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      C CAREER OF CHARLES DUivLNS . CfliarlcTDickensw ^ Mnrabo ut tneryear 1810 , and n 1834 ( when he was twenty-four years of age ) , he illed an obscure situation iu connexion with the daily kewspaper press of London . The name of the newsbaper to which he contributed the "Sketches by BoK , " which first attracted the attention of the liteary public , was the Evening Clironkk . The extraoraary success of these sketches caused them to be collected in two volumes in 1835 , and their circulation was unparalleled . Flissecond book was published n 1837 , and entitled , " The Pickwick Papers . " This Is one of Mr . Diekeus ' s happiest efforts , and h . 's afforded us many a merry hour . ' Sich .-las Xickleby ' was hi 3 next work . In tlds we have many melancholy and more mirthful pictures . The " ill-used

      Smike—the starved scholars at Dotheboy ' s-hall—and Nicholas ' s adventures with the strolling players' company—are all described iu his best manner . After the publication of this work , a new magazine m ade its appearance , entitled " Btniley ' s Miscellany , " of which he became the editor , and in it aave to the public his next novel , " Oliver Twist . " No . I- of a new and revised edition of this work lias just made its appearance , { . ubli ^ iii-d by Messrs . Bradbury and Evans . " Master Hump hrey ' s Cluck was commenced in 1840 , " and is a series of tales by our author , " Barnaby Rudge" beinsr the principal one . In 1842 Mr . Dickens , on returnSns from America ( to wliicli lie

      had made a short trip ) , published his American Notes for General Circulation . In 1843 , he began " Martin CknaJewit , " in which the Americans do not figure very favourably . Mr . Dickens has also pub Iisheda " Christmas Carol" in prose , " The Chimes , " and , as onr readers know , The Cricket on the Hearth . " The vert name of Boz recalls to our minds the very happiest of recollections . Mr . Pickwick , withhismerry face , " a perfect map oisniiks "—Sam Weller , withal ! his irresistible drollery and hiame . ry impudence—Little Xcll—Oliver Twist—Toby Veck —Tiny Tim—and huudreds of other individual portraits , have all left an impression which we hope will never be effaced .

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      SiR Peeee Lacrie axd Joseph Anr . —The following was handed by Alderman Wilson to Sir Peter Laurie , at Guildhall : — Mr . Aldennan Wilson , —The occasion of my now writing is this . Through the malice of Sir Peter Laurie I am daily insulted in uiy own house . To day two men , at least six feet high , came hare demanding a return of 20 s ., and before I could ascertain whether it was due or not , laid hold of me , threatening violence , and obliged me to call out murder , fastening the doorand the windows

      As soon as they found hdj » coming , they ran away ; and last week , one Joseph Lay remained wilfully some time on the premises , shouting and threatening my Hfc , before I conld get a constable , wlio thrust him out with great difficulty . Be so good as to teach Sir Peter , if he hss cause to see me he must go to a proper court . I am not in the dry jurisdiction , aud his publishing his hostility may be the promotion of murder . I have known even a quaker to die with a poktr or earring knife in his hand , when attacked by a uiurder-r , ( die Symonds aud Hoddesdon , Herts . ) Respectfully , i . Adi .

      The ground of our dispute is his detention of my books . Tyars now has them , aud if he will persist that he has wilfully destroyed them . Sir Peter is rich enough to pay . Lorn Habry Task is said to have purchased the Ilampden estates , in Buckinghamshire , so that a descendant of the famous Sir Harry Vane is now possessor of the inheritance of the great John Hamp-

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      MEETINGS IN BEHALF OF THE CIIAItTIST :: — -:: -- „ .-- » : - EXllJ ^ . ^ - ; - ;— - — - & Meetks at Boltos . — A meeting * as held-in the Chartist Association-room , Mawdsley-street , on Thursday evening week , for the purpose of petitioning the house of Commons for the release of Messrs . Frost , Williams , and Jones . ' The room was tilled , Mr . W . W . Pickvance occupied the chair , and Mr . W . Dixon from Manchester addressed the meeting upon the subject before them . It was unanimously resolved that the following petition be adopted , and that signatures be solicited to the same , in the borough . —

      "To the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliammt assembled . The petition of th « inhabitants in the Borough of Bolton , iu public meeting assembled , shewcth that your petitioners view with feelings of sorrow and commiseration the long and painful sentence of transportation inflicted upon John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , and John Jones , for participating in an outbreak at Newport , Wales , in November , 1839 . Your petitioners believe that the time has at length urrired ^ when clemency maybe : hown without any forfeiture of national justice or national interest . Tour petitioners have seen with

      great pleasure that her Majesty ' s Government is favour , ably disposed to this humane measure , as evinced- by the mit igation of the sentence of banishment passed upon the Canadian prisoners , taken in armsin the late insurrection in that country ; they , therefore , pray your honourable House to present an bumble address to her Majesty , praying her to take the case of these men into her consideration , aud be graciously pleased to remit the remainder of the sentences , and thus restore them to their distressed wives and families . And in return for this boon your petitioners will ever pray . "

      It was agreed that P . Ainsworth , Esq . M . P ., be requested to present the same aud that Dr . Bowsing , M . P ., bs requested to support it . The following resolution was passed , and it was agreed that the petitiou therein named be signed by the chairman on behalf of the meeting . "That this meetiu ; : are of opinion , that Wm . Sherratt Ellis was innocent of the crime with which he was charged , and thathis conviction was based on evidence procuredat the expense of honour and conscience . Under these circumstances , this meetiug resolves to petitiou the House of CommonB , to cause an address to be presented to her Majesty , praying the eiercise of the Royal prerogative for the restoration of the said William Sherratt Ellis to his country and disconsolate family . "

      It was also agreed that a memorial signed by the chairman of the meeting , be forwarded to her Majesty through the Secretary of State for a commutation of the sentence passed upon John Roberts of Birmingham-for the alleged offence of participating in the bull-ring riots at that town in 1839 . Great Meeting at Leicester . —On Monday evening last , according to announcement in the Star , a public meeting was held in the Town Hall , to petition for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones . The meeting was a bumper , the largest that has been seen in the Town Hall for many years , while every person evinced the utmost enthusiasm in the sacred object for which the meeting had been convened . A large portion of the meeting was comnosed of the

      middle classes , all of whom displayed unprecedented feeling of sympathy toward : ! our exiled brethren . Messrs . Mursell and Bloodworth were unable to attend through indisposition , but the former rev . gentleman sent to the meeting a message expressive of his entire and hearty concurrence with the object of the meeting . Mr . Markham ( in the uuavoidable temporary absence of the chairman , Mr . Collier Town Councilman ) was called to the chair , and opened the business in a speech full of hearty cordiality and co-operation , and introduced Mr . Smart , who , in a terse telling , and impressive speech , moved the first resolution : — " Tliat it is the opinion of this meeting that a petition be presented from this borough to the House of Commons , praying them to

      address her Majesty that she would be pleased to sntnt a free pardon to Frost , Williams , and Jones . " Mr . Georee Buckby seconded it in a speech replete with power and pathos , when it was put and carried amid vociferous cheeriug . Mr . Bairstow then rose to propose the adoption of the petition , which was an echo of the first resolution . He read the affecting letter from Mr . Frost , which appeared in the Suxr , after which he proceeded , in a somewhat lengthened speech , to review the fads connected with the Newport outbreak , to vindicate the motives and character of the Welsh patriots , and administered a merciless castigation to my Lord " Finality" and the Whig Cabinet , who would have drenched the scaffold with the blood of these good men . had it not been for the indignant

      remonstrances of the people and the unwearied exertions of Pollock and O'Connor . Mr . Bairat&w sat down loudly cheered , and J . Collier , Esq ., Town Councilman , seconded the adoption of the petition iu a speech of great feeling aud enthusiasm , in tlve delivery of which he was warmly applauded . The petition was carried unanimously with tremendous applause . The third resolution , — "That T . S . Dunconibe , Esq ., be requested to present , and our two borough members , Sir J . Easthope and W . Ellis , Esq ., be requested to support , the petition when presented to the House of Commons , " was earned with great cheering . Votes of thanks being carried to the mayor for the use of the Town Hall , and to the chairman for ha able presid-jney , the meeting dispersed .

      Birmkgiiam . —At our meeting on Monday evening the ioilowing resolutions were adopted : " That a public meeting be held in the People ' s Hall on Monday , Jan 10 th , to memorialise her Majesty to grant a free pardon to Frost , Williams , and Jones , of Wales , Roberts , Howell , and Jones , of Birmingham , and LDis , of the Staffordshire Potteries . "— " That the following gentlemen be invited to attend the meeting : —F . O'Connor , Esq ., Messrs . Baldwin . Barlow , aud Page , town councillors , Mr . Henry Hawkt s , &e . " A subscription was entered into for the Exiles ' Widows ' , Orphans ' , and Veteran Patriots' Fund . After other business had been disposed of , the meeting adjourned till next Sunday ; chair to be taken at five o ' clock .

      Restoration or tub Exiles . —Since the publication of the letter of Mr . Frost and the decision come to by the Cliartiut convention , the question has been taken up with much spirit in Preston . A pubiic meeting in behalf of Frost , Williams , Jones / Ellis , and all other political exiles will take place in the Temperance Hall , on Wednesday evening . A raeetiug of the deputies from the spinners , shoemakers , iron trades , handloom weavers , powerloom weavers , and others , met the Frost Restoration Cuminittee on Sunday afternoon at Hownth ' s Temperancc-hatel , when it was agreed thst each trade send a separate petition to be signed by the members of the trade . Others have signified their intended co-operation with us in this good work , and we doubt not but that

      petitions will be jot up , and numerously signed by at least thirteen trades of the town . A committee of ladies have volunteered their services to superintend the getting up cf a petition for this humane object , and such is tho enthusiasm with which the proposition 13 received that there is no doubt the signatures of many thousands of the women of Preston will be obtained . Will the women of Lancashire and Yorkshire remain apathetic after the noble example thua set them ? The deputies and restoration committee agreed , on Sunday afternoon , that letters be sent to Sir George Strickland and Sir Peter Ueskett Fleetwood , the members for the borough , requesting to know whether they would present the trades petitions and give them their support in the House of Commons .

      Bath . —On Tuesday evening last , a few Chartist friends met at the flreen Tree Tavern , Boroughwalls , to devise the best means for getting a petition numerously signed by the inhabitants of this city on behalf of the exiled patriots . The meeting was a spirited one ; each endeavoured to outvie the other in liiseutlmouia to serve the cause of justice and humanity , in restoring to the bosom of their families our banished friends . A Committee ms appointed with secretary and treasurer , and SOs . were collected from those present towards defraying the expenses that may bo incurred in carrying out the above object . With much pleasure we add , that the old veterans of our locality were at their post . A deputation was appointed to wait on the Mayor with a requisition to obtain the use of the Town Hail , for holding a public meeting . The committee will meet at the above tavern next Tuesday evenin < j , at eight o ' clock , to receive subscriptions . —C . Bulwjol .

      Secretary . Meehsg at Dumfries . —At the ordinary weekly meeting of the Dumfries and MaxwelUown Working Men ' s Association , on tho evening of Monday , the 5 th inst ., the subject of petitioning the House of Commons in favour of the patriotic exiles was broached , and very warmly received . It was unanimously resolved , that a petition from these burglis should be got up , and , further , that a public meeting should be called on that night week , to launch the petition and open the year ' s campaign , and a coinmittee was appointed to arrauge preliminaries . From the " want of a public room of any size the committee experienced great difficulty in carrying out the views of their constituents ; what i 3 by courtesy termed tho Town Hall will barely accommodate 100 , packed like herrings , even could the potent grave , pot-bellied , and reverend seiguors , our collcc-| uve wisdom be expected to allow its desecration bv Chartist

      permitting a meeting within the hallowed precincts . The Trades' Hall , where many a rousinmeeting has been held , is at present occupied as a saie-room . lhe old Assembly-noms , although out of tl : e hasds ot that luee Kivk scamp , the llcv . JJngaid . M ivenzie , has been newly painted and decorated , and refused for trades' balls , so that tlieru was no hope iu that quarter . Hence , after much cogitation , the committee were forced to cut the demonstration portion of their arrangements away and content themselves with a school-room in Irishstreet occupied several years ago as an Independent chapel , aud capable of acconmiodatiw with a sqaatto abwifc iive hundred . There accordingly , the public meeting took place , at the hour appointed ( eight o ' cWk en the evening of the 12 tI 0 ; but , wanly from its k-in- held in an unaccustomed place ( a great drawback in a case of this kind and pcniain , in some de-gnu for fear of a crush iii those wuo were acquainted with the place the

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      gathering was not a crowded } « neV iYyiiiitvy / iisjwantlngin , number , however , Jias . - » bundant ! jv . DiAde .. in ^ miuisiasmTand ; alt ( i ! ietl ier ; © king every ad verse circumstance into consideration , we made a very good " bcinnin' o't . " On the motion of Mr . James Kirk , seconded by Mr . John M'Call , Mr . George Lewis , nail-maker , was caljed to the chair . The chairman , in a series of sensible and touching observations , unfolded tho business of the meeting , concluding with the reading and commenting on Mr . Frost ' s affecting letter to Mr . Sweet , lie then called upon Mr . Archibald M'Auslau , who , in a short address , introduced the first resolution , which pledged tne meeting to petition for the release of the Newport victims . It was seconded by Mr . Charles Murray ,

      and carried unanimously . Mr . Andrew Wardrop , after a speech of great power , and one that told with much effect on his audience , in fact , one of the best , both as regards matter and manner that we ever had the pleasure of listening to from him , proposed the second resolution , or the addition of the name of William Sherrat Ellis to those of Frost , Williams and Jones . This resolution , having been seconded by Mr . James Shaw , was also carried by acclamation , as was a petition to the Commons , founded on these resolutions , proposed by Mr . ¦ Wardrop , and seconded by Mr . Hugh M'Gregor . It was also resolved , on the recommendation of the chairman— " That Mr . Ewavt , member for the Dumfries district of Burghs , should be requested to support the prayer of the

      uttition , which will be forwarded in due time to the member for all Great Britain for presentation ; and no doubt Mr . Ewait will , and cheerfully ; to . " Intimation was then given that sheets and signing materials were in the room , and that while others would He for a week in certain places of public resort , it was probable that aome of the larger workshops would be visited for signatures . After three cheers for the wxiles , and another round for the Charter , the meeting separated . It was stated , in the course of the evening by one of the speakers , that a meeting was contemplated , although not in the meantime by the Chartist party . to consider the threatened calling out of the militia , or rather " conscription , " and perhaps

      the most effective hit of the evening wasihat made by Mr . Wardrop , when he instanced the liability of the working classes to be forced to fight for a system they detest as a proof of their slavery . The calling out of the militia has caused a great sensation in this quarter , particularly among the working classes , and no wonder . The balloting is just the oIcHyraiinous system of pressing with a constitutional face . The government have bad recourse to it simply because tho people will not enlist . All kinds of evasory schemes are talked of— some talk of going to gaol , others , fonder of fresh air , of going on tramp , and all would very much like an article on the subject in the Star . —Dumfries , Jan . 13 th , 1 S 1 G .

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      LONDON . Metropolitan Distkiot Council . —This body met at the Chartist Hall , Turhagain-lane , on Sunday . January the 11 th . Mr . Hall , of the Tower Hamlets , was called to the chair . Mr . John Simpson moved " That this Council deem it advisable at this period that the Chartist body , in all its meetings throughout the kingdom , should take into consideration the subject of the Embodiment of the Militia , and that the people at such meetings should be requested to answer the following question— ' Ought any man , not having a voice in making the laws of the nation , to be called on to take up arms in defence of the nation ?'

      Mr . Thomas Mills seconded the resolution , which was ably supported by Messrs . Rogers , Milne , Stallwood , and T . M . Wheeler , and carried unanimously . A vote of thanks was unanimously passed to Mr . Edmund Stallwood for the services he has rendered to the Council . Mr . Stallnood stated that , in accordance with a resolution passed by the Council , a petition was now being got up jointly by the men of Hammersmith and Fulham , on behalf of Frost , Williams ' , and" -Jones ; also , one on behalf of W . Ellis ; and that each bid fair to be very numerously signed . A vote of thanks having been given to the Chairman the Council adjourned until Sunday afternoon , the 25 th instant .

      Westminster . —A crowded public meeting was held at the Parthcmum , 72 , St . Martiu ' s-laiic , on Sunday evening , January 11 . Mr . Buckley was unanimously called to the chair , and briefly opened the proceedings . Mr . Milne reported that the Metropolitan District Council had that day passed a resolution calling on all localities to take up the subject of tho militia , and also to answer the question , if any man who had uo vote should carry a musket' { He could only say his motto was— "I \ o vows , no musset ' . "• ( Loud ehem . ) Mr . Thomas Clark , of the _ Executive Committee , was then introduced , and delivered an address ou " the pvesei . t state and future prospects of the people ' s cause . " Mr . Clark then very ably showed the present state of the Chnrtist cause , and reviewed most lucidly the past aud

      present doiugs of both factions—landlords and cotton lords—and demonstrated that they were " both equally opposed to the progress of Chartism—equally opposed to tho extension of the franchise to the mays of the people . Mr . Clark then powerfully elucidated the policy recommended by tho recent Chartist Conventiou held in Manchester . That policy was , that Chartists should stand aloof from all parties at present , watch passing events , and take advantage of incidents as they arose . A time would comu , and that shortly , when all their activity and united wisdom would be required , which well directed activity must ultimately lead to the establishim nt of the " rights of man , " as detiued in the People ' s Charter .

      ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Clark then showed the great progress made and making by the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , not only in the manufacturing but also in the agricultural districts . The directors had recently established two flourishing districts , one at Sudbury , and the other at Pcishore . ( Hear , hear . ) The board had also an intention of agitating the labourers of Berkshire , Buckinghamshire , and Wiltshire , on the same subject . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Clark concluded a somewhat lengthy ami eloquent discourse , and resumed his seat amidst great applause . A discussion then on&uid , in which Messrs . Stallwood , Ford , Milnes , Wheeler , and the lecturer took part , after which a vote of thankswus passed by acclamation to tbelccturer , and the meeting dissolved .

      IPSWICH . On Sunday evening last an adjourned meeting of fnends favourable to the Chartist Co-operative Land Society was held in the Castle Inn , in this town , when abrxnchof the above association was formed , ami nine shares taken . Our time ot meeting is TuttsUay , at half-past seven .

      BRADFORD . At a meeting of Chartists , heid on Sunday evening last at Butterworth-buiidinys , Mr . John Rogers in the chair , Mr . Thomas Cole proposed the following resolution : — " That we the Chartists of Bradford ' , cannot sufficiently express our indignation at tiie baseness of Daniel Q'Conucll , iu adding to h \ 3 other inglorious titles that of " Common Infokmkk " to the Tory Government , and especially towards our worthy and esteemed friend , Patrick O'lli ^ tus , Esq ., to whom we tender our sympathy and tlisifks for his services to the people ' s cause , " whilst we

      accord our censure to tho misnamed "Liberator ( I )" for this crowning act to his former baseness and hypocrisy . " Mr . Walker Steadseconded the motion , and it was carried unanimously . The council have received six collecting-books from Mr . Thos . Cooper for the Veteran Patriots' and Exiles' Widows' and Orphans' Fund , which will , no doubt , be attended to by thorn . No good Chartist can object giving his mite to such a praiseworthy undertaking . Surely such men as iticlif . rd » , Preston , and Davenport should not be allowed to end their days in an accursed bastile , nor the wives and cuiiJivn of " our abseut tVLcada , " be allowed to starve .

      MANCHESTER . On Su&day last Mr . O'Connor s letter , commenting on the arrest of Mr . O'Hijjgins , through the baseness of O'Conuell , was read to the meeting , and caused great etnsation ; after which the concluding part of tho letter from the Auydmg Gazette was read , the audience responding to it by crying " that ' s \ r "i' lllcu ^ cluiil ' " introduced the lectum-Mr . h . Clark , cropper . The lecturer commenced bv saying he would relate an anecdote : —Au old man , ouce hearing a lecture in this hall , one Sunday evening , upon the value of co-operation , thought proper to solicit another old man in his neighbourhood to join him m forming a fund to commence a co-operative store . He did so , and each paid first week nd — that would

      ton . 6 d . —tlioy continued to subscribe Id a week afterwards . After a time , thev got others to join them , and tho result has been that in Droylsden , Ashton , Oldham , and another place adjacent , this co-operative society has opened r . o les » than five co-operative stores , and has a capital of a tnousand pounds . That , said the lecturer is the value of co-opcrattoti . The lecturer next took a glance at tluj various co-operations existim ; showin » all Fire Insurance Companies , Railway Companies ' , uas Works Companies , were so many co-operative societies . The lecture was an able one , and at the conclusion a vote of thanks was given to tlie lecturer aud chairman , aud the meeting separated . Several shares in the Land Society wore taken up .

      OLDHAM . On Sunday last Mr . James Leach gavo a mo st spint-siirring lecture- on tho subject of "Tk < Laud , " in tlie school-room of tho Working Alan ' s Hall . The room was crowded to overflowing , and the audience listened with great attention . After the lecture a number of persons took tut shares in tlw . Land Society . MERTI 1 YR TTDVIL . The mombersofiS ' o . 1 locality of the Laud Sfiriofv resident in Alerthyr Tulvil have resolvedI to 2 tl two hours every Sunday evening to thu science of agriculture by reading Mr . U'Comm ' a "Small 1-arins and oilier practical works upl ); i that hiMily important subject , for the ins truction of the aharonolderi ' . .

      _ Arixuibb " Young I ' athiot . - ' -Oii Monday , Jan . otli , tlie mfaut sun ot Julut muI Isabella Vrazor , oli \\ atiiey-strcct , Ci > wmercinl-road East , was ivsi » tered ( in honour of the iiaiviotic Chartist post ) " iu the names of Charles Cooper Frazer .

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      FRAMEWORK KNITTERS' MOVEMENT . An Act of l » avliamont which passed the Legislature on the 4 th of August lust year , cumo into opwation on tlie 1 st instant ; but thut being Thursday , < . ind not a general delivery da . v at the warehouses , tlie hunda generally worked tlie week out , its usual , in order that no complaint might he made of the workmen ' s haste , knowinusas they did , that the-agents had not been prorated by the manufacturers with tickets . Of course , the men expected that on Monday all would be prepared ; but in this the workmen have beun deceived , for , in most instances , both employers and agents who gave ticketa did not comply with the forms laid down by law , butgave

      tickets to serve their own purposes , demanding ¦ iu . m » ny instances more work with nojadvance of wages . This being refused by the hands , a meeting was convened , and a deputation appointed to wait on the mayor to request the use of tho Town Hall to hold a meeting in . After conversing with the deputation , the Mayor deterred granting the use of the Hall until he had seen some of the other magistrates . The Mayor said it was his opinion that the Ticket bill could not be carried out—it gave so much trouble ! to the manufacturers . Tho workmen then determined to call a meeting by the'b « Uman , which took place at the King George on Uorseback im \ , and from thence adjouruvd to the lUrket-ylace . More than . three thousand workmen were present , who

      aoopted the following resolutions : — " That we , the workmen employed in the frameworkknitting brandies , in public meeting assembled , do resolve that , whereas a law has been passed to compel manufacturers to deliver a ticket with the material to be wrought into hosiery goods , pledge ourselves to use every legal means to enforce the same , by bringing all manufacturers who refuse to obey the law , before a justice of the peace . And we will never rest satisfied until tho law is fully carried out . " ' That whereas ' statements' hav » been delivered by the workuieu employed in the several branches oi the framework-knitting trade to the employers , we resolve to work to , and be jiuided by tlioae statements . "

      " That , in order to encourage our fellow workmen to enforce the law against non-complying manufacturers , we pledge ourselves to support to ths utmost of our power those who may be victimised by such agent or employer for doing his duty , by contributions raided as a victim fund . " " That , in order fully to establish a power whereby thu foregoing resolution may be carried into effect , we pledge ourselves to unite , and induce others to do so , without loss of time . " " That the committee be empowered to take such steps as shall be deemed by them bust calculated to improve the condition of the workmen , ty waiting upon persons whose influence may bti de « niud af importance in ouv present struggle . " " That these resolutions be seiit ' to the press for insertion . "

      Framework-knitters , you are thrown out of employ , mentbyyour employers fcr endeavouring to enforce the law of the laud . These gentlemen , having a full knowledge of your sufferings—sufferings such as no other body ot men are enduring , ana this , too , has been caused by the repeated reductions aud exactions of your employer . ) and their agents—by asking for work which they do not pay for ( such as is called " bump" ) , and this to the cuo / mous weight of from two to seven ounces in a dozen of hose . You arc , therefore , called upon to unitu in selfdtfei . ee . Let no obstacle prevent you from so doingou your own strength you must depend ! Nottingham , Jan . 7 th , [ We request our correspondent to write his reports on one side of the paper only . ]

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      a document prepare lby thi lfen T ^? ° BZ ^^^^^ ' fnffX r- dQnto , udin e «» "Aitrotion of disinterested nartios . -Zmfc , Maxury . Mkuxciiou SWC 1 MJ . -A letter from EnniskiUen , published iu the Wttkly Freeman , contains the Ibllowiii S particulars of the suicido of Captain Baker , of i

      uiu tun « usiliers . Tlie decoascd gentleman , who is a native ol England , was only Caxeited to a company on thu ailth ot last mouth : — " EnnisMlen , Jan . !) . — 1 hasten by the fust post to announce the death ol il . I . Uakcr , Esq ., a captain of the 5 th Fusiliers , stationed in this town . The fatal occurrence took place in his room in tlio barra cks . Between six and seven o ' clock last nig ht ho sent his servant up the town lor s = otm > medieii . o , ami on Ins return up stans ho heard the report of his musket . On entering he found his uuhappy waster lying on the iloor , and tho ton ( ft' his skull blown oil-lie having placed tho

      lirelock under his chin , ami pulled tho trigger with his toes . The reports arc various as to tho cause that led to this calamity . The most prevalent is that the deceased made application to his commanding officer to restore a eolour-scrgeant who was ' reduced' yesterday . The colonel gave him some uucourteous reply , anil would in > t . The deceased was observed to be greatly agitated during tho evening . " Mr . Coilum , tha coroner , held an inquest on the bod y on Thursday week , at one o ' clock , in tlie Barrack , ami , after the examimi tion oi' Captain Baker ' s servant , Ur . Mackey , Adjutant Lyons , ami Captain Kennedy , the jury brought iu a verdict of Temporary Insanity .

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      Losdon Cons Exchange , Monday , Jan . 12 . —The past week's arrivals of English wheat for our market were somewhat on the increase , but , comparativel y speaking , of middling quality . Of barley the receipts were very large ; those of all other kinds of grain of home produce small . From Scotland and Ireland very little grain of any description came to hand , but the imports uf foreign corn and Hour were seasonably extensive . Fresh up to-day from Essex , a fair average quantity of wheat came to hand coastwise , as well as by land carriage . Owing to the caution evinced on the part of the dealers , mest of whom were short of stock , the demand for all kinds of English wheat was in a very sluggish state ; hence , to effect sale * , the factors wore compelled to give way iu . their demands . We have , therefore , to report a decline in the value of selected qualities of Is ., and in that of other kinds of 2 s . per quarter , at which amount of depression very little progress was made in clearing the stands . Tlie show of free foreign

      wheat was small , nevertheless the inquiry lor that article was inactive , and prices had a downward tendency , though not to the extent to warrant us in altering our quotations . Corn under lock ruled almost nominal in value . The supply of barley being considerably more than equal to the . wants of iho trade , the sale for that article was excessively heavy , at an abatement in the currencies of Is . to 2 s . per quarter , and a large portion remained unsold at the close of the market . Although the receipts of malt were good , the malt trade may be considered tolerably steady , at previous quotations . Notwithstanding the arrivals of oats from Ireland , as well as our own coasts , were small , and the holdei' 9 were generally firm from that circumstance , the oat trade must be considered inactive , at barely stationary prices . Beans and peaa were in moderate supply , and heavy inquiry ,-at last week ' s currencies . Hour moved off heavilj , but no decline was submitted to by the millers .

      CURRENT PRICES OF GKAIN , FLOPR , AND SEED IN MAKK-LANE . VUITISU GBA 1 N . Shillings per Quarter . Wheat „ Essex i Kent . wlute . new .. 80 to « i .. 58 to 69 Ditto , red M « 0 .. 5 ± 60 Suffolk and Norfolk , red .. 48 58 white 50 63 Lincoln and York , red .. 48 OS white 5 U 63 Northuinb . and Scotch .-. 43 61 Ry « .. 29 3 i Barl « T .. Malting 31 33 extra ' - > " — Distilling .. .. ? H Grinding 25 28

      Malt .. Ship .. 53 57 Ware 59 61 OaU .. Lincolnshire . and Yorkshire , feed , ' 24 s Od to 26 a Od ; potato , or short , 25 * Od to 29 s Od ; Poland , 24 s Gd to 29 s Oil ; Northumberland and Scotch , Angus , 2 ls Od to 28 s i . 'd ; potato , 26 s Od to 29 s ed ; Irish feed , 28 s Od to 2 ds ud ; black , 23 s Od to 23 s Od ; potato , 24 s 0 d to 27 s ed ; Galway , 22 s Od to iis Ud , Beans .. Ticks .. .. .. .. 39 46 Harrow , small .. .. 41 47 Peas .. White 28 44 boilers 45 49 Gray and hog .. .. 34 38 Flour „ Norfolk and Suffolk .. 45 51 Town-made ( per sack of 2 S 0 lbs ) 48 S 7 Buckwheat , or Brauk 30 32

      ZNSLISB BUDS , < SC . Red clover ( per cwt . ) 40 to 70 White clover ( per cwt . ) 45 74 Hapesced ( per last ) £ 26 28 Mustard seed , brown ( per bushel ) 9 s to 13 d ; white , Si tolls . Tares , winter ( per hiuhcl ) , as , Cd . to 7 b . Linseed cakes ( per lSUo of 31 b each ) £ 11 to £ 12

      roHElQN GBAIN . Shillings per Quartsr . ' Free . In Boud . Wheat .. Dantsic and Konigsberg 63 extra 69 .. 50 — 65 Ditto ditto .. 54 — 61 .. 47 — 50 Ponieranian , ie ., Anhalt 56 — G 3 .. -17 — 52 Danish , llolstein , &c . .. 54 — Gl .. 45 — SO Russian , hard .. .. — Ditto , s » ft .. .. 55 — 58 .. 43 ~ 49 Spanish , hard .. .. — Ditto , soft .. .. 58 . - 62 .. 43 - 52 It : ilian , Tusc ; ui , itc . red — Ditto , white .. .. 63 — 69 .. 51 — 55 OdessH < l : Taganrog , hard — Ditto , soft .. .. 53 — 58 .. 43 — 60 Canadian , hard „ , 55 — CO Ditto , fine .. .. 58—60 Rje . Russian , Prussian , tfce . 28 — 30 Sai-la .. Grinding .. .. .. 24 — 23

      Ditto , distilling .. .. 30 — 32 .. 20 — 28 Oats .. Dutch , feed .. .. i / 2 — 26 Ditto , brew and thick .. 24 — 27 .. 20 — 23 Russian 'li — 25 .. 20 — SI Danish < fc Mecklenburg 23 — 20 .. ' ) — 2 . Beans .. Ticks , 3 !> to 38 , small .. 36 — 41 .. 3 D — 3 'J Egyptian ; il — 30 .. 33 — S 4 Peas .. White , 3 ( J to 50 , gray .. 40 — 42 Flour .. Dantsic and Hamburgh ( per barrel ) , tine 31 3 G , superfine .. .. 32 — 36 .. 2 fi — 2 l > Canada , 33 to 35 , United States 32 — 3 S .. 27 — 80 Buckwktat 30 — 35 .. 24 — iG

      rOBKIGN SEEDS , &C . Per Quarter . LinBeed .. Petersburgh nnd Riga ( free of duty ) .. U toil Archangel , 40 to 45 , Mcuiel and Konigs-• berg 40 47 Mediterranean , 40 to 48 , Odessa ,. 47 5 ' . Rapcseed ( free of duty ) per last .. .. £ 24 26 Ued Clover ( 10 s per cwt . and 5 per cent , on the duty ) 40 62 White ditto . 45 68 Tares , snail spring ( free of duty ) 33 to 40 , large .. 40 44 Unseed cake ( tree of duty ) , Dutch , £ 8 , £ ' J 10 s , French , per ton .. .. £ 9 0 , £ lQ Q Rape cakes ( free o ( duty ) £ 5 U £ 5 o

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      AVERAGE PRICES Of the last six weeks , which regulate the Duties from tha Sth ofJauuary to the 10 th of January .

      I irhwt Bmietj Oats . ^ Rye . Beans , feus . Wook ending ! s d s d - | s > d - ' d- 8 - ^ •• •»• Xov . 29 , 1845 .. 58 2 38 2 ; 25 « , 35 4 \\ £ 45 10 Week cudiiig | ! Dee . 6 , 1 S 45 .. J 59 0 32 10 24 71 35 0 41 8 43 4 Week emling j I Dec . 13 , 1845 .. ! 59 * 32 2 21 6 36 8 40 8 43 6 Week eudingj i | Dec . 20 , 1845 .. I 57 11 33 7 23 i \ 34 & 39 G 42 5 Week ending ! ' Dec . 27 , 1845 .. ; D 5 4 32 5 23 0 !« 3 8 33 6 39 10 Week ( Hiding ; I Jan . 3 , 1815 .. 55 1 31 11 22 £ 33 C 37 !> 3 D 1 f _ I !

      Aggregate » vcr- | I age of the last six xveuks .. 57 I 31 » 23 9 31 7 40 I 42 4 London aver- J agrs ( ending j Jan . ( i , 1 S 45 )| 01 7 31 9 i 23 1 3 li 3 4 = 1 :. Duties .. .. | IS o « v 5 0 8 6 2 6 ! 1 u

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      LONBON bMlIlll'lELD CaTTLK MaRKKT , Mo . SIMY , Jan . 12 . —Very l arge imports oflive stock have taken place Irom abroad siuce Monday last , viz -J 50 oxan lbOcows , 000 sheep and 4 piga , from Jetliinil , Hottcidam , ami bchiedam . Although some of llie arrivals have come to hand in good condition , a lim-e number were beneath the middle quality . At the outports , 00 beasts ml 50 sheep have been imported . . ™ illldl T V- llav we had on oiler 370 Dwisk and 400 sheep , which moved oil' slowly at somewhat reduced rates . The following were the importations during the last three years , ending on the 5 th of December m la » t year :-.

      1 S 43 . 1311 , 1845 . Oxen l ( o 3 G 3 , ( 503 O . OSS Cows 35 <) i 103 5 , S !) 1 Calves -38 53 574 Sheep lyij o , « S 5 11 , SM Lambs 0 ... 10 112 1 'igs 3 . 10 251 1 , 133 The suppl y of beasts derived from our own grazing districts was somewhat on . the increase , and ot full average quality . The attendance of buyers being by no means larj-e , the bed trade ruled heavy , at a decline in the quotations of 2 d . per S lbs ., the highest

      price for the bust Scots not exceeding 4 s . 2 il . per 8 lbs ., and a total clearance was nut tllucted . From the northern counties we received 1 , 800 shorthorns ; from the western and midland districts , 000 Herefords , runts , shorthorns , Ac , and from other parts of England 400 of various breeds—the remainder of tho supply boiii ! , ' cliieily derived from abroad and the nei « 'Ubourhood of the metropolis . Tho numbers of sheep were small , wliilo the mutton trade was steady , at fully last week ' s prices . Although the supply of calves was by n means large , the sale for that description of stock was in a sluggish state , on somewhat e asier terms . Upwards of 200 pigs have arrived bv steam from Ireland . To-Juy the pork trade was

      lirm , at late rates . By » he quantities of 81 b ., sinking tha offal . s . d . g . A , Inferior coarso boasts . . . 2 8 2 10 Second quality . ... » 0 8 4 I ' riinu largo oxen . 3 ( i 3 10 1 ' rimu Scuts , « fcc . .... 4 0 4 2 Coarso inferior sheep . . . 3 0 4 0 Second quality ¦ ... 4 2 1 6 I ' rime Msirae woolled ... 4 8 4 10 I ' rime Southdown , . , 5 o 5 2 Large eoavae calves > . 1 4 1 lo l ' rimo small 5 0 5 " Suekling . calves , each , . . 18 0 SO o Largo hogs 3 10 4 6 Neut small porkers . .. 4853 Quarter-old store pigs , each 16 0 20 «

      11 B \ D OP CATTLE ON SALE . ( From the Looks of the Clerk of tlie Market > Beasts , 3 / . > 02-Sheep , 21 , ! . ilO _ Calves , GS-Pigs . MO . Richmond Corn Market , Jasuaitc 10 . —We h' ^ a large supply of grain in our market to-day but th « samples were very moderate . Wheat sold from 53 to 9 s . Od . ; oats , 2 s . Od . to 3 s . Sd . ; barley 3 s Od to 4 s . ; beans , 4 s . Cd . to 6 s . per bushel . h Ut Manchester Corn Market , Saturday Jan 10 — Since our last report the flour trade has remained in the same state ol inactivity as then noted , the few sales which have occurred Laving been almost wholiv confined to extra superfine qualities , for which previous quotations havo been maintained whilst all other sorts were neglected , and , consequently , nominal in value . Oats , being scarce , met a fair aale at a slight improvement in prkxs ; and oatmeal was in tolerable- request nt rather higher rates . At our market this morning all descriptions of wheat were oilerfidata reduction , of Id . to 2 d . per 7 OIU 5 , but

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      without inducing purchasers to pome forward . There was a limited vend for flour , and any but the very choicest ( which from their scarcity command late rates ) mijjht have been purchased on lower terms . Oats continuing in scanty supply realised an advan ca of fully Id . per 701 bs . ; and oatmeal also moved off to a fair extent amongst consumers , at an amendment j of Od . per load . j .. Wakkpikld Corn Market , Friday , Jan . 9-fhe supplies of all grain are large this week , lhe wheat ¦ trade was extremely dull to-day , and at a reduction j of Is . per quarter but little business was done ; to j effect sales a further decline must have beensubmitted ] to . Fine barky cheaper , common and light samples \ Is . per quarter lower . In beans no alteration . Oats ; and shelling in fair request at last week ' s prices . { Malt as before . . ¦ ., . „ ¦ _

      JiivKitPoot Corn Market , Mondat , Jan . 12 . — < Since last Tuesday the grain trade has been n ; a ; languid state , the miller * and dealers exercising : much caution in their operations . At Friday ' s market very few transactions occurred , and , with the exception of oats , which were scarce and lie d for ¦ better nrices , all other articles were quoted down . Wheat was considered Id . to 2 d . per bushel . Flour Is . Od . per sack and Is . per brl . lower ; whilst oatmeal scarcely m aintained tho quotations ot luesday . | The business " in the bonded maiket was small , but , j owing more to the unwillingness of holders to make any concession in prices , no sales of wheat reported . Two or three lots of superfine sweet Western Canal ¦; flour have exchanged hands at 28 s . to 28 s . Oil ., and a small parcel of iS ' ew Orleans sour , by auction , at " 22 ? . Cd . tn 23 s . per barrel . Indian corn , also in bond , j has attracted some attention , and sc-veral parcels have been taken for Irish account and investment , at 38 s . to 34 s . Gd . per 480 lbs .

      UuUiCoux Maukkt , Iuesdat . —We have had to report rather more doing in the trade during the past week , but the sales lnive o « ly been in retail to our local millers . At to-duy ' s market there is a fair supply oi" wheat from the farmers , and last week ' s rates are obtainable . In barley nothing doing . The supply of onts is not . large , and we quote Od . to Is . dearer with some demand . Beans are in better condition , and full prices obtained . Linseed and rapeseed dull , but holders are not disposed to take less money . Linseed cakes and rape cakes are both flat . | In guano nnd bones the transactions are unimportant . i Birmingham Cors Exchange , Wednesday . —There has been little disposition to buy wheat , hut the sale * I made were at the last week's prices . Fine malting f barley Is . per quarter dearer ; in other descriptions | J no alteration . Beans plentiful , and soft new Is . per r quarter lower . Irish mealing oats held for la . per J quarter advance , but the supply of English prevented \ any improvement being realised . I

      Newcastle Coun Market , Tuesday—We had a j fair supply of wheat at this day ' s market from the j growers , and a very large show of coasting samples , ; but the attendance of buyers being small , we expe- ! rienced a dull trade for all descriptions of quality , and tkc little business transacted was on rather J lower terms than last Saturday . Barley met an ex- | tremely slow sale , and scarcely maintained its value . ^ We had more rye offering than for some time past , : . j and prices were looking rather cheaper . Grey peas ' < were in limited request , at a decline of 2 s . per quar- ' <} ter . Malt , with the exception of the finest samples , > was quite neglected . Oats and other grain remained ; f , without change . C

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      BANKRUPTS . ( From TnuJay ' s Gazette , January IS , 18-IG , ) JV Charles liartlett , of Southampton , merchant— -Henry Muggeridge , of Cl , St . John-street , Smithiieid , wire , drawer—Mary Guy and Henry Smith , of 59 , Farringdon « street , nnd 31 , Ludgate-hill , City , linen drapers—John v Stevens , of C , Clementi . inn , huilder—Moira Maclean , of - 7 , Basinghall-street , City , cloth factor—Thomas Edwards , of Lkuisaintfraid , Montgomeryshire , sor-jeon—James Heid , of Newcastle-upou-Tyiic , shipbroker—Henry Levy , of Plymouth , tobacconist—James Gilbert Gore , of Cheltenham , innkeeper—Thomas Carey Willnrd Pierce and Gilson Homai ) , o ! " Manchester , merchants—John Wilkinson , of Haslingilen , Lancashire , joiner—Thomas WiMtrs , late of Burtonuaon-Treut , but now of 92 , Sloane-atreet , brewer . BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED . William Lewis , of Uarnsley , Yorkshire , tobacconist .

      DIVIDENDS DECLARED . WMiam Hoyward Uawe , of Portsea , leather seller , first dividend of 10 s . 4 Jd . in the pound , payable at 2 , Uasinghall-stri-et , on any Wednesday . Thomas Shaw , of Southampton , wine merchant , - secomi dividend of 3 d . in the pound , payable at 13 , Old i Jewry , City , ou January 14 , and two following Wed- '• nesday ; . j James Imrar , of Old Fish-str « et-hill , Upper Thames . 'i street , City , stationer , and of the Minories , City , chart I seller , tiist dividend of Ud . in tha pound , payable at 2 , j Uasinghall-street , on any Wednesday . ' Eliza Barry , of Bristol , victualler , dividend of Cs . IOd . } in the pound , payable at Albiuu-u ' . iambers , Bristol , on I January 14 , or auy subsequent Wednesday .

      DIVIDENDS TO BK DECLABED . At the Court of Bankruptcy , London . John Chamberlain , of 12 , Lisson-groveNorth , Padding , ton , glass merchant , February 5 , at half-past twelve— : James Wendbii Collyer , of Newgate-street , victualler , j February 5 , at twelve—Benjamin Hilling Cross , of Wood . j stock , Oxfordshire , glover , February 5—Wiliiam Henry \ Sheldrnke , of Ip .-wieh , boot and shoemaker , February 4 , : sit half-past two—George Hardy , of St . Ives , Iluntingd ' on- > shire , innkeeper , February C , at eleven—Julius Casar Mott , otherwise Julius Mott , of Loughbourough , wind merchant , January 80 , at one . \ In the Country .

      Evan Meredith , of Liverpool , limm draper , February 3 , at eleven , » t thu Court of Bankruptcy , Liverpool—Joint lSreakeuridge , of Li \ ci-pool , tailor , February 10 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Liverpool—John Auamson , ; of Stockport , grocer , February 5 , at twelve , at the Court : of Bankruptcy , Manchester—William Doxford , of Bisliouwcannouth and MonUwcsirniouth Shore , Durham , sliip ' builder , February 5 , at eleven , at the Court of Bank- j ruptcy , Nencastle-upou-Tync— John Brooks Bucklee , uf Kidderminster , meicer , February 10 , at eleven , at the \ Court of Bankruptcy , Uiiuiiiisliam . CEitTincATES to In * granted unless cause be shown to the : contvay on the day ot" meeting . David Davis , of is , Jarmyu-street , dealer in regimental dresses , Februaiy 0 —John Savage , of Old Comptoni-treef , Solio-squaie , victualler , February 5 — William Guy Taylor and Elizabeth Guy , of Liverpool , noshr ? , Februtirv 3 ,

      Certificates to bo granted by the Court of Review , unless cause be shown to th « contrary , on or before Velmarv 3 . Thomas Benson , of 12 , Iforth-place , . Gray ' s-inn-road stationer—William Lawton Hall , of Liverpool , victualler —Thomas Hodgson of Greta- bank , Thornton in Lonsdale , Yorkshire , brick maUev — Lionel Watting , of Giltertstreet , St , Geor 'tV , llanover . sn . uare , butcher .

      PABTMEBJIUF 8 DISSOLVED . Thomas Morris and John M'Kae— Charles Wilkins and Joseph Ulislid Daniel ) , of Twertou-mills , Somersetshire , cloth manufacturers—Christopher Geovge , James Wil . Hams , John Dix , and » ohert Ross Dix , of Bristol , lead merehauts—Richard Fulford , sen ., aud Richard Fulfordjuu ., of Aston , Warwickshire , corn dealers—Robinson Ki ? s , John Giicf , and ThomasGrice , of Whitehaven , Cumberland , corn dealers-William Roffey and George Koftey , of Old Uar e- « hnrf , and at Stand 75 , Corn Exchange , Mark-lane , corn merchants—Ctsrgo Hnttersley and George Hatclinv . of Sh . ffield , Britannia metal spoon manufacturers-Jame * Imrny , William Fitch , and Hcnrv luiruy , of Old Fish-street-hill , wholesale stationers ( so far as regards Henry lmriiy )—Henry Denne , William Dunne , and John Hicks

      , of Sandwich , Kent , cabinet makers-Nicholas Tempcrley and John Temperley , of Wkitingswhiivf , Uatcliff , coal merchants—James Wardvop and Peter Ewnrt , of S 3 , Clement ' s-lane , Madeira , wino merchants —John Siundish and Lancelot Fitzgerald Blackett , of Leeds , stuck brokers—William Norton , Edwaid Norton , and Frederick William Norton , of i ' enajbridge-mills , Yorkshire , fancy cloth manufacturers—William Rounding ami Thomas Rounding , of Woodford , Essex , innkeepers—l ' eter Catttrall aud Thomas Shelley Vallet , of Preston , Lancashire , cotton manufacturers—Luunnce John Hodgson and William Waine Benson of Preston Lancashire , plumbers-Thomas Hill , William Hill , and Adam Baird ,, f Liverpool , merchants ( so far n * ^} T ™ "" O -WilUum Evans » d Anftow

      ^ srs ^ srs ^ ssd B ^ i ^ i ^^^^ aml ^ m n L > oi . \ > Un ™ Wrs-Jol . n Ba * . r and James Baker o . York , linen drapers-Stephen Heni-Wifi K ° T'V ^ " " '' " ' ' of CMtenham , surgeons-WJhan , lumberl ,, and Robert L » vge Baker , of Bimb > Slum , surgeons-Charles Washington Mayne aud Richard uvycocK , ot Leeds , tobatco manufacturers—Mary Aim Jaylw , luchard Taylor , and Henry Bailey Holland , of Manchester , umbrella manufacturers ( so far as regards H . L . Holland ) -W . Hitchcock , F . Maunder Hitchcock , and h . Maunder , of South Moulton and Exwick , near fcxtter , woollen msinufnctururs ( so far as regards Wm .

      Hitchcock )—Win . Clare and Win . Wardle , Staleybridge . Cheshire , chemists—Samuel Lea and Henry Augustus Merrick , of Bristol , glass merchants—Richard Claytt-n and Richard Sl . uttleumth , of Preston cotton manufactttvtvs— fiwtjo Mallinson , ThomaB MalUnaon , and \\ illiam Mallinson , of llud . lersficld , woollen manufacturers ( sot :, rasrega . ds Storgo Mallinson ) -John Paw and LMpoldKu . loli . Iil , of Sundevlaud , < h » pbroken-Jaw « Harris and Henry Mannaduke Harris , of l'ljinouifc , beuattuk Herrmann , and aoMph i [ xxmns . \ of Kin ; s lijnn . isotlotk , watchmakers- Hyacinth Mars Rimini I ana hmjene Riminell , » f 3 ! i , Gerrard-street , Soho , vthoksale p « fumers—J olm Cia-g and Thomas Musgrow . of aotlUv Torlisl . ire , stock brokers—Arthur Bott Cook and hdw .-vrd Haywoud , af Ipswich , chemists — Frederiik Uiarle * Cope and Cluisiophcr Bales , of 21 , Coik-stieet , lioiid-street , architects —Thomas Cross aud Thoiua * , WiUUua I ' owc-Uj . stoc i brokers ,

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      Atiempteb Mother a . \ d Sdicidb through the Cbusmt of a sox to his Father . —On Tuesdav coiisukrable excitement prevailed in the town of Old Brentford , in consequence of the determined attempt of an aged inhabitant to assassinate Ms son by stabbing him , and then attempting self-destruction bv cutting his throat . The facts are as follow : Thomas Low , the would-be murderer , is aged 73 , andhad for years carriedon the business of a shoemaker at Brentford End , near the residence of the Duke of Cumberland ; bat some niomhs since , iu consequence of [ ailing into difficulties , he made his business over to his son , who is in his -30 th year . His affairs in the

      course of tune being arranged , he returned h ome to resume his business , but he was refused admittance by ai 3 son , wno thrust him out of doors . lie has 3 ince subsisted on the charity of friends ; but everv meansbeing exhausted , he came to the resolution oi making one more effort to obtain a shelter in his former dwelling . For that purpose he on Tuesday forenoon repaired tliithsr , but the son sjiurning his appeal , he , in a moment of excitement caught up a knife , which ky on the table , and stabbed him in the breast , and then drew the same knife across his own throat , inflicting a frightful wound . An alarm being-instantly given , a surgeon was sent for , who pronounced theson to liave received an injurvto one of the Tital organs , which would probably prove fatal . The father remains under the care of Mr- Keate urgeon , but no hopes are entertained ot his ultimate '

      recovery . The Recest Railway A ccim-st is the Isle of f 5 PS ~ aatnrday last an inquest was held before 1 . T . Lesaux , Esq ., coroner for theeastem division of the county of Kent , at the Five Bells public house , in thevillage of ifiuster . He ofThaneton * - ? , " ?? y f ^ P Hollands , a young man who met vrita his death on the works of the Rains"ate Canterbury , and London Railway . John Monckton labourer , was the first witness called . He deposed that on Thursday last he was ou a ballast wa ^ on with deceased , near the "tip end of the line f " witness meant the point where the wascons were tipped over and the contents throw ,, out . This wason the emersion line of the South-Hal loa Railway , between the Tillages at- Sam and . Minster . There were ei » ht waggons , all laden with ballast and propelled by a steam engine . They w ere wider the management of a person nameq James Armstrong On arrivlncr 3 t .

      Tk i- ™? wH * ° misgwis turned over the end of the line . Witness jumped off , but deceas ed was tnrowntffltheground . Thewnten tsofoncof the wa ° --gons fell over him , and buried him . Witness with Others endeavoured to extricate deceased as soon as possible , but hewasquJtsdead . Twootlier men were also partially buried with him . It was the dutv of Aimstrongto put offthe steam at the crossing , " d of another person to let on th e break on the ten . ler and waggons . There was no alarm given that he ( witness neard . Similar evidence haven been given by other witnesses , the Coroner summed up . From the fosginess of the atmosphere , and the facts that the rails were wet with frost and thua rendered slipperv and the decline coianwnwng there , the accident had undoubteuiy occurred from purely accidental causes V erdiet accordingly . DeoiJaud on the engine £ 1

      AccnmsT os ths MmusD Railwat . —A collision by which considerable damage was done , took place between two goods tn ' m . * on the Midland Raiiwav about two mil » from th- Leeds station , on Saturdav evening last What was the precisecauae of the collision we have not been able to ascertain . About six o ' clock in tn * evenm-r of ihe day mentioned a-foods tram was on its way from Selbv to Leeds , aud when it had got neariy to Hunsict , a -Midland lugsa ^ e train came up , and , before its speed , could be arrested , ran into it . rhe colmion was one of great violence ; the break of the Selb y tram was completely smashed , and the two engines attached to the Midland train were shattered to pieces . The broken parts were so jammed togother , and such were the difficulties attending their removal , that it was eleven o ' clwk at night before even one li » e of rails could be clsared of fragments . The consequence was . that a large number of trams had to bs detained till that period , causing great public annayajjce aud inconvenience TIia

      damage sustained by the Midland Companv will amount to seyeral hundred pounds . The p ' arties connected with the two trains escaped with little or no injury . Military Brutautv . —On Monday , the 12 th inat the Depot ? , comprising the Provisional Battalion assembled on the GenenJ Parade Ground , Chatham Barracks , t » hear the seiirence promulgated of a district court-martial , held at this garrison o » the 5 th inst on private Samuel Kiim , oftl » 9 SUi Regi ment of Footer striking Sergeant Reilly , of theOStli h « superiorofficer . whilSii } , theexecution ofhisdutv The charge and . sentence having been read by the a £ jatant , the battalion was marched awav to the Swr Battery , under command of Lieut . Coll Kellv , wC the troops having be « u formed into a square / the ml t : ncioni ; iS tliekaiberis ' andreceivediiis --

      ESCAPK OF TITO FkLOXS FROM W « EXHAM Bridk-P ^^ SSSi SSSSl ? ^^ ' ttSSf ^^ sttts SSSSu ^" ¦ •* rapid raie tlirau s - ! KT **' , ? dmwtaMJ towards Leicester-square , TMlJift ? rea . chlDSi « e corner of the new street , an Sm , « y > W i ° ^ tr ! ' - - attLet 5 mc with s 0 ™ lmaues , wa * kuwshed « ow « . the wheels passing ov « J . siega . iiie chaise , ] iuirev . > r , continued at the same lunous pace until it mailed the ton of Wardourstreet , wuen a genlleiiiai . of the name of Reddle ,

      resiumg in Uol dcu-square . whs also knocked down and severely injured . Tiie vehicle was ultimately stopped iu Oxrord-street . A Good Exasii-i . k . — At Berlin , at twelve on Cunstraas eve , all » he licensed houses of ill-fanie ¦ were , by command of the authorities , for ever shut up . The unfortunate \» omcii were rele . ise « l from all tlebts they might u « -e to the proprietors of the houses , who , it is believed , are to beiniieniiiificd for their ioBses . Tne OuH-aruci women are to be sent home to their reiatms in the eountrv , ;; t the jiublic espenBe , and there nisinwiitfd until places are found for them as servants or oihcrwjse , either by the polite cr by benevolent societKs . Such as belong to the city , or prove to be ineon yiole , arc to be cither sent t O the Ilouse of Corieoiii-n , < ., f kt-pt under the snycrli-ti-ndence of tee yoli .-e until they are placed — CaV < gnan ? t Mutate , ^

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      The South Staffsudsiiiiie Miners ' DttnoATE MeetliNG was livid on Monday last , at Jlr . Mortiboj ' s , Little Snan , Wolverliamptoii . Delegates were present from Bilston , Darlaston , Wednesfield-liesth , Tiiiton , Wednesbury , &c . ; Mr . Drown in tho chair . Mr . James Blakiv way stated the proceedings of the Conference , and gave great satisfaction , and each delegate evinced a determination to carry out tlie general rules , and create a formidable union . At tlie cloae of the Imsinoss it was agreed that the next delegate meeting shall be held at the llorsv and Jockey Inn , Uilstou-strect , Wolvtrhampton , on February 2 nd .

      Another Meeting in Nottingham Mabket-place . A general meeting ot'framework-knittera was held in thu Market-place , Nottingham , on Monday last , at which the following resolutions were passed— "That wo , the framework-knitters in public meeting assembled , do resolve , that a law having passed the legislature to compel manufacturers to deliver a ticket with the materinl to be wrought into hosiery goods , setting forth the quality and quantity , fashion and price , lor each description of work made ; and as such law has been passed for the purpose of giving protection to the operatives , and whereas our employers , first and second hnnd , have usej every means iiuUeir pwtr to evatk . ihe said law , -we do , therefore , pledge ourselves not to rest satisfied until that law be fully complied with by employers ) . " " That whereas an

      expense will be incurred in carrying the foregoing j esolution into effect , we , the several branches present , do egrte , v . nd will subscribe in support of the hands out , nnd each and all will forward their contributions to the committee on Saturday next , the 17 ih inst ., from four o ' clock until eight in the evening . " " That in order to allay the misunderstanding now existing . between the employer and employed respecting the price and weight of work , we , the workmen in meeting assembled , wishing to establish one sy .-tematic weight and price according to statement , invite our employers to an interview . " "That whereas some persons may be thrown out of employment

      by misting impositions now in practice , we do recommend that no workman take the frames of the persons discharged until such impositions be Ooue away with . " At the late delegate meeting , held at Kegworth , it was agreed that a three counties meeting of delegates should beheld nt the Pheasant , Bridge-streit , Derby ,, on Monday , the l !) th inst ., at nine o ' clock in thn forenoon . The importance of this meeting at this time is irreat indeed . Let each locality see to this , or' the trade may have cause to regret their apathy when too late . The ticket bill having become law , great confusion exists in this district , on account of manufacturers and middle men evading its provisions .

      Powku Loom Weaveks Delegate Meeting at MASciiEsrEK . —On Sunday a numerous meeting of delegates , from Ashton . under . Lyne , OWh . iin , Stool-port , Heywood , Kochdale , Uoyton , Uury , and other manufacturing towns , wns held in the Bradford-street Schcol-roum , Manchester , for the purpose of devising the best means of forming a union of the power-loom weavers generally throughout the kingdom . Mr . John Greenwood was called to the chair . He opened tho business by stating , that it was the determination of the power-loom weavers , in every part of the manufacturing districts , to adopt such mea-ures as would henceforth prevent their masters from reducing their wages in time of depression , as they had hitherto done ; and , therefore , it now rested with those present , as they had been sent there ag the representatives of the weavers generally , to consider what steps should be taken iu support of that branch of factoiv

      labour . Considerable discussion followed as to the prolU'iely of t ' ae formation of a general UlliOIl Of tllC Whole body , when it was afterwards resolved that a central committee , consisting of one delegate from eacli inanufactoring town , should l \ ii formed , awu commence its sittings at Oldham ; that a code of rules or laws should b « drawn up for the government of an union of tho powerloom weavers throughout England , Ireland , and Scotland , and that immediate steps should be taken in the formation of the union . In order to effect this , it was agreea that local committees of- the weaver * in each town should uu forthwith formed , and that they be requested to forward their views to the contral committee , who hold their next meeting on the first Sunday in February Mr Kichard Cooper , schoolmaster , of Oldham , having been appointed general secretary , the meeting , after a vote ot thanks to the chairman , separated

      1 he GENi-iUL Union of London Caui-entebs have subscribed tlie . sum of £ 82 4 s . !) d . ior the persecuted imtt rativesof Ashton-uuder-Lyne , being more than the total sum asked for . ¦ Lanoasiiihe Miners . —The ne . Ugcneralu ' clegiite meet ing of Lancashire miners will bo held at the sign of the Grapes Inn , Hingley . near llolton , on Monday 2 iith of January , chair to be taken nt eleven o ' clock in the lore noon . There will also be a public meeting whiul , Wili i " addressed by W . 1 \ Huberts , Esq ., and several other ,,,,, tlemeii . The levy for the f ortnight , including ..... Li contribution , is Is . per member . On accoun t of tin . ,. movalof Mr . Wm . Lixou from his prWU , t mWoll £ ^ ^ rsr fc r ^ rai « yr * s ^ Z f " ' ^" - "'"'™™*™^ ,

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      9 THE NORTHERN STAR . jANUAWr 17 ' 1846 -

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 17, 1846, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1350/page/6/