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nrif tl if this tendency will not show itself still more stro strongly at the nexfcgeneral election . Such halfarid arid-half lokewarm "Liberils' ' asMr . D'Eyfcou cobbt , for Lambeth ; Sir W . Cut ,, for the Tw Tower Hamlets ; and Sir W . Moleswobth , for for Southwark ; ought certainl y to be repl * placed by men holding views more in accordant ance with . those of these three large constitue tnericif * The National Parliamentary As Association should prepare for that straggle be < betimes , and by means of a thorough organizaj zation of tbe local energies of the Eeform pa party , prepare to fight a stoat and strenuous ba battle at the hustings and the poll , when th the existing constituencies are again . called ur upon to send representatives to Parliament .
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PARLIAMENTARY REVIEW . The Commons sat on Saturday last , to ( lisp pose of unopposed hiUs , and so clear the way f for the adjournment of the House , which , it is t now stated , will , at the latest , take place on 1 Friday , the 16 th inst , Mr . Hume and Mr . ] Bsothebton took the opportunity of declaring i Hat , in the next Session , thgy njeant to reform their own conduct . The /; owned they 1 had been sad political libertines in the present Parliament , and that , deluded by the blandishments of the Whig Delilah , they had
suffered themselves to be lulled to sleep , and the Philistines to rash upon and plunder , not them , bat the people . 2 tfr . HUME , however , promised that , giving np all attendance upon committees in future , he would mainly devote himself to financial questions , with a determination to resist to the utmost every extravagant vote . Mr . Bbothebtos pledged himself to resume his old character of watchman of the House of Commons , and to cry "Past twelve o ' clock ! " as punctually as he used to do in the days of yore . . . ..
"We were wondering within onr own mind , what all this portended , when that astute and far-sighted gentleman , Mr . Hehley , suggested that the renewed zeal ofthe two hon . members was owing in no small degree to the fact , that " coming events cast their shadows before . " They scent the approach of a -Protectionist Cabinet , and mean to act more consistently on their professed creed with regard to money votes , than they have done during the present Parliament . " Better late than never . " But we venture ,
in all kindness , to suggest to both gentlemen , that , "What is sauce for the goose is ( or ought to be ) sauce for the gander" also . They will best maintain their own character for political integrity- —their own usefulness to the public—by acting upon principles ,, altogether irrespective of the party who may happen to be in power for the time being . Honest straightforwardness is the : element of all ethers , in which our legislative bodies are most deficient . By . their very ' composition there must , to some extent , be compromises between contending parties , or else
the political machine would come to a dead lock . Expediency must occasionally take the place of principle in practical legislation ; but that makes it so much the more important that our legislators should never for . a moment be allowed to forget , that there are such things in ihe vrorld as pr inciples . It would degenerate into what Thomas Camcyle calls , " a huge phantasm of shams and unveracities" if it were not so ; and , therefore , we record the promises of our two repentant Senators , with the intention of urging their fulfilment next session , if we and they are spared to commence another Parliamentary campaign ;
The Jew Question—which grew , at last , to he altogether a piece of Jesuitical and legal quibbung—has been" shelved for the present session , by the . adoption of the shabby , paltry resolutions ofthe Government . . In one word , the question is hot advanced one inch from the position it occupied in 1847 . Lobd Johx has humbugged his constituents and his colleague .
One ofthe most important and interesting debates of the week , arose out of the proposition of the Chaxcellob of the Exchequer to grant 30 , 0007 . towards meeting the losses sustained by the depositors in the Cuffe-street Savings Bank , Dahlia . The principle involved in the grant , as well as the facts of the case , are too important to be disposed of in a cursory review , like the present , and we must , therefore , reserve it for a , separate article . TVe nave , however , on former occasions , adverted to the circumstances connected with the
defalcations of those banks , and especially of Cnffeatreet . It is sufficient at present simply to state that the commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt were cognisant of the fact , nineteen years ago , that a great defalcation had taken place , and that the registrar , Mr . Duss , had absconded . It was their duty , according to act of Parliament , to have forthwith stopped the further reception of deposits by the defaulting bank ; but , instead of doing that , they only interfered in such a way as to produce the impression oh the public mind that the Government
authorities were quite satisfied with the state of affairs . The consequence was , that this insolvent and fraudulent concern was' enabled largely to increase its deposits , or , in other words , with the connivance of these commissioners , to rob the credulous , but thrifty people , whose hard-earned savings were poured into its Treasury . In 1838 , another contretemps took place , and another investigation , which ended by the Commissioners again allowing the swindling concern to proceed . After the lapse of seven years its afiairs were again broaght before them , and then they recommended that it should stop ; bat the recommendation was unheeded . The
*' : Bank " went on for three years more , till at last , in 1818 , it stopped , with a debt of sixtyfour thousand seven hundred and seventy-four pounds , three shillings , and sixpence ; and ninety pounds , sixteen shillings , and fivepehce of assets ! Be it remembered , that the Commissionersnot only had the power , hut were absolutely re quired by law to stop this monster swindle from the very first If it had been stopped , even in 1848 , the depositors would have received 10 s . Gd . in the pound ; if in 1845 , the loss would not have exceeded as . in
the pound , but three years afterwards the assets were positively nil ! We think that if instead of finding out' " mares' nests * ' about the National Land and Labour Bank , the " Whistler" waste direct his energies to lookmg after the Commissioners of the National Debt , and the fraudulent concerns that flourish nnder their patronage , he would be , for once at least , nsefolly employed . "We throw out the hint for his consideration . TheTresult of
all Otis , however , was , that Sir C . Wood proposed to the house to give 30 , 000 / . as an act of charity or compassion to the unfortunate depositors in the CofFe-streeiBank , or nearl y IO 3 . in the pound on their losses . That motion was agreed to , but with a very significant and earnest intimation that the other 10 s . will be pressed for next session , not on the ground of charity , but of right , because the Gorerament authorities were legally particeps
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crimtnit . It would , however , have been un-^** $ p ? Msp % : m im ; *™ w of & eMyrhi & L M ^^ o ^^ juurly enbtfedsitoyy , ^ > . ^ ^ ^ A : The hinpTOtidbgfor the inspection of coal mines has passed through someother stages , and ia in a few way to oecome law . We find , by a . , communication , from the miners ' /• ritrdnit . Tt W / thM . Tiaw »« I . t
deputation , that in our recent comments on this measure , a ^ mistake occuriredon a matter of fact , which we have great pleasure in rectifying . It appears that the Earl of Carlisle had consented to introduce the-amendments ' which we pointed but as ,. bemg . necessary , to the effective working of the measure , and that it was introduced with them to the . House of Commons . We have not seen the amended hill as brbright before the Lower House , : but it will gratify us to learn that it has passed with the provisions we pointed out as being
necessary . ; .: ' ..- : The Irish landlords have renewed their efforts to close the session by a series of measures aimed at the lives ,-tbe property , and the subsistence of the industrious workers in that unhappy land . ' Nothing will core that unhappy and doomed race . Experience is thrown away / upon them ,, their hearts ' are hardened , their eyes blinded , and their ears
stopt . - unfortunately we do not possess-a strong and a benevolent Government , with the power and the will to restrain these dangerous madmen from injuring both themselves and the country . ' , t ? e have not seen tho end of violence and revolutionary reaction in Ireland , and Lord John is to blame for all that happens in consequence of his feebleness and hisfean
The multifarious business galloped or ^ er at morning sitings ,- prolonged with a brief interval unto morning again , need no further notice here than merely to say that' the reckless and headlong hurry of July and August , contrast marvellously with the dawdling and waste of time in February , March , and April . Next week we shall have the close , and then we shall count the chickens hatched in the Palace > t Westminster for the last six months !
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, " , MONIES RECEIVED For thx Whsk Eimzss Thobsdat , , - Auousr , 8 sr ISafX ; . ¦ - ; :=.= ; ' : ¦ ¦' , ' .-i . VMB . THB . ;; ' ; . :. ,.- ' .,. :.- : ¦ :., ' wmsmMMWi tmm Received by W . RmBt—Bnrnley . perJ . ButterworthTS —T . Gibbon , near MerthyrTydvfl 2 s-R . Smith . Bramhope Ss fid—Messrs . Hatchby . and Munslow , Holbrook ' 2 s—Spilshy , Four Land Members is—Lancaster ; per T . Baines Is—Messrs Clongh , Minikin , ' and Armstrong ; Egremont Is 6 d—W : Wall , Carlisle 6 d-J . Firth , Harts Hill 6 d-lfottram , Land Members , per M . Clayton 21 5 «—Nottinghim and Lambley , per J . Sweet 15 s Gd—Sheffield , per 6 . Cavill 4 s 6 d—Dorking , per If . Boomes 7 s 6 d—Sowerby , Longroyd , per J . Wilson 6 s , Cd ^ iKochdale , per R ., Gill lOi—D . Duff , Loehee Is—DalBton , per T . Sowerby 5 s—Leamington Priors , Eleven Members , per- J . ' Alien 9 g 6 d-Messrs . Naylor , Mee , and Holmes , Sutton-in-Ashfield Is 6 d—Peter Forrester , Landeraeau , Fraace 6 d . ; ; , :, . , r Received at Land Office . —C . Burton fid—T 7 . Steel fid—F . Berbeck fid—G . Jenbs Gd—J . Miller 6 d—Bridport 4 s—HmdleySs 9 d—Spilshy 3 s—Hull ' 21—E . Cousins fid—M . Grace 6 d—Manchester £ 110 s—R . Travis Gd—E . Travis 6 d —M . Travis 6 d—J . Travis 6 d—E . H . Travis 6 d—Sahdbach 8 s—Job Richardson Gd , - > . . '• • '¦ . 0 . .: ¦ £ . g . di -i' .. Received by W . Rider .. . .. 6 7 6 ' Received at Land Office ., .. i 14 3 . ,.-, Total ;;;; .. ' . ' ; ' »' £ !! ' l 9 .. : „ " , ' . , TIE HOSESTllfo . Receivedby W . Enji » . —J . Firth , Harts Hill 6 d-J . Collins , Hyde 64 ¦ FOR MRS . LACY . Received by W . Etora- —R . Sinith , Bramtope Is . '• FOR WIDOWS OF THE LATE" MESSRS . WH . UAMS AHO SHARP , Received by " w " . Rn > EB . —R , Smith , Brahhope Is ; ' : .
An accident having occurred , whereby part of the matter was obliged to be kept but of our third edition " on March 9 tb , for the satisfaction of subscribers , we this week re-insert the funds received during that week , which were as follows : —
THE HOliESIY FMD . Receivedby W . Rjdeb . —Derby , perW . ) Chatidler 2 t-J . D „ Berks Is—A few Silk Dressers , Harpurhey 23 Cd—Three Friends , Oldbury , per B . Wall 2 s—From BadcUffe Cross ; near Stepney—Mr . lamb Ss ; a Lover ' of Justice OS ; an Enemy to 'Oppression 5 a ; John if aitters 2 s ed- ^ G . Webster , Kew Bridge Is—B . W . H . i J . B ., and T . If ., Radford 3 s—H . Johnson , Syston Is ¦ $ &—Bradford Land Members , per J . Connell U 3 s id—J . Green , Kidderminster , 5 s—J . Harrison , Foleshiu Is 6 d—Milborne Port , per "ff . Hyde is —Korwibhj per J . 'Hurrell 10 s—Mr . Lewis , Queen-street , Soho Is 6 d—From Bolton—H . Lancaster Is ; J . Reeds 6 d ; T . Rostron 6 d—Two Friends , pert . ' Wsurr 2 s—T . Martin , Nentovra , Montgomeryshire , 2 b 6 d—HeywooiJ , perJ . Scott 3 s 6 d—W . Goddard , Bolton , T . Dreper fid—Bolton , IS . Cow ley 6 d—T . F . Eyam Is—W . W . Eyam fid-Norwich ' Char tists Associatibn , per T . Warr If—Norwich Chartists , per
J . Hurry 16 s—Norwich , Leicester Is—T . Newton , Leicester Is—S . VVhite , Leicester Is—Hull , perG . BarnettllosTd—Thorpe , per T . . Oxford 10 s—Newcastle-upon-Tyne , perM . JudeltSs—Macclesfield , per E . Dean Ss Gd—Winchester , perG . Sturgess 13 s ^ -From Carlisle—Cammersdale Print Vforks , per J . Gilbertson It 2 s ; Home Head Works , per J . Gilbertson 5 s Id ; Friends , per J . Gilbertson 12 s lid—Holbeck , Leeds , per T : Newman is—a few Chartists , Hastings , per E . Mose 10 s—Nottinghampper J . Sweet 1115 s Id—Great Dodford , perH . Greeo H ^ sld—Dalstba , Three Land Members , per an Old Guard 3 s—a Few Demoerats , Parker ' s Flats . Derby Is 6 cV-From Sheffield—F . i . 2 s ; J ; Rodgers Cd ; E . Joynes 6 d—Leigh Glaive , Rochdale fid—Rochdale Chartists , per B . Gill lis—Lfttleborough Chartists , per . R . Giil ids—Mr . Millward , Beckenham , per H . Edwards 2 s fid —From Radeliffe Bridge—T . B ., Is ; N . C „ 2 s fid ; J . B ., Is fid ; R . Hamer Is—J . Lewis , LantwitTarder ls-J . Cook , JShincliffCollierySd—Cheltenham , per J . Hemmin 6 s Cdan Ever UnwilliDff Special { abiU stamp ) 2 s—From Hanring
Heaton , near Dewsbury—J . Fox Is : W . Pickles Is ; E . Newsome Is—Manchester , Messrs . Kerwih , Worthington , and Moss 3 s—J . F ., Glossop 2 s fid—Walsall Chartists , per J . Mills 8 s—Bishop TTeamouth , per W . Debbie 9 s-U . Gray Carrowford , near Colne 4 s—Westminster Land Members 13 s fid—T . Harding , Hmlathora ' St-J ., Oldfield , Huddersfield Land Members 2 s fid—Mr . James Watson , Newcastleupon-Tyne Is—a Paid-up Land Member Gd—William Tripptree Is—Daniel linnean , per William Tripptree ls ^ -Swindon , perD . Morrison 9 s . j . Received at Land Omci . —Brighton ^ per , W . Gills ltr-, PhDipElliott 3 s- ^ Wm . Eccles 5 s 3 d-S . S . D . 2 s—Alexander Giles , sen , 2 s—Alexander Giles , jtra . Is—George Drysdall Is—G . W . Is . —Glasgow , per Mr . Sherrington 1 J—H . King Is—William Leicester Is—Manchester , per ; Allcock 101—John Giles Is—Manchester , per J .- Lee U 16 s—Mr . Jones , tynnB-Hr . Bibbey , Tiverton 2 f—William Wilson , Bacup Ms—Mr . Henry Foster ls—R . Side , Lambeth Is—T . H . Side , ' Lambeth Is—E . Drew , Lambeth' 6 d—B . Savage , Lambethfid , v ¦ ¦ ¦/; . r ¦ ' ¦ : ¦ .:-, - : ; . £ : B . O . . ¦ ' ¦ Receivedby W . Rider .. .. 28 , 6 9 , Received at Land Office .. ... 18 ^ 8 3 Total .. .. ' .. £ 4615 0 - :,
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TYKDING-TJP OF THE LAKD COMPANY . TO THE" ED 1 T 0 B OF THE NORTHERN ^ STAR . .. 33 , Queen-street , 'Sheffield :: Sib , —A poor man , a member of this 'brancb , ; bas forwarded 2 s „ which I enclose , for the law expenses of the Company . He also wishes the'following letter to be published , that . it might' encourage others to do likewise . . ' ' . ' ' Yours respectfully , ' ' . „ ' Geohok CAvai . ''
" TO MR . GB 0 ROS CAVIIi . " ' . ' " Dbae Sm , —I write to inform you of my address , for as Isee in the Northern Star , that Mr . O ' Connor intends to wind-up / the Land Company , I thought you might wish to know where to , find me . I am sorry to see that our true and tried friend Mr . O'Connor baa to make so many ; callsupon tbe members for funds for this purpose ; it is too muchfor one man to do the work of seventy thousand , but as our departed friend ,: poor Mr , Briggs , used to say , « be . would . do one man ' s share , " I am willing to do the same . I am ashamed' to see the members so backward in then * duty to one who has suffered so . much , for them ,, but I , Hope' the true . and good will do their best , andtheiut will shame others to do theirs also '; I hope a' good sum will be sentfrora this branch . I . have : enclosed 2 s . as one man ' s
share ,-and if more should be-required I will send it . Let me know if Chartism is dead in Sheffield , as I never hear of any meetings there . I have just read Ernest Jones ' , speech at Halifax oh the 16 th ult ., and it has done my heart . gobd to " , find that he has determined to send bis voice through the agricultural counties , but he will have a bard task to put sense into some of their heads . I have worked for the cause of Chartism for more than ten years , aiid have travelled England through . In every place that I have worked . I have made some ' , converts ; these will make more , and that is the" way We , must work ; and if everyone who calls himself a Chartist would do the same we should have the Charter in twelve months . Let us then , be up and doing , and not be ashamed of our principles , for they are good , ' and our enemies know it . ' ' "Yours truly , in the cause of Democracy , "TodwBk , nearRotherham . " V
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; r *^ R "' - ^ : j ^ »^» w ; , ^^ - ; Waf ^ PW-ir Committee , of Ihe Nafaonal'Chajter ^ aociation " ^^ i ^ o ^ thainpton istreet ; BW « nd ' , on'Tnurs ' day evening ; Mr . J . Milne in the ehiir . —J ftderal Union ofJJemonaW : — " It was resolved that tiie Wsis ^ th ^ Federal "fjnion shairbf nine members from each society ; namely—Rational Charter Alssociatipn , National ReformLeague , Swaal Reform League , and Fraternal Democrats ; and that Ernest 0 .: Jones , W : Cooper , T . Cooper ,, Le ; Blbhd ,: 'S' iM ^ Kydd , and Feargus ( i'Cdnnor , Esq . " , M ; P .,-bo , also . ih ; vitedto attend . ' - . The . following ; resolution was also unanimously adopted : — « Thut the Executive Committee ofthe National Charter
Association havingheardthatMr . ; Brbnterre O'Brien is about to visit the provinces on a political , tour , and that he is willing to exert himself in the cause of the Association ; hereby expresses its implicit confidence in the zeal , talent , and sincerity of Mr . 'O'Brienv ' and ' recommend the working classes in the country to attend any meetings Mr . O'Brien may hold , in order to make known , as widely as possible , the present policy of the Executive . " The Committee then adjourned . until Wednesday evening , the 14 thinst . , ' .
Sheffieu ) . —The Chartist Council held a special . meeting on Monday evening , in the Democratic Temperance Hotel , 33 , Queenstreet , to examine tho , accounts of the late pleasure trip which took place on Monday , the 29 th of July , from Sheffield to Derby and Not . tingham . It . is with the utmost pleasure the council have to announce , that the proceeds have realised their most sanguine expectations , so much , so , that ., the local debt ' will be cleared , with the exception of ; a ! mere ti-ifle . Too much praise cannot be given to . the Directors ofthe Midland Company , arid Councillors Ironside , BootJe , Lawton , and others , for the
interest manifested . It is in contemplation . to make another application , erelong , to the Directors , for another pleasure trip , when . the funds ofthe body will , it is hoped , beplaced in such a position as to enable us to commence building agobd Lecture HaU , which is much needed . We beg to return our , ' best tbanks ' to all those gentlemen who so kindly lent us their assistance on the occasion referred to . On the motion of Messrs . Ash and Whaley , ; Mr . Cavill was authorised to receive subscriptions from members and friends of J the , association . In the meantime we remain , on behalf ; of the Association , W . Buckley , James Ash , Thomas Hague , James Whaleyjv . Nathan Robinson , John Craven ,:. GharIe 8 pIayton ,. J [ ohnWalIace ,
George Cavill , Cor . Sec—BradfobI ) . — 'At theusual weekly meeting held in the Democratic Schbol-roomj Crofts street ,, Wakefield-road , on Smidayj'August 4 th , the following persons were , eiecte ^ . 'to fill , the office of coancilmen , for ; the next-three months : —Thomas Wilcockj Joseph Aldersohj ; Robert Ashworth , Michael M'Crath ,. William Longi Edward Malone , William Tempest , John Farrar , chairman ; . .. Williani Angus , financial secretary ; Ananias , Kitchen , treasurer ; Edward Smith , corresponding secretary ; Noi 37 , Adelaide-street , Manchesterroad , Bradford , Yorkshire , to whom all communications for the Chartists of Bradford , are to be addressed . . V . ' . '; .- ' - •¦ ' . '' . '"' .. ' . .
, Mbibopomta » . Dbwoatb Co » scni .--This 1 body met at the City Chartist Hall , 26 , Golden-lane , Barbican , on Sunday afternoon , August , ith . Mr , E . Stallwoodia the chair . Messrs . Dicey and Tickers , for ^ Finsbury and East London , presented their credential 8 .-T-i % z «"«^ -tA (! victim Bezer in Business . -rThe delegates ' : from , all .. the localities , with , one exception , having reported in favour of Aoiag something . towards . placing Mr . Bezer ia business , after considerable discussion , the following resolution was moved ' and seconded by Messrs . Blake and Alco , and was adopted by . avery large . majority : —¦ " That , the several , localities do raisea . fund , in any way . they may think best , for
Mr . Bezer ; that such sums shall be placed in the hands of : the treasurer of this council until the whole ; be remitted ; all such sums to be collected and handed' into tbe council on . or before the first Sunday in September next , when the council shall immediately proceed to hand the same in the aggregate oiver to Mr .. Bezer ; biit should the sum so collected exceed Ten Pounds , such , excess shall be devoted to other political martyrs by the council . " Several localities having expressed a desire to add the names of Messrs . Martin and another to that of Bezer , it was arranged that whenever this took place , such locality . orlocalities , would then band one third so collected over to . the . council , ' dividing
the remainder with the other two , victims .- —The Address of the . Council to their Democratip Brethren of ihe Mtropolis . -rMr . Stallwood j on behalf of / the sub-cemmittee , reported , that one thousand copies would be struck off for distribution , and : that . . the Northern Star had inserted it ' ,, , The secretary was instructed , to forward copies ' to . ' , several inetrdpo- ! liWn and other papers , periodicals , & c . j , and request its insertion , or a notice of the same . Mr . ' ^ W . A . Fletcher then Submitted his . motion for a Fort ,-nightly Tract -. —" ¦ That the council do issue a tract at least once per fortnight , containing ^ appeals to start new localities ,: inserting finnounceraehts of public and locality meetings , lectures , discussions .
tracts , libraries , & c , in . connexiori with ; the Democratic movement in the metropolis , "' . "Mr . Moring seconded the motion . After » long and interesting discussion , it . was unanimously agreed ;— " That the subject steinds adjourned until ' the next sitting , ' and that a sub-committee ,. consisting ' of Messrs . W . A . Fletcher , Finlen , and A . Hounibell , be appointed to make inquiries relative thereto , and report accordingly . " . The ; names having been called over , and some other routine busineas ^ rahsacted , the : council , with thanks" to the chairman , adjourned until Sunday , ' the 11 th inst ' .. - ' ' Mahtxebone LocAuir .- ^ -At a meeting held at thej Princess Royal , Circus-street , New-road , on
Sunday evening , Mr . Godwin ! in the chair , a discussion ensued as to the propriety of . having a ' course , of lectures delivered in' their robhis , whtqh was ultimately . adjourned until Sunday evening , August liJtb . Several new . members were' enrolled . EpiNBunoH New Tows LbcAtiiy . ^ -A ; meeting of this locality , was held at the house of Mr . Robert-SOD ,. 2 ,. James-place . Mr . A . Mathesonih . the ' chair . The deputation from the city . l 6 caUty ; gav . e in their report'of opening and joining us informing a locality . 'Allpresent agreedtb . takeput ' theircai'dgof membership . The following ' seven persons were elected . as a Provisional Committee . ^ John' Kerr , Edward Eobertsori , William Robertson , Alexander
Matheson , George . Eorriiner , John . Matheson , Alexander .. Bain ; ' John ; Matheson secretary ; Edward Robertson , treasurer , !' . Thcmeeting was then adjourned' till Tuesday evening , Aiigust 6 th . ~ At tbe " adjourned meeting , held on Tuesday evening August ( 6 th—Mr . G ; Lornriier in the' chaif—a discussibh was . entered into , as to th ^ best tneans of diffusing information amongst , the members ; and also to induce others , to join , niore . willingly . The following ! resolution . was then adopted : V- ''; That a Ubrary . should be formed as soon ns funds . could ; be conveniently collected ; and also that a person be appointed at the weekly rneetings , to read the various periodicals taken in , by this locality . " ^ The
meeting then-adjourned . " , . ( , "_ EMNBUBOH . r-A general ; meeting-pf all the en ? rolled members of the different localities was held in Buchanan ' s Coffee-house , High-street , , to hear the report of the delegates at the Edinburgh Con ^ ference . ' Mr . Cribhes m the chair , / Mr . Brimehes gave in his report / after which it'was moved by Mr .. Kay , seconded b y ; Mr . I ) ixon ;— " That the rer port / given ; be received . "_ Carried . unan'imouslyi Moyef by Mr . , Kay , seconded by Mr . Dixon : — ••„ That ' si recommeridatiou go from this roeeting to the different , localities and democratic societies to get up a committee , ' composed of a "delegate from each , to forward the cause of democracy . —Movea
by Mr . Smith , seconded by Mr . Mathespn ' T- " That thethree agents . of tho three . localities' be a ' snbcommitteeto put a local levy on each ' ' enrolled miemher ,. to pay the . expenses of the delegates . " The meeting was thea . disgplved . A' . * .. "/¦! Chabtism isiTHBEAsijOP LoNDOK .-- ^ A ; croiwded public meeting was held at the Eastern Institution , Back-lane , St . George ' s-in-the-JSast , on Wednesday evening ; Mr . Noquei , a veteran democrat ,, in . the chair . Mr , Elliot moved the following resolution , —" That the Commons House of Parliament—so called—being constituted from tho ,, prop ertied classes , will never legislate for ; the interest ,. of the great body of the people , including . the right of
every man to live and labour in , the land of his birth ; we , therefore , determine to perservere with renewed energy for the recognition of the . People s Charter as the law of the land . " . ( Cheers . ) . Mr . G . W . AL Reynolds , amidst much applause , seconded the resolution , and showed qpjhe . corruption and baseness of the so-called rep ^ r . esentjiUve branch ofthe Legislature , denounced the system , of giving " dotations " . palaces , and huge sums for stables for little princes , . whilst large masses of , the industrial classes are perishing of hunger . He denounced the attempts made to erect a monument to the late Sir Robert Peel , who , all his life long withheld rights from the people , so long silt , was
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m ^ i- ! lB d ; a 8 slBted "' thi 8 ;" inove , " to say the met , as acting amst % con 1 ^ nt ^ kkncK ^ ri ) ^ here wa 8 ; , . another ( Rtteiapti . HiakiDKi t « get ' up some m emoWid ? . 'to : ithexQood . Dukeaof . 'Cam-2 i ! ASM ^ M what ?^ eatinghthe ; . l 8 rgest amouuts ^ of-dinnersvat'the aleast ( possible ; cost : ^ J ? ? r 8 himself ; and : family . with enormous in-£ * l , «» -theipublio purse . * ( Cheers ;) It-was ine QUty of the people to . be up and . stirring to retn ! ^ HOUBO of Commons by the establishment 2 ? f Tuple ' s , Oharter , as .: the means , of effecting social n ghts-of obtaining the right to , 'Mahourand uve . . ( Applaiije . ); fTho . resolution was . put ,- and carried unanimousl y . ^ On the motion of Mr ; Ferdinando , a vote of th . anks was given to the chairman 1 j i . ? ? uel )> -who acknowledged . the compliment , ana tae meeting was dissolved . -..- ; ,. --..
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NATIONAL . CHARTER ASSOCIATION !^ The weekly' meeting at John-street , Pititroysquare ; % as numerousl y attended on Tuesday eve * iA * t , V- Mr ' ? l Ji" ? ezer W 8 S unanimously called to the chair , and the following resolution was submitted f or discussion : — "That this meeting is Of opinion that the present time is wbstf auspicious for the purposes of organisation , and hereby calls on its brother . democrats ! throughout the British' dominions , to establish' Chartist localities , convene public meetings , and spread democratic knowledgej'by means of tracts , periodicals , newspapers ; & c , & o „ in order that the people may be in a position to return to parliament at least sixty advocates of
Chartism ana social rights at the next general election " The Chairman , in'opening the business , complained that many ¦ shopkeepers refused' to expose for sale , or obtain when ordered , that popular periodical the Red Republican ; and said , this should make the democrats more active in supporting all such publications ; .. ' He pointed to thenecessity of extending political and social knowledge , to'prevent the people in future being fleeced by parliament voting an immense Pajaco to an infant in his ninth year , and . five thousand pounds for stables for the Prince of Wales' horses , nine or ten years hence . lie had much pleasure in calling onifr . Stallwood do move the resolution . ' . ' .-: " ., ; ¦ ¦¦;•; : ¦ ¦ ¦ -. -,..
Mr . SiAtwoon said j m < perfectly agreed with the resolution thati in'this time ofpolitical calm , it was auspicious for organisation . It was true that some twelve or thirteen Chartist localities existed in the heart of London—that the Metropolitan Delegate Council was nobly doing its duty—that Lambeth had nobly done its duty by returning the Chartist candidate , "William Williams ; by a'majority of 2 , 652 i 5 - ( Cheera ) / . But he wanted to know why had not Walworth , Camberwell , ' Clapham , > and Wandsworth , Chartist localities ? What was Camden , town , Hempstead ; and Portland-town doing for Chartism ? ; Wnat was the Radical Finsbury doing -i-viz ., 'Islington , Highbury , ' Horiisey , & eJ Whv
did not the Chartists of the . Hamlets' establish' localities at Bow , Stratford ; - Hackney , & c ? Why did not Pimlico , Chelsea , and Kensington , & c , move in the good cause ? , ;; Why did not-the good democrats of Greenwich scarry their principles into Lewisham , Deptford , and i Rotherhithe ? Mr .. Stallwood' concluded by calling on the . Chartists ofithe metropolis to carry out the resolution . : -.-. V / .. A , i : ^ Mr . Bronibbbb O ' Brien came forward greatly applauded , and said he had infinite . pleasure in seconding that resolution ; . the more so as he should snortlybe in'Manchesterand the north of England , w . hen he should'be happy tojake that as his ' text , ; and show how cordially' tho " National 1
Charter Association , National Reform . ; League , Fraternal Democrats , and other Social Reformers , worked' together for the bbtainmenf of the same object . ( Cheers , ) He" was prepared to prove , thatuhr der a wise system" of social rightsj there would not bebne poor ' persbh'ih existence . " He objected to speaking of kings as" though they were the entire cause 'of the . people ' s ' misery . ( Hear , heard . ) It was usurers and profit-mongers that " weighed down society ; and it' was a wise system of currency exchange , and the Nationalisation of ' . land , & c :, that' would prove "; the remedy . { Cheers . ) He rejoiced that William " Williams waa returned for Lambeth by so large ' a majority , because he was the
most honest amongst the candidates who had presented themselves , ' -but . he should biV » rejoiced more had the man returned been one of their own class . ' . ( Hear , hear : ) He believed Mi-. Williams to be an honest advocate of universal or . manhood suffrage , buthe did not understand , ' socwl rights ^ ' but went on the present erroneous system of capital and labour . ( Hear , hear . ) The resolution asked the country to take steps to secure the return of some sixty working-men to parliament ; ' and it was the duty of the producing class to unite against the usurers and profit-mongers who had most traitorously usurped their rights and privileges ; apd were fast working the destruction ofthe People . / Loud
cheers . ) He should be most happy to second their efforts in the country , as'he did now ; by seconding that resolution . ' ( Cheers , ) ¦ "" - - ' '• • ; - ' ¦ '' ¦ '"' Mr . Gerald Masskt , amidst lOud cheers , caihn forward to support the ! resolution , and said , he trusted to - see a meeting of the leaders of all parties , for although all . might not be Red Republicans he trusted they wore all democrats . Mr . Massey then , suggested a , number of broad general axioms ^ such as »* all meti are brethren , " die , ; arid said he thought some broad basis of thisdescription might be laid , on which all could stand in the ' common
band of unity , and that he who'would-not agree to some such a proposition was no friend of the people . He alluded to the question of Assooiative ^ Labouri and said , in the short space of-six months not less than eight' associations bad been established } arid invoked them to press ' onward ' in the good cause of democracy , * " burying feuds in dust ;'' ( Cheers . ) ' ' Mr ; T . BRowK'cordtalTy supported the resolution . ' After a few wordsifrom Mr . D . O'Connor ; the resolutionwas put , and carried unanimously . A-vote of thanks -was given to the Chairman , and' the meeting terminated .. ¦
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Merthyb. —A Meeting Was Held On Monday E...
Merthyb . —A meeting was held on Monday evening ; at the Obandlerfl '' Arms , 'Georgetown , ' i to , subscribe towards the' ' expenses of winding up the ' Land 'Company , ; ' ; and ; adjourned to : Monday evening next , the 12 th of 'AugUSt . - . 1 •' ¦ ¦!• - ' ;¦ •¦ ; ¦ , :: : .: : ; ;;; -, ' , . ..- ^ Sowerby ( Longboyd ) . — -At a ' meeting of members , ' Held on Sunday ^ July 28 tli , it was
agreed that sixpence per member . be ' subscrib e ^ towards ' defrayirigihe expenses of winding up the Land Company ,--when each member presentsubscribed his quota ; which has been remittedjto Mr ,- O'Connor , ' It was also * furthei resolved , — " That the best thanks ,, of this meeting are due . and hereby , given to , Mrl O'Connor , iforliiszealous anduntiring advocacy of ; the interests and liberties of the working classes ; and that we have' unbounded COHfidehce irr hiss honest yand integ l % . " ' .
, BACUP .--A . meeting was ' held on Monday , the 5 thinst . —Mr ..: W ; . Taggih the . chairwhen it was resolved ;— " That every member having any legal claim on the 'Company ^ belonging to this branch , should pay sixpence tojvards . tbe , expen 8 e , ' o . f (| winding up the Company . " ; Tho ^ meeting was adjouraed , until Wednesday > evening , the 14 th inst ., ' whemthe money is to be collected . - > : ! M 6 * rxRAM ; - ^; At a meoting held . ^ at'Mr .
Martin , Clay ton ' s ,, onSunday , Jul y ^ Sib *; the ' following prop ' ositioaS ; Were agreed to : —; < . ' T ^ ftt a levy of . sixpence be laid on every ! member of thisnbrauch . " : " That £ 2 5 s . he ^ eiitto " Miv O'Connor , towards defraying the ' gbve ' rrmiehtalexpenses . ! ' , "That . all , members pay . ; the fevy of , sixpence on ' or . before August lltb , 1850 , or , forfeit ! all claim to ; the Land Companyi " - N . B . —Monies received atthe'hoase of . Mr . 'Martin ' . Clayton , HoIIingwbrthY hear Mottram : .. = .- :-. ¦ ¦ / . .,. ;!
. WAicEFiE ^ . - ^ At : » ' meeting heH ' . si Mr , Brooko ' s , No . A 1 ,. Worthgate ,: on Wednesday , July- 31 st . Mr . R . Brooke was ' ' called to the chair . The followi ng resolution was proposed by ' Mr , Hall , and seconded ; by Mr . Parker , — " That , . ia . order \ to'defray the expenses . of winding . up the : Land i Company , that each member he balled upon for a "levy of sixpence , vand- ' . that all ' arrears of levy bo paid , by ^ the ; 21 st of August ,, and "that any person neglecting to do so shall forfeit all claims on the Company ; that H . Blackburn
be empowered . to take monies at No . 81 , Northgate , at any time ,, for tlid convenience of thb ' memb , ers . ' '' Meetings are held at MiV Bichaird Brooke ' s , every Wednesday ; evening , ROCHDALE . —At a special general meeting held oh : Sunday last—Mr . S ; Clegg in the chair-i-tho : 'following resolutions were agreed to : — "That all shareholdrs , both . ' . paid-up and uh ' p ' aid-iip , do pay . alevy of sixpence each towards defraying the governmental expenses incurred b y winding-up the Land Company . " It was also resolved ;— " That acommittee of
seyen—with chairman , . secretary , and treasurer—be appointed , and that they meet every Sunday , afternoon ^ at two o ' clock ,, to receive levies ,- and conduct the aifairs of the branch . " The following officers were then appointed : — Mr , T ^ Cleg ^ : < 5 hairma . ii j Mi \ K » CiUl , secre-- ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ' ; .. ; - . > . ' ¦¦• i : ¦ . ' . ' ¦ - ¦ . ; : ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ;;¦<• ) ¦ ' : ' . ¦¦
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tary ; Mr . J . Tweedale , treasurer ; Mr . J , ManQclr , air . „ X ^ Taylpr ^ M ^ . ^^ 4 cW Mf Mr . C . Shaw , Mr , W ; , B ; ake |; Mr , / ., 0 . Step . her ^^ an ^ MJ ; i ^> ishwbr |^ mittee ' iforith ^^^^ Ten ; Shillings was then paid : in by twenty members , ( sent -herewith ); .--it was further agreedi" ThWall communicatioria connected with this branch of ' jheLan ' dl . C to the secretary , Robert & ill , 2 i , Henry-street , itochdale . ^ ' . ' / ¦ . ,. . " ¦ ' ,-7 : ;' : V . . ^ ' . ¦ ¦ .- - ! Ltsicksteb . —At a meeting of paid-up shareholders ofthe No . 1-Branch , held on the 30 th ult ., the 'following resolution ^ was adopted : — " That this
meeting seeing' - ; the " necessity of assisting .: Mr ,: F . O'Connor in winding up the affidrs of the Land Company ; . arid as the Expense Fund is ' exhausted , do agree to pay 6 d . a member towards the expense , of the ' proposed Bill .. All levies du » , to the Company must be paid , or the members will , cease to have any claim ; on the society ; That the committee sit every Monday night for one month , commencing August 5 tfa , from eight o'clock , to receive-all levies due up to the 31 st ot December , . 1849 , at No . 102 , Churohgate "' ; Hbu .. —At a special roeeting , held at the Malt-Shovel , -North Church-side ,- August 5 th—Mr . G . Candelett in the' chair-the secretary read , the minutes of the last meeting , which waa confirmed by ninety-three paid-up , and unpaid-up shareholders paying : the sixpence levy for the purpose . of
winding up the affairs of the Company , and after some discussion the meeting was adjourned . ' MARttKBONB . —At a meeting of members , held at Mr . Hancook ' s , the Princess Royal , on Wednesday , August 7 th , it was resolved : — «« That this meeting approves of Mr . O'Connor ' s intention of winding up the Company , and with as little delay as possible ; and that they alsoapprbve of the suggestion of the Manchester branch , namely , that sufficient of the ] Company ' s property be sold to pay the expenses Oi the winding up , so that the expense may he equally borne by every shareholcV . " ' - . '" ¦ - Cbsibal Rossendale A meeting of shar holders TO 8 hold On Saturday last , ' when various propositions for windine-up the Company were discussed , and the meeting adjourned until Saturday , the olst of August . " '
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OP ¦ : ' ., UNITED TRADES . ' .. " . " T , S , Dcscombb , Esq ., M . P ., President . ' ¦ : > -, Established 1845 . " fiat justitia . " At no time since ; the foundation of this Association iu 1845 , has any case engaged the attention of its Executive , involving such important , considerations , both to the masters and tlie men , as the case of the Tin Plate Workers , of Wolverhampton . For more ! than twenty years has the adoption of a book -of prices been demanded and struggled for in vain . Thousands of pounds have been consumed in tliehbpelessendeavoiir to induce " the
manufacturers of that town , , to adopt a measure wnicfl , as honourable men . and fair traders , they should have been " the first to propose . Within the' period named , various contests have taken place , in which the ' . men have been invariably , worsted ^ Without organisation , without . discipline , they ; have , upon all former occasion ^ found the mselves totally . inadequate to cope successfully with the unscrupulous and uncompromising spirit with wbichtheir most just and moderate demands have been met by their naughty task-roasters . ' , / . . . The last severe struggle , seven years since , will be , long remembered by all . . . parties concerned ; many " a home was broken up—many a . wx fellow wasconBigned to the dungeons ' of Sta & ord Castle upon the ; most . frivolous pretexts . After-a noble
and gallant enort to . ootam a most reasonable concession , they were compelled once more to submit to the dictational terms of their conquerors , who failed not to take every dishonourable advantage of . their fallen' position ! ' . This adverse , termination to their struggle , may be ; readily accounted for . ' ¦ ! 'Its chief cause was tlie want of a concentrated action . Another / eause maybe presumed , in our ignorance or disregard of the legal boundaries within which all movements of the working classes' should be rigourously confined . These legal . boundaries are simple and . welbdenned .. They are of two descriptions : 1 st ., the Statute law , comprised in one short Act of Parliament—the 6 th Geo . IV ., ' cap . 129 ; and as the provisions of this act cannot be too wellkhown , or too widely circulated amongst working men , we here insert its tw , o , principal clauses : ^ -- '
3 . ' And be it further enacted , that from and After the passing of this act , if any person shall by Violence 'to . the person and prbpertjy or by threats or by intimidation , or by molesting or '• in any ' way obstructing another , force or endeavour to force any journeymau mimufacturer , wor k , man ; or other person hired or employed in ; any manufacture , trade , or bu » ineas to depart from his hiring , emplby r ment , or . work , . pr ' to return ^ his . work before . ^ the same shall be finished , br ' preventbr endeavour to ' prevent any journeyman manufacturer , workman , or other person not being hired or employed from hiring himself to ,-or from accepting work or employment from anyperson or persons ; or itany . pevson shall use or employ violence to the person or property of another , or threats or intimidation , or shall moie ' et . or in anyway obstruct another for the purpose of forcing or inducing such person te belong'to any club or
association , or to contribute to any common-fund , - or to pay any fiiie or penalty , or on account of lus not belonging to any particular , club , or association , or . not . having cwuplied , or ot his refusing to comply with any rule ' s , orders ; resolutions , or regulations made to obtain an advance , or to reduce tbe rate of wages , or ; to lessen or alter the hours of working , or to decrease or-alter the quantity of work , or to regidate the mode of carryiug on any manufacture , trade or business , or . the management thereof ; or if any person , shall by violence to the person or ' property of another , or By threatSi or by intimidation , or by molesting ; or in any way obstructing ajio ! her , ' force , or endeavour to force , any mauuftieturer or person- carrying ; on any trade or business , to make any alteration in ; his mode of regulating , managing , ; conducting , or carrying on such manufacture , trade or business , or to limit the number of lus apprentices , or the number , or . description of hispourneymen , workmen , or servants , ; every person so offending , or aiding , abetting , or asssistiher therein , being ; convicted thereof in manner
lierenitermeiitioned shall be imprisoned only , and shall and-may be-imprisoned ; and kept-to hard labour , for any time ; notexoeediug-threecalendar months ., \ . Trovided always and be it ' eniietca ; that this act shall not exte ' ud . to subject any persons ' to punishment who ' shall nieet together for the sole purpose of consulting upon and detehhiuing the rate of wages or prices ,-whiah the persons present at such meeting or any . of them ; shall require ordeniand for his . or their , work , or the hours or time for which lib or they sliall . work in any manufacture , trade , or busi . nbss , , or who sluill enter into any agreement , verbal or written' among themselves for the purpose of fixing the rate of wages or prices , which the parties entering into such agreement , or any'of them , shall require or . demand for his or their work , or the hours of time for which he . or they will work in any manufacture ,. trade , or business ; mm that persons so meeting for tlie purposes aforesaid , or entering into any such agreement as aforesaid , shall not be liable to aiiy prosecution , or penalty for so doing ; any law or state to the contrary notwithstanding ..
It will be seen , by a careful perusal , that by this act the absolute right of working men to combine to meet as a " cliib or association" is indisputably acknowledged ;'' aiid the purposes for which they may Combine is equally clearly expresecd v * ' toconsult ' upbh find determine the rate of wages or prices , ' " the hours or time for which they will work , in any manufacture , tradej or business ; " and for these purposes any agreement , verbal or written , which those' present at such meeting ; or any of them may enter into , is legal to all intents'and purpose ' s , any law or statute to the contrary notwithstanding . " Now here is the great palladium of labour ' s rights—the Magna' Charter' of British
industry , a ' na ' nomeasures , m themselveslegal , which we may adopt to carry out any agreement which the Thv Plate Workers ' ma ? -think fit to enter into , under the provisions of this Act , cap . subject any individual to any legal responsibilities . ; , 'Air bur operntiohs then , in this case / will be strictly within the limits of this Act ; and the consent of Mr ; Perry , or Mr , anybody else will not be asked to lookat any book or list of prices ; but a book or ; list caprices will -be agreed upon ; and adopted , ' ancl acted Upon by the Tin Plate Workers of Wolverhampton , in virtue of their legal and constitutional right , appertaining to them by tbe law of the land . ' "
But there is another law—to the tender mercies of which working men are sometimes consignedknown as , the Law of Conspiracy , Bis difficult to define , ' exactly , this same word , " conspiracy , " in its legal senso , it may be tortured to mean anything , or nothing , as the ingenuity of counsel , tho temper of judges , or the ignorance , prejudices , or squezeauility of juries , may decide ; Its extreme elasticity renders possible the escape of its greatest violator , if ho has power or influence , ov precludes the possibility ; " 6 f escape to the . most innocent or well-intentioned , if once brought'within its meshes . It has sometimes been likened to a spider ' s webb , thrown across our path to catch tho giddy , unwary fly ' . ' , ' It is this subtle and ingenious effort of legal wisdom ivhioh renders all trades' proceedings difficult and dangerous . : " ' All combinations of working men are necessarUy made . up of individuals of various and different
dispositions , acquirements , ; degrees of wisdom , or notions of morality ; " , " . In any combination then , to effect si' legal or even . ; a praisevvc-rthy object , tho ' ' [ most careful , well-intentioned individual may be damnified by the inconsiderate conduct of any one or more individuals acting in concert with him for this object , eVen though the two parties never saw . each other , qr was never in each others' conipany . ; It is sufficient that they are proved each to . be a link in the same chain , though one end of'such chain be in England , and the other in ' . ' Calcutta ';' a legal flaw in the . conduct of any one forming a , portion of such combination endangeas the whole body . Each one is made , responsible . ! for tie ignornnco , the folly , or the wickedness of the other . A harsh expression , a look or a ' gesture , is easily tortured , by the refinements ^ of tho law and the' subtlety of lawyers , into threats or intimidation—tho most ' simpte act of pcraiwision may be twined into ' aa obstruction
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or molestation ; and a few of euch frivolous m stances , if in connection withoneunluckiy-hlow ; given perhapFunderoiroomstaDees of eZiremStyn )* vbcation , will be sufficient . to : bringstbe whole of the parties within ' this curiously VbVe ' n ^ lcgal webb yclept law of conspiracy . We feel a , pride inthe ftct ^ tbatduring the existence of this association ; no member of the committee or any individual coh «' nected with the movement , ' has ever been ' charge * with the infraction' of any . law , arid we 'hare entered upon these ' explanations as to the Jaws ef combination as a necessary ' caution' to our members generally , and to tho Wolverhampton mea in particular . We would hot have our good cause ' injured by one act of indiscretion , much less dt Violence . The value . of ' victory would , in out estimation , be much depreciated in ¦ pursuit of it , if any one individual was injured in person o * property : We seek not to rob , impoverish , ; or in any way injure any employer , but y » e ' seek by
such measures , as reason and law justified , to guard ourselves from the injustice , tyranny , and * cruelty of capital . ¦ [' " , ' ' . The appeal sent forth by the , Central Committee ' , on behalf of the tin plate , workers , has been re « sponded to generously / - nobly / and unanimously , by the members of the association . ¦ They have decided that the tin plate workers shall be protected from these unwarrantable exactions from their wages , that the means to effect'this shall be con tinuous and prompt / not as formerly , is now the position of these men , depending upon their owo limited means , or upon the uncertain tenure of eleemosynary aid . Thoy claim and will receive that reciprocal aid , which is the basis of National Union . This aid is derived from no accumulated fund , of theduration of which a calculation could be madeon the contrary , it comes from an exhaust less source , by drops so small as to be neither felt » or regarded fhe stream will flow as long as the necessity for it exists . . : ¦¦! .. - •'" ¦; ¦ -
We have heard that one of these employers , whoa ihe men ' s proposed book of prices was presented to him / observed , that if he consented to it , it would be £ 400 per annum out of his pocket—that is , that he has been in the practice , for the last soven ' years , of exacting ^ from the wages of ' his men £ 480 annually , over and above the very handsome profits which other employers find sufficient for every purpose of i respectability or accumulative affluence . This man employs about fifty men , and has tho as * surance toidemand of them to surrender to his insatiate appetite for wealth , £ 8 a year from each of them . Is it not a monstrous proposition ? Is not our cause , then , based in reason , iustice , and equity ? Would it not be an iniquity to permit this state of things to continue ? Our members have well and
truly answered ail these question ? .. Never was a contest entered upon whore the position of right against might was so clearly defined , or one where the sympathies and good wishes of every honest man had a more legitimate field for action . The Central Committee having tried in vai every means , to settle this affair by a just and honourable compromise , and these efforts having only elicited insult and contumely , had but one other duty to perform , an appeal to their constituents . They have waited the issue of that appeal , and they uow proceed to- follow out' with promptitude and vigour those measures which may bo
necessary to ensure for the Tin Plate Workers , that meed of justice which is their due . A report ofthe progress of this affair will be given weekly through the Northern'Star , and a copy sent to every trade connected with the association , and thfl secretaries are earnestly requested , after having read the contents to a general . meeting , to re-post the paper to some Trades Society not at present connected with the National Association , and by this means obtain for the Tin Plate Workers the widest publicity of their grievances , and for the Association an extended Knowledge of its principles , and effective operations .
. We shall next week advert to some ofthe very mean and shabby tricks resorted to by these honorable , most honorable , tradesmen of Wolverhampton , to defeat the just demands of their hands . We know of no " right divine , " which capital has , to , do . wrong ; and we shall fearlessly and unhesitatingly hold up to the scorn of public opinion any repetition of some acts of mean and shameful tyranny that have come to our knowledge . Amongst amass of correspondence which this affair has brought on us , we give as specimens , two letters , from which Mr . B , Perry and his friends may form some estimate of the indignation with which their conduct is yiewed by tbe bonest working men of England , and may also forma faint idea of the character and devotion of tbe contest they invito —hay—force us into . Birmingham , August Gth , 1850 .
" Dear Sib , —I have to apologise for not sending the levy for the Wolverhampton men sooner , hut you know some little of tbe difficulty of doing these things as soon as you would desire ; . ; and though 1 was mosujamdous that tha Wire Drawers should have had the honour of taking the lead in this good work , yet from the distance ! reside trom the ' town , and the scattered pesition ofthe different mills ; it was' not possible , to get a meeting of the committee even , before our regular meeting night : it was then found that a general meeting could'not be had before Wednesday night , at which meeting I read your application for a levy in aid of the Tin Plate Workers of Wolverhampton ; as , also , the rule ofthe Association empowering the Committee to caU ' for such levy ; and having spoken as to the patient manner in which the whole affair had been conducted , — the straightforward and manly conduct ofthe men themtelres all through this tedious and unpleasant business , it was resolved " that the application of the Central Commit , tee for a levy be acceded to . " .
I hope , sir , you wiU tell tbe Tin Plate Workers that as we feel that their interest is our interest , their canse our cause , we feel bound to render them all the assistance wo can , while they continue to adhere to the peaceful laws of the National Association . And , sir , tell the employers , that while we have no desire for , nor pleasure in strikes , that when they nil ) force us into that unpleasant positionthat when they will not yield to right ; and truth , by the gentle persuasiveness of mediation—we are resolved to use every legal and constitutional means in our power to oppose , wrong , and obtain for the honest working manwhether he bo a Tin Plate Werier or any other trade' a fair day ' s wage tor a fair day's work . ' ; We sincerely hope , that all trades in connexion with the National Association will cheerfully respond . to j onr call ,
and show that they are hot indifferent to the claims of any portion of their * own class when suffering wrong . In furtherance of this noble object , 1 , last nigh * , attended an excellent meeting ef the Wire Workers , A good spirit was manifested , and I have no doubt you will hear from them shortly . " To-night , I attend a meeting of the Brass Wire Drawers , in the Public Office , Moor-street , with a view to theirjoining the National Association , and I feel assured you will soon hare their entrance money forwarded . , If any of the Central Committee are in that neighbour hood , 1 think they might spend a day or two profitably Wishing you every success in the Wolverhampton case , and that trades will prove themselves alive to their own interests , and that our cause may he triumphant . I remain , yours truly ,
ifr , William Peel ., Jomr Homes . Kidderminster , Aug . G , 1850 . Dbar Sni , —I'feel it my duty , in behalf of the one thousand Carpet Weavers , of Kidderminster , connected with the Association of United Trades , to return thanks for your kindness in sending us the Northern Stars , which shall be used as reguestedin your note ,, and I hope youwiUcontinue to do SO as long as the Wolverhampton ease is oa hand , for i think it will thoroughly prove to our different firms the absolute necessity for this levy , and the justice ot the cause in which it is to be applied . The bodyof Carpet Weavers being so extensive itis difficult to get all of them together to reason such mattery howeveryour plan of sending a weekly report to each
, firm is an admirable one , and supersedes tho necessity ©? large nggreffote meetings . ' ' "' . I think , sir , I ma v promise you the prompt and vigorota support of the Carpet Weavers , if our brother members , of other trades , come forward in a similar spirit , . with tha unquestionable talents ofthe Central Committee , I am sura we shall enable the mea of , Wolverhampton to , mo * hoBouraWy and satisfactorily , achieve a triumphant vie tory over their mercenary and merciless oppressors . W » sliall then see tlie utility of uniting together for the pre . tection of our property , our labour , and the . superiority gf National over Sectional unions . Let , us then adopt th * somewhat worn , but , nevertheless , valuable . axiem- *
"UNITED WE STAND , DIVIDED WE FAU , " . " With these few remarks ; and a sincere and hearty desn * that your praiseworthy , efforts to shield the oppressed from the iron grasp of the oppressor , to assert claim , and fea * . lessly maintain the rights of labour , may be crowned vrifli that perfectsuceess they merit , : . . . ¦•'•• ¦ ¦¦ 1 remain , Sir , Your faithful friend and Servant , ' " ' - riENBi Bajsbeb , Gc n . Secretary for the Carpet Weavers otKiddenninstor Mr . William Peel .
We beg to say , ia answer to the generous wishes and inquiries of our friends , that from every ana * , tcr . 'the same' ardent desire to serve the Wolverhampton ' meif has since been elicited . It is so uncommon " an accident for the Central Committee t » be forced into so unpleasant a position , that we ara almost reconciled to the anxieties attending ^ -it from the conviction of the beneficial effects whien are likely to arise from it , by the interest it has awakened in our members , and the confidence ft ; will create in those who cannot understand or appreciate a trades' union unconnected with strike * and turn-outs . - .,-It will be seen that , although . constitutional ^ averse to these antagonistic displays , yet , whev aroused ^ by insult and oppression , we have other weapons at our command , and that we know boo * to use them . . - - \ ¦ ¦¦ . : ; , ' •! . -, . WiixiAB Pbbij General Secretary . -
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 10, 1850, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_10081850/page/5/
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