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      Ajj $ ^ -Fbih 5 D 3 , —Circumstances combine just ^ to iaSno ^ -iBB to return to considera S of a siiigeR . pom whk-Ii I was driven by ^ j ^ e , assnmptMB , anfl over zeal : I mean rtg snbjetf of the Land . "A fair bat ' s wagk *? i taib bat ' s work" has been the prize for fjL atta inment ., of Tfhich others mooted , and I ^ j ^ ihe question of self-representation . When jjjjiMt e ^ ery scribbler who can Md a pen , but who djaiasot make a livelihood with any serviceabletool , L ^ es abuse of me Ms daily work , I think I may be aacitte d to speak of myself . I have revived ,

      advo-* tea , and pusned the democratic principle with -gsereranee and success . I have succeeded in LgSsZ a party capable of withstanding all the ^ rgs of a long and continuous calm—the greatest ^ gis that can threaten a politician . There ; . Btfle trouble in navigating a vessel going ^ g a breeze in the open sea ; lut there -. —eat anxiety about her management when beeabned amidst shoals and rocks . We have been for « njf neady three years in the latter position . The ^ liefl iiteresfa of class , and the torturous application j ise lav being so many obstacles in our course , Jmletiie calm created by temporary " prosperity "

      lug left us scarcely a breath to fill out canvas . No-Ujjjg&it had not taken deep root in the minds of ge oajority of the people could have withstood the ufrfise ciicumstancea to which the democratic prin-^ jelBs been subjected . The object sought to be attained from theaecomp lishmentof democratic prin ts h "« fair day ' s wage for a fair day ' s work : " & oljject which never , never , never can be achieved , gjept through the application of the artificial " surp jgj ' of labour to the cultivation of the soiL I defy 3 jv anaa on earth to point out to me any possible oJi es of correcting the erils of " surplus" Jabot * , pgnriihthe Charter , otherwise than by its applica nt to the land .

      I idll now tell yon why I am imboldencd to resume ffce subject just now . Firefly , then , I have been wait ing for HEfD to come up to me . I long laboured to -make the I ^ ro qbesods familiar to yon , even . when He ignorance of many threatened great damage to juy popul arity . I ceased for a season to mention the $ M&& > 1 st ^ P ^*" ! fervour of a party , upon TrfiOES advocacy Trelkd for the accomplishment of jB-ciieci , should grow too strong in foolish resist

      aacc to justify the hope of success . I left you to TOB sekesto think ; and the result has been , that j-piication on application is pouring into me day after day , from almost every section of labourers , ex-Drt 3 = mg sb anxious desire to co-operate with me , and ^ nosgst themselves , npon this subject . Numerous a ^ ciatioBS have been already formed , and many more are in process of formation ; and those from tsiea 1 kivc received deputations appear to have arniiired a great deal of knowledge on the subject .

      geoocdly , the reportof the Irish Land Commission , jialerL cra Devon , has so completely opened up the < &o ! e oucstionas to make the present time the most Siting for its consideration . You will find as extensive * compendium of that report as can be given in a weekly paper in this week ' s Star ; and I invite all wioiare read my letters to the Irish Landlords in 1 $ 413 who have read my several letters upon the state of Ireland in the Star , and that portion of my voik upon Small Fabms which treats of thetenure of Isad in Ireland , to say whether I was not four years befteslhe Devon Commission in making «»« report . Fet at that time I was laughed at : but now those

      who follow me are considered wise men . There is not one single grievance set forth in the report of the Devon Commission that I have notpreviouslywritten $ n . In 183-5 I proposed to Parliament the only jemedics by which the evils of Ireland can be met , audio which at least the Legislature must come . Thirdly , the question of agriculture is now assuming an importance , which , but for Sir Robert Peel ' s Tarsfi ) would not have been assigned to it for many years . I shall set forth the reasons why , as Englisliisen , the Devon report is of considerable importance tovca as labouring men ; and I think I shall be

      eiafed to shew you that the upholding of Irish abuses , is necessary to the " maintenance of property " in that country , which , mark \ in the astounding and insoient words of the commissioners causes a loss to the English working claasesgenerally , of more than thirty jaDlioiB per annum ! In fact , Ireland , from her bad agr icultural j ^ stem , and from the tyranny of her ^ ao&ius , is the nursery for that surplus of labour KafciBt which you seek in vain to defend yourselves . Row keep all those things in your mind , and don't aEo ^ yourselves to be Jed away by the fiscinating martyrdom of "fcst principles / 1 a martyrdom to which iuanv fools have consigned themselves .

      Mr . O'Brien may be considered the " grouper " fif ibis blind section « f regenerators : and their philosaolgfls so very . peculiar and characteristic , that I cannot resist one short observation upon it . They ssy that it is horrible , damnable , anti-democratic , and ^ patriotic to ask the people to PURCHASE itmtof right w their own . Now this is a very high principle , to presume that men have a goodiatle to God ' sgifts ; andif we found the means of w-affltimp-Son corresponding with so noble a desire , we might

      sei ihis section of politicians dftsm as good , substantial , honest madmen : but , when we find this said Mr . O'Brien recemmending paper moxet as the OSireetive of all yolir evils ( touching which said PiPEBiioxsr we have no diviaeauthority ); and when wefawwthat Jfc O'Brien has denounced this very STatem of paper HoxET tttTOUgh the whole of along solitical life , until just now that he has had a paper established to f reach np pjpjbb mosei" as preferable to all other boons , then I moat say , that the madness loss that honesty which else would give it favour in

      my Ores . Now , from such men it is that I have received the ffiosiYrrdlent and incessant opposition ; men who know just as much about the capabilities of the land as my buDsndi knows about the moon ' s age . Lord Devon ' s Rport informs you that a majority of the Irish peasants are in a worse condition than the people of any other country upon earth : and you will gather iron the report that this condition is imposed upon ftm bv thenecesfflty to " maintain property" in that

      C&sniry . Potatoes to eat , and water for a beverage ; 2 nd a blanket , a luxury almost unknown to them . Now that i 3 what the report says : and take that admission in connection with the fact that the Irish peasantry , above all other people upon the face of the earth , love their homes , their country , and their falsifies ; and that they are to be found swarming here ready to perform any , the hardest , description of labour at any rate of wage that employers thiuk Drops to oner them !

      Sir James Graham has told you that one in every ten of the working classes in this country is a pauper , receiving parish relief . Of course , this calculation iaclaefes Irishmen . And let us suppose that there are 500 , 000 Irish inEngland earning ten shillings a week fenck , —there are a great many more . Their wages would amount to £ 13 , 000 , 000 a year ; while their labour being in the market , and regulating the rate tfwage , even according to the Messrs . Chambers ' admission , must reduce the English standard to that price &r which they are willing to work rather than live upon potatoes and water . Independently of the £ 1-3 , 000 , 000 a year paid to theLish labourers , they

      cause a reduction in the rate of English wages to an amount of more than £ 30 , 000 , 000 per annum : that h I contend that the tyranny of the Irish landlords , snd the consequent poverty of the Irish people , is a positive loss of more than £ 43 , 000 , 000 per annum to the working classes of England . Now , there is the * fcole question presented to you in its most large and extensive view—the whole social question : while we Snd its political bearing in the announcement in the report , that " of late years the landlords are averse to making leases of their land , or to granting any tsBare beyond that which is dependant on their ov&vSL »

      j tie report does not assign a reason for this ; but I Vh ^ - It is because the population is Catholic , and the usurpers Protestant : and the usurpers will not Srant a lease lest it should confer a vote . They , "iwefore , knock small farms into huge ones , that t « y may Unit the franchise as much as possible ; aad ftat ftey may ^ &e 5 e means jj ^^ ^ g ,, ^ Piracy of one having so large a stake that his vote jayberdiedon . When I attempted to collect the T Kating opbuom on this subject into something like jaeUwaisea order , tie men who spoke of > " « fair «« fawgS /„ afairdmf $ work , " but who did not 5 ** *¦» accomplish the object , said that I was abandoning tie Charter , or making it a secondary

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      consideration : now I tell you , as I have often told you before , that I never expect to see the principle fully carried out until the Charter becomes the law of the land ; but I did , and do hope , to see it SO extensively acted on , as to convince tie working classes that it is the means of obtaining a fair day ' s wage for a fair day ' s work . So fully convinced am I of this fact , that I am resolved on trying the experiment myself , but not for my own advantage : and I shall shortly promulgate a plan by which , in less than twelve-months , I propose to locate one hundred men and their families , in the first home colony . I do not mean in tommmitu ; but

      as individual possessors and willing co-operators , because they will see an interest in co-operation . The political test I mean to apply to membership , is , that each shall be a paying member to the National Charter Association . I have taken much trouble in the concoction of my plan , and think I have made it so simple that even the "jirst princi ple" men cannot object to it . I believe that the Chartist mind of this country has now arrived at the reasoning point , and that it must have something " practical" to live on . The two most important questions in my mind are , the one of a political , the other of a social character . The one the return of Chartist members to aid Mr .

      Buncombe in the House of Commons : and the other the application of labour to the land , in order , by example , , to inspirit the working classes generally to a tremendous straggle , through their representatives in Parliament , for the acquisition of land whereon to expend their labonr . When I had written thus far , I wa 3 honoured , pleased , and delighted , with a letter from our friend and talented advocate , James Moir , of Glasgow , with a remittance of ten shillings for the Executive . With every word of his letter I entirely agree . Mr . Moir , in adverting to the superhuman exertions of Mr . Duncom . be , argues the great necessity of

      strengthening his hands , and recommends the establishment of election clubs in eack locality ; and also that the funds shall be left to the disposal of the locality . With this proposition I entirely agree . One of my great sins has been the attempt to limit the local funds to local purposes ; and in no case could this principle be more justly applied than for electioneering purposes , where aU the material facts are known and understood . When we bear in mind that an election must take place next year , it does in truth behove us to be up and doing ; and , as we shall have the co-operation of Mr . Duncombe on this subject , I cannot entertain a single doubt of success .

      In the commencement of this letter I glanced at the " adverse circumstances by which our cause was surrounded , while I may further be permitted to direct attention to popular apathy as the greatest of all our enemies . I believe , and am pleased in believing , that there is more real Chartism in the country now than ever there was . before , yet I feel conscious that flic conduct of the working elasses is pre-eminently calculated to overthrow and destroy the principle of Chartism , if it were not too powerful to be overcome . I ask you to look at the weekly sub . scriptions for the support of men , who , any one of them , as itinerating lecturers , would receive double the amount of wage that you have

      promised , but not paid them . Now I contend that there never were associated in any cause , four more noble—four better , more able , more virtuous , more persevering , efficient , zealous , and honest men than Philip M'Grath , Christopher Doyle , Thomas Clark , and Martin Wheeler ; and those who see 18 s . or £ 15 s . per week coming in , to pay them £ 610 s ., must naturally feel a contempt for Chartists ; but , thank God , Chartism itself is above reach , or otherwise apathy would destroy it . Look to Ireland , and see the thousands that pour In there to support " poor gentlemen , " while you rely on one " poor gentleman" to sustain your wholecause , andpay your appointed servants their wages . I tell you that it is positively dishonest , and must be remedied . I am , your faithful friend and servant , Feabgds O'Connor .

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      FRANCE . The Secret Service Bill . —Pahis , Friday , Half-past Eight , p . m . —The adjourned discussion upon the Secret Service Bill commenced to-day by a speech from M . Jolly against the bill . He was replied to b . r M . Uadieres , who was interrupted by M . Thiers , in a most extraordinary manner , the latter exclaiming that it was the King who was the first to set the example of singing the "Marseillaise . " M . Boudet then proposed that the sum demanded be reduced by 25 , 000 ftancs . The Count d'Haussonville combated the amendment , whieh was supported by M . Billault , in a violent speech , who was met by 11 . Guizot , to whom O'Dilon Barret replied . At seven o ' clock the close of the debate upon the amendment was called for , when the nominal appeal was made , when there appeared—For the amendment 205 Against it 229

      Majority for Ministers 24 The Chamber then proceeded to vote upon the original proposition for a million of francs ; when there appeared—For 217 Against 41 Majority for Ministers 176 I The Opposition left after the rote on the amendment , as they did when beaten on the address . The Chamber rose at eight o ' clock .

      SPAIN . Chuech PaoPEBtr . —Madrid papers of the 17 th announce that the finance Minister nad presented the project of law for the restoration of the unsold church property , when the President of the Council , in Teply to a question from M . Carrasco . declared most solemnly that the bill did not contemplate to affect any property already sold , nor would such property ever be menaced ! The bill , after a Ion ? preamble contains but one clause in the following words : — " The property of the regular clergy remaining for sale , and of which the sale had been suspended bv roval

      ordonnance of the 27 th July , 1844 , shall return to the said clergy . " The President of the Council to » k that opportunity to say , that the Government was aware of the intrigues of foreign parties—that it had its eye upon them , and that the sword of the law would fill on the heads of any attempting sedition . Espabierist Conspiracy . —Letters from Bayonne of the 19 th inst . announce that a conspiracy for the restoration of Espartero aud the Constitution of 1837 had been discovered at Vittoria , and that a number of sub-officers of the garrison and inhabitants of the town had been arrested .

      Cabust Cosspiract . —The Madrid journals of the 19 th inst . mention that a Cariiat conspiracy had been discovered at Burgos .

      PORTUGAL . Lisbok , Feb . 18—The Queen was taken with the pains of labour at three p . m . yesterday , and at halfpast ten last night gave birth to a Princess . Both mother aud child are doing verv well .

      SWITZERLAND . The ^ Anti-Jesuit Excitkmexi . — . We perceive by the Swiss journals that the occurrences at Lusanne have induced the different cantons of Switzerland to take measures for insuring their internal tranquillity . The Grand Council of the Valais has called out the landstunn , and voted a credit of 200 , 000 francs . The sentiments of the deputies of this canton are in conformity with those of the deputies of Lucerne . At Zurich the Vorort has embodied two battalions of infantry , a squadron of cavalry , a company of carabineers , and a company of artillery . The cantons of St . Gall , Thurgau , and Schaffhausen have been recommended to call out their contingents . These

      troops are assembled by the Vorort to protect the Diet . At the same time the Vorort has delegated M . Zehnder and M . Sulzer to Arau and Berne ; to watch the movements of the free corps . The deputies of Glaris have received instructions to demand the expulsion of the Jesuits , as well as those of Tessin . Bale Town has voted in an opposite sense . A report was spread at Berne that disturbances had broken ont at Bale on the 17 th , but this rumour has not been confirmed . Friburg has voted that the afiair of the Jesuits is purely . can tonal , and not within the jurisdiction of the Diet . This canton has not acceded to the invitation made to Lucerne to send away the Jesuits . 'I «| JL onr S ?^ ? s iournals appears the following : — Ine Sardinian Envoy Count De Castiglione has protested against the revolution that took place in

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      the canton of Vaud , and has quitted Lausanne . An extraordinary council of war held at Lucerne , has decreed the organisation of two new battalions of landwehr and the formation of five batteries of artillery , to protect the Government from external attacks , liieir present fear seems to be increased by the free corps .. Nine cantons and two demi-cantons have declared against the Jesuits in a sense more or less hostile ; to m % Zurich , Berne , Sokure Glaris , Argoyia , Schaffhausen , Tessin , Thurgovia , Vaud , and AppenzeJ ] , exterior with Bale Champagne . It requires but that tho deputies of three more cantons should be instructed to vote at the extraordinary Dieti against the Jesuits to cause that their expulsion be decreed . . •' .. • * . The Swiss correspondent of the Debats mentions

      , m addition to the announcement that an extraordinary envoy from Austria would assist at the Extraordinary Diet , that Prussia had appointed the Count Wilhchlottum , ambassador extraordinary to Switzerland , while Bavaria has resolved upon raising her envoy to the distinction of ambassador . The correspondent of the Cohstitutionnel states that the Papal Nuncio had expressed to theFr ' ench ambassador the desire of the Pope to see France undertake an armed intervention in Switzerland , in conjunction with other great Powers . Swiss papers of the 18 th , state that at Lucerne , the spring of the present disorders , a Jesuist church had been transformed into an arsenal by order of the Government , and divine service suspended , New arrests had taken place , and a battalion ordered

      upon bursee . The Grand Council of Valais had agreed to take part with Lucerne . Geneva was perfectly , tranquil , the militia keeping watch . The Gch vernment was prepared to act in support of the Confederation . The Grand Council of St . Gall had instructed the deputies to vote at the Extraordinary Diet that Lucerne should be requested to revoke its decree for the recall of the Jesuits—that the free corps should be suppressed , and an amnesty accorded . The Gazette < f Augsbourg notices some rumours of contemplated disturbances in Italy , of which Gibraltar will be the focus . The same journal states that M . Guizot had given instructions to the French Ambassador in Switzerland to pursue a conciliatory course , and that similar instructions had issued from Vienna and Berlin .

      MOROCCO . Letters from Madrid announce that the differences between Sweden and Denmark with Morocco have been arranged , under the joint mediation of France and England . The emperor has . renounced the claim of tribute . The Danish and Swedish Consuls returned on the 14 th to Tangiers .

      UNITED STATES . The Obegon Qtosiion . —Pkospbcis of War . — Lrt'BEPOOL , Monday Morkinc—By the arrival of the packet ship Cambridge we have New York papers one day later than by the Cambria steamer . There had been further discussion in the American House of Representative ' s on the subject of the Oregon territory question , but there is not the least interest in the rigmarole speeches made on the subject . It was daily expected that the President would communicate a message to Congress with reference to the Oregon matter . Private persons are of opinion that the House , of Representatives will pass the Occupation Bill , and that it will be left to Jthe Senate to reject it . The Washington corresDondent of theNetu York

      Courier writes : — ' * ffh 6 se who are not here in Washington can have but a faint idea of the war spirit that pervades the majority of the House of Representatives : for it is exhibited more in conversation than in these debates which go before the public . It is not Confined to the young and to ihe Hotspurs of the west , but pervades the south , and has possession of grey-lieaded democrats of , what should be , the peaceloving state of Pennsylvania . They are mad at the British lion , and of a desire for more territorythere is good land in Texas and Oregon , gay they , and we must immediately possess it—there are rich mines and fertile fields in Mexico , and they too must be brought within our dominion—and , warming with the subject , their appetite growing by what it feeds on ,

      they exclaim , ' This whole continent must be ours ; our destiny is to carry our laws and our institutions throughout its whole extent . '" ¦ The Editors of . the Courier say— "We seem to be in imminent hazard of an immediate rupture with Great Britain . Congress manifests a . disposition to take summary possession of the disputed territory known as Oregon , and maintain it by force of arms . Great Britain , all concede , will not relinquish her pretended title to it without a struggle . This country has awaited , with great impatience , the result of pending negotiations , and since it is understood that these negotiations are likely to issue in no . adjustment of the question , the disposition to seize and keep the territory has acquired fresh strength and restlessness . "

      The Mobality of Slavery . —The New Orleans papers publish the following . remarkable trial , and the still more remarkable sentence passed upon the offender : —Pauline , a slave belonging to Peter Rcppeneck , was . tried at New Orleans on the 21 st , on charge of having struck her mistress so as to cause the shedding of blood . It was proved that about six weeks before , Mr . Reppeneck went to St . Louis , leaving his wile , whom he represented to thcnelghbours as being crazy , and children , with 200 dols . in money , in charge of Pauline , who it was proved waB his . paramour . Immediately after his departure the slave took possession of her mistress's rooms , and removed Mrs . Reppeneck and her . three young children to a back cabin . Mrs . Reppeneck testified that Pauline frequently came and beat her severely witha leather thong and her fist , and that her knowledge of her husband ' s intercourse with the slave liad frequently led him to strike her . Her testimony was

      corroborated by that of Dinah , another slave , who had witnessed thebrutal treatment of Mrs . Reppeneck and her children on several occasions , and who finally informed a gentleman of it , through whoso interference it came to the knowledge of the police . The testimony was so dir ect and undoubted , that Pauline was convicted and sentenced to be hung on the 21 st of February , though the sentence was postponed until the 28 th of March , 1846 , in consequence of the fact thatshe is now pregnant . [ If there is to be hanging , why not hang the ruffianly slaveowner . —Ed . N . S . ] Later Istelugesce . —Liverpool , Wednesday . — The Patrick Henry arrived this day .. The news brought by her ia imnortant . The Oregon Territory Bill has been carried in the House of Representatives , at Washington . The committee on foreign relations in the Senate have reported a resolution recommending that the joint resolution , carried a few days previously in the House of Representatives , for the annexation ol Texas , be rejected .

      INDIA AND CHINA . Bloody Revolution at Lahore . —The Overland Mail brings dates from Calcutta of the 8 th January , Lahore of the 23 rd December , and China of November 26 th . The news received by this conveyance is of considerable interest , it records revolutionary movements at Lahore and Nepaul . The capital of thePunjaub , as indeed might nave been expected , has again become a scene of confusion and bloodshed . A revolution broke out there on the 21 st November , the object of which appears to have beenito get rid of the Jumboo Rajahs . It is said to . have originated in the intrigues of the mother of Dh ' uleep Singh , the young Maharajah . The struggle whilst it lasted was a fierce one . Ileera Singh , finding that the few troops op which he could rely would not enable him to resist the movement , fled towards the

      British frontier , but was overtaken , together with Jellah Pundit , Mean Lab Singh , and several other of his followers , and slain . The heads of Heera Singh , the State Treasurer Pundit Jellah , and Mean Lab Singh , were brought to Lahore ; and after having been carried about in procession by the Sikhs , were suspended from one of the gates of the city for general inspection . They were subsequently exhibited before the house of Kurruck Singh , then occupied by the Sirdar Jewahir Singh , and destined to nave been the scene of his own death could the Rajah have compassed his intentions . The result of the insurrection was the elevation once more of Dhuleep Singh to the throne . Jowahir Singh , his uncle , had been placed at the head of the Government , but there appeared to be but a slender chance that these arrangemeats would be permanent .

      Further PARTicuLAH 8 .- ~ The Mowing , from the Delhi Gazette , is dated Lahore , Dec . 23 rd : —It is now certain the heads of Jella Pundit and of Heera Singh were brought in the evening before last . That of Mean Sohun Singh was wily brought in yesterday by a Nahing , who was instantly rewarded by the gift of a jagheer of 500 rs . TheBe three heads were yeBterday carried about in a great procession by the Sikhs , and were then suspended for general inspection , first before the Lahore-gate , and subsequently before the house of Kurruck Singh , and a great fair washeld yesterday , and will be continued to-day . The reason for the

      heads being exhibited before the house of Kurruck Singh ia , that it is now occupied by Sirdar Juvrahir Singh , and was to have been the scene of his own death had the Rajah been able to compass the event . The bodies of Rajah Heera Singh and Pundit Jella were left on the ground where they fell , and guards placed to nreyent their being burnt . The bodies ot Meean Lab Singh and Nicke DewanDewanund ( son of Delbagra ' s ) were brought into Lahore . ThiB made np the five heads reported formerly , with the exception that the heads of the two hut were allowed to remain hanging to the bodies , and that of Sohun

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      Singh , though not actually received , was hourlv expected . " The body of Meean Lab Singh has , I am told , been sent off to the place where Gooro Bhac Bheer Singh was killed ; at Jus' instigation , to be exhibited there in the same mariner as that of a highway rdbb ' cr and murderer , ' The body of the junior Moonsheo Dewannnd ' was burnt yesterday , and with it ayouiig and _ hand 8 ome wife ,- fourteen years of age , was aaciincedi ^ i ie himself was onlv eighteon years of age , and distinguished . * himself in 'a signal manner when defending 'himself a ' nd his ' master for their Uv j 8- H ?^ . many-poor innocent women will be put to death with the garmentsof the unfortunates who fell m the battle , - as aterrible offering at the shrine ot pe 'abominable practice of Suttee ! as it is still all

      powerful m tho hilfe , though here ; thank God ! these horrible sacrifices are : becoming much less frequent . It is . reported . to me , on credible authority , that Meean Lab Singh , seeing the turn affairs were taking in the battle , attempted to-fly from the scene , but was instantly pursued . ; Seeing no" alternative , he took off his golden armlets , andthrew them to his pursued , praying for his life ; but nothing . ' yrbuld stop them . He then threw down his sword and shield , and begged for merey . Hewas told ' thjitr . this ! was no time for mercy . On . \ vhich heigathered' courage and defied them , so as to be put quicker ; to death , praying , however , that they would have pity on his remains , aind have them decently burnt . . This happened a koss beyond the spot where Rajah Heera Singh fell .. The Pundit Jella and the Dewari had got two koss . further , not-far from the Jemadar's second Baolee , to the

      small village of Kavanvala , when they were overtaken . On seeing . them approach , the inhabitants of the village ranoff , on which'the fugitives entered one of the houses . This was marked oy the pursuers and wstantUy ^ et on fire , on which the Pundit and his companion came out . In their anxiety to possess themselves of the golden ornaments on the person of the ' Pundit and the Dewan , the Sikhs who were of the band cut off the ears-of the former aud the hands of the latter , and then cut them to pieces . The Dewan ' s young wife was also ' plundered of her ornaments by the attendant Sikhs , as she was being lctl out to be sacrificed on the pile of her husband's body . Who can say after this that any of Rajah Heera Singh ' s-- party were allowed to escape ! The Sikhs would make mincemeat of all they could ha >^ e cauglii . :

      The Nepao t . Revolution . —The revolution in Nepaul , although of a less sanguinary character , has led to the deposition of the Rajah , and the . elevation of his son , a youth of eighteen years of age , in his place . It appearsthat the father had undertaken to abdicate in favour of his son , but having exhibited some reluctance so to do , was compelled by force to redeem his word , It is not presumed that this mcutc will call for any interposition on the part of the British authorities ; for an arrangement appears to have been entered into , " that * whilst the son is tho de facto

      King of Nepaul , so far as his own subjects are concerned , the lather ., will still be styled King , and will be alone recognised as such ; byihe British Government . Sir Henry Hardinge continued to reside at Calcutta , but had not been called upon as yet for any active military ; measures . The News mom China is of some importance , but does not externl beyond the 26 th of November . ' The Emperor still lived , but no hope was entertained of his ultimate recovery . The dispute between the Governor of Hong-Kong and the residents had been adjusted by concessions on both sides .

      ADEN . Threatened Attack of the Arabs . —Aden , Jan . 10 th . —We are threatened by an attack from the Arabs , amounting to upwards of 15 , 000 armed men , headed by the Sheriffe of Mocha ( who has repeatedly attempted to alarm the good folks' out of Aden ) . They are , we are told , taking a circuitous route , and are now supposed to be some forty or fifty miles off . The heights are all manned extra , as alsothe Turish wall ; and this morning , in someJarge packages , containing supplies , which are brought in daily from the interior ,, were found , carefully concealed , an assortment of fire-arms , evidently ; intended for the confederates here . ., The icamelmen bringing them have

      been arrested , and a guard of forty , men seiit to the Turkish wall to escort them' into camp . Should we be attacked , we have large odds to contend against , as we . have only 1500 fighting men , . the major part native troops ( Indiana ) . From what I saw of Aden last month , I should say , from its natural position :, 1500 disci p lined men , well stationed on the heightB and Turkish wall , would be more than a match for 30 , 000 Arabs , if they came in that number to attack them , It'the attacfeitakes place , whiohlverymuch doubt , the Arabs will learn a lesson which they will never forget , or I am greatly mistaken . The native troops now serving at Aden are a very soldierlike set of fellows . '

      MONTE VIDEO . Liverpool , Mondat Night . —It is stated here , on the authority of a letter from Buenos Ayres , of the Uth December , that news had reached therefrom Montevideo , giving intelligence that Riviera , in per son , had defeated the first division of Oribe ' s cavalry , under the immediate command of Urquiza , and that an early movement of the Corrientes party was looked for as a probable result .

      MEXICO . Highly Important from Vera Cituz . — The New York papers of the 8 th ult ., brought by the Patrick Henry , publish the following important intelligence : 4-By the brig R . de Zaldo , Ivingsbury ; 'which left Veria Cruz on the 14 th of January , we learn that General Santa Anna , with his troops , had put himself at the disposal of the new Government ; and that , such being the fact , they considered the revolution to be at an end . " General Santa Anna , it appears ,. aftejr having made five different attacks on the city of Puebla , and being repulsed on each attack , with some considerable loss , was obliged to decamp with all his troops , some 4 , 000 men . v arious reports are afloat as to what were the views of Santa Anna ; He

      certainly was repulsed in five attacks on Puebla , and he retreated ' towards Vera Cruz with an intention to attack that place ; but others contend that his object was to get on board a British frigate at Sacraficios . He had lost the flower of his army , and was obliged te submit unless he escaped . Paredeswas on his rear with a heavy force , and he could not carry Vera Cruz by siege . We translate tho following from the JHario de Vera Cruz of the 13 th ult . It is a proclamation signed by Ignacio de Maracy Tillamel , the military commander of the department of Vera Cruz : — " Vera Cruzans . ' his' Excellency General Don Lopez de Santa Anna has placed himself at the disposition of the Supreme National Government , with all the troops which were in opposition to the constutional Government . This happy event , go grateful to those who possess the feelings of humanity , is still more so

      to all Mexicans , who have always been in favour of the cause consecrated by legitimate principles . The result of General Santa Anna ' s decision is the stopp ing of the effusion of blood in heroic Puebla . I have directed ; as was proper and agreeable to the gratification I feel , that the happyresult be celebrated , and you will do the same ; but , in the transports of your lawful rejoicing , do not lose sight of the caution which wo ought to observe . I beg that your vigilance and-precaution may-be redoubled now more than ever ; . and I also command the troops of the garrison and in active service to exercise the same vigilance as heretofore . " We translate the following from the Diario of the 11 th : — " If a letter from Tepic is to be believed , which was referred to yesterday in the Siglo , a North American frigate of sixty guns has threatened to bombavd Saa Carlos de Monterev . in California . " -

      SWITZERLAND . The Jesdit AoiiATibs . r-We regret to learn from the Pans . papers that the . excitement caused by the Jesuits in Switzerland is still . on the increase , and that serious disturbances may be anticipated before the question is settled .. The canton of Lucerne ha 3 resolved that the education of the people shall be placed under the controul of the Jesuits ; and against this resolution not onl y many of the inhabitants of that canton , but the , . Governments of . Berne , Zurich , and now the provisional Government of the Pays de Vaud , have protested against the . introduction of this system of education into the federationand seem

      , disposed to resist it by force . On this important subject the Great Council of Vaud had been engaged for three days , at an extraordinary meeting held at Lausanne , which terminated by the Council abdicating en-masse . A ; general popular , meeting , assembled upon Montbesson , at Lausanne , has established a provisional government , composed of nine members , of which M . Druey , councillor of . state , has been named president . These events have taken place because the grand council had not paid sufficient deference to the prayer of 32 , 000 petitioners for the expulsion of the Jesuits .: and occurred upon the days of the 14 th and 15 th of February .

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      Hurrah for Pekl ' s Tariff !"—Another Reduction d j thk Hand-loom Weavers' Wages . —Another reduction has taken place at Blackburn , in ; the Hand-loom Weavers' ^ miserable wages . On Saturday last , a weaver took three cuto . in . ithe week'a work of twoweavewi expecting to receive 6 & 8 d . per ' cut ; but , to his great surprise and mortification , hojonly received fa ., or 18 s . instead of 20 s . for the whole . Thia is the second reduction of 8 d . per cut since ' last summer , on this fabric . of doth .

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      ' HSrwftOD . —TERMrXATI 6 S- OP THE TuHK-OCI . —CoMi'lete '' Triumph of the Operatives . — The Powerloom Weavers in the employ of J . H . Kay and Son have resumed their work after ' an ' arduous struggle of nine weeks and two 'days , their employers being compelled to accede to the just demand of the Weavers . An advance of five farthings per cut has been obtained . The labourers in this neighbourhood through this struggle will have learned what a union of their body can effect . That when united for good they possess a moral power before which the combined power of the millowners is raised but to show its weakness . The manufacturers of this town have done all that inen circumstanced like themselves could do , to prevent the factory operatives assisting

      heir fellow labourers on strike . They first threatened to stop their mills unless their hands would cease to contribute to the maintenance of Mr . Kay ' s Weavers ; finding this had not the desired effect they gave their hands a fortnight ' s notice , and on the Itlx of February stopped their mills , throwing upwards of 2000 persons out oi employment , and this , too , at a time when the cotton trade ( the staple trade of this district ) was as brisk as it was ever known to be . Mr . Kay is a Tory , but has been backed in his crusade agaimt the labourers by both Whigs and Tories . When the labourers are to be trampled upon , the true factions find no difficulty in uniting as was done here . They sympathised with Mr . Kay , aud stopped their mills , thinking by that move to stop the supplies :

      when , lo ! the first weekof the mills being stopped , the subscriptions were doubled .- The cottonnabopslooked unutterable things when they saw the report , and started their mills on the following morning , leaving their friend Kay to fight the battle himself . The consequence was , that he waa forced to open his mill on Friday morning last on the conditions demanded by _ the Weavers . Thus has Labour gained another triumph , if they do not allow it to be tarnished by looking quietly ouwliile Mr . Hilton Kay carries the threat into execution which he made use of atone of the meetings held at the Queen Ann Inn , namely , that "he would give the price if he was compelled to

      do so ; but if he did give it , he would take it back in the shape of batements— -he would put his cutlooker up to all sorts of' devilment . " He' has given five farthings per cut of an advance , but has already bated many workmen threepence per cut . Whether the men will submit to this legal robbery we know not . A great movement is now being made among the trades to adopt some plan to protect labour from the devouring jaws of unprincipled capitalists . To the Weavers we would say , you are a " numerous people , and want strength . You are active and lalonous , and still are indigent . " Up , then , and be doing , and let not the sun shine on another day idly spent . —Correspondent . ¦

      'pBOTEcriojf to LiAuoira . — Public Meeting at Leigh . —On Monday evening , Feb . 17 , a public meeting was held in the large chapel , Folly Field , Leigh , for the purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning the legislature for a select committee to inquire into the nature of the grievances of the weavers , with a view of inducing horllajesty ' s Government to introduce some remedial measures for the protection of labour . The chapel will hold from 1 , 600 to 1 , 700 persons , and was densely crowded . About seven o ' clock Mr . Wi H . - Lowe , secretary to the Leigh Rights of Industry Society , was elected chairman . He opened the business by reading the placard calling the meeting . He said he was in possession of correspondence of a very important nature , from influential

      persons in various quariers . - He had received letters from members of both Houses of Parliament on the subject on which they had met . Its great mass , however , would prevent him from reading it , and he would merely read Lord Lilford ' s letter , signifying his readiness to introduce the subject into the House of Lords ; and Lord Francis Egerton ' s last letter on the same subject . The chairman havinepaddressed the meeting at some length , Mr . Wiffiam Dickinson moved the first resolution , which was seconded by Mr . C . Bates— " That it is the opinion of this meeting that Hand-loom Weavers generally are subjected to a scries of indescribable and painful sufferings , consequent upon low wages , want ef employment , the abstracting ot a portion of their promised wages , the

      destructive influence of unprincipled home competition , the effects of machinery , antl the want of an effectual legislative enactment for the due protection of labour . " "Mr . Ryland Hamlet moved— "That the numerous and indirect attempts at reduction of wages tend to operate most injuriously upon the honourable and upright manufacturers , by enabling theiv unprincipled competitors to undersell them in the market , consequently bringing on such a state of things as to cause a destructive and ruinous competition , at the cost of their unprotected workmen . Therefore , we deem it to : be not only expedient , but absolutely necessary , that an earnest appeal be made to the legislature , entreating them to take the matter into their most serious consideration . " The resolutions were

      earned unanimously . Mr . Robert Blakeley moved , and Mr . T . Fiddiham seconded— " That a petition , tounded upon the preceding resolutions , be presented to both Houses of Parliament . " Mr . J . Isherwood moved , and Mr . R . Hamlet seconded— " Thatthepetition to the House of Lords be presented by Lord Lilford , and the one to the House of Commons b y Lord Ashley . " Mr . West , of Macclesfield , then addressed the meeting , and delivered a most able and eloquent speech , which we regret we cannot afiord room for . He wa 3 most enthusiastically cheered . The resolution was put and earned unanimously . Mr . J . Bowden , moved ,. and Mr . sJ .. Ruffley seconded—" That this meeting deem it necessary : to send a delegate to attend the general-meeting of delegates , which will

      assemble ,: very- shortl y ^ for the purpose of preparing statements to-be submitted to her Majesty ' s Board of- Trade , asicontaining the views and opinions of the whole , body of ¦ Hand-loom -Weavers throughout the united kingdom , relative , to the unprotected state , of their . labour . " Mr . Kennedy , a delegate from Wigan , supported the . resolution . The sixth . resolution was moved by Mr . T . Dickenson , and seconded by Mr . J . Himpson— " That , in order to carry out the resolutions , Weavers who are not members of the society are respectfully requested to contribute one penny per loom to the fund . " Mr . William Dixon , reporter to the Northern Star , supported the resolution , which

      was carried unanimously . Mr . J . Cook moved , and Mr . Ludworth seconded— "That the thanks of this meeting be given to that portion of the public who have so liberally contributed to the petition fund . " The thanks of the meeting were given to the chairman and the speakers who had addressed the meeting . A deputation was then chosen to wait upon the respective masters to request them to give an advance of one penny per yard upon satins and one halfpenny per yard upon plain silks . The gentlemen deputed were Mr . Lowe and Air . Dickenson ., The meeting broke . up about twelve o ' clock . —[ This report should have appeared in last week ' s Star , but was omitted through press of matter . —Ed . N . S . ]

      The Plundering Millocrats . —From an address issued by the AshtonPower-lpomWeavers , we give the following extract : —Our masters say they cannot afford to give an advance on power-loom goods . ? . They never could afford to give an advance ; but let us look at the real position of manufacturing calicoes , and let figures speak facts . Miv Kenworthy , a manufacturer of Blackburn , states , in a pamphlet addressed to the manufacturers of England , that a piece of cloth of 9-8 , 66 reed , 36 inch cloth of 25 yards , can be manufactured for Is . 8 d ., including all wages , interest , wear and tear , depreciation , &c . Suppose these pieces sell for 5 s . 6 d . per cut , which they do ; and suppose the weight of cotton used in producing such a piece be five pounds at 5 d . per pound , then will the

      cost of such pieces be Is . 8 d . for manufacturing , and 2 a . Id . for cotton , leaving a clear profit of Is . 9 d . per cut to the manufacturer . These figures are facts , and when it is known the immense number of cuts woven in some establishments , it is no wonder that wealth springs up amongst them like magic ; and yet they are so poor with Is . 9 d . a cut profit , that the poor Weavers , when they ask for a trifling advance , send the manufacturers into hysterics ; they swear , as if they had been college-educated , they -will lock up their mills , and starve thousands into compliance . O , Capital , where is thy charity ? Added ! to this , the duty on cottonis to be repealed , which amounts in the aggregate to nearly £ 700 , 000 sterling annually , and this is to be divided amongst the manufacturers , which will make in some concerns £ 2 , 000 of increasec profit in a year . We think the duty on cotton should oe repealed , but we also think that the poor ,, underr

      paid , over-worked factory hands should receive a comfortable return for . their toil , and a proportionate share of all adyantages ' arising eithei \ fi ; 6 m . bri 3 ^ . " or any other circumstance ., . , .. ' ,-, '' ¦ . I ' DsBBygHiRE Minsbs . —At a colliery-belong ing to Messrs . North , Wakefield , and Co ., the me , npitha few exceptions , are . on strike . The strike originated from the following circiunstance ; rrrThC : Owners liavo lately imposed a eefc of tuleaon the . men , by which , if a man is taken ill in the night , , ha must send nii wife to inform the owner , otherwise he . will be lined 2 s . 6 d . Under these = atrocious rules one poor man waa robbed of 7 s . 6 d . fwlemg ill . three days . Other Atrocities have been perpetrated on the men , of which the above is a sample ; nence the strike . Tobkshirk MiNBns .-Mr . George Brown has lee turedat the following places > -feb . 17 th , Gildersome ; 18 th , Adwalton ; 19 th , Beechton ; 20 th , Churwell ; 22 nd , Crigglwtone . .. .,,. . .. ., „

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      s j Delegate Meeting . —The- next gener ;; i liuiegate I meeting of . Lancashire , Miners will'be held" ou Mon-( day , the 10 thofMarch . afe tho house of Mi . Israel I Kilcy , C ' omuieicial Inn , Over Darwen ; chair , to be taken at eleven o ' clock in t \\^ forenoon . W . ' . P . Ho . berts , Esq ., will address the Miners of DarwtH and I neig hbourhood on the same day . The levy for the fortnight , including general contribution , is two shillings per member . Lancashire Misers . — A public meeting of the Coal Miners of Oldham and the surrounding neighbourhood was held in the Working Man ' s Hall , IT-. 1 . i X tf * vUl . nw » * s \*\ ~ Mi \ nnnx' ¦ Indf ' ?«« tllA luvuun uui wi

      XliUSUUge-SlIUBt , UUUinUl , U « ; , wa purpose of laying before the public a correot statement of the differences existing between some of the - masters and their men . The meeting was addressed by W . P . Roberts , Esq ., Mr . William Ho | gate , " and Mr . W ; Harris . —On the same day a public meeting " of the Wigan Miners was held . This meeting was also addressed by W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and- others . 1 The association inLancashiregets stronger every day ; the last fortni g ht ' s contributions amounted to upwards of £ 500 . ^ Tlns ia the best refutation that can be given to the statements made bv hired ' scribes , who m their venal rags , week after ' week , sav that-the Miners Union h " going down . " '

      The Colliers of Pemkertos beg to acknowledge the receipt of the following sums towards the support of'the Colliers in the Pemberton district : —J . llamsdale , 2 s . 6 d . ; Robert Winstanly , 5 s . ; Robert Waddington , 5 s . ; Wm . Acton , Is " . ; James Findly , 2 s . 6 d . ; James Swift , Is . 6 d . ; Elizabeth Barton , 2 s . ; Thomas Hardy , Is . ; Margaret Morton , 2 s . 6 d .: Henry Corless , 2 s . 6 fl . ; Richard Swift , 5 s . ; James Hill , 6 d . ; Thomas Bannister , 6 d . ; Wm . Rainford , Is . ; Friend , 2 s . 6 d . ; Friend , 6 d . ; Friend ,- Is . ; Richard Moss , 2 s . 6 d . ; Peter Pendlebury , 6 d . ; George Brown , 2 s . 6 d ; Friend , Is . ; Wm . Hill , Is . ; Joseph Martindale , Is . 6 d . ; John . Daniel , 3 d . ; John Winard , 2 s . 6 d . ; Friend , Is . ; Friend , Is . ; Friend , Is . ; Thomaa Foy , 2 s . 6 d . ; Peter Leicester , 2 s . Cd . ; Friend , Is . 6 d . ; Friend , 6 d . ; Wm . Birkiti , 3 s . ; John Laithwaite , 2 s . 8 d . ; John Lee , 2 s . 6 d . ; Henry Johnson , 6 d . ;

      Matthew Birkitt ,. 5 s . ; Friend , 8 s . Gd . ; Friend , Is . ; Nicholas HalliweD , 2 s . ; Henry Litherland , Is . 6 d . ; . Robert Greenall , Is . ; George Thomas , Is . ( id . ; Wm . Aspinall , Is , ; John HUlon , Is . ; John Tickle , 6 d . ; Friend Is . ; Friend , Is . ; Friend , 6 d . ; John Berry , 6 d . ; John O'Nail , Cd . ; James Lawrenson , 6 d . ; James Lawrenson , 6 d . ; Thomas Woods , 3 d . ; George Flinham , 6 d . ; Wm . Berry , 6 d . ; Edward Berry , 6 d . ; Peter Lucas , Is . ; Wm . Harnold , Is . ; James Jaekson , Is . ; Wai . Waine , Is . ; Wm . Waine , Is . ; James AVaine , 6 d . ; George Adamson , Is . ; John Cross , Is . ; Wm . Norcross , Is . ; Wm . Swift , Is . ; Wm . Cross , Is . ; Mr . Thomas Swift , Is . ; Alexander Greaves , , 3 d . ; three Friends , Is . 4 d . ; Peter Cundliffe , 6 d . ; John Cundliffe , 6 d . ; Richard Hoys , 6 d . ; Joseph Borrose , 6 d . ; Richard Rigby , 3 d . ; Samuel Harmer , 6 d . ; James Lealand , Cd . ; James Wilding , Gd . ; John Hurst , 6 d . ; Thomas Hurst , 3 d . ; Wm . Yatcs , Choriey-moor , Is . 6 d . ; John Taylor , 6 d . ,

      The Kirkless Miners ( Lancashire ) . —The following subscriptions have been received by the Kirkless Miners , late in the employ of Ralph . ' 1 ' liickncsse , Esq ., who , for resisting some unjust aggressions made upon their rights , have been subjected to the yranny of the" above-mentioned gentleman's agent , Taking advantage of the men ' s being out of employment , the tvrant demanded all the rents due by tho 3 e who resided in the cottages connected with the Collieries belonging to Ralph Thicknease . The oppres- . sorhas , however , been foiled by the Miners of the surrounding districts , who have nobly come forward

      to the assistance of their brethren , and paid the rents of all those whom he wished to deprive of their household furniture : —Wigan district . Three Tuns , £ 1 ; Dickenaon ' s Anns , 15 s ; Ashall ' a men , £ 1 ; Rope and Anchor , £ 4 ; King of Prussia , 5 s ; Whaley ' a men , £ 3 Is 4 d ; Rising Sun , 5 s ; Saracen ' s Head , 10 s ; Aspull district , £ 5 4 s ; Brown ' s men , Ince , £ 1 ; NuttalFs men , ditto , 8 s ; Chorley district , £ 1 ; Dean Church , £ 2 ; Little Hutton , No . 3 , £ 1 ; Bolton district , £ 5 ; Bury district , £ 310 s ; -Woodhouse , Shevington , £ 1 ; Black Horse , ditto , 10 s ; James Henshall , Worseley , 5 s ; St . Helens , £ 1 Ms 6 d ; Small sums . 2 s Sid .

      Beiper Njulmakebs . —By Inserting the following in your widely-circulated journal , you will oblige the Horse Nailmakers of Belper . It will be remembered that our strike originated in consequence of our masters giving notice of an intended reduction ' ¦ ¦ of wages , to which we objected , and demanded a regulation of prices . After being on strike for nearly five weeks , our masters have complied with our request , with the exception of Mi . Melborn . About twenty men are still unemployed . The following is a statement of the subscriptions we have received , for which-We return our thanks : —Rotherham , £ 2 13 s . ; Eokington , £ 1 ; Netherton , £ 1 ; Oldswinford , 18 s . ; Grantham , 12 s . ;—total , £ 6 3 s . —P . S . We should be glad if we could hear how we could get to join the Sheffield Trades' Union . If they send us word , they must direct for Joseph Gregory , No . 4 , North-terrace , Belper ,

      Birmingham . —Extraordinary Meeting at the Public Office of the Workmen engaged in the Win-drawing Trade of Birmingham and the District .--On Monday evening , the 24 th inst ., a special public meeting of the operative Wire-drawers employed in Birmingham and the district was held in the Public Office , for the purpose of discussing and adopting measures to redress the grievances which , through a long series of year 3 , have been gradually introduced Into iheir branch of trade . B y the hour announced when the chair should be taken , the Public Office was completely crowded , and every one seemed to feel the influence of the just and sacred purposes for which they had assembled . At the hour appointed Mr . Tennant , on the motion of Mr . Ivee , was unanimously called to

      the chair . Mr . Ivee , in opening the business , said it would be his duty to relate the origin of the grievance which they had met to consider—a grievance that had become so seriously injurious to their interests as . workmen , that if not redressed , would go on increasing , whenever the employer could mid a pretext , " until they , might become as great sufferera as some of their less fortunate fcllow-werkmenla other branches of trade . The evil which they now contemplated removing was the practice of the . employers deducting 10 per cent , on their wages every Saturday night . This practice was not only most unjust and oppressive , but it was deeply aggravated from the fact , that it was continued during a time of the most unparalleled prosperity of their trade ,

      There was | no ground , no justification , no excuse for the employers continuing to impose this grievance ; and he believed that they did not desire it , provided it became a general rule that each employer would pay his workmen their duly earned wages . ( Hear . ) The highly favourable condition of the trade , and the unanimity arid discretion which . characterised that meeting , assured him that no employer who knew his duty would ever present an obstacle to the accomplishment of their just claims . This practice was . first introduced by a foreman in 1822 . He deducted by way of commencement five per cent , from the wages of the men he superintended , on the ground that he had been reduced in his arrangements with the master . It soon waa introduced in other

      factories , and in a few years it was raised to ten per cent , of deduction . But that waa not all , their wages had been reduced witlun fifteen years thirty percent ., so that tlieir just remuneration was being cut down by a double process . ( Hear , hear , hear . ) It was hot merely to obtain the redress of this evil they now aimed at , but the society hoped by its influence to encourage habits ot temperance throughout the trade , ar id to improve equally their moral and social condition . The following gentlemen then severally proposed the subjoined resolutions : •—Mr . Cornfortli , Mr . Evans , Mr . White , Mr . Ivee , and Mr . Smith : — " 1 . Resolved , that we , the workmen Wire Drawers of Birmingham and the district , con » vened in the Public Office , Monday , Feb . 24 th , 1845 , for the purpose of redressing our grievances , having seriously and deliberately tiucen into our consideratioa ' the present prosperous condition of the Wiredrawing trade , consider our employers are fully able to remove thejdiscount now made upon our wages , which has long been felt a general grievance . " " 2 . Resolved , that being desirous of promoting a feeling of mutual respect and confidence between us and our employers , we respectfully require that from ' and after-Monday , the 10 th of March , 1846 , they ' will cease to make the deduction of the ten per cent , now made upon the wages of your workmen , being a practice neither just in itself , nor a custom in other branches of trade . " " 3 ., . Resolved , that the chairman of the meetin g be instructed to forward to the

      employers the foregoing resolutions , with a respectful intonation that a deputation will , wait upon them for their reply , on the day set fo ' rth in the preceding resolution . " The speeches of Mr . White and Mr . Ivee embodied sentiments , and were expressed in a manner which would have done credit to men in any rank of life . Mr . White observed , " we never oea command the respect of our employers if wo submit to wrongs , which we have the complete power to remedy whenover we unite : Nothing could resist their exertions if tempered- with discretion . It was the interest of the employers to consult- the welfare of those in tlieir emp loy ^ and to make every concession which justice required ; " Mr . Ivee said lie- had struggled many years as a member of the wire-drawing . trade , ; but . he never before witnessed SO powerful and unanimous a gather « ing . With firmness of purpose , sobriety , and prudenee , every grievance must give . way before their combined exertions . The ehairman , when all the

      resolutions had been adopted ; said , that now their business had been gone thwrngh , he would take the liberty on behalf of the meeting to ask Mr . Mason to address them . Mr . Mason . had rendered - great services to the Trade&a ££ irmingliain , and had attended on that occasion , at the desire of the committee , at great inconvenience to himself . Mr . Mason then rose and ' addressed the meeting , at some . length , pointing out the causes which hadjtafe&ted the former struggles of the Tradea £ uj . $ pi ^ Qnteats foe wages ; and also shewed ^ tjie fimittMfitr ^ advantalfiS which each branch of tra ^ j ^ & ~ ' g ' c ^ lr $ l& a | £ < neral combination . Mr . Msso ^^ n ^ d ^ jiiua ' Hmiversal applause . The tha ^^« t ^| & ^ i |^ a ^ K been given to the chairman ^ i"h ^ iroening ' ^ r ^ e , p ^) every one . appearing coa&d >» trolJBJaoow ; ; 0 & * # 4 $ WJ ^ $ x »¦ h $ ? , ? i ; % \ ' y &

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