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gaftnii went t&mgfc »• ~^ TlX 2 , 25 5 Ufe 9 btmen Lord Pilaenton « i BtfH . Bui ^ ^ steaded fhmt lh » tonaof f ° ^ « cit * sfeetog gOTemmtntof Sp » la « . ' ^^" f ttat coantrf Jrrfudonoa the partof the govern ttytoffirdi BofUna- . , Interference , ? h 8 BI 1 S SfX SrfSW SunugtheU . t » ad ihotred »« *~ tteSpannb government sgaiMt ? " . "" ' S ufled to « OW . Secret ^ r fbrefcn Af-W ' nerS tcy , « na d « a « dU . conviction that , ^ ffiV £ l . « d all . his qualification * « Foreign * . £ ?*« how . tmtil the negation had bten
condT rdJ Rcsseli defended the conduct of Sir H . Buiwer and 8 Jfd that the government were prep « r ? d to Ukl thereiponiiblSity of the whole proceedings on ttemgelvc . He thought L ** Falmerstoa tad acted property in not involving tbe nation in a Berlous quarrel on « oconBtof this affront , and that the bon . member vrbo teOBKbt the motion forward sheuld bava chosen a time jriwn iMftoctarioM were not peniieg between therepre-„ nWrtTMorSp-ta in thi . country , aid her MsjestjV go" llrDlSSK" comp lsinei that after tbe perpetration o £ fi 3 Tirf . « and unjust fi , ble aneatrage on Sir H . Balfftt , the vovetnmwt ghonld enttr into negotiations wiin Spa ' n Ii tbero was a * y mea who , more than another , was competent » e carry nut thote matters in a businesslike wav . it was L : rd Pilmerstou ; but the nobla lord liberaltsm
took up ' theocnger .-ns principle of -a prln . dele which be carried thravgkout al ! states , from Athens to M ^ rid aa 3 ffhich erestEd confaslon in every coaatr ? - Sir R Isous considered that this was a proceeding snpaialieled In the bistery of nations . He Bcverelj comm » ntea on the policy of Lord Paltneritoa . Whatever aight bo « aid as to the matter of the interference , he ( Sir R . Inelis ) bettered that for tbe first tiae in diplomatic effiirs " the noble lord had not confined hie confidential communication W the sinister of tbe court of Spain , but hid tuthorUed its communication to en individual , who of sll her set had obtained the isost notoriety , and who was of all persons tbe least calculated to receive the con-£ dense of this country . ( Hear . ) Vfby should that Confidential latter bave ^ ta directed to be commanicated to the QieenSJotber . He ( Sir R . laglis ) begged to atk what the noble lord would think if the Spanish minister at the court should 03 authorised not merely to appeal to
him as tbe minuter of the crown , or to tha gracioutssve . eelga of these realms , bat to the Queen Dowager er tbe Baches * of Sent ? ( 'Hear ' and a laugh . ) There was no Inconsistency in the analogy hs ( Sir B . lnglh ) bsi drawn ; and bo coatended that the pr cstding was not only imgslsr in iuelf , bat was still more irrtgular ia themoneinwhicaU had been carried Into effect . Ho hM that the note ef the IGth March was wholly uncalled for end unnecessary , bscan . se on that very day Sir H . Bulwerintimated install tbe nobla lerd desired would be Eccomplisasd by leaving the Spanish government to the eiercUe of thar own discretion . Bat after the note had been throwa back in the face of the aobls lord ' s went , tks noble lerd wrote that her majesty ' s government were not at all offended . The firet note might havs teen written by s ' Bobadil , ' while the last was worthy of ancient' Pistol ; ' sad indeed tbe noble lord , like' Pistol , ' had swaUosel tie leek .
Sir R . P £ tL thought that no felame attached to the nob ' elo rd fjrth 3 adriee he had tendered to the Spanish government , bat that the mode and manner in which that advice had been tendered was unfortunate . Bat taking all the elrcumsts&ees of tte transaction into consideration , it would ba impslitic to visit this offence—if offenee it was eoasiiered—with so heaTya penalty as the Censure of the British H « use of Commons . Lord PiLHEXSTOK adopted the act of Sir Henry Bui-• ser , end tojk upoa bimself the responsibility of his communication to ths Spanish government , although at she sswe tima hs stated that bis note was intended as a tat for fto lentimeuts which Sir Henry Balwer was to express , and not for communication to theBufee ofSotomayor . Kr BxttKSS then consented to withdraw hfs motion , lutit was put from the chair and negatived withozt a diriiion .
TUESDAY , Jure 6 . THE HOUSE OF 10 SD 5 eat for twe boars , but tbe business wa « of no paViic importance . HOUSE OF COHMOXS . —Juvenile Population ot the Hetbopolis . —Lord Ashlet bronght under the aoticaof tne hoossths lamentabJe state of a portion of the juvnilfl population of tbe metropolis , fer the parposs of inducing tbe pevernment to provide annually for tha voluntary emieration to some oaa of her Majesty ' s eolonkg of a certain number of joung persona of both sexes who have been educated in the schools ordinarily called * inegfi scHools ' in endebout ihenietr . \) olis . He fcrooght tne ^ subjectforrfard at present principally with a view of exciting the g . ntral interest on a matter that mest beenme one of the most stirring qatstions tba tcould occupy the attention of parliament , ( Hear . ) Hebtlieved be might BE 5 unie tba * the evil vras acknowledged , thonsh It was not fully estimated . Tha evil was pecaliar in evetv refpsct . and it must be met by peculiar meaos .
ThebeliEf generaliy entertaised on the sabjsct waB , that the wandering vagabond * ia tutir streets were a few isolated persons , who could bo easily extinguished ty a little exertion on tbe part of tbo police , or at least reformed . A little icquiry , however , showed that these persons form- d a totally distinct cles 3 , with habits , pursuits , and calling * peculiarly their own ; tney fre . qn > nted the same retreat , and dwelt in the same locali . ties—for thengh they were ever shifting * as individaali , Ihty were stationary as a class — where they perpsruated ani multiplied their disorderly and filthy life ; T'fce first consideration that arosa svss , as to tbe proiablenumb : r of this particnlar class . It wa ? DO 5 an easy m ? . tfer to arrive at a eorrect estimate as to their EUSSiers , but from ell the inquiries te was able to mzke he should say that the class of naked , filthy , deserted , rovine-, iswli ? s persons , the very seed plot of the crime of the metropslij was not less tban 30 , 000 . He meant lh ?» particol' r clas 3 as distinct from tbe ordinary poor , and tic believed that 30 000 was belotr the real numbers .
Be tvcnld now state whet tbe peculiar babits and pursuits tf this class were—tbe nature of their dwellings —heci ' ii-h * say in a ¦ " ¦• ord , their natural history . Upon « n ersminiticn of fi'teen schools the number ofpersoDS ju tat ncobs amounted to 2 , 345 , whose age 3 rat gsd betwe « a five and seventeen years Tne average attend-ince , Sonever , was not more than 1 . 600 . Of these , 162 , or one-tenth , confessed that they were in piison several times ; 115 hai run awsy from home ; 170 tlept in loSgiag . honsef , which were tbe nests of everything abominable 'hit tne mind of m * n conld conceivj ; 253 confsssed that ihey lived altogsther by beggin ? ; 21 Ghadno eboes or stoskings ; 280 bid no caps , bats , cr bonnetB ; 101 had no linen ; 249 nevir slept in a bed . He could ssy of bis own knowledge tbet many of the children
ecu d not recollect that -, bey ever slept in bed . 9 S were fee children of convicts ; 125 had stepmothers , to whora sight be traced mncb ef ihs missry that drove the ehiMren if the poor to the commission of crime ; 306 tad lost one or boft of their parsntg j the larger propor . tion havint lost both . Tbe average atttniasee in all th 9 s : hools last yesr wss about 4 , 300 . O ; these 400 con e « sedtv , ey had been in prisoB , 600 lived by b gging , 178 w ^ re the children of convicts , snd 800 had lost oae Or both of ibeir parents . With refpict to the em pi oysceat of tts class , they micfet be distributed into street 8 Ke » ptrs , renders of lncifers , sellers of oraoges , cakes , and Eravideri fcr msrine stores , which—hon . members inSght ' nii bsaneri of the fact— wa 3 the euphomtns term forxn . 5 receivers of stokn peoas , ( Hear , ) The house
would like to kr . ow how thne perions passed their livet , and bow th < y found Fbeltsr 8 g 2 icst th « wind sad weather—nndir erche » bridges , viaducts , porticoep , bid ., carts , and onthoasrE ; soms slept in tha open air , end some in iodginp houses . He recollected a toy who told him that test jear , curin ? the IncUment part of the Winter , he piised a great portion of his time ia tte iron roller in theRegint ' s-park . ( Laughter . ) And to show the sympathy and good feeling' which may esist , evtn amongst this class , Me told a companion that he VouM let him in for a good tbicg , end comaiuaicated to him the secret of the roller , snd for the remainder of the winter both of them passed night after eight in the iron roller , ( Hear . ) He would cow read to the hcuso a deecrip . ion of tbe lodging-houses , those atoni ' . nable sinks
of » ll in qaity , where many of these pers .-ns slept . It w * the description of a City missionary , asd it was by ao msa-iB eiaiigirattd . Hesajs ' tbeparlonr '—forbalt observed they a ! w * yssptak in enphononslanguage ' me 3-cures tighttea fset by ten ; beiJs are ranged on each Bids , c . mposfd of straw , rags , and soarings . Here , in this rood , are twenty-sevm malig E&a females , and tbirtv-one rbildrai— fifty . dght human beings in this contracted space , from wbica light scd nir are systematically eicmdcd . It is impossible to give a jmt idea ot tte ftate of tno plscj . The quantity of vermis is ast mithing . Ie a few mamentt I fel : th *> m dropping on Ey hatfroa tbeceUlng ; they may be gathered in handfuls . Of wattr tbere is nethicg ef the sort ; end oca of the inn . ates fcroke b lamp in order to be sent tj
prison , which ks knew would psocure kim 3 c ! canBi-g ' ( Hear . ) Many ef these lo 3 StEg houses were delusively icccptacles for boys and girls of a tender ege . He need not 6 tate te tha honte wcat was the result of Ench ' a ttate of tbiegj , and what a vsrhty of circumstances etood in tba way of any esral improv-ment . He believed t ") at savec-tenthB of the crime of the metropolis ¦ was perpetrated by persons living in these lodging , senses . ? be ni 5 ff ' Btrates of Warwiek and tbe author ! . ti a of Brieb'oa made reports to the game fffect . It was not alone ia the ludgtcg-houses that temptations to ¦ vice rxisted . Even to the outer air bojs were expose ! to iBflnenceR wb ' ch were so < 3 ele « -hus ( o Iheir tuof As cS to reader any esesps bopAets . He would read a de . ecrimion rf a court which he Baw himstlf ; it was only
a s-my ' e out of hundred of others . Io one tbere wtre only three privies to 300 houses ; two to 200 in another . In Those places ecencs Of tbe most shocking character wereof dsi ! y occurr . nee , so that all sersa of modeity vaa entirely lnst . ( Heir , h . at . ) In some places ceveral families lived in one reom , end rrifre one family ^ era Eo fcrtnn-. teastoir . vaa rcom to ih . iE ? elT-s th . cdults and . he cbildren lay togtth ' -r , eo tbat deanlinf ss was impo » sibl . \ and EC 3 aes of filth , me ry , and v C : were fr qa-nt . ( Hear , i-. eet . ) ThbdoicrlpitomiouJd « Ti fas J ^ ouse some icf a ~ f the pieces where theio chil-Crea dwelt , bseausa tlU peculiar race was f jund in aljBO « t aU iflstaacrs in the mostfil'&J , des : « n e , and nn . known parts of fno metropolis—p Uces BiKoB trod ty a « r « ooof decent habits . ( H « r , ie rj Theis locah-
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tieiwere mostly In the meightwurhood of oncoveres tewert , stagnant ilxchea . and nfghttnsn ' s yardi , from which the soil was seldom or never removed . It wa » not posnbls for any Ungu ege to conrey an adequate Idea of the poisonons condition of these places , occasioned by the h » bs of putrifyioR matter . Those i ' . atementi were by no m e ? ci an exaggeration of the facts , ( Hear , hear . ) He wCttld BOt ftKef t them If hB Hag BOt sb ! o to do so on bis own personal authority ; for after losine bis election in 184 G , he devoted 6 poriioa of his time to « eo what the poor were doing in those haunts RDica *« e ontrod by any dwentperson . Thatert Was pecoli » r , required a peculiar remedy , » ea eonlttnOI be dealt with by tae ordinary » geacie » . His proposi . tlon therefore , ^ as , that the government should agree to take from the ragged Bcfesol * 1 , 000 children annually , _ E « 0 boy » aad 500 gir !« ,-scd transplant them at tde f South Austra
public « pen . « to her M . jaij i « lonta in lia He mentioned South Australia because it was the ooIodv in which there was at present the greatest de . m » d for labour . He proposed that this tramplantatlci should be the reward given to the children for good con . dacJ in the nggtd schools ; but he left It to the govern . ment to provide a test for the amount of education which each child must receive before ht was qualified to be tran « p lanted . Tho advantage of gacb > Bchomt would be indescribably forii wenld give atonae a strife ing end permanent stimulus to the lower cIbbs of the population in these islands ; it would enable the children thus rescued from rica and degradation to as . surae the rank of honest men and women end of re . ligionn Christians ; and it would tend to equalise the frightful disparity between the two sexes which existed at present in the Australian colonies . Ha concluded by moving a resalntion in conformity with the
statements in his speech . Sir H . TtBKEr seconded tbe motion , and expressed a hope that the proposition of Lord Ashley woald not be limited to London , but would ba extended to the large town 3 an ! rural districts . Sir G Gbet observed , that it was impossible to listen without deep feeling of emotion to the very iaterest . ing narrative jast delivered by Lord Ashley . He was sorry that ho could not controvert the statements which his lordship had made of the wretched condition of a largo portion of the youthful population of the metro . poUs and other large towns , in which many children , though living Jn a Christian country , were spriagingnp to maturity without Christian principles and Christian motives , and were daily entering upoa a new eareer o < mise and crime . H « admitted the great benefit al .
ry r « ady conferred oa tbe public by thosa ragged icbools , and hsd no daabt tha system might ba ^ followed up with great airtmtBge . To the principle of tbo propoei . tion of hU noble friend he had no objeotion , and should not opposs any reasonable expense for removing to the colonies cassa selected on the ground of good conduct , and prior to their being actually convicted of crime . Ha hoped , however , that his noble friend would with . draw his motion , aad not leek to pledge Parliament to tbe expenditire of an annual sum of money without having before them any detailed plan of . operations , re-ting satisfied with the assurance that the sove-nment were of op inion that tome such plan would not only be bsatSclal to the parties , but to those colonies also to which they might be transmitted . After oome discussion .
Mr Haweb said , it was the intention of the government to apply a small portion of the £ 19 , 000 intended to be applied v . Uh a view to promote a free emigrat ' on to Van Diemea ' s Lind , to transfer some of the parties referred to by the nob ! e lord to the colonies . He hopad , therefore , the noble lord would give time to the government to contider of some plan for carrying out the views of tbe noble lord In the most efficient manser . Lord AsHirRT said be should , after what had fallen from Sir G . Grey , withdraw his motiOD . Themotion was according ly nithdraTrn , The housa at ? jaurae < i at s qnerter to one o ' clock . WEDNESDAY . Johz 7 . HOUSE OF COMMONS . —The house was occupied with tbe Killing of Hares Bdl , the Church Sites Bill , and similar matters , in the couria of tbe Sitting the follw . wiag oonversatian took pUcs on
Thc Case of Me Mitchkl Sir W Vznrra wished to pata question to the right hon . baronet the Secretary for the Home department . He wiihed to Know whether ae had heard , or if there was any truth in the report , that John Mitchel , when put onboard the Shearwater Eteam-Teisel to be conveyed to Spike Island , had been entertained by the officers of the veesel , placod at their table , and partook of their mes ? , and had been treated on board not as a convicted felon , but as a passenger ? He ( Sir W . Verner ) thoald bs sorry to stand in the way of proper attention being paid to a ptreon in llltchel ' a position , but he could not undc-rstaod why he , in the situation of a convicted felon , Bheuld bo plicad at the table of officers in her Hajasty ' s service . ( Hear , h = sr . ) _ . .. .
Sir G . Gset was afraid be could not eiva the hon . membsrany specific information on the subject ; AH he knew was , that Mitcbtl was placed on board the Shear , water by order of the Lord-Lieutenant , to be conveyed to Spike Island , which was a convict depot , and that the Shearwater msde her pissage there in One night , en 4 afttr leaving Mitchel there immediately returned to Dublin . He had no formal erofBciaHnformation on tha matter to which the question referred , bnt certainly a repcthadreeched him that one of the officers of the Shearwater had invited Mitcafl to breakfast on ths morning the vessel was on her passage ; bnt he was also informed this officer was not the commander of the vessel ( who was only a lieutenant ) , but wa 9 , he believeJ , tte assistant surgeon . Ha had called the attention of tbe First Lord of the Admiralty to the statement of the occurrence as he had received it , and be had no doabt his noble friend had taken those measures which bs thought were fit to be pursued in the matter . ( Hear , hear . )
A question having been pnt as to when tae Borough . Elections Bill would be proceeded with , Lord John Kcssell expressed his aszisiy for the progress of the measure , but could not consent to giving up a day for that purpose uaiil the question of the Navigation Lswb had been' dispssed of . Colonel Sibthobp intimated amidst Buch laughter , that he should propose that the City of London should be- included ia the bill ; after which tbe house adjenrEed . THURSDAY , June 8 . HOUSE OF COMMONS . — The Conduct cr thb Police is Bisect Bo , vkeb ' b Fields . —Mr Geokoe Thqitpsos wiebed to put a question to ths right honourable b-ronet , nf wr . ich he had girsn him no : k-e . He prayed the c tttntlon of tbo house for one or two moments , in order that he might ba enabled distinctly to state the reasons which had iaduced him to ask the question which he should presently propound to tha right hon . bsronet .
The Speakeb in ' . imated to the hon , member that he must confine himself entirely to the question which he iatesded to put . Mr G . Thohpsos . —The nature of the question was this : he had to ask tbe right hon . baronet whether he was in possession , from any quarter , of information a ! , leglog that on Sunday last , the 4 th isstant , certain oat . rages had been inflicted by tbe police upon peaceable , loyal , and well-con--i : ioncd individuals living in the neig hbourhood of tha Tower Hamlets . ( Hear , hoar , and partial laughter . ) Ha put the question because ha htldtre testimony ia his hand of sixty witnesses , ftllef whom he had reason to believe were respectable per . eons , following decent occupations—masy of them are respectable inhabitants , and shopkeepers ia the TotT £ r Hamlet 1 . Their testimony was consistent and concurrent , and agreed in this , that tbe most brutal outrages were committed by the police . Dot only ia BishOD
Bonner ' s Fields , but even more thaa a mila from the f cent- where tbe Chartist outrages took p ! ace ; and they stated , tbat qdI is the government Instituted a searching inquiry into all the faets of the case , and adopt memo t 3 prevent the recurrence of similar outrage ? for the future , that great olEsatUfartiou would continue to exist in that neighbourhood . In puttiug tbis question to the hon . baronet , he begged to a 83 or < j him and the house ttat he tad no sympathy wish violent language and disaffection . He Einiply asked the question , at the request of hia constituents , ^ ko had placed sn amount of evidence is bis hinds , which deserved tbe serious consideration of the government , and he was sure the government would be of h ' s opinion when they were in possession of the facts which Btatodthat , la his opinion , but one feeling was entertained In tho nfighbaurhood— . namely , that the conduct of the pt-lica was most brutal , and as barbarous ao ever beheld . ( ileir , bear . )
Sir G . Gbet said , hs had certainly received several letters complaining of the conduct of tho police on tha occasion alladed to . Some of the writers described that ojniioci ; as brutal and barbarous . He had received O ' . ber commuaicatloss to the same effect He had also reciived two other letters , one signed James Fox and the other Arthur Maiherr , which contained a similar Statement to tbat which he had already read to tie houEe . That was tno substance of the complaint he had received ia reference to tha alleged bratnl eontiuct of the police , but it would be an act of injussice to
tbat body if ho did not slate that he bad also received of a contrary nature , to that which be bad juit read , ta-i which showed clearly what were the caturo of the mf et ' . ngs held ia Victoria-park and other plzcee in the nfci ^ hbourhood . ( Oncers . ) Meetingsof tbis nature had been held previously to Jast Sunday , whicfe had given rise to great disturbances and to tbe stoppage of trade In various districts ; and informetion having come ta their knowledge that similer meetings were to be held iast Sunday In the neighbourhood of tbe Tower Hamlets , the Commissioners of Police , under bis ( 'irections , stationed as additional lorct in the vicinity of the places
of meeting . The instructions given to the police were that they must be ] . repar < d to act immediately , tut that they were cot to iaterff-re with the meeting eo long as tbey remained orderly , rnd so long as their proc edings were conducted i » p- accable manner . The Commig . sionmsbad previous isciud n notice that these meet . i .-gs were illegal if tbey weie continued after dark , nnd ths prlire hsd instrnc , iOns to « i * p-rse them if tbat rulo was violated . Ht . nowhe Id in bis hanrt ( ho report of tbe inspector ucfltr wl , 01 e imrac £ ja . e cha , ho Uce acted end from t ! , i 8 rep 0 rt WOuM appear that a meetm ; cf tte Irish C .. nfedW «« f nt three o ' clock on Sunday , an ! « o : fa . r **>«„* of th » CbartUt . WM ncM at fi / 3 ' ocio » konthesatnedny . lnnpn-io- Waller wes s » a thn-d with a bo-J y of m , n out of th 0 puhiic view , „ t ' St James ' s Church district . An inspector who ^ dc the report was m a ! tendan : e at the different points where the mertmf B were courted throiuh-ut tbe entitv day The inspector stated that at the latter meeting I ! 0 less than 3 , 008 persons of all descriptions had as e tnbled , who wero ardtr ^ y until tweiUy-five minutes past seven o'clock , when
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thft meetin g broke up , and then between 400 and 580 proeeeded to the church , and broke nearly all the windows , and when the inspector passed he was received with tho nhouts and execrations of the mob , many of them pelting him with stones ; the people were called upon to disperse auietly and the intimation was answered by another showerof 6 tones , and the police were therefore compellsd to interfere . One sergeant and seven police . eonstablee were severely iniared , and several had beea rendered unfit for duty . The inspector stated , in addition , that several nersons who witnessed the proceedings were ready to corroborate the statement in bis report , lie ( Sir G . Grey ) had received a letter from a Mr Uoughton , complaining , not of the interference of thepolice , but showing the greit danger which might have resulted from their not interferine earlier , and therefore more effectually . Thttt letter concluded by the writer complaining tbat the ..
ratepayers of the parish should be subjected to the annoyance , insult , and injury to life and property which these meetings were calculated to bring about . He ( Sir George Grey held in his hand eighty-one letters from different inhabitants of this district , concurring in the statement with respect to the inconvenienca of those meetings , andas to tbe forbearance with which the police had acted ; and be was assured that there was but one opinion on the subject throughout the whole district ia which the meeting had been held , and that the police were entitled to tbe greatest praise . fHear , and cheers . ( Several persons had been committed to the Central Criminal Court for having been partieB to the disturbances , lie had that very day received a deputation of gentlemen from the neighbourhood of Eethnal Green , to request him to present fur them a loyal adiirciR to her Majesty assuring her that they viewed with
abhorrence the scenes that had lately taken place in the metropolis , and assuring her of tbeir loyal determination to uphold the Crown , the government , and the law . He had also read a memorial from the inhabitants of the neighbourhood of Victoria-park , stating the occurrence that had taken place in the neighbourhood on Sunday last , and espressing their hope that the government would immediately adopt some course to suppress such meeting , and thereby remove the alarm and danger that existed . He could only say with respect to the statements which the hon . member had made against the police , that the parties making them had the fame means of proving their truth as the police had of justifying their conduct . iCries of ' Hear , hear . ' ) A tribunal had been
sitting to hear any complaints « n either side , but he was aot aware that any had been made against the police . ( Hear , bear . ) He could assure the hon . member tbat there waB no disposition on the part of th » government to interfere with meetings of a legitimate character —( hear , hear ) -but he thought all would admit that the meetings that had lately taken place in the metropolis were anything hut of such a description . The police bad orders from tbe government to afford every protection to perions and property , and to put down such illegal and improper meetings , and he was sure , from the course tne ; had hitherto adopted , they would not hesitate to do that which the safefy to the property and life of her Majesty '* subjects imperatively demanded . { Hear , hear . ) CFrom our Third Edition of tost sceefc . )
THURSDAY , Jone 1 . HOUSE OF COMMONS . —R « obh . —Lord J . RtrssELt gave notice that on Monday uoxt he should move for leave to bring in a bill to alter the form ofoath taken by members of parliament on taking their seats , and on this day week that he should move for leave to bring in a bill to repeal eo much of the existing law as makes it neceBsary to pay assessed taxes , &c , before exercising tbe right to voto for the return of members to parliament for oities and boroughs . FRIDAY , Jdne 2 .
HOUSE OF LORDS . — Ctumsi Pbocessioni . — Lord Beodohah presented a petition from a society of Odd Fellows , preying for protection to trade , and at the same time took the opportunity of directing their Iord < bips' attention to the dlegracelul scenes which tbe streets of London bad exhibited during tbo last few days . The system of processions wnich bad been resorted to was most abominable , and ought at once to be put a Btop to , for it had a direct tendency to bring tbe lober-minded , industrious , and peaceable population of London into contempt , not only at home but abroad . He would say nothing about the object these partieB had in view , but be It good or bad , he hoped it would never be stfaised while they bad recourse to these intimidating proceedings , and he trusted that immediate measures would bo taken by her Mijestj'a government to prevent a recurrence of these processions .
The Duke of WELliHQieH § aid it was disgraceful that for the last four days the town should aave been under arms , and he thought that thosg persons who called crowds together should be responsible ia their pockets for tbo consequences , be those consequencea tbe breaking of windows or greater destruction of property . The Marqats of Lansdottub was rejoiced to state that the precautions which bad been taken by the government had preserved ine public peace . Thoae processions which had been attempted had been stopped in every part of the metropolis , aad tbe police bad b ; en found sufficient to preserve > h 9 peace ; but he thought that those proceedings ought sot any longer to be Buffered . The Duke of Richmond suggested that magistrates should carry the Lw properly into effect by commictiufr persons brought Lefora them for Chartist rioting to trial , and it waB the deny of the government to indiot them for interrupting the pelice in the execution of tueif duty , as a dutv which they owed to tbe police force .
Lord Denman said , Mr Justice Pattiaon had , in bis chargfUo the grand jury to-day , explained to them the law on the subjtct . Ha was an old reformer , but he considered that those who agitated the pablio mind at tbis crisis were undoing all reform . HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tho resumed discussion on tbe Navigation Laws occupied the whole of the evening . Tbe debate was adjourned till Monday nert .
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Northumbeblakd and Dosham District . —Berry Edge Branch . —Camp Meeting . —On Sunday week , May 28 : b , acamD meeting of thia locality was held in a field adjoining Berry Edge . At one o ' clock , 1 , 000 persons were present , which number waa momentarily being augmented by arrivals from Blackhill , Shotley-biidge , Leadgate , 8 nd adjoining villages . Mr James Reid ( painter ) , having been called to the chair , Mr Jame 3 Watson , of Newoastle-upon-T yne , moved tho following resolution : — ' That it is the opinion of this meeting , that the Six Points of the People's Charter are just , right , and reasonable Tbat tha present is a favourable titce for pressing
that measure on tke attention of the publio and the government . It ia , therefore , the duty of the workinc classes of this country to use every meanH , consistent with reason , to make that measure , whole and entire , become a statute law of this realm . '—Mr Robert Wightman , of South ShieHo , seconded , and Mr Radley , of Sundorland , supported the resolution , stating that , if the after p art of the day were favourable , ( the rain at this tim « falling in torrents ) he should deliver an address to the people * at Leadgatei at seven o ' clock in the evening . —Mr Diokenson , of Sunderland , better known as the ' Manchester Packer , ' also spoke in favour of the resolution The resolution was carried unanimously .
Northumberland and Durham . —A district delegate meeting wa 9 held on Sunday week last , at the bouse of Mr James Reid ( painter ) , Berry Edge . Tbe following delegates were present : —Messrs J . Watson , of Newcastle ; Robert Wightman , South Shields ; Benjamin Radley , Weat-afcreefc ; Joseph Simpson , Berry Ed * e ; and Thomas Dickenson , of Suii ' ierland . Mr James Reid having been elected to preside , and Mr Thomas Carr , m the absence of Mr Nesbitt , to aot as secretary , it was reported that the Berry Edge branch had adopted tbe new system of ergsniaation , and that , fiinca the previous Sunday , eighteen classes had been formed , twelve of v ? hicll were filled up . and the remainder in a fair way of becoming so . —Mr Dickenson suggested the propriety of the meeting proceeding to arrange a code of laws
for the government of the district , and moved : — That the object for which delegate district meetings should be held , was the attainment of the People ' s Charter ; ' which was seconded by Mr James Watson , and carried unanimously , Mr bickengBn moved : — That the meeting of the district be monthly , or oftener , if necessary . ' Seconded by Mr Wightman . Carried , —Mr Dickenson proposed : — 'That every motion for discussion by the delegate meeting have at least one month ' s notice . ' Seconded by Joseph Simpson . —Mr Radley proposed : — That the oon * ideratioa of thia raotion stand over until the next delegate meeting . ' The motion was carried unanimously . —Mr Dickenson moved , Bnd Mr Wightman seconded : — ' That every delegate be furnished with credentials from his locality to district meetings . '
Carried—Mr Watson stated that his locality had not as yet acted upon the new system of organisation , butthat his constituents were of opinion tbat some of the members of tho Provisional Executive should be removed , and others , more fit for the situation , be appointed in th > ir stead . —Mr Simpson observed that his localiiy intended to adhere to the present dutrict . —Mr Wightman said , hia Jocaluy had held , aa out-door meeting , and had agreed to Bupport the present Exeootwft and Commi-sioDers . -Mr Diokenson moved , That every member of the district pay one penny m j A M i l 8 th 0 ex P cnsea of thedistrict . ' -Secoeded by Mr Simpson aDd carried unanimously —It was moved by Mr Dickewon and seconded by Mr Vratson , 'That the district trea 8 U rer pay no money from the district fund without tho previous consent
of a delegate meeting . ' Agreed to . A discussion arose as to the propriety of holding great aggregate meetings , when Mr Wightman proposed and Mr Dickenson seconded . 'That meetings be held in each ot the localities on Whit Monday , for the purpose of Riving the he to his' little' lordBhip , John Russell — that she working classes of thia country did not require any reform in their institutions —Messrs Sirapsoa and Watson spokein favour of looal gatherings—Unanimously agreed to -Mr Watson moved and Mr Dickenaon seconded , That this meeting recommend to each lecahty the propriety of providing looal koturdrs , to oe pkced upon a plan , for the purpose of agitating tbe district ; and that the Dames of such local lecturers be luruiehed to tho next delegate meeting ; and that each locality which has not a delegate present , be apprised of tlm mntinn hutha
secretary Carried unanimously . —Mr Dickensou moved that tbo follow ^ address bo printed , and circulated throughout < he district : — ' Brethren and iellow-eountrymen : If ever there was a time when your exertions v ? erc moat needed , that time i » the present . If ever there waa a time when by courage and prudence your active exertions could secure your long-sought tor claims—now is that time . If ever your appeah for justice—your reasons lor right—your claimsfor citizenship and human brother-
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hnod—stood in ft favourable position to gain the consideration and sympathy of your fellow-countrymen --new is the day and now ib the hour . Publio opinion , trumpet-tongaed , is loadly proclaiming yonr Charter is right , reaoonable . and necesaary . The imbecile Whig ministry are painfully prolonging their nolitical decease ; bat we have no occasion to remind cou that their rulo and reign will be very brief . The suread of political knowledge—the march of mindthe concentrati on of popular opimOK in various forms , and the pressing exigencies of this great era-Dire—all point to a great and sweeping change in tha history of our country . These and many more reasons urgO US tO nsk you-men of Northumberland sod Durham—to do your utmost now to win the en' . . . i »« j : _« fa « A «» oWfl TvnsiHnn tn ffftin tho COn-
franc hisement of yourselves and your children , we confidently appeal to your patriotism , knowing that the spirit of liberty which animated your forefathers to oppose the Norman invader , is still as strong in the hearts of tho North Britons as it was in the daya of yore . Brethren , it is desirable tbat we shouldnot wait for other countries to march first ; it issuffioient tbat we know that which wo claim to be joot ; and that we can gain our rights by the moral power ol ri ght , reason , and united sentiment . We therefore oall upon you to second our efforts to gain the Charter __ th e whole Charter , without abatement—by _ all fair and honourable means . To second the exertions of our provisional executive to rally , are our principles as you have done before ; and rest assured that victory shall ba the reward of your active exertions . ' jyir Wightman seconded tha adoption of the above addresswhich passed unanimously . —Mr Watson
, moved and Mr Simpson seconded , ' That this meeting rec ommend to the locality the propriety of immediately empowering a lecturer to go round the district for at least one month , to arouse a proper Chartist feeling in such places as at present have not any local agitation . Carried . —It waa proposed by Mr Dickenson , seconded by Mr Watson , ' That a gpeoial delegate meeting be held at Ea 8 ington . lane , in the house of Mr John Hunter , on Whit-Sunday , at two o'clook in the afternoon . ' Carried . Thanks having been voted to the Chairman , the business of the meeting terminated . All looalitiea are earnestly requested to send a delegate te the next meeting . Lead Gate . —On Sunday week last , Mr Rsdly , of Sunderland , delivered an address on the principles of the People ' s Charter , to about six hundred individuals , who seemed highly delighted with the speaker's discourse .
Ruwcorn . —On Monday evening , the 29 th ult , a Chartist meeting was held in the Foresters' Hall . The meeting was addressed by Mr Janes , of Liverpool ; Mr Norman , of Prestonbrook ; and Mr Taylor , of Ituncorn ; all of whom were loudly cheered during the delivery of their speeches . Several new members were added to the association . Bekr ? Edqk . —A special meeting of this locality was summoned on Monday week last , when a resolution expressing abhorrence against the jury that convioted the patriot John Mitchel , wad carried unanimously . Kibworth—A Chartist meeting wa » held at this place on Monday evening , May 29 , in the open air , when Mr G . Buokby delivered a most eloquent address to about 500 individuals , amongst whom were several farmers and tradesmen .
Yorkshire and Durham . —A delegate meeting waa be ! d at Stockton on Sunday , June 4 , when the following localities were represented : —DarliogtoD , Mid * dlesborougb , Hartlepool , and Stockton . The following resolutions were agreed to : — ' That a public Chartist meeting ba held in Stockton on Whit-Monday , June 12 . ' ' That Mr Joseph Barker of Leeds , and Mr William Byrne of Newcastle , be invited to attend / Noeth Lancashire Dbleoate Meeting , held at tha house Of Mr Nurton ' s , Temperance Hotel , Blackbun ? , oa Sunday , June 4 . Tbe following delegates were present : —Accrington , Henry Hunt Thorn ; Clitheroe , Isaao leherwood ; Preston , Michael Ward ; Blackburn , Richard Wa . ' sh ; Burnley , James
Helm . The following resolutions were passed ;—' That tho localities Bend in to the district secretary the fivo shillings levied at the last delegaet meeting , that Mr Place may be paid for his services in the National Assembly . ' ' Tbat John Place and Richard Marsden be summoned by the secretary to appear at the next delegate meeting , and givs an account of their stewardship at the late National Aanembly . ' ' That wo adopt the Plan of Organisation « s laid down by the late National Assembly . ' ' That Isaac Isherwood be the secretary for the North Lancashire district , and Mr James Heaton ba the treasurer till the next delegate meeting . ' ' That Mr Joseph Barker be solicited to be missionary for the North Lancashire district . ' 'That a protest be
drawn up at Blackburn and sent to the district secretary for signature , on behalf of the delegate meeting , the protest to be sent to Sir George Strickland , M . F ., for presentation to the House of Commons , ' After votes of thanks to the chairman and secretary , the meeting was adjourned to Sunday , July 2 , to the Odd FellowB' Hall , Padiham . Bedworth—On Monday , May 29 : h . a public meeting was held in Marston-lane , near Bedworth . W . Bedder in the chair . The meeting was addressed by Messrs R . Hartop and Candy , of Coventry , and Mr Shaw , of Coton , and a resolution passed in lavour of the People ' s Charter . A tea party will be held at Mr Trigger ' s , the Hearty Good Fellow , Bad worth , on W'lit Wednesday , June 11 th . Tea on the table at four o ' olock . Dancing to commence at seven .
KlLM&RNocK . —A large public meeting was held on Saturday evening , the 3 rd inst ,, to petition the House of Commons to inquire into the trial and conviction of that noble Irish patriot , John Mitokel . The chair waB occupied by Mr Peter Gorm . Mr James Henderson proposed : — 'That in the opinion of this meeting , the law lately passed by the present government , entitled 'An act for the better Security of the Crown and Government of the United Kingdom , ' is unjust and unconsiitutional , and that those who miy be made its victims are entitled to and ought to secure the countenance and sympathy of all who value libetry , and wish to defend the institutions of the country against the tyrannical usurpations of either the foreign or domestic despot . Mr James Simpson seconded the resolution , when Mr
Peter Lees then moved a petition founded on the resolution . Mr Thomas Thomson seconded the adoption of the petition , which was oarried unanimously . Ayrshire . —We Have received the following letter from an old friead and esteemed brother demoorat . As the letter waB private we have omitted some portions , as also the writer ' s name—not knowing if tho publication of tbo latter would b 8 agreeable . ' iMy dear friend : You will no doubt wonder at getting a letter from me , one of your old friends in the land of Burns . My dear sir , allow me to tell you , that since I and a few of your friends parted with you at the well on the Mauchline road , we have undergone terrible hardships , and we eee no end to thein , but in the obtaining of the Charter whole and entire . No half measures will do for us who live in the Land of the Poet who said , and said truly , that
Man a inhnmaDity to man Makes counties ? thousands mourn ; and I speak the truth when I toll you that no Joe Humes , Cobdens and Co . will divert us from tho ripht path . We mast and shall have the whole hog . We have been too often humbugged by him and hia old greasy pouches , to any longer believe anything that may come from him . Would to God that all the men of Britain wero like the men that came from Halifax to the Bradford meeting , old Joe and his men would soon be glad to Buoeumb , and give us what we want and what we have a right to . We are very anxious for the Star every week ; we send for it express to Kilmarnock every Saturday , for if we were to wait the regular post , it would be Sunday morning and of oourae that would not do , We get the
Northern Star , tha United Irishman , the Frkbman ' s Journal , and a host of others , but the Star and Irishman we ! prizs most . I muHt tell you that Mr O'Connor ie very popular here . I sea by this day ' s papers that they have got a packed jury for poor Mitchel , but I hope , and every other good man has the Bame hope , that he will como off glorious , or—— - Now , my dear triend , I must conolude by saying , that I hope you will enjoy good health to edit the Star , as you have hitherto done . Continue to rap the knaves across the knuckles . I hope the day is not far distant when you will see your country free and happy , which may God grant soon . * # With best wishes I remain , my dear friend , yours truly , Netriai / ns , Ayrshire , May 28 . We rooiprocate our friend ' s good wishe 3 and hope or better times ]
The Wbjt Ridikg Yobkshire Deiegate Meeting was held on Sunday last , June 4 'h . D&legates present : Wakeh ' eld , Issao Wood ; Leeds , Samuel Lister ; Elland , J . B , Taylor ; 0 , 'iecnahead , C Shaokleton and Thomas Holt ; Keiehley , W . Er amott ; Bradford , John Turner , W . Clark , John Smith , and John ParrGtt ; Dewsbury , James Canning ; Holmfirth , James Lcckwocd ; Huddersfield , David Gledhill ; Halifax , George Webber . Mr Clark in tho chair . It wrs resolved : —• That no person shall in future eit in the meetings as delegate , unless his locality pay s an equal portion of tho Riding expenses . ' That a WeBt Riding demonstration ba held on Toftdhaw Moor , near Bradford on Whit Monday . ' ' That Ernesi Jones Esq ., having promised to attend , inv ' a tati oBS be sent to Messrs W . Brook , Ruthton . and
Shaw . ' Tbat Mr Rushton bo solicited to take the chnir . ' ' That the members of tho Chartist Association at Bradford bo the Committee of Management for tbe above maeting . ' Thit im person th jll be al . lowed to move , second , or stipport any Chartist reso lution , who is not a meinher of the Associatian ' ' That it is the opinion of thia meeliug , that all her MajeBty ' s subjects have a ri ^ ht by law to ba in possession ot avraa tor tho promotion of life and property . Th . ir this meetin g declares the riuht of the Ohartist Council to govern the district according to the Plan of Organisation , and it is thoir duly to tike oognizmce of all mowmenti of its mrmberV 'That the next West Riding *>« $ > " {<> he'd n he l ? ct w E ' 1 Lililax - ' ened ^ 2
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'Union forth * MMe * . ' Friends , —If there is one princip le dearer to the working classes of this ceuntry than another that principle is our right of association—associa tion for the mutual protection of our property— our labourfrom the heartless aggression of unprincipled , grasping capitalists . The right of union has long
been regarded as sacred , and maintained inviolable , and is now universall y looked upon as the principal element of all social emancipation . By our union we have retarded the progress of oppression—paralysed the arm of despotism , and conserved , at least , a few privileges , which without union would long since have been wrenched from us by a merciless band . Trades' unions have therefore become an essential part almost of our very existence . They have been ennobled by the many victories we have achieved , and consecrated by many sacrifices and much suffering on our part for their preservation ; hence our admiration of , and devotedness to them ,
and our increasing determination to preserve them in all their purity , their fullness , and their power . The power for good embodied in trades' unions of the working classes , is well known ; and the Btronger our union is , the more effective will be our operation . A union of a few tyrants will despise , but a union of the many would make them tremble : hence it is , that many of our task-masters have no objection at our being united , providing our union he confined within the sphere of our own trade , but to
think of a National Association is monstrous , —a combination net to be tolerated , and which must by all means ( foul or fair ) be put down . To overthrow this national movement is the avowed determination of some employers , well knowing that should they succeed they would then the more effectually and permanently ride roughshod over the toiling raillions—to facilitate and effect which , they are stretching their perverted ingenuity to the utmost , to devise some efficient plans for that object .
The end they have in view by endeavouring to destroy this association , is obvious . It is a well known and a lamentable fact that we have been passing through a severe and unparalleled depression in trade , during which the capitalist has taken every advantage of the unprotected labourer to reduce his wages . With a single reduction many of them have not been content ; they have made frequent reductions , every one of which has been more extensive , more severe , more arbitrary , and more despotic than its predecessor ; until now , men with full employment would be unable to procure a competency to maintain themselves and families , even with the most sssiduous and unremitting toil . These masters
know this . They know , also , that trade is wearing a more pleasing aspect ; they see the commercial horizon is bright , and full of hopeful prospects of a brisk and prosperous trade ; and to prevent the working man from participating in the sweets of prosperity , they are resolved to crush our union , — paralyse our strength , —divide our energies , —and thus effectually retain us in our degraded position , and prevent us from recovering that which they have so basely and cruelly robbed us of during our weakness , through the recent commercial difficulties .
And should they succeed ia their project , —should they effect the overthrow of our well-established association , they will cut us off from every privilege , — extract more labour from our blood , and bone , and sinew , and pay us leas for it . Thus will they increase the power of production , —diminish the quantity of consumption , —and the more speedily stock their warehouses , glut our markets , and discharge a larger amount of surplus labour than ever thronged our streets to compete with hungry , starving men for a morsel of bread .
But we trust that all such dastardly attempts to break up your union will be foiled , that you will treat these infernal and contemptible documents with the utmost disdain . Let them see , tbat as Englishmen , you value your independence , that your integrity to each other and your dignity as men , is above all suspicion , and all such revolting and despicable trickery to compromise your interests , and to induce you to abandon your union , is absolute folly and futile in the extreme . Let them know that you are more than ever determined to be united , and prepared to defend to the last penny your unquestionable right of association . If you do not put on a bold and resolute front , they will trepan and undo you for ever ; already they have effected
the transportation of four of Sheffield s bravest men , for the prominent and active part they took in trades matters . Three or four of the Inverness shoemakers have also been convicted ftnd confined to prison , for ably defending the right of working men to unite together , for each others protection ; and if such palpable acts of tyranny and injustice are aU lowed to proceed unchecked , there is not a secretary , a treasurer , a president , or an officer of any kind in our respective local bodies , who can calculate upon their safety and liberty a single day . Up , then , and do your duty like men , and if we are to be deprived of our right of Association , let it not be so , without a grand and powerful struggle on our part ,
Besides the above cases of prosecution , take tbe following cases of persecution as samples of what we may anticipate , unless we at once and for ever put a stop to all such baseness and tyranny , / or should they succeed , others will adopt the same course . Read , mark , and inwardly digest the subjoined , and if one drop of Britons' blood still flows in your veins , it would kindle into a mi ghty flame , at the rehearsal of the atrocious and vindictive acts of some employers . We copy from the letters of our correspondents on the spot : — Ripponden , May 3 rd , 1818 . My Dea& Sib , —The following will give you a pretty specimen of Whig liberty , and an account of one of tbe most infamous and , I may say , doteBtabla actions per . formed betwixt man ami man .
You are already awaro that there aro four men in this neighbourhood upon striko pay , and who are sympathised on all bands , and are looked upon with esteem and respect . Ttieao men receiving support from the Association , enables them to stand effectually agalost the tyranny of a corrupt and vloieua employer . The masters are cot abl » to overcome tho men , and have of course resorted to other measures , of which tbe following is a sample : — Oa Thursday last , the 27 ch inst , tho employers of the mllla ia the Bale , went to their msn and ( kinujuleu tbeir collecting books , ( a penny memorandum book , tho men faava for each mill to collect their mooies ) who deSirered them op to them , as well as a copy ef our rules tt the eamo time , They overhauled tho books but coaid fiud nothing but every men ' s name inserted therein , and their penne s » well . The day ofttr tho books w » re
returned to tbe parlies at tbo different mills ( three in numbtr ) but nothing further said , only that they were sll numbers , But on Monday morning , May 1 st , at eix o clock , the men at all tho mills wero reiusod entrance uqIcsb the ; signed a document to havs nothing farther to do with tbe union , and to cease subscribing thereto forthwith . The men were taken by Burprizs and did not know what te do . However , a number ef tho men ia the heat of excitement and fear , signed tho document , wbllo some walked away , but were ulfimatolv prevailed upon bv others to sign it ; they did so and two were at last left to tuemsulves to fijlit the straggle . In tno course of tho day , or towarJa even-Ing , they rvero sent fer to know What they would do , and before tbey returned from their masters , they also signed , and have urged as a roascn , that it would not do for them to see their children Hcarre . when al ! tho
other men fell off . * * The number of men aro about twenty-fiw ( com three mills . + * * They think' by taking this mean step , to break up our union , and consequently defeat the fuur mes out on etrka allowance . Hoping &e , I aw , Sir , your Victimized Fhjshd . Since the above , we have received the following , dated May 10 th : — Two of the men employed in the mills alluded to in my last , where tho mea were farced to sign the document not to ba connected with any union or secret con . federacy , had to bog and pray b : fore tbeir tyrannical musters to be allowed to return to their work on their terms , ( vhile one of the meters kept walking round the men , oracking a whip duriBg the time they were naying U .
Could anything be more outrageous , more revolting , and more degrading , than the above scene ? Surely not , and such gross acts of inhumanity and tyranny should be visited with their just retribution ! Besides all this , these masters have their ' Tommy shops , ' and indirectly compel the men to take a portion of their wages in ' truck , ' and charge more for such goods than any shopkeeper in the place . Thus is the Truck Act invaded , the shopkeepers of Hipponden greatly injured in their business , and the claims of labour despised and trampled upon , by these worthless , cruel men ,. The following 9 ccount of the document is from Blackburn , dated May 25 th , 1818 —
Sia , —We , tho slII . acting mlndtra of Ues 6 rs Fielden , nn <) Ct ^ fcol es treoul y gjrry tbat wo dare not senda ( Megatoto tho forthcoming ConfiTonce according to law ia cjTincqnence of our musters compelling us to promWt that wo would withdraw from the ualon , and have
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nothing whatever to do with it again , anfl no » ~ T ~ ' offering us a redaction of wage * . ' * It We hops Mr HumphrieB will do us the kiudneu » a our " cage before th « Conference , and t « eif anythi ^ be done for a $ , for we want to be as other raen-5 CSa to act , ' and if we chooie to psy to the National "" * ciatlon of IL . ited Trades ; for to remain as we a ' present will be to ketp us in great misery , an j tt r * » t increase and perpetual © our sufferings . Oar m have posted a notice paper on each roam door at h ' that if , at my time , any oso h knofrn to ply ^ 3 National Union , or any other union , be will bo diaohar immtdiattly . ' * * I am , air , yoara truly , Mr B&rratt . We suppress the correspondents' names topre « M any personal suffering . Ql g _ nothing whatever to < 5 o with it again , anfl now ^ T " * ' offerlnir two reduction of wsrw . ' *• U
Such , friends , is a specimen of the gross acts tyranny practised by some of our humane erapJowJ , of 1848 . But will the men of Ripponden , of Hud dersfield , of Blackburn , of Preston , of Lancashire * of Yorkshire , of England , Scotland , and Wales , sub mit to such unbearable insults , and tamely stand W and see their right of union attacked and destroyed —their fellow man robbed , and then treated with unmeasured contempt ? Will they allow the capri cious and callous capitalist to caper about their vie '
tims with a' horse whip , cracking it in their ears and terrifying them with the dread of utter aad hopeless starvation ? Surely you will no / . Such perfidious , blackhearted , and unpardonable insults you will repel with just indignation , and , despite their hellish plots and traitorous designs , you will to a trade—to a man—rise , and express , fearlessl y * your determination to resist them to the last . Itij a remark in the political world—that , when one member of the state is treated with injustice , the whole are sufferers , and have an interest in defend .
ing that one ; and shall we be less b 6 in our social relationship ? If one trade is treated with cruelty and inhumanity , the whole are equally involved , and , therefore , one strong , vigorous , national effort should be made to testify our utter abhorrence ol all such atrocities , and our determination to put a stop to them at once and for ever . Friends , do not allow the present opportunity to pass unimproved . Your future condition will be de .
termmed by the nature of your present action ; Do not forget that , during the long dreary winter of depression , you have suffered some of the most Bevere and unjustifiable reductions in your wages , and that as the spring and summer of commercial prosperity is slowly bursting upon us let us be prepared to recover that which has been so ruthlessl y extorted from us . If we do not make this effort now—if we do not manfully and faithfull y unite to aid each other—depend upon it
' We shall find in spring , A winter dull for us . ' Let the cause of justice , of humanity , of brotherly reBpect , and manly intercourse , incite you to your duty , and whenever you stir , ar . d boldly assert your rights , you will obtain them without any opposition ; This then is the time for reaction , for increased exertion , as' England expecta that every man will do his duty . ' The Central Committee of the above Association met on Monday and following days , for the transaction of general business . A mass of correspondence has been received from all parts of tbe country ' ; also the following reports , to which we invite partN cular attention .
Stone . —Mr Maitland reported , that according to instructions he attended a public meeting at Stone , principally composed of shoemakers , but in consequence of another meeting of that body in the town at the same time , the meeting was but thinly attended . The other meeting alluded to was called in consequence of a strike . Mr Maitland therefore took the opportunity of getting an interview with the men , in order to set forth the objects of the Association ;; he did so , during which , the masters sent for a deputation of the men , and settled the strike .
Stafford . —On the 23 rd Mr Maitland proceeded to Stafford , and there addressed a large meeting of shoemakers , oa the principles of Jhe Association , which appeared to g ive great ] satisfaction , tor at the close of the meeting about 108 took out copies of the rules , and cards of membership . There is every sppearanee of a large society being raised ia Stafford . Birmingham . —Mr Spooner reported , that on the 25 th of May , a very unpleasant and unexpected circumstance occurred in their ( the iron tin spoon makers ) trade , which resulted ia a strike , involving twenty-one men , A general meeting was called and Mr Pare , member of the district committee , was appointed as a deputation to wait upon the employers . He did so , and the dispute was brought to an amicable arrangement , and the men returned to their work .
Edinburgh . —Mr Claughan reports , that according to instructions , he attended to investigate the case of the Edinburgh skinners , to whom a reduo tion of wages had been offered by one of the employers , Mr Legget ; to this gentlemen Mr Claughan addressed a letter on the subject of the reduction , which has ultimately succeeded in inducing him to withdraw the same , and not only that , but he has also given an advance to the men ( one man excepted . ) It is but just to acknowledge the g entlemanly conduct of Mr Legget in the above affair . He has nobly acted the part of a generous-hearted em . ployer , which we feel confident his hands will duly appreciate . We most heartily wish that this praiseworthy example set by Mr Legget , may betX tensively followed by every other employer .
Sunderland . —Mr Britton reported , that a reduction of wages had been offered to the ship sawyers and carpenters , which they constantly resisted , the result of which was , the masters withdrew the reduction , and the men returned to their work . We trust after the repeated attack made upon the wages of these men , that they will see the necessity more than ever of re-uniting . It is by being united in one national union , that they will be able effectually to resist all future aggressions upon their rights . But should union discontinue , they will inevitably fall victims to oppression .
From the foregoing reports , it will be seen that the Association is still making head against the in . roads of capitalists upon the rights of industry ; and we will only add , that if the trades of the country are wise , they will yet be able by a tirra and well-directed National Association , to regain that proud position our fathers occupied : misery and wretchedness may be banished from among us , and happiness and" plenty he tllC Jot of all .
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( From the Oatette of Tuesday , June _ 6 J BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED . Henry Jowett , Birmingham , tailor . BANKRUPTS . Normau Bruce , 84 , Farringdon-street . printer—Thomas Blenkrau , 19 , Chnneery-lane , law bookseller-Catherine Elton , 122 , U'hitechapel , ironmonger—Jacob Fi «! ler , iaw Df 6 , Devonshire street . City , but now of 1 ? , St George s , street , Bast , tailor— Nathaniel Bowdlvr , Cotton-street . Poplar , licensed victualler—Frederick Smouker and William Smeoker , Bittern and Anduver , limo burners-Richard Lane , Lisson grove North , corn de : ilor—Joshua Harrison , Nottingham , stove grate manufacturer—J" ' leph Lowe , Lenton , luco maker—Frederick Harris , leominster , cattle dealer—John Bcvan , Brideitoue , tanner — William Prytherch , Ty Maur , Anglesey , cattle dealer---Samuel Williamson , Liverpool , joiner—Thomas Meti : 3 »> North Shields , banker .
INSOLVENT PETITIONERS . Richard Howard Hoskins , Chester , publican—Joh Oliver , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , journeyman b laeUsniitb-Andreiv Botwon , iNewcastle-upon-Tyne , slater—Thointt ' Unswortb , Little Levor , beer seller—Joseph Walker , Bishop ' s Cleeve , Gloucestershire , farmer—Joseph Daft ' nette Grlmaey , Bu-y St Edmund ' s , clerk-Henry Harvey Dalliatsn , BunRay , innkeeper—John Philip Browne , Bury St Bdmnnd ' s , coach lnakcr-Jamei CJinnuler , i - ketshall , farming bailiff— William George Chop-i *" ' Braudou , corn merchant—John Wood , Oidu-jU . ' ! (! ., j " William Williams , Bedvvelty , grocer-Jolm GoodcluiBi Reading , carpecter .
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS ; Jamas Campbell , New Cumnoek , Ayrshire , " . ' 7 Agnos Highgate , Kiltvinnitig , merchant—Dav id Nap « Qlasgow , ironfouuehr—Johu Marshall Bnrr , ' * 8 .. ! baker—William Templeiaau , Dunferml' . ne , ra-iuulft « tut < " -Alexander line , Biiinburgjj , strarc bimnetuiwiu * " : " " —William Siiue , St Andrew ' s , tailor-Jolm iL'QiW "' Edinburgh , nbolebalo warehouseman .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 10, 1848, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1474/page/8/
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