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      As the period for the opening of Parliament rapidly draws on , the Parliamentary . Reform Party are stirring tip the embers of agitation , which have rather Smouldered than burnt since the last Session The daily papers give as report * of MeJmgB held for that Sse , at Manchester , Birmmgham , mi Leeui J and connected with each of them are rather remarkable incidents , which deserve the notice of the really Jiberal party .

      Knowing , as we do , that the movement to which we are referring is what we must call , for want of a better word , a middle class movement ; and believing , as we do , that it would be far better , both for themselves and others , if its members would throw off half measures , and take their stand at once upon the broad , just , and intelligible ground of Manhood Suffrage , we are yet of opinion that what they ask for is more than we are likely to get from the Whig Cabinet , if it should be able to maintain its ground , or from a Palmerston Cabinet , if the late Foreign Secretary should come into power , or from any other Ministry which can be formed in the present state of Parliamentary parties . It is far better to speak plaialy on these matters than to buoy ourselves up with hopes which only lead to disappointment . It will not do for men who seek to take a calm view of their ^

      real position , to let the wish be father to the thought . "We must take things as they are , and not as they ought to be ; and endeavour to estimate our chances of success accordingly . Looking at matters coolly , then , there appears to be a sad Jack , if not an-utter absence , of enthusiasm . We are only too willing to acknowledge what we . believe to be the ^ truth—that a desire ; not only for Household Sunrage , but for the whpjeoffte ^ iiits ' ofithe Charter , has become , to" a great extent , a sentimeritof the National mind ; but , it is impossible to deny that it is not" evident upon the surface . " Whatever may be the cause of " this- ; whether it is to be sought in-the absorption of attention by the exciting events of the Continent—events which iu

      for theutime eclipse all peaceful progress , or the conviction that the present Cabinet and Parliament is doomed , it is certain that such isthe fact ; The people meet , indeed , but not so thickly as they might do , and pass resolutions , in which they no doubt believe ; but it is easily seen that their heart is not in their ¦ w ork . If any one will compare the feeling which prevails now to that which convulsed the country at the time immediately preceding the Reform Bill , or even with that which was excited during the Anti-Corn Law agitation , they will have no doubt of the truth of our statement . Public opinion is a great power , but in order that it may act , it must be expressed with decision and energy ; and that certainly Is not now the case .

      Beside all this there is a want of real practical organisation . There are little hints , which seem to tell us that the Manchester School is not quite at one with itself . The Association of which Sir JosrfuA Walhsiey is the head cannot conceal the fact , if it would , that it has not formed a party of sufficient strength or compactness to act efficiently upon the Legislature . Its leaders can only talk of what may be done , not of what has been effected ; and , as for the Chartist body , the present state of its Executive is a sufficient commentary upon its powerlessness . What has passed ought to be a lesson to us for the future ; once we had united millions at our back ,

      and class-power trembled to its base ; now we are scattered , dispersed , —as an organisation almost annihilated . Standing upon the only principles which are perfectly consistent with right—having alone thesegreattruths upon our side which should makeour voice potent in the Councils of the nation—possessing the only political faith that elevates humanity above property—thought above wealth—how is it we have been shipwrecked ? No man who sees things as they are , can be at a loss for an , answer to that question . We do not wish to say one word which has a tendency to aggravate the unfortunate estrangement which keeps us apart from each other ; but the truth

      most be told . Wanting the best guidance , we have had the worst We have had leaders , who , instead of fighting the common enemy , have been occupied in fighting one another ; who , instead of endeavouring to elevate the mass of the people , have sought personal popularity and personal power ; who , instead of consistently , temperately , " and firmly , urging the rights of all , have been political firebrands , lighting up hatreds and animosities in all ranks , setting us against each other , and banding the world in hostile array against us . Unpalatable as it may be to write

      or read these words , they must be repeated till their full import is recognised , and the lesson they teach is learned . The principles of the Charter cannot diethey are the ultimate truths of politics , and whether under its present , or some other ' name , the Chartist party must rule this England of ours ; but that will be brought about , not by our policy being one eternal negation—one series of opposition to every body and every thing , but by a bold intelligent affirmative coarse , which peacefully and dignifiedly shall absorb all those who now stand apart .

      This , or even an attempt at it , is impossible , in the short space of time which intervenes between us and the commencement of the Session ; and as the field is thus left in the hands of those who do not wish to go so far as we do , we should make what use of them we can . It may serve the purpose of those who find their account in casting their nets in troubled waters , to say that we would hand over the Charter to the financial Reformers . We do not know whether such a statement is more characterised by absurdity or falsehood . We have ever been as we are , the uncompromising advocates of Manhood Suffrage ; but because we cannot lead the people at once to that , we would not , like some others , whose names we forbear to mention , lead them backward . It is ridiculous to pretend to think that such a measure as Household

      Sufragefor example , would not give a great power to the people , and stimulate the causeof true Democracy . If it would not do all that is needed , it would let part of another element into our representative system which now cannot make itself felt at all . The great nwjority of those who would be admitted would be workers —men who in their hearts are Chartists now , and , we believe , would continue to be so . We have a higher hope in humanity—a firmer belief in those of our own political faith , who are now the nearest to the Franchise—to credit the calumny that , if once admitted within the pale of the Constitution , they would turn their backs on their fellows . We think that their will would be aa good as it now is , and their power far greater to throw down the walls of political exclusions ; and we would earnesAly warn all to scrutinise and be cautious of those who to

      far malign and traduce them , as to deny them that credit for sincerity which they are assuredly entitled to . Those who have so little trust in the people as to say that thousands of them would be ready to hecome selfish apostates , are most unfit to be the leaders of the masses . Oar coarse , then , mast be an affirmative and not a negative one , and , if possible , it must be conciliatory , not antagonistic . If we can , withoutdeserting our own principles—in fact , always avowing them , use any other party to bring us a step nearer to power , or urge forward any other association beyond their present avowed intentions , it would be madness not to do it .

      Is there any chance of moving in that direction now ? We think there is , and mainly with the object of showingthat , we have brought the Leeds , Manchester , and Birmingham meeting thus prominently upon the carpet . Circumstances , both favourable and unfavourable , have characterised these gatherings . Mr . Baines , at Leeds , was for fettering Household Suffrage , and dwarfing it down to the dimensions of the MunicipalFranchise ; buttheseideas werereceived with evident distaste by the meeting ; and a proposition for Manhood Suffrage , put forward by a working man , was so closel y contested , that the Chairman had to take the show of hands twice before he could discover the sense of the meeting . In a middle class

      assemblage , called for a middle class purpose , as we suppose that at Leeds was , that is a significant fact showing the growing disposition of the times . At the Birmingham meeting , where Sir J . Waimsley and his friends were the stars of the night , a letter was read from Messrs . Muniz and Scholefield , the representatives of the borough , declining to attend , because some gentlemen from London were there , which divested the assembly of a local character . It seems that in that class , as in others , there are leaders who will not move unless they are the sole lions—who will not consent to be pushed from their stools by men of greater power and breadth of mind . But the folly of the sitting members , in attempting to disclaim all but local action and local combination

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      for the attainment of purposes affecting the whole kingdom , was fully balanced by the expressed wish , to go beyond , rather than fall short of , the * Little Charter . ' That feeling had its effect on the Manchester meeting , which was characterised by the absence of Mr . Cobden and the presence of Mr . J . Piatt , who has been the principal means of getting up the present combination of masters against the Operative Engineers . But Mr . Bright , whom we have always considered a far abler man than Mr . Cobden , and destined to play a more prominent part iu the future political history of this country , endorsed the Birmingham promise , and declared himself

      for a free and fearless discussion of all opinions . Surely ,, without lowering our own flag as Chartists , some advantage may be taken of these , manifests-. ¦ -. -.-.. »• .... »» .. « . ¦ ¦ . . yv '' vf- ''" - -- ' ¦ : -.. " - " * " i . t'OnS ; : ; - _ ¦ : ? . j +, >; - . ; - ¦ . : -. -+- ' ^ Vi i- ^ ir ' - ' .-::. ' : ^ - - . . •' . ;> : ¦ > . " >• ¦ . •'•''¦!¦'' ; / Another fact , worthy ; of-noti ^ fqjtheria the same d ^ tary Association prop ^ s ^^^ Idal'Lundon " Cohfe-, rence . _ Perhaps that mayrnotlbe ^ lConferehce of Par-. ' liamantary Eeformera only ... There is a strong feeling npon : the partoftha Council to make it a free and : open one ; and to invite ,: or at least allow , the attendance : o £ Aen of all parties . If that does happen , our

      advice is—take advantage of it . > Meet ,. Chartists , in your lqcalities—muster all your strength for a practical purpose , and send menwho ; really ^ belie ve irfyour principles , and love them for their own ; sake . Send men who , in the hope of doing good , will be intent to abate a little of the presumed superiority of popular leaders , and sacrifice a little of their love of prominence . Send men who represent your common-sense , and not your passions . Let tbem go there saying , boldly and straightforwardly , ' Wo are Chartists ; as a final settlement we will not accept anything short

      of an acknowledgment of the right of every man to a voice in the Government of the community of which he is a member . ' Let them not say— ' We will make a crusade against all who go a part of our way , but do not feel inclined to go the whole length . ' Let them be at once firm and courteous , and then the least that can come of it will be that an open discussion of the Charter will gain extended publicity , and it is possible that we may urge others on another step , and , without efficient organisation , as we are , have soino influence on the immediate future . That is our

      advice , tendered in all honesty and friendliness , and we think those who consider it coolly will come to the conclusion that it is wiser counsel than if we roared , "Stand aloof from everybody—oppose every bodydefy everybody—and take care that if you cannot get all you want , nobody else shall have anything at all . ' * The only other matter to which we shall allude is the cry that is getting up for more National Defences . In that there is some reason , and , to write a plain word , a considerable amount of humbug . Many who are shouting it look to its bringing about more soldiers and sailors , and , consequently , more

      officers , and patronage , and pickings out of increased taxes ; others wish to divert the attention of the people from borne reforms ; others , again , taking a lesson from continental policy , want the security of more bayonets against an agitation for popular rights . But , notwithstanding that there is much in the state of our Foreign relations to make us anxious . There can be but little doubt that the despotic powers of the continent would be glad to annihilate almost the last spot in the world where liberty can erect her standard—to destroy the last asylum for political outcasts . There is as little doubt that the course which the homicide of France is taking ,

      throws him into the arms of the unholy Alliance . If he is much longer to rule , he must awaken and satisfy the love of the French people for glory , and the lust of an African army for rapine and plunder . Iu that case , we should not be safe . Let . us , however , before we increase our naval and military armaments , make the most of what we have . If the Tagus Fleet were recalled , and Her Most Catholic Majesty of Portugal left to protect herself , and the idle Mediterranean squadron transferred from the sunny climate of Italy to the rougher atmosphere of the Channel , we should have such a force as would

      vastly lessen the probabilities of invasion . Then our soldiers must be armed with a more efficient weapon than the traditional * Brown Bess , ' which is as dangerous to them as to their foes ; our artillery must have less lace on their coats , and more guns and horses , —must become a force for use , instead of for aristocratic amusement . And if we are still undefended , let the people be armed and drilled , and commanded , not by noble Colonels , but by leaders of their own choosing . Above all , let them have a share of liberty worth fighting for , and the force which dares to land in hostile array upon our shores will assuredly meet a grave welcome .

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      AND NATIONAL TRADES' JOURNAL I

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      A Singclab Relic.—Captain D' Auberville,...

      A Singclab Relic . —Captain D' Auberville , of the barque Chieftain , of Boston , writes to the editor of the " Louisville Varieties" that he put id to Gibraltar on the 27 th of August last to repair some damages his vessel had sustained , and while waiting , himself and two of his passengers crossed the straits to Mount Abylus , on the African coast , to shoot , and pick up geological specimens . Before returning the breeze had freshened so much as to render it necessary to put more ballast in the boat ; and one of the crew lifted what he supposed to be a piece of rock , but from its extreme lightness and singular shape , was induced to call the attention of the captain to it , who at first took it for a piece of pummice stone , but so completely covered with barnacles and other marine animalcule as to dissipate that supposition . On farther examination he found it to

      be a cedar keg . On opening it he found a cocoanut enveloped in a kind of gum or resinous substance ; this he also opened , and found a parchment covered with Gothic characters , nearly eligible , which neither he nor any one on board was able to decipher . He , however , found on shore an American book merchant , who was said to be the most learned man in Spain , to whom he took it ; who , after learning the circumstances of its discovery , offered three hundred dollars for it , which oner Captain D'Anbervill declined . He then , says the letter , read word for word , and translated it into French as ho read each sentence , a short but concise account of the discovery of Cathay , or Farther

      India , addressed to Ferdinand and Isabella of Castile and Arragon , saying the ships could not possibly survive the tempest another day ; that they then were between the ¦ Western Isles and Spain ; that two like narratives were written and thrown into the sea , in case the Caraval should go to the bottom , that some mariner would pick up , one or the other of them . The strange document was signed by Christopher Columbus in a bold and dashing hand . It also bore the date of 1403 , and consequently hue been floating over the Atlantic 358 years . The letter closes with an assurance from the writer that he would guard his treasure safe until his return to the United States , which would be in April or May next . — Savannah ( U . S . ) Paper ,

      Death or Mb . T . Hudson Turner . — Mr . T . Hudson Turner , one of the ablest of British archaeologists , and a contributor to this journal , died of consumption on the 14 th inst ., at the age of thirty-seven . Among his friends the regret will continue to be felt , that so much youthful ardour should have been impaired by ill health , that so much knowledge as he possessed should die with him , and that no larger account should remain than those works which Mr . Uallam has quoted and praised in his supplemental volume to his " Middle Ages . "—Athtnaum . Mrs . M'Lbxxan . —We Jearn that Mrs . M'Lennan and child , who were so providentially saved from the wreck of the Amnion , arrived in this city on Saturday evening , and are now staying at Comely Bank . Airs . M'Lennan is still in an indifferent state of health , and of course suftVrs much anxiety regarding the fate of her husband , who was also on board the ill-fated -vessel , and has not since been heard of . —Edinburgh Advertiser .

      Us . Macaulas . it la said , has delayed thepublicatioD of the third and fourth volumes of the " History of England " in consequence of his having obtained some new information relating to King William III . King William , it is asserted , figuresjas the chief personage in the narrative , and the greatest stress is laid on his conduct subsequently to the revolution . —Athenwum . REPBESEarAiios of Liverpool . —It is now reported that Lord Palmerston will be invited to stand for Liverpool . The Liberals say that although his Lordship is opposed to a duty on corn for the express purpose of raising rents , he is in favour of a revenue duty of 5 s . per quarter , or 2 s . Cd . per cwt . on foreign flour , in lieu of the income-tax on trades and professions . Another report brings Lord Sandon forward for Liverpool . —Herald . Represkstawo-v of Dbebt . —Mr . T . B . Horsfall , the eminent merchant of Liverpool , has consented to stand for Derby at the next election , Tbansatlasiic Telegraph . —The stretch of telegraph in the United StaUs is now upwards of 12 , 000 miles .

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      The Chartist Dictator, To Wilful Men, Th...

      THE CHARTIST DICTATOR , To wilful men , The injuries they themselves procure ) Must be their schoolmasters . .

      TO THE EDITOR OF THE S 08 THERS STAB . Sib , —Evils seldom come single-handed . An atrocious murder is generally followed by others less in atrocity ; and a destructive fire by those of smaller import , until it dwindles down to a chimney . Why should the French monopolise their coup d ' etat ? They hare their " Nap "— why should we not have ours ? They have their Gallic cock and why should we . not have our little , bantam ? France ' however , ekoites public sympathy ; the sayings and domes of . the . wQald-be-Caartigt-dictator , ; only excite ¦ iaugBterwcbhtempt . 7 . .,. . ;;;;• .. !<( , ? ,. , -h- ( ' ^ X ^ . ^ : .- ^ t a- ^; -i-: ^^ When ^ Mrv O'Connor , in October ^ yentionto . be holden ; in Jahuar # 185 l ; fJones H ^ MUa ^ j

      tation ;; he- summoned—iD 8 iste ^^ # dWe ' mindediti ^ tUhe Convention should , oe beldin ^ JLondon ^ nring ' the'Eitiibif * 4 ion : , he ; destroycdfthe ; m ^ tho Chartist j » tty by" his fabtiibusiOpwMoii ^ aria ; at lastj-Totedfor ' the-Convention to b ' e ' n ' eldin March , after lift had causeda , discussion of four orjfive montti | uurati 6 h on the ' subject . The people . were disgusted , ' jhe'rExecutiye was powerless ,, and , consequently , got Intotfebt through hisreckless folly . < , ° > . Before the election of the present ; Executive , he blamed some candidates for withdrawing from' the ' responsibility of the office , but after he was elected , -he resigned . ¦•• , ••; * : ¦ : -, ' ' .. He has degraded Chartism by forcing himself into a trades' meeting specially called for trades ' purposes , and from which he was ejected amidst the unanimous approbation of the assembly . ¦ <>

      He is opposed to working men enjoying the profits of their own labour and capital by co-operation , and calls ' . them profitmongers , and the aristocracy of labour ; although he is proud of displaying as anfappendage to his name—Esq ., Barrister-auLaw of the Middle Temple . He talks of undue advantage having been taken of " the worn-out warrior , " when no one has done more to wear him out than he has . He has lived on Mr . O'Connor ' s bounty for years . Mr . 0 ' Connor was compelled to pay the costs of this learned gentleman ' s defence , and the costs of the Macnamara action to enforce it . Mr . O'Connor paid a large amount of money during his imprisonment , to exempt him from oakum picking , and for other purposes , and ever since his liberation , he has been his greatest slanderer and calumniator . '

      A fortnight ago he complimented Mr . Reynolds for publishing Chartist intelligence in his newspaper . This week , a correspondent of the "Notes" terms that journal the Newgate Calender "— " a mass of moral filth "— " a table spread with garbage "—* trash . " He blames you , Mr . Editor , for seeking to extend the circulation of the «« Star , " by making it the organ for Trades Unions and Co-operative Movements , and yet ho says , in the same begging article for a paper , that a " democratic paper ought not to neglect any other movement of the working classes . "

      He says , in answer to the Executive address of last week , that " Mr . Holyoake must know enough of the law to be aware Viat by resigning I do not extricate myself from anv liability , but that for any debt for which my having been on the Executive might , or might not , render me liable for , that 1 am as liable now as I could be then . So much for the pitiful observation of shirking the debt . " But he omits mentioning that he figures this week ( and not for the first time ) in the Gazette He says , " I resigned because the Executive was disgraceful to the movement—because , < w « . man of character , no one could associate with one or two of its members , " I . O . U . ' s arc troublesome things , and-debtors and creditors are not the most agreeable companions ; but as ** to a man of character ! What would he give to any one to help him to a better ?"

      This is the honourable gentleman who would supply the place of Mr . O'Connor . Chartists , behold your leader , — give him a paper , and you will get the Charter on the day after Tib's Eve . Anti-Humbug .

      To The Editor Op The Horiherk Stab. My D...

      TO THE EDITOR OP THE HORIHERK STAB . My Dear Sir , —In the last number of your paper , " Censor " recommends the extinction of Chartism , and asks for the establishment of a new party—the People ' s Party Why ?—because just now the Chartist Movement is ineffectual ? Will " Censor " guarantee that the National Suffrage Association , if established , will never become so ineffectual ? Can he even guarantee that it will ever become one quarter so popular as the Cnarter Association has been and is ;—and I should like to know how , under the new name , any moro than the old , we could fopi the middle-class to join the " people , by showing thenvthat in the majority their future welfare depends—for the happpiness of the producing classes is the truest possible indication of the contentment of the country generally . " " Censor" is surely a sapling in the cause , else he must know that this is the very lesson the Chartists have always been dinging into the ea rs of the bourgeoisie .

      The position that " Censor" talks of taking up is quite as difficult to push and maintain as if he stood upon the whole six points instead of two . The six , he says , are objectionable to the majority , and in order to do away with this barrier , ho selects the two he deems the least objectionable , viz : —Manhood Suffrage and the Ballot ' . Why , in my opinion the first is the very pill that chokes , that the middle classes are afraid of ; and when they can take it—when they must take it , the other four little ones will go down with it unnoticed , without further bother which would not be

      , the case if they were unhooked , considering how some people strain at "; a gnat and swallow a camel . Therefore by discarding the present movement we should be throwing up the bird in the hand for the one in the bush . With all the apparent disjointedness of our Association , I believe the Chartist cause in its fullest sense has firmer root than ever . I believe its localities , lecture rooms , libraries , and reading rooms have spread much ; and that just a little better behaviour , a little reformation among its active , its leading members , is required , to centralise its power , and send it spinning on brisker than

      ever . So for from thinking Chartist a name that stinks in the nostrils , I think just otherwise . I think that all true men who are not led away by novelty and sound , will , and do , reverence the name of Chartist . Is it not the name , more than other , under which the producing classes have SO devotedly held together for a specific object ?—one which the sacrifice of life and home has endeared—one which now owns its exiles as worthy of respect and honour as the great Hungarian himself , inasmuch as they were as devoted to the cause of freedom and justice ; and God forbid we should

      heap ingratitude upon ourselves , and insult upon such nobles , by casting into oblivion as disgraceful , " unsightly , " the banner under which they battled , and under which , 1 may say , fell . Home is not the Rome she was , yet her citizens , though slaves , still love to be called " Romans . " Poor France—though shorn of all she bled forstill longs to put the red cap on her head and shout " Vive la Itepublique . '" And I believe the honest Chartists of Britain , those who dare brave a name , and laugh at the idea of a few pounds stopping their holy mission , are still willing to march under their motto— " The Charter , and No Surrender . " Yours very truly , AiiBiiiBALD Campbell . 6 , Oldham-place , Bagnigge Weils-road , Glerkenwell .

      To The Editor Of The Northern Stab. Sin,...

      TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAB . Sin , —1 shall feel grateful if you will allow me to offer my conscientious convictions to the Chartists in your columns , Brother Chartists , — . 1 feel certain a renewed struggle for political liberty will soon take place . I know you are preparing for it , and I deem it a duty to offer my advice fearlessly and sincerely to you . Our success depends on the course pursued by ourselves and our public speakers , to all classes . We must tint abuse any person . Past experience has taught us its pernicious . effects . An honest conviction tells us that it excites passion and destroys our reason . I know you feel keenly tlie wrongs you suffer , and

      thafthey have compelled you to speak harshly : I have felt and done the same . If our opponents do so , Jet us not for the future degrade ourselves . Let us not use invectives , or impute bad motives , but work calmly and energetically to obtain our freedom . I am convinced Chartism has spread more than is generally supposed ; but it wants good piloting . The Amalgated Engineers have been misabused ; they have obtained public opinion , respect , and sympathy , by their calm , dignified , and reasonable conduct . Let us imitate them , and public opinion will soon be iu our favour . The present is a valuable opportunity . Let us act in concert , and the cause of right will soon be obtained . Your faithful coadjutor , II , Jubilee-place , Chelsea . R , Mius .

      The Miners Of The North And Their Employ...

      THE MINERS OF THE NORTH AND THEIR EMPLOYERS . TO THE EDITOR OP THE XORTIIKRS STAR . Sir . —The accompanying statement is a detailed account of the quantity of tubs of coals " laid out'' at West Cramlington Colliery , Northumberland , for the past year , the working prices of which are forfeited to the owners whenever mixed to a very limited extent with , foul coal , small coal , or stones . These 12 , 874 tubs , at fourpence each tub ( the working price ) , will leave in the hands of the employers the sum of £ 21 i lis . 4 d ., and 10 s . addition for four tubs at 8 s . Od . each , making altogether £ 215 la . U ., and averaging to each workman a loss of wages earned of £ 1 Us . 4 Jd . ~ a sum sufficient to give a suitable education to upwards of 460 children , which is more than belong to the workmen at the colliery , and find books , Ac . ; yet the owners only allow to the schoolmaster the sum of £ 20 per

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      annum , and compel the workmen _ Jb . ; pay one penny each for their children . The coalfel & MMntotf & o the ' owhers would , at 5 a . per ton , bring them' £ 940 JOs ^ whioh , added to the £ 2 I 5-ls . 4 d . saved by ^ riopp ^ jjnt , ' uuke ^ ihe astounding sum of £ 1 , 155 lis . 4 d ; , anu''heing anjadditional source of profit beyond the ,: immense quantity of coals worked and paid for at-the stated prices . ,, The above statement , though specified as connected with the colliery numed , is not an isolated instance ; but extortions of a similar character prevail more or less among the different collieries of those two Bounties ; yet , it would be but justice to state that some of the owners have for , a

      number of years devoted all such fines and forfeitures to the Sick Fund established amongst the workmen . The . ; example , thus honourably set by the owners of the' Black ' } Boy Colliery is , however . not followea : byjany ^ ther owners ' that I am xawaw ^ ihuM-tru ^ v . wheh the ' wdrkmen- ^ iIpbyrOtfeJunanimo ^ : ; turfl 80 'oppressiveasysiem . v ^^ ; > : # >* , -i : a am ! 70 OTs ;? ifeo $ ' i \^ . 9 , uj /'[ Mr .. Jude . ' fla 8 S . farlUft ^ ^ figure ' s mcorroboratiofl ^ iunriecessary-tO ' fcrouble ^ ou ^ ' - '

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      . ; ; - rv" ¦ : . the AMAzqNj ^ y"V ; - ; :. : 'l ; : Sermons were again preached on Suriifay at eomeof the Southampton churches and chapels in aidTof the Amazon fund , and to return thanks for the merciful , restoration of more of her crew and passengers . The ' deepest regret is felt in Southampton at the reckless opMon entertained by those who" were first landed at Ply ^ Mh ^ thatiiill others but themselves perished / and that it TOOoWequerft ' Fy useless to send out a steamer in search . Many of those who arrived at Southampton on Saturday are firmly of opinion , that another boat , with a considerable number of persons in her , has been picked up by some outward-bound vessel . Several poor women have rejoicingly thrown aside their mourning garments in consequence of their husbands having proved to be among those landed at Plymouth .

      Pwmouth , Monday . —On . Saturday morning , about two o ' clock , Captain Warburton , brotherj of Mr . Elliot Warburton , who was a passenger on board the Amazon , and whose fate appears yet enveloped in uncertainty , arrived here from London by a special train , bringing despatches from the Lords of the Admiralty to the commander-inchief , Admiral Sir John Acworth Ommaney , upon the receipt of which the admiral issued orders for two steamvessels , the Sprightly , Master-Commander Allen , and the Avon , Second Master-Commander Teitch , to proceed with all possible despatch to join the Hecate , in searching for any of the survivors of the Amazon ; and to continue the search for a reasonable length of time .

      Notwithstanding the most strenuous exertions of the Southampton Amazon Fund Committee they experience the utmost difficulty in discovering the families and relatives of those persons who were lost in the Amazon . The Royal Mail Company ' s establishment do not even retain a list of the crew ; and even if they did it would not furnish information of where the men resided when ashore . Although the loss of the Amazon has been daily proclaimed and noticed in every newspaper throughout the kingdom for the last fortnight , persons most deeply interested in the event who live in the vicinity of Southampton are even now ignorant of the calamity . It was only on Monday that the Committee learnt that there was a widow with nine orphan children who had claims on them living at Deer Leap , a few miles from Southampton , in the New Forest . Thousands

      of the wives and children of poor seamen cannot read or write , and thousands who can never enjoy the luxury of reading a newspaper . Means have been adopted to obtain information of the sufferers by the loss of the Amazon , by desiring the Southampton postmen to acquaint fill tllOSO poor persona living In their districts , whom they may suspect to hare had relatives on board to attend at the Mail Company ' Offices , and give information , after which such information is handed over to the committee . Many a poor creature who had a relative on board has received from the postman the first announcement of the calamity that has befallen her . It is believed that the committee will obtain complete information about the end of this week of the extent of the claims on their bounty . There is not the least doubt that there will be a hundred orphans to

      provide for . The subscriptions amount at present to about £ 3 , 000 . The mayor of Southampton received yesterday , an affecting letter from the family of Mr . Kerseboe , at Angers , iu France , entreating to know whether that gentleman , who was one of the passengers , is amongst the saved or not . It is feared , from the position of this gentleman ' s cabin on board the Amazon , that he was one of the first on deck , and that he lost his life by the upsetting of the boats . Mr . Kerseboe was the gentleman concerned in the Duchess of Beery's appearance in France a few-years since . The unfortunate gentleman was bound for Chagres and California . Negotiations have been entered into to obtain a performance at Drury Lane Theatre under the roost illustrious patronage for the benefit of the fund for the relief of sufferers by the loss of the Amazon .

      RETURN OF . HER MAJESTY'S STEAMERS SPRIGHTLY AND AVON . - , jt < These two steamers , which left this port on Saturday last , with the Reverend Mr . Warburton , who took passage in the Avon , returned here on Wednesday morning , having experii-nced strong gales , and thick weather , they were unable to reach Brest . They cruised for some time on the spot were the Amazon was lost , and then made for the French port ; but such was the state of the weather

      that they failed in the attempt twice , and were compelled to bear up for Plymouth . They havo seen nothing in connexion with the ill-fated vessel . Sighted only two vessels , but at so great a distance that no communication could be held . Mr . Warburton has expressed himself to the commander of the Avon , Mr . "Vetch , as perfectly satisfied that every thing had been done by these vessels which it was possible for human exertion to perform . The Reverend \ V . Blood , one of the survivors of tho Amazon , on Sunday last preached at St , Andrew ' s Church , Plymouth , in aid of the fund being raised for the relief of the families of the unfortunate fellows whose lives have been sacrificed .

      Russian Insult To The British Consul At ...

      RUSSIAN INSULT TO THE BRITISH CONSUL AT BELGRADE . In a recent number of the Vienna "Lloyd" there has appeared a notice to the following effect , dated Belgrade : — " Mr . Fonblanque , the English Consul-General , madecontrary to tho usage of all other consuls—no personal visit to the Russian resident on the Emperor Nicholas ' s birth-day , but sent up his card from the carriage , which he caused to drive to the door of the house . The Russian consul sent back the card , with the remark that on that particular day he only received personal visits , Mr . Fonblanque , highly incensed , tore the card , and sent a note demanding satisfaction . Now the visible intention of this statement—which is true as far as it goes-is to create a

      belief that the British agent attempted to put a slight on the Russian agent on a national occasion , and bad consequently acted in an ill-bred and impolitic way . But a letter received from Constantinople supplies the supprtstio veri of 4 Lloyd's' Belgrade correspondent , and places the matter in a perfectly different light . It appears that the hotel taken on lease for the British Consulate-General was previously occupied by several tenants , all of whom received long notices to quit atthe expiration of the term . One of the lodgers , however , said he would only go out when he thought fit , that he was a Russian , and defied the Turks or the English to eject him ; so he locked himself in , abused the police , and prepared to stand a siege . Mr . Fonblanque of course addressed an official note to the Russian Consul

      General , but either through ignorance of diplomatic usage , or unaquaintance with social proprieties , no answer was returned ! This was at oncp a denial of justice , and a personal disrespect which ( until atoned for ) made it impossible for the aggrieved functionary to hold immediate intercourse with the wanton offender , who ( having only recently arrived ) was not even known to him by sight . So Mr . Fonblanque took the obviously correct course of representing the matter to the Foreign-office and to the embassy at Constantinople . In order to save appearances without compromising the national honour of his own—he went , in

      uniform , to the Russian Consulate , and gave in his card , which was insultingly rejected in the way already described . Sir Stratford Canning is reported to be highly indignant at the affront , which is viewed by the Porte as part of an intolerable system . The British ambassador is supposed to have left the question to the decision of the Secretary of State , and there is a general impression that the Russian functionary will be disavowed by his government . If the Austro-Muscovite intrigues and cabala are suffered to continue much longer in the European provinces of Turkey , there will be no use in trying to check them . The game will be up . "

      Educational Conference In Manchester. — ...

      Educational Conference in Manchester . — A Conference of the friends of " voluntary and unsectarian education'' is to be held in Manchester , on Monday evening , February 2 nd , in tho Baptist Chapel , Grosvenor-street , and by adjournment , to a morning sitting in the Free Trade Hall , on Tuesday , February 3 rd , under the auspices of the Voluntary School Association . An aggregate meeting ( under the united auspices of the Voluntary School Association , and of the Congregational Board of Education ) of the friends of voluntary and unsectarian education , who are opposed to all government grants and local taxation for

      education , will be held in the Free Trade Hall , in the evening , when a deputation from London and other places will be present and address the meeting . Steps were being taken for procuring an interview of a highly influential deputation with Lord John Russell , in order to impress on government the importance of leaving education to the voluntary action of the people , buthis lordship has declined , alleging , as a reason , that as the government do not intend to introduce any measure with reference to education in the ensuing Session of Parliament , he does not think it would forward that object .

      Latest Intelligence....... . Northern St...

      LATEST INTELLIGENCE . ...... . NORTHERN STAR OFFICE , . Saturday Afternoon * AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OE ENGINEERS . ~ THE ' . ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦• . - .. ¦ . STRIKE . . Lasinight a meeting , composed exclusively of labourers connected with the shops whioh nro cksed in the . East London district , took place . at tho Phconix Tavern , Stepney , to receive the report of '^ a deputation appoiitttd on the previous : evening to confer " with the ' executive Council of tne Amalgamated Societyf . upon the position which the labo urora wero to occupy with regard to means of support during the ' continuance of ' the strike ... Mr . Aldridge X u ^ l the chair ., Mr . Masters ,- one of the deputation ?? ° ® r < ™ d to , stated that , in company with his coadmnrni'J ,. * *» itea ' iipon the . executive Council that ' » r ? hiv £ Jplain of whafthey-thought a grievance , f i ffer betwee » : tbfl allowed for last week ^ .

      ? a A . ^ ! ^ sums . ' hadI blf ,, £ TaR tD ° » 80 ciety men . A good deal 35 a » tt » *& ,- p 0 Ii ^ <* oa 8 io . i ; but he was sorr , exoius veIt SS ^ claimed *> the . sobiet / man P » W c ^ which might come from other organised bodip ** , ti > h tithe masons , compositors , & c , the CoS intSd ^ o wml ? that amount to the relief of nou-sock y SSlled %£ men . 1 .. The . labourers Iffiist de ^ d . Bpi ^ e w & toM unorganised ^ ^ J ? m ^ $ ^ M ^^ m ^^^ M \^^ ftn MfteJisgqftf ^^ fllatrihliffl tli ' e-mrine ' w . orMMitVir tfi Miii .. nb * n U > -- » • ..

      „ . —Mr , Evansi . | oiie ; Ofs | he \ aeputauon ) , width * thought ^ hey , ' ^ TOre ; haral £ l ^ ; though £ they ., ^ fs irae , more .. secure means of 8 upport . ; t hatt 7 ) t ^ rpuBlic , subscriptions . '• TBey . ^ e re -in " a dlfjSculty' ^ h e ' Gouncil tad treated the . deputajtipnicqurteoualy , an d ; ' re , pefhaps ^ right in their arguments , > an 8 he recommended reliance upon ihe Council as the . best ' coviwe \ p be taken . —A . resolution of reliance upon ihe Council wa * , » fter some discussion , unanimously adopted , and a committee appointed to act in conjunction with that body . The proceedings then terminated . Makcubster . —The Manchester employers have issued a circulajr , stating that tho members of their association are " atliberty to . employ labourers and apprentices in dennin

      g , stock-taking , & c ., the rule ( passed at theymeejiw ' which decided upon the closing of workshops from the 10 th of January ) only requiring that the } engine should be stopped , and that ' no productive labour be carried on . " A deputation has also been sent to the Central Association in London to confer with that body upon the propriety of reopening the workshops generally to the non-society men and unskilled labourers , giving also the option of resuming work to members of the Amalgamated Society on condition that they renounce dictation of foreign interference , leaving all questions in dispute to be decided between tht workmen Of each establishment and their employers . The workmen are actively engaged in raising public subscriptions for non-society and unskilled men ; and the society of Pine Spinners have voted £ 40 , and the House Joiners £ 25 , towards their relief .

      Yesterday the monthly report of the Amalgamated Society , for January , was printed for private circulation among the members of the Executive Council . Having been provided with a oopy , we extract from it the following address upon the subject of the strike , as likely to be interesting at this moment : - « Follow Members , —This report contains the number of members that were out of employment at the commencement of the present month ( given subsequently ) , and therefore those who were discharged on the 10 th of January are not included in tho list . According to the returns already received we conclude that the whole number of members now out of employment is short of 2 , 500 . This certainly is a less number than we anticipate , and , if the 9 , 411 remaining in work subscribe cheerfully one day ' s

      wages per week , our members may receive the necessary benefit without a large reduction of the society ' s funds . We are aware how anxiously the reduction of the funds of the society is looked for by our opponents , and our object is to disappoint them in the supposition that our funds were to be wasted in one month's struggle . The old system it exploded ; strikes have taught working menu lesson , and that money whioh has been previous !? wasted is about to be used to give industrious men profitable employment . To do this , the members who are in work are requested to subscribe one day's wages per week . This wi II be sufficient for present purposes ; for of course immediate support is necessary for those men who have now been out of work for a week . There never was a moment which called so earnestly for the support of men interested in the success of labour ' s struggle . All eyes are directed to us , and

      upon the issue of this contest depends the future condition of our trade . If the employers are successful in their object of crushing our association , the condition of our trade must inevitably deteriorate , and its tendency will be downward to the state of the lowest paid labourer . All those who are interested in our success , then , —those who value their trade—who depend upon it as a means of support for themselves and families—who look forward to the time when portions of their own families may succeed them in their callings—whether they be men out of employment or men working—all are dependent on the successful issue of this contest , and all should come forward to support the position occupied by the Amalgamated Society , Never was a movement of working men characterised by such moderation , never was one based on greater acts of justice ,

      and , therefore , the support of the trade must be equal to the emergency in which it is placed . . r " The subscriptions already received are very good , considering the short time there has been to organise committees to receive subscriptions ; and another week will considerably augment the sum already received . In order that this may be done properly , an account of all subscriptions which aro received on Saturday evening must be forwarded to the general office , so as to be received on Monday morning , in order that tho money may be equitably distributed over the various districts whore men are unemployed . Ifc is not necessary that the money itself should be sent so speedily , but on account of it , and by this means the

      workmen may be paid in each district on Tuesday morning . The number of members who are out In consequence of this dispute , and tho number of non-society men and labourers , must also be sent each week , The Council beg to impress upon every secretary the necessity of attending with great punctuality to this arrangement . " Returns have already been received from 100 branches relative to the voting of £ 10 , 000 for co-operative workshops . We are happy to inform the members generally that ninetenths of the votes are in favour of the resolution of the Executive . Those branches not having sent in their votes are requested to do so ; for , the time being fixed and the question being urgent , steps must be promptly taken to carry out the sj'stem of self-employment .

      "Thenumber of members last month was 11 , 752 j this mouth the : e ate U , 0 U , being aniucveaie ot 159 members . " By order of the Council , "Joseph Musto , President . «• William Allan , General Secretary . "

      Garotte Robbery In London.—Yesterday Mor...

      Garotte Robbery in London . —Yesterday morning , about one o ' clock , Mr . Hucklo , of No . 24 , Grafton-street , Fitzroysquare , was returning home through the above-named square at a slow pace , having a roll of music in one hand and an umbrella in the other , when , near the corner of Charlotte-street , he was suddenly pounced upon by three men , two of whom having secured his arms and drawn his liead back by means of gripping his throat , prevented his giving any alarm by placing something over his mouth , while tho third proceeded to rifle his pockets . Fortunately Mr . Huckle only had 5 s . 9 d ., which they took , as also the silver spectacles he wore ; but on looking at the roll of piper , and finding it music , one of them exclaimed " Let the old buffer keep that and his umbrella . " They then started off . It was some time before Mr . Huckle recovered from the violence to which he had been subjected , when finding he was very near home he made tho best of his way thither . Mr . Huckle describes all three to havo been dressed in the garb of stablemen .

      Loss or Live by a Naftha Lamp . —Yesterday Mr . Wakley , M . P ., held an inquest upon the body of Archibald Calder , thirty-four , who lost his life on Wednesday la ^ t in consequence of injuries received by the accidental ignition and explosion of a Holliday lamp , at his residence i n Wardour-street , on Friday night , the 16 th inst . The particulars of the accident have already been given , and evidence of the same was repeated at the inquests As at the Highgate inquest , which originated in similar circumstances , the degree in which the accident was referable to the construction of the lamp , or the want of suitable caution in its use , was left in uncertainty , it was therefore considered better to adjourn the inquest to allow time for further evidence on these points .

      Fatal Accidbut ox tub Soutu-Wkstebn Railway . —Ob Friday morning an unfortunate accident , terminating in the almost instantaneous death of a gentleman , whose name is at present unknown , occurred at the Wandsworth station of the London and South-Western Railway . The deceased gentleman was well known by sight to the officials of the station as being a regular passenger . That morning ho rushed upon the platform just as the train was emerging from the station . He was told that he was too late , but , being anxious not to lose the train ho ran after it , and as it was passing the platform he succeeded in laying hold of one of the handles of a carriage , and then sprung on the foot-board for tho purpose of stepping into the train . His foot slipped , and after making several attempts to gain his former position he lost his nold , and falling upon the line , was so frightfully crushed that ho died in tho course of a few minutes .

      Foreign. Confiscation Of Oblbanb Rrcmrw....

      FOREIGN . confiscation of oblbanb rRCMRW . FRANCE —Paris , Friday Morning . —Decrees have just appeared in the " Moniteur , " announcing that a Ministry of State is instituted , and that M . Casablanca , formerly Minister of Finance , is appointed Minister of State . Another decree ordains that the Orlems family cannot possess any veal or personal property in France . They are bound to sell within a year all that belongs to them in the territory of tho Republic . The properties comprised in the dotation of Louis fhilippe , nude in 1830 , aro restored to tho State , which remains charged with the payment of the debt of the Civil list . The dowry of the Duchess of Orleans is maintained .. A Ministry of General Police is also ere Ued , and M . da Maupas , Prefect of tho Police of the Seiae , is appointed Minuter of Police ,

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 24, 1852, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_24011852/page/1/