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to the benefits they confer . _GenUenw , 3 have thus briefly given my opinions on theleadingpoints suggested by the documents which have been laid before me , and by the comparison ofthe present position of tbe Association with my original anticipations from it Yon will perceive tiut I feel as deeply and warmly interested in the welfare and prosperity of the sons of industry _asever , and am as heartily disposed to render to them whatever assistance lies in my power . ( Cheers . ) It is , however , * matter of serious consideration whether , with the precarious state of my health , and the necessary abstinence from public business and excitement of all kinds , which it enforces , I should any longer undertake the responsibility of the
office of president It is questionable whether , under all the circumstances , it is doing justice to the Association , which might be able to secure a more active and influential individual to fill tbe position , or to myself , by accepting an office , in which the responsibilities may be incurred without that constant control on my part which 13 required to prevent those responsibilities from being personally injurious , which I regret to say certain ill-disposed and ungrateful parties have endeavoured to render them . ( Uear . ) Much , however , will depend upon tbe proceedings and tbe decisions of this conference , at its close ; but of this be assured , that in whatever situation I may be placed ,, I shall never hesitatewhile life and health remain , to spend my
, last energies in tbe service of the millions of my industrious fellow-countrymen . ( App lause . ) Mr . W . PBEVthe secretary , then read _there-Jort of the central committee for the past year , a ocument of great length and considerable interest , and which very minutely detailed the business _operations ofthe committee for that period . They congratulated the conference upon the marked improvement which has commenced to manifest itself m the numbers and rescources of tbe association . Tbe depressing influences of the commercial panic dP 1847 _^ . and the political excitements of 1848 , were circumstances peculiarly unfavourable to the development of a movement , which from its novelty , and the importance of its ulterior objects , depended
for its success upon the calm reflection of the operative classes , unbiassed by any extraordinary external agencies tending to excite their prejudices or warp their judgments . Although these exciting influences are now happily passed away or considerably mitigated , they left behind them a torpid rhy which was particularly observable during year 1849 , and from which tbe working classes are but now recovering . Amid these discouragements : the committee had successfully struggled to maintain -the organic form' of the association , and they also feltit their duty to state that this success had not arisen from an attempt on theu * p art to _strengthen a weakened movement Jiy the- slightest denartnre from the principles originally laid down
as the foundation upon which a national combination ef labour should be : constructed . _^ Those princip les were thus enunciated in the original report on which theassoc _« ation was formed by a conference of delegates hi March , 1845 . While the committee are desirous that this organisation should be formed to vindicate the rights of labour , and shall be adapted also to oppose the tyranny of any legislative enactments , to coerce trades' societies , or of a similar character to that of the Masters aud Servants BUI last session ( 1844 ) , tbey are deeply impressed with the importance and beneficial tendency arising from a good understanding between the employer and employed ; seeing thattheir interests are mutual and that neither can injure the other
without the wrong perpetrated recoiling upon the party" who inflicts it . Tbey wonld , therefore , suggest it to be one ofthe principal objects of this conference to cultivate a good understanding with { be employer , and thereby remove those prejudices -which exist against trades * combinations , by showin * upon all occasions that tbey only seek by combination to place themselves upon equal terms , as disposers of their labour , with those who purchase it ; to secure themselves from injury , hut by no means to inflict it upon others . " The committee stated that ia every instance , wherein they have been called npon to act as mediators , in cases of dispute between the members and their employers , the true relation between the parties has been
better understood , and that good feeling so essential to the interests and happiness of both , been materially augmented and confirmed . Thus far , notwithstanding . the drawbacks and difficulties encountered , the movement may be said to have been emi nently successful , not only in testing and establishing the principles upon wbich it is based ,, but in _ibavjng obtained by its agency great and important practical benefits to a large number of its members without , in any instance , by the advice or proceedings of tbe committee , entailing loss or injury to any individual connected with it . Towards the commencement of last winter the committee arranged for a steady and continuous movement , with the . view of arousing the trades into activity ,
• _andenfprcing upon them the peculiar claims of the , _sssaexatioii to their support , and ia additiou to tbe ordinary mode of agitation by public lecture and meetings , they determined to make an effort to reach tiie trades in theu * club-houses and work-: shops , as a more effective means of bringing under their notice the objects and principles of the association . This species of agitation , although at-- tended with considerable labour to those engaged in , it , has been found highly effective . In addition to v . « l 6 em measures for enlarging and extending tbe knowledge of the association , tbe committee re-Sorted numerous cases wherein their meditorial uties have been brought into operation with un-- exampled success . Indeed , in no case where there
was au opportunity of supporting tbe claims of the members by reason and argument , in a personal interview with tbe employers ! , have they failed in terminating the dispute with advantage to the men , and they believe to the satisfaction , and in many instances , with the complimentary acknowledgment _^ of the . employers . In enumerating the more important cases in wbich they have been called upon _to-act in their character as mediators between their members and their employers , they remarked that tbe employers in general have received them in that capacity with an urbanity and kindness of manner which contrasts favourably with most former attempts by working men to negotiate in eases of disputes in relation to wages . The cases in
which mediation had proved successful were reported at great length . They were thirteen in number , and included cases of dispute in various trades in Binningham , Warrington , Kidderminster , Daventry , Wolverhampton , Manchester , Northwitch , Carlisle , & c . Many of them were of an exceedingly difficult and delicate character , but by the exercise of impartiality and moderation , they had in every instance terminated substantiall y in favour of tbe members . In several cases the immediate gain had been very considerable to them , and in all the best feeling was established between the employers and employed . The former were becoming fully aware ofthe immense superiority of this method of adjusting differences as compared with the
hostility , expense , and embarrassment of the old method of strikes . The committee were of opinion that these cases presented a series of important and successful operations which stand unparalleled in tbe history of any Trades * Association , and offer a complete and triumphant answer to the question , _« ' what practical benefit have you conferred upon your members in return for the contributions you exact from them ? At the present time the committee were engaged in an important negotiation with the leading manufacturers in Wolverhampton , to induce them , in conjunction with the tin-plate workers of that town , to agree npon a list of prices for- the numerous articles of theu- manufactures , by which ' means many fruitful causes for dispute
would tie removed , and tbe good understanding which is so desirable to promote between parties so intimately connected as master and workmen , -maieriaUy strengthened . They bad great pleasure in statffigithat as ; far as this important work bad progressed , tiie employers , without a single except « m ; fed received them with tbe greatest _kiudness and condescension , and evinced every desire to _joromote ibe object in view . ¦ The report then ad verted to the future prospects of the association , vhieh were stated to be ofa cheering-and hopeful " $ _md . While they sympathised 1 with every- effort made by other parties for the political and social improvement ofthe industrious classes , the committee strongly _expressed their cnnfirmwi imi ;< . r : _
tiie soundness ofthe policy of non-interference with _political matters hitherto pursued by the association . . The report concluded aa follows •—Your committee have brought up the finance statement to the latest period , and also a general balance sheet for the year ending 25 th March 1850 ; with Mr . Glover ' s ( the oflBcial auditor ) report upon the financial operations of the association They think that aa examination of these documents eannot fail to be satisfactory to our members , exhibiting as they do a steady though gradual increase in our numbers and resources . A comparative view of the quarterly income shews an increase in the aggregate of twenty-five per cent , for the last six months over the sis months ending September 29 th . Bat if the income of each month be „ _submitted _toacamnarative examination , the
improvement will be discovered to be of a still more decided and encouraging character , establishing beyond the possibility of doubt the soundness and efficacy of the present policy of the Central Committee , who are of opinion that for tbe success of this or any similar movement , mere public appeals , whether through the press , or from tbe platform , to the passions or prejudices ofthe working classes , are absolutely unavailing . Tour committee are satisfied that large sections of the trades are not yet sufficiently weaned from the ' old-fashioned system in which they have been nurtured to be able to appreciate or receive the more effective plans which we have found so practically beneficial . Mere pre-: eepuonal harangaes , though ever so eloquent , are _^ Si _^> _^ _occasionTthey do not generally _S i be J _» d surface . It is practical opera" 2 L j _£ ae _'Jfl omed « _nder the eyes ofthe workyn § man , whioh can carry conviction thoroughly
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hoste to their understanding . The successful termination of audi a case as that in Wolverhampton will accomplish more for the cause of national and constitutional union , than long courses , of flashy lectures and speeches by the most" eloquent and ear-piercing of orators . It is true , that one policy is less showy , but it is more effective . ' ! _ilt may be attended with greater labour and drudgery , : but it is certain ana satisfactory in its ultimate results . Yourcommittee ,, tberefore , - appeal with ; some : confidence to their improving financial position as the best proof they can offer in defence of the practica utility of tb _/ eir policy . In conplusion _. your _^ committee deeply and sincerely deplotothe absenceof that watchful superintendence over thew _proceedings on 8
the part of their . _respectea P _™ . , ucu _* _' _r _^* _£ " _' . ' combSq , M . P ., which it was Ms prac ce andhis SSetogive to this movement , _inits earlier career . The severity of the attack , which nearly deprived the country of one of its most honest and . brilliant reprtesentatives ,. and the working classes of their most powerful and disinterested friend , has rendered the progress to convalescence tedious and fluctuating ; and although that gentleman has always met every application' of your . iCommittee with tbe greatest k ' indness and attention , with personal visits whenever his health permitted , and has been , in fact , the veritable bona fide . head of this movement , the committee cannot but feel that the difficulties of their position have been / greater than they would have been , could their honourable
president have taken the same active part as on former occasions , as adviser ofthe . working classes , both in and out of parliament .. Your committee feel that they may have fallen unintentionally into many acts of omission or commission , which that gentleman ' s experience and judgment would have corrected , but they feel Bure that their general policy will meet with his ' approval , governed as it has been by a sincere desire to honestly discharge their duties . Tbey can only for themselves and for those of their members whose condition has been improved , - whose just rights have been maintained through this association , offer their grateful acknowledginents to T . S . Buncombe , Esq ., M . P ., for his generous patronage , and their earnest hope
that he will continue his connexion with an _assbcia- ' tion that has conferred such largs benefits upon its members , and which was called into existence by his advise , and maintained its position by his constant and undeviating support . On the motion for the reception of the report , . Mr . Holmes , of Birminghan , said be observed the omission bf one case , in wbich the . influence ofthe association had been successfully exercised , though not directly by the central committee . The facts of the case were these : —A small master , in the wireworkers' business , finding that a large employer had reduced a certain description of . work from Hid . to 8 d ., proposed to make a similar reduction inthe wages of his men ; There was rib time to
write to the central committee , and . therefore a deputation of the members of the trade , in the name and on tbe behalf ofthe association , waited on the employer who bad first made _. the reduction . They had a very friendly interview with bim , ' and ' after some conversation he agreed to raise "the prices again , and wrote a letter to the other employer to that effect , and promisingto continue the old list in future . He expressed in warm _terais'his approval ofthe princip les of the association , and their iriode of conducting business . The other employer also withdrew the proposal for a reduction , and thus terminated , in the course of a few hours , a dispute which , but for the association , would have thrown out of work not less than thirty men . He wished
that this additional illustration of the benefits conferred by the association Should be inserted in the report . _., - This addition' was agreed to , and the report having been received , its'final consideration and adoption was postponed until Wednesday morning . The delegates " then proceeded briefly to _Btate the condition of the trades societies they represented . Mr . Holmes _( _whVworker , ) Birmingham , stated that since the time they bad been connected with the association his trade had never , as a body , generally speaking , been more peaceable and contented , and its effect in regulating prices was palpable to all Of them . They had never before had for such a length of time so regular a system of payment for the various kinds of articles made in
theu * trade ; and the universal opinion among them was , that it was all owing to their ' connexion / with the national united trades . Some years ago a list bad been agreed to , but the masters bad gradually withdrawn from it , and the consequence was / that in many articles prices were run so low that it was impossible for the workmen to live in the barest way upon them . Since tbey had formed the association , however , he had the pleasure of stating that all these reductions bad been withdrawn , and with one or two exceptions , in which the workmen were either inferior , or bad not yet served a full apprenticeship , a uniform price was paid . ( Hear , hear . ) ¦ ¦•• ¦ ¦ Mr . Howiasd ( tin plate worker ) from "Wolverhampton , gave a similar report , with the exception
that the uniform list bad not yet been finally agreed upon by the masters and men , though be had the most - confident hope it would be in a short time : As far as the feeling of the trade was concerned , tbey bad not been in a more quiet or peaceable position for tbe last seven years , and they attributed it all to their joining the association . The central committee had been of great service to them already , and when the negotiation nOw pending was settled , he believed it would be the signal for the adhesion of a large number of other trades whose attention had been drawn to the subject , arid were now anxiously watching the proceedings . Prices in theu * trade bad been successively pulled down by one master after another , each making the excuse
that be was forced to follow'the example of bis neig hbours , till at last the men were reduced to starvation , and determined to withstand the system that thus crushed them to the ground . Accordingly they called in the aid of the central committee , and in the course of two or three days the matters in dispute were satisfactorily adjusted at a small expense" ; which , under the old system , would have thrown a large number of men out of work , and reduced their families to want . Since that time there has been no reduction made , nor was it likely that any would be offered in future , so long as they bad tbe support of tbe association , and preserved the same reasonable and peaceable mode of settling differences . ( Hear , bear . )
Mr . Barbeb ( carpet weaver ) Kidderminster , also testified to the good feeling and quietude which pervaded the large body with which he was connected at present , and which exceeded anything be had known for tbe last ten years . This was the more gratifying , because there was a great difficulty in dealing with differences in that trade . It was easy for the manufacturers to introduce a variety of inferior work and new methods , by which the uniform and standard rates per yard could , at least , be colourably reduced , without affording any very ' tangible ground of complaint . Lately a reduction of this kind , amounting in all to ten per cent ., had been successfully resisted , through tbe medium of the association . ' , He was confident that it Wonld
receive considerable accessions from other trades ' in that room , as well as from' the carpet-weavers employed by other firms , who had not yet joined . Mr . Brian , of Stourport _, gave a similar statement , and bore testimony . in the strongest mariner tothe advantage his trade had received . If it had not been for the association tbey would have been reduced from fifteen to twenty percent , upon'their present prices . ' Mr . _Srsirox ( rock . miner ) of _Sorthwieh , stated that , two years ago , his trade had , through , the- instrumentality ofthe central committee , received an advance of 6 d . a day , which they had enjoyed ever since , making an aggregate increase to them of several hundred pounds . Previous to that the masters sold rock-salt at 3 s . 6 d . a ton , and immediatel afterwards they raised the price to 6 s ., though the addition to the miner was only 2 d . per ton . Not content with 6 s . they soon after raised the
price to 8 s ., at which it stood some time , ultimately again settling down at 6 s . Recentl y a German had settled at Northwich , and commenced to work one of the mines , and to sell at a lower rate .. The employers thereupon proposed to take off the advance of 6 d . or 2 d . a ton ; and warning had been given that such would be tbe case . The central committee bad , however , interfered , tbe case was just now settled , and be was happy to inform the conference tbat the whole of the sixteen mines were now in fall work , at the old prices ' ; and further , that not any man had'lost a day ' s work during / the time the negotiation was going _oni ( Cheers . ) the strongest faith in the p rinciple , of the association pervadedthe rock-salt miners , and they had the utmost confidence in the president and central committee . . The _Chatbman asked what rock salt was now sold forperton ?
__ Mr . Sxklfox . —Three shillings and sixpence , but it will be raised to 6 s . . _. Tho Chairman . —How is it then , that in London it is sold for 2 s . 6 d ? Mr . Stblfox . —That was what is called "black rock , an inferior kind bf salt . The best was white or yel . ow in colour . That was 6 s . a ton . The master miner would sell black rock for 14 d . or 15 d . a ton . TheCBiTRMiN . _ Ian 0 tbay _^ hep iced ? m . _SiEtrox . —Bay salt was wade from the liquor that runs from the rock head , called brine , _lOiatoJ _^ It Wa 8 ' he believed , 9 s . or
_. The Chaiehan wished to knowfrom the delegates whether , in their opinion , . . the trades in the country-were desirous of keeping up their local teade unions . . It was said b y _some _jfarties there Sa change in their feehngB on this subject and if _g ' o it was desirable the truth should be known The National Association and its machinery depended so much upon the co-operation of organised local trade societies , that if they wero likely to be given up or fall off , it would be of no . use whatever to Keep a committee in London , or to longer maintain ! the _framework of the association . He must say that
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some circumstances seemed very singular _, to him , in connexion with this movement . . Hebelieved _. they , hadnotasingje trade in Sheffield wjthUbem nbw , and yet it . was . iri Sheffield that he . mi ght- say the _associativa was originated . If this feeling were to spread / there would be-no bodies to require' the mediation ofthecentralcommittee . ¦ j -The delegates severally assured the chairman that in their respective' localities ; the feeling as to the _necessity iforlocal . organisation w _£ _s stronger than eve " r ' and that a great many new bodies ' were now forming for the express purpose of _attabhirig
themselves , to ; . 'this- association ; They ;* admitted ; however , thafcVmany of the old trade ' -unions hM fallen into decSy _? and some had been extinct _jal'togetheiv But-iri-their Opinion the dissolution _b ' _flb / ese bodies was scarcely to be regretted , beeau _sMueir old prejudices . ahd mode of action _preyeriMsfjhem from appreciating the improved and _superiorf method adopted by this association . , ; 7 > _^ i " ' " : Mr . Holmes stated that there was an anxious iri- ; quiry among many of the trade 8 ooieties _as / td the princip les : and objects of the association , arid 'that he was engaged to explain them to several trades onhis return to Birmingham . ' ' ¦ '' _¦; "'
The Chairman said lie was afraid that the , secretaries and local officers were opposed to jth ' _is movement , and prevented these trades from joining it , from the fear that their looal influence land their . _preseat emoluments would be interfered with . Tho , delegates . confirmed Ms view of tho case by numerous illustrations , in point , but they added , that this kind of influence was gradually weakening . ' — i ; '' . The Chairman thought such conduct very snortsighted on the part of those individuals , _as-wellas dishonest to their , trades . ( Hear , hear . ) There was , to be sure , one word that might formerly have been used iri opposition to the association—centralisation . ( Hear , hear . ) He was as much opposed to improper centralisation as any man could be . but
in this case the railroads had disposed of the whole question ., It was easy for any secretary to place himself in immediate communication with the central . committee iri the course of an hour or two , arid thus secure / at once the ; benefit' of . a national assdeia / tion . and ot / local experience ; and there ' was rib reason wh y secretaries , and officers of local bodies should not continue in their positions after their trades bad joined their association , without _losingfeitber influence / or pay . On the contrary , he thought both might thus be legitimately . augmented . There ' was one other point to whioh be . wished to call their attention before / leaving the chair for that day . Be thought they would do well to consider , in appointing a committee'ifor the ensuing year ,
whether it would be prudent to append a proviso to the appointment , ! ' tbat if circumstances should prevent _thenecessaryj _. forms from being sent in tocarry on the movement at the end of three or six months , the engagement should terminate either by a special conference being summoned , or byj letters from the trades . . , ;; ; ' Some conversation ensued upon this suggestion , which was eventually deferred until tbe election of officers . Shortly , after one o clock . the conference adjourned for dinner . / . . ., ; i , .- ; _r— ; On re-assembling in the afternoon , Mr . F . Greep , in the absence of the President , took the chair . ! ; . ' . TheSeuRkiaot read upwards of . twenty letters from a great variety of trades , expressive , of their opinions ori the general business to be . laid before the conference , and their suggestions . as to the
course it should . pursue , in future . . These trades generally stated that they were so satisfied with the mariner in which the central committee were conducting the business , that they did not think it necessary to be at the expense , of _sending delegates . Nearly the whole of th ' e . m / cpntoine / d 8 imuaropinions as those expressed by , the delegate / a in / the inoriiing , respecting the utility , and ; value of the association , and supported those opinions / by practical instances of its efficacy . Among : the / towns . and trades thus represented , there were _^ _-cotton-BpinnerB , Wairiri gf ton ; bricklayers , Lynn '; fender-makers , Birmingham , Keighley , YorkshireV . millers , ; . Hirmingham ; tailors , Kilmarnock ; shoemakes , Norwich ; : bobbinturners , Todmorden ; ' fender-moulders ,. Birmingham ; ' cottbri-spiriners , Carlisle , " ; / -Warwick-bridge , arid _Balston . .
The conference / then " proceeded , to take up the ma ( ter 8 ori the . business paper , prepared . by the central committee . ' _-. " . / ¦ ¦ /' ,. ; ' ., The first was an improved system of registration and monthly / returns , by which tbe payments and actual position of every individual _momber > could be ascertained with speed and / _certainty .. . .. After some conversation on the importance and necessity of such an arrangement , iri order to prevent imposition or tbe fraudulent misapplication of funds , The plan proposed by the committee was unanimously agreed to . ' ! ¦ : The second proposition bad reference to an alteration in the terms of rule 21 , whioh regulates the amount to be . paid on entrance , arid the monthly levies from each trade . At the hour of adjournment the conference had not arrived at a decision upon this point .
WEDNESDAY . ¦ - . - ¦ ¦ , -1 ¦ _- ¦ . . - - . - ¦ , The conference re-assembled this morning at ten o ' clock . '" , . " ... / Mr . F . _Gheen , in the / absence ofthe president , occupied the chair . The discussion as to the alteration of rule 21 was resumed , and the proposition of the committee " , that the last four words should be struck out was agreed to . The effect of the amendment will be to insure every member being on the books of tho association for the full period of six months before they can have a claim to the benefits guaranteed to members . 1 / Mr . Humphries , on the part of the central committee , then proposed : — " That iri order to secure a general representation of the trades at the annual
conference of tbe association , the centralcommittee recommend to this conference the propriety , of . establishing a fund to aid the trades in _sending their delegates to such conference . To create . : this / fund , each , member shall contribute one _[ , penny per month . " In support of this proposal , the speaker pointed out the desirability of having a fuller personal representation ofthe trades at the conferences than they had for the last year " , or two . / _. / Hehad no doubt that the falling off in the atteridance _; of delegates was mainly owing to the difficulty which Small bodies , many of them receiving but scanty pay , experienced in raising the funds requisite . to
send a delegate .. Yet these were the very trades by whom a personal representation was most needed ; as far as their own interests were involved ; and he thought the strong and powerful trades , iri such a case , should assist tbe small and the weak in this matter .. The contribution- of one penny per month would not be severely felt , by any . trade ; and in order to prevent an unnecessary expenditure of the fund thus created , be proposed that the minimum number of members required to send a delegate should be . raised from thirty to fifty . .. .. The resolution having been seconded , :
Mr . Holmes expressed bis strong objections to it . In many local societies there already existed a fund for the purpose of sending delegates to tbe conference , which had a twofold effect of causing the men not to feel the expense direotly , and at the same time to guard against any possible waste . By the proposed plan ,, they would be called upon to contribute to an extra and additional fund , the management of which would not be immediatel y under their control , and he feared this would render them discontented . On that account ho considered the measure a dangerous one , while the increase of the minimum from thirty to fifty , would have the effect of wholly disfranchising small bodies which now possessed the privilege , " and whenever thev _nleased
to avail themselves of it , could send delegates io the conference . Tbe alteration would also , in his opinion , have tbe effect of giving large bodieB . an undue preponderance , by the number of delegates they would be entitled to place-on the ; general fund , while , in many instances , he Believed , it would be impracticable to collect the money ; and if delegates were sent , and funds not forthcoming , there would be discontent from this cause also . _Forthese reasons he should move as an amendment : — " That this conference strongly advises the several societies in connexion , with this association , to immediatel y commence the formation of a local fund , for the defraying the expenses ofa delegate to the conference , m order that tho trades _/ uoiojj / _reseuiea
•—• . » " « uc . _icj at _tneBe important annual meetings . " ,. - V ; : Mr . _Stbifox seconded the amendment ' Several Delegates expressed their opinions upon the question , but the general opinion seemed to be , that however , desirable it was to have the principle involved in the _propssition of the Central Committee adopted , it was so surrounded withdifficulties and _gangers , that , the safest plan would be to leave it to the trades themselves to provide for the case inthe way suggested by the amendment . Mr . Pbel acknowled ged he was going to commit what was frequently called an act of inconsistency . He had . been strongly m favour of the proposition of Mr . Humphries , but he confessed that bis opinions upon the policy of the proposed measure had
_neen materially changed by . the remarks / of Mr . Holmes ; and , as _mhis opmion , the greatest proof of consistency was ohanging opinion whenever a change of conviction took place , he should recommend . the withdrawal of the proposition , and the adoption of the amendment . The resolution was then withdrawn , and the amendment unanimously adopted . ¦ . The next subject taken up was a proposition made by the Kidderminster carpet weavers , ' that a member ofthe Central Committee should be appointed to visit tbat trade , and to remain for such time as might be necessary to familiarise himself with its technicalities ,, as ho would thereby bo better able to medate in ' cases of dispute , Mr . Barber in bringing the question forward , explained that what was meant _waB , thata _porsori lm Mr , Green ( member of the Central Committee )
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who bad alread y been of such service tothe trade by having remained some time in the town and acduiring tho kind of information alluded to , should be appointed to _thordistriot ; _andMhough _' nbt constantly resident inL -it , yet thata considerable , pqrtiori of ' hiflv time . should _| be _^ devoted to acquire a knowledge ' of the methods in different workshops , andby different _^ _orkmeni ., _Hewould-tbus . acquire a tolerably ' various ; . and _Correct knowledge of' the tradb ; ' tHough it waii / so tarie ' dthat it . would I take ahVj- man ' _rawVthaniix months -to " ; do so , > , and in _^ asb ' 6 f tiifficultibs ' oj _disputes / be would he the I man 8 eri ' t 'forj ' . ' wberi . his knowledge ; ' would be ofi ; reat
service .. , ,.,: , _,.. . _.- , .,.,..,-. _„ , " _-. _^¦ . , Mr . _Pasi-said that practically the / committee had never found / any ; difficulty ; on this point , . _IVhenever any iriembei * was / sent to . mediate , on any , case , he took bare ' to make himself sufficiently- acquainted with the particulars , before seeking an interview withthe employers , arid as . to mere , teclinicahtiesi 'he _always took a man of the trade with bim to look , after ; therh . His ' duty was -to . deal with general principles .,,, From his / own . experience he could say , that it was easy for any : orie practically acquairited _. with macbiriery / and ( work ; _to-acq ' uire sumcierii knowledge ina very short -time for . such _purpbs ' _oJ : ' , ' , '"' j" /' V . '"' " -, . , ' -. ; .:::: >! ' . ; . Mr . Holmes was much surprised at ' ,. this , request on the part ; of the ' men of _KidderininBtor .. Every trade inthe association might' ask / the ' same , ; and
the duty bo thrown on the members , of . the . com * mittee to learn the teohnioalitiesbf all the different ; businesses , / for , every / trade had its own technicalities . He was opposed to / it on p " riricipl , e ., / j : He did hot / ' think the association / could . / afford tq , keep a member of the committee iri any particular locality , in o ' rder to . learri the technicaUties bf any . bfariqh of trade . / If ho Understood the duties / of the ; committeearight ; ' they were to conduct _thei general business of the association , according . to , the . constitution and rule ' s , ' arid to mediate upon general principles , in an impartial spirit , incases of dispute . If according to Mr . Barber ,. it would take / six _iriphths to learn the technicalities of carpet-weaving ' , , he , would _like ' to _seeit reckoned Up fiow long it would
take to learh all the technicalities ? He thought it would be _iriiich better , that / instead ' . of ' ' _this , ' proposition _^ the country should be divided into districts , arid that brieinember Of the . _eomniittee should bo appointed to visit it to make himself acquainted withthe various trades , and their officers , by _. keepr . ing upa . q uieti bub steady agitation among organised bodies , and if any diflfculties arose , that he-being best acquainted _wjtb the ' locauty _^ sbould bis ib \ d party _B'Bettiefthem / ' _^ 'MftlJb m _' one _^ fori me ' rly been _spirit ' in . out : db ' or'Si » tatio ' n ,. in / which lectures were . de livered here and th ' er . 9 ( witbout [ ariy time'being _^ _spent _^ _^ m / quietly .. ' , Organising , the trades . What ' -he how proposed was , ' iri fact , ah extension 01 wuiuu nibum
anu compiewon sne ByBiem . . _uau , _- tbe'IaBt ' _-B _V Xmonths ' , been so welland ' _sobeneficially iritrbdbced'by the , central , cotnmittee ., ' Tbey had , he thoughVao ' ted iri a most _praiseworthy mariner , ' aridtho p lan was far better calculated to gain the objectin view than any other that , could be . devised . _'Mt . ' Gbben said that Mr ; Hblirieshad as , uearly as , possible expressed the op inions of the mover of the ' resolution ' at Kiddeririiriister , and iri practice it-had always been the' system of the committee to act upon that principle as far as circumstances _wouldallbw them . : There . ' would , however _^ , be , great difficulties in ihe way of carrying out the pr opbBitibri as it now stood before . conference . But , on the partof the central committee , he might say it was their full intention , as far as possible , - steadily tb pursue the policy outlined by Mr .
Holmes , modifying it , of course , as circumstances mig ht render necessary . ' ' . " ' . . /'• '" . ' ; '" - ¦ After some further / conyersationthe prbpo ' sal was negatived ; - ' ' . . "' .. ' " . . " Tiie coriferehoe then took up the next business on the paperi whiob wasappeal cases . ' There , was onl y _dnej in which a carpet weaver at Bridgenortb , ' _clauried compensation on the ' scale allowed / from the victim ' fundi The . oase was very fully gone into . / Itappeared , however , that . the lawhadnot be _' eri complied with , which requires that immediate notice shall be . given to the central committee , but _thaifbhjthe contrary , it was nearly three months after / the occurrence before they beard of it . The central ' _committee were also equally divided upon the _pbiritj- ' whether the / case was a " v / ctiin case" or nbt _. _-arid under the circumstances they had resolved to leave it to' the corifererice .
Mr . Barber contended it was clear the man was eligible to assistance under the rule . Mr . Bbtan , on the Contrary , thought he was not entitled to benefit . ' / / ¦ Several other delegates ' concurred in his opinion . Mr . Barber moved , — - " That the conference allow a small sum from the funds ., of the . association , but that it was riot to be regarded as a precedent in such cases ; and , further , that . the general secretary be instructed to repreriiand the secretary at Bridgenortb , for not giving notice , according tothe rules . " ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ' . ' . _' " - _, _~ i- _" '¦ ¦ ' . ' . " _' _-i _' - -. '" - ¦ ¦ ••• _- .:
This motion , not - being Seconded , fell to the ground ; and it was then _revived , — " That the conference , having maturely considered the case , are of opinion that there' is no evidence of the individual having been discharged under circumstances which would bring him within the scope of the law relating to victims ; and that even if he had , the non-compliance with the law ' relative to such cases would have disqualified him from receiving relief ; but the conference earnestly recommend local secretaries to communicate immediatel ywith the central committee on such cases in future . ' The report as amended by the resolution of the previous day Was then unanimously adopted , and
tho conference proceeded to the election of the officers for the ensuing year . -The following were unanimously appointed : —T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., _president ; 0 . A ; Fleming , Esq ., Saville-row , Walworth , treasurer ; Messrs . Green , Peel , WinterB , Humphries , and Holmes , committee ; tbe latter only to be called into active service should the business ofthe association increase to such an extent as to requjre his assistance . Mr . Peel to be the general seoretary . Messrs . Barber and Rowland were also elected to fill up any vacancies that mignt oocur in the com- ; mittee in the course of the year . ¦ ¦ The . conference then adjourned till- Thursday at ten o ' clock .
THURSDAY . , The Conference met this morning at ten o ' clock according to adjournment . T . S . Dohcombb , Esq . M . P ., in the chair . Mr . Holmes , after briefly , but forcibly , showing the advantages that had been derived from the course of steady and quiet organization pursued by , tbe Central Committee for the last few months , concluded by moving ; " That this Conference feel bound to express their approval of the policy lately adopted by the Central Committee in agitating the country by a continuous system of local visitations among the ; trades , which had been so beneficial in its results during the last few months , and trusts
that they will still continue the same successful course as heretofore , as this Conference fully believes it to be the best policy that could be adopted to arouse tbe trades of this country to a sense Of their just ri ghts and privileges . . The . motion was seconded by Mr . Barber , who . bore : testimony to the excellenteffeot produced in the Kidderminster district by the _^ newpolioy . ; He was quite satisfied , that if it had not been adopted , there would have been nothing like tbe organization which . existed in his trade , and that the meinberB _$ f this Association would have been much leBB
numerous . ; Mr .. Green ( member of the committee ) stated , with reference to this question , that the system pursued had been found advantageous both tothe masters and the men . . When a member of the committee got familiarised to any particular district in _hia offioial capacity , it had a beneficial : effect on both . The employers came to know him , and to treat him with that confidence whioh could not be expected to be given to a mere stranger ; while the employed , on the other , hand , were certain of having their interests attended to by a . person tolerably conversant withthe facts 01 each case , and the _Seculiarities of their trades . By going about and nding out the places and' times of meeting of the
trades in the district , the member had alio an opportunity of coming into contact with bodieB which , but for this method , could never be reached , but who , when once convinced of the " utility of the _asaociation became its most valuable supporters . In saying this , however , he did not mean to decry the course of general agitation tbey bad formerl y pursued . It should be remembered , that the path upon whioh they had entered at the onset was , to all of them _^ a newarid untrodden one , arid in adopting this new course they were in fact , the ohildren of the experience they had acquired during past years . There could not , however , be the slightest dpubt but that it was muoh better to spend the money of
tho association in this way than in railway fareB , or in passing from one town to another , without remaining sufficiently long . in anytogive the seed sown tima to spring up and ripen . By tho new method the trades were sought out , and kept together far better than before . Of course the central committee would be very proud if the conference adopted such a resolution as that proposed by Mr . Holmes _, because it would distinctly stamp with the approval ofthe conference ,, the polioy the committee had adopted , and in whioh they had the greatest faith , which they had commenced with the highest expectations of sucoess , and whiob , so far , had not belied their anticipations .
The resolution was then put and agreed to unanimously . ¦ The balance sheet for the past year was presented , together with the report of the offioial auditor , Mr . ( Josep h Glover ); Public Accountant , _Bueklersbury _; which was as follows : — " I have examined the cash book , containing tho receipts . and payments from June 25 th , ' 1849 , to March 25 th , 1860 , and , assuming all the receipts are therein stated , and the amount received from the ' Employinerifc Fund' to ' agree with tbe / _amouuf ;; as ' . credited j n the cask book , the
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same is correct . The suggestions made n the previous report , as to the method of keeping the accounts , have been adopted , and the general Cpmmitteo will-see the _^ _^' advantages -derived ' -fr 6 mit _,-as they can _^ ow _. refer jto . any trade ; who have ; contribute'd to this association , aud see the balance of their _accounts _' atorieyiew . " , After a short coriyersation ,, the balance sheet was unanimously ripprbved arid adbpted .,. ., i ' Sbnie other routine business havmg been _tlisposedOf t _' _- ' _- ' , _'! _-- 'Z ' ¦ - ' ¦ ¦ ' - ' ' _'•• _' ¦ ' ¦¦ ' : ,., _; . Mr .. Holmes _saidi that however inadequate he might beto discharge the duty ho was about to undertake , he never felt greater pleasure than in proposing , for the adoption of the conference , the resolution which he . would read _^ to . them : r : "That'the delegates " of the / United Trades cannot separate
without expressing the grateful sense , they feel of the kindness arid generosity displayed by Thomas _Slirigsbjr Duricbmbe , Esq / , M . P ., in his ' omcial . character of president of this association ; They beg to assure him that the working classes of this country generally , are : deeply sensible of his'kindness , and are watching with intense interest bis return to _corivalesoence , when heshall again be able to resume his posit / ion as the people ' s tribune in thb House / of Commons . They venture to hope he will _agsiri condescend to accept the appointment of pre-Siderit bf this association , arid am very sanguine that the association will rapidly augment in numbers and importance , and eventually realise his original anticipations of what such a movement should be .
That the sentiments they here . inadequately express are . universally , the sentiments of those they _repregoiit . "—He felt quite confident ,, tbat however small the number of trades . / might be now in connexion , with the / National _Assbciatiori , . compared with those originally expected by " their president , that in the hearts arid breasts . of all , there was but one oommon sentiment ! towafds their very hbnourr abieand highly esteemed _presidbnt ; a deep regret at his long-continued , state of ill-health , and a fervent hope that ; he may _. speedily recover , and again take that p lace in the councils of the nation , which he so long filled with honour to himself , arid advantage / to the country at large . ( Cheers . ) It was the general feeling of the trades , that they
were--greatly ' indebted to him : for many blessings , and they looked forward to the time when , through his instrumentality , tbey-would enjoy still greater . ; -Perhaps the best illustration he could give ofthe feeling which animated tbem , would be to mention what took place reoentl y in his own trade at Birmingham . When he stated to them , bef _^ orc cbming to that conference , that Mr . Duncombo's health would , not / allow , him to continue president , ' a thrill ran through the whole meeting , their countenances fell , and sorrow was depicted on every face .: A resolution was unanimously passed , hoping that he would resume his place ; and he ( Mr . Holmes ) might truly say , that a hearty prayer went
up to Heaven that be might speedily : recover his health , arid ' iri his" place in the House of Commons again become the representative of the working ' classes . ( Cheers . ) These were the sentiments of the working classes generally . They had a strong desire for bis convalescence , and for his restoration to health and enjoyment ; which was in itself , one of the greatest blessings of life , as well as to those active and important duties in which he had hitherto been . engaged . In making these few observations , he , was aware that the duty had been very inadequately performed , but he proposed the resolution in all sincerity _^ ' The resolution was carried by acolamation , and with demonstration of reFDect .
Mr . _Duscombe said : After the very kind manner in which the conference had expressed themselves —which , even if he had full health and strength must at all times have deeply , affected him , and wbich naturally was more strongly felt by him when somewhat weakened by illness , he could only say that he would be most ungrateful , not to respond to that kindness ina similar spirit . With regard to his health , he was happy to say that every day he found it was improving , though he had lately suffered a relapse , caused by attending the House of Commons about a month ago on public business .. _After-their liberality , ami the kmdly manner in which they bad adopted . all the suggestions _, he . had made to them on Tuesday , it would be
most ungrateful on his part if he did not , so long as his health allowed , promote the interests and the welfare of the working classes through the medium of this association ;; ( Applause . ) He therefore accepted the office of President , —( _ap plause)—with the proviso , that if , in three or six months , ill health , or other sufficient causes , should prevent him . from doing justice to the position , he should be at liberty to resign it ; but he assured them , that as long as he could work with them / and with the . committee—and they might assure / the working classes the same—so long should they Have his earnest services and advocacy to the best of his ability . ( Loud cheers . ) As for his health , he had-already stated that he ] felt himself daily growing stronger ; and his : medical attendant assured him that there was some years work in bim yet , and that , though he did not now expect to see bim quite recovered this session , as it' was far
advanced , yet , next session he hoped to see him as well as ever . ' ( Great cheering . ) On the motion of Mr . _Humphbies , seconded by Mr . Barber , a vote of thanks was given to Mr . Fleming , for his long-continued arid valuable services to the association , and for the readiness he had at all times shown to give his advice and assistance to the central committee , when applied to by them . . A vote of thanks was given to the members ofthe central committee , for the able , zealous ,, and faithful discharge of their duties for the past year . ; Thanks were also voted to tho Editor ofthe Morning Advertiser , for the full and impartial reports of their" proceedings , which had been given on that and previous occasions , in the columns of tbat : journal ; and also to the Proprietor and Editors of the Northern Star , for their notices of the proceedings of the association . The conference then closed .
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Test for the Presence op _Chloroform . t-Thb Aheoed Murder at Ciapham . —Dr . Snow placed on the table , at the last meeting of the Westminster Medical Society , the , apparatus which he . used for detecting the presence of chloroform in the dead body . He said that the process was a modification of one described in the Journal de Chemic Medicale for March , 1849 . The blood or . portion ofthe bodv to be examined Was put into a flask , from which there proceeded a tube , which was made red-hot- in part of its course . Another glass tube , attached to the extremity of the latter , was moistened inside with a solution of nitrate of silver , and- terminated in a Wolfe ' s / bottle , the interior of which was also moistened with the same solution . Heat being
applied to the flask by means of the chloride of calcium bath , the vapour given off had tb pass through the red-hot tube , and any chloroform whioh might be present was decomposed , and the chlorine and hydrochloric acid gas being set free , were arrested in . the next tube , where they formed a white precipitate of chloride bf silver , which , became rapidly darkened in colour by the action of light . The ' nature of the precipitate could be further proved by cutting the tube with a file , arid introducing a drop or two of nitric ' abid into one portion , and of solution of ammonia into the other . He had distinctly detected the . presehce of chloroform by this process in two kittens , killed by inhaling the vapour , on six successive ; days after the death ' of the animals ,
although no precautions were taken to protect the bodies from tbe air , and the quantity inhaled by each kitten must have been less than one minim . The parts of the animals examined were the viscera of the chest and abdomen , the brains , and the muscles of the bod y arid extremities . From all these parts clear evidences ofthe presence of chloroform were obtained . Ho bad . also obtained a precipitate of chloride of silver by operating on some portions of the muscles taken from the leg of a child amputated under the influence of chloroform at St . George ' s Hospital . The process , indeed , was bneof such delicacy , that he had been able to olearly detect the presence of the huhdreth part _^ of a grain of chloroform when dissolved in a thousand
grains of water . ' The only , substances whioh could yield chloride of silver b this method , were Dutch liquid , chloride of ethyle , and some other bodies similar in composition and effects to chloroform , arid which , however , ' were not in common use , or even kept on sale . There were chlorides in tho human body , but these Could not be decomposed below a red heat , and certainly not till the part became dry ; whilst in the process he employed , the heat to which the part under examination was exposed was only that of boiling water , or very little , more , and it could not become dry in tbe most protracted examination , as the greater part of the moisture . given off became condensed in the tube , whioh inclined upwards , and flowed back into the flask . The method
, therefore , _wasHable'to no fallacy or objection . He had received from _Mri John Parrottsome portions of the viscera of a woman , ' latel y found dead , under very mysterious circumstances , in the Wandsworthroad . The parts had been closed up air-tight from the time they were taken from the body . Tbey included a portion ofthe brain and ofthe liver , and though they were kept boiling for two or three hours in their own _serosity , not the least trace of chloride of silver was obtained , whilst in the instances where chloroform had caused death ,-the precipitate began to appear when the heat to which the part was exposed reached to about the boiling ¦
point . In tbe muscle taken from the child ' s lee , the chlorbforni was only . 1 few minutes longer m being detected , although the quantity preaent must necessarily have been much lesB than in a case where death had been caused by it . He therefore concluded the death in tho _Wandsworth-road could not have been occasioned by ' chloroform . —Lancet . Chbltenham . —Recently christened at the Parish Church , the infant son of Mr . T . Rider , shoemaker , by the namb of Julian Harney Kossuth Rider . It is reported that Prince _Metterriicbiis about to return to Austria , and thatb 6 w hl be appointed chancellor of the empire v : ; - /• ¦ ¦ .:: ¦' _' . - ' ¦ ' " /// •/¦ : // :: : .: ¦ ' - ' ... v . ! v l _^ . ' _¦¦ i _^ _VVAil
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_- _--- THURSDAY ; Mat 25-- — HOUSE : OF COMMONS ; - RKr _., r ~' French - _AMBASBADORi , — Lord _Pnut : _k menced _hisdttlanatfbns relative tb _thvv i _ferenoes with France ,-growing out of _iT _^ _tft mediation ; he said he had been _oharged JS ? % a g iven in that statement an untrue rep » 2 S J » 5 tbe serious , _ibreaoh between the Brituh , _'K 105 J goverriments as manifested in the lett «! l « i » If .. Drouyn de . Lhuys wag not _recriUM _? _m mbned back to Paris . . On this point th « _^ £ explained that M / Lhuys had left Lo _£ ° S with' many explanations and' irianv _? W _toViioKViq nan > _onnonf <> i 1 tA _/>/»^ J _"OCDih . _?^
vernment . As these explanations ' _ht _^ _^> ti would tend . to soften the dis pleasur * _; . _?? m the . letter . of General I _^^ _Sfl against all precedent that that ) J ! ' _^ % have been read _so . nrematurel y in the £ 2 _?^ _"H ber , he submitted / that / duty and _^ , T _^ K enjoined on him not to give to the C ! _!?' % ment a more serious picture ofthe _oeewSr _* *• _£ was probably at that very moment boin „ nce % to the Paris Assembly . Proceeding _l _^ _^ narration-of the negotiations . _' U ; %$ _&** _$ London . and Athens ,. Lord _PWmenS . _^ i that the functions of the French _gov » ° DtM , _M uiBuiaiurs _irom
were . _: tne _beeinnin _™ 7 « _t kid down . England bid « reffr red _! L _^ sA _pensatibn'for dam ' ages and -of ariol 0 _ss f ! ° ? : % He showed that the _difference ftoalK _«?^\ tween Mr ; Wyse and Baron Gros invoL / f _^ V . ciple of one of the claims , and _left-thSLHi cretion to the British _ministeriin _gS _? _* . the matter to England . Hi _^ _insfrucS _^ the resumption of coeroive measures S . J ° N but he nevertheless _j _^ _mSOffS _^^ f i proposition to Baron Gros , rind _although _T' _^ by that gentleftari that his " o _& t _^ ceased , consented to wait the result of hh . - _^ cial communication of this ultimatum to , L _" _^ government until the evening of the _Sth'J _^ ordered the _resummon nf _« _•„„ _..... '" an ( i oa »
_wheuthe _^ time _hatf _elapaed wfthoul bSSf _* . dings _of-itsacceptance . After _enteriS aH _^ into various details , and _arguinTiw $ Wysehadbeen perfectl yju 8 tifie TS _\ u tb _' the Foreign Secretary pronounced t £ _iT > General fahitte t ? hVe _hffSJS _un 8 f erroneous impression . He added hfa w _^ ffifl any misunderstanding had arisen _teSJS countiT and France ; his denial of- _STZ _& _ft slight the mediation lately offered by thevLl government ; his hopes that good feeling 2 speedily be restored ; and his suggestion tC ¦ thecourse of the discussion hon . memberswlu allow no word to . fall which could exace » k 6 T controversy , or delay the restoration of mil amity . _^ " _^ After some observations by Sir J . Wawh aD j _LordlfAHON , «« w , <« n Mr . Smiths said that the speech of Lord Pa ! merston- was a masterly one , but reproached ki policy with jealousy and distrust of FraW _viskakli
_mr . recommenaea the house not to n . tify the . statement of the noble lord until the nmh bad been considered . There were singular ml ! _sions _' m tbe " masterly statement" of the nob ' . lord ; it contamed . no allusion to the _Convenfai ? London , nor to the _position in which we werepL , _) with respect to Russia , nor to the islets of _whirt so much had been heard . He would confine Mi view of . the case to its narrowest issue Tin French Government had desired to mediate , but Lord Palmerston had studiousl y avoided _medutioti and . arbitration . Having accepted , however tbe good offices of France , Her Majesty ' s Government should have acted cordially , sincerely , andfhnMj . whereas . the evidence showed that they had not done so : if they had , the catastrophe would not have occurred .
. Lord John Rueseli , said , Mr . Disraeli had fallen into a series of errors . With respect to the Con . vention of the 18 th of April , M . Gros made the an . nouncement which , as Mr . Wyse considered , put an end to his functions as negotiator on the _M , and the intervening four days were not sufficient to influence in Greece the conduct of the British and French negotiators . . Lord John explained the in . formation of which he was in possession when lie gave the answer to Mr . Disraeli on a former night , and observed that in every future discussion of this
subject he should feel it to be his duty to take . bis share of responsibility—as head of the government he considered himself to be mainly responsible ; w 4 that if there was any explanation or proposition they could make to the French government , consistent with the honour of England , whicli would remove the misunderstanding and restore harmony , there was no effort which ber Majesty ' s government were not prepared to make for that object . ... -. ;' ...-. The house then went into _comnvttee cf supply on the Naval Estimates , and several votes veto taken ; after whioh the house adjourned .
FRIDAY , Mat 24 . HOUSE OF COMMONS . — On the motion fir gojng into committee of supply , " ' . _'> ' _-. Mr . -J . Buckbtonb moved : & resolution for repealing the ten per cent , additional , duty _upontte excise and window taxes . He argued that , as the ten per cent , had been imposed under the _excoseof a deficency iri the revenue , it ought in justice to be rebutted now that the Exchequer boasted a _aurpluB . ; ' _~! ¦ The Chancellor of the Exchequer declined fo make any further reductions in the public revenue than those already promised and provided for , _Etto if be wished to remit taxes , the hon . baronet added , the assessed taxes would be the last he should think of .
Mr . G . Bankes wished to obtain the retoiMwa now asked for as an earnest that tbe whole ' of tbe window duty should be presently repealed / ' Sir G . Pkchell , on the contrary , _apprehended that mixing up that very objectionablo impost _mtt the mass of assessed taxes would complicate too question , and delay its ultimate repeal , He advised the withdrawal of the motion . On a division their appeared—For the motion 65 Aeainstit 130—65 __
Mr . B . Cochrane entered into various strictures of the foreign policy of the government , _especiauf as regarded Greece and Italy . In the former country oUr influence had been used to embarrass the Gre » government , and assail the independence ot w nation . To Italy we had dispatched emissaries _» propagated revolutionary doctrines and _enwurtjp rebellions . Among these emissaries the hon . m _™' ber was understood to refer particularly to _i _" mission of Lord Minto . , . _„ .. Lord Palmerston excused Mr . Coebrane s ignorance of English policy by the prolonged dursti " of his foreign travels . Lord _Minto's commissio _^ Italy , his lordship explained , was not _dosigneo _w foster revolution , but to afford to the Ijap _^ vernments who might solicit it the »< J . ( ll 7 ie _nnininn hf hia _trnvornmpnt at home re ' _ffar _dltlg l _«« .
temperate and moderate , reforms which *» render revolution improbable . If this advice _»? beeri followed , the noble lord added that naiff ° _^ _astrous consequences mig ht have been averteo . Sardinia , where the counsels of Lord Minto « first sought , a-gratifying Sexample of _tranquw " . was now exhibited . ' .. -. ' _, , « _«& . _- Lord C . Hamilton ' inquired . whether the bB » nian aggressions upon the , Au 8 trian territorie Italy / were suggested by Lord Minto ? ( Lord Palmbbiion met the inquiry with a _pi" _^ denial ; and the subject dropped . . u The house then went into committee upo »' Civil Service Estimates , and various votes « agreed to , the consideration of which occupico _« greatest part of the night , a large portion on discussion being devoted to the subiect ot tne > Houses of Parliament , all tho incidents of _^' underwent a rigid scrutiny . , ; . The Cn-AiksfAy was ordered to report _pW "
and ask leave"to sit again . " . [ _k After trarisaoting some further business . _?» house adjourned till Monday . National Charter Lbaguk . —The council _ofW body met at its ohamberS on _Wedaesday _ete »'» last , Present—Mr . Hobden , Mr . Tapp , Nr . jL ' Mr . Fairchild , . Mr . Allnutt , Mr . _Nobbsij" ; M'Grath , the president ; arid Mr . Clark , the _&> tary . Mr . Tapp reported the opening of a hr *" _^ of the League m the Tower Hamlets , andaPf ., for the services of a deputation from tbe couDC ' qp . open a second . Messrs . Hobden and Sidewere ' . _^ pointed . Business of a detailed character occw _^ the attention of the council during the rest 0
sitting . . " , oa Tub Alleqeo _Mukdbr at _-Kmsiko kw . _, Friday afternoon Mr . H . M . Wakley held ari _»« at tho Coach and Horses , Palace-yard , _H'S"' _^ _, Kensington , on the body of Mary Barrv _, ag _» . _^ who was alleged to have been murdered hy X * _^ Barry , her husband . The witnesses e » » 4 . proved that Barry , without receiving any F _^ p _le tion from his wife , inflicted a wound on ner 1 _^ by a kick , which caused her death in a _" _, _Jjjj minutes . The jury returned a vordiot 01 slaughter . " I / ist Death of Depuiy- Coroneb MiU' ? ' , ( his Monday , Mr . George Ireland Mills expiw ° _j- oi residence , Bedford-street , Strand , after a Jf , _, e . and painful illness , which he bore with pen *' , f 0 i _signation . Deceased , who had been . _eduo « a 3 tho medical profession , acted during ton ye b _^ . deputy-coroner , to Mr . Wakley , ' M . P . - * _'tL , _- ceeded as deputy-coroner bv Mr . H . M . ™ a TjL _^
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 25, 1850, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_25051850/page/8/
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