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tut out of eight . The would-be Emperor or Conrad tnllmoMetf must have returned to Paris with u cov conviction that the attempt to carry his oheect ect by a coup de main will he an exceedingly ha-: sard ; ardons orie . Wfc-will' add onr own , that even ff stf suajeissfbJ , it would : be so for a very short iimeime . The bursting of tfie bubble EmperordHuphlp would be still more speedy and striking ghuhaii thedownfall of the throne of the citizen BKnffing of 1830 . . ' : , . ' descendantsnd the
I It would be well if his , a oafMher pretenders to a throne in France ^ would createalisethis factto theirminds . Kingcraft in any BBhiahapecanne veragain take root in France . But lbyi > y «) nstantintrignes , and a lavish expenditure tof of money , it may occasionally be planted in im an alien soil only to be uprooted by the revo-Uatlatioiiary fervour of a courageous and deter-[ mumined people . Far better would it be , if these [ pKpretendere . great and small , would allow the lpeq > eop le of France to work out their own des-( tintiny peacefully and progressively , unimpeded ! by by their paltry struggles for power , and the tdirdirty intrigues by which they disturb and nnssetsettle a nation , they can never again subject jpeipernianently to their rule .
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JAN UTOPIAN DREAM OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY . Eighteen hundred and fifty years ago the bibirth of ihe Founder of Christianity was foheralded , by the announcement of "Peaceon E Earth and goodwill towards men . " Tbe socj called civilised world , since that time , has pjprofessed' itself Christians and yet the «« Peace on Earth , " which ought to follow tlthat profession , has never , at any period of € Christian history , beenknown in Christendom . I Even now , in ' the middle of the nineteenth « century , after the lapse of nearly 2 , 000 years , v when an attempt is made to persuade nations t < to lay down their weapons of war , and
ttry to settle their disputes lite rational 1 beings , by argument and arbitration , t the thing appears to all the orthodox c organs of opinion so supremely ridi-< colons , - visionary , and Utopian , that they join i in a sort of derisive scorn and laughter atthe i fanatics who believe such a thing within the i verge of probability . The greatest defenders 4 of Church and State—the londest boasters of < our blessed Christianity are amongst the most i virulent assailants of tie Quixotic knight eri rants who annually wend their way to a cen-1 tral assembly , to denounce the horrors and the ' wickedness of war . In all this there is a
practical infidelity of the very worst description . Either the doctrines of Christ were given for ' the practical guidance of men and communities , or they were not . Lithe latter case , Christianity is a mere useless abstraction and costly absurdity , of which it will be best to get quit as soon as possible ; in the former , not a day should be lost in acting npon its precepts . To tefl ns that this generation ,
and another and another , must pass away tefore men are likely to act on the first principles of the faith they profess , is a wholesale indictment against all the churches and chapels that have existed—that now exist . Why should we continue to pay millions annually for teaching a religion which is either impracticable in itself , or which is so badly taught that no one can understand its teachers ?
"By its fruits shall ye know them . " Surely 1850 years is long enough time to have gathered a crop of Christian meekness and -wisdom . Where are the fruits ? On whatever aide we turn we look in vain for them . Men -with arms in their hands , with the wild hatred and baleful passions of savagesin their hearts , stand ready to slaughter and destroy each other , whenever the caprice of rulers or of popular excitement , " cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war . " Our Christianity is a cheat , onr civilisation a sham . We have varnished over the barbarian with a thin coating of conrentional decorum , bat at bottom he is as untamed , as bloodthirsty , and as little imbued with the true spirit of brotherhood as ever .
Far from decrying those who are now endeavouring to disseminate a humaner aud a more rational spirit in society , as being before their age , we hail their labours as the advent of a higher and nobler civilisation . Long and arduous may be the path towards the consummation they have in view , but the goal must be reached at last . It is in the nature of things that thought and opinion must precede action . The advocates of international arbitration have linked their movement with
the highest faculties of humanity , and with the progressive developement of nations . In proportion as the intellectual and moral nature of man is cultivated , so will society , collectively , turn away , with instinctive abborrence , from the butcheries nowperpetrated . The waste of public money , of reproductive power , caused by the maintenance of warlike armaments , will be seen in their true light as the most lamentable and most demoralising influence that could possibly be employed to corrupt , debase and poison society .
Would we , therefore , at present , recommend that the oppressed should allow themselves , tamely , to be ridden over by their oppressors ? Ho . While the world is governed by force and fraud it must , to some extent , be met with its own weapons . But all honour and success to those who seek to put an end to the savage system , and to disarm hostile nations , by the only effective method—namely , by convincing the judgment , and enlisting the sympathies of man in favour of a national , humane and peaceable system of international arbitration .
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MONIES RECEIVED FOS 3 HE WEEK ; ESDLNO THUE 30 AT , Accost , 29 rn 1850 . TOB THE WiBIHG-UP OF IBS U 1 B COMPANY . Received by W . Rime . —Stlby , ptr U ' . Jfiichdl Js 3 d—Messrs . Mitchell , Wood , and Harnett , Dareutn Mill , near Dartfui d 2 s Gd—Xntiinsliam , per J . Sweet 7 s 3 d—W . Favil . CreweCd—1 . Parker . Laneas'er 1 > Gd— V Lever , Sheffield Si—E . Addv . Sheffield Cd—Mr . O'Coimorbas received from llr . Yule , Sneffield 3 s—Mr . Hill , SlitlSdd 2 s . Iteceivcd at Land Office . —J . Drew Is—W . Grove 2 s—H . Carter 6 d—T- Woif » nl Cd—J . F ., Oldliam Gd-J . Grose Gd —W . KimeU 2 s-J . Cadd Is—R . Kins , ' 1 b—J . Donoldxm Cd —S . Love Cd—Samuel Luvc Gd—T . live 6 d—Mr . Diiiham 1 b—Bacutt 10 s . £ s ^ d . Beceived by IV . Rider .. .. 12 0 Received ai Land Gifice .. .. 13 0 Total £ 2 4 0 TBE ECEESTY FUID . Received by IV . Ridek . —J . Fauldc ; , Dunfermline Is 6 d-Leedn , collected at Hr . Wray ' s Ctfiee-bouse , Brigpite lt-Borton , near Bradford , j « r J . Snijtlils 3 d—Siocfcsmoor . near iluddersfield , per J . Stephenson 11 . AGITATION FOR THE CHARTER , lleceireu or Jons 4 HN 0 TT . —Tbame , per J . Hewlett 2 s—Collected at Jtlm-stttct lis SJ-Muomsbury , jier W . II . Coulels Cd—Alfcd Un , Ipswich Is—CoiUdinn and Cards at the Temperance Hall . Bruwlwav 11 5 s 5 Jd—a Friend 1 * 6 d-St Pancras Localitv , per J . Wilkin Ss-Westnunstcr . perJ . Grassby 2 s ^ W . Reynolds , per C . Murray Is—A . Fairts , per C . Murravls—Lutcbouse , per . Mr . Bnme l * s _ Totaia 7 s Sjd . FOR MR . E . JONES . Received by W . Uices . —Badcliffe Bridge , per It . Jlamcr s Cd-X . C ., Hadcliffe Bridge , per It . H » mer Is . FOR DR . M ' DOUALL . Received by W . Rideb ^—Badclifie Bridge , per IL Earner » Gd , FOR MRS . LACEY . Received byW . Ridee . —Messrs . Xorman , Christersen BodiLSalt , and Cooper , Ventnor , Isle of Wight 2 s Gd-C * ] V .. Swlybrid eeis-R . B ., Staij bridge Is . —Received by Jons Ans on—Manchester , per G . J . Mantle ( first subscnpaonjlos-iianchester , per G . J . Mantle ( second tub . senpaon ) 2 s 2 | d _ GIobe and Friends , per H , krTyZ 2 d'Hope ls-H . Livesaj , l andpoot Cd-Stocfcpurt , perG . J . f ^ iS ^ t ^ M ^ ^ 0 K , CE - - Wats »» FOR POLISH REFUGEES . Received by W . Rides— W . C , fiauclifie Bridge , perB HamtrSd , TRACT FUND . Received by Jobs Absott . —Limehouse , per Mr . John stone 2 s—Brighton , per W * . Kent Ss 2 d—a Friend , John street Is—J . Hewlett , ThameU Sooth London Hs |^ per E Miles 3 s 2 d—Limehouse . per Mr . Brane 2 s .
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Tax rasT emigrant ship from Birkenhead left that place oa Tuesday . Buenos Ayres was the ertination .
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THE ROUTE , PJM % ERNEST JONES . Ernest Jones will attend the camp meeting atMountsprrel , on Sunday , the 1 st of September , and will be at Leicester , on Monday , the 2 nd Derby , Tuesday , the 3 rd . Northampton , Wednesday , the 4 th , and i Thursday , the 5 th . Longbooro * , Fridaythe 5 th .
, Su ttou-ra-A 8 afieId , Saturday , tbe ftb . Notting ham , Sunday , the 8 th . . Sheffield , Monday , the 9 th . Rotherham , Tuesday , the 10 th . Farther dates will be . given next week . All letters for Mr . Jones to be forwarded to 62 , Queen * s road , Bayswater , London . As I decline practice , I beg especially to request that no legal business may be brought before tne on my tour .
Ernest C. Jones To G. Julian Haenet. Mr ...
ERNEST C . JONES TO G . JULIAN HAENET . Mr Dear Harney , — In perusing the file of the Norifiern St or newspaper published during my imprisonment , I find an attack made on you by Mr . Thomas Clark , in your reply to which you mention my name . Had you not done so I should equally have felt it my duty to state that , during the long and exciting period from the meeting of the National Convention to the time of my incarceration , I never saw in your conduct the slightest symptom of vacillation , hesitation , or fear ; on the contrary , I perceived a steady resolution to uphold the rights of the people , irrespective of personal danger , and a temper as removed from weakness , as it was distinct from rashness . I was much in your company on the evening of the 9 fch of April , 1848 , and your demeanour on that occasion still farther confirms me in the opinion I have expressed above . ^ Thougb myself utterly eschewing all participation in those sectional movements and party bickerings , which so often distract the popular mind , and looking with profound contempt and defiance on sucb attacks , whether directed against myself , or against others , I have felt it my duty to pay the above tribute of . respect to a man whom I consider an uncompromising democrat , and whom I honour as a conscientious friend . remain , My Dear Harney , Yours very faithfully , Ernest Jones .
Funeral Of The Veteran Samuel Waddlngton...
FUNERAL OF THE VETERAN SAMUEL WADDLNGTON . On Sunday last the remains of this wellknown veteran reformer was interred in the City-road Burial-ground . The procession left Clerkenwell-green at three o'clock , consisting of his friends and brother Chartists ; the Old Friends' Society , and other clubs , with their regalia , to do honour to the remains of the deceased ; -the banner of the " Emmet Brigade , " with the motto , " What is life without Liberty'' surmounted the grave . Mr . Thomas Brown delivered an address over the deceased , showing the principal events of his long life , and highl y commended the liberality of the shoemakers in keeping him above want . Mr . Brown urged the necessity of union in order to carry out the object for which their friend sonebly struggled , and concluded , by saying that the religion of the deceased was to do good , and to look npon all men as brothers . The procession then-returned in the same order to Clerlen well Green . ~
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ADDRESS OP THE RENFREWSHIRE YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIATION POR THE DIFFUSION OP SOCIAL AND POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE . TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNT ! . The time bas now arrived when we deem it our duty thus publicly to address you on a question of the most vital iropnrtance- ^ -viz ., The salvation of the working classes of this country . In thus addressing you , we hope it will not he
considered presumptuous on our part , in endeavouring to unite the disorganised , though interested portion of the country ; for being imbued with the principles of democracy , wc consider it necessary to do everything in our power to hring about such a union , as would ultimately burst the chains which have so long enthralled us , and stand forth as an insulted but intelligent people ; proclaiming to the world the realisation of the social and political regeneration of tbe industrious classes of these realms .
Mes of tus Tutors , —To you in particular we would at this time address ourselves , to come forward and assist in the good work of human redemption ; for it would be an indelible stain on the rising generation , were we not to accelerate the exertiors of the sector portions of the democratic ranks , who have so long and ardently straggled for the redemption of our country . This is no new movement ; its principles have been advocated for centuries by martyrs innumerable , who have shed their blood in defence of the liberty of their unfortunate countries , and sacrificed their Uvea in honour of the great and glorious cause which ultimately must prevail . It may perhaps not he out of place here to mention a few of the causes which have hitherto retarded the onward march of democracy . It is a lamentable fact , that the young men have never as
yet assisted in any popular movement for the regeneration of the human family . A few have , at times , stepped forward , and cheered by their presence and support the exertions of men who had become patriarchs . In the cause of democracy , Robert Emmett , a young and intelligent patriot , nobly sacrificed his life in behalf of the unfortunate and downtrodded masses of misgoverned Iceland . Andrew Hardie , a young and enthusiastic Scotsman , also suffered martyrdom at Stirling in 1820 , for his devotion to the holy cause of democracy . These principles have now been made easy to understand , through the exertions of men who have nobly struggled in spite of every obstacle that was thrown in their path . Men who , by their continuous study and advocacy of democracy , hastened themselves into a premature grave . But though dead theyyet speaketh ; for
" Tlisir spirits wrapt the oustae roovrotem , Their memories sparkles in the fountain , -The int-ane-st rill , the mightiest river , ltolls mingling with their fame for ever . " .. But despair not , for the time has gone by for go vernments to try their hands at such bloody work agrin . The people are growing intelligent , and steadily advancing , step by step ; and it now only requires one energetic effort to arrive at our destined haven ; for " Liberty two Wasts has blown , Which still in Europe ' s ears do ring , Anil at flie third each tottering throne Shall hold a man , hut not a king . " Union is strength , and it is a . well-known fact , that nothing strikes more terror into the hearts of our o ! "pre .-sors , than a firm though calm and dignified determination to regain our lost though inalienable right to our share in the government of the
country . Proletarians , —Arise , look after your interests . The Lihour Question is but in its infancy , but it has made rapid strides on the continent of Europe , and lias already made a strong impression on the public mind of this country . The evil of competition is displaying itself more and more every day ; and by one energetic effort , it may now be made to number among the things that were .. In conclusion , we would call upon the assistance of all true patriots , to arouse tho young men of their respective districts , to come forward and assist us in this glorious and gigantic attempt to work out the redemption of the toiling millions of . this great nation , and not have the stigma resting upon tUisage , that we lived and died willing slaves . Let us unite heart and soul to enlighten tho public on the social and political questions of the day , "And breath ' n on the dark oppressors ,
Tlielightmiijr of your ire , Arid . see Uie fool enslaver Beneath thy frown expire . " Thomas Smith , President ; James Cochkas , Vice-President ; Archibald M'Lachlan , Treasurer ; William Cameron , Cor . Secretary ; William Bobbie , Secretary . FW \ cir % ES OF THE ASSOCIATION . Believing that all men are brethren , and consequently entitled to their share in the government of the country , we , the members of the Renfrewshire Young Men ' s Association for the Diffusion of Social and Political Knowledge , hereby bind ourselves , individually and collectively , to use every means in ourpower for the attainment of thatobject . Being thoroughly convinced of the ignorance that prevails throughput the country , on social and politicalsub-3 S i ^ H ^ S . desirous of a union , for the puriPOseof enh ghtening the public mind , on the broad
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principles of democracy , and being aware such can * not- ^ ba" accomplished bur by the-deBtribution of tracts , jpuhlic meetings , lectures , enforcing . the sale of democratic journals , and by the principles of fraternity , bring in the remote and heretofore inactive districts of the county . Andrew Paul , Barrhead , John Wood , Eldersiie , John Wilson , Johnstone , and the Corresponding Secretary , Storie-street , Paisley , will give ' any information on the subject . W . Dobbw , See .
Further Postponement Of The Miners' Conf...
FURTHER POSTPONEMENT OF THE MINERS' CONFERENCE . TO THK MINERS OF GBBAT BRITAIN . Brethren , —In consequence of the application of several districts for a further postponement of the Miners' Conference , the delegates of Northumberland and Durham at their meeting , on Saturday last , agreed to meet the wishes of those districts bv appointing the meeting of Conference for the 14 th of October next , instead of September 16 th , as previously announced . Each mining locality will therefore notice the alteration , and by forwarding their address , a copy of the printed programme -will be sent to them . : i Brother Miners , — From the communications which have been received from Scotland , Wales , and the different mining districts in England , it is quite apparent that the time is come for a general organisation of our body . Complaints of tyrannical and oppressive conduct of the employers are numerous and general : but the great evil is the monstrous system of competition which our divided state has engendered ; man hewing against man , each striving to get more coals than his neighbour , thus the stock of coals is increased beyond the demand , and thus tbe employers have a proper pretext to pull down the prices . Let us see if this cannot be altered , and if the Conference be as well attended as we may anticipate from the general character of the evils which afflict the mining body , there cannot be a doubt but that a pkn will be adopted which shall remove these evils , or otherwise greatly modify them . Remember , then , the 14 th October , at Newcastle-on-Tyne . ¦ ' " Yours , in the good cause , M . Jens , Secretary . P . S . —In next week ' s Star further particulars will be communicated .
The South Staffordshire Miners. "We Are ...
THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE MINERS . "We are glad to learn that the Miners' National Association is progressing in this important district , where not less than 34 , 000 person ' s are employed , in and about the mines and collieries . ; A public out-door meeting was held on Monday last at Long Acres , Stafford-street , Walsal , which was well attended . The following resolutions will show the objects and spirit of the meeting . ' Mr . S . Darnal , grocer , & c ., presided ; and the resolutions , which were passed unanimously , were moved and seconded by Messrs . E . Kinsey , of Wolverhampton ; P . A . James , of . Dudley ; J . Cordial , of Walsall , and others , and were supported at great length by Mr . Wm ! Daniells , the miners' agent . " That this meeting considers that the only safe
and efficient way by which miners can protect their labour is by uniting together in one holy band of brotherhood for mutual protection ; therefore this meeting pledges itself to cling to and support the Miners' National Association , and will endeavour to persuade our brother workmen to do so likewise . " " That this meeting consider that owing to the laborious and dangerous nature of the employment of miners , shut out from the light ot day in the dreary caverns of the earth , and surrounded by noxious health-destroying pases , that eight hours labour in mines is amply sufficient , and enough to promote the welfare of society ; therefore , this meetresolves to agitate for an Eight Hours Bill for the working and regulating the mines and collieries of Great Britain , so as to allow us time to obtain information ourselves , and to give a proper education to our children . "
" Thnt we consider it essentia ] lo the welfare of the miners of this important district that their manifold evils and grievances should be made known and represented in the forthcoming Miners' National Conference , to be held at Newcastle-upon-Tyne , on the 14 th of October , and following days , consequently this meeting hereby elect Mr . William Jlanniells , as a fit and preper person to represent the miners of South Staffordshire , at the aforesaid Conference , and that a levy be laid by the district delegate meeting te meet the necessary expenses . " " That we condemn in the most emphatic manner the conduct of Mr . Commissioner Tremenhere , in issuing his false and one-sided "Report on the state and condition of the Miners of South Staffordshire ;" such report being a tissue of insulting falsehoods
and misrepresentations , and that a vote of censure be hereby passed on Mr . Tremenhere ; also , that our lecturer , Mr . ; W . Daniells , be requested to answer and expose the said infamous report , as he ( Mr . Tremenhere ) has never visited the miners of South Staffordshire , to learn from us our true state and condition , but has drawn up his ezparte report from the statements of masters , butties , doggies , parsons and other interested parties , the working miners having never been consulted . " During the meeting a carrier pigeon was thrown up , with a note tied to its leg , in order to let the "Wolverhampton friends know of the arrival of the delegates , speakers , & c , and the progress of the meeting . The pigeon left Walsal at three o ' clock , and reached Wolverhampton , a distance of six miles , at ten minutes past three .
A district delegate meeting was afterwards held at the Tiger Inn , Stafford-street . Large meetings have also been lately held at Dudley ( Mr . 3 . Cook , draper , in the chair ) , Wolverhampton , BiJstou , Portobello , WednesfieJd-bcatb , Green Lane , Blackenhall , Catchem ' s Corner , Darlaston , & c , & c , aiid resolutions similar to the above were passed . These meetings have been addressed by Mr . W . Daniells and other friends of the misers .
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Queen's'Theatre. A New Drama Of Intense ...
QUEEN'S'THEATRE . A new drama of intense interest , by the author of the Haymakers , entitled the Crape Qirl of Madrid , and Mary Blane , a melo-drama , in which Mr . U . Smith and his dogs Hofer and Bruin appear , form the chief attractions at this theatre . The Grape Girl , from its intrinsic nierit , and the plaudits nightly bestowed on its representation , promises fair to have a good run . The plot turns upon tlie jealously of John de Morisco , chief judge of the supreme council of Castile , who is the husband ot Constanza . His rival in her affections was Paul of Toledo , who , through the villany of Isadore Braganza , was accused of piracy , and sentenced by John de Morisco to outlawry . Paul , however ,
braves innumerable dangers to gam an interview with his lover , in which he succeeds . Isidore , who is the heir of John , rouses his jealousy , and makes him witness the meeting of the lovers . They are surprised , Paul secrets himself in the oratory , which having no outlet but the door , it is ordered to he closed for ever by the jealous husband , that tho unfortunate lover might die of starvation . John himself keeps guard . He is discovered asleep , and Constanza enters in a state of somnambulism . All that occurs after this is supposed to be dreamt by the jealous Spaniard . He taxes Constanza with her supposed perfidy , relates a tale of revenge perpetrated by the founder of his family , whose
portraitdecorates theap . irtment , and vows he would not believe her innocence if the spirit of his ancestor descended from the frame and proclaimed it . The spirit descends from the picture , and dooms him to murder three persons , whose deaths he Would least desire , as warnings of his own death on tho scaffold . The first victim is the carpenter who entombed the outlaw—next the child of Claude , a peasantand , lastly , Marenifria , the grape girl . Isidore bent upon the destruction of John de Morisco , thai he might obtain possession of his estates , ciders forged papers to be placed in his chest , which would subject him to a charge of treason , and for this and his other crimes he is'doomed to be
beheaded . The spirit makes its last appearance in the condemned cell of its victim , where the lesson is read , the story told . Constaiiza ' s innocence is asserted , and the moral condemns uncalled-for jealousy and revenge . In his agony Morisco declares it must all be . a dream . "This to dispel it "—The dungeon disappears , and the first scene is again presented . All his victims are alive , he believes his wife ' s innocence , and Paul is ordered to be liberated . Morisco is about to ho arrested by his
heir , Isidore , on the charge of treason , but the forged papers are possessed by the grape girl who has overheard the plot , and by her hand the villain falls . Such is tho brief outline of the plot , which is heightened by many interesting and laughable incidents . The piece * is well sot up , the characters excellently represented , and tho acting of Mr . ' L . Green and Mrs . C . Boyce , as Paul and Maremnia , received the hearty applause of a crowded house . The clever performance of Mr . H . Smith and his dogs closed the evening ' s entertainments .
Royal Polytechnic Institution. Every Wel...
ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION . Every well wisher to tho arts ,-science aud manufacture of England , must bo delighted on visiting this highly popular Institution , which abounds in endless articles of virtu and manufacture , affording to the eye of the visitor much attraction , lue mind is alsoedified and instructed by the admirable lectures dail y delivered . One of the most attractive is a lecture illustrative of the fiery ordeal , and the handling of red-hot 1 metals , delivered by Mr . Pcpperi professor of chemistry to this institution . The professor treats the subject in a philosophic spirit ; and alter explaining , by numerous experiments , the soienceof the matter , carried out practically an imitation of the fiery ordeal . The lecturers assistant having first hiS ' fcot prepared , walked over five pieces of red-hot iron without u >
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CLERKENWELL COUNTY COURT . THE LONDON PATENT TOBACCO PIPE BUBBLE COMPANY AGAIN . SHAW V , SKBBT 0 HXT . vp D „ J » Anowt . lGin . ^ The plaintiff , who is a very poor man , stated that he obtained a verdict Z ^ edefe . ndanton * he 28 th of last June , when , RL K „ ge ^ Con 5 lderi ? 8 the plaintiff had been badly nm' , « 7 * T defendant , made an order for the to h » if . deb ^ 20 , together with full costs-! l ; ft ? the 8 th of Ju | y- T ° » order , how-™ « fn » '* k efep {^ -J ? aid no attention to , thereby f , S !; th . , ^ am t 0 furth er expense and liffnM " £ oufc . . 1 udgrae « tsummons . Plain-T * £ ovr } eSgod the judge to make out an immediate order of commitment , unless the defendant ¦ irTu ?*• the amount into Court , he ( the plaintiff ) having strong reasons for supposing the defendant was about to leave the countryand that
, toa word was not to be taken . The plaintiff held a long list of parties , whom the defendant had obtained money from , leading . them , to suppose he would make their fortunes . Amongst the names w , y ? ung man at Leicester , named Gilbert , whom he-completely ruined ; also a Mr . Charles Billings , boarding-house keeper , 2 . 1 , Finsburysquare , where he amused himself by commencing advertising fora partner with £ 100 , to carry out a valuable invention . Here defendant and his wife hiid i coml ! ortaDle quarters , by way of board , money and lodging for twelve months , and left poor Billings a-Tumed man , , Another man , named Cotton , was induced to part with the whole of his means , in consequence p Jdefendant ' s representationsand is
, now aiso completely ruined * * he company has already been exposed at Guildhall Police Court , before Alderman Hooper , by Mr . Dixon , solicitor to the Trade Protection Society . The defendant , in answer to the Judge , as to his means stated , at present , he regretted to say , he was without means of a » y kind whatever , but would pay the amount of the debt and costs in three mouthy when'he expected £ 300 . —Judge : Where do you reside ? Defendant : At 18 , Lower Islington-terrace . —Judge : How long havo you resided there ? Defendant Since April last . —Judge : What rent do you pay ? Defendant : Fifteen shillings per week . —Judge : Where did you reside before you went to 18 , Lower
Islington-terrace ? Defendant : At Ciaremontsqware . —Judge : What rent dul you pay there ? Defendant : About the . same—fifteen shillings per week . —Judge : You say you shall be in the receipt of £ 300 in about three months ? Defendant : Yes , sir . —Judge : Well , if that be so , you can have no difficulty . in paying this poor man the whole of tbe debt and costs at once . Defendant : Although , I mustsiiy the plaintiff ' s claim ' is a very just one , I cannot pay him anything . at present ; I have no objection to pay £ 2 per month . This the plaintiff refused to agree too , and the defendant refusing to make a reasonable offer , the learned Judge ordered him to be committed to prison for fourteen days .
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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS . The August general ' adjourned session ef the peace for the County of Middlesex commenced on Tuesday morning , at the Sessions-house , ClerkeHwell , Mr . Witham presiding in the' absence of the learned assistat judge , Mr . Serjeant Adams , Picking Pockets . —John Durkin , 14 , and James Norton , 14 , were indicted for having stolen a handkerchief from the person of Henry Arms . —Durkin pleaded guilty , and the evidence given against the other prisoner , clearly established the case . The offence was committed in St . James ' s-park , on the occasion of her Majesty's state-procession to the New Palaco at -Westminstcr i for the purpose of
proroguing parliament on the 15 th inst . —Norton was found Guilty . —Lockyer , an officer of the Westminster House of Correction , said that the prisoner was well known at that establishment . On the 19 th of May , 1848 , he was committed tor two days and a whipping ; on the 4 th of June in that year he had four days and a whipping ; on the 22 nd of that month he had two days and a whipping ; on tbe 3 rd of the succeeding July he was again committed for fourteen days and a whipping ; on 9 th March , 1849 , he was committed for three months , and he was again whipped ; on the 10 th of November in that year he was committed for ten days ; on the 29 th of that month he was committed for a month ; on the 6 th of April , 1830 , he was again committed for one month and wns whipped : on
the 11 th of May ; after he had been discharged but five days , he was committed for two months . That term of imprisonment expired on the 11 th of July , and on that same day tho prisoner was detected at his old business , pocket-picking ; he was taken before a magistrate , who ' committed him for a month with a whipping . He wag liberated on the 11 th instant , and on the 15 th was apprehended on the present charge . Nothing was known of the other prisoner . —Mr . Witham said it would be idle . td suppose that any good could be done with the boy Durkin , by sentencing him to imprisonment . He was an apt illustration of the effects of the summary conviction and flogging of young thieves . He was a fit object for Parkhurst . The sentence upon him was that he be transported for seven years , and upon Norton that he he kept to hard labour for six calendar months . ¦
Keeping a Lay Stall . —Henry Tame , adust contractor , one of tho parties indicted for keeping a common nuisance ( collections of dust and refuse ) , on the hank of the Regent ' s Canal , at Paddington , surrendered according to arrangement , and pleaded guilty . —The defendant entered isto recognisances and gave sureties to come up for judgment with the other defendants in October . As expert Pickpocket . —John Henry , aged 20 , William Walker , aged 16 , and Frederick Wright , aged 20 , were indicted lor having stolen a silver watch , of the value of £ 10 , tho property of Thomas Loake , from his person . On the 15 th inst . Policeconstable Reeve , A 424 , was on duty in plain clothes , in St . James ' s Park , " on tho look out" in
the crowd that had assembled to see . her Majesty go to prorogue-Parliament , and he paid great attention to the movements of the prisoners , knowing Henry to belong to the swell mob , and having seen them try the pockets of several . individuals . He followed-. them , up to Buckingham Palace , where several attempts upon pockets were made by them , but unsuccessfully V a « d , after briefly consulting together , they retraced their steps towards . the Horse Guards . They passed through into Whitehall , by the Canteen , and took their station in front of the Banquet House , where the officer , knowing the skill of Henry as a pickpocket , placed himself in a position to command a full view of their operations , llenvy tried tho pockets of several
persons standing in the crowd , and at length he fixed upon the prosecutor , whose watch he carefully lifted out of his waistcoat pocket ; finding it was strongly fastened to a chain , and that he could not at that moment disconnect it , he very dexterously replaced it in ( lie prosecutor ' s pocket , to await a more favourable opportunity , when the crush was greater . Presently there was some crowding at that spot , and lie thou again slipped tho watch from the pocket , but as the crush lasted but for a moment , ho had not timo to unscrew the swivel , and then for the second time he returned tho watch to the prosecutor ' s waistcoat pocket . As the royal cortege emerged from the Horse Guards , there was a great rush , and availing himself of that
opportunity , llenvy . for the third time , drew the watch from the pocket , and was in tho , act of breaking it fromUhe chain , when the officer reached over his shoulder , and laid hold of his hand with the-watch in it . The prosecutor then became aware of tho liberty that was being taken with his property , and he called . ? ' police " . lustily . Tho officer said it , wasa ) l right , that he was an officer , but the prosecutor suspecting , from his not being in uniform , that ho was ono of-it-he gang , declined to resign . the-watch into his hands . Two officers in uniform arrived the next moment : when the watch was given up-and the . prisoners secured . — A number of witnesses were called , who proved . the inbeeility of Wright ,, as well as'his usual good , quiet , and honest conduct . —Tho jury returned a verdict of Guilty in respect of Hoiiry and Walker ,
and Acquitted Wright . —Lockyer , ' ono of the . officers of the . Westminster prison , proved six former convictions aaainstllenry , whom . ho described as one of the cleverest pickpockets of thoday . The last sentence imposed upon hint was ono year ' s hard la-, hour , and . that was by this-court .. —Mr . Witham said . it . was time the country was rid of such a character as Henry , whom lie sentenced to be transporter ; for ten years ; and Walker was sentenced to six months bard labour . —It was . stated that the real name of . •? Henry"was Laugmvm . , His father was a respectable builder , and at his death left him considerable . property , which ,. however he very soon squandered among characters of tho worst description , and when it was all gone ho took to thieving as a profession . Ho was well known to the police as an export , pickpocket sitico 1840 ,-in which year he was first convicted . .
Desertion , and Robbery , by a Souheb . —Richard Jennings , 24 , a private in the first battalion of the Grenadier . Guards , was indicted for stealing a coat and . other articles , tho property , of William , Soymour . —The ^ prosecutor , lives at No . 3 ,, Cottagecourt , Orchard-street , Westminster ,, and at about a quarter , past ten o ' clock , last Saturday night , the prwoner asked hira to lot him into hia house for a
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short time in order that he might avoid the patrol . Tn ? prosecutor complied , and hewent to bed , leaving the prisoner , who was . an entire stranger to him , but h ? t to a person with whom he lived , asleep upon the floor . The next morning he was met in Blackfriars-road by a poitfo officer , whose suspicions wt re excited by , the olrcumsu ^ ce of his having on military trousers and the coat . ™ d Cl 1 P produced , and he went up to him and asked hi ? }» at regiment he belonged to .. The prisoner denied il'a he belonged to any regiment , and asserted that he had been discharged from the army twelve months agO $ » ul
as he could not produce any papers to show that this was so , the officer arrested him and lodged him m a station-house , soon after which he ascertained whoand what he was , and that the coat and cap he had on had been stolen from the prosecutor , and that the prisoner ' s , military coat , cape , belt , & C , were left at the prosecutor ' s house . When before the magistrate the prisoner said , " hook them with the intention of deserting , and I hope I shall be transported , for I shall never do any more good in England . "—Tho prisoner then pleaded guilty , and was sentenced to three months' hard labour .
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TRADES . T . S . Dukcombb , Esq ., M . P ., President . Established 1845 .
" FIAT JUSTITJA . " "If it were possible for the working classes , by combining among themselves to raise or keep up the general rate of wages , it need hardly be said that this would be a thing not to be punished , but to be welcomed and rejoiced at . " —Stoakt Miu ,. The question which above all others absorbs the interest and attention of the Central Committee , is unquestionably the case of tho tin plate workers of Wolverhampton . It is a question which assumes an importance from many very peculiar circumstances attending it , which it would not possess from merely the numbers whose best interests are involved in the favourable or unfavourable issue of
the struggle . And yet the interests of one hundred and fifty good and staunch members of this movement , is of itself sufficient to justify tho Central Committee in any and every proceeding they may deem necessary , to protect these men from the most unreasonable and unwarrantable exactions of their employers . Seven years ago a struggle took place for the same object as the present . Upon that occasion as upon this , Mr . E . Perry was the prominent and unacru ) . u \ ou 8 leader oi' the employers , Then , as now , his little army of bond slaves were brought into play to illustrate , we presume , the intensity and purity of his free-trade principles . Many of these poor dupes fairly snapt asunder the chains that bound them , reckless of the consequences of
tbeir imprudence . They expiated their venial crimes-if crimes they really were—in Stafford gaol . Disunited , disorganised , with a perseverance which deserved a better fate , they were , after a cost of thousands of pounds , beaten by circumstances , by the badness of trade , by their own ignorance , they were placed hors de combat , and compelled to submit to their conquerors , who used their victory like all conquerors ^ by rivotting closer the chains which bound their victim * . Mr . Perry now says to the dupes he entices to work for him— " I'll give you . pleniy of work at the same prices I have given for the last seven years . " Yea ; but what are the prices that he and his friends have been giving for the last seven years?—from twenty to fifty per cent , under the market price o Ithat ana a ilother towns where the tin trade assumes the character of
a staple . To this injustice ( we might have used a stronger and a truer term ) his victims have not consented , but been forced to submit , constantly looking forward to an opportunity of bursting their bonds , the improved position of the tin trade generally through the country , and in the town of Wolverhampton in particular , tbeir own improved . local organisa tion , their connexion with the National Association , whose almost uniform successes in similar cases seemed almost to guarantee to them the power and means of obtaining the long wished-for relief , were circumstances which naturally led them to again take the field . The Centra 1 Committee were applied to , a statement of their position rendered , and the assistance of the National Association invoked iu
their behalf . The Central Committee recognise their claims , they could not do otherwise ; and , after dealing successfully with some individual complaint , they found that the anomalous position of the Wolverhampton tin trade was as much a source of annoyance—aye , of injustice—to a portion of the employers as to the men . It was urged , and with great truth , that it was monstrously unjust to the masters employing in the aggregate one half of the whole number of men in that trade of the town , to expect them to continue a rate of wages so much higher than their neighbours ; and yet neither of these most respectable gentlemen complained of the wages they paid , except in relation to the lesser
amount paid by their competitors and neighbours ; indeed , one of them fairly volunteered an opinion , that in the present state of the markets an advance of ten per cent , upon tho selling price could be obtained without difficulty .- The Central Committee pledged itself to those gentlemen , and to the men , to give their best assistance in any effort they could mako to obtain a book of prices for the town , which would place all parties—masters and men—upon an equal and equitable footing . In furtherance of this , a book was drawn up by a committee of men chosen from each factory , and copies of this book presented to each of the principal masters ; and left with them for their examination and approval .
Prom two a prompt and decisive answer was obtained ; from three of the others a series of tricky , evasive excuses ; and from the sixth ( Mr . Feancomb ) from the first interview to the la > t meeting of the Conference , subsequently held , a bearing and demeanour which could incite in the minds of those who witnessed them no feelings but of pity and contempt . After a protracted negotiation , conducted by the deputation with much patience—and , Mr . Perry admits , great judgment and proper feeling—a conference of masters and men was obtained —held two sittings—and finally broke up , with a thorough conviction on the minds of all present oi tho perfect impracticability of bringing the matter to any satisfactory conclusion by these means . The principle of mediation in this case signally fiiiled , from the-ungenial and perfectly-impracticable character of those engaged . iu it .
The Central Commit'ee were then called upon to support a different line of action . But , true to their faith' in tho glorious principles of conciliation , they were loth to unsheath tho sword of antagonism , and again strove to tw ' n over , rather than force , the employers to do justice to their men . In vain . There are dispositions that will rather break than bend . Mere then one sample of this stubborn rugged species have displayed themselves in this unsuccessfulnegotiation . This last attempt to reconcile differences having again faileJ , the men have no remedy left hut that of combined and individual resistance ; and the Central Committee and . tho National Association are bound , by every principle of honour and sympathy , to cherish , succour , and support their brethren struggling for their rights , so long as their measures are conceived and acted on in a legal and constitutional spirit .
We have run over this rcsivme of the principal events and phases of tho affair for the purpose of showing how earnestly the Central Committee have -strsve to avoid the position which Mr . Perry and his friends and ourselves are placed in . We understand , from a , report we have received of an . examination , which took place before the magistrates of Wolverhampton , that Mr . Perry , or his lawyer , is extremely desirous o fixing upon us a case of libel . Wo are perfectly cognisant of the extreme ingenuity of lawyers , especially countn ones , and wo are also aware from , Mr . Perry ' s own statement , that he himself has some pretensions to great skill as an amateur lawyer It may be SO ; but . we venture to -state our . deliberate opinion , that all the ingenuity of Mr . Perry ' s lawyer , and his own amateur assistance , cannot fix upon us a well grounded charge of libel .
The whole course ot our pi-oceeiliugs have been of an opposite character .. We have left open the door of reconciliation , oven to some extent , to the damage of our cbaractersnniongstourincitibc ' rs . Why have wc done so ? Because we are always desirous of proving to them tho superiority . of reason ovei violence . . Wo seek not to libel Mr . Perry , but wc are . hound in duty to expose to public detestation any acts of his that savour of tyranny and oppression . Mr . Perry and his friends have an undoubted right to obtain mon wherever they can find them , hut wo have , on . our part , an ' equal right to caution men from tho immoral nllur ' niices which such men as Mr .-Perry holds out to ' them . ' Wo Uw \ c donwviweu ; and will continue to denounce ' , the measures by which Mr . Perry seeks to fill his shops . It is neither honourable nor moral , to entice men by bribes . ol drink , nor bv iiuluciti < r them , to plunge themselves
into . debt by accepting of his paltry £ o'loans ' , to bind themselves to ids chariot wheels , . Wc conceive these measures to ho utterly unworthy of any mani . of honourable mind . Tho Tin-Plate Workers of Wolverhampton , have been forced into a struggle which wo would gladly have prevented , but it did hot . please Mt . E . Perry , in his greed for wealth , that it should I bo so ; and we assure him and / his lawyer that we shall not bo ! deterred in exposing to public censure any acts of his which come to our knowledge which savours of oppression or tyranny , . ' ' At tliosauie time we hold that a struggle of this kind is better conducted without appeals to the passions oh cither side . ' But the great question to be decided in . the case is this ;—Is Mr , Perry and hia friends , to bo . permitted to lord it at their own peculiar whim over the welfare and clearly recognised rights , of the workmen ? ' , ^ We say . "Ho y at ' , ifhatQvov sacrifice " No . "
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And we have that faith in tho patriotism and good sense of our members ,. th » t we know they ^ wili 8 Up port the Central Committee as . Jong a * The enducambist Fenyand nis "" Pes ( pardon the phrase ) thiUk ^ n ' fLS , , ™ n bound to him , as he s llcm-ranl b . 0 nd 8 - If they are legal bonds we St we ^ e fa i . tend t 0 Mre with "' cm , legal opinion upon thein Sd ™ ^ the M Perry that all our ^ prSeeain »? wm n rom ft upon perfectly legal IfffiSF WlH be conducted
AS jar as be personally i 8 concerned , perhaps the question may turn upon the validity of these bonds ; but to his proteges- * ,. Perry , Thuston . and tbe gentle Pearncombe—this can scarcely apply and , whether Mr . Perry and his friends like it or dislike it , we assure him thatthe book is , and will be , the book in Wolverhampton from this time forth . As for his lawyer ' s flourish about libel , we simply despise and laugh at it . We can heat him without libeling him , and place him and his lawyer at defiance . Wm . Peri , Sec .
Tin Plate Womers.-Important Decision. Wo...
TIN PLATE WOMERS .-IMPORTANT DECISION . Wolverhampton . —It may bo necessary to state that a strike for an equilization of Wiiges has taken ylaeein this town . Edward Perry is one of the largest manufacturers in the trade , and , from all appearances , he is determined not to accede to the desires of the workmen , but to compel them to submit to At * terms , under various pretences ; one of which is , to take advantage of agreements that have been drawn up years ago , and kept in his desk to be used against the men when he feels disposed , unless they will conform to his wishes and desires ' but . as the particulars will be found in the evidence ' we direct the careful attention of working-men to it , and leave the case for comment to a future occasion . Wolverhampton Pomcb Court
Wkdkbsdat Aug . 21 . —Magistrates in attendance : Messrs . Leigh ( stipendiarymagistrate , ! and Mr . Tarratt . ' William Wentworth ( a tinplate worker , ) was charged by Edward Perry with absenting himself from his employment contrary to the terms of a written engagement which he had entered into . Mr . H . Uuderhill appeared to prosecute , and Mr . Flbbtwood to defend tho accused . It appeared a warrant had been issued for the apprehension of Wentwortb , signed by J , Barker , Esq ., and , that tho defendant had been brought up under it , and liberated on the undertaking of Mr . Fleetwood , that he should appear when necessary . Some discussion took place as to the power of anv
other justice than the one issuing the warrant to hear the case ; but tho question was decided by the eriginal warrant being withdrawn by tho consent of both parties , and a fresh warrant issued by Mr . Leigh . Mr . Underbill read the agreement between Perry and the defendant , by which Wentwortb appeared to havo hired himself for five years , from the 7 th of August , 1847 , and not to leave without giving notice . He ( Mr . Underbill ) in the event of the bench considering the charge proved , had been instructed to press for a committal , on tbe ground that the men , who were bound together in a bo « ciety , of which he should prove the defendant to be a member , had induced apprentices , as well as other men , to absent themselves from Mr . Perry ' s
employ . Three articles had appeared in the Northern Star newspaper , doubtless inserted at the instance o ; the society , ( who were connected with the National Association , whose executive committee was sitting in London , ) in which Mr . Perry was egregiously libelled . Mr . Brian , late foreman to Mr . E . Perry , stated : —That the words " William Wentwortb , " his mark , and the signature was his handwriting , but he could not , althovghhe had tried , call to miud any circumstances attending the execution of the agreement . In cross-examination he said , he could not
say if the agreement was read over to Wentwortb , or whether his name wms affixed before or after it was read or signed . Wentwortb was an apprentice to Mr . Perry , and he never knew that gentleman to deliver u ian - ( indentures . Mr . Perrt oeposed , that the agreement was filled up in his handwriting , and was read over to Wentwortb , and executed in the usual way . la reply to Mr . Fleetwood , the witness admitted that it was impossible for him to remember every circumstance connected with the agreement . He had not brought Wentworth ' s indenture ; he believed they were at his office .
A question was raised by Mr . Fleetwood , that inasmuch as the agreement was executed before the expiration of his apprenticeship , it was invalid ; he , therefore , prayed the court to adjourn the ease , in order that the indenture , might be produced . — Mr . Underbill obiccted , but the magistrates deemed the request a reasonable one , and the case was accordingly Adjourned until Wednesday , the 28 th inst . Adjourned Hearing , Magistrates present : Messrs . Leigh , Loxdale and Barker .
Mr . Underbill was about addressing the Bench , but Mr . Fleetwood objected , on the ground that he ( Mr . Underbill ) had closed his case . The Bench , however , thought that as the case stood over for the production of a document it was necessary to inquire whether it was found . In answer to the magistrates , Mr . Perry stated that the defendant had applied to him , but he had not been , able to find the indentures . and it was his general custom to give them u j when applied to . although in this case he might not havo done so . —By Mr . Fleetwood : Mr Bolton , solicitor , filled up tbe indenture , and lie took it to his ( Mr . Perry ' s ) house . Most of the indentures in my chests—two large bundles—are expired . I cannot remember whether I saw the indenture or not when the agreement was made , nor do I know whether I have ever seen it since I tied it up with the others .
John Wkniworth ( the father of the defendant ) said , that the indentures were unexpired when the agreement was signed , as his son was not twentyone until two duys after the date mentioned in the agreement , and that he was apprenticed until that period . JiREMiAn Smith ( under foreman ) said , that in the month of June he was asked by the men to call a shop ' s meeting . He did so , after which Mr . Perry asked him to call another , and made no distinction between hired and non-hired men . Mr . Perry stated at that meeting that those who were not satisfied might go , for he would have no shop's meeting there . Wentwortb left in about a fortnight after that . He stayed to finish his work , and he might take out an additional lot of work which was much wanted . It was the custom of the trade when men were not hired to do tho work by the job , and leave when it was done .
Mr . WooDiwain said , he had worked for Mr Perry three times as a hired man , and when there « -as full two years unexpired he discharged him without a notice , although he was bound by tho agreement to give liim one month ; and had he tried to enforce it , he ( Mr . Perry ) would have given him work on which he could not earn one shilling per day . Several other witnesses having testifieJ to tho usages of the trade , Mr . Leioh s ; : iil he thought there had been sufficient witnesses for the defence .
air . T 7 . VBEBHH . I . tried to show that Wcntworth was not a tin plate worker , inasmuch as he did not finish the article . This objection having been overruled , Mr . Lkioii proceeded to give judgment in the case . He said , —Mr . Underbill , the magistrates having fully considered this case , arc of opinion , that a meeting was called by Mr . Perry , through his foreman , without distinction of men , hired or not hired , and by the evidence of Smith and Mr . Perry , an orticr was given that those who were not satisfied un » ut l « c , WUctlwv the fovevnan had
strictly obeyed his orders he knew not ; but it was certain , IVoni his evidence , that he did call a shop ' s meeting , for tbe purpose of meeting Mr . Perry , at which he said , "Those who were not satisfied might go . " The defendant did not . go then , but stayed to nnissh his work ; and they considered the taking out of a small order of one dozen of covers not sufficient to establish a new contract—therefore , tho defendant must be discharged . Mr . Ukpkkhiu said the decision was in opposition to that given by other magistrates on tho same evidence , in tlie o ; iso of Fenton .
Mr . Leigh . —The magistrates present have decided the case on the evidence before them . What the evidence was in the other case , ho was not enabled to say , but if Mr . Underbill would look narrowly into the case ho might find it was not exactly tlie same ; but that they had nothing to do with . ' It maybe stated , for the information of our readers , that the case referred to by Mr . Underbill , was decided by Mr . Underbill , sen ., and another magistrate .
Tho present case-excited . great interest , and the t thanks of the working men hero aro due to the j kindness of tho magistrates for their patieiico and I correct judgment' in . their behalf .
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Caxal Locks Stcebseded . —Some months ago i operations were in progress at the Blackliill Locks , i , on tho Forth anil Clyde Canal , to do away with the a waste of timo attendant on so tedious and com- iplicated an operation , by the substitution of an in- r cline , on which the boats might he . drawnjip to o tho proper level by means of a stationary stcanw ^ cimne The works having now been to » completion , the new process was pu Saturday last . Tic result was most || rhrpn bn-its liavio > been drawn up m STwh 81 toThave mado . thein passj KSd have taken fully half an { pool CbrwioU- : -
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 31, 1850, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_31081850/page/5/
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