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AKIITKATOHS . 3 > r . Geat to iring fonrard the report 6 f the com-3 Dit -, ie lor n plan for the -ertabluhment of arbitrators tfcr Eglont the country , in consequence of the ainniEsal i > J il * Government of the magistrates in -whom tfca pecple had cenfiaeccs . The repcrl TCccmmeadti ! tfeat Ibe dismissed msg ' -Btrates , as -well as those vrho had leskufcc . thoiilQ fes appointed in the first instance . Tiie following is & copy of the report : — "Export of SiibCcvnniiUi appointed to Consider and lirport en the adoption of a General System rj Arbitiaiion throughout fts country .
Yoar committee , having carefully considered tie fFVetsl questions rtf . m-d to item -with respect to ibe ictr&dacticn cf a system of arbitration throughout Ireland , -with a view to ths better adjustment of ail such dilutes as may from time to time arise among such cf the Inhabitants thereof as may be disposed to refer the same to arbitrators , beg leave to offer the ij > lio"wing report thereon for the adoption of your Associa-£ on : — "Your committee are strongly of opinion , that irasnxzca as many cf the m-rgistrates who possess popular
confidence haTe been deprived of the commission of the peac ; because of their attachment to the canre of iegislafcvfi Independence , no nnnecessary time should bt ; li-st In carrying into practice the principle cf arbitration as * 2 rt 2 £ y approved of bj tfee unanisiotis Tote of the Association . In order , therefore , to secure the perfect and barrr . osTons working of such a system , year eoHnr . Itt = e recommend that a standing committee be . immediately lontod to arrarse the necessary details , * prepare the requisite forms , and superintend the practical -working cf the syatem , after it shall haTe been put in operation . " of
* 'S ^ rag fnrther opinion that the . system of arbitration should be as universally applied as the circumstatevs of each locality ^ sriil tdmit , yonr cemmittee leccinmend that for that jnrposa the several cousties be Fppojnted into districts , and -that three or more arhi-ntors be recommeEdfcd for each district , the number to l > e determined fcy the extent ,. population , and roeh other local circnnistaiices as may sesji to bear clrectiy thereon . ' In defining these districts , joot committe -would « B 5 f £ st that advantage be taken of the amsioE * at present established for the purposes of the petty sessions courts , and recommtnd that those districts be Rdopt&i , inasmnch as the peasantry are in general femiliarised thereto .
" Tonr committee snegest thBt the dismissed magistrates and surh Repeal jt 3 Sces sa hare resigned , be in the first iostaace recommended as arbitrators in their respective districts ; and that a diEmiwed magistrate , » one -who has reagsed , if present ,, he in all cases ihossn -as the chairman cf the co-art of sr&itration . * ' Tout Commitiee axe strongly impressed with the ccDTzcfion that in aleciirg persons to be entrusted -frith such tngh . and important fEsctior-a as those that will ceeerarily devoirs upon tha arbitrators , the ntmost aaigerce should bs tssad to proccre persons not only cf high moral character and local influence , hut -who also possess the full * s £ complste « osfiaenee of the several
classes upon whose cases they may have to arbitrate . For this pnrposa , they would sccgest that the . Bept- ^ 1 wardens raideni : a ihs *? Ter * l districta be called upon boTseoxEBsad tooths Assod'iion snch persons asinay leem tosh ^ thshast qaolif sd to act as arbitrators , aud that they be directed : n making their selection , to request the aid of the S * -paG clergy and gentry in thadr seTeral districts . Tns . 1 the names of the persoaB so selected and app ? OT ? a of , be tranifaritted to the Association thron » h ths provincial inspector of -wardens , and be accompanied > y s report from him , on the qaalificatiaas of the persons so reeoBimends *! , and thst such reccmnsendations and r : p"rts be referred for consideration to the Standing Cosiinittea . of to
" In ^ ving Esnction yemr Association the lecommendaUDn of any arbitrator , your Committee suggest that it be gi ? en by Tote of tbB Association , at one of th 9 ordinary a acjoumed public meetings , « n special motion made , and that of snch motion it be necessary thst at ltast ens -week ' s public notica be jpren . " They farther recommend that each arbitrator , on the Tote of the Association being f ormaDy nolined to Mm , shall promise , as a Repealer , that ke ¦ will aibitrste impartially en all ca&es that may be referred to yn » decision .
" Tour committes -would also suggest ibat the Bepeal wardens of the district be requested to recommend a person qualified and 'willing grataiioaaly to act as secretary to the dirtrict arbitrators , and that it be the dnty of snea secretary , as may be appro-red of by the Association , to teep , under the directioc and Eupfcr-Intendenc © of ihs arbitrators , a book In -which proper Tniiraie 3 be kept of all proceedings bad before the court of arbitration . " Yunr committee sra also ^ f cpinion that dns pub-Bcity should be given re each district to the names of the arbitrators and the places of arbitration . -
•• "With respect to the mode of conducting the procee 5 ii ; i-3 of the courts of arbitration , your committte recommend that the arbitrators sit publicly , in s piaee or places to 2 » named , in their respectiTs districts on a certaii : fixsd day , each "week or fortnight , according to the peculiar crrcmnstsEces of the locah'ties ; nnd that EEyperacn ha-riEg any diSerecce -with or claim npor another sfavfl serra a notice upon that other , calling upon him to come before the arbitrators , upon th " e neS dsy of sitting , and submit to haTe ths matter in dispute arbitrated npon , and that there shall be appended to tke said notice a further notification , signed by one cf the district arbitrators , notifying that the arbitrators \ reBld sit f oi th 3 adjustment of differences on the daj specified .
" Ii is the opinion of yonr committee that the pr& ksc 3 cf three arbitrators should be declared necessary , to arbitrate upon e ich c = sa , and that all qnestiens bt decided by Tote , tha majority determining the decision , and t&st ahonld a greater number than three sit to arbitrate in any one cauie , and that said number be an ersn number , that than the chairman should hs . ve tsro Totes ; but that in all other cases , a majority of the Totes of the arbitrators shall deteralne . " Yonr committee recommend that the psriieB beperxnitted to a-yaa thtmislTes of professional aid , -whenerer \ hey consider it ad-risible .
"Tgut comndttea recommend that after the parties shall have appeared before the arbitrators , a deed of submission be respictiTciy signed by the parties , and duly -witnessea , cwi ^ x ^ inz to lea-ve tha matters in dispute to fiie decision or the arbitrators , and to abide v ^^ Hlf S theJ m ^ y ciais - Tilat ^ s arbitrators tonnghesrS thecss * and Midges sddnced on both Ed . es , mate their award , Trbidi a ^ ard shall bs final ^ J ^^ ' ^^ tt ^ enaone the same nt > on &e deed of £ ubiniiSlDii , and b ^ that a proper entrj of afi procee ^ ng bem , c , f c , th nisatt & £% / £ ? £ C ^ t ** - » F ? c ? ttt ward be gtren to each ESSIS ^ ^ ^ ^ -ol ^ andt ^
p ^ S ^ SS ^ Scomply therewith , the party so reTo ^ l shall bTr T £ * £ % Z ^ r-- clsl ° «» AaodfaS aTthTt ae standing Caom-- ^ do then proceed to inquire into aacwKTof Hda « fCSJ , Mfl that , unless the pStf ^ TBftaong fiul to gm sitis £ scteiy reasma to the <^ a--nftteei for such refnssl , the Cammhtee do recommend thai the party so refusing b = «|> dl 6 d from the Assort « Son by 3 public -rote . " Yonr CDsmittee would suggest , that for the bettei Trorldng of tte system , the Secretaries be requested
quarterly to forward to tho Awocaation for iaspection fee minute boots , and farther recommend Hat bl * ak loons of notice , deeds of submission , nincto books wad eXbes Bach books asd forms , be forwarded , in the requisite quantities , to the Beret *! districts , free of expense ; and that there be so chsrgt made , or fee reedTed by the arbitrators , or any of them , or by tbeii Secretary , for any noBce , deed of submission , award , or copy of award ; and that all forms be supplied , casei feeard , and arbitrated on , sad a-wsrds made , and copia Ibereof gtrenlo file parties , free of all cost and chargei trhatsoeTer .
" Your committee caraiot conclude without urguu ; mymyour issocisfentfee-E ^ tessity of caWn ? -oponal ! Bspeslcrs tsrc-csic-Qt ihe kingdom to araD themselrej
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of this . ; o-. ? e oi ob : sioin ^ » Ja-w ana uupvuai aojubtme ^ i . of their disputes and differences . Signed by order , " Aug . 21 , 1843 . "' "Jobs Grat , C 5 hairman . " Th i report was unanimously adopted .
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( from our own Correspondent . ) This " mother of many daughters" is pursuing the e ? en tenenr of her course , regardless of the powers brought against her ; sbe seems to bo obviously bent on mischief . The turnpike gates , as if by magic , are rapidly disappearing throughout the whole principality ; and the perplexed authorities declare their inability to put a stop to , or even to curb , the daring feats of an unknown individual . A sate which bad
previously been destroyed , within one mile of Carmarthen , -was re-eiected ; that town is literally swarming both with troops and police ; the gate-house was guarded nightly by a strong body ef ihe fobce ; yet at nine o'clock in the morning , and in open day , a party of Kebecsaitea made their appeoranca , and , having compelled the gate-keeper to begin the work of demolition , which they speedily perfected , forced him solemnly to swear that ho would never , in the whole course of bis life , take charge of either that or any oiher gate , nor demand one single farthing for toll .
A cons-able , in another locality , had been boasting overbid cups how he would serve Rabecca could-he c . tch her ; but his valour , like Bob Acre ' s , oozed out of his fingers' ends , when he was one night rousod from his slumbers , honoured by a viBit from thiB la «* y and her family . He had not a moment ev « n to dress , until he was commanded , on pain of death , to precede the cavalcade , and himself to begin the business of the night . He begged hard for time—time only to encase bis limbs in those nether garments which our climate
demands , but which must not be mentioned in a lady ' s ear . "When be attempted remonstrance , half-a-dozsn muskets were levelled at bis life ; aud this argument convinced him at once that any attempt at demur would be highly dangerons . He , a trusty keeper of the peace , cut but a sorry figure as he marched , hatchet in hand , at the head of tho band whom be bad dared to denounce ; for be it remembered that he had to truJge three mountain miles , somewhere about midnight , arrayed » nly in his hat and Bhirt , After the gate and toll-house had been
" In one common ruin hurled , " the bero of the eight , having been d » ly sworn never more to speak a slightipg word of his liege lady Rebecca , was allowed to return to his home , having sustained no other injury than those inflicted by the cooling of his fears . AlmoBt every night last week , the cavalry stationed in Swansea have been hurried out of the t * wn at the gallop , to tha disturbance of the rest of the peaceful inhabitants ; but although they were generally healed by some one or other of the County Magistrates , ^ yet they have invariably only got their labour for their pains , as in every instance Rebecca has been too sharp for them . In this and the adjoiniDJ ? counties , about fifteen gates have been destroyed in the course of the
last / ortirgbt , but in do one case has a single rioter been cspture > 3 . Various tales are afloat with respect to scenes which are said to hove occurred during the midnight i-xcnrsions of the various patrols . One of them is too good to be left untold . Dr . Bowring , it is said , headed a body of horse , as information had been received , thnt Rrbecc 3 was on that night to destroy : i aide gat <\ about ten er eleven miles from Carmarthen . He determined to go more warily to work than had yet bten attempted , in order that Rebecca should have no efeance of escape . Ha halted the party in a bye lane lending to the gate , whilst he proceeded forward , for the purpose of reeonnoitering . He had not , however , advanced very far , when he waB sprung upon by a man who had been concealed in the hedge , and who , in & ¦ imperative tone , commanded the Doctor to yield . But he was in nowise disposed to do so
at the behest of a nameless individual , whom he shrewdly conjectured to tw a follower of Rebecca ; and resolved to give practical demonstration of the fact that he was able to break brain-bcxes , as well as to plaster sores , and concoct schemes of legislation . In short , if report is to be believed , t 5 > e Doctor showed fight like a good 'db . The fellow roared most luBtily for his comrades , and tbe Doctor shouted on his . Reinforcements arrived to the support of both the belligerents , when it turned oat that both were fighting on the same side ; for tbe worthy Doctor's opponent was one of a band of constables who bad been despatched for the special protection of tbe gate ; and , seeing the Doctor prying about , naturally concluded that he was one of the sccuts of Rebecca . Mutual explanations took place , yfben each party was equally delighted to find that his opponent was no foe at all .
Aa turnpik-es are now getting scarce , it seems that tithes are next lobe the olgsct of attack . R . Goring Thomas , E ^ q ., is an extensive titheowaer in Carmarthenshire ; and his agent , a Mr . Edwards , has rendered himself obnoxious by the keenness which he has displayed in the collection of the impost . One night , cbuut the middle of last week , a vast assemblage of R-becea \ t « 8 about 1000 advanced to the attack of this gentleman "a residence . He was confined to bad by illmas at the time , and both his lady and daughter behaved themselves most callantly . In fact , It is much t «
be attributed to their good conduct on the present occasion , that bloodshed was not the upshot of the matter . Many shots were fired through the win lows , and several sluss were fired into the bed-posts , within a yard cf the invalid's head . The garden was completely mad a a wilaerness , tbe shrubs torn np by the roots , and every -vestige of culture destroyed . The gamekfceptr's house and furniture was wholly broken up , and several other deeds of damage were carried into effect before the party broke up . Blowing of horns , and tiring of gans occupied the -whole of the night and mice no small noise in the neighbourhood .
The copperme :. ' are not quite so peacefully disposed as they were at the commencement of the strike . Some nobsticks went to work at the reduced prices , and one or two houses have been demolished . Twenty-one additional policeni n have bten sworn in to-day , in order to keep the peace in the copperworks . The Chartists hfeld another numerous meeting on Thursday last , on the Sanda ; and although the evening was unfavourable , we h : id upwards of 5 , 000 present . The pioceedings -were of tbe most enthusiastic description , and a firm dete . minstion to re-erganiz-a and go forward hastaken possession of the mind of the Chartist public . The lecturer accepted the challenge which Mr . Jenkins formerly gave tbB Chartist body , for a discussion of tbe question of Coin Law Rtpea ) , bnt that gentleman , owing to bis delicate state of health , for the present deelints entering tbe arena .
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Pbooufss of T . itE Miner ' s association in Scot land . —CoursTY of Fife , Kelty . —A meeting of ihe Colliers of Kehy iind Beith washoiilen here on Monday at tha house of Mr . David Swa&n , Mr . Richard Penman was called to the chair . The meeting was addressed at great length by Mr . William Danielts , on tho obj eta and laws of the Miner's Association . Mr . Hammond also attempted to address the meeting , but was unable to proceed owing to a severe cold . A resolution wag passed , unanimously , "in favour of joining tjhe Miner ' s Society ; all hailed it as the besi and mostuseful association ever formed , for the protectiun of the opprei-sed miner . After giving a vote of ihanka to tho chairman and lecturer , the meeting , which was a very spirited one , separated .
Llchgelly . —T ! he colliers of this place and Lockfiuens , met in their Hall on Tuesday last , for the purpose of hearing Mr . Win . Danieils expla ' n the nature and objects of tho -VLinei ' s Association , which he did evidently ! to the satisfaction of all present . The meeting was ; alao shortly addressed by Mr . W . Hammond , afierjwhich a resolution was put from the chair and carried , pledging the meeting to join the Miner ' s Society ; a great many declaring that they had been long of opinion , that a union with their EnglUh brethren was the only means by which they could successfully coawud against oppression ,
and better their condition . The coiliers here loudly complain of the gross robbery practised by the coal masters upon them in weighing the coals . Indeed this is a general complaint among the colliers of Scotland ; and they think they will never havejustice done them , until they obtain an acD of Parliament , with iuspectora appointed to carry it out , to punish ail base scoundrels who follow such nefarious practices . After ; a bhort dibcussion , during which Mr . Daniells answered several questions' and cleared up several disputed points , the meeting gave avote of thanks to the chairman and speakers , and broke up .
KetPLEDRAV . —A meeting of 'ho Colliers of this place was holdonlon Wodnesdsy week , at the bouse of Mr . Andrew Hmitor , to tolce into consideration the propriety of joining the Miners' Association of Great Britain and Irelaiid . It was addressed by Mr . W . Daniells , who fhowtd the benefits which a perfect organization iof the Miuera would be certaia : o accomplish . After discussiug the laws and objects of the said Association , every hand in . the maeting was held up in [ favour of the union . After this meeting , Mr . D-iiniells visited and held interviews with the Colliers of Bogt-ide , who expressed themselves in very favourable terms towards the
Association , i Cujnny . —The Colliers of this place , Faugh , and Duudonald , held a meeting , in the open air , on Thursday week . -Mr . Andrew Forester was voted to th 9 chair ; andjthe meeting was addressed by Mr . W . DanieHs , who urged them to join tho Miners ' Society . The meeting following the advice thus given , unanimously passed a resolution in favour of that A&sociation . i The usual votes of thanks being given the meeting ! broke up . Crossgates— Important Delegate Meeting . —A Delegate Meeting of tho ( Jolliers or' the county of Fife took place on : Friday week , at the hoase of Mr . Cairns , New Inn | Crossgates ; Mr . Thomas Nicol was called to tho chair , and Mr . W . Daniells ,
appointed secretary , pro tern . A very favourable report was given in of the progress of the Miners' Association , and a great number of cards taken out . The following resolutions were also passed : — 1 . Moved and seconded by tyvo of the Delegates ; supported by Mr . W . Daniells , and carried unanimously : — " That it is the opinion ofi this meeting that a strike at thia time among the coiliers of England would cud in defeat , disgrace , ; and ruin to our infant association ; and we strongly advise our brethren in England , as rational ni'jn , to sit down and consider what will be ; the ceriain consequence of suoh a stf-p , viz ., retarding or breaking up the nc'lo .-t and most u ^ -ful association ever i ' ormed amoi ^ st the miners , and throwing back their own cau = d i < u- a
number of yara ; because wo are convinced that n js a ( iesp laid plot of . the enemies of tho association , to break up the same : therefore , we entreat them to pause 'ere they ibring ruin en themselves and feliows . " 2 ad . " That this meeting is opinion that all miners &hould be admitted members o ; the association , whether they be Coal , Lead , Ironstone , Copper , or Block Tin Miners , and hope the second general law will ; be altered accordingly . " 3 rd . " That each colliery in Fife , eend a letter to the i chairman of tho Minor ' s Conference about , to be held ' in Nowcastle-upon-Tyno , strongly condemning any i s t rike at the present time . " 4 th . " That another D legate Meeting be held in this house on Saturday , Sept . 2 nd , at two o ' clock , p . m ., and that every
colliery in Fife be written to , requesting them to send a ., delegate . " Votes of that ka were then gtveutothe j chairman , and to Messrs . Daniells , aud Hammond , ! when the delegates separated . The colliers of Scot- j land having learned wisdom from the strike last j year , are decidedly opposed to any thing of the kind J taking place until the orj ; : t . uiz % uoa o : tht > miuers is completed . Tho : generai cry is No Stiure I j Dalkieth . —Public Meeting . —A general meeting , ' called by placard , 6 . 1 the Mid and East Lothians , was held on Saturday last , at two o ' cioek p . m-, in tho t Freemason ' s Halli Dalkeith , the president of the Midlothian District in the caair . The meeting was opened by Air . Win . Daniells , in a speech of considerable length . He entreated them to arouse from !
their apathy and iindifference in which they had ; fallen ; to unite together in one holy band for the . protection of their jlabours and » hewed the success which had attended , tho labours of himself and his old friend Hammond in the counties of Fife and I Kinross . He 8 < u ilotvn loudly cheered . Mr . Wm . Choughan of Holytowu , the lace Euitor of the Miner ' s Journal , came forward to move the following resolution resolution , " That ii is the opinion of this meeting that the second general law should be altered so as toiadmit all miners as members ol the association . " lu doing this he showed the gross oppression practised upon tho miners in the west of , Scotland , which union only could remedy ; declared it as his conviction that all miners should be admitted members , because if the Copper or Tia
miners should be shut out , we should probably fi > d them some day in opposition to us ; he hoped kia ' old friends in the Lotbians would rally round- the Miner ' s Association ; ' twas the only thing that v * ould benefit their condition . After a powerful addve *} he sat down much applauded . A coljUer in ths ' body of the meeting having ; seconded the- tesolutio ' j , it was put from the chair , and carried un / Jknim . oasiy . Mr . W . Daniells rose to move » , resolution which he read to the meeting . " Tha * thia meeting ' strongly condemns a strike at the pre' ^ ent time , and ' advise our English brethren to refny n from such a ! ( rash , unwise step , jby all means . " He hoped the j ' meeting would not expect him to address them at ' any great length , seeing ha had so lately addressed ' them ; but auch was tho import ^ of j ^ resolu . ioa \ tha h-j coaldmi hilp sajiu ^ a f e 5 T words upon jt ., '
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He then showed the folly and madness of striking until they were properly organized , and had funds to snpport a strike . It was like an army of men entering the field against a well equipped and disciplined body ; they having neither arms nor ammunition . Would not this be madness ? ( Yes , yes . ) Yes ; and a strike without considering the consequence , was equally madness . He sincerely believed that the masters were at the bottom of the vuny to serve their own purposes . It was a vile trick to break up their Association , as they were dreading the power of the miners , if once organized—( Hear , hear . ) He hoped that meeting would show his countrymen , the English colliers , the bad policy of such a step ; and that the calm
reflecting men . of Scotland were , to a man , against it . He had much pleasure in moving the resolution—( loud cheering , during which many cried out , No strike ! no strike ! " ) The resolution having been seconded , was carried unanimously , every hardy fist being held up in its favour . The Chairman called upon Mr . William Hammond to move the next resolution , namely— " That all coal works in the Lothians ba earnestly requested to send letters to the National Delegate Meeting at . New * castle against a strike . " He delivered a most able address in favour of prudence and perseverance , which we have not space to insert , and sat down loudly cheered ; The following resolution was moved and seconded by two colliers , whose names it would be dangerous to , give , such is the tyranny of the
coal kings : — " That it is the opinion of this meeting tl-jafc a Victim Fund be immediately formed in tha Lothians , ( to counteract the tyranny of the coal masters , who are turning men from their employ ) for the purpose of supporting all those who may be in any way injured by the oppression of the masters ; and this meeting pledge itself to stand by and support all those who are thus victimised in defending our rights . " The resolution was passed unanimously , all being apparently convinced of its necessity . Hearty votes of thanks were given to the Chairman , and to Messrs . Hammond , Cloughas , and Daniells , for their kindness in coming such a great distance to attend the meeting , and for their talented services in defence of the oppressed miners . After transacting some local business , this important meeting broke up .
Meeting op Minehs . —— A public meeting of miners had been announced to take place at Oldbam Edge on Monday last , August 28 th , but in conso quence of the rain falling without intermission , ths meeting was unavoidably adjourned to the Old Mess House , and the business commenced by the Chairman reading the placard convening the meeting and requesting an uninterrupted hearing for , all parties « vho might wish to . state their opinions upon the important subjects about to be brought before them . He called upon Mr . Henry Dennett to propose the first resolution : "That we , the miners of the Lacashire District , delegate fire individuals to represent oar interests in the General Convention of Miners , to bo
holden in Newcastle-upon-Tyne , on Friday , the 1 st of September . " This was seconded by Mr . Auty , and on being put was carried unanimously . The following gentlemen were then unanimously elected as delegates to the Convention—David Swallow , John Berry , Daniel Thompson , George Harrison , and John Lomax . The next resolution proposed was " That we , the miners of Lancashire do hereby declare our entire disapproval of the attempts now making to bring about what we cannot help thinking a premature strike ; knowing , as we do , sacb a measure will be extremely detrimental to our interests , and be prodscttve of a total overthrow of our present but imperfect organization ; and we solemnly impress upon our representatives the necessity of opposing resolutely and determinedly any strike at the present juncture . " Tne resolution , on
being pat , was carried without a dissentient . This ended the public business , and the delegate meeting commeuced by the chairman who had presided over the public meeting being called to the same office over the delegates . The following . sums were then , paid in : —Oldham , 3 s . ; Stand-lane , Ss . 3 d . ; Street Gate , £ 1 4 s . 4 d . ; Hurot Brook , lls , 5 id . ; Darlington , £ 1 lls . 5 d . ; Chorfey Moor , 2 ^ . Id . ; CoppeD , 11 s . 8 d . ; Chorley , 6 s . o 4 . ; Pendlebury . 18 < . 8 d . j Little Lever , 19 s . 4 $ d . ; Darcy , Lever , £ 1 33 . 3 d . ; Bradfor Colliery , 13 a . 5 id . ; Clayton , 4 s . 3 d . ; Halshaw Moor , £ 1 15 s . lid . ; Ringley , £ 1 19 s . 6 d . ; Farnhill , Bury , 4 ^ . 9 d . ; Amberswood , 18 s . ; Crofter ' s Arms , 6-i . 9 d . ; Wroes Standish Gate , 9 s . 2 d . ; George and Dragon do ., 9 s . 2 . 3 d . ; Bolton , £ 3 3 s . ; Haddock Colliery , £ 2 l « s . 3 d . ; Dukenfield , 10 s . 10 d . ; Saint Helen ' s , £ 1 ; Top 'oth Lane , £ 1 9 a .- 2 d . ; Bank Top , 5 s . lid . ; total , £ 24 Is . Id .
The following resolutions were then unanimously agreed to : — " That » public meeting be holden at Halshaw Moor , or » Monday , 11 th inst . Chair to be taken at ten o ' clock in the forenoon : and a general meeting of delegates , immediately after ths transaction of public business , to take place in the Bowling Green Inn , Halshaw Moor . " " That a public meetng take place on Monday , the 18 th instant , at"the Snipe Inn , Dakcnfield . Chair to be taken at five o ' clock m the evening . " " That each lecturer transmit brief reports of the success attending their labours to the Northern Star or any other portion of
the press that will give insortion to the same . "That the best thanks of the delegates be given to the respectpd Proprietor and Editor of the Northern Star , for the readiness with which th ^ y have complied with the wishes of the Miner ' s Association , and the publicity so disinterestedly given to reports of meetings , and other business connected with the miner ' s union . " " That Henry Dennett lecture ia tho Wigaa and St . Helen ' s district , and Mr . J . Auty in ho Oldham district , until tue next delegate meeting . " Thanks were then given to the chairman and the meeting dispersed .
West Bromwich—On Monday the 28 th , a district meeting of the coal , lead , and iron-stone miners association was holden at the Turk's Head Inn . A large number of delegates attended , among whom wa 3 Messrs . Ogle andAJVftd , ^ agents of the body . Tho chairman being electjajL the following resolut ons were agreed to : * That the names of tbe societies shall be called over as they stand enrolled on the books , and the money collected . " " That it is the opinion of this meeting a delegate ought to bo sent to the Newcastle Conference of the Association . "
" That the delegates assemble again on Wednesday , at two o ' clock , with monies to send such delegate . " That a committee to draw up a report bo appointed —the document to state as near as possible the number of men in and out of employment , rate of wages , state of trade , and tbe present state and future prospf-ela of the Association . " Some other minor matters being disposed of , the district meeting was adjourned until the 11 th insff ., when it will be again hoi ion at Mr . James Rollason ' s , Oidbury , at two o'clock .
Thohnley Collier ? . —A public meeting yraa hoUien at this colliery on the evening of Saturday last , presided over by Mr . John Shephenson , and addressed by Mr . Richmond . The best feeling prevailed amongst the vast assembly of colliers present . Two delegates were chosen to sit in the Miner ' s Conference , at Newcastle , on the 1 st day of September . On Sunday a camp meeting was holden , which was also addressed at great lsiigth by Mr . Richmond , from the following words : " What mean ye that ye beat my . people to pieces , and grind the : ' acM of the poor ?'—Isaiah , c . 3 . v . 15 .
Meeting of Miners at Hotland . —A meeting of miners was lately holden at Hoyland , near Barnsley , which was attended and addressed by Mr . S . Davis , from Newcastle . During the course of his address he was interrupted by a " Free-Trader " who declared that the present movement " was a Chartist do . " The meeting met the interruption by loud crie .-: "if it is not a Chartist do , it is time it was . " Mr . Davi . es tff . red to attend again en another evening , and discuss the question with She Free-Trader . Tne effer was accepted ; and on fho evening fixed the two parties met , and " went at it " for two hours and a half . It is needless to say that tho " Free-Trade" chaff was scattered to the wind .
To Miners . —A public meeting willbs holden oa Monday sext , the 4-th , on Adwalton Moor ( commonly called Atherton Moor ) , chair to be taken at two o ' clock in the afternoon . Mr . S . Davies , from Newcastle , and o . her friends from Lancashire , agents of tho Miners' Association , are expectedta address the meeting . Immediately after the public meetiDg is over , a delegate meeting will be holden at the Unicorn Iun , Adwalton , on special business . Ii is requested that all societies that are formed will sena a delegate ; and all colliors who arewiahful to enter the Association are requested to do the same .
Mathematical Demonstration . —The late eccentric mathema tician , l rofe 3 sar Vmce , of King ' s College , C-imbridg : - ; , being once engaged in a conversation with a geutleman who advocated duelling , is 9 aid to have thrown his adversary completely hors de combat , by tho following acute and characteristic reply to his questiou : — " But what could you dcr « Sit , if a man told you to your , very face * You lie ' . '' "What could I do ? Why , I wudn't knock him down , but I'd tell him to pruv it . * Pray , Sir , prut iV I'd say . If he cudn ' t he'd be the liar , and there I shud har him ; but if he did pruv that I'd lied , I iSiust e'en pocket the affront , and there I expect the matter wudend . "
Liverpool . —Tuesday Evening . —Aemvat . o * the acadia . —The Acadia arrived in the Mersey about six o'clock this morning . She left Boston , on the 16 ih instant , and Halifax on the 18 ; h instant , at three o ' elock p . m . ; consequently she . accomplished the passage from Halifax to thw port in 10 days antf 2 i hours . Tne day after Bh « left Halifax , during thick weather , she was unfortunate enough to come into collision with the American barque Merchanti proceeding to Amsterdam in ballast . The accident occurred at two o ' clock in the morning . The bargufl sunk ia fifteen minutes after the concussion ; but all tho crew were saved . She was of the burthen of-W tons The steamer sustained no damage to her hull , her figurehead and rails alone were somewnat crushed . From what we can learn , no . blame what ever can be attached to any party , aad that tna 9 How was , in faet , au accident-.
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THE CATHOLIC OATH . Mr . O'Coxsell then proceeded to address the meeting in a -very powerful speech , on tho snhject of the Catholic oath . After animadverting npon the recent speeches of Lord Brougham aEd Ltrfi B . aumont , in the House of Lords , fee concltuled by moving that the Repea ? Association do prepare a petition for the abolition of all oaths affecting Roman Catholics , with the exception of the one specified—the Oath of Alledancein the second article of tke treaty of Limerick—ilond choera ) . Mr . O'Neil Dati > t seconded tha motion , "which passed unanimously . ^^ k-
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HORRIBLE CASE . "BLOOD-MONEY AGAIN . " On Monday , at the Worship-ftreet police office , Thomas Nichols and James Spelman were placed at tho bsr before Mr . Broughton , the sitting magistrate , the foraisr charged vriih taxing in his possession ihree counterfeit shillings with the intention to pass the same , and the latur with being in his company and being a notorious passer of bad money . This case exeiied the greatest interest , and , as tbs details of ii came cut iu examination , the indignation of a densely crowded court against the prisoner Spelman was repeatedly and loudly expressed . N : chu ! s is a mild looking youth , aboui 14 years of a " , and respectably connected .
Sergeant Barker , 11 H , siated , that he was on t ' uty at tbe Spiialfidds station-house , as reserve sergeant , at nine o ' clock on Saturday night , when the pn ? oner Sp&lman , who was a stranger to him , came there and inquired for two constables named Trew and BirchaiB . On telling Mm that they were not thero , he said he had been waiting for them all dav , and that Trew had made an appointment with him , winch he had not kept . He ( witness ) asked , tvhat business he had with ihem 1 when he replied , " Oh , I ' ve got that man for counterfeit coin ; you can go and take him if yon like ; I ' ve got him in
Elderstrset , with three pieces on him , and that ' s quite eno ^ ijh to obtain a coiiviciion . " He then added , ** You must do by rce as Tr « . w has done ; " and on witness inquiring what that "was , he answered u Why , bring me lo the station , and ltt aie go again . " " Bni ^" said ihe wilneES , "whaim . ce 5 sr » y is there to bring yon to th- station ii everyihiirg U correct V ' Wby , " £ aid » ie , "' if I am not brought to the station the man ' s friend 3 "will say I have s-oid him . " The witness , who entertained more than a suspicion upon ibe HJatter , then said , " Don ' t you cail this entrapping a iban into the commission of an effence V " Ob : "
he replied , " if you don ' t like to £ o it there are others who will , for I know more abou : these casep than yon do . " The witness who had determined to take buth men , told him he cou'd not go wiih him just teen , but if ke wculd wait five minutes till be came back he would do so . The witness , who was obliged to go at that bour to the divisional surgeon respecting two wounded men , then left the station , and on his return in about ten minutes found Spelman had gone . la about a quarter of an hourthe boy Jf . chois was brought iu by Malim and Jackson , two other constables , charged wiih having three counUrfeit shillings in his possessicn , anU , as h * was convinced this boy -was the person Spelman had been speaking about , he instantly ordered
Jlalim and Jackson to inn out and sccore tbe other prisoner . The officers said Spilmtm had run away , aud lie told them that they must search till they foan 3 him , as he was saii-Sed is was the more guilty of the two , and tha ^ it was noihin j but a ixapping piece cf business . The officers left , and while the charge was being entertained against Ivjchols , Sptlman was brcmgfct in by Malim . Witness told him he should detain him in conjaBCiion with the other man ; to which he replitd , " 1 hope not ; jou know what 1 > ave done . " The witness lold him he cenainly should , and asked his name ; which the prisoner gave , and while entering it on the sheet he heard a struggle behind him , and on turning round saw JSergeaDt
Tcakle , Jackson , and Malim struggling with the prisoner , the latter getting the best of it . Witness and the reserve constable , GTeen , went to their assistance , when he ( Barker ) heard something jingle against Spelman ' a tt - eift . He was endeavouring to swallow it , and thej trying to prevent him , but although they gripped him by the throat until he was almost black in the fsc- ? , £ e succeeded in swaliowing it . Kichols when brought in was crying very bitterly , and on tbe witness qnestioning him , he said , "J have been trapped into this place , and I know nothing about u . I went out with Spelman to take a waik , aad we : it threu ^ Ji Shore < iiU " h , and up . alagpie-ai ey into Elder-street ( about 500 yardB from the statioii ) , and when there Spe-man gave me 3 s , which
lie cesixca me to put into my righi-hand -waistcoatpoc ' xet to takt ; care of for him . aad told me on no account to stir from the Epot where 1 then was till te came back . I agreed to do so , but as he was gone a long time , and 11 bought it strar . ^ e ho fhonld give me the inoaey to mind , i took one of the shillings out of my p&ekei and bii it , as it felt greasj , when 1 fouDU it was 3 bad one . J then went into the Green Dragon , in Haifmooii-stTeet , bishopsgate , on my way home , and oa looking at the raont'y tbttfe found it was all bad . Speiman cjm ? in directly after , and on ifcUing him tbom-jaey vi-as ba < 1 , hesaid , 'Nonsense , come along , I wuct you to go with me and bny some tfbaceo . ' 1 screed to go , and we ;; t vriih him through Uiiios-stTcet , aud when we aot to tke cpmei of
Crispin-street ih-3 two i-ffiisjs laid hold of me , and Spt > lman rail away . The officers then put their hands siraighl into my waisicoat-pock-1 and took out the money , aiid then brought me to ihe station-house . " Malim , 74 H , entered the station-house whilst Barker was gone to the snrgp-on's , and while there Spelman again cam 9 in and spoke to him respecting a burglary which he said was abont to be perpetrated in Spnalfields , and on telling him he might as well saj where it wss to be committed , that he might take measures to prevent it , he said , " But I've another job in hand ; there's a man in Elder street wiih threa base Fhiilicg" in his waistccat pocket , and can ' t you take hijn ? " Witness expressed his willingness to do so , and he and Jackson went down E < 3 er-street into Crispin-street , where they plumped ca both the prisoners together . As
Spelman did not imEsdJately ran away , the officers left him and took Nichols to the station , but on being ordered by Barker to take Spelman also , he did so , and on getting him to the station ie saw ha had something ia his mouth , which be was endeavouring to Ewallow . The strnggle then took plaos , in the course of "which he distinctly felt something go down the prisoner ' s throat , bpelnan then fell on the fl-.-or exhansted and apparently hurt in the tcroat , and asked for waier , which was given him then , and eight or ten other times during the night . Greeu , the reserve man at the station , gave nearly the earns account as the other offic > rg , and s : a : cd that while looking crer the bar of the station-house door the prisoner Speiman paid a third visit to him , displaying the greatest anxiety to have the bo } iSvcoois apprehended .
Barker uaid he had made a fall report of the cirenmstanoes to Ms superintendent , in consequence of which Trew and Bircham had been called on for an explanation of their conduct , and directed to be in attendance at the court , which they were . lusptctor Harris said he was present at the time Tiew and Biichim were calied in , and Trew said he had not seen Spelman fcince SataTday morning , when Spelman had given him information &f a case of forgery , and that the man implicated by his information had bten taken to Bow-street oa the charge , aad i 3 now in prison for re-examination . The bey Nichols made the same defence now he had done to fcJergeast Barker , and protested his innocence very earnestly .
Spelman Eaid , with , the greatest coolness and determicanon , that he met the boy in a skittle-ground , and on being told by him thai he was going to Spitaifields he offered to go with him . Nichols asked him how he got on in business , and he replied , it was very well , he conld not complain . Kichols then said ha had not done any work for six months , and producing some bad money from his pocket , said ho goJ his living in an easy mauaer—by smashing . He ( Spelman ) war much shocked at this , and thought it Mb dnty to give information to the police . Mi . Brougbton then put some close qnssMons to the prisoner Spelman , and among them the following : — "Why did yon , on going to the station , inquire for Trew and Birchim in particular?—1 don't snow that 1 did ask lor them in particular , though I sight have done Sft .
What did you mean by saying to Sergeant Baker that you hoped he would do with you as Trew had done 1—I don't recallec ; nsing the word 3 ; if I did they ba 4 no meamngj as Trew and I never had any dealings . How did you become acquainted with the forgery and burglary you gave the officers information about ? —Because I work in Spitalfields market , and overheard the particulars of them there ; I heard a man named Murphy talking abont the burglary . What did jou mean by saying , If you don ' t take me to the station also , the maa ' e friends will think I ' ve sold him !"—I don't know , I'm sure , that I did say so , but 1 might . ( On this question beinc
repeated , he waa tilent . ) v ~ T \ B ^ DSkton then aid , that Sergeant Barker fi * a uken » Tery proper course in this matter , and 7 " ^ serving of the highest commendation for his arm and honourable conduct . It wm by no means ??^ ?? ? ^ K formerly to hear of blood-money cases though their truth waa long donbted , but at V ? u ^? n , celebrated case cf BFock , Pclharo , and JLri-vS ? ^ A ^ ^ er case wMch occurred in the S ^ - lf ^ i Wood - wben the infamyof the £ ysdJS ^^? I * * that the Wlatnra tJvk «™ v ^ f ^ ? a Etc ? t 0 ^ and he ( Sir . Brought ) had not the least idea that such practices were in exi ^ ce now-a-days . The woribj
The " Rebecca" Movement South Wales.
THE " REBECCA" MOVEMENT SOUTH WALES .
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ma ^ isirate en < phai . ically continued , — " I consider t&is a most important matter , and will use my best exertions to have it properly investigated . I have no more doubt ( addressing the prisoner Spfclman ) that y&u have entrapped this poor boy , than I have that there is a God above , and that Ho is just . I look upon yon as the most dangerous character that everprowled the streets ef the metropolis , and the case assumes a more serious character from tho use you havemadeoftwoofficers ' nameswhohavehithertohsid a very respectablestation in the force , and with respect to whose participation in the practices you speak of I shall make no observation , as the matter has been fully reported to the Police Commissioners , by whom it will be properly investigated . " The worthy
magistrate then severely animadverted upon the fact , that at the very time Spelman was displaying his anxiety to have the poor boy taken by the police , Another person was already incarcerated upon a charge that was , perhaps , by him concocted as this had been , and he waa prepared to give further information about a burglary that he said he kuew of , but which it was now utterly impossible to believo , after such infamous conduct aad been exposed as he had been pioved to be guilty of . He should commit him to prisdn to answer the charge on Monday next , by which time the inquiry of the Police Commissioners would be terminated : but would take bail
for hi 3 future appearance , himself in , £ 50 , and two sureties in £ 25 each , with twenty-four hours to inquire into their solvency . With respect to the boy Nichols , he would give him up t » his friends on their entering into sureties for his future production against the other prisoner , and their guaranteeing that ho should not be tampered with by Spelman ' s confederates . He then requested Inspector Harris to report yesterday's proceedings to the Police Commissioners , and also to make ths magistrates at Bow-street acquainted with the facts , that they might the more narrowly watch the case of the man chaTged with forgery . Bail waa iound immediately for Nichols , and Spelman was taken away in the van .
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The ; following is from the Morning Chronicle . It would appear from it that " Rebecca" has had a very narrow escape , if it were true : — Information having been received by the magiatratea of the town and county of Havetfoidwest , about five o ' clock on Thursday evening , that Beeca and herdaugntera intended besetting Pendergrast-gate , which is close to the town , on that evening , about twelve o ' clock , four of the magistrates , consistin g of the Maynrj the Rev . Thomas Martin , William Owtsii B'q and J . Grimtb . 3 , E ? q , | met at the Town Hali , and despatched a messenger to Narberth for a detachment
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of cavairj , and I another to Pembroke Djck for s company of marines , both of which arrived in the town about eleven o ' clock . The magistrates held a second j meeting , when it waa determined that the I special constables , headed by the magistrates , shonld defend tbe gate , and in case of n «« d the cavalry [ and marines should come to their assistance . Very : soon after their arrival at the gate , Rebecca and her daughters , consisting of about 200 horae and foot , marie their appearance , when the special constables , about twenty-five in number , assisted by several respectable townsmen , moat valiantly attacked Rebecca , who was mounted upon a charger , and carried a double-barrelled percussion gun , loaded with ball cartridge , when in the Bcuffie one of the barrels
went off and lodged tbe contents in the loins of the horse , and the j constable ( Williams ) succeeded In bccuring the gun . j The second barrel was loaded with ball . Rebecca , finding herself disarmed , gallopped off , the horse , howevir , fell dead at the distance of one hundred yards . Unfortunately , in the darkness of the night , the rider escaped . Iu the mean time a fierce contest took place between the constables and the rioters , when twtf of the latter were captured . Their faces were blackened , and they were otherwise disguised . Findingthonisolves vigorously attacked by the constabulary foice the rioters fled in all directions . The cavalry and marines , accompanied by Captain Peel ( a county magistrate ) , arrived at the spot when the affray waa over , ! and patrolled the roads during the night . I
On the following morning ( Friday ) tbe prisoners captured tbe previous night were brought before the magistrates at the Town Hall . Their names were , Joshua Walters , aged twenty , and DavidVaughan , tsged twenty , both farm servants . A long investigation took place , which lasted the > vhole day . Various witnesses were examined , and tlie prisoners were fully committed for trial as rioters . ! On investigation before the magistrates , it appeared that the prisoner Walters had been sent with a gun in his han 4 , but which he contrived to pass away bsfore his capture , and 6 n examining his person blank cartridges were found in his pocket . It was also proved that as the riotorS passed a blacksmith ' s shep , on the way to the gate , ithey forcibly entered it , and stole several sledae hammers , and other deadly weapons .
A farmer from the neighbourhood ef Little Newartb gave evidence as to the very general dissatisfaction of the farmeiB and others with regard to the tolls , alleging their heavy and unequal pressure . This man seemed well acquainted with many of the Individuals who are under tbe guidance of Rebecca , and on being very cloBcly examined , he very reluctantly admitted that he knew theiowner of the horse which had been shot—a very fine horse , four years old , bufc refused to give the name , even if £ 100 were offered . He proposed , with a vifew to remedying some of the Rrievanccs , that the whole expense of tbe roads in the county should be paid out of the county stock , instead of . as at present , being suhjact to vexatious tolls . " He stated that some roads were comparatively free from turnpikes , and others too numerously supplied ; and complained of the : unjust operation of such a distribution of the turnpikes \> n particular individuals .. . Another witness deposed that he saw a flash of light from a gun which missed fire .
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In addition to the above , which we have received from the same gentleman at Swnasea , that has favoured us before time , we give the following from iba London dai ' y papers . They wiil show that the raovtment is far from being down : —
( From the Correspondent of ihe Times . J Llanon , AngnBt 22 . Understanding thit there would bo a meeting of the farmers of this paru-h and the neighbourhood , held at ths Scaccl-h *> us £ in this place last night , as soon as the meeting of the Gu :. rJiaus at Swansea was ended I rode to this place , sixteen miles from Swansea . Upon my arrival , I found that my information was correct , and at seven o ' clock last night the farmers began to assemble in considerable numbers from the various roads . In a £ hort time they met together in the National
Schoolroom , and I should think there were from 100 to 150 present . I cannot help remarking , that it was a peculiar , and certainly a praiseworthy feature in this meeting , that the fanners with the view of showing that thuy -were net actuated by any bat proper motives , and tbe redress of real grievances , unanimously solicited tbe Rev . Enoch Bees , the curate of tho parish , to pre-Bide over the meeting , and it ia equally to th « credit of that Rav . Gantlemaa that he contented to do so , nothing so much tending to the prevention of lawless outrage as snch an union as thia bet we-, a the pastor ef the parish and his lock .
The Rev . Gentleman , on taking the chair , said that , as he did not know the object for which the meeting was convened , he could not , of course , make any prefatory remarks , bat would wait to hear the observations of the various persons present . A farmer said , this meeting had been called in the expectation of receiving an answer from Mr . Reea G r-g ThomEE to the lfetter v . ntten him this day T .- e « . k , asking him to reduce thu tith 6 S . As he saw
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some cf Mr . Thomas ' s agents present , he would wish to ask them whether they had received any answer from Mr . Thomas to lay before tha meeting ? One of the agents in reply said , he had not received any public letter from Mr . Thomas . : The Farmer . —Parishioners , yon hear what the agent says , and that we have bad no answer to out letter sent to Mr . Thomas ; the question , therefore , will be for yon to consider whether you will send another letter to Mr . Thomas to a similar effect to the former , or whether you will wait some time longer far his answer ? . Another farmer said that the parish was gone altogether into confusion ; that they had been paying too much on every hand , and that they must go to meet Rabecca . "
Another farmer said he had met a tenant of Captain Gwyn , who asked him what were their complaints as to the tithes of Llanon ? He replied tbat they were willing to pay 2 s . in the pound tithes , on tbe annual value of the parish . Captain Owyn ' s tenant told him tb&t he had seen Mr . Thomas ' s son at Yatrad , and had beard from him that his father had received that letter , bo that it could not be said that he was unacquainted with their wishes . It seemed to be the general opinion of the meeting that they should wait a little longer for the answer , and they unanimousl y resolved that they were willing to pay one-tenth for tithes , but no more , which they contended they now did . The Chairman begged to put a question to the meeting—whether they Lad any other matter to complain of as grievous or burdensome ? and if they bad they ought now to mention it
A farmer said the second subject which they bad to consider v ? as the reduction of rents . They were so reduced to poverty tbat they had failed to pay their poor-rates , and many of them were daily afraid of the bailiff coming to distress them both for rent and rates ; to prove that they had endeavoured to pay them , he would mention that many of them had been contented with less than a sufficiency of food . As Welshmen they were willing to live under great burdens . Notwithstanding they bad practised the greatest economy , they , had been unable , for many years , to give their children an Euglinh education , and , worse than tbat ,
they could not even send them to the . Welsh Sunday Schools , because they were so deficient in clothing tbat they were ashamed to do so ; and they bad met to night because the country stood in a perilous condition through the general disturbances ; that they ( the farmers ) were bound to unite with one ef the two parties . It was their wish to join with their landlord ? , whem they asked to consider their poveity , and to reduce their rents . They wished to live a quiet life , but snch were tbe signs of the times that , from the letters daily sent and dropped , they were compelled to join the insurgent party .
A Farmer . —There was n gentleman who had a very fine horse which ho rede for years , and which carried him in ease , in comfort , and in safety , and in coming home , one night , be was much surprised that the horse , inftead of being quiet , as usual , attempted to throw him over the hedge all the way home , and when he came near home , the horse did throw him over the hedge ; he got up , went home , and , calling all his servants around him , gave orders to his groom to shoot the horse ; but there was an old woman belonging to his heusa , who said to him , " Don't shoot the horse , perhaps there is something wrong in the saddle or the padding of the saddle , for if there was not , why : should he cany you for bo many years in comfoit and in safety without throwing you ? Then don't shoot the horae without inquiry , bat let us look and see if anything is wrong . " They then looked at the horse ' s back before he was shot , aud
found there two large wounds ; one upon the odb Bide , and one upon tbe other ; and then the old woman Baid , " ' You see , you ought not to shoot the horse , for when the saddle was good , and everything was right , he carried you safely ; there must be something wrong in the padding of tbs smidle , for you see that his hick is torn through the flesh right down to the bone . " When they looked ii anything was the matter with the saddle , they found two large nails in it , which had torn the fiesh from the horse's barlr . Then , instead of Bhooting the horse , they cured his wounds and set everything to rights , and instead of again throwing him he carried his master safely , as far as he could and as long as he lived ; and now Rebecca has suffered until her fiV ah has been torn to the bone , and at lost she throws down the gentleman ; but we beg them to join together to heal her wounds , to set things to rights , and to mend tbe saddle , that neither she nor they may suffer any more .
I 4 as your representative ) then explained , at their request , that you were anxious to state fairly thoir grievances , if they had any ; and that I was most willing to hear and take down any statement which they might choose to make ; at the same time begging them that in such statements they would strictly adhere to the truth , as otherwise they would only deceive the public , and that in the end it would recoil upon them-Belves , because any statements which were iacom ct would be sure to be contradicted . Tlio meeting appeared generally to assent to tbis view of the case .
A Furaer . —I have been appointed to serve th office of overseer , and I am so now , in tbe hamlet of Glyn , in the pirish of Llanon ; and 1 can truly state , that so universal is the poverty of the people , that there are numbers who cannot pay the ratts . Oa tbAs day fortnight I was in soveral farmhouses , trying to collect rates , but could get vory little in ; in four or five of those there was not a morsol of bread n ^ r a morsel of meal , na I saw ; and in ono of them there were four or five children , tho c ' othes upon the backs of whom wore not , as I think , worth three shillings . How , then , can it be expected , tbat people in such a state of poverty can pay the rates ? and yet it is imposed
upon me and other overseers to mate them pay , or to seize and sell their little bit of goods . I ask , then , what can we do , unless we can reduce some of those charges that press so heavily upon us ? and I hope tbat it will be in a very short time , and that they will try to ease their burdens of the poor-rate by making tbe people better off I cannot help thinking , however , that it would be much better if , instead of paying all tbe money that we do for the union officers , and which we think is altogether unnecesary , we should have the poor to manage In each parish separately , as we used to do , and not to look them up in the union houses as they now do .
TOLL-GATES . Several of the farmers wished to make statements of the oppressive nature of the lolls ; upon which subject—A farmer said that the tolls had been getting more and more severe for the last twenty-five years , for ever since that period they have been putting up gates and bars wherever they pleased , and at so many places , that he realy believed if they could they would put a gate at every manrs door in tbe parish . They , the farmers , could not go to the mill nor fetch a load of anything without paying at one , two , or three gates ;
if they went the shortest way and to the cheapest shop for their lime , which was a distance of about three miles , they bad to pay two gates of 4 $ d . each for a cart with « ne herse , while the lime only cost Is . 6 d . ^ Sometimes they werp obliged to go to Carmarthen with a load of coal to sell ; if they went the shortest way , they had for a cart with one horae three Bixppnr . y gates to pay , and ufter ; ili , they could only get 2 s 6 i . or 3 s . for their cartload of coal , for which they had at the pit to pay , from Is . 2 d . * to Is . Cd ., so that they were very frequently ouc of pocket The distance upon which they bad these three gates to pay was ab > ut twelve miles .
A farmer had taken a load of potatoes , about 8 cwt ., in a cart with two horsea from Llanon to Swansea , a distance of about fourteen miles ; he had to pay four gates , or 4 s tol ' s , and on his arrival at Swansea tbe market was so lew that he only got 8 s . for the potatoes , out of which ho had to pay , in addition to the gates , the tolls of the market , tho stabling of his horses , and other expenses . Another farmer said he wa 3 sure that he had carried more coals to Carmarthen than any one else prrsont , having gone there for years ; from about twenty to e xteen years ago , if he took a load of coal , with a cart drawn by two horses , he had to pay 7 id . for gates , and couidjSell his eoal for from I 2 s . to 15 s , ; with a similar load ho now had to pay 33 . for gstes , out of which he sometimestreoeived back by way of gratuity sums varying from 61 . to 10 d ., and the coal only now sold for from 6 ' s . to 8 * .
COUNTY-BATE . Several farmers objected to the county rates . They thought that there ought to be proper persons to look after . the bridge-surveyors , and that they should have an account of how their money was spent ; they objected also to paying the police , and thought tho county rates r were much misappropriated , for they knew bridges tbat had been built and repaired in that and the adjoining parishes at an enormons expense , and much more than ought to have been expended on them , while at the same time they were so inefficiently built that they soon again needed repairs and
alterations : this , however , would continue to be the case as long as the contractor had no proper person to saperintend the work , and had nothing to do but to get the sanction of the bridge-master and one or two magistrates , who knew nothing about building . The consequence had been , that the county had to go to the expense of building or repairing Buch bridges two or three times running , owing to the baduess of the workmanship , while , bad an impartial and efficient party been appointed to survey the work , be never would have passed it , and the county would have baen saved the expense . It being now nearly ten o'clock at night , no fnrther business was entered into ; but thanks having been voted to the Chairman , the meeting separated .
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KEPEAL As-OClATiOK . An adjourned meeting of this association "vra 3 held on T ^ edsesday , Jeremiah Dnnne . EEq ., T . C . in the chair . > lr- O'CosyELi . read a I # tter from New York , eoTEring a draft for £ 18 j and he observed , in reference to it , tiaj it was a proof that the pert this Association t © o £ in ths question of slavery had not mthUra'sm tfce sympathy of tha real lovers cf liberty in Ameiicu . Ef next resd slitter from the Mayor of TJdca , State of 2 Tew Tot , -which contsissd a drsft for £ 23 , ana jncved a Tote cf thatita to the Mayer of Utlca and to She other tabseribers tothb money , -which-tras adopted . Be read a letter from Harraar ' s-ierry . Virginia , v-ith £ 23 ; another fr « n Winchester , New York , -with £ f 5 ; ok from P . iH K : ver , -with £ 50 . Be moved tbs-. iha BZ-nea of tbe contributors fee entered in the American book , and ths y h'ra'fcs of the Association voted to them , ¦ wi / eb passed .
Jlr . J OTO 55 EH called the attention of tne meeting to a ParliaBJirntary return , TEcdved in DaVlin this day , respecting the taxation of Great Britain and Ireland , and be contended that that document -would show Tery great injustice towards this country . He contended tt-t Repeal ccnlduotbe delayed longer than eight or ter . months , and there -were probaJjiliUes ot its taking pirse £ « an Earlier data J-ir . Cossrii then addressed the meeting on the r £ jic * of fecQon fishls , winch he condemned as rcost ds--jiroca to the ramse of liberty in Ireland . He spots of be reports of the Sgbts between tfct- Po ' . ten and G ^ ics , vil'ih had lately taken place in ibe Synth cf Ireland .
r » c man Ehould l > e allo-sreti to b * a member of ibis As-9 o-- N ation -vrho Jock any part in these faction fights . He cei tr _ sted the ptsceable cendnct of the Irish Rspealers vi h thzt of tht Ecgliih people in their pppular asseniblits . He read the scccunt of tie yiil % ol Fitter 35 ; : fct-irto Greenwidi , as it appeared in the Morning Ch-. oxide . Thtre the -wcnion wtre hustled seg severely ¦ R-ctced , by tts crashing and rudeness of the people , Triue , ti tfce most cro-wrded Rejcsl meeting tciecd aafi chi - ~ : ren Trers as safe ns in a < lraw : ng-roGni in tlie city of JDsKin . IVliicb of these two conntries exh ^ b ted tke sb-.-rrer poofs of civil zitios ? He toped England V ' -. -i "' take-se esajnple in good zesnnera and morals from Ireland ,
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c THE NORTHERN STAR
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 2, 1843, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1228/page/6/
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