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      THK"BEBECCA" MOVEMENT SOUTH WALE 5 . » Irom ow own CorrtspoKHad . ) W Of all the towns in which yonr correspondent * foot - ^ T 3 s ever planted , ( and these comprehend almost all in the kins-dom ) , the authorities of SVHssea are certainly Hie most timid , and by far the moat egregiously ^ sbinrd . Tour readers are aware that & collision took place last -week between the police and that portion of the military stationed in town ; and > hi 3 cireninitacee seems to have deprived the civic functionary at the head of affairs of the littleserse -which Nature bestowed upon him ; for doting the past week his" proceedings certainly point turn out as a fitting candidate for a vacancy in a lunatic asylum .

      On the nighl when I last wrote yonj but after my 3 « tter was posted , I ascertained that the police had Tefnsed to go out to their beats , In consequence of the Ted-coats baring threatened to give them a walloping . " In the suburbs the soldiers 'were assembled in eTonpa , each armed with a respectable shillelah , while the townspeople were congregated in front of the stationhouse , apparently 1 > ent upon clearing tff tome old scares "which they had ^ chalked np in their recollections against the gentlemen of the baton and the blndgton . The magistrates aad councillors , together frith their j ^ rftrfant , the magistrates' -clerk , hied- them to the station-cease , toconsiderwhatcoursa they shoald adopt in this dire « uergeBcy . Mutiny and insobortlin&tion » ere sta'tisg « penly among thrir sworn supporters ; and those npoa whom they were woat to rely , instead of "being landed together like brothers , were fairly at dagcers' drs-srifi * amocg themselves .

      The hncbab continned ; the police ( even with the twenty Dew ones who were lately branded with the « mark -of the beast" upon the front of the hat , if s-ot ¦ on the forehead ) , swore that they had no chaace . and "WonJdDot go ont -on fcbs streets to be massacred . "What "was to he ilone ? A strong psny of the military were ordered under arras , who , beaded by J tbe Hayor and their own officers , paraded the principal streets of the ¦ town . This -was between twelve and one ; but so great was the excitement , that aboTe & thonsacd people accompanied the patty , hissing , boetingi 8 nd groaning at the Kay or ; whQe some were ringing" He would be & knight , He would be a tkieht z

      O , the Mayer «> f Swansea i he -would be a taight . " JLnd , in . g&od sooth , whether or not auy desire occapied the Worshipful mind on that score , the general feeling entertained by the people was , that his Worship was eertalnly bent on a row . Other bodies of the military also paraded the streets £ uiEJg the rest of the night , whose presence checked the turtnlencs of their comrades , and prevented the "fight wbich was hourly expected- On the following night also , a considerable crowd mustered in front ol the station-house , and o ^ the Mayor again making his Appearance , he was greeted with rather , a noisy reception . "Various allusions were made to certain transactions of liis past life , -which must have been gall and wormwood te the consfeaential little sratlernan ; but

      ¦ which , as I have no wish for Mr . O'Connorto figure as a defendant in an action for libel , your readers must excuse me if I pass over . Allnsions were made , however , which reSected no great credit on his worship , if true ; and whether true or false , were wonderfully Buccessfcl in raising his ire , The Riot Act was bis only T £ scnr * e , and it was accordingly res' ! , and the people forthwith ordered to disperse . The proposal was met wi : h a loud cheer , but still no one offered to move . His worship is said to have applied , at this stage of the proceedings , to the ofiLcai in charge of the military to call ont his men and quell " the riot . " But that gentleman replied , "If a riot took place be would never be bzckvaid in dorngtis duty ,- bat in bo far as the present gathering wss concerned , if any man

      was notons it was the Mayor himself . " His worship , on being thus thnr «* n upon his 9 wn resources , determined to do something ; and as the Riot Acs and police seemed to be all he could depend . upon , be resolved to mate the most of them , and consequently zead the Riot Act again . A regular rush was now mace by the police from the station-house , flourishing thsir bludgeons , and laying about in every direction ; but as ; they were met cniy with passive resistance , they soon i contented tkemsalves with ordering vhe crowd t « ** ieep moving , " Tour correspondent happened , at . this time , to be passing with two frifccds from a tem- j persnee meeting , when ona of the blne-eoated gentry i told tiHn y © s ! re wanted ; " and for the first-time in bis

      life he wss guarded to a station-house . This ont' age i on his personal liberty conld only originate from his , feeing knows as s Chartist ; snd from the fact that he 1 eommnnicates with th& 2 > orlhern Star . Your lt slash- j Ings , " Mr . Editor , and the indomitable perseverance of j 2 &r . O'Connor in advocating the rights of oppressed j humani ty * are such a thorn in the sides of the factions , ; that sisy one supposed to be connected with you is , immediately in bad odcar with them and their tools . ] "When taken to the station-house I was forthwith con- fronted with ths Mayor , and the following dialogue ; ensued between us : — " By what right am I brought ¦ here 7 " His worship took a regular Irish method of ; answering the question ; for , by way of reply , be I asked « if 1 d ; d not know that the Riot Act was ¦

      lead" ? 1 immediately answered , "I had not heard ; it" Els worship then informed me that he had re ^ d it ' twice , and forthwith ordered me , in the Queen ' s name , \ to go home . 1 was sot to be so nngallant as to rtfnse , her Mqjesiy ' s cc-EHjauds j so after reminding him that I \ wbs on sty "way home when Ko . 3 prevented me , 1 ¦ ¦ Wished his 'Wirship "Good night ] " aid forthwith ' tookiBy cepartsra . On "Wednes&s . y , the two soldiers ' who were isien in the affray with , the police , were brought hefure the magistrates , and together with a , townsman "wiio took part in the qcarrel , ¦ were sentenced ' to twom&i ; th 3 imprisonment in th& House of Correction , i So much for our fioines in the town of "Swansea . ; 3 w 21 now give you a summary of the acts and deeds of Rebecca .

      On Monday last , the Mayor of Kidwelly received two "visitors , who were far from being welcome ; but as they came armed with all the authority -of John Doe and Ricisrd Roe , his worship could not gainsay their preraeoings . The plain English of the story is , the ilayor was in debt , and these were . « berifiV efficers Who were sent to look after the safety of his goods and chattels . Rebecca had rather a warm side to the Mayer , as he is not one of the busy bodies who are everlastingly poking their nose into other people ' s mattera , sBd mustered her draghters to come to the rescue . The bailiffs were accordingly roused from their slumbers , and being furnished with a horse which had been doomed to the dog k = mjel , received an intimation to make themselves scares , cr tie conwqa&Eces would be worse than their worse fears coda anticipate . Thers ¦ sras no occasion for a second bidding ; and Rebecca , on being forced from their prtssnes , proceeded to transfer the Mayor ' s moveables to some place of concealment where she

      censldexs them safe . On Wtdnes-5 s 7 msht , three gates near Llancadock we > e wholly destroyed , and a large bc ^ y of Rebecca ' * daughters agais -visited Poctarddnbis , where thBy beat about tha hedges Ena gardens in the hopes of finding some Ei&dea psrii-es ci -the polite . 3 iut Captain 'Napier ' s forces were not in Us way , so Rebecca vented her rage on the remnants of the gate , which she removed into & » neighbourly county , and likrally broke into splinters . On the same nicht an alarm was " given that -an attack was to be made on the Newcastle Emelyn

      workhouse , when the marines wera ordered in from tht -rarious places in tha jneighbonrhood where -they bac been sts&med let the protection of tte wealthy . Tbi rearguard of one aivirion tame in contaci with 'Becci and was speedily disarmed . Tke men , three in number TPere hospitably treated , aBd on thefclloiFicgmorninj vere aet at liberty , when It tamed out that Llechry < ireirsnd not the workhouse , had been on that nigh ¦ doomed to destmctionj and the alarm bad been got u ] to withdraw the tsarines from-fee neighbourhood , nnti il > 9 weir was completely destroyed ,

      On Friday a new zata was taken out of town , to b -ereted at PiHitardanlais ; but as tie men were afeou i » commence tbeir work , a ¦ pa rty erf Rebecca ' s-daughter , appeared upon tbe scene , and told them that if the : attempted fuco 3 proceeding they at once would £ \\ their grivas ; and they would also-ad vise them to m&ki their wills , prior to coming out to the bills on such ai errand again . Tbe affrighted joiners allowed no gras ; to grow beneath their heels on their road to Swansea and they assert that no earthly enssideration -wonlr tempt thtrn to g .- » 3 second time on Eueh an expedition 2 hear also that 2 rerular rial took place at C 3 riEartben on Satcrday nicbt ; aa ^ that on Sumlsy rJ sht . thr ei 'boastsIs Pctarddalsls were complebeJy wrected . A

      3 UHiberof the A dir J sion of iendon police went np tc that qasi ? sr os S ^ tEriay last , end tke aBrsj must b » Attributed to this 1 : rrr . rrra 5 ranee , as Ri-becca hatt * then -even -worse ihsns the larals Asother poaso of trot pt arrived here cs S ^ t ^ rday last from Bevonport , a " -i t ^ ree psnips c-f iafart-7 -n-ere on *• \ hs tmaap" all thai ^ gn ^ Tfal £ 'e ^ priaj ; carisE ^ s are sov ? btiag > uilt ai ^ r i > 3 a ce ' s aransfc ^ toTy for the surpass of convcj ' ws Jie mirit ^ TT froa pisio ? to piaee , as vse ? r marchinea and ^ unteT-mtrehinrs we of ak sx » 6 t hscrassiEg Mnd . JUr . Qiambsrs of UsadJy . and Mr / Ad ^ ES of Xlddleton Hsfl , have ^ m lef t this gosrter of the country with IKSSEw ° ^ -ghbourhood was getting toe

      _ It sow only remaics for me to notice Mr . HDR 3 alinaon to a previons eMMiBnication . Be Bads fault with 2 M te art tdEceiow Rtbeoci ' s Poor Xaw i > cw is strnng ; bnfc he f o »{ -eU that I am not 5 n the good ladys . TCreifi . God-btos hi . dear litOe «* nl ; s nieeting l 4 e that at which I wss ^ resent , end of » felch I » ent you a sketch , 33 not a . very aafe pl » c « to se askiBg « aes £ ion « . lor my own-part I beHeve fbst remember it uonly the ojtoioa of one mac ) that ihs meies use of both stringsand . that she -coBdemis the-Mew Boot LrW both on £ ccoant-of tiie diminisbed oomfor ts of the poor , and tbe SMrease pf » tMto _ thflpajer . I am neithti adra&te Jttar * poi » giit for Rebecca ; but » myly * achwDider of J f nijig grenta , ru wbich she acts a eoBspicuovi part .

      i . « OCTwpondeiii of me Morning Chronicle gives i ^ e rjfi » Howing accomit of the ^^ Offmwttien . affair , reiferredtoih the above aceonnt fronr ; dor own cortespondettfc- It 8 ppeai ^ il'i | t ih ^ Qhronitk of Wednes-\ Sayr-=- ' ~ '¦ : " 1- - :- ¦ -- — ^ - - ; ' ^¦ € as ? ujbse 21 { s ekt . ?? . Tfffie- tolTD Trasl 35 t n % bi : i ^ te cfthe " prea / est-TMfeable exciteineDt ^ wbicb - cfeftraifed ' for'iffdre tHsn . ^ tifei" Ironrs . " - 'Sinw-tSe ^ -iiife ^ afiSrj" ^^ the an > iv * ities were aot «* i « - isdwiii ibe wtjm \ whitrtiiie chief of fee-police of the town hzd ooae liis cniy , 2 nd the ? coast « eesUv dismised V-. n , A . psison Jrom Qsx&iS , nsfctd Wiz-

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      ley , has been appointed in his stead . Acting upo ' j the old adage , that " new brooms sweep « Iean , " ne ho sooner set foot in tho town than he gave tt rict ordf rs t o the police under his controui to allo ' ^ no one tOBtand about the streets , but to compel all to " keep moving . " These instructions have beeri acted up to the letter ; and all the police have ijj consequence , got into bad odour with the inb AbitantB , who , great and small , respectable or otherwise , are ( if standing even for a moment in the street ^ ) ordered to " keep moving . "

      Such being she stata of things , a cone '^ ble , sworn in by the mayor for night duty alone , was walking along Queen- street , about nine o'clo ck last night , and on passinp a young woman who v ras standing at her mother ' s door , she jokingly said to him , "keep moviBg . " He immediately turned r . ^ und , and struck her violently wiih a small stick he held in his hand . A . countryman passing by remonf Crated w ' nh him on his nnmanly conduct ; when the constable , ( who , it is supposed , vras inloxicstedO at once srruck him and attempted w take him into , custody . The man resisted ; a rio ' knt scuffle fjisued ; friends came to assist and rescue tbe ccanti . jnian ; who was a respectable farmer , and » Dumber of policemen came to the assistance of the-constable , In a short time all was riot aad confusion . A general fight 100 k place , wbich ended in the complete discomfiture of the polioeand special constables , who were beaten back on every side .

      At this emergency , Mr . T . T . Webb , a gentleman who two years ago was mayor for the borough , and who was deservedly very popnlarj rushed into the crowd , sad "himself took one of the men into custody ^ telling him " that he had offended against the law , and nra ? t submit to be taken to the station-house ; if , however , be came ^ aietly . he ( Mr . Webb ) would immediately bail him out and take him home . " This conciliatory tone proved effectual , for tho man went quietly to the station-honse , and was then bailed out by iMT . Webb . The mob then began to disperse , and all would in a short time have been quiet , but some of the ' authorities "—thorough-bred-alarmists—wens to Col , Love , who happened to be staying at the Lion Royal Hotel , snd siaied that they were unable to keep the lown in proper order without military assistance .

      Orders were immediately given for a party of dragoons to clear the streets , and it is said that the Mayor told Lient . Kirwan , the offleer commanding the party , to " clear the streets in any manner thai lie thought proper . " Accordingly , the dracoon 3 , about eight in number , headed by lieutenant Kirwan , and having tbeir swordB drawn , gallopped throngh Guildhall square , np to King-street . A general rush took place to avoid being trampled under the horses' feet , many taking refuge in the numerous shops which were open around . There could not bwe beep less than 3 , 0 U 0 people present . No demonstration of violence was made on ihe part of tho inhabitants , but the crowd kept cf . nunnailj increasing , numbers coming from mere curiosity .

      A large namber of additional special constables were sworn in , and a company of the 76 th Foot paraded the streets for about two hears with fixed bayonets . The populace , meanwhile , made no further attempt to commit a breach of the peace , and all the alarm consequent njon the charging of dragoons , the tramp of Eoidiers , and the clearing out of tho shops , at last subsided into a feeling of inteui-e coniempt at the ridiculous precautions oJ the alarmist aEthoniies . Several respectable people were much hurt in the rash to escape from the dragoons , and the lieutenant ' s sabre was very often approaching rather too near the heads of pome of the inhabitant to be comfortable , but no damage of any consequence was done .

      To-day the feeling of nearly all the inhabitants is very strong upon the conduct of the authorities ' . A public meeting to pas 3 a vote of censure on too magistrates is talked of very generally , and it is likely to take place either to-morrow or next day . The Times of Wednesday has the following , from its " own correspondent . " It is important , seising forth , as it dees , the state of exasperated feeling produced by the gall ( r > it exploits of the bhave Captain . Napier , recorded in our last : — Svta > sea , Sept . 17 . —The attack by the police on the Rebeccaues at Pont&rudulais-gate , and the wounoins of some of the parties cencerned in that attack , have been productive of the most serious consequences . It was fondly hoped , and indeed

      confidently predicted , by both the magistrates and the police aothorities , that it wonld put an end lo Rebeccaism , and thai such would be the terror ieh throughout the country at the determined exhibition of force npon the part of the magistrates , that the " Lady Rebecca ' wonld be so struck with terror that the outrages would at once be pnt an end to . The effect has , however , been precisely the reverse of this anticipation . The Welch are a peculiar people , and they have become completely exasperated in consequence of their countrymen bav ing been shot , as they Fay , by a villan' -us body of police . They declare that they can prove by the most credible witnesses , that on that occasion the police fired at them first , and indeed that they

      fired before they had passed a little bridge called the DulaiB-bridge , which is about forty yards from the gate ; they s ; ate also , that one of the gentlemen who accompanied Captain Hapier and the police , arid who is not a magis : rate , used a hunting or bowie knife , with w&ieh he wounded several of the people . This may or maj not be true ; but whether it be or not , it has bad the tffect of caunrg * uch a state of exasperation , and such a feeling of revenge throughout the whole country , that can only be understood by persons visiting the spoi and having sufficient influence with the farmers 10 induce them freely to communicate . I nave myself seen very many ptrson . s witliin these three tlays in tysry part of the disturbed district , and tbeir storv is uniformly the

      same ; and at thrir reqnest I was induced to examine one of their witnesses , whose statement I enclose . The pariy is , 1 understand , a Baptist minister , and be is blind . He informed me that his residence is close to the Dulais-bridge , and that he ha 3 an adopted daughter , who is now about twenty two years of age , His statement is , that on the nijjhi in question he was awoke by hearing a noise ; that this was before the people ( or Kebeccaites ) had come down tbe hill leading to the Pontarddulais-gats ; that being alarmed , he arose , but without dressing himself , except partially , and went down to the door , accompanied by his daughter , who was also in her night dress ; that when they arrived a ; the door , they heard the sound of the people coming

      down the hill , and his daughter informed him wneii they reached the gate . She said , " Here th&y are , coming to the gate ? ' thai previously to then he had heard no firing , although there might have been firlDg np the hills . When they reached the gate , one oi them called ont , " Gate , gate 1 " after which they fired several shots at the house , and commenced the work of destruction . After about twominu ' es had elapsed , she saw the polico run by—according to her account , they were twelve in number , and they ran on the dark side of the road—immediately after they passed the Dulais-bridge , which is © n the Swansea side of the gate . The Rebeccahes bavins come from the Carmarthen side , thf y cried out , " Halt ! ' and , as she says , immediately fired .

      She says also , that she will swear that at that time the ilebeccaitts had neither fired at them nor levelled at Captain Napier's held . After the police had thus fired , she says the people fired . I give this statement because , whtther true or false , it is generally believed throughout tho countty , and it has caused ihe feelings of exasperation that at present prevail . Indeed , the whole affair appears to have taken an entirely different turn , and instead of gates being bow tbe prominent object , the private property of every person opposed to them ia nightly threatened . The multitude declare that they wiil hare a deep revenge , and bodies of soldiers are obliKed to march throughout the night upon every road , in order to prevent incendiarism and other acts of violence . Last night the troops were out in several divisions tbe

      whole night , and when near Pontarddnlai 3 , the firing of the guns and blowing of horns of the Rebeccaites could be heard at a very Bhort distance , Their Ppies were , however , too much on the alert to allow the Jroops to come up with them , although throughout the whole line of march , men were occasionally s tn both on horseback aad afoot , making their escape down the lanes , < 5 cc , and at one t : me they , as I am informed , went into a house where there were about thirty pt-n-ons , no doubt R < -beccaites , but not in disguise , which , of course , prevented the military frvm interfering with them . In this town the troop .-also were all nuder arms , it having been threatened that an aita&k would bo made on the gaol here , with a view to liberate tfaa Rebeccaite prisoners confined thhre .

      llONDAY MOBJUKO . By this morning ' s intelligence I leain that the Pontardduiais-gate , which the military went to on Saturday nigm , was last night again destroyed , and the tollieeper given notice , that if any more tolls were attempted to be taken , they would pull the house down . In the Llanelly district aliwas ^ aJet . Swassea , Toesdat , —From a . communicafton received at the Siar office on ' Thursday . afternoon , from onr own Correspondent , we . learn fco * t the ij ayt * . of Swansea attended at the Theatre on Monday Evening , and was literally hissed ont of we place . Nnmerons calls were made upon him to M aead the Riot Act , " which caHa , however , he did not « bey , either "from a "knowledge that he bad goyj alo " a wrongr box / ' or Itoking thoatrengtjli or the Diue-bottles to make the anditory- ** keep moTnut /» . - . . e

      We also learn that the Welsh papers tie so grossly partial that the " people place » 6 earthly dependence upon their statements . In proof V this ^ be " hberaT ; Cambrian never ^ niotkedtte Blot Act Sin ^^^ eSir ' gaTe kny a * ^ iBe .- ¦ ¦ iO& correspondent also add ? , that the rumours of ihe iw : n - Carmarthen , noticed-in -iis former accost , are mainly correct ; aud that four of ll ,. > J-oauon ponce were ieirly murdered .

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      THE COLLIERIES . CASES BEFOBE THE MAGISTRATES . Gatesheab . —John Ramshay , Esq ., Magistrate and Coalpwner , summoned Henry Purvis , John Carter , . and several others of his hewer " , for refusing to work at " 2 s . lOd . per score , " the sum which by their bond they had agreed to work For . Mr . Stoker appeared to support the charge , and Mr . Roberts for the defence . - The first witness examined was Mr . Ramshay , the younger , a son of tho complainant . He proved the execution of the bond , and that the defendants had , since the 1 st of September , refused to work art the price therein agreed upon .

      In cross-examination by Mr . Roberts , the following facts were elicited . At the time the bond was executed it was distinctly admitted by both masters and men that the price—2 $ . lOd . per scorewas not an adequate remuneration . However , the men , from poverty and want of union , felt themselves compelled to sign the bond and the viewers of the colliery promised that they " should be paid what was fair . " Immediately after the 5 ih of April , the day on which the bond commenced , the wages were raised from 2 s . lOd . to 3 s . 4 d . par score ; and at this advanced rate the wnrk had been contiaued till the 1 st of September . The pit then becoming more difficult to work , the men required another advance in their wages . This the master refused , and as the men declined to work , warrants were taken out against them .

      Mr . Roberts also brought out , from the juvenile specimen ; of Coalocracy whom he was examining , that no portioii of the bond waj ever read or explained to the men . " They mightsign if they liued , and if they did ' nt they need ' nt . " Mr . Roberts , on the part of the men , contended that the master , Mr . Ramshay , had by his own conduct precluded himself from sending the men to prison . He had himself violated tho bond immodiately 011 its commencement , by giving a rate of wages rot sanctioned by it . The real fact was , that the original insertion of " 2 s . lOd . per score" iathe bond , was a fraud upon the men—a fraud so gross and glaring that its very perpetrators had shrunk from carrying it out . The master now said he wonld

      *' stick to his boad , " and asked the magistrates to send she me . u to prison for not working at the sum which he had himself repudiated . Such jj . doctrine was monstrous —too monstrous to be entertained by any man , unless , like tho plaintiff in the present case , he happened to be at the same time a coalowner and a magistrate . In his ( Mr . R . ' s ) opinion , no coal-owner ought to sit as a magistrate : hia saying that he " would not act in his own case" was a mere mockery ; his very sitting on that bench was an insult to the decencies of justice . The simple case of the men whom he ( Mr . R . ) defended , wa 9 this—that the workmen , after so long a deviation from the terms of the bond , were not punishable for refusing to work at wa ^ es which the master had himself , from the very first , admitted to be

      inadequate . Mr . Stoker made a clever speech in reply , i contendiiig that the alteration in the wages was an act of pure benevolence on the part of his client , who , however , would never bo generous again—so the men would get no good by their ingratitude . That the words ot the bond were clear and conclusiveand that the magistrates were bound to " give the men three months" just to teach them to conduct themselves better in future . The Magistrates retired , and were absent for about an hour . On their return to the Court , their judgment ; was reed from a written paper , by Humble Lamb , Esq ., the Union Justice . It stated that thoy were unanimously in favour of tbe argument of Mr . Roberts—that the case must be dismissed ! And dismissed the case was accordingly ! Mr , Roberts ' blistercd-handed clients were immediately released , and retired from the Court , amid vhe congratulations of their friends .

      Messrs . Ramshay , father and son , magistrate and witness , looked unutterable things . The whole concern puzzled them . They evidently thought that their brother mDgistra ' eshad treated them most unhandsomely .

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      » national DelegatB- ¦" . . . . ^ ~~^ — = Horn , Salt Market-Btreet , GlasgowT oU me -bot- —_ September , to which every mining district in Scotland is requasted to send a delegate . That all the districts be acquainted with ibe intended reduction of the output , so that the miners throughout Scotland may be prepared . Lastly , that a delegate meeting be held that day week , Sept 21 st , to make preparations for the National Delegate Meeting . This closed the proceedings . Ambletiiorn . —At a meeting of the colliers of this place , held at the house of Mr . John Rusby , on tbe 18 th

      inst . tbe following resolution was unanimously adopted : " That the colliers of this , district do forthwith units for the protection of their labour " The colliers of this district have bad their ; wages reduced from 3 a . lO ^ d . per day to 3 s ., out of which they have to pay la . 3 d . per day to a lad ; 2 d . for candles ; and 4 d . to the employer , as old debt . This leaveB but Is . 3 d . per day for the poor miner , his wife , and children . Out of this la . 3 d ., the colliers have to find themselves in btlts , picks , chains , shaft-oil , &o ,, &c . No wonder the colliers are rousing : 'tis time they did .

      Newcastle . —A district meeting of the Miners of Northumberland , and the adjacent Collieries of Durham , was held at Scaffold Hill , on Saturday last ; and , notwithstanding the schemes resorted to by the coal kings , and their minions to prevent a goodly attendance , there could not be less than 12 , 000 of the brawny sans of toil present . Soon after the appointed hour , Mr . Wakinshaw was unanimously elected to the chair , who briefly opened the proceediuRa . He sat down by introducing Mr . Wm .

      Bird , who moved the first resolution , which was ably seconded by Mr . Benjamin Watson , and carried unanimously : ^ -ReBolved , " That , in the opinion of this meeting , the ultimate success of all Associations is dependant upon the precision with which its members adhere to its rules and regulations in unison with each other , and do hereby pledge themselves , conjointly and severally , to abide by all and every rule made in due form , for the guidance of the Miners' Association of . Great Britain and Ireland "

      Mr . John Hunter , in a very appropriate speech , showed that in tho vicinity of Whitehaven , the wages of the miners had been reduced one half within the last ten years , and , in many instances , two thirds . In Croft Pic , the price formerly paid for " haggine and trailing" a basket , from llij to I 2 owt ., was 7 d ., aud from Is . 7 d . to 2 $ . 6 d . yard price . The present price is 6 ^ d ., and no yard price . For this sum , the men have not only to hagg the coals , but they have to drag the baskets away . The miner only gets 5 . § d . In some places , the coal rises from the level from seven to eight inches to the yard . The miner was formerly paid lid . for every fifty yards ; he has now to same sum for tho first 100 yards , but not a farthing after , although

      the minor has in many instances to drag them from 500 to 600 yards and tho distance always increasing — iho average hours they work are from fourteen to sixteen hours , and the wages for such hours , when there are no off-takef , from 2 a . to 2 s . 6 d . At Wil « sou ' s pit , the yard price , which was la . has been taken off ; the miner is paid 8 d . per basket , and hag to drag them ( after hogging them ) a distance of from 400 to 500 yards , rising seven or eight inches per yard ; tho Miners there work from fifteen to eighteen hours daily for not mors than 2 a . per day . Mr . II . enumerated many other coJIienes , having similar grievances to complain of , such as the Duke Pit , where the men had to work fifteen hours for 2 s . 4 J . : ihe County Pit , where the basket was enthe Idthe

      larged 2 ^ cwt . and price reduced . ; William Pit , alias the Slaughter-house , where the men had to work from twelve to fourteen hours for la . 10 d ., and constantly in danger of their Jivea ; betides the moti in some places have to deal in a truck shop where thoy havo to pay from 20 to 25 prr cent extra for every article they use , and often robbed of from four to six baskets weekly , for which they receive nothing but abuse , although they are afterwards sold at the bamo price as tho other coals . Notwithstanding all this , the masters have issued a decree that unless they sign an agrecnn nt that they will not enter any association for tho protection of their

      labour , thoy are not allowed to work . Mr . H . then moved the following resolution , which was ably seconded by Mr . Faweett , and carried : — " That this meeting are of opinion , that the coalowners ot Cumberland , hare acted lit a disgracefully tyrannical manner towards their men in refusing to let them have any more work Until thoy withdraw their names from trie Minors' Association of Great Britain and Ireland , and this meeting do hereby pledge themselves to sympathise with , and support to the utmost of their power , those victims of Cumberland Coil King tyranny , so long as they keep themselves strictly to the objects of our Association . "

      Mr . Charlton , in a very able speech , in which he showed the benefits derived by the Miners of Northumberland and Durham , through tho talented and indofatigablv exertions of their legal adviser , moved tho following resolution , which was seconded by Mr . Simpson , in a very appropriate speech , in which he showed the benefi 3 which he himself had derived from the able services of Mr . Roberts , expressing bis belief that if that gentleman had conducted tho SeghiJl case ai North Shields , when the magistrates there , contrary to what he considered law or justice , sentenced him to six weeks ' imprisonment , that he and his follow victim would have got off scot free . The resolution was carried unanimously . Resolved , " That , in the opinion

      of this meeting , the Miners of Northumberland and Durham have eot into the ri ^ ht seam , in the appointment of William P . Roberts , Esq ., as their legal adviser , who has , by his indefatigable labours in the cause of right against might won for himself the lasting gratitude of the working olasses of -this country ; and we do now pledge ourselves to furnish him with tho sinews of war to employ on any and every occasion he may sse necessary the best counsel in England , t ! o defend tho working pitmen against the cruel tyranny of their masters . That we will support him in his noble endeavours , and be guided by his inductions , until he has , with our assistance , legally prooured us our rights , and enabled us to tread our social despotism under our feet . "

      Mr . Roberta then rose , amid most enthusiastic cheers and waving of hats and handkerchiefs , which laBted for some minutes ; after it had subsided , Mr . R . said he felt great pleasure at the honour they had conferred , not upon him , but upon then : selves . If he was not backed out by the Miners , he would not be able to turn the current of affairs out of its usual channel : the usual course was for the men to be beat ; the present course was that the masters went to the wall . Their usual schemes of overcoming men in a divided 6 tate was done away with by their union ; and so long as they continued united , and he made doubt

      their cases were fairly dealt with , no but they would continue to be successful . Mr . Roberts , amid deafening cheers at the end of each sentence , went on to ; shew the respect which the magistrates and owners were beginning to ehew to the cases of tho men when brought before them hotv , and the amicable arrangements which oould oe made with them now to w !> a , t could be made a few uioniha ago . He concluded by urging upon them the propriety of supporting their oppressed fellowmen in Cumberland , until by their united efforts they would be able to extirpate such disgraceful acts of tyranny from the land .

      The following resolutions were then proposed , seconded , and carried unanimously : — " That the thanks of this meeting be presented to William Prouting Roberts , Esq ., for his attendance at this meeting . " Carried with three cheers . "That the thanks of this meeting be tendered to thf proprietor and Editor of the Northern Star , for the willingness with which they have always inserted the proceedings and advocated the principles of tho MinerB *; Aesoctation , in their valuable journal . " Carried unanimously , with three cheers . " That the thanks of this meeting ia due , and hereby presented to the proprietor of this ground , for bis kindness in allowing the Miners to meet thereon . " Carried unanimously .

      Mr . Beeslcy then , at the request of the Percy Mam men stated the subject of a letter containing a statement of the schemeB resorted to by the masters there to break up the Union ; they have laid off one of the pits , although it is clear that there is plenty of work and d . ' -manct for the coals as soon as worked , trade being very brisk now to what it has been for 8 "tne months back . The masters discharged three men for no other reason than being members of the Union , and they intend to discharge fortyeight more Union men . There are several men working in . the colliery not in the Union ; they are to be allowed : to work ; but all the Union men are to stand their chance of being discharged by lor , to tho numbber of forty-eight , besides the

      three already discharged . An offer has been made to the men , if they will leave the Union , they will be continned ; but if they persevere in joining an association for the protection of their labour , fifty-one of them must go . They cannot , nor do they pretend to have , any fault to find with the men , only they are members of the Miners' Asbo ? ciation , and the master class are determined to sacrifice such men , where they can , with impunity , which is the case with ihe honest men of "Percy Main , as they are unbound , and although the masters agreed fo give , ' and demand , a month ' s notice , yet because they are guilty of the heinous' crime of considering theirs own interest j they are to be

      discharged without an hour ' s notice . Mr . Beesley went oa to show the necessity of Buoh men not being made a sacrifice to principle , but that they should be supported in the e » ent of being unable to procure eMployment . If the law granted * ny protection to hoaest men undef such circumstances , he had fall confidence ta Mr . Roberta ' s procuring it for them , as many now present could attest he had done ever since he entered the list against their oppres-% 6 r « V &u * t % ^ had -iff this case wai ty ! claij ^; the terms " of their agreemenfc ^ a month ' s i p . hed'jortf ^ Itthfe opinion , the men of Percy Mainhad icte'd up to principle and should ii 6 ' ij be sacrificed , - ' - \ s . A vote irftHanRsfwas then carried with acclamation-to the 6 h ' airniahVana the meeting dissolved . It being announced that a Committee meeting would ho held in Mr . Barras ' s Inn , Bentcn-square ,

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      thTdliplay of Danaa ' auu uhlffleWwlflfli ^ flTsel-vel at their dismission . We observed three bands of music , and counted thirty-seven banners flying in the breeze . ] At the close of the meeting the delegates met at Mr . Barras ' s , according to appointment . "We are givan to understand that there were upwards of £ 300 paid in by the different Collieries to the Law Fund . After disposing of some local matters , the meeting of delegates broke up , highly gratified with the proceedings of the day ; each expressing bis earnest determination to use and exhort . others to use their utmost efforts in furthering the glorious miifift of freedom to the slave .

      We understand the National Conference of the Miners' Association of Great Britain and Ireland will be held in Newcastle , at the time appointed by the delegates of the late Convention , when it is hoped that each Colliery and mine in the United Kingdom will send delegates , as business of vast importance will come before that assembly . A General Delegate Meeting of the Miners of Northumberland and Durham , will be held in the Three Tuns , M | anor Chare , Newcastle , on Friday , the 6 th of October , at ten o'clock in the foreubon , When each locality is requested to send its card money , and rule money ; and each member on the Tyne , Wear , and Tees , is earnestly requested to transmit to that meeting , without fail , "his respective contributions of Is . 6 d . each to the law fund ; such as have paid 6 d . to send Is ., and those that have paid J-g . to send tho r-maining 6 d ., as the whole amount is expected to be made up on that day .

      Parnsley . —The Colliers' Union is rapidly progressing n this town and the neighbouring villages . All letters for the colliers of Barnsley must be addressed to Mr . George Wood , Collier-Row , Crow-well Hill , Barasley . i ¦ A Public Meeting of coal miners will be holdtn on Aspell Moor , j near Wi « an , on Monday next , Sspt 25 ; b . Tbe meeting will be addressed by Mr . Daniel Thompson and < other friends . Chair to be taken at eleven o'clock in the forenoon . A Delegate' Meeting will take place at the close of the public business , at tbe Brown Cow , ScaoJeflcld-Une , near the Infant's School , Wigan . Each colliery is requested to send a delegate . Mr . D . THOMPSON will address the miners of Bradford and Clayton , on Saturday ( this evening ) at tbe Foresters Arms . i Oldham Road . Chair to be taken at six o ' clock .

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      — JFop/—The transactions in Wool during fhe week have been a , full average ; and lasiweek ' s prices are fully supportiedi'Ya < n---The demand for" Yarns continues good ^ without . any change ! jn prices jrfnWirar last report . \ Piece—We oannolt'lear ^ th ^ t ' t ^ efe is any alteration , either in doma ' nxi or p ' riceaj different ; from two or three weeks past .

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      O'COIfW ' Oll , Esq . of HammerBraith , poanw Mjddle ^' jby JQ ^ HLIZA POBSOIf , at ^^ ,: - ing OffiM 8 , NoBiiaM ^ ia * Matket-8 treet , Bri ggs »/ and FaMitfutf bj ttii * M J 0 » hiu HO » sosi ( for tha Bald FKAMOS . O'Cokkoe , ) at hi « ;?«* liBg-noutt , Wo , fi # Jfarifetrstr « i > , Br&gateJ * internal C ^ BmuBicaaiokjodstint betwedai tfie »» No . 5 ^ M «^ et- » tieeti , ^ dia » said . Nos . 13 «* IS ' ^ iarket-BtreiS , Briggafe , thuB - c ^ i » tltnfeg «| - whole of the said Printing , and Publishing OS * oneI ' reuiise * ,, . ^ .,- " . A * ftComhitmications must he adaressedj Post-piii . '* Mr * 5 SOBbON , Northern"Star OffiCft ^ lStas . ( ttturdjy , September 23 , 1843 . )

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      Liitle I ever and Ratcliffe . —Mr . Swallow fidiin > .-sed a public mewing of the CulJiers of the above places , oa Wednesday « vei . ing , September 13 ih . Bolton . —A public meeting of the Bolton Colliers was beld at the house of Richard Settles , on Thursday , the 14 th iu&t . Tbe room was densely crowded . At the conclusion of Mr . Swallow's address , the fol-Jo * inp resolution vas adopted : — That a collection be made throughout tbe Bulton district , for tbe sup . port of men out of employment at Brightmet Colliery , and to defray the vxptnefes of the law proceedings . " The men of the Bright met Colliery nre on strike , in consequence of tbe proprietor , Mr . Gruudy , having f « r some time past been paying considerably less than the neighbouring proprietors .

      WEST Hot'GiiTOJi—Mr . Swallow lectured here on Tuesday evening , Sept . loth . A society was formed and a considerable number of nitmbtrs enrolled . Bbadford and Clatton—On Sunday Mr . Swallow U-cvuTtd lo the Bradford and Clayton colliers on the advantages to be derived from a general organization of the miners . After a vote of thanks to the lecturer , the meeting separated , determined to carry out the- principles of the Union . DrKENFJJELD , NEAR ASBT 'N-LWDER-LTNE . A pnblio meeting of miners was holden at the Snipe Inn , Dukcnfitld , on Monday evening last . Sept 18 th . Tb « chair was very ably occupied by Mr . George Harrison , who brh ij explained tlia objects of the United MiiWrs Association . The following resolutions were moved , seconded , and ably supported r > y Messrs . Lomax , Attty , Tbomrson and Lewis , and upon being put by tha chairman were carried without a dissentient : — "That we ,

      the coal miners of Dukenueld and neighbourhood are fnlly convinced by sad experience that the present amount of wages paid as a remuneration for our labour , is no } SLfficient to maintain ourselves and families in that state of comfort which our position in society , and the laborious nature of our employment so justly entitle ub ; to receive . " "That we , tbe coal miners of Dukenflold and its "vicinity , are fully convinced tbeTe is no other mean 8 of raising ourEelvos from tho present awfully degraded position to wbich we are reduced , but a strong determination , by every legal means in oar power , to form one consolidated TJnioa for the purpose of obtaining an advance ^ i&fwageB and a shortening of tho hours of labour . " * T ^ raom in wh ich the meeting ¦ was held was crowded to eiccts ; and at the close of the proceedings 25 of these much and unrle&ervedly caluni-Eiated body of men enrolled themselves as members of the Miners Association .

      Carlisle . —DiSTcnBA > eEs amongst LonD Lonsdales Colliers , at Wiiiiehaven . —In cunsequ-nc < i of certain disagreements which have taken place bttwetn this industrious and oppressed body of men and ihe agent of his Loraabip , serious disturbances ¦ were apprehended by the authorities , who sent off an express to Carlisle for a detachment of the » 3 rd Highlanders , who are at present stationed in tbe Castle A uuni € rou 8 party of about eighty men were immediately ords-Ted to proceed to Wbitehaven without delay . We have just beard this morning ( Sanday ) that two of the rioters were bioucht in aud placed in the Gaol in Carlisle . The Carlisle Patriot , a Tory paper ,

      witti tbat animus wbich always dirt eta the writings and co duet of this base faction observes : — " If these disturbances can be traced to the miscreant Brophy , who has been recently aw'tating in that district , a severe censure will rest on the authorities if he is not brought to au account for his mischievous conduct . " Thus do these base tools of faction hound on tbe Government and authorities to acts of prosecution aud persecution against those who strive to improve the condition of the working classes by teaching them a knowledge of those political rights , which , until they possess , there is no hope of bettering their suffering and wretched condition .

      CamelON . —A public meetin ? of the colliers of this place and BonnyMU ¦ was beld on Thursday last , in tbe School House , Mr . George Merzu-s in the chair . The meeting was addressed by Mr . Wm . Danielle , also by Mr . Win . Hammond , vben a rtsolution was passed unanimously in favour of joining the Miners' Association of Great Britain and Ireland . "Votes of thanfes were given to the Chairman and each of the speakers , when the meeting , wbich -was a very spirited one , separated . Percy-Main Colliery . —a number of men have been turned away from tUia codiery because they belong te the Miners' Union . It would appear t !* at the policy intended to be pursued by the "Coal Kings " of the North is to drive from the p ' . ts all who are Union men , and thns , In the eveni of a strike have a reserve of black ste ^ -p to fall back upon . We trust that all will become IJnioa men . and thus foil the craft of the oppressors .

      A Delesate Meeting . —A delegate meeting was heW at the bouse of Mr . Samuel Rowbotham , Unicorn Inn , Adwalton , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon , on Satuiday . 10 > h ioBt . Tho following resolutions were adopted unanimously : —" That Stephen Taylor be deputed to attend the meeting at Newcastle , on the SOth of October next . " »• That Mr . Taylor have his expences paid to Newcastle and back and 3 s . 6 d . per day wages . " — " That every member oi eur Association mote than bix months in arrears with his contributions , be no longer considered a member . "—" That a delegate meeting he tolden at this house on the 14 th of October next . - ' - "' ' '

      Dejuegaxs Mibting . —The Jfelegate Meeting of the Lanaitihke miners was held at Langloae on the Kthinst , when copies of a petiHoa ¦ which has been adopted hj'ihe oaneri of tuis district , were ordered to be sent to . e&h ptfomer , with a note requertfug them to iriest at Grlasg 6 w pn ' . iiie 20 th inst , to take Into consid ^ ratiqn t 6 e ' 66 iteBienr » ot thei petition ; ' ^ depu te ffon " wa '< s also appointed to "wait on the employers for their answer , " wtfch inebrncfions If they received ; an unfavourable answer / io present without furtber del » y copies of the petitfqa t « i the l" > uke of'Hamiiton , ' ! Sheriff Allison and / the D ' epatj'She / iffs nn'd Magistrates . It wajrfhen " rSfcrVed by * a inajo ^ ty that a redaction V the out-put ( labour ) take place i , istcad of a strike ; the reducuuu to commsuce on tha i . "Uh of October . That

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      THE ? ROYAL" MOVEMENT . Our readers havs been put in psssession of the feading particulars of the Queen ' s receut visit to' France , it is now our task to cbronfele her Majesty ' s visit to Belgium . Half-a-dozen Stars would not be sufficient to contain alt tbe ! nauseating details of tbe royal revels given in the daily papers j and , as we think the great majority of onr readers will be more than satisfied with a brief account of tbe extravagancies and foUiea of royalty—brief it shall be , reserving our spsce ' for more interesting matter . Her Majesty having parted with the " K ' ng of the Barricades , " the royal potentates embracing each other with all that apparent warmth of friendship which mouarcus in general , and the " Cit ' z ? n King" in particular , know so well how to assume—after a short voyage of a fewihours , returned in safety to Brighton .

      Oa Tuesday , j September 12 th , her Majwsty , accompanied by Prinjce Albert , and the members of the Hoyal suite again embarked on hoard the R > yat Yacht . About three o ' clock , the voyagers passed Dover , and shortly after reached Deal . The Royal party did not land , but remained on board the Yacht , which was anchored in the Downs during the night . At au early hour on Wednesday morning , the steam f quadron got up ! their steam , and about seven o ' clock stood out to sea . At two o ' clock , the equadron reached Ostend , and her Maj-sty and Court aistnubarkerl . The King and Queen of the Belgians were waiting her Majesty ' s arrival . The papers state that " the entire populace was { abroad ,. and displayed as much enthusiasm as a similar number of tbe most loyal-and aff ctionate of the Queen ' s ewn subjects cduid huve teetilted . !

      Jn the evening a splendid banquet , in the Hotel de Ville , was given by their Belgian Majesties U )—and in honour of—their guests . " The appearance of the wbolu party from the brilliancy of uniforms and sturs was magnificent" 1 At night , Ostend was illuminated . Tbe Times correspondent singles out a butcher ' s shop (!; as having been peculiarly an object of attraction from tbe taste exhibited by the occupier in " flaring up" with his grease 1 and adds— " 1 am obliged to break off . congratulating the good people of Ostend , and indeed all Belgium , on the : u 1 mirahlo reception given lo their Royal and distinguished visitors . " Thursday , Sept . 14 th . — " I am happy ( saya the " suck-mug" of tlie CInonicleJ to inform you that the answer to inquiries at the palace tbis morning was , that her Majesty aiid Prince Albert wete perfectly well . " Most astounding . '

      " Sure such a pair was never seen ! " . In the evrning ( Thursday ) the Royal pair were again feasted at the fEuwu-EIaU . " Tbe Q iwn setmiid very cheerful ; woudfeiful !) and chatted freeiy , ' ( mo 3 t conde scending !) The repast was a triumphant one , served on silver plate ' | The Roy a ! party spent the evening at the Theatre . " Prince Albert looked uncommonly well , but . Lord Aberdeen looked particularly blue" ! Friday , SaptJl 5 : h . —The R > jal party visited Bruges , where their reception , according to the magniloquent worthy of the Chronicle , far exceeded "the state pageants and popular demonstrations , " — " the triumphs at ancient Rome , tha far-famed field of the cloth of gold itself , or tbe triumphal entriea of victorious sovereigns and armii-8 in ( more recent times . " In the evening her Majesty returned to Ostend . " Her Majesty , on stepping from pie railwsy carriage , smiled and seemed highly gratified ! with her trip . "—| O dear . ' )

      Saturday , Sept . lti ^ h . —The Queen visited the ancient city of Ghent , j Here the Royal party visited tbe cathe dial of St . Baron ; the nunnery of the Btquinage ; the Casins ; the Palace of Justice , &c .: finally , the Royal party proceeded to the Town-hall , where thoy partook of a sumptuous banquet prepared by the municipal authorities of the town . In tha evening , the theatre was patronised ; by the presence of their British and Belgian Majesties . On leaving the theatre , the Rsyiil party returned to the Government Houae , and almost immediately afterwards entered the carriages of the special train for : Ostend .

      Monday , Sept . 18 th . —The Queen visited Brussels , the capital of Ithe Belgian kingdom . At tvpeDty-five minutes past one , the first sound of tbe cannon , firing a sa \ ute of a hundred and ono guns , was heard , ami about a minute afterwards the Queen aliehted from the train , accompanied and attended precisely aa upon the former occasions , the band of the Guards piayinv il God save the ! Queou . " The Royal party having euteiL-d the pavilion , the King of the BelgiuDs presentee tbe Governor of the province , the permanent deputation ot the pxjvince , tbe burgomaster of Brussels * the sheriffs , and other civio and military authorities ; who had previously j been waiting ia a spacious opun apartment , lined with white , aud bordered with erinnon and gold festoons , j The Burgomaster made rather , a long address of congratulation and thanks to her Majesty , who smiled griieiously at the pauses , and curtsied' very low when it was completed . The cortege * then moved off . !

      It appears the " populace" did not cheer her Majesty so lustily as atjBruges , which the penny-a-liner ef the Chronicle thus accounts for : — " It was evident , indeed , in all the arrangements aud incidents of this day ' s visit , that we were in a capital wbich had been accustomed to see royalty , and knew how to restrain its feelings . " What a well-behaved , highly polished " mob" tha of Brussels must be I The writer continues" At the moment of closing tbis despatch , I hear that her Majesty , being rather fatigued whh her journey , will not visit any place to-day , but will stof in her apartments until she proceeds to Lack en . "

      Here ' s the cat out of the bag . The " populace '' of Brussels , who jwe believe have no very great affection for kings aud queens , but who , like the " populace" of Paris were juegled out of the fruits of their dear-bought victory in 1830 , were not such fools as those of Bruges and therefore did not make such a fuss about the " little lady ; " upon which "Her Britannic Maj ?» ty" takes the pet , stops in-doors , and sulks , and won ' t visit any of the " pretty places" ! Alas poor Albert ! All this conies of having a well bred "populace " , knowing how to " restrain its feelings " , and estimating at their proper value itinerating Queens a d princes ! /

      Tuesday , September 19 in . —Tbe Qieen visited Antwerp . " Tbejcrowd ( says the Chronicfe ) was immense , and the good - natured military had the greatest difficulty in keeping a clear passage for tbe English" How " good-natured" of tbe military to keep a clear passage for the English t The usual fuss was made , and the usual farce was gone through . Wednesday ! September 20 tb . —The Queen Ibf t Antwerp at one I o ' clock . The Dutch had hoped for a vUit at Flushing ^ but her " little Majesty" steamed away , and took no notice of the poor Mynheers , to the great , disappointment of Bundry " official" personages , ; who ) had rigged themselves out in " full costume '' to j , pay their respect * to our " gracious Sovereign . " , Finally her Majesty and the Prince , landed at Wool wjicfa , at ' eleven o ' clock on Taursday morning and Immediately proceeded to town , and from-. thence t > 7 - railway $ 0 Windsor . Tee royal pair , vie are " happy to aay" ate " ail alive aud kicking" I

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 23, 1843, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct820/page/8/