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TALES WBITTEN EXPRESSLY FOR THE " XOKTBEBN STAR . "
LADY AIICS LISLB . —SO . II . We left the unwilling witness . Dunn , " cluttered out of his senses / 1 hy a brow-beat ng'judge ,-who , because be could not force him W bear false witness against an bospitable old lady , ordered an information of perjury to be filed against him . P <^ ruddock , the Colontl , who bad t&Sen Xatiy ii ^ s . was now called to testify against ber She knowing bim tob « a prejudiced man , for that her late husband bad Bitten in judgment upon bis father bs soon as * he beard his name called , eaiti -with goEatade , — " I bo P i my I ^ ui , I Bhail uot be condemned nufcesrd . " " 2 fo , God forbid ! Sirs . Lisle . " fflid . Jt&Ies , rolling bis tongue in bis cheek and winking EgniSc&Etlj at Penrnddoct , " that wns a practice in your husband ' s time ; but , Gad be thanked l it is not
go now . One of Pesruddock ' s soldiers being called into the ¦ witness-box , Xe ^ y Alice protected ag ainsc him bsine beird ; for sha said , he had stolen something out of her hoosB when he came to ee K her , and , then-fore , he yrzs interested iu procuring her condemnation in crdtsr to prevent her fr ^ m prosecutin g him for the theft . JifiHes took no notice of this reasonable orjectiun . Dannnow spoke again . Fearing-that the Judge
¦ yonldput his threat against him icto tx cctien , and \ tStirTerj c 2 iar : ty ? for , say whas yea wi . l , this -was thinking the lady "Would be convicted tsjtow ^ he j ai « e in both these cases . How many viliai&B tbe law thought ie save himscif by telling all fc . 8 kauw . but' E ' - ff is to go free—nay . rewards , ¦ while it ttutuerfi the nothing cf-nld ha tell of an inculpatory nature . Never- r ht > E ^ t acd Lumane ! Mrs . Quint w ? . s convicted by tUe
thekss , Jctfnes listened m \ & malicious j ? j . tkiukir . g Hie Shy lock , that now be should have the lady "on the tip ; " but being again disappointed , he afiteted to pity I > ann , prayed that God ffouid for give him . ( what piety !) and said that ill mankind ¦ would hold him in abhorrence—( what for ?—his humanity . ) Tie jury were convinced that Dacn hed toid all ; but J * ffries made a'i Isaadle of the drenmstaoca , by Baying that , as the nneonsequsntial paiucuiars ¦ which be bad uttered , ha-. fcscn , wrung from him with such difficulty , it proved that much remained behind of a more serious nature
and he even went so far as to declare that he knew this to bs the case . Thus net centert -with , being Judgenot coateat with being eouiiBtl—he desassiJed E-t last to witness against the prisoner—a most exirzjadickl proceeding ! Would not one think that instead of the Lord Chief Justice , some vulgar wretch , doubly inflamed by liquor and passion , had usurped his seat on the bench , and that he was sitting in judgment , BOt on a loyal lady , whose age ca ^ ltd for rever&r . ce ¦ whosa sex claimed coms-asson , and -chose humanity merited the . highest euloginm , bnt on the vilest of creatoresi who laould be destroyed at once ?
In her d&fenee , Lady Lisle spoke simple truth , and shed tears cf Buffering innocence . She declared trith Eolema earnestness that she had never heard that Hicks bad been in the rebel army ; there had b * en no proclamation naming him ; and that she had barbonrej him inerely aa a ^ taconformiat , ¦ which was cot penal , although wjOTaati bad been issued against him for preaching . { That her friends among tee nobility in I / ondon coaKh «> eak to her loyal character ; for although her hnabacd had been a Judge under Crcnnrejl , and had even sat in ^ judgment on Charles I ., she bad been ever averse to his proceedings , and had weft on tearing of tbat monarch ' s death . She humbly submitted to the consideration of-the Ccurt , that she could not be tried fcr habocrlng a traitor until he had first been ennvicted of treason , and said in pitofof her ignorance of H < cts " ispllcation in treason , she had arrived in the countrj c 3 jt five daya before ha arrasL
Jeffries , reddening -with rage at her vindication of herself , instead of being phased at it , inttnupted her by gobbling out , •¦ I cannot tell -when you came into the oountry , but it seems you came to harbour rebels . " The old iady was nettled at this misconstruction , and ¦ while all the spirit of her long past youth setined to re-animate her feeble frame , she replied , that as a proof of her loyalty Ehe 1 ad sent her son to Scht for the King . " It was I , " she said , kindling with enthusiasm , " that bred him ng to fight for ths King . " " Well , have you done ? " asked Jeffries , sharply . " Yea , I have , " she replied ; and she sat down in the exupxii chair -wish a glow of irdiciiEiion .
J fries now stunmed sp . fie ajgravated the horrors of the rebellion—praised King James a 3 tecr . me a loyal sebjset—interlarded bis speech fey mauy neligiocs professions , proving thereby tfcat " the ilevil can quota Scripture to strves his purpose'" —insinuated that she tras beholden to the King ' s clemency for her property , forfeited to tee cro-sm by Irer regiddal husband , ana thil harbouriuz traitors 'sras all the grstltntie she ha-Ehcwt— and concluded with a solemn appeal to their csekIejiccs , saying thzt the preservation of ibe Government—the life of the Kin ^—the safety aad hocur of religion , and the welfare cf their own scnis depended ntK-n tbe verdict they should brirr .
¦ Moved by this evident prejudice against her by one jo iikciy to inflnecce her fats , and "who , tberrfvre , should have avoided all partial or crimioatory expres-Eens , the prkoner ¦ woaid ha-s-e said something ; bet Jeffries interrupted her Ills moment she opened her mouxli , by txc * ,: nming , -with asperiry , " ifistrtss , yon have had your ton " She gave a quiet look cf resignation towards : he jtiry , aiid remained silent . By wsy of helpicg them , to a speedy decision , Jeffries told the jury , when they "were about to "withdraw to consider their verciet , that it "tras all the same in la-= » - srheifeer Hicks -srere ccavictea of treason before or after being harboured- The Jury staid long . In the mean timej ths spectators acsionily whispered each oiher , or waited in breathless suspense , Jeffries showed his
impatience by furious sad involuntary staits , and at lecgth sar . A audibly enouch to be heard by the -whole court , " I wonder they should hav 3 gone out at all in so clear a case . " His impatience at length quite got the better of him so far tfcat ha was about to dispatch 3 messenger to inform them that he wonld adjourn fee ecnrt and lock them up together all night ; but th&ir re-appearance saved bim this trsuble . Thej csme , not to deliver in their verdict however ; but to Esy that they-were in doubt whether the prisoner knew that Hicks bad been in tbe rebel army . Jeffries tartly replied , that he could not heJp their donbU ; that for bis part , it was as dear to him &s the sou at boot day ; and be mentioned some ciicumitances not adduced by -the evidence , but which had come to his
knowledge privrtdy ; a piece of hearsay which was to weigh more than the evidence . The Jury again withdrew and returned again to reiterate their doubts ; they said they remembered nothing in the evidence that could convict the prisoner of knowingly harbcuricg a traitor . Exasperated at their henest pertanacy ,. the Judge reproached zbem for their bad memories , and KB * thfim bad : again . The prisoner "would have spoken ; bat again she was silenced by her unjnst Judge . The spectators were convinced from the furious " demeanour of Jeffries that he was determined to victimise the body , and that the law ( wrested from its true intent ; would be used to subvert justice , and to punish humanity ; thty siih&d and shook ihevt hez&B , The Jury returned a third time , and now they brought
m thbir Tferdict of Not Guilty . " A murmur of gratification ran through the Court , which the Judge instantly suppressed . Stamping with his foot , he swore that the case was so ekar to him , that if she had been hi 3 own mother , he would have found her failty ;—almost choked -wita choler , his face STroJn Eke 3 dra&feard ' s , hia eyes sparkling with fury , snfl hia whole frame violest !/ agitated , he told the jury that if they did not bring her ~ in guSty , be wonld attaint them all of treason likewise . Overcome by fear they were induced to reverse their verdict—ehume on them for it !— shame on their memories 1 bat their memories hirre perished Witb . th € KL Had they remained firm -they "would have Baved the old lady'i life , and not bave been forsworn—they would have
prevented the Jndge from pronouncing a doom of murder , aEd they "would have saved the court and the country from fee insult and injury of a mock trial and an iniquitous judgment . The spectators looked simultaneously and sympathetically at the prisoner , to see how she took it—bat , overcome by ths tedium of the trial , and weak with tbe infirmities of age , the heard not the fetal verdict—she was fast asleep I Jeffries roughly awakened her by pronouncing ber condemnation , telling her , at the asme lime , that th « king had left to his own discretion the time of execution , and he appointed herB to take place that same afternoon This -ST 3 S somewhat sudden ; bat she beard it With
pious resignation . With her speetselea on , and bible before her , the Eat like a saint , around whose head the blessing of ( jofl -wreathes a perpetual halo of joy , and peace , and love . She hid two . daushters -who attended her in court—they felt the stroke more than dd their aged mi / ther—it fe ) l and cleft tlieir hearts . but Jtffzifcs "was -without pity—hia conscience -vras wared ty Bclf-ilteresi , for he had been promised ths property cf thelndy , if she were convicted ; and , not content with the murder of their mo tier , he robbed Its dacghters of their patrimony—all under the mask e ! justice , and with the pitiful pretence of law and Its-airs-.
At the intercession of some clergymen , the day of tsr dmi -was deferred . In the meantime , bus petltiexfd tte iing , not for pardon , ( that sheiuewwas vaia : j tut tiiit , as the was related to several of the most Ticbk families in the kingdom , she might not be bcrct , but beheaded . The gracious Monarch , out of the abundance cf his tender mercy , cruelly yielded to her request , acd , on a scaffold , in the middle of tbe E ^ arfcet-plaee , in Westminster , or Winchester , ( I forget which ,, tte met her fate -with the resignation of a D ^ rtyr . > -ot a man -who witnessed it , had he been a * nan , tut would have died rather than have suffered web an outrage oa humanity to disgrace tbe manual tteoicB a ibis country . But Jei&iea had Parsed the nadi of the people by the cruelties of ws blosdy assizes . ^^
All the xawyaa in the kingdom -who heard of this sal dispnied very irarmly about one particular point Meaning it , and - * bat was that ? Was it that a ? law of man had been made to counteract ir '^ f \ " - a tumane nature which f ^ aid have been honoured and rewarded had £ * a disgraced sad puniihed to tbe discouragement of ' nnmanity £ ^ d the « smgal of all justice ? That ^ ntatle feeling ^ hich should be cherished for tbe £ - * of an fiufferers had in this case been cruelly con-^ ea , to please the hard heart of prosperous guilt , ^ a ^ o minister to its rapacious cupidity . That the 7 . § 2 Lad dene wrong in doing Mb best to make it rivT ^ * ° lieve distxzss , lor thereby he tad inter-™ f ^ hospitality itself , and interdicted it publicly by "•«** cf the law that should protect and favour it
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That he bad mads bimsel- ' judge and jury , an accuser and ^ false witness too ; and that it was a poor triumph over a peor old lady "worthy of such a judge . Dili not the lawyers feel that the law of which , they were momberg , was diseraced by these proceedings , and themselves brought into odium ? Did they not resolve to "quit the profession unless such a chief justice was unseated ? No ; none of tbess things occupied their thoughts ; but they wrangled and debated with each ether whether it was lawful for the king to alter any pa ^ t cf the sentence af ter condemnation passed ; for
S 3 id toer . tne k : ai cannot alter the law , and the sentence i 3 part of tbe law ; th erefore the executioner , -said they , micht have been tried for beheading , instead of Jbumiag tne old lady . By thus standing up for the iaT , - did the lawyers prove themselves worthy limbs ijf it' The truth is , fe ^ v lawyers know anything " of law but its perverted practice . Bj the aid of quirk * and quibbles they make ths law murder justice , ar . ' d . when they have procured the condemnation of the innocent the ; say , " Not I , but tbe law did it ! " What kind of a la-TT is it that rp ^ res v uch lawyers ?
lady Liiie ' s case was hard enough ; but a much harder casa . occurred shortly after . Mrs . Gaunt , a chatitab ^ e -wcniai ] , bad givtn nifat and money to a feilow under hidinu . who went a-way and savsd his own life vy turning Kin ? s evidence , and shearing away hers . Hr . ve these tLii . gs bet-n dene 1 : 1 England ?—have wa a law by wiiich reiiioous women can be put to death for
evidence cf a inocstrr who ought to have been pacL-hed for his ingra . itude to her , more than for the treif oa that imde ht r generosity to him a crime . " She gave me meat and drink , and lodging and money , " eai i he . The Judp- toM her thst he said so , and 8 he Trplied—* 'Ha WMS the more bebuldea to ux *~ " But he ¦ was pardoned , aiid sLe was condtmned and exccu' . ed !
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CASE OF WILLIAM HO"CIJ > IXG . " I am a banciooni weaver , nr . a have a 'wife and four children ; and I have received 2 s . per week for the l&vt nine -months from the parish . 1 owed lid . fora poor's rite . I ¦ sras sum-uoaed before the magistrates for nDn-payment cf the same , I toM them my eunings and that 1 had four day ' s work at weaving , anil 2 s . from tte parish , which the magistrates' clerk considered to amount to Is . per head per week for us to live upon , and then said to t £ a magistrates— " You see , gentlemen , he is not able to pay . " He then tutnerl w me , and said—•• W ^ have d-sne with you . - > I then tbonght it , -was settled ; but in a short time afttr . a person cams with a notice , and said if my poor ' s-rate vras not paid , a warrant of distress wonld conie . . My
wife said , " Wtli , -we cirinot help it , for we are not ahls to psy . " Ktst came two constables , -who opened the door , Sjjing " Where is hb ? " And , although I ¦ mis liia « n the bed at tfce time of their entrance , they wers Eot-cble to see me , in c ^ " 5 cquence of the d . irk n £ ss of the c « ilar in "which I live , but my wife , pointing to the b > i , said , " He is thsre . " They said , " Thou must go "with us . " I got np , and begged they would not handcuff mo , a « such a thing never happened me before ; so . ihty took me away , and when we got to the dnn ^ eon , tLey forcibly pushtd me in , and locked ma up . The fv / Liawins morning , thf-y buedcuffed me to a cart , and the other thrte were chained by the leg ? . Thus we smarted for Lancaster , the rain pouring down so rapid that we Were soon wet through to the ikin ,
Wh- ^ a we got to Blacfcbcrn , we begird th ; y wi , n"d allow us to go to a nre . The policeman laught-1 , ai ^ d sa- 'd , " We will t = _ ke yn to a fire , you shall see !"' Ttos sayiai , they tbrust us into a cold , dark hoi ..-, !? -wh : ch tcere wr _ s a privy , wh : h stank so very bad as almost to rnfiocate u ? . Y » e vtere forcsd to remain there about foitj minutes , a :: d were then brought out agam . vret ^ nd siiiverini ; wit !} coiii . Tha rain still fell in t-. iTrnts . In this s-t . te we wtre hurried through Treston to LincxAtr Ca . * tle- Ths turnkey cr . ed shanje oa tbe y-oiicemen , fer u ; : ng us in the manner tht-y Lad < io = ti ; but -wbeu "wo got "sritfcin the prison walls , we soon found ^ e had got aaiong the frieiiCs cf humanity . We coulfi not musU-r one penny amon ^ at us all ; but ¦
ths kind strangers , whtn they heard 'what ' ve ' yrtre , very kindiy fnvittd us to a fli-e . and somtihinj to e 3 t . Thtre ^ as » ne man in particuicr , if tver 1 see him aijain , I will . do all in iuy p ^ wer to 6 rve him . A subscription was enteied i ^ t « , vh ^ h paid our ; ates , anil Si 1 . each , to come witb . to Bataiey . 1 had btan out of » 1-rk a short time , bnt I hntl got woik un ^ er the Manufa&Uir = rs ' 3 ie . ief Co-nni ;; tet : andha * ' worktd three dijs , when they tok m > - off to uii ^ on . I txpec : ed my irife to be in icbour hourly , awl she was deliveisd of a child in thrse dsys afterwards , and was K-ft "without any attendant for ico nigLts ; ar ii , had she been sc ^ Zrd ¦ with the palus of 1 ,-ibour in tae nig ' at , the niait Lave perished htfore any asai = tince coaid ha"ve reached htr . "
CASE OF E ^ ia >~ T 7 EL BEATJ V 0 XT . . " I am a power-loom weaver , and have only worked three weeks since last Christmas , asd those thrse weeks were in February last . 1 have lived on clmtity , and Y , hat I could get from the paiibh , until June , when my" goods were sold for re : ; t , and at the same time a warrant of dis ' ress was taken out against me for non-payfi . er , t &f pOF'r " s-rat 3 . I was lhas irarce-i iuto the street , and th * -sreek foliovfing I got "Work nndei thu Mc . E-. i £ ictTirtrs" Reiifcf Commitite , and worked about sis weeks , when they took me off to prison . My poor ' grsie was Is . lid ., and I have a "rife , and two small children ; and my wife was delivered of a third cbiiJ just btfore my goods were said , but the child died In coiistqusnce cf my being unuble to procure a doctor to atund her . . Therefore , I consider my coild wss mutdtrea Ly the system which ma . kts me ponr . I vras chained by the legs , and my treatment on the way to priswi was similar to that of WI Ham Houlding . "
' ¦ 1 visited William Houlaing at bis dwelling , and tne above statcmtnt w ^ s made to nie and a rtipectable member of tte Jiethodist conntxion , whosa name I am at liberty te publish . Tbe ctilir contained one poor bed , in -which lay the mother and ber newly-born babe , and three other small ch JdreU , which was very annoying to the motbtr and ber infant ; and how this Euglish labonrer "would find a p ! ace to rest his htad in that nest of tuman beings surpasses tay comprehension ; but so it is , that six persons most sleep on tiat miserable btd . There was also one old chair , which is not -worth twopecce , one tbrtre-iegged stool , cue * uUg ,
one tm cnp . and ens old tea chest , which , "was uwd as a taWe . Tlicee are ali tbe goods in the sLai . e of furniture and utensils -which this miserable ceil contains ; and , as regards the characters of tbe men , Itt it eufnee that Huilding has been a member ef the Methodists " Society , cud a Sunday echoel teacher , for many ye ^ rs , and at this time b"s is a class leader in that body . B ; aumoct is eo 5 »" , and has been for four years a steady and COD Blisleul aiunbsr of thfa Total Abstinence 5 cciety . " Thomas Marquis , Be . njaMI : * SoriHWAHK , James Metcalfe ,
The Committee appointed by the rate-payers of Habergbani Eaves , at a public meet-. ing , duiy called by tbe Constable of the parish . Burnley , August , lEt , 1842 .
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TO THE ED 1 T 0 E . OF THE S 0 KIHEIl > STAK . Sir , —Tn my last I showed the danger like to bef ^ l tbe movement in Scetland , if not placed under the controul of an executive council , elected by , and held responsible to , tbe people . There are varic = ns indications that the Chartist movement In Scotland is in danger from the opposite evils . The first which Bhall be noticed . may be said to be a Government -plot , originating "with the class "who fatten npon corruption . In many of the districts in Scotland most noted for their activity in Chartism , there are now to be found men unknown in the district , and unknown to those who have taken the most active part in the mevem ? nt , going about , talking of -what they
have seen and heard in the country , stating that the time for resistance to oppression is eow come . Th * : r conversation is carefully marked down ; and there ca : i be n » doubt but these men would be those -who "would appear in a witness-box to stvear away the Hoerty or life cf thoBe who they have thus made their victims Such characters are also found insinuating to the people that the leaders cf CSartisia have eo spirit ; that they are destitute of true courage ; in sh * rt , that they are deceiving the people by talking bo locg -without acting . Such men must be cartfully watched ; and it is a daty that all lecturers bave to discharge to the people , at tbe close of their disccurses , to give no ear or countenanea £ 0 such men .
The other evil to which I referred is one that requires vigilance on the part of the people , and can ooJy fee EuecesBfttlly combated by an Executive having their authority from the people , to defend and extend the present organfrition of the people for the Charter . There ifl a considerable portion of the middle class of this country who feel it necessary for many reasons to agitate certain questions in Parliament affecting their own interests . Beyond this , measures of importance to the people Heldom move them ever to act Since the Chsrtist agitation began they have been powerless within the walla of Parliament , being destitute of tbe strength which the mnltitude gives them
from without , -this want of confidence on the part of the people enables our aristocratic Parliament to laugh at tbeii efforts , and treat them with derisioa , scora , and contempt . Conscieus of this , a great portion of them have adopted the Six Points of the Charter , and employed renegade Chartist Lecturers to break up our organization , and place the whole body of the people at the disposal of these reen , to feilow the ignis fatvus rtfurma which their own selfish interests may prompt them to demand , leaving tke people , as of old , the victims of ciaas legislation . " Let these renegade lecturers pick np tbe sttf ? nnd slaves , and form them into an Association , c ; eatnr « ~ xho nfever can discover tbe justness
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of a principle until those who hold the -whip afc their backs give their nod of assent . Let the people bs aware of these political pedlers . Whatever their motives may be , whether good , bad , or indifferent , the result of their policy would be to destroy the most powerful organizitlon ever created in this or any other country , an orgaivzittoa vrtiloh laid upon the floor of the House of Commons a petition demanding their rights of the House of Commons of England , Ireland , and Scotland , signed by three milior . s and a half of the people , which demand will require to be considered before there be any harmony bet-ween tha name and the character of the House of Commons . No honest middle class man seeking tot jastice to the natton but will f it \ prou < l to belong to such an organl-Ei ' . ion , no one "who had a part in rearing this noble edifice would leave it to build another , except be was actuated by some considerations apart from principle .
A short description of the several districts of Scotland , with the probable sneceaa attending this new move , will not be . uninteresting to the English and Irish Chartists . Glasgow , which is the centre of the Western district ; it was npoD its public green that tha National Petition vras first adopted in this country ; ever since its citizens bave taken a most important part in the movement ; in its progress , however , a number of expediency mongers who formerly enacted a prominent part in what might be calied "wild measures , h ^ ve now become furious for moderation , timidity , and repose ; but SO long as the capital of file West has such men as Moir , Proudfoot , and Rosa , the integrity of the movement there is upon a sure basis .
In Edinburgh the movement has undergone a variety of phases . Of those who have sowed the seed of Chartism in tbat city , some have played curicu 3 parts since ; others are standing true to too cause aa the needle to tbe pole . Tbe fcxp&nfency-mongers , who bave arisen here , have declared off , their . exterc . al character being like the coat of Jacob ' s son . The Committee of Edinburgh , however , are men of integrity andhigb charaoter , active in extending the organisation throughout their district ; and in connection with the labour of Mr . Lowery , tbe organisation is too firmly planted to be materially &ff ? ctc £ by the men of " soft Kawiiar .
In the West -Midland district the first meeting held in the district for the Charter was in the summer of 1838 . It was in the town of Alloa , at a large out-door meeting called to hear Mr . Abrom Duncan expound and explain the principles of political equality . On the succeeding evening he did the same in the town of Alva . Since then Mr . Duncan has laboured in every toTra in this district , and been instrumental in fixing these principles so firmly , that the men of expediency have never attempted to shew their fac 9 , or take any part in the movement ; and it may be s : \ id with perfect propriety of language , that the Associations and Committies in all the towns of this district ( which comprehends all those from Falkirk to Kinross , and from Crieff to Alloa ) , know no other way but to march onward for the Charter , and that they know no way of retreat from their present position .
In the south of Scotland , Dumfries , the queen , of that district , the Chartists there have always played a mest important part . Expediency and faction have often attempted to take the ltad , but the devotion aid intejiity of the Chartists of Dumfries have b : ffl--d every t fiv-ulty and triumphed over all opposition . Under manf difficulties they have been successful in extending political information far and wide around them-The Nor . h is divided into other two districts , the first coniprebends Forfarsbire and part of Perthshire . Kenmuir and Forfar once played a most important part , but in theae places tbe wen of expediency have prevailed ; their treachery , however , has done the factions no service—they have thrown Chartism into a state of inactivity , from which it will soon emerge into its pristine glory .
Dundee and Arbroat'i now take the lead , find from what appears in their own organ , the Dundee Chronicle , the council in Dundee appear to be sadly embarrassed with tbe suft sawder and slime of expediency . From the same source we learn that the Association in Arbroath cave purged themselves clear of this poisonous root , aud that nothing can resist tbe onward progress of this Ass > ciaUon , which ho' Is two la vgs public meetings every wet-k , tearing up the very root of tbo tret ) of political corruption . The Poliiio . il I ' nl ' ar will find a small portion of verm ' u to f « rxn an expediency Association tfcsra—but it will oniy be formed to die .
In Aberdeen , the Chartists bave long battled with expediency , sometiinos for pesca sake ; they patched up 3 uni * u , tut they h . * vo found it as impossible to unite expediency and principle , as it is to unite fire and water . The political pedlar is to visit the Northern Metropolis soon ; it ia unde .-stsod tbat tbe men of principle there ¦ will permit him to work away aa » ong the vermin there , so far 2-j his powers will carry him ; but that if he attsniptu ta play any trick 3 up-. n honest man , they wilj play him some music to the tune of t ! ie Rogues ' alarch , " and make him feel thai tbe honesty and integrity vi Aberde ? a , is a more po ^ eiful master than the ona he se ves in tbe South .
A few remarks to conclude th ; B address , I will reserve for your ntxt publication . Yours affectionately , D . kmd Thompson , Secretary to the AUoa CoartiBt Association .
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TO THE EDIXOa OF THE SORTHERS ST . JUU SIR ., —As one of the Leicestershire delegates at the time when ! to resjlutions in reference to tbe Executive or rather tfce late one , wtre post , you will , perhaps , allow me a small space in your invaluable paper ; and 1 st . In rtf ^ rence to your own observation , that it m ' ght have bi ? en as wt-11 if tbe delegates bad communicated with the secretary btfore they had published their resolutions . To this I "vrould reply , they fcad not au epportunity so to do , inasmuch as they were o » Jy chosen for the day on which they sat ; and besides , tbey had to con . plnin of what had been made public , and bid therefore become public property . 2 nd . As to tbe Ttaiaik of our champion , O'Connor , about a cabal . Of such a thing I know nothing , nor vi any
private communication made to biiu ; nor do 1 thinfc we are to be p . evcr . ttd from making observations respecting the conduct "of our rfficers , in ordtr to prevent corruption from creeping into our body , for if bo , wo may ss well submit to present misrule . 3 rd . As to the resalutions then : Eelv « . s , notwithstanding the baut « ur of the Executive or the Secretary , I think tbey are deserving the attention not only of that body , but cf the Chartitts in general . And here I may remark that ths last published account of txpeDCra led to the passing of tbe same . In that account Mr . Philp appeared to Lr . ve received his salary every 'week , and hence arose an iiq'iiry-what be had none for it ; this led to further investigation , and others were found to be regularly paid , whose services were appropriated , if
not altogether , nearly to one locality . This was cither light or not SO , and they were or -were not employed in tbe service of the body . As regards thtir continuing in c-Coe after the time Bpcciflod , as one of the delegates when the plan of oiganizition was finally adopted , I bad before given my opinion . Had the tn ^ ect affected myself aloce—had it been even an act of injufatree , I would have put up with it for the cause sake ? but thinking -with others that an inquiry was required , I sanctioned the resolutions , and um willing to bear my proportion of censure if any is deserved ; at the same time I declare , tbat I bad no personal feeling on the subject , no ill will to any of the members cf the Executive , nor any improper motive to gratify . Leaving it , therefore , in the hands of the people , having for myself the satisfaction that I did my duty ,
I am , touts ia the cause of right against might , John Skevinrton
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THE CAUSE , THE EXECUTIVE , AND " IEEDS CHARTISTS . " TO THE EDITOK OF THE riORTHERN STAR . SlH . —Every man who ha 3 paid the least attention to the workings of our Chartist machinery , will have seen defects therein at which be will manifest little surprise , 3 eeing that plans of iuch vast importance as those which have for their object the peaceful extirpation of one of tbe most consummate systems of tyranny tbat ever disgraced the annals of any nation , and the firm estabJislment of tbe rights of man , cannot be
brought to perfection in all their part .- at once , though the men at tbe head of the movement may be tbe mosfc sage , considtrate , prudent , honest , and patriotic of their Btcfcration . We may conclude that as improvementsbave continually been suggested and adopted , so wiil they be for a length of tine beyond the present itruegle ; therefore it is worse than folly for any body of nien to preach np tbtlr own infallibility , or evince cbsgrin when universal consent is refused to their Efstious , as the most prepostercus dognins have been frequency interwoven with the mest sublime and palpable truths . . ' -. - ¦
1 allude not to the refusal of tie people to subscribe to the absurdities of tte " new move" gentry , the "new new move party , " the " Christian Chartists , " tbe *• Teetotal Chartists , "' or the " Corn Law League . " No , the doctrines taught in such Dame schools are not improvements ; they are harmless missiles , which tjraitoja , renegades , and unprincipled charlatans bb ! zb to hurl at theis betters when th&ir cupidity , -tergiversation , and knavery have compelled them to retreat from tbe camp of democracy . I allude to the Executive ia tbe first instance—to men who I agi proud to say have never swerved from their avowal of the glorious principles of the Charter , but who most assuredly evince a thin-skinnedDesa in matters affecting their mode Gf conducting tha aSkirs of the Association , which little comport with their unflinching asal for the incontrovertible doctrines they propound .
The Leicestershire dtlegates saw a slovenly and unsatisfactory method of keeping the financial accounts of the association—they spoke out in a manner truly commendable—they asked for explanations—not charging tbe Executive with dishonesty , either directly or indirectly—but such explanation was refused and that in a manner which shews wounded pride and despotic presumption may worm their way even into hearts wedded to democracy . I am afraid that pride and egotism is gaining too great an ascendancy over many of us , and may be more fatal to the cause than we now imagine . However , to Eay the least , such a reply as the ot * published by the Executive —the servants of the Chartiafc body—does them ' no honour , and it re quirts no extraordinary acumen
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to discern ^ how cutting haTO been the remarks of Uia Lelceatersh » r 9 iad p , and to what a poor flimsy Bopbism the writer or writers of the ieply have been driven . .- - . ; ' ,. ¦ ¦ < •"' . ¦ ¦ - ... : . . V ; . ; , ¦ *• . ; ... .. ¦ The : etter signed "John Gampbeii ; Sec . " says , "They deeltm bringing the private affairs of the Association before tftose who are not members . " Then why have they uniformly published their receipts and disbursements ; &o-, ia tha Star ? Were not these . «• private affiirs" ? Were not these brought before those who are " not members" ? Certainly ¦ ¦ then why have done so up to the very moment that explanationa were required ? This mode of prcoedura must convey to every observer a strong impression of something being wrong , which the executive alone can remove ; and tbis they must do or the cause must Buffer in the estimation of every good man . : ¦ : ¦¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ ' ... ' ¦ . . ' ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦• .. - ¦ ' . : ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ . - . - ¦ ¦
The members of the Executive hold a most important oflice—great repbneibility rests upon them , and it behoves them to _ take great hfced how they discharge the dutiss of their vicarious power . By ' strict attention tstheir duty , they can do incalculable good—by negligence or the manifestation of a despotic spirit they may inflict immense injury on the cause . Let them not think themselves too wise too err , nor too high to receive correction . ^ ¦ , . ¦¦ ' -:. ¦¦ ' - . ' '' . -. . " . ¦ ¦ ¦ . . ¦ - ' : ¦' . ¦ ¦'' . ' . ' I shall nexfc call your attention to the proceedings of the " Leeds Chartists" as reported in your last . They seem very angry with the Leicestershire delegates , and in the out-pouring of this anger , tbey widen the breach they profess to ht-al . Admirable physicians !
But why should the resolution condemnatory ; of the Leicestershire delegates be set forth as Ihe opinion of the " Leeds Chartists" I The Council might recommend its adoption , but it does not follow that the recommendation was complied with . The fact , Sir , ia that'the ' ccnodctow of the resolution are the disciples of the vaccillating James O'Brien , of as bo has named himself , Bronierre O'Brien ; and of course , thoy feel very sore on account of the drubbing he received at the bands of Cooper , the Qaneral of tha Leicester ' * brigade , " ami they sigh for an opportunity to slap the successful antigonist of their , pet politician . They havVnow
had thesr go at him , while the bond Jide Chartists of Leeds are disgusted nt the triclt played off i : r t'aeir name . " It is true the resolution was agreod to by iv majority of those prescint at the t me ; bat it is also true that the majority of those who bad attended . the lecture had departed to their homes , aud only a small fraction-of- ; the Chartists who frequent tbe room were aware of snob , resolution , being concocted , until they saw it putDiiahed in your paper , and bavin : ? seen it , they do not hesitate to give expression to their disgust at the conduct of the parties who figured in the busiiiess .
You , Sir , ate not culpable for giving insertion to the article ; but the individuals , who sent you the report , ought to bg prevented from again foisting their spleen upon the public as the feelings of the " Chartists of Leeds . " ' I tvufct the Executive , ami othera , will profit by reproof , and , in future , allow the will of the D 1 & 8 S to bridle their own , in matters afifcetiug the interests of the whole , if not , O'Connor , and others ^ may sacrifice their health and 1 fortunes in vain , and every effort to establish the principles of the Charter will prove abortive . . I am , Sir , Yours truly , An Old Radical . Leeds , August IOW , 1842 .
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THE VETERAIST OLD RADICAL , GEORGE . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , — -I beij to inform you , and , through you j the readers of your paper , that Mr . Gaorge , long known as the advco ^ U of Kapublicau principles , died this in « rn ! ng . . . ' . .-.- . A few week ago , an appeal from-hvia to your readers for some little pecuniary assistance appeared in your columns . It does not appear that it w&s vevy profitably or efflcieatly answerud j for the poor old man has died iii the greatest distress . For several weeks past he has been almost without even common necessaries . Application : has been made to me for the means to bury him . It is totally out of my power to comply with this request ; and the only coarse that I can see open to h ' . s friends on this occiiaion is to appeal once moto to your leaders for assfctacco .
Mr . G ., whose age was seventy-flve , was one of the associates cf Hardy and' Ho . rne Tooko in tile Corresponding Sookty , and baa ever since remaintd a arm an 4 consistent advocate of Republican principles . His widow , aged seventy-four , who fs Tory ir . firm , has nnfoi'tnnatcly had a bad fall , which lias bruised and disabled her . Under these circumstances , I trust that ytu , Sir , end your readers will do something to enable her ' to bury her ^ dsceascd husband . . I am , Sir , your , be , , - ... '! GEOKGE HUGGEtT . No . 3 , North Place , Lambeth , August 9 , 1842 .
P . S . Mrs George requests that subscriptions may be transmitted to the l ^ ruUetk" CofteeHouse , No . 3 , North Plr . ce . LunbetU .
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TO THE ESPECIAL NOTICE OF THE LEAGUE . " England , I've lovod theo ! not as my native soil A \ one I ' ve loved theo ; but I soa in tbee , Deep-seated mid tho struggling world's turmoil , A dogged resolution to bb free J A stern endurance mnid want and toil ,-* Ignorant impatience' too , to bend the knee To twice five hundred-brigand- ' parvenus , ' Foul refuse remnant of the Norman stews !" . ¦ •¦ - . "¦ ¦ wss .
When tbe people of England were being deluded , huuibu £ ecl , and sold , transftired iaa mass , lite slaves , from one- 'vile faction to another still ( if possible ) viler , during the ever memorable ptriod of llBform 1 ?) , bis Grace of Wellington' complained , from hi 3 seat in Parliament , tbat the conduct of tbe people was marked by by an " ignorant impatipnee tf taxation / " Times are , however , slightly aitertd , an / 1 ihe forbearance , of the people is now lauded by Parlir .: nent to the skies ; while the faction out cf place , that is , on the wrong side of the Treasury benches , through its chief .. organ tLeLeagUe , or more truly named the P / ague , has been daily pouring forth its hypocritical Jerembded for l ' ree Trade in Corn and Ext jnaion of Coinmerca , and showing to the wondering world , from-, their own lips , that the members who compose it merit most fully the stigma which the Duke applied ten years ago to the people , but would fit tnost appropriately the cap t& the heads of the Whig rump who have lately displayed such an alarming «• ignorant impatience of taxation . 1 "
Gentlemen , of tho League , now your plaguey Conference is over , and that you have vanished from Palace Yard , do moderate your t « mper , and rer strain a little tbe panting tiger within your bosoms , whensou go into the oouctry to toll the furnishing milr lions of tneir injuries , -mail'dcn the people byja recital of their distresses , cause riots , disturbances , and destruction of property , every where fey means of your emissaries , urge the government to sbfd thoblood e > f the people by calling out the troops and police to massacre them , and then like a parcel of sneaking cowards as ye are enrolling yourselves as special constables , and calling on the yeomanry to keep the peace , whica your own villanies might cause to be broken ; You tben dream of frightening the Tories to resign , and seiziug on the : reins of
government yourselves . These were your objectsthese the sole end and aim of your Coin Law agitation , but your rascally projects have signally failed ! " The good sense of the people have triumphed for once over faction , and the intelligence - and honesty of their leaders working slmultaneoucly through the gnidauce of the Northern Star , has kept them on the right path for the attainment of their poHttcal and social freedom , in spit * of all the sham-friends , all the open enemies , and all the spies , traitors , renegades , arid ruffians which faction could command . All honour be to the people . Look not to the right or to tha left , but unite among yourselves more firmly than ever—no petty squabbling , it is unworthy of our glorious cause . The factions cannot beat you , but by dim ion you can beat yourseivts . Remember ^ -
"To warring sects e ' en mighty Rome bowed down , And yielded Alaric her triple crown . " . - : ' . " V ¦' . •¦ ' . ' , ¦'¦ . WSS . : . - - ; ' Tho League , In their farewell address to the people , say— "Yourown intelligence , your own Virtaa , yoar own energy must dblivor you . " They are so fur right in their estiwiate of the people , they have delivered themselves from you ! Tuat , at any rate , is a happy deliverance ! Tfeey have , moreovst , the impudtnee to state that there is no firm and honest-hearted pilot at the helm . Certainly not ; among their clique WeCQIinOt discover any forthcoming promweils , Hampderis , Waahingtons , Bolivars , or Espai-teros , ahwng them , but some striking llfcenesaes of a Reynolds , ( the betrayer of Lord Edward Fitzgerald , ) an Arnold , 'the
American traitor , ) Old Glory and hia man , { Sir John Cam Hobhouse , ) with a few Talleyrflnds , without the quantum of brains , might , without much difficulty , be discovered and traced . Now , we , tbs ChaitiBta , opine that we d 6 boast of a firm and boneat-beaited pilot at the helm in tha person of Feargus O'Connor , besides many others we could name front out our rants , but which we suppress , from motives of delicaeyr We are proud to acknowledge O'Connor as our guide aot \ leader , and we are prouder still to avow that he merits every loch of our cenfldenca I He baa gained a great moral victory—ay « , and ii phyBical one , too—over the combined Whig and Tory faction at Nottingham—we will throw in their faces the 1 , 801 gallaut ; voters ,
there , and , ' et them boast such another of their victories , and then we shall witness the last kick of thedonkey . » We bave little doubt but grOBS bribery has been employed by the Tory scribbler and bis Jnyrmidonp . Let us discover it , if possible , aE « 4 unseat hM , and our victory will find no precedent in the annais of , hi 6 tory The eyes of all Europe are npon yon , and America , North and South , utters fervent prayers for your deliverance ; —a political and social revolution effected by the people themselves 1 1 ^ * 0 page inbistory canrecoust such a triunipli , they h . ivo been made use of hitherto to farther tl ; e views of political" traders and of scheming fiictions , and we earnestiy implore you not to sully your escutcheon by one false step , or Wot . While ignd-
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THE COLLIERS' TURN-OUT . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTJHERN STAR * Sir , —As th ? bue and cry has gone abroad , that the coal and iron miners in and around Airdreo ; Holly town , and Glaegpw bare strudfe work , and that rioting , robbing potatO . flulds , stealing sheep , and shop-breaking , has already begun ; the authorities were obliged to bring the military from Glasgow and Edinburgh , to Airdrle , to protect property , ; &a . The above has been circulated to the world by both Tory , Whig , and anti-Whig papers . Part ia true I admit , but the greater part-is . not . ; . . ¦ , - ¦; . , ' : ' -. ¦ - ¦¦ . - . ¦¦ ¦ ¦ " . ¦ .:: " ¦; . '
This last reduction of ¦ wages haa driven both coal and iron miners to that State of misery ami want that any ordtir of society , but a patient and enduring cla > s of beiniitSi such as miners are , would baye long ere this , repelled even in the tctth of all the . licensed robbers and muraeivrs our gloriouB constitution can parade . Be it known to the public , that the rules and laws made by our employers , over which wef J 13 V 0 no control , are such , thsit we uiuafc work , when and where they think proper , and that they pay us much or little as they think proper ; all they bate to do is to put upon thdr office-doors any domaud they choose , and it is the law of the land . " Tcatj is the rule of your enipioyera ' work , and yon must abide by auch . ¦ '—So sayetii Sheriff Allison . : - '
The average wages of the miners of coal and iron , vary from Is . jj ' d . to 2 a . 5 ^ d . for puttinj ; out one-third of more-l ' abcnr than they did , one year ago , receive 4 s . per day for ; and at said time could , in many instances , get their money , when , earned , while no * we go . to our masters' store and take our labour In geo ^ s ; or if the employer has not a store , he , according to his lawa , raafeeo us pay one penny for each shitliug lifted before pay-day . The origitial weight , known to be the statute rule , between the employer and the eKiployed , was 12 cwt . per cart round Glasgow ward , 13 cwt for the Markiaud . canal , aud High ward ; this diffeience the miners gave into , to makegood tho in- 'lriuk occasioned by boating , wai ? gonfng , &o ., which tbe coal owne r s , in the Lower ward of the csanty of Lanark aio not troubled with , and the original weight , understood to be the statute for the iron miners' hutch of stones , was 7 £ c wt . Tha ease stands different no w , because evtry reliuction that thominers" peacefully submitted to , Was
attsnJed with an additional doaiand by the employers for an inciease of ¦ weight ; so tbathow the colliers are obliged to put up 1 G , 17 , 18 , 19 , and in many places as high as 22 cwt . of ccal passed over a . .. scree , ' the ribs of whichare two and a half : inches wide , aud all tbat passed down through these ribs or wiros , Is calied dross , for which the miners do not get a farthing , while their employers retail the same for the use ; of mills , enginesi , furnaces , &q . at sis shillings , and six Btiilliuga and sixpence per waggon of 30 cwt . ; iikewioe the iron mmev is obliged to put out from 15 cwt . to 19 owt ; , and Rome works have obliged to put up a tori , which io nearly two-thirds more than the original . statute weight ; this , the public must know is the cause of . 'the miners making such ah immediate resist ' ance . They cannot Hufifcr longer , and of couwe have resolved , that if their employers bave a ppwsf granted them from a class-legislating faction to starve them , that they will not be wrought to death and starved .
Consequently , at a public meeting , held at Meadowhead . East from Airdrle , on Monday hat , when Mr . Gibson , Cbartisc lecturar , and Mr . lee , dfeJiyrred able Bpuuches , .. Yolatiiig to the presens condition of millers , as weir as other labour ) ug people , Mr John M'Lay moved the following resolution : — <; That we , the cbal and iron miners , as a c a" < s of peaceful artfzins , are , by th 9 lapdcity of an ovetbcaTing system of tyranny , borne down to actual starvation , and ibat we oannot suffer longer , proposo that a deputation wait on the employers of every coal and iron-stone work , requesting four shillings per day , and our original' weight , payment of our wages in , raoni ' . y , without'p ) er c « r . tsge , and that we m ^ et tho Hollytuwn Di&trict , and Qinsgow District , on Tuesday , at four o ' clock ia the afttrrioon , to hear tbo report from our employers , and should we even , gtt our grievances redressed , as a trade , that we never < waBC out agitition till tha Cha ; ter become the law of the land . "
The resolution was carried unanimously , and acted up to . Accordingly we mst , and got the report from all the delegationa , which waB to this effect , tbat . one or . two were willing to acct-rte to our wishes , and all the employers , with the exception - of Mr . Wilson , of Dandy van , ( who browbeatingly would not hear them , ) felt for us , and said they were willing to advance if others would . A nvsEting of the whole three districts was proposed to be btld at Dalmarnocli :, from which a deputation was to bo chosen to wait on and present a petition at the meeting of coal end iron-maiiters in Glasgow , on Wednesday . This meeting took place . The deputation went to Glasgow , and found that Our employers did not meet as a body , they only met in paraVs , at difiereut places .
A general meeting of tha -whole body of miners tnet at Bailitton , on Thuraday , from v . hich all parted peacefully , as they formerly had done , according to a resolutica passed to that effect . We that evening iserved each employer with a printed card , JcqueBtinK thorn to meet at the Eagle Inn , ia Olasgow , at twelve o ' clock at noon , on Fria ' ay-j - when a petition from the coal and iron . miners would be laid on th ^ ir table , praying thein to attend to the same . Two large meetings wera hold on Friday ; one at Qovan Iron Works , and the other Suuth fiom Airdrie .
A ^^ deputation waited at the Eagle Inn , and got our petition folded up into a blank piece of paper , and no answer ; This waa reported to tha body of coal aud iron miner ' s , -who resotyed to ; rtaacl out , lhc > could not bo woree Etandicg than tuny were working ; but they would petition the " Sheriff" to causq an inquiry ,- over which they wished him to preside . A : petition was presented tohim ; but like ourcrabieyers , he thinks we should submit to out Bupstlors , and issume our employmeiit , woxk warnings , according to the rules of bur emjployers * works , which he considered to be law j
and also , says his Lordshipi" tbe poorest of you spend more iu a year . In ardent spirits , than I am out pt poeket for wine , sugar , tfca , te , for a year , for niy whole family . " He must be a total abstainer . He could fill the diEtrict round Airdrie with horse arid foot soldiers , at the request ; of Davfson , a . baillie of said town . Besides bis Lordship has sent us a present of thuty-sJx bluebottles full of . Bir Jamea Giabaui ' s BpR eiflc essence ot bludgeon law > to fill our bellies ; Kind man , he might have kept them at beme , we don't want them . - - . - ' ¦ ¦ : - ¦ * - ' ¦ ¦ ' : ' . ' . ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ ' ' ¦ " - . - ; ¦ ; ¦ . ' ' ¦ ' : . ' .,
We have acted , as yet , peacefully , and are resolved to do bo . We are speculating pla » s to snppart ourselves , a more bonesc way than stealing frbm either shops , sheep-folds , orpotatoe-fleldsi by forHiihg support ; Committees , who will grant Bills payable three or six montbs after date , to those who hava already cffWreci aa much aa we chose of victuals if 10 m theis shops on the head of such security . - Likewise we , the coal and iron miners , and pur drawers , have resolved that . we will not yield one hour longer unfler tbe lash of misrnle , Bbculd the coma . quencea -be wliat they will | and should Wilson ap ' piehend every man in bla employ and consign them to Bridewell , they will not yield—they cannot be worse in Bridewell than In his service . And now that our employers are batching a cockatrice , they never will bring it into fexiatence . '¦ •;"'
We have also resolved that as the sheriff has lent a deaf eai to : otit supplications , that wo membridlize the public , and aleo petition the various trades , who are ground down like ourselves , below the scale of human contemplation , to look iuto the justice of our claims , and if our Conduct is JuEtifiabto in iheix- oyea , we suppllcatetbeir interest in our behalf , either supp ; rting us or to come'to the field cs we are , and leave tiio clasategislatingyiliaina who suck the sweets of toilj to toil themfielvesor starv ? :. We have tailed too long for tbem , experience Says , in language too plain and easy
understood . ' ¦ \ -:. ¦¦ ¦/¦ . " ' " .. ¦' - '¦ -, : ' ~~ There are ninety seven eoal and ironstone pits in the Airdrie district out ; there are thirty-two in the Holytown district ; forty-three in ^ he Go atbridge diBtrict outi and twenty-eight coal pite in the Glasgow dittrict out ; all idle ; about 13 , 000 in itb ^ whole f nor does it appear to end here , the tame comoiotki ' n appears about to burst forth in the jBast and , Miolfothian , Fife and Falkirk mining districts jfsa there will lie some coursing pt cavalry and marching of fooV ioldier ^ . wd whole trams filled with "Binela ^ b » V iri ;» sbbA timei . that is to say , If fctery place bas a Bajlie P ^ vison , »»<> doubt they will . Howevejr , if ' eyery troop of ; cavalry lose five , and every regiment of foot loia eixteen in as spott a time ^ a these in this quarter hwe ,. b $ desertion ^ they will tire of marching military into quarters qf pur peaceful Isle , to satisfy the capricious whims pi any ^ ' Bletherin-BaiUe . 'V-,:. ¦ ' :, " ? > :-. ] ' y . - ' ' : : ' : " : ' - \ ' ¦ ¦ ' ' : ' ¦' ' ¦ ¦ : ' v f .
I therefore , us a reader > ncl sHbecriberoftheAorlMm Star , since the first sheet stared in the face of tjrianuy , sincerely wish you to give this letter a place in your columns of Saturday next , that the readers of jour paper may see tmth . Tb !? re Is no occasion for military heie . and yre are prodd to see , through the Biedinn ? ot tlie Star , tbat the mineta of Siaff * rdshire and other placea , Lave conducted thetaselveB so peaoefullr , giving tbe 'lie ta all these fuuetionatics who fatten on the Crimea of their countryj , I cm , A ' miner , and a lover of libetty , August 8 tb , 1842 . Jouw Wl'tATi , Secietaiy .
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TO THE COAL MINERS Q $ THE TYNE , The second meeting of the ofBcers and friends of ? he Goal Miner ' s Benevolent Society was held , as announced in the Nortiiern Star of the SOth ultimo . In Mr . CHarlea Haines ' s Teinperapce Hotel , Caajden-street , North Shields , on Saturdny , the 6 th August , 1842 , at two o ' clock , p . m . ; when several letters were read from such collieries as could not attend personally , expressive of their apprfjbition of the o'ject for which they had inet , showing their conscioasneSB of its -ntiliiy , and pledairiz themselvea to coaae forward , find units witli
tlierii at their : next meeticp , and in the nieantuae remitting donations for the furtherance of their cause . It was unanimously agreert to that they should hold their next meeting in the same place , on Siturdjjy , f ha 20 th August , at two . o ' clock in the afternoon , when it is expected that all those colliers wiio bava But yet joined will at once come fyrwaid , and unite on that occasion , tnis if they vvho Ciiihofc attend on ths . (? ay appointed for the meetinij would be so Mud as to .-itnte a time mo 8 t convenient for tbtm , v ?» will feel grfiat pleasure iu suiting their HccoHkUio ^ ation . . : Benjamin Pyle , Chairman .
EXTENSIVE STRIKE AMONGST THE MINERS
IN SGOTLANU . ; ' ¦ ( From the GlasgowChronicle 0 ' ' '¦ Yesterdayevening ' . 'information having reached us of a serions turn-out of the co'il and ironstone niinlrs in and around tbis neighbourhood , and of other a ]; ui « : ng proceedings On the patt of the unemployed , we despatched a reporter to ' , he : sccro of action to a ' sc ' . rtain the pftrticnlars . On going out on thf ? coach fie Olyryed drovta ot coUierB gb their way to Qlasgow to attead a large meeting , wh ' -ch was to be held to day at Da ' snarnock-bridge , to decide upon ; tbe tfi-ms of the strike . At first they appeared . in small parties , and gradually increased in numbers aa he neared Costbiidge . Thej were all cleanj . arid soine of them « Irfessed ¦ : in : thf-i ? f-t-st
apparel—all odriiedsticiB , and appeared to be in- sigh apiritp . On maiing inquiry be found many of-the s ^ opkeepers in * alariiiy and a general exciiesuent prev . iling all arouniJ the neighbourhood . It is ea ' . d that to-day there is not a cbllie-i'y ' tound . Airdrie ot Coatbriiige in enipjoyment , " and it ia anticipated Ui « ironworjkfi wantingcoal will ba unable to continue operations a week longer . At j . nndyyan one half « f the furnaces are out , and at Crartsherrie there is also a largo nuitibsr extinguished . Xast : night four sheep have been carrif-tl off from one of the ; fields in ; tliis quartf . r , aud . a field of potfttoea on tho . eEtato of Drumpe : ) ei- bas been ci . iireily cleared without tie aid of the accustomed digging operation . It is said that one of the oreiseers , on going
down to the field in question , found upwards cf 200 of tha worfcjnen busily engaged fiHuig bags with tbe crop . Bsing asked what they wtra abojit , sumo of them jocularly reuiarked that they had begun their harvest . ^ During the night t ^ o of the Stores of the werks , one of th 6 m at Dundyvao , had been broken into , and a quaotity of provisions carried off . The garden < f the Rev . Mr .. Stirling , ' . 'relief minister at Cpatbridge , was also enten d , and a quaE-. tity of potatoes and other vegetables made away -with . Yesterday a large , meeting of tha miners wa 3 held on tSa banks or the Monkland casiia !; tht-y came Fro / a all quarters— AirctrSe , H / 95 ytown , Bellsbill , Ghapfrlhall . < fee . Xceir proceedings at the-meeting were vrrr orderly , biit ,
as they passed through Coatbridge , to ifie number of about 4 , 0 ^ 0 , almost all of th&m carrying st ' eks , they cheerad vehemently , to tbe great terror of the shopke ? pers and other inhabitants . The farmers all routid , of course ; ar& . In ' roueh tribulation -j " r . n » l serious api ' rehensioas are entertained tbit the starving collitra may take the loan of the provisions Mid btlitr r . ecessaries of life In their immediate vicinity . At tbo meeting referred to several prepositions were gone into . One or two speakera— -these , the more vioJent-rpicpc-sed an immefliate strike , as tho only means of briE _ :-iusr matters to a crifiis . An amendinfcnt was proposc-i . to the effect that they shoald Continue at work fourteen Caya , until they hid earned a littlo money , ; at'd tben turn out . Anotiier
resolution was brought forward by one or two cf the Cbartists amongst them , that tbey £ h uid rot strike at all ; but petition , their masbai's for a rise , end also ths Government fov provisions free 01 excise duty . Jfohing definite , howiiver ,. wtis come to , and the meeting was adjourned till to-d&jv So far we have stated pnbiic report and outward'appearances . Turn we now to th « BtttU'tnents of , the colliers theEiselvts , which are not denied by tbo masters . About a year ago the average wages of coHiers in this district wew as high as friiin , four to five shillings per day ; : whic ? i . allowing them te Work four days ' a week ( and tbis is considered a fair aiuquat of labour for sn otdinaty worl ^ ng collier ) , gave the ' tu-ftom 16 s . to £ 1 per wetlr ., They ar& ; now
paid , and have been for many months , the ironstone miners on an average of Is . lOd . to 2 s . a day , the colliers at 2 ^ . 3 d . to 2 s .: ty'l . Off this , supposing them fc » work an entire week of five or s'x ( l uys ,. they have a drawback—for school wages , the doctor , oil , rent , to . —of about 43 ., leaving tbcm , even when in full employment , a miserable pittance to cupport existence . Add to this , tb ^ t few . of them have inors than thiee days ' work , and many of them , only had two for a series o £ weekBi their candttlon , Vaen , must be deplorable in tb . 9 extterae , Tlie Jabouiers paid last jtar at i 29 . ; a weeic are now paid at 8 s . They < 5 e 6 irs to Lave tneni bad ? to 10 « . The colliers and miners ask 4 ^ . a-day , which
tbey insist their inastera can . well affor . l to pay . The miners arc moat txaspsrated against tL . e contractors ; the cpntvactois , on the other handj fciuiiie the masters . One of . these men , who stand between the masters anp the employed , was waited npon tliis morning at his own house by a . body of the men , when ha tolA thsih to go to h—II . Whea we consider that ttsera is not less than about 50 000 inhabitants in this important , district , an < i tbat the mnjority of that number are employed below ground , it is fearful to think of the consequences of a protracted strike . It is said tbat hundreds of the men to-day departed for the meeti ' . ig '' without breakfast . : '' .. ¦ ¦ .
The following is . a list of the places and number of the pits stopped ' wi >* kf at all oft . wtiich the men have turned out : —Iroribuckle , 3 ; Carr . broe , 3 ; Mtnvstone , 9 ; Gide , 4 ; Kipps , 2 ; Riwyard , 4 ; Stoneripg , ; 7 ; Rosehillock , 14 ; Govan , Whifct-ikt , 3 ; Govan Whitsrigg , 14 ; Bnrr . foot , 2 ;; Hoiehiil , 2 ; Easter Meadowfcsad , 1 ; Galileo , 4 ; - Airdiiehill , 4 ; PneBirigg , i ; Chapelhntl , 2 ; Cairnhill , 3 ; Ciiftouhttl . 2 ; JPundyvan , 10 ; jVIossnetik , 4 ; Drumcoultor , 5 ; Waterinagaie . I "; D ^ Keheaa , 2 ; SoutU Stonerigg , 3 ; J ' odu ' s . 'Pitt , Galder , 1 ; . ;¦ ¦ Qi-f . er . encl , 5 ; Gartaek , 1 ; Kedbrit ; , 1 ; Ballocbney ^ 4 '¦; ¦ Net ? Cambroe , "i ; ' Gtu . rtshertio and Gartgili , 6 ; Gattcloss ( ironstone , ) 6 ; Greer . gairsj 2 ; Sheepford L ? cksi 2 j Blackrigg , 2 ^ In all , 147 . The great body of the colliers are " now encamped on the bank a little above Dalraarnbck-bxidge , where they await the anaWer of the deputation .
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TO TH £ EDITOR OF THE . \ 0 BTHERX STAR . Sis , —1 herewith send ycu tlie cases of ttro panpi-rs ¦ which jvtif last week ' s papsr referred to , arkl , by in-8 Crt : a ^ the Siiue in your valuable journal , jou vrtll niach obage T-ur * 8 , TJI 2 ' l > HiBlTA . \ TS OF HOCGHTO . " * EAVES , In Pnbiic Meeting Assembled ,
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THE STRIKE AMONGST THE MINERS , AND TURN-OUT AT AIBDIE , AND COATBRIDGE , IN THE NEIGHOURHOOi ) OF GLASGOW . ( FromlheGlasgow Journal of Thursday )
PROCLAMATIOJf BY THE SHERIFF . The state of this district since the arrival of the military last night ; remains quiet . In the mean time , at an early hour this morning , the . followiDg proclamation wqs issued , and . extensively ' pkcarded ,. throughout the distutbed districts : > - — . . ' ¦' .. «• Tho Sheriff , having received authentic information that a strike , on a very extended ecalo , has taken place on the part of , colliers and iron-workers in : . and around Airdrie , and that the eonibined workmen have proceeded to Sets of depredation and violence , by plundoring ; in large bands , fields of potatoes ; and forcibly entering shops and . dwelling-housjK , to obtain proyisiona by force ; and tbat the resolution to help themselToa
io sKbsist « nc 3 ; has bees openly annbunced , asiths principle of their Btrike , both at public meetings and in private , by members of the strike—horoby publicly declares that such violent proceedings are directly contrary to law , arid wiil be ; repressed with the ntniofit energy by all' tha- constituted authorities . A large military force , cotnpbsed of cavalry an < l infantry , to ba Bupported , If nec 0 a 3 ftry , by artillary , will be forthwith . BtBtished ; , at Airdria and Coatbridge , to support the authority of the law ; and all well disposed persons ara hereby invited * to give imme < 55 at 9 information to the iheriff , at Airdrie , of any illegal depreriAtions or as « sembiages of workmen , with intent tocjm-nit the same ;
and tha whole combined workmen , and in particulos the committee or idaders under wham they act W 9 hereby , fa aa especial manner , warned tbat , aa the violent aud illegal purposes" of the cDrribination .. havo been openly declared , and ' a ' utbentic evicencB of it obtained , they are by law responsible fov all acta . of depredation of violence committed by the / combined workmen , in pursuance of the coiamon objects and declared purposss of the combination , though not committed in their own presence , or by their Immediate directions , and that the law will be enforced against them accordingly . * : " ( Sheriff Office , Glasgow , AagustS , 1842 . "
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rant , you nave been enchained , and . ' •¦ toot lords and masters have used what knowledge they possessed to perpetuate that ignorance- They are now half a century behind us ! ¦ : ^ :- : -- ' .: : " . : ' ' :,. ' ¦ '¦ - . - '" ' \ "A little learning taught them how to win it , Superior skill might wrest it in a minute . " .. . ¦ " . ¦; ' ;¦' : ¦ / . -y : ¦ ¦ : . ¦ ' ¦ " - : -- ' } . ¦ ¦ -. . , \ : mss . Go on as at present , and it will be strange if plumpudding and roast-beef , with plenty of the juiba of John Barleycorn , does ' - - " ' not- cheiir your Ciristmaa fireeidea , ere we can number the year ; of our Lord 1843 , and the skilleegolee of the Union Bastiles go to fatten pigs , instead of starving by lingering deaths the Cbristianpopu ' atlpn of lio British isles ! Should Parliament venture agaia to meet , we say with all onr hearta , oh ! for another Ccom well !! A Woolvvich Cadet , CWchester , Aug . 8 , 1842 .
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The Trial of the Vitriol Throwers took place oa Friday , at the Cork . ' assfzaa , when Daniel ItOflergan , John Tirew , Daniel Sullivan , and Tiaiothy Herlihy , were foaad guihy , and sen teDCed to : be transported for life . .. ' , -V- ¦¦;¦ : . ' . . ' . ; A Staffordshike Nailor , at the present rate of work 5 is pbiijged to make a thousand nails , two inches long , for one shining and sixpence ; and a thousand ? s accounted a scod day ' s work for thegensrality of workmen . We sbonld lite to know the valuo of
tlie iron before it is wrought into the nailsv and the pripepf ihe thousand nails afterwarda . £ : \ The Freeholders and copyholders of the pariahes of LejtoD £ tone and Woodford , have addreasad a comtriunJcaHch to the Verdurers and Lieutenant of Eppiag , Hainault , aad Walthaiu Forests ^ , ; oompiaiuing of various encroachmentB npou their anoieat rights , as well as the rights of the Crown , for several years past , and requesting them , as the protectors of those privileges . Hoattend to the sotUement : of this Bubject ... ¦' : ¦ : ¦¦' .. :. r : ¦¦ / i '\ :: -: '¦ . ¦ :-. " . ' . ;/ ' ¦ - ¦'¦" . - '•
I * sosi aUst of the slave-vessels and number of slaves captured by her Moje . ' ty'a vessels of tvar oa the west coast of Aiiicayaud taken to St . Helena for adjudication , -- ' it appears that thirtif-two . vessels ty thin the lnst two years have been seized , having en board at the- time of ihoir captare uo lesti than 5 , 1 ' j f' giaves . ' . : y
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^ == ^__ ^ THE NO R T H E R N STAR . ' 7
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 13, 1842, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct611/page/7/
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