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      ' " "" THE DELUQH . to unn toxe « i kkusob , A prophet tlirtjt , in avinMitrj holy , Oa thefatanldarataiaUnocsteC ' ttd * 1 ^ tepiaeeiWewthTtotStstMefottheirfonj , jtfold world dull be . wept I * , o'erpowerbg flood . ' ¦ ¦ i&etd yupan them , the tide growls , tndluie * IttlinritS : rloo ^ ma . ter » , U « , mei , wM wrifr » r I us t « &tm , 'look , * bnt th , awwer , 'Thou dteamestr . . _ . joorldng *! theythin aUbewignlfeainfliewal Vltt for thee , 0 my God , thMegoodkfrgs have they done ! ° ' So many there are , withwhoitUws we are Messed ! 'fl , the peoplo their rijhtt hare forget ; and we

      Truth tit *« % btor our dowiuenuUng *« & « , ^ Bat the wave * speed Uselr marcb , imtiiabiv . fflea Against UesechUfa , onceaoweU-pampeNd ^ ahapt Aaarkfor twelve , they ' re ^ JSjJj ^ ffle ! So , poor king . , theyahaU all be engulfed lathe <»! Tfto ^ wk . * o the ware , t A despot of Afric . A tock MB « f Ham . a wad barefooted tog L Dowa ! cneehe , « ba » e warei , to mi & «* , ««« Tidderer , and double the . ^ tSldt eti ? Proa Chrufian Bea-roveri and trader . i » faLa Sdlshu rejects , to dareit . < mr aSSSS ?* PoorKings . the , * -lib . « S 3 SKi-, Cermehere ! ' erie . * Snlta . of Asia , 'IwilHt ' « £ s £ Sr Orbaakimthewa » ea ofthU turbota , ? 11 « U . » = » g ^ fa fa £ T W * «* P « t deluge out . wot * ° " > dse !>¦ * ^ « « ied in thai Th ^ e ^ ldwayi ' * ' * " * ' Sod bath . aidl S ^^^ jOreadj the delude nigh drown ., ^ T « ^ inedlritIl fte 8 oWof Uleir «» '"* * --Poor fangs , they alull all be engulfed io the sea 1

      « THs ocean , oh , popi ^ ^ ti , ^ hunSj ? eqplef ' " **»* ¦ «»¦• the fetter , of * H * w , mor ^ instructed , «« a clearing aW ftAjuh . pas . o ' er 5 * £ ? & the . tnbhorn Kow the ' raa abineth forth , and the stora calm , away—Poor Bagi , they an aU in the depths ef the . ea ! Paru , Sept . 20 , mi LiCI 608 "'

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      burV- Smm 0 Hd 8 and ^ i B « gelard , BucHerattSSiSS ^ S 1 * ? 3 Tata » Me "tides on The sE 5 ffi £ ?! PV '^ Mspoitafion , * ' Cuba . ' W ^ T ^ n , ? . »<* ' The State of oar West India Colonies . ' The last-named article A ^ Wfflo ^ hlc ?^ g «« . ^ je »« BES >^* m JS ^ JSJV ^ S ? " ? - SacIla 8 y » teni wonldmake £ t t ^ i , ^* '? . fiW "" . We fear , however , that the I ^ oker-oaV viewa a re too honest to be l ^ Vtb - Pfa * * and toSfSiStai mpanbjonr incapable goTeramenL .. *

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      Tbz People ' s Jouksu . Part XXII . London : J . . Bennett , 69 , Fleet ^ treet . w ™ m T * S ? , 8 P art of « W » vety excelfert pnblicaUon The illustrations are bintifnl , aad the arfacles by Harriet Martineao , Mm Hodgson J ^ rd . N aseiit , Ruie Godwin , H . Dixon , and other odebntiei , are more than ordinarily able , iustruc faTe , andenterfainin . Harriet Martfneau ' s reminiscences of The Holy Land' are quite a treat ! In Baying this , wemost at the same time , express our J 6 * * « the lady-trayeUer dJPBTC goii ^ of the folly of dipping her bncfeetinto the Jordan for some of its water , iatended for the baptism ^ sraiBinfant , tha dffla of a friend of the traTeller ' s ! we were not prepared to find suca a woman as

      Harriet Martineaa apwg the afenrdities of royalty and ifa ^ copaanti We notice some pleasing sketches of life in 1 nwa , by an African Rambler , very interestmg to feaalereadere . 'A Talk with Lawennais , ' if authentic , and we hare no reason for doubting its authenticity , is a curious revelation of the present thoughts of one of the most extraordinary mea of tnisage . It appears that the ex-Abbe has athorongn coatempt for onr free-traders , and rightly ehancterissa th | recent AnU-Cora Lw agitefion as a conspiracy eftha manufactnrersfor theuromotion of their own class-inte »« st& , He justly regards the monopoly of the soil as the monster-grievance of the English people . He appears to hare no great veneration for the . eternal chatterers about ' moral force . ' Here are his words— .

      Are we to stand sinply by , hoping to talk down sueh a system of despotism and corruption u ears at present f Are wo to ^ wait " / er som e age , coming nob * dy toows when , in which the mind will be so advanced that wrong will not be able t » exist ! Wh y , onr governors wonld not allow us to work for such a time . No , no ; we must act . Aad there is nothing but the sword to eut this gordiao knot . It is a tad necessity , I know , that blood should be shed . * How many speeches and manifestoes would it take to ' restore Poland to her naticnility ? Da you think Russia , or Austrii . or Prussia , is to be persuaded by ought but the ¦ WOtd f Besides , with tu the times become asilj- more opportune , and seem to demand a stroke . The . air is thick with signs of a ehange preparing . * * Beranger and I were talking over that Tery qasstioa the other day . 'Ay , ay , ' said he , ' we hare both one foot ia the grave , and the other not far off ; but we ' ll stand oat yet long enough to see a complete turnover in affairs . It ' s coming , it ' s almost here now !'

      God send that Beranger may be a true prophet , andthatthehopeof Lamennaiaof & speedy revelation ia France may be realised ! If revolution be gin « in France , it will not end there ! We have elsewhere given BSranger ' a latest song . It will be received with a burst of enthusiasm by all the haters of kings here as well as ia the poef 3 own land . ' A Voice from tte United States on Emigration ' Trill well repay perusal . The writer bears evidence to the triamphaut progress of the Young American party . * The Working Men ' s Associations , * says he , ' arerapidly forming in all the free states . They openly declare against all war , all slavery , and lay claim loan equal division ef the public lands . ' The Letters from America' are valuable contributions . In a former part of the Journal , we observed & letter from Horace preely , editor of the New YorkTrHmt , briefly narrating the progress of co-operation in America . From that letter we giye the following extracts : —

      THE SHAKES O 0 HKDHIT 1 ES . The Shakers , so called by the world , but known to each other as 'United Christian Friends , ' hare at least foar extensive and flourishing establishments in the United States—at Enfitld , Kew Hampshire Harwood * , Massachusetts ; Kew Lebanon , Kew York ; and Siskayuna , Kew York . Absolute ct-operation of property is well known to be one of then ? distinguishing tenet < , and is most inflexibly adhered to . Ifcne of these co-operations are now lees than thirty years old ; aawt Of them are from forty to fifty . Etch commenced in poverty and privation , andeaci bas Ung since overcame aUpteaahry difficulties by means of simple , straightforward industry , rendered effective by their eo-op ? raiive rganisttion . All the member , labour rfgularly and

      moderately , none excessively ; and the result is seen in large doasins , purchased pitce by piece , and paid for ; * mple end excellent buildings ; extensiTeherd * ofeattI «; S ? lcion » tnelo-nrfrs , reo ' etmed from Bteiilit / and waste toftnility and beauty ; boauteeustrops ; full granaries , aad an abocdance of all the physical comforts of life . Ibese results of co-operative life are entirely beyond & pnte or cavil . Although the Shaken and their ways are a-diked and ridiculed fcy the great nwjority « f our journal ; and influential people , nobady here will deny ttat co-eperat ? en , in its economical aspects , has in their case Jjjen entirely successful ; and I think their worst enemies j ^ g ce 88 « d t ooa that they will' bwak up hi afi ? ht . ' or be scattered by soms ^ pecial dispensation of « otf

      ceksiv oKxnunu . Sinvkr to their , ii the history of the eo-operations of Genaaos at Economy , Pensylvania ; Zoar , Ohio ; Bbete in this State , and I believe several others . Ednomyis ortr twenty jean old , but the eo-optration 5 « sp : iV ) is st leattfcrty . having setded on a sterile tract *? Bemr Co . p # > wMch tney a bandoned for a better at MW lIaraioay , Indiana , which they afterwards sold t » wbert Onren , and removed thf nee to their present loca-Oc h . T iieir aflaeace and profadon of physical comforts ^ etbe prorerh of the region around them . So of the J - ° f er ; .: i 6 n atZ . ar , Ohio , which was established , some "rtn'y t ., ^ tnty . fiTe ye 3 r , ag 0 ) ty a band of German """ eraati , Who cameov < rtt > poor , that a contribution "• wrsisfj amon 5 jjjg b ? nevoient Qa&keMof PtUadel-** a . to iresitve thjm from apprehended starvation " ann - * h- first or second winter of their residence in this | ^ 7- P-v-rSy dictatrfl n cancerled separation of the ^ Jor E ' «»! years after their settlement et Zo = r ; ttE « sareof wanthaving tbated , they bow marry ,

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      | andaregiven ia marria |« , llko ant othwcn , »« . M I P ple . » eir ladu ^' progresrUat n ^?!!^ owing to their poverty , and waat of fajLS ° ' hate lang rfneastarmouuted all Ojm . « « ' ey i Zsr&ttS ttsai Sfr ^ rr SKKaftfa ¦ 5-SES £ 3 SS *? ti "' SSSgJSiBSS E ^ PUMS SdJ ( SSun ! f aiaU ? « «« J « BWaccount of God ^ n 00 SmB ? lty » « n « 8 n by th « celebrated Parke « quS ' for ^ t fb- ^ ^»> Hter ; entire , and TiTSi ? JKL : ? r- «« 5 senoas attention of our readew . vwiaoi ,

      - HepettMt mcceaMfCoamuiura inXWai . fS II ? » T fteb » PPiHtsswhich home'and vSL ^ Vltm e ^ PP ^ Joined with all the ad-S £ gtinJ ?? V ? nbjof & # ** . < Hereis this jnteresung reTelation . a glimpse of the good time

      ' : : A HIW COmWHOT-MA lUEfcicA , ;; J 5 r-1 Ob 3 M * f ^ ° bt' *• ' ^ BCUM * " K «™> qaestion . f community , but simply to give you an aecountaf a neworganltatiw that ha . recentlycome to at ; nouee , and whose history aad preient condition fnrnuheaa topic of appropriate interest . I allnd . to an associative nUsge , which has been « stabUsh « d about seven ailes from the dty of BaffJo . and n . t fer from Hiagar * Falls , called Bbennwr . It ii compowd of a eoion y of some oue fhbnuni Oermans ; who , about four year , siaee , eaigrated from Germany , wtere they were not allowed so free an oppertoaity of carrjing out their peculiar plan .. TChey were Hot drlvem to theUndertaking bj any civil or religious ppresslon , nor actuated

      by any pecuUar &na ' ticisui , but simply by the deiira to Urm a pure , ipiritnil , and nappy life . Many of them w « re able to eontribatefr 6 m three to fifteen thousand dollars to the common stock , while one put in fifty—aad another as high as a hundred ^ thousand dollars . With , a portion of these fuads they came te America , and purchased abovesevtn tknuand acres of Indian rsstrvatioB lands , fonserly belonging to the Seneea tribe , tot mere recently held by the state government . The tract is sitntte Ja aa exceedingly fertile ana picture *^ ne ' region , ' intersected by beautiful water-couhei , and agreeakly diversified by the varieties of soil and natural fcrmattoD , It Is within reach of several very important markets , to which , by means of canals and ranroads alread y in operation , it can bare access both summer and winter .

      Sincapurthartng their estate , these enterprising Germans have cleared completely and put in the bestorderj nearly five thousand aeref . of their land , ereated a great many jafles of durable fcaos » , planted twenty . five , thou . sand fruit-trte . of varioui sorts , settled thrie compact villagei , about one mila » psrt ; each containing oae hnhdrell large and commodioRs dwelling . housss , some thirty or forty barns , cf the largest sise and most substantial atructew , four aaw-mill ., which are keptcontanfly rnnnlng , one flour-mill , one oil . mil ] , one i large woollen factory , calict-print . works , a tanasry , a variety f workshops for mechanics ^ publio halls , aad several school-booses . Besides thes » , they posses , extensive herds of cattle and swine , their sheep alone nmaibering about two thousand heads . Indeed , their property witk itsimprovementai . estimated to bB worth more than a million of , dollars ; which , if divided , would glVeten thousand dollars to each nan , wohub , and child om the domain . Sueh are some of the internal advantage , of unitary labour .

      * Of course , tbU domain fearing such a large and effective working-force , to be applied always at the right tune , and with the eompleteit effect , is well cultivated . It is said to be the envy of the surrounding farmers , on aeewntef the neatness , order , and 6 uec « s which attend all its operations . A writer in the ( MUmator , one of our leading agricultural papers , in describing their location , says , ' their gardens , yards , and field ., display refined taste , aad the highest state of cultivation . From pr * . sent appearances , they , act on the princi ple that to eat littlo and often is better than to overload the stomaeh at long intervals ; they accordingly sat uniformly five times a day , vw . at half-past five a . m ., at nina / half . past eleven , three pm ., and seven . AUef a . uttable age , both mala andfemale , are required to work atsuch

      business a . either their taste , genim , or habits , may render fit And , whenever , from any cause , sush as ehange of weather , or sudden ripening of a eropi an extra number of hands are needed , they can bring fiftj or a hundred iato the field at once , with any requisite number of teams ; and thus enjoy great advantages in cultivating and seotuing their crops . By a rather mlnuto din&ioB of labour , each man , or group Of men , are set to do one thing ; so that order aad system are everywhere manifest , and nothing is wasted . In a high sense , a place is provided for every thug , and everything is found in its place . Their doth ' and other manufactured articles are made in the belt manner ; and their form operation , crowned with the highest sue . een . ' ¦ . . . . .. ¦ "" ' *

      The same writer , 'I n the continuation of his account , proceeds to describe the various outbuilding , and storehouses of this prosperous community . He says , — 'Separate barns , spacious and well ventilated , are provided for horses , oxen cows , yearlings , calves , and sheep . So that th $ y are all sheltered in the most comfortable manner during the winter , and the apartments for the sheep are thoroughly whitewashed four or five times a year . Thus they promote health , aad Increase the weight and fineness of the fleece . The sheep are divided into parcels , each of which is in the constaat attendance of a shepherd and his dog , during the day in summer , and Is driven up at night and huddled ; and toe laad thus manured by them during the night is . at the proper time , sown with turnips , &e . The cattle are also kept in separate classes , each under the rehit&nt attendance

      of its herdsman , and driven up to the yards at night . Then there are a series of barns , say 150 by forty feel in . !» ,. standing in a line , eight or tea rods apart , " the whol .- lower part fitted up exclusively , one for horses , another for cows , another for young cattle , another sheep ; another series standing in another line , and filled , ' some with bay , others with wheat , others with oats , bitley , bo . be ; and ' then again other ranges . of buildings , enclosing hundreds of swine , and others still , to accommodate all the poultry belonging to the eemmunity . Every stable for horses and cattle has trenches te carry off the liquid manure into tanks , to be

      thence conveyed to the growing crops of the farm ; and indeed in all their barns and yards , the ufeeost attention n paid to making and saving manure ; and their Inrariant crops bear ample testimony to its Importance , and the skill with which it is applied . Even the conveaiences of their houses have their vaults extended three feet back , and covered by a lid huuj on hinges ; and the night-soil—remeveil -by long-handled dipp rs—in used most plentifully in the gardens . And such splendid heads of brittle lettuce , such cucumbers , cabbages , beans , peas , and maize . a 3 have been grows under the stimulus of tui . liquid excrement , it has seldom been my lot ia see . * '

      The testimony of this disinterested eye-witness is itstlf eaough toprovethepraetisoottifyofthe external arrangemeats ; but I have learned from friends wha have visited the colony , that their internal harmony i . no less remarkeble . Thus far , their property is held in common , though any person is at liberty to retire at any moment , by merely withdrawing what he originally contributed . So interest on capital is allowed , and of course none of the profits of the c ' oneern are regarded as befonging to individuals . . But , as yet , no person has made an appli . cation to remove , as all seem so contented with their positioas , tfcat-it is doubtful whether they tver will have

      an occasion to distribute any portion of their funds . One would suppose that , from the want of a direct personal interest in the results of their labour , there would ba great temptations to indolence ; but it is said that this is by no Eieani the case . The difflcalty is , not in getting th « people to work , bat in restraining them from work , ing at improper times and seasons , so as not to injure their health . The only provision mada against : the shirking of labour by any , is the degradation of the delinquent into lower classes of labour ; bat the government nave not yet had to use this alternative is a single instance . All labour cheerfully , and in perfect union with the rest .

      They have not yet erected any unitary mansion , most ef the families preferring separate dwellings and households ; hnt their cooking , washing , and other domestic operations are done by divisions of Us families each , so as to avoid the confusian of a large number on one hand , or waste and trouble of an extreme isolation of families en the other . The plan is found to work pretty well , thoug h a large unitary edifice would doubtless contribute much to the economy , « aae , aad efficUsoy of their

      movements . The o-rasmauity is a regularly organised township , unaertfcelawB of the state , but Imng a little republic in itself , having its intf rest , concentrated within itself , it has no inducement to taks part in the general politics of the nation . Oar hot dieputeB about rum licenses , and no rum licenses , about tariff and Free Trade , about war and anti-war , do not trouble these men , who . ara happy in the privilege of working directly for the good of their fellows , without the distractions of competition and selfi-hnesi . They are governed by a council who are annually elected by themselves , who do all the buying and selling , and hare ths entire management of affairs . If either of them should betray , his trust , of course he wenld be rejected from office at the next elective assembly of the people .

      The children are required to attend the schools , wfeere they are instructed in all branches of u $ e : nl knowledge , and in tbe English and German languages . Tliey nre carefully instructed in their moral duties , though I believe no 6 p ; cific forms of religion arc taught . The larger portion of the community are attached to tho Lutheran Church , bnt do net insist upon imposing it upon others . At morning and evening , the brginning and clos * of their labours , public prayers are offered ; and relig ious exercises are obaeived on Wednesday afieraociis , and on Sundays . No restraints are kid upon fra : doa » of marriage , as among the Shakers , throug h eviry csuilon is used to prevent the young from Wintering into that deep and awful engagement withou t dua reflection upon its issues and refponiibilitics . . .. ' _ .

      Such is a hrisf sketch of thi 3 young and important association , which bfgins with so much vigour , aad whose prospects are so flattering . Its history and pre-

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      etSiSin ^ - ™ 0111 . noti ? e thortte * wd tWn * 8 eontamed in thw pMt . The People ' s Journal' ia pre ^ minently werthycf popularsupport . ;; sit

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      M ^^^^" '" LdBa ° J- n « 9 * and BelfesP' ° 8 ter"r 0 Wi and Dohegal-Btreet , Gtii \ $ 2 ^™'* , ^ ° f % TW *! W . By the late ' * ffi * di $ ^ jsw *^ _ Tht Old Convents of Park . By Madame Charles Keyband . ¦ „ ....: * . Jgrian ; or * Young Matd > t Fortune * . By Mrs S . u . nail . ' . .. - . ¦• ¦ These wirks arealldeBBrvingef high cominensatiOB from the critle ; they are , one and all , admirable novel .. w « wool * gladly giTe Extracts , did our space permit ; , bat as a shilling will purchase . any one of tbe works , w « can soarcely regret the being unable to rive the sped . m « ns of their excellence .

      TheCoiiioiIhs is a tale of profound interest , fram the pen of one who lived but long enough to gi »? promise of « brilliant fatmre . , The characters are life-like , and truthful . The plot well arranged , and the interest maintained to the very clese . : : Hishwats ahd Bt-wais must add t * the reputation of its author but iiTsome of the characters , that of Claud » Vfor Instance , in Caribert the Bear hunter , we fancy we discover a slight touch of exaggeration . - Tn Ou > CoHvzms of Fiais gives sketches of Convent-life far moTe pleasing , and therefore , we trust , more accurate , than those which usually are exhibited to the ProteaWntWOria . i

      But for charming freshaise , good feeling , and good principle , commend us to the gem of the collection—Mr * 8 . C . Hall's Uibuk ; with ail the faults and foibles of tka heroine she is a charming specimen of womanhood ; and the Irish nunt , whose devotion and fidelity render her the next personage ii » importance , might sit as a modal to many who would despise such characters in rial life .. There , is something refreshing to the very heart in her trusting hbptfulnsss ; her perpetual recur , rence t * the biautiful saying . 'There is a silver lining toerery cloud . ' . How much of repining sorrow should we escape could we copy her . ? or this one charaater , did the book contain nothing else , Mrs Hall deserves our warm thanks '

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      A Sight with tht Chartuts , Fmt , WiUUmsi and ' Jonts . ' ¦ Wa notice this catchpenny publication for , the purpose of warning our readers to keep their money in their pockets ; and , secondly , to express our disgostat the conduct of the author of this precious pro duction . When we say catchpenny publication , ' we do n » t mean that th s' narrative' is a string of ; false . hoods—far aueht we tnow ^ 0 ^ contrary , it may be very trae ~ but howeVer triie the author ' s statement raay be , he tells nothing new . v His narrative is a mere repetition of the ' evideneehe gave on the trial ofFrost , whereas the announcement led us te expect some astounding revelations never before published . We , therefore , denounce this threepenny worth as a cheat

      , a : teke-in , ' an attempt t « defraHa the public , tor whieu bosh author and publisher deserve the condemnation of all honest men . = . But we have a heavier charge t « prefer against the anther ef this ' Ban-stive . ' We charge him , on his own showing , with having acted a cowardly and treacherous part towards John Frost / and that his object in publishing the rubbish befera us , is to benefit him self at th « expense of Frost and his fellow sufferers . Tho author ' s aatne doss not appear on : the titlepage , bat his name is Bruff . fle was a brawer at Pontypoo ) , and was at one time an intimate friend of Mr Frost s , and although apolitical disagreement on . sued on Mr Frost becoming a delegate to thaChartist Convention , theirsocialintiHiacycbhtiHuedi Bruffs story , is'that be and r friend , being onajournev between Newport and Pontypool , cameBuddenly upon a body of . the Chartists who were proceeding to tbe former place . The Chartists suspecting that Bruff

      was no belter than he turned out to be , if not actually a 'spy , ' at least willing to do the dirty work of an * informer , ' tookehargeof him and his friend until ' their arriral at : the' Welsh Oak / when both were handed over te Mr Frost ,-who atonoe set tnem at liberty , and appointed an ' escort' to eonduct them in safety Wyond the reach of the much-dreaded ChariistR . As soon as' the last phalanx' had been passed , Bruff and Co . took to their heels , and after dodging about the hills for some hoHrs , at last ventured home . Once assured that his carcase wa 3 safe , Bruff immediately wrote to , and commuaio&ted personally with the Lord Lieutenant of the , county , stating , like a base informer ,, all he knew , and perhaps ssmething more . On the trial of Frosh Bruff gave his evidence against his formw friend and benefactor , for Bruff makes out that but for Mr Frost , he ( the' informer' ) would have been like Don Juan ( by-the-by a much more respectable character )' sent to the devil somewhat ece his time . * .

      Sniff ' s treachery excited , so much publio odium against * : hira that he goon found Wales too hot to be comfortable . He , therefore , had to leave the scene . of his ' movingaccidents byj . flood and field , ' and , has since then been dodging and scheming in different parts of the country , proclaiming his remarkable services to the government , and his deep wrongs in not having received some reward from the powers that be . We have heard , on very good authority , that Bruff has more than one petitioned tobe rewarded with

      . a situation under government in return for his treachery to , Mr Frost , but , hitherto , in vain , the government being unable to understand the claims of a cowardly informer . The Whigs being asain in power , Brnff bas published his ' thrilling' (!) narrative , seemingly with thethope of attracting attention to'his ' claims . ' Whether the telling of his story be at all likely to prolong tbe exile , of Mr Frost , for that Bruff cares not . 'Everyman for himself is the patriotic Broil ' s motto .

      By way of propitiating the enemies of the Chartists , Brnff endeavours to show that the Newport affair was every way ridiculous and contemptible ; but when he has to show off his own heroism , he spares no pains in trying to impress upon his readers the formidable character of the Chartist force : In thus trying to prove two opppsites he writes himself down an ass . The story of his heroic endurance under suffering and persecution is really funnj-. First , he was . 'surrounded by hundreds , ptrhapt thousands , of armed men . ' Next he was 'searched . ' He was kept prisoner for an hour or two , at what Sam Weller calls a \ . ' , ~ Bike , ? . that is , gentle reader , a turnpike-house , where the Venerable baffer , 'the' pike-keeper , ' condoled with him and

      cried with bim , and gave him a pipe of tobacco , and Braff—the immortal Bruff—absolutely puffed away at the 'dudeen . ' . Here are his own words—the italics are his : — 'lemohedit ! Yes , in that company , , Under the awful , circumstances that then environed me , I smoked a pipe ! It did warm me —and i perhaps , never was a pipe smoked . with greater giuto than was the short ; blickenea , and often-used pipe .: that I sraeked on that memorable occasion . ' Oh ! holy Maseal here ' s a subject for a . cartoon !; Talk of Alfred baking bannpeks , or Marius ' s ' meditating' in the midst of the ruins ' of Carthage — pshaw ! behold tha immortal Bruff in the 'Marshes pike-bouse , ' smoking his blackened ' cutty . ' Here ' s a subject to decorate the hew Houses of

      Parliament ! 'A good man straggling with the storms of fate , ! is a sight to call forth the sympathy of the heart that can feel for another . ' But Bruff enveloped in 'baccy' smoke , with that kind old fellow , ' Mills , ( the pike-keeper , ) crying over him , must have baen a sight Jit for the gods , exciting even their admiration ! - Belisariu ? , in his misfortunes , was less a hero than was Bruff . Perhaps Prometheus is the only . character whom we could venture to compare with our hero , butithereis this vast difference bStween , tbe two ; . Prometheus is merely the poet ' s idea of heroic endurance , whereas Broff is a reality ( we will hot gay a " real man ) , and no mistake . If proof be demanded , let the Whigs offer Bruff a place , be it worth only twenty pounds a year , and his tangibility will soon be matte apparent . : Bruff tells a cock-and bull * tory of having been very nearly pthed , shot , and drowned in consequence of an attempt he made to escape from hia' guards ;'

      but Brsff was under the care of Providence and so escaped . ' I said to the villain , ' For heaven's Bake don ' t both shoot and drown me . ' Fortunately the rain bad wetted hia powder , and his gun did not go off . ' We must say it was unreasonable to think of both shooting and drowning our hero , either mode might have served to give him We quietus . From this antedate we areenaHedto understand the valuoof Cromwell ' s advice to his soldiers : Put your trust in God , but alwdys Ictep your powder dry V " No doubt Bruff has been preserved for higher purposes . They who are barn to be hong will never be drowned , ' says the old proverb , hence it is easy to understand bow it was that Bruff escaped the perils of water , steel and lead . With this conviction we look forward with perfect confidence to that day when wo shall see a full length portrait of Broff , striking ) original , framed in tke Old Bailey , and exhibited to the gaae ot thousands . of bis admiring contemporaries .

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      Tke Poor Man ' s Guardian . London : E . Mackenzie , 111 , Fleet-street . We have received No ? . 1 , and 2 , of a new penny periodical , with the above title , devoted to the publication of the wrongs of the poor . The revelations of misery existing in this great metropolis are truly appalling . In our next we shall try to find room for fome extracts . , We trust that the Poor Man's Guardian will command a large circulation .

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      V y . x : . : „ ¦ •; " mfnftrtheimm . " -FaiBNM , ^ -The-. cau 8 erof . th »; werking-nifttt--i 8 ai subject Wat , has long engaged general attention more or less , and many means ' have been adopted to bo-i c f , .. ? " 8 try wnitithiim like a fair remuneration : j But , hitherto , those means have terminated ia ganeral failures invariably , having them in » more hopeless condition than previously ; and now , on ! I ! T'W'i . " l W tabto and heartrending scene prflsentsitself iand that ,. too , among every class ot workmen , whose condition is infinitely worse than it was ever known"to b «; thira ^ are m » re houseless , eomfortlefcs , dertitute , and starving industrious artisans , . than were ever witnessed befow and yet wo have had

      our protective institutions , ' our co-opera- ! tive societies and every possible means that could be devised have been tried at ; and with all this , the great body . of working men in this country have beensinkwg lower and lower mike scale of society , ; until thousands terminate , a miserable life , amid wantandwretehedness , leaving their families to Wt Si ^ WS ? . ^ t ;^ iW oan in that , worldtbat f eprmd then- fathers of the riehts . of labour . This is a painful truth . A truth , which no cne will attempt to confute . . " . '" . \ ' . Fo r * H . j deterioration in thei eondition ef the working classes there must be some cause , and someluKivf y - wre ? K and palpably inefficient , in the KS ? ^ re K ;^ 0 Pted for the recovery of , the " Bhte of indmtry , and that oauso may noUe so much in the manner in which aiichinstitutionshave been conducted M m thei ' natnra of the institutions themselves . As we have before stated , it ib not in the natureiof previously estabHsbedSf . n , ntieito «« n .

      plewith , the antagonists of labour , and to defend it from tho aggressions , of oapitaluts . They have been top weak , and built upon too ' narrow and circumscribed a-basis , and asjsuch must uedessarily fail ln . obtaining . the rights of tli 8 ; workin « man . . The failures ,, we . say , in suoh societies are mainly attributable to the contracted , and ssctional nVtnte of them ., Battp make the matter more intellisible we will enlarge upon this subject : and first—In local societies , as hitherto carried out , there has been an

      absence of a general and recognised principle of organising and concentrating the energies of . ( the great mus of the people for one common good ,. Instead of being so , they , have been divided and subdivided in their operations , thereby vainly attemptiig to resist the attacks of manufacturers ; jthey have thus been fighting with tbe wind , and combating with the stione and powerful , with the weakness of children , and in consequonce of their folly , capitalists have visited ! them with continuous ' reduotiomin wages , and all the horrors of starvation and want .

      Another point to ,, whiph we may attribute past failures in tradea ' . unions , is a want of sympathy of reciprocal effects and operations . There has not been that unanimity of feeling , that spirit , of bro ? therhopd , among the working classes that ought to have been ; and that should bind their hearts to * gether , and prompt them to immediate and affective action for each pther's interests and welfare . We have been led to look upon , one another at a great distance , and known each other , asit were , only in books , and in figures , and in statistical information , when some goverament man has laid our condition before the country , having gleaned his knowledge of us , and of our circumstances , from the manufacturers , and we know , that that is nat the purest

      source , to gather accurate information upon the condition of . the . toiling millions . But , however , Buch has been the way in . which we have known and seen each other , white ah impassable ' gulf has seemed to preclude all friendly connexion , and mutual co-operation , " . between U 3 . . Our sectional exertions have obscured our vision , and blinded us to the real identity of our interests , the samenoBa of our wants and sufferings , and that the remedy calculated to ameliorate the condition of pne part of the industrious classes , would , at the same time , promote the elevation and independence of the other . These things we have not recognised , and in our conflicting operations for labour's redemption , we have been madly and blindly rushing on to the very brink « f ruin ;

      and from that fearful precipice , our family comforts , onrdoraestiebliss , and oursocialconeord , have been precipitated into an abyss of woe , of unmixed and unmitigated distress . This is a picture of the condition of the great mass of the people , and to obviate which we have exhausted our strength and energies , and uselessly expended milKeift ofppunasof our hard earned nsnee ; and as much more of our associated means may be thrown away , if we continue to fight labour ' s battles in the same disconnected , sectional , and un-brntberiy manner . This plan is but a remnant of old custom s which are fast hastening to oblivion , making way for a system more rational-a system which shall be a developament of , anfl in harmony with , the advascing spirit of the present ¦

      age : , . . . . . : We must now look upon each other in a different lightthan wehave hitherto done . W ^ mustseein each other ' s face , claims for our sympathy and aid ; and recognise in all the ties of universal brotherhood , which must awaken in us a deep sense , of our « bligations and duties to each other ; and call into our ranks a band ef independent , devoted , attd energetic men , whose entire time and energies shall be given up to the improvement and thorough regeneration of the toiling class ; who . in their turn , mu 8 t actively co-operate with the leaderg of the gosd cause , and a period to fippression , to tyranny , and to heartess cupidity will soon be fixed .

      ; Sucb is the plan that will do us Rood ; a plan that is national ; that takes in the whole working population . We must trust no longer to our local efforts , we mupt extend our operations , and in the spirit of true reciprocity , mutually assistcach other in aceom pishing that we have so repeatedly failed in doing , by relying upon our individual exertions ' . Wo say our operations must extend , our mind 8 must extend , and our exertions for labour ' s rights must increase , S yery man who earns his bread by the sweat of his brow , in the three kingdoms , must be one of us . Ho must be induced to join tbe great confederacy , to recover the dues of the much injured and Ions ' insulted enerative .

      If we contemplato enrolling into this ' monster asssociation' every working man in the entire king donij may not o « r operations extend te France , to America , andj indeed , to every part of the worldwhere the rights of industry are set at defiance , and theworkman robbed and trampled upon by ruthless capitalists ? For , in every country oppressors are thesame , apd are equally interested in degrading and depreciating the value of labour from which they are enabled to amass enormous fortunes as if by magic , leaving countless millions to writhe in ageny and want . Cannot the injured and oppressed operatives of all . classes adopt some plan of mutual co-operation to proteot each other from their common foe— ' heartless oppressors ? ' and could some plan be adopted , we have not the slightest doubt but thaV it' might be practically and beneficially carried out . We see other societies and companies

      compassing sea and land , in every part of the ha-) itab ! e globe , for the execution of their * plans , and for the execution of-their object ? , succeeding , ! to * a csnalderable extent , in their purposes . And what should prevent the working classes forming a ' universalleague' for tho protection of industry ? Are they not all suffering from the same ' cause?—i . « ., the grasping , avaricious , and insatiable thirst for gain , manifested by millowners , laotory lords , aad capitalists of every stamp . Does not one blood animate each human being ? and neither time , nor distance , nor country , cliraei nor colour , canaever their dear and close relationship . And for the protection of each other ' s rich * s , and for an equitable distribution'of the products of indastry , may they not act in concert ? Surely such a confederation would , in a variety of ways , minister to the emancipation of abonir ! " - : ¦

      For instance , we shsll be able to extend our manufacturing operatiens by producing goods of foreign consumption ; and upon a principle of mutual exchange , deal honourably with our brethren across the Atlantic . The means of ready transit could soon be commanded , as , by our associated pence wo should be able to employ our own members , to build our own ships , to manufacture our own canvas , and everything necessary for the completion of such an undertaking . And then we might be able to witness the working men ' s own ' swift sailing ships' proudly floaUugupontaeoceau ' ssutfaeejditeetingtUeircovim on an errand of love , to distant shores , returning freighted with good things , produced'by our friends

      and co-operatiw in other countries , to be equally distributed amongst their associated brethren hero . These few words may be regarded as Utopiani and totally impracticable . But , we weuld ; ask , do we not do all this for others ? And do not others reap all the profits of such enterprise ? Yes , we can carry out these ' Utopian' operations for others , but seldom think , or if we do thinkat all upon it , it isupon its being impossible for U 3 to carry suoli plans out for our 89 lve 8 ; The' day , howaver , may come when the working millions of every land j | shall be thoroughly organised for each other's mutual prelection , and holds their annual or triennial conferences , to congratulate each other .

      In tho meantime , lot not tho working classes of this country omit the adoption of this principle of national combination for the preservation of our rights . Lot us carry out this plan in a manner , and with a spirit , that shall reflect honour upon us , and cmfer permanent advantages upon our children ; and this cart only be done in proportion as our confidence towards each other increases . We must no longer look upon each other with suspicion and distrust , but be confiding and devoted . One heart , one mind , one intention , must pervade and actuate the whole , and then we may soon expect to witness the triumph of our principles , tho recovery of our . rights , and the total extinction of tyranny in all its farm ? . Tfiis' work is rapidly going forward , and we trust yet to see it consummated . . To combine upon this national principle will afc all times afford us the readiest means of making our injuries and wrongs tellupon the publio mind—to

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      awaken pnblk attention and sympathy on our behalf --and we kftow thatll iaone of the safest ways of effecting a than ^ e fo r tbe better . In oarrying out this plan there are many difficulties to ovartoms , many obstaeks to surmonn » and a fearfulanieunt of selfishness to crush , which hitherto spread ef s ' uch . a combination . Indeed tliere is nothing we' haveto enceuhter that is half s » destbo ? tive to our well-beina , as that spirit ofgrovolling ; selnshnessthat aims at absorbing all that others contribute , and making as small a return as possible . The maxim : appears to be , get all you can and give as little back in return , as you can . Such a ispi-. | a- utterly destitntsi of good , ' and subversive of au that is calculated to enhance the hanDidcss and

      in dependence of miserable and enslaved Britons . . We have had trades belonging to this . Association who have snocefideH , by our asgutanda ' and mftuenco , in realising obnBiderableadvanceb in their prices , and as soon as . they had done so they have abandoned pur rank ;* , and appear to foreet that those who aided 'themte ' rira"how need assistanoa"in ' return . But th " cy turn a deaf ] ear to shcIi entreatUs , and suffer their fellbw . men to continue the helpless victims of cupidity , and will not stretch out one hand to sav « . Suoh conduct , toaay the least ef it , is base ingrali'tu'de , and richly merits another visit of the iron hand of oppression . Wehope , however , that such trades will reflect upon iWsqwestion , and sseit to be their duty and th-ir interest te resume the payment of their levies , and'laid us to mitigate the distress and penury of their ill-fated brethren .- ' ¦ .

      In conclusion , 'we say , be firm to your principle . Lst no opposition turn you from pour duty . Let the sufferings and the injuries you have endured , and areyef grappling with , move you to redoubled exertions to extend the interests of tbiB Association ; and thereby treate a power to do battle with our opponest " , and teach lordlings and despets that they shall nolsngar . with impunity , trifle with the poor man ' s rights , and with his children ' s bread . ¦ . "

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      Th « Central Committee of tbe above expanding assoblatitn mot on Monday and followlng ' day » far tho iran-» abtionofge n « ralbu « lu « 8 S . A grtatmais of oorrosppndenoefaai beon recslved from many parts of the kin ? , doin , also ttia following reports frem members of tha CentralOom » i «« e and agents of the Natfosal Ajsocla . tlon . '• ' ¦¦ _ '• ' '• •• • - ¦ ¦ ; ... - •¦ ' ' On Monday evening Mr Humphries attended a moet . ing at the Qusen ' s Hotel , West Smithfield , of ths paper italners , to'explain the principles of the Association , which he did at conslaarable length , to the perfect satisfaction ef the meeting . A resolution to join the AtBod&tiou was unanimously sarried , and a vote of thanks to Mr Humphries terminated the meeting .

      RocBDiiB . —On Monday Nov . 8 th , Mr Parker delivered an addreei in the Chartists' Boom , Yorkshire-Btri-et , Bocbdale . tonp before the time of meeting , tbs room was crowded . Mr P . entered fully Into ths plans and objects of the Association j he showed its adaptation to mea the wants and wishes of the tailing million ? , and paved tbe way for their physical and social emancipation , f . nd in proportion ss tbe working classes oo . eperated to carry out its principles , in the tarn * proportion they would accelerate the day of their redemption ; At thecloio of the lecture ; the following tsiolu " tions were uBanimomly adopted : — ' That the traces of Rochdale , In public meeting aesemblad , having heard the prinotples ef tho National A 88 « ciaU * n explained so eloquently by Mr Parker , do hereby pledg « themaelvas to join ae toon as possible , and all parties wishing te do the same , may obtain aU the necessary information by applying to the committee , held at the Cross K « j 8 Inn ,

      Cloth HaU , ever ; Tuesday , evening , from itven to ten •' clock . ' ' ' That this meeting having witnessed tbe many failures in loial trades' unions , are of opinion that the National Aseooiation is the only combination calculated to work out permanently « nd efficiently the objects of the working classes . We therefore pledge ourselves never to relax in our exertions until every trndt in Rochdale become members ot feat body . * That this meeting oannot separate without cipressing their gratitude to , and admiration ef , that indomitable friend of labours ' rights , T . S . Dancomhe , Eiqi . M . P ., for his able , efficient , and untiring txertionn on behalf of the industrious olasecB . ' ' That the beat thanks of this nuetlttg are due , and hereby given , to the editoro snd proptUt « r » of tboNowHXRK Stau , lor allowing fte me of its valuable columns to publish the trades' proceedings . ' A vote of thanks to the lecturer aad chairman , terminated the business of the evening .

      NortbamptoM . —On Mon ay , Kov . 8 th , Mr RobBon at . tendtd a meeting of the trades in the Town Hall . The body of the hall , ' tbe staircase , and the davement out . side ,: being thronged to excess , —several m&nufaevmers , magistrates , and town councillors being in tha crowd . On account of numerous statements being quite currqst , strong opposition was anticipated , but nothing of the kind took place . Mr Robsou , in a clear , lucid , and animating lecture , Bhowed tbe practicability and beneficial tendency of the asiociation , He pointed out tbe great advaatsges derivable to tbe working classes from the same , and that it was the only efficient and rational

      plan hitherto laid down for the redemption and divatlon of the working man . Mr R . was listened to with ggeat attention , and at the close of the address , tbe following resolution was , unanimously : carried : ' That im the opinion of this meeting the principles upon wh ' th the NatUnal Aftwciation of United Trades is basod ; aro well calculated to effect the amelioration of the working classes of this country . We therefore determine to gire tff-ct t » those principles , by enrolling tmmlves as mambera thereof at the earliest opportunity . ' A rote of thanks was given to MrRobson and the chairman , and tbe m ? it ' nRFS ; &rn'te

      MARcnESTta District Committee—Mr Peter Qrlmshaw in the chnir—met on Wednesday and Thursday evening , Nov . 19 th and 11 th , Messrs Rohson and Williamson , from the Central Committee , at the r ^ uest of the District Committee , attended to . ' adjust certain differ , eaces existing between the tne Committees . The District Committee ' alleging that the Central Commilteo had been remiss in their duty , Messrs Robson and Williamson net the allegations with much ability . The first night ( Wednesday ) , was occupied by an animated debate between Messrs Robson and William , son , and a deputation from the' London silk , wool , and eotton printers' society , ' of Crayford , which ended as it began . The District Committee loaving the dispu'e to be settled between the Central Committee and the Crayford block printer ' s .

      On Thursday night the debate upon the complaints wns opened , by Mr Moss referring ( to the silk pickers complaining of deficient support , direct interference of the C-ntral Committee by deputation to employers , and abrupt stoppage of support , without . cousultin ? with the District Committee . After a very lengthy dlscu'sipn between Messrs Robson , Williamson , Parker , Moss , Shanleyand . otJiers , ... It . was .. r . esolved : — 'That the silk pickers ' case be left in tbe hands of the Central Com . mittee as heretofore . . . Plasterers' Case . —Mr Riley thpn brought up a com . plaint of the length of time which elapsed , from Conference to November , before this caso w » 8 settled , and ultimately a decision given against them . Ho urged , at ' considerable length , the claims of the plnsterers

      during the building strike , inasmuch , as they had beea members from the ' commencement of the Association ; and only received ' at . the rate ' of 2 s . 2 | d . per week , " when on strike , initead of Us . per member . While other trades atthe time , whohadonlyljoineda [ fewmonthsprevlo'j 8 , recelv .-darmuch , and some of them full weekly ollowpncp , The District Committee bad been always favourable to their claims . Messrs Rebspn and Williamson replied , urging that they were not entitled to the full » uppert as per scale , but only so much as , tho Central Committee could then obtain , beyond which they had no claim . That the resolutions adopted by the Manchester Coaference of 1846 did not mean full support ; and that tho

      questions had been fully settled , respecting the building trades , at tlie Birmingham Conference , 1817 . Mr Gouldin replied , as a member of the late Csntral Committed , and as District Secretary daring the strike , and delegate to the Conference of 184 ( 5 , and bringing up the caso of the building trades , at the Birmingham Conference , 1847 ; he ppoko in favour of the claims , recapitulating at full length from the commencement ef the Association to the present time—so far as the plasterers were concerned . Several other members spoke upon the subject , when the following resolution was proposed and adopted : ' That the Central Committed be respectfully requested to reconsider the plasterers' claims . '

      Several o'her matters were urged against the Central Committee , such as want of information , Iato balance sheets , registration , questions upon the district laws respecting powers of diitrieti ia appointing deputations , absence of members of the Central Committee from London—all ef which were replied to by Messrs Robson and Williamson , and after much debate , mutters were brought to a very satisfactory termination . The meeting broke up amiAst the congratulations of each other , after passing the following resolution ; — ' That the exp lanations of McsBrs RobBon and Williamson , on behalf of the Central Committee , be deemed satisfactory . —Pitbb Gbihshiw , Cbai / nian ; John Mdepd t ; James Oodldin , District See ,

      Blaokborh . —Tho long-pending turnout at Polding ' s mill has been brought to a satisfactory termination , by the withdrawal of the reduction which has been the cause of the dispute . Also , the proposed redactions at AshV-ura's mill have been withdrawn , sud the bands are at work ftt the old price . Silk pickebb and wbavebb on btbikb . —In const , quence of the very scurrilous statement that noptared in list week ' s number of Lloyd ' s WuUy Ntwspaper , . a special meeting o ? the above societies waa convened for Monday evening . November 15 th , at the Railway Inn , Deansgflto , Mr W . Bailey in the chair , to repudiate and

      contradict tho said statement . Tho lar B > e room wns crowded , and one feeling of indignation was eiprcssedat the unwarrantable conduct of Lloyd ' s unknown correspondent . Messrs Barstow , Hurst , Moss , White , 3 , Shanicy , F . Shanley , and others , severall y addressed the meeting . A resolution was unanimously agreed to to the following effect :- 'That a committee of five be appointed to draw up a report in answer to the said statement , nn 4 that the same be forwarded to the Stab , and Lloyd ' s , for insertion . ' Messrs John Murphy , Win . Bailey , "ff . Mosi , JameB Shanley , and F . Shonley , were appointed to form the ' committee . Tke meeting then dissolved .

      On Tuesday , the 9 th inst ., Mr Town . ' of ' Keighlej , attended & meeting of the cotton cpinnera of Halifax , held at the Globe Inn , fer tho purpose of explaining the principles of the National Association , whieh was done

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      to ths sattafaotiom of all parties prweat , many of vthma have agreed to j » in ike AisocUUea forthwith . Mr Tow » fcfti itlso made arranjem » nto for leveral maetlogg , to be hell dwlng the following week , at Sowerby Bridge , Aft ., &o . On Thursday OTeniBg last , our ageat for the I « Ie of S&l ^ . ^ i " ?« c | korj . l « ture ,. o . n the Pretoetion of EalourTrom ^ nprrnS ^^^ School , Castletp . wri . Mr yr . . Simpson , Miller ; Ju tho ' chalr . the »( atUtl « 8 k « rhada umi 61 , as he went along ^ ww » really astoahhing , aiidgave various examples of good to operatives wWqh has b » eu effeated by the , Association , The . lecture was listened to with great , attentioa by the auditnc ? , , and on , various cccaslons' were ... bursts of ' lause . ' The meeting was . not , ' large ^ jt ''* not hning generally known , but 88 . Ihe . audioncejnvltecl the leoturer to give enbther ' lecturei pa that night fortnight , the 13 th inst . ; ' tie will no doubt hara a full house , tholecture being well . reobired by all who bad the pUaai £ « 6 « hearing it . . .. . .. *

      I 0 THB BDlIOBOI ' THB . NOBTHBnMiSIAn . .,, ; , . , Manehesttr , Ifov , 16 , 1847 . Sir , —In . consequence of a paragraph appearing hi Iioyfo WesH )) . Nm-pap « r , of the . Hthinst ., relative te tba 8 illcpick « rs and weavers now on strike , and In tha pay of tiie National Association since the 3 rd of Jun * last , for resisting a reduotign offered them by Messrs Goo . Smith and Co ., of LoworMosley-8 treet ,. silkm&nu > faotnrcrs , and which paragraph , containiag much miB . ropresentation and many gross falsheods , 1 ) 88 caused groat excitement in the trade . The officers of the trade were applled'to by several individual to . call a general meeting , ' which took plaoo on Monday , . the IBth inst ., for the purpose of aecertnining , if posiible , who w * the party or partieg who have taken noon thorn .

      selves to assert such gross falsehoods , whether emanatiBfffrwa any member of tli trade or not . All parties at the meeting utterl y denied all kaowledge or participation ia the . paragraph ia question , either directly or indirectly . The meeting then auepton the following reaolution > -. That a committea be appointed to lay b » fore the publio the inoomctnofis of the followiyg statemenU .- Fir « l , thowtitersays , 'Tbat Mr Williamson , a member . of the . Centwl Committee of the Association of United Trade * , e » mo frem London , on Saturday the 11 th . « f Oct ., un 4 gave the pickers and . ' weavers , on strik « , three weeks ' notice that tha C « ntrnl Committee would stopth « lr pay . ' Now , as far ns the weavers are coacerned in this statement , it is utterly f » lse;—and , igainthe writer

      , Bays , « That tho turn-outs have hold meetings to um « . slder what conr . 8 they should pursue to obtain a eon-, tinuance of support from the Central Comuittee " , untH they can get employment . But at UiIb meeting was restricted to their own bod y , we ha » e not learned ^ he result . A document , similar to tbe Miner ' s , woulddoubtlesB be issued , but the body is too poor , they must , therefore , quietly succumb . ' Now , as regards our moetinge , they were general meetings of tbo bod / , and not , confined K » the strike hands nlonej and we emphatically declare that we never met to disapprove of the conduct of tbe Central Committee relative to our strike ; therefore , such an idea as to our intention te publith a document is ridiculous in ' the extreme .

      We further state that It is the opinion ofthetrafle ,. thatthe Central Cemmitteehave done their best through , oat the whole management of the srike ; we are alsfy satisfied that our strike would loDg , ere now , have beea ; brought to a sueoessful termination , were linot for the depression of trade ; but bow the proiipect appear more favourable thaa they have done heretofore . Trado having now taken a more favourable turn , wa are of opinion the Central Oommittae . will never desert us as long as they « an see a shadow of aobanee of wiaiag our battle . New tbe writer says , 'The Central Committee eommeBcea fteir strike with much bravado in May last , but onl y ultimately to proclaim their igno . ranee and weakness . ' To this w « give a flat

      contradktion , inasmuch as the hands were forced out by theil employers , with a view , as they intimated , of breaking up the A » 8 ooiation . This is a true statement . of our striko . Tbe writer goes on to state , ' That , during the strike , tho CentraLCommUte a has sent down some o ! their membtrs to compromise the claims of the hands with their employers . ' This we dany ever to ha * e been the case without the consent of the hands , Hcalsosayii ( ' That , ' a , f « w weeks ago , ( he Central Committee drew oat some knobsticks , tbat were employed ia our places , a » a uupported them / This is also an utter falshood , as they turned out on their own account against a further reduotlon in their wages , and appealed , through theeolumnsofthe NownBBH stab , to the public for sympathy and support ,

      It has , also , beon stated that we have been 'keptoB small strike pay . ' We beg to say tbat we have received support , according to rule , en our average wage * , which wo undtrstood J prior t « eur joining the Natioaal Association , Toar ' s , < & « ,, Thb She Pickbbs anb Wkavibs of MANcnEBTEB , The Central Cemmittee advise the various trades to ba on their guard aralnst the malignant attacks of anonymous scribblers , whose unfounded ealumnics will ultimately reooil or their own heads ; though tkeyintenu , by maliee aad spleen , to destroj tho Association by their mean and dastardly proceedings ,

      H 0 TICS 8 , Two leotureg will be . delivered in the Bed . Chapel , top ofHeckmendwick , en Tuesday , November 23 rd instant by MrNewsoma aad Mr Josoph Hatfield , on the principles Of the National Association . Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . A collection will be made at the close of th « mooting , on behalf of Mr John Bliso and men on striho at Batley Care . We hope as many as can will attend to the above meeting , and give their mite towards assisting thoBe smuggling for labour ' s rights . Th » trades of Sundwland , Newcastle . upOD . Tync , and T » e . nlty , are informed that Mr HoIkob . willvUit the above district to sit farth the principles of the Association . Any trades' bodies desirous of obtaining his ser . rloos , must apply to Mr Dunn , No . 19 , Quayside , Sun . dfrland .

      All letters on business , respecting the trades formiog theAsseciation . mustbe sent through their respective secretaries , or through the medium of the district socre . tarias . as the Central Committee cannot treat any other communication as official . All letters sent to tkis office on geioral business , must ba directed to the general secretary , Mr T . Barratt ; and all inters npon . financinl matters , to tbe financial secretary , Mr James Webb .. The Central Committee trust those arrangements will be strictly observed , aa sreat inconvenience often occurs through business letters being addressed to members of the Central Com * mittee . The trades of Scotland can be furnwhea with cards and rules , or any information respecting the Association , by making application to the agent , Win . Claughan , Holytown ,

      Tho secretaries , end members generally of the Assoelation , are informed that , en tho 1 st of December next , will be published tho first number of tho Central Committee ' s Mentbly Report-one copy of which will be gtven gratuitousl y to each society belonging to tho Association . A considerable number will be printed for general circulation , » t the charge of one penay each . . " . The intention is that it shall be made a useful periodical . It will contain valuable and intercstinginformation , respecting tha riso , progress , passing events , and future prospects of the Association , together with its general statistical accoun t * . It will be got up in a superior manner , T trelre numbers will form a neat volume . The tradas will please give tbeir orders / or the same , together with cash for tho number required , to their local o'Bcer , to be by them sent to this office , directed to Mr T Barratt , when tho orders will be promptly attended to .

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      Gastronomic Dbucacius . —In the Tyrol , and par . ticularly at Voralberg , a regular business of breeding snails ior sale is carried on . They are placed in large pieces of ground , bare of shrubs and trees , and covered with grass , where they are fed with cabbage leaves . In winter they aro covered with moss to protect them from the cold- The flesh is most deli , oate in autumn . They are sold on the spot at tbe rate of from two and a half to three florins per Theroate three " Ragged Schools" in Newcastle ( says the Gateshead Observer , ) the Gaol , the Workhouse , and the Ragged School in Sandgate . The Gaol , with its adjunct , the police , coats the inhabi . tants , ia ronai numbers , £ 10 , 000 every year . The Workhouse , with also the out-door relief to the peor , costs them twice £ 10 . 000 in tho same period . The ' Rngecd Schoolfpr boys has not an annual income ! of £ 100 .

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      The Purg atory of Suicides . A . Prison Rhyme in Ten Books . . By T . Coopbb . the Chart ! st . London : J . Watson , 3 , Queen ' s Ileai-passage . Paternoster-row . A'Peopla ' a Edition ' of Mr Cooper ' s well-known 1 Prhon Rhyme , ' intended to be publishsd in threehalfpenny nambcrs weekly , and sixpenny part monthly . This is Part 1 , and like most of Mr Watsou ' s issues bears a creditable appearance .

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      OAnrsNiKBs Bhmkvolbnt Inshtotiok . —A pnblio meeting of the carpenters of London was held at that old trades' rendezvous , the Bell , Old Bailey , on Tuesday evening , November the 16 ; h . Mr Jonas >\ artoaby was unanimously called to the chair . The secretary ( Mr J . Bush ) read the objects of the projeoted institution , viz ., 'The establishment of a fund for tho . support- ot tho Aged and Infirm , and the erection of an Asylum for the reception of members and their wives , ' and a series of rulesnumbering

      , thirty-nine , for the government of the institution , which were discussed seriatim ; in which Messrs Bush , Paisioe , Braile , Austin , and others , took part , and were adopted , with slight alterations , down to rule Htb , when the meeting was adjourned until Tuesday evoning , the 93 rd instant . During the business many persons paid their first quarter ' s subscription . Wiklaton Nail Makbrs— Received since our last , towards the Horse Nail Makers now on strike at Wmlatou , the following subscriptions —

      Abbotfs Chain and Kail Makers , Gateshead 1 * 3 S Hawk's General Smiths , GatosWd 0 16 r Hank ' s Anchor Smiths , Gateahcad '" o 7 « Porter ' * Chain Makers , Dunstan „ "' 049 Folley Shop Nailors , Newcastle "" n } i St Peter ' s Quny Chain Makers n a a Hall ' s Smiths , Blaydon .. I I * ? ew ? Cha d i S V 3 On \? hainMah ° ;' S ' * ' SWeldsO 10 6 Pew a Chain Makors , North Shields ... 0 6 « Sailors , Horth Shields . „ ,, oil

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 20, 1847, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1445/page/3/