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      Workhouse Industrial Organisation. Indus...

      ' 7 T 77 _^ Jjat land of sorrow _^ mhjfortune _, _^ _Je , and _^ erag—s _^ gely enot _ign _, has f ast < nven another illustration of the immense Lnelts of a well-organised and inaostrai _sy _3-En app lied to the masses , for whom the _competitive system supplies neither work nor fid . We have long enong h heard of _Tfce Intolerable _burdens wbich _, _* e support S the immense mass of W * _pajPfT grew upon those who _vere able to _™ _y rates ; We are no less familiar with Id scenes of wholesale _destrucfaon arising frnm huddling together thousands of ema-Xd , h _» lfc _!^» _femishing wretches , into _fcniWinffs not large enough to accommodate _ILm ° and where , as a _consequence _~*^^ ff _^^^^^^

      M _** * ¦ * _¦*¦ _^ . _^ C 1 ¦ ¦ 1 a ¦ ¦ -M _~ _h n _mimI _* ¦ ¦ HI * _^ _trphus swept them off by hundreds . The _Vgy magnitude and terrible nature of the _-sril seems , in one instance at least , to fc _ave forced those who have suffered from It to have recourse to the only rational _gjri effectual remedy . The Poor Law Guardians of Cork , driven to desperation by the intolerable pressure of the rates , which -were _gvrallowing the means of the industrious tradesmen , and rapidly drawing aU classes flown into an unfathomable golf of pauperism , _jjnew off the fear of . the Political _Econojnlsts and Poor Law officials . They had tried , to the utmost , aU plans of retrench _jnent , without the slightest effect . The diefgry had been reduced to the minimum ; the officers' salaries cut down , -with an unsparing

      hand , but all in vain . As a last resource , tbey tried industrial occupation . The organ of the Free Traders and Manchester School , publishes the results . According to the _elaborate account of the "Dail y News , " it has been most successful , not only in improving the character of the inmates , but in effecting a considerable redaction in the rates .

      This result was not , however , achieved all at once . It takes some time to work out a new plan in practice , and especially to find out the right men to do it . This happened at Cork . Ihe first master Wandered , and was very unsuccessful , but the Guardians were lucky enongh to find a man who understood what vas wanted , and what is better , who knew how to do it Under his inspiriting influence , idleness , with all its concomitant evils , was

      banished from the Cork workhouse . Healthy and cheerful occupation dispelled , like a purifying breeze , the noisome and stagnant vapours which hung about it , and poisoned alike the physical and the moral health of its inmates . Order , cleanliness , industry , and cheerfulness took the place of disorder , filth , idleness , and { he prison-like gloom and silence that nurtured many a vindictive and baleful passion in those -who hardened into fiends within the hateful

      -prorkhouse walls . It is not oar intention here to follow ont the details of this praiseworthy and most instructive experiment . It is merely requisite to say , that -varied productive and profitable employment has been supplied to all the inmates , _according to their , age , sex , and capabilities . Spinning , carding , weaving—both linen and -R-oolIen goods—shoemaMng , tailoring , carpentering , bating , and other occupations , are all earned on in the well-arranged workshops of the Cork Union . The only drawback we see

      io ihe plan is , that they have not a farm to cultivate , and thereby the power of providing themselves with food . If they had , they would soon require no more assistance from the Cork ratepayers , and , in afew years , would pay them ¦ wh at has been expended in this noble and fruitful experiment Already it has effected an average saving of £ 4 , 500 per annum in the former rates ; while the inmates are , by 1 heir own labour , more comfortably clad , better lodged , and rendered more health y than _« ver they were before .

      One hopeful incident must not be lost sight of . The stubbornness of even official political economy has relaxed under the more stubborn power of these facts , we are told that—The poor-law commissioners have come to regard tbe . industrial system so favourably , that they have permitted the board to negotiate for the possession of a moderate sized farm , -whereon to develope the agricultural talent of the rural propers ; and it may "be that , "by and bye , seme of them will come to "be tenders of prize rams and plethoric bullocks ; though , to realize Dr . Johnson ' s notion of the condition of such bucolics , " who tend fat oxen shonld themselves be fat "

      The social arrangements that have tbe power to convert idle , unruly ,. and disorderly paupers , into active , intelligent , workmen , ploughmen , delvers , and graziers , cannot stop there . Industrial organisation carries within itself a power of multiplication , when it is seen what can be done in one place by the proper application of Labour , Land , and Capital , all of which are now worse than wasted —men will ask themselves : " Why not here also ? " The answer to that question will not harmonise with competitive political economy , but it will do better ; it will lay the foundation for the permanent and general prosperity of all classes ofthe community .

      Of October 12, 1850. ' _1 ^ ^ Th^ Northe...

      October 12 , 1850 . _' _ 1 _^ TH _^ _NORTHERN _$ TAR . 5 : " _^^^^^ ' ™' S ! _S' _*** _' _^ S _=- ~ - - _* m ¦ _ .. _¦?——^ _. _ . _. __ . , _„^ ., . .,

      Monies Received Fob Thk Week Em-Use Thur...

      MONIES RECEIVED Fob thk Week Em-use Thursday , October IOih , 2830 . TOE THE _IfflDffiG-UP OF TBE _LABB COffiPAHY . Beceived by "W . Bibeb . —lake lock , near Wakefield , per J . Hnmphrey 6 s Gd—J . Tickers , Amble , near Morpeth 6 d—J . and P . Frost , Rawmarsh , near Rotherham Is—Four Paid-up Members , Bur ton-upon-Trent 2 s 6 d—Leicester , t «* H . Barrow , from Thirteen Members Cs 6 d—Camberwell , per J- Simspon 5 s—J . Howe , Braintree 6 d—W . Bradshaw , Crick , "Northamptonshire Is—Messrs . Powell , Evans , D . Williams , J . B . Williams , T . iloi _^ an , J . W . and B . Lewis and J . Morgan 4 s 6 & £ _s . a . Beceived by "W . Bider .. .. 18 0

      THE HOffESTY FflffD . Received by "ff . Rideb , —J . Tickers , Amble , _nearSTorpethls . TRACT FUND . Beceived by Johs Absoit . —A few Friends to the Cause , laswade , per W . Pringle 7 s 3 d . FOR THE HUNGARIAN AND POLISH REFUGEES . Ueceived by Jobs Aexoxt . —Fart Proceeds of a Concert , held at the Bock , Lisson-grove ( Emmet's Brigade , ) per J . Blake 16 s .

      THE CASE OF THOMAS JONESReceived hy Johs Absoit . —From Edinburgh , per Walter Prine _' e — CoUected at the Waterloo rooms , after Mr . Ernest Jones's Lecture II 12 s Id—H . Bobertson , Publisher 2 s 6 d—Hugh Conway ( late Chartist Victim ) 2 s 6 d—a Friend Is—Mr . Wood 6 d—Laughlan M'Gregor 6 d—Total from Edmhmgh 11 ISs Id . —Falkirk , Collected after an appeal by Mr . Ernest Jones , per Stewart M'Walters 11 4 s 3 d—Tilliconltrv , after an appeal by Mr . Ernest Jones , peril . Hislop II 8 _=-Tflainilton , after an appeal by Mr . Ernest Jones , per A . Walker 11 Os Sd—Loughborough , per J . Farrow 2 s 4 d—H . Crump Cd—Mr . Dans 6 d— Mr . Davy ls -Mr . Thompson 6 d—a Friend , _Bnny-lane , perilr . Crump 2 s 6 d—Proceeds of the Meeting , Temperance Hall , Broadway II 7 s—City Women ' s Men , per G . _Grunslade 11 .

      Tbe Botjte Of Me. Ehnest Jokes Ernest Jo...

      TBE BOTJTE OF ME . _EHNEST JOKES Ernest Jones will he at Carlisle , Saturday , the 12 th . Padiham , Sunday , the 13 th . Eochdale , Monday , the 14 th . Staleyhridge , Tuesday , the loth . Stockport , "Wednesday , the 16 th . Erxest Jokes . Glasgow , 9 th Octoher .

      —™>«I^— The Polish Asd Hungaeian Befugee...

      _—™>« i _^— THE POLISH ASD _HUNGAEIAN BEFUGEES . On "Wednesday evening a public meeting was held in the large room , at the Coach and Horses , Stratford , in aid ofthe Refugees . Mr . T . Brown in the chair . The chairman made a powerful appeal on behalf of these brave , hut unfortunate exiles , and stated that a build ing , containing a hall and sleeping apartments for their refuge , would he opened on Sunday

      next , at 41 , Turnmfll-street , near Clerkenweil Green , and that ihe Committee would meet there every Sunday , and he happy to receive bedding of any kind , however humble . Messrs . _Bentley , Moring , and others , also addressed the audience , and after several Democratic songs were sung hy the Poles , a collection was made amounting to £ 1 Os . lid . One lady who had come ten miles liberally gave a _half-Bovereign ,

      Treatment Of Poiitical Prisoners. On Tue...

      TREATMENT OF _POIITICAL PRISONERS . On Tuesday a public meeting waB held in the Broadway , Westminster , for the purpose of hearing statements from several ofthe Chartists who were committed to Newgate , _Tothill-fields Prison , and _Horsemonger-lane Gaol , relative to the treatment they had received during their imprisonment . Mr . Hannibal presided . The Chairman , in addressing the meeting , referred to the occurrences which had led to the incarceration of numbers oftheir Chartist brethren , and to the agitated state of Europe , when kings were trembling on their thrones , and even the Pope of Rome found it necessary to look to his safety . The meeting of that evening had been called for the purpose of hearing statements irom those of their friends who had suffered imprisonment in their cause . Several oftheir friends were then present , and no doubt others would join them in the course of the evening . _^ ... _^ m ah _MriiiiMK «» _- _ -. _T _~^~~

      3 fir . Shaw said that it had fallen to his lot to meve the first resolution , and , in doing so , he need scarcely say that he agreed in every word of that resolution ; and he felt certain that those he addressed would join him in the opinion , that the working classes in this country had a right to speak their minds on matters of public moment that deeply affected their interests . The principal object of the meeting was , to ascertain what sympathy the working classes entertained _towardstbeir suffering friend Thomas Jones , who still remained a victin in prison , till he could pay to her Majesty the Queen the sum of ten pounds , which was demanded , before he could be liberated from prison . Why Thos . Jones should be singled out for such persecution he ( Mr . Sha-jv ) conld not tell . Jones was a shoemaker by trade , and he believed he had ever been a hardworking man . He was unfortunately one of the

      victims of those spies who were ever at the beck of the tyrannical Whig government . Had the workingmen of England performed their duty he and others would not have suffered snch indignities and persecution as they had been subjected to . He ( Mr . Shaw ) was now free ofa prison , and he had no wish ever to return to one . His health would not enable him to address them at much length , and he would only further say that he concurred in every word of the resolution , which he moved , to the -following effect : — " That this meeting being of opinion that every one has an undoubted right to freedom of speech on all questions which affect their interests , it therefore denounces those who have doomed their fellow men to dungeons and imprisonment for declaring their honest convictions , and thereby expresses its deep and heartfelt sympathy with those who have received such brutal and infamous treatment for their attachment to the cause of truth and

      justice . Mr . _Akkoii seconded the resolution , and said , as secretary to the Victim Committee of the National Charter Association , it had been his duty to put himself in communication with Mr . Wakley , M . P ., relative to the treatment the Chartist prisoners were subjected to in the Westminster House of Correction . The application was made in consequence of a statement which , had been communicated to the Victim Committee by one ofthe prisoners , Mr . Sharp . That statement was written by Sharp in the dark , and secretly conveyed to the committee , and it described the cruel treatment and harsh u ? age to which the prisoners were subjected . Mr . Arnott proceeded to read the correspondence with Mr . Wakley , and stated that in tbe beginning of

      March , 1849 , Sir George Grey sent a communication , dated from Whitehall , in which the Secretary for the Home Department stated that inquiries had been instituted with reference to the treatment of the prisoners , of which complaint had been made ; that the prisoners had been examined separately ; that twelve out ofthe thirteen , upon being interrogated , answered that they had nothing to' complain of ; and that the thirteenth complained of having been struck by one of the officers , but that npon inquiry being made into that circumstance , it turned out that the blow had been given accidentally . Such was the answer they had received from Sir George Grey . Now , as to the blow which had been alluded to , instead of being a thing of

      accident , it was an intentional act , and was seen given by the party who had made tbe communication _. As to tbe prison regulations which had been so much complained of , Sir George Grey said that these were made by the magistrates in conformity with the provisions of the Act of Parliament , and that he , the Home Secretary , could not interfere . Such was all tbe satisfaction they had received at the bands ofthe Secretary of State . Mr . Wakley , through illness , having been compelled to give up prosecuting the inquiry , application was made to Mr . Feargus O'Connor , Sir Joshua _Walmaley , and George Thompson , and they having given it as their decided opinion , that Sir George . Grey would rather pardon the vilest felon tban any political

      prisoner , the inquiry was notfurtherproceeded with . But notwithstanding the denial which had been attempted to be given by the government to their complaints , it was the melancholy fact , as they were all aware , tbat poor Sharp and another . Chartist prisoner fell victims to their treatment , and died in prison in consequence of the ill-treatmeut to which they had been exposed . Mr . Arnott then stated , that Williams died on the 7 th of September , 1849 , aud tbat the inquest was held on the following day , Mr . Tindal Atkinson being engaged by the committee to watch the case on behalf of the deceased ' s friends—that the inquest was adjourned io the following Menday , and that on the intervening day , as requested , he went to visit the deceased's relatives ,

      and took down their evidence in writing , which was placed in the hands of Mr . Atkinson , to be used on the adjourned- inquest . The father of Williams having been examined , stated that his son said , " Father , itis not Cholera , I die of cold and starvation . " The coroner refused te hear any more evidence of that kind ; but the evidence of deceased ' s mother he considered to be of a . far more important character , and which she was prepared to give on oath ; it was as follows :- — " On Wednesday , at five o'clock in the afternoon , I went to visit my son , whom I found in his cell in a most prostrate state . I inquired what sustenance he had received , when I was informed by the officer on duty that he had plenty of soda water . 1 then asked if he could not

      be allowed a little arrow-root ?—the officer instantly replied , 'he will not take it . ' 1 then said tomyson , '' Joe , should you like some arrow-root ? ' and with all the earnestness of which he was capable , he said , « Yes ! ' After a lapse of two hours a small quantity , not exceeding three table _spoonsfulls _, was brought , which he devoured . At half-past eight o ' clock that evening I left him . On the following day , at twelve o ' clock at noon , I again visited hini , ahd asked him what sustenance he had received during my absence ?'—and he said , ' None whatever . ' " Thus a man lying on his death-bed was left without food or nourishment for sixteen hours . Williams died early the next day . ( Cries of " Shame ! " and " Murder ! " )

      Mr . _Jdijas Hahset supported the resolution , and said he bad no doubt , when the reign of adversity once more came round , as come round it would , and men spoke out their feelings , they might rely upon it that snch men would have to endure persecution in the future _/ as men had already suffered persecution in the past . A government not representing the people was no more the government of tbis country than was Russia or Austria . Why did men atall speak of physical force , and become the victims of the plots of Powell and company ? Simply bceause they were refused permission openly to meet , and a statute was raked up to meet the occasion of the time of Charles the First . It was the dnty of the meeting to advocate the

      principles of those men who had suffered ih 1848 . Tbtg Should value men according to the principles they advocated , and not on account of their being successful or otherwise . Thomas Jones was still incarcerated till a fine was paid , which in other cases had been remitted . But in the case of Thomas Jones the fine of ten pounds was persisted in , and simply because he had manfully stood up against the prison discipline to which the Chartist prisoners had been subjected . ( Hear , hear . ) Instead of adopting modes of separate action , the people should resolve upon united action , and by making a long puli , a strong pull , and a pull altogether , obtain tbose necessary reforms of which he felt that the People ' s Charter ought to be the

      precursor . The resolution was tben unanimously agreed to . Mr . James M . Brtson , one of the liberated prisoners , moved the next resolution , with reference to the treatment of Thomas Jones . For five weeks he ( Jones ) had been limited to bread and water , because he had refused to work according to the prison regulations . His trade was that of a shoemaker , and he refused to make shoes in the gaol , as it was understood that such work was sold out of tbe gaol to the injury of the poor workman . ( Hear , hear . ) With reference to the treatment of risoners at Pentonville he believed ihat in several

      p , cases insanity had resulted , and it was a fact that , before the prisoners were sent away who were sentenced to transportation , it was the practice to give them opportunities for sing ing and making noises of almost every kind to fit them for leaving , after the silent system to which they were compelled , under the regulations of that prison , to submit . He concluded by moving a resolution to the effect , — " That this meeting is of op inion that the conduct pursued towards Thomas Jones by the authorities U brutal in the extreme , and that enforcing tbe fine of ten pounds is tantamount to keeping him in prison for life . "

      Mr . Geobge Shell , who had been imprisoned in uorsemon ger-lane Gaol _. nextaddresBedthemeeling . _™ _j ! l * _*?** , he said , would soon be liberated , _? n J ' _Tl came out 0 { Prison , he wonld be able _™ I , _! L e _? _- \ 8 tatemen t of the treatment he bad endured , which would almost seem to be incredible . _cnnfiS _w nm ent he had himself endured had only _Kfc & _? the _^ _options he should never ti _& u _^ _sssi oordially 8 BPPWted

      Treatment Of Poiitical Prisoners. On Tue...

      MV . tj 9 S ? I J & W * Supported the resolution . All tu . _* t _imprisonment " _* lone ror him , as his friend _Shel _*^ also Baid , was , that it had sent him into a prison a chartist , and it bad sent him . out of it a . Republican . The first speaker who had addressed them that evening ( Mr . Shaw ) had suffered extremely , and had been for a considerable time compelled to go upon crutches . There was a classification of prisoners in Newgate , of which the public had little knowledge , but the classification was not one as regarded the naturo of their _orimesj but as regarded the weight of their pockets . There were in Newgate prison fifteen condemned cells , and he and Shaw were confined in two of these for twelvemonths , until rheumatism and illness laid them both on their backs . He certainly tried to make himself rather a troublesome customer , an- _tfj Jnnv J Reno „ .. _ - ' _ i _ i .. . ..

      among other things , on the anniversary of Charles the Second , he refused to go to chapel , as he said he didn't want to return thanks for any such matter , as ho thought Charles the Second ought to have been treated just the same way as his father had been . They were always told they must conform to the rules of the prison , but these rules , although they had often asked for them , they never yet could see . The speaker , at considerable length , entered into details of what he had experienced io prison , and concluded by appealing to the sympathies of the meeting on behalf ot Thomas Jones , who still remained in prison _. The meeting then separated . A collection was made at the doors on behalf of Thomas Jones . It was announced at the close ofthe meeting tbat this was the first of a series of meetings which it was intended to hold on the subject .

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      The Executive Committee Op The National ...

      The Executive Committee op the National Chahter Association held their usual weekly meeting at the office , 14 , Southampton-street , Strand , on Wednesday evening , October 9 th . Mr . Edward Milne in the chair . Correspondence was read from Dorking , stating that a locality was about being formed in that town , and soliciting cards and fiiles for that purpose . From Exeter , remitting , cash , and requesting that a lecturer he sent into the County of Devon , and also stating that great good would arise if therequest could he complied with . From Ipswich , reporting that a locality had been formed in that borough , with most encouraging

      prospects . Also from Mr . Ernest Jones , dated from Crlasgow . After highly eulogising the noble and kind-hearted workingmen of Edinburgh , Falkirk , Tillicoultry , Alexandria , Paisley and Hamilton , for what they have done in behalf of Thomas Jones , the letter concludes thus , " I forhear entering into detail as to my tour , but am . happy to inform you that nothing can he more promising and encouraging than the temper and spirit of the people . The meetings are all overflowing and enthusiastic , and not only enthusiastic , but what is much better , there seems a calm and thoughtful determination to act and organise . " The committee then adjourned to Wednesday evening , Octoher 16 th .

      Somers Tows _Locality . —A meeting was held at the Bricklayer ' s Arms . Mr . Wilkin in the chair . The delegate reported from the Metropolitan Council . Mr . Wheeler moved , and Mr . Thurston seconded — " Thatthe council be instructed before taking any further steps in publishing a circular , to await the result of the proceedings of the democratic Conference . " Carried . On the motion of Messrs , "Rogers and Harris it was agreed , that the council should be advised to include tbe whole of the liberated victims in the proposed supper , instead of

      confining it ' exclusively to Ernest Jones . Mr . Wheeler read a reply to a letter in the Star from Messrs Allnutt . and Nobbs , which was unanimously adopted , and ordered to be signed by the chairman and other individuals . Mr . Hornby read some correspondence between himself , Mr . M'Grath , and Mr . Smith , when the following resolution was unanimously passed : — " That the character of Mr . Hornby stands as it ever has done , without reproach in the eyes of this locality , and that the chairman be requested to correspond , with Mr . M'Grath . " Mr . Fussell then commenced his lecture " On the

      present state of Society , " alluding to the various efforts made by Reformers in all ages to better the condition of their fellow men , from Socrates and Plato , down to the Gracchi , and from that down to the present age . He then showed that the Charter was the onlj effective means by which the evils which for ages had been felt could be removed . He showed the manner in which taxation and tbe other burdens of the country , fell with such heavy pressure on the working class , illustrating his argument by reference tothe Exhibition of 1851 , and the advantages which foreign intellect and industry had over "British . " Until the people were duly re presented , no social modification could ever be permanent ; all attempts at co-operation or

      establishing labour exchanges , had from this reason proved failures . He then dwelt long and eloquently upon the advantages of union , expressing delight at the auspicious commencement of their labour at the John-street Institution , showing that if this union was effected , they would be prepared to take advantage of the struggle which would speedily take place on the continent . The public mind on the continent was a century in advance of that in this country upon questions of Social Reform , and it was only by the military force that they were enabled to keep it in abeyance . He had working

      with him a young man who had heen seven months confined in a prison in France , and when released no evidence was brought against him ; such a state of things would not long be endured ; and he implored them to unite and be prepared for the struggle , which sooner or later must come . Mr . Thos . Wall , in an excellent speech , supported the views advocated by the lecturer . Messrs . Thurston , Hornby , Dent , Wilkins , and Wheeler , also addressed the audience . "Votes of thanks were given to the lecturer and the chairman , and the meeting separated . Metropolitan Delegate Council . —In

      consequence of the meeting of the Conference at Johnstreet , on Sunday afternoon , this body assembled at seven o ' clock , at the King and Queen , Foley _, street , Portland-place . Mr . Stallwood was called to the chair . A letter was read from Mr . Fletcher , the secretary , excusing his non-attendance . Reports were received from the Whittington and Cat , in favour of establishing a Chartist Circular ; also from the Finsbury Crown and Anchor , and other localities , but expressing a doubt as to the council having sufficient means at its command to carry it into successful operation . The delegate from Limehouse applied to the council for aid , in appointing speakers for thc forthcoming public

      meeting , and also for securing a supply of lecturers . An appeal was made from the Greenwich locality , to assist them in meeting the expenses of prosecuting Mr . Addis for breach of agreement , in refusing the use of the academy for Chartist lectures and public meetings . The delegates were instructed to lay the subject before their localities . Arrangements were discussed , respecting the getting up ofa public supper to Ernest Jones upon hia return to the metropolis ; the delegates wero instructed to inquire into the probable number that would attend from their respective localities . The council then adjourned , to meet at the same time and placo next Sunday evening . " The Chartist Metropolitan Delegate Council has issued the following address : —

      " TO THE WORKING MEN OF THE METROPOLIS . " Brothebs , —Ignoranee is one of the barriers to the liberty of the people . The unintelligent become the ' prey' and the tool' of the scholastic domineering class of the day ; the ingenious capa bilities of the working men are used by the craftiness of this class for their own purpose and support , or otherwise they have heen crushed , left unprotected , and uncultivated-no scope nor encouragement given ; , and why ? because , were you educated as you should be , wero your intellectual faculties cultivated—union would spring up with fresh vigour , tyranny and tyrants , despotism and despots , would rot and crumble into dust—liberty and justice would rise predominant over the ashes

      of slavery ! And well do our oppressors know this ; and , as it oftentimes has been said , so do we believe that it is to tbeir interest to keep the people ignorant , to support them in their lustful habits of idleness . But , only let the working men know the value of themselves ; only let the noble faculties of the mind expand themselves , and that moment would the spirit of free inquiry establish itself ; truth would float in tranquillity in the wide space ; no longer would man submit to the present , state of society . Then , working men , ye must think and study . The winter is fast approaching—tho time which would be spent in the enjoyment of Summer ramblings , can now be spent in the promulgation of principles , and in the cultivation and improvement of our minds . We can do this ourselves .

      Institutions have been founded ; bearing the name of ' Mechanics' ; ' but the mechanics aro not found there , —aristocratic power controls their conductorship . But , working men , you can form your own 1 Mutual Instruction Societies . ' The knowledge of tbo intellectual portion of our order must be given forthe enli ghtenment and instruction of each other —each mind conveying its own _Bontiments . - From your own libraries of your own works , interchange book for book , have reading rooms open , supplied with your own papers , form your discussion classeB to investigate subjects of importance , and to promulgate our principles . Again , we say , use your spare time in the improvement of your own minds and the minds of others ; nourish and encourage education whilst promoting the cause of Chartism ,

      The Executive Committee Op The National ...

      Brothers , m this _Wafye can mutually instruct your " selves in your various > dieB , and at a small cost , an inunion -with our _loouWes _, " and thereby greatly aid the cause , and bring aboi . ? - the more speedy and substantial obt _ainmentTof the _Charter . On the part of the _Courier op n ia r W A _FMIOHHi . J . J . JBBBCK . 26 , Golden Lane , Barbican . " m ( £ _HL ° _^ RTiS ? J HAI ' » G 0 _LOEN-LANE .-A pU'WiC h _* 1 l frr _^ TO _* _. iedo - ! 1 Monday ni S * inthe above Eh M .. _? S , nes 8 in a s P * - * of considerable _XtTmJ _^*?? moved the kn owing resolution : m „ _vT _S _? Ineetlng . views with satisfaction the immense progress which the friends of agrarian relZ _^ Te ; mak ? _A a Amer i ° a _, and the increased attention avail , to the subject by politicians in this _ .

      country . Mr . Leno read extracts from the Young American paper , confirmatory ofthe truth expressed m the resolution . The right and title to man ' s existence was the possession of the soil ; and he was convinced that they could never have a successful organisation of abour until they had possession of the land . Until they had possession of the raw material of wealth , they must ever continue slaves to those who held it , and competition would continue to prostrate labour at the feet of capital . —Mr . Elliott , in a speech of considerable ability , seconded tho resolution , which , having been supported by Messrs . Wheeler and Flanagan , was unanimously adopted . —Mr . Bezer moved a vote of thanks to the chairman , and the meeting dissolved .

      Tillicoultry . — On the 4 th inst ., Mr . Ernest Jones delivered a lecture in the new Independent Chapel , to a densely crowded audience . The lecture lasted for nearly two hours , and gave the greatest satisfaction . A few questions were asked at the conclusion , and answered to the full satisfaction of the querist , amid the applause of the audience . After the lecture , Mr . Jones made an appeal to the meeting , on behalf of Thomas Jones , still incarcerated m Tothill-fields Prison , because of the non-payment of his fine , The appeal was responded to by the spontaneous subscription of £ 1 6 s . Mr . Robinson was in the chair , and after a vote of thanks to Mr . Jones and the Chairman , the meeting separated .

      _, Sheffield .-On Sunday , October 6 th , the council held their weekly meeting in the Democratic Temperance Hotel , 33 , Queen-street—Mr . Hague in the chair , Mr . Itoyston moved , and Mr . Whaley seconded—** That the Northern Star and other democratic publications be read aloud every Sunday evening , commencing at seven o ' clock "—Carried unanimously . The council then adopted an address to the Sheffield Chartists , urging the necessity of union , and declaring while they would not oppose , directly or indirectly , any section of reformers , they would maintain their long cherished principles whole and entire . The following are the names of the council : — Morton Royston , Henry Milner , William Cavill , Thomas Ash , Henry Flanagin , Thomas Hague , James Whaley , Charles Clayton , Aaron Higginbottom , Nathan Robinson , Thomas Rooke , Richard Buck , Financial Secretary ; George Cavill , Secretary ; John Allinson , Treasurer .

      Manchester . —A members' meeting was held in the People ' s Institute , on Sunday , October 6 th , when Mr . O'Connor ' s letter wa 3 read from the Northern Star ofthe 5 th inst ,, recommending that a Conference should be held in Manchester on some early day . A resolution was passed approving of the suggestion of that gentleman , believing that it wonld do a great amount of good to the cause of Chartism , and recommending to the localities through England , Scotland , ahd Wales , that the said Conference _sbould be held in Manchester on the first day of January , 1851 . This being a holiday , but little time would be lost by tbo working classes , and it would be about six weeks before the assembling of Parliament ,

      Kottinghah , —On Sunday last Mr . Kydd addressed a meeting on the Forest , in the afternoon . Subject — "' Democracy at home and abroad . " The weather proving very unfavourable , the meeting was adjourned until six o ' clock in tbo evening , to tbe Large Room , at the Seven Stars . At the appointed time , Mr . Sweet was unanimously called upon to preside , and briefly opened the meeting . Mr . Kydd then delighted an overflowing audience for nearly two hours , by giving a most elaborate and talented exposition of foreign and home politics . The lecturer was listened to throughout with the deepest attention . At the close a unanimous vote of thanks was awarded to him and the chairman . ——On the same evening , at eight o ' clock , Dr . IT . Frith , one of the

      Yorkshire victims , addressed a very numerously attended meeting in the Largo Room , at the Eagle Tavern , Mr . Sweet again presiding . The subject selected was— "The wrongs of Hungary . " After depicting the horrible , treatment to which the brave Hungarians had been subjected by that blood-thirsty tyrant , Haynau , and eulogising the noble Kossuth and his corn-patriots , a vote of thanks was awarded to him , and also to the chairman . On Monday evening , Mr . Kydd again lectured at the Seven Stars . Mr . Sweet . being elected chairman , stated , that he had no doubt hia friend , Mr . Kydd lV » would _enlightehi tbem upon a very important subject , namely * . Labour—its nature and destiny . " The lecturer , who evidently had given the subject of his discourse much consideration , entered . fully into this all-engrossing topic ,- basing his arguments upon scriptural grounds , viz . ; "He that will not work , neither shall he eat ; " showing that labour was not

      only honourable to all men , but beneficial to health and prosperity . He opined that at no distant day , capital , skill , and . labour would be combined , and a thorough organisation of labour would take place ; and when men were placed , by such circumstances surrounding them , above want , or fear of it , its high destiny would be fulfilled . Under present arrangements , those who toiled tho most fared the worst , while those who were the most idle and least deserving lived luxuriously . It is impossible to do justice to the ennobling sentiments uttered by the lecturer , suffice it to say , that after an address of two hours' duration he closed his lecture , amidst the cheers of a highly intelligent audience . On Tuesday evening , the mayor having granted Mr . Sweet the use of the"Town Hall , Mr . Kydd again lectured , taking for his subject : "Revolutionstheir cause and effects . " The meeting did not terminate until eleven o ' clock . —[ A report of this meeting will be given next week . ]—All the meetings have been well attended .

      • Middlesex Sessions. A Desperate Woman....

      • MIDDLESEX SESSIONS . A Desperate Woman . —Eleanor Bennett , a fierce ietermined-looking woman , aged 22 , was indicted for having threatened the life of Miss Isabella Grace Mountford , the school mistress of _Bethnal-green workhouse . The defendant when called upon to p lead took no notice of the question at first , but on its being repeated , she exclaimed ( her voice being precisely like tho screech of an owl , ) " Oh , I'll tell her , I'll give it her again if its years to come , that ' s what I ' ve cot to say , and what do you think of it old fellow rand then made an attempt to pull off her shoe , wherewith to assault the prosecutrix , or anybody who might be near her . As she refused to plead , the case was proceeded with as if she had

      pleaded not guilty . The prisoner , it appeared , had slept the greater part of her life alternately in the metropolitan prisons and the Bethnal-green workhouse . On the 29 th of September sho was an inmate of the latter establishment , and on that day she was assisting the storekeeper in the dining-hall , when the school-mistress , who happened to be there , discovered some _victuals concealed in a desk . The prisoner was highly indignant at her asking who placed it there , and in an outburst of fury made an unsuccessful attempt to strike her with an earthenware dish ; she declared that she would not be foiled the next time , and that she would soon find an opportunity for tho gratification of her revenge . The same afternoon as Miss

      Mountford was passing along ono of the corridors , the prisoner rushed after her with a tin pannikin aud wa 3 about to strike her with it on tho head when one ofthe teachers of the male school ran up and prevented her doing so . The prisoner thon threatened to stick a knife into her tho first time she had a chance , and there being very little doubt but that sho would carry that threat into execution on the first opportunity sho was given into custody . During the examination of the witnesses the prisoner made repeated attempts to take off her shoe , and she resisted the officer to that degree when he was preventing her , that an additional one was put in the dock . Throughout the case she was continually interposing with the most dreadful oxclamations , one of whioh may be taken as a sample of the whole . When asked what sbe had to say to the charge , she said , "Do what you like—it ' s all

      - _—; ies , and 111 bury a - — knife in her body yet . I will d—n her and all of you . I'll give it her if its for year _, to come . " Sho was found Guilty . Sir . Ajar , the medical officer to the workhouse , thought the prisoner was perfectly sane . It was then shown that tho prisoner had been once convicted in this court and once at the Old Bailey for felony , and no less than seven times by police magistrates for smashing windows an'd other wilful damage . She was sentenced to a month ' s imprisonment , and to find two sureties in £ 10 to keep the peace foi * six months . _Artioles of tho peace were then exhibited against her under which she was ordered to find two further sureties for a further period of six months , and to bo imprisoned until such sureties were given . The prisoner was then removed , and as she was led away she repeated her diabolical threats with the most awful oaths .

      M . Potevin made his ascent on Thursday , from the Hippodrome , Paris , mounted on the back ofan ostrich , amidst the cheers of an immense concourse of persons assembled . A chemist of Lorient , named Lagrange , has , after fifteen years' experiments , brought to perfection a new kind of shell , which , when it _atrike ' _i any object , bursts with dreadful force , tearing to pieces _©? erythingnearit ,

      National Association Op United Trades. T...

      NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OP UNITED TRADES . T . S . _Duncomhb , Eso ,., M . P ., President , Established 1845 . ¦ " FIAT JDSTITIA . " _bi ! _uM _™ S » t _% MlWe for the _workms classes , by comrateoftS TZTl ' S ? ? > or _gce _-P P «•<¦ * B _^ tral . " _iL not tn _L _™ ? t / t dl ? be said tlmtthie would be a tL'ing not to bo punished , bnt to be welcomed and rejoiced iStdam Mill . Jn strict accordance with our last week ' s prediction , the first detachment of the Wolverhampton men _vtfio were , upon the advice of the Central Committee , transferred lo London , have , in the course of the week , obfained employment ; and a second batch ? re this article id Jn the hands of our members , will _ie in the London market , where their known _usefulless will , no doubt , soon find customers .

      As one of the natural consequences of the insane proceedings of the Perry clique , we are informed that one of the largest firms ia London are making extensive preparations to commence the manufacture of "Bright work , " a branch of the trade hitherto almost confined to Wolverhampton . How this arrangement will suit Messrs . E . Perry and Fearncombe _^ we leave the m to decide on ; but of this we are quite certain , that the prices which will be paid in London to ' bright workmen" will be altogether a different price to even " our book . " The strike may be said to be terminated . The _., " ,- uV , ? minmee "Off know the utmost extent of their liabilities .

      Every independent man has withdrawn from the obnoxious shops , and the few whom Perry holds by his disgraceful bonds have served him with notice to quit , and will quit as their notices expire . It is true that we have not , and may not , induce Mr . Edward Perry to accept our book ; he is so ob . _stmate ; but it is equally true , that the golden visions ofthe Peruvian and Californian trade , for which he told us he was making such extensive preparations , will soon , if they . have not already , assume the complexion of a pleasant dream , as beautiful and as evanescent .

      It has been reported to us , that Mr . E . Perry complains of the measures which the men have thought it necessary to adopt to protect themselves from the effects of his injustice ; that be _querulously complains that the steam should be put upon him . " It is a position he invited himself into , with the same egotism as when he invited himself into the chair at the Swan Hotel , at the meeting of the masters _^ in virtue of his position as being the most extensive manufacturer of his trade in the town . ' He at that time employed exactly three men more than either of his neighbours . But , alas 1 for the uncertainty of human affairs , even that small honour , so gratifying to his large self-esteem , has departed from him . He is no longer the triton of the trade , but must , we believe , for some time , content himself with

      a third , or even a fourth rate position . Whatever inconvenieuce may arise to these gentlemen from this affair is entirely their own seeking ; we strove strenuously to prevent it . We pointed to an equitable and honourable solution ol the difficulty . They all know our sincerity in those efforts , and they know also the illiberal spirit with which our exertions were met . They know they came to that Conference predetermined to concede nothing . Mr . E . Perry played the dictator , and Mr . Fearncombe the bobadik , at these meetings ; we endured the infliction for two days , and could no longer submit either our 3 _elyea or our men to the arrogance of the one , or the vulgar abuse of the other . All conciliatory measures having thus failed , there was but one course open to the men , and tbat was , to make a book ior themselves , and insist upon its adoption .

      Mr . Perry says , that men have a right , individually , to bargain as to wages , but not collectively . We beg to correct Mr . Perry . Men have a rig ht , collectively , to set a price upon their labour—just the same right as the iron masters have ,, at their quarterly meeting , to set a price upon their iron . A more clearly defined and better established right does not exist , and it is the only equitable and effective mode by which the wages' question can be dealt with . This individual bargain-making has been tbe bane and ruin of the working classes . It is the ' National Curse . "

      This nation never did , or can prosper , upon low wages . It is an absurdity . National prosperity can alone be based upon national happiness , and tbat is incompatible with low wages—the fruitful source of poverty , vice , and crime , We beg to assure Mr . _Periy , that however rich and prosperous low wages may have made , or may make him , and bis class , they are not the nation . Is an illustration wanted of what low wageawill do ? Look at Ireland , niih its wretched serfs , its _niise . rable , benighted , famine-stricken slaves , the keenest

      satire upon our national greatness ; the inexpiable opprobrium to our boasted civilisation , and the disgrace and infamy of British Statesmanship and of British Legislation . And this is the condition to which the Perrys and other tyrants of trade , and the hellish system they advocate , would reduce the British labourer to . But no , wbile we live , while we can use our tongue , or wield our pen , we will fearlessly denounce tbe infernal system , ' and the heartless tyrants who , for their o « vn selfish ends , patronise and perpetuate it .

      Individual efforts to regulate wages are sheer nonsense . What possible chance can a poor , famishing , ignorant man , have with an astute , crafty capitalist ? It can only be compared to a lamb bargaining with a wolf . Like Ferry ' s agreements , all the penalties would be on one side , and all tbe benefits , on tbe other . No , no , Mr . Perry , no more of your individual contracts . Meet us in a spirit of equity and fairness . We do not begrudge you your profits ; do not you seek to rob us of our wages . We care not two

      straws at what price you sell your goods , but we have a right to live , and not to starve , from the fruits of our labour . And if we cannot accomplish this by individual , or even sectional effort , which all past experience proves , why , then , there is but one other remedy , and that is , National Organisation ; and , though Mr . Perry may deem it dangerous and pernicious , we tell him it is the glorious sheet anchor which can alone prevent labour drifting to leeward , and becoming a complete wreck upon the rocks of ill-regulated , insatiable capital .

      We know the difficulty , the extreme difficulty , of indoctrinating the masses with a theory so comparatively new—so opposed to their past experience and , in many caries , so repugnant to their prejudices and habits . We saw these difficulties at the threshold of the movement , and knowing them , bravely dared them , and pronounced our determination to evercome them ; we have struggled to do so , and we will still struggle on in our glorious mission , and as surely as a continuous dripping of the softest element eats into the impenetrable stone , so surely shall we , by perseverance and uncompromising integrity , carve out for our movement a passage through the ignorance ,

      prejudices , and stone-like apathy of our suffering brethren . And , in our estimation ; to enjoy this high privilege , of being humble instruments in working out so necessary and so nationally a beneficial revolution , confers more honour upon us than could be found in possessing the wealth of CrcBsus , if that wealth were the fruits of the wringings , squeezings and extortions , from the scanty pittance which the morality and honesty of capital awards to its elder brother labourers . Reflect , Mr . Perry , upon these things ; do just take a retrospective glance over the past—the past e ght years . How have you bnilt up your fortune ?—out of whose sinews—out of whose sweat—out of whose

      expenditure of health and life?—Your workmen . Draw up your retrospect to the present time , and ponder upon poor Hallet—the wretched , rheumatic Hallet ; think upon Haynes , —fancy his honest face upon the tread-wheel for an absence of three hours from his work , and the disgraceful proposition you made to him while in prison . Think upon the men whom you now hold against their wi \ l , in basest bonds , and then reflect , that by such means you have realised a fortune : think , sir , of these things , and then go to supper with what appetite you may . We would not change places witb such a man for all the gold of California . We grow daily more proud of our Association . We know that at this time thousands of our fellow workmen are watching ,

      with an almost breathless attention , the issue of this struggle . \ We know also , and Mr . Perry knows it too , that victory is ours , and that victory , officially announced , lifts our movement into per petuity . It will become one of the great facta of the times , and we shall have the Thunderer belching out bis fires at our unfortunate heads . What ' a glorious thing it is that we we not living under a French Republic , surrounded by Imperial Institutions . No , fellow workmen , an Association _Universale is not yet proscribed by British law , and if you are true to yourselves , it never will be . The VI . Geo . IV ., Cap . 129 , is our Palladium ; read it , study it , and learn from it the valuable privileges it confers upon you , and prepare yourselves to we

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      those privileges wisely and rationall y * It point toyou a clear and open path by which to escape from industrial bondage , and believe us , when we tell to that this grand desideratum achieved , yon are then in the high road to political freedom . No inleUige nt united people , were ever , or can be , enslaved . We said , last week , "That for a nation to be free , it was enough that it wills it " we offered a few explanatory words upon tbgt well-worn adage , and we _Eaid , and say still , that a national organisation of the working classes must be the basis from which

      alone this national will must spring . Give us , then our organisation , and we will free jou from In dus ! trial and Social bondage , and you can then , almost without an effort , demand arid have Political F _« _6 dom . We have the satisfaction of announcing _, tbat Mr . Winter , a member of the Central Com , mittee , stationed , at present , in Wolverhampton , to watch over and regulate the Wolverhampton strike , visited , last week , the Sadlers of WalsaJ , who came to a unanimous resolution of joining-, forthwith , the National Association of United Trades .

      Mr . Green will , on Saturday evening next , attend a delegate meeting of the Carpet _Weavrng firma of Kidderminster , where the important question will be discussed—how far working all night is conducive to the _healthj-happines ? _, and morality of working men , and whether such a system is to be tolerated ? We trust not . We have always been strong advocates for a Ten Hours Bill , and wish to see our members everywhere insist upon it , which they can readily do , without Legislative enactment , by union . The Gth Geo . IV ., cap . 129 * , gives them the right and the power . We have great pleasure in soliciting from the Editor of the ' Star '—truly the working man ' s paper —tbe insertion of the following admirable letter , received within these few days from the Tailors of Kilmarnock , an old , staunch , and valuable body of this movement . It contains the opinion of tome of Scotia ' s sons upon passing events . William Peee , See .

      ii : Kilmarnock , September 25 . Dear Sin , — Enclosed you will find a Post-office order for £ 3 10 s ., being JB 2 10 s in support of tlie strike fund , and the remaining £ 1 aB our current levies . You wHl , no doubt , expect our opinion regarding the operations of the Central Committee in regard to the "Wolverhampton Tin Plate Workers . I may state , that the manner in * which the Central Committee have conducted this affair , has all along given the greatest amount of satisfaction ti > ns ; while we have watched tlie . nrrogance ofthat evidently consummate hypocrite , Perry , in his endeavours to force the men to bow to his dictum with loathing and disgust We have admired the calm determination of the Central Committee in still keeping the one grand object ofthe strike in

      the foreground . Thia Perry has stood out in bold relief to Illustrate what unscrupulous capitalists are at all times prepared to perpetrate upon disunited labour . Shall this , then , be the last lesson that capital will have to read to labour ? Will the working classes ofthis kingdom prepare themselres to meet this still growing monster ? Or when , at any future time , the fint of golden omnipotence shall go forth , will they be found , as heretofore , vainly battling , individually , or sectionally , until they , perceiving the error of such a course when too late , find themselves so torn and lacerated by the monster , that to collect the atpre _* _. sent available elements , whicli , if rightly directly , would check ana finaUy overthrow it , will have become impossible t -

      let us hope , for tbe credit , as well as for the benefit o ? the working classes of Britain , that they will not so far neglect all that appertains to their welfare . In a word _,, let tbem prove their faith in their own strength , and the vital principles of association , by at once becoming mem . bers ofthe National Association of United Trades . I remam , dear sir , yours sincerely , William Spiceb _, Secretary . To Mr . William Peel .

      The Great Seizure Oe Stolen Plate Am Jew...

      THE GREAT SEIZURE OE STOLEN PLATE Am JEWELLERY IN THE CITY . Mr . Sirrell , the silversmith of Barbican , and the two men , Macauley and Maguire , concerning whose apprehension , the two latter upon a _charge of stealing , and the former of feloniously receiving a vast amount of silver plate , were brought up before the county magistrates at Liverpool , on Thursday week , and remanded . The value of the seizure upon Mr . Sirrell ' s premises was between £ 60 , 000 and £ 00 , 000 . Mr . Sirrell was one of the largest purchasers of silver and jewellery in the metropolis , probably in the kingdom , and the house was well known in the trade as giving the best price . He never attended public sales , but bought very largely of the small dealers who did , and it was well known amongst them that they

      could with confidence send their plate to him , and depend upon getting the highest value it could produce in the rcarka !; . Since his apprehension the ) shop has been closed . Notwithstanding the apparently fair system of business , it is notorious that the police have constantly had their eye upon it , and whenever a large robbery of plate was known , immediate caution was given to Mr . Sirrell not to purchase any , Mrr Sirrell ' s answer , however , was , that he gave a fair value to all , and that he could not use more discretion than he had all along shown . Crucibles were daily in operation at the house , and therefore he had more than ordinary facilities for destroying the identity of silver . Some idea of the extent of hia business may be formed from the circumstance that when he was informed

      that ho must proceed to Liverpool , he inquired of his clerk whatoash he would want , for he would only be away a few days or so . The clerk said £ 1 ,-100 might do , and Mr . Sirrell accordingly gave him a check for that amount , to meet the shop ' s disbursements . Amongst the articles found inthe shop was some plate bearing the crest of tho Duke of Buckingham , and it is thought that he bought it of the dealers who * attended the Stowe sale . It is said that the prisoner Macauley is well known to the Liverpool officers , and has been in custody several times . He was tried at tho last assizes on a charge of being concerned in a robbery , but the prosecutor failed in making out a case for conviction . He is the son of a man of some

      property , who died a short time since , but left him nothing , in consequence , it is said , of his dissipated habits . He _is-tv very good-looking man , and dresses in remarkably good style . It is also said that M'Guire is well known tothe police in Liverpool , but he has hitherto been fortunate enough to elude justice , never having been in custody before . Ho is also a very well looking man , and , until lately , has kept a public-house in Liverpool . He is _reported to be worth at least £ 3 , 000 . The piece of pajper , with the name and address of this prisoner enclosed in one of the parcels , has been identified as his own handwriting . The arrest of Mr . Sirrell appears likely to bring to light robberies of an important character in

      London and elsewhere . Although only a few hours have elapsed- since the plate and jewels found upon the premises were removed to Scotland-yard , already two owners of purloined articles have identified their property among the stock of Mr . Sirrell . Mr . Argent ,, of the Rainbow Tavern , Fleet-street , attended in Scotland-yard on Monday , nnd in a very short time recognised plate belonging to himself , from which the mark had been almost obliterated . Mv . Lovegrove , of the London . Coffee-house ,. has also Claimed some spoons and forks ; and the proprietor of Dolly ' s chop-house , in Paternoster-row , has been communicated with on the subject of some articles supposed .. to have been stolen from his coftfeeroom . The * Officers of the London and Liverpool police- '•• continue , to avail themselves . of tbe electric telegraph , and ; frequent communications pass to and fro daily . ' On Monday evening , it was

      ascertained that a pair of salt-cellars , forming a portion of the plate sent to Mr . Sirrell by Maguire on Wednesday , were stolen , with other property , from tho houso of Mrs . Tinley , No 4 , * t ? eel-streetv Liverpool , on the night of the 28 th ult . Mr . Sirrell has , it is said , retained Mr . Montague Chambers towatch the case on his behalf . The investigation of the charge against Sirrel was resumed on Tuesday morning ; the court wasdensely crowded . The prosecutor was first examined , and detailed the circumstances connected with the robbery . Several witnesses were after * wards examined , amongst them Inspector Keogh , of the detective force in this town , who spoko to thecircumstances connected with tho apprehension of the prisoner Sirrell at his place _of-business in Barbican , Xondon . Mr . Lewis , solicitor , of London , and Mr . Simon , barrister , having addressed the court on behalf of their respective clients , the prisoners were remanded till Tuesday next .

      Iscendiabisu In Tiie County Of Down .^-T...

      ISCENDIABISU IN TIIE COUNTY OF DoWN . _^ -ThB Belfast IVhig contains an alarming account of the destruction by fire of three dwelling-houses and some out-offices within tha past week , which - _^ _ere maliciously set on fire , and totally consumed _. Singing _Mouse—Ons of these extraordinary little animals is now in the possession of Mr . Makepeace , one of the lay clerks of Rochester Cathedral Mr . Makepeace was attracted by its nois _*? , and succeeded m trapping it ., It chiefly sings , in the evenmg , but it can be heard occasionally through the & ' _w notes are not l , nlike thoso of the _l" »» fc _Iiie Water GUs . —The spirited corporation of Manchester are at present allowing tho erection of . White s apparatus on their works , to try the economy of converting their immense production of lar into gas by its meanB ; and the result of this trial will pretty much decide tho merits of it . — Mining Journal '

      . . . , Municipal _El-eotobs _.-c-TIio number of municipal electors on the burgess-roll of _each-oorwrato _«^ and borough in England and Wales is _"ttfjijagj . * return issued on Monday to be 313 , 052 , _^ fejC _gS _^ _'Sl _^ pjg in England , and 1 , 178 in Wales ¦ ¦ _fitfs _Wtok _&' _& A : Episcopacy in CAUFOBNU _.--The _^ pMO _^ ra _^| _% > in California have succeeded in (! Wg _»^ _ii _% _ceso of the church , adopting _ff _# _M _» V . r \ and rules of order , _^^ _SW _SBK _^^ formerly a missionary bishop for Cob _^ 1 _" i j _^ Ie _* . _*« i ; _- «« y * V theirprelate . ' _K _^&^ - ' _^ P A : _Gcus tor the decrepid mouth axe _\^ _ft _^ mt _% _/& nuracturedfrom guttapercha . v — _- _^ _-MiS _^ _rL _s _^ _Tifi

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 12, 1850, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_12101850/page/5/