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      _ BE CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAND soUWTi . Meetings for the purpose of enrolling members , jud transacting other business connected therewith jre held every ¦ week on the following days and places :- , SOTvDAT EVSKIKG . Sou th London Chartist Hall , 115 , BIack < Mars-road a thalf-past six o ' clock . — Ci ' ft ; Chartist Eati , 1 , Tumagain-lane : at six o ' clock . —Westminster : at the Parthenium Clnb Rooms , 72 , St . Martin ' s-lane-at lalf-past scran . —Smner * Tom : at Mr . Baddregc ' s , Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-sfaeet , New-road , at half-pastseven . —Tower Hamlets : at the Whittington and Cat , Charch-row , Bethnal-green , at six o'clock precisely . —Emmet ? s Brigade : at the Rock Tavern , Lisson-pove , ateigtao 'dockprecisely . — -for . koone- * at the Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-street , at halfpast seven .

      IfOKDAT EVEKEVG . Boekeeter . —At the Victory inn , at half-past seven . Courikrwett : at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , at eight o clock precisely . Eensington *—At eight o clock , at the Duke of Sussex . limehouse . - at the Brunswick Hall , Ropemaker ' s Fields , at eight o clock .

      xcksdat EVEsrse . Gremvich : at Mr . Paris ' s , Cold Bath , at eight o ' clock . NewcasQ & upon-Tvne : This branch of the Chartist Cooperative Land Society meet in the house of Martin Jude , Sun Inn , Side , every Sunday evening , from seven until nine o ' clock , for the purpose of receiving subscriptions and enrolling members . Leicester : The members and committee of the Cooperative Land Society meet at 87 , Church-gate , every Sunday night , at six o ' clock . Armley : The membersofthe Chartist Co-operative Land Society meet at the house of Mr . William Oates , boot and shoemaker , Armley Town-gate , every Monday evening , at eight o ' clock . ' ; f ' .

      WSDSESDAT EVENING . Hammersmith , at the Temperance Hall , Bridge Road , at eight o clock precisely . -JF-OVIXCIAZ , XEEXKGS Of THE CHABTIST CO-OPXBATIVE _ A 5 X > SOCIETT . Leicester , every Monday evening , at No . 17 , Archdeden Lane , at seven o'clock . Cftepstou . every Monday evening , at the Tesnperance , Hotel , Bank Avenue , at eight o ' clock . Aberdeen . The office-bearers meet every Wednesday evening at half-past seven , at No . 1 , Floor Mill Lane Hall

      Haufax,—The Chartist Members Are Request...

      Haufax , —The Chartist members are requested to meet in their room , BnllcIose-Iane , on Sunday ( tomorrow ) evening , at six o ' clock , on business of importance . West R _ d _ yg Delegate Meeting . —The nei West Riding * delegate meeting will be holden on Sunday , June 14 , in the Working Man ' s Hall , Bullclose-lane , Halifax , to commence at twelve o clock at noon . NoTTiMiHAJi . —The Land Society in this district will meet on Sunday evening next , at six o ' clock , at Smith ' s Temperance House , Low Pavement . Hrai . —A meeting of the members of the council of the National Charter Association will be held ( until further notice ) at the Ship Inn , Church lane , every Sunday at two o ' clock , p . \ l—The Land Society hold their usual weekly meetings at the above place every Tuesday evening , at eight o ' clock . Bradford . —Mr . William Jackson will deliver a lecture in the council room , Bntterworth-buildings , at two o clock in the afternoon of Sunday next .

      BmsirsGHAM . —A meeting of all the shareholders of the Co-operative Land Society will be held at Walter Thorn ' s , news agent , 111 , Rea-street , onMonday nest , at seven o ' clock , BbBSSWICK . HAIL , ROMBIAKER ' S-HBLnS , Lbiehouse . —Mr . Ernest Jones , the elected delegate for tins district , will deliver a lecture here on Tuesday , June 9 th , chair to be taken at eight o ' clock precisely . The men and women , of the TowerHamlets , are particularly requested to attend . Hra __—A general meeting of the shareholders will take place on "Tuesday next , June 9 th , at the Ship Inn , Church-lam The members of tho National Charter Association meet every Sunday at two o ' clock , in the afternoon , at the same place .

      CooeeeTesttmosial . —As thereareyetafew tickets out , the Committee are very desirous the same should be returned or paid for immediately . Persons holding tickets are , therefore , earnestly requested to , forthwith , communicate with me . or the Treasurer , Mr . Dnnn . For the sake of the Yeterans , Widows , and Orphans , it is essentially necessaiT that this notice should at once be attended to . The Committee are respectfully desired to attend at eight o clock , on Wednesday evening , at Mr . Straughan ' s . the Old George , Snow-hill , when 1 trust _ re shall be enabled to wind np onr affairs . J . Shaw , Sec .

      CHABTxsr Hah ., l ; , Tm * nagain Lane , Farringdonstreet —A meeting of the Shareholders will be held in the Coffee-room , on Sandfly morning next , June 7 th , at half-past ten o ' clock . The adjourned discussion Trill be resumed in the hall , at half-past ten precisely . Inthe evening at eight o clock precisely , Sir . Thomason will lecture . Westjiixsteh . —A general meeting of themembers Of this district Of the Chartist Co-operative Land Societv , ( whether paid up or otherwise , } also ofthe members belonging to this locality of the National Charter Association , will be held at the Parthenium , - _ 2 , St . Martin ' s Lane , on Sunday evening , - June 7 th , athalf-past seven o ' clock !

      The Chartists of Newcastle asd Gateshead are particularly requested to attend a General Meeting -on Sunday evening , June 7 th , at six o clock , in the house of Mr . Jude , Sun Inn , Side , to take into consideration the necessity of beginning an Election Fund , and to decide upon other matters of great importance to the welfare ofthe Association . Ifewcastle-npon-Tyne , Jane 3 rd , 1846 . BrsMiSGHAM . —A Delegate Meeting of Chartists vail be held at the house of Mr . Joseph Lmney ,

      White Horse Inn , High-street , Bilston , on Sunday 14 th . June , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , when Delegates from the following p laces are particularly invited to attend : —Birmingham , Dudley , Stourbridge , . Wolverhampton , Bilston , and surrounding districts . Motxeam . —The monthly Meeting of the Shareholders in the Land Society will be held in the Lecture-room , at two o closk , onSnnday 7 th June , when all the shareholders in the branch are requested to attend .

      Beightos , Ahuchoke . — A special Meeting of the Members ot the Chartisf ? Co-operative Land Society , will be held on Wednesday evening , June 10 . Towes Hamlets . —All persons holding Tickets for the Benefit at the City Theatre , are requested to forward all returns on Sunday evening , at the Whittington and Cat , Church-row , Bethnal-green . Someks Tows . —A Meeting of the Somers Town District of the Chartist Land Soeietv will he held at Mr . Doddridge ' s , Tonbridge-street , New-road , on Sunday evening next , at 9 o clock . Saeford . —A Members' Meeting will take place in the Association-room , Bank-street , George-street , on Sunday morning nextat eight o'clock .

      , Sheffield . —A Discussion will take place in the Democratic Reading Room , Fig-tree Lane , on Sunday evening , Jnne 7 th ; subject , " Will two Acres of Land be sufficient to maintain a man and his family . " The Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock TirGClSGlV jf B -Irjn and after Monday , June Sth , the meeting , ttel / md Society will beheld at No . 33 , Oneen-Street , Mr . CavHl having to remove th-thei £ jconsequence of thepresent rooms being too small The purchasers of the Northern Star are also informed , that they can be supplied as usual at the above place . „ . , . __ __ . ___ ,, ¦__ : n of Oldhamwill

      ItocHDAii . -Mr . AmhroseHnrst , , lecture in the Chartist-room , Mffl . street , on Sunday erenin" to commence at six o ' clock . Themembers ofthe Land Society , are requested to meet in the Chartist-room , at three o ' clock . OLDHAM .-Ou Sunday , ( to-morrow , ) JVIr . A . Hurst , will lecture in the School-room ofthe working Man a HaH , at six o clock in the evening . The members of the Land Society , meet every Sunday in the above room , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , to receive sub SCliptiOnS , and enrol new members . All arrears belonging to the Directory Fund are requested to be naid immediately . „ , Holmfikth . — The members of the Holmfirth branch of tiie Co-operative Land Association , are requested to meet at the house of Mr . Joseph c egg GuUyion Monday next , June Sth , at eight o ' clock in the ovening .

      THE PATRIOT "JOHN FROST " Is now out of employ in ill ^ « ™** ggent circumstances , at Sy dney , New South Wale The Natioxai . Vic tim Committee are therefore requestedto meet at the Chartist Co-operative Land Sadel ^ s Office , 83 , Dean-street , Soho , on Sunday afeSnneU June the . th , at three O ' clock precisely , with a view of affording some pecuniary aid to the suffering Welsh Martyr . Also to prepare a balance sheet of their affairs to submit to the ensuin ^ National Chartist Convention .

      Ts 8 Nex * Gesebal Dhigatb MSBirsu 9 * La » - Cjlshibb Mtsebs will be held on Monday , the 15 th June , at the house of Mr . John Jackson , the Colliers Arms , HurstBrodk , _ ear AshtoH-under-Lyne . Chair to'be taken at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon . There will also bea public meeting which will be addressed byWTP . Roberts , Esq ., and several other gentk * ™ M _ sn _ rB 0 jns Lociirrr .-A members' meeting , will SttoiKoii Wednesday evening , JuBB 10 , at eight I'dockTStoCoMh Painters' Arms , gowa street , Nqw-xbm .

      Haufax,—The Chartist Members Are Request...

      Bradford , —On Sunday ( to-morrow ) , a camp meeting ofthe members of the Chartist . Co-pperative Land Society , will be held in Bowling , nearProspect Mill , at two o'clock in the afternoon ; several members will address the meeting . On Sunday ( to-morrow ) , a public meeting will be held in the Chartist Co-operative Land Society's Room , Bntterworth-buildings , to elect a delegate to the ensuing Chartist Convention , Chair to be taken at seven o ' clock in the evening . - _ _ - _ __ _ .., .. T

      Receipts Of Tbe Chartist Co-Operatiye La...

      RECEIPTS OF TBE CHARTIST CO-OPERATIYE LAND SOCIETY . SECTION No . 1 . PER MR . O'COKtfOR . 8 HABES . £ a . d . Blackburn , per W . Sutcliff .. .. .. 13 4 6 Alva , per John Robertson .. ,. ., 119 10 Lfiigh , per John l . owarth 4 0 2 Huddersfield , per J . Stead .. .. .. 1 13 6 Borrowasb , per W . West 1 10 0 Dorian ? , per W . "Warren 12 9 Bury , per W . Ireland .. .. .. 2 7 6 Artichoke Inn Locality , Brighton , per TV . Flower 4 12 Stockton , per Thos . Patter .. .. ., 1 15 6 Birmingbam , per TV . Thorn 2 0 0 Xewcasfle ^ upon-Tyne , per M . Jude .. .. 2 j 6 Nottingham , per J . Sweet ,. .. « 7 Jj ° Hey wood , per B . TVrigley „ .. * « -f Oldham , per W . Hamer 2 n o Dodswortn , near Burnley , per T . Croft .. 5 2 2 City of London Locality , per J . Dunn j J > °

      Leicester , per Z . Astell J 2 f Ashton-under-Lyne , perE . Hobson .. « „ , 5 : Dundee , per R . Kidd ill Tonbridge Wells , per H . I . annce .. .. - » » Bamllfon , ]> fil ' W . Weir . * « i " " Stockport , per Thos . Woodhouse .. .. * ? n Bradford , per J . Alderson ° » » £ 77 12 U SECTION No . 2 . Ely , peril . SLAnngier .. ,. ., 2 0 0 Alva , per John Robertson 0 10 Leigh , per John Howarth „ .. .. 0 3 0 Borrowasb , per W . TTest .. .. .. 0 4 0 Dorking , per AV . Warren .. .. .. 0 10 Bury , per W . Ireland .. .. _ 0 610 Artichoke Inn Locality , Brighton , per W . Flower 12 4 Stoke-sub-Hamdon , per C . Rundle .. .. 0 9 0 Leicester , per H . Barrow ., .. ,. 160 Cheltenham , per T . Ulett .. " .. 0 18 6 Nottingham , per J . Sweet .. .. .. 3 0 0 Oldham , per W . Hamer 2 0 0 Leicester , per Z . Astill ., .. 2 2 7 Stockport , per J . Woodhouse ., - •» 10 0 Bradford , per J . Alderson ., » .. 5 0 0 £ 19 14 3

      PER GENERAL SECRETARY , SECTION NO . 1 . SHAKES . £ s . d . £ s . d . Hanley - - 418 0 Westminster ] Boulogne - - 016 0 ( Wheeler ) 2 12 2 Truro- - - 1 19 4 John Boscroft - 5 3 2 York- - - 10 6 Greenwich- - 15 0 Lambeth - - 3 0 4 Hull - - - 1 f « Westminster - 0 6 C Finueston - - 17 6 W . Hodgkiss - 0 0 3 Arbroath - . 018 J . Smith - - 9 2 6 Camberwell - 8 0 0 Bnrnley - - 1 16 6 £ 33 1611 SECTION NO . 2 . Mathew Wyse - 010 0 Westminster - 0 2 0 D . Colhurst - 0 10 O F . Caperen - 0 10 Barnsley - 5 0 0 York - . - 012 0 Hanley - - 111 0 J . Lock - - 0 1 0 Boulogne - - 0 2 0 Bilston - - 117 0 W . Cuin - - 0 3 0 Burnley - . 3 3 6 J . Pococls - - 2 7 0 Denny - - 8 9 6 Mantes - - 3 4 4 PattesonJ . . o 2 O St . Germains - 0 8 4 Patteson O . - 0 14 Chelsea , per Bush [ 0 12 0 John Regan - 0 10 Do ., per Frith 0 6 7 Chelsea - - 012 0 Do ., per Vincent 0 4 19 Greenwich- > 15 0 £ 2-3 6 5

      Mr . O'Connor , Section 1 ... 7 T 12 Tf Mr . Wheeler „ „ ... 33 16 11 . £ 111 9 61 Mr . O'Connor , Section 2 ... 19 14 3 Mr . "Wheeler , „ „ ... 25 6 5 £ 45 0 8

      C 1 BOS AND BOXES . FE & MB . O ' COKNOB . Blackburn ., .. .. .. <• 0 0 8 Alva .. .. . .. !• 0 0 4 Dorking .. .. .. .. •¦ 0 0 2 Stockton .. .. .. •• 0 14 Stoke-sub-Hamdon .. .. .. .. 0 14 Leicester .. .. .. .. » 0 10 City of London Locality ,. ., ., 0 0 4 Plymouth „ .. •» •¦ 0 3 4 MVS FOB » IEEC : OB 3 . _ Alva .. .. .. n n 9 1 71 Carrington , per J . Ley a at n 0 6 1 Stoke-sub-Hamdon .. .. .. .. 0 011 Burnley , per J . Thornber .. .. 0 11 0 Basford , per J . Sweet .. .. >¦ 0 41 J Heywood „ .. .. .. 0 2 9 $ Oldhajn 0 6 2 City of London Locality .. .. .. 008 Bacup .. .. .. .. .. 0 S 8 IEVT FOB CONF £ BENCE . Basford , per J . Sweet a .. .,-006 City of London .. .. .. .. 0 0 9 Bacup .. •« » .. » 0 0 3 NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . PES MB . O ' COKNOB . EXECUTIVE . Plymouth , per J . Eodgers .. .. .. 0 10 0 HATIONAL ANTI-HttlTU ASSOCIAXIOS . Nottingham , per J . Sweet .. .. .. 0 3 0 The sum announced from Nottingham last week should have been £ 5 Os . Cd ., not £ S .

      The Late Fatai. Accident On The Doveb Ha...

      The Late Fatai . Accident on the Doveb Hailttat . —On Tuesday afternoon an inquest was held at Marden , a village near Aahford , on the body of the engine driver , Samuelflill , who was killed by the ac- ? cidenton the railway on Saturday afternoon . The Jury returned a verdict , "That the deceased was killed by the accidental fallinglof a locomotive engine . '

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      Dundee. The Convention.—At A Meeting Of ...

      DUNDEE . The Convention . —At a meeting of the _ National Chartist Association , held on Monday evening ia the Democratic Hall , Fuller ' s Close , it was unanimously agreed that T . S . Buncombe , Esq ., M . P ., be solicited to represent this town in the forthcoming convention , and that intimation be sent to that gentleman of his election .

      BOLTON . To the Chabtists ano Members of the Chartist Co-opbkativb Land SocrEir . —Brother Chartists . — For upwards of twenty years has Mr . Feargus O'Connor with unwearied industry , and in spite of personal sacrifices and suffering , proved himself the firm and unflinching propounder and supporter ^ of the working man s rights and privileges . During this timehe has constantly refused any remuneration . Finallv , after great exertion , he is now carrying to a successful issue , the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , through which the working classes , with

      proper exertions , may redeem thernselges from bondage . We , the Chartists -and memoes of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society of Bolton , propose that a subscription of not less than one penny each be instantly made in all the Chartist localities for the purpose of purchasing a gold medal and chain to be presented to Mr . O'Connor ; the medal to be appropriately engraved to convey a lasting token of our grateful feelings for his long and faithful services . We further propose that a committee be appointed by the members ot the London or Manchester locality , or two from each plaee , to carry out this design . E . Hodgkinson , Secretary .

      BRADFORD . A public meeting ofthe Chartists of Bradford was held in the Council Room , Butterworth Buildings , Mr . George White , chairman , when Air . Thomas Cole and Mr . William Jackson were put in nomination to represent Bradford in the forthcoming Convention , When Mr . William Jackson was duly elected .

      THE CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAND SOCIETT HAMMERSMITH DISTRICT . . The members of this highly flourishing district met at the Temperance Hall , BriugMOail , On Wednesday evening , June 3 rd , when for the better convenience of the members and friends of the socnety . ft was resolved- " That a district office be opened at 2 , Little Tale Place , Hammersmith Road—that such office be opened at eight o ' clock every mommg , and continue open every day during the week , and that all future weekly meetings be held at the above office on Sunday mornings at ten o clock . Notwithstanding it being holiday week , the SUnl of twentj-eight shillings was received as instalments on shares , die .

      COVENTRY . The Chartists of this locality have engaged a large and commodious school room , at the bottom of Gr ° yfriars Lane , New Union Street , where meetings will be held every Tuesday evening at 8 o ' clock . Ihe members of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society held a meeting on Tuesday evening , June 2 nd , when the auditors brought'forward the first annual report , which gave every satisfaction . After receiving subscription and transacting other business , a Chartist meeting was held , when Mr . W . Prichard brought forward the question of electing a delegate to the forthcoming Chartist convention , about to be held in London . Mr . W . Hosierbrieuy addressed the meeting , showing the necessity of making it a complete representation of the Chartist body , with a determination to stand alone , while the factions fight their own battle . The question was adjourned tilfnext Tuesday evening at 8 o ' clock . AJi comouniention lor the

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      Chartists ef Coventry , to ^ fienttoMr frHosier , Coach and . Horses Yard , Much Park ; Street , Coye % f ' ~ * \ NORTHAMPTON . TJ Tea PAETT .-On _ Whit-Tnesday the membeia of this branch of the Lami Society , held a grand tea party and ball , m one ofthelargest rooms of the town , which was well attended . After the good things had been done ample justice to , Mr . Munday addressed the company , in one of his telling speeches , for one hour and a half ; when he sat down , the whole company stood up , and gave three cheers for the Land . Dancingthen commenced , and was kept up with great spirit the whole night .

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      Bookbinders . —At a general meeting , held at the Assembly Rooms , Theobalds Road , on Friday last . This trade resolved on establishing boot and shoe clubs , in support of the workman ' s own shop , " also that their general secretary ( Mr . Dunning , ) do issue circulars to the several sections of the trade , calling on them to adopt the same course . London Paper Stainers . —There are now about two hundred paper stainers idle in the streets of London . And why are these men not at work ? Why is the public deprived of the benefit which might result from their labour—the shopkeepers deprived ofthe profits which might accrue from their earnings—and the wives and children of the men robbed of the ' comforts which their husbands and fathers ought to be able to provide for them ? The simple facts are these ; Sir Robert Feel has not yet reduced , but talked of reducine . bveand bye . the

      import duty upon foreign paper hangings . What may be the actual effect upon the trade of this measure when it shall become law , it is net easy , perhaps , at present , to calculate . Many master paperhangers are of opinion that it will not affect the trade at all ; that it will be no disadvantage , either to masters or men . But nine of the principal Lon < don masters have determined that it shall make a great difference both to masters and men ; for they have taken advantage ofthe expected reduction of duty to make a present and certain reduction of wages to the amount , as the men say , "in some cases two-thirds , and on a general average of the rest , of one half . " We have heard of few proceedings calculated to awaken stronger feelings of condemnation than those of the nine master paperhangers of London . The men have now been out nearly 3 months , and we sincerely trust-that other trades will not allow them to be starved . —Labour ' s

      Advocate . The Coitsn Spinners or Ashton are in a state of great discontent on the subject of wages . A lengthy address from the operative cotton-spinners' committee , has been placarded on the walls ofthe town , in which it is stated that the Messrs . Kirk , of Stalybridge , are paying 8 d . less per thousand hanks , on some wheels , than the masters of Ashton . It is intimated that unless an advance is given they will turn out . Chesterfield Stockisgers . —All the frame-work knitters at Chesterfield and neighbourhood are out of employ , and have been out of work for some time , The consequence is , that many families are destitute ; and , what makes the case more lamentable is ,

      that the major part of those persons who have been engaged in this branch of manufacture , from the emp loyment being of a sedentary nature , are thereby rendered unfit for work of a laborious character . Some years ago , many hundred stocking frames were at work at Chesterfield and its vicinity , at present the aggregate does sot exceed twenty . The SpiTALFiELns Weavers . —On Saturday night , at eight o clock , a numerous meeting of the Broad Silk Loom Weavers' Union of Spitalfields was held at the Crown and Anchor , Waterlce-town , _ Bethnalgreen , to take into consideration the propriety of petitioning the House of Lords , to allow the wearers to be heard by counsel at the bar ofthe House , in support of their opposition to the proposed reduction

      of the duties on foreign wrought silks , as contemplated by the Customs Duties Act , Mr . Cornell , president ofthe Union , in the chair , who briefly alluded to the objects that were about to come before the meeting , and urged the necessity of some immediate steps being taken . M . Bradley moved— " That we the members of the Broad-silk Hand-loom Weavers * Union , do petition the Honourable the House of Lords to allow counsel to be heard at the bar of their Honourable House , in defence of the silk question , feeling that the new tariff will have a ruinous effect on their trade . " Mr . Snow observed that he would second the resolution , as he believed it would be their last resource . The chairman put the resolution , which was agreed to unanimously .

      Operative Tailors' Joint Stock Company . —The Certif ying Barrister has declined to enrol the rules of this society , as the following letter addressed to the Committee will show : — "London , 1 th of May , 1840 . " Sin , —I am sorry to be obliged to return you the enclosed Rules , Mr . Justice Wightman , in a late case , having decided that the Friendly Societies Act do not apply to a Society established for the purposes mentioned in your Rules . Please to send me the name and address ofthe party whom I shall return the fee "Tour ' s faithtully , "J . TiddPrati . "

      Tdrn-out of Carpenters in France . —The working carpenters of Havre have recently addressed a circular letter to the Mayor , and to the masters and contractors , in which they declare that after the 1 st of June they will insist upon their wages being raised from three francs to three francs and a half per day . From this circular we extract the following information , which may be useful , as showing the prices of labour with this description of artisans in various parts of France . The carpenters ef Havre are paid three feancs per day , and furnish theiy tools , estimated at twenty-five centimes per day ; those of Rouen have three francs per day also , but they have their tools furnished , and have the use ofthe refuse wood , upon which they work : those of Paris have

      five francs per day , and furnish no tools . Ship-carpenters gain five to six francs per day , have the refuse wood , work from six to six , ei ery quarter of an hour over is paid at forty centimes , half hour at one franc , an hour and a half at one franc twenty-five centimes . The working day at Rouen is from six to six ; that at Havre from five to seven o ' clock . The London Strono Trade of Boot and Shoemakers held another en masse meeting on the evening of Wednesday last , when the proposition was again brought forward , as mentioned in our paper a fortnight ago , ot leaving the Cordwainers' General Association , and which was now almost unanimously carried . It will be recollected it was stated in a former notice , that a much cheaper and altogether more effective plan of mutual assistance was

      in a state of preparation by the West-end Society of Men ' s Men ; and although this is not yet completed , the members of the Strong Trade have that confidence in the beneficial tendencies of the proposed alterations , that the present secession from the association has been mainly the result of this confidence . Manchester Carpenters Strike . —On Tuesday last , at the Manchester Trades Conference , Mr . BoneU , of London , paid £ 10 as two week ' s levy in part from the Pimlico Society of Carpenters ; £ 20 from the London and Westminister ditto , and £ 3 from the Windsor Castle ditto , second subscription . Mr . John Bush , secretary ofthe London lodge ofthe General Union , paid in £ 75 . making upwards of £ 600 from the carpenters of London to Manchester , besides the other towns that have been on strike .

      Wigan Colliers . —On Monday last the miners of Wigan held their anniversary- The members of the various lodges assembled at nine o ' clock in the morning . and , preceded by an excellent band of music , walked in procession down Scholes to the railway station , there to await the arrival of W . P . Roberts , Esq . The day was beautifully fine , and the splendid silk banners waving majestically along the whole line of the procession , gave it a most imposing appearance . Mr . Roberts having unfortunately been thrown out of his gig before leaving Afanchester , did not arrive in time . The procession then moved on to Amberswood common . On arriving there , Mr . John Berry was called on to preside . After briefly

      addressing the meeting , he introduced Mr . James Price , who delivered a most excellent speech , which was loudly applauded . Mr . Roberts having been seen approaching the meeting , there was a pause , and then a loud burst of enthusiastic cheering , which made the welkin ring . On his reaching the platform , the cheering was again renewed , and lasted several minuses . Mv . R . addressed the meeting , and spoke nearly three quarters of an hour upon a variety of topics connected with trades unions . The meeting then broke up , and the members of the Miners' Association retired to their respective lodges , where they dined together , spending the evening in the greatest harmonev with each other . The miners ot Bolton and its vicinity are still

      out . 'Labour ' s Advocate . "—This is the title ofa new weekly Trade ' s Register ( price two-pence ) , the first number of which was issued last Saturday , and contains a good deal of interesting matter connected with Trades' Movements . In the Editor ' s opening address , he says : — " The laboruers—the working people—have no press at their command . Among the shoals of periodicals which are issuing continually , we do not know of one which is fully and solely devoted to the cause of Labour . Very few public prints

      profess any direct advocacy ofthe cause of Labour ; and those which do , connect with it some political or other partizanship , which cramps their energies and binds them to a particular course of action . " We beg in self-defence to demur to this , We venture to assert that there is at least one journal which is fully and solely devoted to the cause of Labour , " and that journal is the Northern Star . No other cause but that of Labour is advocated by us , and certainly Labour ' s rights , both social and political , have ev er been advocated by us in no temporising spiriti K ttosis a political journal , jjis , uever-

      Bookbinders.—At A General Meeting, Held ...

      theless , ! opens to all ? sections of the working cla ^?» w ^ boat regard ' to their politics . When a strike takes place , or any body" of the working men are subjected to oppression , we never ask are the men Chartists before ranging ourselves on their side , wisenotigh for us that those oppressed are oppressed , we ask no more to induce us to cham- > piomae their cause . We endeavour to convince , the working men of the necessity of acquiring political power as a means to accomplish social changes , but this has never hindered , nor ever will hinder us from aiding all rational attempts made by the working men to better their condition by other means . New Advocates of Labour's Rights have plenty ot room without depreciating the efforts of those who have struggled in the good cause for years past . We hope , to see many such Advocates in the field as the one before us j the contest is a severe one , and , hitherto , the advocates of the working men have been but toe few .

      Manchester—The Conference , —The Conference ofthe National Associated Trades commenced its sittings in the Hall of Science , Manchester , on Mondafi last , T . S . Buncombe , Esq ., M . P ., the President of the Association in the chair . Against this association the masters have waged the most deadly war . All their former objections have one by one been abandoned , but the requirement that the trades should not belong to this association has been clung to with the utmost pertinacity . The conference , by holding its meetings in Manchester , the centre of that district in which the contest has been going on for up- 1

      wards of three months , have fairly bearded the lion of capital in its own den , and thrown down the gage of battle . It has proclaimed its determination calmly and coolly to measure its strengah against those who make use of capital as an instrument for oppressing the labourer , and defrauding him of his just rights . And it has taught the press and the masters of this district , that there are surely gathering together talent , elements of wealth , intelligence , and numbers , which will in the long run achieve a mighty and beneficial change in tho position of industry .

      The great , unostentatious , but firm manner in which the meeting has been convened , and the cool manner in which its business has been conducted , are worthy of notice and commendation . Without parade , feasting , or bluster of any kind , it has maintained its own ground , enunciated its own principles , explained its own objects , and shown by its whole demeanour that it is determined to carry them . Great interest has been manifested in its deliberations by the working classes generally ; and the tone ofthe debates has been characterised by the high intelligence , searching investigation into causes , and intimate practical knowledge of -letails , which peculiarly distinguish assemblies of the people's real representatives . The Northern Star denominated the first Conference of the Trades held in London , " The People ' s Parliament ; " with even more propriety may the present Conference be so denominated . It has all the bone and sinew of the most manly qualities of the people about it .

      United Societies Of Carpenters And Joine...

      UNITED SOCIETIES OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS . This truly democratic body held its twenty-fourth anniversary meeting at the White Conduit House Tavern , Pentonville , on Monday , June the 1 st . The dinner was served up in Mr . Rouse ' s best style , and the assemblyroom was tastefully ornamented . On one side was arranged the busts of poets , authors , & c , and on the other naval and military heroes . An excellent band played many popular tunes during the day . On the cloth being cleared , Mr . Bbailbt was unanimously called to the chair , and said that Thomas Wakley , Esq . M . P ., had been invited to attend , and had declared his great approbation of Trades Societies , and stated that he thought that society in general was under great obligation to the working . classes , and that he should have much pleasure in attending their festival ,

      and would make it a point t » do so , if nothing of an extraordinary nature to prevent happened . He ( the chairman ) had been connected with the union for a quarter of a century , and had great pleasure in presiding on this their twenty-fourth anniversary . He was happy to find that unanimity of feeling pervaded their union . ( Cheers . ) They lived in stirring times , and it was neces . sary that they should be ready to display the energy which such times required . He trusted that the younger members of the trade would feel it to be their duty to join the society , for it was only by combined action they could really advance their interests . ( Hear . ) He had much pleasure in giving the first toast— "The Union Societies of Carpenters and Joiners of Great Britain and Irelandmay they obtain a just remuneration for their labour and endeavours to restrict their hours of labour while any members ofthe trade remain unemployed . "

      Mr . BAMBER responded to the toast , and said they could do nothing from mere individual exertion . It was only by co-operation that any realgood was to be effected . The importance of thlspr ' mciple was now well understood by the working men . That very day a meeting was to take place in Manchester , which would be of great value as regards the principle to which he had alluded , for it would be a movement not merely of numbers but of intelligence , which was the true representation of labour , by which they all lived . ( Hear . ) The trades had got that within themselves which , if properly exercised , would quickly relieve them from the thraldom of capital . ( Hear . ) What was cap ital but the result of the labour of the working men ? And the object was to see how it could be brought into use for the advantage of all . ( Hear , hear . ) A movementwas going forward which could not but be advantageous for the working classes , if these classes were but true to themselves , and the way to be so was to act in unity upon all matters in which their interests were concerned . ( Hear . )

      The CniiBMAN then gave— "The people—the only source of legitimate power ; and may they speedily obtain their social and political rights . " Mr , Prouse responded to the toast , and said that the people had been used heretofore to advance party purposes . They had begun , however , to feel the value they were in the social scale , and it was not easy now to make tools of them to carry out selfish or interested objects . ( Hear . ) The speaker then enforced the value of union , and said that they could only insure beneficial legislation in respect to their interests by acting for themselves . ( Hear . ) Mr . Coopeb , the Chartist poet , then sang— "Arise Labour ' s sons , arise ! " and "Spread the Charter . " Bdth 'were loudly applauded . The Chaibman gave— "May the tree of liberty be planted in the centre of the globe , and its branches ex . tend from Pole to Pole . "

      The Chaibman next gave— " The Press—may it ever oppose the bands of tyranny and oppression , and support the cause of the working classes generally . " Mr . T . Coofeb said we are often invited to follow the example of the " League" in propagating our opinions , hut it should be remembered that the League was backed by a large fund , which we lacked ; but then the trades have hearts , have industry , have talent , and now begin to possess the will to be free , and consequently must and would soon command success . ( Loud cheers . ) He had said the working men possessed talent , and had they not his friend Thorn , the " weaver poet of Inverury ; " ( Loud cheers ;) the "Norwich weaver boy , " George Thompson the Leicester joiner , and Henry Vincent the composi . tor . With such writers and orators continuously springing from their ranks , labour's cause must and would succeed . ( Loud cheers . ) After some comments on the press , Mr . Cooper concluded by saying that if they only possessed brotherhood they would find that the press would attend to their interests , and advocate their cause . ( Loud cheers . )

      The Chaibjian gave " The Ladies—may they see the necessity of instilling into the mind of the rising generation , the searching spirit of inquiry . " Mr . Thom , the Poet of Inverury ( who on his rising was hailed with great applause ) responded , and said he under-Stood they were carpenters and joiners , but he did not think they were very good joiners , as if they were , they would have had more ladies with them . ( Loud laughter and applause . ) Mr . Thom concluded by singing with great taste and exquisite feeling , Kobert Burns "Dear Lassie , " which was rapturously applauded . The Cqawhan gave " Health and happiness to our Chartist Poet , Thomas Cooper . " Drank with three times three . Mr . Cooper responded , and declared that he esteemed the honour done him much higher than any that could be bestowed from mitred heads or aceptered hands , ( Loud cheers . ) The next sentiment was "Health and happiness te our guest William Thom , the Poet of Inverury . "

      Mr . Thom briefly expressed his acknowledgements ; in the course of which he said that he was well acquainted with the wants and wishes of the working classes . From the timehe was ten years of age , and for 3 D additional years , he was an operative in a factory , and well could he speak ofthe oppression ana injuries to which the working classes were exposed . ( Hear , hear . ) He trusted to be able through the medium of his pen , tod o some good for those with whom his first and warmest wishes were identified . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Chambers proposed in an eulogistic speech , " Our Chairman—and many thanks for the able manner in which he has presided . " Drank with three times three , and one cheer more . The band playing "He ' s a Jolly Good Fellow . "

      Mr . Bkaii . et , in a neat and appropriate speech , responded . Tho pleasures of the day were much enhanced by the excellent singing ef Messrs . Thompson , Roe , and others . The grounds were thrown open to the visitors , and formed a delightful promenade . In the evening the assembly rooms were opened for the ball , and was crowded with carpenters and their wives and sweethearts , until a late hour .

      The Accibemt On Board The Finn Mccouxl Steam

      The Accibemt on board the Finn McCouxl Steam

      iioAT has proved more fatal tlian was at first reported . In addition to the three deaths already recorded , it may be briefly added , that a fourth and fifth sufferer , after enduring excruciating pain , breathed their last , within a few hoursof each other , before the close of the day on which the accident occurred . The last , however , lingered u . « til the forenoon ofthe following day , when he too died . At the moment of the explosion , the whr / e six unfortunates were blown , it appears , with gveat force to the farther end of the engine worn , !? * distance of several yards .

      Horrible Murder And Suicide. The Neighbo...

      HORRIBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE . The neighbourhood of Widegai ^ treeCvBishbps . gate-street , was thrown into a state of great consternation on Wednesday evening , hy , the rumour that a man named Towny residing at No . 13 , in the above street , had committed suicide , having first murdered his wife . It appeared that the deceased and his wretched partner were the parents of three children , the eldest of whom , a girl about 13 years of age , went to the lodgings occupied by her parents , a second pair back in the house in question , about 4 o ' clock yesterday afternoon . She knocked at the door , but receiving no answer , the girl looked through the keyhole and saw her father in a position which led her to believe he was in a fit . Having given the alarm , the door , which was locked , was """ -

      burst open , and Towny was fonnd quite dead , suspended from the bedstead . A paper was found pinned to his coat , which contained a statement of the motives that induced the unhappy man to commit the rash act , viz ., the dread of approaching starvation . Towny carried on the business of a ° jobbing tailor , or slobberer , " as it is technically called , and had been out of work for a considerable period . About three quarters of an hour after the discovery of his dead body , in pushing the bedstead nearer the wall the body of his wife was discovered on the floor under the bed . The poor woman was also quite dead , and from the appearances presented it was quite evident she had been inhumanly strangled . Her hands were tied together , and were tightly and convulsively clasped . It is said she was given to

      drinking , and it is supposed that her husband on going home about 2 o ' clock , found her lying on the bed intoxicated , and he thereupon proceeded to tie her hands . The act of strangling her was not accomplished without a scuffling noise , which excited the notice ofthe neighbours . They called out , snp . posing them to be fighting , and the noise ceased , the woman being unable to offer much resistance , either from the effects of the liquor she had drunk , or , as is conjectured , from the operation of some drug which had been administered , with or without her own consent , by her husband . The ill-fated woman was at the time of ner death in daily expectation of her accouchment , and it is considered remarkable that tho manner of her untimely death did not bring on the pains of premature parturition . It is rumoured that Towny or his wife made application to the parochial authorities for temporary relief during the period of her confinement , and that relief was

      refused them unless they went into tlie workhouse , with which condition Towny could not bring himself to comply . The truth of this , and the various other rumours in connection with this most lamentable affair , will undergo full investigation at the inquest , which is expected to be held this day ( Thursday ) . According to some reports , the wretched husband took the life of his wife with her own consent , but this is scarcely consistent with another statement which appears entitled to credit—that he has repeatedly been heard to threaten her life , and that . he has on previous occasions proceeded to various acts of ill-usage . Three children are made orphans by this lamentable occurrence , which , from the circumstance of the woman ' s condition , the alleged refusal to give her temporary relief , and the misery which they were known to have endured during the period of the husband being out of work , has created the greatest sympathy in the neighbourhood .

      The Murders By Poisoning In Norfolk. (Co...

      THE MURDERS BY POISONING IN NORFOLK . ( Continued from our Mipage . ) Happisburgii , Wednesday Morning . —The inquiry was resumed yesterday morning at the Uarbro ' Uiff House of this village , before the same coroner and jury . According to the instructions of the coroner the remains of Maria Lacey were exhumed , but the body was quite decayed . The body of the child , Hannah Peggs , was disinterred on the previous evening at Hingham . ^ The skeleton only remained . The jury being duly impannelled to inquire into the cause of the death of Maria Lacey and Hannah Peggs , the following evidence was taken : — Elizabeth Peggs , daughter of the late Jonathan Balls , deposed , that she had seen the coffins and

      knew one to be her diseased sister ' s and the other her child ' s . The latter had been buried about seven years . It was first taken ill at her house . It was in the habit of going to its grandfather ' s house all daylong , while she was out at work . On Saturday the 7 th of June , 1839 , the child came home unwell and died on the following Friday . It was sick just before it died . The old man ( Balls ) only came to witness ' s house once before the child died , at least , after being attacked , and that was on the day it died . It expired about five minutes after he arrived . Witness was with him all the time . She had no reason to suppose it died from any other than natural causes . She thought it had the small-pox . An inquest was held on the body . Mr . Clowes , the surgeon , attended , and witness considered it died ofthe small-pox .

      The investigation was adjourned with a view of hearing the result of the medical examination of the remains of the deceased .

      V The Collision On The Mersey. (Continue...

      v THE COLLISION ON THE MERSEY . ( Continued from our fSilipage . ) On Tuesday the inquest was commenced at the Magazines , before Mr . Churton , the Chester coroner , upon the thirteen persons killed by the late collision between the Sea Nymph and Rambler , and whose bodies lie buried in Liscard Chapel-yard . Only six of the bodies were identified—namely , James Lally , an old man seventy years of age : Bridget Fury , and her infant son , Owen Fury ; Martin Ford , and his daughter , Bridget Ford ; and Patrick Charles O'Malley , a lad . The seven other bodies were so dreadtully mangled that identification was rendered impossible . After the six had been identified , the coroner adjourned the court until ten o ' clock on Tuesday next , to afford time for the inquest now holding at Liverpool to be concluded , and to enable the witnesses and medical gentlemen there engaged to attend before him at the Magazines . —Liverpool Paper of Wednesday .

      Fire At The Freemasons' Tavern.—Shortly ...

      Fire at the Freemasons' Tavern . —Shortly before eleven o ' clock on Wednesday , while the masons were assembled in Quarterly Court at their chief Lodge , Freemasons ' -hall , Great Queen-street , the Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland in the chair , the utmost excitement was caused throughout the numerous assembly by the discovery of a most suffocating smoke , accompanied by an intense heat , which very much incommoded all present . Shortly afterwards , the spacious room used by the masons for their meetings and for public assemblies , became filled with smoke , and immediately over the statue of the late Dnke of Sussex , directly below the orchestral gallery , fire was observed by the noble chairman . Upon this discovery the _ gentlemen of the craft present hastily dissolved their meeting , and the assistants emplovi-d

      on the establishment commenced , as far as in them lay . to pour water from pails and buckets upon the fire , which appeared to have seized with considerable power upon the joisting of the gallery . For a little time it was hoped that the fire was extinguished , but upon the arrival of the firemen from llolborn and other stations of the brigade , with Mr . Braidwood , the superintendant of the London Fire-engine Establishment , and the foremen from the several stations nearest the spot , it was found upon tearing up the boarding , that the fire was still silently progressing , the stop effected by the inmates being insufficient to stay the further encroachment of the flames between the ceiling and the skirting boards . Irani inquiries instituted on the spot , it appears , as far as can be gleaned , that the fire originated either from the

      overheating of the warming flues , or frora the gas , a considerable body of which is used for illuminating the marble statue of the late illustrious Grand Master , the Duke of Sussex . The whole of the supporters of the gallery are very seriously burned , aud the statue , which cost £ i , 0 Q 0 , though notinjured by fire , will require considerable cleansing . Effects of Reading the " Juif Errant . "—We read the following in the Osservatore Trestino : —Inspired by the perusal of the Juif & rant ( the Wandering Jew ) , an inhabitant of Herniannstadt has deposited in the savings bank the sum of 100 florins , of which he has disposed by will as follows : ^ YVhen the compound interest of that Bum , joined to the capital , shall have produced 12 , 000 , 000 florins ( which will happen at the expiration of 300 years ) , 1 , 000 , 000 florins will be employed in raising at Hermannstadt a church for the service of the reformed 2-eligion ; 1 , 000 , 000 florins in founding a normal school for thu

      primaryingti'uctorsandnotariesofthetown ; l , 000 , 000 florins in the establishment of a hospital ; and 2 , 000 , 000 florins in the creation ofa model farm and a school of agriculture . The remainder will be appropriated to the paving of the streets , and tho construction of a railroad leading to the best quarries in the neighbourhood of Hermannstadt , in the amelioration ofthe labourers of the commune , and of the master workmen of German origin . 1 , 000 , 000 ftorins will be appropriated to the embellishment of the town , 2 , 000 , 000 florins will be distributed in works of charity , according to the spirit of the age , and finally , the descendants of the founder will be summoned to divide the last million , on condition that they establish their relationship by legal proofs . Here is a man who gives importance to the science of the genealogists . It is to be hoped that the legacy will not , as in M . Eugene Sue s romance , provoke the crimes and mischievous machinations of the artful and designing Jesuits .

      Rtr-MNo open NEenaES . —Senor Geronimo Pae 2 , director otaBrazvllian diamond mine , having reason to suspect a negro of stealing diamonds , ordered him to be ripped open , when a magnificent rose diamond was found in his intestines . Encouraged by the success of this first experiment , he ordered it to be tried on the second , third , and fourth suspected negro , but in each case the victims were innocent , no diamonds were found . This result , however , did not check Senor Paez , who repeated

      Fire At The Freemasons' Tavern.—Shortly ...

      this atrocious act upon two more negroes , but un ? successfully . His conduct at Jast reached the , ears of the proprietors of the " mine , by whon he was summoned before the tribunal of Villa Bella . 'By the judgment delivered onthe 25 th Feb hat , we learn that Paez was ordered to pay Senores Cifuentes and Co ., the lessees of the mines of Brassala , a sum of 2 . 500 piastres aa the value of the five negroes of whom he had deprived the company by putting them to death , without any utility . No order was made for the first negro , as his death was for the benefit ' of the owners ! For the crime , no proceedings had been taken .

      Fatal AcciDEax at the Aucnow Mart Tavbjw , —Mr . William Payne , city Coroner , held an inquest on Wednesday afternoon , in Guy ' s Hospital , on the body of Patrick Ilarley , aged fifty . The deceased , on Tuesday last , was employed removing some lead : from the roof of the Auction Mart 'favsrn ; in Bartholomew lane , when in endeavouring jo throw a p iece into the street ; he missed his hold of the lead , and losing his equilibrium , he fell head foremost off the tavern into Bartholomew-lane . He was removed to the above hospital , where he died yesterday morning , from compression ofthe brain . Verdict ,. '" Accidental Death . ""

      Fatal accident ON THE RiTEF , —On Tuesday an inquest was held before Mr . W . Baker , jun .. at the Shakspere ' s Head , Shakespere ' s-walk , ShadwelJVon the body of James Dyer , aged twelve years . J'he deceased , with several other boys of his own age , were amusing themselves on Saturday evening in a skiff off Pelican Stairs , Lower Shadwell . The deceased was stepping out of the boat on to a barge lying alongsiue the stairs , when he overbalanced himself and fell into the water between two boats . A waterman named Hughes immediatel y put off and succeeded in picking the body up in a few minuu-safterwards , and conveyed it ashore . Mr . Henry , a surgeon , in Wapping-wall , attended , and applied the usual remedies to restore animation , but without effect . Verdict , " Accidental death . "

      Dreadful Accidem . —A serious accident occurred on Wednesday near ilowick-terrace , Westminster , attended with loss of life . There is a large sewer nearly opposite this house—a public thoroughfarewhich runs through Messrs , Elliott ' s brewery , and at this point it is quite exposed—no covering or rail whatever . It appears that three young children , belonging to a poor man named Whitehmise , a coalheaver , were amusing themselves on the banks by catching corks that came from the brewery , when they all fell in . A lad , only eight year * of ago , immediately p lunged in and brought one en shore , but life was extinct , the water being only about two feet deep . Another of the sufferers was got out in an exhausted state , and taken to the hospital , but has since died . The body of the third has not yet been found .

      Fatal Accident on board Her Majesty ' s Ship Caledonia . —Pwmouth , June 2 . —On Sunday , the 31 st ult ., at sunset , when lowering the ronintcpgollantmaston board Her Majesty ' s ship Caledonia , 120 , Captain Sir Manly II . Dixon , lying in Iiamoaze , the lizard unfortunately gave way , and the mast fell on the deck and killed three persons . At the time of the accident . Captain Dixon , the three lieutenants ( including Lieutenant Jones , the officer of the watch , ) and most of the crew , were on deck . The lizard , unfortunately , was not securely stopped , and when the man it the mast head found it slipping from the mast rope , he sung oul as usual ,

      "Stand from under . " There were from forty to fifty hands underneath , who rushed forward out of danger . The sufferers , who were more aft , and not in a dangerous position , unhappily followed the others , and thus came right under the mast . In falling from the mast-head , the topgallautuiast caught in the rigging ,, canted , and fell horizontally across the deck . Three persons were killed . on tha spot , viz ., Mr . C . P . Lamb , assistant clerk ; William Slaney , a marine , leaving a widow and five children ; and Thomas B . Herbert , first class boy . Charles Pomeroy , a boy , had his shoulder dislocated , and was otherwise severely injured .

      BlRMlNGJUM TO BE ERECTED ISTO A GfiBAT CENTRAL Military Depot . —It has been stated in Birmingham this week in quarters like ' y to be well-informed , that government intend to erect ihe military station there into a grand central depot , and to remove to it the greater part of the troops now stationed at Weedon . The central position of Birmingham , communicating as it now does by railway with all the principal ports in England , has , it is thought , suggested the propriety and advantage of making it the seat of a central depot , inasmuch as at a moment ' s notice troops might thence be dispatched and landed in . a few hours in any part of Scotland , England , or Ireland .

      Extraohdinaiiy Longevity . —Died at Red Hi !' , Reigate , Surrey , on Wednesday last , Elizubeth Denman , in the lOfth year of'her age . Although stie attained so great an " age , her sufferinus for yeaisin the earlier p ; irt of her life , from affection of the liver , were extreme . She ascertained from her medical attendant that one half of her liver was ulcerated , and that she would continue to suffer until the whole part so affected was entirely decayed . At the t » rn of 50 she began to recover , and afterwards enjoyed general good health , until within a very recent period of her death . There is an intcrostins narrative connected with the history of the old lady ' s life . When very young , it was her misfortune to be seduced by the son of a wealthy farmer , in whose service she was living . The young man , to conceal what lie considered his dhsgrace , had the villainy to hire two ruffians to take her life , and she had a very narrow escape from their hands . Returning heme

      late one dark evening from a neighbouring village , across some lonely fields , she heard some person enpaged in alow tone of conversation , near toher on the otl . er side of the hedge . All that she conld distinguish was , "Surely she is gone another way . " This greatly alarmed her , as she imagined herself to be the object of their conversation , and so it wasafterwards found to be , for a short time after a man in the neighbourhood , of a very bad character , was taken ill and died . While on his death bed , being stung with remorse , he made a full confession of the whole murderous design . He confessed that he and another were to have had ten pounds for the poor g irl ' s destruction ; and that the jj intended to nave carried their design into execution the very night alluded Co , had they have met with her ; and that tbey had a hole dug in a wood just by , wherein to conceal the bidy . The wood was afterwards searched , and a hole found corresponding with the one described by the dying man .

      Fatal and . Frightful Accidents RETunxtNG from Epsom . —On Wednesday evening the following fatal and fearful accidents occurred while rcturing from Epsom Races : —The first case was about one mile on this side of Epsom . A four-wheel chaise , in which were seated four persons , while they were in the act of descending a hill , they came in collision with another vehicle , when the driver Mr . John Winters , a cousin to the ex-Champion i-f England , was thrown to the ground , the force of which broke his back . The other persons in the chaise « ere likewise most seriously injured . * Mr . Winter was carried to the nearest surgeon ' s who dressed the wounds , and subsequently ordered him to be conveyed to St . Thomas ' s Hospital , where he was found to have

      received the most extensive injuries ofthe back , which was completely broken . lie was put under the care of the house surgeon , but he expired in two hours after his admission . Another accident , ofa frightful character , occurred while descending a hill , situate about three niiios from Epsom . A van of unusual size , belonging to Mr . Mathews , carman , of Guy-street , New Wtston-street , Bermondsey , was on the way home very heavily and injudiciously loaded , there being upwards of So individuals riding with the driver ( Mr . Mathews , ) independent of a large quantity of luggage . The van , was proceeding at a steady pace towards town , in a narrow lane , when one of

      the near wheels run into a deep hole , which broke lfc into at < ms ; the vehicle consequently swerved , or turned completely over , throwing the passengers into an adjoining field , and some into the hedge . The driver vas lost for a few seconds by falling among the horsts , which were all in confusion , and plunging furiously . After a few minutes had elapsed , Mr . Barnes , landlord of the Two Brewers , Redcrossstreet , Fo . ithwark , was discovered with fractured ribs and contusions over various parts of his body . Another gentleman , landlord of the Rose Tavern . Snow ' s-fields , received a fracture of tho left arm and severe injury to the head . Mr Windsor of Kingstreet , Borough , also sustained a lacerated wound of the scalp .

      TueSweuMou in Trouble . —Apiwkiikxsiok op-Fifteen Pickpockets at Chester Racks . —On Monday the police of London and Middlesex received information that the undermentioned individual-: Ind beon apprehended near the Grand Stand during the Chester races , and among the number some , no doubt , forming part of London ganps : —Elizabeth . Phillips , 25 years of age , dressmaker , of ill , Pittstreet , Buthnal-grccn ; Frederick David Janus Edwards , 20 , of J > , Pitt-street , Bethnal-jmeu : arsl had in his possesion a bag- with sovereigns aril silver ; Alfred Simpson , 19 , possessing a large quantity of cash , living at 20 , Old Thomas-street , Biriiiin « h . im ; George Thompson , 23 , of the Rum Punch .-o" Longalley , Moorfields , London ; George Lebow , 22 , described as an engineer , of 17 , King Edward-street ,

      Mile-end-road . London ; James Reed , 19 , blockmaker , of 33 , Chickanne-street , Osbwn-street , Whitechapel , London ; Wiilii > ra Smith , 22 , of 04 , Webberstreet , Waterloo-road , London ; George Hudson , a ' . ia & Jepsoi ) , alias Stone , alias Chumley , alias Ginger , 27 ^ described as a gentleman , of 2 , llorsley-strect , Dimberwell-gate ; London , and had in his possession a bag containing 40 sovereigns ; Thomas Johnson ,. 28 , living in Bethnal-green , London , and wasscpn in the betting-ring , where a gentleman was robbed oJ 200 i ., Frederick Mole , 27 , of 22 , Buokinshain-gats , Bin minium , had in his possession a handsome cold watch , gold curb chain , maker ' s name , "John Dix * son , Manchester , 12 , 428 , " with eagle ' s claw , charged tleraan at Manchester , of 30 , of 1 , Mill-street . Manchester 22 , of same place ; Richard Thomas Hagan , IS . of Dublin DuMiiU

      And A Gold Breast-Pin, Also With Rohbing...

      and a gold breast-pin , also with rohbing » JKJr * 4 , 500 / . ; 3 & m | 4 fS | tfflJ « J ; John B »» S 5 * a ' Powoll . 22 , o ^ MrffoJC j John . GSnra «; iMj p ' [ SffJ & X * - ' and a gold breast-pin , also with rohbinga Eerw ___ --. . 1 ,-ooj . ; JMfilufnlH & n ester ; John ButtwfpfAu K Powell . , ftiftft / JV / toi OT ^ SSi / - - \ iW - ^ P ^ 5 tv n 5 _ l' *'_« f v ^® n _ B ^^ HiavVsAJlf ;

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 6, 1846, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_06061846/page/5/