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^^ MLkAiiCAX AFttalKS . Tllinlvhlg that a ! , Hef and socclnct amount of fte oSS *" " * a ** *"* * t *™ ^ " . S-crlci" Governments to the disputed territory « ffl 1-c W ' comc to our readers , we give the following ZitHcfiom ourtVisntcd contemporary , the AVy / rfw JJ , _^ j . j T " nc Hav'sls article is , we believe , perfectly « om % t " am ! iinpartiai , and as it saves us the labour ^ / prepariii" a simi ' ar statement , we take the liberty to « ass tlie " swreFiaiion clause : -
WAR WITH AMERICA—THE OREGON . Tisc lonraalss tac po ' uielans , and the statesmen of VhrJijc , sre si « cajat !! ig on the probabUity of a war between Great liritain aud the United States of For lise reasons we briefly stated last week , and many Gi »« " ln'u ' it bs assigned , we do not yet beiicv-e In t'i' - protoi ^ Ji ty oftliis event . At the t-AViv time , tvc arc aware that in former years ware have broken CHi a * that vith Spain about the Falkland Islands r ri : !) less consideration than the Americans and the TBtr-pssty 3 « Europe , including that of "England , teasi uispescd to pay to tlie grounds of this d . sputc ; ar . d it then-wrc i-eeoaies our duty to ky tht'fecst accoonls we are able to obtain before ear readers ; and tliis shall be done as briefly as the subject wEl admit .
j . 'i scovEnr ons « oTEKmrouT . It is su ,. yt > sw ! ( and it is a mere supposition ) that Drake outsat sialit of the coast , in Jafc 4 S deg ., in 15 S 0 . littccvtafuly sa ^ it to latitude 48 ( leg . But ~ E » sknd made » o use of tlie discovery , whatever it
TV 3 S . Tins coast t ; en remained unvisited for nearly two centuries , lint ia 1774 aud 1775 , Bneareli , the "Viceroy of Mexico , sent two persons to explore it . * Perez left the port of San Bios on tba 24 th of Jan ., 377 i . and on the Oiii of August he sut-Iiored in Jvnotka Itoad , beiug the first European to-do so , which the Spaniards called ti ; c port of San Lurcsizo , but which Cook , four years afterwards , failed King George ' s Sound . Tiie next year ( 1775 ) Heeeta discovered the mouth of llie ViVsr Columbia , and called it the
E « trad : t tic lieceta . " 1 possess , " says IlumboMt , "two very curious small maps , engraved in 1733 in the city of Mexico , which gstve the bearings of the coast fr-na the 27 teg . to the 53 < lcg . as they were tiiscovered in the expedition of HeceYa" ( or Quadra , ¦ who atc-o : np . '« : i : ed him ) . ( IliinibulcVs JVcw Sjxiin Blat-k's Irafislauen , vol . 2 , p . -3 K > to 818 . ) Captain Conk , ]< 7 £ , p * rtia « ly examined the coast from 44
It was tiie ? s furs that gave a spur to tlie trade on flii ^ loast ; and tirc jiugiisli and Americans prepared Xo work for it ; but the South . Sea Company having exclusive privileges in rhe Pacific , and the East India Company »« China , the English adventurers Ueneraliy sailed under foreign S-i ^ s . iliares , ait Eugiidi omcer , left Macao for Nootlw Sound in 17 SS ; lr . it could not discover the river St . Hoque or the Columbia . Iii 1737 , a «< l iivc fbllwiniryears , Captain Gray , an . American , ventured into Noutha Sound , and on the llih of June . 171 * 2 , he ran into the Entrada de Scceta , «\ . ssed it , and entered the Columbia , which ie saik-d up Jit ' ieei ! miles . It was he who changed the name of the river froia St . Roqne to the Columbia , triiicli it still bears . Li 1701 Captain Vancouver was sent by the British Covernuioat . Jvy ilia law of nations no private person , like Me&res or Gnr , can establish the right of a nation to new discovered land .
Vancouver could v . ot find the river ; bnt meeting with Gray , wlw : rave him tlio necessary infoncation , ie sent LicuKiisut Broughton in a small vessel—the -Chatham—which crossed the bar , but finding tho coast tinngcroii s liroughlon left the vessel , and rowed « p in his cutter 11 * 0 miles—nearly as far as it is navigable . Those are tlta main points as regavas tlio discovery of tills coast by ? ca . The Erst « iio penetrated by land was Sir A . 3 Iaeke ! izie , in ihc service of the Jfortli tt est ( Eritish ) Company , in 1703 . He crossed the Rocky 2 VIo ; iut . rnjs in aiiout -54 ce ^ ., discovered FraserV Hlvcr , « iesccD-Jc- « it 250 wiles , thca struck uff in a ¦ westerly diieciioa , and reached the Pacific in 52 ilp" 20
miii-In August , 1555 , the Amoriean Government despatched Lewis auil Chrk to tho tm-riiorv overland . They er-fcssd the lLicky Mountains in -Milei ; ., iliseovercd thii emnhoni heads of the Columbin llivcr , n « :: iit-ri 0- ' 4 miies down it ; on tlie 15 th cf 2 kovcis : l « er , If 0-3 , they : Hr ; v ? sl at the mouth , ami buik ii'nie h ::: s , in which thry wimercd , anil reiunicu in ihc L "»» : <;¦! S :: i ; l > . < ~ u < . 1 $ CG . TLis is 5 . ; o « j ' y time vise Rocky Mountains were « ver j < a < -es . hy jn-j-aous atiing in a pnbiic cajiKcity . In lews iir . lfraM-r , jtc-tin ^ under the or ders ef the Zvurth Wesi Ctsmjiany , cruised the lloeky ^ I . ssiatalns , an « t-MaHwli-jd : v lratiiag post in Frascr ' s liiver in 50 de £ - -1 ia : n . In iSil 'Mr . T ! i / iiaa » n , iinoLhi > r ag « ni of tlie sbove com : i : U : y , liiit-o-ercd the northern iieads of the Goliiinbui ia if ! Jo ^ . This is ihe v . h , iloamoan { of informatiou as to tho QUi * tJOSl ti ilwsrwr .
The- Spaisi . a'Us uiscaved it ikvt ^ bat made no scttifjiieni . Broughtoa , « n ? ler Y . -incaaver , penetrated furthest ; iut made na settlement . Clark aud J ^ ewi ? , lviirc-enting tlie American Go-Ten . 'nv . Tit , bulit huis in 1 S 05 . All lhroj jmtt ' sJw—Ssifllu , J-2 i > ckn << , ami Americaset up ( : ! : ii . 'iis on ; lio grounds of discovery ; but liwitof them sj-e ciear or s : ; iisfartory . The Americans vest ti'cir claim ( seo the negociaiions in !> Qi and 132 ( 5 ) ehu-fly : w regards the ies on < Jray . £ nt this ai'gumejst will not hoM water . Gray acuid as an ii : iiivr «! i : al a « lr <» atnix-r . The An : erieai : s argue .-lUsardiy a ' so en anoilier point . They say that the discovery of a river cntitlt . * the < fccoveyci * to fts ! tlie territory urained by siu-h river . No Enropcan Jurist wiii : i-J : uit « : di a <;» errijie as this . But whatever the pnucnsi .-ms under Gw . y , it is dear that liC is driven omu : Courtuy lluniholdi ' s mans . Lesvis au « j Clark 0 'i ' y discovered what had been discovered before—i-ii 3 isouih of the river . The Uriti ? . ! cinim tsliub , if at all , Ijetter . Brake -Merely &sw it ¦ ' *¦ r . ' . ^ t . Keithtr Cook nor Vavicouvcv 3 sad seen it till alicr Jlcecta ; so lh ; it the tit ; e , as far as wl-scovcry ^ s . -s . is -with Spain ; bnt scltl' -meiu as wdi : is dia-ovi'i'y is nuctssavv to coulirm a uik > .
CLAIMS V . r SETTLKIinST . 3 ) y the Jstv el :: nt : ons , it is nyi safHeicnt , in oHer ± o give a tills .- to new-dircovercwl ! : in < l . that its Uiscovcjy h : * is l-i-. 'i ) 3 « f < . livi-. ; a 3 . i . To establish a V ; i ! : i ! < r ] -i ; : ! i , it i : r , i <; lie -rsiul j hyaa o ' ecini person—iiy > najoewKia ^ : s--:: T i-qsr . sc ; u : njr the ssi'ereignty , v , h-.-: iie ; - HwiisiYhiKii i " r republican , of his nation ; ai : « l wtsj wboji j-ueh .-i ysi-so-. i ha * made the fliscavcry , :: ' ! : ¦ ration that ha ivpvtsunis take no further iMV . kc oi ' liieiiiaircr . ; li" it- never iHreet si &A tleuifnt in !¦? c ^ i « b ! ishcti «> : i s « t"h Jau ' l , it loses the iklit it isur ' ii jiavs dnimud of iliseavei-y . " The hw cScanons , " - siys V ; it ! el ( hook 1 , can 13 } , ¦" wiii not : n- ];«! iv ; k- ;] : ; c il : c sovereignty of ft nation tivzr coanivsiH- cxev'pi tuo-sc in vrhk-h it has fesraed scttlcnrcriis aatl « S ' which ii , mal : « s : ictn » i u . < a . " » . . . - I" 5 ) . ' ! ll . . , ... •_ AT * * i . 1 irinr uiscovi sai ! ine Amerieuu iiinlster of
" ' 'ry , " ; 3 S 2 f-. i : r . G : «] lsiii :, " i : 5 v - -. i .-i tight f <* cscwpy , pitsvidt :: ! tliatcccu ; "aKeyiakc vv . ts wjihln a reasonu ' -iu time . a : sii is folitnvcd iir litTisiaueiit settl .-moiiU ; ' . n <; fvom : ral : k' 2 sthleniKiti hi tiic l \ ; vr lVorl-1 . "" i > cc : s : s- t-i « yl : a « r . Hichea iiciv .-iiul there mitlw c = r ^ :--. "«> i < . { tin ; IMrhlsli SesuJraials . "ball * coifsi-:-. * . siK-J irhen rtp . uin to a river aadcapc . * * they ci-. uld ao : hiu « er oilier Princes fern ti-anspiantini eslank' * ia ; o thase partc iLereaf ihe Sjwfiiards inbabir nst ; fbnisaincl : as prescription wituout 14 >? -. «? joi : j ? ih ; K- w : o « a . "
R ' e sl-, 0—i ? -j in oai l *«; ths ; the possession cf the < 3 rc £ OB , so for as I ' ue rssin cf discovery uoss , ur . qucs ^ aab'HK ' rssjri io 5 ;) £ iii . ris ii vend ubiovaso . l by Aiei-eta la l- ' il . Hi-raiijiUfs itap , oa ihis point , is decisive . By the treaty of Florida , dated Firbvaarr . 22 , 1 S 10 , Svxia . ceJul all asr ri !< is iu the feregon tisiitory iii the io ! It }~ hv . ' woras : — "ill * Cataeiie Jilajeiiv c-Jdas toihesalu Unite . ' Stares all jiis ri ^ irs , chiiais , aiv-; : rel-nsla :.-i lo rjo teritM-k-s cast « s ihe said Jine ;" ( iLCii :: ug tlici ' iK ' paraUoI of north Jatitude . commeschiir at the heaU-. raroN of iho Avk&nss * nuH yannh-wvsr i-j the l-atiik-, } " ; i : A U ? hi , nalf , Ji ' - < litL-s , a ; iJ . <}¦¦ "; - **< . * - * , i-sziOKHi't aU c /« ia to thc .-xu ' -l icsrkvrits j-: > r ¦ : ; ¦ - r . " lie .-, ? , ihcu . Uv . clear transference ef wLatcrs . ' " mat Sjala 3 : r . s ovc-v the 0 re »« n tem&ay to tlti "United Siaias of America , It ' , as we ibel i-osii < lei : tv flnr authorises arc good , there eaa be no doubt OE the po : w , Eat
ojia-i ! i : svi' » mauc £ v . y settlement is Oregoa . Shi sever e ^ ti « l ; d . v . 3 her j-i ^ lit of < Jlseaverv , and con « qaently she i : « tfier lissnorcosldtrsi ^ fer any rkht wuatcver orcr Oregoa to the United Siaies ~ of Aaienei . The rkht of seti-cment br Great Britain is not much better . itisu-H-JiLnt 'hn granted a charter to tho Hudsc-s - « J > .: t cv = r : jpsny to tiv . ttc exclusively with the "In-uas * « f sh = ueh - ^ aris ox Xorth AjanViea to the nortavraru cf ta-3 wesis-ani of the teniiories of the United Siatvs . : « sba : 3 notion : ; pari cfaav BriUb ' i viu iho tc o : m
pd ^ wo : -: r . rory ; 7 European power ;" ba : i : ; ili-s tiaiiw tacivis ;; o tittle of pWer sivea to that Goia ? £ 2 T lo " rlvai any tMltmmu . " lt has Mather power t-.- hold or grant land . Its sole <> oiver 36 to tra-i ? with the Indians . Tliese remarks do not a ]>|» : y t 3 t : e tl-rirter srautcu to that Company mi i «« 'J , triuch slvf * tLeafihe land oa tlie Red KitcV , ext * awes frcssj ( . -aiiaila across tltc continent to \ au-^^ A ^^ X ^ - ^ isn&on and above the mouth o . Lie Co-BjEiaa . outofthe HudsafsBay Companv a StbatvS Tl " ?^ . alcf Its own . « W « *» W , & ?* fe t , % « o » P » r . ^ UeS in
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cannot do . But tUis ( Puget ' s . Company ) , though i t ' has stockades on the uorth ' of the Columbia ( as tke Americans have on the south ) , trades -in those articles between Vancouver aud the Straits of Ftwa in the Pacific , aud even ijjis trade , according to Mr . Wyeth , who himself is a fur trader , is scarcely worth carrying on . America has as I ' . ctle claim to right by settlement . In IS 11 a Air . As '^ or , a wealthy citizen ef the States , fitted out two expeditions at his own expense ; oue to make for the mouth of the Columbia river round Gape Iiovn ; tie other overland . The particulars of these expeditions have been beautifully written by Washington Irving in his work called "Astoria . " Both , expeditions failed entirely . The Americans reached the mouth of the river s built a fort ; and cailed it Astoria ; but it was taken by a British force : Its name changed to Fort St . George , and this is the only case in which any part of ihe Oregon territory has bc-en occupied by any person under the authority of the British government .
The treaty of Ghent provided for the restoration of all places taken by either party ( British or American ) during the war ; and on the Cth October , 1818 , Astoria was restored to the American government , the British flag struck , and the American hoisted . This , again , is the only instauee in which any person authorised by the American government has occupied any part of the Oregon . But Astoria itself was subsequently abandoned by the Americans , and is now reduced to a mere log-house , in which a clerk of the Uuds'tu ' s Bay Company resides for the purpose of Keeping up a communication between Vancouver and the mouth of the Columbia . It follows that no nation has exercised sovereifrntv
over the Oregon territory , and the disputes about it have been gladly adjourned from time to time by both governments , which , at last , came to an arrangement by which the territory is occupied by tlie subjects and citizens of both Great Britain and America , but which occupancy may be terminated by either party on giving the other twelve months' notice . The American government has been threatening to give that notice ; it sets up claims to Oregon founded on the treaty with Spain ; and hence all the talk of late about war . Three propositions have been made . 1 st . By Great Britain , to settle the dispute by arbitration , 2 nd . By America , to let things remain as they are for twenty years longer .
3 rd . And most recently , by Mr . Webster , that botli governments shall abandon their rightsof sovereignty and « rovennncnt over the territory , and leave it to time and the future inhabitants to decide what government tlicy will have . The population of the territory at present consists of about 10 , W ) 0 ¦ whites awl about the same number of Indians , who iu these negociations seem to be no more considered , either by the Americans or the English , than so many wild buffaloes .
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PORTRAIT OF PRESIDENT POLK . He is short in stature , thin and bony in frame , and somewhat awkward in his carriage . His iron grey , wiry haiv is brushed back from his temples , and on the summit of his forehead bristles up stiffly . Hi 3 brow is high , but narrow , and beneath it are two deeply-set greyish eyes ; the nose is short and thick , and the mouth thin lipped aud compressed ; he is dressed in plain black , and looks like a steru , obstinate man . There is no dignity , no suavity aboiithira . Ha appears as if it would bepaiuful for him to look pleas int , and as he reads his speech , his voice sounds harsh and husky , and his manner is ungraceful . - Such is James K . x ' olk , who , in appearance , docs not beliehis diameter . He keeps himself up in a garment of * ellsuflieieucy , which he _ loosens not , though advised to do so by his best friends . He relies on no one , and distrusts everybody . Ills own breast is the
sole depository of his secrets , and his cabinet possesses no key with which to * unlock it . Cautious to an extreme , he suspects where no ground for suspicion exists ; and possessing only fifth-rate talents , he refuses to avail himself of the counsels of better and more able men than himself . It will be well if bis obstinacy about Oregon doss not end in mischief . Yet , with nothing but disaster before his eyes , he is not a man to forsakaa course which lie lias once determined to adopt . He will proceed in a wrong course bscause lie will . Having been unexpectedly made President , lie seems determined to have his own way in everything , and as he is not considered to be very lar-sightod , his own friends tremble for the results . . Mark that striking looking man near him , with an abundance of white hair floating over his fine foiehead , and half Liiing his eoat eoliar , paid whose dark , piercing , lustrous eves arc bri"ht with the fire of intellect , ills face is
highly coloured in consequence ot some cuticular disease . * , aiii ! his frame is very spare , but he waiks the marble floor with the dignity and grace of a monarch . What a contrast does this tall , c : munaudiiiif , form present to the little pinched up figure of Mr . Polk , That- is Ger » , M . Dnlias , one of ths stmniiost scholars and ablest lawyers of the United States , oi which he has just been chosen "Vice-President- Mr . Dallas has long been ime of the leading members oi the party to which he beionp , and enjoys the esteem and respect of even bis political opponents . He has Ions bseu engaged in public life , and , although holding so high ;« i office in his native land , ho ? tii ! practises in the United Str-k-s Courts . JIc is a beautiful speaker , and very eirbetiye in Jiis addresses —in short , he is in all respect . ? , with the exception of his political opinions , the very oiipasitc of Mr . I ' olk-
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-- ^ aps »— SIXEWS OF WAR . [ From the TyneiJ&raw ?/ . ] Three events , very curio * ss in themselves , and very significant in their way , Live just occurred in three ili ? i . - ; nt quarters of the globe . In Circassia , the Russian invaders , under Yvorouzow , have been " beaten into bench-holes , " as ti ; e saying goes , by Schamyl . in Morocco , the French Marshal Bugcaud , able , audacious , am' unscrupulous as iie is , has been foiled , and is v . ovr thrown into utter confusion by Abd-el-lvader . Whilst , last and worst , afashionable Colonel , named Dcspard , with whiskers and moustaehoes , we'll be sworn , iis \ ng as binl-nesis , has been shamefully routed by a body of Kav Zealand savages , wilder ji warrior naiHcd ' Ktki , " and a third of his troops ( British troops !) s « t to pieces ! This is an instructive lesson if certain sages had the wit to apprehend
it . it secvas , Uuitt . t uat mercenary bayonets and discipline are not si ! —that iu war , other elements winirle —that body is not the whole , and spirit nothkssr . Tiii ? , it secias , must be so ; or how come the undisciplined . Mountaineers of Circassia to have b .-. JUoil the auto !; : ato : s-serfe of the cruel tyrant Nicholas for so many years ? Or how comes it that so severely has i :: is invasion of Circassia recoiled upon the heart and head of the Muscovite Nero , that he is r . eiur . lly wandering in Italy and Germany in a paroxysm ot' terror and despondency , afraid to jro home for fear oi assassination : am ! ' afraid to stay , lost I' -is b ; . M-. "d xvor > ps and discontented generals and nobles revolt in his absence ? Ah I how comes ail ibis , auil how Las it happened ' It is thus because these brave MoHMta . ' neero have evervthing to make
their country dear to them , and nothing to disgust them with . it . They arc free as the aiv of their own mountains ; and make the simple laws under which they live . There is in Cireassia no such tiling as a rural police—no such thins as an urban police . There are no union wovkbouses in Gircassia ; nor gii-ii-tlians like those at Andover ; nor piiiicsoi'i'crs to preach " surplus population , " ana the dutyof starving the poor . Circassia , strange to say , lias no national debt ; still less one utnTO ' . vcd iu paper , worth seven shillings to the poiind , aa < 5 payable i : i gold , at £ 3 . Us . lQlii . the Gunee . There arc no excisemen in Circassia , for they are all " free traders ; " ami not even a customhouse was ever seen by thorn except one set up by the Museoviias , but now ( thank ' God !) burned down . Having neither excise , customs , nor staiiips—neither have they anv income-tax—and
taxes using ml . « o standing army have they , No , Wiien uWir country is invaded , or war is to bj made , every chief and his followers ot all ranks must , at their own expense , bear arms : and , from first to last , there has never teen a Circassian flogged for deserting for getting drunk . Here is the mystery . Does anybody suppose these Circassians would have fouqht thin for the preservation of union workhouses , Windsor elections , rural polico . . lew magistrates , Rational fiebt , cemmissioiicrs , excisenieu , tide-waiters , jailers , union musters , srinuvlians , pensioners , pvivy coisncDicrs . and post-oltlce . «» ies ? J ' oh ! Nonsense' Had they been ' ' blessed" with these "institutions , " ihev would hare welcomed even a . Russian army « a '' God-send ; " and as for an Amevican or a French oae , they would have perfectly lijrjjrcd thea :. Siu-h is cjf iheory oi" the " sinews of wsr . " " ' iVJiat constitutes a stale ? Sot lofty uaitlerner . is , cor laboured issanil ; Bat men—hijr ; :-iis : nded mea Ihat know iuelr rifnt : and , knowing , wlli inairfain . "
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E .-in . - . vAT EoaBEniEs . —In the J : ist week Daniel Gawett was r « noved ironi the Pcnitentiaiy to tlie hulks flu Woolwich , Dreparatovv to being sent a 3 ; W > ad , and ca Tuesday the vessel sailed , which will . convey him to Ills destination ; the other convict , Mayiiiiril , goes sejiai-steiy . Tie former , whilst lie admits < a great number of c ? . $ e ? , exceeding twenty , within tho lass few months , and some of them after Jlaynard ivasaiTcsttd , and disposes information as to property , has sot divjuged anything as to his associates iii such a way as tosfcesiefit ihe public , although lie resoltiteh
insists thstJie was not tlie original taker , and that more than oae railway person is concerned . A novel proceeding topic place on Saturday with reference to him : the Seejetary oi' Sfcite , en the application oJ Mr . Ivash , sigaiusr . whom , with others , actions have been brought ,. directed that Garrett should be brought up for private examination as a witness in those actions , which is now aUoivtd bv the recent act of Lord Dsnninn , and he was submitted to a four hours' examination before one of the Masters of tin Court of Compion Pieis . TjJe evidence will not be published autiUJie "irlal .
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LONDON . QUARTERLY ACCOUNT Of the income and expenditure of the Veteran Patriots ' Fund , and Exiles' Widows' and Children ' s Fund for tkejirst quarter , ending Sunday , Dec , T ^« , 184 S . IXC 0 ME . Money subscribed for the two funds jointly . £ s . ( 1 Mr . Cooper ' s half-yearly subscription ... 10 0 Collection at public meeting in the City Chartist llall , Turnawiin-lane , September 15 . 1 S 45 ... . ' . Ill Donations : Mr . Dunnage , Is . ; Mr . Westrey , Is . ; Mr . Brewerton , Is . ; Mr . Caughlan , Is . ; Mr . Whitfield , Is . ; Mr . King , 2 s . Gd . ; Mr . Stratford , 5 s . 0 12 6 Leicester friends ( being a subscription originally intended for Mr . Cooper , but refused by him ) ... 0 17 3 Donations : Mr . Rogers , Lambeth , 2 s . Cd . ; Mr . Bradley , Leicester , Is . ; Mr . Aliilor , 2 d . ; Mr . Sweetlove , 6 : 1 . ; Mr . Skelton , Is ... ... 0 5 2 Collected by Mr . Dear , Fleet-lane , Old
Bailey 0 11 81 Collected by Mr . Overton , 2 s . 3 d . ; by Mr . Shaw , ISs . Gil 10 9 Collected by Mr . Wheeler ( being contributions from Mr . Ingram , of Abergavenny , and other friends ) 0 C 6 Second donation from Mr . Ingram , of Abergaveiiny 0 2 0 Collected by Mr . llider , 3 d . ; by Mr . Ilamey ( from Sheffield ) . Is 0 15 From Mr . Harris , Mile End ( being a contribution intended originally for the Miners ' strike ) 0 C 0 Collected at the Henry Hunt Supper , Bcthnal-grecn , Nov . 5 0 C 0
Collected by Mr . Garrett , Is . Sd . ; by Mr . Reynolds , 7 s . 3 d . ; by Mr . Warren , fti . lOd 0 14 9 Donations : Two Teetotallers , Bradford , Wilts , Is . ; Son of Crispin , Rothcrhithc , Is . ; Mr . Gray , Goodlmni , Burn- ,. .. _ ,, . ley , 5 s ; Mr . John Stevens . Tro ' wbridge , os . ; Mr . G . Mansfield , Bradiord , Wilts , 6 d . ; Mr . Wliitfiuld , per Mr . Stalhvood , Gd 0 13 0 An Enemy to Oppression , per Mr . Cooper 2 0 0 Collected by Mr . Livesey , 3 s . Gd . ; by Mr . John Bell , 2 s . ; by Mr . Dear , 4 s . 3 d . ; by Mr . " lteynokls , 3 s . ; by Mr . Garrett , os . oi . ; by Mr . Overtoil , Gd 0 18 8
£ 10 is oi Making .- £ 5 S 3 . Hi . for the Veteran Patriots' Fund ; and £ 5 fe . 4 | d . for t ! ie Exiles' Widows' and Children ' s Fund . Income of the Veteran Patriots' Fund continued : — A s . d . Brought forward from the joint account o 8 4 £ Major Bcniowski's donation 0 10 0 Collected at the democratic supper , Angel Inn , Webber-street , Blackfriars-road 0 1 10 Friends at Bradford ( being the remnant of a subscription originally intended for Mr . Cooper ) 0 5 0 Donations to make up round sums , by tho Committee ; "A friend to liberty , " 3 Jd . ; several members , 7 d . ; Mr . Cooper , 0 s . « id 0 1 7 £
£ 0 0 10 Income of the Exiles' Widows' and Children ' s Fund , continued .: — £ ¦ s . d . Bi'ought . fsrft-ard from the "joint account 5 8 4 i Balance ui ' ivceipts of St . Paueras' Vcsti-y Public Meeting , for the Exiles ... 0 A 8 J £ 5 13 1 EXTEXDITUHE . Veteran Patriots' Fund . Half rent of City Chartist Hall , Turnagatn-lane , for public meeting , September loth . 1845 0 5 0 Half expense of 1 , 000 circulars 0 7 G Half expense of minute anil memorandum books 0 3 0 Mr . John Riehawls : Oct . 1 st , JLl ; Oct . loth , oi . ; Nov . 12 th , 5 s . ; Dec . 2 nd ,
10 s 2 0 0 Mr . Thomas Preston : Oct . 1 st , 10 s . ; Out . Icit !) , 5 s , ; ISov , 12 tii , $ 5 . ; Dec . 2 nd , 10 s ... 1 10 0 Mr . Al ' ai Devonport : Occ . 15 tb , 10 s . ; Dec . 2 nd , 10 s . - . 10 0 Mr . Thomas ilayn < r Smart ; Jsov . 12 th , 10 . < . ; Dec . 2 nd , 10 s 10 0 £ G 0 0 exiles' vipows' axp ciiildkes ' s fu . \ d . Ilalf i-cut of City Chartist Hall , Turnacain-laiie , for public meeting , Sept . 15 th , 1 S 4-5 " ... 0 -5 0 Half expense of 1 , 000 circulars 0 7 0 Half'c-xpi-nsc of minute and memuraduinbooks .. ; 0 3 0 Mrs . Ellis : Oct . 1 st , . £ 1 ; Oct . 15 ih , 15 s . Nov . 12 th , £ 1 ; Dec . 2 nd , * 2 ... 4 15 0 ¦ £ 5 11 0 Total income of the Veteran Patriots ' Fund .., C 9 10 Total expenditure cf ditto 0 0 0 Balance in hand £ ( T 3 10 Total income of the Exiles' Widows' and Children ' s Fund _ 5 13 1 Total expenditure of ditto 5 11 0
Balance in hand £ 0 2 1 Owing to severe indisposition I could not attend t < read over the above account at the quarterly llicetiiu last Sunday , but sent it to Uo read over . It was tliei in an imperfect form , but 1 have since corrected it and , as no auditors ware appointed to revise it , I her < present it to the public , and beg that anybody , o : everybody , will point out its incorrectness if' they bi able . 1 tru » t the informality of not appointing auditors will be excused ; when a . secretary is if
( which he cannot help ) business is unavoidably neglected . After ail , the best auditors are the public . Mr . Thomas Martin Wheeler forwarded me : - kttur from Bradford last week ; but the signature of tin letter was fcrrn off .. As an answer to the inquiry made in it , I beg to direct the attention of tho writer , whouvcr he may be , to tho foregoing account ol income asd expenditure , where he will iind 5 s . placed to the account of Bradford . 1 trust that none will take oiiL'ncc at my refusal of monies , or at my application of them ts benevolent purposes .
Mr . Shaw bugs to acknowledge the receipt of the following sums towards the second quarter ;—Mr , IJrcwcit-jn , Is . S * cl .: Dr . Bowkett , Is . ; i . Watkinson , Is . ; W . Ellis , Gil . 1 iiiso beg to acknowledge the receipt of the following sums towards the second quarter;—Collected bj Mr . Simms , 7 s . Od . ; by Mr . Warren , 3 s . Sd . ; ii . v F . S . ' , a Chartist seaman ' of Stoekton-on-Tecs , Gs . -1 Id . Can any IVUiiul inform \\ v * oi' the civcxraistimccs oi Mrs . Roberts , wile of the injured Dinninghnin exile ? I have written twice into Wales , but can go
no iuforuiaiicn relative-io the wives aud families of the exiles from Newport . Any information relative to individuals eligible to receive relict ' from either oi the above-named funds , I shail giadly receive , on bohalf of the committee . 1 regret to observe , that Mr . Llewellyn is considered as not coining within tiie regulations under which the "National Victim Fund " w «? established . Is Mr . Llewellyn sixty years uf age , so that we may consider him as eligible to receive some small assistance from our fund— "Tiie Veteran Patriots V A suffering man ought not to he iioiileeled .
Let me earnest !; ' entreat all real Chartists , in conclusion , to exert themselves in the great nnd good work for which the '' Veteran Patriots' Fund" < i ; ui " Exiles' Widows' and Children ' s Fund" wore established . Thomas Gooi'kk , Secretary . 131 , Blackfriars-road , London . City Chartist Hall . —A general meeting of the shareholders of this institution was held on Sunday taornin'i , December Ttli . Mi . Walker , a member ot tlic board of directors , was unanimously called to tlie chair ; and nicer a tone : a : id animated discussion , iu which Messrs . Stalhvood , Simpson , Salmon , Dear , Bagiey , John Seweli , Edwards , Fiude , Overtoil , and the eLiainnau took pavfc , it was unanimousl y resolved , "That the vote come to at the last nieetiiisr , relative
to tlie meeting of the ' Metropolitan District Council ' s' meeting in tlie Hall , be rescinded . " Consequently th . it council will meet in the IlalJ as usual . It was also resolved , "That the secretary be hereby henceforth authorised to let the ilail , or committee ' rooms belonging thereto , to the National Victim Fund Conimittee , the Veteran Patriot Fund , the Exiles' Widows' and Orphans' Funds , or any other similar committee , iVr the sum of one shilling each silting , " ilc-sre . Siallwocd and Wyact were appointed aiKiitci-s , and Messrs . J . Wyatt , Waller , Dear , Finite , and Bagiey were duly elected to fill the vacancies in the bonnl of directors . Mr . Overtoil was unanimously elected secretary for the ensuing three months . A vote of thanks was given to the chairman , and tho meeting dissolved .
CITY LoeAUH . —The quarterly meeting for exuniln . ition of the accounts belonging to tiie Veteran Pa . triotst' Fund , ami Exiles' Widows' and Children ' s Fun « J , wa ? held last Sunday afternoon ; and in the absence of i . ic secretary , from illness , tho financial statement was read over by the committee to the meeting . The i w conimiftees were re-appoinVed for the second quarteA v ) ' the exception of Mr . Ba ! - well ( removed to Ba . * " ) . in whose place Mr . ' Overton was elected . The ftia . wiai account , with notes by the secretary , will ) je fo . * uitl in another part of our paper . Iu the evening , Mr . "Walter Cooper ( Socialist lecturer , and a true-hearted Scotchman ) , delivered a very efficient aad instructive a ^ ' ress on tlie genius ot his immortal countrvman u ' berfc Burns . Air . Thomas Cooper , anthor of the' . " Pu » 'gatory oi S . madcs , " kin- ,-. ««« , unaLiIc to , wwc iioill ill-
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ness . . Mr . T . C . wchear , hovvever , is better , and ex pects to take his usual post in" the . City Chartist Hall to-morrow ( Sunday ) evening , . when he intends to devote a portion ol ' liis lecture to Burns , and the remaining time to the subject appointed for theevenj n rr __ "' fhe Life , Character , and Novels of Sir Walter Scott . " These lectures continue to be attended by eiowted audiences .
BOLTON . Lectors . —On Monday night last , Mr . O'Connor visited Boltun , and the large Temperance llall was crammed to receive him ; when he entered the hall his progress to the platform was followed by one continuous cheer , loud and long . Air . Blinhorn , a veteran Gharti . 4 , was appointed to the chair ; and after a few well-timed observations , and announcing that discussion was not only invited but courted , he introduced Mr . O'Connor , who addressed the meeting upon the subject published in the bills , " The Lund , " for nearly * two hours , showing also what the effect of a repeal of the Corn Laws must be , and what was the duty of the working classes . As soon as the lecturer had ' concluded an address that gave unmixed satisfaction , the League , who mustered as strong as
they could , started a puppet in the gallery to question Mr . O'Connor relative to fifty pounds he had given to Mr . Dewhirsfc , of Bolton , when he , Dcwhirst , was scut to Momuouth as a deputation , to O'Connor . The meeting was not inclined to permit this kind of cross-tiring ; but Mr . O'Connor insisted upon the speaker being heard ; ami after Mr . O'Connor had replied , the person who put the question came to the platform to express his satisfaction at Mr . O'Connor ' s answer—not . so , however , with the less sober portion of the free trade gentlemen . A chemist , of thenaiuo of Morris , next staggered upon the platform , and indulged in a tirade of free trade stuff that made the meeting almost split with laughter . Tne purchase of land for the benefit of the working-classes was what appeared most to annoy the chemist ; but when
he had concluded , Mr . O'Connor turned him into such a laughing-stock as really made his own friends ashamed of him . Next , tiie well-known Finnigan . the Manchester free trade TUR . v-sriT , mounted theplatform , amid the most uproarious squeak ' . oi the " corn creaks . " He repeated his free trade lesson for about half an hour , and when he had concluded , Mr . O'Connor , with as much precision as if lie had taken down every one of his points , went through them , one after the other , and turned the laugh against the unfortunate volunteer . Real ! y , said Mr . O'Connor , J have a right to object to him , kept here , for two hours after my lecture , to sneak upon subjects foreign
to the object of this meeting ; but , nevertheless , I would stay for two hours longer / or another half hour of such fun as Mr . Finnigan has afforded us . ( Roars of laughter . ) When Mr . O'Connor had replied to Morris and Finnigan , he then turned to the pair , who sat upon his left , and addressed them in such : i Strain of hearty ridicule , conveying advice and instruction lor the future government of their conduct , as made the whole audience , free traders and all , literally roar with laughter . "When the proceediuj ;! - werc over , a ,-vote of thanks was given to Mr . O'Connor , and another to the chairman . Mr . O'Connor started between eleven and twelve for
Manchester—a large concourse of people following him through the town and cheering . It was a glorious sight for Chartism and the laud .
MANCHESTER , Gr . EAT Public Mebxisg . —It being announced that Mr . O'Connor would address the working classes in the Carpenters' Hall , on Sunday evening last , that spacious building , capable of accommodating over 5 , 000 persons , was crammed in every part long before tho time for commencing proceedings . Since the groat excitement in 18 A 2 , consequent upon the League revolution , there has not been so large or so spirited a meeting in our town . One of the council presided , and after a few preliminary observations , introduced the members of the Executive , who severally addressed the meeting , and appealed to give unmixed satisfaction upon the subject of their mission connected with the land plan . When Mr . 0 'Cuimor arrived , lie was greeted with the most rapturous
welcome , and upon presenting himself to tlie audience the applause was actually stunning . Well , said he , here ' s the lhvtlc man , where is the starch nnd .-Iviily man that said he would again show himself in the north ? ( Cheersund laughter . ) The speaker then proceeded in the most lucid , manner t » point out to tiie working classes what the inevitable ( . ' fleet of a repeal of the Com Laws must be , and , at the same time , Lay down the rule which should guide their conduct , lie knew that when people were crying for broad , lit any price , how unpopular , inhuman , and offensive it would be to say starve , in order that you may frighten more out of your hard task-masters . ( Cheers . ) I \ o , what he said was , look on , make Lwd John bid again , awd Peel bid again . ( Cheers . ) The thunder is not ours , but we will have our slime in
the noise and in the triumph , whatever it may be After spcsiking at considerable length upon this Corn ! a \ YS i the lucuu'er then went on to iliiis'ratc the lautt plan in a must familiar and satisfactory manner , and concluded a spLvch that gave unmixed satisfaction , by assuring the shareholders that , before the 1 st of May , tliG first ( irul ' t of 100 fre « mun would ba Joe ! tmt of the house of boniiage , and located on the promised hind . The speaker concluded timid rapturous applause ; after which tlio work « f enrolment and paying up shares was proceeded v .-itl :, am ! many new members were added to the list of subscribers . ' Upon the whole , the meeting bits inspired the working classes with , fresh vigour for the approaohing struggle .
STOCKPORT . Mr . J . Williams addressed the people of this town last Sunday evening , in tha Chartist Institution , Bumbcrsbrow . Several questions were put to him , to which he replied satisfactorily , and received a vote of thanks .
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Sending an Ixiuxt ix a Basket to tub Livekpooi Fjem . uk Ohi'ifak Asxlvh . —Between the hours ol six and savon o clock on Friday evening last , iwo respectably attired females met a , lad of the name o ! James Burrows , in Back Berry-street , and , handing him a basket with a , handle to it , told him to take ii to tlie Female Orphan Asylum , Myrtle-street . Tho . v said that , as it contained glass , lie was to he particularly careful not to break ic , or knock up against any person in the streets through w ! sieh lie passed ; and for tlie trouble lie was to have in con raying it into its destination , they gave him ft piece of Money , which lie put ia his pocket , and which they said was . ¦ sixpence . The lad proceeded on his errand , and , on Ij oinjr admitted at the institution , the basket v / at
opened , and , underneath a pile of children ' s caps , petticoats , handkerchiefs , and seeks , there wasiouiiit ii very line , healthy-looking fumaleiniiinr , fast asleep . Uy its side was lying a bowle iiiiesi wills i ;; iilc , and a paper written in agoo'i female hand , of which tlie following is a copy : — " Christian friends , pray take cure of this deariittie orphan . 1 will semi you a sum ill a faw days . " The- inm : Uos of tlio institution were , of cour . se , much surprised . the lad , perhaps , much more so than anybody else . He could only give tho explanation whieh we iv . ive already given , that he received it from tlio foinaks , miu was to . d that it ww ? "lass , lie stated , that tin .- statement proved eoiwt , that he resided at No . 3 , Back Berry-sSrcet , the street in which the basket was handed to him ; and that oiiG of the females appeared to bo oi <; and the other young . The elderly fcmalc , lio said , was dressed in a black . cloak , ii ^ lit gown , and b ; u .-k velvet bonnet ; find the voun- 'C-r one , who mast 1
probably was tho mother orcho i :: fUni ., in a black mantdl .-i , and white straw bi'iincc . Liu did no ; omitto mention that they had tuven him a pkee of money for his trouble ; but , on putting his hand in lm pocket and drawing it forth , it turned out , imi to In .-a sixpence merely , as they iut ' urmed him ic was , but a hiiif-sovcrcig-u . All sub % rqueufc search to discover the females has proved unavailing ; but the child , we need scarcely say , having ken once received within the hospitable doors of the institution in question , is sure , even if they should nyver be discoverej , to havu all its wants supplied . " i i-e basksfc which contained LllO slM ! "illg iniMioent wa-s new , a «< l had apparently been bought for the purpose , li was composed ot ' a soft substance , something like matting , and was about two feet in length a .-id nineinehe / in breadth . It has since been sent to tiie commissioner ' s office , together with tho milk bottle , cap , petticoats , &c , in order to enable the police ofiicsrs tho better fco trace ihe females .
Diseased Potatoes . —Important Experjjibm . --We are authorised to state that the simple method of rendering diseased potatoes available for human food by boiling them in two waters , the first buing thrown away when it has reached the boiling point , has been tried by Major ] jeamish with complete success . Ji « purchased , we arc informed , last week 100 weights of so called diseased potatoes , at the current depreciated rate of 2 d . par w&ight , for tlie purpose of g iving them £ o cattle , coHcdvinjf , Midi the seller , that they were fitted for no other purpo ? e , and had already applied many oJ' them to tbat use , but after seeinif a
statement in the public , prints , ho had a portion take u iudiscrimiuatcly from tho heap , and boiled according to the prescribed directions , ^ i'lie iv-. ult was in even respect corroborative of the first experiment . Thu whole of the black acrid nutter , which in few easei uxtended bayond the skin , was cossjjletsl y extracted by the ihsfc water , and the potatoes , when served un to table , after the second boiling , pwEontad as sound an appearance , ar . d were ns dry ami palatable as anv potatoes of the kind under thsnuist favourable circumstances . They were the common white Junipci or ¦ horse potato ? , and v ,-ere cooked "in thcii jackets . " Cork Reporter ,
Rouaxisu versus PjiommnSM .-TnB Qtcstiox Settled-Iwo labourers a Romanist , and Protes-Unit , held the lollowmg colloquy ; -. p . An » # vcin . to tell me that the ( Jatholie is thciuK- tn-e 4 li-. ; - n ? -U . C . Faith , an' I do . D ye bel&vc in $ Xt thScs of the Apo ^ thlePauI , ^! lint ? - ? . ou ££ . -11 . O . Arrali , thm I have re sure . D' vo r- » hd tho E iStl , le of Paul to the IlwnaiB ? An'S l-o iv alter hearing of inny Epistblc to the Piotcstauts ? There are fifty vessels , with corn and provisionrom this port for the Knglish market ., , v I bo d XST nMn > ^ ° ^^ . - /^ S *
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IMPORT ANT TO THE MINER S . TO TUB ED 1 T 0 K OP TIIE XORTHEHHS STAR . Respected Sxn , —Will you be sokind astomser the following letter , signed by ' one ol the coa trade " which recently appeared in the Liverpool Mercury , together with a lew remarks tnereon and vou will greatly oblige the members of thcMmeis Association in the counties of Lancashire ami Cheshire : —
THE COLLIERS . TO THE EDITORS OF TIIE LIVERPOOL MCROUBT . Gbstlejies , — A large amount of i > ubUcsymi « uliy lias been exercised towards that useful portion of our fellow , men the colliers , in consequence of the risk incident to their occupation—hence the general advance m the price of coal * , " Inch took place two years ago , was cheerfully acceded to with a view to afford them adequate compensation for their dangerous toil ; and that the coal masters havinc a better pvieeiov their coal might vwilise a sutticient return for the heavy capital invested iu their wfirks when the produce of their mints was lessened by the abridgement of labour attendant upou an advance oi ' wages . _ . .
Sow , however , the sympathy is called for in another direction , for it is evident that the insatiable demands and indolence of the organised miners will entail upon the poor , already alarmed for their food , aggravated misery , by an unprecedented scarcity of coals , and by the advances in price which continued scarcity or severe weather will renrtcr inevitable . Tlie colliers are banded together in a powerful union , the utility of which they are sadly abusing . They pay a lesal adviser handsomely to Keep them tiear of ihc law , and act upon the advice " Restrict your labour , then you may command your own price for it . " Their moral condition , to the shame of the Christian philanthropists , is such , that when their animal dtsires are gratified they are generally conteut , and so easily is this now accomplished , that the amount of coal now produced is only
onehalf of what is required , and not halt" as they might pro duee by working eight hours regularly per day ; instead oftliis they can now idle away entire clays , or they will work two or three hours per day , while the masters must employ as many weekly hands and as much machinery , as if a whole week ' s work was done . Moreover , they will not work with colliers who are not in the union , and it' u member of the union send xiore than n prescribed quantity of coals per day , his cemratles fine him lie . iriSy . It follows that the trade and consumers suiter great Ios ? and inconvenience . Boats are detained at our collieries , ships are detained in our docUs , the coal masters cannot supply the trade , nor the trade tlie cousumcrs . Large and customer ?
orders for export « re daily refused , new with money in their hands are turned away ; yet with tin coolest indifference the colliers are demanding a further advoncc , which , if obtained , will enable them to take ii still more easy , while their arbitrary monopoly find'restriction of labour inflict npon their poorer eountvjinwi a heavy tax when lUey are least able to endure it . These explanations I have thought due to the public , that tlie onus of the scarcity and high prices may rest upon the right should-. rs . No workmen might be better paid than the Wigan colliers at present , if they wouW only work m they can . This monopoly can only be broken up with competition , l ' tvhups government might Unil it profitable to teacli the auie-bodic-d criminal to raise coal
instead of transporting him , or maintaining bun in unprofitable confinement . But I must not theorise here . Should this not ba deemed too lengthy for your crowded columns , its admission will greatly abltge yours , Ose of tue Coal Trade . Tlio unUlusumg effrontery with which " one of tlie coal trade" promuhrates the mosfc infamous falsehoods against an honourable and industrious body of men , venders it necessary that the public should be made fully acquainted with tiie real state of affairs , ami as to that , the most direct and unqualified contradiction should be given to the foul and slanderous imputations tlirown ' out with no sparing hand against the objects and principles of the Miners' Association . This task I have undertaken to perform , not by writing a lon < t string of mere contradictions to the
charges made | but by bringing forward a number of plain , broad , unequivocal truths , such as will bear the inost rigid scrutiny , or ojien investigation . 1 shall not occupy my time with commenting upon tincharge he makes against tlio miners having a strong predilection for the gratification of liieiv passions , bin will leave him and the Christian philanthropists upon whom lie falls fnui in tlie courso of his remarks , tu solve tlie problem as best ( hey can . Still I do protest a : > ain .-t the blame , being charged upon tho Miners' Union for cither the dciiTci-s or scarcity o ! coals , and I prove the union is not to biftmc , fern the fact of there being at present several hundreds of able-bodied miners out of enrpioy . who wouid gladly accept of work afc a . fair remuneration . Wiii " one of t'io coa ! ti \ w ! c" infurm the public whv they arc not
employed ? "W ould not the eom-cntratcd amount of coals bvouiilifc to bank , as tlio pvotlnee oi tlic labour , of eovoml luuuhocl nion , ' lm inoi' < - than sufficient to dissipate the evil . so frightfully depicted by our anonymous scribe . Wonks there not be a sufficiency to furnish both tlie bo . ifg . it tho collieries , ih& ships iu the docks , and the new enstomcra with money in tlii'ii hands , with move than a supply ? Until these questions are answered , I think he will have sonv diiKsulty to persuade tlic discerning portion of the public that the operative coal miners , merely because they only work a , limited number of hours per day , arc inflicting . iho jut tnx upon fho . ii' pmii'ai countrymen . No , ihe members of the Miners' Association have no such object ; by restrictin <» their labour , they are
solely desirous of slightly improving their present very inadequate wages , so that they may bo better prepared to encounter the miseries likely to emanatifrom closed ports , dear bread , and rotten potatoes ; and also , if possible , furnish with empioymcnl hundreds of their brethren who are suffering the most severe privations . Oil , but the colliers with the coolest indifr ' orencc arc demanding a further advance , which if obtained , will only enable them to tni \ 'C it still more easy , ( really one would think the gentlemen shuddered at the idea of a . miner having anything liken cessation from toil . ) ' iVe !! , . is he luV not told what is the nature of the advance , I shall make bold to d (> so , and call upon Lira to contradic ; me if he can do so , without more deeply implicating himself as a man regardless of the truth , when it
docs not swil his purpose . In the district of l ' omberton , near Wijran , the masters aiv offering the men an advance- of ninepenec per score , but which score-, let me inform the public , consists of twenty-six baskets , which will average , I believe , from live to six cwt . eatiii . These baskets they have advanced to tlie public at the rate of twopence per basket , which where the twenty-six baskets to the score m \ sent In bank , is four sitiliinjis and fuurpetice n « r score ; deduct niucpenco , which I may call tinmen s share , and there is a clear profit of 3 s . Ii .. per score for those paragons of pevi ' ectimi . Tiiese iivu tacts which avo iiTfci ' utnWe ; aud . I ask whether i ; iy opponent lias . succeeded in throwing i lie onus of iii ; jh prices or scarcity upon the sluiuldyrs of
tinopurauve miners , or rattier , does not the responsibility still rest with the coal [ irojirii-tore and tiifir asi-nts ? These questions I leave the public to Jinswcr , and by public decision I ; uul tho nnru-rs art ' content to abide . A few words upon tho infamous proposal t' supersede the linncsi miner bv teachine convicted felons who arc sentenced to banishment , utt- ork in t ! ie mines , instead of being sent , out of the country , and 1 sv-k whatsorsof feelings must a man p « . ss ( . -s 8 , who could coolly { iropn-e a measure fiv . ii ^ ht with so much wrotchedness to the unhappy bain-s whose muitiiilied crimes havn roiulorc-d tiiemi unfit to mix w ' .: h society ? What , to bo driven from those dens of immoralily calicl-no ) : ? , to mix with ' , and l . io iutitrncted by , the honest miner ? dn ^ lie <>! the coal
tratic liii .- . gtnc ior a mo ; nent that a working miner would lie found ss base na to «; ivo iiis owu ' and his c ' lildren ' s ba-tui to a C (; v : victcd iVSoa ? And if not , what won !/! become of the poor unfortunates , knowing nothing of the nature of the work , ,-md t-. itaily uuacqiuiijitcd with the danircrs to whicli thov would be exposed . It issickvumt , it is uissusthi " : tlio painlose extinction system ( if Marcus is purity itself , when contrasted with this cold-blooded scheme of wholesale murder ; and the man who could do ' . iberAteJy propose such a scheme ought to be sainted , from soc ' ietv as : \ monster , Jit ouJy to prowl witii tho ti ^ oi of the forest . I have now done with one of the coal
tractor ohc present , and shall conclude ! by p . iH- words «» f advice Co the colliers themselves . Let lv-ithor ca-J'Uiiuy nor tJireats iadnco you to ! ib . \ 'id"n reliction Tour cinployew hate it-you love it . Thoy wish > oii to . abandon it ; you be dc-tern-intd t . o adhere to it more cioseiy . It is the aii-iity levw which will eiswt the enure aixclioratioa of vom- condition Tho letter upon wijieh I have been oo'rmcntin ^ is .- pronf of its value ; then , cling to ii with s : ii ! si-enter tenacitv , audletyoiu- cry be , " un : on . restriction ; '' . iiul an exprcfsiun ot your dflteriniaation not to v .-m-k wit ' . ! , or instruct , or allow j-ourci-ildren t « wor ! -- ivW ' i convicted felons , shnnkl they ever be brought into th--pits , i rem ain , very- respeetfui ; y , Wil . Grocoit .
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Bilstox MiXF . iis . ~ The various ladaes of ( lie dis u-ictarc requested to send ( 1 eJe . " , ates ion- nicctui"' to be l- . u . d at Mr . ] , inner " s , Wiiito Horse , Hjnii-street bilstan , on Dccemlier Hth . xte ., Jiiisto : ; , liarlastou ! W olverhampton , Vrcdnesiie ! d-hc . i . ' .: i , Wefiisesbnrv ' Sid ' Sjton 310 ^^ ' Gve ^ -bvW = ' ^ c ? fwmfficii ; Natiosai , Uswkd Trades' Association- for tiii : 1 ROTECTiox of j -xuitsthv .-A iiiectiuu «> f the centra ] T ^ V ™ , . ^ ** 1 ' ^ S ' Office , SO , llydc Stiv-etBloomW
: , ra Monday , DicemterStT .. M " Jiuimna bookb . ndei-, n the absence of President I . S . buncombe , M . I ' . ) , Wrts Oa ! lcd to tfcc oliair Comwumcationa of . i VW v eneo ^ ra--,- J-JiS - rri-ld lTt ^ iknC S ^ tric ^ thMwJifoi milSo ^ Hote ^ - SS ii ^ S ^ S number 0 rncmbcw ) , tho lmnrfloon - "i-nmV of ttinuioe , the bobbin-mak ew of KcS the bo ? t nnd shoe-makew ot llo ! y .,-e ! i ( W » , ijM V tlic- ; n £ « on ) the papcr-makc-s of iJfaldstoTio tile nn ^ - " ( rirn in " h ^^ ^ - ' ^ r ^ termination of « k-Mmfi ir Clll | av ? ttr ) l tUe ^^ vork-kniiUTS ot -. lctii ' . Ucki ( iWiiiouucii ) jf a considerable increase in the
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number of members ) , and others . SevcraTi 5 ^ tions reported that they had waited oil tradoe '" ' ! "'" had not yet given in their adhesion , with vot ' ' success , and tliey ha , d every reason to liC'iPTn !? several very influential trades would send ' in W !' adhesion in a few days . At the conclusion nrii ' " central committee ' s business , a iniitiiii ] nidaf " the board of directors of the Association iuv \ l '" " ' ptoyment of Labour , and the Central Coimni ' h - t ! ic l'roteetion of Industry , was held , wIr-i , ; ! l < 1 ' resolved , "That a properly oi ^ anisod an , | Pn W f ' petically pursued system of pcrstnml visits to Tr t 1 Societies , at their own time and places of iUQ 3 ¦ bo adopted throughout the United Kingdom » ' ?» was announced that several additional ° han ' ,. taken up in the Association for the Kinplovmc , ^ Labour . All communications for this asV ; , * - ' " must be addressed to Mr . J . . Harris , s « cr . t Trades' Oflicc , 30 , Uydc-strcet , BloomsburJT •'
SCCCKSSFUX . TmUlXATlON OF THE SlltiKE Of UonsE-XAiL-MAKERs (* ' Belpek . —The araiifvii ] ,, telli » ence has been received at the oiiitc ' of' \| United Trades' Association , that the above s ! r ¦ " has becu brought to a speedy termination ; a ,,, ] " \^" - is better , the terms required by the men li ; n { . I ' , fully acceded to . A similar advance ( 10 jiC 1 . co .,, ! of wages has been also acquired by liie Iiors ( i-n : i makers of Worcestershire . - . i-LouGunor . oi'Gii SnoK-M . Mir-ns . —On Mond ay ev-n iiitr , December 1 st , the shoe-makers of this place ha , i a dinner at Mr . Cox ' s , Talbot Inn , to conuneniorjiV . thair victory in the latft strike . Aftcv partnhini , ' , x the good things provided by the worthy host an / I hostess , Mr . J " . Skoyington , who , though not of tl , craft , had been invited to attend , was called to tie chair , when the various toasts were heartily rcgpondi ] to , and tise evening was spent in a very satisiactonmanner . On the day following the wives , Ac , luid \ tea party at the same place . Tlie evening was spei-r .
in dancing , ifcc . Tii £ F / tAMi : wor ! K-K . \ m'Ens . — A meeting of de ] c . . sates representing the framework-knitting trade , Was licit ! at the Odd Fellows' Anus , Kc » wonii ] Leicestershire , on Monday , Dec . Stli . Tlic meeting was called for the purpose of adjusting the . statement prcparitory to laying them before the maiitiiacttircr-s . This having boon done , Mr . Thomas Emmerson , of Arnold , was appointed to superintend tlic printin g aad distribution of the wrought cotton hose branch , and parties not present were requested to make early application for the number required , at the rate ot one halfpenny each , and forward the money at- llie same time . It was rest-lved that Joseph Johnston
of Luictstcv , U « intvustvtl "witli tktt cave of pvoYitihig statements for the wrought woollen hose branch , U ) j all gtiupcs below twctity-four , nnd that James Tavlor of Loughboi'ough , and Joseph Warner , of Shcepsii ' ciK ! , ' be appointed for the same purpose , for allguaijcsiVoii ! tweiity-ibur upwards , with power to call to their aid persons to assist them in the fulfilment of iliis important duty . After a lops ; discussion on the subject of wide frames , and the injury sustained by tho workmen , from the spurious articles produced from them , it was resolved that each delegate present » K J || S best endeavours to induce thefrume-siniihs neitlicrto make nor repair any more wide frames , as suc-Ij frames equally affect frame-smiths and frainewovkknitttrs , in depriving them of labour , and i-edu w the price tlicrccf . A vote of thanks was given in
Mr . Levers , for his in ? tiring energy , and his brother frame-smiths who have stood forward to restore tlie trade to a system of wrought productions . It wss recommended by the delegates that a delegate meeting bo held at the Bull and Butcher , liylwell , on Monday , the 15 th inst ., at ten o ' clock in the forenoon . It was then resolved that this meeting siai : ii adjourned until Monday , the 15 th inst ., to bo held at the sign of the Pheasant , Bridge-street , Derby , to con - Hicnve nti nine o ' clock in the forenoon . The qncuinu " respecting the outstanding debt was brought fonvaid , but not one delegate was prepared with an instalment , and thus the parties to whom it is due ankept out of their just rights . Let the fnm-. civovk . knitters consider , and ask themselves what must the public think of them for thus treating their servants .
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BANKRUPTS . fJFrow Tucplw / sGazette , Decembers , lSiH , J Robert y . ' atson Slicppard , now or late of Knsham , 0 . v . f'jrtfsl . ' ire , innkeeper—Uliarlvs Kend : il Luce , or ' . Sotnliiiii i ' - ton , meifer—ifuni'v Gamble , ufGrint'sUiiiu , Xori ' olic . svoci-r —Tliomss Hatuutt . of Camlirii ' se , tiiilor—John l ' nu ! c-. > u , jiiii ,, of fiiitvn , Urdftirusliirc , straw hat maiittftictura-Artimr Souliic . 'tnlw TitcUcr and George Muriel Jlidwi-ili of MeieoiiHio Ue ^ is , Dorsetshire , grocers—Julia U . vur Wii . iiniits , in ' 2 , Kewcastlo-street , Jj'arr litji ' - on-.-tii-iit , ( . 'it ; -, bhwkin ^ tiiuuuUiuttu'er — Thomas Murtimcr , « . ii" K ; i * ihme , Wr . lworth , viitiuiller — Hubert Gc-oiyc- SjimU ' si ! ,. - , lain of ii ' J , Queen-sti-eet , Clie : i }> sii ! c , : i : i ( i Jliisli-luiii . ' , C-ui r . mi-stiott . City , s-. Uic lnaiiutiwtiu-cr—Wiiliam i . ewi .-, t-: ' D . 'irnsh'y , Yorlcsli ' iv , tobacconist—i ' raderiek SuKijistiii , >< i Mai >«\> ester , woolltn ilvKpev— Chnrlus lies , of ilii ; i » i , grocer—Juini l ' " lio . towiiui'lyof l . ' viiitol . Lui »« «¦ ... i'St :. ;! - i' ) li , Gioticertersiiire . linie burner—William Oekieslon , ¦ . 1 ' Ijiverijool , liide mcreliiiiit—Tliuoiinre i- ' i ie ( ll ; ii : sl ; L \ v . of I ! : " - iuiiigiiH . m , ciiumlitT — Tltonias Mnger , of Hi ; ibur !! - ! r . ii , City , ami Ojve-. itry-srtrett , lli !> i ) iiiri > vt , } ' > uJtPWt
RAKKKUPTCV AS . VfUEP . SiUiiuc-I Thoinns , uf 21 , Coruhiii , bullion mereiiant . DIVlDfNUS OGCL 4 UED . Win Cai-i L ' cti-ic , of J ! e- - ilii ! si"ii , i » il ! = r , t ! . i-.-d OavicUivl L-f I'd . hi : h « ii . jUiiO , jt : i . viil > io « t 57 , Gi'cy-sli'eot . SewuaatU--upo ! i-Ty-.: o . on any butunUiy aftuv Uccuiulier 10 . John ' Vh ' nw at ' id KU / .: ilietii l- 'ishur , of Magliuil , wine Jcaits-s , li-.-st
DIVIDENDS TO BE DECLAKED , III l / l « COU ' -Ul'SI . James ISvyan , of Bristol , chemist , January 2 , at clevtsi , - ¦ it the Court ot Usiukvuiitcy , Hi-istol . Ceiu'ificaths to be jrrantetl , unlo-ss e : iiiso be shown to : i ' . ' eoiiti * - 'ti'y oil fciiG « Iav of iti ^ otinjr . John lire : ikeiii'ii ) ge , of Liveriwol . tailor , JJeeember S'J-¦ L'ltoi ' . ias itud ^ suu , of Greta-biwk , Yorkshire , Uviuk vaaiivi-, lautiary Si . CtiniiiCATE-s to lie prantccl by tke Court of ] U-v ; ew , HJllvss c .-mse » A-shuivn to ttiucoHtiviry , un nr before 3 / cci'iiiiicra ' . . SC ( -i > i ! Cii Davies , of Sumerset-wluivf , JJauk ^ Ulv , S < m ; iiwavk , ami limes-wlirivl " , Wiltou-roarl , Pinilicu , coal im-i ' - uhunt .
PARTNERSHIPS D [ SSOf , VEB , Join ; Pereivnli kiiiI Anne Clarke , of Iimiiiisglsaisi , ' !' . ' - counta :: ti— . ! ulm l ' . iitor aiul George Jlarrisuii , of J . w' ; -, .-iiare Ii ^ oki- 'rs—Henry iliukmisa nail U'iiliiim Cn-ft , <» i U <)« k-iVn-y , Cheshire , joinsrs-Davki DutiiiKtn itml ilitnirf Kurnp , ( if « l , Ucil Li'isi-street , IfollKirn , publicans— ' > ' lium lainm'u and . losuph Adams , of Covuiitry , ajijirais . i ' — William Kwii-y 1 ' ariter JJiat-kbuni and Johii i . uv , I . etds , . '• f-jci : brufcers—Jirown and Co ., ( if Ilnibeek ami Gjldcrsutiic . l ' drksliire . flax Kjumic-rs—Jiliscib ' .-tli Jefi ' es ' . v . iliehaiil Jeifery , and T liomas . K j Veiy , of ) . 'licking ton !» ¦ - far as rejt « rds Thimiiis JtiFer . v)—Ylioinas ifoitfcoy aad ' liai'iics . •!¦ : ' Vork , horsu broafcurs—William 1 ' iiciiard , sunand Lewis William ;* , of Cardiff , Clnniiir ^ aiisfiitv , wiiai fillSJel'S — KiiV \ : i < ilin Jimcs tuul . loitpii lUvwn , uf vaioiS Giiiiiioi'g-. iDslriru , bomied store merchant * .
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KxTUAOauisARY G \ se . — Ihe Courtnt Ajsiw . joi ; iie Has llliiii wiisocx-upicuon t-lie 23 ihaudii 0 i-iiult . witis the foiiuwing extraordinary case , in Att-. tui ;«? i , two soldiers , in garrison ; it Stra .-ljiiijr , nai : !^ : Tschupp and Di ^ siiet , crossed tiicfrwtk-riuvv D : uiv . 'i to pass the clay . ' On tlieir return , and wlieu ( in a bridijo , Tsclrapp sa . nl tnBiy ; a ' ilef , wliu was noariy mt ' j . \ 'krited , " Cotimatidsaeuow-sstrotigthuwattri-tiiiV Uijialltt wenc toili « siiic of the Widgc . aiui i . 'sviw- ' , ' l > . ' ; ai-: ti iurward to lnuk at tiiu water Tsciuii'i' :- ' !" donly kiid lu . 'lJ of him , and clirow hint iii ; tiic ; i , st'i '• iiosiiiL % as a matter of course , that the ni ; tn < W < ' ' ( irowiiCii , no list : uiirrcnt was atruKjr . : uul i . e v » ij i : t '' - iii a stau . to lieip iiiiiisolf , Isurricd to Strs-siv . ;; . , : lli ; entered his bftrracks , Itulbre ih » « atw w > -ii : i ' A ; - " L ' rovi'li'iieo , iiowcver , had willi-il tliat this ;• . ' . «• " ";'; = act siioukl not rciiifiiii uoiiecalwl . The iji-ij ^ c \? ' ^^ oa Ijoiiis . and tho fall of lii- » iil !« t . w « s hri-bn by ii ' - '
ot ti ; e c-iw . ' . s bv wiik'h they are fa :-leual nt « i - '! ' Aitci his iiamorsion , wliieis ' complcti-ly i-wit" ¦ i ' . Uiaintosk-iubn , l : ccaught by thisro ; . ; - , ; ui ! , a ' . i'i ' strtigdiagfora grout time , his cries were Iwam l ' . toaie boatmen , just a ? he was sinking iV- - .: n t'XiKiwtioti , ami tlu'y savr-cl him . The di ^ m . -ty of T . scKti : * : vuvsvery grtiii on tiio following inoruiiy when iic : " ; ; iiviu . r tin ; v . v . x \\ whom ku supposuil to be J .-u : ! - »'< - ; I-jt niinio his declaration , and 'i ' sehupp w . w Kri't ' sU " - At first he declared that ho had not been in toiiip-i ^ witliliigallct ; but several witnesses , svun iwi * - thu : n drinking together 'lunr . ir tliu duy , l : aviiig «' - forward to prove this fact , ¦ tue prismicr w ; ; ' ' ! ' : ' founded . Still . Uowcvcr , lie refuswt to c -u !' - ^ .- '
crime , which was iiKiuscountable , as the two n \ -i ' > ' , wore supi-. usod U > lie friends . VvJitu 'iVrl ' W'i' ! ^ . iieeii in prison lor soinc time , 'he resuiveti toiUu > V ' ! " SJiiilfc , ; i . nd decUut-d tiiat lie had been itnliii-w ^ ' ; . wife of iiiiiau who koens tlta canteen , whose i- "' - ' , " " ' C .-uiliiot , to commit tho deed . 'J'I : U wcia ! i : i , i » ^ service Jie was , had , he said , told iiim tiiat i } i '^ -- - ; iier former servant , ar . d with whom she l : rt « vlA ?' taincd criminal relations , was constantly oXWV' - - inouoy from her on a menace of iipprisii ; :, ' 1 '" ' !' ; . " i . iar . d of wliac had . taken place , and that- * l « ^] thercturo resolved to » et rid or" him . She tol « ¦ ' * prisoner that if he wou h' take HigaUut out for t : ic wU and ill the evcniiiij throw him into t-lio rivet , » . ' •' would reward tho act lilicrallv , and she gave «¦?
10-irniies tn spend , in order thus he illicit so ^' power Bicallet with drink as to render him iuK'F " of rosktav . ee . Tsolmpp said , that he ol > je < : te « t « e *' niit- tho ei-iinc , but tiie woman told him that n W ' ;^ . li . ! S-: ui she wouiil stai .-hiiii , and that tlwrefore . y--- . i « w fenr , and { tai-lU- from tliehopuofrcwiii , i * J ' kaV iJOnsontud . Thu wmuais was utkou into c ' ^'; : ' . and hmh were trio : ! i ' or tho atieni | it to commit ui ^ < . ! er . Tlio evidaucc on the trial fully e orrobora tcu ^ statement of Tschunp as to tiio woman , auiltiK ' . ^ both fount ! pirn- ' by tiie fury . 'J ' sciitijip « «« ' ¦ ; . ; , dcmr . ed to twenty vears ' I ' mprisonuieiit , wiai » - labour , and exposure on th ^ p illory . iM ' - ^^ [• risoiittr wja coiKieiniied to ten V ^^ " " "' . " v-o . with has d labour , hut without cxi . ^ urc on yie * . « -
— VQLUjUUHi S M : 'SSCU'JO ' . ' ¦ , . , aa Poisosi . w .-Mftry Evans , domes % servant ,, ^ ^ enrleinan residing ' in lirooku-sta'cc / ' " . ;!\ .. i < .-iitteuipicd on Wednesdav last to destro ' V ' " , ' ^ , i . mate iivfaiit child by administering to it . ; ., ,, 1 tatc pov . - ilcr ; but she was detected in fit . * | U VV . e th .: immediate death of the child prevcutt „ ' . ? , nrompt exhibition of a vomit The child . Ii J r -. ••; is in a precarious state , and tiie unnatural nw " in custody , awaiting the event .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 13, 1845, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1345/page/6/
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