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Rather Decided . —An _advertisement appears in the Church _IriteHfoencerftom i £ elergyman _* wanting a curacy . He axuns up aa follows : — The advertiser cannot follow the example which unhappily but too many , advertisements afford ; be _wUl not extol his own piety , nor will he thank any . one else for doing it % and , as he is not now _BbUdting the place of bellman or town crier , he considers it unnecessary to allude to his power of voioe . No one need take ox give the trouble ; of replying to this advertisement who does not hate the Record , and all proud , self-righteous , hypocritical , gloomy , nasaL snuffling Recordism like poison . "
Burial-Grounds in France . —The _flubjeet of intermural interment would seem to be exciting some interest in France . The Minister of the Interior required the academy . to furnish answers to the following questions : —1 . Is the presence of burialgrounds in cities capable of acting injuriousl y on the health of the public ? 2 . Should _burying-grounds be removed io a distance from towns and all inhabited places ? and is there any danger in permitting the deposit of dead bodies in churches ! Supposing the second question to be answered in the affirmative to what distance from the town should the cemetery ' be removed \ The questions were submitted to a commission composd of MM , Orfila , Keraudren , Lecanu , Villertte " , and Royer-Collard . —Provincial Medical and Surgical Journal .
Dewsbury. —Mr. O'Connor Will Lecture At ...
Dewsbury . —Mr . O'Connor will lecture at Dewsbury on Friday , June 3 rd . The chair to be taken at eight o ' clock in the evening . BrRSTAL . —Mr . North will deliver a lecture on Saturday ( this evening ) , in the Co-operative Store Room , and on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , he will preach a Sermon at two o ' clock in the afternoon , out of doors if the weather permit . Mr . West ' s Route for the ensuing Week . —On Monday , May 30 th , at Cleckheaton ; Tuesday . May 31 st , at Wakefield ; Wednesday , June 1 st , at Dewsbury ; Thursday , June 2 nd , at . East Ardsley ; Friday , June 3 rd , at Ossett j and Saturday , June 4 th , at West Ardsley .
Trowbridge . —A county delegate meeting will be held on the first Sunday in June , at the house of Mr . Stephen Tudgey , Monkton Deverel , Wilts , when and where delegates from Trowbridge , Bradford _Westbnry , Frome , Warminster , and other adjacent places are requested to attend , as business of importance will be brought before them . Northamptonshire . —Mb . Bairstow ' s Route . — Wellingborough , ( to-morrow ) , Saturday , May 28 th ; Raunds , on Monday , the 30 th ; Oundle , on Tuesday , the 31 st ; Peterborongb , on Wednesday , June 1 st ; Oundle , oa Thursday , the 2 nd ; Kettering , on Friday and Saturday , the 3 rd and 4 th ; Isham , on Monday , the 6 ih ; Northampton , on Tuesday , the 7 ; h ; and Daventry , on Wednesday , the 8 : h .
Manchester . —Oa Sunday next , Mr . " William Beesley will deliver two lectures m the Carpenters ' Hall , one in the afternoon at half-past two , and one in the evening at half-past six o ' clock . Littlkbobough . —The Rev . W . V : Jackson , of Manchester , will preach three sermons here on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , in the forenoon at half-past ten , in the afternoon at half-past two , and in the evening at ax o ' clock . London . —Bethnal Green . —Mr . Mantz will preach a sermon here next Sunday afternoon , at three o ' clock . . -. Nones . —A general meeting will be held on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , to hear tbe report of tbe trades and other delegates , and discuss thereon . The chair to be taken at seven o clock in the evening .
London . —The friends from the various localities are requested to meet at Mr . Drakes , Carpenters ' Aims , Brick-lane , to settle the accounts of the Petition Committee , on Monday evening , at eight o'clock . Richmond street . —Mr . Farrer will lecture at the Three Crowns , on Sunday next . Resent street . —Mr . _Fussell will lectnre to the Teetotallers , at the Crown Coffee Honse , Beak-street . LiMEHOusE . —Mr . T . Wheeler will lecture at the "Victoria , Three Colt-street , on Wednesday evening . Cambbidge-koad . —Mr . Wheeler will lectnre at the Queen ' s Head , on Sunday , next . Mabyxebone . —Mr- _Ruffey Ridley will lecture at the WorMngman ' s Hall , Circus-street , on Sunday next .
Mr . John Watkins will lecture at the Working Man ' s Hall , No . 5 , Circus-street , New Road , on Sunday next , at half-past seven . Bath Place . —Mr . Rouse will lecture at the Archery Room 3 , Bath-place , New Road , on Sunday next . Crrr Road . —Mr . Anderson will lecture at the Cannon Coffee House , Old-street , on Sunday next . Foley Place . —Mr . Ferguson will lecture at the King and Queen , on Sunday next . Sh ' oreditch . —Mr . Stallwood will address the audience meeting at the Albion , on Sunday next .
Albion Coffee House . —Mr . Rouse will lecture hereon Sunday next . On the 6 th of June a handkerchief wiil be raffled for the benefit of Mr . Sheen , late delegate to the County Council , 55 , Old Bailey , from die Sboreditch locality , who is in great distress from sickness . Tickets threepence each . Golden-xane . —Mr . Jones , from Liverpool , will lecture at the Star Coffee House , on Sunday next . Leicester-square . —Mr . Martin will lecture at the Clock House , Castle-street , on Sunday next . Tower Hamlets . —A public meeting of the members of the National Charter Association in this locality , will take place at the Crown and Anchor , Cheshire-strtet , Waterloo-town , on Tuesday night next , at eight o ' clock precisely , to take into consideration tbe best means of reorganising the Chartists of the Tower Hamlets .
Dockhsad . —The Chartists of this locality are requested to meet early next Monday evening , to elect a treasurer in place of Mr . Hogg . A raffle will take place at the Chartist Hall , Folly-bridge , on Tuesday , the 39 th , for a Dutch clock , the proceeds to go to the furnishing of the above hall . A vocal concert after . The chair to be taken at eight o ' clock in the evening . Surest . —The members of the Surrey Council are requested to attend at No 1 , China Walk , on Sunday next , at three o ' clock precisely . _Bermondset . —A special general meeting of the friends in tins locality , will be held at the Horn's , Crucifix-lane , on Monday next , at eight o ' clock . All members are earnestlv _requested to attend .
Cambkrwell Green . —A public meeting will be held at this place , on Monday evening next , to forward the cause of the People ' s Charter . Chelsea . —The Chartists of this locality will meet in future , every Monday evening , at the Stag Tavern . Fulham Road , where lectures will be regularly delivered . _Ketgston-upon-Thames . —Mr . Ruffy Ridley will lecture at the Old Crown . Market-place , on Wednesday next . Walthamstow . —On Sunday afternoon , at three , the Rev . E , Mantz , of Buck ' s Head College , London , willpriach a sermon on the Forest , at Whipp ' s Cross .
Bristol . -- Mr . John Copp will deliver a lecture , on the present state of society and its duties , in Bearlane Chapel , Temple-street , on Sunday evening , to commence at seven o ' clock , Sheffield . —Tbe friends of the Charter will assemble , weather permitting , on Attercliffe Common , on Sunday afternoon next , at half-past two o ' clock . A Lecture will be delivered on Sunday evening , ai half-past seven o ' clock , in the National Charter Association room , Fig Tree-lane . A Public Meeting will be beld in the above room on Monday evening , at half-past seven o ' elock —subject for discussion— ** The means to be used to obtain the _Charter _. _,,
A Meeting of tbe members of the Association will be held on Tuesday evening , at eight o ' clock , in the above room , on important business . ' None but members admitted . Bust . —Mr . James Leach of Manebesterv wil ] lecture here on Monday , the 30 th , in the Garden _, street lecture room , at eight o ' clock in the evening . Mr . Bbopht will lectnre at Sutton-in-Ashfield on Wednesday , June 1 st ; and at Mansfield on Thursday , June 2 nd . "Loughborough *—A delegate meeting for the Northern Division of the County of Leicester will be held in the Association-room , Loughborough , at half-past two o ' clock on Sunday next .
Winchcombe . —An ont-door meeting will take place at Wincneomba , on Monday , the 30 th instant , at seven o ' clock in the evening ; and at Toddington , on Sunday , the 5 th of Jnne _, at three o ' clock in the afternoon * Derby . —A delegate meeting will take place in the Chartist Room , Willow Row , on Sunday morning , June 5 th , at eleven o ' clock , for the purpose of considering the propriety of engagiag a lecturer for the County of Derby , and the transaction of other important business . Delegates from all the towns in the county are requested to attend .
Stockport . —Mr . John Campbell will lectnre here to-morrow evening ( Sunday ) at six o ' clock . On Monday evening there will be a public meeting in the Market Place to adopt the memorial and petition . Hetwood . —A public meeting called by requisition , will be held in the Market Place , on Monday evening next at half-past seven o'clock , for the purpose of passing the memorial to the Queen , and the remonstrance to the House of Commons as recommended by the Convention . Mr . J . Campbell , and Mr . Dixon of Manchester , Mr . _^ Bell of Heywood , and others , will address the meeting . Ratcliffe . —Mr . William Bell of-Heywood , will lecture in the Association Room , on Sunday evening ( to-morrow ) , at six o ' clock .
Macclesfield . —A County Delegate Meeting will assemble on Sunday , ( to-morrow , ) at the Chartist Association Rooms , Watercotes , when it is expected that every locality will be present either by member or letter , as a county lecturer must be engaged , and the remainder of the Convention and Lecturers ' Fund must be forthcoming and settled at once ; the attention of those districts in arrears , is called te the balance sheet of the Finance Committee of last week , which must be paid . A meeting of the members of the Macclesfield Chartist Association , is requested on Monday evening the 30 th , as business connected with the well being of the society requires their attention .
Birmingham . —Mr . Mason will leoture in Aston-Btreet Association room , on Sunday evening , at seven o ' elock ; and on Tuesday evening at the Black Horse , _Proepee Urow . Mr . Mason will visit Wolverhampton on Wednesday and Thursday , and Walsall on Friday . _Hkbdxr Bridge . —Mr . West will lecture here on Saturday ( this day . ) _SowntBT . —Mr . West will preach here on Sunday afternoon , ** half-past two o ' clock . _RiPPOTOlN . —Mr . West will preach here on Sunto _eTcaisg at half-past six o ' clock _.
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Stourbridge . —A Chartist tea party will take place on Monday , June 6 th . Tickets may be had from Mr . Goodfellow , Stourbridge , Mr . Freeman , Hay-green , Mr . Chance , Old . Swinford , and Mr . Welch , Lye-waste . Oldham . —On Sunday next ( to-morrow ) , Mr . Jno . Leach of Rochdale , will lecture in the Chartist Room , Greaves-street , at Bix o'clock in the evening , -and at Water-head Mill , at two in the afternoon . On Wednesday June 1 st , Mr . Philp of Bath , member of the Executive Council , will deliver a lecture in the Independent Methodist upper school room , George-street ; admission by ticket , at one penny each .
Coalbrook Dale . —On Monday , Mr . Mogg will lecture at the Oaken Gates , on Tuesday at Dawley Green , and on Wednesday at Ketley . He will be disengaged the remainder of the week , and offers his services _fot any part of Shropshire . Rochdale . —Mr . Philp will lecture here on Tuesday next , in the Association Room , Yorkshire-street , at eight o ' clock precisely . Mr . Clarke , of Stockport , _leotures twice on Sunday , ( to-morrow , ) at the Association Room , Yorkshirestreet , at half-past two in the afternoon , and six in tbe evening . Sunderland . —Mr . Williams will lectnre on the Town Moor , at two o ' clock . On Monday evening , Mr . Chappie will lecture in Bridge-steet Chapel , at eight o ' clock .
Ashton . —Mr . Bayley , of Manchester , will lecture in the National Charter Association , on Sunday , ( tomorrow ) at six o ' clock in the evening . Stroud . —A special meeting will be held on Monday , when the members and friends of democracy are _earnestly entreated to attend . Warrington . —Mr . J . Barrow will preach two sermons in the Chartist Associatirn rocm _, on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , in the afternoon , at half-past two , and in the evening at six o ' clock . Burt . —Mr . D . Ross will deliver a lecture in favour of the People ' s Charter on Monday next , in the Working Man ' s Hall , Garden-street , at halfpast seven o ' clock in the evening . Ashton-under-Lyne . —Mr . Bailey will lecture in this place on Sunday ( to-morrow ) in the Chartist Association room .
Mr . Bropht will lecture at Sutton-in-Ashfield , on Wednesday , the 1 st of June ; Mansfield , 2 nd ; Chesterfield , 3 rd ; Sheffield , 5 th ; _Barnsley , 6 th ; Wakefield , 7 th ; Leeds , 8 th ; Bradford , 9 th ; Bingley , 12 ih ; Halifax , 13 th ; Todmorden , 14 th ; Rochdale , 15 th ; and Manchester the 16 th . All communications for Mr . Brophy to be sent to Mr . G . J . Harney , 11 , Hartshead , Sheffield . Mr . Brophy will be in Macclesfield , on Sunday , the 19 th of June . Bingley . —The next delegate meeting of the _Bicgley district , will be held in the _Fonsters' Court , York-street , on Sunday , the 5 th of June , at nine o ' clock in the morning .
Carpenters' Hall . —Mr . Wm . Beesley will lectnre in the above hall , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) in the afternoon , at half-past two o ' clock , and at half-past six in the evening . Doghouse . —Mr . T . B . Smith will preach three sermons here on Sunday , June 5 th , in the morning , at ten o ' clock , on the duties of _Christians in refer ence to the social and political arrangements of society ; in the afternoon , at two o ' clock , on the evils resulting from an indulgence in vicious habits ; and in the evening at six , on the valley of dry bones . Birstal — Mr . T . B . Smith will lecture here on Saturday evening , June 4 th , on the acquisition and true use of knowledge .
Stanninglet . —Mr . T . B . Smith will deliver a lecture on Saturday evening ( this day ) ; and will preach three sermons to-morrow , in the morning at ten , in the afternoon at two , and in the evening at six o ' clock . Chubwell . —Mr . T . B . Smith will lecture here on Wednesday evening , June 1 st , on the value of personal character and advantages of social reform . Holbeck . —A political sermon will be delivered in the Association Room , Holbeck-bridge , on Sunday evening next , by Jonathan Hall , to commence precisely at six o ' clock .
Route oe Mr . Edward Mead : —Coventry on Tuesday , the 3 rst of May ; Nuneaton on Wednesday ; Leicester on Thursday ; _Loughborough on Friday ; and Nottingham on Sunday . As I am a poor working man the expences of my tour must he paid , by tbe charge of one penny on each lecture . Next week I intend to visit Derby , Belper , Sutton-in-Ashfield , Gresley Green , Potteries , Newark-on-Trent , Mansfield , and their several localities . Due notice of the day on which 1 shall visit each of those places , will be given next week . —E . Mead .
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LOCAL MARKETS
Leeds Corn Marret, Tuesday, May 24th. Th...
Leeds Corn Marret , Tuesday , May 24 th . The supply of Wheat to this day ' s Market is larger than last week , other kinds of Graitt ; much the same . Good fresh Wheat has been Is * per qr . higher , but no improvement in the secondary and chamber'd sorts . Barley little alteration . Oats , Shelling ,. and Beans haveb & _ea fall as well sbl 4 . Leeds Cloth Markets . —There has been a rather improved demand for goods at both the Cloth Halls during the ; week , in consequence of which a fair share of business has been transacted , more particularly in fine goods ; prices , with this demand , have not improved , though a general feeling prevails that an improved tone pervades the market . Ia the warehouses , also , more business has been transacted , The Wool markets are without alteration .
Huddersfield Market , Tuesday , May 24 . —In the opinion of some there was a little improvement manifest in our Hail this day ; but we are afraid it was so trifling as to be scarcely felt . No general improvement is seen either in the town or neighbourhood . . _., ¦ :- ; - * ; York Corn Market , May 21 . —Wheat eohtinues in moderate supply , and our farmers are asking a greater advance than millers , in the present state of the Flour trade , are disposed to give , and we cannot quote the article more than Is . per qr . dearer . Oats are in demand , and _| d per stone higher ; Beans fully as dear . Barley nominal . Flour has been advanced 3 s . per sack .
Rochdale Flannel Market , May 23 . —We have not had so many merchants in the market to day , _bnt some of the manufacturers have purchased rather freely ; upon the whole there have not been so many goods sold as on the preceding Monday . There is no changein prices . There is not much doing in the wool market . Prices remain steady . Liverpool Cattle Market . _Monday , May 23 . — The supply of Beasts at market to-day has been much about the same as last week , both with respect to price and quality . Tiiere has been about the same number of Sheep , and price the same with an addition of Lambs . Beef , 6 _^ d . to ld . Lamb , 8 _jd . to 9 i . per lb . Number of Cattle at market . - —Beasts , 728 ; Sheep and Lambs , 4 , 049 .
Manchester Corn Market . Saturday , May 21 . —Notwithstanding that business is at all times very much interrupted by the holy days customary at Whitsuntide , a steady demand has been experienced for English Flour , and , as the stocks in warehouse are nearly exhausted , a clearance of fresh parcels was effected to _obnshmers , on arrival , at improving prices . For Oifmeal , likewise , there was a very fair inquiry , and the _salos made were at rates which could not have been realised last week . A decline
in the duty on foreign Wheat of Is . per qr . does not appear to have had any effect other wise than to enhance its value in bond ; the quantity entered for home consumption is limited in extent . There was much firmness exhibited by the holders Of Wheat at bur market this morning , and an advance of 3 d . to 4 d . per 70 lbs . generally demanded . On Flour We raise our quotations 6 d . per sack , and choice qualities of Oatmeal realized an improvement of 6 d . per load . _r-Oats may likewise be noted jd . per 45 lbs . dearer , but in the value of other articles ho alteration can be noted .
Liverpool Corn Market , Monday * Ma y 23 . — The arrivals of British Grain , Flour and Oatmeal , into this port since this day se ' nnight , are of very small amount ; from abroad there are reported 20 , 310 quarters of Wheat , and 651 _barrele of Flour . The duty on Wheat and Flour has fallen one step , to 12 : ) . per qr . and 7 s- 2 Jd . per brl , respectively ; on other articles of the . trade the rates of impost remain unaltered . Throughout the week there has been a fair demand for free Wheat for consumption , and prices have advanced fully 4 d . per busheL Flour , too , upon a moderate sale , must be noted 6 d . a barrel dearer . Fine mealing ; Oats have again become scarce , and ail qualities are held for Id . per
bushel above our previous rates ; There have been several orders for Oatmeal for reshipmentj to Ireland on which holders have demanded high prices : 27 s . to 27 s . 6 d . per load has been paid for good marks of Irish manufacture . Barley , Beans and Peas , remain unaltered in value , each : moving in retail ; The transactions in bonded Wheat have been numerous and at enhanced rates . They comprise sales of Wolgast at 7 s , 6 d . ; _Griefswold at 7 s . 6 d ., per 70 lbs . delivered here ; fine Polish Odessa at 7 s . 6 d _., common Odessa at _Ss . 9 d . ; _Stettin 8 s . to 83 . 4 d . in store , * Ancona at 50 s . per qr ., cost and freight included . 1000 barrels of superior Western Canal Flour have changed hands in bond at 30 s . per brl .
Mark-lane , Monday , May 23 . —There was only a moderate supply of Wheat from Essex , Kent , and Suffolk this morning , and a limited quantity of Barley , Beans , and Peas from all these counties , witha short fresh arrival of English and Scotch Oats , but seven or eight vessels were in this morning from Ireland , with Oats ; the wind having been very favourable for their arrival . Slight rains have fallen since this day week iu and near the metrpolis , but in many distant counties there have been copious and lasting showers , which appear to have fallen very opportunely . There was again a good demand for fresh-thrashed wheats at an advace of Is . to 2 s . per qr . on last week ' s prices , with afair steady sale for
free foreign , an improvement of Is . per qr . on all heavy qualities , and bonded was for Is . to 2 s . per qr . more money , which , was complied with in some few instances for choice heavy lots . Ship Flour was Is . per sack dearer , and prime marks Were in fair request . Barley was without alteration in value , grinding samples being saleable at full prices . Malt was fully as dear , prime season-made meeting a tolerably good demand . Beans and Peas realized last week ' s currency , with a moderate inquiry for both ar > icles . There was a fair steady business transacted iu Oats , primo heavy Com being the turn dearer , and other sorts were held more firmly , for quite as much money . Linseed and Rapeseed bring nigh prices for small quantities of choice quality .
State op Trade . —Manchester . —The result of the market yeterday was looked for with Considerable anxiety by nearly all parties connected with the trade of this district—with the view of ascertaining whether the favourable appearances which presented themselves the preceding week , / would be in some degree realised , or the market would _rehpto into that state of gloom , depression , and gradual de * clension of prices , which had marked its condition during the whole of the present year . We are glad to state , that , upon the whole , the result of yesterday ' s business was favourable ; there ; was no further attempts to beat down prices ; and spinners and manufacturers ; who were willing to accept the ra tes previously current , were generally enabled to transact business with facility . For some articles ,
however , and more particularly for forty-inch shirtings > and for power-loom printing cloth , the manufacturers were not disposed to accept previous rates i _/ anii some business was done at an advance of about ljA per piece on the quotations of a fortnight ago . OB the whole , the tone of the market was more encouraging than for some time past ; _andagenefl * feeling appeared to prevail , that both goods _an » yarns had seen their lowest point for some time *• come ; and that , unless the market should I » W suddenly _glnttedby an increase of production _^ there would speedily be such an improvement in prices a would enable the spinners and manufacturers to carry on their business without sustaining the _seriottf losses which they have previously been compelW to inour . —Manchester Guardian of Wodnesday
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TO THE PEOPLE OF YORKSHIRE . Mr Dear Friends , —! have just addressed the men of Nottingham in the Market Square ; and when I conclude my \ week ' s labour , I shall have addressed the people of Lancashire , Yorkshire , Warwick-8 hirej Leicestershire , Derbyshire , ( twice ) and Staffordshire , in seven days ; that is , I shall have travelled , at least , one-fourth of England within that time ; and as I was to have been at Huddersfield on Monday , I must really , from absolute inability , claim a week ' s rest , and postpone iny visit to Yorkshire till Monday week . The fatigue of travelling , writing , conversing with working men , and tbe exhaustion consequent upon speaking , and remaining in
rooms hot as ovens for five or six hours a day , is more than a steel man could endure at this season of the year ; and I have the vanity to believe that , my friends dojiot want to kill me . I mean lb be jn Huddersfield on Monday week , the 30 _vh ; Halifax , Tuesday , 31 st ; Bradford , Wednesday , 1 st June ; Keighley , Thursday , 2 nd ; Dewsbury , Friday _; and Todmorden or ; Hebden Bridge , ( the Association must arrange which , but being within two and a half miles of each other , both is too much ) on Saturday . On the following Monday , I place myself under the management of Beesley , for North Lancashire , for four days or a week , if possible .. '
In the meantime , however , I am commissioned by the Chartists of Nottingham to say that they consider my ; presence , from next week till theclose of the election , as indispensible ; and have requested of me most urgently to make an appeal to those places to which I stand pledged for leave of absence , until the | battle shall be fought here . You must know our exact position . Mr . _'Sturge arrived here yesterday , and was met by upwards of 20 , 000 people , and upon mounting the platform in the midst of a dead and portentous silence , one of our Nottingham leaders , the brave Sweet , by order of the electors and non-electors put the question to _Mr-Sturge , " Will you vote for th e Charter Whole and entire 1 " and to which Mr . Sturge answered , IuNEo , uivo-CALLT PLEDGE MYSELF TO THE SUPPORT OF EVERY PRINCIPLE CONTAINED IN THE PEOPLE ' S CHARTER . ' '
A vast number of Tories who doubted Mr . Sturge ' s real object in having adopted those principles , and who hoped for a laugh and triumph over Mr . Sturge and the Chartists , hung their heads , and grew pale , and sneaked off , amid Chartist cheers that rent the air . The question was put to- the Chartists of Leicester last night , in the Amphitheatre , whether or not Feargus O'Connor should go to Nottingham to aid the Chartistsin returning Mr . Sturge , when -every hand was held up for going on the mission , and not a single hand , of course , against it . We must bear m mind that Nottingham struck the last blow at Whiggery ; and Nottingham now aims the first blow at Toryism , Every working man in Nottingham , elector and non-elector , has pledged his adherence to the Six points of tho Charter , and to the support of Mr . Sturge .
And now , my friends , just for a moment _hehbhL how my prophecy has been fulfilled . I have : told you a thousand times over that the existence of three parties in the state Was incompatible with the existence of peace , law , and order , and that sooner or later the ; fight between Chartism and Toryism would be sure to Come , bnt not till intriguing was annihilated . Here , then , _is the fulfilment of my prophecy in the present position of Nottingham . Here , thehj is the odium of Toryism stripped from the back of Chartism , and here we find the battle between Toryism and Chartism ; and now the question is , whether any available aid , should be withheld from the men of Nottinghamv ;
The mechanism , of elections the Chartists have hot been much accustomed to , while I have conducted more fiercely contested elections than any liviug man ; They consider the question as one of paramount importance . They do me the honour to suppose that my continuous presence would go far to ensure success ; and will those to whom I am pledged for a single speech , and whom I shall visit immediately after the viotOry is won—I ask , will they mar the prospect of success for the mere difference of timet No , I cannot believe it ; and therefore it is that I and their friends of Nottingham make this appeal to those to whom X am pledged for leave to contribute my aid in the destruction of Toryism . Should ; they concur , they will forthwith write to me , addressed to Mr . John Cleave , lv Shoelane , Fleet-street , London , as I must make arrangements accordingly . If I am allowed to remain at Nottingham , I will fearlessly pledge myself for
the result ; and also to save our party some hundreds of pounds , to organise them , to keep the peace of the town , and to return Mr . Sturge ; and should we succeed at Nottingham , we at once establish' the princi p les upon which the next general election is to be directed ,, namely , that the contest is to be between Chartism and Toryism . Pray allow the honest non-electors of Nottingham to have one unpaid agent on their behalf . I wish for early answers , as in the event of my remaining at Nottingham , I must make my own arrangements after my own fashion , while I feel convinced that the whole people of the town and neighbouring districts will hail with joy a compliance with their request , which I now make in the joint names of Your faithful friend , Feargus O'Connor , And your anxious and devoted brethren , The People of Nottingham and District .
The List Of Nominations Of Candidates Fo...
THE LIST OF NOMINATIONS OF CANDIDATES FOB THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL CHASTER ASSOCIATION . Names of Candidates . Where Nominated for .
1 . P . M . Brophy , Arnold , "\ Honley . " _-- _* \ _r-r ) Hudderafleld . Norwich . Salford . Salford Youths . Brighton . Manchester , Crs . and Jrs . North Shields . 3 . John Campbell , ' f- Heywood . Rancliffe Arms , Nbtting bam . Browley-street , Notting ham .
J Halifax . \ Barnsley . _i . _t . K . _ro-n . \ _£ « ££ ) Union Coffee H ., Nottghm 5 . Christopher Doyle , Stockport 6 . Thomas Cooper , Leicester . 7 . J R . H . Bairstow , Sowerby . 8 . John West , Macclesfield . 9 . B . K . PM 1 P , } _Stockport Youths . S Lancaster .
10 . Wm . Beesley , V Clitheroe . } Accrington . 11 . Ed . Stallwood , Hammersmith . 12 . John Skevington , Loughboro _' . , „ -rrr -r . mi 1 Butchers * Arms . Nottingb . 13 . W . Dean Taylor , j- Noah . 8 Ark > ditto . 14 . Morgan Williams , Merthyr TydviL , _ « , a _-,.,. ) St . Pancras . 15 . Ruffy Ridley , } _gomers Town . 16 . Wm . Jones , Delpb . It will be seen by the above list ef places that not even half a tithe of tbe places in our Association have nominated persons to serve on the Executive . I have just inserted the names as they have been sent to me . Mr . Brophy's was first , Mr . Jones ' s last . I sincerely hope that every member will vote . Forty thousand members ought to poll at the forthcoming election . I am , Your faithful _Bervant , J . Campbell , Secretary .
P . S . As , perhaps , some sub-Secretaries may request printed lists of the candidates ' names for the Executive from me , I must inform them that it is the opinion of the Executive that the list can be taken from the Northern Star , and thus save tbe Association about £ 3 . Every vote must be taken by ballot according te the instructions ; and it is particularly requested that each member will vote for five candidates .
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BONUBT . —District Delegate Meeting . —The delegates , in addition to the local business of tbe distriot , voted thanks to Messrs . Duncombe and Leader for the noble manner in which they suppored the National Petition in the people ' s _^) House of Commons . TODMORDEN—Mr . Duff y _. of 01 dham , addressed an out-door meeting on Monday night , and gave great satisfaction . On Tuesday Afternoon , Mr . Tattersal of Bumley , and Mr . Duh ? y addressed the people of Todmorden in the Odd-Fellows' Hall . Mr . Tattersall ' s address was delivered in an eloquent and argumentative style , and went to the hearts of everyone in the room ; he appealed to them on behalf of Frost ,
Williams , and Jones , and on behalf of suffering humanity , to come forward and help , in the glorious struggle . Mr . Duffy gave the Whigs a numerous _castigation ; he also gave Mother Church a lash of his satire . At the conclusion , a vote of condolence with Frost , Williams , and Jones , was carried unanimously . A vote of confidenc in Feargus O'Connor and the Chartist leaders was also carried unanimously . A vote of thanks were given to the lecturers and the Chairman , and three hearty cheers were given for the Charter , name and whole entire , and the vast assembly separated at seven o ' clock tbe same evening . The ball that had been got up for the
benefit of Frost , Williams , and Jones , Whig-made widows , commenced . There was a limited number of tickets , so that the large and spacious room of the Odd Fellows was nicely filled , and the evening ' s amusements consisted of dances , recitations , songs , & c . Mr . Duffy responded to the toast of '' Frost , Williams , and Jones , and may they soon return to the land of their birth , and enjoy the smiling countenanc es of their wives and families , " in an able manner . Mr . Tattersall responded to "the Charter , and may it soon be made a law , " in his usual eloquent style . The evening ' s amusements were conducted in an efficient manner , and gave great satisfaction .
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BAnmiEY— Visit , ov Mr . O'Connor . —Mr * O'Connor paid his long-expected visit to Barnsley , on Saturday last . The meeting was announced to be held in the Odd Fellows' Hall , at eight o ' olock , but long before that hour the approaches to the town from the railway were thronged with dense masses of the working men , anxiously awaiting the arrival of the champion of their rights , Mr . O'Connor however did not arrive until nine o ' clock , when his appearance was hailed with a _tremendons cheer j he looked in excellent health and spirits , and - '' as ready to battle with tyranny as three years _rago , when he last visited Barnsley . The people now repaired to the ; hall which , which , in ; the course of a
few minutes , was densely filled ; and from the occasional interruption of-the door , we should say that a great number . could not gain admisssion . The extensive gallery was crowded by the fair supsorters of the Charter . One striking feature in the meeting was the large number of Mr . O'Connor ' s countrymen , who in this toWh are preminently characterised by their firm adherence to the good cause . Oh the motion of Mr . Mirfield , Mr . Vallanoe was called to the chair , who , after a few remarks , gave way for Mr . Mirfield to move the first resolution , which was as follows : — " That it is the opinion of this meeting that tho great distress at _present pervading this Once happy
country is the result of class legislation , and that there is no hope of redress for the industrious millions but in the People ' B Charter becoming the law of the land . " The resolution having been seconded , the chairman then introduced Mr . O'Connor , who , on coming forward , was received with the most enthusiastic and tremendous cheers . Mr . O'Connor , after expressing the great pleasure be felt at again meeting bis Barnsley friends , proceeded , in his usual forcible and eloquent manner , to comment upon the distress so widely existing at the present time—the causes of that distress—the quack remedies proposed by the present Government—and lastly , the measures that must be adopted to save the nation from irretrievable ruin , and restore permanent happiness and
prosperity to the industrious classes . Towards the conclusion of his address , Mr ; O'Connor alluded and replied to certain calumnies propagated against him in his absence by Mr ; William Ashton , who has lately left Barnsley for America . Mr . O'Connor ' s statements gave general satisfaction , and after speaking ah hour and a half , he sat down amidst the oft-repeated cheering of his delighted auditors . The first resolution was then put and carried unanimously . Mr . M . Segrave moved the Becond resolution— "That the sincere thanks ; of this meeting are justly due , and hereby given , to our unflinching advocate , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., for his strenuous exertions in the cause of freedom and the rights of industry ; and this meeting declares that Mr . O'Connor ' s character shall never be lessened in their
esteem by the slander of any paid or interested miscreant , be he whom he may . " Mr . Eheas Daly seconded the resolution . Mr . George Julian Harney , from Sheffield , spoke in its support ; and after a few words from Mr . Ward , it was put and carried by acclamation . Mr . James Noble moved the third resolution , which was seconded by Mr . Peter Hoey , and carried unanimously— "That the best thanks of this meeting are hereby given to the members of the late Convention , for the unanimity of purpose which characterised their deliberations in their advocacy of the rights of the people . " Mr . O'Connor returned thanks ; and thanks haying been voted to the Chairman , themeeting dissolved . £ Mr . Harney took copious notes of Mr . O'Connor ' s speech , ' intending to furnish a lengthy and minute report of the proceedings , but was prevented from doing so by severe illness . ]
LONDON . —LisTRicT Council . —After tho usual preparatory business had been gone through _^/ three shillings additional was received from Camberwell . for the Convention , and 5 s . 6 d . from the Tailors ' , Three Doves , ** Mr . Martin , secretary to the debt liquidation _committee was authorised to write to all defaulters of the fund . Mr . Wheeler was appointed to attend and lecture to the newly formed bodies of Chartists , at Kingston-upon-Thames _. on Wednesday ; and likewise , if practicable , at New Kingston on Thursday . Messrs . Martin , Wheeler , Ridley , Fussell , and Humphreys , were appointed on the observation committee . An address to the men of London was read by Mr . Wheeler . The meeting then adjourned . Mr . Powell lectured on Sunday at the _Hit-or-Miss , Globe-fields _^
Mr . Ruffy Ridley lectured to a crowded audience on Sunday last , at the Queen ' s Head , Dog-row , Mile End-road , when a new _locality was formed . Many members enrolled their names . ' Mr . Wheeler lectured on Sunday evening , at the Goldbeaters Arm ? , Old St . Pancrass-road , to a good audience . Several members were added to the Association . Mr , Martin lectured on Sunday last at the Archery Rooms , - .. Bath Place , New-road , to a good audience .
At the usual Weekly Meeting of the Chartists of the City of Loudon , held at 55 , Old Bailey , the following persons were nominated for the Executive Council of the National Charter Association , viz . —Mr . John Campbell , Mr . James Leach , Dr . P . M . M'Douall , Mr . Morgan Williams , and Mr . Ri K . Philp , after which a vote of confidence in the late Convention was unanimously adopted ; Notice . —The Agitating Committee expect all persons holding dinner tickets to return the same or themoney , on Tuesday evening , May 24 th , at the Craven Head , Drury-lane , by nine o ' clock , or their
names will go forth , as defaulters , in the balance sheet . Feargus O'Connor , Ruffy Ridley , P . M . Douall . Notice . —The Provisional Committee , appointed to carry out the late demonstration , request that all localities will require their delegates to attend on Tuesday evening next , at the Craven Head , Drurylane , at eight o ' clock , to give their support to the Committee , appointed to carry out the benefit at the Victoria Theatre , on Wednesday June 8 th , J , Lucas , Secretary . China-Walk . Lambeth . —Thanks and confidence have been voted in the Convention .
BOLTON . —The friends here are anxious that the Executive should devise some plan for the holding of simultaneous meetings throughout the whole country . They have considered the remonstrance and memorial issued by the Convention , and purpose holding public meetings for their adoption . NOTTINGHAM . —On Sunday , the 16 th inst ,, we held a camp meeting on the Forest , when two very impressive sermons were preached by Mr . Cooper , from Leicester ; and three very eloquent addresses were delivered by Mr . W . Jones , from Liverpool ,
which has left a very powerful impression on the minds of their hearers . The day was fine , and a goodly number was present ; and amongst them were many of the middle class , who did not go away without ' ; being told of their faults ; and with an exhortation to persevere in the path of duty for the future . At the conclusion , subscriptions to a pleasing amount were realised . The friends here have adopted the SalfoTd resolution of thanks to Messrs . Duncombe and Leader . They have also formed themselves into an aggregate committee for forwarding the election of Mr . Joseph Sturge .
_Thb Committee appointed by the delegate meeting held in the Democratic Chapel , Rice ; Place , Nottingham , on Sunday , May the 8 th , to engage a _leotuter for the county of Nottingham , have succeeded in proouring the services of Mr . Jones , of Liverpool . The different localities are requested to comply with the resolution passed at the above delegate meeting , and send in their quotas to the treasurer , Mr . Sweet , Goosegate , Nottingham . Bulwell Forest . —Mr . Brophy lectured here on Sunday afternoon last , to a very numerous audience . "
ABNOLD . _^ -Mr . P . M . Brophy lectured here on Sunday evening last , and the meeting was numerous and attentive . —A lecture on total abstinence was delivered on Monday , evening , by Mr . Brophy . A freat number signed the pledge . —A tea-party was eld on Tuesday . Mr . Brophy delivered an address , after which the meeting enjoyed themsdlves to a late hour with patriotic songs and recitations . LOUGHBOROUGH . —The Chartists met at their room , When the usual business having been transacted , a paragraph , sent by some scribbler to the in the
Nottingham Review , was read _^ which writer , who is supposed to wish to become a leader of the people on the Sturge principle , had endeavoured to bring the Association into disrepute . It met ; with me disapprobation of the people , Mr . _Bucknall and Mr . Skevington exposing the motives and falsehood of the would be great man : the latter stating that he should answer the scribe in the organ in which his effusions had appeared . A resolution was then moved and adopted , pledging the meeting to abide by the Charter , name as well as principles .
On- Tuesday , a numerous meeting of Chartists assembled here in their room , to hear an address from Mr . Philp , member of the late Convention . Mr . Skevington was called to the chair , who introduced Mr . Philp . He delivered an highly instructive address to the people , who gave him and theChairman a vote of thanks , and the meeting broke up . Mr . Crowe has paid £ 5 to the Executive , from Chartist beveridge . BRADFORD . —Masons Arms Cldbhouse 3 . —The following resolution was unanimously adopted on
Monday evening : —That the members of this association express their unbounded confidence in Feargus O'Connor , and the Editor ; of the Northern Star , so long as they continue to advocate the principles of truth and justice . _; :: _, _MEETiNOr-A large open air meeting waB holden in front of the Odd Fellows' Hall , on Tuesday evening , at six o ' olock , to take into consideration what steps ahould be adopted at the present crisis . Resolutions were passed , of thanks to Duncombe , Loader , O'Connor , & o . ; the ¦ ¦* ' remonstrance" was adopted , and Roebuck was censured .
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_SHEFTIBLD . —Mr . Hill addressed the Chartists of Sheffield on Monday evening , in the Town Hall . The burden of bis speech was the necessity ; of union . He cautioned the people strongly against suffering themselves to be divided into sections , which the common enemy will be sure to destroy successively . The _meeting evidenced its concurrence in the advice given by frequent and enthusiastic cheering . Addresses were also given by Messrs . Ludlam , who occupied the chair , Parks , Gill , and _Wolstenholme , and the following resolution was adopted : — " That this meeting pledges itself to abide by the present organization for the attainment
of their rights , as embodied in the People ' s Charter , and expresses unqualified disgust at the cowardly attack made on the indomitable champion of the people ' s rights , Mr . Feargus O'Connor , in the House of _Misrepresentatives { and this meeting determines to support bim , so long as he advocates their rights as he has hitherto done ; and this meeting also expresses admiration of the manly spirit and straightforward consistency of the Rev . Wm . Hill , the talented Editor of the Northern Star , trusting he will continue to watch over the beaconlight , and guide the people in their on ward , course , until the Charter , whole and entire , name and all , shall become the laWof the land . "
Craggyale _>—A Chartist festival was held here on Whit Monday , and the friends spent a delightful evening ; Upwards of ninety sat down to tea . Patriotic songs , glees , recitations , speeches , and resolutions filled u p the measure of the night . " _Halshaw Moon . —An animated lecture was delivered at the above place on Friday evening last , by Mr . David Ross , of Manchester . Rochdale . —On Sunda . y last , Mr . D . Rcss , of Manchester , delivered two lectures , one in the Chartist room , and the other in the open air , on _Blackslade Common , when not less tbau 10 , 000 person were assembled . Salford . —Mr . George Lane , of Manchester , lectured here on Sunday night last , to a respectable audience . ; . '
Belmont . —A public meeting was held in this village on Thursday evening week , when two animating speeches were delivered upon the principles contained in the People ' s Charter by Messrs . Gillespie and Sullivan , of Boltom Clitheroe—On Saturday evening , Mr . Tattersall addressed a large public meeting here , and proved , to the satisfaction of his audience , that the People ' s Charter was the true and only panacea for the numerous evils under which we now labour . Broomsgrove . —On Monday last , Mr . Candy lectured in the open air to a numerous audience . Redditch . —On Monday there was ah excellent tea party and ball , Mr . Candy gave an able address on the benefits of the Charter , in the Open air at the Chapel Green .
Kidderminster . — -On Tuesday evening there was a Chartist ball and tea party , at the large room , Freemasons' Arms . It was most tastefully decorated , and much credit is due to Messrs . Hollo way _. Crouch , and Kitchin , for the excellent arrangements of the evening . The attendance was numerous , and the company highly respectable . RoYTON . —On Monday evening _last , Mr . Wm . Bell of Hey wood , gave a lecture in the village school , to alarge assembly . Northallerton . —Mr . Brook , of Bradford , lectured at the Three Tuns Inn , on Monday , at half-past seven o ' cock . Brompton . —On Monday last , . Mn Brook , from Bradford , lectured here .
BiNGLEY . —On Tuesday last , the Chartists of this place held a tea party in their large and commodions room , York-street . The room was beautifully decorated with evergreens , and surrounded by Chartist portraits . Reading . —Mr . Philp lectured here on the 11 th instant ,
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XaEBDS—Ancient Romans . —On Tuesday last the Prosperity Senate of this Order , held its Anniversary at the Saracen ' s Head Inn , Boar-lane , when the members and Visiting Brethren were regaled with an excellent dinner , which reflected the greatest credit on the worthy host , Mr . James , and proved him , in the estimation of the company , a caterer of the first order . On the removal of the cloth , the Seal was formally opened , when the accounts , kz ., of the Senate < for the past year ) were carefully examined , and gave to the members the utmost satisfaction .
Odd Fellows . —On Monday last , the members of the Loyal Nelson Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows , No . 303 , of the Manchester Unity , held their twenty-fourth anniversary at the house of Mr . Thomas Hargrave , Malt Shovel Inn , Armley , when upwards of 150 sat down to a real substantial dinner , furnished up in the first-rate style by Mr . and Mrs . _Hargraves , which reflected the utmoBt credit on them . After the Lodge was opened , Mr . Joseph Haywood being called to the chair , the business being brought forward , it Was stated in the report that the Lodge new numbered 168 free members , and that they had lost two during tbe hist year , one by death and the other for non-pay ment , and their funds had increased more the lasyear than in any former year for Borne time ; aftet which , the remainder of the evening was spent in a very friendly manner .
Ancient Order op Gardeners . —On Tuesday , tbe Lily of tbe Valley Lodge of this flourishing Order , held its anniversary at the house of Mr . John Hamilton , the Fox Inn , Wheeler-street , Bank . The members and visiting Gardeners sat down to a sumptuous dinner provided for tbe occasion , and was served up in that ttyle of elegance and plenty so characteristic of Mr . and Mrs . Hamilton . The evening was spent in the most convivial manner , and the company peacefully separated at half-past ten o ' clock .
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Cricket Match . —Otley against Leeds . —On Monday last a match at cricket was played at Otley , in the presence of a large concourse of people , between the Otley and Leeds ( Cobourg ) clubs , which was won by the former , with ten wiokets to fall . Otley , 141 ; Leeds , 140 . A dance on the green and other entertainments concluded the day ' s sports . WIGAN" . —The Manchester Unity of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows . —The A . Mi C . of this Order is held in Wigan this year . The number of delegates assembled is 700 . In consequence of this meeting of the Brethren from all parts of the country , the Lodges in the district agreed to have a procession on Monday last . At two o ' clock the various Lodges had formed themselves in the Market-place , and after leaving thence paraded through the principal streets of the town , accompanied by bands of mnsio , banners , & o . The procession was the largest ever seen in Wigan .
LOUGHBOROUGH . —The employers of the starving stocking makers seem determined to drive them to _desperation , for one of them , notwithstanding the low price at which they labour , has been attempting to advance their frame rent from 9 d . to Is . ; Is . to Is . 6 d . ; and from 2 s . to 2 s . 6 d . per week , —some say , to pay the income tax . This led to their assembling at Sheepshead on Monday , and appointing a deputation to wait on one of the masters . They then came in a body to this place , to tbe number of 300 or 400 . The deputation got it deferred
for a mouth , but it is understood that the _pressers are to go in . So that those who had taken out at the advance rent will have nothing to do . The coming of these poor fellows was sufficient to alarm the conservators of tbe peace , for , notwithstanding we have ferty soldiers in the town , fourteen of the rural blue-bottles , with their commander at their head , arrived by the train and marched into the Red Lion yard . But the birds had flown , with the exception of a few stragglers ; so they had no use for their truncheons , nor had they an opportunity to show their valour .
_STOCKPOBT . —The unfortunate poor of this once prosperous town are now _eufferiug the extreme of human misery ; the streets are thronged with unwilling' _idlera , whose woe-worn countenances speak volumes against the accursed system . The tales of distress that these men tell would draw a tear from the eye , or moisten the heart of any save an English griping capitalist . It has become quite common now for men to have two meals of oatmeal and water in forty-eight hours . The question invariably put from one of these poor fellewsto another is , "Well , Bill , when had you anything to eat last 1 " The answer in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred is , " Not sin yesterday morn , nor I munna have while night , and then it will be nought but a mess of water-porridge and salt . " On Friday last , a poor
man came into the house of your correspondent , who questioned him as to the reason of his being in such good spirits , as he had for two days previous noticed him being particularly dejected . He said it was owing to his having met a friend who gave him sixpence : this he hurried home with to a wife and three starving children ; he expended the money in bread and buttermilk , aud although neither he nor her had eaten anything for two days previous , save "boiled potatce pillings ; " he could not think of tasting himself , for , said he , with a sigh , " My days are to be few , and the fewer the better , for I would hail death , this moment as a God-send ; " though he is quite a young man , who , twelvemonths ago , was receiving thirty shillings a week for spinning . What will be the end , God only knows .
_HETTWOOD . —Tyranny of the Cotton Lords . —During the last few weeks , the millowners of this place have shown their sympathy for the working class by reducing their wages in 6 ome instances as much as fifteen or twenty per cent . ; and , not satisfied with this mode of robbing their hands , they compel them to take houses belonging to them ( the millocrats , ) and to pay higher rents than tbey otherwise would have to pay . There are instances in this village whore young men , not married , have to pay rent for houses tbat they did not live in , having no furniture ; the bouse has been locked up empty , and the rent _stopt out of the man ' s _wagesonthe Friday night . They have now _discovered another mode of screwing the money out of the pockets of the labourer : tbey ( the
millowners ) take a number of houses off persons who have no mills ; and , consequently , cannot get their houses tenanted , and force their bands into them , paying the owner of the houses Is . Gd . and Is . ° d . per week , and stopping their hauds 2 s . and 2 s . 9 d . for living in them . Having found out that what they stop in the shape of abatements may be recovered by law , they have in some mills in this village drawn up a document , which states that tbe hands are not to prosecute the " master for any abatement or deductions he may make from their wages ! The poor hands have been compelled to Bign tbeir names to this infamous document , or leave their employment ; and , knowing that there were hundreds out of employment , willing to get work upon any conditions , they have , with few exceptions , complied .
_HUDDSBSFIEXiD . —A Runaway Boy . —On the 6 th of May last , James Graham , a boy about twelve years of age , ran away from his uncle ' s home , John Jessop , Paddock . He had on his working clothes as he left the mill . He stands about four feet two inches ; rather stout made ; a pleasant looking boy ; darkish hair . Any person having seen the boy , will confer a great favour on his friends by writing to Mr . John Jessop , Paddock , near
Huddersfield . To the Pubuc . ——Messrs . Wood and Co . ' _s Weavers . Friends , —We present you with this short address for the purpose of informing you that the strike against Messrs . Jacob Wood , William Norton ,. and Co . still continues . How long such a state of things is to remain depends upon the disposition manifested by Messrs . Jacob Wood and Co . who up to the present time have shewn no inclination to settle so unpleasant a dispute . We have written to them to ascertain the price they really intend to give , but they refuse to furnish us with a statement , although we furnished them with the price we required them to give , therefore the only
course left for us to pursue is to request a continuance of support from our numerous friends , while they may rely upon the strike being conducted with that economy , vigour , and determination which has already characterised its proceedings . Not one of the turnouts has returned to the employment of Messrs . J . Wood and Co ., which speaks volumes for the justice of the cause in which they are engaged , while a large number of the turn-outs have found employment at those manufacturers who are disposed to give us a helping hand , a' course we strongly recommend to those who are inclined to benefit tbe trade upon which we depend for support . As the strike is likely to continue for an indefinite period , we hope our friends will make renewed
exertions on behalf of the turn-outs , as we are determined to strain every nerve rather than _surr render one iota of the just cause in which we are engaged , for the manufacturers have repeatedly informed us that whatever wages the 6 trike is settled at , the same wages will be the standard throughout the West Riding . " If Messrs . J . Wood and Co . are disposed to give the same wages as the other manufacturers , the present dispute may be amicably settled , but if they are determined to encroach upon their workmen s labour , and depreciate the value of the manufacturers' capital , they may expect determined opposition from your faithful servants , The Central Committee , George Frankland , David Abmitage , John Smith .
Committee Room , Woodsome Mill , May 17 , 1842 . P . S . The news from Bolton is highly gratifying , as the weavers there are determined not to weave at a lower price than tho other manufacturers are giving in Yorkshire . -
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My Dear Friends , —I heed say no more upon my own part , and upon the part of your brother Chartists of Nottingham , than that compliance with the above joint request of Mr . O'Connor and the people will be hailed by'thousands with joy ; while I ' hare every reason to believe that it will ensure the triumph of our : principles . We pray your _acquiesflence , and . await your answer with the greatest anxiety . I am , your friend and fellow labourer , James Sweet .
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