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      Parliamentary Review. The Condition Of T...

      armament which blockades the coast of Africa , at a cost of about a million and a quarter annually , as well as all the restrictions which at present prevent the West Indian planters from getting their labour where they can , how they can , and at any price they can . It is quite possible to pursue this last course without actually re-establishing slavery in our own colonies , a course which would be repugnant to the feelings of every Briton . It mig ht be done , under such circumstances as would not onl y give the experiment of free labour a fa r trial , but give it in such a way as effectually to extinguish the slave trade , an

      attempt m which we have hitherto entirely failed The meney now most wastefully expended upon the African squadron , if applied for a few years to promote the immigration of free negroes to our _^ own colonies , under arrangements which would secure just and humane treatment , would not only—if all parties went to work in good faith—save these colonies , but relieve this country from a useless and heavy burden . The Whigs , however , while forced to admit the lamentable state of this portion of the empire , are utterly

      unprepared With any measures commensurate with th « exigency or the nature of the case . Instead of taking a decided stand upon one or other of the . two grounds we have indicated , the Chancellor ofthe Exchequer endeavours to compromise the matter by offering a batch of small measures , beyond which , he says , the committee now appointed shall not drive him , and the government for which hp speaks- He -trill admit molasses for distillation , but not f or Brewing . He will admit cane-juice for distilling and brewing , if a duty can he fixed by whicii the revenue willnotlose . He will lend 200 . 000 / .

      to promote immigration . Captured negroes will he removed to the West Indies almost j wholly at the expense of this country . In other words , after spending about a million and a quarter yearly in capturing a few hundred negroes from the slave-ships , we are to be at the additional expense of taking them to our colonies . These , with some smaller concessions , constitute the ministerial programme for the West Indies . That they are altogether inadequate to the emergency , is the firm conviction of every one . who is _acquainted with the subject . Yv'hether , in spite of Sir Charles Wood ' s declaration , the committee will extort more remains to be seen .

      The Jewish Disabilities' Bill has , in its p as sage through another stage , given rise to some interesting discussion . The speeches of Mr Wal pole and Mr Shiel , one against and the other in favour of the measure , on Monday evening , were admirable in themselves ; and the leading arguments abl y condensed on both sides . Mr Walpole ' - speech was distinguished by all the higher qualifications of oratory . ' In construction faultless , in diction polished and perspicuous , and in delivery at once refined , earnest , and impressive . Shiel , on the other hand , poured forth one of those wonderful and stirring compositions of

      " _Thoushts t _ at breatbe , and words that burn . " which so pre-eminently characterise the efforts of that great orator . To those condemned _, night after night , to hear the dull platitudes , and the duller drones who deliver them , which constitute the mass of Parliamentary oratory , an outburst like that of Monday night is refreshing beyond description . Mr Wood , the member for Oxford , also made an admirable legal , logical , and historical speech , in favour of the bill , which will , no doubt , pass through the Legislature .

      The pressure upon pur columns this week prevents us from noticing in the manner their importance deserves , sundry other matters _KMch have been under the consideration of the House . The Sanitary Bill , introduced by Lord Morpeth on Thursday ; the Retirement of Lord G . Bentinck from the Leadershi p of the country party ; the Demonstration , on Wednesday , of the Sailors of the Port of London , in favour of the Navigation Laws , and various other questions , directl y or indirectl y connected ¦ with political affairs , claim a place ; but , as most of them will keep for another week , we svustleave them for futsre comment .

      38160 February 12, 1848. The Northern St...

      38160 February 12 , 1848 . THE NORTHERN STAR r > i _irnr-TII " I I Ttt _ hi i i i __ in nr __ r-m __¦¦¦¦ _¦< i . — _—————^—^——^——¦*

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      _KISC-L-AKEOTJS . g @~ Now that Parliament has assembled we must , as _ general rale , exclude lengthy communications _, unless reports [ weU written ) of very important meetings . Reporters , writers of lettere . and Chartist and Land sub-secretaries will , therefore , oblige by making their communications-as brief as pos . sible . We shall be glad if some of onr correspondents will try to improve their writing ; and shali thank others , who might do so , to let ns have their reports , & c ., before Thursdav .

      PUBLIC MONIES . We request all Sub-secretaries , and other _perseus who may have occasion to send public monies to the Metropolis , to pay attention to the following directions ! : — Monies for the understated purposes must he 3 _ dresse _ _ 3 follows : — Payments for tin _Ncrfkern Star . Hr William Rider , IS , Great _WindtnUl-atreet , _Hay-¦ market , London .

      Rational land and Labour Bank . ' The _ilanseer of the _National land and Labour Back , No . 493 , New Oxford Street , London . ' National Land Company . 1 Director * of the _National Land Company , No Hi , High Holborn , London . " National Charter Association ; ' Mr Thomas Clark , No . 144 , Eigh Holborn , London .-Central Registration and Election Committee , 'Mr James Grassby , No , 8 , Nosh ' s Ark-court , Stangate , Lambeth , London . " _NatUnol Victim , and Widows and Orphans Fund . Mr John Simpson , Elm Cottage , Waterloo-street , _Ssmberwell , London . ' For Mrs W . Jones , 'ifr John Simpson , Elm Cottage , _Waterioo-street , Camberwell , London . ' iftlrqpolifan Chartist Sail . 'Hr—Tapp . No . 52 , Finsbury Market , London . '

      Defence of Mr . O'Connor ' s Seat in Parliament . 'Mr Thomas Clark , No . 144 , High Holbein , London . ' Prosecution of the Manchester Examiner . « Mr Thoaai Clark , No . 144 , High Holborn , Loudon . '

      The Sleaford Case . ' Mr Thomas Clark , _ . 144 , High Holborn , London . ' The Fraternal Democrats . ' G . Julian _Hernfj , No . 16 , Great Windmill-street Haymarket , London . *

      United Trades Association . 'Mr Barratt , No , 11 , Tottenham Court Road , EiOadoo . ' _3 _S _~ Monies sent contrary t < z the _abore directions - fill not be acknowledged . * _* * Private letters _intended for Mr O'Connor , and seat to this office , must be marked * PriTate . ' Correspoadent 3 are requested not to trouble Mr O'Connor with letters , reports , < fcc _, intended for the Star ; nor with any letters that should be addressed as set forth above . _Iblihgtos . —it will not bs possible for any one of the Directors to aitend a meeting at _Chnrcb-Etreet _, Islington , on Taesd » y eveaing mzt . _g 3 * The Director * are taking steps to hold a _metropr-Iit-n public meeting of the members and _friends of tne

      land Company , in furtherance of the _sabseripiion now going on for the _defence of Hr O'Connor ' s seat in Parfoment . P . S ., to the' A __ _eesb to the C __ a _ iS-s' in behalf of Hr Thomas Barrow , in onr third page . — ' Any member seeing the address , will much oblige by reading it to tbe members , or giving it to the secretary ot the locality to read . Additional subscriptions received : — John Sirnpsoa _, Elm Cottage , _C-tnberwell _, 10 s ; T . Hammersley , per Bilston Association , 7 s 4 d ; Edward Newsom , Hanging Heaton , near Dewsbury , 5 s . ' Seveeal -ohhdxic __ io _ s are postponed through want of room . The F __ t _ bx __ D _ K-cb _ t _ . —Julian Harney has received from Ernest Jones , the following sums : —Wil . liam White , Oldham , Is ; James Cooper , Oldham , Is ; Edwin Turnbull , Middleton _. ls . _QOS-RKH-NT AND THE NEW _LaSTO CoH _ ANT . — In _~ tbe absence of any captious objection to Mr Robertson ' s

      'tissue af assertions , ' or any guarantee fur sufficient space in your columns to prove his * mistaken views / 1 must decline his challenge , at least , until the author ofthe Government Land Scheme shall publish the latitude and lengitude of this modern 'Utopia . ' Should T survive the thunder of Jlr O'Connor ' s formidable artillery , I may have the temerity to _exchacge a pop-gun with your Plymonth correspondent , — Your ? , faithfully , fl A . Dokaldson . Warwick , February 7 th . 1818 . J , Skith _, Manchester ; J . Tremlett , Tiverton . —We find ourselves at the last moment compelled to postpone your communications till next week . Hr Nobsuk , Isle of _Wickt . —We had anticipated your reply , —motto included .: our article was in the hands of the printers when yonr letter arrived . South _Lcudon Hall—We have no room for the roles . Hr J . Wiiii __ e , Shaftesbury . — Bemit quarterly — not monthly . The work wiU be charged two shillings to you , ready cash .

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      No EooB . —J | Smith . _Sn __ Hwicr . —Communications from Smethwick , as from every other locality , have our attention whenever they reach tis . J . Shith , Weymouth . —The cost of an advertisement depends on its length . Any inquiries respecting the Land Company must be addressed to the Directors . Ebbatos . —Ihe name of one of our correspondents whose letters respecting the Messrs Smith , of the New Inn , Birminpham , wa noticed in onr last is Welsford , not ' _Pilsford . ' T . Vyelsfohd , Birmingham , —Yourself and friends had better join the London society of Fraternal Democrats . To establish branches of that society might render its members liable to the penalties of illegality . W . Grocott writes : — « I have received from a few friends at Litle Heaton , n ° ar Manchester , the sum of fulir shillings , towards defending Mr O'Connor ' s seat in Par . liament .

      Xorri . _s-oHAH —The 6 s 6 d acknowledged in the Star of last-week in the name of J _^ ey , should _ _ave been 6 s 66 . per Mr Ley , Carrington . W . Mott begs to acknowledge the following sums , for the defence of O'Connor ' s seat in Parliament : —The democrats of Bullwell , £ 1 3 s ; a Fr iend , Cd ; Mr Leeman , 6 d ; Lambley , per Mr Plumb , 5 s Gd ; Winfield , New Radford , is 6 d ; Ward and Friends , Is lOd ; John Smita , 2 d ; Benjamin Brown , B d ; Samuel Skevington . 6 d ; J . Sweet ' s book , £ l 7 s 5 d ; Mr Ley , Carrington , 4 s 3 d ; total , £ _z Os 8 d . Isquibeb . — The allotment advertised by Mr Elms , Newton Abbott , has been disposed of for £ 90 , ' cash down . ' Halifax . —Mr G . Webber writes as follows : — 'Allow me to contradict a statement made by Mr Tomlinson in

      his letter inserted in the Stab of Saturday last . MrT . states that he knew nothing about being announced to lecture at Halifax , on January ISth , when the fact of the matter is , that Mr Tomlinson knew at least ten weeks previous , that he was to lecture at Halifax at the time specified . The association in thedistricn would imagine that I w _. _-s a fool to announce any man to lecture unless he had consented to do so . Ir answer to numerous inquiries , I have to state that MTomlinson is no longer countenanced as a local lect turer of this district . — George Wsbbeb , district secretary . P . S . I merely make this statement to exonerate myself from any blame which the secretaries in this district may imagine is attached to me . —G . W .

      Receipts Op The Station^!. Land Coiapa- ...

      RECEIPTS OP THE STATION _^! . LAND COiaPA- J _" _- * , FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 101818 .

      -EH MR O'CONNOR . 9 _ AB _ 9 . £ S . d . Abergavenny .. 5 0 0 Nottingham , Dudley .. 19 8 0 Sweet .. 12 11 0 Perth _« 4 8 6 Redmarley .. 0 10 0 Thorn ' ey ,. 086 Kidderminster ., 1 IS 0 Blair Gowrie „ 0 3 6 Lambeth ., 15 7 Windy Nook .. 10 0 _Glasgow .. 2 18 f Ovenden .. 2 0 0 _Newcastle .. 5 14 _££ Gasstown .. 0 14 2 Northampton , Thrislington .. 8 15 0 Press - 1 16 0 itarvlebone M 4 12 0 PrestoD , Brown 13 0 0 Westminster _ 0 17 6 Middlesborough 4 11 10 Aberdeen .. 1 16 8 Bolton ... 2 0 0 Manchester .. 17 19 0 Whittington and _Llanelly - 2 6 0 Cat .. 716 6 Mansfield , Walker 13 6 Brighton _, 2 , Brown 6 0 S Buckley , near Cripplegate ,, 1 1 0 Mold .. 0 4 8 Finsbury .. 0 15 0 Barnstaple .. 2 12 0 Gainsborough .. 3 3 0 _Ilvde _„ 10 0 0 Abergavenny .. 5 0 0

      Shrewsbury _. Batho 0 17 6 Wolverhampton 14 0 0 Wigan , Canning 30 . It 1 Malton _ 14 18 G ? outhampton .. 3 0 0 Kettering .. 6 16 Dnckinfield .. 3 3 6 Stockton „ 4 10 C Hammersmith .. 0 8 6 Bridgewater , Boulogne .. 5 14 3 Spurway .. 315 4 Rochdale .. 110 6 Bridport * . 0 . 5 6 Markhineh .. 2 0 8 _Ashton-under-Bury .. 17 0 11 Lyne .. 5 3 8 Woolwich , Lang . Exeter .. 5 0 11 ham .. 1 10 0 Wakefield .. 9 15 0 Birmingham , Lincoln , Budd .. 2 0 0 Ship . _T 4 19 6 Kotherham .. 5 6 0 New Radford .. 7 2 ' 6 Pearith .. 14 6 Oxford .. 1 19 6 Reading .. 4 10 9 Oldham ~ 2 4 0 Jas Daly .. 0 2 6 Birmingham , Good- Jas Sawers .. 0 5 0 win .. 3 0 6 Jas Peebles .. 0 5 0 -. eighty .. G 13 1 William CaUan _» 0 2 6 Leamington _.. 15 8 0 Jno Heffeman .. 016 Hull .. 9 9 9 11 achael Salmon 0 1 G

      Ipswich i , 1810 2 Geo Scantlebury 0 4 0 Banbury .. 5 16 Thos French .. 0 10 0 Liverpool .. 3 8 3 Jno Leicester .. 0 2 6 Winchester .. 1 19 0 Foster Gordon .. 1 10 0 Bristol .. 2 0 0 GeoAllirtson .. 0 2 0 Plymouth .. 9 7 6 Edwd Riley .. 0 4 0 Nonrieb , Clark .. 3 6 0 WmBorrett .. 0 6 0 Merthyr , Powell 1 12 0 Geo Martyn .. 0 4 0 Derby .. 5 It 6 Isaac Barker .. 0 16 North Shields _.. 4 10 0 Hy Ashton .. 0 2 C Worcester .. 4 10 6-Thos Thompson 0 1 6 Ilowsell .. 2 12 " 0 William _Teirce , Leicester , Astill 12 0 0 junr .. 0 3 0 Warwick .. 1 10 7 Jas H Thomas .. 0 5 0 Mottram .. 9 18 0 Wm Crowe .. 0 8 0 _Louehboroush .. 6 6 0 Robt Crowe .. 8 2 0

      Great _Dawley „ 4 15 0 Wm Thatcher ,. 0 10 Newent .. 2 9 0 Jno White .. 0 2 6 Bradford , York 10 0 6 Geo Cooper .. 0 4 8 St Helens .. 5 0 0 GeoBishop _^ 0 10 Accrington .. 9 12 0 Michael Turner 0 10 4 Northampton , Rebecca Hawkins 0 10 0 Munday .. 20 0 0 WmHilton .. 0 2 6 Norwich , Spring- Wm Watts .. 10 0 all .. 200 . Wm For .. 010 0 Torquay .. 2 2 0 Thos Rendell .. 8 8 0 Norwich , Nelson 5 0 0 Ales Ogilrie .. 0 10 0 Hamilton .. 2 0 0 David Ogilvia .. 10 0 Sowerby Helm ,. 5 o 0 J A Smith n e 1 0 _Inverkeithing .. 5 0 0 Jno Bell .. 0 5 8 High Wycombe ., 5 4 0 Robt Jones .. 10 0 Geo Eunglilset ., B 10 0 Michael Munay .. 0 5 0 Old Shildon * . 6 10 6 Gillam & Cousins 0 2 0 _GHCbatirin .. 0 2 0 £ 499 13 4 j EXPENSE FUND . Somers Town .. 0 3 0 North Shield .. 0 18 Thbrnlev - 0 g 6 Worcester .. 18 0 Newton ' Abbott ™ 7 0 0 Hon sell .. 0 10 0 Blair Gowrie ., 0 2 11 Leicester , Astill 3 0 8 A indyNook _„_ 011 6 Warwick « 0 7 0 Ovenden _M 0 16 0 Mottram .. 0 2 0 Gasstown „ 0 19 0 Great Dawley .. 0 5 0 _Afarjle-one - 0 IS 0 Newent _„ 0 116 Aberdeen .. 0 2 0 Accrington .. 0 8 0 Manchester .. 1 19 10 Torquay .. 0 17 0 Mansfield , High Wycombe .. 9 10 6 Walker .. 0 15 0 Glasgow .. 0 3 2 Buckhy , near Newcastle .. _ 5 5 _J Mold ... 0 2 0 Middleborough „ 0 7 6 Barnstaple ~ 1 0 0 Whittington and Southampton 1 17 8 Cat .. 020 Boulogne .. 0 14 6 Brighton , 2 , Rochdale .. 0 13 9 Brown M 2 7 4 Bury _« 0 14 0 Cripplegata _« 0 5 0 Birmingham , Finsbury « 0 5 0 Ship .. 0 3 6 Gainsborough ,. 0 a 0 Sew Radford .. 0 11 6 Abergavenny .. 0 19 0 Oxford .. 0 11 6 Wolverhampton 0 11 0 Oldham .. 0 4 0 Malton „ 0 18 0 Birmingham , Good- Kettering ,. 0 4 0 \ win .. 15 0 Bridgewater , Keigbley .. 014 6 Spurway r , 0 10 Leamington .. 0 6 0 Wakefield .. 0 17 6 Hull _ 1 S s Penrith .. 0 4 0 Ipswich .. 110 2 Jas Wilsbire .. 0 2 0 Banbury .. 1 17 6 Geo Smith .. 0 2 0 , Liverpool .. 1 4 6 J Richardson .. 0 2 0 Winchester _« 0 11 0 Robt Nutbrown 0 2 0 Plymouth .. 3 4 6 Jas Jackson .. 0 16 Merthyr , Powel 0 3 0 Wm Callan .. 0 2 8 Derby 0 6 0 Samuel Milner 0 2 0 Old S _ il _ on .. 2 18 0 Chas Woodward 0 2 0 £ 58 !" . _** _

      Receipts Op The Station^!. Land Coiapa- ...

      Total Land Fund ... ... £ 499 18 4 _ Expense Fund .. . ... 58 1 10 £ Rules ... ... 5 6 10 £ -6 * 3 T 1 Bank 623 9 6 __> 1 , 186 16 7 C __ 5 __ 3 __ - _ Wh , _Dixozr . _Chbisiopheb Doiie , Thos . Claek , ( Corres . Sec . ) Pbilip M'GBATH , ( Fin . Seo . ) From Money Club of Newton Heath Brunch of National Land Company- .. « 15 0 _t From Manchester ,. ., _» 71 19 0 DEFENCE OF BS o ' COKNOB ' 8 SEAT IK - ABLIAHBHT . Swindon , first A Greenock Elec Subscription .. 3 16 6 tor .. 0 0 6 Kidderminster , Warwick , per Mr per Holloway 3 5 0 Donaldson .. 0 11 3 Henry Shaw , _Duudea , per Mr Birmingham .. 5 0 6 Douglass ., 0 3 0 Elkuid , per D J Darwood , Wis-Marsdea _ 2 0 0 beach .. 0 4 0 Heckmondwike , Inverkeathing Land per H Summer- Company .. 0 8 6 skill and J Hat- Central _Roseendale

      field . 2 0 0 Land Company 6 14 0 Sutton-m-Ash-eld 2 3 9 Clayton West , Land Hebden Bridge ,. 2 6 l _£ Company .. 0 12 6 Manchester .. 1 9 11 A Foulds .. 0 2 6 Ban ' oury .. 1 8 ? Few Friends , near Chartists and Leeds , per R Members ofthe Menne .. S _" . 10 6 Land Company , Witham , Laud Bridlington Quay 1 1 9 Company .. 0 6 0 Xorwich , per Friend to Fair Springhall .. 18 7 Play „ 0 2 6 Land Company , R Lacey , _Wootton .

      Darlington .. 1 10 0 under-Edge .. 0 5 0 Sunderland , per Few Chartists , do 8 5 0 Haynes .. 10 0 Shoreditch .. 0 10 Leamington .. 10 0 6 Turner , Wed- ' Barnslpy , Lowe 5 0 9 mere .. 0 3 SA Worcester .. 1 0 0 Loughborough , Plymouth _. Roeers 2 0 0 Land Members 0 16 O Flathead , Kip- Congleton , Land poadale .. 2 0 0 Members .. 010 9 Democrats , Kirk- W Booth , C _« nglealdy .. 15 4 ton .. 6 5 0 Bolton , per Pick- B Walker , do .. 0 0 6 vance .. 2 16 1 _ Richardson .. 0 10

      Newark 10 0 Sutton , _Forsst Land Company , Side .. 0 6 3 Gt Brington , Land Members , perBP .. 1 6 G Gotham .. 0 6 7 Local Land Fund , Wellingborough 0 9 0 Alva .. 16 6 G Brigs .. 0 18 Cbartist and Land Jno Cloud , Monmembers , Tiver- mouth .. 010 0 ton .. 1 13 6 Mansfield , Wood-M P and HO - 12 1 house , Land Todmorden , Stans- Members ,, 0 3 6 Held .. 10 0 _Frieud .. 0 2 6 TRaynard .. 0 0 8 Cleckneaton _. perJ Dawley Char- Swallow and J

      tists .. 0 4 9 Ast . field .. 0 12 0 CPressley - 0 16 Mill Bridge , per J _Boystoa , per Bar . Shephard .. 0 6 0 row m o 10 0 Lake Lock , Few J Kelly - 0 1 0 Friends . 0 11 0 RRen £ _-re _ k > _Sfetf . _Barfeti ,. 9 HI

      Receipts Op The Station^!. Land Coiapa- ...

      ley Bridge „ 0 10 Milton _w J , T Smith , ditto „ 0 10 Middleton .. 0 2 6 J Temperly _, do ,. 0 10 Torquay , per J I G Cook , do .. 0 10 Pitts .. 0 8 0 ; GWeeden _. do .. 0 1 0 } S II , late ef I C Mossley , do „ 0 10 _Knightsbridgo 0 1 o J _Campbell , do .. 0 10 J Bedford , Emely 0 3 0 ESpeneer .. 00 6 Sioke-sub-Hamp- I J Charlton „ 0 o 0 den " ° 5 _' Few "Friends , Britannia Bridge 0 7 H j Cheivhens .. 6 18 Few Woolcombers _, I Three Land Mem- Aberdeen .. 0 1 « _: _bersLudington 0 1 6 D Linddo .. 0 8 j > I

      , , Thomas Meads , Dorking .. 0 8 0 Thornton .. 0 5 0 J Beswick , Old-A Friend , do .. 0 10 ham » ° 1 2 J Cameron , Devon- Silsden .. ° 1 „ port ,. 0 2 0 Sleaford _>• ° I i G B Horsforth .. 0 1 0 St Helens » ° , ' „ J O'Brien , Exeter 0 2 6 Bury StEdmunds 0 10 0 J D , Hull „ O 1 6 St Helens , J _BeU O 1 6 W Kenny .. 0 0 6 High Wycombe 0 _» « J Wightman .. 0 1 o Newent . ° , ,, MrKenvick .. 0 5 0 J Kelleck .. 0 1 J * Worsborough Com- Mr Bacon .. 0 0 0 mon .. 0 12 9 . Bermondsey , Char- 6 10 0

      A Ogilvie .. B 0 6 tists DOgilvie .. 0 0 6 Islington and Pen-D Pebbles .. 0 0 6 touville' per J D Eddie .. 0 10 Allnutt - 0 6 3 W _Youil 0 10 City and Finsbury 0 8 6 W M , Manchester 0 3 0 Democrats of VE , do .. 0 10 Dysart 0 8 3 Little Heaton , per Democrats of St Grocott .. 0 4 0 Clairstown .. 0 2 6 E Stallwood , Ham . D B Little Lever 0 3 11 mersmith .. 0 0 6 Whittington and E StaUwood , jun , do 0 0 3 Cat O 7 i J PSta ' lwoud _. do 0 0 6 Few Tailors _. Finch-W Stallwood , do 0 0 G lane .. 015 Hy Stallwood , do 0 8 3 Nuneaton ; Land H Stallwood , do 0 0 6 Company 0 14 6 E Oliver , do .. 0 0 6 Few Friends of the E Whiting , do .. 0 0 3 land Company , W Whiting , do .. 0 0 8 per Mr Goody 0 8 5 G Goodacre , do 0 0 3 j _ ox _,

      Manches-GG . _iodacrejun , do 0 0 3 ter .. 010 W Change , do .. 0 0 3 J Fox , do - 0 0 6 GMellwood , do 0 0 3 T Fox , do .. 0 0 6 J Simmons , do .. 0 0 3 J Fox , do .. 0 0 6 S Beleher , do .. 0 0 3 T Gardiner , do .. 0 1 0 J Fox do .. 0 0 3 RMonser _. do _.. 0 2 6 W Hart ,. 0 1 0 J Cricknell , do .. 0 0 6 R Wood .. 0 o 6 W Reynolds , do 0 0 6 T Woolridge .. 0 0 6 C Ostler , do .. 0 0 6 RFBullingham 0 10 0 A _Friend , do „ 0 2 6 _Hoitkinsand Ba . A . Friend i d _. .. 0 10 therst .. 0 10 AAdcock _. do .. 0 0 6 G Bishop .. 0 0 2 A Friend , do .. 0 10 R Fox .. 0 10 Mrs Wright , do 0 10 CFox ' .. 0 0 6 S Hill , do .. 0 1 0 Friend of _O'C _, W Gay , do .. 0 0 6 South Church Dl DC West .. 0 2 6 Stockton-on-Tees , Mr Ford .. 0 0 6 Weavers 8 15 4 Few Friends , Stoney Stratford 0 13 2 Ashorer . 0 3 3 J Belstead , Strat- Sandback , per R .

      ford .. 0 2 6 Stringer .. 0 7 11 R Cameron 0 2 0 J Stuart , Alloa .. 0 10 Five approving Mr Cnarruan _, friends ... 0 5 0 Kensington 0 0 3 R Upton , Holy Well Mr Wright , do 0 0 6 - Lane ... 0 10 Mr Perry , do ... 0 0 C Mm E Upton , do 0 0 6 Mr Lessingliain _. do 0 10 J Cowley , j do 0 0 6 Mr Lovttt , do 0 10 J Evans , do 0 0 6 Mr Arnold , do 0 0 6 Three friends , do 0 0 8 Mr Cook , do ... 0 0 6 B Gibson , Bristol 0 2 0 Mr Presaott , do 0 0 6 _Littleborough Mr Cook , do .,, 0 0 6 friends ... 0 2 0 Mr Frith , do ... 0 0 3 Few of Mr _O'Con- Mr CouBins _, do 0 0 6 nor ' s admirers , Mr _Wiliiss , do 0 0 ' 6

      _Wentworta 0 3 6 C Haywood , J Hemmengway Marcel ... 0 10 and J Hignell 0 1 3 T _Wilkins , do 0 10 Three nail makers , S Bind ? , do ... 0 10 Newcastle 0 1 6 W SaBford , do 0 10 Hepstonstall 0 1310 _ R Brown , do ... 8 1 0 R Collinge _, Dublin 0 5 0 J Dew , do ... 0 10 J Perkins , do 0 5 0 'W _Cotha , do 0 0 6 J Penny and J Te- T . Phillips , do 0 0 6 _nistone ... 0 1 0 W Forley _, do 0 0 6 Chartist and Land C _Sytnons , do 0 0 6 Members , Brad- R Whittaker _, do 0 0 6 lord ... 0 19 1 W Forty , do .,, 0 0 6 _Bosrling Dye House Friend , do ... 0 0 6

      do- ... 0 15 3 Q a ... ... 0 0 6 Daisy Hill ... 0 5 8 Stalybridge ... 0 4 7 J Manners , Great W Hunt , Man-Few ... 0 10 Chester ... 0 10 T Box , do ... 0 10 s Jury , Shtffield 006 EBu _ , do ... 0 0 6 FJoynes ... 0 0 6 J Box , do ... 0 0 6 MrR 0 2 6 J G Boalding , do 0 1 0 Westminster 9 3 6 J Wren , do ... 0 1 0 _R Benfield Trede-J Wartrup , do 0 10 gar ... 0 3 8 W White , do 0 1-0 G Cook , Lambeth 0 10 J Harlett ... 0 0 6 Richmond ( York ) W Smith ... 0 10 Land Company 0 6 G R Douglass ... 0 2 0 C _Segrave , Ipswich 0 1 0 J Smith .. 0 3 0 Few friends , _Tulli-T Jennison , Both- body ... 0 7 6 well ... 0 5 0 Alva .... 0 8 0

      Blair Gowrie 0 5 8 Welton Land Corn-Few of Mr O'Con- pany ... 0 10 0 nor ' s _admirers , Bridgwater Land _Vauxhall , per Company , per J _M'Cwtby ... 0 3 0 Aston ... 0 17 6 N Sorbite , Coven- . Two friends , Egertry ... 0 10 tonnearBolton 0 10 E B Martin , Brain- Thrislington 0 4 6 tree ... 0 5 0 Mr Lester ... 0 10 E J Martin , do [ 0 1 0 J Monk , Manchester 0 1 0 J S Martin do 0 1 0 T . Howe , Aberga-HenryDownesdo 0 2 0 venny ... 0 0 6 A Barker , Bibnell 0 i 0 JLlosd , do ... 0 0 6 W J P Wilkin- W Williams , do 0 1 0 son Esq ,, T Hay , Coxhoe 0 2 0 Exeter ... 0 5 0 Land Members ,

      J Wilkinson , do o __ _e Ashton ... 072 R C Wilkinson , do 0 2 6 J Child , Fajley 0 10 J W A HamUl , do 0 2 6 Few Chartists , T Carlisle , do 0 16 _Barrowauh 0 3 6 Two Land mem- Two Laad mem . bers , do ... 0 3 0 bers Manches-R Carlisle , do 0 10 ter ... 0 0 6 Mr Webber , do 8 1 0 Mr Brown , Ken-J Allen , _collected _sin _^ on ... 0 0 3 do 0 10 WWilkendea 6 5 0 J Allen , ( self ) do 0 0 6 JWPeirce 0 0 6 Mrs WilkinBon do 0 1 0 J _Rosser .. 0 10 J Rows do 0 O 6 W Pence ... 0 0 S E _' Baufiald do 0 0 6 J Jackson , _Bams-J _* Lear do 0 8 6 ley ... 0 10 TGillard do 0 0 6 JM ... 0 o 6 R Btfedal do 0 0 6

      £ 89 7 3 _ _g !_ _-JU . ! . __|*» _yjwp RECEIPTS OF NATIONAL CHARTER _ASSOClATlu * Somers Town .. 0 2 0 Exeter .. 0 11 2 Castle ward lo- Tiverton .. 0 4 6 culity _, Notting- W & J R _Betts 0 2 6 ham .. 0 5 0 Holme's Mill , Torquay .. 0 13 2 Land Company 0 5 0 Teignmouth « 0 13 2 Somers Town .. 8 5 0 Barnstaple .. 0 9 0 Lambeth .. 0 2 0 £ Z 11 1 iw . Km . _uiiixv

      Receipts Op The Station^!. Land Coiapa- ...

      FOB THB _FROSEC-T _10 H OF THE PB 0 FB 1 EI 0 BS OF _THl MAKCBE 6 IEB EXAMINER . Few Chartists , Rochdale Char . Wootton-under- tists ' .. 1 0 0 Edge .. 0 2 6 South London Whittington and Chartist Hall , Cat .. Old 2 nd Subscription - e e a £ l 10 6 _————_—_ . FOB PB _08 ECB-IOH Off SLEAFOBD MUBBEB CASE . ' Wisheach , per 7 / Wootton . under-Darwood .. 0 1 0 Edge .. 0 2 6 0 3 6 _"SSS—SS C . DosLB , Secretary . _Erbatum . —Shoreditch was , ; in _laatweet _' _s account , eredited Is . 6 d . instead of is . 6 d . Thomas Clakk .

      Puritt Of Election !—-A Public Meeting O...

      Puritt of Election !— -A public meeting of the inhabitants of Manchester , will be _feeld in the City Music Hall , ( late Hall of Science , ) Camp Field , on Monday evening , Feb . 14 tb , to devise tke best means of supporting Feargus O'Connor Esq ., in defending his seat in Parliament for the borough of Nottingham . The following friends of popular ri » hts will address the meeting : —W . P . Huberts , Esq ., Mr S . Kydd , late candidate for Greenwich ; Mr James Leach , Rev . James _SehoJefield , town-councillor ; ana other gentlemen . Men of Manchester , an attempt ia now making by a contemptible faction to deprive your _illuBtrious chieftain , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., of the power he now possesses in the British Legislature , as an advocate of the rights of tbe toiling millions of Great Britain and Ireland . Friends of

      Chartism , shall it be said that you remain passive and indifferent to your best interests , by allowing tbis unjust project to succeed , or otherwise compelling the man who has sacrified so much for you , to resist the nefarious design at his own expense . No ! a thousand times , No ! Then rush to the rescue , attend in your thousands ; contribute according toyour _abiliif , and let your cry be ; 'The Lance and the People ' . Charter as the surest guarantee for its preservation . '—N . B . —Doors open at sis o ' clock in the evening . Chair to be taken at seven o ' clock precisely . W . P . Roberts , Esq ., will _addresB a meeting in the People . Institute , Heyrod-street , Manchester , on Sunday evening next . Chair to be taken at six o ' clock . _Bbkmondsbt . —The members of tbis locality of the National Charter Association , will meet on Tuesday evening nest .

      Mr Samuel Ktdd will lecture at the following places during the enBuing week : — -Leeds , Sunday , 13 th ; Bradford , Monday 14 th ; Halifax , Tuesday 15 th ; Huddersfield , Wednesday , 16 th ; Dewsbury , Thursday , 17 ih ; and Wakefield , Friday , 18 th . Tha local secretaries ate requested to make the necessary arrangements immediately . Woolwich . —Mr Ernest Jones will lecture in the Town Hall , on Thursday evening nest , the 17 tb . inst . Subject ; ' Civil and Religious Liberty . ' To commence a _thatf-p _ast _ais v ' clock .

      ^-^•^¦I-I^ -Si 118 * T0 The Working Sn °...

      _^ - _^•^¦ _i-i _^ _-Si _* T 0 _THE WORKING _Sn ° _TW GLANI ) _. N TRADE UNIONS _no _^ SJ _^™ ' 0 N TU £ NECESSITY OF A CHANGE . . _ 4 . „ , L _ I _. E _ V . We still cry ' strike , ' and the enthusiasm is echoed through our ranks like tho sound of a talisman . Strifce—and fer what ? To sustain ourselves against the weight of com petitive labour , _struggling'tfbr life —capital—machinery—social chicane , and _political monopoly ; m which we resemble a man under the influence of strong drink ; who imagines himself a Hercules in physical strength , aud iu the attempt to exercise it with the shadow of his frenzied creation tall ? by the weight of Uia wm _effovt .

      Fellow countrymen !—You will no doubt remember that I told you in my first letter that I should have to touch some of your 'Ion * : cherished prejudices , ' as wo progressed in the investigation of our subject , aud nothing but the conviction of the omnipotent power of truth , could have ever forced me into the position which 1 have for years taken in relation to the economy of trade unions ; for I have been treated us an alien b y my brother uniOlUBta of my own trade , as an enemy of my order , wheee object was to destroy union , ' instead of strengthening and increasing it , merel y fordoing to them what I am now abuut to do to you—viz . enforce by reason , in the language of moral daring , such truths as shall bid dehancc to contradiction , and which I believe

      must be received and incorporated as constituent elements in the compound of « union . ' before the emancipation of labuur can ba accomplished . In the same strong and emphatic language , then , which 1 used to my own trade , in public meetlog assembled , in the year 18 _ 6 , I now use to you . ' The policy by wnich we seek to conservo our best interests , is fake in itself , destructive in its application , and powerless as a means to the end sought to bo obtained . It exists as a living evidence of folly , and 1 swear never to reBt until I have exterminated the error , root and branch . ' And to this object has _' my every thought been directed— not for the _puipnae of destroy inn trade unions , which , by the policy so long pursued , has

      nearly destroyed them—and , in fact , has completely annihilated many bodies of men who were one © firmly united in the bonds of brotherhood , having a comnum object in vtew , Others are fast passing away , every year showing a decrease in numbers , and every attempt to resist even a reduction in the scanty return allowed us by our masters , proving an incapacity on our parts , by the means employed , of checking the downward progress now going en . There ia an old classic adage , which I think is applicable to us as unionists , and here it is : ' Whom the gods wish to destroy they first infatuate . ' And what but infatuation can cause us to cling to a policy which cannot possibly enable us to effect the object at which we aim ? It now , then , my brothers ,

      becomes my business to show you wherein our policy is' false in itself , destructive in its application , and powerless as a means to tho end .-ought to be obtained . ' And here let me ask a plain question Fur what object were trade unions first originated ? Was it not forthe purpose of doing , by combined means , that whicii could not be done individually ? The answer is obvious . We found ourselves _individually weak , incapable of resisting the powerof the capitalist , whose interest it was , and is , and must be , to get all that he can ouc of our labour , so long as we delegate the power to him , by suffering him to do individually , that which wp should do collectively . We , therefore , combined our power into one mass , and brought it to bear upon him whenever he

      attempted an infringement upon onr means of existence . ' Well , ' say you , ' and do you call that policy false in itself ? ' I answer ' yes ! and dare to tell you that , even supposing it possible that you could at all times obtain what we talk so much about , ' a fair day ' s wage fer a lair day ' s work , ' . till do we _acknowledge ourselves slaves' by the very dependence in which we stand in relation to Capital . What do we mean by ' a fair dny ' s wage V Go , ask the men composing the various unions in this country the question , and you will find it impossible to be _auswered with satisfaction . Ask our _masters , or the political economists , who talk and write about the right , and freedom of labour , what' a fair day ' s

      wage tor a lair day ' s work'is , and they will tell you alHhat the market will afford , and upon this they build their system , ai : d , if we are contented to acknowledge ii—if we do not take higher ground than this we shall be driven out of life when our labour is no longer needed , as _hundredi of thousands of our fellow men have been , and are even now , every day . But methinks 1 hear some one say , ' What would jou have us cease to combine for the protection of our wages V to which I answer , ' No , hold fast to everything tbat can be made _available for the object —increase your power by every possible means that you can , for you arc surrounded by robbers—classmade , h-galised , very respectable robbers , who

      coninve to grow strong just in proportion as we _beionie weak—men who talk smoothly of the rights oi prop erfcy , but who are exceedingly eloquent npon the r _' _ghts of labour : and , suffer me to say , that instead of w _* - _ i _ gyeu to cease to combine for the purpoaeof selfprotection , that my object in writing is to enable you to do what , alas ! we only fancy we ean doby our present policy . ' And « hst is that policy which we now emp loy , and why is it' false in itself ? ' I answer , ' Because there is no principle in it , and , therefore , being only a policy , useful upon certain occasions , under certain local circumstances , but altogether inefficient of the force necessary to raise the working _clashes from their present degradation . '

      And here Jet us endeavour to distinguish clearly tbe difference between the principle and the policy of union . Union lor mutual protection against the aggression of oppression is beautiful , grand , and ennobling in itself , and ovinces a fraternity—a common sympathy with our kind that speaks a world of benefit to its members ; but if the policy be insufficient for the accomplishment of the objects of the united , then is it' lalse in itself , ' because it is employed aa means to an end—whhhmeans being inefficient in its applications , cannot possibly be made the lever of redemption , and consequently being wrong , nothing that we can do with it , or by it , can ever make it work well .

      vVe will now take a case lor the purpose of illustrating the truth of our remarks . Supposing that some large manufacturer , employing three or four hundred hands , were to give notiee to his men that he should for tho future pay twenty per cent , less for his work than he bad been in the habit of doing ; this , supposing the men had been receiving twenty shillings per week , would be a reduction of four shillings in their weekly wages . Now , the paints to consider are these : —First , the position of labour . The very offer of the employer is an evidence of two things , either that he has more goods on hand than he can dispose of , or that he knows if his men strike or turn out , that thero are plenty of starving _labourers ready to turn in and take their places .

      To apply a strike under such circumstances as a remedy would be most absurd ; for , it must be evident tbat the amount of support required for the three or four hundred turn-outs would entirely depend upon the demand , and , if the supply of labour exceeded the demand , or , in other words , if the turnouts were not needed , why , there is nothing that we could do in our combined capacity to relieve them ; therefore you will seo that if this policy be all that we can bring to bear for our protection against the aggression of capital , that it is powerless under the above circumstances- ; and if the demand for labour had been greater than the supply , or , in other words , if work had been ao plentiful that more men were needed to

      do it , wh y the turn-out would not have taken plac _* . Now I shall show you , _by-and-by , how that we have expended millions of money in the vain endeavour to sustain ourselves by this policy ; the one halt of which , if it had been wisely directed would have p laced us in a position to command the means by wbich our lives could have been secured against those periodical starvations continually experienced by pur order . But perhaps some of you are ready te say , —well i but we have dtme our _besuto protect ourselves , and moreover , you have taken extreme cases for your argument , llowso ! let us hear ? Suppose , say you , that the supply and the demand for labour had be _. n equal , in that case , should not a reduction have been resisted by . a turnout ? I answer , you

      suppose what never has been and never will be , so long as capital and labour retain their present positions ; having conflicting interests they will ever war for supremacy . And were it possible tbat labour could beat out capital , when it had done , so if the object of the victors was an equality in supply and demand , tho very existence of the fact would be proof positive that the antagonism of capital and labour had ceased . ' Therefore , I say , the policy is * false in itself , and destructive in its application , ' because it never can raise us to the standard of freemen , inasmuch as our accumulated strength is used for tiie purpose of doing wh . t it never can do , and we find ourselves weaker when our accumulated capital is expended , and thus are we lendered

      an easier prey alter a turnout than we were before it took place . I ask you to look at the present terrible and appall i ng condition of labour , and tell me it' it is not an evidence of the truth of my remarks . 1 do not expect , however , to gain many converts just yet to my views , for I-know the difficulty attendant upon the undertaking ; nevertheless , I am encouraged to hope th & t some few of my order begin to see the ' _necessity for a _chanpe , ' and that is all I want to do here , for if once your eyes are opened to the discovery of the truth , 1 nave no fear for its success . Bring , then , your reason to bear upon tbe subject—well weigh , the evidence—for the hardest portion of our work will be the first shock . Let but the conviction once be established in our unions that

      we possess the power to accomplish our emancipation , aad the liberty of the masses will be easily obtained , simply by the application of the means , which means are even now within our reach , waiting only the settled conviction of the trades , as the first step in the re-direction of a power equal to the desire of A Twenty _Ybars Unionist . February 1 st , 1848 . [ Press of matter compelled us to let the above letter _aVwad «« vuatil _thiamfc . ]

      Rational Gsfstortatfon Ot Ff Lnitth Crafceg.

      _Rational gsfstortatfon ot ff lnittH _Crafceg .

      • Drn'on/O Rt/Ia Million, ' Bristol Nail...

      • _Drn ' _on / o rt / ia Million , ' BRISTOL NAILMAKERS—END OF THE STRIKE IN FAVOUR OF TIIE MEN . The contest between the master nailors and the workmen has been brought to a successful termination , occasioned by the peisevering efforts of the men , and exertions of the Central Committee , thus proung the utility of a combined effort of the working classes to one common centre of attraction and power . The circumstances connected with this case—the reasons offered for a reduction—are of so singular a character , that we deem it desirable to offer a few remarks on the nature of their tendency towards establishing a new feature in the history of reductions .

      The abatement offered amounted to fourpence per thousand _. and the reason assigned was , that the price of provision , lias beenlcheapened . and that the master nailors in the north of England possess means of producing nails at a cheaper rate than the masters in the west ; thus producing a competition they were enabled to meet in the general market , only by a reduction in the _manufactured article ; and this to he effected by a reduction in wages , rather than improving the article , or lowering tbe per centage in the shape of profits . The masters in this case , as in many others , contrive to take tlieir orders at a certain price , making allowances fur advances in the price of iron , & c , but , under no consideration do

      they consult a probability or the necessity of an advance in labour ; and should the disposer ol labour attempt to ask , much less demand , an adequate remuneration for his commodity , the press generall y makes common cau _^ e with the capitalists in showing the unreasonableness ofthe men . But should the iron masters or other capitalists demand an advance in the price of the raw material , the press and cayv talists ascribe it to general causes , or the rise and fall of markets ; thus conveniently shelving the question in favour of the ' Laird o' men . ' The shallowness of the argument adduced , that , because provisions were cheaper , labour should be reduced , is so manifestly unsound , so contrary to the dicates of reason and common sense , that we think no sane

      men will hereafter attempt to establish it as a gronnd for reducing wages .. If so , on the other hand , they must admit , as a matter of common honesty , the justice of advancing wages when a rise in provisions takes p lace ; thus establishing an everlasting system of contention between the employer and the employed , which should on all occasions be discountenanced , where the employer divides tbe profits fairl y between the producer and himself . Another reason adduced by the employers , was from the fact of an advance of wages in the trade in the month of February , 18-17 , but this reason , like the others , is so unsound in principle , so untenable in its nature , and so opposed to custom , law , and order , that it failed to produce the effect the masters desired .

      The men reasoned , they complained , nay , they beseecbed the employers to give the original prices , but the obstinacy of a few to the legitimate requests of the men , prevailed for a time . The case appeared desperate . The masters secured within tbe citadel of capital , the men and the Central Committee de * termined to persevere , which , after repeated app lications _, succeeded in forcing obedience to their reasonable terms . No doubt the employers imag ined the men would be starved into compliance , but in this they were deceived , to their own disadvantage and chagrin . We hope the lesson taug ht , and the experience gained , b y the employers in this case , will be . turned to their advantage . The men have no desire to ask for anything unreasonable . They do not desire to dictate , they onl y require ' a fair day ' s wage for a fair day ' s work , ' and this they are entitled to .

      The advantage of a third party is here fully portrayed ; the men of _themselves were unable to settle this matter—not from a want of firmness , but the power—and had the Central Committee not taken active measures in sending one of their bod y to the scene of action ( Mr Humphries ) , the cause would , in all probability , have been lost , not onl y to them , but to the nailors in general . Tbe masters offered a bold and determined opposition , but they have

      been defeated . We rejoice in the defeat , not because the masters are conquered , but that labour has asserted her rights _:-n this case , as we trust she will in others . The interest of the employer is to have his work done as cheap as possible , and it is the interest of the employed to receive as much as he can . The two interests being opposed , it becomes indispensably necessary that a general union of feeling and action should be established among all trades , whether high or low .

      The Bristol nailors approve of this sentiment , as will be seen by the resolutions passed at a very numerous meeting :, held on Tuesday , the 8 th ult ., at the ' Ring of Bells / _Thomas-street : — ' That we the nailmakers of Bristol , do express our warmest thanks to the Central Committee of the National Associaof United Trades , for their strenuous exertions in supporu ' ng us against an offered reduction of our wages . Also to thp district committee for their prompt and valuable assistance , and trul y _brotherlj co-operalion during the same . ' » That we the nailmakers of Bristol , resolve to continue our support to the National Association , believiug as we do , that it is eminentl y calculated to secure the rights , and protect the interests of the working classes , ' j hat

      having experienced a glorious instance of its efficiency and power in our behalf , we do most earnestly call upon our brother nailmakers in all parts of the country , to connect tnemselves with this great Association , as the only true and rational method of effectually preventing any further encroachments upon our already scanty earnings . ' ' That the best thanks of the nailmakers are due , and hereby given , to Mr Humphries for his able and persevering exertions during the continuance of . our strike to bring it to a successful issue , which has been completel y accomplished wilhout the slightest concession on our part . ' The above resolutions were carried with loud and repeated demonstrations of enthusiasm . Also a vote of thanks to T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., the President of the A . _ss . mt \ _. n _,

      Merthyr Tydvil . — The nailors in this place who hr . ve heen out on strike have also gained a victory through the Association , and a severe lesson has been taught to one of the manufacturers who required his men to return to their work at the price ; but , unfortunately for him , he rould onlyget two , the others having obtained work elsewhere . Biustol . —A numerous and enthusiastic meeting , convened b y placard , was held in the Public Hall , on the 2 nd ult . Mr Coglan in _thechuir , who opened the business in a brief address , setting forth the objects of the meeting , after wliich he introduced Mr Humphries , a member of the Central Committee ,

      who was received with loud cheers . He commenced by showing the inadequacy of sectional and isolated societies to compete with the frauds of masters . He also showed the rise and prog ess of the Association , and the beneficial tendency of liiediatron over » he old and corrupt system , After an hour and a half discourse . Mr H . sat down loudly cheered . Mr John Butcher , _tail or moved , and Mr Marshall seconded : — ' That we , the working classes feel with alarm the many attempts made by capitalists to reduce the wages of their workmen , and believing that a reduction of wages tends to disorganise society , inasmuch as it limits the means of comfort , and creates a wide spread distress and

      alarm in the country ; we further believe that nothing less than a national co-operation of ihe working classes can grapple -vith the evils which existand are increasing in society . ' Proposed by Mr Hutchins , brusbmaker , seconded by Mr Harris;—• ' That this meeting is of opinion the National Association of United Trades is calculated to elevate the coudition of the working classes ; and , that we declare our intention of supporting the same to the best of our abilities , and to use our utmost exertions to impress on the minds of our fellow workmen , the necessity ef following our example . ' Carried unanimously . Mr II . has also attended meetings of the sail-cloth weavers , the curriers , and masons , which were well attended .

      Oswa _ D-Wist __ . — Mr Williamson attended here on Friday , the 4 th , and addressed aveiy large and numerous audience of weavers , who appeared entirely satisfied with the remarks offered by that gentleman . MANCHESTRR . _—Mr Robson reported that heat _, tended ( wo bodies of cardroom operatives , who had been offered a heavy reduction upon their wages , but was happy to say it had been withdrawn by _ihi employer . tw On Friday , he attended the spinners of Atlej Bridge .

      On Saturday , he attended the power-loom weave at Rochdale , where it is . lamented his servic should have been rendered useless by the inactivi ! of the non-members . Whitehaven . —The _fo'tovfing fe _*? Q _« vaU . repc

      • Drn'on/O Rt/Ia Million, ' Bristol Nail...

      of the Association is taken from the Whitehaven Herald : — ' On Monday evening last , a lecture _was _delivered in the Odd Fellows' Room , Duke-street , in this town , by Mr J . W . Parker , of Manchester , on the advantages to be derived by the operative portion of the community joining the National Association of United Trades for the protection of Industry . ' The lecturer commenced by giving a clear and well-defined description of the Association , whicii is , in fact , what it purports to be- 'An Association for the Protection of Industry . ' This institution , extensive throug h its ramifications , is based npon p rinciples altogether different _fvoia _t _« ose of the old traco societies , and is every way

      calculated to be more efficient in use , but more enduring in its service . Instead of promoting strikes , or encourag ing turns out , this association discountenances both , and never allows the operatives to adopt either , except as a last alternative , and then it allows the men sufficient subsistence for themselves atjd families until they either _return buck to ihcir masters upon the terms contended for , or are set to work by the Association , wbich has operatives of all kinds at work , and from whose labour the institution not only receives a considerable acquisition to its funds , but is also enabled to pay the men the

      wages , whi _ h , in several instances , were refused by the masters . Thus labour is protected and industry rewarded by the enjoyment of its fruits . In order that our readers may form some idea of the extent of this gigantic Association , we may state , on Mr Parker ' s authority , that the Association numbers no fewer tlmn 50 , 000 members who contribute weekl y towards the funds , at the rate of twopence per pound upon their earnings . The lec'urer _mentioned many gratify ing instances of the Association ' s usefulness . Mr Parker , though he professes to be altogether a self-educated man , is a clever lecturer ; his details are clear and concise : the incidents ami

      anecdotes with whicii he enlivened the _^ lecture were well told , and produced a considerable ( ffect upon the audience , which was a numerous one , and his language was both fluent and _appropriate . In short , the lecture _waj a rich intellectual treat , and not an individual left the room who was not hi ghly gratified b y being present . ' On Tuesday evening , Mr Parker attended a meeting of the operative tailors , at the Ship Inn . Marlborough-street . —a resolution to join the Association forthwith was unanimously carried .

      On Wednesday evening , Mr Parker attended a meeting ofthe shi p carpenters , called specially lo hear an exp lanation of the principles of the Association . After an address of nearl y two hours length , a resolution was unanimously carried to form part of the Association . Their numbers are 220 . There is a very pleasing feature in the proceedings of this compact body—namely , they rent a school-room , to hold their meetings in , and for the mutual instruction of their members . On Thursday , Mr Parker met a birce

      bod y of sailors on the Bulwark ; who , to the number of one hundred , are anxious to form a society in connexion with the Association . -They were to meet the ship carpenters on Fiiday evening , for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements . Deputations from hand-loom weavers , ship joiners , shoemakers , _^ c , waited upon Mr Parker for the purposes of information . Altogether the visit has been very successful , and a desire for union created , which will not be easily dispelled .

      On Monday , February 7 , a large meeting was held in the shi p carpenters ' room . Great diiappoiutmenfc was felt by numbers who were not enabled to gain admittance , in consequence of the crowded state of the room . Mr fl . Hancock was called to the chair , who , in a lengthened address , entered into explanation ofthe princi p les of the Association . His address was loudl y cheered throughout . Carried— 'That the sailors of this port form a part of the National Association . '' ' That Mr Hancock be appointed secretary on their behalf . '

      A meeting of the boot and shoe binders of London was held at the Union beershop , 17 , Goswell-road , on Wednesday , Feb . 9 , when the following resolution was passed : — ' That having heard the principles of the National Association exp lain e d , we are resolved to form a section of the same , and pledge ourselves to use our utmost exertions to induce our fellow workwomen , to join the Association . ' A vote of thanks was then proposed to the chairman , whe n the meeting separated to meet on next Wednesday evening , at the above house , at seven o ' clock .

      WiiiTEHAYKN . — In consequence of Mr J . W . Parker having been culled to the above town on matters affecting the operative tailors , he took the opportunity of delivering a lecture on the principles and , objects of theNational _Association of Unitf d Trades , on Monday evening , January 31 st , in the Mechanicsroom ; the room was filled by the trades and others . At the _conclusion of the lecture , a re > _olui ion , approving of the Association , was carried ' unanimously , likewise votes of thanks to tbe lecturer and

      chairroan . Aberdeen . —A general meeting of tie ' Scottish Iron Moulders ' Union ' was held in Sutherland Hall , Castle-street , on the 19 th ult ., to receive a . deputation from the district committee in connexion with the ' National Association of United Trades . ' The chairman brit fly introduced the deputation , Messrs Shirran and Lindly , who explained at considerablelength the nature and objects of association , proving _thacseveral _advantages existed from the combined efforts of all over the isolated exertions of local bodies . At the conclusion several questions were asked and satisfactorily answered . A resolution was passed , ' That a special general meeting should be convened on an early day , to discuss the prspriety of joining immediately . ' A vote of thanks was passed to the deputation , & c _.

      NOTICE . The trades bodies in _coivaexion with the iYssocuv tion , are particularly requested to attend to law 24 , page 8 , by wbich they will see that it is absolutely enjoitied that the levies must be collected by the local officers of each body , and by them forwarded to ihe Central Committee . This notice becomes necessary , in consequence of several bodies having been in the habit of forwarding their levies to the district committee , which is directly opposed to the law _abova alluded to .

      Leadership Cp Thb 'Consro. - Parti-.'—A ...

      Leadership cp thb 'Consro . - Parti-. '—A meeting of the country party , at wh ch upwards of 100 members were present , took place on Monday as Lord Stanley ' s . His lordship , referring in the most _flatterinir manner to the past exertions of Lord _George Bentinck , notified to the _meeting , the resignation of th < it nobleman aa leader ofthe country party in the House of Commons . His lordship , adverting to this fact , stated that Lord _George Ben . tinek , differing as he did from so _Jan-e a proportion of his party on such vital questions as those which had recently occupied parliament—viz , the questions of removing Jewish disabilities and of making still further concessions to the Roman Catholics , felt that the efficiency ofthe party would be roate _« rially increased by his retirement . Lord G . Bentinck , however , bad _promised to give his most acfive aud vigorous support to the future leader ofthe

      party in the House of Commons , whoever might be appointed to the pest . Tbe _announcement was re ' ceived with expressions of gratitude to Lord _Genrgo Bentinck for his devoted service in the cause of protection , and tho _meeting adjourned until Wednesdaynext , at eleven o clock , in order then to elect Lord G . Bentinck- successor , We have every reason to believe that there will be a unanimous disposition to appoint tho Marquia of Granby , than whom _ more high-spirited , patriotic , able _. and right-principled young nobleman does not exist . The indica tions " he has already _fciven of his aptitude for husiness , of strict integrity of purpose , and of his firm adherenco to the Christian afid Protestant principles by which his party are distinguished , are auguries of a future success to wbich we . are sure the public will look forward with the same satisfaction and confidence as ourselves . —Mokni . ng Ukkald .

      The Mysterious Deaths of am Aged Coutle _ix RatcU-FB . —On Tuesday aftermson the inquiry was resumed for the fourth time , and concluded , respecting the deaths of Mr Andrew Witham , nn engineer , aged sixty-eight years , and his wife Hannah , aged fifty-eight years , who died within afew hours of each oth < r , under circumstances which created great sus « p icion that they died from the effects of poison . Mrs Witham died on Sunday , the 23 rd u . ' t ., ; u , d her hus band on the following Tuesday rooming . A post mortem examination ofthe bodies wns made , and the conttntsof the stomach wore forwarded to Dr Letheby lecturer on chemistrv at the London Hospital . Pr Letheby detected a ( lull narcotic odour , which waa atrongly identical with that trcm hemlsek , but he could not _Desitivelv affirm tbat their deaths were

      caused bv poison . The evidence was similar to _tnat ; adduced at the former inquiries , the medical evidence not proving that death waa caused by poison . _^ ito jury returned the following special _^ - _'nlict . _— J na » I into the stomachs , no satistactory evidence i _Sed but the jurors arc of opir-mn Fn _itteidance ought to have called _distance previous to death . i Existence ] is an inn where duty , perpetually calling you disagreeably morning . Envy and injustice I can bear , but _laetotneheartv— . _SufcMr ,

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 12, 1848, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_12021848/page/5/