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      HATIOSAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . OSce 314 , Southampton-street , Strand . The Executive Committee of this body held their « iual weekly meeting , as above , on Wednesday eTen 5 ng last—present Messrs . Arnott , Barney , Jones , and Milne . A note was read from Q . Tf . M . Beynolda , stating his inability to attend through press of business . G . J . Holjoako being in the country , and Thornton Hunt through indisposition were also unable to attend . J . Grasab y and Feargus O'Connor were likewise absent . A great mass of correspondence of a progressive tendency wag wad

      . . . Ernest Jones reported that he and John Arnott had taken the memorials to the Queen on behalf of Frost , Williams , Jones , and Elite , with & note addressed to Sir George Grey to the Home Office The Secretary then read the following letter from T . S . Dancombe , HP ., written in reply to a note is bad addressed to that gentleman — " 5 , Palace Chambers , May Sth , ia 51 " Dear Sib ,-I shall hava much pleasure in seeing Mr . Jones and yonrself here on Saturday morning at twelve o clock . I shonld have fixed an earlier day , bat I am sorry to say that I am at the present moment confined to my room by illness ; and , with

      regard to the object of your visit , if it ia with a raw only to request me to bring the subject of the exiled Chartists under the consideration of the house , I regret that there is n » probability of my health being sufficiently restored to justify me in undertaking , daring the present Session , tho introduction of so important a subject , although . I hope , I may be able to support any other member whOBhall bring it forward . Perhaps , under these circumstances , it will not be worth your while to take the trouble of calling on me . " I remain , dear sir , yours faitbfally , " Tnos . S . Dbscohbe . " "Mr . John Arnott . "

      John Arnott reported that he and John Mine hid examined the bills forwarded by Messrs . Ji'Gowan and Co ., and they found that the account endersed " National Charter Association , 1816 , ' 47 , and ' 48 " ( from Sept . ' 46 to April ' 48 ) , amounted to £ 63 11 s . ; and the items included 9 , 000 cards of membership , 4 , 000 hand-books , 9 , 500 petition headings , 4 , 000 ruled petition sheets , hills for public meetings , &c ,, and that on the above amount only £ 2 4 s . had been paid , leaving a balance due of £ 61 7 s . ; that tbesecond bill , headed " Committees cf Sandry Public Meetings , for Placards , Bills , ic , " amounted to £ 24 9 s . 4 d ., and that this

      amount was incurred from July , 1847 , to April , ISIS ; that the third bill , headed "The Committee of the Metropolitan Chartist Hall" amounted to £ 10 9 s . 6 d ., on which £ 4 18 s . 6 d . had been paid on account , leaving a balance due of £ 6 Is . ; that the fourth bill , headed "The Executive Committee of the National Charter Association" ( extending from Feb . to May , 1849 ) amounted to £ 0 3 s ., on which £ 3 0 a . had been paid , leavirg a balance due of £ 3 33 . ; and that the above amonnts , with the balance due on the Convention and Assembly account of £ 7 4 s . 6 d ., made a total of £ 102 4 s . lOd . fane to Messr 3 . M'Gowan and Co .

      i The following resolution , moved by Erne 3 t Jones , land seconded by G . Julian Barney , was then agreed ttto : — " That the first and fourth amounts in the ¦ slioTe list having been contracted b y the Executive JGomuuttee of the National Charter Association exlisting at the time specified , the Executive Commitgteeof the Association at present existant cannot ¦ hold themselves liable for the said amounts , the ¦ liquidation of the same , and the pecuniary affiurs Reannected with them being a matter between the ¦ Executive then in offiee and the Chartist body that Selected them ; but , in justice to all parties , the BCommittee trust that prompt and efficient means HwiUhe taken by the country for settling the ac-Bfomnts submitted . "

      B Tbe Secretary reported that he had engaged the Kpteraryand Scientific Institution , John-street , Tot-Benham-court-road , fora musical and elocutionary ¦ entertainment , in aid of tbe Charter Fund , on ¦ Tuesday evening , May 20 th ; and that Mr . Henry ¦ Thomas Holyoake had secured a most talented cora-¦ jjiw of friends , who would give their valuable ser-Rces on the occasion . ¦ J The Committee then adjourned to Wednesday ¦ bening , May 14 th . Signed on . behalf of the Committee , Johs Aasoxr , General Secretary .

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      ¦ J EiKAGos CBtrzi , BEHUOKnsBT . —On Tuesday ¦ Evening last Ernest Jones lectured on "Kings ¦ ffopes , and Cabinets , " at tho above Chapel to an ¦ fcerflowing and delighted audience . Twenty mem-¦ Bers were enrolled at the close of the lecture . At ¦ Ernest Jones ' s lecture on the preceding Tuesday HpeWe new members joined . IB Xewcasiie-ok-Ttxe . —A series of out-door meet-Mft gs has commenced in this quarter , the first was legeld on Thursday night , in St . Nicholas-square , m speakers were Messrs , Watson , Charlton , Sunn , &e . After reading the Executive ' s adpess , and impressing on the people the necessity m contributing to the Easter oSering , tbe speakers jaade powerful and eloquent appeals to the people

      » unite for their political and social ri ghts , which gas warmly responded to by the multitude . The Sext was held on Sunday morainjr , and was adaressed by the previous speakers . Both meetings Sere well attended , and are to bo regularly convened ; the object being to prepare the people for jjbe great simultaneous meetings to be held on the Ipown Moor . On Sunday evening a very interesting |« 3 c 8 S 5 ion was held in the hall of the Democratic Hjsutute . Subject : "The Great Exhibition . " afcr . Cockburn opened the debate by showing that If would be a fearful curse to the working classes . We was followed by Messrs . 'Watsou , Kane , Charl-| Bn , &c . Messrs . Murray and Jude , attempted to Ipow that it was a blessing . The large hall was well

      HEocHDiis . —A . monthly meeting of members was ¦ pld on Monday evening last , in the Cbartist Boom , where the auditors brought in the balance ¦ beet for the last six months . The income was Kt > 15 s ., expenditure £ 17 0 s . 10 d ., leaving a ¦ plance in hand of £ 9143 . 2 d . The following per-Whs , were duly elected as council for the nest tfiree ¦ oaths : —Messrs . J . Crabtree , B . Standeing , W . ¦ eek , W . ITeyes , J . Shephard ; It Hacking , trea-¦ rer ; andll . Gill , secretaiy . After thefinancialbusi-Bss was transacted the following resolution was Rrecd to : — " That we , the Chartists of Itochdale , Billy agree with the Programme passed by the late pfcnTention . andthat we do not recognise theprese-r . t ¦ feecutive until it is elected by the plan laid down K the Programme . " A rote of tbanks was given R tbe Chairman , and tbe members separated Htehk satisfied . All communications for the

      flocUdalc Chartists must be addressed to the se-Hetary , Robert Gill , 24 , Henry-street , Eocbdale . RMiNcaESTER . —On Sunday afternoon last , a quar-¦ flj meeting of tbe Manchester Chartists was held nthe People ' s Institute , Heyrod-street , Ancoats . |* e attendance of members was numerous , and the Igsi of feeling was displayed to promote the policy gop ted by them . The Council , in its re-election , Mcocsiderably enlarged—seventeen members forfll H ^ Council instead of el even—the additional sis ¦ 1 * members are well known good workers in the Ifrncheator Chartist Circuit After confirming the Koatea of tbe pretiou 3 meeting , and passing the ¦ Janeial accounts for April , tbe following gentle-¦ f o were unanimously elected Councilman for the

      ¦ pt ; three months , viz .: —Messrs . James Leach , ¦ Bwh Donovan , John Button "William Foster ¦ fHyXuttal ] , Thomas Johnson , Samuel Bradley ' EntwisUe , P . Loyd , 3 . Grund y , T . Cooper , i \ ¦ pMocks , Jame 3 Dufiy , and James Fitzswums ; ¦ pitfrt Shawcros ? , chairman ; James Wainwright , ¦ sncial secretary ; James Alcock , corresponding ¦ fcretarv , 12 , Byrom-street , Upper Duk ..-street , ¦ pune , Manchester , to whom all correspondence ¦ f tbe association must be addressed : In tbe ¦ pmng Mr . llicbard Marsden gave a very interest-¦ P lecture , inhis usual plain andargumeniive style , wore of thanks was given to the lecturer , and the * am « separated , highly pleased wita the subject the lecture .

      KWEFriEia . —jU the -weekly meeting OF the Coun-K « J i ^ nday , held at the Democratic Temperance wZ ? > fl > Qneen-street—Mr . Seward in the chair B " " - Hague called the attention of the members a par agraph in the Northern Star , emanatiii " ¦"" » ^ neffield , whereupon be moved , and Mr . Buck ¦ padel , the following resolution , which , on being ¦ ifom the ehair , was carried xinanimously : — K ^ * a resolu tion reported in the Northern Star W » nmg to have been passed at some meeting in B ~ wwn , condemnatory of Ur . O'Connor , vre beg M _ fPretS 0 ursururi 5 Bat snoh stmii / 1 snA msnue

      ¦ r ™ W , when , only a short time ago a meeting W few after the Conference had closed its sit-B |« >| com prising the whole of the district , when BZ-t resoIution w « submitted , or even hinted Mj ^ taps for sundry reasons that amidst a goodly "" * of members such idiocracy would iiot be Knn * utiwonW be set dowD t 0 be both ol ) - WBl . an < l destructive to the best interests of ¦ rinpT * " Some Easiness of a financial character ¦ simii ndis Po « dof the meeting adjourned . — etS i Resolution was adopted at a public C ? - ^ on Sunday last , at the house of Mr . ¦ i t « i , * " wheD XIr - O ' Connor wa 3 invited to K \** d at his earliest convenience . ¦ i - ^ Onday ev emnir a nnMin ntpotine w . as TipW !

      E ^ " . Sheffield , to devise mains for the ¦ Trance of the Refugera , who now number K iy-sa William Fisher , Esq . was called to tbe vVii meeting was addressed by Messrs . Ben h y ' Ironride , and Thompson ; tbe Rev . Mr . K V . "' jombent of Crook ' s Church ; and the Rev . B- MaMonaM , Uuitarian Minister . The meeting i KLf f per ' andl > ealiscdaroundaninof cash . A Ked to e ^^ S * 68 n »* e been successfully ¦ truer ? a variet * of trades , under the superficial K , 7 » ° J some of the manufacturers of the m ' in * nks being voted to tbe chairman , tbe

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      SSKiSSKtfcsa : 5 ™ 5 K ' - ' 2 BL B 3 SS -lS « JJ pfrU < Wday - ** . Loy in the chair . The deputation reported favourably . Time of Btarting , place , &c , will be duly announced . A deputation from a number of the admirers of Mr . u UKmor , who have not been immediately connected with the National Charter Association at present , ui consequence of io much rivalry , discprd * and division ; but . Beeing that a small faction in this tovrn have taken every opportunity to asperse the character of Mr . O'Connor ^ have held a meeting , at which a deputation was appointed to wait upon the council , tendering their best congratulations , and likewise urging the council to S ° J llT- ° ? . Taesday evening by adT

      give Mr . O Connor a special invitation to visit this town and that they would render all their help in getting up a first-rate demonstration to the above gentleman . The council promised that tbeir suggestion should have their best consideration , and the deputation withdrew . The meeting was adjourned to Sunday next . UppBBBr , ijbab Cahusle . —On Sunday afternoon last a public lecture wa * delivered against a " State priesthood . " The lecture and the discussion which followed , demonstrated , to the satisfaction of all present , that a priesthood , depending upon a legislature for its existence , became a source of national corruption . It was proved , that the priesthood in America were the sole props of the African slave trade . The room in which the lecture took place will hold about one hundred people . The present occupying tenant was once in the field Of Chartism ( about ei ght years ago , ) since which

      time ne nas suttered much local persecution , and domestic affliction ; but bo is once more resolved to aid in the political , social , physical , and intolectual elevation of the people . Fiksboby . —The members of the late Finsbury Charter Association which was dissolved on the 27 th alt ., met on Sunday last , at the Albermarle Coffee House , Albemarie-street , Clerkenwell , when , after much discussion as to the best means of promoting the cause of freedom , it was moved by Mr . Dicey , seconded by Mr . "Windmill , and carried : — " That a Finsbary locality of the National Charter Association be formed . " Several persona enrolled their names , and subscribed towards carrying out that object . Mr . "Weeden was elected treasurer , and Mr . Windmill sub-secretary ; after which the meeting adjourned to Sunday evening next , at eight o ' clock , when Mr . Finlen will deliver a lecture on the proceedings of the late Convention .

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      THE COUNCIL OP THE NATIONAL REFORM LEAGUE TO THE MEMBERS OF THAT BODY , ASD THE PEOPLE GENERALLY . In the address prefixed to the programme prepared hy the Cbartist Executive , and adopted by the recent National Convention , the following passages occur : — "The Convention is of opinion , that the best way to enlist sympathy with the Chartist movement is , to show its bearings on . the grievances of all suffering classes , that these classes may be taught to see in Chartism the leverage of their hope 3 ; that the best way to impress and weaken class government , is to ahow those who yet support it , that tho Chartists would do them more good than class government can or will afford ; pouring one continuous stream of agitation on class government , from every portion of the toiling community ; attacking every one of its monopolies ; assailing every one ot its strongholds ; and breaking them down ill detail , even to their foundations .

      " The Convention is also of opinion , that a political change would be inefficacious , unless accompanied by a social change ; that a Chartist movement , unless accompanied with social knowledge , would result in titter failnre ; that we ought to enlist , not merely the politician , but the man of business ; that we cannot claim or receive the support of the labourer , mechanic , farmer , or trader , unless we show that we are practical reformers—that power would be safely vested in Chartist hands—that we know their grievances , and how to redres 3 themthat the Charter would confer on them a positive , immediate , and permanent benefit , and at once increase alike their comforts and resources .

      " The Chartist body should , therefore , Btand forward as the protector of the oppressed—each suffering class shonld see in it the redresser of its several wrongs—it shonld be the connecting link that draws together , on one common ground , the now isolated bodies of the working classes—self-interest being the tie best able to bind them to eaoh other "It is , therefore , time that tbe self-interest of every one of the oppressed classes be appealed to . Each one of these classes demands a measure of social reform proportioned to its wants .- —though various , these requirements are not conflicting—one right can never contradictanother—truth can never antagonise with truth .

      " To stand forth as the Usher of all these isolated , but in fact , homogeneous interests , to weld tbe millions into one compact mass—to evoke the dormant mind of tho country , and thus to launch the gathered power in the right direction , is the duty and endeavour of this delegation of the people . " We commend the above paragraphs to the attentive perusal of all who have hitherto despaired of tbe cause of Democracy . Having been for years endeavouring to remove the mass of ignorance and prejudice which has hitherto formed an insurmountable barrier to Demo * cratio progress , we need scarcely say that we bail with delight the promise of co-operation thus held eut to us by the recognized leaders of a large section of the Chartist body . We have always believed that the true cause of popular indifference to Chartism was to be found in the profound ignorance which unhappily prevails among the people as to

      the causes of their degradation and suffering , and tuemean 9 by which their social regeneration must be attained . And therefore when we find not only the Executive , bat large sections of the Chartists , through their delegates , instead of indulging in the foolish bombast and violence , -which have disgraced so many previous Conventions , seriously turning their attention to social q uestions ;—proving their capacity to use the Charter for the public benefit , - by issuing a plan of Reform which , however defective in certain essential points , is yet far superior to anything which caa bft expected from any parliament elected by those whose interest it is to keep the people ignorant and enslaved—when we find the Cbartist Convention reasoning instead of declaiming in favour of Democratic institutions , — then indeed we feel that the experience of past failures has not been thrown away , and that the future lfl bright with hope .

      Aa to the programme of the Convention , it is not our purpose to discuss it here . As a whole , we have no hesitation in pronouncing it to be tbe beat that has ever emanated from any Chartist Convention ; and , a 3 such , reflecting great credit upon its authors . Portions of it are doubtless susceptible of improvement , and the questions of credit and currency have not received the amount of attention io which we think their great importance should have entitled them . But let us earnestly impress upon all national reformers the fact that , aB the great social questions of land , credit , currency , and equitable exchange have long heen familiar subjects to us , while they are new to many

      of our Clurtisf brethren , it is a duty especially incumbent upon us to assist , to the utmost extent of our ability , in whatever discussion may take place upon the programme of which these subject * form so important n feature . In conclusion , let us hope that no past differences , no feelings of personal jealousy , no spirit of sectarianism , will deter all real reformers from uniting to disseminate sound information respecting those social and political rights—a thorough knowleilge of which can alone bring to a successful termination the campaign so well and wisely opened . On behalf of the Council , J . Lbosterrb O'Bbixn , President . P . W . AI'Skiu ,, Secretary .

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      ^' l Mn J ? 3 YSTAL ^ ACE ^ U > MS CONTENTS . One of the first impressions produced by an early aud partial view Of the interior of the Crystal Palace , is the uttef hopelessness of observing , ia any length of time , all that is worth y to he noted in the infinite variety of its contents . It is , at the same time , afl involuntary and almost irrepressible propensity ^ A NCE THE CR ^ ITpIlACE

      with some , to plunge at once into the nearest compartment , and satiate curiosity at least with that—others hastily resolve on rambling down the vast expanse , and pausing only at tho objects that seize and detain attention . One of the many busy professional observers has calculated , that thirty yiaits may enable any one of average faculties to see the whole and everything ! Few might repine at a month's ' confinement within an enclosure of

      such amplitude and airiness . Our ticket requires us to enter through a sort of scarlet-draped sentry box , at the southern entrance , under the transept . From the floor or gallery at either end , a more striking first view might be gained , but not a more pleasing one ; for here , beneath a lofty translucent arch , are fountains leaping highas if aspiring to a roof that itself aspires to the 8 ky—gwen leafy English elms surrounded by such lesser or rarer trees , as the palm and cocoa-nut ; as though the vegetable tribes too

      had agreed to a reunion—a grove of atatuei —the silken and plumed canopy beneath which the Queen lately sat , though , the extemporiBed throne haa been removed to its place —and beneath all ,, gaily intermingling with the tropical plants and sculptured forms and spaiWing jets d ' eau , a crowd of ladies , resting awhile on the benches placed in the central spot for their accommodation . No wonder that the aristocracy feminine has muBtered so numerously—the Queen has been here an hour or two before us—and it is the last of the

      guinea pay days . Recovering trora the bewilderment of the entry , we observe on either aide of us afireengine—placed there probably for use in an emergency "too frightful to c ontemplate : " but one of them , "The Thames , " pretty enough to be exclusively an ornament . We have passed through an elaborately-wrought pair of bronze gates , the work of a London house ; and immediately before us is a large stand of exotics . Resisting the temptation to penetrate what must be an endless avenue of oriental booths , transported bodily , like the chapel of Loretto from Damascus or

      Constantinople , - we look from side to aide at scul ptured figures , which from their position , must be the work of British artists . And here a word preliminary , imaginary companion , anent works of art . We pretend to no critical skill . We love art—as a cockney does the countrywe detest critici and connoisseurs . It ia fashionable to despise British artists—it may be just —at all . event 8 , we shan't be hindered aaying that we admire a figure or group , painted , moulded , or chiselled , if it strikes us as lifelike , as realising a recollection or ideal , from fear that it be the production of an English or an unknown workman . Well , then—look at that " Girl at the Spring , " that" Eve "—Eve the weak , bending to the serpent that coils up ~ to within earshop-then at that "Eve" the unguarded ; Eve sleeping while the Tempter , not sernentnor toad .

      «} - ., w { n Sed archangel , glorious though fallen , "distils his leprous poison . " Bestow an admiring glance on " Beatrice , " on that row of " Midsummer night " immortals , Ariel , Oberon Puck , and Titania—rejoice that Shakespeare was an Englishman—recognise an able statesman in " Wellesley , " and a noble Roman in the " Virginius and Daughter , " than which a grander piece is not Often seen . The " Amazon and Argonaut" does not strike you as embodying the haate of sisterly love , whatever in it of power . Osier ' s fountain next assures us we can construct these things after nil , and the "hydraulicram" shows that we ought . Behind these are other botanic stands , another fountain , and another magnificent pair of bronzed gates . We have mentioned here—in the transept—only wbat we admired of the statues . Mow shall we turn to east or we 3 fc ? .

      The sight of an earnest group attracts us eastward . It is ' tbe Koh-i-noor . "When we can get to it , we find a cage hugely disprpportioned to the glass case within , and that again to the object it enshrines . We cannot believe it is the " Mountain of Light . " We knew its size , but where the expected radiancy ? The ladies , however , are enraptured with it ; and that they may get nearer , we step aside to moralize on the two milions sterling it is said to be worth—reduce the sum into weekly wages and quarters of corn—remember how much the Crystal Palace cost , and calculate comparative values . We should hardly advise you to lose the ten or fifteen minuts 3 it will take to get a good

      sight of the Koh i-noor . Keeping eastward , we como to the shield presented to tho Prince of Wales by his godfather , tho King of Prussia . Then there are some colossal sculptures and castings — Godfrey de Bouillon , ty ueen Tictoria , and a bronzed lion . But let us enter this tent or . chapel . It is built to exhibit a painted window , which deserves a cathedral to itself . Dante is the centre figure , with a lace more like that of " the man who had been in hell , " than any we have ever seen ; Beatrice and Matilda are on cither side , and scenes from the " Inferno " above them . How beautiful the forms and colours ! It must come from the land of Dante—yes " Guigeppe

      Bertini , Milan , ' -is espied in a corner ; and as we turn to go out , a figure of Radetzsky meets us ! There i « , too , a colossal female fi gure which we at fir 3 t took for Joan of Arc with a glory round her head , but found it to be an allegory done in stone . Here , too , is the Amazon on horseback , attacked by the tiger—bo lifelike that you expect to see the uplifted spear descend . Upon tbe side tables , around the columns divididing the national compartments , are collections of that ingenious bijouterie in which our continental nei ghbours excel . Observing several empty platforms , and muc h work of preparation , we push on to where an enormous eagle and starry-Btri ped flag tell us of the

      American department ; but which , alas ! wo find sadly unoccupied . But there is one figure wbich deserves a large area , though itself of Email dimensions—it is lliram Powers "Greek Slave . " A sweet and noble form , truly ! beauty in chains . As we have not looked into one of tbe side compartments— tbirty-Bix on either hand—appropriated to jthe foreigners , we will abstain in impartiality from yet looking into the American . We call at & stand for fire-arms , and receive the courteous explanation of the gentlemnn in attendance of what we call "a revolver , " but he more softly " a repeating pistol "—a murderous tube , verily , with its six chambers for as many successive charges .

      Passing up the left side , we stumble over French and Spanish cannon , and meet a brilliant set-out of famed Toledo blades . Passing on the right up the nave , we come again to the transept , The Spitalfields silk trophy—a monster mirror , which , unfortunetely from its " fixing , " makes the pillars of the building look as sticks do under water , bent and crooked—an immense piece of mahogany—the Eldon and Stowcll statues—two large models of churches ; and oneofExeterha . il platform on nn oratorio ni ght—nnd a statue of Shakespeare which one feels to be worthy tho original—we meet as we walk up . There are also some mouldings in plaster , and carvines in wood , which ,

      whatever their adaption to tbeir purpose , must be admired for workmanship—the wood-carving as done by machinery—several pieces of sculpture , by Wyatt and two prismatic towers . The Coalbrook-Dale iron bower—a lofty and elegant structurestands about midway . The nave terminates with a model of Liverpool—representing very strikingly its five miles of sea wall , its vaat and crowded docks , its far-spreading , closely packed streets and squares , the whole supported , appropriately enough , on elephant ' s backs . Against the western wall is . another aiirror—the largest sheet of place glass in the world ; reflecting , of course , in its position , an indescribable scene . We observe that

      over the divisions on either side of us are tuewords , " Cotton , " " Woollen , " " Furs , " and so on ; we catch sight of the north of the carriage-row , and hear from further back the rattle of the engines that are now in full play . We know that on the south side are Pugin ' s mediaeval chapel , a sculpture-room , and a host of attractions—but Dent ' s great clock , midway from where we stand , tells that it is six o ' clock , and the bell begins to warn us out—so quickly have three or four hours gone ! As we come dawn on tbe right side , we' stop with many more at De la Ilue ' a elegant display of

      stationary , and find that an enrelope-fulding machine la at work . Watching closely the process , we observe that from a packet of ready-cut but open envelopes the m achine is '' fed , "—it takes one upon a . square bed , from which four metal flaps arise . and fold down the four corners of the paper ; they releasing it , a little arm with a soft pad at tuft CM advances , dabs on the gum , and retiies ; the flaps again close and open : the folded envelope is taken out by a descending instrument , aad . slid off to its proper pack—and nil ia ,, UteEaUjt , » ma » ment : lor sixty are thus ey-acuteim . a . minute . '

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      ssat « 5 *"«? s * Sfcss sSSS'Sfc ^ M . 's wnSvfnli tm , , was the Exhibition incon-HS 4 W ^ 7 T ~ r T

      ffJXKK ? al ! 7 to com Plete the 5 r fit - SiHA ' * . i but « u * any workman who £ Jl-T not *»«« his work in the building , would be at onca expelled . Some decisive step is obviously SmSS . C ° UntWact the li «« eiSMW of the foreign JJHtttV ^ number of visitor 8 were SSSof 8 0 ( M i ^ T ' , "" ifc is said that U P " warUSOtBOOO of them belonged to the class who paid five shUlings . eacb at tbe gatoa for their admission . An equal number of visitors , it is stated , paid in the same way on the nrnvinns Hnv ™ a if

      these assertions arc to be relied upon , the two first days of what may be called the " public exhibition " ( as distinguished from the : admiseion of theveal-S nnJf ° , , tiClv B ^ older 8 > mu 9 f c have Produoed £ 4 , 001 ) , a noble addition to the funds , and one that betokens a speedy liquidation of any liabilities that may have been hanging over the Crystal Palace , it is no less-satisfactory to know that every visitor seems gratified to his heart ' s content bv an inspectioni Of the wonderful collection which the industry of the world has called together ia Hyde Park

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      DKURY LANE . On Tuesday evening last the ' &AooZ / or Sc andal was performed at this theatre . Tue principal novelty in its production was the part of Sir Peter Teazle , which was performed by Mr . Ranger an actor , who , a year or two back , played French parts at the Haymarket Theatre , His impersonation of the character was very successful , as was frequently testified by the applause of a numerous audience . Mr . Anderson , in the character of Charles Surface , displayed his usual ability , and his actmg was light and graceful . The entire strength of the company was thrown into the cast including Mrs . Nisbett , who never played with greater gaiety and spirit . . ' The performance concluded with a pantomime , called Harlequin and Good Queen Beit . The plot is founded 1 and Atny ltob 8 ard

      aVwuS ^ Jf ^ ' from Sir Walter Soott ' s henilworth . Tho opening conveya a pointed satire on the departure of Poor Tragedy—who meets with no clemency * from tho boards of Old Drury . The ghosts of all the de « parted pantomimes are summoued b y the apirit of John Rich , and each contributes something for the new pantomime . The want of taste for the legitimate drama cannot be charged to tho public ( Sadler ' s Wells to wit ) , but to the aristocracy , who obstiuately withho d their patronage from tho Royal Theatre . Fun , however , is the object sought after , and found in the new pantomime , which is produced on a scale of surpassing splendour , and which gave evident satisfaction to the audience . The Messrs Laun ' swere Harlequin , Sprite , and Pantaloon , and Mr J . Doughty , Clown ; Madlle . Falser is a light and graceful Columbine , and her pas were deservedly applauded . ' ¦

      Tito grand operative spectacle of A ; acl was repeated on Wednesday night for the fifty-seventh time , when the principal character ( Azael ) was represented by Miss P . Horton . The reception of this acknowledged favourite was most enthusiastic Her graceful figuro and acting gave a reality to the p art , and she introduced several of Auber ' s original airs . This piece continues to be as attractive as ever , and the repeated plaudits reminded us of the . first night of its representation . At tho conclusion , Miss P . Horton came before the curtain at the request of the audience . The houso waa well attended .

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      . OLYMPIC THEATRE . Scribe ' s new comedy , , 1 a Bataille de Dames , was produced at the Olympic on Wednesday evening in an English dress under the title ofIhcladies' Battle . The title , both in the original and the translation , is far from happy , as it giyes no idea whatever of the subject of the play ; but the play itself is delightful , and loses very little , either by the English translation or by the manner in which it is represented by the English actors . Henri de Flavigneul , a gallant young officer of the empire , having , after the Bourbon restoration , been accused ofaBuonapartist conspiracy and condemned to death , has es . caped from piison , and is concealed in the chateau of a relative , the Countess u' Autmal , in tbe disguise of a groom . The CounteBS , a young and handsome widow , and her niece Leonie , both love Henri ; and the principal incidents are the efforts of the ladies to baffle the search of the Prefect , who with a

      party of gendarmes , has arrived to arrest him , and the generosity of the elder lady in sacrificing her own attachment to . the happiness of heryoung niece , The spirit ef the original is admirably preserved in the translation ; and the piece is got up and acted in a manner which would suffer no disparagement from a comparison with the Parisian stage . Mrs . Stirling was charming as the Countess , and Miss Louisa Howard made the innocent naivete of Leonie exceedingly pleasing and interesting . Mr . W . Famn , Jan ., who is rapidly improving in His profession , personated the young officer with manly gaiety ; and Mr . Leigh Murray , in the most difficult part of the piece , De Grignon , in whose character the whimsical combination of a really brave heart with constitutional timidity is represented with such consummate art by Regnier , achieved a complete triumph . The play was received with the warmest applause , and cannot fail to be permanently attrac-

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      NATIONA L ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TRADES . T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., President . Established 1845 . " fui wstitu . " "If it were passible for thTWOTking classes , by comttag not to be p ushed , bu ? to be weXSfanftjoiced tSTOART JJill .

      IThe Central Committee of the National AssoClatlon f Unlted Tradeg > . conjuDct . ^ with a few right-minded working men form » g the Central Defence Committee , anTengaged night aud day in conveying to the 2 m ° meh ' 0 p 0 li 8 ' « H » l « 5 hg pro S lTZ '' th r S llknowIedge of the S ; J' i - \ T botweeu capital and 1 » . comhJ tt ' T ° be «<* «* the forthalS ! ei" a 8 sizesf 01 < Staffordshire , with all the forensic pomp and circumstances which commS ' in "' f ? le 8 gUe 0 U »^\ e » command , in wluiterer state of preDared ness vre may find ourselve 8 w £ / t 3 Ttor LiT _ an ' ! ' * « ABtt have serious S almost

      ^^^' M ^^^ nZ sSassssss tne ciasa ot our persecutors ; and as such predisposed b y education and posUion to consider the very name of tradcf union u Upon the n » nds of a jury thus constituted , will be brought to bear all the art , tho acumen , and practised eloquence of the irost expenenced and popular members of tho bar , grown [ eminent and grey in a long life s study of . the science of making the worse appear the better reason ; and to all this may be added the very possible contingency of a presiding judge , so deeply imbued ¥ ith similar prejudices as to make him fbrmt

      tne impracticability ofthe judicial office , inhis eagerness to destroy what he may term a most dangerous and detestable confederacy buch a concurrence of circumstanses is much more than aposaibUtt y—they are a very imminent probabilit y . To our persecutors ; panoplied behind this powerful array of law and prejudice , we must present the same nncompromising resistance we have hitherto so sue cessfully done . Our condemnation , with its worst possible consequences , would be by us more acceptable , bb it would be more honourable , than an acquital obtained by a surrender

      expressed or implied of one jot of our principles . Our deliverance must be an undisputed triumph of right over might—a full and complete vindication of the rights of British industry , as recognised by the statute law of the land . We plead guilty to the chavge of combination ; but there is no such offence known to British law . To the charge of conspiracy we giro an emphatic denial , implying as it does a criminal combination to do unjustl y to the prosecutors . We have never sought to do , nor have we done any act of injustice to the WolverhamntnTi m < , afo ,.- .

      we have but endeavoured to compel them to cease their acts of injustice to the workmen in their employment , and in all we have done we believe wo are legally right—we know we are morally so . But as the race is not always to the swift , nor the battle to the strong , neither is justice always concomitant with law . To meet , therefore , with the slightest chance of success this Wolverhampton capitalist conspirac y against our rights and liberties , it is essential that we meet their legal array with one equally talented and commanding . To enable us to do this , we have felt ourselves justifyed in appealing to our fellow workmen throughout , the country , and proud are we to acknowledge that , with a few exceptions our appeal , wherever we have yet had an opportunity

      ot bringing it under their notice , have called forth the deepest sympathy and a very general promise of support , from all classes of working men . Indeed so kind and generous has been the reception we have met with , that two solitary exceptions , so little creditable to the intelligence of the house painters of London scarcely deserve notice . One of these bodies informed the deputation that they were a legally enrolled Benefit Society , and had no

      sympathy with strikes , or those who violated tho law , and the only answer they could give to a request to hear a deputation was , a volley of loud derisive laughter . In the other instance , the deputation was informed by a supercilious little secretary of the aristocracy of the paint pot , that they never entertained any subject of the sort , nor interfered in any matter out of their own circle ; aud , of course , even a hearing was refused to the deputation ! Poor fellows ! we cannot but wonder at then

      intense selfishness , and sympathise with their excessive ignorance . Wo bad not supposed it possible that any body of working men existed in this metropolis , who had not yet learned the duty of treating those with whom they may even differ , with courtesy and civility . We regret that the time which is available to us , between this and the trial , will not allow us an opportunity of personall y visiting even the Metropolitan Trades ia their n \ une . rous and extended ramifications . We / therefore , hope our members and friends , and all , in fact , whoare desirous of maintaining intact the sacred right of combination , will afford us the benefit of their co-operation to enable us to overcome this attack upon a principle as valuable to them as us .

      We acknowledge , with sincere thanks , liberal contributions from tho Boiler Makers of Leeds ,, who have also signified their adhesion to the National Association ; also from the GlaBB-blowers of Rotheram , and the Bobbin Turners of Westmoreland . We have also received information of an extensive meeting of delegates of the Trades of Birmingham , and information of an auxiliary Defence Committee , who have fixed their weekly meetings for Wednesday , at the Britannia , Birchall-street .

      We have at all times defended the [ irinciples of tne . national Association a % \> mg strictly within the spirit and letter of the law . Wo have , upon more than one occasion , quoted tho high legal opinions of Mr , Knowles aud the prrsent Lord Cratiworth , in support of the strict legality of our institution , and we have now , through the favour of Mr . Allen , the secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers , Machinists , Smiths , Millwrights , &c , the satisfaction of presenting to our members further high , and undoubtedly very high le

      gai corporation ot our legality . The Amalgamated Engineers' Society , in addition to arrangements for relieving their sick , maimed and unemployed members , have a machinery precisely similar to tho National Association , for affording advice and assistance from the General Fund of the society , to their members thrown out of work by resisting reductions in tbeir wages , or other en . croachraents upon their rights as working men . Some doubts having been entertained upon the legality of'their proceedings , a case was prepared lor counsel ' s opinion . *

      We present the case and opinion for the information and instruction of our members . The question has arisen whether the members of tho above-mentioned society are liable to any prosecution or indictment , for conspiracy or illegal » nd malicious combination , whether actively engaged or not . Counsel ' s attention is particularly directed to the 22 nd and 23 rd rules , which entitle a committee to advise . and persuade any member who may apply to them for advice , to resist any encroachment attempted upon either his or their

      wages , or hours of labour ;; and if either he or they are discharged iu consequence of following tbe advice given , the committee have power to place them on tne funds of' the society , as recipients of 15 s . per week . Counsel's attention is then called to a report ofthe case of the Queen on the prosecution of Jones and Potts against Selsby and others , and to the summing up of Baron Itolfe ( now Lord Cranworth ) clearly in favour ofthe defendants , and then the | whole ofthepomts are summed up in the follow

      CASE . ¦ hit legal for mtn to combine to retitt »«* ,, # ;„„ ¦ ' t W increased hours of labour < J 0 Lr '™ " f sj ^ iss ^^^^ st

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      Whtt » Me Rules of the Society are framed accor " ding to la ^' particularl y the Rules 22 and 23 ; and whether the u * » bers of the society , strictly conforming ( o the ntUVi tV uran andwhatliabilitiei ? ANSWER . We are of opin ' yn , fj » t , that it is legal for men to combine , to resin reJuciion ° / w * gc $ , increased hours of labour , or other e . yroath 3 tnt * on their interests and to persuade others to C etwith { hem , providing there is no violence done to persS ? w fi ? ° P * rty > « n <; the parties avoid all tJireatsJntimiu ^ , ^^ mol estation ¦ whatsoever , — Vide sec . i . 6 Geo ., •* ¦ ca ;> . 12 'J , Secondly , we 1 h > 7 ik 23 and 23 might have been framed with greater certainty ; but , « . ' . ' '' * »« w » y , we are of opinion that they are not oljMionable in point of law , and the members of the lOcie'V t" » 'M not incur any penalties in conforming to them , refnrd be ~ ing always had to the law , as pointed out by win answer to the first qscry . A . E . ( Jockburx , Attorney-General . Samuel Joick , Barrister-at-Law , Temple , April 8 th .

      | Ve hopo never again t& bear a doubt expressed as to the legal ri ght of combination , and we trust tbe members of the National Association will aenous y reflect upon the invatoable character of this privilege , so indisputably secured to them , by lawa privilege unknown and unpooaessed , to Sfc * saino a " f'J" ? ny other nation of t ) 10 civilised globe ; ana u Dy them properly appreciated and wisely ap-SSn ? ? -P ° . fferfW lev <* to Hit them from < %£ of he tt ? P " U s is , true tb » ] m > ever ierfoas hidr . !! beitlcs vouchsafed to tho people , T » 3 application requires much jadgnnk md forbear-ITnfnnoZ 1 " b ° . lhe n'emb « 8 of Trades ' indUo , l ? i ? u - 3 ivel ycaulious hc * ™ y a <* of otJSwhI "TW W'' < "ses , « otonly their even SSI ?* ' ^ ° } hm officers ' Ut ma V lead Swi * Tf - tOta d T lvat " ° f so valuable a KmSSf A unla o wful t 0 beaten , intimidate , or molest another . See how ^ definite fc the word molest m lt 3 S 1 gnincation , We _ . . or «

      stretZrfh , r W ° «• capable of being •! nf t by lc S al ln S enu'ty to any conceivable exinS w w u re 8 norant of its precise legal meaning , but Walker defuses it , 'To molest , to disturb , to trouble , to vex ; aud Molestation , disturbance ' uneasiness caused by vexation . IS will be thus seen that to carry out tbe richt of combination legally , the utmost vigilance and circumspection are necessary , and in all trades' com-Dinatiou the strictest discipline is essential to avoid these egal pit-faiig , an ( i hair-breath precipices , We still believe we have kept within the law , and tuat we shall obtain a triumphant acquittal . o « v m ,. . ¦ 'William Peel , Secretary . 25 l > Tottenham-court-road .

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      THE SAILORS' STRIKE . A public meeting was held on Monday last at the Masonic Hall , Great Yarmouth , for the pui-poae of stating their grievancea relatiro to the " Iteeistei ' t et M ^' r " T M « retamt Seaman ' s Fund , or Muster Roll Law , " and for obtaining an abolition of "The Mercantile Marine Act ? " Several tradesmen , mechanics , and others , attended tho meeting , which numbered some 500 or COO persons . On the motionjof Mr . Rom , seconded by Mr . Dave ? Air . J D . Chapman , linen draper , was requested to tako the chair . That gentleman having explained the object of the meeting ,

      Mr . Bristow , the Chairman of tho Yarmouth . Seamen ' s Friendly Association , and who had lately attended a meeting at Manchester of delegates from the various seaports in Great Britain , stated to the meeting what had taken place at that Conference , and also read an " Address to the People of Great Britain , " on the causes and effects of the present agitation and grievances of " the seamen " which had boen prepared by the delegates at Buch Conference ; after which Mr . Joseph Suoo , a member of tho London Seaman s Association , moved , and Mr . Benjamin Bristow , seconded , the first resolution , as follows : —

      "That this meeting views with tho deepest regret that the various petitions which have already been sent to both House of Parliament , embodying their gnevancos , have altogether failed in procuring the desired effect ; they have therefore , for tho last time drawn up petitions to be si gned by this meeting , and all otherof the working classes , stating their belief that the present government ' s care of the seamen , and the werking classes of Great Britain , is nothing more than a pretext to continue their arbitrary and unjust tax on the mariner and working classes of the community throughout the British empire , and that such petitions , when signed , bo presented to both Houses of Parliament . "

      Mr . W . E . Dave * moved , and Mr . Jons Ame * seconded , the next resolution , namely , — * That a memorial to her most gracious Majesty be forthwith drawn up , by a committee hereafter to be appointed—such memorial , after approval , to be signed by the chairman on behalf of the nresent meeting , respectfully requesting her Majesty , by aa order in Council , to suspend the operation of the Mercantile Marine Act , and to call evidence to the bar cf the Douse of Commons , for the purpose of showing tho unfastness , as also tb « in » ni ;* i 5-

      laws foreign to the interest of British seamen '' ' Mr . John Blow , in introducing tho third r ' esolution said , that it was the duty of all classes to sunport the seamen in petitioning for the redress of their grievances , and , after somewhat strong !? animadverting on tlicunjustness of tho Mercantill Marine Act , showed that it had its < nigta foSJ fruitful source of injustice-class legislation . Mr Blow then moved the following resolution , whiph was . eooiided by Mr . w : No *™ ; - That the whole of the working classes , as well as seamen great y feeling the injuries that all seannr ^ S

      experience from the obnoxious Mercantile Marine Act , as also tho many privations that tradesmea are suffering therefrom , they are , therefore , determined to assist to tho utmost of their power the present attempt towards obtainiiif ; the total abolition of those unjust laws . " Mr . Rotal , in moving the fourth resolution , observed , that it was the duty and interest of all the working classes to asskt and support tho seamen in their agitation for the repeal of the Mercantile Marine Act . He also showed the injustice of abstracting large sums from tho wasres of tho « on .

      men , under the plea of establishing a fund known aa the Merchants Seamens' Fund , or Muster Roll from which they receive little or no benefit . He stated that tbe chief object of the government in requiring the registry of seamen was , to ascertain what force they could command to go to War with other nations to support tyranny in other countries which they were not able to support themselves Mr Royal then called upon the meeting to enter into a subscription ; and likewise suggested that a Committee ofthe inhabitants should be formed to raise funds to assist tbe seamen in their agitation towards obtaining a redress of their grievances . Mr Royal then moved the following resolution , which was seconded by . Mr . John Wabd : —" That this meeting pledges its sup port to the seamen in th «

      agitation for the repeal of the Mercantile Marine Act , as also to promotethe accomplishment thereof , by contributing every pecuniary assistance iu their power towards obtaining that object . " Mr , J . Guns moved , and Mr . J . Smitii seconded : 'That the foregoing resolutions be adopted forthwith , and that a delegate be appointed to carry and introduce them to the General Conference , to be held at Sheffield on the first Tuesday in the month . Of June next , and that the Chairman of tho meeting do give hia signature to the same , to ho laid before the sitting members at the above Conference intended to take place at Sheffield . " The abovo resolutions having been respectively put to the meeting by the Chairman , the same wera unanimousl y agreed upon ; ' after which _ Mr . QuAnxKS , as an honorary memlmr nf th *

      fceamens Inendly Association , moved a vote of thanks to the Chairman , for the able and efficient discharge of hia duties at that meeting , which , having been seconded , The Chairman acknowled ged the compliment paid him , expressed himself in strong terms on the injustice of the Mercantile Marine Laws , which waa of no benefit to the shipowner , master , or marine ? £ but , on tho contrary , would cause great litigation between master and seaman , and earnestly so ~ licited his fellow townsmen—by peaceable , but persevering exertions—to assist in carrying oufe tha foregoing resolutions . Did it not appear monstrous that masters and seamen are compelled to Day largely to tho Mariners' Fund , having na control af , SJ 2 SS 7 ' the inconie of ffhi < * exc ( * *

      A Committee having been formed for the nnvtmu . suggested by Mr . Royal , various ewS £ 3 ffK 5 received , and the meeting separated nB wera

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      Further Extessioh of tdb fWtv „ n On Wednesday Lord SoSLS ? Vu C ?™ --passed the House of LoS i'V ' ^ oh ' hw second reading in tho & ** J n Waitm « foi > printed as altered . Var £ < L , t ? ommons ' was made in the bill the laK "fr" have *> eeR the omission of Sum , t hU »« l /!! pear " ° tbe Lord Chancellor ?! ° ? ^ enabled Count y Court iSs \ l T 0 ]^ ten ' Hional ^ S ?«* . » && ^ WiK & 2 = ys 3 AS » JSiSSEJfti * sa . ! = !

      ™ L r 1 ^ » t »» in the transfer ofthe equ > tjgtf ?> . Proceedings . In future on summonses from GrimMmC Courts an indorsement is to be made of tho d ^^ r-O ^ and costs , and if paid within ton days » Il %$ ^ 2 ^" o ~ # Proceedings will be stayed . No cause is tO't ^> B |? 4 ' , v ^ - . - * jSU down unless a defendant la duly served . . "¦ •' , iv i ^ W'JS ^ f --• A nativ * of India has just translated the tr * r « 3 y f ^ v fe-Of Othello into Bengalee . Othello ' s Cognolbta'lft ^ i > iH the Oriental version ia Moor Bahadoor . , J « ' / iijSfftJi

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      Discussion Haix , Shoe Lane . —The subject of debate at this noted place for political discussion , on Friday and Tuesday evenings , the 2 nd and 6 th of May , was tbe political justice , and the prsctibiliiy of tbe programme issued b y the late Chartist Convention . The speakers opposing the programme , though admitting the principles of the Charter , were Messrs . BenuaH , Hurst , and T . Clark . Messrs . Leno , Wheeler , Strattou , Bloomfield , and a member ofthe late National Assembly of Prussia , defended the programme . Messrs . Day , Reece , and others equally opposed tbe Charter and the principles laid do » n in the programme . Considerable interest is taken in the debate , and most of the leading celebrities 01 the present political parties , resident in the metropolis , have been in attendance , and will doubtless take part therein ; tbe discussion was adjourned on the motion of Mr . P . M'Grath until Friday evening .

      A public discussion took place on Monday evening at the Wilmington Arms , Wilmington-square , Clerkenwell , on the propriety of the Chtttist body supporting the Parliamentary and Financial Reform League . Messrs . J . Fussell , and a number of members of the League advocated a junction of th » Chartists with their body . Messrs . Lee , Dick , Stratton and Wheeler opposed it , unless the League would adopt the whole of points laid down in tbe document called the People ' s Char ter . Photoioss fob the Capb —Six hundred bags of biscuits have been shipped in the Tanjore , freightship , from tbe Royal Clarence Yard , Gosport , for the use of the troops at the Cap e . She is to call at PJvmonth for a farther quantity .

      REiKHOus Establishment . —An Irish Koman Catholic laly recently entered a convent with a sum of money exceeding £ 100 , 000 , left by her father . The money h as been laid out a 3 an income for the use of tbe Sisters of Cl srity , to be employed in relieving tha sick poor , and widows and orphans .

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      QUEENS THEATRE . This is . the third , week of a new . piece , entitled Plunder Creek , a nautical melo-drama from the prolific pen of C . S . James , Esq . The plot is full of interest , tho scenery excellent , and the piece is " well got up ; " The dialogue is also jjood , but we think some liberties were taken with the author , and nonsense . rendered which he would not write . Mr . E . Green performed with his usual energy , and waa " every inch a sailor . " The actin of Mr . Harry Chester , from the Liverpool Theatre , and also of Mr : J . Simpson , was deservedly applauded ; their services will be a great acquisition to the company . The Reid of : Forty Footsteps , closed the evening ' s entertainments , which gave general satisfaction . . '

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      ROYAL POLYTECHNIC . There has lately been deposited in this establishment a very valuable machine for making nets , and is the invention of Mr . William Mullen , United States , which accomplishes a measure untill lately deemed impossible , namely , tying a knot in the centre of two straight cords ; and the knot formed by this arrangement , strange to say . Js the same precisely as that made by the fisherman , in which tbe needle is passed completely throug h the mesh . We understand that by this contrivance nets of all kinds may be produced at a merely nominal ad-Tance upon the raw material , aa at present procured ,

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      Sdbut ZootooicAi , GAiu > KN 8 . - ! sotwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather , which bore a much stronger resemblance to NovemberAthan to May , this old-established place of amusement had a very auspicious opening on Monday , evening . The lessee . falhnginto . the prevailing idea of the unity of nations , to which the inauguration of the Palace ot Industry has given rise , treated his patrons with a grand series ot allegorical tableaux contrasting in pictorial illustration the horrors of war with the mauifold blessings of peaee . ¦ On the borders ofthe lake which has successively washed the walls of ao many famous cities , ancient and modern , rises the portico of the Temple of Janus . a fanciful and highly ornate architectural study , and on the bnuen gates bemg opened , a revolvin g panorama i » seen , on which the horrors of " grim-tisaged war" are depicted with great force and truth of colouring . Towns are seen w flames , fugitives hurryine awav or .

      horseDacKana Moot , with all the other incidents which form the inevitable sequence' to the " pride pomp , and circumstance * ' of military glory . When the spectators are sufficiently convinced of the immorality of bellicose propensities , the Angel of Peace appears aloft , the gates of the temple are closed , and the second tableau appears with Queeu Victoria and Prince Albert presiding over the Jeaceful congress ot the nations , and surrounded by various type figures representing ithe industry of the world . The climax is capped , by a brilliant display ot fireworks , in which the Caducens figure prominently , and the audience is sent home at a high temperature of loyal and peaceable 'enthusiasm . The musical present is entrusted to Mr . : Godfrey , baton the 19 th Jollian assumes the baton , bringiug with him ,, it is said , a repertoire crammed with novelties . It would be injustice to an artist who . is invariably successful in catering for the yiBual amusement of Itbe public if we did not mention that the whole of . |! t&e picture * are the work of Mf , George Datison *

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      May 10 1851 , TttJE NORTHERN « TA p AT Sum ^ ZL - ~ - _ , t tl ^ — L ,

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 10, 1851, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1625/page/5/