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      be noted , which is brought oat by these returns . Household Suffrage would give 9 ^ 3 , 675 , 451 Totes , in respect of household occupation . To these a large number of lodgers may be added of a certain class , making in all four millions in round numbers . The total number of male inhabitants is 10 , 184 , 687 , of whom considerably more than one-half are under twenty one years of age . The difference between Universal and Household Suffrage would , therefore , not be more than one million of benoted , whichisbronglitoatby the 8 ereturn 8 . Household Suffrage would give ^ 3 , 675 , 451

      Totes . These facts present a twofold inference ; first that it is scarcel y worth while for Suffrage Reformers to quarrel with each other so bitterly , or to hold aloof from each others movements , where the difference is bo trifling . Second , that if we had a Government and Legislature prepared to concede Household Suffrage , it would scarcely be either justifiable or graceful to make such an invidious distinction as to leave so small a number out of flie pale of the constitution .

      FOREIGN . After every effort has been made to produce the appearance of a public feeling against the Constitution in France , the result is a total failure . An examination of the petitions presented np to this time shows that the aggregate of signatures from fifty of the eighty , three departments in favour of a prolongation of the President ' s powers , amounts to only 10 , 100 . The signatures in favour of revision and prolongation are 184 , 431 . Those for simple revision 256 , 664 ; forming an aggregate of £ 451 , 255 of all shades of opinions against the existing state of things . The Constitutionnel promised a million signatures in favour of a prolongation of the President ' s powerthere are less than 200 . COO for the man who

      was elected by 6000 , 000 of votes , and who afterwards ungratefully disfranchised 3000 , 000 of the people who thus elevated him from obsecurity and poverty , toadistinguiBued position . There can be no mistake as to this expression of public feeling , for the prefect of each department is entirely at the bidding of the Minister for the tune being , and all the emissaries of the police have beeu employed for the last six weeks , in hawking petitions from door to door . Take these employes at 500 , 000 , and it will be seen their exertions have not been very successful . If the other thirty-six Departments send no more names in proportion , it tcill only be about a signa . ture and a half for each of them ! We

      may conclude , therefore , that the Republic is safe , despite the anxiety of the various classes of conspirators for its destruction , and as for Louis Napoleon , he had better think about re-engaging his lodgings in London . His treachery in consenting to the disfranchising act of May will never be either forgiven or forgotten by the French people ; one immediate effect of the small number of signatures has been to render the reactionary majority more guarded in their propositions . Had the numbers been greater , they would have hazarded an appeal to force ; as it is , they now talk of

      acting in accordance with the constitution . In the Papal States , things are going from bad to worse ; and in Germany the Crowned Heads are busily gathering together materials fora grand explosion . Everywhere despotism is treasuring up " wrath for the day of wrath " with the single exception of Belgium , where we have the extraordinary phenomenon of a king ¦ who honestly accepts and acts upon the Constitution of winch he has sworn to be the faithful administrator , and where , in consequence , ruler and people are mutually pleased with each other . If kings were not mad , what an excellent lesson is here I

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      MONIES RECEIVED Fob ibs Week Ending Tuurs&at , Jure 26 th , 1851 . EQUITY FUND . Beeeivea by W . Hides . —3 . J . C . 7 d . NATIONAL CHARTER FUND . Beceived by John Akkott . —limehouse and Radcliffe . Locality , per T . Sheppard ISs Id—Westminster Locality , per W . Harris 5 s—G . Farrah , Clericenwell Is—J . Bobin , Debtfora Is—Bristol , per W . Slieham , 10 s—Yarmouth , Korfolk , per T . Fisher 4 s Id—Crown and Anchor Locality , per Mr . Hall lls-Collectedat the National Hall £ 210 s 4 £ d —Fadibam , per B . rilling Is 8 d . —Collected by John Arnott 13 s-Total £ 5 15 s 2 | d . POUSH REFUGEES AT LIVERPOOL . Beceired by John Ahxott . —H . Bowles 2 s 6 A—S . Cbtterell 28 6 d-W . Small 2 s fid .

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      DISGRACEFUL MILITARY OUTRAGES IN EDINBURGH . On Sunday , and again on Tuesday , most unseemly disturbances were occasioned in Edinburgh by soldiers belonging to the 33 rd Regiment , at present quartered there . On Monday two of the men were sentenced each to sixty day ' s imprisonment for having wantonly assaulted several persons on the previous evening . On Tuesday night , however , the rioting was renewed . About nine

      o ' clock , from ten to a dozen soldiers wilfully broke a pane of glass in a shop window , when an afiray took place between them and the police , the latter being assisted by the citizens , while the strength of the former was increased by the picquet who joined their comrades . In the scuffle the police and inhabitants were repeatedly knocked down , and a number of soldiers were also severely injured . A sergeant and nine privates are imprisoned in the police-office ; and i 3 is expected that as many more will be in custody in the Castle .

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      GREENWICH ELECTION . —NOMINATION OP THE CANDIDATES . Thursday having been appointed by the High Sheriff of Kent for nominating candidates to fill the vacancy created in the representation of the borough of Greenwich by the death of Edward George Barnard , Esq ., the town wore an unusuall y animated appearance from an early honr in the morning until an advanced period in the afternoon . The hustings were erected in front of the church of St . Alphege , and was surrounded about ten o ' clock by a very large number of electors and non-electors . Mr . Pontefex proposed Mr . Alderman Salomons , and was received with mingled cheers and groans . Mr . Roff briefly seconded the nomination . Mr . Wade proposed Mr . Alderman "V 7 ire , and Mr . G . Stone having seconded the nomination , the respective candidates addressed the meeting , after which the returning officer called for a show ei hands which he declared to be in favour of Mr . Alderman Salomons . A poll was demanded on tehalf of Mr . Wire .

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      FACTS AND INCIDENTS OP THE GREAT EXHIBITION . On Saturday the numbers did not exceed 12 , 000 . Ine receipt were—season-tlcketis , £ 3312 s . ; at the doors , £ 1674 10 :-to al receipts , £ l , 70 S 2 * . On Monday 67 . 555 persons visited the Crystal Palace , and £ 3 , 016 Us . was the amount taken at the doors . Another chp / uge ha 3 been made in the number and disposition of tht jets of gas displaying the refract ivo qualities of the Koh-i-noor . All the mirrors [ Ptet-ed around the cushion have been removed , and twelve gas lights now surround the gem . The new arrangements prove as vain as tfeose which preceded them , and this famous diamond is becoming as troublesome as it is useless . FACTS anh ramn ^ ™ mpP r ^^ EXHIBITION .

      Among the presents sent to her Majesty from the Mabanijnh of Travancore is ; i model of the great gun of Bi jahpore , made of the celebrated Ab mudnnpger brass , one of the historical idols of tho Indians who for a long time believed it to be invincible . The original weighs forty-two tons , and is worked by a circular racket wheel . The Italian compartment has been enriched by the arrival of several packages . In a glas 3 case , in the interior , one of these recent importations has just been displayed . It is a robe of what is termed pina muslin , made of thread from the fibres of the pine apple . It is exquisitely fine , resembling India muslin , and the embroidery is worked entirely by the hand of a Sisnora Margarita , of Manilla .

      Two new and remarkable contributions have just been made to the collection in Hyde-park ; one of these is a magnificent dressing-case from Buckingham Palace , which has not yet been uncovered ; the other is an immense black diamond in the rough state , from Bahia , contributed by Mr . Joseph Mayer , of Liverpool , so hard that it has hitherto defied the lapidaries to polish it , and weighing 350 carats . On Tuesday the number of visitors were above G 2 . 000 , leaving outof the account the holders of season tickets . The receipt * were : —Season tickets , £ 15 Ids . ; At the doors , £ 3 . 18612 s ; Total receipts , £ 3 . 202 7 s . During Tuesday some experiments were made with Han ley's Jlngneto-Electric Telegraph , from

      one side of the Serpentine to the other , near to the Kensington Gardens Bridge , under the inspection of the following members of the jury of Class 10 - Sir John Herscbel , Baron Scquier , Professor Schubnrlt , Professor , Potter , Mr . Glaisher , Professor Q . uitelet . The following are given as the reBult of the examination of theinatruments : —1 st experiment . Two lengths of gutta percha covered wire were taken across and immersed in the water , and connected to the instrument , each length of wire had a portion of the gutta percha cut away from the wire the wire well 6 craped to a bright surface , and allowed to remain in the water . The instruments worked well through the attractive power of the water . 2 nd . The water not having taken the expected effect of deviating the course of electricity ,

      one length of wire was cut in two , and along length of uncovered bright wire was inserted in between , and again let fall into the water . The instruments again worked well . 3 rd experiment : The wire was again cut asunder , and each end let fall into the water a distance apart from each other , whereby the circuit had to be made complete through the water intervening betwei n the ends of the wire : even through this defective insulation the instruments worked to the greatest satisfaction . 4 th experiment : A greater quantity of the gutta percha insulation was taken from off the wire , which had not been cut , and the instruments

      continuing to work well , a correspondence was then commenced and kept up for half an hour , from one side of the Serpentine to the other , between Mr . Dobson and the gentleman tliat was with him . Henley ] s telegraph professes to dispense with the cost and inconvenience of chemical repairs and superintendence involved in the use of voltaic batteries , and to transmit the current much further than telegraphs worked by their means . It is further stated that the needles never move sluggishly when worked from a distance , but move as rapidly through 500 miles as one mile . It is also said by its construction to he exempted from liability to derangement by lightning .

      Employers and tbeir "Workmen . —Messrs . Smith and Son , ' the coal merchants , on Tuesday gave the clerks , coalheavers , and other persons in their employment , upwards of 200 in number , a days holiday to see the Great Exhibition , paying their admission fee , and providing refreshments , conveyances , and supper in the evening for them . Messrs . Hodges , the distillers , have given the whole of the men in their employment a day ' s holiday , in order to enable them to visit the Exhibition in Hyde-park . Each man has likewise been presented with five shillings to defray the day ' s expenses . Mr . Pusey yesterday brought np the agricultural labourers on' his estate . They were : — From Pusey , fifty-nine ; Longworth , thirty-nine ; West Hanney , forty ; East Hanney , sixty-four : Denchworth , thirty-five ; Tyford , seven ; Charney , forty-one ; Chaliow , twenty-seven ; Stamford , ninety-three ; Healford , forty;—total 445 .

      , TJie number of visitors on Wednesday was less by 10 , 000 people than on the previous day , being 58 , 445 , and the receipts at the doors in consequence fell to 2 , 695 18 s . * On Wednesday the boys of Christ ' s Hospital , to the number of 800 or 900 , visited the Building , and there were other charities among them—the Jews ' Orphan Asylum , and the children of Miss Burdett Coutts' school , whom that benevolent lady accompanied during tbeir Etay . On Wednesday a number of jolly tnrs were seen making shprt tacks in every direction , and eating ices and drinking ginger beer in desperation , in the absence of more congenial refreshment . These were the crew of the Victoria and Albert , her Majesty ' s steam yacht , and their smart trim and sailor-like appearance gave great vivacity to the

      picture of which they formed a part .- The heat was oppressive throughout the day , and the various fountains were almost drained of their contents by the thirsty visitors . It would be very desirable that something should be done to increase the supply of fresh air before the advent of the dog-days . The machincry-in-motion room was as usually fully attended , but an accident which had nearly produced fatal results , caused great excitement at one period of the day , and tended very much to disturb the enjoyment of its visitors . One of its most conspicuous features is the large sugar mill , sent in by Messrs . Robinson and Russell , of Millmall . While this powerful machine was in full work , a labourer ascended for the purpose of oiling the governing wheel , and incautiously approaching too near , his smockfrock was caught by the cogs , and in two revolutions of the wht els his clothes

      were torn from his body , and drawn round the axles . He shouted loudly to tho bystanders to shut off the steam , but no one understood the method , and another moment would have reduced the unfortunate man to a mangled mass , when , providentially , one of the policeman on duty ( A 393 ) came up , and understanding his words , or rather his gestures , for he was well nigh exhausted , shut off the steam , and rescued him from aterribledeath . Forafew moments the excitement was dreadful , the room being lull of company , and every one being able to see the poor man ' s critical position , from the altitude at which he stood . One member of tho executive committee was so much affected b y his exertions to have the steam Bhut off , and his alarm for the poor man , as to become seriously indisposed , and was obliged to leave

      immediately for his own residence . This is the second accident which has occurred within a very short period in the moving machinery room ; and really , when one enters , and finds oneself completely surrounded by wheels of all sizes in swift motion , and sees crowds of women and children peering anxiously over the low railing , and almost touching the moving bodies , it becomes a matter of surprise that mischances are not of more frequent occurrence . It is to be hoped that every possible precaution will be taken to - preserve the lives and limbs of the exhibitors and the public . The Lords of the Treasury have , at the request of the Board of Ordnance , sanctioned the delivery from the Great Exhibition building of twenty-five American revolving pistols for the service of the officers of a regiment under orders for the Cape .

      On Thursday the receipts and the number of visitors again suffered a slight decline , the former being £ 2 , 722 10 s ., and the latter 57 , 781 . The heat of the weather , great as it was out of the building , was still more oppressive within , and , in consequence of the inconvenience experienced , we understand that it is determined to remove the inside glazing at the eastern and western entrances , and to endeavour in this way to secure a refreshing thorough draught from end to end of tho interior . This will be an immenss relief to visitors , if suecessfdly carrieif out .

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      ^ . m — : The Libbbatxon of Kossuth . —A » large and . in-Hnentaal meeting of the inhabitants of . the Staffordshire Potteries wag held in the HanleyTown-hall , on Tuesday evening , for the purpose of memorialising „ Ll ? c S ? t 0 continue to usehisgoodoffices KnS ^ T ? t ut . h and hi 8 Mow «» Ptives , at SS'fc IM ^ was taken b * ™ Wed S SLi q " i ° , . Etrnria » a well-known manufacturer . ™ SL itt ^ pre 6 sire of the * yn > P « hy of the meeting . with the Hungarians were passed unanimously and a . memorial to Lord Palmerston was diffiSi » nS dtawn f uP « a ** forwarded to J . L . Kicardo , Esq ., one of the borongh members , for pre-Eentation . tour of the Refugees now in England W ? £ K 2 , " t c / « . Md were recfived * ith strongly , marked expressions of regard and sympathy . . . " ° - Bkoiskbed . Electors . —On Saturday last a retnrn to parliament , was printed , from which it

      amearathayhe ^ regiBtered number of electors in Ireland » 160 , 890 , of which 132 . 589 . were in counties , 20 , 255 in counties of cities or towns , and 8 046 iaborouriw ... :,,: . .. i' :

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      ¦———¦———¦— i i ALARMING CONFLAGRATION IN SOUTHWARK . One of the most fearful conflagrations that has been witnessed in the metropolis since the fire at the Tower of London , broke out on Monday afternoon at about half-past three o ' clock , at Montagueclose , Southwark , known as Humphrey ' s warehouses , near to London-bridge , and running parallel with the river . The premises consist of a block of warehouses , extending the whole length of the street , and abutting on to the northern side of St . Saviour ' s Church . The fire originated in the second Btory of the warehouse on the east end of the range , which was used for the joint purpose of a rag , hop , cheese , and provision warehouse . At about the time mentioned smoke was observed issuing from the second floor of this tier of warehouses , which is six storie 3 in height . An alarm was raised , and the fire'engines were soon on the spot . The firemen threw copious uinMTTT rn'TFT \ fiTliiTTOTT TTT SOUTHWARK .

      streams of water upon it from cngineB in Montagueclose , in St . Saviour ' s-passage , and from the church-yard , but apparently without . the slightest effect , for the flames continued to rage with uncontrolled fury , until at last the entire building , with its six stories , was ODe entire body of fire , and the roof shortly after being burnt through it fell down with a tremendous crash , tho burning embers falling in showers in all directions . In consequence of the great heat at the back the fire communicated to the roof of the adjourningwarehouses id tho occupation of Messrs . Wiggins , White , and Co ., hopfactors and warehousemen , and soon began to make progress downwards , and in a very short space of time they were completely gutted , nearly the whole of the contents being consumed , After these two immense piles of buildings had been in a great measure burnt out , the flames were got completely under , and it was believed that any fears of a further extension of the fire was at an end , and so

      satisfied were most of the parties concerned , that neither in the third or fourth warehouses , although fully stocked with an immense quantity of hops cheese , lard , bacon , &c , in the warehouses , and several thousand gallons of oil in the cellars , did they make any effort to remove tho property for tbo purpose of safety . Between seven and eight o clock , however , the fourth warehouse in the oocupatton of Messrs' Wigan and Co ., had also taken fare at the back part of the roof , which soon revealed itself in a learful body of flame bursting nnt

      oi the lront part of the premises , and so suddenly was it that a fireman , who was standing on the ton of tho wall with a hose directed to a certain part ; had nearly fallen a victim to the devouring ele ' ment . However , he made . a precipitate retreat , and escaped uumjured . The greatest excitement prevailed now in endeavouring to save all the property possible , and bags of hops and bales of bacon were thrown out in the greatest disorder . The flames extended , as in the case of the second warehouse , in a downward direction , and nof . m . inv

      minutes had . elapaed before it became evident that this building was also doomed to the same fate , and the fire now reached the western extreme , and rtJTA V " ^ Section towards tt fir « T C ' £ ' Th ! . s sin ular direction of the fire in passing from the second to the fourth ft ! ? h T . , , e third for a time completely uninjured , was looked upon as a very extraordinary VZl ? Tk 0 I ! T were free ' y hazar < kd that it was not the result of an accident , but was the work of an incendiary . The firemen pSveJed in their efforts to restrain the fire ; but while so engaged , and when tho fourth building was about half consumed , the fire began to show itself in tho bird warehouse that had hitherto remained S scathed although completel y surrounded ; and SJu T ° / , tlie 8 reatest confus 5 ° P ^ - vailed . Every hand that could be obtained was at ZZflShi IBt 0 W T > <* the men boldly entered the premises , and at the imminant n » ril

      " ' J . S . V > discharge into the streets pockets of hops by hundreds , bales of bacon , and other articles of an inflammable description : and nothing ; could exceed the alacrity which they displayed in their endeavours to save the property . Tie premises were in the occupation of Messrs . Allen , Anderson , and Co . ; and it is believed that they contained not less than 10 , 000 pockets of hops , besides several floors being loaded with every description of provisions . The flames , now joined by a new and powerful adjunct , rose with fearful ? % t i- ' fK nd t ^ e -f enin approaching , they showed forth with a vividness that presented a scene of grandeur . The outlines of the noble chuvch of St Saviour were most distinctly defined , and the reflection was seen at a considerable distance with a clearness almost approaching to noon-day . With

      tne exception ot the third building thus alluded to the whole of this extensive and valuable range , and a great portion of their valuable contents , fell a prey to the flames , and the loss of property muBt be immense , an approximate amount of which cannot at present be even guessed at . Shortly after eight o clock one of tho firemen was so severely burned that he was conveyed to the hospital for assistance . Up to one o ' clock on Tuesday morning the prc-3 fSJI ? SSr 8- Wiga , n and Co " continued to hnrt ?« fff 1 i mmeD 8 e , ^ ms of flame > and " 8 the body of the fire reached the lower part of the building a fresh impetus appeared to be given to it at short intervals . Ifc ia believed by many to wise from the fact of the fire having extended itself to the oil in the vaults , for the water thrown upon it appears not to have the slightest effect in checking its ravages . . . 6

      POItTIIBR PAHT 1 CUIABS . > . *? _ rB afte > the period above-mentioned huge bodies of flame kept ascending from the ruing . The whole of the bri gade force continued their exertions , with little cessation , until seven o ' clock and it was not until that hour that the firemen had secured the preservation of the third or C ware-SuL-v ^' ifc raaybo 8 aid > alm ° st untouched . During the remainder of the morning , and , indeed , throughout the entire day , the two arge floating engines , with several land ones , were kept in b » sy action , throwing a vast quantity of water on to the blazing ruins . It bad but little effect , however , in subduing the violence of the SmS ! rf «! / f § ing within the lofty opened walls of the destroyed warehouses , and smoke and

      £ ?!» , P hfcVT T ruinB ' « kening tho entire neighbourhood . The firemen who were activel y employed on the third warehouse cooling the roof , had their attention drawn to it by Mr Anderson , and they immediatel y proceeded to devise measures to stop it . One poor fellow , Edward Burob , the engineer of the Tooley-street brigade station , in h . s zeal to check the progress of the flames , got down the loop hole and directed water ? hVt f ™/ ; ( but bei"g nearly ^ ercome by the heat and smoke , ho returned to the trap to r 3 > th ! } , en the flames fomed an eddy ofVre round the hole , and completely enveloped the unfortunate man He was in the act of dropping , when some of his comrades dashed forward and dragged him out of the holeHe was forthwith

      . vZI ^\ s Hos P Itill > severe ' y ° o ™ d . b Hied as the house was with bales and pockets of hops , to the extent of from 16 , 000 to 20 , 000 , it was almost impracticable , with the means then at command , to check the progress of the flames . With a view of saving the lower portion of the stocks , labourers were employed on the several floors , up to the very one under that which was on fire , throwing the " pockets out of the loopholes into the etroet . By this means some 3 , 000 or 4 , 000 were nreserved The rapidity with which the destructive element descended to the lower floors , however , caused the labourers to make a precipitate retreat , and , 'despite the most , energetic exertions of the brigade , the entire structure was sneedilv aliehfc from the

      bottom to the top . It may be worth mentioning , as a fact in confirmation of the supposition as' to the cause , that the hops near to the loophole of ^ the roof wero not in the slightest way injured when ' the fire was discovered , showing , at least , that no flame had passed through in that quarter . . Throughout Tuesday Mr . Humphery , witluMr . Wigan , and other members of the firm ' who ' are sufferers by the event , were earnestly emplbyed in instituting inquiries into the origin' and other circumstances connected with the outbreaks , but . not the slightest clue could be obtained as to the party or parties who committed the fiendish act . In the course of the day the ruins were inspected by h large number of the officials attached to the several insurance offices . ,

      Some days must necessarily transpire before the exact amount of losses can be accurately aScertained , According to the present estimates they can be little short of £ 150 , 000 . - ; = In consequence of the great f uspicions ' entertained by various parties , as to some foul play having taken place during the late conflagration in Southwark , with regard to the burning ot the extensive warehouses of Messrs . Wi gan and Co ., that were discovered in flames in so mysterious a manner , the head of that firm , supported by Mr » Alderman Humphrey , on

      Wednesday made a formal request to Mr . Payne , the City coroner , staling thatin consequenceof the doubt entertained that this part of the fire was not accidental , they wished that he would issue his precept ' for a jur y , and that a full investigation might take place into all the circumstances . To this application Mr . Payne replied , that he would most willingly assist the inquiry , but for the reason that the expenses for . the inquiries that he had held for a year and a half , in which much useful information had been obtained , and offending parties brought to justice , -had been refused to be paid by the Court of Common Council .

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      NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TRADES . T . B . Duncoubb , Esq ., M . P ., President . Established 1845 , " PUT JOSTlTIi . " hi « il fitwere pos 5 il ) l e for tne working . classes , by com ' ratP , ff \ mOns * em 8 elves > to raise , or keep up the general thill . i' " ueeJ nardl y be snid that this would be a wing not to be punished , but to be welcomed and rejoiced &TDAKT MlU . NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF

      The Central Committee are actively engaged m preparing for the defence of themselves and the six Tin-plate Workers , from we unprincipled proceedings instituted against then-, by the Perrys of Wolverliampton . Most ° t the metropolitan trades have been visited , ana their aid invoked , to enable us to repel labo . mous aSgression upon the rights of ) Vith one or two unimportant exceptions , tne working classes of London have given a cheerful and generous response to the appeals which have been made to their sympathies . Wo are proud to express our belief that

      ample means will be obtained for the defeuce of the parties implicated , and such a defence as the magnitude and importance of the question in issue demands . It is of all things desirable that this question be settled upon its merits . The proceedings of tho Central Committee in reference to the Wolvovhampton strike are to be justified , and not apologised for . No illegal act has been knowingly committed or intended ; and if the Statute Law , which pretends to legalise Trades' Combinations , under certain conditions , is to be ridden

      over at the caprice of any unprincipled capitalist , let the fact be known ; and then let labour , with true serf . like docility , prepare its neck for the yoke , or , awakened from their delusion with a unanimity of purpose and action which shall make itself heard and respected , demand from the legislature a more solemn and ample recognition of their industrial liberties .

      We do not believe that the working men of England , forming so large and important a majority of a nation which boasts so loudly and so largely of its constitutional freedom , will permit themselves to be ousted of their birthright by any government , party , or faction—labour is the poor man ' s patrimony . It is a freehold inheritance which ought and must be protested from the spoliations of capital .

      There is no interest that has so strong a claim for the most uncontrolled and perfect freedom , as labour . If the Duke of Newcastle ' s doctrine , that a man " has a right to do what he likes with his own , " is in any case applicable , who can dispute its applicability to labour ? What royal charter , or what act of Parliament has clothed these aspiring capitalists with the power they usurp , and which they seem disposed—at all hazards—to perpetuate over the destinies of labour ? Let us , fellow working men , press for a solemn decision upon this—fo us—momentous question ,

      If the statute which we havealways considered legalises Trades' Unions is indeed a nullity , a mere useless excrescence , merely declaring a right which can never be legally exercised , why then let it be repealed , and no longer deceive us with a false show of privileges which we cannot enjoy . But if , on the other hand , it is indeed a veritable recognition of certain industrial rights , let us combine under its authority , and claim and exercise those rights which appertain to us . Under the advice of W . P . Roberts , Esq ., the Solicitsr for the Defence , a Writ of Certiorari has been moved for aud obtained , for the removal of the Indictment into the Court of Queen ' s Bench .

      It will , therefore , be tried at Nisi Prius at the ensuing Summer Assizes , which are to be opened at Stafford , on the 24 th July . Upon the granting the writ by Mr . Justice Wightman , it was ordered by that learned Judge that the bail for tho Defendants be increased from two twenty-five pounds and one fifty , to two sureties in forty pounds each , and the Defendants in eighty pounds each . In pursuance of this order , the nine Defendants appeared on Friday , at the Police Court , in Wolverhampton , before Mr . Leigh , the Stipendiary Magistrate , with the necessary sureties , which we are proud to say were obtained without difficulty , and all from the ranks of labour .

      The necessary forms , and the swearing ao large a number of persons , occupied a considerable time of the court . No opposition was offered by the Prosecutors . The magistrate who , we understand , might have exacted fees to the amount of six guineas , impressed , we presume , with a powerful sympath y for the defendants , most kindly remitted the whole of the court fees—an act of such unusual liberality which somewhat surprised Mr . Roberts , but was duly acknowledged by him on behalf of tho defendants .

      The correspondence from the provinces during the past fortnight haB beenofamost encouraging character . The promises of assistance for the defence are very general , and the strongest desire expressed that this case will be fought boldly , and without compromise , regardless of the result . To these very proper sentiments we reply—that upon no other condition could we have dared to make a public appeal . We know the annihilation of our union is contemplated—that it is in fact the sole object of the prosecution ; but that cannot be accomplished if we are true and faithful to ourselves and our cause .

      _ We are not disposed to quail before oppression in any form ; and we hope , in this , as in all other cases , to justify the confidence our fellow workmen have placed in us , which we should not do , if we shrunk from the responsibilities of our position . We sincerely regret to learn that the publication of the address to the Silk Dressers of England , in the ?• Northern . Star" of June , should have occasioned any hostile feelings towards any individuals .

      We think for any gentleman to discharge his hands , for no greater offence than having joined a union for their mutual protection , is a most ungenerous and unwarrantable use of that power which capital gives to its possessor . It is , indeed , a giant ' s use of a giant power . Wearequitesure . thatno proceedings , offensive or inimical to any individual employer , was ever contemplated by the authors of that address , or by the union of interests which it propoBee . We are sure that a rational , well regulated union would , in any trade , be aB beneficialto the employers as the employed .

      We have always contended that their true interests areidentical , and that that ruinous competition , by which both wages and . profits are bo seriousl y affected , can only be kept within reasonable limits by the united . efforts of both parties ; 'It may be that the injurious effects of this unlimited competition is aot yet generally appreciated ; but we think that it may be reasonably predicted that this competitive mania cannot be permitted to progress unchecked without ultimately reducing'the great mass of the working classes to a condition too painful to contemplate . We should have thought that any kindhearted , liberal minded man would have rejoiced to discover so much

      sound practical knowledge upon very , important Bubjects existing among hia hands . We beg most respectfully , to remind this gentleman , that in forming < a union for mutual protection , the men are but exercising an undoubted right , and that a persecuting spirit will but stimulate , and cannot prevent , them carrying out their design . We believe and hope that the objects of the men have been misunderstood ; and that a more tolerant , if not a , more equitable , view will be taken of the matter . Batj however , ' as the onl y effective mode of meeting this aggressive spirit , we should advise a simultaneous movement of the whole trade , and they that should ' •' _ -. ' ; ' ¦ ¦ . •¦* . * ; . i : ¦ * ¦ ' - * • - ¦ * . . . r- ; ¦ ' , (

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      S ^ Z ^ St ^ l th t " dictation from any quarter ^ J > eTmt ™ y affecting their P « LFfi ^ ^ if the general body of the Silk Dressers « nnn this occasion do their duty to theSves IZ their trade , they may effectuall y counteract this intolerant encroachment upon their rights . William p EEIl g spress in Hr ^ Z ^^ r . 7—

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      Wolyerhampton . —June 20 th The nine persons implicated in the indictment for conspiracy , at the suit of the Messrs . Perry , with their bail sat down ou Friday evening to an excellent substantial dinner , got up in first-rate stile , at a very short notice , by Mr . Charles Haynes , the worthy host of the Packhorse Inn , Dudley-street , whom it will be remembered was the first victim to the litigious E . Perry , and who was sentenced by the borough magistrates to twenty-one days imprisonment and hard labour for being absent without leave two hours from his work . W . P . Roberts , Esq ., presided on the occasion ,

      supported b y Mr . John Linuey , of Bilston , as vice chairman . Invitations had also been sent to several gentlemen whose sympathies and good offices have been frequently experie m . during tho P rotl > acted disputes between the Tinmen and their employers . The shortness of the notice , however , prevented many of them from attending . —It was considered that the good old English habit of a substantial dinner , with its usual convivial accompaniments , would be a most appropriate although a very inadequate recognition of the kindness ot tne individuals who upon two occasions had spontaneously and generousl y come forward , at considerable personal loss and

      inconvenience , as sureties for the previous indicted . —The dinner ,. which consisted of an ample suppl y of old English fare , was put on the table in a stile that reflected great credit on the culinary arrangements of the host of the Pack Horse . After the cloth was cleared , the chairman drank the health of the Queen , which he introduced in a most loyal and humourous speech . The vic-chairman then addressed the

      company in a most effective manner , and gave an interesting detail of tho persecutions he had been subjected to , and particularly urged the duty of the working classes to assist the parties indicted in their defence , and also , in the event of an adverse verdict and sentence being passed against them , not to suffer their wives and children to be forgotten . The meeting waB subsequently addressed b y Messrs . Green , Winter , and Peel , who expressed on behalf of themselves and fellow victims , their gratitude to those friends who had thus so kindl y come forward to ass ) Bt them . Among the toasts of the evening , we may mention the following : — 'Mr . Leigh , the respected and very popular stipendiary magistrate . ' Mesrss . Walton and Shoolbred—and

      may the same good feeling which now subsists between them and their workmen continue uninterrupted for many years , ' The President and Executive of the National Association of United Trades , and may they persevere successfullyin their efforts to rescue labour from the merciless encroachments of capital . ' 'Mr . Rowlands proposed the health of the London Central Defence Committee , with the grateful thanks of the Tinmen for , their generous services on their behalf . ' This toast was responded to enthusiastically , 'The Proprietor , and Editor of the Northern Star—with

      grateful acknowledgments for their liberality , and the essential service rendered by them through thestrike , by the gratuitous insertion , unmutulated , of the Reports of Progress of the National Association ; particularl y with reference to their operations at Wolverhampton . ' The health of the chairman , W . P . Roberts , Esq ., was also drank , who returned thanks , and expressed . the uniform pleasure he felt

      ,, in meeting the working classes , for whose interests he had always felt the warmest sympathies . He made some passing allusions to the monster indictments , which it would of course be injudicious to particularise . The whole thing passed off in a most satisfactory manner . All parties-were evidentl y pleased with the evening ' s proceedings , and separated shortl y before twelve o ' clock .

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      WEAVERS' STRIKE AT BINGLEY . On the 20 th of May last 328 weavers , \ a the employment of Mr . "William Anderton , Victoria Mill , Bingley , struck work in consequence of a disagree , ment with their emiiliiyer and a threatened reduction of wages . The regulations of Mr . Anderton in the factory were of a very oppressive nature , the lime allowed for the meals being so little that the workpeople were compelled to swallow their victuals without proper preparation , and to eat the chief part of their breakfasts and dinners on their way back to the mill . The majority had nearly half a

      mile to walk to their homes , and many of them had their mtals to cook when they' got there . Thirty minutes were allowed for breakfast-time , and forty minutes for dinner-time , and if parties were not there at the exact moment the gates leading to the mill were locked and the offenders fined a penny . Neither was any weaver allowed to leave his or her loom , even for a single moment , no matter how pressing the circumstance which required their attendance elsewhere mi ght be . The following little incident will afford gome insi ght into the mode o ( millocrat government . One of Mr . Anderton ' a female weavers got married ; her fellow weavers wishing to see the chaise containing the couple pass

      the mill . gates , left tbeir looms to walch it pass . They would not have to be absent ahovefour minutes , nor to go above the distance of twenty ysrds ; but they had no sooner cot out of the mil ) than the gatekceper . informed them if they did not go back immediately be would lock the gates , and thus leave them unable either to enter the mill or to get out of the yard . He kept his word , and the weavers were compelled to remain there until offended jaaiice was satisfied . But the treatment of a married woman , who was one of Mr , Anderton ' s weavere was shocking in the extrwne , She had three children ; one of whom worked at ' the mill , together with the husband , the other two staying at

      home . On Saturday , May 7 ih , she and her family were compelled to go without breakfast , aa they had no money to purchase auy . The wages were paid at nine o ' clock in the forenoon , when she requested permission to go home and prepare a breakfast for the two infants , a % well as to purchase some bread to satisfy the cravings of her own appetite and of her husband and ber child at the mill . Permission wbb refuged , and , shocking to relate , she could onl y go to the" mill gates and give her weeping offspring a trifle of money to purchase something for themselves . She gave the two little ones ( one five years old and the other two ) a half-penny each , while she herself bad to work without any food whatever ,

      until the mill stopped at two o clock . Against such despotism as this the weavers revolted , and appointed a deputation to wait upon Mr , Anderton . He however told them they were too well fed and too little worked , but lie would bring them down a bit . In accordance with this statement he has given notice to pull off 3 d . per piece ? The weavers accordingly Bttuck work and refused to go in again until he agreed to the following conditions : —1 st . To let them have tbeir old wages again . 2 nd . To allow the weavers tenrainuteB after the engine starts to get to their .. ' work in . 3 rd . To" permit married femtles to leave the mill five minutesbefore it stops , in order that they may have an opportunity of preparing the meals . To all these requests he re .

      turned a decided negative , reiterating his old charge —that they are over-fed , and ; underworked . Immediately after Mr . Anderton ' s reduction , Mr . Ellis and Mr . Homes did the same , and their weavers , to the nuralipr of 104 ,. alsp struck work , To ; Bhow what a bitter feeling of animonty animates the hearts of these two firms , we need only'mention that they . have requested all the other manufacturers in the town to let none of the turn outs have employment ; and accordingly : several who had got work have since been turned / off ; Three hundred and twenty . ftve of the weavers are at present being sud-PP " . !> y subscriptions , the km havihrSd em hSS ^^ ^ 8111 ^ Me 8 «»^ EH »/ and » 9 Uaei f U » edthat , they , would > guided by the **'' ¦¦ " ¦ " ¦; * ' ¦ '' . '* j ~ ¦ ' * ¦ * " ; :, ' . ¦ ' . ' f , .: ... ¦ _! . "" ' " r-v . ¦ ¦ • . is ¦

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      wages given at the neighbouring town of K-ighley Lists of wages were accordingly procured ami place before them on Tuesiluy evening , June 2-Mi , ihes wages being 5 d . par pi ; ce hi gher than ili .-i - own they then said ihey would be . guided by nol »> dy bu themselves . In this situation the weavers a ^ poal t the generosity of the public , for the pu nose 0 enabling them better io resist the tyranny . ' . f the ! employers . They have now been out nearly six weeks , and after so long a struggle would nut ' li !; -. ; . o be defeated . The factory operatives in t ! i < -ir own neig hbourhood have assisted them nobly ; Imt 325 is a heavy burden , and therefore it is earnestly requested that all who can assist will . Thomas Shackleton , Sec . # Mosf . 9 lluLGATK , TrenMir-. r . Jjubscrn . tmns rtceiv . > d l . y lMe Secreiarv , Treasurer , Mr jo | , Smith , R-gent-street ; Mr . ' J ,, seph Dunans , Temperance Hotel , Chanel-lane , lii :.-: ey

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      COURT OP EXCHEQUER . COE V . PLAII AND OTHERS . —THE FACTOIIT ACT . _ This was an action in the ease , in which tho plaintiff also sued in forma paupo is , and by W . r ; i ^; her , as her next friend , sought to recover dnnnn'os from the defendants , who are millowners , for nct'Isywitl y omitting to fence off tho shaft of their null I ' .-. j-ino , by reason whereof the plnintifl ' s arm was t"fii | ' and great personal injury sustained by her . Tin- defendants pleaded , among other things , that the 1 'laintiff was herself guilty of negligence , and that she was not lawfully in the mill at tho time in quwion . At the trial , which took place before Mr . i' . aron Platt , at York , it appeared that a woninn , mimed Billington , who was employed as a pii-cer in the defendant ' s mill , nnd part of whose duty ir « . as to sweep the room in which tho engine and aim Ft were being indisposed , the inspector directed a Hilordinatc to provide a substitute for her . Uuou this the plaintiff s mother was appliod toand she counted

      , to her daughter going to the mill ; and thu inspector having assented to her coming , the poor girl went to the mill , when she did certain piivo work , and was afterwards directed by the samu mar . who had procured her attendance to sweep tho Uoov of tho engine-room . In so doing she was ents . imivd in the shaft , which was not properly ft-ncmi off as required by the Factory Acts , 3 and 4 Willum IV o . 103 , and 7 Viet ., c . 15 . The leavned juriire having left i t to the jury to say whether the | : W-. mtiff was lawfully in the mill , and to assess the tbw .-igea , the jury found for tho plaintiff with £ 120 . wlieteupun this rule was obtained to get asido that verdict , and for a now trial , on the ground of n > indirection it being alleged that the learned baron had told the jury it was enough to entitle tho phi . ndff to a verdict , if she supposed she was lawfully present , and also to arrest the judgment on the groismi that the plaintiff did not come within the provisions of the Factory Acts . —Mr . Knowles and Mr . AiliCrton

      were now heard in opposition to the rule . They submitted that the learned baron had not left the question to the jury in the objectionablo form asserted by the defendants , and that tho jury were abundantly justified in coming to the conclusion that the plaintiff was lawfully in the mil ) . They also argued that the declaration was -oo . l in law , and that it disclosed a duty and a brvneh . — Mr . Sergeant Willies and Mr . Hugh Hill , were heard on the first point , but had not concluded their argument on the second and move important one when Mr . Baron Parkosaid thattlu > court

      must adjourn , as one of tho barons msu-t go to chambers , He would , however , at onco ^ give judgment on tbo first point , as the wholi ; court was of opinion that the learned Baron had properly left the question to the jury , who were quitv justified , on the evidence , in finding that tho phliiitiff was not a trespasser on tho premises of tho defendant , but wa 3 lawfully there . On that issue , therefore , the plaintiff would , at all events , be enft led to retain tho verdict . As to the other poinns , the eourt would resume the argument on Friday , boforo which day it would be impossible to meet in . banco . The court then rose .

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      MERCHANT SEAMEiVS GRIEVANCES . The following petition , signed by nearly 1 , 000 seafaring persons , was presented on Friday last by Mr . Anderson ;—To the honourable the Commons in Parliament assembled , ths humble petition of the undersigned muster mariners , mates , seamen , and other seafaring men , of the port of London , sliowcth—That by a return laid before your honourable lionse in 1850 , the sum of £ 26 , 939 Ills . 7 d . w « s raised in the year 849 by the president and governors of the corpouui : > ii for relief of seamen in the merchant service , their widows and children ) at the port of London , and the vniieuis outports under their management , pursuant to 20 0 m II ., c . 38 , and 4 th and 5 th Will . IV ., cap . 52 , and that a further sum was raised by the trustees lor the leli-t of Bcamcn in tho merchant service , their widows ai . d chil . dven , at the various outports of the United Kingdom , during the same year , to the amount of 477 , 803 ISs . 2 d . under the authority of the 4 and 5 Will , icap . 52 .

      , That mch funds raised from soainen ' s wagi * . so col-Ieettd , though large in amount , have tatted to afi » rd the relief to seamen , their widows and orphans , e < mu-m ; la «< l bythe legislature , thereby causing much dtoaiiitiaution . ¦ Thatyour petitioners are desirous of forming buiuvolent societies under their own control and supervision , imd to tax themselves voluntarily for the support of tlicir distres > ed members , widows , er orphans . That in 1844 , a law was enacted , compelling all st-cmen to possess a register ticket , or shipping passiiort , without winch employment on hoard ships sailing uud .-r the British flaj ; is unlawful , a measure which your . ciiii .. ners look at as contrary to the spirit of the constitution . «( . horrent to their feelings , and not required to be poSFc ^ d by other classes of the labouring population-an act ., j- * n to much abuse , and pressing harshly upon the well-lwliavtd 8 ea-fanng men of these realms . « Jv , / P ? litioners » specially taxed , at so much per head , on shipment and discharge for the siitMHcttoa of having their agreements between employ riinri men witnessed shi

      by a pping officcr-an exaction levin ) on no other body of her Majesty ' s loyal subj . cts , an interference with their labour never solicited by them , and , as your petitioners humbly conceive , totally uncalled for . lour petitioners , therefore , humbly pray that jour horourable house will be pleased to takViv . to seri . ms const deration the petition cf n class of the British community whose services minister so largely to the comfovts of her Majesty's subjects ; during peace , and by whose u-mcea the commerce of the kingdoiu is carried over e > e-v sea and into every clime , and to whom the nation trui ' u to protect the realm from injury or invasion in the hour of peril , and that your honourable house will repeal so much of the act of 20 Geo . II ., e . 38 , and i and 5 Wm . IV ., c . 52 , as relates tu the levying of forced contributions on mamtn for the support of their necessitous member * , their widows , and children : also that jou will be pWaenl to repeal all cjauses in the Registration Act of 1844 relating to register tickets , and the total and unconditional repeal of the Mercantile Marine Act of 1850 . And your petitioners , as in duty bound , will ever pray .

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      The Borneo Pirates . —Through Captain S . I ,. Shaw , who arrived here in the Austrian ship Padre Mtmbilli , from the west coast of Sumatra , wo have been favoured with additional particulars of tha cutting off , on the morning of the 30 th of March , by the Achnese , of the Sicillian barqe Cleuiiotina Cafiero , while at anchor off Pulo Diah , one of pepper ports , and of her sub sequent recovery from the hands of these mauradere through the united exertions of Captain Benjamin Balcb . jun ., of the the American barque , Arlosto , nnd attain Rhoadea , of the American barque Borneo , both of which vessels were then lying in Acheen Roads , for cargoes of pepper . The bold and manly conduct of these American captaina during a moment

      of peculiar peril and difficulty , and when tbo hazardous state of the Acheen coast is considered—infested as the ; always are by numerous hordes of banditti and pirates , who are ever ready , with tho kriss to take advantage of every favourable opportunity that may present itself to satisfy their cra « vings for robbery and pillage—deserves the hi ghest encomiums . It will be a source of unbounded gratification for us to hear that the courageous and praiseworthy behavour displayed by them on that trying occasion—resulting in the complete recapture of the vessel—will not only be duly appreciated by the owners of the unfortunate Clomintina , but will not be permitted to pass unrewarded by the -insurance offices generally . The Clemintina

      has proceeded for Bourbon . . This affair affords another melancholy illustration of the danger of trading on the west coast of Sumatra , and—alas ! that we may have to tell it—adds another incident to the catalogue of already numerous atrocities committed by these desperadoes . As vessels of different nations resort thither for commercial purposes and remain some for time until their ladini is completed —bnving frequentl y to proceed Jrom port to , porfc in search of pepper , and piokin ^ un here and there a few pieulaaU time-it hehoTes the governments of their respective countries to station ships of war along the coast to protect the comroercial interests of each nation . "We uwfnii * convinced that ; this U the onlyLdeb , K * S ^^ skS

      veweano « ft he t b 0 Ve obtaln ^ mediate and ample S 7 ei ™ and iD JwieB su 8 toed - T-Sbf « i f . ' " --The ve 88 el Landdrast f oJ ~ fi in 8 ^ Hanover , which has arrived Jrom St . Vincent ' s , bas brought thirty-one bales of cotton , as a portion of her oargo , consigned t » order ; and the vessel Vesta , from BarbadoeB , has Drought four bales of cotton as part of her cargo . We have recently noticed some importations of cotton from Demerara , and these arrivals from some other of the British West India islands are not without interest or importance . -Fatai , Accident . —On Monday evening two fiBhermen of Stardrosa , near Exeter , named Pep . perell and Clements , wereidrowned white staking round the Start . - A equall upset the boat , and b « - fore assistance urmed they ,, were lost . Clements has left & wife and fivo children to deplore hu lost .

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      The Lite Fatal Boat Disaster at the Cape . — It is in some degree consoling to find that the late boat disaster at Buffalo Month , Gape of Good Hope , by which sis seamen of her Majesty ' s ship Castor lost their lives , did notarise from want of judgment er still . Lieutenant Jenkins , of her Majesty ' s ebip Castor , who had been stationed at Buffalo Month in command of the seamen and the marines , landed from the squadron to garrison East London , sent two surf boats on the morning of April 3 to her Majesty ' s steam vessel Dee . They were both outside the bar when two beavy seas rose suddenly , tne first of which breaking on tho second boat half fitted her , whilst the other brought her back within tae bar , when the ripple of the ebb tide wanlmrf

      over the boat and filled her , and , although the crew were hauling , the boat capsised oa the warp . Another surf boat was immediately sent on the warp , but was not more than a hundred yards from the capsised boat when she turned over . The men got on the bottom of the boat , but were all -washed off again , and only three men were saved . Lieutenant Jenkins then went himself , in a whale boat to the sand baak and picked np one man ; bnt in getting back again the whale boat also turned over and one of her crew was drowned , making altogether . « uc . who were lost—namely , Robert Langston , gunner ' s mate ; Michael County , George Hodge * , John Pickles , Samuel Goslin , and Thomas Clemence , able seamen . The body only of the latter was recovered . The following men were

      saved : —From the surf boat—Richard Saundere , Jacob Feabe 8 , and George Walker , able seamen . Rom the whale-boat—Barford Corton , William Clarinbold , James Barratt , Thomas Kennedy , and Wm . Hore , able seamen . —United Service Gazette . Melakcholt AccmKsi . —Fode Litks Lost . —On Djonday morning one of the fishing boats belonging to Stranathro , Aberdeenshire , was upset off that 'village by a sadden squall , and of the crew , six in number , four were drowned . A small sloop bap * pened to . be passing at the time , and bore down upon the spot , - rescuing two of die men , who were brought ashore alive , but one of them is not expected to survive . There were on board the beat a father and two sons ; one of the sons wa » saved , tie other son , with the father , was droned .

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      The Liverpool Stipendiary Magistrate . —The Mayor of Liverpool received a communication from Sir G . 'Grey on Saturday , stating that the recommendation of the town council had been acceded to , and that J . S . Mansfield ; Eeq ., had been dul y appointed stipendiary magistrate for Liverpool , and would enter upon hia dutiesin the course of the ensuing week . .. . . . ' . ; ..,. ¦ > .. ' :,

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      Jmtt . 1851 . THE WOBTWbbh STAR . 1 — ' ^ — —

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 28, 1851, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1632/page/5/