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ODD FELLOWSHIP . _BEPORT OF THE _PROCEEDINGS . Al'A _^ PUBLIC _liFFTIVG OP ODD FELLOWS , LATELY HELD IN ? 11 E MEAL HOUSE , _MCHOLAS _CSOFT , MAXCHESTER . _ITLcfc-l _' owin" i * . tlio TCjiort of tbe second meeting , bcM in Manchester , on the differences that have _si-riin" np between tbe " management" of the _O-der ' and its members , which wc promised last week Wc would crave attention to thc two documents _a- 'optcd bv thc _lr-eetin-s , tbe "Declaration of _iUt -dit ? , " and tlie " Declaration of Independence ;" anil _xarticularlv to _theprinriplcs embodied and forciblv maintained in them , is it likely that men who Lave sneh a _lattie to fight , with _arrogant and assumed " authority , " _asishcredcscribcil , will leave thc field'till tliey conquer ? We think not ,: and should say " _shamec-nthem" if they did . ]
Jfr . Ball ivas unanimously called upon to preside . lie opened ihe proceedings by stating that he was proud to see so ninny of tliem present , determined to defend their rights as men inviolate . That meeting was proof , if proof ¦ was wanting , that the petty tyranny of King liatcUfi ' c , and the _Arioan-street junta , could not deter them irom demanding justice , lie then read the following
_DECLAEITION OF EIGHTS . "Han was not sent into the world to pursue a selfish conrse , and to isolate himself from his brethren . It is by mutual assistance tliat tlie evils of life are mitigated . It therefore becomes the duty of man to assist his fellowman as far as lies iu his power . Fortius purpose hare we combined together—our object being , ' Peace on earth , good will to mr .: i . ' And we hereby pledge ourselvcs to do our utmost to assist our brethren in the hour of need , and by mutual efforts , endeavour to make smooth -the rugged paths of life . Baring our foundations on justice , and following out tlie dictates of " Friendship , love , and truth , * let ns endeavour to inculcate one universal spirit of charity .
"Laws are the cement which unites society . It is therefore necessary that laws should be made for the government of our Order . It is equally necessary that a -ready and cheerful obedience should be paid to them . But whilst we provide for a due observance of the laws , we also recognise , in its fullest sense , the right of eveiy member to have a voice in their construction . Therefore do we guarantee—the right of foil nnd free representation—thatis to say , that every Lodge shall possess the light of sending a representative to all thc general meetings of the body , without iiuringeing any power , which may be hereafter accorded to districts .
" Taught by sad experience , that the possession of uncontrolled power by bad and ambitious men inevitably leads to the destruction of onr liberties , and fully agreeing in the principle , that 3 ust . ee should be tempered with rMercy , we therefore declare , that every member shall be deemed to be innocent until be is proved to be guilty . That no punishment shall be inflicted—that no fine shall tie levied—that no censure shall be passed—until the accused party shall hare had a fair aud impartial trial , according to the usages and customs established by the Order . " The power of selC-goverment is the inherent right of mau—it is also the strongest bond of onion which can
-unite scatty ; we therefore provide , that every Lodge belonging to cur Order shall have the sola and uncontrolled power , in accordance with the general laws , to regulate their own affairs , and to make such financial arrangements as to them may seem most proper , subject only to "the restriction of profuse or extravagant expenditure , or Jin application of _thfeir funds to improper purposes . That am individual , or individuals , or any assembly of our members , shall have the power of interference , except in the cases above-mentioned . But that the right of Lod ge * to thc distribution of their own funds , for the purposes for -which we have wmbined together , _EbalT _. be . held intact and inviolate .
"These privileges we hold as the chartered right _» f our brethren , individually and collectively—we proclaim them as the fixed and immutable principle ' , of Justice , and we acknowledge them to be the sacred and indefeasible rights ofour members . We therefore pledge our-. _eelves to maintain those principles inviolate ; and tliat they shall not at any future period be altered , abrogated , * or annulled ; but that we will uphold them in all their integrity and purity , and in their fullest acceptance . And we bind every present and future member of the Order to preserve our liberties secure from violation . " He said that the "Declaration of rights" had been agreed toby the Salford District , and by tliat Declaration they would stand or fall . He concluded by introducing to the meeting Mr . Dixon , to move the first resolution .
Mr . Divon said—Since they last met , much had been done calculated to make every honest Odd Fellow blush . The acts of the ruling few , during the past week , had been cruel , oppressive , and despotic . Did not the fact stare them in the face , they could not believe thatthe -worse than Spanish Inquisition , the Aytoun-street Junta , -would have dared to have trampled upon man's dearest light—** Freedom cf Opinion . " But they had carried their ¦ tyranny to that pitch that if any man dered to speak the honest sentiments of his mind , and endeavoured to defend himself from theeffetts ofKinglUtdiffe ' * "Sliding Scale , " the thunders of tiie Aytoun-street " Vatican" were hurled on his devoted head , nnd , contrary to the laws and _tbecoh-Stttutionof the Order , he was suspended , without trial , and deprivedofhavhiganyparticipationinthebenefits to which 'hehadbeensubecribing'foryears . To talk of the despotism
he of the Czars was foolishness . Absolutism , in its most debasing form , was to be found in Aytoun-street , Manchester . There Habeas Corpus was laughed at—trial by yury treated with contempt—and the laws of the Order trampled under foot Their will was law , and woe be to the poor fellow who dared to oppose their dictum . To be an Odd Fellow now . was to be worse than a Russian serf . S _" o be an Odd Fellow now , was to be placed in a worse position than the footpad , the _pichpoiket , or the highwayman . Any of these were held to be innocent until proved guilty . They were to be brought to trial with the least possible delay , and to be adjudged by a jury of their peer * , and a judge _disinterested in the matter , and whom it would not benefit one farthing whether the person tried was conviefed or acquitted . But was this the case with Mr . Stott and Jfr . Wood , who had heen suspended for
being present at the last meeting 1 No I Aud he ( Mr . JDison ) fearlessly declared that the General Laws of tke Order gave the Board no such power as they hod exercised during the past week ; but , on thc contrary , demanded thatthe accused _rfiordd be brought before cither a Committee ofthe Lodge or District , and , evidence being produced on heth sides , tobe adjudged according to the evidence produced . But that wonld not answer the purpose of IUtdiffe and Co . They wished to intimidate . Their object was to destroy the " Barking Dogs , " in order tbat they might devour the flock at pleasure . But tyranny frequently oversteps the bounds of discretion , and defeats its own object . In proof of this he proudly looked at the meeting before him . Did they foolishly imagine that by " suspension" they wonld prevent tlie demands for justice *? If they did , tliey were much mistaken . On
the contrary , the moment they " suspended" a man , they took off the muzzle , and he would not only bark but bite ; and that they would find to their ccst . In fact , for the last few years the interested few had been endeavouring to drive every honestondindependentmanfrom the Order , or effectually sikneing them by their tyranny . In proof of which he called the attention of the meeting to the time when Lord _EUenborough the _secend , of the Olympic , was 6 . IL All that was required to get a _membtc expelled or "suspended , " wns th » t they should oppose bim and his Junta in tho most trifling thing ( hear , hear ); and from that time they had been centralising their power , until it was now imperative for them to throw off the yoke , or become willing slaves . lie asked tliem , as men , were tliey willing to submit to the continuation of such insults as had been practised npon tliem by tl «
G . XL , who , because he was clothed in a little brief authority , took upon himself not only to waste the time of thc deputies , but to squander tlic funds of tlie Order forthe purpose of _gratifyiisgr the Aytoun-street faction . ( Loud cries of' we will he without them . ' ; liow , he would ask , had they treated Dr . Ilulley—because he dared to stand up for thc best interests of tho Order . In the first place , they had trumped up a _charec against him and summoned him tu trial , lie boldly attended the summons to meet the accusations : butlo ! and behold ! _hisaccusors dare not , or at least did not , come into court , The consequence of whicli was that ihepreceedings were quashed . Hut tliis did not deter Dr . Ilulley from speaking out when le saw wrong doing . Therefore , he must be brought up for trial a sicoud time for the snmeoffer . ee ; a thing unhnown to the constitution of the Order , or lhe laws of the country . Betwixt the times oi trial , the _Sulferd district was suspended , Ik cause they would not agree to court i » their _retuisis ; _ja : < i « ne of l ) r . Hulley ' _s principal niinesses
was suspended , mid therefore their high _imghHnesecs will not allow him to . rive his evidence , _notwithMaiifiiii- it is lawful to admit the evident-. * of noii-memberf , aad eren females . Sow comes _uulicard-of tyranny in the history of the Order ; Dr . Hu'dcy was _suspended for twelve _inomh . * _* , and fined one pound sterling . Had they fined hiai £ 10 it would have been considered a heavy sentence , and thc members would have cried out against it . But he ( Sfr . l ) is .. n ) maintained that they might just us well have robUd Br . Hulky of £ 200 as do « _s they had do _» e . _Jt ' or tlic moment they had passed tluir _sentence they sent their royal _o _., recto the Lod ges for Viliicli hu was thc « _-ocn . r , nnd said , " _lioetor Ilulley is a suspcuded member ; and therefore , il you employ him eny longer , lhe Lodge will be _SBSsiMiAd . " This _«<* _.- - _, indeed , tyranny , it was done _« . « ::-: th- _'inteiit to rain the doctor and take away his _Yivir-5- Bv what light did they interfere with a gentleman s _irrofcssion , and _inere especially the medical _profession ? B y what law were . hoy _empewersd to say to the _ranalxsv , * ' r . * _i- « i vou aro sick , vou shall not call in the
P- _* 'ifess _* o : _ial aid of Dr . Kuliey _, because he is obnoxious to JS V Yei _ihcy had dared t « do this ; and had the doctor been a poor wan , he would not have had the power of appeal , inasmuch as he could not have paid his own expenses to GL-. s-ow a ::-: *; _isick . The- _i . nctor did go , however . It cost Jam a _vjs : i : _ao * .: * _-i of niesey , and them some _cosifcs _:. _*! :. - * _-n- ' n . i-. r . liiaris the _j-prlkiy of the _Artoun-sSreet _geul * air . _i Dr . _n-jlh-jV . case was tent to tlie same com . _isiu-. c as _TO ' . _UelMsilJ-* . Whiukead was acquitted ; and the d _^ _pjisK-u ' , -- Vou have _acquired one Manchester _inaa , _h- _* : yon J-.::- ; _, not have ! _* :. _riiaace of acquitting limit ; . - . ' liis case was tii £ -i'i _.-f . - . re n-. ' . i to another com-Jiiittee , v ..:,, would have -. _- . _ylhi ; _:- ly ,: wilh ii . It was then < : - ; -- : o s thir _. i , v . _lu- s :. _i . _J i _^ i ihe -j ., ' , ;; S _jjj c ? n i . t ! = r * -:.- * _ti : d •! _-ire _^ Hre _-.., ~ IA -live _e-idenre , ami ! i : at me _ietlnvies * _tk-rd _^ ta _-- . 1 : ., _*¦ . .. _£ < , h ,,- _* -. ! t . * o ! : * , ' - ! Cc i _H-1 .-1 . 1 _H- - :-: _.-.. ? * _::.::, v : _¦ ' : ; . _*; . - _* _, , . ... _¦• _= .. „ ., * _, * j ,.,.., ! tri _?!*! ::-: «; . _- , ! ..: ¦ . ' .-- . - _., - . -. ; . .. _ .. ...-. '" - r 7 * . ' ; - _**¦*•• . . * - . * " * ¦* ... _» _-,.. ; . - ¦ . - ; * . «¦ - 4 . u--.:. * -- - :. ... -
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mentioned in that list . The reasons for such omission were best known in Aytoun-sticet . . The Board were very severe in tlieir judgments against the poor members , or those who opposed them in their overbearing conduct , but very lenient witli those who sailed in the same boat with them . ( Hear , hear , hear . ) He therofore exhorted them to maintain the pure principles of Oddfellowship . Secure at this time their independence and the right of self-government . Mr . Dixon concluded by moving the following resolution : — "That this meeting tenders their bc 6 t thanks to those deputies who composed the Manchester District Quarterly Committee , for their bold , manly , and independent conduct in defending the District against the aggressions made upon the constitution and laws of the Order . And further , this meeting pledges itself to Etand by the deputies and the resolutions they may agree upon at their adjourned meeting on Monday next
Mr . Whittaeeb , in seconding tho resolution , said a blow bad been struck at the Order ; nay more , a dagger had heen aimed at the heart of the Institution . But thanks to the brave men who had that day shielded it from the _ineiSious attacks of those who wished to destroy it . It had been said that the Order should be without the agitators , and then thc tyrants could do as they pleased ; but that meeting spoke in language which conld not be misunderstood . It reminded him of the immortal Byron , when he said—« ' Methinks I hear a little bird which sings ,
The people by and bye will be the stronger . " The conduct ofthe deputies was proof thatthe reign of tyranny was at an end . The conduct ; of the District Officers towards them was indeed shameful . The deputies had brought forward a resolution , but the G . M . would not put it . The . D . 6 . M . was then asked , if he would put it : he answered , " No l" The Secretary was then asked , when he , too , declined . The deputies then called upon the GvM . to leave the chair and they would elect some oue who would put it ; but he said , " you shall not , " and immediately adjourned the meeting until Monday , _thereby putting tiie District to an expense ol about £ 40 . He ( Mr . _TVliittaker ) was sure that the deputies would have the support and protection of that meeting for their noble doings . In fact , in these days of suspension and despotism , itwas the duty of the Order to
protect every man who stood forward to defend their rights . They had heard the noble Bill of Eights read to them , whieh the brave men of Salford had agreed upon , and be trusted that every man would contend for tbe righU which that "bill" guaranteed—the right of solfgovernment . The first blow that was struck at tlie best interests of the Order , was the disfranchisement of tbe Lodges . Since then , fhe ruling few had so centralised their power that they had nearly overthrown the institution . This they could never have done if they had kept inviolable the principles of self-government ., He hoped they would not let this golden opportunity slip without again securing to themselves that right , inasmuch as it was the only means by which they could protect themselves . He hoped , therefore , tbnt they would give tlie deputies that support which their conduct so justly entitled them to .
Mr . RicnAEDSos rose for the purpose of moving an Address to the Oddfellows ofthe United Kingdom ; hut begged to preface his doing so by a few remarks on the suspensions , not to satisfy any feeling on his own account , for he did not value it one straw , but to show on what a slender thread their very existence depended . The suspension ran thus : — "You are hereby suspended until tlic Bristol A . M . C , which will take place in next _TVhitsuuweek , until which time you arc deprived of all the benefits _p-rising from the Order , " And this , too , without trial ! If they referred back to history they would find no parallel for this , except in the barbarous age in which the "Star Chamber" exercised its functions , when the Court , the Government / or tho King , could seize and _impriion the subject without bringing him to trial .
The tyranny of the " Star _, Chamber" was such that the people _tosc in masse , and demanded the Habeas Coeros Act : which means , Haceos—to bear ; _Cosros— . the body : that is , have the body , er bring it to trial with the least possible delay . Thus tiie pickpocket and thc common thief were brought to trial in three months : eren a murderer in six months . Not bo with the Star Chamber of Aytoun-street—King Rntcliffc could condemn , punish ; and that without trial . If you dare to break your allegiance with him , you are " suspended , " and there is no trial for you until the next A . U . C , or better than nine months ; and if it should so happen that you die before next Whitsuntide , and jour wife should go for your funeral money , the answer she would receive would be "he was a suspended character , therefore there is nothing
for you . " It matters not your being innocent . You have been prevented from being brought to trial by Ratcliffe ' s Star Chamber , and there is no appeal . This conduct was unknown to the Order until _RAtclinVs Sliding Scale was brought into existence . It was not only unknown , but it was illegal . That very day they had had a _protfof the the very efficient manner in which the Board , with the C . S . at their head , conducted the business . The " suspensions" should hare had the seal attached ; but tliis bad been neglected . He would ask , bow were these " suspension ' s * ' accomplished ! _\* f hy , by the worst species of espionage ; os , in plain terms , by spies , which _Ratcliffo hadont : poor soulless wretches , who dared but do his bidding . They attend meetings , and carry the news , and receive in return the smiles of tourtfav « ur . He would
ask what protection had thej but the law *? but that was trampled upon by the officials . If they looked at the Executive , they would find it net only Executive but Legislative , and Despotic . ( Hear , hear , hear . ) If , therefore , they were allowed to continue in their present course , he would say with Shy lock , _"Fyeuponjourlaw !* He called upon those present to follow right steps , and , by so doing , drive the diebonett and unprincipled , who , like _Yanrjnres , were sucking the very life-blood of the Institution , from amongst them . The very worst of the middle class had crept in amongst them , not for the purpose of deceiving them , bnt that they might live upon the Order . Let us do _' away with the " Tomfoolery , " and this will cease to be the case . Mr . Richardson then read the fallowing address , aid moved it forthe consideration of the meeting t—
¦ DT . « . AttAT 10 S _OV _IVDEPSSDEKCE . " _BBE-rnsEx , —The source of virtue is in the human heart . Its primitive excellence is found most highly demonstrated in the pure stream of sympathy which flows in uninterrupted harmony through the besom of human society . The aim of Oddfellowship is to promote sympathy by diffusing a kindred spirit in the human breast , and _generouily raise contributions , through which , to alleviate distress , affliction , and every other ill which springs out of the vicissitudes of human life . If the stream of sympathy be polluted by selfishness—if tlie harmony be disturbed by the haughty tone of absolutism —farewell _Oddtellowshipl Farewell the blessing we have in anticipation < o fondly cherished—farewell , and for ever , tiie noblest institution of this generous age !
"Wehave hitherto _enjejed the blessings of a free iastitution , and experienced a series of pleasures unknown to serfs , from the liberality of _eur objects , and the unlimited sphere of our operations in the work of benevolence . But our freedom has been violated by the sinister hand of authority . The character of our Brotherhood has been assailed in a vital part , by thoso _whooaght to hare been its shield . The virtuous principles of our Order have been rude the cloak of artttnt knavery , and the fair disguise of _timeserving villany . By these acts the institution is endangered in an alarming degroe . Truth is supplanted by _trickarj , lovo , by the tainted breath of party malignity , and friendship by tho rabid rage of self-interest . Is it not , therefore , high time for _honestmen to arouse themselves , and shake off the trammels of degradation which the ruthless hand of authority is fastening upon us .
" A junta of ambitious and designing individuals , with C . S . Ratcliffe at their head , have been gradually under _, miniug our beloved Institution , by endeavouring to alter the manner of conducting the financial affairs of _Lodgos . To effect this object , they have unsettled the primitive laws ofour Order—disturbed the harmony that prevailed amongst us—deranged the operative principle wliich guided the hand of benerolenee and brotherly lore . Iu short , by their base and wicked attempt to obtain a controlling power over the funds of Lodges , they have roused a spirit of disaffection—nav , rebellion , in the Order .
" Our Order has flourished under tho toltsmanio influ . ence of' _Fbiesdship , Love , and _TncTn . ' They would change its character , and reduce it to a heeb _assurance socieit , on the cold and selfish principle of pat and _REcTivu-, according to a ' Sliding Scale , ' invented by an evil genius in Aytoun-6 * reet , Manchester . Tfe have hitherto been governed by Oddfellowship , which , is composed of warm hearts , generous dispositions , and _henerol « ct designs . To these we mean to adhere , in opposition to the heartless princip le of ltatcliffe's ' Sliding Scale , ' a scheme which wc consider inimical to the welfare of
Oddfellowship . We have risen in tlie estimation of society in consequence of the extensive development of our principles , and the exhibition ofour manifold virtues in the work of CHARITY , which the Saviour of the world so strongly inculcated in His Divine Mission upon earth . Shall we suffer CHARITY to become a ribald jest in the Olympic Pothouse ? _Godforbidi Let tht scoffers railour benevolent objects shall not bo frustrated by them , or diverted into the frigid channel of arithmetical absurdity , which is tiie end and aim of' The Slidixo Scaik . '
" We have ennobled ourselves by the moral practice of that most sacred virtue and religious precept' Love yb o : ; e AXOTnEB . _* " Shall , then , the harmony we have created be disturbed by tbe desperate hand of wi . ' u visionary and ambitious experimentalists , and pedantic ofiicials , who , under the specious pretext of giving stability to the Order , would change our constitution and remodol our laws upon despotic principles ? Ko ! Brotherly Love is the legitimate offspring of our labours upon tho foundation of Oddfellowship , and by that alone will we stand or falL
" The Order has become corrupted by base and sordid zealots whose aim has been to amass wealth whilst _profesfiuij pliilantliropy . The source of Executive aiuhoriiyhas become poisoned by the breath of patronage ; and tlie very officials themselves have climbed the ladder of patronage as the passport to power . _VOitn in ofiicc , t : wy have revelled in ths midst of wealth , regardless of principle and reckless of thc consequences of public _siTiitmy and critical observation—no doubt , laughing at ihe folly of their dapes . Ne * d we furlher than s ' . aie tic fact i ?< 2 « ( i , j ! it ai'SvidanU , _sevenoftltcti Past _Oi-r . r _. J _Sfasiers . haze shared amongst 'Item during Vie ' -. ' . -1 secen _ycai-s no _Uss ¦ - _- . .- ! -.: _¦'> ¦¦ _TJiiilTY-SiX _Tj _' _rOl'SA . ' . " ' PCV _' _- . _iiS !"' a . - ' ¦ j .:,: :.. ¦¦ . _!¦¦* : "f it iur p : ; r ; r : _bi : ; : _' ::. i :: ! l : i ! _^ . _::-- ; vr . to
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jobbers and patrons , for they are the opponents of Freedom ! Away with them , lost thc feelings that arc wounded by their corrupt practices should prompt the tongue to express words of disapprobation and disgust . " The Order must be free , to be secure . The lives and property of its -members must be held sacred . But this cannot be done , unless peace and harmony prevail amongst us . To promote this object it is held that the principles here su bjoined should be adopted as a polar point , to guide us in our future actions : — . " I . —We declare for the right of full and free reprc sentation : —that is to say , that every Lodge shall possess the right of sending a representative to all the general meetings of the body , without infringing any power which may hereafter be accorded to districts .
" II . —We declare , that every member shall be deemed tobe innocent , until he is proven tobe guilty ; that no punishment shall bo inflicted—that no fine shall be levied —that no censure shall be passed-until tho accused party shall have had a fair and impartial trial , according to the usages and customs established by the Order . « ni . _ We declare that every Lodge belonging to our Order , shall have thc sole and uncontrolled power , in _accordaace with the general laws , to regulate their own affairs , and to make such financial arrangements as to them may seem most proper ; that no Individual , or individuals , or any assembly of our members , shall have the power of interference . But that the right of Lodges , to the distribution of their own funds , for the purposes for which we have combined together , shall be held intact and inviolate .
"IV . —We declare for the above principles : and we pledge ourselves to maintain them inviolate j and that they shall not , at any future period , be altered , abrogated , or annulled ; but that we will uphold them in all their integrity and purity , and in their fullest acceptance . " Mr . _Habgbeaves rose for the puipose of seconding the Address just read , in order that he might tell them how different the District Officers of Salford had acted from the Manchester Officers . They had met that evening in the most friendly manner , and he had no doubt but things in that District would be amicably arranged at their next meeting .- ' : Dr . Tavlob proposed the following resolution in ; an eloquent speech , in which he completely disproved the calculations of Ratcliffe's "Sliding Scale . " " That «• subscription be entered into for the purpose of defraying the expenses of circulating the Address throughout the country . " ' ' ' Mr . Richabssok seconded the motion ; whieh was
earned . The thanks ef the meeting were thon given to the chairman , and the business terminated with three hearty cheers .
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ISince the foregoing was in type , we have received the following , with an earnest request lor its insertion . That request we cheerfully comply with , * and commend its statements , principles , nnd objects to every Odd-Fellow in thc kingdom . ]
TIIE _-iDDHESS OF THE MANCIIESTEB DISTRICT OF TH » _ISDEFESDE'ST OBBEE . OI ODD-FEU . OWS , K . U ., To the Districts , Lodges , Ojhecrs and Brethren of the Unity . Events pregnant with the most important and inteesting consequenceR have recently transpired in the Manchester District , in connection with the Order . The constitution of Oddfellowship has been violated by its government , and the liberties and independence of its membtrs have been trampled upon by the Officers of the Order , in a most arbitrary , despotic , and illegal manner . So serious are the results of tlie tyrannical conduct Already developed , and so mischievous is tbe character of the proceedingsof tbe Executive ofthe Order pvospectWety that the Manchester District have deemed it imperatively
necessary to bring to a crisis the questions now in dispute , In order to do so , they have refused to recognise several acts of the G . M . and Board of Directors , as being arbitrary assumptions of power , contrary to the spirit , as well as the letter of our laws ; the rights of Districts , Lodges , and Members being invaded , and their constitutional independence sacrificed . When . acts scuh as these emanate from the government of any society , whereby the original principles of association are suspended , compromised , or destroyed , it becomes no less the duty than the privilege of its members to resist such aggressions , and to adopt such measures as may be necessary to secure and enforce the due observance of those original principles , in accordance witli general laws .
The most celebrated writers on Social _Junsprudenct admit that a time may arrive in any community when passive endurance of tyrannical rule , or non-resistance to the assumption of illegal power , becomes an offence against society , even more base , mean , and degrading than the crime of corrupt administration of the law is abhorrent and detestable in the sight of man . Such an epoch has but too surely occurred in the Independent Order - of Odd FcUows . Some few who have attentively obsei ved events as they have passed for the last fewyears , and scrutinized with care the manoeuvres of rapacious men in power , and their attendant satellites , have full well foreseen the onward tendency of circumstances which must sooner or later result , either in the utter prostration and abandonment ofour rights , —the dismemberment and ruin of the Order , —or the healthful extirpation of the cancerous corruption which has been preying in our bosom , and ruthlessly destroying our vitality .
For years past have the Officers of the Order , and those associated with them , sought to abstract powor from individual lodges , and to centralize it in their own hands ; and to a great and dangerous extent havo they succeeded . Thc Manchester District haying taken ' a position in accordance with the foregoing views , aiid feeling itself in some measure responsible for the welfare . of an Order which bears its name , and which has been originated and fostered in its bosom—has watched well the proceedings of the Executive government , whose every act . and motive are knows , and whose designs are over before its members . In consequence of these advantage ' s , ' wc possess in no small degree a knowledge of the affairs of the Order , such as members at . remote distances can
scarcely be expected to acquire , whose only information has been derived through the medium of the C . S . of the Order ; the object of whom has been for a long time constantly to keep the country districts' in ignorance of the real designs and covert treasons , entertained by the administrative government , aa regards the general principles npon which the Order has been established . Upon these grounds , our brethren at a distance must he well aware that any _s » chmovement as has occurred in so important a district as Manchester must have sufficient weight to render it worthy the attention and consideration of all Odd Fellows ; as the causes of our movement must ultimately produce the like effects upon them . The Members of the Manchester District , therefore , feeling themselves fully justified in pursuing the course which
such a system involves , have determined to lay their case beforo the whole Order : and to call upon every District , Lodge , and Member of the Unity to give it a fair and impartial consideration . While we implicitly rely on tlie fairness of tlieir judgment , wo warn them not to estimate either our motives or our conduct by tho misrepresentations of the Aytoun-street authorities / who , not content with thc ordinary channels or communication in the Order , have dcemod it necessary to call in the id of a venal "London Journal * to assist them in vilifying our designs and character . On the contrary , in appealing to the Members of the Order generally , we doubt not that we shall , at all events , receive , a greater meed of justice at their hands than that with . which wc have heen treated bj the G . M . andBoard of Directors , who have eondemned us wUJiout trial , arraignment , or even accusation !
In order fully tounderstand and appreciate the position in which the Members ofthe Order are at present placed with regard to the government , it will bo necessary partially to review the proceedings of tho Exccutivo for several years past . Subsequently to the Isle of Man A . M . C , held in 1811 , returns ofthe amount ofthe funds ofthe respective Lodges were ordered hy thc G . M . and Board of Directors , but wliich returns were generally refused , as improper and unconstitutional : and which refusal was confirmed by the succeeding A . M . C . held at Wigan , when it was rosolvcd , " that the 0 . M . and Board of Directors wero not justified in sending for the returns of tho amount of Lodge funds ,
But as ulterior objects wore ia view in tho minds of the promoters of those returns which they found they could not attain , under the then existing state of the representation of Lodges , they at _' oiice boldly and recklessly determined to destroy that representation rather than be foiled in their own interested and sinister designs . Accordingly , as soon as thc former failure was lost sight of , they took the course at Newcastle of disfranchising the Lodges in the _rejircsentafesfl at tlte A , M , C „ knowing full well that they could not succeed in any attack on the funds so long as the Lodges were directly _( opresented . As soon , boweter , as ihey had destroyed ihe representation of the Lodges they recommended their attacks upon the funds of the same ;' nnd at the very next A . M . C . held at Glasgow , they passed the obnoxious laws which aro new being resisted .
The inquiry into the amount of the Lodge Funds was not only vexatious and unnecessary , but exceeded the power deputed to them hy the 2 Cih resolution of the Newcastle A . M . C . ; which resolution authorised the G . M , and Board of Directors "to call for all information necessary for the purnoso of ascertaining _thcjenan « ial _tondition ofthe Order in such form ns to them might seem most convenient for _otassl _/ eatfon , " The manner in which this has been done , is even moro objcctionablo than the matter . Upon a most vngue and imlefinito resolution , returns are called for of the amount of the present capital of thc respeclivc Lodges , although such an item is not named in thnt resolution ; and regarding which , were any difficulty to arise as to the intention of tho A . M . C _, we apprehend it might have been readily disposed of by thel 35 th resolution ofthe Wigan A . 51 . C _, before alluded to , and which declared that the call lor such returns was not justifiable .
It is quite apparent that this call has been mado with a view to attack that independent control wliich had heretofore been exercised hy Lodges over their own funds , and that in consequence of some _Lodges cither hcsitatiiur or refusing to inula' sucli returns , the t ., M . and Board of Directors had recourse to llio _bavsli , precipitate , and severe measure of suspending such Lodges—a course show :: to have been considered as exceeding tho necessity of the occasion from the fact ihat _siivii Ledges were reinstated by the A . M . C . held at Glasgow . By 1 his imwnrranwb . ' c act of _suspension on the part of ( he (' . il , and Hoard of _Dh-LL-iors , a serious bro .. ch of eonlidencc has been _i-ceasioi-cd ; and although thai _iv . _K-ht have been repaired by the subsequent conduct or ' ' . he A . :. l . ( . ' ., the i' _-rraeh lia :. _bw . : i ; : x : \<\ _- _::- ' j . ' _.-wi . lcn ' . ' . lh ; . - ; : iy . ih : r :. ;; ae * .
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tho introdu ction of the new financial regulations , made by the lato A . Jf . C , the Members of _thejDistrict deemed it nec essary to c onsult and advise together generally , and called a meeting for that puipose ; upon which as a climax to the reckless disregard of the rights of Lodges , and of the genuine principles of thc Order , the parties promoting that meeting were at onco most arbitrarily and illegally suspended by tlie G . M . and Boavd of Directors , who thus assume a power hitherto unknown in the Order , and as contrary to its principles , as to those of reason , justice , and consistency . On the 80 th of June the Quarterly District
Committee was held , when two of the suspended individuals attended as deputies , and as such they were required by the G . M . of the District to withdraw . Upon which the Committee , considering their suspension entirely illegal , and contrary to every principle ofthe Order ; and also considering that to _recegnize sueh unprecedented power and actsas _iuhcreatinthe executive authorities , would be to consent to virtual destruction of every right of pri . vate or individual judgment , and to the annihilation of the independence of Lodges , the Committee , therefore , almost unanimously determined that such deputies should be allowed to sit , and that their suspension should not be recognised . . .
And now , as if to justify the nncient maxim that" whom the gods mean to destroy , they first drive mad , " the G . M . and Board of Directors immediately proceeded to suspend the whole of the Manchester District . No warning is given , no remonstrance is made , no attempt to convince , no conciliation offered , no justification of their oivn measures propounded , but reckless of all future consequences , tliey pronounce a sentence of condemnation upon ten Oiousand membors without conviction , trial , or hearing . This bang the position to which the Manchester District has been reduced , let us look for a moment to the
nature and consequences of the exercise of such power as that by whicli we are now suspended . If the G . M . and Board of Directors be permitted , contrary to all law , to exercise the unconstitutional power of suspending one . or more members without trial , then the same power , a * a necessary consequence , may be extended to Lodges / and to Districts also ; as , indeed , it has been with regard to the Manchester and Salford Districts at the present moment . Hence , then , to judge froni the indiscretion and rashness , of their recent proceedings , we know not how sooa _wejnay be called upon to view those omnipotontgentlemen committing the further anomalous absurdity of suspending every other District , Lodge , and Member in the Unity . J And , as in their judgment no penal lawof the Order can , by possibility , attach to themselves , then , as a matter of course , they , only , would constitute tho Independent Order of Odd Fellows .
That tlie laws of the Order do not contemplate—even by the remotest possibility—an event so atrocious as this , is demonstrable by their Tery letter and spirit ; consequently , any act having a tendency towards the like _arbitrary dismemberment of the whole or any part of the body , is an offence against our Society , so deep and flagitious , as to call forth thc most determined and united resistance , by all those who love the Order , and respect its rights and privileges . It is with feelings of tho deepest , regret that wo have been compelled to assume the * position in which we are now placed . It is with unfeigned sorrow that we contemplate the danger of a severance of that tie whicli bound us to the Unity ; and thus to lessen , by any means , the moral effect of our philanthropic Institution . But deeply as we must deplore such an event , yet the stern
call of duty demands the sacrifice . We received our liberties , as a sacred deposit , from our predecessors , and wc are bound , by every tie of honour and justice to bequeath them in their unsullied purity to our successors . Harassed by a course of unrelenting persecution , daily seeing the most rigorous and unconstitutional moasurcs carried into effect , our members , cut off from the Unity without trial , or even accusation , but merely' at the despotic will of the Executive ; and having this atrocious doctrine laid down to us by the Board , that they were superior to the law , there remained notliiug for us but to suffer in hopeless slavery , or to assort those rights recognised by our laws . * To use the language of the Directors themselves— " When the laws of the Order cease to be operative for redress or punishment , the days of the Institution will be numbered , "that time had arrived , when , although punishment was inflicted with a severity , and a reckless disregard of
justice , never before witnessed , yet wc were taught by eur daily experience that redress was hopeless . Suffering thus under the stern exercise of despotic power , oiir liberties tampered with , and our laws set at nought , who shall blame us , if , strong in the conscious justice of our cause , we arise to vindicate our independence , and to claim our rights as freemen . And in thus acting , we are led by no motives of opposition—we erect no standard of revoltbut determined to maintain oar' own rights , while we seek not to infringe upon those of others ; we confidently look for sympathy and support from all who are determined to uphold tho true and pure _principle of Oddfol . _lbwship . And yet let us hope that thb time may arrive , when the rulers of the Order will see ' the necessity of adopting a more liberal nnd wise system of policy ; and then , with eur rights acknowledged , and our liberties secured , ' wc may again fraternise with the brethren , nnd join with them in endeavouring to carry out , to the fullest extent , the principles of Philanthropy and Charity . ' . ' ..
Itis a lamentable fact that , latterly , the fixed principles recognising our rights , and securing the liberties of our members , have been liable to be destroyed by the capricious legislation of the moment . It is necessary that society should b « based upon fixed and immutable principles , by which the landmarks of our liberty should be clearly distinguished ; and in our code of legislation those principles should be constantly kept in view . We therefore declare , 1 st . —For the right of full and free representationthat Is to say , that evevy Lodge shall lmVe the power of sending a representative to all general meetings of our body , without infringing any right mow or hereafter tb be possessedby Districts . 2 nd . —For the right of Trial by Jury , the palladium of our liberties ; that every man shall be deemed to be innocent until he shall have been proved to be guilty by a legal and competent tribunal ; aud that in no case shall any punishment be inflicted , unless it shall be proved that a definite law of the Order has been broken .
' 8 rd . — For' the power of self-government , that every Lodge shall have thc sol * and uncontrolled power , in' accordance witli the gen oral laws , to make such financial arrangements as to them may seem most proper ; subject only to the control of profuse or extravagant expenditure , or to the application of their funds for improper purposes -, and that thq right of Lodges to tho distribution of their funds , for the purposes for which we have combined toge thor , shall be held intact and inviolate . These privileges we hold as the chartered rights of our brethren , individually and collectively—we proclaim them
as the fixed and immutable principles of Justice , and we acknowledge them to ba tho sacred and _iiidefeisiblo rights ofour members . We , therefore , pledge ourselves to keep those principles inviolate , and that they shall not at any future period be altered , abrogated , or umnullcd ; but that we will uphold tliem in all their integrity and purity , aiid in tlieir fullest acceptance , and as being of paramount importance to the well-being of our Society , wa . are resolved to maintain them without regard to interested opposition , or to tho alternative of our final separation from an Crdcr so scandalously and tyrannically misgoverned .
Such are the principles upon which wo would secure our _Inilopendenco and gunriuitoo tho full possession of their rights and liberties to , all who join our cause . We proclaim them as the basis of our rights , which , when once secured , will enable us the better to grapple with the remainder of the abuses which have disgraced thc Order ; and amidst which , the trading system stands forth in bad _preeminence ; fostering the means of patronage , and mixing up with our holy aim of Charity , the vile spirit of Mammon ! It is the " Achan , " the accursed thing , nnd must be rooted out from amongst us . It is to this that we may attribute many ofthe evils wliich have befallen us , it has raised up a selfish and interested class , ready on all occasions to side with the ruling powers ; and to the Order at large must bo attributed thc blame thatit has allowed a system to exist which has placed tho principles of its members in opposition to their sell-interest .
It is the dcpirc of the Manchester District to unite in one common bond of" Unity , l _' cacc , and Brotherly Love , " all those who wish to free the Order from Tyranny and Corruption , and to restore to it the pure principles of Equality , Benevolence , and Charity . But we will not follow the example of our adversarieswc will not descend to virulent invective—nor asperse thc characters of our brethren with foul nnd malignant slandor . Our causo is a just , it is a holy cause , and has no ncod to resort to such vile modes of defence . The Hoard of Directors say that wc are " men who have everything to gain and nothing to lose , by the violent disruption of a body , hitherto tho pride of the working classes . " We acknowledge the justice of the remark , although not in the sense which they would infer , and we hail that announcement as an auspicious omen . Yes ! we have
every thing to gain—we have to achieve our freedomwe have to secure the liberties ofour members—and wc have to provide the means for a just , impartial , and merciful government . Those will be our gains , and they arc worth our most ardent exertions to secure . Ko advantage do we seek tliat shall not be participated in by all . We bow to no pride ofofiicu—we acknowledge no superiority but moral worth . These are our aims , these aro the objects cf onr ambition , and we fearlessly refer ourselves to the calm and dispassionate judgment of otiv brethren . Conscious of the justice of our cause , and of the propriety of our motiv . ii > , we have no fear as to their verdict . We seek not to destroy—our desire is to renovate and to purify , and in this f-ooil work wc earnestly desire your co-operation . Wc have yet a bright destiny to ac coinplish , wc have yet along career of usefulness before
us , and with your assistance these glorious aims will be accomplished . Shall the noble work of Charity be interrupted to pander In the interests of faction , or to pumper the unhallowed gains ofa few ? We implore you to consider well the pvesent crisis . We appeal to jou hy ytiuv lovo of Freedom—ire appeal to you by your dcs ' _ii-R fur Justice—we appeal to you b y yonr hope of brotherly assistancc in the hour of med—we appeal to vou in ihe ca ; i * _-c of Charily—NOW , V _. _'IIK . V THK HOUR * IS _COMK—to stand boldly forth ami restore to its pristine purity ¦ . ind usefulness the noblest Institution that was ever ve > established to aSMiagj the evils of suf' / _oi'h : ¦ . _um . iuhy . ' ( _SigllSii Oil _ii . hiil ! ' of iltu IV _. driet , ) . _oka _' _-I _Job' _-ki-s , I ' _r . G . M . •' . _* . '• • ' - : ' . _Jw ; : ! . ! , i >„ •» f . . * : _
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N . B . _*—We are perfectly aware that n most unfair attemp t will be made to suppress this document , by ordering it not to be read in Lodges ' ; but we trust that when the several Members of the Order reflect , that as the information CONTAINED THEREIS IS BEAU , *** OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO themselves , they will not be led away blindly from a due considera tion of the subject , by any individual whatever ; especially those who have a large pecuniary interest inthe Members of the Order being koptiu utter ignorance of their arbitrary and illegal designs andprac * tices . ' . - . '¦ * , Communications from those Districts , Lodges , or members , who concur with thc sentiments expressed » this Address , ' are respectfully solicited , with the assurance that their assistance and co-operation on our and their own behalf , will be gladly received , and their suggestions carefully nttonded to ; and also any further information or assistance required , for carrying out the objects of this Address , will be promptly aftbrded .
Letters to be addressed to Mr . Joseph Hardy , Ko . 6 , Shudehill , Manchester , who is the present Acting C . S . of the District ,
RESOLUTIONS . At a General Meeting of the Manchester District , called by tht Board of Management , and held at tlie Corn Exchange , July Mil , 1815 . J . It . White , Esq ., P . G . M „ ik the Chair , The following Resolutions were passed unanimously : — I . — " That this meeting views with ' profound regret the adoption of measures by the ( tlasgow A . M . C , which are in themselves unjust , unnecessary , and oppressive : founded on false data , and inapplicable statical returns , whicli while materially reducing the Funeral Donations , annihilate the very name of 'Widow * — spurn the ' Orphan _' - _^ -and put aside Charity , ' hitherto deemed to bo tlie brightest gem of the Order ; and yet , notwithstanding calling for largely increased contributions from the members , for noother purpose than to place an enormous amount ofrapidily accumulating capial , ultimately , under the control of the Officers of the Order , for the exclusive patronage of themselves and their Satellites . "
. 2 . — " That this meeting has heard with astonishment and indignation , that the 6 . M . and Board of Directors hare despotically and illegally suspended the Manchester District , without trial , and without even a charge of offence , thereby making an attack on the rights and privileges of the several members of the Order , which it is the bounden duty of all , for mutual and individual preservation , uncompromisingly to resist and put down . " 3 . — " That the Bonds of the Order are— " Unity , Peace , and Brotherly Love ; , ' its Laws recognising no difference or superiority in religion , politics , or wealth ; being equal and just to all , governing precisely alike the highest Officers and the youngest Brethren , and acknowledging no pre-eminence , except such as may be attained by intellect and moral virtue . Its perfect equality of rights and of privileges constitutes its unity—and its unity is its strength . "
4 . — "Finding by present experience that the assump . tion of uncontrolled power by ambitious and inscrupulouu men leads to the destruction of oar Liberties and the ruin ofour Order , this meeting declares that itis essential to the well-being of all , that Justice should be dealt but with impartiality to each , that every one should be deemed innocent until he shall have been proved Guilty by a competent Tribunal , and that punishment shall in no case be inflicted unless it shall hare been there proved that a definite Lawof the Order has been broken . " 5 . — " That to thc full development of the vast energies of an immense and benevolent Society , as well as to curb Tyranny and afford protection from peculation of funds or abuse of power , each Lodge should be severally represented at thc A . M . ft , as was the practice ofthe Order up to the A . M . C . held at Newcastle-upon-Tyne . "
C . — " That after the despotic course pursued by the G . M . and Board of Directors , a course in direct opposition to the Laws ofthe Order , and contrary to all principles of Justice and Equity , and conscious tbat no redress will be afforded under the present administration , this meeting , therefore , declares that they have lost all confidence in the pret ent Officers and Executire of the Order , and that we immediately proceed to organise ourselves and carry out in their fullest extent the true principles of Oddfellowship . " Mr . White having left the Chair , it was taken by Mr . James Bake , when it was proposed and carried by acclamation
" That the best thanks of ting mooting arc due , and hereby given , to P . G . M . White , for his promptness in coming forward on this trying and critical occasion , and for his ablo and energetic conduct in the Chair this evening . " At an adjourned Meeting ofthe Manchester District , at the Three Crowns , Jaskton-strtet , and by an _adjournrntnt _, held at the Ttmperante Hall , Mather-street , on Monday , July 1 th , 1845 , P . G . M . White , in thb _CnAia ; Deputies from the following Seventy-fire Lodges were present , viz . t—
Wellington .. ' .. 213 Sir John Moore .. .. HI Victory „ ... .. 252 Rose of Cumberland .. 183 Cumberland 138 Duke of Sussex .. .- 177 Earl of Oxford .. .. 431 Briton's Pride .. .. 48 _JTelson .. „ „ " 219 Enri of Seffon „ - 131 Hill ' s Glory .. ., 1 » Sir Walter Scott « 88 Queen Caroline .. .. 200 Minerva .. u _» 46 Apollo .. ., „ 185 Rose of Chetham .. 152 Rock of _Horeb „ _» 120 . Lord Francis Egerton .. 20 Mechanic .. „ .. 57 Evening Star .. „ 115 Shakspere .. _M 870 Earl of Wilton .. ., 318 Social Design M w 107 Star of Hope .. ,. 09 Mount Gilead .. .. 179 Countess of Sefton u 75 Saint Peter .. _w 109 Kelson ' s Pride .. _« 61 Phcenix v .. .. 101 Temple ' s Pride _« CO Rock of Hope .. .. 92 Duke of Cleveland .. 61 Rose of Sharon „ ' .. 812 Duke of Norfolk .. „ 72 Rainbow * .. . .. . ., 104 England's Glory .. „ 71 British Fleet .., „ 181 Rose Bud of Cumberland 6 *
Saint David .. .. 129 Morning Star ... _» 57 Prince Llewellyn v 79 Sir William WaUaec .. 62 Saint Andrew .. .. 294 Prince Albert „ .. 79 Temple .. ,. _v Gt Saint Mark .. .. 58 Lord John Russell .. 101 Lily of Chetham _« 89 Princess Victoria „ 8 G Heart of Oak .. .. 118 Countess of Oxford v 298 Perseverance ., m 41 Queen Adelaide * . v 105 Napier 59 Saint Gcorgo .. .. 216 " Prince of Wales ' .. 26 Lord Brougham .. .. 11 G Robert Kaylor .. .. 96 Lily of the Valley _„ 102 William Armitt .. .. 17 Philanthropic .. .. 184 Daniel Grant „ .. 21 Lord Byron „ „ 70 Temperance .. .. Co Welcome Home ,, » 13 ( 1 Birch .. M 28 Humphrey Chetham .. 227 Cricketers 27 Caledonian „ ., 222 Earl of Durham .. 19 Providence .. .. 72 Earl _Ducia .. .. 24 Earl _Fitzwilliam v 72 James Mansfield .. .. 45 Trafalgar M _« „ 118 — - * Total .. - 8805
Dr . Dalton , Branch of Waterloo , and Sir Oswald Morley , have since joined . When it was resolved—1 . — " That P . D . G . M . _Reborts , of the Caledonian Lodge , bo the G . M . of this District for tlie remainder of the present year . " 3 . — "That P . G . Nield , of tho Hill ' s Glory Lodge , be D . G . M . of this District for the remainder of the present year . " 8 . — "That P . Pror . G . M . Joseph Hardy , ofthe Rosa of Cumberland Lodge , be C . S . of this District for the remainder ofthe present year . " 4 . — " That the whole of the Resolutions , as passed at the Gencsal Meeting , held on Saturday evening last , at the Corn Exchange , be confirmed by this Committee . " ; P . O . M . White having left the Chair , G . M . Roberts took the same , when it was _resolved i _^—l . «— " That a vote of thanks is diie , and hereby given , to P . G . M . White , fer his able and valuable services this day . "
_G . — " That no member shall be eligible to be elected on the Board of Management who supplies any goods to tlie said Board . " * ¦ ¦ 7 . — "That the following members be appointed to form the District portion of the Board of Management , viz . - —P . G . O'Bryan , Duke of _Norfolk ; P . G . Saxon , Temperance ; P . G . Turner , Cumberland ; P . 0 . Denrdon , Queen Caroline ; P . G . Rershaw , Earl of Wilton ; P . G . Richardson , Morning Star ; P . G . Silvcrtvood , Temple ' s Pride ; P . G . Rcdmayno , St . David ; P . G . Moody , Tempi *" 8 . — " That so soon as it can bo ascertained what proportion ofthe salary of the lato C . S . of the District may be chargeable on the Lodges _composing this meeting , the amount due up to tho present time shall be paid out of thc District Fund , uponhis giving up all books and other property . " 9 . — " That a levy of _throe-pence per member be made on behalf of the District Fund . "
10 . —'' That Messrs . Moody , Taylor , Richardson , and Hardy , in conjunction with P . P . G . M . Ball , of the Salford District , be appointed to draw up an Address to all the Lodges in the Order , shewing thc grounds upon which this Meeting has proceeded , and embodying the principles upon which it proposes to carry out the original objects and designs ofthe Institution ; and to invite or call upon all Districts , Lodges , or Members who may entcrtaiu similar views , to communicate with , and unite themselves to , this District , and that such Address be circulated in the Order as much and as early as possibles " 11 . — "Tbat all Lodges connected with this Meeting be at liberty to receive any members from other Lodgos upon the usual Clearances ; or upon such members giving satisfactory proof of their being Oddfellows , and good on the Books up to tho presont time . " It ' . — " That the best thanks of this meeting bo given to the Officers and Members of the Salford District , for the active measures they have adopted for thc security of their independence . "
IS . — " Tliat thc next Quarterly and Purple Lectures hu held at the England's Glory Lodge House , on the usual dates . " 14 . — " That the next «} uartor ) y District Committee be hold at thc Temperance Hall , Mather-street , on Monday , September 29 th , at nine o ' clock in tlic morning . " 15 . — " That the applications from the Caledonian and Queen Adelaide Lodges , fur leave to remove , bo acceded to . " ( Signed ) _Jous _RoiiERTi- , _Fn . G . M . _Sami-kl Xiuld , Pu , D . ( i . M . J . _jsei'ii _liAi'in- ( P . 1 ' , G . M . ) , C . S .
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THE COMMONS LAND ENcL 0 _SUaT ? r _^ II TO TOE EDR 0 B OF _TDB _KOSIhew SI * n ' W Sir , —In a previous letter published in v „ ' HI Journal , on the 7 th of June last , I resp _ccuZ Va ,, % # your serious nttcntion , and tbat of L _" , " ' _^ _. j $ _M projects hatching by the scheming _soiihislor !' ° " *'' il » _> _M One of these projects , the « Enclosure mil i "" _^ '' -If the Commons' House of Parliament already- ' h ' "••• ii : _# through , as you too well know , ere the gre ' uo _' r _" _8 _''" _^ % tho people knew of its presentation Wlnt ! V _* ' » v _--S to take 10 , 000 , 000 of acres from the ccim _,, _! _, _!? _, * _-4 -3 * way so seemingly clandestine ! bring forth _-ibiii '" _-imagnitude and _consequent to the pubi _* ea | ' _t \ ?<§ the session when all is hurry . skurry wilc . j _*' " ' % ample , business-like debate is quite out of the * _^ * M Permit me to ask , —is this constitutionally jUsi » " _»' * . 2 * such doings befit not the legislative wisdom of " M nation i Let our legislators think on these nUc . _? ll > * U they may , this bill comes forth marked with _« - > $ _ooneemment ; and ought to have been brought for " ° \ _t an earlier period , when a full attendance of 2 _**^ | could have been obtained . The public might _tlio _' i _« learned , and they hmt a most decidhl rigU ° , „ , ¦¦ % the purport of this bill is ; what thc great boon so *? " ' _•*• lioru raimerston
upon oy my , signifies ; and nfc . , \ Earl of Lincoln means by providing more ampl _* - / _,, ' right that might exist . Mr . Sharuian Crawford _] ii _^ i on the committee appointed for rcviowing the n uni ° " * multlvious clauses of this monster bill , declares _liia . _^ _' * in fact , a bill for the landlord ' s benefit ; that the U ) 0 ( i " ' 4 . distribution is most unjust ; and that the workin * J . wero cxcludod from that share , which of right belou V ' tliem . ' _x ~ t Aii ! sir , how pointedly does , every session rrore „ Z _? Charter to be the people ' s only hope—solid hope , l si _, , - * 5 s | say—the only true remedy for the manifold wron s » _£ v is defacing British industry—defacing it with Htc ? " I _S » grading badge of slavery , and the withering bliilit _" I _^ poverty . Man ' s dearest right—bis right to a frie s ' ,,, I t _^ in the land—is now a ' t stake . Let the honest hliourl " _^ \ Briton look to his position , or all his rights will , m _£ | ** pass away ; and then will nothing but toil , thon 1 , 1 ' _"" _* _' toil and sweat , and linger out a weary life , be left ' ' ,,, " ~ " You , Mr . Editor , have done your duty ; and tlio pC 0 I l _^ must do theirs . The first general election must m . »
proof of this . They well know their wrongs ; : ml _] v been fully taught how those wrongs can bo icnu » _ct i The " Central Committee for an organisation oftht _Ti _ift in Union , " have given ample testimony to thii v _, cool heads and puro hearts they must in the same spir * anticipate and grapple with all unjust opposition , ill , varied , numerous , and scheming devices that will k j , forth to annoy and distract tkem in tlieir glorious eours all the annoyance that may spring from within as wU _' i from without their ranks : for their design is too font ¦ * dably just to escape undermining as well as storim assaults . We must all re 6 t assured that our _climatter _^
course can only be triumphantly tramped out _wk patient fortitude ; and , when the day of reckoning conn * _s let us bring forth these registered witnesses to cruelty sr ' nroug , in justification ofour deeds . _. Let us hold up to their view the _"Malthusian _PoorJ _. n project , " the "Master and Servants Bill , " and lauyi _, other cruel , sophistical , and treacherous devices Hutu human oppressors would have racked us with . I remain , sir , respectfully youri , ' Westminster , July 20 th , 1845 . L IT
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It IS sow _tbouelit tbat parliament will not _h . prorogued before Tuesday , tlie 12 th of August ; W nothing with certainty is known on thc subject . - Standard . _Deith of Mb . MimiUT , M . P . — We have torn nounce the death of Alexander Murray , Esq ., t Broughton , M . P . for thestewartry of Kirkcudbrigk _Tbia event took place at Killybegs , Ireland , on tig morning of the 15 th instant . AnvAKciNo Backward !—On the loth instant _tl > guillotine was employed for the first time in the cat . ton of Zurich .
A _Cunu TnAT most _Astosisn the _Wor-mi , ti Holloway ' s Pills !—Mrs . Lee , kcepinga small _slioj in Brick-lane . Spitalfields , had for five years sufferci from piles , but more particularly from a general ani fearful bearing down of the body ; her health _tra conceived to bo completely ruined ; she was brougk almost to beggary by doctors' bills . When she firs commenced the use of these miraculous Pills , lie friends considered her past cure , but in two montk _, by their means , she was mado as sound , and as _stron : a womah as ever sho was in her life .
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BANKRUPTS . ( From Tuesday ' s Gazette , July 22 nd , 1815 . ; Ann Barker , Witton-ploce , Knightsbrid . ee , wine imr . i chant—Solomon Solomon , Strand , tailor—Thomas Jioti _* _. bery , New' _Parringdon-strect , boot and shoe-factor- * ' Samuel Richard Kedward _. Ch ' pstone-strcet _. _Fitjroy-siiuarr _, j victualler—Henry Wood , Abchurch-lanc , City , gemi \ agent and tanner—Alexander Miller , Walbrook , mewta \ —George Brown , Barbican , clothier—Anne Bree Freud , ] Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; hotel-keeper— John _Batchelor _. _Bntb _, _, butcher-Ann Wild nnd John Wild , Bristol , ghzii's- , John Mack , Liverpool , pawnbroker—James Baines , Has , i Chester , grocer—James Driver , Slaws ton , Lciccstcrsliirt victualler . <
_DECUABATIONS OP DIVIDENDS . ' C . Daly , Red Lion-square , bookseller , final dividend * - ' i 7 d and 39 . 32 parts of a penny in the pound , a _*» y Weiliw 1 day , at tho office of Mr . Belcher , King's Arms-yard , Co !> ] man street . 4 J . Pun , Clapham-common , draper , first dividend of lj . in the pound , any Wednesday , at the office of Mr . Belclu : ; King ' s Arms-yard , Coleman-street . » J . Graham , jun ,, Newcastle-upon-Tyne , _wine-me- < chant , first and final dividend of Is . lfd in the poufc c any Saturday , at tbe office of Mr . Baker , Newwufc ( upon-Tynoi . W . Granger , Durham , paper-manufacturer , first as fine ! dividend of Is SJd in the pound , any Saturday , at fc ' office of Mr . Baker , Newcastle-upon-Tyne . ' T . Longston and A . M'Knight , Whitfield , _Dcrbyshii . i _stone-masonc , dividend of 20 s in tho pound , any Wcdite I day , at the office of Mr . Pott . Manchester . {
N . r . Wood , Burslcm , _Stntrordshire , banker , final iii * * - f dend of IGs lid in the pound , any Wednesday , at the _ofe j of Mr . _Tott , Manchester . * P . Murray , Manchester , draper , dividend of 8 s 3 i * U < j til * pound , any Wednesday , at thc office of Mr . Pott , }!* :- « Chester . ¦ t II . Thorpe , Kensington , linendraper , first dii iuend f 2 s 4 d in the pound , on Saturday next , and three _fulloi" - * Saturdays , _nt thfe _oBice of Mr . Groom , Abehurch-lruie t W . Ilond , Wickhain , Hampshire , grocer , second ilivider of Id in the _peund , on Saturday next , and three _folloi" * - c Saturdays , at the office of Mr . Groom , _Abchurch-11111 8 C . Dotesio , Slough , hotel-kocper , dividend of Is , intl 1 pound , any Wednesday , at tho office of Mr . Follett , SO f broolccourt _, _Basinglmll-strcet . J N . T . Smith , _Limc-strcct , City , shipowner , _divnlfmi Is 8 d iu tlie pound , any Wednesday , at the ofliu wi i Follett , Sambrook-court , _Baslnghall-strcst *
, It . Uarham , Emsworth , Hampshire , linendraper , •!' dend of 6 Jd in the pound , any Wednesday , at thu olla * \ Mr . Follett , Sambrook-court , _Basinghnll-strcet , » B . Bright , Wigmore-street , licensed victualler , diii ** _- ' t of 2 _"; d in the pound , any Wednesday , at the otfiu ul «• j Follett , Sambrook court , _Basinghall-strcet . 1 J . F . Wood , Oxford , surgeon , dividend of SW m ' - J ' pound , any Wednesday , at the office of Mr . Folittt , _S- "* C _brpok-court , _Basinglmll-street , t E . Hotham , Spccnhnmland , Berkshire , innholder , -1 ' & dend of Bd in the pound , any Wednesdav , at tho otlu * p Mr . Follett , Sambrook-court , _Basinghnli-strcet . -j * 11 . Tucker , Dean-street , Westminster , farrier , .. ¦ _* ' _* ' r of 8 { d in the pound at the office of
, any Wednesday , * *' *' oN * l *» Sambrook-court , Basinghall-strcet . . ?' R . G . Ward and J . Perry , Newgate-market , ment * ** » men , dividend of 2 s in the pound , anv _Wednesday s *' office of Mr . Follett , _Ssmbrook-court , " l ! asiiighall * tr * rt J . Welch , lllng . cross , Ilollowav , licensed tit ' iiil « dividend of Is lOd in the pound , any Wcdncsda _* ., •¦• * il office of Mr . Follett , Sambrook-court , liasinghall -n ** - W S . Hoadley , New Bond-street , _coai-h . niaker , dhiik' tl Is 7 _£ d in the pound on new proofs , any Wcdnesd ; i \ , ¦ ' - j _$ office of Mr . Follett , Sambrook-court , liasinghall sirt * _ , B . W . l' . ihnor , Dareutry , innkeeper , dividend ot Is » tho pound , any Wednesday , at the ofiicc of Mr . lull' _m Sambrook-court , Basinghall-street , . ' . «
DIVIDENDS . . ' August 13 , W . Burton , King-street . Soho , upliolbt * _'" ' _'' n : _Aiigusi 15 , T . Cook , _Kirby-strcet , Haltonganlmi , ' _P " cutler—August 13 , J . and 1 ) . Sugdcn , Huddersl ' ulil , ''[ « cloth manufacturers — August 20 , J . Porstcr , . _** ' tl Yorkshire , cloth merchant — August 18 , W . Ilirf' a Woodhouse Carr , Yorkshire , pattern _dyer—August ' n Holloway , Evesham , Worcestershire , innkeeper . 1 ( _Ceiitificates to bo granted , unless cause be shown » _jj contrary on the day of meeting . „ . ; _„ August 12 , G . II . nnd G . C . Grcwi , _Barj-e-jan l , f _] I . lorsbiiry , wliolesalc-statioiicrs—August 12 , It . !'• _''•*' " , Newmaikct-placc , _Church-road , Kingsland , . _* _'" " ' '> la August 14 , J . Plowman , Oxford , _ironmonger-Aib- ;!; * i G . Clement and 11 . Saminoiis , Nclson-tcn-nce , Stwke - < , { ingtuii , ten dealers-August 12 , S . Fawcett , _CliiswiK- _* - _' _^ _., c ! hi- ici . dri . per-August 15 , G . C . Burns , Bcvi 7 . es , Wi "; : " ¦ _'* . _- . upholsterer-August 21 , J . Turner , Mauthorpc *" ' ' _„ _Gonerby , Lincolnshire , wool-buyer - August IS , _'S ' . ¦ _* ¦? Jones , n rockwardine , Shropshire , _croccr-Augnf' ' •;•• : D _« , A !? ' "' _ISl' _-street , Camden Town , vrovvr ~ M' f _^ «< , V F \ . !' P ' * Cathcrington , Hampshire , grocer- " _^ - ., ii 12 , J . Livingston andT . Brittain . Manchester-, lilunw _*** _- . " _.-. ; . _, si 1
Angus ,, , j . _lniicsjEarl ' _s-court , Old Bronipt «» _. " '> ' '; n brewer-August U , 11 . G-. Gibson , Northaw , lhr _<^; 7 v _wmciiiei-di aut-Aiigust 12 , J . Heaton , I . _wdk-w . * _*; . ¦ ; _- \ shiro , stationer-August 12 , W . Gadsbv inn ., Chef J . .. y * Lancashire , joiner-August ] ' A . Smelt , _Jlelto _"^ . \ _-- > ' liiicndraper- Ausust 12 , W . Mecson , Aston , Stafl * - " _;^ . ' * Innkeeper-August 12 , S . Hurd , Rochester , . _l _* - _**' _''' glass .
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED . . _ , r : _-- " _^ T . _Crossltmd and T . Parkar , Dalton , YovksWi'V 1 _> . ; _:: -J . _heddo : ; and J . Dean , Burslem , St _.-. _libril-- ! - " ' _' . ' ? ., '•• ¦ 7 * ware nmnutiteturors-J . Car-line and !! . J ) i « l _* _- « n- iui _f _$ :- „ bury , _stoue-niasons-C . F . Gilford and W . l !« l , " )'; _,:. 6 mouth , _picturts-dcaicrs—W . and W , II . Powell , i _*' _]* . _^ . * ham , brass _cmidlestU-k-makers-P . L . Byrne •¦ " . • : &! * Porter , Liverpool , estate agents—E . Taylor an - '" _..-. M 1 cult , Manchester , linen leuch Uirc'ail-iiiH ! _i''i _'*'' - ' 1 ! -- \ ' ~ p- Buckley ami H . 'j _' _nylcr . Liverpool , general ir . ' : _' "J , | v ; 1 _t L . II . _llurdcn ami T . Davrett _, _l'iti-hcombe "A * V || : j icrsnii'e , _u'liiiiUui'iiurs—C . Nav _.-to ! l and v . ' . 'I ' _w _* ' _* ir _*' , _'*|| lol , _roiil-nicrchanls-J . Duck and it . _Heiide" ;" ' _4-fe , ' , _laiiii-nieivs , Cleveland-street , St . Pattcra . _- _* , *' , ;;! - ' ' _^ _'W _? -J . and J . Gibbons , _Wahvorth-place . V , _' aK _' ' _' _* ,.: ;' || _^ ironmongers-A . and J . Lues , _Binni-i-h' _--- . , _<¦'[?*? _- .- m $ _S _-M-, J . l ! ., . I . E ., M .. K .. and A . _Colst-. _n , ¦ ' :: " : _* :. ¦ : W _® m
. _( . ' . v . c . _'scUhive , lh _* . _* mers-W . Barker and < - ' . »* , ' _* , * _gggp Newton Alum-, Cheshire , millwrights-. t . Kvr . i ' _v'' " . _!• : m _& M ' ¦ _nci-soii , ] _ludiior-: l : « _.. | d . _stock-br- ' _ikvi-s-l . _" - ! _:- * * j ' . : _'fflf | Jo ' _.::-. a . > n , Great _Itusscll-streel , _jU _.,,. !! _- _' , _; - _* . _* _- . : _' ! :. ' . . - ' SBm G . . _N-mtll : u _!(! J ! . ' ! ,. >* , „ , ¦ ; j 1 . . _' . _' ,: nll j . ;;;; . *** - ! l _* ' 7 . -- _WM merchants-. ) , p . Simpson and W . vVI _* : !*' , f _* u : ' " " WM ( . ' . _I ' _iiiuu junl , f . Qm ; i ; _-, ; ( _'li . _'vlt ' . i !' .. '¦ ¦' . ' :. Wmik
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 26, 1845, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns4_26071845/page/6/
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