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AmiL 10, 1847. THE NORTHERN STAR. 5
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j BE EIl'IS OF TUE CHARTIST CO-OPEKAT1TB...
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FOR TBEi BANK. Jv.in-s previousl y ackno...
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Inisn CoNrKUERATios.—The usu.il weekly m...
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REPEAL OF THE KA I Ei'A VlN'O CLAUSES
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REPORTED LOSS OF THE ROYAL MAIL
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To THE SllAKEllOLDliKS OF THE L.\/P COMr...
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Amil 10, 1847. The Northern Star. 5
AmiL 10 , 1847 . THE NORTHERN STAR . 5
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The ancient amphitheatre of Puzz di haa been freed from the earth around it . The dens of the animals , ihiih are of extremely solid _masonry , are in a state "if excellent i reservation . Tne Notional pub ishcs another letter from Lola -Montes , iu which she is made to say- that if she had only furthered their views , the Jesuits would hare wo her canonized as Sancta Lois ¦ Omar Pacta , an Austiian _renegade , bas been appomted to the command ot the Turkish , army in Arabia . * A Good Uitcbs . —A party , in Portsoy , last week , _Kaiised upward * _6 f £ 5 ») for turnip seeds , the produce _wanaere !!
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" Union for the _JfiHjon . " It may be truly said that the present is an age of wonders . The ' signs of the times , " as manifested on Wednesday se ' nnight _. in the large Amphitheatre at Preston , when our friend . Mr Peel , made his first appearance among the operatives of that town , as reported in our columns last weak , must indeed be regarded as indicative of improvement . It would occupy the space of volumes to describe efficiently the progress of civilization
between a company of feudal nobility , squirearchy , and gentry of the olden times , assembled in that theatre under the presidency of one of tbe noble chiefs of the house of Derby , indulging their aristocratic tastes in the unrefined and inhiunauizinjr pasture of cockfi _ghting , and the company of operatives who were present in the same theatre , on the first appearance of onr friend Peel , to hear his explanation of the objects , form of organization , and mode of proceedings , & c . of the National Association of United Trades , as an institution of the present time , which is intended to be an instrument of
promoting and effecting a moral regeneration among the working classes . The contrast between the scenes of the olden times alluded to and the meeting in question , is almost as wide as caii be comprehended in a comparison of semi-barbarous ignorance and progressive intelligence . The author of " Fancy ' s Dream " had tome such contrast as the above in view , when he wrote the following stanza : " As the heralds of knowledge and civilization Advance on their march from Equator to Pole , Their progress is marked at the grand celebration Of the famed ' Feast of Reason and full flow of
Soul . ' This banquet is held in the Temple of Reason , Gods , muses , and graces , and spirits attend , With joy they record the events of each season That wisdom promote , and morals amend . " Tbere is , however , this excuse for ihe barons of the olden times , that the barbarous practice of cock-fighting was in accordance with the spirit of tbe then p _* resent age . Apart from tbat and similar proceedings , many of thera were ornaments fo human nature , when compared with some of their order of the present day .
While the working classes were kept in a state of vassalage , tlieir necessities were abundantly provided for the aged and afflicted knew no want , domestic comfort was the lot of all . The semibarbarous feelings that prevailed were the effects of their habits of life . Resentment towards those who were considered enemies was deemed expedient from motives of self-preservation and general defence . The horrid deeds that were committed were perpetrated on avowed enemies exclusively , and were regarded as deeds of valour and bravery . To their dependent vassals and neighbouring peasantry , the feudal lords were hospitable and kind , and though the vassals did not enjoy domestic freedom , they were , nevertheless , comparatively a happv people .
Their good conduct was duly appreciated , and every encouragement was given to such behaviour as -was considered to be cf a meritorious and commendable character : and . as rewards for such conduct , many vassals were emancipated by being presented witb iheir fieedom , which placed them in a condition of self-sustaining independence . Such treatment to faithful servants is not very gen * _-ral in the present age . There are many worn-out workmen whose employers bave accumulated fortunes while they were in their service , and who , on becoming superannuated , probably by pr- mature decay from the effects of their labour , have received no other attention tban a * recommendation to the notice of the Poor La _* w Guardians . _^ j c ] j . ; 1 _. < .
Taking , therefore , into consideration the _circumstenees nnder which the nobility , squirearchy , and gentry , of the olden times were surrounded , their patriotism philanthropy , and hospitality was generally much greater , in proportion to iheir education and circumstances , than is matdfested by _va-. w of the same c ' asses at the present day . A pinch of curry powder may he very savoury , and a dnh of Swedish turnips may be better than a prolonged fas :, to a starving man ; but , with all < _Jt : c deference to those of our modern aristocrats who are so considerate as to contrive such food fov fhe poor , we prefer th' * antiquated diet which h ' s _' orv _reccrds _v-as the feed cf the i oor in the _ohlesi
times _aihided to , viz . read , meat , fowl , £ si :, milk , bar , & c . The _disnacied state of society during ihe _eiv _: l commotions of former aces placed all classes in a position of defence : civil war was the order of the day , and the cultivation of _semibarl'srou _* ' feelings was the unavoidable consequence . Tr . e amusement id * cock-fighting was in accordance wiih those feelings , which practice , cruel and _disgus' . _i'ig as it _unquestionably is , is less revolting to human nature then _icar . y cf the cold-blooded , deliberate practices , l . y * mtaris of which thousands
of human victims are sacrificed by' premature dzath , brought 0 : 1 by the misery , disease , _unhealthful dwellings and places of employment , _unwhules-iine and _intnlScient food , want of sufficient _dMhii-g , ami medical attention , with a numerous train cf et teteras , which are the _direct awl _immrdiate effect of low wages ar . d exorbitant profits . V . e unhesitatingly say , that , wkh tiie exception of domestic liberty , the _condition of . a very great _j-. roportion ' of the working classes has never been improved sir . ce _theiT emancipation from feudal _vassalasre .
Tha abject poverty to which _ro'"i-ns of working people have been subjected from want of _employmci-t , low wages , and numerous other evi . s consequent upon their condition in life as society is , a ; : d hzs been _coiisiitured , since ths time alluded ' to , is a much mere miserable situation than - . hat of a vassal of thc cidfn times . During the several vsts in which Britain has been engaged in that time , the working men were ever _subjected to leave their homes to _fizht the _c-.-nntry ' s battles , either by land or _s-a , which placed many in a
_condition worse than a state of vassalage . Even those who were so fortunate as to be employed , had the mortification to s ° e tint a great proportion of their earnings were arrested from thera by _mt-ans of heavy taxation imposed on every article of life without thtir consent , as few of tliem had a voice in representation . They were excessively taxed and injnfnciently paid for their labour their libetties also were very insecure , and often curtailed by means of class lecis ' ation , from enactments of combination laws , a -shackled press , & c ., & c .
The effectual improvement ofthe condition of the working classes _naver has been a subject of serious considcraion citicr to the legislature or to those classes who profess themselves to be the _conservators of the community . Laws have been enacted to protect almost every description of property , except labour , on which the vital interests of the working classes exclusively depend . Such were the Corn Laws , the repeal of which has excited so much interest of late years ; such , also , are the Navigation
Laws , the present legislative inquiry into which , even now . excites general interest among all shipowners in Britain . We offer no remark , either 0 approval or disapproval of the principle of the Protection Laws ; what we seek to shew is , that while property and profits have been considered ever deserving of the fostering car <* of Government , and of every class of conservators , the equitable compensation of labour has ever been totally disregarded by the same characters .
We are not _uumindful that the employment of labour is consequent on the protection _grsen to some kinds of property and profits , Ste . ; but it is optional with the manufacturer whether the labour he requires is performed by machinery or by manual labour , if both are practicable ; whichever is the cheapest will of course be preferred , and it rarely happens that the consumers obtain any more than a trilling share of the benefit . Itis therefore no difference to a working man
whether he is deprived of his labour by the use 0 machinery , or by the want of protection to the brand of trade to which he belongs ; so far as he is con cerncd , the goods manufactured by machinery rofc-r . li as well be manufactured by the inhabitants of 1 foreign countrv * . It may be said tbat if it was no for the use of machinery , British manufacturers couli not compete with foreign manufacturers in foreigi markets . This may apply to the manufacture 0 goods exported , which * K ) int we concede , hut it dot not apply to home consumption .
If the interest of the working classes was anj consideration whatever in the matter of protection at tbe time when Protection Laws were enacted 01 amended , why was il limited to the competition 01 foreign manufactures ? Why not apply the principh to _machinery employed in the manufacture of good ; for the home market ? The Excise Laws wen equally as applicable to machine-manufactured clotl
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and other goods , as to glass , or to any kind of goods on which a drawback wa 3 payable . However useful machinery may be , by making it available to increase the operative power of a country , we contend that when it has the immediate and direct effect of throwing thousands of operatives out of employment , and of reducing , to a considerable amount , the earnings of tens , or perhaps hundreds , of thousands , it ought not to be introduced recklessly and indiscriminately into the labour market without suitable provision being made for those who are mad " to suffer by its use . hn
We can appreciate all the advantages that s resulted from the use of machinery , and we freely admit that , for the manufacture of goods for exportation , its use is indispensable for the purpose above alluded to—of enabling British manufacturers to compete in the foreign markets witb foreign manufacturers ; but forthe home consumption , we are not prepared to admit that its unlimited , unclassified , and untaxed use can be equally defended . The working classes have long groaned under their oppressive grievances ; they have sought for redress from the legislature , and have agitated the expediency of such political changes as would produce to them an equitable share of representation m Parliament ; in doing which , they have been instrumental in creating a new order of the constituency , composed principally of the very parties who are their greatest oppressors , viz .: thc employers , by whom their wages are inefficiently paid ; and the
shopkeepers and traders , whose enormous profits , 111 many instances , tend to increase excessively the price of numerous articles requisite for tbeir domesticcomforts . They havehoweverdiscovered _, that while they justly complained of excessive government taxation , which amounts to about £ 52 , 000 , 000 a year , that the amount of excessive profits , and the difference between the amount of wages paid and received , and what in equity and justice ought to be paid and received , amounts to several hundreds of millions a year , —they have not nor will not lose sight of their pclitical interests , but they arc determined to pay more attention than hitherto they have done to their domestic interests . For this purpose , such lecturers as our friend Mr Peel is heartily engaged in communicating to all who may hear them , whether in the Amphitheatre of Preston or elsewhere , the means which are practicable , and within the reach of all , to aid aud assist in grappling
with the monster evils of poverty , disease , and crime , and whatever else results from ill-compensated labour . Those means are the peaceable union of the million , and the indefatigable operations of the National Association of United Trades . __ The central committee of the above _flourishtn !! institution held their usual meeting on Monday Jast . The minutes of the previous meeting was read and confirmed ; the financial accounts read and received . After an immense mass of correspondence was read from all parts oftlie country , the question of _Alcssrs Stocks and Tait of Stool : port , bleachers , havinii a _<* ain come under the consideration of the central committee , in consequence of tbat firm having offered a 1 _cefuct ion of twelve-and-a-half per cent , in the wages
of the men , Mr Parker of Manchester , the society's a _<* ent , having had an interview with the principal of that firm , who refused to withdraw the offered reduction , the central committee decided tlie men should give the necessary fortnight ' s notice to leave their employ , the men having been work ng under protest during the _negotiation . The case of the handloom weavers ot Wilmslow , Cheshire , also camo under their consideration , in consequence of Mr Holt , of that place , not only compelling the men to make their pieces longer than other employers by 6 or 7 yards per piece , but have also reduced Cd . per cut of their wages ; the central committee have determined to
employ the men to whom that gentleman offered the reduction . It was then resolved— " That 32 of the handloom weavers of Wilmslow , now in the employ of Mr Holt , be recommended to the board ot directors of the sister association for employment . " A letterwas reael from Keighley in Yorkshire , ref ' errinff to the case ot two men , Messrs Town and Shackleton , wo ; _-lcombers , active and intelligent men , who take a leading part in trades union matters , have been discharged in consequence , and cannot _obtain work for any other fir' )*; it was resolved that the tivo men be employed as _agents in their locality , for disseminating tiie principles ofthe association .
Mr _Golding , district secretary of Manchester , reported he , Mr Littler , and Mr Griffiths , had attended a large meeting of bakers in the above town , when _resolutions were passed in favour of tlie association . Jlr Littler and himself also attended a large meeting of _i-earners , twisters , nnd drawers , when after fully _expiainiui the principles oftlie association , an unanimous vote was taken to join forthwith . Their numbers arc 250 . . Mr Wook-y , district secretary of Nottingham , reported , a man waited upon the district committee from _lXivbrno !; near Nottingham , and complained
that hi- _emph-yer compeileei him to take bread and other thins : * - in lieu of wages for his work . The district _committee decided upon _indicting the employer for an ( _ifenee against the truck act , which was tried at the county hall in Nottingham , April 3 rd , when , after a three hours' trial , the employer , a Mr Newton _, was convicted in th . o _penalty ot £ 10 ; half thc fine will , tf course , come to the association . Thus , we hope to be able , not only to destroy thc abominable svstera of trucking , as practised in the three counties , but compel the employers to find thc necessary funds to set the men to work for the association , who give evidence in those cases .
EDINBURGH . —On Monday evening , a public meeting of the printers , members of the National _Typographical Association , was held in Adam-square Hull , to hear & lecture from Mr _Jacobs , missionary for the National Association of United Trades . The lecturer' by a series * - of arguments and illustrations on th « _u-inciplcs and the advantages of " unions , " the emu-sot former unions , and the efficient plans of the _association he h -i the honour to serve , fully convintci ihis branch of thc Typographical Association << f tiie necessity for their uniting with all other trfides that ate willing , in order to achieve thc
purposes of their own association . The meeting evinced their approval by frequent cheers , and at the conclusion !* .-passing unanimously the following reso ' uitifni : — " That we , the _Edinburgh branch of the _Nati-nal Typographical Association , are of opinion that the principles of the National Association of United Trades are correct , and that it is the only means by which the printers can readily overturn the _marihiuationsof the ' masterclass . ' " It was agreed _tnai they should take such further Bteps as were necessary to biir > £ » the subject fairly before all tbe other branciie ? , preparatory to the _ditcussion of -. he _sul-jsct of joining , at thc next delegate meeting . *
BA it HEAD . — On Tuesday a meeting of the spinners , members of tke Scotch Spinners" Union , was held to hear the plans of the National Association explained . Mr Jacobs went fully into tbe subject , showing that it would greatly euhance the benefits and increase the power of their own union . A resolution was passed unanimously : —• ' That wc , thc Barhead branch of the Spinners' Union , highly ap . prove oi tbe principles and _progress of the National _Association of Trades , and deem such _association necessary to enable us easily and successfully to gvap _* pre with the frequently attempted reductions of the employers . The delegate meeting be recommended to put a resolution for the whole Union to join from the first of -May , and send up the month ' s cuntiibutions accordingly . " Thc usual votes of thanks were then _parsed .
EDINBURGH . —On Wednesday evening a _nuetins ot tiie Curriers' Society , a branch of the Curriers' Union of Great Britain , was held in _Cranstone ' s Hall , Bailie Fife ' s Close , High-street , to consider thc plan of tlie-National _Association . Mr Jacobs said the whole mode of procedure before them showed the . advantages that would accrue ta their body by the employment system . A few questions were asked , and general satisfaction expressed ; a resolution of approval and to join the _Associati-m was carried unanimously . Mr llollis , district secretary , exhibited samples of boots , shoes and hosiery , the proiuction ofthe workmen _employtd by the Association , and announced he should open a * hop on the 1 st of -May , for the sale of the goods . At present he attended at _Cranstone ' s cofFce-house every Saturday evening , with a large block and ureal variety .
LEITH . —On Thursday evening , a meeting of the boiler-makers was held , to hear Mr Jacobs on the subject . At the clos'i of his address , which was well received , it was agreed to call a genera ! public laeetin _** : of the trades _, on Tlmrsday _. the 15 th of May , that Mr Jacobs should deliver a publie lecture thereon . Mr llollis showed samples of the Society ' s manufacture , which were highly praised . ELUERSL 1 E . — On Friday evening , a public mreting was held , consisting chiefly of weavers and
calico-printers , when the _missionary set forth the plans in iiis usual style . The committee wan elected 10 enrol members , and form a district in connection . A deputation of teetotallers was in attendance , ami proceeded to addiess the meetin *; , advising the people to abstain freiui intoxicating drinks , that thty save the money and place it in the funds of tlte Trades ' Association , to become their own employers . A Temperance Committee was formed to further the object , 'j he usual thanks passed , and ail ended in most perfect harmony .
MANCHESTER . —Mr . Peel ( who was prevented sending his last week's report from indisposition ) reports that on Tuesday , the 2 lird , he attended a numerous meeting ofthe Factory Operatives of Accrington , where he was pleased to find a large increase of
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• The National Association of Trades may thank the Times newspaper for this niovement , for the several masters here arc acting on the advice given in the leader of that paper , when it attacked thero and the printers , which is forcing the workmen to join tbe " monster association , " verifving the old adage , * ' it is an ill wind tbat blows no one good . "
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members since his last meeting , with every prospect , as trade revives , of still more numerous adhesions . Mr . Beesley was called to the chair , and opened the meeting with a most eloquent address , setting forth the advantages of Union generally ; drew a vivid contrast between the principles of the National Trades' Association and existing Trades ' Unions , very much to the advantage of the former ; and concluded a most excellent address , by introducing Mr . Peel , the National Trades' agent , who addressed the meeting , in explanation of its principles and objects , 111 the usual manner , and with like results . He was listened to with deep attention to the close of his address , when , after receiving the thanks of the meeting , the chairman pronounced it dissolved .
On Wednesday , he attended the Committee of the Card Room Operatives , at Blackburn . This body , to the number of fourteen hundred , had it in contemplation to join the National Trades as far back as the 23 rd of January ; but , in consequence of an undercurrent of the most absurd and unfounded misrepresentations having bean most industriously set in motion , for the vain purpose of checking the progress of tbe " monster movement , " by some nameless parties " who shun the light because their deeds are evil , " this body of the cotton trades had « lctermincd on withholding their adhesion until their doubt * had been removed . Mr Peel , on becoming acquainted with the state of affairs , immediately sought an interview with the committee oftlie body , who received him with great kindness . He addressed the committee , and shewed the danger of any body of men sufferim . ' themselves to be prejudiced by the esparto statements of , perhaps , interested parties , _nlicwed that the missionaries ofthe United Trades in
all their public proceeding-j were at all tiircs anxious , not only to answer , but to court _opposition wherever it was tobe met with . lie expressed himself ready to _answer any questions , and thanked them sincerely for giving hira ao opportunity of doing so . A great variety of questions wore then put and answered to the apparent satisfaction of the committee . The business terminated witb nn understanding Ibat a public meeting of the body would be held at an early date , at which Mr P . expressed his willingness to attend . Thanks were voted to him for his conduct , and the _meeting separated . On Thursday , the 25 tb , he attended the first _deleeate committee of the Preston district of the
National Association of united f _rades , A numerous meeting of delegates attended . Mr Richard Marsden and Mr W . Liddell , shoemaker , were severally elected president and secretary of the district dele-• . _-atcs from the power-loom weavers , cotton-spinners , shoemakers , band-loom weavers , « fec . Reported fhe intention of their respective bodies to join the great national movement forthwith , meetings of whom were ahout being called for the purpose . Mr Feel addressed the committee . In the course of his speech he read an excellent address , showing , in the smallest possible compass , the greatest amount of arguments in favour of union , asthe only lever for raising the condition ofthe working classes . He strongly advised them to print this address and extensively
circulate it as a " trades . tract , " through the town of Pres ' on . It was then agreed that the consideration of thia question should be their first business at tbeir next meeting . They then resolved . to meet every Thursday night at the Craven Heifer , North-road , for the purpose of receiving thc adhesion of bodieB , and other business . The committee then adjourned . He attended ,-on Friday evening , a meeting , convened at a few hours' notice , of the power-loom weavers , in the large room adjoining the Craven Heifer , North-road . He , on this occasion , went more fully into tbe operations of the * Association for the employment of Labour , showed that this same " Employment of Labour" was quite a new feature in Trades' Union _aftairs , assured them tbat tbe success of this movement was no longer a speculation , but one ofthe great facts of the age ; that its progress would only be measured by their success in getting * the working classes to unite ; showed the great
amount of good which had followed the more infant operations of the Company , and inferred from thc past success what must be the future triumphs for those engaged in this noble cfLrt to free labour from the thraldom of capital . The meeting then separated highly pleased with the night ' s proceedings . Mr P . feels fully justified in assuring the central committee that " Proud Preston" will fully support its title , by proving one of the best and strongest garrisons of Labour ' s united armv . There is no town in England where the moral _orotective power of the United Trades is more needed , as there is no town in the Queen ' s dominions where the power of capital is more despotically exercised . On Saturday evening , Mr P . attended a meeting of power-loom weavers of _Cnur-h parish , Holytroyds . This meeting wns not so well attended , from the insufficiency of the notice , and the want of _proner _publicity . However , a large accession of members is anticipated in this district .
On Monday , the 21 _Hh ult , Mr P again visited Clitht-ro , fur the purpose of _meeting the power-loom weavers at thc New Inn . A good meeting was collected , und the usual address was given . At its conclusion , an intention was expressed of _conveninj : another meeting by placard and in a large room . On Tuesday , the 30 th , he attended at Padiara , where he had expected preparations would have been made to meet him . but it appears that the local committee of this populous district has imbibed a pretty strong dose of tho prejudice which is now active !)' circulating to the prejudice of the National Association ; but Mr P . hopes to be able , at a very early date , of giving these secret calumniators a public opportunity of _substantiating tlieir statements , and proving the superiority of isolated local ur , io ; : s over a National Union of United Trades .
On Wednesday , Ue attended the local committee ol the power-loom wearers of Barnsley , and held a long controversy with several opposed to the national movement . He met most of the objections urged to the satisfaction of thc majority of those present ; and expressed a _strong desire of offering the Fame explanation _be-ore a public meeting . The evening being tar advanced , no decision was come to . He on the same evening , met some of the cotton spinners' committee , who expressed themselves willing to join the weavers , in getting up a public m eting . Mr _Teel is credibly informed that a very numerous portion of the cotton trades of _rkmsley arc favourable to the National Trades . On Friday , he attended a meeting of the shuttlemakers of Lancashire . This meetin !! were
unanimous in their decision of joining tbe movement . Prcsidcut , secretary , and committee were appointed . The committee of this body are to meet in Stockport . Any communication addressed to Mr Pee ! , 12 , Greek-street , _Chorlton-upon-Mcdloek , Manchester , will meet prompt attention .
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TRADES' MOVEMENTS . Leickstfb _FieAMt-woim-KxiTTEns . —From No . 1 of a publication entitled " The Framework Knitters , " edited by J . L . Winks , Esq ., one of the Poor Law Guardians of Leicester , we take the followin " revelations of thc miserable condition of this body of operatives : — In producing cases like the following , my object is to show that the system which admits of such strange and unheard-of _charts , deductions , and expenses , from earnings wh ch untouched would be ir . adeep . iate , _ousjht to be revised , or rather altogether _abolished .
I file and preserve vouchers for reference if need be . And lhave tho nam _^ s ot all parties . No . 1 . —( This was furnished , in writing , by an applicant for relief to No . 3 Board , and handed to me by tlie chairman . ) Account of money earned and received by me since January the 11 th : — For the week ending Jan . 16 th , < * ' doz ., ¦ £ s . d . _ntl 9 . 1 " , o . 0 7 3 i Jan . 23 rd , 7 do * , at ls . Hd . 0 7 101 Jan . 30 th , 7 doz ., at Is . lid . fl 7 10 i
1 3 0 ? _CnAIlOES AND EXrENSEB . For frame expenses to master , 0 s . 03 . per week ... ... ... 10 6 For shop firing , at 2 d . per _wee-k ... 0 6 For needles ... ... ... 0 8 For candles , three _iveeli ? , - * . _| lbs , and one 1 0 i For fat , to grease cotton ... ... 0 3 0 13 41 Balance forme ... ... 0 0 8 _^ No . 2 . —( Is the case of a widow who applied to No . 1 Hoard . ) Earnings during last week ... ... 0 5 tl Cll - . r . G £ 8 AND EXPENSES , Rent ... ... ... -2 0
Seaming ... ... ... u 7 Fire ... ... ... 0 2 Needles J ... ... ... 0 3 _£ CnncUs ... ... . ... 0 3 ' 0 3 3 j Leaving for her ... 0 2 'll Xo . 3 . —( An applicant to No . I Board , who stated that he worked twelve hours a day on the average all the week . ) Earnings ... ... ... 0 7 0 C 1 UKGE 8 AND EXPENSES .
Rent ... .,. ... 1 0 Seaming „ _. ... ... 0 10 Standing ... ... ... O 3 Taking in and out ... ... 0 ' Winding ... ... ... 0 (> Seedhs ... ... ... 0 3 Firing ... ... ,.. 0 2 Candles ... ... ... 0 6 0 3 'J Leaving for biro ... 0 3 3 ( This man stated that the fr . ime in which he worked was worth £ 5 . _Allowing it was , at this rate it _pavs for itself in two rears , and then , allowing that half its value must be spent in repairs , would it
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still yield to its owner an annual interest ot at least 25 per cent . ?) . Nottingham _STocKiNo-MAKBBS . ~ -On Monday evening last a public meeting , convened by the Mayor , in consequence of a _numerously-signed requisition , was held in the Guildhall , Nottingham , for the purpose ol taking into consideration the condition of t' _. o operatives connected with the framework-knitting _br-incli _, and as to how far the svstem of _exacting frame-rest , and other charges , affected them by rethn _" \ vh _!? h T . J , _" . At SfiTen _•'«•¦¦ - <* Mr John Whitby _buik the . chair , and having _formally opened the business , p ointed out tim nhi «> f fi . * . »• .: »* ,
they were assembled . Mr Joseph _Burbage moved the first resol ution :- " That independent of the vaet increase m tht * expenses of the parishes in this borough , occasioned by tho new act relating to the removal of the poor , a very heavy bunion arises in consequence of the working classes employed on ihe staple manufactures of tho town not receiving au adequate remuneration for tlieir labour , as a vast numberof the _<' . ases relieved weekly by the Board of Guardians are those of operatives who are unable t-i support themselves and theirfamilioson theirscantv earnings . " Reforring to the condition of the _framework-knittcrs , he said not one nut often can , out of their wages , support their vrives and families , or keep soul and b . idy _tonefclier , and the man who should say they could , would be set down as ins : _ine-He knew tlie _stockingmnker _*; in the time of the French war , and they were then hardy , b _* _i ! d , and well-made , but now , with the exception of Skibfccreen , no men aro so much broken down ami
prepared for the workhouse as thev arc . Their scanty remuneration during the last winter had reduced them , as they lived only on watcrgnie ) , to mere walking skeletons ! The payment of tramcrent had done much to lowering their condition _, mi Jonathan Barber seconded tho motion . The motion was put and carried unanimonslv . —Mr Jos . f _* an moved the second _resolution , namely . * ' That in the opinion ot this meeting the system of exacting rent tor frames and other charges , from the _stockiiH' _-makers , operates injuriously on their interests , by lowering their wage * and inducing a superabundance ot machinery , and , so long as it continues , there will be a source of ill-feeling aiul dissatisfaction between the employers and the employed . " lie
instanced bis own ca * e , having had to work a whole month , and after paying frame rent 4- ? . per week , and for needles , shop-fire , oil , tallow , and other thing ? , he had only 7 _*§ d . clear to take home to bis own familv . —MrTopham Ro * s seconded the motion , _shewing that large sums were exacted for frame rent , on condition of a _lit'lo work being found . Other speakers _addressed the meeting , and the motion being put , was carried unanimously . —Samuel Parsons , Esq . moved , * ' that a committee be appointed to draw uo a petition similar to the one adopted at Leicester , " which was acreed to , and votes of thanks were passed to Sir Henry Ilalford , Mr Green , Mr Fiicke . and Colonel Roile 3 ton , for the interest they had taken on behalf of the working men in tin ' s part of the country .
_Tnis Newton Case . —Tho following sums have _bec-n received by the committee appointed to receive subscriptions in aid of tbe defence ofthe accused " _consph-ators" at _Newton-le-Willows , Lancashire : — The Friendly Society of Operative Stonemasons'G . U £ 120 0 0 Liverpool Trades' Guardian Association : — Plasterers' Society , Liverpool ... 10 0 0 Second Society ot'Snwyers , Liverpool COO Tin Plate Workers'Society ... 5 0 0 Plumbers'Society ... ... ... 6 0 0 Millers' Society , „ 10 0 0 House Carpenters' and Joiners' General U . iion „ 5 0 0 Bricklayers'Society , Liv « _rpoe > l ... 15 ( I Q _PiHsterers of Birkenhead 5 0 0
£ 182 0 0 Subscriptions forwarded to Mr W . Herd , 64 . Dalestreet , Manchester , will be duly acknowledged . Nottingham Lack-makers . —A numerous and well-conducted _meetingTif the members of the operative Lace-makers Friendly Protective Society was held at their assembly rooms , Leopard Toll-hou * _ehill , on Easter Monday , Mr Barratt in the chair . The accounts of the year having been read and approved of , Mr Wilson proposed the following resolution : — " That we _. _th-j Lace-makers of Nottingham
and its vicinity , having joined the National Association for the Protection of Industry , do hereby pledge ourselves to support and extend the same to the utmost of our ability , as the only means left us by which wc _cai'lprotect ourselves from unjust and heartless employers , and seevre that which every workingman is entitled to , , namely , a fair day's wages for a fair _day ' s work . " It was seconded by 51 r Spencer , and _carried unanimously . A if solution was passed that the contribution / or the future be 3 d . a week instead of 4 d . A vote of thanks having been passed to the chairman , the meeting separated .
Bl . * . ckbi _* rn Weavers . —A public meeting of the power-loom _weavet _s was held ou Tuesday evening in a large factory room in Chapel-street , Blackburn , Mr Dcmaline in tho chair . . Mr Roberts , solicitor , was called upon to address the meeting . He spoke nearly an hour , and made a most _splendid oration . He was most loudly cheered . Mr Beesly , who was receiverl enthusiastically , spoke upwards of an hour , showing the benefits of union ; pointing out thc grasping avarice of capital , the desire of
manufacturers to improve machinery , and the necessity ofthe working classes fotming themselves so powerfully in nnionas to be able to _compel all other classes to do them justice . Tbe chairman closed the meeting , when three hearty cheeis were given . It was determined that , another meeting should be held the night followim ; ( Wednesday ) and Messrs Huberts and Beesly should be requested to speak again . Not less than two thousnnd power-loom weavers were present _, although the meeting was not made known until 12 o ' clock the same dav .
Tub Short Time Question . —Tho operative bakers wi . l hold a public meeting at the Crown and Anchor tavern , Strand , on Saturday evening , April the 17 th . Lord Robert Grosvenor will be proposetl to the chair . Thomas W ' aklcy , M . P ., T . S . Duncombe , M . P ., Sir De Lacy Evans , M . P _., Charles Cochrane , Esq . and Richard Oastler , E _** q . are expected to be present and address the meeting , the chair to be taken at halfpast _ttven precisely . Mr Cochrane has subscribed £ 3 3 • in aid . _* . f the bakers' movement . Oldham . —On Sunday ( ta-nvirrow _, ) Mr Dan ' cl Donovan wiil lecture in the seho'il-room of theWorking-Men's Hail at six in the evening . Subject , — ' Trades Unions , and their connection with the National _Tradsa' Union Combination . "
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_Inisn _CoNrKUERATios . —The usu . il weekly meeting of confederates was held on Sundav evening last , nt _Cartwright's Coffee-house , Red Cross-street , Mr M . Sullivan in the chair . A very spirited and goodtempered discussion was carried on till a late hour , originating with tho following resolution , proposed by- . Mr Dwain , and seconded by Mr Hughes : — " That history having taught us that it was the internal _dissensions then existing amongst our ancestors that led to our prostrate condition at the feet of British domination , and seeiii « by the speech of thchon . and learned member for _Kili-enny , that the I ... N . II . _Association has evinced a spirit of contrition , we recommend the confederate- -, to use every means in their power to bring about united action in political
agitation , believing it to be indispensably necessary toobtain our independence . " The following amendment was proposed by Mr Clancy , and seconded by Mr C . McCarthy : —'" That thie meeting is ol opinion that tbe _membi'i-s here assembled should leave it to tbe good sense and discretion of thc council of the confederation , to act as it thinks proper with regard to the fate recantation of Mr John O'Connell , as reported in the late proceedings of Conciliation Hall . Mr D . having _o-msentcd to withdraw his resolution , the _amendment , being deemed inexpedient was also withdrawn . The enrolment of members waa proceeded with till a late hour . The society meets every Sunday evening , chair taken at 8 o ' clock precisely . Irishmen , rally ! Ireland for
the Irish ! England for the English ! Tiual of Major Bemowbki—At the Middlesex Sessions on Thursday , Major Beniowski , the Polish refugee , was tried for an assault upon Mr Urquhart , at the Freemasons' Tavern , on the occasion of the meeting held there on the subject of the annexation of Cracow . The facts of the case are so fresh in the recollection of _ourrcaelers , that they require no repetition . Mr Wild addressed the jury nt great length fur the _defendant , dwelling str . ngly on the great provocation he had received in being denounced us a spy . After a short consultation , the foreman of the jury rose and said , we are obliged to find thc defendant Guilty . Sentence was deferred to the next session . * , the defendant being admitted to bail on his
own _recognizances . A _MuanER _Aitemptkd at a Dance . — John Duekett , 33 , was indicted far stabbing his wire , Ann Duckett , with intent to murder her , on the 2 nd of January last , at _MMdlewich . Cn that day , there was a dance at a pubhe-hnuse , called the Rose and Crown , in _Middlcwit-h . which was attended by both the prisoner and his wife , tlicy not having previously seen each other for nearly a fortnight . Tlie prisoner seeing his wife in the room , went out , bought a knife , returned , put bis arm round ber neck , and inflicted three studs in her throat . lie was _immediately apprehended . The jury found the prisoner guilty of the capital offence , and judgment of death was ordered to be recorded against him ; the learned _jtidi-c intimating that the least puuishruent _hecosld expect was transportation for life .
Dbath is the Millbank Prison . — Before Mr Bedford , in the Millbank prison , on the body _¦*' . Henry Wood , aged 22 . Mr J . R . Groves , the governor of thc gaol , said that deceased was received on the lath of September , 1846 , he bavin--been convicted at the Old Bailey sessions of larceny 'lhero having been a previous conviction , thc deceased was sentenced to seven years' transportation . He died inthe prison infirmary on Tuesday last , of pulmonary consumption , tbe common disease of prisoners . It was f _reouevitly brought on from confinement . —Verdict , "Natural Death from consumption . "
Repeal Of The Ka I Ei'a Vln'o Clauses
REPEAL OF THE KA I _Ei'A _VlN'O CLAUSES
Phi-to-, Wednesday . —A very large meeting of electors and non-electors of thia city , chiefly composed of the industrial classes , was held last night in the large _public-rouin , Broad-mead , for the purpos e of agreeing to a memorial in favour of Mr Dun-G _* mib ! : _'s resolution for the repeal of thc ratepaying clauses nf tlio Reform Act , and for the further _extension of the elcetive franchise . The spacious build ing , tho largest which could be procured in the city ,. was densely crowded . Ri . _iisni Norms , Esq ., on taking the chair , pointed : on * the 8 . 033 _ineq " . _alitics ofthe present electoral system and said _tlmt ihe electoral body of the country _^
. should be _enlarged , in order tbat the people might be more _lainv reprc _en-ed ; _tu . d _asamcans to thatend they woi _' _i-met to ad * ocate t he repeal of the ratepayina clause . ; ofthe Reform Act , thc removal of which would practically enlarge the electoral body of the nation bv some hundredsof thousands . ( Cheers . ) Mi- Clark _ir . ovod a resolution to support Mr Duncombe's motion for tho repeal of the ratepaying-, _clause of the Reform BUI , and the _introduc'ion or clauses to prevent unfair influence in counties and _boi'fuisrhs , so as t _> secure a t _' _. iir , lull , and tree representation of tlio peoplo in Parliament .
Mr IIicMAK secoi ; . iftd the resolution , which was adopted unanimously . A resolution was adopted , " That the elective fraii' _-hise ouijit to be extended to every man of 21 years oi' age , who had not been deprived of his riuhis of citizenship by the verdict of a jury of his countrymen , " ( Cheers . ) The meeting was then addressed by Mr T . Clark , of London , Mr Johnson , Mr Simeon , the Rev A . Stone , and others , and ; . memorial to the House of CoKimons . embodying rhe views of the meeting * , was _unanimously adopted .
Walworth , —A numerous meeting was held a ' Harrison ' s _Awcmbly Room , East-lane , Walworth , on Thursday evening , April the 8 th . Mr John ' Sewell was unanimously called to thc chair , and read ' » letter from Mr B _* . ilawcs , Member for the borouKh ( L'tmbeth ) , apoloaising for non-attendance , and admitting tbat some alteration and amendment must he made in tlie Reform Act . He then called on Mr Stallwood , who moved the adoption of tho followim ; resolution * . — "Tbat whereas an Act passed in the reign of His Majesty K ng William the Fourth , intituled , ' -An Act to amend tne Representation of tlio People in Ens-land and Wales , 'has failed to fulfil the just expectations of the people , and is not and carsnot be final , itis _expeiiunt to amend tl esame , by tlie repeal of the _rateptyinj-claiais , and by the insertion of provisions calculated to prevent any undue influences in counties and boroughs , subversive of tiie full , free , and fair representation of the people in *
Parliament . " Mr Jeffries _feconcled the resolution , with a petition : both were adopted , and ordered to be signed by the chairman , and forwarded to Mr C . T . _D'Eyncourt , one of the Members of the Borough , for _pneentation ., The Chairman next introduced the National Petition ina speech , eloquently maintaining the soundness , justice , and equity oftlie sis points of the _Peoplo's Charter , amidst the reite / atcd cheering of his audience— Mr James Knight moved the _ailnp'ion of the Petition . Mr John Simpson seconded the motion . —Mr Philip _M"Gra : i \ rose much applauded and delivered an able speech , which was enthusiastically cheered . The petition was unanimously adopted . It wns announced that a Registration Committee meet at the assembly rooms every Monday evening , and that claims might be had of the secretary—A vote of thanks wasgiven to the chairman , aud the meeting dissolved .
Reported Loss Of The Royal Mail
REPORTED LOSS OF THE ROYAL MAIL
STEAM-PACKET SHIP TWEED . By the arrival of the _Oilpe , South Western Company ' s steamer , at Southampton , we have received the melancholy intelligence of thu loss of the Tweed , nnd sixty lives , as we gather from the following particulars , extracted from the "New Orleans Picayune , " of . . March 1 , which , with files ot other American papers down to the 10 th ult ., had arrived at Havre by the Baltimore , Capt . Johnstone : — The Yucatan schooner , Atrevida , Captain Ziinthez , arrived at this port this morning from _Cainpeacliy _. baving sailed the 19 th of February ,
A letter has been received by htr from a commercial house nt Campeaehy , annotincinf * tl . at news reached thnt city the evening of the 17 ih of the loss ofthe British royal mail steamer Tweed . She wns lost on the 12 th of February on the northeast end of the _Alacnnes , and sixty persons were drowned . The Tweed left Uavannah on the Cth ult ., for Vera Cruz and Tampico . _Eipedi . tions were sent from Campeaehy to her assistance . The Alacranes lie about seventy miles from the coast of YucatuB , directly north of Merida , The Tweed was the packet now due ; possibly the Tay or some other vessel may bring tbe We » t India mails home in her stead , and ' shortly furnish additional particulars . The Tweed was commanded by Mr _Georj-e Parsons , R . N ., a very skilful officer .
IiAtek News . —The Avon Royal mail _steatn-ship , Captain Norton , arrived inCowes Roads on Wednesday evening , at ten o ' clock , and it is _lamen'ab ' . e to anuounce that sho brings confirmatory intelligence oi the total loss of the Tweed . It appears that there are seventy-two passengers and crew lost , and seventy-nine saved . After the vessel struck , on she 12 : h of February , at half-past three , a . m ., the Burvivors , by various means , got on to the reef . Tney remained there for seme hours , and at five o ' clock , p M _., on tbe first day , one of the boats having been got ready , tbe first officer , Mr Eilis _.-n , with eleven of thc survivors , pot into it , with the intention of reaching the Campeaehy shore , if possible . They
were , however , fortunate enough to fall in with the Spanish brig Emilia , tilty-one miles from Sisal roadd . After funding them , tlte brig again returned , and , amidst much difficulty , _.-uccteded in taking off _sever . ilothrus , with whom sho departed for Perez . On the following day the remainder left the reci ' , in two boats , brought by thc Emilio , and got in safely to Perez . Thc brig tben put off to Sisal , and , after remaining there seven days , sbe was chartered for llavaniiah , where she arrived on the 3 rd March . On the 11 th ult ., the Avon , being at Uavannah , left for England . The ill-fated Tweed , after she struck on the Alacranes , went to pieces in the course of half an hour . There were only three female passengers , ail of whom were drowned .
To The Sllakelloldliks Of The L.\/P Comr...
To THE SllAKEllOLDliKS OF THE L . \/ P _COMrAN'Y . — A correspondent sends us a lengthy communication !' of which thc following is the substance . After stating that , despite tbo favourite motto , — "The Charter and thc Land , " the Chartist Association is utterly neglected , as the absence of funds proves , he asks , " Why stand our Lind brethren apart from the Charter _Asssocifttioti _, when it is evidently the duty of all who desire the possession of happy homes to immediately embrace Chartism ? The Charter Association not only _brought the National Co-operative Land Company into existence , but nurtured it , and protected it until , as our _indefatigable , honest , nnd unconquerable champion , Mr O'Connor asserts , " it is now abb ; to take care of itself" and can hurl defiance to the whole phalanx of _class-robbinir _, monopolising tyrants . The Land p lan , no doubt ' , will place its members in a proud and elevate . 1 posttion , where _mifcrr , wretchedness , and want wil be
unknown , but the Cha termust become law to perfect and protect tho blessings the Land will bring . I propose , therefore , that each branch do pay a farthing per week per member , to raise a fund in conjunction with the National Charter A'sociation , us a means to engage able and talented lecture rs to advocate the principles of the Land plan and the Charter to protect it , I write this to be lvad at tbe next meeting of each branch , and if adopted , to bs pu ; in forte immediately , the same ns the local expense fund ; the monies tobe sent to tho directors for the employment of competent lecturers . Some may think a tin thin * , ' a contemptible sum . To th _* se I would say , if your generous hearts would prompt you to do more , do so , whilst at the same time the sum should be so small , that the poorest of the poor could not feel from it any injurious effects . " W . Ta _*» p , " 37 , _Skiimer-stieet , City , April 5 , 134 ? . ' "
Attempted Assassixatio . mf a Mas hy ins Wife , —Between thehoursof 10 and 11 o ' clock on Wednesday evening a most desperate attempt at _assassination was made by a female on her husband under tbe following horrible circumstances : —The parties live at No 2 , Crown-court , _Soho-t-quare _, and the name of tlie unfortunate victim is Henry Borry , agcdiO , who , together with the assistance ofhis wife , Mary , guta living for themselves aud three children by hawking _things about the streets . It appears that on Easter Sunday a quarrel ensued between thero , and since that time they had been at variance . At the period above mentioned Berry returned homo from his daily labour , and Mary speaking rather abruptly to him , another wrangle took pla-e between them , and the woman , becoming extremely violent , threatened to murder him . Tho unfortunate man . disgusted with his wife ' s conduct , retired into an adjoining room . In a few minutes
after she entered the room where Berry had seated himself down , and seizing hold of a sharp _* pointod _knile which Jay tn the table , she rushed at him and stabbed hira in the lower part of the abiomen _, thereby inflicting a dreadful wound in the groin . The cry ot * murder' soon procured thc assistance ot the lodgers , when tho wounded man was isrthwith conveyed to the Middlesex Hospital . The wife presented herself at the hospital soon alter her husband ' s admission , without the slightest remorse , but has since disappeared . . _Tiiu . vDKii-sTOBM . _—Lytns was visited on the 2 nd by a violent storm of thunder and lightning , followed by torrents of rain , which continued falling the greater part of the next day . _***& Lord Brougham describes the new House of Lords as an " Elysium , " whilst Mr Hume denounces it an trunrpcry in its decorations and ridiculous in _itetfectf" ! ' f % '''¦ * Tne _' Council ofthe Royal Agricultural Society ban conferred their gold medal on Mr Crosskill , forhi « patent clod crusher and roller .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 10, 1847, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_10041847/page/5/
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