The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-03 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH $. 1552.

NATIONAL REFORM
ASSOCIATION.

OMMERENCE IN
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whisk le Eddied to the epee* of Si, Jambes Welermiey.
The preeeedings of the enasense esenneseed et half. past
shwa, 'kin we aelleed es the eliament lb. Hesse, MP.,
Mr. Oen* nostriew,_H.P., Ye. Geseb,ll.P., Mr. W. J.
Poe, Mr., Mr. T. 'bailee', M.P., Mr. Heyworth,
M.P., Mr. J. B. Smith, Y.P., Sir Charles Raptor, Mr.
Rev. J. Barnett, Mr. Ralph Walter, Mr. Hough-
tea, Mr. Letting's, Dr. Mr. Slack, Rev. J.
Barns, Mr. W. T. Hely, Mr. , Mr. R. Heywood,
Mr. McDonnell, Rev. Mr. Be,im . B. Parsons, Mr.
W. Bantlegi sad Mr. Ensue JOWL
Sir J. IVALKSLILY mewed Me pesesdinge, claiming
se the yeedient of dos ameeledim t e emmeil of which had
elawasd the meeting, the slight if ablemsiag it before pro.
esedleg le the business, sat Mem eleglins • chairman.
Tbs ternancas aware that tbe 1111116MMIS bad been con-
he venal purpose of gendadag ilea best method of
carrylog net the views of Ibtpent mejerity of the earnest
reformers et the country. (Hear boss.) The' council of
the aseesiatien had Maned a circular, ht which were set
forth the sabiects which it would be the duty of the con-
form* to 'wader. They were : 1. What means can be
adopted tor securing to the almost possible extegt the con-
stinalbeiel eights of the people. 2. How far the oil before
is calculated to carry that object into effect.
riiinerw_._
_Mane to be pursued to obtain for the voter the
ladepenlent manes of the franchise. These were the.
e ens whisk moo recenamended to the particular coa-
oedmtamaMtlresna elf the otaference. In *ponies; the business of
the emellennee, the entire management of whose proceed-
ings sena be in the hands of the delegates, he begged in
the sense et the council to thank them for their attendance
bore to-day, and fee the valuable assistance rendered by
essay to the ease* of reform in their several localities. He
weakish.. seggem that the various speakers would condense
their spesehes sad elle propositions to the most practical
sad bnimeake shape. He would also suggest that those
=Wilale bed special information to give to the con-
ebeteld de an is writing. When the circular was
iaeed so ntassuord the intention of the council to con-
vene the weds& it was expected that they amid be
ealled.opes to amiss the details of , a bill for the ha-
Ert of the representation," introduced to parliament
llikjesty's late government. He need not inform
that the whig administration had ceased to exist,
and thet Lied John Russell's reform was therefore no
hew a NOVornment measure. Thome events had relieved
the see es keen the necessity of spending much time in
deiffineabertree the merits of the whig scheme of reform.
CSrhr) The great object of this conference would be, to
lien measures by which a future admioistration,
'Water might be its name, would be compelled to grant
to the of the United Kingdom • full and equal re-
lit the House of Commons. (Cheers.) He
ahead dimies the Reform Bill, or rather the late
Reheat MS, with a very few words. After
lisesaing to the statement of the late Prime
Idielarew, le felt it to be his duty to declare in the
Home of that the meenere, the outlines of which
had been 116101110 d ly the mac lard, was totally unworthy
of the Hew of Oaameem.estally unworthy of being called
a Reform 11111—esd letallyneworthy of the political ante-
admits of Lea dohs Rumen. To this opinion he
adhered. (Obese') With these observations, he came
at ones the the gba of reform advocated by the National
Rehm Aiseea. It was stun to era* in de-
tail the henna of the measure, add*alto, teams" delibe-
ration, bed been adopted, will; a view to the etteineend of
a great yarded geed by a ensnare es ems bead of
extreme sad dastraet eptaisse, sad the abaademsest es
the other of them restrienime and limihaelmte white
stood in the way of the citation of the feradelee to the
intelligent and industrial skew of the eensunity.
(Cheers.) The holding of neatly six hundred meet-
ings—the eboperation of the peeve--the amaasl dieessioas
in partiameas, and the publieathea of a levy anwiber
of trans sad pamphlets, had made the of the
meedadea Most mdareeelly !news, bed for
them • wile eed nest sweeenegbeg support. Oa sae point
=VMS then been esy udeeppebeesion, nod he was anxi-
ous diet after the habil of tele eanderenen sed the pub-
lisallisa of its
_maelidinp, miseppeiminn eitnild no
tows (C) The eileppeeimeeden to which he
alluded bad when out of • inidemeiyeelenes of the first
ahem to the deslantion of their eget% as est forth on the
aged ef membeithip. That clause was a definition of the
qualillealies ter the franchise. Now it had been most
erresmemly , that by •• the claiming to be rated to
the relief of pour," meant the actual payment of rates,
se a Nadine. se voting. Such was not the ease ; the exact
contrary was the fact. (Cheers.) Al that the association
meant was, that the ezistingparochial machinery should
be retained, as the best adapted for the purpose of local
registration, under local supervision and self-government ;
but the right to be upon the register, and to vote, should be
wholly independeut and irrespective of the payment of rate.
(Cheers.) This simple statement would, he hoped, set the
question at rest, and give assurance to the friends of reform
everywhere, that the association would most strenuously
oppose all attempt. to insert • ratepaying clause in any
fatter* Reform Bill ;—(cheers)—believing that such a
clause would be the fruitful source of oppression, chicanery,
*ad fraud—and little better then a penal enactemeat, visit-
ing upon honest men the penalty of disfranchisement for
the non-prepayment of a due, which the parochial
authorities have ample power to enforce. (Cheers )
Let it not be forgotten that the restoration of the duties on
corn was only one amongst many evil measures which •
tory government assume office to carry through parlia-
ment. Let it not be forgotten that the principles, and,
consequently, the policy of such a government would be
throughout illiberal • and that though it might not be able
to sixty its principle in all cues into actual enactment, it
would Mama sad prevent measures of a liberal character
ham being anis& (Cheers.) For himself he would not
eon, In a general agitation upon exclusively free trade
prieelpise— (einere) —and would co a Intl his countrymen who
wanted sot wily cheap bread but cheap government,
and a ememet met elhetaal control over the natimiol
purse to enbasse the peeseet favourable opportunity of
securing tie pepainal blessings of free trade, and a general
amellsenelem of elletiag burdens by mesas of a radical
thew to the sopillostation. (Cheers.) Let the people
who purchased seen poser the franchise, and there would
be no need of_mmelamesha that they would ever permit the
landlords of Beglsad wets to tax the food on which the
aidnisted. (Cheers.) la retiring from the position in which
be bed been placed, merely that, as president of the aoso
eiattem he might open the business of the Conference, he
had to enema his earnest hope and strong belief that their
premediege woad be characterised by courtesy, by modem
nay by a etc* regard to the °binge which bad brought
them legease end by a spirit of liberality towards every
gariemea who might Mare te abbe. the wassably.
(Hom, hear.) After peoeraeadlag' the il=t
of a senunittes to eswinet ihe bestows of the
leahes. geotlenen oneeleded by preponies
ernel6. be
d taw Ike peadenns whim mist be
wits known teams all, bus whale means is behalf of
the pagan wail be bows known when he bad pared
&W_lip ben thew
Hr. HUMP., the leek the shah amid bud and
Pr=leolime (gm wed and seseeded were the adopted by
the egehgesm, seadeldisralllll. 11116111 t lierWOOd sad
Ralph Water, The- te, mad Mr. 0. "hempen,
seennery to the watercress.
A resekillen wee Om pat fee as amid sII seers bul-
imia onamiliee of seven sembese, be whoa al peepnale to
be made a the sonferenee sbeald be mbeeiteed for ar-
rengemene.
Mr. norm JONES tame object to the limitation of
the egarehase.

Kr. G. THOMPSON, K.P., lei hell *apothem et pub-
lie seesliegi both Mee et Alba* sea veined It
wist:istl ends= Wapplies • balms everallese
6r what rosolatioits, and the neenee i whites
propfted. If Soy perms elect/ hall Mir
LiNgeopieval by the issieleas et the esenektee, Mhe the
right skipped le the relies. (Hear.)
Kr. =AR delays* free ti .*Me of the Tower
Ilsolets, *aired whether thelseehmeteeerefttee was to be
applated solely frenthessetbsiestlhe eerseiation. He had
put annuity isseherialai emcee Is the trwrities6 though
he had isinslosi lint it we Ie be kw the moose of
ettemplimp t..relsemele the wises seelleas et tokens's.
(Hear, beer.)

The CHAIRMAN said that Mr. Shaw belonged to •
society which w not la ommosidestioa with the Notional
Reform Amscialoa. awl bed, theoethro, set roseived an
lavitation. Edo wined at the Mk= issued by the arms
idolises. foe dlto parpar et patting ea Mg is all farther
doubts sad That address shed that all mists
ties sr iedividoels epodes with Mr. Huse% =ties la the
Hawse of Oemese• wee, fisW to eased. I. IS* the
tedsmems et the Ewan et thereses loathe bred Saha
Rohe very la brinks heseard measeeee fro the
wribeeset a me osepseed hem 70
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Alba, hoes emit Mososelse, the swath*
Weser he the esetheles Sid the ewe moo Se whim
eight le he es eilleleal ark se se to Abed 111 mod Ye re-
ZLes
so
es weal obtain the alo-
otintoseretey le their varpost. Mast sorsilzwes:tars
nasimi-vilism the MOOS 11111111,1116
aSII6IIIR is she et the theitso—.std they one to the
omeiedee thee the new ought to be esloeded to ovary
bwerelteider sad ovary ledge whit had boas helve heaths
residue{ eel lei bees reghtered to the pm, hash/ the
taw*. of psyntat et_ *spew totes to the peembiel swell
dolt adissloes. He sheridtlike to lure gene taraer, bet
tateLbee way la cedars to take what be esoldist. The
bad Soso adapted the wee by bell 4 as die wow
awe pretest the inside, hos Sawa the hillside** of
Mrs sod power, sod the Miler domes frees the omelet
tithe mess It was to Nears to the voter the
iedeptedeat monies of Ms s, without which it was
shwa weeises. The seat pest wed to by the meeting
was • nisso equal distributes et the maabers of parlie-
seesf. Y amiss ts pretreat Ow asotimaimso of a system by
width die sessabers for the Tower Wallets, with • popula-
tion of 41111,111111, should so looser be neutralised by
the assubsee kr a pleat the Harwich, with only
ISAR labobilosta. (aeer, boo.) As • member for
Soothed be wee sew irked for hie property
Cr=led be set see why an Englisionan
Cso so aril testing with • Scotehman. They
weal lodes of tbui point. With respect to
the t ansference, it was not assembled to cavil at
bat to leek to dm substance of what was before it,
sod, if poolles. is aims an the best means by which they
Wild OMRik the pith that justice which they asked

Re be hob immird he he neeleades et rioth unjestl7
witibell hem huh (Lewd deem)
M. WNW JONZB me . ielepie h. he Meth.
pdhsa Aamodetleia, shied es law whether be
abed' !_misi hee.
The ONAJRNAN lad hes iskraise hen evemodeN:
et rediemee would be beard, shit would be

Ajar era diseweies, the following gemememt ware =-
aka= to the bushier committee :—Messrs. Berk, Birch
rater of the Univenfity of Oxford), Lattimore, Midi,
t, ;ahem, and 0. Fester.
aaasesal. of the eenneittoo were then reed hat the
eller, and the saraheat redred to array the order of
besissa and
The 011111KKAN Ma the oppertenity Is Mirage a few
obarades• to tho resetisi. He said diet he starded
then hat day to forward the ewe of wadi he hal bra
the advents el his life. (Cheers.) It was sow 45 rise
asap he hod fret takes his seat Ia the Haft a Comma,
miff he I:2= way tam to show that he bed ever gives
a vete thea he pregarirs !ohne. ( Loud
ahhis= Ile wee dr fret was 'be had watered to call
a sutra la the Kase of Oarriews. (Cheers.)
But he bad sever adaeated say revabatiesary principle,
kin eldest had always been the reseed of seadrsed abuses,
and the amateassee of those osallallesal privileges
which dined the birthright of evevyq Basthltmen. (Hear,
hoar) He =ow that in all matlgrr,whether large or
small, it was the privilege of Engliskaisa to differ, and he
was proud that it was so, as it woe slab ha the countries of
despots that men were not allowed tibaMer. (Hear.) He
soes esallored, however, that he was addressing rational,
reessaalie men, who had come there to consider the wel-
fare alb& follow men, and the bust means by which it
=I te peeimmeed, and therefore should not ask any who
hone hat to give up any principle, but to join in a
peer aid= lark however far they might be inclined to
go, would them • considerable way on their road.
Ho had MehmilstM la saying that he was one who had
assisame r drawas sup the Charter, and that he concurred
la fir (Hear.) But there were other men
who did fit who to go so far, and all he should do would be
to edema by het and argonaut to convince them he
wxhillit Was he, hecases he could not get everything he
lethrow obstacles in the way of beneficial progress?
(Haw, bear.) They lived in a country where the majority
meet sitheasly rule ; they were in the majority, and any
men who interrupted these proceedings could hardly be
oalled• friend to his country. He would therefore tell Mr.
Joan end the other Chartiata present that 12 year, before
they had by their conduct stayed the progress of reform.
(Hear, hear.) There were men in their emaciation of all
calibres of understanding, week and strong, bold and
timid, although all were actuated by the same wish for the
welfare of their country and the plan which should unite
all their efforts was, in his opinion, the best that could be
devised. (Hear, hear.) It would not do to drive
the coach hater than the horses would carry it,
but endeavour to pave the way to ulterior re-
forms by accepting the present compromise, for it
was nothing more. In accepting it, he did not abate one
jot of his opinions, but he said, " Bide your time." They
had now an administration that declared against all reform,
and was that • time for ft formers to refuse everything ?
(Hoar, hear) Every step they took was one in the direction
of the Charter, and there was no reason why they should not
go a harmoniously. The business fur which they had been
summoned was to inquire whether Lord John Russell's
plan was sufficient, or whether in nineteen years they had
arrived at estate which rendered further progress eligible,
but they were saved that trouble now, and all they had to
do was to rally all aections of reformers in favour of a more
comprehensive measure in the face of • ministry that had
declared against all reform. (Cheers) Having told the
meeting that 16 minutes would be allowed to each weaker,
the hon. member concluded by calling on Dr. Burnett to
address the meeting.
The Rev. J. BURNETT trusted that the meeting, by a
bold, a manly, a generous and a wise vote, weed cor-
dially unite to promote the came of reform. (Loud
Kr. LULL beasitt up and read the recommendations
Ode bearese mataittee. They were as follows :
" This fie, original y convened to consider the
very inadatsaate Fedora Bill of Lord John Unseen, has
sow to spar en agitation which shall introduce into
pealkment • Mil commensurate with the emits and pro-
pene the people. This committee an glad to learn that the
beeeetalleadiags of the National Parliamentary and Fiona-
vial lies= Association have been marked by important
swarm The ppwablic meetings attended by the president,
by various e.,mMrs of parliament, and by members of the
council tithe emaciation, have extended the influence of
that body in various large and important towns. The great
Manchester gathering on the 24th of September last
stamped it with the popular approbation of the work-
sag classes of that influential dialect. The metro-
politan boroughs sad parishes are taking their
proper position in advancing the national entranehias-
meet, end • valuable and amain, declaration has
lately been made by various ministers of religion of their
interest in this great question. The emaciation has
adopted such at extension of the suffrage as includes the
great bulk of the populaties.ogrioaltural end manufactur-
ing, of the United Kingdom. To my that all shall be eligi-
ble to vote who oce .py a Imessemed. or part of • tenement,
who are rated, or may dolma he rata, is Wry that every
householder, and every Lew who pays rates, directly or
indirectly, shall be eligible is vote ; and by removing the
clause for the payment ere= • termination will be put to
• fruitful source of electioneering chicanery and fraud. The
rate-paying clause, whet some reformers erroneously pro-
poee to retain, in fact =arts that which should be a
simple debt into a penal easelasest, bet this the emaciation
aims to prevent. The greet hasimeee of this sahrence is
to organise means he shay the met peastisal expression to
the national claim% lookiseme recognition. To accomplish
this, it must invite theme who have hitherto stood aloof, and
assure them a sadist welcome, with the view of increasing
that unanimity which will enable it to carry the agitation
to a imccossful Moue."

" That the lint day be devoted to hearing statements to
be made to the conference by gentlemen attending to re-
present public opinion in refarenco to the objecte of the
National Parliamentary and Financial Reform Associa-
tion."

" That each gentleman addressing the conference be re-
quested to include in his statement to the conference a spe-
cification of whom, and, if possible, what number of persons
be represents; or whore opinions ho reports, what views
they hold, what conditions the conference could fulfil
which would secure their adhesion and interest."
" All documents issued by the conference to be signed by
the chairman of the conference."
" That each gentleman addressing the conference be re-
quested to comprise his remarks within ten minutes dura-
tion."

The CHAIRMAN put the report, with its recommenda-
tions, to the erecting, and it was unanimously adopted.
A LABOURING MAN expressed a wish that the 61.
rating should be &Misdated, end the payment of a 61. rental
substituted.
The CHAIRMAN theeibt that would alter the prin-
ciple on which the esespeambe had been completed. Be-
sides, the a ratios; would be handl i. Whet to be materially
below api. rent._

I ----
A T whose weerwas isradible, said that the
principles of the Reform dateciaties had net received the
sanction of the greet hay of the perk. (Hear, hear.)
The pin primismd by the ameciaties tild sot meet the
wants anderfitss it the working chase. There was a
bread Hoe of Modesties to be draws between the working
cleans and the association. lie should be very glad to see
men like Mr. Hume sad Sir Joshua Wahesley, who were
really chartists, suited to promote the charter instead of the
peddling system of expediency put forward by the associa-
tion.

Mr. W. J. FOX, H.P., came forward and was received
with loud cheers. He did not wish to draw invidious
comparisons between sections of reformers; but when they
were that the working people were net wi•h the woo-
arise, he must ask, Where are the =l es*
' (Chaim) If they were not with the I with
whir were they? (A Vote—" With the diertiste. ') A
=talimaid with the chutire. Their Wig with the
m mid net prevent then hem hag with die salmis-
ern. (seer, hear.) He wee a Aug., and yet he was •
member of the emekeiss. (Clossos.) AM es woe chow
mode, end tone of theme& of &weft besides Massif.
Mad the obeetioto soy
prehtlezziewards the asetelegen—
way mein le thwart iw to Morro t nest.
Vs:to raise ebstadee ono • L.
? These who Wens/tett the pressedints of this
monists ewe either elertiste arty were wit. If they were
se% west to teem? With whew did
they weepeeelle ? ad ahem) Let any sow, may
resemble most amass iehenosties look messill in
this weeny, wed say that the diertiess perused to to
with this sissilatkm, and that they had any hotter theses
et ash elgesto dew Me woes.
At the hes. gestlimen =Lew irt:
tio sapper* Mr. noshes, or sloe We nest
11111 of Newman at the election. (Lead &sem)
1101131 DAWBON, in • sheet lint boieenrous
anpreased his reedier sod that of the 'battlers of
to go sloes with the arealike, though at the
use time they want hither. If they odd net get all at
woes, ttoz dl( set deephe as bodement. He was very
eelerr* ileprearire improper eletregiese to the pro-
Mr. Sof the =Wag.
cuLukoa, M.P., said that, as one who had
always appealed is parliament Mr. Hume's proposition in
favour of he wished to be permitted to express as
the present e.esiw hew 'medially he sympathised with the
determination Mooed by the meting to set about the work
they had taken I. head in geed emonest. For his part he
should be but too happy if he weld aid in the least de-
gree in securing seek **sr r ea extension of the fran-
chise or the ballot. (Chwers.)
After a few weeds how Mr. Kissaomm ad the Rev.
Mr. Beall.
Mr. DICK said he was the del of a relay that
cumbered 117 paid members, all pledged to manhood suf-
frage, and he could inform that me* ag that if they did
sot recognise the principle of manhood suffrage, they would
not have the working classes with them. He cared nothing
for whigs or tries, nor could:he sec why a war cry should
be got up against Lord Derby, who bad done nothing.
(The speaker was interrupted by loud Crier of •• Ob, oh,"
and considerable uproar.)
The CHAIRMAN.—CIive him a fair bearing ; lie is an
advocate for Lord Derby. (Great cheering and lauhter.)
Mr. DICK said he was not en advocate for Lord
nor any humbugs, whether whig or tory ; hat if Laid
proposed a proper measure of reform, he would support
him. (Laughter.)
Mr. LE BLOND, en the part of the chartists of Brad-
ford, repudiated any sympathy with the wolf Rents of the
last speaker, who certainly did not represent the intelligent
cbartuibi of this country. (Hear.) He believed there was as
much to be feared from the aristocracy of commerce as ever
they had suffered from tits feudal anatourey,and even more,

bemuse the ell MEE Is= bit himesit hound to support
his serfs in deka= and eld age, while now the aristocrat of
mere wealth assessed the right of coining the beet blood of
the labourer into meaty, and then amiss Era neglected en
the pariah or the ease.. /Loud cheers.)
The Rev. Mr. PARSONS (Gloucester), introduced him-
self es it =art= and a loyal subject. He lied once gone so
far as to endeavour to prove the justice of the six points
front Scripture. He did not oars who was chief magistrate,
whether Queen or President; what he wanted was a chief
magistrate to govern the people according to the Uwe the
people had made. (Cheers.) Believing it to be the desire
of our present gracious sovereign to do so, he would not
exehange her for all the Presidents in Christendom. (Loud
cheers.) lie would say to them don't mind whip or
tortes, but join with the emaciation fur en enlarged suf-
frage, and strive for the ballot, and by perseverance very
lilds time would elapse before every reform had been carried.
Afar a lbw words from Mr. G. J. Hutto/il and the
Rer. D. Bonn,
Mr. ERNEST JONES MN upon the platform amid
some cheering and much hissing, and with much energy
denounced the plan of the emaciation as reactionary.
(Oh, oh.) They had as yet only sought the franchise for
the rich, and were now capping the climax by providing for
such of the rich as remained still disfranchised. He dined
that the association represented the feelings of any portion
of the chartist body, and asserted that they had nut been
invited to Leeds or Manchester. He challenged the asso-
ciation to a discussion of their respective principles. (Much
confusion here erase. The sense of the meeting being
against Mr. Jones, while a small body of chartists sup-
ported him strenuously.) He understood the council to say
they were all chartists.
Er. CLARKE, as a Manchester chartist, denied the
'amnion of Mr. E. Jones as to the association having gone
to Manchester uninvited. They had been expressly invited
by the chartist council, and the proposal had only been re-
sented by a very small minority.
Mr. LATTIMORE presented the resolutions drawn up
by the business committee for the meeting to-morrow even-
ing (at 7.)
Mr. INGRAM LOCKHART regretted the altercations
which had taken place.
Mr. SLACK moved a resolution, limiting the right of
speaking and voting at the subsequent muting* of the
Conference to members of the emulation, except in pecu-
liar circumstances.

The resolution was seconded, but mot with so many ob-
jections— Mr. Hume and the more influential members of
the association present all concurring in expreniag their
since,. belief that the disturbances of the morning would
not again be repeated, and that the resolution was there-
fore unneeseeary—that it was accordingly withdrawn.
The Conference adjourned at half-prat 5 (until 10 this
morning), after pealing a vote of thanks to the chairman,
which was duly but briefly acknowledged by Mr. Hume.

TUMULT AT THE GREAT WESTERN
COTTON WORKS, BRISTOL.

The city of Bristol presented on Saturday and
Monday a scene of very unusual excitement and bustle, in
consequence of mese hundreds of the hands employed at
the Great Western Cotton Works having, through a dispute
between them and the manager, struck from their work,
and congregated in large bodies at different parts of the
city. On Monday the magistrates were engaged is investi-
gating charges arising out of the dispute, and during the
period of their sitting, which occupied till a late hour of
the day, the streets adjacent to the council house were
densely crowded with hands from the factory and others
taking ma Interest in the preasediag. Mr. John Ashworth,
tbe emeser M as erattlea_hed bus cawed by a young
yam= named MOM Williams, MO well OS by several
other girls and married women for having moulted them
on Thursday evader/ hat. Mr. Arra appeared for the
complainants, see Mr. 0. L. king conducted the
defence. It appeared teem the OISOMOOIIt of Mr. Ayre and
the evidence eAdscal by KIN that br some time past there
had been dispels.* going on batmen the girls and women
engaged in the factory, in coneespasher, Brat, of the wages
of the latter having been to a large meat absorbed by a
series of, a. they considered, improper lees and deductions;
secondly, of the working time of the mill having been im-
properly kept ; and thirdly, of a narrow wicket, only 14 or
16 inches wide, having been set up for them to pass through
on leaving the factory, whereby they were much incon-
venienced in leaving the place, and were detained upon the
premises for a very much longer period than was neces-
sary. On Thursday evening they refused to leave the
premises unless the gate was opened, as was formerly
the case, and the manager then came into the yard
with • suck sad some dogs. He, according to the
case for the prosecution, hissed on the dogs, struck the girl
Williams down, and kicked her, wounding her hand with
a stick, and then ordered the mechanics to bring up the
fire-engine, with which he played water on the women and
girls fur more than an hour, throwing them into a state of
the greatest terror and confusion, and drenching them
(many having miles to gu home) to the akin. Upon eras.-
examination, it was admitted that all tho hands by agree-
ment stopped their looms before the engine was stopped,
but this we. not done until they found the engine still
going at ten minutes after the time fixed by law and by the
agreements at the factory for closing. On the part of the
manager, it was urged that he was not only justified
is what he did, but deserved applause for it, in-
asmuch as he had taken • very lenient mode
of quelling a riot which threatened to end in a serious de-
ktruetion of his employers' property. It was denied that he
struck or kicked the girl, or hissed on the dogs, or that he
poured water from the engine to the extent described.
Evidence was adduoed to show that by suddenly stopping
their looms before the stopping of the engine, the girls in-
jured the machinery, and that afterwards large numbers
of stones were thrown from • crowd outside of the works
and (rain the hands within, whereby windows were broken,
other parts of the factory injured, the manager himself
struck, and some men severely injured, several of the stones
thrown weighing many pouuds. The witnesses were cross-
examined, and on many points disagreed, especially
as to the time at which the stones were first
thrown from the inside. The balance of testi-
mony was, that it was after the engine had
been played upon the hands, but it was clear that missiles
had been east from the outside previously. The testimony
was also discrepant es to the time at which the engine
stopped. One flied it at ten minutes, and another at about
five minutes past six. The timo keeper stated six o'clock,
but then it appeared that he had entered six o'clock be-
cause it ought to stop at six o'clock, and that he had made
a similar entry for every day of the week, although it was
admitted by one of the hands that on Tuesday the engine
had, owing to • stoppage in the day, worked till nearer
seven o'clock. The magistrates after carefully reviewing
all the facts of the case, considered that an unjustifiable
assault had been committed by the manager, whom they
convicted in the penalty of 5!. Intelligence of the decision
was sneedily conveyed to the crowds without, who received
it with the loudest demonstrations of joy.

THE ENGINEERS' STAHEL—Yesterday another cir-
cular was issued by the employers' committee. It states
that nearly every member of the committee had received
from artisans assurances of their readiness to sign the decla-
ration, bat that they had been overawed by threats teem
members of the Amalgamated Society, and that Buchan act
would be as much as their lives were worth. The coin-
, mitts. is collecting evidence on this subject, with a view to
protect the workmen from tyranny. Workmen were
coating up from Scotland to sign the declaration and thus
earn higher wages than they now receive. In London,
1,198 men signed on the day of opening, and new hands
come in every day ; in Manchester 2,776 have signed. The
committee Is maturing the plan of a safe and genuine
bandit society,
GREAT FIRE IN WIIITECIIAPPL.—Last night,
about 8 o'clock, a Are of • most destructive character broke
oat in the premises of Mears. Thorpe and Co., paper mer-
chants, of Oshorne-ctrl.*, Whitechapel. The premises
were extesive, havingheen erected for a sugar bakery,
sad men, at the esthete& tithe accident, fall of valuable
asmidasey Mask. The saglese were quickly brought
te barmen the benita am erg, but notwithstanding the
smile= eff the dremen, the whole building became
wrapped la the dams. At 12 o'clock last night, the fire
woo samsidarod to he sabdued, but not extinguished, and as
dm as 'said be jadvd, the whole of the stock must have
Meer destroyed.
PabLEION.—PROVIDENTIAL FeraPE.—A
few swish" Moos the carriage of 11. Home, Esq., of
West Fraleigh, waa returning from Maidstone with three
ladies, when near Barham Court Lodge, the pin of one of
the shafts broke, letting the shafts fall against the horee's
lege, which started offat full speed. The coachman shouted
to the turnpike gate-keeper to close the gate, which he
8M but had not ties to bolt it. The horse attempted
te leap the pea, 'Masa its fore legs over, and driving it
open wilt groat widows and splintering it. The horse
this want at 10.11*; dews the hill, turning the angle of
the read hiding to Ireaffarleigh, at the same time the
sesehmaa fast his mat sad was thruwn to the ground with
greet Meioses. The carriage was dragged along with fear-
ful speed towards the gams which cress the road at the rail-
way. The gatekeeper endeavoured to stop the horse, but
finding it useless, stepped as one aide; the horse made a
clean leap at the gate rotting its fore legs over. The pie
eve theteesa with a chain attached toe strong staple, but
the esempamion was so great that the staple was drawn oat,
and tits forced open with such violence, that, striking
the r, who was standing near, he was thrown to a
distance. The hone then attempted to leap
the mend gate—forced the staple, and dashed onwards to-
wards the bridge, the ladies expecting every moment to be
thrown into the river; but just as the chaise came upon the
bridge, one of the hind weeels came in contact with the
spar stone, which it forced completely out of its place, and
upset the carriage. Some men who were near hastened to
the spot and audited the ladies out, who, with the exception
of severe bruises, were, wonderful to state, not otherwise
Injured. The coachman also was only bruised, and the horse
was not at all injured.—KenftsA Mercury.
THE EXCISE REVENUE,—Some interesting inform-
ation is afforded in • return respecting the Excise, jest
printed by order of :he House of Commons. In the year
ending the sth January last, the total revenue of the El-
inor, including balances, was 15,664,914. 4, 91.1. in the
United Kingdom. Throe cessions were paid, amounting
to 9,9871. Se. to the Duke of Grafton, Earl Cowper, and a
moiety of the Earl of Bath's pension. The charges of col
ketion were 849,475/. 15e. lid. The revenue police cost in ,
the year 51,6661. Us. 248.
A FLEET OF MNIWIIANTIIEN WINDBOVNIL—The
onerasey Nine of Saturday last states that the harbour of
St. Sampson in that island was full of shipping, owing to the
prevailing northerly and easterly winds, which prevented
the ships from leaving. Seventy venels bound for England
were there last Thursday. The harbour was so full that no
mere ships could enter it.