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      known to need illustration from me ; but there seems to be only one way of doing away with them altogether , that is to bind together the working elasses for better purposes . It is generally thought that the aim of trade societies is to fight against employers . Such is not the case . There are high moral and social purposes in these associations , and if sufficient power can be raised \> y them , and is -wisely directed , strikes will no more be heard of , because ODpression can no longer

      be practised . To alleviate the miseries of a working man ' s family during sickness , to solace the orphan when death strikes the head of the family , to solace the woes of those who are afflicted with physical infirmity , or who meet with calamity through accident , disabling them from following their ordinary occupations , are among the laudable objects of Trades Societies ; and I wish to see them as general and useful as possible .

      I have read with much interest a work entitled " Suggestions to aid in the Formation of a Legal Constitution for Working Men ' s Associations , ' by Edward Vansittart Neale , Esq . The author recommends and proves that " Associative Workshops " are the only things which can permanently emancipate the working men of this country , and my opinion is , that if there was a union of the various trades in every town , that reading rooms , discussion and mutual instruction classes might be got irp , and the ignorance which is the great barrier to the formation and success of Associative Workshops would he greatly re - duced , and men would be much fitter for carrying out those great principles necessarv for their own salvation .

      I fear I am trespassing too much on your space and kindness , and , in conclusion allow me to say that I hope , at least , those members who have contributed to the formation , &c , of the " Bolton Defence Association" will double their exertions , and show to other members of their trades the great advantages to be derived from such a general union , and so preserve one of the best institutions ever established . By doing this , they will not only confer great advantages upon themselves , but will enable those who follow them in their trades to enjoy the raits of their industry in greater abundance than if no exertion had ever been made , and will earn for themselves the lasting gratitude of all who have to earn their bread by labour .

      A MEMBER OF A TRADES SOCIETY . Bolton , September , 1852 .

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      A Fatal Draught . —On the morning of Sunday last the wife of Mr . William Tudhope . merchant Coatbridge , * had occasion to use vitriol for purposes connected with her household affairs , but by some incaution or neglect the cup which contained the burning liquid happened to fall within the reach of her child , a sprightly little boy 01 three years of age , who unperceived caught hold of the cup , swallowed its contents , and

      was instantly seized with the most excruciating internal pains , the effect of which on the minds of those -who witnessed the agonizing cries and throes of the child will not soon be forgotten . Medical aid was speedily in attendance , and every effort made to relieve the little sufferer , but prolonged existence was only that of misery without the prospect of ultimate recovery , for the little boy expired the following day . —Glasgow Comtitutionel . ' I ¦ w « - » | j \« TI 14 * yaTTV I ^ T •*« « "X K 111 nll ^^**^ " *^ ! £ \ ^ T I ft iV' K £ \ ftSX ^ nd- ^ A .. — -. ____ _ * 1 The Fkexch Press— On Thursday Louis Napoleon

      * * ^^ ^^^^^ ^ *^ * . suppressed by decree the Paris journal the Corsaire . A Lady Drowned while Bathing . —An inquest was held on Tuesday last by . Mr . Coroner Davis , of Howth , on the body of Mrs . Maria Kirwan , who lost her life at Ireland ' s Eye , on the 6 th inst ., while bathing . The jury returned a verdict of * 'Accidental death . " ' Court Martial . —Sentence op Death . —Alexander Williams , a gunner in the marine artillery , has been sentenced by a court martial at Portsmouth , to be hanged for striking a superior officer .

      Political Banquet at Newcastle . —On Wednesday evening from 200 to 300 of the nobility , gentry , and merchants of this town and neighbourhood met in the Great Assembly Room , at a public banquet given by them to Mr . William Orel , of Whitfield , Northumberland , one of the late representatives of this borough . Dinner to Mr . Liddell , M . P . —At New Castle on Tuesday , the Conservative party in the county of Northumberland celebrated the return of Mr . Henry George Liddell for the Southern Division of that county by a public dinner .

      The Birmingham Musical Festival . —The first concert took place in the Town Hall on Tuesday night . Madame Poitevin and her husband have been summoned to appear before the magistrates to answer a charge of cruelty in " torturing and ill-treating a heifer by taking it up attached to a balloon . " Disgraceful Assault p , y a Police Sergeant . —Police-constable Sergeant Berry , of the Salisbury force , was fully committed on Friday to take his trial at the next Lent Assizes charged with a criminal assault on a female who had been taken to the station on a stretcher .

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      The Peel Statue at Bury . —The inhabitants of Bury have raised to the memory of the' •* distinguished townsman , the late Sir Robert Peel , a noble sU-aie in bronze at a cost of £ 2 , 500 , which was first uncovered and was publicly inaugurated on Wednesday . Mysterious Affair at Bath . — -A young woman named Ellen Foster , has mysteriously disappeared , and is supposed to have committed suicide , in consequence , it is said , of disappointed affections .

      The Tenant Conference . —The long impending conference of the friends of tenant-right in and out of Parliament commenced its sittings , on Wednesday , in the City Assembly-room , William-street , Dublin . Capture of the Bankrupt , Cuoss . —Cross the bankrupt , who had fled to the Cape of Good Hope , has been pursued and captured there .

      The Scott Monument at Edinburgh . —A suggestion was was made some time since by , the Lord Provost of Edinburgh , that some of the public bodies of the city should severally undertake to fill up with statutes the vacant niches of the Scott monu meut . The " old Horioters , " men educated at Heriot ' s Hospital , the old Blue-coat School of Scodand , have , by subscription , obtained a statute ; of George Heriot , executed by Mr . Slater , and have applied for leave to occupy the first vacant niche . George Heriot , the founder of the noble hospital in Edinburgh , is the well-known character in the " Fortunes of Nigel , " the goldsmith of James I .

      Scented Newspaper . —A perfumed newspaper has been started " down east , " by an enterprising Yankee . Each sheet upon being opened for perusal , emits all the exquisite perfume of can de rose . German Newspapers in the United States . —There are 127 German newspapers published at the Unitee States . Mr . Iseersoll , the newly-appointed American Minister to England , is a distinguished citizen of Philadel phia . The appointment is deemed a wise one .

      Declining a Nickname . —If the gossip be true , the " a ? e of ( mock ) chivalry" does not indeed seem to be , taking its departure . u It was stated during the festivities of Galway " says the Limerick Chronicle " that the honour of knighthood was tendered by the Lord Lieutenant to the Hgh Sheriff , Thomas Joyce , Esq ., of Rhassan Park , but declined by that gentleman . Telegraph between Cork and Belfast . —The telegraph about to be constructed between Cork and Belfast is to be completed in two months .

      ^ Petition against Mb . Townley . —The petition against Mr . Townley ' s return for Sligo , will be certainly presented and conducted with the greatest spirit and determination . The Telegraph . —A large staff is now in training in this couutry to work the electric telegraphs about to be constructed in India .

      Liquor Law Riot at Lynn . —A riot occurred at Lynn , Massachusetts , mi the 22 nd ult ., while the officers were attempting to serve a liquor warrant . Considerable excitement prevailed and one of the officers , named Artemas Chase , was wounded it is feared fatally . The Largest Cafe in Europe has just been opened at Fieima . Not less than 14 billiard tables are to bs found there and theac are 150 gas-lights . Fountains of water play in each room .

      Alleged Murder op a Woman in Smithfield . The adjourned inquiry at St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital into the circumstances attending the death of Mary Ann Chamherlayne who it was alleged , had been murdered ' by two men in Long-lane Smithfield , on the morning of Thursday , the 19 th ultimo , and with whose death a policeman , named White , of the Thames service , already stands charged , and is now under remandfrom Guildhall police-court . The jury returned a verdict to the effect " That the deceased died of the injuries received but the jury were of opinion that White had no malicious motives at the time of the occurrence . "

      M . Proudhon . —The Scdut Piiblic of Lyons states that M Proudhon is about to return to the house of MM . Gauthier Brothers , of that place , where he had been employed since 1848 New Hops . — A pocket of Kent hops of very superior colour and quality , grown by J . Winn , Tonbridge , has arrved at market , and been sold by Messrs . Mease and Wild to Messrs Kitchen and Thornton at £ 8-per ton .

      The Bobespieubes . —It lias been stated that tl ; e M . Robespierre whose death was recently announced was the last of the tamily . An Arras journal , however , says , " The news of the deatli of M . Robespierre , a relative of the celebrated Robespierre , has caused his relatives to fancy that , like many other persons who die in America , he may have left a fortune of millions . The presumptive heiress is one of the Robespierres of the canton of Carvin , and is married to a commission-a ^ ent for sugar , residing at Arras . All the Robespierres , who , during a long time , have kept secret their relationshi p to the terrible revolutionist , will now turn up . ' ' Emigration . —A number of officers belonging to the ships of the Royal West India Steam Packet Company have resio-nsd in order to emigrate to Australia . °

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      THE WONDERS OF THE GREAT METROPOLIS . The population of London exceed that of the Grand Duchy of Tusctnv Tw 300 , 000 ; that of the Grand Duchy of Baden by upwards of oOofoOO iUs Srlv or about five times tlio amount of the population of Nassau . 4 cenclin « - tt kingdoms tSiat fill more or less prominent roles on the gre-it sta ™ of the nnV tical drama , w © get the following results :-London is " w'tliili 400 on n ™ 500 , 000 of half the population of Bavaria , exceeds by upwards fioo off i ,., if Cio population of Belgium , and by 400 , 000 , half the pomlS , of 3 , / , is equal to the whole population of Hanover ; exceed the whoio nonnHt miJ Westphalia by 450000 and is considerably

      , ; more than the who e Jo h b of Greece . Some of us may learn for the first time , that "if the sSS of the metropolis wore put together they would extend { 5000 miles in lcrSh " that" the mam thoroughfares are traversed by 3000 omnilmsc « ' iS 3 ri ' n cafes employing 480 , 000 homy ,, " There are 3000 omnibnSS Si ? L ^ orf ^ d the suburbs , which carry not less than 300 , 000 , 000 passengers ™ 1 ! bur equal to one-third the population of the v . 'orld-cmpioviii"liK , ! ! l 7 working a capital of £ 1 , 000 , 000 with an annual cxpoJlKf ^ iSS a d paying to the revenue a duty of £ 400 , 000 , or as much as al flic stv e coaches m be empire con tr united Move the establishment of Ailwr ° " These dryiJKurcssiisscst a lively idea of the rorfection to wv ; V , - '" brought the art of packing illustrating to tho la t ext ' o -ni v I i WC h i problem of the greatest possible n . rmW in Sic tuuff t 1 economical the area of London to be 19 square miles it v « i , u ., Y » „ * ?\ . Ass « nnng mile of 130 , 000 human creatures , perfonnin- wifSn ? w W ** 011 each the operations of life and death , mixed " p in I fe Shi ™ Jf COmpasB aU interests , luxury and starvation , debauc ^ and SStv ° i , ? T i } idleness ; besides an infinity of occupations , ^ chiovous making love , begging alms , ^ nt OcSs ° SS ^ f ' organs , rolling in carriages , exhibiting « happy feiS '' IfS S ^ "f returning at night to unspeakable milerv at home tS ) mA

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      Brutal Assaults . —An overdressed man name * c « , i fined at the Worship-street mke-Gom'tTt ^ m ^ lt \ **¦ fora brutal attack upon a married woman , and uiio ? ties > man who came to her assistance : l a S ^ tle . Suicide on the North Westrrn Railway —On Wn , i , morning , the body of a man was found frightfully mnnf 5 on the North Western Railway , near Havro !! % ' ™ 'latcd nateman must have expressed some difficulltv in ^ Hir ^ r ^! ' line , which at this spot is well guarded . It h it wwm T he he had . laid himself across the rails , and that . eveni \ 'at passed over him . The body is that of a man about 3 f „? a light coat , buff waistcoat , and drab trousers ' clad ln

      Raising the Militia . —On Saturday the Colonels tf « tropohtan militia regiments commenced recruiting h 1 lne ' raise the required number of men to complete then- J r to present recruits come slowly in , though bringers awn ? " , At with 5 s ., and it is thought that the ballot will be reqJfrS" 1 d The Militia in Devon . —It does not appear likPlv « efforts of the Lord Lieutenant of the comit ? of DeW of Devon , the Earl ef Fortescue , and his deputy-li ^ r F ° rI respect to promoting enlistments in the militia , area lf ! J ?? productive of any practical results . In several parisheX > neighbourhood of Plymouth not a single man can b If the tertam the notion of enlistment . got to

      en-Manslaughter by a Policeman . —William Whito stable , has been remanded on a charge of causing the V , i ° - a woman by knocking her down in the street . ath of Obsequies of the Duke of Hamilton . -On Siting , the remains of Alexander , tenth Duke of Hamilton S ri m Portman-square , London , on the 18 th of Ausm tVl ° * momously consigned to the family vault at Hamilton m ' e ~ Singular Discovery op a Snake in the City -On « » day , while some of the workmen emnloved bv M ,. ' w , , < ltUl > - builder , of Great Trinity-lane , ^ mj ^^ quantity of sashes , recently used as vLLv-fv ^ T 7 V Curling ' s licensed victualler , in Queen-street a 3 ^ ' \ ' covered underneath one of them ' 8 ndko Was

      &s-Ihe Rival Pkiests of Gketna Gkeen .-Oii the ISth nn bimon Lamg was fined £ 2 for assuiltinp- Tohr nn , ult < » Springfield / The prosecutor anddefcStt " ? ofcf Green priests , and the assault arose from a desire o ! " 1 Lamg to take a « job " out of the hands of his rivd' P ° Desertion of British Artillery to the United ^ We find the following in the Oqdensburqh ( V S 1 /) fl , ur . " Bight British soldiers , consiLg of I S ^^ St six men , forming an artillery company , and attach ^ \ f branch of the British service stationed ' a ^\ l e 1 ^ £ 5 j here yesterday , stating that they had been orted to theC Prescott as a reinforcement , but passed over the rifei son miles above . They were fine-looking youno- men it 7 Jn exchanged their uniforms . * * ° > Md soJfl Qr

      A Mad Donkey . —About two months ao-o mi oCC i , oi to M , Worn of Gedney U * * nJ ? Z ^ # ^ dog . A few days ago it became very restless , and throitfi the night was so boisterous that the owner feeling 2-it , as attacked with hydrophobia , had Citad CS ^ Forbidding the Banns .-Oh Sunday morning during divinP service m the church at Sleaford , and shortly aftei th ? Y . S Yerburgh had published the banns of mS g ? a j £ a ^ v faced lass rose m the midst of the conerecation ^ l Y ~ bade from further publication the banns of S ?; S herself and a certL Thomas Reet . It seen X ^ T fair" had two admirers , but the one who c- < n < = ef ] JL i } not being the favourite , she took the above ° extr ^^ 2 of preventing her own marriage . y ac

      The Result op Good LiviNG .-We wonder Mr . Moore is not afond of lioldmg so many good livings , lest he si oX d some fine morning of pluracij . —Punch Melancholy Accident . —A coroner ' s inquest wi «? TipM w , ™ Mr . Benjamin Toy Midgley , coroner , atth ^ l l ^ tS ckle near this town on the body of Francis Sm Jr S 5 ^^^ ^ W ° . ^ 16 th depot cSe hereThe jury returned the

      . following verdictC ' " ' ?^ the 6 th instant , at Colonglull , the debased Francis W 1 rivate Thornton , ot the said regiment , having b » pn flip Json who fired the last shot , theSleceased be ^ a " t e tS tinder cover of a mound three feet thick at the place wher the ball passed through , during ball practice with the Minie rifie .-Kintfs County Chronicle .

      The Cheesemonger ' s Benevolent Institution . - The 15 th anniversary of this charitable society was celebrated yesterday evening by a public dinner at the Highbury Barn tavern , at which more than one hundred mi fifty of the trade were present ; Mr . James Freeman , junr ., presided Who can describe a Yankee more graphicall y than the genius who perpetrated the following ? ° " ^ ° 1 d 1 ¥ ss a ^ ueen ti 1 he'd raise a blister , wi nn £ f ^ f neck ' his () I ( 1 felt hat on ; Who'd address a king by the title of ' mister , ' And ask the price of the throne he sat on "

      . The ocott Monument at Edinburgh—A suggestion was made some time since by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh , that some of the puolic bodies of the city should severally undertake ft , u iJT . tataes the vaCfmt ™ lies of the Scott monument , Ihe old Henoters" men educated at Heriot ' s Hospital , tfce old Blue-coat School of Scotland , have , by wibwsription , obtained a statue of George Heriot , executed by Mr . Slater , and have for leave to occupy the first vacant niche .

      Melancholy Inferance . - " I declare , Mr . Goldthumb , it seems you have read everything . " "Why , ma ' am , after wonang 30 years as a trunk-maker , 'twould be to my shame if 1 dicta t know something of the literature of my countrv . "

      com fP , S ? £ ? D 'f rilR HAaiiE .-Accordin to tl . e official report of tbe X - ™ ; } n Vftl r ® mm dollars , of which alive 3 S , 00 - ^ there wa ? f « W " v ™ i abovo 5 ' 000 ' 000 doHft ™ ' *»*? Mv" of ff fS dSlhw SJ v ? . ° Netllcrlaild « 20 , 238 , 805 dollars in | oods , and 3 , ^' vl ich 70 noS ™ i ? - The ^ POrt" nniminted to 7 feo , O 56 dollnn , f va ex oSi - n J ! ™ wore in - 00 ( lB ' and t ]! C ™» t in rendv monoy . Of t J ? tf Jf 9 % K V ? , te of the lndift » Arehipclnso , for privnte hamlft tn * 1 t " 22 * 00 ? l to the Netherlands account o the 0 11 116 cin ^ of

      ; , ^»™» ^ , on isSo ^ sr ^/ c ^™^ rr s ^ s ** Ss ui ^?' T hiclMveve ^ ported for privkto accounts . 8 , 779 , 49 ; 1 [ - inr ' o ? i ,: f v ° ^^ laiuli , and to other countries & 80 1 . 464 « to f J wrivS nt ° t tU 1 , Archi Polago 4 , 508 , 952 dollars . In the ' year 1851 the J Vf > mni ^ J ^ Ma ( liera 300 shi P Jnoro t han in the preceding year , ajj riStfA the previous years ' The state revenue has ^ xlSJ i' ^^/ oHars ; in the year 1851 it amounted to 6 , 576 ^ 02 dollar 8 - y v 6 incr Mttung Aug . 27 ,

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      CALICO BLOCK PRINTERS . Mr . Walter Cooper delivered a lecture on Thursday night to the Calico Block Printers , of Merton . Subject , Association and its advantages . Mr . Cooper has also been requested to meet the Block Printers of Crayford , who arc out on strike , to advise with them on the Lest means of settling the dispute .

      i \ ORTHERN INSTITUTE OF MlXlNG ENGINEERS . —Relative to the formation of this society , we have received a lengthy report from Mr . Martin Jude . Of the importance to the miners of this society , our correspondent thus speaks : — " Thus has been iuau -. ur ited or ushered into being , one of the most important Societies ever projected in this country , for , with regard to the first object , the better ventilation of mines—the consequent saving of human life—the promotion of the health of the miners , and all the concomitants , wretchedness and poverty , which naturally follow the system hitherto pursued , whereby more than a thousand victims are annually immolated and sacrificed—all these important matters lay in their hands—all that appertains to the security of the miners life—all that tends to the promotion of his health—all that serves to make his life worth a year or a day ' s purchase , may be said to come within the grasp and power of this Association . To the mining body then , and likewise to all true philanthropists , will devolve the great and important duty of watching over the proceedings ot * this Association , and to aid and assist it in all that legitimately comes within the first object of the Society—the speedy perfection of a system of ventilation which shall sender explosion of fire-damp next to impossible . In a future communication I will follow up this subject , and show more particularly the duties of the said Society . "

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      76 THE : STAE OF FREEDOM . September 11 , i 852

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 11, 1852, page 12, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1695/page/12/