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Aug. 24, 1850.] &$* IL*tt&*** * 09
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THE HALL OF INDUSTRY. The contractors to...
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THE TYPEFOUNDERS' STRIKE. A mooting of w...
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LINCOLN PROPRIETARY MILL SOCIETY. The ge...
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DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE. A conference of d...
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DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS IN BELGIUM. The Frenc...
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A Highland Lochinvar. The Inverness Pape...
to give up their project . This was cut short by young Macdonald saying , " Are you my wife , Jessie ? " To which she very promptly said , " Yes . " " Well , then , " said the bridegroom to her uncle , " that is marriage enough when said before you , a Justice of the Peace . " The irate uncle said " he would listen to no such nonsense , and made another attempt to retain her , holding her round the waist , but she was forced from him . The young lady ' s luggage was
then carried out , while she followed arm-in-arm with young Macdonald to a dog-cart , which was kept in waiting . They drove off in high spirits , both laughing with much glee at the successful termination of so daring an enterprise , and partly also , no doubt , at the ludicrous figure which her uncle must have made on his first appearance in her bedroom . That scene altogether would have furnished an excellent subject for Smollet .
There is little more to add , farther than that they were duly married , without any other accident intervening . As for this attempt to molest the young couple by an action for assault and battery , it fell to the ground . The jury returned a verdict of not guilty , which was received with great applause by the court . The crowd afterwards accompanied Mr . and Mrs . Macdonald to their lodgings , cheering them most heartily all the way .
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The Hall Of Industry. The Contractors To...
THE HALL OF INDUSTRY . The contractors to the great building in Hyde-park have now fairly commenced operations . In spite of all the efforts of Lord Brougham , aided by Lord Campbell and other inhabitants of Kensington-road , whose view of the Park will certainly be somewhat marred , the work goes bravely on , and we have no doubt but the contractors will fulfil the promise made for them by Mr . Paxton . that the building will be roofed in by Christmas . The Morning Chronicle gives an interesting , circumstantial account of the works , from which we borrow a portion : —
" Every one who knows aueht of Hyde-park , knows that the main and broad portion of the Serpentine runs through it from east to west , lying towards the southern side of the Park . Parallel , or nearly parallel , to this portion of the sheet of water in question , and southward from it , extend two roads , one of them destined for carriages , closely skirting the public Kensington turnpikeroad ; the other , lying nearer the water , being no other , indeed , than the celebrated Rotten-row , well-beloved of the dandy equestrians of May-fair . Between Rotten-row and its parallel carriage-road , and removed some two score yards from the banks of the water , along which stretches a footpath , there lies a longitudinal strip of
green sward , bordered on either hand by trees , and dotted here and there throughout its extent by some brave old elms . Here Mr . Paxton ' s contractors have commenced their operations by running up the fence or paling . The space which it circumscribes is about 112 yards in breadth and 740 yards in length ; but of course the actual limits of the building will not be quite so great . The paling may be said to commence opposite the Royal Humane Society ' s receiving-house , and to end close to the bridge acros 3 the Serpentine . In the enclosed space are two rows of trees—one a scattered clump of fine old elms , the other a line of smaller and younger trees . Matters will be so arranged that none of these
ornaments of the park need fall . The few trees the destruction of which was inevitable have already disappeared . The ground to be covered by Mr . Paxton ' s palace of iron and glass lies contiguous to only one of the entrances , and that a minor one , to the Park . This is the Prince ' s-gate , opening from the Kensington-road , not very far from the turnpike . From this gate a footpath leads diagonally across towards the bridge over the Serpentine , and this little-frequented path is the only thoroughfare which will be shut up by the ' profanation ' in question . The carriage entrance at this point will not even be obstructed , for a second entrance has been made from the public way , exactly opposite the main gate of
the enclosure . Through this all heavy loads of materials , and so forth , will be conveyed ; so that the only carriage-road of the many which intersect Hyde-park which will be in the slightest degree interfered with , is the comparatively little-frequented drive parallel and close to the Kensington-road ; and this will merely be interrupted by the carts and wagons crossing from one side of it to the other . The saunterer by the south bank of the Serpentine , and the horseman in Rottenrow , will not find their comforts in the slightest degree interfered with . Within the space marked out , the workmen are now busy in rearing the needful workshops , and in staking out , under competent direction , the proportions of the intended edifice . "
The Typefounders' Strike. A Mooting Of W...
THE TYPEFOUNDERS' STRIKE . A mooting of working men was held at the Mechanics' Institution , Southampton-buildings , on Tuesday evening , in reference to a recent strike at the ( Jaslon type foundry , and more especially to the employment of seven Frenchmen and two French women , who have in consequence been brought over from Paris . The chair was taken by Mr . L . J . Hansard . The Chairman , in opening the business of the meeting , said that , assuming this to be a meeting of working men , met together to take into consideration their just rights , it was , in his opinion , one of the most momentous questions of the day , and he trusted it would be treated with the consideration it deserved . It was stated that men , to the number of
ninety-six , in the employ of Messrs . Caslon , Fagg , and Company , had been compelled to leave their work , in order to prevent an alarming reduction of wages , which was entirely uncalled for , there being no competition for types in the market , save that which was produced by the few existing masters themselves . Their employers had used every endeavour to procure Englishmen to work for a low rate of wages , but all to no purpose ; in consequence of which they had recourse to foreign workmen ; and , through agents employed all over the continent , they had succeeded in procuring eight Frenchmen and
two women , all of whom had been imported from Paris . If this system be suffered to go on without notice being taken of it , their English labour market would be inundated with foreign wor kmen , and the whole body of English industrious classes must leave their native soil or , worse still , go and help to fill the various workhouses of England . The Chairman next proceeded to read a letter which he had received from Messrs . Caslon and Co ., expressing that the statements made by the men were untrue , and that it was a most unreasonable strike on their part , and merely done with a view of obtaining an increase
of wages . It stated that they had paid their men the wages stipulated in the arrangements entered into in the year 1845 , and they had never even attempted to reduce them . It seemed that the main point of dispute arose from the price paid to the rubbers , the demand of the men being that all rubbers , of whatever age they might be , should be paid 2 £ d . per 1000 . The Chairman proceeded to read several letters from respectable firms , setting forth the amounts paid by them , with a view of throwing some light upon the grounds of complaint which these men had against their masters .
A long statement of the cause of the present strike was then read by Mr . Bosquett . It appeared that about four years ago the same thing had occurred . The affair was then settled by agreement in a fair and satisfactory manner , and the men had hoped that they should be allowed to settle down in quiet , and that their employers would not be disposed to depart from their agreement by pressing another reduction . Fourteen months since a Mr . Fagg entered their firm
as partner : since which there had been a marked difference , several of their long-standing privileges having been taken off , and hints given that the time was not far distant before another reduction would be made . Six months since , on hearing that a small firm which had been carried on for many years in Hertfordshire had been united to their foundry , and fearing that the country prices would be introduced , they appointed a deputation to see Mr . Fagg , and got for an answer that it would not interfere with them in
any way . They did not feel satisfied at this answer , and they therefore called a public meeting of the trade , and resolutions were adopted that might prevent the introduction of this firm by all possible means . Shortly afterwards a party who had received 30 s . a-week was reduced to 20 s ., and other instances of reduction occurred . They therefore declared their intention of not returning to work until the notices issued by their employers for the reduction of wages had been withdrawn . Assurances had been given that no reduction should be made . However , from circumstances , they had found it absolutely necessary to strike , but in their strike they had maintained merely a passive resistance . They never had expressed a wish to dictate , but , after carefully deliberating on their position , they felt themselves bound to act as they had done .
After a long discussion , in which several speakers took a prominent part , i * esolutions to the following effect were unanimously agreed upon : — " That this meeting is of opinion that the typefounders were justified in resisting the attempts to reduce their wages , and that they emphatically reprehended the introduction of foreign labour when Englishmen were contending for a just remuneration of their toil , and they considered that the typefounders now out on strike were deserving of every assistance . " The meeting lasted more than four hours .
Lincoln Proprietary Mill Society. The Ge...
LINCOLN PROPRIETARY MILL SOCIETY . The general annual meeting of the shareholders in this society was held on Friday evening last , the Reverend E . 11 . Larken in the chair . In opening the business , the Reverend E . 11 . Larken observed , that there was one point to which he particularly wished to call the attention of the members present , namely , the lack of support which the society received from the shareholders themselves , who purchased their flour at private establishments , instead of at the mill , in consequence of which the society had been
compelled to throw open the sale of their flour to the public , which was certainly a very great deviation from the original intention . It was believed that not more than a quarter of the shareholders purchased their Hour at the mill ; while parties who were not proprietors purchased at the mill in consequence of the low price at which the flour was sold . Another cause of complaint could be made against the parties appointed to sell the society ' s flour in the city , who had gone to private establishments instead of the mill : this course was
very injurious , and the consequences were that the mill had only been doing thirty-two quarters pei week , at an expense of £ 10 , when for the same expense business might be done to the extent of fiftj quarters per week . After calling upon the shareholders to support the management in their efforts tc carry on the scheme successfully , the chairman reac the abstract of receipts and expenditure . When the business of the society for the last foui months was examined , it was found that it had beer working at a considerable profit during that period ; and , if the shareholders only remained true to themselves , there was little doubt of ultimate success .
Democratic Conference. A Conference Of D...
DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE . A conference of democrats , convened by the Executive Committee of the National Charter Association , was held on Sunday in the coffee-rooms of the Literary and Scientific Institution , John-street , Fitzroy-square , for the purpose of considering the best means of uniting in one body the various democratic associations of the metropolis . The following delegates were present : —Messrs . G . W . M .
Reynolds , J . Arnott , Brown , Miles , Milne , and Harney , of the Executive Committee of the National Charter Association ; Messrs . G . J . Holyoake , A . Holyoake , W . Cooper , Ivory , C . Clements , and Lloyd Jones , of the Social Reform League ; Messrs . Blair , Leslie , C . Jones , M'Neill , Maunder , Olivire , Rogers , and Swift , of the National Reform League ; and Messrs . Ruffy , Pettie , Leno , Shute , Godwin , Pearcey , and Bezer , of the Association of Fraternal Democrats . Messrs .
Le Blond ( of the Parliamentary Reform Association ) , Shaw , Vernon , and Kydd attended by invitation . Mr . E . Jones was unavoidably absent ; and Mr . Feargus O'Connor sent no answer to the invitation forwarded to him . Mr . Huffy was appointed president , and Mr . Arnott to act as secretary during the sittings of the Conference . Aftir some preliminary business had been dispatched , Mr . Reynolds , in a brief speech , moved the
following resolution : — " Resolved , that this Conference approving of the idea of fusing the scattered democratic elements in one grand concentration of objects , energies , and funds , for the purpose of carrying on a powerful struggle against the political abuses and social wrongs that exist in this country ; and this Conference decides upon appointing a committee to draw up a profession of faith and a plan of organization , in order to carry out the above aim . "
Mr . Harney seconded the motion , which , after a discussion , in which Messrs . Pettie , Leno , Kydd , Brown , Rogers , Swift , G . J . Holyoake , Ivory , Le Blond , and the Chairman took part , was unanimously adopted . The following gentlemen were appointed in accordance with the resolution : —Messrs . Reynolds , Ruffy , Arnott , G . J . Holyoake , Ivory , Swift , Rogers , Pettie , Leno , Kydd , Harney , Le Blond , B . O'Brien , W . Cooper , and J . Shaw . The Conference then adjourned until summoned to hear the report of the committee . ,
Destructive Floods In Belgium. The Frenc...
DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS IN BELGIUM . The French papers contain lamentable accounts of destructive floods in Belgium . On the 16 th instant , between Namur and Lille , for nearly sixty miles , all the low lands were flooded , and in some spots the water expended over the railway . In many places the reapers were literally driven from their work by the waters , half a field of wheat being cut and tied
with the water extending half way up the shock as it stood were they left it , the other half of the crop being still uncut , with the ears of the corn just visible above the surface of the flood . In other places the cut wheat might be seen floating about . Here and there the people were at work up to their waists in water , striving to rescue their property ; but what they could get , like that which now lies soaking under water , can have very little value .
In Brussels the inundation appears to have inflicted much damage . The Independance Beige gives the following particulars of damages in that city : — " The inundation at Brussels reached its highest point on Saturday evening at nine o'clock , after which the waters remained for some time stationary , and then began slowly to subside . By half-past eleven of the same evening , a full of one inch was observed ; at eight next morning , the abatement was nine inches ; on Monday , at Bftvcn in the morning , it was three feet and a-half . On Saturday evening , when the waters entered the abattoirs , a legion of rats rushed out into the street , only , however , to experience another death than that from which they fled . The population of " the
inundated suburbs are in a state of great distress for want of bread and drinkable water . The communal administration has undertaken to provide those . Bread and water are sent round in wagons and vans , and given out under the supervision of the police . The embankment constructed along the boulevards , between the Southern railway and the abattoir , has done much towards saving the capital . On Saturday one of the points most threatened was the abattoir ; a single wall there kept out an immense bulk of water , and thus preserved the whole boulevard from inundation , and , perhaps , also the centre of the city . The wall was too feeble long to resist , but , happily , it was strengthened in . time by solid buttresses . The Rue do Flanare pro-
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 24, 1850, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_24081850/page/5/
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