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THE KO&THERH STAB, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1843.
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11 NOTTINGHAM—.An adjourned meeting « Framework-knitters, was held at the Shoulder Ot
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COAI jMINEKSJLOOK ^ OUT-BisE * EEKS * g " rg 3 { AHEAD ! MB . Edttch , —Yen 'WVrl oblige tt p . by pyJBP pn licity to th-s fijUoTTicg expesnre of a desp liid p ' ot af lie " Coal Kinzs * for the purpose cf " brrafr ^ S up tDQ Idinu ' i iltsTCsett . and prejatS'crr * toe pr'cjtc nr ind against that Estful body of mea . Bj eo < Iciug you will oblige , Yonrs , fsiiHEliv . William Dixox . HtncheBtcr , Xo * . 28 b , 1 & 43-
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" MardisslerjNoT . 23 , lSiS . " There , Miners , -what think yon of that specimen of Coal Sing falsehood ? Cin you longer doubt their detamication to keep -yon in jO&rejy ? Snrely not . ISst before I SO further , 3 wil ) ttie a aeccmd psep at fills moBJtrocriy lying document , and refute the false Statements it contains . The masters "who got tip this scandalous and lyino ^ TC alM Vna v that «* cy-irere SlaH 3 i * lag ihe > CoU il tatTS of laneashire , -when they stated that at the meetina field at HsZilgrcre 3 demand for » n advsece of wags * vas mac © eqcsl , to six anUHngs per day . " If 0 5 Uc 5 l dek-r-^ nt ^ f ^"" ^ 33 -come to ' - at that meeting .. The Coai Hinera tJemnEd * four shillings p ~ r day , and that for eight bwcw" work ; -which "wonM enable thvm U > earn twenty shillings per "wetk , as in mining oper-iticna
Saturday and Monday only mate a day betwixt tfctm . > thH is twenty thiliicgB per "we * k : too irnch for a iban who yentnres Ms life in the bowels of the earth , in order to procure sn artieJe -which contributes so mate-Zially to the comfort of his idloi * -z&e& ? But it is no 5 £ he fiEmBBd of 43 . or 6 =. per dty Ihst the Coal Kings are afraid of . The fact is , the Miners have bbgun to work as "KfeU as taik about the matter : they have Bhortened their hours of labour ; and by so doing they hare kept the prodnetion , if anything , rather btlow the eoBEtunption j end by this means the poor " K » ngs " have been obliged to past -with their EtceSs te supply file irants of their easterners . This it is tLat has alarmed than j they iavs found oat that yon hsve a power , acd that yon are beginning to know tew to -nEeit . They fiiead tse shortning of the hours
01 labour ten tnue « now than any advstta of ¦ wast * - Oae of thcee fine felloes , that I know , -was so anxious for Mb mai to irork , that if they -wisTkod eleven days per fortnight he gave them threepence per day cx-ju , and if twelve Hays , fivepenee per day . One ' morning an explosion took place , and one of the ja ~ n was very ill hnraed . Tie men brensbt hie * out of tha p : i , ar . d of conrse iroried none that day , f * r -which tbej lost their extras ; aird aje " 55 retcli hs . t the hesrtltKnes ^ - * y iay to his men , ccnld yon sot hore thrown Mm on one 6 hle heIU yon had done yonr -work and then brouiht hini up ! This tyrant ki . cw the -valne of CTer-prodncdon He knew that if te codd criy get his icec . by say TnmTis , to prodn&e him a stock fcu-ire hsad , that then te woold have them -nnder Ms thumb , and he could do as he liked -with them .
Brethren , the time has arriTed when yon mn » t be prompt , finn , aud nailed . The masters are deteiinmed to horrry yea to a crisis . Thty held their meeting this day , ia the Aftion Ina ; ha : : t -wea a cl&se meeting . Ko getting to inow tteir aettrEiiDaiioiJ . J * e tired spy , in the shape of a policeman , is ssnt to their meeting to \ ratch the prcce& . ur-gE . ai « I demand a copy of ailj refcolctaons passed- O , e-j ! this -was a me&ting ef the ma&tera ! Ba-raghad to do trith these gentry before , I tbiuk that I am acquainted -with some of lfceir tactics ; and aJthonih I am neither a prophet , nor the sou « f one ,
I -venture to predict that they will eudesTonr to indnce a few colliers to strike in Yarions parts of the country for some ci ^ s ^ or oth ° r , an ? by thut meanB endeaypni to brf-- » yon np with fcrptnee . I fcs . Te giTenyoii'srarsia * : Ir- > ok out ! Wttehtbem ; YoUCZTlOOl JK 5 S 1 K 7 do better Ifcsa eaiitfuoe to Trorfe Ebort liiDe : k ? er > the markets i ? sre ; y sapplied , and yon have a chance . In this is your s * r £ z >_? th and their weakness . 2 hEre iBTist be do mere eoch jobs as the CamberlaEd cne . Pioeetd vith jonr orgacziticr as quick ss pos-Kfie , and prepare for the -worst . Be firm , he Bober .. sad be steady .
Yon may ait ioy s ^ tics as bew ycni are set if tos lasetfTS tkvtiLd aiitnipt lo f- ^ rca you to s sipjee I TrfllXiTeH \ en ic aii ^ y -s-fsrJs . Yoxi see what bR 5 > teen docein GaEkhcii&iid , aiid oaght tberefoie to beware tn 3 Et-i epijt npen tbe same r . ^ ck . If they thiHld oetermijie upon itat-RE the men in varions vzrts of fchi
conntry sign Uxsoajsiie tests , the msn wca'd prohably turn ott Tii * ^^ 0 j ^ wl ; at ttty want . and Ae mastsrs or tnca oolli ries -wonlo be proTir ' . ed by the c&er makers , totals to the supplying of his caa- = tomtrs with c-ral and protecting him from ii . jtrry by , Eiakfayrjnpsi > y less wxasioctd h yJHB "Woltg StUnrtiBS . Bj ttas mess yon m-ghtta ^ sco or 1000 m ^ n cpon j yoor haiifean ilm ennty , which wonld he -rerj serious . 3 ) efeatwonlJ 1 hefctaL H ? re it my pkn j B , if th 8 "Enfb fc briisg it on , upon them be the blame . If ] they attempt this , there mnst be no portiad strikes r Totn watchword most ba that of yonr CornUn"brethren XfL then
" 052 ASC . " r ** w , , follow np yonr present plan o ? keeping the xczrket bare ; bs < I if U >» y stocia attempt to coerce jon , stktkb x ? © scs , o ? e A 3 O ) A 1 X , TBOM IBE XaSD ' S E . "SD TO JOHB O'GEOATS , 1 SD FOtTBTEES DATS WILL SETTLB THE QCESTIo ^ ! I I wish to he distinctly nndeistvud 5 a thjfl ma ^ er . 3 sm opposed to stiik ^ if tti y ceb 1 » a-roided . 3 But if the masters are hGt-hes ^' ed enough t » firiTe 50 a to the despsnte aliernstiTe , the rru -will justify the-ineaia ; and may God protect the Epfflrlng poor from the crneltiea of the oppressors , is the eame « t prajw of , . . The Miners' Friend ,
And Pnaljc ' s ohecitot serraEt , W « . D'xoa Hanchest ej j'IfflT . SJth , 15 « .
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j BBADFOBD .-Mp . ' R , Oastlbr . —On Monday I evening , the friends of Mr . Oastier , b&d s meeting in tbo Temperance Hall , according to the arrangemerii-s of tho Oasiler Liberation Central Committee . On the platform were W . B . Terran < I , 'E ? q ' M P . f the Rev . Mr . More an , B . D ., Key , J . L . Fiost . M . A . R-T . Mr . Sherwood , Rer . Mr . Cooper , Mr . William j Walker , of the firm of Wood and Walker , of Brad-1 ford , Tfitham , Esq ., of Hnddetsfieid , Mr . T . J Brook , DiwtovTj , Air . L . Pirkethly , Hnddersfield , j d . Pollard , E ? q , ( magis-rate ) , Mr . Balms . Mr . Mil-I ner , Mr . Amy , of Bradford , Charles Walker , E ? q ., ¦ and manv other gentlemen , lay and clerical . Mr . j William Walker was called to theciair . Seyeral ; Te ? ointioc 5 were unaniiaously adopted by the meet-The
' ? ng with great a ^ p ^ anBe . eubstance of -which : are as follovra : — That a general subscription be ; raised amongst all grades of our countrymen and ; country women , for ihe express purpose of proour' ing the liberauon of Mr . Oa ^ tler , a&d enabling him to prcsecutc his philanthropic laboure . " " That booksellers , and others , be r quested to receive sub' scriptions in aid of the liberation J ^ and ; and that : they and sH other pr-T > onP-wishfal to forward the ¦ propoced ebject be Tf qoesied to commnnicate their ; names and address 10 Mr . Pitk ^ thly , Buxton road , j Heddersfield , who as secretary will furnish them I y ? i ; b . books for the pnTpose ; and persons employed in the various manufactories and workshops be < requested to assist in tbo accomplishment of this
object . " At the close of the meeting several sums of money were subscribed . Mr . Charles Walker , £ 10 , many other gentlemen £ 5 and £ 1 each , Mr . Au * y , £ } for himself and £ 1 lor his wife ; the Woolcomberr m the employ of Messrs . Wood and Walker , £ 2 2 * . 6 d . A rote of thanks was moved to the clergy , and carried unanimously . The thanks of the meenn ^ r wer e carried by acclamation to the chairman . Three cheers v ? ere proposed for the "Good Old King ; " and loudly responded to , by all parties . 11 aETthii & "vvas wanting to co-jvinco the oppressors of the pt-or of the respect in whion Mr . Oastler is held in Bradford , this aje ^ r in ^ must put tO fti ^ bt all doubts on the subject , as Toiies , Whies , and Chartists ,
all joined with tiie accord io support the Liberation Fund , to the utmost extent of ibeir power . The Poor Law { or Bastilt ) Bill was most ably exposed by Mr . Amy . The whole of the gentlemen on the platform addressed the meeting . Mr . Smyth and Mr . Kjdd also spoke on behalf of the Factory Chilr ' xcn , and in support of the Liberation Fnnd . Sub :-rripnon Books are now in the hands of a number © working Eien ; and it is hoped that ere Christmas is ushered in , that Mr . Oastler will be at liberty . Toe - . aciory hands are nobly doing their duty on this occasion ; a spirit of emnlatiau seems to pervade all ranks , fruly proving the aff-ction the working-men invariably iec ' is for the friend of the oppressed : no matter what bio political or religious creed may be .
Eizleb ' s > 3 achjs £ S . —The friends and believers in the practicability vf Mr . Eizkr ' s Plan of Machinery for the regeneration oi the world , and for superceding human labour , met 011 Sunday last , at the Cross Key 3 , Wray-street , Bradford , when a number of persons enrolled their names and formed & society for the purpose 01 instituting a full enquiry into the above 'beery , with a view to its being put into practice . Tab tallowing resolutions were passed , namely , " Thai the members of this society are of opinion that Mr . Etzler ' s views are quite practicable ; and if men do nut fahly examine , they ought not to judge rashly of them , ( nor throw obstacles in the way of others reducing them to practice , ) by tbe circulation of ihcir old and wornout notioas of thingB . ** The merabtrs will meet every Sunday evening at six o ' clock , at the Cross Keys , Wray-Btreet . —John Dawson , Chairman : John Greenwood , Secretary ,
The Ko&Therh Stab, Saturday, December 3, 1843.
THE KO&THERH STAB , SATURDAY , DECEMBER 3 , 1843 .
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THE QUEEN AT KOTTINGHAM . As our most gracious Qnsen ia to arrive at the Nottingham Station on LI on day next , on her way to the Duke of Rutland ' s ; and , as it is all important , that she should be put in possession of the real condition of her loving subjects , wha will not bo allowed to occupy the platform , and are too poor to pay for a se at in the gallery , we understand they ha ^ e resolved upon welcoming her with a silent view of her working subjects : and that while they will abstain from any ^ tbeslightest mark of disrespect , they trust that that knowledge which Trill not be
flommu-Dicated to the Royal ear , will carry conviction to the Royal eye . The men will shew their wives and children upon the auspicious occasion ; and we have to request that her Majesty ' s managers will pray that her Majesty may be graciously pleased to put down the glass of the Royal carriage when passing tbe Town Common-side , in order that her Majesty may see and judge of the real condition of her loyal and loving subjects , who trust that they will be blessed and granted with som-thing more than a view of the blind that shuts out poverty from Rojal injpeo * ti&n .
, j ' , ; We axe not averse to her Majesty travelling I where she pleases , and eeeiag what she pleases ; as ¦ long as we hare not to pay for it . Bat while she tr&reL at our expense , we require to sea and be seen , to see , in order that we may have the worth of on * money—and to be seen in order that her Majesty may know the source from whence her Exchequer i 3 filled . On Mich occasions her Majesty may perhaps bear a cheer for her Ministers ; or what is more likely , tbe national band of well-timed voices ; chaunting the National Anthem , ' " Spread the Charter through the land . "
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and therefore the satisfied and uncomplaining . The eye , and especially the eye of the disconsolate workr ing man , must look jealously upon tho gliding pomp of Majesty , whioll says , " Bohold my greatness ! it Bhould satisfy you with your own littleness . " But tha days are fast approaching whea those senseless pageants must pass away , and when the journeys of First Magistrates will be undertaken for general benefit , rather than for individual gratification . That win not be , however , until the people ' s representatives have a tight hold of the people ' s pursestrings ; and then Royal journeys willbeesti \ mated according to their general value .
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RECONCILIATION . It is with no ordinary pleasure that we direct the attention of onr readers to tbe report of the discussion , which took place on Monday last , between our friends at Nottingham ; and from tbe manner in which the proceedings were conducted , all who read must como to the conclusion that misunderstanding , rather than desire to create dissension , led to the apparent differecces which have so happily terminated . And while we are thus ready to do every
justico to other parties , we claim for ourselves the same measure of justice at their hands . Without attempting to rub the sore , or re-open tho subject we think that we have a- right to Bay that , in the opinion we ventured to give , we were actuated by tbe best and most laudable motives ; while the happy result of the meeting between Mr . O'Connob and onr Nottingham friends goes far to establish the fact , that we acted wisely by withholding from the pnblio ear matters which merely required a mutuaj explanation to ensure satisfaction .
I * , has been held prudent , as manifested in several votes of different Conventions , that local disputes should be locally discussed and settled in those localities where they originate . There the ciuses of complaint are first seen ; there proceedings are matured ; there preliminaries are arranged ; there discussion takes place ; and the verdiot there passed Bhould be satisfactory to other localities where dissension has originated ont of any portion or distortion of the original dispute . When we trace the several diBputeB that have arisen in our ranks to their real source , we almost invariably discover that they have not originated with thaChavtist body , but with diseatufied 'individuals , who are allowed to fan tbe most insignificant charges into grave
accusations . We state these thing 9 here more especially for the purpose of justifying our hereafter non-interference in , or notice of local or sectional disputes . We have now lying beforo us correspondence of a most mean character , which , from the similitude , we must suppose to be stereotyped , and transmitted to the various localities , contaiuiug not so much charges , » w ; hr 3 a * , 3 of vengeance , against Mr . O'Conkob . But while we highly appreciate the motive of those panics who have thought it their duty to put him upon his guard , upon tha principle that to be forewarned is to be forearmed , we shall abstain from making the Northern Star a vehicle for even its Proprietor ' s defence , feeling assured that the accused will at all times fiud his safety to consist in the purity of his actions .
Our brave , unfl ncbing , and warai-hearted friends of Sunderland , and the North , have uur thanks for the candid manner in which they have dealt with Mr . O'Connor , by transmitting a correspondence which now lies before us . With ut aiiy further notice from ns , he will find ample saii-faction in thtir sborfc bat exclusive reply . Tiie working clafiscs will find enough to do in combating open enemies and professing lriend ? , without being led into party and sectional squabbles
foT tbe mere gral fication of disappointed and ambi . tious individuals . We are aware , lhat while an unfounded disagreement existed in Nottingham , artful and malicious " tricksters" have been at work , sedulously endeavouring to make the dissatisfaction of Nottingham a rag ng plague to be spread throughout the land . We rejoice to find , however , that the good Eeuse of our friends there has Btopped the feveT , destroyed tbe infection , and ihu 3 prevented the spread of sickness through the Chartist body .
This example will doubtless be imit&ted wherever its stern principles are to be sternly maintained , and to the working men themselves , who anticipate bsutfitfrom the accomplishment of their principles , we look as the plij ' aictans to arrest tho progress of thai contagious caaiadv intended tor t ^ OlI destruction . W © shall not further venlure to expatiate upon the subject , but leave with the people tho chastisement which the promoters of disunion aro sure to receive ^ at th . ir hauds , wheu their maehiuation ? are discovered .
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papers , for Instance , are not calculated to inspire a taste for the joy a of eueh contests , where personal abuse is but too ofceii substituted for HOttud argument Whose ambition is aroused by witnessing the proprietor 0 / the'Evening Post pouring forth hfs swiddous phial upon fctie bead of the proprietor of tiheEveninff Packet . which the latter is sure to promptly acknowledge and pay bacfe with compound interest ? Such strife ia productive of no beneficial results ; it advances no good principles , and seMom even serves the cause of faction .
We , however , turn with pleasure to tho Not them Star , in which we Bad a longtby article in reply to some observations made by ourselves , couched in a tone and conceived in a spirit the re versa of what we have been deprecating . We are greatly obliged to the Northern Star tot the kind spirit in which it has received our reniaiks , which were well intended , and feel not a little flittered by tho compliments paid to ourselves We will now , injustice to tbe Star , allow it to speak for itself . "
We too , can soy in all sincerity , that we have no taste for tbe sort of : controversy" described so truly by the World ; otherwise we have temptations enough to embark in " gladiatorial displays" every week that passes . For though "Chartism is dead"O ) the Northern Star ( much to the mortification of the factions ) is still alive and likely to be so while the principles of Democracy exist ; and tehen will they " die' ¦ ' ? and as we have said , not a week passes but wo have boxd& snarling cur at oar heels . And ' tis because wo believe that " such strife ' is rarely " productive of beneficial results" that we
engage in it as little as possible . Occasionally we let our contemporaries know that we can " argufiV as well as they ; and then , when tbey have got the drubbing they Lave provoked , tbey say : " 0 what a blackguard 1 We never thought the Northern Star would have laid uh sprawling in the mud ! Bless us how ungentlemanly ! We must decline any further contest" I Such is the way we have been treated by parties who are unceasing in their endeavours to make as " show fight , " and then shrink from tha battle . The Editor of the World wa are huppy to say , appears to be a very different character .
Admiring , as we do , the spirit in which the above extract has been penned , we would have thought it all-sufiicient to have quoted it into our pages , but for two or three errors into which our contemporary has fatten , and which the World we are sure will not be offended with us for correcting . The World quotes fully our defence of Mr . O'Connor s atiotnpt to join the Repeal Association . We repeat the conclusion of tbe argument : —
" True , Mr . O'Connor—aye and others of the Chartist leaders who joined the Repeal body—had entertained t&tliuge of hostility towards Mr . O'Coxkell ; feelings engendered by Ida repeated betrayals of the principles of liberty , ( which we can prove if need be ) , and his disgusting libels of the working classes of this country ; but whea they thought tbey saw him inclined to act honestly for once , when they thought he was really in earnest in his agitation for the Repeal , they
generously emotbered their feelings of resentment , — honour to them!—and made sacrifice of their own wrongs on tbe altar of the common good . Should Mr . OCo . N . voit ba reproached for so aeting ? It might bave been more in accordance with the loftier ideas of patriotism , seemingly entertained by tne World , that Mr . O'CONNOR should have saCTificodhis duties as a pnblic man to bis resentments as a private man ; but we are not of the same opinion . "
On this the World remarks : — " The Star must admit that this is very clumsy special pleading . The Repeal Association ia a body which owes its existence to Mr . O'Connell , and is known to be completely under his control , and it would seem to ua that Mr . O'Connor , In seeking to become a member , gave a practical contradiction to many of the charges be had been in the habit of putting forth . In wishing to identify himself with the Association be either sought to embarrass Mr . O'Conn «) l , or piace himself under his command . Now , for the Star or Mr . O'Connor to tell us that he was anxious to serve ono whom ho had described aa politically corrupt , merely that he might advance the interests of his country , is woat we should not have expected . "
We must plead " Not Guilty" to this charge of " special pleading , " " clumsily , " or otherwise . Thank God , we are ( as tho Duke siys ) " not learned in the law . " " Clumsily" we may argue . We pretend not to be the Cobbett of the Press ; but whatever be our deficiencies , wo are not conscious of any " special pleading" in stating our case , whatever that may be . The best answer we can give to the foregoing , is to request the World to read our observations . in tbe preceding article over again . "But when they ( Mr . O'CoNNoa and tho Chartists ) thought they saw him ( Mr . O'Connell ) INCLINED TO ACT IIONKSILI KOI \ ONCE J WHEN THBY
THOUGHT HE WAS IlEALLT IN EARNEST IN HIS AGITATION FOB the Repeal , they generously smothered their feelings , " $ G . § C . Now what " special pleading" is there here i To us it appears to ba ail " plain sailing . " We , Mr . O'Connor , and the Chartists generally , may have been very foolish in supposing that Mr . O'Connell covld be honest , even for once ; it may have been very " clumsy " in us to have entertained such a hope ; we may not have had as many opportunities aa the World has . for coming to the conclusion that the Rkp ? al
Movement at the Corn Exchange wa 3 all hum ; stnd that " the best thing that Sir Robert Peel could do , " to put it doiun , waB " to send a batch of the * Young Ireland' lawyerlings to mangle law in the Colonies , and appoint a score or two of other Patriots , ready to die for fatherland , to lucrative situations in the Customs , Excise , and Constabulary Force" ; we may have mis-judged of , and misconceived , the whole matter ; but even if so , and if events ultimately prove that we were wrong , O'CoNNtLL . and not ua , will be the sufferer .
As to Mr . O'Connor ' s motives hi joining the Repeal dissociation , we have already stated them , bo far as we know them ; and we believe we have done so correctly . It may bo that , without wishing to " enibarasa" Mr . O'Connell , he had an idea of helping to keep his countrymen steady to his professed purpose : and that he stood in need of some such help , Mr . OTonnell ' s conduct daily testifies . A few weeka ago , Mr . O'Conneix assured his hearers that Repeal should Ire obtained within six months , if ( hey observed perfect peace , OR his head should br i'pon the ni . octv ! Last Friday , in an address to tho Irish peoplo , he tells them that " if thpy rcmain quiet , in another twelve months REPEAL WILL BE AT HAND" ! First the
Irish people were told that this was the Repeal year ; next tha : by April , Repeal should be bad , or Mr . O'Connell ' s head should be forfeited ; and now that if they will only obey his " commands , " in an > other twelve months Repeal will be , —not obtained , — hut AT HAND I Does the World call this " special pleading" ? We do , at any rate ; and very " clumsy *' pleading , too . La O'CONNELL look to it . He may carry his Repeal pitcher to the well of delusion once too often ! The World quot ^ " with pleasure" the concluding portion of our article , which our readers may remember was a defence of Chartism as it is , compared with what it was " forty years ago , " In reply , the World says : —
" The St ir denies that forty years ago the principles of the Chaner Were cithbr well understood or tflfectuaUy advocated . This is sttunge ; for we had thought represe » t ; ition co-extennive with taxation , was a tbeory of too Bvitisb Constitution , It is ackwawlei ' gwi by the £ ( ir that fi > ity jeava ago the Richmond *) , tbo Foxts , aud tbe Greys , spouted Uuiver&il Suffrage , notwithsracding they nfcerwards threw the measure overboard . > VtT' BVich men liktly to bring forward 8 UCh a question iu P'tiiauient uuie&a they kuew they were powerfully tu&tuincd out of doois ? They were incited to activity ihTough pavty motives—but then , Universal Suffrage was emblemed upon the bauner they uufurled . We have uot space to- < lay to pmsue the argument , but Bhall be ba . ] pp 5 to do eo on another occasion , if our able contemporary be not already satisfied . "
True , " Representation co-extensive with Taxation " has been the " theory" of that thing called the u British Constitution " : but the theory is one thing ; the practice has been another . When the monster Harry , and the 6 l 2 e-ti ^ er Elizabeth , summoned Parliaments at their will to register their edicts for the despoiling of the Church and the poor , and the enacting of "Act-of-Parliament creeds , " where was this Wasted theory then ? When Cromwell's gang cursed the country with the " Excise '; when a " junta" of Whig aristocrats and London merchants , calling themsolves a " National Convention" ( !) gave the Crown to Dutch William , and , —presumptuous idiots , —bound themselves and their posterity to ac-
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knowledge ; and obey the sovereignty of William and Mar y and their heirg FOR EVER , whete waa the theory then ? When tho Septennial Act vras passed , authorizing ; the enacters and their successors to sit for seven yjears , instead of one ; and when war was made by a corrupt Legislature upon the people of America for asserting the principle that " Taxation without Bepresentation is tyranny , " where was the theory then ? Now , it was just these invasions , and sotting at nought of this theory , that had ! rendered the mass of the people ignorant of the principles of the Charter ,
"forty years ago . " We did not acknowledge tha * "forty years ago the Bjchmonds , the Foxes , and the Gbevs spouted Universal Suffrage . " Our words were that these parties "bad some years before" that period so spouted , " 'Tis sixty years since , " or thereabouts ^ that the shoy-hoys affected to advocate these principles . At the subsequent period of " forty years ago , " , these worthies were silent as "dumb dogs" upon ] the subject . True , when the question was brought forward by these men , they undoubtedly were sustained by a party out of doors ; but not such a party as exists now . The World has not
forgotten tne v kicking out" of the Wbiga ; and the Whigs say " the Chartists did it all" i "Forty years" since Birmingham had not a Chartist Mayor , as Dr . Priestley knew to his cost ; nor were the Corporations of such places as Leeds , Sheffield ., Nottingham , Leicester , and Northampton composed to a great extent , as they are now , of avowed Chartists , or men professing the same principles under another name . "Forty years since" the factions were not , as now , g lad to go cap in baud to the Chartists to solicit the support of the
longreviled , but now courted , because growing , Democracy . ] But we are but repeating what the World has not refuted ; and we are sure that bo ardent a lover of freedom as the World will rather bs rejoiced than otherwise , to find itself corrected , and convinced , that so far from The World standing still , it has slowly but surely progressed ; and that every day is hastening the dowufal of that syftem whicb has been tho bano of this , and the " seveu-ccnturv" -curse of the sister country . " If
our able contemporary be not already satisfied , we shall at a future day , ba happy to resume the subject . With such a ; controverialist as the World , we shall be happy to | break a lance at any time , when the interests of the public , and not personal or party vanity , demand it . As to the issue of suGb contests wo care little . It matters not whether we succeed in correcting j the World , or the World succeeds in correcting us ; so that information be imparted to the people , and truth be triumphant !
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" Leeds , 27 Nov . 1848 . « ' flfiNTLEMEN— -In compliance with the solicitation , of a deputation' from the Committee for promoting > subscription to effect the liberation of Mr . Oastler frOla the confinement under which , he has so long su&red and to make some provision for bis future wants , j wish to cast iuto the Subscriptions' my contribution of Five Pounds which they conceive may have tn influence beyond the mere amount of that subscription , " Ia taking this step I wish to guard myself agaimj any misconstruction ; you will therefore allow mo to say that my views are as much opposed as they eve
have been to Mr . Oastler ' s upon the political and economical suhjects on which we have hitherto differed . " You must permit me also to add , from recent aliuaions that have been made to my acquaintance with Mi . Oaatier ' s late excellent father * that , though I had a great respect for that gentleman , and had the pleasure to eitjoy his friendship for many years , r n » ver received from him ( as Mr . Oj 9 tle * seamed at one time to suppose ) any obligations , or any assistance towards my establishment in business ; and that in uniting with bis son ' s friends in serving him in his present exigency , I am wholly uniDfluencsd by any considerations of that nature .
•? With my best wishes for the epeeay attainment of your humane object , " I am , gentlemen , " Very faithfully yours , " Ewd Bi . lSE 3 . " To the Committee for promoting Mr . Oaatlert Subscription . " It is , indeed , refreshing to find that the burning contests of party do not entirely obliterate human feeling . They have done , and still do , much mischief in tbe world : bat such instances as the ona now recorded , go far to show us the utter folly of continuing them ; and'give a foretaste of the kindly feeling , true consideiation , and even happiness that might universally exist , and of which this world is capab l e , oould vrs but learn common souse enough to baar and forbear with one another .
The reference to " recent allusions concerning Mr . Baines and Mr . Oastleh ' s father , in the last paragraph of Mr . Baines ' s letter , we are somewhat concerned with . That " recent allusion" was made by vs . It was reported in last week ' s Star . Concerning tbe matter , we are glad to beset right . We deem it necessary however , just to observe , that in making such " allusion" we were not without authority . Mr . Baines knows that the statement has been often made ; and by thosa too , whom it might be presumed , had reason for what they said . It has , up to this period , been uncoatradicted . Now , however , we have Mr . Baines ' s negation to the statement ; and for having made the " recent allusion" which has drawn forth Mr . Baines ' s explanation , Mr . Hobson thus publicly expresses his regret if it has caused Mr . Baines the least
annoyance . Turning from Yorkshire to Lancashire , we find a similar spirit , in connection with the " Liberty Fund , " existing there . From Manchester we have the-following : — ' Within the last week the Central Committee of Lancashire , Cheshire , and Derbyshire , for raising a fund for the liberationof Mr . Oastler ^ have held several meetings , and made the necessary arrangements for appealing to the public on behalf of that truly honest and patriotic man . In a few days a public meeting will be calltd for thia purpose in the largest place tbat can be procured in Manchester . At a meeting of tbe Central Committee , held at the Old Swan Inn last night , Mr . Thomas Daniel in the chair , an address to the working people and their friends w ? t unanimouslv adopted . "
A copy of that address we have been favoured with We regret lhat we cannot find room for it . It is a fair and candid setting-forth of Mr . Oastler ' s case ; and will , we trust , have tho effect of rousing up the entire Factory Population of the Great Cotton District to " como to tho rescue" of their friend and unswerving advocate . Liverpool is also on the move . Nay , London , the wen ; the social excresceeca ; the sink of corruption itself , feels called upon to take part in affording freedom to the captive patriot .
Halifax is arranging for a meeting also . Barnsley holds one on Wednesday next . Sheffield and Wake field will speedily follow ; and we trust that the example so numerously set will not be lost on other places , but that every town and village in the manufacturing districts will emulate it . The Central Committee meet every Monday at the Railway Hotel , Brighouse , at three o ' clock . To that committee , the arrangements for public meetings Bhould be communicated ; as by that coarse being pursued , the committee may be able to secure for them the services of influential gentlemen who have placed tkemselves at their disposal for this business . The committee also invite the attendance
and co-operation of all friends . The last meeting was attended by W . B . Ferrand , E * q , M . P , Joshui Pollard , Esq ., J . P ., Jonathan Scholejibid , Esq ., Wh . Cookk , Esq ., T . R , TATHAM . Esq ., T . S . Brooke , Esq ., J . Thornton , Esq ., Mr . L . Pitkethlet , Mr , John Leech , and Mr . J . O'Rourke . In conclusion , we call upon the Factory Workers of England , TO DO THiilR DUTY on this occasion ! Mr . Oastler has done more than his towaids you . You have benefitted , directly and palpably , from his labours . Whatever amelioration in the working of the stern , iron , realities of the Factory System may have takes place , —and much in that way has been done , —to Oasti . ee you are indebted for it . YOU OWE HIM A MIGHTT debt in return . We now want you to pay
it ! We know that he has your grateful and hearty thanks ; but in his hour of need do let him have some little of your cash . He did not spare his cash in your service . He was , when he began to work for you , in as happy a position as man could possibly wish to be . He lived in a most lovely spot . He had an income of £ 500 a-year , or j-ist upon £ 10 a-week . He wasreveredand belovedby all aronud him . if happiness ever found anjabidiiig place on this earth , surely it was on his hearth . He heard of your wrongs . The tale sunk into his heart . He satisfied himself that what he had been told was true : and then he boldly came to the rescue . Money or comfort was with him , no question . He spent bis all . Nay , the very debt for which he has been COOped up within the walls of a prison for now three years and a half was incurred to obtain paoTECfion for
suffering infancy . It was to prevent tobr children from being worked to death , that Oastler became a "debtor : " you are therefore " debtors" to him : you ought to PAY him !! Every Factory worker is bound , by all tha ties of humanity , to contribute to this " Liberty * purchasing Fund . " Let us trust that all will so consider it ! Let . but the Factorj Workers give twopence each , and the work
is done ! Only twopence each !! Who U there , that knows anything of what the Factory system was , and what it is , but will spare thtfi email sam , to rescue their friend from prison-confinement I Let the Factory Workers only do thati and Oastler will be placed in a position to do then far more essential service than any he has ren dered yet , great as that has been . Then , FACiosr Workers , TO THE RESCUE !!
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mutton , . Darner-gate , in pursuance 01 tne n "; given last week , but owing to a public meeting to ^ ini place , it was but thinly attended . The follow" * resolution waa passed unanimously— " That ettm the downward course of the Framework--fcnittiul trade occasioned by a spurious , and thereby a fiop ^ abundant quantity of goods , is is the opinion of $ & meeting , that until a general union be formed of * " men , and legislative protection afforded to theft there is but , little hope of ameliorating the condiW * ot the operatives ; we therefore recooTiinend for tM * purpose , that branch unions , in acco . dance witip ?
Miners' plan , bo forthwith formed : ^ and when so , " * a general meeting of delegates v je called to forO ^ general code of laws for their ^ aidance ; and e » $ the assistance of the centr / ii committee , on •*» petition business be required by any of suoh *> && ** unions , by giving them notice their case wli w punctually attended to : that whereas it «*! agreed on Monday , thfj 20 th last ,,. at .-. » ge ^ meeting of all branches , of ' fxapewprlci&iitterst : v fiz a levy of one penny y frame be fd ^ Ned *? oj ^ Central 'Committee , \ 0 defray the out ^ ptiiiS ° ^ but as that resolu ' . ion has not been gefierjilly ^™ plied with , it 13 requested that such subscription ^ forthwith forw ardea to the Central ComB »» ee f / Shoulder of -Mutton , Barker > gate , Nottingham . G . Woodward . Chairman to the Committee .
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Tiibre have been several fires during the wee Liverpool , but , fortunately , thsy have » 'J ° fn fi under without much damage having been oouo .
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SMALL CAUSES LEAD TO GREAT ETEiNTS While the destitution of the working classes of thia country should enlist the sympathy of the rich and the support of the press , -we find that estate bestowing more space upon Email matters wholly unconnected with the interest of the working Cias ? es , and the daily journals content with a mere passing glance at national poverty , or with the
publication of assurances that general distress is a conseqn nee of national vice aad immorality . Meantime we learn fhat nearly every state in Europe is agitated to its centre , in couseqnpnce of the visit of the jDoke of Eobtjeacx to this country ; and , furthermore , in accounting for the distress now raging in the stocking-making districts , we are grave Iy informed by the trade correspondent of the London press that it is a consequence of the Queen wearing long petticoats !
There is a story told of a Spanish Princess , ones upon her travels , being presented with a specimen of gluT 3 s and silk stockings , in a town celebrated for the manufacture of those articles . The gloves were first presented , and were graciously received by her M \ ni ? ter ; but his modesty , was bo far put to the blush upon tbe presentation of the stockings » that ha exclaimed with passionate vehemence , flinging rhem on the ground , " A Spakish Psiscess has 50 legs !* ' In their turn , the impoverished stcckingera may exclaim , " O for an English Qaeen with
legs ! Howsvc-r the anscdote may serve as matter 'or laughter , it must be a subject of dtep regret to every sane man , to every thinking man , vo everj honest man , that the visit of lie grandson of a deposed tyrant , and the leag ? h of the Queen ' s pefticos-R , should lead to the anticipation of foreign convu ' sion and domestic Euffcri&g . When , in tho name of common sense , shall we arrive at a period wh :-n crowned heads and aspiring youths will be allowed to prosecute their travels like ordinary incLv . duaiB % We find the passage of her Majesty threvgb this impoverished Jacd chronicled with a tfis-HSting minuteness : but the swaliowera up Of wealth have taken care to present tbe fair side of ihr pic ' . ure only to the Royal eye . It the Queen of England had any power , she would be allowed to see both sides of the piciure * . However , as her keepers bave resolved npon exhibiting bar with hUnters , we rtjoite lo leam , from a communication from Nottingham , where the lougpetticoat fashion has created eo much poverty , that there , * t ail events , the sufferers liave resolved upon presenting her with the true condition of her loving subjects . Talk of * ' cordial reception , " and * '
enthusiastic loyalty" indeed , such a 3 that diepl&jtd at railroad stations , the properly of tne iic \ and under tbe contronl of the Government ; would the Direc tors or the police allow naked pauperism to occupy any portion of their premises 1 No . Those exhibi-! tions axe for luring Idsjesty into a belief of the i popularity of her Ministers ! . Will tbey venture to bring her to Manchester , to Leeds , io Oldham , io j Huddersfieid , to Bradford , or to Halifax , thereto I witness the "improvement of trade , " 8 nd fhe-eondi-• lion of those whoss laVoar furnishes her with all the cunJctls ef life ! No ; her route is through the r * nko of the rich , tteopukut , and ibe paTiiestd ;
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WHY DID CHARTISTS SEEK TO AID THE
REPEALERS ? RADICALISM IN FORMER TIMES . Ocb reader ? will romembpr our friendly expostulations with the conductors of tbe Dublin W 01 Id in reference to certain advice they courteously tecdercd us regarding the Repeal movement , ami the ptato « f Chartism . In our remarks , we gave the World credit for tha best inteationa ; and honestly exprereed « ur admiration of its political character and general policy ; and we rejoice to say that the observations of oar contemporary , in reply to our remarks , have given us do cause to retract the favourable opinions we before expressed .
In the World , of November 18 th , appeared the Editor ' s answer to our article . We hud intended to have rejoined last week ; bnt press of malter prevented us . A 3 the World has very candidly allowed U 3 to speak for oureslves , by quoting into its pages the most important portions of our article ; it is ocly right that we should , as we do most willingly , relilrn the compliment . The World Bays ;—
" We never have been fond of controversy with contemporaries ; indeed , we endeavour to avoid it , feeling , except upon rare occasions , it leads to nothing but a waste of time and space wblch might bs much better employed . The eladiatoiial displays of Dublin new * -
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THE ; OASTLER FUND . LIBERTY TO THE CAPTIVE . It is with heartfelt pleasure that we refer to the general and earnest movement , now being made to effect the liberation of one of the beat men thiB land bas in ity—the truly great and good Richaud Oastler . ! . His long incarceration in a prison for debt has bf eh a national disgrace . It is indeed high time that tbe stain was wiped out . -
Our readers will not need reminding , that wo have ever set forth his many claims to public support , and continually called upon all classes to perform their duty toward him who has served them , by not only procuring his release , but also placing him in a situation , when out of captivity , far above want , or even' the fear of it . It ia , therefore , with much gratification tbat we witness the matter , at last , taken up with becoming spirit , ' and every indication given that the long-desired object will be fully accomplished .
Richard Oastler has been useful . He has done much to ameliorate the condition of suffering humanity . He has been an important wheel in the complicated machine of human progression . He has contributed much to the " onward" march of hind . He bas done societj service ; and society has now a duty to perform towards him , which , we trust , will be faithfully discharged . Richahd Oastlbb , in what he hag done , has been honest . He has had no interested ends to serve . Self , with him , has been no consideration . He was convinced ; and he spoke . He felt ; and he acted . He did not considerately weigh the pro ' s and the con's on his own interests ; but he threw himself inte the gap , ] bodu y , —ready for the sacrifice , if sacrifice was seeded .
The immolation teas demanded ! The " pound of flesh , '" was insisted on . The " Bond" was exacted ; and the penalty has surely been paid ! It is the firm' conviction on the minds of all parties , of Oabtler's sterling integrity and truthfulness of purpose , that has obtained for him the high moral standing in the land which the present movement proves him < o hold ; and the fact that men of all creeds , and of all politics , car ., for the time being , sink their several differences , and unite to do honour to moral woiith , puts one in love with human nature itself , thus shown to be loving , and Bound , and heabtv at bottom , when fairly appealed to , and occasions arise which thrust aside the factitiousness and conventionalir-ms of society .
Yes ! in this case men of all parties do unite ; the political friend , and the political opponent ; the churohman and the dissenter ; the workman and the employer ; the master and the servant . All take their stand , on the common ground of humanity , and tender the warm-hearted hand of fellowship and aid to suffering uprightness . The movement is indead general . Meetings have already been boldcn at Huddersfieid , Bradford , and Bingley . Leeds , as we announced last we 9 k , is preparing . The meeting in that town is to be on Monday next . In all probability , it will be in the
Court House ; ibnt at the time of oar present writing this is riot definitely settled , as the Mayor , who has the ^ rahtin ^ of it , has been out of town , ahd could not be seen ; . It will , however , be holden , either in that bmldin £ j , or in the largeroom of the Commercial Buildings . The ! platform , on that occasion , will , as we are given to j understand , be occupied by men of all parties ; the JTory , the Whig , the Whig-Radical , the Radical , and the Chartist . There will also be men there of no ( political party ; but all will join in sympathising with the wrongs , and ia rendering
needful aid , to an Injured man . We expect on that occasion to see the Peer , the Clergyman , the Christian j Minister , the Alderman , the Councillor , the : Burgess , and the politicallyproscribed , meets together for oaoe , and , unitedly , do a good deedi Many , very many parties , well known to be politically opposed to Mr . Oastler , have already signified their intention to be present , and to take part in tho procerdings ; and we need scarcely add thai , wi . hout doubt , those who agree with Mr . OastLeb , either amoug 3 t his Tory or Chartist friends , ! will be present also .
Connected with this movement in Leeds , there is one circumstance that has gratified the immediate acting friends of Mr . Oastlep in no email degree . With pleasure do we accede to the request contained in the following note , and give publicity to the letter that accompanies it . Tbe tribute therein so generously paid to the integrity , of a political foe , is indeed honourable to the heakt of the writer . The ease between the
two men , was aot an every day one . The war of words , " and sometimes of actions too , has been bitter and almost ; , unceasing . Still all natural kindliness could not be smothered in political contest ; and Mr . Baines has shewn that he possessed strength of mind ' sufficient to throw paltry REVENGE to the winds , and ] act the part of one man towards anether in time of need . The conduct he baa pursued is highly creditable to him , as the following will abundantly prove ] : —
To the Editor of the Noiihern Star . Sir , —You will greatly oblige the Leeds Operative Committee for promoting Oastler ' s Liberty Fund , it you will insert the following communication in your next journal . They seek for its publication , not only as a tribute to tbe nigh moral standiDg of Mr . Oastler . aa evidenced In the aidthna freelyandgeneronsly tendered him by a political opponent , but also fox the justification of Mr . Baines , whose explanations ought to be known to prevent misconception .
We are ; Sir , yours respectfully , ! John Hutton , Chairman < W « , Rider . Secretary LeedB , Nov . 29 , 1843 ,
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TO THE COAL M 1 SSKS AXD THZ ITBJL 1 C G £ > " £ R . lLLl " . Fellow Cocstbthex —My object in obtradins ibiBltUrT upon your relics is . tbat it " contains facts "With -vrhidh . you onafci to bs ssqeuated . T- u aTe s"R-:: Te tfci * lie Coil Micers of th-. ? ccxmty have UBi * e € litTe thst the worfcii-. g Miner tteb in ine receipt of tie whole of tbe fcencflts ef Euch aflvscos .
Id Mttchester , u a person j ? rts ir . io cermrsst' on "With a frjtEd , ssa ihe * n > jt-c ! rams Dion tfct Miners * movement , they iEvardnbh ray—^ Ly , the C ^ l ytmesa xnuEt sow be in tbe receipt cf rood wases , f » r coal has i&en sdvstced a rreat-cesi : cud if " » e ask the reason , tte answer is—6 , the c > -a * miseis have bs « l tbeir \ rages advanced , it is them thst gtt tbe benefit . z- <\ , psor things , tLey destrre it . Btit tie truth must toe tali , as 3 the pnrlic be uniieceivid in this matter ; and I Trill now give thesi a r « l Bt £ t men * , of the facU JU tt « y are , a » d leave tfeem to jnige wto it it t * iat is benefited by tbe advanced pru « of coal In tbe first placa the " cosIrkiccB ** h * ve aavancci tie price st She pit teu-percs per ion ; or cue hA ^ fptnr-y per hundred veighi . Oct of this tbe Coai ilii-tr ^ . tts , and 3 bsTs taken iha fcigfeest rote of advance , twopt-aoehfllfpaBsy . -Cassegneui-y the « oal pioprittor is putting into hia pockets se-fcnpecce-brlfptnny per tos , in addition to tbe profit that he was receiving before
inne . But this is not all ; tl-ere is another party steps in fbr a » W before tie cs > zl gets iato its hands \ A the consumer , J jneaB ib » xetsil coal rsercbsui . Ti . iB geEllemiB givts to the " cnal iifijjs" itEpeDCt ; per ton of aii advance ; bnt he zfirxzees coals to tbe codsmser one penny per hus ^ -ed weight , or cue shiliinx snfl eigLtpt-nce per ton . -Jbe puVjic will tee , by th ^ s . TSto are ilw parties who are rccsiviig th& benefits iriEiag from xhe advasevd price ui ecuL We are loiu fcy one of tbs inspired penmen : " That the libc-urer shall be the flist psriafcsr of the fecit *; " bnt is this the case with Tie p * or coil Mie-j ? 2 Ca , oaibe the reverse . The consumer pay * ac addltioB of one shilling sod eisfcrpsnee p ° r ton for his coal , cut of which the pool fclavB , who Tsnlcrea Lis life in procuring them , gets twopeEce-halrpenEy , t&e " ccs ! king" Bevcnpencehalfpenny , and the rc-tuii mercb&iit tecpence ! Now I mnit turn to the Miners themselves , and ¦ warn them of the attempts about to be made to break up their Union .
Brethren , the time has come that all men of any experience in the ¦ varieuB BtrogEles that the working Classes hare had With their oppressors tne-sr -would come . Sa long as yrw TnoTemtnt was powerless , and yon were esntfcBt with tiOcirg abont year gritviiicts , the masters took little Eotce cf you . But the moment your organization began to look fonnid * b ! e and you iegan to act as *» eH as talk , then they beam to plot and conspire how thty were tu break y « -n up and spread c&nfusion in jour ranks . " To be forewarned la to be taearme ^ . 33 1 ttertfore embrace axis epportuuity of potting j&n tn jonr jnard , in order that you iebj he prepared when they ovsc their batteries upca you . I have iy e sort of necromancy or lejt-nitiDaiD got hold of the following printed circular * , a «> py of "which has be * n erst to every coil master in the County cf Lancaster : —
^ copt . ; ' Sir , —At a Tery lar ^ e meeting ef ogeraHve Coal yiDf-rs , holden tan Monday last , it BassijTOTe , which resulted in a demand of advanced wsges equal to six BbUlings and npwaifi 3 per day , and a determisat . on to jet only a limited quantity of coals , to prodw * abont two shillings per day . " These two circumstances united reqaire tbs Berious attention of the Goal Proprietors , and demand from them a piompt , fixre , and curbed coarse of proceeding . Ad I am instructed hereby to rtqnest the favour of yonr attendance s . t a general meeting , to be held on Tuesday sat , the 2 S& instant , at two o'clock in the afternoon , prompt , at the Albion Hotel , Piccadilly , Manchester , for t&e purpose of laking the same imo Cpny ^^ " * p ^ ft Li T ** n - " I bit . Sir , *• Tour obedient servant ,
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THE QUEEN'S BENCH .-FOURTH COUNT . In oonsequcnoe of an announcement whioh appeared , some time back in the London papers , to the effect tbab , on the 28 h , Lord Desman would give judgment in cases Btill pending , Mr . Robbbts , the zealouB and energetic Attornet Gemeral of the Chartists , attended on that day at the sitting of the Court , having travelled all night for the purpose .
Lord Dknman not having made any reference to the case of the men implicated in the fourth count , we Burelyjnave the strongest right to conclude , that the whole proceedings are at an end , and will not be again revived . And , if bo , the several parMes charged v ? nh grave offences at Lancaster , will have gained that signal triumph , not more over the Government than over the Free Traders who
originated the Revolution , and then , directed the Government in selecting for vengeance thoso who refused ; to be their willing tools . We trust that notwithstanding the continuous denunciation of the English Chartists for their illegal conduct , that our Irish brethren , with all the advantages of a heavy purse , " respectability , " and a large portion of the press , will be able to boast of as great a triumph . ' and establish for themselves that peaceful character which they deny to the English Chartists . Too much credit cannot be awarded to Mr . Roberts for the able manner in whioh he haB brought this momentous trial to a close ; and our friends over whom the verdiot was held " in terrorem" should
rejoice that they will now be m a better situation to aid in the good work of Re-organ iaation . We may now fondly anticipate sueb a resuscitation of Chartism aa wilT ensure a full , free , and fair representation of the whole people ia the forthcoming ConyentioD , while it will also furnish them with more materials from which to select the officers required to work the national machinery . The Ehackles being now taken off some of our best men , the cause will go on improving , until success crowns our united exertions . '
11 Nottingham—.An Adjourned Meeting « Framework-Knitters, Was Held At The Shoulder Ot
11 NOTTINGHAM— . An adjourned meeting « Framework-knitters , was held at the Shoulder Ot
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 2, 1843, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct510/page/4/
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