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      To The Trades' Delegates About To Assemble In London.

      TO THE TRADES' _DELEGATES ABOUT TO ASSEMBLE IN LONDON .

      Gsaronas,—It Will Not Require Many Words...

      _Gsaronas _, —It will not require many words to convince you of the delight that I feel at the course you have resolved on adopting for thc adjustment , tegulation , and maintenance of your rights . I have long struggled for your order , without having receiTedany , ihesUg htest , support from your body . Nav , on the contrary , my exertions in your behalf hxve been rather thwarted than aided by you : and yet neither _lufeewarmncss on your part , nor disappointment on wine , has induced me to desist from the

      advocacy of your cause . Believe mo , gentlemen , that however yon might have hoped to sustain a position of comparative comfort , that the day has arrived when yon will be called on to do for yourselves those things which" you vainly relied npon others to do for you . The conductors of the Northern Star newspaper hare , at all times , abstained from mixing up the " extreme principles" of that paper with tiie movements of the Trades body : but they " havcas constantly placed before you the impossibility

      of achieving your rights by any sectional movement . Kt all times thc power that yon possess , If systematically organised and uroperlv directed , was capable of achievine for you erery comfort and advantage that you were entitled to . Foolish and petulant quarrels amongst yourselves have , however , from time to time , frustrated every sectional attempt made by the several sections of your order . The moment that vou overcome those internal differences and injurious mssensions , that moment will yon , as if by magic ,

      achieve for yourselves a correct representation ot your reformed condition . It is an _mraeniable fact that the very existence of a Government is prima facie proof of popular approval ; and the fact of so powerful a body never before taring taken cognisance of o _* ar representetiTe system , proves that you , at all events , were satisfied with its workings . I am aware that my opening will lead you to the conclusion that I am going to force my own political views upon your consideration but I am not going to do any such thing . What I desire to do is simply to point out the means at your disposal

      for ensuring justice for yourselves . Thc recent attacks tbat have been made npon " your order by the Chambers ' s of Edinburgh , the writers in the EdinburghReview , andthesly-poke 3 that have been made at vou by persons professing to be your "friends , " must have convinced you that , apart from the power which the law gives them to oppress , the masters have re solved on acting upon the new philosophy propounded by those parties—to support CTcry proposition tending to " free trade . " in the hope , nay , with thc certainty , of up holding profits hy beduchox of wages . This h the great bone of contention between "the employer and thc employed . " Mystify the question of "free trade" as they may , I tell you that every step taken in the direction of thc reduction of produce

      must be followed by a large reduction in the price of that labour which produces the manufactured article . And further , that thc cotemporaneons reduction in the prices of all consumable articles will not be anything like an equivalent for the reductions that the "free trade" masters will make in your wa"es . Tou cannot be so stolid or ignorant as not to "know and understand that all the capital in the world 13 made by labour ; and that , as a matter of course , those who * hare the _convmond of the labour market willmakeit as " profitable" as possible to themselves . Thc paramount consideration with the kbouring classes therefore should be howto rid themselves , as speedily as possible , of that anomalous controul which subjects them , without colour of law . to the caprice of those who choose to employ them .

      No political change that thc mind of man could devise—not even the People ' s Chamer itself , could relieve you from your present condition , and thc worse that threatens you , so long as the lahtmr-com ptiitinf . system exists . No master acts upon feelings of hmnanity or justice : aRact upon iheprineiplc of sclfvitcrest . " I don't mean that there are not some humane and just ; but what I do mean is , that where those exceptions do occur , they are so few as not to -weigh much in the balance against the general evil _, ¦ four-want of combination and proper _understandis * --has considerably augmented the power in the masters '

      hands , and to relieve yourselves of it should be your p rimary object . And in order to direct your mind _* - to the means by which itis to be effected , let mi once again place the admission of Chambers before you . He admits that if fifty of a thousand in any trade arc unemp loyed , the rate at ichich those fifty art willing to work _Mfsi xssvaAmx establish the _utaxdard WAGES of the remaining 950 . I told you the same thing seven years before Chambers published It- and being strengthened by this later authority , 1

      use the assertion as a truism . It is not the price that can beprocured for the produce of the 950 that regu lates thc amount of their wages : it is the competition of thc unemployed fifty which establishes the standard of rages for all ; _and-when , the 950 can _agret amoua themselves , eiAerso to restrict the hours of labour , as to admit the remaining fifty to a _j > artici pation oj vtork , or support these in idleness , OR _sei them to work ox the iasb , ratfier than admit their competition , _jn-ss- sci sot -nu , xhex , will the whole bodt be

      CAPABLE OF EXERCI 3 KG _COSTE-OnX OVER THE _CATBICE OP IHEIK MASTERS . Now , these are purely Trades questions—social questions — knife-and-fork questions — bread-andeheese questions , and not political questions : questions wliich , if you had the People ' s Charter to-morrow , and -relied upon your heretofore principles of action , yon could not adjust : and you never can adjust them until you either transport the unwitting _Ulm from the land , or do that which is easier , cheaper , more just , and much more beneficial—MCATB them ox the land . If fifty of one trade arc driven from their usual _avocation , they naturally seek employment at some other work ; and by competition , " they consequently lead to the reduction of wages in the new field of employment . A man who

      is not _-naniedas a Block-printer , or a Cotton spinner , -wilL , if those markets are overstocked , offer himself for a light porter , or warehouseman , or any other _TOtk : and he can only ensure employment by underbidding those who are employed in the market where he c ompetes . To provide , then , for the system-made idlers , and to confine all the trade necessarv to he performed to

      the exact number of hands required for its due execution , is the one , the great question , to which you must turn your attention . Tou cannot preserve your position as a national body , nor protect any indivi-< _toai trade from the _"inc-arsion of strangers , hy any otter ni eansthan by opening such a field as will take them from the competitive reserve altogether . If a Caipentcr isidle _, and Tailors are at good work , the _Urpenter cannot turn Tailor : neither will the

      _™«*! m Tailors feel the obligation of supporting f » J So with all other trades : the surplus of each _«* _ae must cither be supported by those of his own _^ ae that arc employed—must compete with those 056 work he can undertake—or he must go to the _^" ¦ _^ . _orstaire . Thus I show you that the ques-J * « f " surplus" is one difficult to be dealt with JF _mdi _vidoa ] trades ; while it is the only one in _^ settlement of which the whole body havo an _^ _y _^^ _i-separable _, and " complete interest—and "ie adjustment of which thev ean all agree ; and i - ¦— _-w-u cui niuvii uiev uui < _ui _ogiw , emu

      _Mim _emrat _ofw Wchthcywouldallbeeaual ] ybc _™« e « L TheCarpentercannotturnTailor—theTailor _jpf tnm Blaeksnuth—the Blacksmith cannot turn _^ -piinter—the Block-printer cannot tarn _SUk-- _<*« one ana all can return from an artificial -tural state , and CA 5 become cultivators of _jj _, s . t , IL : and that , too , without in any respect ° lit _oTf _^ _- _" lu 0 u 8 _hardship of supporting them lUtiw C aruin of those at work . The land is _jjJT * K _* _hl and man ' s inheritance . It is the _Bu _^^ « uiaot be overstocked . It is the raw

      _* _fe _iJ _^ CTer tan ¦ reQ dered -valueless . It ia fie i . j _""~* _- * le wholesome , the sure , the healthy , _^ _^ _tt-itnt - refuge , —for every man who la depo _* _T _^ _t'noe by the caprice of those under who » _jjjj- ¦ _* - _* __* placed . I hare no hesitation in _asserfcto _y . " _wmr-atteoB appointed by Conference _tagk 1 _^ _tt _er into consideration , it may be tt _e j _™^ n to them the perfect facility with which _^ T * England may emancipate themselves Is _itg _^ j _** grievance of which they complain . may j _" one year from this date , strikes _«* . - _^ ken of as foolish things that _vfc- _* _barred before the Trades had brains ; _^ petition for labour was tolerated ,

      Gsaronas,—It Will Not Require Many Words...

      i before men learned that they were neither born Blacksmiths , Carpenters , or Masons ; when the astounding anomaly , existed that those who produced all the wealth of the country lived in comparative beggary , while those who employed them were straining every thought to seek " markets" for the investment of their profits . Should you deem this subject , —now becoming interesting to all classes of society , —worthy your consideration , I invito you to the task , believing tliat the

      more the subject ia discussed thc more certain it is to force itself into general notice , and the practice into universal adoption . With the assistance ofthe poor man ' s friend , Mr . Roberts , you may be prepared to submit a Land Plan for the salvation of the Working Classes generally , that would receive such an amount of support , even from the prejudiced , as would change the whole face of society , and substitute a system under which all could live and prosper , for that under which the Home Secretary informs us

      ' * * one-tenth ofthe population has been pauperised . I am , Gentlemen , your faithful servant , Feahgus O'Conhor .

      ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ I And National Tradesjour...

      AND NATIONAL TRADES' JOURNAL .

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      United States. Liverpool, Monday Morning...

      UNITED STATES . Liverpool , Monday Morning , March 17 th . —At an early hour this morning the steam-ship Hibernia arrived in the Mersey , after encountering a series of unremitting easterly gales from the day of her departure from the ether side . Congress . —The proceedings of Congress do not appear to have been of much importance , no action having been made by the Senate on the Texan Annexation Bill . Congress was to close its sittings on the evening of the 3 rd instant , and it is certain that if the Senate comes to any vote it will be one adverse to the annexation . On the 20 th ult ., the House of Representatives passed a new Post-office Bill , and

      which is pretty sure to go through the Senate before the close of the session , so as to eomo into operation in July . It establishes a rate of postage of five cents _, for 300 miles and under , and ten cents , for greater distances . Mr . Archer , from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations , to which was referred tho joint resolutions to annex Texas as they passed the house , has made a strong report against their passage in the Senate . The . President has transmitted to Congress a message on the Slave Trade . The President has also transmitted a message on the Oregon question , which shows that the _negotiations between the Governments of England and the States on this subject are still proceeding .

      Mr . Polk , the new President elect , has arrived at Washington . He was to deliver his inaugural address on the 4 th , so that our next arrival may be expected to furnish this all-important document . Seven Lives Lost . —A Steam-boat Burnt . —The steam-boat Pathfinder , Captain Moses , from Yazoo , Mississippi , with a cargo of 14 S 1 bales of cotton , was destroyed by fire on the Mississippi river , near Natchez , on the 8 th ult ., about two o ' clock in the morning . The scene among the passengers is described as having been painfully terrific . Several of the crew commenced throwing cotton bales overboard _, and many saved themselves on bales , and

      others on planks , chairs , < fcc . There are seven lives lost , that are known of , and doubtless others that tiie officers or crew do not miss . Mrs . _Fleming , wife of one of the pilots , the only female on board , except the chambermaid and a negro woman , was saved in one of the yawls , with many others . The fire originated between the engines , from what cause is not known . The whole cargo of 1481 bales of cotton is a loss , the whole catastrophe having taken place near the middle of the river . The crew and the surviving passengers were brought to Natchez by the steamer Ware . The still burning hull was met ten miles below Rodney .

      _MEXXOO . Santa Asm . —We have iat « - _-Mor-foui news , the dates from Vera Cruz being a 3 lato as the 4 th of February . Santa Anna was still a prisoner in the castle of Perote , whence ho had written to the Congress , begging abjectly for life and pardon . It has been decided to try him for malpractices in his late capacity of Commander-in-Chief , or President , and not as a traitor , which indicates that some milder course will be pursued towards him than what had been predicted from the fury of the people generally . This clemency appears to have emanated from thc two Chambers of Congress . The Government has

      decided to try by court-martial all thc officers who obeyed the orders of Santa Anna after the election of" General Harrcra as President of the republic . They hare already been displaced from their command . The effects belonging to Santa Anna , at his residence ofMagua de Clavo , have been seized by the authorities of the department of Vera Cruz , and removed to that city for sale . Tho city of Mexico was quiet , and everything proceeding in its usual manner . On the morning of the 13 th ult . the cannons announced to the inhabitants the raising of the state of siege to which they had been subjected during the late troubles .

      CENTRAL AMERICA . More Revolutioss . —The brig Ursula , from St . Juan de Nicaragua , brings the following interesting letter on the affiants of that country : — " San Juan de _Nicaragua , Jan . 4 . —I write to you a few lines respecting the state of affairs in Central America . The States of Guatemala , San Salvado , and Honduras , hare all come out and declared in favour of a central federation again ; and hare marched all their troops into the State of Nicaragua to compel her to join in this morement . All the great towns in this State , such as Granada , Niearagua , Masaga , Segovia , and others , with the exception of the seat of Government ( Leon ) , have also declared in favour of a oentral republic . In consequence , they have joined forces with the _invading troops , and together _bmye surrounded and invested tho eitr of Leon , which is

      expected to fall into their possession m a short time , according to the latest accounts from the interior . Inside Leon _eve-rythingis in confusion . The _Leoncse hare taken possession ofthe churches and other strong places , and garrisoned them . The ' Commandant General' has shot the chief p f the State ( 'Manuel Morez' ) there , because he wished to withdraw from the contest and come out in farour ofthe popular movement . The 'Leonese' say they will die first , before they " will give up their city . It is expected there will be a bloody contest . One half ofthe city was destroyed in a revolution a few years since , and now it is supposed the other half will be laid in ruins also . The principal families in the neighbourhood of the seat of war are flying to different places for protection . If Leon falls , the war will be carried into Costa Rica if that State does not come out in favour of a _w _* atral Guvernment . "

      SWEDEN . Progress . —The dispute between the order of the Nobles and the other orders of the State in Sweden seems to be increasing . We learn by a letter from Stockholm that the Committee of the Constitution has come to a resolution to propose to the Diet that in future no noblemen shall be allowed to preside over the electoral assemblies of the a griculturists , and that the privilege possessed by the nobilitv of accompanying the King when he visits the Halfof States shall be abolished .

      INDIA AND CHINA . TnE _OvERLAXD Calcutta Mail . —Intelligence received this ( Saturday ) morning , from Calcutta , extends to the Sth of February ; and dates from Delhi are to the 1 st February . It is not of a very important character . There were ramours-when are there not such ? -of a -war with the Punjaub , but the season for fighting was near y over , and whatever ma v be in the womb of time it appears very certain thitthc British Government will take no decided _ZEZL \ r a -re-rrlike character until the commencement _oftfecnSSld _season . The MJ _^ a c « ofthe 1 st _Febniarysays that more mischief is expected , that fi . „ _viLlo _trnons are hatching plans for the

      destruction _^ f other chiefs , and many suppose tnat sucn « i Se of things will soon be _engendered as to call . for Ssh interference . _^ intelligence from _Chuia had reached Calcutta of later date than the 10 th _JJe-SSdates by the l _»«»^ . _f , X _^ 18 th ) . The Governor-general was _sbfl at the presidency , winning goMen opinions by his zeal m the _cmsl of native education , and his attention to tlm internal administration ofthe counfay . S ° _^ _* ficialenactments had to l »« i _^ J 53 tablishing the lex loci , which had been much _Tfantea . _TheSop of Calcutta had been seriously indisposed , and had resolved on _leavuig India { o _^^ ° _^ _m neral and Lady Sale , after being tetcd m Calcutta and the vicinity , had left Calcutta to join the stall ofthe Commander-in-Chief .

      Deuolitio.V Of The Fteet ^^R^Ofs Prison ...

      DEUOLITIO . V OF THE _FtEET _^^ r _^ _ofS Prison is about to be demolished . The ' ¦ materials have been advertised for sale in a few _™^ - _/? l corporation of the City of London have purchased the propcrfr fbr £ 29 , 000 from the Government , and tne davs of the present building are numbered .

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      . Trades' Cosfbrence. -R The Preliminary...

      . Trades' Cosfbrence . -r The Preliminary Committee held their weekly meeting , at the Bell Inn , Old Bailey , on Wednesday evening , March 19 th Mr . Roberteon ( bookbinder ) in the chair . The room was densely cro-wdedwitfe delegates . Messrs . John Cornish and Stephen Lingride _, for tho first time , attended as representatives of the Amicable Society of flroolstaplers . This society represents the Woolstaplers of England . Messrs . Caughlan and Bicknell appeared as the representatives of the Society of Teetotal Carpenters . The Secretary read thirty letters from various trades in England and Ireland . IHE _SOliOWDTO IS THE _AKKATOEMEST DECIDED ON for _Monbat rax ! : — " The Sub-Committee to meet at thc Bell Inn , Old Bailev , at ten in the morninir , to

      receive delegates and examine credentials ; and at two o clock precisely , in the afternoon of the same day , the Conference will be opened in the Assembly Room of the Parthenium Club , 72 , St . Martin'slane . T . S . Buncombe , Esq ., will preside throughout the whole sitting , of Conference . It is generally understood that each , delegate , like the members of St . Stephen s , will have the privilege of admitting one stranger to hear the deliberations of Labour ' s Parlumksi , After the preliminary committee shall have delivered , in , their report to Conference , and a Secretary and other officers shall have been appointed , it is suggested that the Conference appoint a committee , to receive any and all plans that a delegate may have for the consideration of Conference ; and that they report thereon as soon as may be .

      IMPORTANT MeETISG OP THE 11 AKW . OOM _WEAVEEi Delegates w London . —On Monday last , delegates from this numerous , useful , but ill-used class of workmen , assembled at the Crown and Anchor , Waterloo Town , for the purpose of preparing statements of their grievances , and submitting a plan to the Government and different members of Parliament , on which to found an Act of Parliament for the protection ofthe Weavers against the unheard-of robberies and impositions practised on them .. There were delegates present from Spitalfields , from Macclesfield , from Leigh , from Miduleton , from Carlisle , and Howick ; . and several other places were represented by letter . The first business of the delegates was to prepare their case . Thc London Weavers

      had prepared a lengthy and very able document , comprising a rapid view of the rise and fall of the wealth of nations , clearly showing that where the pr inciple of protection had been adhered to , and the interests of the labouring classes provided for , such nations became wealthy and refined ,, and their people prosperous and happy ; and showing also that where the interests of the labouring classes were neglected , the downfall of such nations was certain and rapid . These positions were illustrated by copious extracts from authors of ancient and modern history . The delegates decided that the document , though valuable , was not exactly applicable to their present mission , as they were met to propose a statement of their present sufferings , and a plan for their

      amelioration . Mr . Lowe detailed the various impositions practised on the Weavers of Leigh , in Lancashire , which he had prepared , in a clear ,, lucid , and intelligible manner embracing several tables , setting forth the amount of money stopped from the Weavera by the several manufacturers in three given days , amounting to , in many cases , from 20 to . 30 per cent , ot thewholeoftheirearnings . Italsoshowedthevarious pretences on which these robberies were committed , the principal one being that of time , arising from the masters giving with their warps printed tickets , specifying that the work should he returned within a given time , or be abated ; tho time being generally such that an average good workman could not accomplish it in . Mr . Lowe also showed the hardships the

      Weavers laboured under in having to wait for '' shute " ( weft ) , and in having to travel long and . frequent journeys , amounting to several hundreds of miles ¦ in the slack seasons . He also explained that by the combination of the manufacturers , the arbitration law was rendered of no effect , and gave the testimony of several respectable magistrates and clergymen in support of his statements . Ths Middleton delegate {> i _^ . _Os-J . vi . ; - _-j-t-iH _.-v . _Hiraufti - grievances , ana in the . main confirmed Mr . Lowe ' s statements . The delegates from Macclesfield ( Messrs . West and Bentole ) said they had not so much to complain of as regarded abatements . Their chief grievance arose from the great disparity of prices paid for the same description of work by different manufacturers . This exposed the trade to a ruinous home competition , and was highly injurious to the honest employer as well as to the workman . Thc remedy thev proposed was

      thc establishment of local boards of trade . Air . J ,. B . Hanson , from Carlisle , detailed at great length the sufferings of the Weavers in his district , and exhibited in a table of great length , which must have cost immense labour in its compilation , the various reductions that had taken place since 180 i-5-6 , which could not be less than 200 per cent , to what they now have . He also showed the additional amount of labour imposed , notwithstanding these reductions . He was for the great principle of photection being applied to the labour of the working classes , but was willing to take as an instalment local boards . It was then agreed on that a case should be prepared , and that the delegates should visit different members of Parliament , as well as the Board of Trade , and lay their statements before them . During the week the delegates have visited various members , and have received from a great number promises of support ,

      The _Chaismakers of Staffordshire and Worcestershire have been in union about twelve months , and have done as much or more good than any other trade in the country in rooting out evils that affected their interests , and in raising their wages . In March last some of the manufacturers resolved to reduce the men 10 per cent . ; those , too , who at the time were paying a loss price than the most respectable houses in the trade . This was followed by a threatened reduction by all . The men sent delegates among those who were the worst paid , to see . if they would co-operate in resisting the attempted reduction , Nearly the whole trade responded . A union was formed , and money raised , _* and those who were worst paid were put on strike , and so on , till every _hopse paid one and the _sam-j price . They next attacked tne monster Truck . & rid

      completely destroyed him , as far as this trade was affected by it . In this they had the support of the ready-money employers . They have since obtained tw < - > advances , amounting to 15 per cent ., and in some instances rather more : some of the employers have to pay 30 per cent , more than they did twelve months ago . The men have come to the determination to have another advance , and have given notice to that effect to all the manufacturers , which advance they propose should take place on the 22 nd of the present month . Some of the employers are willing to give it , while some are against giving it : but the men seem eonf dent of success from thc organisation and determination of the trade . The price paid now is but little more than half what it was twenty years ago , while the trade has in _? reased at least four-fold , and is likely stUl io extend .

      To the Members of the Umted Taixohs' Piw } - TEC-rroy _Societt . —Fellow Workmen , —Thc Executive Council having deemed it advisable that some one should go forth to explain the objects of tho above society , and prepare the way for the forthcoming delegation , to be held at Manchester on the 14 th of April next ; in accordance therewith , I have attended three meetings in Birmingham , at one of which upwards of one thousand persons were present , and two sections formed . Meetings havo also been held at Wolverhampton , Stafford , Warrington ; two in Manchester ; two in Liverpool ; and one at _Asliton-under-Lyne ; at all of which , resolutions were passed expressive of their approbation of the principles ofthe Union . Meetings will also be held at Chester , on Wednesday , the 19 th of March ; at Wigan , on the 20 th : at Preston , on Good Friday ;

      at Blackburn , on the 22 nd ; at Bolton , on the 24 th : Bury , the 25 th ; Rochdale , 20 th ; Todmorden , the 2 Tth ; Bradford , thc 28 th ; Huddersfield , thc 31 st ; at Wakefield , on the 1 st of April ; at Sheffield , on the 2 nd ; Leeds , the 3 rd ; and at Hull , the 4 th . At all of those places itis requested that public meetings of the Trade be called , in order to consider on resolutions and petitions to Parliament , praying for an inquiry into the sanatory condition of the Trade , with a view to the abolition of out-door labour . I shall be punctual in attendance at the above towns on the days specified : and all localities in the kingdom desirous of laying their views before the delegates When assembled , can forward their communications , addressed to me , at the Golden Eagle , llardman-street , Manchester . —Yours , in the cause of Labour , J . W . Pahs-jib , General Secretary .

      _BoitER-AliRSttB' C 03 WBB-5 . YCE . —An important Conference ofthe master and journeymen Boilor-makcrs of Manchester and the surrounding districts , was held on Tuesday last , March ISth , at the house of Mr . Dixon , Golden _Eogte , Birmingham-street , Manchester . The journeymen Boiler-makers have long felt the direful effects of home competition ; and having determined , if possible , to curb the monster , they called a Conference of delegates , n _» t only from the shops in Manchester , but from the surrounding towns ; to which Conference thev invited the whole cfthe masters by circular , in whicli was stated the _objecta for which tbe Conference was called . We are happy to state that many of the masters sent answers to the committee , in which they promised

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      to be present , and likewise approved of tho objects sought to be accomplished by the journeymen , and tliat they would do all in their power towards the furtherance ofthe good work . On Tuesday morning delegates from the following places assembled at nine o ' clock : —Manchester , Liverpool , Bolton , Bury , Wigan , St . Helen ' s , Hyde , Stockport , Staleybridgc , Dutinfield , Asliton-under-Lync , Oldham , Rochdale , Preston , Chorley _, Warrington , Newton , Rain-hill , & o . The delegates spent a few hours in preliminary arrangements , and drawing up a programme of the business to bo brought before the Conference ; and we believe also , that the masters had a preliminary meeting previous to their coming to the Conference The Conference of masters and men assembled at two o ' clock in the afternoon , when , on the motion of Mr .

      Rock , Mr . Melling , of Manchester , was unanimously elected to the chair . He opened the business of thc _Conference by giving a brief outline of the circumstances which had caused them to be brought together , and likewise a summary of the business which would be brought before them . He hoped that each person who addressed the Conference would adhere to the question under debate , and be as brief as possible . He called' upon the masters present , to aid and assist the men in bringing about a better understanding betwixt the employed and their employers , and concluded by calling on the Secretary to read the correspondence which the committee had received from the . masters who could not make it convenient to attend . The Secretary then read a number of letters , from which , wo select tho following . — _Stawtrect Works , March 17 , 1945 .

      To the Operative Boiler Makers of Manchester . —Gentlemen , —We are in the receipt of yours of this morning ; and assure you that , whatever wages you demand , o « r house witt ' not oppose you , but will at all times give the best of wages to all classes of workmen employed in our establishment .. You must bear in mind that there are masters who have taken orders at such low prices that they cannot afford to give remunerating wages to tlieir workmen ; and these are the parties who strive to destroy your trade and reduce your wages ; 'tis only by such unfair means they cau clear themselves . In conclusion , we beg to say , that it has ever been our study and interest to give the very best of wages to all grades of workmen . Good men deserve good hire . Hoping you ivill he unanimous and determined in the resolutions you may pass at themeeting called to be held on Tuesday , the 18 th of March , we remain , Gentlemen , most respectfully , James LlLLEY and Soks . P . S . —Wo shall be happy to receive a copy of resolutions passed at the meeting , and whatever they may be , if to better your condition , you may rely upon our conformity . —J . L . and Sous .

      Mr . Fairburn said , that when he received the circular it gave him great pleasure ; for its contents must give satisfaction to every honourable employer . The only thing he objected to was the attempt to destroy competition . He wished that they could accomplish it , but he was doubtful whether , it was possible to effectually interfere with that question . But there was no harm in making the attempt . He could , himself , subscribe to every suggestion made by the men . ( Much cheering . ) He was sorry that he had to leave them , for it would have given him much pleasure to spend a few hours with the men who had taken so noble a step in endeavouring to bring about a better understanding between the employers and employed . Peter Rathwell , Esq ., moved , and Mr . Hick seconded , " That from this time forward

      it be required , that any master wishing to dispense with the services of any Boiler-maker ( except in cases of delinquency or destroying the master ' s -property ) shall give notice from pay-day to pay-day ; and likewise that any Boilei _* -maker wishing to _leaTO liis employer , shall give a like notice . " Mr . Latham moved as follows— " -That any Boiler-maker losing his time by drinking shall be fined one shilling each day , to go into the funds of the Boiler-makers ' Society : the same to be applied to some benevolent purposes , such as giving relief to any member who may not be entitled to benefit in cases of sickness , or when unable to work from accidents received at tlieir employment . " Mr . Wood seconded the resolution , which was agreed to unanimously . The next . question was ¦ the nms of the hours of work .. ' It 'appeared tliat _Mmo oi' the shops commenced work at six

      _feislgS _^ ' _^ y L * _Wnnrtav . morning , _Vih ' _tlsfc others _couimw . * f _, f at -seven . Lengthy _dj-soussions ensued , which ended in the following-resolution : —• " That every shop in Manchester and neighbourhood shall commence for the future at seven o ' clock on Monday morning , and have half an hour for breakfast , one hour for dinner , and half an hour for tea ; or instead of the tea half hour , to leave work at half-past five in the evening . The week's work to consist of fifty-seven hours and a half . " The above resolution was moved and seconded hy two masters , named Edward and John Hartley . The next question brought before the Conference was that when men wore sent out to work at " old work , " or out of town , they should have one shiUing per day extra , not to be given in drink , but money . Mn

      Hick , ot Bolton , said there could not be two opinions on the subject . He was quite willing to give his men the shilling . Mr . Rathwell also agreed to the proposal , aa did the whole of the masters . Mr . Latham moved , and Mr . Cartwright seconded , " That thc men-working out shall have one shilling per day extra , to be paid in money . " Mr . Edward Hartley moved , and Mr . Cartwright seconded--- " - That the sending out of men to old jobs be vested in the masters ; but they shall let all that are competent have then * turn where it is practicable . And when any manufacturer sends for a particular set , that the master send them whether it bo their turn or not . " Mr . Eoche said , the time had come when masters and men must act for the benefit of each other . The men were determined to protect the masters , if the

      _mastet-s were willing to assist them . The men wished to introduce the system of apprenticing boys to be taught "the whole art of boiler making . By this means they would be enabled not only to produce good - lYorkmon , but at the same time protect the best interests . of the trade . A length y § discussion took place , in which both masters and mentook part , wliich ended in Mr . Hartley moving , and'Mr . Stewart seconding— " That for the future all persons coming into thc Boiler-making trade shall serve a legal apprenticeship , and not be more than 8 ixte . _eii ¦ fears of age at the time of being bound . " i _* _ne * _M 8 oitttio _* tt was carried _mva-himoW . y . Mr . Roche moved , ' * That the best thanks of the journeymen Boiler-makers , in conference assembled , are due to Peter Rothwell Esq . — HickEsq .

      _, , , , — Fairburn , Esq ., and the other employers who hare honoured us with their presence andassistanco . " The motion being seconded , and put from the chair , was agreed to new . con . Several important questions in the " programme" were not entered into , owing to the masters having to leave . It was , however , agreed that a Circular , containmg the resolutions which had been passed , and also thc men ' s suggestions which they had not been able to take into consideration , should be sent te the employers ; and tho latter would , if they considered them at all calculated to benefit the trade , give them every support . Oncofthe questions alluded to is of great importance . It is as follows ;—" What steps would be the most _efieet-ual to destroy that unhealthy and unprincipled system of _homecompetitioji which has crept into the Boiler-makin _"

      trade , by whiok the honourable employer , thc operative , and the public are alike injured ? " The operatives think that steps can be taken to compass this object . Some of the masters are of a contrary opinion . The workmen have not had an opportunity of detailing their views before them , wliich we believe are as follows : — " Let a Board of Track be formed of an equal number of mas ters and men ; the masters to elect the men m whom they have confidence , and the workmen to elect the masters . Such board to fix the rate of wages , and likewise the price of the article in the market : aud also determine a uniformity of hours for commencing and leaving off work . " If the honourable masters would co-operate with the men on this understanding , tiie men would _tvork only for those that agree to such salutary rcaulatinns . In

      the circular about being sent to the masters , this question will be full y laid before them ; and we shall not tail to acquaint our readers with tho result as soon as it is known . The following employers were present at the meeting , and agreed with the _resolu-V _^ _-, _? _?? _^; " ~ Mr Fairburn , Mr . Cartwright , Mr . J . Wild , Mr . M . Barrett , Mr . Duckworth , Mr . J . Hartley , and Mr . Edward Hartley , of Manchester ; Peter Rothwell , Esq ., Mr . flick , Mr . Hill , Mr . Amer , Mr . Latham , and Mr . S . Wood , of Bolton ; Mr . Hill , of Heywood ; Mr . Rain and Mr . Ferneaugh , of Dukenfield ; Mr . Townley , Mr . Howarth , and Mr . _Maney , of Rochdale ; Mr . Jackson , Mr . Stewart , ami Mr . Scholea , of Preston ; Mr . Manned , of Stockport ; Mr . William Atterton , of Wildin ; and the Messrs . Wood , of Openshaw .

      _Impoetaw Trades Mektwq at B _* SA » Pon » . — On Tuesday evening a public meeting was held in the Temperance-roomB , Cheapside , to elect delegates to the forthcoming Trades Conference ; Mr . Smyth was called to the chair , who briefly opened the business by stating the objects and reading tho placard convening the meeting , and called on any person having a candidate to propose to do so . Mr . Stamp , Stonemason , proposed Job Hirst , Mason , a fit and proper nereon . Mr . Hirst enjoyed the confidence ofthe Masons Society , and was unanimously nominated by that body to represent them in the forthcoming Conference ; Mr . Hurley seconded tho nomination , and eulogised Mr Hirst as well qualified to fill the important station of representing tho Trades of Bradford in Conference ; on being put to the meeting he

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      was carried unanimously . Mr . Hirst returned thanks for the confidence reposed in him , and pledged himself to use every means in bis power to better the condition of lus fellow-workmen . He thought it right to _ state that the unanimous opinion ofthe Society of Stonemasons in Bradford was "in favour of the Land Question being brought before the Conference . Itwas his opinion that nothing practical could lie carried into effect unless founded on the principle of withdrawing tho " surplus labourers " from thc labour market , andplacing them on ikeland , and thus creating a demand for labour . Mr . Raistrick , Woolcombeiy proposed , aud Mr . Topham seconded Robert Mullen , Woolcomber ; Mr . Dillon proposed , and Mr .- Wilson seconded Mr . G . White .

      A noisy discussion here commenced by the supporters of both candidates , the debate being earned on by the Woolcombers exclusively . Mr . Fynn arose and addressed the meeting with a view of reconciling the disputants ; afterwards Messrs . White ) Dillon , Mullens , and others spoke . Mr . G . White withdr ew , after entering a protest against the proceedings of the officers of thc Woolcombers' Protective Society , for the manner in wliich the ballot was- taken for the candidates . Mr . * Mmlen explained , declaring that the whole of the divisions of that society were noticed as nearly as possible a . t _oni time . On the motion being put , Mr . Mullen was carried by a large majority . The chairman read a letter from the Shoemakers' Society , declaring tlieir hearty co-operation in the proposed union of Trades , and regretting their inability to send a delegate in consequence of their

      late struggle , and having to send one to the Shoe makers' Conference to be held in London on the 1 st of April . Mr . Flynn proposed the following resolution , wliich was seconded hy a person in the meeting : — " That thc delegates appointed to represent the Trades of Bradford in the forthcoming Conference be instructed to move , or support such measures as they may deem best calculated to bring about the formation of a National Trades' Union for the general protection of all ; and that they be requested to recommend the consideration of . the Land question . " The chairman announced a meeting of the women power-loom Weavers in the same room , on Good Friday , to co-operate with the rest of their brothers and sisters in toil for mutual , protection . A vote of thanks was tendered to the chairman , and the mectim separated .

      Bradford _Shobmakeus _.- —On Monday evening a special _meeting of the Shoemakers' Society was held at the Boy and Barrel Inn ,. Wcstgate _, to elect a delegate to the Shoemakers' Conference , about to be held in . London on the 1 st of April . Mr . Qreen -was called to the chair , who stated the object of the meeting . Mr . Smyth proposed , and Mr .. Constable Seconded , " James Quinn , as a fit and proper person to represent them in the Conference . " Ou being put , the motion was earned unanimously , and the meeting separated .

      NoirmoBAu Fiu _^ work-K . vittbrs . . — A public meeting of Framework-knitters was . held at the King George on Horseback , _Nottingham , on Monday evening , the ljith inst ., to take into _considera tion the Trades Conference to assemble in London on Easter Monday , and to elect a delegate to attend such meeting . Tjie following resolution was passedproposed by John . Peetera , and seconded by William Norman;— " That a levy of twopence per frams be paid on Saturday next , the 22 _nd-Tfor the purpose of defraying the expense of sending a dolegate to the Conference ; and that a committee will sit from four until nine in _. the evening to receive subscriptions . " B . Humphries was proposed by William Pearson , and seconded by James Bates , as a fit and proper person to attend the Conference . Henry Dorman was also proposed by William Norman , and seconded by John Brooks . On the propositions being put to the vote the former was elected , and _the meeting separated .

      _BAR-vsiiEr . —Alarge meeting of Weavers took place in Pickering ' s Room , on Monday nijght , the lTth inst .,. to elect a delegate tothe Trades' Conference , Mr . Owen Wright in the chair . A plan having been agreed-upon whereby the necessary funds should be collected , Mr . Frank Mufield and Mr . John Grim . _sha-w wen * put ill _itoinmaiiou , aad . * n a . diviaion there appeared aa equatuumber . for both , when tho chab * - man decided in favour of the former . The meeting separated highly satisfied with the proceedings . Framewous-kniiibrs' Movement . —Friends , —The commissioners' report on our Trade will soon be laid before Parliament ; a report whicli will , show to the world infringements most glaring on a vast body of operatives . The frame charges and other deductions

      taken from the net earnings ofthe Framework-knitter are-greater-than any other body of operatives we know of suffer . Such being a fact , we have a right to expect relief from the Government , whose _poiyer _, if exercised , is equal to such task ; not only to relieve us from our present sufferings , but to protect us for the future from such a liability . It then becomes the duty of all who suffer from the present system _^ te use his , her , or their influence to remove it . Friends , ' a National Conference of Trades' delegates will assemble in London , on Easter _Monday , March 24 th , 184 . 5 , at which thc Frameworkrknttters , above all trades , shoidd have delegates . Let the hands in Nottinghamshire , Derbyshire , Leicestershire , & c _., consider this , andprovido , without loss of time , for such purpose . At the least , four should be sent , who , when in London , would serve a double purpose : —First , ou the National Trades busmea *; and , secondly , on tlieir local affaire : for it is probable

      that a discussion may come on in Parliament soon after Easter , respecting the commissioners' report . Delegates being in town , could , if necessary , wait on the _government , aud on members of Parliament , to solicit their support to any measure brought forward tor the removal of the grievanc « _s complained of in our petition . Assemble your committees immediately , and take this all-important question into your deliberate consideration . When such has been done , communicate with the general Secretary as to your decision . Ihe expense incurred would be but a mere trine . I am aware of your novertv but without an 0 % * on your part , you caimotbe made better m your circumstances . Up , then , one ana all ? and work as though you had something ioeain _Toi UQ < m { faUlk Of & Uttle trouble , but let each work as though it aU depended Oh himself to rafee his fellow workmen from their present degraded position . T . Hcmphries ,

      Tub London Shoemakers . —On Monday last a meeting of the West-End Ladies' Shoemakers was held in the Ship-yard , Wardour-street , Westminster for the purpose of electing delegates to the forth ' - coming Trades' Conference . The result was the unanimous election of Mr . John Skelton and Mr . James Christopher . All seemed fully impressed with the importance of the subject , and the best of feeling pervaded throughout . West End Mens ' -men . — On Monday evening , March 17 th , the election of a delegate to the Trades Conference took place by means of the trades houses . Messrs . Smith , Clark , Warner , and Wilson were p laced in nomination , the two latter bavi n" wj _$ hd ?» . n- Aitev a _eeA _Shiest between the t \ vo ° formei * William Smith waB declared dulv elected . '

      Leeds Tailors . —At a meeting of the Tailors ' Society , called to elect a delegate to the ensuing general meeting , to be held in Manchester , on the 14 th April , a proposition from section twenty was brought before the meeting , to effect a union of masters and men , and amass funds for the purpose of a general strike against their unprincipled competitors . An amendment was moved by Thomas Brownley and seconded by Joshua Shepherd , " that it be recommended by our delegate that the _usb question be considered , with a view to leasing a portion thereof , and locating our unemployed on it , thereby taking away the necessity for men to submit to low prices and galling tyranny . " The araondment was carried by a largo majorhy .

      Huddersfieu ) . —Agreeably to public notice , a meeting of delegates from the Associated Trades of this town , took place in the large room ofthe White Hart Inn , on Tuesday evening . Mr . John Chapman , of the Molders' Society , was unanimously voted to the chair . The question of the consolidation of the Trades' Societies was freely talked over , and various opinions given thereon . The feeling amongst tho delegates was decidedly in favour of adopting some plan , by which they should in future act more in unison in opposing the passing through Parliament Of such measures as tho Masters' and Servants' Bill . At tho end of tho discussion it was unanimously agreed that _Air . William Spurr , Boot-closer , should represent the Trades of Huddersfield in tho forthcoming Conference . There was a good muster of do legates .

      Minerb' Ixteiuoiwce . —The next general delegate meeting of Lancashire Miners will be held on Monday next , at tho house of Mr . N . _Gaskoll , sign of the Queen ' s Arras , Clayton , near Manchester : chair to be taken at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon . There will also be a public meeting on the same day , whioh will be addressed by W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and several of the accredited agents of the Miners' Association : chair to be taken at four o'olock in the afternoon . The levy for the fortnight is 2 s . per member . Noma STACTOimsniBn Miners . —The next dele gate meeting of Miners will bo held at the Queen ' s Head Inn , Burslem , on Monday , March 31 st , at three o ' clock in the afternoon .

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      : Narrow Escape from Death . — An " instance * of _, the great care wb . iih . is necessary in the use of firearms , occurred here last Wednesday evening , which must have been attended with fatal consequences , but for the merciful interposition of Providence . It appears that Mc . Hook , tho gunmaker , was preparing to clean a pistol ( which had most imprudently boon loaded six months ) without previously -lisoliargimj _.-it ,. when from some unaccountable cause the _uowder in tho ninnle knifed t butowinjf to the damp

      did . not immediately explode , otherwise , from tne position in which _Jie held the weapon , he must inevitably have been killed _^ on the spot . With great presence of _mindJie turned the muzzle from him , and only had just done so _when-the explosion took place , shattering tho pistol , a portion of whieh struck hun on tho left cheek , and inflicted a severe and dangerous wound . The Messrs . Roberts were immediately called in , and wc arc happv to leam ; that the unfortunate sufferer is going on favourably and is now considered out of danger . —Maidstone Journal .

      _riiiE i . v SMirnTiEra . —On Wwlnesdav morning an alarming fire broke out in the extensive oil and colour manufactory belonging to Messrs . Hubbuck and Sons , situate at No , 115 _> East Smithfield . It originated in the ground floor , in which was deposited a large _quantity of oils ,-turpentine , and other equally combustible articles , in a very _briofperiod the London establishment engines arrived ° _^ spot , and by the exertions of the firemen _+ _? at the were prevented from extending . Th c _uqTrtAB disaster has been traced to-the- spont _* _„ J * t £ ofsom m _^ _iffnition

      Debtruotivk Fire at . Stratford ,. Essex . —Shortly before nine o ' clock on Thursday , night , a fire broke out i n the extensive manufactory in the occupation M « Robert Hopcraft , lamp-black and colour maker , near Harrow-bridge ,. Stratford , Essex . The firc . originated in the spirit rooms , where the ingredients axe mixed in tiie several , processes of colourmaking . . It rapidly extended to the lamp-black rooms , and with unabated fury-it progressed until the whole range , seventy feet long by twenty-five broad , but only one story high , was burned down .

      Infanticide and Sutcide _.-Makciiester , _InuusDir . —On Monday last a horrid' case of infanticide and subsequent suicide was discovered to have been perpetrated in _Hampsorv-strcet , Miles Platin , about two miles from this . town . The- deceased was about iO years of age , the wife of a respectable working man , named John Fanhurst , to whomshehad been married about two years . About a month ago strong symptoms of insanity became apparent , and her husband had intimated his intention of placing her under restraint . When- the intention of her husband was made known to her she becanie very much alarmed , and often spoke of it . She promised never to hurt her child , provided shewas allowed to remain with it . This the husband promised to do , and from that

      time she continued to improve . About three- weeks ago she was seen _walking round the eye of an old coal-pit , with her child , in her arms , and it was then thought she contemplated the destruction of herself and infant . ; but fearing she was watehed , she returned home . On Monday last , about four o ' clock , a noighbour called to see her , but found thc door * locked , and the key inside . On looking through the window she saw the deceased standing on the floor , with the child-, over-her left arm aud a rope in her right _handi She opened the doorj . snd let the person in , who . asked it she was " poorly ? " She said not , and denied that the door haa * been locked .

      Mrs . Shelmudine remained with her about a quarter of an hour , and then left the house ,, aot suspecting anything the matter . In about half' an hour afterwards an alarm . was given that she . liad committed suicide by hanging hesself , and wag ; suspended by a rope from a naUi whiiih had been driven into the wall for the purpose .. On the body being cut down and carried upstairs by her sister and a man who had come to her assistance , the child , a girl about 14 months old , was also found suspended from the bedrail , and quite dead . On Wednesday an inquest wajs held on view of the-bodies , _whea the above facts were given in evidence-. "Verdict—Temporary Insanity .

      The _Cojfvxci JekkinoI . _-vlais criminal , whose trial and convicSion at thc BerJishire Assizes , held at Reading on tha 3 rd inst ., for-poisoning his daughr . « c at Thatcham , near Newbury , we recorded at * the time it took place , still continues to manifest the same indifference to his fate- thathe exhibited _im- _* . mediately after the _sentence of death was pronoanced on him . Notwithstanding tho clearness of the evidence of the murderer ' s guilt , he steadfastly majntains . his innocence of the crime for which he will this day ( Saturday ) suffer the extreme penalty ,. of the law , and when earnestly entreated to _maka . his peace with God , he either pretends , to be , or is ,, very angry at the supposition , implied by such advice , that he has perpetrated the crime for which he . is . to forfeit his life on the scaffold , and of which no jreasonable doubt can be entertained .

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      Lo . vbon . —Uirr Hail , _Ti _/ _RNAOAiN-LANai , —A meeting of the shareholders of thc above hall . _will he , held in the coffee-room at half-past ten precisely , on Sunday morning next , March the 23 rd . The discussion--subject , "Roebuck v . the Irish Member ) - ! of Parliament "—will be resumed at half-past ten . ' the same day in the hall . In the afternoon , at threo o ' clock , the Metropolitan District Council _viill riieet for the des « patch-of business in the evening , ' at seven , the discussion—subject , " Is the ensuing Trades' Conference calculated to benefit _ths Working Classes ?" -r will lie resumed . Several delegates are expected to attend . City Locality . —The members of the city locality will not meettHl Tuesday week , April 1 st .

      _Krae or Prussia , _Toolet-street . —At the meeting of the St . John ' s and St . Olave ' s locality on Tuesday evening , last , tho present members of the Executive were nominated for re-election . The members aro particularly requested to attend on Tuesday evening next , as the nomination of delegates to . the ensuing Chartist Convention , to represent Southwark and Lambeth , will take placo . Camkerwell axd Walworth . —A meeting will he held at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , on Monday evening next , at eight precisely . _Westmisster . —A meeting will be held at the Sun , and Thirteen Cantons , Clock-house , _CasfJe-strft ** _" _* ' _^ Leicester-square , on Sunday evening , _*¦* _- , _^ _eh- _* - _pr _^ cisely . _HAiotERSMiin _^ - _A meeting will be held at the Dun _Cov _^ j _Bi-ook-green-lane , on Tuesday evening , at eight precisely .

      Makyi-ebosk Locajjitt . — An adjourned members . meeting will be held on Sunday vrv _& _an & t _iialfoasT seven o clock , atthe r _*^ . _^^ g r j _]^ street , _iNew | loatit _^ shareholders meeting will b « _: neid at the same place . Easier Holidays . — A grand harmonic meeting will be held in the Assemblv-room of the Sun and Thirteen Cantons ( Clock-house ) , Castle-street , Leicester-square , on Tuesday evening next , at eight o ' clock , Rochdale —On Easter Tuesday there will be a Chartist ball in the Assembly-room , Toad-lane , for the benefit of the Executive . To commence at six o clock . On Sunday , the 30 th inst ., William Bell , of Heywood , is expected to deliver two lectures in the Chartist Association-room , Mill-street , at two and six 0 clock .

      Bradford . —The Chartists of the central locality will meet in their room , on Sunday morning , at tea o clock , on business of importance . The members of the general council will meet in the council-room , on Sunday momwg , at ten o ' clock . KEionLBT .-. On Sunday , March 23 rd , Mr . David _Hoss . of Leeds , will debver two lectures in the Workihg Man ' s Hall , Keighley , to commence at Wo o clock in the afternoon , and at half-past five in the evening . He will also assist oh the Monday evening in the usual entertaiiunenta of the Easter holidays for the benefit of the Chartist Institution . ' South _Lancashire Delegate Meeting . — The next South Lancashire delegate meeting will be held on Sunday , March 30 th , at ton o ' clock in the morn ing , in the Chartist Association-room , Mill-street , Rochdale .

      Nottingham .- —A Nottinghamshire delegate meeting will be held on Sunday next , at thc New Inn , Carrington , at half-past five o ' clock in the evening , on business of importance . Calverton , Lumley , and Radford are requested to send delegates . Birmingham . —Mr . Thomas Sheerwood Kettle will lecture in the Democratic Chapel , on Sunday next , at half . past six in the evening . Subject : "The Present rosition of Chartism . " Liverpool . —a lecture will be delivered by Mr , Thomas Jones , on " Home Colonization , " in the remperanco Hall , 62 , Rose-place , near St . Ann ' s _* _" r _- , _° n Tueaday next , at half-past seven o ' clock . Mr . M _Grath ' _s Route tor the Ensukq Week . -Monday , Paisley , - Tuesday and Wednesday , Greenock ; Thursday and Friday , Vale of Leven ; Saturday , Campsie .

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      rC _^ _r , _"' ¦ ' _'ovnoiv IflBlIXU _i'lUfl . — A . % 1 DR . RYAN'S firs * Series of _UBCT-aRES on the CHEMISTRY of DOMESTIC LIFE , daily , and on th . _ftvemngs of Atom - ays * , "Wednesdays , and Fridays . POPULAIi LECTURES on NATURAL PHILOSOPHY , with BRILLIANT EXPERIMENTS , by PROFESSOR _BACHHOFFSEB . A new SERIES of OBJECTS exhibiting boautiful effects in _CHILDE'S CHROMATROPB , in the PHTSIOSCOPB , and the PROTEOSCOPE . Tho SHRINB of tho NATIVITY Is ono of the latest additions to the DIS _« SOLVING VIEWS . A CUBIOPS MECHANICAL HAND exhibiting _daU y on Uio person of an individual who has lost his natural hand . "Working Models of new inventions explained . SUBMARINE EXPERIMENTS by tha DIVER . The DIVING BELL , MICROSCOPE , Sic , -fcc _* _Aflmiesion ' One Shilling , Schools half price . N . B . A WORKING MODEL of the ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY , fifty feet _lona is expected to be ready hy tfa « 24 th inst . * '

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 22, 1845, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_22031845/page/1/