to this Association , have generally b . en marked with ougowrcable e ^ t *

      the blind and ; fanatidal enthusiasm . of ^ head-strerig and thoughtless men , who imagined they were going ^ takethewprld by storm ; arid , 'Without 'Sstruggle , proenre . the redemption of the enslaved and opi pressed . But no sooner has oppositioH come ; and capita ] reared a formidable and shameless : front , thanrage and excitement has goaded them on to disorder and riot , and a sickening and signal failure has terminated their career , leaving them weaker and : " ° ^ , , / e n « te 88 than before ; arid not unfrequently has the oppressor rendered such defeats subservient tohisown personal emolument , by having another stabat the liberties of the people , arid / with a firmer and more terrible erasn threatened to

      extingmstrthe last surviving spark of independence ; Soch has been the general character of previous organisations of the working classes . A . morbid curiosity and an unbridled excitement has impelled them onward , but , being repulsed , they have fallen disheartened , and expired . .. ; , ' . But how different the National Association . Formidable in itself , it quietly and steadily expands , and promises , without confusion , i » accomplish great and salutary change s in the social and physical condition of its members . It has , in many cases , effectually contended with the power of capital , exposing ite injustice and cruelty , and wrenched from its iron hands the expiring privileges of the downtrodden , without tumult or intimidation .

      Men have learned wifidom . in these latter days . The experience of the past , and the cupidity of capitalists bave taught them an important lesson . They know , if capital must be efficiently contested , they must do so with the weapons of capita ] , and , to do that , they have formed their plans to raise capital , and toemploy . thatcapitalihawaythat will ensure a complete recovery of the rights of the toiling millions . And . it is . time they did do so . Oppression and eviI ; doing have reduced , thousands of operatives to the last point of wretchedness and poverty . So monstrously low is the price of labour , that the working man is unable to maintain himself and family , even with , the most common necessaries of life . , But these awful perversions and frustrations of divine providence , in preventing the frugal and industrious from obtaining , the means to live have at length roused the . dormant energies of the masses , to

      adopt active and rational , measures to procure a proportionable sharei . of . the wealth they themselves Create . Arid " so strong is this spirit that the' most irapetuouacurrent will not bo able to quench it . Insatiable capitalists may devise their plots , and exercise their caprice to the utmost ; but the operatives of this country are growing too vuse and too powerful to be overawed and baffled by the self-created imperious money-lord . The working classes are learning their own power . They are ' daily estimating more and more their own worth ; and are ranking themselves , higher than the brutes of the field . We know , too , that knowledge is power , and when the people are sufficiently acquainted with their own moral dignity and worth , tbey will immediately , without violence or bloodshed , snap asunder , the fetters that bind them , and natter to the winds the last vestige of oppression and wrong doing .

      Of the increasing knowledge of the people , capitalists are aware , and tremble as to the consequences , and to retain their iuVacquired power , have recourse to their old measures of suspending the bread of the people upon a passive submission to their cruel exactions , and , by their tyrannical operations , determine , if possible , to crush the growing aspiring spirit of the present age . But the spirit that is binding men together will net be so easily broken . The uniting tie of the masses will not be so readily snapt asunder . No . They are determined rather to suffer , than tamely allow the powerful , to ride rough-shod over them . We commend this spirit of noble resolution , lt ' u stronger than the shackles of tyrants , and will outlive the base and cowardly aggressions , of capitalists . Working men , let your power increase by uniting with your fellow man , and by a national organisation and concentration of that power , your rights will yet he conceded , and honest industry will once more be fairly , remunerated .

      . Holytown Miners. We Promised Last Week...

      . HOLYTOWN MINERS . We promised last week to lay before the trades the document presented to . tbe miners of Ilolvtpwn ; and to expose its hideous and revolting cbasbcters in its own native and monstrous deformity j attempting , ns it baa done , to cripple the energies of the people , and to obliterate the last vestige of social freedom and independence . \ find , however , that to insert the document entire , and offer eur own comments , would more than occupy the liberal space allowed U 9 in the columns of the A ort # « ra Star . You shall have the document ;

      and our remarks shall be reserved until another week , unless it ' should , be withdrawn . During the i nterim , wfereevmrnond you to 'Read , mark , learn . ! anTinwardty si % est , ' its monstrous contents . ; . and > ou will see its " abwalfiaWe ana enslaving ' tendency . ~ . ~ ' . " ' - ' > . V '"" . ' r > i' i ; ' - . Rules and regulations stipulated to be / jbscrved livf""f ?? the Coltaeis Iron Company , or-their ilanngers acting fop tbemat their different Works , and the workmen employed by them , which rulea form tbe terms of the contract between the partite , nnleis altered by another written agreement .

      I . —Every workman entering the employment of the said Company , shall be held to be engaged for two weeks , from tbe first pay day that shall'happen after the date of his entry thereto , and thereafter , until be shall hare given his employers fourteen days' notice of his intention to leave their employment , or received fourteen days' notice from them , of their intention to dispense with bU service !; -which respective notices can only be given on a pay day , and in the pay office , to or by tbe Manager , or the party acting for the time as pay clerk . ; ' > U . —Erery collier or miner shall be bound if in health

      to work at least fire full days work in each week ; and tha said Compbny shall be bound to give him employment for that time ; but tbe said workmen shall run tbe risk ol being stopped in their work by say unforeseen accident or occurrence at , or to the works or machinery , or during the period of neeessary repairs thereon , and shall be boned to work in any of tbe pits or mines belonging' to tbe said Iron Company , or to remove from one pit or mine to another when required , and shall be paid wages at the same rate as the other men employed at tbe pit or mine , to which he shaft be io removed .

      III . —Evtry collier or miner shall be bound to perform a full day's work on each of five days in each week as afore said , and it hejfeil to do so , he sball be held on tbe report of the overs-man cr pit-headsman to tbat effect , to have forfeited 'te , and autheriicd tbe said Iron Company to retain from his wages any sum not exceeding fire shillings for each day he may bave * o failed , and that either at once from the fortnight ' s pay then current , or by instalments , in the option of the said Iron Company , and in the option of the said Iron Company , he may be dismissed from their service without warning . All money forfeited by any of tbe workmen fur misconduct , sball be applied by the said Iron Company , in such proportions as tbey may think right to tbe promotion and encouragement of any friendly society or societies with which their workmen may be connected , or for tbe purpose of educating tbe children of the workmen , or other purposes connected with education at tbe works .

      IV . —All other workmen , except colliers and miners , iball be bound if in health to work six full days in each week , and the tald Iron Company tball be bound to give them work to that amount ; but tbe said workmen shall be liable to be stopped in tbe same way , as stipulated as to colliers and miners in article 2 nd , and suffer corresponding deductions from their wages . T . —In all disputes respecting the quantity or cleanness of coal or ironstone put out from any of the said Iron Company's pits , the same sball be finally settled by re'erei c ; to the out put book kept by tbe clerk or bill ' s , man at the pit where such disputes shall arise , and the mtries made therein shall be held as evidence , and shall be conclusive against all parties . Erery hutch of coals may , in the optibn ' -of the manager or bills-man , be cleared Of dro » B by b « Jpg riddled through a one and a quarter of an inch riddie when taken from the pit , and if when afterwards weighed it shall be found deficient iu weight , tie price of mining or working the same shall be forfeited .

      YI . —Every workman employed in any of tbe said Iron Company ' s pits or mines , sball be bound to give instant information to the'overs-man , or in his absence to the roads-man to tbe pit he shall be working in , of the existence of any foul air , choke damp , fire damp , or otherwise , immediately on its being observed by him , and on bis observing the presence of fire damp , or on its pre . tence being reported to bun , or coming te his knowledge , he is specially prohibited from entering or approaching the place where it may have been observed or reported to be , with any other lamp or light than a Davy lamp , until the pit or mine sball bave been reported safe by the overs-man « r other person employed to inspect it , and if he fail in any respect whatever ta observe this rule , he shall be held to have been guilty of gross misconduct and misdemeanor in the execution of bis contract of service .

      VII . —Every workman defacing or removing tbe marks made in any of the pita or mines , in chalk or otherwise , for tbe pu pose of guiding the workmen in their operation ? , or of injuring the stoops , props , batches , rails , or any part of the machinery , or apparatus connected with the mine , pit , or workings ; shall beheld to have been guilty of gross misconduct and misdemeanour in tbe exe cution of hit contract of service , ' ' VIII —Eiery workman holding a bouse or garden , or both , under tbe said Iron Company , shall bold the same only on a set for fourteen days , and thereafter from forU

      nght to fortnight as an accesspry to bis said service , and on notice being given by either party as stipulated in article lit , or on the said workman ceasing to work to the said Company , the set shall be held to bave ceased with the service , and the workman shall be bound to remove from the subjects set to him , and shall be held to have authorized instant ejection nithont farther warning ; but , It shall b * optionable to the said Iron Company , to remove any workman from' the subjects let by them to him , on giving fourteen days ! notice as aforesaid , although such workman should continue In their service ,

      IX . —Every workman who is in possession of a hme or garden , or both , nnder tbe said Iron Company , shall be held bound to pay all damage done to the doors , ») n . dows , plaster , or any ether part of his house , garden , or

      . Holytown Miners. We Promised Last Week...

      pertmenta jand each workman entering ' abo ' uVe an'd ' ptr . ' tfnente aB ^ ehaat ' , shall be held to bave satisfied himself , that the same are in good repaironhit entrythereto , and all damage mayi ' on'the report of 'the ' ' manager ' aVttie works ' of theI amount " thereof [ be deductedfroin his wages except ordinary tear and wear , and the report of the manager shall be conclusive between the ' parties ; : : X—No workman shall be allowed , without thewrittVn consent ; of the manager for the said Iron Company ^ to keep lodgers , and in case ' of contravention ' of this rule , he shall subject himself inpayment of two ' shillings' and sispehce ' p ^ rVeeky to the said Company , fdreach lodger kept during the period of contravention ; or in ' the optlrh

      of the said . Iron Company , he may be instantly dismissed from'thelc iervie ' ei and removed from thesubj « t of his set without warning , and every occupant of any house or premises from the said IrOh Company , is hereby specially prohibited from keeping dogsjswine , poultry , or fire arms on the premise ' s , on pain of forfeiture of five shillings for each week he may bare kept all orany of them , besides being liable to instant dismissal from the said Iron Company ' s service without warning , ' and all workmen are prohibited from laying down filth , keeping dunghills , or allowing stagnant water to accumulate in front of their houses , under the sameforfeitureasis provided regarding keeping swine , etc .

      Xl , —In the event of any workman quitting or removing from his bouse and pertinents held under the said Iron Company , without having reaped tho benefits of the seed and labour expended by him on his garden ' , unless he shall hove been removed for some offence or misdemeanor , or have ceased working of his own accord , he shall in the option of the said Company either be allowed the value of such seed . and labour by them , or to dispose thereof to his successor or successors in the premises which have been occuplodby him , Xli ; --Every workman shall be held to hove especially agreed , that the wages or price of work remaining unpaid to him , at the time of bis ceasing to work In , or being removed or dismissed from the employment of tbe said Iron Company , shall notbepayable to him , until ho shall actually have ceded possession to the said Company of the house and pertinents that may have been occupied by him un-ier them , and delivered up the key thereof

      . XIII . —The wages or price of work p ; rformed by the workmen shall be paid by the said Iron Company every fortnight on a regular pay day , except tbe wages ot those workmen employed at , or about the furnaces and steamengines , which shall be paid every four weeks ; but on » week ' s wages shall at all times be allowed to remain io tbe hands of tbe said Company , which shall not be payable till the workman leaves their service , and is finally paid off ; but in no caaeBhallltor any wages earned , be paid if forfeited by misconduct or otherwise . XIV , —As the workmen are allowed coals below tbe market price , they shall not sell or give away any such coals or the ashes therefrom , which ashes shall be the property of the said Iron Company ,

      XV , —All meetings of workmen whether above or below ground , Or whether in the huigbourbood of the works or elsewhere , are hereby ' speclally prohibited , and each Workman is hereby prohibited from . calling or attending any snch meeting for regulating the quantity of work to be done by the workmen , the price thereof , or for any purposev , hatever , and any workman who shall have called any such meeting , or attended the same / cr who shall W any way interfere with , or obstruct any workman in the employment of the said Iron Company in the execution of his work , or who sball Interfere with , « v obstruct any person seeking employment at the works , or already employed there , by exacting entry money , or annoying him in any way whatever , - or if he belong to any trades' union or association , may be instantly

      dismissed from tbe employment of the said Iron Company without warning , and shall forfeit all wages or price of work , not exceeding fourteen days wages and the lye week , which may then be due to him by the said Iron Company ; without prejodicenevertheless to the right of the said Company , or their Steward , Manager , or Agent , to prosecute any party so offending for misdemeanor , breach of contract , or ntbarwlse , should they think proper to do so . Every workman shall be entitled to put out ae much coal or ironstone beyond the customary darg as he shall think fit , and every workman interfering with his doing so shall be guilty of a misdemeanor , and sball be liable to be dismissed and to forfeiture of wages as aforesaid , and any workman guilty of any mvide . meaner in the execution of bis contract of service shall be MaMe to be dismissed and to similar forfeiture .

      XVI . —Afthough the wages of men , should rise or ' fall during the period any workman may be in the employment of tho said oompnny , on duo notice thereof being given , the above regulations shall be applicable , notwithstanding such change Of contract regarding the amount of waiea . XYII— The said Iron Cempany shall be entitled to deduct a avravnot txceedlng two-ponce per week from the wages of each workman for the purpose of education , whether such workman shall have a child or children or not ; and not exceeding two-peace per week for the purpose of providing medical attendance , whether such workmen shall be in health or in sickness . Bat the said company shall not be liable to pay any medical attendant except tha person who shall be . regularly employed by them at tbe works , nor any teacher except the schoolmaster at the works , nor snail they be iu any case liable in a greater sum either for medical attend , ance ' or education beyond the amount of sums actually . retained by them for thete purpaies .

      - '• . •"' ¦ . ; . ' . COUITNESB IKOH WOSKS , to' )« nJAr .. HOKTB » , manag « r . * C H . Bn ,, ' ac , lB S oa behalf of tbe Coltnoss Iron Company . " and " H 59 ™* Ifouldeworth , Henry Ilouldswonh , William Hould & wofin'J-iaiiS John llouldsworth , Esquires , tbe iadiridual partners of the said company , Sir , . ^ I hereby offer to work to your constituents above named or the survivors or ' survivor of them , er any partner or partners who may be assumed by them or the survivors or survivor of tlieni as—at—and at the ' rate of wages now current at their works , or which may be current during the time I may remain in their service , fourteen days notice being always given or received of any alteration thereof , in terms of article first of tbe above rules , and if this offer bo accepted , I hold the regulations above printed , as the terms ( if tbe contract between your said constituents and me ; and futtber , I hereby agree to accept payment of my wages

      in whole or in part , either in notes of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England , or in other Bankers ' notes , such Bankers being duly licensed , and carrying on business within fifteen miles ot the place I shall be working , and I authorise you , or the said Iron Company , orany of their managers or agents under whom I shall be working , to deduct from my wages , the rent of any house , garden , or pertinents that may be occupied by me under them , or for , or in respect of any fuel , materials , or implements tbat may be furnished by them to me and for any money advanced by them on my account , to any friendly society , or Bank for savings duly established bylaw , or for my relief in sickness , or for the education of my child or children , or for providing medicine or medical attendants , all in terms of the Act 1 & 2 Will . IV . chapter 37 . In witness whereof I have subscribed tbii offer writtea ^ so far as not printed , byat- —the—day of——Eighteen hundred and— - before these witnesses To—

      -Sir , —I , as manager for the Cultness Iron Company , and individual partners thereof , hereby accept of the above offer , and bind my said constituents to impliment tbelrpart ef the contract , as express in the abore roles and regulations , I am , Sir , Tour obedient servant . The following letter has been sent to the Central Committee , with a request that they will insert it in the Northern Star . It appears , from the letter , that the miners have agreed among themselves to resume work , at a reduction of a shilling per day , with the ' proviso' that the masters withdraw the document . Whether the document is withdrawn is not stated . Full particulars , however , will appear next week . Ihe following is the letter : — TO THE CENTSAI . COMMUTES ' Holytown , September 20 th . 1847 . I

      GiNTLEiiEH , —I am instructed by the Committee of the Holytown Miners to inform you , that we have this day agreed togo to work asa reduction of one shilling ptr day ; but with this proviso , that no new document Is signed by us ; the old rules and regulations being still binding us , that were in existence previous to the strike . And tbat the Holytown miners cling more close to the principles of union , than heretofore—both as regards their Local and also tbe General Association of United Trades . At the same time , we tender our beart . felt thank * to tboso trades who have contributed to our support during our recent struggle—and hope the day is not far distant , when all trades sball be concentrated ia one grand body , as , by that alone , we believe that labour will become victorious over capital , Signed , on behalf of the Committee , John Hunted , chairman , Jobs Tahob , secretary . . Mr Barratt .

      Sib , — Please insert this letter In the Sub newspaper of this week . I will , as early as possible , send for insertionin the Sris , a detailed account of the strike up to the present moment , J . T , The Central Committee of the above flourishing institution , met on Monday and following days , for the transaction of general business . An immense mats of correspondence has been received from different parts of the kingdom ; also the following reports from members of the Central Committee , and agentaofthe Association . . On Wednesday , Messrs Peel and Humphries attended a public meeting of the trades of London , held at the Temperance flail , Waterloo-road , for a full report of which , we refer to another part of the paper .

      SCOTLAND —Mr Robson reported that on Menday he attended a . t Chhun , on Tuesday at St Ni . vi . vs , on Wednesday at AuoA . onThursday atTitucouiTRr on Friday at Ailoa ; at each of which places excel lent meetings were got up , and Mr Robson descanted at length upon thei principles and plan of operations adopted by the Nationnl Association . We are happy to say that every one of the above places wore a very pairing wptct , » iu we doubt not hit a great ngatherfng Way be looked for . They have also determined to create a fund to purchase goods from the association , in order to give increased facilities to the Central Committee to extend their operations , and to protect Ihe rights of industry . On Saturday , Mr Robson attended the committee oftbelJolytown miners at NKWatviniii , and met a small body of the men , when arrangements were entered into for as aggregate meeting on Monday , '

      . Holytown Miners. We Promised Last Week...

      On MondajjMr Sobsonfproceedad to ' -CoMBlt & fifc as armneed . otf'Saturaay , where there were no less than 8 , 000 miners from and around Holytown . Mr Robson entered , at . great length int ^ the merits of the striker the infamous and ; aegra'ding character of the masters ' . documentrras an unpardonable offenoa offered to humanity , and an unjustifiable outrage upon the rights and privileges of . working men . That to enable the miners to , resist such an- unwarrantable attapk upon their rights , the Central Committee wera exerting themselves to the utmost , to excite the attention , and elicit the subscriptions of all the trades in the united kingdom ,. and that ' a great , sensation was ereated on their behalf . That if they . remained firm ' together , there .. was not , the slightest doubt

      but that they wonld succeed . He , the sneaker , weuld advise them to go together , either . in a body to make peace with the employers , or in a body . continue firmly and determinedly to resist , the foul and wicked encroachments of their masters . ¦ : .. ¦ ' ..- ¦ ¦ ¦ On the evening of the same day , Mr Robson attended , a . very large meeting at Paislut , where he again expatiated at large upon the principles and objects of the association . An excellent spirit was ereated , and thc fruits will hereafter appear . Gkbbnock . — Mr Claughan attended a public meeting here , and although the notice was flhsrt , the meeting was a very crowded one . Mr Cfaughan en * tered into an explanation of the plans and objects of the association . An excellent feeling . in favour of

      the association was evinced , and at the close of the lecture , a unanimous vote , was carried to join the association . We understand that the ship carpentersare stirring , and have declared their intention to join the association to a man . This is satisfactory , and we trust the trades in Scotland will see it to be their , interests to connect themselves with this great movement . Por the overthrow ofoppressioa and tyranny , and the recovery of the rights of labour , are dependent upon the national organisation and co-operation of the working classes . Wehave much pleasure in giving insertioi to thefolloy i i > r communication , both on account of the spirit of fellow-feeling . it breathes , and . also , as it shows tbe interest the Holytown miners are exciting in the

      afferent circles of society . We only wish that others , similarly circumstanced may follow the . same ex * ample . . "' . ' We think that tradesmen , shopkeepers , provision dealers , and all others who are depending upon theworkin ^ classes for su pport ^ should be solicited for their mite for tbe colliers , Inasmuch as their interests , is inseparably connected with the working classes . Every one knows that the money of the woikingmanare the best that ispat into circulation . ; not because itare intrinsically more valuable , but because it is expended in procuring the family's wholesale week ' s * stock at the retail price ; thus affording to the shopkeeper an opportunity of turning his stock into ready money . And the more the working classes have taexpend , the more will be the profits of the tradesman . Now , if the working man ia reduced , as io the case of the Holytown miners , the shopkeepers must suffer in proportir n . If the 2 , 000 miners of Holytown are reduced ole shilling per day—that will be six shilling ..

      per week per man , makingan aggregate sum of £ 600 . per week . If the miners are earning £ 600 . less per week , there will be that amount less circulated weekly . ; nd the shopkeepers and tradesmen will have to sustain the loss of the profits arising from the £ 600 , less in circulation weekly .. This will show the close connection there is between the working classes and these tradesmen ; while they themselves must see that it is their duty , as well as their intorest , to assist the working man in procuring a fair price for his labour , that they may realise larger pro * fits from the larger sales , consequent upon well-paid ' industry , . Let them be solicited for subscriptions fee the Holytown miners , to check the march of tyranny ia its infancy , ere it expands and prostrates the -fait prospects ef the toiling millions . The following is the letter to which we alnde : — ' Liverpool . Sept . 16 , 1847 .

      ' Sm , —Having seen a notice ia the Star of the situation of the miners of Holytown in Scotland , I send the enclosed mite , being a Post-office Order fot 7 s . 6 d . —5 s . being ' : contributed by an officer in Hec Majesty ' s Customs , and 2 a . 6 d . by myself . * 1 am very glad to gee that ihiy ate endowed with such fortitude , seeing tbe critical position in which they are placed , as regards the price of provisions at the present time . ' The masters though * , no doubt , that they had nO more to do than just say the word , and the mea would submit . But I am glad to see the miners are made of sterner stuff , that they know how to resist oppression ; that although they are poor , they are not base . No I not . even base enough to sign the ' Document . ' Sign a document , indeed ! they

      might as well sign their death warrant . Yea , they might as well put a chain round their neck , and log . to their foot , at once , as sign such an infernal decree . For what is it bat a giving up of the smalt remainsof that freedom which man has , but which our brethren , by their wealth aud their tyranny , have turned into slavery . 'Educate the working classes , say they , go say I j : but , ye wiseacres , charity begins at home , er rather ought to do so . In the case of the miners , who shows the greatest degree of education ? those whotrample under foot tbe last spark of freedom , or those who prize it above all things , ani like Bruce of oiii-, resolve that nt all hazards they will be able ta sav , ' »?? snail , we shall bo free . ' And . may they adhere to t'tio motto , ' United we stand , divided w & fall ! ' and they Vli ! . 06 ao ' e to £ ^ tiieir late employers . '" ' ' "• ::

      . „ . . „_„_ AMan ' s a Man fer .- ' ' rtlat - , . „ Let them look at the fete too m ? . lW ^ t met with in this town . Where now in , ih < xV $ !* S wh ; eh masters' dad in fine apparel . and p !« c ' art !«* Mii ? - *« £ walls as thftjir darling 'CJiiJd , vrhatii iftyy were determined to fostor f' Jlow / ohjr Ji-i ?! ifr : ? i 4 vt give it a pinch , " then a squeeze , and at ms . : c *•< : . < IM unh- ton ) smothered , and tho working man' triu & ii * 5 r . 4 j over faction . I would say then to the miners , be n ' ria ^ Keep the peace . ' Do unto others as you would that they should de unto you . ' $ ut if you give way , fare * - well to freedom . Alexander Crayn . ' LoNDOs . —On Wednesday Sep , 15 th the hands in the employ of Mr Doylp , chair and sofa manufacturer , Tabernacle-row , Finsbury , struck work on account of a dispute which for sometime had been silently bafc

      judiciously working , which on the above day exploded , and the men determined to resist all violations of their law . Under these circumstancesthty waited ' upon the Central Committee , to obtain by arbitration the moral interference ol the Association . Accordingly Mr Williamson was appointed to wait upon tke employer , and after many fruitless attempt ! succe « ded in seeing Mr Doyle , who , to bis credit be it said , received Mr W . with great courtesy , and with promptness promised to redress the grievance-The affair is , we are happy to say , amicably adjusted . Peace aad union is established where ' bickering and acrimony reigned . A brotherly feeling is engendered , and the men with tbe employer are working harmoniously together , both joining in complimenting the new and highly improved system adopted by the National Association in carrying out its objects .

      The thanks of the trade are cheerfully awarded to * Mr Wilkinson , for the very able and conciliatory manner in which he conducted this affair , also to Mr Nicholson for his active services in assisting to bring the above dispute to so agreeable and ao satisfactory a termination . Announced last week ... ,, . „ £ 124 19 11 M . B . RHey , Stratford , ... 0 1 v Mr Sutten ¦ ' , 0 0 0 Galoshlelds , per Mr Ladder ... •„ 0 16 2 Derby , per Mr Cordeu ... 0 18 0 Bristol nallmakers , per Mr Tajlor ... 0 5 9 Macclesfield dyers and weavers , per Mr Warmsley ... ... ... , „ 2 « 0 Aberdeen trades , per Mr Wood ... ... 6 8 < T Greenock coopets , per Mr Bains ... .,. 3 10 4 South Shicldsjoinm ., 0 5 10

      Aberdeen Iron moulders 2 is a Aberdeen iron moulders .. ... ... 2 13 0 Staffordshire Potteries , per Mr Maitland and Friends , •„ , o 10 . Liwrpool , Mr Craige and friend ... 0 7 6 London , Simpson's Factory , A few Engineers , Pimlico ... 0 H 6 Chestmabers of Manchester .. . [ , 5 0 0 Blook-prlntM'sofCummersdale 10 0 Boilermaker * of Greenock . „ ... 216 0 F . S . 0 . Carpenters , King ' s Arms , Marjlebone-atreet , Golden-square ... . „ 10 0 ft G . W * ' , ' < T 1 0 William Lewis .. ,, , „ ... 0 0 3 MrBoonham .,. 0 0 fi Whittington and Cat Laud Branch , seeend

      SubM'riptioa .. . , „ 0 3 1 MrDarlison . Whittluston and Cat , second Subscription ... . n r- o o V u n '" * " QUI Stourbridge , Hint-glass cutters , per Mr . ™ fr , * " , b 2 & A few friends Mill Wall , A . Z . ... o 16 0 Ladies' Shoemakers , Norwich , per Mr r WL ' , - » ° » Ladies Shoemakers , Northampton ... o 10 » Mr Ruffy Ridley o 2 « Liverpool mechanics , per Mr Petie ... 1 10 0 Sunderland weavers ... 0 11 Bristol Nallmakers ... 0 1 . » Nottingham Fancy Silk Knitters ... 0 4 0 Old Baaford Framework Knitters ... 0 2 0

      CbaiterWa Shoemakers ... ... . » ° l * Mr PringU , New Lenten ... ° l Xnaresborough Hand-loom weavers . „ 0 1 I Wolverhampton , per Mr Brodie •«< 9 , « Trades of Birmingham , per Mr Pave ... 0 13 0 Swindon mechanics , por Mr Robson ... 1 13 * Bradford , per Mr Bowyer ... 0 6 8 Leicester Glove Branch , per Buckby ... 16 f Total

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      oi W ra ^ if * VftS ^ m Lakoashibb MiNBRS . r-The wAtxnato Wm % meeting of Lancashire > Miners will be held OB-S | fcg day October 4 tb , at the house of Mr Israel JifofStrv Commercial Inn , OverDarwrn , near Blaokbnn / Mf 11 o ' clock in the forenoon . j / i \~ 1 ^ . £ W

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 25, 1847, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_25091847/page/5/