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P ^^ elements mixed t , -t Why should not CorrocK he made the l ? £ of the consciences of the constituencies in f Iwav as the Lord Chancellor keeps the confed % Sovereign ? By and bye , the system Krk so smoothly , that we should have a Par-I Trtat even Louis Natoieon would envy , f 1 ifoSy one defect of this kind of Parl , a . E ^ Bte When Minister , talked of a Gene-EXion they would have to speak about taking K 5 Sock , instead of ' taking the sense r nnntrv' We are not certain that would f The hyp ocrisy and false pretences , hustings r . « : «« whs . BDeeches and canvassing , are ^ w ^ - ~ TT ~ _ i ., m „ ., *< . + iiaf iinvn h « m mired
E ? i » Sb the thing palatable . Though the Kincia a sham , Jons Bull must be gulled T LI at least of an election . How the people f elt the 'Marionettes' in motion , must ha L | with the idea of his believing them to be real lisas ¦
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ioBD DERBY'S ' APPEAL TO THE f PEOPLE . ' 1 3 ,. ioff the cue given by the Premier , all the "len of the new administration who have ap-^ at the hustings , stated that an appeal is to be Ito the people , as to the reBtoratiou of Protec-In the present Parliament no attempt is to be , disturb the settlement of 1816 . If a general -mi shonld give a Protectionist majority that will " ami that the intelligence of the people has jed ' on the change , not the Ministry . They will [ fceinere instruments for carrying the popular will | j . ftct They appealed to ' the country . ' Why not I ;« commands as tested by the resnlts of a '
genei lotion ? Sijj in the case of a dissolution , villthe present & : ' y appeal to the people ? They profess to do words , at least , and it may Le assumed that ab-Btlv they see no harm in it . Ostensibly they are Bofoandly impressed with the necessity of recog-Btr and acting in accordance with the formal , Bftational , and distinct expression of public opi-9 as the veriest « Liberal * in the land . The age Kterloo ' s aEo" Bonnymuir's is past . The will of g people' is to he the supreme ruler . Even U s , in this enlightened and progressive Bhave given np 'the right divine to Ecu wrong / iu ¥ ords , and we fear only in fc . They assnme a virtue but have it not .
Er ' people' is not the people , but the most table sham and mockery that can be imagined . iJiey will not allow the make-believe to be ¦ cred in the least degree more real . Against any ftsion of the Suffrage , or redistribution of reprefction that would admit the people to the Jest additional share of political power , they are Each opposed now as in 1819 , or 1832 . They E changed their phraseology , not their principles , ¦ jthinkto throw dusfc in oar eyes by the use of ¦[ tains , and juggle a verdict in their favour out ¦ Rayed and rotten little villages , denominated KijIis ; who are , for the nonce , nicknamed 'the He . ' Much as wo have beard of the celebrated
|| e tailors of Tooley-street , ' we can hardly think Rthey were much outdone in assurance by those Bh . resume to call an appeal to such constituent Hj . pealing to the people . ' Have try to get anything like a definite idea of fneople' without going to any dictionary whatg the term suggests something very different from Bin the Tory nomenclature , or the "Whi g t for that matter . There are about seven mil-. feinlt males in these United Kingdoms . In one ftr another the great bulk of these seven millions
¦ to maintain the prosperity of the Commonweal . - delve , plough , son-, harrow , and reap our har-Jk They bring coal , iron , copper , tin , and lead ¦ Sour mines . They fashion these raw materials - Kountiess shapes of utility and ornament . They K wave , dye , and sow ; they build houses , and m furniture ; they distribute the varied wealth RfaMcatcd among the population . Active , inmz , busy , toiling , they keep the machine of By in motion . Toiler- ) in material , workers in m \ wealth , they constitute in the aggregate ' the
¦ bit is the 'Parliamentary , ' the 'Constitu-B' meaning of the term ? According to the ¦ ration lists , there are about one million voters . Should ba one-seventh of the adult males ; a ¦ proportion to be entitled to a voiee in managing Baairs of a nation to whose riches and prosperity > Reo largely contribute . But upon looking more ~ & » ve * "" * * at the million votes dwindle down Re more than half that number . As in other
firs , the . rich men carry off the lion's share of i&anchise . Some persons monoplise votes for I& dozen counties , and four or five boroughswfe , treble , and quadruple votes are quite common ; rains it happens that the nominal number of ' jn shrinks to somewhere about six million five ' B ^ thousand , which is , after all , a very homce-K dose of electors out of a total population of n thirty millions .
• 'ifn this infinitesimal electorate , however , is bo Hgrtated , segregated , and shuffled , that in the iSta most popular components are neutralised , jfininority , in point of numbers , property , intel-BE ' * ^^ Ti r « tnrn b y far the largest nume-Broportion of members . The electors of « the R' who to some extentrepreient tha feelings and jgs of the excluded classes , though they may Mm ten to one in Electoral power , find themselvei our
USLT ° ' ^^ cleverly contrived Parlia-Hp system , only one to three in Representative . Hi The scheme has been deliberately contrived m the people 'the smallest possible voice in » tter . The whole thing is a trick to enable \ E y - t 0 ruleunder the semblance of free re-. » ativeinstitutions ; and the talk of that oligar-, fo nt appealingto the people is the sheerest cant . .- ¦ - Iffroong .
¦ W «« it of a General Election , there will be ; gnos gathered round every hustings , who will - g ^ e power in deciding who shall besent to s gnent than if they were resident in Timbuctoo . © are , in fact , no legal existence . The' glorions " f ,. n t ? b ° S nore " them - JoHS UOB and g" > itoE venerable fictions of the same Con-BtS * - ? ™ ° ? reaI and P ° ten « althan thev 1 their P ° « of producing
E&S ?* ^ w Krf 7 l brainsever at «*« £ » < pJ ® Jich affect themtelves , their families , and the Efi- kDOWsihemnot - Ift : key getirri-KV ^^ wSnn , and venture to tell the candif&fit of their mind , ' they aretold , in thewordg SCEaESFOB * , the Whipper-in to the Tory Go-K ^ t , that they are ' rabble . ' He did not ap-» "peak to the waavera of Braintree , hut to the HP of Essex— ergo , weavers at Braintrea or
ffi « e are not * people . ' « People' and ' electors ' Wonym ous terms . If by means of bribery , inti-W > n , famil y influence and the various other modes IJtopnlating small constituencies known to nn-E ° f S eIec ^ oneering agents , a majority can be SF r estoring a duty on com , that will be ,- B ' institutionall y the will of the people . The Utside
" Ef ° of the Constitution having no poli-| k ence , are to be dumb in Parliament . : « dm ^^ there , are they therefore doomed ¦ BS W l ^ els e » here ! ' Ah , ' there's the K ? / qUUe safe to ** " ? the Spaet 0 sucn » ce fT ?^ r 0 Y 0 k 9 t dumb g 5 ^ 1 into open » L " n r ls a question we leaTe Lord Derbt Winends to answer . ftMonftl ™ ?^ the Anti-Corn-Law « of 1 ° . ne > r dut 3 > the ' appeal to the people
Lifter l--rr OUbtfulania " « as it now m ^ lCTS , r ' am ^ rity » they vffl St . t sS ° ^ sBat l » % t « «* ain « hat they 1 « nS J ^ f ? r tne luke ^« nnek they | p' 4 Sf ° ? ^ f S the suffrage to I tee o it ° Dly red s J ound Wls a"d permanent i ^ m'T ^ ri ^ T' IfcW 0 « Whave 1 Wnd a < aBMt themselves in favour of a * ent . the ^ Presentation of the people in B ?^ K ti °£ ' h 0 ffever » leem t 0 have » 9 hlil ; . I 0 r astutenpsn an ; ' nni ; t ;< v . i rn . » n : ~ i . < . UVi i tuicsieuv
fe man it . 4 i V r «"" v » . B ^ tenlS a ] eader ^ manypin their faith K can b 7 ^ ^ "e g ^ Wed byhis opiniona . ¦^ tsetffi « ° resaiy , than for him to talk at m ¥ * bv * S e 5 uestion of Protection once B ^ ^ LT ^ ^ Sglewith the party in B 6 ^ ^ Presentation continues in it «
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present state , so long as the constituencies are small ill-distributed , and open to intimidation or bribery so long will every question affecting popular progrei and popular well-being be placed at the mercy of the dominant oligarchy . Mr . Cobden may depend upon it that he will not be able to carry the thoughtful and intelligent arhzans of the manufacturing districts with him in a mere class conflict ; and large subscription lists will prove but poor substitutes for that expression of the popular will which , according to Sir K Peel , every future Government in this country must obey . Warned by the experience of the past , all true Reformers will seize upon the present crisis of donresent state , so Ion ? as the constituencies ar& email
micai anairs to make 'the people ' a political fact ; and Having done that , no honest man no real well-wisher of his country , need dread an appeal to an honest , mdustnouB , orderly , and peaceful population upon any question whatever .
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TRADES . " fiat jushiia . " " If it were possible for the working classes , by combining among themselves , to raise , or keep up the ^ general ?? aU ¦ & wages it need hardly be said that this wouiaTe Jffif nrttoto pHiushed , bat to be welcomed andrejoiced at ^ -SiSMiu ! "We haye the greatest aatisfaction in announcing the probability that the imprisonment of the five defendants will not be of that duration which the viudictive spirit of the prosecutors contemplated .
The Defence Committee have commenced another spirited campaign , both in the metropolis and in the provinces ; and from the reports hitherto received from Sheffield , Bristol , Manchester , and other localities , no doubt remains that the necessary sum to liquidate the outstanding claims npon the Defence Fund will be speedily raised , and the defendants restored to their liberty and homes . "We sincerely hope that the impressive lesson to be learned from this expensive prosecution will not he readily forgotten by the Trades of England , when the lastsceae of the "Wblverhampton drama shall have closed .
We trust that it will not be forgotten , that a deadl y blow has oeeii aimed at the freedom and independence of labour . That an insidious attempt hat been made to effect a virtual repeal of the working man ' s Magna Charta—the right of industrial combination ; and that this attempt has been signally defeated by the spirit and determination of the working men of England . It is the practical embodiment of the spirit of nnion which has thus defeated the
machinations of the prosecutors ; and it is from a ieal and permanent defensive onion that labour muBt protect itself from all similar and future attacks . The inefficiency of partial and exclusive combinations , to cope with the aggressive spirit of Capital , i » , at this moment , being practically illustrated . The Amalgamated Iron Trades , though numerically and financially strong , cannot , single handed , cope with the Bucklersbury despots . We claim this fact as an undoubted recognition of the correctness of the principle which we have so long invited the trades to adopt .
We hope the time has arrived that a narrow spirit of sxclusiveness will no longer be permitted to divide those whose rights , duties , and necessities are reciprocal . We must root out the aristocratic element from Labour ' s republic , and let the policy be at once admitted and acted on , that the true way of conserving the rights and interests of the skilled artizan from a speedy and inevitable deterioration , is by offering the hand of brotherhood to the lowly and oppressed , and by an enlarged and enlightened philanthropy prevent them from sinking deeper into the abyss of poverty and degradation .
We hope this summer to see our cherished views npon this subject earnestly adopted by the trades , Whateverplansmay be proposed whereby the condition of the operative may be improved , we are fully impressed with the conviction that a protective organi-• ation i 3 a necessity , which can no longer be overlooked and neglected . The capitalists duly appreciate the value of combination , and whenever their peculiar interests are assailed or threatened , they show no dainty squeamishness , but at once declare war against the aggressor .
Let the working classes imitate the Free Traders in their energy and prompti tude to repel any invasion of what they conceive their li ghts and interests , and in furtherance of this let a defensive union be the first and immediate business of the season . Queen ' s Bench . William Peel , Secretary .
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THE AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGIHIERfc THE STRIKE On Monday a special meeting of the Executive Council of the Amal gamated Society ^ toofc place at their offices , 25 Little Ahe-street , Whitechapel , to consider their position and prospects . The attention of the couneil was called to the circumstance of an address , iswed by them to their members on the 2 nd ult ., having appeared in the " Times " of Saturday hit , and represented aa being a " new
declarenon , and whieb , m that charaoter , had been transferred to the columns of some of the Sunday papers , with the inference that it was a partial abandonment of their position by the Executive Council . It was suggested that its appearance in thei " limes" withont the necessary explmation , although with proper date affixed , had probably arisen from an oversight ; butJn order to prevent any misconception that might arise in consequence among their members , it was agreed at once to issue the following addresB , which had been already partially determintd upon , from which it will ba seen that the Council profess to feel no misgiving as to the result of the struggle being decisively in their favour . . irom the Executive Council of the Amalgamated Society : — / ' Fellow Members ,-The Executive Council thinks it advmble to address you with reference to your present position and prospects for tke future .
Several statements haye been put before the public relative to the number of skilled workmen who have gone to work m the shops of the associated employers . It has been Baid that in Manchester 3 , 000 men have gone in , of whom about half are mechanics : and though it is notexpresily stated , the inference which is meant to be drawn ii that they have abandoned the contest and signed the declaration . -lilt' ^ . If ' ^ nnmber of artizan 8 ' * neth « Members of the society or not , who have signed the declaration , is quite wsigniGcant-Buch less , indeed , than we could ShSSrt 1 f bfye fc * est ? tementof the Employed Association , as to the numbers m theshons . maybeoerfpetlr correct
, au the factories did not close on the 10 th of iSS ^ % - !***?? ' ofthe 2 , 000 members of the JS ^ SSfti ty la Manchest « » 1 . 100 remained in 3 ^ £ SWto 5 ftJSSE 5 * : ' »«¦> «» Pl ° »» l , togttber » ith the Zuldcfre 3 Si gWi S iigfs «« SKB 5 £ afei £ j .-A * ™ circumstances , rkhtlv consid ^ rf tw . :.
..-mwsm S = BSStg « only unmunnuringly , but for the moll part feX ^ The sense of justice—the consciousness of attemSw ™ Jh innate natural dignity which promptSS 70 fl ? ?* right to think and act for himself , WtSS £ » wert , trouble and would have lighted up . HiSSt * * * knew that right was upon your « ide ~ yott had Sottiin . i * reproach yourselves with-you felt that before v « , ? social elation ; behind you nuW" £££ & ^ ™ and degradation , and you never looked back it ; K » ii both for the present and the future , that it has hl ^'
Bitter , wueea , woma tne memory ot your present endurance appear to you in after life , if it was linked with tha thoueht that it led to failure ; but now , when it is certain that if we are true to ourselves we must succeed , hope point * to & greater and happier future , and assures us that the thoueht of the present , with its trials and diSculties , wiiibecoma one of the moat grateful of our remembrances . "But above all , it is necessary , in order te sucieed that there should be no relaxation now . Kay , " it is aW Intel / indispensable that greater efforts than ever should be made . The streei of a contest always comes iust hsforn
its termination . Then obstacles on botu sides have heaped tkemielra np to their greatest height—then difficulties have retched their climax—then danger is the most imminent and preiiing . It » at the oloie of a battla when the two hosts ftaud panting before each , other , gathering strength for ihe last blow , that viotory ia either won or lwfc than tuq elighteat « ror , taa least vacillation .
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the smallest shadow of wavering , is fatal . We tiave neither vacillated nor wavered yet . In the opposite ranks thero are signs of breaking up . One more determined efiort and suocms is ours-a success not for party , factious , or personal objects , but one which ensures justice to labour , and makes it cortam that in future years we and our ohildren shall be free men , and not 'declared' slaves . "Let those who read these words think what they moan . Let them weigh well the alternative they embody Let them remember that their fate and the fate of others is really in their own hands-that now is the very turning point of tneir lives—that upon its result hangs even the ™ J ? S « ™? r L \ ¦ " L . tben if an y man out of work wnhea to put lu 3 hand to hl 3 own infamy-if any man in work shrinks from bearing his part in the oonteat-let them leave us . lhe cause of labour is not to bo gained by suoh men . But we hope and believe that they are few , vory few-drops of serfdom in a groat ocean of independent ; and thaUhe many-the thousands-will , some by their firmness m bearing difficulty , ana others by their actual help and support in averting it , show that they are true ih » nrmiii i i i i ¦ " ¦ ¦
men . " Other trades have come forward to our assistance , to a greater extent than we had a right to expect . Let us not disappoint them in our earnestness or determination to conduct the struggle with firmness and dignity . They have reposed their confidence in us and our proceedings . They are now watching anxiously the progress of events , dosiring to Bee the industrial classes of this country fairly and honestly represented by the Amalgamated Society in tnis-labour s great struggle . . Lot us show that their confidence is not misplaced , that their expectations of earnestness are no waggerated , and thon we shall have still further olaims upon them for support , and no doubt those olaims will be amply satisfied .
"Let every energy be employed to raise the necessary fund * , not only for the purposes of the monent , but to create the means of permanently improving tho condition of our trade , and then shall wo have to rejoice not only that now wo have successfull y defied opposition , but also that it has been rendered less possible for tho future . "By order of the Council , " J . Mosto , President . , 1 T j s » - » " w - Allan . Secretary . London , 2 o , Little Alie-street , March 8 . "
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Tho "Piedmontese Gazette , " of the 1 st , notices ditturnances which took place at Sassari , in the island of Sardinia , on the 24 th ult . It oonfirms the fact of many men having been wounded , particularly of the troops , who behaved with great moderation . The government has sent reinforoements to Sassari , but the latest accounts , whioh reach to the 27 th , announce that tranquillity kaa been completely restored . Chkap Omnibus Fares . —Tho proprietors of tho numerons omnibuses on the Oxford-street and Holborn line , from Paddington to the City , &c , have now adopted a table of fares on a scale of liberality and cheapness never yet enjoyed by the public on thi 3 , confessedly the most important omnibus route in the metropolis . By this new table there is a fare of 3 d . for the whole distanco from
Regent-circus , Oxford-street , to the extreme end of tbo journey eastward , besides the same fare for the half journey either way , as before . In addition to this there is a twopenny fare from the Marble-arch to tho bottomofllolbornhill , and another to the end of the journey , and also from the starting place at Paddington or Bayswater to the Marblearoh , so that the passengers have now the opportunity of tiding a third oi the distance throughout the line for a third portion of the fare . In addition to tbeBO facilities for cheap travelling , the cheap omnibuses at one penny and twopenny fares maintain tneir ground on this road , and are very liberally supported . A penny fare has also been adopted on the New-road line from Paddisgton to the Portland-road , which is » distance eq , ual to the length of Oxford-street , and is the first adoption of this extremeb tow fare on this important road *
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NATIONAL ^ CHARTE R ASSOCIATION . ' The Executive Committee met on Tuesday evening March 9 th , at 3 , Queen ' s Head-passage , Paternoste * row . Present—Messrs . Arnott , Bezer , Holyoake , and Graaiby . Mr . John Arnott presided . The following are the receipts since our last meeting , yU . : — Fr iends Meeting at Wkitfcaker ' s Temperance Hotel , Bradford , per G-. J . Holyoake , 9 s . U . ; Glasgow , per J . Watt , 5 s . ; F . G ., Edinburgh , 6 d . ; William Bowlin , Is . ; John Bowlin , Is . ; Henry Ross , ls . ; William Shute , ls . ; T . M . Wheeler , ls . ; J . D . Nieuss , ls . ; Newcastle-ou-Tyne , per George Graut , 7 s . 9 d . ; Newruthay , per J . Nicoll , 5 s .--Total , £ 113 s . 7 d .
t We have received letters from several of the principal localities in London , complaining of the conduct and policy , pursued by some of the members of this Committee at the late Conference of the Parliamen - tary Reform Association , added to which Mossm . Bezer and Shaw have signified their intention of rosiguing , on what they regard a point of policy . It is highly necessary that some understanding be coma to upon the matter ; a Convention will be the proper party to appeal to , and tho sooner it is called the better . We therefore hope that the diminished debt will be Bpeedily liquidated , and then wo will immediately call one .
In addition to our own ideas of not calling a Conyeution before the dobts are paid , we are strengthened in our opinion by correspondence from Ashton-under-Lyne , per Jame 3 Taylor , Wellingbro ' , Yarmouth , Bradford , and several other important towns in England , Scotland , and a large number of the principal Chartists in the country . James Grassby , Sub-Secretary , 96 , Regent Street , Lambeth .
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Metropolitan Delegate Council—Finsbury Litebary Institution . —Sunday Afternoon . —Mr . Mur . ray in tbe chair . Credentials were received from MesBrs . Jones and Wood , for the North London locality , and from Messrs . Snelling and Ferdinando , for the Victoria-Park locality . Mr . Jones stated that he had resi gned as delegate for the John-slrset locality , his views not being in accordance with those of his constituents , Mr . Wood stated that the Islington locality had merged into the North London . Mr . Bezer complained that Mr . Jones h&i not tendered hia resignation to the locality , as it left them deficient of a delegate . Mr . Jones reported that , as Secretary to the O'Connor Fund , he had received correspondence from Mr . Saul , declining to act as Treasurer and also from Mr . Duncombe
, , declining to act as a Trustee . After some discussion Mr . Sharman Crawford , M . P ., was nominated as Trustee , and Mr . 6 . W . M . Reynolds as Treasurer . The time fixed for receiving returns of nominations for treasurer , trustees , and secretary is until March 14 th , when the list will be published , and all voles must he returned b y March 23 rd . Mr . Jones reported from the Observation Committee . In con . junction with hia brother deletes he had attended the Parliamentary Reform Conference , hut on finding that no person was allowed to vote who was not prepared to support their programme , he had protested against those conditions , and withdrew from them all confidence and support . The Observation Committee , in connexion with other delegates , had decided upon moving an amendment at
the public meeting on Wednesday evening . He could assure them that a large majority of those present voted for tbe amendment . He , in conjunction with Mr . Shaw and others , had been deceived , and voted b y mistake for tbe resolution ; thus leading many of tbeir own friends astray . Notwithstanding this the "Globe" asserted that the amendment was carried . Other papers stated that the numbers were so near that it was difficult to decide . He recommended that an aggregate meeting of the Chartists of London should be called , te express their opinion upon the conduct of the late Conference , Mr . F . Farrah moved , and Mr . Henderson seconded— * ' That the report be received , and a vote of thanks given to the Observation Committee . " Mr . Bezer supported the motion . He exonerated the Conference from
acting unfair in not allowing the Chartist deputations to vof . e ; but taking their conduct as a whole , be believed they were acting diametricall y opposite to the interests of the working people . In addition to other journals the " United Service Gazette" had declared their amendment carried . He was more than ever convinced that the true policy of the Chartiat body was the obstructive . They had as much ri ght to oppose error as to support trntb . The report and vote ' of thanks were then adopted . Mr . Bligh moved , and Mr . Nicholls seconded— " That an aggregate public meeting be called at the earliest opportunity , and that Sir Joshua
Walrosley , and other beads of the Parliamentary Association , be invited . The motion was carried , and a committee appointed to get up the meeting and collect subscrip . tions for the same . Mr . Knowles moved lbs following resolution : — " That this Delegate Council having considered the conduct of G . J . Holyoake , as exhibited at the ParliRmentary Reform Conference , towards his brethren of the Kxecutive and Chartist body generally , cannot ackp . owledge him as an exponent of their princi ples , or aa one of the recognised leaders of their movement , and respectfully requnst him to retire from bis seat on the Chartist Executive . " Mr .
Bryson seconded the motion , which was supported in long speeches by Messrs . Bli gh , Snelling , Weedon , Ferdinando , Bezer , Clarke , Wood , Murray , and Jones . Messrs . Nicholls and F . Farrah opposed the resolution . . The resolution was carried by seventeen votes to two , with one neutral . Many of the delegates stated they had received instructions from their localities on the subject . The Council then adjourned . LiTKRiRT Institution . —On Sunday evening , Mr . Wheeler lectured at tho Literary Institution , Leicisterplace , FinBbury , on the " Past , Present , and Future Condition of tho Working Classes of England . " The leoturer dwelt upon the two first divisions of his subject , leaving fciie " Future " until an ensuing evening , Messrs . Rogers , Bezer , and Graut also addressed the audience , and dwelt upon the necessity of the people obtaining political power a » the only means of abolishing the grievous monopolies under whioh they laboured .
Snip Inn , Strblhousk-lane , Birmingham . —At a meeting held on Sunday evening last—Mr . Goodwin in the iliair—tbo subject of raising a testimonial to Mr . O'Connor for his past services in the causo of democracy , waa ably discussed ; whe it was moved by Mr . Mantle , seconded by Mr . Canthian , lhat a committee of seven persons bo appointed irom this meeting to consider what steps can be taken to E , ™ committee alread y formed in London for the « . «! la « dablo object . " The committee appointed were , htZ , W *™ ' ^ ' Carter ' Couthlan Pussell . New-M XIn TH' e ^ l'nestly invite M Pities favour-SxlaUhSip Inr mittee Weeting' on Lnday evening tiK IlS "" M ? m i ™ Lk ™ ° »™ CBIJf St . Ma « - riN s ilAu ,-Mr . Wheeler , m an exolanatow leu » *« * n
tmeowBB pursued by the Chartists at the Convention l « st week states that tha Parliament ary Reform , Part ? invited other bodies of Reformers to send denntatimf , f « V . Vh u opinions before them . Some tna SSSSutlS did eo Prior to the commencement 0 th b " sines , t £ deputations so appointed inquired whether the ? wiild be allowed to vote on the resolutions put to the mSetiw , and received an answer in the affirmative from Mr . Hume , the S p Tl Thlsarra"ge lle"t was subsequently broken by Mr . G . Thompson and the business committee , and hence arose the discussions which we gave last weelcas reported by the daily papers . Mr . Wheeler stateB that illness prevented him from sending his usual roport , whioh would havo given a very different complexion to these discussions and to tho conduct of tho Chartist delegates , which , he considers was justified by their position and a due adherence to m-incinle
A 3 to the conference itself , Mr . W . thinks it was an entire failure , and that if the amendment had been f : > irly put at the closing meeting , it would have been carried in favour of Chartism . On this same subject the Pinsbury locality passed resolutions at their meeting on Sunday : roeommen-< hn that no one should be olected cither to the Executive or Delegate Councils who advooate any other measure of reform than the People ' s Charter , thanking the delegates who maintained the right of free discussien at the Conference , and requesting Mr . G . J . Holyoake to resign his seat on the Executive in consequence of his conduct at tho satae . A similar resolution to the last was also passed on
bunaay oy tne Uhartists of the Total Abstincnco locality , 86 , Royal Mint-street , Tower-hill . The members of the Yictoria-parklocality , Bethnal Green , agreed to a resolution expressive of their pain in being compelled to disapprove of Mr . Holyoake ' s conduct in that instance , approving as they do of his general policy . But they think his opposition to Mr . Bezer ' 3 amendment was not worthv of a consistent Chartist . ; Bristol—At the weekly meeting , held on Tuesday the 9 th instant , a congratulatory address was adopted , and forwarded to T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., on big restoration to health , accompanied with an earnest solicitation for hia generous countenance and assistance in ve-organisin » a ml People ' s party for the purpose of Parliamentarv £ , *» . »
based on the principles of the People ' s Charter , which was signed by tbe Chairman and Secretary on behalf of the body The business of the evening concluded with the appointment of a committee to collect funds on behalf of our re-Bpeoted , but persecuted friend , Feargug O'Connor — . Wm Sbehau , Sec . Newcastle-ok-Thb . —Thi Proposbd Chabtht Conteic . TIO . V . —After duly considering the address emanating from our ManohesUr friends , the members have adopted the following reiolution , proposed by Mr . William Charlton and seconded by Mr . Angus M'Leod : — " That until the debt inourred by the Executive is cleared off , this locality cannot sanction the calling of a Convention , nor will it stnd a delegate to such Convention , if convened . —C , B . Knkuit , Corresponding Saecretary .
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Drainage and Embankment of LANoa . —The Earl of Carlisle has laid on the table of the House of Lords a bill of 133 clauses for the drainage and embankment of land in England and Wales .
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Riot on thk Entry op thk Loud-Lieutenant into Dublin .-A not , created by the Orange party , and which at onetime appeared likel y to be attended with serious consequences , marked the public entry of the Earl of Ellington into Dublin on Wednesday . ( The wmal of the viceregal coart will be found in our sixth page . ) It appears that about tbe time the procession was on its wny through Dame-street a knot of " gentlemen , " BtudenU of Trinity College , thought fit to hang am Orange handkerchief on a Jamp . post in the College railings . This was naturally regarded as a token of dofiance , and the populaco became highly excited . A policeman ordered the badge to ba takon down , and , being refused , he dragged it off its eminence by force . It was , however , again replaced on tha
ump , and a regular melee ensued . Stones and other offensive missiles flew about in nil directions , several of the students rushing into the streets armed with sticks . So formidable an appearance did the riot then assume , that the military had to interfere to check the disturbance , and Mterafiereo struggle eeveval of tbo "gentlemen" ringleaders were captured and brought prisoners to Collegestreet police-office , where they were dealt summary justice , ei her in the shape of fine or threats of imprisonment Others who figured less prominentl y in the riot , were discharged with a caution . It was altogether a moat disgraceful scone and had not its parallel since the commemorative days for tricking out the statue of King William on College-green . An affray , arising out of tho above , took place on Wednesday nigkt , when several individuala , students of College , and others , were taken Into custody .
Thk Pboposbd Local Rate pon Education . —The town , council of the borough of Salford , on Wednesday , after a long and animated discussion , affirmed the following proposition : —Proposed by Alderman Higgins , and seconded by Councillor Langwonby— " That inasmuch as there are two schemes now before the public , and about to be discuised in Parliament , having for their object tbe better education of the ohildren of the working classes , and both based on a public rate , their council admits that there is great need of increased education amongst the working olasses , and that it is deairablo to supply tho means by a publio rate , to be limited in amount , and to be under local management . " The votes were seventeen for the motion ( including that of the mayor ) , and fourteen against it .
Destruction of the Rkd Lion Tavehn , City-road . —On . Thursday morning a fire broke out in the extensive premises known as the Red Lion Tavern , 7 , City-road , the property of Mr . Alexander Levy . A policeconstable had his attention directed to the building by perceiving an unusual glare of light in the bar . Without a moment ' s delay an alarm was raised , and tbe proprietor of the establishment was awakened , wbo at once came down stairs to ascertain the cause of the noise . Having called violently for some minutes , the other residents , with the exception of Mrs . Levy , were made sensible of their impending fate , and they fortunately succeeded in reaching the street in safetv .
although nearly stifled with smoke . At that period Mrs . Levy v / as still upstairs , and , owing to the fire raging to furiously , there seemed no chanco of saving her life . The police constable , at the risk of hia life , rushed through the fire and smoke , and having mounted the stairs he happily managed to lay hold of the unfortunate female and carried her down in safety . Notwithstanding the most strenuous labours of tho brigade the flames continued to burn , and not until every part of the spacious building was nearly burned out , the valuable stock of liquors consumed , and » omo hundred pounds ' worth of other property destroyed . The total Ios 3 , which is considerable , will fall on the Sun Fire-office .
Extraordinary and Falal Occurrence . —Elijah Brice , a lad a ged fifteen years , in the employment of Mr . John Price , farmer , of Rowlstone-court , Herefordshire , met hia death under the following extraordinary circumstances . On Sunday evening , during the absence of his master , de « ° eased caught one of the cart colts and put a halter on it . isoth boys then went into a meadow with the animal , and fv u ? aving tied a waggon rope to the halter , one end . oi whic h he attached to his own waist , he directed his companion to whip the colt round . After a time a second colt came up and tho other ran away , dragging tho unfortunate deceased along , taking him the whole length of the meadow and through a " brake , " after which the rope came untied . Un his companion going up to him he found him dead . CAm
i , « Brf * T IllE . ^ i « . —Amongst tho fleet lately wind bound m Lamlash , not the least , but , perhaps , the greatest , £ r i *? K ^ °° ° b » £ Cl 0 etUS . ° S « " « OBtS , Which h / rnTVn tw « nty y <»» . »> as been commanded by an ttm £ 5 ? e « eedingly clover ycung lady , Miss Betsy Miller , daughter of tho late W . Miller , Esq ., shipowner L vP ^ L lnCT I Cb l K Or - tbattown- He w » s concerned wS 5 Cw ! , inthe American and coasting trade . SSrt » t « T . f M CShewentt 0 8 ea » *<* edas " ship'sbusband to her father ; and seeing how the captains in ' many ffifc ^ T ^ * ? ntic ™ d adventurous spirit im . Si » J ° . V ° ^ hetself ' father g ^ tified her caprice and gave her the command of the Cloetus , which she holds to the present day , and she has weathered the storms of th « deep when many commanders of the other sex have been driven to pieces on the rooks . The Cloetus U well known m the ports of Belfast , Dublin , Cork , Ac .-( Jiasgow lost .
National Reform LsAGUE . -On Monday evening Mr . Bronterre 0 Brien lectured to a numerous and enthusiastic audience , at St . Androw ' s-hall , Saffron-hill , on tho celebrated seven propositions of the National Reform League , lhe meeting was of the most encouraging character . This was the first of four lectures to b « delivered on successive Monday evonings at tho sarao ball . * Ji A . Mu nDIR ? 1 Ambobw . —Nothing has yet tran-SK * ? i ! murd eror 3 of Davios , gamekeeper at Garthewin , to jiutuxr . Two men , named John Hughes and ii a ? v ' T PPrehended on suspicion , nnd after a remand they were brought up beforo the Dean of St . Asaph , Mr . B . W . Wyrome , and Mr . P . W . Yorko . The investigatira was strictl y private , and , after the examination of thirteen witnesses the prisoners were discharged , nothing having been discovered to implicate them in the fatal transaction . Governmen t havo offered a reward of £ 100 and a free pardon for information that will l « art in th » nrm .
viotion ( of the murderers ; and £ 50 has been offered by Mr . B . WWymme , of Garthewin , to any pewim who did IQt actually commit the murder .
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COSFEREiYCE OP THE FRIENDS OF THE WORKING CLASSES . A meeting was held on Wednesday evening at the large room of the Working Tailors' Association , Castle-sbreefc , . Oxford-streefc , of tho council of promoters of Working Mens' Associations , and a number of other individuals favourable to social and political reform . Amongst those present , wore Lord Goderich , Professor Maurice , Messrs . welLkn ' ElllSOn ' Lu ^ ey , Lockhart , and other gentlemen Short !" for thei r advooacy of the causo of working mon . being assembled , * aPP ° ° d tim < 5 ' ab ° Ut 81 ' Xfcy perS 0 M Professor MAUBtoE was called to the chair , and stated that the present '
was an ** i ;~ : _ „_ ..,... _ .= _ :, _ , _ 7 n , 7 n « r ? £ u , ptelim 5 nar y Conference , similar ia its nature to those held at ti . » " < i m ¦ io ^ which had resulted in . £ , t c' ^ ourne Tavern m I 8 i& . other Wovkinsr Men ' s a , . . atlon of the Tailors and had , in his o P"Ln Xl ^ SS J ^ I ^ f ^ T vidually he had been greatlv Ku ° - mucl \ gOod - Il , " had taught him infinitely 27 ™ ofttlW ° J aS - ^ of working men than he had provioSlv 1-f ^ ° P T , trusted a corresponding effect had S / . !! ; an < 1 1 " * Working men who attended them rehtlv ^* ° tf , ** insocieV , Prom those OunfeS ^ £ d ° SSi ? SS things which were necessary to be doui £ » Z 1 SS welfare of the people , and with the limitedK ^ possessed , they had endeavoured to pffSoVT' ft
prawice -roe result Aad beon tho establishment of various Associations of working men , and tho proinulmt on of opinions , calculated to promote that ohiect . II 0 fett grateful to those who COmposiid those Oonfmnccs for tha instruction afforded him ; and being anxious to obtain more of a similar character , ho , in concert with Lord Goderich . and othor friends , were anxious to resume them . At their former meetings it had been the rule to lay down some subject for discussion at their ensuing meoting ^ ami thea freoly to examine and discuss it , the Mibjcot for deliberation being left entirel y to their choice . He concluded by expressing his belief , that much good would arise from such a free interchange of their opinions . Air . Waltkb Cooper , in a long and eloquent address , suggested that such subjects as " Labour and Capital , " Political Reform , " " The best means of Promoting Education , and » How far the Priesthood of this country could assist the friends of progression , " would form good subjects for discussion on ensuing evening
. thfJ , ' , i »? m £ in a len S thy address , proposed that hwX . f ° ! - Whether Christianity sane ioncd tho division of society into classes i , «^ h ™ 7 ^ Tra ' * * 1 uestion " Whatshould n , „ li ? - ) - * efri 8 D «>» <> Co-operation in the present political _ cm . s » and dwelt with much effect UPOtltlie re 2 Seisrt > . thet - ¦*«« * ° * n ( ra " nil i ' ' ? T l ailvocat J ed an in ( luiry int ° the question BuSSS a ? . ^ V 8 ta ^ d that the Pimlico Working tabliihment U Sixty men emplo >' od iu thoir es ' « f i ! f n ? ?™ . r . e 88 a tho mee ting on the rise and fall ? i ?» rT if - T tlC 8 smce 1830 ' and tnB roB 80 n " of fcheir £ r « - \ l ^ how in he necessity of an alteration in the laws , £ r £ ? n r y wo meet with general support , or have acertain prospect of success .
.. M , ; aff f / -n pr ? that thev 8 llould ^ q » ivo into the effects of Trades' Unions in past time , and their probable future influence on the cause of co-operation . " . hnS' / f " ^ W ^ " What are the relations which should exist between Capital and Labour . " lhe various questions were then put to the vote , and it was decided that tho question proposed by Mr . Jepson should bo tho one to be debated-on the ensuing meeting . It was then resolved :- « That the Conference should hold its meetings fortnighly , on Wednesday nights , and that a Committee should be appointed to secure a larger place of assembl y , and to arrange the Conference business . " It was then decided that the Committee should consist of two persons fvom th e Council of Promoters , two associates , and three non members . Lord Goderich , Professor Maurice , Walter Cooper , T . Ellis , and Messrs . Theobald , Jepson , and Stallwood , were then appointed the Committee .
The Conference then adjourned until Wednesday , March 24 th , to assemble at the Association Rooms , Castle-street , at eight o «! ock . '
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' that have been l l Mj ^ , THE NORTHERN STAR . fi " ¦ ?—¦¦—— m . ' , ! L ' iL . "" . " ' [| . m ^ w .. ¦ ., _ .
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MEETIN G AT BIRMINGHAM * A meeting of tbe trades was held in Birmingham on tho 5 th mst ., to receive a deputation of the operative engineers from Lancashire . Air . W . Newton was present , and addressed the meeting , over which Mr . George Dawaon , M . A ., ? . ^ \ I- re e resolut'ons were passed : the first was-_ lhat this meeting is of opinion that a great principle in involved in tho dispute now pending between the master ! " ?) l ^ a " ? t ejr workmen it is also a war of capital against labourand
, , therefore every man who lives by his \ . *?\ - d 6 eply lnterested in the result {" -secondly , t That inconsequence of several of the employee iathe Tn ^ , ? " ^ their banishments , and forcing unskilled workmen , unconnected with any society , on tbeir own resources we call upon the public to extend the sympathy towards them which their present position demands ;" -and , finally , "That this meeting is of opinion that it is necessary that a Trades' Conference be called together , as SSS" * w V ° t- tllat r ^ S ^ t * my be madefor of 3 J wL ? T CDilOn } ° ab 0 ur > from the encroachments of capital , which present circumstances demand "
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STRIKE OP WORKMEN . The " Newry Examiner" states that the operative stonecutters and masons employed on the works of the viaduct over the Bqrne have struck for an advance of wages
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FACTORY DELEGATE MEETING . There was a meeting of factory delegates at Manchester on Sunday , to consider the propriety of applying to parliament to insert the word , " no child" in the S of 1850 so mi ™ Ef * 7 ? llng > but ultimatelyitwas determined only to apply to the present government to better enforce the regulations to the present act through the inspectors , ° ^ ¦ Mm
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STRIKE AT THE COAL-PITS . Some of the workmen at one of tho coal-pits of the Jiscarpelle , near Douai , have struok in consequence of the arrest of some of their comrades . They proceeded to another pit and endeavoured to induce the men to join them , threatening to cut the rope of the pit if they refused . Some of them were then arrested by the gendarmes ; the others immediately endeavoured to effect a rescue . Some others of them were then arrested ; and a pioket of artillery being sent to the Bpot , order waB restored . —Frtntk Paptr ,
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AGGREGATE MEETING OF THE BRASS TRADES . - On Wednesday night an aggregate meeting of the brass trades took place at the Natioal Hall , High Holborn , to COnildsr the claims of the operative engineers and tako steps for their support . —Mr . W . Alland was called to tho chair , and in addressing the meeting in support of the position occupied by the Amalgamated Society , Baid that thoir demands were perfectly just with respect to tho abolition of systematic overtime , for no man ought to be compelled to work more than six days in tbe week . lie , however , knew an engineer who had in one week worked 100 hours , he also worked twenty-Tour Sundays in succession , and because he asserted his ri ght as a man and refused to work on the twenty-fifth , he was discharged . Such a state of things
was worse than slavery , and surely required to be altered , and the engineers deserved support in endeavouring to abolish it ; and especially they deserved the support of the brass trades , between whom and their own there was so close aconnexion . —Mr . J . Barry , member of the Amalgamated Society , explained to the meeting the nature of the dispute from which the strfke had arison , as it has betn repeatedly explained in our columns . Several operatives connected with , the brass trades also addressed tbe meeting , and the following resolutions were adopted : " 1 . Ia the opinion of this meeting the closing of the shops by the master engineers was an act of gross injustice , inasmuch as they have thereb y thrown out of employ lar » e numbers of men ; not only those connected with the
Amalgamated Society , but also those who wero in no way connected with the dispute in question ; and this meeting is also convinced that the question upoa which the employers and the operative engineers are at variance has a bearing upon the future ri ghts Of all workmen , and as the result of « iHn ^ e 3 ent ^ ° nt ? muat "" Serially affect our relative potWn ' ii ! T fore P ?^ ourselves to assist the operasympathy with the operatives who have bin thrown oS a ^ s ^ s-eS -a ^ sas ^ sa : ^ tSS ^ S ^ SSS' ° ^ " ^ -esoluti ,
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WOLVERHAMPTON CONSPIRACY CASE . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sra . —The London Defenco Committee having deputed myself and Mr . Bunn , to visit the trades of Sheffield for the purpose of raising subscriptions necessary to liberate the Defendants now in the Queen ' s Bench , and to free their bail from responsibility , we have much pleasure in informing you and the trades generally , that the working men of Sheffield feel indignant with the ' vindictive proceedings of the prosecutors of those unfortunato defendants , and not only against them , but against the trades of this country . We have during the week v ? a \ ted upon a » veat number of the trades , all of whom have promised to take this question up , and to render such assistance as is com . patable with their means . Trade , however , is bad , and great numbers of men are out of work , and receiving sup . port from their respective trades . Still one feeling of universal sympathy for the victims in the Queen ' s Bench actuates and pervades the whole .
The Saw Grinders , a small body have unanimously voted £ 3 . Their first subscription was £ 5 . The Shoe Makers , another body small in numbers , but earnest and powerful in their hatred of oppression , have voted £ 2 10 s ., their first subscription waa £ 2 . The Printers , also few in numbers have voted £ 2 . Their first contribution being £ 3 . The Table Blade Forgers , one of the most influential trades in bheffield , and who for some timo have been supporting a considerable number of unemployed , have generously voted £ 10 . * Thus has tbe work commenced in right good earnest and there is no doubt but that a fund adequate to meet the liabilities of the Defence Committee will be raised in a very short time especially if ether towns and . trados will act with that promptitude and liberality which characterises the trades of Sheffield . If you can insert this in your Journal , you will much oblige , yours respectfully , EDWARD HUMPHRIES , st . «; m m v , a , 0-o WILLIAM H . BURN . Sheffield , March 10 , 1852 .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 13, 1852, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1669/page/5/
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