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. ltstands really £ 69 . 12 b . but as we only quoted i fa ^ numeration of eudw which appeared on ths errivtside . without any speducations * to the nature Of the work done and performed for the moaej , and Betas forming any portion of a table of . items , we instanced . it in lerel pounds , as we did in several ¦ imilar occasions , sometimes a few shillings above theamount , and at other times a few shilling , or eren pounds , above or below the . literal aaonnt specified . . ' " . . .. , ' Bnt , we ask our readers , must not a man be dreadfolly hard tip for a defence of his character er conduce who would , on such grounds as those jast q uoted , brand th « inquiring party as a 'perJDrer , ' c & beast , ' ' a wiliul and corrupt liar , ' andhazardthe expression that' there ' s no such item in the balance aheeil' .. . , .-..
Is for tha statement mada by Mr O'ConnoMn another passage , and which he likewise takes occasion to brand as a wilful err < nv-r-that wa charged the sum of £ 34 . for hay to the bill of costs for the maintenance ef hones , which hay was consumed almost exclusively by the cows , —we have only to say , if . we committed an error on the occasion we were led into itstriotly and entirely by the honourable Bailiff himself . His expression is , ' Hay , nsed by horses £ 94 !' and we challenge aay one , even the honourable gentleman himself , to gainsay this statement , if he
can command his temper so much as to enable him to read his own words in the letter he alludes to , in the first page of the Star * of September 4 th . But Mr O'Connor is in a rage because we did not give him credit for profit made by the cows , which he Bays was ' about £ 75 . ' Now the plain reason why we did hot give him credit for such profit wa ? , that Bethingappeared on the balance sheet ; ' but neither did we charge Mm with their maintenance , although Shero was a large item in the account whiob . we lad no doubt referred seleJy to their maintenance .
"" ""Now , Timlrins , what do you think of the shuffling vagabond in the straw account , because he saw no other item down for straw , lie sunk the cattle . "Why didn ' t he put it down asan anchor , Timlans ; and then , Timkins , Being all under one head puzzled him . That , Timjonsj was because Moore and Co . were the auctioneers who sold all at Walker ' s auction , and to whom the cheque was made payable , to correspond with the fbank book . Then , Timkins , read Lval 80 b * and- read the sneaking- rascal ' s' mode of LEVELLING pounds . There ' s a leveller for you . This innocent sinner says . ' Yet the truth is , that the extent of our
sinning amounts to this , and to this only , that we quoted the sumloV . more than we intended to do ; ' and then he levels it , Timkins , as he confesses he did npon several other occasions ; Sometimes to the amount of a few shillings or even pounds , Thukins , above or below the literal amount specified . Now , Tim&rns , if there are a hundred large items in a balance Sheet , the balance struck by Bailey ' s levelling arithmetic would just amount to tuesmall sum of liOOOJ . one way or the other . But , Tirakins , fie sum is 69 J . 12 s . to Lyal ; and , Timkins , that ainonrit was paid to Lyal by Christopher Doyle . and Philip M'Grath , for eight tons of
seed potatoes to be sent down to Lowbands , and our bailiff forwarded it to them . Then , "Emkins , there is the 94 ? . for hay . Why , Timkins , it was the hay of the out-going tenant , valued by the appraisers ; and , Timkins , from the 8 th of March to the 22 ndof Augustjthe twenty-three cows lived exclusively upon that hay ; and , Timkins , the rogue says that he sees no 75 / . put down as profit of the cows who eat that hay , whereas the very Star that has the balance sheet in it , and from which he takes the very item 94 / . for hay , has in the very same column , and five lines under the 94 l .
f PEOFIT ON COWS ABOUT 75 / . ' ' Now , . Timkins , our bailiff says 'about , ' because , the balance sheet was made up to the 14 th of August , and the covrs were not sold till the 22 nd ; and now , Timkins , read three lines beginning at the 27 th line of our bailiff ' s letter accompanying the balance sheet , and you will find these words , 'There are other accounts yet to be settled , a ROUGH SKETCH of which I give you at foot , BUT THE
PROCEEDS OF WHICH HAVE NOT YET COME TO MY HANDS . Now , Timkins , this filthy beast professes to know nothing about the 751 . profit on cows , because there ' s not a word about it in the balanca sheet , while he takes the 942 . for hay , about ¦ which there isn ' t a word in the balance sheet ; bnt the items , 94 J , and 75 ? ., stand almost together , in a column upon the other side , and the beast has takeu one item , but professes not to have heard a word about the other . Timfcins , he hasn ' t purged himself of the 84 J . 16 V paid for selling rubbish , as he said , at Lowbands , but in the report of oar bailiff ' s speech
an the Exchange , on Wednesday , this trickster would make it appear that the fees were not wholly paid for the sale of rubbish , because a waggon , three carts , harness for thirteen horses , a weighing machine , and ploughs and harrows were also sold ; whereas , Timkins , as our bailiff shows you , it was money paid to Bentley and Saunders , auctioneers , not for selling those things for our bailiff , but to pay them as ^ auctioneers for those thinsp that he bbughtfat Mr Lakin ' s auction . Now , Timkins , what do you say to the brutal taste of your critic ? and then , Timkins , this immaculate ass says there ' s 13 , 300 / . in errors , through double
entries in the ledger , within the space of twelve months : Now , Timkins , can you picture to yourself a aore contemptible creature ? The 13 , 3002 . is passed from the first treasurer , Mr Roberts , to the present treasurer , our bailiff . Now , can mortal man ap-^ oar more degraded * Now , Timkins , mark what ! told you , and see , like the hundred pounds a cottage ; how , out of Bailey ' s confusion , he ' s obliged to come round to our bai liffs figures . Now , Timldns , here ' s the way to satisfy yourself—this is the way the aceounts are made out . All that comes in is acknowledged in the first column ; all that is
paid by the financial secretary to our treasurer is in fiie second colnmn ; and that column , and what is paid by the directors , not through the treasurer , trill make up the difference to the penny between the sum acknowledged in the Stab , and the sum received by our treasurer . Now ., Master Timkins , is your mind at rest ?' ' No , Master Tomkins , far from it . I can ' t live in Nottingham , Master Tomkins ; I cannot live in the same town , nor in the same couaJy , Master Tomkins , with such a black-hearted villain as Tom Bailey , of the Mercury . I'll go into the Land Purchase Department , Tomkins , and fly from this polluted atmosphere to pure country air , to live in that blessed state of life which our bailiff has prepared for me . '
'Oh , but Timkins , I haven ' t done yet ; for when a gentleman ' s character is attacked , Timkins , and one in which every son of toil has such an interest , it becomes my duty , and every man's duty , to defend him id the most plain and simple language , understandable by the most simple mindsj and now , Timkins , I ' m going to answer more 'Goatmans * and more * Tripps , * as the substitute for more ' Bblders , ' Timkins / . in accounting for the funds in hand in our bailiffs balance sheet , he takes credit for 6 , 031 k 15 s . 5 | d . in the Gloucestershire Banking Company ; now . Timkins hold this , the banker ' s book in your hand , inade Up , to the 13 th of August , " and the balance sheet brought down to the l 4 th . New , ' fi mkias , here is our bailiff's debit , or what he drew from
the Bank : — - £ s . a . Amount brought forward ... ... 1 , 104 2-6 TFoodhonse ... . « 1 , 805 ; 0 0 Jones so o o Pelf , tor wages ... — e 0 ° Hughes ... ... ••• •••• ' , ° 9 Trotter ... ... ... 9 17 4 Wait * ... ... • •••¦ 150 0 0 € re * ... • ' ' ¦ ¦ 614 ' 0 En = ! ell ... ... ' ni ! ' ¦ ' 9 ; 13 6 Ditto ... ... ••••' ¦ * ' ... 5 3-8 Cooks and & . ... ... 41 9 ; ' T * -: pi > .... ¦ ... ; ri . .... 506 15 10 Hughes ... : ... ... >¦ : *« . "•• ¦¦ 15 1 .
Self forwsges ... . - .. = ' ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' " «; -.. ' -40 i >" Oakley .. ;! .. '• : ' ¦¦ « M" « / ston ... ... ¦¦ « •; ?¦ . - . ;;¦ ¦' . ' ¦; . ' - ¦ ' ' . »¦ . > 73 ' : « ; ' . ;•• • - : : ¦ :. ; : tV J ; --v : :. ¦ . .- .: ¦ ¦ ' SKS' ^ Ti ; .. . •¦ •/ . -I-. - - - ' .. ' ¦ " ¦¦ ¦! ' ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦' / ' "" r : o > < ' % ' *¦ - . ¦ >• : ; -., 5 « *"•> . * No » r , > T < Mkuj'i - that was against oorvbailtff , and the f « ll ) wing . suras igtood to his credit in the Bank — . * - .- - ~> -a ( wlij . si
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Amount brought forward ... : ¦ ... ^ . ( 8 ^ 851 13 6 „ perMrM'Oowia ... % ,.. rr , 284 U | 8 „ per dittos ... . ^ ... - *¦ -- ' V ; ., " ¦ ' ' , 6 pifr ' A „ per saf ^ ma-Bin » ... «¦ ?* ^ g $$ us # i $ ' W W \ ¦ > v % b ^ l 6 5 S ' ew , Tim ^ iii , tit 6- , < g = j- ' . * ' \ , ? i 5 . M v 3 , « Gr 4-l from the £ 10 , 766 . 16 s . 53 . and thare remains ... ... ... 7 , 310 12 4 And now , Timldns , take ... ' )¦ .. ; . 6 , 05 l > i 5 J 5 i
¦ ^ . » , - ' read that and you will find that we were receiving interest upon nearly l 5200 / . of our Bailiff ' s money which : was ; in : the Gloucestershire Banking Company , over and -above his liabilities , and , Timkins , ~ wasn ' t that a better margin to draw upon than more ' Tripp ' s' and more ' Goatman ' s ?'^ fTomkinsi I don't see < Self , GOV or « Self , 40 L" down in the ; balance sheet . ' * No , Timkins , you wont see it ' either , but you'll see that represented in , tb ' ewages booki * ' tomkins , I doia ^ see 6 t ; 10 s . for Oaklevinthe balance , sheet . '; 'No , Timkins , ;
because it was money paid by our bailiff : for furniture in the old farm house ; Timkins , and not charged to the Land Company . ' ' Tomkins , isn't it beautiful , ^ hasn't . the mantle f Of theLord descended upon pur immaculate baiUff , and hasn't the devil a finger upon old Bailey ? ' But , Timkins , I havetf t done yet . Therefs a balance sheet belonging to the town of Nottingham , and the . expenditure of its funds lias just m ade its appearance , Timkins ; and neit week , Timkins ,- fll ^ give , that . such a-hackling for you as no document ever received . Why , Timkins , there's ' £ iT . Ts . 2 d . for miscellaneous sundries '—no such thing in our bailiff ' s balance
sheet , Timkins ; andTimkin 3 , there is JS 4 ^ : Is . 8 d . -mops / - i No , no mops , . soap , ; ai ^ d candles , Tomkins / ' f Well , well , mops , without the soap and' candles , may go against straw without ! the cattle . ' Needles and an anchor , JEl , 5 dO , Timkins ; put ii al ]/ fimi ,, ^) needles , and then , Timkins , I'll show ,. ypu ' that sixty-two class , made thieves , and paupers havje ; cost the town of ^ Nottingham . over £ ll , 000 in the year , or nearly £ 200 a man , when it would have located ; them for ever in a hbusej anil upqh'Limd vof th ^^ wh ^ , and .. paying the town ofNottinghanuiJ&W ) a year . oreht , instead of
costing it ij 11 , 000 . limkins , what do you think of the food of sixty-two prisoners coming to £ . 421 . 7 s- 2 d ., arid the wages alone of the police force being ¦ - £ 3 , 533 . ¦ 6 s . ' 9 d :, Timkins | ? What would you give for Goatman and our bailiffin Nottingham , ,. £ 31 . 'jls . for repairing sheep-pens , Timkins ? . Did . you pay your share of that , Timkins ? ' 'To be sure , I did , Tomkins . ' c And how much mutton did yoju eat ? 'Nofca sheep ' s foot , Master tomkins . ' 'Thesurveyor ; for one estate , Master Timkins , £ 66 . 13 s . id . Another surveyor' for plan of a factory , Timkins , £ 23 . 16 s . 6 d . ; and Timkins , Timkins , bricklayers , joiners , masons ,
and painters ^ £ 440 ; 5 s . 3 d . But , Timkins , what a dock is it , —is it late ; ?• 'I don't kuoit , Master Tomkins . ' 'Not know ,. and pay ¦ £ 18 . 18 s . ^ for winding ; up and regulating the clock . ' * Oh ! that's the time of . day , Master Tomkins ; that's the way they live upon the poor ; but , Master Tomkins , hasn't Master Bailey walked into that balance" sheet of hia own town ' s expenditure ? ' 'Not a , bit '' of it , " Master Timkins . ; i" Cows , afar off / have long horns , and the fox never preys at home , . but my word for it , Master Timkius , our bailiff will
pitch into it , because you seei he has a clear conscience , and as he says himself , his balance sheet is bis breast-plate and Ids coat of mail , and they , can ' t gag him .- Goodnight , Master Timkins . ' ' Good night , Master Tomkins , but hold , Master Tomkins . Will you see me past Bailey ' s office , because thereVmore devils there than printer ' s devils ' ; the old boy with the fiery tail is sure to ; be there . ' ' Come alonjr , then , Timkins , shout . "O'Connor and the balance sheet , " as you are passing the devils , and they'll all vanisfiV
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FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ . M . P . AND THE PRESS-GANG . Glorious triuinph of the" People ' s Bailiff , " over the Press that was hired to destroy Mm ; the spies , informers , and despicable wretches who lent their poor aid to the " Good Ruffians . " THE MANCHEsS AND . NOTTINGHAM : VERDICTS .
As long as memory lives , or as the records of the present are handed down as history to fw ture agesjso long will the people ' s triumphs at Manchester and Nottingham , on 26 th and 27 th of October , 1847 ^ be preserved 1 as matter- of history . ! A large portion of the Press , taking advantage of Mr O'Connor ' s absence on .. the Continent , and relying upon the value of un > contradicted slander , poured out their weekly venom upon the honourable gentleman . With that characteristic , however , which is the peculiar feature of conscious integrity , Mr O'Connor limited his stay abroad much beyond his
original intention , and ; unlike ? other xulprits , flew with the rapidity i of \ lightnings to , ; meet . the charges of his assailants .: The pretext of the Press-Gang was > the protection of . Mr O'Connor ' s dupes against the snares and fasciiianations of hisLand Plan ; but , lacking perspicuity to discover in that Plan aay , the slightest , flawj the rnffians , who live upon the offal ! of mangled fame , had recourse to two hired . assassins—two men of . the basest character of any that creep the earth—to assail . Mr O'Connor ' s private character , ia the most outrageous , unwarrantabler ^ and villanous manner .
And when , contrary ito the usual practice ; of public men , the honourable gentleman . made the Land Plnn a secondary consideration , anil the defence of his private character . of primary importance , then the assassins trembled , and , with coward-like and vilianous subtlety , proclaim their willingness to discus ' s the legal points of the Land Plan , leaving , as they supposed , the gentleman to perish and ; wither under their , assassin blows . Hobson and ; the " Whistler " -r-men now stamped as the veriest villains living—would still continue the legal battle ; the one with the pen , and'the other
with the false and arrogant proposition j to submit the stability and legality of the Land Plan . to : a packed jury , but shrink , from' meet-, ing . the . accused before , ; the tribunal :,, before which they dared tp ' ictiarge ,. him . ,. But , _ coni tairy to their expectation , ;'• ne : has not ,. only ; refuted , jbut demolished , their every ^ objection against the , Land Plan ; but he has carnedlthe fire into the , eiiemies ' camp , purified his ' private character , and stamped his accusers as reptiles . It is , in truth , a novel thing to see jone wrestling with somany sweeps without ^; particle of soot attaching to him}— -it is , in truth ' . T
a novel thing ; in ^ this ^ ' age 'of searching inquiry , tii siee so 5 poWerful > '• " so vigorous , ; so malignant , contiimqus , ; and . helli 8 i |; a . conspi- * racy , wet . by the . yictimj and ' bloirn . into jair ; Had Mr O'Connor confined his : adversaries to the proofof their assertions , , suspicion might yet attach tohirii ^ ' butj aware ' . ' of the-Vfllhkpg character , he met every , the most insignificant , charge , supported by the most corrupt ' evir dence , iand , 'e 8 tablished' [ his ? innocence beyond the . po ^ eri : of I criticism ot scepticism ^ o csvil .-. We-tru 8 tiithat , aHf . honest meni 0 who ? havp ' Sd interest a in the virtue ¦ of : the ; .. ! Press ; and , icorij sequehtly , . anwteffist in destroying the rabole idfthe Pre 39 iiWillrctain : bur ; , ipre 6 e nt . number as a memento of ; thet value \© & ] cljaraeter , ! and
the ' inaignificance of the ; Press iwhen ] . assailing integrity . WiWfejJioWi } tu ^ the Manchester > nacet | ng , ifolloived ; b )"; a report ofthe pKwe ^ g 3 ^ mgnrip ^^ reppiter . j *¦ ¦ £ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ - ' - ' . " M ^^^ Mm ^ MiM : Tl ^ abov ^ a ^^ be-e ^^ ra ^ ih the ^ annals' M our ^ ujutry ^^ er ^^^ ' tiiffi'Bim ^ i i ^^^^ ¦ h ftomffiiliifyfijl ^ ' « LancasHire Wetver B > y |^ and ^ assisM ^ Ale ^ aQder ^ SfiBrtnnlMi , ^ ; fl 6 KedHbluier » lia ' d ' made ffl $ ^ . tyffi ) fli % 1 &- ie ^ ii $ priva ^ xlSaractef of Feargus O'C onijoj . M . P .-: » ud-finding tHat-that . fseDtleman ' hadchal-
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THE TOLLO ^ nNG DESCRIPTION O ? THE MEETING IS FROM THE 'MANCHESTER '¦'• ¦¦ ' ; ' ; . ' TIMES . ' ( . - ¦•¦ ¦• , '¦• - On Tuesday evening a great meeting of Chartists was held in the Hall of Science , Camp , Field , Manchester , •; which had : vbeeB . . called ., by ., Mr Feargus O'Connor , RIP ., that he might > publicly ., reply to charges ^ made against him and his . Land and ! Labour Scheme in the Manchester Examiner , principally Hi the article 8 'bearing the : signature of'One whohas Whistled at the Plough , ' and by Mr Hobson , forjnerlyprintsrand publisher of Mr O'Connor ' s pajjer —the Northern Star . The meeting had beeiv called by placard , in which its object was thus defined : —' . . « Tohear an address from Feargua ' . OIGonnor ^ Es ' q ; , M . P ., in answer to charges brought against him , iu the Manchester Examiner , bv Mr Somorville . alias One who
' has Whistled at the Plough , ' against the priTate'character 9 fMr O'Connor , and the stability of the Land ainrt Labour Banlt , - in connexion with the successful working of the ¦ : National Co-operatiye Land Com . paiiy . Men of Manchester ! tlie character , of tba man i'l whom you have placed so much confidonce ' has been assailed through ; the columns of the press , arid while big assailants' shrinU from appearing" before the public to substantiate their charges he ceaiea forward voluntarily to ' submit himself ; to the ordeal of public dpii . nion , and manfully challenges his opponents : to prove their aHegations . Let not the ' 'Whistler ' , plead his want of pratbrjv'as truth needs not the eloguence of a Demos-UicDoa to impress itself upon the minds of honest English , meul Come , then , ' and hoar for yburselve 9 , -and"be the words bfourinotto , 'Let truth be triumphant !" - . . '
The time fixed Jor , the meeting was half-pastseven , liui on . the' arriyaV ' of the ^ yepirtersi- 'half-an- ' hour hefqre ^ tn " aVtime , the / plajBeJ . was ^ 'ii ' early filied , and all' the ; apprqaclies ' ltd , the ' public and private en . trances were so crowded that ; it .. was . evident no further admission ' couldihei . hoped for ; : that ; way . Ultimately' three of them . ' . with Mr ., \ O'Connor ' s books of accoimtsjwere hoisted up through- a ' winiio > v . On entennfc , by the doors dperiing upon the platform , the hbdy of the hall , galleries ^ , and platform , were found tp be densely , crowded , and thpugh ; the vast ; body , of people thus sneezed together had to remain on their ; legs till . past twelyero ' clock—up wards ef five hours—they , nevergave way ; or seemed to exhibit symptoms ofweariness moistening toli&e
harangues , ami tlie only-interruptions ;™ , ; tbe pro-, cecdings whichwerenot heaydinHhe shape : of ap ^ prbval and adnuration ^ jjf ; thf ir ¦ leader * Were when occasionally , ^ ^ : there ,. V » as . 'tf / cry ; ol vraier , 'in consequence of . some of ; the ' fern ^ es Vfaiivting ; lindeir ; tj » e . heat ' and ' pressure of l )\* " scenet ;^ rp xn *' tli ( jXgaHeri ^ - on' ! eithersidi :. of the hall ; were ,. suspended ] jimniense , cabbages ^ -probably : not less thanltwavytrds-arid ¥ half ^ to three' yards' in circumfere " nce ~ which ! Mr O'Connbr ^ i \ vis ; siiid to hav 6 brought Sown' froni low " baiidsV-pr . one-pf ^ % e '; pebpie ' s " es'fatesVas a ' nosegay fof ' fthe ' , 'iWWstleri and "; whibh . from ' . time ; to time were theoccasipn of : ' some' jokes . at ^ tlie expense of ^ theiparties . c 6 ncerned , qr the subjec | i . qf comparison with the - stunted ; . vegetable i productions ' of ; these northern latitudes , as compared iwith T the . more
ge nSalfend Hcher ' soil pfthtfsOUthi ' . l : > j ; . ; : ¦ j , tJ ^ heVtlfe Je ^ OTter ^ eW WEST / > : MMclesfield , ;( and . late | canaitlate at ! the , StdfeKpoft ^ Ieciibn ) ' / . ; h ^ W ^ rifie / &fig h , the . ^ in | e > was , not farmed for ! ' the stated ^ usinw ? , itaking ^ on > his legs and ., ad | dres 9 ing . the ^ raee ' ting . ^ His speech was on I he attfteksmadeuponhis , friend Mr
O'Coil-• ndrihthe ^( amj « ff * , > whjchhe alleged > MtBright . Md the'frfiie traders' . to' be -at < theibpttom of , ! an ' d ' . ^ i ^ i ' he ii ^ ifHhey chargea the ' Chartistslwith ^ Vwindjing / . jpoit ?( i only lead'into , an inquiry into the j SwiiacillqgjOji } ihp' ^ oiher ' syfe !"" Heisaid he ; and his ' friends ; th ^ : > wo ; a ldjnd ^^ ing tai-m ' ghtivthey ; had little -tp- Vpare beyond food and clothing jT ) Ut ) Mr . Bright said lie ; himstlf started as a working toan ^ arid that > his ; fathfer , had ' " begun ' the world yfjtb : ' sixpence .- How ^ then , did they be-, ^^ 9 ? # ? , ^^ W ? ? Jii ( Gh ^ ririg . ) yflhy , llid Itfy ^' an supppse ' they ^ pu ) d' haYe got it with ^ . out swindling ? : ( Crie 8 ; , pf .. INp ^ ho . ' ) He hapuniauer
^ peneu . '( Mfcft | ivi w , - , » uo . r > . .. wnen ne / Was employiidtoii theVCU . « i « qpo / i / e ,, and it : ^ as by such men ; as > nim , . and . those ; b y iwhom he w « 3 . employed , that 'thiBj irpriing ^ men i weref reducedi ^ to their present state' -pfdegradatKjn ; and ; want <; of enjployment . ; pie |;^ d n $ ^ M % *< & ¦ ^ fia-Eabour Scheme , beca ^ e ^ h ' ey |( ne ^ kha | : ii ; \ you ^ ' take the ' : people Miy ofIjheiir ; : gra ? p 5 j ; Bu | ; i ^| yjW ei ^ ' ho , prophets . $ he o % . real ^ : Martinj ; whOiprQphesifid | ha ' t ^ Yqrk ^ Mins ter would be bfirn ^ down ; and ) tthenj to enwreithe rfulfilment of his ^ redictiohy setitionifire-with'his own hands !
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^ Laug hter . ) These fellows were taking « lesson ifrpm Jonathan . They-lprophesied , ^ that the Land and : Labo ) ir Bank wouw fail , ana ^ to ensure the ^ prediction , were ' tning ; tp alarm ;| he . people , that itbey might ^ bring ; about the || rpphecy . But ^ his . . wm : a ^ iune ; ! tha ^ Iwquld . ^ n ' dt ^ do . They hadaUemptedtoplay a ' good " deal riponit , but the only note they could produce from the whistle was a vi / AT . ( Cheering and laughter . ) As far as human beings could do it , they ( the Chartists of the Land Scheme ) were teaching the naturalorder of things ; and sailors , and raechanici / and all ' classes , were '' feeginniHg"tft ' see- ^ track * ¦ He put it to any , > man ,: tbat while this coun-^
try was producing more clothing by its steam power in one-y ear than the . world could consume in . three , what other , resource would there be ,. ultimately , but the . land ? . ~ ^ here ' did Mr . Brighti and ; the . ; other rich men , &t ; their , wealth from > > Vy / . ; as , the Copkney said ' to the costermpnger , ¦ f they got itirota ' the vorkjng ' . ¦ cla . as 8 es ,. ^ . be sur ^^ . XGrMt . la ^^ gnter . ) ^ 'iiet ' the 'working clas se 8 . work for jhemseive ' s , arid , thisV ^ ould ; soon he fpund oui ! As f p the £ r « - miner , 8 . n . & thepress , they vverethe worsteneniie 8 the pepplfr'had . ' They jniglit ' have some ability , but if ' . they 'llad , ' as . Lord Meibourn ' e' said- of . Lord Brobg banj— ' If God hadI ' giVen ' the ' talent ; the Devil had ; given the application ef ' it ' . '' ( Cheers and laug hter . ) ' : ; : ¦ ' ; .: ; : ' v '"f ' ' ; : ; " '¦ '• ¦¦ ' . \ .
'; -Mr , O'Connor ' entered the hall at abbni '" a quarter to eigh ' t' o ' clobk , amidst the' rabst-deafening and stunning shouts of applause , having left Dr' M'Douail to occupy ' the attention of the disappointed outside ; who , it is said , now amounted to five or six thousand ' people , ¦ whilst the people inside ^ couldnbtb ' e lessiin number than 3 ; 000 . : i > w \ , : ; -. * : -K : -Mr GRocbrr , w ' ho % atth ^ cttairriiari , ' almps ^ im . medially ¦ ihtSrodiiced MrO'CimnoHg theWudiencfe , Vnd > he > - came ' forward ' araiQst ' renewed shouts * Pf j ( ppiau » e . ' " •' - ¦ : ¦'' , ' : ; . i- ( 0 'i- -M '¦ ¦ '¦) . ' : ;¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ ' . ' ¦ ¦ A' : k > - > - ~ \ ,
'«*¦ O : C 6 vNOBflaid : J-Gentlemen ; and Brother Chartists of Manchester ^ I am-tnowabout Ho * g i ^ e . j you a practical illustratieh of the . value of : a pritt ^ , j ciple thatil laid jAovn when Centered ,-into public j life ;; namely , ' the , obligation that , should , be imposed " : upon everypubliciman , of appearing , before ;? pub ' lic ¦ tribunal tp . ' answer ; to ; th , at jury for every . actpf his : life . ( Hear , hear . ) And . there may ; bemany . h ' ere ! tp-n ;' ght who . have corns , ' , tyith the , mere . we yrf , of hearing . rny ; , refiitatiori ¦ of . this " . calumriyi ; ' of ' fybt i calumpjf ,. and of ^ he other calumny , ' a . nd othew wjio have . come to hear—and small blame . tp ^ theW ^ of . the stability of that plan , upon which I have pihrie ! d ¦
pay . faith , and upbii which they have pinned their existence '' . ' ( Hearj heanj" But apart frorn ; itiese two imperative motives demanding' my presehcetlie . r ^ is a higher , tliere is ' a ; grander-ithere is ¥ mbtiye more geriiartbiny feelings ; . It'is . 'in' my' owh ; persbn'to ^ roye that ' I am ableilf ^ atahohest ^ tp live down the prejudice ' an d destrby the po wer ; bf the press . ' ( Gheers'O'S'Of ^ durse " these ^ entlemjeh who are here' ( the reporters ) are ' not included inthe charge made by'Mr'We 8 tvogaihst- ''the , rffriters for
newspapers ; they have not even' the power of i securing insertion for their own notes ;• they ' are chargeable with no single ; crime of which the press is guilty ;; No ' , far from it ; i they may be Radicals !; theymay . ^ he Chartists , while , the press that thBT write for . may be . of completely , ' , opposite ; principl . es . But it hasiheen too much the practice of the people of this country to live in terror of the press—top ; much the practice of weak-minded men-r-pr rather ' their misfortune , for they could not help it—to sink under the power of the press . I am : . going np Vtlj teach you that the fifth estate is only , an estate when it is honest , and that' the English people are able to ' beatdown the power of the . press / I , snapmy
firigersat the press of England ; I defy ' lhe press of England ; and , my . friends , as our time is precioH S ^ - forl am not going to confine my pleaiiings to-night to the poo . r ' and paltry indictment that I ' see inthe Examiner ; I am going tb ' erit ' er into all the ' eharge s inthe mbnster indictment ; I am not going to blinka single charge either of a private character , or in the shape of a public indictment ;' ' " I know , my friends , tha you have at great inconvenience , and at great sacrifices—that many ; of you who have stolen something from your pitiful meal inorder that you may lay up- ' store for the future , by ;' becoming located members of the Land Plaa—must naturally
feel interested in every assault that 13 made upon that Plan ; and ,, therefore , I shall give you , not in the spiritof satisfaction , ^ wliich our . enemies would glory in , but . in the spirit ' of necessity , which has brought you face to face with one you have entrusted / with confidence . ( Cheers . ) -. You will . not hear ' from me any ribald language 5 you will not hear ., anything from me like that which has appeared in > the Examiner' , you will hear plain statement mipf by plainer , statement ; and hear plain'figures answered by plainer . figures ; . I will ' not confine mj > ' | self to the altered indictments centained' in . the ' 'Examiner of this day , but ! will go into every ques- j
tion mooted bythe ' jEra » H ' nerfrom the coramence- i raent ~( Cheers )' —and into the ' question of thei Northern Star I from its ; first establishment / 1 I shall go into thequeslidn of scrip sha ' res , ' the payra ' entjof interest pf ten per ' centl , and aisb say ' somethingfas to the falsification ' of the books , 'il shall go intotlie statements respecting my transactions with Arthur O'Connorand Roger O'Connor ; , and ; all my female relatives , and friends 1 and acquaintances ; ihl will go into the question of ; John Cleave and his arbitration . ' I willgointo the question pf Josh .: Hobson . ; I svill go into the question of John At Jill , il will go into the , question pif ruy qualification for the county ' '
of Cork , as ' . described' by . t ^ VWhistler Mon . the authority ' oif one ^ lr Mannix , and' then I will , walk into the Examiner , the ' Whistler , 'Mr Cleave , Mr ; Ardill , and Josh " . Hobsoni who has so cunningly en- ' deayoured to walk into ine behind my back , j ( Greiit cheers and laughter . ) But I ask you to j preservebrHer . and silence 5 tor , mark me , itisno sriiallthing for ' " a gen'tieni ' an' to be attacked week after week with - ' charges which id " would require 1 i fifteen barristers—if -I left my character to others—' tpdefend ;'; butlarii 'riot Wkt'Sir Peter Teazle ' , who goes away and ' leaves his character behind him . It will require patience and attention on ' your part ,
in order , that you may not be deceived . 1 come forward with plain figures and : p lain statements , ' and . ifyou will listen , to . them then I , promise , you Ij will demolish : ¦ / every > i oiie ' , of my : r . opppnerits ; and inthe words of the , ' ^ histler , IiwilLjnotonly . pickr . the ; bone , ! but , [ ru npt ; leave a ; bit * of , marrow in their bones . :: ( Great cheering ^) '¦ ' But , firstl ^ I should'ljke you tp ; understand . that this investigation ; does np ' t end ; herejlQ ^ aitiough tl » e * « Whistler ' assured . you Iflare not go ' into a ^ court ofjustice , I
have ascertained ' from the Stamp Office that Thomas Ballantyne and Alexander Ireland are the registered proprietors , ; ' and I wiil have jthemin ^ a court of justice , ij \ i give the ' ; Whjsiler ^ an opportumty of going i » to ih 6 \ vitiess bos'y an& ijf ^ e is ' riot , asbarried of his face I'll makeWm a ' sharaed of his back ; 1 ( Laug hi te'R ) ' } : ' $ m / ihy friehds , as a ' P reh ' rnin ? i'y ' . q'iestidn , ' give ; nie ' leave 1 toask . ybu as a portion of kociety-r iiveroe ' leaveto ask ; all ¦ who . valuetheir-character , thpugh ; poor / equall y with- ' myself ; ' if'ever suchi a rabid . ' such a savages-such'an unwarrantable , such a
cdld-blooded < 1 ; attack ; was : 1 mide . ; uponv , mortal ; man- ? i ) : ( Cries of ^ iSNo , ' rnever--i'never ; ); 'i ; I- iialk ; tf thereis . anun 8 ' tanceupon record ofthe ipress , daring to . take such a . libertyrrpresilming ^ o ^ take i such a , licence It r ( CriesofA-No . ' ) ' You answer « No . ' , ! Ani then , . contrary to j al ^ precedent , yon find . thesViaul tacks followed up , not every week , but tyvjee a . week ; And . , then . will you find no , danger . in , the principles . they , advpcate ? , ,. They tthpught ; i stood alone , whilst they , . a ^ M of free traders , undertook td hold ' tlie ^ flm « n ^( harmless ,. and to , th ' e ; hon 6 ur of ¦ Richard Cpb den be'U " said , he . refused ' W become a tiatiV , to ** $ ) ^ y , * XCheers ' . ) ; Itold you wtien I fits ^ saw Richard . Cobden at ; Northampton that nothing wouia induce me to say a harsh ' word ' agairtst thit man again . I saw philanthropy written in his S fe ^ i- ^^ Wtojthe wroWty
^ , arid if he' had ibut the opportunitv to be separated ' from John Bright / the "Whistler " , ' Alexander ; Ire- ! land , and Thomas : Ballantyne ; he would ' appear to ! be another- and a ^ different -man . ( Hear , hear . ) I iNow , my frienas , '; I willgo iDto the Land Plan .. If i 1 miss a passage , sentence , line , or wordji that has been . said of . me in the Examiner , I hope you ! will , ! without fear , remind meiofit , ; I willleave nothing ' unanswered : I will ileave . nothing to be assumed . I fear no sqrutiny , and demand the fullest investiga- 1 ; tion . " ( Cheers . )\ : We were " told . that Mr Hobson assured , me , that , the Land Plan might be placed upona ; niore ;; secure ba 8 is , ~ that he . pressed me to have the rules altered , and that he asked me to have
them enrolled , flow dates are stubborn facts , and I find that they so far stand my friends , that I have only to refer to them to ' refute my adversaries l ; ( Applause and laughter . ) Now in September , 1843 ! !' we met to discuss . the Land Plan for the first time I andMrJosh .. Hobson produced aboutnine - colwmns of unmitigateu rabbiih about burials , marriages , and I christenings , drawn up ftmthe rules of the S ^ . *! Wl '»^> W » 8 » bwe objected to them v > n that account ) ; , how cvo ^ it was decide ^ t hat th-S upon Mr Tiddfratt , h § ^^ eMQl ™* , j j
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In April , 1845 ^ anUafcvgrjenu ^ met m London andtheredecid ^ uporFifcWd'Plani It was decided the ^ ruleg ihoiild be eril « iled , % nd as soon as they wiyaraiffuplno indultjyjwa $ | eft unused by the dir ~ ec $ rs , lithShe' assisMie Sjjb Thomas Dun-. com 6 lan ^ he'ab ' lest , douWe ^| pe them enr olled . j Welnea % dili ia dUco | paf that Mr Tidd Pratt , had in manpeasesbeen acting ignoraatly and erro- ^ neouBly . At all events , they could not be enrolled , and w « then decided that they should be registered uVder thV Joint-stock Companies Act . Mr Clark , ' Mr'M ' GrathV Mr Doyle , and Mr Wheeler , were mramimWMWiten'Mtm&riiyt&rM ' .. . . ... « gi .. ... ,.. j ..
that they had any wanfrof corifidencein me , or that I had any want of * confidence in myself if the -people-had any-confldence-in-meV' - for I-knew it" would ! save vmoney and ( answer- equally as well . It was not ' tosatUfy'the' members : that we wefeWanifous &hoiii th 6 enrolment ; but to ^ atisfy ; ihe ; ppponehts ; of ' the plan—to ; protect ourselves agiihst those whfsaid ' . tbattand . o walk : awaVwith the ; 1 iin 4 .. ; I , , dpr / t ; think . that greater / actiyity cpuid i hwe , been . us . ed / . than ; has been used , ' frota the first' dayof . the , provisional registration tothepresebt moment ; . The act of Parliament was frame . d to protect ' the-inhPierit ' . and unwary aJra'ins ^ ihebunriiriBaiid'thfeplotting ! 6 f the rbbbei ,
¦ I knew perfectly well that so long * sl had * perfect . baiarice sheet ^ sbllbrtg as racfiotitited for every fraction df the funds- ^ thatthe Jaw > w 6 » ld not make 1 any assault ¦ upon me , - and sthose { . who had confided inme . whilst we were ^ aking the ^ necewarystepsfor j complete registration . ^ . ? But . that ough ' t not to satisfy yduyandwhile Ipa ' yno'regard toauch ^ ikhebstick ^ lawyersB 8 Wsh . iHobsdn ^ nd ' ; t ¥ 0 f ; LMW . histle ^ ifor ; ybuVmy ; fneT » d 8 , 'Hi p pfcrhinutely ; and ; , n ' arrowly ' intoieyeiyia . ptitbat ) the . | aw wquir , eg to Ii 8 done .: ; :. fle ¦ aid'not 1 ia ^ i ; hePi tp ,. tolwate him jn . jllegaUty , but he . did ask . A thein , not Jo join in , . jthe . ribald : nonsense pf-Ihose . , fellows ] who ; pretended ;; to . understand statutes , which tU ; verjrframw j iunderstand ; ^ But th | e ^ ery ; qiiestiprj upon wh ' ichihe-^ hi ^ erLhas . heenM j , nient , 4 Jiat ypu , , OTe hable V ' tp ¦ penalties ,, that-I am :: ! iab ^ enaUi ?« i ? h ^ pjayjbe . ' swallpwed upjin ponseouen ^ of the legal " demand roaCup bn . youand . me . /; Now ] faelia 8 ioii vou thal ailypiir . prospectuses ' ,, and , aavertise-. iaents ; dM ' piklif £ is r and ' notices' for every Bitigle ; ac t . you do , must be served at ' theiregistration'dnice . ' in 1 OTdertotOTtect'ihelCotapiny V f ' ltwisTchowingthe - 'd ' iffieuftf of coraplyirjg with the Jaw . j arid to avoid the ' melheVof thelaw rhade ipe ' nsna ' re the unwary ;
arid igh'b ' rant / that I" purchased ' the estates in my own name , so that the Company should ' not-oe-¦ lia ble , !' ¦{ ( Hea ' rVhear ^ and' chee ^ 0 ' , ! ifTo show how ' foolish if . js'to-attempt'to irtnslat ' e a language you abn'Hwclefstand-i . the phraseology of the law—how fiolish it is for 'knobsticks' tb ' . go and translateacts of Parliament , I came sto , answer the ^ legal poihts Jwhich * have t been : raisedpas > well as to answer , all thVother qtestionsth ' atreflectuponme . inmy $ V ? h character . rrNow / weare told : we , areliable tp . tbjs , and that , ' and the other , for < not , haWng served all these notices of the . several things , we . did , and the several alterations we made in the rules . I am afraid
Irshali ; be obliged ,, to detain you , here a very long time , for : I have attack of documents here ( pointing to a heap of' account books and papers , on the table ) , and will n « t ieave : a-single > . question unanswered . ( Hear , hi ? ar , 'Go on , ' , and .. cries of'We'llstop till morning . ' ) , I wiH gp , on—I ( will not leave a point untouched till ' i have gone * t > ' the bottom of this stack . , ( Cheers and ' ¦ & *! $$ , ' } < ' N ° w , > 3 to this Staff of ' Wnob ' stick ' r lawyer ' s that'the . Examiner has to rely upon , mark the abi of Pavliamint , and then brand . tlie paper fef having called ' the production of « i «; ^ isWer ' ^' atle arid / interesting , "' and for having called the attention ' " of , ttie'ignpraut and
prejudiced to the flattery ; of' the adventurer , Feargus O'Connor . '' ' I am not ' going to trump tip words to defend myself ^ -I ' am' going to meet ; : law with law . ' ( Laughter . ) 'Thi 8 felVpwreffiirids me of a manwho wrote the hiUoiy of anoblenian whom he had ^ aever seen , and who was in India—he actually wrote the history of this nobleman ; though he knew , so -little of him that , afterwards having to write the- « History . of the Peerage , ' wheirihecame to the life : of thjs nobleman , ' who had ' been made a marquis , he did Bot recognise the subjeet of his , former memoir , and thus , gave , two distinct histories of the same individuali . ( Laughter . ) -Now , mark how ; the law , contemplating the ruffianism of these fellows of the press , has protected mein my honest integrity , and
. it is called an 'Act'to amend an act for the reg istration , ' incorporation , and regulation , of Joint-S ^ 'Companies . ! ! This act of last session is of too new and novel a formation for the \ ^ Whistler' to understand . -He and jpsh . Hobson are now probably conning ' over the statutes of Nebuchadnezzar , the King ef the Jews , and th « se of King John and . Queen Bess ; to see howthey can -be brought to bear upon the Land Plan , never for a moment presuming or supposing that the laws ' of the librdsand Commons are at * all cpniparable totheirtegal law . ?( Tremendous cheers ^ ' . an ^ laug ^ e ^* - ' , ' ^ T ^ Cese . ' -knobsticH' iiyiyew remind tmf-pf aD . In »«^^ he has ^ eryjrecent ; intelligence if , hecarilay hold of a ¦ newspaper ! with anything about the rebellion qi ' 98 i in it . ' The laws of the realm are as fixed arid
im' ; mutable in these fellows puzzle pate « , as the laws of the" Medesatifd Persians '; but I'll read'you the Jaw Jof QueVri , Lords , arid ! Cbnjmoris , and made law is the 7 , ery . last , session of Parliament : — : . ' j IV . And wherea 8 , Dy the said recited Act tlie promoters : of any company formed for any purpoee ivithin'the mean-1 ing of the said Act , are ; nmongst other ; things , rtquired to return to the OfBce for the Registration of Joint-Stock Companies a copy of every prospsctus , handbill or circuliir or advertisement , or other such : document , at any . time addressed to the puhlie , or tpithe . subscribers or others , ; relative to the formation or mbdineatidn of such company : ' And \ 7 hereaa . the " registration ! of gucH prospectuses and
adrertlsements lias Been found to be very burdensome to the promoters pfsuch companies , and it is desirable . to relieve such promoters from the-necessity thereof , and in lieu thereof to . iubatitutethe . proYisions hereip-after contained ;! be , it therefore enacted , that so much of the said Act as is laatly herein-befora r « cited shall be and tba sameiishersbyrepealed . ; ' - ' ;¦;' : ¦ ' ¦¦ ' ¦ . ¦ • ' ; ( ti would be impossible ip . describe . ' the cheers' and laughter that followed the . ' reading of the above clause . ] ¦ , N « w > there . , 13 the law , and herejsthe ^ Whistler , ' here ia the Examiner , telling the people t that by this verylaw , which ! have showh has had rib ' longexistencei'they willlose all * theirproperty arid interest iti the Land Scheme 1 ( Cheers and laughter- ) . HejreTs . this 'felloW who would be content'' to ' mi .
like the type " , of . , the printer ^ frpm Whig to Tory ^ - : from Free-Trader ; tp .. Prptectipnist , as the concern by | iwhichhe . wa 8 ipaidmightrequireiThey . thmk that this { t&hiinonsenseoughttobe interesting-. Have to j aot fine teachers , fine expounders'p'f ; the law in these 1 writers of the ^ afflfljer ? ; . -. ; ' "Wny , ruy friends , ' the ! lawi ' . arit ^ ipaUrlg 8 pleVM ! iaforraers ' in opposition ! to th ' e exertions' ' of " good ' inen , saw that it was nef-cessary to pfotect ' gpbd men ; ' arid ' relieve : ' the promoters - if oral' ¦" the - ' necessity - - of . ¦ doing vthese things ; ¦ Now , ' ' I . » think , "I--haVe ' definitively ; answered ,: and '^ have ^ settledlithe - law . V . of . Josh ^ Hobson andi ( Alexander ; Somerville . ;; . ( Cheers . ) ; Under the circumstances . to -which I havereferred ;• the Company yras ; ushered , into { existence . Mr . ;| Roberts ;\ vas . i . thej treasurer , and I was ithe deputy i'uuuiiauujiwii iii
. « « , y ; cciiuaagcouni oi tneexpense L funi . .. Mr'Roberts had JS 175 , $ \ : hand--we did not i . ttien expect it ^^ would . ever . ^ row'to such a cabbage ¦ - aat &air-rpr 4 ijat . ! ' ( saiilV ^ r . - Q'Cpnnqr , , . pointing , to j jtbje twb , ehbrmou 8 " vegetable productions , on either j . side of the hall , above noticed , amidst , cheers ¦ and . roars ot laughten ) ' \ ye never anticipated it Weuld j grow to such a giant . We had JSl 75 in cash before I an account was opened' with the ; bank ; and frpnv that'hour to the present every" fraetionv eVery ; far-; ihiri gV lias . been paid . into the'bank' orinyestect '¦ ' in thei purchase of Excheqnerbills ;; These people : < have laboured ¦ tb ' . charge me witb . gnawing at the bones of mothers and little children in order toluxuriate in idleness and splendour . If I were a mwv addicted to luxury and pleasurable pursuits thete hv « i *( w *«— »— - — ~— -j —« w f « HWHiNviy hIUqUIVO vllwSty
| I might lie some colour for i the . charge 5 butvis aot every man , woman , and child aware that I woakl rather go to bed suppwless ; than sup upon their young blood . , ( Cheers . ) . But I will . proceed to produce mybalance sheet .. The ^ LancashireWeater Boy , ' who is Josh . Hobspn ^ prouucw his bal » nce sheet andshows a deficiency , oif J 55 , OOO . Now the money as it comesinialreceived bythe secretary , and , what the secretary pays me , after deducting the ex-1 pen 5 e _» oj the mek-what I . receive lam accountable i for . You . \ ritt always find the sums received acknowledged in the Northern Star £ 5 , 000 was . thewhole , expenses paid from beginning to end , i which w . ver came into . my hands at all . IjP you look at the balance sheet , you will see two columns , m one of which an account is ^ jiven of the money tecev fe'il hy the secretary , and in another an account -of * ne money paid by him te me' after deduoting the »; penses . ; Mr Clark is here , one « f the directors , * rin /) \>/> ran ViPhr ino nnl that tnr itia lnoV vosroncl a WSBvhh # ^ b tuv " 4 Stfw iVRi wm l
*** aaw «> s « ww w ** aw Sv * w * MV *< » half not one single farthing of the money has come into my hands at all . ' ¦ They' take it to our banker , orte a banker to invest it , and I never see it at all . ( Hear , hear . ); But , Ivrill . explain to you the mode I of testing tho balance , sheet . One column shows the amount of money 1 received from the secretary , and
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another ; wlumn ; 8 hd ^«; theiamount I haye in ^ h » y and bav « paid forth ; Company ; andttyou add Se amount of exp « iditare _ paid by the secretary and whieh appears in his own quarterly balance sheet anj npt . in nine , to theartou « l 8 e ^ forthas hwra g ' pa i ^ and' having in ' . hatfn ; y . bu : wiirflha that those two tfti »^"' iii ^ ' *«* # * » . ' ? H « n » tt <» ' the amouht tfckrtovrtefl ^ Wth&NortKirti Starfit \ M if the Iay ryeniBerfl l » adp « id'dE 5 O / 0 l ) O ; ;( andif I accoun ted for i £ 46 JO 0 O . in my balance -sheet as the amount I received , the JUfiOO : to balance would be . found in the' ^ ecrettry ' s balance sheets ; but this incomparable beast either h ' adnot : the- perceptton ( to . see this , or another oolurun ¦ ahdw « . thciamount I havelnTi ^ rr
hadthe'cunning'and disnonestytoIprofessignoranM of it . ; Now ; cani there be . a : more plain or ; simpie definition of-antacconnt )!; . ( Che : ers ,, a . nd : ! Nq , ' ) Well ; but here's the 4 & . 000 . and : odd pounds ^ the mate ' s aes t that Josh : has discovered , and what do you say to suph a fellow . ; WeJl , then , Josh , jflpbscm , the ! Wea ' yer ., Boy , '; whp ,. ; alth 6 ugh 1 i ( SfaIk § , (; on . temptuously . o _ f the directors :. being , mere . ; weavers and . tailorsn wasbut . a little ^ handrlopnj wjeaye ^ himeelf ; nay , ihewas ,, pot-boy at the ' Bowling , . . Green of the ' George / HuddeMfield .. ( Laughter , ) , Xdp ^ iiot mention ; it ; ' to ,. hi | degradatipB , i ^ self honourablyC I raised Mm ' to . thfe position . ^ of editor , of the Northern . atpr , and ; 8 hp | ld . | hayemore rtopect / or / hynp ? OT ? ded . iie was i hpiiesi taani than for . the greatest nopleman ' inthe taridV ( Hear , . hear . ) Jfoshi ' Hpbspn goes ' m \ 6 ~ aayy . Feiirgus O'Connor toli him-tie left ' Exchequer biltsibreptesent every farthinir ' in the bank . ¦! Letttie ' ' Examiner * take
dates , ^ and Iam gp i ' ngiorefer him | o-the authority ' tpsnostantiate' ^' a'iccura ' cy'bfmy ' statementunder this head / 'Thomas Allsbpy Esqiy " RoM Exchange , Londiiti-riakc thatdowri / Mr Examiner '~ Oanghter ) ' - •' Ke ' purchased for' me , ' -before I > went abroad , ^ S . 'SdOiin'ExchequerbilW . ^ These ^ Esehequer bills paid'iS ^ ' li « - 3 dl ' per-cenfc < i Mon ey became > scarce , arid I went to on ' e ^ of the first bankingohousea and m | de an arrangement ¦ for letting ; them !* . ave the irnbn ' ey ' atfive percent . '; ( SoIjBold the Exchequer bill 8 , and got five : per ' cent . for . theijaoriey ; That expired onithe 13 th bfthis last month . Idreir 415 i O 00 . dufc ^ of that bank'because -they would ( give . nq ; jrjQK
interest ,-: arid l : * aid ;? I- Bji » t f b&ve , fta ; $ a * e pA . theriss Thich had taken place-, in the value ofu money . I drew itjout , and purchased > Exchequer bills paying i ? iperkent . , ( Hear , ; and cheers . ) Now , if you want to see the ; date g and pwchase ' of $ e Exchequer , bills , I will give you an order to ge'i the date and all the particulars relating to them from Thomas lAlispp , Esq ; , broker , I Royal Exchange , London . ( Applause . ) - . We are told , . there is a variance between the- first balance sheet and the second balance sheet ; now they are here- ^ I have brought them both—and I defy any mortal man'to point-out one single variance' in . these balance sheets , with the exception
of a few small Hems against myself . ' The' Weaver . Boy' tells you Mr O'Connor promised never to finger your money .-.-Well , my friends , when we were contemplating ; to , be enrolled , Mr Roberta ' s clerk said . it would , not dp for the same person to be solicitor and . treasurer ofthe company : the directors had better elect a treasurer , and they elected me against my consent ! And J say now they could not have elected a better man . ''( Loud cheers . ) I objected to the estates being purchased in my name , but the the directors said We will be no party to the pur « chase of a single acre in any but your name--and whose name so fit to purchase them , in ? ' ( Cries of
'None , ' and cheers . ) These balance sheets account for every single item . Josh , . says there is a discrepancy , of , . , £ 500 . in the accounts , ; but the auditors found 4 haUhe JE 50 Q . was against ^ myself by having . Charged ; : Carpender ' s estate" with £ 1 , 850 ., instead of £ 1 ) 300 . ' Not one farthing of the money have' I evei : ' speculated with—not one fraction have'I ever lent or borrowed ^ but , py friends , I am able to show figures for all . ' But , " my friends , these fellows are so flabbergasted , so annpyed at seeing the scheme going on so gloriously , and ' all beyond their reach or control or comprehension , thai they cannot hold themselves . ( Cheers . ) Hobson says he told roe he
would expose the thing , if I did not get the society enrolled . ' Here is the magnanimous Hobson ! So help me God ' . ' -such a conversation never took place . ( Hearyhean ) Then , again , he says O'Connor dismissed me because I was going to attack the Land Plan . ' But that is not the case . I will tell you the cause of his dismissal . On the 6 th of September , 1845 , 1 left London for the Continent . Hobson was in my bouse . when I was about to start ; Mr Thomas Allsop , Mr Charles Allsop , and Mr Roger O'Connor , were present , when-I-said , ' . 'Good by , Hobson , I am going to see all about the small farms in Belgium , and I rely upon your extra attentiou during my
absence , as Mr Harney is in delicate health , bnt 1 go with satisfaction , believing that Heave my second self behind me , ' ' Never , fear , sir , ' replied tliis viper , M will be ^ more attentive than if you were present . ' Toolishly relying on his word , 1 left England on the 6 th of September , and on the following week this representative of mine , pledged to sk ) much attention and assiduity during my absence , left London for-his printing office in Huddersfield ; and will this meeting believe , tbat , / rom that day to the SOth of October , Joshua Holton never set foot ' in . my office ; nor was he within 200-miles of it for thai time- during my - " absence ' . ( Shouts of'Shame ,
8 hame-the 1 villaini'j 'On the 23 rd of October , I returned'to England , and on my arrival I desired ray nephew'to ; go for Hobion—his reply was , ' He has not been in London since your departure , and he has been ' writing the-most scurrilous abuse of the Somers TownChartists ; . this week he has a horrible attack upen , ; them . ' 'Go , ' said I , ' and bring me the proof of it ,, and tell ; Mr M'Gowan not to insert it till he hears , from me . ' -It was shocking : —it was beastly—and ! did , not allow it to appear . On the following Thursday , October , 30 , Josh . Hobson took a bundle of rubbish ta ; Mr M'Gowan to publish as his manifesto , dismissing , himself , from the . situation
of Edittr , . and assigning as , a reason that I had dishonoured him in his office , by not allowing him to abuse the men p f Somers Town . Now I have his letter assigning ' that as a reason for not even eon' descending to call uppn me frbm Tuesday to Thursday ; and now . don ' t' you think that ! was perfectly right . iri relieving myself of siich a faithful senant as Josh : ? ( Cheers , arid « Ay I ' quite right , ' ) The fact was , that his arid his " ifriend ' s m ariagement of the Northern : Star had all 1 ' but ' .-destroyed the property and JoshJ thought , like alii other rats , that he would runaway before the house tumbled .: ( Cheers and laughter . ) ; Htfstike the others in distress . Yotiremember how . I stopped the mouths ofthe Chambers ' by publishing their own previous opinions , when thej began ' to abuse the Land Plan ,, > ( Cheers and' At . ' )
Well , then , I . have , the same antidote for Josh ., becau !> e ; I promise you ito . republish every one of his own volunteer articles , written at the very time that this conscious , critic was seeking for permission to abuse . the Land Plan , arid from them I will sbpwyou that Xe " has endeavoured to establish the stabilKj ' i ihesecurity , and , the perfection of the Land Plaa above all ! either plans . ( Great cheers and laugh '"') Nay , More , I will prove to you that the very names that he affects to have recommended for trustees are the nawes of the very persons recommended by "J - ( Cheers and laughter . ) Again , then , I ask You , vraa ^ ¦ you'l | say to this sentimentalist—to this angel wj such open bowek of : compassioii for my poor duF j ( Laughter . ) , Next comes , the question of ^^ bury meetirij .-and , as in every other instance , tW miserable-pilot without his compass , is vrrecM upon DATES-the rock of time . Now this Dev . sl )»
( ; | meeting was got up after his dismissal , and 1 " sorry to say that he was aided by parties wli ° , concocted a Norih Americaa Emigration Assocj tiori . Well , this , wily snakfr goe » to Dewsbwf ' . ^ ovena ^ rj ^ vhea thfi ConfeEeacfr wasto niee tia * ' cKester inOeceober ; andtherebe gets hold o ^ . ™ . addl « - paied tools , and actually has the presw » P to send five or six columns of what lie ^ K ^ i ment '^ and ' refflonstranee ^ but wbatl v& Z and h ypocrisy , to the NoxtherH Star , to make a of ine , and I put" it all to the back of tW » ( Cheers , ana fSatved him ti g ht . ' ) Oh 1 but *»' . J all . Josh . ' s tender mercy and solicitude for w . lity , the svweess , and prosperity of the Land / the fellow in whoa& dark aud helluh ^ J ranklinc envv . hatred , malice , and lew" ? 'J
who wished the Land Plan destroyed . V , and'That ' s it . ' ) But yet this fellow coi ^ V get himself smuggled into the Convention «» in Maachester in December ; and there , in ^ j Conference , ( Josh . Hobson being a memw cJ cember , 1845 , ) the question of enrolmen t » I then decided upon , and from that day to WK j I driven from enrolment to reg istration , n ° ^ 4 been left unturned to place the p lan una c * tection of- the law ; while 1 would to <^ j ^ i tempt had never been made—( cheen ) - " ^ m every member of tho Company wouw » , eCtij secure in my honour , as in the «** ^ \ , t *\ ( Cheery and Ay ! so we would . ' ) ^ ^ you v » ould .-It wasnot for your gratis ^ ,, M Inw wasrMnrtAA tn . it wilS tO Rt »" l ,, .. ittM
spleen of Hohson , the' Whis tler , ' and * « , & thehopetbit out entang lemen t in w ^ M would . prove the deathof that plan ^ # f to ha the salvation of the worW' 5 , .
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lenged his accusers to meet him on Tu | sdajr last , but , feeling the weakness of their hivise , they had recourse ^ fteibarbalrous extr |> riity of offering ^ to hire a party ; of railf ay navwes to assassinat&hird > Thi ^ fact b | ing |» mfflunicated totBe" pebple witfiin forty ? i [ nile | ofJMan chester , the roads for " ~ that aistan ' ce , ih all directions , were filled with streams of human beings , - ^ rending 'their-way . te ^ the defence r of their chieftain . As eMy as three ; , o '; clock , croVds were seen around the place of meeting , and atfive it-was evident that the , building , though capable of holding 5 , 0 , 0 Q persons , could not contain dhe half ; of those who had assembled
at . that . hour , _ . _ Nothing . could ^ exceed the excitement and enthusiasm , or tKe desire to forni .. a . bodv gunrdrfor ; the protection , , bf Mr O'Connor—however , he persisted in coming Jo the Hall alone ; assuring those who communicated- the meditated attack upon his life , that he was able , ; to clear a street himself . ' TKe moment , the doors of the spacious Hall were opened , thVrusK was tierrific , and it ' was discovered tljiat . iiot'fewer tlian from' 10 , to ; I 5 , oob persons , were , disappointed in their hopes ' of hearing thiiimportant State Trial -- Foririore . than an' hour ^ and . a . half .. ' before the , time appointed for . commencing proceedings , 'theWail wasi denselycrowded ; with " . ai ^ standing audience , all the ' seats being rernoyed , . anli ' man ^ parties , who had come thirty and forty . miles , ' , offered 2 s . 6 d ., fdrstandiriff room , while many paidii
^ shillingto . be . lugged ' in . through ^; a ; WJi | d b « r . Wheii jiie repoi'ters .. Vih . 9 d 9 Jj 'iheir '' Bpp | arance > they found it impossible to eni er , s qenoked was everyHv . eiiue , and thej jV . Jjk ^ th ^ . Jf . unw ashea /' «^^^ 5 ^ Ff i 3 ^^ # 'l ^ windows , at a ; considerable ; height ,, fr ^ jrvtbe street . " We neyer ' witnessed so many ' dfihos ' e ' gentlemen present , at ^ anyp iprrner : gatherlng ( ot t ^ " unwashed , "b ' ii ^ . iher ^ the yuit ^ squeeze " through the . "Keyhole , ' . ' are , sijre tp . b ^ present ^ r , ;^ little ; ' arter ^ 0 Connor ! presented himself up " on th ' e pl ^ form , ^ cconipahied " , by Mr . . Rob ' erta , and" ^ iis' appel » ranc ^ wss the signalfor . sucJi k . burst of right hearty [ enthusiasm as jwas never witnessed at a pjiblic meeting before / ' '¦ . ' : ""' . '; ' / j ¦
... .., . ., Suchis our ownreporter ' s description of th ; e proceedings . ¦ , '" . .. : ¦ '•"'' . j . . ' The following description lof the meeting is from the Manchest er Examiner . ;~ . ' ' ,. ?• ' "" . ' . ' . i FEARGTJS O ' CONNOR ,. ESQ ; , " M . P ., AND ' THE LAND ¦¦ ¦'
' .. , ' - SCHEME . ' i . / " ¦; , In accordance -viilh public annouitcements , a meeting wm held on ( Tuesday , evening , at sight o ' clock , in the Hall of Science , Camp Field , for the purpose . . of , enabling Foargus O'Connor ; EsqjjM . P , to repty ' tothb animadversions uyth&Manche $ tetr . Examiner and other papers on theTChartist Land Scheme and ti ^ e . National Land and L ' abour Bank , and for the purpose , ' nlsd , of affording Him an opportunity of appealing to the subscribers and the pnblic generally as to whether ho was or was not deserving of the confidence of ' those who had entrusted him with their m » ney . . The floor * of the Hall were to be opened at half-past six ; but for * t least two hours boforti that time the entrances were surrounded with larje numberb of people , anxious to obtain ' admission .. As the afternoon waned ; the multitude 6 » increased that it be .
came , quite evident that the Hall . would not hold half the candidates for admission '• and the' result was , that when the doors were thrown open , an awful rush was made , and many persons sustained no little injury , both in person aad apparel . -Asa * small . charge , for admission was made , the taking of the money necessarily prolonged the period during which the crowd was Bubjeoted to incorive . nient if not , dangerous pressure .. , Long ; . ; befora . eight o ' clock , the time fised for the commencement of tVo proceedings-the Hall , which will hold about SioOO persons , was . dtrisely packed in everyi part , and . still : there were thousands outside bejjing , prajing ,- thrusting , and pro . mising money for admission . . ' Somo few persons , consisting chiefly of delegates arid their friends , where hauled in through a half-opened window . and contrived to insinuate themselves into a room which was already too sadly crowded . SeTaral reporters of the Manchester press , on arriving nt . the Hfll ) , found that to gain admission ¦¦ was aiiparently an absolute impossibility ; , but our , own
reporters were at lastpulled in through a high window at the back of the premises , and at last succeeded in getting on the platform , where they bad ! tq \ write as they best could , amidst a dense , and . almost . continually moving crowd . It was s . iid that persons whtf'h ' ad come from Leeds , Oldham , BoHob , and many ether . places , at a greater , or less distance from Manchester , were unable to get into the Hall . About' eight o ' clock tbo external crowd probably amounted to between 3 , 009 and 4 ;<) 00 persons , and in order to assuage , in some measure their feeling , ofdisappointment , Dr . M'Douall addressed them from a'lower window of the Hall on political' affairs in general and the Land Scheme in particular ; : Many hundreds , if not thousands o ( , persons , ; had , however , gone away whon ' . they became thoroughly convinced that it was impossibletogctintothe Hall .- Altogether , we should say , notfewer than : 10 , 000 persons'went to the meeting . Theaudience of Dr M'DouaU consisted almost ' exclusively of men ; but in the interior of the building there were many females , young and old . -Mr William Grocott was called tothechair . : V V . . .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 6, 1847, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1443/page/2/
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