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Imperial Parliament

... imperial daiamat. ,HOUSE OF LORDS, MoNDAr, JUNE 23. Their lordahips met at five o'olock. The Bight Non. W. NzviLb took the oaths and his seat as the Earl of Abergavenny, on the demise of his brother, the late earl. The Marquis of NosmAiesy moved, that the name of the Bishop of London he struck off the protest entered on the journals oftl C house igstnst the third reading of the Maynooth Bill, ...

GOOD NEWS FOR THE TEN HOURS' BILL FOLKS

... IN the Morning Herald of Wednesday we find the following announcement:- We hear, with the greatest satisfaction, that the pros- pects of the Ten Hors' B}ill never were so brg7ht as at the present mozent. Tie truth of the cause las earried it for- ward; many manufacturers have become satisfied of the real e.pediency of justice and lhumatnity. T7e Factory ln- speclors obSelecO this, AND ...

SOUTHWARK ELECTION

... SOUTH WARK ELECTION. NOMINATION Or CANDIDATES. ?? having been fixed for the ntomination of csaddats t reresent the ?? Of Southwar~k, blorcaridtenaritoreF t Benramein froomtheq.diree in the room of the ?? s. h hostngs ereerected at anl ?? hour in High- street, in front of the Townliall . The hour al- pointed by the High Bailiff for opening the proceedd - inps was ten o'clock, but shortly after ...

IMPORTANT STRIKE AT DERWENT IRON WORKS, DURHAM

... IMPORTANT STRIKE AT DERWENT IIRON WGRKS, DURHAM, The gross and unblushin avarice of the propriators of the Derwent Iron, Wolcs has induced thlen to redche the wages of the iron stone miners in tiheir employment, froim time to time, until they haye at length brought them doen to within a few points of actual starvation. About a fortnighlt ago, whilstthe men were contemplating an advance of ...

BELGIUM

... (,ROM OUR OWN LAND COMMSIONsR.) LrTTBR IL TO THE wORKING CLASSES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. Mr DRAB FainiDs,-In my last letter you found me at Brussels, the capital of Belgium, a very splendid town, surrounded with beautiful walks caled Boulevards, planted with trees at either side, and with seats placed at intervals for those who wish to sit down. At the end of this walk is a long avenue, ...

LONDON

... LONLDON. CITY Loc.&LITT.-The attendance at Mr. Cooper's seventh lecture on Sunday evening last was more than usually numerous, and there is little doubt that had the weather been fine-it was the very reverse of that-the hall would have been inconveniently crowded. These lectures are growing in favour, and each succeeding Sunday evening witnessesan increase in the numbers present. Shortly after ...

To Readers and Correspondents

... LO Ucabero ant K Correopvnubnto LEACH AND M'DotALL.-JUst no we were going to pres on Friday morning, we received the decision of t4 Manchester Council in the above case, ?? with a report, together with a balarrce'sheet measuriq four feet four inches in length, closely written in drenD. columns, with a request to insert all this wtetl, whitl we would gladly do if at all in our power, but which ...

To Readers & Correspondents

... a o etabero & rroenponubelit5. | 3 Sl JAB. GRAUAM, AND ABSOLUTION FROM CONCILIATION SHALL,-The Belfast l'terciaor, in commenting on the late debate on the tMaynooth grant, says:- We - are not so content with Mir. Sheil's voluntary promise, that Sir James Graham would receive a cordial recep- . tion in Ireland. We have a profound esteem for Mr. Sheil. He is one of the ornaments of our ...

WHERE ARE WE GOING TO?

... i - - ; THE NORTHERN STAR. , SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1845. Ilv [ TO WHAT ARE WE COMING? e I fWHAT'S IN THE WIND THAT BLOWS H' ZTIS WAY ? The greatest DR-formner of the day is Sir ROBERT Ily PEEL. To that man seems to have been given a iS- SPECIAL MISSION to break tip the murderous systent of a PROTESTANT ASCENDANCY, loan-mongering, rag- ar money, high taxation, and defiance of the people's will. ...

Science and Art

... oitinte aldn avt. NORTHERN EXPEDITION,-lt is now definitively ar- ranged that a Northern expedient shall be fitted out, to sail about the 1st of May. Sir J. Franklin will have the command; and we are informed that the Rrebes and Terror will be provided with the most ap- proved Archimedian screw propeller FOSSIL REMAINs.-CRoziEa.-Tlie late high tides have partly uncovered the lignite beds ...

THE BURY MANSLAUGHTER

... THE BURY M&NSLAUGITEWR LivrrPoOL, TIUuSDAY, Aro. 21. (Before fr. Baron Rolfe.) FRrDeRICRI HIARRIS was indicted for having at Bury, on the 26th of May last, killed and slain one John Sugden. Mr. Gnm-xoze and Mr. Fay conducted the prose- cution ; the prisoncr ?? defended by Mr. WLTilxs. Mr. ROBERTS, known as the Miners' Attorney- General, was attorney for the prosecution. A great number of ...

THE FACTORY QUESTION

... DOLTOs, OCT. 21,-A very numerous meeting of the factory operatives of this district wse held at the Swvan lotel, for the purpose of presenting act address to Lord Ashley, M.P., for his zealous exertions to shorten the hours of labour in factories. Thle noble Lord was en- thuscastically cheered upon hia entrance into the ounom. Mr. J. Gregory, a spinner, who presided, briefly es. plailued the ...