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      Parliamentary Review.. " Itis A Long Lan...

      straws ahout ihe actual condition of the people—except ia so far as that might help to give colour ta certain rival theories . Further : the state of the nation is not to be radically amended hy any of these theories . There is more in Heaven and earth , than is dreamt-of in the philosophy of either Protectionist or Free - fra _^ er . .

      Straws Ahout Ihe Actual Condition Of Jul...

      July 14 , 1849 . THE NORTHERN STAR . V - : _^" _^ _—^— | _, | in , , - ¦ — : — ¦ _ ¦ _ - - - - ' - - - - . _. . ¦ U ¦ - . ; : - ' - * _ - _^^^^^^^ temm _* _^ _^^^^^^* w _^^*** _^^^^ _^ mmmmmm _^^^^^^^ _^^^^___ ' ______**^ mmmm * mmmm _***^^ ii ii ii i i un ¦¦ _iiiiiiiwumi ' uMwmjaKmjcMmnmuim _^ mjm

      Morning Dt&Rgs Liave Teen Pretty Regular...

      Morning dt & rgs liave teen pretty regular for the purpose of disposing of bnsiness , before % _members generally liave taken "French leive , _- " and left it to " some three score or so of MefatigaUes and Placemen . In this manner

      _Aatmncbi-talked about , bnt silly measurethe _J & _uj mm . Rate for Ireland , has been carried through committee . Its effects on the permanent prosperity of the country , -will , we "believe -with Mr . Bbight , be _tiil . Whether the Encumbered Estates Bill will emerge a _worMag , er an emasculated measure—from the Lords—remains to he seen . If the latter , another Session has " beenfhrow-Q away -without doing anything of a permanent character for ihe sister country . An advance of 500 _, O 00 L to a particular railway , and a visit -from the Quees , -wiU compensate hut slenderl y for such a fact .

      S Eceipts Of The National Land Company. ...

      S ECEIPTS OF THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . Fob the Week _JUsdisg _TnuESDAr , _Jt-xt 12 , 1849 . SHARES . £ s . d . £ s . a . Chepstow -. 2 -i 0 Blairgowrie .. 013 0 _Merthyr , "Wil- Crayford .. m 4 Bams .. 0 13 8 T . nodges .. 0 2 6 "Manchester .. 019 0 J . VJgurs .. 0 3 6 -So ttiugbam .. 1 7 3 J . Greenwood .. 0 2 0 Sleaford .. 0 3 0 J . "Vi gnrs .. 0 4 6 "Liverpool .. 2 2 6 __ _, ____ . Jfall - _** ¦ 6 2 £ 27 7 6 Sheffield .. 12 15 1 - - EXPENSE FUND . -No ttingham .. 0 2 0 "Joseph Kay .. 0 2 0 Konvich .. 0 3 0 "Blackburn .. 020 £ 090 MONIES RECEIVED FOR THE PURCHASE OF MATHON . & P ., Great "Mai- "W . & , per Jfr . Tern .. 5 0 0 Silvester , Han-TV . A ., "Ditto .. 40 0 0 ley .. 20 0 0 G . B ., Shipley .. 40 0 0 P . S ., _Xeaming-It . n ., _Xorfolk .. 20 0 0 ton .. 113 10 P . S ., _ieaming-- J . _WL , Bristol .. 10 0 0 ton .. 14 " 0 0 J . & , 3 Ianchester 39 2 2 ft ' . Y .. Sheffield 10 0 0 3 . 5 ., Manehester 1 0 0 £ 1911 C 0 TOTALS . _^* _" land Fund ... ... 27 7 6 Expense ditto ... ... ... 0 9 0 Bonus ditto ... ... ... 10 0 0 Xoan ditto — ... ... 0 10 0 _Transfers ... ... ... ... 0 3 0 _Jlathon 191 16 0 £ 230 5 6 W . _Disojf , C . _Dos-lb , """""""""" T . Cure , Cor . Sec . P . _M-Gkaih , Pin . Sec .

      Executive Fund. Received Liy 3. Kydd.—Pr...

      EXECUTIVE FUND . Received liy 3 . Kydd . —Prom the Chartists of _Sheerness , fo . Si ; Iaverpool , per J . Parrel , 10 s . DEFENCE FUND . Eeceivcd at Laxd Ofnet—Thos . Merry , Is . VICTIM FUND . " Keceived at Land OmcE . —Glohi and Priends , Is . 6 d . ; Crown and Anchor , 5 s . 3 d . ; G . AV . 6 d . ; George Greensdale , Gs . Sd . FOR MRS- JONES . Received at I . £ _nt > _Oehce .-E . S ., 5 s . Gd . - "Received "by TV . Hid- * - * . —Democrats , Alexandria , per J . M'lntyre , £ 1 . FOR COST OF MACNAMARA ' S ACTION . Received hy W . Rideb . —3 . Etson , Sheffield , 6 d .

      FOR WIVES AND FAMILIES OF VICTIMS . _^ Received "try AV . Hides . — "Mr . Stephens , Jersey , 2 s . Gd . ; " Democrats , Alexandria , per J . ll'Intjre , £ 1 -, Nottingham , per J . Sweet , gd . ; _Xorth-ricli , per AV . Rowe , 2 s . 4 d . ; T . Whallev , .- south Stockton , 5 s . ; HuU Chartists , per G . Bamett , * lQs . ; Derby , per AV . Short , 10 s . , NATIONAL VICTIM FUND . Received hy J . Anson . — . Mr . Moore , per AV . Shute , Is . Sir . _l'ilgi-hn * per Mr . Lnnn , Gd . ; AVcstininster , per J . Orasshv , 2 s .: Chartists of Sheemess , per E . Stallwood , I " - * . Si . 1 Soutli London Hfltt , per J . " Duval , 7 s . ; "E rnest "Jones Locality , per J . MTeigh , 6 s . 4 d . ; Land Office , as per Star , 14 s . Id . ; Mr . Older , as per Star , £ 2 10 s . 7 d . —Total , £ 4 Ss . Su .

      ' - If remitters for Star , or other-rise , will persevere jn the folly of sending com in letters they must sustain the loss , incase of _uoiwIcKvery here . Mr . B . said others wiU , 1 hope , take theliint—AV . _Ridee .

      A* "National Iia-Ftd Company. Conference...

      a * _"NATIONAL IiA-ftD COMPANY . CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES . In consequence of fhe manifold _obstructions interposed hy prejudiced authority to the legalisation ofthe Company , the Directors liave . resolved to hold-a conference at Snig ' s End , on Monday , August 6 th , 18 i 9 , to consider the -whole question of the Company , -with a - view * to its decisive and satisfactory settlement . The "members are requested to attend particularly to the following rules for tlie election of Delegates . " i . —That meetings of branches "be held 'between Monday , the 16 th instant , and Monday , the 23 rd * to nominate candidates . 2 . —That it shall he competent for each Dranch in a district to nominate as many candidates

      as there are delegates assigned to the district of wliich it forms part . 3 . —That _branch secretaries shall send the names of their candidates to the district secretary by AVednesday , the 25 th instant . Any nominationreceived after that day shall be considered null and void . 4 . —That it shall be imperative upon every district secretary to notif y to the several uraucb . secretaries in Ms district , on or before Saturday , the 28 th instant , the names of all candidates received by him , according to rule 3 . 5 . —That meetings of the "branches shall he held on Monday , the 30 th instant , to elect a delegate or delegates from the list of nominations supplied by the district

      _secre-6 . —That the branch secretaries shall forward to the district secretary the result ofthe branch elections by AVednesday , August the 1 st , thus affording time to the -district secretary to apprise the successful candidate of Ms election . ? . —That in case a district secretary shall be a candidate , the district branch shall appoint a secretary to act pro tern ., in as far as the elections are concerned . B . —That each branch shall take immediate

      steps to collect threepence from each memher , to defray the expense of the delegation . The subscriptions to be sent without delay to the district secretaries , who shall forward them , or a sufficient amount of thein , to the successful candidate . " ' „ I—Branches not named in thelist below shall vote in that district the district town of Avhich is nearest to them .- - Nortliampton District-Wmiam'Monday Silverircet , Secretary . —Peterborough , Wellingborough , _lettering * Coventry , Warwick , _"Leiunington , itonev Stratford"Newport 1 _' agnel .

      , _^ sJndon District . — . tJavld Morrison , % DaVh ireet , Secrctaiy . —Banbury , -Minster , -Witney _'ConnorviUe , "Newbury , Reading , Devizes , _farket _Xavington , Salisbury , Oxford _^ _SficJddDuirfei _^ _George Cavill , 3 % _^ ce _^ street _, ecretaiy . —Sheffield , Kotherham , Barnsley , _uon ister _. _-TTorsboro' Conunon . , „„„;„ Nottingham District-James _^^} - G g ecrefary _.-Sottinghain , "Newark , Mansfi < f > Su _* - n , Carrington , Sew Radford , East Retford . __ Leicester _^ District- Thomas _Newton 36 , Fleet--reet , Secret 3 i _* y _.-Derby , Leicester , Belper , Lough orongh , Mount Sorrell , _Bunowash . _Manchester m _« rirt-William Foster , Ahce-street ,

      _svonsliire-street , llulme , Secretary . „ . Salford District— Thomas Tomnnson , * onurcnove Pendleton , Secretary . —Salford , "Newtonatl _**! Jfi ddlcton , Eccles . . _- ¦¦ - ¦ Preston District— James Brown , Moor-lane , Sea-Cry _ p reston , Chorley , Glithero , "Lancaster , AVara _^ -n _. _Bwkenh' _^ a _. andTlTCrpooL _.-,... _fbJtmi _Dktrirtr-Willixm Picfevance , 18 , _DuncanrMt . S ecretary . —Bolton , Bury , Hey wood , Rad-WBrid _<** e , Blackburn , _Accnngton , Haslmgden , _ni-ui

      _SS _^«^ _Jame _s Edwa _^ _hat _u-K _^ ecretarT . --Teig nniontb , Trnro _Totness , _™ _ZX _^ I- * P _^ _cMace *

      A* "National Iia-Ftd Company. Conference...

      Secretary . —Tiverton , Barnstaple , Bridgewater , South Molton , Collumpton , Wellington , Taunton . Bristol District—Charles Clark , St . George's , St . Philip ' s , Secretary . —Bath , Merthyr , _Newport , Abergavenny , Monmouth , Glocester , Cirencester , Upton , Lowbands , Suig ' s End . Worcester District—James Harding , City Arms , Secretary . — -Kidderminster , Stourbridge , Pershore , Bromsgrove , Malvern . Bradford ( _YorkJDistrict—Michael Connell , Albionsquare , Manchester-road , Secretary . —Idle , Otley , Clayton , Bramhope , Keigldcy . _SuU District— George Barnett , 177 , High-street , Secretary . —Leeds , Armlcy , Selby , York , Scarborough .

      Newcasdc District— -Two members—Mr . Forest , _Railway-teirace , Secretarv . — -Xewcastle-upon-Tyne , Windynook , "North and " South Shields , Carlisle , Sunderland , Durham , _Bishopswearmoutb , Easington lane , Thomley , Cockermouth . Birmingham District— Charles Goodwin , 19 , Darwin-street , Secretary . — "Birmingham , "Wolverhamp ton , _BOston , Walsall , SniGthwieL Hanley District— 'Mr . Silvester , Tontine-street , Secretary . —Hanley , Longton , Barslem , Crewe , Congleton . Stockport District—T . "Woodhonse , 4 , Angelstreet , Secretary . —Stockport , Chestei _* , Hyde , Macclesfield . _Ashton District—James Taylor , " Turner-lane , Secretary . _—Ashton , Staleybridge , Mottram , Glossop , Dackinfield , Moslcy , Dioylesden .

      Burnley District—Henry _ Smith , Curron-street , Secretary . —Burnley , Padiham , Colne , Barrowford , Bacup , f odmorden , " Skipton , Hebden-bridge . Rochdale District—Edward Mitchell , 55 , Cheetham-street , Secretary . —llochdale , Oldham , Hollingwood . JfaHfax District—3 . S . _Anderson , Blaekledge , Secretary . —Halifax , Elland , Sowcrby , "Wakefield , Huddersfield , Dewsbury , Little Town , Holmfirth . Brighton District—George Giles , Victoria-street , Secretory . —Brighton , Chatham , Maidstone , Tunbridge , Crayford , Isle of "Wight , Portsmouth , Southampton , Gosporfc , Blandford . Ipswich District—Mr . Gerrard , _XewsAgent , Secretary . —Braintree , _Buiy St . Edmunds , Colchester , Brightlingsea , _Norwich , "Wisbeach , Lynn , Ely , Brandon , Yannouth , Cambridge . London District —( Two membersV—Mr . Fidge , "Whittington and Cat , Church Eow / Bethnal-green , Secretaiy . —London , Greenwich , Wandsworth , Hammersmith .

      SCOTLAND . Glasgow District—Duncan Sherrington , Romford , street , Bridgeton , Secretary . —Greenock , Alexandria , Kilmarnock , Paisley , Campsea , Hamilton-Falkirk , Dennv . Edinburgh District—Mr . Camming , 14 , Duncanstreet , Secretary . —Georgie Mills , Aloa , Alva , Kirkaldy , Dundee , Perth , Aberdeen , Arbroath . Thomas Claiik , Cor . Sec .

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      Richmond. — Riot Asd Assault. — Samuel M...

      RICHMOND . — Riot asd Assault . — Samuel Martin , a pugilist ; James Wilson , a licensed Tictualler at 49 , Paul-street , Finsbury ; and Thomas Ballard , were charged with having violently assaulted several of the messengers of the Court of Bankruptcy ; and a further charge was made against Philip Salter , a farm servant , for assaulting the police . —Mr . Jones said he represented the assignees ' of Mr . Hugh Swan , of _Hanway-street , Oxford-street , laccman , who became bankrupt in April last ; a fiat was issued accordingly , and trade assignees appointed , under whose direction a farm at Mortlakc , belonging to the bankrupt , was seized , and two men placed in possession . On Monday a sale was announced , but bills had been posted , cautioning the

      public against buying , as thc sale waa illegal , and would be resisted . At the hour of sale a fly and a chaise-cart , laden with rufSans , armed with bludgeons , arrived , and were dispersed in different parts ofthe farm . The auctioneer attended at the appointed time , accompanied by two bankruptcy messengers , and mounted a chair for the purpose of putting off the sale sine die , when a man , named David Wilson , accompanied by about thirty men armed with bludgeons , made a general attack , upon the messengers and auctioneer ' s men , who were driven off the farm , and the premises barricaded . —

      Mr . Price raised an objection to the jurisdiction of the magistrates , inasmuch as there was a disputed title to the land ; and he further contended that the bankruptcy messengers and other parties seizing on the estate were trespassers . —' The Bench decided on heaving the evidence , and several -witnesses having been examined , who proved that "Wilson and other persons not in custody had been guilty of great violence , "Wilson was bound over in his own recognizances of £ 50 , with one surety of £ 50 , to appear at the adjourned sessions in August ; Salter was fined £ 5 for resisting the police , and the two other defendants were discharged .

      THAMES . _—Mvkderovs ASSAULT . —Silas Frost , a foreign seaman , was charged with cutting and wounding his wife , Mary Frost . The complainant , coming home from her work on the previous night , found her husband very drunk . She gently expostulated with him , when he took up a china teapot , capable of holding half a gallon , and dashed it at her head . She fell down senseless from the blow , and a woman , named St . John , hearing her screams rushed in and found lier lying on the floor weltering in her blood , whilst lier husband lay near her in drunken insensibility . A constable was called in , and he was given into custody . —The prisoner , in his defence , said his wife , who was always drunk and led him a wretched life , must have injured herself in one of her intemperate moments . —Mr . Ingham said it was a most cruel assault , and ordered the prisoner to find bail to answer the charge at the sessions .

      Jewel Robbeky . —Moses _Julins , a carpenter , residing at So . . 1 , Bull-court , Petticoat-lane , was charged with stealing a gold bracelet , value £ 7 7 s ., a cameo brooch , value £ 2 10 s . ; a pair of gold earrings , value £ 2 10 s . ; and a gold ring , value £ 1 Is ., the property of Major George Wilson , an artist , residing at 38 , Minories . The prisoner was called in to put up a bedstead , and after he had left the property was missed by Mrs . Wilson . It appeared that the prisoner , who was in liquor at the time , pledged the cameo brooch and the ring at a pawnbroker's in Spitalfields for 8 s . He then returned to his job which was unfinished , and , bein «*; taxed with the robbery , gave the bracelet to Mrs . Wilson , and threw some of the articles away . Another portion of the plunder was found in thc area of an empty house adjoining Ms residence . He was fully committed for trial .

      Outrage by a Cabxiax . —C . _Bindniai'sh , a cabdriver , was charged with assaulting Mi * . " Wm . Yann , a carcase-butcher in _Norton Folgate , under the following circumstances . It appeared from the evidence ofthe complainant and other witnesses , that on the afternoon of Tuesday week the coachman of Mr . Longman , the publisher , was driving two ladies in bis master's carriage from the Shore-fitch station of the Eastern Counties' Railway , and had just turned into Worship-street , when lie observed a cab , driven by the defendant , approaching at a rapid pace from the opposite direction , and to avoid a collision , whicli appeared inevitable Irom the narrowness of the thoroughfare , he stopped his horses , and drew close up to the edge of the kerb . The

      defendant , however , came on with unabated speed , and in endeavouring to pass the oft-wheel ofthe cab became locked in thc hind wheel of the carriage and stopped his further progress . After an ineffectual effort to force his way on , the defendant hastily dismounted from his box , and seizing the reins of the carriage-horses . made a violent attempt to back them into Shorediteh , hut , failing in his object , ran up to the door of the carriage , and addressing thc ladies with an oath demanded to have their card . One of the ladies replied , that they were not provided with a card , but that their address was Southgate House , Ifighgate , and requested him to allow them to proceed . He refused to do so , and after assailing them with the most offensive expressions ,

      again seized the heads of the horses , and jerKcn them about with such violence that they p lunged and reared , and caused the carnage to oscillate in the most alarming manner .- Whilst this was going on , the second lady put her head out of the window and ofiered the defendant some money to desist , but several persons having called out to her not to submit to extortion , she appealed to them for protection , and the complainant immediately ran forward , and seizing the defendant by the collar , endeavoured to _foree ; hun away from the horses' heads . Tbe defendant thereupon commenced such a violent attack upon him that he was compelled to " retreat back into his shop , hut was instantly followed thereby his assailant , who - continued abusing him and striking him until he was rescued by the bystanders

      —James Harris , Mr . Longman s coachman , and two tradesmen named Bromford and Jennings , corroborated the preceding statement in every particular , describing the defendant ' s conduct as the most reckless and outrageous they had . ever witnessed , and expressing an opinion that he was decidedly intoxicated . —Mr . Heritage , who appeared for the defence , addressed the magistrate on behalf ot his client , and called two witnesses , but was unable to elicit anything from them at all material in vindication ef the defendant ' s conduct . —Mr . Hammill said that he considered the defendant had been guilty of a most scandalous outrage , and he should therefore sentence him to pay the full penalty of £ 5 , or in default should commit him for two months to the House of Correction .. The penalty not being paid , the defendant was removed in tbe van . -

      Chbkch Pl-Crauties. —A Return Obtained B...

      Chbkch _Pl-crauties . —a return obtained by Mr . Hume , M . P ., gives a long list , extending , over a space of nineteen pages , of clergymen ofthe Church of England who hold two' or more _benefices-aHd _preferments-ih the church , and appointed since th _4 passing ofthe Benefices Plurality Act . Thc total number of those clergymen amounts to nearly 600 .

      Letters To The Working Classes. Lii. " W...

      LETTERS TO THE WORKING _CLASSES . LII . " Words are things , and a small drop of ink Falling—like dew—upon a thought , produces That which makes thousands , perhaps millions , think" eyron .

      VICTIMS AND LAWYERS . THE FALL OF ROME . A WORD FORTHE HUNGARIANS , Brother _Proletarians , Afew days ago I had the melancholy satisfaction of seeing your persecuted friends—Ernest Jones and Fusseli . They had been brought _ironi their prison to fhe City Guildhall to give evidence in the case of " Macnamara versus O'Connor ; " they were , however , not examined . A fraternal recognition passed between us , but I was not allowed to converse with them ; moreover , on requesting

      permission to be allowed to supply them with refreshment , fruit , & c , the boon I aolicited was rudel y refused . I am happy to say that our brothers appeared to he in good health ; indeed , I have never seen Fusseli , look so well ; and often have I seen Ernest Jones look worse . Of their present sentiments of course I cannot speak positively : hut if I might judge by the fire of thoir eyes , and those glances which to me communicated volumes of thought—I could not hut conclude that , though oppression may have tortured their

      material frames , it has failed to cow their resolute hearts . The world has alread y heard something of Ernest Jones , and as I gazed upon his physiognomy , so eloquently expressive of intellect , sincerity , humanity , and heroism , I said to myself , of that man the world Kill yet hear more than it has heard already . ¦ For the people ' s sake , as well as for my friend ' s sake , I pray for the continued health and strength of Ernest Jones , that he may be enabled to pass through the terrible ordeal of the year of suffering yet before him .

      On -whatever legal grounds the jurors in the case pf " Macnamara versus O'Connor " may have thought themselves justified in returning a verdict for the p laintiff , it must have been evident to every unprejudiced person present at the trial , that there were no moral grounds for that verdict . It is only fair to say that Lord Denman _' s " summing up" was strictly impartial ; indeed , it was evident that he did not consider Mi * . O'Connor liable for the amount claimed b y the plaintiff . But , in spite of the impartiality of the Judge , and the able address of thc defendant ' s counsel , the Jury condemned Mr , O'Connor to pay the sum of 101 / . 17 s . 6 d ., claimed by the plaintiff , with , of course , all the costs of the trial _.

      VVhateverthe Jury might know , or might choose to affect ignorance of , you know that their verdict is a sentence of robbery passed upon Mr . O'Connor . With as much justice might any one of you he condemned to pay the amount claimed b y _Macnasiara . Mr . O'Connor says he will demand a new . trial ; hut , in the event of another legal struggle , will he fare better ? I douht it . The 6 oiiri ; eoisie chewed very lustily at the Princess ' s Theatre on

      finding that they were to have the support , instead ofthe opposition , ofthe Member for Nottingham ; hut how many of the cheerers would acquit him were he in the dock and they in the jury-hox ? For myself , I must say , that with all due respect for Parliamentary and Financial Reformers , I have a holy horror of their tender mercies ; and most fervently I pray that my friends ofthe shop may never be called upon to exhibit then' loving-kindness towards L'Ami du Peuple .

      I need not waste space in reminding you of your duty in the matter under notice . Your own hearts , your own sense of justice , will bid you do your utmost to free Mr . O'Connor from the legal responsibility thrown upon him by the verdict of Monday last . If Mr . O'Connor follows up his announcement of moving for a new trial , it will be your duty to sustain him with pecuniary aid , and should he ultimately he compelled to pay a debt of which , in point of fact , he owes not one farthing , he will be robbed and wronged , and you will be dishonoured if you fail' to reimburse him every penny the force of law , hut not of justice , may pxact fi-om him .

      It appears that Macnamara _' s bill , in full , amounted to . 316 / . l ? s . 6 d ., of which he had received 215 / . previous to commencing the late action . I will not dispute that every item in the account is a legal charge ; ofthat I , know nothing—hut _haA'ing a great respect for the law , I will take it for granted that not even a solitary " Gs . 8 d . ' is charged Illegally ; still 1 should like . to know what was done for our friends for the 316 / . 17 s . Qd ., which could not have heen as well done for one-fourth or onesixth of the money . Tou must hear in mind , that Nixon ' s bill for defendin _g Vernon is

      independent of Macnamara ' s account . The Lord save me and mine from lawyers . It is now too late to protest on account of the past , and , as regards the future , I hope that , escaping persecution , the Chartists will have no occasion for the services ofthe " profession ;" hut if , unhappily , persecution should again decimate our ranks , I trust that at least every man who can speak from a platform will do the same from the dock . I would not

      absolutely interdict the employment of lawyers ; I think that , in the case of men who unfortunatel y might find themselves in thc clutches of the law , and be unable to speak for themselves , " legal defence" should be provided for them ; hut otherwise each patriot should conduct his own defence . Had Mr . Macnamara' s clients defended themselves , they could not have been more severely treated than they have been , and some , hundreds of pounds would have been saved to sustain and comfort

      their bereaved families . The cause , too , would have greatly gained by such a course on the part of the Chartist victims . Even a feSv words—words of sincerity and feelingfrom the lips of the persecuted patriots themselves , would have told better on the Jury and the public , than the most finished speeches of paid counsel , . " "Who , right or wrong , will advocate for gold !" How much move effective would have been the orations of more than ono of Mr . Macnamara s clients , who , had they spoken , would have cast into the shade the vaunted " forensic

      eloquence" of the gents in wigs and gowns For Chartiststo fee and feed lawyers—whether attorneys or barristers—is a sort of self-stultification . Mr . Sergeant Allen , addressing the jury for the plaintiff , on Monday last , took great pains to show that Mr . MaCNAJIARA entertained no sympathy with , ' and never had had connexion , as a politician , with the Chartists , whom the " learned gentleman" : libelled and . sneered at to his heart ' s content ; why ? he was privileged to speak where no

      Chartist dared reply . But though no Chartist , Mr . Macnamara has no objection to pocket Chartist cash . Like the . Roman Emperor , he cares not where the money comes from so long as he gets it . Sergeant Allen , too , would at any moment jump at a brief to defend a Chartist ) let him only be well paid for it . Faugh ! These lawyers . make one ' s gorge rise . Moses showed himself but half a conjuror , "when he omitted lawyers from the list of plagues , with which he tormented the Egyptians .

      Rome has fallen 1 In vain have her sons poured out their blood and laid _, down their lives in her . defence . Might has ' conquered Right , and heroic Virtue has fallen heneath fhe blows of triumphant Crime . Yet , glory to Mazzini ! Qlory to , _Garibalm ! Eternal honour to : all the . heroes who have dared , done , arid—oh ! hitter word—fallen in defence Of Truthi - Justice , Liberty , and the ' holy cause of Humanity ! Curses , black and heavy , upon then- _conquerors ; and , oh ! may infamy ,

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      eternal , twine round the names of Buonaparte and Oudinot ' The scoundrell y French journals assert- the lie that the French were received with acclamations on the part of the Roman people . Believe them not . It is possible that those universal traitors and cowards ,, the men of property , may have applauded the French , either to testify their natural exultation at the ruin of Liberty , or to save their wealth from the clutches of their Gallic " protectors" —probably bothmotives influenced the dastards , if there were any such , who cheered the entrance ofthe French assassins ; it is possible , too , that a few partisans of the Pope may have rejoiced atthe success of that " po d-stained hypocrite ' s restorers ; but in spite of aU the liars—French and _"Enirfish—take ray word

      loriptnat tlie _hoai-y-lieaded fathers who had seen then-sons stretched on the earth bv Oudinot ' s cannon-balls—the wives , tho sisters , ' the lovers , who had seen the objects of tlieir love and affection mowed down by the shot and shells of their city ' s enemies—take my word for it that they , and the thousands of patriots who for weeks had braved the artillery of the French , did not rejoice at the triumph of their enemies , and the murderers of _SSffS *» _« . re _^'* iv _« 8- Indeed it ia very ( _touDtiui it the Prench received anything in the ? _S ™«« _feT * _l . ' _* stated' - - this evening s papers that private letters received from Rome at Pans state that the French troops were received with execrations by the people and that French soldiers _wei-e being stilettoed at a handsome average ¦ I' . _W-J _** the knife" is a war not to be despised , and the assassin-general , Oudinot , ia going the right to work

      way to provoke the Romans to turn to that last resource of the wronged and outraged— _ASSASSlKAiios . He has declared Rome in a state of siege ,, dissolved the clubs , suppressed the ] ournal 8 , and commanded a general disarming of the brave men he has conquered , but whose heroism heistoogreata ruffian to respect . Lastly , it is Stated that he has addressed a-proclamation to the agents of the Pope , throughout the Roman States to seise vpon all rrenctafiii who served the Roman Republic : and shoot them forthwith ; Heartless monster ! He may yet meet the doom he decrees for others . With incorrigible murderers ( like Oudinot and his followers ) no terms should be kept theirdestruction by either force or fraud will be ever accounted a deed most holy by those who love Justice , and dare vindicate the sacred rights of Humanity ,

      ; Much mystery yet shrouds the last days of the Roman struggle and the circumstances connected with the surrender of the city . I anticipate that when the facts become known we shall find tliat treason of some kind led to" a termination of the conflict , sooner than would otherwise have been the case . I am much mistaken if the men of property did not counteract the devotion of Mazzini and Garibaldi . Time will toll . In the meantime we have the melancholy assurance that the Roman Republic is no more . The gates ofthe Eternal City are thrown open to Pope Pius who fled in the disguise ofa flunkey , but who may return in the costume—it will be no disguise—of a butcher . Again the dungeons will be filled , the Inquisition wiii be ie-establisliod ,. and persecution , torture , and death

      will proclaim that Okder i _> _eions in Rome , andthe rule of God ' s Vicegerent is uncontested . But for HOW LONG ? Be assured a day of vengeance will come . May it come speedily ! There is talk of a ncte addressed by Lord Palmerston to the French Government in which there is some fuss made in defencc . of Roman rights (!) , and explanation demanded as to the intended course ofthe French Government , Humbug ! _LordPALmerstos ! s note ( if there is any truth in the report ) has beehconcocted only to throw dust in the eyes of Europe . His notes are TOO LATE , lie has made England an accomplice , by connivance , in the assassination ofthe Roman Republic , and inflicted upon his country a stain only less frightful than that inflicted upon France by her traitorous rulers , If Palmersion felt any interest in Italian liberty ,

      ho -would yet atthe eleventh hour _recognise the Venetian Republic and drive the Austrian brigands from her wafers and her shores . But hc will not do so . . Alas ! my countrymen , you are dishonoured ; ourfiitherland is disgraced ; the name of England excites only the curses and jeers of the people of Europe , because in your name the' banded tyrants are secretly aided by those who rule and pretend to represent this nation . - When , oh ! when will you take y . our affairs into your own hands—unshcath the sword in defence of the oppressed—and efface the degradation of your present apathy , and the shame of the sway of your present rulers ? On the 28 th ult . a Boulogne steamer landed fiftyfive Hungarian soldiers : at Dover , Tliey formerly * belonged to the Austrian avmv , under Marsha ' .

      Radi 3 tzskt , but deserted and joined the Sardinian army uiider CnAKLES _Albeut , ' . whose unsuccessful war obliged them to eseape into Prance , where they were not allowed to remain , but wore escorted by gendarmes to the frontier , and their passage paid to England . They , brought with them thoir standard , and wore accompanied by an officer , who had been allowed to retain his sword . The gallant fellows wereina state of destitution . Forthe last fortnightthcy have been encamped in the neighbourhood of Folkstone . Public attention was first called to the state of these brave men by the Editor of tho Sun , in whicli journal several eloquent and truly-admirable articles have appeared , calling upon the British public to furnish pecuniary assistance to these unfortunate soldiers of _Fi-eedoin . The appeals

      of the . Sun have been nobly responded to . Amongst the loading politicians who havo subscribed , I find the names of Lord Nugent , £ 5 ; Lord Dudley Stuart , £ 10 ; W . Scholefield , £ 5 ; W . Ewart , £ o ; M . Wilson , M . P ., £ 5 ; J . Heywood _, M . P ., £ 5 ; T . M . Gibson , M . P ., £ 5 : and Messrs . Mo watt , Lushington , Henry , Maekinnon , M'Culloch , Moncton Millies , F _; H . Berkeley , Villiers , T . S . Duncombe , all M . P . ' s , £ 5 each ; also Colonel _Balwny _, £ 5 . Thero are also subscriptions from "Afew Chartists , " "Afew Democrats , " "Afew Republicans , " and almost every description of working men . Also from " Some Poles resident in London , " from " The Compositors of the Sun , " nnd , amongst other subscriptions , £ 7 6 s . collected at a public meeting at Newcastle-on-Tyne . The poor have clubbed their shillings and their pence ; and altogether , within ten days , a sum bas

      been collected of £ 201 lCs . Sd . Subscriptions may be sent to the following bankers : Messrs . Coutts and Co . ; Messrs . Drummond ; Messrs . Smith , Payne , and Smith ; to the Committee of M . P . ' s , whose names I have alveady given ; ov to _theEditov ofthe Sun , 112 , Strand . Although the sum already collected-is . considerable , the payment for food , clothing , arid lodging for fifty-five men during fourteen days , must have appropriated a considerable portion of the money . A principal object ofthe subscription is to furnish these brave , patriots with the means of reaching Hungary , whither they desire to return , togive the aid of tlieir good swords to Kossuth , Bem , and the rest of that nation of heroes , who are at this hour engaged in a death struggle to * save Hungary and Liberty fromthe blood-stained yoke of thc Kaiser and the Tsar . Many thanks to the Sim for taking up the cause of our unfortunate but heroic brothers .

      Brother Pkoletariass , I-know well that many grievous burdens weigh upon you ; I know , too , that you . who are the most ardent are continually taxing yourselves to . support thc victimised patriots of your own land ; nevertheless , let all who can do so contribute to . the Testimonial to the Hungarian Refugees . . Whether you give much or little , give in your thousands and prove thereby that your hearts are with the heroic people of Hungary . I would have you do more . Your government has connived at the assassination of the Roman Republic , and is evidently desirous that Hungary should shave the same fate . It is your duty by-legal and constitutional means to compel the governm ' cnt . to take another course . It is your duty to rise in . the majesty of your moralmight and declare that , even at the cost of War , Hungary shall be saved—whatever tha cost of opposing the barbarians , the Cossacks shall not crush tlie Magyars . L'AMI DU PEUPLE . July 12 th , 1 S _49 .

      The Caxton Testimonial.' — On Monday Eve...

      The Caxton _Testimonial . ' — On Monday evening a meeting Of the subscribers to the fund for . erecting a monument . tO the memory of Caxton , was held at the Society of Arts ,, John-street , Adelphi , Mr . B . Botfiold , M . P ., iri the chair . The Rev . Mr . Milman read the report , from which it - appeared that the total amount of subscriptions up to that time bad been £ -150 , of which £ 2 < l 0 had been paid . The expenditure had been £ 62 . The rapid succession of events which , during thc last two years , had exercised a depressing influence . upon the commerce and public enterprise of the country had , of course , withheld many subscriptions from this fund , although an appeal had heen made to the heads of tho printing and publishing businesses . This report was received and adopted , and upon the motion of Mr . Clowes , seconded , by Mr , Aymott _, a resolution was agreed to autborisiug the expenditure of further sums _Ili _collecting _subscrintinns . the result to bo

      reported at ameeting in the spring of 1850 . The 1 meeting then thanked . the chairman and separated . Refugees-prom Hus ' oakv . —Last week the steamer from Boulogne landed fifty-five Hungarian soldiers . It appeared from their statement that they formerly belonged to the Austrian army under Marshal Radctzky , but deserted and joined the Sardinian army u vr 0 r j r / _"a rles -Albert , whose _unsuccessful war obliged them to escane into France , where they were not allowed to remain , but wero escorted by gendarmes to the frontier , and their ; passage paid to England . Ihey brought with them , their standard , ana were accomp ' ahicd by an officer , who had been allowed to retain bis . sword . The poor tellows were quite destitute , actually starving . A subscription was immediately made , and food provided . The . old station was kindly giv 6 nI them for shelter , and arrangements are being made for tlieir departure for London , thence to be shipped to their own country . —Dover Chronicle .

      The National Association Of United Trade...

      THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TRADES FOR THE PROTECTION OP INDUSTRY AND THE ES 1 PLOVMENT OF LABOUR IS * AGRICULTURE AND MANUFACTURE . ¦ .:., : ¦ ' _Established-1845 . __ T . S . DoS-combe , Esq ., _U . V . _^ President . The Central Committee * in thoir ' . ' report in the hist number , of . the' r '' Northern Star , '' referred to certain peculiarities which distinguished tlio . National Associat ' iop irom all past and present industrial movement-- * , juid which they conceive . " should ; recommend it to tho

      especial consideration of the * -irjiues * of Great Britain . The poiuts referred to hud . reference chiefly to their successful mode of dealing with disputes between employers and employed , and which has created among the employing class in many parts of _tlua country a degree of respect and wholesome deference to the National Association , not usually evinced by employers to any movement of -workin g men , But it never "was contemplated by the founders of tins Association , that its only operation should be confined to an improved method " cf dealing with trades disputes—it uovcr _u-as intended

      that it should constitute itself into a- ' Strike Association merely . It had , and still has , objects of a far higher aud more useful character in view , but which the extraordinary occurrences of the last two years have necessarily forced into abeyance But tho time appears to have arrived when these important and practical ulterior objects should be placed prominently before the working classes , that they may better be ahle to compare and judge ofthe general merits of the various movements of an industrial character wliich now distract their attentiou .

      With the single exception of . 'Mr . O'Connor _s National Land Company , the National Association is the only movement whicli recognises and enforces the important principlo that the working classes possess the . means and the power , if rightly directed , of relieving themselves of a groat portion ofthe evils which beset them . It appeared to tiiose who originated , and to those to whom the management of this movement has been subsequently entrusted , that all their efforts would be but , at the best , mere palliation , until some plan could be devised by whicli tiie great monster evil , an over-gorged labour market , couhl be

      either removed or very materiall y diminished . They could not advise so unnatural and suicidal a scheme as emigration , neither could they delude their fellow men into the belief that a remedy could bo expected from any appeal to the justice or humanity of the legislature . Thoy have always been of opinion , which each day ' s experience fully confirms , that any movement wliich seeks to benefit the working men through appeals for governmental interference alone , has an injurious tendency , by dividing their attention , and preventing thein concentrating their energies upon moro practical

      measures . The working classes of Great Britain will never obtain any real concessions from the Legislature , either social or political , until tliey set-to in earnest to concentrate the moans andthe power they possess , and apply them to work out their political and industrial enfranchisement . Instructed then by past experience , they have a right to expect that any movement , whether industrial or political , wliich presents itself as a candidate for their countenance and support , must prove itself capable of realising some practical advantage , not contingent upon the will or caprice of parliamentary majorities .

      The past proceedings of the National Association have been of an unquestionabl y practical character , and really beneficial to numerous sections of its members ; but the benefits conferred bear no comparison with what might have occurred , if the prejudices and ignorance of tho working men themselves had not blinded them to their best and truest interests . As there now appeal' strong evidences of the Trades forming ajustei' estimate of their , own power—rand as the necessity for a National Union of thc Trades is becoming daily recognised as a desideratum of paramount importance—the Central Committee consider it their duty to

      republish their "plan , originally prepared by them in 1847 , and first published in tho Association Report , No . 4 , for April , 1848 , under tho title of "Organisation of Labour ; " and by which they propose to deal gradually with the surplus labour , which is converted into an engine of such dire oppression . Until the working classes are prepared to attempt somo such noble and rational effort for their amelioration , we must be content to carry out the more limited , but still important objects ofthe Associon for the Protection of Industry ; and , as was observed last week , this branch ofthe Association ' s proceedings is capable of being made a most powerful instrument for good , if supported by working meu , faithfully and steadily .

      Organisation Of Labour. This All Importa...

      ORGANISATION OF LABOUR . This all important question is too little understood and appreciated in this country . Thc Central Committee of the National'Association of United Trades for the Protection of Industry have , in the Monthly Report issued by them , inserted a scries of articles upon the subject , in which tho present condition of the working classes , nnd its causes , have been carefully analysed , and , it' is believed , truthfully described . A remedy based upon the first principles laid down in these papers , and commensurate with the evils it is sought to remove , is the great desideratum ofthe age , and tho subjoined plan is published by'the . Central Committee iji this shape , and at this time , with the view of _bringing the question in a practical manner fairty before the working classes generally , and especially thosi-- trades which are united with the National Association .

      CONDITION OP THE WORKING CLASSES . THE REMEDY . In the papers previously devoted to this subjeet , we endeavoured , step by step , to . lead thc convictions ofthe trades along with us , by presenting , in support of every proposition laid down , sucii an array of facts , and of just deductions from them , as wc conceived would stand the test ofthe most severe scrutiny . We have now cleared the ground sufficiently to proceed to the last and most important portion of our labours , namely—to suggest , for consideration , and , we trust , general adoption , , tlie practical measures which . these facts and reasonings irresistibly force upon attention , as tbe only moans

      by which the industrious classes can-effectually arrest the downward tendency ofthe present system . In saying _tlu 3 , ' it is liot meant to throw discredit upon any other popular movement . ' In their own place and manner , no doubt , they all tend to promote that general-progress of society whicli is so desirable and so necessary . But remembering well a much abused quotation— ' " Hereditary Bondsmen ! know ye not , . . Who w ould be free , themselves must strike the blow —wc feel it to be our imperative duty to tell the working classes , that thoy must in the first instance look to themselves , and their own powers , for their veal _redemntion from the slavery and the difficulties

      of their present position . It will be in tne luturo , as it has been in the past , . quite possible that there may bo general and great progress m arts , science , civilisation , and knowledge , without * more than a mere fraction of the benefits reaching , the -labour class , _unloBS some means be devised by _which they may directly participate in all the advantages which education / machinery , and skill confer upon society . It is not at all likely that this will be done by any other class than the working-classes themselves . What interest can any other class be supposed to take in . the matter ? If any other classes were really , sincerely , and generally interested in it , their assistance could be of hut small service compared with what we . ciin do for ourselves . Let us waste no time in calling upon Jupiter , but set our own shoulders to tho wheel ofthe labour waggon , and depend upon

      it we have strength enough to lift it out oi tne ditch . . "¦' _« ' Tho events that are taking p lace m other countries reflect light upon thc labour question in this country . If any ono thing-more than another is made palpable by the French revolution of 1848 , it is that the emancipation of'inaustvy is less depen > dent upon political than social changes . The mere fact of the destruction ofa bad arid mischievous system , docs not-necessarily . imply that it is replaced by a good and beneficial one . Let us understand , once for all , that a new and equitable organisation of labonris the great problem of the age—that it is the " constructive , not tlie destructive faculties , which must . be called into action , before any tangible benefits can be realised by tho labour class . It is tiue that such plans arc loss showy and captivating m their immediate results , ton tbe more exciting ap .

      Organisation Of Labour. This All Importa...

      peals to the passions presented bythe spectacle of serried masses victorious over their former rulers ; but the one may be beautiful as a summer cloud , and as cvancsccnt-while the other , slow in growth , resembles tho oak in its strength and duration . : ' ! In our last paper , we showed conclusively thai the trades possessea all the requisite means for _makillfr a fair trial of the constructive and reproductive policy , and also gavo ah outline ofthe proposed new establishments m which that policy may be embodied . In a matter of such deep aud absorbing importance , however , everything ought to he made as clear and as straightforward as possible , and we now proceed to u ' escrioe the plans by whicli the members of our Association may proceed to attempt a practical solution of this great question . These plans , he it observed , are in complete accordance witli the decisions of the various conferences , and with the constitution of the Association . The only difference is , that they elaborate a little more iu detail , the p lans to whicli the trades have given tlieir adhesion on various occasions by their delegates .

      The Association for the Employment of Labour in the Agriculture and Manufactures , was established for " the purchase or rental of lands , -whereon to locate and employ the surplus labour of tho _Asso- * ciation , in such manner as shall be most conducive to tlieir own welfare , and that of the Association ; and , secondly , for the erection or rental of buildings for domestic and industrial purposes , in such localities as may be best suited for these purposes , and the promotion of the general interests of the Association . " By a vote of the Conference of 18-16 , it was determined tliat a fund of £ 20 , 000 , for these olijccts _, should ho created by a levy of 2 d . in the pound on the wages of members ; but hitherto that

      resolution has never been enforced , and the reserve fund lias therefore not been commenced . Thc time has now como , however , when tho objects of the Association must not be permitted to remain a dead letter , or a theme of abstract speculation . We must be up and doing in earnest . "We therefore propose , by tho Sanction of the late Conference , that , an employment fund of £ 50 , 000 should be immediately formed ; the subscriptions to be invested in a bank during the time of collection , in the names of three trustees , and not to be withdrawn , unless by tlie authority of the annual Conference , or a special conference summoned for that purpose . Such fund to be held saored for reproductive objects , and to be applied to no other purpose on any pretence

      whatever . It may appear tbat - £ 50 , 000 is a large sum to raise in the timo we have named . But , if we analyse the component elements of the Association , and thc means at the command of its individual members , it will be found that it can be effected without the sacrifice of more than the price of a pint of beer a week , from each of the individuals who are more or less brought into direct communication with this Association . These we estimate at 60 , 000 , and if each man , therefore , paid only twopence per week , regularly , for two years , it would amount to £ 49 , 000 , It is , however , perhaps , too much to expect that this uniform sum should be paid by all the members . The lower-paid trades , in connexion with the Association , cannot , indeed , be expected to subscribe to the same amount as those who receive

      higher wages . In tins instance , therefore / as in the case ofthe funds levied to support the Association for the _Trotection of Industry , it will bo best to adopt the principle of poundage upon wages , by which each trade will be enabled to contribute to the achievement of the great object , in the direct proportion that its means permit it to do so . If the poundage were calculated so that its minimum would he Id . per week , and its maximum 4 d ., it would , supposing the distribution of numbers , in the different-classes , to bo pretty nearly equal , give the required amount . IVe can scarcely imagine , however , that if the trades arc fully aware of tho overwhelming importance ofthe subject , they will not make every sacrifice that mav be reouired by

      tnis or any better mode that may he devised of raising tlie necessary funds . In order to make the cost of collection as small » s possible , and to simplify the whole business , it is proposed that the local secretaries and officers of the various trades , in connexion with the Association , shall collect the ' poundagc for the Employment Fund , and remit it , in tie same manner as tlie monies ' for the Protection Fund are now collected and remitted . Should it bo deemed advisable by the Conference to admit trades not subscribers to the Protection Fund , to become contributors lo this fund , or the formation of miscellaneous branches for that purpose , of course the duties would , in such cases , devolve upon the officers of these respective

      bodies . With the view of giving each individual subscriber a direct arid palpable interest in the fund , to the extent of his contributions , it is further proposed , whenever the sum so paid amounts to 5 s ., to issue a scrip certificate for tho same , whieh will entitle the holder to such interest as may be fixed by Conference , and , after the commencement of practical reproductive operations in thc establishments of the Association , to a definite proportion of the profits . Theso scrip certificates would be transferable and negotiable property , and , so far , as good as money—the only condition proposed , being , that any scripholder desirous of parting with his certificate , shall , in the first instance , offer it to the Association , and , should it be declined , he shall

      then be at hberty to sen it to whom hc pleases , suojoct to a transfer fee offive percent , on the amount to be paid b y the purchaser , for the registration of the transfer in the books of the Association . The same system of registering names , payments , and arrears , to be adopted in thc Employment Fund , as in the case of the present levies . In ; fact , this fund would present , during the process of its collection , and while the money was invested in the Bank at interest , a species of Savings Bank for the working classes , through tbe medium of whicli thoy would at once derive immediate personal benefit , and contribute powerfully to thc future emancipation and elevation of their order . When the capital

      was invested in freehold laud , dwellings and workshops , and machinery , they would then become copartners in establishments , tho object of which would be two-fold—to remove the surplus from the labour market , which is the primary causo ofall reductions in wages ; and to give them a direct personal participation in thc new wealth produced by their own accumulated and reproductively-employed capital . They would , therefore , be benefitted in two ways—first , by having wages kept up to an equitable standard , and , second , by becoming in their own persons capitalists , in connexion with establishments wliich could not fail , if judiciously managed , to elevate permanently the order of Industry . ( To be concluded in-our next . )

      ©F-Mtlttft Inttuigtnce.

      _© _f-mtlttft _inttUigtnce .

      Haslikgdi*"-*.—The Annual Tea Party And ...

      _Haslikgdi * " _- _* . —The annual tea party and ball was held on Saturday evening , the 7 th inst ., in the large room of the Association , when about 200 persons sat down to an excellent tea . After the tables were removed , Mr . George Rushton was called to the chair . The following sentiments were proposed and responded to : — " The people ; the legitimate source of wealth . " "Republicanism abroad arid democracy at home . " " All thc noble patriots who have fought ami bled , and those in exile or in prison for their country's freedom . " Dancing and singing concluded the evening ' s entertainments . On

      Sunday , Mr . J . Bentley , of Bury , delivered a very instructive lecture in thc same room to a numerous audience on the ¦¦ Lives and Writings of Thomas Paine , William Cobbett , and Richard Carlile . " In the afternoon another lecture was delivered by William Nixon , of Manchester , on tho " Arrest . Trial , a nd Treatment of the Chartist Prisoners , ROW in Kirkdale Gaol . '" After the lecture thc menibers and their wives partook of an excellent tea , together with the ladies who so kindly waited at- tho table on the preceding night . After the tables had been cleared , tho public was asain admitted . Mr . John

      Holt of _llasiingden was called to tho chaw , when Mr . Nixon delivered another lecture on " The Aristocracy of England , " which gave general * satisfaction , The large room of the Association was beautifully and tastefully decorated . Nottingham . —At a meeting of members held at the Colonel Hutchinson on the 9 th inst ., ' it was unanimously resolved— " That this meeting highly approve of the conduct of Mr . O'Connor and the members who supported the principles of the Peo * pie ' s Charter , whole and entire , and to them we return our sincore thanks , and pledge ourselves to renewed exertion in the good cause of democracy . "

      The Chartist Victims; At A Meeting Of Th...

      THE CHARTIST VICTIMS ; At a meeting of the Metropolitan Cordwainers , held on Wednesday evening ,, at the ' . ' Two Chairmen , " Wardour-street , Soho , *' consisting- of persons representing every branch in the trade , _it---ras resolved ;— " That a number of-prize boots , shoes , and brogues , should be made and oshibited for the benefit of the victims . " The exhibition is--faxed to take place on the Cth and 7 th days of August—the price of admission to be one shilling each . a . y _«™ sneakers addressed the meeting , and it ; _i- * calculated that £ 100 profit will be realised by the harmicrafc of these worthy sons of Crispin , lhe . idea ,. it appears , - originated with the West _l-. nd _metfs-men Wo wish them thc success such an undertaking deserves , and that other trades may follow the praiseworthy example set them by the Metropolitan Cordwainers . ¦ _.- ' ¦ . ¦ _* . .

      ¦ Thib 'Of 'Houses N". Westmixsi"6r,—On ...

      ¦ Thib ' of ' Houses n " _. _Westmixsi" 6 R _, —On Thursday ' ' morning } between nine and teno ' clock , three houses situate in Strutton-grouna , - ' at -the ' corner yOf Artillery-row , -Westminster , _Kdl _* m ' _- _*^| h . . ;; a '? tr ' _emen-r dous crash . Tho .: inmate- ? eseap ' _cllJ' TTo ' _-iti i _^ . to -the , timely warning * given by _^ _klbiid fey ' _sklin " _? that issued from ' _. the tottering building- * , and fortunately no lives were lost , lladl ' he accident happened during the night , the loss of * lifts roast * 'have been very considerable .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 14, 1849, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_14071849/page/5/