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Hi.C-Uanio.S, Mr Sidsoibs, Wiuche»Ier.—M...
: _ -iE _ -iToi . —Mr Editor—Sir , In your p . per of the lst ini _ -rt _ nt ,- . Bi _»* " ti , e iead _"Fuhlle Meeting ., " the repoi _portrtonld wad „ Hnited _*^__ iot » , net Patriarchs . By coi correcting the error , yoa will oblige the members of thi the Society mi-many ol jour readers . —D . W . BiistX , . a _ ecret _ ry . * W . F _WtP- _and W _ J-Hudders _« I _ . _— . We cannot publish the mi matter tbe / request ; it is too horrible and revolting ; w _> we have , seen the parties to whom they refer for cir-. a . _euEatantial proof of their statement , and _all _^ _sgree the at afiairwHl be shortly invest igated , hut not now . Thi The _ Uh _ - —Again Mr O'Connor has to _dedinereplying U to several parties belonging to money clubs _wbn ask ft for hia advice rdstive to the propriety of depositing ti thtm in the National Land and Labour Bank ; his
g general answer must be , that , as a parent , a trustee , C or one having money to invest in bank security , he v would prefer tke National Land and Labour Bank to 1 the Bank of England or Government security . * W _. W ___ ra-. bs _CoHSM-icr Case . — WiU the secretary to 1 the Defence Fund slate how the money 7 s , _ nbscribed 1 by the South Lambeth Cn _ r _ -tg , shall be remitted to him . and where * by so doing he willoHigeW . Hewitt , 63 , Be __ -streer , Soho . __ . „ ., , .. . . Ti ___ C __» tist _PdW-C are respectfully infonned that _t-e ballot for ibe tea tray in _b-half of the victims , will takep laee at Mr Linney . High-street , Bilston , on Tuesday , the 8 th of June , at six o ' clock in the erening . All who are intending t * respond to the appeals made in behalf of the same , mnst send tbeir names and
subscriptions , addressed to Mr Linney as above , We are sorry to add that bnt two or three of the minor localities hare taken tbe matter into _considera-ion ; we earnestly entreat the rest to follow their example . " * pbe listne-tweek . _] _* _g- 1 _ consequence ofpressofmatter we are compelled to postpone several communications , which will appear in our next , . To the C __« isT Public—Fellow Countrymen , —May I not also say , my friends , —ss , whatever tha differences of opinion betwixt ns may be , we appear mutually convinced of oar good intentions towards tke public weal , —having attended at the South London Cnartist Hall , for the purpose of conducting a controversv with Mr Ernest Jones , I was begged , at the
termination of the evening's proceedings , to do the society the favour of giving diem a lecture on any general _sul-jtct , for any evening I might think proper to appoint . It was further stated , at the same tune , that Monday would be the most acceptable day to _themem-__ rs of that hall . Two days afterwards I received a letter , again urging thi * request , to which I accordingly replied in the affirmative , fixing the day and hour , as requested , for Monday , the Srd of May . The meeting was then a _ . o _ . c-d in dne order in last week ' s Northern Star , and I , of courie , pro . eeded at the appointed hour to the place of _meeting . To my astonishment , however , I discovered that tbe hall waa in complete darkness , and that no meeting was to take place . After I had waited about ten ____ t _ s , some
member appeared , and informed me , "that I onght to hare been written to , as , in consequence ef a meeting at Dean-street , Soho , it had been thought b _. tttr todi-ir my lecture to the Monday following . " The coolness of this was certainly somewhat startling . I mny observe , that I neither had nor have received any letter npon the subject . Under these cirenmatances , withont wishing to attach blame to any particular parry , I am under the unpleasant necessity of stating that I cannot expose myself to ther . petition of a _s-oilaroffenaves , even if unintentional , affiront . The lecture , as far as I am concerned , will certainly never be delivered . As thtre are , probably , very few individuals in the body 1 am addressing who would pnr . ee
a different course nnder similar circumstances , I need offer no explanations , but simply subscribe myself , fellow-countrymen , yonr sincere well-wisher , _ . sch __ Go-SiT . —May ., 18 . 7 , —II , Old Quebecstreet , Portman-square . *!_ ibe Mehb-ks of the Polish Co *_ -rrr __ . —At the moment I _was « b _** ntto leave heme last evening to at * tend yonr meeticg , I was struck with severe sickness which for tbe time completely prostrated me . I am sorry for tbe inconvenience to which my absence _musth-ve subjected the Committee . I request your attendance next Friday evening , at eight o'clock , at S 3 , Dean street , when bnsiness of importance will be prepared fox your condderatien .
G .. C-I-N H __ H _ _.. 3 , Rawstone-Jtreet , Brompton , Saturday morning . To THE _CH-BTISTBon . AK » THE B-H-VOLtH- F-BLIC . — l-Om _. s _* - _**** - having been five months out of employ , chiefly on account of old age , having worker M a boot-Closer nearly sixty years , and inconsequent * of being cut of employ losing erery article of furniture , earnestly appeals to his friends for assistance . If he could procure the sum of £ 3 IOs . it would enable bim to get from the printer a small poetical work , which has for some time past been ready for publication . Any assistance " sent ' . to Mr TCheeltr , 8 'i , Dean-street , Soho , will be forwarded to T . Mills , who has been long connected with the radical movement , and has served
aa delegate on the Metropolitan Chartist Council . Two Poets -squired Foe . —A correspondent wonld feel obliged for information as to the " whereabouts " and the works of two shoemaker poets , the one called James Service , wbo published " The Caledonian Herd Boy , " a poem ; " Crispin , or the Apprentice Boy ? " The Wild Harp's Numbers _f * and other productions ; asd the other a J . Johnstone , who also published a volume of poems . Johnstone , it is said , was living at Craighoose , _Dnmfrieshire , about twenty-three years ago . Any information cf either of these individuals , and of their books , or where or how tbey may be had , will oblige , by being addressed J . S „ 1 __ , Cecil court , St Martin .-lane , London . W . ____* - __ _. , Ac . __ s . TOS .- —The wishes of James Smith ,
of Accrington , and Edward Hurley , of Manchester , shall be attended to at the next meeting . The _(" ommitteb of Ekgiseebs acknowledge the receipt _ f _ 5 s . 4 _ . _ -. m __ rT . __ . _feeler , for the Newton Defence Fund . ' —Joel Woobe , Branch Secretary . LEGAL . Jons _Akdbews . — The usual remedy for rent in arrears is by distress . Shonld there not be a _soffirieat distress on the premises , the landlord can proceed under tbe Small Debts' Act for the surplus . Joseph _Moboa-, Deptford .- —Tf yoa require a private answer , and the return of your documents , yon must send a sufficient number of postage-stamps . A Wo __ i 5 G Mas , Manchester . —Tou had best do nothing in the matter , and sing the hymn in your own chapel . _S . B . —Your _ o ___ ct _«* - __ _» . _ have % een in writing ; bnt if you can prove by _receipts or otherwise , tbat yoa have paid the joiner money in advance , you may , I
_conceive , recover what yon have overpaid him in the Small . Debts' Court . _ A __ s Ov £ K _ E 2 _f , Milton . —As yon pay rates for your touse , yon have a right to attend vestry meetings and vote ; bnt yon nut conduct yourself quietly , and not introduce matters that are not in their proper place . Joseph Sw _ s ___ t s . —I have written according to yonr request . "Wk . Cubee , Slaney-street , Birmingham . —I have written to Mr Griffiths about the legacy . With respect to tbe houses which yon believetobeyonis , Isee not the slightest evidence of jour being entitled to tbem ; and therefore cannot advise yon to take any proceedings for recovoting them . What reason have : yon to suppose that Mr Griffiths is vrongfuly in possession of the houses ? From your own statement , it would appear that your father sold them to Mr Griffiths , father ; and most likely he had a right to sell them .
Hehst Bates , Oldham . —No : the mother bang dead . Sous Eddie , Girvan . —Giveme Mr Bobbie's address , and I will see him ; and if yon have a copy of Mr Sloan's will send it to me , and I shall thea know what yon are entitled to . 0 , Z ., Sheffield . —If yonr brother enters yonr son and pays for bim , yonr son ' s shares cannot be taken for your debts and liabilities . _Cbables _Aixissos , Sheffield . —Ton say in yonr letter that yon give me the name and address of the mortgagee , _--tyo-have given me neither the one nor the other . H . K . K ., Charlestown , Ashton-under-Lyne . —Send me tbe name and address of the aunt who administered , and I will write to her .
Bo 8 ESTSA * n » s , Notting __ m . —B . ' s executor or administrator may recover the twelve shillings a week from the person , who onght to have paiditto B . herself . If he refuses to do so , send me a cepy of A . ' s will , as - aras relates to the twelve shillings a week , and the nane and address of the person who ought to have piidit . -J , W . T ., West Lynn . —The rent having been paid weekly , would appear to afford an evidence ofa new agreement having been entered into ; and from that time the tenant became a weekly tenant ; and , if so , a week ' s notice to quit , on either side , . would be sufficient . 3 . S _., Cheltenham , —No , unleis there bas been some acknowledgment of the debt in writing within the last ¦ Ixyears .
JoHir _Fbajicis , Newbridge . —The notice yon have given is good , and binds yon to leave on the fifth of July next . If yon can , yon had best come to some fresh agreement witb yonr landlord . An Essex Chaktist . —The clause which yon have sent me from the will , is much to your advantage . Give me your real name and address , and I will communicate with yoa privately ; and at tbe same time , let me know what the wishes ol the widow are respecting the sale ofthe property , and ifshe is entitled to dower or _ reeb _ D _ b .
Jihes Johnsos , Manchester . —Can yon inform me when your grandfather , Samuel Clay , died ? and when Mr * W "_ taker died ! and how yon make out yonr title as heir-at-law to yonr grandfather t A . Jackioh , _Maachester . —If yoa gave bim a receipt in full , you are without remedy . I _ : io _ _G-eavi . —No . Taos . Thoxas . —Send the order of filiation , and I will then inform yoa bow to proceed nnder it , T . B ., Coventry . —Yes , if he thinks the wife worth having again . _Geoige Cowiix , Sheffield . —No , nnltssthereisa custom in the place to that effect . _Tbo-AsB-T-olds , Westbromwicb . —< Yon are not liable to pay the debt claimed by William Smith . I suppose yon are quite certain yon never acknowledged the existence of the debt , in writing , within the last six jean _.
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Law . For any snm not exceeding £ 30 yoa may pro-- _" _ceedintheSm- _nDebtsCan-i . ¦¦ " - - •"" _** - — .: J . Caoox ., Ilkeston . Derbyshire . —If the Mortgage Deed Principal ) Is still owing , and shonld . the : Mortgagee demand payment said the Mortgager refuse , it ' would be for him , ( the Mortgager ) t » show on what grounds be refused _. Without being made acquainted with the grounds ofhis . refusal , i t is impos sible for me'te speak as to their sufficiency . If you are the Mortgagee , and will send me a shertabstraot ofthe Mortgage Deed , I shall be better able to advise yon as to what yon ought to do . Wi-DUH _Hocohto-., Bank Top , Blackburn . —Send me a copy of the WilL Your relative hat been dead , it
appears , near twenty years—how happened it that you did not make yonr claim many years ago ! Were yoa nnder age , or why ! Jobs _Kthdeb , Stockport . —Send me the copy of yonr Grandfather's Will , and I shall then be atle to advise jou what to . 0 . J . H .. Carlton . —If any one sends a Poor ' s Rate to the Collector , and requires a receipt from bim , at for a Poor ' s Rate , it is the Collector's duty to give a receipt for a Poor ' s Rate ; arid if aHighwav-Ratebe due he may take proceedings to recover that . ' J . Elks , Newton Abbott , —If the ground was not the private burial-ground of the family yon name , there has been nothing done either by tiie Clergyman oi any other person but what was strictly legal . '
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ESCEIPTS or THE NATIONAI . COOPERATIVE LAND COMPANY . PER MR O'CONNOR . SECTION No . 1 . SHAKES . Wellingborough 0 2 0 Norwich _.. 4 0 0 Preston M 13 3 0 Badford « 0-6 Sheffield .. 517 9 Nottingham , Glasgow , per Sweet _« ¦ 0 3 0 Colquhoun M 419 6 Manchester . 10 2 4 Plymouth « 0 9 0 Marylebone » 017 9 ilva .. „ 0 . 8 0 Stalybridge .. 100 Henry Gray _ 113 4 Hamilton .. 014 0 S . 1 .. B . - 0 5 0 Heading » 3 0 0 Ipswich « 5 2 6 Hull .. .. 0 3 0 Bacop .. 214 0 leicester _. _AstUL . . Croydon m 0 5 0 Bristol .. 110 0 Lambeth _~ 0 10 0 Dodworth 4 2 8 Armley - 0 4 6 Cheltenham .. 0 2 6 Newport , Hon- Geo . Moore .. 0 10 month M 15 0 Brighton Kirmingham , ( Flower ) .. 0 5 6 Goodwin % 10 0 £ 68 1 10
SECTION Ko . 2 . Wellingborough 013 0 Armley .. 017 i Bath .. .. 0 10 Newport , Mon . Edinburgh M 10 0 mouth .. 0 5 i Sheffield M 016 0 Clitheroe .. 810 i KedMarley M 0 2 0 Sleaford _« 2 6 Keighley t . 8 811 Oxford ., 0 5 Clackmannan ~ 2 110 Badford .. 0 1 Plvmouth - 0 9 0 Nottingham , WnuCuin « 0 2 4 Sweet ,. 1 0 Blandford « 0 2 6 Bochdale .. 0 8 i Alra .. m 0 3 0 Smeihnitk .. 0 6 i Birmingham ~ 10 0 Manchester _» 1112 : Charles Pattison . 20 Norwich .. 131 J . J . Bell « 0 3 0 Marylebone .. 410 11 Hammersmith .. 3 18 Howsell - .. 3 8 i Charles Gwil- Glasgow .. e 17 i "Jam « 0 5 0 Beading _« 2 0 1 Bridgewater .. 2 0 O ' Hnll- „ 0 4 1 Bury .. .. 016 8 _| Gainsboroug h « 0 4 1 Ipswich _» 017 0 Bristol .. 3 0 1 Bacup M 16 0 Torquay .. 017 ( Croydon .. 0 $ 0 Cheltenham .. 0 1 ( George Allison « 0 2 6 Leeds .. 1 0 ( George Bishop - 0 0 6 Stockton on-Iveston « 218 0 Tee M 4 4 < Korthwic- M 0 7 0 Preston _ 0 8 I Stephenson , Col- Gasstown » 6 3 : len _„ M 0 10 Brighton Derby „ 0 3 0 ( Flower ) .. 0 $ ( £ 66 19 6
no . - * . TCsbeach M 010 0 Stockport M 4 . 00 vfeUingborough 5 0 0 Iveston .. 3 4 0 TV " . Hodge M 0 5 0 Northwich H 010 0 James Lore _ 0 9 0 Berby .. 5 7 8 Wootton-under- Armley » . 6 6 6 Edge ¦• 5 i i Stow - on -the-Bath .. .. 10 8 0 Wold M 110 0 Thos . Butler Newport , -Ion-Northampton 5 4 4 mouth .. 1 12 6 Falkirk M 3 5 3 Stafford ., 0 8 0 Preston M 0 2 0 Clitheroe .. 910 t New Badford .. 415 0 Hawick .. 0 18 4 Bed Marley M 4 710 Birmingham , Keighley .. 6 3 8 Goodwin .. 1414 0 Chas . Epworth .. 5 4 0 0 _ ford ., 16 0 0 Jas . Walsh ., 0 4 0 Hull , George Win . Penny -. 0 4 0 Dodd .. 540 A . s ... .. 0 15 0 Hexham - 115 0 Didcott , A . Batch- Badford .. 15 2 ley - __ 0 4 0 Kotti-g-am , Do . T Woolford 0 4 0 Sweet .. 316 1 Bury .. .. 1 12 6 StoneyStratford 2 8 10 Jobn Howard » 0 lo 0 Smethwick .. 8 14 8 Stratford on- Bochdale M 116 6 Avon „ 012 4 Manchester 63 5 6 Plymouth ., 0 9 0 Norwich .. 2 4 0 Bury .. „ 5 4 4 EedMarley .. 110 Blandford .. 01211 Michael Sykes .. 16 0 Alva .. .. 0 3 8 Bermondsey » 17 0 Birmingham .. 9 0 0 Marylebone .. 0 11 2 Burnley , Clegg .. 5 0 0 Howsell _« 0 6 6 Geo . Turner _„ 0 10 4 Crowland „ 4 010 John Peters .. 14 0 Northwich .. 710 0 Joseph _Kind-ll .. 012 a Pershore .. 5 0 0 Jonah Bonell .. 0 2 6 Stalybridge » 9 0 0 Hammersmith „ 0 7 4 Glasgow ., 117 6 Jas . Patterson- 1 10 0 Hamilton .. 16 0 Chelsea , Lands Reading « 5 0 o and Brown « 9 2 0 Hull .. H 3 7 lo Mary Field .. 0 2 6 Leicester , Ast _ l „ 419 4 Henry Field .. 0 2 6 Gainsborough .. 1 13 6 Wm . Briggs M 0 2 6 Bristol ,. 010 fl Wm . Williamson 0 4 0 Torquay M 1310 fl W . Wall .. 0 2 0 . _eignma-th .. 5 0 0 H . Packer - Oil 0 Hanley .. 0 2 0 C . Parker .. 0 2 0 Cheltenham .. 8 15 6 W . Wilson .. 0 2 6 Sootville , per Jas Love .. 0 8 0 Sidaway » 5 4 0 J . H . „ .. 10 0 Leeds' .. 2 0 0 Thos . Pike n 10 0 Stockton . on . Ann Wilson .. 0 3 0 Tees .. 514 fl Jas . Stuard .. 0 2 6 Preston .. 17 2 Bichard Smith .. 0 10 0 Wm . Heid " _~ 0 7 10 Hindiey , Bowden 0 2 0 Geo . Wilkinson , Bury .. ., 3 7 Si Exeter .. 5 4 4 Ipswich „ 8 15 5 Kirkwood , Soot-Bacup M 5 10 0 ville .. 5 4 4 Abingdon _M 0 2 6 Shoreditch .. . 1 10 2 Bilston .. 10 0 0 Northampton .. 15 0 0 Geo . Green - 0 10 0 Gasstown .. 0 8 8 Croydon „ 0 4 0 Brighton Kensington H 0 5 4 ( Flower ) .. 5 2 4 Lambeth ,. 0 4 4 York ( omitted Wm . Hodges „ 0 4 0 last week ) M 5 9 6 Joseph Bishop „ 0 3 0 Geo . Leveredge - 0 2 6 £ . 05 13 _
EXPENSE FUND . Wellingborough 6 6 0 Doncaster .. 0 2 0 MrHitchell « 0 10 Salisbury .. 0 3 0 Wootton-under- Hindley , Bow-Edge „ 0 2 0 den „ 0 2 0 Bath .. M 0 . 0 Ipswich .. 091 Mr Butler .. 0 16 Bacup .. 0 10 0 Preston » 0 3 0 Abingdon .. 0 5 0 Salford .. 19 3 MrBobinson .. 0 0 6 Sheffield .. 16 6 Northwich .. 0 3 0 James Ofcap- Armley . .. 0 3 0 man M 0 2 0 Birmingham , Hew Badford .. 0 2 0 Goodwin .. 0 6 0 Bed Marley M 0 8 0 Hull , George Keighley „ 0 7 5 Dodd „ 0 2 0 Chas . Epworth .. 0 2 0 Badford .. 0 0 6 las . Walsh .. 0 2 0 Nottingham M 2 0 2 Glasgow , Col _ U- Smethwick .. 0 2 0 houn .. 0 S 6 Bochdale « 0 14 r . Cameron H 0 1 o Norwich .. 0 9 9 -. Anderson M 0 10 M . Sykes M o 0 6 r 7 . Penny „ 0 2 0 Marylebone M 0 2 6 Sheffield „ 0 2 6 Glasgow _« 0 13 Didcott w 0 4 0 Hull .. .. 0 _S 10 _ Clackmannan w 0 5 0 Gainsborough .. 0 16 Bury .. .. 0 2 0 Torquay M 10 0 Rouen „ 010 0 Dodworth H 0 9 0 Mantes M 0 5 0 Manchester .. 5 0 0 H . Holden .. 0 2 0 Cheltenham .. 3 10 Plymouth ., 012 0 J . Henderson , W . Cuin „ 0 16 Soorrillo „ 0 2 0 Bury - ,. 0 3 0 Stockton-on-Blandterd „ 0 5 6 Tees .. 0 ll 0 Alva .. -. 0 2 2 Preston .. 0 4 0 J . Peters M 0 2 0 Berkenhead .. 016 0 Wm . Keen M 9 10 George Wilkin-Henry Gray H 0 2 0 son .. .. 0 2 0 Hammersmith- 0 2 6 A . Kirkwood ., 0 2 0 _Dhelsea M 0 4 0 Shoreditch .. 0 0 9 £ 24 _ 20 i
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FOR THE BANK . Sums previously acknowledged 1 , 847 3 6 Fot the Week ending the 6 th May .. .. 120 6 9 £ 1 , 967 10 3 __ . M . Wheel .., Financial Secretary . IjN . B . —Inconsequence ofthe very great length ofthe meney list last week , tiie unavoidable baste with wbich it was prepared , and the lateness of the hour at which it was seat to the printer , some typographical errors have occurred , but the several sums arecorrect in the hooks . .
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RECEIPTS OF NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATIOS . Bilston .. .. .. -10 0 REPAYMENTS TO MR O'CONNOR ON ACCOUNT OF DEBT DUB BY DEFENCE FUND . Michael Moor- Gorgie Mills .. 0 5 0 croft - 0 10 Bury , per W . MrHunt , _& erJ . Dikon _~ 0 8 6 C . _Hw « 0 0 6 £ 0 15 < czars-- s _ c * _-TBiiio * _v coiau-TK , Rirmin . h _ m ( Shk >) « ' m „ 013 t
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FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDUSTRY . " Utdmfwthe-MMc * . * We are happy to have it m our power to congratulate onr numerons members and frien . _aon the gratifying fact , that within the last week many , hundred of new members have been added to tbe numbers of onr Association . It is very evident that _the'intelligence has cone forth trumpet-tongued of the achievement of our . institution , 'in effecting reconciliations between employers and workmen in many cases of dispute which "hare of late , been amicably settled ; and , bat lor the intervention of oar Association , would have been productive of strikes . Many employers clearly perceive that it would be worse . tban useless to contend against the moral force of an institution , which could bring our Herculean sire-gtb to bear against them . They see that we require
nothing more than a fair and equitable amount of compensation , and , that where itis refused after tbe reasonable terms bt conciliation which we Invariably offer , according to the circumstances of each case , that , to resist such offer , would be productive of rival manufacturing establishments , which could give the required amount of wages to the workmen ; and , in cases where rival establishments ofthe same bnsiness might not be commenced , that other employments would be obtained for ihe workmen . Such is the magic power of union , and the more extended our union becomes , tbe more useful and important will be its influence . It has almost invariably happened , that whenever an attempt was made to reduce the price of labonr , that the plea bas been , " Other employers either have done so , or are expected to do so , and I must do the same , or I cannot compete with them . "
Unaided byour Association , it wonld be an inducement to many employers to reduce wages wbo had no such intention , if the workmen of one employer requested to be informed by another , " Is it correct that you _aregoingtoreduc * the wages of yonr workmen , as we are informed , and as our employer is doing ? " Knowing that the workmen had nothing but local unions todependupon for support , without seeking work else were , theleast protest was sufficient to cause the dishonourable and unprincipled class of employers to reduce wages , which , of necessity , was followed by the trade in the locality generally . Tbe _dayaof such proceedings are numbered ; tbe acquisition to our Association every week fully proves that the working-classes have , at length , adopted efficient
means which will enable them to emancipate themselves from the state of helpless vassalage , to which they have long been subject . Weare well aware that throughout thecountry therearemany _employers who watch our proceedings with a very jealous eye , and who , while they grudge to pay their workmen - a fair amount of compensation / fear to incur the . consequences of attempting a reduction . They are ' aware tbat such attempts would call into operation the practical efforts of our intervention , and that those proceedings would be faithfully reported , and probably , as the case might require , would be commented upon in the columns of the 2 Vbrt « ern star . There are few , indeed , who are isvulnerable to the influence of the public press ,
which while we enjoy , we will endeavour to use , as occasion may require , but not to abuse it : Tbe discharge of this department of our duty is understood by most of our members and friends to be limited te the great objects of onr Association . We cannot legitimately interfere with any matter that does not pertain to the emancipation of industry , the employment of surplus labour , the attainment of a fair amount of compensation for labour and the general , moral , physical , and intellectual improvement ofthe working classes . Injustice to _ourseIves , ' we will say , that our comments have never been influenced by excitement . - We have scrupulously avoided unnecessary personifications and censorious scurrility . Our remarks have been expressed calmly and dispassionately but withal spirtiedly . We have not put it
into the power of any one to say that , after a dispute between employers and workmen had been amicably conciliated by the instrumentality of our Associatian's agents , tbat we have repeated grievances , or have evinced any disposition to triumph over those who bave yielded to our influence , or used any effort of tantalizing by which they could complain of provocation . What we practice in wholesale in our Association , we recommend to * tbe invitation of our members for their local , private , and individual practice . It must , therefore , be admitted , that in the exercise of that union in which our strength consists , that we are at least honourable opponents . We again invite the co-operation of the working men of all trades , and in every part of the United Kingdom , requesting them to unite with us , and we assure tbem that their adhesion will be for tbeir good .
It will take some time to establish our Association to the extent tbat is intended . We are , however , progressing as favourably as we could expect . Numerous adhesions wiil proportionately tend to gain and secure a fair compensation for labour , unaided by any other efforts ; which will enable the executive officers ot our Association to devote more of their attention to the promotion of useful knowledge . And when our Association has become ( as we feel confident it will , } the parent of numerous branch institutions for the cultivation of every species of useful knowledge that can tend to improve the industrious and ingenious sens of toil ; when gems of talent rise np te proclaim to the world that it was by
means ofthe faculties afforded by the National Association of United Trades that they were enabled to acquire tbe information , and cultivate the genius for which they may be distinguished ; there will then be some honour associated with the character of being a senior member of such an institution . When millions of improved human * beings , whose influence will tend to inspire feelings of emulation in hundreds of millions of their fellow men , will raise the song of gratitude to bless the memory of the founders and promoters ofthe institution to which they are indebted for the improvement of their order ,
and the emancipation of industry , and to raise a monument more lasting than brass or marble , —then will our institution be appreciated . Let those who wish to enjoy the honour of having assisted in the infancy of the good work in which we are engaged , endeavour to deserve that honour by uniting with us when their assistance cau be most nseful . Our principles are those of universal philanthropy . We seek to benefit , not only each other , but the whole human race , We will conclude this hastily written sketch with an extract from a poetic letter , which was written by one of our members , and whicli is descriptive of our sentiments .
The great Almighty power design'd That man should love and help his kind ; No matter who , or whence or where , All ofthe human family _are—Yfho'er would wear tbe philanthropic robo , Must own bis country is the globe . And hail mankind of every place , As brothers of the human race , None but the generous liberal man Hoes truly get on nature's plan , He lives not for himself alone , Nor for his kindred all or one , Bnt for the extended world ' s domains , His heart the nnirerse sustains . He seeks the happiness of all Who breathes on tbe terrestrial bail , His ardent love to all the same
Of every country race and name ; Alike is every creed and caste To the _Tbeo-Fhilantbropist . Shew me tbe man be who he will "Who seeks to lessen human ill ; * f 7 ho teaches men to love each other , Regarding each a friend end brother , Who strives the slave , 'o emancipate , ' And virtuous knowledge propagate ; Through eastern deserts , _northeern climes O'er western states and southern plains _. Whose zeal for human happiness Extend to all the universe . I ask hot what ' s bis rank or station , What colour , climate , creed , or nation , Bnt can I aid him in his _object , If so I am his obedient servant .
The central committee of the above flourishing institution held their usual meeting for the dispatch ef business , at their office , 11 , Tottenham-courtroad . T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., in the chair . After the ordinary , business of the _Associahad been disposed of , and an immense mass of correspondence read , Mr Williamson reported he visited Wilmslow , and made arraugement for the employment of thirty-two hand loom weavers , whe are resisting a reduction . He then waited npon Messrs Smith and Sons , power loom weavers of Manchester , for the purpose of mediating between them and their female workpeople relative to an existing difference . Mr Smith received him kindly , and declared thathe knew of no difference existing at present between
him and his hands , and could not conceive how they could make such a representation to the central committee , but Mr W ., feeling anxious to have an explanation on the matter , desired to have some ef the hands called in order . that an explanation should take place . Mr S . agreed , when a number of hands were called , but after two hours' discussion , Mr W . was unable to decide whieh party was right , he then requested another interview with that gentleman , which he kindly complied with . Mr W . then called a meeting of the hands and explained that if they were desirous of satisfying him
that their claim was just , they must appoint _persoi-s who would do so in a clear manner before Mr Smith , and ia the event of their falling a sacrifice by so doing , he would pledge himself in behalf of the central committee to protect them . The next day he waited on Mr Smith , and called these parties to his assistance , when , after a lengthened discussion , he felt convinced that the claim of the operatives was just , but Mr Smith would not yield to his decision . He then retired , and wrote to Mr Smith , showing'the justness of paying the demand made . This we are _| happy to state bad its effect . Mr Smith agreeing [ to pay not only the amount of the' late reduction ,
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- 'i \ , _; _, _ j f - _, — : : — = . hu _ . _« othatpf a previous one whicli had takehplace since the- _ -na .-had jom-d _^ » another glorious proof of the great moral power , the Association is every day acquiring . ; In the last three weeks , the central committee havo gained three very important advantages for the ¦ members , viz ., the Oxford shoemakers , a case that clearly proved the value of the principle of _self-employment ; the bleachers of Stockport , numbering about 8 eventy _* five men who would have required support , m \ case the employer had remained obstinate ; and the case , of the female silk power loom weavers , equally numerous and important ; those advantages being gained by the moral nower of . the Association
with comparatively little cost , and of course , as tlie numbers increase in the same ratio will be the increase of our moral influence . The central committee are happy to be able to report , that in tiie last week twenty new _. trades have given in their adhesion to the Association , _comprising 38 . 0 members ; the income ef the week being upwards sf _£ 150 . The last quarter's balance , sheet has been issued sometime , as also the Precepts for the . Election of Delegates tothe Conference , business papers , ic . Any trade not having received them will have them forwarded immediately on application to the office . SCOTLAND .-DUMFRIES .-0- Monday evening a public meeting was held in the _Trades-halL to
hear . a lecture from Mr Jacobs , on , the subject set forth in ( he . placards , of «« Wealth for the Workers , to be obtained through , the plans oftho National Association of Trades . " , Mr ; Warilrop _ , provision dealer , was called to thc chair , who , in an excellent address on the condition of the working class , introduced the lecturer , who , after entering'info the subject of grievances , highly delightedthe meeting with his display of tbe immense advantages to accrue to the Trades , by the operations of the . National Association , by thc very profitable strike remedies , eliciting the' frequent applause of the \ meeting . At the close it was agreed that Mr Jacobs should deliver his his second lecture inthe same place , to-morrow
evening . Tuesday evening Mr Jacobs delivered his second lecture , on " The necessity and great benefits of Union , " which met with the . entire approval of the meeting . A , resolution , according with the sentiment and plans set forth , and to appoint a committee to organise the town , was carried ; unanimously . A committee of two or three from each trade was elected . The weavers and shoemakers reported that during the day they had cn n vassed the shops , and tlie whole agreed , to join . The ' usual votes of thanks were passed , and the meeting separated . The committee agreed to meet on the following Tuesday , in the working man ' s hall . - STEWARTON . —On Wednesday a public _mreting wag held iii the Old New-Lights Kirk , when Mr
Jacobs lectured to a very attentive congregation , wh <*> , atthe close , passed a resolution hi favour of the Associatios , and agreeing to use their endeavours to organise the Trades in tlie Association . The spindle makers appointed a deputation togatherinformation as to the mode of joining the Association , which was given to their satisfaction .. LEITH—On _Tuesday evening a public meeting of the Ship Carpenters was held in the public schoolroom , _L-ith-Links , to hear the plans of the National Association set forth by Mr Jacobs , who proceeded to lay the roost convincing arguments and ; facts before the body , who at once agreed to join , from thc next meeting nig ht , _Tuesday ; May _ th . Mr llollis drew their attention to the stock of goods lie bad now on sale for the association , and solicited their
custom . On Friday evening attended n , meeting of corkcutters being members of the Union , which was held in their room at Leith , to . be fully informexl of the association ' s plans , which Mr Jacobs succeeded in convincing them was the only efficient remedy . The chairmanjmade a few objections whioh were replied to by the lecturer , to the satisfaction of all present . A resolution approving was carried , and to press the matter on the whole union . The greatest part of this branch agreed to join , several members expressed a wish that more of thc newspaper press and periodicals would report the _prosress of the association , as they are a thorough reading body , employing a man in each workshop to read the chief newspapers and works ofthe day to them , whom they pay at 6 d . per hour for his services .
STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES . — Hanlet , April 27 . —Oa Tuesday Mr Peel lectured to tho potters and others of Hanley , in the Christian Brethren ' s room , to which , place from the inclemency of the weather , the meeting had been adjourned from the Cbown Bank , the celebrated "i _^ orum" of Hanley , a spot endeared to the working classes , as having been the scene of some of their most splendid triumphs in the great contest of right over might . The chapel was crowded to the very passages , and the lecturo excited the most lively interest . The usual resolution of confidence was carried by an unanimous vote , and the Association' lias received a large increase to tbeir numbers as the first fruits of the _missionary ' s labours in tbis town .
On Wednesday b public meeting was held in the Concert-room of the Star Inn , Burslem . On this occasion a desperate effort was _madu to prevent the meeting taking plaee ; but the "dodge" failed . Some parties , perfectly well-known , represented to the landlord that the meeting was a " CJ . artistmcet . 13 in disguise * , " and Chartism ii _.. t being in good odour with the " great unpaid" of Burslem . it was thought possible to alarm tho landlord and induce bim to deny us the use of the room , but this " weak invention of the enemy" proved a . dead failure . A mo 3 t excellent meeting took place ,. with similar re . Bultsto that at Han . ' ey . The authorities obliged Mr Peel on this occasion with a " guard of " iwioiir" in the shape of two of the "force , " disguised as '' _^ - _ittemeii . " The ¦ ' gentlemen" seemed deeply interested in the leetdre _, and examined , with evident marks of surprise , some samples of our manufactures , which Mr P . passed to them . Their " report'' will , no doubt , be instructive to their employers .
On Thursday , Mr Peel attended a meeting of the potters of - Stoke , in the Christian Brethren ' s meeting room . Here , also , an unusually numerous meeting waB collected , and a resolution of confidence passed by a majority of 300 to 1 . ' Some little opposition was offered on tbis occasion , upon Mr P . inquiring what had become of the cash which had been subscribed by the Potters Union about twelvemonths since , for the express purpose of paying the instalments on one hundred shares trken out in the name of the Potters' Union in the Association for tbe Employment of Labour . Mr Peel said that he hnd been informed that a considerable sum of money had been subscribed lor tbis purpose , and
as only one instalment of £ 1 5 s . Od . had been paid , he felt it his duty to discover if possible in whose bands the money lay , as _certainly it had not been paid over to its rightful owner . — The Association for the Employment o ! Labour . A Potter _stoo-l up in the meeting and said , that he knew and would prove that upwards of £ 16 Os . Od . of this levy had atone time been in the hands of the Treasurer , because he himself had seen the Treasurer ' s bSok , but of its whereabouts , after it passed from tbat custody , he could not any . It appeared to be the general opinien it must liuve pasted into the Potters " Sinking Fund" which appears ] a sort "Dottomlesi Pit . " '
Oa Friday he attended a branch meeting of hands in the employ of fhe Messrs . 'Wedgewpod , the nibst celebrated firm in the trade , the liberal and enterprising improvers in the art of Potting in England , and celebrated for having produced a "fac simile" of that celebrated relic of antiquity , the Portland Vast , now in the British Museum . A considerable number of the numerous bands employed on these extensive works attended ' at the Etruria Inn . Mr Peel addressed them upwards of two hours and had the satisfaction of receiving their . appro . val ofthe principles of the association , ' nnd of the satis _, factory manner in which he had explained its plans , to those assembled . A large number hare signified their intention of joining the movement , '
On Saturday night at the usual weekly meeting ofthe _H-wly Potters lodge of the United ; Trades , a large , addition of members were announced , among the rest 85 from Meighs Bank and 32 from Stoke , besides a consi . derable number from other Banks , and from the Cratemakers ,-of this latter branch , the entire trade , will shortly be enrolled in the _Montter Movement , " The prospects here are indeed of the most cheering description . On Monday evening Mr Peel lectured to nearly one thousand silk weavers of Macclesfield .. Mr John _VTest was called to the chair , and addressed the meeting . iri the most eloquent language and introduced Mr Feci asthe
missionary of the Trades Association , who addressed tbemia the usual manner . At the conclusion of Mb lecture the first monthly report of tbo receipts and expenditure ofthe Macclesfield Branch was read , whnh showed a very gratifying example of the first-fruits in this important town of Mr P _. rlu'r _. previous labours . No' doubt is entertained that our garrison here' will shortly be one thousand strong . The result of our late e-tfCtire proceedings in Stockport , was hailed with d « afening and prolonged clieers , Tbe superiority oif our Policy in these matters is becoming' more evident . Forward but steady , must be our watchword and victor ; awaits our very movement .
WOLVERUAMPTON . —Mr J . W . Parker _n-ported that on Monday afternoon , at two o ' clock , he attended a meeting of the plate and stock locksmiths , at . the Staffordshire Knot , Charles-street , to explain the principles of the association , which he did to tho satisfaction of a crowded _mesting . A resolution approving of the United Trades proceedings , was carried unanimously , and that they' join forthwith . A vote of thanks was passed to the lecturer , v > ho proceeded te attend a meeting of tbe Shoemakers , called for S o ' clock , at _Uie-Brittanin , Stafford-street , Mr P . at length detailed the advantages already obtained by this trado , through thtir connection with the association , and held out to all ofthe trade the same advantages , it they became mciii-eTs , the explanations given were , deemed satisfactory , and a resolution carried to take immediate steps to persuade their shopmates generally to join .
On Tuesday evening the missionary attended a meeting of the operative tailors , at the Vine , Jolin . street , and after an address of two hours' length ,, answered many questions to the entire satisfaction of his auditory , whereupon the following rosolution was enrried nnani . monsly : — " That the thanks of this maeting aro emine-Uy du » to Mr 3 . Y » . Parker , for the able manner in which he has explained the principles of the National Association of United Trades , also , for tbe manner tn whieh he bas conducted the affairs . of the " United Tailor ' s Protection Society , ' ( Of whioh this society _forius
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. _ft . PPX . ' . ) considering tiie difficalties hoh ' asbad _^ _conti-nd with ; Mn-the- _late-strl-eraf M __ chesterrBlrmln _? li . 'nnT and . otber towns . ' -: -Mr P . _roso to return thanks , and stated that he was induced to advocate tbe princip les of the United Trades , as he saw no other means for the tailors generally , to relieve themselves from their present condition but b y their being united with other trades , under whose influence and means they could be set to work , independent of the griping and unprincipled capitalists who had of late years usurped the trade to the advantage of themselves , and - . the destruction of the operatives . _Themeeting then dispersed , fully impressed with the importance , and efficacy of the principles set forth .
_REDDITCH . —Mr P . attended a meeting of the Needle Makers' Union on Wednesday , at the Uediion _, he ontwed into similar explanations , and the members present admitted they were not so fully conversant with tho workings and intentions ofthe associa'ion previous to tht lecture , and _pledged themstlres to disseminate its principle * in their several factories . DUDLEY . —The _miBsionaiy also attended on Thursday evening , a meeting of shoemakers , at the Odd Fellows Arms . The room was full , and one or ttro were in attendance from other trades , this body had anticipated the lecturer ; inasmuch , as a day or two before , they had rejiitted thtir first month ' s levies . The effect of the missionary ' s attendance , however , has given an impetus to . the exertion of the members , which bids fair to bring under their influence the otber portions of the trade in Dudley .
KIDDERMINSTER . —Mr Parker visite d the Carpet Weavers of tbis town , on especial business , as instructed by the central committee , arrangements were entered iutofora . g _. neral meeting of trades , also of the carpet weaiersof Bridgnorth .
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TRADES ' MOVEMENTS . OPPRESSION ANDROBBERY OF THE WEAVERS . __ Thc following letter exposes some of tbe gross actB of fraud and plunder , to . wliich we know the poor weavers , arc very generally _. ulgccted . It is scarcely possible for greater tyranny to exist under any system . As regards personal wealth , and bodily comfort , the white serf of Russia and the black slave of the Brazils are happy and blessed compared with tbe unhappy class to whom our correspondent belongs ; rendei-ed _. _doubly unhappy frora thc fact that . as a body tbo _iveavers are a highly intelligent class of men , and , therefore , must feel the slavery of poverty in a manner which cannot torture the souls of Russian serf , and negro slaves . Wc say nothing of the additional cruelty of farcically dabbing such men as Robert Alexander "Free-born Britons !"
If Mr Steel—whom we thick we have heard of before , at Catrine to wit—has anything to say in reply to the statement of our correspondent , our column .-aro open tohim . Our . desire is not to malign any one , but to do justice to all , men and " masters ;" and , therefore , we afford to Robert Alexander the means of proclaiming his wrongs . If his statements are not true let them be refuted .
TO inB BD 1 TOB OP .-K _KORinERN STAR . Sir , —Being a reader of your paper , I am perfectly aware that you are at all times the advocate of right against might , and hope , therefore , you Will give publicity to the following statement : —I drew a web to weave , a 1 , 000 lawn , three-fourths wide ; in October last , from Mr Thomas Steel , manufacturer , and continued the twist until five webs were wove by my sen and myself . Tbe work was finished in January last , but I could obtain no kind of settlement from him till five weeks after , and then a halfpenny per ell of stoppage was made on the last web , because , as lie said , the cloth was not returned in tbe timo given , Butthetiuth is , the cloth was returned within the specified time , as the ticket which I have still in my possession will prove , together with his
book . He made a stoppage of 6 s .. 8 . 1 , in ICO ells , which was the length of the web as specified in tho ticket . And I must add , tbat this same Mr Steel is in tho habit of giving out his webs marked in tbe ticket 160 tils , and _materials for tbat length of the chain ; but the fact is , his webs , when measured , are from eight to ten ells longer , and yet he will allow neither weft nor wages for the working of these extra ells . The five webs I wove for him ran 43 ell * longer than marked as their length iii his ticket , and was returhod by mo . Mark the injustice of the man ! He was , not content with refusing me wages for these forty . two ells , buthe also made a stoppage of 3 s . 9 d . for weft given me to finish this work , and also stoppage for thinness of cloth Ss , Cd „ while at the same time lie knew I had to make tho too limited
quantity of weft go as far as possible in the finishing ofthe work . I must also 3 tate what every wearer and manufacturer knows to be ttue , that the chain or warp of n web is keeled or marked oft * in the exact lengths which the manufacturer wishes the pieces of his cloth to bo returned , and this is as a guide to the workman for _making the pieces the specified length , but Mr Steel _, for reasons too _obvious to need any comment from me , did not so mark or keel his chains or warps , and the consequence was , some ot the pieces were cut off a little longer llian others , and for this again he thought proper to make a stoppage of 7 s . for tha short pieces , although he bad the whole of the cloth nmengst them , and the inequality of the length of the pieces was his own fault in not marking them off , In consequence of these stoppages , I had Mr Steel summoned to the Justice of Peace Court , when the case came on for bearing before Patrick Cowan , Esq . banker , and Crawford , E # q . of Andmilian , who occupied , the bench on . that day , the 5 h of April . I
had to attend tho court two days , and of course lost my time , and the decision was that a Mr John _Mcere , n J . P . and _tveaving agent , was to sitasrefrree , but I was not allowed to get a _workman as the . Statute Law allows , and , consequently , the result of . the reference was just what I had anticipated , Mr Steel was justified" in nllhe had done ; but , as Bailie Kicol Jarvie says , VCor . bies winna pick out Corbies e'en . " I consider mself completely robbed of £ 1 14 s , 3 d ., viz . weaving forty . two ells extra , at 2 J 4 . per ell , 8 s . Od , ; wages attending court and referee three days , 3 s . ; summons and serving , Is . Id . ; materials paid for , 3 s . 9 d . ; and unjust stoppages , 17 s . 2 d . ; the whole , as stated , is £ 1 14 s . 3 i . Sir , I am sorry to trouble you with such a lengthy statement , but tbe cruel practices put in operation against journevmen . weavers by some unprincipled employers call aloud for public exposure , and I hope will plead my excuse for thus troubling you and claiming a place in your valuable columns . __ fy case is tbe case of tbousauds more of poor unprotected slaves .
I am , Sir , yours respectfully , Robert A- __ ahde _ , No . 41 , Main-street , Keivton , Ayr . ¦ April 28 , 1847 . _GRBKt-wicn . _*— The Et < oi * _- » ERs asd thb Natioxa _. Associatior or Ubited Trades . —A numerous meeting ef the above body was held at the North Pole Tavern , on Monday evenin ? , to hear the principal objects of tbe National Association , and . means of carrying the same into practice , explained by _Mesisrs Green and Robson . Mr Broderick was called to the chair , and , ( after _ekejuent addresses from Messrs Green' and ; . Robson , the following resolution was adopted : —• " That this _mocting hereby expresses iU opinion of the great utility of the principles and
objects of tbe National _Asiocintion of United Trades , and , her . by resolve to give the Association its bost support . " Soho . —Mr William Robson , vice-president ofthe National Association for the Employment of Labour , lectured to a very numorous audience ] in the Deanstreet rooms , on Sunday , May the 2 nd , talcing for his subject—** The Great and Growing Importance ofthe National Association of United Trades and theNational Land Company . " At the close , a vote of thanks was given to the . lecturer , and to Mr _Grassby _. the chairman . Lakcashibe _Misbbs . —Tho next general delegate meeting of Lancashire miners , will be held on Monday , the 17 th Of _May _. at the Golden Lion . Hindle ) Green , near Wigan . at eleven o ' clock in the foreroon .
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Repkal o . thk Ratepaving Clauses . —A public vestry was held in tho Vestry Room of St George ' s Church , Cannon-street , on Thursday _eveninjr , . Mr Liquorish , churchwarden ,, wns unanimously called to the chair . Mr GreUi- 'f submitted Mr Duncombe ' s projected motion as a resolution . Mr _Kyndrick seconded the resolution . Mr _Prosser moved : — That the Testry be adjourned until this day month , in order that we may learn tint principles ot Lord John Russell ' s proposed _meawre . Mr Skelton seconded the amendment .
_Ehenczar Clark , Esq . supported the original resolution , in an argumentative , and eloquent speech . Mr Frazer followed in a telling sprech , oa the same side . The amendment was put _^ to the meetin ? , and wily four hands were raised in its favour , and the original resolution was adopted . amidst much applnuse . Mr Grelling then moved the adoption ofa petition , which was seconded by Mr Keighley , and carried unanimously . The usual votes of thanks concluded the proceedings . A _Bon _. _vit Society . — Daniel Clifford , described ls the suMmon 3 as tbe treasurer and secretary to the Son of Hibernia friendly and benefit society , appeared to show cause . why ho refused to pay the sum of £ 1 9 s . ljd ., claimed'by one of the members , named Hickey , under the rule which makes certain provisions for the . sick , Tht * demanded was resisted on two grounds—first , that ther * were no funds , as , from the falling away ofthe members , the society had become virtually defunct : and next that
Hickey was not incapable of work when he placed himself on tlie sick list . This latter objection was overruled . Mr Yardley come to the conlusion that the first objection was but a ruse to get rid of the claims of the sick members _^ * He elicited from a person nanij-d Hayes who had been secretary tothe society , that another _association , calling itself thc Metropolitan Total Abstinence Society , had been formed on the dissolution of the one under whose provisions Hickey made his claim , nnd consisting , with a very few exceptions , of the very some ndmduals . It was admitted that this association had funds m hand , arising from subscriptions , and that the _iefendant bad aoted as its secretary . Mr Yardley under these circumstances , felt satisfied that tho change was _rnertly a nominal one . The Temperance Society and tha Hibernia appeared to h _* m to bo ono _. and the same , and as it was admitted that th » _defendant'had acted _» an official ; , an order should be made oh bim for the amount claimed ,
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r _TUOETO _^ J 5 P . _gS _£ lRACX-t _! AS-i > .... MEETING OF TRADES IN MANCHESTER . A general _meeting of trades societies convened by tho members of tho Journeymen Steam Engine Ma"hine Makers' and Millwrights . Friendly Society , was held on Saturday evening Jast , in the Hall of Science , Camp-field , Manchester , for the purpose of taking into consideratiou the decision come to by a special jury , at the Jate Liverpool Assizes , against nine operative mechanics-belonging to _Newtoh-le-Willows , by whose decision the interests of all trades were considered to bo affected . The proceedings commenced at half-past six o ' clock , _? t which time there were about 800 individuals present , all ofthem mechanics and artisans , and all ot whom had a highly _respectable appearance .. Mr Benjamin Stansfie ! d ,, si member of the-Mechanics' and Engineers' Society , was called to the chair .
; The C *__ _n . MA _!* , arter a few introductory observations relative to the great importance of the meeting to every class of working men , read the circular convening the meeting , in which the following account was given of its object : *— _, _; _. About ' the month of . August , 1810 , a dispute arose between Messrs Jones and Potts , Engineers , ofthe Viaduct Foundry , _Newton-le-Willows , and their men , concerning certain encroachments which the former had been making for somo time previous upon the rights of the latter , tending to produce a material reduction in their wage ' s , and , as a consequence , to impoverish and reduce them to beggary . . . To > ard off this state of things the men appointed Deputations , from their own body , to remonstrate with their employers upon the injustice of their proceedings ; and the _conseguenco was , that a considerable number of them were discharged without notice , and others left of their own accord ; and the men , in their own defenca , set a watch te prevent others from falling
into tho snare . This state of things was continued between two and three months ( and for the credit of tbo men wo" say it ) ¦ without theleast act of violence being committed by theni . But the employers finding that this peaceful mode of _defVi-ce militated _againsttheir interests , applied to the . Warrington Magistrates for Worrant _. against sixteen of tho men , and one against the principal Secretary of the above-named society , upon the charge of a _conspiracj ; to _imjioverish and bring the prosecutors to beggary . Tho whole were brought up for examination before Messrs Lyon and Stubbs , the Magistrates of "Vfarrington , and committed to take their trial at the Assises ; nine others were subsequently included in the indictment , making in all twenty-six . Tho trial came off at Liverpool , on tl e 2 nd and Srd of April , 1817 , before a Special Jury , and nine were convicted upon the above-named charge . An appeal had been previously put in by tbe defendants to the Court of Queen ' s Bench , and they are , at the pre . _* ent time , waiting to receive judgment .
_Ftttovr workmen , —A great principle is involved in the settlement of tbis question , the law allows that you may combine to fix and maintain any certain rate of wages , and it has been pronounced by ono of the . higbest legal authorities in the land that itis perfectly legal for you te unite and persuade others to do tbe same . With such authority , arc wo to allow the decision of a number of men whose rank and situation iu life must naturally lead them to pronounce a verdict in favour of thoso whose interests are identical with their onn , to set ail law and authority on one side 1—we say , emphatically , no ; let us , by our united efforts , demand justice , not only for oar
persecuted brethren , but for ourselves and families , in the protection of our labour . The question resolves itself into this , —Ii the law , as enacted by the legislature for the protection of our labour , to be a dead letter , aa far as we are concerned ?—or are we determined tosee it enforced ! If so , let us thtn come forward and make manifest by our actions , that we arc not insensible of the wrongs inflicted upon us , nor indifferent to the claims of justice . The law says you may combine to protect jour rights ; some of your employers say you must not ; which will you obey . Let your attendance at the meeting on Saturday evening give the answer . '
In continuation , the chairman said that . the settle-. -lent of tbis great question now devolved , on the working men of England . They must either boldly assert their right to the privileges , which had been won for them by tbeir forefathers , and , by _succesB , ensure the transmission of those rights to their children , orthey must tamely submit to be trampled on and oppressed . If they now shrank from the performance of their duty , who could tell what would be the result ? It must be moro disastrous than they could even anticipate , and their children-must have cause to regret deeply that the rights and privileges which had been once enjoyed by working men had been tamely and unworthily abandoned . Some persons might , perhaps , have come to the meeting under the idea that they would he called upon to contribute to thc support of men out on strike at Newton ; but such was not the case . The meeting had been called at the desire of several trade societies , in order that the facta of . the case might be
detailed , because it was believed that the question was one in which every working man was interested , and that that statement would win the sympathy and support of all . This was what was wanted . Some trade societies bad imagined that tbe mechanics were tuo high-minded to solicit their supportthat thsy were an aristocratic set , who would not stoop down , as it were , to certain other trades , which they looked upon as inferior to tlieir own . Now , he begged to say , that if such a feeling had been exhibited by any individual in the iron trade , it must be attributed to Iiis ignorance alone . ( Cheers . ) Amongst the governing power of that great and important body , no such feeling existed . The struggle at Newton originated , not in any new demand of the men , but from tho encroachments of the masters , who wished to introduce a system of apprentices which would have tended to the ruin ofthe men . Mr Job . Amblek moved the first resolution , which was as follows : —
That this meeting views with astonishment and regret the verdict pronounced by the jury at thc late Liverpool Assizes , against the nine michawks who were _charged with conspiracy to impoverish Messrs Jones and Potts : such verdict appearing to it contrary to the evidence adduced , and in opposition to thc summing up of the judge , who gave it as his opinion , that it was lawful lor any number of men to persuade others not to work for cer . tain individuals ; and it is , moreover , fully assured that the whole of the recent proceedings , in the case now under consideration , must add strength ts the widely spreading conviction that justice cau never be awarded to the working classes until they are fully admitted to all the privileges of citizenship , including the right of being comprised in the _jariis of their country ; inasmuch as according to tho present system , partial arid un . just verdicts must resultfrom juries being constituted excl _. sively of the classes whose interests are identical witb those of capitalists generally .
He said tbat tbe daring attempt of Messrs Jones and Potts to infringe upon their rights and privileges had its origin in an attempt of the like kind which had been made in Belfast , and which , owing to the apathy ofthe men , succeeded . Had not the mechanics of Newton opposed the attempt at the very outset * a gap would have been made in the wall which encircled their privileges ; that gap would gradually have been widened , and at length the invading forces of the masters would have entered and destroyed them utterly . The employers were grievously mortified at the conduct of the men , in , having warned their fellows ofthe evils and danger that would result from their acceeding to the conditions sought to . bo imposed , upon them . But had they not a right to warn men who were rushing into
danger ? If they saw a Mow-being rushing to the edge of a precipice , was it not an act of common humanity to warn him ? Or if they saw a man ignorantly ov . unthinkingly walking into the den of wild beasts , was it not their duty to caution him , and to advise him to retrace his steps ? Assuredly , it was , and yet for doing this , a number of their fellow workmen had been seized by the emissaries of the law , as though they had been guilty of some horrible offence , dangerous to society . Those men wera brought to trial before a jury of their countrymen ; but though it was the . boast of Englishmen that thev must be tried by their peere , those working men were not tried by working men , but by a jury of the middle classes , sympathising with , and having the same interests as , the oppressors of the working classes . This
was an unjust and partial mode of procedure . The resolution hehad proposed was one which , he felt . certain , would meet with the unanimous approval of all working men . Now was tho time for them to i show a bold and united ; front to their oppressors , , that they might at once crush this odious attempt to > tyrannise over the productive classes . He thought t that the present time was one which showed tho no- _+ _cessity of forming themselves into one grand and d united body , for the purpose of protecting their com- imon rights and . interests . It was impossible that it they could ever accomplish any great good , or that it they could maintain their present rights , whilst re- emahvmg in detached societies . ( Hear , hear . ) When- . i trad
ever any ewas attacked , it was generally found id that it had to cope with the enemy single handed , d , and as its funds were necessarily soon exhausted , it it had either to appeal for support to other trades , or or qiuo : ly io submit . Instead of this precarious and ad uncertain support , which had to be sought for in in the hour of danger , let them combine beforehand , in in one . great moral phalanx , nnd then , whenever a a struggle came , capital would havo to battle with the he combined labour of England ; ready for the confl'uft , ft , and with ample means to carry it on to victory , ry . ( Cheers . ) Tho first sound of the clarion from this Iiis combined host of labour would pour dismay into the he heart of every reptile that dared to trample ou tha \\» rights of humanity . ( Applause- )
Mr Wm . Habmson , a member of the mechanics * ics * society , seconded the motion . He boldly asserted ted that ifthe working classes had the rights of citizen , sen . ship , they should never have heard of Mr Selsby Isbj being dragged through the streets of Manchester , iter , nor would the men of Newton have been roused i » _' d ia the dead of the night to be conveyed to prison . He , _Hei therefore , exhorted all who earned their bread _bytl bj the sweat of their brow to turn their attention to this tbii important matter , so that they must secure to tbem . bem selves the right possessed by every other class , of is , ol being tried b y their peers . He also earnestly admad visa all _tolorm _themnelvea into one grand and cv _* a »_ li . _n »__
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 8, 1847, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_08051847/page/5/
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