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THE MINUTES OF THE CONFERENCE - AT BIRMINGHAM , DEC . 1842 ; Inoluding the whole of the PEOPLE'S CHARTER , with its suggested Alterations and Emendations . PREPARED BY THE SECRETARY TO CONFERENCE . ggj * Give your Orders in time . London : J . Cleave , 1 , Shoe-lane ; Manchester ; A . Hey wood , and J . Leach ; Leeds : J . Hobsoo , Northern Star ; Birmingham : J . Guest , and G . White ; Sheffield : G . J . Harney ; Glasgow : Messn , Paton and Love .
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THE BIRMINGHAM CONFERENCE , AND THE " PEOPLE'S CHARTER . " " Resolved—That the alterations and addition * proposed to be made to the ' People ' s Charter , this Conference , be entrusted to Mr . Cleave for publica Hon . " Unanimous Resolution of Birmingham Conferenoi Dec . 30 , 1842 . HP HE Proprietor of the ENGLISH CHARTIST X CIRCULAR has the satisfaction to announce ^ that he is enabled to give , in No . 101 ( now publish ' ing ) of that Periodical , a verbatim reprint of" THB CHARTER , " with all the amendments ( printed in italics ) suggested for the people ' s adoption by thfl recent Conference . Mr . Cleave pledges himself for the authenticity of this Edition of the Charter , it having been priuted from the copy supplied by Mr . Lovett , and the proof sheets having been further corrected by that gentleman . Iu addition to the entire Charter , No . 101 of the Circular—price One Penny only—contains article ^ under the subjoined heads : — The Times newspaper and Chartism—India—Her Own and Another's—Proposed Plan of Re-Organization for the " National Charcer Association , " of Mr . Cooper , of Leicester—Cost of United Stales Government , No . 3 . The Judiciary—British Ambassadors , and their splendid Sinecures— Popular Poetry ; The Swiss mother to her Son—Critical Notices of the " Poor Man ' s Companion , " the "Annual Black Book , " and " Goodwin's Political Justice "—Interesting and Instructive Scraps , &o-&c . London : Cleave , Shoe-lane , Fleet-strflet ; Lovetfj 133 , Tottenham Court-road ; Watson , Paul ' s-alley , Paternoster-row ; Purkiss , Compton-street , Soho ; Hey wood , Manchester ; Hobson , Leeds ; Guest , But * mingham ; Paton and Love , Glasgow : Robinson , Edinbro '; and all agents for the Northern Star , in town and country .
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{ Concluded from our seventh Page . ) \ IV . Tfeatior the purpose of taking the votes of the ' -qnaHfiea . electors , the pariah officer in every parish j of the district , lor in every two or uio « parishes II { united for that purpose ) , shall canse proper places to te provided , so « to admit of the arrangements described in Schedule A ; sad bo constructed ( either permanently or temporarily as they may think proper ) tliat iheTotea -aiay be taken "witii dne dispatch , sund so ss to secure the elector ¦ white voting from" "being * -jspectet ly smy other person . V . Teat ¦ & « pariah officers of every pare * in the dutrict provide a snfBcient number of \ jal 3 oting txjsfis , made after a model described in Stbedule B , ( or made xm one plan by persons appointed to make them , as - was the * -ae "wtth -weigfcts &rjl measures ) , and 3 ioa 9 bnt snsh bsxts , daly « er £ i £ ed , shall be
TX . ^ That iTm > jyV ^» - - ^ y preceding the -poir ^ encenient of the balloting 3 «* iiball 9 t-box shall Be ov ^ n = « i by the deputy ietmn ' . jsg » e 3 oer { . or otherwise &amined , as the case may be } , ia the cissence of an agent appointed by each canaid ? jte , » a shall tten bs * eated by him and by the agenta r / ^ ifeeT&BOMi&ies , and not again be opaned nnta the > jafiotSng has Soally dossd , -when- notice shall beg ) Ten ^> * snchof the agenta-el the candidates as may & jsn be " present to attend to the opening of thB bases vand BscsrtaSsing the-mmber oi votes fas each can fidste .
TIL Jfaat ifce deputy TetnrrJng-cfficer preside in tire front jf tiie baQoi-bcx , and see'ihat the balloting is condn' ^ edTfithfitiictiniparfeiity- ^ ind justice ; and that the - yariocs clerkB , assistants , and pariah constables , prop . sly -perform "their respective duties , and that stoic ; order and deoommba preserved among the friends of t ie candidates , as -well as among al . persons em-¦ p loj -ed ^ n eendnsting the tiss&orxi and he is hereby snf joriEEd and empowered to eaase all persons to be ts > ien into ¦ costedy -who interrar . t the proc-c * dir . g 3 of tt fi Section , -seek to contravene the provisions of this Axt , « r * £ } H to-ebey his la-sefal authority .
TEL That during the time tile balloting is going on . two agents of each < rar . dida . i « dsy be in the Epaee fronting '& £ "hailofc-i > ex , and immediately behind the -deputy letBTsing ifficer , in order tfest ttiey may see that the election -is -fairly condncted- ; such persons to be premfied ij the depnry renaming officer with cards of ^ L&nijEioa , and to ja ^ in and out by the entrance resigned-them . DL That the registration -clerk of every parish in the ^ strict , -who hia been tppT-inted for the purposes ot TegisteSion , be at the balloting place , ia the station -assigned him , -preriously to tbe commencement , of the balloting , sad see lhat no psrit * pr ~ s on to tbe balloting piece till he 1-ss ex&mmeo bis certificate and seen thai i £ -ct-xresponds "wiUi Use registrxtinz ! 4 isL
S .-That the parish eenstables anA the -officers atauoced at the entrance of fht balloting pi 2 . ee shah 3 » t permit any person to -enter nnless he shows J ? - ? Tot « r ? certificate , except the persons employed in condacttDg -the election ; or those persons ^ rlio have proved the loss of their voter ' s certificate . 2 L That at the end ef sszry year , or -whenever tbe returning efficer is elected at the same thus ss tha member for the liistrict , a dividen shall be made 'n tba fclloUng place , and the boxes sod ballotina so arranged as to ensure tbs candidates the strictest impartiality and jnstca , by prtventing tbe voter froa ; giving two votes for either of the candidates . 3 IL That on the day of elation , the baT . &tis CciniEencs at sis o ' clock ia tbe iortaoon , and tmfii-2 iate at ax o ' clock in the ait ^ niGcn of the same day .
X 11 L Thatvriien £ By--5 ottT ' sccrtincatfc is examined ty the rezistration dtrt , and found to >> e correct , &e shall be allowed tc psss on to the next barrier , Tsbeze a ballotiDg ball shall ba giver him fey the person appointed for that propose ; he shall then pass on to the balloting b < 3 t , and , -srkh all dne despatch , shall pat the balloting ball into tte aperture opposite the name of the candidate he -wishes to vote for , after ¦ which he shall , -Bithout deity , leave the room by the door assigned -for the ho-doss . \ See Schedule A -ezslBj
X 1 T . "That at tie close of the balloting , the deputy jetnrniBgefficer , in £ hs . presence of the age 3 » -soi the candidates and othri psrsoE 3 . 5 resent , fcha \ l breti open -de seals of the halloUng bax , and ascertain the num-1 Jt of each cxndidste ; he sba'l then cattss copies » .-f **»« same to be pcbiicly posts-1 ontrfae the baJ ^ ting place ; sn-J immediaieiy forward ibj ^ trusty Hiesst-rigrr ) a copy of the same , signeu by himr-if and the agen t s present , to the ifctenrin ? oScsr of tbs disirict ; br shall then deliver a sirailar copj to tb . 3 i ^ ^ tranon dsk , who shall eEcefnlly preserve the same , aad prodncs it if necessary . X 7 . That the petsortB employed r ~ r'sistants for inspecting the cartiScsiea , au- » aueading on the balloting , be paid as hereinafter tn ^ s ^ oned .
XTL That all the expense of xegistratisn . nomination-and election , as a / oresaid , together "with thesalaries of the returning onicrTs , registration clerk , assistants , ¦ constables , and snch -other persons as may be necessary , ? 3 'SFeJl as the expensa of all balloting places , balloting boxas , hustings and other necessaries for the purposes of this Act , be paid cat of | an equitable-diBtrict rate , "which a District Board , composed of one . parochial officer chofien ^ y each of the parishes in the district , or for any two or more parishes , if united for the purposes of this Act , are hereby empowered and " commanded to levy on all householders ¦ within khe district-JLViL That allexpsBcea necessary for the purpose of this Aet incurred -within the district be paid by tbs District Board as aforesaid , * r their txeatzrer ; that the salaries of all officers sid assistants required for tbe purposes of this Act be fixed acd paid by the said Bf > ard according to the expenses ^ nd duties of the varions localises . *
JTI 1 L That all accounts of receipts and-sspsnditnre Jot electoial pnrposes shall be kept distinct , and be sndited by auditors appointed by the District B-jaid" as aforesaid j copies of -which accounts shall b * nrintesi far Sie nse of the xespecfive parishes in tbe district 232- That all canvissingior Members of ? criiament , ri "well as for returning officers , is hereby declared to be illegal , and meetings for that purpose during the balloting , in the day of election , are hereby also declared to 1 ; illegal . —See Pena ! iie $ .
DURATION OP PARLIAMENT .. I . Be it enactea , that the Members of tbe House of Commons chosen as aforesaid , shall meet on the first 2 donSflyin June in each year , aad continue their sittings from time to time as they may 4 £ em it convenient , till 1 ' ie first 3 ionday in June following , when the next new Parliament AaU be chosen ; tbegtshall be eligible to be ze-elected . IL That during an adjournment-they be liable to be catted together by the executive inrease of emergency . III . Tfiata register be kept of -the daDy attendance of each member , which , at the close of tha session , shall be printed as a sessional paper , -sho-wing how tae members have attended .
fPATMENT OP MEMBERS . 1 . Bs it . enacted , that every Member of- the House of Commons be entitled , at the close « f the session , tc a vrrit of expenses on the Treasury , fb ? his legislative dntits iuth © pablicservice , and shall be paid per » 'onum .+
SESieNATIOXS AKD UBiUHS . I . That any Member of theHonse of-Commons who may -wiih to . resign his seat , shall notify the same to the Speaker , -who is hereby authorised sadceommanded , withont delay , to-cause the maid notice to-be delivered to the district returning officer for a sew . enaction according to the provisioEB of this act IX . That on tbe death of any Member of ^ Parliament or returning offiear ,. the registrar of deaths ,- -whose anty it is to record the saaia , shall within three { Jays after be has EBteived snch nolice , forward an acecant . of snch deaUi to the Speaker -of toe House of Conanocs , who is hereby authorised and commanded to give his orders as aforesaid ; provided , always that if such Sf embers or letaKungflScfers should have died abroad , theiisxt of kin of such deceased person shall give , notice ae . aforesaid as early as possible , af ter such death . PESilTlES .
L Ba it enacted , that if any person canse bimseK io 1 ~ registered ia more than one electoral diBtriet , aod Tote in more than one such district , npon conviction ther eof before . say two justices of the peace within either of snch districts , he < &all incur for the first offence the penalty of three . nonths 1 imprisonment and for the second offence twelve months' imprison ment U- That any person "who sTmil i 2 convicted ss aforesaid tf -wjifuDy neglecting to fill up his or " her notke ¦ within the proper time , or ef leavitg om the name of any inmate in Mb or her notice , ihall for the first oSence incur thB penalty of one pound for every name omiiiei ; csd for the jz&osd etfence vtatr ihepenaUy of Siree monihs' imprisonmad , and bedeprit ^ i of his eleo-Uxx n ^ is for Aree years . be
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\ months' im prisonment , and be deprived of his elective j rights for Viree years . i T . Tjat any person -who shall be convicted as afore-1 Paid , of having forged a voter ' s certificate ; or of hav- \ ing forged the name of any person to any certificate ; ( ! or having voted -or attempted to vote on such forged \ ceraficate ; "knowing such to have been forged , BhaU for j ! the first offexce incur the penalty of three months' im- j ' prisonmect and for the second offence three months ' j imprisonment , and be deprived of Mb elective Tights I for three years .
TL That any person who shall be convicted as aforesaid , of having forged , or csosed to be forged , the i names of acy voters to a requisition nominating a Mem- i ber of Parliament or a retaining officer , shall for tho first offence incur the penalty of three months' imprisonment , and for the second offence three month ? 'imprisonment and be depmsdyof his elective rights for three years . Til . That any person who shallbe convicted hb aforesaid of bribery , in order to secure Mb election , shall be subject for the first offence to fecui the pssalty of two years' imprisonment , * nd f or-tbe second dfience shall be imprisoned two years and be deprived < £ bia elective rights for five years . j
Till . That any ^ gent my candidate , or any otaer person , vho shall be « onvhfte < l as aforesaid of bribery at any -election , shall be subject for the first offence to ir-cor tbe penalty of twelve months' imprisonment , and for tbe second offence to twelve meoths ' imprisonment ,-and he deprived of his elective rights for five years IX . That say person -who shall be convicted as aforesaid , of going from horse to house , or place to placp . to solicit in any vray votes in favour of any caniiidate for Parliament nr retnrnins officer , after the nomination as aforesaid . Aall for the first ofiWnce incur the penalty of one months' imprisonment , and for the second offence two ¦ mouths .
X Thst any person -who shiH be convicted as aforesaid of calling together , or causing an election meeting to be held in any district during the day of election , shall for the first offence inccr the penalty of three months' imprisonment , and for the secoad offence six months XI . That any person -who shall be convicted as aforesaid , of interrupting the balloting , or the bosinf-ss of tbe election , shall incur the penalty of three months ' imprisonment for the first offence , and six months' fur the second . XII . That if any mpssenger ' -who may be sent with the s *~ . * a of the ballot to the returniE ? officer , or -with any other Dotice . shall wilfully delay the ssiae . er in sdj ¦ way by his consent or candnct cause tbe same to bs delayed , on conviction j » s afores .- * d shall incur the penalty of six months' imprisonment
XIII . That any returning officer who shall be conv ' cttrf as aforesaid of ha-ring negl : ;* i to appoint proper officers as directed by this Act , to see that proper balloting places and balloting bcxes ate ^ rovideu , and to jrive the notices and perform the duties heein rH }\ i ! red of him , shall forfeit f-. > r each ease of neglect the sum of £ 20 . Xi V . That if any returning officer be found guilty of br-ln-ry or corrupt practices in the execution of the duties herein assigned to him , he shall incur the penalty of twelve months * imprisonment , and be deprived of his elective rights for five years . 5 . Y . That if any depnty returning officer be convicted as aforesaid of haviDg neglected to perform i uy of tbe duties herein assiEi > ed Mm , he shall forfeit for such neglect three poundr
XTL That if any deputy returning ofBeer be convicted as aforesaid of bribery and ccrrnpt prac tices in the execution of the dnties of his office , be sha-1 incur the penalty of six months' imprisonment , and the deprivation of bis elective rights for three
years . XTLL That if any registration clerk be convicted as af-rtssid of having neclccted , to perform any « f tbe duties herein assigned him , he shall forfeit for each such neglect five pounds . XTIIt . That if any registration clerk 13 convicted £ 3 aforesaid of bribery and corrupt practices in the execution oi the . iuties of his office , be shall incur the penalty of bis months' imprisonment , and the deprivation of hi ? elective rights ioi three years . XIX . That if tbe parochial officers in any parish EeglfcCt or refuse to comply with auy of the provisions of this Art . they shali forfeit for every such ne ? leet , or noncempHaitf , tcith 4 ke provision * of ihis Ad , ike sum of £ 50 , or in dtjaali oj payment tire ' ve months iwpriso 7 . tse ! ii .
\ 'T . That all fines and penalties incum-d under the provisions of this Act be removable t f > re any two justices of the peace , within the district where the cfl-nce shall have fr ^ en committ ed , and in default of payment , the said justices shall issue thtir -warrant of distress against the goods and chattels of the offender ; or in default of sufficient distress , he aball be impri-Boned , according to the provisions of this Act . That all Acts and parts of Acts relating to registration , nominations , or elections of Members of parHameni . as well as the duration of Parliament , and sittings of Memters , are hereby repealed .
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Losdox . Black Bull Inn , Hajthebsxith Road—A meeting will be held at this place on Monday evening , at eight o ' clock precisely , to consider the propriety of meeting for the future at tbe Political and Scientific lnstume , Broadway , and on other important business . On Tuesday evening , Mr . Cowan will lecture at the Political and Scientific institBt * . Hammersmith , on the Political and Social Rights of Women , at half-past seven . Clock House , Casha-Sthket , Leicistee-Square . —Mr . Preston will lecture here , on Sunday evening . Somkes Towh . —Mr . Wheeler will lecture at the Gold Beaters Arms , on Sunday evening .
Tower Hamlets . —Mr . IlliDgworth will lecture on Sunday evening next , at seven o ' clock , at the Chartist School Room , Grey Eagle-street , on the principles of the Charter . Mr . Ksight will lecture on Sunday evening , at the Flora Tavern , Barnsbury Park . Subject , " What is the secret enemy that destroys the people !*' Messes . Bbows aad Majtcz will visit Manchester by way of Congleton , Hacclesfield , and Stockport , during the ensuing week 3 and will lectare at the above places . The Eigth Concert of tbe Somers Town Committee , ior the benefit of the Political Victims , wili be held on Monday evening , 2 . 1 the Goldbeaters Arms , Oid Si . Pancras-road .
Ok StMut Etenikg , Mr . Parry will lecture at the Hall of the . National Association , on tree Trade , the anti-Corn Law League , and the Charter . On Wednesday evtning , Hngh Doretby , Esq ., will iecture on iht rights of labour . The Clebkexs-ell Chabtists meet for the transaction of important bu ^ iuess , on Monday eTening n ^ -xi , at emht o'clock , at the Patriot Coffee Hoase , Cltrken weli Green . EtrRY . —Mr . Jame 3 Leach , from Manchester , is expected to addreta the people of Bury , on Monday £ veni : ig lit-xt , at e : ght o ' clock in the Working M = n ' s Hall . Hcsu-et . —A lecture will be delirered in the-Chartist room , Bonky , by & young man from Holmfirth , ob Sunday evening , Jaauaxv 22 nd , aisix o ' clock .
MoTi 2 u . ii . —The Council will meet on Snnday , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , at Mr . William Wildgoose ' d Coffee and Jiews Room , Moitram Moor . Idle . —Mr . Thomas Ibbetson , of Bradford , will preach two sermons in the Idle Chartist Room , on Sunday next , at two o ' clock id the afternoon , aad at six in the evening . 1 * eeds . —Mr . David Ross , from Manchester , will deliver two discourses to-morrow afternoon and evening , in tbe Chartist room , Ch * apside , to commence at half-pasi two , and six o ' clock . WEpsESBTjRT . —A delegate meeting will take place in the Chartist room , Wednesbury , on Sunday , at two o'clock , $ o settle the accounts connected with the prosecution . of Mr . John Mason , and the Sedgly victims .
Bbadfokb . —The tea-party committee will meet at the council-room , on Sunday , at two o ' clock in the afternoon . A full attendance is requested . The AhosexentCommittee will meet on Sunday evening at six o ' clock , in the loom , Butterworth ' sboildings . Erery member is expected to attend . Mr . Smyth will deliver a lecture on the present state of Chartism to the Chartists of Little Horton , in their room , Park-lane , on Sunday morning at ten o ' clock . Mb . Smtth wiU lecture at Idle , near Bradford , on Monday evening , at seven o'clock , on the present prospects of Chartism , and the necessity of Union in the Chartist ranks .
Sowsebt . —Mr . Richard Wheelwright will lecture iiere on Sunday af ternooD , at three o'clock P . M . Broeht will visit the following places in thB ' course of the ensiling week : —Bacnp , Monday ; Todmorden T Tuesday ; Hebden Bridge , Wednesday ; DS ^ , iuSS : 4 ni addeisfie 2 d : ' Fiid&j ; ^ be ^ e ^ STn 0 *? ?^ ^^ " > rn ^ , » lecture will Mt iSSiSL ? Larse Booa ' Swan-coppice , bj ranST ' «« MiwM » at six o ' clock in the Makchesteb , —On Sunday ( to-morrow ^ tw /» 1 */* . tares will be delivered in € & , Ui 2 KhB ; Tne in the afternoon , at half-past two o'clock , by Mr C £ ? fe St&Sf £ 2 ^ eytnh *> * W- ' Sir . G . Harrison , of Calverton , will give an ad . dress ^ at Mis . Smith ' s Coffee lUomsJn sSdaJ , the 22 adinst ., a . tt » if-paBt hx in the evening .
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| 1 BsAj )|> oB S .-Mb . Robert Peddje . —Our readers are doubtless aware that this victim oV class villany wiil emerge from his prison-house c , n ; the " i 7 t , h of March next . He will need sureties ; I two in ten pounds each ; and , we are informed , ' . hat they must be persons connected with Bradford , where the alleged offence was committed . Wo trust oar Bradford friends will see to it , that his miserable tenanoy of the hell-hole he has so long endured ' oe not needlessly prolonged fox even a single day . XJEEDS—Stealing a Bible . —On Tuesday a young man named John Kinder , was committed for trial at the next borough sessions , oa a charge of having stolen a bible , the properly of another young ibso , a relative of his , of the same nwae .
Coal Pit Accident . —An inquest was held on Saturday evening last , before John Blackburn , Esq .. at the bouse of Mr . Wm . Lockwood , the Greyhound Inn , York-road , on the body of Edward Worth , a young Han 15 years of age , who was killed by falling into a coal pit , ou Saturday morning . The deceased was in the employ of Mr . Dawsou , of NeviR © Hill ; and after going into the pit on Saturday morning , he felt rather unwell , and desired to be drawn up again . He accordingly got into a ' carve and was drawu to the mouth of the pit , but in gelting out , by some means which could not be accounted ? or , he slipped , upset the corve , and was precipitated to the bottom of the shaft , a depth of between fifty and sixty yards , and was dashed in pieces by the fall . The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death . "
Death from taking Arsenic—Oa Monday eveniDg , an inquest was held at tbe Court House , before John Blackburn , Esq ., on the body of Robert Simpkin , who died in the Infirmary on Saturday evening , from the effects of arsenic . Tne deceased was a waterman , and , from the evidence of a young man named George Register , it appeared that he camb from WisbeacVi , in Cambridgeshire , that he had been htro about a fortnight , that he was of intemperate habits , and that he had left tho vessel in which he came here . Other witnesses deposed that he had been drinking at a beer house in York street , called the St . James ' Inn , and at the Royal Oak , in Kirkgate , on Monday night , until about eleven o ' ciock . at which hour he went to a house of ill-fame in YorR-street , kppt by Elizabeth Higfinp , at which He known to
place ho stopped ail ni ^ ht . was hu . ve purchased s-orue arsenic at Mr . Btll ' a , in Kirkgate , on Monday evening , and it would appear that during the eari } - part oi Tuesday morniiii ; le had mixed a ponion of this in water and swallowed it . He was takf-n iH , and ic the conrse o ) ' tho aft ' rnoon Mr . Radc 'If-, sprgeoa , was caiied in , who found the deceased remitting , asd la-b'mruig under symptoms of having taken poison , he was then removed to the Infirmary , where he expiivd , as stated , on Saturday Bighi , after having told Mr . Allanpon , tho House surgeon , that he had taken poison . There was no evidence to show that the deceased had exhibited symptoms of insanity , and the Jury , after a short consultation , returned a verdict of " Feio de se . " he was twenty-five years of ajre .
Collierf Steam BoitEn Explosion at Messrs . Joshua Bower & Co . s , Au-erto . *! Main Colliery . — On Saturday last , about noon , in cousequeuco of the inattention and carelessne-s of the engine man neglecting to shut off the steani aud furnish a suffi cient supply of water to the boiler , a most awiul explosion took place , and tho boilar was lifted off its seat and carried into the air to the supposed hught of 200 yarcs , and fell in an adjoining fii > ld , nearly 100 yards from its original place . Iron and slates , bricks and stones flew about in all directions , aud covered ibeyard , orchard , and adjoining fields for a distance of 250 yards . The windows and doors of the workshops , cottages , and counting-house were all blown in and shattered to pieces , and what is
more remarkable , a shower of bricks , iron , and stones , weje thrown through one of the cottage windows , across the house in a slanting direction , where tha family were seated in an opposite corner at dinner ; the inmates were knocked down and bruised , the clock-case and the cupboard with its contents were destroyed . The mo ? t dreadful part of the affair is , the serious injury done to two of the coihers who were in the yard , ( it the accident had occurred a quarter of an hour sooner , four teen men might have been destroyed as they were leaving their work . ) One old man of the name oi Firth , had hid thigh broken by some of the missiles from ihe boiler , and was conveyed to his house , and immediately attended by the surgeon , but it is
feared h « will bo unable to work any more . Another man had his sknll dreadfully fractured , and was oiherwise mangled in a shocking manner , but it is hoped he will recover , and ba able again to attend bis work—he has a family of six children . Tne negligent engine man had a narrow escape , being nearly crushed by tho falling materials , but wonderlul to relate he is uninjured . Althouuh this lamentable accident will occasion a temporary stopp age of Messrs . J . Bower and C . o ' s coal works , still , in constquence of having an extra boiler , which is only displaced and removed from its seat by the explosion , they will be ablt to resume working the colliery in a ftw days . The damage is estimated at £ 500 .
Extensive Felony . —In the course of Sunday last , it was extensively announced by handbills throughout ; his town , that a clerk in the office of a respectable tohcitors' firm ( Messrs . Ward and Son ) had absconded , having previously possessed himself of cash to a considrrable amount , including nine Bank of England noies of £ 20 each , an da largesum in gold . It appears that he had K « ne off in the early part of the previous week either on pleasure or on business , and the loss of money was not discovered unril Saturday evening . The not « s are numbered
from 8458 to 8466 inclusive . The name of the delinquent is Henry Lineham ; he is married and has two children ; and is described as being about thiriy years of age , of middle stature , stiffly built , with light brown hair , and sallow complexion . He was last heard of at Birmingham . A reward of £ 30 is offered for his apprehension , and a further reward of j £ 20 on his conviction , but hitherto we have not heard that any clue has been obtained of his " whereabout . " It is supposed , however , that he has left the conntry .
Leeds . —Mr . David Ross , from Manchester , will deliver two lectures to-morrow afternoon and evening , in the large Room , Cheapside , to cummenco at hali-pasi two and six o'clock . Supposed Child Mubdeb . —On Wednesday last , the body of a new-born male child was found in the dam of E ' mwood mill , Camp-road . An inquest was held on Thursday , when Mr . Pric , surgeon , who had made a post mortem examination of the body , deposed that it had been born alive , and suffocated before thrown into the waiur . Tho inquest was adjourned . The mother has not been discovered .
Stolen Goois . —On Thursday evening . Inspector Child and Polic * man Stubbs , whilst searching tho house of John Collicott , a beerhouse keeper in Yorkstreet , discovered a very Jar # e quantity of stolen property , consisting of wearing apparel , pieces ot t-iik , silk handkerchiefs , cloths , and various other property . Uollicott was taken into custody , and on Fridsj bailed out , to give the police time io collect evidence and to find owners for the good ^ . They txpect to make out aix or seven cases of felony , toiiieoti's wife is the broker who aoes the business
he is constantly absent from homej , Commitj-al ok a RiCEivKR . —Yesterday ( Friday ) Henry Skeuon , alias " Coal Harry , " who has been long suspected as a wholesale receiver of stolen goods , was brought before the magistrates by Child and Stnbbs , on a charge of having bought , ior 3 s ., a pair of men ' s boots , of three young lads , who were admitted evidence against him , and who deposed that the prisoner had told them he would buy whatever they could bring him . He was committed for triai .
Aluiming Fire , —Yesterday ( Friday ) morning , about , two o'clock , & fire was discovered by a private watchnmn , on the premises of Messrs . Knox , Williams , and Co ., felted cloth manufacturers , who occupy a portion of Elmsvood Mill , in Camp-road . An alarm was given , and the various fire-engines in the town being soon on the spot , accompanied by that from the barracks , w / th & troop of Lancers and Infantry , the flames were speed ; l y got under , though not until the upper stores ivere destroyed , together with four patent felting machines . The loss , we hear , is estimated at about £ 3 fi 00 , which is covered ' by insurance .
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Ntw Yeaii ' s-Day in Glasgow . —The new year w * 3 ushered in with more quietness in this city than T / tb remember to have characterised the opening of any former year . On Sabbath there was no unusual appearance of intemperance . Yesterday was a general holiday , and as the weather was clear and rosty , the streets were crowded throughout the day by well-dressed and happy-looking people . Few intoxicated persons were to be seen in the streets , and those only of the lowest class . There have only been about forty trifling cases altogether of drunkenness since Saturday night reported at the Policecourt . Last n i ght scarcely more than the uaua number were booked for the oontt . Scoitish Gfuar ,
The Harwell Pauper Lunatic | Asylum . —Five years ago , that benevolence which prompts to holy deeds induced the present matron of the Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Hanwell ( Mrs . Bowden ) to make an attempt to infuse some of the joyousness of the great Christian festival amongst a selection of the demented inmates of that institution . From thirty to forty of the female patients were thenentertaind for the first time in the bazaar ward , which was decked with evergreens for the occasion , with music , tea , and other suitable refreshments . The party separated at an early hour , and was closed by the sinning of the Evening Hymn . Nearly three hundred of the female patients " , for the most part the incurably insane , were assembled together on
the eve of the present New Year , ( Saturday last ) . A small room adjoining the gallery was decorated and fitted up as a refreshment room for the Visiting Magistrates and other visitors . After the patients had partaken of tea and cake , they mingled in the dance with the attendants , to the music ot a pianoforte . There were present to witness this interesting spectacle * besides the . superintending physician , Dr . Conoily , tho officers and their families , two oi the . Visiting Justices—Messrs . H . Pownall , and J . BaUey . Among the visitors was the celebrated Mainzer , who also kindly lent his aid for the gratification of the party , and sang two or three pleasing melouie 3 on the occasion . These entertainments to the insane , simple as they are in themselves , are found to have permanently beneficial effects .
Christmas Festivities . —Mr . Snow gave a grand dioat ; r ou Chri& ( mas-day to the whole of bin tenantry , convicting of his second floor single youi'g man lodger , and tho occupants of the attics . Covers wero laid for throe , aud both flaps of the Pembroke i&ble were put up , so as to afford sufficient space for setting out the courses . The fare consisted of two of tne delicacies of the seasonuamuly , voast beel' and putaioes . Ai ' icr tho cloth was removtd , NonNobis was given in fiuo otyle by tho second floor lodger , and alter the usual loyal toasts the trout attic uavo the beautitul melody ,
" Al > lud ^ LuK ia on th < i cold ground , " with greai trucli aiiU fiu » sh . Tho back aitic proposed the hi . aitho ! Mr . Snow , their worthy landlord . Air" Ah Round iay Hut . " Mr . Suow ueohired it was the happiest moment ( but twenty five ) oi his whole exi . stewce . He was glad to be purrwuudeil by his tcnuimy—( hear )—ami he hoped to ? eo them ol ' ttsu on the same three chairs . ( Three cheers ) Here Mr . Jiuow biotcc down , and the meeting broke up , aiid- tho bottle was locked up ami put away in the cupboard . Overture . —The Kiu < r ot the rip . nta . By Mr . Su ' jvv , inuio key ot B ( ej Sharpranch .
1 / eath of a Singular Character . —Oa Wednesday , tho old " OLpsy Tmkw , " oi Ckrkenwell parish , aud , who has long bcou noiictU as a most eccentric character , was luuuvd in tlit ; church- > ard oi Si . James , Clerken well . Hu vvao foliowr-d to his last resting piacu ly uo less thau seventeen couple ( according tt > his wisii ) , and to whom several small legacies were left . His namo wjiu Lovull , aud h « had long rented an oOs-cure tenement iu Ltnah and Flaw Court , a , t the back of the bessions House , Clei ken well Green ; aiiJ although in possession ot nearly 1 , 000 guineas , hoarded ia an old fliworpot
he yet followed up the avocation of a periunbuiatiui ; tinker , begging alma as'he took his usual rouuda , w ; th the cry of " * Puor old man—poor old tinker . " His age was upwards of nine \ y , and he is said to ha ? e lived the whole of his ion ^ rambling existence in the same mauuuv . Ab an old duscuuda . ut of the Gilanos , or wandering gipsies , this poor old remnunt of humahiiy may be said to have formed the kbi bamplo ; at all events , there is nothing nbout town to be remembered like this must angular being . There are eight clildrtn left to share ihe property .
Atrocious Homicide in Hampshire . —Committal of Fourteen r'ERSONS . —bouihiiinpton , Wednesday , Jan . 4 . —A frighMul case of death , occasioned by violence , aud accompanied by civcumstauces ot grtat brutality , has excited painful interest in the town and neighbourhood of iiomsey , near tliis town , during the past and present week . Tho sufferer was James Savage , a robust old man , of the age of seventy years , who had been nearly half that time in the employ of one master , Mr . Webb , of Lee , and iu whose service he continued till tho day of his death . Tho particulars were , that the deceased and hi 3 three sons attended a shooting-match at a beer-shop , at a place called Toothill , near Romsey , on Monday , the 26 th of December , when some dispute arotse , and a
general skirmish ensued between the JLeo ru < n and ( including the deceased aud his sons ) a number of individuals from Rimaey and other places , in the course of which the decoased was knocked down and received some eliarp blows in tho face , but was not seriously hurt . The disturbance was soon quelled by the landlord , and the combatants separated , after which tne Lee men returned indoors , where they sat driukiug till the evening , and the other party went away . A portion of the latter , however , afterwards absembled at another beershop , the Rose and Crown , kept by William Ma » on , at a place called Asbfield , about a uu&rttr of a m : le trom Toothill , where they sat drinking in the tap-room , while a dance was going ou iu the
opposite room . Unfortunately , between tix and seven o ' clock in the evening , a number of tho L < o men went i ' rom Toothill to Ashfield , where they cume iu collision with the other party , and a tremendous affray took place in the tap-room ror about a quarter of an hour , at the conclusion of which the deceased was carried out of doors in a state of insensibility , from which he never recovered , and eai ly on the Wednesday morning , about 36 hours after the termination of the affray , he breathed his lust . A highly respectable jury , consisting of fourteen of the principal inhabitants of Roiusey , assembled as the Fox Jnn in that town on the toiiowin ^ morning , before Mr . Toad , one of the couuty coroners , to investigate the circumstances of the case , a duly which
occupied them four entire days . 'J ho depositions of eighteen witnesses were taken in the course of the inquiry , and the jury after a short consultation , returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against tho following individuals : —Edwin Martin , George Kose , the elder , George Rose , ihe younger , William Rose , George Emery , Riohard Emery , Henry Martin , Mosea Jfresley , Jainus Emery , John Rose , Thomas Rose , Charl-ss Presley , Charles Mason , and Tbomas Holloway . Immediately after the verdict had been returned , the Coroner issued his warrant for the apprehension of the offenders , and they were all taken into custody last night iu different beersuops in the neighbourhood of Romsey , aud they were lodged this morning ia tho county gaol a . Winchester to abiae their trials at tho next
itbblZUS . Ahfray at Rochester . —On Sunday evening last several soldiers belonging to the provisional battalion of Chatham garrison , and a proportionate number of civilians of Rochester , began to fight , causing considerable uproar in the streets : upwards of two hundred people collected round tho publichouse called the Lord Nelson , at which house the disturbance broke out . Information having been forwarded to the police , assistance was soon at hand , and , ou entering the public-house , upwards ot fifteen persons were found seriously wounded . Some of the soldiers' heads were covered with blood , from the blows of pokers , &o . One of the civilians , named Dutnell , it was stated , was so seriously wounded
tfiat his lii ' o is in danger : he was carried to a house in Crow-lane and put to bed . The superintendent of police , Mr . Tuff , having obtained the assistance of several persons , succeeded in securing ten of the soldiers and one civilian at the station-house . The party gave their names as follows : Joseph Fenniug , labourer , H . Brooker , J . Spinder , Wm . Roberts , E . Collett , of the 4 th , or King ' s own Regiment ; TerrenceO \ NeU , Edward Iveains , Lazarus Cox , of the 28 ih Regiment ; William Jones , of the 55 th ; William Smith , of the 26 th ; Gbaries Briggs , of the 42 nd : and William Paul , ot ; the 79 th Highlanders . The whole of the soldiers were allowed to leave the station , under the charge of a sergeant and guard , wan the understanding to be produced when called
upon by tne magistrates . Ou Monday morning , at eleven o ' clock , the mayor , Edmund Buck , Esq ., assisted by two magistrates , Mr . John Batten and Captain G . Q . Burton , held a special court , for the purpose of investigating the outrage . Private Charles Brigga , of the 4 th Regiment , was charged with others in aiding aud abetting the above , when the evidence of several persons who were in the taproom drinkiDg when the row commenced was taken down in writing by the Justices' clerk . Such evidence went to prove that the soldiers rushed into the tap-room , and commenced an indiscriminate attack on them , and they , in return , attacked the soldiers , cutting into them , and thereby
driving them from the place . Private Charles Briggs , ft * ' the 4 th Regiment , the prisoner ,: stated the distxZi bance arose first between a woman and a soldier natiVd Collett . Collett , it appeared , bad been in the Lora jNeigonon Sunday evening , the 25 th . of Deo . and , hu ' -wng had a pot of beer , he gave a woman a shilling tv" > pay for the drink . The woman then refused to b 'iro him the change . The same woman brought in t ' -ta beer last evening , and Collett asked her Jor his cju > ange , when she said she would see CollQtt firbj , Collett then knocked her down , and the row commenced . The magistrates said that as one man ' s life w ! % s despaired'of , they should adjourn the inquiry , anci they instructed their clerk to write immediately to Sir Thomas Willshire , commandant of Chatham garrifOP , respecting the outrage .
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STATE OF THE NOTTINGHAM TRADE . It is somewhat painful to stato , that the principal manufacturer en ^ a « ed in the silk blond trade , has stopped most of his frames worked by the hand ; but the rotary frames that are tended by appremices are still j going , haviaga few men to superintend them . We understand that some bmali number ot' hand frames are yet retained , but at a reduction of one-sixth of the gross wages , which is one third of the prico paid three years since , and scarcely one-tenth of what has been heretofore paid in this branch , j Tho extreme cheapness of this article , it is alleged , has caused it to go out of fa hion , the price Ipaid for workmen being about a halfpenny per squfire yard .
Tnn bobbin net ( branch is in much the same state that it nas been , j in for some weeks past . New fancy pa ' . urns are telling freely at fair prices- ; old patterns are those that are not of the first style , and aro dull of sale , though we believe that little or no stock is making ); indeed thoso days in fancy net seem to be pa ^ t , the machine owners generally acting upon the Frenrh system of " no longer ssll , no longer make . " The plain bobbin net power factories are gradually filing with boys , the owners hoping that , the difference of the wages may yield them a profit ; in | shcic , every expedient is tried to prop up this falling description of machinery , which it was conceived in 1832 and 1833 would supersede all others ; hundreds ot LeveTs aud other machines , having since that period been sold for old iron . No trade has suii ' ered go much as the bobbin net , from one description of machinery superseding another , since twist and platt net were first made at Croydon and Loughborough
-The silk glove branch is not by any means improved , though a many fancy articles have been introduced , principally from the truck machine , which in imitation of the Leicester trade , the hands are paying somei attention to . Tbe silk knotted branch , notwithstanding the hopes from Spain is unimproved with ! the exception of the low priced orri « r . \ Tho cut-up branch is somewhat better in demand , but not so to be injwant of hands ; in many instances the charges made to the workmen amount to half the gross waL'e . H , whilst a man must make ten dozen of stockings per week to earn a bare maintenance . We believe that the cotton wrought hose branch is a shade better ih somo of the villages . A report ha * been in circulation of large orders from China , but we cannot trace it to any authentic
source . The fancy cotton Iiosr branch , of tho finest qualities , is the most healthy in tho trade , the hands being ; tolerably employed , at fair wages . The silk branch , of the same description , has been for a long time in a depressed state .
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LONDON . —At a weekly meeting of the members of the National Association held ou Tuesday , Mr . Elton in the chair , Mr . Neesom moved , and Mr . Bennett seconded jthe following resolution , which was carried unanitnously : —" Tnat this association approving of the . resolu'iou proposed at the Birmingham Conference , asserting the ureat democratic right of individuals aud bodies of men to put forth their opinions honestly ami boldly on all subjects affecting their political and social interest , and desirous of giving practical effect to so just a resolution , earnestly call upon their members to abstain from wantonly iuterupung public meetings of the people called for any plan of reform ; at the same time they
deem it necessary ; to warn the working classes against being led away frvai the present agitation tor the Charier for any measure of reform which does not go to the root of their political evils . " Mr . Moore moved , and Mr . Sutham seconded the following resolution ,- which was also carried unanimously : — " That in consonance with the aforesaid resolution , this Association ardently hopes that our Chartist brethren ! will not interrupt the meetings and proceedings oft the middle classes in favour ot their bill of political reform , being convinced that the progress of just principles aad the political salvation of our suffering countrymen will be best secured by each party running in parallel lines towards one great object , embracing all the essential poiuts of just representation . "
The Greenwich and Deptford Chartists met as usual at their meeting house , Lewisham-road , when the following resolution was agreed to : — " That we , the Chartists of Greenwich and Deptford , deeply lament the conduct of Ruffy Ridley in bringing the conduct of Mr . Stallwood before a public meeting of the inhabitants Of Greenwich called for the purpose of electing a delegate to Ssurge's Conference ; as , in our opinion [ he ought to have preferred these charges before a proper tribunal , namely , a committee elected for ' that purpose . " It was likewise proposed and seconded . " That we have unbounded confidence in Mr . jEdmund Stallwood , uutil he . is fairly found guilty before such a tribunal . " Carried unanimously .
Limehouse Locality . —Mr . Brookes delivered an animated and judicious lecture on Tuesday , at the Camden ' s Head , Chiirch-row , on the necessity , power , and effects of union in conducting the present struggle for tho People ' s Charter . Tower Hamleis . —A numerous meeting took place at the Working Men ' s Hall , Mile-end-road , on Sunday evening last , at which Mr . Benbow gave an impressivo and instructive lecture , which drew forth several hearty and enthusiastic cheers . After which the election tor the General Council of the Mile-end locality took place . ;
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/ TO THE EDITOR OF THE NOJUHERN STAR . Sir . —On Sundny last , one of those autherites deno > - ' minated a constable , made bis appearance in our Association Room , for the fourth time , he being , aaig . . always tbe case , drunk , which to us is a source of great annoyance ; immediately he began with Bis usuil black * Kiiard language , and threatening what he would do . ~ He brought four other constables with him , but thej ' were sober and gave no annoyance whatever . Tha
drunken constable demanded our books , ¦ which are out .-,. individual property , we having formed a library for obi mutual instruction . He also demanded our license , which we on a former occasion produced , when be . demanded to see it . He has also intimated a threat Of setting fire to our meeting place , it being in a Ionelj -rsituation . We desire that you would point out the lino ; of conduct we should pursue , and give it in tbe forth- ¦ ., coming Star . By so doing you will oblige the members of the Association of Siddaii . Joseph Denton , sub-Secretary .
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_« . The Revemte . —The decrease in the quarter ? , revenue of the year ending on the 6 th of January ' 1843 , as compared with that which ended 5 th of January , 1842 , is £ 922 , 630 , while the decrease in this quarter ' s revenue as compared with the corresponding quarter of the last year is no ltBS than £ 940 , 062 . The greatest falling off is under the head of Excise ; the deficiency for the yeai" being £ 1 , 173 , 614 , that for the quarter , £ 717 , 262 . The Customs' also exhibit a great diminution in their retarns , the quarter ' s deficiency being £ 581 , 1 . the year ' s , £ 824 , 275 . The Post-office returns shc'W an increase , tor the year , of £ 150 , 000 ; for the qua * - ter , of £ 14 , 000 . ,
Remedy against the Evil Effects of Yiteiol . •—Mi . John Sheeny , of Kiiiarney , in a letter to the Cork Reporter , alluding to the recent case of vitriol-throwing in Cork , states that if Mr . Wilson , who Io 3 t his eye on the occasion , had procured " a little soda or potash , which would readily dissolve in water , or some soap boiler's fresh lees , and applied it , or washed with this solution wherever the Titriol appeared , no injury whatever would . have occurred to his eye , or any part of his person , or his' clothes . " The writer adds , that he has saved nrany of his workmen from the evil effects of vitriol aco . 'dents , who would have been most severely injured but for the application of the alkaline solution which prevents pain , born , or maxkt of any kind .
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ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN . - Tho following circular , relating to the number of illegitimate children , has recently been issued from the Mome Office to the officiating ministers of churches and chapels , with a view to its being laid before Parliament , on the assembling of the Legislature . T " Whitehall , December , 1842 . " Sir , —I am directed by Secretary Sir James Graham , to transmit to yon the enclosed copy of a circular which was addressed to yon in tbe month of August last ; and I am to request that the return required thereby may be forwarded to me immediately .
" As it has been found impossible in some instances to discever for what places the returns received at the Home Oflloe are intended , it may happen that a return has been received j from you ; and should this be the case , I have to request tbe favour of your transmitting to me a duplicate [ of such return in the form now enclosed , and iu any cose it is most desirable that , besides inserting the ! name of yonr parish , township , or chapelry , in the form , you should state whether tbe return , if for a parish , includes any and what townships or chapelriesi If for a township , to what parish such township belongs ; and if for a Ghapelry , in what parish or townsbip such chapelry is situated . " I am , Sir , j ? ' Your obedient Servant , " H . Manners Sutton . " The Rev . . -, tho officiating Minister . " The following is a copy of the circular referred to in tho . foregoing note : —
i " WhitehaJl , August , 1842 . " Sir , —The Queen having been pleased to comply with tho prayer of an humble address presented to her Majesty in pursuance of a resolution of . the House of Commons , dated the 2 d of August , 1842 , for 'A rnturn of all illegitimate children , whose baptisms were registered by the clergymen in the several parishes of Lancashire , t e West Riding of Yorkshire , Norfolk , Surrey , aud Herefordshire , during the years 1831 , 1832 , and 1833 , and during the years 1839 , 1840 , and 1841 , ' I am directed by Secretary Sir James Graham to request that you will prepare the saxd return , as far as relates to tho parish , district parish , or chapelry , for which you are officiating minister ., and transmit theisame to rue at your earliest convenience , with a ' view to its being laid before the House of Commons .
" I beg to inclose a form of tho return , and I am to request that the same , when filled up , may be forwarded to me , under the printed cover annexed to it . " 1 am Sir , ; li Your obedient servant , " H . Manners Sutton . " The Rev . ; , the Officiating Minister . " The following is the form of tlie printed return which has been issued : — " Return of the number of illegitimate children registered by theicler ^ yman of the parish of , iu the county of , and in tho diocese of , specifying the number r <; n-iere < i forthejthTee ye-ars aiming 3 \ st December , Km ; 31 st December , 1832 ; 31 st December , 11333 ; ann > lie number registered for the three years en < iiiij < the 3 lst day of December , iu the yeard 1839 , 1840 , and 1841 . "
These returns Jare ordered to be addressed to tho Under Secretary of State for the Homo Department , London .
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Turkish Fashion on Making Coffee . —People of all classes in Constantinople use these drinks . A good cup of strong jcoffee may be had for a farthing , and a glass of sherbet for a little more . Their coffee is made in a simple , easy manner , and most expeditiously . When a single cup is called for , the attendant in the coffee-house puts hot water into a little copper pan , or rather pot ; puts it over a charcoal fire for an instant to make it boil , then adds a proportion of well-ground or pounded coffee , either alone or mixed with sugar , returns it again to the fire to boil far an iDstant , and the coffee is made . It is poured , boiling hot , into a small porcelain cup , and handed to the customer ; Cue coarser grounds quickly subside in a few seconds , whilst cooling down to the drinking point . Disagreeable at first , a taste for this strong unckrified coffee is soon acquired . It is an excellent and safe substitute for a diana , —Dr . Davy ' s Notes and Observations .
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAB . Sir , —Seeing iu your Star a letter signed Thomaa Railton , imputing to me something of & very serious nature , my character being at stake , necessaril y compels me to this explanation , and I do it with uo unfriendly feelings to the writer , or any one else . The writer ' s first charge is , that the Star of the 10 th of December , stated that I received my ere * dentials from the delegate meeting , and the certificate , &c . My reply is , that my certificate an 4 credentials were given me by " order" of the afore * said meeting , and if I have stated that I got them from the delegate meeting and the Council , lam not far wrong—the act of the one was by the order of the other .
The writer says , I " pleaded guilty" to somg charges brought against me . and by using the words " pleaded guilty , " he would have your readers to infer that I had done something of such a dark dye . that it came under the denomination of guilt , ami therefore I ' * pleaded" poverty . Now , Sir , allow me to say , I did not plead , I merely made a plain statement of my inability to : pay debts that I had brought on myself through my voluntary and disinterested exertion , in the sacred cause in which I have been engaged . No one at that meeting charged me with any guilfc but this , and I
think no one doubted the purity of my motives and the goodness of my intentions , but the person that was destitute both of " honesty or courage ; " ay& that person who was not summoned , I could prove that that person is the cause of my having to come s ^ xiy miles to answer to that which I should uot have had to answer , but for the foolish report ha had set abroad to damn me , at my first coming oat ; and under his calumnies I have suffered this seres months , aud which is an old grudge of these thirteen , years * standing , 1829 or 30 , and through the sama persons' influence the infamous Griffin wrote to Halifax condemning me as a spy .
Now I gave notice throngh the Star of my inteu * tion to be at the delegate meeting a month previous . Why did not that person meet me ? I came from Yorkshire , and he had uot to come ten yaids , as ho lives close at hand . New although that person did not appear at the meetings of the delegates or the council , both the delegates and the council wera made acquainted with what that tee title man had to bring forward , und the council at last heard my
answer . Sir , the only charge that can be made against ma is , that in my zeal to serve the cause , 1 have got into some small difficulties that I cannot meet ; I believe altogether they will not amount to forty shillings ^ and at the time this matter first began were not twenty . There lies my guilt , and I have had it hanging on my mind until it has made my life miserable It shall spread no further . I return my credentials ' aud although I have done that against the Repeaters and ftianufactuversthat has shntnie ouifrom fitting employment , I cannot bear the anxiety of mini that I have suffered any longer . I shall fulfil my pre » sent engagements and retire from political agitation , and likewise fcive notice that I shall appear before the council of Manchester next week , aud am willing to explain and answer any thing required .
I beg leave to thank the various localises that I have served , for their kindness to me , and I wish them success in the glorious cause they are strug gling for . Any one wishing to correspond with me , may direct to Mr . Brown ' s Coffee House , New cross , Manchester . Yours till death , Thomas Dickinson , The Manchester Packer
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 14, 1843, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct633/page/8/
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