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259 , Tottenham-court-road , March , 1 , 18-52 . Dsin Sib , —I am instructed by the Central Committee * o acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 5 . 5 th ult announcing your resignation of the Presidency of tie National Association of United Trades from the abo-e date , for the reasons assigned therein . And I am further instructed to express their unfeigned regret that any circumstances should haw occurred to render such a 3 tep in your judgment imperative . At the same time , ib ° v cannot bnt be deeply impressed with a grateful feelx atr ' for that generoDB delicacy which has prompted you to withhold yonr resignation beyond that period which your
judgment had assigned for it . ; The Central Committee are fully sensible of the serious impediment to the successful progress of this movement , occasioned by your serious and prolonged illness , and that at a period when it most needed the advantage of your influence , talents , and experience . They offer for themselves , and on behalf of those they represent , their heartfelt and "rateful thanks for your noble and patriotic endeavours , " not only to benefit them \» j your personal advice and publio influence , but to marshal them , and point to the mean 3 by whioh they might work , out their own independence .
Still , under even our partial disappointment , we have the consoling reflection that our labours have not been all in -rain , but that a large and visible progress has been xaade in favour of those views and principles which it is the \ peculiar honour of this Association to hare first presented to the working classes of the United Kingdom in a practi-¦ ci ! shape . \ With reference to the late proceedings at Wolverhamp-I ton—which have terminated so disastrously , but we trust
i not dishonourably , to two memberBof the Committee—we re ? ct that the state of your health and absence from town , i combined with the necessity for prompt action , inseparable I £ ( ,., ! such cases , prevented us from seeking that advice whichmight probably have led to a different policy ; but we are proud that , throughout those protracted and difficult proceedings , we are honoured with your testimony as baving erioced " the most moderate and temperate spirit , and with the utmost anxiety to keep within the limits proscribed by the law for the action of suck associations- "
It is unnecessary to advert to the causes which immediately led to what we think you will agree with ns in termis ; the unmerited imprisonment of two memb « 3 of this Committee . The record * of the trial have placed them before the conntry » s bencons , to enable all parties in our poiition to steer clear of traps which may be laid for them , undercover of the most specwus pretences . In this aspect , even the sufferings of our incarcerated colleagues maybe of great public benefit—a reflection which we assure you , sir ,
consoles them in their present position . In dissolving the connexion which , for seven years , has existed between you and the Association , our regret is considerably Boftened by the assurance yon give us that your experience during that period has tended to confirm your convietion " that Combination on the part of the working claues is necessary for the due protection of their int £ rasta , " and that , in ourfuture efforts , we shull still find in yon a kind and generous friend and adviser . V 7 « shall not to slow to avail ourselves of so valuable a privilege .
The late trials at Stafford must , we think , have convinced ill men that the existing law offers no adequate protection for the interests of the working man . The legislatorial and the judicial definition of " obstruction" and " molestation" seem to be sadly at variance , and we much regret . to learn that , ? ia your opinion , that with oar present representative system , there are slender hopes of harmonising the apparent contradiction . We however hope that you will use your parliamentary influence , at thefirstconvenientopportunity , of bringingtbis matter before the legislature , with a view to an amendment of an anomaly to destructive to the freedom of Labour . «
Finally , bit , I beg , on behalf of the Central Committ e of the National Association , to repeat our sincere thanks for jour uniform kindness and the generous alllowance you have at all times mad * for the failings and the shortcomings of those with whom you have so long condescended to act ; we deeply deplore the severance of our official connexion , and offer you our genuine and hearty aspirations for many future years of healthful life , devoted to the amelioration of the condition of your leas fortunate fellow men , and the advancement and true glory of onr common country . Signed , on behalf of the Committee , Thomas Whirrs , Edwabd Hbuthbhs . T . S . Duncombe , Eeo ., 1 LP .
The resignation of the President of the Association rendered it imperative upon the Central Committee to take immediate steps to supply the vacancy . The election of a president is essentially the duty of the annual conference ; and at an earlier period of the year , the committee would have felt itsslf bound to convene a special conference for the purpose ; but as the general annual conference is bo nearly approaching , they thought they would be consulting the convenience of the members by obtaining the services of ; another president , who would consent to act pro . tern , until the next annual conference on Whit-Monday . They therefore applied to Mr . G . A . Fleming , who , in the kindest and most handsome manner , consented to fill the office until such time as the appointment could be filled inthemanner provided by the constitution . The committee feel it almost
unnecessary to offer reasons in explanation of their Eotives in selecting Mr . Fleming as a gentleman , in their opinion , the most fitting and appropriate for the oScein question under existing circumstances . In fact , he has been directly , or indirectly , connected with the association from Us very commencement—( he may indeed be almost said to be the founder of the association ) . He has upon all important occasions been consulted by the committee in Mr . Duncombe ' s absence , and by Mr . Duncombe ' s especial request , he was chosen treasurer to the association by the last conference , and has , at all times , evinced the deepest interest in the welfare of the association ; which has been ineontestably proved by the readiness he has ever shewn when applied to for his counsel or assistance . These are of themselves sufficient reasons to justif y the committee in their application .
We shall next week oast some remarks , upon the : I past and present position of the association , and upon I its future prospects . We feel rejoiced to observe so I aany indications in several parts of the country , as . I well as in the metropolis , that the principles we have . I so long and ardentl y advocated are at length taking a deep root in the minds of numerous and important I sections of the working classes . It is our full deter-• I mmation to continue the same uncompromising I « urse which has produced such gratifying results ; . I * nd we again re-echo our old war-cry—• I Na tional association , the only re . 1 MEDY FOR INDUSTRIAL WEOXGS . I , „ William Pisei ,, Sec I Queen ' s Bench Prison .
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I IJIE AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF EXGfi ? EER 8 . | I Uj THE STRIKE . B lijfi O „ t 0 SD « 'HAM , of Kemp Town , presided over nearly B i ~ » liinn » M' C 0 n 8 isting mainly of the employes in the I * h £ n a ~ ay , P any ' s workshops at the Town-hall , I kg tb « ?' Frilla y last » assembled for the purpose of haar-I ^ deda , fatemeDt 3 o ? Messrs . Usher and Xewton , whoati JaSinee « £ P atation from the Amalgamated Society of terirf .. "• Ane great feature nf the , moot inn <»¦ tha at .
I ^ nd on n - vf * * Iaui gi chairman of the directors of the la the diseJJriJ ' SoBth Coast RaiJ way > who took patfc I £ 8 aerfe ^* 8 tated that all donbt , if any existed , as to I * the Us ,. " ™ . dispute , must hare been entirely removed I faired their " declaration" which the masterfl now K bo W to assef f ^ Otkmen to sign , and which he further made 1 * vtempt to « mwT * nonB but * tyanfc Kauld ta * e dared t 0 | t ; i & ( Hear , hear . ) I . Waiter '* u . and tfsHBR having commented upon I Ms . a Bri ghton , workman , said thai they had no
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piecework , and the only overtime required was when cases of accident or emergency arose , and many men would be ° ? ' f hr | o SiV nece 3 Sary ™* " a" Sdone J ? rt f « Tm « f u ^ . »«*» Point in dispute at Brighton was that the men felt inclined to assist those in other places ^ tuZ iWf ' j " ? ' and the directors said they Should not . But the fact of twelve men having been discharged , and the rest put on five uajs a week showed that continuous work could not be secured in Brighton , anda 3 the men might next week leave and go to London , it was their interest to support the Amalgamated Society , which sought to get for the workman as good retmlatinni in nf w piecework , and the only overtime reauirAH won « , hon «< . »¦
places as existed in Brighton . The directors could not surely complain of tins ; and as for the manner in which the men disposed of their wages , the directors had no more right to interfere with that than the men had to interfere with the use of the locomotive for which they had been paid , The men had not refused to work overtime on emergencies . aid they had not claimed double time for doing so They , thm , had been neutral , and if the company had not reduced the work to five days in order to deprive the men of the means of subscribing a day ' s wages to their brethren , then they had observed a neutrality . ( Laughter . ) But on the authority of Mr . Fielding , he stated that the redaction to five days was made to deprive them of the means of so subscriKng . Mr . Newton then proceeded to detail the causes of the present straggle , with which our readers are already acquainted with . J
Mr . Laiso , who was much applauded , said that there were black men among the rich as well as the poor , but the greater portion of the capitalists earnestly desired to elevate the condition of the working men . If they trusted to combinations and associations as the best mode of elevating them , they would find themselves greviousl y mistaken . In America , where combinations were few , the labouring classes stood the highest in intelligence , and also in a pecuniary way . It wa 3 the opposite to this in France . The speaker then discussed the question of strikes , not one of which , with the exception of Dublin , had be en successful . The Amalgamated Society had done more injury to the men than to the masters . The latter part of Mr . Laing ' s speech wasreceivea with considerable disapprobation .
Mr . Nbwton said there were few trades' unions in America because the necessity of them did not exist ; and France was in a bad state because there trades' unions , not being legalised , were secret societies ; Ireland owed her wretchednes , not so much to trades' unions as to the aristocratic combinations in Orange lodges . As for seven men dictating to the employers , that was not true . They only carried into effect the orders of 12 , 000 . Mr . Liing wag wrong in saying that the charge for pickets was in the recent report . None had been paid during the last three or four years . Mr . Laing said that Strikee were always un . successful , and that this would be unsuccessful also . He hoped so ; for this was a strike of the employers against the men . ( Laughter . ) After a few remarks from the Chairman , the following resolution was carried unanimously ;—That in the opinion of this meeting , any interference on the p * rt ofthe employers , or any attempt to control the expenditure of their workmen ' s earnings , or to punish them for contributing towards objeets they may not approve , is an act of injustice , and such as no body of artisans ought to submit to . Thanks to Mr . Coningham closed the business .
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lJf « f'J ? 7 l " eard tlie » teten » iits which have been made on behalf of the Amalgamated Society , this meeting hereby expresse * its S 2 ? fl £ T ^ ^ 'ntiW" ^ ™! i pledged fflo Jup . Mr . J . Pettie , painter , seeonded the resolution , and drew a vivid picture of the misery endured by workingrmen whose toil was cheered alone by the spread of knowledge r . J 4 . i " , oseetheAmal - ' aniated Society at the . head of the Trade , of England , and trusted that a firm and wi £ spread union of the trades would be the result of the meet m ! Lw c lt < ; 1 ofohea P > introduced by men of the Alttte \ SehooS ' [ 'o » degr .-e of scamping in the work of this country which was telling with fearful efiVt upon he character of British labour . The diiclosures relative . to the frauds m the grocery trade could be more th » n equalled by the chicanery practised in their various trades through the influence of piecework and overtime . k The resolution was unanimously adopted . That , havinn- t ,. »« i . » . « . » .. .. .-i .. .. u t '
Mr . OiLERENSHAw moved the second resolution , as follows : •—That this meeting , believing that the indepandence of the operatires of this country is threatened by the pvoceeuing « of the em ployew ot operative engineers , pledges itself to take such weasure , for tba effectual organisation of the trades , as will insure luffi cient funds to conduct the present contoat . and enaW 8 «»¦ work men to establish themselves permanently in associative * work ! The interests of the whole body of working men wero threatened , and it was the bounden duty of all who lived by their labour to unite in defence of the principle whioh the Amalgamated Engineer * were strnggling for . The way to shorten the contest was by givine the men a continuouj weekly support . The Bum of £ 10 , 000 per week , cosUl be raiBed by a levy of only 2 d . or 3 d . per man . Co-operation was the step by which they would bo enabled ultimately to reduce the present chao » of labour into order and
fruitfulness , and he believed the engineers to be the body of men who were destined to solve the great labour problem . It was in the power of the trades of England to abolish the present system of masters and men , and establish Universal to-operative Workshop ? . The speaker resumed his seat amid much applause . Mr . E . Morgan , tailor , seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimously . Mr . Bbisck , cigar maker moved the last resolution as follows : — That a Conference of tins metropolitan trades be conrened as early as possible , to carry out the objects of this meeting , and that » committee comprising the following workmen be appointed to take the necessary steps for convening the same : —Jlr . T . C . Olleremhaw , hatter ; Mr . John 1 ' ettie , painter ; Mr . Edward Morgan , tailor ; Mr . R . Whiddon , cabinet maker ; Mr . G . W . Fndeaux , cabinet maker ; Mr . Ktiox , tailor ; Mr . Jones , tobacco trade ; Mr . Gregg , tailor ; Mr . Keuley . tailor : Mr . Routledire .
ZE- ™ . u i ) lr- Stevent 0 T > . boot maker ; Mr . Daddo , khoi matter Mr . Harvey , moulder ; Mr . IVyatt , wheelwright . The speaker very briefly supported tho resolution . Mr . Lbho , printer , seconded the resolution . Ho was connected with the Co-operative Printers . They bad been m existence two years , and had surmounted many difficulti 03 incident to their infant condition . If Co-operation was practicable in their trade , it was in other trades . They need only to will it , and combine together , to free labour irom the shackles which now bound it ; The resolution was passed . A vote of thauks waa given to the Chairman , and the meeting adjourned . '
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WINCHESTER . Attempted MU 8 DER . ~ Edward James Harris was indicted for maliciously stabbing his wife , Mary Harris , with intent to murder her , at Southampton , on the 27 th of Dacember . It seemed that these parties , who appeared to bo decent kind of people , had been married twenty years . Uiaerennes at last arose between them , which ended in a separation ; but they had so far become reconciled as to meet and walk together , and shortly beiore Christmaa-day they arranged to dine together on that day , and he gave her 7 s . 6 d . to purchase the dinner . They met again the next day , and ho then wanted some of the money back again , and she returned him some part of it . He waa in liquor , and she wenttohig lodging with him to take care of him . lie kissed her many times and cried very much . She begged him not to cry , and said she would come and see him in the morning , when he would be better . She left him and went home . They met again on the 27 th of December . She went to his . lodging and madehi * bed . He
cnea ana Kissed her . They saw the landlord , who said he wondered he woald bo seen with his wife after what he had called her . His couuteniinco instantly changed . She said he dare not repeat the word in her presence , and she became angry , and said if he repeated it she should slap his face . She had always been a faithful and virtuous wife to him , and had supported herself by stay-making during the time she lived separatel y from him . After the words had passed m the public-house , they left and walked together some distance without speaking a word . At length the prisoner said , "Whatdid he say ?' alluding to what , the landlord had said . He then said , " There ' s no knowing the hearts of any men ; " and ho began to push his wife . She told him not to do so . He laid hold of her , and she thought he was going to kiss her . She remonstrated with him , and she then saw him draw a knifo from his pocket , and he attempted to cut her throat . She screamed , and they fell—he was stillendeavouring to cut her throat . The cuts went through her shawl , bonnet , and ribbons , and five wounds were inflicted on her face and neck . At tho instant
a young woman came up and seized his hand iu which was the knife , and pulled his head back . She contrived to hold his hand and the knifo for some time till he got his hand away and again cut at his wife , who screamed "Murder , " and said , "My dear , don ' t cut my throat . " Tho young woman ran away to procure assistance , and the prisoner was arrested . —The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty , with intent to do grievous bodily h » rm , and tho prisoner waa sentenced to be transported for life .
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THE LEADERS OF Tllfi NEW MINISTRY . Em OF DERBY . Edward Geoffrey Stanley , Haron Stanley of Bickerstaffo , county palatine of Lancaster , in tho peerage of the United Kiiii-dom . and an English baronet ; son of Edward Smith , thirteenth earl , by his cousin , Charlotte Margaret , daughter of the Rev . Geoffrey Hornby , and the Hon . Lucy Stanley ; bom 1799 ; succeeiltsd his father July 2 nd , 1851 ; married 1825 , Hon . Emmii Caroline Wilbraham , daughter of Lord Skelmersba ' e . The Earl is u Privy Councillor , and a Ueputy-Lieutenant of the county Lacanster . His entrance on official life was as Under Secretary for the Colonies during aporlion of the Goderich ' administration . In 1830 to 1833 ho w :. s Chief Secretary for Ireland ; from 1833 to 183 i he was Secretary for the Colouies . Again , from 1841 to 1 S 1 D Lord Stanley h « Id offi / o as Secretary for the Colonies under the administration of the lut « Sir Robert Peel . His Lordship was summoned to the upper house in 1 ^ 46 as Baron Stanley of Biekerstaffe ( the second title of his late father ) , haviog previously represented Preston from 182 G to 1830 . Windsor from 1830 to 1831 , aud North Lancashire from 1832 to 1814 .
BENJAMIN * DISRAEU . JJBenjamin Disraeli was boru iu London , December , 18 D 5 , and ia son of the author of the "Curiosities nf Literature . " [ Another account says , that bis father became a Christian when Benjamin was seven years old ; and that our hero was articled to a London attorney . ] At the agfl of ei ghteen he visited Germany , and on vetu . u-{ nK to England published , while yet a minor , his first work , called 'VivianGrey . " In 1826 he visited Italy and Greece , and wngin Albania during the civil war . lie passed the winter of 1823 30 in Constantinople , aud iu the sprins travelled in Syria , Egypt , and Nubia . Returning to Enuland in 1331 , he found the nation in all the excitement of the Reform agitation . Anxious to obtain a seat in Parliament ,, and not naturally illiberal , Disraeli becoming a candidate for the borough of Chipping W ycombe , put forward a strong case against the Whigs , in the form best calculated to secure the suffrages of the Radical party , to whom he had ohtnined a recommendation from Mr . Joseph Hume . He lost the election in two contests—the Radicals apparently distrusting their candidate . In
1833 he published the novel , " Contarini Fleming , " which he called a psychological romance ; and in the following year , a " Vindication of the British Constitution . " Disraeli bacanie a candidate for the borough of Taunton . The danger of the country coming under thu sway of a Whig oligarchy had now , he said , psistsed nway ; ac . cordingly , he declared himself a supporter of Sir Kobwt P ^ ol . This change brought down upon him the attacks of the opposite party , and he wus denounced throughout the kingdom as a political rtnegade . In the course of one of bis speeches at Taunton , he made a a 'comp limentary ref . rence to Daniel O'Connell , The agimtor , an few days af « T , returned his invective with interest , and declared , alluding to Mr . Disraeli's Hebrew origin , that "he made no doubt that , if Ms genealogy could be traced , he would be found to be tha true heir-at-law of the impenitent thief on the cross . " The reply to th s outrage mis a challenge , not to the speaker , who was known uuifovmly to decline duelling , but to his son . No duel , however , took place , but a published letter , written to O'Connell by Disraeli ,
conciuded by the rnng liloquest boast , " We ahall meet at Fliilippi . " This prophecy was fulfilled , iu 1837 , by the return of Disraeli for the borough of Maidstone . He sought an early importunity of address , ing the house ; but hating neglecttd to atudyroe ttutes of his new audience , his first attempt was one of the mos ; egregious failures i n record , and he sat down amid derisive cheers , consoling himself by exclaiming , " The time will come wheu you will hear me' . "—a \*» - diction which has proved truer than the greater number utterod under such discouragements . At the geneial eection of l 4 l he was returned for Shrewsbury , and in the courie of the searion spoke several times with a self-possessioB and businejs-like aim which showed that he had profited by his first unpleasant leson , and won him the ear of the house . Besides the novels alread y menturned , Mr . Disraeli has written three work ? , "Coningsby , 15 "Tho Sibyl , " and' Tancred / 'full of graphic sketches of cUwacter ; bat chiefly remarkable as the vehicle of the writer ' s political and social views .
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DaoitwicB Election . —Sir Johu Pakington , the new Colonial Secretary , who was not opposed , wa 9 re-elected aa Ihuridaj aa member lor this borough .
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THE NEW MINISTRY . A . public meeting was held on Monday evening , it tho Eclectic Institution , Denmark-street , Soho , to consider the measures propounded by Lord Derby , and ttieir suitability to the wants of the nation . Mr . Cuddon was called to the chair , and pave a humorous exposition of the fate of thoembryo Reform Bill , and the supposed measures of the new ministry . It mattered little to the
people what any parliament , constituted like the present , were engaged in doing . It was morally impossible that they would ever legislate for tho benefit of the people . It , was of far mora importance that they should study tho proper position and relative connexion of capital and labour , than tho speeches of ministers . The Protectionists in that house were always engaged in robbing them ot capital , the raw material ; whilst the Free Traders wero fimilarly engaged in robbing them of the fair price for their labour . Neither party oared one fraction for the true iuterests of the working community . Mr . Flaxmah moved the following resolution —
That in the opinion of this meeting Lord Derby ' s recent mani . festo in the House of Lords , as an exposition of the principles and policy by which the new Cabinet is to be < ruided , bodes no good to the people of this or any other country . Without wishing to Dre judge the new administration , we cannot regard that manifesto otherwise than as a declaration of the government , —that its uoliev ia to be one of hostility to Parliamentary and Social Reform at home , and of open or covert alliance with despotic powers abroad against the rights ana liberties of our Continental brethren Beinir further of opinion that no change of administration ran be of any use to this country , without a previous reform of parliament we therefore reapectlully , but urgently , recommend our fellow countrymen to consider all other questions secondary to Parliamentary Reform , and not to relax in their efforts till the House of Commons is matte the reflex of the national will , through a full , free , aud fair representation of the whole people .
The Earl of Derby had not shown any disposition to ameliorate the condition of the population , or do justice to the Lnbour Question . It became them as working men to take tbo 8 Uliject into their own hands , and to show , by their good conduct , their moral honesty , and courage , that they wore fit and prepared to enjoy those political and social riyhts tor which they had been so long struggling . Mr . Be . vni seconded the resolution . They would never have full and fair representation until the People ' s Charter became the law of the land . They might rest assured that the Earl of Derby would never grant them such a measure . It was a mere struggle between Protectionist ! and Dree lraders , a » to which should suBceorl ha * t in trull ;™
the public . They neeiied a people's party in tho House of Commons , and it must be their endeavour to raise one . Were they in possession Of good laws which allowed them to enjoy the wealth they produced they would have more woalth than , with their present limited wantB , they would know now to dispose of . Tho speaker drew a vivid picture ol savage and civilised life , and represented that the former enjoyed move real liberty and physical comforts than the Utter . Ihey must never cease in their exertions until they had men in the House of Commons , who really and truly were the representatives of labour . Mr . WiiBBtsn , in a speech of considerable energy , supported the resolution , and illustrated the ideas of the previous speakers .
Mr . lloouna , in supporting the resolution , showed the manner in whioh the people wore sacrificed between the two opposiDg factions , and pave it as his opinion that they would never bo able to emancipate themselves untilthey haiabolished the monopoly of tho soil , and established a correot system of currency . The speaker showed that unless working men understood these subjects , and were prepared to see them speedily brought into praetico , it was idle to think of their redemption . Mr . C . MuRBATalso addressed the meeting , and expressed his opinion that little hopes were to bo entertained from the advent of Lord Derby . The expressions of Lord Derby upon the refugee question we very problematic . It behoved them to look with a wary eye upon his conduct , lest he
made the government a tool in the hands of continental daspots . It mattered not to working men whether the Protectionists or Free-Traders were in power-ofthe two , he preferred the former . The men of Cobden ' s school would , in his belief , cut down the [ . eople if they diffored from their views , in a similar manner to which they had been cut down at Peterloo . He advised them to attend all public meetings and expresstheir opinions as to the utter insincerity of both faotions , when they profe'ited to act for the l . enefit of the whole people . No doubt , great efforts would be made by the Free Trade party to purchase all who were purchasable in the Chartist ranks . He warned them to be wary of all who , professing to be leaders of tho people , acted with the Financial Reformers .
Mr . Harrop addressed the meeting at some length , and showed that no difference of opinion existed between the Chartist speakers who had addressed them and the members of the Reform Lergue . If they had a Free Press their principles would be speedily triumphant . The resolution was unanimously adopted . A vote of thanks was given to the chairman , and the moetiug adjourned .
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that we are safe from everything hut dolay , and the tricl-a of politicians w&cli will bo practised during this delav ( Cheers . ) I want to bring this question to a definite issue without being mixed up with any other question . We have not only friends who wish us to blend other questions with ours , by which » -0 might materially damage our cause nnd probably altogether sacrifico it , but our enemies wjIi ' dIav tho fln « , ? i ! ? v ifc is thei 1 ' ml c ! iancp - Alr ™* y i « e » SMHntoi 1111154110 ^'^ " ^ rai ! l 9 the banner of PwSthSSrf - You may hilve p ' > 0 " > stantism and who tax Z " bfefo r ° the question of the bread tax . They who devoured hfl WV ° " know m fche ol ( ion time ^ they prayers . ( Cheers Sm 3 l houMfop P ^ tence mado lour they try to raS ' thetSSft ^ J Sh ° f d " WOnder if it already put forth that ti monai > c '' J . 1 have seen are allowed to Bueoeed in « ,, VT " roby is in ««» ngerifwi » am told we must allow the p « 2 IJt ? te - ( Lau K ' ' - ) But I for twelvo months , to ( five rhn !! ° x- otlIst 8 to remai " otBrne professions and their prK . , ? to flba » d ° n « H 'heir » v . «; ,, f-Sotwla inu *~ ..- »" P —( lauplitorl — ntwl «) , „„*
willoheatus . ( Hear , hear l ii ,, t 1 / afr ) li < 3 M > ev W « are to be told that a body ef m ^ n 'I ' noral' < y I » this ' ? power simply and solely because of 7 , ° . ™ P in ( » principles , if you will only let thorn V . rotecti (* nist draw their salaries—from £ 5 . 000 a vo ° ' ?' ln office an ( l will abandon every one of their proSr . ° " £ l ' ° 0—principles to the winds , nnd allow the ' r ^ i ' Scatt f their tectionists-to go and whistle for protection P / 8 n , tho Pr ° - laughtor . ) That , I say , is somethlngTei I tl , ? ^ Y ^ politics in this country . I tell you candidly I di bm ^ 8 ° f Lord Derby and his colleagues to be half i b ^ S " advisers take them to be . Would the men So h ' nSd tSif illustrious statesman almost to his paro for hvpw S isued the Corn Laws whose sole politicMcaS" ta £ that tune to this , has been the sarcasm and the obloquy X which they have covered his name , and tho abuse with qS i * ? i httT ^ l th ° S ° ntIeme ° "f tho " Manchester '1 a p " eK ? . bt f r h t- hese men goin * to do » ot 5 SJ f h i fl ' . bub ten times worsp ? Th * t would be to fal lower than they are in France . I believe the Ministr ? to be Mnoere in their professions . I believe they con e £ offie with the view to carry out those profeasions , bufcJre vou going to a low them to remain in office , to be sharnen ing their swords in order that . th » ri « , « . * k "„„ ! . 1 P , " .
and you off your guard ? (« No \ o ») Our own M ? Commn 7 rin Old ? ndtrusty » P ™ w » t » tivi in the House of ssa rtA ^^ r ^ ^^ ftt ^ to ^ M ^ his measure , I may as welUtate that it wag at our Sea tnat Mr . VHHers gave notice of that motion " am tint II foresaw at the moment what would be « 5 as to his list me to reinstate the fa en Ministrv H » „»« , « i * more propr i ety " but I said it was duo to hi who had S nobly maintained our principle in the House S OoSnonj ^ that nobody eke should bo allowed toinSmlo ^ n ttS question whilst he remained in tho house ( Cheef ?) I will go further in exp anation of this mittJ n „ ' *» Jo to Mr . Villier thatt ^ e Z ^™^ &JJ J £ the house has no confidonco in any government which dM not support the principle of Free T ? ade . K he hfrnStt struel ; j outof the ^ motion , all reference totheadministSn because , he would not g . ve the motion the ambiance of i party attack . If there should be anv difflm . Hv in i ,. L » : *
the question to issue by the terms of this mo on then I do hope Mr . Tilliers will bring forward a vote of want of con . fidence . I hope this will be done rather than let theqnestioa go undecidedunother session . You are told that thi s s a very wrong time to dissolve the parliament . Now , gentlemen . I will tell you candidly , and ifc is a secret prob " blr coming from a member of parliament , that I never W yet the proper time for a dissolution in the eyes of members Of Parliament . ( Cheers nnd latter . ) The ' indirectSteat which was held out by Lord Derby , tllat if we did not behave ourselves in the Hour * of Commons be would dissolve parliament , is very likely to be influential with a very larca portion of our body in the house , unless you brine nubK opinion to bear upon them . If you memorialise the Queen and say you think it desirable that in April or May this question should be settled—if members know that it " is the determination of the country—I mean the Free Trade narfv
in the country-then , when a motion is brought forward to suspend the voting of the supplies by merely voting some on account , you will have a vote of want of confidence iu the government directly . I think the greatest of all evils a country can suffer from , is , by all the groat interests bein » kept m suspense on this vital question . ( Cheers ) Your merchants , your manufacturers , your Rhip owners , your colonists , all require to know how this thing is to be finally Rettled ; they want to enter into transactions enduring over one ypar or two years . Tho whole wages and profits of this empire are bound up in this question . ( Hear . hear . \ And
thereforo talk not to me of some intrigues between tha thediplomasta of Vienna and Pnris—of some new chicanery or atrocity if you will , of the President of the Fnnoh Republic-talk not to aio of these distant shadowy evils ia comparison with the disturbance and unsettlementof the whole industry and commerce of the country . By and bv they will ask Mr . Bright if he is willing to go to the Horse Guards , or probahly they will ask if I shall become L-rd Chancellor . But , gentlemen , aro there any such consequences involved in this measure ? They say , " You cannot form any other administration except this , or " You cannot carry on tho business of parliament unless you have either the Protectionists or the Whigs in office . " But they forgot that when this question is settled tho Protectionist
party win disappear , if you . have one dissolution on this Bubject you will never find another politician who will tie the tin kettle of Protection to his tail afterwards . ( Cheers and laughter . ) I have always said-I said it seven years ago-thrttwo shall destroy two or three governments before this question is settled . And now I sny—without carin * for the consequences at all—I daro the connequnnees feeling certain that the consequences will be useful to tho country —I say let all unite-all classes of the country , the humblest as well as the riohe 8 t-and let us put this government to
one of three courses—either they muBt recant fully and compictely their principles of Protection , or they must resign ttieir se ts in the government , or they shall dissolve parliament . One of these courses we will compel them to adopt . ( Loud cheers . ) And when you have accomplished either of these objects , then you will have effected all that you have in view . I do not doubt that the government of this country will be curried on . I do not see that there is any necessity for your despairing of finding other men as good in every other respect , if not as good Protectioniat *
as the present government ; but I say , let everv man woman , and child join to , ether to force the government to one of those courses . And , having done so , do noi , let us be alarmed by any bugbear , or be led away by any false scents . Let us pursue the same course we did before ind in less than four months from this hour you will be relieved from all the labours in which you are now engaged . ( The hon . gentleman resumed his seat amidst prolonged cheer-% r . R . Ashtos ( of Hyde ) seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimously . Mr . M . GinsoN , M . P .. moved , and Mr . J . IIetwood M P seconded the n « ct resolution ; on which Mr . IIarvkt ( of Liverpool ) attempted to engraft a sentence respecting the currency .
Mr . 3 . Briout , M . P ., roso , amidst great applause , to move the third resolution . Ho began by saving that to rovive the League for the destruction of the D ' erby Cabinet seemed like— Ocean into tempest tost , To waft afeathor , or to drown a fly . The honourable gentleman ' s Bpeech was devoted to an exposure of the tendencies of tho Administration from tha constituencies represented by them . He concluded by moving the following memorial : — TO TIIE QDEEN ' a MOST KCBLENT MAJISTT .
May it pleaso your Mnjesrj .-We , jour Majesty ' s loyal and devoted sul'jeots , conscious of the earnest solicitude which your M » i « stv feels for the welfare and happiness of your people , and impressed with a deep scHse of the danger which now threaten the security of those great measures of commercial policy which durin- aio lust four years have conduced so rMtly to ' the pro « peritJ and social contentment of all classes of your Majesty ' s subjects have seen with distrust and apprehension the accession to iiowe ' r of a Government pledged by all the obligations of personal honour and public duty , to attempt the restoration of odious restrictions on tha trade and industry of th ' s country . That jour memorialists , whilst recording their solemn and emphatic protest agaiint mv and every attempt to re-impos .-, in whatever shape , taxes on the food of the people , are firmly persuaded that an overwhelminir mi . iorifv « f
the iirituh people are , by every omistitutiunal means , prepared to resis-. and defeat such up-Uc . Y as an Unjust and diln (;<* ous ilKKrca . aion on the ri hts and industry , the iYutidotn of trade and commerse , and the social welfare and domestic happine . -s of the ercafc mass of your Majesty ' s subjects . That your memorialists believe that doubt and uncertainty on this subject are calculated to disturb ami jeopardise all trading and industrial operations to keen aliva a spiritof agitation and vestlessnessthroUKhoNt jour Alajes . v ' s dominions , to foment false Hopes and ti . ster injurious aporehension& and that very Bound reasons of State policy demand an immediate ai . d decisive settlement ota question lVauRht with tueh manifest elements of disunion and disquietude to all the great interests of
me nation . lour memorialists ., therefore , would loyally and respeetfullybjseechyour Majesty not to suffer the interests of vour subjects to be postponed to the exi gencies of a temporary administration , ov any party difficulties that may conflict with found maxims of constitutional policy , uut that your Majesty intheiust exercise of your rojal prerogative , would cause the great issue m » w pending between the veKpoiiiible advisers of the Crown and the people at large to be forthwith and fi . mlly determined by a speeds dusolution of I ' arliameut . Aud your memorialists will ever pray . Mr . Thomis B&zm seconded the resolution . Mr . Ashwortii ( of Turton ) moved , and Mr . Kershaw , M . P ., seconded , the last resolution .
Subscription papers were then handed round ; and presently the chairman announced fifteen subscriptions of £ 1 , 000 enoh ; fifteen of £ 500 ; two of £ 300 ; six of £ 250 ; five of £ 200 ; one of £ 150 ; eighteen of £ 100 ; ten of £ 50 ; besules six smaller sums . In about twenty-five minutes , £ 27 , 500 had been subscribed , being nt the rate of more than £ 1 , 000 per minute . This , the chairman said , surpassed anything that could have been supposed possible , consider * ing the want of previous preparation . The meeting , before separating , gave threo hearty cheers for the reconstruction of the League .
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MONIES REC EIVED ON lilSHALF OP MR . F . O'CONNOR . >^ * IT' ^ V J . Croom , 1 .. ; C . Gordon 6 d . ; J . Green , 8 d . ; J . Shfi / Jv 0 p ^ 6 d . ; W . Russell , 6 d . ; Eldorshe per M'Phail , 68 , ; Mr . W&v ^ . ^^ T « fi Cook , Hackney , 6 s . ; Suiideriand , per Thomas Tawdoi >^^ Mv # 2 s . 9 d . ; H . O sborne , 4 d . ; S Abbott , 4 d . ; M . Boner , 4 ( £ Q ^ & ^^ ' A Friend , Mauchester , 2 s . ; Stockport , per Thomas ClewBiV ' f " ' £ & .,-. a part from the Association fund , £ 3 ; A friend , Bradford ! !;~ jl lL ' ^ !; ' $ ; Yorkshire , and twoscrip , 2 a . 61 . ; T . W . B . Stan ' sham , 5 a £ Vf ^ « & ' Braintree , per Mr . Kirk , 2 s . ; Mr . Willig , Charterville , 6 d ^ , & ¦ &'i&& $ \ Mr . W . Reid , Preglholme , O 3 .-Total £ 4 U « . dl-lt ; , W £ & ^ V O'Connor . L , \ 'Kr- 'fl y
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Another circular has heen issued by the employers' committee . It states that nearly every member of the committee had received from artisans assurances of their readiness to sign the declaiation , but that they had been overawed by threats from members of the Amalgamated Society , and that such an act would be as much ai their lives were worth . The committee ia collecting evidence on this subject , with a view to . protect the workmen . Workmen were coming up from Scotland to sign the declaration and thus earn higher wages than they now receive . In London , 1 , 198 men signed on the day of opening , and new hands come in every day : In Manchester 2 , 776 have signed . The committee is maturing the plan ot a safe and genuine benefit society .
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THE BAILORS AKD TIIE STRIKE . We are glad to state that the majority of thenailors at the Lye and Halosowen have resumed work at their former wages . Quantities of rod iron were supplied to them by their masters on Tuesday to work up . We understand , however , that two or three of the masters of the above district still hold out , and in consequence a meeting of the nailors , which was numerously attended , was held on Tuesday at the Holy Bush Inn , the Lye , when it was unanimously agreed amongst them to support those who were out of work until all the masters shall consent to give the same rate of wages , and a committee was appointed for that purpose .
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TURN-OUT BY MASTER MECHANICS . Under this heading , Mr . Samuel Fielden ha 3 addressed a long and able letter to the "Times , " concluding with these emphatic words : — I call then , Sir , upon you—I call on all ri ght thinking men , ana especially I call upon those thousands of master mechanics who havehithertotalsennopartinthe struggle—to join in bringing the confederate masters to a sense of justice and of their real position and if , unhappily , they shall proTe feejond the control ol reason , then to join ia doing all we can to avert the calamities to which I am convinced this contest is driving us .
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ENGINEERS' STRIKE . A public meeting was held on Thursday evening at St . Martin ' s HaU , Long-acre , to consider the present position and prospects of the Amalgamated Society , and the relations of employers and employed generally . The large hall was crowded to excess . Shortly after the time announced , Mr . VASsniABT Nbaib was called to the chair , and stated that the chief object of the meeting was to call upon the trades of the kingdom to assist the council of the Amalgamated Society , in creating an organisation to place the relations of capital and labour upon a surer basis than they had hitherto occupied . No portion of the press , with the exception of the "Weekly Dispatch , " had denied tho practicsbility of such an attempt . The examples they had of the success of associated labour in many large societies in France , established the fact beyond dispute . Another object for which the meeting had been called , was to protest against the resolution come to by the masters , requiring the men to sign a document , by which they would have to give up every portion of independence , which working men were allowed to retain . The legislature twenty years back repealed the combination Laws . Thirty-two speoific acts had been passed to regulate the conditions between masters and men . Yet the Masters coming forward to protest against and alter those regulations which the legislature had allowed working men to make relative to contracts for the hours they should labour , the rate at which they should be paid , and the conditions on which they enter or leave their employ .
Mr . jSBwios , wno was loudly cheered , stated that a ; reater degree of responsibility attached itself to the prelent than to any of the previous meetings called by the Amalgamated Society . Heretofore they had appealed only , o the members of their own society ; but the present meetng appealed to the trades of London to assist them in the itruggle existing between them and their employers . The ivils they complained of had been of long duration , and arge bodies of their trade had on several occasions de * ; lared that piecework and systematic overtime were njurious . The employers had misconstrued their views ind statements relative to these grievances . All that they iiad said on the subject was that the Amalgamated Society thought the practice to be injurious ; but they did not interfere with the right of men , not oonneeted with them , to make such contracts as they thought proper . The members of their trade thought they had struck a fatal blow at overtime , when they taxed the employers twenty-five per cent more for the hours so occupied ; but notwithstanding this , there were shops iu that metropolis where the engine that kept the toola going never ceased from one month ' s end to another . The speaker then showed that the Society had originated in purely benevolent purposes , and deserved tho support of all right-thinking men . The employers had formed a combination , and been kd to adopt steps by the representations of interested parties , which he believed they now deeply regretted . Their celebrated pamphlet , " Have I not a right to do what I like with ray own , had givea rue to the present meeting . It opened up the gre » t question of capital and labour . The introduction of machinery , if properly applied , would be the greatest ble 33 ing to labour ; it was only its present application which was injurious . They wanted the trades of England to assist them in obtaining the requisite machinery to set all the discharged hands to work , and settle for ever tho question between them and their employers . The trades bad about half a million of money invested in various ways at a low rate of interest . If that money was invested in a People ' s Bank , and lent out to establish Co-operative workshops , it would be far more beneficial to the interests of all parties . To do this they need not wait for an alteration in the Law of Partnership . They could take advantage of the machineryof the Building Societies , and form a Joint Stock Company with a man like their respected Chairman at its head . The money could be raised in shares , which could be withdrawn on giving due notice . The meeting was called to test whether the trades would assist thm in ? ar £ " ° ^ ttl'f-, the , « gtteers were worsted in this conflict , other trades would be speedily attacked , and from interested motives alone they should make can 1 mon cause with each other . They should not only support e . oh other , but discountenance those organs in the Press which TUifiod and calumniated them . By such means they wouloVspeedily have the Press at their services . Men who had turned their attention minutely to those subjects , were endeavouring to made the relations of Capital and L » bour familiar by means of a portion of the Preis , to that portion they should turn their attention , and render it efficient support . On behalf of his brethren he thankaJ them for the support they had received : b » t th « y knew not how long the strnggle might last As lone as that document remained to be signed , so lone would they not enter the masters shop * . Their own fund » bad been reduced frcm * 2 o , 000 to between £ 16 , 000 and £ 17 000 They were , therefore , justified in appealing to the trades ' not in a supp licating manner , but with a consciousness of their own desert to assut them in fighting their common battle . He trusted the meeting wonld result not only in passing tho resolutions , bnt in forming a grand union of all the tradei , to resist that and every other instance where oppression wai attempted to bo exercised upon them . If they turned their attention to the weavers and other trades where machinery had been largely . ntroduced , they would see the utility of a society which should stand as a barrier bstween thtm and auch servitude . H « saw no reason why the trade * of England should not raise £ 10 , 000 iu a month for suoh a holy purpose . The speaker Bat down amid much cheering . Mr . Phidsaux , a cabinet maker , moved the follonw re * wlution , ia a wry excel lent address :-
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i 1 j i : LINCOLN . Conceaimrnx op BiBiH .-Eliza Spafford , Mary Greenwood , and Eliza Lyon were placed at the bar to receive sentence for the offence of endeavouring to conceal the birth of their bastard children , to which they had severally pleaded Guilty . His Lordship stated that he was happy to say that he saw nothing in any of these oases to occasion any suspicion that the prisoners had destroyed their children ; and , in the case of Mary . Greenwood , there waa a Tery slight case of concealment . Eliza Spafford was then sentenced to one month ' s imprisonment with hard labour , Eliza Lyon to one week ' s imprisonment , and Mary Greenw » o I to four days imprisonment .
Charge of Child Murder .-Charlotte Waito was indicted for the wilful murder of her own child . The prisoner was employed on the 19 th of August last in a field on th » farm of Mr . Glazier , near Linooln , and , stating that she felt ill , she left the field . Seven days afterwards the body of a new-born infant was found in a pond in the neighbourhood with its throat cut . The surgeon who examined the body proved that the child had breathed , and proved that the umbilical cord had been cut smooth , as if by a sharp instrument . He , however , admitted that the umbilical cord might have got round the neck of the child , and that the wound might have been inflicted in tho attempt to sever that cord . The prisoner had from the first , stated that the child was born dead . —The Jury convicted the prisoner of concealment , and she wa * sentenced to four months' imprisonment .
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REVIVAL OF TIIE ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE . The meeting which the committee appointed to meet on Tuesday se ' nnight was authorised to convene , was held on Tuesday nightatNewall ' s Buildings , Manchester . At three o clock a crowded meeting w&b assembled , who gavea warm reception to the leading Free-traders upon thoir nppeavance on the platform . The M . P . ' s present were , Mr . Cobden Mr . John Bright , Mr . Gibson , Mr . Henry , Mr . J .-Heywood ! Mr . Brotherton , Mr . Kershaw , Mr . C . Ilindley , and Mr . R . Milligen . Among gentlemen from a distance was Dr T . Price . A great number of letters of adhesion were read .
Mr . G . Wilson , on taking the chair * said they had now to deal not merely with a Consertative Administration , but with Earl Derby , as the head of a Protwctionist govern - ment ; and if any justification could be required for their convening this meeting in the middle of a market day , it must bo found in the Administration itself . Previous to taking such a step they had sought the advice of all those excellent friends of the Laague who , during three years , afforded them their support , their advice , and oonoumnce . There was but one opinion offered , and that was advising tho revival of the League . ( Cheers . ) At a meeting held on the previous evening it had been resolved to propose certain resolutions to the meeting , which he would read—1 . That an Administration having Icen formed committed by every pledge that can bind the honour of public men to attempt to reimpose a duty on corn , it ii resolved that the Anti Corn Law League he re-constituted , under the rules and regulations by which that body waa formerly organised .
_ 2 . lhat the Council of the League be requested to put themselves into immediate communication with their friends in all parts of the kingdom , urging them to immediate action to prevent the return to Parliament of caadidates in fuvour of the ve . eiinctment , under whatever pretence or form , of any duty upon the importation of foreign corn .
3 . That , comidering how essential it is to the welfare of the sgrlcultural , manufacturing , colonial , and shipping interests , as well ai to the pence and prosperity of the great body of the people , that the Free Trade q . ieBtion should be permanently settled by aii appeal to the oountry , —resolved that a memorial to tUo Queen , praying for an immediate dissolution of Parliament , be signed by the chairnwn , on behalf of this meeting , aud transmitted for presentation to her Majesty . i . That in order to carry out th « above resolutions , a subscription be forthwith commenced , mid that a call often per cent , upon all subscriptions of £ 10 and upwards be made ; subscriptions Under that amount to be paid in full .
Mr . Cobdbh , on rising to move tbe first of these resolutions , was received with immense chaering . The following is a brief outline of his speech . I appear hero to Kerve no party politicians ; 1 do not come here with tho view of taking any steps which shall be likely to displace one body of men to replace in their stead men of another complexion of party politics . I appear here solely to advocate a cause whioh I believe experience has shown to bo worthy of an effort ; and we will , if you pleaso , if we renew our labours be under the same rules and regulations which led on triumphantly to victory on the last occasion . ( Cheers . ) I may solemnly declare , for myself , that in the most exaggerated flights of my fancy , I never expected so great a result from tho labours of the League as has been witnessed within the last four years of our experience . ( Hear , hear . ) Take the fact which almost
single comprises our whole cane . Since the day we laid down our arms there has beon imported into this country , in grain and flour of all kinds an amount of human subsistence equal to upwards of fifty millions of quarters of grain —( hear , hear)—a larger quantity than had been imported from foreign countries during the thirty-one years before 1846 . On the lowest computation you have had fivo millions of your countrymen or countrywomen , or your oountry-children subsisting upon qoi'n brought from foroign countries . And what does it say tf the comfort you have brought to the homesteads of these families ? ( Hear . ) What does'it say of the peace , the prosperity , and the serenity of the domestio life of those to whose houses these millions of quarters of gr ain have been introduced , and who , but for your exertions , mieht have been left in penury , and subsisting on potatoes «
mese , tnen , are tlie reasons , those are the sufficient justifi . cation for our wishing to maintain the ground wo have achieved . Now , there are many gentlemcn-perhaps some among those who are present on this occasion-who press us to enter upon other questions a s well as the oorn laws . ( Hear , hear . ) They say , "Why don't you go or a larger measure of parliamentary reform which will not only enable you to enrry Free Trade in onrn but Will also enable you ' to carry mLToSnh ' nS " ' ' Hear , hear . ) Now , it seems to me that the falJaoy which hes in this argument or entreaty is this—it is aisunled that because we are going to nuke an effort to nut an Ja tl
ever to tn . s war upon tfree Trade , that , thereforo , we i [ . tend to exclude other people from entering on the oonaida ration of other questions . What we say i 8 this that hating shown you the vast social benefits which haveariien from tho mano . pat . on of the people in the article of food ! we don't feel justified , whilst we are suro . or at least morally certain , that in a few months wo can put this question for ever out of the category of controversial qiesSs -we don ' t feel justified in placing ouraolves backward 0 J taking up other questions on which the public are no Z well informed or so well united , wo , the men whohavS had a responsible position in this agitation before ; do not think it advisable to change our responsible pofii i ! the House of Commons , from a majority into a mtoSS-K retard the definite settlement of this ouestinn in . J « 7 « f three or four months , for probab 1 l > ! S ° \ Z * jJ £ 3 K 5 S&@ » g 11 iimiati
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__^ —¦——» - . < Tl ^ ea , in terminating my official connexion with . Association , do not imagine for one moment that I yo 9 I rWfl indifferent to the great and important objects h « hich itwa 3 established , cr that I have lost faith iu f nriuciple 3 on wh - lch it was founded . The experience r the last seven years has only more profoundly impressed with the conviction that combination on the part O ? *?* working classes 13 necessary for the due protection of ^ vLTthe decision in the Wolverhampion case , and the , lt 3 sonerally in . all similar cases , are calculated to ^ M ^ rave doubts , as to whether the present state of the fTi / sufficiently clear and explicit to afford that fair and % i * n combined action on the part of the Operatives which - annarently guarantees , and it is still more doubtful Jipther with our existing representative system , any Tbstantial alteration in favour of the industrious classes -T ^ Irnpn . in terminatinsr niv official connexion with
CflU " .. a .... _ . £ ? M * Mnwl «« taa aP smmTi A niinnMn ?•* SfiBifl" tbe paramount importance of such a change in rtn Constitution of the Legislature , as will give labour its Sr share of the representation , it is my intention to rfavote my restored health , and such energy as Iposseei , ? n the promotion of those great political reforms of which 1 h ve been the humble advocate ever since I had the honour « r a seat in parliament . Believe me , however , when I say , that it is not without « xm > tthatl thu 3 sever onr official connexion ; and , though
that will no longer exist , I shall still take a deep interest in vour Association , should it continue in its present or in any amended form ; and further , that I shall be at all times ta'ipy to aid yon with my advice , should you think proper at any time to honour me by desiring it . Be assured that whatever affects the interests and the welfare of the working classes—to whom we are so largely indebted for the prosperity and greatness of this country—will always be to me amaiter of the deepest interest , and to tbe extent that my
time and means permit , 1 shall he happy to contribute to their welfare . I have the honour to be , gentlemen , Faithfully yours , Thomas S . Ddscombe . To the Members to the Central Committee of the National Association of United Trades , &c , &c .
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