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ISFAHOnS TaEATMEKT OF SBIPWSECKED SEiMES...
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THE FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS.
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« A Learned Mayor.—Lord Mansfield, when on thmtl* circuit at Shrewsbury, having been asked to dinner bier lb
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Parliamentary Review. The Easter Recess ...
_UieFree Trade measures of the ft *** with au _theformsof delay which _parBamentary usage peri _^ _toteiewrtBa io m _Biclio _**^ A _longsesaenwith _dnbious _rcsul _^ s the pro _^ ect at _preset before the minister and the _connUy _-d _StwonM _bennjostto ascribe the « elay- * , him . _Itisanaccidcnt of the present position of parties _, _karepoliticallvinwbatgeolosistgcall a _'transi' nstafe . » The old parties are dissolving or _mn-Jaiv _repeucnt ' the new one , which , is destined to attract the greatest number of adherents , and _nltimatelv master the others , is only forming . In the
meantime the minister is very much at the mercy of "the chapter of accidents . " He can no longer secure success or predicate with certainty what time shall be consumed in the discussion of any question , nor wflat _famadefetesnalltaka The Chancellor of the Exchequer the other , night , in answer to a question fcv CoL Sibthorp as to what day he intended to bring on the Budget , said with great truth and great simp licity that really _jt was very difficult for Government to name any day now for any particular business . It is a significant fact , -which indicates perhaps better than a larger one the actual _position of the Peel Ministry and its probable fate .
Since our last review , the only subjects of general importance which have occupied the attention of Parliament have been thc Indian war , so rapidly and so successfully concluded , and the state of Ireland—the deep-seated and long-continued diseases of which seem as though they were never to be eradicated , notwithstanding the everlasting speechmaking , blue-book manufacturing , and law-enacting of patriots aud _wmnusaonsout of doors , and Legislators witbiB . On this subject , however , we need not comment here . It has received attention and _illustration in another column .
As to the Indian war , thanks were voted to the Commanders in the usual style . Saint Harry Jsgus , in bis usual unctuous and selt " -complacent way , expatiated largely on the thanks due to Almighty God for onr great "victories , and quoted from despatches of _Mabusohm-gh , Nelsos , and Coixixgwood , to show that onr great men-killers of former days were always pious enough to ascribe to Him the honour and glory of these hatcheries . Sir Hughnow Lord _Gorcn , _beinganian of war ofa similar godly description , seemed to Saiut Harry a worthy
successor of these mighty bloodshedders . All this was in the approved fashion ; the only exception was . that Joseph _Beoiderto . v , patient , cautious , and forbearing as he usually is , was roused to the pitch of declaring that he considered such sentiments a little blasphemous—that he could not but think that God Almighty , being the father of all men , would not be pleased with thc slaughter of any of his creatures , and that he thought , war being the greatest scourge that could desolate a nation , it was wrong to enconrace the notion that quarrels could not be settled otherwise than by blows .
"We note the utterance of such sentiments in the House as a straw thrown up to sec which way the wind blows . Had the member ior Salford not been aware that a large and powerful party entertain these opinions out of doors , he would never have expressed them in doors . Tbe fact may be recorded as a phase in the progress of peace doctrines—as a step towards a rational mode of adjusting national differences Meanwhile , we live in " an age of iron , " of steel , gunpowder , and bullets , " and think that carnage on a lartx scale is " glory 1 "
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Amur il P 46 . THE NORTHERN STAR . _JL
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Isfahons Taeatmekt Of Sbipwsecked Seimes...
ISFAHOnS _TaEATMEKT OF _SBIPWSECKED _SEiMES . —The ship Belfast , of Liverpool , was lately lost on the north coast of Scotland . It appears that the ship , after passing the Pentland Frith , was beset by a tremendous hurricane ; after losing her masts she went to pieces , ten of thc crew had disappeared , the six who remained cluns to a fragment of the rigging for several hours ; at daybreak they were enabled to reach the rocks on the coast nnder Armadale , Sutherlandsbire . They made their way to the nearest house , where they were received in the most kind and hospitable manner . The owner , being . 1 poor person , howerer , could co little more than afford temporary shelter ; but Mr . Pateison , the sheep farmer , to whom the case was reponed , took them to his house , supplied them with
the comforts they stood in need of , and had them sent forward to Thurso at his own expense . They applied at the Custom House there , and received ten shillings each . They next proceeded to Wick . Their allowance being nearly _exhaosted _, the poor fellows appealed to the authorities there for a passage home , bnt were told they had no power to relieve able-boilied paupers . In this distressing plight they were left , until they met tbe captain of the Sovereign steamer , who handsomely offered to take them on board ; they were accordingly landed at Gran ton Pier on Wednesday last . Being in a feeble and exhausted state , and one of them ( thc steward * severel y hurt b y having his foot jammed betwixt the rending spars of the vessel and not having aferthinginthdr pockets , they made their claim on
the disabled seamen ' s fund at Leith , to which they contribute Is . per month ; but instead of finding immediate relief ; tbey were told to petition the trustees Sir , the abuse and perversion of tbis fund has been the subject of loud and general complaint among seamen ; it is now considered hopeless for a common sailor ever to expect anything from this source . Although the fnnd is supplied with money deducted from their wages , they have apparently no legal claim to _supjert , bat have to petition and supplicate , and wait for months , and if they do succeed in getting a fraction of their own , it is deled out to them with all the insolence of charity . J . C . Edinburgh , March 31 , 1816 . S . UABBiorr , NomsGBAX . —We cannot afford room for
your letter . The reasoning is good , but there is no utility in reasoning on the question . You cannot reason the prufitocracy into doing justice to their slaves ; the public require no reasoning to be convinced of the tyranny of the capitalists ; and as to the opera tires , if they are not convinced b y their many wrongs of the necessity of onion , "neither would tbey be persuaded though one rose from the dead . " David Ssha writes us that the song "Fall , tyrants , filir inserted in this paper ofthe 2 Sth ult , first appeared in a liberal paper published at Cambridge , upwards of fifty years ago . Our correspondent says that his father set the lines to music for the use ofthe "Beformers _ofthatperiod . He adds " this is not the only pi « ce of my father ' s music which has _bfen burked
by the people ' s enemies . " Te the Beltast _Sboexakesls . —Henry Oliver , of "Bishops-Auckland , addressing the Belfast shoemakers entreats them net to abandon their union . He describes the state of the shoemakers in his locality to be most wretched , and appeals to all his fellow crafts-* men to form a geneial union for the purpose of rescuing themselves from their present degradation . A . B . C . —We have no wish to "burke" you , but in selfdefence we mutt resist the infliction of interminable letters which we have neither time to read , nor space to give _insertion to . If yoa wish publicity in onr columns yon mast confine yourself to a . page or two g iving us facts , without any unnecessary abuse or amplification of argument . Confine yourself strictly
to the following rules and you will find us treat you accordingly . How to Wbite for SEwsrawras . —1 . Have something to write about , 2 . Write plain ; dot your i _' s ; cross your t ' s ; point sentences ; begin with capitals . * > . Write short ; to the point ; stop when you have done . 4 . Write only on one side of the leaf . 5 . Head it over , ' abridge and correct it , until yon get it into the shortest space possible . 6 . Pay _thepostage . J . K ., _IVusiEr , had better consult the editor ofthe * Mechanics Magazine for a solution of his query . The _jfagarine is published at 1 G 6 , Fleet-street . We have heard that a machine ofthe description he mentions is now in operation in Piccadill y , but we know nothing « i its principles of construction .
To the _Leicestek _Chaetists . —Mr . Cooper regrets to state , that owing to indisposition and unavoidable business , he is unable to complete the Memoir of poor Bramwieh , this week : it shall appear in the next Star , unless some _unforeseen hinderance occurs . J . R ., Bagsigce _Weils-koad . —Your letter came to hand too late for insertion this week . Tse _Jmte _ScNcoaBE Soiree , at the Crown and Anchor . Edmund Stallwood begs to acknowledge 2 s . oil account of the above Soiree which winds up the affair , every fraction being p-id and all accounts settled . _Yeteras Patuiots' and Exiles * Widows' asd Chilma-s ' s Fckds . —Receipts for the week : Mr . Tobiu , Xonaon . 2 s . 6 d . ; Mr . Wilds , London , 40 . ; U . \ Y ., Lon-« OU , _(* a . ; " nesuninsterChar tistLocalJty , 2 s Id . ; W . P . Bourne
, Commercial-road , 2 s . Cd . ; H . Smith . Chartist Association , Liverpool , os . —Tetal , Ws . lid . —Our weekly disbursements , I must repeat , amount regularly to forty _skiULigs . Unless immediate help to a mora efficient amount is reudered , the sufferers must , speedily , cease to receive relief . What is to be done ? Thomai . Cooper , secretary , 134 , Blackfriars . _ro-id . The _PoroiAit IsromuKr . —This is the title of a publication , two numbers of which hav « appeared , _coutain""S the must admirable exposure of tht British taxing system it has ever been our good fortune to read . Ihe monstrous public robberies of wliich tie people are the victims , together with the abuses o f Royalty _""a the Church , are dissected in a masterly manner . _« e had hoped to have found time and _roomtespsak « this work at length , but find we cannot do » this
Isfahons Taeatmekt Of Sbipwsecked Seimes...
week ; we hope , however , to accomplish our intention next week . In the meantime we earnestl y recommend The Popular Informant to our readers . It is published by Effingham Wilson , Royal Exchange , London , and both numbers may be had for Eight _, pence . No working man should be without it . The Land . —Being convinced that you will agree with me that every suggestion calculated to benefit the human family is entitled to tbat consideration which its merits deserve , and as I am not aware that ans of your numerous correspondents , that have written on the productiveness ofthe soil have turned their attention to the culture of the red currant , I am induced to forward the following calculation , drawn up by John Thomas Cockain , whs ( on handing the same to me )
stated that being a three acre shareholder iu the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , and having heard the enemies of thut society assert , that should they ( she shareholders ) ever get possession of their promised land , that they would be in the same condition as poor Paddy , being compelled to live on the potatoes and sell the pij to pay ths rent , he being a dealer in fruit had calculated that a piece of land , three acres iu width _, and oue acre in length , would be 2610 feet long hy 19 S feet wide , that planting red currant trees down both sides and across _oneendat four feetapart it would take 1-J 69 trees , which at three pints per bush ( he is confident that , after three years growth , the produce would be rather over than under tbat ) would be 513 gallons or 102 i sieves , which at 4 s . per sieve ( the average
marketprice ) would amount to £ 20 10 s ., again , that provided the land be threeacres long and 011 s wide and planted as above the produce would be 1491 gallons or SOO sieves , realising the sum of £ 59 12 s . Jobs Aksoxt . _Somers-toun . The _Tjheobs'Stbike at MaSchestsb . —Edward Mitchell of Rochdale , expresses his disappointment at the Northern Star not advocating thc cause of the Manchester tailors who have been on strike for twenty weeks past , against thc odious " sweating system . " He asks , is the fault of this omission with the conductors of the Star , or does the blame lie with the executive of the Tailors Protection Society , or the Manchester Strike Committee ! We will only say that whoever may be censurable , we are not to blame . All
that the tailors have sent to us has had our attention . Instead of beiug censured , we have strong reason for censuring others . Here is a specimen of tlie dirty way we were treated by the tailors , or at least their ofiieers . On Holiday March 2 nd , a conference of delegates representing the tailors assembled at Leeds . If the delegates bad desired a report of their proceedings to appear in this paper , there was no good reason why we should not have been furnished with the report of at least the first three days proceedings iu time to have appeared in the Star ot March 7 th , instead of which we heard nothing from them all iliat week , nor until Thursday , Match 12 th , when we received a report of two days proceedings . Wc heard no more of the tailors conference until
Thursday-March 19 th , when a person called at the office with several columns of matter , which of course at that time of the week we could do nothing with , our first edition being then nearl y filled np . This person , who appeared to be connected with the Tailors Advocate , promised that when the matter was set up for that paper , he would snpply us with " proofs , " which " proofs" he promised should be sent to the Star office by Monday March 23 rd , or Tuesday the 24 th . But to this day Thursday April 9 th , no " proofs" have been received by us , nor have we heard another word about the Tailors Conference . We say that in tbis case we were shabbily and shamefully used . The two _dajB report palmed npon as , we accepted on the understanding that we were to be supplied with
the remainder ; could we have anticipated the contrary , wc should cer tainly not have made the Star look ridiculous by the publication ofa fragment of a report . What does Mr . Mitchell think of tbis ? Does he not think that we are the aggrieved pavry , and that we have good cause to comp lain ? The fact is that there are mm amongst thetrades _, would-be aristocrats , who dislike the political principles of the A ' ortkro Star , and who try to injure ns by keeping back reports and otherwise disabling us from serving the cause of the working men . We append the concluding portion of Mr . Mitcnell ' s letter , as containing some slight information respecting the Manchester ( Tailors ) strike : — "Nearly five months ago the Manchester tailors , to the number of between three and four hundred , turned out to resist
the extension of that cursed system , commonly called swearing or out-door work , that has brought thousands in London and other large towns to a premature grave . The country responded nobly to the appeal of their Manchester brethren b y assisting them through a long and gloomy winter ; and now the sun begins to throwits bright beams around ns , we will let these grinding capitalists know we are determined , one and all , to assist our brothers through a bright and shifting summer . " Moke Shoehakbb . _StbcggiXs . —The article under this _hsad has been " crowded out , " it shall appear next week . Likibobse . —We could net find room for the petition . _Destitcte _Motheb asd _ISfAXT . —The following case comes recommended to us by Mr . Cleave , we trust that the benevolent who have tbe means will stretch forth the helping hand . Tlie poor woman is starving : —
"Mary Highley _, wife of W . J . Highley , whitesmith , humbly appeals to the humane and _benevolent for aid to join her husband in America , he having been compelled to emigrate last year for employment . Mary Highley , having had to support herself during her pregnancy by the sale of her clothes , her position not allotting her to remain in service , she is now with her infant ( seven weeks old ) in great distress , and most anxious to reach her husband , who though doing on the whole well has not yet accumulated sufficient to send home for her . A few pounds . would enable her to clothe herself for the voyage , and provide a cheap passage . To those who may come forward with the most trifling aid her heartful gratitude will be offered and they will have the pleasure of removing a load of suffering . Letters from her husband may be seen and donations received by Mr . Williams , R , Clement _' s-innpassage . Clement ' _s-inn , and by Mr . Cleave , Shoe-lane , Fleet-street .
Feargus O'Connor, Esq., Deputytre A Surer , In Account With The Treasurer.
FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., DEPUTYTRE A SURER , IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TREASURER .
Br. £ S. D. Amount Received 81st Of Janu...
Br . £ s . d . Amount received 81 st of January , as acknowledged in the Star of Feb . 7 th ... 41 S 9 ] 0 Si Feb . 7 132 10 3 14 192 IS _JIJ 21 121 IS 0 2 S ISO S C Mar . 7 145 1 2 14 120 10 11 21 149 15 91 2 S 225 13 1 Per General Secretary within the abore period 409 15 101 £ 587437 Cr . 1 S 45 £ s . d . July 18 Cashjaid to Treasurer ... 175 0 0 Sept . 4 Ditto lodged in bank to Treasurer ' s account 748 12 0 Nov . 1 ditto ditto 801 4 2 1840 Jan . 31 ditto ditto 1669 4 9 Apr . 9 ditto ditto 1920 14 0 Paid deposit on land ... 372 0 0 Expenses within this period 77 8 2 Returned £ 20 sent upon conditions that could not " be complied with as being contrary to the rules of the Association 20 0 0
£ 5 S 74 3 1 The above amount includes al ! monies paid to the treasurer and to the sub-treasurer from the commencement of the association to the end of March , inclusive . It does not contain monies acknowledged in the Star or monies received from the secretary from that period to the present , amounting in round numbers to from eleven to twelve hundred pounds . Asa matter of course , there will be a slight discrepancy between the balance sheet of the secretary and the above account , but there will be no difference in point of amounts . It will be seen that , though treasurer of the expence fund , I have placed all to the account of thegeneral treasurer , and it will be also
seen that the society is now possessed of a sum of over £ 7000 , apart from , and exclusiveof , all expenccs incurred to the present day . Henceforth , the total of each week ' s receipts will be given at the end of the column each week , so that every subscriber will be able , without the slightest possible trouble , to calculate the amount iu band at any given time . Having thus submitted the general account , I beg leave to complain tbat 1 have now in my possession nearly £ 200 of Post-office orders , representing a portion of the above account which have been wrongly advised . The balance in hand for the two weeks in April is in _unsigned Post-office orders and Bank orders , made payable to the treasurer . Feaugus O'Coxxor .
Tue Land. The Shareholders Of The Manche...
TUE LAND . The shareholders of the Manchester branch ofthe Chartist Co-operative Laud Society are requested , at their meeting on Sunday morning nnxt _, to electa committee of five from tlie . nou-paid up nienibers , to superintend the ballot which wiil take place at Carpenter ' s llall , Maud-ester , on Mondav next , the 13 th inst ., the ballot to take place at ten o ' clock pre cisely . The first section of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society having closed , the sub-secretaries of the different branches are particularly requested to ta . ve notice that m all remittances in future , made to the treasurer , or the secretary , they must be particular in keeping the names and the sums paid by each belonging to the second section separate and distinct from these belonging to the first section—they must also open a separate account in their books for the members who may enter the society after the 9 th Df April , 1816 .
Tue Land. The Shareholders Of The Manche...
RECEIPTS OF THB CHARTIST _CO-OPERATI _* E LAND SOCIETY .
TEH MR . O'COMOR . shakes . £ g . d . Cheltenham , per W . teach 4 0 0 Bristol , per C . Rchhcck .. .. ,. .. i y 0 _Deivsburj-, pw * J . House 211 I C . Fame , Dublin 2 10 4 Alva , perJJtobcrtson n j . ; a Halifax , per C . W . Smith _« 0 6 T . Smith , Mauchlme .. .. .. .. 544 Kochdale , per E . Mitchell 3 0 0 Warwick , per II . A . Donaldson .. .. . . . 6 17 ti S . Glover , Great Glen , Leicestershire .. .. 312 2 Wigan , per Thos . t ' ye 113 « _Neweastle-on-Tyne _, per M . Jude .. ., 10 5 k , Wootten-uudcr-Edge , per H . Lacey .. .. 2 0 U Dudley , per W . Itaukm 5 13 2
Oldham , per W . Hamer 2 0 0 Leicester , per II . Cavernor 0 11 0 Worcester , per M . Griffiths 5 0 U Tiverton , uer H . Land * 2 9 0 Glasgow , i _* o . 1 Branch , per J . Smith .. _.. iy 5 ( _Uadi-lifu _' _. perJ . Bowker 5 4 4 Skeg by , Notts , per G . Didsbury 0 12 0 _Norwich , per J . Hurry .. „ .. 700 Bristol , perC . Kcbheck m 3 8 Uury . Lancashire , per M . Ireland .. „ IS l ( i 2 llultoii _, perJ . Vase .. .. .. .. 5 17 0 Plymouth , per E . Kobcrtson ia 5 10 Stoke Subliaudome , per C . Handle .. „ 3 3 li James Smith , Camper Mill .. .. .. 550
Xotdnghani , per J . . Sweet .. „ .. 1 « 6 ( I James Nicholas , Howlais „ „ .. 13 "t H _\ de , per J . Hough .. .. .. .. 1 30 Georgie Mills , per It . Buckctt .. .. .. ' 2 0 0 Tunbrid ge Wells 5 8 2 Stockport , per Thomas Woodliouse .. ., ' J 0 0 Xewcastle-on-Tyne , per SI . Jude .. .. 2 15 0 Kidderminster , per « . Holloway .. .. '< * 0 2 Sdward Hughes , Lye Waste , per G . II . .. .. 050 _Xewark-on-Treut , per W . Watton „ . .. 1 8 11 Bolton , per E . Hodgkiuson .. ., ,. 100 Manchester , per J . Murray „ _., .. 45 1 _* » _" Leicester , per G . X 0011 15 10 " 1 Salford , per J . Slillington 5 u 0 Aslitou-uuder-Lyue , per E . Hobson .. .. 9 10 6 Glasgow ilother Branch , So . 1 , Nelson-street ,
per J . Cameron .. .. .. .. " 10 0 Blackburn , per W . Sutcliffe 7 la 11 Thomas frost , Sutton 0 17 _U A . J . Sutton .. .. .. .. 0 la 1 _Colne , _JJo . 1 , per J , _Ru-d'ton .. .. .. S 111 ' - ' Newton Abbott , per J . B . Crews 1 li 0 Iluddersfield , per J . Sweet 1 18 0 Leeds , per W . Brook 12 0 0 Bradford , per J . Alderson It 0 0 l'restoii , per J . Brown .. .. .. .. 10 4 _b Sheffield , per G . Cavill 1 a 9 Artichoke lun locality , Brighton , per W . Flower 7 Hi 10 £ 352 10 S
CARDS AND EUI . _ES . Bristol , per C . _Kehbeck .. .. .. ,. 012 Tiverton , per II . Land .. .. .. . 0 0 S _Sliegby , per J . Didsbury Die Bristol .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 010 Plymouth _« <} - Xottiugham .. _.. •• .. 050 Leicester .. .. .. •• „ 0 9 < j Colne , No . 1 ° 3 10 LEVI FOB THE UNO CONFERENCE . Blackburn 0 2 0 T . Kirk , Hull _« <* 8 Preeton .. .. .. .. _«• .. 003 Bristol 0 1 ' __' Hoelidaie .. .. » . »• •» »» 0 2 G Tiverton .. .. .. .. ' .. 0 0 ti Bolton .. - 0 1 lh Plymouth .. •• _.. „ 0 0 li Stoke Suijuandorm .. .. .. .. 0 0 ti _Nottingham .. •• •• .. 030 Jiewark-011-Trent .. .. . ,. 009 Bolton .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 0 li
LEW EOS DIBECIOBS . J . Kirk , Hull 0 0 3 _Hudderslield 0 2 0 Bradford 10 0 1 _' _tvfStuii .. .. « " 0 B ; Bristol 0 ( I 0 Wi _^ au .. .. » .. .. •• 0 « ° * Dudley 0 0 8 Oldham 0 0 0 Tiverton 0 1 1 Bolton 0 * * H Plymouth : .. .. .. .. 0 3 ti Stoke Subbandorm .. .. * * .. 014 Nottingham .. 000 O ' eorgie Sliils .. : .. .. 0 1 _"i Xcnark-011-Trent .. .. .. .. 00 " Blackburn 0 7 9
PER GENERAL SECRETARY . SBABES , £ e . d . £ s , d , Stringer , Sandbach 0 1 0 Old Basford - -900 Kettering , J- Wrig ht 5 4 C Long Sutton - - 0 12 0 Oarriiigtou - - 3 S 0 Sunderland - . 2 0 0 Ditto - - -ISO _Stiilevbridge - -500 Truro - - - 8 12 4 tarkmson , ' _!' rawdon 5 4 ti Cli-trles _l _' ayiie - S 12 4 Colluiupton - . 200 Jolm C . Payne - * * 1 * * 4 Eldcrslie - -028 Lambeth - - 23 19 10 Ilowden- - -050 Dr ., _lk-ndriek Hull i 9 0 Ely - - - 0 9 4 Wigton - - - 2 0 0 D . E . F ., Kettering 5 4 ( i William Shaw - ** 12 4 Tavistock - - 0 l ( i 4 Birmingham , W . A . R . 5 4 4 llolbeck - - 2 10 0 Budlev , Worrell - 1 0 0 New Town , Mr . Ditto * - - - 0 2 4 Jones- - -540 S . J . Worrell- - 0 1 4 Partington - - 2 12 U
. Mr . J . Boare - - 0 1 0 Dublin , Mr . Paiue 0 2 9 _Craj-ford , Paris - 3 19 6 Dudley - - . 024 Ditto « - - 0 8 0 Stratford , Essex - 3 1 8 Crown & , Anchor , SI . N . - - - 0 1 6 Waterloo Town- 4 13 2 Rachel Rownll -009 C'itv of London , H . Giles Lovett - - 0 1 4 Davis- - . 10 0 llcnryOlavc- - 0 1 4 Mountain - -390 Somers Town - W 18 ti Wellingborough - 0 ItJ 2 JoUu Waushill - 0 i 4 Ditto - - - 0 5 h Greenwich - - 4 10 8 Ditto , Westley - 2 11 0 ClerkenweB , W . E . Q . 5 4 0 Trowbridge - - 3 11 2 Westminster - 27 3 _l Ditto , J . Slade - 0 2 4 W . II . Alanjuick -16 0 _IJjiviu Wiltuiiis - 5 i G Dorking- - - 2 10 0 Bradford , T . Chester 2 12 4 Brouisgrove - - 0 2 8 Sir . William- - 2 12 2 Hull - - -410 0 Butttrley - - 4 13 0 New Radford - 2 4 ti Siertbvr , Morgan - 511 6 Bath , per Franklin 5 8 0 llmdlcy- - - 11 9 0 J . H .. near Leigh - 2 12 i
Worsbro' Common 0 2 8 Jas . IL , ditto - 0 2 ii Boulogne - - 4 ti 0 Sunderland , J . Lambeth , Travcrs Buddon - - 212 4 Warrington - 0 7 6 * J . George , Clewer-James Grady- - 0 2 ti green , near Wiud-T . Eginton - - 0 1 4 sor - - -16 0 Warrington - - 0 11 8 Sudbury- - . 11 18 4 Eduiuuu Hughes - 0 2 0 J . K . Isliam - -500 _Niivarre Press , Slirive _IsUam -510 Evvreux , per J . Mottraiu - -500 Sidaway - - 1 18 0 Prescot - - - 0 2 7 Oxford- - - 114 0 Leigh , R . Daniels- 2 12 0 Rotherham - - 4 19 0 Siuimonds William 2 12 4 Alexandria - - 1 19 4 Henry Porter - 0 4 ti Bath - - - 2 12 0 Limeliouse - - 0 1 ( 5 U Heading - - 31 9 C Lambeth - -230 Win . Smyth - - 0 1 4 Eliza Gardner - 2 1 ' - 4 J . Sueiineld - . 2 12 4 Westminster- - 118 0
CAKDS AND BOLES Truro - - - 0 2 4 Trowbridge - - 0 0 2 Westminster - 0 2 10 Sudbury - - 0 U ( i Kettering - - 0 0 2 Preseott- - - 0 0 2 Walsoken - - 0 1 4 Leicester , No . 2 . 040 Sunderland - - 0 1 19 ' Ditto , rules - - 0 1 4 Littltborough - 0 0 8 Derby - - - 0 3 4 Norwich- - - 0 1 0
LEVI FOE THE LINO CONFERENCE . Secretary - - 0 : * 0 Greenwich - - 0 0 3 Westminster - 0 2 9 Dorking - - 0 1 3 -Mountain - - 0 0 3 Truro - - - 0 1 0 Bradford , Chester- 0 0 8 Norwich- - -010 Uindiey - - 0 2 9 Leeds . - - 0 3 ( 1 South Sluelds -003 Bath - - - 0 1 6 Carrington - - 0 2 0 Budding . - - 0 0 3 Worsbro * Common 0 0 6 J . George - - 0 0 3 Oxford - . - - 0 0 3 Trowbridge - - 0 0 6 Stockport - - 0 5 9 Sudbury - - 0 0 ti IVeUiugborough - 0 0 3 Pel-shore - -018 Heading - - 0 2 9 _.-ecretary - . 0 0 y LEVI FOS _BIBECTOKS .
Sowerby Longroyd 0 12 Mr . Parkerson - 0 1 0 Secretary - - 0 0 7 Colluiupton - - 0 0 ( i Aha - - - 0 2 3 Devizes - - - 0 9 y Rochdale - - 0 2 0 Cockennouth - 0 0 a Truro - - - d 0 II llolbeck- - - 0 1 0 Wigton .- - - 0 0 10 J . Jones- - -010 Carrington - - 0 5 11 Stockport - - 0 12 11 Crayl ' ord - . 0 Old Littieborough - « 1 0 Westminster- - 0 6 2 Stratford , Essex - 0 0 0 Oldlnim- - . 0 ti 0 J . Wattsliili - - 0 0 ti llindley- - - 0 1 0 Greenwich - - 0 1 ti Mountain - - 0 1 3 Sir . W . E . Q .- - « 1 0 Lambeth Tiavers , _Ketteriug _. D . E . B . O 1 a
_& c . - - - O 2 10 _DorkniK - - O O 11 Slurple - - - 0 0 8 Korwicn- - - 0 2 0 Stiuili Shields - U 0 2 Leeds - - . 040 Butter - ? - - - 0 0 10 Bath - - - 0 1 y _Sk-rtliyr , Slorgan - 0 0 7 J . H . Leigh - - 0 0 6 _vixford - - - _<» 0 1 J . Budding - . 000 Rotherham . - 0 4 8 J . George - . 0 0 ti Alexandria - - 0 0 8 Sudbury - - 0 1 li Yeovil - - - O . 0 8 l _' fidiore - - 0 5 2 Radcliffe - - 0 0 7 1 ' _i-escott- - - 0 1 3 Sunderland - - 0 0 4 Reading - - 0 2 0 Ekkatum . —In last week's Star the sum of 5 s . was acknowledged from Sir . Whiddon , Northampton , it should have been _" 5 ,
* Notice . —Communications for Sir . Wheeler to be addressed to tbe oltico of tlie Chartist Co-operative Land Society , 83 , Dean-street , Soho . Suu-seeretarius are req ucsied to copy the above address .
TOTAL _KECEIrTS FOR THE WEEK . Amount ofSIr . O'Connor ' s list .. .. 352 10 8 Ditto , ilr . Wheeler ' s 328 9 11 _i'CSlO 7 T . SI . Wueelek , See .
National Charter Association. Executive....
NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . EXECUTIVE . ? ER MB . o ' COS . NOE . Dudley , per W . Rankiu 0 2 G Blackburn , per W . Sutciiffe 0 7 9 Brighton , per W . Flower 9 3 0 _lillYAN SEEMl _' S widow . PER MB . O'CONNOE . Stockport , per T . Woodhouse .. .. _,, 0 10 0 DIXON fond . VEll MR . O ' CONNOE . Dudley , per W . Rankin 0 2 ti
Poland ' s regeneration fund . M 5 K MB . 0 ' CONJiOJt . J . C . Ingram , Abergavenny .. .. .. 0 2 « H . Koberts , York .. .. .. .. 010 M . L '» uUiase 0 10 C . Thorn , Chepstow 0 10 Per SI . Samson , Lowthcr Arcade , and those in her employ .. •• -. 1 16 0
NATIONAL ANTI-MILITIA FUND . _Ucceivod pur Secretary ( E- Stallwood ) per Henry Haiu R , Sunderland - - - - 0 8 3 Per Boivdcn , llindley - - - - 0 ( J 9 Mr-Walls J » « Mr . J . Styring O i b
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The Ensuing National Convention. A Publi...
THE ENSUING NATIONAL CONVENTION . A public meeting , pursuant to notice in this paper , was held at the llall , Turnagain-lane , on Sunday evening , April tlie 5 th , for the purpose , of electing a delegate or delegates to tlie ensuing Chartist Convention . Mr . Knobbs was unanimously called to the chair . On the motion of Messrs . Overton and Bogley it was unanimously resolved : — That the City district do send one delegate to the forth _, coming animal Chartist Convention . The following resolution was also submitted by Mr . Dunn , seconded by Mr , Westray , and carried unanimously : —
That tbis meeting is of opinion that the time and talent of the present Executive will henceforth be required by the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , from whicli source it at present exclusively derives its pecuniary support , we are , therefore , of opinion that an additional Executive committee , of three , should he appointed for the management of , and forwarding both in and out of l _' -ivliiiment , the affairs of the National Charter Association exclusivity , and that such Executive committee should be paid by the National Chartist Association , and that our delegate be instracted to support such a proposition in Convention . It was also proposed und carried : — That our delegate be instructed to support the proposition—that the Convention do elect the Executive committee . On the motion of Messrs . Overton and Gardner , it was unanimously resolved : —
That this meeting condemns the Executive address in the Northern Slar of yesterday , and cannot recognise their right to change the time and place of holding the annual Convention , that power being vested in the Convention alone , this meeting are , therefore , of opinion that the Convention should be la-Id at Leeds as agreed to at the last National Convention . On tho motion of Messrs . Antill and Dunn , it was resolved : — That our delegate be instructed to move tlie following , as an additional rule ofthe National Charter Association . 4 That in the event of any oflicer of this association renouncing byword or deed any points or principle of the Peoples' Charter , he or they shall immediately have his or their office declared vacant , and a precept shall be issued forthwith for an election to fill up such oflice or offices . '
Mr . Thomas Cooper having'been duly-proposed and seconded as a candidate , . Mr . W . Knight was also nominated , but declined to stand . The . resolutions , as agreed to by way of instructions , were then read over to Mr . Cooper . lie said he agreed with the first in the main , but he should not like to be bound to that exact number , he thought there should .-bo only one paid officer , the secretary , and that he should be paid so as to make it worth his while to leave any other business or profession , and devote himself to the cause , lie did not think it should be
compulsory on the Executive to be lecturer' * , but they should have the power of appointing lecturers , whose qualifications should be that they were good , moral , zealous men . He perfectly agreed with the instruction , " That the Convention should elect the Executive ; " of course a Convention was elected for a ypar , and held thoir office until the next _ircrc elected , and thus prevented the necessity of calling any other body into existence during that period , the Executive being the committee acting for that body . Mr . Cooper was then unanimously elected .
A vote oi thanks was given to the chairman and tho meeting dissolved .
LONDON . _L'meho- 'se . —A meeting was held at this locality on Tuesday night . April 7 th , when an able and instructive lecture was delivered , by Mr . Doyle on ' The _Tcoplc ' s Charter , " after which a petition against the Irish Coercion Bill was adopted by the meeting , and a number of _i-ignatures obtained . The petition will lie for signature every Monday evening . Somebs Tows . —A meeting fully attended was held on Sunday _evening last at the Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-street , New-road . Mr . John Hornby was called to the chair . A deputation having attended from the Marylebone locality to solicit our co-operation to send a delegate to represent the borough of Marylebone in the ensuing Chartist Convention , it
was unanimously agreed to , " that wc co-operate for that purpose ; " and Messrs . Harris , Arnott , and Laurie were appointed a committee to meet an equal number of our Marylebone brethren to carry out the above object . The ballot for the Executive was then proceeded Svith , when the present officers were unanimously elected , with the exception of one vote for John West . Our esteemed president being through press of business prevented from attending , Mr . Marriot , late of Bristol ( at thc request of the audience ) , delivered a very able address , which was much applauded . Messrs . Humphries , Page , and Edwards , also addressed tlie meeting , which , after awarding a vote of thanks to Mr . Marriot and the chairman , dissolved .
Cooper Testimonial . —The committees assembled on Thursday evening , at eight o ' clock , Mr . Dale in the chair . Mr . _Ansell moved a resolution as follows : — " That in addition to tliose literary , scientiiic , and political characters already invited ( as appeared in last week ' s Star ) the following gentlemen be respectfully requested to be present on the occasion of the forthcoming tea party in honour of Mr . Cooper—viz , J' _-scph Sturgc _, Evq ., George Thompson , Esq ., Win . 'i ' hom , the Inverrary Poet , E . Miall , Esq ., Professor _WiJsoo , Edward Blackwood , Esq . F . O'Connor , Esq ., Charles Mackcy , Esq ., Dr . Bowkctt , _vV . D . Saui , Esq ., and Dr . Price . " Carried unanimously . Mr . Overton moved— " That the resolution in
reference to the Parthenium Assembl y , _i-oouib be now rescinded . " Seconded by Mr . Cooper , and carried . Messrs . Ansell and Shaw submitted a motion" That the festival take place on Monday , the 4 th of May , at the Hall , Turnagain-lane , City . " Carried . Mr . Shaw moved— "That the price of tickets shall be Is . for each person , and that after tea admission be given to the publie on payment of threepence each ; and that the profits arising therefrom be given to thc ' Veteran Patriots' and Widows' and Orphans ' Funds . '" Seconded by Mr . W . Cooper , and carried . An adjournment to next Thursday evening was agreed to , when it is earnestly requested that ail members will attend , to hear the replies of the gentlemen who have been invited .
The Fraternal Democrats.
THE FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS .
At The Meeting Ef The Fraternal Democrat...
At the meeting ef the Fraternal Democrats on Sunday evening , March 29 th , Joseph Moll in the chair , the following resolution moved by William Dunnage , seconded by Carl Schapper , was unanimously adopted : That the noble sentiments expressed in the addresses of the Polish Democrats , published iu the _Northern Star of Starch 2 Sth , sufficiently answer the calumnies of the enemies of the European Democracy , and are a sufficient guarautee that the Polish cause is part and parcel of the great cause of Universal Equality . And this meeting assures the Polish Democrats that in _g ; _jite of calumny and persecution , the Democrats of all nations will devote their energies in aiding them to establish the right ? , political and social , of the Polish people , and the whole of the
Slaraces _. At this meeting it w . ib resolved that the nights of meeting be altered from Sunday to Monday evening . Mondat Evewng , Arrtrr , Oth , —At the meeting holden this evening , William Dunnage was callod to the chair . After thc election of several new members , G . Julian IJamcy spoke ut some length on the shameless _indiffereneo of the aristocratic and middle _classes to the _sufferings and sacrifices of the heroic Polish people . He added some remarks illustrative of the fraternal feelings of the British Democrats _towardg their fellow men of all countries . J . A . Miciielot addressed the meeting in the French language , commenting on the late m < eting at the Crown and Anchor .
A gentleman connected with the Paris press , and deputy of the committee , ofthe friends of Poland , ( fstablishcd in Paris , next spoke . He warmly applauded the London Democrats fortheir recent meeting in behalf of Poland , regretting that he was not in London at the time . He stated his interviews with thc parliamentary and other " liberals" in this country and the cold indifference with which they had met his appeals . His reception by the democrats had been of a totally opposite character . He was more thanever convinced thatthe cause of liberty mast depend for its success wholly upon tlie people . The democrats of Europe must unite as one man , abandon all national prejudices , and cordially work together for the accomplishment of their common triumph . ( The speaker was repeatedly and warmly applauded . )
A Polish refugee next addressed the meeting _, lie expatiated on tho follies nnd crimes of the Polish aristocrats , they caused the downfall of their country and organised tho failure of the Revolution of 1830-31 . Some of them accompanied the emigration into France and Britain , and it was owing to tlie intrigues of these aristocrats that the sympathy of the English people had been weakened . The revolution was not . put down , it might have experienced a temporary check , but it was permanently organised and would ultimately triumph . ( Great applause . ) Caw , _Sci-APr-Eii spoke of the sympathy for Poland
in Germany . lie described thc enthusiasm with which the proscribed Polos wore received in Germany in 1 S 31 , when ou their way to Fiance , that enthusiasm had not abated , but on the contrary was now universal in Germany . The lying papers published under the terrors of tiie Censorship had endeavoured to excite prejudice against the Poles by representing them as plottim : to " massacre the Germans . This was false , the Polish people and tho German people had io contend against the same _tyrants , and would , therefore , unite as brothers for thc attainment of their freedom . The speaker added some statements , showing the sympathy exhibited
At The Meeting Ef The Fraternal Democrat...
by the German workmen in Paris and London for the Poles , and concluded amidst much ap ; . » u « t . G . Julian _IIahnbt then moved the adoption ol the following resolution : — That the thanks of this meeting be given to the editors of tho Reforme for the generous and fraternal sentiments expressed in that journal of the 3 tst of March , on the recent public meeting , held in London in behalf of l ' oland . And this meeting hails with delight the interchange of fraternal sentiments between tho several sections 01 the _European family , assured that as the true interests of the people of all countries are one and the same , so must they be united as brethren to accomplish ths triumph of their common eause , Carl _SciurrEusecondod the resolution , which was unanimously adopted . The meeting then adjourned . The next meeting will be holden on Monday evening , April 20 th ,
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The Glasgow Boot And Shoemakers. To Tiik...
THE GLASGOW BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS . TO TIIK EDITOR OP THE SOOTHERS STAR . Sir , —In your paper of Saturday , March _L'S _, under the head of " Cordwainers' General Mutual Assistance Association , " there appeared a letter from Mr . William Clark , as " general _seci-ct ' , _' . ry _, " in which that gentleman takes it upon himself to _stigmatise the boot and shoemakers of Glasgow ; and in regard of which we are warranted in saying to Mr . Clark , and to all the boot and shoemakers of the United Kingdom , that the whole of tho charges set forth in that document are false and calumnious ( as far as the trade of Glasgow ia concerned ) .
Mr . Clark must have been aware that the _assoaiation of which he is Secretary wrote to Glasgow several times , and transmitted copies of their general laws nnd o « Innc « . sheet , with a recommendation to join the association . Twice was the question discussed in general meeting , nnd rejected ; of which due notice was sent to tht Committee of Management . Did the Committee of Management ask why it was rejected ? They did not ; but on Mr . Clark coming int » office , ho opened up a correspondence with nn individual in Glasgow - , and ordered liim to form an association , if he could procure only twenty-five pi _.-rsons to join him . The said individual was appointed—or he styled himself— "the London delegate for Scotland . "
The delegate , acting up to his commission , beat up for recruits , and was so far successful that he mustered the ominous district making twonty-five , whose average debt to tbe old society amounted to eight shillings , or , in the whole , ten pounds sterling . These twenty-five at OHee became members of the new association ; there admission tvae free ; and here was an easy way of paying their debt —a debt due to that hody who had maintained their wages against the united efforts of all ths masters in Glasgow for the last fifty years ; that body who gave them support in sickness and ample provision for decent interment in case of death . When _quarter-dtiy came , this whole
distrwt of twenty . five refused to pay . " They would pay no money to the old trade ; tliey belonged to the English Association , and they were supported by six thousand men . " They were then struck off the shops—the usual practice with regard to non-paying members . Thenwere at the same time , in Glasgow , seventy men from _llelfast on strike , and upwards of fifty from Edinburgh , , _-ilso on strike ; so we did not require to send a " special train to Edinburgh to fill their places , " as Mr . Clark asserts , nor did one solitary instance occur of any one of them being thrown out of employment , for they saw their error , paid their debt , and resumed thoir work as usual .
Mr . Clark also states , that we went to the masters to solicit their _assistance in putting down the unionists or they would raise the wages . We did no sueh thing ; but the commissioned " London delegate , " and some of his silly dupe ? , had the temerity to try that dodjo , well knowing that we got a considerable advance in November , and intimated that we had another rise of wages in contemplation _, and produced his copy of " general laws , " read the eighteenth and nineteenth articles , to show that the association gave no support to strikes for an advance , and proffered , to make bevil edges , and wheel the shanks , nnd other items that we
charge for ; and that if they would turn out the old men he would procure them plenty of men from England . He was ordered to go about his business ; and he then threatened the masters with the vengeance of six thousand men ! In fact , all that Mr . Clark charges the trade of Glasgow with , and more , is true of this "London delegate" and his party ; forthe little band of inriucibles that he commands now , on hearing that a shop ( in the eastern division ) was on strike against a curtail of wages , resolved to take possession of it , and actually filled it with their great leader at their head . Yes , indued ; the " London delegate" is now " scabbing" it for one of the lowest shops in the kingdom .
Mr , Clark speaks of relieving cards—tis quite true , we relieve all cards , and we cannot conceive to what end the COO cards ( sent by him to the ' London delegate" ) will come to , or how the association or any other society can distinguish the honest member from the swindler . He also charges Liverpool with changing the association card , and giving one ot their own instead . We do the same thing , if the person stops and works in the town , but merely passing through we give him his own card , marking the relief . There is no doubt but the next _meeting of Conference will be able to produce a better code of laws than the
present , wliich is not adopted to suit either Scotland or Ireland , with the single exception of Dublin . The tramping . money and family support may suit Englaud _, but is on too high a scale for Scotland , Besides three-pence , being the greatest amount to be levied per week , will be too small in extreme cases , as is plain just now from the numerous strikes ; and how will Conference do with respect to a strike for advance of wages , surely if they expect towns to join the association , they oug ht to hold out the right hand to those cities and towns where wages aie low , or else they will niivcr be induced to contribute to maintain high wages in any place , without a chancs of raising their own ,
These and other considerations prevented the four divisions ot Glasgow from associating themselves with their brethnm in England and Ireland , together with an incorrect balance-sheet which indicates a want of something- At head-quarters , for errors there sire not a fen ; and if typographical it matters not , it shows , at least , a want of proper attention on the part of tliose who were appointed to superintend the getting up and printing , With regard to the Belfast strike , we say we did as much for our Belfast brethren as was possible ; we relieved their cards , and sought and obtained work for every one of them , and the eastern division gave them £ 5 to defend the committee , yet the "London delegate , " and seven or eight of his followers , are scabbing it against them . We also sent money to Belfast for the same end . We wish they may prove victorious , for their cause is just . We encourage their men , who are amongst us , although their contributions are very limited , but if they gain the strike we shall be content ,
Now , Mr . Editor , is it not too bad to malign a body of men who never once gave offence to the association . We have relieved all their members who came tbis way , and freely admitted them to the full benefits of our sick and funeral fund , and every other privilege of the trade , at the same time soma sections of tbe "Mutual" Association refuse our cards , and others rolieve them , but cause them to enter the new association , and charge half a crown for admission . Is it to be supposed that we arc to give up a society whicli supports its lumbers in sickness and buries them decently when called out of this world , for one so badly arranged , that there is scarcely a single
article in the general laws that has not been departed from over and over again ? . We hope that Mr . Clark will see his error , and that he will see the necessity ot apologizing to that body on whom he has passed such unqualified strictures , and we trust that the trade of Glasgow will always be found _,-as they hare ever been , willing and ready to assist their brother operatives , in evory way to repel the attacks of greedy masters , and their grovelling tools . James Smith , Secretary , Eastern Division . James Murdoch , Secretary , City Division , No . 17 , King-street , Glasgow , ' Jfarch 25 , lSiG ,
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0 _ciock most lerrinc 1 . , Destructive Fire at Limeiiobsb .- _* Between four
»Uu Uve On R Nuay Morning, A Fire Broke ...
» uu uve on r nuay morning , a fire broke out in Three Colt-street , Limehouse , near to the church , whicli , atone period , threatened the total destruction of the entire neighbourhood . The devouring clement was not extinguished before six houses tell a prey to the flames , and eight others were seriously damaged . The lire was first discovered to be raging in the lower part of the premises of a Mr . Hunt , cheesemonger , No . 40 , Three _Colt-street , which in a short time enveloped the entire building , the inmates having escaped with great difficulty , The greater part of the building , as well as the adjoining ones , being wood , the fire spread with the utmost rapidity , and iu a few minutes No . 30 and 40
shared the same fate . Messengers were instantly despatched for the engines , but by the time tho engines from _Scliool-house-lane , V / ellclose square _, and that from Jeffery square arrived , about twelve or fourteen houses were destroyed and partly consumed ; the unfortunate inmates of several of them having escaped in a state of nudity , while others were only able to save a few things , with but little of their furniture . The engines having at length been got to work and a p lentiful supply of water obtained , thc firemen , assisted by the police and others , through very great exertions , by about five o ' clock succeeded in stopping the further progress of thc Hamcs . The damage done is estimated at about £ 2 , 000 . No information can be obtained as to the cause of the fire .
Lffbcts of Sin It . Fuel ' s _Taru-j ?—The fears of the graziers as to the effects of the free admission ol live stock under the recent Customs regulations operated but faintly at the sale by auction a few days since of the stock of Mr . Holland , of Carringtonhouse , Boston ; the ordinary price of hoggets of ordinary quality being 4 ' . ) s . ; ewes and lambs ( pairs ) fetched as high as 31 . Yls . U . ; yearling beasts Si . ; and other articles iu proportion . —Stamford Mercury . The Last Oxford and Cambridge Coach . —On Sunday week the old-standing Oxford and Cambridge coach ceased running , after having been on the road for very nearly 30 yearn . This conveyance ( latterl y kndw _.-i by the name of Ad Eundcm ) when nrststarte ' d was considered a very great accommodation , lint the railway has at last swept away one of the few remains of the old conches , and the Ad Eundem has seen its day . *
Foreign Affairs. The Disturbances At St....
FOREIGN AFFAIRS . The disturbances at St . Etienne , in FRANCE , Which wo noticed last week , are not yet thoroughly _queilccV We borrow the following account of the riots from a provincial paper , Le Rhone . — "On Saturday , the miners of Gagno-Petit , to whom an augmentation of salary , 25 centimes , had been refused , announced their intention to cease working . It was hoped that on the Sunday they would have changed their minds , but this hope was vain . On the Monday morning , the Piocureur du Roi , being informed that the miners were making the round of the different other coal pits , exciting the workmen to join them , cuttiiv the ropes , and menacing _thwsc who hesitated , officer
ordere ' d some of them to be arrested . An proceeded with some gendarmes to the spot , and arres » ted seven of them . But the others came up and attempted to rescue their companions , and it was deemed necessary to semi for a piquet ot oO men . Meanwhile , tiie numbers of the m . ners increased , and from their meuaeing attitude it was at once , evident that this force was inefficient , and a reinforcement was sent for ; this time the piquet consisted Of So men , and the General commanded them in person . The number of tiie rioters now amounted to 500 , amongst whom were a number of women , who excited the rioters , as is usually the case . The prisoners were carried oil " . But scarcely had the detachment began to move when the authorities and their escort wero assailed by a shower of stones . The tumult was beyond description ,, _6-ome of the miners wrestling _tuith thc soldiers . The soldiers were on the point of losing their prisoners : many of them were
wounded , one seriously ; and the General himself was hit at various times . In this extremity orders were given to fire , and some of the miners fell . Six were killed , ami as many wounded . The population is in a great state of excitement , but property has been respected . In the evening tliey again assembled in numbers , made the round of the different pits , and used threats to compel thc others to join them . The strike has spread to all the works of St , Etienne and Firming . " The latest accounts represent that the disturbances have been renewed . At the present moment , the strike is general , and more than 2000 workmen are wandering about the town and country . The drain on the savings banks continues , week after week the sums withdrawn from greatly exceed the sums deposited . Great uneasiness is felt in the inonied circles of Paris , on account of the general decline of all securities , and particularly railway shares . \ Ve have to report another ministerial crisis in
SPAIN . Notwithstanding the boasting of Narvaez and his colleagues initheir , opening manifesto , followed by the most tyrannical acts , the "Polignac ministry'' ia already in its death throes . After a violent altercation with General Narvaez , Messrs . Egana and Pczuela had tendered their resignations . Report stated that the Marquis de Viluma would be charged with the reconstruction ol a new Cabinet . The Clamor Publico which had reappeared for a few days lias been forcibly suppressed . The editor has addressed the following circular to his subscribers : — ' * The political chief having found some allusions move or less plain , and in reference to the occurrences of the day , in the article inserted in our last number under the head of ' The Learned Monkies , ' has sentenced us to a tine of 500 reals , and ordered moreover the suspension of our publication . In
consequence , we shall not appear after this day , but our paper will be replaced by an Administrative , Industrial , and Literary Review . " The Libertad newspaper lias been sentenced to pay a fine of 30 , 000 i eals ( £ 300 ) , aud the editor to suffer the maximum punishment inflicted by the present law ofthe press , for a libel published some weeks before on the Queen-Mother . If we may read tlie * ' signs of the times , " we must conclude that a violent revolution is near at hand . A letter from Bayonue of the 2 nd inst . says : — " Everything induces me to believe that an outbreak against the anti-constitutional system now dominant in Spain is immiuent . The chiefs of the Progrcsista party here are actively maturing their plans for simultaneous risings iu several places known for their attachment to tiie cause of liberty The answer to the invitation addressed to Esparfcero is anxiously waited for . Accordiug to a letter from
PORTUGAL , it seems the intrigues of the Jesuits in that kingdom have taken a most serious character . If the government docs not promptly interfere , Portugal may become the theatre of disastrous events , lt is said that the priucipai agents of these intrigues receive their instructions from Paris and Madrid . An agent is said to have arrived recently at this latter capital , charged to redouble activity . Amongst the means employed to prevent the progress of popular enlightenment in
GERMANY _, wo must notice the infamous decree of the Austrian despotism against PiOnoe and his followers . This decree , which has been published in the Cologne Gazette , announces that the Catholics culling themselves German , not forming part of any religious community acknowledged in the Austrian monarchy ' , arc an illegal association , and have no right oi" domicile iii the empire . Those who compose it are to be punished as criminals in ease of auy breach of certain articles of the code relative to the rights of the Church . Forciguers professing the new doctrines , if they enter the country without the permission of the Austrian Minister residing at their respective courts , are immediately expelled—iu other words , they will not be suffered to enter the country . Foreigners residing in Austria professing these doctrines , shall be ordered to quit the country without delay ; and article Oth provides that in case of the death of
any one of these sectaries no funeral ceremony shall bo performed , unless the priests of the church to which he belonged shall have given their consent , and the body shall be buried in silence through the intervention of the civil authorities . And in the event of any Austrian functionary adopting the new doctrine , he shall be immediately proscribed and removed from office . This is a specimen of the '' paternal" doings of the Austaian government . For several weeks the workmen at Bremen , at all the _shipwarves and docks , have been in open revolt . The commotion began at the seaport of Bremenhaven , and quickly spread by both banks of the Weser , up to Bremen . The cause is said to be a reduction of wages , and the truck system , which haa been employed against the interests of the workmen . This is the first soeial outbreak in the North of Germany , although similar disturbances have appeared in other parts of the country , as , for instance , Silesia aud Bohemia .
Arrests and preparations against revolution con tinue in nearly all parts of
ITALY , but particularly in the dominions' of " his Holiness" ' the Pope . Disturbances recently took place at t Smola . At Spoleto the prisoners attempted to re- - Yolt _, and seven of them were killed and manj f wounded . The patriot KAenz ' i had arrived in "Rome , ; , under a strong escort , aud had been confined in the e castle of St . Angelo . Letters from Tuscany of the _. e 9 th state that considerable excitement prevails in n the Grand Duchy , lt would appear that the extra- \ - dition of M . Rienzi had greatly displeased the ma-1-jority of the population . Warlike preparations arc * c carried on with activity at Vr . nic _« , as it . is feared -d that the Italian propaganda intend a now descent vt on the coast of Naples , or of the P _.-if-i ! _sratci . Go- ¦> - neral Prim is reported as leader of ihe i-iiterwise .
The Correspondent of Nuremhug _pnbln-hes . _i letiar ir from Italy , dated the 20 th n ' t .., ' wl ) Jtli ?!; ites thtxi . ri . the Count de Katezky , ComBiandcy-s !! -Cliiei ' t _> V vhfc ie Austrian troops in Italy , _hasiieffinauYd a , roitn ' _- _' r ¦ , _•«•> _«•• ment of seven regiments . _Seviwi s _»» itin _; _-h had 1 _,-een _> ri assassinated at Milan . The vevoiutiwiis ' is had " , v . _' - ' - sembled in the canton of Testino , : > ad the Austrian ia government had addressed a strong note to the au-, uthoritics of the canton on the subject . Letters and papers from the
UNITED STATES . to the lSth of March were received in London on on . Thursday . The Oregon question continued still to ! toi be debated with undiminished interest ; but _itwoulduldi seem that its settlement was still very remote , ite „ though the hesitation in coming to a decision _indi-uliwiles , of itself , a pacific tendency . Thelatestspeechechi in thc senate was that of Mr . Calhoun , on the 12 th 2 thi of March , who stated that there was no more idea en-entertaincd now of war than that thc title ofthe _Unitedtedl States to the whole territory of Oregon was clear andnndl unquestionable . He objected to the unequivocal _rei resolution of the Senate . Of the two questions " con > on > promise" or " war , " he advocated thc former . ¦ JIkTIui papers by this arrival are full of accounts of thi thu disasters and destruction of property caused bj b _* the breaking up of thc ice on the . rivers , and thi thii sudden rise of the waters . Numerous shipwrecks hsu ha « alto occurred .
Letters from
TIIE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE _tnnounce the probability of war with the Kafirs , wlicwlict it is said seriously meditate an attack upon Graham mm Town . The inhabitants of the colony were throwirow into a state of great consternation by the _reporteorte : threat , and the Lieutenant-Governor put the _trooproojf in motion to guard against auy such attack , while tble thinhabitants determined to patrol and protect tht th ! town , relieving each other at stated intervals .
« A Learned Mayor.—Lord Mansfield, When On Thmtl* Circuit At Shrewsbury, Having Been Asked To Dinner Bier Lb
_« A Learned Mayor . —Lord Mansfield , when on thmtl * circuit at Shrewsbury , having been asked to dinner bier lb
The Mayor Of The Town, His Lordship Obse...
the Mayor of the town , his lordship observing « ug _antiquo clock in the room , remarked to the _Mayo-layo _** " that he supposed Sir John Falstaff fought by thv thn : i clock ; " to which the Mayor replied , "He could _nddrKt tell , for he had not the pleasure of bmmngStr JohnJohn .. Lord Mansfield then tried his boston another _su _bjenbjefl and remarked , " that the town appeared very old : old :: to which the Mayor replied , " ft wu always sags * x please your Lordship . "
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 11, 1846, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_11041846/page/5/
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