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      THE _NORTHERN STAR June 24 , 1848 . _^

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      Thursda Y, Jess 15. _ The Conference Met...

      _THURSDA Y , Jess 15 . __ The Conference met this morning , at nine o clock , _^ P _^ _SSA _rSiKf ' tto report efthe Select Mr _rARSEH oroue r gjx jQ nun _ _ _fefoV M _atheSr , the _twl . _t-bleacher . of Manchester and the _bloek-printeis of the Vale of Leyen . Tn the' 6 _casss the Select Committee reported _ia fevonr of the view taken by the Central _Oraaiit . ee . and confirmed its decisions . The blast _furnace _worktT 3 of Netherton were referred to _tr-e new Central Committee , as deserving of reconsideration ; and that ol the 'frame-work knitters of _Sutton-in-Ashfield _, was remitted to the board of directors of tbe Association for the Employment of Labour .

      On the question that tbe report be _adopted , a conversation arose on tho case of the block-printers of the Vale of Let-en . Mr Russell , tha delegate for that body , said that he and his _constituents were perfectly ready to act in accordance with the law , and to bow to the decision oi the committee of Conference on their case . At the same time , he was of opinion that twentyeight of his clients were , under the law itself , clearly _entitled to aliment for two weeks . The whole sum claimed by ths block printers was £ . 133 : the amount he hot claimed a . clearly due , was £ 20 123 , Besides this , there were six of the msE . b . r 3 who had far-en out of employment a very long time , and it was considered they had a claim also .

      Tfeis claim was , however , resisted by several delegates , who save a different reading ofthe law under whicn Mr Russell claimed , and contended that the safety of the Association mainly depended upon the laws being in all cases strictly acted upon . The report was unanimously adopted . The Conference then proceeded to the election of ths Central Committee for the ensuing year . The _SECBETiur read letters from Bermondsey , L . _ek . Heckmondwike , Merthyr Tydvil , and Wolverhampton , apologising for inability to send a delegate , and expressive of a unanimous desire for the re election ofthe whole of the present Central Committee . From Manchester , Mr J . W . Parker was nominated . No other candidates having been proposed , Mr Green left the chair and retired _with the rest of the members of the Committee and Mr Parker .

      Mr Lknegak was called to the chair during the election . Messrs F . Green , Humphries , Williamson , P _.. _1 , Robson , Wiacer , and Parker , were declared to be duly elected a 3 the Central Committee for the next twelve months . Mr F . Gsees , on behalf of hia colleagues of the Central Committee , returned hi 3 sincere thanks for the honour they had done them by re-electing them to office . He should have great _pleasure in resuming ofiice with them , and sincerely congratulated the Conference on the wisdom of its choice . ( Hear . ) Messrs Shackleton , Lenegan , Lindsay , and _Isherwood , were elected to fill any vacancies that may occur in the Committee daring the year . Mr T . Barratt was re-elected Secretary , after a _lengthened _dis-us-ion .

      T . S . _Daacombe _, Esq ., M . P ., was then re-elected President ofthe Association by _acclamation , amidst prolonged and enthusiastic cheers , and the Conference _adjourned at one o ' clock . At the afternoon meeting , Mr Pins said he was of opinion that the Conference ought to lake into consideration the means of making some _provisioa to aid Mr Shacklet _. n in obtaining an honest livelihood . His position a . a member of the late Central Com mitt . e would necessarily involve great difficulty in Ms again _proearing employment in the district ef Yorkshire , from whence he was brought to serve the Association . The object of his raising the question was to show that the Asso 3 _isticn was based upon justice , and that it weuld support in a substantive manner those who might be exposed to persecution , or called upon to . make sacrifices in consequence of having taken an active part in the business of the Association .

      Mr _LixosiTsai-he felt as much as any member of the _Conferenoe for the persona placed in Mr Saa . kleton ' s _position , and would go a 3 far in hi 3 efforts to aid -h e __ . Bat , at the same time , l . e muBt caution ths Conference against favouring the notion that because an individual took an active part in their affair ., Ihey . were therefore bound to support him in all circumstances afterwards . Mr Bras suggested that a separate fund shonld be created for the support of snch ca * es . Mr Psel agreed with that suggestion , but at the same time he was of opinion that if the proposed weekly report of the Association secured the large circulation that might fairly ba expected , the profits arising from its sale might to a greatextent be _appropriated to this object . In the present case , however , it was necessary for the Conference to come to a _speciSc _vots on the subject , a ? the Central Committee had no power to award any pecuniary assistance unless in accordance with the laws .

      Afar _s , debate , in which several plan 3 were proposed , it was ultimately resolved to recommend the case cf Mr Saafikkfrn . to ths Central Committee , as one which they were called upon ta consider , with the Tiew of finding employment for him in someway or other . Th 9 Conference then proceeded with _theprooosed alterations in the laws . It wa 5 resolved : — ' That each member shall take from the Association a copy of its rules , value 2 d . ; a contribution card , value Id . ; sn ornamental card , value 2 d . ; to be issued yearly ; and the funds arising from such source , after _defraying the expenses of printing , _ . c , shall constitute a fund for relieving persons who may be deprived of employment , in consequence of giving _evidenceagaicst their employers , either for prasscntirjg cases under the Truck , Arbitration , or Ten Ilourg Act ; or may he discharged for advocating the principles of the Association . '

      Also , ' That the quarterly acoount 3 shall be attested by aa auditor , an acknowledged accountant , appointed hy tha Annual Conference , and countersigned by the general secretary , aEd issued to each trade within twenty-one days from the date of the quarterly date of the returns from the trades ; and farther , that the accountant report to the Annual Conference of tha manner in whieh the accounts are kept . ' The next question was the foil , wing proposition : — ' The levy of 2 d . in the _nound having been found utterly inadequate to _mes ; the claims and cover the expenses of the Association , each member shall in

      future contribute a weekly levy of 3 d . in the pound on his or her average wages ; two-thirds of which sum shall ba especially appropriated to the payment of those members whom the Central Committee , by its saaction , may have pronounced eligible to the pecuniary benefits of the _ Association . And to prevent in future tha inconvenience and disappointment occasioned by the irregular remittance ofthe levies , in many cases unavoidable , a fund ef £ 1 . 000 b _ kept as a reserve , to obviate the consequence arising from Ench irregularities ; and thatthe Central Committee _ ru _ ll not sanction any fresh application until the aforementioned reserve fund of £ 1 , 000 shall have been subscribed . '

      Mr Pars and Mr Burn objected to any increase in the payments . It was considered by the trades in their district , that they were already sufficiently hieh . Mr Peei _, Baid the funds of the Associatien durim * the past year had failed to meet all the cases in which appeals had been made to the Central Committee . Much of this was no doubt attributable to the welched state of trade . But some weight must ako bs given to the opinions of those who were of opinion that the present rate of contribution wa 3 not capable of conferring the benefits on the trades which the Association proposed to do . The higher paid trades , especially , had many of them held back from the Association under this _impress ' on . They did not

      believe the Association could realise its promises . He would add , that , in fact , the proposed addition , was merely re-imposing a contribution which had been taken off by the last Conference , but ia a more _convenientforni for tbe members to pay . The only fray . by which they _C-uldhope to secure th . general adhesion of ths trades , was to produce a feeling of confidence among them , and as to the proposed amount ofthe contribution , he contended that there never was a trades union in this country , even of a separate trade , which had carried on its business with so small a levy on its members as this Association . The ootton-spinnerB , acd many other trades had a much higher rate of contributionand he was

      , satisfied that it was in the power of their members by a prudent economy to pay such a sum . Mr Parker could not concur in the resolution proposed hy the Central Committee , to which there were great objections in the Manchester district . Instead of increasing the contributions of the members , he thought it would _. be advisable to continue the present subscription ., and exact an entrance fee of threepence or sixpence from each member , on admission . That _ygfce ' m was found to answer very weil in other trades , and many of them had asked him the question what the entrance money was , and seemed astonished when they learned there was none . He begged to move an amendment to that effect .

      -ir _jLcmsiT ' swonded the amendment , as ho felt certain that his constituents would feel very mnch dissatisfied with any increase of the contributions . Mr _Whliahsos said it was absolutely necessary , if the trades were to feel general confidence in the Association , or if the Conference wished to infuse fresh blood into ifc , they mnst tekesome decided etsps to improve its financial condition . The proposition of the Committee had received the _msst careful _conalderitt-On , and they ware of opinisn that it waa the nest [ convenient and just method of raising the requisite supplier . Allusion had been made to the low paid trades . But he would state fearlessly , that the opposition to liberal contributions came not so S-tieh from them aa the high-paid trades ; and , in _« aci -t-ion , he would remind the Conference , that the Central _CojaButiee coald only disburse the lands applied to" then by the trades , and that if these

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      funds were not { supplied , _« hey must expect to have the same kind of appeals from parties who had appealed for assistance without getting it , simply because the Committee had not the means . Mr Russell eaid tbat when he looked at the scale of allowances which the Association proposed to give in return for the contributions paid by the members , he was forcibly struck with their disproportion , and must _exoress his opinion that no conference or central committee ceuld carry out that scale . He believed that the moral feeling of the lrad-3 r _. aufred H be improved . There was too much selfishness among tbem . They wished too large returns fer the _pavments they made . He believed that it was impossible to carry out the objects of the Association unless they began by supplying it with adequate

      means . Mr Bdrx considered the great error of the past policy of tho _Association had been its comraencinjj to give pecuniarv aid or su pport before the c £ 20 , 000 fund originally agreed to had been colleoted . It was not so much a series of small victories for the trades , which tbis Association should achieve , aB one great and eff-dual triumph , which would not only Bhow the _financial strength , but the moral influence which itoon . d bring to bear upon any particular _question . He spoke _h-r his own body , a low paid trade , when ha said that it was utterly impossible for them to pay more than they did at present , but they would be ready to pay for five or seven years , if necessary , in

      order tbat a fund might be raised to make a great raovemar , t for the improvement of labour , and especially by means of employment for the snrpluB labour of the trades . ( Hear , hear . ) That was the great source from which alone they Gould secure a r ? al and permanent victory for labour . Looking at the present positien of the Association , however , he thought the proposal to _raige the levies was most inopportune _. The large amount now owing to the Association was a proof either that the trades were unable or UKwilling to pay the existing rates . The first was , in his mind , tho true explanation , and therefore he must oppose the proposition . The amendment of Mr Parker would , he believed , be very uBeful , and to tbat he _ehould give his support .

      Mr Holmes said there had been negleotsomewhere in sot making the Association sufficiently known to the higher price trades . If this were done , he was satisfied there would speedily be found a large accession of numbers and money . The recent and still existing depression of trade , however , induced him to believe that the Committee had otto-en a bad time to make the advance . It would be ill received by men who were now struggling with great domestic privation , and he should certainly vote for Mr Parker's amendment . Mr Sekior suggested that a vigorous agitation would supply greater funds , and he was anxious to impress on the Conference the necessity for sending out lecturers .

      Mr _LsKKGix supported the proposition of the Central Committee . From his own experience among the miners of Lancashire and other trades , he was convinced it was a conviction the Association could not i ay the scale of allowances with the present rate of payments , which prevented them from joining it . A 3 a meaus ef producing confidence in those bodies , he should vote for the increase of the payments . Mr R _3 B 30 N suggested that objeot might be attained by reducing the allowances instead of raising the payments . If for instance they reduced the

      scale ten or twenty per cent ,, and maintained the _pre'est payments , the Central Committee would tVen b" more able to meet the demands upon them . 31 r Garb-jit was of opinion that until the princip ' e of giving support by ni _. ans oi employment in . stead of supporting strikes , which wa 3 the original intention ofthe Association , was fully carried out , it was impossible it could fulfil the expectations of its founders , and would in fact be very little better than the old trades unions . To that point every energy should b 9 directed .

      Mr Taylor knew that if the proposed increase was _agreed to , two-thirds ef the members in the town of Sheffield would withdraw . Ue should , therefore , support the amendment of Mr Parker . Messrs Jackson , Isherwood . Nuttall , and Shepherd , having spoken , the resolution of the Committte was negatived , and an amendment that an entrance fee of 3 d from all earning 10 s and under , and 61 from all earning above 10 s be in future paid on admission , was carried . The Conference was proceeding with the consideration of the rules when our dispatch was sent off . FRIDAY , June 16 .

      The Conference sat till half-past six o'clock last night , and after sending off our dispatch , discussed th ? foliowiog _sectien of the proposition of the Central Committee , as to the funds for supporting turnouts _, which was not included in the adverse vote of the Conference on the previous part of the proposal of the Central Committee . That to prevent in future the inconvenience and disappointment occasioned by the irregular remittance ef the levies , in many cases unavoidable , a fund of £ 1 , 000 be kept as a _reserve , to obviate the consequence arising from Buch irregularities ; and that the Central Committee shall not sanction any fresh application until the _aforemen _' _K-ned reserve fund of £ 1 , 000 shall have been subscribed . The resolution was unanimously carried .

      The Conference proceeded io the consideration of several amendments in the laws proposed by District Comraittees . Those of the Paisley distriot were rejected , and the Bitting then closed . On re assembling this morning , at nine o ' clock , two letters were read from the Hon . President , Mr T . S . Dancombe , acknowledging the receipt of reports ofthe pmceedirgs , and expressive of deep interest in tbe affairs of the Association . Mr _Pzej- said it was of the utmost importance that the Central Committee should haye some specific data on which to calculate the arrears of the trades to the funds . Under the present system , and with the great variation of numbers , considerable inconvenience was experienced . He therefore moved , ' That each trade be held responsible for all arrears incurred by its members ; the last number sent up to be deemed the number of such trade assessed to the Association . '

      This motion after sorae discussion , was agreed to , and the Conference adjourned to one o ' olock . At the afternoon sitting the first business taken up , was the following proposition from the Central Committee : — Mr Robson said , it wonld ba remembered that at last Conference he moved a _resolution expressive of the desirability of a closer amalgamation of the two A-EO _. _iations . Acting upon the advice of their Hon . President—he had , however , withdrawn that _propasiuon . The inconvenience of the division had continued to be experienced , and Mr _Dunoombs himself had now consented to the junction of the two . They were all convinced that the old system of . takes was futile—and though they did not expect to

      be able immediately te put an end to all strikes , they were anxious to do so 33 fast and as far as possible . ( Hear , hear . ) It was , however , a matter of general experience that former attempts at jointstock operations had been unsuccessful among the trades , at least to a very great extent , and for himself he _confessed that be did not see at present how they could make that principle in their own association commercially Bu . ce . 9 fal . lie did not mean te affirm that it might not become so in future , but at present the real question for them was whether they weuld pay £ 100 or £ 1 , 000 to persons to walk about in idleness , or use that sum for employing them in such a way ua to return at least a moiety of the sum thus expended . ( Hear , hear . ) And

      ultimately the profits accruing from the different industrial operations in different branches of industry , would cover all the expenses of this great association . There were merabeis on _theBiard of Directors who were not members ofthe Association , and had no interest in the Employment Association , except the small sum they might have subscribed as shareholders' . To _. bviate these inconveniences it was now proposed to wind up the -fairs ofthe other Association , to purchase the shares ef individuals and local trades , and to vest the whole management in the Central Committee , in order that prompt and successful action and open and satisfactory accounts might ba secured in future . ( Hear , hear . ) At a

      more advanced stage lof tbeir plans it would be prudent to take steps for procuring such an Aot . All that hitherto occurred proved that the prinoiple cf self-employment was the only one that could effect the objects they had in view , in consequence of the novelty of tbe principle and the machinery , and partly through the inexperience of working men in purely commercial matters . They were , however , now surmounting these difficulties . They had established good relations with severalcommercial houses in London , aud there was no doubt but that , in future , if the proposition was carried , that a great and growing Bonrce of revenue and of moral influence would be opened up to the Association .

      Mr _Parkee seconded the resolution with great pleasure . It never was intended that the Employment Association should beceme a mere investment for individual capital and individual profits . ( Hear , hear . ) Of course , he understood the Committee proposed to settle with the individual shareholders on just and honourable terms . ( Hear , hear . ) The plan , as he understood it , was to apply the funds upon the speculative principlo , and he was certain that if this was done judiciously , and the prom _>_ al of the Committee acceded to , they wonld very " shortly see the best results . There was one point he would D l ce ' _i , i oh waB ' _that the Association waa already shareholder

      a to tbe extent ef £ 2 , 700 . It had thus already the largest interest in the success , and , if the whole management was vested in the Committee , and the other -hares bought up , though they might not be able to make them all lords at ones , yet , if the trades only gave the Committee time enough , and at the same time that aid and support whioh such plans fairly demanded , he was certain that in the course of a few years tbey wou ld reap an ample and substantial return , because the plan afforded the only effectual means of dealing with that surplus labour . which was the primary cause of all _reducl-ona ofwagea . ( Hear . ) Mr LiHBSiT said , bis constituents in tlw Nortf _. of i Scotland were in favoar of the _priocfple . of _self-em ,,

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      _ployment . Tbey had not hitherto supported the Association , because they did not know enough of it to feel confidence in it . He might mention , in connexion with the _subjeet , that at a soiree given to celebrate the joining of the trades of Aberdeen with the National Association , it had been resolved to form an . fs ciation to rent land , not with the view of _giv ing employment , in case of strike , but to give work to members of trades when they could not , from the nature of their trade , find employment . The phn had hitherto worked very successfully , and , with Mr Parker , he felt that the prinoiple offered the on ' y chance of emancipating labour from the thraldom of the present system .

      Mr Burn supported the resolution , which was highly approved of by his constituents . They were anxious to hava some more detailed explanations of the pesition and operations of tho Employment As sooiation , and had instructed him to move for a select Committee to inquire into it . Mr Johnston asked Mr Parker if he could give the particulars ot the interesting experiment at Oldham ? The spinners of Lancashire were a numerous _bsdy , and had spent an enormous sum in the attempt to resist reductions , and he wished that the principle of employment eould be oarried out .

      Mr . PABKER replied that he was not in possession of any of the details . The matter had come under his notice in a recent number of the _Makcukster Examiner . While he waB on his legs , however , he might state that the prinoiple had been aoted upon by tho authorities at Warrington , during the recent depression of trade . The women and girls wera set to work in making up goods in workshops , and the men wore employed on _pieces of land , hired for the purpose . This had , he believed , materially reduced the weight of the poor rates ; and it afforded , at least , an illustration of what was meant . Mr Lenegan supported the resolution . Several other delegates having addressed the Conference , the motion was then put and carried unanimously amidst great applause . Mr Bubn then moved that a Seleot Committee of the Conference be appointed to investigate tbe affairs of the other Assooiation , and report thereon .

      Mr Gouldek said tbe resolution they bad come te rendered such a Committee unnecessary , they would get the management into their own hands . He beggid to move an amendment— - ' That the Conference do recommend tbat tbe affairs of the Association forthe Employment of Labour be wound up and dissolved . ' After some discussion the amendment was carried . Mr Peel then ro . e and said , the resolutions they had just passed were of the greatest importance . He had now the duty of laying before them an elaborate plan , which had been prepared as a means of carrying out the principle of self-employment . He could not do better , he believed , than by reading the document in which that plan was set fortb . Mr

      Peel then read the plan alluded to , irom which we take the following extracts : — ' The Association for the Employment of Labour in Agriculture and _Manufactures , was established for the' the purchase or rental of lands , whereon to locate and employ the surplus labour of the A _ _ 3 o _ ia _. io _ i , in such ni & nner as shall be most conducive to their own welfare acd that of the Association ; and , secondly , for the erection or rental of buildings for domestic and industrial purposes , in sueh _loonlitics as may be best suited for theBe purposes , and the promotion of the general interests of the Association . ' By a vote of the Conference of 1846 , it was determined that a fund ef £ 20 , 000 , for these objects , should be created by a levy of 2 d , iu the pound on the wages of

      members ; but hitherto that resolution has never been enforced , aHd the Reserve Fund has , therefore , nobeen commenced . The time has now come , however , when t _. e objects of the Association must not be per mitted to remain a dead letter , or a theme of abstract speculation . We must be up and doing in earnest , We , therefore , propose that , if sanctioned by the next Conference , an Employment Fund of £ 50 , 000 should be immediately formed ; the subscriptions to be invested in a bank during the time of collection , ia the names of three trustees , and not to be withdrawn unless by the authority of the _Annual Conference , or a Special Conference summoned for that purpose . Such fund to be held sacred for reproduc tive objects , and to be applied te no other purpose on any pretence whatever . The trustees we suggest

      are—Thomas Wakley , r- > q ., the excellent colleague of our honourable President in the representation of Finsbury ; Sharman Crawford . Esq ., the honest and highly respected member for Rochdale ; and John Fielden , Esq ., whose exertions , both in and outof parliament , for the reduction of the hours of labour , and whose well-known and _wnll-tried sympathy with the working classes have ensured for him the confidence aud respect of every werking man . By this means the first great object in the collection of such a fund will be attained , namely—the security of the funds , and the certainty of the application to thc purposes for which they are collected . We propose , also , that the fund should be completed in two years from the commencement of its collection , and that thereupon practical measures to carry out the plana we have indicated should immediately be begun ,

      Internally , we would liberate tbese establishments from all dependence upon the money market or the capitalists . The whole produce of the establishment —whether agricultural , horticultural , manufacturing or handicraft—would be deposited in publio stores . All the commodities not produced either by the establishment itself , or by the other establishments of the Association , would be purchased direct in the wholesale market ; the _labiur of eaoh individual in the estatliahment should be fairly estimated ; and , after deducting for the rent of his dwelling , garden , tic , and a fair _proportion for expenses of

      management , the remainder should be paid in a paper currency , receivable at the stores of the Association , and exchangeable into any kind of _gaods he might require for the wants of himself and family . Any surplus of such money in the possession of members bo employed , or located , might , upon their leaving the establishment , be changed , at the option of the directors , into the common currsnoy of the realm . ' An interesting diecuesion ensued , which terminated in the unanimous adoption of the plan , amidst prolonged cheers , and other demonstrations of enthusiasm . SATURDAY , Jcne 17 .

      The Conference sat till half-past six o ' olock last sight . After sending off our report , Mr Lenegan moved 'That this Conference , having adopted the motion of the £ 50 , 000 to be employed in land and manufactures , do become members forthwith , and pledge ourselves to do all in our power to promulgate the principles involved in that plan , ' The resolution having been seconded was unanimously adopted . It was then resolved , — ' That the Central Committee be instructed to take such measures as they may see necessary to prevent the wages of any workmen being deducted , under any pretence , form , or

      custom , and to make the offence of payment oi wages in goods , tools , machinery , & c , or uader other pretences , a penal one . ' A conversation took place as to the financial state of several trades , and their arrears to the funds of the Association , in consequence of the depressed state of trade during the last year . It was proposed by some members to strike off their arrears entirely ; but the proposition was resisted by other delegates , on the ground that , if they did so , they would have hundreds of similar applications next year . It was ultimately _resolred to refer the consideration ef several of the most pressing cases to the Central Committee .

      Mr Nuttall brought under the notice of the Conference the case of 125 members of tho Association at Bacup , who h ? , d been compelled by a strike of their trade to leave their employment . They were the minority of the trade , and notwithstanding their own efforts , and that of a deputation sent bythe Central Committee , to prevent a strike , and to procure an amicable settlement of the dispute , such was the excitement and determination oi the majority of the trade , who were not connected with the Association , tbat ihey had been obliged te come out with them , for fear of worse consequences . Not having the sanction of the Central Committee for tbis step , they were ineligible to support , and were in consequence suffering great privations . A collection , levied from the public , afforded them about Is . per head & week only .

      Mr Lenkoan moved ( after some discussion as to the best mode of meeting the case ) that this Conference is of opinion that the delegates , on their return to their several districts , should use their best endeavours to collect moneys in aid of tho Bacup trades ; and , farther , that the Central Committee should do all in iti power for these poor men , with whose oase the Conference deeply sympathises . This resolution , which was seconded by Mr Pare , was carried . After transacting other business the Cenference adjourned .

      In the evening the whole of the delegatea took tea together , in the room in which their sittings are held , it being the last evening they w . Te likely to spend together . Mr Rusaell _, of the Vale of teven , was called to the chair ; and the utmost _hariuony and kind feeling characterised the whole of the proceed ings , whicn appeared to be highly gratifying to every one present . The Conference met , according to adjournment , at nine o'clock this morning , Mr F . Green in the ehair . On the reading of the minutes ,

      Mr Lenegan said it would be observed that they had yesterday rejected a proposition from Iloly town that at least two c _ . tnb . ra of the Central Committee for the _paat year shall be re-elected . Since then he had been giving the question more serious consideration , and he was strongly of opinion that they ought to secure as much permanence ia the Executive Committee as was consistent with a due control over the affairs of the Association by the members at large , through their representatives . When they look at the extensive and complicated affairs o ' _- the Association , it became evidently their duty to provide by law against the possibility of ita management being by any unforeseen state of popular feelibs thrown entirely into tba hands of new aad inex-

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      perienced per-oBB . He , therefore , begged to move that the word' rejected , ' appended to that resolution in the minutes , be erased , and the word ' adopted ' substituted instead , Mr Pabkkb supported the resolution . Mr _Ishbbwood and Mr Gouldbn opposed the motion . Mr Robson said , that the principle involved in the motion was not opposed to annual Parliament ? , or the great prinoiples of democracy . If it was , it should not have his support . That Conference was , in faot , the annual parliament of the Association , and was a deliberate and legislative body . But the CeBtral Committee were in a very different position . Their duties were to administer the laws , and carry

      out tbe instructions of the parliament . Now though Parliaments ought to be elected at certain periods , they did not find that either in this country or in America the executive ministry was ao elected . They retained office eo long ag thoy possessed the support of the roajoritv of the legislative body . In railway oompanies , which were more analogous , they found that a certain proportion of the direotors retired annually , _subjeot to re-eleetion . This plan united continuity ol management and popular control . There were many philanthropic persons , who , he was persuaded would come forward to aid them

      in carrying out suoh plans as thoy had now resolved upon . It was the intention of the Central Committee to appeal to such men as Lord Ashley , Lord Manners , and others of a similar character , who had made the social condition of the working classes their peculiar study , and to invoke their assistance and influenoe in working out these views . ( Hear . ) But unless these parties saw that the management of large funds was entrusted to bodies so constituted as to give a proper guarantee for experience and consistency of operations , they would not be likely to assist the plans ofthe Assooiation . Mr Russell supported the motion , and

      Mr Lindsay said , he was expressly instructed by his constituents to do so . The motion was carried , with only two dissentients . The Secretary then read the following letter from the president : — Over Norton , June 10 , 1818 . My dear Sir , —I have tbo pleasure to acknowledge the receipt ofyour letter of yesterday ' * date , informing me of tho flattering manner in wh _' ch the Conference had done mo tbo honour to require tbe oontiouance of my humble aervlce _. ae president of thtir Association for the ensuing year .

      I receive also with satisfaction tbe Hat of officers elected to servo on tho Central Committee ; and as I find it composed of gentlemen who , in my opinion , bave heretofore most efficiently aad honourably discharged their duties in the camo capacity , I shall feel obliged by your communicating to tbe members of Conferenoe that I have no hesitation in again co-operating with thooe tbey have elected ; and , approving as I do of the votes that Conference has passed , I place myself , as far as my health will permit , and my humble abilities can avail , now , as hitherto , at the command ofthe Association , I have the honour to remain , My dear Sir , yours faithfully , _ThohasS . _Dobcomb-. To Mr Barratt , Secretary , & o „ & c . P . S . —EscuBe haeto to save the early poit .

      Mr Russell again brought up the oase of the Vale of Leven block printers . After briefly re-stating the tact ' , he concluded by moving that they ba granted £ 20 to aid in defraying the debts incurred during the turn-out . The motion was _loa .. Mr Ru-bell then moved that the claim for two weeks' aliment , according to scale , be referred to a seleot Committee , consisting of Mr T . S . Duncombe , Mr Parker , and Mr Peel . Thi 3 motion was also negatived .

      On the motion of Mr Bubn , it was resolved , ' That each member of this Association pay one penny per quarter towards creating a fund to proteot those members who have been made _viotims for advancing the interests of this Association , the said fund to be held sacred , and the Central Committee to have the power of applying it to the support of such cases of persecuted members , according to their discretion . ' Mr Lindsay then brought under the notioe of the Conference the case of the shoemakers ef Inverness . A union had been formed in that town ; a deputation waited upon the masters with reference to an advance of prices , to which they agreed , but afterwards they said the advance was made under intimidation . The men were seized , tried , and sentenced to various periods of imprisonment .

      A vote of sympathy waa agreed to , and Mr Lindsay was instructed to visit Inverness , on his return to Scotland , to explain the _cour-e whioh the Central Committee had taken in this case at the time it occurred , and also to explain to them , and the trade of tbat town , the proceedings of the Conference and tho plans of the Association . Mr Rob 3 on then rose to bring forward the question ofa labour league , as proposed by the Central Committee in the business paper , and , in doing so , read that portion of the address of Mr Duncombe is which he objected to several of the propositions , on the general giound that all government interference was calculated to cripple the independence and selfreliance of the people . The Central Committee , in deference to the opinions thus clearly expressed by their president , had come to the resolution to withdraw the whale of the propositions for the labour league .

      Mr Gouldbn must express his regret at this bourse . He admitted that the Central Committee had quite enough to do in oarrying out tho other business of the Association , bat he must state that this portion of the business was very popular in Manchester . He regrotted the necessity for withdrawing it , but trusted that eome steps would be taken by the Central Committee to carry it out in spirit , at least . Mr Parkbb said ho had a declaratory resolution which , he believed , would meet Mr Goulden _' s view . It was as follows : — ' That this Conference recommend to the Central Committee to instruct their lecturers , _agentu , & .., to prepare the minds of the working classes with whom they msy come in contact , for the _paramount necessity of rendering all the assistance in their power to enable the Central Committee to carry into effect tho following propositions : —

      To cause the employers in trades , wherever practicable , to provido properly lighted and ventilated workshops for thoso employed by them , in order to do away with the middleman and sweating _systan _. _, and prevent tbe numerous evils _arlelDg from work bslng done at pri * vate houses _. Regulation ofthe hours of Jebour in all trades , with a view to _cqualiso aad dlffuio _omploymcut among tho _working classes , eo tbat somo shall not bo overworked , while others aro starving for want of employment _. The employment of the surplus labour ef the country by the government in uceful government works , such as the reclamation of waste lands , Improvement of harbours , deepening of rivers , & o . Sanatory regulations ofa general and comprehensive character .

      The appointment of a minister of labour to superintend the carrying out and practical operation of these various measures , for the improvement of the c » n _ _ltion of the lndustrions classes . He quite agreed with the Central Committee in the course they bad taken , because he believed that it they carried out tho plae for the organisation of Labour , whioh they had passed yesterday , they would have quite enough to do . By ths resolution he now proposed , they would , to a considerable extent , effect the objects intsnded by the Labour League . Then lecturers and agents would be usefully employed in preparing the minds of the people at large for a general movement , in the direction indicated , at some future time .

      Mr Garb . it confessed he was somewhat astonished at the withdrawal of these propositions . If it had not been for their appearance on the businesspaper , he , for one , would most probably not have been sent to that Conference . lie attached great importance , for instance , to the proposition for _sanatory reform . ( Hear . ) It was a subject which closely and deeply affected the working classes . Iu Liverpool , for instance , he found the average duration of life among the working olasoea was from nineteen to twenty-two years , while in the middle _claBsesit was from forty-two to forty-six years , more than double ( llear ) As , however , the resolution , proposed by Mr Parker , would enable the Central Committee to agitata the questions alluded to , he should give it his support as tha next bast course , after the for _ a _ . l withdrawal of the resolutions on tha _busineis-paper .

      Mr Parkkb said , that the passing of his resolution would , in faot , add the objects named t » the Association for the Protection of Industry , and enabto it to petition Parliament , and in other modes create a publio opinion on the subject . < After some further discussion , the motion was unanimously adopted . The following motions were unanimously agreed tot-That tho thanks of this Conference are hereby given to tha Central Committee and the G . naral Secretary , for thoir ordent devotion to the _oauae of Labour , nnd their _exortions to carry out the _objeoto of this Aisociation . That the thanks of this Conferenoe are hereby given to our worthy President , tho friend of Freedom and La . bour , T . 8 . Dunoombo , E-q ., M . P ., with an earneit wlih for his speedy restoration to health .

      This motion waB carried with every demonstration of respeot , amidst prolonged cheers . That a vote of thanks be given to the press , especially t _» the MottMINO Adve _ TH £ E , _Nomhsbm Stab , aad North British _Eupbebs , for the reports whioh have been given of the proceedings of this Conference . That this Conferenoe tenders Its best thanka to Ifr V . Green , for " nis gentlemanly , honourable and Impartial ' conduct as the chairman of this Conference ; and further , that this Conference highly approve of his conduct lu oennexlon with the Central Committee , and oxpress a hope , that be will long continue to promota th . interests af the Assooiation . Mr _Grt-Bif returned thanks , sod tho _Cooforoooo broke up at one o ' clock ,

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      Friends Versus Enemies, To This Editor C...

      FRIENDS versus ENEMIES , TO THIS EDITOR CF THE NORTHEBN STAR . _Sia ,- ~ In passing along Bl 9 hop 9 _gate-street-witbout on Monday last , I was rejoiced to observe at a _shop-deer , painted en a board ia very largo letters , ibe following- — ' The People ' s' Charter recognised and fully supported at this shop . ' Now , sir , I tbink it 1 . high time the people should know their ( _rionda from their enemies , and therefore beg most earnestly to call upon evory tradesman favourable to the People's Charter to do likewise , that they may thereby be known . If this plan was carried oat it would enable thousands of Chartists to support those tradesmen who are willing to do thorn justice , but who , at present , do not know where to Bad them ; and this would speedily bring the ' special' sbopocracy to ackn » wled _# o tbat every man , however bumble his station , has an equal right to a vote nlth themselves . June 16 h . A _Non-Electob .

      [ Injustice to this tradesman ourcorrespondent should have given us his name and business . —En N . S . \

      The Necessity Of Tradesmen Doing Justice...

      THE NECESSITY OF TRADESMEN DOING JUSTICE TO THE WORKING CLASSES .

      To The Retail Traders Of England , By On...

      TO THE RETAIL TRADERS OF ENGLAND , BY ONE OF THEIR OWN ORDER .

      Bbotueb Tb.Debmeh,— Permitted , Through ...

      _Bbotueb Tb . _debmeh , — Permitted , through the kindness of the Editor , to address yoa on a former occasion , I should not again obtrude myself upon your notice could I see any probability of a movement taking plaoe for the Improvement of our future prospects , Tbo capitalists , having made everything snug , appear to have shut tho door and baited themselves in . The mechanics have long rallied round their Trades Unions . Tho labourers , like the children of Israel , n ) ck around tbe leader of their affections , and anxiously await possession ofthe promised land—even the travellers wbo call to solicit our orders have a society of their own . The fable of the Bundle ef Sticks certainly would appear to have beon written for us alone . In these days of combination I cannot think our

      interest so secure as to need no protection from such a source . A few men of colour amongst us have oarned for ub the unenviable title of' _shopocrats' which , to my mind , Is abeut one degree more contemptible tban that of aristocrat , because we ought to know better , the same excuse for ignorance and prejudice in them cannot be made for ue . It is just possible that many of the _orlotooraoy know nothing of the state or feelings of tho producing . lasses , and if they do , are rendered bo callous by the education and bad principles they imbibe at the Universities tbat in after life , with the assistance of their spiritual advisers , and by reading their bibles upsidedown , they are generally enabled to humbug themselves into the idea that all the poverty and distress In the world is extremely proper , and that Cod and not them .

      selves is the author of it—take for instanoe , that most impudont piece of national blaephemy , the great flah din . _nar . day for the failure of _plg-v ( ctuals In Ireland . But with us it ie quite a different aff - ir ; if any can be found amongst us wbo do not sympathise with both the politically and socially degraded position of the _preductive classes , I have ne _hesitation in ascribing it to a detestable and brutal despotism : •—a union amongst us would give expression fo far different feelings to those which characterise those unworthy members of our trade , known as shopocrats ; and this alone Bhould induce us te unite ; but there are other reasons which , by some , may be deemed more important ; amongst them I may name , let , Political influence ; 2 nd , The command of the wholesale markets ; 3 rd , A vast amount of general

      information relating to the trade , both ia town and country ; 4 th , Tbe means for the expression of our opinions as a body ; and if that opialoa was dictated by a love of jastice and mercy to man , and of honour for the laws of God , It would win for us the _rtBp . ct of all , and the affectionate regard of those whose good will to us is bread . Up , thea , yoa men of cities and large towns , remember that six knaves in a garret concocted the most _stupeadouB humbug of the present century ; seo , therefore , what an equal number of honest men can do In a good cause . There is an awkward question , that classes are putting to one another , In these shaky times , it is this—of what mt are you ? If put to cs , I suppose our answer would be something like the following : — 'Our business here is to facilitate the transfer of goods Irom the hands of the

      _manufacturer , importer , or merchant ( irom whom they o & n only ba had advantageously in large quantities ) , to the hands of the consumer , who rtquirte them in email quantities , charging for our time and labour in the _Bbape of profit that which gives ub tho means of living comfort _, ably , though frugally , _andprovlding forage . This is all we can , in strict justlc » , claim ; and now , reader , if you are one of those unfortunate wights , tied _dotrn to an overgrown retailer , who from his capital can buy over your head , and who screws and squeezes you dorm , In order that you in your turn may screw and squeeze your poorer customers out of first-rate price for a second-rate article , by having tempted them to owe you a few shillings , which you In turn owe to yonr employer ( for I will aot call him your merchant or manufacturer , for he is neither ); If

      such , I eay , reader , be your position , for Heaven'B sake get outof such a disreputable one without delay—it only wants union , half-a-dozen so situated , by uniting , mightfree themselves In less than six months and establish _communlc-tlons with first-rate wholesale houses . But to do this you must bo honest to _yourselves and yonr customers , You must not attempt to make tbe poor man ' s ready money pay for tbe rich man ' , credit . The poor man may take credit far a week , the rich is offended with less than a year . It may look big to be a purveyor to Sir Tom Somebody , or Jack Nobody , Esq ., and a £ 50 or £ 100 acceptance looks flattering , but It Is the dirtj cop . pers over the countor that make , the till look amiable and keeps the pot boiling . Stick to tke fustian jackets and they will stick to you—do all In yonr power ( and jou

      oan do muob ) to raise them politically and sociallynever rest until you have emancipated yeur old and worthy friends who have supported you so long—do not be ungrateful to a class te wbom you owe so much . Individually you can do little—united you can raise your _, selves and them to permanent prosperity ; on your heads be the consequences if you neglect your duty . And now a word to my old friends , tho producers . Never patron ' zB a shop with a host ef assistants behind the counter , those poor fellows are as badly used at yourselves , thoy ore slaves , most probably for life . Some will tell you you can buy more advantageously at a large _establlsment ; bat an aotive , Intelligent tradesman with an apprentice ( If economy is used In bis family ) can afford , if he is honest , to supply you quite ao well , If not better ; and wbat ought to bo ef serious consideration to yon is . that witb tbe latter you do not directly encourage

      those who hold the whip over you , Never go into a dirty-looking shop , tbe people are Ussy and you cannot afford to pay for tbeir idleness . Do not encourage a man when yoa _ses bis wife or children about the streets in _flnary , or when you hear the strumming of a piano in his house in the day time , for he or his family will come to the workbeuse and you will bave to support bim there , and you need not let him spend your money first . Do not support a subscriber to the "Ws . _kli Dispatch , fer he will be a fellow of no principle , and will be sure to cheat yoa . Weigh , measure , and test every artiole you purchase , and you will give the fair trader a chance . I need not request that if a union , such as I propose , should be formed t hat you will glv * it your undivided support , Sincerely wishing yeu success , I remain _viry gratefully yours , A Cms tit or tub Would .

      Hints On Political Economy-Financeand Or...

      HINTS ON POLITICAL ECONOMY-FINANCEAND ORGANISATION FOR THE OBTAINMENT OF THE CHARTER .

      To Tbe Editoa Of The Nobtbesm -Tar. Sib,...

      TO TBE EDIToa OF THE _NOBTBESM -TAR . Sib , — The poor tun-holders with the small sum of five pounds per year arising from a capital saved in the course Of a long and arduous life of drudgery , are frequently the victims of ministerial robbery . Servants yrhoBO rigid economy enabled them after years of toll to get a little money—tha poor fru ; allsing hard working man—the pallid clerk with a large family—the stingy bare-boned milliner , and tho squalid dressmaker , whose prudence told them to save and make no _alllanoes—ihe poor orphans , and widows of deceased p _. _rents or husbands , with their sole dependence In the funds , have

      frequently been trapped by the spaciousness of govern _, meat securities , and have fallen alike the victims of a well-organised conspiracy , conc . cted by men already teeming with riches , and who execute their _purpsses without the least regard to mercy or compunction . More than one-third efthe whole of tho funded proprietors do not derive an income of more than fivo pounds per year from funded securities , and these poor people ara told that if any changes in tbe gorernment should lead to more liberal _lastitutlons , tho first effeot will be the plunder of their humble _dspefidance . Thit Is only a part of tbe political system pursued by the arlstooracy la tbo government of this country _.

      In the eyea of a minister , either Whig or Tory , pollti . cal economy means that the workiag classes shall work the flesh off their bones , —earn a great d _. at and live upon a little , and give up the remainder witb pious _realgnatlou to their arUtooratlo masters . The _ourronoy qaestton ie , as to how money runs , or tho running of golden sovereigns' into the poekota of bloated bishops and a dissolute peerage . Finance means taxing tbo multitude until their stomachs aro empty and thoir banes bare , aad bribing the Houso of Commons , while the press and cultivated classes conceal the rebbery of the people by the aristocracy . Finance every now and than sends thousands of hands adrift upon society whenever a screw becomes loose under Its rottom nnd fictitious lyatem . The failure of tbo potato crop deranged tbis system , and eight

      millions of gold wero taken from the circulation and sent out of the country ; the _morohants and manufacturers could not get their orodlt kept up , and failures to the amount of twenty-eight millions occurred within a few week ' , and SO brought . uin aad desolation upon thou _, sands , Tbis . ending and borrowing _syotcsv al . n » makes special constables of the middle elasses and illiterate tradesmen , and corrupt voters at the hustings . This system exacts more _ea-jeotlon from the masses than polios or _miUtery , —thaa shell ., grape , canister , and _congreves . But when it Is onoe understood it will orum . bio to the duet ita ingenious supporters . Why it it that tbe middle _etasse _. are not with the _ateohanlot aud tbe other working classes ; becatia _ they are bound hand and foot to their bankers , _brohsrs , mlllora , _merohnati , ma . Hufiwtuws , warehousemen , brewers , distiller ., and wbo on oil _mo-te ; leader * ia their troy , whetfaw It is gold ,

      To Tbe Editoa Of The Nobtbesm -Tar. Sib,...

      or _flou ., gin or beer , tallow or tea , all of whom are bound in turn to tbe Bank of England , and the _g-jj bank to the aristocracy , wbo lend them their spare ciab out ofthe taxeo of the p . ople . The mlddlo classes stead between the arUtocraio idler and the werking man , The former are everlastingly in operation upon them , whilst the latter bave never yet used their power ao as to be felt by them . No shopkeeper or small trades . man can keep up bis credit or payments with the classes above mentioned witbeut the support and assistance of tbe working man . Withdraw that from him and he becomes nothing . Here then is power which tha working man has _ortr tbe special constable , la tag Tower Hamlets , _FinBbury , Marylebone , Westminster , Lambeth , _Southwark , and Greenwich , this class can ba crippled in no timo . The like oan be done in all tbe great towns throughout tho country in less than sis months , unless tbe class join and subscribe to emanci .

      pate themselves and the working claases from the tyranny of a proud , wealthy , and gorgeous aristocracy , What have the middle classes to thank the aristocrat ); for ? Do they obtain cheap jastice t Can they get their just demands paid by unwilliog debtors , or their houses or landB , if they have any , from _dUbohest tenants , except upon terms so exorbitant as to amount to a denial of _justice ? Contrast the collection of taxes with tke collection of debts and rents : Are tbey not thwarted which ever way they turn by expensive and corrupt institutions f Are tbere not traps artfully laid , an . pits deeply concealed , to prevent their onward progress to power or independence out of their _indefatigableinduatrj ! Are they not as freeholders deprived of their votes b y the trickery of the rotten borough system , and the te . _nant-at . will clause ? Their course , then , is plain ; they should join tbe working classes until tbe barriers erected against thorn are swept away , that tbey may take their place aa freemen in the land of tbeir birth ,

      All the power , riches , and honours of the couatry are In the bands of tbe _aristecnicy , _whllit the great row . of the people have nothing . Their wealth , although eo few , amounts to four thousand millions , while tbe wbolo national debt amounts to eight hundred millions , which ii principally owned by about 280 , 000 persons , the moat of whom are poor , Tho late Marquis of Hertford , from whose Irish preserves every branch of tbe Royal Artillery is principally manned , and who would on _ilonday week " _nave cut down the people of England as blades of grass fall before the scythe , could afford to let his Swiss valet take off £ 150 , 060 , and allow one of bis foreign mis . tresses £ 8000 a year ; notwithstanding , this person left of personal property two millions , and landed estates worth foar millions more , making in the whole six mil . lions . One hundred persons of this class could ha found to pay the national debt iH full , and thus restore to tha leaders their legitimate property .

      In the very centre of this extraordinary wealth mil . lions have been starved to death , and millions more a ra on -heir way to the lame bourne ; or else they must remain a burdea upon the Industrious classes , nearly as poor as themselves ; and so will this system be con . tinued until murmuring sounds , like those which precede a mighty volcanic irruption , indicate a coming power which must , sooner or later , bear down with irresistible force tbese powerful and tyrannical remnants of barbarous ages . The _Wesleyans _, insignificant in number and anything but rich , can raise eighty or ninety thousand pounds per year to propogate their priaclples—they keep their ministers fat , sleek and happy , and in all othtr respects looking well to do in tbe world—they build colleges ,

      and have otherwise _organised in a manner worthy of imitation . They often collect the penny a week , five shillings—ten or twenty shillings a year , by the aid and enthusiasm of pretty young women . Tea and coffee help them more than gin , beer , and tobacco . Small tracts and missionary adventures in the East , or among tbe _Flatnoses , and hair-breadth escapes from the fangs of cannibals , who contemplated a rich feed over the re . mains , do wonders among the women—the money flows in , the coff . ra fill , until at last thej hare become somebody in the state Through their business connexion they get a great deal of money from all the other Beets , whilst they themselves give nothing ia return . L . t this example be followed . Let all the courts , alleys , and bystreets be hunted up , acd where there are no Onanist class

      leaders , let one settle down and become an ardent pro . _pagandlst , and when the tens have been got together , let tbem call on the butcher , baker , grocer , cheesemonger ) shoemaker , tailor , publican , linendrapcr , and all tbe others with wbom they deal , and who cannot live without them—and not only ask them to weite their adhe . Bi . a to their cause , but to _s _.-SCftffiK to the fund wbich is to propagate their principles , Then tbe same trades * men must be made to a * k tbe miller , brewer , distiller , warehouseman , banker , & c for subscriptions for the same purposes , and the _thing must prosper . Be as active aa the ragged-uchool men and ' the home missions in the propagation of principles . Erery model house which 1 . now building is to become a barrack for tho confinement and subjugation of tho young men of the working classes , where espionage can be easily exercised upon tbeir habits , and wbere they are to be drilled into the most slavish submission to the aristocratic proprietors or the million * aire employers ; for poor they must remain until the end

      of their dajp . The workhouses bave become a refuge of tbo idle and dissolute-of a vile and reckless laz __ _ironl , and a garrison for soldiers . Let ten Chartists electa leader—let tbere be ten leaders to one hundred men , all of whom are to know each other well , where they work , and their moral character . Let them cultivate a knowledge of their political condition over tea and coffee and small tracts . Let one thousand men form a double cohort , having one hundred leaders , and let the hundred leaders elect a half-dozen sf head adviser-. Let them be taught ia tens to lift their legs _ p and put them down again with rapidity and precision . Let news come with ease and rapidity from a circumference to a centre , and orders go from a centre to a circumference in the same manner as In _Seotland-yard or In the _Posl-. ffiee . Then , whea thousands can be nude to respond with telegraphic rapidity to the stroke of the magic wand , it is then that despotism will disappear , and the rights of man ba finally and for ever established .

      London sbould be the battle-ground of principles ; ti Is here wbere the parties can meet each other face to face . It is In tbis lordly city wbere the responsibilities can be most easily found . The rich _domaias of Blooms * bury , Si Pancras , Marylebone , St George ' s , Westminster , Chelsea , Hyde Park-gardens , and other ecclesiastical valuables , are good securities . The lordly owners would as well tbink of bombarding these rich preserves , as they would think of granting vote by ballot , universal suffrage , annual parliaments , equal electoral districts , no-property qualification , and payment of members _. These can be had , but care must be taken ia the _selectloa of parties who are to treat for tbem .

      A Wossmo Mam , [ Wo were obliged to suppress the commencement of this letter . —Ed . N . S . I

      To The Female Chartists. L-Bie.,—I Have ...

      TO THE FEMALE CHARTISTS . L-BIE _., —I have presumed to address you , at this very critical season , on a toplo as interesting to jou as it is dear to mo . The hour has at _lexgth arrived for action . All tbe energies of human nature must bow be brought to bear , so ae to bring about a sure but victorious result _. The celebrated poet , Otway , Bays , in one of his master tragedies , that ' Woman can do much , if tbat Bine ' s inclined ; from the d _. pths of tbe direst evil to the pinnacle of the greatest good . ' So say I . Woman can do much , and much ie now required at ber band . If , ladies , yea have the will and the sacred cause at heart— 'be up and doing . ' Delay not a moment . My sincere advice isform yourselves into localities , and meet nieht after

      night for this purpose . The females of the Tower Hamlets are nobly doing their work ; also , the females at Leicester and other places ; so ought the women ts every town in the kingdom , and I do really think they will . Thereforo , form your ' local dubs' for the purpose of considering and adopting those means whereby you may be most useful in the struggle of regenerating ; the social and political reform to necessary ta moke jou and yours happy and contented . If you desire to free yourselves from bondage , and benefit tbe whole human race you must make every sacrifice to build up tho

      sacred temple of liberty and fatherland ; or by your neglect and apathy , bequeath to your offspring an increase of degradation and misery . Therefore , be speedy , and prove yourselves worthy of being wives , mothers , and daughters of Chartist men , and by timely and mature consideration , devise _pians ' _tuliy and substantially to bear a motto like that of the Tower Hamlet female ; ' Live with our men ; die by , or for them . ' The following re . solution , which was carried unanimously at the first Female Chartist meeting , should be carried and adopte * at all your clubs . It runs as follows : —

      That , in order to unite the boHde of the sacrod causa of Chartism still stronger , we propose publishing a list of all the trades , names , and residences of _Chartlsti , that we may alone deal with them , nnd thus enrich each other , and not put weapon , into the hands of our enemies to injure and destroy ourselves . ' Carry this resolution out to the very letter , and you will not enly add lustre to tho cause , but will deserve the hearty _wishes and cordial approbation of all good men . Yours , dso ., B . Mahsib Mai , _ _, _Presldont of the Female Tower Hamlets Chartist Soolety ,

      Inqbhious Swindle At Liverpool.—A Stylis...

      _Inqbhious Swindle at Liverpool . —A stylishlydressed man , ' who gave the name of John Ogden , was charged with obtaining money by false pretencca . Mr Levi , silversmith , Elliott-street , Liverpool , stated that the prisoner called upon him on Saturday afternoon , and offered a parcel of gold for sale , whioh he said waB scrapings of chinaware . The gold metal stood the acid test , and considering it to be genuine , he purchased it , giving 45 ahiUinga and a ring ia payment . Upon _. _ubsequent inquiry , it turned out that what had been sold as gold was merely a composition , with a sufficient overlaying of leaf gold to make it pass the teat . Several other cases were menti » ned __ against the prisoner , and it was also stated _tnaHherewaBaj-ango _. men going about engaged in the frnad , The prisoner , who excused himself by saying that the property was not hia , was com * mitted for tria .

      A . Deserted Ship . — -Under date Hamburgh , June 14 th , we have the following :- « The brig Ferdinand , Captain Groot _, arrived at Port-au-Prince from Liverpool , states that , in latitude 88 54 and lonritude 2140 , abe fell in with an abandoned ship , named the Mary , of Liverpool , painted green and SO covered With _t-arnacl-a that _ _he must have been leng _dtaerUd , but , owing to the rou _Ahne _^ of tho weather , U waa imp & _eaiblo to boswd . her . '

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 24, 1848, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_24061848/page/6/