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      art * ai'tora !!* * " , and contribute to sustain him W fori unequal contest . * ¦ * ¦ ' . ! v . . ' jenucsted that you will immediately take 11 ; l * 1 < * * - orm a Committee in your town , to Pffi * -J $ - for Subscrip tions . It would be adt ^^^ to oi " 46 ifc into smaU districts » to $ (& .. \& . i .. collector to each , to announce that &? F ° " ' . # ' -wrip tions will be collected simultaiJif * " V & ^ on a g i ^ en day , thus showing , by one ti 0 & .., $ & . ajj ( 1 bearty eftbrt , that the people will rrtflf ^' rin f 1 : . ^ their advocate and champion to be ccit . t "i a . j hx Leo-alErandsand Governmental ( C ' "ii * fhi * ncr " lication to thia office , collecting l > ' l ' r n 7 pre , y information that may le ne-] ]¦ : $ & : ;¦& ^ viH lie forthwith supplied to all («>& : «&& \ grous ef assisting in this good , tfto vho a" - < rt ^ a # rnu \ . and contrihute to sustain him

      uTe ! - - e ! - - , offlr nended that a per centage on I * ' 1 * ,= t collected be allowed to all who \ $ t si $ t sia & Uat duty the amount of such ffSejc B ^* , -, be fixed b y the local Comi ji f tsii « fsiiif * , should be remitted immediately

      11 Th r " t Office Order , ) to Mr . William ( rf ( if ,, ; Great Windmill-street , Hay-T * id < THief , J ' aMof Subscribers ; and a due : ^ i ^ S vknwledgement wffl appear in the ¦ ata ata i « ^ . i- " ^ Saturday . i ^ ' ^ M ^"^^;^ \ I al ^ ether ' -BOWomever . i i alu ** William Bides .

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      3 . Vickie * and Friends , Greenock .. J- » « Lit . - „ „•• " ion ijfiiah-v and Shelton , per E . > ixon .. » - " ij--.: u " -=:. "elij-. rt—W . PottsandJ . Hogers .. 0 - 0 fe I Mi . tdle-. onandM . Scragg .. " * * I w . Gn . ! am and J . "Mather .. " J * iT . fk-v-i .. .. • : } J I . " \ l-Cawl » vandT . P . roaaimrst .. " */"

      ' C C-. tinorvilUM-erT . M , Wheeler .. 11 ° * A : Viv Frinils . Armitagc Bridge anaBtrry fl E 7 « w , BearUuddersfield .. - " \ i ,. il ^ -i rk . per J . Saunders .. .. „ i ? « jE"iHsh 3 m , jM .-r . l . Sweet .. .. " „ "i ffran Wfaheach—T . Register .. " i , % r | J 1 . 5 i < 1 v .. .. •• ° - I 1 J . and W . Batterham .. « - " fS . feudal ! .. - "Mo * S ; . i"riend .. -. " 2 ? ? TSt . ke-rnider-nam , perT . Taylor .. ° "f J " gjf . Wilier , Cheltenham .. " ,, « ^ Bn = t .. l Charrifts , per W- Hyatt .. 1 « JJ | 3 I ' .. Vvmii : iii , C liiton , Bristol .. .. ° z „ I j . Viirf . Car Jiff .. " 2 ? .. 0 1

      rX > 3 inn-. l 5 . Castle Precincts , Bristol .. « : froni b'lidon—S . Loveday .. .. 01 " |!; r . Fr .., t .. .. .. 0 I » f 2 Ir . llinh .-ock .. .. " ° Z 7 . ^ l & oa 0 2 0 »! . Witney .. .. " 22 ? "tj . Wri = ley .. .. " 22 ! : Piirwola .. .. " n ? ft ap . C . inili-maliers , Aberdeen .. .. 0 1 u sIFirJi , IIart ' s-Iiai .. " 2 J 2 F 2 . 5 cutH . rt . llart's-hill .. .. 010 HrJIirk . London .. - 2 ° ilr ,. v Friends , ijiraBsea , per J . Harris .. 0 3 fc fJ . Hunt . Oidhury -. " 2 J 2 lUftsavemiv . per T . C . Ingram -. « o o pc : r . c ! d . ^ r C . Cavill .. £ * ? aiF < wFritiids t Toniuay , perT . Hockaf .. 0 o JJ

      % ThomjKoa and Friends , Glossop .. » S S ^ s Fr iend * , Glos * op fless , order & posWge , 4 &) « » o SA ' -trhison . Dahrv-road .. 0 10 aU '; drd . St . Germains de Levity per Lesieui , SCa ! vad . « . France -- - 0 10 0 iW . > uiiih . L « idon , Birmingham , per W . Tee ! 6 4 0 ffli-dskms . " Walsall .. .. « x » 3 "fV " el * ter , WalsaU -- .. 010 i ^? SECHTED BT JOBS ABXOTT . JTflfnr :. i « rW . T \ Wits - - ° " 6 4 r Frtv Working Men , in Dewey ' s shop , [ fGloucester .. >• ° " •* J _ r ! L

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      pBDINGDPOF THE MB COMPAP . S , RECEIVED BV \ V . BIDES . ffi * £ s . d . 3 . Rv 5 : tnds , Bolton .. -. 0 0 C Jft i " ii .-c and others . Torquay .. .. 0 10 9 dfensiUM , pcrJ . Iinney .. •• 010 G afcsrs . ColliiH , Meaden , and Kogers , Frome .. 0 i C " 3 fe 5-rs tmmli . Glarksou , Kenwick , and Tem-^¦ erhy . IIi ^ hspte . Shotlejbridge .. 0 3 C PL Lcstrr , Heading .. .. 0 10 jpr . Orw , Glas ; otv .. .. 0 5 0 1 fc « rs . Swatsan , Merrv , an & AUen , "flamiBtead 0 1 « ?* jai Emley-W . Beckett .. .. 0 0 C Si . Bedford .. .. .. 0 0 C S . Miayu .. .. .. 0 0 0 Wr 3 . Save .. .. .. 006 a " 'Valltv . South Stockton .. .. 010 0 PL l * T . ms , lliiaon .. -. 0 10 W- King , iiilston .- .. 0 . 0 6 piX ^ ttandT . Case . LongBttck ' oy .. 0 10 pD : aiih , i » erJ . CoHins .- .. 0 li 9 afcrn . fli , Crot > k ' 3-place , per Messrs . Wall and Bjk . ra -- .. 0 2 C g K-. vn . per J . Kennett .. .. 0 3 0 Sllacton . i « r U . Woodcraft .. .. 0 2 6 "" tE- MoffattWentffOrth-street Whiteehapel 0 10

      , , * 3 fes rr Warlev . perl ) . Messenger .. 112 4 ( learr Warier . perl ) . Messenger .. 112 4 pT . Atkinson , * liverpool .. .. 0 10 El :. .. - .. 030 feo : n HuddcrsSeld—G . nargreaves .. 0 0 6 * . . L . BrsmneU - .. 010 » W . Dawson .. .. .. 010 Sw . Clay .. .. ,. 003 ^ fcttiniliam , i > er J . Sweet .. .. 0 6 0 •* . ke-uuuer-Ham , per T . Taylor .. 0 7 C i * Wj > v . Cheltenham -. ° , 2 ^ osClift . n . Bristol-Mr . Xewman .. 2 . S- ' .. l ! r . « Miing .. .. 9 . 0 6 l C . Clark .. .. .. SA . C . Oark .. .. .. 000 "SC . V . ' . Clark .. .. .. 0 0 C

      fair . Whites .. .. .. 020 . ilOrfe .. .. .. 010 % . Allen .. .. .. 0 0 C X A'Brs , CaruuT .. .. 009 IfcrvCampbell , Cardiff - .. 0 0 C ' ~ < K Samuel * . Castle Precincts . Bristol .. 0 -j 0 Js-T ., inis . L'ivth , Xorth Shields .. 0 2 0 * L-. v * dav " .. .. .. 010 "• "Mr . Fr . ^ " .. .. .. 010 ' *< . ii . h . 3 n ; 0 'ConnorrilIe .. .. 0 2 6 " iv ; . iie y , London .. .. 0 0 6 **> VrL'ley , London .. .. 0 0 6 i * ihaq ., Dunfermline .. .. 0 10 ? * *> . k . H , rt Branch , per T . Woodhouse .. 15 0 * finli , Har t ' s Jiill .. .. 0 I 0 | » FarnelJ . Hanley .. .. 010 W . Bruwn . Oielmsford .. .. 0 0 6

      uiiwver , Chelmsford ( 2 nd sub . ) .. 0 0 G Hham . }* r J . Lord .. .. 0 14 0 ' . Lees . Oldham .. .. 020 r « ai OHburv—J . Hunt .. .. 0 2 0 } iessrs . T . and S . Page .. .. 020 Saab V- age „ .. .. 010 ffsrs . G . andT . Hemmings , Tansley , Kent , j fcahh , and Garlic , Coventry .. .. 0 4 0 raihiivsburv-J . ros .. .. 0 10 jJUIeah-y .. .. .. 020 * -Xewsane .. .. .. 010 f Srinive . i ' onvich .. ., 0 10 ^• jkIJ . Mulholland , Mearns , hv Ghsgow .. 0 10 " Aitohiioa . Dalrv-Toad .. .. 0 0 S r-a Kdiahut- 'h-lG . WiUis .. .. 0 1 0 "¦" . rrasw .. .. .. 006 " Uh-ndtrson .. .. .. 006 l ' -Chcsnev .. .. .. 020 " . Cbrk .. .. .. Callnm .. .. .. " - . Gonna .. .. .. 0 1 0

      « . « all .- 0 10 l « - GaU .. .. ,, 010 IW . l'rinsell .. .. 0 10 §& rs . \ Vatsoa .. .. .. 0 0 0 « -Kewa .. .. .. 0 0 6 Mb . lleotodl .. .. .. 0 0 6 a * . Alexander .. .. .. 0 0 6 | [ A . l ! obc-rts , sen . . .. 0 0 C f s "' Vttobens , jun . .. .. 0 0 6 . Awto Smith .. .. 006 - iBonste .. .. .. 0 0 6 i N . Iianuer .. .. .. 006 f ^ aWalsaB-S . Hodgkins .. « - ° 2 iWrfster .. - * .. .. Olf " Greenwav .. .. .. 010 a a-Hedskos - .. " . .. 010 ^ iTinnscn 010 t tuiw ¦

      . .. „ .. HrL . ... BECEITED ATEAXD OfFICE . •; - ^ ' . .. .. .. « - " ^ ,. , „ . BECEIVED ATEAXD OHICE . m-i . W . Pearce .. .. 0 1 « ay . l ' earce 0 10 "S « W lani BaiiBto V . I . 0 1 0 ; gJyaatam ,, ^ j . Bate 3 < # ,. o Hi ) 5 » J > _ iECaVH > BrJOBSABS 01 T . . „ ^• ftrter . Lynn .. .. .. 010 H £ 1119 o

      S. Defence Fund. £ Receiv Ed By W. Kideb...

      S . DEFENCE FUND . £ Receiv ed by w . Kideb . — Dandee , Convivial Meeting g flnauttee , per J . Graham 1 L 1 EXPENSE FUND . I Becetvedjry w . Rasa ,- ? , Gibbon , O'CwmMviBe 2 s 64

      Agitation Tor The Charter "Received Bjw ...

      AGITATION TOR THE CHARTER "Received bjW . RiBEH .-Bristd , perW . Ilvattls 3 d . — R-ceived by Jons ABSoir .-ifarjlebone , per Mr . Goodwin ' £ ~ i r ? wljes od-J . -Mcms 4 d _ A Friend , City-road , per Jir . JIoIyoakels-Srr . T Uum per Mr . Holvoake 2 s Cd-- Mr . G . J . Hoboake Is-Lynn , per J . Twaits 7 s 6 d-Lticester per J . Johnson . lOs-JIr . J . Smith , Whitechurch ls-Hastmg 3 , perE . Mose 4 s 9 , l . FOR THE HUNGARIAN AND POLISH REFUGEESEeceivedby W . JW-J . Cooks , Shincliffe-collieiy ldr " a 1 T «' , f' jncbft-coWery ld-a few Friends , Newton , lluddersfield Ss- ^ ottingliam , per J . Sweet 2 s Wd-Abergavenny , per T . C . Ingram 3 s . Kcceived by Jon . v Ansorr . —A few A pprentices , copper-emiths and brassfounders , Glasgow , per G . W . JI . lieynolds 16 s -Bradford , per A . Fowler 4 s . TRACT FOND . Deceived by W . Rider . —Mr . Bateman , Bristol , per W . Hyatt 6 d . FOR MACNAMAUA ' S ACTION . Received by W . Rideb . —Xottingham , per J . Sweet 3 d . agitation for the charts

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      The Executr*E Committee Oe The Tfatloxal...

      THE EXECUTR * E COMMITTEE OE THE tfATlOXAL CHARTER

      ASSOCIATION , Held their usual weekly meeting at the Office , 14 , Southampton-street , Strand , ou Wednesday evening last—Mr . G . J . Hol yoalce in the chair . —The whole of the committee were present . Correspondence was received from Cheltenham , Hastings , Leicester , Lynn , Whitechurch , and Mr . Le Blond . Mr . Harxey moved , seconded by Mr . Grassby : — " That a delegate be sent to represent the Committee at the West Riding delegate meeting , to be held at Halifax on Sunday nest , January 5 th . " Carried unanimously . Mr . Erxest Joxes was unanimousl y appointed the said delegate .

      Mr . Harxey then moved , and Mr . Joses seconded , the following resolution : — " That this Committee , as the Executive head of the National Charter Association , feel it their duty to vindicate the princi p les of Democracy and the rules of the Association . They , therefore , repudiate all connexion with the Conference called to meet in Manchester on the 27 th inst ., by the local council of that town , such Council not being the head of the Chartist bod y , nor duly authorised to summons a national delegation . They further call on all true Chartists and good Democrats to abstain from any participation in the said Conference . " Carried with one dissentient .

      During the discussion on the above resolulutiou , the following questions were , throug h the chairman , put io Mr . O'Connor by Mr . Reynolds . —Do the Manchester Council intend to elect a new Executive ? Mr . O'Cosxor . —No ! Thev have no such intention . Mr . Reynolds . —Do they intend to act antagonistically to this Committee ? Mr . O'Comtor . —No J It they did I would not act with them .

      Mr . O'CoA'hOR then moved : — " That a Conference be held in Manchester on January the 27 th , and that a Conference be also held in London , on Monday , March the 3 rd ; " but as no seconder appeared , the motion was not entertained . Mr . Davis stated , that through the peculiar circumstances in which he was at present p laced relative to his employment , it would be impossible for him to attend to his duties as one of the Executive Committee of the National Charter Association , and therefore , although it was with deep regret , he still felt it to be his duty to tender bis resignation .

      Mr . Reynolds moved , seconded by Mr . O'Coxxon .: — " That Mr . Davis ' s resignation be accepted , with a vote of thanks for his services in tbe Chartist cause . " The motion was unanimousl y adopted . Mr . Davis returned thanks , and having said that he should also resi gn as a member of the Polish committee , then retired . The following was moved by Mr . Harxey , and seconded by Mr . Grassb y : — - " We , the

      undersigned members of the Chartist Executive , having read the Manchester Council's attack upon one of the Committee—Mr . Ernest Jones , published in tbe Northern Star of December tho 28 th—hereb y declare their disgust and indignation at the authors of that tissue of abuse and falsehood , and brand its authors as detestable slanderers of a man , who , b y his services , sufferings , and devotion to the people ' s cause , has entitled himself to the confidence and esteem of all true Democrats . "

      Signed by Jonx Akxott , James Grassby , G . Jullix Harxey , John Milxe . The following was also agreed to by those whose names are appended thereto : — " Not being able to subscribe to the terms in which the foregoing minutes are expressed , we still wish to si gnify our accordance with its intention , and to observe , that the fact , that the Executive appointed Mr . Jones their delegate to Halifax after reading the attack referred to , indicates their confidence in Mr . Jones ' s integrity . Signed by G . J . Holyoake , Feargus O'Coxxok , * G . W . M . Reyxolds .

      Mr . Grassby moved , seconded by Mr . Milxe : — " That the vacancy in the Executive caused by the resignation of Mr . Davis , be at once filled up , and that the Secretary be instructed to forthwith issue orders for that purpose . " Carried unanimously . It was also agreed : — " That a series of great public meetings be held in the metropolitan districts , commencing at John-street on Tuesday evening , January the 14 th . " In consequence of an unusual press of busk ness , the consideration of the list of places to send delegates to the forthcoming Conference was postponed until next week . The Committee then adjourned to Wednesday Evening , January the 8 th . ""

      Notice is hereb y given to all localities , and others who may feel an interest in the election , to proceed at once to nominate a fit and proper person to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr . William Davis as one of the Executive Committee ; sucb nominations must be forwarded , addressed to the General Secretary , at the office , 14 , Southamptonstreet , Strand , on , or before , Wednesday , January- the loth , and as the same will be duly published , the votes thereon must be taVen and transmitted as above stated , on , or before Wednesday , January the 29 th , as all nominations , or votes , received after the above dates , will be null and void .

      Notice is also given , that new cards of membership for 1851 are now ready , and all who desire the progress of Democracy , are most earnestly requested to at once apply for the same to the Secretary , to whom all communications must be addressed , and all Post-Oflke Orders must , for the future , be made payable to the Treasurer , Mr . Robert Le Blond , at the Post-Office , London . Notice is further given , that as several localities have neg lected to send in their returns of the number of cards issued , aud the monies received thereon , and in order that time may be allowed them to compl y with the notice previously given , it is deemed advisable to defer the printing of the financial statement until Wednesday , January loth . Signed on behalf of the Committee , Jonx Arxoxt , General Secretary .

      Clkbkexweu, 41, Turnmill-Street—On Sunda...

      ClkBKEXWEU , 41 , Turnmill-street—On Sunday evening last Mr . T . Brown lectured ( in the absence of Mr . K ydd , who was engaged on a very important matter , ) on Church History , past and present . After which Mr . Brown , on behalf of the Refugees , returned thanks to the friends who had . assisted them . They had lately received clothes from the country , for which they were grateful , but they required more clothing . He also stated , at the request of the refugees , the committee had g iven notice that they would give up the premises in March next , and he hoped that friends would assist them for a short time longer . A few pounds was owing for rent ; the committee had not a farthing in hand , and

      Clkbkexweu, 41, Turnmill-Street—On Sunda...

      they were frequentl y obliged to borrow to provide food for tho men ; that day they had not broken their fast , but the number of persons then present would be the means of suppl ying them with a little sustenance . He ( the speaker ) and Mr . AntilJ , at the request of the refugees , had waited upon five meetings of the shoemakers to thank them for their assistance . It was announced that a meeting would be held in the Harmonic Hall , on Tuesday , and thanks having been given to the chairman and lecturer , the meeting dispersed . Todmordex —At a meetine of members , „« .... „ ,. „ a .,.,. .,.. _ ,. „ T ^

      the following resolution was adopted : — " That it is the opinion of this meeting , that the repl y of the Manchester Council to Ernest Jones , Esq ., in the Star of the 28 th ult ., is an attack upon that gentleman ' s character , characterised b y a total absence of justice , as far as regards his real merits , and that we believe him not only to be zealous but faithful to the principles of true democracy . And this meeting is further of opinion , that the object which they seek to attain , that is , to lessen his influence b y attempting'to destroy his character , will not only prove a failure , but an everlasting disgrace . "

      Haslet axd Siielto . v . —A social tea party and ball was held in the People ' s Hall , Brunswickstreet , on Christmas Day , when 260 persons sat down to an excellent tea . The proceeds of the tea and ball—which amounted to the sum of £ 9 2 s . — is sent herewith , in two Post-office orders , for the Honesty Fund . Arrangements are being made for the division of the township into districts , and parties are appointed to make collections . We are also getting subscribers for the disposal of a set of china wave , and two sets of ornaments , for the same object . All subscriptions must be sent to the secretary , at Mr . Yates' Temperance Hotel , Crownbank , Shelton , who will give every information on the subject . —E . Sixes , Secretary .

      Repeal Of The Duty Ox Paper. A Meeting O...

      REPEAL OF THE DUTY OX PAPER . A meeting of paper manufacturers was held on Tuesday afternoon , at the Clarence Hotel , Spring Gardens , Manchester , in order to consider what steps could be taken to secure , in the course of the next session of parliament , the abolition of the paper duty . Mr . T . B . Ckompiox was called to the chair , and said that at a meeting held about a month since , he was requested to ascertain , as far as possible , the probability of getting , in the nest session of parliament , an abolition o f tbe paper duty . With this view , he had had interviews with Lord John Russell , the Chancellor of the Exchequer , and a

      great number of leading men , both in and out of parliament , and of all political sentiments . The result of those interviews was a conviction that on the exertions made by the public and the trade , but emanating from the latter , would entirel y depend whether they were to succeed in getting this obnoxious tax repealed or not . The next step he took was to have a circular issued by tlie "Association for the Abolition of the Duty on Paper , " . which existed in London , and also himself to issue a pamphlet on the subject . He did this because he felt that they could never hope for success , unless they informed the public of the true nature of the paper tax , and the extent to which it affected almost every individual in the community . He had

      that day met with an individual who was consuming £ 1 , 000 worth of paper yearly , but who said ho " had not the least idea that paper paid any very serious duty , " and was perfectly aslounded when he ( tbe chairman ) informed him that it paid not less than forty per cent . This was not all . Some descriptions of paper were taxed to the extent of 120 per cent , on the cost price . He believed that if the public , r . ow almost ignorant on the subject , were made fully aware of the nature of the . ' paper duty , not only _ would they be ablerto secure its speedy repeal , but , i . i fact , to make it a part of the next budget . They would find in the public press , he believed , a most powerful organ in aiding their movement ; and through the newspapers and

      other channels , the association in London would take care that the bearings of the tax were fully exposed to the public . The paper manufacturers were , of course , the first to feel the effects of the tax . A man could not commence making paper without first applying to an excise officer to survey his premises , tonumberevery room in them , and also to mark , by letter or by number , every implement which he { tlie manufacturer ) proposed to use . The act now in force , as amended in committee , was called " A bill to consolidate and amend the laws for collecting and securing tbe duties of excise on paper made in the United Kingdom ; " it was passed on the 5 th of July , 1 S 39 , and contained sixty-nine clauses , a great number of which were penal .

      Section three required paper makers , before commencing business , to make " a true and particular entry in writing " of all their mills and premises , and every implement they used in the manufacture , Ac , of paper of any description , or buttonboard , millboard , pasteboard or scalehoard , and to deliver the same to the excise officer in whose survey the mill and premises mi ght be situated : in which entry every " engine , chest , machine , vat , and press shall be distinguished by a particular number or letter , or number and letter or letters ;" in default of which , for every unentered mill or implement , the manufacturer shall forfeit £ 200 ; " together witli all paper , buttonboard , millhoard , pasteboard or scalehoard , and all

      materials found therein . A similar penalty was imposed in case the marks upon the several things mentioned did not agree with the entry given in , so that if the number or letters were erased by accident , the excise officer could declare the premises as unentered , and en orce the penalty of £ 200 . The chairman proceeded to read and comment upon section nine , remarking that under it the labels issued by the commissioners of excise , to be used in the tying up of paper , were made equal in value to bank notes ; as there was a fine of £ 10 imposed for every label delivered to any manufacturer , " and for which a receipt shall not begiven , or whicr shall be cancelled , obliterated , or destroyed , sold or disposed of , or improperly used , or not produced or

      accounted for , when demanded by the excise officer . It was often necessary to entrust a working man with 1 , 000 of those notes at once ( representing to the manufacturer £ 10 , 000 ) , and the manufacturers were of course always in danger , as some of the labels mi ght be destroyed or removed through malice , or even through tho slightest negligence or inattention . By section 1-5 , a period of eig hty-four hours was consumed , after paper was ready for delivery into tho market , before the manufacturer could send it out , in consequence of the notice required to be given prior to and to elapse after the wei g hing and charging of it with duty . This period , during which the paper was kept in the mill , was a longer one than

      was required for him to buy the raw materials in Manchester , send them to bis mill , manufacture paper , and transport it to any part of the kingdom if he were not interfered with . This regulation crippled tbe consumption of paper to an almost incalculable extent . The chairman , after referring to other restrictive and penal clauses in the act , pointed out the extent to which , despite the vigilance of tbe excise , frauds were constantly being committed , and said that o this the government was fully aware , and acknowledged the difficulty of collecting the duty . Substitutes for paper were being continually produced so nearly identical in

      their nature that excisemen could not detect the difference until told of it ; but all these were allowed to go duty free . He himself , within ten days had placed in the hands of a government officer a specimen of a new material , which the officer unhesitatingly pronounced to be pasteboard ; but he would not , nevertheless , dare to seize three tons of it , although lie ( the chairman ) told him where it was lying . The chairman next referred to the great number of persons who depended upon the manufacture of paper , either directly or indirectly , and urged the immense advantage which must result to them from the abolition of tbe paper

      duty , . . Mr . Baldwin described the injurious operation ol the paper duty on the trade of Birmingham . The meeting was afterwards addressed by Mr . C . Potter and other gentlemen ; and resolutions were agreed to for the commencement of a subscription , to aid the London association ; directing the secretary to communicate with all similar associations in the country ; and urging paper manufacturers to solicit subscriptions from their friends generally , and to endeavour to make known the injurious operation of the tax complained of . About £ 200 was subscribed by thoso present at tbe meeting .

      Repeal Of The Taxes 02? Paper. A Public ...

      REPEAL OF THE TAXES 02 ? PAPER . A public meeting on this important subject was held on Thursday evening at the London Tavern . The attendance of gentlemen connected with the Press were very numerous ; there were also a good attendance of tbe active Chartists of the metropolis . About seven o ' clock the room being particularly filled , . C . Cowa ! -, Esq ., M . P ., was called to the chair , and opened the business of the meeting by stating that n was with reluctance he took the chair , being in a pecuniary manner interested in the abolition of tbe tax . Many in tbe paper trade thought that its abolition would be injurious to them ; he was not , however , of that op inion . The Chairman then showed the injury the system of taxation inflicted on the manufacturer , and the great detention it caused in thoir business . The papermakess- were a small body scattered *? erthe whole cauatss , ana

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      | therefore their representations nere not heeded . Ho then exhibited a specimen of paper made of straw , on which there was a duty of Ms . Od . on a raw material that cost onl y 2 s . The paper on which most of the London journals was printed on was made from the sweepings of the cotton mills ; no duty on the raw material was charged to tho cotton manufacturer , but on the verv refuse , lid . per pound was charged to the paper maker . He trusted that the day would soon come when tho Press would be really free in this countrv . ( Loud cheers . ) The Chairman then alluded to tlie Exhibition for ISol , and gave all honour to Prince Albert for pro jectmg it . ( This was received with hisses and laughter , amid which the speaker sat down . ) A letter favourable to the meeting was read from Mr . Hume . -

      £ . lv ? R 3 ALL m ° ved the following resolution :-That , in the opinion of this meeting , the dutv on paper is emphaticall y atnx on skill nud industry , and interfered with the employment of labour and capitiil by those engaged in its manufacture , and inflicted , though in a less desree , an injury upon the public at large , thca-bv injuring both manufacturer and consumer . "ihe association who called the mcetin ? based their opposition to the tax chiefly on commercial grounds ; it kept thousands of working men idle , who would otherwise bo emp loyed . He also advocated its abolition on the ground of its affecting the brains as well as the stomachs of our population , and prevented that spread of knowledge so essential to the well-being of all classes . He then showed how

      it affected the interests of many trades in addition to the paper makers , who numbered about 40 , 000 persons . One merchant in the hardware line in Birmingham , used twenty tons of paper in wrapping goods which he exported to tbe United Statedother trades were injured in a similar manner . He then passed some high eulogiums upon the intelligence and sincerity of the working classes , and declared his opinion that they only needed to have a frec / and cheap literature to rise still higher in the social scale of society . Mr . P . Boswicic seconded the resolution in an able speech , giving a history of the repeal of the duty on leather : tnd g lass , which , with paper , constituted the three grand things recommended by Sir H . Parnell for reduction in the year 1820 .

      Paper , unlike all other articles , received its value fromlabour alone , the raw material being valueless . He counselled them to follow the example of the United States , and by abolishing the duty , give employment to 500 , 000 persons at home , instead of driving them to seek shelter in America . The stamp duty on newspapers , was likewise an injury —( great cheers )—but not equal in extent to that of the duty on paper . ( "Xo . no . " ) He trusted they would keep to the one sulject before them , and not attempt to divert the meeting from its one object . Mr . D . W . RuFFr , prior to tbe resolution being put , requested to know whether the chairman would put any other resolution or amendment , if that were allowed to pass without addition or

      amendment ? The Chairman having assented , the resolution was carried unanimously . Mr . Beddow moved a resolution , showing "that the tax , by increasing the price of books and newspapers , impeded the progress of knowledge and education . " Mr . Ixoium , of the Illustrated London hews , seconded the resolution . Mr . G . J . Holyoakk moved an amendment , embodying the addition of tbe abolition of the one penny stamp on newspapers , and the advertisement duty . His amendment would better carry out the objects of the meeting ; and he trusted the courtesy and penetration of the committee would cause them not to look upon him as creating an opposition .

      Every argument that applied to the resolution applied still stronger to his . If they meant to carry a national measure , they must adopt national means . Their present agitation was liable to be considered a trade question , and divested it of thediggnity of a national movement . Dr . Johnson said , that " if a man meant well , the more li « means the better . " ( Cheers . ) He objected to that movement , as there was already a society , which had been two years in existence , which agitated for thft reduction , not of the duty on paper alone , but also of the duty on newspapers and advertisements ; and they were well aware that several parties struggling for the same object effected an injury upon each

      other . If tho tax had been taken oft' newspapers , that meeting would have been unnecessary , as the tax on paper would speedily have followed the unstamped press . At present , they were compelled to import their politics from abroad , because they would not encourage their home growth and culture . Mr . Holyoake then showed that the government owed them the arrears of ei ghteen years of disappointment , since they had so gallantly struggled and suffered to obtain an unstamped press . They needed not only such works as tho . ie of Dickens and Knight s , but they wanted cheap newspapers , to give them political ahd social knowledge .

      Mr . Collkti seconded the amendment . As the Secretary to the Society for the Abolition of all Taxes on Knowledge , and having fifty branches in different parts of the country , whose members had numerously signed petitions in favour of that object , he was compelled to protest against any movement calculated t-i injure that cause . lie wished the present committee success in getting the duty off paper , but the public mind must not be diverted from attaining the whole of their demands . Mr . Collett then went into the question of revenue , showing that , in a pecuniary view , the government would not suffer by abolishing the penny stamp , as an equal amount would be raised by the postage on unstamped newspapers . He also showed , by numerous instances , that the present law could no t be carried out , and ended an argumentative and humorous speech by calling on Mr . Milner Gibson , the M . P . for Manchester , who was on the platform , and who moved the motion last session in the house , as to the course he would now adopt .

      Mr . Milner Gibson , who was much applauded , stated , that he brought forward his motion for the abolition of all Taxes on Knowledge , upon the great principle that they were not a legitimate source of revenue ; he had also found , by experience , that the course to adopt was to ask sufficient and take what they could get . Lytton Bulwcr , when in parliament , had moved for the repeal of them as a whole , and he believed by so doing that they would receive a greater amount of sympathy and support . In his opinion , the stamp on newspapers was of the

      most importance to be repealed . lie was for the cheap newspaper . If competition was good for the farmer it was good for tho newspaper proprietor ; and he believed that at the bottom of the government opposition , was a feeling of opposition to the spread of Political and Social Knowledge . They mig ht talk of the Free Press of England , but they would never have a Free Press until the stamp duty was abolished . I f compelled to give a vote be must vote for the amendment . Mr . EnwAjms briefly addressed tho meeting .

      The Cumbmas expressed a desire that it would not be put as an amendment , but as an addition ; this being assented to , the amendment and original resolution were put to tho meeting , and the addition of Messrs . Holyoake and Collett carried with only one dissentient . Mr . Brown moved , and Mr . seconded , a vote of thanks to the Chairman for his very impartial conduct , and the meeting separated .

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      THE PROPOSED COXFEREIs'CE . Mr . EnnoR , —I refrain from giving an opinion as to the most proper time and place for convening the intended Conference ; that has been sufficiently expatiated upon , and it would have been well if all had restricted their observations to the question at issue . A very acrimonious spirit- has pervaded some of the articles written upon tbe subject , and much extraneous and personal matter has been interwoven into the affair , calculated to injure tbe cause , and damage the People ' s Paper . I have this week received a number of letters showing that the writers think there has been more than enough of such matter , and expressing their determination to discontinue the Star , should its pages be thus disgraced by columns of articles evincing a lack of that unity and brotherly love , which , ought to be manifest among our ranks . Let not tho enemy point the finger of scorn at us , aud exclaim , " See how they hate one another . "

      I implore the combatants to cease their strife ; and I beg of you to close the door against such angry feelings . Yours truly , "Wit . Rider .

      National Charter League. On Monday Eveni...

      NATIONAL CHARTER LEAGUE . On Monday evening last the usual meeting of the council of this body was held at the League rooms , when the president , Mr . M'Grath , occupied the chair . The ordinary general business having been accomplished , the president called attention to an able leading article , in the Star of the 21 st ult . on the subject of the Manchester Conference , when it was unanimously resolved;— " That the secretary is instructed to transcribe said article in the minute book of the League , as it reflects the idoa upon which the League itself is founded . " Mr . Doyle

      then read from the Northern Star o f ihe 23 th ult ., an address from the Manchester Council , containing a programme of business to be discussed at the approaching Conference ; when the thanks of the Council of the League were unanimously voted to the Manchester Chartists for the pertinacity with which this latter body adheres to their resolution of calling a Conference together . It was resolved that Mr . Kendall be requested to deliver his intended lecture on Secular Education , on Sunday evening next , in these rooms—Talford coffee-house , Farringdon-street—and that he commence-ftt half-past WTOtto ' cJocIfi

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      NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TRADES . T . S . Dl-xcombe , Esq ., M . P . , President . Established ISL 5 < " HAT n'STITIA . " " If it were possible for the working classes , by combining amor .: ; themselves , to raise , or keep up tho jjtmural rate of wages , it nei-J hardly be sahl that this would he a thing not to he punished , hut to he welcomed anil rejoiced Kt ' Stiurt Hill . The extraordinary termination of the dispute between the engine drivers of the northern division of the great North "Western railwav and their wealthv and powerful employers , is suggestive of the most earnest and serious reflection of that important bodv ot operatives , and of the wovkins : classes generollv "

      . ISe ^ er was -hero a victory , by employers , more signal or perfect . Sever was there a powerful bodv ot men locally organised in considerable strength ' , so completel y unprepared to cope with their 4 , nt antagonists . Never was there a more perfect absence of anything like fixed princi ples of action , or ot an organised executive , armed with discretionary powers to deal with so simple , and , after all , scarcely important qsestion . Here are the Railway Boards of Groat Britain , the proprietors of the hi gh ways of the countrv , they have , as such , immense powers , and immense responsioilities . The public have a deep interest that the operations of railwavs should be condHcted with steadiness and punctualityand wc

      ; think it cannot bo reasonabl y supposed that one of tne nignways of the country could ever be permitted to be suddenl y closed at the caprice of anv board of director * , or of any body of operatives . It appears to us a matter , beyond question , that the passenger ! m (| g 00 ds traffio > upo „ tho . no . . highway , never can be permitted to be closed by any disputes between the proprietors of hat highway and any portion of its operatives . We think if such a thing should ever happen once it will never happen again . Sticklers as we are and arc pretty well known to be fov the rights of labour , we have never contemplated , even in imagination , so inconsiderate and violent an exercise of a public right .

      It has struck us , from what we have seen or read of this afiair , through the public press , that , bad there been anything worthy of the name of an organisation existing among the engine drivers , that nothing could have been moro easv than to have brought this dispute to a speedy and satisfactory arrangement , without the slightest angry feeling on either side , or without the sli ghtest sacrifice of principle or interest . Tho national and commoR-sonso compromise suggested by the men of the Camden Town station , if offered before a strike was threatened , and prepared for , would , wo think , have been accepted b y the railway authorities , and the men ' s position strengthened , rather than weakened by the arrangement .

      It must be borne in mind that this was not a question of waaes , although we can readily imagine that a lurking desire may have existed to introduce and mix up a not very unreasonable proposition , in which the public are very materiall y concerned , with other arrangements in which they are not so materially concerned , whereby a future reduction o wages might be more readily effected . It appears to us to have been a capital blunder , on the part of tho engine-drivers , not to have endeavoured to have separated the two questions . They were sure to have tbe public dead against

      them upon the one and their full sympathies with them upon tho other . It is not to bo expected that the public will ever consent to have their power of locomotive upon the only roads which lire now practically open to them to depend upon the caprice , either of a confederacy of railway proprietors or of railway operatives . Such a power would bo denied , and properly so , to the government ; but , on tbe otl-: er hand , we think , tho public would be as little prone to trust their lives and property in the hands of a body of men , whose energies wore enervated , or whose attention was distracted by do inestic cares , created by the parsimony of any set of capitalists , however wealthy , or however

      powerful . As a general principle , we have no faith in strikes as a means of settling trade difficulties ; but if iu any case wc can conceive strikes to be dangerous , and by all means to be avoided , it surely is in such important operations as the railways of this country . But it may be asked by those who do not thoroughly understand us— "Would you leave the railway operatives at the mercy of such men as compose tlie railway shareholders of this country ? " God forbid ! for then would their position be , indeed , a hopeless one . But wo would have the railway and all other classes of operatives as wise in their generation as their artful and unscrupulous employers .

      We must again repeat our well worn argument" Give us a National Organism of Labour , unmixed with any other "ism , " and we will emancipate tho working classes—first of all , industrially , and then , as <* i matter of course , and of necessity , socially and politically ; and it is our cool opinion , that general liberty in this country is obtainable by no other means . It strikes us the whole question lies in a nutshell . It is not simply Capital v . Labour ; but it is organised capital against unorganised labour . It is immense confederacies and aggregations of capital against individualised , isolated unities of labour . It is the organism of a pack of artillery against a sand hill . Labour simply wants organising and disciplining . It is necessary it shoukftakc up

      a position , and entrench and fortify itself behind tho panoply of its own native , inherent power . We say again , not only to the engine drivers , but to the engine makers , and all other trades who fancy themselves so powerful of themselves , all your trade aristocracies must follow the fortunes of birth and title aristocracies , outlive your strength and your glories , and sink to tho position of the ancient noblesse o f France . The sans eulotte minors , weavers , and stockingers , who now in vain seek your alliance , may live to see you on the same level of wretchedness with themselves . Surely this is no very violent or improbable assumption . "Who that roads the prophetic page of to-day , cannot from its pregnant signs foreshadow the offspring of the future . Who cannot see that the constantly accumulating aggregations of manufacturing capital acting

      constantly upon the popular shibboleth— " buy in tbe cheapest market , and sell in tho dearest "—is with true ogre-liko appetite , devouring , as Mr . Muntz says , each its farmer a day , with a few handloom weavers and woolcombcrs , by way of desert ; having made mince-meat of them , will presently fall tooth and nail upon the hitherto unapproachable favoured sons of toil , and thus give them a striking example of the law of natural equality . Yea ! of a verity , this , and much more than this , will surely come to pass , unless the most intelligent and noblest of labour ' s sons imitate the chivalry of my Lord Grey , and vow in the face , of their countrymen , '' to stand by their order . " Let us imitate the example set us by our oppressorslet us also cherish that love of class—let us copy that esprit du corps , which makes an injury inflicted upon the meanest an injury to the highest , and to all .

      Until this perfect unity of interest can bo created it is in vain to look for labour ' s independence . Its future history as its past , will be a long catalogue of rashly conceived , badly conducted , and fatally terminating strikes , with nothing to send their remembrance down even to the next generation , but the enormous sums of money that were squandered , and the enormous mass of misery that was engendered in their progress , without the slightest benefit in the world to those who dared this so nobly , yet so unwisely , in defence of their rights . National Organisation , the one and only road to National

      Regeneration . That is ' the motto we will inscribe upon our banner ; and to borrow Mr . Edward Perry ' s grand , eloquent swagger , " we will hoist our flag , and nail it to the mast . " And we think poor Mr . Perry would as soon look upon a veritable ghost , as upon that imaginary faded piece of bunting , which , in the intoxication of his fancied power , he swore to us he never would strike . He has not struck it , and what remains of it flutters over the fallen fortune and honours of the family . The latest news from Wolverhampton will , wc be-\ iovc , " » e interesting to our friends aud members .

      On the 30 th of December a meeting was held at the request of certain Frenchmen in the employ of the brothers , E . and G . Perry , at which Mr . Green , of the Central Committee , accompanied by their solicitor , Mr . Bartlett , and certain members of tbe Tinp late Workers' Society , attended to hear a statement from these deeply injured foreigners . Sixteen out of nineteen of the French Tinmen ( who had been imported for the purpose of enabling the Perrys to beat down British labour ) attended , accompanied by Mr . Mayo , interpreter , who made the following statement on behalf of the unfortunate Frenchmen : —They set out by saying they had been most grossly deceived by Mr . G . Perry , that they found it impossible to live upon his terms , and 'that they hoped their Eng lish brethren would assist them in returning to their own country- —that , if it

      were possible , they were resolved to leave to a man . They said that Mr . George Henry Perry rame to a manufactory in France , and , through a Pole , who could speak a littlo English , told them that he wanted a number of men to get up work m the French stile , for exportation to the four quarters of the globe ; and , in answer to a question , he assured them ( of course , upon his honour ) that there was no strike in the case . He subsequentl y engaged two gentlemen interpreters , with a view , we suppose , of a more animated and general conversation . By these persona the Perry ' s manufactory was represented as an English California . They were told they could earn 60 s . per week , immediately , and that some of his men were earning £ i and £ 5 ner week . Thus fascinated by false and artful cunning they were bit . Perry then , to bind the bargain , lent each of them some money to

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      make little preparations for their journey ; he then told them he had no security for the cash he had advanced ; he was informed tint they had no deposits they could make except their pass-ports and their books—these latter being , it appears , to French workmen a thing of immense importance , containing their character , which they have to get signed by theirlasr employer , ami endorsed by tho Prefect or Mayor of the arrondisement , before they can get any other employment . No doubt Perry had been put up to ' this bv Mo sieurs—the gentlemen interpreters . He then took them to first-rate houses (?) and treated them with tbe > be * t of everything . They , poor fellows , believed that all he had told them was true , ami thev came away with him , with light hearts , to tho Wolverhampton tin diggins . But , on their arrival , their suspicions were soon awakened by the fwevish mixietv ho evinced to induce them to siiru ntm-emonts .

      They asked for time to consider , but that was a rather dangerous request for him to acccdo to : they were compelled to * ign , there and then , before tlicy left the shop , each an agreement , as tlicy understood , for six months , to have twenty-five shilliiiijs per week for the first three weeks , jii * t to set their hand in , and then to go upon piece-work . The three weeks are expired , and they have had a fair trial at piece-work upon Mr . G . Perry ' s prices , and they complain they cannot get near a living , and beg to get released , if it is possible , from their engagements . The above particulars applies to tho first eight that were imported , Then ; are , however eleven more , a joint-stock venture between the two brothers , Edward and Gcorirc , the twin ex-Town Councillors of St . John ' s ami St . Paul ' s . This latter lot , on their arrival , were informed by their friends of the true position of all ' airs : thev j . ositively refused signinsi any agreement . Thev were

      to have twenty-five shillings a week until Clitistmas , and then to have all they would earn " at . the diggins . " But they have sent in notice , that from Christmas they shall require six shillings per day ; to this tho Perrys demur , and tell them to work , and pay half they owe , and then to go about their business , They have , by way of a rejoinder to this generous proposal , authorised a solicitor to try i £ they cannot compel Mr . Perry to restore to them their books and passports , and leave that person to sue them for any money he may have advanced in the French Courts , where the debt—if dolt it bewas contracted . The eight poor fellows will also endeavour to get the magistrate to cancel their agreements / or covin and fraud ; and if that succeeds , they will , to a man , be glad to return to Paris , and leave the "Pcrryan " "diggins" and all their auriferous glories to ' the " rats ' , " and such like vermin .

      We hope that this is tho last scene of the last act of a most disgraceful drama ; but wc trust that in this case the denouncement will show truth » u < I right triumphant , chicanary and fraud discomfited and disgraced , and held up as a warning to future evil doers . Wim . iam Pkki . , secretary . 259 , Tottenham Court road .

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      SURREY SESSIONS . Robbing Railway Passengers . —John Piatt , 30 , was indicted for stealing a purse containing six anrt sevenpenco from Ann JJarthop , and a purse containing 30 s . from Mr . Rankin , on the platform of the Bri g hton Railway station , London Bridge terminus . —Mr , Charnock intimated to the cwuvt that the prisoner would throw himself on their mercy by pleading guilty to the offences . Ho was instructed to say that the prisoner had followed a respectable trade at Liverpool , prior to this unfortunate occurrence . He was a shipwright , and for many years belonged to . the Liverpool Shipwrights Association , which could be proved by the card of membership found on him , ami an

      authorized document signed by upwards of a hundred members of the society giving himau excellent character . —W . Castles , the superintendent of the railway-station , said that he saw the prisoner with a well-dressed lad on the platform just as the train came in . Having some suspicions about them , ho watched them at a little distance , and saw the lad steal a purse from a lady and hand it to the prisoner . He instantly seized hold ot * the latter , and found two purses in his hand , and while securing him the youth escaped . The two ladies then came up , and told him they had been robbed , and identified the purses and contents as their property . —The chairman said the prisoner ' s

      conduct bad been extremely bad m training up youths to thieve , consequently the court felt bound to pass a heavy sentence on hiiu as an example to others . He having been in good circumstances made his case worse , as he oug ht to have known better ; therefore the sentence of the court was that he be transported for ten years . Just as the sentence was passed considerable confusion took place in court , owing to two females ( supposed to be the prisoner ' s mother and his wife ) screaming in a dreadful nunner , calling ; for mercy . It required tho united exertions of several officers to remove them from the court , aud the business was stopped for some time .

      Intended Ilannoun At Brighton.—In Our Li...

      Intended IlAnnoun at Brighton . —In our list numler wo noticed the intended floating harbour at Brighton , after the plan of Mr . W . II . Smith . Wc have received a letter from a gentleman who is well known to us , in which he informs us that he is the inventor of a floating breakwater , which in some important particular ' s bears a great resemblance to Mr . Smith's . He does not insinuate that his breakwater furnished Mr . Smith with the idea for his ; though he regards it as possible that it may , as his ( our correspondent ' s ) became well known to several persona some four or five years ago , and about the same time he deposited a model of it at the Admiralty , where it has remained ever since , and where it may , possibly , have been

      seen by hundreds . At the time our correspondent submitted his breakwater to the Admiralty , it was understood that the government intended to erect floating breakwaters all round tho coasts of Great Britain and Ireland ; but a change of ministry taking p lace soon after , and it appearing that the new admistration did not mean to cat vy out the project of their predecessors , our correspondent gave himself no further trouble about his breakwater . Tlie erection of floating breakwaters being , however , again talked of , he considers that he oug ht to draw public attention to his ; believing that for efficiency , durability , and cheapness , it is vastly superior to any Moating breakwater that either has been or will be thought of , and of that

      op inion are skillful and scientific friends of his ; to say nothing of the favourable opinion the Admiralty seemed to entertain of it . If lioating breakwaters are to bo erected , either at Brighton or elsewhere , those who may be interested in them , must , of course , wish them to be on the best princip le ; as our correspondent ' s may possibly be the best , we deem it right to call public attention to it . B-oo Tiuixixa is Musicii . —One afternoon J . told me that she heard a tremendous noise , the shouts and screams of a man , and the terrific howling and yelling of a dog . Out darted the gentleman from the studio , and out rushed J ., and there in the large adjoining field , through the mud—for there had beeii a heavy fall of snow—a man raced along ,

      pursued by an enormous dog , the fiercest brute imaginable ; it sprang upon him , it tore him , it shook him by tbe hair of his head , it dragged him along the ground , the man screaming and the dog howling ! Then they were up again , and careering round and round the field , man and dog , like wild beasts . J . was horrified beyond words , and to J . ' s indescribable indignation the gentleman looked quietly on and smiled . What could it mean ? To her it seemed a fearful murder . But no ! it was tho only training of a watch-dog ; and a very frightful business it must have been

      although very grand to witness , the gentleman declared . The man was all bound up , so that the dog could not possibly injure him materially ; but his bead and face , with their frightful bandages , suggested no other idea than that of wounds , which made him look all the move dreadful . These fierce dogs , thus trained , are necessary as eecurity against robbers ; many people keep them ; there are two at the studio , but 1 have noticed nothing very ferocious about them . Hero this mode of training dogs is not at all unusual , although the trade 1 should think is not particularly agreeable . —Dickens ' s" Household Words . "

      Curious Custom . —In 18 ^ 3 the late "Record Commissioners issued circular questions to the municipal corporations of England and Wales , requesting various information ; among such questions was the following : — " Do any remarkable customs prevail , or have any remarkable customs prevailed within memor , in relation to the ceremonies accompanying the choice of corporate officers , annual processions , feasts , &

      twenty-five years , in periods of five years each : — From 1824 to 1329 , 104 ; from 1829 to 1834 , 304 ; from 1 S 34 to 1 S 39 , 5 U 4 ; from 1839 to 1844 , 522 ; from 1844 to 1849 , 909 ; total , 2 , 492 . Two-thirds of these are built in the ^ l ^ t ^ lf ^^ Wma in Ohio . The largest numbgr : ^! steamei ^ MiQu one place are built in Pittsburg ^ a ^ d ^ fstnebhT ^ rnwid —New York Cmmcreia ^^ Ma & ry- ' - ' ^^^ Q . It appears from an / omoialrreturn tbat ' b ' . . •'' " The Splendid RottW- ^ jSk Bstatb , nearjBirmingham , for a long period ibe jprdperty of the Noels , of Worcestershire , has ptt ' teen- purchased by Mr , Gillot , the ateel-p ^ msKerft ^ ' -

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 4, 1851, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_04011851/page/5/