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      ARRIVAL OP HER MAJESTY IN FRANCE . T 11 . 1 . S J > "EU " , Sept . 2—This place during the -week Ici ^ aiesented s scene of fcatie and txdtement to "which it b » s nerer sinoe the first moment of its existence been in ~ e «« , and probabJy eet ? t -will again . The principal Jj 3 the Swan , is crowded with -ysritorg froni Paris , Jjom Dieppe , from Abbeville , from Ha- ? re . and . in short , fc'vra an p ; rts of Prance . A » ireai cumber t > f the apart-Bifi ' s ets occupied by employes from rhe Chateau , and 1-y r- ^ a military ¦ srho esnnui be accommodated at tbs bsTT ^ cks , flse "rations civil sntboritiea . functionaries , eiirf isai in office ; the smaller inns , of which , by tfcs yrz ? . there ? re bnt few ., and the private lodgicrs are

      ai filled . Thb charges are . rf course , snmewhst exerbr iBi , bat tie jnrpiflity of many of the more extorti > -: nte hss oTei-hot irs rssxk . and consequent re-action cf -. rices has t * jrea pLtt ® . At the Cnatean evsry room 6 i feeen fitted up for the accommodation of ths unnsoal i ^ -.-x of Tisitors , and even persons of the lusher ranks z- ^ clad to get a lodging m places never before con-• v : : ^ d iato sleeping rooms . Tbe Chateau is not large , fcv-s . it is a bnildrng very charwteriBtie of French taste , ¦ w ;_ : gable e ^ ds , a lcf-: y roof . the windows modex . iJZid a : j lbs trSole eb commodious as the original arrangejr ~ -ts Trill email . It is situate close to the town , in a - - it cf part , asd i ^ mmand ing from one end . a Tievs

      c : ^ e sea . . is 3 banacis and fhe town are crowded -with soldiers , a .--I the sound of drama and trunipsts is heard -with li :- ' e interval almost all 1 ' ay long . From every ¦ window V' tri-colourrd fbg flcsis in de tir . Tois m- " ? rnrng , sboriij before eiiihi o ' clock , tbe souad o O-e rcss a' the battery of Trepert jml evtsr > bodj on ti - gui sirs la a fc-s niimiifcs st er > b : > ay and t-t ^ ry tr-- g "were Ib motion ; tie roll of tbe drums rattling tJ . - . ugn- ti » streets « 31 ed the infantry io anna , whl .-t ti-= ea ? airy "Were srsnatjisg at the Bound- of the fc- - . jpet 31 i 3 said that nearly 4 . 609 troops are Id the fc-- a and in Trtport . to that the bustle if * he scene r -. - be conceived . Tfawe vrio had not gone to Treport bri ' -re the firing of tie gucs "were now oMijred to eo

      cr- foot , ea L-orseMst . far the omnibuses weiv = 11 ei : igfrd , acd many ¦ wto had overslept themselves had tt tradgs thT . ^ asb tbe rturt as " « vll as tbe * could . All it ? re so anxious to see the lEndine ef the Quetn of E- ^ gli _ 1 . that ever ? CE . e vfco cnld -walk , or procure a a ^ -Ue hor se , took his le » - ? e of En , sncl hurritd a-way to 1- pert . Meanwhile ^ besa irho fcad btsn fortunate enough io DbtEin lisfcf Is or orders of admission to the j -ts EDu ceurt-Tar-i ( eours dhomevr ) cf the ChatEiu ji- ' -Ci tbeir " 5 ? bv lbe ; e as quickly as they conM ; and l . y » ' i ^ irter to uHse o ' clock dryisionB cf tbe 24 th R-giimntof t , ; e 46 Uj Rtg ^ fficnt , snd of the 1 st Rejimtnt of Litht Ir . " : eby cf tbe line , -were fira ^ a up i ( tbe great vm * t € =. ' rhe Cffastesu rsder a ? m » , coarieiE "srere riding bsck'R-riJs'and forsfards , bugles playing , and drams berting st

      >^ H grooms -scith lei horses , eome of thtm -wiUQ * pl , ncid housiEgs and trappicjs , miiEt be seen rising iZLto tie conrt-jard , and taiing tbeir places , as if tbe Iv ,. al party from the chateau ¦ were about to cep-. rt f ^ r-ii-witb . A Ttry splendid carriage , emblizoned triih &e Rcyal -arms of Frasce , painted ytllow , and coc-Etracted to hold a large psrt ? , being bni ) ' » lik a phsv "tur , with four ssats , cr * pp = rate bodieS i upon the sinie * Wi : r-sls , and called a diar-a base , EurmouEt ^ d- with u Sc ^ 'let caEc-pj , and < 3 rawa bj six rerasriaWj fine hoses , ai > eEtered the court-yard , and "was driven np the tb' arrst eEtrsTice of the Chateau . In this carriage , it iras aoderstocd , the K = ng of the French SEd the metufc- ? s of his famijy veto to proceed to Treccrt . There V-: 3 fiye oiher carriste ? , "B-ith six borees « ach , cf a s » rsewfcst similar construction , and a barotich of a dark cU ~ tt eoloer , b&iit after the Eculish plan tnth four ti-rr-a . and ore or rwo inferior carriaces and four .

      i . spectction -was now onttptoe . and all eyea -were d " u-ctad to th-- * door-wav of the Chateau to see the dep « Tture of the illustrious host . All Ttere , however . ¦ ac—med to be for a i : idb disappointed , for jnst as the C ^ sile cloek struck a qi : arter-pasr nice a Carabineer rode ict ^ the coitrt-y » rd cud delivered either a messaf e or » . « : r kind of communication to the Comman' -aat , after ¦ Wl-ich , in a few micuies , ibe orcer uas gi ^ tn fur the tro ' -ES to march out of tbc- court-y ^ rtl . and tbe carrisges t « re'jTA . Tbs ordtr Wia iuiineoi ^ tely acted upon , aud by a q ^ srtfcr to ten o ' clock the court-yard vex camp s' . tij empff , oniy atscf the Boral serrants being

      V' ba seen passing batkvrirus and forwards at inttrr ^ ls . I- -k as then dis& > T « 6 d that the firing of tae Runs ai ths bauery at JCreport bad not betaa to aunouBcti the arriYal ir . = ; ihi of the harbour of The Sajal steam squadron from Er . ^ iand 5 bnt tithsr tbe coEstqnence cf some mistake a « to a steanier ¦ srhirh "was in sight , or to anncimee the srriraJ of some tficfr o / rauk . Most of those who had tarried to Treport ¦«•«« returning , and the Market Tisce of the Viile tl'Ba t-y- ten o ' clock was again for np-\ TiMa of an hour crowded 'with expectants , soldiers , la -rkict people , and others . Atlhe Csatean it ¦ was said tti - the troops were under orders to assemble again at twnotioek .

      The omnibuses and nondescript Tehicles with "which i £ " * place atenrd , verv xgain in moiioa , and by half psst eleven o ' clock tbs nuTrerons groups "were jieaiD en route for Ireperfc Shcrtiy tfter ti » at hoar &W 8 ^ rtre ag ^ in h « -ird in the YDle d £ u , nnd aeain those "who had the pr-Tilege of the adree t the park and court-yard of the ChEieao ^ rere admitted to it . Fite O'CLOCK . P a . —The sound of the gees at the bat = ry at Trtport hat jnst sxn unctJ tbe arcrrai of the B . yti squadron eff th ^ purt srd the cirrias ^ a , Emongst "sr ^ cb . 5 s a Ttry srp rh char a tratc , jcarnted Orlt-Ias hin ^ , and cjDblr 2 .-sc-d " = ?¦?• £ 'ie rc ; jal arms ox France , driaTite eight tors-. 5 Id si ^ t- ^ tara ^ ss of Bn-sia-le ^ th ^ -r , rl

      t * ve entered Shc ^ oa . s TioKTaiir , to tike up tte Royil ptrry . Tiiej h ^ t it * . - ^ n ^ minu tta j' « t iTt ) de- i psrred . In the Srs ; r-: tn _ f' - were ihe Klnf of the Fr--ch , fee Qis ^ n of tbe French , the Qa-en of tLe B' - sians , the Pr \ nc ( - * s Cieraentine , the Duchess of Organs , the Primer »« of Jom-nlle , and iiaiaaie AdelE % -e la the fet-jr .-i nniaje , II . Gn zot , Marshal Se istiani , Admins- M ^ ckau . ard other Ministe rs ; and IE the ether c-srrlicfcs . tee grerfc rgctra of tbe Palace , Bi 5 < l other fai . ctv . Earifes . The Dake d'Aumale aud Pnccs Augusraa r > f Ssis Cobnrg were on horseback , aecsmpanitd fcj a rur ? . erc-aa « aTa ! caUe . lurd Cowley , ' . ¦ who has bsen h » rs fur several days , is at this moment 1 at Treport

      Tsepckrt , Fix o ' CLrcK—At £ tb o ' elock , a iq = idT' ^ 2 ef Sse lsi Jir-.-: ii , ^ i : t of Carabineers arrived fruin ! Ea at * Ereport . prt < - £ ^ . ed f-j its baiid , and drew up ce tte qnsy oppcsit » - to the place fixed for the lsndtug of tit : Qaeec . Aflfttof tterB , corered -with a Persian CMpct , and tfc ' j hijusitrz of which were lined with Cr isjBon TeTret . led fi ^ m tfee quay to th . 9 deck of the pl * uHire- % cat cf tht llc \ al Famiiy . la Rsiae dts Bdges , if- " : ch trasf " -0 X 265 ir , t-it ; niost tasteful manner . 2 ft 2 t to it lay the Brjel b resj . rowed by fwentj-fonr picked jn-c , drefstQ ir . - wiile , -with an a-wn '^ ng of crimson silk Et tie . stem , fv . r tL-c iicci .-ain . odation of the Royal party . St--itly ^ lianraifiE a .-. i-nai was mado that three Kii ] of TiraBcls -wtre m ^ rX , but as the sky "was h ^ 2 > to-wsrds ths h--r z -u . ii "Was not yet certain tfcit li ^ 33 ISis Boj : l flji as , asd the fase aierte of the jD « r ! -: ng readtr ? -i j- ^ uuie taniious . In the course

      of a fe ^ mmu * = £ r liov ? ever , sU doubts -were Tei ^ oTed , and th- -= carbon shots were Sr ^ -I from tr . J-attgry en tia it / t J ^ t ? y , annocDck ;? : tb-ii Q ^ s-n "F r-oria "w ^ s en ite rt « i i . A cVa-a-6 ane in - ^ lilch tr-r-, n the IS . ^ g ' s snnde ' r-i ^ ivn . tha Ccuct oe Paris , lie D ke de Cbarirts . tiiU tbt Ccunt d'Eu , drove into Trepf - about the ssscc ti- ^^ utrl the yenng Priit ^ es took tt r seats si Lhsi tit t 3 j eaidst the ladits to ¦ cbest d - < e they "artrt cf . sS-3 eii aid a number of iffi .-= rs is ¦ w- t ^ zg . The R-sal 1-aEDer "ft- as in the ns- ^ ant iiE ' fc : r-d at ^ e fcs : 7 fi : iity of ths battery . At ahtn ? ¦ * q ? - r ^ sr to * is o ' cii-r >; us . B ' - 'val faciily arriTed in a FT " - ^ didstit £ carriz ^ e . cti * n by eight'bcrses msgm-Ei nrly eapariiO'Lca , ar-d alig&tsd undis tJ-e paTiiiou p » T ^ red for ths rrc- < -j t :-n of the Qtwen . The Dake d " .- - 3 male , and tte Pri : ce Cb CoS-mrg rode or : h ^ rsetiifc follo ^ red by s brri issl etai major . KtsI camt fi 5 r t £ ar a-lfzr . cs Slicd with ladies snd &fnsfcr 3 of the

      Cf-iTt Tj'htn tLr iE .-s'i p ^ xty had s 33 aiigbt ^ d , tbe K . * . his sons , end s- t _ jz 1 of the llinisters descend tn int- the bar » e -inij-: rao roaring of artillery froni ih- batteries , fan-, i > vn ships : n the -road . Tbe sea »? = as smooth ss c ^ iss . Qaten Atuelia , Madame Ao » -laiie , ths Dif ^ r ^* - ' » :-f Oritans and Cobu ^ c , sno tl ~ r Princess ne Ju ^ -vflle proceeded with ibwr iadics of i- « cenr to tfc-e etc of tbe left pier . In their sniie "Be remaiksd >! 31 ^ ± ie 1 Sebastisrd , General O-ant Sfscr , Coant ds St . A-3 J : ire , I > 1 . Yaioat , it , and ? bc ' .-a . Biilitary , ana ccciesjasticri anthont'es rf E-j ard Trfepcrt . The K -val bai ^ e had no sooner v- > -ar >; ii th = bstbour thsa a . i li ^ r siecmtr . l » e C-Juxtir'r . dn E- ^ re , followed at a diitsace , an 1 the latter p : ace < i IW-f in a lir : eTsritL tLe oUitis . wiich were enTJop ^ J lot r ^ tlf an tour ii : a i-onmsc , *] cloua of smcke . In les-- ihsn twenty m'neses the K "? : g s boat was l > y the

      Rtir of the sianatJ « .- S . ^ ; c . ' svhich were tha Q . aren S ^ O Pnnca Al >^ rr . i ; _ 3 t-ttr-i -soile ; wsj firel from Ch : rarapartsand s > , - = r . - ^ a fes Mujtaty went on board » also when hi * R ., - , ^ a ,, de . cenned inta tbe to- - - -. Tb * Uur-r ii . r , ^ -ed Wore the iine ,. f sr ^ nxers anu c- , ^ t ^ - ^ Ndntwl- ljy U * cre ^ a , and 2 ' ^ S ?? ^ ™ ' **'¦** ™ both piers . After ti - ^ g ber ^ iajf * ? Q ,--. TfetoriaMihepaBsea near . rej-virea to the taw . -t -, are , wheretht Qaeea of En 8 I ^ Koiffcrf a- F- * e- The bubs * the two Sove-^ n ?? " /"!* V s tLE 9 ° ^ ^ si , resounded with ^ r J ^ Z t ~ ' " ^ " T : Te ^ ^ S - '" ^^ tbe terd of the Csrbis-is srmck up the air . " God sa ? e the

      TheKtngtion yr-s-rted her Majesty to his Qaeen Who conducted Hr t » rh ? pa-ri ^ ou , oa wh 5 ch ^^ Ibrs of Esgiai-d ar-r , F .-r . ce The KiD g followed them » ti--: mB distSLC-s . -e-nfc Pfir . ce Albert , snd the Prince * nfi Princesses of ih * Ii- ti Family . Her Msgesty after lestng a "Fhile Eiii = P : vi !» on , received tbe felicitationi cJ the anihorit ' -ts , irclcdin ? the parish pri « Uo ( Ett snd T » port Afis- tcis ceremory was oTer , the Kins k-k-uz jCJ ^ een Ticu . ti = > hy thts hand , retired -w ith her to the-atremity of tha Pavilion , and the whole Court and authorities dtfiled ~ bt-fore them , bowing respectful ] ; aa ttey pasted . Tba band of the Carbinleers playtd again ** God » T 8 the ^ Q ^ een / ' and the squadron then galloped off tb ihe ^ Hrectson of jie Chateao . - ^ be « igliVliOT s « l Sitte carriage next advanced to the « nbanoe of "the PaTu-an . TheS-ing banded in Queen Tietoriafflid Q- ^ en i ^ : elis , -who sat byherside ^ and then seated bimsslf ct-i .-osit 6 to her Majesty , with P , nee Albert on Ins i ! sht The Princes de Joinviile : < nd

      Cofeaig ,: and tfc ^ Dni-i d'Aumale , hsring mcuried their borsks , &b Heps : parsy slI out , Eaiuted eTcryvkfcere oa ttteir paesse with the leudst chsers , The tuitea of

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      Vt'tb ao ^ ercigna got into the other ca' -r ' . uea , and drove off to the Chateau . Lord Adolphus Fa » Jlarence having seen btr Msjestr safely landed , returnert to his ship . Her 5 IajisBty Queen Tictoria wore a black satin dress , with a pelerine csrdinale , and a white bonnet and ribands . Ec . Half past 7 o ' clock—I hare (?« at pleasure in annonccing ; he arriTa ) of feer Majesty the Qieen -at tbe Chateau of En . At twenty minutes to seven o ' clock this evening one of thb Royal carriages dro ^ e into tfee great court-yard of the Palace . The troops instantly presented arms , but it proved to be only the arrival of the Count 3 e Paris and his brother and cousin , who had been out

      for an airing at Treport . Too troops again stood at ease , bnt in a few minutes afterwards the notes of the superb band of tbe Carbineers were heard , and in another moment a troop of thai regiment galloped in , taking up a position is front of the grand entrance . A battalion of the First R-giment of I / ght Infantry formed the right side of the square , and opposite to it was posted a similar force of the 24 th Regiment In fine , the -sqnsre was closed at the top , ( leaving only an interval for the entrance of the King anu his illustrious guests after they should have descended from the carriages . ) The National Gnxrds and Artillery and two squadrons more of Carabinieers next arrived , and formed the base of the

      square" God save the Qupen , " played admirably by tbe fcan- ' : « of the regiments assembled , announced tbe near approach of the Royal cortege and at haif a minute after seven o ' clock the Royal carriage , with their Majesties Qa 6 * c Victoria , the King and Q-ieen of tbe Frajcli , and tte Qneen of tbe Belgians . Prmce Albert , ic , drove iuto the court-yard- The Royal narty "were received with deafening chetrs , thGse of tke whule of the troops drowr .-it > if tLe voices of some »*> -z-n Ensli ^ b Rentlen >« -n , who . by favour if the gallant Commandant , Baron Bi > erio , were present . Their Majesties and Prince Albert , baving descended , entered tbe Chateau , her Majv > ty Queen Victoria cunoncied by tbe K' ^ g of tbe Fri-ncb , htr Majesty tbe Qat-en of the FrrEch by the King of the Belgians . The rest was rendered indistinct by tbe increasing darkntas , a'jd the rush from the other carriaseB of tht noole and

      d ^ stir-junhed persons who formed their suite . A nnr . ule Kerb had not elapsed when their Msj ^ stit-s appeared in tbe balceny over the grand entrance Our beloved Queen bowtd and kissed hands repeatedly , unrt Kicp Luuis Pialippe flouriished and waved his hat "with a vigour , and cbt-erad with a power , wbicb the yonn £ Prt man prestnt c ; n 1 d net have txcfeedev \ This over , tbe R yal pai ty rrtirtd , and in a few minutes the troops of all arms defiled before the grand balcony , and marched to their qsarters . I h £ d occasion yesterday to visit that portion of the Chateau called ihe Pavilion ries B-ubs . and found by

      the tickets on the doors in tbe corridor that Jt is reserved for some of the priuc ' pal persons of her Majt ^ ty ' s suite , ( the Birl of Aberdeen , the Earl vt Liverp ;; pl , Sir" Atjsud , &v . ) The comforts of ( be more tnmble followers of the Qaten bnv « aloo heen attended to by that extraordinary personage who prunes over and directs aiL W iil yon btlifcVu that the K > og has h 3 d the bohhommie ord ccndtscuDsion to have some English workcitn s&uaht fu * T ? bo speak Frpnch , and ¦ who . habited in tbe . Rojai livery , will act , not as domtstics , but sb int > -rj > rei * -rs for tboi « tf her Msjesty ' a housfhcld atttndanxs "who may have forgotten that lanEUsre ?

      In every detail and department it is the same . Good tarte . jfocd natorp , ni . d good feeling ( if I may be permitted to aarribe these comparatively homely qnalicea to the French Sovereign ) , are marked in e'ery the most trifling prtparntion for this important event . It is not posiib-e at tbis late benr to do juEtica to the splendonr or the interest of the scents witnessed in Eq and at Trepor ; this day . It weald be equelly imp .-jssible ( and p&ibaps suptiflaous . if y «« sibW- ) to refer to the feelings and i « 3 ^ i , tit i ; s suinetted by ttfcse must important a&d stirriuj ; events . I may , p-oranly , tomorrow ha . ve to communicate incidents 'which hurry and want of time eonu el Tue to omit .

      Ki > E 0 * CX 0 CK- —I aw tnabltd to add some particulars of tbe closing scene of thia auj-picicus day , for such . I trust it Will provs to have been . A gra ^ d banqcet was served in the grand salle a nssngsr of the P-lace , at which at about eij ( ht o ' clixk sat down tbe K'ng and Qafen of tre French , their illustrious guesU , her Majesty Q ^ ittn Victoria and Prince Albert , the Qaetn of tbe Bslgians , her Hoyo ! Higbnts * the Princess Adelaide , their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cobnrj ? ( the Princess Ci ? mentine | , and the Princess de Jom-riUe , Lady Co ^ riej , and other ladies of distinction , the Prince de Joinville , the Duke d"Aunial 8 , MM . Gnizot , Lacave Laplagne , Mackau ( Miniater of Marine ) , &c

      Her Majesty Q ^ e ? n Victoria sat between the King of tbe French and tte Print * de Joii . ville , and appeared in the very highest health and spirits , and mcessarily * bo-sring what my French informant ttims " une snperbe ranges des dents" Her Msjt-sty wore , accordicR to tte same anthority , a dress of crimson ( cramobee ) vdvet . The hair braid »« d or . ly , but with a profusion of diamonds . Prince Albert seems to have divided the popularity vrith the Queen for he is everywhere spoken of with atlmira' -ion . His Royal Highness was seated between iht Qnwn and the Princtss Acel&ide . I have only time to add , that the party is described as having been extremely Rtj . At n 5 ; ht the town of fia was illuminated—Tinas . VlLXE D i-V , SUNDAY , SEPT 3 .

      THE GftA >" D BA > QUET . L-ist e ? ps : ng 1 ob ^ iined , tbrouga tbe attentions of a fr 5-nri , a ^ ruiysion ir-to the palare , aud the rare opportnV . itT of > eeiES ? th « royal host and hostess , -with tfctir ilinstrions gncsta , at disner . Tbe scene . I need hardly say . was a v ^ ry splendid ora When a Kins of France entertains s Qneen of England , whatever of costly or sor ^ foxus c » ii be obtained , will not b ^ spared , ani ( cert- 'i' -Jy epen this ccca _ isn the ma 5 niScent stores t » f Iz-uis Phiiippe were pux in requisition . Tha apartment in which tbe banquet took place is . a lar ^ e and very richly decorated one , looking on the gBrden terrsce . It is buss ; round whh portraits , set In handsome frames , and the reef is Ttrieilio " , r icbiy tilt , and paiisted wiih

      i-ijfj-cts taktn from the history of France . The plate , wh'ch was all geld or silver gilt , was of the moot fr >** -T «] id description , and in the centra was a most magnificent plalean of gold , with large vases of tbe sanje ccsfcymaterial , filled with flowers . The number of tbe party was abent forty , and , besides the Bjbjt acrf Qaeen of the French , consisted of the Queen of E- gland ant ? P .-ince Albert , the Qaeen of the Belgians , Pi-icce Anpustus of Ssx * Cobnrg , and tbe Prince * s Clemertir . e , Prince" and Princess de Jovnville , tbe Duke d'Au ^ iaie , tbe D ike de Montpensier . Lord anil Lady Owiey . the E ^ rl of Aberdeen , the Esrl Drlawarr , M Goz ^ t , General Sebastiani , M . Lacava Liblasne , « . nv 4 a gTeat number of others , whose names 1 did nol leam .

      This being Sunday , tbe town of Eu is comparatively quUt . ajvi none of the members of tbe royal families , either of England or of France , have left tbe precincts of ihe relace . Queen Victoria , nel being provided with b rbapif . in . had prayers Tead in a private npa . rJrcfnt by or . f- r . f the menihers of tbe snita The Kini ; and Qaetn of th *> Fceucb and tbe r *< yal family attecded pr ^ yt rs at tb » yari ^ h church , to which there is a private way from tfee p ^ isce- In 'he evening there will be no aron-sennrnt of any kind . This is in compliment to the English yi * . i - -j . as yon are aware that tbe French are n&t so tr'ct f . a Sunday eveninijs . The Qxeen and Prince , accnu-atned by King Lonis Philippe and the Q leea of the Fru-ch , walkHi and drove in the park to-day , and vvmi * '' ! the royal farm .

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      Newcastle . —A National Conftrecce of tbe > 1 Jeers ' As ^ cc : at : on of Gr ^ at Bri tain and Ireland was hcltl in •' . ' ¦ T rres Tons' Lar ^ e Room , Mauor Chare . X ^ wcastle-¦ j ; - ; D-Tjne , on Friday last Soon after nine o clock , . Mr Jr / in Armstrons ; , the President of the Executive , ws ? unanimously e ^ cted to the chair , and Mr . Wakin-> haw to tbe vice-chair . The Chaiiman briefly ojitncd rfrt p- > oeedrngs , by stating the orj ^ efs fc > r which they BfTr- 3- *^ mbled . expressing a hope that eeeb delecate V *¦ mtbi address tHe matting wculd ? tt a fair hearing , \ s : iv vt-r his opinions might be respecting the subjects . ct-n ^ sr ^ 1 ; and that he would pledge himself , so long .. * Jj * «^ -copied the chair , to procure a fair hearing for * -T * cb j-i » -aker in fine f »» m He then called upon tscb df'g . ?* present to produce their credentials , ana & dooru-a tho

      k ^ . j ^ -r s appointed to rtceive credeatitls ef '• sue- OfiegateB as might afterwards arrive An : o : igst : ti ; 'o-. i-tates present at the time tbe efcair was U » ken unai tnati , we btiieve , npwarils cf 159 ) , we observed i srv&rJ delegates trom ri » fi = rent parti of Can . 'beriard , ' Walf-n Lancashire , Sliffur-shire , Shropshire , Vv orstS-; tt !> l * irt :, Ac &a The Gpnerai Secretary read the i nunut < -s of the ia * t general meeting « f deit-gates , which i were coi ; firHifcd . He then read several letters from Scotj laD-1 . also from Toik ^ hire , and different other dis-• n- ' cts in En ^ Japd and WsJes , ail of wiiicb had been ao » pt «} at public meetings of the Sweety , decbring [ tteir artachment to the pritciples of ibb Union , a d j tbt-ir willingness to carry out snch measures as the Coiifere-rfe might se » meet to adopt Tb& names of all tb » cuii'eri ^ s in the Society in the counties cf Northumj bs-T . ano and Darham wera ttien called over , when each

      j Oe ) t « ate jjare an account of the nnmbercf nienib = rs I in bis colliery , and paid in their share of law-fund l .-vy . '• Tbe totil number cf members in Northumberland aiid Dnrbem is stated to be 20 . 600 ; and we understand there were , £ 500 and some v d shillings paid in that < 5 sy to the law fund , besides about £ 150 to the sener&l fui , d . rte Secretary read an address frcm the coal dj ! k «« i . t Camberla&d . Several delegates from Cumber' land , fee corroborated the statements made in tbe adoras . proving , to ihe satisfaction of all present , that tte coaj-o- ^ ners in Cumberland , with the exception of M . Curren , will not alluw the men to work unless they sis * a wrUu-n agreement , that they will not be mempprr c-f any Association lor tbe protection of I&bour so i , l l ' tvork fcttar colliery . A delegate prof ^ x ^ * addTeES ol &s Cnmberland men bo sent io U . * Aortoern Star , and that tbe Editor be requited ^ . ? r- ^ " 5 oDresi Carried unanimondy . The dele ^ then arijonmed fc * an hour , for diu » LT .

      PB 1 DAT AFIEKNO 0 S SITTING . At Lalf-i * st one o ' clock ilr . ArmBtrong nmzneil ths cbwi at-d Mr . Wakindaw tbe v . eechair ? T ^ iai- u'is of Li * n-oiMEg titting wtrt tc& ^ anU coi . £ rn-i < L A

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      delegate moved , " That no delegate be allowed to speak oftentr than once on one subject ; the mover ef a resolution only to be allowed to reply . " Carried . A delegate moved '' That tho wageB of the lecturers remain as usual , viz . 21 s . per week in a strange district , and 18 s . a week at home ; any farther advance to be first submitted to the men on the collieries , mines , See- " Carried . " That the native lecturers in Lancashbe be an exception to tbe above resolution , bat that they receive 21 s . per week until the opinions of the members can be ascertained upon the subject . " Carried . Delegates then gave an account of the progress of the society ,

      wbicb was very flittering indeed , in Staffordshire , Shropshire , Worcestershire , the different mining districts in Lancashire . Cheshire , South and North Wales , Yorkshire , the different mining districts of Cumberland , the mining districts of Scotland , Durham , Northumberland , &o . A delegate moved " That Mr . Wm . Chreham continue as lecturer for this society until bis election be submitted to the localities according to the rule . * ' Carried . A letter was read from Cassop , urging tbe necessity of a general strike , which , it was agreed to consider on tbe following day , and the delegates adjourned until nine o ' clock on Saturday morning .

      SATTJBDAT MORNING ' S SITTING . Soon after nine o ' clock , Mr . Armstrong was again elected to the chair and Mr . Wakinshaw to tbe vice cbair . There might be 200 delegates present this morning- Tbe minutes of th « previous sittings were read and confirmed . Several delegates gave the meeting to understand that they had monies to pay in to the law fund , when a resolution was agreed to , " That all monies be receiv&d in another room by a committee appointed for that purpose . " It was agreed : " That each lectnrer for tho society be required to send a report of his labours to the Northern Star weekly . ' " That each , delegate ' s vote on aU matters of great importance be weighed according to tbe number of bis constituents , bo that all important busintss may in reality be in

      accordance with the wishes of tho majority of tbe members . " Carried . Mr . Berjiniln Watson ( one of th « delegates from North Wales ; gave an outline of the progress of the miners' society in that district , and of the disgraceful conduct of the masters to the miners there . Bad it not been that the statement was attested by several delegates , no man could believe that the slave drivers , either there or in any place else , could use human beings as the miners in North Wales are used . Many of the miners there have never reoeived a coin for their labour for the last two years . When the ' agents of tUe Bociety went to North Wales , and began to ir quire for * ome of the colliers , the other inhabitants expressed their surprise that any man should inquire lor a collier , stating that if they were seen in company with them , that decent people would avoid their company . These are the means resetted to by the

      coal kings and their minions to perpetuate their brutality towards their worse tban slave colliers . They fxcitt ) tbis prejudice in tbe minds of tbe inhabitants against tbe mining classes , fearing that if they bad any familiar intercourse with them they might be apt to sympathise with tin m , und assist them in procuring human usage instead of the worse than brutal treatment exercised towards them at present . Tbe truck system is carried oa there to a disgractful extent ; tb « y get nothing else for tkeir labour ; they nre forced to take in kind , and g \ te n in exchange for any clotbin ? , shoes , or anything else they may want , and the kind they receive is , in many instances , inferior in quality to what might be procured for cash , and always higher in price , and when they are forced to barter they must give it twenty-five per cent , cheaper than they pay for it . A delegate moved " That tbe report of Mr . Watson be received and attended to . " Carried . " That

      the necessary txpences of Mr . Watson , and his colleague delegate from North Wales , be liquidated out of tbe general fund . " Carried . " That tbe delegates do fully concur with the vote of thanks of the men of Woodbouse Close to Air . Roberts , for the able manner in which that gentleman conducted thtir case at Bishop Auckland , and procured their wages for them , and ^ hat we tender W . P . Rotetts , E-q . cut best thanks for the ablu manner in which he has conducted all the pitmen ' s cases he has had in hand since bis arrival in tbis district . Carried unanimously . Tbe delegates then adjourned for dinner .

      SATURDAY AFTERNOON SITTING . On reassembling at one , Mr . Armstrong in the chair , Mr . Wakinsbaw in the vice chair , the minutes of the previous sitting were read nnd confirmed . A lengthy debate took place respecting a general strike , to secure something in tbe ahape of justice ' rom their employers . Several letters were r ? ad from Scotland against adopting a cessation from labour until the whole of the mining districts were properly organ ' ztd . Similar arguments wert > used by delegaUs from Lancashire and the Midland Counties . It was contended that although there were thousands added to their numbers weekly , yut they bad not nixre than fifty thousand paying members in the society altogether , whereas they would Ttqnire to have a great many more before they would be organizsd to give proper iffVct to the strike , and it only required a little patience , a few more week ' a agitation at the same ratio a » the last six months , to

      bring every honest miner in Great Britain and Ireland into the society . That once obtained ( and na man who fcas watched their progress lately could doubt its practicability ) they might , if they saw it necessary , strike , and with prr-pritly call it a fcfcneral one . After b « iiig ably discussed on both sides for a long time , tbe arguments brougnt forward in a friendly and ti-mperata spirit , it ¦ was ultimately flee '( led by the unanimous aiopti-n of tta following resolution : — Rssolted , "That in the opinion of tbe debates now present , a strike , ucQer tx > stiDg circumstances Would only be partial acd inimical to the Ksi interests of the socibty ; and that it would be iiju ^ lcious to Bdopt such a measure until tbe country is properly orgarrzed . " Previous to the adoption of this rtsolution Mr . Roberts adilresstd tbe tie . egati-s on the impropriety of attempting a stiike , and was nceived with deafening cheers . Aftbt disposing of sonia local kusinesa the delegates aiijc . urned at five o ' clock , until nine o ' clock on Monday morning .

      MONDAY MORNINGS SITTING . Mr . Wakenshaw was unanimously elected to the chair , snd Mr . Christopher Haswell lo the vice-chair Tbe minutes of J- . e previous sittings having bt-en re&d &nd confirmed , a delegate proposed "That the new bond prepared by the Executive of tbe Association be now read , to that tbe opinion of tbe delegates may be ascertained previous tj its being sent to the press . " Several delegates explained some of the innumerable grievances of which they had to complain ; amongst mtny o . hers ,. thd W « st Auckland delegate said the first monstrous grievance of which his constituents had to contend with is the " Separation , " by which the master can rob tue men to any extent lie pleasts ; for if more than two quarts of " small" can be found in a

      tub , { which it is utterly impossible to avoid ) , the rula is , that the price of hewing the whole tub is forfeited , aithonsh the nature of thb Ee&in is such as renders it ins possible to draw them , p . tbaps , three quarters of a mile , without leaving more crumbles than two quarts , notwithstanding the utmost possible care being taken in filling and drawing ; and , in Lis opinion , no man shou ' . d be requiTcd to fulfil a task which no man upon eartb , under tbe same circumstances , could perform Tue men which be rejirep-nts receive no pay for " ramble , " but should any be fuund in tbe tub , they are fined sixpence , or itooMu the price of the hewing , and they have nothing for hewing " double . " A 8 , to " score" price , it is a matter cf indifference what it is so long as the t- ? pnration tuntinnes , as the masters .

      through tbe instruituiir&lity of the kf ^ eper ( tb « Jackall of the Coal-pit K . injj can ' ring it down as far as his conscit-noe pleases . At tho binding before last , the " score ' price was rt > nuc ? ii 6 ci . ; Jast binding 6 (! . more , and in many cases 9 d . ' -ore , besides a great reduction in the yara prices , in r v . y instances exceeding twentyfive per cept The Cf xJedge delegate gave a etfUerueru of the ieauctiona on thsir colliery . Last year they had for working in tbe Wu- > le districts 5 s . 64 . per score ; 4 J . per score for wtt , '' double , " and " rnmHe , " fji tweuty-peck corves : tois year they have 5 s . 3 d . and 5 » 6 d ., in the vrt .-jlt , ft , r tbe twenty-four peck tubs , and nothing for " wet , " "Nimble , " and " ramble , " milking a reiinctiyn of l . « . £ > a . and la . 6 d . per score . List > ear they ba ; i for working the blue stone pillals ,

      4 a . . 6 d . per score of twenty-peck corves ; the present jear ihey have 4 . s 3 d . per sere of twenty-four peck tubs , making a reduction of 1 * . 3 ^ 1 . per score . For working tbe , frte *> u el pillars tbe- Ubuul price was 3 t > 9 ¦ per score for t ^ euty-ptclc corves ; the present price is 3 s . 6 d per scoro for twenty-four peck tubs , making a reduction of 13 . per score . Reductions of the yard work through the Whole Pit Wa . ls under tbe top 2 d . per yard lens ; by the stone 3-1 . per yard less ; narrow boards 4 1- per yard less ; wor ' . v . t" tbe narrow boards in tho pillars they have taken ml tho yard pricu off ; for working shifi Wbffc they havn U-kfen 3 d . per shift cff . The n « xt is tbe reduction in lh < Putters ' department . For putting w . th th « twenty-pick corve they had Is . 3 i . f . er * cors ; the- } Us . \ e now jutt tbe same tor the twentyof

      four peck tub , m ^ iiiiig a reduction 3 J . per score . The Roiley Drivers had la . 3 d . per day ; but they have a penny taken tff All coals that come to bank without a " tokeii ** ( which often . happens by accident ) are lost to both Hewer -end Putter . Several othwr delegates had simiiur grievances to complain of . Too delegate from Sl . ffurri&hiro in particular would make any heart relent , unless it was niad » o ? stone ( as many of the Coal Kinds' hearts are ) . The bond or agreement was then read , and discussed in a very masterly style , clause b ) clause , wtitn it was agteed that the ciauBe in the new agreement respecting the weights remain as they are ; that the arbitration clause be left to the decision ofVaro viewers and two coa . hewers , or else legal proceedings will be cimmeiiced ; that ten hoars working in

      tho mines is quite tufacient for a day a work for boys ; that tbe agreement of the Miners Association be printed as soon as possible , and that a blank be left for . the hours of iabour ; that the suggestion cf tbe Miners of Staffordshire be adopted by tbe members of this Conference , v < z-, four B > i . ung 3 per day for eight hours labour in iha mtntB ; tl'&i more kctur . rs be called into the fitid ; that Matthew Holliday bccoui a lecturer ; that Htiiry Bnrrei and G ?*> rge Williams Incomes leetums for Wales ; that the lecturers at present in North Wales be tinpowtre-l to select a ltsciui&r or two for teat district as they may see meet , upon acquainting the Q-ener&l B ' . mrd of tbe Eaniy - , '¦ hat Ricbard Buttle become a lectuixr fur S-. afford 2 . hiie . Thb delegates then adjourned fur CiitUitr .

      AFTEENOO . N" SITIING . Mr . W&ki . ' shaw in the cLiir , Mr . B&swell in tho vice cLaii . Tiid miLUt ^ a of l £ w previous siting were

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      read and confirmed , and it was agreed that Joseph Armstrong be appointed a lecturer for Cumberland ; that Job Cain be appointed a lecturer ; that Benjamin Embleton and Thomas Pringle be appointed as a committee to investigate tbe Blaydon Main case . That James Smith become a lecturer as soon as the Blaydon Main case can be amicably settled ; that lecturers as well as others be required to pay their weekly contributions to the society ; that John Hunter ba appointed a lecturer for the county of Darham for the forthcoming fortnight , and that his route be appointed him by the Executive . Tha Conference then adjourned until nine o ' clock on Tuesday morning .

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      The following eums have bced received at Wingate for th * men on strike : —Haswell £ 6 I 8 d 3 J ; Shetton , £ 3 6 i 9 d ; Coxhoc , £ 3 12- > 7 d ; Kamton , £ 6 12 > 6 a ; Lumlry , J « 19 . ^ lid ; Bulltnont , 16 s 6 d ; Wew ^ Durham , £ l 16 s 3 < ; Hnppel , Is 10 d ; Sbincliff , £ \ 17-7 d ; Pittington , £ 3 6 s 6 d : Sherburnhill , £ 5 Sd 6 d ; North Helton , £ 3 18 s Hid ; Shineyrow , Us U > d ; Newbottlo , £ 1 Us 0 < i ; South Wingate . £ 1 12 s Oa ; Sjcteton , £ 3 19 i 4 d ; Edtnonsl-y , £ 2 Oa Od ; LesinRthonn , £ 1 2 s id ; Western on , £ \ 14 b 4 . ^ d ; Sheldon Ban k , £ \ 10 s On ; Eue . twood £ 1 4 < 41 ; EUdon

      £ 1 ; Darnc-ook , 19 b ; Pelton Fell , £ 1 14 s . 6 d ; Hehron , £ 3 ; Ga . resfield , £ 1 6 i . 6 d ; Hewonh , £ 1 I 9 i 6 < i ; Hao . kworih , £ 2 ; btau ' ey . £ 1 9 s . 6 i ; Greencrofc , 9 ^ . 6 j ; Oakwel ' fiaie , 19- 6 J ; Urpeth , £ 1 lla . 6 1 ; Kavouaworih , £ 3 ; K-n'on , £ ' 2 lls ; Walker , £ 2 17- ; Washiinatpn , £ 1 18-. 6 a . We return our best thanks to . tho friends that have supported us in our strike , and this is to let them know that the above mom y is what came the week ending August 26 th ; as we cannot get all the accounts in time for the press , wo aro compelled to be a week later in sending it oft ' .

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      I i < rom our own Correspondent . ) Any man who sets down the small farmers of South Wales as a pi reel of ignorant clod-hoppers , for once in his Ufe is wide v > f the rrnvtfe . Since I wrote you my hurrit'd note of last week , I have been taking a tour through "the disturbed districts ; " and generally speaking . I found the fnrnier possessed of information faT excenrtipR tbat exhibited by the same class of persons in Englaii'l . They are , however , rather ch try in dispbyini ; their qualifications before strangers , as tbey very ju * tly | , conMi'er that the Government will , in theso ticklish tiffins , be inundating the Principality with its mercenary tools , by whose machinations inoocenca is

      so often hrousbt air-iinst an individual as guilt . Orteaf tbo fiuun-rs , with whom I scraped an acquaintance , and who had heard ran addressing the meeting on the Sands . \ romised to introduce me to the followers of Rebecca '" on my promise tO : agree to certain conditions . I am certainty fond of my nights rest , bw curiosity in tbis matter vanquished my love of ease , end I agreed to accompany tny friend to the meeting . The " conditions " of course , preclude my giving your readers any notion of tbe whereabouts ; hut I may venture to say , without breach of confidence , ibat it to !> k place at a farm house among : tbe hills , about four miles from the main road . On approachint ! the place . I fui cie < 1 more than once thHt 1 could sue a hat peering over the hedge , accompanied by a something wbicb looked for all the world

      like the barre of a gun . Of course , I am unable to say whether these appearances were real or imaginary , as no words or perceptible signals passed between them and my companion , and in the darkness of night appearances are very deceptive ^ Upon entering the barn where tbe meeunn was held , my companion spoke a single word in Welsh to the two men who stood at the door , when we wete immediately allowed to pass . It was now eleven o ' clock at niiiht . yet the business of the meeting had not begun . There were present , at this honr , from seventy to a buntlyed persons , most of whom were in possession of a firelock , and almost every Hvnuie brought with it fresh arrivals . About half an bour elapsed after my arrival before anything transpired

      in the way of business , and during the interval I had ample opportunities afforded me of surveying the building , and the strange groups assembled therein . The b&rn hud been obviously prepared for the meeting ; the slits or windows had been carefully blocked up , lest the light mJgbt attract the notice of any nocturnal wanderer on the hills ; behind each door a thick screen of matting was hung up for the aatne purpose ; aad thecomfort of the inmates was further attended to , by seats formed of planks elevated on eoris and - stones , ranging across the building from one end to the other . I have attended n » a : y Coarti « t meetings , and have oftimes been pleased with the z-al and determination which were manifested by the > r <> T > 'e to . work out their own political salvation ; but I never , in the whole course of my life , was a wjt-

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      nesa of such a degree of determination and energy as that mai if atid by the individuals who were present at this midnl-hl scene . The place and the time of meeting most forcibly recalled to mind the times of which wa read , when the sons of covenant , persecuted by a despotic government and a despot king , were forced te take refuse amid the rugged recesses of our nnconquered Caledonia ; wheaour Scottish forefather *—refusing to bow the knee to' Baal—were compelled to hold their assemblies , at the dreary hour of midnight , far from the busy haunts of men , and in places too where the satellites of power did not venture to follow , where the minions of royalty dared not to intrude . No chairman was appointed , but each speaker in turn addressed tbe meeting ; and the low but stern murmurs of approbation which at tiir . es pervaded the assemblage . , shewed tbat the various speakers gave utterance l \< sentiments which found a ready response in the bosom of every hearer . As the addresses were wholly in Welsh , and

      delivered with a fluency and a fervour of which you can have no idea ; , being compelled moreover to > use the services of my friend as interpreters , I only took few notes , but these- will enable me to lay before your readers , & general outline of the grievances of which they complain , j and tbe spirit which they manifested to obtaia their redress . If a : iy of your readers entertain tke opinion that tollbars are the only or even the chief grievance , which tbe Rttbeccaitea are resolved to redress , I beg that they will at once discard the idea . The first speaker , in allusion to the great meeting on tbe Myuidd 8 elem , held a few days ) previously , remarked , " That was a grand display ! sTae great men are wanting us to hold no more midnight meetings , but to meet openly la the eye of day , Weiwill meet by day , and by night aleo ! They aro fearing for their rents , wh * n they want us to give up our meetings at night . They feel our force , nnd they fear us , ; but they shall fear ub yet more befoTe our bond is dissolved . What are we striving for ? we

      wish only to live . We cannot live as things are at present . When we improve our little farms , a captious landlord orders us to pay more rent , or to leave tbe house in which we were born . This is grievous ; but is it not the caae ?; ( Here many a voice exclaimed—• Ttue ; it is , it is . ') Yts ! but it shall not be so much longer ; for therej is a giant spirit gone foTth to set the nations free—a spirit upon which old Father Time is afraid to look—a spirit which demands , in a voice of thunder , that equal justice shall be performed to all the people . Those wbo think toll-bars the only sore which we in Wales have to suffer , are much mistaken ; but

      we will convince jtbem tbat not only toll-bars are a grievance , and a grievance which ' Becca' will speedily remove , but there are others , and among them that of which I am speaking , turning us adrift when we improve our farms . : We do not want to take tbe farms from tbe landlords , but we want them at a rent which will enable ub to live , and we are resolved to have them on terms by which we may ba enabled to resist tbe whim or caprice of any one , and each *> f us to worship under our own vine , none daring to make us afraid . These things we will have , or woe be to them who stand between us and our rights . "

      The second speaker took up the subject of tythefl , explained their origin , the purposes to which they were devoted in bye-gone times , and the mode « f their transfer to their present holders , fie spoke keenly against the establishment , which he justly contended bad swallowed up both the share cf the poor , the allotment for church purposes , -as well as the share which had been originally set aside for tbe p . irson . He maintained tbat no usurpation could justly entitle tbe clergyman to any such sums , and be called upon the people to resist such iijustico even to the dea'h . " Let the money , " he added , " be spent as formerly ; let our children be educated , and our poor be fed ; let the tenth of our produce no longer be given to * lacy and indolent priest or prelate ; let us ourselves choose our referees and magistrates , and Wales "ill again become what she once was , the quietest portion of the dominions of our queen . But if these our just demands are refused , she shall never know peace or quietness again . "

      A third speaker spoke at considerable lenjjth upon the poor laws , and after ha had finished , the meeting broke up . The numbers ptesent were about 150 , and of these about two-thirds wt ; re armed . After breaking up , not tbe slightest noi »< i could be beard , to indicate tbat such & numerous body of wen were in tbe neighbourhood ; for * n leaving the building tbe only human being' in sight was the friendly farmer who bad accompanied m ^ in my ramble . I spent the rest ot the night under his hospitable roof . The meeting was obviously composed of that class of small farmers who have to labour for their daily bread at other employment than the management of their own land ; for it is here no uncommon occurrence for the husband to be digging in the bowels of the earth while the wife is doing the same on ita surface ; and on eleven harvest fields , which on Friday last ( passed in succession , not one man was to be seen but the whole of the work had to be performed by w ^ omen .

      As my report of the foregoing meeting must take up a considerabU p « ition of your space , I shall be brief in my notice of tbe events of the week . I mentioned in my last the appointment of twenty-one additional police—some of tbs number have since resigned , and others have got a good ducking in the rivtr , one of them narrowly escaping with his life , I also mentioned the Attack upon ihe premises of Mr . Edwards , tbe titbe collector , and a reward of £ 50 i has since been offered by Government to induce some of the cbil-dren af Kebecca "to split . " The bait , however , htjs not beoii taken , and there ia not the slightest probability that it will . A h . iy stack , the property of Mr . Thomas , a clergyman and ( magistrate , has been consumed to aibes . The enclosures which have been erected on Llangebie Common , by which tho poor were deprived of the right of pasturage , have been levelled to tbe

      ground . And some row or other has taken plage at Carmarthen , for on Friday I met a detachment of tbe 76 th , posting down by forced marches , and broiling under a burning sun , like parboiled turnips , but what w » 8 tho reason of their hurried marcft , I cannot ascertain . Neither have Rebecca and ber blaek footman been idle , for they have , in defiance of bastardy clauses , and Pour Law Amendment Bills , restored 'hree illegitimate children to their disconsolate fathers , and promised a visit to about a d ( zen more , which has caused some of this farmers' wives to take their husb . inris tightly to task , as to their doings in the amatory line ; for one of the three who got such an unexpected addition to his fariiily has been married about a year and a half , and the little one who was brought to his lady by Kebecca is a thumping daughter about two years old . '

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      ^ - ? The following : is the address from Cumberland allu 4 ed to in the early part of the report : To the Inhabitants of Whitehaven . Harrington , Workinffton . Maryporl mid of Cumberland generally and to the Miners of Great Britain and Ireland-Friknds , Brethren , and Fellow Coontrt-MKN , —A most unwarrantable and malicious atttiupt haying been made by our employers and their agents , to prevent us from exercising tho privilege which the Legislature of the country gives to every man , namely , the right to combine to reduce the hours of labour , —we think it right to inform you , that , in the first place , we sought no adva ce of wages , nor did we intend a " strike , " our object being simply to form a general

      union of our trade , and by such union to put a period to the manifold grievances under which we labour , and of which the following is a true statement . For many years a union of our employers has existed ; of this we are assured , by the fact , tbat if a dispute arose between an employer or bis agent , and the workman , and the latter left the former , and sought employment at any other colliery in the West of Cumberland , he was asked where he worked last , and when he told , he was immediately answered by the party to whom he applied , " there was no work for him , he was a troubleseme nun in his last employ . " Under those circumstances , the poor miner was obliged to leave his home , his family , and seek in a distant part tbat employment which be was denied at home . His wife snd

      family , in the mean time , were forced to taka refuge in a Union Workhouse , and become a burthen to the public , who , wa are assured , feel equal pressure with ourselves . We have endured the most cruel treatment and privations , such as no other class have Buffered . Our wages have been reduced by means unknown to other tradesmen ; nor have the public received the benefit of such reductions . And such is the cupidity of our employers , and such is their wish to perpetuate the present unjust and tyrannical system , that they h * ve forced na from our honest labour , for uniting with our brethren to lessen the | hours of labour , which we may now average from fifteen to eighteen hours , for the

      psltry sum » f from la 9 < L to 2 s . 3 d . And this ut not all } our labour for Bucb wages is ever on the increase , and reductions are made for our baskets being short of measuro , or s little splint er etone being in ; although such eoul is actually sold at the same proportionate price as those baskets that are full , or that have not any splint er stone in them . This system prevails at all the Collieries in Cumberland—at Wbitehaven , GreenRill , Oughtersnie , Dearhaui , G llcrux , and other places . We are asked to sign a : i article we have had no part in drawing up . Many signed a similar one at Wbitehaven in 1831 , and what has it produced—Poverty , and its consequent crime and disease . —tbis has come upon them , and necessity compels us to resist it now .

      And now , we would ask our employers , if they are honest , why prevent us from protecting our labour ? and we may add , from protecting their property , and giving to ii greater security and value than it at present has ? Do - employers think to force us into compliance b ? atarvatiou ? Yes , ftllow-slaves , they do ! and we ask you , are yen content to secure to you and your children , greater wretchedness than that which already exists 1 Are they not starved for want of food and clothing ? And ought you to labour incessantly for 16 or 18 hours , and only-have what barely gives life to the body ? To Shipowners , and those who work iu ships , we say , do you wish to better the price of freight and wages ? If you do , you will support us , or at least you will sympathise with us in our present struggle ; for if we are to be left to tba tender mercies of our employers , greater reductions will be made in our wages and your sain .

      Shopkeepers and Tradesmen I you who live upon our labour , you who pay direct taxation , and who are , by reason of the ninny reductions we have met with in our yraaes , fast approaching to our pitiable condition , will you shitild ua from the tyranny to which we must be subject , if we are not to be uuited ? We ask no advance of price , we seek no reduction in measure ; all we seek for is , tbe right to unito to protect ourselves from more excessive toil than that to which we are now subject . Ministers of the Gospel ! you , whose business it is to preach peace and good will towards men ; you , whose duty it is to shield and defend the poer , when their cause is just ; you , whose . further duty it is to preach against oppression , put on the armour of righteousness , and be to us & Bhitild of defence . Come to us—hear our tales of 1 woe and of misery—and when you learn tbat we are deprived of the rights which the Gospel of tbe Lord Je . ius Christ declares we are entitled

      tode ' end us , or we perish ! Brethren , who are now sufFtirins ; , we conjure you to keep th »* peace ; give the eue » 'y no pretext to bring in tbo Army of hired assassins , to buubvn the poor shopkeeptr and tradesman more thau he is . Let peace , law , and order , bo your motto . Let the virtuous mothers of Wbitrhaven und of Cumberland show that they are oppressed ! Let them p . i . ade their naked children through the streets , and tell those unfeeling t < ols of oppression that while they are &U « mpttns $ to prop up the piuseivt rot ' . en system of

      competition and robbery . Henry Curwen , Esq ., the proprietor of Workington and Harrington colieries , has not made any suck base attempt upon bis workmen ; but , on the contrary , he tolerates the liberty of his men , and we are assured , encourages them to carry into effect the object ot the Miners' Association . The consequence is , tbat all his men are in the Union , and are at work . i We ask for work , —our money is but scant ; Those that will work , 'tis pity they should want By order of the Committee .

      The "Rebecca" Movement South Wales.

      THE " REBECCA" MOVEMENT SOUTH WALES .

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      REBECCA AVOWING HERSELF . ( From the Wtlshman ) We have received a communication from "Rebecca , " of which the following is a copy . We shall abstain from all comment of this singular production of that rustic queen ' s ptn , and , j observing that the original beurs about it , in abundance , internal a ^ well as external evidence of its authenticity , we leave it in our readers ' bunds : — ; " Mr . Welshman , ' { Bure you will be surprised at seeing my signature to this letter—1 am not ashamed of my n . inie . Sir , I g ; ory in it . The world does me injustice , and even my own countrymen desp'tefully tntreai me ; bur , my trust is in the goodness of R-ibuce ; i ' s cnusa , and in tho niiiht of thb Loi'd of Hosts . I am strong—in courage—in determination— and in numbers . R Dacca will obtain her rights . In vain you strive to save a gate . By threatening blood and slaughter ; Your swords shall ne ' er intimidate Kebecca and her daughter .

      Tbe cheating toll trusts may complain , The Mayor may roar his " riot , " Till Becra de her rights obtain She tidver will be quiet . " Rebecca ' s rights once obtained , we shall be as quiet as mice ; there will ithen be no farther strife be ^ wujn tbe slaves ( slaves ne longer ) and the slave-drivers . It is in vain to emp ! oy | special constablua ; the rural poijeu will be of no use , and as to tbo soldiers , I should think , Sir , that English gentlemen an ^ l brave dragoons might sure be more suitably employed tban by being turned into p ke and tollmen ; they are , however , of no use in the world , and to their long swords , saddles , bridles , Rebecca will sing , whuck fol de riddle-rot . Rebecca bids defiance to all of them : we don ' t care a straw for all the

      soldiers , rural police , er special constables , for Rebecca can bring into tbe fi * ld a belter force , and a much more numerous one . Rebecca is more tban one hundred thousand strong . The people , the masses , to a man , throughout the three counties of Carmarthen , Cardigan , and Pembroke , are ^ ith me . Ob yes , they are ail my children : when I meet the lime-men on the road covered with sweat and dust . I know these are Rebecca ' - itea ; when I see the coalmen comiDg to town clothed in rags , hard Wi . rkefl and hard fed , I know these are / nine , these are Rebecca ' s children ; when I seethe farmers' wives carrying loaded baskets to the market , bending under the Weight , I know well that thes 6 are my daughters . If I turn into a farmer ' s bouse , and see them eating barley [ bread and drinking whey , surety .

      say I , these are membtrs of my family , these are the oppressed sons and daughters uf Rebecca . When 1 see ( the manuscipt here ; far several sentt-nces together , is illegible , the words blood and oppression , loyalty nnd Kebeeca , being tbe only ones that can be deciphered . ) I blush for my countrymen , and resolve to regenerate them . My children ! are simple , without information and politics . They shall not always be thus . If God spare the life of Rebecca she will work out their redemption , and if she dies , Miss Cromwell and a band of brave mountaineers can cut their way through every obstasle . We must j be free . I say it . I who com - mand , I the Rebecca and Regenerator . Ffarwelwch , fifcrwelwch . Mr . Welshman , they eay you are a Saxon born , be sure you ere tzue , and belie not tba bright and

      glorious reputation of the great , tbe governing , the brave and wise Britons . The Government Commission sent down to listen to and redress our grievances is English—Rebscca and her children rejoice . For we know that England will do more for oppressed Welshmen than Wales itself , with its jobbers and degenerate gentry , would ever have done . But it was Rebecca , who gave the word [ of command . It was she wbo brought down the envoy from the seat of the Imperial Legislature . Once more . Sir , ffarwejwchr-Rebecca ' s heart bleeds for her countrymen—she hath conipassk rr on her countrymen-p contempt for cowardice— hatrtd for oppression—and love for all Honest Independence . By Thcad Piesents Lit All Men Know ; " REBECCA . "

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      MILITARY OUTRAGE at KNIGHTSBRIDGE The neighbourhood of Knightsbridge vnw on Friday night , about ten o ' clock , thrown into a state of the greatest confusion and alarm by tke violent and highly improper conduct of a nnmber of tha privates of the Royal Horse Guards ( Blue ) , which regiment is quartered at the Horse Barracks on the Kensington-road . The distarbance commenced at one of the numerous public-houses in that locality , at which there are nightly concerts and balls , whera persona of both sexes are admitted , to the ruin of numbers , especially women - The particulars are as follow -. —Shortly after ten o ' clock , which is the usual hour for the soldiers to be in barracks , some wordt oceurrad between one of the Blues and a woman in

      the conoert-room on the first floor of tbe Old King's Head , kept by John Neate , directly opposite tho barrack gates , in tbe course of which the soldier struck her . A civilian sitting near them , observed that he considered such conduct was very unmanly in any one , bat particularly in a soldier . That gave rise to a quarrel , which the landlord tried all in his power to prevent , but there were several of tha soldier ' s comrades in the room , and in other parts of the house , who declared they wouid not be interfered with by civilians , and bgaa a general attack upon the whole of tha company . The screams of the women were most dreadful , as the soldiers attacked menwomenand children imiiscriminaiely , without

      , , mercy , forcing them out of the concert-room , and dragging them down the staircase and along the passage , which by that time was lined by other soldiers , by whom they were struck , boffated , and kicked until they were expelled into the high-road , most of them bleeding from tbe blows and contusions they had received , and with their o ' othes torn off their backs . Having cleared the concert room , the soldiers proceeded to clear the rooms on the ground floor , into which some of the company had retreated for safefcv , at which juncture a guard turned out at the barraefca for the purpose of quelling the disturbance , but their efforts to do so were ineffectual until the soWiers had cleared the tap-room , the windows

      of which are on the high-road , and the upper parts of Which being open , several women in their alarm threw themselves out into the arms of persons outside , in doing which some of them were much cut by the broken glass . So violent were the soldiers , even in their passage to the barracks , that several respectable persons accidentally passing along the road were knocked down by them . At that momem , the writer of this account saw a woman , who had escaped by a window , with her arm laid open from hprelbow to the hand , which a young man was wrapping round with a shawl to stop the effusion of blood , and two sailors who appeared to have been dreadfully punished , were leading another woman , with h * r hair dishevelled , and her head bleeding , towards

      Sloanestreot . Within a few minuter , after the oommenoement of the disturbance , a large number of persons were drawn by the screams and noise to the spot , who called loudly for the police , but only two courld be seen , who on being spoken to , said they could not interfere with tho soldiers , but the military authorities must be applied to . Some of the inhabitants accordingly spoke to a gentleman in plain clothes , who was standing in front of the barrack-gate and who stated that he was an officer of the regiment , and complained that the military authorities had not been active enough in suppressing the riot . This the gentleman said was insulting 1 iim , and he threatened to give them in charge of the police , who were ready to take them , but at that juncture it was discovered that about thirty or forty of { be privates , stripped to their trousers , with their heads bare , and in every

      way fully prepared for mischief , had escaped from tho barracks by climbing tho wall at the east end , next to the Brown Bear public-house , and were advancing on the other aide of the way , declaring they would clear all the public-houses of civilians . The confusion which instantly prevailed is beyond description . The doors of the public-houses were immediately closed and barricaded . On the soldiers reaching the Risiug Sun pubiic-house , and finding they could get ue entrance , they turned round and attacked the crowd , several of whom were knocked down . The most timid of the spectators immediately took to their heel ? , but several persons were pursued by the soldiers some distance , one of whom informed the writer that he had been struck on the back with the flat 6 ide of a etvord , and another stated that a Bword had been thrown at him by one of the soldiers who pursued him but could not overtake him .

      The guard was on that occasion , however , turned out most promptly , and the soldiers were driven within the barracks , the windows of which were filled by their comrades , who called out to the crowd ( who hissed them ) that they would be revenged on them yet . A large number of porsons remained congregated in front of the barracks until nearly midnight , but there being then a better attendance of police , no further disturbance took place . It is understood that the inhabitants of the district intend applying to the proper authorities for a searching investigation into the afFiir , with a view to prevent tbe recurrence of such outrages in future .

      ANOTHER ACCOUNT . Oa Saturday last a preliminary investigation took place at KuiKhisbridge Barracks , respecting to a riot aad other outrages , in Whieli some private soldiers of the R > yil Horse Guards ( Blue ) were alleged to have bfcen ihe chief aggressors The inquiry was a secret one , but through another channel the following particulars have been gleaned : —It appears that between eleven and twelve o ' clock on Friday night , a party of young men and women , residents of Knightsbridge or its vicinity , went to the King's Head publis-house , which is in the High street , and directly opposite the barrack gateway . The party were showu into the public room , where they were served . wit h liquor . Whilst thus enjoying them-selves ,

      sorns <» f tbe Bluea entered the room and called for something to drink . The waiter , perceiving that the soldiers were intoxicated , 'told them that his master would draw nothing more tbat night , and advised them to go to barracks , as the Grand Rounds Picket looked in every night after stragglers . This exasperated the soldiers , who refused to quit the bouse until they were served with whatever they wanted , and insisted they had as much right to be accommodated as any coibured-coat customers or their w—s . This unprovoked insult , acting upon feelings already excited by ovur-indulgence in gin and beer , raised the civilians' choler . Either party abused the other , and ultimately blows Were exchanged , which produced a general tumult in the house . The arrival of

      adherents to the respective combatants from other rooms rendered the conflict pretty equal . Fortunately the aoldierB had not their swords with them , but by breaking off the legra of some of the tables and chairs they maintained for some minutes a reholuce stand anainsi a superior force . However , with the aid of iwu police constables who were called in , the boiaitfr-. were turned out into the street , and the aoors of the house immediately closed . Had the affray ended here rt would probably pass off unheeded as a drunkeu brawl , in which both parties ( the military being ihe first transgressors ) were deservedly punished ; but tho soldiers finding they could not get back into the house , rau across to their barracks , where they speedily obtained a strong reinforcement ,

      sever *) of tueir comrades sailyiug forth only partially dressed , having nstn from their beds , but all of them armed with sworda or other weapons . It was mated that some brought oat their pis ; ola , but that rumour is believed to have no foundation , at leaa ; there w ^ re uo suou iired . Tne soldiers proceeded direody to the King ' s Head , insisting either upon being aunmted , or that the townsmen should be turned out . Tney were assured that tho house had beeu okared oi all but us regular inmates , which vvad 3 trio . / y cru , tor tne party engaged in the original quarrel had # oue out suou after the soldiers were ejouiea . T / iis was treated as a pretext to screen tha coloured-coat men , ami the soldiers attempted to i ' orce tn « j oooi- wmen resided their assaults ; they the n broke several of the windows , which collected an immense mob ot persons , upon , whom the

      infuriated soldiers cutnookuceit an attack with their swords , & . u . t'no not now assumed a most formidable aspect ., ana there appeanug reason to apprehend that it would le * u to loss of lift if not promptly subdued , some of the bystanders went over to tha barracks aufl demanded thai the soldiers should be called iu . The non-commissi » ued officer on duty turned out a picket , and bereral of the police having by that nine been collected , the soldiers were forced back into their barruuks , and the crowd in the street quickly dispersed . Two of the soldiers are said to be severely beaten . The most serious injury , flowever , vva ,-. busiaiued on the other side . A young marriea wouiau , named Gowt rs , received a sabre-cue on the head , nud when picked up was apparently luol « ss . bho ha , s been conveyed to the Si . George's Hospital , where ihe wound was dressed , but the medical officers of that institution considered it an

      exceedingly critical ca » e . The outbreak of the troopers was communicated by the sergeant in command of tne Barrack-guard to Lieutenant Bryaat , wbo is at present acuug-aujtuaut in the placu of Lieutenant Monro , and ihe result of the investigation ( an ex purte one at , piesent ) will be submitted to the culenei ot the regiment , who will probably direct a court-martial tor the triai of the offenders . Should me case of the wounded woman , now in ihe hospital , terminate fatally , tbe inquiry must be betoie the civil aiuhuntitjs , and of a far more serious character .

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      Extbaordinartt Egq . —On Friday last , as Samuel Bunon , a otainer , iu the employ of Mr . Groves , of Nrw-acreec , iu this city , was engaged in breaking duck < egs , there came out of the white of one of thtrn a perfect egg , of a light blue colour , about the size of those laiu by a thrush . This is not altogether without a parallel , a small egg having been discovered under similar circumstances some years ago , but as maiiy millions of eggs are broken intoia city in the course of a year , the fact which we have stared maybe ron > ic ! ered very extraordicary . —Worcester ' shire Guardian ,

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      THENORTHKRN STAR \ . , - -

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 9, 1843, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct667/page/6/