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      Commiiren Io Thb Flambs.—Sin: I Have The...

      " because the condition of the great bulk of the people was deplorable , lie exhibited the fallacy ofthe # ? ree Trade doctrines , aud related an anecdote of an _Iri-fanM _. _whowas boasting of the fertility of the Irish soil , and said , that in his coantry ' they could bay a cabbage and a scoreof potatoes for « . well , _thea , why , 'said a bystander , Mid yon not _atopw your owa country ? Because he could to" ™"" the id . \ He eulogised Mr O'Connor as the sterling champion of _civilrights , who had disp layedItarun ledu « rforhis « rytalented Iecwre . _Thexncetmg * E 5 £ _^ -ifc a _fuUmeeting of the memr _^ _flbb branch , the following resolution was _Jrolidft ! Beddonandseconded byW . Treharne , ind carried unauimously : — t .

      _Thathavinc seen the base and cowardly attempt of a _nn-nber of the newspaper press to impede the progress of the noble _iand Scheme , we firmly resolve not te _freoacnt aay public-house or shop , the proprietor of which takes ia any newspaper that has af . _eoipted to _iajureMrO'Connor and the Land Plan , and we will also tise our bi » t _endeaTOnrsto prevent onr friends dealing with any such persons . Boot St _Enaosns . —A . special meeting of the members of this branch was held on Monday evening , when , after reading Mr O'Connor ' s excellent letter in ltst _Saturday ' s Star , in reply to the cowardly attacks that have b en made upon the Land Plan , by the renegade Dispatch , the « Whistler , and others of a similar stamp , a vote of confiddencc was then passed in favour of _MrCPConnor . The lying Dispatch was tben put upon its trial , — tried , condemned , and tben burnt in the presence of ihe meeting .

      . CABRisGros . —A very numerous meeting was held atthe New Inn , _Carrint-ton , oa Sunday evening last , Mr Jjhn JJsskard iu the chair , when the following resolution was adopted : — That the member * of the Carrington branch ofthe "Katioaal Land Company having full confidence in Mr O ' Connor ' s straightforward , and honest integrity _. are de _tennined to _assbr . him in _defending himself against his enemies . A collection was immediately made , when the sum of 5 s . 7 d . was collected , and a committee of seven was appointed , to act in conjunction with the Central Committee of Nottingham .

      Oidhab . —On Sunday last . Mr T . Clark , one of the Directors to the National Land Comgany . delivered twa of tbe most soul-stirring and energetic lectures we hare beard for some time , on the Land and Labour Bank . The following resolution was moved by Mr Jamea Cooper , and seconded by Mr John Giimshaw : — . Thai this meeting is of opinion that the calumnies brought against Mr O'Connor , by the public press have been wnalled for . and this meeting further expresses it * unfeigned thanks to that gentleman and the _directors _. for tlieir past services in the people ' s cause , and that this meeting has implicit confidence in the ability and integrity of Mr O'Connor , a * Bailiff to the Land Company .

      _rioLMTiaiH . — The members of tho Ilolmnrth branch met in their room , Underbank , on Thursday evening , Oct . 21 , to hear a lecture on ihe' Land and the Charter , ' by Mr Donovan of Manchester . Before the appointed time , the room was crowded to excess ; Mr II . Marsden , a working man , wa 3 called to the chair . Mr Donovan , in a speech ef great length , handled the subject in question to the entire satisfaction of all present . At the conclusion of the lecture , a vote of confidence in Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., was uuHuimou & ly adopted . _BiKMiSGHAH . —At the usual weekly meeting at tbe Ship Inn , on Sunday evening last , Mr Foster in the chair , the following resolution was unanimously passed . Moved by Mr Fussell , seconded by Mr Path : —

      That we , tbe members ofthe Laud Company meeting atthe Ship Inn , aw much pleased with the course _pursued by Mr O'Connor , Jn taking legal _preceedtngsagainst the proprietor of the _Jfanclerter E-a « tner , and we request every member of tbis brancb to subscribe twopence vach , feeling fully assured th : t the members of the Company _generally will assist Mr O'Connor . Phople ' s IT" * , —At a very crowded meeting held at the aboTe place , en Tuesday , October 26 , Mr Cawen in the chair , Mr O'Connor ' s admirable answer to the Manchester Examiner , Weekly Dispatch , _NontonformUt , Uoy € s Trash , & e ., was read by Messrs Fu * sell , Newham , and Gondwin . The meeting was highly gratified with Mr O'Connor ' s reply . At a meeting ofthe _gun-stockersof Birmingham , be ' oigmgto the National' Trades Association , he ! d on Monday eveaing , October 25 , at tbe Old Still , TrVanun-atreet , it was unanimously

      resolved—That we hereby tender onr sincere thanks to Feargus O'Connor . E « q ., believing him to be the working man ' s friend ; and that we pledge ourselves not to countenance any paper that will not adv . cate the rights _andpri-ileges of the working man . Wixcheswr . —On Monday eveninf * , October 22 , the quarterly account was audited and found correct , and a discussion arose on the Dispatch and tbe other lying newspapers , and it was resolved—That we , the mera _' sers of the Chartist Land Company , condemn the vile calumnies against Feargus O'Connor , "E * q ., and we pledge ourselves to assist aud support that gentleman to thc last .

      BucKBons . —It must have beeD truly gratifying to every member ofthe Land Company , to witness the numbers who attended , and the close and silent attention siven ti Mr Clark ' s lecture on thc Land and Labour Bank ( probably one _thousandfivehondred persons were present ) . Thetwofollowing resolutions were then carried unanimously , and tbe mealing broke np , after giving ite hearty tbanks to tbe lecturer : — That we _riew _, ivith indignation and disgust , the continued attempts ofthe Manchefer Examiner , through the _ratruuu-utality of an snonymons writer , styling himself < On * who has Whistled at the Plough . _' end other * , to retard the progress of the Land movement , by base , cowardly , and disgusting insinuations as to the conduct \ of Mr O Connor .

      That this meeting strongly recommend Ar O'Connor to prosecute the Manchester _iS-onuser , both in vindication of Ms own character , and in defence of-the Land Company , _asi 4 that we pledge ourselves to give him all the pecuniary aid _necassary . Sh .-i . kn-. —A special meeting of the members of tha above branch was held on Sunday last . The follow-In }* resolutions were carried without a dissentient : That thia meeting having examined tke several slanderous paragraphs , which have appeared in a portion of the press , bearing the sen-meet names of * Whistler , ' * "Rambler , ' & c , do hereby pronounce them gross and * _nalicicio 5 misrepresentations ofthe character of onr respected leader , Mr O'Connor

      That we beg to return Mr O'Connor our sincere thanks for the able manner in which he has replied t _« tbeaboTe hirelings , and that so far from their sophistry having the effect of _£ " min * * huig our _confidesc in him and the Land plan , we hereby express onr increased faith in both , sines their censure and virulence imply tbat they fear ns . and their fear proves ns in the right . The necessity of forming a district , and engaging a _I' -cfcarer , was then strongly argued , when it was tfiimat < _-iy agreed to enter into a correspondence , with a view of furthering that object . _Tbcro . GoaswAUi . —The members of the Truro branch of the National Land Company , met on 3 Iondav evening , at the houBe of Mr _flTm . Isaacs ,

      Temperance Hotel . Old Bridge-street . Wm . Wales in the chair . After Mr O'Connor ' s defence had been read , Mr Tregenyer moved'the following resolution , Becondcd by J . K . _Longmaui , and carried unanimously .: — Tui ; t this meeting is of opinion that the attacks made npon tiie Land _Schema by the press of tbe League , is another proof , amongst the many we have bad , of that partj ' j determination to deprive the working man of the benefit of his free labour , though they cunningly and sanctimoniously affect to have an uncommon amount of sympathy for the working classes ; and as a _preof of the _canS ience tre have in Jlr O'Connor , we are determined that whenever be may be inclined to defend his honour in a _ci-un _oHo'tic , our support shall be forthcoming .

      It is earnestly desired that Mr O'Connor in his topr thruush the country , will pay a visit to Truro , aaid wc wiil warrant him a glorious reception . _OiLCdESTKE . —At the usual weekly meeting of the _Nttio _. ai Charter Association on Monday last , alec tur « nn the National Land Company was delivered t > y _Thomas _Rawling " . It was resolved : — * Tt _* : » s ne , tfce Chartists of _Colchester , place the greatest _confidence in F . O'Connor , E ? q . M . P _., and c < niidtr the _Kational Land Company fully entitled to tbc ssppor : of tho industrious daises , and that a copy of thi * resolution he sent to the _Kortltcn Star , and _another * > the Suffolk Cfcroni-Js for insertion . Carried unanimously . < _£ _'i 5 ! e a revival of Chartism has taken place in _C-j : _caesi « r since the recent election . Spirited meetings are held weekly . Tiie lecture for nest "Monday evening will be delivered by Benjamin Parker , oa The principles of tbe People ' s Charter . '

      Htwe . —At a full _meetinsof the members of this branch the following _resslution was unanimously _agreed t _> : — Tbat we have heard with pleasure the very satisfactory explanation of Jfr O'Connor's balance sheet . _T-MioanE-f . —At a numerous racetin ? ofthe Land _memters on Monday night , it was resolved : — _Tiiat each member do pay one halfpenny per week to support _Fergus O'Connor against the foul attacks of t » se preES-gang . Tr ! iis ' . iliings . wa 3 received . Alswick— At a late meeting ofthe members ot the A : nt ; ick branch , held in the Unitarian Chanel , jt was unanimously resolved ;—That a volar . tc . ry su * > Rcriplioa be entered into for tko rapport of the patriot , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., against tbe mean lowand dastardly attacks of the Whisler .

      , WopTros-oHnKB-EME . — The Chartist and Land _mbsbird of this locality bating read witb disgust tiie . _irtMes ia she Manchester Exanmtr , Dispatch , &; ., _Jfcc , feel bound to express their unbounded confidence ia Mr _O'Coanor for defending their cause » _niibly . _Luieuscie . —At the weekly _meeting , held on San * day evening last , of the Volunteer locality , the fcllo _^ b _g re _^ luUoa was carried uncnimously : — -,

      Commiiren Io Thb Flambs.—Sin: I Have The...

      Th- . t the best thanks of this meeting are hereby given to Tfeargn * O'Connor , Esq ., U . P _., for his spirited reply to the _iXspctcaandetherpaper * , and this nteetingplacee the most explicit confidence in Ur O'Connor ' s integrity , and trusts that that gentleman will prosecute the proprietor * of the _' J & _neltofer j & _amnwr , and thi * locality pledge * Itself to subscribe it * fair proportion toward * paying the law expense * . Hanky and _Sheltok Brancb of tbe National Land Company , October 26 th , resolved : — That we enttr into a subscription forthwith toauist our beloved and much-injured champion , Feargus O'Connor , _H . P ., and that a public meeting be held in tlie Christian Brethren ' s Room , Market-street , Hanley , on _Weanaeday evening next * to obtain subscriptions for the abovo purpose .

      _SrjiioH Yawkcb , kear _Minatora , Ksht . —Sib , — After all theattacksof a _scurri ' our ' _press-gaeg ' and other assailants , in endeavouring ta depreciate thc greatconfidence reposed by the industrious working clasteua Mr Feargtu O'Connor and his Land Plan , it is with pleasure [ inform you , that so futile have been their efforts in the minds ofthe subscribers iu this small village , that a sum of £ 1818 s-was forwarded by them to the secretary of the National Land Company , at Maidstone , en Monday lastthus giving a convincing proof tbat Mr O'Connor ' s untiring perseverance and integrity of conduct ia highly appreciated here . I am , air , yours respectfully , _EsIHSB LASLETT _MlLLKS .

      Tiverton . —A pnblic meeting , was called on Monday evening , at the Half Moon Inn , by the friends of the Charter , to read the reply of Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., tothe ' Nottingham Mercury , 'the 'Nonconformist , ' the ' Dispatch , ' 'Globe , ' 'Manchester Examiner , ' and ' Lloyd ' s'trash . A _^ vote ofconfidence in Mr O'Connor was unanimously passed . The healths of T . Duneombe , Esq ., and G . J . Harney , Esq ., were drunk with great enthusiasm ; also the health of Mr W . Rowcliffe , the patriotic member of the town council . 'Success to the Charter and Land Plan , ' excited vociferous cheering . _NswcAsitB-t-pos-Tiss . —At a meeting of this branch of the Land Company , it was resolved : — That , in the opinion of _this ' meeting , F , O'Connor . Esq .

      is folly entitled to the confidence of the members of tbo Land Company , and that a full meeting of the members of this branch take place next Sunday evening , October SUt , for the purpose of considering the propriety of comraep . cing a subscription to indemnify him for any cost he may be at ia defending and exonerating hi-B < eIf from the various attacks made upon him and . the National Land Company . Leicester .. — On Tuesday evening last , the shareholders of the Section No . 1 at thia place , which contains nearl y one thousand members , held a general meeting at the Land Pavilion . Mr Smart , in an address of some leneth , took a rapid review of the character and services of Mr O'Connor , during his publie career , and his unremitting devotion to the cause of the people ; and , atthe conclusion , _moved tbe following resolution : — That we , the shareholders of No . 1 section of the Land Company , view witb much regret the course pursued by a

      great portion of the newspaper press ( especially that part calling themselves Liberals , but in reality Whigs , ) in misrepresenting tbe conduct of Feargus O'CoHnor , Esq ., and endeavouring to destroy the confidence which the people _repote in him ; that confidence he has so . dearly purchased by the great sacrifices he has made in the cause of universal liberty ; and we assure bim , tbat neither calumny or misrepresentation by a corrupt and venal press , can lessen the confidence we repose in bim , strengthened as it is by years of experience , and cemented by the persecution * he bas undergone in our canse ; and we trust that in fature he will avail himself ofthe protection _S-hich the law affords him to check those reptiles ; pledging ourselves to afford bim all the pecuniary assistance in onr power , as we believe he ought not te suffer in onr cause : and thereby cenvinoe the world that onr friend and representative enjoys the confidence and gratitude ofthe working classes , and particularly of onr own elorions Land Company .

      The resolution was seconded by Mr Chawner , supported by Mr Beadhatn , and carrried by acclamation Mr Smart then proposed three cheers for O'Connor , which were heartily given , and the meeting separated . _Babnsmt . —A great and important pnblic meeting was held in this town in the Odd Fellows' Hall , on Monday last . The people rallied at the call of the old Chartists , and gave their votes in favour of the subjoined resolutions , with an enthusiasm that demonstrated how much they love and _respedb their glorious chieftain . Mr Peter Hoey was called to the chair . Frank Mirfield proposed tbe first resolution , as follows : —

      Thatit is the opinion of the people of Barnsley , in pnblie meeting assembled , that the motives which induce the writers of the Nottingham Mercury , the Loudon Weekly Dispatch , the Globe , the Manchester Etaminer , the Non oonformUt , and Jioyd's Weekly Neiupaper , to attack the public and private character of _Fsargus O'Connor , Esq ., 1 LP ., are firstly—they see in the Land Flan and the National Land and _L-bour Bank , tbe means of the working classes redeeming themselves from their present degraded _st & te . Secondly—Those malignant scribes know that

      they can only break dawn our grand organisation , or retard onr progress , by destroying our confidence in the friend and advocate of the poor — the enemy of oppression and tyranny— -Feargus O'Connor : bnt we , the people of Barnsley , are firmly persnaded tbat Hr O'Coanor ' s object is to raise the industrious portion of the community to that position in society which their laborious industry entitles them to occupy ; therefore , we publicly declare that our confidence in that gentleman is not the least abated by the lies and vituperation of those vile _glandersr _* .

      Seconded by John Vallanoe , supported by John Leary and Michael Segrave ( near neighbours of Mr O'Connor , when in Ireland ) , and carried unanimously . Moved by Mr Robertson : — Tbat this meeting moit earnestly and respectfully invite Feargus O'Connor and Ernest Jones , Esquires , to pay a visit to tbi * town , wben they make their West Riding tour , and allow us to express our gratitude to them personally , for the many services they bave rendered the toiling millions of this country . Seconded by Mr George Utley , and carried . —Proposed by Mr Garbutt ;—That this meeting indignantly repudiates the assertion of Dr Boktuux _, at the Free Trade Conference et Brussels , that he was there as the representative of the working people of England , and we return onr sincere thanks to Mr Weerth for his dignified conduct and disinterested advocacy of tbe rights of the working men of all countries .

      Seconded by Mr Segrave * 1 , and adopted . The meeting concluded with cheers for the Charter , Feargus O'Connor , and tbe Northern Sua : _Lododborocoh . —At a meeting of tho members of the Land Company oi this place , it was resolved : — That we look with feelings of scorn and contempt on that portion of the press that ha * been to basely and unjustly assailing the pnblie and private character of the friend of the working classes— F . O'Connor , Esq . — and consider it another proof of their want of sympathy with the people , and tbat they will descend to any act to serve the canse of faction .

      That we tender our increased confidence to Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., H . P ., and beg to assure him that so long as he continues to pursue the henest course he ha * done , we will render bim all the aid in our power _.

      S The Northern St^Re J^^^J^L

      S THE _NORTHERN _ST _^ Re _J _^^^ _j _^ l

      Dreadful Fires And Loss Of Life. Oh Thur...

      DREADFUL FIRES AND LOSS OF LIFE . Oh Thursday morning shortly before three o'clock , _Deammond-street , _Euston-sqaare , was visited by the outbreak of a _gerions fire , which was the house numbered 97 , in the beforenaraed street , occupied by Mr F . Lawson , stationer and bookbinder . The police discovered a dense mass of black smoke pouring forth from the basement ; an instant alarm was given , and the inmates were aroused , who with ene exception effected a safe retreat . In less than ten minutes fromthe first discovery , the building beeame wrapped in one immense sheet ef flame . The excitement at that period was most intense , tbe inmates who had escaped having informed the crowd that Mrs Mackie , who _wassleeping in the back attic , was in the midst of the fire . A general shout of ' save

      her' was raised , but the fire had obtained too great a head for any one to enter tho premises . The engines arrived in rapid succession , and after some time the firemen succeeded in getting the flames extinguished , bnt not until the premises were nearly destroyed . At a subsequent period the firemen , whilst searching the ruins , discovered the body of an unfortunate female shockingly burnt . Before the firemen had left , their attention was directed to the south ef London , by perceiving a light in the air , which convinced them that a conflagration was raging in that quarter . Thither the Brigade , West of England , and County engines

      started , guided only by the reflection in the sky . After some trouble the exact scene was reached , when it was found that the extensive premises in the occupation of Messrs Pinchin and Co ., tanners , of the Grange-road , Bermondsey , were in a general blaze . The engine-house , drying rooms , and other parts of theestablishment—in all , upwards ofa hundred and fifty feet in length—were burning furiously . The firemen set to work , but tbey were nnable to get mastery of the destructive element until the premises before spoken of , together with the steam _, engines and machinery , were destroyed . The total loss must be very considerable . The origin of both is unknown .

      Dtnrfekmlise. —At The Meeting Ofthis Bra...

      DtnrFEKMLisE . —At the meeting ofthis branch , the following " officers were elected : Mr Jamea Fithie , president ; Mr David Futon , treasurer , _re-elected , Mr James _Teshock , secretary ; Mr James _Geaselg , scrutineer for the present month ; Messrs William Peacock , and William Drysdol , auditors ; local com * mittee , Messrs William Gaurie , Edward M'Minimie , William Sharp , Thomas _Milliar , Archibald _M'Donald . We meet as usual every Saturday night , at seven o ' clock , to enrol members at the Co-operative store-room , _Maygate-Btreet . Mr Kydd delivered a lecture here , on the 21 st instant , in the Baptist chapel , James-street , on the Capabilities of the Land and Labour Bank ; his lecture gave great satu & ction-

      Dtnrfekmlise. —At The Meeting Ofthis Bra...

      " _UnisnfertoHmm _, " Friends , —If ever there was a time when there was a greater necessity for combination amongst the working classes , that time is the present . For never , in the annals of this country , were manufacturers so determinedly and so universally attempting to force down the price of industry as at this time . On tbe rig ht band and on the left , in the east and in the west , in tht north and in the south , is this work of reduction and impoverishment going forward , — ay , and reductions , too , of the most serious character , which if not obviated will entail upon us , for years to come , the . most acute sufferings and deprivations , and thus cripple our associative operations for the amelioration and improvement of our-degraded and humiliating position .

      And without a determined and well-timed effort on the part of the working classes themselves , they will be plunged overhead and ears into irremediable difficulties , while a combination of evil circumstances and hostile operations will be arrayed and directed against you , to perpetuate your sufferings , and to extort your labour frem you at a price infinitely below its value . To do so is the interest of capitalists ; it enriches them , but makes you poor indeed . If , however , you would obstruct the growth and spread of despotism , and mitigate the evils of organised capitalists against you , you must meet them nobly and determinedly in combination , and by a

      vigorous and an active _eo-opera * ipn , you will be able to counteract the tyrannical attempts of your task masters , and repress the outrageous reductions that are stalking abroad at noon-day without ablush . But if you refuse to co-operate ; if you decline in combination , and tamely submit to see your rights and your privileges wrenched from you , then , indeed , may you prepare for the oppressor to ride roughshod over you , and to overwhelm in distress and penury your wives and children . But ' we trust that such things will not be , —tbat you will sympathise with and aid each other to avert such fearful

      calamities , and endeavour to smooth each other ' s path by friendly exertion and by a spirited co-operation . Should you refuse to do this , —should , you decline to assist each other , who else , we would ask , will assist you ? "Who will stretch out a helping hand to save yon ? If you trust to others to do that for you which you must do . for yourselves , you will trust to a rotten staff , and the moment you fall upon it for support it will snap asunder / and at once precipitate you into an insatiable gulf of inextricable despair . You must not , however , trust to any . You must rely entirely upon your own energies , and from that source alone will your

      redemption come . How often have we told you tbat the elevation of your own condition depends upon yourselves ; that in the work of the social and moral regeneration of thc industrious classes , every member has a certain work to do , —a part to act , which no one but himself can perform , and which if not done by him he inflicts a proportionable amount of injury upon society , and , consequently , will impede the progress of emancipation . Some may say that they cannot see what they can do in the work , or what office they can fill in such a movement . In reply we would say , the most humble who is willing to labour , will find something suitable to his capacities , and , in fulfiling his duties , will aid in promoting and consummating the objects of this combination .

      Our machinery is so extensive , and our operations so diversified , that none , however low or despised , need despair of finding employment forthe exercise of his powers , for the diffusion of good , and for the recovery of labour's rights . ' A crooked rail will help to turn an engine , wheu a straight one would not . ' And if every working man will only try ,, he will find ample room to be beneficial y engaged _. The individual co-operation of the entire operative classes is indispensable to the perfecting of our redemption ; and that co-operation must be concentrated and centralised , and every one labouring with the precision of a disciplined army ; as they must necessarily oe when acting under the direction of one head for one common good .

      The beneficial and effective tendency of such concentrated and centralised operations must appear to all . For instance , take a body of armed men , whose object it is to repel the aggression of an invading army . To insure success , the forces are marshalled , and taught one uniform discipline , they organise , concentrate , and centralise the individual . parts of the army , with such exactness and precision that one head , one commander , and even the sound of a trumpet or the beating of a drum , will set in motion one mighty mass of human beings , for the attainment of one object ; and by such uniform and . centralised operations , the invading array is routed , and compelled te retreat from the field of their revolting undertaking .

      Now , if a centralised power is so efficient in onr military forces , must it not be as productive of good , when adopted and carried out bythe working-classes , for the protection oftheir industry ? Your rights , your privileges , your industry , your domestic happiness , the quietude and comfort of your family circles , has long , and is still invaded , and assailed by hostile capitalists ; and to thwart their purposes of cruelty , their paralysing , and at the same time unjustifiable innovations npon your most sacred rights , demands that you should adopt

      this centralised power , by marshalling your forcesby organising and consolidating your sectional energies , upon one grand and national point ; and at the command of one head , with one voice , and with one heart , go forth to meet your assailants . By doing so , success would be certain , victory would be inevitable . It must be by this , and by no other means , that your rights will be conserved , your industry guarded , and heartless invaders be repulsed , and compelled to shrink back from the perpetration of tbeir cruel deeds .

      You may object to such operations if you likeyou may refuse to co-operate with us upon such a principle if you choose ; but yeu will be tbe sufferer —you may prefer your sectional endeavours to fight the battles oflabour , but as heretofore , you will be baffled in your attempts , and the superior power of capital will force you into submission , and become stronger in proportion as you become weaker . In confirmation of this , we refer you to past experience . Examine the history of your local

      operations , and mark well the result ; ponder over your strongest combinations , and your contentions with capitalists , and we predict , that the review will sadden your hearts , and the repeated discomfitures you have experienced will / exlort from you ( it may be involuntary ) a sigh . The many miserable failures attendant upon our sectional struggles to protect industry , ought for ever to inspire us with a consciousness of their utter inadequacy to obtain for us , A fair day's wages , for a fair day ' s work . ' .

      After this investigation , should you still doubt the ineffective nature of merely local unions , we would refer for a still further proof of this incompetency , tothe continuous decline in the price of industry . You have had your local combinations—you have subscribed your hundreds and thousands of pounds , and you have as cheerfully expended those subscriptions in laudable efforts , to better your condition . But what good have you derived ? You may , in some instances have obtained your demands ; but such victories have been very short-lived . For what capitalists have given you with one hand , they have taken back with the other ; and when exhausted with struggling , you have fallen helpless victims to the cupidity of your employers . And now , witb all your engagements , and with all the

      advantages derivable from your sectional operations , you are in an infinitel y worse position than you were ever known to be . You are working more hours , ( even when trade is good ) and earning less wages , than you were doing twenty or thirty years a-go . Your position has been gradually growing worse , and the price of your labour gradually becoming less . These may be painful reflections , but , at the same time , they are positive and undeniable proofs of the entire _inefflcacy of local unions , and point out the absolute necessity there is for the adoption of a more extetsive plan , to secure to industry a proper reward . Such a plan , to be successful , must be commensurate with the objects to be attained ; otherwise , we shall be foiled in our attempts , and again yield to the crushing hand of tyranny .

      Now , such a p lan , is thc National Association , Its object is to organise the local trade bodies in one extensive combination , and by arranging , concentrating , and centralising the divided energies of the people ; that their power , thus consolidated , may be brought to bear on behalf of the weak and oppressed sons of toil . That this plan is a practical one , we have not the slightest doubt ; and wben the whole machinery is set in fall motion , will work out the regeneration of the present , victims of wretchedness , of tyranny , and wrong *

      Dtnrfekmlise. —At The Meeting Ofthis Bra...

      " Tothose who cannot appreciate the importance and practicability bf our plans , we would say , calmly examine our principles , weigh well our plans of operation , and if you detect anything wrong , anything defective , help us to put it right ; assist us to rectify and mend all defects , and thus you will aid us in perfecting one of the most praiseworthy associations , and an association too , that is well calculated to procure the rights , and enhance the interests

      of the ndustnous . But , if you will not assist in this , let us beseech you not to prevent others from doing so . If you will not labour for the general good of the working-classes yourself , allow others to do so who are inclined ; for we think the social and physical condition of the people is sufficiently degraded , witiiout any attempting to make it worse , by opposing the efforts and plans set in operation for their emancipation .

      To those who are with us , we say , be constant , vigorous , determined , and persevering in your exertions , and you may look for and ultimately enjoy a rich reward . The time when we must be up and doing , is come , and if we relax in duty , or shrink from our labour , we shall fail in the accomplishment of onr objects , andif we do , depend upon it , we shall find no quarter with capitalists , or mercy at the hands of our task-masters ; we must double our diligence , and make our salvation and independence sure .

      Rational A&Otmtmof Mniuti Crate.

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      The Central Committee of . the above expanding association , met on Monday , and following days , for the transaction of general business . Correspondence has been received from Birmingham , Leeds , Manchester , Bath , Bristol , Liverpool _; Nottingham , Sabden , Willenhall , Stockport , Sneinton , Ashton , Hull , Newcaslle-bh-Tyne , Greenock , Glasgow , Edinburgh , Paisley , and a vast number of other places , upon highly important business . Also , the following reports from agents and members ofthe Central Committee , which would have appeared in last week ' s Northern Star , ' but for an unusual press of matter . < On Tuesday , October 12 th , Mr Humphries attended a public meeting at Sutton . The meeting was well attended ; and the speaker fully explained the objects of the two associations , which was listened to with great attention . A voto of thanks to . the speaker anil chairman concluded the business _.

      __ On Wednesday , Mr Humphries attended a meeting at Ilowarth for the same purpose . There was a tolerable attendance , and an excellent ' spirit waa evinced . On Thursday , Mr Humphries delivered a lecture inthe Odd Fellows' Hall , Todmorden . Thespaeious ball was densely filled , there could be no less than 700 persons present . This being the first leoture of the kind in Todmorden , considerable interest was manifested . The lecturer gave a lucid explanation of the principles and objects of the association , and showed tbat it infinitely transcended all previously established combinations for the protection of industry , and that in proportion as the great principlesof the association became practised by the working classes , in the _sarae ' _preportian would tbey be properly remunerated for their labour . That the redemption and elevation of tbe industrious was at their own command' tbat they possessed sufficient power to

      effect every good , great and needful changes in their sooial and : physical condition , if they would but use that power . If tliey suffer more , it was their own fault , and no other parties were to blame . The power to mend their condition they already possessed , that power lay in association , in co-operation , and by that means , and no other , would the people ot this country be delivered from tbe cold and crushing band of despotism . The lecturer then directed attention to the association for the employment of labour , and clearly pointed ont the great benefits that would accrue from a system of self-employment , and urged upon the meeting the necessity there was for the objects ofthis association to be carried out . Tbe speaker was loudly applauded throughout bis address . A vote of thanks was passed to the lecturer and chairman , and the meeting separated , satisfied with the superiority of the National Association orer all _merely'local unions .

      On Friday , Mr Humphries delivered an address in the Philosophical Hall , Huddersfield , to a large and respectable audience , in whioh he showed the infinite superiority ofthe National Association over local unions , but at the same time , it was not the intention ofthe association to destroy any existing society , but rather to grow out of them , that by arranging and consolidating their sectional energies upon a rational principle , they would the more easily and effectively procure for _indastry , a more adequate compensation . The speaker then showed the advantages of co-operation , and the profits that wonld arise to the association from a system of self-employment , buoIi as they already bave established in different parts of the country . That for the consumption of the goods we were enabled to manufac ture , we must not depend upon any class but our own , that our own members must devise some means to purchase them . Atthe close ofthe address , the following resolution was unanimously carried : —

      That this meeting having heard the principles and object * ofthe National Association explained by the lecturer , are of opinion that such a combination is the best ca _' _culated to affect the moral and social redemption of the industrious classes of this conntry ; and that immediate steps be taken to organise the trades of Huddersfield , with the view of joining the association . On Monday , Mr Williamson delivered a lecture on the principles of the National Association , to tbe scythe makers of Sheffield . After several questions _had'been asked and satisfactorily answered , a vote of _confidence in the ' association waa passed , nnd the subject was agreed to be laid before their next _meeting . __ But little doubt is entertained but that they will join the great movement .

      Mr W . delivered an address to the sickle makers , _Eye-lane , Derbyshire . The meeting was well attended , and an excellent spirit prevailed . The speaker entered fully into tbe workings of local unions in general , and compared thera with the National . Association for tbe protection of indu-try , and the sister association for the employment of labour . Mr W . dosed his remarks , which occupied an hour and a half in delivery , amid the loud applause ofthe meeting . A resolution was then unanimously carried , that they join the association forthwith . On Thursday evening , Mr W . attended a public meeting held in the Temperance Hall , Preston . The meeting was crowded , there being about 1 , 400 or 1 , 500 present . Mr . Swinglehurst was called to the

      chair , who on rising , said that most parties did them injustice , when they supposed that they met to encourage strikes , whereas their object was to prevent them , in giving to the men on strike whenever practicable , reproductive employment , and thus render tbe men able to earn their own livelihood . Tiie chairman then showed the great advantages that tbe working men would arrive from _suoh an association , if they would become active members . Mr W . tben rose to address the meeting , and observed that it was entirely useless for local societies to attempt to compete with large capitalists , as their fund became very soon exhausted , and the men often _resumed work upon worse terms than those upon which they turned out . The National Association , he showed , had recourse to mediation between the employer and the employed incases of disputes , and

      in many instances both parties had expressed their approbation ef being brought together , regretting that in the excitement of the moment , they had demanded more than what was reasonable . Mr W . then adverted to the great evils and privations the working classes were enduring at the present time , and attributed them to the introduction of mechanical appliances to supersede manual labour . The working man by his inventive genius , and practical skill , made machinery which was to throw himself and fellow-workman out of bread . He contended that the workman who invented a machine ought not to put it into working operation , until he hai cot some guarantee tbat his fellow-man would not be injured by its introduction . Mr W . concluded by urging upon them the necessity to join tbe association , as the best plan to effect the redemption ef tbe toiling millions .

      Macombfield , Oot . 16 . —According to announcement , Mr Peel paid us a visit on Friday _eveninu , when the officers and members of the Macolesfield branch of the National Association met hira in their meeting room . Mr Peel entered into an explanation of the Holytown case , which gave general satisfaction , and resulted in tbe adoption of tbe following resolution : — That wo , the officers and members ofthe _MaoclsBfield branch of the National Association of United Trades , having heard the _statements and explanations of Mr Peel In reference to the Holytown miners , nnd other matters connected with tho association , are perfectly satisfied that the central committee have done their duty , and that we have the fullest confidence in their abilities , to guide the association through the difficulties that at _presont surround it , A vote of thanks to Mr Peel was then given , and the meeting terminated .

      Manchester . —Mr Moss attended a . public meeting of the Manchester _hand-loom weavers , hold at the Guildhall , to explain the principles and objects of the National Association . The meeting was very numerously attended , and at the dose of the lecture the following resolution was unanimously carried : — That this meeting ia resolved nevsr ta relax its _exertions until this town is properl y and effectivel y organ . L _£ ku _v ! 7 T ! ' - _" , - * ,, _^ rt , eB C 8 D » - _' <*«* wlthtbU branch of trade , lu every town in the United S _° g _^ _MV 0 1086 _. _" _^ 9 bef o _*« connecting

      them-NKWCASTLK . upoN-TTBE . -Mr Robson attend *! _« _i-uraerousmeeting ofthe chain _andnaH maker , on _Wednesday evening , held at Martin JudJf Cock Inn , and delivered an address , at some LTng h _exttSKV two _•«& _£ ne appealed to them to become _nurohasers of thn tion ; and expained the _oaso of tho Holytown miners , ( respecting which muoh _'dissaMi n ex

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      _isted _. ) to the entire satisfaction of the meeting . He also explained the position of Mr Jacobs , m eonnec tion with the Association . Themeetmg then unam mouBlj * passed a vote of confidence in the oenwai Committee . - On Thursday , MrRobsonmetthe canvass _wexren , and after similar explanations the meeting expressea their entire satisfaction with the Central Committee , and resolved t » pay np their arrears at once . On Friday , Mr Robson attended a meeting of the _chair-makers and _nail-makers of Winlaton , when he _desoanted at length upon the objects of the Association , and ihowed its practicability and benencial tendency . - The meeting expressed the _utmost satisfaction at the explanations . ;

      The horse-nail makers of this village have been on strike forthe last twelve weeks for an advance , they having teen paid less for tbeir work than other nail making districts . Any trade in a position to aid those brave men struggling for their rights , can do so by addressing Mr Summerside , _horse-naii-maker , Winlaton . ' . . . Newcastm _oH-TrNB . —Mr Robson attended the chairmakers : the meeting wa * well attended , aHd the re-ult a vote of confidence in the Central Committee , and a determination to push the principles of the Association to the be » t of their aMHty . He waited upon the canvas * weavers and gave the greatest satisfaction , and they deelded upon paying up their arrears o » early as possible .

      On Monday evening , he waited upon the bootandshoe makers of the above town , when aftara long discussion , they pawed a resolution to join the Association . Mr _Robion then proceeded to Snnderland , and addressed a meeting of sawyers , there being * deputation fromthe glass makers , _^ ship joiners , and other bedle * . < He addre « sed them at some _lengthy defending the Central Committee in reference to the -Holytown miners , and tbe charges of Mr Jacob * , giving the greatest satisfaction , the result of j-fcich was , they passed resolution * ofconfidence in the Central Committee ,, the Association , and the honourable president . He also : attended a very large meeting of the ship carpenters in the AthentBura , addressed them at seme _leagth , in explanation . of the

      principles of the Association . An excellent feeling was manifested . He stated that no doubt the Central Committee would make a determined effort to arouse the counties of _"Northumberland and Durham , la favour of the principles ofthe Association . DoueiiAi , I _* ik or Man .-Our agent at the Isle of Man reports that he at tended a meeting of tbe Douglas branoh , who are weekly adding fresh members to their number * . - An observation committee is appointed to wait upon the various trades , and , to canvass the town , with the view oi extending the association . On Thursday he attended at . Ramsey , and notwlth . standing the rabid opposition of the church minister , aud certain other Interested parties , a good meeting was held inthe Butchers' Arms Inn , when a resolution in favour of the a » soclatton was canled . A few , joined , and a small committee was appointed , who will meet every week In the Butcher * ' Arms Inn , ( till a private roem can be obtained . ) for the enrolment of members .

      Laxet . —On Saturday be attended a large meeting here , held in the Odd Fellows' Hall , and delivered an _addres on the principles and objects ofthe National Associatien . An excellent spirit prevailed . Several joined the association , and it was agreed that another meeting should be held that night fortnight , wben it i * expected that a large meeting will be got , and great goed result therefrom . _N . B . —Mr Skirron , Aberdeen i * informed that a report of the Woodside meeting appeared in the Northern Star , some two or three weeks ago . We are obliged to him for his report , but it will aot do to report one meet . Ing twice over . All correspondence on general business of the association must be addressed to tbe secretary , Mr Thomas Barratt , No , 11 , Tottenham-court-road , aod all money letter * must be addressed to Mr JoneB Webb , No . 11 , Tottenham . court . road , London ; and made payable to him at the Bloomsbury Post-office . The central Comn . ittee beg to Inform those trades who have made applications for agents , that steps will be _taksn to accommodate them as soon as possible . We hope you will have a little patience , and no doubt you will be satisfied .

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      _CHBtisipoBD . —Mr P . M'Grath lectured in this town en Monday , October 19 th ; the spacious Mecha _oics' Institution , capable of holding upwards of seven hundred persons , was densely crowded , The Rev . James _Carlilein the chair . Mr M'Grath delivered a most able lecture , and was warmly applauded . ' Straxfobd , Essex . —A meeting was beld in the Hall ofthe Mechanics' Institute , on Thursday evening , 21 st , when the chair was filled by Mr Fisher , a working man . Mr Wm . Dixon , one of the directors ofthe National Land Company , delivered a most impressive lecture to a large audience , and gave great satisfaction , for not one question was put after a lecture of two hours' duration . _BaRMONnsw , —Mr J . G . Clark , of Manchester , recently delivered an excellent and instructive lecture , on the Land and the Charter , to the members of this branch . A vote of thanks was given to the ecturer for his valuable services .

      _Bbtanal Green . —At the usual weekly meeting of the Whittington and Cat Land branch , it was resolved : — That the directors be requested to publish , through the medium of the Northern Star , the day on which each section will be drawn for In tbe forthcoming ballot . The law case of Mr O'Connor was brought forward , and twelve members subscribed sixpence each , as a preliminary gathering . It is hoped that each member will subscribe at least sixpence , to enable Mr O'Connor to meet his fo s in a court of justice , to obtain justice for tbe wilful and corrupt libel on his character . A general meeting will be held on Sunday evening next , _atseren o ' clock precisely , to carry out tho subscription .

      Nottingham . —One of the largest meetings ever held in this town under ordinary circumstances , took place in the Guildhall , on Monday evening last . The great importance attached to the Land question , the general sympathy manifested towards Mr O'Connor , in consequence ofthe abuse poured upon him by the press , and the high esteem in wbieb Mr Derman ie held by his town _' smen , brought together , long before tbe time of meeting , many hundreds that could not gain admission . Mr Bostock was unanimously called to the chair , and opened the meeting with a few appropriate remarks ; after which he introduced Mr Dorman , who waa received with rapturous applause . Mr D . addressed the meeting as fellows : — 'Mr Chairman , Ladies and Gentlemen , if ever there was

      a period in the history of our country when it became the duty of every individual , especially of the working _* olasBes . to come boldly forward and unite in the great and gigantic efforts that aro being made to free the _^ industrious millions from tbat state of degradation and slavery to which they are reduced , and prevent the perpetuation of that system which has brought them to that state , that period has arrived . It becomes now the duty of every individual who possesses those feelings of benevolence , honesty , philanthropy , and attachment to his country , which every consistent member of society ought to cherish ; to show by __ his conduct , the esteem in whicii he holds the time-serving , manner-loving , wealth-proteoting press , that press which has ventured to

      denouuee a _subiect replete with improvement , everv way calculated to bring about and establish th ' e health , happiness , and independence of honest industry . Commenting on the Land Plan , the lecturer showed 1 st , the necessity of the Land Plan ; 2 nd its adaptation to the wants and necessities of the present state of _sooioty ; 3 rd , tho _advantages to be enjoyed physically , morally , intellectually , socially , and politically ; 4 th , the means to be employed , and their ultimate sucersi . 1 st , its necessity . The condition of the working-classes is now so materially deteriorated that those who formerly were well employed and well paid for that employment , are now either entirely without employment , or if fortunate enough to procure work , the remuneration for their

      labour is so inadequately small compared with the prices ofthe necessaries of life , that they barely procure the means of existence ; besides the increasing number of unemployed through the improvement of machinery , and the developement of the giant power of steam , calls for a new order of thing * . All parties seem to agree , that something must be done , but what that something ought to be , few could say . The Free Trade bubble had partially exploded , and the condition of our manufacturing operatives was found to be worse , and none dare _predist when that condition would be better . No man had got a sufficiency of the spirit of prophecy left , to say when the great Free Trade anticipations will be realized ; but , because Mr O'Connor had brought a plan into operation which enabled the

      _working-classes by co-operation , to enjoy the fruits of their own industry , and on their own farms , to reap the benefits to be derived from cheap bread high wages , and plenty to do , he had been basely maligned and maliciously calumniated by a corrupt ami venal press . The lecturer here entered into an able delenceof Mr 0 Connor ' s character , andshowed by the most irrefutable arguments , his honesty and integrity . Ho also clearly proved Mr Bailey of tho Mercury to have attacked Mr O'Connor ' s Land Plan and character , because he did not approve of his principles , and tbat if any otber man had brought out this same Plan , it would have been trumpeted tourth as the means of salvation for the suffering and the

      masses , puffing Mercury would have borne its praises far and wide . He administered a seven * castigation to Mr 0 _'C's , calumniators , _ancTchal . lengcd them to meet that gentleman on Wednesday night , and make good their base insinuations . He clearly proved the necessity of the Land Plan—and went through the whole of tho subject in a clear and masterly manner . The lecture waa one of interest , replete with instruction , and the wav in whioh he was received _throughout , clearly evinced the satisfaction of bia audience . A vote of thanks was awarded tothe lecturer , to the chairman , and to the mayor for tiie use of the hall . The _meeting then dispersed , highly gratified with the _evening proceedings .

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      DISTRESSING CASE OF . ATTEMPTEn u _\> DER AND SUICIDE IN THE CITY _^ John _Ovenstoh , 54 , upholsterer , was in dicted feloniously shooting at George Crawley , _withi ! _, ' - to murder bim . The prisoner still _buffering _r 8 _' the injury inflicted on himself , was allowedV ' _* seated . . ' ' ' . . w * Mr Crawley deposed that he was a wine rae-Ak , carrying on business in Mark-lane . " He first . _bS acquainted with the prisoner to November last a ! S knew that he was appointed joint assignee -witk vf * Cramer in the affairs of a bankrupt named b-h ? Witness supplied goods to the bankrupt on their 2 ' thority , and in January , 1847 , a sumof _flfio "I ; due to him . It was understood that he was _toS paid at the eBd of two months , and not Eeti _;^

      his money he brought an action against the prise-. ; and in the result ah execution was put into r ' prisoner ' s house , and his goods were sold on Sa [« , day , the 14 th of August , under a judge ' s order , n . " the afternoon of the same day witness receive j ? message which induced him to go to his counii- ' house , where he saw the prisoner . _ He asked _hinj , he wished to see him . and the prisoner . nodded to , head , and witness asked bim to step into an _aaw ing room . The prisoner then turned round to _jjjJ and said , 'What does this meanV and , before t , eould reply , the prisoner shot him with a pistol . £ felt that he was wounded , and rushed outof the _rocj _, and was immediately taken'to the hospital . _^ observed nothing particular about the prisoner _q .

      this occasion . J . Yates , clerk to the prosecutor , gave _evidence-, to the attempt . . Mr John Thomas Cremer , deposed , that the pa * _., produced wag in tbe handwriting of the prisoner The paper was put in and read . It was taken _frojj the prisoner when apprehended . It was addressed to bis sisters , Mrs Mary Dickson and Beatrice Jenkinson Orenston , and went on as follows : — Mr Dawson has the painting of' _JairuB' D augh . ter' in security of the money I had on loan from hito , which I wish to be settled , and intended to do go jj soon as I get settled with D . Walker ; bat Mr Sheard says he will try and claim the statute of limitations ' . This will show that he is a villain at

      heart if he does , and ougbt-to be exposed to the world at large . There are debts owing to ae njB * l greater than I owe , which can be collected and ever * one paid that I justly owe ,, and there will _beasu _* plus which will belong to you both . The di * grace which has been brought on me bj ; thatvi ! lsj n Crawley is from my not consenting with him and Cremer to get _psggesaion of the Bull Inn , which I could not do , and I saw that there was _somefh _k underhand going on between him and Bond . When Cremer requested me to allow some articles to 1 $ sent to the Bull Inn , he said tbey might come to £ 39 , bat him and Crawley made a very different affair of it , but it will end in no good to either of them . Out must go for an example to deter Buoh wretches from

      doing the like again . Death is far more preferable than the disgraceful situation that villain Crawlej has placed me in , and he has driven me to do that whioh I never contemplated . This action will no donbt cause great grief to you all , bnt yoa must for give it , as you could never expect tbat I could eveknow happiness again in thia world , " after this vi _| lain Crawley ' s conduot towards me ; and to see _tns pine away day after day I know would break yonr hearts . Therefore , console yourselves in the best wa } you can , and I trust you will meet with kind _, hearted friends who will assist and console you in your affliction , and that time will wear smooth thit which now appears so rough and rugged te yonr views and feelings . Remember me topooroldMr Jacobs . I hope tbat Mrs Druramond will keep her promise , and get your nephew Johnny into Christ ' s Hospital . I know that if she can Ret a presentation

      she will do it . ( Signed . ) -J . 0 . ' Mr Harris , a surgeon in _Fenchurch-street , deposed that he examined the prosecutor , and found he bad a bullet-wound in the jaw . He wished to go to ths hospital , and witness told bim he might do so frith safety , fie afterwards saw the prisoner , and felts pistol ball inside the skin of his head , which appear * ed to have entered under the left cheek . Mr Solly , senior assistant-surgeon at St Thomas ' s Hospital , deposed that he saw Mr Crawley in the evening of the 14 tb of AugnsC On examining him , he found a gunshot wound in the cheek near ths nose , and he afterwards extracted & bullet from th wound . It had gone straight along the upper jaw , raking along the fangs of the teeth , and entered a depth of two inches and a half , and was embedded in the bone a quarter of an inch . The wound was most certainly one dangerous to life .

      Mr Clarkson addressed the jury for the defence , whioh he reated on the ground of insanity , anJ called the following witnesses , as to character and state of minds Mr W . Tite , the architect , wbo had known the prisoner twenty-five years , said he had the highest opinion of the prisoner's kindness and benevolence , Twenty years ago , prisoner and witness were appointed assignees to an estate which was indebted to the prisoner £ 900 ., and , notwithstanding his loss , he purchased all the plate andi linen at the sale , and handed them over to the wife of the gentleman who was indebted to him ; and a similar case occurred within the last four years . His conduct was most benevolent in every _respect ; he endeavoured to get ohildren into _sohoola , and exerted himself in other benevolent proceedings .

      Mr W . J , Hall described the prisoner as the most kind , amiable , and humane man he ever met with . He had also been co-assignee with him in a case whete a debt had been contracted with him under aggravated circumstances , and where he behaved with a kindness seldom met witb in commercial transactions . For some time be had observed a great change in his conduct . He appeared wild and incoherent , and , in fact , he _csnsidered his mind was decidedly _sffeoted , and that he was unfit to manage his concerns .

      Mr Shear , clerk to an attorney , had known ths prisoner several years , and considered him aman of unusually kind disposition . Witness had acted professionally for the prisoner , and knew that he bad sustained heavy losses , several of them almost _simul taneeusly , and he observed a great change in his conduct afterwards , and did not appear to understand the advice that was given to him . Mr Bond was an intimate friend of the prisoner , and he lost * 600 by the bankruptcy , a large sum by the sale of his furniture , and became responsible to the extol of £ 500 as the assignee . During the nine months prior to the transaction the prisoner had lost in debts

      from intimate friends more than £ 2 . 000 . and this wa" _^ dependent of the transaction with Bond , Mr H . B . Hall bad known the prisoner _twentjtwo years . Latterly he had observed a decided difference in his conduct , and he exhibited strong excitement , apparently brought on by his troubles , and his mmd was so affected that he could not cast up three lines of figures correctly . In addition to bis pecuniary troubles , a lady friend of his committed suicide last November , and ho frequently alluded to the circumstance , and it seemed to prey upon his mind . Since the year 1844 the prisoner had sustained losses to the amount of £ 3 , 800 .

      Mrs Downey , the prisoner ' s sister , gaveevider . ee ot a similar character . Miss Mary O venston , another sister , deposed to the same facts . She said that prior to August last , her brother was kind , cheerful , and humane , and after tnat period ho becamo morose and excitable , and she had consulted a friend as to the propriety ot having him placed under restraint . Other witnesses were examined , among them Sir J . _Easthope , and tho Under-sheriff , who deposed to circumstances ofa similar character . m Several eminent medical men deposed as to hi " insanity . . Bar ° n Maule then briefly summed np , nnd th * jury , after being absent for half-an _* hour , returned into court , and gave a verdict of Not Guilty on the ground of insanity ., The prisoner was ordered to be detained _durinf her Majesty ' s pleasure .

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      CORN , Sue . ? i , „ _^" _X'tNE _i _"v _^ nda ' ' 0 _ct- -5 _" -Durin B-he past «* the arrivals of all articles of home produce un to tbi * market coastwise were on a very limited scale . By la _» _^^ _S _^ wc _'« * « _W' «» -omowhat on the _IncreU * From Ireland and Scotland very little grain of any- * HE ? _* _, t 0 ! -and but fl ' abroad tho imports _*^ of oats , koto dmoof peas , and 12 , 402 barrels of flour , _*' latter wholly from Camida . CATTLE , & c T ,, . SMITHFIELD , Oct . 25 . . „ ihe bullock droves from our various grazing distric t * were again on the decrease , and of very inferior qua '' ' }; ihe attendance of buyers being good the beef trade ** somewhat brisk , at an advance in the quotations paW » ° Monday last of from 2 d to 4 d per Slbs . The very prim" * Scots sold as high as 5 s per 81 bs : but the more _$ c % top . currencies of beef were from Is Sd to 4 s led per _^ and at whicii nearly tho whole of the supply was clear * - off .

      NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL , ..,, Fair average supplies of country . killod _menthave i *" received up to these markets during the past week , » the quality has turnod out very inferior . _W'V _mI slaughtered in London we have been tolerably ww' , | not to say heavily supplied . Prime beef , mutton , ' nnd pork havo eomuiauded a steady sale , nt " _" _¦^• f price-, _otlieririse the _dsmand must be considered " * . „ ai Into rates . About 1 , 500 of foreign meat , _« laug « _'f _* _^ the metropolis , ha-e been disposed of . The _ofiM'l been wretchedly bad .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 30, 1847, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_30101847/page/8/