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Wdi Tlttlam "Where-Are-The-Title Deeds"?
WDi TlttlAM " WHERE-ARE-THE-TITLE DEEDS" ?
Ur \R Bei 1 ^ 1 Wiliiam.—Words Cannot Ex...
ur \ r BEi 1 ^ Wiliiam . —Words cannot express nB Jcj , Jescribc the anguish your silence has caused Fri Friday was to me , indeed , a day of susj j , rent to " distant parts' * intho hope of m" V Irom T Inrt , - ' cruel , cruel , man , XfojwTs an nad * letter . I spent a sleepless night , inlliii , UJ believe in anything rather than your neglect . w 1 * 1 longed for Saturday ! 1 came to town to lh tlh the first glance before the cherished treasure ii H to polluted by the postman ' s unhallowed ,, b but judge if yon can of my agony on
readiiiacHackwank ^ forwards the whole "broad-• ' . •• ' ad vertisements and all , and not a line , not m \ , ln \ , from ' you . Still clinging to hope , I lin-II foj for the " Latest , " till Sunday ; and finding 33 f i 8 f neglected or forgotten , I abandoned myself ¦ ^ pair ! WBliasi , dearest William ; why trifle iithith a insusceptible heart ? "Why raise hopes wv « icvcr meant to realize ? "Why , ah ! why , blast i ] ini ! foi ' . eceut had that the fragrance of your sweet nil 1 th had expanded into premature blossom ? You tr tV that I was young , susceptible , ingenuous , and nlinJiD' * : ignorant in the Trays of this too wicked
jj- j- a child in simplicity . Ah , 'William , were liiliiilf I ani willing to snatch at any excuse that i ! d ad acquit you of the sin of neglect , iasas ! perfidious man ! So -you hare added the , ie ( je of hypocrisy to the sia of perjury ! My coulEnfmily has come in just at this moment , and < £ & £ & me Lloyd ' s with , a letter to its Editor , ijj ( J - ' ' James Hill , " which she assures me is . * . * . I was going to reVile you : but a maiden ' s iiiijliy rushes to my aid . Know , sir , that if I . s a woman's weakness , I possess a woman ' s -. ? . I . obliterate your perfidious name from the : ; t ? t of uivmemory "forever !"
s < sonic of your previous letters , yon cautioned me msiist " problematical contingencies ; " such as ie ce of a treasurer to a large fund dying to spite the cricrikrs ; the chances of failure ; the almost cerifvfv ofthe fond beingswajloff ^^ Jip-legal quirks ^ l ^ uiO UesV andjalwve ' all i againsi the machina : « of " wilf solicitors ,. " who would contrive to !! oi ! ow up the monies . Your last letter to LhudCs iflvr , to my astonishment , makes the following re mmcut : —
lie lie title of the estate in question [ tho TVretton estate iitlie "subscribers '* in lYisoeach andPeterborough treason te know so well ] is good and undisputed , and icucfilsarelic-ldbya gentleman who was the solicitor n if sudi-ty , aD , J ' * tien lirin ™ in "Vfisoeaclj , "but has i i removed to Leeds , in Yorkshire ^ where he is now isisr . Bis name is J . S . IIincks , Esg . ( formerly of the ijiv respectable firmof Messrs . Totfie and Hinda ) , and i ., t . jna agents are Messrs . Ilaslam and Bischoff , Cop . ii & cciart , Threadneeule-strcet , who , I have no doubt ,
aa 1 * referred to if necessary , who has some small lien a a die deeds for the amount of conveyance , hut is j < s >< ar < I to gire Hem up to the right party , and under jijij forms , on beimg paid this claim . He can testify to ewircctuessofthefaetsnovrrelated , wliiehl mention aajie , in a publication , the conductors of which had sSareijecis which areaSectcd oy the success of the ii-ial Land and Building Association , there hare 33 statements respecting the society altogether unaaM .
What , then , were all the horrors of "failure , " isolation / ' "disappointment , " "legal quirks and nsjas' clutching , " drawn from precedents furnished i > ]| C fate Of the "PETEBBOHOrOH LiDEPESBESI cam" ? : The title deeds of the "favourably BBJieJ estate" are pawned , arc they , to a " griping ? jer ? : But , then , what of that ? Surely the sntecribas" have only to go from Peterborough in ualmifceslure to Leeds in Yorkshire-, and there to r-ajw far this "laicnespeetaWe member" " of the
srery respectable firm" of Messrs . flincks , Tottie , : 1 Co . ; and , when they have found him , they have vavxfu to come off to London , to Messrs . Ilaslam and ^ Loif , Copihall-court , Threadneedle-strect , who , in "lave no doubt could be referred to if neces irr . '' Kind condescension . Great satisfaction I p " have no doubt" these parties would ' give tip | r deeds on the production of proper forms , and on hiss off their claims . " You might have added , liin pavment for those " proper forms" Now ,
Litis is worse than going to Bath , and back to < ski , and then to Manchester , in search of Mr . { . Itris . But really , sir , as yon are so prone to issarc and condemn on suspicion , how dare you pen id an unblushing , impudent statement ?! WHO :-rf * V"f or pawned the deeds ? WHO owes the « ey due on them ? W 1 IO placed them in the iiciesuf 3 Ir . Hincks ? . And , above all , whatisMng v with the j / roceeds of this rcry "favourably inted ircehold estate" ? I Why have not the proeik been applied to the liquidation ef the legal exairis ? Should not flic members of the " Veteran
<< Ti > 7 tociag" look after the " litis deeds" ef HEiil "perfumed cliaml-eri' ? la lac same number of Lloyd ' s I find the following iicc io correspondents : — Vr have received from Mr . James IDll a communiea-: a , tMrJijjin ; a sovereign , which he requests us to hold ; Oejiasit , for a wager proposed relative to the Jni 3 t Land Scheme , in our papers of the 7 th and lith Jahr , and which lie allocs to have been written by Mr . 51 , lut nliicli Jlr . Dill distinctly and truly denied ; add-; . ; liat he would wager from one to five hundred pounds
i sic question . It seems that , by a mistake of our bur , tbe uinimmn was printed £ 1 , instead of £ 100 , : ' O' & timor , as in all cases wherein there is any chance foaur , proposes to incur the smallest possible risk , and ' ¦ An at the sovereign , which he offers to wager , making rdrriiiou dependent upon an affidavit to be made l y inmost , however , decline the honour proposed by -i - ^' e shall make no affidavit , to please such a fellow , s would be at no loss to fabricate some lie , or to raise 2 e . juiliWei for the purpose of saving his money . 3 Ir . J ** 21 he good enough to receive back his sovereign .
Ah : you little rogue . Your "friend" would & e Mr . O'Connor answerable for the omission of » opiicrs by the printer ' s devil . Would you ¦ ve siut the £ 100 , William , if the devil had done a Mice ? But why was not the error corrected lime ? And have you the £ 100 ? If so , could ¦ a not send it io the " respectable lawyer" at ** , in part liquidation of the sum the deeds re i-awncdfor ? fait what a tremendous admission of Carpenter ' s ,
a a " quibble" of O'Connor ' s could upset hi : >» ' Is his word or his oath at such a frightful * ount ? Why man , aU he had to do was simply wake the affidavit . But he could not : and so he » fastened tho noose round your neck . W " cil . Will ! So yon propose to make the assets of i " United Advancement Society" the foundation lhe " National Land , and Building Society ?" hy , Will , your cool impudence bangs Danagher f ct read this one extract fromvour last letter : —
Tlifliroceedingsof the iWisbcacU and Peterborough Vai ' . td AdvauccmcnfJ Socie ^ have been long in a dor-H ! itate ; but there stands the broad fact , that no unv *> snuilc drcumstance has been able to alienate their ' itrty , and it would be quite in accordance with the ha and sjiirit of the National Land and llnilding As-< i & tiua , and tliat for which the United Advancement fejv was established , thai the property should ha p ^ ftTred to thenewassoeiation , andmade use of as one ' Sufu- attsoa which to construct habitations for an ; . Siciufcuibers readins h 1 * he district where it is situate .
iVhai , then , the " unoADrAci" of a " property " | i being " alienated , " stands upon the " great fact " [} hc society being" dormant , " and its title deeds 8 i » S rAWXKD to no less than two firms of lawf - - ' Will , if { jjat jg aot beiag « dormant , " what ou ! d you call a nap ? In mv opinion , Will , yon ivccan-lit the " suhscribers" a ^^ & j . '—Goodbye rilic ] . rcscnL Hvcr yours , in the cause of " l ^ ivourably situated Freehold Estates , " ItlBECCA Wlsn-I-MAV-GET-TUE-TlTLE-DrEDS .
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TO THE CHAttTlSTS . Mr j > Ein Fbiesks , —Thanks lc io God , that after boistciousvoyageof rearly th ' utecn years' duratioa , e have at length discovered a safe port , where we ay take refuge and repair the damages inflicted bv ie enemies' shot and the desertion of some of our « w . Shattered as every plank of our vessel is , she ill carries her colours at her mast-head . Who can fleet « i * nwkit Chartism was , and "the worse " iat it jaxfiaiscd to \» some two snonths since , and oh upon it , we , and sec what it promises to be , itlfout thankfulness and delight : It has ever been y plan io fight the enemy with their own weapons , hen wc were insultingly told , fiiat " Chartism was it tie howl of the hungry , " I at once admitted the ct ; but I contended that it was nevertheless based ^ principles the knowledge of which never would * TC been acquired ] wt fcr the existence of that rerv
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hunger . Therefore , many of you , in your distress , welcomed the suffering that led to a knowledge of the principle , while you y et denied that the cessation of hunger would lead to the abandonment of the principle . I am now about to grapple with the newest argument of my opponents . It was the fashion of the League , and the Cbartist leaders who preferred living upon the League funds to starving ia Chartist community ,. to tell us that "well-fed nien were better soldiers to fight for their rights than starving men ; " and now , that the Land plan , promises io surpass our most sanguine expectations the
sprouts of the same faction tell us , that "the great prospects presented by our society , are likely to divert the people ' s attention from the pursuit of their political rights . " Mr . Ambrose Hurst , of Oldham , in a very funny letter to Mr . O'Brien , is Tery much afraid that the plan would make tyrants , and masters , and capitalists of two millions of the working classes ; and that the remainder of the population " would U their- tenants , or , rather , their slaves . " Well , come ; allowing five to a family , the two million occupants would embrace ten millions . of our population i . ' arid ; in my opinion , it would be better that threet miliums should even be slaves to ten
millions , than that—as now—ten millions should be abject slaves , serfe , to three millions . I wish I could distinguish Mr . Buret Sprinting his whole letter : butlwfflnof't ^ e ^ oia ^ H ^ cancc . However , I cannot refrain froni publishing the following few sentences . Mr . Hurst says : — "I object to the location department on the ground of its inequality . That some lands are more fertile than others cannot he disputed ; as , then , some will receive lands more fertile than others , it is iut natural to suppose that their crops will he larger . The question , therefore , presents itself for solution , who sniong the menibsrs are best entitled to the most fertilu lands ? I
answer , nose , for two reasons : —1 st . Their payments are equal ; and , 2 ndly , all men are naturally equal ; yet must some ' of them have advantages ( upon this system ) greater than the test , which presupposes inequality , and thus inverts the order of nature . Again , if a man who is more intelligent than his brother members as regards agriculture , should obtain a more fertile plot of land than the rest , his gains would be nearly double those of his neighbours . It may be urged in reply , that the lands being contiguous to each other , there will not he any , orif there
he any , but a trifling difference in the lands : as regards there beny no diffcrencD , it is a fallacy , for wc have barren and fortile lands adjoining each other . And if there ha no difference , those lands which are fertile will constitute those lands fertile which lie near them , ad-injinUum , which is self-evidently an absurdity . A difference , then , must exist , and however slight , it matters not to the point in hand ; for if a difference exists , then there is inequality , which proves that the sum total of his system is to mitigate , not to remove , the evils under which mankind now groan in misery and bondage . " '
Sow , then , Mr . Hurst , you deserve tfiat punishment at my hands ; and I ask no more . Who ever in this world read such barren stuff ? The only deduction that I shall condescend to draw from Mr . Hurst ' s logic is simply this : —That the equality of man contended for by JUr . Hurst at once , in the pre sent state of society , precludes his right to cat when his fellow man , quite equal to him , has nothing : and if ever Mr . Hurst condescends to manage a smS farm next to an idle , lazy , slovenly neighbour , Mr . Hurst will be violating "first principles" if he produces more than that neighbour , because "both «« eqxal . " The rubbish of these " first principle" men is really sickening . I should tell you , that after my lecture on the Land at Oldham , this same Mi * . Hurst got up to ask me a question , and concluded by
making a speech , the burden ot which was that he feared the holders of land would get too much influence , and would acquire an influence over those who now use destructive influence over them . I answered all his objections before his own townsmen , to their entire satisfaction . So much for bim . Mr . John Watkins , whose dreadful anathemas against the League you have so often read in the Star , has also taken up the cudgels for the free-traders , and now tells us that nothing can give you the Land but a repeal of the Corn Laws . And what authority do yon think he cites for this change of all his previous opinions ? Why , none other than wco » Margaret ! The poor creature is worth no further notice than the mere observation that " adversity makes us acquainted with strange bed-fellows . " Let him sleep with the League .
I shall now direct your attention to the consideration of matters connected with our future prospects . Firstly , I am asked by several parties , if four acres of land would not be preferable to two ? I should much prefer four acres myself , especially for persons with large families ; and we shall have many , very many—a large majority , of that class . I am asked what the rent of a cottage and four acres would be ? At a " guess , " I should say about £ 7 10 s . I am asked what size the cottage should be ? 1 should say a good four-roomed cottage , with spacious porch to wash in , and for shelter , all on the ground floor ; windows in front , and back-wall of house shodded and divided for out-effices . The houses should be built so that each occupant could acta to them at pleasure . Each cottage should stand , as near as practicable , in the centre of the land .
Xow , attend to my original reasons for so perseveringly sticking to the subject of the Land . Firstly , then , I tell you that no man living , nor all men living , can devise any other possible escape from the influence of capital , and from the hell matte by capitalists . Secondly , there is no other possible means by which the Tarnation of individual labour can be established . Thirdly , there is not so healthy , remunerative , or independent an occupation , as that of a man's working on his own land , for his oivn self . Fourthly , there is no other raw material to which you can possibly apply your united power .
5 Cow think of these things ; and let the men who Write about " first princi ples" think of them also . Mind that in France the people arc more happy because they possess the land : and although a population of nearly forty millions arc represented by no more than about two hundred thousand voters , yettaoir " contentment" has not cooled iown the Republican spirit ; but , on the contrary , a very large standing army is required to keep it under : while thirteen millions of Englishmen , with one million of voters , are one in every ten of them " paupers . " In Holland , the working classes hare but very sural ] wages , about two-pence a day ; but they have all got land , and arc comfortable and happy . In Belgium ,
the population are comfortable , because they depend upon the land in very small allotments , and work it with the spade : and if I required a wholesale testimony of the value of laud , here it is . The Nottingham Review published an able article on the Land some time ago ; and , among other things , proved to my satisfaction that the urine of the homed cattle of England , if saved , was worth £ 23 , 000 , 000 a year ; or would pay the interest of the national debt . This is quite true : for in Holland , Belgium , and many parts of France , they estimate the urine of a cow to be worth £ 4 : some say £ 6 a year : and the Review , taking tho number of cattle in England to be 7 , 000 , 000 at £ 4 , arrives at the £ 23 , 000 , 000 a year .
I hope very shortly to be able io visit Leeds , Bradford , Haiiiax , Huddersiicld , Barnsley , Todmorden , Burnley , Clithcroe , Cohie , Preston , Blackburn , Bolton , and Rochdale , when I shall Lc prepared to advocate the " National Chartist Co-operative Land Plan , " and to meet the disappointed advocates of all other plans , on the public platform . Ever your faithful Friend , Feaeccs O'Corison .
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AWFULIT StDDEX DeATH AT HiMMEKSMITH . — Samuel Turner , a pauper in the union-house , was on Wednesday morning , July ICth , about ten o'clock , apparently in excellent health and spirits , talking to the master of the house ( Mr . Davis ) , but in less than three minutes afterwards he fell from his seat in the yard , a lifeless corpse . Medical aid was immediately procured , but on tbe arrival of Mr . Pratt , the parish surveyor , he pronounced the man to be quite dead .
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FRANCE . Frrsch Atrocities is Algeria . —The AWilar ol Algiers of the 5 th has the following from Orleans-Tille : — " There has just occurred in the Dabara one of those terrible events which deeply afflict those who witness them , even when convinced of their frightful necessity , and when they are justified in declaring that every thing possible was done to prevent the catastrophe . It is known that the corps wmmarfded by Colonels Pehssier , St . Arnaud , and dc l'Admirault , have been carrying on combined operations in the west . ^ Colonel Pelissicr was busy in pursuing the Ouled Riahs , who have never vet submitted , as they Jive in immense caverns where it would be madness for the troops to enter . On the ISth of June .
hnding themselves closely pursued , the Ouled Riahs flew to their usual place of refuge . After having surrounded the caverns , some faggots were lighted and » r ^ i - J FrenCu troo P s uef ° re the entrance . Alter this demonstration , which was made to convince the Arabs that the French had the power , if they pleased , of suffocating them in their hidin " - S lace , the colonel threw in Jatters offering to them fe and liberty if they would surrender their arms and their horses . At first they refused , but subsequently they replied that they would consent if the French troops would withdraw . This condition was considered inadmissible , and more burning fasgots were thrown . ; A great ' tumult now arose , and it was known afterwards that it arose , from a discussion as
to whether there should bo " a surrender or not . The party opposed to a surrender carried their point , and a few of the minority made their escape . Colonel Pelissicr , wishing to spare the lives of those who remained in the cavern , sent some Arabs to them to exhort them to surrender . They refused , and some women , who did not partake of the savage fanaticism of the majority , attempted to fly , but their husbands and relations fired upon them , to prevent their escape from the martyrdom which they had themselves resolved to suffer ; Colonel Pelissicr then suspended the throwing of the burning faggots , and sent a French officer to hold a parloy with the Ouled Riahs , but his messenger was received with a discharge of fire-arms , and could not perform his mission . This state of things continued till the night of the 19 th , when , losing all patience , and no longer bavins a hope ol
otherwise subduing these fanatics , who formed a perpetual nucleus of revolt in the country , the fire was renewed and rendered intense . During this time the cries of the unhappy wretches , who were bein " suffocated , were dreadful , and then nothing was heard but the crackling of the faggots . This silence spoke volumes . The troops entered and found 500 dead bodies . About 150 , who still breathed , were brought into the fresh air , but a portion of them died afterwards . " Wefind , too , inthc £ cfio dc I' Adas , that out of the 150 Arabs , men , women , and children , who were taken alive from the cavern of tho Dahava , thirty-seven only have survived . In the Chamber , Marshal Soalt stated that the accounts which had reached hini were so contradictory that he was obliged to send to tho Governer-Gcneral for a true report , at the same time expressing his utter condemnation of such a proceeding , if true .
SPAIN . Risrxos ix Cmioxu . —The Belats of Saturday has the ^ following announcement of disturbances in Catalonia : — "We received , by express , news from the frontier of Catalonia , announcing that disturbances had taken place in several little towns round Barcelonia , on account of the levy of one man in five for the army . Hitherto Barcelona and its district were not subject to this requisition like the other provinces of Spain . A contribution was paid by the inhabitants to the munieip . il authorities , anil they undertook either to furnish the government with the number of men required , or to pay a fixed sum in place of them . The constitutional system not permitting theseinequalities in the provinces of thesame
state , the government refused any longer to admit the privilege of Catalonia , and transmitted to Captain General Concha orders to have the rccrujtuieiit lists drawn this year at Barcelona as in the rest of Spain . On the day appointed for the drawing opposition was manifested in several points , at the same time , in the neighbourhood of Barcelona , at Molins-oe-Rcy , San-Andres Sabadell , Tarazza , Badaloua , Espareaguera , Colders , and San-Felice dc Renon . Wc have not yet any details as to the charactcrofthisdistuvbaucc , but it appears to have been accompanied with grave excesses , and even death in some parts . Thus , at Badalona , the lists were burnt , and two agents of public safety killed : at Tarassa , the alcade was assassinated : at San Andres , the inhabitants dispersed
theauthoriticswithmuskctshots ; atMolins de-llcy , the people stopped the post , the public diligences , and the couriers . This little townheing situated at four leagues from Barcelona , iu the high road to Madrid by Saragossa , all communications are , for the moment , interrupted . At Sabadell , only five leagues fr om Barcelona , the Ultra-Progressists , profiting by the popular irritation , had already endeavoured to instal a central junta , in the name of Espartcro , and formed a body of 2090 armed men . This news having been transmitted rapidly to Barcelona , the captain-general set out the same day at the head of a column of infantry and cavalry , supported by some pieces of cannon . The insurgents were driven from Sabadell , with a loss of twenty-five
men lulled , and several taken prisoners . The general pursued them to Tarassa , and they are now flying through the mountains . At Barcelona , where the two Queens and some of the ministers still are , tranquillity had not been troubled . It is true that several days before General Concha had adopted military measures to repress every movement of revolt on the day of drawing . Strong bodies of infantry occupied the principal churches and buildings , which had served as citadels in preceding insurrections . A battery of artillery was stationed in the square of the Constitution , and all the troops of the numerous garrison of Barcelona had their posts marked out * Sn caseofdisturbar . ee . The news of these events had been spread through Catalonia with an extreme rapiditv . It is not known whether the insurrection
lias made any way . All was tranquil at Lenda and Tarragona . The " authorities appeared , however , to fear some movement , for these two capitals , and their respective provinces , had been declared iu a state of siege . " Spread op the Ixsukrectiox . —The Morning Herald of Wednesday , quoting the Paris papers of Sunday , says : — "The disturbances at Barcelona caused by the attempt to enforce the conscription have , according to a letter in the Paris Prcssc , extended to Iguada and Villa Franca , and . look so alarming as to have again rendered the projected visit of the Queen to the Basque provinces uncertain . " The same paper says : —" Madrid journals of the llih affect some alarm at a communication from the Spanish Consul at Perpignan , to the effect that some Eapavtorist refugees had left Marseilles and Toulouse ; in which fact this nervous functionary sees an attempt at revolution . "
The Times of Monday has the following : —Our private correspondence from Barcelona of the Cth inst ., obviously of a date anterior to the foregoing , which is no doubt telegraphic intelligence , states that a number of persons , armed with pistols and daggers , were arrested the night before in the act of distributing proclamations , calling on the Catalonians to light and die for their ancient fueros . On the 6 th not a soul was to be seen in the streets ; the troops remained under arms , and the conscripts having all fled into
the countrv , the quinta was drawn at the . 1 own-hall , in presence of their relatives and friends . At San Andres de Palomar , a village a league from Barcelona , the whole population had risen , and the Alcalde a » d a detachment of twenty-five soWievs , shut themselves up in the municipality . Reinforcements were marched to their assistance , who on reaching the village found the rioters erecting barricades . A charge of cavalry , however , dispersed them , and 200 individuals , aU natives of Barcelona ; were brought back prisoners to that city .
Mobe MunuERS . —Wc take the following from the limes of Wcdncsdav : — " Our private letters from Barcelona , of the 7 th and Sth inst ., mention that the drawing of the conscription had continued , on those days , without interruption , but that it had been generally resisted through the province . Most of the young men implicated in tho disturbances that hail occurred had retired into the mountains , determined , it was said , to join the Carlists rather than submit to the Quinta . Four of the prisoners taken , on the 0 th , at San Andres de Palomar ,, were shot on the next dav . The only banner hitherto raised by the insurgents was that of ' the Fueros ot Catalonia . ' The Queen still remained at Barcelona ,
but was unable to take her usual rides . The Madrid mail had not reached for two days . The authorities had laid an embargo on the steamer , Balear , which was to be despatched for reinforcements to Valencia . The provinces of Tarragona , T . cridn , and Gerona , continued perfectly tranquil . The measures taken by the Government for repressing the movement were prompt and energetic ; betraying , however , a feeling that the revolt might , if not put down , become formidable . On the Sth inst ., the Captam-General Concha published two bandos . The first of them says : — ' Considering that the drawing of the conscription has been seized by the factious as a means for inciting the incautious youth to resist the execution of the measure , a / , has * been the case on
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" different pJMnts ' . of the province—wishing to prevent . so pernicious' tn example from being imitated in other distrifcte , / and producing fresh disturbances in the country ^ and with a view to insure greater effif cacy to myautbority in maintaining public tranquil-. lity , and in ^ enforcing the strict execution of the orders ofylicXjovernment of the Queen in Catalonia , I have dccre ||; that , from this day , martial law be establisheiMhe provinces of Lcrida" and Tarragona , the only tw . o .-m . the principality where it has not vet . been proeiaaffed . ' The proclamation then directs the muitai 7 cpniraandcr of the four provinces to institute pertttanerit councils of war in their respective capitals yfor $ » e trial of disturbers of public order , and ofconsplratora against the government , or its authority ^?& c , v agreeably to the nrcscrintions of tlm
law of thej $ j . th of April , 1821 / The second 6 ando directs that &' jjll persons assembling in the streets or squares o ' pgfrcelona , to the number of more than four , shaUvbesarrested and carried to the citadel •' that' aftcgcleven o ' clock , p . m ., no person shall be allowed . toJjjpear in the streets , with the exce ption of icmalesVmjytary men , and public functionaries ;' that ' anyjnmbitant leaving the city , must be p rovided witgjrerogular passport ; ' that ' tho licences hitherto € j § 5 « d to citizens authorising them to retain possag $ n of arms , no matter of what description , inclttjpg even bludgeons , " cease to be available ; ' an ( T , fuat ; 'the owners , of such arras must deposit themj ; within twenty-four hours , in the fort of Atarazaiias . ;' . that ' on the slightest appearance of
disoi-de . r . AShcmhabitants . retire to their i ^ peetivc homes ;> -ta ^ J the manufacturers furnish tTio ^ uthiA rities with returns of the workmen who shall have absented themselves during the last three days ;' that a military commission bo established ' for the trial of conspirators against the safety of the state , of individuals circulating seditious prints or alarming reports , of the workmen of the manufacturers absent from Barcelona without having given notice to their masters , or being provided with' a passport from the authorities , ' & c . Up to post-hour ( twelve o ' clock at night ) on the Sth inst ., the complctest tranquillity prevailed within the city . " MODE Slauoiimb . —The Times of Thursday eontains the following : —The Barcelona journals , of the 10 th instant , publish a despatch from the
Captain-General , dated SabaueU , six o ' clock in the evening of the Sth , stating that he had completely beaten and dispersed the rebels , killed twenty men , and made a great number of prisoners . The next day he was to proceed to Tarrassa , which he entered on the morning of the IOfch . letters from Barcelona , of the 10 th instant , state that the capture of Tarrassa had been attended with much slaughter . General Concha was near being killed in heading a charge with tjie bayonet against the insnrg # nts posted behind barricades . The General had marched from Tarrassa to Martorell , seven leagues from Barcelona . A central junta had installed itself at Igualada , whose first act wns to invito Espartero to return , and to proclaim
the Constitution of 1812 , which fixed the majority of the Queen at eighteen years . On the 10 th , all the troops that could be dispensed with were sent from Barcelona to reinforce the columns operating . against the insurgents . Barcelona was tranquil , but the authorities had arrested and lodged in the citadel a number of individuals implicated in the last insurrectionary movements . The postscript of our Paris letter mentions that the government had received a despatch dated Barcelona , the 13 th , announcing that General Concha had entered Igualada . without striking a blow , that the members of the junta had dispersed , and that the revolt was almost entirely appeased . The Paris National , of Tuesday , asserts that 3000 men had taken up a hostile iposition in the
mountains . ^ A Litter from Barcelona of the IOfch , gives the following account of the entrance of General Concha into Tarossa : — " General Concha , on arriving yesterday niorningiat six o ' clock before Tarossa , received a discharge from the guns of the insurgents , which wounded several of his men . General Concha himself was at the head of the troops , and bis humane orders were ' In advance , no quarter ! ' Tho soldiers immediately charged the barricades at the point of the bayonet , and took them , and massacred every one whom they met , whether they opposed them or not . Upwards of 100 persons were killed on tho side of the insurgents before mid-day . Ia the afternoon the firing continued , but the number of victims is not yet known . " PORTUGAL .
The Elections . —Lisuo . v , Jult 9 . — The electioneering labours of the Government and opposition parties proceed with unabated activity . A royal decree has just been published , announcing that the province of Minho is to return sixteen deputies instead of nineteen , and founding the alteration upon " mistake or a typographical error , " which scandalously enough set down the number of householders in the province at 20 , 000 beyond the mark . This expost facto accur acy of statistics may have some connection with favourable opposition prospects , to be blighted by the
timely discovery of a clerical blunder . Absurd exaggeration is the order of the day . The Opposition prints describe the Government as " assassins , " and the Ministerial journals , in return , dub the Septcnibrists " Robespierres . " Senhor llesendc , vice-president of the Opposition committee in Aviero , has been placed under arrest by the civil governor of that district on the charge ot attempting to seduce from their allegiance some sergeants and soldiers of the detachment quartered in that city . The Opposition retorts withashowy announcement of "frauds , violences , and crimes" committed by tho agents of the government in the recent registry .
BELGIUM . Strike of Workmen and Serious Riots . —Brussels , Jult 14 . —A letter from Bielefeld , near Dusseidorf , says , " ah the workmen employed in the viaduct Schildcrchc struck yesterday ; the same is the case on the whole line . They demand an increase of lfr . 50 c . on their wages . This morning ( the 11 th ) they have committed serious excesses . The officers and the police have been ill-treated by them ; 2 , 000 workmen are encamped on tho road , and are demolishing the works which arc begun ; the drums are beating hero and a battalion of Fusilccrs of the garrison is going to Schildcrchc with their arms loaded . Further particulars to-morrow . "
SWITZERLAND . The Diet . — The ordinary session of the Helvetic Diet was opened at Zurich ^ on the ftli inst . The entire corps diplomatique with the exception of the Apostolical Nuncio , assisted at the ceremony , which took place at the Cathedral . After the usual prayers , the Burgomaster , M . Furror , delivered an address , from which we extract the following passage : — " You recollect , gentlemen , that the majority of the Cabinets which maintain diploraatical relations with Switzerland , have , on the occasion of the disturbances that occurred in March last , and of the armed aggression against a confederated state , manifested lively apprehensions , some by friendly exhortations , anil others by more serious representations upon the consequences that might possibly accrue from " those
events . If our country has , on the one hand , a right to expect from the justice of friendly powers that no impediment should be opposed to tho spontaneous and independent development of its external relations : on tho other hand , wc can only claim that right , as far as we are concerned , when we conscientiously and scrupulously observe the precepts of international law , and tolerate the existence of no element calculated to compromise tranquillity or friendly intercourse with other states . Wc may , neverthekss , derive confidence from qtir possessing , notwithstanding the great agitation excited by so many conflicting elements , the necessary power of energetically
preventing the recurrence ot acts of that nature . Ave may consequently hope that a good understanding will continue to subsist unaltered between the Confederation and the foreign Powers , and I find the cheering proof of it in the presence of their worth v representatives at the solemnity of this day . " After this speech , which appeared to be well received by the Comeratives and tho'eo ^ GW «»« tfy « c , the deputies repaired to the usual hall of their meetings , and , after the verification of the powers , the chief of the Vorort read to the assembly a long account of their administration since the close of the extraordinary session .
UNITED STATES . Liverpool , Moxday , Jlxy M . —The usual unerring punctuality of arrival supplies us with the despatches of the Caledonia steamer to-day . This arrival puts us in possession of full particulars relative to the appointment of Mr . M'Lanc . Wc arc enabled to state , on the best authority , that the appointment of the lion . Louis M Lane to tho post ol Minister to England has special reference to the adjustment of the Oregon question . It will bo found , when the facts are clearly stattd , that the . discussion of this affair at Washington has reached a point
which renders it desirable to have a' particular proposition submitted to the British Government , and Mr . M'Lane takes the mission on this ground , This matter is a subject of much controversy in the American papers . The Government paper " says : — "We congratulate the country on the appointment of Louis M'Lanc aa envoy extraordinary and minister pleni potentiary to Loudon , lie has becu invited to the public service without the slightest solicitation on his part . This able and experienced gentleman accepts the office of minister at the most distinguished court in the world , at one of the most eventful crises which could , oceur . iu the relations between
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the two countries , and when the most important interests of his own nation arc involved in the- i . « ue He carries with him to the court of St . James's great talents , extended e xperience , particularly ' at that court where he formerly represented the in terests of the United States with great distinction irudent , firm , and sagacious , he will asserted maintain the rights of his own countrv , witnotil violating tho respect which is due to the British Government . He is orthodox on the great quest ; ' };;* Which now divide tho country , and in none iridrc- so than on the important questions of Tcxas- ' and Oregon .- ' •;• . . Liberation of Goterxor Dorr . —Thomas ¦ ' «' Don-has at length been set at liberty by tl'e *' fc >> fs ' lature of Rhode Island . ; -- < - £ =, ' >
The late Gexerai . Jacksox . -The funeral solqinoitics in honour of the memory of General Ja $ K * oir took place at Washington on " the 2 Sth . The &•<<* $ - dent and cabinet ministers were present . Thi ^ uhcr ral oration was delivered by Mr . Bancroft . 1 & £ : CAXAEA . ASD SEW UnuXSWJCS . ~ K ' There is nothing of any special moment-from Canada . Liberal subscriptions were being promoted in all districts of the country for relieving th & sufferers by the Quebec fire . ¦ •'; .,:: Thc-yfytotwi ( Canada ) Gazette -remarks uponithc unusual number of raftsmen thathave been drowned on the Ottawa river this season . It is stnted ' -that not less than eighty lives have been lost during tm > season . Within a week past , it is stated ' $ & £$ ( $ -less than three cases of drowning hav ( , Mctyxea ' ti £ that nei ghbourhood . "In mic instance a Crib Of timber was-swept by the current past the" very difficult entrance of Buchanan ' s Slide , and carried over the falls ; in the other the crib was wrecked in the Slide .
JVEW mvsswicK . St . Jonx , June 12 . —Fires ix the Woods . —Wc regret to learn that extensive fires have been raging in tho woods in various parts of this province for some days past , occasioning much damage and destruction of property . On the Saint Andrew ' s Road about fifteen miles ' of woods have been consumed , and it is said that a settler and his family , consisting of several persons , have lost their lives by the fire . One of the bridges has also been destroyed . Onthe Hampton Road , about twelve miles from this city , tho fire has been raging with much violence , and Campbell ' s Inn had a very narrow escape on Tuesday , having been several times on fire . Wc also learn that on the A erepis Road the fire is extending frightfully , and that the woods all through to Gagetown have been burning for several days . The fires hare also approached near Fredericton , occasioning the loss of a number of houses and barns . Accounts
from other parts of tho province state that considerable damage lias been sustained , and unless we have some timely showers of rain , the effects may be very disastrous . The heat in this city on Monday and Tuesday last was intense , the sun " presenting a livid , blood-like . appearance , and the atmosphere being strongly impregnated with smoke . On Tuesday the wind , which was from the west and north-west , changed to the northward , which cleared the atmosphere , and rendered the heat less oppressive . Since writing the above , we learn that Mr . Wilmot ' s mills , at Black River , very narrowly escaped being burnt yesterday , three cottages near by having been consumed . Immense volumes of smoke were seen to ascend yesterday in that direction , and we learn that the fire is spreading very rapidly . The mills of the Messrs . Reed , at Little River , were also hi great danger , and one of the city engines was , yesterday afternoon , sent out to render assistance , in case the fire should communicate to them . We wore
informed by a gentleman from St . Stephen , last evening , that a number of houses in that section of the province have been destroyed , and that the lire has crossed over to the American side . Several houses were destroyed at Calais last Monday night , causing a loss of about 6 , 000 dollars , besides one or two at Robins Town . ' From all the accounts we have re ceivcil , it appears that there never was a time when so many extensive fires were simultaneously raging iu the woods , and the long spell of dry weather has rendered everything very combustible and easy of ignition , thus offering every facility for the spread ol the destroying clement . —Neva Enwviicker .
Axx'exation op Texas . —A letter from Now lork , June 30 th , says : — " President Jones , of Texas , under date of tbe 4 th inst ., has issued another proclamation , declaring— ' That the Government of Mexico has accepted the conditions prescribed on tho part of Texas , as preliminary to a final and definite treaty of pence . Therefore , 1 do hereby make known these circumstances to the citizens of tho Republic , until the same can be more fully communicated to the lion . Congress and Convention of the people , for their lawful action , at the period of their assembling , on the
11 th ot June and the 4 th of July next ; and pending the said action , by virtue of the authority in me vested , I do hereby declare and proclaim a cessation of hostilities , by land and by sea , against the Republic of Mexico , or against the citizens and trade thereof . ' On the subject of annexation it would bo idle to waste words . The case may be summed up in a few short sentences , The opinion is becoming universal , both in this country and in Texas , that , annexation is inevitable ; and tho prevalence of this opinion will greatly strengthen the annexation party . The terms and conditions are matters of much moiie
uncertainty . What is to become of the Texas debt , after disposing of all their revenue , Ac . ? I know it is hoped , and in many instances taken for granted , that the United States will assume that debt , on receiving a transfer of the public lands of Texas . But I do not believe in this dream . The repudiating states , in my opinion , will not accede to such an arrangement , while they are loft to struggle against bankruptcy- and prejudice . Nor will tho northern states , that are able to meet all their engagements , barken to such a proposition . "
A Great Ixdiah Council has recently been held within the limits of the Crei-k nation , at which the following tribes were represented , viz ., tho Mucogees , Seminoles , Chickasaws , Choctaws , Shawnces , IMv warcs , Fiankeshaws , Osagcs , Kickarpcos , Quapaws , Peolies , and Cadocs . Governor Butler , Colonel Logan , and Lieutenant Flint , of the United States army , were also In attendance . Speeches weremado by the Chiefs of the several tribes , all concurring in the object of this Council , to clear the path and make all white where it has been spotted and darkened with blood , and to extend the white path to tho very doors of their brothers , the Camanchcs and Pawnee Mahaws . The usual token , a plug of tobacco , was
prepared , attached to which were white beads ; a deputation of the Cadocs bore the tot , and of Osagcs the latter . Should a favourable answer be returned friend ) } ' manifestations of the Creeks by the Camanchcs and Pawnee Mahaws , it is contemplated by the Jung of the Muxcogecs to call another much more grand and extensive allair , at the Great Salt Plains , during the summer or fall . Some of these sons of the forest are very striking in their appearance , manner , and demeanour . Black Dog , the Osage chief , is a man of great stature , about seven feet , powerful frame , with a voice attractive and commanding , lie spoke about five and a half minutes to this effect : —
•* Brothers , your talk is good , but your beef is better . " He and each of his party consumed , the first foui days , twelve pounds of beef , falling then to eight , which rate they maintained throughout the timcthcj remained .
IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS . Wc have news from Galveston , Texas , to June l'ith . The principal event of which v ; c arc informed is the issuing of a proclamation by President Jones , in which he announces the conclusion of a treaty with the Government of Mexico , subject to tho ratification of the congress and convention of the people , by which the independence of Texas is acknowledged , and m'oclaiming in the meantime a cessation of hostilities bv land and sea , against Mexico . It appears from the proclamation , that the treaty between the two powers was negociatcd through the good offices ol the representatives of Great Britain and France ; the terms or conditions of the treaty were not laid before the public with the proclamation of President Jor . es , but have since been presented to Congress . They are supposed to be four in number , and to relate : — " 1 . To the recognition of independence .
" 2 . The refusal of Texas to be annexed to the United States , or any other power . " 3 . The establishment of boundaries . "• 1 . The providing of an arbitration , mease the parties should not agree upon a boundary . " None of the inducements which led to the ncgociation as a matter of course , are mentioned in the document The private history of the transaction is also withheld . Tho indemnity spoken of by the Mexican letter-writers , as gathered from the llavannah press , docs not appear , as we learn , iu the treaty , nor docs the guaranty of England and France . Captain Elliot has arrived in New Orleans .
Tin-: Rivfr Platb . — Advices had been received in New York from Rio Janeiro to the 17 th May . They stated that on the 27 th ult , Mr . Ousclcy , the now British Minister to Buenos Ayres , had proceeded from Monte Video on the 27 th ult ., with two stcamfrkatcs , and that the French minister had left a few davs previously to the date of theadvicos m a frigate K \ vm believed that tho war would b ; terminated immediately , Central Ilivlcra had armed at lUo Janeiro from IRio Grande . ; ,
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IsEW ZEALAND . .. ^ ; Particulars cf tub ub C 6 r « M . ^ Vo hws -S & iveu NewZealahd--paplrTt 3 fi : ^^ W * ; tet .- Wo subjoin tivi fbJlowihgHnportahJ ' c . Mi . ' : ^? { From ibe . h ! CA 7 ' . - ( > icf links of March IS : —;} . ; . Day op Islands . —The British ; settlement a-.- this ,, iak ' ce—the earliest , if hot tho most important ove ? . / which ' the British flag has waved—is utterly swept from off the face of the earth , and its inha bitants , to ; the number of at least 500 souls , despoiled of every possession , are now refugees in Auckland . V . ' e arc enabled , by the indulgence of his Kxeeiieucy , to lay before the public the following official comtuuuication : — Ituweil , March 11 , 1 S-13 . On board herJMajesty ' s . ship Hazard , 5 r .: r .
Sir , —! have tho honour to ' - 'isform- » our Excellency , that about four o ' clock thhtV-iiOrufog Hie' town Has attached on all sicks , by a party of about 2000 a ; : r . tcJ . iujives . ... V The small arm inen and mavV . ej of her Majesty ' s sh : p " Hazard , under the tosiiaiatid ' t . ' : 'i . ' . iptwi : s llobertson ( v . Ua I-am sorry to say is dRtyerous ^ . " . * ur . dtd ) , eudeaviAirtil to drive them bach , bur in cunst-j . : » of the block hciiia bein ; , ' surprissd and uSkh , h :.- * i-arty were oblig-cd v > retire into the stockpile i ;> 4 he i-jiv . 's . Soon afterwards a simuitivneotis atincU was made , and a heavy fire wits maintained o : * K ^' i silica i " or three hours , whasi the ttSr > : ' .: ! a >! ts « v : e rvp-sUei ! , and" ? o ' . ired ts t ! lO " hills , where they remained , " . ; -r : j . . At one o ' tfloe !; , the aasazinc ^ ftjtho . stOC 3 i . 'i \«' upfcr : i . '< ¦ lately exploited , and several uVi . 5 o : « we ' re tcvsi'tly hurt and contused . The greatest ; iur ; iw >' ei our nrfisianstion
uehi ;? exhausted by" this IVarful cirranistncee , it was i ' eenica niiviss ' nle to emharfc the . inh . il'itunts ' a :: J troops ' ¦ . aad evaeuatc the town ; which was then iiutiic-tKatl'ly : - esitered by tho uatires , who are now busily etyKjodV : !! plundering . . . . . •¦ - '• " r - ' . $ § . i - .: ' am sorr * t 0 su - v that t 5 lecasualties oifthe ]> Mt Yt $ 6 H : fittrbpeans have been ytry jjreat . ' ' . ' . ' . ' •'•! $ ' --- ' , ; vThe greatest , praise is due ts > the oBcsrs sa ' j » : ererj ^ bf . ' llitf . ' ship i ! azard ,-for their conduct dii this tei" *« : e ;' .. ' ;' : . ' ¦ v £ r ' ' I have , 'Ac ., & c ., ¦¦ /_ '¦ ; : (' ¦¦ ' . i ' - _ , ' . ( Signed ) GEoiiOE liEcsn-ut , , ' % '" . £ ' " ¦ l ! oHce liagisirate . 3 & T 0 his Sicellency tl c Governor , ' ¦"'' . 3 & $ »; town is thoroii'dilv sacked , burnt , destroyed J '' ^ l ^ p town is thoroughly sacked , burnt , destroyed J
'Jffcjimount of the loss of life on the native * ' pnrs is • variously stated , but we think the nearest nnoroxw " motion to the truth vrould bo about nevta' . y * ! : ii : i-d ; a S * L » TO «» 3 ' » ' - " -Xlli smouiiior . i-. vi . ci'tv .- ; ei . , ; . " . •;« - .- regards homo and '" happiness cannot"be jesuma ' tsafei but tho loss of merchandise wo believe to be little short of £ 40 , 000 . Refugees to the number of about 500 have come into Auckland , many of them favoured by the kindness of Gapt . M'Keiver , of the United States corvette St . Louis , and the English winding ship Matilda . It is hoped that sterling exertions will be made , not merely to give our unfortunate countrymen instant assistance—that , of course , will be a matter of expectation , but to give them
permanent settlement amongst us . At the same time wo are desirous to give assurance that no danger is at hand , although much preparation to meet it is wisely on foot . In a communication from Lloyd's agent , the writer says : ~ " It is impossible for any one to say where or when these disturbances will end . That the Now Zealandcrs have been greatly underrated is now apparent . The home government will now be undeceived that the peaceable possession of this colony could be maintained by about 100 soldiers against a native population of 120 , 000 . To maintain our position even in the towns , not ono less than 1000 regulartrotpscan do so ; and unlesstliisibrco is sent tho colony ia not worth living in »
BRAZIL . FiiMonn , July M . —Arrived this morning , hec Majesty ' s packet Crane , Lieut . Lewis , Irom liio da Janeiro , May 25 ; Bahia , June C—The leaning news by this packet is of the arrival at the imperial capital tf his Excellency Bon M . Rivera , who mrt having been able to rally his strength , after the victory ot India Muerta by Oribe ' s troops , and kcing warmly pursued , escaped into the district ot Rio Grande with a few of'his followers , and , with much difficulty and hair * breadth escapes embarked on board a steamer , iu which
he arrived up at Rio de Janeiro on May 15 , where he wasreceiTcilwithniuchrespectbythcjiovcnnncntaiidl diplomatic agents . The policy that would be adopted by the various powers , especially by the imperial government , on account of this event , was not known , both on the part of the general and of the blockaded city , Ko restriction had been placed on his liberty . He ' is represented as a very fine fellow . The Rio Grande dis rict was again in a sad state of disorganization , and its recent pacificator . General Don Bento Manuel , had been cruelly murdered . Large bodies of ti"ooj > s had been dispatched thither from Rio de Janeiro .
CIRCASSIA . LtroniAxi News . — CoxsTAXTixortE , Jcxr . 23 . — News has just arrived from Circassiaof a most important nature , but in repeating them I will say that they require confirmation . I will now state just what 1 have hoard—viz ., the Circassians have taken from tho Russians , after some hard fighting and severe b ! oods ! : ed , the Castle of Sotcha , on the coast of Abascia . Sheilih Shamil had arrived at the head of tho River Kouban with 30 , 000 men , and had called upon tho inhabitants to furnish one man per house , which would make a very large force . Woronzoff ' s troops have been beaten by the Baghistanlces , and three or four ship loads of wounded have been sent to tho Crimea . Many of the Poles in the Russian army
had deserted to Shamil , so that "Wovoraoff , bcir . g in want of men , offered a bounty of sixteen carbovanz ( each worth 3 s . Cd . sterling ) , to raise reinforcements at Akhcslia , without being able to get many . He further sent a number of Mussulman ulemas ( doctors of the law ) from Crimea , with their mufti , to Shaiv . il , to try if thoy can open ncgociations to treat for terras of peace , of couisc merely to set the Circassians to sleep . Shamil , aware of the treachery , had three of them put to death . The Russian army is suffering dreadfully from a scarcity of provisions , and the soldiers will have to wait for the new crops before they will have a snllicicncy of food . Tho crops in Circassia , though very scanty lsst year , are good this season , but my informant does not know how they have turned out in the Russian towns and Caucasian provinces .
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KKAUKsnonoucu ILjxdloom Wkavkus . — The Handloom Weavers arc still " out . " Mr . John Grimshaw , of Barnsloy , has visited the town , and . addressed a meeting , lie advocated our cause in a manner which we hope will have good effect with tho public . The report in the last week ' s Star lias given uneasiness to some of our liavusloy friends , in consequence of our not stating that we were receiving aid from Barnsley , Leeds , York , and Doncastcr . Our meaning was , that your able appeal had not been responded to by any place , save and except those from which we were receiving aid weekly .
The Pumbh ' s Movbmest . — A public meeting ; ( called by placard ) was held on Tuesday night , ot the pitmen of Springwell , King and Fanny lits . Sheriff Hill , Washington , Ac , at a place named Hunt ' s Hill , near Wrcekington . Mr . Y > m . Hammond , pitman , was called to the chair , ami opened the meeting by remarking that during all his hte ho had been opposed to injustice , and wherever oppression raised its brazen front he would bo there to oppose it . The pitmen , ho said , were an oppressed bodv of men—thoir condition was becoming , worse , and " their wages less . He then went on to defend tho lecturers of tbe Miners' Association from the charge promulgated bv a Durham paper of advocating another strike , which , he alleged , was a vile falsehood , and ought to be contiadieted . They wanted no strikes , but thev did want , and would strive with all might to obtain , justice . Mr . James llardy next addressed the meeting , and entered into a long state , mmifc in order to show the oanressioiis practised upon
Miners , and the good the Union was effecting in the mining counties of England , Scotland , and Wales . Mr . Duro , from Derbyshire , spoke at considcraoio lcn » th on the benefits of union and restriction of labour , and denied in strong terms the truth ot the statement that thev wanted n strike , which should alwavs , he said , bo the last resort , and should never be entered upon until every means were tried , and then onlv with great caution and prudence . Iho Union , he stated , had carried an advance ot wages from Ud . to 2 . s ., and this had ken clFectctl by a reduction of from throe to four hours' labour each day . lie concluded by exhorting them to join tho Union . The last speaker was Mr . Daniels , Editor of tho J / iner * ' Aduocau . The meeting passed off with considerable enthusiasm , and , at the close , three cheers wove given for the Union . Besides the above , meetinns of pitmen have been held during the week at Coxhoo , Shotlcv Bridge , Ac ., Ac ., and addresses delivered by Messrs . Swallow , Darnells , Duro , Price , Hardy , Anty , Ac .
WooLCOMinms' Strike at Mil IUxo 8 , Biud . Fonn . —This strike continues with the same deter * initiation on the part of the men as ever . A public meeting of the trade was held on Monday evening , ab lVekovcr Walks , when Messrs . Flynn , Atkinson , White , and others addressed them , and encouraged the men to continue the struggle . Tho secretary declared they were in a better condition as regarded tho funds now , than at the commencement of the strike •\ resolution was carried to continue the struggle *
United Patriots' Benefit Society . —The second anniversary of this prosperous Institution will bo celebrated at the Chalk Farm Tavern , Primrose-JiiJJ , and llcgent's-park , on Monday , July 2 S , with a festival and ball . Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., in tho chair ; dinner on the table at two o'clock precisely . — Tho Philanthropic Harmonic Meeting of its members aiul friends will be held on Tuesday evening next , at , ha lf-past eight , at the society house , Mr . J . Skinnor s , Brown Bear Tavern , two doors from Drury-Ianc 15 road-strcct , BJoomsbmy .
Lancashire . —Tho next General Delegate Meeting of the Lancashire Miners will bo held at the house ot Mr . John Yates , Picklcy-arcon , Westleigh , near Wigan , on Monday , July 23 uu Chair to be taken at 11 o'clock in the forenoon . There will also be a public meeting , which will be addressed by W . P . Roberta , Esq ., and several other gentlemen . Tha levy for the fortnight , including gcuortd . contribution is Is , 8 d . per member ,
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