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LECTTJB . E V . On the necessity of onion , and of vigilance to preserre union-O&eHibjfiefc of union naturally fall * under three heads —unity of Kntiment , nnlfcy of opinion , and unity of action . 2-ihali treat of all three in consecutive order and conclude with the subject of vigilance as a corollary to that onion . I begin -with unity of sentiment , sad hese we most first inquire into the nature of Benttmfcni . WcatiSBeBtimant ! Sentiment , as I taii it is ths sense of tbe heart—the expression © f our natural Ise&ags when they are moved to utterance by sympathy . jjmtj of sentiment is tbe most common of all—it in ¦
indeed general—it is almost universal . Unity of opinion ismcea less bo , and less so still is unity of action . Why is unity of sentiment the most common ? because all human beings are gifted with sensibility more or less , and sentiment springs from sensibility as opinion from sense and action from spirit . As human beings , we all experience in a greater or lesser degree , the common feelings of human nature—we all feel icy or sorrow , love , hate , pity , and so forth . These are fellowfeelings that make us all akin to each other , as Shakspere . beautifully expresses
it" One touch of nature makes the whole world kin . " Did ¦ we llyein a State of nature we -should rejoice ¦ with those that do rejoice , and weep with those that weep—for then our feelings would be unadulterated , unsophisticated—w « should be as little children : —but now , under the present system—under our unsocial competition system there is little friendship—little fellowship to be found betwixt man and man , aye even "betwixt those whose near relationship whose propinquity of blood should heighten , should increase , should connect , should entwine , should identify the c < flhTWOB feelings of man to man , as between brother and brother—parent and child . But . thank God , there a stffi enough of fellow-feeling kft , still enongh of nature in our hearts to unite us in sentiment , at least , for which of us , what working man , what tradesman , "what gentleman , my I will go higher still—I will
ascend the cold regions of aristocracy where icy hearts are embalmed with eternal snow , " out o £ humanity ' s reach . " I will mount tbe-Alpine baghia of rank , and ask What Lord is there , what Bake , wfao , on witnessing a rase of Inevitable distress or only < xa hearing of it , does not for a moment sympathise with the sufferer , and at least express pity , express a wish at least for his relief ? I grant that the more rare , tbe more appalling the cue , the more likely it would be to move sympathy , but at any rate this proves that such a feeling exist * . Poi we are men , we are cot monsters , not even the Lords spiritual and temporal themselves . I forget ; there is ene , and / or the honour of human nature , I trust tiers ia but him alone—tha demon Bake ; he can mock eufraring , he can blame the sufferer . " Go tOj ** Bays the hard-heart to the industrious mechanics starring for-want , " ye are idle , ye are wicked ! "
Men generally agree in tbe expression of their feelings at some notorioas wrong done to an individual , in the expression of their indignation at the wrong-doer , and of their pity for him to whom the wrong was dene ; and we all rejoiee when right is done , when restitution is made , when retribntion ensues . We have a common interest in this ; it is for the Bake of ourselves as well -S 3 far the sufferer that we mats common cause with Mm . Sympathy makes tha ease oar own in idea . In * tere&t says that if we let it pass with impunity , it lfl&y Boon become our own in reality .
Thus we have shown that a unity of sentiment not only exists , bet is pretty general , it extends through all classes , it hinds all . There is no mistake in sentiment . Opinions may be false , actions may be wrong ; but sentiment is native , is genuine . lake all the finer fef-Kngs it is fresher , stronger la youth ; for time wears , weakens the better feelings of oui nature , and thickens , increases the worse . Sentiment itself has its degrees , "it is mightier in the mightiest , " as Shaksptare says of msxey . Sentiment is a kind of weaker passion What we feel for another is sympathy ; what we feel for ourselves ia passion ; and passion feeding upon itself grows to phrerzy . There is
first emotion , then affection , « jthea passion . We ntst feel syapaiby lor a sufferer , we then express our sentiments on the subject ; this brines persecution on us frcm the oppressor ; then we fetl a passionate affection for the cause . Junius has well depicted tbe progress of our feelings en such occasions , when speaking of Wiikes he says , " Hardly serious at first , he is now an Enthusiast The coldest bodies warm with opposition —tfce hardest sparkle wita collision . There is a holy Tr . iMr . kin zeal in politics as well as in religion . By persuading others we convince ourselves . The passions are engaged and create a nautral affection ; in the mind which forces us to love the cause for which we Buffer "
Wb have seen what sentiment is ; let ns see the difference between sentiment and opinion , for in that difference lies the reason why we are less unanimous in opinion than is sentiment Sentiment arises from the feelings ; opinion Is bora of the understanding , —and tikjre lies &e difference * The heart is an honest thing ; It ia warn , it is hoi . What comes direct frcm the heart comes regardless of order and of consequences Oh that we all spoke the language of our hearts—that We always did what our hearts prompt us to do ; but how seldom is this the case -. there are certain prudent , or rather selfish considerations that interfere—that interpose . The mind is m # re cool acd calculating—it cheeks the thoughts that spring spontaneous from the heart—it directs them to the mirror of the
understanding—it shews them their nakeflness , and askB them "What they think of themselves— what others will think of them if they rush out to view in this condition : it bids them adjust themselves so as to appear to the best advantage ; and it too often prevails upon them to suit themselves to the occasion—to consult , to consider not truth , out Belf-interest only . We often hear it said , " Many men , many minds ; " bat we never hear it skid , many men many hearts , because our hearts are more alike than « ur minds are . We do not differ in Kntiment , but in opinion ; nor should we differ in opinion if we thought not of ourselves alone , but of truth and J ustice only . But we think of ourselves , of our situations , cf our circumstances ; and we suffer these things to bias our minds , though not hearts ; our Opinions ,
though sot our sentiments ; our actions , though not our thoughts . When we are agreed in sentiment , -selfinterest steps in , and makes us disagree in opinion : we ftiKBi-Tti ., -we differ , division ensues , and heart is set against heart . tonguea that spoke in praise vituperate , hands that were cla&ped in union are lifted up to fight let us bring this to aa example . We will ssy two men meet together on a field of battle after the fight is done—they see a wounded man lying—he is helpless , and in great pain—onr two men , though they are strangers to e 3 ch other , though , they bjui never seen each other before—will , if ttey are not state-priests , feel a mutual impulse to help the groaning man—to succour him , to Bave him—this impulse will arise from their " union cf sentiment—they consider nothing but
the necessity of the rasa , the desire which sympathy feels to relieve the siiSarer—they join their hands , they nnit-o their strength , and bear him off to some place where his wounds will be attended to , where bis wants Will fee supplied . After having done this ; let us suppose them seated , and tdkLng over the affair—they discourse first on tbe condition of the wounded man—one thinks be wiil r-.-cover , the otter thinks it is impossible —they argue , they diicuts , they dispute , they quar . el , and probably rc-cace cae another to as ill a condition as the wounded man was in , -whom they united in seEtiiaent to succour , bat about whose condition they difieTrd in opinion , till from -words they rose to actions , and disabled one another by blows . That wooM fce a difference of opinion arising from self-love , self-conceit ,
* jl ] caaoie to cuQTiDCfeeach otherznoraly , they tried to do it ^ b ysjcallj-, and what conviction can arise from that ?—a conviction of superior skill or strength , but not of superior sense or reason . But , instead of debating on tbe condition of the wounded soldier , we will suppose cur two men to discourse on the battle in wliich be felL Here ifeere would be as much room for difference of opinion'from similar gronnds , and ¦ with a sisilai rtsalt ; but supposing that they fell into conversation on the cause of the battle—whether , the wounds u-n had justice on the side in which he fonght Eiie a difference of opinion mzj arise on otioi trcuEds . Say that he fonght for liberty
-sgainst tyranny . Sentiment will at once decide that the " cause of liberty is more just "than * ha ; of tyrauiy ; they may agree in opinion on that point abstractedly considered ; but then , aye , WijtH We CCIEe to thts particular case in hand , a thousand noses may cosccr to bias our opinions—king and country , birth , education , pride , prejudice , glory , ambition , interest—all these may operate upon our minds —may change our very sentiments . The bias of self makes us swerve from the high road of principle , and we turn into the bje-path of interest . Self is our Centre ; selfishness our eentxifugal force . Could we fly off , -sre -mi ght advance the world , aod not leave it as ITS find it . Mm the natural instinct of the dove ,
"We Efcudd need bnt one whetl to show us onr position ; sad iifru could dart straight home . But like a hare , w& come back with a circumbendibus to the place whence w « started ; or like dogs , we turn round and lie down Thus hve we—thus we die . But Jupposicg that we were united , not merely in BenttoeHt but in opinion ; the next thing ia unity of * Ct 30 B . We must agree upon one phm of action , and we HiuBt set ia concert ; elw en * opinions , our sentijaents -Wai go to nothing ; they will be bat as ths cackling of thorn * under tfa& pot—keeping up a mere babble bubble of agitation without effect We CkajftRta were united in sentiment , and onr nnlty of enSniestunited us in opinion ; tat when it eame to aeSoo —» ye , there was tl » rub—when the hour came ,
• tare was the man ? There was difference * as to tie time , as ta the place , ' at to the means , as fco' -fba method . Ye # , here the "* greatest di-? e ** iiy would take place , because tbi » is the most important step . Some would be for taking one course , boeqb another . Now , it would be of no use that we were all cf one opinion unless we were all actuated by one will—by one voluntary and simultaneous impulse . Many a popular battle has been lott by the free-will , or xather the sblf-will of some thwarting , or at least refuting to eo-oper&te with , the will of others . As union - is BUttt essential to esr * nc « es 8- ^ ss it is indispeneibly necesga , Tj—we riiould , above all things , tknAy to promote uzion and to preserve it What Is the readiest way to fcSett union ? Tfe * minority should bow tothemajoaty- ^ flbould abide , by ite decision—do as it directs
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But the will of the majority is not always just Should it then be obeyed ? Not by those who think it unjust $ et them endeavour to set it right ; and if they fail of that , let them withdraw until it comes right of itself again . —For though it be said— " the multitude are always in the wrong , " they do Dot always continue *) . No , the people are always just in the end . Never let any one think of setting up a counter or separate Association—that is not the way to right what is wrong that is the way te rivet what ia wrong—for opposition creates antagonism—and we may spend out lives"In wretched interchange of wrong for Wrong ,
Striving 'midst a contentious world , where none aw strong . " The battle of parties will then commence and principle will be forgotten—the cause will be lost Jf there be any factious individuals among us who will not bow to a just decision , for God ' s sake , for the sake of the cause let them depart—they will weaken us more by remaining with us than by separating from us or even turning against us . Let ub say to all such as King Henry Y said to his soldiers before the battle of Agincourt , "He who hath no stomach for thiB fight , &c
We wish to demonstrate more clearly , more fully the necessity of union . Opinions can be carried out only by UDion . What signifies it that we are of this or that opinion unless we unite to make our opinions known and felt . The opinions of one man or of o ne 8 ft Of men are deemed singular , are deemed ridiculous however good they may be , if they are entertained by him or them alone—but when proselytes are made ^ when converts are gained , when the number of those who entertain thess opinions , who advocate them , who are ready to enforce them , are great and increasing , then are they respected , they are feared , they are snbmitted to , they become even fashionable ; for the men of the world are more influenced by example , by interest and by fear , than by truth , justice , and humanity . Success is very successful
When a company of men are engaged in a task that is too hard for one man to accomplish , or for any number of men less than the united whole , as for instance , when men are engaged in driving a pile , they pull in concert , or else each man or divided set of men would pull , would exhaust their strength in- vain . Their time is set by song , which , not only directs their efforts but animates them . Soldiers march to music , sailors hoist to a tune , and Chartists should exert themselves one and all with a will and cheerily , to the tune of liberty—not long measure as if singing a psalm—not slow measure as at a funeral , but short measure , double-quick time . We should wait till all are ready , and then begin cur work like men , resolved to make an end .
Again , only by union can we preserve our ranks unbroken—only by union can we break the ranks of the enemy . A rock resists the battery of a whole ocean of waves and makes them recoil ia scattered foam ; they break tnenis ^ lveB in the vain attempt to break it Those who attack us will strive to split ns , to divide " us ; for when separated into detatched parties it . will be easy to cut us up , to destroy as , but while we stand united , we are impenetrable , invincible . Union ia absolutely necessary not merely to break the union of others , but to preserve our own . Without union we are without virtue , without safety ; but our union must consist not only of a union of sentiment but of opinion and action too . CTo be concluded in our next . )
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE NOBTHEBS STAR . Sir , —I have the honour of requesting your attention to the following observations . Whenever I have ventured to advance any argumenta in favour of universal Buffeiage , I have been met by the reply , that tbe labouring classes are not in a condition to be entrusted with the privilege of voting , and that such a Parliament as they would return would be anfitted to legislate for the country . This may or may not be so . Toe contrary cannot bo proved , but by entrusting the people with tbe power they may abuse to their ruin . The objection , therefore , naturally deters others from advocating their cause too strenuously . But -with regard to our present Whig and Tory Parliament , are they any more fitted to legislate for the country . ' Are they worthy to be entrusted exclusively with the power they have ? What would be thsir loss ? This may be proved ; they are in being .
Now I will call the attention of your readers to their course cf proceeding upon a subject in which no party interests , no class interests , and no politics are concerned ; but only the great and common interests of liberty , of humanity , and of justice . I allude to the dealing of the law , and of the authorities , with persons charged falsely , or not , with being of unsound mind . I will pass over tbe tyranny , the cruelties , the unheard-of oppression exercised npon persons under this law , the parallel of which can only be found in the histories we have of the Inquisition . These are its consequences -. — 1 -will come to the lair itselt It is . noioriotis that under that law nothing is required for the incarceration , of a British subject , not being a pauper , as a person of unsound mind—but . a written assertion or certificate to that effect by his or her nearest relation , or legal guirdian—coupled with the certificate of two medical men ; one of which need not be procured untU after the act of confinement : which
certificates merely state that the medical men consider the person whom they have visited of unsound Tninri , and a proper person to be confined . It is notorious that these certificates need not contain any description of the nature cf the insanity , or of the grounds or reasons npon which the two medical men sign away the liberty and reputation of a fellow Bttjt ^ eet , and that they need not be ahewrt to tbe wretched ptrson accused and confined . It in notorious that a British subject so confined , may remain three months before be receives any visit from any person entrusted by on * paternal Government to receive their appeals . It is confessed that actually certain Bi 5 Jums are not visited by the magistrate once in the year .
- Such -have been the fruits of aristocratical legislation for centuries . And now , what is going on ? What are the proceedings of the present guardians of our public liber ties ; of the representatives of the wealth and of the intelligence of the country ? A law is brought in by Lord G- Somerset , by which the above > "OTOEious defects in legislation are left nntonched , except that an endeavour is being made , that asylums shall be visited about once in six weeks or two months—a result which ia very problematical ; but by which two travelling commissioners are to be appointed to procure in / brmation . ' ! The commissioners bo appointed are to act in communication with the secret tribunal oi tbe Metropolitan Commissioners in London . Btfore which tribunal inquiries are entered into upon charges against any individual confined—without any notice being given to him , and without his being allowed to be present in person or by attorney .
Ibis law is pasBiLg almoEt silently through the House of Commons . The only persons who have offered any opposition are the much abused supporters of radical reform , Mr . Wakley , Mr . Haves , or Mr . Hume . Now , Sir , I would ask , is this a House in wliich it can ( with any modesty ) be stated , that if the labonriug classes were entrusted with tbe suffrage they would not elect persoDB fit to legislate for the country ? Do not the above facts speak volumes ? Indeed they do . - I bave the honour to be , Sir , Tour obedient humble servant , JOHN PKRCEViL . - Kensington , July 19 , 1842 .
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A FEW WORDS TO MY CHARTIST SISTERS EVERYWHERE . SIl jfBIENDS , —In my last address , if you remember , I spoke of what we ought to do , tut I am afraid I was not explicit enough . Ptarmit me now , in a few wordB , to particularize . I thin saia that we ought to famish ourselves with collecting books and boxes . Suffer me to tell those of you who are anxious to help forward our glorious cause , but are fearful if you had a box of getting but little , how to proceed- When . I collected for the Wesleyan Missions , I made up my mind that , at all events , I wonld get a pound in tbe twelve months . I got it , and one and nineptnee more . I will tell you how , in hopes that many of you will act on the same plan . It was as
follows : —Before I took eut my box , I persevered until I prevailed with more than twenty persons to let me write down their names as subscribers of one farthing a week . One person gave me a penny per week , so that before I took out my box I made Tprefcty sure or the money . Well , I used to call ou my subscribers , once a month ; but I would advise YOU to call ones a fortnight So you perceive I had not So much trouble as it might t > 8 thought I had . Now I cannot but think the poorest of yon might do much in this way . I should not like any of ui to have no better dependence than casual subscriptions . I am sure if we would but strive for it , we might get several who would cheerfully give as tfeeir farthings . By all means , then , the is made
let us have them , remembering that ocean up of drops , » d that many a litttB makes a muckle ,-as the Scotchman saye . I told others of my plan at the time . I think nine or ten took out boxes . I never beard exactly what they got , but supposing we only got fifty shillings in all , dontyou think that was worth looking after ? Had I waited until I got penny or halfpenny subscriber * , I don't think 1 should have got eight shillings during the year , aa 1 obtained all my farthings from the poor , as I well knew allmy respectable friends were collectors , or already subscribed to the cause . Ab tottioseyouBg people that took out boxes , I really dont think they would or could , bad they trusted to respectables , have eollecfcsd a crown -piece among the whole of then-.
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Now , I hope , my sisters , many of you will act upon tbiiplan . o * a better if you know a better . Th » re is another thing I would suggest In many places raffle * are very frequent I believe much might be obtained for our cause in tbia way . I feel certain , my sisters , that many , yea , very many of you , will act as well as talkj and that your hands , even now , in many places , are fashioning articles for the captives , the exiles , the widows , for the white slaves . Now , a raffld yon wpnld often find just' the thing for you ; for , supposing you several
had things made up , -why many might admire them , and say how beuutifal they were , how oheapand all that ; but still might not be able , cheap as they were , to purchase them ; whereas , were they raffled for , you would stand the chance of getting them off hand quickly , as many would risk a trifle who could not , or would not , purchase them at the full price . Do not you see this , my sisters ? There are a uutubar of thoughts that have just occurred to my mind , but I suppose I must leave them until some other time , as I am afraid , if I write too much at a time , \ ou will have none of it
Believe me , my Chartist friends , Yours sincerely , In the cause of freedom , Caboiine Maeia Williams
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York CaBtle , 21 st June , 1842 . SIR , —Ab the gaoler of this prison is unavoidably absent at tbe Insolvent Sessions at Wakefleld , I have to report the death of Samuel Holberry , the Chartist , who died tbia morning rather suddenly . On receipt of your instrnctiena , received last Saturday , I saw Holberry , in the presence of the gaoler , and read to him the letter , and gave him a copy of the amount of bail required . I immediately , on Holberry ' s request , sent tee
schoolmaster to write a letter t ? such person or persens as he wished , telling him , at the same time , to desire his bail to bring a note from a magistrate at Sheffield that tbey were responsible persons , as far aa the amount of bail required . { £ 1001 , and that he should return with them , which was done ; and I also requested that they would be here to-day , as I was obliged to leave for London in the morning , on particular business ; and I will call at tbe Home Office , if you require further information . Tbe icquest will be held as soon as the
coroner can come . I have , &c ., ( Signed ) Barnard Hagce , Chairman of the Via-ting Magistrates of York Castle . PS . No reply to Holberry'a letter of Saturdays date has been received . B . H . To the Bight Hon . Sir James Graham , Bart .
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ADDRESS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION RESIDENT IN BIRMINGHAM , TO THE IRISH UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION . Irishmen , and Brothebs in the go&d Cavse ; —Always animated with the love and glory of our great principles , wo proudly acknowledge with what aa unbounded pleasure your eloquent , iaUhful , and devotional address was read by the good Cbatti&ts of this towD , of which cheeifully we take advantage , it being pleasing to us at all times to interchange tbe sentiments of freedom with the true patriot of Erin : more especially when we consider the extraordinary advances you have made towards establishing a force of public mind to break the links cf early artificial
education , and chase that spirit of prejudice which so long hong about us like an . incubus , and spell-bound the three countries to the mere Bdoration of men , inrtead of regarding with a fervid heart and a watchful eye , the God-commanded principles of the natural rights of mankind . The one , indeed , proud to behold you as Chartist guides leading the frank , free , and fervid Irish people away from the man-traps and pitfalls 'which intersect all the paths and subtle windings of the Whig auxiliaries , or according to your own more just and hateful designation—the mock patriots of the present day . Bueyant with new hopes , then , foi the hfthievement of the e&oblhig and adorning principles Of the Charter , to lay the foundation of the true and lasting friendship of freed men : we send you
a hearty and honest cheer for your exertions , and bid every Irishman welcome , with soroW , indeed , that he should be forced by a dire necessity to leave his native isle where plenty grows , but tyrants grasp all the bountiful gifts , and fetter , as it-were , the munificent hand of God . These are the" sad and awfully truthful reflections which will bind the English and Irish suffering hearts together , despite the malice and calumny of the Whig Charlatans , who , having had their day of political deceit , employ ireland ' B mock patriot U the mouthpiece wherefrem to vomit forth the revenge ^ ful imprecations of a dying , yet struggling party against those discerning friends of the people who have detected and exposed all their abracadabra , their legerdemain , their Whig shufflings , and chicanery .
We can afford to laugh st the vindictive spleen of a mock-patriot who seems constantly te be studying 1 b some political looking-glass what opposing passions he cannot express upon the same subject—what ugly faces he can pull at the man . who inflexibly enlisted \ o . the cauie of right , is too stern to fellow all bia ephemeral
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May-fly whims and caprices . We can afford to laugh at ^ J ^^ f ^ ; we were vflUfled . palavered , and £ 2 *^* ffl «« wrti 6 toldw In Wown ^ wSiS'l ^ Charf ! * Ma « nM were < ro strictly just we S ™ *! ? ftnwgle for anything short of their atttinment-who ^ damned us in another place as dagger and torch-men , firebrands , patriots , and traitora , hot and cold all in a breath . We can smile at these things , an * teeipltr that the great man > ho fri the pride and VxlZ ? ? J ?* y «>»«» dealt roch heavy ^ and staggering blowa at the oppressor , should in his declining year * be making such little , spiteful , strumpet scratches at the
Ab , friends , ten horrible conoding years of hungergnawed and stomach taught political experience have drilled the people Into reflections too profound ever ? , P ! 1 i ° » a ^ the ins truments of onemanfcambjlioa tnathe alone may fatten on the hatred instilledagainBt creed and MUBtry when all ali 2 ce are suffering from the same fell destroyers of lauinaa happiness , irresponsible government , and class-tyranny . Tis too late in the day to stir np such discordant passions to play the devil ' s game against Christianity with a Oomediaa ' a smirk , ia iJi-sulted to the feelings ef a suffering people , just awoke by the primitive , healthy , and vigorous principles of the Charter , with a firm determination to obtain them as the true and inalienable rights of roan . Starving men don't care about the jokes that would amuse ft drunkard or a
gourmand . We have too long been amused with the horrid sayings which pleased our ears , stole our judg . ment , and left our pockebs like the cuckoo ' s nest-te be replenished by another yeftr ' astrugglei the sayings of another year ' s labour , to be exchanged for another hour ' s speech on the Corn Exchange , to be fooled by an overgrown Cupid putting his tongue in his cheek for another charge of «• Blarney , " for another year ' s rint , for some now legerdemain , for another farce for ano . ther season , for some new means to some new ends , to sell again an honest , iDJured , ' an < i > confiding client , to make another bargain of the generous disposition of ii teful
gra people , to tura the pen into a poignard against their liberties , and to sell a fine intellect , tie noWeat gift of the immortal Ged at the mart of the British senate , and the bidding of the tyrants of mankind . To be tneBemnt of the Whig-Tories from the top of their power through co-ercion downwards to their fall every step of their march , leaving the traces of national debasement , misery , and shame . To be the puff . showman of ; the ^ eleventh-hour offerings of the Whigs , to forward the design of a money despotism , which , under the guise of Free Traders , would Riake a further , and worse than Druid sacrifice of the Working people to the English god of gold .
Indeed , good friends , these vilialnouB dereUctions have wrought too deep an impression on our memory to be effaced by time , or that any fine sayings can gloss over , until we gain the " real free trade "—the free trade in labour . And until the real-property of a nation , the work of the labourers * hands , ^ be protected from the graBp of the more wary , indolent , arid niggard classes in society , we shall pursue our course , regardless of the wiles of the mock-patriots , knowing that adversity must make us close brothera— Englishman , Irishman , and Scotchman , atauding in the Charter line " fighting the good fight , " side by side , emulating each other as combatants for the attainment pf the sama good cause of freedom , the government of all by all ... ¦ ¦¦ . ' ¦ ¦ : > ¦ - ¦ - ' : ¦¦ . ' . . '¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ - ¦ ¦ . r ¦ ¦" .-. '
These are the widespread principles of the day which will bury fer ever the folly and bigotry of national enmity—and the maa who thinks longer to foster such a spirit , thereby to make market , will soon find himself ou the discount sidei of the list , as the pointed object of scorn and pity , to an : enlightened and insulted people . And now , dear friends , we bid euoh of your countrymen as fate forces from the land of her birth an honest welcome , hoping jthat during faeir'toilsome Munderings here , many , many be induced to mix with the Chartist
body—knowing well that amongst that party they will meet with that generous treatment which the sufferinga and wrongs of Ireland ' s abna command . And that they will carry back to their homes a love and respect for the brightest and beat of the English people , and with that grateful spirit so censonant to the Irish character , will endeavour to turn those xnaiiiy passions which oppression has created Into the proper channel against the oppresaori and no longer permit them to be directed by base and cttnaing knaves against the name , fame , aud intent of the British Chartist .
Wtj pleasurably and proudly exclaim , that the prc-judices said to be borne against Ireland and Irishmen can nowhero be found to exiut within the trumpet call of Chartism '! ; But we are not to be held responsible for prejunices which may exist against Irishmen , amongst some of the more ignorant , bigotteii , and silly seedlings of a state Church . It could hot be expected that an Establishment gorged with puelic plunder would suddenlyrelax its hold on tbe , public roind , or that the poor , ignonwt labourer , immediately under its eye , whose thoughts had been modelled from / early . life to bate the
Irishman because of his religion , should not , from the same reason , suppose it right to hate him becouso of his poor garb and the cheapness of his labour . But wherever the simple , clear , and well-deflued prmciples . of the Charter have been established , these jwjfldices have retired , and the society of wo >*' S nien has been harmoaizad , so as to contrast otrongly with past times , when the people , ot > BraB ^ * & <* confounded with the complex caveD « iig verbiage of the theorists of the Whig sohooU W&ro betrayed into discord and wrangling with thctt neighbours upon matters Incomprebenflible to the writers themselves as to their silly dupes and disputants . V ; : . . ' . ' : - ¦ . ' ¦'¦¦ ¦'¦'¦ ¦ : ¦ : :, . - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦• ¦ ¦• .
Happily , however , these days pf the delusion , cajolery , and derangement of the public mind , have gone ¦ wUn tne Whig * cut of office ;/ and how that a new field of action has been opened to us by the bras-n faced Tory denial of justice t « the people , the samu unswerving promptitude of action which dofeated the one must now be employed with a triple and more strongly prudent conduct to make our principles predominant and controlling ; over both . It shall be our pleasure and duty to follow your philanthropic advice , which wa think happily adapted to form the complete union of Irish and British energy , u ¦ - . ' ' ¦ ¦ ¦ . : ' - , '¦ . ¦ - . - ¦ - ' . ¦ ' ¦ ; . .. ; :
And , proud to meet any of your countrymen , we shall ever strive to remove prejudices wherever found to exisli by the soft and supple authority of reason , presenting to them the right baud of fellowship , which , although ifc be but the horny hand of a working man , shall yet be found to hava nerves which can- catiy a friendly feeling to a patriot ' s heart . We remain , Your brothers In bondage , The CuAJiTisTS OF BlKMlftGHAM .
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LAMBETH : CHARTIST YOUTHS . Mr . Henry iDronvdyer ^ S jGaklr-street . : . Mr . Benjamin Rogers , fbbmonger , 1 , China- Walk Mr . Job' Rogere , dittoy ditto . Mr . Henry JDavy , newsvendor , 20 , Weymouthstreet , New Kent-road , Bub-Treasarer . Mr ^ Williain Springmore , painter , 15 , Bakerstreet , Weymouth-street , New Kent-road , sub-Seoret » ryr V ; -: : - / . ¦ - "¦ -. / : ¦ / ' . ¦ : . .. ¦ /¦ . " - . ;; ;¦¦ ,-: ' -. . /
BADFPRD . Mr . Robert Saunds , lace-manufacturer , Derby place /; ¦ ' ¦ - .. ¦ ;• ¦¦ . - •¦• ¦ . ¦ ¦ . ' :- ' - ¦ . ¦ ¦ : ' ; ' " ¦ ' ¦ : ¦ ¦ . ' ¦ - ¦¦ ;/¦ Mr . William Norman , dyer , Bottom-buildinfi :. Mr . William West , framework-knitter , Farefield street . ^ ' - . ;; ' ' : ; ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ . ¦ '¦¦¦' .,..:.. ; : > , : ¦ ; : ¦""¦ ¦ ¦ ' . . - . Mn John Bell , publican , Alfreton-road , sub Treasurer .. ^ ' / ' . " . . ' : -r . ¦; : '; :.- ^ ¦ '' :: ¦ MK William Shepherd , maohiue-makeri Blooms grove , sub-Secretary .
DOKCASTER . Mr . B . Armfield , cordwainer . Mr . E . Robinson , weaver . Mr . H . Spouse , ditto . Mr . J . Hehry , gardener . Mr . Joha Wallen , hatter . Mr . John Bradley , Common-lane ^ snb'Treasurer , Mri Joha M'Dpual , St . Sepulchre-gate , sub Secretary . ...- . '¦ : \ , . - ' .- ' . '¦ ¦ - ¦' . '
BOLTON . Mr . Kern , joiner , Chapel-street . Mr ; Samuel Bronjeley , weaver , Green-street . Mr , James Twates , fitter , Howell-eroft , Mr . James Pendlebury , epinner , Cross 5 treet . Mr . John Gillispey , weaver , J p iner-equare . Mr . John Sullivan , cordwainer , Great Moonejtroef- ' . ' - : ' ¦ . ¦ ' ¦ . ' . ¦¦ . ¦ - . . ' ; . ¦ . ¦¦ .. - . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ - ¦ ' . ; . ¦ " . . Mr . Thomas Highson , spinner . Cross-street . Mr . George Towers , engineer ^ Kay-street , ¦ Mri Williani Porritt , moulder , Howellcroffc , sab-Treasurer . ' . ' ¦ ' :.... ¦ ¦ : ' ¦ ' / ¦' >¦ ¦ . : ' ¦ - . . ¦ ' ¦ ¦'¦ .. ¦ . ¦ '¦ ¦ " . .. ; " Mr ; Samuel , Bromley , weaver , Green-street , sub-Secretary . / -..- \ ¦ ¦ . . ¦ ¦; . ; .,- . ¦; . ¦ ¦ ¦ . '"¦ . ¦ DftURY HILL , UKrON HOTEI ^ v Mr , JohnBlathorwicfe . franieworkkaittef , Bella * Gate . -- . ¦ ¦ - . : ••• : ¦ ;¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦/ - ¦ : ' " "' .-: ' ¦ :. . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ -, ¦ .. '¦ ' : ' - ' ¦ - ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ . •¦ ¦ . Mr . Silvester Traeman , bobbin-maker , Vat Yard , Narrow Marsh . . ; ' :-.:- ' y / ¦¦ ¦ ¦ : '¦ : ¦¦ - . ' :-y ¦'¦
Mti William Pinderj framework-knitter , New Radtord . Mr . William Swao , cabinet-maker , Drury Hill Coffee House , sub-Treasurer . Mr . Charles Perkins , cordwainer , Island-street , sub-Secretary .
BANBTJRY , OXFORDSHIRE . . Mr . John Beasley , weaver ^ Neirhrop . Mr . John Bbucher , tailor , Market-row . ; Mr . James Bolton , cordwainer , Back-lane . Mr . John Boxall , bakor , North Bar-street : Mr . William Carpenter , Watch-maker , Bridge-si , Mr . William Heritage , labourer , Neithrop-Mr . Edward Hughes , locksmith , Broad-street . Mr . William . Prichard , coal dealer , North Bar-st ; Mr . George Watson , junior , cordwainer , North Bar-street . ¦ . ' . ¦ "y ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ' ¦ - ¦ . ¦¦ ' ¦'¦ . ¦ : - .. Mr . Alfred White , tailor , Crouch-street . Mr ; John Galsworthy , weaver , Mbriumcnt-strect . Mr .. Robt . Cockerill , blacking manufacturer , Parson' 8-street , sub-Treasurer . Mr . John Buswell , CrbQ 6 hrBtr . eetj 8 ub-S ; cretary .
XOUGHTON . James Freeman Mayor , pottery Furnace-road . David Bromley , engineer , Longton-rpad . James Cotton , potter , New-st . Jabcz Cartwrighti potter , Green-dock . John Humber , blogger , Church-st . William Wilson , potter . Green-dock . Joseph Ray , potter , Daisy-bank . Wm . Graiton , minor , Stone-road . George Cartwright , packer , Fenton . John Naylor , tailor , Church-et ., sub Treasurer . Ephraina Baxter , potter ; Trentham-road , Bub Secretary ^
WALWOBTH . WUliam Slade . hattor , 5 , Bolgrave-place , Trafalgar-st , ' - . ¦; . . '•' - ¦ ¦ . -.- ¦ . . ¦ ¦ ¦ .. ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ '¦¦ , ; . ¦ . ¦ — Nodder , shoemaker , North-st ., East-lane . CharJse Keen , painter , to be sub-Secretary in the room of Mr . Pedley , who resigned .
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neeessary to carry on with vigour an effort to rescue themselves from the grasping and grindirg propensitieB of their employers , and of the GoYernmeni ; and these . couW ¦ not : M ¦ ^^ ed ¦ ¦ oB ^^; withollt ^»¦\ 8 mtable ^ pl ' ai : e : ' of meeting . When the Government proposed , a short period back , to reduce the protection afforded ' toBhpemakers , corkentters , and other trades , each endeavoured to raise an opposltipa to the plan—how ineffectual they all well knew—bnt if tbey had been In possession of a Trades' Hall , is which they might ha ^ ve met Mitedly at a small coat , night after tiight , and declaterl their opinions , how powerful wonld have been the erTect nppii their legislative oppressera . He trusted the Trades' of the Metropolis would speedily erect . 1 Hall , not built with tbe money of either Whig . ToTy , or Radical
M . P ' s . v but built with their own money ; tbey could then meet " under thefr own vfne and their own fig tree * none daring to make them fifraid . " Let the worfcinsclagses get Halls of their own , tbey would then get cheap knowledge , and kno ^ vledge was p » wer , and would enable them to protect labour and reward Indus try . The object they . had met to promota was one in which the advocates of democracy and sobriety could rnHtuaUy . combine At preaenft working , men were compelled to meat at puWic-hotisea , by which they ruined themsfclves and brpnnbt destitntlon upon tbeir wives and families j remove them to a Trades Hall and they would speedily have a library , lectures would be given for their instruction , social festivals cOuM be be ) d and rational amusements pro-¦
vided for themselves , their wives and "families . He looked around the room and saw many members of the Wational CJharter Association , be trusted the rhembera of that ; body would folly round them on that reafc and important occasion . If the worTrlng classes of the metropolis and of the kingrtom had been in possession of their own , the cause of < Jempcratf < s liberty would have been in a fa ? mbre prosptroua condition than even at present No plan of organisation was perfect unless it took steps to erect buildings in which to meet and demand those rights ; to which as men they wvere entitled . He had seen some despondency manifested in regard to ihes object for which tbey bad met ; be was never apt to despondi Mr . Balls then recited ah appropoiate pieca of poetry entUled 'Try , try again , ' *
and concluded by expressing his opinion , that if they properly ; exerted their energ- ' es , at their ntxt festival , they would be able to congratulate tbeni ^ e ' ves on the speedy erection of a journemati ' s Trades Hall— trbeers . ) Mr . J . ROBISSO ^ bad gTcat pieewe in nddressirtg them on that interesting occasion . The other speakers had so fully pointed out the advantares of a Trades ' Hall , in a moral , political , and social poiDt « f view , that he should only make a few remarks upon its advantages in a scientific point of view . Many © f tho working classes were engaged in errtployi » ents ; in \ finch the application of Bcientific ; imprOTefne : as would greatly facilitate their labours , it / d thereby increase their comfortsy This was particularJy . the case in the eiaployment of dyeing , bleacbJnp . printing ' ,: - . and- many other
branches to whlclv their labour wns directed . A knowledge of these snbjects had hitlierio been conftiifd to a few bosoms chit fly through , a want of nie&r < s to conir municate it to the many , and pot from any desire of preserving to them selves tl \ e benefits aceruine from its possession It was a principle of butn » n natpre , that ; if the acqiilBition of knowiedge was 'delightful , the imparting it to others was stili more delightful , and many who were inpossessitin of this information were auxiona to spread ifc among the . ' . ' whole : human family jmore especially among the artizans to whom its knowledge was so essential . - . To his certain knowledge many eminent ... . prafeBsora were ' . '' ¦ anx ' . o » js ' to ^ gim to tbeni'the Tesn \ t of their investigation . of the application of cbemistry to tbe artn ; of cbeniistry and
botany"td agriculture ; of navigation to thoso whoEe basiness . it was to go down to the deflp water ? , find various other scientific sntjects ; the amount of . information on these subjects possessed by the working men themselves was very .-ccnsidCTaWe , and tbey . also xyere anxious , if suitable halla were erected , to spread it among their brother artizins ; tbis would elevate " them , in a moral , political , arid social psint of : -vje . w . ; .. ' it wouTd give to them Information of an higher order ' .: ti ' . an they nowpossessed ,, anil enable them to ^ perform operations , and entertain projects , far above the capabsiitU s of their forefathers , ; would greatly improve th « r condition , and give them more leisure than they now possessed . One portion of the . ball woalrl be . appropriated for schools for tbeir cbildren , who "spould thus derive an fcduaition
far superior to th » t now possessed by the working classes of the present day , an education so superior that " we shonld f < jel . our littleness ami insknifica ca in Van intellectual point of view , as contrasttd with therm Political knowledge was to'be ; fegnrded as the most important . ( Hear . ) Social knovrledae ms the nf-xfc important , and it was only by getttpg Vpnasessipii of general information that they should ever attain . th ^ se ends so desirable and so necessary for their political freedom '; but erect these fature colleges for the dissemination « f iounfl principles among ths cbiJdrtn of the working classes and they tvould open a strearnfiom the fount of kuowledpe s 6 ' mighty , that in its onward course : it Would remove every vestige of lyraniiy and superstition . ( cheerihg . V ^ : : : . "'
Mr . Tahreb said that after an illnfss of four monthB , brought , on . he would siy without ei-ctism , by his devotion to this -subject in lecturing and speaking , it ga ^ e him •" great- ' pleasure once more to be among so gopdly acompanypf thp one e&x whom be radsfc admired , anS the other whom he most respected ., As the other speakers bad dwelt more on the details , he should speak more on the general subject , and trusted that he Bhould not trespass on the fairer portion of the audience , for , bo seldom was the opportunity of their presence enjoyed , that they were , " like , angel's visits , few andiar between "—they theniselves being the . " angelsiV The lasfc speaker hatlsaiVtttT 7 Tt-tij «» j' werw nexlaiis to escape for a short period to tite pur *» r air of this eardenP , He Delieved they had a' higher object in view— . that « f
escape to the purer air of a Trades' Hall . Th ^ s was a subject worthy of all their energips , and one in which he must ciaini the hearty co-operation of the ladies , and then success would be cortainr—( cheers)—in a social point © f view , it would be a Tnighty instrument to trample under foot the most baneful enemy of the human-, race ^—inttrnperance . ' :-. " ... He . had no wish , unjustly ; to censure the slave * of intempsrance , but he must censure the fcystem , wfcAch bad been the vneaBB o ? entbtaWng them , which ettwounded them , witn ctr « tt »« AfttMB « v -wWcbV ^ dragged them "li > the public hous 8 , and made them a . demoralised class ^ f heirigs , which made tfeem forget their political rights ' , ahcl totally heglect their moral cbaraoter , arid the do ^ tfc contfoita of their children' , and their better b . alv * -Sr ¦ lu
the metropolis they had . upwards loa . ooo tradesmen , raany of taem banded together in union , but they -were driven to public houses for scanty arid dsar accnuimodation . Night after nisht had he visited their nVeeting hours for the last thiea years , and often , lie -was sorry to say , could not pain an interview until tho dial pointed to the hour of twelvev and tho hoaris . and the vision of the inmates were : mantled and obscured by clouds of spirit and of srabkg . Mr . Farren then in eloquent lansiuage dilated on tha adva-itages of a Trades ' . Hall , in a soc r . l , mciral , and domfaUc point of view , and referred them to . tKu - . ' state of Genoa , as ? n example of the great ii ~ flaerico the industrial trades of this encntry mlfitht have upon the Legislature . When he looked back at the ihftn . 7 .
obstacles they had to contend with during the p-. st four years , ho waaVfatisfled with the Tir « sent ; position of 1 , 300 shareholders—they had attained a ; prouder pisH ' . on tliau had ever yet been achieved . It was a crying shame that their euerR \ 63 had not been baekml by tho press of . the . " country .- '" -Itiiad utterly neglected th > m , witli .-the exception rf two or three solitary ensfs . "• they Sad . been befriended ; fey tho British Statesman , an agent '• from which ; paper was present . They had not been m'gli'Ctel by the Not them ' star— ( considerable cheerini ; M which was -stilt shining as brilliantly as ever on his Mr . Tiiey had received some support from other minor publications ; but with regard to ; tho other j-nunals , ; tbo Sa _ » had becorue dim , the Dispatch had forgotten its inteiiicence , th&Times had bscstue learten , tho Chronicle bad their
become a grunticle of faction . All were looking to own interests , but were neglectful cf theirs . Thia flhonld teach them to look only to thsniMres .-- Some years a « o ; the leading organ of the pafricins breached the Bubjfct of a Trades' Hall , vrisuir-g to hava one erected on a grand and magnificent g ! an ; such a one as he himself had pictured in his irnagination ; but ' osking the advice of a leading M . P . he was entirely oppojed to it , stating that -if-such a buUrtiasj % as erected , it ¦ would dictate to ^ he Hoaaa of ComrhoflB . They COUld not be surprised after this that the subject of a Tra 4 es * Hall was no more mentioned in that j jurca ! . Th * plan was for an address [ to be ; seat to the Qu . « c-ts , to grant from Parliament a sum of money for that purpose . He hoped he should never see
the day when a Trades' Ha ' . l was erected with Government money , rather would he see the working men contahne for ever to meet in public houses . ( fiOUtl cheers ) rf ever there was a way to fetter soch an infititutipn it would ba by allowing the Government possession of the door by supplying the funds , vfhilst they only held the padlock . They had sufficient funds of their own , if properly umtedj to accompUsh thia object The late strike of th 3 reasons had cost them tnatiy timps that suto . He was proud to acinowledge huns « if a Ohiirtist ; but he could assnro the ; iadies , many of whom looked sosplcious ' . y on a political quastipn , that this was no party qtiestipn . They had men t or all parties eupporting them . But looking to the agitation for the franchise , which is now only in its embryo . he congidered it woald be a great assistance to that aiovemenfc , saA wonld mafee them more able to defend the
it when obtained . It would greatly enhance comforts of the females . He was an advocate ofoccasioually bringing them from their aresiifes . Ho did not always like to see them making puddings ortteroing Btockfngs ; he liked them to participate Jn all the en-t joymente , poUticai ; inteUectual / aBd s ^ lal , which , tbe other 8 ek enjoyed . He wished thei * wives and chUdren to participate In tha advantaaea to be derived f .-om a trades' hall . Mr . Farrer then dwelt urgently upon its advantages in a teetotal point of view ; and concluded bystatinft that if they were in possession of such ani establishment they might dictate to the House of Commons s they would only have to demand ; aad they Would attain their rightB . His unfortunate Illness would deprive him for the future In asBistina them , s& ^ b by his pen ; but that , and his Heart and b ^ st influeaea should ever be at theb service , ^ Qr cafc ch eering . ) !
Mr . Balls moved v and Mh Tuorse seconded , a vote of thanks to the Chairman , anA the indoting separated , ta eBJoy . the . social and domestic pleasures which wereoniba ^ sve * iing abundantly pTsvided / fo ? them .
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TO THE EDITOB OF THE KOBTHEBN STAR , H&XOCHED SiK , —I perceive in this weefs Star that I am to apptrar next week . Now I don't know whether in poetry er in prose . I hope in prose . When : I wrote the few words to my Cbartist . Bisters , I considered that as driving in a naiL If that is deemed worthy to appear , I hope this will also , as I consider this to be tfce clinching of it Yours , very respectfully , Cakoli . ne Maeia Williams . 46 , College-row , Cambourn , July 12 , 1342 .
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SAMUEL HOLBERRY , Rfeturn to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons , dated July 6 th , 18 J 2 , tor a copy of all communications that have passed between the Secretary of State for the Home Department and the authorities of York Castle , from the beginning of September , 1841 , to the present time , relative te tbe state of health and the death of Samuel Holberry .
Whitehall , 16 th September , 1841 . Gentlemen , —Secretary Sir James Graham having deemed it expedient to give directions for the removal of Samuel Holberry from Neitballerton Gaol te the York Castle , there to undergo the remaining term of his imprisonment , I am directed to request you to call upon the surgeon of the latter prison to pay constant and particular attention to the prisoner ' s health , and to report thereon to Sir James Graham from time to time .
lam , & . c ., ( signed ) S . M . Phillipps . The Visiting Magistrates of York Castle .
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York Castle , 28 September , 1841 . Samuel Holberry , a prisoner , brought to York Castle on the 22 d instant , is suffering from tha effects of a bilious attack . He is weak ; his skin and eyes are still suffused with bile ; his pulse is quick , and his appetite bad . 1 effered to place him in tbe hospital , -which he declined , stating , he was very comfortable , and could more easily t ake exercise where he was . His diet is altered to suit his appetite ; and I have every reason to hope his health will gradually improve . ( Signed ) George Champnby , Surgeon to the York Castle .
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The health of Samuel Holberry , a Chartist prisoner in Yorfe Castle , has net been bo good aa usual during the last two months . His appetito is , at present , bad , and the functions of the stomach and liver are disordered , and I have thought it right to place him , for a time , in the hospital . ( Signed ) Geokge Champnet , Surgeon to the York Castle . York Castle , 22 d April , 1842 .
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York Castle , 11 th June , 1842 . Sir , —Tbe Visiting Magistrates desire mo to enclose you the certificate of the Burgeon of the York County Gaol , respecting the state of health of Samuel Holberry , a Chartist prisoner in York Castle . The Visiting magistrates can bear testimony to Holberry ' s good conduct during biB confinement in thia prison ; and in hia present state of health recommend hia release from gaol , considering it the only means of affording a hope of his ultimata recovery . I have , &c . ( Signed ) Barnard Hague , Chairman cf the Visiting Magistrates of York Castle .
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Samuel Holberry , the Chartist prisoner in York Castle , is suffering from severe pain in the left side , the effect of chronic h . fhmmation ef tho left " -lobe of the liver , extending to to the stomach , and , perhaps , the colon , which , from his having had former attacks , I believe to be organic disease . His digestion is very bad , and he is very weak ; and I consider him to be in great danger . I am of opinion that his symptoms have increased , and hia health has been impaired , of late , by tbe length of confinement , and the great anxiety of mind he appears to have suffered since hia imprisonment . ( Signed ) George Champney , Surgeoa to the York Castle . 7 th June , 1842 . Whitehall
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, 17 June , 1842 . Sib .. —I am directed by Secretary Sir James Graham to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the lllh instant , with its enclosed , medical certificate , respecting Samuel Holberry , a prisoner in York Caatle ; and to acquaint you that , undi-r the circumstances therein stated , Sir James Graham has felt warranted in advising Her Majesty to grant the prisoner a pardon , on condition cf his entering into a recogaizince , himself in £ 200 , with two sureties , to be approved ef by the Visiting Justices of Voric OasU * . In £ IOO eaob , torn his good behaviour for five years from thia date . lam , therefore , to « quest that such recogn ' mnce , when entered into , may be transmitted to me , and upon receipt thereof , Her Majesty ' s warrant will be forwarded for the prisoner ' s liberation . I am , 4 & , ( signed ) 8 . M . Phillipps . Barnard Hague , Esq .
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York Castle , 2 l 8 t June , 1842 , Samnel Holbsrry died this morning , at half past four , of chronic inflammation of tho livtr , - which -mplkated some of tbe other abdominal viscera . ( Signed ) William Akdebson Deputy Surgeon to York Castle .
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NOMINATIONS TO THE GENERAL COUNCIL . MANCHESTER ( PAINTERS ) Mr . John Carlisle , 9 , Cupid ? s alloy . Mr . John 51 ack , Lanjrworth-street . Mr . William M'Gee , 55 . Silver-street . Mr . John Skeno , Back Q , ueen-street . Mr . James Hohcvman , 17 . Whitwdrth-buildings , Mr . William Griffin , Kobert-street , Bank Top . Mr . Peter Cameron , 44 , Roytbnstreet . Mr . Alien Grant v Biown ' s-yard , Bootle-strcct . Mr . Thoa . Doyle , 9 , Strand-street , sub-Treasurer . Mr . Edward Hall , 21 , Hatt-street , sub-Secretary
TAViSTOCK . Mr . Charles Arno , ( aiior , Exeter-street . Mr . Moses Summons , plasterer , St . Matthewstreet . Mr . William Glubb , cordwainer , Barley-Marketstreet . Mr . John jVichols ^ hatter , Exeter-street . Mr . John Reed ; joiner , Bana ^ eH-street . Mr . Henry Horewell , Son ., tailor , Barley-Market street . ' - ' ''¦¦ • . ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ •'¦ ¦ . ' . '¦ - "¦' . ' ' ' ¦ : ' " Mr . Williim Willoaks , Elbow-lane , Hub-Treasurer Mr . Richard Webb , ditto , Brook-street , sub-Secretary . : r HUAHLEY . '¦'
Mr . John Asquith , weaver . Mr . Stephen Stead , do . Mr . William Smith , do . Mr . Josiah Mortimer , Back-lane . Mr . James Fawcit , weaTer 1 ¦ . Mr ,: Joseph Stead ; do . Mr . James Robinson , do . Mr . Joshua Brdadhead , do . Mr . Josebh Robiiispn , weaver , sub-Treasurer . Mr . John Boothi weaver , Granhamthorpe , sub Secretary . ¦
TUKSTALL . Mr . James Lea , cordwainer . Mr . John Steele , potter . Mr . John Locker , ditto . Mr . Thomas Clowes , cordwainer . Mr . William Howard , butcher . Mr . George Bfownsword , ppttex . Mr . Thomas Huxley , draper . Mr . Thomas Heath , potter . Mr . Joseph Copper , blacksmith . Mr . Elijah Wagg , potter . Mr . JameB Nixon , sub-Treasurer . Mr . George Morris , eub-Seoretary ¦
. .. ; -. " . ¦ •//; bromsgbove . ; ;; . ; -,. "' - '"¦' Mr . Edwin Cooper ^ button-tnaker > WorcestMstreet .- ¦ "' ''' ¦ ¦ ¦ '¦ ¦¦¦¦'¦ ' ¦ '¦" •• ''¦ ¦' . ' : ' ¦ : ¦ ' ¦ - .- ' : : ¦¦• : . Mr . John Chandler , provision dealeiv Sidemore . Mr . John Pinfield , bnttoh-inaker i Holy-lane . Mr . Henry Oxford , button-maker , Hanover-street . Mr . Oliver Heeds ^ button-maker , St . JohnV street . " - ¦ ¦¦ ¦' : •'• -- ; ' v \ ' - ¦ ¦ - . ^ ¦ ¦ : ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ' ; >¦ ¦ ••; - ' ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ : . .:, •¦ : ¦ > ,- ' ¦ - ][ ' Mr . Edwin JoneB . teilor , Strand . . . Mr . EdwiH Jenetf , shoorcaker , WorcesteT-stTeet . Mr . John Pinfield , isen ., button-imaker , Holy-lane , Bub-Treasurer . ^ - ' ' : ; .- ' ' , / _ - - - ; ¦ v '" w - ' - ';¦' ¦ i - \ Mr . Henry Prosser . Bhoemaker , Worceater-street , Bobi-Secrotary ^ ; i ., - « r \ Mr . Samuel William Cooper , tailor * Worcasteratwet , Corresponding Secretary .
' ; V ¦ " . ' . - .: ¦ ; . •¦ - WEtDON . . - ¦ . ; . ¦ ' ' ¦;¦ ' Mr . John BIytonj carpenter , Stantofi . v , _ ¦ Mr . William Cooper , broker , Weldon , 6 ub * Trea jsmrer , ¦ : ' : ¦ ¦ ¦"¦ . i ¦ ¦ " - ¦¦' :-.- ¦ ¦ "¦ .: - ¦ - - . . : ' ¦• '¦ . ¦¦ ¦ . ' . - . ' Mr . Edward Harrigon , cord » yamer , Stanion i sub Seoretary . . "¦ - ¦ . ' . . " ' - ; ; ¦ . "• . ' \
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TRADES' HALL , IN LONDON . A festival , ball , and concert was held at Highbury Barn . on Wednesday evening week , in aid of the funds of the London Journeymen Trades' Hall . Upwards of two hundred sat down to an excellent tea , at : th « conclusion of which Mr . Elt was called to the- cfialr , and commenced the proceedings by stating that it was with heartfelt gratitude that he saw himself surrounded by so many happy faces . Though d ' ffi (? * ^ taking upon himself the l > ost of honour ,- -. ' yet that diffidence T 78 S banished by the appearance of their smiling . countenances , Wbicb assured him that every allowance Would be lijarfe for him . He need saj" but little to them of tbe importance of the undertaking in which they were
engaged ; their presence there that evening assured him they felt the subject to be one of great interest . He was only-sorry that there was not ten times as numerous an attendance , if the room would hold them , al ! equally aliva to tbe nrgeiicy ainfl importaoc ^ of the undertakinff . Was there not a necessity for the erection of » Trades' Hall on social grounds , that the artizins of the Metropolis , aftpr their hours of toil , might enjoy thomf elves in a rational manner ; that they might have their club-houses , thoir museums , their lecture rpomB and : schools ? for the estabiishment of these was conternplated in the ereotfon : / -of a Trades ' Hail , and jnapy other equally neceissary benefits Would accrue from its : estabiishmenfc It ' . wonld---raise their pooition In the acaie of social society ; and never would
the great body of tho artizaus be raised : in the estimation of the other classes by whom they were surrounded and whom they were accustomed to call abuve them , until they raised themselves in their own estimation , tmtiV they : felt , their true position in the great community in -which it Was their lot to be cast . The Buccess which had attende '' tho efforts of working men in times past , gave him great hopes ; . ' for the future . If he looted fifty y ^ ars back , ho found the working classes Were -looked upo « as ^ iTse spun ) of society ; they were called the swinish inultitude , the unreflecting rabble , they ¦ were not considered capable of judging on the consequences ef their own actions ; but now they no longer heard fhess terms of reproach and couturflcly heaped upon
themnow their conduct and their patience under distress ¦ was held up to the admiration and example of the Wprld , even the PrilUO Minister gave them liis meed of approbation ; for When the question of throwing open the Museuni and public buildings on Snndays was discussed in the House of Commons ,. Sir Robert affirmed that the injury itflicted on the monuments , works of art , &c , Was not done by the intelligent mechanics , but by the vulgar rich . Every means should be taken to pToraotfl the spread of knowledge among our artisans , and thereby raise still higher their position aud itu" aence in society , and one great means of accomplishing this waaby building a ball , where they could give free vent to their feelingB and opinions , ptber claa es had felt the necjssity of doing this : they saw around them tha
goldsmiths ' , the fishmongers ' , the vintners ' , and other balls '; , and though they were erected fora ( iiffesrent pur- , pose to which theirs would be put , yet it still showed the stronger necessity of having a jouraojmen trades ' hall . If they looked at the stsxte of the political WotW , they would discover tha * = working Mian Were determined no loncer to bo traated a . s the scum of the earth . In such ' critical' times , was it not necessary to bave a building like the one contemplated ? Were there not numerous occasions in which it was neceBSaTy to hold monthly , weekly , aye , and hourly meetings ? There was a feeling abroad amongst them that the times ruust he ruadd better for them than at present ; and such a lulli-Mng Would accelerate that event To an iD < iividual , at firBt thoueht , £ 15 , 000 eeemod bo large , tha , t it put
the : undertaking . beyond the bounds of probability ; but when they reflected on the number of artisans who ought to be banded for this great object , but whose energies were unfortunately expended on minor objects . But if those only who were bstnded tagothet in unions could sea the importance of this subject , ' not only could they have a grand central hall , but a smaller one in each of ¦ . the six metropolitan boroughs . Let any of them ^ contemplate for a moment the great py ramids of Egypt , and their first fueling would be oae > r awe at the immenser fabrics . They would wonder how such thousands of stones upon siones , aud pillars upon pillars could ever have been raised , and When tbiy reflected upon the purpose for whicU they were erected , namely , that the nam « of SeBOBtris might be handed down to
posterity ; it was enongh to rbakethem weep with shame that men should be ^ thus trampled upon , that they should be euen willing slaves to ope man who bad done nought : to deserve their respect or gratitude , ¦ while their own names were ! cfc a blank in the page of history . They did not wish to feni ! d a pyramid or teruple , ornamented with a spear , or the helmet , the musket , or the cannon . They did not wish it to be blazoned with the trophies of : Mars or Bellona , but with the appropriate emblems of induBtry , the loom and the anvil , the saw and the trowel . He believed there was yet sufficient energy left to accomplish thia Object . That ths
working men of this generation would leave to posterity a lasting memorial of their regard to Xhelr Own Welfare , and shew that they had also looked into the womb of faturity , and provided a means of improvement for the generations who are to come after . ( Cheera / He trusted that oh their nejet festival they BhonW be enabled to announce that their numbers were doubled , and that thfeysbottld also be enabled to hold two festWala in tho year , arid that after six festivate they should be able on the seventh to declare to the artiiins ^ arid shareholders that the great work was completed . That such might be the'ease was bis fervent and heartfelt wish . < CheevB . V >> ¦' i :-: ' ( i ' r ;^ : vV- ''¦ - ¦ . '; -rV ^ v ' ^ ' Vi-. v ::: ¦ ' '¦ ,
ISr . Balis Btatea it * iras " alwayB ^ th feelings of pleasure that He mef ^ tb "jo 'airge an " assembly of the female Mi , bnt that plesatire Was heightened by the knowledge that they were m 6 t to improve the moral , social , and political welfare of that claaa who laid : the foundation of all the grandeur , grtataewi , aad wealth of the country , end yet- they were treated , as mwe j nochlnes by a ma » ter class , for whom tbey raised untold riches ; : and who took every opportunity to reduce th « lr wajjea and . deprive them of their political rights : and this was Ih a great measure caused by the working men not hatteg a Hall in which to assemble and carry on the agitation . Qteat coruWuatiiQiiB 'Were
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 30, 1842, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct764/page/7/
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