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    • THE FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS
    • THE ALLEGED POISONING: CASE AT BROMLEY VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER.
    • FOREIGN AFFAIRS
    • GREAT DAT FOR THE TRADES IN PARTI CULAR, AND THE WORKING CLASSES
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    • serious cidents look several 01 wuicu it Numerous Accidents.—On Thursday,,the follow-
    • BANKRUPTS.
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      Parliamentary Review. Whatever May Bo Sa...

      heavenly and benevolent deed—raising '; no protest , norebukf ) , butcoMtenan ( a _^ by their . jresence the TUlptrappefifefor _Yrar ! _, Another point in the bestowal of thesei pensions deserves notice ; the hungry ravenonsness of certain pseudo liberals to _dip'tiie hand ; of the _tax-gatherer more deeply into the pockets of an already overtaxed people to a greater extent ihan _** even a so-called Tory government recommended . Roebuck and ¦ other "liberals" in the Commons , and "Fitzwuxiam in the Lords , sung the same tune to a different set « f words . Tbe Common- * wanted rewards for Sir

      IT . Smith , Sir C . _Natieb , and Heaven knows how many more people , while the Lords went further , and not content with a pension for two generations , asked for at least four . ; If the thing was worth a _peerage and a pension at all , why not give it for « rer ! As io saddling future generations with taxes for such purposes , that was not worth a moment ' s notice . The great question was the support of a ¦ hereditary peerage ! Reall y such unblushing and monstrous forgetfulness of what is due to tbe people , « _ught , if it does not- , Make the people ask some « gly questions as to the utility of this hereditary peerage ; of . the value to them of those titles for vshich they are _caHeS upon to pay so dearly , and Wh y the di _gnityinferred by the Crown is to be kept _« p by their money .

      The Corn Bill galloped through the Committee on , _*!^ esda y ; mneb . to the astonishment of eveiybody _. _^ Pjofeetionistleader is not up to all ths traps which lurk in the forms of the house , and fell into one of them . Gonlbnrn quietly showed him where he was caught . Peel blandly smiled at the fix he ¦ was in , and poor Lord George , after a few ineffectual struggles , gaTe up . The "Bill rattled through ihe Committee , the tariff followed , it , and the house fcroke up at nine o ' clock instead of sitting to one or two ia the morning , Tory much to tbe gratification « £ the reporters and tlie . public—if not to that of honourable members themselves , There are still soraeother stages , however , in which Lord Geoeoe and the Protectionists may take their revenge .

      . -The Bills in both houses for the removal of disabilities on account of reli gious opinions demand a "more lengthened notice than we can give this week , and we most reserve them for a more fitting opportunity .

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      The Ttrannt Of Capital. ** Maiocok Is Th...

      THE TTRANNT OF CAPITAL . ** Maiocok is the . god of the age . " Often as this trite saying has been repeated , its truth was never more evident than at the present moment . "Within the walls of Parliament , tbe modern _Fhakkeksteix threatens to devour the _usdlohds ; without them , it aims at the utter subjugation of the labourers to its imperious yoke . In both cases , sole and undivided supremacy 13 its object . "Besides me thon Shalt have no other God , " is tho stern decree af its oracles , whether uttered by Parliamentary orators or obsequious editors .

      We are told that the devil occasionally transforms _iumselflnto the appearance of an angel of light . So it is with the Deity of the Political Economists . - He 13 a Janus who shows a benevolent or a devilish face as suits the occasion . In subduing the landlords it was necessary to bring immense force to bear upon aa ancient and and a wealthy aristocracy ; and , accordingly , the aid of the . principle of Combination tos invoked . -The Anti-Corn Law League , with its head-quarters in London , its affiliated branches throughout the country , and its organised staff of secretaries , . lecturers , agents , solicitors , and canvassers , grasps the whole country in its embrace , and brings all the power of the press and public meetings to bear on the class they have determined to

      master . In dealing with the labourer , however , a different course is adopted . The Trades' Unions know that "two ean play at the game" of combination , and accordingly the master builders of Yorkshire , Lancashire , and some parts of Scotland , preach np the doctrine that it is tyranny to interfere between master and man . They demand of the operatives the snrrender of a right wliich they themselves exercise , while impudently denying it te the workmen ,-namely , that of combining to protect themselves and their class against aggression , or to straggle for the improvement of their position , and a fair participation in the wealth they create .

      Thus for each kind of work the devotees of Mammon bave a different weapon , but the object IS always the same , the uncontrolled and universal supremacy of capitaL Thomas Caeltlb has truly said , "This Gospel of Xo «« _z / afre competition , and devil take the hindmost , is altogether the shabbiest that ever yet was preached . " It takes _cognizance of nothing but wealth . So that it can point to large " tottles" of annual experts and imports it is satisfied . "Whether the mode of producing and procuring these has _besn conducive to the health , comfort , and morality ! of the people forms no part of its

      philosophy ; whether wealth has been equitably and _beaefieially distributed , is a question with which modern political economy does not meddle .. What has been the consequence of this systematic disregard bf the . higher objects of human association ? The notorious feet—known by all other nations , tbat England is at « uce the richest and most poverty-stricken country in tiie ' world . The toiling millions groan under a tyranny more subtle , more merciless , more ingenious in coining their sweat into guineas than was

      _-eier before known in ] history . _Nominally freemen , they have neither the liberty nor the physical comfort of the avowed slave . The latter is a property , and is cared fer on the same principle as a horse or & cow ; namely , that liis illness or death is a loss to the owner . But the slave of wages has no such counteracting influence to restrain the cupidity and selfishness of Af * master . He is a mere cog in the vast machine out of which the capitalist grinds more wealth—if he gets out of order , replace him with another !

      Against these heartless , immoral and unjust _doctrines , as well as the wide spread misery they _produce in " practice , the working classes and their leadera have long struggled , and not without some degree of success . The principle of regulation as applied to machinery , of protection for labour , has fceenrepeatedly affirmed in parliament , andembodied in statutes applying to faetory labour . Yet , strangely _eoough , when the legislature is asked to proceed a atep farther m this direction , the old cry of " _noninterference " is again raised . If the adoption ofthe |> rinciple ef regulation had been injurious either to

      tiie health or comfort of the working classes , or to the commercial interests of the country , there might bave been some pretence for the resuscitation of the -old bugbear of the political economists . [ But John _JfiMLDZs conclusively proved the reverse by an ap _ _peal to facts which cannot be gainsaid , and staked Ira own reputation as an extensive manufacturer and -a practical man during a long , life against the hue * fees assertions of Joseph Hume . For the portrait of that impersonation of political economy , drawn by

      Lord Johs _Russelt , and endorsed by Sir _Robebt Pre ., we refer onr readers to Lord Cf . Bbstixck ' s speech on Tuesday night in the House of Commons . The '' harsh-featured , cold-blooded , political economist , " is there presented with almost the accuracy -cfaDaguerrotype . Yet it is such a man who claims to be " the Mend o f the working classes , " and _de-Boonces as impostors , demagogues , or weak-minded sentimentalists , those who advocate their claims to humane treatment and equitable institutions !

      The tyranny which is naturally engendered by the factory system , and tbe impossibility of restraining its outbreaks , even when the eye of the press and the champion of labour in parliament is certain to be directed to such excesses , was forcibly manifested in the Dundee . case _^ to which we . . briefly referred last week . The facts are sufficient to rouse up a feeling of indignation in every honest breast , to excite . hatred agilnst the system under which such gross injustice co-old be perpetrated , and to give birth to the resolut ion never to rest until this monstrous system of op-

      The Ttrannt Of Capital. ** Maiocok Is Th...

      pression and slavery shall be swept from the face of the land . : ; . -.. . - _^ _" .--v .-: _" _-- _-,- > : _V . "' . _"" . ''' Six poor factory girls , thet eldest of _^ _jrhoM _ms not more than 20 , years ef age , and the youngest between 14 and 15 years , four of them being orphans , had been in the service of Messrs . Baxter , ! of Dundee , ever since they were nine years of age , without any faultever having been alleged against them . They were engaged by the week ; and earned 5 s . 6 d . a week . Some of the operatives in another department had obtained an advance of wages , and these girls also asked for an increase of threepence per week , or one _halfpenny a day . They made their

      demand before breakfast in the morning , ' worked till dinner , and did not return in the afternoon , having been absent from their work just five hours . On their return to the mill next morning , at five o ' clock , they were apprehended and carried into a private office , where they were confined until twelve o clock in the presence of four men who arrested them . The usual penalty levied for absence from WOrk in the mill was a fine for half as much more time as the parties had been absent , which , in the case of thesegirls would have amounted to " seven pence half-penny . " _\ But instead , of putting on this

      fine they were , after being induced to sign what was called a confession , and an unauthorised imprisonment of seven hours , carried through the public streets to the Town Hall . There they were denied the privilege of communicating with their friends . A sister of one of them who applied for admission was ordered to go about ber business or she would ; ie sen * toprisontoo ! . ' . ' No professional man was allowed to plead the cause of these victims of tyranny , but the extorted " confession" was handed to ; the magistrates ; Mr . Baxter whispered to him * , and the astounding sentence of ten _dats _imprisonment was

      immediately pronounced by that functionary ! Ten days imprisonment for being absent five hours without leave , final Mr . Baiter ' s " rattle-box ! " Ten days imprisonment instead of the fine of " fifteen halt-pennies , " the amount' fixed by the Messrs . Baxter themselves for this crime of absenteeism ! Why , the very mention of such a perversion ofthe forms of law —of such a monstrous injustice—is enough to make the blood tingle in one ' s veins ! But what was the reason that the ordinary fine was not inflicted , ' and that the administrators ofthe law in Dundee lent themselves ta be the tools of the Messrs . Bastes—in

      inflicting vengeance on three poor girls ? Why did they veil with the forms of British justice a deed of despotism as gross as even Old Nick of Russia could commit ? Why ? Because these girls had-rebelled against the majesty bf capital They had dared , like Oliver Twist , to " ask for more ! " This was treason not to be passed over with impunity . "We have suffered , said the Messrs . Baxteb , much mischief from combination among our work-people , therefore , we must make an example of thesegirls to terrify the others ; and the magistrates , no doubt devout _believorsinthegogpel of Mammon , obediently acquiesced .

      Such are the facts of this case , as laid before Parliament by Mr . Duxcohbb , and not disproved in any material point by any of the speakers who followed him . Of course , there were members of Parliament ready to whitewash both the magistrates and the mill-masters , and to give them the best of characters . But the damning fact : — -the imprisonment was there , and could hot he explained away . What , then ? Did Parliament make reparation for this gross wrong . Did it spread its shield over the injured and punish the oppressors ? Not at all . It refused even a committee of enquiry , and thus taught another lesson to capital that it may sin with impunity when the victims are poor , when they are only " operatives . "

      ' We write with the recollection that the libel laws are still on the Statute Book , and must therefore refrain from giving utterance to the emotions of indignation and : abhorrence which are naturally excited by this brief recital ofa most cowardly and cruel outrage on orphan girls , hy callous wretches wboyet make a boast of philanthropy , prate of friendship to the working classes , subscribe £ 600 to the funds of the League , and inflict imprisonment for ten days upon those who ask for a halfpenny a day more tor _j-o _tJKTEEX _Hotms of toil ! " By their fruits shall ye know them ! " If these are samples ofthe treatment which the working classes are to receive when the free traders achieve their victory , we say in all sincerity . "From their rule Good Lord deliver us !"

      This case , however , is not a solitary instance of the sordid , selfish , and all-grasping spirit of capitalists . Every where similar events point ont the identity of the animus by wliich the employers of labour are actuated . The Master Paper Stainers in London no sooner heard of the intended reduction in tbe tax on French Papers , than , without waiting for the passing ofthe measure , they proposed a reduction amounting to nearly one-third ofthe earnings of their workmen .

      The Master Builders , in the manufacturing districts , donot stand so much on wages as the demand timt their workmen shall declare they do not , and will not , belong to any General Union for the protection oflabour ; and that arch-deceiver and heartless mouthpiece of the money-mongers , ever ready for any dirty work at the _bidding of gold—the Timetalready asks for the enactment of laws , by which the liberty oflabour to combine for its protection shall be destroyed . ; ' - _¦ ¦ _*

      Working Me . v , awake ! the day is just coming when a great and terrible struggle will take place between you and jour task masters I You must conquer or resign yourselves to the worst slavery ever yet known in history . " But to conquer , you must have organization , wealth , ' and intelligence . See to it in time that these indispensable elements are collected together , and in readiness for the contest . Rally round your leaders . Let . the United Trades Association and the Chartist Land Society be the centres towards which all your energies are ooncen . trated , and with time , determination , and skilful leaders , victory will le yours .

      War. Who.Is The Prophet ? Perhaps Some O...

      WAR . Who . is the Prophet ? Perhaps some of our readers have mad the story of the presumptuous lover who ' was determined not to take a deniaL The lady , displeased with his ad " dresses , and all other means of repulse having failed , she took up the Bible , kissed it , and said " By the contents of this book I never will marry you . " "Kiss it again , " said the brazen-faced swain ; she did ; "Nowa third time , " and she did . Thank you , thank you , that will do , " replied brazen face ; " I never was sure of you till now , " and sure enough

      they were married in less than a week , Now such is precisely the situation of our modest contemporary The limes . Since the Oregon question was first mooted , up to our " SECOND EDITION" of yesterday , the blustering blunderer breathed fire , flames , smi fury , asd threatened the repnblic with the wrath of all the coagulated blood of legitimacy . P _« oh ! to give notice of terminating the treaty of 1827 was per te a declaration of war , and a declaration of war was nothing more nor less than the de . struction of the Continent of America , the gobbling of the natives , the annihilation of democracy , and the substitution of monarchical intervention . When lo ! this morning the brazen-faeed swain tells us that we are twain : that we are

      two great nations ; that the conduct of the Senate was dignified and becoming ; and after an excessive amount of tbat cowardly _rnbbish that ever follows the blustering bull ying of the boaster , our valiant sotemporary thus capsthe climax : — " THUS FAR , THEN , AND IN MORE RESPECTS THAN ONE , THE AMERICAN NOTICE MATERIALLY IMPROVES THE PROSPECT OF A SPEEDY SETTLEMENT . " Ergo , like the conscious lover , " we guess" that when the backwoodsmen have picked off some of our " GALLANT OFFICERS , " and slaughtered some thou _, sands of our gallant soldiers , the Timet was never sure of peace till then . For particulars of this important news see page S .

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      Tub ute Mkitino it _mb 'P « A * nM . _TATEBIf > Wamnjtreet . —Tho report ef this meeting should have been headed . "Ensuing National Chartist Convention , " instead , of London Chartist Convention as the delegate was elected to attend the Annual Convention announced , ordered b y the last Convention to 6 a held at leedi : " . the mistake was the reporter ' s . yETEBiN , PAMIOTS' AMD EXILES ' ' " v 7 ll ) OWS' AND _CUIlnam's Fohds . —Receipts for the week : Mr . Marrot , . London , Is . ; Mr . Moring , ls . ; E . M ., 6 d . ; T . ' s . 6 d . ; Chartists ofBonhill , "Dumbarton , per T . Wa ' tso _a 3 s . 6 d . ; _'* W .. Stiflorf , Leicester / Is .. . Alio the foUowin ' g sums ' rceeived . throughllr ; T . M . "Wheeler : —Sheffield , _Car-, lisle , per Mr . Cavill , Is . 7 d . ; 3 . George , Windsor _^ 8 d . ; Mr . Wilkes , ls . ; B . _d . B . 2 s . ; Loughborough Char-, tists , per Mr . Skevington , ls . 9 d . —Total 14 s . Id . None relieved this week , for- lack of sufficient funds : yetI

      , _trumt , - When , the committee have made up their accounts _, something handsome will remain as overplus from our festival last Monday night , and that by the middle of next-week , at the farthest , I shall be able to remit the usual sums to those who so greatly need them . _—Thojub Coomb . 13 * , _Blackfriars-road . "William Miubb . —The agricultural portions of his letter we will answer in our next work on Small Farms . No alteration has heen made in the rules since they were published . Every opportunity will be aftbrded to the occupants to purchase . Of course , the whole ef the estate will be mortgaged in the first instance . _Mathias Vfaliis . — . Wo keop his letter , and will thank him for more information as he does not even tell us the name bf the solicitor to whom application is to be made . We agree with Mm that the situation is a most desirable one ;

      _Jossra Dukn will see that the mistake to which lie refers has "been altered . To . the _Mehbfm of thf Ckaxtist Co-operative Laud Society and the Chartists generally . —Brethren , '¦ * our Land Scheme is making- tremendous " headway . " ' One estate already purchased , —and , in all proba-••¦ hilitj , when you read this , a second maybe-numbered amongst the'" People's Estates . " The great question now arises—how can tho Land be turned to the greatest advantage ! . -Shall the allotments grow corn—or shall they grow vegetables— -or shall they . cultivate ¦ brubs and flowers—or shall th « y fatten and slaughter cattle—one , or all of these may be done , perchance profitably , I am desirous that these matters may be Immediately and seriously considered , if either of those be adopted , would it not be well at the same

      time to establish marts , or depots , in the great towns , for the reception and sale of the surplus produce of the — Chartist Colony / ' the . first estate _being at Rickmausworth , seventeen miles from the Metropolis , a mart , or depot , in ths " great wen , " would be very acceptable , and enable the Chartists to be at once producers and consumers ; and if the second estate ba purchased in the north , Manchester might have its mart or depot , with equal effect : Suppose the allottees resolve on growing corn , a Chartist mill might be established by " operative ' millers , " and a Chartist bakery by the " operative bakers "—and thus give employment and independence to many of onr persecuted Chartist brethren / and rendir success certain , trusting that my crude ideas may be found worthy ot your consideration and discussion , I beg to subscribe myself your devoted brother "Democrat ,

      EDMONn Stallwood . 2 , Little Tale Place , Hammersmith . "R . _Radfobd . —The case of the "evicted family" we cannot possibly find room for this week ; it shall appear in 'our next number . * _* * -An extraordinary press of matter compels us to postpone the insertion or notice of several communications . T . Wiktebs . —We are reluctantly compelled to postpone the resolutions till our next . ' Mr . Geo . Bibd , surgeon , requests us to acknowledge the receipt of a P . 0 . Order for Eleven Shillings , from EnochNobbs , of 7 , St . Mary ' s Street , Portsmouth , as the subscription ofa few friends on behalf of the widow and orphans ofthe deceased M . Q . Utah , Johx Smith , Bradford . —The Executive know nothing about the agitation against the Anatomy Bill ; their Strugjleisfor the living ; dead men are the moving objects that tyrants who kill them bestow their _sympathy upon .

      The Fraternal Democrats

      THE FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS

      At The Meeting* Of The Fraternal Democra...

      At the meeting * of the Fraternal Democrats en Monday evening , Charles Kee . v was called to tbe chair , and the meeting was _addressed by G . J . Harney and J . A . Michelot on tbe public events of the preceding week in Great Britain , France , Spain , Poland , & c . 6 . Juxiax Harne y then called the attention of the meeting to the admirable speech of Mr . Calhoun , the American senator , on the Oregon Question , ( published in the Northern Star of April 25 tb . ) After a lengthy address on the merits of the " Speech , " he concluded by proposing the following resolutions : —

      The sentiments of John C . Calhoun , senator ofthe the United States , on the question of war between Great Britain and America , ' expressed by him in his celebrated speech on the resolution fer the abrogation of the Ore . gon Convention , being , as we _believe , dictated by sound comprehensive and sta tesmanlike views , and in accordance with the principles of eternal right , are hailed by us with admiration and applause ; and we hereby tender to Senator Calhoun our grateful thanks for his able and patriotic vindication of the principles of peace , progression , and universal freedom .

      That while we fully recognise the right of nations to repel tyranny and aggression by force when necessary , we consider that the Oregon question may and ought to be settled without violence on either side ; and we hereby reiterate the views expressed in our " Address " of the 3 rd of March last , that war between Great Britain and the United States would be unjustifiable , criminal , dishonourable , and productive of the worst consequences to the people of both countries . In this spirit we renew our appeal to the friends of peace in both countries to penevere in their efforts to bring the Oregon dispute to a speedy and peaceable termination by mutual concession founded on the princi ple of equal justice , and a due regard for the true interests of the human race . " William Dunnage seconded the resolutions , which were supported by Peter HouM ' and on being put to the rote , were unanimously adopted . It was then

      resolved" That copies of these resolutions , together with a copy of our address of the 3 rd of March last , be forwarded to Senator Calhoun . " The meeting then adjourned till Monday evening , May 18 .

      The Alleged Poisoning: Case At Bromley Verdict Of Wilful Murder.

      THE ALLEGED POISONING : CASE AT BROMLEY VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER .

      On Thursday The Jurymen, So Often Assemb...

      On Thursday the jurymen , so often assembled , met for , we believe , the sixteenth time , at the Swan Inn , Bromley , far the purpose of finally coming to a decision on the mysterious circumstances attending the death of Harriet Monition , who was { as our _veaders may remember ) found dead in a privy attached to Yerulam Chapel , in Bromley . The position of the deceased led to the inference that some foul play had been perpetrated . And this appears to be the decision of the jury , who on Thursday returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against some person _orpersontunknown . "

      Murder Of,An Old Man Bt His Sojt.—On Tue...

      Murder of , an Old Man _bt his _Sojt . —On Tuesday morning a shocking murder was perpetrated at Kirk Bramwith . near Doneaster , on an old man named William Knowlson , by his son , a young man about twenty-six or twenty-seven . years of age , who , for some time past , has been subject to fits of insanity . About one o ' clock on Tuesday morning , when the neighbours of , the deceased were alarmed by hearing some piercing cries of "Murder , " several persons went to the house , and found the alarm proceeded from the daughter , who told them that , her brother Robert was murdering his father . An entrance into the room where the old man was , having been effected , they discovered him lying senseless on the floor in a shockingly mutilated condition . - His head was literally smashed , his face and features being completely obscured by the frightful injuries he had received . The murderer was arrested , and has been committed to York Castle for trial .

      The Late Murders at Batiersea Bridge . —Recover y of the Missino Bodt . —On Thursday morning , at half-past six o ' clock , Henry _Briggs , a " Jackin-the-water , " at the Red-house , _Battersea-fie'ds , discovered the body ef a child , partly embedded in the soil , at the bottom ofa sluice hole , connected with the works of the Yauxhall and South Lambeth Water Works . Briggs got the body out , and conveyed it to the Red House Tavern , where , by the directions of Mr . Wright , the landlord , it was stripped and

      washed . The body was that of a boy , about seven years old , and had evidently been in the water some days . From the dress and other marks , it was at once conjectured to be the body of William Mathew Clark , the eldest ofthe unfortunate , children whom { Mary Anne Clark threw over Battersea Bridge , on Saturday last . The identity of the body was fully established on Thursday nigbt , b y James Reid Clark , the father . He was very much affected when he saw the child , who , it will be remembered , was by a former wife .

      Mr . Calhoun ' s Speech . —This admirable speech places Mr . Calhoun where he always deserved to be placed , among the greatest men of his own or of any other country , and we have no doubt that this will be the opinion expressed botbat home and abroad . We are rejoiced that in the peculiae crisis in which our country has been placed by fortuitous events , tbat such a citizen is found in the councils of the nation , raising the veil from error and delusion—pointing out the road to honourable peace , and at the same time preserving the national character and interests . Such a man is the property of the nation , not of a party , and it is in times of difficulty and embarrassment when the experience and integrity of such men are most to be valued , —New York Sun ,

      Murder Of,An Old Man Bt His Sojt.—On Tue...

      A 12 _^_ 5 J Mr . O'Connor , Section 2 ... 20 7 11 Mr . Wheeler , „ „ ... 19 9 2 RECEIPTS OF NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . FEB GENEBAI . SECBETAST . Brighton * - - - - 0 3 0 Newea . stle-on . Tyna 0 . 4 . 0 Leicester ( profits on . T . Salmon ( 1 month ) 0 0 fi Star ) - ... 0 _r 0 "W . Salmon , do . - 0 06 Erratum . —The 2 s . 4 d ! acknowledged last week from Loughborough for Exiles' Widows , should _htire been Is . Ud . 5 The Executive Committee areno _\ y publishing , price 6 d ., a splendid copper-plate . _engriiTUig . ofthe . Peterloo Massacre . Chartist Envelopes , Mr . O'Connor ' s " Work on Small "Farms , " & c _, wliich cau be procured at the Oflice , 83 , Dean-street , Soho . ¦

      ' CABDS AND BULE 9 . Mr . Overton- - - 0 0 9 Mertliyr _. per Morgan 0 0 9 Burnley .... 0 I 4 Todmorden , per Ro-Todmorden- - - 0 1 6 _binson - - - - 0 S 10 Heoden Bridge - 0 0 6 Lambeth ' - - --850 Bradford , Yorkshire 0 CO Do . Mr . Tobin- 0 5 . 1 LEVI FOB . DIBECTOBS . Westminster .-004 Alva 011 llolbeck- ---010 Mottram - - .-015 Cockermouth - - . O 0 11 Todmorden ---010 Norwich .--. 008 Thomas _Maetik "W heeler , Secretary ... TOTAL LAND FUND . Mr . O'Connor , Section 1 ... 87 0 8 Mr . Wheeler ,. ' „ ... 36 5 1

      1 £ 36 S 1 - ¦ SECTION-NO . 2 . John Harrison , Sheer . Boulogne- -..-. - -0 2 ' 0 ness- - - - -. 2 10 . 0 Jlindley - ... 0 14 David Philips , do . 0 110 John Thomas Topp 14 6 Thos . W . Dyke- - 5 4 C Hull , per Mr . _East-Riccarton -.-014 wood - - - - 7 70 John Davis- - - 0 3 0 Halstead - - . - 0 7 4 William Davis . - 0 2 0 Charles Barrett - 1 0 0 Westminster | . - 1 4 4 £ 10 a 2

      TER GENERAL SECRETARY . SECTION NO , 1 . . SHAKES . £ s . d . £ s . d . Jas . Morris , New Westminster - - 1 S 'fl Mills - - - - 0 10 0 Boulogne * - - - 8 '¦ 4 0 Whittington & Cat 2 18 2 Birkenhead- - - 2 0 fl Do . - - - - 3 13 2 Derby ----- 1 17 8 Mountain ... . 0 4 0 Mottram _. perR . _WildG . 3 7 Holbeck . ... 4 18 0 Hull , per Eastwood 4 18 0

      CABDS AHI > SULE 3 , Alva .. '" . ¦» " „ '" ' „ . ... ¦ ' ¦ 0 2 0 Leicester" .. " - .. - .. .. .. 0 1 0 No . 1 Branch , Glasgow " .. .. .. ' 0 3 0 LEVI FOB THE LAND CONFERENCE . '¦ . Georgie Mills .. .. ... ¦ .. 0 0-9 Nottingham .. .. „ .. ... 0 5 0 Sheffield .. _^ .. .. .. . ... 0 1 . 0 LEVI FOB DIBKCTOBS . Nottingham ,. . . . . .. .... .. * 0 2 0 Plymouth ... .. .. .. .. 0 12 Sheffield .. . ... ,. ' .. ,. .. ' 0 / riO FOBTBCOMINO COHYEIJUON . John Lewis , Penzance .. .. .. 0 14 _. Thesum announced last week from the City of . London , should have been £ h 5 s . 7 d ., not £ 5 5 s . The sum announced from Leicester last week , should have been for Section li not 2 . -

      .. . ., £ 87 ; 0 8 _„ , ' CABD 8 AND _BCLESv - Cheltenham m .. .. .. - ,. , . 0 .-8 , 6 Halifax _.. . ., . . in . .. . „ ., 0 4 0 Plymouth .. ... ... .. .. .... 0 0 2 SECTION No . 2 . Alva , per J . Robertson .. .. .. 6 3 . 6 Joseph Scott , Lynn .. .. .. .. 0 1 , 8 Bury , peril . Ireland 0 1111 Halifax , per C . W . Smith _* .. .. .. O 10 6 Artichoke Inn Locality , Brighton , per W < Flower 0 14 0 Nottingham , per J . Sweet .. .. ..-20 0 Leicester , per J . Adams .. ' .. _.. 0 4 C Newton Abbott .. .. " ' .. .. 0 5 10 _Leioester , per Z , Astill .. » . 1 . 7 0 Bradford , per J . Alderson .. .. .. 5 0 , 0 No . 1 Braueh , Glasgow , per J . Smith .. 0 5 0 Oldham , per W . Hamer •¦ .. „ 1 0 o Sheffield , per G . Cavill .. .. .. .-110 / 0 Manchester , per J . Murray .. . . . ., ; _. 1 5 6 Liverpool , per J . Arnold .. .. .. 5 8 C £ 20 7 11

      Leicester , per J . Adams :. -. , . i _, .. 0 1 G G Plymouth , per E . Robertson .. _.,, 418 8 Leicester , por Z . Assill .. .. .. 151 Wigan , per Tbos . I ' ye .. .. . ' .. 4 18 ' 6 Newton Abbott , per J . Crew . ' . .. ., 3 0 0 Salford , per J . Millingtew * - .. „ . 5 0 0 N . 1 Branch , Glasgow , per J . Smith ¦ ¦ " ; , 6 10 0 _Ashton-under-Lyne , per Ev . llobson .. . j . - 3 4 8 Oldham , per W . ilamer .. .. .. 10 0 Sheffield , per G . Cavill .. ... ., 7 0 0 Stockport , per Thos . _Woodhoase .. .. 200 R . ' Stringer , Sandbach .. .. .. 8 17 2 Manchester , per J . Murray .. .. .. , 11 6 1 Nor thampton , per W : Murray ,. .. 5 . 0 0 Liverpool , per J . Arnold .. .. _-..-.. 1 11 6

      * ""' RECEIPTS Of THE-CHARTIST OO-OPERATITE , ,. : LAND . Sp _^ IETY .. ; _, .. " ., ' ,. ' ' .. _' . ' ' ; ' . _"'•'"" ' _SEcriokuroi-i . ¦¦¦ _- - . . ' - * ' -h ¦ , y PER MR . O'COOOR . - = & BABKI . ' . " . _-, £ g _.-d . _Cheltenham , per Thos . tJllett .. ' .. 17 6 Alva , _psrJ .- lfobertson ' :. _- ¦ - <> .. ' .. . _514-2 Hyde , per J . _Hongh .. .. : ¦ ,. _- , - . . _- , „ , o 17 6 Georgie Mills , per TV . Mecham . « „ :, . . 2 0 0 _i-uddersfield , per J " . Stead ... ... , „ ' 5 0 0 Bury , per M , Ireland .. .. .. 2 12 0 Halifax , per G , IV . Smith ... };"' , ,. 3 l o Aberdeen , per _A , . Fraser ' .. ' .. '' ¦ „¦ ¦ . 1 6 0 Artichoke Inn Locality , Brighton , per W . Flower 1 13 10

      •The Sum Of 5s. 4d. From Boulogne Was Ac...

      • The sum of 5 s . 4 d . from Boulogne was acknowledged last week in the 1 st , instead of the 2 nd Section .

      Foreign Affairs

      FOREIGN AFFAIRS

      The Insurrections In Spain And Portugal ...

      The Insurrections in SPAIN AND PORTUGAL have been suppressed . At Santiago ( Spain ) , the insurgents under _Solm , after a gallant defence , were compelled to capitulate . Coscua had a hundred killed and wounded in combat . Subsequcntaccounts announce tbat all the points occupied by the insurgents , Vigo , Lugo , and Pontevedra , were in possession ofthe Queen ' s troops , and that tbeir respective garrisons had been taken prisoners . Nineteen , officers above the rank of captain , who had _joned in tho revolt , had been sentenced to death , and immediately executed . One of the chiefs , Robih Cjsli , had escaped on board a vessel lying off Vigo . The unfortunate Sous appears to have been included in the list of victims murdered in cold blood . The insurrection in

      POLAND still subsists , and is said to be extending . _Dbmbrowskt , ex-secretary of the revolutionary government of Cracow , is said to be now the Commanderin-Chief of the peasants , amongst whom are several nobles holding command as officers . We hare to announce MORE VICTORIES OF THE CIRCASSIANS OVER THE RUSSIANS . According to advices from Teflts , received _tn ' a Odessa , the Russian troops had again been attacked by Schamyl , and driven back with'great slaughter from tbe military positions they held on the Caucasian frontier . The Circassian Chief was said to be at the head of 40 , 000 men . From the .: ,.

      UNITED STATES we have news of The Vote of the Senate on the Ousoon Question . The long discussion on the question of " notice " has been decided in the affirmative , on the friendly motion of Mr . Johnson , by a majority of twenty . six , against General Cass , Mr ., Allen , and the other friends ofthe President . The _discuesion was deferred for one day , in order to g ive Mr . Houston , the Senator from Texas , an opportunity of addressing

      the house , whieh he having done in a hostile spirit to England , the amendment of Mr . Johnson , introducing the word friendly after the word " solution , " was adopted by 40 to 14 votes , Mr . Allen ' s proposition on the simple notice having been previously negatived by 32 to 22 . War between the United States and Mexico is almost certain . The whole of Mexico was in a state of confusion . The appearance of several Journals was interdicted , and an appeal to Santa Anna , at present at Havannah , to return , was in a state of forwardness .

      Great Dat For The Trades In Parti Cular, And The Working Classes

      GREAT DAT FOR THE TRADES IN PARTI CULAR , AND THE WORKING CLASSES

      In General. This Morning (Saturibjyt At ...

      IN GENERAL . This morning ( _SaturibJyT at ten o ' clock , •« The Workman ' s own Shop " threw open its doors to the DuWic It is situate at 151 , DruryJLane _, opposite the end of Long Acre . On the front ofthe house is inscribed , in bright yellow letters , on a blue ground—•' No . 1 , Trades Depot , " and , " United Trades Association , for the employment of Labour / ' The interior is painted green , as if to indicate its thorough Chartist heart . The shop is well stored with boots

      and shoes of every description : and first rate workmen are ready to execute orders for any and every description of boots or shoes from the excavators' heavy metal , up to the most fashionable " cut" and wear of the day . We are happy to find that amongst its earliest supporters by their orders and cash , are to be found some of the thorough . eoing Chartist leaders . The managers are in high spirits with their present promising prospects of success , which we trust andbolieYe will be realised .

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      To The'masons ' Of London And Ali \. ¦• ...

      TO THE'MASONS ' OF LONDON AND ALI \ . ¦• * ¦ ; LOVERS OF ; JUSTICE . _^ _, _« _™ _± vJnconsequence . of" a ! combination ofthe ' Masters _/ l Liverpool and its vicinity , . having resolved not to employ any man who refuses to Bign a document , the intention of which is to disorganise all societies formed by working men for the protection of their labour , the masons of Liverpool to a : considerable number have been thrown out of employ by _resistinf ! this infringement upon their rights , ; and we , the masons of London , at a public meeting held on the 3 rd inat . having unanimously resolved-to assist them to the extent , of our means appeal to all who have ' any respect for the low " privileges we have , ' , ib come forward and in conjunction with us render all the assistance in their power to overcome this diabolical encroachment , not only upon the liberly of the tiien of Liverpool , but upon that of . every working man in ' the country . Should : the employers . of Liverpool succeed in this attempt to enslave ; those men whose

      only fault is being members oi a Trade Association , tke evil will not rest there but will extend ' to every town in the kingdom ,. and every man will have to sign away his liberty of ; thought and action before he is allowed to commence , work ; ' let us then come boldly tern-are ! , members and non-members of Trade Associations , to the support of these men who are the first attacked , nnd show by bur determined and united exertions , that the working men of England will no more submit to be slaves , to the unprincipled employers of their onn country , than they will 16 ' a ' foreign foe . Again then ' we implore , you to unite with us to-keep as far as we , are able our liberties inviolate ,, aud prevent , if possible a reduction in our wages , and show to the masters of , Liverpool that ' the year . 1846 is not the time to introduce , such" a'document as the one conneoted with the following ' - resolution . . passed by them at a meeting held in Liverpool on the 23 rd of March last ; the . following is a copy of that resolution and document : —

      ;¦; "That euch of the _masters now present will ' require every . workman in his employment to sipn a declaration that he does not , arid will uot belong to , nor subscribe - to , the funds of any Trades' Union ; and will discountenance any appropriation of the funds of any _Sk-k or Bonefit Society to the support of a turnout of their , own or other trades . ... ' _-... _- ¦ . ¦ - ¦¦¦ - ' . "And eaeh employei * now present ( testified by liis signature to this - resolution ) _. hereby declares that lie will not employ any workman who refuses to sign '" such a declaration . ¦ _VJ [ ohn , _Tompkinson , Chairman /* " We , the undersigned , do'hereby declare tbat -we are not . or will not remain MEMBERS' of _any TRADES ' "ONIONS , or of other SOCIETIES , under whatever designation-they may be known , 'Which have for their objects any interference with the rights of labour , or with the arrangements that may be entered into between employers and workmen . ' _;• _s - ' "

      " And we further declare ; that we will not appropriate , and , as far as we are able , will not permit to bo appro ; priated , for the purpose of supporting a turnout here or elsewhere , amongst the building branches or otherwise , any sum or sums of money belonging to any sick , burial , or other society , which has been established for benevolent purposes alone . " ; .. ¦ : ¦ ' i , -. By order of the Committe of Management . " Tbe Committee meets at the Craven Head , Drury lane , - every Monday night to transact business and receive money . Thb Manchester Tyrants at Sheffield . —The masters in the building trade having formed _^ themselves into a Protection and Burial Society , in connection with the masters of Manchester , Liverpool , Birkenhead , and Birmingham , were visited by

      Messrs . Bellliouse and Co ., in their way to London , to confer with the masters on the necessity of turning their workmen out , to stop the supplies from thc men at Manchester and elsewero . The masters having received a notice from the men that an . idvnneo of wages should be demanded on thc first Monday in May , 1 thought they would take advantage of the strike , and turn it to their own account ; but they have been frustrated in their design by the men . . VVe held a meeting in the large room at the Ball Tavern , _Carapo-Iane , on Thursday , April 30 th . The room was crowded to "excess ; - After hearing the report- _, from the various shops ' , which were fully represented , the determination of the meeting was , that the strike at Sheffield be further postponed ; and that the men of Sheffield are determined- to support the men of Manchester in their . struggle against the infamous '' document" which the tyrants would like to become the law of theland . Mr . John Horrop , West-street ,

      carpenter , gave his men a week ' s notice to leave the Union , if not , to quit his employment . Ten struck work ; seven society men , _andthreenoii-societymeii . Two of his men met him on the Monday morning , to know the reason why all the men were not turned out ; his answer was that they would all be turned out next Saturday night . A deputation of members , consisting of Messrs . Downing , llemaworth , Coward , Clayton , Brownless , Anderson ; and _Elsworth , waited on Tuesday night , on tho _Masteis ' Union , when a discussion of three hours' duration took place , when the masters stated ; that Mr . Horrop bad taken , a wrong view of the subject ; and the men might use their own judgment as to whether tbey would _belongto the Union . Mr . Ilarrop ' _s hands will all return to their work . "VVe understand there is to be a meeting of the masters of all England , to turn their men out ,. but the attempt will ; not be made again in Sheffield , ¦ - ; . "

      . Mbkting of Master Tradesmen . —The Strike . — A large meeting of the master builders was held at the Portico , Newiiigton , on Monday , Mr . Tomkinson in the chair . Letters were read from Birmingham , Manchester , Bradford , Sheffield , Preston , and various other towns ; in all . of which , it appeared , that the muster tradesmen-had suffered so much from the annoyances and dictation of ihe trades' unions , that they expressed the strongest opinion that a general association of masters throughout tho kingdom was now the only means of counteracting the exorbitant demands of the operative unions ; that the tradesmen in almost every place had already been driven to the necessity of forming local associationsfor defensive purposes , and requested that the general meeting should be held , as proposed , at Newton ;

      where all the large towns would send deputations to consider what will be the best means of forming a permanent association of masters . —A great number of rail way . contractors , many of . whom appeared to have suffered most severely , also signified 'their _de-Biretojoin the association . A committee was appointed to make the necessary arrangements for a general meeting at Newton , on Thursday ; next , the 7 th instant , and to engage tho large room for the purpose . A very handsome and _ttrong letter was also read from tho Earl of Sefton , who stated , that on being apprised that men who had left a respectable builder ' s employment had been inadvertently employed at Croxteth-hall , where _altcrctions are now being made , he had written to request that the works should be suspended ; and in which his Lordship

      further added , that tho foolish combination of thc workmen would eventually prove injurious to their best interests ; and thai he was then contemplating the erection of various buildings , all of which he was determined to postpone , rather than enipl < _- . y workmen belonging to a combination which was calculated to do such extensive injury . A letter was also read from the bishop of Chester , giving his permission for an extension of time to Messrs . Barker for the erection ofa parsonage ; and where , in consequence , tho clergyman is for the present non-resident . A letter was read from Richard Earle , Esq , stating his disapproval of the course adopted by a builder at _Preacott , who had taken into his service some of Mr . Tomkinson ' s workmen , and _. consenting , on behalf of Lord Derbythat tho works upon which ho was

      en-, gaged should be suspended , rather than he would countenance the proceedings of the unions . Other communications were also read from various gentlemen , consenting that their buildings should be suspended during the strike , Messrs . Holme stated that they had now 220 men engaged at work , including joiners , bricklayers , and others , all of whom had signed a declaration that they were not connected with the unions . Messrs . Furnist and Kilpin , it appeared , had also nearly 100 men engaged . Messrs . Walker , of Birkenhead ,, also reported that seven of their bricklayers had , that morning , returned to work , and that some of them had , previously , done so ; and that they had abundance of joiners . Messrs . Leader and Dooley _, and other masters , made similar

      statements , from which it appeared that many of tho shops are daily filled with fresh hands , A resolution was come to , that for the future , all the strangers , together with those who have left the union , shall be employed in preference to the men who are now standing out ; and that the masters will , under any circumstances , afford protection and employment to those who are now peaceably at work , and arc dissociated from the trade clubs . Near t _!> . e close of the proceedings ; a letter was read from the buihlers jn Glasgow , requesting to know the state of affairs in Liverpool , and desiring to be put in possession of all the facts , as it appears that they are similarly circumstanced in Scotland , and assuring the _tradesmen oi Liverpool of their sympathy and co-operation , if necessary . —Liverpool Times .

      Strike on the Richmond Railway . —On Monday afternoon there was a general strike on the Richmond Railway . The men working in the cutting ( about 200 in number ) struck first , and proceeding downwards in a body , they stopped the drivers of the earth trucks , and tlie men at work along the embankment , and at the "tip . " They next stopped a large number of men who were harrowing earth near the Earl ot Besborough _' s , and in a short time 700 men had ceased working . The cause of the strike was a determination on the part of the excavators to have a rise ef sixpence a day . The navigators paraded the town to a late Hour but no disturbance arose . The contractor afterwards issued the following handbill , and declared his intention of not taking one of the old hands on again : — " Wanted immediately , 500 railway meB , to whom 3 s . 6 d . and 4 s . a day will be paid , and no ' tommy shops . ' Payments weekly . " On Wednesday the works _WCi'C suspended . Some of the men who hnv

      To The'masons ' Of London And Ali \. ¦• ...

      contractor for their wages ' dur , but the _applications was refused , _as-. it is a - .-doubtful- question , whether or * mot railway labourers conie within . the _desis-r . ation of ' "hired-servants , " , If ; tliey "be hired , servants , the ¦ magistrate . cannot ' interfere , and the wages due must be recovered in the Courtof Requests . Strike at Ma . _vci / estkr . _—Cosvunnxcr . or Masters ' and 'Men . —By previous arrangement , a conference was held yesterday , in the Mayor ' s parlour , his Wor-. ilii p _. and _tbVTown-clcrk- ' being prtsent _, between ft deputation of masters nnd a deputation of workmen in the building trades in that town , " with a view to see if any amir-able ' arrangement of the existing differences could be effected . Thc masters' deputation _consisted of Mr . D . ' Bellliouse . Mr . G . C I _' atilinV ,

      and Mr . 'Edwards ; the deputation from the men consisted of six joiners and one ' plumber ; their names ' are . Richard Jones , ¦ 'Manchester , Secretary iff the Central _Comnrittec _. of the General Association for the Protection of Trade ; James _Levens , _Secretary to the Manchester Carpenters' anil Joiners' _As-oeiaticn ; John Unsworth , John Mitchell ; James Wilson , James Eelsey , and John _Nic-fernr _, —the last , » e believe / a ' plumber . ' The interview commenced aliout half-past teii ' o ' clock , and lusted two hours anil a half , terminating about one o ' clock . The men entered into various statement * , which the jn « _sie-8 replied to , ' and the matter was discussed at great length ; the . ' Mayor _manifesting"thr * 0 u « ll » llt" tilQ greatest patience and a . strong desire to nic _' istte : between the

      parties , and if possible to bring aoout _' an amicable adjustment ; of- ' their' differences . Tlie * three groat points were " as to wages , ' 'hours of labour , and trades _regulations . The questions of piece-work awl Ultra minor matters were discussed , nnd there appeared to be no reason to Suppose _thirt _any-fJif'ieulty would arise on . those points . But then ciime the consideration of the master ' s requirement that their workmen should sign a -declaration , bindrMfr _' _tlierosr-Iwn not to belong to any . genernl'trades' nniim . The workmen ' s deputation intim _.-itcil that aurh a ' requirement wasa degradation _to'tlii-m , and they required that the'declaration should'be withdrawn by the masters . This the' - ' -masters' deputation declined ; and much discussion arose ; in the course of " which , ' the masters

      repeatedly declared that they had no- objection to the ' men _navint ; tlieir ' o ' wn _locnl-frai ' o * ' union in Manchester ; bnt they were determined not to employ any workmen who were not free agents , but were under the control of some : national or "eneral trades ' union , extending _throi'ghout the three _kingdoms , and exercising control over all ' . 'by a central committee , sitting in London The Mayor suggested ii modification of the terms of the declaration , and the 8 _iij-go _> tion was agreed to by the masters * ,, _whoexpressed themselves ready to alter its form in _compliiirife ' _- vjt ' i hji- _worship ' s suggestion . The men ,.

      however , still rcinsed to return to work ; _unliss the declaration was altogether withdrawn ; the masters declared that they could not give up the point ; nnd , af ' termueh discussion , it was found ( as wo have intimated before-l'that this was thc only obstacle in the way ofa settlement ; and that both parties expressed their firm determination , the men not in work unless it was withdrawn , and the masters not to withdraw it . And so , after two hours and a half , the conference terminated ; without any settlement , or nny _approximation to one / except- so fin * as asccrtaininj ; the met as to what is the real point in dispute . _—Mxnchcsttr Guardian .

      NATIONAL / ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TRADES .

      I . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., President . At a recent meeting of the Central -Committee it was unanimously resolved , " That tho Annual Conference shall be held at the llall of ? Science , Gump Field . Miinchestcr _. diiring the _VYliiisun week , commencing at ten o ' clock on - _VVhiteun - Monday morning ;" The'following , among other _busines-s , will be submitted to the consideration of the assembled Delegates : — . _.. ¦ •• . How long a trade shall belong to the Association before eligible to receive its support ? The weekly allowance in cases where it rnny be necessary to 1 cease from labour % " ' , " " Whether it be advisable , for a time to limit the Strikes 3 _upportedbj- this Association , ' to the defensive—and if lor a time , what lime ? What iiumbt-r shall receive support at tho same period ? Whatsliull be the available Funds of this

      Assocation ? Revision of Utiles and _Regulations , especially such as relate to Levins and the suppurt of Strikes ? _MixcHESTEn Stuikb . _—Mbktino at Lixrenors ** . —A public meeting was held on Wednesday last at thc Victoria , Three Colt Lane , Limehouse . Mr . Dryilen , ship-joiner in the chair , who read the placard cabin-: thc Meeting- , and after . briefly ' addressing , called on Messrs . Hush and Railton , the Delegates , who entered into a full statement of their past and present position ; the amount received and expended ; the number out , and the levies paid weekly by the men at . work . Mr . Adams move d , aiul Mr , Wartnaby seconded , a resolution , approving of the . _' condiict of the men , and promiMiig to subscribe weekly to support them . A large body of collectors were then appointed , with secretary and treasurer , and the amount collected last Saturday [ £ 0 12 s . 31 . ) paid over . The meeting bloke up after _Wng for lour hours crowded almost to sufhVation .

      _Natiosal Association of Uxited _. Trades for tub Protection * of Industry and thk Employment of Larouk . — -Messrs * . Dunning , Bookbinder ; Thompson , Compositor ; liobson , Ladies Snoen-aker _, - am ) J .-unes Boot-maker ; as a _deputation " from the above bodies , waited upon the . Shoe-makers Conference on Thursday , May 7 th , to set forth the . objects of the National Association ; and the benefits that would accrue to the ' Bootand Shoe Trade at large , by _joining it ; thev were listend to with great attention ; several questions were put and satisfactorily answered by tho deputation . The Conference _pledged itself to consider the objects and rules of the " National Association , " and also commend them to the numerous bodies of Boot and _Shoc-mukers , in the United Kingdom . A vote of thanks was given to and acknowledged by the deputation , and they retired .

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      Exiles' Restoration Committee. This Bw M...

      EXILES' RESTORATION COMMITTEE . This bW met at tlio Office of tho Chartist Cooperative Land Society , 83 , Dean-street , Soho , on Monday evening , May . 4 th , Mr .. John . Arnott in the chair , when the accounts ot * tho past year were laid before tlie meeting , and Messrs . Louter and Arnott appointed to audit the same . On tbe motion of Messrs . " Doyle ' anil Pnttendcn _, it was _resolved , " That a deputation be-appointed to bring tlio caw of W . S . Ellis ' before -the ensuing Convention . . order that such steps may be taken as shall lead cu liis liberation . " Messrs . _/ rnott , Louter , and Randall _wr-rft _nnnnmtorl lhA _ilAniltnlion .

      Serious Cidents Look Several 01 Wuicu It Numerous Accidents.—On Thursday,,The Follow-

      serious cidents look several 01 wuicu it Numerous Accidents . —On Thursday ,, the follow-

      Ing Serious A«Cidents Look Place, Is Pre...

      ing a « place , is presumed from the fearful nature of the injuries sustained will terminate fatally : —The first case was that of John Elliott , aged thirty-six years , a carpenter , residing at No . 1 , Epsom-place , Dockhcad , Berinondscy . He was engaged with several of the workmen in stowing away a large quantity of timber on the premises of Mr . Thompson , timuer . mcrchnnt , of Bermondsey , New-road , and whilst placing a plank on a pile sixtv feet high , ho missed his footing , and fell with dreadful violence to the ground . He was immediately raised by his companions , and was found _, to have received a compound fracture of the right leg , and serious injury to tlie spine . _DTo was subsequently removed to St . Thomas ' s Hospital , where he

      at present remains , in a very precarious state . Tha second accident occurred to Joseph Wire , aged ii years , a coal-porter , living at No . 14 , Eaton-street , New-cut , Lambeth . It aeems that he was employed _, at the New York Coal Wharf , Belvedere-road , Lambeth , and while carrying a sack of coals he slipped off the kerb stone to the pavement , with the whole weight across bis left leg , by which he received a severe fracture just below the knee-joint . lie was taken to a surgeon , and afterwards'to Guy ' s Hospital , where be is _progressing very favourably . The third happened to a boy , named William Milliard , aged ten years , _whosa parents reside at No . 7 , " _GouUlstonc ' s Cottages , Old _Ivcnt-roiid . He was amusing himself with several of his play-fellows , by running along a high wall at the rear of the _dweUins-hous ' e , when he fell on to the roof

      of a small shed , and from thence to the yard , whieh was pavedwith stone . His screams brought several ofthe inmates to his . _assistanee , whn carried him intothe house , when it was ascerfsineil thnt he bud fractured tho right arm in two places . He was seen by a surgeon in theneighbourhood , who advised hi * immediate removal to St . _Thoiniis ' s Hospital , where ha was placed under the care of the Imuxc surgeon . A fourth ease was admitted into Guy ' s Hospital , which there is every reason to belicvo will prove fatal . A Dutchman named Jacob Van tli > ii _, n seaman _ln-longing to a vessel now lying at . _Bivwei-Vipi-iy , Lower Thames-street , wasbrought in in nstatoufinsensibility _, and labouring under the _cil _' ecls of apoplexy , from drinking a largo quantity nf spirits on branl the vessel of whicli he was the p ilot . Ho was speedily put under proper medical trea tment _, but last evening very faint hopes were given of his recovery .

      Bankrupts.

      BANKRUPTS .

      [From The Gazette Of Friday, May 8.] Tho...

      [ From the Gazette of Friday , May 8 . ] Thomns Freeman , Wood-street , _Clicii'isult-. «* _' _-ngo nuuiuiiicturcr—Joseph _Te-irnby , Whiusor-t' _-rr-ice . t « i « . road , worsted stuff mnnnfauturer—Cln istoplier Win !> . < _., _Ooswcll-roiul _, urripev-Jolm Josep h Taylor , _!««« Southwark , _tobacconist-Jamrs ami _TJ-omii ' . ' _*«""»» . _Litchneld-street , Soho , Builders - John »»«*«• _* Abrnnm , York , tailor - Samuel SUaiin . ¦ bec _«» . cloth _, _finislierl Samuel Ogden , Munches ter , wool n tne 01-WllUamQlU . Warrington , Lancashire , _™^ l _^ _% _Z CuthbCW Vftrkcr _, LiverpooL _U . « m _Oraper - l . « gam n Olnrke , Stroud , _aiou _^ _-A-rc , grooo _-lli _^ * _p _^ _- Kinnsbridgo , Devonshire , _vi-tuaUtv-istcplieii-lJ-u . O'Al , 3 > Exeter , common brewer ,

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 9, 1846, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_09051846/page/5/