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TO THE WOOLCOMBERS OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND . Ptllow "Workmen , —In introduiing to yonr notice a snbjcctof the very highest importance to our interest * , a su' -ject involving our very existence as a Union ! naiiuly . tUepr . tectiou of our wage * , we think apolo gy unnecessary . Submitting to you our views on this subject , with propositions for your approval , we most earnestly selicit yonr favour and attention . The distrust » nu .-HsafiVciion at present prevailing in many of oar societies togeth r with our exhausted treasury , our want ofi . rotcciion . and our utter helpless condition , demand that speed y and efficient mcasun S bs adopted , to enable t » t « reuin the , remnant of that which we once lndd sacred , and to show our mercenary aud relentless taskmasters that though disjointed , we are uu ; or . quered and .
aviucible in the cause of » vuth and jusfice . The paramount object of Trades" Unions is , or should he , the projection of wages : we have long hrld this position , although tho principle has never been recognised in thegoftrnment of the Union The funeral fund . and the walking » ysVm , are highly benevolent and praise-worthy object * , Iratss these laudable institutions depend entirely on our « MgM , His evident that the latter should be the primary object of union . The most sup erficial observer must be awara , that the obj . ct « : f Machinery , and a vaiiety of other causes have entirely changed our circumstances , and our social relations , the laws that once governed us will govern no lons * r . and it is to this altered stare of tilings Sh » t we most adapt oursel'es , our laws , and our Union . It is for this purpose that we have for some time watched with interne interest ihe progress of " THE SXTXOSAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TRADES "
gnd . 'imong the numerous instiiutionsnoiv in progression , lavisg avowedly for tluir olj = ct the moral and physical advancement of the working classes , we ku-w none so admirably adapted to sui immediate necessities . Its objects , its advantages , the high character of its h aders , the liberality of its government , the equity of its laws , and its moderate contributions , set forth irresistible daims on us , aud on every body of working men in ihe United Kingdom . This monster association , under the distinguished leadership of Thomas Sliscsb * I ) uncohbe , Esq ., Member of Parliament , already numbers fifty thousand members , and thousands are weekly flocking to its standards . The great good this association has alieady effected is unparall . led in the history of Ttadcs ' Combination . Tlijs associ-jtioH we have joined , we are
members of this " mighty confederacy , * and as such , we toif this opportunity to propose that the whole district jotu it to ouu tnau . To th"S < working at the ttadc , but not a : present in onion with us , we give a most cordial invitation to co-operate with us in this g .-iod cause , and shouid any feel disposed to join in this , without belonging toths General Union , we freely accept them ; we have all ihe same interest it slake , w = have all one comiuoii « 3 > jtct in view , Ictus then lose sight of past differences , and unite in one indissoluble bond , which shall say to tyranny and oppression in nnmistnken language , "Thus Jar , hut no fartti . r . " We furnish every society with a copy of rales aud regulations , and other documents tor iiieirinformation , by which it will be seen that if ten ikZli . - . gs is the rate of wages set down , which we propose , onr contributions can iu no case exceed jite pei . ee per
mouth , and will sometimes be no more than one . p-. nvy . 2 fow brethren , what is our true position ? are wc not without fun Is , wiihout protection of any kind , without union ! Here then we have an association exactly f uiting our cis cunistances ; : iu association to whicli neither tbe religionist , the moralist , or the politician can object ; an association bavin ; no individual interest , or sinister stouve lurking in the back ground , hut an association established ou pureiy r-enevolent principles , having no other object but your elevation in the scale of society . TVhatsay . tou then , will you join this association ? We leave this subject tuyour in « st S ' -iious consideration , and that wc may a'l go band in band in this glorious union fcr self-preservation , is the prayer of your brethren at South ilolton . South Helton , December 2 nd .
To the LvtiABiTAXTS of LticEsrES . —The Framewo : k Knitters iu the act-a ^ nt down branch , a : e a ^ ain compelled to solicit your aid and assistance to withstand the encroachment of Hopkins , whose men hate now been out for tiuve weeks aj ; a nst a reduction , and the firm of Corah , who are reducing the wages of their workpeople from fs . fid . to 2 s . p-r land a week , { we say nothing of tho Messrs . Corah , reducing the wrought hands from 6 d . to lf . C . l . per week , which he has done , further than this , wt Lope tbey wiil publicly expose their reductions as well as their advances , ) which will make a total reduction in a year >; f £ 3 5 s . each f = om the scanty earnings of this class of workmen . Messrs . Corah are determined , S 3 usual , to be ihe forerunm-rs iu the work of Je- i
fraction , by reduci - ' --g tlv .-ir workmen as i-dlcws : — tsey must ni ike round feet for the sains price as Jong , -which is a reduction of -3 d . a d & zen in this case . The sea remonstrated agaiiisD it and appealed to the cuimuiuee of the branch for piotectiun against this iafiiitgvniei . t—plenty of work was offered at these juices . The eommiitee waited on Mr . Cora ' i , whin be sfcUsd " he id not want the work . " The nvn immediately waited upon him and solicited him to give them a note , to pass the Board of Guardian * , but he refused giving them auy , saying , " tbry jaigh ; take two leads out aud make half an inch
shorter , ' saying at the same time that , ' « that w . iuld be an . quivaleat lo making long feet . " This is not the case , round feet are always 3 J . a dozen more th * u long—aud the taking out of * two h-ads and half an inch shorter , is ouiy Id per dozsn , leaTing a real deduction of 2 J . per dozen . At a meeting of the tnde isld at tfaeBarkby Arm ? , it was agreed to pay 3 d . psr frame for the support of the men on strike ; tail Bui in your subscriptions , or it may be your turn aext . Please forward y . ur subscriptions to the "BarLby Arms , on Saturday , between four and tt n o ' clock . Signed , M . llnnt , J . Murby , S . Holmes , J . King , J . Br . iwn , Committee ; D . Lucas , Secretary . Committee Room , Upper George Street , December
2 id , 18 * 6 . JiOVEMEST OF THE OPERATiTE BAKERS FOR SHOETEXIXG THE HOURS ; 0 F LABOUR AX 1 > ABOLISHING SllJilT WOltK . " another grtat meetii-g was held in the large room of li ? Kinj an J Queen , I ' adjiug & ji : Green , on Saturday « reniu ( J . December lbe -jth , fur the above wortiiy o j .-c : s , Mr . M'Larcn was amidst considerable applause , called lo tee chair . Mr . Geobge Read , author of the Practical Biscuit Baker , who was received vuthmudi cheering , » ai . f , this metropolitan movement had been commenced by a feuworking men , who desired to ies tie condition of tlitir fe ' tiow men improved . The movement had originated iu Scotland , and Scotia sons had b . en eminently suece-s
fcl . andiiow only worked twelve hours per day , without aav detrimeiit to their wages . ( Hear , hear . ) In Elizabeiu ' s rtign , bakers wire not a . lmved to commence work cntil nine o clock in the morning , and where allowed three hours < ut of the day for refreshment , recrr ation , fce ., but now they ws .-e > o dt-gmded tliatth-y had to » lave from t-igliteen to twenty hours without intermis-5 un . ( Lviud cheers J II- would jiUt it to them where they oiless value than br . cklnyers labuureis . —true it was they r . ere worked as hard , and for a much longer psrio'l , and in many cases for a less remuneration . ( Great cheering . ) H < = thought i < jourarj-men bakers
cou-Stitutious nerueapabie « t ' £ usta : niugei ( : bt"eii hours labour psr day , they at least ou ^ jht to haw six of them for the improvement of tbe-.: i ? elvvs mentally , morally , anJ piiysieallj . ( Veiie . iieut clietrin , ' . ) How did this overworking system affect their pecuniary interest ? Why , exery taurd man was employed —( hear , hear)—ccustquently ena third of the jouru-ynian bakirs werercuuevd to the Bccessity of living , or rathir existing on the benevidence of their brother operatives . ( L . iud cheers . ) Aud competition for work , and a reduction of wages was the natural consequence . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Head concluded bv taoring a resolution denuatiitosy of the present * . yat ? tu , » nd resume 1 his seat amid great anplaus ? .
Mr . Williams , in seconding thu motion , said the system required serious consideration , be hid l ^ eu iu tho biking business since he was eight years of age , aud felt ( hat thu hours of labi . ur was far loo lung , it nut only affected the journeymen , bat ths masters their wives and families , as they bud to rise and admit * heineu . and the wires of the journeymen was .-. la injured as they had t ^ sotuptocall dieirbusbandsiojro to wurk . ( Hear , hear . ) Bethought a : clay of hands befer than the entire ab'ili tion ofaiglit work , an = l he wished thrm to act with such caution and prudence as " to Misuie a certain and * peedy success to the movement . ( Hear , hear . ) An Act of Parliament had been passed to emancipate tho balurs logs , whilst the poor miserable baker was stUl left
uatetasa . in degraded slavery and bondage— ( great " . plause)—but he was most happy to sea so many of his trade come forward with the linn resolve to emancipate themselves . ( Loud ebcers . ) The resolution was then put and carried unauimou'ly . Mr . Ives rose mush applauded , to move a resolution ia favour of abridging the hours of ] ab » ur , an i said he lad no doubt that the operatives would succeed iu their present struggle , and he thought it would be thtn nec ? s . jary to obtain in Act oi Parliament tuprevent a relapse . { Loud cheers ) The success of th « ir movement must hare a natural tendency to tT ^ -atea demand lor labour , and the increased demand would , as a matter of course , tend to adv » J . ce its value .
The rss- 'lutiou was seconded , aud earned unam aioasly . Hr . Boas , in a biief but eloquent speech , moved the formation of a disuict coniiuittee , which was Sicondcd \ f Mr . Watts , and earned unanimously . It was rs-Mlved that the district committee shall meet every Ifednesday evening , at the Windsor Cattle , Churchssreet , Porrman-maikct , near the lUr . iylebone Theatre , at einbt o ' clock . Mr . . Sjs »» passed some high compliments to t 5 ; a fress in general and the Xbrtiieru • • tar in particular , for t eir exertions in favour of the operative Bikers' moveseat , and was liudly applauded . Ue also announce J tliat Mr . Webber , of Lombard-street , had consented to -become their treasurer , and Aat ninny nmtcr baktrs . ladfoUowedhis execifent example , and subiciibed to lieir ftnds . ( Loud cteers . ) A Vota of thanks was awarded by acclamation to the chairman .
3 * *" - M'Layee , in responding , announcrd that the Jfortkem Star of that day , contained a r * port of a co-Jamn and a half of their late meetisg . He thought they ould not be too grateful to the reporter , editor , and ^ jfijjetor * f that Journal , ( Great aud reiterated ap-
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• ausc . ) The best way to requite it , and serve theffl selves , was to extend the sale of that excellent paper as widely as possible . ( Loud cheers . ) He thanked them for their attention and determination , and he had much picture hi stating that they , on this night fortnight , would hold a mectin * in the suburban district of Cfapham . ( Loud chsers . ) After the enrolment of a vast number of members , we believe four hundred , this enthusiastic meeting dissolved .
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE JOURNEYMAN BASKET MAKERS' SOCIETY OF ENGLAND , SCOTLAND , AXD IRELANU .
Feh-ow Workmen . —I have sren paragraph in the ««• of November 14 th , headed " Persecution of Basket Makers , " which after repeating a strinj of resolution * past at a meeting of Master Basket Makers at Birmingham , concluded with recommending the journeymen to woikfor themselves ; but as Mr . Wileman has neither laid bare the ruinous effects of the Masters tyranny , nor explained how or on what principles the journeymen are to work for thimselves ; I consider itof . imprtance to lay before yon the following remarks ¦ *
In the Birmingham resolutions , it is requested by the Masters , that the Men go back to the prices of 1830 . Now I consider this an unreason able request , inasmuch as every working man ' s labour being his ownpr perty , his only property whereb y he ca live , deprived of which he can n" longer exist without being a burden on society . T he man , therefore , who djc ( ate » to another the price at which he shall sell him his labour , is a base soulless money sinsping wretch . But more than that , he w ' . io dictates the price of another ' s labour , dictates on what heandhls family shall live , in what sort of a dwelling he shall aldde . what education his clrldrcn shall receive , at what aue they shall commence to labour . In a word , it is one man fixing the destinies o * his fellow man .
Before the Union , there were not two shops in one town that paid alike . One master would have his article made half a size larger than another for tb » same price ; or , in some inetances , less . Some would have more stakes put in . s me one thin ; extra , and some another , and the man had to comply or go on tramp , greatly to his injury . Jfow = ir . ce the Union , wher « ' strikes have taken place , tbe men have invariably made their lists for all to pay alike , all shops to make work of one size , and a fixed number of stake * , sticks , and « fcc . In each shop also tbe mm lined in many plarca to fill troughs and rods pack
np work , and in « ome placs carrying it home , and set all the rod * in for nothing , which is now charged as lost time . Tl > is is why the masters kick , becanse they find the men more like men , independent and united to put . down oppression . But . among the Birmingham revolutions is one stating that they will not rn . ploy any man that is a member of the Union , another , that they wish the m < 'n to wnrkbyalistmadeont hy matters nn < l men ; and thenmake a wonder at tbe men ' s assurance * o employ tht-nr-• eltes wh « n they won ' t employ them . It is strange thn-t men dare be so independant as to commence business for
themielvHs , especially atter serving a sevcn . jears apprenticeship . I think the establishment of a 7 iice amongst the Union masters of Bitmir . ghnm or L' -iceater , or any where else , on the plan I am about to submit , is much needed , and would be the means of enabling the members of our trade tn carry out theprinciples of " a fair day ' s waye 1 or a fair day's work . " In the Stat of the 21 st November , it is stated that the London Soei-ty hnve siven £ 20 to assist m the present struggle . L * t us put £ 100 to it by private subscription . Let a qualified person t <» o * erloo '« the husine- -s he selected , and after paying for raw materinl , rent of premises , erases , sn < 5 interest of money advanced , let the profits be divided in the folio wing manner : — 1 st . An equal per ceutnge to the Society for advanced money . 2 d . To the mannser a'cording to his wages , »» d
oi . To every mnn and boy employed in the establishment , according to their rate of earnings by iiece work-Only set one of thos ? hives of independent industry to work , wi tl > Hie understanding that it is to bp pprmanont . tndnotto be broken up when the masters find out that they cannot make the men submit to their terms , and the death knell of Ba sket-making tyranny will begin to
mil . Let u « have a general subscription throughout Eng . lnnd . Scotland , and Ireland , tu take place on one day to he fixed by the Central Committee . I would suggest New Tear ' s Bay . In conclusion , let u * remrrohpr . that if we allow the men now on strike to be sacrificed , we must not complain when it come * , to our turn to suffer , as it most assuredly will . Besting assured that the trade will fly to the rescue as one man , and raise a fund v herewith to establish a hive thit shall stand as a monument of our resistance against unjust and oppressive employers . I remain . Your brother operative , Richard Grassby . Leith , December 7 th , 1846 .
Mkrcha : * t Seamen . —The Commissioner of the Customs rfpiiartment have received acnmmun catinn from ? Vfr . Parker , Secretary to the Lords Commissinnsrs of her Majesty ' s Treasury , sfating that with reference tn tlioir reports relativo to tho Merchant Seaman s Act , he lias be « m commanded by their Lordsdiips , to acquaint tbcm that their Lordship ' s approve of the rtiPi'estions therein contained , " for nofcpr - ceding ajrainst partita who hare omited to require the name of the seamen to " be siuned at full lencth .
and for aiding full publicity to the same ; " and that , pendinat ^ ere-adjiistment of tliolaw , their Lordships desire that Mr . Field , the Collector of the Custom * at the Cape of Good U"ve ( as well as tho other col lectors in the colonies ) may he apprised , that the 1 w does not impose upon the collectors of custom ? the duty of proreedinu by information before lier Majesty ' s Justice * of the Ponce , and that it forms no part of his duty to sue in the character of an informer for the nennUio ? imposed by th " . Merchant Seamen ' s Act ( 7 and 5 Victoria , cap . 112 . )
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Corn Exchange. December 5. Daring The Pa...
CORN EXCHANGE December 5 . Daring the past week our arrivals of English wheat were very inrffe , and there was a good show of samples at this dny ' s market . With so large a supply , the trade was well supported , although prices w-re rather the turn iu favour of buyers .
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PROVINCIAL MARKETS . IticiiMoxD ( YonKsmr . E ) Cobn Makkkt , Saturday . — We had a tolerable supply of grain iu our marliet to-day . Wakefield Cobn JIakket . —The arrivals of wheat arefai-: the demand tolewbly good , and iu same cases Is in advance ; inferior samples without change . Mancuestes Corn Market . —At our market this morning there were but few samples of wheat offering , and for which holders generally required enhanced rates . Both sack and barrel flour met an improved sale , the former at fuily the previous currency , and the latter on higher terms . vrAsisiN-OTo :. ' Coax Maeket . —There was a fair attendance « d' farmers at the market , ar . d a moderate show of new wheat , which sold at 2 d per bushel advance . Hull Cor .: * Market . —The euro trade has been very dull during the week . At this day ' s market we had a middling supply of wheat from the farmers , for which tho millers were free buyers at last week ' s rates ; no transac tion in foreign , either free or under lock . IliRMiNGHAM Cons Exciiavck . — During tho present week there lias been only a moderate sale of wheat at former rates .
Newcastle Coirs Makket . —We had a very fair simply of wheat at this day ' s market from the growers .-is well as coastwise , but the attendance of buyers beinjt unusually small , the trade ruled dull throughout , and to cfi ' ect safes a decline of fully is per qr . on last Saturday ' s rates must have been submitted to . Liverpool Cosn Mabket Wheat has been in good demand ^ throughout the past week . Extensive purchases have occurred daily for shipment to Ireland , and our own millers and de ilers have also supplied themselves pretty liberally . All descriptions of wheat have advanced 4 d to Cd per busli' -l . and flour 6 d to Is per barrel , and sack over the quotations of last Tuesday .
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STATE OF TRADE . Le £ ds . —On Saturday the market at tbe Cloth Halls were of the same dull character as of late , but Tuesday ' s market was still worse . There has scarcel y been so little business done on any market day this year . Manchester . —We have bad a m .. st depressed week for cloth . The advance on the stapU- has caused manufacturers to ask higher rates , which , in no instance , we think has been complied with . liSADFuco . —There is some improvement iu the demaud for wool , as the spinners are in general out of stoek . The spinners are very generall y contracting their working huurs . For moreens and heavy goods there is much inquiry . Hcd & e ; sfiki . d . —There has been a slight improvement in the market to day for heavy gcids , which may partly be attributed to the inclemency " of the season . Halifax . —V . ' e have again had rather more busiusss doing iu the piece market , but do not yet hear of a corresponding improvement in the demand for yarn , thepriecs of which are extremely low compared with the current rati-s of combing wools .
Rochdale Hakxxi . JIabket . —There is no improvemeat in the deniand for tfniineHs to-day , and business still continues languid and flat . KOTTUICUJUL—There is a shade of improvement in the cotton glove trade , but every department of the cotton hosiery manufacture remains stagnant . The lace trade continues in a most depressed state . The plain trade , especially 0 i « plain quilting trade , is not suffering in the same proportion astlic fanrj brani'hrs , but the prices lor making those articles are wretched . Leicestsb . —The demand bi . tii for the London and country trade is very limited . Glasgow . —Cotton Yarn : Our market is still in a depressed state , and prices may be quoted a shade lower than oven last week . Cotton ( Joods : There has been a Tcry genera ! deprvssion in the market , aisd little appearance at present of any immediate inprovement .
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A certain cure for Scrofula , or King ' s Evil by IIolloway ' s Ointment -And Vills . —Many of the Hospitals finding that a number of their patients , afflicted with ulcers , abscesses , and s » res , be more par ticularly from Scrofula , who had been discharged as incurable from various medical institutions , were afterwards soundly healed hy Holloway ' s Ointment and PiBs . This fact has induced several Infirmaries to purchase , by weig ht , from the Proprietor , IloJIoway , Ointment for Hospital use , for the purpose of curing this class of patients . All such patients would , therefore , do well to have recourse to thos * famed remedies when suffering from similar ailments .
Committal Of Seventeen Workmen Foi
COMMITTAL OF SEVENTEEN WORKMEN FOI
CONSPIRACY AT NEWTON . ( From the Manchester Courier . ) On Saturday last , Mr . Thomas Lyon and Mr . Wm . Stubbs , two county magistrates , sat at the Court-house , Warrington , to examine into a chargo of conspiracy , preferred against no fewer than seventen individuals , by Messis . J .. nea and Potts , of the Viaduct Foundry , Nawton , iron founders and engineers . The parties brought before the magistrates were—Henry Selby , of Manehesfer , . ( chief secretary to the Mechanics' and Engineers' Union ) , John Bousfield , Alfred Chceseborough , ( chairman of the committee of union ) , Francis Dawson , John Dumboll , Gilbert Gray , Peter Grundy , Samuel Mills , Wm . Murgatroyd , Joseph Piatt , James Quarry , Matthew Ramsdale , William Reed , Jososih
Smith , Robert Wastewater , Thomas Wilson , and Thos . Wright ; and the formal charge made against them was that upon certain days named , they did unlawfully conspire , confederate , and agree to oppress John' Jones and Ar'hur Potts , to persuade workmen in thoir employ to leave it , and to prevent other workmen from entering it . Mr . Marsh , solicitor , of the firm of WagstofF . Marsh , and Barrett , appeared for tbe prosecution ; Mr . W , p . Roberts for the defence—Just so much of the case was heard as to warrant the mnjfistrates in adjourning , and then the case was remanded to Wednesday , all the pvrties dxcept Selsby and Cheeschorough biing admitted to bail , Mr . Roberts being bound for them . Tbe case originated in a dispute betw-f en the masters and the men , the former determining to carry outa system of adult apprentices , to which the men objected .
On Wednesday , the ease came on for hearing again , before Mr . Lyon ( chairman ) , Mr . Stubbs , and Mr . Gilbert Greenall . Mr . Pollock wa < retained hy Mr . Marsh to conduct the prosecution . Mr . Roberts again appeared for the prisoners , who came up at the proper time . The greatest excitement prevailed among certain portions of the working classes in the town , and whcn'Mr . Roberts went to court , he was loudly cheered by a very large crowd , who had assembled in front of the Court House . As soon a « the doors leading to the spectators ' area in the court were opened , the crowd rushed in with great impetuosity , and it was some time before order could be obtained . . They were crammed in the' spot , and in coiise (]< ienca noise was frequently made ; but upon the whole they were quit , and showed the deepest attention , now and then ajdibly expressing approbation , or the contrary , at what fell from the different speakers , and once warmly applauded .
Mr . Pollock then opened the case . He went through the circumstances , which he alleged showed the existfnee of an extensively rsmififd combination of a dangerous charact-r . He laid down tho law upon the casn , and said that , though he might not he able to show all the parties charged altogether at one time , yet he could prove them all working independently or in company for the same ot'ject , and as the acts of a conspirator , however distant in time and place , were the acts of a coconspirator , even though they might be performed before he became a conspirator , and were evidence againtt him , if he could prove single acts against each for the same object , he had made out his charge-.
jtfr . Joseph Jones , deputy constable of Warrington , deposed to tho apprehension of Mufgairoyd . Cbeeseborointh . Wilson . Bonsfield , Wastewater , Dumbetl , and Henry Selsby . the last named at Manchester . I asked Selshy if he was secretary to the executive council to the trade ' s union . He said he was , the chief secretary ; he said everything they had done was opvo , and he would show me oil the public addresses they han issuud ; I produced some addresses he gave m » , which had been issued hy himst-lf ; I thr-n prodneed an address , and asked him if he had another similar to it , and he gave me one ; he said he had issued it , and his name'was attached to it ; it purports to come from Henry Selsby , for the executive council ; I then showed him a letter found in a book taken from Chec 8 rb :: r » ugh , and he admitted tho handwriting of the envelope and the loiter was his . He said
it had contained a post-office order , and was sent to Cheesehoroogh , at Newton . He said two persons had been with him that day from Newton , who had stated that a number of men had been taken into custody , and he hud sent them back to get the particulars of tho charge on which they weru apprehended , as he could do nothing without the pirtlculars . I afterwards went to th-. 'place where Quarry lived . In a box in the house I found some papers which I now produce . Elijah Bowman lives in the same house . He was not there , nor whs his name in the warrant . In a box which was pointed out to be his . I found certain papers which I also produce . They both lod- ; e in Cww . lane , Newton , about a quarter of a mile from Mesir-c . Jones and Putts ' works ; I got the copy of the hill I produced to Selsby from Mr . Marsh .
cross-examined . —Selsby made no opposition to me when I arrested him . I did not kr . ow him porsondly before . I have not seen Selsb y in Warrington before . I have , - during the last three months , seen : several men at Newton , who were appointed out as pioquets , near the railway . I saw five or six of them there about a week ago . At tl » e time I havo seen them there has not been any violence or threatening laas-uaRe , or threatening gestures , I think I have read tbe book taken from Clieeseborough all through . I don ' t set ! anything warlike in it ; it is all of a bushiest character . I did not i ; ivc it to Mr . Jsnes , or let him look at it ; I gave it to Mr . Marsh last Sunoa ; , morning and be retained it till Monday morning , and then he gave it up to aie ; I | am not personally acquainted with any of the prisoners ; when I took possesion of Quarry ' s papers , I got a small memorandum book and a trade card .
Mr . Roberts : I apply that that card and memorandum book may be put in , Tbe parties I represent are anxious to have the whole case brought nut , and are willing to take all risk of tlose documents . Mr . Pollock said be should have them . Cross . exaniiiiatb'n continued ' ; When I went to Quarry and Bowman ' s lodgings 1 had not a search warrant , " or any warrant atrainst Bowman ; I had an ordinary warrant against Quarry ; Mr . Johnson , Jones and Potts ' cashier , was with me ; he assisted me ; Bowman ' s box was open , Quarry ' s was locked ; I tried some keys to it , but they did not open it ; Mr . Johnson then tried a key ; I am not aware that Mr . Johnson was deputed to assist me as constable . The Chairman ; You know he had a right to charge him to assist , having a warrant , Mr . Roberts . ¦ . .
Cross examination continued : Mr . Johnson broke open the box with o hammer , ofrch was furnished by a young ; woman , daughter of the person who lives in the house I took the pipers I produre out of a box and Johnson took something out , but I am not obis to speak what ; I have not brought hero to-day all I took out ; I tonkout a number of letters and some papers ; the letters are at the police-office . . ; Mr . Roberts : Perhaps you will send for them , Mr ; Pollock . The Chairman : It is quite a matter of choice whether he gives them or not . ' ' < Mr . Pollock : I believe the letters are very numerous ; and don't belong to the case ; I have no instructions that they do .
Mr . Roberts : Then , sir , I beg to make an application , which I do with all solemnity , that those letters be produced , and not that we 1 e kept in ignorance of the contents , and then th .-y be brought down upim us at tbe triil . Mr . Marsh said he had seen those letters , and he selected those from them which bore on the case , those of a private nature he abstained from reading , Mr . Roberts said be was instructed that there were among those letters . documents very material for the defence ; showing the naturt of their connection with" the society . - *• Mr . P . dlock said he would be happy to produce any one letter on which Mr . Itohrrts relied , Mr . Roberts said he relied on them all , and asked for them all . They were most important to his dafence that day .
Eventually it was decided that the papers should be brought into court , and a gentleman on account of the prosecution , and Mr . Stake . Mr . Robert ' s clark . should examine and determine on the private papers , and reserve the rest . This was done in tho course of the sitting . Cross examination continued : I went to the Quarry ' s about ten o ' clock iu the forenoon of Friday ; I gave the papers to Mr Alal'sb , tbe whole of t !> . m , on Sunday morning , and got them back on Monday morning ; I got thcin back in two bundles ; " I was directed to produce one
bundle here to-d ^ y , but had no particular directions as to the other ; " when I received them I did not make any inventory of them ; I did not read them all myself , but I re « d mest of them ; there was nothing else but papers that I took from the box ; I can't say that Johnson took anything ; from Bowman ' s box I took a quantity of papers , but nothing vise ; I tied them in a handkerchief and kppt them ; they are not here to-day ; I gave thein to Mr . Marsh also ; I did not make an inventory of them ; I re'id some of them ; Mr . Marsb gave them me back on Monday morning , but he did not give me any instructions a ? to producing them .
John Richard Marsh ; I received the papers and books mentioned , from Mr . Jom e , and they remained at my bouse until I returned them in the same state as when I got them . Enoch Marks : I am time keeper to Messrs , Jones and Potts ; at the latter end of August or the early part of S ? pt * mber , for the first time , I say a picquet on Messrs . Joaes ' s establishment ; by a picquet I mean a number of p-. 'ople standing together day after day to prevent any one coming in search of employment ; "I have never seen any violence used to such persons : " I produce memorandums of names taken down by ma as I passed the picquets I have sp-iken of ; aftvr I parsed by them I got some scraps of paper , and put do « n in paricil the names ofthepartieslsaw standing w walking , and I entered them regularly and accurate tha same day , one day after another ; I hare since destroyed the scraps of paper ';
referring to my memorandums I can tell the names , of all the parties on pickets , day by day . [ The witness proeceded to read n sort of journal of the names of tho partics whom he observed on picquet from Monday , November lGlh , ] In the course of his cross-examination the witness said , —I have been with Messrs . Jones and Potts upwards of eleven years , and am still tluir servant ; I have not been a member of any union during that time ; "Ihaveseeu a great deal of these picquets at different times , and r-si far as I have seen their conduct has been peaceable ; " they go and talk . to people who come to seek work , but nouv that I have seen them talk to have come to work ; I have seen people that have been coming towards the foundry , and they have been stopped by soma of these parties , and after that they hove gone away ; I have seen one during the last month , but not to my recollection in the kit week , By befcg asked If I hart
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seen one , " I suppose Uis meant have I seen one of these p icquets turning men away ; I have seen it happen several times during the last month ; less than a month ago Francis Dawson was the picquet , and had two men whom he was taking away ; there was no one but the two men with him when they passed mo ; "they were . coming sociably aud comfortably together ; " I can t call to mind whethur I have seen any one of the prisoners but Dawson taking men away ; I cannot positively say that I have seen Dawson talie any nun away ; I have seen Dawson in a p icquet with other men where men were stopped , but I cannot call to mind exactly when . H ' companions were parties of the picquet . When I speak of preventing persons , I can ' t say what the picquet were to do to prtwent them ; I can ' t say that it was to prevent by force .
Joseph Sliatwell : 1 am an engine fitter , and have been regularly ^ brought up to that trade ; on . tlie lGtb of Novem . ber , I came to Newton in search of employment , and at that time I had not beard any tbing of a dispute at Jones it Pott * ' works . 1 applied there on Monday night , but did not get work , and botweeu seven aud eight on Tuesday morning J applied igain . When I got near the work I met two men , one of whom , Joseph Piatt , I had worked with ; he is a fitter , and is now in the dock ; I see tbe other man flier ? too ( Thomas Wilson ) : they came up to me , and Wilson asked me where I was going : I said to seek aj « b ; they said there was a disturbance at JbUbs ' s foundry , and I had better not go * , th * - } ' ( lid notsay what the disturbance was about , but that it was between the master and men ; I said I was oucof a job , and I would like to goto job somewhere ; £ was not aware there was any disturbance : Piatt said if I was hard up they would give me something to
eat and drink ; one of them also said if I went there I shouldn ' t stop long , and I should be told of it when I went to another shop , and be called a " knobstick ;" I consider a " knobstick" one who goes and takes another man s place and works under price , I went to the works , bat did not see the master , and oad to return after brea kiast ; as I went after breakfast , I saw Piatt , about 300 or 100 yards from the works , walking backward and forward , in the same way as a soldier on guard . When 1 came back before breakfast Piatt was by himself , and said if I went to work theio I should repent it before the winter was over . I went to a public-house near tho works , and as I was going Piatt made use of a foul expression and said I must not go into that b y hole but go with him and he would give me something to eat and drink aud a shilling to go on the road with . After breakfast , I went again , and got work , and I work there still .
. In the course of his cross-examination this witness admitted that he was not fnghtinedat what the prisoner had said to him , but worked on as he thought proper . John Daggers ; J Uvo at Poster ' s at Newton ; I have been in the employ of Jones and Potts since the 10 th of November , as a turner . Last Thursday but one I saw Pi-tor Grundy and Thomas Wright on the road to Jones ' shop , between 200 and 300 yards from the shop ; Grandy nodded his head at me to go to l itit , unci when I went to him lie said , What ' s been in thy h' -nd Jack , to con ) # here , and t said , Where must I wort ? lie taid I had done a bad job fur myself in coihing , and he said I could not get made into the society now ; he said , Art thou going to sicep hero ? antl I said yes ; he sai t , We can raise thee 4 s . or 5 * . to get thee on the road , and thou"ll get work at the Vulcan as they were waiting hands there , lie said they wuuld givemu a note , to certify that 1 had come out
when they wanted mu ; 1 left them , and went to my dinner . On thu Saturday following , as I was going to my work , I met Ditusou , RoukSuUI , Mills , and Piatt , and several others whom I don ' t recognise ; about a dozen in ; sll ; tliey were opposite Foster * * door , between 300 and ' 400 yards from the ' works ; I ashed Dawson whether Grundy hud gone to Preston , and ho came to me and told me he had gone , and thou said—What ' s ta ' en iu th y head to come here ? and then one of the men called out , Frank , come away , what ' s the use of talking to such a thing as that ? Dawson said , Thou seest they are all vexed acme for talking to thee . Dawson said , Art thou for stopping her ' and I said I don't know ; he saw me on Saturday ni ght / and lie said , It thou'U come out th' . u'U get n job at the Vulcan , and a curtitkate to say thou came out when we wanted thee ; I have seen Dawson standing uear the works at meal times when the hands were passing . ..:., - ¦'¦
Cross-examined : I have bean in gaol fo * selling stolen goods , not knowing they were stolen ; I was tried for it in 1842 , and pU-aded guilty , though I was not guilty . Joseph Hiil ; ' have bi-eniu the employ of Jones and Potts since the 10 : h November ; on this Ctli I engaged to go into tueir employ , and on that day Bousfield aud John Frith came to me , opposite Jones ' s new buildings , close to the wi'i-ks ; IJuuslield aslo d me to have a glass of ale with him ; I told him I would not g > , and then he called mua d—d raseal , who deserved my throat cutting ; they wanted me to come out , and they said I should not be there above a month before 1 should be kicked out . John Oates , Joseph Baker , Peter Taylor , Thomas Terry and Thomas Davies , who had all been working at Jones and Po ts ' s , gave similar evidence to that of tbe preceding witnesses .
Mr . Pollock , iu announcing the close , said he thought he hail established a strong case , and he now applied that these men should be committed lor trial at the assizes on the charge laid against them . Mr . Roberts thtn rose to address the court for the defence , when Mr . Stubbs remarked tLat we cannot refuse to commit ; "it is impossible notwithstanding what you may say . " Mr . Kotom , in anal ) sing the evidence as against the diff . rcnt prisoners , said there was evidence against all , perhaps , connecting . Ultra with this affair . There had been many JOolish things said , but they were only common observations , capable of being used for a prosecution , but capable also of a different signification , they were the mere ebullition of passion and not the result
ot any conspiracy wuatever . The charge resolved itself into one of intimidation , and as such , perhaps , it might be treutod uuder the Intimidation Act , but it was not one of conspiracy . Conspiracy was a combination to do Certain acts illegal in themselves , or do a legal act by illegal means . But it was not an offence at law to persuade a man not to work for a master , as was the case here , He admitted that the old view of the law held that it was , but Barun Rolfu had declared iu tbe case of O'Connor and the Chartists who were tried at Lancaster , an opinion , which from the fact of the then universal agitation of the question of conspiracy all over the kingdom , was entitled to more attention , because the judge must have given it in a peculiar !? deliberate manner , and after the calmest and most searching inquiry . Baron Rolfe at that trial said , that to determine yourself not to buy of a
tradesman was a legal act , and to combine to persuade others not to buy of him was not an illegal act , but it was not the less a conspiracy . Conspiracy in itself was no crime , the very meaning of the word settled the question . It was to breathe together , to think together , and so far these men certainly had gone . In a club , if an obnoxious member got in aud could not be removed easily , did not all the other members act in concert to drive him out . That was a conspiracy of the rich ; and were they to have their conspiracies with impunity and not the poor also . Why there was a conspiracy within a very short distance of that place ; there had been a very large meeting of masters from all parte of the kingdom ; they came to combine and conspire together not to employ any individual who belonged to a union . They entered into a conspiracy , and whoever thought of indicting them for it . ' - -
Mr . Pollock : It is quite possible some one has thought of it . Mr . Roberts continued to speak at some length for the defence . The magistrates , when he had concluded , announced their determination to commit all the prisoners for trial at the Liverpool assizes on thu charge of conjpiracy . ' Mr . Roberts then applied that they should be admitted to bail on Monday , when the assizes commence ; the application was granted , the amount fixed , £ 80 each for Selsby and Cheeseboroujli , and two sureties in .- £ 40 each j and £ 40 lor each of the others , and two sureties in £ 20 each . This it was understood was only one half of what was originally intended . Mr . John David Boyd and Samuel Fletcher , of Manchester , gave bail for Selsby , the others were bailed out mostl y Vy men employed at the Vulcan Founday .
Before the court broke up Mr . Marsh aikod Mr . Roberts if he intended to traverse at the assizes ; to H'liii'll Mr . Roberts replied , he should act on the Instructions of counsel . It was probable tbe case will be traversed . Thocaso was not over until nine o ' clock at night , having been on from : i little befora twelve , Mr , Roberta was loudly cheered on retiring .
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DaEinpni . OccunKKNCE . —Last week the body of a man was found , in a literally roasted state , in tbe hot asltes , at Mr . Dixon ' s works , Gayan . It appears that the ashes , a * they , fall from the furnace , sink into a bed in successive layer * , forming a mass , whicli is constantly in n healed , if not smouldering slate , and emitting noxious gases . Tho 'deceased was a poor , houseless creature , supposed to bo a { meaner , arid of whose name or connections nothing is known , lie had , however , been 1 W queiitly seen about the works , and it appears was in the habit of
making the ash-heap . . 'life bed , having no place of shelter , and finding comfort' in its warmth . It seems probable that , on the occasion in question , he had been . overpowered , perhaps ' suffocated , by the gas from the rubbish , after laying himself down , and while in a state of stupefaction , or rather , it is to be hoped , after lite had totally ceased to exist , theburning of the bidy had gone on b y a slow process , until found in its partially consumed state , with the integuments , it is said ; . crumbling to the touch . A moro shocking and deplorable result of destitution has seldom occurred ..
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To Feargos O'Connor , Esq. Respited Sib....
TO FEARGOS O'CONNOR , ESQ . Respited Sib . —I have seen in your address to the oppressed and cruelly persecuted Irish people , an allusion made to an article in the Times in regard to the Irish finding a home In the Highlands of Scotland . Whether this hak come from any of his Grace of Suther . land ' s Stirling , I know not , but this , I know that no true Highlander would give such iniquitous advice , as it is well known , or si ould be , that there has been atrocities committed on the poor Highlanders unparalleled in the history of any country by the Highland Lairds , and especially by the Sutherland family . Let any person
read Mr . D . M'Leods pamphlet on the cruelty of the Sutherland family , or Mr . Cohhett , or Mr , D . Miller , of the Edinburgh Witness , and then they will be satisfied in regard to the happy Paradise that awaits the oppressed Irish in the H ' ghlands of Scotland . The Highlanders of Nova Scotia have not forgotten the monstrous cruelty perpetrated on their fathers on that memorable night , when four hundred families were ejected from their houses and lands by a brutal military force ; their dwellings burnt to ashes in their si u'ht , and the aged and infirm left a pray to the . devouring flumes ; and all at tbe command of a tenant ^ who has no more right , to an inch of thatsoil than the ' Emperor of China him .
Those bravo men , although subjected , are yearly in communication with their friends in Britain , waiting for a favourable opportunity of showing the world that they have not forgotten ' their oppressors . Go on , then , Noble Sir , in your endeavours to cement that union ,, which has been so long wished for , and rest assured you will have the hearty support of every true Highlander . I am , respected Sir , Your ever grateful servant , A . M'Leod . Ulgham , December Sth , l & C .
To Tub 110uan Catholic Hierarchy Of Irel...
TO TUB 110 UAN CATHOLIC HIERARCHY OF IRELAND . Right Rev . and Rev . Sibs , ' As an Irishman I may hft permitted to address you upon a question which has hitherto occupied tbe attention of the people of this empire , and in which you have taken a very active part , and at present hold a very prominent position . ; Ireland has been for many years the theatre of a eon . tinnsus agitation , professedly for the purpose of procuring an amelioration of the condition of her pRopI-, but of all the various measures of reform sought to be obtained , that of a repeal of the Legislative Union claims to be the chief ; it is , as Repealers say , the grand climax of national hope and happiness ; it is , to use the words of the man you call a Liberator , his "ULTERIOR 4 IEASURE ! " allotlier meatiures previously Introduced were
intended to bo only pioneers to this last and greatest of your nation's achievements , and to the credit of the Irish people they nobly supported their leaders , and constituted in word and deed all that the most enthusiastic patriotism could possib ' y require . The monster meetings of Ireland ' s sons , and the monster sums of money contributed by tho very poorest class of beings in existence , were convincing proofs that Irishmen loved their country , and were determined to free ber from bondage . Thus far the agitation was perfect ; butlet us examine whether all this energy , patriotism and expenditure have been well or ill applied ; let us see what repeal really means , and what it would do for the millions who echo tbe cry of "Ireland for the Irish , " and who , although starving , contribute their pence to the Repeal Exchequer . Let
us examine whether the existence of a parliament in College Green would promote the interests of the nation , or whether it would be as stated the panacea for Irish grievances ; but , above all , let us examine whether your mode " of agitation is likely to prove effictual ; whether it is based upon sincerity , m-irked by consistency or whether it will hear thu test of honest politic . il criticism . The first great principle of a reform movement requires that the party agitating should be well acquainted with he nature of the gift' Vance to be remedied or removed ; the seconl , that they should use only such means as are best calculated to produce the speediest and most permanent results . I will admit , for brevity , that the leader who assumed tbe guidance of your agitation for repeal w . is well informed on the subject , that he was conversant
with the nature of every evil with wliich his country was burthened , and that he possessed transcendent nbilities to conduct it to a successful termination . The third requisite in an agitation is to create public opinion , first concerning the nature of the grievance , and , secondly , concerning the best means of removing it . Unity is strength , is a favourite theorism with Repealers , and so it is , provided it is based upon honest principles ; . but unity may be weakness in a political movement when it has to contend with might for the victory , and has only broken reeds and harmless missiles to oppose the enemy . It may be very well for a people to say we are npgrievi d ; but ( hat is not attempted to be denied even by those who aggrieve them , and it may seem an act of heroism to rise up to declare their determination to defeat the oppressor , but it would , if I may use an exumple , be ridiculous to see a donkey , with his teeth draw and his hinder hoofs
unshod , rise up to encounter a lion . Sucha battle would be like Bon QuixotWs encounter with the windmill , the ipetrof the one and the ears of the other are synonymous . It may be asked , Why make such an analogy f My reply ia simply and plainly this , I consider them to be perfectly alike in every sense of the word , except that in one case we had but one Quixotte and one Sancho Pancba , but in the othtr we have a host of "Knight Errants " and a whole nation of Sancho ' s bestriddled on each other ' s backs , braying mo . 't lustily without knowing whether all the uproar would ever bring them a grain of corn or a a potato more than they were accustomed to . I would not be misunderstood , I am not opposed to a Repeal of the Union , if accompanied with proper guarantees for national good ; but , according to the Repeal system , every man possessing a sound » nd thinking mind , and who loves bis country , must feel dissatisfied .
Gentlemen , as you are conversant with the doctrine of cause and effect , it will be only necessary to ask you , whit the cause was which led to the existence of the union betwixt Ireland and Great Britian ? I need not to be told that it was the corruption of one party who bribed , or the treachery or treason of another who sold you into slavery . Tese are answers daily and hourly given to the people of Ireland , and with which they and you , gentlemen , seem satisfied ; but wliich will not satisfy me , as 1 consider their is a cause far above this perfidy of that baseness ; these iniquitous transactions were but the effect of a cause , and that cause still exists , and net a man amongst the Repealers , from the " Liberator" to
the humblest associate , or even amongst the clergy ,. has as yet tbe courage or political honesty to recognise it , although it 5 s obvious to the meanest capacity . Let me ask , upon what Kind of suffrage the Parliament which contracted the Union was elected ? Did it represent the whole people or a class of them , or did it not rather represent itself ? Itis quite certain that the people wti'd not fully and fairly represented , and it is equally certain if they had been they would have possessed a power capable of compelling the legislature to be honest . Thus the want of pomticai ioweb , or a voice in making the laws by which they are governed , was tbe cause which led to the Act of Union .
Now in order to remedy the effect , would it not he advisable to remove the cause , seeing that by doing so the effect would assuredly cease ; for if repeal were to be ob tained by your present mode of seeking ' it , it would still be objectionnmo whilst tbe caust was permitttd to exist 1 Would it not be more patriotic to remove the cause , and grant to every man of sound mind , 21 years of age , and unconvicted of crime , a voice in choosing his representatives—to give him the CHARTER—which the Liberator declared to be his right to protect him , and without whieb Repeal would be worthless—nay , worse , it would be injurious ? Can there be any danger to the country from the fact that the people would hove an interest and a power to promote Its prosperity ? Assuredly not , and as we now see the connexion betwixt slavery and non
representation , it may fairly be assumed that unless your agitation embodied the principle of equal , full , and fair representation for the entire people , it could be an honest agitation , and consequently all tbe energy , patriotism , and expenditure contributed towards it have been nothing less than time lost , useless vapouring , and arrant swlnd-Hn-r of the people ' s hard earned pence . What mim in Ireland will have the hardihood to assert that Daniel O'Connell ever intended to wtondthe franchise to his countrymen , to protect them against the class interests or class legislature , or who will venture to affirm that in the absence of such protection Ireland would not be , even with'itepeal , a nation of slaves as she is now ! It is to be regretted that the people have been so long deluded with false hopes and expectation , but itis more
deeply to be regretted tfeat you , roost Rev , Sirs , should have lent the weight of your influence to a movement conducted so injudicious , and bearing the impress of the most reckless political profligacy . I would be sorry to imagiuo you have acted throughout the agitation otherwise than as you believed to be consistent with just principles , or were guided by other motives save your desire to render your country all the service in your power . lam ' of opinion you felt convinced you were pursuing the best course to render Ireland independent , and her people happy ; and I am willing to admit you are " sincerely desirous to raise to that position in the scale of nations , to which she is so pre-eminently entitled ; but , notwithstanding the respect'I , entertain for your motives , I deem it to'bc my duty to remonstrate with you on the impolicy of giving support to a measure without having previousl y giv < -n it the most attentive consideration . It is plain you have not done so , and in this particular lies the great
error of your movement , and the developcment of its failure . It was not be expected that the poorer classes of society could understand the sophistry or specious measurings of such a man as Daniel O'Connell , in whom they ware taught to confide , and whose word-they were led to believe was infallible . They might not be expected to ask themselves questions concerning the propriety of doing this thing or doing that , when they learned to leave such things to their " betters , " and to render obedience to their will . Tbe poor Repealcrshnve their unforunate position lo ,. plead in extenuation , but the Clergy of the Roman Catholic Church have not so cheap a subterfuge to screen them from political criticism . 1 heir education should have taught them-to distinguish the relations betwixt causs and effect , and their influence and position in society should have restrained them from rendering a blind support to an agitation iu whleh their example must nMMmiVf b « prouintivo 0 f «* ii consequences ,
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Tho Irish people are gometlmes at fault in being too grateful to pretended benefactors , and tbe clergy have fallen into this error as regards the question of Cathol Emancipation . They unfairly attribute to Mr . 0 'Co im h the sole honour of having achieved this impo rtat victory , and thus consequently rely upon bis assertion and give him credit , for so much political integrity , . '* induce the belief that they suppose him to be incapable of error . You were grateful ! but mark how youy grati . tude has been abused—witness tho result of your ex ample in the shattered remnant of a once great National Morement , slandering each other in " Conciliation 11 , 11 ' .., Look at Ireland as she was—as she IS—STARVRfn Look at the Liberator (?) at ono lime swallowing Repea { in mouthfuls of Tory venison fattened on Phcanix Par ) .
, at another gulping down the accumulated subscription , of his wretched victims , and NOW drivelling and inter icated with the fumes of a " mess " of Whig " pottf . ge" and slops !; Look at these things and ask yourselves whether jour energies and patriotism have not been misapplied and learn from the fact that a man may get credit for Sincerity fis a patriot , without being a patriot in reality , with the kind permission of the Editor o f tbe Northern war , I will continue this subject , and endeavour to convince j'OU that if you wish to set Ireland free , you must Obtain political power for the people , and direct their at . tention to the cultivation of her internal resources , amongst which as the chief , is tho land , upon which they are at present but "Hewers of wood and drawers of water , " strangers and " aliens" in the land of their
birth . I am Right Rev . and Rev . Sirs , Your most obedient Servant , W . H . CtlKToy
Repeal. To Tue Sditott Op The Nobthern S...
REPEAL . TO TUE SDITOtt OP THE NOBTHERN STAR . Sin , —I beg to forward you ( requesting its publication ) the copy of a let ter addressed by mo last week to the Editor of the . Notion here . This letter was sent probably too late for insertion , certainly not for notice . I cannot say what course the Editor o f the Nation may take with regard lo my paper : whether , actuated by the noble sentiments which he hebdomadall y puts forth for our edification , he will bravely set narrow and ridiculous prejudices at defiance , and give it the pu . UtcU u ^ i . lenges , or whether he will still hesitate to dojustice from motives of sordid prudence , and repel me as ungraciousl y as he did the English Chartists . In either case , sir it becomes me as secretary to the Irish section ofthe Universal Suffrage movement , to do my duty by those with whom in politics I am associated , and as the iVbrtfiera Star comas into bands which the Nation does not reach .
I wish our English to know that we are neither dead nor sleeping here ; wo » bide our time , " and have little doubt but the " war of internecne factions , " otherwise the Irish battle for the bone , will terminate in the adoption by the people of the only panacea for their miseries the Charter ; which can alone raise them from serfness to freedom , and from wretchedness unparalleled to that stottw of social comfort in which eternal justice requires that th' ! industrious classes of these countries should be found . To hasten Ihe auspicious moment when the working classes of the two countries shall me clearly to undertand their own interests , and rightly estimate their own power should be the object of our unceasing exertions ; and it Is because I believe no man too humble to contribute to this good work , that I set many interests aside to occasionally devote a part ) of my time to the brhfly laying my thoughts before my countrymen .
I am . Sir , Your obedient Servant , W . H . Uvott ;
MATERIALS FOR AN ENGLISH REPEAL PARTY . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NATION . Sir , —Iu your last number you have invited attention to the above subject , a most important one . In . reply to your invitation I beg to assert that an English repeal party does exist , ! there ate three and a half millions of British men pledged to that measure ; they are of that "workingclass" whom you have latel y denominated"brave . " and expressed * a hops at " some future time to be better acquainted with ; " they love liberty ; they are attached to the principles of Cartwright and Cobbett ; they read your journal and admire its
integrity and spirit ; they have on ninny occasions given proof of their utter unselfishness as regards their Irish brethren ; they have petitioned for Repeal ; remonstrated against the monster indictment , and the subsequent im . prisonment of its victims ; they armed the ungrateful hands of Mr O'Connell with ho . ' ts of Eugli < h ' signatures against the Irish Coercion Bill : in the H . juso of Commons their , acknowledged chieftain is one of the most distinguished denunciators of every governmental fraud and ministerial ; tyranny ; he nt all times upholds the c . iuse of Jreland ; bis name is Thomas Duncombe , and his political supporters have adopted as their proper designation their nickname—they are called Chartists ,
I must confess , sir , ' that unless in the junction of this party , and the Irish residents in England , I cau see no materials for forming a powerful repeal confederacy in that country . -That such a confederacy would be power , ful—nay , all-powerful , we have the testimony of Richard Lalor Shiel , when pleading for Mr . O'Connell on occasion of the state trials to prove . On that memorable occasion he put t to the gratitude of the Queen ' s government that Mr , O'Connell had stood between the English and Irish worlting classes , the latter of whom , he asserted , were as eager to hold forth the hand of political amity to their fellows of the sister country , as the English operatives
were ardently anxious to clutch that hand with faithful and determined gr . 'sp . Mr . SViiel declorcd that Mr . O'Connell had prevented this union , and affirmed that had this junction taken place , no administration could hare withstood its collected power ; and he pleaded" that ilr . O'Connell , because he had prevented this junction , checked the fraternising impulses of generous men , and retarded the advent of a nation ' s enfranchisement , was therefore , entitled to a gratoful consideration and acquittal from the government he had served and saved ) for any un-guarded escapade in the moment of oratorical ? fferrescence .
Is not this fact extant , and written in very choics English in the book of the Irish State trials ? Mr , Shi-. V » opinion 1 folly concur in ; I thiols the unioa of tha "brave" working classes of the two countries would soon repeal the union for this , and achieve tho franchise for both countries . It is not the tones who will form a repeal ( party , - though they may frankly surrender to one when it becomes sufficiently powerful . It is not th « Whigs—pledged to resist repeal to the death—it is not that pestilential and perfidious faction whosa treachery and cor / uption are only equalled by their imbecility and incapacity ; it is not those dribbling statesmen , petifogging economists , and namby-pamby orators , who will form or foster a repeal party in England . Neither is it to the profit-mongering middle classes , who
gorge upon the spoil wrung from this plundered land that you may look for sympathy or assistance ; it is not to the church-ridden Exeter Hall clique , nor yet to tha ignorant and bigotted bores you must appeal . No ; it is to the justice and generosity resident iu the bosoms of the " brave " and intelligent artisans and operatives of England that you must have recourse if youdesire to find materials for a repeal party in Saxon land . Sir , jou must unteach the Irish people mnch that has been sedulously inculcated on them ; yeu must show them that it is unjust , as well as absurd , to charge upon a body of men the acts of individuals , or declare that p rinciples are vitiated because some of those who hold them may , under strong excitement , act imprudently . You must show them , sir , that much of what Emmet died for has been achieved , and that his death , for from turning us irom . the nationality for which he died , should rather heighten our enthusiasm in the cause to which he fell a
self-deserted sacrifice . Sir , you must go further , you must dispel the delusion that men are unfit to serve their country because in religion they may believe less , or in politics go for more , than the majority of their countrymen : even , sir , should some of the points in men ' s religious or political principles justify , in yonr estimation , the use of the strong phrase " abominable , " you should , even if you declined to point out where the abomination lay , yet honestly admit , that where there was no moral taint , and where there win perfect willingness ,, nay , anxiety , to assist in working out the measure on . which Irishmen had set tbeir souls , such auxiliar aid , instead of being—to serve some poor j . nd paltry purpose of tbe hour—diadainlullr and contameliously spurned , in common justice to the generosity of the parties offering it , be courteously received ; while refusing to turn it to the account of tbe country and the cause , could only—it" Mr . Shiel ' s assertion be worth anything—be considered the act of madmen
or of traitors . Sir , you like brevity and favor boldness ; I have tho audacity to address you these lines not exactly expecting that you will publish them . I have no " miserable vanity " to gratify : but I am a poor and humble man , though an ardent worshipper of truth and of my country , who thinks that it is the duty of every man to take a part in those public proceedings which so considerably affect the private relations of society . Give mo a living reason that the principles of Chartism , which you sneeringly say are " good enough for England , " are unsound , unconstitutional , or unauited to the people of Ireland j and tell me why the " brave " men who bore and forbore under all O'Connell ' s rancorous abuse and transparent misrepresentation , are not worthy to coalesce with the Irish who live amongst them , as well as with the great bulk of the daluded people of this ill-treated island .
lam , Sir , Your obedient and admiring Servant , W . H . Drorr , 29 , North King Street , Dublin ^
A Thief's Dodge.—On Saturday Night A Thi...
A Thief ' s Dodge . —On Saturday night a thief went into the shop of a watchmaker , in Mark-lane , just as the proprietor , who was in the habit of packing up his goods in a bast and taking them homo every evening , was preparing to depart . The bag lay upon the counter , the thief seized it , threw a handful of pepper in the face of tha shopkeeper , and ran down Mark-lane- The plundered man roared out lustily , and notwithstanding tlve blinding eikcc of the pepper , van out after the thief ' , who threw down the bag , and vanished . None af the property was lost . The thief escaped . PnmcK Louis Napolbox . —On . Tuesday Prince Louis Napoleon , accompanied by tiie Mavquis o £ I Douglas , arrived from Arran at the Star Hotel , 1 ( M'DanaW '*) .. Goojswquaw , Glassef ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 12, 1846, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_12121846/page/6/
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