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      i . .. a EASIER WEEK IN MANCHESTER . ( Continued from First Page . ) ionr ? , and we'll give jou a little more wages . " " Nit , " ivjoin tlic men , " that ' s in direct opposition to xhe jirineijile of restriction ; and if eleven men worked twelve hours a day , they'll &o the same work as twelve men working eleven " hours * day ; and by the longer hours we put eight and a third per cent , of our b ; dy out of employment , and thereby overstock the market , and give our tyrants conimanc over our body through the necessities of an unemployed reserve . " ( Cheers . ) Mr . CO . then decJared that , however the fashion may have sanctioced the method of calculating ike legitimate profits bi those

      ¦ who speculated m othur men ' s labour , that he was old-fashioned enmigh not to rccogcisc a good title to one fraction iu a thousu » d pounds ; and the otily way of destroying tins nsrnictous system of tatiac was by opening titc free l abour market , where individuate could freely expend iliiir labour , and at the same time establish some defined standard for the labour of those who are wiUins to sell it iu the artiaeial market , lie then sat down amid several rounds of applause , waving of hats , and clapping of hauds ; ami after an appi-a ! upon behalf of Dixon , which was creditably and hunomvilily responded to , and after a Tiite of thanks to Mr . O ' Connor and the Chairman , the vast multitude separated , highly pleased with what thev had hoard .

      AYe should not omit stating , that besides the delegates from Laacashire , there were individuals present from different distant parts of England , invited to witness the ballot for the first allotment upon the Land , and of which we shall how speak .

      EASTER MONDAY . Last Easter Monday was a day that will not be hastily forgotten in Manchester . ^ Ten o ' clock being the hour appointed for commencing the ballot , the door » of the Carpenters' Hall were besei by groups of anxious expectants ; but . in consequence of the tuildii ! " trades now on strike having morning meetings there , it was impossible , ev-. n if all the arrangements had been made , to commence the proceedings at so early an hour . Apirt from this delay , a considerable time was necessarily occupied by the Secretary : iml directors comparing the Manchester list with the Secretary , Mr . Murray , and in other indispensable preliminaries ; and , as it would be necessary to vacate the Carpenters' Hall at an early hour , the directors were obliged to seek refuge

      elsewhere ; and after a vigorous search , the Meal-house , a very extensive and appropriate school-house , was procured , ai : d the ballot was xnuounced to commence si three o ' clock precisely . Just as the clock was on the stroke , Mr . O'Connor entered , and was received v ? ith loud clccrs . Shortly after the directors appeared , and were also loudly greeted . Then the operation of putting the tickets and numbers into the respective balloting boxes , an operation performed by the Manchester Committee , consumed some time , which Mr . O'Connor profitably employed in addressing the audience , to whom he appealed , with great laughter , as " Landlords of England . " lie gave a simple narrative of the rise , progress , and ultimate hope of me association , explaining that nothing could mar its certain success but the intemperance of rash

      or interested persons , who would either themselves endeavour to force the directors beyond their force and depth , or would , probably , try to create such a feeling amongst the best-intentioned . lie was well awasc when lie first proposed the scheme , that there was great danger to be apprehended from the possession of a large sum of money by a popular party , ignorautly supposed to be applicable to whatever purpose interested individuals might choose to devote it . Their cause had been once befjre perilled by the possession of a large fund in 1 S 39 , but as long as he was connected with it he begged them to understand that neither the appeals of the interested or the taunts of the dii » atisficd would wring from Mai one fraction of the national treasure . ( Cheers , and that's rkht ) . If thev had

      confidence in the directors it would be time enough to arraign them of imprudence or indiscretion when they committal such acts , while he was willing to admit that evciy man had a right to canvas them freely ; but at the same time he denied that any had aright to _ throw obstacles in their way for the mere purpo-e of either proving their unStuess if they were soft and yielding , or of taunting them with despotism and tirnuny if they were resolute and unbending . He said , ; -g it . was the fashion with the aristocracy to have anuuul exhibitions of their live itocfc , he would take th-i liberty of exhibiting a Chartist ox—{ laughter}—who had that morning visited him from Toduiorden , and who , wiih his brother , cultivated little more than an acre of ground . ( A young mau then made his appearance upon the piatform the picture of health , and with a face like the rising sun . He was received with great cheers , and Mr . O'Connor , putting his hnnd upon his head , exhibited his throat and neck that wire perfect subjects for an

      artist . ) ue then compared his appearance with the squalid jaie faces of the poor factory slaves . lie then dwelt uuuu the question of mortgage and sale , and shewed his audience how he proposed to reserve the lee simple or tit ' e in the hands of the associatisn until &seh mau would he enabled by his industry to j'urc-uaae his owu holding for ever . It was now ai :-nounscd thai all was ready for commencement , when it w-ss moved tLat . Mr . O'Connor should occupy the chair , ami that the balloting boxes should be placed on the table , one on each side o " the chairman—that Jam s Leach should draw the names , and John Tayi-jr , of Ashton , should draw the numbers , that the secretary should call out the names and Daniel Doimsa the numbers . The scene now became truly interesting wiu < xekinr ; thecbainnau being oblig .-d to lay down his pen , evidest ' y suffering under great € xc : tement : at length the word was given , Mr . O'Coniior shook eac ' i balloting box backwards and forsranJs , olaemug , I have marred some poor fellow ' s fortune and unsigned another ' s . The verv first

      name ' ' rawn was Philip Ford , Wootton-iinder-Edge , ' uzi'i the number was nine which proclaimed him a pinner amid greatclicers and « . o the predestiuarians ^ Cauveyed the notion of certain . success . The first «!" -js balloted for was tlie two acre members , who numbered 770 paid up , and who were proportionately aiieued seventeen prizes . It was truly amusing to ¦ wi tness the countenances of the members as a familiar name was drawn , and if one known to those yre-eut was successful the announcement was greeted viiu loud clisers . The plan pursued was this—the name of each of the 770 paid-up members was written n := oa : i card with the number corresponding with the certificate and placed in one balloting box—and 770 cards , numbered from one to 770 , werepla ced ia the other b : liuti : "g box . The luUotiw ; boxes were in the

      shape of si hat cut off beiweenthe leaf and the cro » n , and tue ope stopped with another crown , in which there was a small aperture into which two fingers could be introduced and to which there was a sliding ewer , the cover wasat the side , and when a card was drawn the cover siided in and the box \ yeufc round untii it , was stopped to take another card outl Inside r-f tfce box was an axle to which walsr ^ attached flapjers like those of a winnowing macfifne—those iWpcrs in evciy revolution tossed the cards about and kept them in a state of perpetual motion . There being seventeen prizes it was decided that tho names of the sixty who drew from Xo . 1 to No . GO , inclusive , should be -written upon a sheet of paper with the re ? pe < : ti ve naasi-tre « :-posite their names , and also the nuaiiwr of the certificate , lest there should be two

      members of the same name in one locality . The foiiowin !! sketch will best explain it : —On the card was Piii ! : p Smith , Bradford , or , as the case may be , number of certificate , 1070 . We must refer our readers fo the list ol ' successful candidates for a more extensive iliustratiuB . The ballot for the two acre division was not over til ! half-past six , and ten o ' clock on Tuesday was appointed as the hour of proceeding with the other classes . There were 531 four acre aembers paid up , the number of prizes was thirteen , and the uuiuircr to be recorded was from one to 26 ; the reason of talrin ; these additional numbers above the number of ; iriz « was , lest any of those drawn should prefer waiting for anither iocaiity . The oaiy different * iii the arrangements for Tuesday was , that John Taylor , of Ashton , not being present

      , Etiwjrd Mitche ' j secretary for Rochdale , was ap-} : ' : i : iudto serve this number box iu his plate . Long before ten o ' cIgcU inauy anxious to know their fate had arrived , and precisely at ten o ' clock Mr . O'Connor took the chair and occupied the time while arrangements were being made iu delivering a highly instructive lecture upon agriculture , fie took for his text the report of a lecture delivered to the fanners of Stoines and which appeared in the -Sun of Monday evening , it was upon the value of liquid manures . The lecturer proceeded to illustrate the subject as he went on , and the Mowing fact made a deep impres sion upon the meeting : —k appeared from the report that Sir James Graham had let a farm at five shillings an acre , which the tenant gave up as not worth the rent . Sir James Graham * had it drained

      and subsoil ploughed . The first crop paid all theexpense and a solvent tenant took the land at a rent of A GUINEA AN ACRE . He then referred to an article which appeared in the Nottingium Review some years ago , not only stating but clearly pruring that the urine of the cattle of England was worth as much money as would pay the interest of the national debt . It was asserted that there were 7 , 000 , 000 head of cattle ; that he had no means of proving , but admitting that the numbers were correct , he would undertake to prove that the urine of each , cow was wflrth £ i a year , or in the aggregate TWEXTI . EIGHT MILLIONS A YEAR ! J ! Now he would not ask the Queen and Prince Albert , and the rest of

      the Royal Family , to go every morning and eveningwith their cans to the national tank , ( great laughter ) b : it he did think that they might derive a more honourable livelihood from a proper use of that liquid , than fromavery improper use of intoxication liquids . He explained the difference between an exciting and eloquent speech delivered at a public meeting to an enthusiastic audience ; and snch plain ami simple truths as he was then delivering in plain and simple language to people , all of whom were ausi !> iis ! v listening , and all desirous of coinmunieatin * the * knowledge to their friends . He implored his hearers to establish conversational classes and to eacoiuage their own order to Bpeak in their own

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      phraseology without attempting to be eloquent—to establish them in every town , every village , and every hamlet—and tint they would be the best auxiliaries for getting up large exciting public meetings when such exhibitions were required ; and that they would also be good preparatory schools for teaching young men to talk good sound sense . It a inaa is talking nonsense his company will stop him , hut if he is speakjug eloquent rubbish his audience willonly cheer or hiss him , as their taste may lead . The arraiigemcnts were now perfected—the ballot-box once more went round , and , upou a friend ' s name being drawn a prize , the room rung with cheers . One poor fellow , who is overlooker in a factory in Ashton , was early proclaimed a winner , and after two or three

      cueers and jumps , and having refused £ 30 for a preference , he jumped upon the platform , to show himself , and upen Mr . O'Connor seeing his pale face , he said , " I'll soon knock some blood into your turnip , " and the poor fellow instantly sprang off the platform and never stopped till he had announced the glad tidings to all his neighbours at Ashton ; and , singular to say , a great comrade of his drew a prize shortly alter he left . AVheH Miss Vaughan ' s ( of Sunderland ) name was drawn as No . 1 . in the four acre class , there was a great cheer for the lady , and especially when Mr . O'Connor announced that , under another name , she had given more money to the Chartist cause than any individual of her class in England . The ceremony of ballotting being now over , a heaitj

      vote of thanks was given to the Chairman , the Directors , and the Manchester Committee , previously to which it was moved , seconded , and carried amid , acclamation , that those several members who wituessed the process of ballottins most cordially expressed their unqualified satisfaction at the manner in which the whole proceedings were conducted ; and after giving three hearty cheers , and one cheer more for the land , the chart or and the first colonistsand three for Ihc directors , the scene closed with an anxious desire on the part of the spectators to see their glorious national undertaking attended with triumphant success , and which is the sincere and heartfelt prayer of him who has now given a faithful history of EASTER WEEK IN MANCHESTER .

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      Liverpool , April 9 . —The Turn-oct in me Building Trade . —In this affair things remain nearly as they were . The employers seem determined to carry their point with a very high hand . They have held another meeting , passed a number of resolutions , appointed a committee to wait on the parish authorities , the dock committee , and other public companies . This committee is to urge upon these respective parties to assist them in their endeavours to coerce their men into submission . . One thing which occurred at this meeting we must not omit to chronicle , as it shows the spirit by which they are governed . One of the principal builders , 3 Ur . Thomas Haijrh , has withdrawn from the masters' union . In

      doing so . hewrotealetter . to them , informing them that , on inquiring of his men he found that they had not subscribed to the men at Birkenhead ; in fact , when asked to do so they had refused . He then goes on to state that , such being the case , he could not add injustice to error ; thereby intimating that he had withdrawn the "Declaration . " No doubt his brother " unionists" would receive this in the gentlemanly spirit with which it was sent . Not so—at least if we are to judae by the resolution they passed on it , —they declare that the letter is not to be answered , and that it is to be taken no notice of . Thati 3 , they treat him * as a Hack sheap , and exhibit the same kind of feeling as thai cliarge the working men with doing towards those who violate the union laws . Perhaps , if Mr . Haigh was not a capitalist ,

      they might try to coerce him the same as they are doing their late workmen . We hope Mr . Haigh will think a little more , and then he may come to the conclusion that if Ms men do subscribe to aid the Birkenhead men , he has no right to interfere . If they perform their duty , toliim as per agreement , that is all he has a right to look to . However , of this we are satisfied , that the gratification he must feel , and the good feeling with which his workmen must view his later conduct , will infinitely counterbalance the off-hand manner with which his late colleagues treat him . . As regards the movement of the work , men , they have been busy arranging their forces , looking out fur the { sinews of war , ; finding employ , mentfor those out ( some few are now in work ) , and doing the utmost to ensure success .

      [ We are sorry that this did not find insertion in our last number , the fault is not ours , it only reached the Star ofliceon Friday afternoon , after our country edition was printed . " ] SiAFFonDsniBE Misers . —A public meeting and delegate meeting has been held at the Samson and Lion , Green Croft , by the South Staffordshire miners , at which several resolutions were adopted , including one to the effect that— " The best thanks are due , and are hereby given , to the Rev . Mr . Humphry Price , minister of Christ ' s Church , in Needwood , Staffordshire , for Ms noble conduct in upholding the rights of the miners of Great Britain , hoping that ministers of all sects will follow his example . "The next delegate meeting will be held at Mr . Henry Mason ' s , Swan Inn , Wednesfield Heath , on Monday the 20 th day of April . Those lodges who do not send a delegate will forfeit one shilling each . John Jones , D . Secretary .

      Strikes at Bibmlvgiiam . —The striks of the bricklayers in this town has been succeeded by similar movements in other branches of trade , and should these differences remain for any length of time unsettled , or the ctil further spread , it cannot fail to be most disastrous in its results . The concession of one shilling per week on the part of the master-builders not bavins been accepted by the men by the time specified in the resolution , the former have met and declared their determination not now to advance the sum to which they had consented . In this position of affaire all building operations are brought to a stand , there is seemingly no probability of either party giving way , until perhaps the force of circumstances ( the exhaustion of tke trade fund , for

      instance ) compel the men to do so , and to resume their work witha bad feeling on both sides . The strike of the tailors continues ; at least half the Bhops in this town are closed ; and watchers arc stationed in various parts to warn strangers against applying for work at houses where the differences exist with the masters . —The tin-plate workers continue out , as intimated in the Daily Ntws on Friday ; and the contagion seems infectious ; to-day the bricklayers' " labourers" have also struck : and from Waisall I have received information that the stirrup-makers have notifiotl to their employers that , unless they have a rise of wages within a month , they will quit their work . Such a state of things is much to be deplored . —Daily News .

      Lancashire Misers . — Win . Grocott thankfully acknowledges the sum of £ o from the miners of Holy , town- per Wm . Cloughan . The miners of Bolton and its vicinity arc still out , and while they gratefully acknowledge the kindness and promptitude of their friends in coming forward so liberally towards their support , the . v beg most respectfully to remind them of the necessity which still exists for a continuance of pecuniary aidl Subscriptions will be thankfully received and duly acknowledged by W . Grocott , No . 1 , Camplin ' s-buiidinas , Mount-street , Ancoats , Manchester , nnd by Mr . Charles Meadowcroft , Astley-strect . Dukinfield . Cheshire .

      First Anniversary of the Birmingham asd Dudley Friexdly Fesdek-makebs' and Moulder ' s SociETr , Established fob the Mutual Protection of Labour asd the Support op its Members out op employ . —Twelve mouths ago , a few spirited and noMe-minded men seeing the degraded and miserable condition to which their fellow tradesmen were reduced in consequence of the want of union amongst themselves , resolved to call a meeting of their fellowworkmen in order to establish an organization of the trade , for the purpose of emancipating themselves from their degraded and wretched position , so as to enjoy the blessings of liberty and the rights of freehorn Englishmen , to obtain a fair remuneration for their labour so as to enable them , by their industry

      to provide for themselves and families comfortabl y and respectably , and to support its members out of employ . The result has proved that the efforts of these energetic men have been crowned with success , far exceeding their most sanguine expectations ; so much so that the condition , both physically and mentally , of each of the members of the society lias been materially improved . Having given the above outline of the chief objects , for which , the society was formed , we proceed to give a brief account of the proceedings of its first anniversary , which was celebrated on Easter Monday , at the Masons' Arms , Moseley-street , Birmingham , where eighty-three membors fat down to a good and substantial dinner provided for the occasion . After ample justice beine

      done to the good cheer , furnished by the worthy host ( Mr . John Slater ) , the cloth being drawn , Mr . Thos Brunett was called to the chair , and Mr . Benjamin Ross to the vice-chair . The secretaries of Birniin » . ham and Dudley proceeded to give a lucid and cheering accountof the rise . progress and present prosperity of the society , notwithstanding the struggle it has had to contend with . The society was highly gratified by two influential gentlemen , " unconnected with the trade , volunteering pecuniary aid if it should at any time be in need of it . The report being finished , appropriate toasts and sentiments were given , and duly responded to , in plain neat speeches

      by the chairman , Messrs . Evans , Foster , Lyndon Lawrence , and others , and the evening was spent with the ntmost conviviality . A vote of thanks being returned to the chairman , secretaries , and host it was unanimously resolved , "That a report of the first anniversary should be forwarded to the editor of the Nortlusm Star requesting the favour of its insertion in his next publication . Thus ended the first festival of this soc ety from which the spirit and sond feeling evinced by every one present , bids ikir to become a b ' . essinir to the members and their families . To the great credit of the meeting , at eleven o ' clock ] every man departed to his home orderly and sober .

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      Meeting op Paper-hangers and Stainers . — effect upon Wages of the Proposed Customs Frek Trade ) Bill . —Lnst evening a numerous meeting of working paper-hangers assembled in the largo > all-room attached to the Jacob ' s Well Tavern , Barbican , to meet a deputation of journeymen paperstainers under the following circumstances . French stained paper hitherto paid an import duty of Is . per square yard , hut by Sir Robert Peel ' s proposed free trade tariff the duty is to be reduced to 2 d . the square yard . The large master paper-stainers of London , Mnounting in number to about sixteen , as soon as they heard of the proposed reduction , met , and the result of several deliberations was , that nine of the . number , contending that the reduced tariff would

      swamp them with French paper , and that they could not compete with the manufacturers of France , resolved instanter , and without waiting to see if the proposed reduced duty would receive the sanction of the legislature , and if it did without giving ita trial , to reduce their workmen ' s wages b y one-half , and in some branches of the trade by two-thirds . The wages paid hitherto were 3 s . id . per score , so that nine score pieces , the average weekly work of one man , amounted to £ 1 10 s . The masters now proposed to reduce that sum to 13 s . Gd ., and when the order extended beyond fifty pieces , or was continued work , to pay Is . 3 d . per score , or about ? s . 6 d . for every 20 s . before paid . The journeymen attached to the establishments alluded to , considering tho proprietors acting aggressively towards them , resisted the offered reduction in their wages , and 230 of them are now out of employment . They maintain , and so do seven master manufacturers , that the

      proposed tariff will not be so injurious as the nine masters say , and they argue that , at any rate , before any reduction of wages should take place , the effect of the proposed tariff should be seen . The journeymen say that if it be injurious to the masters , they will be ready to accept any fair compromise , in order to enable their employers to meet French competition on as equal grounds as possible . The following resolutions were agreed to : — "That the meeting considered the conduct of the master paperstainers as unjust and oppressive , in offering a reduction of wages to their workmen on account of the importation of foreign hangings , before . the proposed t iriff became the law of the land ; and that the reduction of wages proposed by the masters is of so overwhelming a character , being in some cases twothirds , and in others one-half of the present prices , that it was utterly impossible to earn a subsistence . " Thanks having been voted to Mr . Sparks , the chairman , the meeting separated .

      Strike amoxost the Tin-Plate Workers of Birmisouam . —The tin-plate workers ( a very numerous body here ) , have " struck , " and have issued the following address : — " We , the workmen employed in the above trade , have been thrown out of employment to prevent a reduction of 20 per cent , in our wages . The attempt made by our employers is of such magnitude , that every right thinking mind will sympathise , and , we believe , assist us . The case is unparalleled in the history of the tin trade throughout the kingdom . We have been forced . against our will into this situation—we havo not asked for an advance , we only act in defence of our just rights , as producers of a part of the wealth which wo wish every employer to partake of , providing he act upon the principle of justice to his ever-willing , toiling

      workmen . The number out exceeds seventy , the majority of whom have wives and children depending on them for support . We are determined , with the assistance of our fellow workmen , to resist by all the " moral power we can bring to bear against their wicked system . Brother operatives , what would our fellow-workmen think of us in other large towns , and the country generally , where numbers are employed at a remunerating price , if we were tamely to submit to this impious proposal ?—a proposal that would take , even at the present prices , from many of us , one-fourth of our usual earnings . That being our position , we are determined , rather than submit , to continue the struggle until our employers consent to give the just price for our labour . We have little to fear but" Justice will triumph over Oppression . "

      Lancashire Misers . — -The nest general delegate meeting of Lancashire Miners will be held on Monday , April 20 th , at the sign of the Swan With Two Necks , Spring-lane , Ratcliffe-brid » e , near Bury , chair to be taken at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon . There will also be a public meeting which will be addressed by several of the accredited agents of the Miners Association . The Miners of Bolton and its vicinity are still out , and continue to evince the same determination to resist the tyranny of their late employers , which has so nobly characterised them during the whole of their protracted struggle . Subscriptions and donations on their account may be sent either to Wm . Grocott , No . 1 , Camplin ' s

      Buildings , Mount-street , Ancoats , Manchester , or to Mr . C . Meadowcraft , Ashley-street , Dukinfield , Cheshire . The Coal Miners of Lancashire return their sincere thanks to their brethren of the Holytown district , Scotland , for their three donations of £ 10 , making the amount already received from them into the handsome sum of £ 30 , and they also take this opportunity of publicly expressing their gratitude to Mr . Wm . Cloughan for his exertions in their behalf . Mr . Charles Meadowcraft thankfully acknowledges the receipts of the following sums : —Miners of Fifeshire , £ 12 10 s 4 d . ; friendsat Whitehaven , lls . 2 H . ; Engineers of Wigan £ 8 ; Miners of Derbyshire , £ 5 . —Wm . Grocoit , County Secretary .

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      transactions are under the controul and dictation of a few individuals , who are . stated to be persons of a very questionable character . We repudiate such charges , and contend , that the joiners of Manchester are a respectable and intelligent body of men , and not at all likely to be misled in the way which has been stated . We fling back . upon them the charge of tyranny ;_ l < jt the public read the following document , " In entering into the service of J hereby declare that I am not in any way connected with the General Trades' Union , and I undertake that 1 will not join or subscribe to , or in any manner support or belong to , any General Trades' Union whatever , whilst I am in your service . " ( Signed ) .

      Can anything be more tyrannical than this!—but enough—we are willing to leave our case in your hands;—and though the conduct of our masters is deserving of the most unmeasured censure , —yet , we fefrain from evincing any thing like hostile or bad feeling , considering the whole affair , when looked upon in a proper light , to be a matter of business between us and our employers . Our present object is to set the public right , and therefore earnestly request them to consider the evidence on both sides , bof ' orc they pass . their all-powerful verdict against us . It may not be amiss to avail ourselves of the piesent opportunity of informing our employers and the

      public generally , as to our determination ( with regard to the above infamous document ) , which is embodied in the following resolution , passed at a meeting of the trade , at the Carpenters' Hall , on Wednesday evening last . —Moved by Thomas Railton , and seconded by James Harvey , " That we , the Operative Carpenters and Joiners of Manchester , Salford , and their Vicinities , do consider that the proposal of signing a document on the part of the master is unjust , un-English , and tyrannical , and ought to be treated by us with an expression of the strongest contempt , in order to show them our determination to resist their vile attempts . " . Peter Evans , Chairman *

      Manchester , April 8 . —Theerapleyerskave sent their agents to all parts of the Unitocl Kingdom in search of hands . We have heard of them in Edinburgh , Glasgow , and different parts of Scotland ; in Dublin and surrounding counties ; in London , Exeter , and Cornwall ; and . tbrougu nearly aU the whole county of Yorkshire ; but they have everywhere been disappointed . This speaks highly in favour of the unanimous feeling amongst the working class in our favour . James Levens , Secretary of the Carpenters and Joiners' Society , Manchester .

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      THE FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS . At the meeting ef the Fraternal Democrats on Sunday evening , March 29 th , Joseph Moll in the chair , the following resolution moved by William Dunnage , seconded by Carl Schapper , was unanimously adopted : That the noble sentiments expressed in the addresses of the Polish Democrats , published in the Northern Star oi March 28 th , sufficiently answer the calumnies of the enemies of the European Democracy , and are a sufficient gua . rantee that the Polish cause is part and parcel of the great cause of Universal Equality . And this meeting assures the Polish Democrats that in spite of calumny and persecution , the Democrats of all nations will devote their energies in aiding them to establish the rights , political and social , of the Polish people , and the whole of the Slavonian races .

      At tins meeting it was resolved that the nights of meeting be altered from Sunday to Monday evening . . ., Mokday Evening , April 6 th . —At the meeting holden this evening , William Dunnage was called to the chair . After the election of several new members , G . Julian Harney spoke at some length on the shameless indifference of the aristocratic and middle classes to the sufferings and sacrifices of the heroic Polish people . He added some remarks illustrative of the fraternal feelings of the British Democrats towards their fellow men of all countries . J . A . Michelot addressed the meeting in the French language , commenting on the late meeting at the Crown and Anchor .

      A gentleman connected with the Paris press , and deputy of the committee of the friends of Poland , established in Paris , next spoke . lie waimly applauded the London Democrats for their recent meeting in behalf of Poland , regretting that he was not in London at the time . He stated his interviews with the parliamentary and other " liberals" in this country and the cold indifferenco with which they had met his appeals . His reception by the democrats had been of . a totally opposite character . He wag more than ever convinced that the cause of liberty must depend for its success wholly upon the people . The democrats of Europe must unite as one . man , abandon all national prejudices , and cordially work together for the accomplishment of their common

      triumph . ( The speaker was repeatedly and warmly applauded . ) A Polish refugee next addressed the . meeting . He expatiated on the follies and crimes . of the Polish aristocrats , they caused the downfall of their country and organised the failure of the Revolution of 1830-31 . Some of them accompanied the emigration into France and Britain , and it was owing to the intrigues of these aristocrats that the sympathy of the English people had been weakened . The revolution was not put down it might have experienced a temporary check , but it was permanently organised and would ultimately triumph . ( Great applause . ) Carl Sciupper spoke of the sympathy for Poland in Germany . He described the enthusiasm with which the proscribed Poles were received in Germany

      in 1831 , when on their way to France , that enthusiasm had not abated , but on the contrary was now universal in Germany . The lying papers published under the terrors of the Censorship had endeavoured to excite prejudice against the Poles by representing them as plotting to massacre the Germans , This was false , the Polish people and tlie German people had to contend against the same tyrants , and would , therefore , unite as brothers for the attainment of their freedom . The speaker added some statements , showing the sympathy exhibited by the German workmen in Paris and London for the Poles , and concluded amidst much applause . G . Julian Barney then moved tho adoption of the following resolution : —

      That the thanks of this meeting be given to the editors of the Reforms for the generous and fraternal sentiments expressed in that journal of the 31 st of March , on the recont public meeting , held in London in behalf of Poland . And this meeting hails with delight the interchange of fraternal sentiments between the several sections of the European family , assured that as the true interests of the people of all countries are one and the same , so must the ; be united as brethren to accomplish the triumph of their common cause . Carl Schapper seconded the resolution , which was unanimously adopted . The meeting then adjourned . The next meeting will bo holden on Monday evening , April 20 th .

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      in their own mind that he should not spend an idle evening after examining the land ha came to inspect , and with a view of carrying out their intention , about four o'clock . the drums asd . fifes were . put into requisition to proclaim a meeting to bo held at the Atlireneum . The Chartists , alarmed at the shortness of notice , were apprehensive of a failure ; however , when the time for commencing proceedings had arrived the spacious building was crowded in every part . Mr . Richardson , a working man , and a Chartist , was unanimously called to the chair , and opened the proceedings by inviting all who were opposed to the Chartist policy , or to Mr . O'Coniior personally , to

      listen attentively , and if they had any wish tor discussion , or any objection to make to Mr . O'Connor ' s speech , that they would receive impartial justice from the meeting and from him as chairman . He then introduced Mr . O'Connor , who was received with loud and long continued applause . lie spoke for two hours and a half upon the wrongs of Ireland , the policy of Peel , and the advantages of an agricultural life , and was only interrupted by frequent bursts of applause . His lecture was one of surpassing interest , especially to many of his own countrymen , who listened witli delight , and went away more than pleased with tho manner in which their cause had bien explained and their rights advocated . In the course of his address , Mr . O'Connor dwelt

      impressively upon the necessity of getting up a national petition against the Irish Coercion Bill—a proposition which was hailed with enthusiastic applause , and to which the meeting unanimously pledged its support . Upon the whole , the effect of Mr O'Connor ' s speech , and his exposure of the tactics and views of the League , has put fresh heart into the Chartist party , as many ludicrously supposed that Mr . O'Connor was favourable to a repeal of tlie Corn Laws , because he wished to spare the Chartist party the odium of being charged with having starved the Irish peeple by preventing the free importation of grain , which , however , he fully proved would be an

      evil rather than a benefit , inasmuch as the inevitable result of the measure would he to induce tho farmers to dispense with agricultural labour , and thus throw the people exclusively upon gratuitous support , a prediction to which the Irish people gave entire credence . At the clo 3 e of the meeting a hearty vote of thanks was given to Mr . O'Connor and tlie chairman , and after the usual cheers for Frost , Williams , and Jones , Duneombe and the Charter , the meeting In ' ke lip in high spirits , when the drums and fifes , followed by a large concourse of people with tho old Chartist flags , paraded the town , " to the great annoyance no doubt , of the peaceable inhabitants , and especially the free traders .

      liCLiPSB . —Thcro will be an annular eclipse of the sun on Saturday theSdch instant , partially- visible at Greenwich . It will commence at 5 h . 32 m . afternoon ; middle , G u . M in . ui ' ten . oon ; and end 6 h . d m . afternoon . ¦ & ? &

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      THE CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAND SOCIETY . Meetings for the purpose of enrolling members , and transacting other business connected therewith aye held every week on the following days and places ;—

      SUNDAY EVENING . South London Chartist Hull , 115 , Blackfriars-road : at half-past six o ' clock . —City Chartist Hall , 1 , Turnagain-lane : at six o'clock . — Westminster : at tho Parthenium Club Rooms , 72 , St . Martin ' s-lane-at half-past seven . —Somers Tmvn : at Mr . Duddrego ' s Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-street , New-road , at halt-past seven . —Tower Hamlets : at the Whittington and Cat , Church-row , Bethnal-green , at six o ' clook precisely . —Emmett ' s Brigade : at the Rock Tavern Lisson-grove , at eight o ' clock precisely . —MaryUbone ; at the Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-street , at half , past seven .

      MONDAT EVEX 1 NO . Camhrwell :. at the Montpelier Tavern , Wai worth , at eight o'clock precisely . » TUESDAY EVENING . Greenwich : at the George and Dragon , Blackheathhill , at eight o ' clock . Netvcastle-upon-Tyne : This branch of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society meet in the house of Martin Jude , Sun Inn , Side , every Monday evening , from seven until nine o ' clock , for the purpose of receiving subscriptions and enrolling members . Leicester : The members and committee of the Cooperative Land Society meet at S 7 , Church-gate , every Sunday night , at six o ' clock . Armley : The members of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society meet at tlie house of Mr . William Oates , boot and shoemaker , Armley Town-gale , every Monday evening , at eight o ' clock .

      City Ciiartisi Hall , 1 , Turnagain-lane , FarnngdoR-Btreet . — -The public discussion will be resumed on Sunday morning next , April 19 , at half-past ten o ' clock precisely . —In the evening , at seven o ' clock , Mr . T . Shorter will deliver a public lecture . Subject : " War and its' results . " ; South London Chartist Hall . —On Sunday evening next , April 19 , at seven o ' clock precisely , Mr . T . Cooper , author of the " Purgatory of Suicides , " Ac ., will deliver a public lecture . Subject— " The duties of working men towards each other , and to the world . "

      CHARTISTS AND FRIENDS OF FREEDOM SUPPORT THE SOUTH LONDON CHARTIST HALL . A benefit , in aid of the funds of the above hall , « vill be held at the Royal Victoria Theatre , on Wednesday evening , April 29 . An excellent bill of fare , and a galaxy of talent are provided for the occasion . Tickets to be had of Mr . Gathard , Page ' s-walk , Bermomlsey ; Mr . Dron , Oakley-street , Lambeth ; at the South . London , and other metropolitan Chartisfc Halls , and places of meeting ; of Mr . Wheeler , at the Chartist Land Office , 83 , ' Dean-street , and at tlie Northern Star Office .

      Cambbrwell and Walworth . —A meeting will be held at the Montpelier Tavern . Walworth , on Monday eveningnext , April 27 , at eighto ' clock precisely . Hammersmith . — The Land ! The Land !!—A meeting will be held at the Dun Cow , Brook Graenlane , on Tuesday evening next , April 21 , to consider the propriety of holding a great public meeting in connexion therewith . Every member and all friends of this locality are requested to be in attendance at eight o ' clock precisely , Souers' Town . —Mr . Marriott ( late of Bristol ) will lecture on Sunday evening next , at the Bricklayers ' Arms , Tqhbridge-street , New-road , to commence at eighto ' clock . St . Pancras . —An harmonic meeting will bo held at the Featkers Tavern , Warren-street , Tottenhamcourt-road , on Monday erening next , April 20 , at eight o ' clock , the proceeds to be devoted to defray the expence of sending a delegate to the ensuing Chartist convention .

      Leicester . —This section of the National Anti-Militia Association mecta every Sunday evening , at Mr . Astell ' s , 87 , Church-gate , for the enrolment of members , &o . Newcastlk-on-Ttne . —The future meetings of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , and of the National Charter Association , will be held on the Sunday eyeings instead of Monday as heretofore . Hours of attendance from six to eight o ' clock . —N . B . The whole of the members are respectfully invited to attend on Sunday first the 19 th instant . The secretary will be provided also with cards and rules for the enrolment of new members . Rochdale . —Mr . M'Garth of the Executive will lecture in the Chartist Association-room , Mill-street , Rochdale , on SuHday evening at six o ' clock .

      Nottingham . —The next meeting of the Land Society in this district will be held at the Hare and Hounds , Old Basford , on Sunday evening the 19 th instant , at seven o ' clock precisely ; Biudfobd . —On Sunday tlie members of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society will hold a meeting in their room , Buttenvorth-buildings , at two o ' clock in the afternoon . The members of the O'Connor ' s brigade will meet on Sunday in their room at ose o ' clock in the afternoon . A public meeting will be held in Butterworth-buildings on Sunday at one o ' clock in the afternoon , to elect a delegate to the forthcoming convention . "

      Warrixoion . —A meeting of the friends of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society will be held at the house of Mr . Edward Conway , boot and shoe maker , Scotland-road , on Sunday next , April 19 , at six o ' clock iu the evening , to consider the propriety of forming a branch of the above society . All persons desirous of becoming shareholders are respectfully invited to attend . A South Staffordshire Miners ' Delegate meeting will bo held at the Swan Inn , WednesfieW Heath , Mr . Henry Mason ' s , on Monday next , April 20 . Chair to be taken at eleven o ' clock .

      West Riding Delegate Meeting . —A special West Riding delegate meeting will be holden on Sunday , April 26 , in the Working Man ' s Hall , Bullcloselane , Halifax , to commence at twelve o ' clock at noon . The General Delegate Meeting of Lancashire Miners will take place on Monday next , April 20 th , at the sign of the Swan with Two Necks , Springlane , Ratcliffe-bridge , near Bury , ehair to be taken at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon . There will also be a public meeting , which will be addressed by several of the accredited agents of the Miners' Association .

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      EXECUTION OF SAMUEL 1 ABHA 5 I . —NORWICH , APRIL 11 . —Iu consequence of the peculiar circumstances under which Tarham was convicted , and the efforts which had been made to obtain a commutation of his sentence , it was very generally believed that some degree of mercy would have been extended towards him . As this did not arrive , the extreme sentence of the law wns iuflicted upon him on Saturday last , in front of Norwich Castle , at twelve o'clock . All the roads leading into this city were crowded at a very early hour with vehicles of every

      description ; and the number of pedestrians who flocked to witness the scene was greater than ever remembered on any similar occasion . This circumstance may , to a certain extent be accounted for by the fact of Saturday being the second day of the fair , a market day , and a day generally kept by the lower orders in this county as a holy , day . On the immense area m front of the castle , there were not less than 20 , 000 people , a very large proportion belonging to the lower orders , and there were , as usual , quite as many , if not more , women than men present . The trains from Yarmouth carried neavlj 1 , 800 passen . gers , principally of the third class .

      The Rev . J . Brown , chaplain to the gaol , has been most unremitting in affording the wretched man every spiritual assistance in his power since commitment , and the last five hours ofYarham ' s life were spent in the chaplain's presence , who sought , we believe with but little apparent success , to apply the consolations of religion to the unhappy man ' s condition , A very few minutes after the clock had struck twelve , tho usual procession proceeded ( o the scaffold , am ! after a short space of tiiiio , die cap and rope having been adjusted , the fatal bolt was drann , and the soul of the culprit was in the presence of its Creator and Judge . From some cuuse or other th * muscular convulsions attendant upon violent deaths were unusually protracted , No confession of any kind , as far us I can learn , has been made by the deceased . He neither denied the truth of Mrs . Dick ' s evidence nor affirmed it , but when pressed on the point wished to maintain a determined silence . He did not open his lips on the

      scaffold , and required support to enable him to stand on the drop . By this silence he undoubtedly tacitly but uu . satisfactorily confirms Mrs . Dick ' s ( as the judge called it ) " extraordinary" tale , because it would bo difficult , if not impossible , to find an instance of a man dying with the consciousness of innocence , and not frequently and emphatically declaring it . Besides he has affirmed it before tlie magistrate a hundred times ; and when asked at his trial , whnthehad to say why sentence of death should not be pronounced , ho said , « I am innocent , so help me God . " He would not have withheld a similar avowal uow , had not the nearapproach of eternity rendered the telling falsehoods awfully perilous and difficult . There' are reasons into which I cannot enter , because of implicating n third party , which , it is alleged , are quite sufficient to account for his dogged silence on a question , which would have been deemed more satisfactory to the public iiad he given a positive assurance of the guilty part he took in this foul deed of cruelty and blood .

      Royal and Mapes , two of tho mea committed with Yarham as joint principles iu the murder , and acquitted ou the capital cliarge at the assizes in April , 1845 , wero present at tho execution ; Rojal I saw near the gallows as soon as it was erected ( seven o ' clock in the morning ) and he was followed about by a considerable number of the populace . After the execution he wns somewhat roughly handled b y a portion of the crowd , and whs obliged to WBort to a nei ghbouring public-house for protection , The above execution stands in ono rejpect almost unparallelediu English history—that of a mim being hanged tor a murder , after he had been allowed to gire evidence against three supposed accomplices in the same offence . Ho is also executed upon statements which he himself made whilst under the impression that , in consequinee of giving such evidence , he was free from any ulterior proceedings ,

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      [ From the Gazette of Friday , April 10 . ] Edward Foley , Stoko Newington-green , Islington , licensed victualler . —Robert Weathi'rhog and Richard Weatherhog , Stone , Kent , fanners . —Henry Charles Lnngley , Suftblk-plncp , Hackney-road , apothecary . — Thomas Matthews , Aldgate High-street , city , draper . — William Davuy , Pentewnn , St . Austell , Cornwall , coalmtivcliant , —Thos . Richards , ffottoii-under-Edgc , Gloucestershire , watchmiikerr . —Jas . Boulton Ornm , Birmingham , brewer —Martha Illingworth , William Smith and John Wright , Bradford , worated-spinuers—Jolm Knight , Preston , memr , —Charles Henry Cartwright , Warrington , Lancashire , grocer . —Ucury Hoe , Liverpool , goldsmith .

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      TUE TURN-OUT IN MANCHESTER . ADDEESS TO THE CENTEX OF MANCHESTER , AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY . The Committee of the Operative Joiners and Carpenters of Manchester , deem it necessary to issue the following address , in order to set the public mind right upon certain points connected with the struggle at present existing between them and their employers ; and on which they consider they have been most grossly misrepresented , not only by the said employers , but by tlie Manchester Guardian , and other organs of the public press . It is not our wish to trouble

      the public with a lengthy detail as to the origin of the present strike—but it is sufficient to say , that after giving two months' notice to the masters for an advance of sixpence per day upon the present rate of wages , to commence from the first of March last , they were answered by advertisement , stating that the masters deeply regretted the necessity they felt of forming themselves into a combined association , and as such were ready to receive a deputation from the operatives , to hear any grievances they had to complain of . The result of the negotiation which followed was , an offer from them to advance our wages two shillings per week , provided we gave up the

      halfday holiday on Saturday and adopted the old system of time . > Now , it is upon this particular point that we believe the public have been greatly misled ; for no announcement from the masters has ever stated the fnct 3 of the case aright . Very much could be said in favour of a halt-day holiday among the working class , treating the matter in a moral point of view ; and we feel confident upon this subject—public opinion is in our favour ; but as this question haa assumed a different aspect between us and our employers , we will proceed briefly to state a few particulars .

      After several meetings of the men , and an interview with the masters , it was mutually agreed upon that the hours of working from the beginning of October last , should be from seven o ' clock on Monday morning until six o ' clock , and from six to six each other day , except Saturday , on which day to leave off at twelve . Now , it may be as well to state what the working hours were according to the old system , which we will do from a statement emanating from Mr . Belhouse ' s office . They were a 8 follows : —Thirty weeks at sixty hours ; eleven do ., at fiftyseven and a half hours : eleven do ., at forty-eight hours ; making a total of 2 , 960 * hours in twelve months—averaging something Bhort of filty-seven

      hours per week the year round . According to the system we have adopted during the past winter , we have worked ninety-three and a half hours more than we should have done by the old rule , lighting up and continuing jto do so as long as was necessary , — whereby it is well known before there were set times for so doing . It has been already stated , that at Christmas we gave notice to our employers for an advance of wages , believing that the prospects of the trade were favourable to our doing so . This was met by the ; masters with an offer of 2 s . for three hours' work , or in other words , to advance our wages YR per week ; which you can plainly see would have been the case if we had given up the half-day holiday .

      We believe that the impression on the public mind is , that the men arc resisting an offer of 28 s . per week , and that every one laying claim to the name of a joiner , can have that by returning to his work ; when the reality is , that 21 s . Gd . is the present average rate of wages , —and adding the proposed advance of 2 s . it would Oe but 26 s . Gd ,, supposing we retained the half-day holiday . But when you take intoconsideration that we are called upon to give up this privilege for a paltry advance of Hi , per ivcck—you cannet say we are acting obstinately or unreasonably . The public may not be aware that the wages vary from ISs . to 2 Ga . per week , —and though their being charged the same for the most indifferent as they are for the superior workmen , mav . not be considered our busi * -

      ness , yet we think it right to state this—not only to account for the average rate of wages , butto disabuse the public mind of the false idea that we demand 29 s . per week for every man , when our demand is , as already stated , Gd . per day advance upon the present rate of wages . We do lay claim to having acted honourably towards our employers in giving ; them due notice of our iutentions , and we feel no hesitation iu saying , that-had they acted in a similar wanner to U 3 sonic five weeks since , wo might have t ' ^ en differently situated at the present moment . We . w- accused of being- tyrannical i « our proceedings , . of resorting to the most un warrantable means of inti- midation ; -ouT Trades' Union ia spoken of as aliise , injurious to master and mau—that all its affairs and

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      Tuk Late Fatai Accident at the npNOEaroKD Steaat-Boat Pi £ K , —On Wednesday afternoon an in . quiry commenced at the Griffin , Villiers-strect , Strand , before Mr . Bedford , corener for Westminster , and a highly respectable jury of the parish of St , Martin's , re . speeting the death of John Powell , aged forty-one , cook at Simpson's Tavern , Wells-street , Jermyn-stteet , who was- drotvned at Hungorford-market Pier , on Sunday afternoon last , The jury having viewed the body of the deceased , and , at the suggestion of the coroner , the spot were the accident occurred , William Clements , builder , of No . 31 , Yilliers-istrect , was called before the jury to describe the construction of the pier . He said that he had

      been employed at the pier for the last seven years , and loft it in a perfectly secure state at eight o ' clock oh Saturday night last . He did not see it again until M onday- — that was , after the accident had happened . The bnrgos are fastened together at each corner by chains and cables . The flap communicating between the two barges where the accident happened , was secured at eash angle by two staples nnd a chain , and went over the barge to the extent of fifteen inches . The length of the flap was five feet , and the breadth seven feet six inches . A juror —Were the staples which fasten the flap ever known to draw before this time ? Witnsss—Yes , and they havo been removed , the same kind being placed there . From the swell of the steamers , staples , or anything which might be put in their place , would be likely to " draw . '

      If the staples come out the flnp may slip . The flap is an inch and a half thick , and is edged frith an inch and a half board . The opening between the barges covered b y this flap is twenty-four inches . Cannot account for the slipping of the flap but from the commotion caused by the steamers . Always thought it sufficiently strong . Mr . George Gossit , merchant , at present residing- at Peele ' s coffee-house , Fleet-street , said that on Sunday afternoon last , between four and five o ' clock , he was walking along the Hungerford-mnrket steam-boat pier , a few inches behind his friend Mr . Frederick Hey wood , when a portion of the pier suddenly gave way , and he saw him sink down into the water . In witness ' s opinion , three persons fell into the water besides his friend , He saw a female got out . He was about to throw the flap into the witter , that the drowning persons might seize it , when he was prevented . There was not much commotion in the water at the time , for there was but one eteam-boat at the pier . If the persons having the management of the pier had

      prevented other steam-bsats from calling and creating a swell , he had no doubt the deceased—indeed all tlie persons who ftll might have been saved , A quarter of an hour or twenty minutes elapsed before the drags were brought . Saw no life buoy or boat kept at tho pier to save persons who mj gUt fall into the water . He saw a fcm » l * saved . The pier he thought was very unsafe , William Cratrley , check taker to the Iron Steam-boat Company , said he found the body of the deceased . He did not kuow , nor thought any one could tell , how many persons fell into the water . fRtcollected one of the staples coming out of the flap where the accident happened , and his driving it iu again . Sid not think it necessary to have informed the company of it . The jury , after a long consultation , returned the following verdiet r— " TJiat the deceased came by his death by accidentally falling into the river Thames , owing to the imperfect construe , tion of the platform connecting two floating piers , Deodand £ 50 , upon the two barges and the connecting platform . "

      Coal-pit Explosion *—On Tuesday , an lmjuett was held by Mr . Henshall , deputy coroner for the county , at the Three Crowns public-house , Ringley , on the body of Robert Seldon , a collier , employed at tue works of Messrs Knowles and Stott , Ringley . Frem the evidence i ; ap pcared that there are two coal-pita , the workings of which extend into each other ; but one of which is on a lower level than the other . The lower pit has been abandonod some time by the colliers , who have tnrned out : but as the workings extend under the bed of the river Irwell , and as they are required to be kept free of water in order to insure the ventilation of the higher pit , a man named Benjamin Barratt was employed to work an engiue to keep the water low . Barratt was supposad to be doing his duty , and the men at the higher

      pit were at work bb visual , on Friday last , when they were ularmed by the report of a distant explosion , They hastened to the bottom of the shaft , by which alone they could escape , but finding themselves safe . Seldon observed that wherever the explosion had occurred the danger would be past , and he advised them all to return to their work . They began to return , and were walking along the working about a dozen in number , all having lighted candles iu their hands , and Seldon leading the ) way , when , on neariiig an horizontal working which communicated with the other pit , it was found that a great quantity of foul air had accumulated there . They had no time to retrace their steps before it took fire from Seldon ' s candle , and a loud explosion ensued . All of

      them were able to make their way through tlie lire to tue bottom of the shaft again , but on arriviug there it was found that Seldon and another man were so shockingly burnt thaf , they were only able to crawl along on their hands and knees . Seldon only survived the accident till tho next day , and the other collier is hardly expected to recover , On examination being made into the cause of the accident , it was found that Barratt had been drinking and neglecting his work for three days , by which means the workings | of the lower pit were filled with water , and there beiDg no escape for the air by the lower shaft , it had been forced bai'k into the other workings . The Inquest was adjourned to Friday , when tho jury re « turned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against Barratt , who will be sent to Liverpool for trial at the next

      assizes . Murder in Glasgow . —It is our painful duty today to record an atrocious case of murder , which was perpetrated iu the Bridgegate on Saturday night , between eleven and twelre o ' clock . Tlie victim was an elderly man , named David Love , a wearer , residing in Tureen-street , Calton , and the circumstances under which he was murdered were as follow : —Shortly after eleven o ' clock it appears Love and another individual , whose name we have not learned , went lute an eating-house , Pis ; s' Feet Tavern , in the Gooaedubbs , kept by a person named Daly , and called for a small quantity of victuals . — Previous to their being consumed , however , the reckoning , amounting to Cd . wa 3 demanded , and it turned out that neither Love nor his companion , owing to some misunderstanding , had any money . This gave rise to some altercation between them and

      the people of the house , but so far as we have ascertained , it consisted principally of abusive language on the part of" Mrs . Daly and her servant , a girl named Cassidy , on account of their having been put to the trouble of setting down food to individuals who had nothing to pay for it . Ultimately the ivatchman being sent tor , on hearing the noise , went into Daly ' s ; but after this there was no disturbance , as Love and his companion went away peacably seemingly satisfied to escape from the disagreeable position in which they were placed . They had only proceeded a short distance along the Uridgegate when Love was knocked down from behind by a blow on the back of the head . This blow there is no doubt was inflicted by Daly , he having been seen to do it by several persons who -were close by at tha time ; and tho result was , that Love literallv Ilicd on the spot .

      Horrible Butchery is America . —Utica , Friday morning , March 13 , 1848 . —) Ve learn this morning by Mr . Friuk , conductor , from Aaburn , that the house of Mr . Van Ness , a fanner and supervisor of the town of Fleming , on Oswasco Lako , tour miles from Auburn , was entered last night , about half-past nine o ' clock , by some one in the disguise of a negro , and Mr . Van Ness , his wife and child , were stabbed by the villain , aud are dead . His mother-in-law and hired mau were ais » stabbed but are s-till living . No further particulars are known , and no cuise assigned for the act . It is reported that Mrs . V . N . ran about sixty rods , when her bowels gushed out and she fell dead . Mr . V ., it is said , attempted to go up stairs for his gun , and fell dead—tlie child , about two years old , was torn open from its shoulder entirety across its abdomen . The hind man succeeded in keeping him ttff with the broiiimtick , and saved his mm lit ' u and that of Mr . V . ' s niutJiei ' . in .

      law , but he k badly wounded . The murderer of the Van Ness family has since been taken at Fulton , Oswego county , and is in custody of the Sheriff . We understand that he acknowledges the deed . Sbrious and Fatal Accidint . —on Wednesday afternoon , an accident resulting in the death of one individual and the maiming of another , took place near the Marshgate , Lambeth . It appe » rs that a lemale of the name of Hayson , with her child in her arms , was being driven in her own chaise-cart , when , by some unaccountable mismanagement it came into violent collision with a waggon that happened to be passing at the time . The shock was so great that it precipitated Mrs . Ilayson , with her child , underneath the waggon ; when one of the wheels passed over one of the mother ' s legs , crushing it iu a most dreadful manner , while another passed over the child , an infant about four months old , and killed it on the spot , Mrs . Hayson was immediately removed to the nearest hospital .

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      Bankrupts.

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      O ffice in the same , rourietor i'EAKGUS O'COXXOU , Esq .., ami publish * ! by William Hbwitt , of No . 18 , Charles-stnu-t , Bruu don-street , U ' alwortli , in the Parish of Si . Mary , 2 » e \ v in"tOH , in the County of Surrey , at the Oliiue , Xu . 1 "'» Great WimlmiiUucet , llnymarkel , iii ^ tUs City 0 ' Westminster . Saturday , April 18 , 18 M .

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      i 8 ______ - THE NORTHERN STAR . April 18 , 1846 .

      Great Ciiartisi Meeting At Carlisle.—On Mr. O'Connor's Arrival In Carlisle The Chartists Resolved

      Great Ciiartisi Meeting at Carlisle . —On Mr . O'Connor ' s arrival in Carlisle the Chartists resolved

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 18, 1846, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1363/page/8/