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THE ] \ T 0E,THEEN STAfi SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1843.
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SHEFFIELD . MEETING OF THE TRADES' DELEGATES . Mr . G . J * Barney ' s letter , published in the iVbrlismtStorofthellthnlrimo , calling the attention of the trades and rate payers to a circular issned by the P ^ joriaw Guardians , and signed Geo . Crossland , Las sot been without beneficial results . The letter alluded toiaving been read at a trades ' meeting , it was forthwith resolted to hold a public meeting of the trades delegates ; and the following handbill , announcing the meeting , was extensively circulated through the town . B 1 KPOBUST CRISIS TO THB TOWJJ ASD TRADE OF
EHEFFEELB . a Fellow-Townsmen , —The Poor Law Guardian ? < rf this district have issued their infamous mandate to fitarreand pauperise the remaining portion of the industrious classes of Sheffield . We urgently call upon all persons who hare one-spark of feeling left In their bosoms to read the following circular , copies of which hare heen widely spread amongst our manufacturers in this town and . neighbourhood . " ( Here follows ihe circular issued by the Guardians . ) a The above speaks loudly for itself . Never wa 3 a docnment better calculated to reduce the working classes of this town to the lowest ebb of misery and pauperism if carried into effect . " Fellow-Townsmen , we beg of yon to-pay attention to the wording of the circular , sunnoams that von
are so abject and slavish as to suffer it to be carried into effect . It is in the language of a ratepayer who has declared his thoughts with no small share of ability . His language is as follows i—* The meaning of the present document is this ; where a manufacturer is employing one man at ihe present time , to whom he is paying 203 , per week , he is recommended to divide that man ' s work with another , so as to give both half workand half wages ; ihase jfettnw ? 10 s . to l > e reduced to is . ; those getting 8 s , to be reduced to 43 . ; thns bringing the employed optatives to werk for a Ies 3 remuneration than parish pay . " The forgoing language is so very strong and forcible , that any comment upon it would be superfluous . The miserable pretext that iB set up for all this is the saving of the parish funds , or in other words , the pockets of ihe ratepayers .
*• A meeting will take place at the house of Mr . Thomas Mosely , the London Apprentice , Westbar , on Wednesday -evening , the 22 nd instant , at seven o ' clock precisely , when it is hoped that all the trades will send delegates to attend ; and it is further desired thai all who are opposed to the parish circular , will likewise attend the same .
H By order of the Committee of the * Associated Trades . M Sheffield , Feb . 17 ft , 18 * 3 . " On the motion of Mr . Joseph Kirk , seconded by Mr . T . Uowan , Mr . Thomas Stones was unanimously called to the chair . The Chairman opened ihe business of the meeting by a reading a letter frem Mr . John Jones , a- Sheffield jranu&cturer , who , after having drawn a painful picture of the prevailing distress amongst the Sheffield artizans , directed their attention to the fact , thai the amount of goods exported in that glorious year of prosperity , 1835 , from Sheffield to all
parts of the world were £ 2 , 096 , 970 , whilst in that awful year of distress 1840 , when every person was cryingout that-there was no demand , the exports from Sheffield were £ 3 , 177 , 658 , being an increase of about one million over the year 1835 ; and that if the same money had been paid in 1840 as in 1835 , the town would have been twice as prosperous at the present time . He * alleged that the badaess of the Sheffield trade was caused by the competition of the manufacturers , and concluded ij advising the delegaxes to draw np a memorial to the Master Cutler , soliciting him to call a meeting of the manufacturers io devise the best means of saving the town from total ruin .
A letter was also read from Mr . G . J . Harney , assigning as a reason for his absence his having to attend a meeting cf the Chartist body that evening . Mr . John Drury , after a speech denunciatory of the Guardians , moved the following resolution : — u Tnai it is the opinion of this meeting that the parish circular is an insult to the town , as well as a disgrace to humanity , and that it is fraught with the most serious injury to the respectable manufacturer , by encouraging the system of competitite cheapness and spurious production , which has already done
znnch to ruin and beggar the town ; and that it h equally injurious to the shopkeepers since it reduces the artixans , who are their main -support , to so low a condition as to be only capable of purchasing the first necessaries of life ; and that it involves all glasses of ratepayers , and particularly those that have proper ty in nouses , shops , &e ~ , if carried into effect , it must render the same nearly valueless ; and that this meeting recommend the rate-payers to call a public meeting , to devise means whereby a check may be put to its insane and baneful tendency . "
Mr , Ward seconded the resolution . Mr . Horsfall said , a deal of truth had been spoken , but not all the truth . It was machinery against vnynnal labour that was grinding the artisan to dust , and assisting in the manufacture of those things which those who lived by manual labour could mot afford to do at the same price . He thought that the best thing the poor man could do , ¦ would be to take the machinery into -their own ha-tm ^ j and" make it work for them instead of against them , and not for any poor law guardians or aristocracy ,. or despots in the kingdom . The speaker went on to advocate the plan of setting as much ground as possible for the poor man to cultivate , as hundreds of acres -were still out of cultivation , and would be beneficial to the trades * unions to have to cultivate on payment of so much per week . Mr . H . concluded by supportin g the resolution .
After several speakers had addressed the meeting , Mr . Eork said he had heard a great deal about the ffoodnesB of some of the guardians , but he thought that many of them were utterly destitnte of feeling , for they were net content with annoying those who were in aworse condition than themselve 3 , bntwanted to bring a great portion of their fellow creatures into the same miserable state . Tae circular would place ererj working man in the position , that he would be bound to accept of work on aty conditions whioh the mann&efcnrere ought think proper to dictate to > im . He ( Mr . Kirk ) could tdl the meeting that some men in the file trade had been applying to the
parish for Telie £ , * nd had been sent to certain places which he would not name for work ; and if they did sot choose to work for a certain sum , the Guardians told them they conld have jio more relief . ThiB system had thrown a great burden upon the funds of the Traces' Unions , and if followed ho would inevitably be the ruin of the town . Mr . Kirk then instanced the case of a poor man who had come that day from Wortley , and had pocket-knives to sell for the snm of Is . 93 . per dozen He could only get 3 d . a dozen for making them , and out of that small warn had to find files , oil , and wire . After some other Temarks Mr . Kirk proposed a resolution to the effect : —
* That it was the opinion of the meeting that the circular issued by Mr . Crossland , was calculated to bring to poverty and wretchedness ' mariy of onr skilful and industrious townsmen , by reducing them to a state ot starvation , and that that meeting protested against a system revolting to the best feelings of Englishmen , and calculated to bring on disease and premature death . * Mr . Broadbent seconded the resolution . AftsrBome observations from Messrs- Whitham , Bnxton , & . c , thanks were voted to the Chairman , and the meeting adjourned to Monday week , at seven o'clock in the evening , to be held in the same place .
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Large Supply op Cotton Coming . —The easterly winds which have prevailed nearly the whole of the present month have prevented the arrival of a large number of vessels from foreign ports . Amongst the vessels now due are upwards of 80 from the cotton ports of the United States . At New Orleans , tip to the 21 st of J&ruary , 33 vessels had cleared for this port , not one of which has yet arrived . Of these , one has a cargo of 4 . 102 bales , one of 2 , 983 , two ol upwards of 2 , 600 , one of upwards of 2 , 500 , and nine others of above 2 , 000 each . The grand total of cotton now on its way from New Orleans is more than 70 , 000 bales . At Mobile , up to the 22 nd of January , 17 vessels had cleared for this port , none of which havearrived . The largest cargo is 2 , 306 bates ; the total afloat , about 25 , 000 . One vessel had cleared
oat at Apalachioola ; another at Port Leon , a new port on the Mississippi . Up to the 24 th January . 14 vessels had cleared at Savannah for this port . The largest cargo is 2 . 410 bales ; the totalof all the ships above 20 , 000 . At Charleston , up to January 25 th , 15 vessels had cleared for this port , none of which have arrived . The total quantity afloat , about 20 , 000 bales ; the largest cargo , 2 , 300 . At New York three vessels had cleared for this port , laden with cotton . Two had also cleared at Texas , with cotton for this port , and which may be added to the gross amount , as cotton from that country formerly came through New Orleans . Thus 85 vessels are inown to be on their way with cotton for Liverpool . Their united cargoes cannot be much less than 140 , 000 bales . —Liverpool Albion .
The Chartists op Little Hoeton met in their room , Park-lane , on Sunday morning , when two of the members volunteered to collect in the neigh ' bourhood for the Defence Fund ; the proceeds of their labour amounted to 6 s . 2 £ d ., " with several promises of more support . They adjonrned to Sunday morning , at ten o ' clock .
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THE LAND ! AND ONE OF TEE iJJANS TO GET IT . OyiB » -TMES have we told the people that they ministered to their own destruction ; that they forged their own chainB ; that they made weapons of offence , and then placed them in the hands of their enemies , to be used against the "hands " who were so unwise as to place them there . In scarcely any one instance haB thiB faot been so
clearly developed , as in the manner that the several societies of working men have disposed of their accumulated funds . Instead of using them for their own advantage , they have almost invariably given them into the custody of a " Banker , " who has allowed them some three-and-a-half per cont . interest for the use of them ; and taken care that that use of them has been one calculated to telt upon the parties who have entrusted him with their
means . The immense sums whioh have been placed by the working-people in the Savings' Banks show how little they reflect upon the consequences of their falling so easily into the schemes of the Government . The institution of those places of " deposit , " was the result of a crafty and deep design to bind tbe working classes up with the existence of ras System : and in too many instances have they succeeded . Millions upon millions of money have the Government been enabled to get hold of , and use to the sustainment and perpetuation of misrule , which they could rot have fingered but by the means the saving institutions afforded . And thus have the people been made to become their own scourgers .
The matter has not been mended , when they have entrusted their funds into the hands of a Private Banker . ' He , too , uses it to the disadvantage of the labourer . He does not keep it in his coffers ! It is lent out to the men of no capital , who are thus enabled to build factories , bring into the labourmarket more machinery , to compete with the very men who have subscribed the very means he is tradins with , and , in the end , reduce them to the parish
book . The race of competition becomes bo keen that the men with no capital fail ; these failures cause the Banker to w suspend payment ; " and when the working people are thus turned out of employment , and forced upon the funds they have been creating for times of want , they iind thstb fukds » t . t . bone ; and gone , too , be cause they were so unwise as to entruBt them into the hands of those who used them to the end here indicated .
Of the horrible reality of this , many in Sheffield at thiB moment know but too well . The recent Bank failure In that town has broken up many societies and clubs of working men , whose all" were placed in the handa of the ** Bankers" for safe keeping The Odd-Fellows had more than £ 2 , 000 so circumstanced . They may think themselves fortunate if they realize £ 500 , or 5 s . in the pound . How different would have been the result , had the working-people generally followed the plan adopted by the sick-club at Lambley , in Nottinghamshire , as detailed in the following communication ! What a much better " bank" would a " Lajh > Bamk" have bean for the £ 2 , 000 of the Sheffield Odd Fellows , than the Bank of Paehbb ., Shobjk , and Co . is likely to prove !
Working people are often heard to say " how are we to get the land ! " The good folks of Lambley have shewn them one teat / how ! It is an easy and a practicable one . It iB worthy of all imitation . Let it be imitated ! Let all the money belonging to societies of working men , now in the hanas of Bankers , either govermental or private , and which is daily being used against the working man , be withdrawn and invested in the manner the Lambley "lads" have invested theirs ; and a considerable portion of LAN 9 will be in the possession of working men ! Try it . It is the best Bank that money can be lodged in . It never Jails . ' Here iB the plan as adopted by the villagers of Lambley : — " to the editor op the northern star .
" On reading over your recent leading article on the lasd , I thought it would be well to lay before you a plan that we adopted at Lambley some four yean ago . There were a few disciples of tbe immortal William Cobbett in the sick club at the above place ; and as we had money in the Savings' Bank , we considered our money would be more secure if it was laid eut on land , and conduce much more to the advantage of the members . We had a great deal of prejudice to contend ¦ with in relation to this proposal ; bnt by perseverance ire induced tbe members to agree to lay tbelr money out on land . We bought six and a half acres , and
divided it into half-rood lots , so that each member should have a portion who thought welL Tha consequence is , we can produce by spade culture from saventeen to twenty sacks of potatoes , ten pecks to the sack , opon hall a rood . One half rood produced between seven and eight bushels of barley . One individual set six hnndred early cabbages , -which "were very fine , some weighing fifteen pounds ; and one portion of his land with early potatoes . These were the first crop ; be afterwards transplanted lweeA turnips on the Cobbett plan , as late as the last week in July ; and he realized & second crop , the turnips weighing from five to seven ponnds each .
" The members of the sick dabs of Arnold and Woodsorongb , two adjoining villages , have drawn their money from the Savings * Bank , and bought Land ¦ with it , anil receive wTTrttar benefit . «< When the inhabitants saw such a large produce from poor land , there was a general anxiety manifested to become occupiers of land ; and a public meeting called in the Tillage , and a deputation of working men appointed to "wait on the Eail Manven , he having land contiguous to the village . The Noble JEarl referred the deputation to his steward ; and he * declined to comply-with the wishes of the inhabitants of the village . Bowever , tbeBev . Mr . Haunted , Rector of the
village , offered some twenty-five acres , at from thirty to thirty-six shillings per acre > free from tbe tithes , rates , and taxes , to be apportioned In small allotment * His offer was accepted ; but the land was in a rub-Wahly state through the neglect of tiie preceding occupier , who was a farmer , and could no longer hold it to advantage . When it was laid out in small allotments , and put into the hands of working men , who cultivated it by the spade , it produced such a crop tha first year that astonish ** all the farmers in thejvillage . The working men of Lambley have now in their possession one hundred and eighty-eight lots , consisting of from half a rood to half an acre each , amongst a population of eight hundred .
"It -would be -well if members of sick clubs and members of friendly societies , who have money in Savings' Banks ot any other bank , -would withdraw it , and lay it out in land , instead of putting it in the hands of the tyrants who oppress us ; and instead of receiving three and a half per cent , for the use of their money , they would receive , if it was laid ont in land , and in their own occupation , at least , one hundred , per cent . "
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"THE HOUSE" VOTING THAT IT WILL NOT MAKE THE NEW POOR LAW CONFORMABLE TO CHRISTIANITY ! Mr . Waiter has moved his series of Resolutions , founded , on the SECRET document ; and " the House" has rejected them ! He has proved that the object of the conoooters and promoters of the New Poor Law waB to starve the poor ; and he called upon "the House" to rescue the Poor from the bands of the starvers ; and " the House " refused !
A copious Report of the Debate on the occasion will be found in our present sheet . We have given more particularly the speeches of Mr . WAXTiniand Mr . Ferrand , the mover and seconder of the resolutions . They -will be read with deep interest , containing , as they do , evidence moBt irrefragable , that the operation of the New Poor Law , is just what its authors intended it to be . The revealments made to " the House" by Mr . Fbbband , respecting the conduct of the H Guardians " in the Skipton Union , in oonaigniug the
poor inmates of the Skipton Workhouse , idiots and all , to the " tender mercies" of Seed and Co ., at Addingham , for the purpose of reducing the wages of the regular " hands , " are eminently instructive ; and the indignant exposure of the praoticeB of this Bame Seed and Co ., by the Factory Inspector , speaks volumes as to the humane and forbearing character of the " masters" to whom the Skipton " Guardians" consigned the helpless poor ! But it mattered not that these revealments were
made I It mattered not that evidence was given that the operation of the law was to deal out death on every hand . It mattered not that it was proved that the intentions of its authors were to starve the poor ; it mattered not that these things were shewn : " the House" rejected the Resolutions , whioh , if passed , would have bound it to have reconstructed the Poor Law , and made it conformable with Chribtiamitt and sacred policy"I "Tbe House " voted that it would not again open th * question , and legislate in this spirit !
Never mind 1 The law is doomed I The blow has been struok ! - 'The discovery and exposure ot the Secret Recommendation to starve the poor have dene their work out of doors . The feelings of indignation and disgust they have excited will spirit-up the opposition within doors . They will bind themselves together in a firmer bond than ever . Should the Government determine on introducing and carrying the measure again in its present stage , they will obstruct their progress I Last year by such means were the Government defeated : this year , they will be more likely to have it warm and hot i Again we say , the law of death is doomed !
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OUR " PROSPERITY" !! Ax the conclusion of the bloody and protracted war waged against the rising liberties of France , the red-hot loyalists , whose aaal for the overthrow of Napoi > eoii was so furiously manifested , blazoned forth , in variegated lamps , the following boastful sentence— " ENGLAND HATH NOT YET SEEN THE-SUMMIT OF HER GLOBY . "
Whether the " Lire and Property men" were desiroas of carrying the Bword throughout the whole world ; whether they wished to see every land incarnardined with the blood of " the country ' s pride " , and rapine and plunder extend through all the earth , we know not . Being then , as now , opposed to the prosecution of eojust wan , we entered sot into the counsels of the Loyalists .
However ; time and circumstances have shewn what we and a few others anticipated as the result of the war ; namely , NATIONAL RUIN . The Whigs compelled Bii . lt Pits to inscribe i « habod upon Britannia- 's Bhield . " The fine gold has become dim "—nay , it baa become no gold at all . The harp is hung upon the willows , " and the poor dejected u Mistress of the Main * ' sits weeping benealh the cypress shade .
Poverty has laid siege against as . It goes on from conquering to conquer , and bids fair to overwhelm every grade of society , and sweep away every vestige of our once boasted greatness ; . whioh , when accomplished , will give us a full view of the " summit ? ' of our consummate wickedness in carrying destruction and murder into the heart of nations who were minding their own business .
The least powerful , with respect to the manage * ment of poblio affairs , have hitherto been the greatest , if not the only sufferers . Now the middle classes cry pecemi I The shopkeepers of every description ( save ** My Uncle" ) experience a lack of custom ; and the greatest possible difficulty , notwithstanding all their external display and incessant pa 2 s , to make ends meet . Aye , and there is another shop—one in which business is carried on in the wholesale line , —we mean the house of Peel and Co- There , General Want has oommenced an attack ; and the assault has been too vigorous for the ** Invincible * " to repel . We are glad of it !
Oh Friday the 24 th nit ., Earl Minto " moved for returns respecting the present state of the navy . He required explanations as to why there had been less ship building last year than had been contemplated , and why a reduced vote was to be taken for the present year ! He inquired also the reasons of other reductions . " These queries appear to have frightened even the " Iron Duke . " " The Hero of a hundred fights" trembled lest the cat should jump out of the bag . He doubted the propriety of
furnishing the information" ; and well he might . He knew full well how the matter stood and could not brook the idea of such humiliating facts being published to the world . However , maugro the advice of the " Hero of the Age " , out came the ugly truth from the mouth of Haddikoton , in tbe following form : — the reduced estimates for the present year had been adopted with great reluctance , but it was felt that , owing to the state of the finanoes , some reductions should be adopted . "
This declaration of poverty is thought by Wei .-lihbton to be pregnant with " mischievous" consequences to this country . True . It will be to the present managers of the establishment—just the same as a publio declaration of insolvency . It is a pretty specimen of our Greatness ; and foreign powers will , no doubt chuckle at tbe truthful , though re * luctant acknowledgment of Haddington .
Faction has long retained power by the employment of brute force , fraud , and intrigue , but these weapons have , and ever will prove harmless—those who wield them must in the end relinquish the contest and stand unveiled before the world . This declaration of a want of the " needful" at head quarters is one of the strongest possible proofs that can be given of the approaching downfall of despotism . The machine cannot long be kept in motion . The THING most fall , and the people be made free .
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THE FRUIT OF THE SYSTEM . Misrule is a prolific source of evil . Its ramifications extend far and wide . Eevery corner © f the land exhibits the baleful effects of its influence , and every grade of society presents its supporters and its victims . It iB a poisoned fount whose serpentine stream has conveyed unutterable mischief in every direction . From the Senate the evil has descended to the Bar , from whence equity and justice have been swept away . By it the pulpit is polluted , and the temple of the Mmi High converted into a den of thieves . Our merchants , our manufacturers , and
oar tradesmen are corrupted thereby ; henoe arises , commercial competition and its ruinous train of evils —the substitution of shadow for substance , and the keeping back of the hire of tbe labourer by fraud , The operatives also are vitiated by tbe concomitant corruptions of the system ; as witness the arrogance and pride assumed by those who are in the receipt of high wages for performing the least useful portion of labour . The " overlooker" is generally found to be the greatest tyrant in an establishment , and he is frequently found to exercise tenfold more austerity towards the slaves over whom
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he has controul , kthau "the master" himself would have the effrontery to practice . Look also at the various societies , clubs , or trades ' nnions whioh have been established for the protection of the interests of the working nan . These have uniformly failed » f producing the results intended by the projectors and honest supporters of suoh societies . And why have they failed in the accomplishment of the desired end t Not because the object was impracticable , the scheme Utopian , or
from any defect m the rules by whioh the societies were governed ; but their utility were marredtheir primary design thwarted—discord engendered —and the palm of victory given into the hands of the antagonistic party by the very men for whose benefit the struggle was commenced and prosecuted . The traitors , as the working men well know , have been amongst the foremost in their , ' own ? ranks ; they have been the loudest in their professions of sincerity and disinterestedness .
These things have caused distrust and division * and darkened the prospects of the productive classes ; so much so , that many , very many sterling , uncompromising , and firm adherent ? of the cause of universal right have either east aside their armour , in despair of achieving a triumph in tbe present generation , or have slackened their wonted zeal . This ought not to be ; as divisions will arise , disappointments may be anticipated ; and wolves may be expected entering the fold in the garb of sheep . Against such , the good and honest ought to prepare themselves , and resolve to battle the foe whether naked or disguised—whether within or without our camp .
We do not say 'that well-intentioned i » en eannot be ] found in the Senate House , yet we are half inclined to subscribe to the truth of the oft-repeated sayfag that" it is impossible for an honest mas to Bit in the . House of Commons . " A man may be actuated by the best of motives when first entering as a member of that assembly ; but such is the-system that he must be more than heman if he remain ? long therein unconrupted and proof against the-wiles aad enssarements of faction .
We do- aot affirm that the "brutal" spirit of an Abinqeb actuates all who labour at the bar ; nevertheless , we are well convinced that the man will he despised by the m « jor part of the long-robed fraternity , who prizes justice more than filthy lucre , and who would rather plead the cause of the widow , the fatherless , and the oppressed , thaa subserve the purposes of tbe oppressor . Against auch the door of preferment will be closed bo long aa-, the present system continues .
Men may be found in the priesthood who corrupt not the Word of God , who hesitate not to declare his whole counsel ; yet they are few in- number . Obscure will ba the location ef such ; , poverty wil be their lot , and- poor » will be the flock they superintend . We may have a- few honest men among our merchants , who would scorn to impose upon the ignoranoa of a purchaser ; but if each there be , ruin will inevitably overtake them—unprincipled rivals will drive them out of the market by one meanB or other ,, and thus verify the adage— " an honesfc man cannot live . "
Ous manufacturers too well know that unless they resort to the prevailing mode of deception , they have not the shadow of a chance to-succeed in basiness . They must be adepts in fraud—they must know the 'utility of glue , lime and paste , in giving substance to tbe cob-webs ; and they must know the intrinsic value of old rags , bags , and devil ' svdust , or thsy will soon figure in the Ganette . Tradesmen in all the varied branches are necessitated to conform to every spacies of imposition in orderto succeed : or they must at once abandon their profession .
' The shopkeeper , or distributor of the various- productions of labour j must likewise follow the fashion , or " This Stock" will be " selling off at reduced prices , " and the " Shop to Let , " in consequence of " the present occupier deolining business ; " which in plain English , means , too car t can't bo kept on the wheels . Now all these things ara produced by oho great parent evil—aisgovernmeni ; all the ramifications centre in one focus . They emanate from the
Legislature , and tbe onerous burden thereof falls , at last ,, upon the shouldtra of the working classes . Each class according to its power and influence in the State casts its burden offiits baok upon that , of the less powerful and influential , until the whole devolves upon the sons of toil , who . having no power to abrogate the iniquitous laws and customs resulting from alass legislation , and whioh are sanctioned . and fostered by the " masters of misrule , " are bowed down to the very dust , deprived of every oomfect of life , and harried into a premature grave .
We again repeat , what we bave often , told the people , that is , the labouring class , that tbay are the soul , the very life and staff oi the nation ; . ia them a power , though latent ,, exists equal to the removal of all the complained-of corruptions . They aan remove the cause , and with it the effects . And to do this they must unite every energy against the common foe , direct overy effort against the enemies ' citadel , contend for the whole measure of their rights , repudiate every thing whioh may smack of
" bit by bit reform , " or compromise , and mind to keep a watchful eye upon the movements of itinerating , noisy , " breast-baring" and " cannon-mouth facing" would-be leaders . Prudence , caution and perseverance are the indispensible requisites in our warfare , without the possession of whioh we shall indubitably fail in the accomplishment of our political redemption ; it , therefore , behoves us , one < and all , to see that our every action quadrateswith those essentials .
Before concluding these remarks we would diroet the attention of our readers to a case of recent occurrence which , we opine , furnishes a most cogent and apposite illustration ef the pernicious eflfeots produced by the system upon the ordinary occupations of life—the deolession it engenders in the human mind—the anti-social and anti-christian bias it gives to the actions of man in the performance of his duties to his fellows , and the odium which the operations of tha infernal machine beings upon the character of those whom oiroumstaaces compel to follow its workings .
The oiroumatanoe to which we allude is , as before observed , of recent date , and has been communicated to us by parties concerned therein ; and we hesitate not in giving publicity to the faots , in the hope that a recurrence of suoh shameful conduct will be avoided by the system-corrupted party . A female , of the name of Sabah Butler , residing in the village of Burky , about two miles westward of this oflace , being far advanced in pregnancy , and her oase demanding immediate attention ,
application was made to Mr . Miles Atkinson , surgeon , of this town , who , it appears , thought his profession led him to other considerations than an attention to the pressing requirements of the affiioted , or the application of remedies adapted to their situation . The most weighty matter was , " Who pays the Doctor" ! Yes , the PAY was the objeot of paramount importance . That was the only key whioh could open bis pill-box ; the ' only channel through whioh medicine could flow to the relief of the afflicted .
Well , the Doctor goes in quest of the desired information , and soon ascertains that the woman is poor , as well as sick ; consequently he resolved there Bhould be no physio if there was not a dear and palpable indication of pocketing the pat ; aad , forthwith , he sent her the following laconio epistle instead of a bottle of his restorative : — " Mrs . Sarah Butler , I bave made an enquiry about your circumstances , and find yon are to poor that you are unable to pay a Surgeon , and therefore you must get the Town ' s furgeon , as I snail not attend you . H . Miles Atkinson , Surgeon . *' We copy the above from the original , it being now before us ; and we think such another specimen of
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depravity * produced on ( the mind of man by « e prevailing system , could not be found in the annals of tbe facultyi We hope , for the credit of the profession , that it could not . We have known cases approximating to ii , bnt not onef so perfect in its kind . i Knowing that this land swarms with characters of the same jkidney as the Levite spoken of in the proverb , and ; knowing also that the visits of good SamaritanB to the cottage of the indigent aad the bed of sickness , are like thosejof angels . —
¦ ' Few and far between , " we did not expect Miles Atkinson to distribute medioine graiis , as to visit the afflicted for nothing ; this would have formed a new era in the history of the profession ; yet , we do think that if the polluted stream had not Sowed across his path , he would have been rather more discreet in his conduot towards the suffering patient . Though he might see his own pecuniary interest involved in the " enquiry , ''
and his pocket might bave dictated to him ihe necessity of retaining his commodity on the shelf without having the pay in hand or in fair prospect } yet , had he not been infected with the epidemio of which we have spoken , ha would himself have interceded for the sufferer , and procured a substitute in the person of tbe " Town ' s Surgeon } " and thus have spared the pang whioh must have torn the feelings of tbe poor woman on perusal of his abrupt and insulting allusion to her destitution .
We wish Miles Atkinbw was a man of thought , then we might ask him to place himself , only in imagination , in the position- ia which he found thiB poor woman- ? -a fellow creature—one equal with himself in the ; sight of God , though sunk in poverty and writhing in agony of pain , —what would he ha < s * e felt , when soliciting aid , at being told of his exigences in terms tantamount to a declaration that want cf worldly store' constituted a forfeiture of sympathy r if not an actual crime ? We leave the reply to ' himself—if he be capable of rejection ; trusting that the coarae and insulting terms— " I SHALL NOT ATTEJ ^ B' YOU" will never more escape his Ben or lips .
We should aonolude by reiterating the words , " ¦ Physician heal thyself , " did we- not know the influence ( of the system we labour to- destroy by the peaceful and firDjjestablishment of tbe principles of jpetice , the fruit of which will be the antidot * to that which now intoxicates all ranks and professions , and which will induce them to aim at a oonformity to ! the golden rule— " Do yb untq others AS- ifE WOULD THAT ! OTHERS SHOULD DO UNTO YOU . "
We are right glad to have to conclude these observations by stating that sympathy , though not foand in the bosom of Mr . Miles Atkinson , is not extinct in Burley and its vicinity . A few generoushearted individuals-being aware of the situation of Mrs . Butler , both- with respect to her ^ pecuniary difficulties and hep physical wants , aad being also informed of the treatment she had received from tha person on whose conduot we have animadverted ,
immediately { endeavoured to heal the wound his insult had inflioted—they not only- drove that unwelcome visitant * want , from her cupboard and supplied heir with necessaries for the hour of nature's trial , but took espeecial care that a medical gentleman should be engaged who would crimson at the-idea of giving utterance to the words- " I shall not attend you . " We rejoice that such kindhearted people are in the land , and we trust that their example will prove to be a benefit to the pelfloving Doctor .
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Mr Friends , —The "ides of March are come , " "but they > are not gone . "' The " tug of war" has begun among the lawyers . Their "jawing tackle" was set in motion this moraing a little after nine o ' clock . Our M Peers" have been , sworn , the Attorney-General has made his onslaught , and his "ragged regiment" of witnesses is now under review . Four witnesses have been examined , who all prove that a strike took place among the ootton distriots last August , and that meetings ware held at Hyde aad other placesa > t some of which meetings the Charter was
mentioned , and at all of which meetings the people were strictly enjoined and counselled to keep the peace and to respect property . As I happened to know all this before , and . as 1 am given to understand that many other witnesses of exactly , like character are yet to follow , ! Ii have left the c&te in the excellent keeping of O ' -Gonnor , Roberta , and the other counsel , together vrith suoh of my brother " conspirators' * as may feel more personally interested than I do in > the detail of these things , while . 1 sit down and " report progress . " to you .
I must do- the Attorney-General the justice tosay that he stated the oase fairly and even mildly . In his detail of faots and matter relative to tbe " strike" movement , there was no effort to overcharge the picture ; nor any attempt to excite aad work upon the prejudices of the Jury . With , one exception , only , so far as I kaow , he stated the facts just as they were . That exception , however , was a most material and important one . I am unwilling to believe that it was wilful , but must wait tha-result of the further proceedings and the evidence of the remaining witnesses befose I say more about : it . The docifitu of the AttorueyrSeneral , that all the parties
who by resolutions , plaeards , and other means encouraged the people to-uphold tbe strike , are liable foB every overt aot o £ all the parties oonoerned in the strike , is a most sweeping and comprehensive one ; and he finds the- necessity of applying it with very wide latitude for the sustaining of the " conspiracy" charged k , the indictment . I shall have much to sayjto you on this speech of the Attorney General's , and on the matters and things referred to in it , when the trial is onoe over ; but , until than I say nothing , that I may not furnish any biat of instruction to the enemy : Had ever ; man been as careful in this respect as I have been it might have been better for the cause . Bat let that pass : vox time will come .
It is of coarse impossible to form any judgment yet how the verdict may go , bnt I am told by the Lawyers that in any case sentence will not be given now , but that we must be brought up for judgment next term , which is sometime in May ; so that I shall— -other circumstanoss permitting—hava some further opportunity cf working with and for yon before the " rest day . " As you will find elsewhere a full report of the speech and of the other proceedings up to tomorrow night—perhaps later still—I need not occupy space with a recital of them here . I bid you only , by the love you bear yourselves , your children , and your country—whatever be the
issue , to take care that our glorious cause receive from it an accelerated movement . This conviotion will well reconcile the minds of all the true friends to the oup whioh , in the cause of liberty , may reach their lips , whatever it may be . I have great confidence that ] this will be so . Your energy and aeal will rise with the occasion . I was delighted with the spirit manifested by the Hull " lads " at my leaving them on Sunday . Our little " Bethel" was orammed full ; there were more than could sit down to tea , and never did I see a better spirit manifes ed —a spirit that should aotuate Christians , Chartists , and Patriots—full of kindly feeling , but of virtuous resolve and of cautious discrimination . O ! that we bad but a few millions of suoh
Chartists as those of Hull and North Lancashire ! Where prudence tempers boldness , and where boldness sustains prudence , men seldom fail . Thank God ! the tide of intelligence and judgment rolls on , and , as it progresses , covers the extended surface with a steady flux of the clear water of truth , unmingled with the mud of folly . The cleansing progresses . The filth is being rapidly thrown out j and the dregs are draining off to the
cess-poola opened for them by the factions . This is good . Thej people will Boon be free , When they become intelligent and united . They are becoming intelligent ; i thiB induces them to cast out knavery and folly ; this will produce union ; and union will give power ] to overthrow corruption , and to seat firmly the fair form of freedom upon the throne of righteousness , while they receive the blessings of abundance and enjoyment under her peaceful sway .
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Go on and slack not . Speedy and triumphant shall be the success of your cool , peaceful , and wise deteT agnation . ** Wh . Hill . Lancaster , Wednesday . 1 - <— ...- r „„¦¦ ^ . 1 , „
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James Jagqeb . —The note will stand for sir Wa « r . Y it be made payable on demand ; and if , at t > L end of six years , the interest be paid and a rr ceipt taken for it at the back of the note itJitt stand for six years longer : and so on /«•* £ years after every paynient of interest . Communications to the Coal Miner ' s Executive must be addressed , until f urther notice , to David Townsend , Gatsthorp , Wake / jett , as D . Swallow the secretary , u now an a visit to the counties of Durham and Northumberland . Communications for Mr . Swallow must be sent to James Sinclair , Nt > . 25 , High-bridge-i , treet Nemcastle-up&n-Tyne . All letters must be prevail , or they will not be taken . ^ * Abshdeen . —If Mr . Thomas Davies would write to John Smart , 154 , Gailow-gate , giving addrets it would oblige . '
Wm . Ehmrrson , Arnold . —We stated the fset at the time of its occurrence : we know nothing further of ( he fellow . Leicester . —The Committee - of Cooper's Befeiux Fund appeal to the public for increased subtcriv tions on his behalf . They are £ 24 in debt , enhtsive of the expences of the coming trial . J . H . Parrt , London , writes to say that the sn . nouncement of Ats lecture in the Chartist BoB Turnaqain-Ume . in our last paper , was mad without'his sanction , and even without consultina him . v Wm . Davidson , Dundee , should smd his letter to ths Paper in which the false report teas inserted ' that is , if the affair is worth- his notice at ulL We should treat it as it deserves—silently .
A . S . W ., Cbpar Angus . —We shall reserve hie letter on Emi gration . Scotch News . —We receive generally every weekthree or four letters from Scotland after the Papers for the North are printed and in the Post'Office . Out Correspondents' should sens their letters to- be here by Wednesday or Thurt * day morning * Some of them do net appear the week f * Uowing-on account of their age .
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The spring assizes for the northern division of the county of Lancaster ,, commenced at Lancaster oa Saturday last . On the evening of that day , Sir Robert Monsey Rolfe ,, Knight , one of the barons of her majesty ' s Court of Exchequer , arrived in Lancaster by railway traia-from London , whioh reached L&acaater about eight o ' clock . William Garnett , Escl , of Lark Hill , Salford , the high sheriffvarrived with his cortege and retinue , by special train ftost Manchester , about four o ' clock ; and he proceeded to the railway station to receive the lord baroa ^ on hia arrival . His llordship proceeded at once to the
oaetie , and opened her majesty ' s commissioa iu the Crown Court , adjourning the court to Monday / mom ing at ten o ' clock . On Sauday morning , th&ldarned judge , accompanied and attended by the high sheriff the mayor , and several ofHhe aldermen of Lancaster anxtother gentlemen , attended divine servioa at Si , Mary ' s , the parish church . The sermon- was preached by the R&Vi - Richard Parkinson , Bj ) canon of Christ ' s Church , Manchester , the hig h sheriff ' s chaplain . The Rev . Gentleman toek for hia text , Matthew viii . 8 , " Bat be ye not called Rabbi for one is your master , even Christ , and alL-ye ara brethren . " The preacher adverted to the inequalities in the outward condition and circumstances of men , as one of the consequences and results of tha priaaeval ourse , and the command , that man should
earn his bread by the sweat of his broW'i and remarked , that while maay of the production of the earth , fit for the food of man , grew spoutanaeusly , corn , the chief article of man ' s food , demanded a large amount of humaa labour before it could b * raised . He then dwelt-an the present condition of the ' people , physical , moral , and spiritual ; and attributed the present state of things in part to tto lack , of spiritual education , and condemned secular educa * tion as of itself unproductive of any good , but rather of mischief . He dwelt on the late riots , in connection with those views , and expressed his opinion that in » remedy for the evil was to be found in church , atlensien , and with it the meats of spiritual or religions . instruction for the people .
CROWN CO ¥ RT , MONDAY . Mr . Baron Rolfe entered the Crown Court * tiusmorning , about five minutes after ten o ' clock ; and , as soon as he had takes his seat upon the bench , tea following gentlemen , were then sworn of theGrana Jury , being what is-termed a full jury , ever ; ons of the twenty-three summoned answering to their
names : — John Wilson Passbh , Esq ., Bank Hall , Warms * ton , Foreman . Thomas Batty Addison , Esq ., Preston . Lieut .-CoUJohnAmsten , Fishwick . John Bentley , Esq ., Birch House . Cornelius Bourne , Esq Stalmine Hall . Charles Brandt * Esq ., Golden Hall . Joseph Bu 8 helVEsq ., Myerscottgh Cotiag * William Clayton , Eeq , LostockHall . Thomas Bright Crosse , Esq ., Shaw Hill .. William AshtoaCrosse , Esq ., Red Scar . John Cuncliftfl , Esq ., Myerscough Hoose . PudseyDawson , Esq ., Hornby Castle . James Nowell farington , Esq ., Woedea HaB . Henry Master Fielden , Esq ., Witton . Abraham Rawlinson Ford , Esq ., ElIelHall . Thomas Robert Wilson France , Esq . RmwIiM Hall . John Fowdea Hindle , Esq ., Woodfold Park . Edmund Seorge Hornby , Esq ., Lancaster r « tt . Samuel Borrooks , Esq ., Lark Hill , Preston . Charles Roger Jackson , Barton Lodge . William- Marshall , Esq ., Penwortbam Lodge . Thomas Yates Parker Miohaelson , Esq ., Barrow IsIb . __ Robesfc Townley Parker , Esq .,, Cuerden Hall . The Clerk of the Crown having read her Majesty ' s proclamation against vice , profaneness , and immorality ,, the Learned Judge proceeded to deliver na charge to the Grand Jury in the following
terms i—Gentlemen of the Grand Jury , I have perused the depositions , I believe in all the eases whiott wiu come before you , at least in all that I am aware of ; and I am happy to say , that it does not appett to- me at present that there are any qaestjionB itt them which may be likely to occasion any dimeuuy From the unfortunate state of this part of thewo ? io « at least of the southern part of this county /« m some portions of the adjoining enes , I was s omewra * apprehensive that some cases of that nature mw * have occurred , whioh would have led to obflerva ^ from me ; but I am -wry happy to say , that , on W N £ ing through the depositions , it does not appear hj » there ia any case , arising out of the disturbances oi last summer ; and though there are a good [ many « aaAa vnfc T bfiliBvethera are not more than at lOrnwc
assiies . " His Lordship said he had looked tbjfOB 8 & u » depositions in one case ; but he ft » und « onu » qoiry oi the ofiicer , what he had supposed would be * f »« 2 that the bUi in that case had been already woad v , being a case of murder committed some years a **? " ™ therefore it would not come before the Grand J : ury » r inquiry . His Lordship then adverted to the mdictmeni against a woman for ooncealinglthe buth or ner jw gTtimate child . There was no charge of murder , tne ohild being still-born ; but the indictment wasj « a misdemeanour in concealing the birth , by sMrew burying the body or otherwise deposing ot it . * . doubt he had was , from findin g thata ^ numwr w persons were privy to the burial ; viz . tbe bisw the party , the supposed father of tlwctnld himseu , » neighboured the sexton ; but , if there was any representation of the body as being different from w fig it really was , so as to make it a sepret tepoj * , ™* the view of concealing the birth , then the caaa worn come within the purview of the statute . » "J ? ba . •„ „„ in ^ imAiii f nr hnrtAaxv . there mwfl 11 r "
doubt whether the facts wouloVwarrant the ^ ry m finding the bill ; for it appeared doubtful , -wtoJJJj place was a dwelling-house atall or not It wasnoi necessary to constitute the offence , that the m » w * himself Should dwell there ; if ¦ W- . WiS family or servants did , that was » & »»*• , * £ JS it necessary that they should be aotuaUy ^ sleeping jj the house at the time , if t ^ y did usually Uve au « sleep there . If it should prove tha »«»« * ££ entered was detached from the d ^ f'S ' ^ the charge of burglary could not be ^ " «* £ J thought ft was likSy , faowever , tha tit would turn o « to be a part of the dweUj ^^ rfiSioS and shortly afterwards tne dewajed was » un
killed , a cart having run over nun . « ^ X ^ hter j by accident , it could not be » JfJ *?^ 3 S but thequeation would be , whflfljr tJjjg ^ S over him and killing him . w » » ;? f ®^ y ekiiig quence of his antagonist , strikinghim , £ * gJgS ^ dowiu ir theiinm « l » te » u » of . deatt «« y . post hoc and not propler hoc , t ^ it vf ^ ° ^ § ental ; -but , under the oircttmstan ces , Me jJJg of jury had done quite right in returnuig » JJ ™ teBtf manslaughter . If any difficulty shoald W « ^ to ihe minds of the jury , he «^ JSS the mention it to him ; but , having I ^ JJjTgS « di . depositions , he fauad the other oases were oi bj w
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Mr . G . J . Haskst has received 12 su 2 d . from the Char tists ot Handsworth Woodhouse , per Thomas Dale , for Messrs . Harneyind Parkes's defence . Pcbuc Mkshsg . —On Sunday evening , a public meeting was held in the Fig-Tree-lane room , to hearths farewell address of Mr . Samuel Parke 3 , previous to Mb departure for Lancaster . Mx . G . Jo tjab Haeket delivered his farewell address on Monday evening ., He- concluded by moving the following resolution ^ : — " That this meeting returns itB sincere thanks to Thomas Slingsby Duncombe , Esq . , for his noble advocacy of the people ' s cause , more particularly for his rtcent exertions in endeavouring to obtain justice , instead
of partisan , abuse for the political victims from the < judicial bench j and this meeting urges that gentleman to persevere in the cause of suffering humanity , assured of our hearty cooperation and support / Seconded by Mr . Edwin Gill , and unanimously carried . Mr . Svinson moved the following resolution , which "was seconded by Mr . George Wright , and manimously adopted j— "That this meeting return their hearty thanks to Mr . G . J . Harney , for Mb able advocacy of the democratic cause since Mb residence in Sheffield , and beg to assure him of their protection and support , so long as he continues the firm , unflinching patriot he has hitherto proved himself to be . * Thanks being voted to the Chairman , the meeting separated singing , " Well Tally around Ilia ag *^ and again . "
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*• ""»—^^^~ w . ~~~»* - » Ah Aheged Attempt at Assassination . —After i dark , on Saturday nigh * last , the ^ treets of Rochdale were posted with a placard , etating-t hat , on Wednesday BJgbl last , Mr . John Howarib had a pistol Jired at Mnvwhen going to the house of Mr . John Holt , Stubbylee , near Bacup . Arewardof £ 200 is offeredbj thegorernment toanyonewho > will give snch informationTas will lead to the convietion or the culprit , and her Majesty ^ gracious pardon to an accemf > lice { except the man that fired the pistol ) , who will bring ' -io ^ justice the real offender . This is the substaaoe of Ab placard , wMch does not even state the time of the-night when the pistol was fired , or whether Mr Howarth received any injury from the contents of tte pistol "Report says , that the eircumitance took place at seven o ' clock in the evening , and a music book , which that gentleman ( who is a teacher of mosie ) had with him , is marked with Bhot .
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Is tha Chartists of Burton-on-Trent and Church Greaaley will look out for a more ratable want they will obUge . ^
North Lancashire Assizes.
NORTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES .
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To The People.
TO THE PEOPLE .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 4, 1843, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct471/page/4/
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