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SKIRCOAT fiOOR - MEETING , 4 nameron-i and enthusiastic meeting of the men g > H&liia * and its Beighbotcrhood , was held on this j [ oor on Saturday evenicg lajjfc . In th . 3 coursa of jite * eek a requisition , pgned dj eighteen inh&bituit householder * of Skircoat and other out-town r ^ p * of Halifax , had bern presented to John j £ * v-i Dyson , E * q ,, Constable of Skircoat , to call a s # tf £ D * r to take into consideration ike late outages at Birmingham , the establishing a National Daieace Fund , and the election of Supplementary j ) plegates to represeat the West Riding in the General Convention < sf the Working Classes . This to SKIRCOAT 4 IOOR" MEETING .
of&cer havrrg r ^ f&sed call suca meeting , it vas cosT ened by tie inhabitants themselves . N otwithganding the weather was very unfavourable for an oa t-door meeting , the working men of Halifax , and tho ont-townshi p * of Chenden , Sc&inland , North and So adiowrain , drc dx ., continued to arrive on the Jioo / np to die hocr appointed for taking the chair , whs there were at least 5 , 000 persons present . Mr . Bexjaiiis Rushtox took the chair at six o ' clock , and after calling on all present to render & £ jjij » n 3 impartial heariajBT to tke different speakfrs , caiiei on , Mr . R . Wilkinson to propose the firs ; iciolsdju .
Mi . R . » ilkisson said that when he looked arenud him , and saw the hill * and rallies teeming mvh fertility , and contrasted the plenty bestowed upo * their native country by nature , with the wretch- d state of want and misery inflicted npon the poorer classes of its inhabitants , he was led to the conclusion that there was something rotten in the state of Denmark . The cause of this unnatural Hit * of things fu indeed but too evident—that cause was a system of class legislation , which , while it * ecured all the great rewards of labour to the Tici and powerful , left but little for the working claiees themselves . Mr . Wilkinson then Tead the resolatioa , and proe » eded to comment npoa it at soae length , and with great spirit and effect It w a * as follows : — -
" That this meeting feels deeplj the manifold grfcwncrs which the people have too long aad too patently « afiV » red , and do mpch regret that neither pr *« ent mot pro . « pective relief can be antici pated from ota iron-hearted raters . And not only this , but every obstruction is thrown in the path of the people ' s progress . That this meeting cannot , and . will nor , -tepretss its just- and rigbteoas in £ gnacon at the conduct of the myrmidons ot opjaresrifcn and migmle , wao . nndt-r pretence of prsjerving the peaee-of society , have- nolat-i } tie ! & * , and committed a Tiolent * outrage on i ^ ttteeeble assembly of men , womei . and children , at Birmingham , whom they barbarously diaptrseti » iti bruises and blood , if not death . " Mr . R . Teti ^ y seconded the resolution in & very eblg speech , in the course of which he read to the & . « - seaoled thousands the speech of Mr . Leaderia the
Hotsse of Commerce , detailing the outrages inflict » d on the patriot ? , Lovett and Collins , in Warwick raol . This fceccront was listened to with the deepest interest , interrupted only with occasional execrations on tfcofce who were guilty of s- » ch execrsKe rjceanne *? and barbarity . Aad this ( ex-6 « fepd Mr . Tetley ) had taken place in frea- and esj ' . ^ hle ned £ aglan , the envy of sarroandicg natiqsjk and the adrniratWi . of tie world ! Was this tke trpatnient thc * a who enjoyed the oonfidtrae of the wrrkiiig classes wj-rti " entitled to at the lands of the rrten who called themselves their betters ; Was tbi * conduct worthy of magistrates of * country like England ? Wzs it fitting that frewom men nbould oe treated in t > ii « manner by a * e t of raf £ anly scoundrels ? English liberty »« no » » wik below that ol any other state of the civilized wc-rM . The treatment Lovett and CoSin * had experienced , was hardly fit to be
extraded to contiemjte ^ cami ^ al&j but it was ie onmain sla * es / or e « r . He would nut detain them any longer , a * xheir friend Thornton , of Bradford , was Ebout to address them , and would conclnde by stating that he heartil y seconded the resoludcn . The Chaikjias then put the resolution , which was earned tit » TPmougl y . Mr . R . Sutcuffe taen moved the second resolution , wnxch , he said , expressed tke entire approbation d the meeting of the conduct oi the Becpk ' s delegates to the Convention . In this
sennmect Le corciaiiy agreed . If their delegate ; - were aEo-sred to take their seiis in Saint Stephen ; aci ^ ng the represenutives of the capital , tkft wtrld wcala speedily be convicced o ! their s « ue and hocesTy . They did not want orators to repre > eiit tbtfm , but honest an £ sensible men . If a 2 aa poirfs ^ d t ^ e eloquence of a Cicrro , and the thrmder o : Demosthenes , if he were the wealthiesi SXB&B ? the weaiiCT , and the most taienu-d aiccug th * talented , and was aol hoDfcSl , he wuuld j . ot jtbt : > izn ss iis repr ^ srntauTe . ( Cbeer * . j Nu ; bat ttti ; ;' cey had craters in ibeir ranks iu < weji : ^ tke ar- > iocra . cy . They hadmsi to-da ; to elect deleg * es to stop up any gap which migh ; be mace , n the Ccareatioa ; « ua why their West- ] idiDg e ' eietet ?* had nr ^ ilrea'iT "been arrested he realiy did OK kjiow . E .-aifas- ' O'CwiBor * trial at York had coffin yesterday , and he was of course fotnd Ruiltr .
ipneed he was finaiy convinced that in this ca ? e t £ . e wrdict was recorded before the trial cottmensed . Ho » STer , he did not think the purishment would &e rery heavy , for tie judge had * onl y required kirn to Sna two ^ retie * of £ 50 each to appear when caS ^ d on . ( Cheers . ) It was , therefore , not likely & > a : either the fine or irapriioiimett would be great . The resolution he had to propose pledged the me ^ t-QgEo : te allow their delegates to be arrest- d uBless th-y committed a breach of the law . >' Ow Le did to : know exactl y what was implied by this—but he icugatit mBK mean a breach of the -aw of nature —of the law of justice—of the law of God . As to th ? law-j of F-rg 1 » j " 3 they were so ntinfroiia and complicated , tha ' . it was impossible for all the la . tr-T ers I& Uio country «> t-atplain wken they were broken . Mr . StUcliffe concluded by morujg the following resolution : —
" Relegates > . aye b .-en choaen by the people to atteau to their interest * , and wao have as a bodj t :: herto conducted themselves with singular prnienc » _ and energy , eurroundrd as they hate been by the zin * axd t aps of corruption . Tne « e men have thsenirecoLiidence of this ir acting . Our souls and ocr affections are boucd up in their wei ' are ; and snl s « they transgress the laws we wiii not suffer tiers tobe dragged before the corrupt tribunals of me country and sacrificed at the shrinr- of lawless p ^ wer . We will not have any more Dorchester Libcj 2 rerj'Law , or Glasgow Cottop S p inners' Lawwe will have th- ^ good old laws of England , or we will iieithrr ? acct : cn ihem ror obey them . This me .-1-ing now resolves to elect three supernumerary dekg 3 * e $ who may be called upon to act in case » ome oiihe v . Vst-riding delegate * should be arrested , " Tie Chjirmjis tben said it was bo" » his pleasing a-. fr to introduce to tie meeting their tried friend pc old neighboarMr . William Thorn tenof
Brad-, , ford . ^ 5 r . TrionsTox wa s received with great chperiog . H « ^ . " . d he felt great pleasure in ri « ing t" secoud tb ^ e resolution prcpossd by his oW neighbour and resp « ted fr > sd , Mr . Suiclilfe . Ki » pleasure , however , ¦* as rrt derived from any hope that a belter fj * - ^ m &f Government was likely soon to prevail , But rca tie convictiou he entertained that they would £ . ^ - r c-a . < e agitating till they obtained their rights . T ~ e -liu . ' of the cocxitTj , indeed , presfureJ a j ^ pect ^ cir almc ? t too fri gbtful to concave . On ths on * ** = « tl =-y raw tae ini \ is . rioti 8 cla » ie * weighed dowu to _ : £ * earth by a complication oi evil ^ , whiie on the Kie . " hand they saw the mill-owners raked , by a Bomentiry iuS-ir-nce , to exercise despotic
power-< " ¦« industrious ruiliiors of their countrym- 'n . The preset i GoTcrnistn ' , than whom a weaker or a ba * er st _ c : d not exii-t either outride or inside Bediam "" U ^ ghier)—were doing all in their power to render tces ^ e \ ils p- rpttual ; and Lord Melbonrne , who * & < at the head of them , united the stupidity of the ^ ¦ with tie ferocity o ! the tiger . They were now co-jig everything in their power to heap ir ^ alt and wretchedness on those who had raised them to P ^* "' . They themselves acknowledged the dreadj ' siilte of t&e country . They themselves ackcow-« £ ?* i that capital was without profit * , labour with-° c : * : igep , and farmer * on the vrrge of bankruptcy . ' ! * a * coasdeivi that seven years was quite tnffi-^*^ i ' or any fool to learn a trade in ; but a *' ter eight
y ? vf experience in Goven . ment , the Whigs were ^ l ' a ' - the A B C of politic ? , arjd he heped that «" -i-r > ojne good Providence or the Devil would take * f * ffi > - on . What , then , in this predic 3-. i ; ent . could " ** P' ^ plo do ? Stud them straightforward , honfet , ^ udeperideiit mm to teica them be uer , and let " * £ i ticn ? ee whether Bolt Court ur &U Stephen ' s * -- > mo * t worthy of tfcrlr confidence . Mcq might " * > ciy weaJ ^ - ac < 2 verv p lac ^ ib . ' e . aid j * t never ^ kt lie distre ^ es of the country so long as their •? 2 rncs were served ; and that was the case with tt e » t-nt House of Commons . But tbe resolution 3 *? . * 9 of " corrupt rribunals . " He could scarcely ° *^» e his e&n . Who ever beard of corr » ipt tribuf * - * tt England r It could not be that corrupt tiv t , " -jiwuu ¦ a t HJU 1 U ilUfc UC u . at UliJUUk u x-£
" ¦ « : » exisLd in England ! Acro » s tie Atlantic , ^ j * K , Ln a repabhc , corrupt tribunals might exist ; " ^ in E cglaa d , wht-re they had a virtuous v ; * e -- and a chaste Piime MinL-ttr—sras it pos-^» thf . t corr r . pt tribunals coul d e xibt : And then , p . - . a . Bch a highly Christian country as this , when trv ? - liy cost * ° maDy millions a-year , corrupt ^ -a al . most be considere d incredible . ( Cheers . ) of > v , " could not account for the imprisonment W *^ dc * 8 atr 8 n on principle of purity . The a : ti that no man should be ifflprisoned but by £ ~« of twelve of ku peers ; and when they conj ^ Q tae treatment ot Lovett and Colling with jjT'f to tiis law , he w a * airaid trnth wouid jJjFPe l them to arrive at the COHclrudon thxt corrupt ^^ ah-naii j did exi « ia tbis country . ( Cheers . ) £ Magistrates who iaprisoned them were doubt-** tonebtireB ; jot a * Lord John Russell was an
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honest msa . ( Laughter . ) The Hule L-jrd ' s family csvrei uotaiag for plunder ; and it ' wai doubtlss . « o * nng to their abhorrence of corruption th * t they beaam * possessed of Woburn Abbey . ( Cheer . >) The resolation pled ged them not to suffer th / . ir delegates ie be dragged before these corrupt tribunal * 59 * "fi » w the majfistrdws of Birmingham had acted in Lovett and Collins * c * a * . Then , again , Harcey had been taken before them . Five or six respectable inhabitants of that towa swori he nev ? r * aid the words attributed to him by a crawling lickspittle Jrom London , and yet i $ e magistrates professed to believe this scoundrelln preference to tbe halfdozen hnaest men who hnd sworn to tbe contrary rherD might be law in this , but there was certainly UtUe justic ? . The maristrates of our tribnaala noir-a-dayg bent to the Ministerin order to proriie honest mas . / T . an < 7 Kt 3 T \ Ti , « - , itri , i ..-j-. .- :. _
, Uommi ^ ionerships for their son * , nephews , && Government were continually issuing commissions on gonio subject or other , in orderto create patronage . For his part , he daily expecu-d couimisiioas to inquire into rooks , and the aristocricy ' a smoky ehimaies . ( Laugbitr . ) The rcoks hdd lately taken it mtdtieirlie&ds to make anattac ^ t Tipon property , and an honpst farmer , to preserve hi * crops , had thrown p-n » on in their way . This had created n great sensation among the aristocracy , who dec l ared that if birds-were to be destroyed , there would be an , end to the shooting _ season . He tberefoie confidentl y expected the is » uir . g of a rook commission . ( Laughter . ) Mr . Thornton concluded an effective and highly amusing address b y seconding the rew > lution , which was then put to the meeting , and carried unanimously .
Mr . _ Bjirkeb , of Shelf , moved the third resolution . He said much had b-sec urged by the enemies of the working men to prove that they were ignorant and unint-ilectual ; but recent circumstances had sh » wn them to have been pJssessed of quicker apprehension than tier received credit for . Some months iiace it b € ca » e b general opinion in the Jlaiica . 1 rani s that atempts would be made , of the most creel , bloody , an ! tyrannical description , to arrest the advocates of justice and trcth by every possible means . Now tha fulfilment of these predictions declared that the people poss- ssad both intelligence and foresight . The resolution he was about to propo . se dcclan-d that they bad been fulfilled . Their advocates had been arrested and treated in a manner that t ^ T . suivd more o ! Rassian dejpoti'm
fhau of Ea 2 lL * h libeny ; and for no otter crime tban feradroeaiing the righ » s of the poor to live by tk * fruits of the ; r labour . All the people asked for , was a fair day ' s vra ^ e for a fair dav ' s work . ( Hear , _ bear , hear . ) Did they get that no * ? No . They dera » n ^ ed that representa : i- > n R >> ould accompany taxation . W ' as that the ca .-e now ? No ! Th ? ir lelegats ? we-re only seeking to accomplish tkis for them . Was that unjust ? No , certainly . Their laboor ought to be protected . People talked of pretocticg prop- rty . So it ought U be protected , and labour pardcu'arly , which was the socrcs of all properry . Labour-B kb the propertj of the workirg man , Vithout wlrxh all other descripticn of property would not exist . ( Cheen . ) Labour nut the source anf spring from whence the pmperiy of tbe capitalist be
fuwrd . \* ou ' . d u . ^ y oae jus ti fied in endeavouring to obtiiir : a law to oonip _ -l a c . rtiia ruts of payment for certain gosd- ? And yet tie governmi-Bt did thia by labunr . The new Pour Law was nrtbing more than an a : terup ; to re 3 uc « the wages of the labouringe ' as-f .- * to : h ? small- st passible rat-at whicathey cocid esis-. T ^ e landlord took advantage of the maETifactHTer and caapillea him to give smalkr wages to the workman ; ani thus it had become the honourabl e occupation of Parliament to measure out pease , pcrriege , « fcc , for the poor man ; instead of entering into enlarged views of legislation , * od exitucirife the commerce of § jecountry to evirj re 1 | fi " " 6 f the globe . The gov ^ raiteniwas taj bebiu thoHstflligi-nce cf the ajfujf l £ nKtiQ ^ li ¦ y ^ tM Lord John Kosfell ^ ays there _* ost WjESjufiHi afed great luiwiy- ^ thejajDQQSt ' ^ s » ibStHH | HH of the ladder ,- 0 £ TW My ^ EK ^ f ^ , muj : be sB&ie at ^ the L u 11 _ III Wfliliiib it
suits y . ja that there slianld be - « o 5 e si : the top . Formerly wten erery man wrongnt file raw material aib'gown house , each man had ten time ? more than woujd keep him from starving ; bruin the present eilighlened age of ' steara . machinprj - , < fcc , thousands could not get wherewithal to exist ; thcrefbie w hen they heard of improvement they might at once conclnde that they were to "be made , if possible , more wretched still . But ] -t them insist en a fair day ' s wags ' or a fair day ' s wo ; k — -let th ^ m aik for nothini ; more and be content with nothisg less . Lord John denied the distress of the people was ^ enrrd , lut Neddy Baines says : be people are arming thpm ? elvpi » , and t ) er « certairJymost be something it it alter all . Mr . Barker then a ed the meeting t » subscribe liberall y towards th ; - Defe&ce Fund , as a naeacg of workitrg out their lreedc-m and happiuess , an-J concluded bv mj ving the foll ^ wi rig resolution : —
•• That th :. s meeting is fully aware that a number of taeir dele ^ aurs and their advocates have , under vinous prpt& ^ ceg , been arrested by Government . h ih . re fore beceme * no question with this me-Ming wbetlc-i or no they sbai ] have its support ; bnt it resolves ' . orthwith to conmence rai > iug a Deienc Fond for tie attainment cf local liberty and general freedom ; and we bow pledge euwives never to cease ourex ^ rtion ^ nulilthese objects areobtained . " > lr . William Ward ? ecoided the reso . ntionl wldci was then put to the meeting and carried
ucaaunous ; y . ¦ _ ' s * fr . Tltuev , who efficiated for the chairman , who is one of the candidate ! ' for the office of Delegate , then said that tie remaining business of the evening was two-fold—to elect snpplemen'ary delegate * , and to make a collection for the Dcft-aca Fond . He thought it woald be n good plan to kill two birds wita one gtose in tli * instance ; and , therefore , while the collector * were going ronni , the names of the candidates for Delegates would be subletted to ihem .
The collecrion was then ma-ie , and t ^ e foBowing nanie . ' . submi'ted to the meeting as candidates for Delegate , w ith the undemanding that tbe tfeice which cuite-d xhe mott vctes tbo » 14 be considered elt-cti-d . Viz : — George While , ol Leeds ; Thomas Vevers . of Hudd ^^ firld ; Juhn Jackson , o ! Bradford ; Btnjemin Rus ' itou , of Ovecden ; Peter Hoey , uf Barniley ; and Samuel . Healey . of Dewsbnry . Mr . Tktlev ihen ? : aid ixiat Berjarniii Rashton had obiaiced the greater : number ol votes —( great eherrictr ;^—Sa- " -ut-l Heaiey wa-s secoLd , aiid Thuma ^ Yevers third ; and be . therefore , declared the choice ol the meeting to have fallen npon them . A vote of tiau * w :: ? then passed to the Chairman . and' the meeting broke up .
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MONTGOMERYSHIRE ASSIZES . TRIAL OF THE CHARTISTS AND OTHERS CHARGED WITH RIOTING . ( From Ihe Sun . ) The CoztfnWion was opt-ned on Saturday , before ilr . Justice PattisoD . The Granu Jcry were summoned for ten o ' clock to-day . Great ' interest appeared to have been excited by the approaching trial of the parties charged with the d ^ tuTbauces , multiplie-cl into a variety of techmc-, 1 lrgdlcfJencoswhich Lave lately tn -a-pired ? . t Llanidot-s and Newtown , and which occu ^ i-d soicnch of the public attention at the lime , and wLich , fr ; m 'h * nnmber of bills presented . ? eim to have afforded no small share oi patronage to the J'gal profession of the county . The R ; ghtHon . C . W . W . Wjtne , M . P ., presided as forfmaii ; the Hon . Geot-emaa appeared in very delicate heaJth ; end having , a . U-r the bbtiijess had
a jittle proceeded , retired from over fatigie , singularly ei-oi ; gb , Sir JoLn Euward * , the Member for tLe bcrghs of Llaiiidlces mid N . 'wtown , vith these acjancls . brctmrt the foreman . It appt-dred infelicitous , for Si : John , vriih hi * new- fie J ^ edhocour-s cannot Lava forgotten that he was sirtiog upon tbe expartecase 3 of jonae of the very individuals who hai not very long ago assisle ' bi : r . —nay , principally as-R <{ edLiin , totkeacquirersent of these same honours . If the worthy Sir John . \ as forgotten it . he may rest a-surtdLis former friends have not . E ^ rl Powis sat on the bench . A < ter the Ministry ' s proclanaariop againit vice and immrrality had been read , which excites as mi ; ch attention as n tbrice-told tale , and
not quite so icuch as a Btrset-ballad and on the oath being adnii&i . -tered totfee Grand Jury , the v-ry terms of which go to imply that there is a possibility of the Jurors either deviating from or not knowing their dun , hLs Lordihip procee . ed to address them . We cannot vouch ior tb xciuute cotrecttes .- * oi ' it , in con 5 € qu !? rjceof ocr unfavorable situation in Court and frequent intenuptions ; and much do we regret tie ctrcui ^ jtances , as his Lordship ' s addre&s wa » very able and ] Bininou > : i : ^ . toured much ofle ^ al tact ; and we are bound to ^ j , with all due TPFpett to the Lr-arn ^ d Jcdge , seerced to ua to predispose tbe csse * . His Lord ? bip ) jrcceeded to observe to tbe effect—That the atirniiou of tie Grand Jnrv
waj called upon uu . » occasion to iuve » Qgate case not of an ordinary but of uniunalcharacter . It wrg very true that , for gome time , opinions had been encouraged arsoEg tbe lower oiden * . by which they have bern taught to believe that they w era the productive portion ol society , and that they ought to Lave some fbare in the representation of tbe country . His Lordship did not bold it hi « duty to enter ispon any political questions , or economy—it was ^ efficient for him to point out the law . Men in thic free country were at liberty to give their opiniorj , and to communicate that opinion to other . * , so loDg as they did
not iiiduce a breach of the public peace ; but it was well kLown , when a multitude of people were assembled together , that they may be ; ea-ily led to violence and flisorder—the law , therefor .- , checked the turbulent and protected the peaceable . His Lordship -ihe » pointed out to tbe attention of theJuty the act against training and being trained to the use of arms , and to the practice of military tvcluiions , ( the 60 th George the Third , ) which enacted that training or drilling to the &se of arms , or being taught soch , was held dangerous to tbe publicpeace , and which iufiicted transportation for a period cf seven years , en persons convicted of drilling , or
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commuted imprisonaieac 01 not IDOfe ttaq t'io yeara ; and for bein < drilled , or assisting' pr aiding , lmpmoninentnoc exceeding that period , T £ at statute wu 8 still in force . They woala have to consider whether some of the caass that wouU hare to be sobmitt . ' 4 to them , would not fall within the prorifflons 9 ? that Act . Tne Learned Judge pointed ont to tlieir attention that there was a distinction in the punishment for training and in that for being trained . Ha then admted to a statute whiatei ( l | £ been since specially enacted asjaiost seditions meeting *—but it has expired . But tbe common law of the land did not permit those who had attended or &idre 3 sod paSlie mertinga , to make osa of violent language under the pretance of seeking to effect a change in the law—such meetings should be conducted with discretion . It was seditiffus ( as we un .
derstood the Learned Judgs ) to hold np the Government to hatrad , aad the law to contempr , so , as thereby , to incite tho public mind or any portion oi it , to removo tie former or desert tha latter . He did not mean erary idlo word which might be Uttered ia the warmth , of an address , but such language only as nhoald appear to have been deliberatel y mads for the purposes he had mentioned . It wan foe them to consi-ier whether the expressions whick would be brought under their notice would bear that com tructioa . This county , had been one of quiet character , b-t latterly that % oiet had been disturbed—latterly public meeting * hid bfen held , when inflammatory language appeared $ o have been used . The magistracy had been induced to interfere . Some pers -us thus charged had been apprahenied . Oth « rs , for other acts arising from such conduct , had been apprehended at Llanidloes . Riots had ensued by which they were rescued , and damuge done to a dwelling-house . He dii not think it necossarv to
enter into particular charges—it was sufficient to draw their attention generally to the . subject . He observed that all these public disturbances appeared to hare originated with some persons who had harangued the publio—who taught them to look on their rulers as their oppressors . Words * it was tru ^ , »« re uot so safe a , criterion as acu . Memory U sometime * treacherous . It might be , tiat the individnal thus charged with sedition , might seriously entertain the opinions expressed , an 1 might only strongly exprrss such to the multitude ; if so , and th * y confined themselves to proper limits , their cond « ct would cot warrant a seditions intent ; but iJ they induced the pei > ple to acts of violence against the publicpeace , and disaffection to Government and th ? institutions of the country , he had no
besit ition in saying that , in the latter case , they were liable to be indicted for sedition , and punishable . As to some oi those actively engaged , it was more than probable they acted through ignorance . Very possibly it might be so , but they all found that ignorapce ef the law excused no ona ; but ignorance might be fairl y taken into consideration as topunishment . He understood that in certain ca-jes notices had been very property issned by the magistrates , taat certain assemblies or meeting * for training were contrary to lawv The parties who attended these meetings afterwards could hardl y pieud ignorance . They would observe that the parties cbar ^ iad with drilling or training to arms had in fact no arm He understood that besides training parties went about the country demanding arms . Anything obt * inedby menace * or threats from individuals , mch persons were gciity of robbery , provided the taking was with theiutent of appl ying to their own u » e . The Lsarned J udge then referred to the recent statute of 1 st Vic toria rrlaiiBg to arms . The question would be whether arms wera demanded with iateat to steaL A party obtai n ing property againtt the will of the owner , meaning to convert it to his own we . ftfedMO . * t ^ f ^ it ^ i ^^ mgm Hg ^ HmPPH ! ¦ B ^ BBPHPf ! HMiWTra ! awful . 1 he doctrine of WiWBBBTBTrea * oa 'had been reduced . With refcrence to Llaaidloes riofc , the object wag the rescRe ; that was of a private and PQt of 5 public nature , and ther «» . 'ore it was to be Seated u riot , and not as a subject of eonrtraptive treason—that was if the . disturbance was to the terror of the people . Such an act was ckarly unlawful ; it was to rescue perwna apprehended of misdemeanour Rescuing persons in iawful cn . « tody was itself a misdemeanuur in the law ; and we understood his Lordship to refer to an Act 16 . Gko . HI ., against rescuing persons charged , not for treason or felony , but with misdemeanour , whereby tfo . » party wowid be guil ty of a misdemeanour ; therefore , independent of the riot , the parties would be liable fora
misdemeanour , and wrinnxlv * n if th » „ , „ . _ demeanour aud Beriously so , if the rescue were nnder cirenmsuncf g of violence and terror ; and if they assaulted the peace officers they would ba also liable lor that offenee . The Learned Judge then referred to the Act a # ain * t beginning to demolish , and read a portkn of the Riot Act . Wiiether they were Uable un .. ' er that Act depended on the intent . Whether it was wilt the intent to demolish , it Was for them to say . If the object was merely to rescue and assault or attack the officers , and in furtherance of that object they did miscaief to that house , they might noi come uud ^ r the provisions of that peuai Btaiuw . Tki-y might have to di « tinK « iUh between the two ca * e »; there might beooaie whcrntWe party intended to demolish as well as to commit other
misery ' , and mig . Lt havoiteen prevt * iited i itdepezded on circumstanced . If any parties went away voluntaril y wheu they had the power , it wouid go to show that they did not intend to pull down . Thea there were casts for assaults on the military and yeomanry cavalry . Ail persons collected tg protect the peace , or aiding or assisting therein , were , of course , entitled to the protection of the law . The Learned Jud ge observed that in the depositionn some women were implicated in offences against the public peace . There could be no distinction in their cases , unless where any parry was married , aod she acted in the presence or under tbe coercion of the husband . If acting when the latter were not pred » nt they
are liable . All present , liable as principals , must be punched in proportioa to the part they took . Tber j might be charges for incitiujj without taking part ; ? cch persons would be liable , though there vrere but few instances in which auch case * had occurred ; he then referred to the case of a person soliciting an engraver to imitate a foreign bank note . If au indictment on such a charge were prepared , it ouj ; ht to bo supporttd by strong evidence , tkat such person knew tbe nature of tbe incit-ment . He regretted that such o ; crtrrence * had happened in tho country , and cnteitained the hope the misguided people would cultivate better fe « ling . s ani abrtain from repetition . The law was strong enough to put down all turbolfnce ; any aoielioriation must be sought or obtained bv
petition or remonstrance ; other conduct would deieat the object in view , and bring down tho interference of the law . All good men would seek an amelioration of the law , where necessary . Some of the mbchiff might be o ^ sing to the wart of moro r jjular superintendence . There mi ght be many difficulties as to the mode of appointing a rural police , and as t ) th * mode of peying them ; still he could noc but think the peace of the county wo&ld be best consulted by the introduction of such a force . The anger of the multitude was directed against the metropolitan poiice
; they became , extremely jealous of » uch power , which might be another reason for the employment of a located force . Snch are the outlines cf what we could collect under diaadvnntages . The address occupied some time in tha delivery . Hi « Lordship someiimts referred to a paper , probably containing notrs or headings , and his address was evidently well coiisiderei , and delivered with a neatness of verbi » e-v an 4 perspicuity , of which this report can bul convey a feeble notion . The G ; and Jury shortly brought in true bills , when tbe trials proceeded in the following order :
THE QUEEN V . JOSEPH D . AV 1 ES , TOR TRAINING . The Attorney-General addressed the Jury . The prisoner was charged with drilling ; tho punishment ww to a great extent discretioaary with the Court . The cases which would be brought before them diflered ; some were trifling , some of importance ; each case must deseed on the circumstances . He nen referred to the Training Act . It would seem that these men , evil disposed persons , went about the country imposing on the poor people , telling them they had grievances to redress , and advising them that if they did not obtain it peaceably , to resort to p hysical force , and that they must prepare by rriiling . If not deterred b y the strong arra of the law , wko can tell the consiquences ? He would not mention names ; one of those persons stood charged at the present Assizes ; he could not prejudice hi * case . Thtse men had called meetings on tl e D . h of April last , at the Pablic Rocm * , at
Newtown , advised the people to seek redress , advised physic » l force , and a resort to arms ; these -were theinstigator ? , they were possibly tools in the hands of woree men ; their object ? were to overturn the Government of the country . If such were the case , the strongest would take the possessions of the weak . They were deluded madmen , led on by other men to the ? e dangerous doctrines , and imposed vhem on the mind of tho popalace as their duty to adopt and follow . The Jury lived in the country , ana were no doubt acquainted with tbe circumstances . If these men were misled , and were sorry lor what they had dtne , it would be considered in their measure cf punishment . The prisoner was the commanding officer in drilling others to the use of arm * , according to what he had been possibly led to consider as a duty . Mr . Yardley , for the prisoners , objected that the indictment contained two descriptions of offences , and cited Rex v . Murphy and Douglass , and that prosecutor should bo put to his election .
Tho Court observed , after argument , that in the case referred to the indictment contained separate and distinct offence ? , one for conspiracy , the other for libel , by one of the defendant * , and the proiecu . tor w » s therefore required to el ^ t on which of tke charges to prove . Mr . Hill proceeded , to state tie facts shortly , and called witnesses .
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John VVuhaaw , a uanv-e oi iNewcqwu , called aua and sworn . — -I am a machiae-makar . I was at tha DiQgle , by Newtown , qnthe 9 th of April last ; there wore from 600 to 600 operatives present . I gaw them traiaing j they were forming tour deep . There were person * giving advice . Joseph Davies , thjnsoner , wa 3 one ; ordered them ts form four deep : iid so ; ordered them to * itand at ease ; " they did X ; ordered them to atttfntton . " I did not see them narch . They marched to town abaut ten at night . [ was in the ranks ; had twofifera ; they played a : une ; th <> y marched to the time . Davien wasstandng by their side , and commanded . There were two
companies formed . The persona who were so together had nothing in their hands . Cross-examined by Mr . Yardley . —I was in the ranks merely . There are Friendly Societioa in Newtown . They went to to * n . with music . I was at Montgomery Gaol . I didndtinwntion « t first I have been m gaol once since I was apprehended in April . I cave evidence against the priwnerd before tbe magistrates . i . ~ - Re-examined . —I was committed to-give evidence . I joined the r » nka , and the fifere played " Rory O'More . " I weiit up to the hedge . George Evans oamo up to me and said , J * ck , what dost thou do here ? thou wilt want a bi g loaf , as well as we , " and he gave me a oat across the legs , and I joined them .
Mr . Yardley submitted he ought not to , ho permitted to implicate another party . The Court—Yon attempted to impeach his testimony , and he may explain . Re-examination resumed—Ldid join the ranfaon this , and marched to town . < d did not joia as a member of a Friendly Society } Mr . Charles Thomas Hooraam examined by Mr . Temple—I waa at Newtova ^ oo the day in question ^ in April . It was near dark / I saw the procession come from tho Llaulidloes nwd . I can ' t estimate tho number—a long string . Mijfht extend ISO yards . They were two-and-two , with some fflrag . gierd on the oataide . A fife played before them . Crotu-examin-d—I am attorney for the proaecation . I never gav * evidence to this effect betoro . I wan
never required to do p .,.- ; I wa » present when the last witness was examined before tbe magistrate . 1 have seen the last witnegs since his committal . He has had money from me fotjaecessaries , to repair his shoes or clothes—five shiTlings the first time , and two shillings and sixpence the last . I can ' t say who maintained him in gaol . I suppose the county has to pay it . I do not kuow tint the county in pledged to pay it . Mr . Yardley addressed the Jury for the defence , and requested the ; n to djamiss all prejudice from their minds . They had- to consider whether thia was an off > nca calculated to endanger the public p ^ ace . This was the evidence of an accomplice . I bey had no arms with them , amd there wan no evidence tending to show they intended to commit outrage . Persins might be so ordered in a procession © f a Benefit Society .
The Learned Judge summed sp , and directed the Jury to divest themselves of all prejudice , and so consider the question of guilty or not gailtr . There was frit one witness to the fact—the other in corroboration . Jolin Williams did not ataad as an accomplice ; he stood on the ground aad was forced ; yet , the circumstanceiof his [ having gone and marched , would have to weigh with them . His training did not i-eem to better the situation of the prisoner . A Juryman remarttjl ' that be had been called out as a volunteer in th ^ June of the war , and he never understood he could pkactice military exercise without arms . ' -fr . I The Learned Jud ^ e ex plained—The word s of command given . —tha ^ forujing two or four deep—WS ^ m ^ mTe evidently the manner in which soldier * TVtoa drilled . It was for them to say whether the prisoner and others met for that purpose .
Verdict—Gailtjpof training , without arms . THE QUEEN C . EVAN PUGH , FOR training . Mr . Hill stated the Rase to the Jury , The pritoaer was engaged ia the same manner as the last prisoner . John Williams was brought forward to speak to the facN . His evidengp was a repaititon of th : former one . On croffexamination he stated that he went to the Magistrates to clear himself . Mr . Edward Morgan Stephens , attorney , Newtown corroborated his testimony , having witnessed tho marching down to the town . He was not subpoenaed to give evidence . The Learned Judge summed up , aad the Jury returned a verdict ot Guilty of training , without arais .
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H . OUSE OF COMMON 5 .-rAttW * iy , ^ ] 8 . The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour . Mr . Campbell , from the E * st India House , presented copies of correspondence relating to the subject ot steam communication with India . . TKEATMENt OF TIJ £ CHABTlSTfl . Mr . LEADER rose to present a petition from William Lovt > tl a ^ -3 b ^~ Co 11 friet , ~ who stafecT'fh at they were , oil tbeAkr"instant , arrested at Birmingham , and brought beforeithe Bench of Magistrates ; that at half-past eleven o ' clock , ott the morning ot the 7 th , they were removed to tbn county gaol of Warwick , that they were finally committed ; personal bail to the amount of £ 500 having betn demanded , and two securitie * each in the sum of ^ 250
. Tha petitioners complained of the _ exorbitant amount of bail demanded , seeing that , as they were working men , it would be impossible for them to procure tho bail arn ^> ng men in thair owa Hpkere of life . They stated , that when removed to the county gaol they wera stripped utark naked in the presence oftvro turnkey * , and examined all over to discover if there were any marks on their bodies , an indignity which they emphatically remonstrated against ; that they werj taken into a room in which there were no les « than eight prisoners , some of whom were in a filthy state ; that they , wef < j compelled to strip themselven > naked , and t « bathe in the same cistern of water with those men , aud to dry themselves with the same to » el , and that a common felon was ordered to cut the h % ir off Lovett . The petitioners
further stated that their ahirts having been taken from them , and their initials stamped thereon , they were put into a room in which were two other persons , one of whom was infected with the itchishamc , shame )— tbat they were compelled to fall into ranks in the open yard with other prisoners to receive their food and to be examined by the doctor , to see if they had taken the itch ; that they were exhibited to persons who came to the gaol from curiosity ; that they were confined to the common gaol allowance , a small loaf , which they believed did not weigh Mora than one pound and a half , one pint of oatmeal gruel , without salt , and two onnces of cheene each day , except Sundays and Wednesdays , when they were served with one pint of , what was called , beef soup , but hi which there wag not
the appearance of any thing like meat , except some slimy , stringy particles , which offended them so mncL , that they were obliged to forego eating it ; that they were permitted , with theTintriedprisoners , to expend threepence a day , with which they precured egg * and bacon , but that they were not allowed to have their eggs and bacon cooked , and were obligfid to eat them raw ; that during eleven hours out of the tweety-foiir they were locked up in a vaulted cell with a brick floor , at the door of which cell they were obliged to leave th * ir boots ; that they had to lie on an iron bedstead , with a mattress and two blankets , but without sheets ; that they were compelled to make their own beds in a pu . iticular manner , under penalty of solitary coutinemi ? al ; that they bad-each morning to fold up their mattress
to the exclusion of the air , so that when unfolded the smtll was offensive to an extent not to be conceived ; that they were not allowed to see any person except in the presence of the gaoler , and tbat a wicket-gate , with cpikes on the top of it , was between them and their friends ; that their watches and other articles they had in their pockets were taken from them ; that they were not allowed thaus'i of a knife , fork , plate , or any vessel except . small wooden tab and a spoon ; that they were debarred the free use of pec , ink , and paper , and that they were not allowed to write to any person , however necessary it might be , except in a particular room , where there were other prisoners , and that they were compelled to leave their letters open to be examine ;! before despatched for the post . ( Hear ,
hear . ) Tha petitioners begged to be understood as making no complaint of the personal conduct of Mr . Atkin , the gaoler ; But of having been thus treated as common lelons , having been treated with the utmost indignity , and limited in the quantity and quality oi tteir food , they prayed—Air . FKESHF 1 ELD rose to order . There conld be no objection to the House being made acquainted with the facts of the case , bat the petition ought not to be n ad at lttagth . The rale on the presentation of p etitions ought to be general * Mr . LEADER said . it was a great pity the Hon . Gentleman bad not interrupted him before , because
he had now finished reading the petition . ( Hear . ) The reason he did not stake a statement of the petition in compliance with the rales , of the House was this—that the petition was only five minutes ago put into his hand , aad ho had not had time lo put himself in possession of tha facts . ( Hear . ) He was compelled therefore to read the petition , and he trusted the House would make an exception in a case of thin sort , where really great hards hip had beeninflicted—wher * redress ought to be immediately given ; and where these things had been done according to law , not a moment ought to be lost in altering that law . ( Cries of order , order , chair . )
The SPEAKER said the Hon , Member was then speaking on the merit )) of the petition , and therefore quite out of order . ( Hear , bear . ) The Hon . Member had bien out of order in reading the petition . The petition might have been read by the
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i ^~ ~ ^ r — ''" % rT * "i iiari . nt tae liable , buc tue tt ;> a . ^ intuucf ^ uiu ^ . ^ . tware that the rules of the House prevented him hjtm going in to it at thit length . Mr . LEADER w »* aware of the rule , aad was quite ready to submit ta it ; butheshoald not be laCringing the rules of the House if he wa * to move th » t thejpethion be taken into consideration , and if < ec 3 nded , which it wonld be , he might than speak s * long as he pleased . It wonld , therefore , hare been better if he had been allowed to go through the petition . He had only to nii , that the petitioners prayed that tbe House might take the petition into BoaHideration , and the treatment that had been hifticted upon them , such an no Euglishman ought to be subject to while under confinement pending ike
prodnction of bail and previous to conviction of crime In that prayer be ( Mr . Leader ) agreed , and he thought no one could say there was anything improper in the prayar of ^ he petition . On the contrary , tha House wonld De rwjjlectiug its duty if it did not take jneasorcs to remedy such a law , if in raality sach a law was in existence . He msved that the petition bs printed with the votes , and gave notice that on the first order day he should move that it be taken into consideration . Mr . FOX MAULE sai'i , as this petition involved some serious charge . * , he thought tt » Hon . Member for Westminster would h « w « done better had he kept it in his possession for a day , in order to make himself acquainted with the diartfevand tctjive notice
to the Hon . Member for Warwickshire , who was cloaely connected with it . Be must say tbat , after the treatment of Dr . Taylor in gaol , her was surprised to hear the aliegationi iu-tne petition . He , However , had no objection to its-being printed , Mr . LEADER said he ha'l matte ao charge against any man or set of men . He had ;! raeroly stated the prayer of ths petition , and there was now amsple notice to the Hon . Member for Warwickshire . As to the truth of the allegations ; he knew ? Or . Taylor , aad he also knew Mr . Lovatt , and he would say that a more honourable man did not exist than Mr . L > vetk . He would answer for him on his own personal knowledge . The conversation then dropped .
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Qi IRELAND . " ^ ( Received too late for insertion last week . ) Dublin Chaktist Association . —This body held its weekly meeting on Tuesday evsning , at seven o ' clock , at the Democratic Reading Rooms- of the London Tavern , Henry- ? treet , which are now thrown open to the public free of charge , and supplied with n . large assortment of the public journals . The Association meet every Taesday evening for the enrolment of members , and transaction of other business . Mr . Maunsell in the Chair . The S 3 cretary opeaed the proceedings by stating thatsinca they had last met he had received various communicatious from England , ba 1 , as much
business had to be transacted , he thought it would be pradeat to lose as little time as possible , and would therefore only real two letters from large bodies of their oppressed brethren in Middleton and Salford , on which the following resolution was proposed b y * 4 r . Rafter in a . « peecb that would have done honour to the head and heart of any man . Resolved— " That the grateful thanks of our Association is dm * , and hereby given , to the Radicals of England , Scotland , and Wales , for the proofs they have given us of their inclination to assist us by ev ry means in their power towards ridding our couutiy of Whig aud Tory moneymoDgering debasement . "
Mr . Doyle seconded this resolution , which was ably supported by Mr . Dempsey , and passed with loud cheers . Mr . FonD proposed the second resolution , which was as follows : — "That we- view with indignation the assault on au unarmed and peaceable assemblv of the people of Birmingham by a blood-thirsty hired set of Gendarmes , whose duty should have been the protection of the people , from whose hard labour and iweat they are paid , inste * d of wantonly and illegally infringing on all law aud ord « r . "
Mr . J . Byiine seconded this resolution , which was ably supported by Mr . r . Byrne . He stated that he was the ninth member of the National Trades' Political Unionthat he had attended a meeting in the Bull Ring on that day three weeks , and a more peaceable , orderly , or better conducted body of men he had hev .-r ueen . He was not then a Chartist , but when he had heard of the base , bloody , and brutal attack of a posse of hired police on tha people of Birmingham , he at once resolved to all y himself with tho m . n who hui the nobleness of gonl to declare themselves the first of their countrymen in their native land , who , regardless ef the smiles of tatae friends , or ^ the frown * of their foe ? , stood forward to declare to the world that they at least should
not be willing slaves . ( Chwrs , and cues of" Never . " ) He trusted , ere many weeks passed over , hi would see a glorious demonstration in the Cobourg Gar . iens , and a Delegate appointed who would tell the Government that Ireland would not stand mute whiln tht > y dipped thuir hands iu the blood of the people . " ..- ^ ... _~ ..... .... . . _— . _ Here Mr . Madden , the Poet Lnnreate of the Precursor Society , was introduced , and enrolled as a Member , amidst loud cheers . He felt great pleasure in proposing the following resolution , when it was put in his bond : — ' * That a committee be appointed for the purpose of devising the best means of introducing the Northern Stor , and other democratic Journals , ( which our Ejigltsh brethren generously send us , ) throogh every city , town , and village as bo in as possible . " The following members were then named : —Mr .
Rafter , Mr . Madden , Mr . Dean , Mr . Ford , Mr . Clancy , and Mr . Regan . Mr . Clancv « aid , in propreing the following rP 80 » lutioc , that the proceedings ' of that night told him that the little spark which heJiad kindled had not been lit in vain—that the acquisition of talent which they hal that night gained , told him that it wa » kindling to a flame that would shortly burst forth in might and magnificent splendour . The * un of liberty was rising slowly , but brightly , and he ventured to prophesy that , in six weeks , even the stroug eye * « f the . golden eagles would blink in its lustre . Mr . C . concladed a very lengthy address by asking the meeting " bad they rather Caesar were living and die all slave ? , than that Cssar were dead and live all freemen ? " He felt great pleasure ia proposing the following resolution . l
* That seeking nothiug but the good of our upccies and the regeneration of oor native land , regardless alike of the powers of our foes , or the smilea of our sham friends ,-we fling to the winds all paltry temerity , and call on our countrymen ia the name of that Liberty which they cherish ; in the name of that God who is the Saviour of nations to stand forward unhrMtatingly , and declare that Ireland shall be regenerated , that England shall be free . " This resolution was seconded by Mr . Dean , and pas * ed amidst loud cheers . The Secretary stated that he had on the evenin g of Saturday supplied upwards of 200 barbers' shops and public-houses with copies of the Star—that it was his intention to call them in when he could supply them with others , and despatch them to the different towns in Ireland .
The meeting then separated , giving three hearty cheers for the Convention , and three for a repeal of the Union . The Secretary begs to acknowledge papers from * e following places : —Large parcel from the Northern Star Uj / ices 70 cop es from the Middleton Union , from the Democratic Association Irvine , several copies from Nottingham , Bradford , Carlisle , Birmingham , Liverpool , Barn 8 ley , Whitfit ; 14 ^ Manchester , London , Brighton , <^ c ., &c . Total during the week 219 ! he requests bis friends will not date the covers , as the post-office has made a demand on him for the 8 ira \ ol ' 15 s . ( id . for one paper from Carlisle .
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SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE . We gire the following resolutions , passed unanimously at a great meeting of the inhabitants of Sunderland , held on the Town Moor ,. Monday , July 15 th as a sample of the resolutions which are being passed by large bodies of the pesple in all parts of the country . "We have scores upon scores from different places all of the same character . "We advice every man who ia mad enough , to oppose tbe movement to read and study them . 1 st . u That wetbe Chartists of Sunderland , do hereby solemnly
, and truthfully declare that we seek t& gain the rightful principles of the People ' s Charter , by no other thau legal and peaceful means , and indignantly repudiate as a foul calumny the assertion that we have violent intentions respecting the persons and property of others ; bat having seen a narked disposition on tbe part of our rulers ^ now t » rake up the tyrannical enactments ef a Caatlereagh , and to crush by brute force tbe moral power of the people , we io therefore believe it to be a facred duty to enjoia all to be prepared for tbe worst .
2 nd . * ¦ * That we hereby , m good faith , do express our readiness to assist the proper power in preserving the peace ,, and especially the censtitutiona ) right of the people to meet for the discussion of their grievances ; and , considering that the entire eontTol of the civil and military pewers is vested ia the hands of the local magistracy , should they illegally and unconstitutionally bring either of these powers to attack a peaceful aseemblage of the- people , we declare our determination to uphold the majesty of the law by making them responsible for the consequences . " 3 rd . " Tbat tbia me'ting urges on all friends to Peace , Order , and Justice , the imperative stces . sity of immediately- enrolling themselves members
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or the CBarter A » ooci » nou , m o / ucr iit . n the : nu men may be known tb » power of tho people ascertained , and that tbat unanimity of exertien may be secured , which is essential to the speedy and peaeeful triumph of the people ' s cause . " ( Signed ) G . GAMBSBy , Chairman .
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MR . FEARGUS O'CONNOB . As an agitator for the ascendancy of democracy Mr . O'Connor ha * not his equal : possessed of talent * of the highest order , he has devoted them to tha service of the people ; and chosen rather to address the hots of poverty and oppression , than command the attention and admiration of a listening senate . Whilst engaged in this mission , he has had to encounter the opposition © f almost every class j eveir the working men , at tbe period to which we refer , were- scarcel y advocates of Universal Suffrage , Trae- however , te tbe cause he had espoused nnforgetful of the lofty character of his enterprise ho held on' "the even tenor of hi » way , " heeding neither the ennlo of derision nor the ceasore of calumny :
, and akhougb tha leaders of existing parties nundiffer fiom- him in opinion , or alto gether dis sent from the" sentiments he promulgates , yet sheer can dour mustrcompel them to admit , that Air . O'Connerbaa preserved unspotted the consistency of bis pubw lit life . The-charge of being influenced by sordid motiveg canBot be brought to bear upon his conduct s the men whom he seeks to enfranchise have been solicited to recompense his labour b y pecuniary means ; while ,, on the other hand , he ha » stretched out the hand of sympathy to raaDy oppressed ani persecuted Radicals , la giving utterance to these sentiments , we awbut performing that aet of justfc which individual worthiness merits . —NoUinghmm Reveiw .
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At the last Bbeniwood Fair , a cattledealer was . robbed of > £ 250 near the Yorkshire ? Grey Inn . Mr . Simmons , tbe landlord , having some intimation of tbe person who perpetrated th » theft , pursued him , and , taking him into custod y , found the whole of the money upon him .: be was ? safel y lod gedjn gaol . —Jistex Time * . . Female Radicals— At -a meeting o ? fl » Female Radical Association of Roebdale held last week , Miss Betty Cleg ;? , ia the ckair , the following : resolution was unanimously agreed to : — " Thafc we tae Members of this Aaswiation , do pledge onnselve * to continue to support our worthy and longtried friend and Delegate Mil James Taylor , ani that we will at any and every sacrifice stand b jr him and tbe Convention ao long as thpy so nobl y , afr every ri 9 k , continue to advocate oar ; ust ri ghte an * ibertie * "
Important Poi / ling fob- Chubch Ratb » at Rochbale . —Lart week this to-vn from noon until seven o ' clock , was tha scene of great agitatioD in consequence of it being the fifth and last d * y of the parishioners voting fora Church Rate of a halfpenny in the pound . The first three days passed " over without much stir , but oa the fourth day tho church party probably foreseeing tliey vould be in . the rear , began to resort to the most mean aed despicable meas . ires . Millowners , master colliers , and ia fact all persons who had people ia their employ began to coerce their bands to vote for the rate a * the peril of their situations ; even children nave been , rurnedavray because th ' . ir parents would not cowply
with the demands of their masters ; others have gone to their tenant * and threatened to throw the rates upan the tenants if they would not rote fw the rate . Subscriptions have been get on foot to pay peo ple tkeir rates to get their votes ; in faot ^ had it been an election for a Member of Parliament there eould not have been more bustle and confusion - but the matter did not end here . TW Church party have conducted themselves in the most disgraceful and abominable manner , by actually insulting and assaulting the mont rrgpedable and best of characters we have in the coun ry , becausethey did not vote for an impost which their consciences told them was wrong . A few , out of a many instant-en , may serve as an example of the conduct
of menials of the old hag . On the Thursday , Messrs , J . King aad Jacjb Bright , with two of their sonsy went to tender their votes , and being of the Society of Friends , thought proper not to uncover their heads upon entering th « church ; Mr . King , Jon . entered first , when a host of hands were lifted to poll off his hat , which in so doing was actually torn t » pieces ; and when he remonstrated wi'h them , eaeof the crew a villain named J . Ratcliffe , seized him > by the collar , and was attempting to thrust him out of the p \ ace . Mr . J King , sen ., when going down the aisle , had his bat pulled off , and when he exclaimed- " "Wh o is that fellow that has taken my hat ? " he , nut
seeing-wb » it was , was answered- " It i * r me , tbtt Vicar of Rochdale parish . " John Bright had hi » hat taken off , and , other indignities shown him b y * disgusting menial , named Chadwick , the parish Beadle . When Jacob Bright was ordered to pull his hat off , he looked round and said I woader what there can be here so sacred , that it requires that I should take my hat off . 1 remember once being iit London , and had the opportunity of having a fersenal visit to-the King ; ' but previous to ray entering his M ajesty ' s apartments , I naked one of th « domestics if it required me to pull off my hat is the King ' s presence , and * raa told that my
profession exempted me from doing so . Now , I ask , ia there any pen ' on greater than a King ? Mr . BartoH , who appeared on behalf of ? the anti-ratisto , rose and asked whether there was more ifreverenc * in keeping oa an hat in a church , ot keeping a vessel in one of the pews in the church , to ease the eall » of nature P-as the church party keep a vessel for that purpose . On the Friday , people began te » crowd into the church-yard in cuch masses , thafc the police ( twenty in number ) and other constables ,, were called out to keep the peace , which with great difficulty they fortunately did . The pell according te the chnreh party stood as follows : —
I ) or the rate . —Monday 213 .. Against 404 u Tuesday 293 .. " 249 " "Wednesday 437 .. " 34 » " Thursday 767 .. " 738 " Friday 1182 .. " 1146 Majority for the rate 11 Total number of votes . 5 / 83 When the Vicar annonnced thin , Mr . Barton protested against it , and wheu they began to scrutinise the book * , Mr . Barton found nine tickets against the rate had found their way into the Church patty ' s books , and on the' two day ' s poll , three other vote unfavourable to tbe rate . By this time the Vicar declared they should not proceed any further , and said he Would sign the book , which he did . At
thetime tbe Vicar put a stop to the scrutiny , the book stood thus : —For the rate , 2 , 896 ; against it , 2 , 902 . ; leaving a majority of six against the rate . It was publicl y announced by placard that the poll would finally close at four o ' clock on Friday ; but atwhjclb time there was a majority of more than 100 against the rate , but bis reverence ( the Vicar ) proloBgetf the closing until six o ' clock . The tswn has been , publicly placarded , pourtraying the scenes and the conduct of the Church party . A requisition , signed by 70 of tbe most respectable inhabitants , has been , presented to Mr . " J . L . LaBcashire , the chief constable , requesting him to call a public meetiag of th » inhabitants , to take into eonsideratien wLat mean *
are to be adopted in the aS ' air . He refusiag to compl y , the reqaisitioniste have called a meeting to takeplace in the Butts , on Thursday , the 18 tb . Thepeople are determined to resist the i ate at all hazard * * as the most foul means have been resorted toby ' -, t \ the Church party to get a majority in favour of their '¦ demand . ; - '
Forfar . —The following resolutions were unanimously agreed to at the weekly meeting' of th » Political Union of Forfar , on Monday in last week : — . -. . . . 1 . " That this meeting views with indignation tb » conduct of tha Editor of tb « Trite Scotsman * for attempting \ n , make the Chartists of E » gU » 4 beheve th at ui any struggle that may take place for the purpos * of repelling the attacks . of a Wood , thirsty Oov-arnrnent , or for gaining the Charter thai they ( the Chartists of England ) have no , support to look for from Scotland . " 2 . "That as far a& this meeting is coacerned , they rePi « ate and deny th » tfegatipa * , of < Mr . Frmser ' and although they caanot , like - . him , pledge themselves for the whole of Scotland , vet ther haw
sutfecient faith in th& firmness Mid integrity of fheircountrymen to believe that they will abide \ xj th * resolutions they go solemnl y pledged themselves to at the simultaneous meetings . 3 "That this meeting having heard the debate read on Mr . A ttwood ' s motion for going into coatmittee on the National Petition , on tke 12 th instant ^ ere of opinion that the statements made by Mr . Fox Maule regarding the want of feeling in Scotland in avour of the People ' s Charter is untrue , and ha * B » foundation in fact . "
4 . "That this meeting ia farther of opinion tha i sKch a statement could not have been made ftvm ^ ignorance , bnt must attribute it to wilful miwppre ^ Kentation , with the-malicious intention ot mttkijm the Chartists of England believe that they hav ^ -ni support to expect from Scotland . " 6 . " That these resolution ! be sent to the ^ jriheem Star for insertion . " . "tacrm
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 27, 1839, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1067/page/7/
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