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TOPULAB JUSTICE AND HATRED OF TYRANNY. T...
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EXPORTATION OF IiABOTJRERS. Gravesend wa...
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What ¦ " Should A Peopled Parliament Do ...
velopement of the resources of the soil by locking up estates with encumbrances ' , so that cap ital cannot be applied to them ; and large districts , especially in Ireland and S cotland , fcave either been abandoned as waste , or left to the occupation of a panper tenantry , ffhe Encumbered , Estates Act has of late somewhat diminished these evils , and maybe looked upon as the first step and practical IRustration of a seriesof prvgres & ve measures , tendingtothe full and comp lete freedom ofthe Boil , at which a People ' s Parliament would
constantly aim . . It is impossible to over estimate the evils irfSch : arise from the present territorial system of this country . The English law allows the settlement of estates for twenty-one years | > eyond the lives of persons in existence at the tjme the settlement takes effect , which in the families of the nobility is usually upon the marriage of the eldest son . The greater portion of the soil is therefore left without any proper ownership , and is so held , that its improvement , so far as it depends upon any considerable outlay of capital , is impossible .
2 he apparent possessors of estates have only a life interest in them , and cannot sell an acre of land , or even lease it , excepting for short periods , -without the consent of the next heir , who may , perhaps , he unborn , or a minor . In Scotland , where the law of entail is even less limited than in England , the result is a gradual depopulation of the Highlands , and the shotting vp of -whole comities for forest deer . The evU extends to all property held in trust , Vhether for private or public purposes . The trustees of charity estates are unable to grant luilding leases , excepting when empowered
io do so b y private acta . As first steps to the ¦ due and proper cultivation and ownership of fhe soil , a People ' s Parliament ought to abolish primogeniture and entail in their various existing shapes , and prohibit all future settlements or testamentary bequests , that do not Test rights of ownership , in the handsof ^ vmg adult persons . By these means the gigantic Jjand monopoly might be gradually abolished , find the whole people be at length enabled to live in peace and prosperity on the Land which God has given to them , and not to any class or section whatsoever .
. "We find that our space is exhausted for this week . In another article we shall try to indicate the measures which , in connexion "with those we have outlined for the mutual . -welfare of the people , would promote their intellectual and moral improvement and elevation . ¦ : ¦ ">'
Septsmbeb7,1850. The Northe Rn Star R 5
Septsmbeb 7 , 1850 . THE NORTHE RN STAR r 5
Topulab Justice And Hatred Of Tyranny. T...
TOPULAB JUSTICE AND HATRED OF TYRANNY . The Absolutist journals have themselves to fjilame for the attack upon one of their pets , on Wednesday . Hatnatj , the Austrian butcher and woman-flogger , would never have lad the audacity to profane our shores , or to pollute onr streets with his presence , if he had not believed that the English people were represented hy the Times and the Chronicle . He lias learned to his cost that this is not the case , -and that , however the Press may endeavour to hoodwink ; the people , or misrepresent the popular feeling , a cordial , instinctive , anduni--rersal detestation of tyranny , its tools and
abettors pervades the masses of this country . Jt has often been made a reproach to us that , as a people , we are apathetic and uninformed as to the movements in other countries , and -regard the struggles of foreign nations for liberty with heartless or ignorant indifference . Jlowever just that reproach may have been in - £ mes past , there is not the slig htest foundation for it now . It is evident , in a thousand Trays , that the masses do take a deep , earnest , and living interest in the struggles of
their oppressed brethren everywhere—sympa ihise with their sufferings , and detest their oppressors with a hatred as intense as is the lave and veneration they feel for the patriots who have noWj led their countrymen in the conflict for freedom . Had the g lorious Kos-BUTH inscribed his name in the visiting-book of Barclay ' s Brewery on Wednesday , instead of Hyena-HAVKATJ , we have no doubt that the utterance of that revered name-would hare elicited aa instantaneous and fervent a
demonstration of enthusiasm , admiration , and iero-worship , as that of the pitiless and bloodstained tool of the despot did of spontaneous disgust , abhorrence , and not unnatural or unjustifiable violence . It may be said , however , in deprecation of fids instinctive exhibition of popular feeling , that it was a violation of that indiscriminate hospitality and courtesy which we pride ourselves upon showing to all foreigners , whatever may be their political opinions or reputations . To this there appears to us to be a xeady and complete reply . We have no
objection to give shelter and protection to those who fly from political storms in their own country for refuge to our shores .. They come to us recommended by their misfortunes ; and separated as we naturally are , from the lands in which they may have taken an active part in political strife , we are not call ed upon to identify ourselves with any specific political party in its individual hatred , or to aid it when it may desire to strike down a powerful
and obnoxious opponent We all know , too well , how blind , infuriated and unreasonable party feeling makes men at certain contingencies—how , at such times , the machinery of justice , instead of interposing an obstruction between the oppressors in power and their coveted prey , become in , the hands of prejudiced or terrified persons , the instruments of ihe grossest injustice and tyranny . Is it not far better that Loins Blaxc and Ledru
Boixin should be free in England ^ than expiating their attachment to the principles of the Republique Democratique et Sociale , in the dungeons of "Vincennes , or some other dreary fortress ? Their time may come again , and they will be the more useful to their country for having endured hardships aud exile . We are equally ready to give shelter to those who , holding very opposite opinions , have , in the course of time , been driven from places for which they were unfit , and deprived ef powers iney abused or perverted . Brave men trample
not upon fallen foes . But we cannot think there is any comparison between-such political fugitives , who come to us for protection from persecution , and possibly injustice , and those who having disinguished themselves by the ferocity , cruelty , and atrocity of their career , in crushing the efforts of oppressed and struggling nationalities , presume to obtrude themselves upon our notice as curious visitants , and provoke criticism or maltreatment by the audacity of their approach . Sofarfrom feeling
that there was anything to be condemned in theBpontaueous andirrepreBBible burst of indignat ion which broke out on discovering that a man , whose name is everywhere infamous , was amongst us , we rejoice in this open manifestation of the abomination which his odious , Hoodstained , and villauous career has excited antheEnghshmind . At the mere sound of his name the whole of the working population " turned out" —draymen , porters , coalheavers , and labourers—all the varied sections
of the vast industrious multitude who ply their -occupations by the banks of the Thames deserted them on the instant , and rushed out , en masse , in pursuit of the object of their execrations . The movement was without premeditation , and , therefore , all the more significant . It-was a sudden outburst of sentiments and feelings , more ardent and strong as they have been long suppressed—an abrupt hut earnest manifestation of the sympath y with which the masses of the English people have always regarded the brave and high minded straggles of the Hungarians , and the horror with * which they have watched the brutalities and sickening crnelties perpetrated by their Austrian and Russian conquerors . In
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the perpetration of these brutalities and cruelties , Marshal Hatnatj shone pre-eminently . However heartless and revolting may ' have been theinstructions of the monsters he served he must have refined upon and improved them from the dictates of a fiendish nature to which such occupations were , of themselves , too welcome and personally pleasant . Yet it is such a monster as this that Baron
Rothschild ; introduces as " his friend Marshal Hayjiatj ! " the man who has been selected by the citizens of London to represent the great principle of perfect religious and civil liberty , in whose behalf so much good will has been shown , is not ashamed to call the desolator of Hungary big '' friend . " " Birds of a feather " , they say "flock together , " and a man is to be known by his friends . If so , we advise the electors of London to look to it
in time , and to take means which Baron Rothschild cannot \ mistake or . misunderstand , for the purpose of ' showing him , that no " friend-- of Marshal Hatnatj is worthy ofthe place of a British Legislator . As to the blood-stained perpetrator of so many deeds of cruel atrocity , the reception he experienced on Wednesday-should convince him that this is no country for him ., The
sooner he hies to congenial shores the better . Here , at least , if he remains , he must prowl about in disguise , and shroud himself in ignoble obscurity . We must not be insulted by his avowed presence among Englishmen . Shaving off his moustachios and changing his - name , are two imperative preliminary steps , if he wishes to avoid a Bankside reception , wherever he makes his appearance .
Exportation Of Iiabotjrers. Gravesend Wa...
EXPORTATION OF IiABOTJRERS . Gravesend was , on Monday , the scene of a festivity pregnant with suggestions to a reflective mind , and perhaps without any parallel in this country . On that day , the working class emigrants who have been selected to form the hew Church Colony of Canterbury , in New Zealand , were entertained , Vto the number of six hundred , with a substantial dinner , by the magnates of the Association . They sat down under a large marquee , every corner of which was filled with aristocratic
and middle class visitors ; were presided over by a peer ; and frequently and warmly addressed" by the future bishop of the colony . It is not . our intention at present to discuss the-peculiarities of the system of colonisation proposed by Lord Littleton ,, and his " noble , " "r ight hon ., " " right rev ., " and reverend coadjutors , further than to say , that it is a sectarian application of a great and valuable principle . It may be added , that in as far as it is sectarian it is defective , and calculated in its results to disappoint those who think they can adopt sound principles to unsound undertakings .
In looking at the crowded tables , however , it was easy for a practiced eye to see that no small care and judgment had been exercised in the selection ofthe working classes , who are to become the bone and sinew of the new settlement . The greater proportion , were unmistakeably tillers of the soil ,-. and their hardy visages , embrowned by exposure to the sun and the wind , contrasted strikingly with those of the pale , but more thoughtful and intelligentlooking town bred artisan and labourer . It was impossible to look at them as they sat grouped in families , in which the " olive branches" were neither " few nor far between , without reverting mentally to the causes which contribute to drive them from their native land to become hewers of wood
and drawers of water for a new aristocracy at the Antipodes . The children we then saw around us are destined , by the Canterbury Association , to become the fathers and mothers of a new race of Proletarians , strictly brought up to honour and obey their pastors , masters , and spiritual teachers ^ and duly to reverence all those who are in authority over them . Had they remained here the interests of the aristocracy would have required that they and their parents
should be treated as troublesome vermin , very difficult to be kept down . Education , employ , ment , kind words and treatment -would have all been unknown to them . The gaol for the adult poacher ; the workhouse , with its infer rior fare and penal discipline , to the helpless , and not criminal part of the families , would , most probably , have been the fate of theniajor ity of them . They breed too fast for their masters here , and it needs such regimen as " skilly , " and such treatment as workhouse officials are accustomed to give those placed under their charge , to keep them down .
But the tables are turned when they are wanted to fertilise lands at present barren , and where labour is at a premium . - Then we hear nothing but laudation of the worth , value , and virtues of the working classes , as the very backbone of the state—the foundation on which the whole superstructure of society is laid . Then those who in this country decree to labour the scanty and stinted dole of parochial charity , and make the wretch moisten his grudgingly-given crust with tears , shed at the insolence and the insults of the givers , are feted , flattered , and caroused . Roast beef and plum pudding , and fine words , are not too good for such an important and valuable class , under such circumstances .
If the working classes reall y thought upon these things as they ought to do , this system of alternate oppression and cajolery would , be estimated at its true value . They would take measures , whether at home or in the colonies , to make labour honourable aud respectable—' duties and rewards co-ordinate . At present , we regret to say , they are too divided — too apathetic—too selfish—and too shortsighted to effect their emancipation . The aristocratic and middle classes have cut them off in
sections , because they have not learned how to act upon the important lesson , that "knowledge is strength ; " and that the interest of every soldier in the army of industry is identical with the interest of every other soldier in that army , no matter how different the work ; or how widely severed they may be by distance , and apparently hy occupation . A national union ofthe industrious classes devoted to
constructive purposes , can alone save them from the inferior and degraded position which , notwithstanding their admitted importance , they now occupy . Such a union would make happy homes for the millions in our native land ; and when the workers did depart to other and distant lands , it would be to subdue the wilderness for themselves , not for pampered priests and an idle aristocracy .
Monies Received Fob Ihb Week Ekdikg Thub...
MONIES RECEIVED Fob ihb Week Ekdikg Thubsdat , Septeubbb 5 th , 1850 . FOB THE WIMG-UP OF THE LAND COMPANY . Received by W . Rider . —Newton Heath , per A . Faulkner U-Nottingnam , per J . Sweet Is 9 d—Bolton , per Vf .. W . PickvanceSsGd . Received at Land Office . —Foster , Manchester 10 s— . Benjamin Riches 2 s 6 d — Francis Davies Cd —George Thompson 3 d . . . .. ' - . , . . jc * s . d . Received by W . Eider .. .. 1 6 3 ' Received at Land Office .. .. 0138 . Total .. . -: .. - .. £ 11811 THE HONESTY FUND . Received by W . Eideb . —Newton Heath , per A . Faulkner 113 s Id—a few Chartists , Bolton 4 s 6 d—Nottingham , per J . Sweet 9 s 2 d . FOR MACNAMARA'S ACTION . Received by W . Rideb . —Leicester , per T . Graves 2 s 6 d . FOR MRS . LACEY . Received at Laud Office . —Benjamin Riches 6 d . FOR WIDOW S OF THE LATE MESSRS . ; WILLIAMS AND SHARP T ^? cd 7 ^ ?^ 'Bn >» . —Jlr . OoppteyV Bradford ls- ^ Mr . T . nmpiebj , BraflIbifl 6 cL " ¦¦* , • ; ., -. , " " . " , . " "' victim " fund ; 5 ' ; ; ' BecdTed by w . Bma-iaceater . per T . Graves 2 s 6 aY
The Executive ^Committee Of The National...
THE EXECUTIVE ^ COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION TO THE -ELECTORS AND NON-ELECIORS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Fbierds , —It is an- undeniable fact , that this mighty empire is governed by a representative despotism ; by a combination of interest in direct antagonism to every principle of justice ; by a system which produces for the worthless idler pomp , splendour , and extravagance , with every luxury that his pampered and vicious appetite may desire ; while for the noble-hearted , honest , and toiling wealth-producer , its fruits are scorn , contempt , want , misery , starvation ; and death . It must be palpable to every thinking and intelligent man that this system will continue so long as the House of Commons is composed of such corrupt materials as at present , and the Question arirrs
what can be done to send into that assembly at tlie next general election some fifty or sixty consistent , discreet , incorruptible , and high-minded men , who , banded together , will , with untiring assiduity , undaunted energy , and indomitable spirit , expose the wrongs , and demand the rights of tho oppressed classes ? The purpose we have in view in now addressing you is , to recommend to your serious attention what we consider to be a practical and legitimate mode of effecting this most desirable object . As a general election may soon arrive , we beg to recommend that with the least possible delay , registration and election committees may be formed in every city , town , village , and hamlet throughout Great Britain and Ireland , that such committees ,
when constituted , will exert their utmost energies to search out every one eligible to vote who will support a Chartist candidate , and if their names are not on the register , that they will , at once see that this most important business is attended to . Let them select men pf the above description , and being convinced of their sterling character , let them be brought forward , and every available means adopted to secure their election . Relative to other duties which will devolve on the committees , we with much pleasure refer them to an able address : " To the Democrats of Great Britain and Ireland , " written by Dr . Frith , oft Bradford , Yorkahire , and published in the Northern Star ; My 27 th , 1850 . To you , the electoral body ; we appeal to aid us iri this important enterprise , because in your hands are placed the destinies of millions ; because you have the power to destroy the present monstrous
system , and establish one on a just and secure basis , j Many of you , we are aware , despise and treat with contempt the industrious classes . To such , we say , a day of reckoning is near ; therefore be wise in time . We are also aware that many among you do sympathise with and deplore the miseries of your poorer brethren , and that , through bad trade , high rents , heavy rates and taxes , you have just cause to complain of the burthens that are pressing you down , you see ruin to be inevitable , and yet , by your vote and influence , you are supporting the very system that is , crushing you . We call on you to . awake , and to be no longer the blind devotees to what is called " . rank and respectability . " Throw off your subserviency to the aristocracy , and como boldly forward , and exercise the power you possess for the good of your common country , ¦ .- ¦ . ' ..- . ; . . -i --
To you , the unenfranchised millions , we also appeal , to assist in this work . Do not for one moment imagine that you cannot render service in this , to you , the most vital . question which can affect your interests . On the contrary , you can do much in supporting those , and only those , who will stand by and see that justice is done to your order . You can lend great and efficient aid in farming the various committees , and collecting funds to carry out this great object . If you desire to see yourselves emancipated from jour Sresent thraldom , enjoy the fruits of your inustry , of which you are now plundered ; occupy that elevated moral , social , and political position you have a right to , —then we say , arouse , and be determined that . the existing . state of things shall no longer continue . -
_ In conclusion , we say , let there be a cordial unanimity of sentiment , purpose , and . action in this laudable undertaking , and success will be the result . We desire to add , that should the Committees , or any friend , require instructions as to the necessary forms to be attended to in registration , we advise them to forthwith procure " The Hand-Book of Registration , " published by the National Election and Registration Committee , at threepence , but which can now be obtained at half-price of Mr . Watson , 3 , Queen ' s He / d-passage , Paternoster-row . Signed on behalf of the Executive Committee , John Abnott , General Secretary . 14 , Southampton-street , Strand , September 4 th , 1850 .
The Strike At "Wolverhampton. "We Have R...
THE STRIKE AT "WOLVERHAMPTON . "We have received , the subjoined letter from a solicitor with reference to the monstrous injustice committed b y the incarceration of Fenton for three months in Stafford . Gaol , for the alleged offence of being absent from work forgone day . We trust . the . decided opinion expressed by our correspondent , * as to the illegality ofthe committal ) will induce the Central' Committee ofthe National Association , to bring the case before a Judge by a writ of habeas .
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHBBN STAB . Sib , —I have been for- some weeks past a not uninterested spectator of the struggles of Mr . E . Ferry to bind his workmen to the terms of an illegal agreement ; and at all hazards—both to the sacrifice of his reputation and his conscience—to supply with money and legal assistance those men who , either from timidity or lukewarmness to their own interests , and that of their fellow workmen , happen to fall into any disputes with others of their trade who have more courage , and less subservient minds than themselves .
My attention has been forcibly arrested , by a statement contained in your report of the case of Wentworth , and published in your paper of theSlat August . It is there alleged ,- and on the authority of Mr . Henry Underbill , that a man named Fenton is at present languishing in Stafford . Gaol , having been committed there for three months ,-by the b » rough magistrates , at the instance of Mr . Perry , under precisely similar circumstances to those contained in the charge against Wentworth . On reading this statement , I . concluded Mr . E . Perry would have been advised by his solicitor to interfere with the committing magistrates , and obtain the release of this man from prison . ; On inquiry , I find no
such step has been taken . . , I can scarcel y suppose Mr . E . Perry ' s solicitor can presume to set up the dictum of two respectable tradesmen against the opinion of such men as Mr . Leigh and Mr . Loxdale . And how Mr . Perry can permit this man wrongfully to . be incarcerated , for three months in Stafford Gaol , I am at a loss to conceive ; and ( without impugning the . honesty of tbe unwilling magistrates ) I should have thought good taste enough pervaded the mind of Mr . Perry ' s solicitor to induce him to urge this course , when he reflected that one of those magistrates was a . person , connected with a trade verging or Mr . Perry's and his own father . ... 1 am , sir , & c ., & e ., An Enemy to Injustice . Wolverhampton , Sept . 3 rd , 1850 .
Aritoorapino Press.--An Invention Has Be...
AriTOORAPino PRESS .--An invention has been patented which is likely to . ' prove of great utility to public companies and men bf business generally ! It consists of a press and materials , by means of which any person may , fromadocument previously written on paper , reproduce any required number of copies . Circulars , letters , prospectuses ? & c . be ^ produced by this invention with the . greatest facility ; and any number of designs , music , plans , & c ; may be expeditiously printed in the same manner . The ' apparatus is extremely simple , and is all contained in a box of small size , perfectly portable . It will become a great , desideratum to merchants in the colonies , and will be found very useful at the chief offices of banks , in suspending the necessity for copying any . number of circulars
which it may be necessary to send to the . branches from time to time . We understand it has received the patronage of his Royal Highness Prince Albert , and it is the invention of Messrs . ; Waterlow and Sons , London-wall , by . whom it has been patented . , The Census or- ; 1861 . —The , Act for taking . Account ofthe Population , of Great Britain , 13 and U Victoria , cap . 63 , is about to , be brought into force , and the arrangements for , carrying'it outr have already commenced . , The day fixed by the act for taking the census in England , is the Slat of March , 1851 . By the second section , ' / one of her Majesty's principal Secretaries is empowered . to appoint persons to take such account , arid to propose ; for , such persons such forms and instructions las he shall deem necessary , " ic .. ; and further , all the expenses incurred under the act are provided for . By
these full powers , Sir George Grey , to whose aepartment , as Home Secretary , this matter belongs , is empowered to take the necessary steps for its accomplishment . Had he chosen to follow the precedent of 1841 , when Mr .. Lister , ( the registrargeneral ) , the Hon . Colonel Phipps , and Mr . Varden , were appointed commissioners to take the census , he was authorised to do so . Sir George Grey , however , with a desire to carry out the provisions of the act in the manner most conducive to economy , has appointed only one commissioner , rind that is the registrar-general , Major Graham , who will be entitled to make the . staff of his own office subservient to the proposed inquiry . . Mr ; Horace Mann , 'barrister , is appointed to be assistant commissioner . From the precautions ,: as " well as the instructions issued by the Home' Office , ' ' care * is taken that the ehumerati 6 ri ' 8 haU ( b' ^ mical as well as the most efficient manneri ; ,
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-.- RATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF J :. ' ! ' UNITE !* TRADES . T . S . DuNc 6 MnBJ " EsiV"M ; prrPresiderit' ' - Established 1843 . U \ " HAT JDSTITIA . " _ " If it were possible for the working classes , by com-Dining among themselves , to raise , or keep up the general rate of wages , it need hardly be said that this would be a tmng not to be punished , but to be welcomed arid rejoiced at . fiTUABT Mill .. : The policy and proceedings of the Wolve'rtiamptori masters is well calculated , and seems destined to effectuall
more y popularise and ' strengthen' the National Association than all the efforts of all itsjeoturers . And it is ever so . PERSECUTION mates converts to a cause , turning a two edged weapon m the hands of those who use it . ' Mr . ^ « 7 appeals to the law for protection , as he calls it—but now ,, when , or by whom his free action ; as an honest employer , has been threatened or endangered , we ^ know not .. In " the lasfweek ' s NorUuim Star is a report of a case before ' the sti-P ^ ndiary magistrate of Wolverhampton , wherein * ; . * ? erry figures as a plaintiff . In this case William Wentworth was charged with absenting himself from his employment contrary tothe t . rms a ? agreement which he had entered into with Mr . Perry . .
It will beseon from the report , that upon this occasion Mr . Perry was defeated ; he having , according to the evidence , given an order that any man in his employment , whether hired or not hired , who were not satisfied , might leaved William Wentworth ( in common with many others whom Perry holds against their will ;) not being satisfied , takes him at his word , and after finishing the work he had in hand , makes room in Mr . Perry ' s shop for another . The bench were of opinion that Wentworth ' s conduct was quite right , and dismissed the complaint . . "• : ' . ' ' , ¦> ., We have no comments to , make on this casej . the facts are of themselves sufficient , but we are somewhat surprised , considering the extraordinary combination of leeral talent disnlaved bv Mr .
Perry and his attorney , that they should have taken such a lame case . into court . There is ; however , one fact sworn to by the witness Woodnorth , exeniplifying the manner in which Mr . Perry carries wit his own share of these agreements . Mr . Woodnorth says , "hehad worked for Mr . Perry three times as a hired man ; ' and When there ' were fully two years unexpired , he ( Mr . Perry ) discharged him without a notice j although he was bound , by the agreement , to give him one month . " And he adds— " And hddhetried to enforce it , he ( Mr ; Perry ) would have given him work on which he could not earn one shilling a day . ¦ We have now a copy of these agreements , and ; although it would be preriiature to inve an opinion on
the legal value of these precious documents , drawn up , be it remembered , by one of the cleverest lawyers in Wolverhampton , we are quite satisfied that Woodnorth ' e statement in this . particular , is more than probable , as , according to the terms of the contract— "He ( the said William Woodnorth , ) shall , and will diligently , well ; , arid faithfully serve the said Edward Perry , and also shall , and will , regularly attend in' his manufactory or workshops , in Wolverhampton , during the usual hours of Work , and in all respects conform himself to'his directions therein —( that is . C . Perry ' s' directions)—and' also shall , and will , take care of , and return all tools and materials entrusted to him , and make or execute , and deliver all such descriptions of work as may from
time to time be directed by the said Edward Perry , in the best way that he ( thesaid William Woodnorth ) is , or shallbe , capable , Ac , < 6 c . " Therefore , by this contract , what would have been more probable than that the said Edward Perry would , under the circumstances stated bv Woodnorth , have given him as a punishment for his contumacy , a gross of pepper-boxes , to be followed , when done , by a gross of extinguishers , upon Which work we do not suppose the man would have earned one shilling a day ? And what would have'been the consequence of Woodnorth's demurringto'thisresolution ? Three inonths' imprisonment and hard labour , under the Act 6 . Geo . III . ' , Cap . 25 , being the penalty the statute law awards for disobedience to agreements . And these are the disgraceful bonds which working
men ignorantly arid thoughtlessly rush into for a drink of beer or a loan of £ 5 ; surrender up themselves , 'body and soul , as it were ; to the tender mercies of such men as E . Perry . Well , we have Woodnorth's evidence as to the manner Mr . Perry , when it suits biity carries out his part of these contracts or agreements . Now let us see how the same person stickles , like Shakspeare ' s Jew , for the fulfillment of their contract by others , to the uttermost tittle . We refer our readers and friends to the report ofthe case—Perry v . Haynes . This was also a case for a breach of an agreement , and in this case Mr ; Perry not , we presume , very well satisfied either with his clever lawyer ; or the magistrate , who so righteously adjudicated the case , goes before a different class of magistrates—the great unpaid , —and appears in the double capacity of lawyer and
witness . It will be seen , from a report of the case , in another part of this day ' s Star , that the defendant , Charles Hayries , entered into one of these agreements nearly eight years ago ,, for a term of three years , and has continued to work for Mr . Perry from that period tothe present—or , rather ,-to , the time of his imprisonment , for he is now in Stafford Gaol . He was charged by his humane employer with absenting himself from his work , in violation of the terms of his engagement . There were two witnesses to this charge on the part ofthe plaintiff —himself and his foreman . The foreman , M'Naughlon , said , " I know the defendant , whose habits ot attendance have been very regular until
the last lew weeks . I saw Haynes in the factory yesterday , but he was not there more than two hours . " In his cross-examination he says , "He had seen him before twelve o ' clock , two hours . He will not swear whether it was a quarter past eight o ' clock or a quarter past ten o ' clock . , He was at the office all day , except one hour at . dinner time . " Now , the evidence of this man , as far as it is of a positive character , only goes to prove that some time between eight and twelve he saw Haynes iri the factory . He admits he was there for two hours , but he did not see him longer ; probably not , he ( the Foreman ) was of course about his master ' s business , and might very probably be in the course of that morning in the counting-house ,
or in some other part of Mr . Perry ' s extensive works , where Haynes was not ; and therefore he did not see him and that is the " be all and end all" of Mr . M'Naughton ' s testimony . Then we have Mr . E . Perry himself , who , for an amateur lawyer , wonderfully helps and corroborates his Foreman ' s evidence . We will quote the whole of Mr . Perry's statement as we find it reported ;— " I went into the manufactory between ten and one in the forenoon , and between five and seven in the afternoon ; and did not see Haynes there . " And that is all the evidence to prove Haynes' absence that day . Upon which we shall only remark , that Lord Nelson , at the battle of Copenhagen , did not see his Commanding Admiral ' s signal for a retreat , because
he put his blind eye to the glass ; for certainly some time between these hours , both in the morning and afternoon , Haynes mig ht have been seen , had he been looked for , as is proved by the uncontradicted and unimpeachable evidence of Samuel Aston , who distinctly swears , "He came to his work , a .-. little after eight o ' clock , and was there until dinner , time —which is between twelve and one . He was there again in the afternoon ; it might be between , three and four , hut I cannot . say tho exact time .-. He works near mo , and by the piece . " This / is the whole evidence , pro . and con . Haynes , confessedly , was not there the whole , day ; he was attending the
Borough Court in the case of Perry : v . Wentworth , where ne expected to be called as a witness ; he was for this purpose absent from one o ' clock to threeexactly two hours—according to the evidence ., .. The magistrates pronounced that absence a violation of his bond , and threw outa hintfor a compromise , an apology , and a promise to return to his ' work . ' Why , the man would have been then at his work if he had not heeri dragged into that court by Perry ; , but to these suggestions by the magistrates , Mr . Perry said , " NO , I PRESS FOR JUDGMENT . ' ; Again the magistrates essayed to soften ithe relentless plaintiff , but the only answer given was , " The BOND—THE BOND . "
The magistrates obliged . him , and sentenced Haynes to . twenty-one ; days' imprisonment and HARD LABOUR , for being < absent from his work TWO MORTAL . HOURS .: 1 ; : It difficult to comment upon such a proceeding . We believe it to be bad from beginning to end ; in all its parts , and in every feature . We believetheagreementisbad iri law—we believe the judicial , verdict is against eviderice—we believe the senteribe is-illegal—we know it is-severe , ; arid utterly disproportioned to the offence , if offence has been committed . The offence which . Haynes committed . herhas riot been punished for ; his great offence wasono against reason and common sense , ever to havo ; gone ; back to Perry , wheri that person discharged ; him 4 > erawrorify some two ' or ithree months since , v He should then—like Wentworth—have taken him at his word ;
but no , Charles Hayesis . a straightforward and respectable man , he would take no ; advantage of even Mr . Perry , and when he was sent , for again he returned and at once gave the sixmo , hthS ; notice ,. so unfairly—because unmutually—thrust . into , Perry ; S bonds ; He was punished , for . being no . subservient tool , because he dare think and dare act , which are not the sort of men that Perry likes . . But what said Mr . Perry in his speech to the magistrates ? He , in his illogical farofariade , lets out the offence for which poor Haynes was to bo punished and disgraced — no , not disgraced , / IthehooV . s . on . the other leg ' : "— " These men are going about , > says Perry ; . " agitating ; and " trying ¦ to raise thewages ; I have put ' up with it' for & long timer but'therei is a pitoh of endurance beyond , whioh we ' cannot ; go , therefore I am c ' ompellea't 6 , this cowse ' i otherwise 1 .., . •; . ' ; - ¦¦ : ¦¦ . ¦ ; : ' ;> : ¦ , ' /• : ' . ' . .: ¦>! . '•' ' . . . ' : < : M ! . ¦ ' , ¦¦ . ' ,: ¦ ¦ : ¦ : ¦ : . ¦ ' . ] ¦ . ¦¦ ¦ : f : 'l . ' I .: ¦ ¦• .
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shall have to give up my business , for I cannot go on unless I am protected . " Therefore--according to . Mr . Perry ' s reasoning—unless he can-be . protected in his efforts to prevent himself being compelled to pay the same wages as his neighbours ; unless the laws can be twisted and converted into engines of oppression , to enable him to ride rough « shod over the rights and interests of his men ; he shall ; positively , be compelled to g ive up his business . What a misfortune to tho trade and town of Wolverhampton that would be ; we wonder : how many Jess saucepans arid candlesticks there would be consumed ; if Mr . E . Perry should really come td the desperate resolve of no longer making them ? And it is , therefore , to save the world at large'from so dreadful a calamity that he has . most
magnanimously , prosecutna to gaol and the tread wheel , Charles Hayries , for iosinq- ' two- hours ! But we hope there ' s jasticai in store even fop ' a poop man j we hope that Mr . Perry is riot to have all the law , although he is fond of it ; we hope—nay , ' we know -4 the working classes of England will see that justice is done to Charles Haynes . We can say no more on that head at present , but repeat to Mr . Perry what we have previously said to him , that all our proceeding ' s shall be conducted strictly within the law ; and , that notwithstanding aU " ho can do , " the Book , the whole Book , and nothing but the Book , " , and will be thri standard of wages for the trade in the town ' of Wolverhampton ; and we " raythtr" suspect he will be compelled to give it . William Pbei , Secretary .
WOLVERHAMPTON—August 29 . ' . E . FERRY V . 1 TATNES . .. -. . ¦;; . Magistrates present : —Messrs . Neve and Warner . Mr . E . Perry conducted his case in person , and Mr . 'Fleetwobd , solicitor , appeared for Haynes . Mr . Pbrrt commenced by stating that he should offer a few ' remarks on the nature of the case , and should afterwards- churn the'right to give his own evidence . ""' ' . ' "' ' : ' ; '''•' ¦ ' ' ''"'' Mr . Fleetwood objected that Mr ; Perry could not , as a witness in the case , make any statement to their worships ; unless he was sworn . This ' objection was overruled by the bench . Mr ; Perryj : said'lie desired to impress upon the minds of thebencK , the general conduct of the men
towards him as" an employer , as ltmight appear he was actirig ' froiri a bad motive . The men seemed disposed to compel him to give an advanced price upon hifl wopk ; and , as he was giving the same price that he had done forthe last eight years ; he was determined to punish those whom he had hired and should neglect , their work ; - r Hatnes horo iriterpos ' edand said : " Mr . Perry , you have dropped my work several times , " Mr . Perry replied , I wish to inform the bench that the tin-plate workers are supported in a cor . tairi price by a society called the National Association of Uriited Trades , of which Thomas Slingsby Buncombe , . Esq ., is the president , together with , a committee of the same ^ stamp . > > . .
,, Mr . ; Beckeii ( formerly foreman to . Mr . ' Perry ) was called and sworri .--He stated \ that he . attested the mark of Charles Haynes , arid 'had . ™ doubt that the agreemChtrriow produced ; was the same ..: « v .: Fl eetwood requested / the bench to ; impound tapi a ' greeinent i as the w brkm ' e ' n had . no other means " ¦';¦''' '"; ¦¦¦ - ^ ¦ ¦' ¦ ¦ -. ¦ i-i'lir- '!' ., i '¦ ii ' . ' ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦
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of obtaining a copy , Mr . Perry having retained the originals . . > . - Mr . pBURT 8 aid he . would give them a copy next day , and , on this assurance , the impounding tbs ag M ? M ent was not Pressed . - ! MflAUGiiTON was called and sworn ; he stated , I anK foreman to Mr . E . Perry . I know the detenaant , whoso . habits of attendance have been very regular until the last few weeks ; but of late-Mr . Fleetwood objected to any evidence beimr gone into except that relating to the day named in the warrant . . ' . The Uhnch . —We shall not take it as * evidence but we think he may ask the question . . , ' ¦ Mr . Fleetwood .-rAlthough it is not to betaken as evidence , yet I object , as it may prejudice the minds of the court .
The Witness;—J saw Haynes in the factoryyeslepflay , but ho was not there more than two hours . He was calling the ; men together and agitating . I saw him come in about twelve o ' clock and call some men out . Cross examined by Mr . Fleetwood : I had seen him . before , twelve o ' clock , two hours . It was between eight and half-past ten . I will not swear whether it was a quarter-past eight or a quarter-past ten ., I did riot see a person of the name of Aston come out with him . I was at the office all day , except one hour ; at dinner time
Cannot say when I gave him the last work out but it was expected to be brought in the same week The Defendant stated the order g iven out was to the amount of twenty-four shillings , and Mr M'Naughton stated it was giveri . out on the Friday —he could not finish it in two-days . —Cross-exami nation resumed : Ilaynes has always worked by the piece . Benjamin Hart , called by Mr . Perry , and before he was sworn stated he had ' been summoned by Mr . Perry , and requested to be , paid before giving his evidence .
The . Clerk te tho Magistrat & s said , that as this case waa under-the summary "juriadiction of tho court , if the witness declined to be sworn the magistrates had the power to commit him for seven days . -, Ho was then sworn , and stated that the notice given by Haynes to Mr . Perry was delivered in his
presence , .. Mr . Perry . —That is all I have to ask you . Mr . Haul—Well , I . will have him in the County Court for my expenses . Edward Pebry , the plaintiff , sworn . —I went into the manufactory between ten and one in the forenoon , and between five arid seven in the afternoon , and did not seeiHaynes thereU This man ( referring to Hayries ) stops all myjajianriers , stovers , burriishers , and others . Thisu ( pr . 6 " ducirig a book ) ia Haynes' work-book , and you will see that he has received less wages than he had . formerly done . Haynes . —Because I have had less for my work . This was the case for the . plaintiff .
Mr . Fleetwood addressed the court for the defendant , and said : 6 eritlemeni . no doubt yon are aware of the case which was before the magistrates yesterday upon these very agreements , and that they gave judgment against Mr . Perry ; and I consider this case is got up by Mr . Perry from vindictive feelings against my . client ; arid to prove this , I shall call a witness , ' who is . employed' in the same shop . " who would tell the Bench that Haynes was at work , both in the morning and the afternoon . I assure the Bench that the only time Mr . Hayries was away was while he was in attendance upon the court , in expectation of being called as a witness *
Samuel Aston was calle'd ; : arid being sworn said , I work at Mr . Perry ' s with . Charles Haynes , Ho came to his work a little after eight o ' clock , and was there until dinner time , which is between twelve and one o ' clock . He was thero again in the afternoon ; it might be between three ' and four , but I cannot say the exact time . He works near me , and by tbs piece . . ' . . Mr . Warner ( the magistrate ) , —Did he put his clothes on when he went to dinner ? Mr . Aston . —Yes ; he was there all the morning . I go at eight o'clock , ' and he was there directly after , ; Mr . Pebbt . —It has been stated that I come here from vindictive rriotives ; I . beg to say such is not the fact , but it is front a sense of justice to the other workmen , for whom I am compelled to find work ; or suffer myself to be brought here . These men
are going about agitating and trying to raise the wages . I have put up with it for a long time , but there is a pitch of endurance beyond which we cannot go ; therefore , I am compelled to this course , otherwise , I shall have to give up my business , for I cannot go on unless I am protected . Mr . Nbvb . —Unless a compromise is made by promising to go back to work we must commit the defendant , as we consider Haynes has violated his ggreement , by leaving work . The Court then asked Mr . Perry if he would accept an apology : / Mr . Perry . —No ; I press for judgment . Haynbs . —Gentlemen , Ihave served Mr . Perry for nearly eight years on that agreement , which only binds me for three . I have never been charged with neglect of work before , but I cannot attend as I formerly did , for my business prevents it , I being a publican ; ' _'" . "' .
Thn mnrviarmtflo nrvnin no \ rori "Mi * PAwmr onrl'AiMin The magistrates again asked Mr . Perry , anoTagam the modern Shy lock demanded—the bond ! The magistrates retired for a few minutes , and then returned with a s ' enterice of three weeks * imprisonment and hard ilabourl ' . ' [ We have been credibly informed that Mr . E . Perry is a customer to one , if not both , of these magistrates ; if this is so , would it not be better that such cases should be decided by independent justices , for whenever there is a strong connexion , either by family or commercial relationship , a prejudice may be excited , too strong for equal justice to be administered ?
Or when a merchant-magistrate sits on the bench , with his son as attorney and pleader for the plaintiff , ' and the plaintiff a customer of the magistrate ' s firm ? Such an arrangement of parts does appear calculated to make justice so administered appear like a farce , and powerfully tends to bring the office and its functions into contempt and disrepute . : Such an administration of justice should be re ported to the Secretary of State . ]
Birmingham, August 28th, 1850. Dear Sib,...
Birmingham , August 28 th , 1850 . Dear Sib , —In my last letter to you I informed you that I would write again soon , as I had some important news to communicate in reference to our trade . On Saturday night , the 25 ih , one of our employers offered a reduction to his men amounting to five shillings per . week ; telling them if they would not do it at the reduced price , they need not come back to their work . Accordingly , the men waited upon me about half-past eight on Monday morning , and by eleven o ' clock I ha < l called the , committee together , who appointed a deputation to wait upon the employer in question , and the dispute was ultimately settled , to the perfect satisfation , of our trade , by three o ' clock p . m . ; anil sir , allow me to state , that after the deputation had explained the objects and principles of the association , and proved that the society was as much for the interest ofthe employer as the employed , he ( the employer )
expressed his approval ofthe National Association , and stated , that if wo would wait upon him again on Monday next , with a list of the towns prices , and prove that he has not been paying more for his work than other ' masters ; he will continue to pay the men the same price as herefore ; and further , that he will do all in his power to assist- the men toproteet their labour .. Itis . with great pleasure I am able to state , that he received the . deputation iri the most gentlemanly and courteous manner , thereby indicating his approval of our hew ' aiid more rational method of adjust ing trades disputes . Thus ' you will perceive , that froin the time I had notice of the dispute , until the time it- was settled , was within seven hours . Now , sir , look at the contrast . Five years ago , we laid a local trades union . confined to ourselves , and upon . that occasion , our deputations were treated with the most sovereign contempt by our employers , and , after several years struggling , which costeach of our members ' 3 s . or 4 s . ' per week . Notwithstanding this , our society was finally broken up , because we could not stand against the united capital of our
employers . But now , sir , the . very , name , of the Natiomai Association geems to be a terror to evil doers ; and , I must say , t ] iat it surprised me to think that any man should neglect to'become a member of this' glorious association . But , Sit * itds quite cheering to see' the increasing inquiry that is being made by the various trades here about the Association ; since the case of the Wolverhampton men came before . the public ; and it is with great pleasure that I inform you , that I have received an invitation to attend a meeting of upwards of 200 men , on Monday evening next , to explain the principles of the National Association , with the View of that body joining the same . Men , sir , who have felt tho iron hand of oppression as much as any men in Birmingham , as they have been reduced in their wages , within the last two years , to the tune of 6 s ., and some of theTd 8 s . per week , with an expectation of a still further reduction ; so they are determined to unite , to protect their labour from the over-reaching avarice ofthe task masters . After the meeting , I will send you a fuU report of its proceedings . . j
You are aware that there has been some little dissatisfaction existing among'the Fitters , in consequence ofthe error they committed in leaving their work' ia violation of the rules of . the association , arid , I am sorry to say , it has spread through a-portion of their society , but through , the exertions of-a few , of the Moulders attending their meetings , arid explaining tho rules ofthe society , and proving the imperative-necessity of a rigid adherence to the rules of the association , both by the members and the Central Committee , the whole of those present expressed themselves satisfied , and they unanimously carried a resolution to commence paying the extra levy ; and it is with great pleasure that I am able to state that there is a greater amount of confidence existing between the Moulders and Fitters than there has been for some time past . We have joined the National Association ; they begin to see' the value of such a union , and of adhering more closely to each other .
I cannot close ; this letter without giving you a short account of our last meeting night ., After the secretary had settled the local business of the society , the president read the article in the Nohthebn' Stab , and one would have thought that the members were all under the influence of mesmerism—they sat so still , were so attentive—a deathlike silence pervaded the whole assembly until he came to poor Hallett ' s case , and , then how can I find words to convey the scene that took place , —a kind of frenzy seemed to hare taken possession oi every man , —all the bad passions of human nature appeared to be let loose , —for such a ' wild , excited buret of manly indignation and disgust I never witnessed from a body of men before ; in fact , the conduct of
the men upon that occasion has rose them fifty per cent in my opinion . Yes * sir , this Wolverhampton case will prove glorious for our cause , inasmuch as it will prove the power and strength to not only its members , but to thousands of working men , who have doubted the ability of the society to carry a strike to a successful issue , and who are waiting to join so ssun as convinced . After our members became a little calm , they drank the health of the Central Committee ; rand all the local officers , arid againpledged themselves to stick to the Wolverhampton men till the last ; as a proof of which , I am instructed to send two months levies and the extra levy , which you will receive in a day or two . Then ' hurrah ! a thousand times hurrah ! for' the National Association of United-Trades . I am , dear sir , yours respectfully , ' William Smith Lyndon .
Birmingham, August 27th, 1850. Deab Sib,...
Birmingham , August 27 th , 1850 . Deab Sib , —I . feel assured that while sending a postoffice order , for our extra levy , you will pardon my intrusion upon your valuable time , by laying before you the views feelings ofthe wire drawers of Birmingham , upon the momentous subject now pending between Mr . B . Perry , of Wolverhampton , and the men lately in his employ . ' It is true we have , to a certain extent , done this before , in giving our sanction to your proceedings in the above case ; but . as a part and parcel of the- common brotherhood , of the National Association of United Trades , we feel bound , on the present occasion , to do something more than give a mere formal assent to the pi-oceeedings both ofthe Central Commute , and the Wolverhampton tin-plate workers , and here
permit me to say , that we believe no man or body of men , who have the least spark of honesty , or feelings bf common humanity , can attach any blame either to the workmen or to the Central Committee , for the part they have taken in this very unpleasant affair , ' for we believe '' that 'Mr , E . Perry has violated every rule of justice , honesty , and common sense , in demanding his men to do their work at a lower rate than his neighbours ; and while we recognise the sentiment of an old book , that " the labourer is worthy of his hire , " and while we read again in that same ancient document the command that " masters should give their servants ' what is just and equal , " we cannot look upon that man who wishes to take from the men in his employ a part of their hard-earned and scanty earnings , otherwise than being guilty of a felony ofthe vilest and most cruel description , and as being worse than a common swindler or pickpocket , nay , we look upon
a man who gees upon the highway to commit a robbery , as a man of honour , in comparison with such a miscreant ; because the one goes for life or death ,- while ¦ the othtr evades the law in a mean , cowardly , and contemptible manner , and the sooner such paltry wretches ceabe to disgrace the name of employer the better . Our indignanation rises the more , as we c « ntemplate u the fact that one part ofthe employers are paying a very considerable amount more for their work than the other , and that they can realise a profit . This clearly indicates the truth of what we have already said -. that these gentlemen have no feeling or respect for the men they employ , beyond that of making them subservient to the ' more speedily' building them splendid mansions and fine carriages ; while , on the other hand , their workmen—tho producers if all this wealth—after having exhausted : all their strcngh and energy ; are sent to the workhouse or union bastile . . ¦
Now , sir , it this is not enough to rouse , the feelings of of working men , ' we cannot conceive what is . We are exceedingly well pleased , to see from your report In the Nobthebn Stab , that all the trades in connexion with the National Associatii . n ; have willing responded to your just application for an extra levy , and : sincerely hope lt . wMbe followed up manfully , and thus show all such money-grubbing , pauper-making tyrants , the power of the pence . Iri addition to this , we ardently wish that no effort may bo left untried to cause other trades , not in con . nexion' with the National association , to interest themselves on behalf of the- Tin Plate Workers . Let Wolverhampton and the surrounding districts , be aroused on the subject , so that in this ,: and every other lawful way , tlie men may be assisted , and thus secure to themselves a speedy rind most triumphant victory . Yours , ' on behalf of the Wire Drawers of Birmingham , . Mr . W . Peel . ' ' John Holmes .
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TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , Esq ., M . P . Proprietor of tlie Northern Star . Sir , — I hasten to acquaint you with the exact position of affairs , so far as the Chartist party of the Vale of Leven and I are concerned ,. at least , * portion of them ; and as you claim to be a lover of fair play—a friend of working men , I am induced to solicit your interference . as an " amende honourable , " I have a right to look for at your hands The following , so far as my memory will serve me , is the state of the case : — Due to roe , „ .., £ 17 3 s . 2 d , Liabilities , due to Thomas M'Kechnie - £ 6 18 0 Mrs .-Houston 1 15 0 Mr . Thomson 0 8 0 Cravat ... 0 5 0 Buchanan ... ... .. i 010 0 £ 9 160 . Leaving Balance ... £ 7 7 s . 2 d . . I am not conscious of owing any man in Scotland one fraction other than just stated , and hope a sense ' of justice to one who has been associated with the rights of labour since the time of the Dorchester labourers and Glasgow cotton spinners , with Chartism , since 1837 , whenever wrote a line or uttered one sentence opposed to the liberty of his order , will induce you to exert your influence and paper in obtaining for him what is hiadue . Trusting to your sense of justice , humanity , and honour , I am , in the cause of Political Freedom and Social Progress , yours , 2 , Orchard-place , Blackwall . W . Thouason . September 3 rd , 1850 . :
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TO THB PR 0 PRlETOR"OT THB . STAR . Sin , —Allow me to name a few items which I am likely to lose . So much for th ' e honour of sections ofthe Chartist body . £ s . d . Newcastle ... ... ... 3 7 4 Newcastle ... ¦ ' ... . ... 8 17 . 7 Harney ... « . •» 4 0 0 Travelling Expenses incurred in seeking Holberry ' s liberation ... 8 0 0 Due to me for bringing Dr . Taylor to Shields , from Carlisle ... 1 6 O Old John Richards had of me ,.. 2 10 . O ; At Wednosbury , Staffordshire ... 37 Or 0 ¦"¦ ¦" ' .. ^• ¦ ¦ ¦ . '• ' ¦¦ : .- 4 ^ , jj ; ; . " To say nothing of money Ilcnt to David Roberto arid others , every peririy of which I must lose . So much for , the honour of democracy . I believe the operatives of England do riot approve of actsfito this . Wo are a humane race ! ¦ 2 r Orohard-place , Blackwall . W . Thomasok . ... September 3 rd , 1830 . '
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Thk Murder of the Cocntbss . of Goeriitz . «» Jean Stauff , who had been condemned to perpetoa imprisonment for having assassinated the Countess of Goerlit ^ at Darmstadt , has just confessed Ihb crime iri the prison at Marienschlop . Hedeoian * that he had entered the reoro of the » teafl » announce to her that he was going eut ,. wheD , lowing no one in the . room ., he was : tempted _ byae articles of value he saw there toeommit a robba ^ took p ace , ^ J' ^ I ^ ds placed the hodyiina strangled her . : ^ t . ft ' a ouantity of combuiticbair ; and , putting . roundJ * a quantity oi cwuuum ble articles , set firotO them . B ^— . -i p ^ ^ ' SHirBui ^ iNO . ^ IW ^ iv 8 b r aga ^^ SS ^^ SJhwd and its vlouuty
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 7, 1850, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_07091850/page/5/
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