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WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE . WAKEFIELD ADJOURNED SESSIONS . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , that the Midsummer General Quarter Sessions of the Peace , for the West Riding of the Ceunty of York , will be held by adjournment in the Committee-Room , at the House of Correction , at Wakefield , onTmJRSDAT , the 19 th Day of September instant , 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 belong ing the same ; and also into the behaviour of tne Prisoners , and their Earnings . C . H . ELSLEY * Clerk of tho Peace . Clerk of the Peace ' s Office , Wakefield , 4 th September , 1844 .
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' Just Published , A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE "TIMES , " containing Strictures upon tne Events which hava lately occurred in conn ection with . our Foreign Policy ,. BY JOHN PfiltCEVAL . , „ Published b ' y Effingham Wilson , 18 , Bishopsgate Street .
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WHAT ARE THE PEOPLE TO DO ? To Mr . WiLi-iAM Cooks , Chairman , and Mr . Benjamin Brown , Secretary of the Hndtterafi- Id Committee to obtain my liberation , and to . the tens of thousands of " the inhabitants ofHaddersfield , and of the TsriGQB towns and districts in the West B ding of Yorkshire , assembled together" in HnddeiEfidd , on Shrove Tuesday , 1844 . " to welcome me on my retain to my naHve « ounty . " My PiiTHFTn . Fbiends akd Old Kbiohboubs , —I -wQl not strive to vrork an impossibility ! "It mnld
be vain to attempt a description of my feelings ¦ when I received yonr iffecHonate address 2 It was -well for me that yourMn&ness delayed an answer ; then , I could not have spoken in reply ; at this distance of time , my power to answer socb an address is weak . It is easier in retiremect , to weigh my debt of gratitude to you , my patrons and deliverers , —to look back on the miseries from which I have been released , —to realigs the pleasnresyoahKve restored , —to tell ray GOD et your kindness , aad implore that He will repay yon , —than , in language , to describe the emotions of a heart overwhelmed by snch kindness as yours .
1 must leave you to imagine what I f elfc when , with each eloquentpaShoa , ^ 5 Reverend friend , Hov ; imh , read your address . There I was , alter many years absence , released from a distant prison , the gates of which yon had so generensly assisted to unlock , surrounded by tens of thousands of those who had formerly known me as the representative of a large landed proprietor , still welcoming me , a discharged and penniless prisoner , as their friend and companion . There you "Were , my former comrades In the great straggle for the emancipation of the laborious , Elill , after bo many persecutions , owning me as your honoured associate . We Were met together in Huddersfleldl the scene of so many strifes against oppression ; there did you give a right Yorkshire welcome from prison to -one whom you bad so often honoured- there you assured me that your confidence in me was unshaken ; and , while you deplored the sufferings to which I had been subjected , you applied the sure , the curing b » lm to all my wounds—a T ajple's love !
A sight like that was sever seen before . Ask me not to give utterance to my feelings then I That were to ask what men , more gifted than myself , -could iiever grant . Ho , bo , silence and thought suit best those feelings . Strive , then , if yen can , by picturing all the cireamstances , From the commencemwit of onr acquaintance to the full frnitionof onr love I—strive to estimate what one bo circumstanced must feel ! You ,-among whom I had lived so many years—you "who had watched my outgoings and in-comings—you , to whom I am best known , for you have not read my character and opinions from ethers ; no , you have
determined for yourselves , and , forgiving many errors ; you have judged by the whole;—you have not been captious sbontthejnoKaer , you have estimated the motive—and have awarded to me your approval , your confidence , and your loss . Thus have you obliterated the bitterness of misrepresentation and consequent persecution ; —thus have yon removed that canker of the soul which saddens life and drives some men to despair . You are not isir-weather friends—yonr love bums warmer as the chilling blasu of adversity fret 23 the hearts of others I I receive your affectionate address with thankfulness ; I pray that I may be found woitby of such love eb yours .
We have been maligned because we have been misunderstood . If this letter should convince tkose who have thus mistaken -us , that where they have censured We deserved support ; if its perusal should be instrusientalin proving that nur object has l > ten ta « lo good to all , then shall I best repay your kindness by Ep-readirg a knowledge of these truths for which many of you , ss well as I , have suffered so mnch . You well observe " we are not a class , a sect , or a party" —we are 'composed of every grade of society ; of every rtligious sect , and of every shade of political opinion , who , uniting aB Englishmen , have voluntarily BScriSeed every difference of opinion cm the altar of flnty and patriotism . * Having witnessed the deplorable effects of faction—the menrofnl results cf party Btrife , we have endeavoured , by burying our mutual prejudices , n Christians and as Englishmen , to restore the eguiliirium of society , by pointing out the way to fcecure lustics for all .
Many of yon were of opinion that the rights of the ¦ poor could never be restated under the present -social sysiem ; but even those tare always listentd attentively while I « ndeaveured t » prove xhst the institutions of England are founded on the principles of Becnrity and prosperity to the weakest against tba encroachments of the strong—of the poorest against the oppresslen of the rich , sad to show that the departure from those principles is the cause of our national sufferings : nay , have willingly aided in my efforts , and have patiently waited to witness the result of my
exertions , to work out the salvation of the people by aeans of the old-fashioned scheme of the Constitution . That I have not entirely succeeded is not your fault ; it is the prejudice of others , who profess to revere our institutions , that has hindered the success of wy labours . Our open and declared enemies , the p / ofessed Innovators , or " Liberals , " as they style themselves , Were dfcfe&ted and driven from cfiice mainly by our labours in opposition to their vlewB . We have unhappily found in their successors more determined opponents , and men much more given to change . lids Is cause of sorrow , hut sot of flespsir .
My friends , you know the principles that I have always held , and that for promulgating them I have suffered much persecution . Thank God , he has enabled me to maintain them sgainst every opposition . I thought that they were the principles held by the Tory party ; hence I have called myself a Tory . Sincerely attached to constitutional principles , was it sny wonder when , iaviug heard that little children ( some of them only five years old ) were , fey thousands , immured in close ¦ nubesltfey Kills from twelve to eighteen hours a day , subject to the cruel tortures Teqnuate to force th&xn thus to labour—( we must never
forget the nnheard-of cruelties and indecencies which tfere practised in the nulls when we began te call the attention of the public to the factory question ) , and deprived of every opportunity of rational and religious iustruetijn—was it any wonder , I say , that when I heard of these numerous little sufferera iwho were removed from a 3 law but " the law of the mill ") , I should endeavour to obtain a law to s&cure their Christian and constitutional Tights , to prevent the debasesaent of their TPin ^ a and the distortion of their frames ; in a word , to save them from premature death—to give them an opportunity of knowing tchv they lived ?
"Had I refused to l&beur for their emancipation , 1 should have felt unworthy of the name of man . I eount it all joy to have suffered acd to suffer in their cause . It is cheering to reflect that all our labours have not l-een useless . The factories are not now the miserable places that they were . An unwilling Ministry was compelled to listen to our complaints . A Bill was passed in 1 S 33 to ameliorate the condition of the poor factory slaves . It was , as you observe , " cheeripg to me to find , at the very time of my restoration to the people , the Legislature engaged in preparing a measure for the further protection of factory labourers . " But , O i how great is my disappointment that now , after a Struggle of " fifteen years , " the prayers ' of- the people for a Ten Hour BUI have been r&jected J When I Tifl&ct on the hundreds of public mefctiE ? s that have teen held—tlie sseriSees of hundreds of thousands of
persons who have attended them—the facts that have been elicited—the arguments that have been advancedthe constant and mammons opinion that his been gives in favour of the Ten Hour principle—nay , that the House of Commons is itself convinced of the justice and expediency of our claim , and has by three successive votes granted it—yet , after all , that one man bai dared to interpose his povcer against the prayers of bc many—that he has caused the House of Commons tc leverse its thrice-told will—has , in fact , forcyi them it
to reject his 'father ' s own measnre ^ -ilet never be forgotten tiat ' the lave Sir B . Peel was the father of the Ten Hoar Bill)—my friends , when " I reflect on this mcunfal sulject , I feel indignant at the usurpation of such power , and ask myself—Where is the constitutional principle that grants to any erne , save \ ib . 9 down , the power to reverse the decision of the House of Commons ? There is no such principle in our constitution ! The Minister who dares to usurp thai power is a Dictator—unknown , unrecognised by cur institutions 3
Tken comes the question—Will you alBO , like the House of Conmsena , bow to his -dictation ? " Will you be content , aflei all yonr labours and txertions , at the JflflfiiDg Of Sir H . Peel , to abandon the Ten Hour Bill ? If aq , ya are Conservatives , but not true men ! I hope Jr-etter things of you . I think I know yonr mettle , and that this uuconstitutienal assertion of power in the Minister will induce you to use every constitutional means to cause his removal from an office of which h « has proved himself unworthy . VniU thai is greeted aB your labours to obtain a Ten Sour Bill iciU bt fruit less .
Yon cannot meet more constitutionally , " more peace- , sbly , more frequently , more numerously , than you have done . Yon cannot produce stronger facts , reasons , and arguments ft 1 *™ you have dene . There 1 b no reason ' that you should ; and all that can be done thereby " "been effected : the House of Commons , has been convinced . It is tfee stubborn will of the Premier alone that stands between you and complete success . Hia removal , then , is the only thing required ; let thai sxne he the ose oiff £ d of ali yvztr rfforts . 11 Bat , " say yon , " he is the creature of the constifcusney . ' No doubt 1 Sir Bobert Peel is the idol created by the Reform Bill—the Minister of " the in- ' , - : ;
novating , the liberal" spirit of the age . What tf that ? The Beform Bill was not founded on the principle of the constitution It was an innovation , resting entirely upon the usithpsd POVf . BB OT PBOYXKtt . It might increase the number of voters , for a ime \ but It destroyed the constitutional principle , it curtailed the basis of representation . Seek for the restitution of thai principle of which the Reform Bill deprive- } yon . Call it * t tfbat 5 ahe Tor will , IT IS THE TOilYERSAIJTY OF KEPRESBNTATION , embracing every order , elass , and party in the State , giving to none the preponderating iLfiuencs , refusing to none its rightful share . ; > , - ¦ > ¦
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Minister—rendered this return to constitutional principles absolutely necessary . Believe me , my friends , I am convinced , as I told you when the Reform Bill was proposed , that the institutions of this country can never be maintained under the unconstitutional constituency established by that Act . I appeal to you—Has not the reformed House of Commons made more fearful inroads on the rights of the people than any preceding Parliament ? Has it not been the faithful representative of its own constituency ? Else , wby the New Poor Law ? Why a new-fangled army ef Police ? Why the refusal of every measure calculated to ameliorate the condition of the poor ? Why the constant advance in the principle of universal competition , forcing onr labour into competition with that of foreigners , not only abroad , but even in our home market ?
The rejection of the Ten Honr Bill by Sir K . Peel , and conseqaeniiy by the Legislature , has forced from me thes 9 remarks . Being resolved , as I suppose you are , to obtain that Bill , 1 should not have forgiven myself had I withheld these observations from yon . I have pondered deeply en the present position of our affairs j my opinion is formed after the most serious re * flection and closest examination of all the circumstances of this most important case . The pitifnl subterfuge to which Sir R . Peel resorted , the contemptible sneers that be levelled at Lord
Asbley , while he jeeringly taunted his lordship about " moral wrong , " proved that the Premier was devoid of argument ; for he pretended that it was impossible to pronounce what is and what is not " morally wrong l " Yes ; in the nineteenth century—in England—in the House of Commens , the Prime Minister fonnded his opposition to the Ten Hour Bill on thai dogma ! He pretended that if the women and young persons in factories were relieved from their excessive labour , greater evils wonld overtake them—greater misery wonld be iafiicted on others ; and thus he justified their acknowledged wrong .
He complained of the difficulty of regulating ftctory labour on the principle of humanity , forgettiDg that that difficulty was consequent on the too long refusal of the Legislature to adopt the advice of his late father ; forgetting , alBo , that the greater difficulty demanded tie more speedy attention . If there be so cure for Ihe vast evils of -which , we complain , then it is proved tbat our condition is hopeless , sod , as sure as the Word of God is true , we are on the veTge of natioDal ruin . We , however , yield to no such fears ; we know that there is a remedy ; and although our intricate social arrangements ( having been left so loog without the restraining and regulating influences of the constitution ) may have rendered the application difficult , we are persuaded of its efficacy , and count it madness to shrink from its application because of the difficult nature of its operation . IXilay can but increase the difficulty , it must add to our danger .
Our present system is ruinous . Let any man read the following letter , written by one of you , ( Robert was at Hurt tiers Seld on Shrove Tuesday , ) and say , could it ever be intended that machinery should thus unman the lords of the creation ? Where is the man who will deny that that nation must fall which builds its * ' property * ' on snch foundations ? Bead Pounder's letter : it brings the matter home , by telling of one , out of hundreds of thousands of the victims of the misapplication of machinery . TO MS . KICHJLBD CUSTLEB ., WES 1 F 1 ELD GROVE , HEADI > GL £ Y , LEEDS . Barrons Buildings WoodhouBe Moor Side L . eds August 5 1841 Mj Dear old " Kine "
in reading the reports of "the D'flferant meetings in Yorkshire and Linkershire that has being Convened for the Purpose of nowing tbe mind of the People on the factary queston which hes appeard in your Vaulueble fl- ^ t p-ipears—Jiy Mind has being often etruekwith what our great men Call " State Nesesety "Now my dear old ' King "—I ham no shcoler—I never had oppertunety to become one—bnt I Do think that I ham not so Dull—but I Can Comppreend what is ment by that turm—and your meeting the thousands and tens of thousands of Yorkshire and Lankershire has given me my knowlidge and if I have placed a proper construction opon what is ment by U—has I think 1 have—1 will relate an AnikDote to you anti Zik if it be " BC&te nesesetv" that Demands such a state of things amongst the Class to which I ham connecU--d—I mean , the Labouring Class this is my anikdote which I have thcught about a meny times since it was related to
me" a shot time since a friend of mine that was out of work and who tut to work with me , at a former pearead , but who had being out of Wark for a Long time wor Compeld to go , on what we Lvabouring men Call , the tramp and having got to a place Calld S-mt Hellins ( I think it is in Lonckshirej and meeting with no success , he thought that be would bend is way towards ilon-^ hesier , and just as he was Leavini ; the place , he herd of on » of his old mateys Living Close on the wayso he resolved that he wonld make him out if poseble for he wiebd to see him , thinking that be might perbsps help feia to a job , and if not , he might give him a montbfaU of something to Eat . and a nights Lodgings , has he said he w&s very ha : d-up
Well Sir he found him out—and when he got to is Cot wiii ! was it think you , "Why a I ^ jw XMmp Seller the D-Scrii > tun ha gave of the funitoure was bas follows , 2 oM Chares , a ronnd 3 legd taVle , a Box , no Bed Stocks , but a quantety ef old Strow in one Corner ¦» ith some Dnrty Bed Linen thrown epen it , and too paseses of wood was placed by the Fire Piace , and when my poor friend Entered the D iai—poar Jack ( for that is is nune ) was Bat by the Fire J . irm on one of tbu Cloecs of wood and what wor he Dowing think you ? Why he was sat mending iB wife Stocking Eeels , with the Darning Neadlb , but as soon has he bow is old
Matey at the Door post , he endevered to hide thembut Joe { for that is my poar friend ' s came ) was to sharp far tnm , and be sead " Jack what Ever is thow Do wing ? wbear is the wife ? what , that is not thy job , Im shout ? " poar Jack was ashamed , and Bead ' * No I know that this is not my job , bnt t' poar wife is at the Mill , she has to go at ^ past 5 oClock and work untill 8 , and ace is so poley that she is n » t able to do Eneything when she comes home so I do all that I can for her , for I have no wark nore have Ed Eney for mure then 3 years , and 1 think that I never shall heave Eney , Enr = y more . " And then Sir , he weept the big Tear , —
• 'Xo , Joe , there is plenty of Walk for Wemen and Bams in this quarter , but very Little for men—thou may as well go try to finde a bondred pound , aB go to find wark aboato here ^—but I hed not ment neather tbee nor eney one Els to have seen me mending V wifes stocking , for its a poar job , bnt sbe 13 almost nockt of her feet—I ham sadely afraid that she will be thrown up altogatber , and then , if she 's , I do not now what is to become of us , for she as been V man for a Long time , and me t * woman—it is bard wark Joe " : —and then poor Jack cryed bittly and sead * ' It did not use to be so "— " No , " sead Jee , " it did not Lad—and if then has being out of watk so Long as that how Ever hasta Gotten on all t ' time ? Well , Joe , I wall tell tbee , as well as I can , I have gotten on in a very misserable way all the time—thow nows that when I Gat Wead—I had plenty of wark and something for
warding , and thou nowB that I was not Idle — "No Jack thou wasn ' t "— " and we pat on very well—we gat a good furnished House '' ( ' Ye Did Lad—has Ever Eney poai man need put a foot into ")— " thire was no nead for—Mary to go to wart then—I could wark for na boatfa" —(" yes lhat tbou could ") "but now t' world is turned up side down , Mary has to turn ont to wark and I nave to stop at home to mind Barns—and to Wash and Ciean—Bake and mend , for , poar Lasswhen . she comes home at night , she is don up—thou nows Joe this is aid wark for one that wants to Dow Different . "—Joe sead , " I Lad it is ard Wark "—then poar Jack wept agano and sead that he wisbt that be had never being Wead and that he never had beiag Born—but fee did not think when he marred Mary that things would have come to this , " I have meney a cry about it , " Bead poor Jack .
Well Sirr—when Joe heard poar Jacks tale , he towld me that be Could not help—Cureeing both the factarys and the factary masters and the Government also for premitting it with all the Corseses that a mind Edtcaled in a factary is Capperble of . Xow I will ask yon is this the state of things that should be in this our Christian Land ? Doth " state neEesety" Demand that the World should be turned up side down , tnat our Wifes should have to turn out a % ^ past 5 oClock in a morning to warfe for us and our Barns , while we ourseif are Lade in our Btds < such aa they are ) until 8 o ' clock taking Gars of them , for under such Curcomstances we Cannot afford to get up anner , has if we Did we should Burn more fire then we Conld aford to get—I hope Sir , that you will not be offended at the Lengbt of ray Blundering Letter I have speelt my words has well has I was able , and you must Excouso iae—but I hope that
you will go on in your Indev 6 rs for the Temparl sal- > , vaticn of my Class—and I am shour that if you Do ; i Effect our Temparal Salvation you will Effect our spire- ; toal saivation also we whant time to wark and time to ( Larn what is our Dnty both to God—and man , but the 1 present slate of things is sinking us Down and makeing ' us bang Down our heads Like Bull Rushes in a word . Sir—the present system in Compleatly unmanning us and we Cannot help it—and if " state nesesety" is the , Cause of it all—" state nesesety" is a Countrys Carse , 1 and sooner it is Disspenced with the Better—one thing \ I ham serturn of is that such a ttato Doth not belong ' ¦ to the Bible and I ham at & Lvsbs to now what all oui 1 Bishops tbat sitB in ihe Big home is Dowing to allow ' ; this Bad thing Calld " state nesesety" I feer fchaV they are geting Corropted w ; tb Covetionaness . With thise fue Words 1 will Conclude hoping you are well in Both Body and Soul as also Mrs . OasUer ' : and Daughter God Bless you and 1 still reman
i Your affectionate " Snhject" till Death ! ROBEET POU ; iDEB .. j How say you ? Is poor Jack " s a solitary cass ? You ' know better—many of you are in poor Jack ' s con&ition . ' " But , '' says one , " you forget the wealth which i the proprietors of the machinery are accumulating . " i Not I—thai wealth , so gotten , is its owners' and the ' . nation's curse . j One short anecdote , and ti e case will be complete . ! 1 was returning home the other day from Leeds ; I I met a pot-hawker . He asked me , " can you tell me , = Sir , ichy I am forced to carry this basket ? " He then I turned up his coat sleeve to show his wrist , proving that he had been a cropper . I said , " -It is the mis-! application of machinery . * ' " You are right , ' Kjoi » ed
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the man .. " I served seven years' apprenticeship to my trade , and followed it twenty yeata ; but now they have taken it from me , and driven me te pot-selling . J could make twenty-four shillings a-week at my oxen trade—by this , I make an uncertain trifle , perhaps five or seven shillings . Now , Sit , will you answer me another question : What right has any man to take M ? trade from me , without giving me a belter 1 ' I answered him constitutionally , when I said , "No man bas that right "—" Christianity is part and parcel of the law of England" It ia written , " Love worketh no til to his neighbour . " In that query is embodied the great question of the age . It is one that must be soon answered by our statesmen , or settled by some " untoward event "
The tale of Jack and Joe , and that of the pothawker , are worthy the profoundeat study of the British Government They may talk about " prosperity" as they will , rottenness Is at the bottom of our institutions , when our national wealth is consequent on the decay of our men . I remember , about ten years rgo , the King was made to boast , ia his speech , of " Commercial Prosperity : " then the hand-loom weavers were working fourteen boars u . d&y , and feeding od carrion ! IV is not the rapid accumulation of wealth that constitutes the strength of a nation ; it is a numerous , happy , and prosperous people . Let no man say that I am an enemy to machinery—I believe it is intended to become a blessing to the people ; bnt , I am sure , with the late Sir R . Peel , that its misapplication is proving England ' s "bitterest curse . "
The late attempt to regulate railways , proves that Sir R . Peel is half convinced of the truth of the great principle I have endeavoured to inculcate . The truth is , my friends , if we cannot discover the proper application of machinery , it will , at no very distant period , break up this social system . Neither Kings , Queens , Dukes , nor Barons , can make head against its uncontrolled power . Until we get a Minister able and willing to grapple with that question , we fhall go on heaping up large masses of wealth on the decay of man , and thus pave the way to irremediable rain ! Be not beguiled by what is called the present " prosperity" —it is only hastening the crisis—increasing the accumulation—spreading ihe decay !
Let ns , however , not be disheartened : we have forced Sir R PEEL to act npon the principle be repudiates . Most reluctantly baa he consented to protect women from night work hi the mills : "thus , " as you well observe , " acknowledging the great principle for which we have so arduously struggled , and affording to us the cheering bope that , finally , the great principle of protection of labour will be fully established , and made to embrace all the ramifications of British industry . " We ougbt also to be thankful that we have , by constant repetition of the wrongs of the factory workers , been the meanB of turning the minds of our statesmen , and of the press , to the consideration of the condition of the poor . It was not usual , fornmtly , to allude to tbeir case ; now , it forms a constant subject of remark , both in Parliament and by the press . This fact is most encouraging , and never fails to yield me joy . The debates on the amendment of the Poer Law
Amendment Act have also , as yon observe , furnished " matter of congratulation . " It it now admitted by the most strenuous friends of the New Poor Law that that measure is a failure . They repudiate the very principles on which they formerly defended it , and have thus justified our opposition to its enactment True , " the amendment is far short of what j as ties requires , and we demand" ; but it is & proof that the philosophy on which the New Poor Law is founded will not stand the test of experience , and that " the new light that has risen with Mai thus" is darkness . How often have I assnred you that the principles of that law and the principles of the British constitution conld never unite ! Now , that truth is admitted by the Legislature .
Soon they will be forced to acknowledge that the three Somerset House law makers cannot exist with an independent Legislature of Queen , Lords , and Commons ;—soon they must confess that the Church and Unions are irreconcilable , or that England ' s Church is not the Church of the poor ;—soon they must admit that the title of private property can only be secure when fanndtd on the right of the poor to liberty and life . Yes , my fiiends , our labours have not been in vain ; we Dave broken in on tbat citadel of iniquity ; oar governors will ere long find that their ancestors were wiser than they , and that the constitutional Crown of England can only be secured by the reestablishment of the parochial system of self-government , and the entire abandonment of those new-fangled schemes of tyranny carried on by commissioners , and upheld by police . Remember , however , that this is the time for action —the foe has left his fortresses—it iB yours to pursue him till he yields !
I will not allude to the attacks made upon me by a small portion of the press . I leave their " calumnies " and their object " to prolong my captivity" to the calm consideration of the parties who thus attempted to destroy me , assuring them that I grieved only for themselves . I sorrowed that political or personal hatred could so far lead them to forget that they were men . I tbank yon for your " prayer * " nnd good wIbUbb—7 for your " determined pledge of support in every sense of the word / ' and for your promise " never to desert the good cause , but t > persevere , without ceasing , for tfee restoration of tbe principle of protection to British industry , on shore and on ship-board , in the factory and the field , in the mine and in the workshop . " And se , commending you to the care and guidance of God , tbe father of us all , avid imploring yon never to forget the allegiance you owe to Him , I bid you farewell . Richard Oastler . Wes ' . field Grove , Headinsley , Leeds , Aug . 11 th , 1844 .
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IMPORTANT TO CARPENTERS . ADDRESS ASD RULES OF THE COMMUNICATING COMMITTEE OF THE CAKi'EMERS' SOCIETIES OF LO . NDON . HELD AT THE BELL INN , OLD BAILEY . Fellow Workmen , —In addressing you at the present time on tbe important question of the general interest and wdlfure of our trade , it is our object to point out to you the duty we all owe one another to assist each other in resisting the infringements and unju 8 t attacks , the tyrannical capitalists ore nt all times endeavouring to make on tbe rights and privileges of our trade , and to point out to you Ihe necessity ( for your own interest , as well as your fellow-men ) of your supporting the societies established for the above object ,
whereby me may be prepared at any time to resist any innovation the mercenary views of our employers may endeavour to enforce . We , at tbe same time , would impress on the societies not at present represented on this committed , the absolute necessity of their sending delegates to this committee , and thereby establish a perfect understanding , a unity of feeling and action which is so necessary between societies having the same interests and objects to contend for , and by that means strengthening and centralizing our resistance to the attacks of the enemy ( whether the Government or employer ) , in a way becoming so numerous and influential a portion of the working classes as the United Carpenters of London are acknowledged by all classes to be .
We would call your attention to the late insidious attempt made by the Government to undermine and annihilate our right to employ our capital ( our labour ) in tbe best market , by the introduction into the Houbo of Commons of the atrocious Masters and Servants ' Bill , happily defeated mainly through tbe strenuous opposition of the London Trades . On that occasion tbe value of this committee was apparent , for in forty-eight hoars a special meeting of delegates , representing twenty-one houses of the trade , was called , and a petition prepared and resolutions passed , denouncing that obnoxious mtasure of an odious government to deprive the working millions of the few privileges they at pre > sent enjoy ; and we would ask if further evidence ia necessary to convince any ma a that it is time that we should all be prepared as one mm—to resist any future attempt from that or any other quarter .
OBJECTS OF THE COMMITTEE . 1—To give speedy and certain information to the whole of the societies comprising it , when any of the societies ate in difficulty or require assistance , through a fire or any other cause . 2—By a monthly meeting to keep up a friendly and personal intercourse between the sacioties by tbeir representatives , ao tbat "when any of the societies require assistance by applying to the committee would h&ve every facility in getting that assistance from the other societies which under similar circumstances each would have a right to expect . 3—To use our utmost exertions , by deputation or otherwise , in case of a dispute between any employer and the men in his employ , to bring about an amicable arrangement , and thereby establish that harmony between the employer and the employed which is our wish should at all times exist .
RULES OF THE COMUITTEE . 1—That the committee be constituted of one delegate from each society , ( tbat maintains the principle of five shillings per day inviolate ) to meet at the above hou 8 < J on the first Thursday in every month , at eight o ' clock . 2—That in the event of a strike or any other matter of importance occurring in any of the societies , the delegate shall inform the secretary , wko shall immediately write to the other delegates , and call a special meeting if necessar / . 3—That " the Chairman be elected each meeting night and tbe Secretary each quarterly night .
4—The Secretary to keep accurate minutes of tho business transacted each night , and an account o f all menies paid 'to the committee ; tbe names and address of all the delegates and tbe times of tbeir attendance , and prepare a balance sheet of the amount paid by or due from each Society , with their number of members and the times their delegate attended , at the end of each quarter ; for which be shall be paid 2 s . for each night of meeting . 5—That on this committee receiving information of any Society allowing any infringement of the established rules of the trade , they shall appoint a deputation to wait ' on the society , and endeavour to induce them to act in npision with the other Societies * rules . 6—That any oJciety having calls for men and having none out , they shall send to another society represented on this committee as soon as possible .
7—That a levy be made at the end of each quarter for tbe expenses incurred , in proportion to the number of members in each society . )
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8—This committee is not in any way to interfere with the local rules of any of the societies . The following Houses of Call are at present e epresentd ON t ^ e Commutes : —Running Horse , Duke Street , Manchester Square ; Royal Oak , Regent Street , Westminster ; Swan , New Street , Fetter Lane ; Block Ball , Gray ' a Inn Lane ; BuU and Bill , Ropemaker Street , Finsbury ; Artillery Arms , Rochester Row , Westminster ; Green Man , High Street , Poplar ; Rising San , York Road , Lambeth ; King ' s Arms ( two Societies ) Marylebone Street , Golden Square ; Sun , Mason Street , Westminster Bridge Road , Silver Cup , Cromer Street , Gray's Inn Road ; Rock , Llsson Grove , Marylebone ; Queen's Head , Acton Street , Gray ' s Inn Road ; Biy Malton , CUpaton Street , Portland Road ; Castle , City Road , Finsbury ; Globe , King Street , Goswell Street Road ; Sun , London Wall , City ; Ship and Blue Coat Boy , Wai worth Road ; Dun Horse , High Street , Borough ; Somera Aims , Somers Town . . By order of the Committee , John Bush , Secretary , No . 1 , York Street , Lambeth .
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bT . PaNciias . — -A public meeting of the inhabitants was held at tbe King ' s Arms , Tavern , Tottenham Court Road , on Friday evening , August 30 th , to take into consideration tbe present condition of tbe Coal Miners of the North . The meeting was most respectably attended . J . C . Salmons , Esq ., vestryman , was unanimously called to the chair . In opening the business , be said tbe men employed in the mines were a class of men in every way worthy of sympathy , undergoing as they did , great bodily fatigue and peril . He did not think the Miners had been at all precipitate . in making their grievances publicly known . Men undertaking such daugeroua employment aa mininglabouring bo many feet below the surface of tbe earthin foul air , a variety of noxious gases , and a confined
space , continually in fear of an explosion , tbat must send them in a moment from time to eternity ; Buch men- must possess a large amount of heroic ceurage and manly daring—( cheers ) . The preas told them the strike was over , and that tbe men bad returned to tbeir employment . Yes , after an unexampled struggle of twenty weeks borne with superhuman fortitude . The men , their wives , and families , bad been cast from their homes ; and thrown shelterless on tbe bleak heath , and for days together destitute of food . Upwards of thirty thousand persons bad so existed for twenty weeks ; and that without committing a single breach of tbe peace . Such an unparalelled exhibition ef moral courage was for tbe first time to ba recorded in the annals of histery —( loud cheers ) . These men for a time , and only for a time , had been starved into submission . The
labourer wob worthy of his hire , and he hoped the tinie was not distant when the Miners would receive that Justice they bo well merited—( cheers ) . He had read with much pleasure & pamphlet written by Air . Mitchell , one of the Miners , and h « hoped his fellow parishioners had done the same—( cbeers ) . As some of the delegates v ? cre present , he would not take up more of tbeir time ; but would call on Mr . Thomas Fairer to move tho first resolution—( loud cbeore ) . Mr . Ferrer tben moved a resolution , strongly condemnatory of tho Mtwtyrs' Union—leading as it does , to tbe oppression of the men , and the present high price of coals , eulogising the conduct of the men ; and calling for the suppression of the combination of m&s er , nnd for the redress of the grievances of the men . Mr . Fairer lamented that public feeling had not been sooner aroused in favour of the men . Wherever those
men have had tbe opportunity of stating their case , their simple truthful tale had moved the most flinty heart to ayuipathy—( cheers)—and he trusted the men would speedily rally again , having now gained the respect of all honest men —( cheers ) . Would it be credited that thirteen of those men had beun imprisoned for endeavouring to shelter their wives in the hour of their , travail , by placing the bed curtains over them , on the spot where tbeir oppressors bad cast thtm ; ami tbat , ' too , while tears flawed in abundance under the eloquence of a Brougham iu Exeter Hall for the black slaves of Africa—( loud cheers ) . He thought the Hou 3 e of Commons should have taken tbe matter up before they separated ; however , as the House had neglected ita dutyj it was for them to compel them to retrace their
steps , and wake the monopolising masters blush for tbe outrages they had committed on humanity —( cheers ) . Mr . Vince , in seconding tbe motion , said be thought unless his brother shopkeepers took up cases of this sort , they would nnd that by men being out of employ tbeir shops would soon lack customers : for let it be borne in mind that gentlemen only wore one coat at & time , and working men did the same ; and if there was more employ for tbe men , it followed as a matter of course there would be more trade for the shopkeeper . He would therefore with much pleasure second the resolution . Mr . James Wilson ( Miners' delegate ) rose much applauded , and said be -was very happy to find the gentlemen of St Pancraa taking such a lively interest in their affairs . Certainly tho men he represented , bis brethren of tbe mine , ; bad gallantly struggled for twenty weeks ; although for lack of support they bad been compelled reluctantly to return to their emploj
with their grievances uuredresaed—( hear , bear , hear ) . Mr . W . here entered into a lucid and able statement of the Mineis" wrongs , which elicited loud shouts of " Shame , shame . " The masters grumbled at the men ' s Union , while they had a Union for a twofold purposefirstly , to oppress the men , and keep down wages ; secondly , to regulate nnd keep scant the supply of coals to the London market—( hear , bear ) . Dating the struggle , men had subsisted on btead and water , and Bome days were entirety without food . Meetings were called for tbe purpose of enabling them to lay tbeir grievances before the public ; and how many of tbe papers bad their reporters present ? Scarcely evermore than one : and that one the Northern Star—( loud cheers . Some portion of the press , and amongst them the Shipping Gazette , announced the termination of the strike long before they ever thought of giving in— ( hear , hoar )—and others took pact against them . He trusts
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that working men would act with wisdom , and only auppprt that portion of the press that supported the cause of labouit- ^ llona cheers ) . Mr . W . Rltson ably supported his ; colleague ; and said it had been clearly shewn on Lordf Harry Vane ' a motion , by Mr . J . Hume and others , that the masters , by tbeir oppressive combination , bad kept coata from the London market for tbe purpose of keeping up prices , much to the detriment of j the consumer , and to their own great profit ] Himself and bis brother delegate would leave town to-morrow , to ask leave to toil ; bnt they would be agreeably disappointed if they got that leave —( bear , hear ) . He entreated a
continuance for the present of their sympathy , and those friends who had heretefore received contributions on their behalf would continue so to do and remit them to their treasurer . He most heartily thanked them for their kinkness , and respectfully bade them farewell—( loud cheering ) . Tbe resolution was tben put and carried unanimously . Mr . Aldis suggested a subscription in aid of the men , which was promptly responded te , and a considerable sum was collected in the room . A vote of thanks waa carried by acclamation to tba chair , man , who \ n replying said , he should feel proud at any time to render any services his bumble ability would permit . In labour ' a cause , they might always command him—( loud cheers ) .
Burslem . —The following subscriptions have been received for the support of our brethren in the North : —Mr . Brindley ' s Miners of Sneyd Green , Staffordshire Potteries £ 2 . Leeds . —Howard's weavers Is 9 | d ; Benjamin Stocks Is ; leather finishers 4 a ; Lawson ' s Mill 3 s 6 d ; Waterloo 2 s 9 d ; Rock Colliery S 3 ; Dobson's pit 7 s ; Ardill and Pickards 2- * 9 d ; Beeston £ 1 2 s 4 d ; John Wood 2 s ; David Hartley Is ; friends Is ; friends 2 s 3 d ; a friend Is ; Tottie and Gaunt . ' 8 £ G 18 ' . Smith's men £ 2 153 7 * d ; GUdersome £ 8 4 s 9 d ;¦ : Snell's Mill 7 s . Old Radford . —Subscriptions for the . Miners ' Association , hel 4 at the White Cow , Old Radford : — Burton ' s f actory , Carrington 53 lOd ; Mr . Bate ' s factory , Bloom ^ rove , Is 10 | d ; Mr . Buntin ' s shop , Bloomsgrove ls |; Radford pit 8 s 3 d ; Cinderhill pit 8 s lid : a few friends 6 s-
Bolton . —You will much oblige the Miners of the Bolton district , Lancashire , by inserting the following sums , received for the support of S ott and Knowles ' s men : f--Heyes and Hevmers , Croft 16 a 6 d ; Spinners , Bolton district £ 6 ; from the Rising Sun Inn , Bolton 103 4 d ; Richard Bartlow , dogger Is 6 d ; Thomas Telford , publican IO 3 ; James Suttle 5 a ; F . Baxendale 5 l ; John Gorton 53 ;' Benjamin Hart Is ; Sarah Mangnal Is ; Wm . Harrison Is ; Samuel Horrock Is ; J . iFisher Is ; Wm . Loader Is ; Wm . Dronnan , underlooker 5 s ; Wm . Yates 23 6 d : a
friend Is ; Thomas Shipperbottan 5 s ; a friend 2- 6 d ; John Orrill 2 s 6 d ; Joseph Kay , publican 2 * 6 d ; Francis Guffbgg 2 s 6 d ; spindle and fly makers , Warburton ' s shop 7 s ; Adam Brindle , publican , 2 i 6 d ; Thomas Brown , King ' s Arms 2 a 6 d ; James Roscoe , publican 2 s 6 d ; John Dawson , Spread Eagle 2 s ; Old Chum , Nut Inn Is ; Wm . Tong Is ; Wm . Jackson Is ; Wm . Crompton 6 d ; a few friends , Little Lever 2 < 5 d ; from the spinners of the Bolton district £ 4 ; other small donations £ 1 2 s 6 £ d ; and the spinners £ 2 per week , to be continued until the strike terminates .
Wakefielp . —GaiFFiN Inn , Sf . pt . 3 rd . —The insertion of the following sums will oblige : —Micklethwaite ' s men i £ 20 0 s 21 ; Ardsley men , Jackson ' s pit £ 3 43 ; Ardsley collectors 19 s 6 d ; Stanley collectors 12 s 6 d ; * John Sp 8 ne « j 5 * ; a few friends 17 a 6 d ; foundry 2 s Hid ; oil mills 2 s 5 d ; Junction pit 2 a 6 d ; Open Work 3 i ; Alverthorp 19 s 9 d ; Hightown £ l ;| Lee Fair 4 s ; Methley district £ 1 18 j 3 d ; Ralph Frest , two week ' s pay 2 s ; Richard Gill , a wheelwright Is ; Brooks and Greave ' s colliery 103 ; Cater Colliery 7 s ; Haliday and Rhode ' s Colliery 14 * ; Mr . Bumil ' s Colliery £ 1 3 . 6 d ; Joshua Greare ' s Colliery £ 1 7 s " . And
many smaller sums too numerous for insertion . Our masters have gone over to Ireland , and it appears hare been stating that they were going , to open ten or a dozen pits , and they wanted , good honest men to w 6 rk them . They would rivo them , they said , from 2 s 8 d to 4 s a day . They said mm were scarce in Yorkshire . They eaid the men who had been on strike about six months since had got their advance , add all men were in full work . By these infernal calumnies , they have been enabled to bring over one hundred men , and four women . They are paying these men 3 * 6 d a , day , * and we are standing out { for only 3 s G J . This shows that their object is to break up the Union .
Money collected for the Miners of Northumberlaud aud Durham—Bilston , Staffordshire , No . 1 Lodge 3 s ; Hollow Tree Pit , Riley ' s-field 6 s Id ; Brook pit , Priest-field 10 d 8 d ; A . Bagley ' a pit 2 s 3 d ; Wm . Aspbery Is ; Duncan park , J . Astin , No . 1 Lodge £ 1 2 s ; No 3 IDs ; No 8 £ 1 7 s ; No 9 £ 2 Is ; Manchester Trades £ 5 ; Pemberton District £ 12 14 s ; Rookery , Donnirigton-wood , per Wm . Bailey £ 2 5 s ; Darlaston , per Zacariah Sivern 7 n 7 d ; Cletaor Moor , per J . Harrison ! £ 1 4 s ; Ince District , per James Orrell £ 2 9 * ; iBradgato club 3 s ; Tipton , per J . Da vies lUs 4 d : Cinderford iron works , per Phillip
Russell 5 i 6 d ; 1 Rawmarsh , per J . Watson 113 ; Liverpool operativo masons society , per T . Carter £ 15 ; Aberdeen hair dressers and other friends from Spring Gardens 'Ills 3 d : from Kirkcaldy Scotland , per E . Lawton—^ Algan £ 2 5-t 3 d ; R . Macintosh 6 d ; Lumphimiums 83 ; Chapel 10 s titi ; Tepis 5 s 8 d ; D 11 near 10 19 s ; Wymss 16 s lid ; Torey Burn I 4 a 2 d ; Dundonald 3 h ; Kirkaldy 53 31 ; Fordle 12 s ; Town Hill 8 i ; Beath 7 s 6 d ; Kelty 83 ; Crossgatea 4 s 7 d ; Donibristie 10 * ; 1 Hill of Beath 8 s 4 d ; Cuttle-hill 10 , 31 ; Albeith 12 s ; Wellwood £ 2 4 s ; Wm . i ? uter b'd ; Wm . Davison 5 J . —J . Clark , L > ia . Sec , Newcastle , Sept . 3 rd . ;
A Public Meeting o f Miners and others was held on Aspull Moor , near Wigan , on Monday last . The meeting was called for eleven o ' clock in the forenoon ; but , Jowing to the interference of the Earl of balcarrass ' 8 agent , it did not take place until four o ' clock in the afternoon . The circumstances are as follows : —The Earl ' s workman hayo a band amonget them ; and , wishing to hare a little music on the occasion , they applied to one of tho under agents to \ seo it' they could have the band . They were given ! to understand from that quarter that thpy might have it . Well , on Monday morning , the band turned out , and proceeded towards Wigan to meet Itheir ft How workmen there ; but before they had i gone more than half a mile , up
rides the principle agent , and told them that , if they did not give over playing , he would turn them out of employment . The band , being composed of both pitmen and men iihat workod at the top—the topmen gave over playing , but the pitmen would not ; and , being determined that they would not be beaten , they went to Wigan to get men to supply the places of the men who had left , which , after someitime , they succeeded in obtaining . Notwithstanding this petty interference , the meeting wa « a bumper . There eouId not be le . ^ s than from 2 , 100 to 3 000 people present , and hundreds of them were on the common from eleven o ' clock in the'forenoon till seven in the evening . Let not the Coal Kin « 9 imagine that beoause they havf gained a
partial victory over ihe men of the North that the Union is broken up . No , the men oi ' Lancashire are determined that it shall goon ; in proof ot which lot the Coal Kings swallow this pill : that the contributious alone tor the last fortnight in Lincashire has been upwards' of £ 500 . Mr . H . D ^ rjnet , an old veteran in the Miners cause , was unanimously called to the chair , and opened the businet-s in a brief address . Mr . Price then came forward to move the first resolution , and said , he felt it his duty tacall the attention of that meeting to the fact , that notwithstanding the Mineis had gut tome small advance of wages in ; this county , y . t the masters kept up a system of robbery and injustice which enabled them to take from ! the working man far more than
the advance givenj them . Mr . P . then stated the following to be the practices at one coal work in the neighbourhood . If a tub which was a shilling for the getting , contained a small quantity of dirt , the man lost the whole ; or a little bad coal being in a tub was sufficient cause for the master to rob the min of a j&Uling , although the tub oi coal was not one farthing worse to the employer . By this means they were enabled and did take from the man more than the advance they had given them . Nor was that all ; if the waggon-road fill up they must clear it for nothing , which took them two or three days in the week at times . And in places that were below level the men had to draw water for two , three , and four hours in a day , and tho master would
not give them a farthing for doing it . Mr . Price made a powerful ! appeal to the men to stand fast , aud by their conduct enable the association to maintain its vantage ground . He then read the following resolution— " it is the opinion of this meeting that nothing short of a perfect organization and union amongst tne Miners will enable them successfully to combat the tyranny and oppression which they have to contend with . " 5 Tne resolution was seconded by a working Miner , I and carried uuanimously . Mr . Holdgate moved ] the second resolution ip a speech replete with sound sense and argument . The resolution , was as follows : — " That we , the Miners of this district , pledge ourselves to " use every exertion in four power to complete oar orginization and make our union what it ought to be , a protection to the yreak against the cruelty and
oppression of the strong . " The resolution was sec- ' onded by acclamation and was supported by Mr . ; Wm . Dixon , from Manchester . Mr . Dixon spoke for an hour and-a-half , and laid bare the manifold grievances under j which the Miners laboured , and concluded his address by calling upon all present of whatever trade to ] exert themselves in the cause of labour , by a united exertion to emancipate their class from their present deplorable state of degradation and slavery . 1 The thanks of the meeting were given to the speakers and the chairman ; after whir ^ there was three cheers for the Miners' Union ; th ' for W . P . Roberts , Esq ., the Miners' Atto "' . " ™ , General ; three for the advocates of labour ' s r , a \ . * I " . and three groans for all those who oppo ? th ' rights of the working classes . The mult ° 5 " Jtzt dispersed to their respective places of ^ bnda the band playing until tbe ground was cle- * 1 [ > *
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Spitalfields . —At a meeting of the Committee for aiding the Miners of Northumberland and Durham , held at the Standard of Liberty , Brick-lane , Spitalfields , on Sunday evening last , it was resolved that all parties who have had cards to dispose of for the Albert Saloon Benefit , who do not pay the money , and return the unsold cards , before the 12 th of September , will be considered as defaulters . And that the Committee cease sitting after the 11 th of September . The Committee will meet at eight o ' clock on Sunday evening , at tbe Standard of Liberty , Brick-Lane , Spitalfields . London . —The f » llowing sums have been received
by the Coal Miners * delegates in London : —Block Printers of Mr . Evans , Crayford , Kent , per Mr . H . Gardner , 13 s 7 d ; Mr . Rigby ' s Brush Makers , 3 a 2 d ; Mr . Bickerton ' s Jan . Stuff Hatters , 5 a ; Bookbinders per Mr . Dunning , £ 118 s 9 d ; Gildet ' s Green Man , Berwick-street , Oxford-street , 5 s ; Mrr Bailey ' s book , 33 ; Mr . Colis book , 3 s 6 d ; Weaver ' s Crown , and Anchor , Waterloo-town , Bethnalgreen , per Mr . Sherrard , Ss ; Mr . Smally ' s book , 2 a 24 ; Mr , Cocksay ' s Silk Hatters , 6 s 6 d ; Fourth instalment Of benefit , Albert Saloon , £ 3 ; Collected at public meeting , King ' s Arms , Tottenham Court-road , 12 a lid . Wilson Ritson , Sec .
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London Metbpolitan Delegate Council . —Tha members are requested to meet at the City Chartist Hall , No 1 , Turn-again Lane , on Sunday afternoon next , at three o ' clock precisely . City Chartisi Hall . —On Sunday next , a Public Discussion , at half-past ten in the morning , In the evening at seven , Mr . Cluer will Lecture on " the Horrors of War " Maryrebone . —An Harmonic meeting , for the benefit of the miners , will be held at the Coach Painters Arms , Circus Street , new road , on Tuesday evening next , at eight precisely . Tower Hamlets . —Mr . T , M , Wheeler will deliver a Lecture on Sunday evening next , at halfpast seven , at the Wellington and Cat church Row , Bethenal Green . Westminister . —A meeting will be held at the Golden Liou , Dean Street Soho on Sunday evening next , at half-past seven .
Westminister Chartist Hall . —A meeting of Shareholders will be held on Wednesday evening next , September 11 th , at the Golden Lion Tavern , Dean-street , Soho . Hammersmith . —A Me ting will be held at tbe Dun Cow , Brook-green lane , on Tuesday evening next , September the 10 th , at eight o ' clock precisely . Camberwell and Walworth .. —A Public meeting will be held at the Montpelier Tavern , Walwortb , on Monday evening next , at eight o'clock precisely Register ! Register !! Register !!! . —Chartist desirous of becoming Electors , and residing in the above district , are informed tbat they can be supplied with information and forms of Claim , daily by J Simpson , Elm Cottage Waterloo street .
Dr . M'Douall will lecture at the St . George ' s Temperance Hall , Webber-street , Blaokfriars ' -road , on Sunday next , at half-past seven o ' clock in the evening , on " the probability of a War , and its effects upon society . " Leicester . —On Sunday next , ( to-morrow ) Mr . Cliffe will deliver two lectures ; in the morning at half past ten in the Pasture , and in the Chartist Institution in the evening at six o ' clock . On Wedensday evening , a Ball will be bolden in the Chartist Institution , for the benefit of the Association . Admission fourpence each ; to commence at seven o ' clock . Also , on Thursday evening a Tea Party will be holden in the same place , at which Mrs . Cooper , prior to leaving Leicester , for a time , will be present , at seven o ' clock after tea , another Ball will take place for the benefit of the Association .
Mabkfield . —On Sunday ( to-morrow ) a Camp * meeting will be holden at this place , in the afternoon at two o ' clock , and in the evening at six o ' clock . Messrs . Bairstow and Smart will attend and address both meetings . Halifax District Camp Meeting . —A Camp meeting wiJl be held on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , at Ladstone , Norland-moor , to commence at two o ' clock . Mr . White , late of Birmingham , and other talented lecturers , will take part in the proceedings . Newcastle-on-Tyne . —Mr . John Cockburn will deliver a lecture in Mr . Jude's long room , Three Tuns , Manor-Chare , on Sunday , Sept . 8 th , at seven o ' clock , on the following subject : — " Has the influences of Democracy or Despotism in all ages tended to the adavntage or deterioration of the condition of the people 1 "
Wakefield . —An address will be delivered by G . T . Evans , in the Chartist Association Room , George and Crown Yard , on Tuesday evening , at eight o ' clock . Hanley . —Notice . —The Shareholders and Friends of the Hanley and Shelton Working-Man's Hall , will meet at the house of Mr . J . Yates , Mile ' s Bank , Shelton , on Sunday evening next , at six o ' clock . Birmingham . —Mr . T . Clark will lecture at Duddeston Row , on Sunday morning next , at ten o ' clocfe . In the evening , Mr . Clark will again open the Discussion on the Corn Laws , at the Reading Room , 89 , Steelhouse-lane . Dudley . —Mr . T . Clark will lecture here , on Monday evening next , at seven o ' clock . Redditch . —Mr . T . Clark vrill deliver a lecture on Machinery and its effects on Society , on Tuesday evening next .
Netherton . —Mr . Clark , of Birmingham , will lecture here on Wednesday evening next , at seven o ' clock . Manchester . —A lecture will be delivered in the Carpenter ' s Hall , on Sunday evening next , by Mrt William Jones , from Liverpool , at half-past six o ' clock . Ashion-under-Lyne . —A lecture will be delivered in the Charter Association Room , on Sunday evening next , by Mr . William Dixon , of Manchester , at six o ' clock . Oldhasi . —On Sunday next , Mr . Edward Clark will lecture in tbe Chartist Room , Greaves-street , at six o'clock in the evening .
Rochdale . —Mr . James Leach , of Manchester , will deliver two lectures at the Association Room , Mill-street , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , and half-past five in the evening .
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Brighton . —Dcncombs Testimonial . —A very spirited meeting , convened by placard , was held on Tuesday evening the 27 th ult ., at the Artichoke Inn , William-street . Shortly after the time appointed < ei » ht o'clock ) , Mr . G . Giles was called upon to preside . The Chairman opened the business of the evening by briefly stating the object for whioh they had met , and called upon Mr . J . Page to propose the first resolution . Mr . Page in a very argumentative speech proposed the following resolution— "That this meeting is of opinion that the thanks and gratitude of the public a e preeminently due to T . S .
Duaoombe , Esq ., M P ., for his undeviating advocacy of the rights of labour in the Commons House of Parliament ; but more especially his manly exposure of , and successful resistance to the atrocious Master and Servants' Bill , also his detection of the equally infamous aud atrocious Post-office Spy system , sanctioned by Siir Jam < s Graham . " Mr . Lewis seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimously . Mr . Flower in a speech replete wih sound sense , proposed the next resolution , which b « ing very ably seconded by Mr . Fiest , wag carried unanimously— " That it is with great pleasure that this meeting have ascertained that the trades of London have appointed a Committee to receive subscriptions in order to
present to the Honourable Member for Finsbury a testimony of their esteem : And we further find that several townships have transmitted considerable sums of money forthe above object , we the men of Brighton , ever anxious to vio with our fellow countrymen in every just and laudable measure , resolve tbat a subcription be opened in this Borough to assist the London Committee to carry out their design . " Mr . Jiltro proposed and Mr . LaBhford seconded the next resolution , which was unanimously adopted— " That a local committee of fifteen person ? , with power to add to their number , including a Treasurer and Secretary , be and are hereby appointed to assist the Central Committee to raise the Duncombe Testimonial
by soliciting subscriptions , and collecting the same , and that each member , or conjointly with other members of this Committee , be provided with a book and other necossary papers and credentials for the aforesaid purpose ; and that the following gentlemen do form such committee : —viz ; Messrs . George Giles , Henry Tullett , John Page , John Rose , James William Flower , John Newhham , James Flaxman , Joseph Boniface , Henry Mitchell , John Davey , William Fiest , William Lewis , William Lashibrd , and William Jiltro , after which the following gentlemen were added : —viz ; Messrs . Good , Cox , Sutton , Scott , Sweetman , Smith , Tipping , Newington , Bourne , Vergo , Roser , Private , Hawkins , Tyler , Goodeve , Dean and
Gravett . Mr . Flaxman , in a lengthy speech , proposed aud Mr . Mitchell seconded— " That Mr . William Flower bo appointed Treasurer , and Mr . John Page , Secretary to the eaid Committee . " Agreed to without a dissentient . It is but just to state that although the meeting was composed of all grades of politicians , the best possible f eeling prevailed throughout , and some of the League have taken a book to collect subscriptions . The Committee will meet at the Artichoke Inn , William-street , on Tuesday evening next from eight o ' clock to ten , and every alternate Tuesday at the same time and place , to receive subscriptions , and to give any information on the above subject . — [ Too late for insertion last week ]
Brighton . —Dukcombe Testimonial . —A public meeting of tbe Irou and Brass Founders , was held at the Jolly Butchers , Brighton , on Tuesday evening , September 3 , 1844 , in furtherance of the above object , Mr . Fielding in the chair , when the following resolution was unanimously adopted : — " That a subscription be open to assist tho Central Committee in raising the Duncombe Testimonial , and that the said subscription continue weekly until the 20 th of November next , when the same will be finally closed . " The resolution was spoken to and supported by several gentlemen present . The men of Brighton seem determined to via with each other in doin £ honour to tho people ' s champion . No doubt Other trades will follow the example of the Founders in the same laudable object . The Founders meet at the Three Jolly Butchers , every Saturday evening , to receive subscriptions , when they trust the whole of tne trade will come forward and render their assistance .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 7, 1844, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1279/page/8/
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