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    Mr . "DuKSiso _. on the part of the Central Committee , brought forward the question ofthe monthly contribution to be paid by each member , to defray the « xpenses of management . ,. " _'"''' . "' A short discussion followed on this question , and it was proposed that it be onehalfpenny a month . The discussion was , however , closed upon a point of order by the Chairman , who stated that the case was already provided for by one of their rules , which enacted that if any surplus funds accrue from the present payment of one penny a month , the Central < 5 ommittee shall have the option of reducing the subscription , or applying such surplus in payment of the expenscsof the am . _* aalconference . As no _n 0 _™ _" _* had been given of any alteration in the rule , tne The subject

    question cxmld not be entertained . then dropped . ' . ,. _ n _. f Il The Conference passed to the next question on the business paper , " Whether it be advisable for atime _iolmTt Strikes supported _* _J" * _g 2 ££ _i _* theMeusive , and for what period shall suca _limita-* ffii ( _tf Bristol ) advocated the _propriety ¦ _tf the"SoSion _acting upon ° ?? ° s e T ? , J * _^ def ensive . Much ha _3 been said _agaiasstnL _^ -Which _-kos no doubt very just ra itself-Srat it had _Jmewhatconfused * _fce Conference . Stakes were not _always successful , nor were they always te be avoided . They were frequently forced on the w _« rk-¦ men _, and became absolutely necessary to maintain their position . They had liad _asuccessful strfee in SBiistol _andit-wasan instance _of-the fallacy Ofthe

    -argument theftstrikes -were not beneficial ; "because , -when they referred to the money ihat had been sunk Sn strikes , it must not be supposed that it was all 3 ost If , as in the case of Bristol , they -expended £ 100 in _tw > weeks , and gained from 40 to _o 0 per -cent , on good wages at the end of the time , he thought it was a , very good investment for their money . He thought it would be better to leave a _^ _iscretJonarvpow-Jr to the Committee , If they limited it merely to the _defensive , he feared it would give rise to another association prepared to take better « round , and thus introduce division , instead Of uniting the trades . He concluded by moving that the Committee have a discretionary power of

    sanctioning offensive strikes . The _motion having been seconded , The Cuairsus said , on referring to the laws he found that the case supposed was fully provided for in the rules ofthe Association , under the head of * " Powers and Duties of the Central Committee , " -which provided that the Committee were to receive all applications far advice and assistance , and to act "thereon as they might deem requisite . The Confe-Tence must give the most unlimited confidence to the of the diffi

    Committee intrusted with the discharge - _cult and delicate duties appertaining to their office . As the law provided for thc contingency alluded to , the question now put must also fall to the ground on a point of order . -Mr . Dosxixc explained that the object ofthe Central Committee in bringing forward the question ¦ was simply to ascertain the feelings of the Conference upon it . As , however , he was happy to see that they were quite prepared to give the requisite _confidence to the Committee , he was satisfied that the object had been attained .

    _ The subject then dropped , and the Conference passed to the nest question , namely : —'' What number shall receive support at the same period ? " This question was ultimately referred to the Committee appointed to consider the details of previous questions . The Conference then adjourned till Wednesday morning at nine o ' clock .

    WedsESB _& _S . T . S . Danc _* inibe , Esq ., took thechairat 9 o ' clock . The report of thc committee appointed at the _previous day , _wa-3 brought up by Mr . Jacobs , the chairman , by a majority of four to three , the Committee xeeommended the adoption of the _foilowiBgsystem : — That the trades be divided into fire sections . 1 st section to pay one halfpenny per week , and receive 3 s . weekly support . 2 nd section . Id ., weekly allowance < h . 3 rd section lid ., allowance _Qs . 4 th section 2 d „ "weekly support 12 s . Sth section 2 _Ad ., and to receive 15 s . per week . The Committee did not consider that there was any necessity for mentioning the case of women and children , as it was thought they "would fall under one or other of the sections . The report was accompanied with some statistics as to tbe earnings of various trades , to show the _neei-ssity for a great variety of levies to meet the diversity of wases . The report having been received ,

    Mr . Lesagax said , having proposed the plan embodied in the report , he was desirous to show the reasons for his doing so . lt was absolutely necessary to make the contributions low to meet the necessities ofthe low-paid trades . Be had made a calculation , based oa the assumed number of 40 , 000 members , as to what would be produced by thc proposed scale . At 15 s . it would support 333 persons weekly . At 12 s . it would support 42 ( 1 . The men who received 9 s . would have to pny lid . levy , and it would support ¦ 5 . 55 . At Gs . 812 would be supported weekly . At

    •& . 1 _, GCC parsons eould be maintained . If the Committee exercised caution in the sanctioning of strikes , and did not permit too many to be on the funds at once , he thought the scale proposed would be found Sufficient to meet the objects in view . Mv . _Bh-kett wished to know whether they could « ontrv . ul the number who might be turned out ? They might have the power of limiting and regulating the number on strike , but they could not do so in tlw _casa of turnouts which depended on causes beyond their control *!

    The _Cnsnsiiz said the best course would be to leave all _--ach matters to the _Cen'ral Committee . Mr- UoBE . iTSmoved as an amendment thatthe scale should b ? , id ., 2 s . weeklv : id ., is . ; 2 d ., 6 s . ; 4 d ., 8 i . ; C'l ., 105 . ; Sd ., 12 s . *** " lie thought that if they sanctioned a strike at all , it should be on such a magnitude and supported in such a way as f o con-Tince ihe employers at once of their power aud determination . Mv . _Dcssisg opposed thc system ofa graduated scale altogether . It was complex and fallacious , and could only end in disappointment . The very diversity ef-opinion which evidently existed amongst

    its advocates was a proof that it was not a correct -One , I _/* t them take the calculation itself . Those who paid _2 id . were only to receive . support for 5-53 weekly , whilst those who paid one halfpenny were to 02 supported to the number of 1 , 6 G _< 5 . Why , this was -atenrii ; mueh more so than _anything urged against _fcce-J ami equal contributions from end support all - -tr ades alike . This was a fatal objection to it , even if there were not the farther objection tbat the numbers in each class , according to his - calculations , would be mueh lower than tho ? c estimated by the Committee . lie must , therefore , adhere to the _original _prj-. _osltien of the Central Committee , that a sum not esecedimr Ss . weeklv be allowed .

    Tke speaker was here called to order , on the ground -that the Conference had already decided that a graduatPil scale _shoe'd be the plan adopted . ilr . Bcsh , Loudon , did not concur in the scale pro-¦ po sed by the Committee . It would be better , in his opinion , to levy _contributions at so much per pound -oa the average earnings of the trades , and to pay them at the same ratio . Thc p lan proposed was liable to objection that trades just previous to a -Strike or turn out , ndght for a short time only pay

    ths higher sum , in order to entitle them to the _larger-Sinn , allowed _farsupport . Mr . Jacobs ( Chairman of the committee ) defended "" Sac report , which he _osusidercd to be not only based upon equii-ibie _priiicijtles , but perfectly practicable . The principal question ior the Conference to decide was , whan tkey would _cxsunence ikeiv subscriptions , and the amount ihey woEid permit to accumulate in the hauds of the Central Committee before coming upon the fund . In his opinion , the probability ef _SEi-iifes or iurn-outs _wimld we much diminished if the

    Association ha « l a large fund , say 50 , 06 Ql . or 100 , 00 i >/ L at its disposal , that would aca ** great fact" which _would " cause the _jnastcrs to pause before ihey _comjuitted any infringement _uu _» n thc rights and interests of the _sssee :: ited trades . —( Hear , hear . ) Iu addition to this lie would a « atn urge that tht funds should be _employment funds , -not strike funds , for vidl sums hitherto extended in ctrikes had been entirely sunk . Mr lS-iVES , _Livarpf . 63 , regretted that . during the time he had attended _ti'is _conference lie had heard nothing but strikes talked of . lis understood that this association was _1 ' _ors . ed for preventing strikes , lustead of encouraj , 'ii :. j them , But if _tiu-y were still inclined to believe that it was ueeessirr to -continue

    temporarily the old system , he thought the best way would be by a small eoiitinous payment . The trade he represented had 3 ti , 00 UZ . iu hand , _whieh was solely the result of such contributions , lt was the accumulation of large fund ' s , aad the power of _cooimanding them when required , which had enabled the Anti-Corn-Law League to carry its _oijccts . Let four other trades follow the example of ihc trade he represented , and there would be 100 , 6-30 / . to _lie-in with . If they were once in that position , Ihey would _exercise an irresistible influence not only over their employers , hut also public opinion . "Mr . _Evaxs concurred in these views . The original intention of thc association was to reiide ? strikes unnecessary by giving employment on Jaud and in manufactures . The bod y with which he was con- 1 neetcd ( theStaffordshire potters ) had collected funds ,

    purchased lands in America , and since they had obtained several advances of price . In addition to the land they had in their possession , then had one of the _hestprintingofficcs in the potteries , employed several compositors and pressmen , and a proscribed man in the trade , at a liberal salary , as clerk over the establishment . What the potter had done scctionally , the association should do nationally . —( Cheers . ) lie could show the conference that , with the means at its disposal , they might immediately establish a weekly newspaper at a kw price , and realise a large profit , thus securing a double advantage , namely , pecuniary profit , and _influence over the public mind . The _Cuaibxax slid that if Mr . Evans would look at the objects of the assoeiation now in conference , he wonld see that it was lor thc " protection of labour . " Taere was another association of which he had also the honour to be president , the express object of which was to give employmen t in the manner

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    stated by Mr . Evans . ' The ohjectof t _Aat conference ; was not to promote strikes , but t , prevent them ; but When the men were , _subjected to * yust . _«> and oppression , that association held , itself bound to step in and throw the shield of its . protection over them . —( Hear hear- ) Bat then , it was urgedthatthis relief should be giver , by employment . Well , that could be done by th *; sk ' cer association , whose especial object it was fro give employment , and thus the two associations vould work together and mutually assist each other . "With respect to the question now before tbe conference , it was one in his opinion which there was no real necessity for mooting at that meeting . By __ one of the rules the power of making the requisite levies was vested in the Committee . But the only steady and continuous levy

    the vo » . nmittee were empowered to make was one penay per month for current expenses . He thought , however , that there was much force in the observatisos of the delegate from Liverpool , as to the value aad influence of a small continuous payment being made to create capital , for . it was onlv by meeting capital by capital that success could be achieved . By that means also they would do away witlr any necessity for a sliding scale , and avoid all the evils of making a sudden levy . Let them create a large fund , and then they would by the moral influence of such a position prevent en croachments , or when attempted meet them energetically aud effectively . ( Cheers . ) . . '¦ After numerous other delegates had expressed their opinions , the amendment of Mr . Roberts was

    put and lost . _. m In putting the original motion again before the Conference , the Chairman said that there was very great difficulty in coming to a conclusion on this important question . The discussion of that morning had thrown fresh light upon the subject , and had very much altered his opinions upon it . Ho feared that , even if they adopted the scale ofthe committee , they would not escape the difficulty . He was strongly inclined to believe thatthe best way would be to accumulate a large fund by continuous small payments , and thus be prepared for any _contigency that might arise . By the plan of the committee they would not be placed in that position . For instance , suppose the masters should require at once some 10 , 000 men

    to sign such a degrading document as that presented to the builders ; these 10 , 000 men could not , of course , pay to the levy , and thus they would at once have greater demands upon them , with less means to meet them . The course he felt , upon the whole , disposed to recommend was , that the whole question should be recommitted , with a request tbat the committee , after _hearing the discussion of that morning , would again consider the matter , prepare a proper table of estimates , upon some definite basis ,, either fixing a per centageou wages , creating an accumulating fund by continuous payments , or leaving the matter as it now stood by the law , ia the hands of the central committee . ( Cheers . )

    A long discussion ensued , in which several delegates expressed their opinion on the general question , and various suggestions were made for the purpose of giving effect to the recommendation of the

    Chairman . Ultimately the several proposition were digested into the following : — "That all trades belonging to this Association shall contribute to the creation of a fund of at least £ 20 , 000 , in proportion to thenaverage weekly earnings , such contributions to be a per centage of 2 d . in the pound per week on earnings , and when support is afforded , the amount so afforded to be calculated on the . like principle . " In laying this proposition before the Conference , the Chaihman said that another would , he believed be submitted , by which the capital proposed to be created by this resolution might be used to set those on _Strike to work , and thus reimburse the fund . ( Loud cheers . ) The great difficulty the workingclasses had always to struggle against was want of capital . The employers knew this , and were hence encouraged to oppress them , calculating " securely on

    their ultimate submission , ( Hear . ) But as the matter was of so much importance , involving , as he thought , the very existence and usefulness of the Association , and the hour of adjournment was near , he would . advise that the conference should then separate , and come calmly to the consideration of the question in the afternoon . The Conference acted upon this suggestion , and adjourned till half-past two o ' clock . On re-assembling , The Chairmax stated , that the original question before the Conference was the graduated scale proposed by the Committee . Since that time , the motion he had read , previous to adjournment , had been moved as an amendment ; and it was now the duty ofthe Conference to say which of these propositions they would adopt .

    The Report of the Committee was then put to the vote and negatived , the numbers being—For " ... 23 Against 61 Majority — 8 S The resolution for the creation of a fund of £ 20 , 000 was then entered upon . The creation ofthe 120 , 000 fund was then unanimously agreed to and the next question was the per centage upon the wages to be contributed by the trades . An amendment , to the effect that one penny per pound be the per centage , instead of twopence a week , was , after a short discussion , put and negatived , the numbers being—For ... ... 32 Against ... 50 Majority ... ... ... — 18

    Another amendment , to the effect tbat three halfpence he the per centage was then proposed . In support of this amendment it was urged that the trades had local unions , and sick and burial societies to support , and if they kept the subscription low , they would hold out an inducement to a greater number of trades joining them . ' The very fact of the name and influence of an Association presided over by their Hon . Chairman , would do more than all the money they could raise , and of course the more the numbers increased the greater its influence would become . On the contrary side it was argued that in thus attempting to cut down the amount , they were taking the most effectual means of preventing the realisation of the object in view . The sooner the fund was

    raised , ' the more speedily they would be enabled to wield the power its possession would confer upon them . As to one _argunientjthat it would bear heavily upon the low-paid trades , it would be found in practice to be most favourable to these trades . Many of the delegates from _thesetradesexprcssedtheirreadiness to support the contribution of 2 d . on each 20 s . earned . The discussion , which was of an interesting and instructive character its to the real state and opinions of tbe trades , was continued for a consideraOJe period—delegates from all parts of England and Scotland , as well as from different districts in Ireland , taking part in it . On division the largest sum ( twopenee ) was carried by a majority of at least one hundred .

    The question of the rate of support to be allowed from thc funds ofthe Association was next discussed at considerable length . Itwas proposed , in the first instance , that the allowance should be one-half of the average earnings ofthe parties when in full employment . Several of the delegates from the lowpaid trades expressed their conviction that such a motion would drive their trades from tbe Association , among others , Mr . Weae , from Sheepshead , Leicestershire , framework-knitter , gave a graphic account of the misery endured by the trade to which he belonged , and to whieh the attenuated frame and general appearance of the speaker bore strong testimony . lie said that he had visited the houses of more than

    twenty families , in which he found that five persons and upwards slept in one bed . He himself had five ofa family , and they rarely , if ever , tasted animal food , a ' . d had often subsisted for a whole week on a stone of _barleymeal _; and so short had they been run , that he had often gone to bed on a Thursday _afternoon in the vain hope of appeasing , by a recumbent posture and a little more warmth , the gnawings of hunger . His trade was driven to the very lowest verge of existence , and to give them the half of their earnings would , in fact , consign them to utter destitution . The plan proposed would not do for them .

    Mr . Bknetx , of London , said , the more he heard of the difficulties surrounding thc question of strikes , as heretofore conducted , he was the more convinced that they -must avoid that system altogether ¦ and , instead of attempting to keep men idle , they must set tbem to work . ( Loud cheers . ) If the frameworkknitters and other trades said they could not live upon the sums proposed to be given , of what use would the _Assoeiatian be to them and similar trades ? The best way would be , to set them to work by means of the capital of the Association . ( Cheers . ) If they did not , he could not sec of what use the Association would be to them .

    It was moved as an amendment to the original proposition of one-half of tho average wages , thatthe allowance be five-sixths . After a long discussion , the whole subject was ultimately remitted to the select committee appointed tho previous day . Report to be brought up tomorrow , at ten o ' clock . The conference then ad journed .

    _Tuorsoay . T . S . Duxcombe , Esq ., took the chair at ten o ' clock , and some preliminary business haying beea transacted , the committee brought up their report , which recommended the following scale , and wliich had been calculated on the data of 2 d . percentage on the average wages of the trades comprised in tht association : — Wages . Support . Wages . Support . s s . d . s . s . d . ii 2 0 10 10 8

    C , y o is li 4 8 "" C 0 20 12 C 10 ' 7 0 24 and above U 0 12 ; ::::::: _s « i . The Committee farther recommended that the Central Committee should apply these sums by employing the men when out Ot work , wherever practicable . " > .. . i ' - After a short conversation , this scale was unanimously adopted .

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    Itwas then resolved , that all moneys belonging to the association be invested at a banker ' s , in the name and to the account of the National Association of United Trades , and that any cheque drawing out such moneys , or any portion of them , be signed by the President and Vice-President ofthe Assoeiation . Mr . Young said that in proposing the following resolution he was desirous of bearing testimony to the highly honourable manner in which the gentleman referred to had discharged his duties during the past year . As a member of the Central Commitf ee he had had opportunities of knowing the facts , and be , on that account , cordially submitted the resolution : —** That the thanks of this Conferencear e due , and are hereby given , to George Bird . _Esqtf for his kindness in taking care of the funds of the Association , and for the courtesy shown by him , and that the Secretary transmit a copy of this resolution to that gentleman . "

    The Conference then proceeded to the election of the officers and committee Tor the ensuing year . A ballot was taken , which resulted in the appointment of the following as the Central Committee : — Metropolitan Members . —Mr . Williamson , tinplate worker ; Mr . Bond , carpenter ; Mr . Allen , tinplate worker ; Mr . Robson ; ladies' shoemaker ; Mr . Green , Morocco leather finisher . Provincial Members . —Mr . Claugham , miner , _Holytown ; Mr . Blythe , carpenter , Leeds ; Mr . Lynn , carpenter , Belfast ; Mr . Lenegan , handloomweaver , Wigan ; Mr . Jacobs , cabinet-maker , Bristol ; Mr . Gouldin , maker-up , Manchester . ,

    T . S . Dckcombe , Esq ., M . P ., ; was unanimously elected President of the Association for the year ensuing , and in reply said , that the continued confidence ofthe Association gave him much - pleasure , and so long as he continued to be so honoured , he would promise them his cordial assistance and support to the utmost of the means in . his power . ( Great cheering . ) Mr . Bush , joiner , London , was elected vice-president , and Mr . Barratt , secretary ; Messrs . Gimblctt and Snellhouse , auditors . A short discussion arose on the propriety of suspending the law which requires ' six months' notice of amendments on the laws , before these could be entertained .

    The _Chaikmak stated that though , perhaps , the notice now required might be too long , it _,-. was absolutely necessary for the stability , prosperity , and satisfaction of the Association that some notice of any intended alterations should be previously made known and considered . For these reasons he had throughout the conference been somewhat peremptory in rejecting all questions which would interfere with this necessary and essential regulation . He trusted that the Conference would see the advantage of the Association would be most materially and substantially promoted . ( Cheers . ) Several suggestions were then made as to various improvements , which the chairman said had better be referred to the central committee in writing .

    The towns of Birmingham and Liverpool were respectively moved as p laces for holding the next conference . On a division , it was decided thatit should be held at Birmingham . The Chairman then said that they had now gone through the routine business , which the Conference could take up in accordance with the rules . It was , however , still open for the delegates to take into consideration any measures which might tend to promote the elevation of the working classes , Mr . Robson said that he regretted the rigid adherence to the rules had prevented them from fully discussing the most important question which could be _brought before them . Much time had been . occupied in discussing the machinery and regulation of strikes

    and turnouts . They were , he was certain , all agreed upon the necessity of substituting employment for idleness , reproduction of wealth for unprofitable consumption Of Capital . Mr . Robson then gave the details of an experiment of this kind , which they had instituted in London . The workmen in the employ of a large shoemaker ' s establishment were put on strike . The Association , of which their hon . chairman was also president , tor the employment oflabour , had taken the matter up—had opened a shop in Drury-lane—set the men to work at full wages , and though only a few weeks at work , they had already realized profits at the rate of 24 . 0 per cent , per annum on the capital _expended . —( Cheers . ) It' they ceulu effect this in one trade , or one town , why hot in all . Mr . Robson explained _, at some length the machinery of the association , whicli was a joint-stock

    company , with a definite amount of capital , shares ot a prescribed amount , and properly constituted directors . Tosuchabody no objection could be made , whatever doubts might . be entertained of the constitution of the other association . Not that he had any doubts on that point , but he did doubt that any permanent or real benefit could be realized without employing their own capital and labour _reproductively— ( Great cheering . ) The subject was very warmly taken up by several delegates , and discussed at great length . The feeling was in favour of the mode of procedure recommended by Mr . Robson , and seemed to carry with it the entire sympathy and concurrence of the Confci * cncG . Mr . Duneombo boing compelled , hy parliamentary business , to leave for London , bade farewell to the Conference , and ' ' ' '

    Mr . Jacobs , of Bristol , moved " That the thanks of this Conference are due , and hereby given to our Honourable Chairman , Thomas Slingsby Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., for his able , impartial , and praiseworthy conduct in the chair . Thc motion was carried by acclamation , and the Conference gave three times threehcarty cheers , and one cheer more . The Hon . Gentleman briefly returned thanks , and kit the hall amidst loud applause .

    FRIDAY . - - - The chair was taken at nine o ' clock , by Mr Bush , and the Conference took up the question of the propriety of recommending to the Central Committee to make a levy ou the members of the Association to support the building trade on strike in this district . The speakers in support of this course argued that it was absolutely necessary , if tho association was to secure the confidence or support ofthe trades , thatit should show itself ready to assist the trades in an

    emergency like the present . Other speakers recommended a voluntary subscription among the associated trades as the ' best means oF assisting thc building trades . i ! It was ultimately resolved , that the Conference recommend to the Central Committee the immediate collection ofa levy on the scale agreed to by tho Conforenee for the support of the trades who are out in consequence of resisting tho masters' document . It was stated , that nearly 1 , 000 men , of various building trades , were at the present moment on strike in this district . '

    The next resolution was unanimously passed without any discussion : — "That the Central Committee be instructed to take , from time to time , such a number of shares in the United Trades Association for the employment of labour in agriculture and manufactures , as they may deem advisable , on condition that the said Association shall provide employment for hands dependent on this Association in proportion to the sum so invested . The necessity for making known the objects ofthe Association to tho trades generally having been mooted , the following resolution was proposed : — " That this Conference recommend to . the Central Committee immediately after the close of the Conference , to commence an active agitation with the view of bringing in all working men who do not . belong to this Association , throughout Great Britain and Ire / and /' The resolution was unanimously adopted .

    A vote of thanks to the Central Comniittce for the last year was unanimously agreed to , and acknowledged by Messrs . Jones and Green . Air . Robson moved the thanks of the Conference to the editor ofthe Morning Advertiser , and to the reporter of that paper fortheir able and accurate report of the proceedings of thc Conference , which have appeared in that paper . ( Great cheering . ) Thc motion was put and carried unanimously . Thanks were then voted to the Northern Star and several other weekly papers for their advocacy of the rights of labour , and of condemnation upon these portions of the press whicli misrepresented the proceedings of the Trades'Union .

    After the transaction ot some other business of a routine nature , a vote of thanks was passed to Mr . Bush , far his conduct in the chair , and the Conference then separated alter a sitting of live days .

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    SOISEE TO T . S . DUNCOMBE , ESQ ., M . P _., AT LEEDS . Tuesday Evkkino . — -The Chartists of , Leeds availed themselves of the opportunity afforded by the visit ol Mr . Duncombe to the ' manufacturing districts , to testify their gratitude for the manner in whicli he has advocated their cause in . Parliament , by giving him a public soiree on Tuesday evening , in the Alusic Hall , Albion-street . A Very numerous company of both sexes ); partook of tea , & c , previous to tho arrival of the hon . gentleman from _MancL'estcv . The hall was tastefully decorated , and its > valls were covered with numerous mottoes and _banners , among which wo noticed " T . S . Duncombe , the hilt'inching advocate of the people ' s rights ; " "The Feoplo ' s Charter , " and similar sentiments . Mr . W . Buook occupied the chair , and shortly after eight o ' clock opened the proceedings , by _proposing the toast of "The People ; " to which ,.

    Mr . J . Shaw responded . ' He said , thatthe axiom "the people arc the legitimate source of all power , was a somewhat hacknicd one in words , but little acted upon in practice . It was , no doubt , proper that the Government should he supported , but it was still more necessary that the people should enj ov those comforts to which their industry . entitled ' them . This country was said to be the envy of surrounding

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    nations . Was it so because of the superior condition of its labouring population ? No . It was , he supposed , on account of their having . reared palaces and mansions , which were " enjoyed' by the wealthy- and powerful few , but from which they themselves were excluded . The people were acknowledged by aU parties to be the actual source of all political power , but ihey had a house of Commons which did not represent them , and it was to this exclusion from political power , thathe traced all the miseries endured by the toiling millions . —( Cheers . ); Yet , in the face of this fact , all parties in the House boasted of their desire to serve the people . This" was a mere pretence , for while the miliums were excluded from partic ipation in political riehts . thev . were virtually slaves

    .-r-( Cheers . ) ( Mr . Duncombe , here entered the hall amidst enthusiastic and prolonged plaudits . ) Order having been restored Mr . Shaw said they would no doubt be _irapailent to hear one who had been justly styled " Labour ' s Champion , " and he would therefore detain the meetingby a very few additional remarks . After insisting upon the necessity of the peoplebeing endowed with political power in order to put a stop to pnblic _abuaes , and _achievepopular benefits , the speaker concluded by saying , that he cordially supported the sentiment The Chairman then briefly proposed "The health of our esteemed guest , T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., the bold and determined advocate of the people ' s rights , " and glanced at the conduct of the Hon . Member in the Post-office inquiry , and the Masters

    and Servants' Bill , as proofs among many others of Mr . ' Duncombe ' s public usefulness as a Member of Parliament and of his sympathy , for the working classes . Mr , Duncombe was a Yorkshireman , and he knew they would give a truly Yorkshire welcome , —( The toast was received ' with enthusiastic and repeated cheers , which were renewed upon , the hon . gentleman coming forward to address the meeting . Mr . Duncombe said this was not the first time'he had had the pleasure of meetirig . them in that hall , and receiving marks of their approbation , and the kindness with which he was now received shewed he had not lost their confidence . ( Cheers . ) The Chairman had alluded to many changes which had taken place in the opinions of pnblic men , and to many measures in which"he ' . ( Mr . Duncombe ) had taken

    part in the Ilouse of Commons . It was true that great changes had taken place in the views of all parties , ' and of the Government themselves , oh many most important questions . The Chairman had referred to the Masters and Servants Bill . ' , ' . He ; had opposed that Bill , because he believed that if ; it had passed it would have been a most _iniquitous . law , and that the liberty of no working man would have been worth' twenty-four hours' purchase after its enact : ment . But it was one ofthe advantages of its being brought forward , that it had given rise to one of the best and most righteous movements ofthe day . Out ol it originated the Conference in London lastyear , which gave birth to the National Asssociation ol United Trades , and lie had now the honour of presiding over a Conference of 120 delegates , representing

    the intelligence and the industry ot every part ot tms country . ( Loud cheers . ) He felt that it was necessary that this' great movement should be conducted peacefully , legally , and constitutionally , because so long as they kept within the law , which he was certain they would do , he believed they would carry the object for which they originally united—" a fair day ' s wages for afair day ' s labour . " ( Loudapplause . ) That Conference was not sitting in Manchester to cause a division between mastersand men—they were not there to stir up bad feelings ; they were there to promote conciliation , if conciliation was possible ; they . were tiiere to mediate and arbitrate between contending parties on honourable terms and upright principles , but they could hot recommend the trades to sign that degrading and debasing document whieh

    the masters has put forward , ( Loud cheers . ) The masters , in their published documents , said that capital and labour should be _^ free . So he ( Mr . Duncombe ) and the Conference said . But if the men of Leeds , after having honestl y earned their week's wages , chose to devote a portion of them to the support of their . brethren in Birkenhead or Liverpool , and the masters stepped in to prevent them , he would ask if that was not an infringement of the principle they themselves had laid down . ( Great applause . ) It waa said thatthe National Union employed intimidation and coercion for the purpose of carrying out its objects . It was not true . There was no compulsion . The trade might join or not , as they thought proper , though he believed that if the trades were fully aware of their own interests , they would all be

    found ready to join the only body which promised to raise an effective barrier against the encroachments of capital . ( Hear , hear . ) Still , however , thoyrepudiated the charge of intimidation . He wished the masters could say as much . He had been made acquainted with numerous instances of intimidation practised by the masters towards each other , and when they talked of the intimidation of the working classes , they should not forget what he would not hesitate to call the illegal intimidation practised among themselves . Since he was last in this district great changes had taken place . In 1842 great distress prevailed . It had been proved in tbe House of Commons that at that period the people were living on carrion and other substances , which it was a disgrace to human nature to see used as food . They were at

    present better off , and he hoped that the __ measures proposed by the government , and now carried by the _Ilousoof Commons , would tend to maintain that improvement in their condition . ( Hear , hear . ) He had voted for these measures because he was an enemy to all monopolies ; and for the same reason he supported the People ' s Charter , as an enemy to the monopoly of political power by a section ofthe community . ( Great applause . ) He believed that when that measure was urged in the same determined and zealous manner as . the question of the repeal of tht-Corn Laws had been they would not long bo without a Minister bold enough to propose it to Parliament , ( Loud cheers . ) There was another measure of great importance now before Parliament , and wliich was to be discussed on Friday next ,. the Poor Removal

    Bill . Perhaps most of them , were aware that he had moved for a return of the number of removals from the manufacturing districts in , the years 1841 , 18 . 12 , and 1843 ; " , and of all the public documents ever presented to Parliament , that most truly showed the state of slavery which existed in the manufacturing districts . ( Hear , hear . ) The men who had for years been engaged in creating fortunes for the master manufacturers were turned adrift when the period ot distress came , to shift as they best could . ( Sensation and cries of Shame . ) People who had resided _thirty-thrce years in the factory districts , who had come from Dublin , Edinburgh , and other distant parts of the country , when , able to work _' _-no longer , in the factories , were sent to their place of settlement , old and worn out , _leaving behind them

    those they assisted to enrich . He asked , was this fair ? ( Hear , > , hear . ) O tight not those who had reaped so many benefits form their labours , to give relief oh the spot when it was needed ? ( Applause . ¦) They had no doubt seen what was called a poor removal . A poor man , carried like a felon to the parish in which he was born long years ago . But the parish knew hiiii not , and he was consigned like a felon to a bastile union workhouse . ( Great applause !) The measure now before the . House of Commons would be a benefit if properly amended . The term of five years required for a settlement was tori long . It should be altered , and , the principle ¦ aid down , that where the labour had been given and the benefit received , there the relief should be g iven . ( Hear , hear , hear . ) He would only add , that in his

    opinion , this was a measure which , deserved support , although not without requiring amendment . ( Cheers . ) They had no doubt heard much of commercial measures of reform , and if any one wished to learn the science of political abuse they had only to go to the House of Commons . ( Hear , and laughter . ) ' Abuse had been unsparingly thrown upon Sir Robert Peel because he had changed his policy , not by the people , but b y those who wished to fill his place . But , whatever benefit might hereafter ensue from his measures , there was one immediate benefit , resulting from them—they had completely broken up parties . It was impossible now to tell to what party a man belonged . . ( Laughter . ) All of them now pretended , however , to be thc friends of the working classes . Even the manufacturers ,

    who opposed the Ten Hours " . Bill , did it for the sake of the people . ( Laughter . ) They said that Bill would ruin our ¦ manufactures . Why , thoy might as well say that the millsall standing still this week throughout this great district would ruin tlie manufacturing interest , and yet when they asked for two hours less labour daily ior women and children it was refused , upon what he ( Mr . Duncombe ) thought very insufficient grounds . The gentlemen of the League had formerly said , support us in getting rid ofthe Corn Laws and then when we are by that means enabled to compete on equal terms with-foreigners we will support you m thc effort to obtain a Ten Hours' Bill ( Hear , hear ) Well , now tho Cowi Bill was about to pass , and the manufacturers turned round and said , " We are going to be exposed to in " _willtruing V ° _» f _* _, ' _? m a "ductwn ef hours will ruin us . _ So that , in fact , the rene _.-il nf thn r „„ . n

    tl ? _S _™ ° Pa ° by , H crease ( 1 labo » r to ™« t the foreign competition ; which that repeal alone was tormerly advocated as an effective measure to prevent . ( Great applause . ) Ho would ask , was this tan- or just ? No , it was only necessary fer the advocates ofa Ten _Hsurs' Bill to be firm in order to convert the small minority by which thoy were lately defeated into a majority . ( Loud cheers . ) He thanked them heartily for this proof of their confidence and approval of his conduct in Parliament , and would only add , that the principles by which he had been actuated , and thc conduct he had pursued in the past , should continue to mark his career for thc future . Thohon .- gentleman sat down amidst great applause , and , on the call of the Chairman , three hearty _ehoors , and one cheer more , were given with _{ .. enuino lorkslure spirit and gusto . The hon « entlenian immediately afterwards bade tho meeting fare well . °

    J ho tab . es and seats on tlie floor of the spacious Hall were then cleared away , and the company commenced certain saltatory exercises , in keeping with Whitsim-week to the music of an excellent band . At what time they separated " deponent saith not . "

    Soisee To T. S. Duncombe , Esq., M.P., A...

    - MR . DUNCOMBE ; AND THE 'WORKING ¦ _:- , - y CLASSES _^ O _^ _MAWCHESTER _.,:. .-• _M ; On "Wednesday evening , a public' meeting , of the working classes of . Manchester , - was held in the Carpenters' Hall , for , the purpose of expressing their gratitude to T . ' S . ' Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., for his advocacy of their cause _^ iri Parliament , and of hearing the opinions of that gentleman on the present aspect of political affairs . i ; Mr . John Murbat _, was called to the chair , and passed a high eulogium upon Mr . Duncombe , for his disinterested and valuable services to the' labouring classes , both in and out of Parliament . The speaker then read a paragraph from the Manchester Guardian

    of that day , stating that Mr . _Dancombe had not made his appearance at the important Conference of the Trades , now sitting in Manchester , and consequently the ecldt ofthe meeting had vanished . This was like many , other things in that journal respecting the proceedings of the , Trades , grossly untrue , though no doubt the writer did not pen it without calculating upon producing certain results from . the falsehood . If the public and the trades generally could be led to believe that Mr . Duncombe had abandoned his , post at the head of the trades , a fatal blow might be inflicted on the hopes , and a great Stumbling-block p laced in the progress of the organisation which' was now struggling for the rights of labour . ' Unfortunately ; the untruth would pass current in manv Quarters ¦ to which the newspapers

    which advocated labour's cause could not gain access . ( The ' meeting seemed highly , indignant at the conduct of the editors of the ; print in question , and the copy from which the obnoxious paragraph was read ,, was' unanimously committed to the flames amidst loud cheers and laughter . ) The Chairman concluded by calling upon Mr . Dixoir to propose the first resolution . It was to the effect that the meeting sympathised with the building trades on strike , and pledged itself to support them in their attempt to obtain their just rights . The speaker said that he knesw , the Trades Unions looked with very great suspicion on Chartist sympathy , but he hoped . they would at . length learn the important lesson that by their present machinery of strikes , and innumerable divisions with unions of

    different trades , and even subdivisions of the same trade , each having its separate staff of officers , and being altogether a separate body ; ifc was impossible that they could succeed in making , the condition of the industrious classes what , it ought to be . That object could only , be attained by the general improvement of all bur institutions , which again depended upon the possession of knowledge , political power , and a , general good understanding amongst the different sections of the producing classes . ( Cheers . ) [ During the address of the speaker , Mr . Duncombe entered the Hall / and was greeted with a warmth and enthusiasm we ; have rarel y witnessed in any public assembly . J Silence being restored , Mr . Dixon adverted to a variety of other topics , and concluded by proposing the j resolution , which , on _beinff

    seconded by Mr . Blyth , of Leeds , was passed unanimously . ¦ ...: The next resolution , affirming the principles of the People ' s Charter , was moved by Mr . Donavan , The motion having been seconded by Mr . Rankinb , was also agreed to . T . S . Dukcombe , Esq ., M . P ., then presented himself at the front of the platform amidst Ions continued and repeated cheering , waving of hats , handkerchiefs , and similar demonstrations of popular enthusiasm . The hon .-gentleman said they had denounced , what he joined with them in thinking , one ofthe most deadly foes to the prosperity ofthe country . That enemy was class legislation . It was true thatthe House of Commons differed from them on that subject , but that was not to be wondered at .

    seeing it was the offspring of that very system they condemned . In their sentiments on that point he most heartily concurred , and should at all times use his utmost powers in endeavouring to put an end to that system . Since he last met them in that Hall times had changed . Their leaders were then suffering persecution . They discussed on that occasion the judicial character of Lord Abinger , and it would be remembered that it had been afterwards pretty well shown up in the House of Commons . ( Cheers . ) He ( Mr . Duncombe ) would not on that occasion refer farther to that person ; he was gone before another tribunal , and he ( Mr . Duncombe ) hoped he had received more mercy there than he showed to his fellow creatures here . ( Hear , hear . ) They were then suffering from severe distress , but improved trade had

    since thattime improved their condition . But if so , it was their duty to lay b y in the season of prosperity a sum to meet that rainy day , which was sure to come . ( Cheers . ) With the view of assisting them to do this , he had accepted the olSce of President of a-. peaceful and legal association , for the general purpose of improving the condition ofthe industrious classes .- It was as yet in its infancy , but if it increased as it had done , it was , he believed , destined to effect the most extensive and beneficial changes in the r ? j _' ° i n tlia ' P _'ti ° of the community . ( Cheers . ) Ue did not come to Manchester on Monday last to sow _dissention , . or to cause divisions between employers and employed , but the contrary . He came to raise honest labour , to put the labourer in sueh a position that he could fairly and equitable meet his

    employer , buck was the object of the general union . He felt it to be an honour to be at it ' s head , and he would not relinquish it until , please God , he had established its influence in every town of the country . ( Prolonged applause . ) The Conference now sitting comprised Delegates from allpartsof thecountry , and thoughthey now numbered only some 40 , 000 or 50 , 000 , behopedand believed thatthe'tiine was _notfar distant when they would number hundreds of thousands . It had been said that day by one who was well acquainted with these matters , that the strike of 2 , 000 women could stop all the . mills in Manchester . If so , don't tell him that the Ten-hours Bill was in danger . Its fate was m the hands of the working classes themselves . But it was said by the opponents of that measure , that it would be fatal to the trade of this country . The

    experience of Sheffield and other places contradicted the assertion , and he had been told by the delegates of the Short Time Committee , this very session , in London , that , paradoxical as the statement might appear , less work gave more wages . It was stated that previous to 1 S 44 the children who were employed in the mill for eight liours received 2 s . 3 d . a week . Since that time they had been by law limited to sixhours _, and they were nowpaid 2 s . 4 d . Was that true ? ( Cheers , and cries of Yes . ) Well , then , if they had been successful in the case of women and children , why not extend the principle to adults ? ( Cheers . ) It was said that it would cause a reduction of 1-Gth of , our production . He believed that tube a _fallaey-j for if an average were struck of the time actually ran by the mills , it would , he believed , be found that very few of them

    run ten hours every working day of the year , it was therefore a fallacy to say that the Ten Hours Bill would . reduce the quantity of goods produced _, i _t r . J ° " * - _'" Association they would secure that Bill , and , on the . other hand , bring the power of the millions to hear upon the ruling classes . It had already brought the master builders to their senses , and caused them to negotiate with their workmen .- ( Cheers . ) They did not dread local unions , bub they knew that when the working classes were united ia one general body , they would become irresistable . ( Great applause . ) The hon . gentleman then proceeded to show the importance of the r _™ B J 11 » US » _-S _similar arguments to tl oseat the Leeds meeting reported in vesterday's Morning Advertiser , and which it is unnecessary to repeat . Alluding to the threat of the League for the purpose of frightening the countrv sentlemen

    tnatiney , _would'seud back to thoir parishes all tho immigrants from the agricultural districts , the lion _, member indignantl y asked if such a state of things could be suffered to exist , as that the neoole should be driven about like shuttlecocks , at the " mercy of any party whatever ? ( Loud applause . ) [ Mr . Huberts , Solicitor to tho Miners' Association , here entered the hall , and was heartily received . ] Mr . Uuncnmbecontinued .. He was glad to see the peof ? 'Attorney-General among them , and was sure that if he had * been present to hear his ( Air . Duncombe s ) remarks on the Poor Removal Bill , though he might hava disagreed as to the correctness of the law , he would not have objected to their enuitv He was happy to say that they had not been entirely idle in 1 arliament . There was an Act , called tho Corresponding Society and . Lecturers Act ; ifc was originally passed to put down thosn l . nrrihl _,.

    bemp the Jacobins of Paris , and those who corresponded- with them in this country j for thero was notnm {; tyrannical governments dvcailcil so much as Uie people being intelligent . It imposed a fine of - IM . on persons who lectured in unlicensed buildings , and though long obsolete , still remained en the Statute Bouk . He had brought forward thc question m 1 . arliament , and now he had the pleasure of saying they would be free from the common informer in tuture , at all events . The power of prosecution was ! w , n ) J ° v _1 _,- - f ll ( J law officers of the Crown . It would therefore be exercised more carefully . They would not dure to

    outrage tho publie feeling by such a prosecution as that at Hull . —( Cheers . ) So long as he had a seat in the House , they might depend upon his pursuing tho same course he had done heretofore . — - ( The lion . Gentleman sat down in the midst of the most enthusiastic cheering . ) ] " It was then moved that the conduct of T . S . Duncombe , Esq . > in and out of Parliament , is laudable , nnd . deserving- of tho commendation of the people . His energetic defence of the trades is at once manly , determined , disinterested , impartial , and straightforward , and is , therefore , deserving of the best thanks of this meeting .

    The resolution . was carried by acclamation , with three _ciieers ior Mr . Duncombe ita » _kuli Uw _mestniE brake « p at Mar ) . U o ' clock

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    Death FKOif DR 0 WNit ( o . '~ Ah _inque ' _at _^ as _W _bTT Tuesday afternoon , at the Angel and Crown p ,, m- house , Datchet Bridge , before William Maclin V coroner for the boroughof _^^ . _Windsor iupon they _' , ' of a young man . named William Howes in th _' ploy of Messrs . Meux and-Co ., the brewers ofTottn * * ham-court-road , who 'was drowned that mornino * the Thames between Windsor and Datchet _Brid _^* The deceased and another man , named Loucb «? ' inthe employ ef Messrs- Meux and Co ., left tV brewery at a very early hour on Monday _' _mor _,, ;! _.,, in charge of two drays , laden with beer for the ( V * teen , at the Infantry barracks , Windsor . _OntW return to London , between ten and eleven o ' _cWv _* _- after delivering the befer _. ' aB they proceeded f _™ , Windsor to Datchett , they determined to batip _S a retired spot , in the Thames , known as Swan Brhio The deceased had no sooner plunged into the rn than he cried out for help , and almost _immediate sunk , lt appeared that a large - hole , upwards if fifteen feet deep , had been excavated in that p arfc % the _riyer for the purpose of raising ballast Th * was unknown to the unfortunate man , who was but a poor swimmer , and who in consequence perishen The Juiy returned a , verdict of " Accidental ?* Drowned . " < uiy

    Fire at the Freemasons' Tavern . —Shortly befom eleven o ' clock oh Wednesday , while the masons _weS assembled in Quarterly Court at their chief Lodge Freemasons -hall , Great Queen-street , the Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland in the chair , the utmost excitement was caused throughout the numerous assembly by the discovery of a moat suffocatine smoke ; accompanied hy an intense heat , which very much incommoded all present / Shortl y afterwards the spacious room used by the masons for their meeU ings and for public assemblies , became filled with smoke , and immediately over the statue of the late Dnke of Sussex , directly below the orchestral gallery fire was observed by the noble chairman . Upon this discovery the gentlemen of the craft present hastily

    dissolved their meeting , and the assistants employed on the establishment commenced , as far as in thera lay , to pour water from pails and buckets upon the fire , which appeared to have seized with considerable power upon the joisting of the gallery . - For a little time it was hoped that the fire was extinguished , but upon the arrival of the firemen from Holborn and othet stations of the brigade , with Mr . Braid wood , the sn . perintendant of the London ' Fire-engine Establish _, ment , and the foremen from the several stations nearest the spot , it was found upon tearing up' the boarding , that the fire was still silently progressing , the stop effected by the inmates being insufficient to stay the further encroachment of the flames between the ceiling and the skirting boards . From inquiries

    instituted on the spot , it appears : as far as can bo gleaned , that the fire originated either from the overheating of the warming flues , or from the gas , a con « siderable body of which is used for illuminating the marble statue of the late illustrious Grand Master , the Duke of Sussex . The whole of the supporters of the gallery are very seriously burned , and _11-q statue , which cost £ 4 , 000 , though not injured by fire , will require considerable cleansing . Effects of Readin g the " Juip Errant . " --Wo read the following in the Osservatore Treslino : —1 % . Spired by the perusal ofthe Juif Errant ( the Wanderinq Jew ) , an inhabitant of Hermannstadt has deposited in the savings bank the sum of 100 florins , of which he has disposed by will as follows : — -When the com *

    pound interest of that Bum , joined to the capital , shall have produced 12 , 000 , 000 florins ( which will happen at the expiration of 300 years ) , 1 , 000 , 000 florins will be employed in raising at Hermannstadt a church for the service of the reformed religion ; 1 , 000 , 000 florins in founding a normal school for ths primary instructors and notaries of the town " ; 1 , 000 , 600 florins in the establishment of a hospital ; and 2 , 000 , 000 florins in the creation ofa model farm and a school of agriculture . The . remainder will beap . propriated to the paving of the streets , and the construction of a railroad leading to the best quarries ia the neighbourhood of Hermannstadt , in the ameliora

    tion ofthe labourers of the commune , and of the master workmen of German origin . 1 , 000 , 000 florins will be appropriated to the embellishment of the town , 2 , 000 , 000 florins will be distributed in works of charity , according to the spirit of the age , and finally , the descendants of the founder will be summoned to divide the last million , on condition that they establish their relationship by legal proofs . Here is a man who gives importance to the science of the genealogists . It is to be hoped that the legacy will not , as in M . Eugene Sue ' s romance , provoke the crimes and mischievous machinations ofthe artful and designing Jesuits .

    Ripping open Negroes . —Senor Geronimo Paez , director of a Brazillian diamond mine , having reason to suspect a negro of stealing diamonds , ordered him to be ripped open , when a magnificent r < Ke diamond was found in his intestines . Encouraged by the success ef this first experiment , he ordered it to be tried on the second , third , and fourth suspected negro , but in each . case the victims were innocent , no diamonds were found . This result , however , did not check Senor Paez , who repeated this atrocious act upon two more negroes , but

    unsuccessfully . His conduct at last reached the ears ofthe proprietors of the mine , by whon he was summoned before the tribunal of Villa Bella . By the judgment delivered on the 25 th Feb last , we learn that Paez was ordered "to pay Senores _Cifuentes and Co ., the lessees of the mines of Brassala , a sum of 2 , 500 piastres as the value of the five negroes of whom he had deprived the company b y putting them to death , without any utility . 2 vo order was made for the first negro , as his death was for the benefit of the owners , ' For the crime , no proceedings had been taken . .

    Fatal _Accidest at tee Auction Maut Tavekx . —Mr . William Payne , city Coroner , held an inquest on Wednesday afternoon , in Guy ' s Hospital , on the body of Patrick liariey , aged fifty . Tiie deceased , on Tuesday last , was employed removing some lead from the roof of the Auction Mart Tavern , in Bar < tholomew-lane , when in endeavouring to throw a piece into the street , he missed his hold of the lead , and losing his equilibrium , he fell head foremost oft * the tavern into Bartholomew-lane . He was removed to the above hospital , where he died yesterday morning , from compression of the brain . -Verdict , " Accidental Death . " .- _; .: < <

    Fatal Accidemt on thb "Ri tes- —On Tuesday an inquest was held before Mr . W . Baker , jun ., nt the Shakspere _' s Head , Skakespere ' s-walk , Shadwell , on the body of James Dyer , - aged twelve years . The deceased , - with several other boys of his own age , were amusing themselves on Saturday evening in a skiff oft Pelican Stairs , Lower Shadwell . The deceased was stepping out . of the boat ' on to a barge lying alongside the stairs , when he overbalanced . himself and fell into the water between two boats . A waterman named Hughes immediatel y put off _andisucceeded in-picking the body up in a few minutes afterwards , and conveyed it ashore . Air . Henrv , a surgeon , in Wapping-wall , attended , and applied the usual remedies to restore animation , ' but without eflect ; Verdict , " Accidental death . "

    Dreadful . A ccidem . —A serious accident occurred on . Wednesday near Howick-terrace , Westminster , attended with loss of life . There is a large sewer nearly opposite this house—a public thoroughfarewhich runs through Messrs . Elliott ' s brewery , and at this point it . ; is quite exposed—no covering or rail whatever . It appears that three young children , belonging to a poor man named Whitehouse , a coalheaver , were amusing themselves on tlie banks by catching corks that came from the brewery , when tbey all fell in .- A lad , only eight years of a < a _« . immediately plunged in and brought one on shore , but life was extinct , the water being only about two feet deep . Another of . the sufferers was got out in au exhausted state , and taken to the . hospital , but has since died . The body of the third has not yet teen found .

    I * at al _AccimaxT os boatvd Her Majesty ' s Snip Caledonia , _—Plvmovth , Jose 2 . —On . Sunday , the 31 st ult ., at sunset , when lowering the _maintopi-allantmast on board Her Majesty ' s ship Ca ' ctloni-i _, 120 , Captain Sir Manly _H . Dixon , lying in Uainonze , the lizard' unfortunatelv gave way , and the mast fell on the deck and killed three persons . At the time of the accident , Captain Dixon , the three lieutenants ( including Lieutenant Jones , thc oiiicer ot the watch , ) and most of the crew , were on deck . Ihe lizard , unfortunately ,. was _notsecm-elr stopped , and when the man at the mast head ' fouuil it slipping from the mast rope , he sung out . as _uaual _, Stand

    lrom under . " There were from fortv to _Mty hands underneath , who rushed forward out of danger . The sufferers , who were more aft , aud not in a daugerous position , unhappily followed the others , and thus came right under the mast . In falling from the mast-head , the topgalhvutvnast caught in the . rigging ,, canted , and fell horizontally across the deck . Three persons were killed on ths spot , viz ., Mr . C . P . Lamb , assistant clerk ; William Slaney _, n marine , leaving a widow and five children ; and Thomas B . Herbert , first class buy . . Charles Pomeroy , a boy , had his shoulder dislocated , and was otherwise severely injured .

    BlttMISOUAM TO HE ERECTED 1 STO A _ClUEAT Ci ? '" tral Military Depot . — -It has been stated in Birmingham this week in quarters likely to be well-informed , that government intend to erect the _milit-iry station there into a . grand central depot , and to remove to it the greater part of tho troops now stationed at Weedon . The central position ot Birmingham , communicating as it now does by railway with all the principal ports in England , has , it is thought , suggested the propriety and advantage of making i *" the scat of a central depot , inasmuch as at a moment ' s notice troops mi ght thence be dispatched and landed in a few hours in any part of-Scotland , £ i"g land , or Ireland .

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• Citation
  • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 6, 1846, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_06061846/page/8/