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      Conference Of The National Land Compant....

      CONFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL LANT COMPANY . ¦ " HHTTITrrnT nr Tim im = _^^

      ( Cntumei frow the First Page . ) of hating % friend as the master ; as to tha tern * . crmSc argument , the allottees _wouli 1 _beSnS tonoone , but the _dbectors wonld _L _^ _Sm _] to who elected them . & tti 5 ? fig * g _ruifnX _*^^

      « _mkWf _*« „ i , . - _—~»« w , _occiug me _aiionees were S £ n _„ _l not hoU Pnn « Ples in unison with those 23 ? J ? _2 _y _^ & _mnOj . and thus they might , in-« 3 i » £ ° _? _sec _" lat'education , have sectarianism , and he thought it would be readily admitted tbat the allottees were not so well qualified to judge of the qualification ofthe applicants as the directors ; hence he support Mr Clark ' s motion . Mr A . Fcsseu , said , believing it to be most in accordance with universal suffrage , he shonld vote for the allottees having the appointment of the schoolmaster , and he thought they would be well calculated to form a judgment on the subject .

      Mr Sanders ( Blandford ) would support the motion of Mr Clark . Mr Tatiob would support the motion that the allottees should select . Mr Smith ( Bradford ) would support the motion of Mr Clark . Mr Boras wonld support Mr Clark ' s motion . Mr Mirfield would support the motion that the directors have the appointment . Mr _EnwARne would support Mr Clark ' s _mttion . Mr S . Kn _» D , said he had not troubled them with a speech atthe opening , as he had expressed his opinions yesterday . He thought it was a simple

      principle that the allottees should both have the right to choose and depose . He then entered into an argumentative speech in refutation of the objections urged aginst his motion , and said that it had been admitted that the people of Scotland were entirely in favour of his motion , which he bad moved in accordance with the wishes of an English eonstitnency . The question was then put , and Mr Clark's amendment declared to be carried by a large majority . The next question arising fromthe programme , was ' Thetime when the schoolmasters should be appointed for O'Connorville and Lowbands . ' lt was _unimoEsly reBolved _, ' That this be left with the directors /

      Mr Beattie appeared to make a complaint relative toa family ticket , which he alleged wa 3 improperly made out atthe ballot before the last , npon which it was resolved tbat a committee of five be appointed to consider such case , and report to Conference . The following persons were appointed : —Messrs Robert Kidd , A . Fussell , Rushton , J . Shaw and Hewitt . _MjO'Co . vxor then submitted the next question on theprozratnme relative to 'Benefit Societies . ' Mr Wheeler moved that tbe next business on the programme be proceeded with , which was seconded and carried .

      The Appropriation of Rents _wasthendiscussed . Mr _O'Cossoe said , there were little bits on all estates not so valuable as others . If left to him , he wonld charge in accordance with their value ; and on the Lowbands estate there were some acres worth . £ 40 an acne , and others worth £ 60 , and these must pay proportionately . He proposed that the allotments be given to the allottees on then : real value , allowing fire per cent , interest . _MtWheeieb moved , ' That Jfr O'Connor be allowed to regulate the rentals charged . ' Mr Shaw seconded the motion . Mr Webb moved , 'That two practical fanners , two labourers , and Mr O'Connor , constitute a jury of arbitration to decide on tbe matter . ' Mr Gbassbt seconded Mr Webb ' s amendment . Mr O'Cokxor could see no objection to it . Mr Wheeler ' s motion was carried , and the Conference adjourned .

      Atkhsoon Situkg . Mr J . Sweet resumed the chair , at half-past two . Tub Discussion ox the _Fbogbauhs was then proceeded with ; Air _O'Cossos _bringing forward his Assorasce Fbofosiiiok , and stating it could be worked out with as much ease as the Bank ; he thought it would be reproductive . The Policy being low , would be the inducement for people to insure their property and lives . If they thought well , himself and brother directors would get ' all the information necessary , and se ; the thing going with all dispatch . Mr DoxovAis supported the propositiop , and thought tho directors would do well to carry it out as speedily as possible , and sure he was , that it wonld go on even with more rapidity than the Land _Pl 2 n .

      Mr Habdixg moved : —* That the Company establish an _Insurance Office upon the best computed tables hitherto devised , and that the property of the Company ba insured therein , and that stock ,, with lives , be eligible for insurance . ' Mr Lix . vet seconded tbe motion . Mr _Whsbltb supported the motion , as did also Mr _MlBFIEU ) . Mr Shaw was favourable tothe insurance of lives and live stock , but was opposed to fire insurance . Mr Doras did not think the allottees would burn their houses for the sake of the insurance . Mr Wheeler said his friend Shaw seemed to think that people would burn down the homes and furniture , for the purpose ef getting value for one half _, ( lond laughter . ) After a few words from Mr Jons , the question was pnt and carried nnanimonsly . The Conference then adjourned .

      Thursday , _Awsust 19 tb . Mr Sweet resumed the chair at half-past nine o ' clock . The Chaibmas , on behalf of the Finance Committee , reported tbatthe accounts had beea kept in a systematic manner , and were correct . He read the following report : — 'We , the undersigned delegates , representing largo constituencies in various parts ofthe kingdom , appointed as a Finance Committee by the Land Conference which commenced its sittings at Lowband ? , in Worcestershire , on Monday , August 16 th , 1847 , having carefully examined the accounts of Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., Treasurer to the Company , together with all Vouchers , Bank Books , and Excbequer-BiH accounts for the same , hereby declare that vie have found audi

      accounts correct . We cannot allow the present opportunity to pass without giving to Mr O'Connor our heartfelt thanks , for his manly defence of our principles under all circumstances / and also for his unexampled labours in behalf of the members of this Company : we sincerely hope that he may long live , and receive that which he so well deserves—the blessings of a grateful people . Having also examined the accounts of Mr Thomas Martin Wheeler , our late financial _secretary , and those of Mr Philip M'Grath , our present financial

      secretary , we find all their accounts perfectly correct , and have much pleasure in tendering , in the name of our constituencies , our best thanks to both those gentlemen for the able manner in which they hare discharged their arduous duties . In conclusion , we have great pleasure in informing the working classes generally , that' Tho Land and Labour Bank , ' is now established upon a firm basis , and we respectfully call upon every body oi working men throughout the kingdom to render that Bank every assistance in their power .

      Onward and we conquer ! The People ' s Charter , and no Surrender ! Signed by the members ofthe committee—J . Shaw , Tower Hamlets ; W . Dixon , Manchester ; J . A . Fussell , Birmingham : Joseph Hewitt , Leeds ; Duncan Sherrington , _Glasgow ; Robert Burrell , Greenock ; _WiUiam _^ _Edwards , Newton Abbott , and Teignmouth ; David Rice Morgan , Mertbyr ; James Sweet , Nottingham , Chairman . The report was received with great applause . Mr O'Cokxor then rose and gave an analysis of the balance sheet , stated that £ 2 , 000 deposit was paid on the Mathon Estate , and £ 900 on the Minster ; and that the stock of available capital on Land was

      £ 34 , 600 . He had shown the committee aw acconnts and banker ' s books up to last Saturday . In hia balance sheet be had not charged one farthing for any personal expenses of his own . As respected Messrs Wheeler and M'Grath , he was happy to say that their accounts were correct . He had never had a difference with Mr Wheeler on money affairs , nor had he ever advanced a fraction to Mr Wheeler to enable him to make up his accounts . He _thought his balance sheets and accounts showed that he had cabinet work as well as field work to do ( hear , hear ) , and he fearlessly asserted that no merchant ever presented such an account . Mr O'Connor resumed his seat amidst much applause .

      Mr J . Shaw said , he had previously imagined that Mr O'Connor received his expenses for seeking ont to view estates , but he bad found that not a farthing for snch purpose was charged . Mr Dixon stated , that it was the Finance Committee ' s wish that Mr O'Connor should be paid , but he refused . He ( Mr D . J nevertheless hoped that the members would present Mr O'Connor with a piece of plate , similar to that presented to Mr Dancombe . ( Cheers . ) Mr J . A . _Fossem ., coincided with the _observations made by Messrs Shaw and Dixon . Mr _WiiEEiAn said , his balance sheet left something in bis favour , and he felt that he had served them honestly and faithfully .

      Mr Edwards said , it afforded him considerable pleasure to bear witness to the correctness ofthe Mr Webb moved , and Mr Carmsbioh leconded _, Tbatthe _accooats be received . ' Mr Wud wished fte report of the committee to be printed and distributed . _, _»_ _-., „ _IJrO'CoSFOS objected . ...

      Conference Of The National Land Compant....

      Mr Wild persevered , and moved , * Tbatthe repoi _' be printed ;' which was seconded . Mr Shaw moved , * That 50 , 000 copies of the report be printed ; ' Whioh was seconded by Mr Webb and carried . _ruFisirnKO . _1

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      _^^ lE _ARGUS _ffCOKKOR E « ., H . P . i Io mpori tionto your often repeated detennlna-S * T to _HceiTepreseati , " we have ventured to intrude * ° n jon _in _thehHrnWehopethat _thodKumstancfi _& _& L _yeh _' itis presented will _induee yon to by aside _^ rt tour stem decree , and accept from yourchil-** _M _, i » branch of the _LauSCompany , theaccompany . * _riicle asa dig " » e _« _to _«» W of _affectian aad esteem , _^ _aiaoa rk ofth e great respect we entertain of your _^ l moral worth , your uufl _achlng _advocaoy of popular _*^ _, 7 » d » s « _he father aad founder ofour gloriou * li Cainpany . The accompanying piece ofworkman-- is the _production of one of labour ' s most oppressed _^ n & ea , _» framework , knitter , who , to relieve _hinueJf _^^ _emistfJ and degradation to which _classlegislation S riant m _nopoly has reduced him , laboured daring _*? « jare tin * - _, for _teveral month * , in the hope that it ** write him the means ofbtco-ning a member ot 6 _SnTvEARGUS _O'CONNOR Esq .. H . P .

      1 _f 0 * ° t . M . llrMi _. u 4 l .. _n « i . _d .. 1 _* -t __ _rTcoJDpsny _ofwhich you are the projector , and take from the ranks of the slave , and place him iu the _^' _tft fon of a freeman . The shareholders of this branch _^ become _thepurchaiers , and knowing yonr generous _fLosiSon and willingneis upon all occasions to stretch t aWp * S band t 0 thosewhoneed _**• thought ( that B tL . tza it was a trifle in itself ) it would be an acceptable _^ _nionial to yow , whose time and _energy is _deroted to Z _jcoar the oppressed whirever they may be found _, _^ therefore , hope this small request nil ! not be _re--jji Silent as we are on general occasion * when the _toice ofthe country speaks forth in your praise , or _sympjtfciKS wi * J » _when 5 oar enemies asd detractors _at-£ _aipt to shake the _confidence which the people hare xeowed in you , and which you hare so nobl y wonwe

      , l _^ to assure yon , tbat in no part of the kingdom have was more attached body of adherents or one possessing _laere confidence . Your great Ttctoiy at Hotdngham _wehail with rapture ! A glorious moral achievement gained by yoa ana shared in by the _unenfranchised _jojhcs . You , sir , hare justly observed that yoa have laid down the prejudices of your time . You , the _stigjnsfced , persecuted , derided , felon-branded firebrand , have lived to see those glorious principles which you jaTesoaWy advocated , and in the agitation of which jou hare _safiVred so much , called respectable . Chartism echoes and re-echoes from one end of the land to the other 1 Cbarthm ! the reviled , degraded , obnoxious Chartism 1 will he obliged to be heard and acknowledged is that House of which yon are no mean member . And ,

      _we doubt not , the da ; is not far distant when the sublime and wholesome truths contained in the Peoples ' Charttr will not only be acknowledged , but must and irill be conceded , not as a boon , but as a measure of right and justice . Already are the factions preparing to stop the torrent that will open upon them , but their pigmy strength will avail them nothing . As well might they attempt to check the mighty oeean in its w ild career , as to stop the onward march of progress , now halting and gathering strength at every step , until , whirlpool-Ski , it sweeps away every obstruction in its _caurse _, and leaves not a vestige of the tyranny and oppression _itrought by man _sgainst his brother , and which bas soiled and rendered miserable the fair aud beautiful earth created bjr a bountiful and _beneficisnt being . The

      sig ht is already passed ! the morning has dawned ! and oar fond hope is that you who have straggled and fought so nobly io the great cause of which we are bumble supporters , may live to see the end attained . Those will be grand moments for yoa who have led the triumphant _mssses from the beginning , and have conducted them to a _peaceful and moral » ictory . Then yoa may proudly exclaim , 'Prejudice and Intolerance have I conquered , and the Oppression of ages will I bury in the dust . ' And be assured , sir , your name will be handed down to posterity as one of the really great _^ not snch greatness as is attributed to the _Alexanders the _Czsars and the band of mighty murderers who have infested Ae world

      from time to time , making creation groan , and turning the fair fields of nature into one wholesale slaughterhouse , reveling in human butchery , and making earth tremble with thiir blaekening deeds . So , sir , we wished not to associate > our name with snch as these—men who deluged earth ' s fair creation with tbe blood of their fellow msn , ravaged the earth with fire and sword , breaking the _hearis , and carrying terror and dismay among thousands wherever they turned , aot sparing unprotected woman or smiling innocence , and whose spoils were the crushed liberties and plundered rights of defenceless nations . 2 f o , sir , we believe that , * The drying np a single tear has more

      Of honest fame than studding seas of gore . ' Tosr name will be fonnd among that band of nobler spirits , who have sought to elevate manldud _, taught them to cultivate the arts of peace , and how to live msefullj and justly . And when yon shall be called upon to render an account of yonr stewardship before that great judge before whom all must bew , yoa will _Isave behind yoa a memorial of your greatness as enduring as time itself . Forty thousand free and happy homes will be a monument of yonr goodness , more _cloqnentthan language can describe , and more testing than marble or bronze . Our children's children will chaunt yonr praise . Your memory will be enshrined in the hearts of millions , as the enemy of tbepersecutor , and as tae friend and indomitable defender ofthe persecuted .

      We now , sir , tender our poor _acknowledgements for ihe great services jou haTe rendered us , and our fervent wish is , that yon may bave health , strength , and long life , so that yon who have sown the seed may reap the harvest . Signed by the committee on behalf of the Shareholders . Wh . _GaEEif , Tsos . WawBT , Xdwd . Gbat _, Wk . _Hopkiss , Thos . _Adahs _; _Zsch . Shaed , Thos . Yakk , dso . Oades , Geo . Noble , Thos . _Shewff , maker of Jfo . Goodbt , the bird cage , Josa . _HoiiEs , Thos . Swiss leicester , Aug . . Ebwd . _Thowso _* , Sec ,

      Leeds. —Redemption Socieiy. — On Wednesd...

      Leeds . —Redemption Socieiy . — On Wednesday evening week , a meeting of the above society took place in the large room connected with Hall ' s Temperance Hotel , _Heaton ' _s-yard , _Bripgate . Mr D . Green was called to the chair , who stated tbatthe object of tbe meeting was to inform the members that an exceedingly auspicious event had occurred Mnee he last had the pleasure of addressing them , which was nothing Jets tban the gift of an estate worth £ 5 , 000 , by _agentleman in South Wales . The estate consisted of 225 acres of land of excellent quality , which is proved by the heavy crops now growing npon it . It is situated in Carmarthenshire , and from its proximity to good roads , a canal , coal ! within 300 yards , which might bs conveyed down an

      inclined plane to the estate , and with iron , lime , and stone in the immediate neighbourhood , rendered it extremely desirable for the establishment of a com-¦ ranitv . After stating the immense advantages a community of property had over other forms of society , and its influence in advancing the science ef _enltivation _. ht cal : ed npon Mr Hole to move the firet resolution , sanctioning the acceptance of the estate . Mr Hole was sttuck with the extreme generosity evinced by the donor , and thought tbat snch conduct ought to be emulated by all present . He would , however , caution the members in not placing tbe society in a false position , wbich wonld be the

      case it they merely voted without each using his best exertions to raise a competent sum . The donor oughtnot to be trifled with , and therefore urged each one present to do his best . _ Everything depended npon energy and determination . If the principles which they advocated were true , they were most important , and it was s point of daty to ourselves and mankind to spare no exertions to realise them . ' Ihe meeting was afterwards addressed by Messrs Garade , Smitb , _Eeglestoo , West , and Hobson . Subscriptions were then entered into , which amoHnted to £ 150 , to be paid by _instalments . Thanhs were given to the chairman and donor , aud the meeting terminated at half-past ten o ' clock .

      The _Sasitart Question . —Befoie Mr Baker , at the Windmil _' - Rosemary-lane , relative to the death of James Cat * > ell , aged three yeaisand a half , who had lived witi is parents ( his father a labourer ) in _amis _^ ableapc tment in Hay _' s-court , _Glasshouse-Btreet , Rosemaiy-lane . The coroner , having returned fioa viewing the body , observed that the state of the conrt was most horribly offensive , and was calculated to generate fevef to a fearful extent . The jury quite agreed with the coroner . They observed turee cesspool * in the court , which emitted a dreadful stench . Mr Liddle , one of the surgeons of the Whitechapel onion , stated that he was glad that the attention of thejury had beea drawn to thestate of that conrt , as lever was _spreading in that neighbourhood to an lane

      alarming extent . There was not a court , , or aliev between Rosemary-lane and the London _ILeks _bat ' in whieh in nearly every home there was fever . A day or two ago he attended six cases in one conrt , andin one week he had sixty new cases . The foreman remarked thatthey had been a long time promised a Eewer , and that frem the quantity of filth collected the atmosphere was always affected . A Mister had been applied to the chest of the child who died en Saturday . Mr Liddle , surgeon , Alie-place , saw _deceassd on Saturday , when he fonnd tbe part where the _Utter had beenin a state of mortification . He would _eot have prescribed a blister , which he considered improper- Had th _» child lived in an atmosphere which was not inlected , mortification might not have come oa . The mortifieation was promoted fey the infections state of the _atmosphere Catherine Campbell , deeeased ' _s mother , said that she had wen twelve 'in one week taken from that court to be

      buried . She added that she did not know who the medical gentleman was who attended the child , and that after he left tke child was seen by several _surgeons , none of whom gave any hopes of ita recovery . Mr _Iiadkfc assistant attended it for afortnight . Sereral ofthe _juty remarked that they onght to have had the attendance of Mr Loney . the whku man who had prescribed the blister . Mr Webb , the _wmoning officer , said tbat no one knew where he lived . « wherehewas to be found , The coroner stated ttathad he been _presset he ehonM give him a « _" _« - tion how he prescribed in future- The inquwt waa Sojourned . _ _Bradfoed _^ A meeting will be held in theCbartfet _» wm . BuUerworth-buildingB , Bradford , on _Vredneeday night , August 25 th , at eight o'clock , to comnence a friendl y society , to be named _theO'Connort iwyal Friendly Order of independent Labourert _acocty . The _funfe _^ _to _depgnto * iafce _Uad M _*

      The Queen's Visit To Scotland. 'Her Illu...

      THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND . ' Her Illustrious Majesty' and 'Field-Marshal ' Prince Albert are just now _pic-nicing in Scotland _, giving occasion for the fooleries nsual on such _occasions . On her way to 'the laud o ' cakes , ' the Queen ' honoured' the land of leeks with a passing call . On Sunday the' royal squadron' reached Caernarvon . The Queen did not land , but Prince Albert paid a visit to the Menai Suspension Bridge . 'Her Majesty appeared on deck and took a sketch of the bridge . She was plainly attired in a black dress , straw bonnet , and brown veil ; and the two royal children were seen playing around her . She was bailed by hearty eheering , moderated by the fact only that it -was Sunday ' . ' Goodness gracious ! The squadron moored for the night off _PuJ _^ n Island ; the Queen having been previously presented with a very puffing " address" from the Mayor of Caernarvon .

      On Monday the squadron arrived atthe Isle of Man . ' Her Majesty did not land at the island , which was a source of great disappointment to many persons who had anticipated the honour of a royal visit . ' ' The governor of the island went out to meet ber Majesty , and presented an address from the inhabitants , but we understand the royal fleet had got in motion before he succeeded in coming up witb it , and consequently failed in his mission . " Alas ! poor noodle ! We take the following extracts fromthe' Morning Chronicle * : —

      _Gbeesock . _Mosday Evehino . —This has been a day of sad disappointment ia the Clyde . It is evening now , and not only is there bo Queen , but no sign of her coming . The forty thousand sightseers who left Glasgow this morning are crowding back as fast as railway carriages will convey them , or quarreling in Greenock for the few pounds of beef steak or mutton chop which had survived the mighty demand of hungry pleasure parties ; while tbe half hundred steamers which tbis morning started from the _Bromieiaw , gay with flags and garlands , are paddling disconsolately homewards , having been unable in their long day ' s crnise to descry the royal fleet , ' because ' twas not in sight . ' Dozens of steamers have lost a day's plying , thousands of people have lounged for a livelong twelve hours under a burning sun—but in vain . —[ Puir Suit Bodies !] O . _i the Cltdb , Totspat _Aftehkooh .

      Yesterday I had little but disappointment to write about ; to-day fogs , mists , and vapours . Notwithstanding , the Queen is ih the Clyde . It is understood that the royal squadron passed last night in Loch Ryan , whither one or two of the most adven . _turotw river boats managed to attain ; this euterprising portion ofthe Glasgow sqnadron being beaded by the Thetis—the crack boat of the Clyde—freighted with the whole array of the Glasgow bailies , and a perfecily fabulous number of bottles of champagne , whereof , ; when rumours were yesterday circulated , certain thrifty citizens , who had not been invited , spoke in terms of great and virtuous indignation , as a ' gross an' wilfu' wastry o' the ceety and the corporation feunds . ' The above reporter gives a long account of the vast turn-out by land and water , of

      ' Pools who came to make , or see the show , ' for which we cannot afford reom . After paying dne respect to the rock of Dumbarton , the Queen paid a visit to Loch Long , returning from which , the squadron stood away in the direction of Rothesay Bay .

      The Murder In Marylebone. A T The Centra...

      THE MURDER IN MARYLEBONE . A t the Central Criminal Court on Thursday , Mary Ann Hunt , aged 30 , was indicted for the wilful murder of Mary Stowell , on the 2 nd of June last . Tbe prisoner pleaded not guilty . Mr Bodkin appeared for the prosecution ; Mr Clarkson and Mr Ballantine appeared for the prisoner . The prisoner seemed perfectly calm and collected . Mr Bodkin ( with whom was Mr Clarke ) briefly stated the facts of the case against tbe prisoner , as they were subsequently proved by tbc evidence adduced . He said the deceased was a feeble person ; that the prisoner lodged with her in a kitchen at No . 40 , Adam-street West , Marylebone ; that the deceased was supported by her friends , and had the credit of being , penurious ; and no donbt this instigated the prisoner to

      the commission of tlie offence imputed to her , on the night of the 1 st , or on the morning of the 2 nd of June last . Sbe had been a domestic servant , but being in ill health she took up her abode with the deceased , and they had lived togelher fer a short time before the date o" the offence . Early on tbe morning ofthe 2 nd sbe was detected by the policeman on the beat leaving the house witb some bundles , and owing to her suspicious conduct he took her into custody , and returned with her to search tbe house . Whilst in the back yard she asked to leave for a moment . He watched her , and she made an attempt to strangle herself . He found the old woman lying in a pool ot blood on her side in the back kitchen , with a rope round her neck , From medical testimony it

      appeared that she had been dead for seven or eight hours , and tbat several ribs on either side were broken . A poker covered with blond was lying by her side . It appeared that she had died from severe pressure on the chest and strangulation . Spots of blood partially washed out , were on her dress . Twenty-one shillings and sixpence were found on the prisoner , and the testimony of the daughter of the deceased , proved that some of the articles in the bundle belonged to the unfortunate woman who bad been murdered . It appeared that the prisoner was anxious to go to Brighton by tbe beginning of

      June , to get a situation , and had expressed her anxiety to obtain the necessary money to do so . It appeared further that she had had angry words with the deceased respecting not paying her ( the prisoner's ) share oi the tenement , and had threatened to do for her . She intended to go to Brighton on the morning of the 2 nd , and had made some arrangements over night . She was deficient of money up to the time in question . Sbe had been remanded from the last session , in order to enable her friends to produce evidence , to show that she had been insane during periods of her life , and that was the defence .

      A great number of witnesses were examined . The jury returned a verdict of guilty , but strongly recommending her to mercy , on account of her previous good character . Mr Justice Erie put on the black cap , and , after stating tbat the crime ofthe prisoner was so dreadfnl that be could not hold out tbe slightest hope of a commutation of the sentence , passed the sentence of death in the usual form . The prisoner was then asked whether she had anything to say in arrest of judgment . —She replied'Nothing . ' The prisoner , wbo appeared perfectly unmoved upon bearing the verdict and sentence , was then removed from the bar .

      Extraordinary Case Of Suicide At

      EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SUICIDE AT

      MANCHESTER . On Tuesday morning an inquest was held before the ccroner , at the Old Swan public-house , Long Millgate , on the body of an elderly individual , about 56 or 57 years of age , named William Kelly , who was found dead in bed in a room in tbe house of John Lewis , lodging-housekeeper . The history of tbe latter days of the deceased isa very melancholy one . Although reduced so far as to occupy the humble situation of a railway menial , it is not more than 14 years since he held a commission as captain in the 7 th Dragoon Guards . Captain Kelly retired at tbat period on half-pay , which he continued to enjoy for some years . It appears , however , that either from extravagance , thc increasing expenditure of a large family , or both combined , he was compelled to sell bis half-pay about eight years

      ago , and ever since that period his pecuniary condition has been progressively deteriorating , and his family deprived of any source of regular income , have suffered great privations , and been much beholden to the kindness and sympathy of friends for tbe means of support . He had been about _eight months in the service ofthe Leeds Railway Company as a night watchman . He had been found asleep . This seems to have been regarded by him as the climax in his career of misfortune , and he formed the terrible _resolution of cutting short his days of suffering and anguish by committing suicide . For the purpose of more surely and uninterruptedly accomplishing his object , he left his family on Friday , and took aphis abode in the house of a stranger where he committed suicide by swallowing laudanum . The jury returned a verdict _. tbat tbe deceased Wm . Kelly died from laudanum , administered by _himsalf while labouring under temporary insanity .

      Five Lives Saved Bt Tub Fibb Escape.—On ...

      Five Lives Saved bt tub Fibb Escape . —On Saturday night last a fire occurred in a house , No . 2 , Great _Barlow-Btreet , High-street , Marylebbne . All means _ofeBcape excepting by thc windows , were cut off , as the staircase and lower part of tho premises were in flames , and the inmates were obliged to crowd tlie windows io avoid suffocation . Cries were heard from the cecond floor , when the conductor of the Royal Society ' s fire escape , Robert Hutcbins , arrived with it in front of the house , and succeeded in ascending and rescuing a mother and four children ( one of them paralytic ) from their perilous situation .

      An attempt has been made to murder General Serrano , the Queen of Spain ' s favourite , by forwarding tohimaparcel oontaining a fulminating composition , which was so placed tbat it would have exploded ifthe packet had been opened in the usual manner ; but some appearances awakened suspicion , and the parcel was accordingly cut open , eo that the _onrdewtw design was frustrated .

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      _"^ _n _( _on _/• _r _tft _« _JfHKom _,, The above motto is one which , if adopted by the trades in general , will greatly assist in improving the social condition of the people , and without which , they will ever be the slaves of a class , whose desire is to continue the principle and practice of serfdom . By disunion the men of all countries and climes are kept in a state of poverty , wretchedness , and misery ; which , if they only knew their own strength , never could be tolerated—or could oppression reign triumphant j _ but , as the poet says , we hear alittle bird singing- 'By and by the people will be stronger . '

      This Association is one that requires time to grow and strengthen . It is yet but tbe acorn bulging forth from the earth , which , in after times , will spread its branches over the injured and oppressed part of the community . Its foliage will protect the weak from the burning to uch of the oppressor ' s rod , and give newlifeand vigour to the sons of toil . The trades must not expect impossibilities—the world was not made in a day , or science fully appreciated . The Association is yet in a state of embryo , yet what wonders it has effected—it has been the means of alleviating distress , and withstanding the proud man ' s blast . It has healed the wounds of the afflicted , and given succour to the oppres * ed . It has filled

      . up the breaches that have been caused by the rashness of partieB who could effect no reconciliation among themselves . It is the peacemaker—not the warrior—it seeks not to destroybut build up—it hates hatred , and abhors maliceits aim is justice to all , injustice to none . But to effect all , time must be given . It is like ourselves ; it must be well nursed , before it will be able to withstand the epidemic diseases men and associations are subject to in their infancy . Bad nursing produces deformity and general weakness ; this we must avoid , and especially when poverty stalks through the land , apparently in triumph , over honest industry .

      Therefore , we do hope that the trades themselves will assist us in giving sufficient nutriment , and prevent heavy burdens being placed upon the Association at one time . It is not policy to go to war with the whole world at once , but a wise general would concentrate his forces upon one or more points , according to the number of his men—for it is easy to take an army into the field—but , in many cases , a dangerous experiment . We are already affording assistance to many persons who are suffering , from some shape or other , under the lash of great capitalists ; and we must support them until reason , rules , and justice is administered .

      One large firm in the north of England seeks to crush the poor , but unity of purpose arid of action will prevent bis wily schemes being brought to perfection . We do not court his favours—but we are sorry that his obstinacy should be the better part of his valour . We do not desire him to act differently to oilier men , and , if he thinks so , he is grievously mistaken . We want justice for the men , and his own rights and privileges protected . Property has its duties as well as its lights '—¦ two great principles whieh should not be violated . Ifthe rights of capital attempt to . supersede its duties , it is nothing but justice that an intermediate power should step in between them as mediators , and harbingers of peace .

      Solomon says there is a time for everything—let us hope the time is come for a settlement ofthe difference between the Manchester employer and his workmen . Again we say PEACE , but on honourable terms .

      HOLYTOWN EJECTMENTS .-OPPRESSION RAMPANT . Working men of Great Britain andjlreland—2 , 0 Q 0 of your fellow-creatures are suffering tbe deepest misery at Holytown , Thankerton , and surrounding villages . Tbe charming faces of the villagers' wives are turned into mourning and despair . The families deprived of a home to shelter them from the pitiless storm ; yes , turned out of their homes , men , women , and children , nothing but tbe cold earth for a pillow and Heaven their only canopy .

      The ruthless hand of oppression has fallen upon them like the sword of death ; yes , many would prefer death to such treatment . What is their offence ? Because they will not tamely submit to a reduction of ls . per day . The question is with you , you the operatives of all trades and of all classes , it is in your bands , will you allow it , or will you allow the men , their wives , and their little innocent babes to suffer ? forbid it men , forbid it people . * Baird _' s-square , ' or Thankerton , which ib

      surrounded with beautiful scenery , is desolate , the whole of the inhabitants with the exception of the sick have been ruthlessly ejected . Will you give them no succour ? no relief ? We hope you will . There must not be an hour lost ; agents , secretaries , officers of all descriptions , be up and doing , raise subscriptions in all your towns and trades to assist the weak against tbe strong . Read the underneath appeal and spread it far and near , their cause is your cause , as Solon says , ' He that injures one man insults the whole community . '

      The nch capitalist or coal kings , as they are technically termed , are generally millionaires , men who enter into business with little conscience and end with none . Their principle is—get , honest if you can , but get . We feel deeply sensible of the present position of many trades , we know they are working for small earnings , but thanks , they are not in the open air , they are not exposed to the cold rains and dews of night , nor to the winds and scorching sun of day . The address breathes a spirit of fairness , because it is confined to facts , it does not say that which is not true , it states what the poor experience . Men of England ! Men of Ireland ! assist these brave men

      of Scotland ; let it not be said , they asked for bread and you gave them a stone , tliey were naked and yc clothed them not , they were in misery and ye mocked their sufferings . Subscribe for them at once aBd transmit the funds to this office , No . 11 , Tottenham-court-road , made payable to Thomas Barratt , at the _Bloomsbury office . We hope we do not ask in vain , all societies have their objects to serve , and a cause to save . We have an object to save the men from hunger , and their families from death . Do not plead poverty but assist the needy , and we trust you will have the high gratification of saying , in after years , I bave done some good , I saved a noble people from perishing , who were vindicating mv cause and the cause of my children .

      Trestmg to your sympathy on behalf of these brave men , we do most humbly implore you to assist them to the best of your abilities ; lose not a moment for ye know not what a day may bring forth . Assist ! Assist !! Assist !!! Subscribe J Subscribe ! ! Subscribe 1 ! . ' An Appeal to the Central Committee of the above Association to the Trades of Greab Britain , in behalf of the Mixers of Uolvtown , Scotland . ' WOmtiKG Men ,

      A strike ot an important character occurred among the m ' mcrs of Holytown some eight weeks ago , which has not yet been adjusted . The cause of the said strike is briefly as follows - . —On the 29 th of _Msy last , the iron masters of Lanarkshire cave notice to ; their workmen that in 'Jour weeks' . they intended taking one shilling per day off their _wa _^ eB . This reduction the miners conceived to be unjust , and therefore determined to resist it , for the following reasons : — 1 st . Because when thoy obtained an advance of wages , it was reluctantly given them in small sums at a time .

      _indly . Because the reduction in the prices of iron did not warrant any such reduction in their wages . It would appear the employers had caleulated _. that from the high price ofthe provision market , and the scarcity of food in Scotland , that the miners would bo compelled to _subnrit to any terms that were offered them . In this , however , they have been disappointed . On the 26 th of June , ( the day on which thc warnings were carried into effect , ) the miners , to tbfp numbers of nearly 2000 , in the Holytown district , turned out , 500 of whom belonged to , and were clear members ofthe National Association of United Trades .

      Mr Peel , a member of the Central Committee , visited tho miners of Holytown at tho commencement of Iheir strike , and , according to appearances at that period , an arrangement seemed certain , wbich is the reason tbo Central Committee did not at an earlier period bring the case before the public . The miners were willing to make a small concession for the sake of peace ; but the employers would not come to any other termi than that which they at first proposed , although tbe price of iron has risen considerably in the market Bince the commencement f the strike , ond in order to compel the workmen not only to accept the proposed reduction of wages , but also to renounce all union , these powerful capitalists had recourse te the extraordinary and eruel measure of _ejecting the poor colliers , tbeir wives , children , and furniture , from their _dwellinc-houses ; and no less tban about 800 families in the Holytown district me _tiuMori wt to _ftiww oi Uie

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      weather . ; : This _unchristiandike conduct of the employers has stimulated the Central Committee to take up tbe cause of these _sppressed men , and to do all io their power to enable them to obtain an honourable adjustment of their claims . The Central Committee , therefore , earnestly oall upon the trades generally to come forward in aid of these ill-used , but bravo men , who have been eight weeks out of employment , and four weeks out of their homes . To those trades who are connected-with the National Association , the Central Committee would submit that , unless tliey wish to see the strong arm

      ofthe capitalist lop off one of the best branches of the Association , thoy will immediately forward , not only subscriptions in aid of their deserving brethren of "Holytown , but immediately remit their arrears to tbe funds ofthe _Asssciation . The Central Committee beg airo to _oxpress a hope , that those trades who do not belong to the Association , will testify their abhorrence of the tyranny to which the miners have been subjected , by forwarding their subscriptions to the Central Committee , in order that they may enable the miners to maintain their position , and eventually bring their present strike to a satisfactory and honourable close .

      The number of miners on strike in the Holytown district i ' _b 2 , 000 . The number belonging to the National _Association is 500 , and the number of families ejected are 800 . It is deserving of remark , that not one individual out ef tbe _wholo number have signed tbe ' Document , ' or given way to the terms of the employers ; but all remain firm to their cause , amid tbe

      privation which they must necessarily have to endure . ¦ It is particularly requested that the officers of all trades' societies will take the most active means of _bringing this appeal before their respective bodies , with a view of immediately raising funds to alleviate the distress ofthe miners , and teach tho capitalists that' Property has its duties as well as its rights . ' Remember , friendB , what is their fate to-day , may be yours to-morrow . Be up and doing , for delays are dangerous . _<

      By order of the Central Committee , Thomas _Barhatt , Secretary . All monies to be forwarded to the Association , No . 11 , Tottenham-court-road , London ; and made payable at the Bloomsbury Post-office , to Thomas Barratt . The Central Committee ofthe United Trades ' Association met as usual during the week , but are very sorry to say illness has prevented their honourable President from presiding , in which case Mr Green took the chair . A mass of correspondence has been received , and tbey trust that those parties who have not yet been answered , will allow a day or two in consequence of the heavy business of tbe week—and a portion of the Central Committee being out in the country on business of great importance .

      Edinburgh . —Mr W . Robson , member of the Central Committee , attended here during the last week on a question of vital importance , connected with the independence of the people and the rights of union . For soma time the Plumbers' Society , in connection wich the association , considered they were working below the market price of labour in that locality , consequently solicited their employers for a small advance of wages and a settlement of other grievances , a part _^ f which tho masters acceded to , while other parts they strenuously opposed , —and determined , no . doubt , in the heat ot passion , to discharge , and for ever abandon , all workmen who belonged to trades' societies .

      This resolution they carried into effect for three weeks , without the remotest chance of an amicable adjustment . In this state of affairs the Central Committee of United Trades despatched Mr Robson here , who , hy his timely interference and manly demeanour towards all parties , has effected an adjustment of the principal grievances they complained of , much te the satisfaction of all concerned . No person can imagine the gratification expressed on the settlement of this knotty point . The trades here are indebted to the Central Cora rait te for the

      truly honourable manner in which they acted in this matter—although there were many difficulties in the way for some time , in consequence of a misunderstanding between the parties concerned . After settling some other business , Mr R . started for Glasgow and Holy Town , where it is hoped he will be equally as successful in his usefulness to society . Messrs Green and Winters attended _. the hearthrug makers of the borough of Southwark , on Tuesday evening , and explained the objects , principles , and constitution of the association .

      Several questions were asked , and satisfactorily answered . They agreed to join the association . Mr Peel reported having attended a public meeting in the large room in the Bazaar , Briggate , Leeds , on Tuesday evening . The meeting had been postponed in consequence of tbe excitement created by the election . The large room was densely crowded . The chair was taken a few minutes after eight by Mr llincbcliffe , tailur , who , after an appropriate address , introduced Mr Peel , who was

      greeted with much applause . He entered into a lengthened explanation of the principles and objects of the association , showing its applicability to every class and section of working men , demonstrated by illustrations drawn from his own experience as to its great moral influence in preventing , or amicably adjusting , disputes between employers and employed , and augured from past successes a progress distinguished by the most important and beneficial results to its members . He concluded an

      address which was listened to with tbe greatest attention amidst general applause . He attended on the 12 th a meeting of the mechanics , in tbe large room connected with Hall's Temperance Coffee House , a most respectable and selec , though not a numerous meeting , assembled to bear the principles , and to receive such explanations as might be calculated to remove any mistakes or prejudices existing in that important body of men respecting the National Association , and the presumed advantages , they , as a trade , were likely to receive by enrolling themselves in its ranks . He then went at length into the question , and endeavoured to show the mutual dependence of all trades

      upon each other ; he showed that the present tendency to depress and keep down the wages of labour , and the present action of machinery by glutting the labour market , must inevitably , iu a short time , be seriously felt , even by those skilled trades who at present fancied themselves comparatively secure , —nay , he considered that already the unavoidable agencies of a superabundant labour market had been seriously felt in many parts of their important body . He particularly alluded to the recent attempt of the Messrs Jones and Potts to swamp their trade by filling their shops with adult apprentices , and that the only rational remedy for this growing evil was a determined effort of all trades , rich and poor , high and low , skilled and unskilled , which they had the power , to unite

      in one holy confederation ; first to protect the more defenceless from the further encroachments of capital , and then to strike out new paths in manufac : tures and agriculture for the absorption of the surplus labour which now threatens to overwhelm every department of industry in one common ruin . Mr Peel ' s explanations and arguments appeared to give general satisfaction , ns only one person presented himself as an opponent . This gentleman said he was opposed to the National Trades on principle . He objected in toto to the principles of strikes , and considered that money so expended was money absolutely thrown away ; he objected to the mechanics having anything to do with an association which encouraged by supporting stiikes . He said it was opposed to one of their fundamental laws , and showed that in the case of Jones and Potts no

      part of their capital of £ 25 , 000 had he used in support of that strike . Mr P . assured that gentleman that tbe _National Trades was as much opposed to strikes as he could possibly be , but at the same time , in dealing with a great and universally admitted evil , took the only consistent and rational course of proceeding , tbat of gradually building up machinery , by which the detestable system of strikes would eventually be rendered impossible . He observed further , that tlie mechanics , however opposed to strikes , were , as in the instance previously alluded to , forced into it against their will , and found it necessary , in direct violation of tbeir principle , to support it by pecuniary assistance . It was true , their capital was not encroached upon for this purpose ; but their members wero called upon for a very heavy levy , and the sympathy and assistance of other trades was solicited to enable them success .

      fully to resist the oppressive proceedings of Jones and Potts . And how , in the meantime , was their large capital employed—lent but ' at a paltry interest of perhaps 3 per cent , to some other Jones and Potts , to oppress and tyrannise some other body of defenceless working men ? If their large capital had on this occasion been employed by themselves , to place these men of hm and Potts , even on a small scale , at reproduotive labour , either in manufactures or agriculture , the moral effect of such an example would have been incalculable . This interesting kind of discussion was continued for some time , but in the best possible spirit . Several questions to elicit further information were _asked by other parties , when a resolution wm put that another general meeting of the trade should be called to discuss amongst themselves the propriety of

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      forming a branch in connection with the National Association . A vote of thanks was then passed t the Lecturer for his attendance , and the meeting adjourned . Those trades belonging to the Association who _li 8 venot received copies of the last quarter ' s ba . lance sheets , & c , may obtain the same by sending their address to the Office of the Association ; and those trades who wish . to be supplied witli cards and rules , will please give their orders for the numbers they require . ¦ ' • •

      _, _Hanmsy . —Mr Hump hries attended here on Monday to adjust the differences which exist between the crate makers and their employers . It has been the custom in this branch of the trade for masters to hire their men at Martin-mass for the year , at certain rates of wages , which governed the prices for that period ; but in this trade , as in others , some were disposed to pay less for labonr than the generality of masters . The men have patiently waited for some time , and now feel determined t _»

      be placed on an equality with their fellow workmen in other shops . A meeting of the master crate makers was held at the Blue Bells , who evinced a desire that the men should receive their full wages , but stated that if they gave it , they could not allow the same discount on the goods S . s has been customary ; but it would be better tbatthe men should receive fair wages than the coffers of the wealthy should be further enriched , We hope the masters concerned will pay the same priee as others .

      Notice—Any of the Scotch trades desiring theservices of Mr W . Robson , of the Central Commit * tee of United Trades , must communicate with him at Bell's Coffee House , Iron Gate-street , Glasgow An Adjourned Annual Meeting of the National Association for the Employment of Labour , was held at the Trades Office , 11 , Tottenham Courtroad _. ' on Friday evening . —It had been adjourned from time to time , in the hope that the health of the President ( T . S ; Duneombe , M . P . ) would have been such as to bave allowed of his presiding , but i we regret to say that the honourable member for Finsbury is still in such a state that his medical

      adrisers forbade him making' the least exertion . In Mr Duncombe ' s absence , Mr Shackelton was unanimously called to the chair . The auditors , Messrs . Stallwood and Skelton , delivered in their financial report , which was adopted . T . S . Duneombe , M . ' i was re-elected President for the ensuing year MessrsWilliamson , Robson , and Winters were elected to fill up the vacant places in the Board of Directors , and __ Mr Green was unanimously appointed Vice-President . The Board of Directors was instructed to employ travellers for the sale of goods on commission or otherwise , also to take a shop or

      shops in some densely populated part of the metropolis and its suburbs , to afford the working classes a greater facility of supporting their own order . * It was also resolved that the rules of the association relative to the purchase of land , for the purpose of converting the same into small farms be . immediately acted on—not as an opponent—but rather as an auxiliary to the National Land Company . Messrs Edmund Stallwood and John Skelton were again- unanimously elected auditors for the ensuing year . A vole of thanks was given to the Chairman , and the meeting dissolved .

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      Lancashire _Weavkrs' Suvk Svstbh . —A correspondent sends us a card or ticket , of which the following is a copy : — Conditions . on which work is given out to weavers em . _plowed by _Esther _Britrlej-, ( executrix of the late Joseph Brierley . ) From every warp taken out , two cuts must bs bronght in in three w « ek » . Por every week longer tban the before mentioned time , the _wgges to be one shilling per week less until one month after the time nllotved , wben the wholo of the _tragca will be forfeited _. No excuse for sickness will avuil , unless notice be immediately given to tho Taker , iu at the Warehouse , and a memorandum made thereof , No wages due , nor is any work finished , till all materials given out _ure returned , and the _beoks balanced , which must be done at the end

      of every warp ,. Reeds and _geers improperly used , or any defect in cloth , or _deficiency in materials , will be deducted frem the wages otherwise due on that work . ** Signed , _Jossrn _Bsiebisv . Our correspondent adds— ' The abeve is issued by a factory master in Manchester . When he _givcB the card to the workers , he says , ' If you loose this card , or show it to anv one , I wili give you twelve montha ' . imprisonment . '" _Dbrbtshire Glove Hands . —In consequence of an attempted reduction in the silk glove branch by Messrs _Brettles , of Belper . A meeting was held at the New Inn , Duffield , of tho masters and journeymen , to consider the best means to be adopted ta

      counteract ths same . After passing resolutions to support the men employed by them , it was unanimously resolved to apply to the press . We beg leav * to state io tbe public , through your invaluable paper , the champion of the people ' s rights , the true nature and cause of this dispute . A few weeks since one of their large » t middle-masters brought over to Dulfielda pair of gloves purported to be raanufac . _tured by Messrs Morley , of Nottingham , stating that they were manufactured at 3 d . per dozen less than the prerent price . In consequence of this statement a meeting was summoned , and ic was folly proved that the article produced was considerably inferior to the article of tbe same quality manufactured here .

      It may not be out of place to state tbat Messrs Brettles hands here have now been standing for fourteen weeks , and tbeir foreman of the silk department ( although a free trader ) bas _morejtban once attempted reductions when be imagined the men were reduced to starvation . Just at the time he attempted this reduction Messrs Ward ' s firm appeared to be falling , off in their deliveries , he matte the attempt when he thought we could least withstand , but we are reduced te such a point that we might as well play aa work for less . We therefore determined to resist it by aU

      the means m our power . The quality of work attempted to be reduced is known in the trade as the 4-1 g love . TWb article manufactured by Messrs Morley have been known to give the first price in the trade for their manufactures . . The publio will here take notice that the reduction , if given wholly to the consumer , would only araout to a farthing per pair , whilst it would reduce the workman from Is . Cd . to 2 s . per week . We therefore appeal to the framework knitters , and publio generally , to aid us , in struggling for our rights .

      Lancashire—Case between Masters and Men . —On Friday last , Messrs Smith and Willey , ironfounders , of Liverpool , appeared at the County-Court to defend three actions brought against them by men lately in their employ , for balance of wages alleged to be due . A legal practitioner , who appeared for Smith and Willey , stated that they refused to pay the demand owing to the men having wilfully spoiled tlie work entrusted to them ; and explained that , in consequence of the conduct of the moulders belonging to the moulders' club , they ( Smith and Willey ) had been forced to put labourers and boys to perform work previously done by

      moulders , and that strong ill-feeling had been displayed by the club men in consequence . One of their plans was to send men to take employment as moulders , and after these had worked a day or two , the work entrusted to them they wilfully spoiled . The parties who were then in court , they had reason to believe , had acted in this manner , and therefore tbey felt justified in resisting payment of wages for the time spent upon the bad work . —Mr D , Grigg , foreman moulder to Smith and Willey , was then called , and said that the articles given to the plaintiffs to make were such as any boy who had : been a few weeks at the business could bave made

      without difficulty , and that he had no doubt the work had been "spoiled designedly . —A young boy was then called , who stated that he had only been working three months as a moulder , and that he had made several articles from the same pattern as the articles spoiled , and that all his work was good . Similar evidence was also given by a man who had been labouring in Smith and Willey ' s foundry for two years and a half . He stated that he had never previously worked in a foundry , —in fact , was an old soldier : since the plaintiffs had been discharged , he had made several articles similar to tliose mentioned . AU his work had turned out conect , and the job was particularly easy . On behalf of the plaintiffs' it was attempted te be shown that the work was not spoiled by design , but from accident ;

      and several witnesses were called , who stated that they , as moulders , had frequently lost work , and that their wages had never been stopped in consequence . In reply to a question , they admitted that their employers were justified in refusing to pay , provided they were clearly satisfied the work had been lost designedly , stating that this was a case tbey had never known , and did not believe a moulder would act so wrongfully—His Honour , wbo paid great attention to the _cast \ was of opinion that the work had been wilfully damaged , and refused all the claims , observing , that , although it was possible a single article might have _beetfaccidentally lost , the fact of three men losing their work at the same time was sufficient to convince him that the defend _, ants had taken a correct view of tha case , and were _iiisiified in resisting the demand .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 21, 1847, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_21081847/page/5/