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? COAL PIT GRIEVANCES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORIHEBN ST,1R. Si if.—In examining your paper dated the 11th inst, I find in the debate of the House of Commons, Tuesday, tha 7ih of June, the evidence of James Waniner, a miner, the worst thing that has ever been brought about against the colliers 13 in ths masters employing little bits of lads as engineers. Until a man has come to maturity of age, acd to know the value of a man's life hs is not to be trusted with the management of an engine. This was a perfectly jast remark.
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Report of ike Ds'ejite Committee o / ifie National Charier Asiocialion , residerd in Birmingham , held at 1 / ie B ' acJ : Horse , Jur . e 7 th , 1 S-42 .
Fellow P-iteiots , —Having been depnted by you as an Executive Council , to take the most efficient measures to promote the orranisation , harmony , and actiTity cf our union , -we have felt iV our duty to call yon tcgtther , for the ¦ purpose of considering—first , oar present position , and , secondly , to ascertain how fir you ire prepared to aid in consummating the liberty of ok beloved ccnr . try . To ii 3 it was a matter cf serious responsibility in accepting the tfirciutare of the Executive Council , yet as patriots it was our duty , and so far as we have "been enabled , -we hare arduous ! - sought to fuISI ti = object of our mission ; we have laboured to effect :. cc-icplfete co-operation of the varicn 3 localities of the rational Charter Association of fchia town , and we have b = fen EuccessfnL
Thire is but one sentiment has pervaded all our Eeetirgs—that 5 s , to achieve frtedom we must bs iai : _ tL To scccrnpliffe this grand wori of moral povrer , is the e " j ^ ct for -which we have called you together . As patriots—as saviotus of your country , vs -srere aware that to establish coES-icnce , it "was neces-Eiry yen Ehould assemble . Many of you are unknown to ccch other . This ¦ will tend to extend your intimacy —to inspire you with zi&l—to eso . lt your sentimentsto txdie rcctnsl respect—to abater : jour energies , and to con-irm -our patriotism . The real patriot must row
be fevinguiEied by his devotion to the sacred cause cf liberty ! The pseudo-patriot ¦ will soon abandon a cause he is unworthy to aid . Every man , however hunKe , has great cities to perform . Let , then , every cue consider that , in failing to contribute his share of cxyiicn for the salvation cf his country , he is an accessory ic , tie crimes cf de 5 pof . sra ; that those who tolerate the outrages on suffering humatity are as gully as those who conn ^ t them . In a word , they are unfit to exercise liuiij who are not prepared to struggle for its obtarcaiec ^
Oir position at present as a great class cf Reformers is Siist cmleiL The Government is in principle a confederacy of rich usurpeis , who have in the course of events . rIac :-3 a powerful and inhuman liciion in the EBpruns * aimuiismtitn of authority , through the tserci ;^ of which tLey E ^ ay conserve the esistins bri-and JEftitaa- ^ ns , and with absolute rcsjoiitits , in the X ^ giskture . can perpetuate the atrocious order of things . Tts , f-lii-rr patriots ! a crisis is approaching when , Erlei 3 we are trspared to grappla with the Monster-TTJcrpstior ; , rot en ' y will your condition be rendered irreafctniable ; but we may by our criminal apathy , consign oar t ^ iUrity to eternal Elavery .
Ltt us iLen so far as we are concerned , do our duty ; Itt zs srt an example to the country . . Birmingham is a town cf in-mensi pcpula ' -ion . tnd what is still more gratfyicg . the people are democrat . Great events are associated with the name , let us hope they are worthy of it Their energies have hkierto been ever ready at the ctanrflsrd cf their country when any great measure of Bciorm has been submitted to the Government . All then that ia necessary is to concentrate their moral power / or great practical purposes , the present plan of tnion , is capable of accomplishing this essential object ly adapting * the most judieious arrangements for its efficient application . As sucb we now submit to your deliberation the following seans of vigorously organising the working men cf this locality : —
First , "We propose that a commodious and respectable . ' ecture room , be taken , and should it be impossible to obtain such a place , thst steps be immediately taken , either to purchase 3 piece cf property to be converted , into such a meeting room , or to eiect a kalL Secondly , That 3 mcciirg of the members be held weekly , for the transaction of business , and that each isnnber is specially requested to attend as frequ&ntly sa possible . Thirdly . That open air meetings be held every week for the purpose of diffusing cur principles , and extending our organization .
Fourthly . That a general Conference of all the Members bs teld ccce in each month ; that an addres 3 j fce issued from them to the people ef Birmingham and I
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the surrounding districts to be placarded , on the walls of the town , and that a number of copies be distributed at the lowest possible charge . Fifthly . That canvivial tea parties be held in the room as frequently as would be advantageons , for the interest of the cause , in engendering a good feeling , amongst the members . That instruction classes be formed , and every competent member is especially desired by this conference to aid this desirable undertaking . Sixthly . That as soon as a proper room la obtained , a Benefit Society be formed in conjunction with our organization . , _ . _ .
Having submitted these means , we may state that wahave our organization now greater than ever has been since the Birmingham Political Union . That we are capable of carrying out the complete organfzition of Birmingham , if aided by your powerful exertions . As Patriots we are ready to perform our share .
? Coal Pit Grievances. To The Editor Of The Norihebn St,1r. Si If.—In Examining Your Paper Dated The 11th Inst, I Find In The Debate Of The House Of Commons, Tuesday, Tha 7ih Of June, The Evidence Of James Waniner, A Miner, The Worst Thing That Has Ever Been Brought About Against The Colliers 13 In Ths Masters Employing Little Bits Of Lads As Engineers. Until A Man Has Come To Maturity Of Age, Acd To Know The Value Of A Man's Life Hs Is Not To Be Trusted With The Management Of An Engine. This Was A Perfectly Jast Remark.
? COAL PIT GRIEVANCES . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORIHEBN ST , 1 R . Si if . —In examining your paper dated the 11 th inst , I find in the debate of the House of Commons , Tuesday , tha 7 ih of June , the evidence of James Waniner , a miner , the worst thing that has ever been brought about against the colliers 13 in ths masters employing little bits of lads as engineers . Until a man has come to maturity of age , acd to know the value of a man ' s life hs is not to be trusted with the management of an engine . This was a perfectly jast remark .
Mr . Wild , chief constable of Oidham , whose daty it is to collect evidence for the coroners inquests , said it is a general Eystem here to employ mere children to tend these engines , and to ttop them at the proper moment , and if they do not stop them , the two , three , four , or five persena wound up together , are thrown over the beam down the pit ajain . There have been people wound over at Oldham Edge , and at Rubin Hill , within this six or seven years . Doe 3 not know a case in which children were cot the engineers .
I have now to state that I have been a workman under the firm of ilessrs . Barker , Evans , and Co ., as a miner , sinker , and othsr work , for the last twenty years , and eleven of the last I have been the under steward f $ r- the above firm , and have to state there was never any one wound over either at Oicibam EJge , Robin Hill pita , nor even at any other pits under the game £ r : n , or Dry Ciough Compnny . it would not be possible to wind them over the beam—our engine is eo constructed as to stop before the waggon could reach the beam . Likewise it is said beys of eight cr nine years of age conduct tbe engines , —i . ever such thing is practised under this firm , but good and experienced menconduct the- engine .
I hope in your next you will correct this error as well as you can . The said firm find themselves aggrieved 2 l the publication treating upon them , end being const-ant readers of your valuable paper , wkh you not to let go sight of making it appear ; whatever may be the pr-. ctice with other firms ice have nothing nothing to effer . I am , Yours most respectfully , Joii-v Evans , Underlookcr . Oldhani , June IS , 1 S 42 .
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THE CASE OF DUFFY . TO THE EDITOK OF THE NORTHER * STAR . Sir , —I trust you will allow me through the medium of your paper to appeal to my brother Chartists on behalf of James Duffy . I think a plain statement of his cas 3 will be sufficient to call forth your sympathy and support on his behalf . I have no need to remind yon of his sufferings in Nortballerton hell for your cause ; ef his breaking np a once happy and comfortable home , and being thrown pennyless with his constitution destroyed upon an unrelenting and and persecuting world , for advocating the cause of suffering humanity .
ily dear friends can you see a man like unto Duffy dying for want of support , and not rousa yourselves to do something for him . "We , tbe Chartisis of Derby , have taken him under our protection . We contemplate establishing him as a hawker and general dealer , and we confidently appeal to our brother Cbartists , to assist U 3 ia this laudable undertakirg- Rsmember that many can help one wken one cant help many . Hoping you will see it your duty to do something , I remain . your 3 , In the cause of justice , Thomas Brigcs . Derby , June 21 st , lSi 2 .
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TO THE EDIT 02 OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —In a preceding number cf the Star you very properly csntioned the people against any inducement held oat to them to violate the lair . I participate in the advice given si this particular crisis , believine , as I do , that one falsa step on the part of the Chartists would throw them into the arms of their enemies , and damage the very important position they now hold . I am led to these remarks from the fact that myself and others wero reqnesttd to attend a meeting in
a new locality of the National Charter Association in Great Guildfoid-strefct , Southwark , on Thurs . lay evening last . After having carried a resolution in favour of the Charter , there were three individuals in the room , one of whom , apparently well educated , get up and igdressed the meeting in the most rabid styie , advising the pecrle , when hungry , to srzi food from the baker ' s at , d cook-Hhops ; denounced tbe ChaTtists for their cowardice ; recommended assassination , and caMed that dan a fool who would destroy himself and children from tLe fear of povertr , instead of destro 3-ing the
E'jtLcis cf his misery : all of which , from ihe venemenw manner , in which it was delivered , was much applauded j by the meeting . Messrs . Blackmore , ilaynard , and myself brought j the meeting back to their original position ; and instinccd the fact , that we have already 500 indi ? iciuals incarcerated and cruelly treated , through the instrumentality of Whig spies , and that we were not yet to be ceught by Tory spies , which was appreciated and 1 the iLflutnce of the individuals in question set aside . ' I vas-struck on entering the meeting at finding a )
policeman at the door ; a rather unusual eccurrence at London meetings of lat- ? . 14 must also be borne in mind ; that Chartism is triumphant in Southwark to the : chagrin of both faction ? . I have no desire to create an unnecessary alarm in the minds cf any one ; but we most bide our time ; and as events are faat crowding : round us , I firmly believe the people will , ere long , have an opportunity of evincing th 6 ir adherence to the principles of the Charter , and hence the necessity of j avoiding sectional squabbles with the law . I respecfully differ from Mr . O'Connor in his last letter to the imperial Chartists , where be says : —
" The Tories are tjo strong te use spies or hirelings to destroy U 3 ; " for I think , although strong in power , th ^ y '• have not left off their old tricks , and would gladly > seJzs the opportunity , through spie 3 and agents , cf putting -down Chartism , which is l ? kdy to hurl them from power , if suffered to proceed at the pace it has been going at the last two or three years . ; Mv object in submitting this statement to your con- ; sideration ia to put mj brother Chartists on their guard j against the icflammatcry harangues of persons they inow nothing of . I am yours , in tte caure , J . W . Pabker , 1 , Osfoid-itrest , Waierloo-roai .
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HOUSE OF LORDS—Friday , June 17 , Lord Cloncurry inquired if any portion of the money collected by virtue of the Queen's letter would be distributed among the people of Ireland ¦? " - ¦ The Duke of Wellington said ha would mafeo inquiry , and inform the Noble Lord on the next day the House met . Lord Fitzgerald and Vesci said it would bo aa well if the Noble Lord would well consider his question before he gave notice of his inkntion to pat it ; ho would be aware that the money collected wag by virtue of a letter read iu the churches of England , Wales , arid Scotland , and not in Ireland . Did the Noble Lord wish to know if any of the money collected in this country was to be sent to Ireland %
Lord Cloncurry said the letter had bepn read in some of the churches in Ireland ; and he wished to know if the IrieB . people would be participators ? The conversation then dropped . The Eatl of Radnor wished to ask what was the reason of the distribution of 2 Afl . in the pound of the proposed tax in Scotland , while it waa Shi . in England ? : " The Earl of Ripon said that in former Income Tax Bills the tenant was charged upon two-thirds of his rent , but it was found that this operated unequally upon the Scottish tenantry , who paid higher rents in proportion than the English .
The Earl of Ripon then moved the third reading of the . Bill ; In doing so , the Noble Earl observed that nothing but the most urgent neewssity cbultr-justify-ihe introduction cf such a measure . He then entered into a financial statement , in order to prbvu the necessity for resorting to such an extraordinary measure for the parpose of equalising the income and expenditure of the country upon a sound and proper footing . The Majquis of Lansdowne did not wish to obstruct the Bill , for he admitted tfio necessity of raising a revenue ; his orjectiori was as to the means . He warned their Lordships that in agreeing to an incoaio
tax they might be laying the foundation , for good or evil , of an entire change in the system of our taxation . He opposed the details of the Bill , with its inquisitorial power , on the hypothetical ground that the bill was necessary ; but ha denied that necessity , required as it was to nwko up between two ari& three millions of a defieipney . As a tax , it was essentially unjust ; end all its injustice a ; ul- inequriliciea might have , been avoided by resorting to the resources of the country , such as by an alteration of the Corn Laws , timber , and sugar duties . He concluded with a motion embodying his viewa .
Lord Colchester said that the deficiency in the supplies cf sugar had bten only caused by a series of droughts , and-that" uader ordinary circumstances our colonies would supply our demands without any alteration in the duties . ' Lord Brougham , while denouncing the income tax , admitted its necessity , and at the same time cendemntd the oppositi&n which bad been raised ngainst the measure , which ho conceived to have been the reeult of mere tactic ? . There was but a , choice of evils , national insolvency , or an income t / ix . The pecutaiary measures suggested by the Marquis of Lansdowue would prove utterly ineffectual or mischievous , for the reduction of the duty on foreign sugar -would be a premium and an encouragement to slavery . The Noble and Learned L' > rd concluded with pointing out what he considert-d to be defects iu tbe Income Tax Bill , but which their Lordships had no power to alter or amend .
Viscount Melbourne charged Lord Brougham with inconsistency ,, inasmuch as he had been the chief leader of the assault on the former Income Tax in 1816 , while he supported the present one . Ha did not himself share in all tho injections which were entertained by others against an income tax . T . ut he thought that at tho present time , and under taa existing circumstances of the country ,. it was unnecessary , and supported themotion of the Marquis of LansdowJio . The Duke of Wellington declared that nothing but : a great financial difruulty would have led the government to propose an income tax , which would not be maintained oco hour longer than was necess . iry ; . The Earl of WiCKLOw was at a loss to conceive why Ircbad was exempted from the Inco > no Tax . It was injurious to it that it should be confiiiiered exempt to take its share ef the burdens of the country .
T&uEirl of Clarendon supported tuo amendmunt , and defended the financial propositions of tr . o ! ato government Ho also contended that the tariff would not be equivalent for the income tax , for the great articles of consumption , such as butter aud cheese , were left untouched . Lord WUARN'CLiFFE defended the imposition of the income tax as being tiie only one which could be resorted to under the circumstances in which . the country was placed by t ' oe late government . After a few observations from the Marquis Clanricarde and Lard Lsttleton , The Alarquia of Lansdowne repiied ; the Earl of Ripon explained . Upon a division there appeared , for th 8 original motion , 112 ; against it , 02 . After some , further discussion , their Lordahips adjourned the debate at three o ' clock .
Saturday April \ d . The royal assent was given by coui 22 is 3 ion to various bills , mostly of a privite nature .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS , Friday , June 17 . The Speaker took tho chair at the usual hour . Mr . Fox Maule presented a petition from th 9 General AssHmbiy of the Church of Scotland , on the state of Church patronage in that country , praying for t ! : s repeal of the Act of Qv . oen Anue having reference to this subject . Ho Oilv . Fox Maulo ) , fuvth « r considering the motion for an address to the throne , of which he had given notice for Tue 3 ilay next , had resolved not to proceed further with 'that motion ; . at the same time reserving to himself the power of taking tip the matter should he deem fit in another session , if the Government did not do so .
Sir Robert Vbel said he would have acceded to the Right Hon . Gt-ntieman ' s motion had he brought it forward , and availed himself of the opportunity it afforded of stating the reasons why the Government , for the present , had given up interference in this question . . Ho . left it to the good sense and moderation of tho people of Scotland to afford the Hitans of a proper understanding on a subject of . so much importance . Lord John Russell was ready to leave the question with perfect satisfaction in the hands of the Government . Mr . C . BulleFv called the attention of the Houss to the recent proclamation relative to the gold coinage . He thought it a case of such urgent importance , that he was prepared to proceed now , or , if the Government objected to his proceedings at present , he would postpone his motion till Monday .
Sir R . Pekl CQinp / a ' . ned that no notice had been given cf thi 3 su ' rj .-ct : the G ^ vernniftnt had come down prepared to discuss another question . Mr . Buller tlien gave notice that he sheuld bring f ) rw ; : ni hia mction as an amendment ou the order for reading the first order of thediiy onilonday . The order of the day for the second reading of the Pook Law 13 i : i was th »? n read , after which , ' . Several Hon . Members , on both sides of the House , presented pttitionsagJiinst the Bill itE 2 l " , and various of its previuiens ., Ou the motion that the Bill bo read a second time .
Siiaiiman Crawford rose to move : m amendment , that it bo rend a second time that day three months . The olyjct if the old Poor Lw was employmsnt or Euhsistenca f <» r the destitute poor . The new Poor Law did iiot gsvo relief till they arrived at that point of destitution whica the-law- 'Ought to prevint , and not create . On that prinsi-ple ho founded his eppssition to the measure . There Ivid been little or no increase in the ratea from tboycar 1750 till tbe Act was ulteres ? . Tha Qilheit Acts and ' select vestries : loft tho management of tbe poor in tho 'hand ' s of strangers , wliilo under the . old law the parishioners had the management of their own officers . He maintained that the continuinco of the present law-would'ba on act of great injustice to tho peor man . He did not think that relief shpulclbp givea to able-bodied men without their giving their labour in exchange . ,
Captain Peciielt , seeonded the motion , of his Hon . Friend He should oppsse the continuance of the law , bt-cau ? e it interfered so much with local acts . Gilbert unions found work fjr able-bodied paupers instead of sending them to the workhouse . The poor in the Gilbert uniansaro much better provided for ; and one million ' and a half of the inhabitants of this country are now enjoying liberty under thesa acts . His great objection to the measure \ vas that it proposed a continuance of the systeai for five-years , ami ttiat it interfered bo . many ways with the Gilbert unions . The Eon Member here read some documents to show tha inefficient workiug of the new Poor L-iw . lie would never consent to the dissolution of the Gilbert unions .
Mr . Pakington would givo his cordial support to the measure introduced by her Majesty ' s Government . There had been attempts made to excita the bad passions of the people on tbe Bubjecb of the New Poor Liw . Ha was convinced that by thus giving bis vote to t ' ae measure , he was promoting the ink rests of the working classes themselves . Bethought it impossible that thesffairs of tnepoor could be managed without some central controlling authority . He thsught the guardians should not be removed every year ; but that they should bo continued for five years . The Hon . Member dt fended the proceedings of the body of guardians that bad been attacked by the Hon . Member who had brought forward his amendment . No class of
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GeheralJOHNSOJf said ; the working ; of the present law was very defective . There was no distinction between good and had ; for , by whatever means a man was made a pauper , he waa equally a pauper . The amount of the rates bad diminished before the Act was passed ; but , withia the last ' three years , they had materially increased . He atrongly objected to the Commissioners being in power five years longer , as tbe Bill prsposed . Our forefathers took care of themselves and of half the poor ia the parish ; and why should we not dp so too ? Wages were depressed by the poor law . He would exclude the system uf workhouses;—of the workhouso taat—for , formerly ^ there was not above one workhouse to a hundred parishes .
Colonel SmiHORPE highly respected tho present Government ; but yet he did not believe the Now Poor Law had benefited the poor . He , therefore , felt it to be his duty to oppose the measure . Ha should think it his duty to take the sense of the Houso upon the subject ; and ehould support tha motion of the Hon . Member . Mr . Grimsditch said the present measure was condemned by tha great maws of the p « ople . He objected strongly to tho duration of five years ; for , if the Comniisionera ratainsd their ofiicea f , » r five years longer , the country would ba in arms . He reprobated the syatem of intimation of terror , tiad tyranny , practised in workhouses at present ; ami he hoped the Bight H ' wn . Baronet , at the head of the Government . woul . l
apply the efforts of his gigantic mind to some rfcmeaial measuTO—( hearr ) Ha would compel the Convmissioners to make returns to the Secretary of Saitc for the Home Department . He read several extracts from ancient statutes to show the inefficiency of every successive Poor Law down to the present , and ha contended that Lord Brougham had . owned *' that it had never beea intended to appiy it to the manufactuiicg districts ; nor did he believe tho patience of the people would long endure it in the agricultural districts . Now , sometimes temporary relief for a week , n ; ty , for a day , would enabl 8 the poor man to regain his independence , to remaiu his own maater ; but ia order to quaiifv him for being an inmatei of a workhouse , his goods fftro sold off , and he was brought to a s : nte of mter destitution .
Sir G . Napieu could not see the uso of appointing Poor Law Commissioners at exhorbiitant sitlaries . Tiie union had doue- a Rieat deal of Rood in the district , where he hadefficiitud ; and if all the unions iaERgliind were upon so small a scale tlipy v ? ou ! d be a blessing instead of a curse to tfco country . In his district old people of sixty years of age had received three shillings per week , and why should . they be deprived of a comfortable horaa ? They were people of good charae ' er , and he sbouM like to break the law for . their beneiit—( laughter ) . Nov / , if a man with five or six children finds his 12 s . per week riot sufficient to maintain his family , ho must mow sell his goods and came into the poor-honaes . Workkuuses ought to "be more like Chelsea or Grfefenwkh hoapitnl than that which they are present He would , in the ovent of a liiaa having a large fan ; iiy , agree to take one or two of hia family
into the house and educate them , upon the understanding that they should be reinunerated for ifc afterwards . In c ? ses of bastardy al ^ o , he disliked tha iiiea of tho reputed futlaer not , being obliged to support tbe caiH . He did not believe that the morals of females were ' one whit better for it ; for ssnerally speaking the girl could not get a living for hersulf and child , and must go to the poor-house : for support . A poor girl who conducts lisrselfwell cannot escape ; wherarjs , & loose girl may go out and come iiito the workhouse every week if t-ho pleasts , by making an arrangement with her lover . \ Tas there any decency ., ' sense , or morality in this ? Ho should propose that every body should enterinto a sniuil wtckly subscription , if only twopence per week , toforui afu »; l for the relief cf the poor . Now , with respect to fhu Gilbert Unions , he did not Vciry well like them . Wby should the R ' . ght Hou . Baronet destroy these Unions ? Ho should voto against the Bill .
Mr , Ferrand 6 troDgiy rt-probated the heartless tyranny with w . Vich . the Poor Law was attempted to be enforced . Magistrates were too idle to attend to the aft'airs cf the poor ; and this measure- would be a disgrace to Englishmen , it would bj a violation of the constitution . ' In Barfcshire , the geultemeri were too fond cf fox-hunting to attend to the ' nffiiirs of the parish . A woman was overseer in one p ;» r : ah in the south of England . The present Poo ? Lw b ' n > l been productive of great evil ; and he thought it a cruel thing that the . poor . should be punishod for th ' . i gross negligence of the rich . It had beea attempted to drive the poor from the soil ia the south of England . But the poor had a right to tho soil of this cuuntry ; they had a homestead on tho soil ; . and tlu-y should
not ba deprived of it , to be reduced to misery and destitution . It was recoininended by tbe Poor La < 7 Commissioners that they should be starved off the soil ( No !) H 0 coukl prove it ! Thsy had recommended it . Oh , what a horrible state of eppressioh- ! .. He would , read Dr . Kay ' s letter . Listen ,, then , ye' Honbulable Members who aid , " read , read . " He ( Dr . Kiy ) said , that necessity must drive them from their abodes Was not that it ?—( hear , htar . ) It had been represented that the manufacturera in tha nort of Ensla . nd had entered into a . conspiracy with the Poor Law Commissioners to absorb the surplus labourers cf the south of England , by kidmpping the poor of ths south ! Mr Chadwick , a qvuker gvntlemau , had buen insbumental in sbsorbirsg the surplus populatiyn of the south . It
was one of the mpEt disgraceful scenes of tyranny and slavery over exhibits / 1 in any civilised country . Man under this system becomes brutal and reokltss ; he toils , like Sisyphus at , bis wheel , with no other prospect than a constant repetition of his unniitigated labour ; his habits are debafced ,- ? his morals are coutasninatcd , he becomes sullen and ferocious , and r . n : easy prey to the arts cf designing demagogues —( htar , hear . ) lion . Gentlemen might sny " Hear , hoar , " but ho cauld point out some of tkein . Will gentlemen « ive their sanction to this nieasurii ? Will they place tins feaTful power into the bauds cf these Poor Law Commissioners for five years ? ( Loud cries of " , no , no ) The bible is trampled under foot ! Tho laws of God
ore scoffed at ! For wa are enjoined to feed the pour Ytt they aro Eacrillceii ; - for what ? To sweji the enormous wealth ef their masters , nnrl to save the rates . This Las been avowed . Ha'l the poor-5 a ,-w commissioners been able to carry out this law in the north ? No , they had not . Men had been incarcerated in county . ' gaols , because they could not pxj ths 2 i . od poor rates . He know a poor m . in out of work , who had 3 s . allowed him by the poor-law guardians , in his union , to maintain his wife an J family , but he was stopped 2 s . 6 d . out of it for poor rates . It was dreadful that aged people , who had paid tho ratas , . ' should- be torn from their homes , and immured in Bastiles ! If we fu ! Sl but oiiQ-iweatidth part of our promises , that bill will never be read a second time .
. Sir J . GRAIIaM vindicated Dr . Kay from the aspersions of the Hon . Member who had juht sat down . Tho poor had no right to a maintenance without ¦ working . This w ; ia a dpctrnie subversive of all the rights of property , aud most snuchievous to the working ciasse 3 tbemsolves . Mr . Stuart Wortley deprecated tbe US 8 of strong or harsIilangr . &gQ with l-cspect to tbe poor-l . 'iv ? commission . GcndeniMiig the puwtrs givtn to tlsnt cunmissiou , he did not , ucverthekbs , ask for its insiant abrogation , t-ut . cautioned tLo Hcuia against its perpetuation , beliovipg that , under proper traij ) in £ , the lecal authorities wtra the best admini { itrE , tors of the poor-law . Colonel Wood ( Brecon ) supported the second rea'dhig of iho bill , Ihough ho wished it had been divided into two ' parts ; ami saw defects in the working of the law . ,
Mr . LiDDELL said he would support t ? ie second reading oi' the bill , but ehould oppose the third reading , if certain imperfections which ha pointed out out were amended ; the bastardy clauses , yirticularly , vrorking very ill ; and ha certainly should oppose-tht ) arWtiary dissolution of the Gilbert unions . The House then divided , when there were—For the secoad rending , SCO ; against it , 61 ; majority , 199 . : The third reading of tha Dsan Forest Poor Bill was resisted , but was carried oil a division by 81 to to 21 . The other orders of tho day being then disposod of , tha Housa adjourned at half-past twelve o ' clock .
Saturday , May IGlh . The Houss was occupied in considering the Riiiways ' Bill iii Canimittee . The first amendment of importance was ono proposed by Mr . '' Stafford- O'Brien , ta prevent th 9 locking of the doors cf pa ^ enger carnages en the . ' ride . 'nearest to the fi x ations . This , cf course , raised a discussion on the subject of " Ibclririg-up" on rail ' . vjvya . ; Mr . C . Russell Uhe chairman of the Great Western Railway ) said that the whole of the carriages in the case of the lamentable accident en the Paris and Versailles Railway wei ' tj second-class carriages , of which the top and sides were epen , and from which the pass ? ngers could have escaped as easily as if tho doors had been unlocked . He Wa 3 opposed , on priuciplc , to allowing the doors to reraaia uniccked , as being to more likely to produas accidents than the practice of locking up .
Mr . Gladstone opposed the amendment / considering that the question should ba left open , and that it was not judicious to aim the Board of Ttade with compulsory powers on the subject . After some conversation , Sir 11 . Peel expressed bis opinion , that the public were the best guardians of their own safety , which , also , would be beat ensured by giving to the Board cf Trade a discretionary rather than a compulsoiy posver . The amendment was ultimately carried to a division , and rejected by 92 to 69 .
Mr . Plompthe then proposed an amendment that " no railway shall be used on any part of the Lord ' s Day , " except " in cases of charity and necessity . " Mr . Macaulat opposed this kind of kgisla , tion with respect to Sunday travelling , and asked who wcks to ba empowered to judge and decide on these eases of " charity and nccassity ? " He thought that the Hpusa would be pSaced in a most ludicroas situation if it adopted so extravagant and monstrous a proposition . Lord Sanjjon , Mr . Gi-APSroNE , and Sir H . IkgLis , enlreatad Mr . Plnmptre to withdraw bis amendment ; but , after some convsrsetion , it went to a division , when it waa supported by eight , and opposed byios . .. - " :.- ¦ ' ¦¦ '¦ • . ; . ' ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦¦ '¦ . '¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ... . - ¦ : ¦; : : ¦ ; . "¦ .: Lord Robert GnosvENOR proposed a clause , the object of wbicii was to give a ccntrolliDg power
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ovor railway companies having a common terminua or using rails in common , so that unfair advantage should noli be taken , or given by one company to the prejudice of another . This was lost by a majority of 1 . Mr . Gladstone , however ,-promised to make suggestions to tho companies on the subject . '¦ : ¦ TheC . astoms Act Bill ( the New Ta riff Bill ) was read a second time . ¦¦ . '¦ - . ' . ; -: - ¦ - . '¦ , ::.. . .. " -. ; . ' . - ; ' ; ., ; Monday , June 20 . . Sir J . Graham intimated thai it was not tbV intention of Gjvercment , during the present year , of interfering with tha present system of Eaglish registration of Parliamentary voters ^ but that they would introduce , '• ' "» bill ' - ' . . ' before the close of the present sessVon , in the hope of carrying it early in the nexS
session . . » . -- ¦ ; ' ... ¦ - ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦' . ... ¦ " . ¦ .- . ''¦ . . ¦¦ . ' . Sir RodeRT pEEt . ia reply to L ^ rd John Rassell , said that Government did not at ^ present intend to interfare with tbequestion cf Irish registration . Mr . CftARLES Bulleb callod the attention of the House to the suiject of the gold coinage , H « argued that it was improper and unjust that , by a sadden movenient of the Government , the accidental holders of gold coin should b 8 subjected to the loss of ; he . . ' Ut ' preciation of the coin ; and showed f > y \ ariou 3 pKcacienta in .- ' pur history that the public bad not , iu tee case of gold coinage , been compelled to bear the loss' of . the
depreciation , though he admitttd tha- ; they had been compelled to bear tbe Ios 3 ¦ in the cast-s of re-i . ' £ ucs of the silver coinagp . . The conduct of the Go 7 ernnient bad been rquivccul and absurd ; by c sudden proclamation they had depreciated tb . 8 entire goirl coinage of the country ; while they ¦ . 'themselves ,- 'through their agents , baili » een gui ! ty of issuing lisht coinage . after the issue of tlie proclamation . The period , too , which the government had chosen was exceedingiy unprppitloiis—a period of f-reafc public flistrees ; tho injury inflicted « n the public l > y this mcrtsurc * would cg produetivrt of more damage in a fortnig-lit than the tirirf could c ' ouiDer . sate in a year .
Tho Chancellor of the Exchequer deprecated this mode © f bringing on impcrtan ; questions . The law authorised all individuals to : refuse goiti coin vrhich wa 3 below the weight required as a legal tender . Ha admilted that" it would have been better if the public had been more frequently warned of the effect a ; rd operation of the law . ; " ; but passing ovar this . 1-ih-declared . that the intiiriliaatioES -which the present o-jvernmont had received of the fcvit of tha depreciation , of the present soid coinage requirad some txdcu-ivo irtvftrreuco , and the Governmei . t had selecttii that ee : > . sona " oie nionient rSr interference , which they -btiievi . il , if neglected , would not soon occur again . The Government had adopted this measure With si view of relieving the pressure on the monetary interests , which vrero ultimately tho irferests ' . 'fif the whole community .
Sir Robert Peel produced proof of t' -e demand fov a rectification of tho gold currency which had been pressed on tho GovsrnniVnt , and contended ti . it , under existing cucvimatances , no other course * vas opoa tu . - 'th ' d vxticutiv ^ . ; Any p ' . hut course Uvken to i « vi » edy such an actual civil would have k-d to a positive depreciation of the coirrogo iuor « severe than ttiat wliich n < i \ v exi £ tsd » and which , by proving a markec fur * ' clippers" and other . depresiators of the coinage , would have materially enlinncerj tbe grievance felt by the pu '^ iia , Mr . HunE' approved o > : tha course adopted by taa Goverauieut ,. but wa 3 of opinion that they might hava obtained their object with less loss to tho coih : nerc al and traflin * ciasses , wlio were suffiri-. g ssvereiy from tbe effects of the proclamation . . Captain Berkeley j » , o ? iucstl proofs of the assertion , that since tke issue of the pTOclamation the G > v ; rnrriftnt ¦ offises had been issuirjg l ( ght sovereigns in \ iajment of tiiestouca in her Majeaty ' s aervice . Sir G . C ' OCKBURX t ! eaiefl tliis .
After some further conversation \ ha motion was put for going into committee on the Poor Lnw Amendment Bill , on which Coionoi SlUTHORP moved that tho Committee ba postponed for- ' three months , or in other words that the bill be rejected . Mr . WaKLEV , r . t great length , supported the amendment . He belK'V' rd th . nt auy obstacle to the pr ogress t . f the bill ¦ would be a - b ' eneSS for the bill was calculated to ao . v the sweda of ravoliitrbn in ihe couDtry ; He opposed the bilL on tha various grounds lit its uncuustitutioDiU Eature , its despotic powers ; it 3 i ' aUum " . niSy ., ' a ! ia its tendency to destroy . ' tlaa liberties of the people of . ErigSa . 'J . i . Both of the great pniitical partifid , the Tory tind the Whig , ti » tr « responsible f < -r this measure , aga ' . ast which tha entire counuy . pticyed . "
Lord Courtenay defended tho . 'Nsw' Poor Law a 3 a measurtt rtquired to correct the evils of the old system . , ¦"''¦'¦ . ' : '¦ Mr . Lawson strongly opposed tbe bill . Sir K Pf . el declared that the measure / wag the meas-ure not of any individual , but of her Msjtsty ' s Go ' verajn ' cht . il *> was not a monvbur , but an opponent of ths Gu 7 ernnient which originally proposed this meiisufo ; and , in supporting it in this nisitunv ho had set'U ' iii-thing to change Ii ' s opinion during t ; if interval . Wo must not fon ; et the factsof the old sj . ^ toni—tbe infiecency . the idltnoss , the want , of moral . 'feeiing , and moral courage ^ &c . It would tie eaay t > g : i-n > sshov tlived po ' iiiarity by opposing the New Poor L : iw V : bufc beiifcvint ; teat no period shovt of five years -wouid servo to enable them : to understand the opfcrat-. on cf the Poor Liw commission , and coavinced tbat tha vices of the oid . system w « rc too iiiy&tcratc to he othtrwise rooted out ,- bo gave his cordial eupputt to the bill before the House .
One ciivis . icn , tho amendment was rejected by 219 to . 48 . ¦''' . '¦' ' .. '¦ ¦ " . " ' " .- ; . ,- ' Mr . Fertiasd , after somo observations , moved the ac ! journiv . ttitt of the debate for a wss-k . : Mr . Fielden seconded the motion ; warning the House againtt granting the unconstitutioEal powers proposed to be perpetuated by tho Bui to tha Commissioners . - Mr . Mark Philips supported the Bill in a speech of se > me length . Sir James Graham ci ! led 5 n question somo statements by Mr . Ferraad , which he waa quus vviiliug to submit to the investigation of a select committee .
Afce ' r some debate , a . division took placaj ; when tilers ! appeared 18 to 255 . Some further debate took place , and then the Bill ¦ went into committee pro forma , and the House adjourued ;
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A proclamation annouuein ^ tho-is « iid ofacofnof a value unkrunvn before , namely , hull iartbin ^ s . vva 3 published on Friday . Tj merchants . ' eight ' s . - of a penny have been losig familar' in ' the ' e di- » . liii ^ ; but fao . w siropfceepers may like-thta new-. mVini y . v . ; - problen 3 atical . -Hith'oJffo a large ' prop-Ttioiisto prtfit hag been made ouc of fractions , which never h ; ive been . ftiv . cn m favour of the buyer , and which will now be ended , and therefore by so much wili it be btneficial to the poorer classes .
Slfep : — " JfythirijEj has su . ca a iendency -, t- > restore the sjatem as sound and refreKhiii ^ sleep ; a-p ' opuTac writer beautifully remarks——* All-heaHng sleep neutralizes the corroding caasiis ' -of cars , aa > i bluata even the barbed' -arrows of tho ' marble hearted fiend—Ingratitude ; ' and by a weilrkuo ^ vn poit it is described , as * Nature ' s sweet restorer ;* -ye . 6 there ara thousands . who pass weai * y and sieepless Eights without taking the trouble to ascertain the cause ; many resort to opiate 3 , and thus aggravate the evil . Parr s Life Fills wiil bs found to soothe the irritated State of the nerves , and soon to bnag the whole system into that cool and healthy state as will induce sound and refreshing sleep , and thus fit the rnind and body for the : varied datios of life , which henceforward will bo performed with easo and satisfaction . "
Blackburn . —Trade here is in a fearfully depressed condition . The poor hand-loom weaverd have aiiain had to submit to lower wages . Facory operatives also suffer extreme distress . Tho condition of operatives jusi now is truly distressing . The Legislature neiiherdenies kok defers RrGHT . ' —Sach is the power and activity of tha class interests in tha Houso of Commons , that tha law branch of those interests is ; endeavouting ( apparently with success ) , to prevent the printing of tha pspera , ia Mr . Gordon ! s cass cf complaint against the Irish Conrb or Chancery . It is the height of folly to expect any . thing from that House an at present cotatitatai .
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TO THE BIGHT HON . THE SECRETARY OF STATE . Bight Hoxourabls Sib , —At a meeting of the inhabitants cf Fails-Wiita , convened bj the Constables at the requ i sition of some of the principal rate payers of the township , anS held on Monday , the 6 th instant , for " the purpose of considering whether a memorial ihould be sent to you in consequence of a statement of lately made by yon in the House of Commons "that the New Poor Law worked well in the out-townships of ths Manchester TJnioa , " it was agreed that a letter be sent to you denying the correctness of the abovementioned statement , and expressive of our decided objection to the New Poor Law . to
We or ^ ct it , because we consider that it is nnnatnral and unjust ; that'll ia an engine designed to foster despotism . T 7 e think that nearly all the ills which afflict families or nations proceed primarily from niisgoverament ; consequently we do not call for the enactment of Poor Laws , bat for the prevention of poverty by equitable legislation , that a system of government possessing far more and greater advantages , fcvra to the most wealthy and powerful , than ours might be adopted . "We oppose the New Poor Law too . and desire a return to the 43 d of Elizabeth , until an equitable and just state of society ba instituted , becanse , without augmenting the comforts of the poor , it is more expensive , having cost thia township £ 167 . 10 s . 93 ., during the last two yeara , besides the salaries of the overseer and the collector , above £ 386 , tha average yeary amonnt .
The union of parishes appears to us to be bad , not only to . the poor but tb . 8 guardians , as many of tb . 9 latter have to go a considerable distance to the Union meetings , and to be at great expense . The former have to tell their tales to strangers , who will probably neglect them unless they plead their want 3 fervently , which the most worthy are often unable to do . To give yon some idea of the aversion manifested towards the New Poor Law in Ibis township , we need only to state that out of twelve townships included in the union the inhabitants of three have unanimously refused t « elect a guardian for the present year . Failswortb never elected one . I am . Bight Hon . Sir , Your obedient Servant ,
Henrt Booth , Chairman of the . Meeting 1 ' ailsworth , June 14 th , 1842 .
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ADDBESS OF THE OPERATIVE STONE MASONS' ASSOCIATION TO THE TRADES GENERALLY . Bbethbes , —We , a portion of the trade , struggling lot that political protection which has been hitherto ^ rithheld from the indnstrions portion of the population of this country , feel it to bs our duty to csll your aftengoa to an organization which ia being effected , with a view to unite the energies and consolidate the means of tbs labouring classes , for the purpose or endeavouring to ottaia the enactment of the People ' s Charter , by ^ aroliis ? yourselves as members of the National Charter ^ ssociiuon j and , as a trade , lending yonr influence and sapport in conjunction with other trades and united bodies tnionghont the empire , for the attainment ef sa ^ sirable ao object » AMTi-nn o /\^ - T 1 XT 13 f \ "D T ? TT & * P TTT "d nm a ^ . t •»¦
- It is a somes of regret ^ to us that circumstances loaaly calliEg for o *? atttmtion should for some month ' s past have so in wit&held us from this subject , yet we jbtb tad sufficient time to observe , that notwithstanding the distressed state of the country , and the pro-^ jinect manner it has been laid before the legislature , tfcey have evinced no disposition to enact anything in Ihe shape ° f relief ; in fact , they have completely eradicated every hope from onr minds of the eristirg burdens ttat press so heavily on the working community being by them removed . That the existing laws of this country are bad , we think few of yon will fleay . Asd what is the remedy to be applied ?—We By , " The Charter , " in . its true form , is the only one ; and in order to do onr share in obtaining it , we have formed an Association of our trade in order to carry out the principles of that document : and while we earnestly
invite those of our own trade to come forward that bare set yet Soss so , and assist us in this good cause , we thiiX if e ^ ery trade were to take np the question in a sinner manner , it would make such an impression on the put-lie mind as would go a great way in ofctvliLthe object There is one thing in particular that stimulates u 3 at this time te call npon yen to examine the merits of the Charter , wkich is our late strike . TVe ffii-nfc it is clearly proved , that however far trades ' rmioa ' s are calculated to better our condition , yet there is too great a Isck of protsction , for any permanent good to be deiived from them as at present constituted ; feut do noi think for one moment that we imagine trades' bijIoss would become useless if the Charter were gained ; but on the contrary , they would still , we think , contintie to be necessary , and wita the protection we migbt expect from a good government , would render them more effective and nstf aL
The causes of strike are daily increasing , while the meass of securing the o > -j = ct strnck for are daily deceasing . The reason is obvious : the present system has mads the supply of labour entirely to exceed the demand ; the effect of which is , first , to prevent cumber 3 obtaining employment , and thus depriving tb . em of tbe sigdss cf subsistence ; and , secondly , giving the employers complete control over tbe labour market , thereby enabling them to exict tne greatest possible amount c ! work for the le ^ st amount of wages . There never wss , i ^ tbe history cf our country such an important period as the present ; hundreds of tbxasandi of cur Cvuntrymen are Ectnally starving , walking ihrotunout the masuficturing and agricultural districts like shadows of men gliding to their graves ; and poverty occasioned by others is pnr . hhed as a crime .
There are many Eincmgst yen , who agree with onr principles , may tall us that the alleged rasa conduct cf a p-yrtrs . n cf the Char : ist body hz 3 exposed their principles to prejedice and ridicule ; even supposing this ia be tLe case , is it a sufficitnt reason to deier us from exerting cm selves to obtain th £ t otject , which is acknowledged by all good men—all who hail with pleasure ssy improvement in the condition of their fellowmen—to be just and necessary . To those that are opposed tj our principles we say , " come amongst ns , and show as wherein the Ciiarter is uxjnst , and we wlH ba $£ ready to abandon it as we ara at present determined iosni .-pDrtit . '*
In cocdnsion , fellow-tradesmen , if yon would secure gooi ^ orcTTunent and justiea to all , unite in one mighty , grand , and unanimous tffurt to save your csxuitrj f > am decay and yourselves from annihilation . We remain , Fellow-tradesmen , Ycnrs fi-sternslly , Ths OpeB-ititx Masons' Chartee Association . P . S . The above Association meets 6 very Saturday evciiEg it ti ^ ct o'clock , aS tha Craven Head , Drurylaae . Louden .
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DELEGATE MEETING OFfTHE COUNTIES OF SALOP AND STAFFORD . " We advise the party who sent the announcement not to attempt another heax npon na . —Ed . N . S .
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAB . Sir , —In your paper , of yesterday ' s date , I find the above quotation appended to a letter signed Frederick Macklin , Newport , Salop . With reference to the abova meeting , I will explain , in as brief a manner as I can , all the circumstances connected with the case , and as I felt compelled , last week , to record a vote of thanks to you , for your impartial line ef conduct , I trust the same impartial spirit will impel you to allow me a place iu your columns of next week , for the following explanation to " put the saddle on the right horse . " The facts of the case are these : —
On Monday , the 30 th of May last , at onr weekly meeting , I proposed a resolution to the following effect , which was carried unanimously : — «« That it is the opinion of this meeting , tb . it a Delegate meeting of the Counties of Salop and Stafford should be held immediately , to devise means for the better organization of the two Counties , and to consider the necessity of appointing a lecturer , &c , and that all the localities of the two counties are requested to correspond with Wm . Peplow , Stafford , as to the practicability of holding such meeting at Newport , Salop , on Sunday , June 10 th . "
I sent a copy of this resolution to Mr . Child , of Coalbrookdale , with a request that he would communicate it through the Salop districts , and having received communications from Coalbrcokdalo through our Newport friends , I expected they woul . l have been apprised of it through that medium . I also sent a copy of the reeolution to the Pottery district Secretary , and Mr . Ward , of Stafford , communicated it to Mr . Wilcox , of Wolverhampton , with a like request . I likewise sent the resolution with other correspondence to the Star for insertion ; but upon reading the Star of the 4 th instant , I found that some of your subalterns ( for I cannot believe that you would do it ) had transfermed the resolution to tne following , which appears in tbe Star of that date : —
"Stafford and Saloi \—A delegate meeting of the counties of Stafford and Salop will be held at Newport , Salop ; on Sunday , June 19 th . " I read the altered announcement in the Star to the members of our Association on the following Monday night , and received orders , by a resolution to that effect therefrom , to continue the announcement . Accordingly I sent tiie seeond announcement which appeared in the Star of June 11 th , which has called forth Mr . Macklin ' s " weak invention" letter . I must confess that I have taken liberties with Mr . M . ' s name ; but when I consider that he was the only individual in Newport connected with the Chartists whose name had been published , I cannot conceive , with the above explanation , that I have done much wrong .
Trusting I have now said enough to set the matter at Test , and that Mr . Macklin ' s " weak invention" letter will not have foiled the delegate meeting , and that Mr . M . will LABOUR in " pursuit of justice , " - I remain , Yours , &c . Wm . Peplow . 4 , Friar-street , Stafford , June 10 th , 1842 . P . S . By theTeturn of the Stafford delegote , I learn he was the only one sent to Newport . So that Macklin's " weak invention" letter has hid the desired tffect , much to the annoyance of many of our Newport friends , who would have provided a meeting place for the delegates , had Macfclin informed them he would not So much for Matklin ' s " pursuit ef justice" course . W . P .
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SOKTHEE ^ f STAB . Sir , —As some little unpleasantness has arisen between Mr . White and many cf the members cf the Cbanut body here , through what they consider -En a-po-rte report given by that gentleman of the proceedings tf ths conference , whith appeared in your columns of last week . I am desired by the late delegate committee ! or what nsage termed the Executive Council of Birnr . Egbsm , ) to rvqnsst that yen will give a place in your columns to their address and propositions , herewith enclosed . As th&y are anxious that yonr Birmingham readers , numbers of whom were not present at the
Conference , should see that their only object in caUir . them together was te elicit by a friendly discussion , the fcest sode of disciplining and extending the organlzition of the National Charter Association throughout the town and its environs They think this , in justice , is due to them , as the very party which cashed them to be casbitred on charges which , simply abridged , would be that they were good Chartists , but bad lawyers , in the same breath . As anomalously ss the verdict of an Erglish dcd-poled jary , claimed from tha meeting a Tote of ifcaaka for them , in consideration of the promptness , Eptitude , and decision tbey had shown in all cases of emergency .
Toa will see their , Sir , that as a measure or justice to thsss jonvg men , that the insertion of their address and propositions wen'd be both pleasing to themselves and encouraging to otaers , as th ? y wonld learn that whatever " « as desired in a friendly and patriotic spirit was neither disregarded nor considered useless by Uie Chirust body . I have the honour to be ,, Sir , Tour obedient servant , Joh . \ Soax . Prespect Row , Birmingham , June , 15 , 1542 .
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TO THE CHAKTlSr OF EXGLAND . Dear Countrymen , —Permit me , an old Kad . cf 181 S to 1830 , 31 , and 32 , to draw your attentian for a few moments , being a passive obsefver of tbe present movement . During the a ; ita f ion for the Bill , the whole Bill , and nothing but the Bill , a mauy of you will recollect the hue and cry made by middle-class Raformers , against your best friend and advocate , Mr . Hunt , to indnce you to desert , denounce , and betray him . Your JeafWs in almost evary diutrict . joined tbe cry of " Traitor , " " Tory , " " pail Hunt , " &c , and sorry was I at that time to see them succeed , and induce you to follow yonr worst enemies , assisting them in rivetting the chain of slavery more firmly on jour limbs .
For what is tha present cry now raised against O'Connor and the Slur by ths new move gentry ? just for the same purpose ; and will you again desert your best friend and advocate ? Will you throw away your rights aad tha rights of your children for the empty praise t ' cus fcf-stowed " the generous , magnanimous , and disinterested working men have given up tbdr claims for the good of the nation . " 0 f ital delusion ! but you have seen your error ; thcrtforo be on your guard ; be not deceived by smooth soil insica&twas ag-atnst the Xorlhern Star , whose raya are penetrating into the dark recesses of corruption and dragging tho hideous monster before the noon-day Bun , exposing its deformity to the public . Kally round ycur tried friend who camo to your rescue when you lay at tho feet of your worst enemies — the speculators in your biood and bones . An Observer . Newton-Heath , Manchester , June 20 tb , 1842 .
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TO THE KEY . WILLIAM HILL , EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —It is a pleasing duty I have to perform in testifying , amongst your numerous readers , to the perfect satisfaction I have ever received in your conducting such a journal as the Xorlhcm Siar , with all ths difficulties and importance attached to it . Ton have used the rein and spur with judgment and discrimination , and when imperious necessity demanded it , you have not hesitated to ply the whip , and lay it on " pretty thick" on every "bolter" from tho straightforward courBe ; but you have never been wantonly or unnecessarily severe . In short , I have Bometimes thought you too feelingly alive to the sensibilities of others , who did not merit such tenderness as your hands .
As a correspondent of your papsr , you have withheld several communications of mine , and usod the rein when you thought my zsal outstripped ray judgment . I bowed to your decision , and generally I found your decision to be just and proper . On the demise of the Vinlimtor I addressed the Star , anil congrctaliite !! all rea ) Chartists en its extinction . I was very f . cgry with Vincent arud Philp , and said , aniocg many things , " that they were playing the very devil . " I spoke of their pettislineaa , waspishness , and want of j uljjment and se 2 f-co : ! troul , mid their leaning to the middle classes ; but I give thvin credit fur honeEly , and thought that age and time wouid do much for them .
Yon did not insert my letter , and in your notices to corre ? posdenta appeared this— " Woolwich Cadet Riust excuse us , it appears too ranch lifee kicking a ( J t ± . acl kziso . " Yon fcad uo with in this either to lash or denounce ; but I su : i ! e ' ;; mes imagine that by sparing the rod , you have spoiled the child ! I was deep ! y grieved at the conduct of . O'Brien , but I attributed it , ao I do now , to ih ' nesa . Lit OB'ien ' a health be completely re-established , and we s ! : ^ ll soe him tke " Brontcrre O'Brien" as formerly , jhmjs sa ? iu , in corpore saiio ! The O'Brien I i .: ot here can nevc ; r become a t > . >! for middle class schemers . I , for one , will not IUt : n to it .
Continue , Sir , in your path of n ^ hteoasn ^ s , ana you must ever comrsand the aid an-1 approbation of all ho ; iest xnca and women , and tbo Star , under your guidance , will lead to the regeneration of your country , the civi ' rizition of the laws , and the happiness anO prosperity of the people . ' Nothing less to . tn " Universal Suffrage , and no surrender , " will mset approbation from Your devoted Servant , A Woolwich Cadet . Chichester , Jur . e 20 th , 1842 .
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TO THE DIFFERENT SUE-SECRETARIES OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION OF DEVON AND CORNWALL . Fellov , ' Democrats , —I have jast received a letter from our persevering : riend , 3 ir . Campb- 'U , in answer to a letter I sent tea days since , rt ^ TJealinir him to urge the necessity of a good and tK . 'ii-nt lecturer bting sent amongst ua to aw ; feen this apathetic region to a sense of their duty , a : ici to lay our easo before the New Executive when cho . scn . IMr . Cam obeli assures
me and you all , every oa 2 of " y .-n , tLuc if we do our duty , by trying to sar > p ! y tbe rc ^ 3 y , he doubts not but that DeTon end Cornwall will be supplied with a lecturer of talent , and one that vriil i ^ o the whole hog . Up , then , at once ; call your different committees together and let a general fund be raised of the two counties , every loom set to work , and every hand active , that we may weave a good web of sound Charlism , before the short days coma on , for if we allow the winter to come without giving tbe wheel of corruption a thrust , we are hardly worth the name of CharJists .
Mr . Smith , of Piyrnonth , has suggested the holding a delegate meeting cf the two counties , for the better organisation cf tbe different localities . Such a step 13 essentially necesssary , and I hope that every committee may immediately t-ilre the subject into consideration , and correspond with Mr . Smith , 6 f Plymouth , and say how and wiien . L ? t tbe subject be immediately entered into with a epirit that becomes men worthy cf liberty . Hoping the above few hints may be the means of weakecing the oppressor ' s power by strengthening the working man ' s cause of e ^ ual justice , Is the sincere wisb of yours , Persevering in the cause of Political Emancipation , F . tdruth , June 19 , 1842 . Henrt Hancock .
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BALANCE' SHEET OF THE O'CONNOR DEMONSTRATION COMMITTEE . May 22 , lOi' 2 . RECEIPTS . -. £ . R . d . Longton ... ... ... 2 15 71 Sfcjke . ... ... ... . . 1 ly 7 * Haniey and fj'jcltori . .. 2 12 6 Upper Hnnk-y , and SiEallthorne 4 U 10 , V N .-w « asJo ... 0 13 H Bunsian — . 1 \ 10-J Collections at different meeliugs U 15 3 /; £ 20 0 11 ¦ ' EXPENDITURE . . £ . e . d . To John R'chards , to Birmingham , to the-SniryrConference ... 2 7 6 H . Booth , to . Helper . ^ ... 11 6 t > Coach and four , postilion ? , \ nd mar- - shall ' shorses ... ... ... 4 2 9 Printing bills and cards .... ¦••¦!; ^ ^ -Musio ,-arid carriages for do . ... 7 0 0 Mr . French ,-to Manchester ... 0 8 2 Incidental , expenses ... ... 3 8 3 Paper and postage ... ... 0 ii 31 £ 20 13 5 ^ Receipts ... ... . £ 10 . 0 II Due 4 o Treasurer ... £ 0 12 6 $ Thomas Starket , Treasurer . Wm . Gahbatt , Chairman . Audited and found correct , jA 5 ir-: s Livesley , 1 4 - j . _ , John Richakds , / AuG 1 - -
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 25, 1842, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct436/page/7/
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