On this page

• Departments (1)
  • 
• Text (5)

  Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.

  • 

    Jasuaky 17, 1852. THE NORTHERN STAR. 5

  • 

    NATIONAL LOAN SOCIETY. There was a full ...

  • 

    MONIES RECEIVED ' Fos ibk Webb Ekdihg Th...

  • 

    Gfjavtfet JfnfeHtjjrocfc

  • 

    NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION. The Execut...

• Transcript

  • Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.

    Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.

    The Amalgamated Societf Of Engineersrsj ...

    jsarlyjarly as the Sth inst . It is nevertheless certain tbat the ppropproprietorof a large concern in Manchester has offered to ddispodispose of hi * . premises , stock , and plana , to tbe Amalgannatemated Society , for tbe purpose , of forming a co-operative aassocassooiatton , npon condition of being allowed to remain a ppartqiartner . It has not yet been decided whether tbis offer Blsbalbball be accepted or rejected . A similar offer has been imadanade in London by tbe proprietor of an establishment em * pptaybtayingabottfc sixty bands , on the Sonsy side of tbe river : ee"i ^ As far as we could glean , the following may be taken as " toll tolerably accurate return of the "turns out" at tbe prineeinafcinal factories in and about London : Maudslay and

    FieldlWesWestmiflster-bridge-road , 800 ; John Penn and Co ., Green o swichwich f 700 ; Miller and Ravenbill , Blackwall and Ratclifi * [ i [ two [ two factories ) , 600 ; J . an * A Blytb , Narrow-street , Limebhooshoase . 280 ; Messrs . Bennie , Blackfriars , 230 ; Robinson Band and Bosseli , MiU-wall , Isle of Dogs , 200 ; Sea w ard an d ( CapCapel , Canal Iron Works , Limehouse , 150 ; Swayne and IBoviBovill , MiU-wall , Isle of Dogs , 160 ; Simpson , P i m l ico , 150 ; lEasfEaston and Amos , Grove , Southward ; Bryan , Donkin , and ( Co ., Co ., Bermondsey , 50 ; Napier , York-road , Lamb e t h , 100 ; ESamSamnd a , Bl a ckwall , 60 ; Fletcher , Lime b onse , 60 ( of tbe ll att d atter , we understand , some are likely to go back ) . Tbe irettreturns from tbe smaller firms could not be ascertained i wit ! with any degree of certainty .

    S Soweral hundred members of tho society are employed at I the the principal railway locomotive despots , such as Crewe , '"WoWolverton , Swindon . Stratford , Ashford , Brighton , & e . ; 1 bntbnt it would appear tbe directors are not desirous of joini ing ing tbe movement . The sheds continue open , and the sot society ' s men are employed , hut whether at piece and i ov < overtime work , or otherwise , we could not satisfactorily lea learn . We . also are informed , on good authority , that th ( there has been no turn-out at the works of the General St Steam Navigation Company , at Deptford . Several hundred mi men are employed at Mare ' s extensive iron ship-building ja yard , at Blackwall ; but it appears that the trade , although in in the iron way , forms a peculiar exception , and hence the n < non-closing of the establishment . The Decision of the oi operatives in the service of tbe Royal West India Mail and P Peninsular and Oriental Steam navigation Companies is al already known . ADDRESS FROM THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL .

    On Saturday night an address was adopted by the counci oil , which commences with the three resolutions passed at tl theirmeeting on the previous Tuesday , and which ap . p peared in our last issue . It then proceeds asfoffows : — " This is such a contest as has never before occurred befr tween the employers and the employed . The independence a and welfare of the labourer is threatened . The right of a * working man to dispose of himself is jeopardised , and in its r vlacs a power is soaght to be established , enabling the emp plojer to command tbe serwee of his workpeople night and d day without intermission . Was ever slavery so bad as this ? ] If a man claims liberty from his master after he has done 1 bis work , he is stigmatised as being dictatorial and mis-< cMevous . The old feudal times have passed away , w h en 1 the baron had a property in the person of his retainer ; 1 but their spirit is inherited by our employers of to-day , : and tbey seek to own and dispose of our persons at will , and ¦ to enslave and degrade our minds by destroying all our op-] portunitiesfor mental improvement .

    « ' There is but one way in which this can be met—workmen must work for themselves—tbe labour of the country must be done . In every town let an organisation be commenced at once . Let every man find some employment . Gather together all the tools you possess . Instead of p aying the funds of the society to men kept in compulsory idleness , receive your money as the due reward of industry . In the manufacturing districts there is much work to be had , which must be done . In London Easton and Amos ' s men hare already formed their co-operative association

    subscribed their own money to the amount of £ o each , and appointed their manager . They are also negotiating for a workshop , and have got work to do . Wherever you ean / do likewise . Interest the public in your behalf by being moderate and well behaved . The man who assaults another , whatever he may do , or whatever be may say , is a traitor to the cause of progress . If your employers cast jou npon tbe world , make np yonr minds to do without t h em , and with a self-reliance worthy of Englishmen—with a devot on worthy of the cause of labour—strive to meet the crisis by earnest efforts on behalf of your order .

    " Non-society men must be protected—be that our duty . We will appeal ' to the country in behalf of the labourers and non-society men . Those who are first called independent workmen , and then sacrificed for their own protection , muit be eared for by their own order . If 4 , 000 of our members are thrown out of employment , the other 8 , 000 must devote part of their means to support them till employment is found . If 6 , 000 are thrown out of employment , the others , if necessary , must divide their earnings . An end eavour m a y be made to punish you for tbat . The employers wil ! , * perhaps , say that you are not at liberty to do what you like with your money after you have earned it . Let the world see that you value rational liberty above all things , and do it the more earnestly because you are doing it for a permanent benefit . Yon will have tbe satisfaction of knowing that your subscriptions are not wasted upon idle men , but are in part bestowed on the establishment of tbe means of labour . *

    " Subscriptions from the public can be obtained in every district , and our members who remain in employment will be called npon to support those who are out with liberal hand . Every district will be dealt with alike ; no advantage will be given to one place over another ; and labourers and non-society men must subscribe to assist in supporting labourers and non-society men who are out ., To do this systematically , we r e que s t t h at al l mon i e s b e s ent to our general secretary , made payable at the Whitechapel Postoffice , and they will then be apportioned to each district equitably . ( " By order of the Executive Council ) , "Jos . Musro , President . " Wm . Alias , Secretary . " London , 25 , Little Alie-street , Whitechapel , " Jan . 10 th , 1852 . "

    MEETING OF THE WORKMEN . A numerous meeting of workmen took place on Saturday night , at tbe Phoenix Tavern , Ratcliff-cross . Mr . John Elgin , engineer , presided . Mr . Alias , general secretary of the Amalgamated Society , said he had nothing to communicate respecting the dispute in London , beyond what they all knew themselves . It appeared tbat Manchester and London were the places where the great question between capital and labour was te be contested . At Oldham , Bolton , and some other places , the shops had been closed against the men ; but at a large establishment in Bristol ( Messrs . Slaughter ' s ) an

    arrangement had been made between the employers and employed , to the effect tbat the terms demanded by the men should be conceded until the present contest was decided . Two shops established by the workmen would be ready for business next week , and they had every prospect of success . The society bad offered to submit the whole case in dispute to arbitration , but tbe masters refused . The Executive Council also offered to meet tbe executive of tbe Masters ' Society , and that offer was also rejected . He felt convinced tbat the cause of the workmen was just , and that tbey would receive a large amount of public sympathy and support . ( Cheers . )

    Mr . Newtos said he had but very few words to say on tbi * occasion . lie recommended there should be no picketting o shops , or speaking to men who remained at work , or were going to take jobs in place of those who had been discharged . ( Hear , hear . ) As Englishmen , they should rely on their own exertions of future support . Let them nly think of their employers as men with whom they bad bad a business connexion , without caring whether they agiin entered into contact with them or not . If the employers could work for the public without the assistance of tbe Amalgamated Society , let them do so without molestation . Let them employ any hands they could find . ( Hear , bear . ) The members of the Amalgamated Society had

    worked for years in the trade , and " were masters of all its details , and therefore they were fully competent to deal with the masters without tbe interference of a third party . If they might be out of work for a time , that was no more tban what might be expected , for there was scarcely a situation in the trade worth a month ' s purchase . There was scarcely a man in the trade tbat would not sell bis situation for £ 5 in consequence of the precariousness of his position . The workmen were now about establishing workshops of their own , and they hoped that those institutions would soon afford a practical example of the benefits derivable from self-employment . Having again inculcated moderation and temperance in all their proceedings , Mr . Newton concluded said load cheers .

    The meeting , having been addressed by several operatives , dispersed . Two policemen were in attendance , watching the proceedings of tbis and the farmer meeting . On Saturday night a meeting of the Operative Boilermakers of London , took place at the Windmill Tavern , Limehouse , when resolutions were passed approving of the proceedinirs of the council of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers ^ and expressing sympathy with that movement . Tbia association numbers about 41 , 000 men , with a fund of abeot £ 5 , 000 . It has hitherto had a distinct existence , although its union with the Amalgamated Society has long been contemplated . . Oh Sunday night tbe Executive Council of this association held an extraordinary meeting at tbe offices , 25 , Little Aiir-streef , Whitechapel , to consider tbe position of the society consequent upon the closing of the establishments hj employers on tbe previous evening .

    The Secretary communicated an electric telegrap hic message received from Manchester , naming the establishments there elostd as follows , viz ., Whitwortb ' s , Fairbairns , fhrsdesy , BelJbouse ' s , Lew i s ' s , Higgin ' s , Jones ' s , Hetber-> n » tor «' s . Parr ' s , Curtis and Co . ' s , Sharp , EleeandCotfcm ' s , Crtigbton ' s , Mathews ' s , and Wren ' s . The number « members of the Amalgamated Society thrown out of employment by the shutting up of these establishments is 650 ; and the number of other artisans and labourers , about < W . Goodfellow ' s establishment , at Hyde ; and Nay 'luiih , of Patricroft , a lso closed , throwing out sixty Amalgamated and abont 180 or 200 other workmen . From this despatch it appears that a large proportion of the Mancbesf * employers did not act up to the threat , as if they had « 'Oeso , the number of members of the Amalgamated Sof ety thrown out would have amounted to about 1 , 600 or * , M .

    t Jt was stated at the council meeting that several influential London firms in discharging their men on Saturday , re--luested them to remain at work until orders in hand were com lete d , offering for tbat period to comply with the terms Pro p ose d by tbe Amalgamated Society . Tho men , however , Rin sed to accede to this proposal , which , among others , was submitted by Mr . Fletcher , of Bermondsey . . SsisroL . —At a meeting of the Bristol branch of the - ^ imatei Stmtj of Engineers and tteehwes , Jast

    The Amalgamated Societf Of Engineersrsj ...

    week , the general feeling was tbat it was advisable to avoid a rupture between the men and their employers , if possible , many of them having been on mutual terms of good understanding for a long series of years , and the employers' rules in respect to overtime calling for very little interference on the part of the Amal gamated Society . In r efe rence to the firm of Stothert , S l a ughter , and Co ., by whom the majority of the engineers , & c ., in Bristol are employed , it was specially resolved , "that Mr . Slaughter , having ex . pressed himself of opinion that the practice of working overtime

    is injurious to the employer and the employed , ho be requested to allow his workmen to continue working fcfcthe rate of six days per week until the trade differerc s are amicably adjusted , the decision arrived at by the employers of London to be taken as the standard . On Friday a notice was posted on the gates of Messrs . Stothert , Slaughter , and G o's factory , stating that as the workmen had expressed their unreserved satisfaction with the terms on which they were employed , there would be no cessation of business , unless any attempt was made to interfere with the management .

    Loudon . —A numerously attended meeting of the operative engineers of London and its vicinity , was held at one o'clock on Monday , at St Martin ' s Hall , to express sympathy with the engineers who have struck in the northern distr icts , and to adopt meant whereby a subscription may be raised and sent to their fellow workmen in the provinces ; Mr . Thomas Cormack iu the chair . The Chairman said he was , like those present , a hard fisted British mechanic , and he hoped they would on tbat account excuse him if he did not discharge his dutj with great ability . He hoped they would all enter earnestly into the cause tbey wished to promote—viz ., the support of the distressed , and tbe removal of the grievances under which the general body laboured . He would conclude by calling on Mr . Usher to move the first resolution .

    Mr . Usher said it was much to be regretted that they were compelled again to appear before the public , and they were now determined that might should not prevail over right , and tbey were determined to go through with the contest . The conduct of the great bod y of the em p loyers was such as to force the men to combine to become employers themselves . The interests of the country demanded that the work should be done , a n d w ho coul d d o i t so well as . those who had been executing that work for years ? They were then determined to become their own masters , and to receive the benefit of their industry . ( Cheers . ) Their cause was just—it was one of right , but a silent might attempted to oppress it . The public'had , h ow e ver , heard

    o f t h e j u s tice of their cause , and had pronounced a verdict in their favour . ( Loud Cheers . ) Tbey would establish t he ir own little work s hops , and be able to benefittbemselves , their families , and their country . They were determined to accomplish their purpose , or die in the attempt . ( Cheers , ) He concluded by proposing the following resolution : — "That many of the employers of London and Lancashire having closed their workshops , this meeting is of opinion that their conduct is unjust ,. and particularly oppressive to non-members and labourers , a nd pled ges itself to use every exertion in obtaining subscriptions on behalf of all whoare thrown out of employment . " Mr . J . Pons seconded the resolution .

    Mr . W . Nbwtoh , who , in rising to speak to tbe first resolution , was received with great applause , said that when they bad last met , they had made certain promises of their intentions , and he thought that they had fulfilled them . First , they had promised moderation and discretion in all t h eir a c tions , and they had done nothing yet tbat could be objected to even by their opponents . Nevertheles s , the y had not escaped some censure . Mr . Newton mentioned some papers which though at first opposed to them , bad now moderated their tone , and condescended to argue with them . The writer in ' one of these papers had said that they wfere > a " parcel of paid demagogues , who lived on the earnings of the working men . Why , they—that room full of working mechanics—who knew their conduct and their proceedings , could answer that charge better than he .

    ( Cheers . ) For himself , he' could only say that he had never received a farthing in his life for advocating any cause ; that he had never been tbe paid lecturer of anybody ; that be had never sold an opinion for gold in all his life , and be challenged Sidney Smith to make the same assertion—that Sidney Smith who was the paid lecturer of the Anti Corn Law League—that Sidney Smith who was the paid secretary of the Electioneering Committee of the City of London , and who assisted Baron Rothschild to expend between £ 30 , 000 and £ 40 , 000 on the City elections—who was tbe paid agent of the Registration Society—who , in fact , as a professional paid secretary , had been up in the market for many years past . Why , " if they ( the men ) wanted the services of such a person , they might have outbid their employers , and obtained the services of Mr . Sidney Smith . He had stated before that he was sure the employers of London bad been deceived into tbis combination , because he

    found that the masters had had three resolutions placed categorically before them as the demands of the men , one of which required the discharge of labourers working at machines . He defied tbem to say that the society ever issued such a request , and he did not hesitate to say that it was a fraud which had been practised upon the London employers by " Amicus " and the Manchester deputation to frighten them into a moral conspiracy . It had been plainly stated , that , if the men would withdraw their not ic es , the masters would be in a position to remove all obstacles . He could only say , if the " Times" were tbe organ of the emp loyer s , that he hoped they would adopt that suggestion , as a means of settling the question . The men were perfectly prepared to withdraw their requests on a guarantee from tho employers to give them what they desired . He believed with the " Standard " that the opposition of t he e mp loyers would drive the workmen into those labour clubs which would teach them how to

    establish their own workshops , a nd ent i rel y reconstruct the relations between the employers and the employed . That such would be the case he fully believed . Such steps as had been already taken in that direction were highly en- ' couraging , and they were determined to go forward by the devotion to that purpose of whatever funds they had . Tbe division of labour could be carried on as well as before , while it would be for the benefit of the producers of wealth when they would become tbe masters of their own industry and come more immediately in contact with the consumers . Mr . Newton having entered into details of the co-operative system , a reference to which has been already

    made in these columns , concluded by earnestly calling on the men to exercise the utmost moderation in their conduct . If they had any respect for the council—any confidence in those who had taken a prominent part in their affairs—if they believed that they were actuated by disinterested motives , he called on them to be discreet for their sakes . The council would be held responsible for their conduct , and therefore their conduct must be all tbat was correct in the sight of the public , all that was just in tbe eye of the law , and all that their own consciences could approve . ( Great cheering . ) The resolution was then put and carried unanimously .

    Mr . Braddhs then proposed , and Mr . Read seconded , the following resolution , which was curried unanimously ;•—" As a means of removing tbe evils which beset the condition of working men in relation to the unjust conduct of employers is self-employment on a cooperative basis , this me e t i ng is of opinion that workshops should be immediately commenced by the workmen themselves , in order that the business of the country may be proceeded with . " The meeting then separated .

    FORMATION OF A CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY . A crowded meeting was held on Monday nigh t a t the Goldsmiths' Arms , Southwark-bridge-road . Shortly after seven o ' clock the chair was taken by Mr . John Laing . The Chairman said that the meeting had been called for tbe purpose of laying before them what had been done in that district with regard to carrying out the Co-operative principle . There had been two or three such associations started on that side of the water , and their dosire was to amalgamate them all into one , so thattbeir interests should not clash . The Southwark branch had been in treaty for the premises of Messrs . Horton , but be was sorry to say that tbey would be unable to obtain them . He was one of a deputation that had that day waited upon Messrs . Hortons' man of business , in the hope of concluding the terms

    on which the premises should be taken ; but when he related tbe object for which the premises were required , he was plainly told that they could not be let to any parties who were concerned with the Amalgamated Society of Engineers , although formerly he had expressed great willingness to let them . This , he firmly believed , was owing to tbe interference of tbe masters . ( Hear . ) They had , however , other premises in view ; and one employer had promised to do any amount of boring » nd planing for them , but required the assistance of powerful engines . ( Cheers . ) It was necessary to state tbat in this movement they were assisted by some capitalists , who had undertaken to take the premises—who would be responsible for tbe payment of t h e rent , a n d would a d va n c e money for any amount of stock that thev might put upon the premises . In the progress of their works also , as it advanced , those gentlemen would be prepared to increase tbeir advance of money , because as materialits marketable

    thev expended labour on every raw , value was enhanced , and that tbey considered was a good security for any money they might require . At the same time those capitalists would be bound not to take advantage of the position of the men , and would not withdraw their capital so long as the moderate interest of ii per cent , continued to be paid upon it . ( Cheers . ) He wished to be understood , that they did not intend to dislocate themselves from the Amnlgamated Society . They went hand-in-hand with the society ; and so soon as the general rules of the Central Association should be drawn up , tbis association would merge into it , and become a branch association . Tbey had received several offers of work , and their prospects altogether were more encouraging . Of course , they could not commence until tbey bad premises , but he had every r e ason to b elie v e t ha t , so soon as they could state the place for orders to be sent to , tbey should be able to find work for a number of their members .

    Mr . MoscoR inquired how they were to govern the management of the funds ? The Chaihkan said that it would be observed tbat the w h ole m a n a gem e nt w ould b e un de r t he control of the shareholders . Tbe reason why they bad determined to conduct the business in the name of one person was , that doing ho was found to be the principal element of success in the co-operative shops already established . Mr . G . Davis stated that they had only commenced thtir association on that night week and they had alrealy got twenty-seven shareholders , and all deposits were paid up . Several other questions having been put and answered ,

    Mr . Moscos announced bis intention of taking twenty shares and several others followed his example . The following resolution was proposed , viz . — That , in the oninion of this meeting , it is desirable to amalgamate ihl whole of the Co-operative Societies founded in thisdismmTnnder one head , " and unanimously agreed to . On Monday night there were meetings of all the branch

    The Amalgamated Societf Of Engineersrsj ...

    associations of the Amalgamated Society , at their respect ve club rooms , at which the question of advancine £ 10 , 0 00 f rom t b e fund of £ 25 , 000 for the . purpose of establishing tbe co-operative principle was discussed and the votes of the members taken . The feeling was general in favour of tbe proposition of the Executive Council but no return of the votes has yet been made . ' On Monday a communication in answer to the letter of Lord Ingestre , was forwarded to the noble lord by Mr Allan , secretary , on behalf of the Executive Council ot the Amalgamated Society of Engineers , & , c . , The letter thanked his lordship for the interest he had taken in the dispute , and having stated that every means had been resorted to , to effect a reconciliation , concluded by hoping that this would be a sufficient apology for any gentleman who , on their account , may ha v e s ol i cit e d his name as trustee .

    Mr . Allan , Secretary to the Executive Council , stated tbat the council were in correspondence with the Lancashire manufacturer referred toby Mr . Newton , and hoped shortly to be able to announce the purchase of his plant & e „ on behalf of the society . ' The grant of £ 10 , 600 from the funds Of the societ y was formerly made and seconded . ' A discussion followed , in the course of which different members expressed regret tbat it should be necessary to apply so large a portion of the fund to purposes which had not been contemplated at its origin . All the speakers , however , concurre d in the opinion , that tbe co-operative system was forced upon them by the masters , an d that no b etter step could , under the circumstances , b e taken . Eventually the p rop o s i tion w a s un a nimous ly agreed to , as wer e a lso th e two others accompanying it , regulating the mode of investment , and conditions under which work should be performed .

    The propositions , however , will not be considered as adopted until fully sanctioned by a majority of votes throughout the society . The final decision will be known on or about the 20 th inst . In London the number of men thrown out of employment ha s not yet been a scerta i ne d , but it will no doubt exceed 1 , 000 . It is satisfactory to find tbat no accounts have been received of tho turnout of any men from the great railway engine shops . The men at the railway stations generally a re very little subjected to tbe piecework s y stem , nor d oes it exist much in London , but it is stated to be ; almost entirely confined to the manufacturing districts of the north . Overtime was , until recently , very general in the railway shops , but , now that the plants have been greatly increased , sudden emergencies do not so frequently arise ; and by a system , adopted at all the large stations , such as Wolverton , Ashford , Cre w e , S w indon , Str a tfor d , and the rest , of having a rel a y of f resh men f or t h e n i ght , the necessity for overtime is dispensed with .

    Whatever number of men may be thrown out in tho present crisis , it should be stated that ordinarily the society has not less than 500 claimants on its bounty . At the time of the last report there were 221 members on donation , receiving 10 s . weekly , 30 ditto receiving 7 s . weekly , 167 on siok fund receiving 10 $ .. weekly , 10 on ditto receiving 5 s , weekly , 2 on ditto receiving 3 s . 6 d . weekly , 54 mem b ers on " trade protection" receiving 16 s . weekly , and 23 on superannuation receiving 5 s . weekly . Total , 509 recipients : weekly cost , £ 25312 s .

    On Tuesday , meetings were held at the Sun , Blackheath , at which a num b er o f men s t i ll in e mp l oy reporte d that their several shops had determined to devote one day ' s wages per week towards the support of their brethren ; at t h e Crown , Lambeth , adjourned in consequence of the numbers to the Teetotal-hall , Lambeth-wall , of the men of all classes recently i n the emp loy of Messrs . Maudslay and Field , where resolutions were agreed to generally approving of the proceedings of tbe Executive ; at Ratcliff-cross and elsewhere votes are being taken on the proposition to advance £ 10 , 000 for the Co-operative scheme .

    On Tue sd ay n ight there was a meeting of the executive council of the Amalgamated Society , convened for the purpose of organising committees and appointing treasurers to receive subscriptions from the public and from the men in employment towards the carrying out of the co-operative project and providing for the immediate support of the non-society men thrown out of employment in consequence of the present movement . Upon this subject a resolution was agreed to to request each member of the society who was in employment to subscribe a day ' s wages per week towards the support of their less fortunate brethren . It was also determined to appeal to tbe public on their behalf .

    MANCHESTER DISTRICT . We regret to say that no progress appears to be making to bring about a reconciliation between the operative engineers and their employers in Manchester and its neighbourhood . The following , which is a more complete list than we could hitherto present , includes the names of the thirtysix firms who have joined the central union in London , with the number of bands to each , that will be thrown out of work by the strike : — Hands Firms . discharged . Sharp , Brothers , and Co ., Manchester 664 W . Fairbairn and Sons , ditto 704 P a rr , Curtis , and Madeley , ditto 580 J . Hetherington and Co ., ditto ISO Dobson andBarlow , ditto 986

    B . S . Bellhouse , ditto . „ , 128 John M . Donlop , ditto SO J . Whitworth and Co ., d itto 2 77 John Ellis and Co ., ditto 220 P e el , W il l iams an d Pee l , ditto 100 Wm . Higaina and Sons , Salford 652 Hibbert , Piatt , and Sons , Oldham 1 , 636 Sav i lie an d Wo l stenholm , ditto 252 Lees and Barnes , ditto , 400 Benj . Hick and Sons , Bolton 502 Musgrave and Son , ditto 350 Knight and Wood , ditto . 142 Executors of Charles Hardman , ditto 62 Jackson and Brothers , ditto 110 Richard Threlfal , ditto 200

    Rothwell and Co ., ditto 250 Thomas Marsden , Salford 51 F . Lewis and Son , ditto 100 B . Goodfeilow , ditto UB W . Collier and Co ., ditto 100 W . and C . Mather , di tto 126 P . Rothwell , ditto not known W . J . and J . Garforth . Dukinfield 140 Wm . and Joseph Cole . CO James Nasmyth and Co , Patricvoft 300 Edmund Leach and Sons , Rochdale 144 John Mayson , d itto 27 2 Lord and Brothers , Todmorden 90 Hobert Gordon and Co ., Stockport ...... 270 Robert Dalglish , jun ., 'St . Helen's 110 Tayleure and Co ., Warrington not known Tot a l 10 , 350

    With a fe v exceptions these workshops have all been closed . In a few instances , however , t be firms f oun d that having paid wages fortnightly their men could claim a fortnight's notice , and these have been obliged to postpone the day of closing from the 10 th to the 17 th inst . The se « retaries to the Manchester Association of emp loyers de ny th a t there has b e e n a sing le instance i n w h ich p a rtie s h av e retracted , but read letters from other large firms in the district , who declare their intention to co-operate with the employers in closing their shops . The conductors of a large foundry near Wigan say they object to join the masters ' com bi nati o n , having always objected on princip l e to combinations of the workmen ; but they still desire to keep good faith with the masters , and will consequently close their works at the same time . A large firm in Liverpool also write that they are desirous of co-operating , and have given their men notice to quit on tbe 17 th . The following Is a list of engineers and machinists in

    Manchester who have not closed their workshops : —Messrs . Crighton and Co ., Mr . W . Crossley , Mr . Joseph Buahell , ' Mr . N . Batho , Mr , E . Birch , Mr . S . Cave , Mr , G . Clark , Mr . G . Duncuft , Mr . W . Edwards , Messrs . J . Ellis and Brothers , Mr . J . Flockton , Mr . T . Gadd , Messrs . W . and J . Galloway , Mr . N . Goiigh , Mr . Richard Greonhalgb , Messrs . J . Houtson and CoT , Messrs . R . and H . Howson , Mr . John Hunter , Messrs . Irlamand Bethell , Mr . W . Kendall , Messrs . W . and R . Kirkland , Mr . J . Lillie , Messrs . Lynch and Inglis , Messrs . M'Farlane and Brigies , Messrs . P . and J . M'Gregor , Mr . W . Mabon , Messrs . Oldham and Richards , Messrs . Richard Ormerod and Son , Mr . J . Piggott , Mr . J . Powell , Mr . S . Rathbone , Mr . C . Schieler , Messrs . Shipton and Co ., Messrs . P , Taylor and Co ., Messrs . Towers and Shirley , Messrs . Vaughan and Hagsock . Mr . W . Walker , Mr . J . Watson , Mr . S . White , Messrs . "Wolfenden and Taylor , Messrs . A . Woodward , and Messrs . Wren and Bennett . These firms employ about 2 , 100 hands .

    In Salford , the following firms are still in work , employing about 1 , 000 hands altogether ' . —Messrs R . and W . Oram , Messrs . Barton and Co ., Mr . H . Bentley , Messrs . Browning and Rigby , Messrs W . Collier and Co ., Messrs . S . Ellis and Co ., Mr . R . Giroy , Mr . P Leigh , Mr . W . Muir , Mr . C . Reece , Messrs . Robinson and Young , and Mr . W . Routledge . At Bury none of the hands have turned out . Messrs . Walker and Hacking , Simpson and Bland , Kaye , and the East Lancashire Company are all at work , employing , it is estimated , between 3 , 000 and 4 , 000 hands . At Stockp ort , Messrs . Gordon and Davis are the onlv firm who have turned out . ' At Bolton the strike is postponed to the 24 th inst ., the pay-day of the principal firms there being fortnightly , and having subjected tbem to liability to give a fortnight ' s notice to their men .

    At Blackburn , Preston , and Liverpool , where there are ver y la rg e houses in the tr ad e , there has been at present no notice of stoppage . In Salford , tbe workmen state tbat some of the firms who have given notice are likely to resume work , a dispute having arisen between the members of the firms as to the propriety of joining the strike . Among those who continue at work are Messrs * Oddy and Robinson , at the Adelphi work s , employing forty men ; Messrs . Ellis and Norton ; Messrs . Gilroy , employing forty men ( who all belong to the Society ); Messrs . Muir , employing forty ; Messrs . Batho , and Messrs . Robinson and Young . On Monday morning l a st , an aggregate meeting of the operatives in the iron trade at Oldham , who have been turned out of emp loyment b y the closing of their workshops by the masters in that district , was held at the Working Men ' s Hail , Hor sedge-street , Oldham . There were about 2 , 009 workmen present , and the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : — - " That in the opinion of this meeting , the executive council of the Amalgamated Society have acted in strict

    The Amalgamated Societf Of Engineersrsj ...

    accordance with our views , in carrvini ? oiiMh-, „„„ t .-come to by that body , with ' respect ? fl , 1 iSJwSrt i ? T matic overtime : and further , that * ° e SSSi thetZm & e 7 by th emT 8 ter " ^ " "" pS whic " S ^ n " 1 wM he 0 pi " , lon 0 f . ' ™*? fcin «» ^' statement in the press that tho workpeople of Messrs . Hibbevt Piatt an i Sons , intended to turn out if the tools were not conceded at Christmas , 1851 is a wilful and deliberate falsehood of the parties who originated such statement ; no such notice having ever , been given by the workmen to such effect . " . " That in our opinion the statement that Mr . Newton of the executive council of the Amalgamated Society , orfgi . nated the agitation respecting discharging labourers upon machines , is entirely false , inasmuch as it was commenced and conducted by the men of Oldham , without the sanction

    or approbation of the executive council . " " That the cause of our demand respecting machines was in consequence of the foreman of the establishment of Messrs . Hibbert , Piatt , and Sons , compelling us to learn labourers , at 15 s . a week , so as to take our situations , when they were instructed , with a view , as they have expressed it , that they should conduct the works with a few leading hands , labourers , and apprentices . " " Thit the statement in the public press that the workpeople of Messrs . Hibbert , Piatt and Sons have desired to cont i nue piecework for a week longer , is unfounded ; the fact being that Mr . John Piatt threatened legal proceedings if they would not finish their work ; though the notice for their works to be entirely closed on the 10 th inst ., was posted up to them at the time . "

    N . B . —The employers having refused to execute the work o f the pu b lic , we bog to inform them that we are prepared to e xecute or d ers for r e pairs , jobbing , & c , which will be executed with the greatest despatch , and upon the most re a s o na b le term s . Tbe application to be made to the commietee sitting daily , at the store , i n Ratc 'iffe-street , Churchstr e et , Oldham . We learn that the works closed at Oldham against the men are those of Messrs . Hibbert , Piatt , an d Sons , 1 , 636 men , skilled and unskilled ; Messrs . Lees and Barnes , 400 men ; and Messrs . Savilie and Wolstenholme , 252 men . The workmen allege that all the other firms are at work . Tbe following are amongst other machinists , in addition to those at Manchester and Salford , w h o h a ve , as y e t , signified no intention of closing their works . —At

    Ashtonunder-lyne : Mr . William Janneson , and Messrs . iVr / gley and Clarke . At Blackburn : Mr . William Dickinson , Mr . Jos e ph H a rrison , Mr . R . Railton , and Messrs . Whitehead and Cottom . At Bolton : Mr . John Albinson , Mr . J . Banks , Messrs . A Dean and Co ., Messrs . 3 . and W . Lord , Messrs . W . and T . Rigby , Mr . William Ryder , and Mr . W . Yardley . At Dukinfield : Messrs . Cryer and Lees , Mr . William Raines , and Messrs . W . Warbriok and Sons . At Oldham : Messrs . R . and T . Braddock , Messrs . Cohin and Tunnacliffe , executors of Joseph Garnett , Mr . Mathew Hague , Mr . David Hayes , executors of W . E . Hilton , Messrs . Samuel Lees and Son , Messrs . Roe and Boyd , Messrs . J . and P . Schofield , Mr . W . Schotield , Messrs .

    Siddall and Grime , Mr . James Simpson , Mr . W . Welch , Mr . T . Whiteley , Mr . J . Wylde , Mr . J . Wormaid , and Messrs . Worsnip and Brothers , At Rochdale : Messrs . J , A sh worth an d Sons , Mr . J . Berry , Mr . Thomas Berry , Mr . John Clegg , Mr . William Glegg , Mr . James Collier , Mr . J a m e s Hoyle , Mr . George Hulme , Mr . John Mason , Mr . L . Smith , Messrs , Sutoliffeand Piatt , Messrs . Tatham and Cheetbam , Mr . Thomas Warburton , Messrs . E . Whittaker and Co ., and Mr . W . Wild . At Staleybridge : Mr . Robert Broadbent , Mr . Thomas Lawton , and Mr . Hugh Worsnip . At Stockport : Mr . J . Dawson , Mr . W . Dawson , Mr . T , M , Dean , Mr . Robert Minshull , Mr . George Nuttall , Mr . W . Ro b inson , Messrs . Williamson and Roberts , Mr .. Wi Sleigh , Messrs . Wood and Whittingham , an d Mr . ' tW . Garwood .

    On Wednesday the establishment of Mr . Horn , machinist and millwright , High-street , Whitechapel , was added to the list of engineering establishments previousl y close d in tbe metropolis . It appears , according to the statements of the workmen , that Mr . Horn , on Saturday last , having previously given notice of his intention to close on that day , with other members of the Employers' Association ; agreed to accede to the propositions put forward by the Amalgamated Society , and it was settled in consequence that work should go forward as usual on the following

    Mondny , The men accordingly repaired to the shop on Monday , and continued at work until Wednesday morning , when some dissatisfaction was expressed by Mr . Horn , owing to tho fact of his compliance with the demands of the workmen having been made public . The men urged that it was necessary on their part , to communicate the circumstance to the public , in order to stand fair with their fellow-workmen , adding that they were prepared to turn out if Mr . Horn felt inclined to draw back from his engagement ; and after some further discussion they left in a body , and the establishment was forthwith closed .

    At a meeting of tho Executive Council on Wednesday night , the council proceeded to the consideration of the means by which support could be best provided for the workmen thrown out of employment ; and , am o ngst ot he r means , it was decided that an appeal should be made to the workmen still remaining employed'in the following terms : —

    AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ESGINEBBS , <& C " The Executive Council of tbe Amalgamated Society have come to the following resolution , which they hope every member of the sociely will see the necessity of complying with , as , in the important contest now going on , every thing depends on tho support nffordeu . " We do not anticipate that the subscriptions will be long required , for if the men do not return to work on the terms requested by the society , a few weeks will servo to place them in employment for themselves : — "' Resolved , —That the executive council request every member of the Amalgamated Society to subscribe one day's wages every week until they receive further instructions . '

    "In order that the above resolutionsmwy bo fully carried into effect , each branch or district committee is instructed to immediately organise the most effectual system of collecting subscriptions in their respective localities . "Jits . Musro , President , " Wm . Aiaan , Gen . Sec . « ' General Ofnco , London , 25 , Little Alie-street , "Jan . Ii , 1852 . " "N . B . —It is expected that all persons engaged in tbe Iron Trade will subscribe . " It is understood that a day's wages has been fixed as the weekly contribution , instead of a fixed sum of money , in order to preserve the same per centage upon the workmen ' s earnings ; the wages varying in the different districts from 36 s . to 24 s . per week , and even lower . The proceedings terminated by the appointment of receiving-houses for public contributions towards the general relief fund .

    We understand that returns have been received from fifty out of sixty-two branches of moulders , of which tbeir society is composed , and that the number of hands d is c h a rged throug h out th e country falls considerably short of the num be r f orm e r ly anticipated . In London , however , such is not the case , the number expected to be discharged having been 187 , and the number actuall y returne d about 170 . Bon , * n-MAK * ns . —A well attended meeting of the boilermakers was held on Wednesday evening at the Lambeth Temperance Hall , when a resolution pledging the men not to take situations upon terms opposed to the interests of tho trades' associat i on , was adopted .

    A large meeting of the non-society men took place on Thursday nig ht at the M a son ' s Anna Inn , Palace-road , Lambeth , the " object of tbe originators being to suggest , that this class of the workmen who are thrown out of employ , for no act of their own , and , it is stated , thoy number more than two-ttiirds of those discharged , might take measures to act as mediators between the masters and the society so as to bring about an amicable arrangement of the dispute . A resolution was moved "that all the operatives connected with the iron trade who differ from the course taken by the Executive Council of the Amalgamated Society , use every effort in their power , and embrace every opportunity for

    obtaining an amicable settlement of the question between the employers and the employed . " The following amendment to this was proposed— "That in the opinion . of the meeting the non-society men of the various branches of tho trade agree to nothing less than the Amalgamated Society do . " The amendment was carried unanimously . The workmen out of employ at Manchester were to have a large aggregate meeting on Thursday evening , and those at Oldham had also summoned a meeting , to which Mr . Newton was invited . The Association of Employers were sending out deputations to other towns to induce the employers generally to unite in the strike .

    Jasuaky 17, 1852. The Northern Star. 5

    Jasuaky 17 , 1852 . THE NORTHERN STAR . 5

    National Loan Society. There Was A Full ...

    NATIONAL LOAN SOCIETY . There was a full attendance of the members of this society , at tho Chartist Hall , Golden-Jaue , on Wednesday evening . Mr . Batten ia the chair . Mr . Wheeler gave in a report of the state of the finances , outstanding loans , tyc . After some discuss ' ioii the secretary was instructed to write to all parties who were in arrears with their loans , informing them that unless their arrears were paid by the first Wednesday in Aug . their security would be declared forfeited , and

    disposed of , Mr . Wheeler reported the result of a long interview with the Official Manager , which , upon the whole , was considered to be favourable to the interests of the shareholders , thoug h it appeared probabl y , from legal obstacles thrown in the way of the Manager , and from his desire to create a wholesome rent roll , prior to effecting a sale of the property that the period of declaring a dividend would he deferred longer than many shareholders had anticipated .

    Monies Received ' Fos Ibk Webb Ekdihg Th...

    MONIES RECEIVED ' Fos ibk Webb Ekdihg Thcrsdw , ' Jascam 17 th , 1862 . NATIONAL CHARTER FUND . Received by James Gbassbf ^ -A . J . Hill fid-Newcastle-upon . Tyne i B , ? : ^ ant 10 s 9 d-FourCharHstB . SfAndrews , Auckland , par J . Wilkinson Sa Gd—Arthur Truelyan 11 . —Total j « 1 14 s 9 d . N . B . —The Item in the Balance- » beet , inserted in last week ' s Star as received from Newcastle-upon Tyne , was , by mistake of £ . , ? ?} ' 8 tatea t 0 * » M » whereat If should have been £ 1 ITS oa . .

    Gfjavtfet Jfnfehtjjrocfc

    Gfjavtfet JfnfeHtjjrocfc

    National Charter Association. The Execut...

    NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . The Executive Committee of this bod y held their usual weekly meeting at tho Office , 14 , Southampton-street , Strand , on Wednesday evening last . Present ; Messrs . Arnott , Bezer , Grassb y , Hol yo a ke , and Shaw . John Shaw presided . The correspondence received was read . Reports on financial questions having been given , and arrangements thereon made , Mr . Holyoake then read the following address , whi c h , on tho motion of Messrs . Crassl y and tfezer , was unanimousl y adopted : —

    TO THE NINE HUNDRED . CILO P ^^ V 11 ™ T » E NEW EXECUTIVE OOUS EwL « T MTI 0 NAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION AssocZ \ 7 ll w , d see , n * hilt the National Chart * ^ Sm ° e 1 , aA . iH nedby two gentlemen who Imvc for « m . tiE ! ffi Ju ( an & ° 8 ent , l ! t , la i 1 , 0 l , r ? PUbl )' xf-Harnev nlWo i » I . ne - a , ld Mr - Ernest Jones . Mr . ffiSb ^ fiiJ ^ «*«» duties demanded of sit upon tlfe ExecuUve " ^ St Mr . Jones ca nnot these reasons are equally ^ Jftor "' ? nstuu lted - B 1 th every one of whom miK 8 { Son ti ^ T * " * ° rm m As Mr ITarnov in , » m n tlle 3 ° accounts . hestfcs S wL t Pt £ Z "fiffi Sume V ° \ tha decline to act officially ? or it they nm 1 tV ? - ?** its official existence \ iLm to 7 e 7 nd , s he vT T it they must be willing that this shal happen y aba " ° these

    As gent ' emen are so intimately connected wifi , * k « reputation of Chartism an i a , tiu , v wire , o Sly mi 2 j up with it , we presume they are ooncerned-that if it ufi die it shall at least die out with honour . If so , they arebonnd to stand by the Executive till the debts incurred durint their joint administration are paid . Mr . Harney ' s feeling on this point we expect will be the same . Mr . Jones hag expressed a willingness to aid . But it is submitted that these gentlemen are bound to make this a question of personal honour , and use their influence at once to this end It appears that the liabilities are about £ 37 in all , unl-ss augmented by legal proceedings . . The new Executive have taken steps to prevent any increase on their account ; and this will bo , » ofaras thoy are concerned , the final debt , and this the final amount . Unless this sum is subscribed soon by those Chartists who late y voted for the election of the new officers , legal proceedmgs will be instituted for the recovery of £ 15 S 3 , of rent due for our office .

    If Mr Ernest Jones and Mr . Harney will show tbat it would be honourable in us , severally ; to resign , as they nave done , and leave the debts unpaid , i t w ill r e liev e us much to be enabled to follow the ex . n . ple Messrs . Harney and Jones have set . Wepropose ^ at least , to continue in office till this £ 37 is subscribed . Will those Chartists who are interested in the honour of their appointed officers , take this matter into immediate consideration ? In electing two members in place of the two who have resigned , choice should fall upon two persons willing to pay £ 4 each , m case the liabilities are not u . ot . For the present Executive ostensiH y of nine members , e nt e r o ffice saddled with a debt off 4 each , for which imperative demands are being made . The report some have spread-that it is the intention of this hxecuttve to band over tire movement to the Parliamentary Reform Association—is too false to be believed br

    any one who aro well informed , and too absurd to need more than aflat denial . Not one of us would even entertain a question of the kind—if it were possible or desirable —unlcs 3 in the presence of a general Convention . though 900 was the highest number of votes recorded at tho recent election , ahout 1 , 400 persons voted . If each member will , within one month from this date , subscribe one shilling each , it will meet honorably all our liabilities , and leave us with a surplus in band , with which to call the Convention asked for , and carry on the agitation publicly committed to our hands . We , therefore , call upon all who value the character of Chartism to subscribe this sum forthwith , and call upon each secretary of the localities to collect and remit to the care of Mr . James Grassbj , 96 . Regent-street , Lambeth , tbe amount ot such collections without delay . { Sg o ) James Ghassby , Secretarv , protein . January 14 th , 1852 .

    The Secretary was instructed to issue a notice to all localities , requesting them to nominate forthwith two fit and proper persons to fill the vacancies in the Committee , caused by the r es i gnations of Ernest Jones and Thomas Martim Wheeler , and for w ard such nominati o ns , addressed to him as above , on or before Wednesday , January 28 th , as all nominations received after that date will be null and void . The Committee then adjourned to Wednesday evening , January 21 st .

    James Okassby , Secretary , pro tern . Mkxrspohtan Dkleoatk Council . —On Sunday afternoon a meeting of ibis association was held at the Literary Institution , Leicester-place , Saffron-hill—Mr . Wood in the chair . It was deeidod that tho public meeting should be held at John-street Institution , on Tuesday , 20 th January . The following sums were received for that purpose : —Westminster , 2 s . 6 d . ; Ship , 2 s . 6 d . ; Hrixton , 2 s . Gd . ; Chelsea , 3 s . ; City , 2 s . ; E . Jones , Is . ; Murray , G ; i . ; West , 6 d . ; Charlton , 4 d . —After considerable discussion as to the individuals to be invited , and the policy to be adopted , and several motions and amendments , tho following resolution was moved by Mr . Ernest Jones : — " That the Delegate Council invite no speaker to speak on their behalf at any of their meetings , who is not prepared to dissuade the people from

    lending support to any reform movement short of the People's Charter . " —In his opinion the fate of tbe movement depended upon their decision . A delegate meeting of the Chartists of Yorkshire and Lancashire was then being held to discuss the same subject . If they succumbed to the measures of the middle class , tbey would bo indefinitely postponing the attainment of tho Charter . —Mr . Murray seconded the resolution . The Financial Reformers would not allow Chartists to speak at their meetings ; and it was bad policy to allow ihem to promulgate their views at Chartist meetings . They should invite men in whose sentiments tho country had confidence . — Mr , Nicholls opposed the motion . A man might be a good Chartist even though ho belonged , as ho himself did , to the Parliamentary Reform Association . At a

    Chartist meeting he should never think of advising the people to join the Parliamentary Reformers . It was highly unjust not to allow their opponents to speak . —Mr . Jones explained thatany peraon could move an amendment if he thought proper , but it was not right that they should speak with the authority of that Councl . —Messrs . Cottle and Farrer opposed the motion as calculated to create opponents . — Messrs . Knowles , Docksey , and Wood , supported the motion , which was carried by a considerable majority . — Messrs . Harney , Kydd , O'Brien . 'E . Jones , and Thomas Cooper , A . Wood , J . Holyoake , and Mr . Nicholls , were nominated to be invited by the Secretary to address the meeting . —On the vote being taken , Messrs . O'Brien and Holyoake were rejected . —Mr . Murray suggested inviting the recently elected Executive , and after a short discussion the subject dropped . —A motion was then made that the

    Secretary of tho Executive be invited to attend the meeting to enrol members . In the course of the discussion which ensued , Mr . E . Jones was requested to give some further exp lanation as to the cause of the resignations in the Executive . —Mr . Jones thoug ht it was not a portion of tho business of the Council . In relation to himself he did not think that his honour as a gentleman demanded any f urther explanation than that contained in his letter . Neither could ho give it without entering on personal matters . — Mr . Clark : Thoy had no claim upon the services of the recently appointed Secretary , as they did not pay hira . — He believed tho Executive was defunct . —After some further conversation , the matter dropped without any decision being come to . A discussion took place relative to the principles of the rules of the Council , which resulted in B . Jones offering to insert them on the covers of his "Notes to the People . " The offer was accepted , and the Council adjourned .

    Literary Institution , Leicester-place , Little Saffron- hill . —Mr . Bezer lectured here on Sunday evening . Sub- ¦ ject : " Association among the poor , the only remedy for r conspiracy among the rich , " The lecturer very happily j showed that the same words and actions bore very different t constructions when applied to the poor to which they y b ore wh en app lied to the rich , and gave a host of lamiliar , r illustrations . Be then showed tbe misery brought about it by the present isolated state of working men , " and con- lcluded by recommending association as the only means by » y which * ey could ever obtain either political or social inde- ependence—Mr . F . Curzon , in a very eloquent manner , ir , supported some , and disputed others , of the lecturer ' s obser- : r » vations . —Mr . T . Wheeler replied to the objections of Mr . Ir . Curzon in an energetic address . —Messrs . Sharp and Watts Its

    also addressed the meeting , which was wound up by the . he reply of Mr . Bozer . —The hall was well attended , and the ; he proceedings were of an animated character . —The chair was fas ably filled by Mr Weedon . LoBonnonouon .-Ata meeting held on Tuesday , the fol- following resolutions were adopted : — " That , having viewedved with sorrow the miserable state our movement is brought to t to by the inefficiency of the late Executive , and fearing lestlest our movement should be handed over to the middle class lass . reformers , it is our opinion that it is the duty of the Char-iar- ' tist Executive to forthwith call a National Chartist Conven-ren- ¦ tion , to take into consideration the steps necessary to be bes taken in the present crisis . " " That should the Executive lives call a National Convention , we hereby pledge ourselves to don do > eur utmost to support such Convention . " - * -JoH « F a rrow iow ,, Corresponding Secretary .

    Mbrtuyr Tvnvn ,. —At a meeting recently held , the lol- lollowing resolution was adopted : — " That we are of opiniouniona that a Convention ou <; ht to be called as soon as convenientienU , to consider the present position of the Chartist Movementaentt with a view to its better organisation , and that the Convenivenk . tion consider tbe propriety and practicability of establishing ling 11 newspaper in connexion with the Chai fist movement . WitlWitlil a sublime faith in the justice of our cause , we are dete ^ etem mined never to agitate tor , nor countenance a less measurasurr of Reform than the Peoples Charter . '—John Owen , Su ' , Sui Secretary .

    ^ „ , Whiteohapei ,. — On Sunday evening a discussion too toco place at the Ship Inn , Great Garden street , relative to tlto til future prospects of the movement , and the late resignatioifttioiu in the Executive . Considerable blame was attached ted those who resigned-more especiall y to Ernest Jones : b s : b o no decision was come to upon the subject . The delegatlegatt from tbe Metropolitan Council reported relative to t to tt holding of apublur mseting . Mcbim . } . Bhaw . J . U . ii Stratton , t , ooper , and others , wo * pwt in the procteiisieiisii

• Citation
  • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 17, 1852, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_17011852/page/5/