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THE AMALGAMATED SdCIETf OF ENGINEERS
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NATIONAL CHAETuU ASSOCIATION. The folWin...
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joepbe provjsfonal merely . rwjj ^ > ithstan ( Ji v tn 0 ^ tlBl W * 5 * 3 Journ als at having aoaloaltafaon of the mu ^ fa PPiDiPiDtecUonist Cabmet in om ^ ^ ^ ? F 3 Tta _ jfi ^ t >& not ha te nam to such 8 ^ «&?«* gating sUtefcehi- > as to lS ^ iatena « is ; nor woul d ihey speak with « bated bbrefcreath snd whispering humbleness" about bowing awitfcrith s ubmission to tho general expression of tho publilic lie will . . , ^ , . I It is possible that Lord Debet may , when using tiheihese words , calculate that tbe corruption , bribery , « anc « id btimldation , -which will be set in motion by tbe
< CaCartton Club and the landlords upon the present ^ unlimited constituency , may g ive him a small nominal j-mattajority , and hence enable him , under cover of that i mamajority , to propose a restoration of Protection . That ] hy hypothesis , however , appears to ns improbable . It lis is more likely tbat the deckration is meant to cover i a i a re-fireat frcta the Protectionist policy , and to retain ; j > o - power without carrying out the measures tbat were ex expected from him by his own party . It is something > ne new for the old Tory party , headed by the haughty -SiSiASLEr of Derby , to speak with so much respect of ' **' i * public opmion * ' and tbe ' popular will . ' It recalls "lo ' too ' forcibTy the Premier ' s description , years ago , of a ' M ' thimble-rig Ministry , ' and suggests ^ comfortable K'Juspieions that what he then so well described he is rrii "now about to practice .
• Supposing tbat tbe new Parliament , when it assc sembtes in the autumn , pronounces decidedly against P Protec tion in any form . What then ? ^ Ministers , H if they act npon fteir present professions , will ba 61 bouud to gire tie question up . Can they do that , i 1 if tJreyli &' ve a sincere belief in the principles they p - profess f Will they be allowed to do so by their * i * -p ^ fy out of doors , represented as that party will be h \ the Duke of Richmond , and a , strong section in A i ' arliameut ? If so , what becomes of Mr . Disraeli ' s t carefully concocted and venomous diatribes against Vthe ' traitor' Peel ? What of the chivalrous ' ! - ' Starlet ' s repeated declarations , that a protective i \ tfolicv alone can maintain the greatness or prevent
i the rain , of this great empire ? wnatottnewdigua-1 tion of the -whole Protectionist party at the course by which they * W £ b * betrayed' in 18 i 6 ? Surely , that ¦ which was . ' c & ndemned so bitterly in Sir R . Peel and his € febinet , will not change its real character Sjacatrao it is repeated by Lord Derby and his . Either the restoration of Protection is desirable and expedient , or it is not . If the former , ft is opposed io all p olitical morality that the men who profess to lold that belief , should remain in power with' nt attempting to give effect to tbeir convictions . If the latter , they nsnrp th © places wbich otber men should fill , aud play the part either of hypocrites or traitors . * 3 heieougbttobenoBnilly-Bhally with such an important question . Let ns have the battle fought 4 airlv and manfully out at once , and let whoever wins Slave " the honours , the emoluments , and the
responsibilities of office . It is abhorrent , both to the Constitution of the country and the Englishman ' s love of fair play , to have a Ministry in office carrying on the public business npon principles to which they are in their own hearts opposed ; and if the honour and the reputation of our public is to be maintained unblemished , no such public scandal must be permitted . These considerations are for the nation at largo , the-cWtJcter'fiad interests of which aro deeply involved in ' -tfes issue . Bnt to the advocate of political aud social " reform the question wears a still more imjorttsft aspect . While rival parties are squabbling oyei dead questions , the living and pressing problems of the age can receive no solution . The injurious Tesult of tbe present state of political parties is to be
" seen in the manner in which all these urgent questi ons a * re thrown into the "back ground . Itepresenta' tive ueform , Educational Improvement , and the Lsijour Question , aU of which would undoubtedly ¦ have formed hustings questions had the present ^ Ministry not been in power , are now thrown overboard . Hera and there they may be talked about in passing , but tho real struggle will evidently take place on points totally unconnected with them . They -will be postponed to the ' Greek Kalends' of another Parliament , because Members elected simply to deeld ' * ' whether Protection shall be restored or not , are * not likely to be competent , or , if so , to consider themselves called upon to take op the wider and larger - questions of the franchise , Education , and Employment .
Yet , if tho Derby : Cabinet acted nponjirtncipfe , - anti would endeavour to devise a just , rational , and universal system of Protection , which would embrace aU classes of society , instead of merely limiting theit Protection to owners and occupiers of the soil , th & y would be less inconsistent in the abstract than a Free Trade Ministry . 3 f , Bastiat , the eminent French Economist , has just addressed a letter to M . TmEES , a Protectionist , under the title of ' Protection and Communism , 'in-which he seeks to prove that a defender of the principle of Protection cannot consistently denounce Communism . "We believe that in taking that position , M . Bastiat is perfectl y
right—not for the reasons he assigns , but because Protection and Communism rest upon the samo princi ple . Both are opposed to the great dogmas of modern political economy . 'Let alone . Every man for himself , and the Devil take the Mndmost . ' Both rest npon the fundamental proposition , that regulation , order , and concert , are requisite in the management of human affairs , and that to leave them to chance or selfishness , or unregulated competition , is , in fact , to establish social mnarcby , and to give free scope to all the demoralising and destructive agencies in society , which the rational aud practical Legislator would endeavour to remove or control , and limit in tbeir action . The one looks
npon society as a battle field , in which the powerful or the cunning have a right to master the weak and the defenceless , and to carry off and enjoy all the plunder they can collect ; the other as an extended family , to which there ought to be applied the same " principle of subordination , forethought , and provision * or all foreseen wants , which characterises the well-regulated family . If the Protectionist Government act in this spirit , and rise above merely class-interests and questions , there are numerous social changes which they might consistently introduce and promote , tbe carrying of wbich would have a marked , immediate , and most beneficial effect on the condition of the masses .
There is not a smgle practical reform , of any kind , at - present agitated , which does not embody the fundamental principle of Socialism , and -which is not in contradiction to the antagonistic , incoherent , and subversive principle of unregulated competition and selfishness . We can scarcely , however , expect , nntil these views become more clearly understood , that tbe men in power will either comprehend or favour them ; and , in the meantime , we suppose , must submit to tiie necessity of seeing the old party battles fought over again , and the energies , as well as the resources of the nation , wasted in contests which can leave behind no permanentl y beneficial result .
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Corrupt Practices At Elections. The Monm...
CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS . The Monmouth election has given rise to a correspondence in which both parties have , as usual in such Ca * f ?» made charges aud countercharges , which , if credited , would be merely another version of the old Btory of Pot v . Kettle . In the undoubted drunkenness , bribery , intimidation , outrage , blows , bloodttied , and destruction of property by which it was ois iinguished , we have a sample of what is preparing for the whole country in the course of a month or
• wo . The dominant classes affect to believe that a "anted constituency is the best means of preserving «» peace , order , and morality of the community , ** d stigmatise as anarchists and destructives all who t ? T * extend ! t How well-fonnded that belief is ^ eds only such illustrations as that to which we refer , & w to re Dewed npon a larger scale under the J 2 * the Carlton and the Reform Clubs . In feree ° L \ ? head 9 aartere of tho riFa * factions , ti , ei sine ption 8 naTe t ) een entered into to provide pro DorfJn ? f ? I arfor the cming struggle ; and in r wwmo ntO the e-mnniliinrA mil lw t * h « c-rfmit ~ t 80
h / t &^ f ^ g agencies let loose upon the people oian . ~? I P ° fe 8 ss at other times to be the cuar-^^ . P b > morality . * Parliam P a on of the approaching saturnalia , a bill r „ Was ° ccupied just before the recess with It * 7 £ eTeatm g Corrupt Practices at Elections . ' JfteS . W rted by the late Premier « oA the ¦ toini-X » J ? PP * f en « y acquiesced in by the present "y-at least all parties proftwed ihmdw
Corrupt Practices At Elections. The Monm...
favourable to its object—but it was easy to see tnat noneof them had their heart in the work . It . was only a sacrifice . to appearances—a dodge for deceiving the many into a belief in their political purity ; at the very moment that both parties knew they were preparing for an almost unprecedented use of tbe very practices against \ rhich the bill was directed . Lord J . Russell must know by this time that all attempts to prevent corrupt practices at elections , or undue interferences with electors must fail , while the constituency is so limited arid so accessible , either by pecuniary bribes , of other sinister and impure influences . To eitend the Suffrage , to group the electors
in such masses as would render nugatory any attempt to tamper with it , and to give in addition the protection of the ballot , is too radical a measure for Lord John and the Liberals . They like to reserve the power of doing a little bribery on their own account , of course for the public good , and they therefore play with the evil they pretend to correct . The shade of hypocrisy on the Tory side is only a little darker . Mr . WalpOIE pretended to concur with the oljcct of the measure , aud then exercised all thaingenuity in his power to emasculate it ; and the probability is , that it will either not pass at all , or come out of the committee as utterly worthless as scores of similar
It is well to know , however , that the game of bribery and corruption , if played on a large scale in the Election of 1852 , must be so under materially altered circumstances ; and the real friends of purity of Election , have it in their power , under these altered circumstances , to punish those who tamper with the Franchise . The law has been altered in more respects than one—though without special reference to Elections . But it is now * applicable to them in such a-way as , if enforced , to Tender wholly impossible the wholesale corruption which formerl y took place . Under the old Parliamentary system of inquiry into controverted Elections , it was the practice of the Committee to sit while tbe agents of the petitioning and sitting member performed a tedious process of substruction from the number of voters on each
side .: Those who succeeded in striking off most being declared winners in the game ; The candidate who had been proved at least constructively guilty of bribery and corrupt practices , could not be touched or unseated , unless direct agency couldhetraced to him . That was almost always prevented by clever tactics ; and thus the really guilty party escaped the punishment due to his malpractices . By the change effected in the Law of Evidence b y Lord Campbell ' s Act of 1850 , tbe state of affairs to tally altered . All parties to a suit may be called as witnesses , and examined upon oath touching the circumstances of which they aro cognisant . If a candidate is charged with bribery , therefore ,. and with having obtained his seat by that means , ho may be called into the witness box ^ and compelled to state what he has done and said in the matter . Should
he take the other course , and decline to answer , on the general principle that no man is bound to criminate himself , the practical result would be the same , because such a reply would be equivalent to an admission . The same change in the Law of Evidence affects all the minor agents and movers of the machinery of Corruption who were formerly exempt from personal examination ; and thus facilities for the detection and punishment of corrupt practises are , perhaps unconsciously , by our Legislators placed at the command of the public to a greater extent than at any former period .
As an immediate step , and one much more likel y to deter candidates for senatorial seats from spending either their own money or grants from the Reform and Carlton in bribery , than any sham act of Parliament , we suggest the formation of Detective Committees , with the avowed purpose of petitioning against every return -which they have reason to believe has been procured by such means . By acting rigorously in that determination , and raising the
funds by small local subscriptions , for prosecuting these inquiries , we-believe that auch a blow would be struck against the whole system of . corruption that it could not possibly stand . Ministers and Members would feel that it was hopeless to contend against such a mode of attack , and that they might as well grant at once a real and effective machinery for guaranteeing Purity of Election , and the free exercise of the Franchise .
The O'Connor Fund. Brought Forward, £6 O...
THE O'CONNOR FUND . Brought forward , £ 6 Os . 2 Is . ; William Parkinson , Preston , per James Brown , 2 s . 6 d- ; John Bilsborough , Ditto , Is . ; Mrs . Bilsborough , Ditto , 6 d . ; John Taylor , Ditto , Is . ; George Pilkington , Ditto , 2 s . Gd . ; Collected at Ditto , 12 s . 6 d . ; Samuel Hudson , per J . Sweet , Nottingham , 3 d . ; Remitted by Mr . Sturgeon , Junior , 0 'Connorville , Mr . Sturgeon , 2 s . ; Mr . House , 2 , ; Mr , Cr . Wheeler , Is Mr . R ., Smith , Is . ; Mr . Parris , Is . ; Mr . Tarry , Is . {—Total , £ 7 9 s . 2 d . Johm Abnott , Secretary . RECEIVED BY MR . R . O ' CONNOR . W . Darlow , Long Buckby , Is .
Mi-Suture Of Cromwell.—At The Last Meeti...
Mi-suture of Cromwell . —At the last meeting of the Society of Scottish Antiquaries , a curious jewel , belonging to the Earl of Leven , and entailed iu his lordship ' s family , was exhibited by the Hon . Leslie Melville . It is believed to have been transmitted by the Speaker of the House of Commons to the Earl of Leven on the occasion of the surrender of Charles I ., when the Earl was in command of the army at Newark . The jewel encloses a beautiful little miniature of Oliver Cromwell . —E . N . —Notes and Queries .
The Militia . —A meeting of young men was held at the Public Room , Broadmead , Bristol , on Wednesday night , for the purpose of agreeing to a petition to parliament and an address to the youn ; men ef England against the Militia Bill as introduced into the House of Commons by Earl Derby ' s government . The cbair was taken by Mr , Thomas Matthews , and the meeting was addressed by Mr . E . H . Matthews , Mr . Wil way , Mr . Stokes , Mr . Fillers , Mr . Powell , Mr . Butcher , Mr . Short , and others , in condemnation of the mt-asnro , and also by Mr . "W . Tatnlyn and Mr . Kesterman ( formerly an officer in tbe array , ) who deprecated the strong and , as they contended , un-English language wbich was used in tbe address in reference to the army . A petition to the House of Commons against the measure was adopted , as also an address to the young men of England , calling on them to declare their sentiments with respect to tbe bill .
Tubes Ciuwrks Poisoskd Bt Ornamented Ci * Bs .--On Thursday Mr . Wakley , M . P ., held an inquest ot the Hunter ' s Arms , Gompton-street , Brunswick-square , on Bridget Tyreby , aged four years . James Tyreby , deceased's father , deposed tbat on Good Friday deceased received from a relative , amongst other Easter presents a large cake surmounted by varigated sugar ornaments of different colours . Deceased divided tbe cake amongst tiro other of . his children , who . with-deceased partook heartily of tbe cake and its ornaments . Soon afterwards all of them became dangerously ill , and were seized with violent retchings aud spasms . He instantly called in Mr . Hopton , surgeon , who exerted his utmost skill to save their lives ; but despite bis efforts deceased died in dreadful agony last Monday . Tbe other children , although better , continue very iil . — Mr . Hopton ,
surgeon , Judd street , said that he found tbe three children suffering from all the symptoms of an active poison . He applied every possible antidote , but without effect as regarded deceased , who had eaten mora than the others of the poisoned ornaments , and she died on Monday . Upon a post mortem examination he found that deceased had been very healthy with the exception of the effects produced by poison , which manifested themselves in the stomach and intestines . He roado an analysis of the stomach , wbich led him to the conclusion that lead was the poison that destroyed life . —The coroner , in summing up , regretted that many similar cases of death , caused under such circumstances , had come before him , and expressed a hope that a stop would bo put to the sale of oakes ornamented by such poisoned materials .- V » rdicfc , "Accidental Death . "—Hopes are entertained by Mr . Hopton of the ultimate recovery of the two other children .
On Wednesday evening Mr . Wakley held an inquest in the Gray ' s-inn-lane workhouse on Robert Thompson , aged seventy-two . Deceased was a native of Ayrshire , and served in the Sappers and Miners fifty years . On one occasion he -was a whole day engaged at a bastion , under tbe personal inspection of" the Duke . " "Although his breast was adorned by clasps and medals he bad not a farthing pension . He claimed the honour of inventing the Archimedian screw and other inventions . Latterly his only support was derived from the Scotch Hospital and chance charity . On Monday morning his landlord , not having seen him for
several days , forced open his door , and found him lying dead and partially decomposed on a bundle of rags which formed his bed . Near him lay a phial containing some laudanum , and 2 s . 7 d . was found npon his person . In the room were 200 pairs of boots and heaps of bones he had collected . He had not a friend to own him . Mr .- Whitfield , snrgeon , opened the body , and found that he died of disease of the heart . Verdict accordingly . An Iniebrstiito Eisrra Offkbisq . — On Sunday last , April 11 th , was presented to William Kaye , Esq ., of Broughton , Manche ster , by his lady , the extraordinary number of three daughters , who , with Mrs , £ » ye , we are happy to state , aw doing well .
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The Amalgamated Sdcietf Of Engineers
THE AMALGAMATED SdCIETf OF ENGINEERS
THE STRIKE . The concessions which have boon mmlo by the Council on behalf of the society not haying been met by a corresponding spirit of conciliation oh the part of the employers— - but , on tho contrary , the declaration is still continued as a condition upon which only employment can bo resumed , a conference of delegates from eleven of the princi pal towns Biirroutidirig Manchester met On Friday last at Manchester , and lifter a full consideration of the q ' uefltibn , the following resolutions were carried : — # . " That no further concessions be offered , but that eVery district represented here , and the society generally , be
requested to Use all possible means to procure the necessary support for the men out of employment who are determined to withstand the sighing of the declaration . " That an appeal be issUed td the branches and td the fradesgenerally , setting forth the present condition a « d prospect of the workmen , and the duty incumbent on every Englishman to assist the men at present out of employment in obtaining the withdrawal of the obnoxious declaration , and tbat the appeal bebnsed on tho concessions already made by the Executive Council in tbeir circular dated April 5 th . 1852 . " The ¦• Daily tews" has the following j—
« 'tt is shewn now that many of the Operatives begin to feel the effects of the Strike severely . That which waS at first mero inconvenience soon became privation , and the long duration of the contest , toge ' her with tho reduction made a month since in the allowance to the society men , has at length involved a largo proportion of tho strike hands in positive misery . It is not improbable , therefore , that many of them may he induced In despair to accept tho " declaration -J' but the inference is inevitable that a to . conciliation thbs effected cannot in its results bb perfectly satisfactory to either of the parties concerned , and it is to be hoped that the employers will , if only for their own ad . vantage , be satisfied with the unquestionable tridmph which they have achieved , and devise some method of reopening their shops to their former workmen without insisting on tbeir signing a declaration which ; as the men afBnti , would involve an utter sacrifico of manly independence upon their part , and which , we fear , must necessarily keep their minds in a onriatant forment of brooding , disc ' oritent for the future . '' . ' ¦ ' . -- ¦¦ . . •*•• .
Although the strike hands dn Saturday , received their thirteenth weekly strike pay w-ithout arty further reduction , at the rate of lbs . per man , the amount of assistance contributed by the trades fads sensibly dec ! ine'd , tbe ContributionB being f « , « cr in numoer and smaller in their items than formerly . Tho following societies have contributed during the past week , viz .: —Rope-makers of tho port of London , £ 5 5 s . ; Western Friendly Society of Cooperative Plasterers , Pine Apple , Westbonrne-stree , Pimlico , £ 10 ; Friendly Society of Carpenters , George the Fourth , Leicester-square , £ 15 ; Plasterers' Friendly Society . "White Horse , Half Moon-street , "fWoueh ( weekly levy ); Painters' Association ( weekly ) j Stuff Hatters ( weekly ); Din Plate Workers , Bristol ; Bricklayers' and Masons' Society , £ l 0 ; Poplar Association , £ 11 an-l £ 13 ; Silk Hatter ' s , Lord Nelson and Black Bull , ( weekly )'; Tin . -Plato Workers , Black Jack ; Carpenters , Silrci : Cup } Staffordshire Ware Potters .
£ 10 ; Typo-fou ' nders ( weekly ); Tobacco trade in general ( weekly ); West End Bootmakers , £ 20 ; Curriers , Coventry ; Curriers , York ; Carpenters , Running Horse , Dukestreet , Grosvenor-square , £ 15 ; "United Trade Of Silver * Smiths , £ 25 ; Jewellers ( weekly ) . Another conference of Trades delegates tf as held on Wednesday evening , at the Bell Inn , Old Bailey , 'but no progress was mado totfards rendering effective ahd immediate pecuniary assistance to the engineers , who , without such assistance , as it ii apparent tbat their own funds must have been nearly if not entirely absorbed in the contest , cannot hope to maintain their present reduced rate of allowance to strike hands ( or even any approach to its amount ) , involving as it doe . ) , in addition to other and important society expenses , an outlay of upwards of £ 2 , 2000 per week . Under the former rate of allowance , the strike outlay amounted to the enormous sum of £ 3 , 400 .
Tho followinff letter , addressed to the Editor , appeared fn the Times " of Thursday : — * -SiR , —Allow me to thankjyou for the general tone of your article of Saturday last , in which you recoirimond tho Employers' Association to withdraw tho declaration which they call upon the workmen to sign ns the condition of allowing them to resume work , now that the Amalgamated Society have withdrawn the circular of tbe 21 th of December , 1851 . lthas been noticeable . that neither the " Times , " nor any other of the organs of public opinion which have advocated the cause of tho employers , has ever justified this declaration , Indeed , on the principles laid down in your own columns , it was totally unjustifiable , for it struck at that right of combination which you recognised , and which is sanctioned by the aots of the legislature .
"With regard to myself personally , I might , without c 3 mplaining , eubmiUobecharged with folly , but Icannot remain silent when I am charged with insincerity . I admit . that you have a perfect right to form ahd express a judgment upon my intellectual calibre , but motives lie deeper , and ought not to bo lightly questioned , t am perhaps as well known as any man to ti . e working members of the engineering trade ; for many years I have advocated , always peacefully and legally , the discontinuance of the practices of piecework and overtime , without reference to any scheme of Socialism or Communism ; for that advocacy I have often suffered without parading my personal complaints before the
public . Through all I have steadily endeavoured to gain what I considered a benefit to my fellow workmen , and I am not yet without hope tbat , when the animosities of a contest have died away , employers as well as employed will recognise the necessity of modifying , if not abolishing , a system from which much of evil appears to be inseparable . " With regard to the Council of tho Amalgamated Society and the members , I wish to say that no single individual lias pecuniarily been benefitted by tho struggle , a fact which any ono may verify ; while ou the other hand proofs of sincerity seldom equalled by any body of men have been given by the expenditure of more than £ 30 , 000 , and by the unmurmuring endurance of privations .
" Hoping that you will insert this letter , and continue to recommend the settlement of this protracted dispute by the withdrawal of the Employers'declaration ' 1 am , sir your obedient servant , " Wilwam Nbvcion . " 35 , Arbour-square , April 12 th . "
WOLVERHAMPTON CONSPIRACY CASE . Cablislb , Afrx 13 th . —I have this week been engaged in waiting upon the various trades ' of Carlisle , to solicit their aid in defraying the liabilities incurred by the London Defence Committee on the above important case , 1 have had interviews with the Curriers , Cotton Spinners , Tailors , Shoemakers , Block-printers , Moulders , Ac , Ac My mission to Carlisle may be considered as successful , though not to the extent I anticipated . Several causes may be assigned for this . The Trades generally are in a very disorganised state . The Cotton trade is' the staple trade of Carlisle ; but neither tbe Spinners nor Weavers have any union whatever , and all the efforts to bring them into union which have been made for the last twelve months have proved abortive . This is a lamentable state of things , but such is the fact . The other trades are not in a much better condition , still they have their societies , and , though small , have the power of retarding the downward tendency of wages .
Another cause which operated against me has been the Easter holidays . In times of festivity and merry making there is considerable difficulty in getting a meeting of the trades . It is right that men after toiling the . year round should have a week of rejoicing and healthful recreation ; but one thought should be bestowed upon our suffering brethren , whu have sacrificed their ^ liberties , their homes ; their wives and families , to vindicatejthe Rights of Labour , and to uphold the honour and dignity- [ of British industry . To the credit of the shoemakers . and / tailors of Carlisle , I must say they abandoned an hour ' s " pleasure to deliberate upon tbe claims of our incarcerated friends , and to devise means to secure their liberation . The shoemakers , though poor and few in number , voted £ 1 . The other trades have agreed to make subscriptions , as soon as the holidays are over .
_ Messrs . Graham and Beebyhase rendered me great assistance , for which they deserve the thanks of the Defence Committee . I am , yours , & c , Edward Humphries . MAsrcnssiEtt . —A strong impression ia now generally prevalent amongst the men that the declaration is about to be withdrawn , and several of them have intimated to their late employers a desire that the views of the Executive Committee on the subject should be announced . We have been requested to state that , so long as tho Employers' Association exists , there is no chance of the withdrawal of tbe declaration , as it is one of the fundamental rules of the association that each member shall require all his workpeople to sign tho declaration on entering his employment . The Amalgamated Society hare withdrawn their two demands respecting piecework and overtime , but we aro informed tbat tho rules of the Amalgamated Society , and several other engineering Trades' Societies , contain rules
which are equally objectionable—and it seems indispensable to the proper adjustment of the relations between employers and employed that these rules bo rescinded . There has been an increase of workpeople in tho works belonging to tbe members of the employers' association , in the Manchester district amounting to about 300 , and it is said that the proportion of skilled men is increasing . We understand that when all the workshops are filled with men who have signed the declaration , or when all the objectionable rules and bye laws of the Amalgamated and other Societies which interfere with the mutual arrangements of employers and workmen are removed , then the dissolution of the association may be expected . In our last publication we stated that we had been informed that twenty men -flete about to commence work at one establishment without signing the declaration . We have 8 'nce been assured b y the secretary of the Employers' Association that this was incorrect , and that the men referred to * did' sign the declaration . —Mancnester Examiner ..
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An American Chichion . —Some time ago the editor of the " Jonesborough Whig " ( Tennesse ) announced his intention Of Starting a new religious periocliq ^ l ;— " yf 0 f ee \ competent , " he says , - ' to the task of editing , and publishing a work on politics , one on religion , ono on science , and another on anything else , all at the same time . Our genius is bounded on the east by tbe rising sun , on the west by the horizon , on tbe south by the shores of time , and on the north by the farthest limits of aefcronprnigal imaglaation , "
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NATIONAL CHAETuU ASSOCIATION . The folWing * items have been received ;—oitv Iiocalifcy , per F . Farrah , 4 s . } Mr . Leno . is . ; p Farrah , Is . ; Mr . Dickson , Is . ; Mr . Moring , 6 d . Mr . Strange , 3 d . ; per Mr . Ernest Jones , 8 s . ; Mr ' Stringer , per Mr . Beyriolds , Is . ;—Total , 10 s . # d . The Committee feel thankful to those who have contributed towards the liquidation of tho debt ,- and earnestly call on all who have not clone so , having any . respect for the cause of Chartism , to forthwith sohd in their subscriptions , bo that the accoiiats riiay be honourably woundup , . Jambs Ghabsby , Secretary , 96 , Regent-street , Lambeth .
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Bhistol . —At the general weekly meeting , on Tuesdfiy evehih-f- the following resolution was adopted : ' — " That , while this meeting records its unabated confidence in the justice of the People ' s Charter , we batre long obsemd -with deep regret the apathy and disunion that years of blighted hopes and bitter personalities have produced amongst Us former advocates and adherents . This clearly demonstrates , in our opinion , the necessity of tbe popular party adopting i more fituicatfle and csntiniatory policy for their future operations . Believing that the reconstruction of such a movememt at the present time is urgently required , as much
for the purpose of guarding the popular mind against the allurements of sham friends as to combat the retrogressive policy of open foes , this meeting respectfully beg to call the attention : of our Chartist and Democratic friends to the policy proposed by our honourable friend , T . S . Buncombe , Esq ., M . P ., in hk tepli to out address oa that important question , hoping it will reCeiVe it their hands that calm and deliberate consideration which the magnitude of the subject and the patriotic integrity of that gentleman demands . '' The discussion on the merits of Mr . Buncombe ' s programme was adjourned to nest Tuesday evenimj . —W . Shbkham , Secretary .
' CoNFERKKCB 0 * THB . FkJBNOS OF . i'HB WoBitlSO ClASSES . — The third of this series was held on Wednesday evening , at the Tailors' Association Rboriis , Csistle-ssreet , Oxford-street , Professor Maurice Iri the chair . The attendance , especially of the gentlemen Connected therewith , was numerous , including Lord Goderich and " others whose nameo Havd been previously mentioned . —Mr . Hughes , of the Temple , opefled the stibject for discussion , viz ., '' Trades' Unions—their effects Upon the past , and probable influence upon the future , especially as regards Cd-opSratlon . " The speaker gave it as his impression' that , their effects had begb , and we ' re , likely , ' under present arrangements , to prove injurious to thebest interests of the working class—Lloyd Jones , in an elaborate address , showed that , though much of evil had spriing from their operation , that oh the whole their tendencv
bad been to keep up wages , and thus to prevent a large increased amount of misery . —Mr . Poster , a mandfacturer of Bradford , was inclined , front practical observations , to think that Trades Unions , more especially as leading to strikes , were injurious to both employers and employed . —Mr . Lewis was inclined , to adopt an opposite position . — Mr . Washington Wilkes thought that unless conducted upon a large co-operativo scale , they tended to restrict human liberty , and set the interests , not of the masters alone , but of society also against those of working men , The discussion wtts adjourned until the following Wednesday evening ; South Lancashire Delegate Meeting . —A meeting of Delegates , representing the Chartists of Manchester , Asbtonunder-Lyne , Rochdale , Stalybridge , Stockport & o „ was held on Sunday , April 11 th , at Mr . Leonard Haslop's
Temperanee Hotel , Marketplace , Oldham , Mr , Thomas Clews , of Stockport , presided .- The preliminary business having been disposed o , the following resolutions were agreed to without a dissentient . — " That Mr . Edward . Hooson be the county treasurer for tbe next three months . ' ' '' Mr . "William Qrocot t , of Ma . nches ter , be the county secretary for the next three months . " " That , after mature deliberation , we consider ourselves bound to publicly avow our unqualified dis * approval of the programme recently issued by Thomas S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., as the basis for establishing a People ' s Party , believing , as wo do , that the policy' therein propounded willhaveatendenoy to weaken tbe popular cause , by increasing the dissensionsalready too prevalent and exciting in a still greater degree , the disgust beginning to be entertained by the people for the diversified nostrums of men , whose present conduct is so utterly at variance with their
former professions , and whose recommendations of adherence to principle by others ; has been followed by the most glaring dereliction therefrom themselves . That we deeply regret the course Mr . Duncombe has thought proper to pursue , and hope that a little reflection will convince him of the absurdity of attempting to form a People ' s Party unless it is based on just and equitable principles ; That we pledge ourselves to promote , by every justifiable means in our power , the prosperity of Chartism ; and , in accordance With this determination , we request the Manchester Council to c ill a Conference , to be held at Manchester , as early as convenient . Wo also call on the Chartists generally to give the Manchester Council all the support . in their power . That the next Delegate Meeting be held en Sunday , May 9 ch , at the house Of Mr . J . B . Horsfall , Boyton , near Oldham . "
Mbtbopoiiwau Dblkgate Council . —At a meeting in the Finsbury Literary Institution , on Sunday afternoon , Mr . Bligh in the chair , credentials were received from Mr . Fowler , of Hoxton , and from Messrs . Finlen and Thompson from the newly-elected Soho Locality . Mr , Jones reported favourably from the O'Connor Committee . Mr . Wheeler reported fiom the Observation Committee , and an address from that body was adopted , advising the Chartist body not to connect themselves with the new People ' s Party suggested b y T . S . Duncombe . It was also decided that a public meeting should be got up in the borough of Finsbury , to which that gentleman should be invited . Correspondence was read from Professor Oliver Byrne , of America , relative to a Convention being called to sympathise with European democracy . Considerable discussion took
place relative to the best means of promoting tbe liberation of tbe political exiles , but tho subject was adjourned . The following motion , after considerable discussion , was agreed to t— " That if any member of the Council should be found to advocate political franchise doctrines short of , or hostile to , the Charter , it shall be the duty of the , Secretary of the Observation Committee to report the same to tho locality ho represents , Other subjects were referred to tho above Committee , and tbe Council adjourned . • • • Sure Inn , High-Street , Whitechapel . —A meeting was held at the above place on Sunday evening . After hearing reports from the delegates , the locality resolved itself # nto a committee to promote the return of Mr . Newton for the Tower Hamlets . Messsrs . Wheeler , G . Newsome , and Q . Smith were appointed to represent them on the Central Committee ,
Subfj-ielO , —On Monday evening a preliminary meeting of electors and non-electors was held in the Democratic Temperance Hotel , Queen-street , to consider the propriety of soliciting Mr , § , M , Kjdd to become it candidate for this borough at the forthcoming election , and the secretary was authorised to write to that gentleman , asking his views upon the question . A committee was appointed , with power to add to theirnumber . Knowing well the number of electors , and also the number of votes obtained in 184 ? for Mr . Clark , and , believing in the probability tbat there will be seven candidates in the field on this occasion , we feel sanguine of success . —6 . ' Cavill .
NKwcAsituiON-TvuE . —At a numerous meeting of the shareholders of this branch of the National Land Company held in the Joiners * Hall , High Friar street , on Sunday afternoon , at two o'clock , tho following petition and resolutions were adopted : ¦—" To J . Humphries , Esq ., one of the Masters in Chamtry in the matter of the Winding-up of the affairs of the National Land Company . '• " The Petition of the Committee and Shareholders of theNewoastle-on-Tyne BranohoftheLand Company , "B-EsPKCTrmx * Showeth , —That the sudden and abrupt termination of the examination into the affairs of the Com . pany , arising from the incapacity of Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., MP ., the chief promoter , , of the Company , to recollect dates and figures connected with tbe expenditure of th
o money received- on behalf " of the Company , seriously affects the interests of your petitioners by prolonging the time as to when the Lund Company ' s affairs shall be wound up . Your petitioners believe tbat this incapacity on the part of Mr . O'Connor , is solely owing to a deranged and disordered intellect , and to the mind of that gentleman being seriously affected . Therefore they are anxious that the state of the Company ' s affairs should be ascertained as near as it can be by the examination of tbe other directors and officers connected with the Company ; that whatever deficiency may arise from the want of the evidence of Mr . O Lonnor , to properly state the actual and detailed expenditure , your petitioners are willing to look over and to io ^ e , sincerely believing that all is right in the aggregate . That it is likewise to the interest of the shareholders to have the affairs speedily wound up , and the division of the proceeds apportioned amongst them although a Small Bunl
, may not be accounted for . Hence they respectfully submit that the examination into the Company's affairs be immediately resumed , the state of the funds ascertained as near as possible , and the dividend declared with all convenient speed .-Signed on behalf of the meeting , Pbtbr Mi / bray , Chairman ; Thomas Fobrest , Secretary . It was then resolved :- " That this meeting feels itself in duty bound to call the attention of all branches of the Company to the necessity of taking similar steps , it being quite apparent that the funds of the Company will be frittered away by delays of this nature , if the shareholders do not bestir themselves . " It was also resolved . •— " That this meeting adjourn to this day fortnight , and that regular fortniglily meetings be hold to watch the proceedings of the parties connected with the winding-up 0 f the Company's affairs . " -TH 0 MAs Forrest , Secretary ; Mabiw Judb ,
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TO THE CHARTISTS OF THE UNITED KISQDOM Brother CnARTisi 3 ,-Six weeks have now elapsed since we , in our official capacity , with the concurrence of the members of our own and of the surrounding localities , requested you to say whether , under existing circumstances , you would authorise us to call a Conference , to bo held in Manchester , at the earliest possible period , and whether or no you would send a delegate from your respective localities to such Conference . A repetition of the reasons already advanced-why a Conference should he . called at the present time—would be useless , inasmuch as the fact of its necessity is already , before tho country ; and » majority of tho localities , since the issuing of our
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address , have come to tbe conclusion that nothing but an interchange of sentiment , through tho medium of a Conference , can now save tho movement . This is the more manifest , when wo take into consideration the many strenuous efforts made at " Constitutionhungering , " by parties who formerly occupied a prominent Position among the Chartists of this country , but whose efforts have only been productive of discord and contention , phartism , however , is hot vet extinct . All that is required ' 8 a more energetic and better concerted action on tho part of the Chartists themselves . This once shown , tho mushroom parties , who are endeavouring to traffic in our ? hP i ty * 2 ta <* government itself , will bo convinced that « nTfl ? P of th [ i country will notbe satisfied with stunted anu nimsy measures nf n <> fm-m . IVn are ofrfectly aware of
arfl EntTlry ! ffi ° ult ! e 3 nm ) er . riiich many of the localities a SI ™ ITW Wo *>««* therefore expect a largo LSties * hL deleERte 8 : stul out of more than thirty TicZ ^ llT- ^^ r owled with us on the subject H . mnrS tf 1 « Z . . v . l ia Manchester , but six have LL ™ f ,. fnT ° ? from th « others , not onyen-! S ? S Zt ff iS „ aT i duty * hich h « ^ rod npon US , but give us strong hones for fhn diim-i Timtber Chart *) , supported by thKuttJ of maiorny of the localities , ah conscious , of £° u ! lLl % Sff truth , seekmg only the realisation of grac Democracy , And tho establishment of a truo nationality , we feel it would bo criminal in us to delay any longer tho
summoning a Conference as the most effectual means of restoring our beloved Chartism to its former position , so that its voice may onee more" be heard above the clamour of contending factions—its claims admitted , and its triumph achieved in the happiness affd prosperity of all classes of the community . We therefore call upon you througUovifc your respective localities to immediately proceed to tho election of delegates , and to the subscribing of moans for a Conference to be held in the People ' s Institute , Hoyrodstreet . Manchester , on the 17 th of May , J 8 » 2 . —Signed on behalf of the Manchester Council , Wi ' . 'tiam Grocotfr , Chairman ; J . Edward Lewis , Secretary ; Edward Hooson , George Bailey Business Committee .
Parliamentary Reform. The Following Docu...
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM . The following document appeared in the " Daily News " of Tuesday i- »* London , March 11 , iSo 3 . "We , Christian ministers , whose names are hereunto attached . , having long been deeply impressed with the evils of tho existing electoral system , feel it to-be our duty , at tho present juncture , to call tho attention of our brethren to the moral aspects of this most important question , " it appears to us that the question of a large extension of the * franchise is deeply connected with the moral , social , and intellectual condition of the groat mass of the community , from whioh in future generations the real strength of the Church of Christ must be drawn . This question seems to have claims upon us aa ministers , which ordinal' } ' poli- " tical questions do not present , The administration of public affairs is , to a lamentable extent , adverse to tho moral welfare of the empire ; Tho masses of tho people see this ;
and they are convinced that / if they had that influence on the legislature to which they arc justly entitled , they could remedy the evil of which they complain . iVe very earnestly aharo ih that coa ' victlon . We feel that there is no more than simple justice in the claim of every Englishman , who has a home in the country , to share , ' directly or indirectly , in . tho management of public affairs . We believe that , through advanced and wide-spread inMligcnce , tbe working classes of this country are , as a body , in every semse , as fit to be trusted with the franchise as tho men who hold it . now . We feel that the desired improvement would raise tho working classes in the scale of society , and that this in turn would act beneficially on the welfare of our churches , and Jhe extension of true religion in the land . We must look to ^'< J elevation of tbe whole body of the working people for tho increase of our usefulness ; and , on this ground , wo earnestly recommend the subject to tho attention of ovcry ' Christian man .
" There io another aspect of the question which very forcibly strikes us--tho ensnaring temptation to vihich thei people , are exposed in the present limited constituencies j many of them offering great facilities for intiimuatAoT ' , ' bribery / and corruption , and thus demoralising tho community to a melancholy extent . We aro persuaded that wo need not dwell on tnis 4 Many of you know , by your own observation , the sad scenes of vice , and its attendant misery , which an election 'on tho present system often creates . " We are firmly assured toC notaiog bat each us extension of the suffrage as we have indicated / end the protection which would be afforded to conscientious electors by the ballot , will clear away esisting evils , and yiu-ify oi > ielectoral institutions . " We cannot of course overlook the ' . «« that' hv ul . l [\' y
troduced by the late Prime Minister , »» ft r & ich j . rofc . Moii to be a measure of Parliament ?";? Ueiorm , -it'imts Uio VlCiOtts na-tnre of the present sysl . - .-a . bv-V his i , r . i .- * .. '• ¦ ' . bill , wbjle it contains some provision 1 . ; . ;? ' Kivb we . jpijf'V '; , appears to us to be defective , inasm « i : ; i < w i :-t lending > ji'ii ( - ciple is to preserve tho balance of ' iu'iissw : ; - 'iwoscJ ; o be conflicting , but which we believw v ; > a Ute . tiV- ' , u ,. v , / : v . of extending the franchise over tho country . The vov > ,..-tuendy will bo increased by this measure j but the increase will be found , in the actual working , to produce little practical improvement ; for the whole measure is restrictive ia its character , and entirely overlooks the large and rising communities of our great towns , although these are tho chief centres of our national intelligence , and the principal sources of our national prosperity . " On the whole , we" would earnestly . recommend all our fellow countrymen to adopt vigorous , constitutional , and peaceful means to secure a full , / use , and safe measure of real Reform , instead of tho delusive scheme which has been
laid before parliament . To carry this object , meetings must ; of course , be held , resolutions passed , and potitiona adopted , all which modes of action are open to every British subject .-" The friends of this cause will find much to aid them in ' the publications and efforts of the National Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association—a body which , by its Untiring energy and perseverance , under the presidency of Sir Joseph Walmsley , has done and is doing much worthy of its patriotism / and calculated to vindicate and secure tho rights of the people , audio entitle it to the cordial sympathy and support of tho public * " The Franchise is a trust bestowed by Divine Providence as a means of securing tho welfare and good order of tho community ; and every man has a solemn duty to perform in the discharge of that trtlSt ; But the Christian , above all , is under special obligation to contribute his share of activity to every movement calculate : *! * -o bring at onco glory to God , peace on earth , and good wL'l to men . The names of several influential clergymen > T attached to the document .
Biriubatofrobesrikrrb.—Apublic Tea Party...
BiRiubAToFRoBEsriKRRB . —Apublic tea party was held I on Sunday etening at the Literary Institution , Ray-street ,, Clerkeawell . —Ernest Jones presided during the early por- tion of the evening ; the chair was afterwards occupied by * f Mr . A . Grant . The folio wing sentiments were enthugiasti-i-Cilly responded to , the speakers being Messrs . Bezer ,:,-Loomes , Finlen , Wheeler , Murray , Leno , and Down * , - ' - ' '' The memory of M . Robespierre , and all martyrs , - exilcs . s , and prisoners , who have suffered and are still suffering fonr the cause ef human progress , and tbe overthrow of theie divine right of kings and the right divine of priests : " " Theie holiest alliance—the Fraternity of nations ; may they u «\ tc , c , and march together * until all despotisms are overthrown , n , and the true sovereignty of the people become paramount : " : " The speedy ^ enactment of the People ' s Charter / and thehe
social and political rights of the entire people ; may tl .-ojoj prepare the way for the establishment of the Republic , uniol versal , democratic , and social . "— . The entertainment was didi versified with appropriate songs , & 6 . Scttrb Revived . —The night of tho 1 st of this year wit-itnessed one of those fearful tragedies to the soppression oi oi which the philanthropists , both in Eng ' nnd and Indiana , proudly point as ono of Lord William Bentinck ' s crpwningng acts in the cause of humanity . The following is prer . ty . ty near the truth : —The Rajah died at Pachetc on the 1 st oioj January at about 4 p . m . a wild cry was raised by thoho women of tbe senana that the Rajah was dead ; this wasas soon silenced , and a guard placed at some distance roundtid the rajbarry . On the death of . the Rajah being made knovVraVn to the heir , he proceeded to the apartments of his mother , er , received the ticca , and was told to enjoy his dignity , foifor that her mind was male up . The present Rajah left hidiisi mother and saw her no more . A pile was hurriedly madedd i
within the precincts of the rajbarry . At about ten o ' clocbck : volumes of smoke told that the horrid custom of thathouscisc was being carried out . The Raneo walked seven timemes round the pyre , and then throw herself from some blockscks of wood into the flames which had been lighted for thaihai l purpose . After a few convulsive struggles to escape hcilicn ashes mingled with those of her idiotic husband , who dede tested her in life . The farce of sending a long proceosionior to Cutwa , said to contain the body of the Rajah and lib bin sick wife , was then carried out . They managed to rcaclnch . Cutwa at a convenient hour of the night , burnt some wood / od ,, made some presents , and gave information to the policeice . , The sick . Ranee was to have proceeded to Juggernaut !) , anrnnd ) there die ; but the suttee having got wind , the latter paibaill could not be carried out , and it became necessary to per-iersenate the Ranee , which is now being done in the person oh of i Suint Rebee , to the no small profit of the'siibordinateatei official . —Cacutta Englishman . " ' . "•/'"
... „ Extraordinary Longevity . —Vied at Lewifham , ' Kent , on ont the 5 th instant , Ann llelly , aged 103 " years . ¦ ' -From earlyrlyr youth she was a member ot the theatrical profession , smdimdl acted at various theatres in England , 'IreJah'd , ; and Scotland md i She was in the same company with the late lidmund Kcancani and also with James Sheridan Knowles during his briea-ieff career as an actor , and it washer proudest boast that shosho ) had often played Alicia to tbe Jane Snore ot Mrs . Stddons . ms .. About the age of sixty , she lost her hearing , and wasvraaa obliged to relinquish the stage , and as she was residing in . ' im the same town with Mr . Knowles , he , learning herherr destitut o situation , took her from compassion into his hiss family , and from that time to the hour of her death she hna hnaa been solely dependent on that gentleman's bounty . SheShee retained all her faculties to the last , and was only confinediiicdd
to her bed three days previous to her decease . She was was . * then buried at Sydenham on Good Friday . It w ; i'W .-i'ii somewhat singular that though she was twice married shd sh ( ( had never occasion to change her maiden name , both Jn » -Jn » -j bands bearing the name of Kell y . Phomoiiwi to inis PBBRAQE . -The Right Hon . Sidnnylnojj Herbert , M . l ., obtains a seat in the House of Lords by th * tliut death of his brother , the Earl of Pembroke , in Paris / . -Mi Mu Fox Maule s elevation to the same dignity cannot be on ' ij . ong . a deferred ; his father , Lord Panmure , is spoken of as bey ^ r . 'jj ^ r . d tbe hope of recovery , ?
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