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XtONDOH . MXETiifG op Delegates—A public meeting < rt delegates from fee trades of the met * ° P ^ T ¥ ° t ^^* the Craven Head , D « 7 I * " * « Frid */ ' <***«••¦* 5 ^ place was crowded to excess . Delegates were peeaentrrom various bodies of carpenters , stesa-aagfae ankers , painters , plasterers , eshmet makers , feiiek . wm . beokbiaden , boot aad shoemaKers , engineers , S ?« SU pt anbers , tin-plat e wortataaors , both soefeUM « T masons , ud various other trades , Man y tbat arrived U to later part of tbe eveais * wen ssable to proems admittance , aad -were compelled U content themselves with sending in their credentials . Mr . WOMHOieTOM , stone-mason , having feeen called ¦ to tbechafr , tbe gentlemen connected with the Times , Menctmg Advertiser , Chromek , Stem , WeeUy Express , Br itii * <* m » , W * e&f ± J > upcU& ,. Northtr * Star , and <* ti * e paper * , were M" ! ' ^ , and , from th « rnumber , fully evinced that they at least were alive to the im < pcflssM of the metttng .
M& Woxthikgxoh Mid , fellow-men , it is with ^ reat diffidence that 1 haw taken the chair upon the pretest occasion , bet ahall endeavour to ss « eeure for all who may wish to address you a fair and impartial Iteariag . The present meeting most fm % demonstrate to o « t employer * that the trade * of Loadon are awake to the ir own intececU—that they sympathise with their epptessod brethren . It is with feelings of joy aad pleasure that I view this great assem *^ , this concentrsttosvet " the united wisdom of tbe- trade * of London , assembled at aaeh a short notice , to express their determination to support the rights of labour . As many mote talented persons than myself w 411 address yon , and * I * y before yoa all the necessary information , I ¦ h ^ n no long er detain yoa , bat call upon Mr . Armstrong Walton to address yon . Mr . AB . MSTROSG Waitos eommeaced by reading the following circular , explaining tbe object of the swetinc : —
To the Secretary of ( he Sec »« y . Ste , —I am instructed to inform your Society , through you , that a delegate meeting of the various trades will be held at the Craven Head , Drury Lane , ' on Friday , Oct . 22 nd , at eight o ' cleck , when full information wil be laid before the meeting relative to the strike of the immui at the sew Houses of Parliament , to devise the beet means of making the strike successful ; and also to take into consideration the conduct of the Times , Weekly BiqalA , Morning Advertiser , and other papers , which bare calumniated and misrepresented the masons now on strike at the above-named works , with a Tiew to consider the bast mean * to be taken relative to the nn > principled conduct of those papers . It is earnestly
requested that your society will send a delegate , or delegates , to the abore-named meeting , aad show to the despots that told our deputation " Theyconsidered they fru ^ lowered their dignity very much is baring condescended to allow us a bearing , " that there is a sufficiency of jnfr > ' » g " nftB aad determination amongst the trades of London , when properly directed , to lay those tyrants and the hireling press of London prostrate at their feet As this is a subject of importance , it is particularly requested that Aose trades which do not me « t before the 22 nd inst will convene a special meeting , for the purpose of ¦ g"rifng delegates to the said delegate meeting . Youis , respectfully , THE O . 8 . M .
i , o , Thoxas Cabter , Sec Mr . Walton then said , 3 &t . Chairmaa and Gentlemen , I doubt not many among yon are acquainted with the reasons -which led to our strike at the sew Houses of Parliament ; but , as there maybe some present who may not be acquainted with the object , it will be neces sary to lay the reasons before you , that you may judge whether we were justifiable in refusing to work any longer under a foreman who acted towards us in such an KDJnstifiable , such a tyrannic manner , as was tbe conduct of Mr . Allen—conduct which we bore with until it became impossible any longer to stand tamely beneath it . We hare , as we mention in eur correspond-« swe with Messrs . Griaell and Peto , four specific c h arges to bring against Mr . Allen . Tbe first is that he refused
to allow a young rnn leave to go to Manchester to bury Ins mother . This , you will all allow , was an act of duty that he should pay the last tribute of respect to his deceased parent . He asked Allen for leare of absence for twe weeks , aad BoVthr&e weeks , as the press has stated , stating the object of his journey . This Allen refused . He then asked for one week .. Thi » he also refused , stating that he could go down one day , and come back tbe next . This the man told him was impossible , as be bad some little business to transact relative to his deceased mother ' s property . Allen then teW h ^ he must lake his f foan ^ for he would not keep his bench open for him . We , as fellow men , empathizing in bis distress , informed him we would aee Allen upon the subject , and advised him to go ; he
vent . We called a meeting upon the works , and agreed that if tbe man was discharged , we would leave Work also . This determination we acquainted Allen with , and the man who took the chair on that occasion M , on a false pretence , speedily discharged . The young man came back from burying his mother , and Allan , sot daring to discharge him , endeavoured in the most t ™> mm « T » and tyrannic manner to drive him off tbe works . As a punishment , he was taken out of the shop , and given , the worst description of work . Tbe Boron rT charge is that of a Trmn , \ rhose wife mu ill , and who was told by the Doctor that she was not likely to live more * r >« " seven hours . He obtained the leave of tiie under-foreman to be absent to visit her . The poor woman died ; her husband stayed to pay the l&st duty
injii * power to his deceased partner until the third day ; and when be was questioned by Allen of tbe cause of his absence , and explained that it was owing to the death of his wife , this was his answer— " That he might-go and die with her , and be damn'd . " Could any man justify this revolting barbarity ? A third charge was , one of the men , by an accident , got his leg broke oo tile works . When be came back from tbe hospital , be was-aot quite so nimble as before , but the accident having ocoorred on the works , he naturally expected a little sympathy—that for a time at least he would not be too heavily pressed , but Allen was destitute of asy sympathy . He told him , in his coarse brutal manner , that he wasted no damn'd hobbling fellows on the workE . Could it be expected that , posessed of feelings .
perhaps as acute as those of Messrs . Grisell and Peto , men could ait down tamely under such outrages ? ( Cries of " bo , no , and shame , chame . "} The laet instance was that of a poor man , who worked close by myself ; he was absent , being sick , for five days ; he had been previously out of employ , and in poor ciresm-;> tyr «»" , with a sick wife at home . Forty mea at the work subscribed 6 d . each , to assist him , who eaa bear -testimony to tbe truth of this statement , owing Vo ill-< aess , combined . with the long way be had to walk , and his anxiety on account of his wife , he was compelled to be absent for fiv&days . Upon hisretura , be was told ty Allen to pick up his tools , and go , Cor be wasted sons but Bound men -, thus , my fellow-men , they would cse you like eoacs . horses , get as much as parable oat
of you , and then foa . may go to the dogs . iTine . )—Erery one of these facts they were prepared to prow . When their brother . masons struck at Woolwich , asd at Kelson ' s monument , Mr . Grisell told tbe sea that if tfc-ey could produce . proof of this , he would discharge Allan or the best fowaian he had ; a deputation vras appcifited to wait on feint with individuals to prove the charge , but when they arrived , Mr . Grisell told them that be had never uttered such a sentence , and that he had lowered his dignity fcy condescending to allow us a hearing . ( Laughter . ) Was this acting lite a gentleman ? was thus basely deceiving them keeping up his dignity ? There was one paLst on which the press had greatly misrepresented thea , respecting the man being fined five shillings for chasiag . The UdspatcA and the Tinus wanted to make it an htndle , to . prove that they wanted to curb the ingenuity and ability of their felio-w men . This was false . When on a previous occasion they had complained of the conduct of Allen , their
employers virtually admitted that it had been bid by promising them that it should be altered in fnture , bat Allen not being able to exercise his tyranny in the old method , adopted a fresh one , and instigated one of the men , possessed perhaps of superior physical abilities to seme of the ethers , to barrass and annoy his fellowwsrkmfen by doing a greater share of work ( and doing it in a rougher manner , -which was overlooked ) than they eould do in a similar time , Alien making that a standard , and all -who could not accomplish ths same , to pick up their tools and walk , thus harassing his fellow men ; but it was not even for thi y he was fined , but for neglect of finishing his work . This explanation had been sent to the press , but these impartial gentlemen declined to insert it . Their Secretary -would now read the correspondence ¦ with Mtssrs . Grisell aad and Peto , aad he would retire , making room for others to address them , ilr . Walton sat down much applaudei
Mr . Joseph Cabteb , the Secretary of the stonemason body , then read the lengthened correspondence which bad taken place with Messrs . Grisell and Peto , tbe substance of which has already appeared before the public . In the correspondence Messrs . Grissell and Peto deny that Joseph Gurreli was discharged f er taking the chair at the meeting on the works , and aver that Mr . Allen was sot aware till afterwards that he h&d done rBa , ' This is contradicted by tha reply of the masons , who state that Mr . Allen was prtsent , and made some observations totheia respecting their weight of pressure in meeting on some particular day . Mr . Carter also , in an able manner , explained a number ef grievance * connected with the works , under which they had previously laboured , but which had been , through tile interference of their employers , partially removed .
He also entered into the case of the man who was fined 5 s . for " chasing , " and shewed that it was not owing either to bis skill or pemrenaw tint he * m enabled tod © more work , but owing te bit being allowed by Alton to finish bis work in aroogher manner , and without patting tbe bead > msrk « upon it Mr . Carter also stated the result of the deputation from the Nelson XcsmosBt sad Woolvkbmsoai to Mesnt Peto , 4 c , and their oontadiction of using the words , " that if tbe charge * wars teue , they would discharge Allen ;" sad stated that these words could be distinctly swom to by thirty-two men at the Monument , aad ninety at Weolwica , and that when he informed them he had lowered his dignity in receiving them , and appeared to be in a very agitated state , they , pitying his agitation , and seeing no prospect of aa amicable arrangement , put oa iheirhats and left . ( Cheers . )
Mr . Robert M'Dokald said it was a new feature in Iheir tndes' meetings that they should have so many npoxtenpresent ; and being an uneducated man , and
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not in the habit of public speaking , be trusted that , if be committed any grammatical or other errors , they would deal leniently with him . ( Loud laughter . ) As the previous speakers had entered into the detail of the business connected with the strike , he weald give them a short aocoaat of their present position . They were well aware that the struggle had now lasted six weeks . During this period every axertfoa ba * beea used by the masters to procure men , and by then * < tte masons ) to counteract their endeavours . Be was happy to find that public « f » inioa was eatwely with them , net only aaos *; the working , but even ia . tb * » iddle classes . This-was not a strike against * a&aater , aor a strike for wages , but a strike against tbeiabamaa tyrannical ooadact of aa upstart foreman ; aad therefore it
appealed to the sympathy of all classes . They were admitted , even by the public placards « ftbek employers , to be a sober , industrious , and intelligent body of men . Mr . K-Bonld hen explained tfca opposition they had met with from the press , which was e vet ready i » copy and insert any articles , but would never copy a single article ot theirs , is refutation , from tbe Xoribem Siar , or other sources , in which it might appear . He also dwelt forcibly -en the opposition they met wKh from the Government authorities , and deaounced the-conduct of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests , who , in answer to the application of the masons , stated that they eoakl eot interfere with tbe employers and
employed , and in violation of this sledge , issuing or giving their consent to tbe issuing of placards in the interest of Messrs . Grissell aad Peto ; . The speaker also spoke of the quiet , peaceful method , in which they had conducted themselves ; that though they were surrounded oa all sides by policemen , in so one insUace had they got into the clutches of the law . He also alluded to tbe depressi on of trade at this season , which debarred many who were willing from assisting them ; but now that tbe trades of London were rallying round them , they would speedily obtain that for which they were seeking , despite of any and every opposition . { Tremendous cheering . )
Mr . Robert Anderson was happy he was left In tbe rear , as his duty would be light From the enthusiastic feeliugs which prevailed among the delegates , he was induced to believe that their struggle must be triumphant A firm union of the ^ whole ef tke trades was necessary for this object Disunited they must fall sa easy prey to their employers . In toe position they were placed it would be madness to retreat ; all hope for the future would be cut off } all would be in confusion . They must be determined to bring it to an
honourable conclusion . Owing to the numerous strikes of their Society , they ware not so strong in funds as might be expected ; but they had promises of support throughout England and Scotland . Out of their whole body there was only nine dissentient votes to the strike ; but to ensure success , their support to the unemployed must be liberal , Many of them had large , families , and they eould not be expected to linger through the winter in a state of starvation . Mr . Anderson then alluded to the conduct of the press in refusing instrtien to their letters , fee .
Mr . A kderson , proprietor of the Slatetman and British Queen , stated that they had never been applied to , or should willingly have inserted an impartial account of both sides ; and he was convinced they did not need more . He and his partner were perhaps the only proprietors of newspapers in tbe room . They had come at the expence of loss of health , and at great inconvenience , to assure them that they were willing to insert any of their proceedings . They had a reporter in the room , and in Sunday's paper there would be a full account of this meeting . A Delegate here moved "That the Proprietors of the British Queen be requested to insert a contradiction to the insertion in the Dispatch relative to the man fined 5 s . for chasing , as that report bad done them much injury with tke trades . "
Mr . Akdersou—If the Chairman will contradict it from the chair , I will -willingly insert it I have been thirteen years connected with the Morning Advertiser , and have always advocated the rights of the working classes . I am not now connected with the Homing Advertiser . ( Cries of Question . ) Mr . Joseph Kay—I think before we enter into the business of the press it will be better to test the opinion of the delegates present with respect to the propriety of the late strike , whether they consider it just , and whether they will support them during the struggle . I am a mason , but I have no connection with the masons now on strike . I am not a member of the Birmingham Union . I know Allen well , I have worked with him f cr a length of time , though I never worked under him .
He was always , even when a journeym&n , of a proud overbearing disposition , and his temper has not improved , though his circumstances have . Mr . Kay then informed them that nine years ago , Allen being then foreman to Mr . Carbitt , was a strong Trades' Unionist , and took a leading part in most of their meetings . Allen was then employed at tbe erection of Fishmonger Hall , and was discharged by Mr . CuVitt because of bis taking a leading put in the union . How then did the men act towards Allen ? Why they immediately struck , and were out some length of time , and did not return to their employment until be was n instated ; and now that he has risen to the top of the tree , how does he return their kindness ? wky by becoming the greatest tyrant tbat men could be employed onJer . Mr . Chairman , 1 propose the following resolution : —
" That this meeting most cordially acquiesce in the steps taken by the masons employed at the New Houses of Parliament , and consider that it was impossible for them any longer to crouch under their overbearing , tyrannical foreman , and hereby pledge themselves to render them the necessary support " Mr . Osbob . se , in an able speech seconded the resolution , but not being a trade dtlegate , it was objected to , and seconded by Mr . Henbt . Kitchikson , delegate for a body of carpenters , and likewise supported by the su » of £ 20 , from the same small body meeting In Rochester Row , Westminster . Several delegates here addressed the meeting and gave tbe strongest assurance of support from their various bodies . Questions were asked by some of the delegates respecting the policy of the strike of Woolwich and Nelson ' s monument It was explained by the Chairman , that the resolution only applied to the men at the Houses of Parliament The resolution was then put and carried unanimously amid great cheering .
Mr . Anderson then explained in a most satisfactory manner the reasons which Induced the men employed at Woolwich , and on Nelson's monument , to strike , anti stated that they being hard sUnemasons , would have greater difficulty in supplying their places than even those at the Houses of Parliament ; he also gave a cheering account of the spirit exhibited by the men on strike , only one of those who struck at the New Houses bad deserted them , and two at Woolwich ; the names of these men having been called for were given in . Tb « masters had now got about 100 on the -whole works . The Dumber on strike -was upwards of 400 , of those employed scarce auy conld be called tradesmen , Mr . Bcsh moved , " That the men employed at Woolwich and Nelson ' s tacnument were highl / justified in striking in aid of their brother tradesman , against the unprincipled conduct of their « mployers . and that this delegate meeting vledees itself to use its utmost txetions in their behalf . "
Seconded by Mr . Geee . n , and carried unanimously . Me . Hassom , corresponding Secretary for the stonemason body , Messrs . Richari . % Dunning , Elijah Pilcock , and other delegates addressed the meeting , all agreeing in the justness of the strike , and cheering the masons in their causa by examples of t heir success . Mr . Dt'NMSG , in an elc-que . it ipeech , thanked the trades for the manner in which i bey had supported nis trade , the bookbinders , in their la l « struggle , and urged them to use every effort in bubilf c f the masons . Mr . Thompson piored , and Mr . Si iepherd seconded , "That a general public meeting be & »¦ ^ d at a convenient time and piaee , to consider the best < ' ^ cans of carrying the above resolution into effect . " An amendment was moved , That no public meeting bs held unl il a report be receiTed froai tfce various societies , and a return made to the Committee appointed by the body . " The amendment was carried .
ilr . Wabtuaby moved , and Mr . Millar seconded , " That the delegates meet again on Wednt » da 7 » tbe 27 tb , at the same place—time eight o ' clock ; " ' which , after a little discussion , was carried . Many of the gentlemen of the press having pre " * ^ usly retired , some disapprobation was expressed , that tfaey did not stay till the conduct ef the London papers had been discussed . _> Ir . Wall explained that , being daily papers , ti *? were compelled to go to press at a certain hour .
Mr . Thompson , in a neat speech , brought forwaru the conduct jof the press , denouncing their condnct to-¦ wards the masons —( cries of not all of them );—he acknowledged there were a few journals had treated them with impartiality , but hia observation applied to the London press ; he then read extracts from the Morning Advertiser and the Times of the isth . of October , and the Dispatch of Ostober 10 th , but the hour being very late , about twelve o ' clock , und many of the delegates retiring , the question of the press was adjourned till Wednesday evening , Oct 27 th .
Tke Chairman in putting the adjournment , stated that reports would appear in the Northern Star , Weekly Dispatch , Sua , < kc , and they would be aWe to jadge ot how fit the press was inclined to treat them with fairness . A Delegate stated that though the } had allowed the press a few days' grace , he was sorry to see tuem separate without passing a resolution denouncing their past eondnet * The meeting then adjourned with a vote of thanks to the Chairman . A great many of the circulars issued by the carpenters were distributed in the room , and many hard hits were given to the London press . A deputation from the O'Brien Press Committee attended , but in © am equence of the press of business , had not aa opportunity of being heard ; considerable sums of money were handed in during the evening .
London . —Social Institution , John-street , Tottenham-court-road , Mr . Charles in the chair . Mr . Turner opened the discussion , on the question " Which is most worthy of support , Socialism or Chartism ? " He was opposed to Chartism on many points—he would touch upon a few : It was a nonentity ; it was not based upon
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the principles of nature ; it was sectarian , it looked osly to one class of society ; ths people were not educated sufficiently to be entrusted with political power . Look , for instance , at the population of 8 t Giles ; look at the horrors ttf the French revolution , produced by eatnuttag pswar to ignorant jasa ; even admitting It as expedient , you are not in a position to . get it Yon eveaabridfe your power by refsslaf . to cooperate with the Cora S * w repealen , and so make it a sectarian measure . Socbism embraced all without distinction : it was somethsag tangible to feel at ; a firm and solid foundatiSQ had be « a laid , and U was sure to prosper . Mr . leigh—Itoe last speaker had said he was not to be led * way by clap-trap , nor was the majority of the people present They must consider which
measure was tbe ' Beet likely to be successful , the respective amount of prejudice they had to contend against . The people wsi » more likely to listen to Chartiam than to $ ootaUnK they bad don » so > Wfaat had caused the rniiMMi -ef the country to ltstoa more to Chartism thaa Socialism * Most sssureily they had done so . Perhaps Ik might be jtrejndioe The majority ef the people of this country were at least nominal Christians . Socialism opposed itself to their religious as well as political belief ; Chartism only appealed to tfcerr political feelings ; and therefore was preferable as bekig snore likely to be attained . It was his opinion tbat tbe -principles of the Charter would ensure and preserve freedom , both of body aad mind . ( Load cheers . ) Mr . Alexander Fleming , editor of the
New Moral Went—I do not know a question of more vital importance than the present ; We are oa tbe eve of great changes . What those changes shall be , and how speedily effected , depends much upon jonxselvesit depends ea the union of the people to determine whether we shall have merely a slight change , or one on a broad basis , calculated to effect permanent good . What is it we am looking to Chartism for ? What ii it we are looking to Socialism for ? What is the end of all our agitation bat to attain the physical and mental enjoyments of which we stand in need—to be well educated , well clothed , well sheltered , and wall fed If despotism could be made to give us these enjoyments , then despotism would be the best ; if democracy would give them us , then democracy would be
the best From good evidence , it was proved that the despotism of Austria produced more of these advantages than the democracy ot America . He appealed in proof of this to Turnbull ' s History of Austria , andle the authority of many intelligent travellers in America . We expect more from Governments than they were able to achieve even in their tnest perfect form . The people must be made intelligent—must be made acquainted with their wrongs , and the true remedy , before they can expect the Government to comply with their demands . Is America free from misery ? is she not now likely to be engaged in the horrors of a war ? The Charter would give you only a partial advantage . Why go for a part when you may as easily attain the whole . Tou have long been advocating the principles
of the Charter . My father was incarcerated for Chartist principles . Mr . Fleming here contrasted the agitation for Socialism as compares with thatof Chartism , blaming the conduct of some of the leaden connected with the agitation of 1839 , and stated that men with property and intelligence would always command influence in the state . The amount of prejudice bad been alluded to . Had not tbe Chartists the prejudices of the two Houses of Parliament to contend against T How will you overcome this ? They treat your petitions with contempt , and throw them under the table till that day six months . ( Laughter . ) " God helps those who help themselves . " We will not depend on the Government ; we have set about helping ourselves . ( Loud cheering . )
Mr . Rcffy Ridley rose amid loud applause . He had been a Socialist previous to being a Chartist ; but experience had convinced him that the Charter must become the law of the land ere we could expect to see flourishing social communities , and from tbat time he had agitated for the Charter as a means to an end , as just and necessary in itself , and as leading to further ameliorations in our political and social condition . Chartism was calculated to arouse the people to a sense of their wronged condition—to the imperative necessity there existed for a change : it would lead them to reflect upon evils in the social condition , to which they were previously indifferent Physical force had been alluded to . They had no Idea of gaining their object by physical force ; it was not true that they ever had . The conduct of individuals had been alluded to ; but was the whole body to be blamed for the acts of tbe
few ? Would Socialism bear that test ? Had they none among their ranks who had iojured and then deserted them 1 Socialism was a work of time ; it would not come into general operation for a century to come . Despotism had been alluded to . Of what advantage would it be if despotism allowed them to raise incipient communitUs , and when they progressed toward perfection immediately put them down ? ( Hear , hear . ) But let the Charter become the law—let the democratic principle prevail , and they might then raise their communities in safety . ( Loud cheers . ) He believed the people wero intelligent enough ; they were not the destructives prejudice had represented them to be . They did not want to destroy the rights of others ; but they only wanted the means of enjoying their own . ( Loud cheers ) Mr . Turner explained .
Mr . Bailey , Soc ial lecturer , said he would consider the two measures , Socialism and Chartism . He would refer them to those places where the principles of tbe Charter were in operation , and they would see that it had not effected the good wbicb was hoped from it It contained no great moral principle . We should truly have Universal Suffrage , the Billot , ice , nl ) good enough in themselves ; but then we should still have competition . Would cot the wealthy speculator , the landed aristocrat , speedily find means to counteract tbe effects
of tbe Charter ? True , you have the Ballot ; but they - would soon take steps to ascertain the way in which their dependents had voted . He admitted that greater prejudice existed against Socialism , but it was because they were not acquainted with its principles ; but this would evaporate before the spread of information . And weuld not the same prejudice exist if they exercised political power ?—would they not exercise it to suppress Socialism T ( Loud cries of " No , no . " ) Socialism embraced the rights ef man and woman . ( Hear , hear . ) It was , therefore , tbe most perfect measure .
Mr . Parry and Mr . C . F . Goodfellow both claimed the right to speak ; but after some little delay , Mr . Goodfellow gave way to ' Mr . Parry , who paid a high compliment to Mr . Owen , and the lecturers of tke Social Institution ; but he must join issue with Mr . Fleming with respect to Austria and America , Along with tbe physical comforts of Austria , there existed tbe greatest bondage : its inhabitants were bound in the most servile fetters under tbe Government of Ferdinand and Metternich . No subject dared to give utterance to an opinion of his own , if it varied from tbe Government standard . Surely , they who were for unlimited freedom of opinion could not be enamoured of a state of society like that existing in Austria .
Mr . Bailey said that Socialism professed to do everything that would tend to the welfare of man . Chartism did net profess balf so much ; he therefore preferred Chartism , because it was more practicable . It had been objected that the people -were not intelligent enough to possess political power : it was tbe same objection which , at the time of the Reform Bill , tbe aristocracy brought against the grocer , the cheesemonger , &c . ; and you may depend upon it , if you wait till your intelligence is admitted , you will never obtain the Charter . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Fleming moved the adjournment of the question until next Friday , which was carried . The place was niora densely crowded , if possible , than at any former meeting , and greut interest was manifested in the proceedings . The above is but an outline uf the proceedings , uur correspondent being compelled to be present at an important Trada Delegate Meeting .
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Tailors . —Publio meeting of Chartists , at the Doves , Berwick-street , Golden-square , Mr . in the chair . In consequence of tbe illness of Mr . Stall-wood , Mr . Wheeler lectured here on Wednesday evening to the great satisfaction of his audience . A subscription was entered into in aid of the funds of the Council , and several new members were enrolled . Votes of thanks ¦ w ere passed upon the Lecturer and Chairman , and tbe meeting concluded with a variety of patriotic and sentimental songs . City of Lo : idon . —Chartist Hall , 55 , Old Bailey , Thursday evening , October 21 . Public" meeting of
Chartists , Mr . Dale in the chair . Mr . Wheeler lectured here on tbe subject of " Class Legislation , " and was much applauded by the company present , who were not so numerous as bad been expected , though this may be justly attributed to its imperfect announcement and the inclement state of the evening . Messrs . Fusaeli , 8 unpson , Mills , tee ., briefly addressed the meeting at t . he lonclusion of the lecture , and the company depa . tt « t' with the firm determination of exerting their enenfie *; to ensure a full meeting on the ensuing Thursday . "
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PUBL 1 . " MEETING AT STOCKPORT . In conseqi wnce of ^ 8 thousands walking the streets for the 'want of employment , aud turnouts to resist the enorn 10 M reduction offered by the cotton masters , and the \ T * amount of privation and distress which prevails in ^^ town , tfae committee of the working mendepuU 4 > eve ! l £ ° * taeix ° w body to wait upon the Mayor and Magistrates , to request to be allowed the Court Ro om oa Friday , ( as no use was made of it on tbat day , ) l ^ && purpose of convening a public meeting of all pt . ltlei . to lay before them the condition of the working . elosass , an « solicit the aid of
tiie public in adopting & tma I" * n to obtain relief . Accordingly , the persons h 9 Poiatod watted upon tbe Mayor on Thursday , who , % "tthout the least hesitation , gave . them a peremptory r « i ' ***! Seeing they could not have the Court Room , am . ' ** other room in the town being sufficiently large for * meeting of the description contemplated , they imau lately issued placards calling a meeting for twelve o ' c tock » in the Market Place , on Friday ; at which hoi v » numerous concourse of people had assembled . Wo hustings being prepared , a butcher very kindly leh * his cart for tbe speakers .
Mr . James Selbt was called to the ' « uu >> and introduced Mr . tuomas Clakke to move the fit ^ resolution , which was as follows . - —
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" That , in the opinion of this meeting , the conduct of the cotton masters of this . town is highly reprehen sible , in taking the wages from those by whose toil and sweat they have amassed suca iarge fortunes ,, erected their stately mansions , ^ c ^ and mote especially , be cause it i * Injurious to themselve * and the public bjr destaging the best market , siamely , th ^ e h ome consumption . " _•• ¦ . ¦; . ; ' . ¦ . . : , ' .. - ¦ ' :- '¦ The speaker , after addressing the congregated thousands as fellow-sufferers , saM that the conduct of the master manufacturers of Stockport , In his opinion , was in good keeping with their acts for a number ef years . They had always been first In tbe field la attempting a reduction—they had , on all occasions , made that town tbe eess-poel of eorrnption—they had
invariably set the example of plunder , in their endeavours to grind the face of the industrious poor . Bat why wss it that they could thus , make such encroachments upon the rights of labour ? Because they aad the making of the law which protected property ,, and which the working , classes were compelled ; to obey , although made without their consent , and which afforded no protection . Were the working classes to attempt to resist the onjast aggression of the property class , there would be the bayonet's point or the cannon ' s moath set before them ; whilst every step the masters took la the combinations against tke interest of the working mea was recognised by the magistrates , and sanctioned by the law . ( Hear , hear . ) . They hod always been assisted in their work « f plunder and devastation by the money-mongering middle class and shopkeepers . They could not : carry their diabolical schemes into operation without their consent and co-operation .
Those poor , ignorant , blind fools could not see that their profits would be larger—that they would have more customers if the working classes were properly paid for their labour ; their petty pride and foolishness caused them rather to stick to class and social distinction than assist the people in their just and righteous demands for political power . Thore were upwards of 7 , 0 e » out of employment In the borough ; the streets were lined from morning till night with honest , sober , and industrious artisans , famishing and dying of hunger . Mr . Clark made a capital speech , in which he pourtrayed the miseries of the people , and denounced tbe conduct of tbe masters . : He shewed how reductions acted upon society , and declared his conviction that Trades' Unions or combinations would be insufficient to keep up wages ; and concluded , after moving the resolution , by calling upon the working men to join the Charter Association , as their only plan of salvation . .- . . ' . - ¦• - .- ¦
Mr . John Wright seconded the resolution in a neat and sensible speech , showing the dreadful state of the people , and like tbe preceding speaker , contended tbat there was no hope for the working man until he was folly and fairly represented . He touched upon the corruptions of the banking system ; exposed the moneymongers and swindlers ; and gave a severe castigation to the cruel and unfeeling cotton lords . The Chairman put the resolution , sad it was carried without one dissentient Mr . Chables Davies moved the second resolution : —
" That the working classes of this town are in a mos deplorable condition ; hunger and starvation prevailing to an alarming extent ; and that reductions have a tendency to increase misery and crime , and injure society both locally and nationally ; and that the only way to benefit the Industrious millions is to give them a power over the law by granting Universal Suffrage , and thai enable them to protect their labour , which is the source of all wealth , against the encroachments of ths capitalists . " - Mr . Davies said , in that cart they saw three men who wished for work , but could not obtain any , in addition to the numbers who were in the same condition in that vast assembly . He thought there was nothing in that resolution which was very stringent—no
physical force—nothing calculated to frighten the old women in the town . ( Laughter . } He had been deputed to go to Ashton , when be met a gentleman , who told him tbat the Stockport masters were always first in making reductions . He could not agree with them ; the working man ' s wages , said the gentleman , were already too low , aud the proposed reduction was . entirely uncalled for . Mr . Davies here related the whole of the conversation which took place betwixt them . The gentleman told him to go through every town in England and expose the Stockport masters , gave 5 s . for the spinners , ana told them to call upon him every week for half a crown . He afterwards went to Oldham , Blackburn , and Chorley , and inquired amongst the cotton masters , who all declared there was no necessity for a reduction ; but when tbe master * of Stockport commenced , the others were obliged to follow , having to meet them in tbe same market Mr . D . then enumerated the cases of distress which
had come under his own notice , which completely horrified tbe audience , and a burst of execration , and cries of" shame , shame , " rang from every part of the meeting . Englishmen would not much longer put up patiently with such treatment ; they bad in tbat town manifested every disposition to maintain peace and obtain a living by ^ honest toil if they could , but it could not remain in the present state much longer . It was top much to expect that honest , industrious , sober men , willing to work , could they obtain it , at a price which would keep body and « oul together , would « it idly by , to see their wives literally starved to death by inches , and their children crying for food . They had conducted themselves peaceably hitherto , and only wished for a fair remuneration for their labour . The working man must no longer be deluded by Whigs or Tories , but unite for one given object before they conld make both factions yield to their just demands . He concluded an excellent speech by moving the resolution .
Mr . Joseph Carter seconded it in a short and humourous speech . Mr . Campbell supported the resolution in a powerful , convincing , and argumentative speech , lamented the circumstances which had called tbat meeting together . Mr . Griffin was next called upon and addressed the meeting for about an hour in support of the resolution , after which , The Chairman put it to the meeting , when a forest of hands were held up in its favour . A vote of thanks was given to the gentleman who lent the cart , and the Chairman . Mr . Griffin then moved a vote of censure on the Corn Law Repealing authorities , for not letting the working men have the Court room . This was seconded and carried unanimously . Tbe people then quietly dispersed . i i ^ fc .
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TO THE EXILES OF ERIN . Fellow-Men , —In addressing myself to you , I shall endeavour to avoid making use of any expression calculated to wound your national pride , which might be more properly termed your love of country , and rest assured , should any sentiment be traced by my pen calculated to wound the feelings of a true Irishman , I shall very much regret the having caused a single disagreeable sensation to arise in such Irishman ' s breast . Mind , I say true Irishman ; that Is , one who really Iovcb his country for his country ' s sake ; and not the follower of this or that man—the supporter of this or that particular measure ; but the' advocate of pure unsullied truth and universal liberty . My object is to heal , not to wound ; to convince not to ctmdemn ; to unite not to sever ; to fraternise not to produce dissension ; if , therefore . I should draw some
severe comparisons between certain popular characters of the present day , mark well , and appreciate properly my conclusions upon those comparisons , before you pronounce upon the truth or falsehood of those decisions , or condemn the picture -which I shall draw for , as it may be , your amusement or instruction . You have been taught , alas ! I faar too successfully taught to believe that the people—mind , tbe people , the poor oppressed , and like yourselves , enslaved people of England , ore your most bitter enemies and deadly foes , and the common tyrants of the enslaved of both countries have given you too much reason to believe such to be the case ; for , mark it well , whilst they have sent English soldiers into Ireland—oppressed Irelandto protect tbe pampered ministers of tbe Protestant Church , in their unrighteous plunderlngs of the poor industrious Catholic farmers , they have with your best pigs , eges , butter , bacon , beef , mutton , poultry ,
See ., imported the worst , and , in many instances , most unfortunate of the sons of ould Ireland to butcher and bludgeon the oppressed people of England . Yes , my friends , I could point many instances to yon of the people of this country having met for the express purpose of recording their sympathies for their oppressed fellow slaves of Ireland , when armed ruffians , a disgrace to the country which gave them birth—have rushed upon the assembled people , and indiscriminately floored , as they have termed ib , men , women , and children , the young and the aged , the weak and the unarmed strong , have shared the same fate , and I have no doubt but that murderous bands of Englishmen have been guilty of similar acts in Ireland : they , too , were a disgrace to the land of their birth . The inhabitanta of a country may disgrace themselves and their country , but their country will never disgrace them ; but what is it that is worthy of remark in this ?
Sons of Erin , learn to discriminate between the acts of a people , and the black deeds of the united English and Irish aristocracy , who by the means above described hold both yon and us in , bondage , and perpetuate that misery and degradation to which they have alike reduced us ; hasten to humanise that discord which bur unchristian taskmasters and fell deceivers have produced amongst us . No more allow the cry of repeal to be raised in vain ; no longer allow it to be a bugaboo to frighten tbe Tories ; make the word repeal to mean liberty—real , pure , deoycratio liberty ; for , if repeal only means restoring to College Greek snob a Parliament as that which Ireland had previous to the
union , that Parliament which sold the liberties of Ireland to the despotic faction , which tyranfeed over England's sons , and blighted the hopes of the liberty-loving of all Europe , then will repeal add bat another expensive bolt-link to the ponderous chain , - which binds alike Irishmen , Englishmen , and all the rest of the unhappy sons of toil ; the enslaved of nearly the whole of the civilised world . Yes , my friends , one Parliament is enough for as to support , whilst the rights of labour are prostrated before the baneful influences of labour ' s accumulated produce , whilst dark opaque substances have the unnatural power of reflecting iatelligeneies denied to the creature which gives them form and beauty—a Parliament oostneted pos ra « h false
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principles cannot , will not cure the crying evils which hourly curse poor" ould Ireland . " - No , no she must have a domestic legislature , in deed , as well as in name —a Parliament which « ball be the mirror of the public mind—a Parliament founded upon . the rights of man , and t&eimmotabta principles of troth '• ai justice . Remember the struggles of the Exiles of Erin , of the dead and the hulshetl , juA of the legally murdered Emmett ; say was it for a Whig Parliament they plotted and suffered , or was it for equal right ana ; equal laws ; and moreover , to not an Irishman as capable of acting honestly , and patriotically in Ireland as as well as In America , or does the crossing the herring
pond make men virtuous , generous , and jwrt- Don't believe such blarney ,, Paddy , ft is every JrMman ' fl interest to be a patriot is ' America , an 4 It is made the interest of , every Irishman to get as much as he can for bla vole ,, or serva a particular fcctlon in Ireland ;; bat thank Heaven , the bright Star pT Xeeds has risen over your We , and » oon shall Its Intellectual effalgenoe illumine your merry hearts and witty heads , and cause you to seek and obtain , unconditional , unencumbered Repeal , through j&at magnificent document / the soul of liberty and loYe ~ the People ' s Charter ; a document to whose principles Its very opponeats cannot demur , being obliged to admit on all occasions that they are founded on strict moral justice . .
O my oppressed fellow-slaves , let me , on this occasion , conjure yeu to look into ' the past history of your misgoverned country ; allow my pen to remind you of a few patriotic actions of tbe honourable gentlemen who composed Ireland's last Parliament , ;; and then say whether such a Parliament would not be a double curse to your already over-taxed country . . I know I may be here met with a long plausible argument upon absenteeism ; but never heed it , Paddy ' , sure there's no such thing on " rint day * , " The landlord is always
present in the person of his agent ... Don't yoa know the law of primogeniture has endowed the aristocracy with the attribute , omnipresence ; so that a great man may be in Ireland and Rome at the same time , or in England voting away the forty shillings franchise of Ireland , and at a gammg bouse in Paris , squandering away the hard earnings of thousands ef ill-clad and ill-used generous-hearted , unsuspecting Irishmen ; and sure it must be so , for what else do the gentlemen go to college and study physics , metaphysics , logic , hocuspocus , astrology , and appropriation 1
And ' now , Paddy , as they say , John Bull , in this land of Chartists , for a slap at a few of the illustrious members of Ireland ' s traitor Parliament and patriotic landholders—that is if I can find an organ of communication . WM . TILLMAN . 2 , Collins-street , Manchester . [ 7 b be continued next week . ]
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~~ ~ 4 B » THE INFERNAL AND ACCURSED WHIG BASTILE ; OR , NEW MODEL PRISON , IN COPENHAGEN FIELDS , PENTONVILLE , NEAR HOLLOWAY . T O THB BKALLY INTELLIGENT AND HU M ANS PORTI ON S OF THE PEOPLE OP ENGLAND . Friends and Fellow-Country hejj , —It is now twelve months come twelve o'clock this night since I called your attention , through the medium of the Star , to the erection of this infernal structure , since which time the bell-guided hands of the demons employed thereon have brought it all but to a completion ; yes ,
the cells , which , no doubt , at some not far distant day , will prove the " tombs '' of many of you , are nearly finished ; and the doors which are intended to secare you , so long as the spark of life remains within you , are made so recore , that yon might as well attempt to destroy the bastile itself with a bodkin as to force one of them . The manner , too , in which such cells asd doors are constructed , to prevent even your loudest exclamations for food from being heard , and , what is more diabolical , your cries when the gaolers are lashing you , is the very perfection of fiendish Ingenuity , and entitles the inventor to the first place in " The Royal Academy " in Hell , when tbe Devil pleases to call him there .
But , what matters it , Englishmen ! to the factions who oppress you , whether you are murdered in such cells or not ? You know they never feel for you , be your sufferings never so excruciating ; and you are sure they will not be called to account—in this world at least—for what their tools may do to you ; for , as your friends will not be permitted to visit you , and your cries will only be heard by that God , whose mercies yon slight by not raising your voices against such atrocities , who win be witnesses against them ? What matters it to either the Whig or Tory fiends who call
themselves yeur " rulers" (?) whether you are starved , hung , or flayed to death 1 They want you out of the world , it is plain , or why do they oppress and starve you ?* And what matters it to them in what manner you go out ? Why , if you were all to be Claytonised this whiter , they would not care , for then they would not be " annoyed" with your demands for food and justice next sessira ; therefore , yon should not look to them for redress in such cases ; and I am sorry to say that many of yon have , it being as ridiculous to beg as it is folly to expect it from them .
What weakness , I would ask , can be equal to that of allowing , by your silence , as you have done , a structure to be raised in which all the tortures of hell are to be Inflicted , and then praying the " Honourable !?) House , " who sanction them , nut to be too severe upon yon , not to enforce tbe Bilent portion of this infernal system ? Why , Englishmen I what is tbe meaning of the term " silent , " in such cases as the present ? Can any ef you who have petitioned divine it ? I cannott The victim , we will say , is confined in a strong stone cell , which is so constructed that not the slightest sound could be heard , so tbat a man may be raving mad—and many will be—and not even bis next neighbour in affliction would know of it ; the construction of
tbe water-oloseu would convince you of this , the pipes leading therefrom being stopped with valves to prevent one victim from tolling another tbat he is being murdered by bis keeper ! What matters it , then to the victimized inmates of this accursed abode of wretchedness and despair , whether the silent system is in effect or not ? Thetentime 8 more horrid system of private torture ( of which y » u do not make any mention in jour petitions ) will be worse than the most rigorous measure of " the driving-men-mad system" to them , it will drive them mad tho sooner ; and thus will they be the easier " got rid of , " especially " If" they destroy themselves ! and tbe jailers , yon know , will , like the government (?) who employ them , be " above suspicion" ! -
Now , you know , fellow-countryman , tbat I am not for " tit-bit reform , " that I would not have it if it were offered , if I could help it , much less agitate for it ; and when I tell you tbat I shall not be content with anything less than the total destruction of this bastile , you may be sure that I shall not stop half-way and say , "Oh , its a pity to destroy so splendid an edifice , cannot we save it by abolishing the tortures which are intended to be inflicted therein ? " I tell you . Englishmen , that I will not rest until both are destroyed I I am not like many of you have proved yourselves te be , for softening down a part of the cruelties which are therein to be inflicted . I am for abolishing the system from which the whole of them spring ; destroy the Bastile , and where are its " horrors" ? Englishmen , does not that question convince you of tbe justice of that which I advocate ? Aye , and methioks I hear you exclaim to a man , " The Bastile shall come down . "
There can , Englishmen , be but one rational opinion upon this subject , and that is , that this accursed fabric must be taken down after the passing of the Charter , by men appointed for that purpose by a really honourable and universally elected House of Commons , it is of no use whatever to expect it before , and madness not to do it after ; let some charitable institution be reared upon the spot , and thus of an infernal beginning , make in the name of all that is just on merciful , a most Godlike end ! Sir Peter Laurie has told you from bis magisterial bench , at the Mansion House , tbat be is against the silent system , and that he hopes it will soon be abolished ;
and the Editor of the Weekly Dispatch on the faith of such hopes , declares it -will prove a settler for the tortures which are to be ii flirted in the Holloway Roads Bastile I Why , he would not know if you was to ask him I This " Holloway Ointment" will not do for me ; : t may " soothe" for a time those who have not given the case the consideration which tbe atrocioosness of it demands , and may prove " a blessing to mothers '' -who are rearing sons that will be , perhaps , doomed to perish in thia bastile ; for such as these it is all very well , very well , indeed . At least , until they get" safely stowed" in the bastile , and then the logic which they trusted to in tho Dispatch will prove a dispatch to them in right earnest i
Englishmen , you have all heard of the French Bastile , and you know that it was destroyed , though many of yon , do not know what it was destroyed , for . Men , women , and children were sent in there , and tortured to death , in the like manner which you will bis in your ' s , that is . privateiy ; their friendswere notallo wed tosee them any more than will yonr ' e . [ Are you not struck with the similtude of the systems of these two hells ?] And the demons , who had the care of such Pandemonium , therefore , denied , as they will in England , that the persons whom they 'had murdered had ever entered !
I am not for unnecessary rebellions , and , therefore , I do most confidently think , that the best way to prevent one in this country—On this subject , at least—is to abolish that which , ( even if we had a Republic , and we shall have in time , ) would lead to one , the baatllea - for in addition to the murdwi wbioh will be most assuredly perpetrated hi them , the blood spilt in the encounter between the bastfles aid 4 &e people would be most lamentable , and without , I may add , any real service to the cause of humanity , as tke former , from the secure position which they would occupy in the various towers , could shoot all around the walls , without ever receiving one shot themselves ; and this is was * no reasonable person could wish , as it would actually be a victory of Hell ' s worst demons over God ' s noblest and most benevolent people !
Let ua then think no more—in this case , at leastof remedying this evil , or that evil , or petitioning this House or that House for any such remedy ; but push on at a four million of hone power for the Charter , and destroy the system from whicli they spring . No man in hissenees would think that he could exterminate thistles from the land b ? merely cutting them down , as he must know tbat by so doing he would enable them to spring
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up afresh , aad in increased numbers and vigour . What , then , would he do ? Why , uproot ( hem altosethwi Now , this ( sir land , oh which the devil , fabnTof bk worst moods , sowed tbe seeds of PandemoniunuW cannot produce anything else , so long as the Buttle , » Pandemonium , germ , Is suffered to remaini , ' thereat and , if yoa would exterminate it , you must begin at tS root—so lopping off the bnncnes will "do , " for { £ ? can assure you , . is like the fiery dragon of 8 t Qtotnl unless you . eittydy < d « $% U , it WJH destroy you r « .- * ^ . Wlfi <* $ * & » * $ ?*} > cnaSp-IoM i » the work of justice , siid humanity I and let yonj- ^ goodfeelingsbeyourieadert , for then you wDTliaW enthusiastic ones , and when tbe Charter of our libertt * to established , let us begin the work in righi earnest he that to for saving any portion of the accursed fab * must bring hto wheel-barrow , and much good may it Z Mm , say I ; the Deril himself may come in the per **
or wormanDy , * « ne uxes , ana carry away the caiL loads of defiled rubbish sprung from hia accursed seed , and when the ground to properly elearedLof rt the seeds of charity , nurtured by fostering hsidi-jl I am sure they win be—would rise to bless our tolib « , would also a nation ' s thanks to heaven that the Btt inquisition in this country was also the last ; and thai from the indignation consequent upon ita lntroductiM . so many poor individuals wilt be comfortably housed clothed , and fed in a charitable InstitituBon I ^^ Englishmen , as this is the first anniv ersary of n » bastile article , I hAve writ UiU to commemoration . ^ i ? and in order that the subject may be kept before h ?
i propose to write one on toe 19 th of every October if not oftener , until the Bastile be destroyed . I knot that by making this frank avowal of my intention * I shall make invidious enemies of many roguesU high quarters ( of Whig and Tory breed ) , who wjj no doubt be laying their traps to ensnare me ' tab their meshes , as they did poor Frost for decJaria hto Intentions ; but if they do , I care not , I will , wm the blessing of God , defy the one " , and , with the aid of God , destroy the other . Believe me , Friends and Countrymen , Yours , ia the cause of justice and humanity , Henrt Dowell Griffithi , No . 11 , Winchester-row , Edgware-road , Londcs . Tuesday morning , ten o ' clock , Oct 19 th , 1841 .
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* Let Sir Robert Peel ' s motion for proroguing Pg , liament until February next , " to take into consida atton the extreme destitution , said to exist am ong * the people , " after the cold has frozen some seveo ] hundreds of them to death , as it doubtless will , « . swer this question . , t In my former article on this subject I stated eg the authority of persons well acquainted with U » whole affair , that "the silent , or driving-man-Hud system would be rigorously enforced . " When I rtudt this statement I believed , as indeed did many otts > persons who heard of it , tbat the silent system sporai of were to be the same as that enforced in the Bt *
vsrley , Northallerton , and other hells , but I find foe the construction of the various cells , dec that it is net so ; the silent system , if such it can be called , whidt is to be adopted in the New Bastile is to be of tfe different and more atrocious character , as it la iv tended to convey to the minds of those prisoners vta pass ( masked !) through the body of the prison , tbtf all is perfectly quiet in the different cells , whemi , as I have stated in my present article , no sound cosl possibly be heard through the doors or walls of thea . What silent system can equal this ? and what ebt but the total destruction of the Bastile could n . medy it ? i The founder and chief superintendent of tk Bastile .
^^ Signs op thb Times . —At Bow-fltreet , on Fridw fonr yonng men camo before the sitting magistrate ( Mr . Twyford ) requesting he would , order tixa relief from some quarter for they were in a state « f starvation . One ot them stated that he came fa * Frome , in Somersetshire , where he and his parent ! before him had resided for many years , bat being unable to obtain employment there , he had corne t ^ to London in the hope of bettering his condition ; In was willing to work , but unable to get employment His companions told a similar tale . Mr . Twjfotd sent for the relieving officer of the Strand lW
but that functionary refused to do anything for Ua poor fellows , besause they had slept the pretioa night in parishes out of the Union . Mr . Twrfoni said he had no power to compel the Union officer to do anything for them , and they were tnrned ont of the office to do the best they could for themselves . Such are the blessings of the New Poor Law Act . A magistrate , however much disposed to do so , basso power to assist a poor honest hard-workiiig mu but , if he chooses to forfeit that character , ui become either a thief or a beggar , why in either ease the magistrate has the power of committing him to prison , where he will have food and shelter , hi for mere poverty , unattended with a breach of tho law , he can do nothing .
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From the London Gazette of Friday , Oct . 22 . BANKRUPTS . Richard Archard Jones , Friday-street , CheapsMe , Manchester warehouseman , to surrender Nov . S , it eleven , Dec . 3 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy B&singhall-slreet . Solicitors , Messrs . Lofty aud Potter , King-street , Cheapaide ; official assignee , Mr . Johmos , Basingball-streer . John Smith , Deptford-bridfe , hatter , Oct 30 , Dec 3 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Baaingb&ll-atoet Solicitors , Messrs . Collins and Rigley , Crescent-place , Bridge-street , Biackfriara ; official assignee , Mr . lad :-ington , Coleman-street-buildlngs . George Bummerbays Henley , Savoy-street , Strand , auctioneer , Nov . 2 , at one , Dec . 3 , at eleven , at the Court ef Bankruptcy , Basinghall-street . Solicitor , Ml Dickinson , Pall-mall ; official assignee , Mr . Graham , Basingball-street
Nathaniel Fraley and Joseph Emery Merchant , Brirtot linen-drapers , Nov . 3 , at two , Dec . 3 , at twelve , » t the Commercial-rooms , Bristol Solicitors , Messrs . Jenldai and Abbott , New Inn ; and Messrs . Clarke , and Brittan , Bristol . Nathaniel Fraley , Bristol , linen-draper , Nov . 5 , Dec 3 , at two , at the Commercial-rooms , BristoL Solicitors , Mr . Wansey , Lothbury , and Mr . HasseD , Bristol . Thomas Peters , Cambridge , tailar , Nov . 4 , Dec j at eleven , at the Red Lion Inn , Cambridge . Solicitors , Mr . Adcock , Cambridge ; and Mr . Smith , Bedford-row . Benjamin James and John Morris James , Manchester , tanners , Nov . 4 , at one , Dec . 3 , at two , at tfie Commissioner ' s-rooms , Manchester . Solicitors , Mean . Lowndes , Robinson , and Bateson , Liverpool ; SfesaS SharpeFieldand JacksonBedford-row .
, , , William Haalett , Liverpool , provLsion-dedevNoJ 1 , Dec . 3 , at one at the Clarendon-rooms , Liverpoo l Solicitors , Messrs . Adlington , Gregory , Faulkner , «" Follett , Bedford-row ; and Messrs . Llttledale and Ew * well , Liverpool . ¦ . ¦ . Edward Burapstead , Halesworth , Suffolk , gr «* Nov . 2 , Dec . 3 , at one , at the King ' s Head Inn , Becd * Solicitors , Messrs . Thompson , Field , and D < sba > l > lB < Salters Hall . W James Galpin , sen ., Marhull , Dorsetshire , matt »» Nov . 1 , Dec . 3 , at twelve , at the Greyhound Inn , BW ^ ford Forum . Solicitors , Mr . Combe , Staple Inn ; & Mr . Phillips , Weymouth . \ William Milnes Atkinson , Beccles , Suffolk , B * ster , Nov . 2 , Dec 3 , at one , at the King ' s 2 ^^ ° ? Beccles . Solicitors , Messrs . Teesdale , Symes , ana n ton , Fenchurch-street .
PAETN'ERSHIPS DISSOLVED . R . M . H . Crosbieand W . M "Lean Hey wood , IsBf ^ f drapers ., A . G . Robinson and R . Talbot , Liverpool w- Knowles aud J . Roberts , Liverpool , ironmonger s . » " * A . Lees , and G . Hallas , Oldham , Lancashire , eoal -wr chants . J . W . Meoreand J . B . Moore , I ^^^ TZ . chants . J . Blackburn and T . Holdswortli . «* » £ Lancashire , joiners . W . S . Morris and J . F- * fr « Chester , calico-printers . T . Dugdale , R f" * . ^ Robinson , R . Baxter , and T . Littler , Thtts&pn , J *' cashire , coal-proprietors .
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From the Gazelle of Tuesday , Oct . 28 . bankrupts . «« James Ebenezer Sannders , jun ., fl * B-fect 0 !' HSfl , Thames-street , London , to surrender , Nov . 3 , * "V . and Dec . 7 , at eleven , at the Court < rf Bfiffi Lackington , official assignee , Coleman-streeWin" 011 * Walters and Reeve , Basinghall-street ^^ jiiMh John Hall and Samuel Vincent , tea and cofi" *^?" ^ Si , Mary Axe , Nov . 5 and Dec . 7 , at the Conrt ^ Tj , ruptcy ; Edward Edwards , official assignee , F » a *^ place , Old Jewry ; Hughes , Kearsey , and MasM" """ Backlersbury . - -rdft John Tomes Watsoa , linen-draper , W «*" » Nov . 11 , and Dec . 7 , at twelve , at t&e _ w *? V j Messrs . tfydes and Tymbs , Worcester . B ^^ JLhfc Davidson , Cateaton-street , London ; Hydes amUT ^"" ¦
Worcester , ' , ' -.. Ve *« ¦* <* Pellegrino Rosselli , merchant , Lime-street , CH * . *» 2 , at one , and Dee . 7 . at eleven , at tie Court of J » £ ruptcy . Green , Aldermanbury , official assignee ; *¦» Mincing-lane . . ,, « & James Alexander Smith , and William Mo tf ^ linen-drapers , Oxford-street , Nov . 3 , at . eleven . Dee . ? , at fcwelva . at the Court of BankrnptflJ- W " Aldermanbury , official assignee ; Lloyd , Cbesptw * John luff Ereeland , innkeeper , Wcirewter , W * and Dae 7 , at eleven , at the Crown Inn , W" * f « j . Bedford , GrayB-inn-square , London ; Bedfordasa * cock , Worcester . , fc * Uor * Henry Budd , tobacco-merchant , Birnungh aiB , ^^ and Deo . 7 , at eleven ^ at the Waterloo-rooiBa . ^ Zt ham . Shaw , Ely-place , Hoiborn , London j n **" Kingston-upon-Hull . ^ JiSH ^ William Playne , saddler , and harness-m » w ^ ceater , Not . 4 , and Dec . 7 , at twelve , at the ofi ^^ Bailey , Gloucester . Bailey , Gloucester ; **»*
Gamlin , Gray ' s-inn , London . / jrfsie * Edward Raiae and John Raiue . carpet-manwB ^ rf Barnard-Castle , Durham , Nov . 9 . and J * £ jfifr eleven , at the Kings Head Inn , Baroajrd-Caw'pgj , ardson , Bar » ard-Castie ; Tyas , BeauforW ^ Strand , London .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 30, 1841, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1133/page/6/
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