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WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE . WAKEFIELD ADJOURNED SESSIONS . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , that the Spring General Quarter Sessions of the Peace , for the West Riding of the County of York , will be held by adjournment in the Committee-Room , at the House of Correction , at Wakefield , on Thobsdat , the Thirteenth Day of June next , at Eleven o ' clock in the Forenoon , for the purpose of inspecting the Riding Prison , the said House of Correction ) and for examining the Accounts of the Keeper of the said House of Correction , making Enquiry into the conduct of the Officers and Servants belonging the same ; and also into the behaviour of the Prisoners , and their Earnings . C , H . ELSLEY , Clerk of the Peace . Clerk of the Peaee ' s Office , Wakefield , May 30 th , 1844 .
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TO THE CHARTISTS OF THE METROPOLIS AND THE FRIENDS OF HUMANITY IN GENERAL . MRS . ELLIS , the Law-made Widow , respect * fully announces that by their kind assistance she has been enabled to open a Shop , at No . 7 , New Montague-street , Briok Lane , SPITALFIELDS . in the GENERAL PROVISION LINE , and begste state that she is enabled to supply Goods , equal ia quality and Low in Price as any house in Town . Parties forwarding a Pre-paid Letter can be supplied at their own Residence . Orders punctually attended to . Mrs . Ellis begs to thank her numerous Frienda for past favours , and requests a continuance of the same . No . 7 , New Montague-street , Brick Lane , Spitalfields .
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TO THE PFBLia For some time p ; st the Coal Miners of Cbsrnock BichBrd bive Irsn en BfrikB , concerning -which the public feave t : 3 n led astray by intsrested tnd designing Individuals nvweprc-sntint ; tbe cinse of such strike . It fc-3 bran stated that Mr . Darlington had offered the men their pries , bnt owing to the in ^ zsference of W . P . Bofcaits , Esq . they ¦ wobM not go to worh Ths following are the means £ dop *^ d in order to spread this ti&lofiion . Letters are rent op nd down the country , purporting to come from Aopkceper 3 and tradesmen in t * » e ifceigfibourhcoa . Some of thr ^ e let ^ srs I r yve « 3 n , end fcwe a ^ ood idea of-what kind of shop it " they keep . Mr . DarP-jgton bin > celf hri circulatsd fl ' -ming plar-rdB advertising for one hundred men , in which the real *~ jaz 3 ol the prrrsnt difference latw ' it h'm and h ' s men is fcept from tne public .
It is tjae The present strike is not for wr ^ CS bat for t 2 * % t which is of more impoitance than even wr ^ es , viz , the r ight of kno-wir * 5 what amount of wrges the worki ng man nr ~ . to tiie home to his family on Saturday Bight , and farther to hate the In -jty of tking b ' a labour into the r ? at market he ran Hod for it-The £ ? ct of the me is , then , that Mi . Darlington ttjots his men to sign a bond which would enable him a * plf-ura to send them avray -without -wz ~ 8 & ; sad at the same time preTent them ti-om going to -work elrswhere . This the men refuse to to . Bat in order to i > tasTy the public on this Taattsr I haTe by a sort of Jfyerdemais or »« &roz » OJ&y got hold of one of these abominable decumen ' s , -which I ¦ will now toy before Uie pebJic , and let them decide whether they think that riy man in his rane mind -would be foolish enough to » ign his h-na * to an siiicle so completdy one-sidedgurating evaything to rte mpster , but nrtbvis but s ' lYery aid starvation to the -workmrn . ( copy . )
I the Tr afierilv . ned , do hereby agree "with Jobn Djrliujton to work n a collier for the said John Darliigton , in any of his mien or pits , in Charnock Bichr- 'dj or ek ^ heij In the county A Lancrstar , for f '^ e * . sin of twelve months from the date hereof , upon A "; tsraSivsd in the iBftrnEr foUo-siijg , ib . it 5 s to say . — I &&ree to -w ork for theoid John Darlington , at 1 . - -it tan foil days in evesy fortnight dciing the emq * aa > , riS each of such day ' s work a fair and reasonable . day ' s Trork , or in default of so doing , thtnl r ^ riato all ow f ' \ B said John Djilinglon , or his agent , to deduct from ay -wr ^ es the sum of two shillings pnrt sixpence por dsy lorezch men Saj , ol the said tzv . in each fortnight n I shall neglect so to work » -i aforesaid .
I undertake to gtt coals and slack ii a clear , -workmanlike , and saleable manner at the prices hereinafter mentioned fid rrsirdiog to the directions from time to *'» na given fui ibz \ purpute by the said John Darlington or his mnniger or r ^ ent , or any other of hiB managers or onderlookas . And 2 und # r * Jce tj provide myself , rid be provided at all times with a good and sufficient ttawer in the pin at my own expense . ¦ And I farther agrcs that should I through wilful negi : rt , work Ies 3 than ten days in ezzb . fortnight , dnr-* - » 3 the term 3 foiesaid , or the additional term hereinaftsr mentioned , then 1 agree that in such crse I will C 9 n-* "der myself , and aaj to be considered tired to the said John Diriir-gton for a further term of six months or for web less tuner- tfce total numt 3 r of dajs which I shall t % Teto work during my irst-mentioned teim of twelve montl-s * b- * ll atnoBtit to , subject to ihe same or like lale ? sijd regula'ioDs ri I tm Enfcjeet to during the said term of twelve luonths .
And sbopld ihtfnid -John Diriincton , or h i manager , or undferlookera of his "works , "vaiy , or altar tbe m ncer or method of -working his mines , I do hereby * -3 ree to -woik according ti such al * orations , and be ritlsfied -with a reasonable md faJT field price for snch ¦ wort The following ate the p-J- : s above relened to , at Wluch I j ^ jt ? to trort : — Here follows the bl » nk 1 'H of prir ^ 3 , unfilled up , » hi h ttatts that lie mines are about tbirty inches *~ - "nk , and then coes on to
say—And to tut rnd } drive teds , drifis , ic ., at a fair and It—enable price , to 13 prefi-srd by the said JjbxrDiry-isfxt , or b »? man- ^ er or underlockers , n the nature ¦ of snch work varir-3 bo much that a price cannot at present bt f ~ ed upon it . And I farther - - ^ ; to woik , n a hired seivaat , for ^ - > e rtd Job » i Darlington , for the further term of twelve mouths , coiatiigEc ^ -ig uptn the termination of the said first mentioned term , or for such treiter or less ' . nn r' I shall ccznpy any une Gf his cottages , or for i _ j ch t 5 me r" > J iiail be h s eebtor for any sum or sums of money aavs ^ ced to me , by himself or any of hij agen * ^ on b ^ aeconn "'
And I ao fnrthtr a ^^ -ee not to leave the works ? of the 8 r & John D > rliEgton at tbs end of the said twelve months . Jer wbich I am notr hired , nor at any ether tTne or timrs afterwards without giving one f uli montbs " nodes * n "writii » y 0 / such i "~ t--njion to leave ; snch notice to be given on the generpl fortnight pay day . Dated tfch ¦ day of One Thousand Eight Hundred sid .
"Witness , There gentle public , "what think yon of such- a document 89 this for a number 01 men to be compelled to sign before they go to work ? It speaks for itself . It BfcBds ro comment , the m ? n who signs it is a slave 1 st life , and it proves to the world what is tbe . intent ? jons of the mn -who cor'd desire hn labourers to r ^ r ee to it . Really , John , tost document -which the vrould-be hopkeepaw snd t .. * desinen ilru : k so highly of is a " choice bit , " and no mjVike . Jn the first clanrs , you bind the men to work f # 1 yon fur twelve months , during which time they can work for no other master . "Wfcil , Jobu , where ?* th * clause binding yon io find
fiem in cod * 1 j& work during that term- ? No such c ' aniJ is to be found in this "wonderfully jnst dncnment . Ttt if the men ara to be feound to you for twelve icontfcs , jou in return ought to be bound to fiud tbcm work for the twelve months , by which they could have on every Saturday night wages EUfncient for 'hem Eid their famiiies ? BaV that ¦ would be jastice , and wonld not answer your purpose . In the second clause , you say that for every day f * 'at the men should neglect in work , or send such an smouni of coal c > you usouH call a resionable day ' s irork under ten days in the fortnight , he shall pay the " said John D .-rjirgton the sum of 2 * 6 . " Very good , John , ag ^ a on yor ^ side of the qnestion . But where is thecijiUEscompe J *; Dgyoutopaybini the like snia
if you neglect to Snd him work for ten days in the fortnight Ah . you knew we ! that would never do for ?' as Co ?} 3 x'E 5 of Chsuiock Bichard-. That wonM t 3 In favour cf the m ^ ai , md nothing could ba fnrther frem your thoughts tban g ^^ g them any benefit from the biiidins . Bat I happen to know something of tt , s Cfcr ^ iock Richard . Th erefore , let me speak a word to you , John , in order that the public may understand us . The mine of CLsarnock is in tt j first plp ^ e very ttin , snd in the next pis ^ e much troubled . ThU l ^ ng the r " 3 , it is EcXt to impossible for & man to send anything ]? ke a regular quantity of coal day by dayj by this mejns , with your Is . 6 d . clanse , yoa could rob tie men 8 t pler ^ ure , psq you know it There 5 i anotbtr circumstance , John , ¦ which I Wutild noi lite to nrss . The roof falls at
times , aud prevents the men from Sending coals for dayB together- Here Js another ttap for the 2 * . 6 d ., John . And tben tbexe 5- break downs of the pumping « n | ine , and the water gk * ¦ ¦ in for two or three days or a -we&k , by which the men are prevented from working for that length of « me . But , Jol"i , you have not in-Beileda c » u . ' 5 n yor ^ docuEenl to E £ = 3 xe th ^ m 2 s . Sj . par day for every day they are J » 'd idle . O , no , tt > it would atver do , for tbesa bn- « k dowi ^ 'i general take pIrxe-whfcE the pit bar ! is fu ' of cot ., find the sale slack . ITA burned child dretd s theBre . * And yonr men tbink it is bntjustics , if they mrst pay 2 * . 6 d . for « rery day they shorld play , that you pay a 1 'ke suni fcr every day tbey have to play on account of the aforementioned canssi Bat your document dees not pretlde for that .
The next clause > " * an r'Jvi pie - . oT roifae . / , by Wl- " eh the men ' s - «? 5 S 3 ecrid be Hiea * rom them , end they sgr : -3 to it by yore bond . The men . — -e to seed r wls snd rUck in a ¦ w orkmr- ' ie m- —> er , subjr-rt to the Wrecviocs from time to timsof * he srid John , or Pvmarager or underlookevi . Paiaon r ~? quaiti ^ d Witt the doirss of sucb J'fee gen « £ men wodW see not *» na -wrong ^ ^ r * J . But to me it ' a ob * ior- > . Suppors foe ien bouid by ** ri fcond , pid " lea- ' . ^ jr givf 3 orders ^ at ** je eoels con *?' a t » much slr ^ ik , he therefore t " i £ 3 Htbat the men must bare llddlesa qnp ^ 3 r of an
> -ch-wlde n the square . Tfce mr't "would 12 , tfcat the "wr ^ t-: of the men -woD ld be reduced wxpenre per csors , ^ Tr ^ much - ^ ^ iiey wor < M mrke moi 3 Bl ^ k fbn copI , fhe taMner of wb ? ch they ^ re not pr-d moie * -b » u from one l ^ 'fl- ^ any to a penny per br ict for . i id thf « 9 f 'tstafio » 5 oftsn t » ke piece when *" ie xr « - -ter gets a Jr'ge « der : fbrthes ^ - ' :, tor the rse of factDiif ? , fee And another tb ' ug , by tb » t fw 3 the mss ^ - » k vjres to fr ' aiBe ?? iha pilvPjege of * - »> ir 3 L-om * he wm evay l ^ iket wblch iB er b ' s : \* i ** ~ , chera fi r \ y i « not «? « bT © r ^ d a \ Pirn eyme Hme r ^ n Hiem to tie cot . terns * at fal' piL j .
The next cJouse is too honld for cont « tnplaHon : Is it ! - ?» tioren foot *•* shewn ? i r ! Ushsi ' Mij defoiinitf , 3 i 6 nexScJTOrab ?« ids the men to » tt the-vpwatior ? or » i 6 ratioT' « the -srorkiBg of tbe m « uri By this the Workmen n > " » y 13 satjc jrsd to a sys 3 m which would f . HnplfcWy p 3 ' » them in the poirr' of rhe n- «^^ r ta tr ~ jnb ttiem'ta death at pie ~ n ; t . 3 , fid erible him to niry oat b | s ofJ-TEpested csssiiion , * bat he woe'd pay f > em- * It ^ tfcs ? own rod . laball cobelnde by m *? ng a j-sssiD ^ otiei ration on fae last d « p 6 sL o K Si "Rherein the men we topid to idm . bo loos u ^ J 6 ^ ^ ^^
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If thfcy should p ?/ v ^ to ibis bond they "would 1 j hi ? bjuod -oW" wb'le they lived , for it wor'd so pl--T tbem in b ^ power that they could never ' 1 oufe of b i ^ eb * If tbe engine should brc ! down * % ie men a \ z thereby ttrown cut of employmant ; they r ? - ) tbe- ^ foto compile 1 ta " jrrow money ef him , or in another way get a note to a cei > - ' n shop for fosi , which is looked upon as lent money ; so fn like manner in summer t ' tne when the sale 5 s »^ ck thB men work aho : " » t me , End rjnBtquently e ? ch w k fre in deb * . Thr ^ * * ie public will £ 2 e tbat raking * Yib doenment -1 a whole it ' •* scfficient to m ? ke the men r list i My Friends—I th'rk ^ it tbia dotament and tbe few obrsrvation which 1 have made will . cHy ex-ineio * 1 that noble of natuu , Wi'liam P Kol » > . E-q ., f * om the -vile attciks of tboce intes : : d tricksters who have endeavouied * o * -taish his fa ! ' fame by their lil 3 llons epjsrtes , and at the r % me time let the Miiers and others know the nature of the contrest which the master wishes them to rsree t > .
The public "will now 13 able to ; ndge whether it is Mr . Roberts , the men or tbe said Jobn , that is the ' r i of the prf-snt stiike at Cb' Jf * Bic > - ~ d . Yours , Wh . Dixon . Manchr 3 ter , May , 28 > h . 1844 .
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THE ADDRESS OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE MINER'S SUPPORT FUND TO THE TRADES AND WORKING MEN OF MANCHESTER . Gkkilemen , —Having bsen elected by a public misting , held in Carpenters' Hall , en Monday evening , May 20 th , 1844 , to ^ . ke into consideration * he c- ~ : 3 or the Coal Miners of Northumfcsrl&Tid and Daibum , we embrace tbe earliest opportunity of 1 Dinnienciug the duties of tbe omca impesad upon us by the unanimous voice of our fel > ow-t 3 wn * men , and also to lay before you the claims of tbe Miners of the above Counties , hoping that you will give them your serious consideration .
The limits of this sheet -will not admit ef the inrjriion of even a tithe of the grievance * of which they bo justly complain ; however , wo beg leave to ny on their behalf , tfeat the precsnt strike , atricity speaking , is not for an advance of wages , but Piainst other acts of injustice , of which the following are part : — It b ° 3 been the custom of the masters to bind the men from fear to year ; in which bond the men were pieventsd from working for any other mnter . In the bond there was a clause called the Guarantee C ) ao : o ; in -which it -was s ^ v ^ d , thit the master on his pstt , shonld give to the men wort whereby they would 13 enabled to earn 333 par weak . This at first sight looks i . atf £ cUy just ; but in Miuing , es in other
branches , there is a species of favouritism— some men taing allowed to earn 20 s . per wc . k and upwards , whiht others are not allowed to earn 10 s—and when thB men CDrnplaicid of this , there wa 9 no isdrrrs ; Ihtoj no otter lesourri , th » y were nctt ^ i'iLci to summen the Hiastsr for the wages due , t . fcra the masiBtia - ^ s . The mas t ers said , that taking tie men on the average , they had paid the 13 a per w : dt . In the pn ^ ent bond there ia no guarantee clnn-, 3 ; and the men think , and justly , that if they are to 13 bound to the mestsr , the mottsr in return onght to 13 bound to find tbem an amount of work upon which they and their families can live . The next complaint is , that tbe bond enables tbe mr ^ t ^ r at pleasure to make the workman his debtor whenever
he thinks proper , by the following me ? ns : if a tub containipg eight cwt ef coils should contain a C 2 r a n quantity of what the masters ctoors tj C 3 ll dirt or small , in the bond there is what is culled the " Quart Fine ; " that is , if i t eon * iins more than two quarts , there is a fine of 3 d per quart ; conc . quently , if the tub contains threa quarts , the man b's to pay fl J to the sip'tsr , which is much more than be gets for his labour . We have it from ezp 2 rieac 3 d men in the Mining jbusine's , that i t is impossible for tbe man to s ? nd the coa ' B with so small a quantity of this article in a tub ; they say , that if tbe same weight of coals wn filled in one of our yards with the hand , each lamp to ba as large as a man ' s feat , to b 9 thrown luto a tub or cart and then emptied
out , there would ba much more small than two quarts ; such being the case , how is it possible for the Miner who is working two miles from the shaft and bis coals to be jnmbled and jolted on tbe uneven road in a coalpit , to be able to cscompliBh so unrecsonable a Vc ^ k ? The fact is , that if the men were to agree to this , the master could send them home at night in his debt , besides the Ioes of the whole of their labour . We fc ^ ve it on the authority of a person of extensive knowledge , that last year men have , after working hard three days , t ? eD £ l 2 s 6 d . in debt to the inas'ar , t ~ sides about 7 s . for their labour , by the operation of this clauss of tbe bond . Another clause refers to " atone or splint ;" if there should be six pounds of which in a tub , they are fined Id . per pound , with the loss of the labour : this is also next to impossible ; the strata often falls with the coals , which the Miner has to cla ? n out , and with tbe inefficient light ef a Davy Lamp" which at best is only like tbe glimmering of a star , they c : iuot
sra to take out the whole ; besides the coa ? J ere liable to get stone on their way to tke shaft , by portions failing from the roef , fcc . The ntxt pit ; a of injustice to which wt wish t « call your attbntion , is the fine for short -weight , as the masters coll it : tbe men have proved in Y&rious instances , that the weighing machines by 'which their coals have bet-n weighed , have been irom nineteen to thirty pounds in favour of the ouster ; yet if the tub should 10 eight pounds short of the weight , the man loses his labour . Toe men desire that justice should be done £ 0 the ma-iters , and at the same time no injustice to themselves ; if a tub b 3 short , to 13 paid according to its weight , and if it t . ' over weight , to be paid for The same ; and to secure the ? mter from any less from dirt , foul coal , stone or bplint , that they be paid for all good coal that they r ? nd , and no more . Tbis the msiters refuse , knowing that if they consent to this , the wholesale system of rebbery -which they have practised upon tbe men will bs at an end .
Thus , fellow- -working men , the Miners of tbe North are contending for tbe racred principles of JDstire betwixt laan and man . We cannot closa thisaddrrts , -without mentioning the questien of wrgea : the masters have s ^ -itsd through the press , that they have not reduced the men ' s -wages ; yet from s ' atembnti , from" Vjjion ? coal works , in onr posenaion , we flud ! bit the difference in tbe Miner ' s wrfjes lut yei » , wss no less than 4 s . Id . per weak leaa tb ^ u the previous year . Gjntlemen , we now leave the case of-these por suffering men with you . Th ^ re are H .-000 Pitmen on
strike in the two counties , with boys and top lal anrtrs , m ^ tBg 5 n the -whole nor 30 , 000 people . Trmtint ; , therefor * , that you will givo them aJl tbe s"ri' » lan ? j in yeur power in this time of need , we say on their > .-half , that when they are well , if you should need their :: ' tf-. nce , they will chcailu ' y repay yorr k ' udntsi Signed on behalf of tbe Commitfca-James Beesle-j , President . Johs Mckkat , Treswrer , Thomas Raskin , Secre * "Ty . Manchr 3 t 3 r , May , 20 th , 1844 .
P . 3 . —The CommittJS will sit every Monday evening , at eight o ' clock , in the Coamittca Room , No . 43 , Brook- * treet , under the Carpenter ' s Hall , when they will cheerfully receive any sum the tredes thivk proper to forward for this purpose . The Committ-e will also provide collecting books , duly st ^ mpid , for parties who ¦ will take tbe trouble of receiving subscriptions in the various workshop * . Any person co )' ectir-j without the Committee ' s stamp upon the collecting book , pro im * pesters . Subscriptions will also ba received by Mr . James L ? . "icb , 40 , O ; k-strcet ; Mr . Appleton , hair dresser , London-road ; Mr . Owen , tebaccoD'st , Londonroad- ; and Mr . John Murray , t ; ot and shoe maker , 43 , Brooi-itreet .
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Newcastle . —The miners or pitmen of this countiy have been , to say tbe kast of it , an oppressed and enslaved body of mec : » s a pioof , wimesB theebulition ol publio feeling and sympathy that rnng through the whole nation , when the export of ibeir manifold wrongs came before the Lr ^ jslaturea flhors time ago ; witne& ? al ? o the interest their deplorable condition elicited from the public press ; and witness the s > rii ( ma and reproach that each consciencestricken Engli-hman felt at the very thonght , that he had lned bo loDg withi at being awaie that the «* omfori and convenience of the social fire-aide had
been procured at the expense of tbe most deeprooted , and most extensive system of slavery recorded in ths annals of history . The miners of Northumberland and Durham , with those of Yorkshire , Lancashire , and a vast number cf other places , are now on strike for the purpose of endeavouring to remove a small part of that gigantic system of slavery which encircles those brave and hardy sons of toils . The brave and energetic men of Yorkshire was tbe happy instrument , through tbe colsains of yon ? invaluable journal , to call the attention of their brethren to the necessity of uniting in one association the whole of the miners of Great Britain and Ireland . The amount of good achieved , the advantages gained , can only be only
appreciated from the fact , that the employers have become alarmed , and are np in hostile array against the object and laudable intentions of tbe Association ; and their only hope of success can or does depend on the old scheme of getting one portion of the labouring elapses to supplant and undermine the other : this is being attempted at present in these two counties , and the mere especial ly are they intent on seeking the requisite number from the land of the brave and generous Iiish . A statement appeals in the Tyne Mercury , pnblished this day ( but it is sometimes mistaken ) announcing that from 5 , 000
to 10 , 000 Irish labourers » re being brought over to Northumberland and Durham , to supplant the miners of these counties now on strike . . We appeal to the warm and generous-hearted sonB of the Green Isle to remain at home ; and as a warning , the whole of their brethren in Newcastle-on-Tjne have held » pubiio meeting in order i 6 apprise them not to bo dup 5 d or deluded by any fair promise the employers or their agents may make to than ; knowing , as we do , that the fruits of deception will be reaped by the deluded , by turning them adrift when the object is gained , namely , that of breaking op the Association , aad bringing us down to starva-
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tion , prices ? -&m . At the above meeting the following resolution was unanimously agread to , "That this meeting having heard the manly and straightforward ska . Umcat 3 of the deputation of the miners , do hereby agree to use all legal aid constitutions " means to prevent our * t juntrvmen from beiug deluded and eutrapf d by being induced to leave their native land to crush the miners of Northumberland and Durham . — Correspondent . Stainbro ' . —The Stainbro' Minera again return their sincere thanks for the following sums : —Lepton Sioiety 4 g ; Cowthorn 12 ?* , Hoylsmd 16 s 4 d :
Barnsley . £ 412 slOJd ; Elcscar 7 s lOd ; R-jak Inn 12 * 3 d ; Thurgolarid ; 2 s 8 d ; bmitbes 2 j lOd ; Moitemley 6 s lid ; Low Mor la 9 Jd ; Soldier Green 5 i ; Junction pit 5 s ; Openwork pit 5 s ; a friend 43 3 d ; Joieph Pjck erd Is ; C > wthorn Lodge 6 s ; Kinggton-plar 3 6 % 9 j ^; Mount Hosbron £ 1 43 6 d ; Dodworth 8 s 6 d ; Mr . Mariner ' s Traveller Is ; Mortomley 3 i 4 d ; Mr . Sykcs , Barnsley 10 s ; Hovland 3 s 9 £ d ; Low Moor Of ? nworka 5 ? ; Soldier Grr ; n 10 s ; a friend 10 d ; Barnsley Cojnmi'tre £ 3 ; Shefton Sooiety 4 a Hid ; a frieud ] s 31 : a friend Is Ud .
Bbat ) 6 aT £ ,. —We are yet on strike , and return our sinctre thanks to the pubiio of Rotherham and its vicinity , for tho following subscriptions received : — Effingham Works 9 s ; Loyde ' s masons 5 s 4 d ; Mr . Close Is : Mr . Harris Is ; Mr . Shirt lg ; Mr . Norman 1 ?; Mr . Fellows 6 i ; Mr . Denton 6 d ; Mr . Johnson ' s factory 4 s Hd ; Temperance Ssciety 6 s 3 J ; Forkmakers at KotherliaDr 5 J ; Mortomley Lodge 3 s 8 AJ ; friends at Rothcrhhin aud Masbro' £ 2 17 s 9 3 d . Please to rectify tb 0 last week ' s statement : insteal of 103 9 id , uwas £ 6 10 » 9 J ; a friend , afewponnda from ihe xable blaoe manufacturers ; about 4000 gents Is 9 tl ; Mr . George Tnoneby 2 s 6 d ; Mr . Wm . Goodinsou 2 s 6 u ; Mr . G . Linley 2 s 6 d ; Mr . Wm . Taylor 2 s 6 i ; Mr . Wm . Vernon 2 s 6 d ; Mr . G . Vercon 2-, 6 j ; Mr . W . Littlewood 2 s 6 d ; Mr . S . Greenwood 2 s 6 d .
8 UBSCKIPTJ 6 NS FOB THE MINERS OF NORTHUMBERLAND and Dukham . —Pi . r Mr . Dixon'a teak , Ti-1 rJus £ 2 0 s Od ; Din" -y end Littl « Lever £ 13 15 s 6 J ; Mr . BsDSon ' s 6 s 9 . 1 ; Blr . C . Taylor ' s 6 b ; Mr . Paiv ' s 10 s 5 d ; Mr . Siddeby ' a bcok 7 ^ 9 d ; Mr . Count ' s 2 s lOd ; Mr . Killsbnw ' 8 12 s 8 d ; Mr R ik ' e 3 i 6 d ; Mr . Whi ' 3-ley ' s Is ; Mr Ssmnel Piston ' s 7 s 3-1 ; Messrs Cm . y and Dialey'a 3 s 7 d ; Mr . S- > nfie ^ d 6 \; Mr . Hardroan 64 ; Mp' 57 E' - '" eyrnd Mrwn's 43 6 J The Committee t ? g leive to infoim all parti : i having collection books in their po ?— -ion tt" » t they request all bcD&s to I ) brought to tbe Commltt- ? Room everj Monday evening , at eight o ' clock , in order that tbe same may t 3 examined . By order of the Committee , Tuos . Rank IN , Sscret- 'Ty . Nottingham . —J . Sweet b- ? 8 to ' -. knowledge ** ie rf ^ ipt of tbe fo ! lowiD 3 Bums for the Mine . j A ? : ftion , vii—from Mr . Wi . "ft ' a shop , Beeston 2 s 3 d ; Mr . Thornt 3 n 3 d ; a .. lend 3 o .
Leeds . —We'neMineu of Leeds end the £ u-. oon <* ir 3 Col'ierie ? , retm . or-Bircare thanks for le folios , i 3 sain revived : —A . worthy Gentleman £ l ; Mr . Hobson 2 a ; Howard ' s wravei 3 5 s 4 d ; Gbrlind ' a men 6 s 4 ^ 1 ; P- 'Tchon ' a shop 8 s ; F )< . srilnn , Yoik-ro . " 3 4 s fid ; Jotn Oddy 4 s 5 il ; from Lord nd Brook ' s men 6 s ; Ho .. jfr'C and Barras ' s men 3 s 4 < 1 ; Mr . Bir "i and Sons' men 153 lid ; Mr . Shepherd ' s brlckya'd 3 s ; Dckirson nd Barraclough ' s men Is Id ; Jobn Robson Is 6 d ; Mr . Pr-nce Is ; J . Holmes la ; Waterloo Colliery 13 s 7 d ; Gol « tn Coct . Kiikgate 7 s 7 il ; a few pi- Nereis 3 * 6 d ^ j James Worth la ; ArdM and Pick- >? d a foundry 10 a 2 U :
Mr . Clifton Halton 2 s ; Mr . Thwaifrs ' s Temi 3 rdni-j Ho - ? 1 Ils 21 ; Wellington Foundry Is 3 * 4 Jd ; a few cloth drrr ^ eif 16 6-i ; Glovcr ' a Dyehousa 2 s 6 d ; H . Walker Is ; Mr . Scuw , Helt ) n , 10 «; Mark ParkiDxon 2 s 2 ' 1 ; Djbson ' s men 7 s 7 d ; friends at Si-crofc £ 13 s 8 d ; Mr . Shann's men 6 s Id ; Mr . Gale ' s diam shop ^ l 1 b 3 A ; M ? . Ror ^ ' a Cuff . ) Rooms Is 9 A ; Mr . Hal . ' a do . 15 s 9 1 ; Mr . Webster ' s dressers 8 a 8 d ; Mr . Webster ' s weavers 13 s 7 d ; W . Metcalfels ; Middlet 3 n Little Coal £ \ 10 s ; West Pit , Middleton 5 a ; Middletm ( 40 yards coal ) 13 s 3 d ; New Dock Worfea 5 a ; Richard Dol ; on 2 s ; a few -iends £ 16 lla llAd .
West Melion Field Mike-bs again return thwr flic .-re thanks to th ^ ir friends aad tae public for the fo . Jowing auiiia that they have recsivtd : —Heniy Kellj 3 s ; Joseph Fisher Is 6 d ; a friend 2 s ; Rot j- « Law 2 a ; Thom , " } Lcigin 2 s ; Jobn Melford " 23 ; John Crossland 2 a ; Charles Hicks 2 i ; Benjamin Lodgin 2 d 6 d ; Charles Mitohtll 2 a ; Jobn Cainsel 6 d ; Wiliiim Hodkinaon 61 ; Wm . Beaumont la ; John Lawton 6 d ; Joseph Lawton 6 < i ; John Law 2 a 6 d ; Vi m . Hicks 2 a ; JosepblCiuvcrth 2 a ; John Caviul 2 s ; Thoa . Drevrry 2 a ; Mr . C- Scorbj 18 ; Job Hartley 2 u ; Jocaph Gr . 3 u CJ ; ( and gave 9-i back again ); Mary Outram 4 d ; Wm . AUottls ; Qjor ^ e Hicks Is 6 d ; a frieud la ; Thomn Armitage Sj 6 d ; T&om - Nay lor 2 s 6 d ; Richard Day 2 s ; Jobn Wuldhouee 2 s ; Job Ha ' re Is ; Meltonfrieuda 7 s 8 d ; Gortes ' a Colliery 2 * ; Rotherham friends 4 a 3 d ; Waib friends 3 d 10 d ; a few friends 4 a ; S win ton file ads 2 s 5 d ; Mex ' oorougb Ciiund 7 d ; Gsorge Kelly 6 d ; Cteorae Woi '^ worth Id .
Staltbkidge Rabbit Holes . —The Minera of tb ' i place &re glad to stati that tbvy have come to an amicable e ^ rc im ent wirb thts' - master « -nd are . Jtnuing to their work . They beg to acknowledge the following enms : —RidgebiU men , Dog and Ph / T- "it £ 1 6 a 6 d ; Ditto , Huntai j' Tavein 3 s 6 d ; John Heckint > ttom ls ' 6 ^; John Thw itb 3 d ; W"J . Taf ^ rson 6 d ; Jonathan Beaumont . Oidham , 6 d ; a few friends from Foresteia " Rsfage 3 s fid , ; Sendy Vf ' e Print Works 7 s lljd ; a fiiend without interest 2 s ; a friend in S'llybridge 6 d ; n friend in Dukenfield Is ; a good woman 2 s fid ; Mr . James Broadbsnt , at tbe Miners * Arms , 58 ; Rol jrt Seel , Ashton Moss 6 d ; Fletcher ' s Colliery . Denton 4 s 2 id ; a few friends at Slalybridge £ 2 8 s 0 . ] d ; from G .-neral Board £ 7 15 s .
RawmaBsh Collieht . —We t 3 g Inve to retn . a our sincere thanks for the following sub ^ criptiona : — Operative potters , 13 a 7 il ; Swinton friends , 2 a 7 d ; E . Shaw , is ; frienda , Biwmarab , 2 s ; Deat , Greaabro ' , la 2 d ; do . at Rotherham , 7 s ; do . at Mexbro ' , 4 ^ 4 ; do . at Kllr « hr » -st , ' la 7 . }>!; Hews . Knapton ' s Colliers , 13 s 6 d ; Mr . Bart : r , Uo . 13 s 6 i ; Cottr-e of Contint , 2 s ; a resjectabte gentlemri nt R » therham , 0 ^ 4 . The latter clasa are the men to look to for support . Choblet . —Mr . Wha ^ ey , one ef the coal kfnga of Chorley , dibcbnrged p'l bis men at the ) ; ginn ? ng of tbe pu : snt month , and t' now got twenty or thirty to aapply the' » plH' •» from S' ffordshire or Derbysh ' re . Tt i men b » ve ' n deluded by tbe . apoic btt the mr ^ . t : rahad opened new pits md wanted additional men . Mr . Darlington , enoihcr co ? ' king of Cborley , Is ¦ - cting iu like manner , end * * advertising for men . Tbe men rre detsiminc i to p-X , by all pcarsfr and legal means , end t a- ^ ordmce wltb the advlca of tkeh attorney-general , Mr . Robert
Padiham . —The Minera of Hapton pnd Dean Collieries tig to ' -knowledge the rceipt of tbe following sums for the two p : 't weeks : —No . 1 Lodge 83 6 d ; No . 2 L < x » ? e £ l 10 s ; No . 3 Lodge £ 2 ; No . 5 Lodge £ 9 83 6 d ; No . 8 Lodge £ 6 10 s ; No 2 Lodge £ 8 ; No . 10 Lodge £ 7 10 s ; No . 11 Lodge £ l ; frieuda at Okenshiw £ 1 la 9 d ; friends at Lowtrhorse lla 6 d ; ienda at Plantation Mi'l 4 s 8 d ; Lodge Taveu £ l . Hakt-hill > biiBOfSHiKE . —A public meeting , by pla' -rd , v ? f s held at this p' »; on Monday la ^ t , 27 th ult . The ra- iling ws nlled for two o ' clock , p h ., at wh'ch hoot a goodly numl ^ r assembled , when Mr . Growther wn culled to the chair , and or ^ n cd fhe meeting by su iting i * i object . He advei 1 h the
mnuifold evi ' s -which the poor Minera endure , » nd also the adv ; n f"'es of B-iion . Hew t wellrsriive ^ Mr . Dean , one of f " ie egenta for the district , delivered a very 8 > iiuia » : d addresB , in tbe course of which he Bhowed tbe neensity of every man exerting h ' s irfluenc 3 to induce bU fellow men not only to join , but to s '"» nd fl'm . Mr . Turner next gave an ascouut of hia nr nion to L . "i" ~ b » re end Noivh Stsffordshfie , together with South ScarTordsh're pnd Leics * 3 rsb ' e , which gave general Eat ' sfaction . The balance aheet which he prc ^ n tii to themc 3 ti :: g , with other printed documen *? , proved that the Miuers' Association ia neither deed , dviDC , nsr sklr . Mr . Booth next addressed the
meeting in a very able bi - : ch , which made a considerable imprezBion , on the minds of the audience : he conclude d by moving the following resolution : — " That as an nmverjil Bpreud of tbe principles of the Association r-e cilculfttsd to promota the Interests of tradesmen in corocction -with the interest of the Mineis , their J od r - ^ isf-. ncj and sapfort lj rc 3 [ ifnUy solicited . " Seconded by Mr . Tc . ner . Movd by Mr . Djbi , . " -md 1 by J . Edwa-ds , — " That the noblemen of Nortbumtsr'pnd rid Durham are wo « thy of opt utmc-. t e sis ^ ira and support . " Both resolutions were carried uupr ?> monsly . Themt jt . ' ng then adjourned until sevea o ' clt - 2 s . in the evening .
Adjournkd Meeting . —Long before seven o ' cleck , v »^ t numbers t > gan to ; isemble , pnd at the horappointsd there conld not 1 1 less then 2 , 000 present , mostly Mineia , all anxious to he-r that staunch friend of their r » U-3 , Mr . H . Booth . Thecbair wpi ^ fcen by Mr . J . Edwa-ds , who , ax * w brhAj stating the object of the jut sting , rilled upon Mr . Dean , whodel'gb / : ! bis audience with a short address on the necessity of Union , sud concludes by moving a resolution expres-¦ ive of & deteiminatton to assist our brethren in the north , which wn cecondci by Mr . Lowe , and r > uled unanimously . Mr . Tmner next uddreaacd the meeting , and gave geobis \ satisfaction . Mr . Hamlet Booth then deliverad ao addrt' . s which , for Bonndness of argument , and depth of reasoning , bas bieu ratbly equalled ; after which the meeting separated .
The MiNEks or Bkadfokd Colliery , near Manchester , feel deeply sensible of th » ir obligation to thoca friends through whose kindness tbay have t : en enabled to bilng their atioggJe to a successful rarmiuation , and 1 jg to acknowledge the foMowing Bums : —a few Frienda 7 a 8 d ; a Friend 3 s ; a few Friends 10 a ; a Friend Ss ; No . 2 shop 5 & ; Tong-laue Colliery 14 s 6 d ; William Monks Is 6 d ; Ludlow ' s Brick Makers 2 s 6 d ; a few Boiler Makers 2 a 6 d ; a Fiiend 2 a ; a few Friends 14 s ; Tong-leue Colliery 17 a ; colleciiops in Keraley for the suppoit of the Peudlebury men £ 1 6 d ; sollrctsd Jo CUfton , ditto 17 a . THB GBKEBAL DBLKOATB MEETING OF LANCASHIE . E Mi neks w- > l f > ke place on Monday next , Jane tbe 3 rd , at the Qutsu A ace , Little Lever , near Bolton , cha ' i to to taken at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon . A pubiio mc 2 t » ng will also be bolden on the tame day , &ud at tbe rime place .
W . P . RoBEaTs . Esq . the Eoiicitor tp the Miner ' s Aaaociatioii , will be in ilencbester , on Msnday , June the 17 th . M . nera rei ; diug within a few miles of Manchester , > nd w 3 ; b 5 ng to ece lb . it geEtlemaa , w"l plearg
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to apply at tho BuHs Head , corner of Granby-row , Back Top , Manche tor , I ) tween the hoars of nine and eleven o'clock in f be forenoon . Rosin Hood Lodge , Sheffield Park . —The Sheffield Minera beg to acknowledge the following sums r reived for the men now on stiike , numbering aboqt 1200 , since May 13 th to May 23 rd inclusive : — A few friends par Mr . Mitton 3 * 91 ; Suffolk Works 2 ~ 9 d ; table-knife hsfters 4 ?; German-silver trade 10 g ; file grinders 10 ?; - Ise-ttoi hardeners 01 ; scissor forgers 63 ; bone-sofle cutters 5 s ; a friend , f jr R » w-
sou ' s brewery 5 b ; file cuttera £ 1 ; a few frienda , ternporancs society 4 a 6 d ; Brac :-oit aud Joiners ' -tooi Union 5 a ; eolkofel at Circus 8 s Id ; haft and : sale press 9 rs 63 4 d ; razor smiths 6 s 5 d ; Britannia metal smiths 10 s ; spring-knife cutlers £ 1 11 s ; typefounders' 10 s ; a few friends , par G ; ? rge Beardshaw Si 5 d ; two sermons preaohed by : Mr . Weit on Sunday , May 10 th , upon the Com Exchange ground , colic ) tcl £ 1 12 ^; ditto , ditto , two sermons by Mr . West , May 26 th £ 1 17 a 6 Ad ; moaiei received from a'l reBOurccs Binoe our last insertion £ 64 17 s 7 d .
More Doings of the St . Helen ' s Po « CE .--It wil ! be remembered by the readers of tho Slur , that a short time ago a number of tfie miners of St . Helens were tiiod at the Kirkdale Sessions for the late riots in that town . The result of which was , that owing to the vigilance of Mr . Roberts , the men were liberated on bail until the decision of the Court of Queen ' s Bench on the disputed points should be given . The vigilant and indomitable Superintendent of Police , Mr . Starcy , seeing that all his glory was about to vanish in a " bottle of smoko , " and , in order to annoy the men rs much as possible , took out warrants against two of the men on bail ; one for rioting in a different part of the toWii from that laid : against him in tha indictment at Kirkdale ; and the other for rescue . The
names of the men are James Ley 1 aad and William Wynne . The oase was brought before the Magistrates on Tuesday last . On the bench were several Magistrates , amongst whom was P . Greenall , Esq ., M . P . Tho Clerk of tho Court having read the warrants of arrest , and oalted the prisoners to the bar , Mr . Marsh , solicitor , 6 aid he did not appear to defend the prkoners , but to watch the proceedings on behalf of W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and to take notes of the depositions to forward to that gentleman . Mr . Staroj deposed to the fact , as he oalled it , of Wynne having resburd Leyland from the police ; other polio n men swore to having bf en struck , Jto . Jto . Mr . Marsh referred the Magistrates to the late trial of the same men , at the Kirkdale Sessions , for the same offence . After hearing which , the Magistral ' dismissed the case .
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Munificent Subscription . —We r e inormed (;*• it Mcp > if . Grot s P » "cott , and Co ., the banfceta , bave put down their names for £ 100 towards the national lr ~> d which the C Hs ^ q ave rboutto \ jA-q for the pur-I ~ i of pvrch"ilng n r t-d f 3 for Mr . Tnom ^ Di' 0 < "mi ) \ rs a t- timonl il of 'hbir repse of his 1 kuit , to thei ; car' j , both ! n rrid out of Pariiamen * —Sun , Mont ? iy . The London Shoemakers and the Duncombe Testimonial . —In the Cordwainers' Companicn , No . 5 , for the present month is the foilowioi < pa » Ba ({ e on this subject : — " We may here state ( saf a the E'iitor ) that the London trade bave commenced procjeQingatn aid of a more tingible proof of gratitude to Mr Daacural \
which tbe working cl" iea generally are about to subacritsto . As a means to further "iia end , a reeummendtttion ia about to be Issued by the London ahoenirtars to their feUow-shoeniakera throughout tbe whole country , to exert themselves in a similar way , so that the shoemakers' share of the subscription 1 j at one 3 worthy of onr character and the extent of our numl :. s . The Edltot of the Dispatch calla iu a ' formidable bcJy ' : riys that our address to Mr . Duncombb is 'manly , and well-diawn up ; ' and now itoi : Iy . emalns for our trade to get up a formidable aubscription lint , which we trust will 1 j nobly aoomplisht 1 . "
Suebpshead . —Two sermons were preached in the Market-place , Sheepshea-l , on Sunday , tho 26 th inst ., by tbe Rev . Dr . tt ^ nt iii » nd the Rov . Mr . Furlong Catholic p . ies * i , on t eValf of the framework-knitters of that plr - > , when £ 3 Us 7 d were colltc * id for the fund of tbe Commit * : *} . Too much praise tannet h 3 given to the Rev . Gentlemen for their kind pisiatam \ The f . ^ mework-knittera acknowledge gratefully their kintfw — ., Uiistin ^ tbat bo good an exampU will Lj every where followed . The DujvaoHBE Testimonial . —The working clas : - of England have resolved to make one great effort—which will at once display their power and the gratitude they are capable of feeling to those who faithfully serve them—by
combining to raise a subscription to purchase an estate for their fearless and able champiou , Thomai Buncombe . The idia is a grand oiie—and should the sons of labour prove themselves able to carry it into operation—it would be one of the greatest proofs which could possibly bo given of the growing influence and intelligence of tho masses . It is something when the operative can appreciate such services as those which Mr . Duacombe has performed for his benefit , and must go a great way in convincing persons who have been hitherto incredulous regarding the sound knowledge of tho working elates . What will Ireland do—now that an opportunity offers of acknowledging the brilliant popular achievements of the member for Fiusbury \—Dublin World .
NOTTINQH AUSHIRB . Fi « A JtEWORK-KNITTEBS Movement . —At a meeting of the framework-knitters ' delegates , assembled at likcston , on Monday , the 22 nd Inst , it wn resolved , That in order to establish a consalida * ; d union of the workmen employed in the abuve trade , & lecturer or lecturers should i ) employed for such and other purposes : but from an unavoidable r-. use , snch could not *~ ke plrce at the time founded ; but arrangements baviug now being made , Mr . Wm . Meaning , of Belper , will corameu-i his labours r- such on Monday , June the 3 rd , and will deliver a 1 : jture ? i Nottingham , at two o ' clock , on tbe pr it , the precant , and future prosp ; cts of the 1 . rsons employed in tb i V . ade . After which he will roake a . tour through the tbr 3 counties of Nottingham .- Derby , and Lel' ^ ster . Parties wishing hi * attendance will t o pk : d to comr munictta auoh to tbe Goneial Secretary . Mr . B . Humphries , by letter or otherwise , at the King Qeoige on Hortbbr ik , Nottingham , s * -. tin ^ tho time aad plr ?) of m ; itini , which will meet with prompt attention .
A General Meeting of framework knitters of Belper , Dufflold , and surrounding villagr ^ w - held on Holbrook M < > r , Darbyshii 3 , on Thursday , the 30 th ult ., at fsn o ' clock in the forenoon ; and on the same day , at six o'clock in the evening , a general ni . ting of glove hands we < j held at the Fox and Hounds , Old Basford , Nottinwhamah're . There ait itinga were called for tho furtheian < " ) of the above object . Framework knitters , know ye not , that you , like a great portion of your fellow men , in other branches , have from your disunion aud apathy allowed yourselves to 13 so ndur id in the pricj of your labour , as to redui 3 you to such a attte of poverty as to bave the finger of acorn pointed at you by those who fatten on what ( njustie ~ you ought to btvye . Arouio , then , one and all , and form a barrier for mutual protection by joining tbe united company of framework knittsrs . An adjourned meeting of the silk end cotton glove branches will t 3 held on Monday evening , the 3 rd of June , at S 9 ven o ' clock , at the King George on Homback , Nottingham , to further the objicti of the lrst generr' meeting .
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Business in "; the House . "—Ass-braying , cockerowing , coughing , sneezing , &c . &c , for which our legislators have such a known penchant , baa not much disturbed the good denizens of Westminster during tho past week , consequently we have little to chronicle of the doings in the menagerie . In fact , the beaits and birds seem to have taken an " out , " and it would be Well for the people if they wonld continue to makethemaelvei scarce . A . cotemporary well observes . —f From a House so constitute d , of which dolts and fnhionable idlers form so large a proportion , what is to be expected 1 It does not say much either , we are sorry to bo compelled to add , for the attendance of Liberal Members of Parliament . The came of party is at present dull , and
those who would I be the most frequently seen and heard of , if success seemed near , aro now , many of them , generally in the country , or away at dinner . " SHEFFIELD . —On Monday a public meeting w . i held in Paradise-square , at two o ' clc 3 k , to memorialise her Majesty to dissolve the preaeat Parl'ament and diemir * her Ministers ; for their digftr ? -iful pnd unconstitutional conduct on the Factory Bill . Mr . Ball wr : rolled to the chair , who ! opened the business by alluding to the importance of tbe subject they were met to consider , pnd tvjsted that ! every speaker would tccaive a fair herring . He introduced Mr . Briffgs to move the first resolution . Mr . Briggs riid , that now they had an opportunity of ^ sting the Fr < 3 Traders n to whether they were sincere in whbiog the Tories to fce removed
, _ om offica ; for his own part he was convinced that 1 joner than they would allow tbe righh of labour to } i roognked they ! would allow the Tories te remain in office for ever . He then en * > red minutely into the conduct of the Free Traders in reference to tbe Fastory Que tion , and at great length showed up their fallacies , aud concluded amid loud cheering by moving tbe following resolution : — " That tbis me ating views with feelings of disgust and honest indignation tbe bne , unpiincipled , and truculent conouct of the present Home of Commons on the factory question , which , if allowed to pass uiicensured , must in future render all legislation a me -keiy ; and that considering the . conduct of Sir Robert Ptel in intimidating the Houee by thiaats of resignation as grossly unconstitutional , hereby resolve to memorialise her Majesty to dismiss her Ministers and dissolve the present Parliament , and call to her councils such men n will alve the whole
people of this country votes to eiect their real representatives by making the People ' s Charter the law of the land . " Mr . William D / son eecouded the resolution , eid gave the bypejritic ' free-tcoHra a castigr tion that will net soon be forgotten . Resolution carried unanimously . Mr . j West moved tbe following memorial in a speech of great length , in which he showed np the cha-. jct 9 r of Mr . Ward , their M . P . Some of Mr . Wf-d ' s fiienda tiing present , could not contain themreives while Mr . West was obligating their favourite . ' Th " . induced Mr . West to challecqe the whole' of the Fiee Tiaderu to a fair discussion ; his frienda " ^ eeing to pay half the t-xpences of the largest building that could i" ; procured ion the condition that all should be r 1 mit 3 d free . This caused tbe Whigs to sneak off , as Mr . West remarked , with their bands t jhind tbem , like monkeys feeling for their tails . The following is the memorial : — I
To the Queen ' s most excdleni Majesty . The Memorial of -the Inhabitants of Sheffield in ihe \ . ou > it > f of York , in public meeting assembled . - Mat it please y « ur Majesty , —We your Majesty'a dutiful and loyal subjects , tpproach your Majesty in the exercise of pur constitutional privilege , praying that your Majesty will be graciously pleased to dirwjve the present Parliament and dismiss from your councils for ever your present Ministers and advisers , for their uniform opposition ] ta the rights and interests of the labouring clrr-jrT , but more especially for their unconstitutional conduct lately on a Bill for the regulation of Factory Labour . ; Your memoilalia . 8 humbly aubmit to your Majesty , that when the House of C immoos , by delil : rafe votes , have affirmed the justice and expediency of any great principle , no power , rive the other branches of the legislature , has a right to change , alter , or annul such delif > rat ) decision ^
That on a bill teing introduced into the House of Commons by your Majesty ' s Secretary of State for the Home Department , S : r James Graham , your memorialists were rtjoi-id to learn that the House had on two separate c- ^ siona decided that women pnd young persons shoul 1 not work in factories more than , ten hours in one day ( sxc ' usive of meal hours ) , and your me * morialis ' T naturally « psc f"d that your Majesty ' s Ministers would have afforded every assistance , and given every facility to cause such decisions to sf . edily 13 come the > iw of these realms .
That your memorialist- ) , learning with emprise and indignation tbat the above-mentioned Sir J . Graham , by and with tbe consent of the Cabinet , did withdraw tbe said bill , and introduce another , having for its obj ; t the working of women and young persons twelve hours in tbe day ( exclusive of meal hours ) , and tbat Sir Rotjrt P 2 I , jyour Majrity ' s first Lord of the Treasury did , by threats of r- signatiou , ' atimida ^ 3 tke Hou ? 3 to stultify and abrogate their twiee delil rate and recorded vot ; , your memorialists humbly submit to your Majesty that such conduct on the pert of the Government was grossly unc institutional , and that a Parliament tbat bn proved it-. alf bo corrupt f to 11 influei ! C 3 d by Miiiistdiial dictation is unwottby of the confident of the people , and that ; their future deliberations can only tiud to produce diegu&t and disafftction in tbe minda of all clrirea of the community .
That your memorialists having a due regard for the legal and 1 ' 3 ' itimate powers of tke + hree brunches of tbe Legislative , and feeling alarm tbat such unconstitutional , r ~ id in the opinion of your memorialist's tre" ionable , conduct , might form a dangerous precedent fur futvreGoveiamen » -i ' ; nd Parliament , humbly pray your Majesty 13 manifest yoot deep displeasure at the r -, 1 of tbe Minis '; r , and your regard for the rights and HI cities of your 1 jople , by dismicsing from your councils for ever yor pre- : nt Minsters , rnd diasolving the Parliament ; and ca ) 1 to you- councils such men as wi " give to tbe whole p > pl « of tb'a country the power to elect veritable representatives through the medium of the People ' s Cberter oe ' ng nr ! e the Law of the Innd . !
Mr . Wl'd , la ily Utaiated from Knutsford Gaol , in a ej : ech of grc . t power and eloquence seconded the memorial , which wss unanimously adopt : d , and agreed to be forwarded to T . S Dancombe E « q ., for prer station . Aft 3 r a vote of thanks to the chairman , the meeting separated in the most peaceful manner . TueCaIEOF Hary Furlet . —Sir James Graham has e . rne i nn undying reputation by his conduct in the rase of tbis broken-bt-arted woman . In the first pla ) , althov ^ h she wn eenttneed to death by the boneytongucl Mar ' e , Sir James Graham knew nothing whatever of the mat ; r . No j whea questioned by the Houea upon the atrocity cf the son ten ' j , aggravated nit wr-, by the funereal eloquence of the judge , who doubtless , to ter ib a great moial lerson , tortured the woman with
Tyburn tropn ; even the Home Secretary knew nothing of the circunis' n- s which bad sent a shuddering horror through the heart of the kingdom . He would , bowever , inquire about Mary Furley . A week or so passes , and the country h astoundt 1 , horrified at the further barbarity exercised Upon the sufferer , who is frenzied , rjonized by fI ie official visit of tbe sheriff , come with the death-wan ant from the Home-office . Theis is ao hope for her I Sbe has , it is true , b : ? n driven to madness by accumulated miseries which c Jggar fiction ; she bas Icea tottuitl into an rit of insanity by the cruelty of fortune ; it i s no matter , says th& philosopher at tbe Home-efiice—she must die . The woman must ba hanged ! For sume j four-and-twenty hours the doomed creature auffeu acony unutterable . Sir James
Graham , doubteas , sleeps sweetly ia his bad—yes , enjoys that awr -yt , deep I slumtjr , rewardful of solemn duties solemnly fulfilled . Then , rising , he tathinks bimse'f of * the poor wretch in Newgate ; the fact is , ha is made to think of her by the e-rne&t frcea and loud remonstrances of a few Samaritans who beset the Home-t ffice . He is entreated to reconsider the sentence , and the result is—a reprieve for Mary Furley . No ex * jnuaVng circumstance has been discovered—none whatever . The cc ^ e remains n it was when Judge Maul' -J-whose eloquenca might fire even the Temple— denounced the forlorn offender from the judgment-seat ; just t" 3 it waa , when Sir James Graham sent down the death-warrant ; but the public he ? rtl-- - revolted at tbe contemplated atrocity—the official
murder tbreatenc 1 by the Home-office—and the Minister relents ; yea , tbe woman shall be reprieve 1 ! She b ° s Caen upon the rr ; k for four-and-twenty hours ; but what is such amount of torment , more or less , to one who hs . 9 already suffered bo muchr What , another scab of the heart ,. to a heart so sorely maimed . and bleeding ? Then appear in the newspapers comforting paragraph * , iudicitiye of the new tenderness of Sir Jamca Orabam . Yea , th ^ k we , Sir James In now fully considered Mery Furley ' s condition . Poor , blighted creature I He has followed her through her miserable bistory—ha * sympathised with her wretshednesa in the Union , when her aick child wes cut and maimed by the Union ' s drunken servant—bas glowed with admiration of her , when , with her heroic
woman ' s heart , aha again ftced the misery of an heartless and unpitying world—has sorrowed with her at tbe failing of her last hope , the few shillings , Btolea or loat , that were to } bave given her and her babe the meana of Jife—bos felt , to painful intensity , a giief and hvmpatby , ween , with a brain fired with despa ' r , the frantic mother sought a grave for herself and child . Yea—thought we —tbe good , soft-hearted Sit James has pondered on the h ' story , eo complete In all its terrors , of Ma « y Farley , and he will recommend the woman to the Royal meicy . A few days , a weak or two paibapa , may be the teim ol her imprisonment in the Penitentiary ; and then she will return to the world , to enjoy th 6 eotive eymBathiea eten of : the
highest-born of her own aex , who will gatbe * about her , and with Sameritan goodness strive to heal tbe wounds inflicted by undeserved wretchedness upon her . She will be pitied , comforted , ay , caressed , for tbe hoirora she has endured , snd , by the bounty of sympathising goodnem , the means of subsistence will henceforth be made eesy to her . Such wai out day-dream . Sir James Graham has recommended Maiy Farley to the Royal mercy , and tha result ia—transportation for seven years t " Such is the breath" of Home Secrecies ! The Royal mercy vrcs wont , by a figure of speech , to be called the brightot jewel in the Crown . If it still be so , why then , Sit James , thnoks to you , her Majesty Queen Victoria wests at the preeent moment tbe dimmest of diidetas . —Pnnth .
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Mr . You ATT , in ono of his orations to the membeij of the Veterinary College , observes , " that by tha improvements in modern chemistry , the medical profession are enabled successfully to treat diseases which were previously supposed as not within tho reaob of medicine . " This truth has been manifested for many years , but in no instance of greater importance to mankind that by the discovery of " Blair ' s Gout and Rheumatic Pills . "
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Leeds Corn Market , Tuesday , May . 28 . —The arrivals of Wheat is again liberal , that of Oats and Beans very short , for this day ' s market . We note a fair , steady , but not active , demand for the best Wheats to-day , and last week ' s prices are maintained with some degree of firmness . Oats and Beans are dearer from scarcity , and in request . The supply of Barley is chiefly foreign , and its value remains as last advised . the average prices of wheat , foe the week ending May 28 , 1844 . Wheat . Barley . Oats . Rye . Beans . Peas . Q-s . Qrs . Q' 8 . Qra . Q ? b . Qtb . 3370 950 1113 0 472 94
£ . s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . 2 16 1 J 1 8 01 12 5 k 0 0 0 1 IS li 1-1511 J Leeds Woollen Markets . — On . Tuesday , being the Whitsuntide holidays , there was only a very poor market ; the previous Saturday , however , amply compensated for a temporary falling off Such is the demand for low-priced goods , for shippers' orders , that the manufacturers find a difficulty at present in obtaining wool for their manufacture—a state of things which is expected to cease only with tbe repeal of the duty . In the warehouses connected with the foreign trade , there is a great deal of business doing .
Malton Cattle and Pig Market , Mat 25 . — The supply of incalving cows and heifers was short , with a corresponding demand for them . A . fair supply 01 barren cows and heifers , which met a du'l trade . A good show of steers , only few of which were sold , and those at very bad prices . A few Galloway and also a few Irish heifers were shown , bnt littlo or no business done in either . A few hogs , also a few ewes and Iambs , were shown , which were partly sold at less prices . On the whole , but little business was done in cattle at this fair . We had a fair supply of both store and small pigs , which met a tolerable good market , and made a little more money .
York Corn Market , Saturday , May 25 . —We continue to have very dry , parching weather , and there is a general complaint that , on strong land , Wheat , as well as Spring Corn , is suffering . Owing to the fait of next Monday , the attendance of farmers is small at to-day ' s market , and Wheat has been dull sale , but all descriptions of Spring Corn are oa the advance . Malton Corn Market , Saturday , May 25 . — Our market was moderately supplied with Wheat this day , but the trade very slow , the prices of l ast week being hardly supported . Barley nominal . In Oats there was no alteration . Wheat , red 583 to 62 s ; Ditto , white , 643 to 68 i per quarter of 40 stones . Oats , lOd to lo ^ d per stone . New Potatoes are selling in Hull market at Sd . to 81 . per lb . ; gooseberries at 2 a . 4 d . per peck ; and g reen peaa 2 a . 6 d . to 3 a . per peck .
Green Peas are now an article of export from Antwerp into Hull . Eighty long hundred ( 9600 ) eggs were landed at Hull last week , from the Gode Hensigt . Capt . Larson , from Sokken , in Denmark . Newcastle Cobn Mabket , Mat 25 . —The weather this week has been cold and ungenial ; vegetation has not made the least progress , and in may cases has gone back . We hear many complaints of the rye grass and clover having suffered in jury , and apprehensions are also beginning to be entertained for spring corn , which no doubt must be affected should the present dry parching weather prove of much longer duration . At our market this morning we had a large show of Wheat from the country , bat the arrivals coastways being extremely trifling , a clearance was readily made at the full rateB of this day se ' nnight . Fine old foreign was held with muoh
firmness , but the business done was only limited . In bonded nothing doing . Being without any . arrivals of Flour from ihe south , and those from other parts being of a trifling character , choice qualities have consequently met a fair sale , and in partial instance ? rather more money has been obtained ex-warehouse for such parcels as were in good condition . Our millers still continue firm at the advance recently noted , which leads us to expect a good sale for the first south country supplies of approved manufacture . In Rye very little doing . Barley being in moderate supply , and an opinion being prevalent that little more will be shipped fiom abroad , holders in consequence insist upon an advance of Is per quarter , whioh is complied with by necessitous buyers . Malt without change . Beans ' and Peas lather dearer ; with few offering . Oats being in scanty supply were readily taken off at rather higher prices . We have no alteration to note in the duties this morning .
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TO THE EDIIOS OP THE SOUTHEB . S STAB , Respected Sib . —I am Jrs * Tnc *» t « n b i t : 3 n given to the conttibutora ; and « lso for ' je icidiv ! wi * b which jon have given publicity to rieir nr- "fold j ^ ievanc j , which never would nave fcian known by tae public had it not I ra for yoor invpi . uable jourr * B questing yoB - ? ir jrtioa of *\ & followjr . j cDBimr- 'fjUon , I am , yours , faith : ally , "William Dixo >\ Ma-achrtf-r , May 28 th , 1844 .
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" Lord love yov , we abe all fob oubselvej in this world . "—a scene in the lords . —the prof . ' dings iu the House of Lords , on Thursday night ' ast , Were enlivened by a more than usually snima '' ; d perasnal encounter batwr m the Marquia of Clairicarde and tbe Rt . Hon . Lord Brougham and Vaax . To do the latter Noble Lord jastif 3 , however , a great deal of rUbwanrs ougbt f - > 1 ) made for him . He wei chagrined , mortified , d ' sappoin ^ d , or , r he b ' nirslf would
say , vexed , annoyed , disconcerted , and terribly put out of humour , in eon quence of the attempt wbich he bed made to introduce a clauca into tae Carlisle rud I 5 an <* -iter Railway Bj'l , which , If < " > wi J , would have r 3 en blgbly advautsgeoua to himcelf , having turned out a complete failure . The whole transition proves to demonstidtion that no mat * rhow hregular and r ; rentiic and ei . atic may I i the Noble Lord ' s movemen * 1 in other matters , he it , at oil events , in affairs where hia own peiaoDB interest is at all likely to h aff ited , " truen the needU to the pol »''—ateady , uuoomproro ' sing , aud vnawetvisg . Tbe foc i are simply fbese : ¦—It r : ms tbit the new Carlisle and Xan-Cf'tar M . ne of taftw&y rans nep » to a portion of the Noble Lord's property . Well , the clause which
he ( Lord Brougham ) proposed f > I j added to tbe bii ' . in the Lords wn to the effect that a turnpike gata should I . ' erected on the great road betwesn Carlisle and Lancaster , over which the ijilroad wr-j to p ? ~ . i , which be looked upon as likely to make no tilfling addition to his present income . The Lords opporgd this clause , and finally suc" : aded in rejecting it . Lord Brougham charged them with f yog rjtnatcd by feelings of personal hostility to b ' ^ mself ; and the Marquia of Clrnricirde , roused by such en allegation , to use a vulgar pbvrie—pitched intr > h ^ m ia a mrnner ^ % t be is not likely soon to forge * In allusion to tbe Noble Lord ' s ovewatiug bta own importance , be said , " That power 3 i this coootiy wn not only founded on eloquenca or on energy—other attribu : a were requ ' red , aud he wn not afraid to esy that if they wishci to single out their moat dengerous
enemy , end the one tbat wes , perhaps , in the first clrsa of those to whom they would be most diapea ^ d to hold out a bait , and to conciliate he ( the Matquii of ClanTlratde ) , for one , should not put his Noble and Learned Fiiend in tbat cks-. " Lord Brougham replied » n bis psaal lambltog style of inexbaustible verbosity , and withdrew his amendment , amid much laughter , ciUEtd by bi 1 Sectoring *» th more than ordinary vehemence , " I «; il take very good care of these people when they come with their next bill ( A laugh . ) They will have a very difficult t ^ k to induce me to withdraw my op position to their next bill . " ( Loud laughter . ) It is really a . lamenf ible thi&g tbat tbe Honee of Lords will not Btep out of their way to introduee a turnpike clauea into a railway bill iu order to meet the viewa and promote the interests of ^ Right Honourable Lord Brougham aud Vaux .
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g TflB NORT HERN STAR , June 1 , 1844 .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 1, 1844, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1265/page/8/
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