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      BJBMIK&HAM CONFERENCE . { Continued from our Sixth Page , ) j good feelisg * intelligence , ana morality . Meetin ^ rfor 1 otsIb £ s * && * e constituted of tb » Be who hold cords ol membership for Ute current qitvier . None else jbail be alls -wed to take part in tbemy or Tote either j for fl » election of delegate to Convention , District ! CouecO , or Branch Board ; or on any matter affecting ' Fja Association . j 60 . Sotiees—Ko bnBTnfin , except of the most urgent

      jjanire , to be determined by the meeting , shall be con-i Baered at a f eneral meeting , -without at least seven I tins' notice ; and at quarterly meetings do business 1 ^ jll be transacted implying expense or other respon- 1 jjtality to absent members , unless at least ten day **! jjotiea thereof has been given . Snch notices ahall be 1 mada to the Secretary intuiting , and hnng up in the j meeting room of the branch . I 61 . Adjourned Meetistp . —Meetings held according to I r ijonmneni thall be deroted sxdnsiTely to the business J for which the meeting -was aojonrneO . -j SECT 1 OH II . —ELECTIONS . i

      62 . Voles . —At eleeUona of officers , and delegates to J Convention , the Totes shall be taken hy a show of ! b ands , nnless a ballot be demanded ; and when a feallot t ; , demanded , the -rotes shall be taken by the use of ; Toting papers , -where more than one person is to be ! e lected ; or by the "use of balls -where that is more con j fgnient- - j 63- Scnsiixeers . —Two members shall T » appointed ' si Kradnevzs , to receive the rotes and report the re- i

      54 . Time . —An honr shall be fixed , after which no ] Tot £ shall be received ; and every election shall be fin- j ' -died by the meeting then assembled , and -without ad- ^ j jourameni . j SECTION 1 TL—QTJOBTMS . J 65 . Quorum of Boards . —Three of the members shall ] C 3 a ^ Qoruai cf each Board ; but such quorum shall be j mammons in all its resolutions , unless there be present a majority of the members ef the Board . 5 ECTI 0 S IT . —COE&ESPOJIDKNCE . 66- By Secretaries . —All official correspondence . shall be conducted through and by the agency of the several secretaries ; and no letter or document shall be considered genuine-unless expressed as signed by order , and on behalf of the body ~ bj vhom it is authorized . j

      CHAPTER YI . —DISSEMINATION OF THE PRINCIPLES . 6 T . Missionaries and Lecturers . —The public promulgscon of the principles and objects of the society shall be more particularly confided to salaried missionaries and district lecturers . The amount of salary for the missionaries shall be determined by the General Execn , tive Committee , -who shall also appoint them whenever necessity ; and the salary of district lecturers ahaH be determined en by each district . SB- . EaamisaSos . —No individual shall be appointed to the office of district lecturer unless he is a member of the society , and until he has been examined as to his qualification by the IHs&ict ConndL He shall produce testimoniM * "f g "" ft chMTu-for . He shall axawer general questions ; and be shall satisfy the examiners that he possesses the requisite orsterical powers for lecturing and debating ; and the District Council shall certify as to his fitness to the General l £ xeeu . £ ive Committee , -who shall then make the appointment .

      69 . Certijicaie . —Each district lecturer and missionary yhoTi , upon his appointment , receive a certificate of such appointment from the General Executive Committee ; and upon any . such lecturer or missionary resigning his situation , or being dismissed therefrom , he *> mn . deliver back such certificate : such appointment , withdrawal , or dismissal , to be published in the organ of the society , signed by the officers who usually sign official documents . No one but those bearing such certificate , or appointed by the District Council as a local lecturer , shall be allowed to lecture in any branch , or i 3 recognized as lecturers of the society .

      70 . Dismissal . —Any district lecturer or missionary shall be deprived of his office for neglect of duty , or such discharge of it as-would injure tke cause which he was appointed to promote ; or on account of mental or moral incapacity . Such dismissal to be by the General Executive Committee on application from a District Council or Branch Board , and satisfaction given that the cue calls for such an exercise of power : the dismissad lecturer having the power of appeal to the Convention , to the Arbitrators , ex to both , if dissatisfied with the atep . 71- Local Lectartrs . —The District Council may appoint , after examination , parties to the station of local lecturers , who , along with the district lecturer , shall be under the controul of the District Council .

      72 . Trass . —A : general Tract Depositary shall be established ; and the Executive Committee abaS make arrangements -with some prints ? and publisher for that purpose , and contract with him for the printing of tracts in a uniform TrmTmor ; such tracts to be supplied to the various branches at a per eentage above cost price ; and also to agents , to be appointed in each town for the sale of snch tracts . 73 . Publications . —The Executive Committee shall decide as to what publication or extracts from woifca -will be best calculated to promote the objects and principles of the society .

      CHAPTER YIL—FUNDS . SECTIOH 1 . —6 ESESA 1 EXPESCES . 74 . General Fond- —A fond for defraying the genera expeness of the Society , such as salaries of General Secretary , and other general officers , salaries of leclifers , or -missionaries , rents of Halls , or places of public meetings , &C-, it , shall be raised as follows : — Tint—By each member paying two-pence for bis card of membership when he first ynroi * fn » name on the Society's books .

      Second—By each member contributing -weekly to such fund the sum of one penny , either direct to the branch secretary , or through the class-leader , or weakly visitor , as may be determined on by the branch itself ; or by paying one « hiUi-ng at the time of taking out his card , and Is . upon renewing it , every quarter . Third—By donations and contributions from friends : and by collections at the general meeting for lectures , discussions , conversations , or entertainment * .

      75 . Appropriation of General TuniL—ThB rams of money received by each Branch Secretary for cards of memfceranip shall be monthly remitted to the General Treasurer for the use of the Gen&ral Executive Committee . The General Executive Committee . shall also be entitled to , and receive , one-fourth of the member ' s ¦ weekly subscriptions , which . shall be remiUed monthly to the General Treasurer , by the Branch Treasurer . The other Diree-foarQa of the penny weekly sabsaip-& > s . alorig with the donations , contributions and collections , shall be lodged -with the Branch Treasurer , to be nsed by the Branca Boards for local expences , and lor the satisfying of the levies of the District Council lor missionary and lecturing purposes ; which levies iiaH always be at the rate of a certainjsum per member tETOUi ^ hont the district ; and when laid , fifeall be paid by the Branch Treasurer , to the District Treasurer , or to hia order .

      SaCTIOS IL—SPECIAL TCSD FOB . TH"B EMPLOYMENT OF IHE 3 IEMBKKS OS THE IaSD . 75 . Land Fund : —A fund for the purchase or rental d land , and for th » erection ol suitable bnildings , where H 6 ces 3 sry , and practicable shall be raised by subscription , from such members as may be able and " ¦ ifling to contribnte to such fund in stares cf £ l each , payable Tjy -wetkly instalments of ad ., 2 d-, 4 X , & * . 81 ., lOd ., Is . each . 77 . Each contributor neglecting to pay his weekly e ^ atrifenfiGns to that fund , shall be fined for such neg-Ifect at the following rate : if Ms subscriptions are Id . ] zr w « k : — Por one month , one halfpenny ; „ two month * , one penny ; i , three months , fourpenee ; „ four months , eightpeace ; „ five months , one vnrnjTig ;

      „ nx months , one and sixpence ; and „ fetch subsequent month , one shilling : and if his subscriptions amount to 3 d . per week , be shall be fined double the amount , and so on , in proportion to the rates of contributions . And any contributor eontinuina such neglect until the fines incurred thereby are equal to the amount of all the monies actually paid by him to the land fund , jsuch contributor ihall thereupon be dismissed , and snch monies shall be applied in ducbs ^ ge of the fines so incurred . But the direetom or loal m&cagers may remit any of tee said fines , upon satiEfartory evidence being given them of sickness , or other mffident occason for such neglect-78 . Appropriation of Fines—All Bums ariilng from the pa \ Uitnt of fines under the above rule shall form part of ihe laud fond .

      " 9 . Chtek Card . —Every member shall be provided ¦* ith a cbtek card , on which all contributions to the land fund shall be entered at the time of bis paying the same , £ = 3 this card shall be a sufficient voucher for all sums so laid , until they reach the su » of one pound , when a certScate , or scrip , shall be given hua , agreeable to the following tonn : — * AT 105 Al , CHaSIBB ASSOCIATION POS JftlCAi BE 5 IFIT . ( Enrolkd under statutes 10 Geo . IT c . 86 , and 4 and 6 Wiliiaai IT-, « . 40 . }

      CerUicsie of Land Tvsd Ccmiribotiot * . Xe . Tiloe ^ " e > the BB&eraigned offlcsrs of the akove society , hereby « aSfyUaV SDemberofthe ~ Mq kas paid to the aboTe fmpd the sum of ^> o * nd , which has Beea « Sy Jepsterefl in the led / rer of &e so « i « Qr kept at this ° ™* - This sum is tzansferablaVoHMSibei * , and entitles ~ Mder to psrtiopite in ail ^» bentfita aad p « vlifcges coLfciyed by a » lawi of fee todrty , oh members F-yicg to a » land fuid . Wifcea emx hands this day ef 1 W — Qefiesal Bftentary , And he ihaa nceiy » tmA wrtittcste for « Tery jo » nd so raid . sod may alm xt mj ti ] M ^ y , « ertMeate fbr " » -whole anaiBer » T abar « jpaid-sp by gtrtog to ii » "Pssjte ctttiacites , aadp » 4 ng tke expewfe of ta * n » - ™» H * VGana £ K * albtofl&offiieS » n « al fcecatire

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      50 . Deposits . — . The treasurer of each branch shall Tegularly transmit to the general Treasurer the amount of land fund received by him , whenever it amounts to £ 2 i such transmission to be by means of General Past Office Order , and the expense of it charged by the Branch Treasurer to the Land Fund , and set- forth by him in his quarterly return . At the « ud of each quarter , the Branch Treasurer shall transmit with the quarterly return , hereafter to be provided for , any balance of land fund that may be in his hands . 81 . Investments by Trustees . —The trustees may put to interest any part of tae society ' s Funds on such aecurity—pursuant to 10 Geo . JV . c 56 , a . 13—as shall be approved of by a majority of the Convention ; or they may invest the funds of the society , in terms of the statute , until they are required to carry into practical operation the objects for which the society is formed .

      82 . Disposal of Shares . —Whenever any member , or the widow or other representative of any member , or any person who has been a member , wishes to dispose or any share , sum , right , or interest in the Eociety , any such party may agree with some member willing to purchase the same , for such value as it may be worth at the time ; and upon their executing a Memorandum of Transfer conformable to schedule , such other may be « lected by the branch to which he belongs , to hold the share , mm , right , or interest , so disposed of , and ail the advantages attendant thereon ; whicis right and interest may be held separately or combinedly ¦ with any prior right or interest , as the member may think fit .

      83 . Transmission of " Memorandum of Tranfer " . — Upon any share being diBpoBed of , the " Memorandum of Transfer " , along with the certificate transferred , shall be imEiediately transmitted by post , addressed to ths General Secretary , at the office of the < Jeneral Executive Committee , together with one shilling to be paid by the purchaser of the share , to cover the expenses of printed forms , postages , &c . , 84 . Entry of Transfer . —The General Secretary , npon receiving from the Branch Secretary the " Memorandum of Transfer , " properly filled up , shall forthwith make the necessary transfer in the Land Fond Ledger kept by the General Executive Committee , and shall mark on the hick of the certificate the name and ' number of the member to whom it is transferred , preceedBd by the words " transferred to , ° and forward the document to him . He shall also sign a certificate of such entry , conformable to Schedule on the " Memorandum of

      Transfer , " and safely keep the same with the otaer papers and documents of the General Executive Committee . 85 . Death of Members . —If any member die without having made or left a win , and entitled to any stun not exceeding £ 20 the trustees or treasurer of the societyif satisfied of the fact , and that no letters of administration or confirmation will be taken out of the funds , goods , and chattels , of such deceased member—may pay such sum at any time after tbe decease of sucn member , according to the laws of the society . But if three be no rule made in that behalf , then the trustees or treasurer may pay the same to the person entitled to the effects of the deceased intestate , without administration in England or Ireland er confirmation in Scotland . ( 10 Geo . IT . c . 56 , s . 24 ) .

      86 . Next of Kin . —If any member die intestate , and entitled to any effects according to the laws of the society , the person appearing to be the next of kin or representative of such member , and entitled to such effects , may receive from the trustees of tbe society any sum that may be due to them according to tbe laws of the society . ( 10 Geo . IT . c 56 , s . 23 . ) 87 Falidity of Payments . —Such payment shall be valid with respect to any demand of any other person as next of Kin of such deceased intestate member , or as the lawful representative of such member , against the funds of the society or against the trustees thereof , lib . ) 88 . Recourse . —But such next of kin or representatives shall have remedy for such money so paid , against the person who shall have received tbe saHie . ( lb . ) SECTI 03 ni . —UNLIMITED COHTRlBUIIOJiS , AJtD POWER TO BUREOW , AT 1 KTEBBST .

      89 . General Contributions . —The contributions of members in money , implements , cattle , or such other valuables , as the Executive of the Land Fund may deem it advisable to receive , may be unlimited , subject to the following regulations : — ( 1 . ) iTiieresL—Upon all such contributions of the value of £ 50 and upwardb , members shall be paid half-yearly , on or before the 14 Lb day of January and July , three per cent , interest upon the amount subscribed . ( 2 . ) Repaymetd . —Should a dissolution of the society or of any of its establishments be determined on , all monies and the fixed amount of other valuable contributed as above to such establishment , and exceeding £ 50 , shall be first repaid ; and the remaining balance , if any , shal ] be divided among the members , in tbe ratio of the subs orieiBally contributed by each .

      90 . Povxr to borrow . —Tbe directors may from time to time borrow , by way of mortgage or otherwise , any sum of money -which may be required for the purposes of the society . But any resolution to that effect shall -be agreed to unanimously by the directors , at a meeting held after fourteen day * ' special notice , in writing . 91 . Security—Srery sum of money to be so borrowed , advanced , lent , or p&id , shall be taken in the name ol the trustees of the society fbr tbe time being , and shall be charged npon tbe storks , funds , lands , implements , buildings , effects , and premises of the society , of -whatever description , and wheresover situate ; and the same shall remain as a security for the full payment and satisfaction of the whole of sneh money , principal and interest , and also of the costs , charges and « pences Incurred or occasioned in respect of any mortgage , charges , or iacumbrance , or in any wise relating thereto .

      SECTIOS IV . —VESTING Ol EFFECTS , 92 . Jn Trustees—All real and heritable property , land , monies , goods , chattels , and effects whatever , and all titles , securities foi snch money , or other obligatory instruments and evidences , or mnniments , and all rigius or claims belonging to or had by this society relating to the laud fund o . to lands , shall be vested in the trustees of the society for tbe time being , fur the use and benefit of tile society , and tee respective members thereof , their respective extcutors or administrators , according to their respective claims and interests under these laws . ( 10 Gfcorge IT . c . 56 , s . 21 ) . 93 , In Treasurer , —All monies , goods , chattels , and effects , excepting the land monies property and effects as above , or resulting from the-immediate operations of the ' General Executive Committee on babalf of the Society , shall be similarly vested In the Treasurer of the Society , ( lb ) .

      94 . Death ifc —After the death or removal of any such Trustee or Treasurer , the respective monies , property , and effect ? above set forth , shall vest in the succeeding Trustee or Treasur&r , respectively , for the same estate and interest as the former Trustee or Treararer had therein , respectively , aird subject to the same trusts , without any asiignmeBt or cosvejance whatever , except tne traiisftr of stocks and securities in the public funds cf Grtat Britain and Ireland . | Ib ) . So . Bequests —Any btqnesS intended tor this Society for geneiai or special purposes , may be made conformable to the form ioliowing : —

      Form of Bequest . I BEQrEiTH unto the trnsteps for the time being , of the ¦• . Niiiional Charter Association for Mutual Benefit , " enrolled under the statutes relative to friendly societies , tbe fnra of pounds sterling , to be paid with all cwnvenibnt speed after my decease , exclusively ont of such part of my personal estate , not hereby specifically disposed ' A , as J maj by law bequeath to be evolent purposes ; aad I hereby lawfully charge such part of my fcstatfs with the same upon trust , to be applied towards the general purposes of the said society , and the leeeipt of such trustees or trustee fcr the tints beim ; of > he said s £ > ciety , shall be a sufficient discharge for the said legacy ; ai ^ d 1 direct that the legacy duty upen ihe said legacy , be paid by my executor ? ont of the !> 3 ii ! £ ' and . ¦ g ;* - I Witnesses . ^ "Mature .

      CHAPTER Till . —OPERATIONS ON LAND . S 6 . Aj&licaiion of Funds . —The contributions to the Laad Ftfii-i * aull be heid for , and applied to , no o | h * r nses or purposes than the pwcbzse or rental of land , the erection of buildings , and purchase of stock and implements , and other things necessary to tbe carrying out of the necessary operations , with the expences incidint npoa tbe obtaining or rental of land , and odb half of the General Secretary's whole salary , as payment for the trouble of keeping tbe several accounts of the Land FnntL

      - 97 . Division and Appropriation of Land . —Whenever the General Executive Committee shall have purchased or Tented land , and divided tbe same into portions of say four acres each , and erected the necessary dwellings , aiid purchased the requisite Btcck , -with Implements and all other necessaries for the dae occupation of the sam 8 , they shall apprlas the general members of the Land Fund , and specify tbe number of familiES they have the means of providing for , so that a due number of the members may be selected from the general body for occupation , in manner as follows : —

      98 . Xominalion and Seleclico of Occupiers . —All individuals elected by this society to be residents in any oi its establishmtnts , under the conditions hereafter set forth , shall be selected by a majority of tfee membera ef the branch to which they belong : and it shall be voluntary on tbelr parts . S » ch selection of persons to bf so resident scall bs made at a general seeling » f the subscribers to th » Load Fund , specially wiled for fcbe purpose . The selection shall be by l » t ; sod tke persons so selected sbaU occupy the land . 99 . Terwtof Occopotieti —Wheoevej a » ea > triaso selecttd . he rha-l repair to tbt estate , and e » t « r npon

      tho allotment fallen te his share by lot . Be shall execute the ntce < sary instrument to estiUe hia to oeeojaiion , sutgect to such eonditons as -will « uc » o a fair retBXB for the etpJral laid ott by the scefeir j « cb Instrument btiog a Imus for e $ & ef & * Xa « d and Buildings , or isnd © r Bulding- * , when ta « laud has bees bought by tbe society j vriih **» $ rovtaie * fcs the repayatnt , at stated periods ' of the oapital advuseed Ut ¦ * b » purchase of stock , iaplwneBte , & * all oftt * things beside the land aad Builoinga , with &wfal interest f « r the b » of tfas add « af ftal " while ia ppseewioaef tbe -tsnMt .

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      100 Sale of Lands so Occupied .- ^ Whenever the Directors and Trustees shall have purchased such plot or plots of land , and divided it into snch alletments , and erected such buildings , and famished each allotment with the requisite amount of stock and implements , and leased tbe same to tbe members so selected to occupy , on leases for ever , with the provision for the lepayment of the capital advanced for stock , implements , and other things , over and above the fee-simple of tbe land itself and the fixed buildings upon it , they shall offer the same to public sale , and effect such salo ,

      carrying the proceeds of it with all its profits , after the paying of the necessary and unavoidable expenses of such sale , to the credit of tbe society ; to be employed sgain for the pnrcoase of more land , the buildine of more dwellings , the procuring of more stock and implements , &nu the teasing of the same to more members of the sock-ty , nominated and selected as before provided for ; such additional lands to be again sold , in like manner , for the purchase of more laud ; nntil the whole of the members of the society are allocated on snch lands , in such manner , and on such conditions .

      101 Locality of Operations . —^ The Directors and Trustees shall , in these purchases and selection ef occupiers , be guided as fa * - as practicable , by the principle of providing , within each county , allotments for the members residing in such county , so as to render it unnecessary for a family to remove far from " home , " to places where different customs and different habits prevail . 102 . Members on Land shall continue to Subscribe . — Every mbmoer so selected and made to occupy , shall continue to remain a member of this society , and subscribe to Its funds , until the -whole of the members of the Land Fund are placed in a similarly independent position with himself , and the other general objects of tbe society are accomplished .

      CHAPTER IX— ASSURANCE . 103- The Assured Bentfil from Mutual Aid— The assurance to be tflveted by this society shall be the perma-nent residence on , and occupation of , an allotment of land , provided with the necessary buildingB , Btock , and implements , whereon and with which to employ labour under Buch conditions as will ensure the occupier the benefit thereof , and thus enable him , to live with comfort throngh lifer provide for his family the best of food , clothing , and education ; lay up for a fund against the day of sickness ; and leave his beir behind him in comfortable and independent circumstances .

      104 . Conditions—The subscription , payment , or contribution entitling a mem&tr to these benefits shall be in shares of £ 1 each ; to be paid in one or more payments , or by weekly instalments , as before provided for . But any member not having paid up the full sum of a share , may be elected to occupy a portion of the lands purchased and leased by the Directors , under the conditions befure set forth .

      CHAPTER X .-ACCOUNTS AND STATISTICAL RETURNS , StCriON I . —FBOM BRANCHE 3 . 105 , Quarterly Reports—Each brauoh shall , quarterly , make up complete reports of the following matters to tbe General Executive Committee ; namely : ( 1 . ) A complete statement of the number of the members on the books of the branch , and the amount of funds received , and the arrears arising durinjj tbe preceding qnarter , on the

      General Fund conformable to Bchedule ( 2 ) A complete report of the members paying to the Land Fund , with the amount paid by eaoh person to that fund , and the amount of the arrears then due , conformable to schedule—And such reports shall be made up to and include the last diys of the months of March , June , September , and December , and shall , together with any other reports which the General Executive Committee may require , be transmitted direct to the General Executive Committee on or before the 7 th of the uexi ensuing months .

      106 . Fine—If any branch should neglect to forward ite quarterly reports to the General Executive Committe , wiib such subscriptions as maybe duo at the end of the qdhrter , within one week from the termination of each quarter , such branch shall be subject to a fine of half-a-crown for each week ' s delay ; and the General Secretary shall make immediate inquiry by letter , sent by post , as to the reasous for such delay , Such fine shall form part of the General Fund . The branch so neglecting shall also be ineligible to send a delegate or delegates to the annual Convention .

      SECTION II . —FBOM GENERAL EXECUTIVE C 0 MMTTTEE . 107 . General Reports—The General Executive Committee shall make the following statements of accounts and reports for the information of the branches : — ( L ) A weekly statement in the official organs of the Society , of all monies received during the week , from the several branches , either for the General or Land Fund , duly setting forth the same under their respective headings , and making Dp the account to Wednesday in each week .

      ( 2 . ) A . quarterly account of the receipts and disbursements . ( 3 . ) Hal ; -yoaily statistical accounts of the state of the Society , conformable to the reports received from branches . ( 4 ) An annual cash balance sheet of the assets and liabilities of the Executive Committee mado up to the 3 l 3 t day of March , to be laid before Conveutioii at-its annual session . Asd such quarterly accounts shall be made up to the last days of the month of March , June , September , and December ; and shall include the accounts of the branches for thi- preceding quarter .

      108 . Authentication .- —Every such periodical account shall be attested by the two General auditors and countersigned by the General Secretary ; excepting the weekly statement , which shall be signed by the General Treasurer and General Secretary . 109 . Copies for Branches . —A printed or other copy of the quarterjy , half yearly , and annual accounts , thall be forwarded to each branch of the society in the course of the succeeding month ; and the General Executive Committee may charge for each copy of such quarterly reports , tables , or accounts , any sum not exceeding sixpence . ( Stat . sec . 33 . )

      110 . Schedules . —The Schedules to be filled up by the branches shall be furnished by the General Executive Committee , at snch price as will cover the cost to the General Executive Committee ; and shall be regularly filed in portfolios by the General Secr-atary , and annually bound up and indexed . Each branch shall keep a distinct record of each quarterly report confoimble to schedule — ; and the GeDeral Executive Committee shall also keep a record of ev » ry general report , account , or table . 111 . Quinquennial Returns—Within three months after the expiration of every five years , after D cember 1835 , a return of the rate of sickness and mortality experienced in each es-ablisment of the society , within such period , shall be transmitted to the certifying barrister , according to the form prescribed in the schedule . ( 16 Geo . IV . c . 56 , b . 33 )

      CHAPTER XL—LEGAL PROCEEDINGS . SECTION 1 . —CAPACITY OF SUING . 112 . Suing Officers—AH property and effects of the society , vested in the trustees or treasurer I chap , vii . s . 4 . ) shall , tor all purposes of aotionor suit , as weU criminal as civil , in law or iu equity , in anywise concerning the same , be respectively deemed to be , and bhall in every Mich proceeding { where nece&sary ) be stated to be the property of the persons appointed to the office of trustee or treasurer of such society , for the timt » being , respectively , in the proper name of such several officers , without any further description . And snch trustees or treasurer , respectively , if duly authorized by \> he Convention or General Executive Committee , may bring or cetend any such aetion or suvt , concerning the property , rieht ,, or ciaim of the Bociety as aforesaid . 410 Geo . IV . o . 56 . s . 21 . )

      113 . Permanence of Proceedings—Such proceedings are not aff-oted by the death or removal oi the officers so empowered to carry ihem on . ( lb . ) 114 . Proceeding before Justices—Proceedings relative to fraud and imposition on the funds of the i-ociety m 3 y be taken before any justice of the peace of me borough or conBty within which the . society is held , or by indictment or complaint . ( , S . 25 . )

      SECTION II . — "W 7 INLSSES 115 . Evidence of Members—On the trial of any ac' . ion or indictment , or other proceeding respecting » lie property of the fociety , or in any proceeding be f ore any justice of the peace , aay member oi the society may be a witness , ana shall not bb objectionable on account of any interest in the result . ( 4 . & * . Wi . l . IV . c . 40 , s . 10 . )

      SECHON III . —ARBJTBATION . 116 . Election of Arbitrators—FuT the settlement of < Jispntes between t ' ue society aod any member or person -claim-ng an account of a member , reference shall be mado to arbhratioB , pursuant to 10 Geo . IV . o . 56 . ( - . 27 . And a : the first meeting of tht General Executive Committee after' the rules are enrolled , five arbitrators shall be named aud elected , none of them being dirccily or indirectly beneficully interested in the funds of tie society . 117 . Entry of Names—Tho names of the arbitrators fehall be entered itr ^ he book of lawb of the Bociety as certified by the barrister .

      118 . Selection—In the case of dispute , » ot less than three of the said arbitrators shall be ehosen by billot . For vtbieh purpose the n » K 9 of tbe arbitrator * shall be written on pieces « f paper , and placed in a box or glass , and tbe thru ) wboea naaes are lirsi drawn out by the ecmpl&ittiag p&rty , oi Eome one appointed by stcb paxiy , shall be tbo ssbllrators to dbcidc tbe jaalttr ia dispute , and &eur award * h ali be final . , 119 Erpsncte—AW expeaoes aite « djuf th « ftAitraJit-u saaii b « pud &s xmy fee iUed fa ? th « etffeitrat » K . 130 . Dsaib or A > # J * c/—The place © f anj arbitrator dyikg , er negiettir-g or refusiag to act , ta « l be saj > - plied by aneikerliii manner as above .

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      arbUra £ { ™ £ f < tf ^« fard-Ta » award the " 5 '"*^ may be enforced by legal proceedings , ^ Z ? t { aatl ° \ 0 t the peaoe / as directed by the iS £ L £ W ° ' ? ? « ° * adjudication of such awari . ^ Seo" IVf g » ^«^» <> - * JSV D ^ w ' 9 Justi ™ -k Ott the application 2 JSJSrS ? - *? a mattw ia dis Pute with the St !^ ^ WfiB 6 e of 6 Uch matter to arbitra-SJfJ&Ar eIapse with ° at 6 uch application being mSISJ ! ' ° , the neglect orrefusal of the arbitrators to make aayaward , the person so agfZ ^ T C 0 BQ P «» to a justice of the peacaTand m ^ fl ^ l te ^ ermine the matter in dispute . ( 4 and 5 William IV . o . 40 . s . 7 . )

      CHAPTER XII .-EXEMPTIONS . FROM STAMP DUTIES . 123 . Documents Exempted— The following documents are exempted from stamp duties by the statute . HO Geo . IV . c . 56 . s . 37 . ) Any copy of rules , power , warrant , ot letter of astorney , granted by any persons as trustees of the society , for the transfer of any share in the public funds , standing in the name of trustees . Any receipts given for any dividend in any public stock or fund , or interest of exchequer bills . Any receipt or entry in anv book of receint for

      money deposited in the ftmd 3 of the society . Any receipt for money received by any member , or executors , administrators , assigns , or atiornies , of such member , from the funds of the society . Any bond . or . other security given to , or on account of the sooiety ; or by the treasurer or trustees , or any officer thereof . Any draft or order . Any form of assurance . Any appointment of an agent , or arty certificate or other instrument , for the revocation of such appointment .

      Any other instrument or document whatever , required or authorized to bo given , issued , signed , made , or produced iu pursuance of the Btatute . But those exemptions do not apply to any society assigning to any individual any sum exceeding £ 200 . ( 3 and 4 Victoria , o . 73 . )

      CHAPTER XIII . —DISSOLUTION OF THE SOCIETY . 124 . C 4 wisen / - ^ This sooiety shall not bo dissolved or determined so long as the intents or purposes of the society , or any of them , remain to be carried into effect , without obtaining the votes of consent of fivesixths in value of the then existing members of the society ; aud also the consent of all persons then receiving , or then entitled to receive relief , or benefit from such society , either on account of siokneBS , age , or infirmity , or other contingency , to be testified undor their hands individually and respectively . ( 10 Geo . IV . o . 56 . a . 26 . )

      125 . Vetes—Every member shall be entitled to one vote on the question of the dissolution of the eociety , and an additional vote for every five years that he may have been a member ; but no one member shall have more than five votes in the whole . ( lb . ) 126 . Division of Funds—In case of a dissolution of the society , the intended appropriation or division of the funds , or other property of the sooiety , shall be fairly and distinctly stated in the proposed plan of dissolution , prior to such consent being given . The

      society shall notdirect the division or distribution of its stock or funds , or any part thereof , to or amongst the members of the society , other than for carrying into effect the general intents and purposes of the society , declared by the enrolled rules . But if any division or misappropriation of the funds of the society be made without the requisite consent , the trustee , or other officer , or person aiding or abetting therein , shall be liable to the penalties provided by the statute , in cases of fraud . ( lb . )

      CHAPTER XIV . —PUBLICATION OF LAWS . 127 . Printed Copies—The laws of this sooiety , and the several schedules and instruments relating thereto , shall be printed and published at the general expence of the society , and each member furnished with a copy , for which he shall pay a sum to be fixed by the General Executive Committee * 128 . Copy hung up—A copy affixed on pasteboard or wood , unall also be hung up iu every place of meeting of tbe society .

      CHAPTER XV .-BYE-LAWS . 129 . The General Executive Committee may enact such bye-lawa and i&sne sueb instructions , from time to time , as , they deem requisite for carrying into tffoct tbe general laws of the society , or for the right conduct of the business of the society , in any of the districts , branches , or classes ; and such bye-laws and instructions , after being enrolled , shall be published for tbe use of tbe members of the society .

      CHAPTER XVI . —INTERPRETATIONS . In giving effect to the foregoing laws , the following meaniuga shall be assigned to expressions , unless either the subject or the context otherwise requires : — 130 . Singular Number . —The singular number shall include the plural number as well as tbe singular . 131 . Genders . —The masculine gender shall include females as well as males .

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      mjtal efforts wh . oa raij be mado to achieve the juat and sacred object of National Freedom . ( Signed ) ¦ James Dewhursi J . Barnes J . W . Smyth ! W . Sale J . Linton : R Marsden W . Dixon i J . Sbaw 0 . Doyle ; P . M'Grath Donaldson : Henry Roes J . Coance ! George Virgo Divid Ellis Samuel Large J . Rabins | Joshua Hobson T . M . Wheeler Jonathan Bairstow F . O'Connor ; John Piaca L Clark G . J . Harney Hosin ' K . H . WiiUama J . Mason : W . P . Roberts . Squire Farreb President . R . T . MORRISON , Secretary .

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      PA . RA . DISE WITHIN THE REACH OF ALL MEN WITHOUT LABOUR , BY POWERS OF NATURE AND MACHINERY . Letter VL TO THE EDITOR OF THE ( NORTHERN STAR . Dear Sir , —My letter , No . V- contained Mr . Eizler ' s address to tbe people , which a < idrc&a bos also been published in several other papers , and already caused considerable inquiry , I shall therefore subjoin to my present letter his memorial to both houses of Parliament . ¦

      It is generally admitted that ho beneficial measure of any fcind can be carried in Parliament , unless there is a sufficient pressure ( from without . Parliaments , like other machines , do not work by themselves ; we must therefore apply aome power to them . The only motive power whieh can put , Parliament in motion and in a proper working condition , is jpublic opinion . Many politicians are ineiiaed to take jthe opinion on abstract principles of their respective parties for publie opinion , Tories believe that public opinion is in favour of Tory principles—of high duties on [ the first necessaries of life—of military dignity—high-church educationvested rights—royal pomp anA festivities . Whigs and anti-Corn Law men believe that public opinion is in favour of a repeal of the Corn j Laws—of free tradeof manufactures—mill-owners—poor laws—union workhouses—sileut systems . Chartists believe that public

      opinion is in favour of the six points of the Charter , of Universal Suffrage , of economy in the church and state establishments , of tbe abolition of primogeniture , of the division of the lund , the appropriation and cultivation of the waste lands , of prouuoing corn at home , instead of importing it from { abroad , &c . Ac . It is evident that these three parties will never uieet on any of their own grounds , since th $ ir principles and ideas of political rights , and political ; economy are diametrically opposed to each other . Consequently , party opinion cannot be public opinion ; and iparty meabuiea , if they are carried by any temporary ascendancy of a party can never give public and general ; satisfaction , therefore are constantly changing . To create new public opinion in favour of any movement or measure , it is necessary that such a movement or measure shall correspond with the feelings , desires and wants of nearly every one j that it shall be the expression of the inward thoughts of

      man . A calm investigation of human nature shows , that the deBire of almost every man is for liberty and happiness for himself . Even oppression is caused by the desire of liberty of the stronger one , of the oppressor , who sees no other meanb than oppression | to . atta > n his liberty and happinesB . It is liberty in the universal sense of the word , liberty in opinion , liberty from care and want , liberty to enjoy God ' s creations ] and the result of ear own exertions , -which is deeply rooted in the breast of every man . Thus liberty and happiness are one and the same , and perfect liberty is perfect law and perfect order . i

      Men are destined ultimately to enjoy perfect liberty , and the way tewards tbe attainment of it , is material liberty . Political and religieu * liberty is the necessary consequence of the first Polife'cal speeches and churchpi eaching excite the feelings momentarily ; but they cannot fill the stomach , clothe the body , and protect us from rain aud tbe cold of the winter . But when men are materially independent ; whtn their necessaries of life are provided for when neither want nor fear of want racks their brains ; then ; religious and political

      liberty will be understood and acted out . A man without material want and f « ar cannot be enslaved . Fiee men will form such governments or such regulations as will best auit them . They j will know of no other law than the laws of Go ; l—the law of attraction . Aud our present laws and regulations , which are the offering of the law of fear and constraint , will cease by themselves ; will fall to pieces like ] the castles of knights and robbers after the invention of gunpowder . Tb < -y will vanish like the light of a lamp to which no fresh supply of oil is given . I

      The next movement of the people will be for material liberty , for ease , for comfort ; it will be a movement for a general holiday , as soon as it will be seen that no one can loose by lit . That the poor will be made rich , and the rich richer still , without taking from any man , but only by receiving what bounteous nature is willing to give , if we understand hit lawa , have faith in Providence , and believe that God has intended men to be happy , and that unh&ppiness is merely the consequence of a neglect and misunderstanding of the laws of the universe . ' I hope that by the time Parliament reassembles the subjoined Memorial will be sufficiently known and powerfully supported by men of all classes and parties . Memorial ofJ . A . Elx ' er to both Houses of the British Parliament . 1

      " Your memorialist most respectfully represents : That he bas i&ventetl a mechanical system , by which by inanimate powers that cost nothing , 10 to 20 , 000 acres ca ¦ be cultivated garden-like by one maehine and three or four men fur Attendance , and requiring a capital not exceeding two to foul- thousand pounds sterling . " That in const quince , distress , all want and fear of want of the real liecesa tries of life , are no longer necessary evils , considering the extent of the ye % uncultivated lands in tbe British realm and colonies . That it will be in the power of Government to cause a general application « rf this mechanical system for the relief of all distress and want and fear ot want of the poor portion of tbe population , and for the benefit of i indoVDsrs , and for government itself , by assuming the direction of

      this system . That therefore the cry of distress , the claims for relief , and tbe dangers of commotions , of the suffering class , and the anxieties of those who desire to help them , may be put to an end for ever ; that government may be adored and adorable by all , rich And poor , in making proper arrangements as suggested by your memorialist through bis agency . That to ascertain tbe truth of this ; representation , a committee may be appointed to examine the subject carefully aud report the results of their examination , for legislating on the subject . Tkat if on the contrary , Government should leave this new gi ^ at matter to chance , the consequences might prove disastrous to public peace and happiness , a large portion of the mass of the people not being perhaps intelligent enough to

      to regulate this System of themselves to their own relief and the bentflc of the community at large , though joint stock companies of all classes with shares of about one pound sterling each are suggested , which would enable all poor people to participate immediately in the great benefits of the system for their ] permanent liberation of want , fear of want , and compulsive labour . That if the Government would now , phen not yet too late , assume the general regulation of this system in tbe realm and colonies , that system might become a perpetual source of vast revenue to Government , superceding all taxes , by distributing tbe produce of the soil so , that one portion be appropriated for the uses of the Government , one for the landowner ? , on « for the

      capitalists or shareholder !) furnishing the expenses for machinery and other requisites , and oue for the poor classes , performing certain easy small duties for the supuriotendanca oi the works and for governmental u .-bs . That by so doing a fnndi may bo created not only defraying all expences of tbe Government , butauio to pay the national debt iu & short period , and ultimately to create new national banefloial institutions for the proper education of all classes ; for the const met ion of roads , canals , colonial , naval , military and other general means for public happiness aad safety , to the greatest glory and power of tbe British nation , and through it to the universal good of mankind . ' That examination and negotiation for the great porpoises may be extended by a committee with &a , < fce . " j 1 urn , Sir , your obedient servant , C V . STOLLMEYER . No . 3 , Northampton Terrace , { City Road , London , September 9 , 1843 .

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      W . EWART , ESQ , M . P ., AND OXE OP THE EXECUTORS OF THE " DEFUNCT LEAGUE , " IN DUMFRIES . \ On Tbuvsday , the 17 th instant , about mid-day , a profusion of hand-bills was issued , intimating that William Ewart , Esq ., the representative of the bricks and mortar of the Dumfries district of burghs , would address his constituency and the inhabitants the same evening , in the New Market Piaoe . The policy of this short notice was evident ; but they must rise early who would catch the Chartists of j that locality napping .

      The news that the father of the great sugar question was to be taken to task for his Parliamentary conduct , travelled as fast as that of fiis advent ; and acaordingly , at six o'closk , p . m . the body } of the building , which holds spwards of a thousand persons , was filled . About half-past « ix tke Member , accompanied by a bevy of his supporters , entered the Marketplace , and shortly afterwards mount « dl a platform at the further end of the bmilding , aad took hia seat on a beach charitably provided fcf ths mujfcgew of the Chartist refidi » g-ioom . f

      The " P&rliamsatev" tost ptOMsded to lender a * account of hi * stewardship . It wap decidedly a euiiowanV . f . and amah b&Uei fitted fo » theeohnMs of Ptua tba » thosei of tbvfter . f With a slight » e » 4 ioa ef the Cora fiaw * . asd » i&ssing glance at tto « " ts » and coffae qjutlioB *; - " Ifcwai « cgarat the befinntof m ^ ar la the Brittle , aod tKf * r at tke end . Iftdned , liiat * iiiy account for ttra airMinstenoe of Its bei * g , mi soak **? wouW say , B * ch a ivQtny speech . H « bef&b , as a matter of eourw , by attacking the present Ad « Uniatoauoa tor stopping 4 tbrt vi& their new tori * : out

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      talKed of the repeal of the Cam Laws as Uie yreat national question , which , by affecting the ve' > exfsttenoe of the people , took precedence of all thftre'icat plans of reform . Then he came to the sagar ' uties , which , if reduced , he said , would increase so ia . on the consumption of that article , as well « s of theme > f t 9 » and coffee , that the revenue would be increas-. d from that source , instead of baing diminished . Aft- ; r that followed some talk ahout the education clause of tha Factory Bill ; and a Iouk' dissertation on the Chorea of Scotland question , » n v } ? . ch be contended : or the ri ^ ht of the whole puoplo to elect tbeir pu . ra- > u . He concluded by saying that ha was favourable f » an

      extension of the suffrage ; but that th :- main object of the pbopleshould be the attainment •* free trade in Corn , and by nil means in sugar ; and made some mysterious allusions to certain mighty in-. ; irf » , he intended to bring before Parliament nex * S . > mou , although he did not condescend us particular * Pe « l had better be on the look out If wo mast t > k * his own word for it , our member is a dangerous fc ;! ow . He said , too , that , itom a high authority , he fc « 1 information that the Queen was a decidea free i-der . Perhaps he bad it from the same quarter tfc ; --a ? h which O ' Connell discovered that her . Majesty was a Repealer .- The people didn't ask him , however , hey only laughed .

      Mr . Andrew Wardrop then mounted the p ! . norm amid the plaudits of tbe meeting . He said ttm Mr . Ewart had remarked that Peel , on openicg the > ' . aion with mighty promises , as yet unfulfilled , had etc ved the people . This he denied . The people \ . iUd neither in Peel nor RusselL Ha then gave a re % - - ? of the measures of the kte and present Adrain : V ..-. ion , and reminded the electors that it was their owi . > tug , contending that a Universal SuSV&ge P . aliamer - could not well be worse . After exhorting the people t * . a and by their Charter as thuy had hitherto done , . ';« observed that Mr . Ewart had acknowledged tb i dnciple of Universal Suffrage in tbe speech just deluded j

      he had acknowledged their right univerauuy to , ' vnoe in the election of their spiritual guides while he * iU | Btrange inconsistency , denied their right to have a voice in the management of their affairs of this world . H « went on Co ihaw that , extend trade aa they we-uid , it would only be a benefit to the people until the himuier and the file bad produced -machines to do th » work , and pointed out the land as that to which all must come at last But it is impossible to give anything lUe a sketch of this brilliant speech—( even if you coni < l ^ Iforrt ne room )—which occupied upwards of an honv iu the delivery , and was repeatedly interrupted by rounds of applause .

      E wart afterwards rose and attempted a re jus , but miserably failed in answering any of tha argumMus of his opponent . Iu reference to the Suffrage he s . av . $ ed tbe working men to endeavour to tuibo tb «> u ^ . vea morally and socially , by joining Temperance S ^; des , 4 c , and then thay would thus secure tbe uutu-totse easily ; but the prig had the hardihood to ci'wi -uat , although not altogether opposed to Unive * s ± l Sufh ige , rather than endanger property , he considered i . Letter to wait . ¦ Tbe Secretary of the Association rose and aak * l the corn-craik whether it was bis opinion that , in the -. vent of the people obtaining the franchise , property -vmld be endangered , as he seemed to insinuate ? To this he replied that he had not the gift of prapfctecy or the second sight ; and therefore he couldn't say whether ot not But he could nevertheless , tell us oil about the effects that would be produced by the introduction of Palish wheat and Brazil sugar .

      Shortly aftorwards his clique gathered roun 1 the Champion of Free Trade , and carried him off ' - <> hia quartets , whence they elevated themselves " socially , " if not morally , by imbibing until a late honr , copious libations of whiskey toddy . Sweet William also addressed the inhabitants of the spirited little town of Lanqabar , another of tho burgha of the district , on Saturday , where be was furthir in . strucW in the principles of the People ' s Carter .

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      DESTRUCTION OF THE NESTOR 1 AN CHRISTIANS . Tke tribes of Nestorian Christiana , v ? ho have inhibited the mountainous district of Cbaldea from a period earlier than the first invasion of that country by the Mahometans , have recently been attacked and butchered with inhuman cruelty by the Pacha of Mosul and a number of Kurdish Chiefs . The Constantinople correspondent of the Morning Chronicle gives the foilowirsf account of this atrocious massacre , and adds , th >\ t it originated in jealousies of the designs of the Neswrjoua instilled into the mind of the Pasha , by the rival

      missionaries of the Church of England and the Church of Rome , both of whom wished to supplant tbe American ( Independent ) missionaries who first fouad ont these interesting people , and were laboarin ? faithfully amongst them . In consequence of rumours that the Americans , assisted by the Nestoriang , were about to build forts ia the mountains , and of mutual complaints addressed to the Pacha of Mosul by ths Englmh and Roman Catholic missionaries , that chief essemb ' sd an army , which he sent- into the mountains to attack the unfortunate Nestorians . The following is the account of the result given by the correspondent of tbe Chronicle : —

      Constantinople , Aug . 17 . —Letters received the day before yesterday contain a deplorable account of the results of the united troops . They had penetrated into the centre of theTiyaree district , burnt tue visages and churches , destroyed the crops , and put tbe inhabitants of both sexes to the sword . Three , or according to other accounts , five brothers of the Patriarch have been slain , bis mother was cut in half , and his sister horribly mutilated . The Patriarch himself had Hen to Mosul , and taken refuge in the British vice-consulate . Thus a sect which bad preserved its - independence

      during centuries , and bad resisted the persecuting Bword of Ishm , when wielded by tbe most powerful and most intolerant of the followers of Mohaurr . cdwhich , in its simplicity and isolation , bad mainlined the doctrines and forms of a primitive church tot abaut fourteen centuries , and which had escaped the corruption of religion , of morals , and of character , so con -picuous in all other Christian sscts of the east—hzs ' . qw , iu the weakness of Mohammedanism and ia the strength of European Christianity , been delivered over to desti uctioa .

      ( Fromthe Times ) The expedition of the Pasha of Mosul against the Mountain Nestorians has been attended whh the- most deplorable success , and that success Btained , as waato be expected , from the co-operation of bis savage auxiliaries the Kurds , with every sort of atrocity . Tha houses of the wretched inhabitants were fired , an '? the ; themselves hunted down like wild beasts and exterminated . Neither sex nor age met with favour or mercy ; the mother , brother , and sisters ef the Patriarch were the objects of peculiar barbarity , the former having been literally sawed in two , and tbe Iutt » j- most shockingly mangled and mutilated . The Patriarch himself succeeded in effecting his escape , aad bos t . iben rtfuze in the house of the British consular agt > at at

      MohuI . The number of victims who have perished i / i this massacre i » aot yet known . Tfie population of the mountains amounted to 100 , 000 . Their U'd has beea truly lamentable and extraordinary . Sunoua 4 « d by Mussulman hordes , pent up for ages iu their native fortresses , the very existence of these children of the primitive church had remained almost & secret t the rest of Christendom . Happy for them , indeed , had it continued so , for their obscurity seems to have been their best protection . No sooner had their country been explored by missionaries , and the interest of learned and scientific men been awakened with respect to them , than this terrible visitation bafei them , and tha public is called upon to sympathize with them in ^ their destruction , before , perhaps , it kad become

      generally aware of their existence . Letters from Mosul throw much of the odium of this sad affair ob Europeans . It was the imprudent zsal of rival missionaries tha . first excited the jealous apprehensions of the Pasha of M * aul , an-i caused him to " let slip tbe dogs of war " ou the unfortunate Nestorians . It is sfSrmed even that some of these gentlemen , with a view of prejudicing his iniod againt tbe American missionaries , suggested to him that they were assisting the mountaineers to raise forts , whureby they would be hereafter enabled to set he Sultan ' s authority at defiance . These reports were altogether unfounded—their consequents , however , have been dreadful , —such , indeed , as could O 9 Vcr have been contemplated by the inventors of them , who have , l . nvr . rtheless , brought an awful responsibility upon thomselves .

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      Melancholy Occurrence at Fulham . —A . Boy Shut . —bince Sunday last the inhabitants of Fulham h&v * been in a painful state of excitement ia consequence of the lamentable death of a fine lad , aged 12 ycare , ' named Gdurge Bolton , son of ths head gar * dtntr to Osmau Sampo , Esq ., residing at Peterboroush-houee , in that parish , which ocourccd under the trulyheart-rending and melanobolyoircnmetanaes subjoined , it appears that about half-past 10 o ' clock on the mormug in question the deceased left his lather ' * homo , accompanied by a boy named Buller , aged about seven years , for the purpose of aUtading a place « f worship to which be was accustomed . On , their wa > thither they met two youths naa ^ -d Bagaard and W nitty , the sons of poor bat honest parents

      and the former of whom carried a gun with a percussion lock , ivhieh he said was loaded but was not capped . Deceased ' asked them were they vrere going and they eaid to shoot sparrows , whmi deceased g * id he would accompany IheHi , and they repaired to some grounds attached to Broom-house , which is situate by the side 0 f the river Thames , where th&y were joiaai by % lad named Rassell . BsgaaiU was subsequently in tfie act of holding the gun while WhjMy fixed on a cap , deceased at the £ ? we standing in front of it , when RbsseJl cautioned him to Bsove away , hut ke did not de so , and scarcely had

      ft Muate elapsed before the lock went dawn , aad the contents ot the gun ( jr&iah was loaded with powder and s »» U sh » W eaiered the left Me of dt > etased , and he fell ^ leedfag to the ground . Ha was iMmediaUly piofced op by his j » o »»» anieas , sud coavejped to Mr . <« al ' fl , iOfgeoD , M ^ W wh ose frreenon hewan . ArililMVioistftiia ^ ie ^ Otedto St . GeorgQ ' B Hpophtf , * k&m » fa lemiied isi a perfectly scnaiple siafe till -wilhin slfcir stints * « f bis doaih , whiefa took flttfe ihdriiy s ^ rfeaF o' ^ oolt y « sieriiay « Bomio * , *» hope » " fr «« tfce first tewing ; becH eutertamed of fa » iarmwjj . lafoxmatio * at it / a auioifaa&o vest ¦ hk ** m &nmih * H Mr . Hj&Mirc core ** .

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      There , then , is the Plan . What next follows is the address of the Conference to the country generally , calling attention to it , and asking for general popular support .

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      The Address of the National Conference of Delegates from the Industrious Classes , assembled in Birmingham , Tuesday , Sept . 5 , 1843 , to devise a Plan of Organization , for a Society to Enforce upon Public AtterUion the Principles of the Peoples ' s Charter , and to devise Means for their Practical Application . To the Industrious Classes of the United Kingdom * In no period of the history of our country , has poverty , misfortune , and social degradation , produced more fearful ravages on the moral and physical character of the labouring classes than the present . As a people , we possess , not only every capability of creating the most superabundant supply of every kind of

      wealth , essential to the comfort of our homes and families , but we also posboes natural resources in the richaeBB of our soil , the immense and valuable products of our mines , which , if wisely and justly dispensed would render every member of British society wealthy to the highest degree of social existence . Secure from the calamitous ravages of war by the insulated position of our native island , combined with commercial advantages supremely beneficial over any other state in Europe—we have only the fatal obstacle of unjust and usurped Government interposing between us , nature's munificence , and tbe enjoyment of those blessings which the greatest efforts of national ingenuity have so magnificently accomplished . Our condition is without parallel in tbe history of nations . Our country naturally rich , has been rendered by the triumphs of

      art and peaceful industry , illimitable iu her artificial , as m her native , resources . Yet we are more wretched , insecure , and degraded as members of tho British commonwealth , than the most abject slaves of despotic states . Science bas been convened to a calamity by destroying the . value of labour , while tbe immense wealth it has called into existence , usurped by the richer members of British society , bare conferred powers of social oppression more pernicious , though more concealed ; in their operation , than tho misery entailed by Government tyranny . Nor are the working classes alone the sufferers : no ! tbe shopkeeper , the bumble manufacturer , the Industrious and enterprising of every class behold their prospects blasted in the impoverishment of the millions , and the monopolising domination of immense capital .

      If , thun , we desire the happiness , freedom , and greatness of our country , ami the tranquillity of society—it we would avert the fearful consequences of civil commotion—if we desire commercial and rural prosperityif tho ricn desire security for their property—the trades inau requires profitable employ nwnkfor his talent ami capital—the working-men just and ample protection for labour—our position as a people has left no just alternative but the ehtabUshniunt of a full , universal , and pure representation of all classes in the Commons ' House of Parliament .

      The object of our assembling in Conference at this period of public distress , has bten to prepare a Pian of National Organiznion , by which we may unite the moral power ef the millions of onr suffering followcountrymen iu one grand ac .-uclat . ion to procure political fret ( ioni—guaranteeing to it the protection of law , and combining the advantage of aflvrinng to every workingman the means of investing his savings with profit , Becutity , and the prosptci of ultimately attaining social independence . Fallow . countrymen , it is to your judgmont , to your patriotism , your intelligenc -, we bow appeal . If you are resolved to free your houius and country , the instrument to accomplish this glorious undertaking is , to tho best of our judgMent , the Plan we hive liiid down to consolidate sow moral power .

      With you now rests the success or failure of this great work . We pledge ourwtlves before the altar of our belovtd country , to wake tvtry sacrifice which the obligations of patriotism may impose , or the perilous condition of our country nay rtqmire . We seek justice though tho lawful mediam of justly coattitucea government . Ww have declared that every lawful means shall be enpioyed to coasuiacaate the buioanity of our designs , iu restoring comfort sad free *

      dom to the unhappy ' homes of the iBdistiious miUieas . We deem it also ( Mr duty , « ti this occasion , to express , in the name of the workin ^ slasse * of Great BtUain , oar deepest sympathy with «« r Irish CellowsubJMts . We assure them that we regard their aUs £ - qft for legiajatite independence , bo& « d on tha eleotora ilfkts ef all classes of btx pao ^ le , as paramount iu tea piofteM of human freedom . JLad we shall ever £ m 1 it oar d&ty Isvfclly to disoourage the Government , in any fttttBRt to « wca by military f « ree . tbe peaceful and

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      THE NORTHERN STAR- . f

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 16, 1843, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct668/page/7/