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      tfcp neople connected with the various stores exchanging their produce with each other , as , for instance the people of Leeds exchanging their woollen cloths for groceries with the cobperators of London , irreater advantages might be gained ; and , instead of merely having cooperative stores they might have cooperative cloth-mills , & c , and be always sure of a market for their produce . That , by means of a central agency , instead of selling their manufactured goods for money , and buying teas , & c , of the merchants of London or Liverpool for money , thus allowing the mere dealer to obtain a large portion of the profit ,

      they might deal directly with the great tea-houses of China , export their own manufactures , and import their own teas . The same with coffee , sugar , and all articles of foreign produce . He concluded by alluding to an article lately published in the Quarterly Review , and said that it was evident to him that the writer of the article , not being able to answer the arguments of the Socialists , had been compelled to have recourse to abuse . The writer had done what gentlemen of his ( Mr . Neale ' s ) profession were often accused of doing when they had a bad case to defend , namely , abuse and blackguard the plaintiff ' s counsel , or indeed any person who took his part . ( Applause . }

      The meeting "was afterwards addressed by Mr . Reed , of Epworth , and Messrs . Campbell , Arandall , and Henderson , of Leeds , all of them expressing their satisfaction with the kind and honest manner in which Mr . Neale had stated his views , and also stating that they had unlimited confidence in the success and ultimate adoption of Communism by all

      . After a vote of thanks to Mr . Neale and the Chairman , Mr . Neale in his respose , said he had no intention to discourage them by his previous remarks . He would rather urge them to go on in their own way ; as they would all find that the most infallible corrector of mistakes is experience . The speeches were interspersed with songs , glees , & c , and at ten o ' clock dancing commenced , and was kept up with spirit and decorum until one .

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      Protection Is Dead, But Granby Liveth J ...

      PROTECTION IS DEAD , BUT GRANBY LIVETH J " Whether the great rent—extracting process , Protection , be dead or not , it is clear that the Marquis of Granhy is still extant ; and that what there is of him flourishes vivaciously . Mr . Disraeli may have given up Protection , Mr . Henley may despair of getting up ^ case for re versing the verdict of 1846 , but , at all events , the heir of Belvoir will stand fast to the old thing . The Waltham Agricultural Association met on the 17 th instant , and dined under the presidency of the Marquis , who was the stump-orator of the evening . The show had not been so good as usual , nor the attendance of farmers so numerous . Rumour

      maliciously asserts , that very disagreeable communications have of late been made from the Lord of Belvoir to his tenant vassals , and that , notwithstanding agricultural distress and free trade , a rise in the rent is contemplated . The remarkable things to be noted , however , at this meeting are , that the Marquis of Granby , one of the preux of the Country Party , declared unreservedly for the remedy he had already advocated " ; that he made ghastly merriment out of the assertions of the press , that Protection was dead ; and that he laboured hard to prove that Mr . Disraeli has not given up Protection . This we take to be indicative of a split in the country party , and to show that the Marquis of Granby is not in the confidence of the honourable member for Bucks .

      But Herefordshire has also spoken as well as Granby . A great hope of the party , Mr . Booker opened hia li ps at a meeting of the Agricultural bociety of that ox-renowned county . He spoke with great coarseneBS , and in a style which we hope even Herefordshire farmers are not prepared to tolerate . But he also , like Granby the Great , is confident of a reversal of that policy under which they suffered . " Mr . Cornewell Lewis and Sir llobert * "co , were there also , it is true , and of course the agricultural mind " of Herefordshire ) had to listen 10 JM-ee-trade doctrines and Free-trade ulvien \ 111 %

      . . rill """ W ** V * J . * yly- « V * V ^ ti \ i . V 4 l _< l ^» -ihcHe two p henomona—the Granby in Leicester-»» vm > , and the Booker in Herefordshire—holding fast lim e ™ rn 8 eof a buried criminal injustice , modify a ,,, . , J estimate which must be formed us to the atutude which the Country Party will assume next Bulwi ; rr T , by ' ttnd * oun & ' and looker , and JJu wcr ( if the last be elected ) , will , no doubt , show Helf T i ^ regulars , and Disraeli will find himarm heat * ° f tt lifeleB 8 CttUB « and «• mutinous

      " Vain " Londonderry. Oat! L ?Amplon Of ...

      " VAIN " LONDONDERRY . Oat ! l ? amplon of Abd-el-Kader , the Knight of it wo i l WCr ' " Mar ( l llifl <> f " Londonderry , in not , bo witW ace J n ' without reproach , although ho may is 2 "r aH u to ™"""! . The county of Down the" ?™? ' th ° *' r «*> elliou » " Catholic counties ; anti re T 8 a < lvoc » t «» of Ulster cannot bo termed titiht l . i \ , Stl 11 tliey nre strong for Tenant-The , Ma ¦ I Sharm « " » OuwTord mid the I * bB u « . Wot tho « l ? " i i i () n ( lo »< lerry , forgetting that it is tU ° olo » o » th , buttho nineteenth , century , taking

      notice of the active agitation in and around Newtownards , for extended Tenant-right , and having many vassals in that quarter , has issued the following " general order " ;—

      " MEMORANDUM FOB OFFICE . " Tower of Garron , October 13 . " Understanding there is to be a Tenant-league meeting at Newtownards , I hereby make known to the tenantfarmers on my estate , that those who think proper to attend , or take part in such meeting , shall never receive from me hereafter the tenant-right always hitherto enjoyed and granted to them by my ancestors and myself . J " Vane Londonderry . " This elegant specimen of nineteenth century feudalism has met the resistance it deserved . The Newtownards Tenant-right Committee met on the 14 th , Dr . William Moore in the chair , read the " Vane Londonderry" proclamation , and unanimously adopted the following sturdy resolutions : —

      " That this committee have heard read with surprise and indignation the foregoing manifesto ; that they dare not doubt its authenticity , and cannot but regard it as worthy of Lord Londonderry . At the same time , they take leave to consider the issuing of such a circular as an infringement of the free action and civil rights of his tenant-farmers , which they recommend them to resist with spirit by attending , universally , the meeting of Tuesday next ; and the committee submit that these proceedings on the part of landlords amount to such an invasion of the liberty of free men as to call loudly on the Government and the Legislature for such a tenantright measure as will put an end , once and for ever , to such acts of attempted despotism . " William Moore , M . D ., Chairman . "

      There were upwards of sixty tenant-right farmers present when these resolutions were passed , a large majority of whom , were tenants of Lord Londonderry , says the Banner of Ulster .

      The Exposition Protests. Those Longlists...

      THE EXPOSITION PROTESTS . Those longlists , enumerating the awards of the juries , which occupied the daily journals last week , have been the subjects of endless comment . Protests were to be expected , and protests have come forth . We signalize two . The Chevalier Claussen exhibited a machine for preparing flax and manufacturing linen of a novel construction . The invention seemed to have many advantages . Obviously it was , as a new invention , either good for nothing or of great value . It is certainly not perfect ; but it is less

      imperfect than existing methods , and supplies some admitted requirements—to state only one , the carrying on of manufacture in conjunction with agriculture . The Chevalier has , however , been awarded only a prize medal , or kind of very honourable mention , and this he has declined to accept , we think with great reason . It seems to have been an error of judgment on the part of the jury . New inventions are seldom perfect ; but here was a more than respectable beginning . Claussen ' s machine has been one of the notorieties of the season , and for originality deserved one of the highest prizes .

      The next protest is that of the musicians . This is a singular case , quite different from that of M . Claussen . Here we find that the decision of the jury appointed to award the prizes for the best musical instruments—a jury composed of men like Robert Sterndale Bennett , the Chevalier Neukomm , and Sir Henry Bishop—reversed by the Council . There appears to be great reason in this protest , and the conduct of the Council remains among the inscrutable mysteries .

      With respect to other protests here are samples . Mr . Loseby protests against three out of four council medals having been awarded to foreigners in the section of Horology , on the ground that his own improvements give this country " an undoubted claim to the merit of having originated t , he chief improvements effected in chronometers and clocks within the last century . " Mr . J . II . Pape declines the prize awtirded to him , as he objects to prize giving . He wishes it to be distinctly understood that he does not in any way blame the jury .

      " On the contrary , " lie writes , " I ought to be satisfied to find myself in the same position us Messrs . Broadwood and Collurd , who made a display of good and beautiful instruments , worthy of their extensive establishments , whereas those of my important new inventions , which I had intended for the Inhibition , were not completed in time . " M . Ouillerez exhibited " lentils" and he is not so much aa mentioned I " MedalH , " he Bay « , ' are givou to « rolls of tobacco , ' and snuff' and ' white wheat '; and the introducer of a new food , bo extensively used on the Continent and in the East—the person who linn spent hundreds of pounds to acclimatize that vegetable ' so nutritiouu , so prolific , ho wholesome' ( see Dr . itoyle . Dr . Shaw Kichoff , Plnyfair , and the . . Bible)—is altogether forgotten ' because , perhaps , hia ' Lentils ' were not bhowy enough ' '

      Messrs . Crawford and Lindsay , of Manhridge Ireland , get no prize for linens and sheetings . They complain that their urticlen wore not even examined . " All the Irish linens that have gained medals bear trace * of examination . The eonatitulion of the jury wo knew was against our interests ; of course , wo have not been awarded a medal , imd huimy uro wo to add that we

      are not among those who have been ' honourably mentioned . These are not all , but they aie sufficiently characteristic of the general run of protests .

      The Von Beck Mystification . To The Edit...

      THE VON BECK MYSTIFICATION . To the Editor of the Leader ., Sir , — -Will you oblige me and the friends in Birmingham with whom . I acted in the affair of the soi-disant Baroness von Beck , by inserting the accompanying statement , the originals of which , signed by the parties making them , I also forward to you ? To show the necessity for publishing them , I preface them with some extracts from the Refutation , collected by Mr . Derra , and published by Mr . Bentley . We are very desirous that the whole truth of this sad affair should be known—it has been to us a painful matter ; when we received the " Baroness " with hospitality , we believed we did right ; when we committed her to the police , we believed we did right : the evidence in her favour when first she came to us seemed strong , the evidence against her at last seemed stronger . Whether Mr . Derra has told a " plain , unvarnished" tale , I must leave you to determine , when you have read the following papers . I am , Sir , yours truly , George Dawson . On p . 6 it is said of Mr . Derra " that he was requested to step into another room , as there was a gentleman there who wanted to speak to him . Derra immediately obeyed the summons ; but no sooner was he outside and the door shut , than he was seized by two policeman , hurried along the passage , and thrust into a cab , which was in waiting . All his demands for explanation as to the nature of the charge upon which he was arrested were treated with contempt and insult . " .... " The Baroness and Kaszonyi were still in the room , knowing nothing of what had befallen Derra . About

      ten minutes or a quarter of an hour after his removal , Mr . Richard Peyton approached the Baroness and politely offered her his arm , intimating his wish to speak to her in private . She accepted his support , and left the room , when the same scene was played over again . She could not speak English , and it is easy to conceive the terror of a helpless woman thus dragged from the midst of a social assembly where the very moment before she had been treated with all possible respect and attention ; dressed as she was for an evening party , and infirm in health , suddenly , and in ignorance of her alleged crime , carried off to prison . "

      Compare with this the evidence given on oath by Mr . Stephens , Chief Superintendent of the Birmingham Police , on the occasion of the inquest . It is as follows ( quoted from the Birmingham Mercury of September G ) . "A warrant , signed by Mr . James James , was on Friday last placed in his hands for the apprehension of deceased , on a charge of obtaining money by false pretences , and in consequence , between eight and nine o ' clock the same night , he proceeded in company with Sub-inspector Sandy , to the house of the last witness ( Mr . H . W . Tyndall ) . The deceased was called into a room appropriated to her use , and the nature of the charge was explained to her through an interpreter , Mr . It . Peyton . For a moment afterwards she seemed surprised , but soon recovering herself , she put on her attire and walked readily to the car . "

      Mr . Stephens having detailed her treatment in the night , the Coroner observed , " The evidence of Mr . Stephens clearly proved that the deceased had been subjected to no unnecessary degree of restraint , but had been treated with proper care and attention . " On p . 8 of the Refutation Mr . Derra says : — "At length the morning began to dawn upon this night ( if misery . The violence of the tempest that raged within me began to abate : I could think of my position with something like calmness . I sat down upon the wretched bench that served fora bed , and tried to comprehend the circumstances of the last few hours , and to discover , if possible , the cause of my captivity . Whilst reflecting upon these subjects , my attention was attracted by a low mournful sound , which seemed to proceed from the cell adjoining that in which I was confined . I had been aware of this noise all night , though I was so distracted

      with my own passions that it did not excite my special notice . It sounded like the voice of a human being in distress . 1 approached the partition and listened attentively , and soon distinguished the voice of the unhappy Baroness . She was groaning weakly , and praying that some Christian would give her a glass of cold water for Christ ' s sake ! and send her a physician , aB she was dying . She spoko German , and , therefore , was not understood ; but I heard a rough voice cry to her several times to bo quiet . I begged the keeper \ ery movingly to allow me to go out of my cell for a few minutes ; ho did so , and accompanied mo himself . I looked into the Baroness ' s cell ; she was sitting upon the side of the bed . I was astounded at the change which had taken place in her appearance since tholiiHt evening ; her face was shrunken and unnaturally pale . She swuyed from uido to aide , unable to sit in an upright position , and kept up a continual low wuiling . " As soon us she saw mo through the grating , nh <; beckoned me to stay , arose from the bed , and staggered to the wall , against which hIh : supported hermlf whilst she crawled to the door , outtude which I way standing . ' 1 am falsely charged with being no buroncsH , ' ahe said , ' and they miy that we ar »; impostors . ' ( On p . (> , she was drugged away in ignorance of her alleged crime . ) Her voice wna altered and wild , and « ho uobbed convulsively when slio uttered these words . She then cried out , ' Send me a physician--1 > un dying—u , littlo water 1 a littlo water I for Jesus' nuke !'

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 25, 1851, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_25101851/page/5/