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      The Bitter Observance Of The Sabbath. Th...

      I medl means of communication on Sunday , wheier liter literary or personal , in order thereafter to * ee force the whole population into their g loomy _mve-onventicles , ought to be resisted with , the bnoafanost vigour and indignation . If theyp lease , _tiey they may hang the skies in black for _them-Avesdves on that day , and shut out the light cf _rOD'GoD _' s cheerful Bun from their dwellings—asit . alis alread y from their hearts—but they have io rno right to insist upon others being equall y aorcmorose , gloomy , and miserable . If they really

      _thinlth-nk that the right road to heaven is to make _thenthemselves supremely unhappy , then b y all _meameans let them have their own way ; bnt we insi-insist that the French proverb shall he fairl y inteinterpreted , and acted upon— " Chacun son _goulgout . _" By granting the sour-faced saints the tigharight of gratify ing their tastes , we imply , at the the same time , the right of pleasing our . own 1 The whole of the agitation on this question iho'iliows , _.- _m-brtttuat - ly , how powerful cant _andand _fdltehood are iu this country . There

      exi ' exists , unhapp il y , an organised machinery by | vh | vhich genuine public opinion is effectuall y j-co \ _j-cowed and intimidated ; the parson of the paiparisb , and two or three toadies , or _thsihe preacher of a dissenting Zion , Bethsea seda , or other sectarian manufactory of | _foi | fools and Ingots , aided by a few congenial | sp | sp-i-ts , first commence a series of what may | tri | trnly be termed " visitataons . " These are _IfogfoMotred' by sung Utile meetings entirely de-| v ( ivoidoftlie element of publicity , and equall y Igifguiltless of truth or argument ; and the re-§ isiJ |» ult is , that petitions are poured into the 1- EilHouse of Commons by hundreds , signed by | _p- _| fens of thousands of persons who have been

      _j-gimposed upon hy falsehood of the most egreigflgious description , or who were in such a _posirtigtion that they dreaded the persecution and _fpHproscrip-ion with which these sanctimonious _Island bitter agitators were sure to punish a _rejSfttfusal . We have heard in some of these _raeet-Bffings the most astounding lies and calumnies aflreiierated long after their effectual refutation , _% 6 § by persons in raven black coats , and snow - •\ _gf . r _ riie neckcloths , with an unblushing auda-» _# city , perfectly unapproachable by any other _kBclass of men . Great as is the power of l ying , [ Sand of countenance required b y a lawyer in [ If dull practice , it is a mere trifle compared with Ntihat which is necessary for a pet orator at if Exeter Hall , the culminating point of all ! % these saintly and ( lying ) assemblies ; the _extraordinary power of assertion OU tlie Bart Of ihe speakers , is only equalled by the nnques-I Honing credulity , the amazing capacity of swallowing , manifested by the hearers . One thing may be remarked with respect I to the last discussion or the subject , the _pori-; tans never attempted to join issue either on % the religious argument , or the ground of _convenienceand expediency . They were . openly ¦ and decidedly challenged to show that the Judaical observance ofthe Sabbath was a

      Christian institution , and they shrank from the contest They were asked to justify it on the plea of convenience to the public , or even on the more pertinfcnt ground , that it really ¦ would reduce Sunday labour as a "whole . But Lord Ashley knew very well , tiiat it was utterly impossible for him to maintain his position in any one of these three issues , and therefore be could only repeat " look at the _^ 00 , 000 petitions , " as if there was any argument in a mere bead-roll of names procured

      by such influences as we have alluded to . If these people reall y meant what they say , and had no ulterior object in view , the short experience they have alread y had of the consequences of their own movement would have induced them to vote for rescinding the resolution they extorted by mockery and intimidation from a thin House of Commons at au earl y period ofthe evening . The result , so far , las been to add immensely to Sunday labour ; aud if the obnoxious regulation is maintained

      _ t will eventually canse the emp loyment of ten tunes the number of persons who were required io do the- ordinary work of the Post-office . The provincial newsvendors announce the organisation of staffs of messengers for the delivery of the metropolitan papers on Sunday mornings ; parcel vans will no donbt be started , by . rhich written communications , evading the letter of the law , will be run in connexion with trains on the Sundays . Thc

      onl y effects that can result from such unreasonable and unjustifiable interference with the social habits and the general convenience of the community , will be , in the first p lace , increased expense and great inconvenience and injury to numerous classes , and next that the imitati o n and indi gnation of those -lasses will ultimately . overwhelm the pbarisaical and sanctimonious " whited sepulchres " who , tinder cover of piety , Lave aimed this Wow at the social and reli gious freedom ofthe people .

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      Parliamentary Betcew. Zs ' Ot Content Wi...

      PARLIAMENTARY BETCEW . _Zs ot content with having raised the county franchise from £ 8 to £ 15 during one sitting , the Tory peers , the next time the Irish Parliamentary Voters Bill came before them , inflicted another fatal blow on the Whig measure . B y the machinery of the Bill a selfacting registry was provided for . In other words , advantage was taken of the existing poor law and civil machinery in Ireland , to

      place on the register of voters , the name of every householder paying the required rental , and having paid his rates without any trouble or a pp lication on his part . It is needless to say that this is but the barest justice . If the Toter is , as Lord _Cakusle and the Marquis ofL . ___* . Do * v * - » -E said , merely a trustee who is invested with the privilege of voting , not f o r Lis own personal benefit , but for the benefit of the community ; then as trustee he is clearl

      y entitled to demand that no unnecessary obstacle shall impede the performance of the duty which devolves upon him in the capacity o " f trustee . We go farther , and say that it is a dut y which the Government owe to the people , as the sovereign power in the State , that they should make all the state machinery _subservient'to the protection and free exercise of the political and social ri g hts of the people , -whose servants thev are .

      But Lord _Siaxley and his brother peers desire to be the masters , not the servants of the Commonwealth , and hence their dislike to anything that wonld give even the remotest chance of anything like a popular or independent constituency . _Relying on the-power of intimidation , wliich is always at the disposal of large land-owners and organised political parties , as well as calculating upon the indifference of some persons as to the possession ofthe vote , and the i

      gnorance of large numbers as to the proper means to acquire it , the Tory leader has struck the self-acting -uachiuery ont ofthe bill , and _rendered it its defective , and as open to corrnpfbon and coercion , to jobbery and to chicanery , fas the blessed Reform Act , under which Rejvishig Barristers hold courts that are syste _gnaticall yshnnned b y almost all who are not | t h emere tools , or dependents of political _gartie _^ The raising of the qualification from jjo / . to lol ., at one swoop , cut down a large _dumber of the proposed Irish voters . The _Striking out of the self-acting registry -will still _further tend to the same result , and , ultimately - _ _*»* _» _# _ # I _' - __ l _ f- ? a _ 1 _ . __ _! J > T . __ " ___ ___!_ _ * *__ _ J at is doubtful whetherunder the

      | , bill , theconfSti-uencyoflreland- wHlbe much more than ¦ / doubled . An electoralbod y of _somewhereabout £ 100 , 000 , out of a population of 8 , 000 , 000 , will | S-test the dominant Toryism of one powerful Ifection , and the faint-hearted and li p-deep ? iflberalism of another . H We infer tiiat Ministers do not intend to _Resist this bit-by-hit mutilation of theonly _comparatively usef-d general measure which has , Aim year , emerged from the Lower House , _because the MsrqniB of .. Ii & _ssdowsb , in j > rop- »_ -i _ _g the recepiaoa of the report , intimated that ifc was not his intention to renew the discussion upon the two important

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      points on which the Opposition bad beaten the Goverr-meht , when tiis bill came on for a third reading , though we have since heard it rumoured that a last effort will be made on the third reading . If there had been any serious intention of restoring it to its ori ginal shape when sent back to the Commons , we think Lord John would have taken advantage of the debate on Mr . Locke "Exsa _' s motion to have indicated that intention to the Peers and to the country . By joining with the Tories in Ms opposition to that motion , he , on the

      contrary , we think , gave them to understand that as far as he and his Cabinet are concerned , they may safely indulge to their hearts content , in their favourite legislative pastime of tramp ling upon popular rights and franchises . There was only one sentence which held out a glimpse of hope that Lord John is aware of the character ofthe crisis to which we are fast approaching , and that was the passage in which he deprecated the introduction of Mi * . King ' s bill , because at this time it was impossible to proceed with so very important a

      subject , and to trifle with it would be unworth y ofthe situation , and not quite fair to the people of the country . If Whig phraseology means anything , and especiall y in the mouth of so adroit a special pleader as Lord John has , upon more than one occasion , shown himself recently , tbat sentence should mean that the Pj-isib _M-sisieb ia aware of the importance of an extension of the franchise , and that the altered state of parties has altered the situation and relative strength of parties in Parliament . As we have alread y stated , his

      policy of stand-stillism must be substituted for progress . He must either _t" move on , " or " move out . " The speech of Mr , ( J , THOMPSON -was graphically illustrative of the anomalies of ourpresent disgraceful _representative , or rather non-representative system ; and it is to be regretted that the constitution of the House prevents so few opportunities for forcing this subject upon its attention . Meanwhile we may , without being thereby misapprehended , or

      supposed to approveof the principle which Mr King sought to embod y in a _Billj fairly congratulate the Suffrage Reformers on the fact , that a minority of one hundred members voted in favour of that motion . We would fain hail it as the first of those indications of a more healthful state of parties , and the breaking up of that dreary political stagnation to which we look forward as a consequence ofthe death of SirR . P __ EL . - .

      It will he remembered that the House of Ccmmensbeat the Ministers onafiscal question connected with British-spirits in bond . They carried that , in future , all such sp irits should onl y pay duty npon the quantity which actuall y comes into consumption , instead of taking it at the worm ' s mouth , and allowing nothing for waste , leakage , evaporation , & c . The majority by which this resolution was carried was quite as respectable and influential as that for cl o sing the Post-office on Sundays ; but we doubted at the time whether the Government

      would as readil y carry it into effect . The result has justified our scepticism . The Chancellor of the Exchequer—on the question being again brought forward in due coursemoved a negative , and , in a House of two hundred and forty-one members , only escaped a second defeat by a majority of one ! We should think that the Scotch and Irish distillers are not particularly in love with a Financial Minister who , on so narrow a majority as that , will persist in robbing them of duty for sp irits which never come into the market—or ,

      in other words , of taking money f r om them , against which they cannot place the mercantile set-off , " value received . " But Sir Charles Wood is equall y famous for his anxiety to catch hold of the people ' s money , and his incapacity to app l y it properly . His Budget this year has shown his incompetency to deal with a surplus quite as p lainl y as . his former attempts did to deal with a . deficit . In either case he is hopelessly imbecile ; and as long as nien of business choose to have the national

      cash account managed by such a man they must pay the _penalty—Apropos of Exchequer management . Sir . _Anstey once more introduced the question of the Adulteration of Coffee by means of Chicory . He showed that Coffee is diminishing in consumption in consequence of the substitution or largely increased size of this root , in combination with g r ound coffee , and he not unfairl y called for protection to the public against tbis fraud , and to the colonist who had to contend against an untaxed article . Sir Charles Wood , however , saw " difficulties" in the

      waytbat fatal word before which Whig courage oozes cut like that of" Bob Acres , " —and he , therefore , refused to entertain the question . A characteristic speech was made in the course of the short debate , by Sir John _Tyrrill , for once he voted with the Whig Chancellor . Why _ because he is a grower of chicory , and can grow two tons and a half an acre on good land , which at £ 24 \ a ton , will yield £ 60 an acre , at a time when good

      land , with four quarters of wheat an acre , will not return £ 10 . The Protectionists are of the opinion with the late Alderman Brooks — •• Lord love you ! wis ate all for ourselves in this world ! " —and they never lose an opportunity of practically exemp lif y ing their belief . We do not wonder at Sir John praising hi g hly the u mocha flavour '' imparted by chicory , when it gives six times the return of wheat grown on the same

      land-The "farmers' mends " screwed their courage up to the point of proposing the repeal of the Malt Tax at last . That valorous feat was not , however , performed by Mr . Disraeli , the Marquis of Granby , Mr . Herries , or any ofthe would-be " guides , p hilosophers , and friends" ofthe Protectionist party , Mr . CAYiey , a kind of " odd man" with sundry " crotchets , " was put forward as tbe forlorn hope ; and we must do him the justice to say , that he gallantly performed the task assi gned to him , but that his motion would be otherwise

      than rejected , never entered the mind of any human being .. Even Mr . _Catley himself , at the commencement of his speech , knew what its fate would be as well as he did at its close . The only wonder is that one hundred and twenty-three members were mustered to vote for it ; and this fact shows that the dread , of a general election is operating among county members , and those who have the prospect of facing agricultural constituencies . The stereotyped rep ly of Sir Charles Wood to all applications for the remission of taxes , or for the re-distribution of the fiscal burdens of the country , was of course repeated "with such

      variation as the not Tery livel y imagination of that gentleman enabled him to produce for the occasion ; and after a show ni ght , and a show debate intended , or at least expected , by all parties to end in smoke , the motion was negatived by two to one , leaving to the jolly farmers the glorious satisfaction of reading the speeches in the Sunday papers tbat circulate among them . " Sic transit _gloriamundi !" Thus passes the glory of the Protectionist dinners and meetings . The great things which the " farmers' friends " were to achieve turn out to be exceedingly small . This is the pretext of sham leg islation .

      On Wednesday , Mr . Wortle y ' s unfortunate Marriage Bill—which has at every stage met with the most determined oppositionwas left with yet a final division to encounter ; and the narrow majorities on the two _last were not of a character to insure for it a very encouraging reception in the Peers at a period ot tbe Session when everything that can bo _sS _i . v _f _? _« " is sure to lie 3 ffift ? _*? Wes » eMnu : the clerks at _sospect , will have to renew the . fight a third

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      On Thursday , Mr , Elf Art ' s annual motion for the abolition of public strangling was briefly debated in an impatient House , and met with the usual fate . Our legislators do not believe in that article of the decalogue which says , " Thou _shalt not kill . " They refuse . to interfere with the trade and emoluments of Mr . CaICRAFT , as one of those precious relics ofthe wisdom of our forefathers , which all are bound to venerate deeply , and to transmit intact to a grateful and admiring posterity .

      Immediately afterwards the House counted out by preconcerted arrangement , on Mr . O'Connor ' s motion . If the people were but true to themselves , and faithful to their leaders , how soon they would change this scornful and contemptuous treatment into a ready and enlightened obedience to their wishes ; but , while they remain disunited or apathetic , they must submit to the consequence . They , have , after all , only themselves to blame , for the contumel y , tyranny , and injustice , which they now suffer under . ' They who would be free , __ Themselves must strike the blow . '

      Monies Received For The Week Ending Thur...

      MONIES RECEIVED For the Week Ending Thursday , July 11 th , 1830 . TIE _HOBfllTY FUND . Received by V .. Riper . —Dr . Greer , Glasgow , ' 10 s—G Bateson , Shipley , 2 s—A few Chartist ., Rotherham , per J . Turner , 2 s 9 d—A few Friends , Northampton , per J Pebody , 9 s—Messrs . Mills and Stevens , Br ighton , per J . Warren , 2 s . . " ' ¦ - ' - __•' -, d . ' Received by " v 7 . Rider . „ .. i 5 0 FOR THE WINDING UP OF THE UND _COMPANYJteceiv-d hy W . Rides . —W . TVestOby , _Croydcn , . _ _ B _ ---o . d , P-r J . Con-ell , 41—J . Sweet , Nottingham , ls—A . Chippendale , Nottingham , ls-J , X _. gg ; ett , Nottingham , 3 d—T . Hunt , Old Woodstock , Osws , 6 d- _\ Elliott , Clapham . 3 s—R . Erans _, Liverpool , 6 d —? . Whitfield , liverpool , ! -. FOR MRS . JONES . . Received hy "W . Rideb—King-cross , near Halifax , 5 s ,

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      Brastoi.—-From The Announcement In Tho S...

      BrasTOi . — -From the announcement in tho Star last week of _JTr . O'Connor's letter , calling on the members of the Land Company to defray the expenses of winding up the Company _^ and briDg . Bg it to a final issue , at a meeting on Monday night , when only a few members attended ; it was pro--posedby Mr . Burges , and seconded by Mr . Clark , to adjourn the meeting until next Monday , at eight o ' clock in tho evening , when it is requested every member will attend to take into consideration the beat mode to adopt towards defrayine the

      above expenses . Since the stagnation of the Land Plan , there seems to be an apathy tbat ought not to exist . ' If every member would-come forward throug hout the Land Company , the contribution would be but trifling and easy . Hu _ i . —The usual weekly meeting , of members held at the Malt Shovel , Isorth-church-side , Jul y 8 th , the f o l lowing resolution w as un a n i mou sl y _agreed to : — " That the members of this branch are hereby called on to pay all arrears of levies due to the Company , both local and directors , or forfeit all claims on the Company . " After which tbe meeting was adjourned until Monday evening , July loth .

      Salfobb . —At a members meeting , held in Irwellstreet . on Sunday tho 7 th inst ., Mr . J . Emery in the chair , the following resolutions were carried unanimously : — " That this meeting adjourn until Sunday , Ju ly 21 st , 1850 , at two o ' clock ' in the after noon , at Mr . Lees , Temperance Hotel , _Irwell-street , Salford , for the purpose of considering the best means of enabling Mr . O'Connor to take . the . bill throug h the Ilouse of Commons for winding up the affairs of the Company . " _BiH-iixanAii _.- —In reference to the call in . the Northern Star of Saturday last , for the sum of £ 400

      to defray the expenses of winding up the National Land Company , we , t h o memb e rs meeting in the Ship Locality , a re o f op i nion , that it would be much better to sell a portion of tbe land belonging to the Company sufficient . to defray the expenses Of winding it up . . V © suggest this course simply because we could not be sure that more than , a dozen would contribute for that purpose , while the members num be r between 300 a n d 400 ; c onse q uent l y it would be but common justice to sell some of the land , and then tho expenses would be equally borne as well by those wbo are not willing to contribute voluntary as those who aro .

      The Mi N Er S O F The Nort H To Thb Kbit...

      THE MI N ER S O F THE NORT H TO THB KBIT 0 B OF THE NORTHERN STAB . Dear Sir , —The appeal to the miners to subscribe to a fund to watch over the interests of themselves and families , as involved in tbe proposed bill on min es an d collierie s , wbich has been introduced into the House of Lords by the Earl of Carlisle , bids fair to be heartily responded to in tbis locality , and we trust in other districts also . The'parties appointed as collectors have been at work a few days and have met with tolerable success ; and as it is

      intended to afford every satisfaction to those who subscri b e , especially to those who are desirous to witness the publicity of their subscriptions , perhaps you will afford space for the following . Collected at Hewortfe Colliery the sum of ten shillings , part of which was given " by the _fallavriag pereong . - —¦ John Barker , Is . ; Thomas Henderson , ls . 9 d . ; M . Hume , 5 d . A Post-office Order for £ 1 has also been received from Crow-trees Colliery , for the above purpose . There will be a full account printed af t erward s , but the committee are anxious that tbe above should appear in the next" Star . "

      I h ave r ec eived from " A Constant Reader ' of tbe " Star" a present of a _watch-seal , made of coal , for Mr . O'Connor , and another for a gentleman , and which would have been forwarded but for the anticipated visit of some of our brethren to London in a few d ay s , which will give them an opportunity of presenting the same in person . Yours & ., Newcastle , July 8 _tb . M . Jude .

      To The Miners Of Great Britain. Fellow M...

      TO THE MINERS OF GREAT BRITAIN . Fellow Men , —In attempting to draw your attention to the " signs of the times" allow me to state , that however great and manifold your present burdens may be , and however grievous it may be to you to bear those burdens , there is no other way by wbicb you can be saved—there is no other p lan b y whicb you can be saved from such burdens than by uniting yourselves in one common bond oi brotherhood—one general plan of organisation , which shall embrace tbe whole of the miners of this country . In taking a . view of the aspect of things , I perceive that strong symptoms of something being wrong bave manifested themselves of late .

      A large portion of tbe Miners of Scotland have been struggling , for a series of weeks , to obt ain a more certain and a more adequate remuneration for their la b our , and to have those wages tbey honestly , e arn paid every ? week , and that in the current coin of the realm . Again , there has been a series of very extensive strikes in Wales , to prevent a reduction of wages . In Staffordshire , Lancashire , Northumberland , an d Dur h am , attempts have been , and are still being made , to pull down the price of labour , all ol which bave been resisted ; and although , in a great many instances , success has attended such resistance

      yet we may rest assured , that unless a barrier is erected , and that speedily , the roasters will return to tbe attack , and in aU probability carry their point . Ind e ed , itis more than probabl e , it is a moral certainty . Look at the price of coals—witness tbe low figure to which competition among us , and among the owners , have entailed , upon that article ; and w e may be sure that an attempt will be made , and that shortly , to bring the wages of the miners s t ill l o wer , unless an understanding can be come to to limit the produce of bur labour so as to ensure , at least a fourth less being sent to market , and thereby prevent the necessity which must otherwise arise of reducing the prices at present paid . '

      Fellow-men , —A few weeks ago a conference from the chief mining districts was held for the especial purpose of re-establishing the Miners' Association wbicb , although sustained and" kept up in a partial way by a few brave and _noble-hearted men , had , never t heless , been rendered inoperative as regards the general mass of miners . At tbis conference it was clearly and satisfactorily laid down , tbat witboutsome well-defined and organised plan of limiting the produce more in accordance with the demand

      tban heretofore , tbat nothing but the greatest misery and privations were in store for tbe miners of tbis country . Hence a code of regulations were adopted for the purpose of being submitted to tbe body of miners , the objects of wbicb are to bring about a cordial understanding among all wbo labour in mines , so that the most effiective plans may be put idle . & P-5 a 4 < -r . to ensure a more bealtby state of the market , and thereby prevent the . downward tendency of wages . The object I have in view in thus addressing you is to apprise all tbe mining body tbat another con-

      To The Miners Of Great Britain. Fellow M...

      _fetence will be held on the 19 th of August next , at Newcastle-upon-Tyne , for the purpose of . consolidating the rules and regulations adopted at the preceding conference ; and it is hoped that every miner , in whatever part of Great . Britain he may he located , will s ee i t to be his interest arid his duty to be represented in-that conference , that , proper and efficient steps may be taken to meet tiie threatened evil , and to avert the coming destruction . . Brother Miners , —Let us make an effort while

      there is yet life enough in the bodyj'to overcome the malady - —whilst we are yet sufficiently powerful to lay the foundation , and build the superstructure , which sha ll even t u al l y and abundantly repay us for all we may expend upon it , and which shall al so convey to our children , and the community at large , another proof of . the grand results of union and cooperation , when fairly applied tothe mitigation of the evils which oppress so extensively the _working classes of this and every other country .

      Again soliciting your attention to l _ e 19 ; h' of August , ana trusting the conference will be a bumper , I remain , yours . respectfully , ; M . Jude , Sec . A copy of the minutes of last conference v , ill he sent to those who apply to M . Jude * Sandyfordlane , Neivcastle . upon . Tyne .

      Bill For The Better Protection Of The He...

      BILL FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF THE HEALTH _ASD LIVES OF MINERS . TO THB EDITOR OF - 'HE northern star . Sib , —I beg to intiniatei' through the medium of your valuable , journal , that the exertions of the friends ofthe Miners , together with their own petitions , < -c , ha v e a t las t i n d uce d the government to attempt to legislate for the better protection of the health and lives of that useful body of men .

      A bill was introduced a few days ago into the Douse of Lords by tbo Earl of Carlisle for the above purpose ; and as no doubt many will ha anxious to learn the provisions of that bill , I _forward a brief notice thereof , and will ad d , at tho same time , an observation or two' on the principle arid tendency ofthe same , and conclude by inviting all mining districts to b e watchful , or even this lirni ' ed and imperfect measure will be shorn of its best part , or perhaps prevonted from passing at all t . is session of Parliament .

      ¦ The bill may be divided into two parts , the fir _. t embracing considerations to protect tho lives of the miners . The second part applies a more rigid m ac hin e ry to the c o ron e rs ' inquests , with a view to ascertain more cleavly the cause of death , & e : The first department provides ' that inspectors shall be appointed , who shall have power to enter the pits at any reasonable time , and to ex a mine th o air-ways , the air-doors , stoppings , pits , levels , water-ways , and every othor matter or thing connected with tho ? m _ ehmei'y of the mine and the safety ofthe workmen ' ,,. The bill then goes on to state that should anything appear to the inspector to be calculated to endanger the lives of the miners ,

      he shall appnso the agent or owner thereof , -wwi forward an account of the same to the Secretary of State ; and further , that the inspector shall have the free use of all plans of the mines , and that suoh pla ns sh a ll b e ac curatel y drawn , and if fouiid otherwise , the inspectors to order an accurate ono at the expense ofthe owners . Any wilful obstruction to the inspector subjects the party" to a penalty not exceedin _? £ 10 . The bill then provides that in case any death from accident should ensue in or about the pit or colliery , that the owner or agent thereof shall , within twelve hours , forward a report of the same to thc Secretary of State , intimating the probable cause thereof ; and should any owner or agent negl ect to d o so , he or they will incur a penalty not exceeding

      £ 20 . Again , the coroner shall , in all cases of violent death in or about the pits , givo two days notice to the Secretaryof State before holding any inquest on tbe b o die s o f the suff e rer s , That the penalties may be recovered before two Justices of the Peace , Ac . The above are the leading features of the bill , and as the publio press has not contained any account rel a tive to t he intro d uction o f it in the House o f Lords , so consequently we are entirely in the dark whether the bill is intended to bo pressed through this session or not , and it being nearly a fortnight since it was laid upon tbe table of the house , and nothing having transpired relative to it since that t i mo _, the mining population of this district are most anxious for the requisite knowledge ofthe fate that awaits it .

      ; In accordance with this feeling it is intended to send a deputation to . the metropolis to learn the intentions of her Majesty's government in this respect , and to urge upon them , if necessary , the necessity of-passing the bill before this session of parliament closes . They aro * also anxious that their brother miners throughout the kingdom should bestir themselves iri this' matter , ' and use all their endeavours to insure the passing of thb said hill before the session closes , which very probably a short time will determine ; hence the necessity of talungimmediate steps in order to obtain the enactment of this or some improved measure , or we shall have to wait till the meeting of parliament next year , thereby placing in jeopardy the _; lives of thousands during that period .

      Mr. Smith O'Briej-At A Meeting Of Irish ...

      MR . SMITH O'BRIEj-At a meeting of Irish Democrats held on Sunday last , at 26 , Golden-lane , a hand-bill was read , calling a preparatory meeting , in order to alleviate the sufferings of Mr . Smith O'Brien , by appealing through the government to . the mercyof the Crown . A deputation was appointed to wait on tho conveners of the -meeting _coMist ' iBg of Dr . 0 ' Connor , and Messrs . Lynch , Dwain ,. Clancy , and Flanagan . The deputation-read the following resolution , as agreed to at tlieir weekly meeting : — " That we , tho friends o f the Iris h Demo c r a ti c A ss ociation , resident in London , approving of the , principles and conduct of W . S . O'Brien , Esq ., pledge ourselves to use every exertion in our power to , mitigate the cruel

      sufferings of that magnanimous personage , and protest against any line of conduct inconsistent with thc dignity of Irish independence , which would be compromised by prostrating ourselves at the feet of parliament , ; but wo respectfully claim thc liberty of our countrymen as a right . " At the meeting of Democrats : held on Monday evening , Mr . M'Carthy , chairman of the committee of the frien d s of . V . 8 . O'Brien , presented the following resolution , but stated that he did not hold with its contents : —" That this committee do receive , with every respeot and courtesy , the deputation from the Democratic Association held in Golden-lane , with . whom we should bo happy to co-operate , but that we are . obliged to decline the off e r on the i r terms , as we feel that the course

      pursue d by those friends in Ireland who have been the associates of Mr . O'Brien , and the course pursued and pursuing by them , : . is t h e one which we feel bound to follow _^ in order to render the most efficacious assistance to the noble martyr . " A vote of thanks was given to Mr . M'Carthy . The following resolution was moved by Mr . Clancy , seconded by Mr . Lynch , and adopted ;— " That this committee is of opinion that the persons professing to be the friends of W . S . O'Brien are pursuing a line of conduct' incompatible with the feelings of the martyrs of ' 48 ,. and tending to lessen the character of the Irish people in the eyes of tho _ world , and knowing from , past experience tho futility of such efforts , we consider such-conduct in the light of a recantation bf former principles , and at variance with their , professed claim of national independence . " ¦ _- ....

      The Distressed Refugees It Having Been M...

      THE DISTRESSED REFUGEES It having been made known through tho Northern Star , & c , that Bronterre O'Brien would give his services , and that the Committeo ofthe John-street Institution had g iven , fr e e of expens e , tlieir hall for one night , f or the b e nefit of the Poli s h , Italian , B ad enese , and other patriots , w h om Continental despots have driven to our snores ; a largo meeting was held on Friday evening , July 5 th . T he su b j e ct announced to be treated on was " Lord _Palmerston ' _s Foreign Policy , " but Mr . O'Brien , in conseq uence of the recent dentil of a statesman , ask permission to change it for the popular one of Sir Robert Peel , " which was immediatel y c o mp lied with . Mr . O'Brien having passed a high eulogium on the many private virtues of the lato Sir Robert Peel , proceeded for the space of an hour aud ahalf , amidst wr a pt attention , to sc a n the p u b lic acts of that statesman , showing them to bo of tbe most

      baneful and deadly kind , so far as the welfare and interest of the masses were concerned . Atthe conclusion of his discourse ho was greeted with _lieiirty and long continued applause . —Mr . Stallwood , m a speech which was rapturously applauded , moved the following resolution : —" That the best thanks of this meeting are eminently duo , and hereby given to Mr . Bronterre O'Brien , for ' the able address he ha s just d elivere d , for the fraternal purpose ot aiding the Democratic Refugees , and also to the Committee of this Institution , ' for g iving the l vcc use of their hall for tho same object . "—Mr . Rogers sec onde d the mot i on , which was carried by _acclamationi—Mr . O'Brien briefly responded . —Mr . T . Brown thanked the meeting on behalf of the refugees . — Several patriotic songs wore sung , after which tho meeting dispersed . We were informed that nearly £ b" was collected on the occasion .

      «A_ A R-Cent Tri&L In Wisconsin," Says A...

      « A __ a _r-cent tri & l in Wisconsin , " says an American p aper , " the i subject of controversy was a _demijoan of whisky , ' ivrhich was ordered to-be broug ht into court . . 'The defendant wa . tried , and so was tbe _whiBky—in other v . _ords ti > . '© whisky _wta drunk , and so were the jury . "

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      Worship-Street.—A Surgeon And His Assist...

      WORSHIP-STREET . —A Surgeon and his Assistani . —G ; F . Masterman , assistant to Mr . W . Finer , s urg e on , North-place , Hoxton , w a s charg ed with attempting to ., ; strangle his employer . —Mr . Finer was unable to attend . —About five o ' clock on Sunday _; evening the female servant heai'd the cry of ' Murder . " She went up stairs , and on the landing of the second-floor found her master , who had como out of tha p-fsone . * a bedroom . He had both his hands up to a Silk handkerchief ; whicli was tied round his neck . Ho was trying to loosen it .. He then went into his own bedroom , and requested her to untie it . He was black in the face and bleeding at tho nose . She with somo difficulty vmriid the

      handkerchief , which was tied in two or three knots , and was twice round his throat . While she was doing this her master , who was sitting on tlie bed , fell off on the _flior in a state pf insensibility . —Mr . Wm . Maggs , timber merchant , I _ ihgslarid-road , said ho was sent for a few minutes after five o ' clock . Ho found Mr , Finer on the floor . ' He subsequently saw the prisoner , and told him that he was afraid something serious would happen . He made reply that his master struck him first . He then left the house . —Sergeant Dubois handed in the following letter — " Dear Father , —I swear mo 3 t solemnly that he struck mo first , and that I only resented in selfdefence . I ask . pardon of God , a n d swear that this is the whole truth . —G . ¥ ' . Masterman . "—Thc

      prisoner was remanded for a week , bail being refused . _SOUTHTVARK . —Uttering a Forded CnEQUi * . —A young man of respectable appearance , who refusel to give his name or address _^ was charged wi th uttering a forge d che q ue for £ 250 w i t h int e nt to defraud tho London arid Westminster Banking Company . —J . W . Tapp stated that he was clerk in the Southwark branch of the London and Westminster Bank , in Wellington-street , ' Londonhridge _; that , in the course of Monday morning , the prisoner called at the bank , and inquired if he could see the manager , saying that he had a note to deliver of somo importance relating to a cheque for £ 250 that had been presented' on the Saturday p r e viously , but was not cashed . Witness , in reply , informed the prisoner that Mr . _Kingsford , the manager , was in attendance , and the prisoner then banded him a letter , which he took to that

      gentleman , ~ Mr . Kingsford stated that he was manager of the above banking company , and that a letter , of which the following is a copy , was given into his hands on that day . Ifc ran thus : — " Sanf o rd House , Brixton . Gentlemen;—By my father's desire . I . write this note to you . On Saturday he wrote a cheque for £ 250 , ana sent it with our clerk , arid it was returned with" _«• signatures _differ"'oh it . The cause was tbis : My father , on Saturday morning , was standing in the yard when a bale of wool was being taken in , when the tackle gave way , and fell-arid struck uiy father—I not being there _ t the time , There was a doctor sent lor , and he was taken home , and now has only , a f ew hours to live , there beini * throe of his' ribs broken and his left

      thigh . He had ; with great pain , wrote another cheque , whicli I inclose you . I would call myself , but I am anxious to see the last of my father . The cash is wanted before twelve-o ' clock , as there are some bills due . —Gentlemen , we remain , George Davis , jun ., and Son . ' - '—M . Kingsford , in continuation , said that on perusing tbe note , inclosed in wh ich was a c h equ e f or £ 250 , -purporting to be drawn b y th e s o n of a gent l eman , named George Davis , wno kept an account at tho above bank , lie ( witness ) suspected it to be a forgery , and accordingly gave tho prisoner into custody . When witness questioned the prisoner on the subject he refused to give his name or address , or in fact , any information as to where he came from . —Mr . Davis stated that . he is a woolstapler , and in business with

      his son in Church-street , Bermondsey . That they keep an account with the South-west Branch of tho London and Westminster Bank . The note above-mentioned was here shown to witness , and ho Stated that neither that nor the cheque was in his oi- his son ' s handwriting . —The prisoner was remanded . On Wednesdey the prisoner was brought up for re-examination . The depositions haying been read Mr . Mullins _, of the firm of Bush arid Mullins , for the prosecution , .. ddressed the magistrate , and informed him that since Monday , it had been ascertained that bis name is William Thorns , and . that he was formerly a clerk in the employ of Messrs . Gooch and Cousins , woolstaplers , of London-wall in the City . It was also found that ho Jived with a family of thenams of Thorns , in So , o , lied Lion-street , Whitecha p el , at whicli

      house was discovered several documents of importance in elucidation of the present charge , as well as that ofthe discovery , of a forgery to theamount of £ 72 , which he committed , on the firm in whose employ ho had heen in London-wall . The latter circumstance ( Mr . Mullins ) mentioned with a view to show that the prisoner must have been well aware of thc consequences of the act he bad so recently committed , [ that of uttering . 'the forged check for £ 250 on . the London and Westminister Bank , purporting to . be in tho handwriting of Mr . Davis , the wookstapler , of Bermondsey , w h o kept an account with that establishment . —Several witnesses were produced who deposed . to the correctness ofthis statement , and tho evidence in support of the charge being completed , the prisoner was committed lor trial . _-.- , . ¦

      A Female Swindler . —Louisa Beauchamp , alias Skitt , was brought before Mr . A'Beckett for final examination , charged with obtaining money from several persons under the pretence of procuring the necessary documents and papers entitling her to property , which she alleged was bequeathed hy deceased relatives' principally in the . colonies . The prisoner was apprehended about a month ago , upon the information of a Mr . Bond ,, of Creak _s-buildinga , Bermondsey , from whom she obtained upwards of £ 20 upon tho representation that she would procure bis pedigree and other documents from Norwi ch , entitling him to property amounting to £ 50 , 000 . —Committed for trial .

      MARLBOROUGII-STREET . —A Novel Theft . —C . Crisp was charged with stealing a cage containing a blackbird . —Police-constable 39 C stated that about a . quarter-past four on Tuesday morning he was on duty in King-street , Soho , when he saw the prisoner join two long poles together and go up to a house , in the front of which a cage containing a . blackbird was h-vn « vng . After looking stealthily round , tho prisoner put the pole up to the first-floor window of tho house , and lifted the cage from the hook where it was hanging . Witness rushed forward to collar the prisoner , when the latter dropped

      the cage and ran away . Witness pursued him as far as Newport-market , and took him into custody . —Mr . F . Mayor , 30 , King-street , proved that the cage and bird were his property , and worth 10 s . —A constable , stated that latterly numerous complaints bad been made to him by parties who had lost ttlOU birds , and no doubt the prisoner had stolen them , as he ( the constable ) had frequently met Kim at _ati early , h our i n the morning wi t h the p oles in hi s possession , but thinking he was a bill-stioker he took no further notice of him . The prisoner , who did not deny the charge , was fully committed for trial .

      CLERKENWELL . —Robber ..- James Joyce , a tall , middle-aged man , of respectable appearance , who . was described in the police sheet as a gentleman , was placed at the bar , before Mr . Combe , charged by Mr . Augustus John' _Ipsley , of No .. 27 , Claremont-place , Kentish-town ,. with stealing a diamond pin . —The prosecutor deposed that on Saturday afternoon last , between three ' and . , four o ' clock , ho called at tho house of Mr . Burton , a . heer retailer , of Bingloy-plae ., Tentonville-road , to . transact some business in reference to a lease of one of his houses , when thc prisoner came in and claimed acquaintance with him , slapped him on the shoulder , a n d ch al leng e d to give h i m a fly" ( toss ) for a couple of cigars , which witness declined . The prisoner

      brought mm achair , and they sat down before the bar . The prisoner then placed his hand across witness ' s breast , and he felt a jerk . On leaving the place he missed his diamond gold pin from his cravat _. Witness returned to tho liouso of Mr . Burton , and charged the prisoner with the robbery . While he was sitting with the prisoner ho asked him to lend him his watch for a fortnig ht , a n d se e ing two gold rings on his fingers , ho said if he had two gold rings like thom he would make a friend a present of one of them . The prisoner refused to be searched except in private , when a constable * . " _. is procured , and-the prisoner , after resistance , was taken to tho station-house . On being searched a diamond gold _oin . which was identified by the prosecutor , was

      found , also a £ 10 Bank of England note , and 5 s . V ) d . Shortly afterwards a diamond gold pin , which tho prisoner wore prior to his being given into custody , was _foun-1 in the road opposite Mr . Burton's houso , and it exactly corresponded with the prosecutor _s , with tho exception of being blunt on the point . The prisoner refused to give his name . and address . — Brooke , Ko . 300 G , proved having apprehended the prisoner . He produced tbo diamond gold pins . * - Mr . Ipsley positively identified the one found on the prisoner as his property . —Brooke added that the prisoner said he would give £ 10 if ho could bo searched in private . —John Dean , 92 G , assisted m searchim ? the prisoner , and finding the property

      concealed in the folds of his shirt . —The prisoner said it was his own pin , and be could produce the person whom he bought it of , and bo threatened to bring an action against the prosecutor . —Several other witnesses were examined , and ,, after a lengthened investigation , Mr . Combe decided on committing the prisoner for trial . —The prisoner was fully committed . GUILDHALL . —Thk Unknown Madman . — Tho young man who described himself ori a former occasion as » determined Chartist , _WS again p laced at the bar , before Mr , Alderman Salomon s , for further examination on the' charge of sedition . Mr . Maule ; l ; he solicitor for the Homeoffice ; attended on the part of the Government for the prosecution , and stated tbat bo appeared by tbo direction ofthe Secretary of State for the

      Worship-Street.—A Surgeon And His Assist...

      Homo Department , to request the alderman to deal with the case summarily , by binding . the prisoner over to keep the peace towards her Majesty and all her subjects . Sir George Grey cons i dere d , from the statements made , by the prisoner , wliich had been laid before him , that he want any rate a dangerous character . It would naturall y enough suggest itself to any one of a wellregulated mind , that the prisoner , from his conduct , was deranged in his intellect , and the safest course to pursue , to protect the public from such a mischievously-disposed individual , would he to order him to find such security for his good behaviour as would deter him from carrying his diabolical schemes into execution . —Alderman Salomons :

      Prisoner , do you still decline to give nour name?—Prisoner ( who behaved with great levity during a somewhat long examination ) replied : Certainly , I do decline . The former evidence was then read over , and prisoner was asked if he wished to ask the witnesses any questions . —Prisoner : I don't want to ask any questions here , as I intend reserving them for a jury . —Alderman Salomons : Tou will have no chance . —Prisoner : I have expected all through going before a jury , as I prefer having twelve men to decide in my case . I think if I . could get before a jury , I would make at least one out ofthe twelvo obstinate enough to hold out in my favour . —Alderman Salomons : My instructions direct me to dispose of the charge

      summanly , and I think it right to inform you tbat it is not my intention to commit you for triaL —Prisoner : That is depriving me of the chance of getting off . —Alderman Salomons : If you have any defence to make you bad better mako it now , as this is tho only opportunity you will have ?—Prisoner : I am very much obliged to you . —Alderman Salomons : There is quito sufficient evidence to convince me what is right for me to do , and unless you can bring forward sufficient evidence to refute the charge , there is no occasion to carry the case any further . —Prisoner : What is the charge ? I have n o t h ear d it read over y et , and should like to know why I am detained in custody ?—Alderman Salomons _t You are charged with having uttered

      documents containing seditious language . —Prisoner : I should like to ask the witnesses a few questions . — The prisoner then put a number of futile questions to the witnesses , but was at length stopped by Alderman Salomons , who said , I do not see what dl these questions have to do with the case before me ; if you h a ve anything more to s a y in your defence , it must be relative to the subject , or I cannot hear it . —Prisoner : I wish to inform the court t ba t the witnesse s h a v e not confine d themselves strictly to the . trut h , for Smith told me he was himself a determined Chartist , and I said afc the time that I never intended carrying thp scheme into effect , as it was fraught with a great deal of danger to whoever might attempt it . Although

      the officer frequently urged mc to do so , and even offered me the money to buy the turpentine for that purpose , I most positively declined to render any assistance personally , but thinking th e y were determined Chartists , from their own statement that they were " C h artists to the bac k b o ne , " I considered they would not object to risking their lives in such a laudable cause . It is quite true that I woul d think as little of killing 5 0 0 p ersons i n a squabble , as I would of killing a fly , but . I could riot have the conscience to kill any ono in cold blood . Although my scheme threatened the Uvea of a large portionof the aristocracy , still my object was to protect that class . Having had communication with several members ofthe aristocracy , I have been enabled to ascertain that their rent-rolls

      are so encumbered with mortgages that their property would soon be all swallowed up by the lawyers , and the aristocracy of England sink into obscurity . _Jfc was therefore from a feeling of p ity that 1 thought if one-half of that class were despatched on their infernal journey it would have the effect of saving the other half ; inasmuch aa it would take away all the present , owners and leave the reversionaries in undisputed possession of the property , and thereby strengthen tbe remaining portion ofthe aristocracy . I have contributed to various publications , attended meetings , lectures , and debating societies , and invariably taken the part of the aristocracy , and as I found . they were rapidly sinking into decay , I thought I would make one de s p e r a te effort to save them . I have been cal l e d a C ha rtist , but I am not one ; arid further , I never incited any one to attempt to carry out the

      schemes laid to my charge . — Alderman Salomons : I think you have said quite enough , and I feel it my duty to stop you . Tou are one of three tilingsinsane , mischievous , or a person seeking for noto _* . riefcy . I believe you are the two latter , arising nut of a morbid state of mind . It fully appears your object is to figure before a judge and jury , but I am thinking you will be disappointed . It is my intention to bind you over to keep the peace for twelve months , and to order you to find bail for your good behaviour during that term ,, in two sureties of £ 100 each , ov ono of £ 200 , and to enter into your own recognizances for £ 200 more to tbo same effect . — Prisoner : ' I'll consider about giving bail . —He was then removed from the dock , evidently much disappointed afc nofc being sent for trial . The court was'very much crowded , and the result appeared to give general satisfaction to those present during the examination . ; "

      The Post-Office. The Following Petition ...

      THE POST-OFFICE . The following petition of merchants , underwr i t e rs , and others , members and subscribers to Lloyd ' s , was presented on Tuesday night by Mr . Forster * . — "That your petitioners have already experienced great commercial inconvenience from the recent al ter a tion of t h e postal a rr a ngem e nts , by which the Sunday transmission of letters throughout the kingdom has been declared illegal

      "; That the evils which will ensue from this prohibition are calculated to outweigh any advantage that can possibly arise from it . That in a commercia l country like England , unless the business of the empire can bo stopped simultaneously with the stoppage ofthe correspondence by which that business is carried on , the effectual action of such legislation as that referred to by your petitioners is dangerous and impracticable . That evasions of the law must and will take place , arid the penalties on detection will nofc be regarded by the mass of the community as any stigma on those who incur them ; and that to give rise to such a feeling in the country as is implied in this result is to ex p ose thc legislation of the British Parliament to disregard and violation .

      " That your petitioners do not feel it necessary , so o b v i ous d o th ey conce i ve the mis c hie f to b e which will arise from this proceeding of the Legislature to do more than allude to a few of the effects wh ich will flow f rom it , and which appear to them to afford conclusive evidence of its impolicy , " That It frequently happens that the American , West Indian , Brazilian , and other forei gn m a ils all bound to outpnrts , an d all convey ing important commercial intelligence , which , in tho present circumstances of the country , requires to be immediately

      acted on , arrive on tho Saturday too late for post , or on Sunday , in which case under the present disabilities imposed on the collection , sorting , and despatch of letters , the commercial community are injured by the detention of the advices brought by such conveyances until the Tuesday's delivery . That in order to anticipate the effects of such an injurious state of tilings , means will be had recourse to in breach of the present law to convey information through privato channels , and that consequently _i-ie . practift . 1 operation of such a law will be in numerous cases to insure its own violation .

      " That by this detention of letters in the Post * office merchants will b e d eprive d of th e o p p o rtun i ty of protecting their interests by insurance , a m a tter respecting whicli a sing le d ay ' s delay is often ofthe most vital consequence . ¦ "Your petitioners , therefore , humbly and earnestly pray your hon . liouso that measures may betaken to restore the despatch of letters as hereto--fore , under the recent limitations of the Postmaster--General , " And yonr petitioners will ever pray , drc .

      T-J-Pos.-Ormcb Chanoes.—The Following L'...

      T-j-Pos _.-OrmcB Chanoes . —The following _l'ost-Offico instructions have been issued to the deputy _postoft _. tevs since the cessation of Sunday duty : —• As great inconveniences has resulted from postmasters having in many instances _negleotecT to despatch bags on Sunday last , lam directed by the-Postmaster-General to inform you , that the bagsmust always be despatched on Sundays , as heretofore , whether there aro letters or not to bo forwarded in them , and that in either caso the bag must contain a bill in accordance with , the ususft practice . To enable the Postmaster-General to decide what reduction shall be made in the wages of letter-carriers and rural post messengers , in consequence of the diminution of their labour effected by the hew regulations , which came into operation OB Sunday , tho 23 rd ult ., I have to dpshe you will

      _i"B-_ _A-dtate \ y furin _. V-tVie foUowing information ,, viz .: — How many deliveries wero made by each lettercarrier attach * - to your office previously to the 23 rd ult ., and how many aro at present ? -r-What are the wages of eaoh letter-camier ?—What rural post messengers have been relieved from work on Sanday withia the last tweivo months ,, w ith o ut any reduction , being made iu their wages?—What aro tho wages of such messengers ?—The question of the relief which may have been afforded to tbo * clerks will be tbe subject of a future _eonsideratuss _* With roference to tho latter instruction , there aro nearly 20 , 000 _tovm and country letter-came *** , whose wages average about 14 s . or 15 s . a- wce _£ . _•<* reduction of one shilling per week from the - wages of each of those persons would _w _««^ _S office expenditure to the amount of--50 , 0011 & yeat

      Twovouso Ladies, Whose N Ames Are Given ...

      _Twovouso ladies , whose n ames are given as Miss AlmiraFraim and Miss Mary Ward , have beoonffl regular students in tho Medical Department .. tW Memphis Institute , America ,

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 13, 1850, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_13071850/page/5/