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      —Amount of onr exports . O T tce number of " moves " t » *~ gfe ? jot altogether so ; bat mainly by the workmen f ^ mielves uniting together to prevent any encroachment ^ n the interest of the Glass Trade , which fomo selfish cf "; » ra ffiay attempt , in order to gain a present *** at tto risk and cost of the futqre s < 3 rS of the trade . Bome . atfoktar for political " * £ , may langh atthe terms " rights and pnvileges /' aa « S to working men ; bat , nevertheless , they were such ^ JoVmion codd not alter the fact . They would all t , 0 th hiin , the hardship , not to say palpable injustice , ' rt man with SO * , a week receiving only 243 . ; yet such 0 « Tn often the case . 'Whatever might be said mdis-* « Jemenfc of Trades ' Unions , tbey were indispensable , if Present position of the working clashes was to bo lt nS foTwithout the m the well-skilled andhard-^ V arusans of this country would be soon reduced to rSoT ofthe slaves in Xortb . America . The best * 5 rfS the success of their trade was the amount of Efnrev received for tber labour . Employers denied to Sen the right tounite and combine for the protection inai r ^ u ^ f ^ orexports , or the number of " m ^^

      « f their trade . He was , However , proua 10 siare , fLiTwere high and honourable exceptions among the mnfnvers-men who were convinced that this was the only , 5 " of placing a check upon that competitive system SStS by its excess destroying the trade of the coun" % confd wish that a better feeling were reciprocated L ' * masters and men—their interests were identical , J-A whatever tended to injure the working man mu 3 t uKimatel " rebound upon the employer . The great point is ta ascertain in -which manner the interest of capital , and those of labour , may bo made to harmonise ; and the sooner som" means were devised for producing this happy result , the better for all parties . Strange ideas upon the subject

      were now afloat upon the sarfaceof society , and society nseit w 33 convulsed to its inmost depth . However ridiculed , truth must and will prevail . That which is regarded as theory to day is , from the rapid progress of events , realised as sterling truth to-morrow . He manned that flesh and blood was something more than glass , that the creator was higher than the created . A beautiful specimen of rius may be produced , but the genius that V ^ facei ! t is ItiUmore beautiful . In conclusion , he hoped that much cood mav bedone by that meeting , and that they may mamfvn their position as honourable workmen , and seenre to themselves a fair proportion of the profits realised upon tHir trade , without at the same time encroaching upon the legitimate rights of thecapital invested the next toastthe

      The Chairmas then proposed , as , iej ^ h of " the employers , " whioh was acknowledged by jjr Walsh , gfcs 3 master , of Birmingham , stated that j , was disappointed in seeing so few of the employers preseEt and so many of the employed . He had great faith in the honesty of the principles inculcated in Buch societies if properly carried out . He did not , however , wkh to see an isolated union of masters by themselves , and men by tkemselvcs ; sucuxras wron ? , and he wished most sincerely to see a truthful and perm anent unioa between both . lie W 3 S not one who would < ietract from labour , whether from brains , mechanical , or handicraft . He had been a workingj man himself—indeed all must work . He would say to the j meetinz , let all parties exercise prudence . For his part , he * d-d noiTcare whether he paid a man £ 1 or £ 5 per week in

      wages , so that he got bis sue or ten per cent , out of it . "Waatever other employers might do he responded to them , and could sav , give me your hearts and your hands , be true to your homes , your friends , and employers , and then iiie ' masiers who would trade upon your labour , and traffic in vour toil , shall succumb to the general interests of tho

      The sexfc toast proposed from the chair was the " Glass Makers * Trade Soaety of Great Britain and Ireland . " waich was responded to by Mr . Severight , the Secretary to ifce society , who stated that be was pleased to meet his fellow workmen on such an occasion . There wa ? , he was sorry to siy . a misconception with respect to Trades' Unions oecerally , and but for which they would be more universally adopted , * both by men and by employers . Their object asworking men in meeting that day was not to injure tho Oipit . il of the employer , but simply to claim for themselves a dne proportion of wages for labour performed . With lapect to the Glass Makers' Society , he was happy in statics that the prospects were cheering and satisfactory in the extreme , and he was also happy to inform them that fae principles upon which their society was based were becoming better understood , and in consequence more generally adopted in the district . This would most

      certainly lead to the advancement of the best interests both of the master and man . The present assembly spoke volumes is favour of the movement now in progress , but he must tell them that the greatest oppression the trade suffered from , and that which was the most difficult to contend against , arose from the conduct of unprincipled men connected with the ' . trade , rather than the antagonism of the employers . The society had for its object not only the securing a fair remuneration for labour but to provide for tie wants of those who . were out of work . It had accomplished much good , and more glorious things would he yet achieved . The results rested solely with themselves . In conclusion he called upon every man present to throw his whole heart and soul into the cause , conscious that by so doing he would secure to himself and his fellow men that honourable independence and dignity that labour was fairly entitled , and bequeath to his children an inheritance prouder than thai of princes—the inheritance of freedom and independence .

      On the toast of "Labour , the legitimate source of Wealth" being given from the chair , Mr . Guusdbr , district secretary , addressed the meeting . He was pleased to find that the inclemency of the weather had not in any way interfered with the attendance . It was a proof ' of the interest they felfc in ths proceedings . 3 dr . G . referred to Lord It 03 se , as a labourer in the cause of astronomical science , and others eminent in different branches of scientific research . Theyvwere an honour to humanity , and were cot more enobled by their titles than by their utilitarian labour in behalf of the common weal . He attributed the degraded condition of the working men to a want of proper self-respect and consideration for each other . England would be ten thousand times greater than she is if t ' ae labourer would avoid the cup and improve himself by

      habits of economy and prudence . In . reference to the benefits conferred by the society to those out of work he could not speak too highly . He had heard of masters imposing upon their men sixteen movea a turn , and that some employers in this district contemplate doing the same . 2 fow he would say that if the societv only prevented tbb it would be a great achievement , and one deserting the hearty thanks and snpport of every working man . - Reference was made to tho law of partnership , which he contended would be altered in the present Session of Parliament , and that then a society of working men would be in a position to start a Glass-house , work it with profit , and also find employment for their brethren , who by tho badness of trade , or the oppression of the masters , were unemployed . The manufacture of

      pressed goods , and the system upon which it was conducted was referred to by . some present ; he could tell them the prices paid in some parts of the North , namely—sixpence for making one hundred tumblers , seen as he held in his hand . This could not be too highly reprobated , and mark , many in the trade were not perhaps aware of tho fact , that notwithstanding the small Bum paid , should twenty tumblers prove defective , then the whole turn was taken oh . ( Loud cries of shame . ) He was glad reporters were present , as he wished the fact to go forth to the world . He considered that fact alone was a strong argument to induce hearty co-operation to resist such wanton and disgraceful oppression . The CiuBniAs nest proposed success to the Glass Makers o . Tutbury , with thanks to the members present for their kindness in coming go great a distance .

      Mr . Leicester , senior , briefly acknowledged the toast . At ^ thertqnest of Mr . Walsh the name of Mr . Sheldon was added to this toast in verv complimentary terms . Toast from the chair—" The Honest Members of Our society . ** - ^ Besponded to by Mr . Hesry Basses . " Success to the { Manchester District . " Acknowledged fcy Mr . Bamfobd , who stated he had recently been present at a meeting of 10 , 000 working men connected with the Engineer ' s Strike , and he was firmly persuaded ; from what be had seen at that meeting , that such meetings as the present were absolutely necessary , in order to prevent the utter degradation and total ruin of the working classes in these islands . Mr . Witsn , in a very eulogistic speech , then proposed the health of his foreman , Mr . Jame 3 'Woohal } , who acknowledged the compliment in an appropriate manner . The health of tho Chairman \ ra 3 then drank and replied to Toasts— " Success to the Stourbridge and Wordsley dis tricL" Acknowledged brieflv bv Mr . Astos .

      " Success to the Dudley District . Responded to in a seat and impressive speech , by Mr . G . Sjiven , senior . Mr . Giixexder , who took the chair on the departure of Mr . Cully , proposed the " yon-society Men , and may they soon learn self-respect . " Briefly responded to by Mr . J . Hobbbis . The health of the Central Secretary , Mr . Severight , was then given , and acknowledged by that gentleman . Ths healths of the Central Committee was briefly replied toby Mr . Rrsssii . "The Longport District" was next drank . Acknowls ^ edby Mr . G . ASDHEWS . " The Fress " was given , and duly acknowledged . iae health of the " Stramrera who have Honoured us with Their Presence" was " then given , to which Mr . S . Cook , of Dudley , an old and tried friend in the cause of c : vil and religious liherty , elcquentlv and impressively responded . i » i .

      Messrs . T . Wiliiaauoti . T . Shaw , J . Barnes , and other gentlemen , favoured the company with seine excellent song 3 j and the proceedings , which were of themost harmonious description , terminated by a vote of thank 3 to ae 35 re . Paterson and Owea , wlo had so admirably provided sae dinner .

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      AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF EXGIKGEKRS . . THE STRIKE . Maschesteb . —The employers who have opened their *» ° ps at Manchester report that a fair proportion of hands «» ve gone in on the new terms , and some have got their lu ll complement of engineers and mechanics . -The police "turns give only one establishment out of the whole iotly-« x as closed entirely , and the number of operatives now at 9 oVi ' compared with the month preceding the strike , at -. Jso against G . 16 L A A ! r . J . Jones has been in Manchester g eng age the Free Trade Hail , with a view to lecturing in £ ° n tbe strike . He sent programmes to both societies of jfasters and men , but it was difficult to gather his views " ° > a the document . To the workmen of the Amalgamated gaiety he also sent invitations , through a Mr . Pearson , to i a procession , stating that he would engage a brass lirf to nea ( i them , and provide horses for such as chose to can " a e CoiBn > ittee of the Amalgamated Society having wusttwed the communication , returned the following reply

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      ~ to Mr . ^ arson :- « Siry-TKe ^ efence Committee Leg ;; most respectttlUy to decline the offer of Mr Jones with reference to band , procession , &c . On behalf of the Com-. ^ iittee Feascis DOBSON ^ -The committee also sent a deputation to Captain Willis , head constable of Manchester , stating that tUey had taken this 8 t 6 p , J& t £ t if any procession toofc place it wonldnot be with their concarreac ? . . - - ' M * ¦ R ^

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      . CENTRAL Cq-OPERATIVJ ^ AGENCY , 7 G , Charlotte-street , Fitzfoy S quare . Weekly : Report , Feb . lOth to Feb . 18 th , 1852 . The Agency transacted business with the following Steres :-Leeds , Baabury , Selkirk , Gatehields , Padiham Hawick , Halifax , Woolwich , Portsea , Hasling don , Bockinir ' UlUsthorp , Burnley , and Norwich . " gl According to invitation , Mr . Shorter , tho Secretary of tbe Society for promoting Working Mens' Association * ac corapanied by Mr . Douthwaite , of the Central Co-operative Agency , attended a numerous meeting of the members of the Co-operative Store , at Banbury , a lecture was delivered by Mr . Shorter , and Mr . Douthwaite explained the business of the Agency , and the princi ples of Co-operative Stores . Mr . Jones , the resident partner of the Agency in Manchester , is to lecture once at Manchester , and twice at Middlesbro'iu the course of the current week . '

      An application was received from the Brighton Store , who want to be supplied with shirting through the A gency and accordingly the necessary inquiries have been set on foot , and the Agency is open fp any proposals upon this < ubject . r The division of bonuses for thelast six months being now in course of preparation , all purchasers who have not sent in their purchase books are requested to do so forthwith Under the title of « Suggestions to aid in the formation o a legal constitution for Working Mens' Associations , " Mr . E . V . Neale has just published a set of rules which

      are destined to be for tbe Productive Associations what the rules already published for friendly societies are for the promotion of Co-operate Stores . These rules are com plete and accurate , and through their instrumentality it will be henceforth easy for any trade to organise themselves mtq associations with all legal and financial securities The publication of the set of rules alluded to is so much the . more timely , that in consequence of the debates in Parliament on Tuesday , Feb . 17 th , there is no prospect of the new act for which the working men had petitioned , being pa 38 ed this session .

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      CO-OPERATIVE CONFERENCE . " A meeting of delegates , from the Co-opera tive Societies in Ayrshire , was held in the Black Bull Hotel , Kilmarnock , on Friday , the 13 th inst ., at two o ' clock in the afternoon . The delegates present were Messrs . John Service and David Wyllie , Kilwinning ; Wm . Hill , Ayr ; Thomas BouskilVSaltcoats ; Robert Stevenson , Beith ; William Aiton and John Anderson , Darvel ; James Johnstone , Cumnock John Pollock , Catrine ; Robert Miller , Ochiltree ; George Smith and Alexander White , Galston ; and Bruce Taylor and Andrew M'Crorie , Mauchline—Mr . John Service was unanimously called to the chair . —Mr . Andrew M'Crorie , ¦ who was appointed Secretary to the Conference , slated the reasons that had induced Galston and Mauchline Societies to take the necessary steps to procure the present meeting

      . Ihey had become convinced that although Co-operative Societies had been individuall y successful , that little effort had been made to extend the principle beyond the locality . Such meetings as the present would open up a field of intercourse which would ultimately be beneficial to all . The Jaw of Partnershi p , however stringent it mi ght be , could , like all other acts of parliament , be evaded , —but that would be left to future consideration . Ten out of fourteen Societies had responded to the invitation ; and , although Ouchinleek , New Milns , Stewarton , and Troon bad not seen the propriety of sending delegates , the result had nevertheless , been highly satisfactory ; and if good followed ! however little it might be , the object of the originators had been gained . Each delegate furnished the Conference

      with a . brief narrative of his Society ' s history , the mode of government , aud a financial summary . These reports showed that the people of Ayrshire are now somewhat alive to the benefits imparted b y the establishment of stores throughout the country ; and that Co-operation has now attained a pretty formidable magnitude , which it will be impossible for its enemies to neutralise . These statements occupied the attention of the meeting for nearly three hours . An hour was devoted to the imparting of information to each oiher regarding the best and cheapest markets for purchasing goods ; and a suggestion was made that each Society should forward petitions to both houses of parliament , praying that the laws relating to partnership should be so modified and improved , as would put Co-operative Societies on the . same footing with Joint Stock Com .

      pames . Along conversation followed on the practicability of joining together in the purchasing of a large quantity of goods , which would have the effect of enabling the several Societies to supply their localities at cheaper rates than at present . However desirable tlm might be , none of the delegates had received power to pledge their Societies to any particular course of conduct , and it was , therefore , thought expedient , that the present Conference should be declared adjourned ; that Mr . Andrew M'Crorie , Mauchline , be ap . pointed convener of a future meeting , and that the several Associations should communicate with him at their earliest convenience , stating the views held by them on the subject . Thanks were then voted to Mj . Thomas Bouskill for Ms conduct in the chair , Mr . Service having been obliged to leave town before the conclusion of the proceedings , and the meeting adjourned at seven o ' clock .

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      CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION , BRADFORD , YORKSHIRE . Since our annual festival last Christmas , we have taken stock , which proved satisfactory , and also declared a dividend of 5 ^ d . in the pound in members ' purchases , the greater part of which was left in , towards taking up additional shares ; and the profits arising from public purchases is appropriated to a reserve fund , for the purpose of extending our opgrations , and the maintenance of a reading room , which is supplied with the 'Daily News , ' 'Leader ' 'Northern Star , ' 'Glasgow Sentinel' ' Reynolds

      , Newspaper , ' 'Bradford Observer , ' and other periodicals ; and is attended by many of our members , particularly now that parliament has assembled . Since our last report we have enrolled twenty members , thus steadily progressing ; and the receipts at the store average about £ 60 per week . We are also preparing to consign to the central agency a vast amount of patterns of stuff goods of every quality , design , and colour , which we flatter ourselves we can supply at market prices , and thus secure a mutual advantage ,

      We ha v e recently received communications from Coventry , Barkfoot , near Newcastle-on-Tyne , and Epurith , in Lincolnshire , and sent them samples of our stuff goods . We have also sent our petition to the Secretary , praying the le galization of industrial associations ; and as our borough members were here a fortnight ago , a deputation of our members waited upon them , arid after explaining : our position and requirements , they very honourably promised us their assistance , either in presenting our petition , or waiting upon the President of the Board of Trade . Thus we congratulate ourselves on a gradual progress , which gives the greatest assurances of safety to all institutions , whether local , national , social , or political . . x Joseph Hudson .

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      LEEDS REDEMPTION SOCIETY , ^^ fc I enclose a report of the Redemption Society which again exhibits how little we are doing with our Farm to -wbiotL we might do had we means . Here we are ; with excellent water power running to waste , our few Pioneers cooped up in a Welsh Farm House , our Building Fund sticking at about £ 170 , with a guarantee not to begin building till we get £ 200 . Now , had we such a block of buildings up 83 would accommodate a dozen families comfortably , we might supply the Stores with manufacture of some kind ; and if they would give us a lift , they wouid have one common interest that might ultimately Hta them from coming in competition with fach other , a danger they do not perhaps fear , but a reasonable one . L ^_ S . Jones , Sec .

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      SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF TRE REDEMPTION SOCIETY , PRESENTED TO THE ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING HELD IN THE SOCIETY'S ROOMS , 5 , TRINITY-SXREET , LEEDS , ON THE 12 th intt . The historj of a society , like that of its individaal members , is chequered—sunshine and shadow—difficulties and victories succeed each other . The greater the object to be accomplished , the greater the obstacles which impede its progress , and ^ the more earnestly should its supporters labour to remove them . Iu this Annual Report , the Directors feel hound to state , not only the success which has in some measure crowned your efforts during the evenful yearju = t passed , but also the difficulties , and even the mistakes , which have hindered , and yet hinder the carrjing out of our . great object ; confident that to most of you , it is sufficient that the cause deserves success , -and can'be made successful by using the proper means .

      With regard to aftairs at the Community ; some who were residents when the last Report was published , have since left . These are Mr . and Mrs . Gray , Mr . and Mrs . Gardner , Mr . Denton , Mr . Bradley , and Miss Dennis , The present residents are Mr . 6 . Williauu , Robert Sivindels , Farm Manager ; Joseph Walker , and William Hobson , Farmers j James Bently , Shoemaker ; Thomas ' and Charles Arandall , Shoemakers ; the last : two have not been elected buth ^ ve gone on trial for three months . You will very naturally inquire why so many have left ? -The following is the best account the Board can give ;—Mff . Gray went to the Community very unwillingly she was no communist either in theory or in practice ; she went because her husband wag ' determined to go ,

      and when she got there did all she could to induce him to leave : her line of policy waa to make » be place as uncomfoj table as possible , and in this she succeeded . Every member of the Community complained of her , and threatened to leave en masse . Such was the state of affairs when the Board sent Mr . Henderson to Wales , to investigate the matter on the spot . He was convinced that there could ba no harmony while she remained , and as sue would not leave without her husband , ' Mr . Gray consented to leave in order to set her away . Mrs . Gardner left in order to live with , aud assist in supporting her widowed mother ; her husbind remained for sometime , but ultimately left without giving any social reason for to doing . Mr . Bradley gave as bis reason , that he had promised to \ go to America with some friends . Mr . Denton refused to give an ;

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      reason whatever , though risked repeatedl y to'do an TJvr-- » -. persons of great energy , skill , and endurance , for « $ « , „„ ' ? . . ires young community , particularly VJheri the house acbommodnt ? '" - so limited ( as . in ours ) , that all . have to lire and lodga " unde-rt " same roof . Tou will Bee that there fi ii balance » gaS » t ti « * tlle for the past yenr of £ 12 s . Id . This , hbvever , i » not the w , S ? S tht past year ' s operations ; it arises from th . i fact that manv th n ™ which were got ana consumed in the year pre v ious , have been nn' ^ for in the yearjust closed ; so that taking these into coasideration the farm Uaa really gained during the year . The great wan tat ore sent is more houses ; we lure the plans prepared , an educated * man ready to superintend the erection ' and also to act aa governor and £ 10811 s . 7 id . in hand towards this desirable object : another united effort to raise the sum of £ 300 at least , will remove this obstacle , j Some of the branches have done nobly for this iund and we hope . that all will now make special efforts to complete it . ' During ' the summer Messrs . Ilobson and Smith have visited tho Estate , and they speak of it as greatly improved since their former jdsit . The family live together in harmony , and the accounts show tot they go on improving and increasing the value of tbe property iPWelsh female has been engaged to manage the dairy&cmid is

      , . giving satisfaction . " '"""" Two items in the financial statement require some explanation the Brat is , £ 412 s , 6 d . to Mr . Henderson for services . The Congress ' of delegates from various branch ^ , which met on the 9 thofJunu passed a resolution , that an agent should ba appointed to conduct the correspondence , lecture , &c ., andMr . II . was elected to the office and engaged for six months . This was to be paid by voluntary subscriptions , for that special object ; however , some who had pro mised did not ( perhaps because they could not ) fulfil their promiBes , and at tho end of six months tho above sum was owing to Mr . H ., and the board had no other alternittive but to pay it out of the funds , an 4 so close the engagemrnt . Tho other item is £ to Mr . Gray ; this was to pay their expenses hack to Yorkshire according to the by law , which provides for 3 uch cases During the pastycar , three new branches have been established through the instrumentality of Dr . F . R . Lees , at the following places : —Hanley , Longton , nnd Newcastle-on-Tjne . The Board in Leeds have taken premises , No . 5 . Trinitv . stront

      Leeds , where a ! I the business of the Society is now transacted There is a lecture room , a grocery and stationary room , a sale room for clothing , hats , 4 c , and a store room for heavy goods . Lectures on Co-operation have already been delivered in the lecture room bv Dr . F . It . Lees , Mr . It . Jones , and Mr . J . Henderson ; others will follow weekly during the winter . We now come to the latest project of the Society ' s progress v ' a the Co-operative Storo . The rapid progress which the cause of col operation was making in this coantry , had excited considerable attention amongst all classes of society . Many of the stores had beea eminently successful , and the establishment of the Central CVoperative Agency , ) . ad rendered the establishing of such associations safe and easy . It had often been said by subscribers in Leeds , that there was no benefit iu being a member of our Society ; so a comtmtteswas appointed to consider the propriety of adding a store to the Leeds district ol our Society , and giving an immediate benefit to the members . The committee reported favourably , and submitted a code of laws for its management ; a meeting of the members wascalled , and the project approved of by them . On the 3 rd of December , the Store was opuned , and has steadily increased in business , capital , and shareholders . When the Store commenced , the num . ber of shareholders was fifty-four , the capital £ 23 , and the business done the first Week £ G 103 .: now there are eielitv shareholders .

      paid ui > capital £ 12 , an& the business dono weekly about £ 25 : one weekitrenchedaS ? 3 [ . A great number of subscribers have bem added to the Society by its moans , and it also gives us tlie means of readily disposing of tho produco of the farm . The directors would strongly urge upon the branches the desirability ef opening stores » n connexion with the ' r branches ; the secretary at Leeds will give every information respecting the formation of such associations . The Central Agency will supply groceries , &c ., and in quantity to small stores at wholesale prices , and , if necessary , put them up in packsts for distribution . The Leeds Store will supply woollen cloths , stuff pieces , and stafionary , to such of the branches as wi « h for a supply . Let your motto be 'No adulteration , no fraud . ' act up to it and you must succeed We appeal to the members who live at a distance , for their staunched support during the present year ; we believe witk such support , and the effurts which are now being made , and will be made in Leeds , to bo able in our next report , to point to our little experiment as an accomplished fact . We believe this , bocauae within two months after starting our trading experiment in Leeds , we are doing a good and increasing grocery business , and are takin " rapiil . but prudent strides in the extension of our operations to other trades ; and , according to our laws , a considerable portion of the profits will go to the funds of the society The Store will thus be the source of a certain and valuable revenue for communal

      purposes . In conclusion , the board mostheartily thank all who have assisted them during Use past year , and solicit a continuance of their sup port . Every obstacle removed i 3 an accession of strength ; some have been removed , and by mnnly , earnest , aad enduring exertion the rest ivill assuredly follow . Signed on behalf of the Board , D . Ghesjt , President .

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      . NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . The Executive Committee met on Wednesday evening , the 18 th instant ., at 3 , Queen's Head Passage , i'atevnoater Row . Present : Messrs . Arnott , Bezer , Hunt , Holyoake , Grassby , and Shaw . John Arnott presided . The receipts up to the time of meeting are £ 1 12 s . 6 d ., reducing the debt to £ 22 83 . 4 ^ -d . If the sub-secretaries in the various localities would wait upon their friends , we think the sum now owing might soon be forthcoming . As this is evidently a time of thinking more than acting , we recommend the sctive Chartists to inform their friends that we have a large number of the tracts , entitled " What is a Chartist , " on hand , which can be had on application ( or Is . per hundred .

      We also suggeat to the Metropolitan Delegate Council , as they have taken the initiative in calling a Convention , that they should take decisive and energetic steps to raise subscriptiona to forthwith dischargeHhe liabilities of the Chartist party , for . to make head &i a party , we must not onl y be . out of debt , but have-a funti to start with , as il is impossible for the country to . be agitated without the means . . We particularly call upon Mr . ' Jones to redeem his pledge , and through the medium of his " Notes" to call upon the people to raise this sum immediately . When that i 3 done , if the people require it , we will call a Convention forthwith ' . After other preliminary business was disposed of , the Committee adjourned to Tuesday evening , the 24 th instant , at the place above mentioned . . . , James Grassby , Secretary , pro tern , ' 98 , Recent Street , Lambeth .

      ' ; ,. - . . [ . ; . :: . RECEIPTS . William .: Pollinger ; 6 d . ; Ashton-under . L yne , per John Taylorj 4 s . ; Bradford , per W . Clark , 8 s . ; Friend of the People , per W . D . Huffy , 63 . ; John Shaw , Barrhead , Is . ; George Smith , Salford , Is . ; John Mathias , Is . ; Phillip Martin , Is . ; Victoria Park Locality , per Mr . Petheret . 10 s . Total , £ 112 s . 6 J . James Grassby , Sub-Secretary .

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      Whitechapel . —Mr . Stratton lectured at the Ship Inn on Sunday evening . Subject : " The Evils of Socialism when connected with Chartism . " The lecturer divided it into the following heads : —Political , Infidel , and Christian ' Socialism . He contended that the two former , however right they might be in themselves , were calculatsd to impede the progress « f Chartism , and prejudice many against them who might otherwise have been active supporters . Christian Socialism , on the contrary , wbs calculated to accelerate the progress of their demand for political power , and to bind up and cement the Chartist cai'se . At the close of the lecture a spirited discussion ensued , in which Messrs . J . Shaw , Bezer , and Wheeler took part . The subject will be resumed by Mr . Wheeler on Sunday evening next . At the close of the . discussion tbe locality business was entered into . Considerable feeling was . manifested that their delegates should have voted for Mr . Jones ' s motion

      for the Manchester Council to call a Convention in oppositios to their instructions . A special meeting of the Council and members was summoned for Tuesday to consider tbe subject—Tuesday Evening . —At the ' special meeting resolutions were passed opposed to the Manchester Council calling the Convention . Considerable surprise was manitested that localities should be allowed to have representatives on the Metropolitan Delegate Council acting in the name of the Chartist body when Buch localities had no place , of meeting , and never gave the Delegates their instructions , or received from them any reports . A resolution was passed , calling upon their Delegates as the only Tower Hamlets body of Chartists represented on the Couucil , to inquire into the number and position of the various , bodies having representations on the Delegate Council .

      Mktropomtan Delegate Council . —This body met on Sunday afternoon , at the Finsbury Literary Institution ; Mr . Far ran in the chair . Af ter the minutes had been confirmed , the sub-committee appointed to get up the public meeting at the Temperance Hall , Royal Mint-street , reported that they had engaged that place for Wednesday , February 18 th . — Mr . Jones in relation to the report in the " Northern Star " of the previous meeting , asserted that he was represeiUed as saying that Mr . Lintonhad sold the movement to the middle class . Ho never made such an assertion ; he had a high re 8 pectfor that gentleman . The tenor of the report was that the Executive had received a monetary bribe to sell the movement . His statement was that the inevitable result of their policy was to hand it over to the working dm . —Mr . Wheeler stated that he had inserted the exact words of Mr . Jones , though of course his speech was much curtailed The mistake relative to Mr . Linton arcae from the word "he" being inserted instead of "thev" in the

      nporc .-nepora were tnea received from the following localities respecting the calling of a Convention - Clt ~ \ Wero ? PP ° sedt 0 oalling » Convention .-Hoxton -They had received no instruo tions .-Sliip-Thoueht a Convention necessary , but were not in favour of its being called until there was a prospect of there being funds to support one .-Ishngton-They were in f n-ourof ° a Conventwn , but wished firstto have the funds in hand . They oblooted to the manner in which the two persons were lately electe-i on tho Executive . -Fmsbury-The y were in favour ofaConvention and were raising f / nd , ff Kin ^ rt " Westrainster-In favour of a Convention , ami blamed the Executive for the recent elections . ljohn-stS 1 Iocahty-Had held no meeting . Mr . John £ raes Bezer objected to his locality being misrepresented . Messra . E . Jones and Murray had never reported to the looilvty . ov received any mstruotion from them aince their e ectjon as delega es .-The Chairman informed Mr . ftuet t

      wro ae comano , unan u » obuervations , he not being a delegate . Chelsea-They had no instructions . -The report of the Executive business was then read in which they declined calling a Convention until 5 L debt was S , and sufficient funds were in hand for that DurrW Mr E . Jones moved the following resolutionWmSthS Counci , convinced of to paramount mpoTtance of the = 7 B ttffi 3 f ^« Sd £ Ss £ ttSS-JKB'XSTffWr / fi SS ^ r ^ fr ^ SWs tho resolution . Ha . dewed that tW Executive intended

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      calliiig ' a CofiVsnskiri . ~" T . her hnd not the confidence of tbe Country , and wfifilrt never receive tho funds they consi dered necessary . The Chartists Jmd , in all important looahties . decided in favour of a . Convention , and-the Exeoutive being servants , and not niters , had aright to obey them . Seeing that they wouldjnot call it , the duty of doing bo devolved upon the only three ' great delegate bodies now jaexiBtenco . Tho Metropolitan Council , tho Yorkshire , ana the Manchester Council ; the latter , from the w > n \ enience of its situation , poasession of a hall , w «!^ tli 0 body most proper to call it . —Mr . A . the fnn » nded the motion .-Mr . F . Farrah moved CouncilT ) 8 ameo < in > ent : — <« That the delegates of this tive « md . 3 atlsfie < 1 with tb 0 P resent P ° ! icy of the Execu * I UU SlllC&rpIv k . . i ! ,. J , a ., will / innllnnn *« .. ~~ ' - —JL ' :

      _ upon tie Cha * H . 7 k « j . " w " . uura ™ UI 8 " debt beforeSJh % ? he necessity of paying off the old had no riSt 2 dv , > " e incBn " ed" Ho th ? « ht the ? their locality hiTfv Dpou callin £ . Convention before of th 3 course taken T ? L 3 ed their ° P inions - He approval were the only S , & > Exec uti ** | , thou « ^ Some localities reDraW * a M = ' ht t 0 cal 1 a Convention , bo said to have an evh £ » on that CoQEcil C ° "M warcely power of their rec 0 S : ^ had na right to usurp the oondod th amendment wh-i ' -Mr' Washington se ' Nicholls .-Messrs . Clark Am . T W ' ^ ty Mr . Weedon supported Mr . jiSrJS ^ : ^ . ritod discussion , wasoarried h ' T ^ Z' ^' f ' - aftera ^' with one neutral vole . -Amot ^ n 3 h Ity of mm t 0 three ' bills should be printed anVoSK ^ W"le ~ " ing of the Chartist body shouldi Kid ff W 5 S ate meot " o ' clock on Sundav , February S ? d » W at th ' reer adjourned . 7 ~ ' «» meeting-_ » swoimiw » . Tntt ; -Tho members held tl , pW- , _

      mowing , on Wednesday evening , February 9 Tin « cratic Beading Room , when the folio , ng ' p ^ J ^ elected to serve on the Council for the w » ufng qXr ^ James Powell , Joseph Dixon , Josiah Thomf ^ lXdw Gunn George Grant , Treasurer ; John Brown , FinSoUl Secretary ; C . B . Knight , Corresponding Secret ^ So 2 , Lambton-terrace , Gateshead . eowwarjyAo . iiHsnynY . —This locality mot at the Literary Institu&ion b ! . H « fw J Mr * W ' Butler in the eh " air - Mcssrs - V Butler and Weedon reported from the Metrooolitian Dele- \ gate Council . It wna then resolved- " That this locality Ciill upon their delegates to attend the meeting on Sund . ay ? w \ l ° ad ™ "ftte tho Policy of calling a Convention , and Ihfa . « i ™ . " * . » naittee wait upon all the members of iniSBOCiety , invitin ? them tr > attend a nmmmI mariner nn

      Wednesday , February 25 . hMr . p !? J N Ha «* -A public meeting of members wa * l £ n , aLn ™ ayevening , at Mr . Iron'aeoffee-hoase . llS , the chX ' ! Umford -str <* t . Mr . Langton waa called to nh £ . 5 ' * V """ now * were enrolled , and a considew 7 R local buainesa transacted . Messrs . J . J . mlnn 1 . n on were elected delegatos to the MetropoeCon ? ed r h f ° H ^ * Ash mov ed ' and Mr « Prout W £ Sl £ , . f ! TO solution : _ •' That we instruct n " r PP ii ? h f h t 0 the ^ opoHtan . Delegate Council to dis . 11 TCoLiOT ' -, 1011 late ' y P assed by that body-that t nn th !? i r , ° K r ? nould immediately call . 1 Conven-Sth ' ^ nnP ^ S . ring Jha * theEse ° utive Committee emarf-ite ™ H m ? ? . frora wllence these instructions should S «^ ' th * . he y wlllcaU a Convention as speedily as mo 7 vS ft 0 ^ 8 ball i iZSl lfy" The resoIution ™ unaniinously adopted , and the meeting adjourned

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      THE KEW PAPER MOVEMENT . n , ™ * ° ; Tn ^™ > -Thomiserable condition of Democracy m Great Britain at the presonttime , must be a source of legret toeverrlovercfconstitutional government founded on the oxtended suffrages of the whole people . We in the provinces cannot but regret that the samo foolish policy that has guided many of the loader * of Chartism in years gone by , and has continually kept us in a broil and ferment amongst each other , is being carried on at the presont hout —antagonism , arlsiug either from a difference of opinion , or some more sordid motive , such as the establishment of some rival paper to the "Star , " or the vainglorious love of popularity and array . Wore wo disposed to show the many paper movements since the commencement of the " Star *' and tho feelings that actuated the authors , it would not da one of the least amusing incidents in the history of

      Chartism . It is sufficient to say that all theso paper movements h-ive amen m opposition to the " Star , " from the establishment of the " Western Vindicator , " by Vincent and Phflpf , till now , and , after a factious and ephemeral existence of some months , they have disappeared from the stage of Democacy , leaving chagrin and loss of money to the proprietors , and the cause of freedom in a more divided and helplesB condition . If any individual or sootion of the Chartists of this country are anxious to have a new paper there can be no objections to it ; but if the " Star , " that first cemented tho people in this country , and gave the humbler classes to understand what their democratic brethren were doing all over the world , is to be slandered and misrepresented , preparatory to such establishment , all wa can say is , that with suoh Democracy and Democrats we in

      the north have not the slightest sympathy . We think it . a cruelty on the part of any portion of the Chartist partv to endeavour to injure either tho worldl y prospects or honourable feelings of the present Editor of the " Star , " whom vro have all known so long as an earnest pleader on , behalf of civil and religious freedom . Do the Chartists imagine tbat every sentence a man writes is to please them . And if a sentence escapes the editor or nny person who ' writes in the " Star , " that does not exaclty meet their views , ' we immediately see " votes of censure and want of confidence" passed and sent to the next "Star . " Much fault was found with " Censor , " a few weeks ago , for

      expressing his opinions ; but let us ask those who found such , lault , if that is either liberty or democracy , that will not allow any individual , however widely he may differ from the political creed of Chartism , to expressand write hisopinions in an organ , without " votes of censure and want of confidenco" being passed , and calling on the editor to . publish , his own injury ? . .-To say the least of it , the thing is unworthy a noble niind ' struggling to burst the bonds of social and political slavery ; and we hope for the futuve , however we may bo deceived tbat a course will be pursued by us all that bhall not ; render us a laughing-stock to our political opponents , and g , divided and distracted party amongst ourselvos .

      • Weuow wish to say that in Ashton , in common with our friends in Stockport jiavo met to consulor what we can do to assist the once vigVrous , but now prostrato mind of Mr . O'Connor . We recommend subscriptions to be got up and draws , similar to what our friends in the Potteries got up for the Honesty Fund . Let the Chartists think of the many years of hard and arduous labour Mr . O ' Connor has given to the cause of the people , and if anything can restore his once active mind to that position in which it once was , the grateful feelings and tangible sympathy of tba people will do more than anything else . Remember tho old adage— " Ho that gives early gives twice ; " and if the people of this country will not by their subscri ptions now assist tho fallen champion of freedom , another item will be added to the page of history of a people ' 3 gratitude .

      We wi 3 h also to say to you , Mr . Editor , that the old friends of Chartism here have no feeling with the resolutions passed at the delegate meeting a few days ago , and . would just observe , that if delegates can meot for no worthier purpose than that for which they met , they had much bettor st ;» y at homo , and send the money spont in . travelling expenses to London to help to pay off tho debts of tho Executive . With a fervent desire that the friends of Chartism will make the earliest and most vigorous effort on behalf of Mr . O' Connor to engage an accountant and otherwise assist him , We remain , In heart and fraternity , with all the Sincere Friends of Social and Political Freedom , Tim CmtmsTS op Ashtos-undbu-Lynk . N . Aitken , Hon . Secretary .

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      THE ENGINEERS STRIKE . A public meeting was held en Wednesday evening , at the South London Hall , Blackfriars-roud , to consider the result of this struggle , more especially as it regarded the unskilled labourers . Mr . J . Bryson was ' called to the chair , and introduced Mr . O'Brien , who addressed the meeting , at great length . He deeply regretted that neither the employers nor the skilled laboureis were present . Without a better system of legislation , a system which would lead t&

      the nationalization of land , a species of currency which would enable the poor equally with the rich , to participate in the benefits to be derived from a sound sys . tem of credit , it would be useless for the labourer , whether skilled or unskilled , to attempt by co-operation , by an alteration in the laws of partnership by a system of short hours , or by any other inera measure of palliation , to place the great mass of tl \ a people in the enjoyment of their social and political rights . During his long address &e was much applauded . A collection was made at the close of the meeting '

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      Preserved Meats in the Roval Navy .- —Some returns were printed on Wednesday ordered by the Ilouse of Commons , in respect to preserved meats in the Royal Navy . The dates of the contracts are given , commencing in December , 1844 , at Od . per pound , warranted for five years , atid security required of £ 100 . It is stated that condemnations of preserved meats have occurred ever since their first introduction as an article of diet in her Majesty ' s service . The oarliest complaint of objectionable matter found in a canister was recorded in office on tho 24 th of November , 1 S 49 . The supplies of preserved meats for the Arctic voyagers are stated . The contract prices varied from 7 Jd . to 2 s . per pound . It U stated that , " in consequence of the condemnations and rejections at tho home victualling ostabliahments , the contractor was repeatedly direclod to re-..

      move from the several yards all the canisters eontiiining flueh rejected meat , in order that th& penalties ti h » 9 con , tract might be enforced , and that ho might be charged with the excess cost of the meat which niL'ht bo purchased ia . lieu . His agent accordingly removed from the Royal Q ] a > rence-yard , in September , 1851 , 2 , 093 canisters , th $ oon » tents of which were , in his opinion , in a put jid state , or likely shortly to become so ; but the contractor subsequently declined to remove any further quantities from either of tha victualling yards until he should be recommended to do so by his legal advisers . Part of the 2 XWZ canisters wore originally delivered into store by ¦ the 1 contractor in , September . 1848 ; part in June , July , and Hovember , 1849 ; and part in November . 1850 . They wew a I removed ulXn stated , in September , 1851 . " The OontKt & « £ for St and pork , with , the quantity m * toS \ CimZT

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      HOW THS SOLDIKHS VoiES Whhb takes is Fra > C 8 —The court-martial on Tuesday tried a soldier , named Zimmermaim of the bm regiment of lance t , in earrison at Cfeartres , for exciting $ 0 revolt against his superiors , and diEobedsence to the laws It was proved that , on the occasion of the vote on the plebiscite in December , Zimmermann declared that the vote jas not free , as it took place in presence of the officers , and that , if i t were to be recommenced , he would vote very differentl y , or not at all . He added , that if there were several men in the regiment like him , they would drive away the colonel and the offioers . The court condemned him to a year ' s imprisonment and the costs . — Qattgncmi .

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      Co-operativb Workshops . —On Tuesday evenin" a special meeting of the Executive Council of the Amalgamated SocietyofEngineers t 4 c ., wa 3 held at the society ' s offices , 2 o , Little Ahe-street , Whitechapel , to take steps towards carrying out toe establishment of co-operative workshops , for . he employment of hands thrown out of work by the strike , according to a proposition recentlv made by the council , and sanctioned by the different branches of the sooiety , by which a special grant of £ 10 , 000 from the generalfundhasbeenvoted for tbat purpose . It appears tbat that sum is by itself insufficient to effect the object upon the scale contemplated by the Executive , and it was stated tbat a large sum might be raised from the individual savings of members of the society , a great number of whom have expressed a wish to invest money in a co-operative undertaking . Many instances of this nature were mentioned , and , after a long discussion , it was resolved that an address should be printed for circulation amongst members , calling their attention to the subject . h \ . ¦ ¦ '¦ ' y

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      CAPITAL AXD LABOUR . H » Hi i ? l i thia intereating and important subject waa delivered on Friday evening , at the Marylebone Literary Institution ,. 17 , Edward-street , PortmanWaro ! byl M . Ludlow , Esq .. Ihe attendance was not very larle bu recognised Jiord . Godench , J . Furnival , Esq ., Professor Maunce , Pierre Leroux , and other friends ofVo-oSive h ^ tfn ^ h&l * , ? fc Mr 5 Ludlow winced his lecture 5 ? ! ^ k £ I ^ j ibonred un « Jer anunusual fear , namely , that none but friends were present to listen to him . He A ifaHn ?< , -- ' S H ° Clety f 0 \ Pron «> ting Working Men ' s Associations ; and as a member of the human fimilv ha STftif l only his du - - ' but that " wKSdHS ' . S £ £ l £ . ange « u 8 0 ^ , 8 , _ t 0 come forward Md ' the threatened great disruption taking place between the Master and the Workman . It also behoved that they Bhould not be led away by any feeling of philanthropy , by any feeling generated in a moment of excitement , but that every expression of feeling should be guarded by the stern criticism ot truth . He had endeavoured to divest himself of all feelings of self , and at the same time to take upon himself all the necessary responsibility , by sending letters to the Press , signed by his own name . He wished to speak as a man , and not as a mouthpiece . Their Societv was anxious that the Chartists amone them should have ' full liberty to speak their opinions ; and also that the Conservatives should have the same privilege . He could not conceal his fear that the late measures of coercion , adopted by the masters to put down all independence among working men , would lead to a darker ptiriod HJf society , and would be more likely to produce a fearful social war than any events that had yet threatened the prosperity of England . He might be considered a partisan speaker , seeine that

      More than one hundred . untmccessful strikes had forced the conviction upon the men , that strikes were not the most efficient weapon with which to combat the influences of Capital , and their minds were naturally led toasqheme of Co-operation . As a friend to the principle of Co-operation he regretted that this step could not have been taken after mature deliberation , but the men had no alternative . The fault lay not with them ; they were willing to continue to work at their present wages ; were contented and prosperous without a wish to injure their employer ' s interests Tney believed ta-t the aholition of overtime and the regulation of piecework would tend to benefit the honest employer . The lecturer then stated the whole case of the employers as well as the employed , and after dwelling with great fairness upon all points bear .

      lor some years he had been endeavouring , by letters and explanations , addressed to leading men , to get an alteration made in their present laws of . partnership , so as to promote the formation of societies among working men . But he had endeavoured to guard himself against all prejudice , by reading bat little upon the workman ' s side of the question . He had endeavoured to keep hi 3 mind fixed on the true principles which should guide the relations of Capital and Labour ; and after taking an impartial view of the question , he mast state that no man could regret more than he did , that working men should have been forced , by tbe tyranny of the masters , upon the dangerous experiment of forming a Co-operative Society in the hot haste in which they had been , and with the bitter feelings against their employers , engendered by these circumstances .

      ing favourably for the masters , said—' But beside this pictnre of the employer watched , thwarted , addressed by " Central Committees , " " mediated with , " " picketed , " let usnow place * said the lecturer , 'another . Little Aliestreet is situate in the immediate nei ghbourhood of tho great East-end thoroughfare of "Whitechapel , and runs into tbat of the Commercial-road . I know not whv the Amalgamated Society placed here their offices ; perha ps by reason of the proximity of two or three engineering firms ; perhaps for no reason definite to themselves . But however this may be , I cannot conceive of any spot better chosen for the head-quarters of a Trade Society ; one better fitted to remind the working man at every step , at every hour , of those evils against which such societies are instituted to contend . To the west , within afew minutes' walk , towers the

      huge Aldgate palace of the king of slop sellers , whilst many of his brethren , Jew and Gentile , whether in the clothin " , the shoe , or any other " cutting" trade , display their plate glass fronts in the chief thoroughfares , and the back streets , swarm with the dens of sweaters and chambermasters , by whom their ticket . ed rubbish is supplied . Immediatelybehind , to the south , lie the Docks , —those huge asylums of the »•• casual labour" of London , —where hundreds of unemployed "hands" of all descriptions wait and scuffle for the privilege of a hard day Ywork . Further on towards the river side , the working man might come to those public houses where the power of capital exhibits itself in the vilest shape it has ever put on towards the labourer ; where , as the coal-whippera of old , so the ballastheavers now can only earn employment through intoxication

      where the usual privileges of labour are reversed , and the steady , honest . sober man , is invariably passed over by the contracting publican , and the reckless drunkard is sure of a job . Eastward , are thickly scattered the " garret-masters" of the cheap cabinet trade , the men who , after toiling day and night to make up some piece of furniture , have to stagger forth with it on their backs through the streets in search of a purchaser . Somewhat further north he would find the Spitalfielda weavers , whom the competition of machinery has deprived successively of their hi * h educational , musical , and philosophical acquirements , their tastes , their comforts , their health too often , and who are how reduced to the miserable pittance of some 7 s . 6 dl a-week . Whils all around lies the huge field of what may be called , alas tbe compulsory prostitution , of London . Courts and alleys

      on all sides , where not tbe abode of open unblushing professional vice , are filled with those wretched women , the slopsellers , and the sweater ' s slaves , who must often toil day and eight to earn 2 s . Gd . or 3 s . a-week—enough perhaps for food and drink . And what are they to do besides for shelter and raiment ? What , with the vast floating population of sailors swaying about in boisterous idleness , with pockets which , if full , they cannot drain too quickl y ? There is a labour-market there , in which the devil ' s work ' , generally finds a more willing purchaser , and often , at least seemingly , a kinder one , than the terrible foreman at the outfitters , whose eye is so quick to detect imperfect work , to mark the minutes over tha appointed hour , to fine for delay , for vermin , for impertinence , the poor creatures whose life-blood perhaps is in the garment . ... Make

      up the picture with the low lodging-houses and their vagrant denizens , with the "fences" of Pettiooat-lane and the thieves who resort to them , with the outcast children trooping on all sides in rags and filth , and say , with me , whether there ever was a place in which from every house-top rises more loudly the cry " Tee vklU " to the conquered workman in the struggle of competition than that East-end of London in which " Little . Alie-sireef , Whitechapel , " ia situated . " Keep up you ' r wages ! keep all at work , or if not , keep off the competition , of the unemployed ! Overtime for aome is loss of employment for others , "—it is the first and universal lesson . Was it not then , quite as natural for the working man to try to keep or force up wages , as for the employer to look after " profitable orders" and to claim to be the " master of his own establishmenti" But was not the attempt to keep up wanes somethan natural

      thing a . ore —was it not beneficial to the state ? The lecturer then showed , from Adam Smith Ricardo , Stuart Mill , and Malthus , that such was the case ' He then examined the demands made b y the men which led to the strike , and concluded by showing the great bencfits _ waich tbe Amalgamated Society , regarded as a benefit sooiety conveyed upon its members and upon society » enerally , by acting as a rate in aid of the Poor Law , and expressed his firm conviction that government had not done sufficient in repealing the Combi nation Laws . They should have legalised Trades' Unions iu a similar manner to benefit societies , and have thus brought them from their present negative position . As the repeal of the Bubble Act bad to be followed up by an Act for Legalising Joint Stock Companies , so the repeal of the Combination Ltws should be followed up bj an act for legalising Trade Societies . This lecture was the . first of series to be delivered in this place by friends to the Co-operative Movement .

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      Dbpabturk of English Exomung to BvonnLrfortnlnn ™ Belgl ° mhaTO beea 0 Ter in this C 8 untr y ' maPhhffi ? sa of engaging some of our best engineers and 2 SS ^ % -. e 8 tabli 3 l » nents at high wages . In consequence of the stnke among the English working men and their masters , they have received considerable orders for machinery ( steam-boats , Ac . ) On Saturday 180 to 200 left SetofV 8 teameres P ecially engaged for Ostend . Others

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 21, 1852, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1666/page/5/