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      the uncertainty of tenure , and enforces the necessity of long leases . - Sow I tell you these things , that you may haTe a practical illustration of tlie fact tliat I hare been before yon . Add to these things , I have been incessantly dinning into yotr ears the aJbsolute necessity of having all the machinery ready to meet such an assault as that with which labour is again threatened . I do it to protect Dunconibe , to protect Myself , and to protect your friends . Remember the adage . *¦ God lielps those who lit-lp theniselve > : " and I tell you now thai an election cannot Ix * Ten * far off . and that it is roar tJutr in everr borough , town , and

      Clly . Iii bo pivjiaivd vrjth your machinery , and not to wait till the day of strusnrle . You should appoint committee * in even- town in Eimiand . to ctHnmtini' -atf « i ;? i ni- 'iiiber- of Parliament of all po ] itics . and i ^ pecialiy th- Free Traders , whom you wH ] tind foremost i- > the enemy ' s ranks . A central eoniiEirtee -will-shortly ?«• * -s » abli « bed In London , ami all should be i ; i cvn . iauiik-auan with " England's pri-jf and Fiu > i > ui ' . v ' ^ ;; l on . " hi conclusion , do not for a moment l > - lulled into a ] iathy by your present temporary prosperity , and do not be cajoled by the flinisey i > i \> nji ? e > of L ^ K'nil niemWr > ; make them « 271

      tilt"" TOTAL AJsTI \ E >< - £ TLEDOE . thai L > . to abstain totally from further aeirrsasions upon the labouring clas * es . Now then do it , or let it alobe I have done my duty , and am . Tour faithful friend and servant , Feabgvs O'Cojtxoh .

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      LONDON . Labour ' s Parliament . —A public meeting to discuss the following question : "Would a National Conference of Trades for the union of all , as reeom mei-. ded by Labour '? - orsran , tlie Svrthern S / ir , be beneficial to the trade * in eeneral ? " was held on Sunday evening . - November 24 th , at the Clock-house , Castle-street , Leicester-square . Mr . llowchin was called to the chair . An animated discussion took place , in which Messrs . Milne , Price , Jones , Parker , and CuSay took part , when tbe following resolu tion was adopted : — " That the sub-secretary write to Mr . Martin Jade for the Miners' plan of their intended United Trade . * ' tonfemia ? . together with the Miner > " view ? on the subject , and that this , discussion staii-i adjourned until Sundav evenhi" next . "

      MANCHK > TER . Exii .. nsk >?> oj the . > nuE £ . —The i-arpeuters and Winers hiu-h in ihe emph . v of Messrs . Pauling . Henfrvy . and !" o .. are > tUl out . nml a ? determined a > eier iif . erto siu u ;> tin- runtest until their ju > t ri ^ ht- > are ci'needed t *> them In tlie last number n ! the . N ' er anpeared a report of the urvat asrcmrau * luet'iiui' of tli ! - Building Trades . We understand thai ibe rexi ] uti « i :- "> passed at that meeting have l < eeii noblv responded to !•*¦ tb » - Trader , and the i-on .

      M-queiit-e ha .- * Iitvn , that r . t the New Royal Theativ in C"U ! ve of erection in i Vterwm ' t in . MaM-he > ter . for vlui-ii Mer >~ r * . I ' aulina ami Cu . have c *> iitrat-ied , instead of about ' JliO ni' -l ; belli-.: at work , there ha > onl \ been two bnckLi .-er * and four labourers on the premises tor r-ome day > pa _ -I . We also understand that on Saturday night the whole of the painter * in Messrs . Pauling ' s employment struck work ; and further that the plumbers and glaziers struck on Monday . Tlie men are in sood spirits , and the funds are t-ornir . < r in most abuciantlv .

      Manchxstxe Dixes . —In a former mirubt-r of the Sto . r we stated that the dyers of this town had struck for an advance of two shillings per week , which was taken from them in 1 * 42 . Seven of the masters eave it the first day , but some of them refused . We are , however , happy to be able to state that only two masters at present hold out against the men . Wa 3 ? eh 3 a > d BxAMEns . —On Saturday evening lasfa numerous meeting of Warpers and Beamers of Manchester , was held in the larse room of the Peel's

      Anus Inn . Mr . Claugh in the chair . The following resolutions were agreed to : — " That should any person t > e discharged from lib employment ij ) consequence of his taking an active part in the afiairs of this society , such person shall be supported from the funds of tbe society . That a book be kept by the landlord , to enter the name and residence of any persOHs out of ^ iwp h >^~ nioiii belenrirrij to the . « o < -iety - and that such be reported to t 3 ic committee , . < -o thai they may !>? provided for , or employment found for them . "

      Moiu . f > r La £ O ! "h * s Triumphs at Manchester jlsi > Wi .-a > . —it becomes our ph- ; ising duty to record a number o * victories achieved for labour ' s cause bv tliaf noble minded man IV . P . Roberts , Esrj . I ) urii !^ the : > ast week Mr . IloK-rts l iits done ruoit- trwanl- bririgins nia ? i ( -rs , ina ;_ Mratft \ and biwycra to their ^ ense ^ , than ever wa- accomi » li > hcd before . Tlie firsi ea ^ e to which we call the attention of our readers , was heard at tlie liorouuh Court , Manchester , on Frid-u . i" List . Ijefon- 1 » . Maude , E ^> j . Messrs . Pauling , Hej . 'frey , and t "<> . bruiiirbt up three men , nanifj "WLieldin " . Slater , and Read , for breach of contract : Mr . Rutterapi » eariiii : for the prosecution , and W . I ' . Robvri ? . Esq .. for tlie defence . Mr . Rutter , in openini : the ca ^ e , said , tliat the defendants had made

      a contract with Richard Chirk Pauling and Co ., ¦ whieh contract they had not fulfilled . The information "was laid in accordance with the 4 th Gcorsc IV . Mr . Rutter then put in a written document signed by the defendant Read , whose case was taken first . Mr , Pauling swore to the contract and the signing of the same . The contract , it appeared , wa . % made at Derby ; and the tirst condition was , that Read should proceed forthwith to their works at Ilulme , there to serve them as a good and efficient joiner until the first of May next . At this stajn * of the proceedings Mr . Roberts said , that before they went any further into the case he had an objection to make . Mr . Roberts then pointed out to tlie Bench that there was not the least afftnitv betwixt the document now read

      and the information ; in fact , the contract was one thing and the information totally another . A long discussion then took place betwixt Mr . Maude and Sir . Rutter . Mr . Maude could not drive it into Mr . Rutter ' s noddlp that Ms information was good for nothing notwithstanding Mr . Maude pointed out the objection in y ) clear a manner tliat every one in the Court understood it except Mr . Rutter . However , Mr . Maude finally brousht him to his senses by stating that the objection of Mr . Roberts was a fatal one , and therefore it was his duty to stop the case . Tlie prosecutors then applied for leave to amend their inlormatioE . which was crantefl ; ana in a . short time the » meiided information was handed up , when it was found to Ije wor » e than the other . Thev then beirsred

      further thn--. whieh wa > granted , antl the case will coiue oii airaui s « -st Friday . On the same day . Mr . Ro 5 « ert- > profifJed to Wi ^ an t" attend a cas e then bMojv tlie onnty majristrates . which arose out oi the rbiiowii : ^ circum-taiice . —According to the constitutioi ! of the Miners' Association , all workmen eiiLTiaed aliout tli < - j > its are at liberty to become menil > ers ; this l » -in 2 the easf , many engineers have joined the ; i » i > cjai ' 'i n . A siion tjjue a < ro . a yoiinjr man . an engineer , eniployeil at a colliery in Pemlx'rton , near Wigan . . ioiuH the association . This no sooner came to the kij » wle » U'f- of the f '« ial Kin < : than he was discbaiirwl . and a " Johnny Wliaji-straw " was put bite the situatio . ' ! . who knew uothinsr of the business . In tbe mornin !! . when the mon went to work , and found

      they had to trust their lives in the hands of this inexjKjrienced man . they refused to venture down the shaft , unless a pniper engineer was ensra £ red . " Oh !" say * Johnny . ' in order to prove my efficiency , 1 will wind the empty tubs up ann down , " and accordingly he did so ; but in so doins he pulled the tub into the gearings , which would Lave caused certain death If any person bad been in the tub at the time . Notwithstanding this , the tender-hearted Coal Kins would find no better man . The men , therefore , would not go down the pit to work : the consequence was . that the Coal King took out warrants ajrainst the men for leaving work without notice . This ease was brought before the County magistrates about three Treeks ' aso , when Mr . Aekeriey appeared for themasters and Mr . Scott for the men ; and iD nstiee to Mr . Scott , we must sav that he defended

      vhe men honestly . AAer a lengthy and patient instigation , the magistrates decided that the Coal King should pay the expenses , and find a proper engineer : and that the men should give 14 days' notice . The men acted upon this , and went to their work ; but the master still refused to find them another engineer , and the men consequently would not work . When the notice was up . tney took out summonses for their waces : and this was the case brought before the same bench of magistrates on Friday last . Mr . Roberts npj > eared for the men , and Mr . Aekeriey for the masters . Mr . Roberts opened the case , and i-alled witnesses to prove that the men had aeted in accordance with the instructions of the magistrates , but tliat the master had not . The defence set up was , that there was no contract between the master and the men for either party to give notice . This trial lasted five hours and a quarter . At the dose of

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      the ca ^ e the magistrates- decided that the master should pay the man € 2 for his vases : and had it not heen for some little mistake which he had made , himself , they would have ordered the master to have paid him the full amount claimed , namely , " £ 2 15 s ., or 5 s . per < biv , for him and his drawer . There were two utliw similar ojisps , but the hour being far advanced the ; - were adjourned until Thursday . On Saturday Ml" . Roberts appeared to prosecute some of Messrs . Pauling , Uenfrey , and Co . ' s knobsticks , and one of the foremen , for assaults committed by them . In one case they entered the house of a Mr . Kitcher , and abused his wife : and in two other cases they had abused some of the old hands , without cause . Mr . Rutter appeared for the defence . After a patient hearing , the whole of the knoksticks , with the foreman , wore bound over to keep the peace .

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      ANOTHER VICTORY FOR LABOl'R . Manehester , Friday , jSov . 29 th . hi another portion of this day ' s paper will be found a report of a ease of 'breach of contract , " heard bi tie Bojwugh Court of Manchester . The complaining parties were Messrs . Pauling , llenfrey , and Co ., the defendants were journeymen joiners , of the names of Read , Weilder , Slatter , Robinson , and Taylor . Mr . Pvoberts , at the first hearing , took an objection to tlie information , which was held to be fatal . The comp lainants applied to the court for time to amend the information , and to take counsel ' s opinion , which was granted ; and Friday , Nov . 20 th , fixed for the further hearing of thoca . se . This day , then , the parties again appeared ; and it soon came out that the information had been sent to London , either to be drawn up afresh or to procure counsel ' s opinion on it . Mr . Roberts , who appeared for the defendants , had not an opportunity of seeing the information until he apj > eared in court ; and only had a few minutes to einniiljf it )> efoiv tho hearing came on .

      Mi-. Monk , barrister at law , appeared to rowlut-t the case for the complainants . Wm . Taylor was Hist called up . Mr . Monk said tin ' s was another case arising out of the differences between Messrs . Panlini : and their men . and which had occupied su much ot ' tbe public attention . Mr . Roberts here rose nnd said , that he thought this ; b- propir time in make an objection whieh h > had to raise . Tin objection was , th : tt ; i man coiii'l ' .. >> i in > tried t « ice for the same offence . Thi > he submitted was the case with his client : for , not wit h-.-faudiu ;; that tlie wording of the Information «; n aheml . yet the offence was the s ; nuo . lie refenvd to sr \ wal ca > e > in support of hi * position . The Court <« u-r-nih-d the objection : and Mr . Roberts requested ibai Mr . Maude , the stipendiary magistrate , would niiikf- a note of the objection , a « it might Ik- wanted if lie found it necessary to t . 'ik « ' the ease into the -oiirt of Queen ' s Bench .

      Mr . Monk then said that the information was laid for breach of a written agreement betwixt the persons charged and Messrs . Pauling and others , Master Builders , of Ilulme : which agreement they , the persons charged , had not fulfilled . He . called Mr . Richard Clark Paulinjr , who proved the sh in ing of the document , at Derby , on the lfith day of Oct . laM . Mr . Roberts had several objections to take to the information ; in fact , it was not worth a straw . The first objection was , that only a jx'it of the agreement was mentioned in the information . In the contract were thc-. se words : '" according to the annexed rule ? . " He ( Mr . Roberts ) wanted to know what rules ? Why were the rules not mentioned in tbe information ? Thev ought to have been there

      to a-sslst the Magistrates in the investigation . Their not being there , was fatal no the information . His next objection was , that the information was bad in law , inasmuch as it was not properly made out . He believed , in cases of partnership , that the names of all the partners should be given in full . But in this information it was " Mr . George Pauling and others . Master Builders at Ilulme . " lie considered this bad in L . 'w . just as much m > a- * an imperfect venue in an indictment . He had another objection , and that was . that the contract was contrary to the Stamp Act- The Stamp Act allowed contracts IwHween

      •• masters and servants" to he unstamped : but this particular contract did not come within the weaning of tliat clause , inasmuch as tlie parties wen- not '" servants . " as tin * document itself would shew . IJe submitted to tin- Bench tiiat ; he «~ jjjtrai-t ^ liuuld have W « -n a stamped ojio ; and built - i !! i > tJinipod , w ; l- lint hiiidiiiir . lie had manv other iihjii-ti . jns whieh ot themselves would be fata ! . ] b « ouM mention another : that was . that his clients did iml come within the meanim ; of the Act < of i '; u-U : viHv « t under vhirh the inVn-mntinu was laid . J ! e ri-fnvi )[ tu the nv > rd . >\ " ' / stiff" - and other porsoils . " Ilis clients did not answer to the

      parliamentary uehmtion t > i the word " firtlfi ^ r . ' " Iu support of his ai"gurneiit , lie referred to several Acts of Parliament which - -defined the term in question—the 27 th Geo . II ., chap , fith ; the 31 st Geo . 11 ., chap 11 th : the . 3 Cth Geo . 111 ., and the " Truck Act . " In all of these it was set forth what description of workers were included in the term " artificer : " but in none of them wax to be found either "joiner" or "carpenter . " It might be said that the word " artificer" was a general term . He admitted it ; but they were not to rmsmi his clients into prison ; but they must go " according to law , " He would particularly call their attention to the Truck Act . Ln that Act the word " artificer" was

      defined ; and in that definition "joiners" were not included , as he had explained . It might be asked ¦ what that had to do with the Act under which the information was laid ? He submitted that if the legislature debarred his clients from the benefits and protection of the one Act , it might be reasonably supposed that it was intended to exempt them from the penalties of the other . There was also the case of " servant-labourers , " for which a separate clause was made in the Act ; and if the legislature had intended to include "joiners , " would it not have made a separate clause for the "joiner" as well ' .

      He argued that "joiners '' were not " servants : tor " servants" were parties whom the master could call at anv time to do anything he wanted doing . Tliat constituted a " servant . '' A joiner was not sueh ; for even during tlie hours of labour the master liad no power to make him do anything but work at joinering . Mr . Roberts occupied an hour and three quarters in arguing on his several objections , during the whole of which time , notwithstanding the court was crowded to suffocation , even- word was listened to with breathless attention . In conclusion , Mr . Roberts submitted bis objections to the consideration of the Court , and resumed his seat .

      Mr . Maude said , that Mi-. Huberts had raised one objection which wa > fatal to the information , namely , the omission of ;] je nn . y . < , which i ' onmxl one part of the contract . Mr . Monk thought not . He thought that the rules were no part of die contract . Mr . Maude : You might as well contend that rt we had a contract , occupying a full sheet of paper , there was sufficient to prove the contract on one-half , and that the other half might be cut off and dispensed with , as no part of the contract .

      A lengthy discussion then ensued between Mr . Maude and Mr . Monk , which was put an end to by-Mr . Maude deciding that the information was bad . He therefore dismissed the case . Mr . Monk then said lie would withdraw the other informations . Mr . Roberts : Xo , you will not . I appear in them all : and they must share the fate of the one just heard . The men have entered their plea , and arc in custody . Thev must be "delivered" in due

      course . M ^\ Maude : Are the rest precisely similar to the one just heard ? Mr . Mank : Precisely the same . Mr . Maude : Then they must be treated in tbe same way . The case against each is dismissed . Mr . Roberts , to the prisoners : Yor Anr all mschabged ' . This announcement was received with one simultaneous burst of applause . Thus has Labour achieved another victory over vindictive feeling . W hen Mr . Roberts beat Mr . Rutter on the first hearing , one of the " firm of Pauling ' s " said that they would expend £ 20 , 000 before they would bebeatby such a man a .- l ' oberts . They took their steps accordingly . They souuht the advice of counsel ; they sent the informations to London to be drawn ; they retained Mr . Monk , with Mr . Rutter as attorney ; and after all they were beaten by the poor man ' s attoroev

      How galling : How annoying . ' And what a lesson does this case teach to the Workers ! Had there not been an honest and able " Attorney-general" in Court fur-tie men , every one of the defendants would at this moment have been in prison . Their committal would

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      ha ^ e followed , as a matter ot course . - They would hare had to mount the trend-wheel with tlie felon and the thief . Nothing but a cry . oi' " serve ' em rigat !"' would have been heard on one hand , and a sulcn feeling of mixed commiseration and vengeance , arming from a strong sense of injustice ,: on the other . Ash is , the " master" class have been taught that they cannot " cannot strain the law" with impunity : ami the workers { mve been inspired with confidence and determination to rely on the law , and to wek for the law ' s protection .

      A I ' tjiLio Meeting ok the Power-Lo / im Weavers of MANTUE 6 TEU was held in t \ u f'arjienti'i-sMiaU , oh Wolm-sd-jy evening last , to tiiki into consideration thf . steps to be t . iki-n to induec- Mr . Morris of OMfield-hnic to givi- the s : «» - j > rit-c asitht other masters in the town . Mr , Wm . Ashtori was called to the chair , who opened the meeting oy rending the placard calling tliuin together , Mid called Mr . John Nuttall to move the first resolution— " That it is the opinion of this meeting that there is only one ^ reut obstacle standing in the mh \ of n general advance in the Power-Loom Weaving department—viz ., the opposition of Mr . Morris to the just demands of his weavers . This meeting , therefore , pledges itself to support those weavers that are out , and all who will come out until such time as Mr . Morris thinks proper to conform to the general

      advanced prices . " Mr . Win . Dixon , weaver , in a very energetic speech , seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimously . Mr .. Donovan moved the next resolution , and read from the Manchester G-iiar < lian as , follows : " TIusum of JE 37 17 s . Id . amount of wages forfeited by tin weavers in the employ of Mr . Wm . Morris , Islington-mills , Salford , has been handed over in equal proportions to tlie Manchester Infirmary , and tbe Salford Royal Dispensary . Mr . Donovan said that this was not the first time they had heen called to witness the hypocrisy of Morris-. He hnd oftvn turned up his eyos to heaven like a dying ealf . He might well put on his white cravat ' and mount the pulpit , and then do as he had done since the strike at his mill . There iwi . » a person that norlced as a beamer for Mr . Morris , \ slio had trbiie to another iihice to worU . Tins

      mm hnd a son who worked for Morris us si weaver , ulio had heen turned oft' without notice . The father determined that justice . should be done to hi * son , and took nil ) ; , summon .- against Morris , when imineitiati Is the Hlrthi ' idistieal lnvtrli went f « r the plac- U ' . lv re the father worked , and requested ttmt he might he lisehar < , »< i . and left tu * t : il ' . e , iK'C ' . lUSe h > ' llilVed t' > seel . jlH'iee . Mr . l ) o . novjiii tlieu read a statistical aicoiii . t , niiicli proii-d that Mr . MmTi .- had taken , h \ ivdu < riuns and - <>\ i-r-leimths sine .- Is 4 d . the enormous sum ot' , "> I > U per \ ¦• nv from hiji . ior « eaver « . Mr . Ponoian then read the follnttin ^ resolution , and sat down amid much : ip ] ilau n of this meeting tliat tlii 1 ' ower Loom Weavers uf Manehester an- in dut \ buund i . " earrv out the law t " its fullest extent usriiiiist Win . Morris , foiv utijusdv

      purloviviiw the hard earnings of tlie vvwiu-r-. to the amount of € l'i < i ; and tlii < pieeting pledgee itself to find funds to enable W . P . Roberts to obtain justice for those that have been so unjustly treated . " Mr . Patrick Ray , in an able speech , seconded the resolution . The resolution b < : iug put from the chair , was carried unanimously . Mr . I '" - noviin miliveil , and Mr . Ray seconded , — " That a Defence Committee of seven . be elected to carry out tile foregoing resolution . "—Agrei- . d to . The following gentlemen were elected a > the committee : —Thomas Corbet , Daniel Donovan . Patrick Ray , William Ashton , James Flogan , Patrick Doran , and John Nuttall . The thanks of the meeting were given to Mr . Ashton for Iim conduct in the chair , and the business terminated . It was then moved and seconded that fhi- Rw . James Scholefield be r-.- 'iuested to net atreasurcr to the committee .

      SHEFFIELD . ( To Journeymen Tailore . J Tailors' Stiujce . —Fellow Workmen , we earnestly holicit vour attention and assistance to your brethren of Sheffield , who have been on strike , against an attempted reduction . in washes on the part of four employers of that tovvn . They have been out upwards of three months ; and those in cmplov are contribntinir eijrlitcoil pencts per week out of tlioh- weekly carninjrs . which do not exceed eight shillings per week ; in addition to which a misfortune has hotel them . )> y their late secretary absconding with sums of money sent by other societies , as veil as inrurrinu : a debt of sixty pounds to the landlord ot' the house where the society meets . Notwithstanding these discourairinff circumstances the men ave determined to

      stand out . The strike has assumed a rather novel aspce * ; tin * employers declaring tl » t they will not employ men liclmiying to any society tliu « endeavoiirin ^ to destroy the only means wherein we are enabled to pniteitt our labour . A little assistance froiu every society will place tin * Slieflieid men in a se ( urc position ; therefore send immediate help . Lei not this iip ]> eal be made in vain , It is your cause us well as theii-s . i , et them fail , and you will fall also . A . small sum from ear !) is all tliat L > required . Any amount you may wish to advance , forward to Mr . Matthew Taylor , Secretary , Green Drajron , Fargate , Slieffield , bv whom it will he duly acknowledged and thankfully received . We are , brethren , yours in the cause of justice , Thomas Eames , President ; T . Harrington , 0 . J , C < ittcr , Executive Council ; W . Mackay , J . W . Parker , Ueneral Secretarv , » Tailors' Protection Socictv , , V > ,

      Old Bailey , London . BRADFORD . The Wool-Combers . —Several of the wool-combers ' employes are reducing the wages of the men in their employ . In many instances , where a direct reduction is not made in the wastes , the sorts are altered , and the operative has to comb wool one-penny or three-halfpence per pound less . A groat number of power looms are standing still , and hundred * of wooleomhers are on short time ,.

      BARKING , ESSEX . Strike of the Barking Fishermen . —* No fewer than sixn tishiug smacks , belonging to Barking , in Essex , are at this moment lying in the River , u . little below Woolwich , their rreivs having brought them home from sea , and struck work . As the Barking fishery has long been one of the principal sources of supply to the Billingsgate Market , a ffw particulars respecting its present condition , and the alleged causes of the strlike , may dot be unacceptable to our readers . The total number of smacks bt l'iniciri £ - to 35 arkin ^ , thoxi ^ li nomiiuillj- sailing from the port of London , is about one hundred anil sixtv . These ari ; wet-bottomed vessels , generally of from fifty tu sixty tuns , and carrying each three men besides tin- captain , ami about the same number of upprvntiee « . Their principal fishing grounds are off the Oo : isf of Kolljuid , and during th < ' cod season i : i the North sen and about the (> rUnc \ Islands . In t ! ie snninit-r an ^ l juitumn ir is not

      unusual for many ot them to woru out ot Harwich , Lonr ^ toO ' . or Yarmouth , on the eastern coast . ' The kind uf risli they aro rniployed iu cutchiu ;; varies with the season : uid locality : it is mostly cod . sole , haddock , or pl . iicc . A smack ' s cargo comtn'inU- ronfwiis more than one of these varieties . The duration nf tlnj Miynge is also -ubjeet to a . coiresponding vari : itimv from the same eivfunis-taiu'Cs . M'here several smacks ft re the property of a sitij ; le owner , or of two nr threv in tho same family , they are generally worked in fleets of from fifteen to thirty sail , each smack in its turn bringing ' . to market the fish caught by the whole fleet . In this wa . v a large fteet is enabled to keep up a regular and constant supply ; thus a fair average of the market is secured , and the time of absence from home rendered less variable and uncertain .

      Frequently , however , the smacks only come up the river as far as Gravcsend , and having disbarged their cargo of fish into the hatchTboat 8 that ply between that place and the London market , they take in fresh provisions and return to sea . This is called making a " Gravesend voyage . " It tends to keep the men longer from their homes and families ; but effects a great saving of time to the owners . Formerly these Gravesend voyages were not so common as they are at present ; and the men generally found means to get home on the average once a month . But to meet the increased competition that the supply of fish by raitwav has introduced , the owners have made them more frequent , till thb usual time of absence has increased to six or eight weeks , and often more . One extensive proprietor , the owner of about 50 vessels , has also

      for the last year employed a very fast sailing cutter to carry provisions to his smacks , and those of the numerous small owners who are his dependents , and-to bring their fish back to meet the boats at Gravesend . By this means the crews of more than half the smacks belonging to the place have been kept out at sea for periods of from three to sis months . This lengthened absence from home and its comforts the working fishermen have long felt to be a great privation , their stays on shore being always much shorter than those of othqr seamen . The middle class of owners , thinking probably that a partitvl return to the old system would : place them on a more equal footing with the extensive proprietor above referred to , lent a favourable ear to their complaints , and with their concurrence the crews of seventy vessels have struck and returned borne . The other owners have , it is said , promised

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      to take an additional hand in each vfessel , to prevent any beimr thrown out of berth , should the men ' s demands not l > e aeeeded to . The apprentices , iof whom more than two hundred are already on shore , will , of course , be thrown upon their masters'hands . ( The demands of the men are for increased wages and shorter voyages . The present rate of wages is , men fourteen shillings a week , and mates sixteen . They want tin ' s to br a ( h ; mved too shillings in each case , and the time of absence to be limited to one month . The majority of the owners seem inclined to grant them this , but others are averse to all concession . The general opinion , however . i ~ . that ' the owner * must iri \ e in . " Tlie reasons assi ^ 'n-d are . that this i- the Jili . ^ t profitable part <> f th . u-nr . tliat " a . 11 lirnuls" iiiv ill the srriUc . and tliaf tio . ¦ imn .. fi . thcr j . laees ure not suited to the purti < -iiliir kiui . 1 of fishery in which the inhabitants of Harking are engaged . One thing is certain , that if' the strike continue .- Jong rhv loss to 1 ,-trgc owner * v \ ill be vel'v crrat .

      Meeting of Mechanics , Millwrights . « tc .. Oi . r > HAM . On Monday afterpoon , an unusually : well-atteuded meeting ot the mechanics , millwright . - , engine makers , jnouJ / iers , iiii-1 smiths of Oldluun and tin : neighbourhood , was held in the Hal ! of Science , Hoi-scdge-street , for the purpose of taking into consideration certain affairs connected with tli'ise Trades . Mr . Robert Knbin ^ n . from Manchester , was called fo tlie chair . He remarkcil that it was evident , from what had been don > in Oldham ami other towns , that the masters were mnkiiv , ; nn iattenipt to crush tlie rights of industry ; audit behoved the the trades who had been Hilled together on this occasion to bestir themselves to ( . at an end to the urie \; ii . cer , they . were labouring under . Their employers , in discharging tlie men with " quittance paper-, "' which prevented their getting einplovment

      elsewhere , except under certain conditions , had in view to compel tlie operatives to stop in a particular locality , and also to prevent their getting higher na # e . s . The unjust rejtulution ho had pointed out was what they chiefly complained of at present ; for on any one leaving a shop he must have a quittance paper , on which was stated the amount of wages lie had received , ithe cause of his discharge , and full particulars about him ; and if the man had left oji account of lowness of i wages , there was no work for him ; for these associated masters had checkbooks , giving particulars as to the characters of all their hands . Mr . Taylor moved a resolution , to the effect that a protective and friendly society lor association of the mechanics , millwrights , engineers , moulders , and smiths , shnuld l » e formed forthwith . Mr . Toole , from Manchester ,

      seconded the motion . —After one or two other addresses , Mr . Jnhn Darid Boyd , of Manchester , said he was of opinion that the intended association would place the peratives in the proud position they were entitled to hold . As soon us a prosperous period had occurred in trade , wait of their employers united : together to deprive them of the only legitimate riprht they yet possessed , the right td sell their labour in the beslt market . The practice o )' ^ iiiij n' quittance papers ivasj ohno . viotis in the extreme , and a violation of all just principle ; for , even when the masters were wanting men , tbe statements in the quittance p . ipers would prevent mativ of them from being employed ; and . as long a > tin re na- any surplus of hands , the hands who had quittance papers mu .-t go to the wall . The consequences of such conduct , liftiot resisted , would lie ruinous to tire operative * : and lie believed there would he no sa ' . i-factorv condition fur tlie artisan until there via , n lived minimum of wage » adopted . FCe thought then- ought to be : i eertain tixrd ' rate of wages , below

      which no man -liouhl be ail'uedjto work ; and if any workman had anv superior . skill , he Would he sure , ii ' ftvt all , to make hinvvay . —A resolution , moved by Mr . Lee , and seconded by a workman named howc , expressed the otij < i ts of the iiiteinied soiietv , natuelv , Jhat they should be to protect the interests ami privileges of the associated trades , and to resist all invasions of-their rights . —A resolution pledging the meeting to raise a fund for the purposes oi the united trades , by the payment by each member of three shillings as entrance money , and a subserip , tioii <> f sixpence per week , except for such weeks as he was sick or out of work , vvas moved by -ilr . Charles ( JidfieM , atid seconded by Mr . William W ' est . — The chairman stated tliat about 1 , 400 of the five associated trades had already joined the union in Manchester , and they had a fund of about £ 30 U now in hand . — 'Several other resolutions relative to the regulations which should govern the united trades engaged the meeting for some time . All the resolutions were unanimously passed , accompanied by mark s of hearty approbation . \

      NORTHAMPTON . ]> iscosiue Testimonial . —A ^ public meeting was held on Monday last , in the Saracen ' s Head large foam , for tho purpose of forwarding ilie above object . Mr . George Wat-sou wan unanimously voted to the chair . Mr . Hollowell moved the first resolution : " That the straightforward , manly , and consistent conduct of T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., $ . P ., in his advocacy of the people's rights , and his energetic opposition to tyranny of every kind , entitles ; him to the hearty thanks ot' every well-wisher to the human race . " Mr . Mundy seconded the ' resolution in an able speech , which , on being put from the : chair , was carried

      unanimously . Mr . ( iainmajre niovcd tho second re solution : " That we cordially concur with the trades of London in raising a testimonial of our esteem for Mr . Humomlve , and < U > pledge ourselves to assist the centra ! committee bv every means in our power . " Mr . I lenley seconded the resolution , and shewed in an eloquent manner the claims of Mr . Duncombe upon tl < - public The resolution was carried unanimously . A comniittc of twelve | was then appointed . ; i'i ( i several persons ajrpnintcd ito lvpi'ive subscriptions , \ vote of t ! innk > was- [ then moved to the chairman , and cnrrii'i ! unanimously . The meeting then U"oke up . "\

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      L 0 ND 0 A . | Mi : rnopouTAN Delegate Council . —City Chartist I Jail , I , Turaagain-lane , Skinner-street , Snow-hill . V > v . 24 th : Mr . Westray hithecjiair . The following resolution was earned unanimously : — " That all the localities and Chartist friends , in the Metropolitan district , are hereby requested [ not to appoint any meetings for Tuesday evening , jDec . 10 th , the night lit the . Soiree in honour of t . hp \ irt . li / vn Star ''

      Mr . Stai . lwood gave notice of tke following motion for Sunday next : — " That this council recommend to their brethren and friends throughout the United K ingdom , to address short petitions to the House of Commons , calling upon that house to address her Majesty , for the recall of Frost , Williams , and Jones-And also that similar petitions praying the house to repeal the rate-paying clauses in the Reform Bill , he also prepared and sent to that house on its reassembling . ';

      Me . B . URSTOtt ' s Lec'Thie . —A ? public meeting was held at the City Chartist Hall on Sunday evening , tv > bear Mr . Bairstow lecture . I A numerous and highly respectable audience attended ; Mr . Stallwood was unanimously called to the chair . Mr . liairstow ^ delivered a most eloquent lecture , in the course of which he traced to their real causes the destitution , slavery , and misery of tho operative class . lie . showed the inutility . of the schemes propounded bv the free traders and other political

      uuack . ' , and proved the abundant necessity and undoubted efficiency of the Charter , as the only means to ' enable the working men to obtain for themselves justice . Mr . Hair . stow passed a liijjh eulogiuni on the . \ i > ft ) irr , t A / t '/ -, and congratulated Jiis brother Chartists on Us removal to the metropolis . Mr . ffaii-sIi . iw resumed his seat amid ; loud and long-continued applause . A vote of thanks was given to the lecturer , and the meeting dispersed , evidently highly ' . 'ratified with tiie proceedings of the evening .

      Mi . ivroN , SruuiA . — A Uenselv crowded meeting , called together by placards , was field iti the assembly room of the Victory Inn , on Tuesday evening . Mr . O'Connor had been announced ! to be present , and great was die disappointment when it was learned that unforeseen circumstances at the eleventh hour had precluded the possibility of that gentleman ' s attendance . Mr . Hardy , a highly ; respectable schoolmaster of Tooting , was then called to the chair , and brieflv addressed the meeting , [ and . concluded by

      calling on Mr . Stallwood , who read a letter of apology from Mr . O'Connor , which apology the meeting declared satisfactory . Mr . Stallwojod then entered into the question of tlie political rights of labour , and addreascd the assembly in a fervid strain for upwards of an hour , amid considerable applause . At the conclusion Mr . Dale addressed the meeting , and concluded by moving a vote of thanks to the lecturer . Mr . Peter Hay , in an eloquent speech , seconded the motion , which was carried unanimously . A vote of thanks was also given to the chairman .

      Maryleboxe Locality . —At a meeting of the members of the Marylebone and Emihett Bragade localities , on Sunday evening , Mr . O'Connor ' s letter from the Star was read , to the general satisfaction of all present .

      MANCHESTER . South Lancashire T > elegate Mef . tixo . —The South Lancashire delegate meejting was held in the committee room , under the Carpenters' Hall , on Sunday last , Mr . John Nuttall in the chair . Delegates from the following places were present : —Manchester , Oldham , Maslev , Watcrhead Mill , and Rochdale . The minutes of the last meeting Were read and confinned , after which the following sums were paid in to the South Lancashire fund : —Rochdale , 2 s . Id . ; Oldham , 2 s . ; Waterhead Mill ; Is . ; Mosley , 1 U- ; Manchester , I Is . 3 d . For the executive : —Manchester . £ 3 53 . ; Salford , 10 s . ; jWaterhead Mill , 5 s .

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      CORRESPONDENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS Are requested to send their communications , addressed" Mlt . JOSHl'A HOBSON , Editor Northern Star , " 340 , Strand , London . " as early in the Week as possible . Reports of meetings and otht-v transactions occurring on Sunday or Monday must be i « London on Wednesday morning ; the news of Tuesday and Wednesday must be posted off ok WednKday night : the news of Thursday , on 'ITwrsdy night ; and the news of r ' ridaj , on Friday nigh f . These ihst&uc-. tio \ s mi ? t be STairTLT asided ui by the regular corresj » oiideiii » uf the Star . No excuse will be received for iu-s ;! ' -ct i . f duty or of sli >\ enly performance of it . It is cur ni > li to make tin- . Utru . ii efficient organ of the great

      Mo-. L-riicnt Tarty : to accomplish this we wrix do ocb FiiiT . and inu .-it il > sii . other- to do theirs . Let us haw flit- matter r ^ : il . ; rh supplied , and tliere shall be no cause for complaint fur nun-insertion . Secretaries of belies " ' ' n'orkin ^ mm . whether banded together as I'hartisf . -. or »¦< Trmli-s . will aM nmcli in serving . thetnst'lve * ; inci L . ilnuiV cause if they : ict on the instructions given illume , and send such matters of news as will l > e interesting to the reader generally , and of ser-\ iei- ro tlicir own bodv jiiirtirularly . We : Jso invite all fl'i' -uds tu th < - fiiuse of Labour tn niuler tlieir assistance to ei'iilWe u- t . > rn . ik ' tlit- > 7 . « r an ivan tl > . it will bear i-om ^ aiijuii niih any Journal i ;> tin- kingdom . Private L-t « . i - t " , r Mr . . Ioshia Hdbson aud Mr . G . Jili . vn IlARNfcv , uiu ^ -t be addressed to tlie Printing Otfict . . -iJivat Windmill-sti-eet . If . ivrnarkpt . London .

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      Mosley , 2 s . 6 d . Missionaiy fund : — Manchester , Carpenters' Hall , 5 s . The following resolutions were passed unanimously : — " That each delegate meeting shall decide where the next meeting shall be held . " " That tlie next delegate meeting Tbe held at Oldham . " "That each locality send their quota to the executive before any other money be paiu . " " That any locality wanting a local lecturer must send to Mr . John Murrey , No . 43 , Brook-street , under tlie Carpenters' Hall , Manchester . " "That our treasurer be exonerated from attending this meeting , on account of extreme illness . " "That the discussion

      upon the propriety of having hymn-books for the use of the Chartist body in this division of the country , containing 100 to 180 pages , do stand over until the next meeting , each delegate to bring the opinion of the members upon it . " " That the levy for the next month be one-fourth of a penny per member per week . " "That this meeting stand adjourned until this day four weeks , at ten o'clock in the morning , in the- Chartist room , Grcavcs-street , Oldham . " All future correspondence for the South Lancashire serretary must be addressed to Richard Radford , No . 8 , Violet-street , Welconibe-street , Ilulme , Manchester .

      Cakpenteiis' Hall . —A public meeting was held in the above hall < m Sunday evening last , Nov . 24 th . Mr . Aolui Nuttall was unanimously called to the chair * who . after a few remarks , called upon Mr . . lohn Smith to read Mr . O'Connor ' s letter from the Xt « r of Saturday last . At the conclusion of which the people -manifested their entire satisfaction with its oontcrtts by reoeatctl rounds of applause . Mr . Thomas Ranlvin , in an able speech , moved the following resolution : — " That we , the people of Manchester , highly approve of the removal of the Northern star from Leeds to London . " Mr . William Dixon seconded the resolution , which , on being put from the chair , was agreed to amid the enthusiastic plaudits of the meeting . Mr . D . Donovan , in a speech which

      did honour to hi& head and heart , moved the next resolution as follows : — " That if the proprietors and editors of the Northern Star see the necessity of advancing its price to fivepence , we , the people of Manchester , do pledge ourselves to support it , knowing that it is the only paper in existence that the people can call their own . " Mr . Edward Clark , in an excellent speech , seconded the resolution , which was earned without a dissentient vote amongst the thousands present . Mr . Clark , on the part of the Victim Fund Committee , brought the case of Jenkin , Morgan before the meeting , and stated that the choirbelonging to the Hall had given 15 s . to the Victim Fund . The thanks of the meeting were given to the choir for the liberal donation , and likewise to the chairman for his impartial conduct in the chair .

      After which the meeting was dissolved . Tavistock . —On Monday and Tuesday , Nov . 25 th and 2 fith , two public meetings will be held in the Guildhall , to hear Mr . Doyle deliver lectures on the ( om Laws , and on the people ' s Charter as the only permanent remedy for National distress . Monday Mr . Doyle delivered an able and argumentative lecture whioh lasted about an hour and a half , in which he scattered the arguments of the Free Trade School to the winds . On the second night Mr . Doyle illustrated the six points of the Charter , provine clearly that every point was necessary for the <• aiTvins' out the whole to perfection . He concluded l » y niiikin ; a strong appeal to the audience to come torw . ird and join the standard of the people ' s rights . A vote of thanks being given to Mr . Doyle for his x'veral lectures in this town , the meeting separated .

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      VOL . VIII . NO . 368 . SATURDAY , NOVEMBER , 30 , 1844 . F 1 « 9 M 1 £ 3 / S %£ « £ ? £ ? t& , mr . THE

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      " Come one , eozae afl—this rock sh&Q fiy Trasn its firm base as soon as L " jfo DxiB Feteids , —Here I am In the midst of g ^ jrrsnfi army of pillagers , after liaving skirmished fa seven years mth tte -whole corps of peeulatora . ij& to yon , irho trere my first clients , and Trho * e inigj ^ cj has ever been my most anadoiis care , I address

      jjT first letter . Some have told me that it wali be jj T juta ^ st to moderate the principles and to subdne fee tone of the Korihern Star ; but my answer is > gjaj . my principle is my life—and a spade , I call a fpfe . Ton "sd 31 not expect to see in this ¦ week ' 5 ara specimen of -what yoor paper shallliencefofth ^ g . It is not an easy matter to publish a paper on ^ Saturday at Leeds , aqj 3 upon the following , to wj -e all the arrangements eampleied for bringing it ngi in London .

      TTe isre all done onr part ; and npon me has derived the duties of Editor , compiler , seissors-nian , clerk , reader , correspondent—in short all save tkat of iSi ^ Dcker acd printer ' s devfl . And thank God I -jra ~ ab le to do It . Xen -week I shall have my > tfondself . nobson . who has stoo- 'l bj me througliout my Thole csmvalifn . ami yrhn ha < cheerful !? contributed ] jj 5 ^ - i- ^ -erfcl aid in ? uij Jc-j < &mneiit where it \ va ? rc quirtii- "S our old fiiend llarat-y . i-ijo . liai Wen t-iiu « ntil in II .- reiicival . m > that we have Kv » n all at sixes and sevens . gero I £ ej thtr > , in tbe mid ?! of the trimmtTs . the Tneuvii ^ siciaiis . and the sijiUlilIng itoliiicians , whi >

      acinc-siedge and denounce ihe c : d > lence of gris- "> amcei tsl woald -witliiiold TT&m yon tlie power of correcting ibffli- Tie "AiJlinir" DeT 5- ~ r > aper ^ that pander to premdk-e and cater for liaM ? pa > sion — that u }> hold irtnikesness , lewdnes-. rambling , and debauchery . Jjst their prodnctioss shyold he excluded from ihv eir ^ aufc-e , the bawdy-hou . ~ o . the stable , and the priK ring ^—are among the greatest enemies thai we lave io « mtend against : and one of two thing * i 3 cmie cenaui—I shHl either lessen their profits , or iriipibaa into the Chanbt ranks . And . a ~ I be " 2 eve tie only question with them to be what fescCTiion of merchandise will sell best in the

      jssrfcei , 1 would prefer opening a larger and more esieasrre repository for tlieir goods than now exists . That I ask you , then , is to wateh narrowly the fuj 2 re course and tone of the London Liberal press , and mark the improvement which 15 sure to take place from , the appearance of the Star among them . As -time is precious , and danger threatens , 1 shall abanioa my first intention , ivhich was to devote this letter to a consideration of my own prospects , tor the purpose of directing public attention to matter * of wore » enerai importance . I rush at onee to my subject , then , which is the consideration of the astounding mteHireBce contained in the following letter from tout wed and honoured friend , your protector and

      aavocate . I aimoimced the substance 01 ir 10 yon a fonnidrc since : bat now h comes whh double nr . th . o isy : Read it . mark it , learn it , and inwardly digest it " Iiis— Th- Albany , ^ . jt . li-zh . : » 4 } . pi- ^ > ul . Oa m ; . return iw to ^ vn . I found join u . Cv-. uccc = pi = ird Dv ib ? Pauiiiblf : t ^ niiiiBisis your r ? M v- ihe « - » » rxa ret-ratlv Oc-I : verci 3 "bv Lord FiarvtiiVtmi-. a : thr <" u ; - - ,. < ";> "i ; MdwSsflL u < - i . TiIiBC tOTOarirtint-t I kii - . < r

      x ^ rrif ? i viih creat arten * : i < n- aud thiuii % hal it ¦ n '^^ ii ^ - j- ^ . v -. > - !«>> V iT ! fi . miaa > , Ti . and i > ¦ Hrrirtci : v . iti . ^ r .- ^; jHiin . I ; -niI ] rt-. jnire . is irii . i-pini .-n . ~ mjtis-r ur ^ i . ^ i , - <; ¦> -jv ^ u L- r < i Pitzv iiiiatii & :- ad < iare < L m lE 'iurv tL- 1-- _ i ~ - linzv V > ? 2 i » i > rfc- - - Trader" I ' nJ'jB * . There t \ an 1 » - u .- d"uin * ' <•— : zi-e ilajieri" ii " . d > r !^ :-tii ~ " Bill «_ > : la > i r ^ - ^> i ' -i . - ••> a- ^^ isadi-u * anffi- / ^ -: aar < M-t hv Sir J . Graluui : I d . - > E-:-r rains ii -. ^ a > i'r > . cumr in -. ritii that viefl : but ) . t sfizt- ( 3 tn-. Tra . jT » TT » ir > . I f- 'nTgrtics it to that pur ;>¦»• - ¦ . iT ± .-liir : 2 ¦ tuf

      » drrc « x it idutv csveciiiliA , I believe-. at -ihnl Time - "• jitmai Id the 2 i-.= rtk- I sWul-3 u « -t i « -crvri- ^ t-I if sv-irre fiwh ir ^ - ^ y- -acre liiailf neit year : bet yi .-j , a : v 1 all a < liid f-fesis at ¦ ; hese }» l mar re 3 y ur » m a -cwnrinuaEtv oi e-v dsrd- 'iis to defeat an ^ sttnapt tu prevent ivliai 1 c < tnsder ^ ^ 2 > * comlEnaiii » n j > i " the industrious cia _ -r > sr > . 1 aia . dear Sir , yours faithfaHy . Thos . S . DrscoxBE . > iow iere you are forewarned , and therefore forejrmpd Of the tmth of the snrmisa there cannot 1 > e a

      imk : and therefore yon most arm—yon mo-t prepare 4 sr the szrassie , le ? i yon should be taken by surj / rise Ton are sore to conquer if you are bnt true to yourjeb-es . Tour arms most be nnion—yonr strength L » h vchit tmion ; yotrr T > ower in your "voice—and you access in yonr perseverance . Will yon then unite &at yon may be strong' Speak oat , that your voice " Bay " bepoweribl-Hand jpersereretliat joa maysueeeed . li h eHldish to talk to me about the -power of di 5-cated democracy . Itis foBy to speak of your advanced * oa rioi > . IteQyou , thatyoxrr backwardness has been fiss-cause of many a jood man ' s fall—of many a sarnot ' s ruin . Dnneombe is before yon . I am before mr > Th" Star is before von . James AL > Ir s- !«? fore

      tdh . and gallantly told you so . In 1533 . alter the Preform Bill had pas > f-d . there ^ ere nfty members in the Boose of Commons before TKL Hnme was iben tjefore yon ; Moleswr-rth was bewr yon ; FanliM was before yon : 3 and many iCisrs ¦ f ere before you : we saw yonr be < t n « lil 5 in-Tided ; and all the landmarks l > y -arMch jt-ur U '^ erties aid t ? rrrile £ re * hat ! ibr c-eurories been denned . wr * v tvelled and =: rack down , because the seiitiDe ] .- were allowed to s-rrainrie alunt- for vour 7 > ro : eetion . Ttcir

      2 ? aiby has heen the grave of many an hoiH-t Jameyour ? nr > 5 ervK'Ecy has Iven the cause of many a tyi £ ni « J m « is-ure . Tour ingratitude was the twul > of Eisry Hunt , wuose warning Toice you de » pl * ed . Sow I write , because Dnneombe must fall if you do soi stnTwrt him . and that in time too . He achieved Saea a rrimnDii for your order in the last session as vc-ald , 22 properly-commemorated , hare disheartened tyranny , and made the oppressor tremble before he Jeaia dkred to wage fresh war against the conqaeror . 1 am not a numey-grubber , but I know its value as tis reoresentalive of"i > ot > nlar ournioa . O'Connell's

      Same is in nothing more -terrific than in the amount f tribute yeariv collected for him . To thb the Minister looks for a substantial proof of tbe "CBion of the wople . The Irish may well langh at Jen . Had the testimonial in hononr of Dnnconibe ' s kimnph amounted to £ 100 , 000—whieh would have teen bnt a mere fraction of its value—the Minister lunld have seen in tlie amount something typical of 1 nnion ¦ which would have eompelietl him to pause feare lie made another onslaught upon the unionists . 1 ihall hot * , althongh it may appear egotistical ,

      Unstrate tbe trnth of my position , that your honest ^ ders are always before the people . In 1523 1 wrote * t&mp ] liet , ascribing the"WHtebov outbreaks of that Jar and all tlie sricTantes of the country , to tiu- U nion , ts landlords , clergy nia ^ Utrates , police , ami iraud feois . Three thousand copies of that pami » IJet were feed b : the press by tie Sherifiof Cork , acd 1 was teiged to fly my ti-untry for tMrteei ; monihs . as Kecla ] comniissdous were ajipointcd to lianir ai : > l tj-ansr " ^**^ - "" man \ tiu > dared even to defend th » - jK-oj'le . OLt ii ^ rar : i ] -br'r 2 Mlot washunir : and ihr . u- '' i I ain

      - ^'^ o-ji . they would have Luiizme if liiey i- "L ; ] d . AV ^ Ii , £ ^ " 5 ;; 2 > j tjijjjp -was for complaininj : of ib ««~ i- M-vt-ral feti-jus « .-i v _ h .- ! oty . while iu k-ss than four y » -ar ? after , ¦ r -Ktruszeia jt-irL-latt-d upon four of the in-I * - \ aiK- » > , te « the vV"hiv . - ~ ^ mw ^ juenijy destroye « i ib < ' <) lber . ™ & Tories jiassed the Tithes CoiDposjtion BID—the ** s measxae tliut vvas ever passed for Ireland—to forreei tithe abases ; the Subletting Act , of which I P ^^ GpaiiT tvniplained in my denunciation of land-^ s ; tlie Petxj Sessions Act , which was intended to P ^^ eEt individual magistrates from exercising their ** £ caprice : and the Constabnkrv Bill ( no : the

      Po-^ BD 1 , mind ) , to correct the old police j-vsrem . *^ th was the most horrible of alL The VThigs de-^> yed the old grand jury system , -while I think the ^ S * of Ireland now proves that I was not wrong in ** &BBndne the "Cnion . Hence , yon learn that what ®* y be treason "when a man is weak , becomes law ""fcen ihe people are strong . In 1835 , 1 proposed ™ t all Irish parsons should be dismissed from the ^ BHnisaon of the peace . I tos laughed at ; bnt in " ^ y * srs after it was done . In 1 S 35 , 1 proposed

      " * t aH landlords should be compelled to make leases ** tver in . a corn-Tent ; and in all cases -where land * ^^ ethen held npon lease at too high a ixni , that ** * ent should be estimated according to the sworn * -D 2 t 2 os of a competent jary , in like mamior as the *^ t t : property required for national purpose ? is i 0 "* cssessed . "Well , in 1835 , the proposition i-neated f 051 ^ ci langhier in the House of Conuawi ? : -while , ISii every newspaper , periodical , and stouter ^ -s 52 that the one great agricultural grievance is ,

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      THE POLISH REVOLUTION . London . —The anniversary of tin ' s memorable event was celebrated hy a public meeting at the Crown and Anchor , Strand , on Friday evening last , November 2 Mh . Dr . Bowing , M . P ., was unanimously called to the chair , and opened the proceedings in a neat speech , which was warmly applauded . Mr . Parry read letters from several members of Parliament who could not attend , but who universally expressed their sympathy with the object of the meeting . It was intimated that the letters read were a selection

      only of those received . This called forth cries for "honest Duncombe ; " " where'sDuncombe ' sletter ?" < fcc , &c . Mr . Parry assured the meeting that the letter was merely one of apology for non-attendance , and that it was unnecessary to " read it . This , however , did not satisfy the meeting , and the letter had to be produced amidst cheers for Duncombe . Monsieur Worsoon then read the annual address from the Polish Emigrants , which was received with great applause . [ We have not received a copy of the address . Mr . Lovett moved the first resolution as follows : —

      Resolved : — " That having heard the unanimous resolutions of the Polish Refugees in London , passed on the 5 th of June last , on occasion of the visit of the Tyrant Nicholas , this meeting , assembled for the purpose of commemorating the last Polish revolution of 1830 , cannot better fulfil its object , nor more worthily honour the present anniversary , than by declaring its approval of and adherence to the snid resolutions—concurring in their spirit—cchciiiiar their inflexible determination—and

      assertit > s tUo rlaiins of Tolish independence to every boundary \ iolated by any of the partitions of which Poland has bi't-ii the victim—protesting against all invasions of the riphts and liberties of Poles by foreign courts and cabinets , and claiming fur tlie Polish people the sovereignty of Poland , and the emancipation of the Polish soil . " Mr . I . i . vto . v seconded tlie resolution , which was carried uuanimously . Mr . Parky moved the second resolution : — ({(¦ so lved , — " That the perseverance of the Polish emigrants in advocating the cause of their country—their nimiKil celebration of the dav in which Poland made an

      t-tf . irt to rcg-am her independence—the contempt with which tlrey . spurned every amnesty offered to them—and above all . the spirit internally working upon the Polish millions , breaking nearly every year through the crust of Russian institutions , and provoking those atrocious persecutions against the language , religion , enlightenment , and liberty of the Polish people—are so many solemn and perpetual testimonies of the vitality of Poland , and therefore of their right to be considered and treated as a nation by the nations of Europe , who are bound to regard

      the wrongs inflicted on her , as infractions of their common * rights to freedom , independence , and self-government ; and that this meeting , considering the great cause of freedom as one and the same everywhere , and never to be rooted out from the affection of the patriotic , never to be abandoned by the heroism of the bravelooks to-the triumph of Poland in her future struggle for independence , as necessary to the security and happiness of Europe , and hence as entitled to find as many zealous allies as there are nations filled . with the hatred of

      tyranny . " Mr . H . Vincent seconded the resolution , which , was unanimously adopted . Mr . P . Tatxok moved the third resolution , which was simply an appeal to the Liberal press to publish the foregoing resolutions . M . Zaba ( a Pole ) then addressed the meeting in an animated speech , which elicited general cheering . Ho observed , that upon that day the Poles in every

      country in Europe , who were not enslaved , had met together to express their ardent devotion to their native country , and to renew their vows to employ all tlieir endeavours for its regeneration . -These sentiments were participated in by the unfortunate exiles who were groaning in the mines of Siberia , and upon that day their heartfelt prayer * were offered up to heaven ' for the deliverance oi' their native land . This unit a : of action , and the land would be free . Thanks were then

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 30, 1844, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct835/page/1/