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My Roesbs , —K call you my Mends , although ihaii ^ pfiypfBave long been my iBnemies : I " c ^ lyW my feiend ^ because you have fihoTrayourdeTotiwito liberty-the principle-• wbicb . I bi , ve : eTer Advocated . - On Tuesday" nigbt last I attended a meeting in Qd ^ peVstree ^ ' . in- a room capable of holding thousands ; - and , notwitb 6 tandmg the reeling of some of my London friends , I never had a better reception iij my Ufe . ^ - .
Englishmen and Chartists , I understand that it rea lly isfthe : intentionof the Government to prosecute the brave fellows ' whobravely met the bloody Austrian butcher at Barclay ' s brewery . 4 » underBtandT 1 iat they "have received not ices from foreign courts that they must take this course ; ~ and therefbrettisibit I appeal to you to be up and . doing—that "I ask you , that if the Government should be thus bullied by foreign powers , that you will sot be bullied b y governmental weaknessand that ypumay be prepared not only to save me from the expense of defending these heroes
out of my own . pocket , which I am determined to do . if you neglect your duty , I wish to prepare yon to defend them . We are now upon the eve of a great struggle , and I wish to prepare you for that straggle . Xou mtist understand that the Conrts of Austria and Prussia have decided that the rohsn anS Hungarian - exiles shall be banished from this country ; but will you allow your government to do so ? I hope not . And if the Government should prosecute the brave Englisnmen and women who so nobly met the Austrian butcher , and should I be obliged to risk my life in fite struggle , I pledge myself to head a procession down to the Westminster Hnnrtfc or to . ihe Oldv ^ aU ^ wherethe ^
fiOc ^ ied ' arannals majrbe tried ^^ and , although my life should be forfeited , thus prove my abomination of the villany of that rascal and Bcoundrel , who ordered women , children , and men , to be mangled and torn to pieces , and their entrails to be eaten by their friends and relatives ; andif such a trial should take place , England must have a sacred holyday . Not a manof feeling must work :, there must be a demonstration in every city ^ town , and village in the empire , in order that the English people may prove that they are enemies to brutality . Good God ! must not your blood run cold ¦ wh en you reflect upon the abomination of a barbarian claiming the title of Marshal , sanctioning and ordering such brutality as that bloody butcher Haykau has been guilty of ?
My friends , I cannot write more , my blood boils , when I th ™ fr of this ruffian ; and , however vain I may appear , I consider my services of too much importance to your cause to risk my life , or even my liberty , both of which I hope is dear to you , by writing the feelings by which I am now inspired . I am going to make a tour for a week or ten days , and when I return , it is my intention to get up a tea party in honour of the brave men and women who so nobly met the bloody ruffian Haynau at Babclat's brewery . Those who write to me during my absence must not expect immediate answers to their letters . Tour faithful Friend and Advocate . Feakgus O'Connob .
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TO MR . JOHN GATHARD , OF MINSTER LOVEL . Sk , —In the Northern Star of Saturday week , a letter appeared , purporting to be written by you , on tout own behalf and the allottees at Minster iovel , which you sent to the Jhnehuter Estunintr and Times for insertion . I now take the liberty to write to you by way of caHtion . I find , by your letter , you have had a decision against you in the Court ot Queen's Bench , and yon now are trying to raise money to put it in tlie Court of Chancery . If the said court be what it professes to be—a court of equity or justice—I am certain you will be defeated , which you richly deserve to be . I am quite certain that you , and those of the allottees who can join in such iniquitous proceedings , must t > e Toid of all honestv and sense of shame . Where i 3 the money to come from to pay the unlocated members ( of which 1 am one ) if such practices are allowed ? If
you have endured the hardships you affirm , surely -vou would be glad to give up possession ! That your statement is a palpable falsehood is evident , as you are resistine , to the utmost of your power , all attempts to eject you , while you will not pay a single farthing of rent—and , forsooth , have had hardships and privations to endure ! Your conduct is most diabolical and dishonest to the unlocated members , and most audacious and ungrateful to our noble and distinguished friend , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., who has done all that a generous friend could do for the benefit of the poor man , much more than any other man ever has done , or is likely to attemptin fact , more than yourself , or those in whose behalf you profess to write , deserve . "Wishing most sincerely the defeat of all who can act so dishonest and ungrateful .
, I remain , a loyer of jurtice , and a hater of in ] u « tice and oppression , C . Mowi . 6 , Child's-place , Temple-bar ,
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MB . JONES'S LECTURE AND THE SERVILE PKESS . TO PEAKGC 3 O ' COSSOK , ES « ., M . P . Sib , —We wish you to insert the following , in contradiction to a paragraph in the Boncaster Gazette , in reference to the late visit of Mr . Ernest Jones to this town . In the first instance , it states that « there were about 200 persons present . " I being treasurer can positively state that there were 400 present , of whom I received one penny each . Secondly , it stated that "they were all working men ;" but I can assure you , that a great maHy of the middle class , and several lawyers , were present : and , thirdly , one-half of Mr . Jones ' s speech was altogether omitted . —We hope , sir , you will honour us with a visit in your next tour . We should be happy to meet you , and I know we should have a glorious meeting ; so I hope you will not forget us . I remain , your ' s respectfully ,
yfiLhuu Bcixock , treasurer . Doncaster , Sept . 16 th , 1850 . [ We cannot do more than insert the above letter , and we think our friend should be satisfied with the fabricated reports of servile newspapers that merely cater for tbe popularity- of their , readers ; and , as the censure of skives is adulation , they should be rather pleased with the fabrication of their enemies . —Ed . N . S . 1
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THE POLISH AUD HTJXGABIAN REFUGEES TO THB EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . ' Sir , —Permit me to call the attention of { lie trades of England , and the public at large , to the Polish and Hungarian refugees residing in London , who , after having fought the battle of democracy , and escaped the dangers of the field , and the vigilance of the byena-Haynau , and his class , are without resources in a strange land , and only subsist upon the scanty bounty of the working classes . These men must not be allowed to roam the streets of London half-starved , without a Btrnggle . Some of the metropolitan trades are nobly doing their duty—let others follow their example . The City of London Ladies' Shoemakers , at their last meeting , granted them £ 1-, and hope to do more for them at their next meeting night . They also appointed a . committee of seven to assist the English and Polish committees to obtain the obiect they have in view ,
anatnesmnof 8 s . wa ? collected in the parlour of then- meeting-house , the Bull and Bell , Ropemakersrtreet . This committee met on the 12 th September , gave £ l 6 s ., to be divided between thirty-nine men , and one shilling to a sick man for wine . Again they collected , from friends , £ 1 6 s ., and twenty pounds of bread . This was given on the loth September , making a total of £ 2 13 s ., which only amounted . to fourpencejer man for four days J Previous to tma they had been receiving but threepence per day ! The committee will form itSelf ^ deputation !! , and attend on all trade societies in Lonl don , when they hope the case of these unfortunate men will receive that attention their heroiccoSt oS&iZP "" & *• *• * . * " Sh 5 SSautpfe . 6061 * 4163 m ^ ""»* ™» ™ ° * I am , sir , on behalf of the committee Yours respectfully . Johh Xadi > 2 fb-L John . streat . "Windmill-street *
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Steamboat Acchmmt . —The steam packet Fame when on the . eve of starting from Yarmouth to London' on Sunday morning , burst one of her boilers , and was'iricapable of proceeding ; the cargo was damaged by the boiler ' s water , but ' there w& no injury done to persons . The passengers ' have proceeded to London byiailway .
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HAYNAU AND HIS VICTIMS . ; ; It having been-extensivel y placarded ffiat W ^^ i ^^ G maiii ^^^ i ^ pif ^^ bp ^ T a lecture at the British Institution , Cowperstreet , ' City-road , on Poland and Hungaiy , for ths benefit of the democratic refugees , the hall was filled to overflowing on Tuesday evening , at an early hour . It was computed that there could not he less than from 1 , 500 to 2 , 000 persons present . The charge for admission was one penny to the body of the meeting and threepence to the platform .
Shortly before eight o ' clock , Mr . O'Connor , attended by Mr . T . Brown and the Committee , entered the Institution , and were received with the loudest applause . . Mr . T . M . Wheeler was called to the chair , and said he was happy to see so large an assembly met for so fraternal a purpose ; it exhibited a fine feeling for their expatriated brethren of Poland and Hungary . ( Hear , hear . ) It sounded strange to their ears to catch the sound of nobles and priests fighting
in those countries in the cause . of liberty ; but so it was ! And although those nations were for a time beaten , they would yet rise again in their power and might , and pat their foes-to flight . He had more hope for Poland and Hungary than for England and Ireland , for there a Jove of liberty seemed to pervade every fibre , and their sons would yet rise , and light the world to freedom . ( Cheers . ) He had much pleasure in announcing their excellent friend , Mr . Feargus O'Connor . ( Great cheering . ) ' "
Mr . O'Coiwor , on rising , was received with long and enthusiastic cheers . "When the cheering had subsided , he said : That , perhaps , he was the worst man who could be selected upon an occasion like the present , to address an excited meeting upon an exciting subject . He was an Irishman , and although the English people attached more importance to cruelties committed upon foreign nations than to barbarous murders committed in his own country , yet whatever antagonism he had to contend against , he was resolved to risk his life , if necessary , to receive satisfaction for the barbarous and brutal atrocities committed by the Northern Bear and the Austrian butcher
upon the brave Poles and Hungarians . ( Loud and continued cheering . ) The manner in which the Times and Chronicle newspapers- ^ - ( groans)—the manner in which those journals reprobated the brave men and women at Barclay ' s brewery —( loud cheers)—the manner in which , they reprobated them would prove to the English people thattheBe organB were the mere supporters of faction , and not the representatives of the people . There were many circumstances connected with the atrocities of this bloody barbarian Austrian ruffian with which the " English people were not yet
acquainted , and which neither the Times nor the Chronicle would reprobate the monster for doing . Were they aware that the limbs were torn from men , women , and little children , and thrown over the barricades as food for the dogs ? ( Shouts of " Horror . " ) The . heads of little children were cut from their'bodies , women ' s arms and flesh were thrown into the midst of their opponents . ( Renewed thrills of horror . ) But there was still a greater act of atrocity , if possible ; they covered many prisoners with pitch , set them on fire , and compelled the wives to assist in the burning of their
husbands ; but , if possible , a still more brutal act , they bound men and dishonoured , that is violated their wives , before their eyes , then cut the throats of their wives and little children , and afterwards forced the men to swallow the mangled entrails of their wives and children . ( Tremendous shouts of " Horror . " ) Aye , perhaps they felt it as much as he ( Mr . O'Connor ) did , but would they shudder when he informed them , that in the year ' 98 an English regiment , then quartered in Ireland , drove a spit through a man ' s tody , roaste d him alive , and eat him ? Would they be
horrified , when he told them that' the bloody Hessians , by command of their officer , stripped a man naked , rode him through the streets of Naas , and spurred him to death ? ( Shouts of " Horror . " ) Yes , but so long as they were governed by factions , who looked to the press as the mouthpiece of tlie world , so long would those atrocities continue . ( Cheers . ) Thank God , he ( Mr . O'Connor ) -was not at Barclay ' s brewery when the bloody ruffian dared to make his appearance there ,
introduced by the hon . member for the City ef London ; thank God , he was not there , as , although it was his pride and his glory to say , that he had . never committed a cruel act in his life , he felt confident that he should have risked his life to . have , had satisfaction for the atrocities committed by this bloody-sucking barbarian . ( Loud and ; tremendous cheers . ) They . did . not know how Poland was governed , or how the Italian State ? of Austria were governed , but he would give them a -veritable definition . He had been several times in
Milan , the Capital of the Italian States , of Austria , and one day , when in company . with a very intelligent and independent gentleman , he was walking before the barracks , he said to his friend , "Now , suppose I was to get up upon a table here and preach a little Chartism , what would be the result V " Why . ' said he " when yon delivered the' first sentence a file of soldiers would come out of the barracks , * shoot you upon the spot , and yoninever would beheard of more . ' '; ( Shouts of "Oh , oh . " ) Qn the I 7 th of October , 1849 ; the Times published an article reprobating the brutality of Haynau ; while on the 7 th , 10 th , and 12 th of the :
present month the same paper tried to justify him , stating that he had but taken satisfaction for the atrocities committed by the Hungarians . But see what those atrocities-we re 1 ? Gallant and independent men sought satisfaction for the barbarous atrocities committed by the Austrian ruffian : they seized spies and'informers , and treated them very properly ; and he would give them one clear and unmi 6 takeable defini ; tion of the justice of this course . ' A ruffian of . the name of Stank , a justice , and holding high legal authority , had the wife of , the Lord of the Manor hunted by dogB through woods ' ; and the friends of freedom and lovers of liberty
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very properly ah 6 t this-woih' ^ n butc . This fellows name was Stank , Dtit '/ ft ^ ug Ht to be ; SlHGNK . ( Ti ^ mendbus cfii ? eriii |; anjd . laughs tor /) The brave Pole ' s and ^^ Hiip-garii * os ,, and ali other people who fought for . their liberty , were called rebels ; wfolg ^ ( Mr . O ^ pnnor designated the soldiers who ' shotthein , and the , offipers . who ordered them tw do so , - aspired rebels . ( Tremendous cheering . )• When the brave and immortal Kossuth was overpowered by the treachery of a traitor , the Times newspaper not only abused him , but attempted to destroy his character : but , thank ' God ; it had
failed—( loud cheers ) ---and if' the ! immortal Kossuth ever visited'this country he would receive a ^ very different reception to that . g iven to the bloody butcher . ( "Repeated cheering . ) Xossuthi endeavoured to release his -countrymen from the bonds and . fetters in which the Austrian tyrant had bound them . The Hungarians were slaves ,. ! ' Till greatly rising in his country ' sbright , . . >; ' * Her Kossuth , her ' deliverer , sprung , to light , — . . . Arace ^ of brave Hungarian . 6 onsheled , ' " - ' : ; l v Guiltlessof courts , untainted , and unread , ' - : i -Whose inborn ' spirit spurned the ignbbie . feer-: , /
< -. Their hearts adorned bondage , / or their hands were , ; ; : .. . free . . [¦ : ; : '( . " ^ i . ' ^^ 'r- \ - <\ : " {( M ^ fi P ?^ . Aye ^ nd ^ al ^ uglTjJas Sheridan , said ; the green-room of Drury-lane and Covent-garden was the ear of the world , and although the Times and Chronicle may be supposed . to be the mouthpiece of the world , and . although there may be spies and informers at this meeting , he snapped his fingers at the power of the Secretary for the Home Department , and told them ( the brave men of England ) that if they had the Charter to-day , justice would be done to the Poles , the Hungarians , and the Irish ,
as Foreign powers could no longer base their tyranny upon EngliBh : governmental support . ( Loud and long continued cheering . ) He had told them before , and he repeated it no ^ y , that in Hungary , 'in Poland , the Italian States of Austria , and in Ireland , noble lords , landlords , officers in the . army , bankers , merchants and capitalists , joined the people when they rose to contend for .-their ; " rights ; while in England every class , down to the lowest , shopkeeper , were opposed to the ' working classes , ( Loud cheers . ) Aye , but ' why was it so ? It was because those classes were united , while they
( the people ) were disunited . ( Cheers . ) It was because they lived upon the very sweatthe blood and marrow of the poor ; and if their order would work for one month as he ( Mr . O'Connor ) had worked for thirty years , the Charter would speedily be the law of . the land . ( Loud cheers . ) , But , nevertheless , however ho might . be persecuted by the law and abused by some of their own order , for his unpaid services , he would still continue , if he went on alone , until the People ' s Charter became the law of the land . ( Tremendous cheering . ) He would give them another instance of the integrity of the Press . The Times of yesterday
had a letter from its commercial traveller , informing us that the Austrian and Prussian governments had decided upon compelling the English government to drive the brave patriots who had fought for their liberty from England . But he thought that if such a rtep was taken by the government it would create even a greater sensation than that manifested at Barclay ' s brewery . ! ' ( Loud cheers . ) No , however the English may neglect ' their own affairs it was the , hospitable refuge for the Foreigner who fought for , but failed in procuring * , libertyLfor his own country . But , although they had failed for the present let them not despair ^ for as Byron told them : — U
They never fail who die ; . In a great cause ., The block may soak their gore , 'Their lieads may sodden in the sun , their limbs ' : ' ' Be strung to city states- and castle walls—; But still their spirit walks abroad . Tho' years Elapse and others share as dark a doom , It but augments' the 'deep and sweeping thought ¦ Which o ' erpowers all others , and conducts . . ; . . The world at last to freedom . . .. . ( Loud and enthusiastic cheering . The Times had informed them that the brave men and women who so nobly manifested their English feeling on the reception of the infernal
butcher at Barclay ' s brewery were to be prosecuted . Let them try . if they daredrr ( loud cheers)—and he . ( Mr . O'Connor ) as he hud before stated , would sell the Northern Star , give all the money due to him by the Land Company , and sell the ver , y clothes off his back to have them well defended ,. ( Tremendous cheering . ) Aye , tind there would be a larger jury than that empannelled in the jury box .- ( Cheers . ) 'If he tired them to surfeit , he would again give them another instance of the purity , the'integrity , and the veracity of the press . When the Special- Constable
President of "France—the fellow who acted as special-constable on the Kenuington- common day—( loud cheers)—when this fellow was making his tour through the rural distric t s of France , where there were noEnglishmen to witness his reception , the traveller for the Times reported his reception to be most glorious , that every : cry was " Vive le President ?'' while the fact was , ; that nearly at every place he visited the cry was " Vive la Republique . " However , when he came to Cherbourg , where the harbour was covered with English yachts containing Englishmen of all classes and
where he" expected tho most glorious reception , there the cry—the' universal cry was" Vive laBlepiiblique , " , and which the Times Was compelled to publish , knowing that the vast concourse of English people there would bo able to refute any other statement .- Let him tell them ,-Englishmen , that if they had the Charter to-morrow all other countries would be free ,-and-Ireland amongst the' rest ; ( Cheers . ]) Arid if Ireland was free , see what a different state England would be in . The soil of Ireland , now barren , would be cultivated by those who are competitors in the English artificial
market , the labouring men of England would receive from fifty " to sixty millions a-year more wages , j yid the Irish would be able to supply them with more food . , ( Loud cheers ;) Aye , but this never " would be accomplished until ihey . werethoroughly , uuited . | , Let them look to poor Ireland now , and see the > tate of servility to which the people of that glorious cpun ^ try had been reduced by O'Connell ' s thirty years' slavish agitation . Had they read the rascally speech of that nincompoop son of his ' —( loud cheers)—delivered at Conciliation Hall last' week , with reference to the brave men of Barclay ' s brewery ? That little juggler had the audacity and impertinence to eulogise endpraise the Austian butcher and bloodsucker .
But to ' prove to them that , Irish yalour , Irish feeliuff , and Irish patriotism was ; not yet extinguished , he thanked God thatan O'Connor was'in the chair ' at that meeting , ; and like an Irishman possessing the true name and the true blood of an Irishman , he ( Mr . O'Connor ) the Chairman , put him . down , reviled Haynau as the butcher deservedj praised the glorious patriots , who met him as he deserved ; and the Chairman , as he deserved , was lauded and loudly applauded by the braVe . Irish people , ^ hoi thank God , neither the press , Jhe government , or the'O'Connells . had been able to convert to' slavish brutal ity ; ( Tremendous cheeringl ) ' "When the " Showbox " . .. / was likely to closel Johnny'O'Connell camei over
here . onhisbirthday . m . the hope ot getting some employment , being ho longer able to juggle poorta ^ dyj and he ( Mr . . O'Connor )
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thQHfni he would honour hiin with a birth-day preBem ^ and he would " inform the meeting as | p what-itwas : ~ - ¦;¦ ' > . ~ i ^ v ^" py ¦*>•**• Britons , the day is our own ' ' '• ; - _^ Y « urigaiaifihnj : has Come to the Saxon shore ;• ' ' > yHe » b . ut up tlie " SHOW-BOX" and . fled from his home , . .: WhenPaddy refused to pay any more . " . ' , ; .-v Cheer , up , iny brave Chartists , these Christmas times , '¦ m . " e h * ve now got the chieftain so famous in story , — ¦ The monarch of Ireland , the ^ riiler of climes , . . The chap that will lead you to death or to glory . Attentfon ^ eyes right , hear the wprd . of oomraandj / c ^ ' -Ogbfjie ray sowl , but we're on for it , honey , , . 7 yojir ' Bowl from the devil how awkward you stand , ¦ A-Hjitidffih your pockets ; and fork out your money . ¦ ¦
C' ? WeSa moral force 1 sogersi-our motto is peace , ' ¦¦ ' ' fe *? dj thestiok of the , pike , and the ball we abhor , — ; . ' . 'W ' e ' xe the pride and the glory of Milesian race ,- . ¦ ¦ . " But' should " -slibw-bbx" require it WE'LL THEN ; . * ALK OP WAR .- '¦• ¦ - // ¦ Eet * pennyaJwcekbeyourlayalty ' s test ,- | - ' ' ft tet your watchword be , Irelan « l , 'the land ' of the free ; ¦ ^ enyTaddy , my , honey , repeal , and . the rest , ; : ; - . , , ^" Tou ^ iiiuSt'leave to your God , to your priest , and to me . goW ' oft have ! toul ' d ^ you , I'de dieitf you like , ' 'jfcBut the blow must be struck when sweet nature thiqks > 5 $ -i M ; , -j <> :: - . ¦• - . - ¦ / : ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ :- ¦ ~ : ¦ - ' ' ¦ ¦ - - > * Who'dei bo free must avoid the musket and pike * ¦ ¦ : ; . * Anddioof thecholic , tweazy-wezzy , or pip , ... .. ,.,, . . .. if'Ojb £ nn , 'l " love " youi tcannot tell how , . {•' ,. ,, ~ ¦ ¦ - 1 ' I haVe su' 6 k : " gran you whale " till her pap has ruri'dry ; ¦ . ; Yptt ^ B »« tflndmeatlt of so « neother ,, ouldedw , , ¦' ¦ ¦ ¦<*'
' - '"¦ ; Sw ^ Jje'i'rilli ?•> John ' sdug is like crude and sweet . whey : ' ITi ' eniendbiis'laughter '' an d '* oiD ^ psF ) ' He would now ' conclude his : Bpeech by again reminding them , that he had agitated their cause for nearly thirty years , but had never travelled a milo , or eaten a meal at their expense . He would try to prepare them for the . coming struggle / - They may rest assured that , if affairs were settled in Austria and France , that the Ru 8 sian . bear , ifthe Austrian butcher , and French (( S pecml Constable" would endeavour to conquer , England , who , as Harry Brougham has told them , was bound over in the recognizance of eight hundred millions to
keep the peace , although she is able to pay to black slugs , ' bishops , archbishops ,. and parsons , to murdering soldiers and officials , more than can pay the interest of her Debt ; and , his ( Mr . O'Connor ' s ) object was , to prepare them for the time when that money should go into their . owh pockets , and then , England—sati f ; fied and united England- ^—would be able to defend her shores against the attack of all other nations . ( Loud and tremendous cheers . ) . There had been a dark cloud o er the destinies of [ England , but , in the distant horizon he saw the dim shadow of liberty , and his heart gladdened : in his extacy lie exclaimed , .
, ¦; . Can it be ? When a TOiee responded , Union and Liberty . ( Tremendous cheering . ) He hoped that although they had paid a slight amount for admission that they , would * show their sympathy for the brave Polish and Hungarian Exiles , and make a subscription before they left the room . ( Cheers . ) ¦ Thanking them for the warm and cordial reception they had given him that night , he begged to inform them , that it was his intention very shortly to get up a Tea Party for the brave and virtuous
men and women who ! met the Austrian butcher as he deserved ; ' and to sliow them that he ( Mr . O'Connor ) attached no importance to the reviling of a servile press , he would be . happy to take the chair at euch a ' festival . Mr . O'Connor-resumed his seat , amid cheers that made the building ring ! He then ' demanded three cheers for the brave Polish and Hungarian Exilesj' and three rousing groans for the bloody butcher Haynau and : his murdering associates , and which , were responded" to ' with an unequalled enthusiasm . ; ¦ ¦¦" ' / j '
Mr . "VVsi . Davis said , from the speeches made at the London Tavern , by Cobden and others , it would naturally be supposed that the doors of every one of those so-called liberals' houses would be thrown open to the Polish and Hungarian refugees ; but an appeal had been made to those mighty and great men—some fifty or sixty letters had been written and forwarded—and , would it be credited , only three of them had condescended to answer the letters addressed to them ? Sir Joshua Walmsley ' s reply was to the effect that "he subscribed to everything , and could not giro to that-iuridi" Mr . Soholefiela ; the member for Birmingham , said "he was so poor , and had so many bills to meet . " He ( Mv . Davis ) had just been informed that Mr . Scholefield . was a wealthy man , and the following letter tiad been received frohvMr . Cobden : — ;¦ ¦ ; . ¦ - ... ¦ ¦ . ; 165 , Westbourne-terrace .
Sm , —i'here are funds : at the disposal of Lord Dudley Stuiu-t , President of the Polish . Society , to enable the Poles who ' came from' Malta' to emigrate to America . I must say I think theifriends of these poor exiles are not giving them good advice in persuading them to remain inEnglano , when in good health , with nothing ; but their labour to depend on , are suve of a comfortable subsistence in the United States , where there is employment for all who will work , and land enough for everybody at 5 h . an acre . There are hundreds of thousands of our own countrymen who would be glad to avail themselves of the ofter of a free passage to America , and I must repeatthat I thinlcyou are not acting wisely in encouraging the Polish exiles to refuse the offer made to them . I must beg to decline being in any way a party to such a proceeding . And remain , Your obedient servant , ' ¦ To ifr . W . Davis .. Kichabb Cobben .
( The reading of the letter was received with loud groans ;) In reply to that letter , he begged to say , the menhadno't been advised to remain in England —they had done so of their own spontaneous free will , having a desire to remain in Europe , to be ready , when the war of justice shall Ijreak out , to sail for their native shores , and take their part in tho glorious campaign for democratic Liberty . ( Cheers . ) So far from their being strong and bealtby when they first came to England , many of them were sufforing severely from sabre and other wounds , whilst all were hungry and nearly naked . Lord Dudley Stuart , Prince Czurtorisky—the aristocracy ami merchant class , wished , to get those men aw . iv to America , Texas , or anywhere else '
from whence . they ; could ; never return . They had no wish to see pure democracy established either in Poland , Hungary , or any other nation . ' They ^ had severity-six refugees / but' thirty-six had obtained employment . He regretted to say ; the contributions for their'support had been small , arid the men consequently had fared but badly . He therefore trusted they . would attend to Mr . O'Connor ' s suggestion . ' and , give as libevally as their means perniitted oh'th ' e present . bcoasion . ' " ( Cheers . ) " . ! Mr ? T . " Brown rose ; amidst much'applauso , and said , as Mr . O'Connor seemed to labour under tho impression that but very few of the refugees were present , he" called on them to riae andstand on the seats ,-so that they could , be seen , on iwhich . about fifty rose to their feet , amidst the most , rapturous applause ! MrvBrowri then , on behalf of the
refugees , thanked that meeting for'their attendance ; the fraternal democrats , for what they had done ; the shoemakers of London , for their j exertions on behalf of these brave men ; the men' and women who had taken them to their homos , \ as a refuge ; atid i above all , the brayc men , at Barclay and Perkins , for tbeir reception of the . demon Haynau , ( Loud cheers . ) They had nobly done their duty , and their ' example had proved contagious , for the monster had met with similar receptions ' on his tour through France , Belgium , { indupthe Rhine . ( Loud cheers ;) Whilst he cordially thankod those who had lent their aid , he must censure the great body of Chartists , especially Manchester , and other provincial districts , who had comparatively dene nothing , and the Coopers , Holyoakes ., and . * other lecturers , who could , but had not , given a single leoture , in their behalf . ( Hearhear . )
, The Chairman then announced that the shoemakers of London wore getting up a prize shoo exhibition , for tho benefit of tbe refugees j-thrifc the good men and true of Kentish Town liad taken the Assembly'house for a ball and concert , on the 23 rd inst :, for a like purpose ; that a public subscription was opened for their suffering brethren ; and that subscriptions would be received nt tMNortkrn * S »« r office . ; .- ' \ i > - ¦•¦'¦' Mr . IVm . mvjit 1 moved : — " That tho best thanks of this meeting are eminently due , ' and hereby for the
given , to Feargus O ' Connor , Esq ., iM . 'P ., great service nejias rendered tlie refugees , in so humanely stepping forward on their bohaJf , on this and other occasions . " ! . ' ¦ ., ' Mr . John Fusbell , in seconding the motion , ^ eaid , it met with his hearty concurrencey as , Mr . O'Connor wastheTirat a ^ nd'only- member of Parliament who ; had stepped forward , in behalf ( ft . these . nion . Loud ^ oheers . ) 'Much had been said . of public men , but had any ' bnb dorio so much' fov' ^ ctims- as Mr . O'Connor ? ( Loud ' cheers ;) He had 'supported
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them without reference as to whether they were English , Irish , Scotch , or Continental , whilst the bulk ¦ ofthe ; people had neglected the families of victims , both : English and Foreign . ( Hear , hear . ) Chartist leaders , had not lived-upon agitation . He had , again and again , asserted ; the great fact , that the cause had been , carried on for many years for a less sum than the annual pay of one . general in the army . The Whigs had tried in vain to put down public opinion . Must not the brave conduct of the men in the employ of Barclay and Perkins have convinced the government thatthe mass of the operatives are Chartists in principle to the ! back bone , and that their reliance . on the . special ! constables was worse than futile ? .. Englishmen demanded the Chiirter , in . order that they might . . have , the legal
opportunity of regulating their , social j affairs , and keeping the product of their industry in their own hands . He called on all to ralifround the > Chartist banner . The tinie was fast coining when Austria and Prussia would unite in an attempt to put down the little liberty that ; at present prevailed in their dominions ; and , hence , it was necessary that English . Chartists shoald be . enabled to assist the Proletarians of the Cpntinent ? in overthrowing despotism ,, , and firmly establishing ! democracy in Europe ;/ He called on all to join . in . the vote of thanks . to ; Mr . O'Corihoiv and th > is show , whilst they hate ' d ' the oppressors , they were grateful to the liberator ; - ( Greatcheering . ) > - > ' ^ - . j-vjiii : r . ^ O ^ p ? hai > yote . -, wa 9 ' i-pBt ,.- ! -and * earned ^ unanimously , dhiidsfctHe" loudest acclamations of japplause . ¦ , : APolish Refugee suRg a Tyrolose air . '; , .
: Mr . T . Brown gave . an English version of Mourir pour la Patrie , which being encored , he gave the Marseillaise hymn , the whole audience "joining in chorus , and , at . the conclusion , making the building ring witli the most vociferous applause . Mr . Stallwood in moving a vote of thanks to the chair , said , he much feared ; from ¦ what had fallen from , his friend Brown at an early period of tho evening , that the meeting would' imagine the present Executive Committee had not done their duty . { Mr . Brown : I did not allude to the Executive . ] The present Executive , with but one exception , belonged , to the Fraternal Democratsi whom Mr . Brown had thanked for doing their duty , ; and had always done their best for victims , without reference
as to whether they were English , Irish ,. Scotch , or natives of Foreign lands . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Brown had complained that- Manchester and the provinces had scarce subscribed anything ; Mr . Brown had announced his intention of being present at the Executive on the following , night ; andhe ( Mr . Stallwpbd ) , wpu . ld kindly suggest to his friend Brown the propriety , of making an appeal through that body to' the . nien of Manchester and the provineeg ; if Mr . Brown accepted the suggestion , he ( Mr . Stallwood ) would pledge himself to 1 second it . Mr . Brown had also complained that the Coopers ,
Ilolyoakes , &c , had not given lectures on behalf of the refsgees . He . ( Mr ., Stallwood ) knew that Mr . T . Cooper had only just returned from a watering place , wither he had been fora considerable time lor the benefit of his health ; anti he would suggest to his very zealous friend , that as Mr . Thomas Cooper was known to be a kind hearted man , if he was written to that he doubtless would either make an appeal after , or deliver a speoial lecture for the benefit , and thus raise a goodly sum for the refugees . ( Cheers . ) He had much-pleasure in moving the vote of thanks , which was seconded and curried unanimously .
The Chairman responded , and the enthusiastic meeting quietly dispersed , after handsomely contributing to tbe Refugee Fund . ' ¦¦ -- ¦¦
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- ¦• : ¦ THE'MINERS OF THE NORTH . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . . Sib , —The . Workmen . of JVIonkwearihouth colliery , near Sunderland , have ; during the last weeK , been on strike , and as their case has : excited great interest here I forward " you ah abstract 0 the same . « At this colliery , the agent , Mr . Elliott , has brought into- practice a mode of working the coal by what is ! termed the Long' . Wall . system , which is practised toj a < great extent ini ' some districts ; and , as , there is always some difficulty attending the intrpducing . of a ; new . mode of : working , ! the maater tried various ' . metbods and modes of remunerating
the workmen ; sometimes paying oytno aays work , and sometimes by piece work , but- he invariably paid them in such a way as to leave a large balance inhis own favour . For example , if he paid them by . day ' s work' at one time he would intimate his intention , next fortnight that they would be paid 1 by the piece ; but when the pay day came round , and the workmen had , by the stipulation agreed . upon , to receive a certain sum as wages , the master , with the ' coolestimpudence imaginable , would pay them by day's work , being a loss to the workmen of several shillings each a week ; and when remonstrated with for ¦ breach of
contract , his reply was , " You will-get no more—we choose to pay you that way . " This , kind of work having , t been frequently repeated , the patient enduring of . the workmen became , exhausted ; and having nad a visit from an . agent or two of the miners ' , union , they ' saw very clearly' that their only salvation lay in joining their brother miners . Accordingly about 150 of them put'down their names , and resolved to persuade-the others to follow their , example , which , as each meeting was held brought ¦¦
up additional members . The employer seeing what was going on , and thinking to scatter the workmen by- threats . of -no employment , put forth the ukase , that they should . work / the coal by the score , instead of by the yard , as they had- been doing- of late . On learning this ,, the workmen calculated what the differencd would'be to each . man , and found , ' that upon- an average , llit'would not be . less than Is . 8 d . per day of 4 reduction , so they resolved to . resist it , and , as the result Jias proved , with success . ¦ i
On Monday . morning , the 16 th sof September , the struggle . commenced , about 300 workmen struck work , and also struck with astonishment the modern Pharaoh , who stormed not a ; little when informed ' , of the " revolt ' of the i bees , " and it . was nothing stranue that he should conduct himself so , accustomed as he had been to say to one ' man , " Do this , " and ho did it 1 to another , " Do that , " and it was done ; to a third , ' who might grumble : t little , I'Gp . about your business , " and go he did , no redress could he get . .. If asked the reason why they were so treated ,. Gh , \ you can go and seek the reason '; suffice it that I will it to be so . " Such is a sample of the treatment of the men at this colliery . It is truo they had a contract with their
employers that no change'could ' take place without a month ' s notice on either side . ' It- is evident that such contract was intended to bind tho workmen but not the employers , for should one of the former leave the work . without giving . proper notice , then the whole . wages earned were ' stpppeiJ , and the workman brought back again . Indeed -the employers regularly held back a week ' s earnings fromeach workman , thus keeping ' ' - 'ii hostage for good bohavipur , and pliant obedience on their part , i Well , on the ( lay on which the workmen refused to work , on . the terms put ; forth by the master , namely—Monday , . September 16 th—every mean and low ' . artifice was resorted to by . the latter to cajolo and becuile a portion of th 6 workmen , that they
niight be thereby made the forgers of their own chains to go to work ; but , after exhausting all his ingenuity , and using ' all manner of intimidation , very few could be induced to go . The next step was to post off to the magistrates , and there beg the favour . of the police to overawe the workmen , whilst being , turned out of , the dwellings called houses . This is a favourite scheme ;' witn our employers ; if anything ' turns up between them and theirwprkmeri , tho latter must be bundled neck'and crop into tlie road , their goods and chattels carted away to some bleakmoor or quarry ! hole , where , with no other oovering but the sky—and that in the frosty and' oold nights of September—they are doomed to remain till tho vindictive spirit of the
employer is satisfied , or till Borne humane neighbour gives them shelter beBido his own family . About twenty families wer , e ejected onjtho Wednesday , arid to give the affair the appearance of humanity , a surjgeon went round with the master to o-scerta'inif the health of the inmates would permit them being turned out . But to give an idea of this professor of humanity as practised- on the family of Mr . John Hebden , who-had , by his prominenoy in the revolt , incurred great displeasure It appears two of | his younger children ( and there are seven or eight : of thorn all totrethcr ) . were ' iust recovering of a fever , and
aluidiigh they were out of bed had been so but a short time . The doctor examined them , and after a shoi-t consultation with the employers , pronounced them quite strong enough to be ejected—and out they ha'd to go . Another , family , consisting of oleven children , was ejected , under most distressing feelings . ; , Thereiis a , curious . question involved in these frequent ojectmorits of the miners from their dwellings when any rupture tak e ^ . p lace ' " between them and thbir employers . By tho contract the hbiises form part of the wages , and the condition isi that if a rpah refusos to' ^ vork under the ; contract , that the
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owners shall forcibly eject him from tfo dwelling it necessary ; -yeif in the case of the Monkwearmotith , men , they had not refused to work under the contract , but ; the employer had deprived them of tho benefit-thereof , by altering the mode of paying them for work done under the ' contract , without ; complying with the condition of giving ' one month ' s notice thereof , ' arid despite of the solicitation s of the workmen to be allowed their notice . Tthe work of ejectment went on , tho master even refusing to pay the week ' , earnings which every man < was entitled to , ; and what . was more , he would not allow any o £ the workmen to bring their , tools away , from the * pit ,
nay more , all the picks that were at bank were sent down the pit to servo the strangers ' who wcra attempting to hew ; such as blacksmiths , joiners , trimmers , &c . ; yet these picks were th ' e men ' s own property ; and those who were turned dut had been , so on the plea that the contract was broken between them and their employers , 'yet those men could not get thoir tools , to procure bread ejsewhere for tbeir families . . Invery truth there is ri eedof ) thesorvico 3 of Air . Roberts again in this district . ThiDgs li . tva gone alJ wrong , in regard to legal matters , sineo ha left . Witness the Tact , that not an attorney in £ > tuj « derlaud would undertake the case of tae workmen , although " they gave it as their opinion that the
employers were acting illegally ; and - ' they imu to > post off to Darlington to procure the services of Mr ; Horner , a gentlemnn who Bns- on ' many occasions done the pitmen good'service , ; 1 The wo . iltb . and position of the coal owner is . all-powerful here , and warrants the necessity , fora propei ^ legal ad visor who . would do the men jusUce , and' prevent tho accumulation bflrauds and impositions , which now beset ' the collier on every hand . Let 'us hope the union ; wiir 8 oon ; be strong enough to take this quos « tion into consideration , anil to adoptitl ¦ On Thursday a' meeting of the inhabitants and trades people bfi Sunderland syaa convened in consequence of : the false reports circulated by the
employers : SB ; to the , cause of the strike . Mr . B urn , the agent , " when before the . magistrates , said , that the owners did not want . to lower ' thp wages , nor " did the , men ^ request any . advance ^ but that they would ' not go tpworkjj therefore ] th ' ey must ha turned out of the housdal isei ' - ' -Ai the public meeting the following statements were > giv . en as'to the reduction of wages , which' ^ rectly ^ ontradic ' t Mr . Burn's Statement , that ' no reduction of wages was intended . It appears , by ; tbe . ; mode of working , tbat the hewers had ninepence per square yard—ton yards by estimate would yield one score oV tubs , each , seven cwt ., one quarter , thus : — Ten yards at 9 d . per yard gives .. ' . 7 s . 61 I . ; The blasters had per score ... . ; . Is . GJ . The fillers ditto ... ...... ... 2 s . G . I .
. In all ..- Us . Gd . The proposition of the master- was , that iha hewers should do the work of all . the other . * , and ha said the price should be no more than 8 d . per score ; and this he calh no reduction . Why , ! there is a reductionof 3 sV 6 d . for two men ; because it is just two men ' s work to make ready ten 'yards , or one score ; and they would , at the master ' s price , only get 8 s ., which bad previously cost llsj 6 d . ; Decides , they would be . liable to " set out" and "laid out " to fines and forfeitures , of which none but the col * Hers have any just conception , in short , tiio workmen , clearly , saw that the alteration . would decrease their wages about Is . 9 d . or 2 s . each per day .
On Friday the master had some of the men taken to prison for breach of contract , but : on the letter being handed from Mr . Horner to the magistrate , a consultation was entered into , which resulted in Mr . Elliott , " the chief manager of the colliery , being advised to go home and settle with his workmen , and those in prison were liberated on their own bail . The result is , that the master has agreed to allow all things to go on as before ; but . there are two particular men whom he will not employ at all , because they were , he conceives , the ring-leaders of the revolt , and therefore must be punished . Thus it is generally with all such petty tyrants ;
invariably they attempt to crush the best spirits by refusing to give them employment , so that their fate may be a warning to others not to disobey tho behest of their employers . I 4 ; rust , however , these two men , who are exceedingly , valuable to the miners , will not be allowed , as too many others have been , to shift for themselves , but that ample provision will be made to ensure them a proper subsistence , and that of a respectable character . Mark , if by their activity in this affair they have prevented a decrease of wages of Is . 9 d . per day , the amount saved by 300 men will be £ 26 per day ,-and upwards of £ 500 per month . ,
This ouirht to stimulate the workmen to action ; the union they have joined will welcome the glad tiding 3 of thoh victory ; as affording in a bribf period the proof that union is strength , and that by their united efforts alone can the miners be saved . There are two or three little matters which in the course of this struggle afford food for reflection ' , ' and which I feel desirous of drawing the attention of the miners to . It is said , ' ? that a strawthrown up will show which way the wind blowns . " An observation was made by the agent of this colliery on one occasion when ' several of the workmen were before him . " I wish , " said lie , ' 'there cpuld be a law passed to punish any -workman who objected to the terms of hisenipioyers , or who disobeyed their orders . Perhaps we may witness when parliament again assembles , this wish assume the form of an act to punish
with imprisonment any such want of dutv on the part of the working miners . " It behoves , therefore , the working classes to look out ; less likely things have come to pass—witness the " Master and Servants' Bill" attempted in 1 S 14 . Again , now that the miners' general union is about to hold a'conferencc in this district , would it ; not be well to endeavour to enlist the attention of the public to the necessity of a general stirring act for the miners ? Some such plan must be worthy of attention , inasmuch as at present there is no uniform mode of luring each locality j having , perhaps , a widely different mode , and which results in confusion and disorder . The coal heavers of London have hired by a uniform plan , provided by an act of parliament , why cannot the miners' hiring be also regulated ? ''
Again , there is «¦ great necessity for a unitorra system of working coals by weight ; at present the practice is to work by weight or measure , as the coal owner thinks fit ; thus if advantageous to work by measure , he does so , if by weight , then by weight the workmen are paid , the employer in each case allowing his experience to guide him'by ordering the working by weight , where the coal is of a light nature , and by measure when it is more dense or heavy ; thus the poor collier is duped in each case . Those aro matters well befitting the due deliberation of the ensuing Conference , and as the time is near , ( namely , Oct . Mth , ) perhaps those districts interested therein would bestow some consideration on the same . Let but a beginning be nuide , and well followed up by the great body of miners , and no doubt success will crown their efforts .
With your kind permission , I shall before the meeting of tho conference , again draw the attention of the miners to some other matters closely connected with their welfare and interest . I am , yours , « to , M . Jude .
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THE " IRISHMAN" NEWSPAPER . TO THE SECRETARY OF TIIK LONDON LOCALITY OP THE IRISH DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION . ^ Glasgow , September 17 th . Dear Sib , —As brother Democrats , we take the liberty of informing you of a project which we have formed here , and at the same time of soliciting your assistance in the matter . The proprietor of the lato Irishman ( Bernard Fullam ) is , as we have learned from an undoubted source , suffering under pecuniary calamities , occasioned by the advocacy of our holy cause . Sow , as he is one of the few men " who ' havo deserved well of their country , " we consider ourselves bound by every law 01 patriotism , gratitude , and honour—by every tie of home , of kindred , and of country—to assist him in I 113 present difficulties ,, for which purpose we havo opened a subscription , as you will see by reverting to the Star of Saturday last . We trust you will not
bo found remiss in your duty towavdg the man who , whan all was sinking— when the vessel that held all of Irishman , was tossed by adverse winds , athwart the sea of tyranny , and verging on eternal dissolution—nobly sprung to tlie helm , and through ' -shoals of detective land shaiksthrough all the intrioate windings of political trickery , and reefs of perjury—worse far worse , a thousand degrees , than that raised by the tiny inhabitants of the deep , tobetray the unsuspecting mariner —did he steer his noble stately craft . ; but ' alus , although tho vessel still floats , the undaunted steersman—the intrepid seaman—has fnllcn exhausted . Wo ask you , then , as brothers , to aid us in restoring him to his wanted position ,-that he may once more stand as he formerly did , enabling , by his advico and example , to rench that povt , short of which we can never anchor—the haven of tmcontroUed Irish
Independence . Too well are we aware of the inability of Irish Democrats to subscribe to any testimonial ; but we earnestly trust that your exertions will be energetic anil persevering , and tho greater merit will be yours , on account of the various obstacles yoirnmy' hate to contend against . Hoping that our request will be complied with by you , and that you will at ! once ( as there is no time to lose ; set on foot a subscription for > ta , «*¦ w « h » g ^ = ^ s . w ? j ? 9 ^««^ tho Irish Democratic AssoowtioiJ , ^
t . r T > iun ^ ffiocrs of the several localities ^ --r " .-TP ? Wi 5 d " Scotland , and Ireland , will throughout En £ jrn ^ c s too _ Sarfta ^ T&fr to them , it will greatly faoilate the cause .-J . L .
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THE ROUTE OF ME . ERNESTJONESi Ernest Jones will be at : Newcastle , Sunday , the 22 nd . i ' ' South Shieliis , Monday , the 23 rd ; - Sunderland , Tuesday , the 24 th '; Hawick , Thursday , the 26 th . Aberdeen , Friday , the 27 th , and Saturday , the 28 th . . Dundee , Monday , the 30 th . ''" . [['" Kirkcaldy , Tuesday , October the 1 st . Falkirk , Thursday , the 3 rd . j Alevandria , Saturday , the 5 th . . Paisley ,-Monday , the 7 th .: -.- . " ¦ , Hamilton , Tuesday , the 8 th . «; = ;¦; : Glasgow ; Wednesday , the 9 thi ! -r : ; Kihnariiock , Friday , the lltb : 1 ' Farther dates will be giveDpi-hext week . AH letters foi ; Mr . Jones to hei aiijdresBed to 62 , Queen ' s road , Bayswater ,- " London . As Mr . Jones declines legal practice he requests that no' further legal business may he submitted to him . .. ~
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 21, 1850, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1592/page/1/
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