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      Irish Agitation, It Was Thdtaght By Some...

      _JTT _^^ flnt interfere , especially _with them V _£ i _& a _& **« mr : The land is not Jhpirs . in the same mm _ftS & man ' s labour or Jkffl _fcAw . The land _iaoifly _theirs _asatrOBt created by hw , not by Natnre ; _andwhenthey abuse that treat , the law must interpose , to make them feel that they have duties as well _« rights , _^ _^ upier i _^ c _^ a _guntry as Ireland especiaUy _, is not fiie 8 i t 0 .: _r * _t oVoH _fendorlettt alone . He must « Atrtatai * or starves and that necessity enables them to _£ _^ ch unholy tenns as their avance , or S _toraofpowerfmay please to dictate , and - . „ ... .. „ .

      to make the peasantry their slaves . Such a « ower is not fit to he entrusted to such men as landlords have proved themselves to be : it is _^ f avourable to the independence , the _prosjjgjfty , and the morality of a people , and , therefore , the law ought to interfere . And , farther , that the law is not called on to interfere especially with them . It has been compelled to interpose between grasping _manufactoaerB , and crushed factory operatives ; _between merchants and their sailors ; between

      griping usurers and reckless borrowers ; and pot one of those classes is more unable , or so enable , to make fair terms fer themselves , as the Irish peasant—not one has by its tyranny go called fer "restraint , as the Irish landlord . _ _£ nd let them take heed , too , that the law must , sooner or later , interfere , or lose its force , and leave the task to other hands , wh ich would , perhaps , deal with them less tenderly than any Tenant Bight Leagne is likely to do . The trust may not only be limited , it is possible that it may be dboUshed .

      Havd Beenacegstomed To Move The Miners O...

      POLICE September 28 , 1850 . _^ _™^ _^ 5 J _^^^^^^^^ T - . l f _^ . JM _"* _^ ¦ _^ _- . _~~ *"""" _" "' ' —

      Constitutional Be Volutions. A. Short Ti...

      CONSTITUTIONAL BE VOLUTIONS . A . short time ago the prospects of the progressive party on the continent were hy no means brilliant It would seem as though the tide -was turning in favour of democracy . The smail state of Hesse Cassel has had a revoiufaou , which embodies a princip le , and sets an example well worth the earnest study of all who hold the opinion , that oppression can only he quenched in blood . There are far more effective weapons for its destruction , than any to be found stored up in arsenals , or

      fabricated in the manufactories of cannon , muskets , powder , halls , and bayonets . It is true that those latter are more impromptu , and appear to succeed more rapidly ; but what is rapidly -won is as easily and speedily lost . All noble and permanent growths are slow . Hesse Cassel secured a constitution twenty years ago , when the revolution of 1830 sent Chakles IX . on his travels , and placed a Citizen _Ketg on a throne , surrounded with republican institutions in France . The steady , slow , hut sure genius of our

      German cousins has , since that time , mastered the art of constitutional governments , and ¦ when tbe Elector , under his natural instinct for despotic domination , stimulated hy Austria , and the contemplation of rampant absolutism , made an attempt to subvert the constitution the other day , he signall y failed . Upon a small scale , the _storyisthat of our Charles I . He was determined that he would not rule through a Parliament , nor would he be dependent on monies granted by the representatives of the people . He called to Ms assistance

      su unscrupulous and unprincipled fellow , who _^ rejoices in the euphonious name of Hassentflvg , and having delayed the assembling of the legislative hody until the time they should have adjourned , asked for a grant of money in a lump . The Legislature constitutionally asked for a constitutional budget , whereupon Elector and Minister rode tbe high horse , declared the capital in a state of siege , proclaimed military law , ordered the journals to be seized , and played the other pranks which we are so familiar with , upon a larger scale , elsewhere . The cool constitutionalists of Hesse Cassel , however , did not trouble themselves to fly to arms . They refused the _supplies . They

      appealed to the constitution against both the Elector and Minister , and finally , in company with , another Hatnatj , these scoundrels were obliged , without a shot being fired , to decamp with a speed , and in a panic , which throws even the late "Mr . Smith , " of the _Toilleries into the shade . As to Hassenpflug , it appears that the poor wretch . wiU not even be allowed the eclat of being a political offender , la his endeavour to escape , he was arrested on a charge of forgery , and will be tried as a common criminal . Verily , if the people everywhere knew how to husband their strength , and ** take it coolly , " itwonld he an easy matter to dispose of the few tyrants and their tools who domineer over them .

      Political Psospects In France. Louis Nap...

      POLITICAL PSOSPECTS IN FRANCE . Louis Napoleon appears to have made but a sorry investment of tbe £ 100 , 000 bribe fer his complicity in disfranchising one-half of the electors who placed him in the Presidential chair . After his two tours , he has returned to Paris out of pocket and " out of luck . " Another quasi royal " progress' * to the south , -math the usual stereotyped triumphal arches , manufactured speeches , and all the rest of the unreal phantasmagoria " got np "

      to imitate veritable public opmion , was projected—it is said , absolutely determined npon . But travelling expenses in that style are high , and the purse of our " ex-special ' * is low . He has " run the length of his tether' ' at present , and the not overbright idea of _iNapoleonising France by fetes and receptions , ii doomed to failure for want of money . Nor is itverylikely that theparties who support him in power merel y as a -warming-pan for their own more cherished pets—either Bourbon or Orleanist—will grant another " dotation" to be spent in like manner . They have fulfilled

      their part of the compact in the conspiracy against the Constitution . The money has been paid , and the would-be Consul or Emperor has no further pecuniary claim upon them . As to personal or political claims , it is well known that not one of those who for the last twenty years have wielded political power in France , ever recognised them on the part of Loins Napoleou . They looked npon his candidature fer the ofiice of Chief

      Magistrate , simply in the light of a very ridiculous joke , and must , no doubt , have been equally surprised and chagrined when the man they had looked upon as a political imbecile was made the "trump card" for the time being . If they have since tolerated his continuance in that position , it was simply because they believed ihat it gave time for the ripening of their plots for the restoration of the respective dynast ic branches to which they are attached . Taking the actual state of afiairs at the

      present moment in _France , its aspect is , we Junk , favourable to so und political progress . We do not see anything that seriously menawb the _existencei and the gradual consolidation of the Kepubhc , through that best of all tood _< s , _theframing of the whole people in the art _ofpractically and peaceabl y acting in conformity with prescribed constitutional formulae There is no doubt that a host of rival preten * ders are eagerly watching for an opportunity Of breaking through the barriers which at present surround the Republic , and again mating

      the government of France monarchical ; but ' the obstacles to their suceessare of a much more tangible and formidable nature than at any former period ofthe straggle of theFrench people for popular self-government . The previous revolutions in which they have been engaged may not have produced all the results that were anticipated , but they have , at all events , interposed such obstacles to the safe or permanent re-establishment of monarchy , that that contingency has almost ceased to remain within the list of probabilities .

      _^ In the first place , we observe , with great satisfaction , that something like local political action , independent of Paris and those who

      Political Psospects In France. Louis Nap...

      in that city havd _beenacegstomed to move the wires , is beginning to show itself . The appeal to the Conseils Geri ? raux to pronounce on tbe desirability on a revision of Ihe constitution , which was intended to favour the projects of Louis Napoleon , and possibly enable him to seize a permanent position by a _ccup d ' etat , has not only failed in that respect , but has , we hope , laid the foundation of a new poMcal wpime in _France . Their decision has been by no means so distinct as it was expected to be . The statistical resume of their conclusions exhibits every variety of opinion ; . , _t __* . __ : i _ f .. wa _KflAfi accustomed hi mnvn

      and taking the whole together , although a considerable number have pronounced in favour of some revision of the constitution , even those councils uniformly suggest , tbat any revision must be made within the limits of the constitution , and by constitutional means . Here then we have a direct and gratifying refutation to the repeated assertions of the correspondents of such journals as the Times , Chronicle , et sui genus ornate , that the people of France were surprised into the adoption of a Republican form of Government by a small sect of enthusiasts , or worse , who had no real support or

      sympathy from the mass ofthe French people . The question has been deliberately and completely tested , under every advantage , on the _RoyaUat aide . Mi Carlier and hia police have violently and unconstitutionally suppressed every vestige of popular liberty . The liberty of public meeting , of petition , of the Press—all tbe outlets , in shorC of public opinion have been stopped np as far as tiie Elysee ; its instruments and its abettors could effect that object . The Republican party have been exiled , fettered , and gagged in every possible shape ; and yet what is the end of the Royalist appeal under such cowardly circumstances ? The general effect of these municipal

      decisions is , that although they wonld gladly see improvements of details , they advise a "firm hold on the main body of the Constitution . This is a very different judgment from the one wishfully anticipated by the Napoleonists . It is gratifying , not more on account of the immediate result , than the fact , that these Councils have shown both the capacity and the will to grapple with the political questions of the day . Tbe nearer Republican France approaches in this respect to Republican North America , the greater guarantee is there for the permanence of Republican institutions . But , besides tbis new and powerful obstruction to tiie success of any of the plotters against the Constitut ion , there is almost an insurmountable one in the

      I Constitution itself . It creates hut one Legis-! lative Chamber , and enacts that no organic changes shall be effected in its provisions , except upon the sanction of the Assembly , at three successive deliberations , to he conducted at one month's distance from each other , and decided , in each case , by a majority of not less than three-fourths of the House . This introduces a totally new element into the exciting game of politics in France . If there is to be another revolution , it must be one of Force , for avowedly selfish and dynastic purposes . The old system of two Chambers , which gave Napoleon the means of achieving these objects by fraud , is destroyed . On the three occasions when the late Emperor made

      the Const itution the means of elevatinghimself , and nullifying its own enactments , the Upper and Smaller Chamber was the immediate instrument by which he effected his object . But the " nephew of his uncle" has no such dangerous weapon in his hands , even if he had the daring genius and the iron will to use them , which , in theformer case , invested theirpossessorwith the imperial purple . In the 750 members of the Legislative Assembly we doubt if a single score can be found to lend themselves to the

      advancement of Loins Napoleon ' s interests , except with a view to their own . Every party but his is represented there , and , although the factious are numerically the majority when united against the Republicans , yet , as a party , the latter are the strongest body in the chamber . The differing and contradictory objects which each of these factions have in view , will prevent them from cordially uniting for the destruction of the Republic , until they think that some one of them has a clear chance of a majority ; and the moment they had achieved their point , they would find themselves opposed by all the other parties , and of course a minority for all practical purposes of Government .

      Upon a review of all the facts , we are impressed with the belief , that the French Republic is in no immediate danger , and that the longer it lasts the less likely are any attempts against its integrity io succeed . If it can by any means be maintained , the future is full of hope for Europe . A Republic of 30 , 000 , 000 is utterly incompatible with the maintenance of despotism like Austria and Russia on the same continent .

      Monies Received Fob Tbs Week Ending Tbdb...

      MONIES RECEIVED Fob tbs Week Ending Tbdbsbav , Septeubkr 26 th , 1850 . FOR IBE WmDlG-UP OF THE LAUB C 0 MPA 3 Y . Beceived by W . Rides . — Vf . Rest , Fletching ls—W . Breach , Lewes 6 d—Chorley Branch , per W . Wilkinson 10 s —Nottingham , per J . Sweet 2 s—Chafford _, near Tunhridge Wells , per A . Warren 4 s . £ a . d . Beceived by W . Rider .. .. 0 17 6 TO _UQUIDATETHE DEBT DUE TO MR . O'CONNOR .

      ON ACCOUNT OF OAKUM PICKING . Received by W . Rideb . —Whittington and Cat 3 d . FOR RED REPUBLICANS . Received by W . Hides . —W . Breach , Lewes 6 d . FOR THE IRISHMAN NEWSPAPER . _Becrired by W . Rideb . —Whittington and Cat Gd . THE CASE OF THOMAS JONES . Beceived hy John Abnott . —A Friend , per Mr . Martin 6 d Collected at the King and Queen , Foley-street 3 s OJd—J . L ., Hull Is—A few Beds , per W . Hoare 2 s—II . Hamer , Badcliffe Bridge 6 d—T . Hamer , EadcliffeBridge 6 d—a Working Han , RadclifieBridge Is .

      Dreadful Accident At Malta.—A Serious Ac...

      Dreadful Accident at Malta . —A serious accident happened on the 10 th of September , after a match on the Pieta , partly owing to bad horsemanship and hard riding , and partly to the incomplete state ofthe road turning towards Sa Maison , which was covered with loose stones . Lieut . Charles B . Parke , Royal Marines , belonging to her Majesty ' s ship Bellerophon ( a nephew of Colonel Parke , C . B ., one of her Majesty ' s aides-de-camp ) , was thrown from his horse , and receired so severe a contusion in the head as to bring on frightful convulsions and total insensibility , though no limbs -were fractured . Happening to be riding at the time with the assistant-surgeon ofthe same vessel , Mr . Culhane , who immediately bled bim on the spot , and had him

      forthwith conveyed to the civil hospital at Floriana ( about half a mile off ) on a sofa , where every aid that art could suggest was immediately rendered , and , after sitting up with him throughout the night , his brother officers bad the satisfaction of seeing the sufferer gradually return to consciousness . On the morning of the 12 th he was sufficiently recovered io he carried in & cot on board the Bellerophon , which left onthe following day for England . Taken irom the hospital where so many cases of Asiatic cholera have been treated , the contagionists attribute to this circumstance the sad break out of the disease on board the Bellerophon immediately after . A Wholesale Robbery . —Some time ago , whilst Madame de CaumontLaforce , a lady of property , of Paris , was in the country , one of her domestics , aided by two other persons , cauaed the whole ofthe splendid furniture ofher hotel , worth nearly 80 , 000 francs , to be taken to the Hotel des Commissaires The realised

      priseurs , and sold by auction . price wa 3 onl y 6 , 000 francs . "With this sum , added to a large sum in gold , a quantity of jewellery , and other valuable objects , the three thieves , George Dehan , ¦ Nicholas Veremetre , and a young woman , named Francois Bernard , took their departure from Havre on board the _Nicholas , for New York . As soon as the robbery was known , warrants were issued for their arrest , but they did not reach Havre until after the departure of the ship . Directions were , uowever , immediately forwarded via England , to tne Trench Consul at New York , to arrest the _«^ I ' on t _^ "" arrival in that city . _Theseinstruc-& _EJ _!* _* _* _£ Tork _° y the Engli 8 h 8 teamer S _^ v _-J ? ich 0 la 8 - T _* _Crenel Consul _imtheSCVh _^ t 8 thieve 8 _™* e captured , to Srt of 3 w _? be brought to France for trial . _L-ku * oftheir booty _wlU he restored to the owner .

      The Miners Of The "North. - To Ras Bdlio...

      THE MINERS OF THE "NORTH . - TO raS BDlIOR . Of 5 b 3 _toMH 8 B » _SiAB . Sib , —The mining industry of this country ( at all times a sufferer by , the unwise competition whioh has * prevailed among the workmen in the first place , and secondly , from the practice of thecoalownersin underselling each other at the various markets , ) is at present threatened with an extensive and organised plan to carry _ out the principle of cheapness with ( we E _? ay anticipate ) the usual results , namely , reduced prices for working , and consequently lower wages for the poor collier . To any unprejudiced OT disinterested parties who may have read a book published by W . Laird , Esq ., addressed to the Chairman of tbe Dock Company of Liverpool on the export coal trade " , the above speci-THE MINERS OT ? Tin ?\ _tsi \ _wji

      fied results will be obvious , inasmuch as . the writer does not blink the matter , but at once admits that the plan projected will benefit the proprietors . of the docks immensely , and insure a successful competition with all other coal-shipping ports . To the capitalists of one side , of our island who may be benefitted at the expense of the same order on the eastern side , this project may well apply , and would warrant an assumption of its practicability and success . But what will be the position of tbe working miners in both the western and eastern sides , or ofany ether who may be within the range of the direct efiects of such competition ? They may well exclaim , with the frogs in the fable , " gentlemen , this may be pleasing to you , but it ft death to us . "

      Sir , the attention of the great body of miners must necessarily be direoted to this question . Something must be done to stop the downward course of wages ; to prevent the coal-owners of Lancashire , Yorkshire , Staffordshire , Northumberland , Durham , Derbyshire , Nottinghamshire , and of Scotland and Wales , by their insane mania for cheapness and underselling each other , depriving the industrious collier of his few remaining comforts , or of the chance to better his condition and elevate himself and family in the social scale . The first step in the right direction is an organisation ofthe whole Mining body . To this point , then , I would direct tbeir attention , and with pleasure present to their notice the well-timed example of the men of Nottinghamshire , who , it will be seen , by the following digest of their proceedings , have taken the proper steps to save themselves from the evil consequences of continued competition :- — Bobber ' s Mill , near Nottingham .

      Deae Sib , —The miners here are on the move again ; oppression has done its work , and roused them to active duty . On the 2 nd of September weheldadelegatemeeting , and adopted certain resolutions relative to the . organisation of the working miners . Several lodges have been opened , and an agent appointed to go on the errand of mercy—to persuade the miners to rally round the standard of union , and whose services have been well received by those whom he has visited . On the 16 th we held another delegate meeting , and I assure you that the spirit of the men is good . Nay , the employers , butties , and workmen , all seem animated witb the same feeling , viz ., that union is necessary , to prevent the destruction which competition threatens to entail upon all . After the collection of the monies necessary to pay the agent , and other matters of expense , it was resolved to appoint a delegate to the ensuing Conference to be held at Newcastle , October 14 th . T . Watson Is appointed agent ; John Morley , president ; and myself , secretary . The work seems to go on weU and prosperous . Yours , < fcc , 'ToM . Jude . Geo . Gocldee , Secretary .

      Thus we see that the miners of the midland districts are viewing the question properly , and would seem to he anxious to right themselves whilst they have strength to do so . I have another letter from Ayrshire , in Scotland , detailing the effects ofthe late strike , and showing the inutility of fighting the masters single-handed . Ayrshire will , however , have a delegate at the Conference ; Staffordshire has also elected its delegate ; and we may safely calculate upon the brave men of Lancashire sending their quota ; thus , if Yorkshire is represented , we shall have delegates from all the chief Mining districts of England and Scotland . It will , therefore , be the obvious duty of those districts who have not , as yet , moved in the matter ,

      to set to work immediately and organise themselves , and by their representative take their share in disposing ef the business which will necessarily come before the Conference , when the foundation of the general union will be laid , which shall spread the glad tidings far and wide ofthe miners' anticipated redemption from the destructive consequences of individual and general competition . Delegates will come prepared with a tabular statement of the average wages earned , and the hours of work each day ; the number of days they work each week , and the approximate quantity ef tbe stock of coal on hand in then * respective districts . Yours , & c , M . Jude , Secretary .

      Irish Democrats. The London Branch Of Th...

      IRISH DEMOCRATS . The London branch of the Irish Democrats held their usual weekly meeting on Sunday evening , at the City-hall , Golden-lane . Mr . John Collins in the chair . Letters were read from Dublin , Glasgow , and other places . On the motion of Mr . John Knox Flanigan , seconded by Mr . J . Joyce , the following resolution waB unanimously adopted : — "That there- ' solution expressive of our determination to continue our exertions for the cause of democracy , adopted by us on the 7 th instant , not having appeared inthe Northern Star , _^ is meeting directs the secretary to write to Glasgow , and other political bodies who have hitherto taken an interest in our proceedings , informing them of such determination . " Several speakers addressed the meeting , some subscriptions were paid in , some persons proposed for membership , and the meeting terminated . [ iUreport of the meeting was received at this office ; but no resolution . We presume the omission was a mistake . —Ed . N . S . ]

      The Refugees. On Monday Evening A Ball A...

      THE REFUGEES . On Monday evening a ball and concert took place at the Assembly Rooms , _Hampstead-road , for the benefit of the Hungarian and Polish refugees . Several national and patriotic songs were sung , and Mr . T . Brown made an animated appeal on behalf ofthe exiles to the country at large , not to leave these brave men to be entirely supported by the men of London . The London democrats had taken a hall for their accommodation , and would soon laugh at the assistance of Stuart and Co . ( Great applause . ) Several British soldiers were present , who contributed to the funds , having previously paid the price of admission . Three cheers were given for the exiled brethren , and three groans for Haynau , when dancing commenced , which was kept up until a late hour . Great praise is due to the committee for their excellent arrangements . _** _M" _* _r _^ v _* _- _/* _yvN- _*^^' _^ -- _^/ _v _*/ - _^ _x / ' _^^«

      Resignation Of Mr, T. Brown Of The ••Exe...

      RESIGNATION OF MR , T . BROWN OF THE EXECUTIVE . " 10 ZHB MEMBERS OF THB NATIONAL CHARIER ASSOCIATION . Brothers , —la _^ consequence of ill-health , I hereby most respectfully tender my resignation as a member ofthe Executive . For the honour you conferred on me I return my sincere thanks , but office has its duties as well as its honour , and finding I am now incapable of performing them , I , on principle , think it just to you , and to our common cause , to resign my trust . With best feelings towards my brethren in office . , and assurances to you , members of the society , that I will not cease to work , as far as in me lies , for the attainment of our righteous end , I fraternally bid you farewell as one of the Executive . 32 , Bartholomew-close . Thomas Brown . Sept . 27 th , 1850 .

      A Mock Count.—An Italian, Who Is An Exil...

      A Mock Count . —An Italian , who is an exile in France for the active part he toook in the insurrection of Rome , has just been arrested under very singular circumstances . A few days ago a banking house ofthe quarter Feydau received from a correspondent at Rome directions to pay a sum of about 4 O 0 f . to a Count de P . Two days after a person presented himself , and stated that he was the count ; he was almost blind and was led by one of his friends . He was called on to prove his identity , which he did by producing a passport ; he was then asked for his title of credit , but he said that he had mislaid it . He added that he was to leave the same day forthe south to be treated for his eyesight , and he asked the banker as a favour to spare him the loss of time which the necessity of demanding a new letter of credit would occasion . The man appeared so respectable , and his passport so satisfactory , that the banker gave him the money . Two days after the banker was informed by a

      second letter from his correspondent that an exlieutenant of Garibaldi was making dupes in France and other countries by passing himself off as the Count de P . The police immediately arrested the man who received the 400 f ., and at the same time succeeded in discovering the veritable Count de P . The latter , on seeing the ex-lieutenant , declared that he knew nothing of him , and that the other was an impostor . It is not known how the ex-lieutenant could have obtained the information with which he presented himself to the banker . A searching judicial investigation has been commenced . — Galignani . Tub Botcher Haynau , a Cousin of the Duchess op Cambridge . —Haynau is the bastard son of William I ., Elector of _Hesse-Cassel , and William was uncle to Augusta , Duchess of Cambridge , now so dear to the English nation . This lady regards her cousin with the "veneration due to the first man ofthe age .

      Snuff-taking Madb East . —A snuff-box of a novel construction , and designed to supersede the necessity of using the fingers in taking snuff , has been registered at Birmingham . The box is inverted , and upon being turned up , two small cups are found charged with the titillating mixture , and ready to be applied to the nose ,

      National Association Of United Trades. T...

      NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TRADES . T . S . Duncombb , Esq ., M . P ., President . Established 18 * 15 . . " FIAT JUSTITIA " bin i _^ _imnnt _% S 8 ible , for the workin _£ clas 9 e 3 ' _ty C < M _« - S _™ ° "f themselves , to raise , or fieep up the general _SLSL 1 ' neft ¥ _**** _be »» that this woSd be a fo . ng not to be punished , but to be welcomed and rejoiced _, SlUABT MlHD . The grossl y one-sided partiality of British law , whereever and whenever labour and capital appear in antagonism , is seriously aggravated by its administration by an irresponsible provincial magistracy . -ii-. _» .- _~ ~ l _* _^^^^^ _" _*? '

      We hold that the judicial proceedings which have recently transpired before the Wolverhampton bench of magistrates , at the suit of thetwoPerrys , to be an outrageous violation of personal liberty , and a foul blot upon the name of justice . The case of Charles Haynes we believe to be one of unequalled atrocity ; and we blush with shame at our unsuccessful efforts to snatch that honest man from his unmerited , and we still think , illegal imprisonment . It is true that the form ofthe agreement , for the slightest conceivable violation of which Haynes was unceremoniousl y handed over by the accommodating Wolverhampton justices to the contaminating society or felons and

      cutpurses , is said , by high legal authority , to be valid in law . It is true he has emerged from the Stafford bastile uninjured , we hope , in body , and untainted in mind ; but there is the feeling rankling in his breast of an unmerited insult inflicted , of a grievous wrong endured , and an unappeased and unappeasable desire for justice , in which the Central Committee sincerely participate , and which they believe to be their highest duty to obtain for him if it be possible . They are advised that the whole proceedings would be instantly annulled , if brought before any one of the judges of the land ; there is not a shadow oi a doubt of their technical illegality , and tbe question of further proceedings is now under the serious consideration of the

      Central Committee . But , whatever course they may be ultimately advised to pursue , as to the past , it is clearly manifest that some decided steps must be taken to protect our members from a successful repetition of these legal persecutions . The cases of Sweet and _CaddicTc , reported in this week ' s Star , are much of the same character with that of Haynes , evincing on the part of George Perry the most cool and deliberate tyranny , in seeking to force men to work for him against their will , and in violation of every semblance of freedom or of liberty . He

      who , with a pistol at my head , forces me to surrender my purse , is no more a robber than he who forces from , me my labour against my will , and without any adequate consideration . But , surely , the Messrs . Perry cannot suppose ihat they will be permitted to accomplish their dishonest purposes hy means like these ! We have the greatest satisfaction in knowing , that it is not possible for them to execute their orders with their present hands , who are utterly deficient in number or qualification . We know also that Mr . E . Perry has signally failed in getting any supply irom London ; and that those whom , by every species of trickery and misrepresentation , he bas entrapped

      into his employment , are something like " _FalstafTs ragged regiment "—the very scum and refuse of the trade , who will assist him in getting rid of his tin in a double sense ; he will have to pay them with one description for spoiling the other . In the meantime , every decent man he has , stung with indignation at his dirty proceedings , are leaving him as they finish up their orders , eras their notices expire . The trade was never known to be so busy , and we very shortly expect to find a shop for every one of our members . Under these encouraging circumstances , we can almost afford to laugh at the extravagant outlay of money , wit , and character , exhibited in these extrajudicial performances .

      We have received several commendatory letters upon the firmness and perseverance with which this contest has been conducted by the Central Committee . We feel proud and grateful for these flatter ing acknowledgments . We believe we shall have rendered a service to the Tin trade of Wolverhampton scarcely to be appreciated , by the enforcement of a recognised book of prices . That in

      Wolverhampton the prices have been for years disgracefully low , and has been the subject of complaint throughout the trade . That the book we have now adopted , and intend having , is , in every respect , what justice would demand ; but let it be borne in mind , that our book is not , like the laws of the Medes and Persians , unalterable . At the same time , we think there is much virtue in the old axiom— " There is wisdom in moderation . "

      We know of no cause , save the absence of combinative effort , why , instead of towns lists , or books of prices , we should not go for a National Book for every trade in Great Britain . Not only do the trades of this country require that a stop be put to that ruinous war of competition which the capitalists wage with each other at the expense of , aud to the deep injury of labour ; but a long and painful experience has taught us that there are schemes and devices whose name is legion , by which labour is robbed of its reward , other than by

      direct reductions . For such grievance we believe their is no efficient remedy but National Union , and we again urgently invite the trades of Great Britain to seriously ponder upon their present condition and future prospects , and to awaken from that fearful and fatal torpidity in which all their natural energies appear to be entranced . We have frequently contended , and shown through the columns of this journal , the Labour League , the reports and other works emanating from this Association , that the working classes possess by law , the undisputed right , by combination ,

      not only to place their own value upon their own labour , but to dictate the terms , regulations and conditions under which they consent to barter it with the Capitalist : This valuable right has been too long suffered to remain in abeyance . It never can be effectively exercised by local or sectional efforts . National Union is the only leverage which can lift labour into its rightful , legitimate position , and place it in possession of these long-withheld , but priceless privileges . The great Lord Bacon has said , " For a Nation to be free , it is sufficient that

      she _wills it ; " but here is pre-supposed an homo geniety of wants and sentiment , a pre-existent extended , and concentrated unit y of purpose and action , and with these postulates the axiom becomes a mere truism . We , therefore , in humble imitation of the great British Philosopher , " and assuming the _imme postulatum , say , — " For Labour to be free it is enough that she wills ; '' and we have pointed out , until we are growing weary , the means , and the onl y means , by which that freedom

      can be achieved . Oh ! that we could dip our pen into an ink of liquid flame , which should enter through the eye , and sear into the minds of our fellow-workmen , in indelible characters , these important truths . We would have the words , "National Union the remedy for National wrongs " emblazoned , in blazing characters , on every mill , factory and workshop in the united kingdom ; and thus , by dint of keeping the sentiment constantly before the eye , secure for it a lodgment in the heart . William Peel , Sec .

      Thb Paris Siecle Says:—" It Is Said That...

      Thb Paris Siecle says : — " It is said that the President of the Republic will have an interview with her Majesty the Queen of England in the Isle of Jersey . " The Jersey Times asks : — " When » And is it true that they are to be met by the Emperor of Morocco ? "

      ^F^N^'Mpton Court. Wot ™V ; % Sm. 17. Tm...

      _^ f _^ n _^ _'MPTON COURT . WOt % Sm . 17 . Tm _** Underhill . Magistrate present I _«?» ,. ' hy George Henry William Sweet was obaFg'ta ¦ .. . "" _set of work Perry , of Temple-street , with _flSj-. v "ntered under verbal agreement , said to have been w _^ e into on the 20 th of June . Mr . Fleetwood , on v-. part of the defendant , took an objection _agaiflflt the agreement , on the ground , that an old agreement , entered into in 1843 , was still in existence , therefore the defendant ought to be discharged on the present warrant . Tho magistrate's olork , Mr . Bolton , taking this view of the case , the bench dismissed the charge . _, - _„ . , ., ,,,, _„„„„

      Thubsdat , _Sbpt . 19 . _Bfi . ™™ Present : Messrs . Warner and Neve . William Sweet was charged with neglect of work _" ? o _^ o _? _" ] . ten agreement , which had been signed in 1843 , binding the defendant to sorve for three years and six months' notice , and en the part of the master to find the defendant full and regular employment ; at making certain articles mentioned therein at certain prices ; and giving him one months ' notice . Mr . Fleetwood objected to the agreement being received as evidence , inasmuch as it was not stamped , asMr . Archbold had recently given it as his opinion , that an agreement could not be received

      as evidence , if it did not contain a stamp . The objection was overruled by the bench . Mr . G . Bmscoe , being sworn , said , he was foreman at Mr . Perry ' s and was witness to the signers of the agreement , and the defendant worked until last Monday , when he 'left . Cross-examined—I have worked for Mr . Perry eighteen ortweuty years . He ( Sweet , ) entered into a fresh agreement on the 29 th of June last , when he stated he was _perfeatly satisfied with the prices . He was making oval melons , which are not mentioned in the agreement to serve . He said he was willing to serve for twelvemonths ; there was nothing said about articles .

      Mr . Fleetwood argued , that as Mr . Perry had sworn on Tuesday , and Mr . Briscoe to-day , that the defendant had entered into an agreement subsequent to this , it must be considered at an end , in . addition to which , the agreement was vitiated in consequence of putting . the defendant on other work than that described in the contract , and he looked upon this as a means to trick the workmen , which was perfectly disgusting . Mr . _Undkrhiu ,. —I consider , before arguing the point , that Mr . Fleetwood has done much harm'by using the language he has in the presence of so many workmen . Mr . Flbeiwood . —The language used in this court against me the other day by Mr . Pewy was unwarrantable , and had this conduct took place a few years ago , his ( Mr . Perry ' s ) premises would have been down .

      Mr . Underbill said , that the agreement could be altered by parole , as it had been in this case by mutual consent . The agreement does not say that he shall not make any other article which is not mentioned therein , and , as he has done so , he has been a consenting party , therefore it does not invalidate the agreement . The magistrates having retired for a short period , they returned with a decision in favour of Mr . Perry , but they hoped that Sweet would return to his work if Mr . Perry agreed to take him . Mr . Underbill agreed on the part of Mr . Perry when Mr . Warner said , I am sorry to see a respectable man like you here on suoh a charge , but I hope Mr . Perry's leniency towards you , will induce you to return to your work , which you can do by paying the expenses , otherwise we shall commit you . 6 . PERRY V . OADDIOK .

      Mr . Caddick was _changed with neglect of work , under a verbal agreement , onjKhie 29 th of June . Mr . Underbill said , this _wasa singular case to the last , except it was more aggravated in its nature , but if he would consent to return to his work by paying the expenses he could do so . Caddick refused . Mr . Warner . —I am exceedingly sorry to see you here , and to take the position you do , I think Mr . Perry has acted towards you tike a gentleman , and if you persevere the magistrates will commit you , therefore you had better speak to your attorney on the matter . He did so and agreed to go to work and pay the expenses .

      REMARKS . The above cases require some explanation to enable the reader to fully understand the position , as the evidence is so loose and unsatisfactory , as well as the threat to commit before the warrant was read , or any evidence produced . This mode of procedure is so contrary to our notions of justice that it ought to be brought under the notice of the Home Department . In the case of Sweet , he has been working under a contract for years , which not only the man , but Mr . Perry deemed cancelled in consequence of a departure from its provisions ; and as here , as in a similar case , Perry v Bladen , the magistrates only required fourteen days' notice to be given , nob as a right , but as an accommodation to the employer , which the workmen generally acceded to ; yet , these magistrates , in the face of this decision , say the agreement of Sweet is still in force .

      Tbe actual time tbe man had absented himself is not shown by the evidence ; but when I inform you , that the man finished his work at a quarter after eleven on the Monday , to attend the feast at Willinhall , where his wife tben was , and that by half-past twelve on tbe same day , two miles and a half on the road , he was seized by a constable on a special warrant for leaving his work an hour before , brought back to _"Wolverhampton , and incarcerated in a dirty cell , there to remain until the following day , you will at least say it was rather hard . But , by the intercession of Mr . Fleetwood with the magistrate , he was liberated late in the evening on bail . Caddick ' s position was this . He has worked for Messrs . R . and G . Perry several years , and in the

      week previous to Saturday , June the 29 th , Mr . Perry asked hira to be hired ; the man refused , on the ground that ho "intended to commence business for himself . " Mr . Perry said he would give him till Saturday to think it over . On that day he was again asked , and he again refused . Mr . Perry said , " Are you not satisfied with the prices ? " Caddick : " am with some but others are scandalous . " Perry : " If you should not commence business ( or words to that effect ) should you have any objection to stay twelve months V Caddick : " No , if things were settled ; but , as I was not hired ia my younger days , I will

      not do so now I am getting old . " This is the conversation ( according to Caddick ) upon which , before any evidence was adduced , he was threatened to be committed ; and upon which Mr . Perry received a high eulogium for mildness in not sending this man to the treadmill , on bread and water , for twenty-one days . Having recorded the facts , we leave them for the public to judge and pass sentence upon such conduct and trickery to ensnare men , and keep them A 3 slaves to their tyranny , Law like this is mockery . The fault lies not with the justices , but tho 3 e who appoint them , and those who advise them . I am , your's repectfully , Thomas Winters .

      To Thk Secrktakt Of Tne National Associa...

      TO THK SECRKTAKT OF TnE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TRADES , Birmingham , Sept . 17 th , 1850 . Dear . Sib , —It is very likely that , in your capacity as Central Committee-man of the National Association of United Trades , you meet with many cases ef dispute whioh require , on your part , ' no _smalf amount of sagacity to distinguish which of the contending parties are right , and which are the most to blame ( I mean when called upon to mediate between the employer and the employed ") . We cannot for a moment suppose that it is always found that the workmen are entirely in the right , and that the employer is altogether wrong ; but no

      doubt you sometimes discover that both sides are a little tinged with selfishness . When a case of this nature occurs , it must be exceedingly difficult to effect anything like an amicable arrangement , as both are in the wrong , but at the same time are determined not to acknowledge that they are sohence the difficulty of reconciling them ; and were it not for the many proofs we havo on record of your complete success in matters of this description , we should be almost ready to conclude that your task was as _hopoless as it is beneficent ; but we have seen your glorious triumphs in scores of instances of this character—SO much SO , that that which onoe appeared to us an impossibility , is rendered Dlain and practicable by your all-powerful

      mode of action , viz . —the peaceful mode of mediation . But whatever may be the difficulties and intricaoios surrounding somo of the affairs with which you have to grapple , there is none about the Wolverhampton case . Here the employer ia so completely and palpably wrong—the workmen so positively and gloriously right , that we stand amazed at tho fool hardihood of the man , who should suffer himself to be brought before the public gaze , to such magnificent disadvantage , who should behave himself in so humane and saintish a manner , as to stand in a court of law , with tears in his eyes , ( to make himself the more eloquent ) , for the express purpose of what ? Why , it is quite

      clear , " There is a point of endurance beyond which he cannot go ; " which point is this ? He has for the last six or seven years past been in the habit—yes , the constant , the honourable and chriatian-like habit—of extracting from his workmen from twenty to fifty per cent , off their weekly earninga ; " that it wag as much aa human nature could endure , not to take the hundred per cent ., but that notwithstanding he had long been at the very top of the endurance point ; yet , for all this , they ( the men ) had the very unchristian , wicked—nay , hellish —assurance tp ask , as a price for their labour , just as much and no more , than other workmen were receiving fer the same description and quality of work . " If tins is not a monstrous piece of ini quity

      To Thk Secrktakt Of Tne National Associa...

      on the part of those who were the bond slaves of _thisrnan , held by him for a term of years , toexp " w » at his discretion , what , in the name of common sense and common justice is ? "If this is not enough to move th & _hearts of you , gentlemen , if this audacity will not induce you to strain a point , why , I _muBt tell vou plainly , that if this course of Mngs is permitted , l shall be unable to undersell _« , " » _hbpurs m the market-I shall no longer be _f _ctew ? reto jn } y stock of wealth than lean . a _K if _to _?^** ' and hon ° « rable means . This is » ° f * J ? i £ rt * _t _"«» 2 _<* » t _w _* H » i and if I cannot state 01 HggfV uM for labour I must give up my _EdStift . _^«! -i _* , fr _« f . l 4 have law as last Week * ™ _rt ? ' » _8 _' ' _» _V

      to justice ! and my fktim to . _? J J _» ' lf _*<•¦* I will have law , and this man _^ _I'tM * gaol . " Such is the mode of reasou . \ J' - ferry a whole course of policy indicsrfes , and w _* D _> 1 D 'ao _*» he adopts to realise his purposes . , I am amazed that any being should be foanu SO lost to all shame—so utterly _deflate of _Mhre spect , as to permit himself to be arraigned before the bar of a reflecting public , with so * glaring and so unjust a case . : As a Christian , how very consoling it must be to his mind when & e retires to rest and reflects that , through his conduct , a man has been incarcerated iu a felon ' s gaol for the unpardonable crime of striving to obtain a fair price for his industry . How sweet the thought , when gathering his family around him . to know that he

      has been the honoured instrument of tearing from a wife her only protector , and from a family its head and only support . I envy not the man ' s feelings who can so relentlessly hunt and prosecute a fellow man for no earthly reason than to gratify a thirst for revenge . But , sir , the picture is too sickening to look upon—too revolting for contemplation . We turn from the subject , hoping he "' willsee the error of his doings , and be induced to concede , and , in future , to respect the rights of his workmen as he requires tbat they should respect his , in the same manner as his own neighbour : and every other

      honourable employer is willing to do , and give " a fair day's wage for a fair day's work . ' This is all that is asked tor in the book submitted by the Tin Plate Workers to their employers . Our cry for them shall be " The book—the whole book , and no surrender . " We ask no more , and we will take so less ; and for this we trust the Central Committee , the men of Wolverhampton , and the whole force of . the National Charter Association will be brought to bear , and continued j until they have succeeded , and come off triumphant , I remain yours , dear Sir , On behalf of the Wire Drawers of Birmingham , Mr . Wm . Peel John Holmes .

      Wreck Of The Superb Steamer. Southampton...

      WRECK OF THE SUPERB STEAMER . Southampton , Sep . 25 . —By the steamer Courier , Captain Goodridge , just arrived from Jersey , we have received the subjoined account of the wreck of the Superb on the _Minquiers Rocks , which occurred on Tuesday , and which resulted in the loss of eleven persons , who perished in smooth water and in broad daylight . The particulars are drawn up by some of the survivors , who have reached Southampton by the Courier steamer : — "We regret to have the painful duty of announcing the loss of the steamer Superb , Captain Priaulx , and of eleven of the passengers and crew , onthe Minquiers Rocks , and very near to the identical spot en which the excursion steamer Polka was run to save the lives of the passengers a week ago

      The Polka was also under the command of the same master . The Superb left St . Malo for Jersey at half . past seven o clock , on Tuesday , and did not take the usual course ; but , it is believed , with a view to making a shorter passage , took the course so distressingly fatal . She struck violently at halfpast nine o ' clock a . m , on the sunken rocks , and immediately filled with water , her bows having been thrown on the rocks caused her to heel over , throwing the passengers on the starboard side of the vessel . The captain , it is said , immediately ordered the boats ( of which there were only two ) to be lowered , when with some half dozen he got into one of them . This proceeding produced the greatest consternation among the passengers . The fire at the same moment was extinguished by the water ,

      and an immediate rush was made for the other boat : but all who entered it found a watery grave , for there is reason to believe that the plugs were not in the boat , and they got off without an oar . The consequence was the boat was seen to be gradually sinking without possibility of relief , and the countenances of those unhappy persons presented a scene of horror beyond description , for they sank shortly in smooth water . Upon the remonstrances of Mr . Hamilton and others the captain returned to the wreck , assisted on board by a ladder from a point of the rock , not , however , until after his boat had swamped , being capsized by bis leap from it . Fortunately the tide was falling fast , which soon left the ship high and dry on the rocks ;

      but the scene of anguish and alarm baffles description . By the exertions of the master and Mr . Hamilton , both of whom displayed great coolness , signals of distress were successfully made to the cutter Jupiter , about five or six miles off . The wind being light , two hours elapsed before she ceuld reach us , but she succeeded in doing so , and saved the lives of all excepting those who rushed to the boat and two children , who were unfortunately thrown overboard by the shock as the vessel struck , the deck having burst upward with the blow , and thus thrown them over . The Courier , which had just come from Shoreham , having her steam up , came off to our assistance , with her owner , Mr . Maples , on board , aud took us all from _, on board the cutter at about five in the afternoon ; but on approaching St . Heliers harbour in the dark , she also touched the Oyster Rock , to the further

      alarm of the surviving passengers , already exhausted by their fearful sufferings . Captain Priaulx and some of the crew remained on board the cutter in the vicinity of the wreck . The cordial reception given to the passengers on their arrival at St . Heliers , by hundreds congregated on the pier ex-Cited the warmest thanks , and a more providential escape is perhaps hardly on record . The passengers lost were—Mr . Gossett , and wife , Mr . Jackson , son , and daughter , Mr . Rattenbury , Miss Price , Mr . Sedgwick , Belot Cook Palmer , a fireman , and Patrick , a boy . The survivors are about forty in number . " It is due to a lad , one of the crew , to mention that he behaved with great gallantry and courage . When others were giving way to despair he set to work to make a raft , which he accomplished in less than half an hour . He also ascended to the masthead to give signals . We regret we cannot give his name , but he was saved , "

      Marshal Haynau.—A Public Meeting Was Hel...

      Marshal Haynau . —A public meeting was heldoa Wednesday evening in the Old Manor Court-room , Manchester , which was crowded with working men , to express approval of the conduct of the Bankside draymen , in their treatment of Marshal Haynau . Mr . E . Dixon took the chair . Mr . Johnson moved the first resolution , which denounced all war , especially aggressive war , and referred to the cruelties practised by Marshal Haynau . He said that as he had violated the laws of our common humanity by insulting the virtue and pure affection of woman , he had forfeited all claims to the brotherhood of Englishmen . Mr . D . Willis seconded the resolution . Mr . G . D . Mantle , in a lengthy speech , referred to the atrocities which had recently beea committed by the Austrians in Hungary , and

      concluded by demanding three cheers for Kossuth , an appeal which was enthusiastically responded to by the meeting . The resolution was carried unanimously . Mr . J . R . Cooper moved the second resolution , which thanked Messrs . Barclay and Perkins ' s workmen , for having respected the life of a man who never respected the life of his fellow-creatures , after having contented themselves with marking him with infamy , and manifesting spontaneously the horror- and disgust with which his crimes had inspired them . Mr . Lindsay , Secretary to the Tailors' Co-operative Store , seconded the resolution , replying to the arguments of the Times and Morniug Chronicle , urged against the alleged inhumanity and want of hospitality manifested in the attack upon Haynau . The second resolution was also carried unanimously .

      A Nice Party ov Four . — On the 18 th _mst . a person residing in the Rue des Poulies was sent for to aid one of his friends under curious circumstances . The latter is a farmer nearMeaux , had , it appears , sold in the morning some straw for 200 f ,, and was about to transact some other busi ness , when , in the Rue Rambeauteau , he met three comrades of his , whom he had known formerly in Algeria . The farmer offered to give them a breakfast , and they all proceeded to the Rue Montor gueil for the purpose . They intended to eat a few dozen oysters and a cotelette , but I ' appetit vient en

      mangeant ; and , after twenty-two dozens of oysters had disappeared , each man took a potage aud two cotelettes ; they then disposed of a salmi of four partridges , next two crayfish , eight roast partridges , a dessert to match , and twenty-three bottles ot wine . The bill amounted to 197 f ., the waiter received 3 f ., and _sothe 200 f . had disappeared . Bo far , all went well , but , having entered a cafe , _fhef contrived to disport about a billiard-table so awkwardly that one of them broke a looking-glass . No money being forthcoming , the friend from the Rub des Poulies was seut for , who redeemed the party by paying for the damage done .

      SiSECURB _BEKEVICE _3 .-A return * ° _^ _K was printed on Monday containing a «»« ° ' _"S _? cure benificea in England ana _^ _J'g _^ _Jg name ofthe _F _»* j _«^ _fa _Jt _^ LfS value and population . _*^ n henifice _T 0 f whfcSi SEtf SSS _a ' _eW daW . Ih . _pof « U Kir , M . _MWjUW _. _MW _«<* .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 28, 1850, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_28091850/page/5/