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      . > TN the Prospectus which the NORTH AMERICAN LAND AGENCY has already published ' X . their views , it is hoped , have been sufficiently explained as regards the promotion of Emigration to Lands and Estates , purchased through its intervention in Canada , &c I The Agents confidently submit , however , that the came viewsr more fully devoloped , may be made t essentially useful , not only to the unemployed classes in this oountry , but also to those who are possessed L of some capital , though insufficient in amount to secure , of itsolf , their permanent welfare and prosperity . ¦ It will be admitted that Emigration has heretofore been conducted on a system productive , in the i aggregate , of much individual hardship and distress—and especially to the Emigrant of the poorer class ; ' for on arriving at hia port of debarkation , he has found himself , generally speaking , withlittloor no money , and no friends to assist him in procuring work , or even to point out in what part of the Province . he would be most likely to obtain it , —while he who possessed some little capital has met with similar i difficulties , in making choice of a location . Canada , though all things considered , perhaps the most > important of our colonies , is virtually a terra incognita—simply because there is no one willing , if able , ¦ to afford the requisite information to those who Beek it , and it is thia deficiency which it is the aim and i object of the Agents effectually to remedy . j ' There are hundreds in Great Britain anxiou 3 to emigrate , but who , from want of sufficient means , are deterred from , or auabletodo so . To such the Agents can pfl >; r facilities heretofore nnthougbt of 1 and unattainable ; for example : —A man having no more than £ 100 , would not better his situation by , | emigrating to Canada as an agriculturist—for the purchase of his Land , and the unavoidable preliminary expenditure thereon , the expence of conveyance thither , and his support , however frugal , until his first cropswere gathered in , would absorb more than his entire capital , even under the most favourable circumstances . Such a capital , on tho contrary , would be found not only sufficient on the plan proposed by the Agents , as hereafter explained , but at the samo time , immunity from the usual hardships and , ' privations would be secured , and to tho prudent And industrious a comfortable aad permanent competentcy i in the future , ; j But the great bbdy of our emigrating population ia composed jof persons having no capital whatever , . generally without even the means of pacing their passage-money to a . Colony , however approximate to I the mother country . The sufferings which too often befal these poor people , are greater than would be . generally believed—not on shipboard , for there they are now well-cared for , owin ? to the strictness with j whioh tho wholesome regulations of tho " Passengers' Act' * are enforced by the Government Emigration I Agents here and in Canada . It is on their arrival in the Colony that the struggle really commence ; , a , tru ^ gle not confined to the to are labourer , but more or less participated in by tho small capitalist to whom reference was first made . [ He must search for his Land in a country , to the localities of which , its soil and seasons , he ia a j perfect stranger ; and whon selectod , however judiciously , be must live upon hie own resources until the ! sensuing harvest . He must erect his own lo « house , clear and fence his land , wasting valuable time , and I spending much of his already too scanty capital unprotuably , from inexperience in the work he has undertaken . The former , on landing at his destined port , applies for worki which if unattainable on the spot , he must seek for elsewhere , or starve . If without funds , he ia provided by the Emigration Agent appointed 'by Government , with a free passage in a steam boat to wherever he chooses to go , and then every resource but his own labour ceases . It may not be irrelevant to mention , that the money thus expended in Canada in 1842 , wan £ 18 , 16 T ; and in 1843 , nearly £ 9 , 000 ; Emigration in the latter year having fallen eff 51 per cent , as compared with the former : a plain proof of tho generally helpless condition of our emigrating brethren , and that the distress alluded to is far from being exaggerated . The Agents will now proceed to state as briefly as possible , those remedial measures which they are sanguine enough to hope may remove in a great degree , if not altogether , the evils complained of . It has been observed ia the first prospeotus' that the Agent in London has for sale upwards of « 00 , CO 0 Acres of Land in different parts of Upper and Lower Canada ; and it is in a great decree owing to the exceedingly low terms on which the Agents are authorised to dispose of some of tho best of theoe-properties ,, that they are enabled to offer to tho consideration of tho public tho following scheme : — . J The statement marked A shows , that with no greater capitallthan £ 77 , a single man , fobuinc one , of a PABTr of not less than ten families , 08 PHiNciP ^ Lg , will acquire in fee simple , or Freehold , i Land to the extent of * 100 Acres . That for a man and his wife , or two single men , the capital required i will bo only £ 87 , or £ 43 10 j . each with one child , £ 92 53 ., or = £ 30 15 s . each ; the amount per head ¦ , decreasing as the numbers in a family increase . j j It has been remarked , that with so small a sum at command las £ 100 , the agriculturist would not better his condition by emigrating ; and it is presumed that the reasons given are a sufficient evidence of i the fact . The plan now submitted gou ? , howevor , to prove that even this siftail stock of money can be | ; made not only ample f or all useful purposes , but will leave a fund to meet contingencies . I [ The statement marked B shows in like manner the capital required to entitle the Emigrant to 50 ! Acres of Land in Freehold , aud this scale is intended to apply to those who depend upon tho assistance ' I of others , partially or wholly , to enable them to emigrate . ¦ I To this table the Agents bespeak the especial attention of ; those who support Emigration from , benevolent views . Looking at the brightest side of the pioture , it , has been , to the poor man , merely a J transition from labour in one couutry , to labour in another , with the prospect , if successful , of saving in the course of years , sufficient to procure those advantages which ase here offered him on setting foot in J ( Canada . Not only will he be exempt from the prospect of want , provided of coursu ho be prudent and i industrious , but he will be spared those hardships and privations heretofore inseparablo from the change | of home and eountry ; and secure to himself a state of comfort and ) independence beyond any expectations , he could ever have ventured to indulge in . ! j The public may fairly require some guarantee beyond the mere character of tho Agents , that they ¦ have the power as well as the inclination , faithfully to carry out that which they undertake to perform . ; Such a guarantee they are prepared to offer , and in a form which they trust will be approved of ., They propose— i ' Tnat when the purchase is made , the money contributed by each family or principal shall bo placed , in the hands of the Bankers of the Agency , in London , in the joint names of the Agent in London , and some one appointed by the Settlers , to be applied in the manner following , viz .: — : 1 . To pay the purchase money of the L » nd eo soon as the Title Deeds of tho samo , legally executed i iu the Colony , are delivered over to tho Purchasers . ; j 2 . To defray the Passage Money of tho Sottlers in ihe manner usually practised in Emigrant ' Ships , and ; 3 . To repay all other disbursements undertaken by the Agents , so as , but uot before , the Settlers I shall have arrived on their location , aud are therefore in actual possession of the eeitleiueut prepared for them . ; North American Land Agency , RICHARD NORMAN , No . 2 , New Broad Street , London . Agent in London . j STATEMENT A ; Table , shewing the amount required to be paid by each Family according to the number of its members , to entitle them to a Freehold Farm of 100 Acres , a Free ; Pas .-age to Canada ; three Months' Provisions after their arrival ao the Settlement ; and a i participation in all the advantage ( offered by the Afienoy , which are as follows : — ; , 1 . —A Log House to be built ou each Farm . \ \ 2—Five Aorea of Land to be cleared on each Farm , of which four acres to be cropped with Wheat ,, and one acre with Potatoes and other vegetables . : i 3 . —The settlers to be furnished with the necessary tools , such as Axes , Hoes , Sickles , &c ; and also 4 . — With one Yoke of Oxen for the general ase of the Settlement . ¦ 5 —A foreman , and two experienced assistants , to be engaged and paid by the Agents for three months , to work with and lustrum the Emigrants iu clearing Land and fencing it ; and in the erection of Leg , Houses , of which five will , lor that purpose , be built after the arrival of the Settlers . ' 6 . —Three Months' Provisions to bo supplied to the Emigrants after they have reached the Settlement ,, thus BPClirinff thpm against tho possibility of tvaat while thoir oropa are xipouiug , arrd Choj axo cugagoU iu ¦ tl ^ e work referred to in the foregoing paragraph . . f TT , , , , , ' Amount to 6 s Paid . Under Above Number Members of each Family . 14 14 in * , , , . ' Years . Years . Family . B y each By each i J Individual Family , i Mo . 1 . £ b o £ s - d ' A single man . ; , 1 1 77 0 0 77 0 0 j , No . 2 . , A man aid wife 2 , 2 43 10 0 87 0 0 No . 3 . I A , man , wife , and 1 child ( 1 2 3 30 15 0 92 5 0 No . 4 . A man , wife , and 2 children 2 2 4 24 10 0 93 0 0 No . 5 . A man , wife , and 3 children 3 2 5 20 15 0 103 15 0 No . 6 . A man ,-wife , and 4 children , 1 child above 14 years 3 3 6 18 1 ? 6 113 5 0 No . 7 . : A man , wife , and 5 children , 1 child above 14 years 4 3 7 17 0 0 119 0 0 f No . 8 . ! A man , wife , and 6 children , 2 children above 14 yrs 4 4 8 16 2 6 129 0 0 STATEMENT B \ Table shewing the Amount required to be paid by each Family according to the number of its Members , j to entitle them to a Freehold Farm of Fifty Aores ; a Free Passage to Canada ; three Moatbs' j Provisions after thoir arrival at the Settlement ; aud a participation in all the advantages . offered by j the Agency , which are as follows , v > z .: — 1 . —A Log House to be built on each Farm . ur- r-u-vr * u a 2—Four and a Half Acres of Laud to be cleared on each Farm , of which four acres to be cropped with Wheat , and Half an Acre with Potatoes and other vegetable ? . 3 . _ The settlers to be furnished with the necessary tools , such as Axes , Hoes , Siokles , &o . ; ana alBO 4 " With ono Yoke of Oxen for the general use of the Settlement . 5 —A foreman , and two experiencsd assistants , to be engaged and paid by the Agents for three ; months to work wi ' thand instruct the Emigrants in clearing Laud and fenoing it ; and in the erection of j Lost Houses of which five will , for that purpose , be built after the arrival of the Settlers . j 6 —Three Months' Provisions to be supplied to the Emigrants after they have reached the Settlement , thus securing them against the possibility of want while their cropsiare ripeatng , and they are engaged iu the werk referred to in the foregoing paragraph . [ Unde ,: Above Number Amount to be paid . Members of Each Family . 14 i 14 in Years . Years . Family . By fach By each Individual- family . " " JNo . 1 . ; i £ s T £ s d ~" A single Man i l l 59 10 0 59 10 0 No . 2 . i A Man and Wife < 2 ' 2 34 12 6 69 5 0 No . 3 . A Man , Wife , and Child 1 2 ' 3 25 0 0 73 0 0 No . 4 . A Man , Wife , and two Children 2 2 4 20 2 6 80 10 0 No . 5 . A Mau , Wife , and three Children , 3 i 2 5 17 5 0 86 5 0 j No . 6 . : : A Man . Wife , and four Children , one Child above 14 years ... 3 : 3 6 , 16 0 0 96 0 0 No . 7 . A Man , Wife , and five Children , one Child above 14 years ... 4 3 7 14 10 0 101 10 0 No . 8 . A Man , Wife , and six Children , two Children above 14 yeart 4 4 8 13 17 6 111 0 0 N . B . —A party desiring to have a larger Farm than above described , can obtain Land in any quantity , at j the mero cost of suoh Land , free from any increase in the other items of expenditure . I

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      NOTICE TS HEREBY GIVEN , That the nesi General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for th » Borough of Leeds , in the County of York , will fa * holden before Thomas Flower Elms , Esquire , Rg , corder of the said Borough , at the Court House a Leeds , on Wednfsdat , the Twenty-sixth Day rf June instant , at Two o'Clock in the Afternoon , £ which time and place all Jurors , Constables , PoU « Officers , Prosecutors , Witnesses , Persona bound if Recognizances , and others having Busiaess St { fo said Sessions , ar » required to attend . And Notice ishereby also given , that all Appeals and Proceedings under the High , way Act not previously disposed of will be heard at tbeopeniag oi" the Court on Friday , the Twenty . Eighth Day of June instant , provided all Cases of Felony and Misdemeanor shall then have been dig . posed of , or otherwise as soon as i he Criminal Business of tho Sessions shall be concluded . By Order , JAMES RICHARDSON , Clerk of the Peace for the said Borough . Leeds , 17 th June , 1844 .

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      THE " COLLIERS * STRIKE . " I fTTHE erroneous statements and gross misrepre . X sensations which have recently been publish ^ by the " Miners' Union" in reference to WAGES aai t alleged grievances , require from the Coal-Masterj , a counter-statement , with a view of informing the i workmen themselves , and the public generally , as ta ; the real fact . I It is asserted that great reductions have beej j made in the Miners' Wages : —the fact is , that durii * j the last seven years , the selling price of CoallJ Yorkshire has been lowered , at least , one shilling per ton ; and in the same period , the woibme ^ wages have not been reduced more than twopenc * I per ton . I It is also stated , thai from Ten to Twelve Shilling I per week is the amount earned by a Coal Getter . ! Now , the truth is , that in the early part of the preC ; sent year , the workmen restricted their own earnj iags to Two Shillings and Sixpence per day , for the , avowed purpose of keeping down the stocks of Coal j 1 and in consequence of this , their own resolution ) many Colliers who had been previously receivia ^ Twenty Shillings per week , or upwards , afterwards received ouly Fifteen Shillings . A numerous Meeting of Coal Masters was held at Wakcfield a few days ago , when accurate returns were made from varions Collieries , showing the earnings of tho men before the Uuion restriction of Two Shillings aad Sixpence per day was adopted . Thesfi returns were presented from upwards of FORTY EXTENSIVE COLLIEIUES in the neighbourhood of Leeds , Wakefi&ld , Barnsley , Rotherham , and Sheffield ; and the result shewa that the accual wages paid to the Coal-Getters previous to the strike , were , on the average , THREE SHILLINGS AND SEVEN PENCE HALFPENNY PER MAN , per day of eight or nine hours labour , clear of all deductions whatsoever . The Coal-Getters generally perform their labour by contract , and , of course , there are some men who are able to earn more than the above-named average , while others earn less . Liberal as these wages are , when compared wilh the remuneration paid to ether Glasses of Labourers , the present " Strike" has been originated , and is still continued , by the " Miners' Uuion" for the purpose of increasing them 30 , 40 , and , in somo cases , 50 per cent . The Yorkshire Coal-Masters have resolved , almost anauimoualy , to resist these demands . Theieisco wish whatever , on their part , to diminish the present wages ; but they are determined not to increase them , inasmuch as the depressed state of the Coal Trade renders such a measure impracticable . " BY ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE , Appointed at tbe Coal-Masters' Meeting . Wakcfield , June 4 th , 1844 .

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      ( C-jnimu-cd jrom our sevenih page . ) ' ¦ of free labour . The rent \ ras paid in produce ; bnt no j dan "web ccmpelltd to told land , and therefore cnlti- \ ¦ vatira tvss eo more compulsory than that of a farmer j tn this country holding under a lease ,. Tbere / was a ; certain kind of expiring domestic slavery , but there i Trss no adBeripiien to the toil . Si&m : « Fas Bet , included ¦ ia the resolutions , because they bad not information on ' , which they could satisfactorily assure Parliament ! that Enear was not there raked by slavery . There ! "was a jealousy of foreigners : and tbe "Monarch of : Siam -was himstlf the great sugar broker , or merchant ' of the country . That country was therefore reserved ' ; for fntnre consideration . From China they had no ' , reason to expect a large snpply . But though Su . '

      tons -were calculated on as produced by free labour , it would notsll come to this country . A largo portion of ^ the JaTa sugar , -which -was paid as rent , -went direct to Holland , and could net , under our navigation lava , be introduced here . The argnmtBt that BrtxIIian scgEr -would go to Russia , for -which we Would get hemp and tallow , was one x > l those esses irhich we ceald not help nor prevent . Show Mm a remedy , and hB would adopt it Tobacco , cotton , and coffee , -were not ¦ toe great props of tha slave trade ; it v *» s sugar , as Bho-wn by St . Domingo , -where tbe raltivation of sagar 1 died -with slavery , but coffee continued to be successfully csltlvated . The slave trad e consisted in the traffic in adults , and this -was the eviL When it was craed that free labour sugar imported here -would only ere-

      ate a T 3 cuum in tha markets of the world for slave-, grown produce , it must be recollected that the same ' argument -was urged against emancipation ; it was said tint we -would diminish our . o « rn produce by : setting ooi slaves free , and lb . B deficiency would have to be made up by ilave-grown produce from other j entries . But it -was then replied ; Let us rtlieve ourselves from the guilt of riavery , and other nations "Would imitate our example . In Brail , for example , car policy had told ; the cultivation of sugar had been aoeessfttlly discouraged , from the shutting of our market ' After going considerably into detail , in reply to " various arguments , he admitted tfcat this was a severe

      measure towards the West Indies , but that it must also be recollected that they were laying a tax on tbe Briaah-eoGSumer of 103 6 d on foreign free sugar for the ¦ benefit of tha West Indies , -while slave-grown was ex- ' doded altogether . They -were thus laying a tax of fif ty percent on the value of an essential article , a measure ¦ to -which he -weald not be a party if they had merely to deal with these duties alone , without reference ; to other considerations . He regretted that they should be taxed with the base vice of hypocrisy ^ credit might be given them for maintaining their auti-aliTery professions , and bringing in a measure which would com- ; bine the greatest of practical good with the smallest ' Amount of ic jury . . 1

      alr-lABOCCHKBE , Mr . P . M . STEWABT , Mr . HVME , and Mr . THOilAS BjLR 1 > G joined in the debate , ths first dilating on the impolicy , unsonndness , acd miichievcoioess of the proposed change , the second pleading the ease of the West India interest , the third deploring the conduct of the Government , and tha fourth undertaking its defence , though thinking that tbe measure was ill timed in the state of existing interests . Dr . Bo"htb . i > 'G , Sir Jobs Basher , and Mr . Ewabt added some remarks , and , on a division , there appeared— For the resolutions , 197 Against them . „ .. 12 s Majority M . C 9 The resolutions were then agreed to .

      Tuesday , Jcse 4 . On the motion of Hi . Young , a new -writ was issued for the return of a Member to Parliament from the bcrough Enniskillen , in the room of the Hon . A . Cole , who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds . The Croydon and Epsom Railway Bill was reported . There vf as ordered , on the moiicn of Mr . Thomas Dnncsmbe , a copy of the judgment and commitment in tie case of Mr . O'Connell and others-. Sir James Gbaham , in reply to Mr . Doncombe , stated that an additional number of troops , and supply of ammunition , had been sent to the Island of Guernsey , in consequence of excitement arising from local causes , int there "was no apprehension of a disturbance of public tranquility .

      Lord JoHJf Kvssell moved for a copy of the dispatch from the Earl of Aberdeen to our Ambassador at the Conrt of Prussia , on the subject of important Unties , -with Baron Billow ' s answer . Mr . Gladstone said , that thongh the first answer from -the Prussian Government was not very friendly , a subsequent dispatch wa 3 more favourable , and the production of the documents would therefore , interfere with existingnegotianons . The first notice of motion on the list was one by Lord Hakut Vans , for a committee of the whole Souse , to t * ke into consideration so much of the Act 5 and 6 Vic , e . 47 , as relates to an Export I > uty on Coal , with a view to its immedfate repeal . This tax was imposed in 1842 , as ene of the adjuncts

      of the tariff ; its operation had been immediately felt , nos merely In restraiiiiog the activity of our own export trade in eoal 3 , but in stimulating the rivalry of the Continent ; not only were we gradually , or rather rapidly , losing our export market , bat the coal of Belgium , of Prussia * and other quarters of German j , was superseding ns in districts which , a few years ago , we exclusively supplied ; and if in particular Quarters there had * been any increase in our exports , there were special reasons to i account for it , without lessening the force of the case against the export duty . Thi 3 he illustrated by : . copious statistical details , showing that the injurious - ^ FseiS fif the iax were not s ^ red by tie * oalowners exclnsively , but affscted the shipping in- ]

      tercet , and in diminUhlnj ; the profits of capital , ! aliimaiely fell on the working c » iliers , whose labour > digp 3 ace 4 , to the extent of one day in every week , Wfcfle the only avowed advantage derived from it was ' ft mere scanty amoant of revenue , not worth the ' slightest consideration , in comparison of the injury ' inflicted on our commerce . ' The Chancellor of the Jxchequeb paid a marked compliment to Lord Harry Vane , for the : ability with which he had stated his case . The Government , bow ever , could not answer the call made on them . It was unfair to take tbe first half of the year 1 & 42 as a criterion , for , under ihe expectation of the hnpomiion of the tax , a very large quantity of coaJ had been exported . The years 1841 anc 1843 afforded better means of comparison ; and the leturnB of the latter year Ehowed a larger export

      than in the former ; and as the whole quantity of ; -coal raised was not diminished , the displacement of labour could not be traced 10 the export tax . The ' : coal shipping trade only shared in the general de- ; preasioo of the shipping interest , arising from causes ' apart altogether from this question ; and though those interested in the coal trade might think that it ; would have been better to have substituted the repeal ! of tbe export tax for that of the wool duty , others as deeply concerned in the general commerce of the , country had strengthened his own conviction , by the strongest assurances that his Eelecuon had been a vriseone . The question lay in a narrow compaas ; cor foreign export coal trade had not been affected by the tax , as shown by figures , and , therefore , no sufficient grounds had been made out for disturbing their financial arrangements , by acceding to its « peaL Mi . Gsa 5 seb supported the motion .

      Mr . "WxBBxmTOS thought the tax an eligible one , independently of any gronnds of revenue . The : commodity wa 3 not capable of annual reproduction , and was accessible to the sea only in a limited quan- tity ; and it was , therefore , justifiable to secure to your own people a preference in its enjoyment . Of , the inferior coals the northern counties contained a -Supply which would last for some hundreds of years ; bnt of the best coal there wa 3 not more than woald last about sixty years , He complained of a com- ' bination among the « oal-owners , keeping up ] prices , and excluding the British consumer from ] access to certain kinds of coal , which , however 3 they ] pen&itted foreigners to purchase , 1 Mr . HoBGsoa supported the motion -of Lord H . i Tane , I

      Mr . Hrare conenrred with Mr . "Warbnrtoa ini looking upon the asoci&tion of the eoalowners for the ] legalationof ths vend , as one of the most disgraceful j monopolies that ever existed . Last year the « om- ' bination was held by a-slender tie * bnt the recent ; complaints before the Lord Mayor showed that it existed for tha purpose of limiting the sales in the Xondon market , and thus snstain tie price . He had : taken an active part in the efforts made ' eobxq time ago , by means-of the Stockton Coal and the Clarence

      Railway , to mtrodnce competition ^ nto the metropolitan marie t , bnt he was sorry to say that all the competitors had joined the combisation . It ought to be pat down ; it eonld ; - *• and if I , " said Mr . Hn » e , panang , and agrufiesartly Bfeaking his head , the phrase and the action being salated withkmd laughter . Bnt , opposed as he was to the combination of the vend , he did not think that a reason for Boppporting a tax which was proved to be eo injurious . Mr . BAsma maintained thai iheiax was impolitic On fiscal gronnds .

      Mr . Lidbell , in xepJy to an allusion made by tbe preceding speaker , admitted that the coal trade had « n « inally compromised the matter wift the Govern-Bient ; bnt it must be recollected thai the necessity for this unpopular tax bad been created by tbe financial blunder * of the late Government Be hoped that it would not be maintained longer than oeeeBary . and tlefended the wilffmm from ti » eVarges of Tooaopoly brought againit them . The ordinary prices for large and small eoal were a gaioeaand ; fifteen Bhillings ; and out of tbeee the coalowDsn hao to defray their enormous charges , andobtaintiieirprofitB ; and the enhancement of the price to the consumer was icsosed by heavy dues « xa « tediiithBport of arrival , as in London . The liautafeiri of the vend was a trade regulation , similar fff f ^ f yt ¦ y ftt ^ ft fyiptM is the iron trade , and was not Jb ^ tspioT tiwporposes of monopoly . With regard ^ ttefttite / ie hoped the Hon .-Gentleman ( be Mmlfdi&i fa&unt wouldBotrpernsi inbriagittg

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      that question before tbe House upon the prcstnt occasion . Considering all tbe bearings of the subject , it would he obviously unfair to do so . No ^ onefelt f or the position of the Miners more than he did , but if they were debarred of some privileges , he knew , and it could not be concealed , that they were possessed of many comforts which were wholly unknown to Jabourere in other trades . He hoped fora speedy termination to their present dispute , and iie trusted nething would be interposed to prevent the satisfactory settlement which he rejoiced in anticipating . Mr . T . Dtocombb could not trtifc think that the Hon . _ Member for Durham was rather premature in anticipating that he intended to interpose any thins which would prevent a satisfactory adjustment of the

      cispntea attending the strike . He had meant to say nothing about the strike , except a werd or two arising ont of a petition which he held in his hand . But there were one or two observations which fell from the Hon . Member , which certainly appeared to call for observation : and first of all be would remark , that within his recollection there never was a strike in which 20 , 000 or 30 , 000 men were engaged wbo « ondccted themselveB with bo much propriety and behave in eo peaceable and meritorious a manner . No wander the eoalowners were unwilling to go into the consideration of the causes which occasioned this strike . To his { Mr . Dnncombe '*) knowledge much misrepresentation bad gone forth upon thiB matter , and certainly , if they were to go into the discussion ,

      nothing would be more easy for him to undertake than to prove that it was the masters who had stTock , and not the workpeople —( "Oh , oh ]") Why , what was the question ! There was no question of wages involved . It was a question entirely of the personal Bafely of the men . A system of bonds , too , had been introduced , which had previously been nnknown . These bonds had been objected to by the workpeople , and , as be considered , jastly objected to . What , however , did the workmen say upon all these points ? In the petition which he held in his hand tbey declared that they were prepared to submit all the disputed points to a fair arbitration—{ hear , bear ) . Could anything be more creditable to thea than that ?—( hear , hear ) . Would the

      masters meet the proposal ! If they would not , coald it be doubted that they were in the wrong Itrenewed cheers ) . But what were the other grounds of conflict ! One was , that the coal was measured instead of being weighed . The workmen said that this arrangement was unfair—that they had aright to have their work weighed—and they demanded that this arrangement should be enforced . Why , was there anything very wrong in that ! It was only a year or two ago that the system of measuring coaJ in London was altered at the instigation of tho eoalowners themselves , simply because , as they said , and truly said , the measurement plan was unfair to all parties . If the coalowners , then , insisted upon selling their coals by weight , what reason was there

      why they should not remunerate their labourers by estimating ike work done by a similar tesi !—( loud cheering ) . And then tha miners asked tbe Legislature to interfere I Well , and -was there anything very -n roDg in that ! They did not ask Parliament , let it be remembered , to fix a rate of wages . That was not tbe . sort of interference tbey required . All they asked was , that inspectors should be appointed to see that the mines were made safe , arid that the subject of fines should be properly and equitably regulated . Why , how was justice dealt out under the present system ! Sometimes a man might employ

      himself a whole fortnight , and yet , in consequence of the operation of the fines , find himself in debt at the end of that time , instead of being in receipt of a fair equivalent for his labour . A system , too , existed with regard to payments which was most unjust to the men . Why were not the payments made -weekly J At present the men were only paid every fortnight , and even then a week ' s pay was kept back —( hear , hear ) . By this means , if a man entered a work , for the first three weeks he received no wages at al ] , and at the expiration of that period he only received two weeks' pay —( hear ) . He would wish to see these disputes amicably arranged . Why

      were not tbe men to be in union as well as the masters ? For not only were tbe masters in union against the men , but against the public also . There was , for instance , that combination which had been alluded to by hia Hon . Friend the Member for Kendal and the Member for Montrose . He rejoiced , however , to tee what had recently taken place in the city of London . Vessels that came up would only discharge their cargo when they chose , for the purpose of keeping up the markets ; but the Lord Mayor had lately issued a regulation by which they were not allowed more than three days to unload , and if they did not unload within that time , they were to go out of bis Lordship ' s jurisdiction , and to begin again at the further end . That , he believed , w « u ! d cure the evil , and beat the combination of the

      masters a ^ j ains t the public . Talk not u him the men being in union—the masters were in union as well , and their regulations were most stringent , though many masters in that uuion would gladly concede those demands of the men which were just and reasonable , were they not prevented by some of their colleagues . He should certainly , in accordance with -one of the prayers of this petition , TOte for a repeal cf the tax upon coals exported ; for out of all the speeches in defence of it , he had not heard one reason that should induce the House to continue it . He considered it a duty most injurious to the mafiterq , and consequently to the men and consumers , and he did not think it of sufficient importance to the revenue for the Chancellor of tbe Exchequer to retain it . On these grounds , he had great pleasure in voting for the motion of the lioble Lord .

      [ The f ollowing is the petition , presented by Mr . Dancombe , printed by order of the House , and alluded to by the Honourable Member : — To the Honourable the Commons of the Wnxted Kingdvm in Parftament absembled . Tho humble petition of the Colliers of the counties of Northumberland and Durham , Sheweth j— That your petitioners are hoW , and have for eight weeks oeen on strike ; that is to say , the bonds and agreements under which your petitioners were previously employed , terminated on the o ' . h day of April last , and the terms since offered by the misters Uuch terms being of a totally different character from any that your petitioners ever worked under before , and being also very hard and unjust , )

      yonr petitioners declined to comply with . That the differences between the masters and your petitioners are very many and of a various kind ; in particular your petitioners complain that the ventilation in several of tbe pits is exceedingly bad and defective , and your petitioners complain also that by the system under which they have hitherto woiked , and which the masters now Beck t 9 perpetuate , vhey &tq not paid for the actual amount of their labonr ; and your petitioners have requested their masters that their wage 3 may be ascertained by ** weight" and not by " measure , " as has already

      been established by an Act of your Honourable House with regard to London ; and your petitioners have ako requested that they be paid for all that they actually hew , and neither more nor less ; and further , that the weight be ascertained by the weighing machine called "Beams and Scales , " all of which requests , though frequently brought bsfore the masters , the said masters have constantly refused to comply with . And your petitioners complain of very many other grievances which they forbear bow from mentioning , as they have uo doubt bat that ycur Honourable House will consider all these points as bearing upon the general question .

      That great prejudice has been created against your Petitioners by the representation that . the whole dispute between the masters and your Petitioners was one of wages , and that your Petitioners sought to continue the strike merely as a means of obtaining an exorbitant rate of remuneration for their labour ; but your Petitioners respectfully assert that such is not the case : and your Petitioners have several times endeavoured to meet the masters in order to come to an amicable settlement , but without success ; and yoar Petitioners have offered , and are now satisfied to leave , all matters of dispute to the deoision of arbitrators to be mutually chosen , and whose decision shall be binding . And in the event of this their offer to refer all

      sucn disputed matters to the decision of arbitrators being still rejected , your petitioners humbly petition your Honourable House to appoint a committee of your Honourable House to inquire into the whole matter , and to state to your Honourable House whether what your petitioners ask for is just or unjust , and whether it ought not to be made a subject for legislative interference . Your petitioners never have refused , but on the contrary have constantly and continually implored their masters to take the opinion of honourable and disinterested men upon the Eeveral questions in dispute who would do justice between the parties ; and yonr petitioners pledge themselves to abide by an arbitration so obtained . Your petitioners think that if weight "

      is right as a principle in dealing in coal in London , and that their masters are thus paid by weight for the produce , then that they , your petitioners , ought also to be paid by weight for their labour . - That yoar petitioners are desirous of submitting to your Honourable House that the present duty on tbe export of-coals has been used by the masters as a reasoa Jot reducing tbe wages of the hewers , and your petitioners humbly pray that your Honourable House will be pleased to repeal the law iapesiog such duty . And your petifioaets humbly pray that yoar Honourable House will be pleased to devWimcfl

      measures as to your HonosrableHooae shall aeem fit , for the purpose of protecting yow petitioner * ia Ike exereist # f their -ladastry , and to areveat tbe zeeorrenoe of tbe { rieraseef tader which they are coffering * - And your petaMooar ^ as in doty bound , win erer pray , Ac 4 , Sir G . Ciebx defended the iax , on the ground taken by Mr . Warborton , as well as upon general grounds of revenue . * - .,- -j ; Lord Howick demanded a repeal of the tax . The argument about protecting tber eoal field from exhaustion by too large" a trade in coal was quite inconsistent with the other argument , that the tax was no check , upon that tradev As to tie « a « ln » wner a monopol y , he woald ftarleolj » j ** 2 » dttiked

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      all such cObibjnations ^ they were already injuring the owners " themselves , by encouraging new mines in other districts ; - He would say nothing about the strike , because it was not a proper subject for Parliamentary interference ; but he feared the dispute was kept up by personB who had an interest of their own in prolonging the evil . Mr . Humphrey stated the injury sustained by the seamen employed in the colliery trade , and denied Lord Howick ' s doctrine that this was a satject with which Parliament had no concern . For hii own part , instead of removing the duty , he was for increaeiDK it , for he did not see why Frenchmen should have our coal cheaper than we could have it ourselves . > ' I L ¦ i '

      Mr . Hun condemned the continuance of tho tax . He vindicated tbe monopoly against the common " cry , " quoted Ceningiby about the efficacy of a 11 cry" for demolishing an opponent . The coalowners' monopoly was no unfair privilege granted by law , but a natural and fair result of private property . Mr . Wallace called upon the House and the Government to forward the arbitration desired by the pitmen as between them and their masters . Ho was opposed to the continuance of the tax . The House divided , — Against the motion of repeal ... 110 For it 74 Mojority against it ... 36 Mr . Bcme drew attention to the case of Alfred Mooro , a hawker , who was summarily convicted and committed at Shrewsbury , in September last , and which involved , as he considered , a oase of great oppression . . i > ¦ i ' |

      Mr ; D'Israeli said that his constituents were no sooner aware of the intention to bring this case before the House , than , with the inspiration of innocence , they posted up to London , and endeavoured to enlighten Mr . Hums respecting it . They then came to him for council , and he told them that Mr . Hume , in bringing it before the House , would probably misunderstand their case , and misstate his own . It had turned out as he had anticipated . He now gave the other version of the circumstances , from which it would appear that the hasvker turned out to be a begging letter petitioner , and was found with forged signatures in his possession , and had been oonvicced after patient investigation . The grievance was a singularly shabby one , and tbe allegations not so bo matched even in the greenest days of Mr . Hume ' s simplicity , when he called Mr . Canning the greatest alligator of the House .

      Mr . Hume was surprised at the bold assertions of Mr . D'Israeli . He had never brought a , case before the House -without apprising the individuals concerned ; he had don ? so in the present case , and had not been satisfied with the explanations of the Mayor of Shrewsbury . Sir JiMfcs Gkaham had gone into the case , and was satisfied that in convicting the hawker as a rogue aud vagabond , for obtaining money under false pretences , the Magistrates of Shrewsbury had acted rightly . The matter , after some conversation , in which Mr . WiKLEY took pare , was dropped ; and tbe House disposed of its remaining business .

      Wednesday , June 6 . The main business was the presentation of a groat number of petitions for and against the Dissenters ' Chapels Bill , and a discussion on the Commons ' Inclosure Bill . Lord Wobslet proposed that this Bill should be committed pro forma , with a view to alterations by the Government , and another day to be fix ^ d for proceeding with it . After some discussion on the principle of the Bill , this course was adopted , and the Bill was accordingly committed pro foriHa , with a view to improvement aud subsequent procedure .

      Stra&Cg' ^O& Cmentg.

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      The North Lancashire Delegate Meeting was held at Mrs . Beesley ' B , Abbey-street , Accrington , on Sunday last . The veteran James Smith was called to the ohair . The District Secretary then read a letter from Mr . Dixon , thanking his North Lancashire frieuds for tae manner in whiob . they had remunerated his Bervioes . The District Secretary also stated , that thty would recollect that at their last meeting a resolution was passed to invite Feargus O'Connor , Esq « , to take a , tour through the district , thinking that an immense amount of good would thus accrue to the cause . He had written to that gentleman accordingly , but had not received an answer up to the present time . The Blaokburn delegate suggested , that a $ Dr . WDou&l ) 1 bad been requestedto visit Blackburn on the 17 wi of dune , ne might be invited to go through the district . The Clitheroe delegate mo *« d , •» Thafc _ thia meeting

      tenders fta oest thanks to Dr . M'JJauau , lor nia indefatigable seifTiMB in the cause of Democraoy , and earnestly and ^ ws pectfidly invite that gehtleman to visit twejve place * in the North Lancashire diav tWct ; if co « vwH « at to ^ *•»« m tho 17 « . h of ^ une . ' " That in tbe event of I > r . Mfpouafl not bewg able td come , Mri Wheelerlie obroeeponded with wspeotiog the engagement of a district leotorer , and ascertain if we can nave the services of : ftlf . Wei . Jones , ol Liverpool ; and if he cannot be engaged , who can the Executive supply us withy and when J" "That , during the periods of the district lecturer ' s engagement , camp meetings shall be held on the Sunday , at the beginning of the first week * » n Denhana-hill ; at the expiration of tho first week on Dirpley-. ttli ; and on the third Sunday on Pendle-hill ; and we earnestly appeal to our friends in their respective vicinities to choose competent chairmep , ( 0 malte

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      collections inj the middle of the proceediugs ; to commence proceedings with singing ; and the proceeds of the collections to be applied to the purpose of defraying tho expenses of the district lecturer . " " That the next delegate meeting be holden on the first Sunday in July . " Since the above meeting was held , the District Secretary has received an answer from jMr . O'Connor , stating , that not being master of his iown time , it made it impossible for him—and indeed still makes it impossible— £ 0 give any decided ( answer as to when he will be able to make : a toiir of North Lancashire . However , he is resolved to do so before long , and then be hop 63 to be with them at least a week .

      KNOTINGLEY . -On Monday night Mr . John Harper , of Doncaster , delivered an excellent lecture at KnottiBgley on Free Trade and the CornJLawa . The slaae of meeting was the British and Foreign School JUom ^ which was crowded . Edward Hawke , Esq . presided . ; The lecturer throughout manifested » great deal of logical acumen and close reasoning . He defended the righti of labour in a maaterjy . style , and skewed up , to the astonishment of his audience , the « tter hollownesB of the League ' s argumeaU and prete&aietB . He concluded anaddreea of more than

      two honffl , amidst the cheers of his audience . At fhe cltseibe was asked several questions , to which he fa te the iaoat satiBfactory answerg , Mr ., Harper as put a damper on the proceedings of the League here . They are' completely chop-fallen . Hia audience was three times as large as the one convened a fortnight ago ; to liear Messrs , Flint and Morton ( free traders ) . ; It is extremely gratifying to know that men from all parties are coauag out at last , to aM in the ; straggle , and assist labour against capital * 1 :

      Leeds Borough Sessons.

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      Iron . —English bar , per ton , £ 6 10 s W to £ OOs ; nail rods , £ 7 0 s 0 ; Hoop , , £ 8 10 s ; sheets , £ Smt cargo in Waleg , £ 5 ISa Od ; pig No . 1 , Wales , . £ 4 0 s Od ; do . Clyde , £ 3 53 Od . Foreign , SwedieB , £ 10 03 to £ 00 0 d ; Russian , ccnd , £ 16 Ws ; ES , £ 0 0 s ; Gourieff £ 0 0 a ; Arcbaugd , £ 00 03 . Leeds Corn Market , Toesdat , June 4 ts , ^ —The supply oF grain to this day's market is smm a few vessels have made their passage , the wind Mr ing got round ; expect good supplies for next woo-Fine fresh wheat has made last week ' s - . prices , w » chambered samples have gone off slowly . J ^ frather dearer , also Oats . Beans Is per qr . wgflff ' the average prices of wheat , fob * h e v& * ending Junk 4 , 1844 . Wheat . Barley . Oats . Rye . Beans . ? & ' Qrs . Qrs . Qra . Qrs . Qrs . <* £ 2491 881 363 5 506 »

      £ . s . d . £ s . d . " £ 8 . d . £ a . d . £ s . d . £ * j £ 2 15 Hi 1 8 114 12 6 } 1 17 4 1 16 4 i H * ° » WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET . Fridat , June 7 th . —There is a good « " | w * J Whqat to this day ' s market . and a fair e «* ° ^ j business passing at last week ' s prices . The " WjL for Barley continues limited , but fully supports ™> value , During yesterday we had rain for sbtw hours , which has rather checked the dejnana «" Oats , Shelling , and Beans ; but the prices of *» week are generally requirad . Malt is Is P * " ^ dearer .

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      Maddltaoc , by JOSHUA HOBSONi at m z £ . lag offisen , Not ^ 2 ud 13 , MarlMt * t > Mt , *^ aad IPnWlahed by tbi said josnyi . ^ O » if : ttii » | aM FaiitGoi : p'Co » KO ^»» bU ¦»¦¦* ; i ting-bonae , " . ISp . 6 , Uarketwrtiw ^ Jte » al » t « lrj intonal Communication « xtotlng be ^ ' ^ l . * ^ r ~ lSo 7 ' f , Market-rtreeVand tha a ^ d ^ - ** ^ ' ; , : ' 1 S ; MaitetfitreeJ , Briggat ^ thui cb ! aatito ' tin ' wtiots of the : said Priatng and PnbUMo ^^ BftPcemiMt ¦ - ;• ¦¦ ~ i w 4 XL communication * must b * addreswd , pMt-paw « Mr . HOBSON , Norther * Star OfSce , iwdfc ' ( Satacday , Jaw t . ltM .

      32arliammtarg 5nitb I%Tn:E.

      32 arliammtarg 5 nitB i % tn : e .

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      Extensive Fire on Yealahd Moss . — On Tuesday last a dreadful conaagration took place on the turf moss Bituate near Yealand Rcdmayne . To put a stop to the devouring element was utterly impossible , though every means were used to ohcok its progress . Immediately a large number of persons were on the ground , each one endeavouring to proserve his own property . Amongst tho chief of tho sufferers were John Holme , of Holmo Mill ; who , although he brought to his assistance about sixty persons , was a sufferer to a great extent ; and Mr . R . Harris and Mr . J . Heslam , who each lost three stacks of turf . On Wednesday the fire raged with redoubled fury . The fire was still raging on Thursday evening , when our correspondent forwarded this account . Similar conflagrations have taken place at Fowlshaw and Brigateer Mosses . —Lancaster Guard . Narrow Escape . —An accident of a very singular

      character occurred to the Rev . Mr . Crook , of Bromley , on Sunday evening . The rev . gentlnjan had been to officiate at Keston Church , and was returning homo about 10 o ' clock in his chaise , when , after he had tone a short distance , tho horse , from some caupe or other , became unmanageable , and started off at full speed , going down the steep descent , called Maeon's-hill , at a furious pace . Ho proceeded in his career to the Bromley turnpike , the gate of which was shut and fastened ; and before any alarm could be given , or the tnrnpiko-keeper had an oppon unity to open it , the animal dashed Bgainct tbe bar , and ehirercd it asunder , dragging the chase through after him . Tho rev . gentleman kept hia seat , and the horse continued at the same speed to Bromley , -where he was stopped . It was found upon examination tkat . neither the horse , chaise nor harness had received the slightet injury and tho only mischief done was the damage to the tollbar .

      North American Land Agency.

      NORTH AMERICAN LAND AGENCY .

      Local Markets.

      LOCAL MARKETS .

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      Nottingham Glove Hands . —At a meeting of tho workmen employed in the glove branches , held at the Fox and Hounds , Old Bastord , on Thursday evening , the 3 Q : h alt ., as noticed in your last week ' s paper , ihe following resolution was unanimously adopted : —Proposed by Mr . Thomas Sudden , and seconded by Mr . H . West , " That as we , the workmen employed in the glove branch , having derived a great advantage from union , invite the whole of our fellow-workmen in all the branches of the framewoik-knittiog trade , who have not formed Unions e f their several branches , for the protection o f their labour , to do so , and act in conjunction with their fellow-workmen now in Union . "—

      A general meeting of all branches of framework-knitters was held on Monday evening , 3 rd of June , in the Chartist Chapel , Rice-plaoe , Barkergate , Nottingham , to hear a lecture from Mr . Wm . Meaking , from . Helper , whose addresB lasted for about one hour and a half , and was listened to with great attention ; aud after remarks had been made from several present , it wa 9 resolved unanimously : "That we , the framework-knitters now assembled , are of opinion , that to accomplish a general benefit to the framework-knitters , we must cordially unite in one consolidated Union : we therefore pledge ourselves to use our best endeavours to carry suoh into full effect . " A vote of thanks was given to the Lecturer and to the Chairman , and the meeting separated .

      Mr . Wm . Meaking will address the frameworkknitters of Mansfield-Woodhouse , on the 8-, h of June ( this day ); Sutton-in-Ashfield , 10 th and 11 th ; Alfreton , 12 th ; Heanor , 13 th ; Ukoston , 14 th ; Spondon , loth and on 16 th return to Nottingham , preparatory to visiting other districts . The places here enumerated are requested to forward lists of the number in Union , and the number of those , as near as possible , who have not joined ; at the same time , those-who have not contributed to thQ lecture fund , will oblige by losing as little time as possible in so doing . Amount of money received on account of the lecturer : —Belper 10 s : Plain Silk Hose Branch ,

      Nottingham 5 s ; Silk and Cotton Glove Branch , Nottingham 10 s ; Mansfield 5 s ; Mansfield Woodhouse lslj . Total , £ 1 lls .-8 d . Paid to Mr . Meaking , £ 1 10 a . Bellman for crying tha meeting , Is 8 J . — The Central Committee wish to call tbe attention of their fellow-workmen to this subject , and trust they will not allow their labours and that of the lecturer to be lost for the want of reasonable support . The Committee have furthor to state to those who have required information , that so soon as the returns are made a full return of the number in Uuion will bo furnished to each of the localities , or to the subseoretary thereof .

      United Tailors' Protection and Mutual Bejjefit Society . —The following sums have been received by the Exeoutive Counoil , since their last communication : —From No . 20 seotion 3 s 6 d ; No . 2 , 3 a ; No . 22 , £ 1 4 s ; No . 16 , 3 s 6 d ; No . 24 , 8 s 6 a ; No . 14 , 13 s 6 d ; No . 21 , lls 3 d ; No . 27 , 6 s lOd ; subscriptions , Is 6 i \ for Rules , 2 s 4 d ; contributions Is Id . Twenty-eight sections in various parts ot the country have already been formed under the new Plan of Organization . —J . W . Parker , General Secretary . Tablk-bla . de Forgers , Sheffield . —This trade met on Friday night , and agreed to ask for an advance . The Committee got the statements printed on Monday morning , and went round to the masters , who agreed to the advance without a murmur . Thia is another proof of the beneficial results of the short time system . The advance will be as much as three shillings weekly to some men .

      Barnslbt . —A huge open air meeting of the linen weavers was held en Monday last , to take into consideration the beBt means of keeping up the present list of prices . William Yallaace was duly elected chairman , and the meeting was addressed by Messrs . Mirfiaid , Grimshaw , Shaw , and J . VaUanee . _ The following resolution waa carried without a diawntieat : * M ? h * t this meeting view * with regret th « m-Irin ^ ement sutde eo ihe arranged 'Jisf , and hereby pledge * itself to nee . all legal means , to breveni a far ther reduction of wages . " Mr . Williiin Aahton , with a few others , endeavoured to diatutb the peace of the meeting and divide the people . But alas ! "ihe fine gold : bad become dim . " At the close , of the meeting a vote of censure was passed upon him and his colleagues , for getting up a black bbbep kketinq last Friday night , at the Neptune ilnn . ¦ -

      Bmcklaybbb * Strike ax Wakefield . ——This strike has terminated ; by the masters acceding to the required advance of 2 a . per week , now paying 2 * 1 . !

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 8, 1844, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1266/page/8/