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      btfj * ep \ kdl « ' « « Orm * tiTe , fijdng the . day . an * iwr , « i » t « Bettea , ft ^ Moa < I » y » tte Srd of lUj . The meeting wm tben announced In due order in kit vttK » : NoriletnSiar , mnd l , ofcoofM , proceeded at the appointed hoar to the place . of meeting . - To nv astonishment , however , I discovered , that the hall wi « Incomplete duknwi , and that no meeting was to Uke place . After I had waited about ten minutei , tome member appeared , and informed me , "that I ought tohaTe'beea written to , as , in consequence ef a meeting at Dean-strett , Soho , it had been thought better to defer hjj lecture to the Monday following . " The eoolneM of this jras certainly somewhat startling . . Xnayobserre , that I neither had nor hare received any letter upon the ratnect . - Under these circumj ^^^^^^^_ 7—— ~*™ - * tt .. . « . ; In Oin >< RRii < riu

      Itucea , without wishing to attach blame to any particular party ,-1 am under the unpleasant neeesdty of stating that I cannot exposemywlf to thercpetition of » similaroffi 5 n « iTe , eTen ifmnnttntional , affront . Tfaa lecture , * gf * r aj I am concerned , will certainly nerer be delivered . As there are , probably , Tery few indivl duals in the body 1 aa addressing who wenld panne a different courts under similar eirenmstanees , I used offer no explanation ? , bjat limply subscribe myself , fdiow-couatrymen , jour sincere well-wisher , AxcRE * Gbsjtct . —May i , 1847 . —II , Old Qaebec ^ street , Portman * so ^ ttare . f - -. - Jfowe Scotch Jomcsl ^ -A correspondent informs ui that Hugh Wisbert , shoemaker ; James Fruer , carpenter ; Joha Fraser , pablter ; and John Tracer shoenaker , all from Btadft chirged with attempting to prevent the tbipnent 6 j [ : graln there , in February last , bate been sentenced tf eighteen months' inrorl .

      sontnent . .. \ £ : ; ' . 6 . Toms , Preston , -r Tfa&wiitoriaed agent for the Land Company is Janes Bfcwn , 71 , Park-road . J . M'Dosiid , Edinburgh . —We sent your communication to the directors . I A Scotch Hint * < a rat liro Comaht . —The land belonging to the Company is measured by the English statute acre . - HrJ . PickCT , Horaford , near leeds—We do not supply Mr H « nn , conseruenUy we cannot intereftre . Hr Simons , Winchester . —Host apply to the London booksellen . We have re peatedl y stated that the amount of badness devolving upon this office renders , if impossible to suppl y the Labourer , < £ « , to country agents and subscribers . Any London agent or publisher canhaTe the works mentioned , on applitioa at the office , and any country booksellers can procure the books through the London house by whom tkt basinets Is conducted .

      Eibatdic—Mr Editor—Sir , In your psptrof the lit instant , wider the head "Public Meetings , " the report should read United Patriot * , net Tatriaeks , By correcting the error , you will oblige the members of the Society andmany of your readers . —D . W . Ro th , secretary . DtJKwiarojr . —TwoposNoffiea ordtrs for 5 s . 4 d . each bar been received from this place .- » oneontheI 9 tb ofFe braary , and the other the 15 ti » of ApriL Neither © 1 which were accompanied by the name and address o : the remitter , nor any allusion to the purpose for which they were intended . The sender onght to lose tie aaountfer his grru negligence . Of course , we canaotcredit any one of onr Dumbarton subscriber * with the snm received , unless we hear further . We have written two orthretprivateletters on the subject to which no replj iaibetnsent .

      To nt ChixtmtBodt akb the Behetolist Pcbuc—ThomesUlUa having , been fire months out of employ chiefly on account of old age , having worked as a bootdoter nearly sixty years , and inconsequence of being out of employ losing every article of furniture , earn estly appeals to his friends for assistance . IfheeoulA ¦ procure the sum of £ 3 10 s . it wonld enable him to get from the printer a small poetical work , which has for « ome time past been ready for publication . Any assistance | sent * to Mr Wheeler , 83 , Deaa-street , Soho , wiQ ba forwarded to T . Mills , who has been lone connected with the radical movement , and has sored as delq ^ tson tha Metropolitan Chartist Council . Two Foifs lH « cisu > Fos . —A correspondent wonld feel obligeS for information as to the " whereabouts '' and the werks of two shoemaker posts , the one calkd James Service , who published " The Caledonian Herd Boy , " a . poem ; "Crispin , or the Apprentice Boy ;"

      *• The Wild Harp's HaaAera fani other prodnetioiu ; and the other a J . Jonnstone . who also published a - volume of poems . Johnstone , it is said , was living at Craignonse , Dumfrieshire , about twenty-three years ago . Any information cf either of these individuals , aadof their books , or where or how they may ba had , witt oblige , by being addressed J . 8 ., 12 , Cecil court , St ltartin ' sJane , London . 3 fr T . Bolwzzx , Bath . Tec . All was right . Mr B . Hesszuo * . Links , Eirkealdy . —They are justified in making the charge at the Post Offics if to the United Satea , Hr H . Bizsow , Leicester . —We shall endeavonr to send the plates next week . The numbers of the labourer are sold o £ They will be reprinted in » few daya . Send the order direct to Mr Berger , aa we cannot attend to it .

      1 EQA 1 . -Jobs Aaoasws . —The usual remedy for rent In arrears is by distress . Should there not be a soSdeat dis . tress on the premises , the landlord can proceed undtr the Small Debts' Act for the surplus . . Joseph Moboa * , Deptford . —If jon require a private answer , and the return of your documents , you must send a sufficient number of postage-stamps . A WoshsbMak , Manchester . —You had best do nothing in the matter , and sing the hymn in your own ebapeL . ,. . -Giosce HtsBtST , Manchester . —After a lapse of 33 years , MrBriscoe may very possibly hare a difficulty in rendering an accurate account ; but , if he is an

      honocrable man , as I suppose he is , yoa had best take a reconveyance ot the property , and give Mr Briscoe a discharge for the rents , but he paying yon anything that he believes he may conscientiously owe you . - Thchus Bicbudsok , South Eetton , Durham . —If the colliery owners make use of the housss , they are rateable to the poor ; but if they make no use of them , and have given notice to that effect , they are not liable to poor rates whilst no use is made of them . S . B . —Tour eontract should have been in miting ; bat if you can prove by receipts or otherwise , that you have paid the joiner money in advance , you may , I conceive , recover what you have overpaid him in the Small

      Debts'Court -Jaxss Ovxxoev , Milton . —As yoa pay rates far your house , you have a right to attend vestry meetings and rote ; but you mmst conduct yourself quietly , and not introduce matters that are not in their proper place . -JoiEJH Swomzus . —I have written according to your request . TOl Cum , Slaney-street , Birmingham . —I have t written to Hr Griffiths about the legacy . With res . pert to the houses which you believe to be yours , I see not the slightest evidence of your being entitled to

      them ; and therefore cannot advise you to take any proceedings for recovering them . What reasm have yoa to suppose that Hr Griffiths is wrmgftttg in possession of the houses ! From your own statement , it wonld appear that your father sold them to Hr Griffiths ' * father ; and most likely he had a right to sell them . Hemt Batxs , Oldham . —Ko : the mother being dead . -Jou Eddie , Girran . —Give me Hr Bobbie ' s address and I will see him ; and if yon have a copy of Mr Sloan ' * will eend it tome , and I shall then know what you are eafitledto .

      0 . Z ., Sheffield . —If your brother enters your son and pays for him , your son ' s shares cannot be taken for your debts and liabilities . Chiuei Aelhsos , Sheffield . —Ton say in your letter that yoa giveme the name and address of the mortgagee , butyoubave given me neither the one nor the other . H . E . K ^ Charlestnwn , Ashton-under-Lyne . —Send me the name and address of the aunt who administered , and I win write t » her . Sqsik SuR » , lfottinghain . —B . ' s executor or administrator may recover the twelve shillings a week from the person , who onght to have paiditto B . benelf . If he refuses to do so , send me a copy of A . ' s will , as far as relates to the twelve shillings a week , and the name asd address of the person who ought to have piidit . -J . W . T ., West Lynn . —The rent having been paid

      weekly , would appear to afford an evidence of a new agreement having been entered into ; and from that time the tenant became a weekly tenant ; and , if so , a week ' s notice to quit , on either side , wonld be sufficient . -J . S .. Cheltenham ^ Ko , nnleulherehas been some acknowledgment of the debt in writing within the last tixyeari . - ^ "J ^" * * Kewllria Ee . —The notics you have given is good , ana hinds you to leave on the fifth of July nsxt . If yoa can , jouhad best come to some fresh agreement with your landlord " ^^ S ^ TT ^ ' ^ * * * ™ 8 ent me from the will , ismuth to joar advantage . Give meyourrealnameanaaddress , andlwUl communicate withyonprivately ; and atthe same time , let me know what the wkhts of the widow are respecting the sale of the property , and if she is entitled to dower or

      freebench . -Jahis Johssox , Manchester . —Can you inform tna when your grandfather , Samuel Clay , died t and when Mr Wfaitaker died ! and how you make out your title a * heir-at-law to your grandfather f A . Jacksos , Manchester . —If you gave him a receipt in fall , you are without remedy . XEI 6 H fiLEATX . —HO . Taos . Twnug . —Send the order of filiation , and I wisl tien inform you how to procerd under it , T . B ., Coventry . —Yes , if be tninks the wife worth having ;

      Geosqk Cownx , Sheffield . —Ko , nnless there is a custom in the place to that effect . TaciusRiMoiDs , Westbromwicb . —You are not liable to pay the debt claimed b > WUliam Smith . I suppose you are quite certain yon never acknowledged the txjstence ofthe debt , in writing , within the last sis years . T ; Johuov , Manchester . —You hava been altogether - misinformed si to the Uw . If a nun owes you money , yoa must proceed against h % . in one of the CoorU ot Law . For any sum not exceeding £ 30 you may proceed in the 8 maH Debt * Cou ^ . J . Ctoor ., DkestottDttbyiliirei-If the Hortgaw Deed , . ; ' . ¦ i

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      , Prindpil ) . is s « ll c ! 9 ing , and should the Mortgagee ' demand payment and , JtM . lfor ^ ager refuse , it would , beforUni , ( the Kortgisger ) tm show on what grounds he refused . . Without being ^ made acquainted with the grounds ofhil refusal , il isimpossibU forme to speak as to their sufficiency . If yon are theMortgagee , and wfllsend me a shortaostract of the Mortgage Deed , I shall be better able to advise you as to what you ought to do . ¦ ,... . . , " ... ' . ' Wilduk Hocohtof . , Bank Top , Blackburn . —Send me a copy of the Will . ; Your relative hat . been dead / it appears , near twenty years—how happened it that you did not makeyoar claim many years ago ! Wete «_? . » . i : ll j » lu . nj A » U 11 i »__ .

      you under age , or why ! Johh Kisdes , Stockport . —Send me the copy of your Grandfather ' * Will , and I shall then bi aile to advise you what to do ., ¦ J . H « , Carlton . —If any one sends a Poor ' s Bate to the Collector , and requires a receipt from him , < u for a J ' oor ' t Bate , it is the Collect or s duty to gire a receipt for a Poof * Bate ; aad if a Highwav-Bate'be due he may takeprocoedings to recover that , J . Eims , Hewtoa Abbott . —If the ground was not the private burial-ground of the family you name , there has been nothing done either by the Clergyman of any other person but what was strictly legal .

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      SECEIPTS . OP THE NATIOHAL CO OPERATIVE LAND COMPANY .

      s : PER MR O'CONNOR . ¦ % SECTION No . 1 . '¦¦ " ' y - ' 4 ' . SHAasi . WeUingborottgb . 0 2 0 Norwich ' « 4 0 0 Preston „ 13 3 0 Radford « 0 * 6 Sheffield .. 517 9 Nottingham , . Glasgow , per Sweet ~ 0 3 0 Colqnhoun M tU 6 Manchester .. 19 2 4 Plymouth . 0 9 0 Marylefeone .. 017 9 Alra .. M 0 8 0 Stalybridge „ 1 0 0 Henry Gray M 113 4 Hamilton .. 014 0 S . L . B . M 0 5 0 Heading n 3 00 Ipswi . h n 5 2 6 Hull .. M 0 3 0 Bacup ' M 2 14 0 Leicester . AstlU .. 5 6 0 Croydon ' ' M 0 5 0 Bristol " .. 110 0 Lambeth „ 0 10 0 Dodworth M 4 2 8 Armley . M 0 4 6 Cheltenham „ 0 2 6 Newport , Mon- Geo . Moore .. 0 10 mouth . .. 150 Brighton Rirmingham , ( Flower ) M 0 5 6 Goodwin -. 100 . ' i J 68 1 10 SECTION 5 o . 2 . """""" Wellingborough 013 0 Armley ' .. 017 , 6 Bath .. .. n 0 10 Newport , ' Mon-Edinburgh M 10 0 mouth .. 0 5 0 Sheffield M 016 0 Clitheroe „ « 10 0 UedMarley .. 0 2 0 Sleaford ,. 3 6 0 Keighley m 8 811 Oxford .. 0 5 0 Clackmannan M 211 0 Kadford .. 0 16 Plymouth » 0 9 0 Nottingham , ffm . Cnin . M 0 2 4 Sweet H 10 9 Blandfurd „ 0 2 6 Bochdale .. 0 8 6 Alva .. .. 0 3 0 SmeOiwick .. ' 0 6 0 Itirmingham M 10 0 Rochdale .. ' 1 L 12 2 Charles Pattison 0 2 0 Norwich M 1 3 6

      J . J . iJeU » 0 3 0 Marylebone .. 4 10 10 Hammersmith M 3 18 Howsell M 2 S tt Charles Gwfl- ' Glasgow .. e 17 6 Ham „ 0 5 0 Heading „ 2 0 0 Bridgewater .. 200 Hull .. „ 040 Bnry .. .. 016 8 J Gainsborough M 0 4 0 Ipsivich „ 017 U Bristol .. 3 0 0 Uacup . „ 16 0 Torquay M 017 0 Croyaon .. 0 S 0 Cheltenham .. 0 10 George Allison „ 0 2 6 Leeds .. ,. 100 George Bishop .. 0 0 6 Stockton - on-Iveston » 218 0 Tee M 4 4 6 Nurthwich - 0 7 0 Preston „ 0 8 6 stephenson , Cul . Gasstown . „ 0 3 3 Jen- w 0 10 Brighton Derby M 0 3 0 ( Flower ) ^ 0 5 0

      - ^ E 66 _ 19 _ 6 aBCTlONNo . 3 . ^ mmmm Wisbeach M 010 0 Stockport „ - -4 0 0 Wellingborough 5 0 0 Iveston .. " 340 W . Hodge - 0 5 0 Northwich ^ 0 10 0 James Love .. 0 9 0 Derby .. 5 7 8 Woottoa-under- Armley M 6 6 6 Edge .. 5 4 4 Stow-on-the-Bath » .. 10 8 0 Wold M 116 0 Thos . Butler Newport , Mon . Nurthampton 5 4 4 mouth ,. 1 12 6 FaJkirk M 3 5 3 Stafford M 0 8 0 Prestoa „ 0 2 0 Clitheroa .. 9 10 i Sew Radford .. 415 0 Hawick M 0 18 4 lUdMarley M 4 710 Birmingham , Keighley M 6 3 8 Goodrtin .. 1414 0 Obas . Epworth . 5 4 0 Oxford « 16 0 C Jas . Walsh „ 0 4 0 Hull , George

      Wm . Penny ^ 0 4 0 Oodd .. 5 4 0 A . s ... ^ 0 15 0 Hexnam . „ 115 0 Oidcott , A . Batch . Radford .. 15 2 ley « M 0 4 0 Nottingham , Do . T Woolford 0 4 0 Sweet .. 316 1 Bury .. ., 1 12 6 StoncyStratford 2 81 » John Howard M 0 10 0 Sinethwick .. 8 14 8 Stratford on- Rochdale M 116 6 Avon „ 012 4 Manchester .. 63 5 6 Plymouth .. 0 9 0 Norwich .. 2 4 0 Bury - M 5 4 4 RedAlarlay ... 110 lilandford .. 0 1211 Michael Sykes M 16 0 AlvaM .. 0 3 8 Bermondsey „ 1 7 0 Birmingham „ 9 0 0 Marylebone .. 0 ll 2 Bunilcy , CleggM 5 0 0 Howsell „ 0 6 6 Geo . Turner „ 010 4 Crowland „ 4 010 JohnFeters „ 14 0 Northwich „ 710 0 Joseph Kindall .. 012 o Pershore M 5 0 0 JonahBonell „ 0 2 6 Stalybridge M 9 0 0

      Hammersmiths 0 7 4 Glasgow . M 117 6 Jas . Patterson .. 1 10 0 Hamilton „ 1 G 0 Chelsea , Lands Reading ' .. 5 0 o aud Brown ^ 9 2 0 Hull .. „ 3 710 Mary Field u 0 2 6 Leicester . AstilU 4 19 4 Henry Field -0 2 6 Gainsborough .. 1 13 6 Win . iJriggs « 0 2 6 Bristol .. 0 10 0 Wm . Williamson 0 4 0 Torquay „ IS 10 0 W . WaU .. 0 2 0 Teignmouth .. 5 0 0 H . Packer » - 0 ll 0 Hanley „ 0 2 0 C . Parker M 0 2 0 Cheltenham .. 8 15 6 -W . Wilson „ 0 2 6 Sootville , per Jas Love . H 0 8 0 Sidaway .. 5 4 0 J . 1 L - n 10 0 Leeds ' n 2 0 0 Tlios . Pike .. 10 0 Stockton - on

      -Ann Uilson „ 0 3 0 ' Tees ' . „ 514 0 Jas . Stuard •„ 0 2 6 Preston .. 17 2 Richard Smith ,. . 0 10 0 Wm . Reid .. 0 71 Hmdiey . Bowden 0 3 0 Geo . Wilkinson , Bury . ' . „ S 7 81 : Exeter .. 5 4 4 Ipswich M 815 3 Kirkwood , Soot-Bacup „ 5 10 0 ville .. 8 4 4 Abingdon M 0 2 6 Shoreditch M 1 10 2 Bilston .. 10 0 0 Northampton .. 15 0 0 Geo . Green „ 010 0 Gasstown .. 08 8 Croydon .. 0 4 0 Brighton Kensington .. 0 5 4 ( Flower ) .. 5 2 4 Lambeth „ 0 4 4 York ( omitted Wm . Hodges „ 0 4 0 last week ) .. 5 9 6 Joseph Bishop „ 0 3 0 Geo . Leveredge .. o 2 6

      - £ 405 13 aj BXPJSKSE PDND . ' Wellingborougli 0 6 0 Doncaster .. 0 2 0 MrMitcheU .. 0 10 Salisbnry - 0 3 0 Wootton-under- Bindley , Bow-Edge n 0 2 0 den .. 0 2 0 Bath - „ 0 4 0 Ipswich .. 691 MrBufler „ 0 16 Bacup .. 0 10 0 Preston „ 0 3 o Abingdon .. 0 5 0 salford . 19 3 Mr Robinson .. 0 0 6 Sheffidd .. 16 6 Northwich .. 0 3 0 James Chap .. Armley w 0 3 0 v ? . „ , ~ ° 2 ° Birmingham , Aew Radford M 0 2 0 Goodwin „ 0 6 0 RedMarley » 0 8 0 Hull , George Keighley „ 0 7 5 Dodd .. 0 2 0 Chas . Epworth - 0 2 0 Radford .. 0 0 6 Jas . Walsh „ 0 2 0 Nottingham .. 2 0 2 Glasgow , Colqu . Smethwick .. 0 2 0 lioun „ 0 3 6 Rochdale _ 0 1 4

      J . Can . eren „ Ott Norwich „ 0 9 9 A Anderson M 0 10 M . Sykes „ 0 0 6 W . Penny M 0 2 0 Marylebone „ 0 2 6 Sheffield M 0 2 6 Glasgow „ 0 13 Didcott . Oi 0 Hull- .. 0 510 J Clackmannan .. 050 Gainsborough .. 016 Bury- „ 0 2 0 . Torquay . ¦ » 1 0 0 Rouen « 0 10 0 Dodworth . .. 0 9 0 Mantes ' „ 0 5 0 Manchester .. ' 5 0 0 H . Holden „ 0 2 0 Che ' . tenham .. 2 1 0 Plymouth .. 013 0 J . Hender » on W . Cuin . OH Sootville „ 0 2 0 Bury . . . „ o 2 0 Stockton - on . . Rlandterd « . 0 5 6 Tees .. 011 0 Alva .. M 0 2 2 Preston .. 0 . 40 J . Peters .. 0 2 0 Berkenhead .. 018 0 WnuKeen „ o 1 0 George WUkin-Henry Gray « 0 2 0 son .. „ 0 2 0 Hammersmith- 0 3 6 A . Kirkwood « 0 3 0 Chelsea „ 0 4 0 Shoreditch , „ 0 0 9 £ 24 v 4 6 | TOTAL XAHD TDHD . Mr O'Connor , Section No . 1 ... 68 1 10 Mr O'Connor , Section No . 2 ... 66 19 6 Mr O'Connor , Section No . 3 ... 405 13 2 § Expense Fund ... ... 24 I 6 | ¦ * * 5 ? 5 ' JLV ' -Ob ¦ ¦ . - ,: FOB THE BANE . Sums previously acknowledged 1 , 847 3 6 For the Week ending the 6 th Mayj ,. . ; 120 6 9 £ 1 , 967 10 3 T . M . WOEBLBB , I o «« . «_ - « PHOffM'GaATi , j Secretane .. 11 ECEIPXS OF NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . Bfliton .. .. .. .. 1 0 0 REPAYMENTS TO MR O'CONNOR ON ACCOUNT OFDEBTDUEBYDEFENCHFUND . Michael Moor- Gorgie Mills „ 0 5 0 , CI S 8 l ° Bury > Per W . MrHunt , ; perJ . , Dikon .. 0 8 6 ~ C . Hee .. 0 0 6 £ 3 15 0 - - . CE 5 TBAI , EEOWTBiTIOS COUUTIEB . . Birmingham ( Ship ) „ N . .. 013 0 N . B . —Inconsequence of theyery great length of the ineney list last week , the unavoidable haste with which it was prepared , and the lateness of the hour at which it was sent to the printer , some typographical errors have occurred but the sereral sums arecorrect in the books . g . Thos , Cuu , Secretary .

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      FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDUSTRY . " WQnfor' Wmio * . * WearabappjtohtTeitinourDower tecongratnlato out numerous tnembers and friends oh tke gratifying fact , that within the last week many hundred of new membsrs have been added to the' numbers of our Aisociation . It is very srident that tbe inteiligenca ha » gone forth trumpet-toDjfaed of theaohieTement of eur inititution , in effecting reconciliations betwaen employers and workmen in many cases of dispute which hare of late , been amicably settled ; and , but ior the interventioa of our Association , would have been productive of strikes . Many cmployericlearly perceive that it would be worse than useless toebntgnd against the moral force of an institutioD , which could brine our Hercultan strength

      to bear against , them . They see that we require nothing : more than a fair and equitable Amount of compensation , and , that where it is refused after tba reasonable terms oi conciliation which we invariably offer , according to the circumstances of eaoh csio . that , to resist such offer , would be productive of rival manufacturing establishments , which could give the required amount of wages to the workmen , ; and , in cases where rival establishments of the same business might not be commenced ) that other employment * would be obtained for the' workmen . Such is the magic power of union , and the more extended our union becomes , the -more useful and important will be its influence . It has almost invariably happened , that whenever aa attempt was made to reduce the price of labour , that the plea has been , "Other employers either have dose so , or aroexpected to do so . and I must do the same , or I cannot , compete with them . " V ' . . ' " V . '"' : - ' . ^ ¦ " .

      Unaided by our Association , it would be an inducement to many employers to reduce wages who bad no such , intention , if the workmen of one employer requested to be informed by another , "Is it correct that you are going to reduce the wages of your workmen , u we are informed , and as our employer is doint ?? . Eaowing that the workmen had nothing but local unions to depend upon for support , without seeking wqrkelsewere . the least ' protest was sufficient to cause the dishonourable and unprincipled class of employers to reduce wages , which , of necessity , wns followed by the trade in the locality generally . The daysofsnch proceedings are numbered ; the acquisition to our Association every week fully proves that the workiujrclasses have , at length , adoptedjfficifnl

      means which will enable them to emancipate them-¦ elves from the state of helpless vassalage , to which they have lone been subject . We are wellawar * thatthroueiiout thecountrytherearemany employers who watch our . proceedings with a very jealous ye , and who , while they grudge to pay their workmen ; a fair amount of compensation , fear to incur tta . oonsequenco ) of attempting , a reduction . . They are aware that such attempts would call into operation , the practical efforts of our intervention , and that those proceedings would be faithfully reported , and probably , as the case might require , would be commented upon in the columns of the Northern Star . There are few , indeed , who are invulnerable to the . influence of . the public Dress

      which while we enjoy , we will endeavour to use , as occasion may require , but not to abuse it . The discharge of this department of our duty is understood by moat of nur members and friends to be limited t « the great objects of our Association . We cannot legitimately interfere with any matter that does not pertain to the emancipation of industry , the employment of surplus labour , the attainment of a fair amount of compensation for labour and the general , moral , physical , and intellectual improvement of the working classes . Injustice to ourselves , 'we will say , that our comments have never been influenced by excitement . We have scrupulously avoided unnecessary personifications and censorious scurrility . Our remarks have been expressed calmly and dispassionately but withal spirtiedly . We have not put it

      into the power ot any one to say that , after a dispute between employers and workmen had been amicably conciliated by the instrumentality of oar Association's agents , that we have repeated grievances ; or have evinced any disposition to triumph over those who have yielded to our influence , or used any effort of tantalizing by which they could complain of provocation . What we practice in wholesale in our Association , we recommend to the invitation of our members for their . local , private , and individual practice . _ It must , therefore , be admitted , that in the exercise of that union in which our strength consists , that we are at least honourable opponents . We aeain invite the co-operation of the working men of all trades , and in every partof the United Kingdom , requesting them to unite with us , and we assure them that their adhesion will be for their good .

      It will take some time to establish our Association to the extent that is intended . We are , however , progressing as favourably as we could . expect . Numerous adhesions wiil proportionately tend to-gain and secure a fair compensation for labour , unaided by any ! other efforts , which will enable the executive officers of , our Association to devote more of their attention ' to the promotion of useful know' dge .. : . . /; - ¦ ' ' ¦ _ - . ; ' And when our Association has become ( as we feel confident it will , ) the parent of numerous branch institutions for the cultivation of every species of useful knowledge that ran tend to improve the industrious and ingenious . sons of toil ; when gems of talent rise up to proclaim to the world that it was by

      means of the facilities afforded by the National As » teciatiop of United Trades that they were enabled to acquire the information , and cultivate the genius for which they may be distinguished ; there will then be some honour associated with ! the character of being a senior member of such an institution . When millions of improved human beings ,- ' whose influence will tend to inspire feelings of emulation in hundreds of millions of their fellow men will raise the song of gratitude to bless the memory of the founders and promoters of the institution to which they are indebted for the improvement of their order .

      and the emancipation of industry , and to raise a monument more lasting than brass or marble , —then will our institution be appreciated . Let those who wish to enjoy the honour of having assisted in the infancy of the good work in which we are engaged , endi-avour to deserve that honour by uniting with us when their assistance caa be most useful . Our principles are those of universal philanthropy . We seek to benefit , not only each other , but the whole human race , We will conclude this hastily written sketch with an extract from a poetic letter , wJiioh was written by one of our members , and which is descriptive of our sentiment !' .

      The great Almighty power desi gn'd . That man should love and help his kind ; No matter who , or whence , or where , All oftbe human family are— - . ' Who ' er would wear the philanthropic robe , Must own his country is the elobe . And hail mankind of every place , As brothers of the human race , None but the generous liberal man Does truly get ^ nnjaturt ' s plan , He lives not for himself alone , Nor for Ills kindred all or one , But for the ' extended world ' s domains , His heart the universe sustains , H « seeks the happiness of all Who breathes on the terrestrial bell , His ardent love to all the game '

      Of every country race and name ; ' Alike is svery creed and caste '"' To the Theo-FhilanthroDist . whew mo the man b « who lie will Who leekttoleiBon ' hu ' msn ill ; Who teaches men to love ' each other , Regarding each a friend end brother , ' Who strives the slara to " emancipate , And rlrtuons knowledge propagate ; Through ' eastern deserts , northern climei O ' er wattern slates and sonthsrt plains , . Whose zeal for human htppineis '"" Extend to all tke universe . - I ask not what ' s his rank or station , What colour , climate , creed , or nation , Bat can I aid him in htso » ject , If so I am his obedient serrico . "

      The central committee of the above flourishing institution held their usual meeting for the dispatch ef business , at their office , 11 , Tottenham-court ; road . T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., in . the chair . After the ordinary business of the Associahad been disposed of , and an immense mass of correspondence read , Mr Williamson reported he visited Wilmslow , and made arrangement for the employment ef thirty-two hand loom , weavers , who are resisting a redaction , lie then waited upon Messrs Smith and Sons , power loom weavers of Manchester , for the purpose ef mediating between them and their female workpeople relative to an existing difference . Mr . Smith received him kindly , and declared that he knew of no difference . existing , at present between

      him and his hands , and could not conceive how they could make such a representation to the .. central committee , bat Mr W ., feeling anxious to have an explanation on the matter , d&ired to have some ef the bands called in order that an explanation should take place . Mr S . agreed , when a number of bauds were called , but after two hours' discussion , Mr W . was unable to decide which party was right , he then requested another interview with that gentleman , which he kindly complied with . Mr W . then called a meeting of the hands and explained that if they were desirous of satisfying him

      that their claim was just , they must appoint persons who would do so in a clear manner before Mr Smith , and ia the event of their falling a sacrifice by so doing , he would pledge himself in behalf of the central committee ; to protect them . The next day he waited on Mr . 3 m . ith , and called these parties to his assistance , whenVaffer a lengthened discussion , he felt convinced that the claim of the operatives was just , but Mr SmitfcwRald sot yield to his decision . He then retired , and \ m > t « to Mr Smith , showing the justness of paying the damaud made . This wo are nappy to state baAits . effect . Mr Smith agreeing to pay aotauJi tha amount of the late'reduction ,

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      butalso that of a previous one which had : taken place since the hands , had joined the Association . - ; Here is another glorious proof of the great moral , ' power , the Association is every day acquiring . ' . 'In the last three , weeks , the central committee have gained threejery important advantages for the members , viz ., thei Oxford shoemakers , a case that clearly proved the value of the principle / of self-employment ; , tke bleachers of Stockport , numbering about seventy-five men who would have required support ) in case the employer had remained ' obstinate ; and the case of the female silk power loom weavers , equally numerous and important ; those advantages being gained by the moral power of the Association with comparatively little cost , and of course , as the numbers increase in the same ratio , will be the increase of our moral influence . The central committee are happy to . be able to report , that in f jhe last week twenty new trades have given in their

      adhesion to the Association , comprisinz 1830 members the income ef the week bein tr upwards sf ' 4150 . , ; SCOTLAND . —DUMFRIES . ^ -On Monday evening a public meeting was held in the-Trades-hall , to hear a leoture from Mr Jacobs , on the subject set forth in ( be placards , of "Wealth for the Worker , to boobtained , through the plans , of the-National Association of : Trades . '' Mr . Wardrope , provisiou dealer , was called to the chair , who , in an excellent address on the condition of the working" class , introduced the lecturer , who , after entering into the subjectof grievances Jnghly , deli ghted the meeting with his display of thei immense advantages to acorue to the Trades , by the operations of the National Association , by the very profitable strike remedies , eliciting the frequent applause of tho ; meeting . At the close it was agreed that Mr Jacobs should deliver his his second lecture . ia the same place , to-morrow evening . , .

      Tuesday ; evening Mr Jacobs delivered his second lecture , on "The necessity and great benefits of Union , " which met with the entire approval of the meeting . A resolution , according . with the ; sentiment and plans set forth , and-to appoint a committee to organise the town , was carried unanimously ^ A committee of two or three from ' each trade , was elected . The weavers and shoemakers reported that during the day they had canvassed the shops , and the whole agreed . to join .. . The usual . votes of thanks were passed , and the meeting separated . The committee agreed to meet on the following . Tuesday , in the working man ' s hall . STEWARTON .-On Wednesday a public meeting was held in the Old New-Li ghts Kirk , when Mr Jacobs-lectured to a very , attentive congregation ,

      who , atthe close , passed a resolution in favour of Me Association , and agreeing to use their endeavours to organise the Trades in the Association . The spindle makers appointed a deputation togatherinfnrmation as to tliemode of joining the Association , which was given to their satis action . , . ' . LEITH . —On Tues ay evening a public meting of the Ship , Carpenters was held in the public schoolroom , Leith-Links , tohearthe phns of the National Association set forth by Mr Jacobs , who proceeded to lay the most convincing arguments and facts before the . body , who at once agreed to join , from the next meeting night , Tue / sday , May 4 th . Mr Ha'lis drew their attention to the stock of goods he had now on sale for the association , and solicited , tbeir custom . ..,.. ., ¦ , ' . '¦ . , ' - ¦' .

      , On Friday evening attended a meeting of corkcutters , beiri f merabera of the Union , which was held in their room at Leith , to be full y informed of the association ' s plans , which Mr Jacobs succeeded in convincing them was the only efficient remedy . The ohairmattjmadea few objections vrhioh were replied to by the lecturer , to the satisfaction of all present . A resolution approving was carried , and to press thef matter on the whole union . The greatest part o . thisbranch agreed to join , several members expressed a wish that more of the uewspaper press and periodicals would report the progress of the " association , as they are a thorough reading body ' , employinpa man in each workshop to read the chief newspapers and works of the day to them , whom they pay at 6 d . per hour for their services *

      . STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES . —Hakmt ,. April 27 . —Or Tuesday , Mr Peel lectured to the potters and other * of Hanky , in the Christian Brethren ' s room , to which , place from tHe inelemency of the weather ,-the meeting had been adjourned from the Cbown Bank , the celehrate 4 << l ;' prum" of . Hanley , a spot endeared to the working classei , as having been the scene of ipme of their most splendid triumphs in the great contest of right over might . The chapel waa crowded to the very passages , and the lecture excited the most llve ' y interest . The usual resolution of confidences was carried by an unanimous vote , and the Association has received a large increase to their numbers as the first fruits of the missionary * labours in this town .

      " _ On Wednesday a public meeting was held iri the Con . ce rt-room of the Stnr Inn , Burslem . On this occi i on a desperate effort was made to prevent the meeting taking place ; but the "dodge" failed . Some parties , perfectly well known , represented to the landlord that the meet . Ing was a " CftarliitrnKtiiij in disguise ; " arid Chartism n <> t being in good odour with the •' great unpaid" of Burrfem . it was thougbtponsiblo to alarm the landlord and induce him to deny us the use of the room , bat ; his " weal ; invention of the enemy" proved' a dead failure . A most eicellcnt . ' meetibg took place , with similar re . suits to that at ' ninJey ., The authorities obliged Mr Peel on this occasion with * - " gixard ' ofiimnir" \ n the « hapa of two of the "force * disguised as "gendemen . " The " gentleraen" seemed deeply interested in the lee tdre , and examined , with evident ' marks of surprise , some samples of our manufactures , vvhich Mr P . pasiod to them . Their " rfpbrt ? will , no doubt , be instructive to their employers . ' ' ' ' : ' '

      • nThuwday , Mr Peal attended a meeting of ; th * pott « r « of Stoke , in the Christian Brethren ' s meeting room . Here , also , an unusually numerous meeting was collected , and a resolution of confidenco passed by a ma jorlty of 300 to 4 . Some little opposition was offered on this occasion , upon Mr PI inquiring what hud become of tho cash wMch had been subscribed by the Pottsrs Union about twelvemonths since , for the express purpose of paving the instalments on one hundred shares trken out in the name of the Potters' Union in the Association for the Employment of Labour . Mr Peel said that he hnd been informed that a considerable sum of money had been subscribed for this purpose , arid

      as enly one instalment of £ 1 6 a . Od . hnd been paid , he felt it his duty to discover if possible in whose hands the money lay , as certainly it hnd not bfen paid over to its rightful owner . —The Association for ' the Employment of Labour . A Potter stool up in the meeting and satf , that he knew and would prove that upward * cf £ 16 Os . Od . of tbis ' levy had at on « time been In the hands of the Treasurer , becanae he himself had seen the Treasurer ' s book , but of ill whereabouts , after it passed from thatcustody , he could not say . It appeared to be ' Uh e general opinieri it must have passed into the Potten "Sinking Fund" which appears a sort " Boltomlat jpj . ii

      -: On Friday be attended a branch ineeting of hasd * In the employ of the Messn Wedgewood , the most celebra . ted firm in the trade ! the liberal ' aud enterprising improvers in the art of Potting in Enghnd , and celebrated for hating produced a "fat timilt" of that celebrated relic of antiquity , the Portland Vast , now in the British Must-urn , A considerable number of the numerous bands employed on these extensive work * , attended' at the Etrurialnn . Mr Peel addressed them upwards of two hours anl had the satisfaction of receiving their appro , val of the principles of the Association , and of the satisfactory manner in Which he had explained its plank to those assembled . A large number have signified their intention of joining tho Riovement . ' ' ;

      On Saturday night at the usual . weekly meeting of the Ilanlj'Potters lodge of the United Trades , a , lnrgo' addition of jnembers were announced , among the rest" 35 from tfefghs Bank and 22 from Stoke ,, beaides a considerable number from other Bank ' s , ' and from tho Crate ! 'maker * , of this latter branch , the entire trade , wilshortly be enrolled in the Jfoniter Movement . " Tho pros pects here are indeed of the most sheering description . On Monday evening Mr Peol lectured to nearlylone thousand silk weavers of Macclestield . Mr John West was called to the oh air , and addressed the meeting in the most eloquent language and introduced Mr Peel as the

      missionary of thaTradas Association , who addrossed them in the usual manner . At the conclusion of his lecture the first monthly report of the ' re eeipts and expenditure of the Macclesfield Branch was read , which showed a very gratifjing exiimple of th » first fruits in this important town of If r Parker ' s previous labours . So doubt' is - entertained' that our garrison here will shortly be one ' thousand strong . ' The result ' of our late-• ffective prooeedingsin Stockport , was hailed with dsafi ening and ' prolonKed cheers . - The superiority of our Policy in these matters is becoming more evident ; Forward bnt steady , must be our watchword and victory awaits onrvery raownent . . . ,, < - ¦' : ¦

      WOUEUHAMPTON . —Mr 3 . W . Parker reported that on Monday afternoon , at two o ' clock , he attended a meeting of th « plate and stock locksmiths , at the Stnffordshire Knot Charles-street , to explain the principles of the assocjatiotf , which he didto the satisfaction of a crowded meeting . A resolution approving of the United Trades proceedings , was carried unanimously , and that they join forthwith . A ; vote of thanks was passed , to the Itctursr , who proceeded t « attend a meeting of th » Shomakorj , called for S o ' clock , at the Brittunia , Stafford-strent . Mr P . at length detailed the advantages already obtained by this trade , through thsir connection with the association , and held out to all of the trade the same advantages , if they became numbers , the explanatioas given were deemed satisfactory , and a resolution carried to tnke immediate steps to persuade their shopmates generally to join . "

      On Tuesday evening the mUsion * ry attended a meeting of the operative tailors , at the Vine , JoHn . Btreti , and after an address of two bour » ' length , answorud many fucstions to the entire satisfaction of his auditory , whereupon the folloning resolution was carried unanimously :- " That ths thank * of this meeting are eminentl y dm to Mr J . W . Parker , for tho abie manner in which he bas explained the principles of the National Auociatioa of United . Trades , alBO , for the manner tu whieb he has o nducted the t < ftairs of the " Uriltid Tailor ' s Protection Societj , ' (» f whieh this society forms a part , ) considering the difficulties ho hits bad tocont . nd

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      * If all tho trades could do this in their work , i r would at their leisure hoars , the . working clas- . es would soon find the toad to knowledge and power .

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      ififb ) » j ? .. the late strikes at " Manche « t « r ; - Birmtogliaai , and oth »^ ownsi'l ilr'P . iroso to . retutrithanks , and t ^ ted that h t ^ M induced * tVadvocate thiprinoiples ot . , ?»'' M Tfadsi ^ iheI 0 aw , iio otlleir-raeBDifoir ' tbe . tiin . pr « generall y , ; to fel ^' ye' themselves ^^ from their present condition , but by theii ? being United with other tradei , ' underT whose influence ancCfc ^ ani they cpuWbeiet ' tp work , independent of the . xipiugind upprin ' cipled capi : tallstswhohad of late yean usurped tlifl trade to the advantage . . of themselves , and jthe desiructioil of toi " operaives . Theiaeetto g then dispersed , fully irripr « ied mth the importance and efficacy of the principle * set

      BEDDITCH .-MrP attended ameeting of the N « d ! e Makers' Union on Wednesday , « t the Bed Lion , be en . tnti into similar explanations , and tho members pres . nl admitted they were not so full y conversant with th . wrklngs and Intentions , of the associaiion previous to tht lecture , and pledged themselves to disseminate its principle * in their savsral factories . DUDLEY . —Th » missionary alBoattended on Thursday evening , a meeting of shoemakers , at the Odd PeUon ? Arms ., The . room was full , and one or two were iri attandanee from other trades , this body ' had anticipated the lecturer . | inasmuch , as a day or two before ' , they had remitted , their first , month ' s levies . The iffect of the missionary ' s , attendance , however , has given ' an impetus to the exertion ' of tho members , which bids fair to bring under their influence the ' o ' tner portions of this trade in Dudley . , ¦

      K 1 DDERMIN 3 TER . —Mr Parker visile d the Oa ' rpet Weavers of this town , on special business , as in » truct » d by the central committee , arrangements were entered into forag-neral meeting of trades / also of thecarpet waaversof Bridgaarth .. ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - . - ¦ . ¦ \ ' - , , ; ? " . ' . ¦ " ¦ / . " . ¦

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      IsquEsis . —Yesterday ( Friday ) by Mr Mills , at the Elephant and Castle , opposite the St Pancras workhouse , on W . T . Derry , aged 44 , a coach painter : Deceased ' s wjdow stated , , t £ at on last Friday night her husband returned . to his residence in Agar-town , St Pancras , very ill , and said that he had suffered intense agony since he had eaten potatoes at nisdin > ner in a dining house in Ilolborn . Although several medical gentlemen were called on to attend him , he continued to endure most excruciating agony until Tin sday , when death put . a period to his sufferings ) . Verdict , " Natural . death . " — A WenKUOuau Phknomknon . — Bv the same coroner at the

      saniu place ,,, on Mary Read , - aged sixty-four , cook to the workhouse . of the pariah , who dropped down dead on Wednesday last . Deceased , who was a great . eater , weighed 10 stone , and measured three feet three quarter * across the chest . Verdict , " Natural death . "—Dkatii of a Sailorfbom Starvation —Before Mr Mills , in tho lloyal Free Hospital , Gray ' s-inn-road , on Charles Stuart , a mariner , aged 41 . It appeared that on the 23 rd ult . the deceased was brought to the hospital from the Mansion-house where he had beentaken up ior begging in the city , lie was in a dreadfully exhausted and fiithy condition .

      and said he had not tasted food for thrfee days . Mr Cooke , the houBe surgeon , administered stimulants and other necessaries ; the stomach was however too weak to retain them , and although every effort Wat . used , deceased gradually sunk , and died on Sunday morning . Verdict , i' Deceased died from exhaustion , « nd the want of the common necessaries of life . "AVilfulMubbek of a Cuilb : —Before Mr W . Carter , ; at the Tankerville Aims , Caroline-street , Lambeth , on the body , of a female child , found in Carlislestreet , Lambeth . Verdict , ' Wilful murdor against some person or persons unknown . " .

      Dreadful Firb : at Diss , . Nohfolk . —A serieur fire , has occurred at Diss . It originated in a carpenter ' s work : hop , in the principal or High-street , through soihe of the workpeople placing a quantity of shaving , and the tire blazing up the flue out of thi chimney-pot , it communicated to the rtof , which was thatched . The flames raged from house to house , and in less than an hour after the alarm was given , no fewer than ten of them hnd fallen asaerilice to the devouring element . , SikajierDestrosedbt Firk . —The General Steam Navigation Company ' s 8 team . ihip Clarence , Capt . Laker , arrived at the company ' s wharf , Poplar , yesterday ( Friday ) afternoon , from Edinburgh , bringino intelligence < f the loss of tho Experiment Bteani-abilf by fire , the samo morning . The pasaeDgera anil

      crew were saved by the Clarence . It is conjectured that the Experiment must have burm- ' d for seven or eight hours attcr the Clarence , left before'Ue went down . . She was bound for London from Sunderland , ami hatI on board about 80 persons , including the crew . ^ Her cargo was insured . 1 LIELAND . —Illness > f rat Lord-Liedtknant . -No improvement had up to Thursday taken plnce m ilie condition ot Ins Excelleiscy , whose recovery in now hopeless . According to ' the King ' s County Uironicle the potato disease has re-appeared . It appears from a return just publiahed , that the total number of persons taken into enstody for the vanoua offences , which are divided . into six divisions , for the year 1840 , were C 2 . 834 ; of this number 42 , 200 were males , aud 20 , 005 females .

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      :,. - ' ' ^ M ^ V ^ . P ^^^ Z ^^ I : ^ EjtmG : o ^ TRA ^ ; . '» ¦ A general meeting \ of trades goeictieBcbhyened ^ br the members of tlie Journeymen Steam Engine Ma-^ hirie 'Makers' and Millwrights ' s . Friendly Society , was held ou Saturday evening ; last , in the , Ilall of Science , Camp-field , Manckestcr , for the purpose of taking into consideration the decision come to by a special jury , at the late Liverpool . Assizes , against nine operative mechanics belonging , to Newtcrn-le * Willows , by whose decision the mtereslslif alL trades were considered to be affected . The p > pcgcdihgs commenced at half-past six o ' clock , at which tinw there were about 800 ihdividuuls present , all of them mechanics and artisans , and all ot whom had a highly respectable appearance . :,

      v Mr Benjamin Stansfield , a member of the Mechanics' and Engineers' Society ,. wascalled to the chair . ' . . . ' ¦ ,- ; ¦> .. / ,.-:. The CnAMMAN . after a few introductory observations relative . to the great importance of the meeting to every class of working men , read the circular con * vening the meet'ne , in which the following account was given ol its object : — About the month of ;' August , 1816 , a dispute aroaa between Messrs Joiies and Potts , Engineer ? , of the Viaduct Foundry , Newtoh . lu-Willows . and their men , c ' oncerniDg certain encroachments which the formerhad been making for sorao time previous ujion the rights of the latter , tending to produce a material reduction in their wag < B , and , us a cousequence , to impovtrUh and r « ta than to

      « 30 « ry . To ward off this state of things the men op . pointed Deputations , from their own body , to remonstrate with their employers upon tha iujustice of their proceedings ; and tha consequence ' was , that a considerable number of them were discharged . Without notice , and others left of their own accoid ; and the inen , hi their own defence , seta watch t » prevent others from falling into tb » snare , . This state of things was continued between two arid three months ( and for the credit of tha men we saj it ) without the least act of violence being committed bjr them . But the employers finding that this poaoeful mode" of difence militated ngainsttheir intorest » , applied to the Warrington Magistrates for Warrants

      against sixteen of the men , and one againsvihe principal Secretary of the nuove-namsd society , upon the cliar ^ c of n coHfpiracj ) to impoverish and bring ( he protection la heggary . \ The whole wire brought up for exaiiiinatioa before Messrs Lyon and Stubbs , the Magistrates of Warrington , and committed to take their trial at the Assizes ; nine others were subsequently included in the indictment , making in nil twenty-six . The trial came otf at Liverpool , on the 2 nd and 3 rdof April , 1847 , before a ? peci ; J Jury , and nine wcro convicted upon the above-named charge . An appeal had been previously put in by the defendants to the Court of Queen ' * Bench , and they are , at the present time , waiting to . receive judgment .

      Fkli-ow Wobkjien , —A great principle is involved ia the settlement of this questien , the law . allows that you may combine to fix and maintain any certain rate , of wages , and it has been pronounced hj ono of the highest legal authorities in the land that it is perfectly legal for you te unite and persuade others to do the same . "With such authority , are we to allow the decision of a number of men whose rank and situation in life must naturally lead them to pronounce a verdk-t in favour ofthosewhos * Interests aro identical with their own , to let all law and authority on ono side!—we say , emphatically , no : let us , by our united efforts , demand justice , not only for oar

      persecuted brethren , but for ourselves and families , is the protection o : our labour . . The question resolves itself into this , —Is the law , as enacted by the legislature for the protection of our labour , to be a dead letter , ai far a « we are concerned ?—or are we determined to see it unforced ? If so , let us thtn como forward and mate manifest by our actions , that we are not inseusible of th « wrongs inflicted upon us , nor indifferent to the claims of justice .. The huv says you may combine to protect your right 3 ; some of your employers say you must not vihirh will you obey . Let your attendance at the meeting < m Saturday evening give the answer .

      In continuation , the chairman said that tke settlement of this great question now devolved on the working men of England . They must either boldly assert their right to the privileges , nhich had been won for them by their forefathers , and , bysuccea , ensure the transmission of those rights to their children , or they must tamely submit to be tram | . led oa and oppressed , ' If they now shrank , from the performance of their duty , who could tell what would be the result ? It must be more disastrous than they could even anticipate , and their children must have causo to regret deoply that the rights and privileges which had been once enjoyed ; by working men had been tamely and unworthily abandoned . Some persons might , perhaps , have come to the meeting

      under the idea that they would be called upon to contribute to the support of men out on strike at Newton ; but such was not the enso . The meeting had been called at the desire of several trade societies , in order that the facts of the case might be detailed , because it , was believed that the question was one in which every working man was interested , and that that statement would win the sympathy and support of all . This was what was ' wanted . Spmo trade societies had imagined that the mechanics were too high-minded to solicit their supportthat they were an aristocratic set , who would not

      stoop down , as it were , to certain other '' trade *; which they looked upon as inferior to their own ; Now , ho bogged to say , that ii such a feeling had been exhibited by any individual in the iron trade , it must be attributed to his ignorance alone . ( Cheers . ); Amongst the governing power of that great and important body ; no such feeling existed . The strugglo at Newton originated , not in any new demand of t » e men ; but from the encroachments of the masters , who wished to introduco a system of apprentices which would have tcuded to the ruin of the men . Mr Johx Ambler moved the first resolution , which was as follows : —

      That this meeting views with astonishment and regret the verdict pronounced by tkejury at the late Liverpool Assizes , againat the nine mechanics who were charged with conspiracy to impoverish Messrs Jones and Potts : such verdict appearing to it contrary to the evidence ad . duced , and in opposition to the summing up of the judge , who gave it as his opinion , ' that it was lawful for any number of men to persuade others not to work for certain individuals ; andit is , moreover , fully assured that the whole of the rucent proceedings , in the case no « r under consideration , must add strength te the widely spreading conviction that justice can never be awarded ' to the working classes until they are ' fully admitted to all tho privileges of citizenship , ' including the ri ght of being comprised in tho juries of their country ; iDasmucb as according to tho present system , partial aud un . just verdicts must result from juries being constituted exclusively of the classes whose interests are identical with those of capitalists generally , ¦ " "

      He Baid that the during attempt of Messrs Jonea and Potts to infringe upon their rights and privi « leges had its . origin in an attempt of the like kind which had been made in Belfast , and which , owing to the apathy of the men , succeeded . Had not tho mechanics of Newton opposed the attempt at the vory outset , a gap would have been made in the wall which encircled their privileges ; that gap would gradually have been widened , and at length the invading forces of the masters would have entered and destroyed them jtterly . The employers were grievously mortified at the conduct of the men , ia having warned their fellows of the evils and danger that would result from their acceeding to the conditions sought to be imposed upon them . But had they not a right to warn men who were rusuine into

      danger ? If they saw a Mow-being rushing to tho edge of a precipice , was it not an act of common humanity towarn him ? Or if they saw a man ignorant ^ or unthinkingly walking into the den of wild bea 8 ts , wasit not their duty to caution him , aad to advise him to retrace his steps ? Assuredly it was and yet for doing this , a number of their fellow workmen had been seized by the emissaries of the law , as though they had been guilty of some horrible offence , dangerous , to society . Those , men " were brought to trial before a jury of their countrymen ; but though it was the boast of Englishmen that the * must he tried by their peers / those working men were not tried by working men , but by a jury of tliemidd'e classes , sympathising ¦ with , and having the same

      interests as , the oppressors of the working classes . This was an unj ust and " partial mode of procedure . The resolution he had proposed was ono which , ho felt certain , would meet with the unanimous approval of all working men . Now was tho time for them to show a bold and ' united freht to their oppressors , that they might at once ' erush this odious attemptto tyrannise / over the productive , ' classes . Ho thought that the present time was one . which showed the necessity oi forming themselves ' into oho grand and united body , ior the purpose of protecting their com'S 2 S'Aa in WeSt v - ^^ as . impossible that they could ever accomplish nt&great good , or that they could maintain the r presktiighte , whilst remaimng in detached socie ties .. ( Uaar . hear . ^ Whenat

      fbnf ? L if ° ^ . eked ' '*" generally found thatithad to cope with the enemy si . gle handed , and u its funds were necessarily soon exhausted , it had either to appeal ior support to ' other trades , or quietly to submit . Instead of this precarious and uncertain support , which had to be sought for ia the how of danger , let them combine beforehand , in one great moral phalanx , and then , wherever a struggle came , capital would have to battle with the combined labour ' of England , ' ready for the conflict , ana with ample menus to carry it on to victory . ( Cheers . ) The first sound of the clarion frud this combined host of labour would pourdismayjjinto the heart of every reptile that dared to trompft on the rights of humanity . ; ( Applause . )

      Mr Wm . Harrison , a member of the mechanics * society , seconded the motion . He boldly asserted that if the workingclassts had the rights of citizenship , they should never have heard of Mr ^ elsbv being dragged through the streets of Manchester , nor would the men ot Newten have been ronwil 5 thedead of the night to be conveyed tTprS H ? herefore , exhorted all who turned iheir broad ft he sweat ot thwr brow to turn their attention to tlS important matter , so that , they must S % S » U to form themselves int ., one grand nad conaoli

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      - TRADES ' MOVEMENTS . OPPRESSION ANrTioBBERY OF THE

      '" - ' WEAVERS . V Tlie following letter exposes somo of the gross acts of fraud and plunder , to which we know the poor weavers are very generally subjected . It is scarcely possjUeforgreater tyranny to exht under any systern . - . As regards personal wealth , and bodily com-Jort , the white serf of Russia and the black slave of the Brazils are happy and blessed compared with tho unhnppy class to whom nur- correspondent belongs ; rendered doubly unhappy from the fact that as a body the weavers are a highly intelligent class of men , and , therefore , must ' feel tho riavery of poverty in a

      manner which cannot torture the souls of Russian serfs and negre slaves . We say nothing of tho additional cruelty of farcically dubbing such men as Robert Alexander "Free-born Britons !" If Mr Steiil- ^ -whom we think we have heard of bufore . at Catrial to wit—has anything to say in reply to the statement of our correspondent , our column . * are open to him . Our desire is not to malign any one , but to do justice to all , men and " masters ;' * ' and , therefore , we afford to Robert Alexander the means of proclaiming his wrong 3 . If his statements are not true let them be refuted .

      TO TUB BD 1 IOR 0 ? THB KOnTHERS STAR . Sir , —Being a reader of your paper , I nm perfectly aware that you are at all times the advocate ofrigh ' against might , and hope , therefore , you will give publicity to the following statement : —I drew a web to weave , a 1 , 000 lawn , three-fourths wide , in October last , from Mr Tuomas Steel , manufacturer , and continued ¦ the twist until five webi wero wove by my sen and rnyiolf . The work was finished in January last , but I could obtain no kind of settlement from him till five weeks afttr , and then a halfpenny per ell of stoppage was made on the last web ' , because , as he said , ' the cloth was not returned in the time given . But the truth it , the cloth was re . turned within the specified time , as the ticket whlcli I have still in my possession will prove , together with his

      book . He made a stoppage of 6 s . 81 ; iu 1 G 0 ells , which was tho length of ¦ the web as speciflod in the ticket . And I must add , that this same Mr Steel is in the habit of giving out bis webs marked in the ticket ICO ells , and materials for that length of the chain ; but the fact is , his webs , whm measured , are from eight to ten ells longer , and vet he will allow neither weft nor wages for the working of these extra ells . The five webs I wove for him ran 13 elU longer than iharked as their length in his ticket , and was returned by mo , Mark the injustice of the man ! -Ilewai not content with refusing me wages for these forty . two ells , but he also made a stop page of 33 . 9 J . for weft given me to finish this work , and also stoppage for thinneiB of cloth 33 . 6 ( 1 ., while at the same time he knew I had to make the too limited

      quantity of weft go as far as possible in the finishing of the work . I must also state what every weaver and manufacturer knows to be true , that the chain or warp of a web ib keeled or marked off in the esact lengths whieh the manufacturer wishes the pieces of his cloth to be returned , aud this is aa a guide to the workman for making the pieces the specified length , but Mr Steel , forre » 3 ons too obviout to need any comment from me , did not so mark or keel hit chains or warp ? , and the consequence was , some ot the pieces were cut off a little longer than others , and for this again lie thought proper to make a stoppage of 7 s . for tha short pieces , although he had the whole of tha cloth amtngst them , and the in . I quality of the length of the pieces was his own fault in not marking thorn off . In consequence of these stoppages , I had Mr Steel summoned to the Justice of Peace Court , when the case came on for hearing before Patrick Cowan , Esq . banker , and — . Crawford , Esq . of Andmiilan , who occapled . the bench on that day , the 5 . h of April . 1

      had to attend the court two days , and of course lost my time , aud the decision was that a M , r John Meore , n J , P . and wearing agent , was to sit as n ? rree , but I was not allowed to get a workman as the Statute Law allows , and , consequently , the result of the reference was juit what I had anticipated . Mr Steel was ' justified" in all he had done ; bat , as Bailie Nicol Jarvia says , " Cor . bic « winna pick out , Corbies e ' en . " I consider m sclt completely robbed of £ 1 Ms . 34 ., viz . weaving forty . two ells extra , at 2 jd . per ell , 8 i . 9 i . ; wuges attending court and referee three days , 3 s . ; summons and serving , Is . 7 d . ; materials paid for , 3 a . 9 d . ; and unjust stoppages , 17 s . 2 d . ; the whole , as stated , is £ 1 Us . 3 i . Sir , I -am sorry to trouble you with such a lengthy Btatoment , but the cru < 1 practices put in operation against journejmen . we : iver » by some unprincipled employers call aloud for public exposure , and I hope will plead my excuse for thus troubling you and claiming a place in your valuable columns . < My case is tho case of thousands more of poor unprotected slaves . -

      I am , Sir , yours respectfully , ROBEBT ALEXANDEB , No . 41 , Main-street , Newton , Ayr , April 28 , 1847 . . ... ; -. Bradford Shoemakers . —On Monday evening a special meeting of . the - shoemakers was held at the Bey and Barrell Inn , West Gate , to hear an explanation of the principles of the United Trade ; . Messrs . Uhackelton and Towns . of Keighley , explained the rules and objects of the association . A number of questions were asked , and some discussion followed . It is likely that ere long the Bradford shoemakers will rally to theory of national union .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 8, 1847, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1417/page/5/