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      TO THE TRADES US 1 OXS AXD WORKING CLASSES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IKELAXD . j The Central Committee , appointed at the late Xaxioual Trades Conference , " Mi in London oh Easier Monday , have to the « esi of their power performed the duties imposed upon them , and now Eubiuit the result of their iibours to the working men of Groat llntem , iu ftier that tlie plans proposed nsay undergo full coBsidcration , previous to the Baa auWiagofthe < nsuing "Conference . The Central Oainritfcwwerc instructed to prepare measures having the-tiro-fold object of uniting the T IwJcs in one vast confederation for mutual support aad assistants ? , in alloiatters involving Trades np tlations , disputes , -and strikes , aid of concentrating and rightly ilirectiBg their surplus funds , so that they shouM be reproductivcly employed , and reduce the amoaatof-tnaSmperabundant labour vhic-U forms a printirol « ause of the reduction of uraces .

      In the discharge of these duties the Central Cost- ' mittee-Lave -spared no pains to obtain from the ! Tradcs themtelves accurate information on all . pomts necessary to the production « f measures cal- > cuiatedto bs-af practical servies , because forased in . ae «> rdanee « : ith the actual csedition of the 'icades , I acJ not-upMi mere individual iypotbescs , which , "however correct in the abstract , might have . proved j inappiicab ? 2 to the real state * £ affairs , 1 At thffsame time , while tires collecting infonua- ' ; tion of th ; practical and csofuJ character alluded to , ike Ccnxuittec had to k « cp in view certain great : princ ! phs t without thc action of which , no form of association can rtroduce ^ successful results , and bf ¦ whicliivory oreajiiiation , csntemplatuig the aggregation and direction of lange bodies of men , luuit bs contrdlcd .

      The plans iiaally aarassl upon after the fullest cansdeiziion oftl ; c mattes , aided by such information as the Central Committoe could collect , arc now pre-• Eented , notas being parfeet , but simply as containing , an the opinion of th * ( Gammittee , the genus of two - organisations , which ; ^ chen fully developed and per" fectcd in tlieir details , and wkely directed , may 1 xealise all that in tlrc jiresent condition of the Trades ! -is attainable , and Jqj the foundation of nious com-, prehensivc and perfect measures . It will be obscrrod that in the "Draft of a Plan ¦ for a General Union-of Trades" ihe power of objecting to or : iiijirovicg-of strikes , 3 ias been assigned to the Central Committee of the proposed Association It is important to explain , that such objection will

      only be bindtngsipon the General Association , and will not interfere with the power of individual trades to strike withost such consent , should they deem it necessary to do-sa . Tiie only difference between such a strike and -sse sanctioned by -the Ceniral Comjnktce will be , = tbat , in the first case , the assistance given by the Jb-socinticn will be voluntary and inter mittent , while in the second it will be eompulsory and steady . 2 ' crhaps , even with this explanation , it may be thought that this k too great a power to entrust to the-Committce , although , in the opinion of : 5 ts proposer ^ some such power is absolutely necessary for the prcper regulation of the proposed General Union . It vas , however , the duty of the Central Committee to place the question before the Trades , in _ order -tint their deliberate and fairly-exprtssed coinien might be ascertained respecting it .

      With reference to the second pkn , or Land Scheme , all that the Central Committee Lave to observe is , that it is the result of considerable practical experience in the working of such measures , and that it has been purposely framed to afford the greatest variety of action , and diversity in the application of its leading principle . __ The Central Committee request particular atten lion to tic fact that they do not dogmatically propound these measures as the onl y plans worthy of the attention of tie forthcoming Conference . Tlieir sole object ; is to promote the weli-bcing of the industrious classes , > and they will gladly sec their own suggestions super-J £ eded by any measures which may seem better calculated to secure that object . They request , therefore , « tbitthemeasnres they now propose may beconsidercd i lather in the light of suggestions , than of perfcctplans issued for adontion .

      : With these preliminary observations , and commending the subjoined plans to the calm and dispassionate consideration of the Working Millions , the Central Committee subscribe themselves , ! The Friends and Well-wishers of Labour , T . S . Dnxc- » iB £ , M . I \ , President . VT . I' . Kobeets , Soliriior . - G = o . A . Flemikg , Editor . Jons . Sseltos , ladies' Shoe Maker . Jonas Wabtsabt , Carpenter . CilAHLES FlKTH , PlaStCWr . Jusaui llonso . v , Editor . James Kattsat , Block Printer . It Tnuirsox , Letter-press "Printer . Tnos . ISaekett , Cork Cutter , Secretary . * London , July 1 , 1 S 15 .

      ASSOCIATION OF TXITED TRADES FOR THE l'KOTECTIOS OF IXUUSTUT . JRAPT OF A PUS FOR A GENERAL CMOS OF TRADES .

      TBEAMBLE . This association is based upon two "great facts "first , that the industrial classes do not receive " a fair day ' s wage for a fair- day ' s labour . " Second , that their past endeavours to obtain this Lave , with few exceptions , been unsuccessful . The main causes of this state of things arc to be found iu the isolation of the different sections of working men : —tlieir consequent ignorance or apa-Ihy , as inspects their mutual wants and well-bein" ; and , above all , tlic absence of a generally recognised and admitted authority , emanating from , and supported by the Trades themselves , capable of exercise ing a centralizing and controlling power over the movements of the labouring classes in cases of

      Trades difiicnlties , turnouts , and strikes , and bv whose decisions the various Unions should be guided . Capital , with or without deliberate preconcert on Hie part of its possessors , exercises a continuous . downward pressure on labour . It does this effectually , for one reason among others , that the interest of all holders « f capital , in tlieir capacity of employers of labour , impels them simultaneously in one direction : a spontaneous unity of action is the result . TVhcreas , though the interests of every section of ¦ working men are in reality as much identical as those of the employers , their greater isolation , and other causes , have prevented the acquirement of that intimate knowledge of mutual interests , sympathies and means which must , in their case constitute the iasis of united action and successful results .

      _ The principle of Association for the Protection of Industry has heretofore been tried on too narrow and partial a scale . Local or isolated Trades Unions Lave become uuequal to cope with the evils which surround the labouring classes ; they must be extended and improved in order to meet the new circumstances of the age—made more commensurate -witn the growing difficulties which press upon the ¦ working class—more in accordance with the intelligenconow diffused among its ranks . Whileabningat these imi < oriaut objects , itis at the same time desirable that as little disturbance as possible should be given to existing Trades Unions , and that the General Association of Trades should rather be grafted upon , and grow out of , these LnionB , than supersede them . The peculiar local , internal and technical circumstances of each particdar trade , render it necessary that for all purposes of efficient internal government , its affairs should be

      administered by persons possessing a practical knowledge of them , and identified bV persoualiuterestand . position with those for whem they act . For these reasons , it is not iutcuded to interfere mt ! i the organisation of existing Trades Unions , so far as they have reference to internal management and regulations : but simply to form a common centre , towards which , their associated means may converge for mutual assistance and support in cases of need ; and from which these means may be redistributed in such masses , and upon such points , as may most effectuall y secure the great objects of all working men ; namely , to enable them to withstand all aggressions , obtain a just participation in the wealth they assist to produce , and promote such im-Trovcments in their condition , physically , mentallv . and morally , as becomes rational beings , the advanced state of science , and the superabundance of the means for supporting and educating the population , now at the command of saeictv

      The Association of United Trades " will enable each particular trade that may join it , in the case of disnutes or strikes , to fight its individual battle with the whole strength of the . Association ; and will multiptyrts ineanstweaty , fifty , ora hundred-fold , according to its own-powers and numbers compared with tuat of the entire Association . The Assoaiation ^ fflalso bring to bear on all disputed points between employers and employed a more powerful moral influence than any isolated tmon can exercise . This , it inav be anticipated , will prevent many of these disputes " from terminating in turnouts or strikes , and where these are discovered to be indispensable , will give them the sanc tion and aid of a strong public opinion , created -and directed by peaceful and constitutional means . Opinion in the end is more powerful than -wealth . The

      Association will wiold both for the service of labour . In past struggles the kw has been too often perverted to the service of capital . One ef the objects ofthe Association will be to secure its impartial administration , and to bring to the aid of'labour that legal knowledge and ability which has heretofore been almost entirely monopolised by capital . An inatament of tyranny , which is capable of the most tremendous abuse , will thus be wrested from the hands of those who have too many incitements to misuse it , and the working men in future struggles will be aided , not opposed by the law . Such are the leading objects of the Association of United Trades for the Protection ol Industty . and the Mowing are submitted by the Central Committee , for the consideration ot the Trades Unions and working classes generally of Great Britain and Ireland , as the germ of an organisation for carrying these objects intoeffeit , » Con . Uuition . —The Association shall consistofthese Tradi i Unions and other organised bodies of the

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      working classes that subscribe to its funds and confonutoitslavrs . GOVEIUOl'EXT . Conference . —The legislative power sliall be vested in an annual Conference of delegates from the several TraJcs in [ the Association , in the following proportion : —Trades having not less than 30 nor more than 150 paying members fchall return one delegate . Trades with 150 and not more than 300 members , two delegates ; ac < l one additional delegate for every 200 members above that number .

      . 4 n * i « a ? Scssi « w . —An annual session of Conference shall be held on Whit-Monday , in such town and place as may be determined upon by the Conference orCentral Onnniittcc , ami such Conference shall continue its-sittings so long as is requisite for the transaction of the business bwoglit before it . $ l }< ci ' . U &&iort ! . —The Central Committee shall have the power of convening a special session of -Conference 'when it shall appear t » a majority of at least three-iKirthsof tLc Committee that sucfi a session is necessary , or « rem a requisition of at lease onethird < jf the members of Conference . Bight clear

      days' notice of such mceiiag shall be given to the delegates . • PsaiKfn Vapor . —One month pwrjo' js io ihe assembly ofthesanual Cenfcrcncc the Genteal Com- ; niittee shall cause to be prepares and issuwl a busi- ; ness paper , or programme of the matters intended to . be brought uader the consideratkn oftlie Cenference . -Such programme -shall I * laid before the various ; trades , to enable them to give instructions to their : delegates thereupon , liut the Central Committee ^ shall have ' ihe power of introducing -subjects not in- ; eluded in . the-said paper , it ' . agreed upon by three- j fourths 4 f the Coumittcc End such aa appear to : themreqairetheiEimeuiatetttentionofjhe

      Conference . ftiBSK . —The 'Conference shall have power to make ajul revise the laws ofthe Association , subject to the following regulations : —Xo fundamental or important law-shsll be repeated oraltered , withoutat least -six months" notice having been given of such intended repeal or 'alteration , and it shall be-concurred in by at least two-thirds of the Conference . Similar notice * kall be given of all intended additions 19 the laws , and such allditkms be similarly approved of . To elect the Central Committee , to fix the salaries of the officers oftkc Association , ' and generally to transact all sueh business as may come before it . £ x-yF . do Jtfcail-ars . —Members of the Central Committee may sit and speak in Conference , though not elected as delegates , but in such case they shall not vote .

      Tenure of OJjM . —Ihe Delegates shall be elected to serve in Cwtference for twelve months , c-r until the next general election . Elections . —Within one month previous to Whit-Monday , in each year , the Central Committee shall itsue their precept to those Trades entitled to send delegates , requiring them to proceed , within fourteen days after the receipt ofthe same to the election of a delegate or delegates to represent them in Conference for the ensuing year . And such precept shall be signed by the peesident and secretary of the Association .

      Jkturns . —Each of the said Trades shall , seven days previous to Whit-Monday , cause a return to be forwarded to the office of the Central Committee , certifying the delegate or delegates elected to represent such Trades , and such return ' shall be signed by the chairman of the meeting at which such election was held , and by the secretary of the Trade . Sanuvals . —If any delegate , by absence or other cause , should become , in the opinion of the trade , unfit to continue its representatives , the said trade may declare the office vacant . Vacanci-is . —On the dcaih , resignation , or removal by the trade , of any delegate , the president and secretary of the trade by which such delegate was elected shall certify the same to the Central Committee , which shall forthwith issue their precept for the election of another to supply the vacancy . -

      ^ Vntts of Officers . —Xo salaried officer of the Association elected as delegate to Conference by any trade shall vote on questions personally affecting themselves .

      CENTRAL COMMITTEE . A p 2 > ointmcnt . —The general executive power shall be vested in a Central " Committee to be chosen annually by Conference . 0 ^? tTA—This Committee shall consist of a President , -Vice-President , Treasurer , and twelve other members . One or more competent persons shall also be appointed annually by Conference to audit the accounts . General Sccrdani . —The General Secretary shall be elected by the Central Committee , and shall hold his office so long as he performs his duties satisfactorily . Security from Ojicm . —The Treasurer and General Secretary shall give such security for the monies they may be entrusted with as the Central Committee mav require . -

      Poivcrs an < i ' -Duties . —The Central Committee shall direct and control the general proceedings of the Association for and in the name of the Association . They shall receive all applications from the Trades for advice and assistance , and shall act thereon a * they may deem requisite . They shall have the power to object to or approve of strikes , when other means to settle disputed matters fail ; and of raising from tune to time such levies as may be necessary for the support of those strikes and turnouts as they may sanction . They shall by mediation , arbitration , and legal proceedines . protect the interests and nromote

      the well-being of the Associated Trades in all cases of trade disputes and difficulties . They shall receiv and superintend the disbursement of all monies subscribed for the support of strikes , turnouts , and legal assistance . They sliall promote all ' . measures , political , social , or educational , which are intended to improve the condition of the labouring classes . They shall appointsuch clerks , agents , and subordinate officers as they may deem expedient . They shall summon the annual or special Conference , as provided by the laws ; and , generally , they shall takt the most efficient means in their power to promote the objects of the Association .

      Quorum . —Five members of the Central Committee shall constitute a quorum . And such quorum shall be unanimous in all its resolutions , miless there be present a majority ofthe members ofthe Committee .

      rexns . Expenses of Management . —In order to defray the expenses of the Central Committee , each Trade in the Association shall contribute one penny per month for each paying member , which sum shall be remitted to the General Secretary . Should any surplus funds accrue from these subscriptions , the Central Committee shall have the option of reducing the subscription , or apply ing the said surplus in payment of the expenses of the annual Conference , which , unless provided for , shall he borne by the trades who return delegattg .

      Strike * , Turnouts , and Law Proceedings . — -The Central Committee shall from time to time raise such levies from the Associated Trades as may be requisite for the maintenance of such strikes , turnouts , law proceeding ^ or other measures for the protection of mdustrj , to which they shall have given their sanction . Any trade failing to remit such levies as directed by the CentrarComnuttce , shall forfeit all claim to / the assistance of the Association ; or if any trade in the Association strike , or turnout contrary to the decision pf . tlic Central Committee , or without previously submitting their case for its consideration they , shall in like manner forfeit their claim on the pecuiary assistance of the Association . Such trades shall , however , have the right of appeal to the next annual Conference .

      Rcmttancei . — The monthly subscriptions and levies shall be collected by the local officers of each Trades Union in the Association , and forwarded by them to the Central Committee , or to such places as they may direct .

      LOCAL AGENTS . Ltstrict Committees and Secretaries . — Trades Unions in the Association may form district committees composed of delegates from their respective bodies , and the committee thus formed shall appoint a Secretary , through whom all communications to the General Secretary shall be made . Such Secretaries shall become honorary members of the General Committee . ' 'A gents .. — -the Central Committee may appoint agents , and empower them to visit Trades Unions , for the purpose of explaining the objects of the Association , and enforcing its claims on the support of the industrious classes ; and also to visit places where di $ putes ~ fexist between masters and men , to collect information for th&Central Committee , and , if empowered by them , to'mediate between the contending parties , or superintend the distribution of funds and the general management of strikes .

      . , GRGAN OP-THE ASSOCIATION . PerioSiwd Paper . —The Central Committee , should they think that the interests of the Association would be advanced thereby , may establish an organ for the exposition of the principles and objects of the Association , and the information of its members , to be published at such intervals as they may determine . Control . — The printing and publishing arrangementsof such paper shall be under the control of the Central Committee , and the Editor shall have the sole control of the literary department . Editor . —The Editor shall be appointed by the Central Comittee , at such salary , and upon ' such terms as may be agreed on . ACCOUXIS ASD STATISTICAL KBTCRJTS ,

      Quarterly Reporu . —Each trado shall quarterly make up reports of the following matters to the Central Committee—namely , a statement of the number of paying members on the books of the society , the average number out of employment during the quarter , the rate of wages , and such other information as the Central Committee may request or need , to enable it to discharge its duties efficiently . General Reports . —The Central Committee shall make the following reports and statements of accounts for the information of the Trades : — 1 . A quarterly account of the receipts and disbursements ofthe Central Committee .

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      2 . Half-yearly statistical tables ofthe state ofthe Association , conformable . to the reports received from the Trades . 3 , An mutual cash balance-sheet to be made up to Lady-Day , and laid before Conference at its annual session . And such quarterly accounts shall be made up to LadVllay , Midsummer , Michaelmas , and Christmas , ! and shall include the accounts of the Trades for the preceding quarter . Authentication . — Every such periodical account shall be attested by two auditors , counter-signed by the General Secretary ,

      Such % vc the leading provisions which have suggested themselves to the Centra ! Committee for the regirintfon of the proposed Association , and in the belief that they will fully explain the plan and machinery , the coremittee refrain from further comment or explanation than to remark , as respects the jironascd subscription ef one penny per month , - tiiiit if M 000 persons join the Association , it will jield more than £ Gfl $ per year , which the cesumittee estimate as sufficieat for all office expenses .

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      . .. — HOUSE OF COMMONS , Moxdat , Jult 7 . GOVERNMENT MEAStfBES . Sir II , Peel stated the course lie meant to pursue witii respect to the mass of business before the house , the whole of which it was impossible to get through during the present session . He would proceed with the Colleges ( Ireland ) Bill , the Poor Law ( Scotland ) Bill , and with the bill for relieving the Jewish disabilities , which , owing to the press of other business , he had been hitherto compelled to postpone . He should also proceed with the Bills of Exchange Bill , the Turnpike Trusts Bill , the bill for the removal of the Irish nud Scotch paupers , if Sir J . Graham should find it necessary to relinquish the rarochial Settlement Bill . . He should also proceed with the Valuation ( Ireland ) Bill , the Criminal Lunatics ( Ireland ) Bill , the Drainage ( Ireland ) Bill , the Joint Stock

      Companies ( Ireland ) Bill , the Irish Fisheries Bill , the bill for continuing the Unlawful Oaths ( Ireland ) Bill , the Slave Trade Bill , the Merchant Seamen ' s Bill , the Small Debts Bill , the Commons ' Enclosure Bill , to facilitate which he would propose morning sittings , and the Consolidation of the Customs Acts , tthichhadnotjetbecnintroduced , but which was of so rauch * nportance to the mercantile world , that he should certainly go on with it if it should be received with unanimity by the house on its introduction . The following bills he proposed to relinquish for the present session-the Physic and Surgery Bill , tho Colleges of Plijwcians and Surgeons Bill , the Justices' Clerks Bill t n ^ -u " , t 1 ; n nt Bi " ' MCrCllant * " »«» J Fund BUI , and the Charitable TrustB Bill Of tho principle of this latter bill he entirely approved , but at Ins latepenod of the session he didnotthiik it advisabl to proceed with it .

      CouSdoi ? MembWS Cried ° Ut " Tl 10 Eccles 5 astoal t ? i ; ? ? " ° ' at biUwl 18 under ««> care of Lord John Kuaell . but hc should c ^ inly vote ( Jhl second reading . He feared , however , he could not give up a sufficient number of government nights to the noble torj to warranthim i 0 the expectation of being aWe to Lord J . Runeu soon afterwards rose and said , that under the c . rcumstances , he would not press the bi 1 during the present session . . Jhe question of privilege thencame on , and engrossed the attention of the house for upwards of three hours . Mr DiVLTi moved that David Phillips be called to the bar , for having brought an action against Ju& i ^ feftsssr by him before a —*<* ^ MSriti ^ r ^^ - - « -MS ^ SS ^ r

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      -Tuesday , July 8 . The house met at twelve o ' clock , and in the course ( f the afternoon made considerable progress in the committee on the Commons Enclosure Bill . Mr . T . Dcxcomjie presented a petition signed by 2 , 700 of tlic inhabitants of Mansfield , in Nottinghamshire , otonplaining of the paupers who sought ix-iuge 111 the woikliouscs for one night being obliged to work at the wheel . He gave notice of his intention to put a question to the right hou . baronet ( Sir J . Graham ) upon the subject . The lion , member also presented a petition from Captain Uigby complaining of confinement in Stilhrell ' s Lunatic Asjliun at Hillingdon , SLAVE TBADr .

      Lord Palmerston then moved for a return of the names and description of the witnesses examined before the mixed British and French commission appointed to inquire into the best means for suppi cssing the slave trade ; and also for a copy or extracts of the evidence given by those witnesses . The noble lord spoke at great length in support of his motion , which was opposed by Sir II . Peel After a lengthy discussion the house divided , when the motion was negatived liy M to 51 . COLLEGES ( IKELi . VD ) BILL . On the order of tiie day lav bringing up the report on this Mil ,

      Mr . Wvse moved , " That it is thu opinion of this house , that whereas the Act of Settlement enacts that n college , be annexed to the University of Dublin in addition to the College ofthe Holy Trinity , under tiie name and title of King ' s College , and the act of 1703 provides that all future colleges that may be annexed to said university , after the passing of that act , be open to Iloman Catholics and Protestant dissenters equally with Protestants in all their honours and emoluments , as well as studies , the colleges proposed to be founded undei' the present bill bt ! annexed to the said university under the conditions which the act . of 1793 nvescrilies . "

      bir J . Giiaiiam objected to the amendment , which , after a few words from Mr . Shaw , was negatived . - The report was then received . The Field Gardens Bill was read a third time and passed . The other orders of the day were then disposed of / and the house adjourned at two o ' clock . "Wednesday , July 9 . The house met at twelve o ' clock , and was occupied until nearly six in discussing the clauses of the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Bill . The bill passed through committee , and was ordered to be reported on Friday .

      Mr . Macai'lay subsequently moved , in the absence of Mr . Jiutlieri ' urd , the sovovt ) reading of t )> c Scotch Universities Bill . He regretted much to find that the bill was to be opposed by the Government , for it was a bill founded upon sound principle , the application of which was called for by the pecalinr circumstances of Scotland . This principle was precisely the smite ns that upon which the Irish Colleges Bill was grounded , mid lie could not understand how the Government could have introduced the latter , and yet oppose , a ? he believed it was their intention to do , the former . In Ireland , as in Scotland , the Established Church was composed of the minority of the people , and yet in Ireland t ic Government opposed the application of anything like a test—they would not even have the test of a belief in revelation , and still , by their opposition to this bill , they showed that they were prepared to maintain tests in Scotland . The right hon . gentleman then adverted to the recent occurrences in the

      Church of Scotland , and contended that by the enforcement of tests they would shut out from the universities more than one half of the Presbyterian people of Scotland . By throwing out this bill , in fact , they would . cause a rival establishment to be founded , which would diminish the number ofthe pupils and the resources ofthe universities ; and the result would be that Scotland would bo blessed with a race of the shallowest " dominies , " filling the chairs of Adam Smith , Dugald Stewart Reid , Black , and Ferguson . The right hon . gentleman then challenged the Government with not knowing its own mind for twenty . four hours together—they were against tests in Limerick , for them , at Glasgow , against them at Belfast , and for them at Aberdeen . The Government was like a reed shaken by the wind , and could not command public respect even for an hour . The right hon . gentleman , after some further observations , moved the second reading ofthe bill .

      Sir J . Ghaiuji said he was not opposed to the * first introduction of the bill , reserving himself for the second reading , in order that he might have an opportunity of ascertaining the result of the deliberations ofthe General Assembly of Scotland . The result of those deliberntions only confirmed him in his previous disposition to oppose the measure , such opposition arising from an honest and conscientious senBC of public duty , looking to the engagements of the Crown with the Scottish Church , and looking also as a Minister ofthe Crown to the effect of the measnre upon' the interests of the country . He was on

      principle rather favourable to tests , and in Scotland tests , as they existed , were founded on ancient statutes , and were , in his opinion , far superior to any modern modifications . In Ireland , however , tests were not advisable , owing to the peculiar circumstances of the country . In Scotland he feared that sectarian education was inevitable . The tests prescribed by statute were intended for the security of the Established Cliurcli , the destruction of wliicli appeared to be the undisguised object of the Free Church party . Undertliese circumstances , the right lion , baronet moved that the bill should be read a second time that day three months .

      Sir G . Grey , M . C . Buller , and Lord John Kussell ap . proved oftlie bill ; Mr . J . Wonley , Sir 11 . Inglis , Mr . Pringle , and Sir It . Peel , spoke against it . The house divided , when there appeared—For the second reading of the bill 108 Against it . . . . 116 Majority against it . . —8 Mr . WatSos then moved the committal of the Catholic Relief Bill , tho object of which was to repeal those laws on the statute-book which were still unrepealed against the Catholics . Sir J . Graham was opposed to proceeding with the bill at present , for although he was favourable to the principle of the bill , yet the details required the greatest care and consideration . After some discussion the house divided , and the bill was defeated by a majority of 89 to 47 . The other orOers of the day were then disposed of , ana the house adjourned .

      TminsDAY , July 10 . The house went into committee on the Commons En . closure Bill , when clauses from seventy to the end of the bill were read , ana after some discussion agreed to . The report was ordered to be received on Thursday next ,

      . IRISH COLLEGES BILL . On the motion that the Colleges ( Irish ) Bill le read a third time , Mr . Bebnal Osiiobne proposed the following amendment : —" Thatan humble address ^ presented to her Majesty , praying that she will le graciousl y pleased to direct an inquiry to be made into the amount of the rcvenues of Trinity College , Dublin , from rents of College lands , endowments and bequests , fees on matriculation , on taking degrees , and from every other source ; also iu the manner in which that income is expended , the num .

      ber of senior and junior fellows , of professors , scholars and all other officers of the college , with the amount of salary and allowances to ea ; h of them- with a view to ascertain whether the income or funds at present applied solely to the benefit of Protes . tants in Trinity College , Dublin , might not be beneficially extended , so as to make Roman Catholics and Protestant Dissenters eligible , if otherwise qualified , to all scholar , ships , and to all such fellowships , professorship * , and other offices in Trinity College , Dublin , as are not intended for ecclesiastical purpose . * , or immediately conuected with ecclesiastical endowment .

      Mr . Bellew seconded the motion on which an ani . mated discussion took place , in which Sir James Graham-Mr . Shaw , the Recorder of Dub ' . in Sir Robert InKlis ' Morgan J . O'Conncll , Mr . Shell , Sir Robert Peel , and Lord John Russell took part . On the house dividing , the numbers were—For the amendment ... .,, 91 Against it ... 1 C 8 Majority against the amendment —77 The house afterwards divided on the main question W . ien there appeared— i »» wuoi . , For the third reading ... 177 Againstit 2 C Majority ' . ' ,. I _ j 15 The bill was then read a third time and passed , shortlj after which the house adjovirned . J

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      03 JITED TILDES ASSOCIATION FOB . TIIE EMPLOYMESI OF SURPLUS LAI 30 DB , IS AGBICULTURE AXJ ? . MAXUFACFJRES . PREAIJ 1 U . E . The inefficBay of the auethods heretofore adopted by the industrious ^ classes for the proteotioa and niaintraance-of their interests , and the improyenient of their condition , has induced deep and w . ide-spre ; id inquiry into She causes of the failure of the plans hitherto tried . It would , perhaps , bo . assuming too much -it this-stnLje of progress to assert , . that these inciuivies liiwe detected 5 { the latent causes i < rf evil which ojiwaie on the producers of wealth , awl render them helplessly dependent on the possessors of capital ibrv . ' £ ges and subsistence . ; but the conviction lias taken strwig hold of ihc working classes that the sufferings of tlieir class aie aggravated , if notcaused , by the iiitciH-j competition among capitalists—the . selfishness thereby generated—the inercase of raoehanical ond other scientific- productive powers , and the consequent gradual displacement of skilled and other labour bv automaton workers .

      For this state of things many of the most intelligent working -men perceive ao other efficient remedy than the institution of measures , which shall relieve the labour market of the surplus labour produced by the causes enumerated above ; and which , by setting the unemployed BJombers of the various trades to work , by means of funds contributed by the trades in iheir corporate capacity , would use reproductivcly the money heretofore squandered in useless strikes ; and , at the enme time , by keeping the supply and demand of the labour market more on a par-with oaeh other , maintain a higher average rate of wages than can be the case when the workers are subjected to the unrestricted operation of the principle of competitive selfishness , and the rivalry of constantly increasine and improved labour-saving machinery .

      Within the last few years many hundreds of thousands of pounds have been spent on strikes . The condition of the producing classes , so far from being benefitted by . these strikes as a whole , presents but too many palpable evidences of deterioration ; of subjectioa to evils—increased—increasing , and which ought to be diminished . Past experience emphatically proves the futility of the methods previously employed to ward off these evils ; and it is . it least no very fanciful deduction from that experience to say , that the capital hitherto expended ineffectively , if employed in the purchase of land , the erection of dwellings and workshops , the purchase of raw materials for manufacturing and handicraft purposes , and the employment of the unemployed members of the trades in these establishments , would remove , if not all , some of the evils universally complained of , and lie a more rational as well as reproductive method of iismg the funds collected for improvingtho position of labour .

      Fully to achieve the objects here indicated wculd require union and organisation among the various classes and sections oi producers which , it is to be feared , i 3 not attainable at' the present moment . Time must be given for new opinions to ripen , and in the meantime those who are most deeply imbued with them , and have the greatest faith in their efficacy , must take the position of pioneers , and by practice , on as large a scale as their means will permit , lead the way to a more extensive and more efficient application of sound principles of social amelioration .

      It is with these views that the present association is fumed . It is an experiment to try how far the working classes are prepared to act upon the opinions now so prevalent among them ; and an adaptation of the simplest kind of these new principles of action to practice , which may prepare the way for those more extensive , complicated and centralised operations , which must precede the entire emancipation of labour . If it succeeds , it will lay a solid foundation for other and more comprehensive mearures , and in the constitution which follows , powers have been taken of an expanding character to meet possible contingencies .

      OBJECTS . 1 . The purchase of lands whereon to locate and employ the surplus labour of the Association , in such manner as shall be most conducive to their own welfare and that of the Association . 2 . The erection or rental of buildings for domestic , industrial , and commercial purposes , in sueh localities as may be best suited for these respective objects , and the promotion of the general interests of the Association . 3 . The application of these lands and buildincs in the following manner , to meet the corporate ancl individual requirements of the members of the Association . 1 . To afford to trades In tlieir corporate capacity the power of leasing in perpetuity , or of purchasing in fee simple , such lands and buildings

      belonging to the Association as they may require for ihe location and employment of their surplus members ; and also the power of investing their funds with the Association , by way of loan or mortgage on any of the property of the Association . 2 . To divido sueh portions of the estates purchased by the Association as may be thought expedient into small farms , to build thereon suitable cottages and outhouses , and to sell or lease the property thus improved , to individuals selected in accordance with the laws of the Association . All leasehold farms may be sold , and the proceeds re-invested in fresh estates , to be improved and dealt with in like manner , in order that the subscribed capital of the Association may , to the largest possible extent , promote the purchase of , and the drafting upon the land , the unemployed members ofthe Association .

      CONSTITUTION . The Association shall be composed of subscribcr 3 to its funds , who agree to be governed by its laws . Sham . —The shares of the Association shall be £ 10 , upon which a minimum weekly instalment of at least 6 d . shall be paid by each shareholder . Trades Unions to have tac power of taking an unlimited number of shares . Vote * . —Shareholders , whose instalments have been paid up , shall have the power of voting personall y , or by proxy , at the annual meetings of the . society in

      the following ratio : one share , one vote ; five shares , two votes ; and one vote for every additional ten shares . Annual Meetings , —A meeting of the shareholders , or of those deputed to hold their proxies , shall be held every year , on Whit-Monday , to which full re « ports of the transactions of the year , and accurate accounts shall be submitted by the directors for confirmation and approval . The places of the retiring members of the Board of Directors shall be filled up , and such matters affecting the Associetion decided , as may be laid before the meeting by the Board .

      GOVERNMENT . Board of Directors . —The Government shall be vested in Board of Directors . conisisting of a President , Vice-President , and seven other members , one-third of whom shall retire annually . The retiring members in the first two years shall be balloted for by the Board , and afterwards , Directors shall retire according to seniority ; retiring Directors shall be eligible for re-election . Secretary . —A Secretary shall be appointed by the Board of Directors , and shall hold his office ut their pleasure . Treasurer . —A Treasurer shall be elected by the shareholders at any annual meeting , and shall hold office so long as he gives satisfaction to the Association . Trustees . —At the first general meeting of the Association three Trustees stall bt appointed , in whom all property belonging to Ihe Association shall be veited by deed , for and on behalf ofthe Association .

      IXote . —TheperEons recommended by the Committee to be requested to become Trustees , are Messrs . T . S . Buncombe , John FieLden , and Shabman Cbaivfobd , Members of Parliament . ] :. ' " ¦ Axtdiion , —Two Auditors shall be annually appointed by the shareholders , to examine and certify the accounts ofthe directors ' . ; " - .-. ' , ' . , ' Security from Officers . —The Treasurer and Secretary shall respectively give such security for the proper discharge of their duties , and the monies they may-be entrusted with , as shall be required from them by the Directors . ¦ . ' , Ex-officio Memlberi . —The Trustees and Treasurer shall be ex-oiScio numbers ofthe Boanl .

      iweriaiKifltrtiw . —The Board of Directors shall have full power to manage and control all the affairs ofthe Association in its name and behalf . They shall receive « nd disburse the funds , and have power to borrow money on loan or mortgage from Trades Unions , on the security of the property of the Association , subject to tho regulations affecting such borrowed capital as are hereafter provided . They shall purchase land , eroct . buildings thereon , lease or sell the property so improved , and reinvest the proceeds in other estates ; or , where it may seem to them for the advantage and profit of the Association , they may retain such estates and buildings , whether domestic or industrial , and work the same for the Association , if ' it appear to them that its objects will be thereby more effectually attained . They shall appoint and dismiss all salaried officers and ogeuta . They shall call an annual meeting of the Association , at which full and complete reports of the transactions for the past year , and an accurate statement of accounts sliall be submitted , and declare the dividend on shares accruing during the year , together with all such business as the Dim-

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      Notice . — "Whereas the late National Trades' Conference , held in London , on Monday , 24 th of Marqh last , resolved that another Conference , to take into consideration certain plans of organisation , should be held on the hist Monday of July : — This is to give jYofoto all parties interested in tho proceedings ofthe said Conference , that the meeting will , in accordaiiou with the said resolution , be held at the Literary and Sciestific INSTITUTION , John-street , Fitzroy square , on Monday , July 28 , 18-45 . The Central Committee will attend at ten o'clock in the morning to receive the credentials of delegates , and to furnish them with tickets of admission ; and the sittings of the Conference will commence at three o ' clock , p . m ., T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., in the chair . The Trades are requested to forward the names and number of their delegates to the Secretary , ; is early as convenient previous to the day of assembling the Conference . By order of the Central Committee , T . Babhatt , Seeretary . ~ 30 , Hyde-street , Bloomsbury .

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      tors may require instructions . ujKm or confirmation by the shareholders . Special meotsmg s may ue called by the Directors whenever uecess » . vy , upon fourteen clear days' notice being givt-a of-suoV me etings , snd the business fur which sucli meetings nre ¦ called being clearly speeiliod in ~ su . cn notice . "N <> oth er business than thai announced shall be transacted ut sf iccial meetings . locitl-lffeHts . —local . agoitts shall , be appointed by the JMcectors , 011 the uotnina don of theJshareholders in any district , to collect the . u \ sta ! meuts on shares , make remittances to tlie Board , . in-suchmajincr and at sueh times nis may be . dirosted , and-geaoralJyto act for the Directors , in theiv vespeclW-e loea ' litiss , iu all matters that may be entrusted to U : eiiu .-Such agents shall give good and sufficient security , onbou-J , ia such sum as the Directors mavrwuire .

      AFFUXJiTlOK OF FU . VDS . The fuiidfi'df the Assswaation shall be applied as recited iu the declaration uf . olf . scts . Tlie Directors sliall have power 'lo lend trades ov . iadividunls located on any estates purchased anil leased or . resold by them , such amounts on goocUndsuffieientseciuztr as may seem to them needful , and fav . thejromotion of the objects of the Association ; but . the Directors shall retain at least one-third of all mooiss invested with them by Trades Unions or other BOuSatiesin . the hands of their banker , in order to meet COUtiKgenl'dfmanils on , Uie part of the investors . ' Exjienses of . management -shall be defrayed out of such profits as . may arise from . the operations of the Association , <»' , these failing , by equal contributions from the shareholdu ' -s in proportion to their respective investments . li' itses . —Wiien the Directors have purchased lands ,

      divided them . into farms , aad erected suitable buildings rthercon , they . may lease them in perpetuity , at such rent as will give a . fitir return for the capital so expended , to individuals citiicr chosen according to priority and amount of subscription , or by the recommendation of tlu largest number of shareholders at the annual meetings of tlie Association . The Directors shall also be empowered to advance to the said leaseholders such implement * , furniture , seeds , and pecuniary assistance as the nifty require , on payment of interest , and the repayment of the principal by instalments to be mutually agreed upon . Such rent and advances on loan to be secured on the property and otlu ; r requisite security , and failure tc meet the obligations thus contracted to be followed bv forfeiture of such property and securities .

      'Sales . —The Directors may sell such property so improved and let on lease , and re-invest tho proceeds ot such sales in fresh purchases of land to be dealt with in like manner . Permanent Investments . —The Directors may institute , from time to time , such agricultural , manufacturing , nnd industrial establishments as may be in accordance with the means at their jdisposal , and seem to them called for by the necessities of the members of the Association . Such establishments sliall be freehold , and the title thereof vested in tlie trustees on behalf of the Association . . Theparties appointed to manage and work in them shall be the servants of the Trustees and Directors , and responsible to them . Sales and Leases to Trades . —The Directors shall have powers to sell or lease to Trades Unions such plotsof land and appropriate buildings as they may require for the employ ment of their surplus labourers on such terms as may be mutually agreed upon .

      CommcrcuilhslahUshmentsand Agents . —warehouses and depots for manufactured or agricultral produce from any ofthe establishments of the Association , and for the convenience ofthe lessees or trades , may be established in such places as may be thought best . Or the Directors may appoint such agents for the sale of such commodities as they may see proper— -the profits derived from these establishments to be applied in aid ofthe objects of the Association . Law Agent . —A solicitor shall be appointed at the first general meeting oftlie Association , by whose advice the Directors shall be guided in all matters affecting the purchase , sale , or leasing of lands , houses , mid workshopsand generally in all matters having reference to the acquisition , sale , or transference of real or personal property ,

      Banker . —At the first general meeting a Banker shall be appointed , in whose hands all funds shall be deposited , with the exception of those required for current expenses . Such deposit shall be made in the name . of the Trustees ofthe Association , and shall not be withdrawn but by their order or that of a majority of them , at the request of the Directors , and for the purposes of the Associat ion . Trantfer of Shares . —The shares of this Association hall be transferable , and a fe ' e of one shilling per share shnll be paid by the party to whom the transfer is made . Official Document ) and A ' oiiow . —All official notices , scrip for shares , and other documents on the business of the Association , shall be issued b y the Directors , and signed by the Secretary , on their order ,

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      Extensive Conflagration at Blackball — " Dp sinucim of Eight ltas .-On TueSv " nteht a fire broke out in one of the houses in FdJyS near the Folly House , Blackwall , and whi ch ^ esuUeu in the destruction of eighthouseg the abode of 3 v X In ?" ' wh 0 h - l 0 st thc ^ cfSS furn - turc , and m some instances tlie greater nortion of gp&sabg by one ofthe occupiers , named West , Tp 0 or WS man , whose attention , it appears , w « XSt « lTf the ouUfTt fl ! abUa ^ > « ° ^ "g flaS sUig ~ L ° f ^ . ?? ^ media ely got upon tho roof »« S

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      house-lane engine was taken to the edge of the Rivp r Thames , but , unfortunately , another-difficulty here presented itself : the tide being at ebb an immense quantity of hose was required before the ilames could be touched with water . "When matters were at ! ei ! "th adjusted the engine was effectively woi-kod , but ? lie only good that could ba done was the putting out the fire scattered along thc ground . Mr . Braidwood , the superintendent of the brigade , with the Wat ' lin * street engine , next arrivcil , and was succeeded lm Mr . Connorton with the West of England on » injk from Waterloo-road . It is impossible to dcseritoftlie scene that followed during the time the fire was raging : men , women , and children were runniii " to and fro | bewailing the calamity that had befallen them . By nine o ' clock the whole clump of house * eight in number , were ncarlv destroyed , verv I ' m * , more remaining than the bare walls . The occWer hard-working people , havj been bereft of cvovnliin »

      tney possessed . The following arc tnc names of the sufferers : —James "West , jwatemian ; Joseph Wesf ditto ; JoM . pl , Taylor , ditto ; Joseph West , can-oner John Diddin , sawyer ; James Moore , captain of the Kmma ; "William Leonard , police inspector ; and Joseph Lund . The number of persons who have th Us been deprived of a home is upwards of forty . FlRB SEAR THE £ lACKFKIARS-ROAI > . —Oil Thursijay morning , shortly after one o ' clock , a fire broke oiii On thc premises of Mr . Downey , grocer and chccscmcii « i > 20 , Cross-street , Llackfrmrs-voad . Several c-iiefnca were quickly on the spot , and after some trouble tlie flames were extinguished , but not before verv &erious damage was done , nearly thc whole of the ' stock in theshon being destroyed bv fircorwater . The fiM-m , ; .-..

      was insured in thc London-office . IIoRiuuLi : MuisnKit . —Johann Uiller was churned at the Criminal Tribunal of Tubingen ( where lur tjm first time the proceedings were open to tlie Dublin "] with themurdor of his five children , at OberjetthiL-en on the 5 th of March . Late in the evening of tha / day the prisoner ' s wife returned home , and on eniei- - ing thft house found the children in bed ; she sj . oke ( 0 them , but not being able to arouse them , put her hand on one of them—it was quite cold and motionless Suspecting something wrong , she screamed fur help ' and on the neighbours entering with a lisht , to tlu-ir horror thc children were all found munli-rcd , with a deep gash in tlieir throats . Suspicion iiimiedii'ti . lv

      fell upon their iathcr , who had not been seen since the preceding evening . He was sought out and am-sted On being _ interrogated , he confessed that , bcin « driven to despair by thc state of misery he had ion * ~ been in from want of work , he had first (' . etenitined on suicide ; but reflecting that that would expose his wife and children to greater distress , he had rcsoivd to send them to Heaven first . On the cvei-in" of the-1 th of March he had sold a steel chain forniTew pence , and bought some bread and brand y , r . nd partakenof them with his children ( his wife tieinz absent at a distance ); they soon after fell asleep , ami when

      they were in a profound slumber he cut their tin-uais with his razor They made not the least sirnpeiiijnor noise , he said , except a slight rattlimr in the throat * After the perpetration of the horrid deed lie iid to Ilolzlock , a neighbouring village , where ho - was arrested . His advocate endeavoured to show he was partly insane , and the jury found him guilty ofsimpie murder ( todtschlag ) . He was sentenced t ' o eiirhtecn years' imprisonment in a fortress . His wife went mad on the discovery of the murder of her children , and has not yet recovered her reason . — Gazaie < k $ Trilunanx .

      . D « . \\ oi . ff . — We mentioned in a recent paragraph , that Sir Benjamin Brodie had commenced the process of extracting the Bokhara worm , termed mko , from Dr . Wolff ' s wrist , by winding it round a piece of paper . Great skill was displayed in this operation . Alter no less than eight visits , " Sir Benjamin succeeded in extracting thc worm entire , and it measured more than three feet in length . The names of J ' rince Albert and Lord Palmerston have been added to the list of subscribers for the rev . doctor ' s work on Bokhara , which was published yesterday . As Dr . \\ olff nas got no church in England , he intends , at least for the present , to reside abroad , and will leave London on the 15 th instant for Bruges .

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      TIIE ELECTIONS . West Suffolk . —On Monday last Captain Philip Bcnnet , of Brougham Hall , in the Conservative interest , was elected without opposition for this district . In returning thanks the newly-elected member said , he was resolved to support the fai-niine interest and the interest of tiie Church ; unpledged to any Ministry , he would advocate all measures calculated to secure those great interests by which i \\ c country flourished . Amxonos , Moxday . —At an early hour this morn , ing thc bauds and flags of the respective candidates paraded the different streets of the town , and Ion " before nine o ' clock the Court-house ( a most inconvc " nient place for such a meeting ) was crowded to suffocation with the friends of both candidates . At nine o ' clock tho Mayor ( AV . D . Bolchoi ' , Esq . ) took lug seat , and thc usual preliminary forms having been

      gone through , Mr . Morland ( a solicitor ) , in a neat speech , in the course of which he paid a merited culogium to the abilities and character of the late Attorney-General , proposed Sir Frederick Thesieec for re-election . Alderman Hyde bricfiv seconded fho nomination . Mr . Gabriel Davis and " Mr . Thomas Kendall proposed and seconded General Caulfield . Hie Attorney-General ( Sir F . Thesiger ) addressed the electors at great length , and was followcd ' by General Caulfield . A show of hands was then taken , and attcr a second time of holding them up was declared to be in favour of General Caulfield . Tiie mends ot the Attorney-General immediate !? demanded a poll . On Tuesday the polling " took place . Sir F . Thesiger took the lead and maintained it all day . ; At the close of the poll the numbers werc lhesiger , 150 ; Caulficld , 120 . Majoritv for Thesiger , 30 . *

      Exeter . —Moxdat , July 7 . —The nomination of candidates took place this morning at the Guildhall . Charles Bird , Lsq ., bairistcr-at-law , proposed Gen . Bnggs ; Dr . liarliam seconded the nomination TLo Mayor then proposed Sir John Duckworth ( Conservative candidate ); T . Snow , Esq ., seconded the nomination . General Bnggs then addressed thc electors , and was followed by Sir John Duckworth . A show ot hands was ca led for , and , after some consideration , the shenft declared it to be in favour of General Bnggs . A poll was demanded , which begins at eMfc 0 clock to-morrow morning . D Tuesday , July S .-The polling commenced this morning At nine o ' clock , Sir J . Duckworth was 75 a-headot his opponent ; at twelve o ' clock , 445 ; at two o ' clock , 605 ; and , at four o ' clock , when the poll closed , the numbers were — Duckworth . J . 25 S - Bnggs , 588 . Majority for Duckworth , 070

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      CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT July STH .-TiiEFT .-Samual Sunnier Tripp , aped 10 , labourer was indicted for stealing a watch and chain , value . t-10 i . thc . propertvof"Jolm [ N iclio ] . iS Kalm , in the dwelling-house ol John Rockloy . Tho m-isonci pleadcu guilty , and was sentenced to six months' imlabour Of Co TOction > -withhanl Burglary . — Thomas Williams , a « ed 18 brn « lmaker , and John "Williams , aged 20 . butcher wore indicted or burglariously breaking and ent 1 ' nL' S dwelling-house ol David Barnett , in the pari « h of S ' . SS $ Z lthw * * S ' - and stcalingSSin % pans ot trousers and other articles , his urot ) e < tv Mr .

      S J ? 3 ft * t , « : tl » night of ttoi 8 U . j B - £ K 5 m , v uJ W utor ' ° I « eller living in Hew n t , i » r' t w ? n open T aud thc Propel ™ mi Suf o 5 J A ?? stolen - ! in > i 6 oners *«« sccn at v ol- vnwiVf " tU m 0 nung b >' tlll >(! C witnesses , in thc 5 wS •« ! ° Bcnr t ] mt o 1 ' tlieprosecuforflin » - t- ? th n llCU 1 a , V undle wrapped up in . 1 d vSf 1 W ' ° f n Sei ! Vching the watCMtok of that ffinrii ^^ | lw ^ , SOy < mofthodloPt « k «« ' riih Sffi \ t ! iarkb ; -1 ttoproaautor , which had been n tl c r M ° ft ! - V ack »™ ledgcd a participation K it o pr ° , ers lllc Prisoner Thomas ffil ; sentenc ^ ftn YlCted ot 1 P lon in October last , an unZ Ced , . slx months' im prisonment with hri

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      HOUSE OF LORDS , Mosdat , Jult 7 . The second reading of the Criminal Jurisdiction Bill led to some discussion amongst the law lords , but it was eventually agreed to . A bill for giving effect to the recent treaty with Brazil , for the more effectual suppression of the shive trade , was also raid a second time , on the motion of the Earl of Aberdeen . A great , number of bills on the table were forwarded a stage , after which their lordshi ps adjourned . Tuesday , July 8 . A petition presented by Lord Clancarty , gave rise to some discussion relative to the working of the Irish Poor Law , and the enormous amount of vagrancy in Ireland . The noble lord inquired if the Government was prepared to intro luce some measure to check vagrancy , and whether , during the recess , they would take into their consideration the possibility of improving the present system of medical relief ?

      lord Stanley said that Government in the next session of Parliament would offer no objection to the appointment of a committee of inquiry into the working ofthe Irish Poor Law , including that ofthe present system of medical relief , but they were not prepared to introduce any further amendment of the law itself . After some remarks from the Jfarquis of Clanricarde nnd the Marquis of Londonderry , the matter dropped . Some tills on the table were forwarded a stage , and their lordships ndjourned .

      Thursday , July 10 . Their Lordships assembled at five o ' clock . AimrsTMENT or wages ( Scotland ) bul . On the motion of Lord Campbell , this Bill was read a third time and passed .

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      — ^^^^^ THE NORTHERN STAR . July 12 : 1845 .

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 12, 1845, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1323/page/8/