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      To The Chartists Of Derby. My Fnii-Nns,—...

      mulgatmg those great principles of _liberty , justice , truth , and humanity , of which you are the gifted and talented advocate _. And in conclusion , may our countrymen be imbued with wisdom and perseverance , sufBcieat _fc-r the attainment of these great reforms in the Church and the State ; so that happiness and contentmert may reign throughout the length and breadth of this sea-girt isle , the rights and consciences ' of all Ken being respected .

      January 29, 1848, ' The Nor The Rnstar •

      _January 29 , 1848 , ' THE NOR THE RNSTAR

      . Notice To The Members Of The National ...

      . NOTICE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . In consequence of the pressure of business occasioned by tire Ballot no Monetary List appears tbis week . Errata . —In the Balance Sheet just issued a typographical error occurs on the Credit side of the account headed , _Stjmmahy of Preceding Statements , —tho sum total of Expenditure being 2 S 99 _A 5 s . 6 d . ; and the Balance being 62 , 532 / . 16 s . Branch Secretaries will please to make this intelligible to the Members . B y order of tbe Directors , Thomas Clauk , Cor . Sec .

      National La-Nd Company. .-A Ballot For 3...

      NATIONAL _LA-ND COMPANY . .-A Ballot for 305 Acres ef the Company's Land took place at the Chartist Assembly Room , 83 , Deanstreet , Soho , on tbe evenings of Tuesday , Wednesday , and Thursday . Mr W . Ccffat presided eaeh _evening . The following is the result : —

      FOTJK ACRES . Francis Piekard 1247 Leamington Henry Forty SOS Upton-upon-Ssvern James Stephenson 2049 Manchester Sarah Clark _1 S 42 Nottingham - Thomas Grimley 952 Notts Giorge _Saundcra 79 Westminster William _Mooney iG < _0 Longton Adam Squire 892 \ Samuel Squire S 93 I _„ William Squire S 9 i f barT _Greeobaigh Squire 11 G 3 J John Linney 7 li \ nm T . William Linney 1292 / Uifice List

      Joseph Ucnshale 1644 Burslem Jonathan Siddla 1617 Smethwick Donald Crispin 1572 Office List William Lightfoot 1 S 2 _OBceLiat James Keenan 35 G \ Elizabeth Keenan 350 / ° ** Thomas Taylor 2418 Torquay Thomas Holden 72 Bury Roger Dikwtrtb . _1610 Preston Cabel Ellis 1 G 07—177 \ RrflImlb

      > . _ThomasElhs 710—711 / b Samuel Hale 442 Heywood _Hu < _-b Williams 1269 } Robert Drysdale J _27- ' > Kirbaldy George Lester 1271 ) . _"Wiltx-rforee Stephensen S 09 Office List Jeo . Robanton 222-1 O'Ci . nBorviUe Joseph Eidionse 927 Bradford Samuel _llorigkiss 1210 *)

      James llo'lgkiss _^ _nHindley William HodgkiS 3 1212 C J Andrew C egg 1817 ; Thomas Richardson 1901 ") William Wood 19 f 55 VNetvent Joseph W * _od 1966 _p _*™** Thomas Ttornhill 19 G 7 _J John _Symons 245 * Teignmnutb . Jess * Sawyer 1343 Office List Thomas Renshaw 9 ' 7 _Birminehsm James Pollard 30 | Matichestet L \ dia Pollard - ± " >

      THREE ACRES . William Swallow 17 S 4 Halifax James Williams 346 _Maryiebone John _nobto SI Redmarley William Carter 261 Sheffield William Sharp 200 Cheltenham , Henry A . Major 74 Reading John r . nd Sarah _MWiUiain 11 S 1—30 Birkenhead Thomas Ilcward 29 S Atherstone ¦ Willi am Uendy 151 Bradford Georse Varney 103 Leamington John _~ Harrison 235 Biackbnra George Archer 35 Stoney Stratford James Watson 1624 Dewsbury Henry Wilson 111 Merthyr Abraham Ogden 1532 Rochdale

      TWO ACRES . Robert Hewer H \ Cirencester John Hewer *» J Samuel Oegg 2900 Rochdale Wm Lawrence 440 Tower Hamlets Abraham Street 301 Office Lis }; Jo ? eph Thompson 693 Leeds William Sicklin 234 Walsall John Harris 2560 Ashton Sarah Hallsworth . 1 S 2 Ashton Thomas Suffolk 290 New Radford Richard Heath 90 Office List Samuel Bull 261 Manchester Henrv Ashman 483 _Mells Samuel _Willcaei 2123 Croydon

      Joseph Crowson 197 Office List William Putrill 3192 Noitharopfon Joseph Tither 1924 Oldham Matthew Wharton 3523 Bradford , Yorkshire Samuel Mahony 311 _Congleton George Weed 39 Northampton Thomas Tr . y ' or 5 Manchester William Parrisa 2799 Wellingborough Jehn _Bissell 307 Go-sport _Sanvnel Welding 29 * 25 Preston Ajolan Toy 54 null William Day 161 \ v * _-.- „» , Joseph Wash m 159 j- _iN-tt 1 Dgham Samuel Demain 3 G 6 Birmingham William Lewis 341 ) T . , John Taylor -347 / Llver P _° Wm . Ctjffat _, Chairman .

      To The Members Of The National Land Comp...

      TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . Friends , —It is notorious to you all that a vile attempt is on foot to deprive our distinguished chief and champion , Feargus O'Connor , of his seat in Parliament , and thereby deprive you of his invaluable services , and the " cause of the Charter and the Land , of the aid of his talents . Mr O'Connor will , of course , defend his Tight to sit in the _senale , and such defence will necessarily entail upon hira a heavy expense ; this his enemies are aware of , and therefore determined , if they cannot cause his rejection from Parliament , to make him pay for the _ptivilege of his seat . This we think ought not to be ; Mr O'Connor has already lost

      enough in his struggles for the people , and we are of opinion that tbe people ought now to defend him ; because in defending him , they defend themselves . In a few days the contest will commence , and the directors feel it to be tlieir duty to afford vou au opportunity of testify ing your gratitude to Mr O'Connor by immediately subscribing your _railcs to enable him to fight your battle . Let the work of collecting the funds immediately commence—no one is so poor that he cannot afford a little , and however little , let no one be ashamed lo give even a little—many are in good circumstances and can afford to give mueh . As an earnest of the sinceritv of the directors , thev commence the

      subscription by contributing 10 s . each . Members , not _belonging to the branches , can make their remittances in postage stamps , and all will be acknowledged in the Northern Star of Saturday next . By order of the directors , Thomas Clark . Cor . Sec .

      Kexslvgton- Asd Notii G Hill.—Chartists ...

      _Kexslvgton- asd Notii g Hill . —Chartists and Land members , attend the meeting that will be held at Mr Frost's , Marquis of Granby _, High-street , on Toes-fay evening next , February 1 , in defence of Mr O'Connor's seat in parliament . Manchester . —Mr James I _eich will deliver alecfcure in the People ' s Institute , on Sunday , January 30 ; h . and the chairman will read from the platform portions of the Northern Star and the Edinburgh Wefk . lt Exprees . Chair to be taken at six o ' clock in the evening . Mebthth TVdtil . — The commemoration of the birth of Tiiomas Paine will bs held Feb . 1 st , at the _Barclay and Perkins , Pontmorlais , held by Jenkin Morgan , the ' Newport Victim . ' Supper to be on the _£ able at seven o ' clock , p . m . Me Philip M'Grath will lecture on the ' Charter _SEd _thcLand , ' on Sunday , Jan . 29 th , atseven o'clock at ths Crown and Anchor branch .

      _ILuurLEBOxi : asd Paddixoto . v . —A £ 02 ial meeting will be held on Monday , Jan . 31 st , at Mr Morgan ' s , 141 , Pread-strev _' _-t , Edgeware-road , to comraernorate the birthday of Thomas Paine . The chair will be taken at eight o ' c _, eek . _Rosseudale . —M ' * Tomlinson of Halifax , will deliver a lecture at the ? . house of Mr Robort Ingham , Swan , en Tuesday , February 1 . Subject : 'The Charter and the Land , _* connexion with the prospects of the country / Cban " t ° taken at seven o ' clock

      Staltbridge Confederate Eiajb . The Memb...

      STALTBRIDGE CONFEDERATE eiAJB . The members of this olub held their usual weekl y _meeting in the _Repcd-room ,. _Itossbottom-street , on Sunday evening last . The room , whicii is capable of holding near four hundred persons , was , on this occasion , crowded to excess , a large portion of tiie meeting bein _^ _Ensli'hraen , in whose misds ¦ the question of Ilep _* al U taking deep root . Mr James _Ltach _, of . Manchester , was announced as intending to deliver an address on the Repeal ef the U : iion , on the principl-g of the Irish Confederation , and to explain the principles of tbe Confederation , . 'free

      from the prejudice and bigotry with which interested men hare clouded the real objects and motives of that body . * The recent cowardl y attack of Mr John O'Connell upon the gentlemen from Manchester , who attended the late meeting In the Rotunda , gave increased interest to the proceedings—as it was expected that , as two of the gentlemen , thus attacked , would be at the meeting , a reply to the honourable member would be made . Shortly after sis o ' clock , Mr Treanor , the president of the club , accompanied by Ur Leach snd several other gentlemen , entered tho room , and were received nith great _applaues .

      ilr _TatAsoE at once took the chair , and said : Ladles and gentlemen , I ara _extremely proud to gee assembled here this evening one ef the largsst and most respectable meetings ever held in this room , andto _recognise _anongst yen large numbers of our English _fellow-tonnsmen , ( Hear , hear , ) ItiBve long been of opinion that the Repeal question ought to be made an English as well as an Irish question ; and I am glad that the _council of the Confederation are determined to maintain a bold and vigorous policy , and trill shortly carry the war into nhat baa been looked upon as the enemy's camp , and agitate tbe question of Repeal from one extent of England to the O her . ( Loud applause . ) In order , however , tbat they may do this effectually , they must be supported bv you , » nd by every man who lores justice and _fair-play . ( Applause . ) Last Sunday evening , I gave you

      aa account of my late visit to Dublin , and I bee to assure you that that visit has given me more hope ot the Repeal canse tban I have entertained for the last three years , ( near , bear . ) Tbe splendid meeting in the Rotunda—the talent of the council—and , above all , tbe houeBty of purpose which I saw everywhere prevail , from the highest to _thehumblest of the Confederates , convinces me that tbe question is but one of time ; and satisfies me that the Confederation will ultimately , and that before Ion _? , repeal 'hataccursed union of the two parliament * , which h « s u ade Ireland a province of paupers , end is fast bringing England to tbe same _lensentablrcondition . ( Loudcheers . ) Ourhonest and talented friend , Mr Leach—( Ioud ' _ciiteis )—is hereto address you , and to explain the objects wo have in Tiew , and I have EO doubt you will _receive graat Instruction

      from his address ; but before I introduce bim to you , I _mait btspeak your attention for a short time longer . ( Hear , hear . ) And now , ladies and gentlemen , I may be pardoned for introducing a matter personal to myself . I have bo doubt you will forgive me for so doing , as it is seldom , indeed , I hare occasion to speak of inyself . ( Hekr , hear . ) At ths last meeting of the so-called Repeal Association , Hr John O'Connell feeling keenly that his _powsr over the people of Ireland was fast dwindling away ; and seeing the strongest and most undoubted proofs of this in tbe truly _iplendid meeting of th _. j Confederation on tke Monday previous , in the Dublin Rotunda , could not help displaying his chagrin and intense mortification , and thought proper , in language more suitable for Billings . gate or ' Pill-lane , ' to attack come of tbe parties _present on that occasion . After playing the part of Attorney

      General—on which office no doubt the honourable gentleman h as his eye—and stigmatising the Confederation as an i It gal body , and holding it up ( ss his father did once with the _N « now newspaper ) as a fit object for the tender mercies of tbe law _officers of tbe Grown ; _andrt-f-rriKgto the last _meeting of the _OonfeieraUe , he breaks out In the following classic rhapsody— 'And what did tbey do ? They got two or three vagabonds to ceme over here ; and Mr Leach , the Manchester Chartist , and great gun of the evening ( to whom , by the by , they gave a dinner on the past evening , belched down with every thing , not even excepting Ihe Queen . ' ) ( Roars of laughter . ) It may be said that 86 I did not go from _ifunchester , I ought to pass this insulting language ever , and take bo notice of it ; but it should be borne in mind , tbat Stalybridge is bnt twenty-five minutes walk from Manchester , and as I

      was the only one who _jpoke at that meeting from this neighbourhood , except Mr Leach ; and seeing that he is more particularl y honoured , there can , I think , be no doubt that I am one of those whom Mr John O'Connell has dared to stigmatise as ' vagabonds . ' Now I kno . w that Johnson says tbat a vagabond is a vagrant or _wan-iering person , having ao fixed mode of obtaining a livelihood ; yet there can be little doubt this learned gentleman used the expression even with a moro gross and insulting meaning than tbis ; bnt let me tell that gentlemen ( and I trust those papers which have circulated tbe slander , will also circulate the answer ) that even the humblest of those * two or three vagabonds' are equally respectable in their sphere of life , as tbe honourable and learned gentlemen himself . ( Loud applause . ) But , ladies and gentlemen , I would ask wbo is tbis John

      O Connell , who ( teres thus attack men wh _» are in every respect his superiors f Who ia this poltroon , who dares to vilify resptctable men , and say of tbem in their _absence what he dare not saj in their presence , before whom fair play and free discussion would be allowed ? Who is thismim who dares to sail us ' vagabonds , ' who have nothing but what ws have earned by our honest industry , and who have callings far more respectable than thia petty demagogue ' s ? Who is thissoidisant leader of the Irish people , who dsres thus calumniate men who have made more sacrifices in bthalf of Ireland—nay , who sacrificed mors in a pecuniary point of view by going to Dublin to attend the Rotunda meotlng , than tbis _w-: uld-be leader has sacrificed during bis politicrl career ? ( Greet applause . ) I again 8 _tk , who is this man ? He is one 'without any fixed mode of

      obtaining a livelihood , ' and therefore , according to Johnson , more likely to come under the appellation of' vagabond , * thanthemen to whom he applied _fte epithet . A barrister , but one wko never held a brief er gave an opinion _, bnt what he had _previously borrowed from bin father . The Bon of the most _tmiaent and talented lawyer in Ireland . And from the great name and high popularity of his father , he had every chance of making his way at the bar , and realising a handsome competence , but he preferred trafficking in political corruption , ' and _tradiFg in the misery asd wretchedness ofa famishing nation . ( Vehement app _' _ause . ) A man wfco e entire preperty has been realist d by mendicancy , and wbo is now living upon that which was wrung from the most impoverished pio pie upon tbe face of th 6 eartb . ( Loud applause . )

      A man who boasted that he would die upon the _fl-ior of the House of Commons , before he would allow a Coercion Bill for Ireland to pats tbat bouse , and then made himself tbe laughing etoek of the world by _beieg the first member in the house to praise the _mini'terial C 'ercion Bill , and was afterwards compelled by the voice of Ireland to oppose that bill , which he had previously spoken _favourably of . ( L ' -. Hd cheers ) A man whom no client would trutt with a brief , or employ as an advocate , yet who has the presumption to set himself up as the leader of the Irish people , aud as the advocate of a nation , —( 'Bravo , ' and great applause , ) —in order that he may the more easily _aggrandise himself and the othtr tools of the ' Castle , ' who as . ist him iR practising his deceptions ou a too . confiding propie . ( Applause . ) A man ' who in the palmy days of

      that _asEOliatioii , which is now an English garrison , while professing the greatest dV-vntion to the cause ef hia country , and offering to sacrifice all he bad , even life itself , proved his _disinterested patriotism , by _perinrlical _' y _reniving large sums of money from the _R-pwlFand , for the advocacy of that _cjuse he prtife ? = _ts to have eo mach at Keart . ( Hear , hear , and _applause . ) A man who would ga to _tke feast < f tbe Lyrd Major of Dublin , and sit bywhile the memory of his illustrious father was treated with contempt , jn order to pander to the prtjudices of an English Lord Lieutenant , and not hive the manli ness or the courage to resent the insult , and afterwards become the apologist of the man by whom the insult was given , and then attack the Lord Lieutepant in his absence , and say that , which tbis puny _leader had not the honesty to say to his face . One who never added one sixpence to the wealth of his _impuverishtd country , and who seeks to . perpetuate religious discord among Mb country men , in order to minister to his own m ' _serable

      ranity . The base tyrant who flung the remonstrance of two thousand honest artisans into the putter , and who would , if he had had ihe power , have consigned the same two thousand men to the scaffold , for daring to differ with his august majesty . The man upon whom it is said the ' mantle of Moses , ' or rather thi _; cloak of his father has descended , _r-ut _whoposseses neither the mind , the talent , the power , nor the honesty of that great man ; and yet , like the Jackdaw in the plume of ike _peaceck , or the ass in the lion ' s skin , apes the manners , the power , and the language of him _whose | name he bears Divest him of that name , and what is be 1 A fourth-rate parish _demagogue , an empty frothy agitator ; ' a knave in politics , ' a _government tool ; without power , without talent , a mere atom on the face of creation , a tyrant and a coward . ( Loud and repeated applause . ) I think , my friends , I have now answered Mr John O'Connell , and paid Mm buck in his own coin with something like _inter-st , and I may now ' Leave him alone in Mr glory ,

      With h s father ' s cloak around him , ' ( Loud laughter and applause . ) I shall now introduce to journotiee our friend Mr Leach , < Lou < i cheerB . ) Mr LEAcn then rose and was received with every _demonstration of respect , and said : As to Mr John O'Connell , be thought be mig ht for that evening leave bim in the hands of Mr Treanor , as he ( MrLuacb ) might yet have an oppor ; unity of meeting that gentl .-iaan face to face , when he would prove who the vagabond was . ( Applause . ) He then proceeded in an address which lasted an hour and a half , to prove the injury which the Union had inflicted upon Ireland , and upon _England , and urged all _Englishmen to _insist upon its _ammfcdiitte Repeal . He informed the meeting that a d < putat' » n WOUld shortly visit E-, gland from the Council of the _Confederal tion , and said he was sure they would be welcomed by hundreds of thousands of honest Englishmen . ( Loud applause . ) Several new members were enrolled ami the metlmg separated .

      Ellakd.—Mr Hanson Will Lecture At This P...

      Ellakd . —Mr Hanson will lecture at this place on Sunday , January 30 , at six o ' clock in the evening .

      Letters Addkessed To The Working Men Of ...

      LETTERS ADDKESSED TO THE WORKING MEN OF ENGLAND , IN TRADE UNIONS ASSOCIATED , ON THE NECESSITY OF A CL 1 A . NGE .

      Clothe it in word s . —Shellet . Letter IV . Fellow _Countryubn , According to onr promise in the Star of last week we uow sit down for the purpose of _entering more fully to the consideration of tbat portion of the question with which we concluded . Yeu will re member that we were speaking of tbe comparatiYely modern date of that particular form of union as uow existing among the various trades , and that they ha d tbeir origin after the dissolution of ( he old trade monopolies—chartered companies or guilds . Now if I ara not too tedious I would press upon yeu to read over the last paragraph of that letter again , for by

      so doing you will get a clear view at the circumstances from whence our unions had their origin . You will see that we were compelled by stern necessity , having no voice politically , or power socially , to make use of whatever means for protection we could find existing among ourselves , and that means ( the only one ) was found to consist of combination : for after the dissolution of the wealthy corporations , who now employed their capital individually for their own advantage alone * , it was discovered that capital was only one portion of the compound out of which wealth could be reproduced , and that labour was after all the moving power—the principal lever by which the increase could be _eifect-ed . It was then for the purpose of doing by combination that which

      we could have never " accomplished in an isolated state that trade unions were originated . We , the mass , possessed the labour , —they , the capitalists , the means by which that labour could ba made ot advantage to themselves and us : but the old bono of union previously existing , had been broken , or nearly bo ; a few of them only remained , and those few very weak , and gradually giving away beloiethe new order of things . Wade , speaking of the nature and objects of those old societies , says :- ' One of the most desirable ends to attain in tbe _condition of the industrious is , that they should be secured from want and dependence . Now this appears to have been tolerably well attained in the ecenomiy of the ancient associations , each society being a brotherhood , the

      members of which had mutnal claims for support thro gh all the vicissitudes of life , _henoe , the purpf _bss ol a _bentfitsociety were answered , and the necessity for a poor rate superseded . ' With this quotation , then , we must be content , for it _js impossible for us to do more than just glance at the question in this particular form . You can , however , by _refl-ctien , draw from this general view , conclusions necessary to enable you to see the force of the following re ' - _marks . Whatever divisions exist at the present ti'ne between tke employer and the employed—bowever opposed in interests , or divided in habits—these have resulted from the change of circumstances in relation to the m inner of employing labour and capital . There could be no combinations on the part of

      the labourer for self-protection when he was the incorporated member of a society working for the general good , where capital and labour waa _engaged lor the one end , as it should be , and where the interests were mutual . ' They performed ( says Wade ) those functions in _common that are now performed separately by masters and journeymen . ' And now _weaball begin to see clearly the _cautes of tbe working man ' s misery . lie has no control over his own labour ; he has been taught to believe by politica l economists that his _labour is his own property , —that he has a right to sell it in the dearest market , and we have believed this fallacy , —but how can that over which we bave no control bo our own ? If there be a demand for our labour the man in the _possession

      of capital finds it to be to his advantage to employ us . We toil , and receive in return a certain amount for tbat labour . Wo grow up from infancy to maturity , and still toil on , growing grey Jn the production ot wealth—but do we grow rich ?—No ! Can we provide for old age _f—No ! Are we not as poor in our age aa we were incur youth?—Yes ! And do not our children follow in our steps ?—Certainly they do ! Who , " then , has _reaped the advantage of our toil ? Let the wealthy man—tbe capitalist—he wbo tells you , and who by the wealth ( which under a system of social and political justice would be enjoyed equally by yourselves , ) robbed from your labour is enabled to pay , and does do so . for all tbe falsehoods which political economists have taught upon the

      question , and which the millions of our order are made to believe . If , then , we can only sustain life when there is a demand for our labour , what are the consequences to us when there is no demand ? Let the starving multitude answer the question ! Let the _houseless—the shoeless—the _clothcsless who shiver in their nakedness—answer the question . But oh . ' mock nsnofc with the delusive joggle of freedom for labour . It ia you who reap the advantage , and you know it . You have made robbery in yourselves a virtue by the legislative enactment of _chss-made laws—reduced the people to starvaton ; and if by a strong instinct ef self-preservation , a poor starving fellow-creature ventures to take a morsel of bread , or the smallest trifle from the vast accumulation ot

      wealth , the result of his own labour , you cry through the mouth of tbe priest , ' Thou shalt not steal '—tell him his labour is his property , when you alone hold the power by which labour can be moved , and justify your falsehoods by the application of political economy , thus holding life and death in your hands . If then , my friends , you turn to the second letter in the Star of the loth inst ., you will see there the following remarks . ' If we carefully analyse the fraud , despite all their professions , the curse of slavery is upon us—a living , active , thriving reality . ' And is it not so ? And is there any thing more necessary to be said to convince us of the fact ? No , there is not , for we have the evidence in our own degredation ,

      nor would I venture to say another word upon it , were it not that for the future , ia whatever changes we may deem it necessary to make in the economy of our unions . ) I would have those changes based upon the knowledge ' of cause and effect , I would have you pee why things are as they are , so that , by a clear understanding of them we may he enabled to ensure a certain effect by the application of proper means . Therefore , I ask you to read carefully the following remarks upon slavery ; and I do hope , my brethren , that since I _fi-c-1 no trouble to write it , you will pardon me when I say that you ought to feei no trouble in reading it , for I do assure you that I feel it necessary not to let the mird rest with tho strong physical feeling

      ofa wrong , but to encourage and develope its power to a compass equal to the requirements of our order . And tor this purpose I beg to be _^ allowed to digiess a little from the immediate consideration of unim , the better to unravel the tangled web of the present condition of labour . This country has had to pass through tbe various phases which ever _( _"istinpuish the rise and fall of nations ; and without going further back into its history than the time of William the Norman , commonly known as William the Conqueror , we shall find that at that time the working population were considered as mere chattels , or living property bought and sold as were tbe cattle , cattle and slaves forming the principle medium of exchange by which the value of the necessaries ef life were

      determined . Now a state of society such as this must owe its oiigin to the discovery of the value ol labour . A sin «! e glance nt man in a _lowercondition _thanthis _, and we find him . a mere cannibal ; for without a knowledge of the value of labour in its _application to the soil he could never think of _makinj ; slaves of his fellow men ; hence , it is said ( apart from the contingencies of the savage state ) that there is more freedom with the savage than with the civilised race ; now when the savage tribes make war upon each other , as soon as they t : ike a prisoner they first torture hira for amusement and afterwards eat him . In this condition ot humanity , it ia the flesh and blood of the prisoner or prisoners _"bich constitutes the wealth of the victors . No sooner ,

      however , do they discover the value of labour than the _disgusting practice ceases . And why at the present time do the men of wealth in the southern states of America tot follow it ? Simply for the following reason : tke labour of their slaves enables them to become rich ; they therefore know that to eat them would be exceedingly unprofitable , and if teey give 200 dollars for a slave __ it is for the purpose of making a thousand out of his labour . Now , the reason why this form of slavery exists there , is , because that labour is dear , and the men of capita ! know that slave labour is cheaper tban free labour ; and the reason why we have our present particular form of slavery in thia country , is , because that our masters , tho men of wealth , know that free labour is

      a thousand times cheaper than slave labour , therefore ,. they tell us we are free , in order that we may wear _' _onr cbains with a grace . I will illustrate the value of human flesh in the three phases of society of which we have been speaking . In the lowest or cannibal state , the flesh of man is a staple commodity , inasmuch as it is the wealth by which life is sustained and the nation's strength promoted . In the second , or slave state , where men arc made to work , and where they are bought and sold ia the market like cattle , or put up to auction , they are valuable for the labour th . it is in them , and the purchaser is as much , interested in their physical welfare as he is in that of his horse ; therefore human flesh is of value to him . Now turn we to our

      own consideration . lou remember when an act was passed some two or thrcejyears since , by the _representativesofourvery merciful task makers , for thcemancipationofthedogs—1 mean the dog-car tact—making it an offence for any man to put a dog in a cart harnessed , to be _iisetl for the purpose of drawing any thing _through . the streets of London . In one week after the passing of tho act there were six hundred dogs taken out of the New River , within half a mile , their labour was rendered valueless in consequence ; their masters in mercy drowned them at once , rather than slowly starve thera to death , And was it not a mercy—anact of charity ? You must admit that it was- And do we not stand in tho same relation to the capitalist ? decidedly we do . And you know that it is a common observation with

      Letters Addkessed To The Working Men Of ...

      5 ., _"" _^ _"te wealth producer-and we hear it aany— _ujj _, we are im numeroU 3 hy j _, a ] f . we _want a . _uar « _pmeihing , to _cai-rv us ofF . ' To be sure we ' , _l _\ 4 lt tue _Present system of the distribution ot ¦ rea / _t / i becorrect , there can be no hope left , but the terrible alternatives ol pestilence , war . or _starvau . nturus . When we have outlived the demand of our masters . Thus have 1 shown you a 'fact , ' _—I V anto _« _g' _* i" 3 _» y- agreat fact , ' and no gospel can be truer . Reflect upon it , and then sav whether it , a not a . system of slavery- ' a living _Slul t " i _"? reailty _- ' , _l * ' " _^ _brotherf - J ° agMnfrom you shail hear January 25 th . A TWENIY YkW U ™*» _.

      Rational Oakotfatftm Ol ^M 'Teh Crate,

      _Rational _OaKotfatftm ol _^ m ' teH Crate ,

      "Union For The Million," The Central Com...

      "Union for the Million , " The Central Committee have , as usu & J , received a voluminous mass of correspondence '¦¦ from all parts of the country , breathing , generally , a feeling of confidence m the Association—but , in many instances , intimating threatened and attempted reductions on the part of the employers . This has been the feature iu all the correspondence from the manufacturing districts . From Stockport , Manchester

      , Blackburn , Oswaldtwistle , Clithero , & c & c , reduction is the ' cuckoo note . ' After nearly eighteen months verging ; upon the brink of starvation , the poor factory hands are in an ill condition to resist this fresh visitation upon their already impoverished condition . By the general and simultaneous character of this movement , it is evidently a deep-laid conspiracy of the millowners to prepare themselves forthe operation of the Ten Hours Bill ; a movement wliich has been steadily in progress since the closing of the last Parliament .

      In August Mr John Bright led the van in closing his mill to three days per week , others gradually and steadily following the lead . The short supply of cotton was the cause assigned at tbat t ime for this measure . There may be good grounds in the failure of the cotton crop for this cautionary proceeding , but there isone remarkable feature in the affair , which has never been very well explained—that , while ihe supply of cotton in bond in Liverpool showed a deficiency , as compared with the corresponding dates of ihe previous years , the American cotton markets presented the very opposite appearance ; the stock en hand in New York , Philadelphia , and New Orleans , being greater , by several thousand bales , than the corresponding dates of the _previous years .

      However , now the prospects for the next year are confessedly of a most favourable condition . The crops far above an average—the stocks necessarily low—the power of production limited by one-sixth by the Ten Hours Bill , after the 1 st of May next . How , then , can the manufacturers justify the . proposed reduction ? Can they hope to maintain it , when the present unnatural and purely artificial depression skall have passed by ? . Impossible 1 If the factory operatives are true to themselves—if theyplace themselves by union in a position to take advantage of the time when the demand for manufactured goods shall outstrip the power of supplyif , above all . they firmly and resolutely refuse to be

      made instrumental , either directly or indirectly , in the attempt which'is bow making to prevent _theten hours claus 3 from coming into operation—then tinvalue of labour must be enhanced in a much greater degree tban any reduction which the millowners may he able to . effect at the present moment . Strongly , then , should we caution the operatives of those districts , where this reductionhasbeen ' offered , to pause and reflect upon their present position and the prospeeti for the future ; concentrate youv power , husband your resources for a future and not distant day , when _ymir chances of obtaining all tbat you may reasonably and justly ask , will be far great c than your power now successfully to resist the present unprincipled and uncalled-for aggressions upon the

      scanty pittance ( as it were in mockery ) called wages . But there is another quarter where this epidemic reduction is raging in fearful violence . South Staffordshire presents at this moment a picture at once disgraceful to the boasted intelligence of the age The great bulk of the industrious population cf this important district were presented a choice of evils , either accept a reduction of twenty per cent , or starve . This is the fiat of the mighty mouavchs who sit in council over the destiny of upwards of two hundred thousand of those by " whose labour and skill they are indebted for everything they possess . Yes , some twenty ' or thirty gentlemen representing the capital , meet in solemn council and decide , whit?—what they shall sell their iron and

      coal for ? that they are quite justified m doing ; but they further undertake to settle amongst themselves what they shall do by the labour of the two hundred thousand men , without whose aid they will have neither iron or coal to sell . We may nsk , what is it which gives these dictators uncontrolled and uncontrollable power over the destinies , nay almost the lives of their operatives ? it is indisputably tbeir allegiance to that great principle , union , which the working men in these districts have so lamentably neglected . It is this fatal error which renders them

      powerless , comparatively , in resisting these uncalled for aggressions j wc say uncalled for , because we cannot see any causes existing wliich can justify such a sweeping reduction . The latest accounts from the north and the large iron and coal districts in Scotland describe a considerable improvement and the most cheering prospects . The coal pits in Durham and Northumberland are importing lahour from Scotland--offering the miners 5 s . per day —as the following paragraph from a Scotch paper testifies : —

      Coal _akd Ibon TfiiDr . _—IfeBrs informed that tleir are symptoms ofa revival in this trade . The price of iron is on the rise , and the services of the coal and mining population are in better _reQuont , This week no fewer than fifty miners were token from tV . e IIol ) town district , in _LsinarUshlre , lo be employed hy the Wiugatr . Grange Coal Company , Durham , in Enuland . Tlieir average wage is . to be five shillings per day . In addi . tion , we are gratified to know that the Holytown district hns just received the suik of j _£ 100 as a subscription from the Operative Masons' Union of _England , which will enable them to clear off any _liabilities that may have been incurred during their late contest .

      Is there in this anything which will make it appear necessary to reduce the price of labour in South Staffordshire ? We trust the men will steadily resist this despotic mandate of the coal kings . It appears pretty certain those in the north are quite prepared to accept the trade which the Staffordshire masters seem so indifferent about . Several reductions have also been offered by the nailers of Bristol , Merthyr , & e . The Central Committee have resolved upon _supporting the nailers of Bristol ; as from Mr Hum . phries' report there does not appear the slightest cause for this reduction . The stocks are unusually low , and the demand good . It would appear , therefore , that like the 'influenza , ' the reduction epidemic has reached the good city of Bristol . In connexion

      with the present condition of South Staffordshire an article appeared in the Times of Monday , under the head * State of the Iron Districts , ' charging the ' orators' delegated by the National Association of United Trades as _aggravating and increasing the discontent of the work-people . The Central Committee felt it their duty to contradict this gratuitous libel ; they therefore authorised Mr Banatl to send a note to the editor of the Times , which they thought the boasted sense of impartiality of that journal would have secured for it insertion ; but no the Times is the organ and defender , _^ e _?*/« s et nefas , of Capital , aud it is folly for Labour to _ex- _^ pect anything at its hands but calumny . The following is a copy of the note : —

      TO THE EPITOB OF THB TIMES , Sib , —In your report from ths Iran and coal districts of South _Staffurdshirr , in your journal of _to-duy , it is stated thattho discontent of the work peop ' e is comdilerably _aggravated hy ' orntors' delegated by t 5 io Nutionul Association of United Trades . As secretary to that body , I feel it to bo my duty te state , that so far from tbis being the fact , tht- _motubers of ths Central Committee , who are now i « these districts , have been deputed for ( he express _purpyse of acting at mediators between the masters and the men — and , as far as possible , to brinp ; the _niatti-rs in dispute to an amicable

      termination , Tho deputation has issued placardB , earnestly requesting the workpeople to abstain from everything upprouching to a breach of the peace , and pe niing out tho superiority of a temperate , reasonable , and conciliatory course _. Their active services and valuable aid in maintaining- the peace oi Ihe _distri _: t , havo been per-Bonally and warmly acknowledged by Captain Roberts _. of the polico ; Colontl Hogg and the other authorities , bave also complimented the deputation for the manner in _\? bich they bave acted , and expressed their approbation of tho conciliatory and peaceful policy pursued by the Association with reference to the unhappy difference now existing in these districts .

      I will only add , that tho leading principle of the Na . tional Association of United Trades is , in all oases , in ihe first Instance , to endeavour to Bftttlo diaputea by means of friendly mediation , and , whtr _. ver U ie possible , by mutual concession . I am , sir , Your obedient servant , Thomas Babbatt , Sec ,

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      This being sent for the purpose of removing an undeserved oalumny from honest working raeu , can find no _admission . to the _^ columns of the 'leading journal of Europe . Among the numerous instances of an encouraging character which have been received lately by the Central Committee , in approval of their conduct and general policy , they have great pleasure iu publUh ing the following from Alloa : — The _tndy of _journ-ymen _tallora here express their tbiuiks to tho Executivo for their ants and general conduct in carrying out tho principles © f tho Association , and will , at all times , as f » r as our means will allow , aid in doing so . We iigreed with the extra levy , and I hope we have , done our duty in the great work for the emancipation of tbe enslaved working men . Yours , truly , James Douglas ,

      National Association of United Trades . — A meeting of delegates representing the various trades' bodies in Glasgow and neighbourhood , coni . eated with the above assoc _' ation , was held in Bell's _Cofifee-heuse , last Monday , when it was agreed that in future , those trades in the society should _aet more in concert , so as to enable each trade effectually to resist tne reductions of wages now threatened to seme of the members , as also the better to secure an increase of wages when an opportunity-offers .

      In connexion with the above , Mr \ Y . Claughan , of Holytown , addressed a large meeting of the selfacting-mule workers in _Mnrdock ' s School-room , Si Andrew ' B-square , on Weduesday evening ; and on Thursday evening Mr C . also addressed the blockprinters and print-cutters of Busby , where an excellent spirit was manifested towards the society , of which , they aie members . As an evidence of the operations of the society , and its effects , it may be mentioned that no less than 100 of the Camelon

      nailers have been on strike since the 20 th of December _lart , against a reduction on their wages , who receive 7 s . Gd . a week from the Association . On the evening of the 20 th inst . a public meeting was held in Busby , when Mr Claughan , from Holytown , agent for the National Association , addressed the meeting on the principles and working of the Association- After g lancing at the severe and long p rotracted commercial depression to whicii the country was exposed , he entered into a minute and detailed account of the origin and progress of tbe twine association for the protection of industry and the employment of labour , showing the beneficial

      effects produced by the society for the employment of labour , contending that if the Association had been able to ' swim' through the difficulties and depression of the past year , it would be able to ' gallop' through the next .. He adverted to the apathy displayed by the working classes in their slowness to organise themselves for their mutual benefit ; thus itwas often found that their employers were the unintentional agents in inducing them to organise by their proffered reductions , whereas , had they possessed that perfect orgamsation . which could alone protect them , such reductions bad never been beard of . Mr Claughan was listened to throughout by a large and respectable audience with marked

      attention . Rochdalb . —A meeting of the warpers and makers-up was held on the I 8 th inst ., at the Angelinn , to consider the propriety of of joining the National Association of United Trades . Air Bailey , of Manchester , attended , in the absence of Mr Parker , who , from indisposition could not attend ; many questions were asked and answered satisfactorily , and a resolution carried to join forthwith . Forty persons put down their names , and fifty others are shortly expected ; their adhesion money will be forwarded on the 24 th of the current month .

      Dudley , January 20 th . — Mr Robson reports ] having bad an interview with one of the iron masters—Mr Hall—but the full particulars have not reached the office . Oa Saturday morning ' news came into Dudley that the colliers were meeting and forcing men out of the pits , and ill-using them , and that rioting was anticipated . Messrs Robson and Williamson therefore conceived it necessary to draw up a bill , and had it extensively circulated , and during the time _thi ir bill was in the hands of the printer , the authorities had one in the printer's hands , cautioning the miners that men willing to go in to work , would be protected by the police and so on , but no steps were taken to prevent the meeting . It came off in the afternoon * , upwards of

      7 , 000 colliers were present ; Messrs Robson and Williamson addressed tbe meeting at great length , proving to them that hut for their culpably disorganised state these reductions would not , probably , have heen heard of . A show of hands for or against accepting the reduction was taken , when every hand in this dense meeting was in favour ot standing on , and resisting this ahitrary proceeding to the last . Messrs Robson and Williamson impressed upon the meeting the necessity of the most scrupulous caution , as no doubt there wore , or might be , parties who would he hut too glad to ensnare them _ii'to acts of insubordination ; the meeting passed off well , and at its conclusion , Capt . Roberts , of the pt lice met Messrs . Williamson and Robson , and com ; 'jnented

      them on their prudent and conciliatory policy . Several lodges have been _openui in thes- <; istricts for the purpose of joining the National Association ; the men appear to regret their previous supineness , and seem determined not again to he caught in such a state of _unpreparedness . Maidstone . —A reduction having been offered to the shoemakers of this town by one of the principal masters , a deputation was sent to visit the employer and brirg the powers of the Association to hear in favour of the men . We are happy to state that the matter was settled to the pcrfecl satisfaction of employer and employed . That a list of prices was drawn up and mutually agreed on , and is , in future , to be the acknowledged and standard list for the

      town . It is to be hoped the shoemakers of Maidstone , who have not yet joined the National Association , will see it tbeir interest to join at ouce , and thus give weight and effect to an arrangement so manifestly to their advantage ; it appeared that constant disputes and bickerings were taking place in consequence of the absence of any statement of prices ; and the price paid for any particular article to-day was no security that the same price would be obtained on a future occasion . Continual turmoil between the parties was the natural result of such a state of things , but by the new list the chances of future disputes is materially lessened , and the whole trade in Maidstone . is likely to be benefited , as the employers , _prices are the standard for most of the respectable shops in the town .

      _Ouuell , near Wigan . —A deduction amounting to twopence in the shilling has been offered to the nailers of this village , but having neglected to keep their payments good to the Association , they were not eligible to its pecuniary support . Mr Lene § an _, however , attended by Ihe desire of the committee , to render them any service in his power . Finding there was no chanec of bringing the employers to terms , and finding that the men bad some little cash

      in hand , he advised them to purchase a little iron , and set the men to work , instead of giving their little savings in strike pay ; this they were willing to do , if they thought they could find a market . Upon inquiry , they had no difficulty in getting an order for six or eight tons of nails . So they bought _sonie iron , and sent it on a car to Orrell . The master nailers are somewhat confounded at this stroke of policy . Mr . Lenegati fully anticipates that the masters will withdraw the reduction speedily .

      The discussion between Messrs Lcnegan and Berry , one of the late members of the Miners ' Union , came off on the day alluded to last week . A very lengthy report of tbe proceedings bave reached us from three different quarters . As we have not space for tbe whole of these reports , and as we are desirous of dealing out the same measure of justice and liberality to Mr Berry as we would desire for ourselves , vie have made an abridgment from the three reports , retaining the substance ot the arguments used by each speaker , and iu which we have endeavoured to deal out impartial justice .

      A discussion upon the merits of the National Trades' Association took place in the large room , Ship-yard , _Millgate , Wigan , between Mr John Lenegan , provisional agent forthe National Association , and Mr Berry , leetuver for the Miners ' Association . Messrs Ingham and Hancock were elected chairmen , and Mr Sinclair Turrill was elected by the meeting as umpire . Mr Lenegan opened the discussion by explaining the objects of the Association , and proved , by reference to the preamble to the laws , that it did not

      contemplate injuring or weakening the existing union , consequently it did not seek to weaken the Miners' Union , but , on tbe contrary , to consolidate ami strengthen it . There is one remftrkahle feature about this discussion , observed Mr Lenegan , which would no doubt strike the audience as somewhat singular , namely , that the gentlemen ( alluding to Messrs . Berry _, and Ingham ) who now appeared as opponents of the National Association ,. were formerly to be found amongst its warmest advocates . Mr Lenegan then read the following extracts from the Miners' Magazine for March , 1845 .

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      'A _mreti . 'ik' was held at Wigan , to consider the propriety of joining tho National Association . Mr J . Berry jn the chair . Air 11 . Ingham moved tho iollowiiii ! resolution ' . — 'That iu the npitiiun of thia meetine Union is the on / y mpans _wfiere'iy working men can be emancipated ; and wo hereby pledge _our-Bdlves to do all that iies in our power to bring about , as soon as possible , a general _onrinisation of all who live by their labour , ' Mr W . I \ Roberts secondid the motion in a most powerful and elegant speech , Mr Lenegan read Mr Roberts' admirable _spwck ob that occasion . We regret that our space wi !! not justify us in reprinting Mr Roberta' valuable _esxiy O ' orit is this ) upon the advantage of National Organisation ; but as we know there is not a man in

      the Queen ' s dominions , far whom the colliers ought to have , and we believe have so much respect , and for whose opinions , upon all matters concerning their welfare , they should repose such perfect confidence , and as it is pretty weii kno _^ n tbat Mr _Dun _« combe , Mr O'Connor , and Mr Roberts are tbe only three public men in England who arc tho disinterested friends of the working classes , and between wbom , upon these matters , there appears to be a perfect identity and community of feeling and opinions , we shall do ourselves the pleasure , and we hope the _advantage , of extracting a few sentences from Mr _Robercs' speech , for the especial benefit und instruction of the miners _^ _bedy generally . Mr Roberts said ' The present meeting was not merely

      to demonstrate their confidence in " the _prinoiple _* of union , but to consider a proposition for a _rc-rrlidated union of all trades in this country , ns the best mode of effecting a complete Nations' Organisation for the protection 61 ' industry ; ' again , ' Every argument , ' continues the learned gentlemtm , ' irresistibly led to the conclusion , that the . larger the union the greater would be its benefits , the _bttier and more practical would be its _effects . There was a movement now towards a National Union , _gu . ; iio ( _MrRuborts * rejoiced to know tbat tho minci' . ' . ' of Lancashire had taken their proper position in that movement . In sending Mr Berry to London to represent them in tkat meeting ( the Conference , 1 S 45 ) they bad done themselves and him immortal honour .

      Every working man in thia kingdom might be employed at double his present wages if they were all united , and for this purpose a general union was of course more desirable than any " number of partial uni « ns . Whatever partial benefit might be obtained by the sectional unions of particular trades , it was char to all who reasoned upon the subject , that no permanent gnod would be effected until there was a national _organisation of all who depended upon labour for support ., lie ( Mr Roberts ) therefore ? most cordially seconded the resolution . ' MrLenegan ' 3 time being expired , he retired , and Mr Berry , in , reply , said , ' That Mr Lenegan had not told _theca how he intended to carry out the National Organisation , how he intended to organise all trade . " , to be .

      of an unanimous _feeling . He , ( Mr Berry ) for instance , could not see how a _hand-loem _wexver , a tailor , a shoemaker , or a mechanic would be competent to mediate between him and his employer , or how a miner could , on the other hand , mediate in the disputos between any of these other trades and their employers . He further objected to the power given to the Central Committee to call for what levies they pleased ; he also complained of tho construction of the Central Committee , consistin ? of thirteen members , seven of whom to sit iu the Metropolis , and to receive six shillings per day . ( Mr Barry seems to be ignorant of the fact , that the construction of _theCentralCoramitke was effectually changed at the last Conference . ) lie would ask Mr

      _Leneganjif 33 , 000 men were to strike , as they did in 1841 , in Northumberland , what money would it require to support them at 12 s . _6-. I . per week ? why , said Mr B ., ' it would take £ 20 , 625 . and 2 , 475 , 000 men te contribute it . ' Mr Berry then alluded to tho Scotch miners , who ( he said ) had not been supported by the National Association . He would iell Mr Lenegan that , at the last Lancashire miners ' conference , the Scotch miners had intimated their intention of joining the Lancashire miners' union . Mr Lenegan then comparing the cost for management of the Miners' Union , and the National Association , proved from the balance sheets of each , that for the quarter _ending September , the expense of management for the National Association was

      £ 103 . 16 s ., while the lecturing department alone of the Miners' for two months , that is from the 6 th . of September to October 30 . h , was £ 187-1 _& . 6 d . ; . therefore , as far as the cost goes , it is from the best evidence altogether in favour of tbe National A ; 'so-, ciation . Mr Lenegan then remarked upon the ! _arrangements of the National Association in _tl-. cir supporting none but legal strikes , by legal means , in which particular , ho observed , it bore a favourable contrast to the Miners' union , which , from the , loose nature of its laws , had frequently supported strikes clearly _illegal . Mr Lenegan then alluded to the branch of the Association for the employment _, of labour _. and explained its mode of action _. and which _, was _hij-hly calculated , when thoroughly appreciated .

      to assist materially in advancing the wages , ' and adding to the independence of tbe working cla ; ses genorally , by absorbing the surplus labour . Mr . Berry , in his concluding sp 3 ech , thanked the meeting for the attention they had paid to both speakers . He then , in allusion to the _hilance _aheet of the _National Association , objected to the secretary ' s salary ; he pointed out several other items , otx i ' or a special meeting of the fuil committee at Christmas , 1847 , which he considered extravagant , and he also objected to £ 13 . Is . lOd . for the postage for one quarter . Mr Berry , moreover , complained that he had once done all ho could for the National Association , and they had never given him a farthing for his trouble , although he got Mr Grocott to write

      for him ; he said he never would join unless the miners were allowed to appoint and retain their own agents . Mr Lenegan said , he did uot care if the miners kept 500 agents , so that they paid them , and as to Mr Berry ' s complaint of not getting paid for his services , he ( Mr Lenegan ) was sorry to have so _aolfii-h an argument brought into this discussion . Oil the question being put , ' That the Miners keep their agents , but approve of the Association / tho latter clause , was rejected by a small majority . The above is but an abstract from the three versions of the report ; but itis hoped that Mr Berry and hie friends will consider ib impartial . The Central Committee will only offer a remark or two at the charge of injustice he makes _against the National Association , fer not paying him for his disinterested services . Previous to the conference , 1847 , the provincial committee-Kan was nearly an honorary

      office ; they were certainly expected to advance the interests of the movement in their several localities , but were not authorised to put themselves to , or to incur any expenses , without the _sanction of the Central Committee ; several did exert _themselvesj but Mr Barry was the only _aiau who made a charge for his services , which , as they never had been sanctioned by the Central Commiiteo of that period , were , under those circumstances , justly refused : Mr Berry has since taken the opposite tack , and now opposes the _telf-satne movement ne was then the eloquent supporter of . These remarks are unwillingly drawn from tbe Central Committee , in consequence of the gratuitous and quite unnecessary attack of Mr B . on the former committee , as not affecting the great principle which the discussion should have been confined to by tiotu disputants . The Central Committee are decidedly opposed to these personal encounters . _j-4

      LAND , MANUFACTURES , AND COMMERCE Me 99 rs . Winters and Robson waited upon Mr O'Connor at Gloucester , on _Wednesday last , for the purpose of soliciting his aid , assistance , rnd advice , on the desirability of bringing tbo principles and objects of the Employment Association into practice , by making by-laws to meet the wants of the people . The deputation have much _Pleasure to report that Mr O'Connor received them in a gentlemanly nnd courteous manner , promising to assist the committee in drawing up , or revising , the rules necessary to reduce the principlos of the Association to practice . Their views upon this question will he printed as soon as possible , fully setting forth their objects to the country . ... _j _^*^

      NOTICES . On the 1 st of February , will be published , _priea Id ., No . 3 ot tbe Central Committee ' s Report . Orders should be gi \ en through the local and district secretaries , to whom an allow ? nee is made for their trouble . Mr John Town will supply Keighley and neighbourhood , and Mv Wm . Claughan is the wholesale agent for Scotland . A circu _' ar from the Central Committee , calling forthe arrears due by scveial bodies , got by accident rent to some parties who were not in _arrears . It is hoped such trades will excuse the error .

      For a list of the fresh adhesions , see the reports . Any trades not having received the new registration sheets will be _piea-ed to wr ' te . This notice becomes necessary , as many mistake haye recently occurred in the Post Office arrangoments , and it is absolutely neoessary that each _bouy be in possession of the said sheets . _* _£ _?¦>

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      _ExnuoRDijuBT OccuKKEsc * .-A ft * days _smca an occurrence took place , about a mile or twojrora Dundee , which has gn en rise to much talking and speculation in this quarter . It appears that a young woman had been residing at a farm house not very f a * fr _* m this , preparatory to her marriage mih a party in Edinburgh , when one evening lately she suddenly disappeared , having nothing on but her night clothes ! Of her whereabouts there haB been no trace since , and whether she 18 Btlll in life , or Otherwise , it is impossible to say . We learn that search lias been made all about the neighbourhood , but hitherto without effect . It was arranged thst the marriage was to have taken place in Perth ; but the sudden and extraordinary disappearance of the lady has entirely altered the aspect of matters , and filled the minds of her friends and relatives witfc grief and apprehension . [ Since the above was sent us , we learn that the body of the unfortunate young _woman was found in the Ericht . _i—Dundee Courier

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 29, 1848, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_29011848/page/5/