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      Hr. Chaiui Keek «Aid,It If Aliravs Te Me...

      Hr . Chaiui Keek « aid _, it if aliravs te me both a plea . jure and a p-iiu lolooh nark uyon the struggles ofjnations for liberty , a pleasure to see and enjoy the effects of the exertions of those heroic patriots who have sealed their faith with their blood , howerer ill-directed those effirts may have been , and however far lrom what we consider the true remedy for the ills of mankind , and a pain to bear in rememberance that tbe most of those who hate gone hefore us in the great struggle , have not lived to see what we may call the dawning uf the first day of liberty , for , verily , if we look around us we may see that , however dark may appear the political and social sky , still we may discover symptoms of the approach of tlte glorious sun of liberty . ( Cheers . ) The brotherhood of all nations of the earth is coming , " When the nations ofthe earth shall team the art of war no more , when they shall turn their swords into ploughshares , and their

      spears into pruniBg hooks , every man bis own priest , ani his own king , sitting under his own vine and fig tree , none dating to make him afraid , " of this , wc see a manifestation to night in the assembly , of men of _nllcountries , who have cast aside the prejudices of that education , -which taught them to consider men of other climes , their natural enemies , and _consideirin' : this in conjunction with tbe movements of labour all over the world , we must come to the conclusion that the " dry bones are -beginning to shake , each bone seeking out its fellow , " to unite and we may feel assured that the sinews and fl _> sh will not long he wanting , and when tbey are breathed upon by the breath of knowledge and truth , they will become a great and mights army , rousing like a giant from his sleep , going forth conquering and to conquer , and establishing equality , fraternity , liberty nnd the Land national property . ( Great applause . )

      The toast was ably responded to by Mr . Henry Ross , who spoke of the persecution and sufferings of the advocates of liberty , both in times past and present ; of tbe progress of freedom in spite of persecution ; and the coming of that time when the nations * w old fully enjoy the happy results obtained for them by the blood of the martyrs . Mr . Ross was warmly applauded . The CnAimiA 5 then gave The Northern Star and the democatic journals ef all countries . May the press teach the people how to win liberty , and how to retain it when won .

      Mr . Stallwood said , —In acknowledging the compliment to the journal with which he had the honour to be connected , it would be unnecessary for him to take up their time . Its proprietor had been with them to-night : they had heard him for themselves . ( Loud cheers . ) One of its editors was so frequently with them that they were well acquainted _with bis merits —( great cheering)—and he could only say , that he believed all connected with that journal were imbued with a true democratic ardour . ( Much applause . ) The Northern Star had now been some years in existence ; and he would point to the past as a guarantee fo the future . Sure he was tliat the most fervent aspirations of its conductors were in favour of those great rights of man so eloquently proclaimed that night , and that they agreed with the poet , that" True freedom only knows equality ;" and hence tbey never would rest satisfied until political and - ocial equality was established , and the fraternization of nations secured . ( Immense applause . )

      " The health and happiness oi tbe Chairman was then heartily given , nnd gracefully acknowledged by Dr . Fontaine . This _olosedthe proceedings of this most important and interesting festival .

      5s§- In The Course Of The Evening It Was...

      5 S _§ - In the course of the evening it was announced that with the _Tiew of _increaainE theeffi _. ciencyof the Society , in future , subjectsfordiscussion , bearing npon the great political questions of the time , would be introduced at each of the society ' s meetings . At the next meeting ( at the White Hart , Drar y Lane , three doors from Holborn ) , on Monday evening , October oth , Carl Schapper will explain "tbe Sleswick Holstein question" now agitating Germany and Denmark . At the following meeting { October the 19 tb ) , Julian Harney will explain the origin and progress of the Land Movement in America . At subsequent meetings . Messrs Clark , M'Grath , and Doyle will deliver addresses on the rise and progress of Chartism , the Chartist Land Movement , and the state and prospects ofthe Democratic movement in Scotland . The services of Ernest Jones and other members are ensured for future occasions .

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      THE " U-VLAWFUL ABSENCE FROM HIS SAID MASTER'S SERVICE . " AT STOCKPORT . A LEAGUE MANUFACTURER AI > D HIS WORKPEOPLE . Such is the title given by a Manchester new-paper to a ease tried at Stockport on Saturday last , a case wliich will be Jong remembered as distinguished by one of thc baldest , most manly , and most telling defences of the rights of labour against the extortion of capital that it was ever the lot of a crowded and conscious audience to listen to . The question in dispute was a very simple one—whether a workman hired to perform one kind of work was liable to punishment ; because he refused to perform a different and harder sort of work at tbe same wages ? One wonld think that there could not be much doubt as to which way such a question wonld be decided : and

      yet there was a doubt , great doubt and anxiety . The workmen , indeed , had a thorough reliance on tbe zeal and talent of . their advocate , Mr . Roberts , but the place was Stockport ; capital held its head there , high , fat , vulgar , and haughty ; and there , too , is labour down-hearted , low and broken . The master was a celebrated Leaguer , very great at the rejoicings and testimonials ; two Leaguers sat as magistrates on the bench ; the men had become un . ruly against oppression—grumbled at tyranny , and tbe cotton authorities had avowed their * intention to " make an example of them , just to teach the others how to behave themselves in future—things had gone on too long , and something derisive must be

      done to put down the spirit of insubordination , " Ac . The Court was crowded to excess ; Thomas _Eskrigge . Esq ., the master , sat by his attorney , Mr . "Vaughan , and exchanged friendly and significant _glances with bis acquaintances on tbe bench . Mr . Roberts looked bold , we had almost said impudent : it was plain , indeed , that tbe chances were against fcim , but it was just _> ne of those cases calculated , from the very desperation of its circumstances , to excite and goad him to his utmost power ; soft talk was out of the question , "" the time was cotne to make an example , "' & c , and there was no hope for his clients bnt in the exercise of that high tone of deSauee that sometimes _compels the most obstinate to pause .

      The case was called on at about twelve o ' clock . The tbree defendants— Charles Potts , William Eye , and James _Pattison—appeared to answer informations , _charging tbem with leaving tbe service of their _eniplo ere wi hnut notice or permission , and before the term for which they were _engaged had expired . The case of Charles Potts was first taken . Mr . "V _aushan , for the complainant , stated that the defendant Potts was engaged by an overlooker named Jackson upon the * * sual term ? , viz . that he should give a week ' s notice before he left , and under that « ngagement he continued to work up to the time of the complaint . On Thursday last , the spinners being short of material called for another supply of tbe _roviiiL * s—press rovings , whieb they bad been working at . ; there-were none of these at hand , but , rather than tbey should stop , a deferent description

      —dyer ' s rovings—to those they _ had been using was offered to them . The men , however , demurred , and said that rathertban spin the elver ' s _rovin-s , tbey would leave the mil ! . Jackson replied , that , of course , they were at liberty to leave on giving thc _-luual notice . ; but that , until that entice was expired , tliey must remain . They replied , _^ that tli ey would not stop , but would leave at once , and tliey _di-1 _ieat-e accordingly , and had not since returned to their employment . Joseph Jackson was then called ano" examined by Mr . _Vaughan— U overlooker of _i-puttiere ; engaged tiie defendant Potts nearly two months ago : eiu _^ cd Lim on the usual terms , to _siive and take a week ' s notice , according to tlieir -rules . There is a notice to that-effect put sip in the rosm where the defendant worked , and in . several parts ef tbe mill . Produced the _notice , wliich was as follows : —

      " . Notice . —AH persons now woiking , or hereafter coming to work , on these premises are _required to give a full week ' s notice previous to Ieavm _^ their employment , and such notice ta be given by four o ' clock on the Saturday _afiemoon-( _Signed ) "Robert _Stans & M , " Mersey Mills , July , 1 ? _J 5 . " _Dafendant went away on the Thursday morning , at half-past nine o ' clock . Some _rovings of a softer nature than usual had been given out to the defendant with others ; these new _roviiigs were fresn * " dyer ' s" frame bobbins ; tbe others , w & ick tbe spinners had previously worked , were ofa letter quality , and were from " press" frame bobbins . Defendant abruptly refused to work at the dyers , iriI said he would leave rather than do it . Told bim . slid others

      jf they did leave , it must be with notice . Thc soft ravings would not bave lasted long . Told ihe men tbey would not last above a day or two . Had supplied them with soft rovings that thc machinery ini _^ lit not be kept standing and they remain idle . Tliat was his reason ; for the defendant ' s good ; not tliat he was to continue at that work constantl y , bat only tiil the better rovings were leady . liy the Bench—When be cngiged the defendants , they were nyt to do any particular kind of work * . Did not say they were to have press bobbins or jackframe bobbins . No difference between dyers aud press that be knew of in the wages given . The work proposed to thera would not have made one penny difference in the defendant ' s wages for that week .

      Cross-examined by Mr . Roberts—Did they tell you , that if you paid them for the extra work ol dyer s rovings they would do it ? How could they say so when there W 3 S no extra work . Mr- R . —] 3 don't ask , how could they say so ; but did they say so . They could not say so , don ' t Itellce there was no extra work . Mr . Roberts repeated hi *

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      quest i on , idding . I'll have au answer , il 1 _* taj here for a month- " The witness seemed at a loss , looked at the Bench , but they gave hira no help ; on the contrary tbey rebuked him , evidently regarding bim as a blunderer : then he looked imploringly ai his master . At last the master eaid , "Joseph , speak out—straightforward . " Now , then , resumed Mr . It ., you bave your orders—speak out . Did the men tell you that they would do the work , if you would pay them for the additional labour ? Oh yes , _fu course , they said if I'd pay em something extra tbey would do it . Mr . R . " In course they did , "now what did you say to that ? Why I told them it was not in my power to give any extra .

      This witness was subjected to a severe and lengthy cross-examination , in the course of which he gave most contradictory and evasive answers ; tho following , however , was extracted , but the labour caused ihe poor victim to perspire most 'dreadfully ; several times he fairly stuck , as if he could not speak another word . When Potts was first engaged , he was working press rovings , and had never worked any other ; previous to Potts , Thomas Kershaw had worked at the _f-anie mills ; for a short time , Kershaw had worked dyer ' s rovings ; but while so working had been paid six shillings a week extra to find another bobbiner . Tue getting out this fact exhausted full ten minutes , and was a painful exhibition of the agony which falsehood , when hard pressed , endures in endeavouring to screen itself ; first of all , tbe extra payment was flatly denied—then the witness " didn ' t know , " this was followed by a _"formercy'n sake ' s help me " look at his master ; but who seemed to relish the exposure as little as his man .

      The effect of thiB admission as to the shares having been paid extra was qualified by the fact that he worked the fourteen boxes . Potts ar . d the others had only been required to work four each , so that the three defendants together would require about , but not quite so much additional assistance as Kershaw ; but it required much screwing before Mr . " Roberts could squeeze out tbis very simple exemplification ofthe truth of Cocker ' s arithmetic . The men had been applied to on the night previous , the Wednesday , they all , then , refused to work the dyers . Potts openly said , "They were afraid the master wanted to take advantage of them . " When they refused the master told them what he would do . " Send them all to gaol . Wouldn't let them off with paying the costs as he did the others . "

      In answer to further questions , . by Mr . Roberts , it appeared that the mere change from press to dyers would occupy two hours in the " creeling" and other alterations to the mules ; during that time the spinner * would be earning nothing . The spinner , moreover , paid tbe piecer * : so , consequently , during those tiro hours uot enly would tho spinner be earning nothing but be would be losing by the amount of the piecer ' s wages as the latter was paid by time . Press rovings were much heavier than dyers and , therefore , the piecers would have to put in his number of spindles in much less time . Dyers made more dirt ; this the piecer had to elear awayto clean the spindles and rollers ; the spinners work was also harder , as he assisted in the labour of cleaning a piecing . All this was not extracted at once or

      consecutively , but spread over above half an hour some ofthe answers came out easily enough , but the witness ' s grief was extreme as the truth burst upon hira of the effect of his replies ; his master , too , looked at him several times significantly , as if to say , " There , Joe , you ' ve made a mess of it . " The sweat rolled from his face , and so , indeed , it did , from that ofhis obdurate torturer ; the day was a _hotfone , ai . d the struggle on the one side to elicit and on the other to conceal , the truth was arduous and severe . In one attempt Mr . Roberts failed : he sought to extract from his victim in the witness box , tbat in dyers the threads broke more frequently than in pessr and thus gave additional trouble to both spinner and piecer : but upon this Joseph was stiff ; he would not admit that the threads broke more frequently , " not by no means ; " to be sure the press , from its twist , was the stronger , but it broke quite as often ; the dyer was quite straight , had no

      twist in it , and was softer , still it did not break any more frequently for that . The witness ' s courage was rewarded with an approving smile and it kept the poor fellow ' s heart up . Witness further stated , that the rovings of both sorts were made on the premises ; the work at the dyers did not cost the masters near so much as the press , but he " could n » t tell" the difference of the cost ; " could not tell" whether the labeur in preparing the press did not cost twice as much as the dyers ;" knew thatthe tbrostle spinners were working both press and dyers , but " could not tell , " whether they were paid more for dyers than press ; " could not tell" whether all the masters in Stockport did not pay more for spinning dyer ' s than press . With much difficulty Mr . Roberts got out that a spinner could earn more at press than dyers , but then the witness " could not tell" how much , it ' ' might be very trifling . "

      The work of the piecers , too , was harder with dyers than press , their wages wero paid by the spinner ; but then the witness " could not tell " whether the piecer would want more wages for harder work , " how could he tell ? " < fcc . Those non mi recordos became most ludicrously irequent , varied by an occasional *• he had made no calculation . " However , after a little moro fencing it came out that there were frequent stoppages in the work of the mill—a day or two in the weekand during this time the-men earned nothing and had besides to pay their piecers . We regret that OHr space will not allow of our giving the whole of the evidence ; the league magistrates did what they could , and assisted the witness wonderfully , leading him witb questions which suggested their

      answer , that " whether they worsted dyers or press would not make a penny difference in the wages . " Mr . Roberts then addressed the Bench for thc defence . He appeared before them that day on behalf of a large number of the working men of those districts—nay , he might almost say on behalf of the spinners of the entire kingdom—to utter as loud a protest as his power would enable him to do , against dishonesty and fraud . It suited not him to minee his language en such a matter—he was there that day to denounce the conduct of Mr . Eskrigge as one of the grossest and most rapacious attempts at fraud that had ever disgraced the cottonocracy in any part of this kingdom . His clients were determined to resist this . True , they were poor—nay , almost destitute ; true they had borne submissively with all previous

      efforts to enslave them ; but the present attempt had done that which God always intended tyranny _i-hould do—had roused their bitterness and given energy to their anger ; and because they had determined to resist — because they felt that not to resist would be a sin to themselves , their fellows , and their posterity , they had been threatened with the terrors of a gaol , He who called himself their master had vaimtingly and insultingly boasted , not merely of liis wish , but of his power to send them there . He seemed to think that his power extended even over the Bench itself ; and contemplating , it might be , the time when he should fill that high and distinguished position , and speculatinK probably upon the strength of bis private and personal influence with tbe Judges who were then to try the case—he had dared , in his

      impudent audacity , to anticipate their judgment , and to tell the defendants that their doom w ' as already sealed . These bold speculations , however , had no terrors for bim ( Mr . Roberts ); he knew , indeed , that the influences on which bis _opponent relied were insidious and powerful ; but he had listened to threats more fierce aud from greater men ; and had learnt to rely on the power stronger than all that could be brought against him—the power of public opinion . He told his opponent that there were two who were at that hour at thc bar of public justice ; not only was Charles Potts the workman , but Thomas Eskrigge thc master , on tlieir trials . He was there to tell his op ponent plainly , fully , and unmistakeably , that he had attempted to practice a gross fraud , to commit a most flagitious robbery on

      his workpeople—and if his ( Mr . Roberts' ) attendance there that day , should have no other result than this , it would still have done something , ' twas something to proclaim tbe opinions of the _workman—that what-¦ e ccr decision thc Bench arrived at , even if his opponent ' s power with the Bench should be as great as he had boasted , 'twas something to proclaim theopinion ofall who worked under their oppressor , that they rcgandedthis attempt to introduce a kind of work never bargained for , never dreamt of—which other men at other pUvces , as well as his own , were paid higher wages for working , as neither more nor less than a . disgraceful and disgusting robbery . He knew not whether this attempt was to be followed by others of a similar nature ; if tke principle was once

      admitted , it would be difficult to say Avherfi it would stop . Ifoac cotton _taanufacturer were allowed to cheat , others would think it hard if tliey wero debarred f " rona * uch a pleasant privileeVe—itwas an example that was peculiary catching , if it were unchecked , he wis a bold man who would take upon himself to state the limitsto which it will confine its operations . ( Some gentleman here interrupted Mr . ¦ _B-oberts with a whisper , of which the anxiety made it audible— " Do you know that two of thc magistrates are cotton spinners ? " "Qh < _lon ' t I , leave them to me , " was the quiet , but hearty reply . ) But he hoped that Mr . _Eskrigge would go home from that Court , a wiser , if not a more honest man , than be came there , thathe would receive a lesson frnm the Bench , that would warm bim that be was not hereafter to be so

      omnipotent as he bad previously fancied himself . The men whom he was defending , did not come there as criminals—they came there to protest against a great wrong , a wrong that , come what woultl , they were determined io resist ; and feeling that tliey were innocent , and their conduct praiseworthy , they asked with' all the confidence of honesty , the Bench to assist and protect them . _ With regard to the merits of _t'te case , there were at first two issues to be tried —first , whether the master required Ihe men to perform a different work to that wliich they had been _accastomed to do , and had agreed to do , and secondly , whether the work was of a harder form ; the question was now reduced to the latter consideration alone . And what was the evidence on this point ; it bad been extracted from a most unwilling witness—

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      a Joseph that would not open his mouth till bis master gave him permission to do so—that first of all the change of work involved a loss ol two hours inthe requisite alteration in thc males , then it had been dragged out after a hard struggle that the Bobbin must be put in much faster with the new work than with the old—that the dyers' rovings required more constant cleaning—the additional labour falling on the spinner and his piecer ; there were many other circumstances in which , as he was informed the work at dyers ' rovings was far more difficult and less profitable than tbe press work they had been hired to do ; but upon these he could not comment , as Joseph with regard to them had unfortunately lost his memory . One fact , however , Joseph recollected—a fact worth more -Mian all the others that

      Joseph had suffered to escape him-that " Tho-Kershaw had but a few week s before been paid 6 s . a week , more for the dyers than what he had been previously paid for press . "—a fact so conclusive that he confessed himself staggered , when , after it had come out fair plump and round , the magistrates had allowed tbe case to proceed . —How Potts could be •* Guilty" for refusing to do that for nothing , which Kershaw had been paid 6 s . a week for doing was past his comprehension . Oh ! but then , it was Baid that Potts was only required to do one third as much as Kershaw , and that it might be only for a day or two . He felt ashamed of the floor on which he stood tbat he should be called upon to contend against such an argument as that—it stood thusthat if you require one man to do a certain amount

      ot work he was to be paid for it , but if three men were to do the same work between them they were not to be paid for it . He did not believe it possible that such an argument could be advancedhe would not believe it possible that , by any tribunal , such an av | ument would be tolerated . Cheating for an hour was the same in principle as cheating for a day , a month , or a year ; who was to define the quantity of cheating that was to be allowable , the boundary where it was to stop , if Eskrigge was to be permitted to cheat for two days why was not another to cheat for three !? But was there anyone in court who believed if Eskrigge procured the sanction of the magistrate to cheat his men for two days that he would confine himself to so narrow a limit . After twisting

      this argument about in every variety of shape for about half an hour , while the faces of Joseph and his master developed every contortion of agony and exhibited every colour of passion , and going through all the evidence over and over again that it might hr remembered , and thought upon dwelling fondly on its most telling truths and avowing his attention to go over it all agaki before he sat down so that Eskrigge might remember it for ever ; Mr . Roberts proceeded to contend that the agreement was itself utterly worthless and nugatory . The agreement run thus : —All the workpeople were to give notice when they left—but there was no reciprocal binding on the master to give them notice if he thought fit to turn them away . This was the notice stuck up in all parts of the mill , and relied upon as proof that all working there were to be considered as bound by it . lie could afford to permit that this

      agreement had been sufficiently proved , for tbe truth was , that such an agreement was altogether invalid—it was deficient in what the law reauired , " Mutuality . " No agreement in England between two parties could stand for an hour unless both were bound by it . After carefully explaining their point , and citing several authorities in support of it , Mr . Roberts proceeded to observe upon several other defects in the information , but as these law diseussions , though amusing enough to the auditors , would be dry work for the general reader , we pass over them . Mr . Roberts then commenced recapitulating the evidence seriatim , but the magistrates decided on first considering the law points , which has been raised , and they retired for that purpose . Having been absent for about 20 minutes , they returned into Court , when Mr . Newton the Chairman said , WE HAVE CONSIDERED THE OBJECTIONS , AND THINK THEM GOOD ,

      rHEREFORE WE DISMISS TIIE CA . SE AL

      TOGETHER . " The case lasted two hours and a-half . Mr . Robert's speech occupied rather more than an hour , and his cross-examination of Joseph , about _three-qnarters of an hour . And thus has terminated one of the most important cases , perhaps the most important case , ever tried in Stockport . We havegiven it thus at length , as it may be necessary for us to refer to it hereafter .

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      BARNSLEY . On Sunday evening last a meeting was held in the Chartist's room , for the purpose of discussing the political bearings and tendency of the Chartist agitation , Mr . Frank Mirfield in the chair ; Mr . Seaerave opened the discussion . Messrs . John Leary , Robert Garbutt , and the Chairman , took part in the discussion . On the motion of Mr . Garbutt the debate was adjourned .

      GLASGOW . Mr . Doyle addressed a crowded and enthusiastic audience in the New Chapel , _Neilson-street , on Tuesday evening , the loth—subject , " The rise and progress of the Chartist Co-operate Land Society . " A number of questions being asked , they were answered by Mr . Doyle to the satisfaction of all . The socretary enrolled twelve new members . Mr . Doyle also _addressed a good meeting in Cowcnddence , on Wednesday evening , on "The Princip les of the Land Society " which appeared to give satisfaction .

      CITY LOCALITY . The Chartists met on Sunday last , Mr . Slater in the chair , when the following resolutions were proposed nnd unanimously carried : — " That One Pound be sent to the Executive , towards defraying the expences of the Crown and Anchor Meeting , in forwarding the National Petition . " Shall wc send our regular quota to the Executive monthly . " That we meet every week . "

      BILSTON . At tbe usual weekly meeting of the Chartists of Bilston , the following resolutions were unanimously agreed to : — "That it is the opinion of , this meeting that a District Delegate Meeting is highly necessary , for the purpose of considering the best means of carrying out tlie resolutions of the Convention . "That in accordance with the foregoing resolution a District Delegate Meeting will beheld at the house of Mr . Joseph Linney , White Horse , High-street , Bilston , on Sunday , October 4 , at ten o clock in the forenoon ; when the following places are requested to send delegates—Bilston , Birmingham , Whampton , Walsall , Dudley , _BrierlyhiJl , Lye-waste , Bromsgrove , Stourbridge , Kidderminster , _Darlaston , Wednesbury , West Bromwich , Ac , "

      CIRENCESTER . A meeting was holden on Monday last , at the Temperance-rooms , in this town , for the purpose of forming a branch of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , when several members were enrolled . Our correspondent adds : —'* We should be glad if Mr . Clark could come and give us a lecture on thc Land , we should then have plenty of members in a very short time .

      BIRMINGHAM . At the quarterly meeting of the Co-operative Land Society , held on Monday last , the following resolution was proposed and seconded : — " That the secretary be instructed to communicate to those members who have neglected their payments , that we deem it highly necessary for the general good that they attend a meeting on Monday next , at eight o ' clock , to explain thc reason of auch neglect;—and that a levy of twopence on each member be agreed to , for the local expenses of the present quarter . " The meetings are holden every Monday evening , at eight o ' clock , where members may be enrolled , and all necessary information given . It is particularly requested ( to save trouble ) that all members will be punctual in paying thc Directors' Levy , as none can be in the ballot unless all payments are made good previously .

      CAMBERWELL AND WALWORTH . At the usual meeting , held on Monday evening , at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth . Mr . T . Murrc ! l in the ehair . Mr . J . Simpson reported the proceedings of the central Registration and Election Committee , also the Metropolitan Committee . The Secretary announced , amidst much applause , that , that locality had resolved on holding a great pablic meeting to adopt the national petition , also in far _« ur ofthe registration project , it was tlieir conviction that tbey could add , at least , one thousand to the rcll of electors . It _wjis resolved : —• That for the better improvement of our mental faculties on such nights of meeting , when there shall be no lectures delivered , that the political or agrarian worko some celebrated author bu read .

      Mr . O'Connor ' s "manifesto , " from tbe Northern Slar , was then read , much to the satisfaction of the meeting ; after which the meeting adjourned until Monday evening , Oct . oth .

      CENTRAL REGISTRATION AND _ELECTION COMMITTEE . This body met , pursuant to notice , at thc Assembly Rooms , S 3 , Dean-street Soho , on Tuesday evening , September 22 nd , Mr . John Simpson in the chair . Mr . Stallwood reported the result of the deputation ( Messrs . M'Grath and Stallwood with Mr . Duncombe , M" P ., ) he had accepted the presidency ofthe committee . Dr . M'Douall submitted a _Tcode of rules that had been adopted by the Lambeth local committee for their guidance .

      Barnsley. On Sunday Evening Last A Meeti...

      On the motioh of Messrs . Stallwood and Chwk . a committee of three persons was appointed , to draw up rules for the guidance ofthe central committee . Messrs . Stallwood , Moy , and Grassby were elected fid report next week . ' The Secretary ( Mr . Grassby ) submitted an address which was received , and a committee ef three persons , viz ., Messrs . Grassby i Wheeler , and M'Douall , appointed to consider the address , and report at the next meeting . Messrs . Moy , Hornby , Mills , and Simpson , having reported the progress made in their several localities . The meeting was adjourned until Tuesday evening next , at eight o ' clock .

      METROPOLITAN COMMITTEE . This committee assembled at the office of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , 83 , Dean-street , on Sunday afternoon , September 20 th , Mr . Luke King was unanimously called to the chair . The Secretary reported that he had wtitten to the several eminent Reformers , members of Parliament , etc ., inviting their attendanc at the Crown and Anchor Tavern , on thc 28 th inst . Mr . Slater reported that , in a short time , a public meeting would be held in the Tower Hamlets to adopt petitions , dec . Mr . Hornby reported that his district would shortly be prepared to hold a public meeting in tbe Vestry Rooms , if possible , for the same purpose . Messrs . Slater , King , and other delegates , from the Tower Hamlets , were then deputed to attend to

      the getting up of the meeting in that district , and Messrs . Hornby and Lucas , with assistance , the borough of Marylebone meeting . Messrs . M'Grath and Stallwood were deputed to make enquiries relative to a meeting in Finsbury . Mr . Stallwood was then elected _permawnt Secretary and Mr . Philip M'Grath Treasurer , appropriate bills was then ordered for the Crown and Anchor meeting , and resolutions rgreed to , to be submitted , at which Messrs . M'Grath , G . J . Harney , Ernest _Jpries , F . O'Connor , T . M . Wheeler , Dr . M'Douall , T . Clark , and E . Stallwood were appointed to move and second . Earl Stanhope , the several members of Parliament , and others invited will support them . The several members having reported that the collectors were active with their books , the meeting adjourned _vwitil Sunday afternoon next , at three o ' clock precisely . ROCHDALE .

      On Sunday evening , Mr . O'Connor ' s letter was read by Mr . Melburn in the Chartist room , Mill Street , which gave great satisfaction ; after which the following resolution was proposed by Ambrose _Tomlinson , seconded by Wm . Bake , " That we , the Democrats of Rochdale , in public meeting assembled , tender our heartfelt thanks to that noble patriot Patrick O'Higgins , Esq ., for the perseverance and energy exhibited by him in his stern advooacy ofour principles ; and also for his brave and manly efforts in unmasking the hypocrisy of Daniel O'Connell , and placing him in his real character before his countrymen at home and abroad , not as the aspiring Liberator of Ireland , but the deluder of Irishmen , in whom we publicly declare that we have lost all confidence . "

      ROCHDALE JUVENILE CHARTIST BENEFIT

      CLUB . A Teapartyand ball took place on Saturday evening last , when 140 of the Juvenile members and their friends partook ofa substantial repast provided by S . W . C . Melbourne and William Dews , assisted by a portion of the female Chartists , in the Chartist room , Mill-street . Tea being over , tne party adjourned to Mr . Ingle ' s large room , Hope and Anchor Inn . The evenings proceedings commenced with the following toasts—proposed by James Kershaw , responded to by S . W , 0 . Melbourne , "The Juvenile Chartist Benefit Club—long may it continue in it * present prosperous

      position . " Proposed by John Holt , responded to by Wm . Dews , "The officers of the Chartist Eenefit Club—long may they live to enjoy the confidence of their brother members . " The speedy restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones , to the Land of their birth , " was proposed by Matthew Shepard , and and heartily responded to by the whole of thc company . After the joyous throng had joined in several festive dances , and toasts having been given to " the Immortal Henry Hunt" and '• Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., " Ambrose Toral ' _iHson from Burnley , delivered aa eloquent address , which closed the night ' s proceedings .

      WESTMINSTER . At a district meeting ef the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , and locality of the National Charter Association , held at the Parthenium , 12 , Saint Martin ' s Lane , on Sunday evening , September the 20 th , it was unanimously resolved— "That our meetings for the future be held at the Assembly Rooms , 83 , Dean-street , Soho , every Sunday evening , and that the above rooms be opened with a public lecture by Mr . Thomas Clark , or Sunday evening next . September tho 27 th , at half-past sevwn precisely . " The Secretaries of the Land district , and the Chartist locality will be in attendance to enrol members _, receive subscriptions , etc .

      GREENOCK . Mr . Doyle , one of the directors of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , delivered two addresses here on the evenings of Thursday and Friday , the 17 th and 18 th instant , in the hall of tke Mechanics ' Institution . Mr . Doyle ' s subject on the first eveing was— " The land the only sure source of wealth , and how the working classes may acquire it . " He commenced by exposing the present degraded position occupied by the landless of the _labsuring class , particularly in the manufacturing districts , and , in doing so , reviewed the wrongs and oppression which the mechanics and artisans laboured under in the workshops and factories , not only the wrongs inflicted by the _employers , but also by the operatives

      themselves on each other through the excessive competition which invariably existed in the Labour market ; the lecturer took a retrospective glance at the various panics and stagnations in trade which had taken place in this country , and depicted the misery *| wbich had been entailed on the working class thereby ; he next proceeded to show , that were the labourers in possession ot small allotments of land , that such circumstances would but seldom occur . Mr . Doyle , in the course of his address , gave a clear exposition of the rules and regulations of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , and showed to the satisfaction of the meeting that , not only was the scheme practicable , but that it was calculated to

      place the members in a state of comfort and independence never before occupied by the people of this country . In treating of the contemplated Bank of Deposit proposed to be established , he showed to a demonstration that were the working classes to deposit their surplus savings in it , that they weuld thereby preclude the necessity of either mortgaging or selling the land to other classes . He contended for the right of the working many to the elective franchise ; be combated in an able manner the various arguments advanced by the enemies of Chartism against its principles , and explained the plan whereby the Executive of the National Charter Association meant to direct the movement at and previous to the general election .

      LEICESTER . Mr . Smart , of thc O'Connor Section of National Cbartiats , gave a lecture on Sunday evening last , in the Market place , on thepresentcondition of society , and the steps necessary to bo taken by the operatives for its amelioration , which was well attended , and appeared to make rather an unusual impression upon tho very attentive audience . The time , and its attendant circumstances , are working wonderfully for the successful propagation of our principles ; the repeal of the corn laws and the blessings of one sided free trade , like lucifer matches , only required to be struck to produce a light : and the illusion , which years of laborious preaching failed to dispel , has given way to a rise inthe price of flour and meat ,

      and a depression in the wages of labour . There is no general road to the brains of an operative John Bull , except through his belly , and all other ways of permanent enlightenment is labour thrown away . To produce the most powerful effects by a public meeting , let it be held in the evening , and both lecturer and congregation previously have breakfasted upon thin skilly , and ditied upon damaged potatoes ; it is inconceivable with what feeling the speaker will deliver his discourse , and with what real belief every sentence will be impressed upon the clear and purified understandings of the congregation . The committee meet every Tuesday night , at No . 30 , Sanvey Gate , for the admission of members and the usual transaction of business .

      PLYMOUTH . At a meeting of the Chartists of tbis locality on Sunday evening last , it was resolved , in order to carry on the business with more regularity , that the council consisting of the following persons , five of whom shall be a quorum : —Moses Simmons , James Sheriff , Patrick J . O ' Brien , Simon Col will , John Dcbnam _, Charles Goodenow , John Coaker , Charles Hood , W . H . Tremain , Sub . Sec ., and John Rogers Treasurer .

      PRESTON . A special meeting eif the * _Pvcsttm _bvivticlv of tbe Land Society took place on Monday evening last , at Mr . Hod's , Temperance Colfee-house , Lune-street . Mr . Nutter in the chair . Mr . Oe'l eum moved , and Mr . II . Bainbridge seconded , the following resolution : — " Thut this meeting highly approves of the proposition contained in thc letter of Mr . W . C . Smith , of Halifax , and we hereby pledge ourselves to pay one shilling per member towards a . ' ' und , to defray Mr . O'Connor ' s travelling exDeiiscs , whilst he is generously and patriotically devoting his time and talents fcfj the interest of the _' society . " Carried unanimously .

      BRADFORD . On Sunday , the members of the National Charter Associa tion held their usual weekly meeting in their room , . Butterworth Buildings , when it was resolved "That the West Riding secretar- be rcuested to call a special delegate meetin f the Chartists in the- West Riding , to consist of one delegate from each locality ; such meeting to beholden on the first Sunda . Y in October in Halifax , the objects to take into consi .- _^ ratios , and adopt means if or-

      Barnsley. On Sunday Evening Last A Meeti...

      ganizing the whole of the localities in the Riding . " The discussion on the proposed alterations , and additions to the rules of the Land Association was resumed by the members , and adjourned to Sunday next . MANCHESTER , The usual weekly meeting was held in the People ' s Institute , on Sunday evening last , Sept . 20 th . Mr . J . Sutton in the Chair . Previous to the lecture , William Grocott read the speech delivered by F . O'Connor , Esq ., at Kidderminster from the Northern Star . Mr . Edward Clarke was next called upon to deliver his lecture , whicli gave much satisfaction . At the conclusion , a vote of thanks was given to the lecturer and chairman .

      LIVERPOOL . At the quarterly meeting of the Members of this locality , held at Mr . Farrell ' s Temperance Hotel , Coznear- street , Mr . Robinson in the chair , an animated discussion took place on the best means of increasing our Association , and the carrying out the resolutions of the Convention , when it was unanimously agreed , that if Mr . O'Connor would come to Liverpool , his visit would have the desired effect . It was resolved , "That a subscription be opened to defray the expences of the National Petition . " A subscription waB immediately entered into by the members , who contributed very liberally . Subscriptions will be received by the secretary every Sunday evening .

      BRIGHTON . At a speeial general meeting of the Chartists of Brighton , Mr . Davey in the chair , the following resolutions were proposed by Mr . Good , seconded by Mr . Giles , and unanimously adopted : — " That we , the Chartists ot Brighton , are of opinion that at every borough where the National Petition is adopted , it would be advisable also to adopt a Local Petition , to be signed by the Electors only : and that the local petition be presented by one of the borough Members .

      BATH . The members of this district of the Chartist Cooperative Land Society , met it Mr . Trotman _' s Tynelane , on Sunday evening last , and unanimously agreed to the following resolutions — 1 st . That we , the members of this district of the Cooperative Land Society , do cordially agree with our friend Mr . G . M . Wheeler , as to the mode of raising funds to purchase ( hares in the Land Society ; for the location of our l & _w-made widows andorphant , and that that they ought to he put on four acres each , to place them beyond the chance of a mear livelihood , but we are of opinion , that the question a * to how thej shall be located ought to be left until after the funds are raised . 2 , That we recommend the Directors to publicly make known the reasons why the decision ofthe conference ic not carried out as to the enrollment of the society , so that the members may bave time to consider as to what steps they bad better take previous to the forthcoming Conference .

      BERMONDSEY . At a meeting of members , on Tuesday evening , at the _Tanner ' s Arms , Grange-road , Mr . Gatherd delivered an able address , shewing the great and certain advantages which the working classes will obtain by uniting to carry out the objects of the Chartist Land Fund Society , which gave great satisfaction to a numerous and respectable audience . It was unanimously resolved , "That a branch ofthe said soeiety should be established in this locality and meet every Tuesday evening , at eight o ' clock . Soveral rules and shares were taken , and the eause promises well in this part . C . J . M . Thokpb , sub-Sec . G , New-3 t ., Camden-st ., Walworth .

      WHITECHAPEL . At the usual weekly meeting of the members of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , held at the Brass Founders' Arms , Whitechapel , on Tuesday evening , September 22 nd , seven more shares were taken up , which makes twenty-six shares taken up in this locality in a fortnight .

      SOMERS TOWN . On Sunday evening last , a crowded meeting was held at the Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-street , New-road , Mr . William Farm in tbe chair . The delegates to the General Committee for getting up public meetings , etc ., to forward the National Petition , having reported that the said committee recommended that local committees , to aid in carrying out the above object , be forthwith formed . Mr . John Arnott tmoved , seconded by Mr . Thomas Lucas : — That a committee of seven , with power to add to their number , be now formed , to get up public meeting * and to superintend the National Petition in this district . Carried unanimously . Messrs . Farris . Harris , Humphries , Hall , Page , Arnott , and Fellit , were appointed the said committee .

      On the motion of Messrs . Page and Hornby , £ 1 was voted as the quota of this locality towards defraying the expenses of the Crown and Anchor meeting . A course of lectures will commence on Sunday evening , October 4 th , when Mr . Samuel Kydd will lecture on "The mental and moral elevation of the wo-king classes ;" and on the following Sunday evening ( October 11 th ) , Mr . Ernest Jones will lecture on " Chartism versus Monopoly . "

      The Free Trade Turn Out At Keighley. The...

      THE FREE TRADE TURN OUT AT KEIGHLEY . The combination of the Keighley ' manufacturers to Btarve the working men into a degrading submission to their tyranny still continues ; and the men , on the other hand met the oppressors with the courage and determination truly heroic . Great numbers of the turn-outs are on the parish books and , in consequence , a heavy demand is made on the poor-rates . We have received a much longer account , but for which we cannot this week find room . The account mainly consists of sketches of two celebrated characters in Keighley , a" liberal" tyrannical manufacturer ; and an equally "liberal" hypocritical dissenting priest—a tool of the leaguers . The portraits of those worthies , as sketched by our correspondent , are too good to bo lost , they shall appear in our next number .

      Austria Ajtd The German Pbess.—-The Austrian Cabinet, In A Circular Lately Addressed To All The

      Austria _ajtd the German Pbess . — -The Austrian Cabinet , in a circular lately addressed to all the

      German Governments, Call Their Attention...

      German Governments , call their attention to the dangerous tendency of the German press , and recommends for the interest of the public safety , several points which merit particular consideration . This circular , which has been called forth by the opinions expressed by the German press on the revolution in Austrian Gallicia , will , it is supposed , induce the Germanic Diet to occupy itself with a general law on the press and on the censorship . [ Austria will , in spite of the despotic and stand-still

      policy of the wily minister who has so Jong governed it , bo compelled to succumb to tho popular voice _Y-UieU . has telready shown Us in . fto . euce in so rn . avk . cd a manner at Rome . The Pope is by perscriptive right the head of conservatism and when he gives wav all others must follow . *] CouNTKRFEir Gain . —Tho public cannot be too much on their guard against counterfeit half-sovereigns , with which the metropolis is at this moment inundated . They are elcctrotyped , and otherwise so admirably executed , that it is very difficult to detect them .

      _Questionaiile Lovaltt . —It is not often the Court Journalist relates anything worth transfer to our columns , but the following is rather rich in its way . On Thursday a grand cavalcade issued from Windsor Castle ; in thc leading phaeton was the Q , ueen and thc Princess Royal of Prussia ; and the band , which had ceased playing , when the royal cavalcade entered the park struck up the air of " God save the Queen " so vigorously that the horses which drew the Queen ' s phaeton wore startled and became restive . The band , however , still continued playiiig _. _' nobody , however , attempted to moderate their loyalty until

      the Queen herself , evidently in great alarm , " rosc from her seat , and both by voice and gesture seemed to implore of them to cease . They did so , and remained silent whilst the Queen passed them in safety and no accident ensued , which was forrtunate , for the narrow way was so crowded with horsemen and the carriages of unthinking people , so intensely occupied in gazing at the Queen that they forgot her safety , and made it _exremely difficult foi * the royal postillions to make way through the throng . Fie on such slavish folly ! Why cannot ihe Queen enjoy a vide in her park without running the risk of having her neck broken ?

      A . Specimen of _Feee _Traoe Liberality . — A manufacturer of Bradford , Yorkshire , who has subscribed a large sum to the " League" funds was thus accosted by one of his workmen whilst inspecting the man s work . — " Well maister , je _tcll'd us that we were to have cheap bread and good wage when the Com Laws were repealed , when are we to <* et it V Tbe answer was , — " The man was discharged ibr insolence . ' ! . '" This master is a great stickler for religion , and has given a large sum to support the chapel he attends . Let the working men draw their owu conclusion from this . A Boii . ku Explosion took place on Tuesday at the | factory of Messrs . Thompson , Trefovest , by which ' one man was killed and two others much scalded , but hopes are entertained of their recovery .

      A Melancholy _Wi-unixo , —On Wednesday , an inquest was held at Bow , ou the body of Elizabeth Jolms . The deceased , who was twenty years of a"e was married on Sunday last at Poplar , and after spending the day with her husband , returned with him to her father s house , and was taken very ill immediately afterwards , so much so that her husband slept on the floor . She continued to get worse and expired on iuesday morning about two o ' clock . Ihere were no marks of violence on the body , nor did she complain ot anything , but a severe pain in her Chest . Some of the jury thought a pott mortem examination ought to be made , and the inquiry was then adjourned for that purpose .

      Treatment Of The Poor In 5t. ; Ypancras....

      TREATMENT OF THE POOR IN 5 T . yPANCRAS . The suicide of a young woman , aged 19 , named Mary Ann Jones , late an inmate m St . Paneras workhouse , and on whom the Jury returned the following verdict : —That the deceased Mary Inn Jonesdrowned herself rather than return to the workhouse , being driven to distraction throug h dread of the treatment she would be subjected to in the « shedI , ' . and he jury cannot separate without expressing their opinion that the discipline there is unnecessarily ae _^ er _© --resulted in a lengthened inquiry into the treatment of the poor generally in that parish . A committee ofthe Board of Directors was appointed to investigate and report en the whole subject , with special reference to the verdict at the Coroner _s inquest , and several meetings held at which the parish

      offiwere , cers and inmates ofthe workhouse _^ were examined . The last of these meetings was held o _^ Wednesday , when by way of refuting tbe charges made ag ainst the provisions given the poor , specimens of the rations served to the inmates were placed on the table , ine rations consisted of porridge , meat , bread , potatoes , beer , soup , and cheese . ., All the witnesses were required to taste theporriage » broth , and beer , and their attention was called to the quantity and quality of the other articles of food , — meat , bread , potatoes , and cheese . The evidenc went to show , that these rations were of a superior kind to that habitually served . The

      examination of one witness may be given as a specimen of the depositions of the whole . John Witt , examined : I have been about 4 years in the house . lhave had bad health from time to time since I have been an inmate . This is quite different porridge to what we have ; ours is not so thick as this by half . The bread we get is the same as this . We don't get half this quantity of potatoes , and they are not half so _' good as these . Our meat is more like Sharp ' s-ailey meat than this . ( A laugh . ) The broth they give us is nothing like this . . " By Mr . Clark * . lhave reason to complain ofthe whole of the food we have . Will you permit me to

      say one word— „ , „ A Director ( interrupting ) : No ; you don't come here to preach . Wit : I came here to tell the truth , and nothing bnt the truth , and that I will tell . By Mr . Marley : I work now in the carpenters sheds . I get 4 d a day and a pint of strong beer beyond the ordinary rations . Mr . Clack ¦ . Have vou any reason to complain of the quantity or quality of the food ?—Why you give ua nothing but what I call a galloping starvation . ( Laughter . ) Upon which Mr . Howarth , _oro of tho Directors

      who had previously stated that he had visited the house , and had examined the food , with ths quality of which he was perfectly satisfied , and further that he had tasted the soup , and was so well pleased with it tbat he obtained an allowance , observed as the witness was leaving the room , " That man evidently wants an allowance out of the house instead of in it . " The Report ofthe Committee was presented and adopted by the meeting . It serves to show through what very different mediums paupers and directors view the very same subject ; referring to the 7 erdicfc on Jones , the report

      states" That there is no place in the workhouse , in which the paupers are employed and lodged , which can be designated a shed * that there are two rooms in the basement story of the main building appropriated tothe use and separate location of the female refractory paupers , and building consisting of a ground floor working room with a sleeping room over for the mala refractory paupers ; that the rooms appropriated to the female paupers , although not lofty , are spacious , and , with the exception of the damp appearance of a , small portion ofthe wall ofthe sleeping room , more comfortable than the ordinary dwellings of the labouring poor .

      "That it is essential to the preservation of decency , order , and good conduct amongst the paupers generally , tbat the idle , depraved , and refractory should be kept separate from the aged and well conducted , and tbat those who , but for their dishonest and vicious propensities , might maintain themselves , should not be kept in a state of idleness or supplied with a . greater quantity of food than experience shows to be fully sufficient for the preservation of their health and strength ; that the refractory paupers iu St . Paneras workhouse have the same allowance as the other able-bodied poor , with the exception of meat three times a week , and one ounce of sugar and one ounce of butter in the case of the females , —that the dietary et' this workhouse is equal to that of any similar establishment in the kingdom , and superior to the generality of such dietaries , a copy of which is annexed to this report ; that the distinction in the dietary of the refractory paupers , and the state of

      separation from the other inmates in which they arekept , affords no ground for censuring tbe system of workhouse management established in his parish . " After recommending classification , by which the young would be separated from tbe older and more vicious refractory paupers , and indirectly censuring Mr . Cooper , the parish surgeon , for having given an unfavourable opinion . The Committee conclude their self laudatory report by saying , tbat tbey are fully satisfied that the dietary of the house is sufficient both in quantity and quality , and that with the addition of a portion of peas to the broth , and two pints of milk , instead of one to each gallon of the oatmeal porridge , rt will be rendered as nutritive _anet palatable as can possibly be desired , and that ne blame attaches to the authorities of the parish in consequence of the deatli of Mary Ann Jones , provided she did in fact commit suicide for the reascn stated by her previous to her death .

      Fiee At The Croydon Railway Terminus.

      FIEE AT THE CROYDON RAILWAY TERMINUS .

      About Three O'Clock On Wednesday Morning...

      About three o ' clock on Wednesday morning , a fire , attended with a serious destruction of property , broke out at the Croydon terminus of the London and Croydon Railway . It appears that the fire broke out in the lamp room of the terminus , and the flames soon broke through the roof of tbe carriage depot , a spacious building , upwards of one huudred feet long , and which was filled with carriages ofthe first and second classes . By the time the encines arrived the whole of the old locomotive depot

      was enveloped in flame , and upwards ofa dozen first and second class carriages were Waning away with the most frightful rapidity , and when the flames shot through the roof they completely illuminated , not only the immediate distriet , but the principal portion of the metropolis , For some time tbe _greates _? difficulty was experienced in obtaining a supply of water ; meanwhile the flames progressed with such rapidity that before four o ' clock both the stations ( the present atmospheric , and the old locomotive" presented an immense body offlame , which roared as it issued from the several windows , like n number of furnaces in full operation .

      By leading the hose of the engines through the windows , the military and tireunh were enabl to pour a limited stream of water upon the destructive element , but it hnd obtained too firm a hold to be easily extinguished , and carriage after carriage fell a prey to the fury of the fire ; it was not until the whole of the combustible articles in ihe two buildings were burnt , that the conflagration was cut off , just as it was attacking the ticket station and booking offices , By eight o ' clock the fire was so far subdued as to allay all further apprehension of its extension . By that period the old locomotive depot was burnt down , and an immense number of first and second class carriages destroyed ; the atmospheric carriage _shoeiding was likewise consumed ; the electric telegraph was also displaced , stud a large number of the sleepers on the line were burnt , and the metal tramways were forced into various slopes , so as to prevent the regular transit of trains .

      There has been no stoppage to the traffie on the line , and a great number of workmen _a-e busily employed in repairing the damage which has been done . The inquiry into the cause of the fire at the Croydon Railway terminus has resulted in the belief that it arose from the spontaneous combustion of some cotton wipings , which were used for cleaning the lamps and wheels of the carriages .

      Thk Small Debts Act.—We Have Before Us The Practice Of Tlie Courts To Be Established Under This Ant From The I Nen Iit'smi- Tn&Lt;.No „„L&Gt;I:..U„.I U-

      Thk Small Debts Act . —We have before us the practice of tlie Courts to be established under this Ant from the I nen iit _' SMi- Tn < . _no _„„ l > i :.. u „ . i u-

      Stephens And Norton, Bell Yard , Lincoln...

      Stephens and Norton , Bell Yard , Lincoln ' s Inn ; from the high character of this gentleman as a practical lawyer , we are confident it will oive satisfaction to the professisn and tlie public . In our next publication wc shall notice some of the provisions of the Act as commented on . Tub Wrst Isdia Mail . —The Royal mail steam packet Avon arrived at Southampton on Sunday evening , with the usual mails , after an excellent passage . Amongst the Avon ' s passengers are Dr . Kalley and lady , whose house was attacked and ransacked at Madeira , in consequence of her attempts to make converts to

      Protestantism . The crops arc generallv good , the weather fine , with a great deal of rain ; anil several slight shocks of earth quakes had been felt at some of the islands . Sickness was c'miniencing at-Jamaica when the Avon left . The emancipation anniversary celebrations seem to have passed off with unusual dulness . The Jamaica Dispatch says that for many years the islam ! had not _beere visited with so long and uninterrupted a series of favourable weather as had been experienced since tbe latter end of June , and never had the growth of cane been so remarkable- The indications of a continuance of thss seasonable weather were still apparent ; indeed , in s . ome parts of the island the fall of vain still continued , ar . d the next year ' s crop was expected to be propor tionabh increased .

      Printcd By Dodgal M'Gowan, Of 18, Great Witidm'll Street. J.Favniai-L-E'T. In Ihe Gitv Of Westminster At The

      Printcd by DODGAL M'GOWAN , of 18 , Great _Witidm'll street . J . _Favniai-l-e't . in ihe Gitv of Westminster at the

      Office, In The Same Street And Parish, F...

      Office , in the same Street and Parish , for the I _' imprictor , 1 'EAHGUS O'CO- VSOK , _Es-J ., and published by William Hewitt , of _Ko ; IS . _Charlef-street , Bran _don-street , Walworth , in the Parish ot Sst . Mary , ' New ington , iu the Comity of Surrey , at the Oflice , No . 19 Great Wiudiiiill-stnttt , _llayuiarket , m tbe City Westminster . Saturday , September 2 o 184 . 6 .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 26, 1846, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_26091846/page/8/