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      SWIT ZERLAm » - _^ The Giro War . —hx the latest edition of tne _«« r of _Satonlav last , ** _^ mci _« f _™ _}**? _a tattle had been fought at Lucerne _atteadeu _vmn _mi-™ _pni loss oflife . Later accounts have corrected ing that thc free corps , instead of being victorious were defeated- But defeated or victorious , the political Question involved in the present state of _aifairs Yemams the same . We now present our readers with extracts from the French and Swiss papers , detailimr the particulars of this lamentable collision . The Journal des Debats states that news of thc defeat of the ftee corps was brought to Berne by a cautsrin of the army of Lucerne , named _SeJmyder , - who had joined the insurgents a few days before with a portion of his company- " It appears / says the Journal des

      Sims , That the small cantons lost no time iii forwarding the enccour called for hy Lucerne , that they arrived there in _iuie and that it was with those reinforcements the troops of die Government _wereenahled to repulse the tWOattacliS made by the free corps . As to the engagement , attended with such considerable loss of life , of which wc received _-sesteruay a very vague account , it appears tliat the popufsiioa of the rural districts , who had at first suffered tllC _irec corps to advance quietly upon the town , rose en masse oa iheir rear , and thus placed them between two fires _, lie artiUery of fhe invaders was captured , several of : Jpur chiefs were taken prisoners , and the remains of the expeditionary army were retreating in fhe greatest _disorder , pursued by General Sonnenberg . _Aaba-c , Apbii . 1 , Six © 'Clock p . m .

      All is lost A portion of the expedition has re-entere J uie Argoviau territory . 1 have obtained the following _particulars from an eye-witness who has just returned with thc first column : —The e-qieditionleft on Sunday night , and on reaching Zofhigen it was attacked by a _bat-•; anoii posted in Hie forest . The sharp-shooters soon & ove them out of it , and ouv friends continued to advance in good order , constantly harassed in their inarch , as far as Ertiswl _, where they effected their junction with another column just arrived by the Berne-road . Here ihe Invading force divided ; one column proceeded by the road leading to the principal bridge across theEmme , and the other took to the right and passed theEmme at Wcrtheasteiii . It appears that the chiefs neglected to keep up a communication between the two bodies , and that this

      was the cause of all the lnisfortunes . The left column , whose return I mention above , arrived at six o ' clock p . m . ai ihe bridge of the Enuae . This bridge was known to haveheeu fortified and undermined , and every precaution necessary for its defence had been taken . The column consequently halted on arrivin _**; within sight of thc bridge _, raw :- ; no attention to the fire of a battery planted on the _othi-r ade of the river , and of the riflemen posted behind _frc _-Ttrse and bush , the chief ordered a hundred picked n-. cn to wade across the river Erainc , which they _sucre cdei in doing without much loss , under a brisk fire . _Oar _e-iclung thc opposite bank , they cleared the bridge , aid she soldiers of lucerne precipitately retreated . The _itmSc- which liad been destroyed , was soon restored , and lit C- 'luiun advance towards the towji , seiz _5 iig <> n

      theneighw ) cri _* i _* rhiaghts , from whicli they drove the sharp-shooters . _Tiier- they encamped , awaiting accounts from the other _kuuuui . Xightcameonintheineantiuie , and discouragement _V-gan to spread through tbe ranks . The entire i-oluum , which had marched and fought without taking as * : rest ibrtwenty-fourhours , was exhausted with fatigue . Whilst the chiefs were exerting themselves to inspire their nidi with fresh courage , a report of musketry and artillery was suddenly heard . _Itwasprobably the _second column , who . not knowing their friends , and assuming them to be - ¦ lie soldiers of Lucerne , had fired upon tliem . A panic seised a portion of the first column , several portions of which gave the signal of retreat , which was followed by die others . Bv degrees , however , they formed their ranks ,

      when they perceived they were not pursued ; but , not - £ j : ov . i * . ! 5 what had become of the second column , they tcntinueu to retreat . At break of day they were attacked hy a battalion , supported by sis pieces of artillery , which _sKenipted to oppose tlieir inarch : hut the latter fought so _ilovcnly that the column easily routed them . They -were ii ' . _ii-i twice aHaeieJ in the same manner , and twice they rtj _.-ilsed - their assailants , -without , however , any very _itrious loss to the enemy , who always kept at a respectable akt-mcc . "When the advanced-guard reached Zofiiigcu thi- < 3 ain body was siSl engaged with the forces of lucerne . We have no accounts ofthe second column , _-silt-a may have fallen hack ou the canton of . Berne . Behxe , April 2 .

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      refugees , succeeded in arriving very-near the town of lucerne , and took possession of Gutocli , which dominates it . A mine which was sprung at the bottom ofthe hill _-asade a dreadful havoc among the ranks . The soldiers ii Lucerne fell upon their aggressors , theprineipal column was repulsed hy them and . the troops ofthe small cantons villi loss - tWO companies of _Enfc-m-aMen / ought with _Ettraoruinsry valour . Those oi "the volunteers who had _ascended the _Gutoch , and had already pointed their cannon _against Lucerne , and all the staff likewise there , had , according to the _Fci-rhssKW's JYeund , been cut off . Nothing was known of their fate .

      The remainder ofthe troops , io the number of 2 , 500 -men , had withdrawn to Zofingen , amidst continual attacks on the part of tbe troops of Lucerne ; they have lost a great many men . Several persons , sent fvombence into the canton of Lucerne to get informatioii , have not "been heard of . The Government of Argovia has demanded this _mj-hf , some troops to be added to those of Heme , which had sent two "battalions of " mfantry and of _earabinicrs , r . S . 1 have just collected fresh _mfc-hi-rence ; the _JSeratse column , wliich liad arrived the first , has suffered tint most—it has lost several chiefs . The column of Zofhigen was obliged to fall hack , and a le . ter from _Iniobersbeg , just received from Zofingen , confirms the Hews , that it was- in a . deplorable condition ; -Hie report , which had circulated of its having been cut to pieces , is thus contradicted .

      A letter from _Pribourg of the 2 nd of April says , that ic volunteers arrived 'before Lucerne , and summoned the town to surrender . Sonnenberg answered by opening- fire at once on several points , and a sanguinary action took place . During the engagement , two companies of _caraoiniers arrived from L _' _uterwalden , ' . Hacked the enemy with great energy , and contributed greatly to decide fhe fate ofthe day ; at this moment , the _Xandsturm fell upon the rear of the free corps , and the rout became general . These news were brought to "flutwyli by Bernese dragoons , who stated that half of their detachment had been cut to pieces . It is now ascertained that in the late battle the lucernese , with their allies , numbered 20 , 000 fighting men , whilst the free corps numbered onlv between 5 , 000 and 6 , 000 . The following is _fi-om tlle Journal des Debats of Sunday : —

      All the accounts which havcTeached us represent the defeat of ihe tree corps as more complete than was at first believed . The victors have made , it is said , more than 1 , 300 prisoners . The Government of _Lnc-jne has refused to surrender them , and they are confined among the little mountain cantons , where it will be very difficult to Tetake them , lucerne demands to be paid the expenses of the war . The number of kaied is not known , but it-must be considerable from the dreadful fury of the combat . General Sonnenberg had designedl y drawn the -free corps into the heart of the canton , retiring to Gutsch , a height overlooking Lucerne . When he saw them engaged he fell _apon them suddenly , while they were at ackea upon the ether side by the Landstnrm , who had risen behind tliem . The column of refugees and of Bernese free corps who had entered from this side were cut in pieces . The ¦ whol e staff of the free corps who had made part of this

      tdunin , were taken or killed . The victors returned - _"riinimkantl yinto the town , bringing hack the cannon and munitions of the enemy . The column which had marched - _& oui Zofinque , composed of refugees and of Argovian volnntecrs , _encountered another division of Lucernese _droops at Snrsee and was equally defeated ; 2 , 500 men _-vtunied to Argovia . Of the third column , which marched " _***" •>» Runach , there is no news . The Catholic party of Argovia and a part of the canton of Soleure had risen 2 nd matched tothe relief of Lucerne . ListaL the capital of Ba le-Campagne , and one of the strongest holds of the radical party , was almost deserted , and the inhabitants m Sight The fear of a aril war was general , for the Conservative party of the canton of Bale were in a state « f a _pprchenskro . The Vorort had ordered out seventeen _battalions under the command of fhe federal Colonel Donate . Our private correspondent writes thus from - * arau , Aprfl _2- _ -

      "Yesterday evening the news spread that the second eolttinn had entered Lucerne , and was there closely _olo-iaded . ft was even said that a letter had been 3 eceivea _from _ujg Commander-in-Chief stating he could hold out twenty-four hours . It was soon known that tuns was not the fact- night passed in the greatest anxiety . « "fte morning a part of the first column , which Bad returned the CTening before , moved off to the relief of its Methreniu arms , hut arrived too late to he of service _, ihere can be no doubt that the second column was cut in Pieces . The first colnmn having been repulsed , the xucernese _bentauth _^ _f _^ _^ again _stfhe sec ond , which was at the --ate of lucerne . It is certain that the vermnent of

      _^ Lucerne had collected an imposing force j e ™ _f _Puliation of Uri , Schwyte , TJnterwalden , and Aug , _wMi many hundred Catholics from _Ai-govia , had _aaswereo * to the call of Lucerne . It is said that the _Wvernmenthaa not less than 20 , 000 combatants at its atspoiation . The column of refugees was driven back to _falters , at two leagues ana _ahalf from Lucerne . There itwhededround and faced the enemy , because it had to _passadefil e whieh ti eLuc _ernescwanted to get possession ot . But already were the refugees and their friends _sur-MOnded . Camion were directed upon Uxem right and left , while they were attacked in the rear , and the whole column was cut to pi _? ceSi _-j-jag Bnmber of MUed was

      enormous , and many fanulies are plunged in despair . The towns of Zofinque and _A-srau , with the canton of Sale , _j-uffered the most , l- ; -ause itwas he free corps of

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      number of prisoners were made . " The Journal des Debuts inserts the following letter from Argovia ofthe 3 rd inst : — "Argovia , Aran . 3 . "At each moment we receivefresh details of theiinfortu nate expedition , but it is not possible at present to obtain an exact and general account of it . It is certain that on the first day ( Monday ) the soldiers of Lucerne were beaten on all points , and that neither tlle Government nor the Commander-in-Chief , General Sonncnber _" ,

      _Irnfiv nr / _wicplv \ v _* hnf _flirpM _' on flip _-A-on < . / t .... e l . « . _l 4 .. 1 . _AV . knew precisely what direction the free corps had taken . This resulted from Hie contradictory orders which the battalions received at Sursee . Thc bulletin , published by the Governor of Lucerne , clearly shows that he was greatly embarrassed , aud that he had been surprised by the refugees . But that which might have caused his ruin proved his greatest gain . If the battalions assembled at Surseehad returned to Lucerne , they would not have been able to have fallen on the rear of the refugees , and the latter might have sustained the combat , or , at least , would have been able to withdraw in good order .

      The misfortune which has happened to the free corps appears to have been caused by the death of their Commander-in-Chief , il . Ochsenhein , of Berne . It was this ofiicer who liad traced thc plan of the campaign , and in whom all tho Soldiers had the greatest confidence . He was at the head of Hie r ight colnmn which had crossed the Emme at _littau . He had already occupied a part of Gutsch , an elevation a mile distant from Lucerne , and there remained , nothing more than to take possession ofthe commaudiag point . There he exclaimed , ' We possess Lucerne '—they have forgotten to occupy the most important position ! " But scarcely had he uttered these words when a battery , whicli they had not perceived , commenced fir ing . It was from the Swiss artillery

      in the service of _Naples . Tiie '' cannon , loaded with case shot and well aimed , did frightful execution . But the brave refugees were not disheartened ; they SOOil rallied , and would have stormed the town , if they had received the word of command . Unfortunately , the first firing killed Jd . Ochsenbeiu : those who witnessed it kept it Secret , in order not to alarm the men , and not even thc Other chiefs were made acquainted with it . The whole column was then witliout a chief , and no one knew how to act . They had also another misfortune , for _ihey mistook then * first column for the enemy ' s troops , sud those who wtre placed before the gates of Lucerne were obliged , from the firing they met with * from their friends , to retreat , which they executed in excellent , order , although pursued and harrasscd by the battalions of Surscc .

      in consequence ol these misfortunes , discouragement took possession of all minds : tr eason was spoken of ; no one had any lunger confidence , even in liis best friends ; and the brave fellows , who had fought with the greatest corn-age , retreated in the most complete disorder . The Government of Lucerne , whieh was within two paces of its ruin , aud who knew it well , trembled during the whole night . It was only in the morning that it took courage , when it no longer perceived any enemies . " 200 or S 00 at the most remained on the Gutsch , without provisions or munitions . A great part of these brave men were _ItiUed , and thc others made prisoners . The Government of lucerne and General Sonnenberj * ' then directed their troops upon ihe route of _ifatteys , where they reached the column of the refugees . Already the battalions of Sursec had intercepted tlieir inarch . It was then easy to annihilate them—men that had passed two nights and a dav

      un der _-flnus , without reposing themselves , and almost without eating , always inarching , always fighting , and surprised by fresh troops who had reposed during the night ; and yet the people of Lucerne did not _ilsre to come to close quarters * , they mounted tlieir artillery , and attacked them from afar until they saw these brave men fall from fatigue . It was only then that they fell upon them aud made a horrible carnage ; a great portion of them were made prisoners , but those were still more to _bt pitied than i " h « r _irionfe _liffleilin the combat ; although disarmed and r-xtenuated , they were bound and ill treated in the most cowardly manner . The number of the lulled and wounded , as tvcll as of those made prisoners , is not yet known . The bulletin published by the Gazette dc Lausanne mentions COO-hut since it has the impudence of affirming that they had only lost three men , it is to be hoped that the _fiQO is also a falsehood .

      The A orort has appointed two Federal Commissioners charged with re-establishing the general peace . The war is in the canton of Lucerne , hut they are not sent there , but to Argovia , which has lost the

      0 PE 2 _OSG OF THE SWISS DIET . _Vabis , _Wedszsday . —The C ' onstitutionnel has received by exlraordinary express the proceedings of the Swiss Diet , which derive so much interest and . importance from the circuinstanees under which it has assembled . "We have received from our Zurich correspondent , by extraordinary express , the account ofthe sitting ofthe Diet on the 1 st instant . The countenances of the Deputies assembled wore ,, for the most part , an expression of painful feeJiii _!? Those of Lucerne were of so radiant a character , as to call forth the indignant shouts of the populace . The police of Zurich ivere obliged to have them escorted hy a band of agents in _disguise , in order to protect them from the * fury of the public . The discussions were less bitter than was expected , and with the exception ofthe speech of M . Stcgward , of Lucerne , the language held was dignified and

      calm . Finding it impossible to come to a decision in one sitting , the Federal Assembly has appointed a commission to present propositions suited to the exigency of the occasion . This Committee has a general authorisation , whicli will permit it to carry its iiwestigafion so far asit may judge desirable . The Liberal party succeeded in placing four members on this committee , viz ., M . Furrer , _ofZm-ieh * M . Weber , of Berne ; M . Kem , ofThnrgoire , andM . _Blomer { of Glaris . The ultra-mountain party with much difficulty succeeded in appointing three—M . Schmid , of Uri ; M . Cahune , of Neufchatel ; and M . Muller , of St . Gall . The most sensible check experienced by the ultra-mountain party was the exclusion from the committee ofthe deputy of Lucerne , for it has always been customary for the _' members of the three directing cantons to form part of important political committees .

      SWISS DIET . —Siiiixg of Apbil 5 . All the deputies were present except those of lessino and the Valais , who were expected in the course of the day . The Diet having Been opened in thc usual form , The President said— " Gentlemen , it is scarcely a fortnight since you quitted this hall , several not satisfied -with the result of your labours , and foreseeing that grave results would arrive . But you did not think that your utmost anticipations could be exceeded . The Free Corps , irritated that the Diet was powerless in coining to a decision with respect to the Jesuits , made an irruption on the territory of a confederate state . A terrible destiny has befallen

      these -misguide *! men , and sorrow has seized on many honourable families . A federal army is oh foot to lend its assistance to thc re-establisliinent of order in our country . The peace of Switzerland depends on what the Diet is about to do . This high assembly ought to have constantly before its eyes the importance of its mandate ; it ought to avoid entering too deeply into the causes "which have produced these events , in order not to raise up _m-itating discussion ; but it will examine the -means of repairing the evil , and it can mid them . A change has taken place in the persons composing the Directory , and has caused the resignation of our Hon . President ; but this change will not produce any modification in the instructions given by thc Grand Council of Zurich . "

      The reports ofthe vorort , the federal commissary , and of the cliicf of the army were then read . The report of the Vorort concludes by malting known the propositions ofthe two states : — 1 . Lucerne demands that the Diet should take severe measures to put an end to the organisation of the free corps : tliat Argau and the Bale-Country should be called on to pay the expenses caused to the canton of Lucerne by the recent invasion . 2 . Argau demands thatthe Diet should come to some decision against the Jesuits , and that Lucerne should proclaim a general amnesty . 31 . Weber , Second Deputy of Berne , demanded , as a matter of urgency , that the Diet should address a pressing invitation to Lucerne to accord a general amnesty — tiie only means , he said , of healing so manv bleeding wounds . He proposed also that a _Goininittce should fee charged to examine the other

      M . _Stegwart , Deputy of Lucerne , spoke against the sending of Commissioners , and the calling out of federal troops , as useless measures . Lucerne had , he said , called to her aid the primitive cantons , m virtue of Article 4 of the compact ; and with such faithful confederates they considered themselves strong enough to resist anarchy . Without blaming the measures of the Directory , he praised the commissaries and the Commander-in-Chief , who aid not meddle with the internal affairs of then * canton . Bathe protested beforehand against an intervention of thc Diet in the cantonal affairs . Independently of ihe prepositions which Lucerne had _subiniUi-d to the _ca-iioES _, he had to _is-alre another .

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      fhe _Iree corps , after having obtained tlieir arms and accoutrements from thc cantonal arsenals , and being fully supported , had entered the canton of Lucerne like robbers , to the number of 7 , 000 or 8 , 000 . ( The Deputy here entered into details of the matter . According to him there were . 2 , 000 _prisoner , who had not been ill-treated , and 300 killed . ) It was sufficient , he remarked , to look at the men in custody to see that they werc the refuse of society . ( Loud marks of indi gnation from the Tribunes . ) Lucerne was obliged to quit her friends and faithful confederates to apply to perjured men . ( Marks of disapprobation from the Assembly . } "Written proofs of the connivance ofthe authorities of the cantons could now be produced . Lucerne insisted on the demands which she made in her letter to the Vorort of March 26 ; and , in addition , required satisfaction from the cantons of Berne , Argau , Soleure , and Bale-Country , _* and if that satisfaction was not accorded , she reserved to herself ta take all proper steps for her

      preservation . The discussion continued for six hours , in the midst of-- reciprocal accusations . At last the Assembly almost unanimously agreed to the nomination of a coinmittee of seven members to examine the present state of affairs in all points of view , and to make such propositions as it might deem proper . _SiSGCIN'AnY FnOCKEDISGS OF THE GOVERNMENT OP Lucerne . —An account was received yesterday from Switzerland , affirming that Dr . Steigeiyone of the chiefs ofthe refugees of Lucerne , who was made prisoner at the late battle , was tried and condemned on Thursday , and immediately shot . — Journal des Debats , Tuesdav .

      Later Ixtelligesce . —Swiss journals fo the . 7 th have been received , from which wo gather tliat the report ofthe Committee of _the'Wet is looked for with much anxiety ; " for , " says tho Zurich Gazette , " unless there be prompt interference upon the part ofthe Diet , mere blood will be shed at Lucerne , and several cantons will suffer . " The same journal mentions that committees for the relief of the refugees _li-om Lucerne have been formed in different quarters . " Our Swiss correspondent , " says the Constitutionnet , "informs us that for five days preceding tl _; e

      date of his letter , the prisoners taken in the afiaii * of Lucerne , upwards of 1000 in number , were all confined in a small church at Lucerne , in the midst of pestilential exhalations resulting from their being thus crowded together . Tlieir food also was detestable . The wounded had been left without assistance for a period of forty-eight hours afterthe battle , and the dead were still lying unburied . " The Debats , on the other hand , says : — "We are happy in being able to state that the account which had been received of the commencement of executions at Lucerne is not confirmed .

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      JU 2 _TUHN OF DR . WOLFF . Dr . _Wolfi ' arrived at Southampton on Wednesday . He brings some relics of the unfortunate Captain _C' onolly . A long letter addressed to Captain Grover from the Doctor has appeared in the daily papers detailing the particulars of his long and harassing journey , and hair-breadth escapes .

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      ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS . ( Continued from our last . ) Sixm Day's Sitting , Monday , _Armr . 7 . —Mr . Hyde resumed thc Chair . Oil the motion of Messrs . Smyth and M'Lean , it was unanimously resolved— " That each delegate give in a statement of the amount of wages paid in c-aeh district , and the time devoted to labour . " The motion was unanimously adopted , and it was resolved to appoint a Committee to receive the reports . Messrs . Malcolm and Starkce , auditors , produced and read tho Executive ' s balance-sheet . Mr . Kerns moved that it be received . Mr . Pratten seconded the motion . Canied unanimously .

      _—Aftcrternoon bitting . —Mi * . Hyde resumed the chair . —TnE "Last . "—Mr . Smyth moved , "That the items respecting the Last be struck out of the accounts , as there was _noauthority in the laws to sanction the production of such a publication , or to appoint such an officer as an editor . " The motion was seconded by Mr . Whitehead . Mr . Malcolm moved the following as an amendment ! - — "That this Conference admits the auditors' report , and perfectly exonerates the Committee of Management from all blame as regards the expenses incurred on the Last ; " which was seconded by Mr . Scott , Six voted lor the amendment , and thirteen for the original motion .

      Sevestii Day ' s _Sittiso , Tuesday , April 8 tb . — Mr . Hyde resumed the chair . On thc motion of Messrs . Smyth and Pago it was resolved— " That the number oflcvies laid on the Association by the Committee of Management , from the time of their taking office to the present period , be laid before the Conference , with the dates of such levies and the amount on each member . " On themotlon of Messrs . Fricker and Good , it was resolved— " That each and every application that has been made to the Committee of Management for sanction of strikes be read to the Conference . " On the motion of Messrs / Good and Watson , it was resolved— " That this Conference , call on all districts to transmit , withih three months , the back levies due to the Association , or after that time

      they will not be considered as belonging to the Mutual Assistance Association . " Mr . Quinn , Bradford , broughttheBradfordstrikebeforetheConference , reading amass of letters and other written documents complaining of the conduct of the Managing Committee in relation to that matter . —Mr . Smyth , Bradford , moved the following resolution : — " That the members of this Conference sympathise with the men of Bradford in their recent defeat , and regret exceedingly the untoward conclusion of that strike . " Mr . Whitehead , Manchester , seconded the motion . — Mr . Hanley , West-end _Men's-men , moved— "That the subject of the Bradford strike be dropped forthwith . " Mr . M'Lean , Preston , seconded the amendment . —Mr . Hanley having withdrawn his

      amendment , the motion of Mr . Smyth was carried . —Mr . Skelton asked permission to address the Conference . Leave was granted . —Mr . Skelton then read the following address to the Conference shopmates : — " The very critical and dangerous position in whicli our tr ade is placed at the present time , through the variety of conflicting interests with whieh it is sirrrounded , has induced me to address to you a very few remarks , under the hope that they may serve in some measure to assist in your future deliberations , in devising the best policy necessary to be pursued for the guidance of the movement how in progress . Shopmates , I need not detail to you the many serious injuries that have been inflicted upon the trade through hasty and inconsiderate strikes . Experience must

      have impressed this painfully upon your minds . The many recent attempts that have been made to withstand the inroads which Capital has heen making upon us—the complete failures of such attemptsbacked by the expenditure ef thousands , aye , tens of thousands of pounds , within the last twenty years , are more than sufficient to satisfy the minds of all ( who think ) that the continuation o f such policy f or any length of time must go far to destroy us , as a society , altogether . In fact , I may say ( and that without fear of contradiction ) , that , although nominally in union , we are nevertheless virtually without union , and that we are incapable of effecting the object for which our society was established , viz ., the protection of our wages . We are completely at

      the mercy of the Capitalists , who , backed by society , countenanced by the legislature , and supported by the surplus labour which is continually crowding the market , and are always in possession of the means necessaiy to render abortive any sueh attempts to better our condition ; what , then , should be our first consideration ? What means have we of meeting and overcoming the evils which encircle ns on every side ? Metliinks 1 hear some cry "Union . ' strengthen our Union ! " " Reorganise the Trades' ! " cries another ! "Centralise ! " says a third . " Consolidate the masses I" says a fourth ; and thus do we bandy words about , as if the sounds had a magical power which would have the effect of drawing the multitudes into a bond , against which the shafts of

      Capital would fall harmless . I ask , are wc still to content ourselves with sounds , still to follow in the same beaten tracks ,- or shall we , wisely using the knowledge acquired by past' experience , seek another more safe and certain road for the attainment of onr rights , and with the moral daring becoming men engaged in the work of regenerating- their order , resolve to obtain them ? I now beg to submit to thc consideration of tlm Conference a * few general ideas , upon the r _.-.-eessity of practically -veatmg the Union so long required in our trade . First , I recommend a uniform payment of threehalt week

      pence per , per member , to all the districts composing the Union or Association—one halfpenny to be employed for all immediate local and general purposes , . the other penny to go towards the creation of a general fund ; to be disposed of by the Conference at ltsannual sittings Second , the establishment of a Trades Journal , to be published weekly in London , and to . be the property or the trade ; such journal to be edited by the General Secretary , sueh Secretary _* ° . } _'W _?™ ior ms conjoint services £ 2 per week . Tnimly , the _susptiision of all strikes until the next meeting ol the Conference ; the payment of all debts contracted ov _theAssec-iaiion ; that meetings for the conducting oi trace m ' _-r-ic- _'s be held in private rooms

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      wherever practicable , but where It Is not practicable to obtain private rooms , that no drink be . allowed during the' hours of business . In submitting the foregoing recommendations to the Conference , I do so under the hope that they ' may SCl'VC US assistants to thc _Lnlon _, so greatly to be desired and . so-much needed . " : The reading ofthe address was listened to with attention , aiid at the close , onthe motion of Messrs . Scott and Fricker , it was un ' aiiiniousiy resolved , that it be entered on the minutes for the consideration . of Conference . "

      Tuesday-Afternoon axd Wednesday Morning . — Mr . Hyde in -the . ohair . —On the motion of Messrs . Gl'OVe . and M'Lean , it * vas resolved , after learning that the 1 secretary was liable for a certain sum by virtue of his . office , " that he be relieved from such liabilities , and that a portion of the back levies be devoted to defray the same . "—The Conference then proceeded to revise and amend thc laws of- the _Cohdwainers' Mutual Assistance Association . : Thc _followinjg are the rules , as revised ; -4- " . " ' - ' ¦ ' ; = _|"' - General Laws . —AiTtctE _^ 1 ; Name pf Society , Eligibility of Membership , and Nature . • - . ' _*' . ' of Sections . "

      mat tins society De called ' The Cordwainers' General Mutu .-iVAss ' stnn ' ce _Association ; " and tliat all journeymen following the trade iri Eiiglanilj Scotland , Ireland , and . Wales , be eligible to become members ' by joining any section of tiie same ; the journeymen of any town , district , or branch of the trade , to have power to form themselves into , _n- ) d _ . td be admitted as a section , with liberty to net on _theh- _^ owu bye-laws , when these are not proved inimical to the _goneval principles of the association . : ' v *¦ . _-.- « . —Ob « cts . _^ The . objects of this association arc—First , the promotmg _§ f tiie general well-being of all its members , in justice between the employed and the employer , as also to tho public , or the consumer of the various articles of our manufacture * , unci , secondly , to create and support a system of mutual assistance , when labouring under any illness that deprives the sufferer of following his usual employment _.

      3 . _—JIeans towards Improvement . The means to the bettering ofthe condition of our trade are , severally , the production of a Trade Fund , by _individual payments ; Ml _oijuitaU '' regulation of wages between the workman and employer . The secondary ones arc those of securing , as far as possible , less objectionable places to meet iu than public-houses , where liquors are sold and allowed , and by enforcing a stricter system of order in all our meetings for the transaction of trade business , in respect to the duties we have at such times mutually to perform .

      4 . —Admission of _Memm-hs . That any person wishing to join this Society shall pay the sum of one shilling ' , with the exception of members of old Trade Societies , who shall be admitted without fee . _AppYttltiCKi shall "be _niWiM-etl free , "by applying within two months after the expiration of their servitude . All persons admitted after that date to pay 2 s . Cd . 5 . —Cahds . That any person joining this Association shall not be allowed a card until he has been three months a member , except the late members of old Trade Societies , who _sh-.- . llbe entitled to a card at the expiration of one month from the time of their entering the Association .

      G . _—CRRTmCAlB OP MEMBEBSHUf . That there shall be one common card or certificate of membership . 1 _'hc general secretary to make the first numbering on the right hand corner , on the face of the card , and every sectional _secK-taiy on ihe left , on the face likewise , with , the district namein connection , That every sectional secretary , 0 r president , make , through the medium of the district secretary , every quart **** , nt least , i ; efore each assembly of tlic committee of Conference , a lull and distinct return of his card issues for thc preceding _cmarter ; and the general secretary accounting to the members of Conference for the particular and collective amount of these issues , and of the number which may remain In his possession . All cards are to be transmitted from the general secretary to the sectional secretaries , for the use of the sections . 7 . —Ann oai . _Ooxpebence .

      That the supreme government of the Association be vested in a Conference of delegates from such districts as now or hereafter may be agreed on -, each district numbering 500 members or less , to return one member . Any district comprising more than S 00 members to return two delegates to Conference . The next Conference to be held on the first Monday in May , 184 C , and the period of business at no time to be longer than . five clear days . Each delegate to furnish his own separate information , as relative to the desires , views , and circumstances of the _district whence he has been sent : the number of members , rates of wages there , and every other necessary information . T ' t- _general secretary to make minutes of these _sx-. _ucments , to arrange and classify the matter with the

      assistance of a sub-committee appointed from the Conference . Arcpovtto be drawn up from the chief facts and proposals so gathered together , and this report to be printed for the information of the whole Society . The Conference to have likewise the power to alter or amend any of the general laws , or to make new ones * to direct , limit , or control the proceedings of the committee of management , whenever they see any just or pressing reason for such interference . They are also to take recognisance ofthe true bearings of all such strikes as may transpire from sitting to sitting , with power , when they so choose , to recommend any partial or general strike . All expenses attendant on the Conference to be paid out of" the general income .

      s , —District _JCeeting . In the election of delegates to the district , eaeh section comprising one hundred members , or under , shall send one delegate ; above one hundred members two delegates : the election to be in accordance with the district laws , 3 . —Election oi Delegates . The delegates to the annual Conference to he elected from the delegates at the annual district meeting .

      ' . i - ¦ 10 . —Seat of _Goveuhmenx . That London be the seat of Government , and that the Executive Committee be elected by the Conference . _Nisin Dai ' s Sitting . *— "My . Ilyde resumed the chair The revision ofthe general laws was proceeded with , and the following adopted : — 11 . —Strikes . That any section requiring a strike against a reduction of wages , shall write tothe district secretary , stating all particulars and probable expense of the same , when thc district committee shall authorise one of its own bod y , with one from the nearest section thereto , to inquire into the nature of tbe dispute , and report to thc district committee ; that committee to be authorised to grant the same , by app lication to the general secretary , always providing the levies , then in existence , do not amount to more than threepence .

      12 . —General _Secketaet . That the Association will only recognise one paid officer—viz ., the general secretary , who shall be allowed £ 110 s . per week for his services .

      13 . DUTIES OF SECKETAHr . That the district in which the general secretary resides be empowered to appoint two persons to audit the accounts once in every quarter , and that thc general secretary shall transmit printed balance sheets of the same , tothe district secretaries , in the ratio of one for each section , within ten days of the time of auditing the same . That the Secretary have all accounts prepared for presentation to Conference on the first day of its sittings . All applications for levies to be made on a printed form ; such _applicationu to be sent to all the sections through the medium of the district secretary . In case of the death , resignation , or suspension ofthe general secretary , the district in whicli he resides at the time to be em . powered to electa general secretary pro tem . 14 . —Annual _Uistrict Meeting .

      Ba ch district is to have an annual meeting ofthe delegates , from the sections in thc district ; which is to take place , in all cases , six weeks before the Annual Conference , and at which district meeting , all the special and general matters of the district are to be made known , and all such information collected as will be required for the purposes * sf the Conference : the district secretary to be obliged to . transmit to the general secretary , within the first fortnight after , all such returns or facts as he may he there ordered to do , or as shall be required . Each district to pay its own delegate , and all other expenses of the meeting , by an equal levy on the members of the district .

      15 . —DlSTBICT SECEETAEV . That every district town have the election of the secretary to the district , who is to be paid out of the district fund . The duties ofthe district secretary are to transact all the general correspondence of the district ; to take minutes of the proceedings of each annual district meeting , and to transmit every matter he may be there ordered to do , to the general secretary , and the secretaries of his section . He is also to obtain from the latter every requisite "Yact to be known , such as the number and names of each section , disposal of cards , receipts and disbursements of monies for general purposes , and every other particular which is necessary to be laid before the members of the Annual Conference . 16 . — Retubk of Cleak _anu Uncleab Membebs to the dlstbict _secbetary .

      That a quarterly return be made from the secretary of every section to the secretary of his district , stating the names of all the clear and unclear members , and also those who have become scabs _orrefraetory , one week after each quarterl y meeting ¦ and for each neglect to bo fined 2 s . _« d , .

      After-soon _Sittixc—Tuursday , April 10 . ... . 16 . _—GuiiEBAi , Fund . That the income ofthe association be all such sums as Will be neCeSSai'V tO meet th « v _exiuMulitiirn _nmmnn to the

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      combined interest of its ' members , in levies , or any other payments . The available general fund is always to be considered as averaging sixpence per member , and a levy , more or less , to be put on whenever it is required , to keep it np to tliis amount : bat that each district have the keeping of its own portion of this general fund , being only compelled to transmit such part of the same as may be needed for the current purposes of the association ; llllj' district 01 Section not reiiiitfijiij such levies when ordered , within one month from the date thereof , shall be suspended until sueh time as thoy shall have complied with the rule . . 17 . —General Treasure !! .

      Thata general Treasurer be appointed by Conference ( subject to re-election ) and in whose report the financial stateof the association _bejduly set forth , the said treasurer IlOt tO hold more than £ 50 at any one time . In the event of death , resignation or other casualty , the district ' officers , where the treasurer resided , shall be empow « red to appoint a treasurer pro ten .

      • 18 . —Security of Funds . That , as the general fund is the joint property of the society , every branch shall be accountable for any defalcation occasioned by the officers it may appoint . 19 . JJOTICE OF _cnjlNCE of place in Sections , That on any section being about to alter the regular place of its meeting a notice of the same is in all cases to be sent a week ( if possible ) before to the district Secretary , so that no interruption may * ha _* ppen in the proper and regular transaction of business ; all neglect in this instance to subject the party to a fine of two shilling-- ami sixpence for any such offence .

      20 . —False _Hexukxs . That no secretary , sections , or district , make , alloir , or connive at , any false or imperfect returns , such us might lead into any wrong calculations , or entail any loss on the rightful income of the general fund ; and that ail such conduct shall be dealt with by the members of Conference as maybe there thought _ht-st , having authority to impose such penalty or penalties as the case ov cases may demand . 21 . — Division of Branches — When to he Allowed . That in all sections , where the members are both Men ' s Men and Women ' s Men , and thc number above fifty each , it . shall be _allou-id for the parties themselves , if tliey SO please , to become separate sections , on application to thc general secretary , and who shall sanction the same , provided there be an equitable adjustment of money matters between both _-oarties .

      2 'J . _—Contribution to sections . That each section be allowed to determine upon the amount of the contribution of its own members , in accordance with tlieir bye laws .

      23 . —Paymest of Old Society Bests . That al ! societies formed under the Old system and new modelled on the present , and indebted to any other society or section , are to be considered as specially answerable for the liquidation of the same from their own particular fund , should the lending society , or societies , _thiiil-. it necessary to demand such debt . 24 . —Strikes against Reduction . That in all cases of reduction , every matter concerning the same is to be laid before the committoe of management , and no strike is to be allowed without their having sanctioned it . 25 . —No _PoRCBASE Mosey to be _GiVEu . That any workman or workmen acting contrary to the interests of this Society , when any shop or shops are on strike , is on no account to be paid any money for leaving the same . 26 . —Payments on Strike .

      That there shall be two ways allowed ot paying _momlltVS OU Strike ; the one general , and the other optional The first to be paid out of the general _fsnd , which is to be as follows : —For a single man , leaving on strike , ten shillings ; for a married man , live shillings ; and for a wife , seven shillings per week ; and one shilling and sixpence per week for every child under fourteen years of age . The optional one to be such other sum , in addition , as any section or branch of the trade may tbink proper tu allow from thc funds supplied by their own bye-laws . This support to continue until the district committee , upon enquiry , shall see the necessity of counterman-Mill *

      thc same . On a member going on strike , and leaving a family behind hiin , thc same will be entitled to one vreckV pay at the expiration of six days from the commencement of tiie strike - _, but if the strike be . concluded before the expiration of that time , the secretary of the section shall give information of the fact , and when the payments will be as here stated , on such member being ordered to return . If one hundred miles away , or any other intermediate distance , he will be allowed one week ' s pay ; one hundred and fifty miles , two weeks' pay ; but no more than two weeks' pay is to be allowed , _whatever _didtancc he may be .

      27 . —Stiuxing President . In case of any strike or strikes , the officer or officer * who may be engaged in carrying out the same , to bo _piiiil by the section or sections where such strike or _striki _;? takes place . But in case of general strikes onc officw - in be employed , and paid one guinea per week from the general fund , 28 . —Strike Card . All cards given out on strike are to be slumped with the word " Strike , " along with such other devise as may , from time to time , be thought proper to protect against any attempt at imposition . 29 . —Teamping Money . No man to have tramping ' money until forty-eight hours from thc time the shop has been struck , nor to be entitled to receive the same afterthe shophasbeonstnie '; six days ,

      30 . —Branches to Strike at the same time . That all shops were Men's-men and 'Womcn _' s-men art employed , should the Men ' s-men be put on strike , tlic "Wbmen _' s-men shall also strike . 31 . —Impositions on Strike . Should any member be detected in giving a false xevum of his family , or getting support . from a shop he did not work for , he shall be fined ten shillings , and be made to refund whatever sum he has fraudulently received . 32 . _—Bioccixg Towns . That no town shall be blocked previous to a strike , nor above six weeks after the conclusion of a " strike .

      33 . —HEauLATio !* or Tramping . That any member going on tramp , in addition to his general card , be provided with a small entry book , in which is to be written the place and date wherein the bearer has been relieved , and that the payment on these occasions be made at the rate of fourpence at each section , and a bed for his wife , provided he stay the night ; ' and no continuous tramping support to be given after two months ; any individual suspected of making a regular livelihood by being on the tramp , and proved guilty oi the same , is to be dealt with as tbe section , where the detection takes place , may think proper to determine . Tenth Day ' s Sitting , Frida y , April 11 . — -Mr . Hyde _reBiimed the chair . The consideration of the laws was continued .

      38 . —Tramping _withoot Cards . Any member going on tramp without his card , shall have his debt written about by the secretary of the section that he may join ; and he must pay , in addition , sueh charge as the bye-laws of the section may authorise . 39 . —Losing Cards . Should any member be proved guilty of disposing of a card to another , he shall be fined ten shillings , and the party so obtaining such illegal card shall pay five shillings . 40 . —Delivery of Cards . Any member coming into town with a card , and not delivering it to the proper authority within three days , shall pay a fine of sixpence for each day ; and if married , or on strike , the same to be stopped from lus family ' s pay . Any member drawing a card and keeping it by him without going on tramp within the period above specified , to be subject to the like fine .

      41 . —Embezzlement of _Materuis _, . No member shall make away with the materials of any boots or shoes which he may have received to makeup , under pain of subjecting himself to a penalty of five shillings , and to make good the amount of such material . 42 . — -Superannuated Members . Any member arriving at the age of fifty-five to be considered superannuated , and shall pay no general contribution or levy , providing he has belonged tothe society for five successive years previously ; that he be not allowed to take any trade office ; and in case of strike , he shall receive ten shillings per week for himself and wife , and the relief for children . If single , seven shillings and sixpence per week , if he remain in town ; he shall not , however , be allowed to work , 4 B . _* = _" ? Cw ' Eti or Appeal ,

      A member , in case of any unjust exercise of authority against him by any trade officer , Bection or sections . «!» " ? appeal against the same to the district Committee ; or if he pleases , to the Conference , and who are empowered to see justice done him with the least possible delay .

      H _. —Purchase of Books of General Laws . Every member of this Association is tobe put in possession of tbe general laws , for which he is to pay the sum of onc penny . 45 . —Bbeach of General Laws . That no breach of these laws be allowed ; * wd where no penalty is expressed , the same is to be decided by the section or district where any sueh offen _^ h as been comT mitted . End ofthe RuUx Afternoon Sitting . —Mr . _Malcolm , Southampton , in a very able speech moved _{ jie following resolution ;—" That this _Confci-e _^ js 0 f opinion that for the better stability of "' Jne Association it would be impolitic _^ o engage _Vany strike for the ensuing twelve months . " Irfr . Scott , Brighton , seconded the motion After a , discussion , in which Messrs . Greensiade ,

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      Charles , Pittam , Hanley , Hunnibell , Page , M Gee , Boston ! , Smyth , ' Watson , Swain , Whitehead , and Hyde took part , the motion was lost , eleven voting for and twelve against it . .. _itvwas then resolved : — " That Mr . Daniel Morton : be ¦ : the _"Oi-eral treasurer to the _CWwainers Mutual Assistance Association , and that _ali moiiey-orders for thegcnoral fund be made payable to Mivpaniel Morton , Cleveland-street , _Fitzroy-sijuarc . — Mr . J . Smytliies was unanimously elected . general secretary . — A vote of thanks was , unanimously awarded to Mr . Smytliies for his past services . . — -Mr . Snivtli _, Bradford , on thc motion ot" Messrs . 1 . avail and " Ilosibvd , was unanimously elected a _mis-, sionary to extend the principles of the Mutual Association in Ireland . Mr . Smyth moved the following , resolution— ' That the districts throughout the

      association be requested to take into consideration the ut _* i . priety of adopting means to withdraw the surplus labourers from the labour market of the trade , and turn their attention ( o thc system of co-operation , or by subscribing toft tlllltl for tll 6 _[ _Mi-clinge ot laud ou which to phuse soine oi the . _mefmbei-3 t )/ OT * - ; trade ; " seconded by Mr . Steel , and carried u _.-milimout-ly . The _following resolutions were passed unanimously , —' . ' . That tlio thanks oftllia _ColliVlCllCC _fll'Ulllio to . the proprietor and editors * of- . the ' . " _vf / iem " . Star , for their able advocacy ofthe Trades '' ::. - . rest . " That the thanks of this Conference are _e-iiine-itly . due , and arc hereby given to Mr . Stallwood , the reporter ofthe Northern Star , for liis uniform-it ' endmice . and correct reports . " A voto : ofthanks-was then given to the Chairman , and the Co-nfciw . ee dissolved . in . ii n _. n imi _. i . i _i——iwiB-rm i '' —~— " —"" -ii- -m

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      MAKSION-UOTJSE . * ; * " . ' Mosb ' at . —An AccoiPiisnEO _ScbusiiBEL . —lie' y Pratt , who has undergone several examinations . _before- _nebord Mayor lipoil charges of fraud practised with _ri'Lurfchble _ingenuity and success , was brought up for'the purpose of being formnllv committed for . trial . Theprisoner , it appeared , _mentioi'od to the principal turnkey of the Compter , immediately before he left that prison for the "Mansion house , that he had _iieen busily occupied in his bed on the _precedini ! night . " About what ? " asked the turnkey , * ' Why , " said the captain , l _.-itighing , " I hare been reckoning up how many giris 1 have regularly done ; and how many do you think ? "ffliv , 1 reckoned up lire hundred ti _.-at I can swear to , and Clint ' s uot all . " The depositions in n case in which Pratt was charged with having committed a forgery upon thc banking-house of Hwries . _iii' C : ) ., in a chenuc for ten guinea * -, imrportiii _** : to lie drawn

      by Major lierrics ,. ah ofi ' _ieer hi India , whom the _prisoner personated with astonishing audacity , ivere then ' _re-td over _, •'•¦ a tt had managed _t-j impose so completely ii _' . 'on Mr . ¦ Villiain . _** , of No . _" 4 , Albemarle-strect , hotel and tavern i-ccper , who _Icnew the family of the Kight Hon . ill' . Merries , by _staling tliat he ivas Al . _-ijor _Ilei-ne _.- - _, just arrived from India , tliat Mr . Williams actually went to the baiikingliuiiso _, in wliich he was known , and stated that he had seen the major sign the cheque , which was fav a _s ° _'d watch procured from Mr . Dent , watchmaker , in the Strand . —The prisoner WHS committed upon the charge of _-Fovg-ery upon the house of _Hevries smd Co ., and upon the separate charges of fraud commilted upon Mr . Gowland _, Mr . Stammers , - Mr . 'Hobson , and Mr . Howard , itwas considered unnecessary to take the depositions in any other case , but it was stated that , since the li ) th of last month , upwards of fifty other wises could be _established .

      Extensive _FoaorRiES . —A young man named Clare Hunt , who had been in the service of . Mr . Keyi : oIds , merchant , of Ho . 12 , AustinMavs , was brought up W final examination , charged with having committed forgery . — G . M . Passenger , a person in the service of ill * . T . Tierce , ! of Ludgate-hill , dealerin cut glass , stated that on the 10 th of February the prisoner brought nn order to the following ' purport : —" "Mrs . _llcynolds would feel obli ;; ii '; by Mr . Kerce . sendingher by the bearer two pairs oi * !; audsorae quart decanters . " witness directed the goods _mcutioncd in the order to be packed up and delivered to I he prisoner . —Mr . llcynolds stated tliat tlic _jirisoncr _litid left his service previously to the date of the order . Tlio order was not in the handwriting of tlic witness ' s wife , _uis - . - was the prisoner authorised to apply tor the goods , cither i / . _i behalf ofthe witness or his wife . —A clerk in Mr . l ' oyr . wJs \ _. house proved that thc order was in the luindwrii :-. ; uf t ' _.-. e prisoner . —Three _similin * charges of fuigoiy- . mc upon the prosecution of Mr . _Ulliley , of the firm oi'lla : _! _.- . _.-md ' \' : ukcr , u \> nm \ _nv . _jevs -, another upon tliat of _Mttiv . -.-. ' .. U _* s * : e » v > . wt mid Co ., of Fleet-street , china and glass muiiuf _. - _. _cluvers ; and a third on that of Mr . Jfcehi , of i . _on . _' . cnli street ,. cutler , were also brought forward , and tin- _pr-r-oner was . committed for trial .

      THAMES . Muxday . —Theft . —Surah Hall \ _va :: i ; *• ¦¦ . * . '¦!*' " elfr . _Kl'dderip for filial essunination on a ui . « _i-j-c <¦¦ ' ¦ ¦ ' _- - _-ul ' _ngjiliite , linen , and _wwirhi' , ' _npparel , / . , i' Die v _.-ilue of £ _¦' _- .:. from _thi'd _* , vclliiiKJiousoof . Mr _.-l'eiiny , ! i lighterman , ¦ ¦ * i . _Tii , hucas-srreer . Commercial-road K : ist . —Mr . _lii-oue , eommittcd tho prisoner to Newgate for trial . Yot _' . VC _Jloiisi- _StbAIEUS . — Two diuiii-utire ' _.-m .- - . •• Wi no more than twelve years old , 'named Alfred O . _-. _i _..-, anil _Gem'se Thomas Montjoy , were charged with st _.-:: iing a i-: are * ; the property of Thomas Dyer , a _camiessio :- and buiider , residing at . Forest-gate , "West-1 lam , iu- i . s _:-e-x . It _an'ieavi'd that Dyer turned out the horse to _gr---.. In the " /( . Vest » l eight o ' clock o n Saturday morning . He saw it • Se at two o ' clock , but , not coming home at the usual lime , he went to look ior the animal , but found she was _, o : ie . About half-past ten thc same night he heard she vns at , the Bow station-house , _ivbere-he found her .

      —Policeconstable Diver , 358 IC , saw the prisoners about halt-past seven o _' eluek , on the road , about a im ' . e and a half on the v _.-av to town . One was riding amave , and the other _leading her . She had no bridle , but a sort of halter , made out of an old red comforter , and a piece ot" twine . They were stopped at the bar by the toll-keeper , when Callin stated that he had no money , and liontjoy said " stop till we retran . " The constable , suspecting that the animal hail been stolen , questioned Callin , who said the mavc _belonged to Mr . Dennis , an ironmonger at Stratford , who scut hiin . ' ., ;• ic to "Mr . Mayiie _' s fields at icytonstone . The constable _iiiid there was no such person at l . eytonstonc , and took _Lho prisoners into custody . When tiiey had gone a little way Callin turned very pale , and said , " you may lake me if . you like , but it ' s all right . " When asked again from a bum he brought the mare , lie said from Mr . Ling-mi ' s fields , ' liontjoy told the constable that he met Callin aecidciitallv : thathe aslccd liim to go with him , and that they

      got the _hovsc from a boy . He afterwards cried and said , " I'll tell no more lies about it . That ' s my comforter on hi *; neck , aud Callin put it on . " The constable then took thorn , to the station-house on the charge i . f horse stealing _, lie found two keys on Callin , who he fbund resided at 22 _> lH ; ichir ,. - _jj-e-s ! riet , ' l > i _uj-y-2 _fii-, e ; and ar the residence of Mi . _iifjoy , lb , ilofh ' s-street , Clare-market , ho found an . iron ehir . « l _, whieh the prisoner ' s mother told him had been _stcicn from a coachbuildcr in bong-acre . The !>¦;¦ * . _s horo bad characters ; and he understood -Montjoy v . ' :-: ' : i the habit of putting oft i \ n apron and _s- ing to tv .. _iesihcn ' s _id'ops to ask if they , wanted ; i boy , taking thc opportunity uf appropriating anything he could lay his hands on . — ihiiitjoy _. ' _ni his defence , said lie was playingin theForest , when a * boy . who was on the horse , asked him if he would

      have a vide . He said yes ; upon which the boy put him on tiie horse , and he rode up and down the _ifiain road . The boy then stated lit wanted to go home , _ati .-ne of the cows had calved , but he (" Montjoy * said , "Let . _ae have another ride , " to which the boy replied , " What will you give me 1 " He gave the boy the thong of a whip , mid then thc boy said , " You may take the horse and do as you like with him . "—Callin made no _defi-ncc . —Mr . Broderip ( to _LH-er ) : Ho you purpose to prosecute these children for the felony ?—Dyer : Certainly . —Jlr . Droderip : Que naturally feeh _liesit-icion at . sending children ol' suc / l tender agC foi * trial ; but , though young in years , I fear they are old in _initjuity . As you are resolved to prosecnto , there is no other course loft . —The prisoners , who appeared to take thc matter with great unconcern , were then fully committed to Newgate .

      Tuesday.—Dangerous Ahusenest,—Shootiso A...

      Tuesday . —Dangerous Ahusenest , —Shootiso A ilAK . —Isaac J . Barrett , a boy , aged fifteen years , the son ofa master baker , carrying on business in Artichoke-row , fronting _Mile-end-road , was brought before Mr . Broderip yesterday , on a charge of shooting a man , named llichard _Swn-jwc , -foreman to _ilv . Samuel Schrier , a _rope-malier , ofNo . 1 , _Wade's-place , whose grounds adjoin the - vden in the rear of thc premises belonging to the pri _: _tier ' s father . A certificate was put in , stating that _Kiuhartl Swayne was admitted into the London Hospital ti . _ut afternoon , with a gun-shot wound in his back , and * .- ; .-it he was in danger therefrom . It appeared from the _evidence that about two o'clock in the afternoon the prisoner was in his father ' s garden firing the contents of a loaded pistol at a tin kettle , and whatever it contained perforated the

      palings separating Mr . Schner ' s grounds from the g _.-irden , and the wounded man , who was in the rope-ground , was shot in the buck and fell . He was raised from the ground by the workmen and conveyed to the house of Mr . Wallis ,. a surgeon , in the Mile-end-road , who advised his immediate removal to the London Hospital . The prisoner wa » soon afterwards taken into custody . He admitted that ! he fired the pistol , whieh his brother delivered to a policeman named Horler , No . 1 G 3 K . Mr . Schrier said his foreman had received a wound " on the blade-bone ofthe shoulder . " Itwas a jagged wound , and he didnot think it was made by a gun-shot . The prisoner , who cried loudly , Enid he loaded the pistol with a piece of lead , and . ' fired at a tin kettle , but thc lead went through the palings , and he couldn ' t help it . Mr . Broderip remanded the prisoner .

      _uiiriiih . rii ' x w Mj 1 j . TUURSOAT .- —TBKEATESiNGTO l _' _oisos . —Ann Murphy a big , ferocious looking woman , ivas charged with threatening to poison her husband . The husband , a tpiiet , poor fellow , living at No . 9 , Peter ' s lane , St . Sepulchre's , swore that lie was in continual fear of his life from _hiE wife ' s violence . A month ago she threatened to stab liim , and he brought her before this court . She was sent to prison for a i ' _jrtnight in default of bail . At the expiration ofthe sentence she returned home , but had not been long in the house when she attempted to burn it by pouring a quantity of turpentine on tho fire . He extinguished the uirew

      _iise and she , without any provocation , a uorae it his head , and swore she would poison him ana their eldest dau ghter , so that they were in continual fear of their lives . On Tuesday last she renewed her threat of poisoning , and he feared she would carry it into effect . — Mr . Greenwood : What have you to say to this , prisoner ? —Prisoner : O , the wicked wretch , he'd swear anything . — The daughter , a modest , decent-looking girl , was called , and she ) with tears in her eyes , corroborated her father's testimony . —Prisoner ( to the daughter ) : 0 , you ave a nice youth , ain't you ?— In default of bail she was conimittid for ten day 6 , .

      Great Chess Match Nr Electric 'Fbiarobap...

      Great Chess Match _nr Electric 'fBiaroBAPir . —* - On Thursday , a long and intensely-interesting game . of chess was played by Mr . Staunton , who was at Gosport , and Mr . Walker , who was in London , by :-means of the electric telegraph on the London _and- - South-Wcstern Railway line , by which the moves of " the players , who were a distance of eighty miles from - each other , were communicated in less than a quarter of a minute , and with as much facility as if theywere in tho same room . The game was commencea * - by Mr . Walker , the first _moye being 63 to 77 , ' indi- eating that the knight ' s pawn was moved two _squiires forward . This was the plan adopted _-ftrouffhout for communicating the result of e . T-h moye _^ _iThe ' _ga-rtie <* was commenced about _rioon , and Iaated » _vithtidt- into-mission , for nearly nine hou-ra _^ _fe'Atn'i' _vontestwas at length given upy both partieB agreeini' _fnafit was a drawn game . \ Not the least _iriterestiY _/¦ _jia-ifef . the matter is , the hew deYelopment-whici . " u : > tibrdr of the powei * s and uses of the electr < hin . » _r'' -: _' " _**> graph .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 12, 1845, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_12041845/page/1/