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STAFFORDSHIRE VICTIM FUND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR
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Again , what could , be more eloquent than the 5 ppeala ~ mft < k to the Jarj , bv Mr . Mubpht and others , in all of which the abomination of the laws of coiiapi ^ r ^ seiition w * 3 so forcibly exposed ^ s to extract an admission from the Judge that ^ hile be admitted- 4 he justice of the censure , he ir&s nevertheless compelled to administer the law as he found it . The foolish notion of foolish men to oecnpy time , by each roan being separately tried , and challenging the Jury , is calculated to
create much misapprehension , if not exposed , lie fact is , that prisoners of thi 3 class have no power of challenging , nor yet of separating jjjeir pleas : and & 3 to poor men occnpjing so sinch time for the purpose of protracting the proceedings , the notion is fascinating , bat the practice vnll ba found to be very difficult . The Judge vroald Tery speedily tell the wandering prisoner that he was willing to sit all night to hear him , as long as he confined himself to the question at issue ; but that he could not allow the time of the court
» 'D TEE COUNTRY TO B 5 -WASTED ITPOS IRRELEVANT ^ atieb . For all these reasons , we Eincerely rejoice in the wise decision , to which our Leicester friends haTe come , and we only hope , that it will hare its due effect upon the country , - and that one gentleman will not ag * in be compelled to supply over £ 300 out of his own pocket , for the defence of his associates , and in threa years after , for so doing , be charged with aa act of high treason against his pasty !"
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THE EVENING STAR . " Assasgeme . vts bave been made with the Proprietors of the Evening Slar , by which our Publisher , Mr J . Hobson , ia enabled to supply that Paper , in any quantity , and at any distance from London , at the usual tise . Orders addressed to him , enclosing Post-cffioe Orders fcr ths cumber of Papers wanted , or an order for payment , will meet with prompt attention : the parties receiving their Papers in due course of post . The Evening Star ia daTy on sale at Mr . Hohson's shupa , 5 , Market-street , Leeds ; and 3 , Msrketwalk , Huddeisfield .
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Notices op Me . - Bropht's Lectures at Colne and at Sabden Bridge , and of his route for the present meek , trere received too late for our last . Notice o ? a Special Mxeiisg of the Committee and collectors for the Mason ' s Relief Fund at Birmingham , on Sunday , teas received some hours after the Papers tcere printed and in the Post-office . Chisa Walk Chabtists . —We have often given notice that tee cannot insert addresses from localities . ^ Joh * Mhxer , Bothtll . —We ought to have had his report for our last Paper . a "— We hid him welcome to rencxed acquaintance —ice thought tee had lost him . George Fitto >\— We think him quite wrong in his
opinion . Eeeos in ors last . —In the letter of Peter Rigby inserted in ovr last , complaining of the infamous use made of his former letter by a mock Chartist print , the name Rigby uras spelt Rigley . StJKDZBLAJrD Couttcil . —Their resolution is received . They mistake the whole matter , as far , at least , as we are concerned . There is nothing personal It is our duty to give the people notice of the presence of an enemy whenever we discover him , whether he may assume an open front and manly bearing of hostility , or whether he skulk beneath the cloak of democratic profession that he miy fish his coward knife more readily . We have done so j * j this instance . The villain stands naked
tn the scornful gaze of honest men . If the Sunderland Councillors had read the Star of last tceek , they would have seen their resolution to be unnecessary—at least so far as it affects vs—because we there state our determination to have done" with she wretched scamp . A Democrat , Hawobth . — We perfectly concur with him that the scamps whs seek to make us the cat ' s paw for tha advancement ef their own intcrcsls , and the gratification of their fiendish passion ! s of malignity and revenge , are the deadliest enemies of the people ; whatever amount of mouth-patriotism they may lay claim to . We have not room for his letter . AiiXASDEB Campbell . —We have sent his letter to
Mr . Cleave . Co-opekat ; ox . — Will any Chartist Co-operative Store forward a copy of their rules to Mr . Wm . Martin , Heetwetl-street , Chesterfield ? It will le esteemed a great favour . Satire Attt , Bradfo > 'D ) must send his letter of complaint and explanation to the Paper which has misrepresented him . If he be refused justice there , tee icUl try to find r&&m for his statement . Jakes M'Phersos , of Abbrdfen , wishes for the address of Mr . Wm . Tliomaton , late of the Yaie of Lev en . F . Harcomb , Oxford , wishes us to state thai Mr . Campbell has received no communication from
Oxford since ths last money-acknowledgment in the Star . Joss Tatlob , Hofwood Court , Oldham . —His communication , stating that / . is wife , a sharp , clean-looking woman , with a Sn . ' ch accent , a full eye , dark complexion , and ahout jifiy years of age , left home on the oth of June , in company vrith her son , a boy about fifteen years of age , and not been seen or heard of by him since—and stating that he is in grent distress of mind about her ; thai he supposes her to be scmewhere in Cumberland ; and that he will be thankfu'to any one who can induce her to return , —would be considered at the Stamp-office an advertisement : we cannot , therefore , insert it .
We hate received the following : — " Wi' l our worthy General Secretary oblige a Watford Chartist with the English of the Latin he used in reference to O'Brien in his letter of the 3 rd instant ? By inserting the above , Mr . Editor , you will oblige one who has read every Star / sr this four years past , arid never sme cause to grumble . — Watford , September 11 , 1842 . " A * EjfEMT TO HUMBUG A > D TXSAXST , A . JTD A > " U . Vflj . > thi > 'G Chabtist , Birmingham , writes us that at a late silling of the Council of the Complete Suffrage Urdon , in Birmir . ' jLam , a copy of an adare .-s from the Committee , Jor ths defence oj Georce ' White , pre s ented by deputation to the Chairman , rcquetiirig the co npere f ion and assistance oj the Council in raising funds for his defence , it was returned with the single irord " } sO" written on a bit of piper ' . He also complains that , though the business en which the
Council were met teas profaned ' y national , end though the fneciing was called by public advertisement in the Birmingham Journal of Saturdev la-4 , and from the warding of the same , he , in co-iju :. c ' . ior . iciih a portion of his felfow townsmen , icent for the purpose of be = ng edified and instructed 'y their proceedings , they were refused adn . it . ance * toilets they purchased a member ' s ticket if 'he Union . A "WANDrRS-R- —We have received his letter , posted at Mr . rSet Raisin ; but did not receive the other to which he refers , or it would certainly have been inserted . He will see in our present Paper a letter on the sime subject from ^ One of the Z ) e ! eca ! es . ' Oj course we shall not occupy space niedie * sly with a repetition of the same statement aj facts ; but if there le aiiy circumstances pecu ' ar to the cise of " A Wanderer" i 7 j addition to the general s ' atement of his CO delegate , nctc published , we thai ! be happy to do him
justice . Geoege He . "> by Smith . —IT * ere sorry that any body should have been * o stupid as to suppae that tue epithet "' started viper" u-ed in our notice of his communication , was intended for him . We are quite sure that it would not fairly bear that application ; and :: rver dreamed that it wou d be so app lied . We intended it , of course , for lhe wretch to when his communication Tied reference . We could have no purpose to treat Mr . G . H . Smith disrespectfully—because we hvve no reason to do so . He will see that , in Mr . 0 Connor ' s letter of this week , lhe matter to when his comzcunicaticn referred is put in its
true light . Dzpt > -cs of Pbisoxbbs . —Mr . James Sounders ha been eppmnted by the Chartists of New Radford , Notts , to receive subscriptions for that locality . — At the Steelhouse-lane meeting , Birmingham , as . was collected for Linney . —Mr . J . Simpson ^ 55 , Old Bailey , has received the following sum : — Westminster , per Mr . Svuthy , 2 s . ; Brompton , per Mr . Wheeler , 2 s .: a lady . Is . ; Star Coffeehouse , per Mr . Langvith , 13 * . ; Pied Horse , XJhineeU-street , Mr . Walker , id . —The Committee for ihe defence and support of Mr . John Zlaion and his co patriots request nil parties holding monies for the above victims to transnit the tame te Mr . Cook , draper , High street , Dudley , with the utmost dispatch , as the CommUUe are now without any funds _ whatever , in ccmeouence of the poverty of the district . Chmstophee Dotlk must write to Mr . Bell .
Ms . Deas Taylor expresses his sorrow at not bting able , on account of sickness , to finhh his term in the East and North Riding district : and dtsires that all Utters for him may be directed to Mr . J . Rankin g s , grocer , Greek-street , Chorllonupon-Medlock , Manchester .
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W , H . ' ifBWTOjr Stbwabt . — Mr . Stewart , White cfcatel . LiTerpooL
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The Petition Plates are not yet ready for the whole of our Subscribers ; but as soon as recenred they will be forwarded to the Agents . The price of the Star when each Subscriber receive hia Plate is Is ,, &nd no more . The Agents are allowed a per centoge upon both the Paper and the Plate , to cover carriage expenses : they can , therefore , not hare any excuse for charging more . The Portrait of T . DwceMBE will be given to all
our Subscribers on November 19 th . They will be in lie hands of all the Agents by November 16 th ; and by about September 24 th , we shall have sufficient of Dtmcomb 9 ' s printed to stjpply those Agen t * who desire to have bcth Plates la one pifceL The charge for the Star on the day the Portrait of TJuneonabe is distrituted will be the same &s the charge for it on the day the Petition Plate is delivered .
j ames"Hor > "ER , Newport . —The address sent here was upon Mr . Parry ' s parcel of 26 . How the parcels have been chaHged Is impossible for us to say , unless it has been done at the Post- « fflce , Pontypool . It is evident Mr . Horner ' s address has been at Pontypool , or the parcel with Mr . Parry ' s address would not have found Mr . Homer at Newport . THE Plates ^ for Barnsley have been forwarded to B . Hccua ; for Sheffleld . fto Q . J . Harney ; for Halifax , iiucl surrounding towns , to R Wilkinson ; for Haddtr .-field and Villages , to Josbna Hobson ; for Hull and Beverley , to R Lundy .
FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENCE FUKD . £ a . d . From the Chartists of Bmton-upon-Trenfc ... 0 6 0 From WiDgate Grange Colliery , per R A . 0 5 0 From W ., St . Langton , near Tonbridge Wells ... 0 0 4 FOR THE EXECUTIVE . From "Wingate Grange Colliery , per R . A .... 0 10 0 „ T . Woods , Sudbury , Suffolk 0 2 0
FOR MASON S FAMILT . From Wingate Grange Colliery , per R A .... 10 2 6 TICTIM FUND . From Wingate Grange Colliery , per R A ... 0 2 6 FOR MRS . HOLBERRY . From the Committee at Sheffield , after paying Mrs . H . £ 1 during tbe last month 1 17 4 m . Merley , proceeds sltir a sermon by Mr . T . B . Smith 0 5 0 * . the Chartists of Brighton 0 6 6 „ Long Buckby , collected after an address by Wm . Jones , of Liverpool 1 15 0 „ Chesterfield , per Wm . Martin ... 0 5 i
FOB THE PROSECUTION OF K'KINNA FOB PERJCRY . From Brighton , subscribed at the Red Cap 0 3 7 „ Wm . Thompson , Saltcoats 0 0 2 FOR GEORGE "WHITF . From Wm . Thompson , Saltcoats 0 0 2
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TO MR . FEARGUS O'CONNOR . Sir , — I hav e the h o nour of s e ndin g e n c l o sed an order for 153 . Id ., which Bum has been subscribed to the General Defence Fund , suggested by you m the Northern Star of lhe 27 th uit . It may not be amiss to state that the subscribers are , all working men , and , with one or two exceptions , eDtireJy unconnected with tbe Chartist body , Hatred of oppression , and sympathy for the oppressed , have alone induced them to subscribe on the present
occasion . . 1 have only to request that the above may be inserted in the Northern Star as soon aa conyenient , and remain , Sir , yonrs respectfully , S . J . Leicester , Sep . 11 .
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CONDITION OF MR GEORGE WHITE . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Dear Mr . Hill , —The annoyance of which I last week complained , instead of being diminished appears to increase . I have been undtr the necessity of requesting the attendance of the visiting magistrates , foe the purpose of ascertaining , through whose authority my Utters are detained : for although they were withheld last week , I received a few lines copied from them , but now they are detained altogether , and what is worse still , I am informed tfeat nearly a whole page of one of my letters to my wife had been erased previous to leaving the prison , for the post-office .
To-d&y I was callea into the Magistrate's room , and found there a Reverend Gentleman , whose name I understand is Boudier ; he informed me that he was the only visiting magistrate in Warwick at present , as they had left town on various business—one of them , and that the best , has left to attend Doncaster Races . After a vast deal of conversation , he gave me to understand that my letters would be kept back if they contained any extraneous matter . I wished to know what he meant by tsXtTaneous matter , and after a deal of twisting and twirling , I found that every remark which does not accord with tht'r honour ' s notions , is considered extraneons .
I told him that perhapB what he might thiiik jrrong , I might form a contrary opinion of , and stated my determination not to submit quietly to such injustice , and was told that I might apply to Sir James Graham , if I thought proper . I have drawn up a memorial to the Home Secretary , not that I expect any redress , but that the Government may either repudiate , or identify itself with this beggarly system of persecution , and shall forward it to T . S . Dunccmbe , E 8 q ., M . P ., from whom I have received
a very instructive and straightforward letter yesterday , in answer to ene sent by ma a few days since , in reference to the conduct of the Warwick and Birmingham magistrates , and from which I quote the following extract : — " As to the Birmingham magistrates refusing bail , on account of political opinions , such conduct is monstrous and illegal ; bail is a question of property , not of politics , and it is quite a new doctrine that a man must be either a Whig or a Tory to qualify as bail . "
Well , so it ia in both cases . Our beautiful set of just ; cfc » , a great many of whom call themselves " Liberals , ' tbrnst rne in here for a row , manufactured by themselves ; and their brother '' Conservatives " neglect no opportunity o' tantalizing me here , bo between them both I am in i comfortable condition . I am iu excellent heallh , and manage to pass my time away middling well , by reading several capital books , forwarded by that staunch friend of the cause , H . A . Donaldson , of Warwick . I am still confined by myself , not haying a mortal to speak to , so tLat on Friday I sball have had three week ' s solitary confinement . I am sorry to hear they have got my friend Cooper in Stafford Gaol , together with Joseph Linuey . Are they going to make an 1839 jab of it , I wonder ?
I have evidence to prove that the collier's strike originated with the " Anti-Corn La . w League , " and can point out the very room whtre it was first breached , and the men who brought it forward . Put that down It ' s monstrous to see Cooper , Linney , Leach , M'Duuall and others suffering for these men ' s villany . Yours , truly , George White . Warwick County Gaol , Sept . 13 , 1842 .
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^ THE CALM AFTER THE STORM . Working Men of Sheffield . —The Strike is vistually ever . Tbe jails are gorged with victims . But yon have escaped the pit To whom are you indebted ? The question is soon answered . To a wise , virtuous , sterling patriot , who determined , even at the risk of his justly earned popu ' arity , yea , the risk of his life , rather than Buffer you to run headlong into the lion's mouth . The consequence is , you , your wives , and families are quiet in your houses , while scores , nay hundr .-ds , are mcurning the loss of iiberty , leaving destitute those that are near and dear to them , and yet with all have accomplished no earthly good . Working men ! if ever one man deserved better than another of his ftliov ? men , that man is Julian Harney . But for him , many , very many , of you weuld at this moment be pining in prison , your children crying for bread .
Yes , fcllowraen , he saw the danger , boldly met it , and completely set at naught the machinations of designing knaves , treacherous friends , and wild numeaning enthusiasts . To me he is a stranger ; but I freely declare my opinion te be , the town of Sheffield owes him a deep and everlasting debt of gratitude , and something more , from tha hight'al to the lo-west , ioi the peace of the town , the preservation of yourselves , your ¦ wives , and children . From the higher or richer class he has little to expect ; but from you , working men , I trust to hear of better things . Up and be doing ; Let not your energies longer lis dormant ; but show your detestation of the tyranny of class legislation , by enrolling yourselves members sf the National Charter Association ; by juur support of those who are incarcerated , the victims of an inernal faction . Working men , if you possess the
feclJE « s of men ; if the least spark of sympathy animates yonr breast , or one drop of the milk of hnmrvD kindness flows in your bosom , suffer not the ensuiug week to pass without ample proofs of your regard for your brothers in bondage , members of one common family , God the father of all . In-tantly set to work in the holy cause , and render all the support in your power , and show year gratitude to your preserver , by aiding and assisting him in the gloricus cause of iiberty . F ; iia ] y , working men , if your huarts are not aa hard aa the necher mill-stone , you will not relax one iata , until the trials are all over , and you have made Harney a testimonial ( substantial ) * f approval for the horrors he baa saved you from . Do this , ami you will command the respsct and admiration of not only Sheffield , but ths good , and trao of ever , ' to ^ a in the kingdom . Tha t such may be tha case , is the earnest desire of Y our friend and brother Chartist . G . A . N . Sheffield , Monday evening , Sept . 12 th , 18-12 .
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TO THE TRADES AND WORKING CLASSES GENERALLY -OF MANCHESTER AND ITS VICINITIES . Fellow Workmen , —At a special general meetia ? of the smiths of . Uanchesitr , called for the purpose of takiDg into coaaidrtiation the circum 3 tancas connected with the arrest of cur esteemed friend and delegate , Altxaudc-r Hut . hinson ; and for devising the bost and most speedy method of raising the necessary funds for his defence , it was unanimously resolved : That a committee tf seven persons be appointed , with power to add to their number , to act as a finance committee , an j that they he requested to issue an address to the trades and the working classes generally , to solicit th « ir assietanco in behalf of Alexander Hutchinson , and that each trade be requested to send a delegate t * tha finance committee . "
Most of you are aware of the circumstances under which our brother was arrested , but te those who are not we would bri 6 fly state that in accordance with a resolution passed at the meeting at the Cirpenters Hall , we held a meeting of our body and appointed Alexander Hutchinson to represent us at the Trades Delegates ' Meetings , of which he was elected chairman ; and foi this , which might have been the case with any of us , our brother has been arrested , incarcerated , insulted , and abased : the authorities are using every means in their power to convict him of sedition and conspiracy , and to throw tbe responsibility of the meeting upon hia shoulders ; it follows therefore , from toe fact of bis being appointed chairman ef a general Trades' Meeting that the trades generally are imperatively bound to come forward and assist us ia this great public cause , and endeavour , by every means in their power , to restore him free and unfettered to the bosom of bis disconsolate family .
We are also Impressed with the belief that your sympathies will not be abated when we inform you that our brother has at all times endeavoured to render his services for the benefit of his fellow men , and has always maintained a character for honour and integrity ; be baa been most assiduous in endeavouring to educate , instruct , and instil in the minds of tha millions , sound practical knowledge , pre-eminently calculated to improve their morals and to elevate their social condition , and , no labourer in tbia high and holy cause , is more
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justly entitled to your benevolence than the victim for whora we are appealing . In conclusion , we most earnestly solicit your assistance to defend him at Ms forthcoming trial , which we trust will be cheerfully and energetically responded to ; and we hope that each and every individual will , by considering thecase at his own , together with the impending danger of our friend , and the privations to which his helpless and heart-broken family will be subjected , in ease of his conviction , ba stimnlated to co-operato with us and thus restore the trades' martyr to bis previous position amongst us .
We have made a calculation of the probable amount of expense that will be incurred in his defence , and we find that as the success of the case principally depends on obtaining the best counsel , and the necessary number of witnesses , that nearly two hundred pounds will be required , which may be easily raised by the Trades coming manfully forward and supporting a cause which is decidedly their own . We are , fellow workmen , Ia the cause of hunnn ficedoaa , Yours very respectfully ,
The Committee . N . B . —The Committee meet every Wednesday and Saturday evenings , from half-paBt seven , to half-past nine o ' clock , at the Olympic Tavern , Stephenson ' ssquare , for the purpose of receiving subscriptions .
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o MR . WILD AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS ARREST . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —I find iu your last paper a short notica of my arrest , &o . ; will you allow me to state through the Bauie medium a few facts relative to my conduct from the commencement of the strike , up to the day of tke meeting , for attending which I was apprehended . On the 18 th of August , a large concourse of people cams to Middletou , some of whom came into my house , and insisted on my leaving work immediately , saying , if we find you working again , we'll cut your warp across . Thinking it the least of two evils , I complied , being fully resolved to take no part in tbe proceedings connected with the strike .
Oa the evening of tbe 13 th , I beard it reported that some evil-disposed persons connected with the procession , had visited certain shops , and obtained money , bread , &c , by means of intimidation . I had yet abstained from attending any meeting or prooe&siou . But feeling that these parties , if allowed to go on , would bring disgrace upon the working men of Middleton , I determined to avail myself of the first opportunity of exposing them publicly . I attended the meeting for , the first time on the 15 th , fer that purpose . I did expose them , as did also the Chairman . The consequence w& 3 , no procession took place either then or since .
I wa 3 arrested for attending that meeting ; cut acting aa I did , whatever the result may be , I have the Batisf&ctiou to know that I did my duty . Yours , &c . Thomas Wild
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TO THE EDITOR OF THB NORTHERN STAR . Sib ., —Having seen in the columns of your invaluable journal of the 20 th of August , an account of the riots which took place in Preston oa the 13 th , from yonr correspondent in that town , in which he states something that baa an evident tendency to casV suspicion upon the two delegates who visited that town ; and having also seen in your leading articles of the 20 th of August and Sept . 3 rd , two paragraphs , in which you btita that the whole ot tbssix delegates were paid by the shopkeepers and factory masters of Ashtoa , such statements are entirely false .
Now , Sir , as such statements , if not contradicted , will probably tend to ruin tb 3 characters of men whose honesty has never been questioned , I shall , as one of tbe delegates , with your = permission lay before your numerous readers and the public , a plain statement of the facts connected with our delegation . It had been for some time previous to the present strike , generally known by the working men of Ashton and the surrounding towns , that it was the intention of the League miUowners either to shut up their mills or reduce the wages of the hands iu their employ to that starvation point , upon which they knew they could not upon any means subsist , by which means they hoped to drive tho working people to a state of desperation , and that oonstquuntly anarchy and confusion would become tho order of the day , during which time they hoped to frighten the Tory Gjv * rnment to a repeal of the Corn Lawa . Mr . Alfred Rayner and Brothers , of Asbton , were the individuals soltct . d to commence this Corn
Law crusade against the land-owning monopolists . But , Sir , the working men saw through the move ; and no sooner did tho Corn Law repealing Rayners announce their intended reduction than the working men held a public meeting . This w ; ia on the 20 th of July , at which meeting Rayner's hands stated that they could not subsist if that reduction was submitted to ; and it was the unanimous opinion of that meeting , composed of factory hands of all trades , that if Rayner ' s redaction was submitted to a general reduction all through the town and district , would be the consequence ; accordingly a resolution was passed at that meeting , that if the Rayner ' s did not withdraw tlieir reduction , they would , uniteeliy and collectively , cease working until they could obtain a fair day ' s wages for a fair day ' s work , and in order to biiffld the Corn Law mova , they declared further , that if any poli ; ical change was accomplished , through their cessation of labour , it should be not a repeal of the Corn Lawa , but the enactment of the People ' s Charter .
That meeting was adjourned until the following Tuesday evening , July 26 th ; iiwas held iu the open sir , when there could ba no less than from twelve to fifteen thousand people assembled on that occasion , when resolutions were corno to that a general strike for a fair day ' s wages and the Charter , should tike place if Messrs . Rayners' persisted in'their- reduction . Mr . Dixon , your reporter , attended , and took a copious report of the proceedings . I do not know how it was that Mr . O'Connor had to complain in his letter to the Imperial Chartists , of the 27 th of August , that the strike bad come oa like a shock ; if proper publication bad been given to that , and tha subsequent meetings , Mr . O'Counor would not have had to complain . The fault was not the people ' s , as tboy paid Mr . Divon and P . M . Bropby for reporting .
Oa the Thursday following , the Rayners withdrew th'jir rednctisn ; but no seoner had they withdrawn it , than the Messrs . Bayleys , of Stalybridge , gave notice to reduce ; and no suoner did this bscome known , than meetings were held in Stalybridge , Ashton , Du 5 ? infl * ld , Hyde , and Droylsden , at all of which meetings , the above resolutions were unanimously adopted . On Friday , the 5 th of August , tho hands in Bayley's employ struck w . rk , and on Monday , the 8 : h . a general strike took place in Stalybridge aud Ashton . lhe working men huro knew well , that isolated and alona they could accomplish nothing ; they therefore felt a de-sire to est- ' -nd the Strike ; the me i were too poor to
send out delegates at tteir own expense : application was therefore made to those shop keepers who had long sympathised with tho people's sufferings . Tlie shopkeepers generously responded to the call : a public meeting ^ vau held on Tuesday , the ninth day after the general Strike commenced , fur the puipoae of electing delegates to go into North Lancashire , to show the people th < 3 necessity of cooperating with the people of South Lancashire to carry out their object The meeting at which tho delegates were elected waa convened in the Market-place , Ashton , ami upwards of 40 , 000 persons from Dukenfleld , Stalybridgo , and Ashton , attended , and the delegates were unanimously elected .
New sir , it was no secret that the shopkeepers furnished the delegates with funds for their mission : It was announced in public and was received with the most deafening cheers , by upwards of 40 , 000 persons . Yea , bit , tha delegates do not biush to avow that they were paid by the shopkeepers : but they were not paid by tho factory masters , as you state in your articles—Ttirty would have scorned to have received a fraction from those monstrous reptiles who have brought us to destitution aud misery . The delegates deny the ajcerticn , and would Ion ? since have replied to it , had not the peculiarity of their situation rendered it imprudent . And , air , the shopkeepers who did furnish us with fucda , who arcs they ? Some of them have long been stru ^ sHng against factory tyranny , and have suf
fered imprisonment in tbe Chartist cause . Tha delegates who visited Preston did tell your correspondent in tlaat town that tbe shopkeepers furnished them with funis . The also told thn people of Preston so , and felt proud in so doing ; but they never told your Preston correspondent , or auy created being that they wera paid by the factory masters . No , sir , it is as faise as it is peradious . In reference to the reduction offered by Mr . Ainsworth , your Preston correspondent aska—Was it not preconcerted before these Ashton men came ? Perhaps , Sir , as your correspondent lives ao near Mr . Ainswoith ' 8 , can best answer that question Your Preston correspondent further states that the Ashton men , after addressing the meeting iu the niorniog , were quietly housed ; and that when the military fired , they had fled .
Now , Mr . Editor , tbe fact is , that the Ashton men neither attended nor addressed any meeting whatever on the day on which the riot took place ; neither did they flee when the militaxy fired . But they went away when they had done tlieir business , strong In their ow integrity . Sir , in eonolnaion , I can only say that the conduct and character of the whole of the six delegates is in their own localities above suspicion . Three out of the six have suffered imprisonment for advocating tbe rights of the people , and for struggling tor the enactment of the Charter . Hoping , Sir , that yon will give insertion to the above letter , in order that your numerous readers and the public may have a fair opportunity of judging of our conduct from plain facts , I remain .
Your * , in tbe caase of truth and justice , ONE OF THE PEI ^ GATES Stocfcpoit , Sept 7 , 1842 .
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BEESLEY—THE NOftTH-LANCASHIRE J ;^> CHAMPION . Beotheb . Chahtjsts , —Oar losg-tried and muchvalued friend , Mr . W . Beesley , has at lsat been arrested on a charge of addition , and committed for trial at the next Lancaster Assizes ; we therefore consider it to be our duty at once to establish a defence fund , in order to prepare him with the necessary means in the hour of need , being confident that tbe- friends , and Chartists generally , will rally around our champion . We have appointed a Committee for the purpose of receiving subscriptions .
It i 3 useless to say anything ; about the sacrifices he has made in the cause , and tbe energy an 4 perseverance with which he has pushed on tho agitation , and the firmness he has displayed upon all occasions , in support of our principles . This ia we ' . I-known to all ; and in order to give all who feel inclined to assist the Committee an opportunity , the Committee have appointed Mr . Thomas Horsefleld , engraver , Abbey-street , Accrington , treasurer ; and Mr . StephenSutcliffe , engraver , Church-street , back of Warner ' s Amis , secretary , to receive subscriptions , —which will be duly acknowledged through the columns of the Northern Star . Stephen Sctclifpe , S « c Accrington , Au ? . 12 , 1842 .
Staffordshire Victim Fund. To The Editor Of The Northern Star
STAFFORDSHIRE VICTIM FUND . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR
Sir , —Allow me space in the next Star , to acknowledge the receipt of tha following sums for the support of Mason and his fellow victims : — £ s d From the Flint Shoemakers , Stafford 8 2 6 The Asaottated Chartists , Stafford 0 6 0 Southampton ... 0 4 0 From the Metropolitan Delegate Meeting ns follows : — Goldbeater ' s Arms ... ... ... 0 2 0 Star Coffee House 0 6 0 Lambeth Locality ... " ... ... 0 2 0 Rock locality ... o o 9 Clock House ... ... 0 2 9 Carpenter's Arms ... o 2 o
Crown and Anchor ... ... 0 1 0 A Friend , Birmingham ... ... 1 0 0 Tho money from Stafford and Birmingham is paid me expressly to find food for Mason , according to contract ; the other will be placed at the disposal of the Committee , for the ^ wives and families . Yours , < fcc . Wm . Peplow , Friar-street , Stafford , Sept . 11 th , 1842 . - ^
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STATE OF THE POTTERIES . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . SIR , —I have been here for some time and have made all the inquiries I could , ss to tlie real state of the district . Truly it is lamentable to see the array of military and civil force , that parade the streets of the Potteries . The market houses aro converted into Barracks , and the special constables parade the streets evtry night A terror seems to pervade the minds of the people , and yet they know not what for / The local press exerts ita utmost powers to prejudice tbe public l ^ ind against the Chartists , but without any great effect , for cumbers are now enrolling their rames and taking out cards , and great numbers of the special constables are subscribing libeialiy to tfco Defence Fund .
I am happy to eay there is not a dczsn Chartists in Stafford G-aol , and the evidence against them is m trifling , and so mixed up with gross perjury , that I doubt not but with a proper defence they -will be acquitted . Tho Chartists are in good spirits and are exerting themselves very much to collect evidence for the defence . All that will bo wanting will bo money , and that I hops will be liberally supplied by the Chartist body . Mr . Ellis has been arrested , I have heard at Glasgow . He will be examined this day in Newcastle , and is sure to bo committed—they will strive hard to make a case against him , as ho hns been on honest and indefatigable Chartist . The prisoners ara all in good spirits , and so are most of their families . All public meetings are prohibited at present , and the known
Chartists and their houses are watched closely . I have just been with a bill to the printers to aanounca a lecture on the " Corn Lawa , ' but he refused to priat it without tho consent of the high Bailiff , but I could not as yet see that gentleman , he not being at home . Ptrsecution seams to bo ths order of the day ; several have been suspended and others threatened . A Mr . Lester , of Newcastle , a bigoted Tory , making himself most conspicuous , on Saturday discharged one of his men of'tno 8 t excellent character , who Hemd his apprenticeship to him , and whose wifo was an old servant of the family , for being a Chartist . "For , " says thiB wisoacre , " if I keep a Chartist in my employ , he will enter into conspiracy with ctber Chartists to come and destroy my property . " But all will not do ; Chartism is too strong to be put down by the puny efforts of such modern UPSTARTS .
Mr . Capper ' s casa is exciting universal disgust in tbe minds of all classes , —going back to lust February to rake up a charge , and supporting it with the basest perjury . Mr . Capper is universally respected , and one friend has privately sent him £ 5 towards bis defence ; On the whole the Potteries are not in such a bad state as most people imagine . If anything more transpires I will send you an account Yours faithfully , John West . Tuesday morning , Sept . 12 th .
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LETTER FROM E . P . M . TOES DEMOCRATIC FRIENDS AND BROTHERS . My dear Friends and Brother Democrats , — [ n times like these discretion and prudence are eerlahily tbe better part of valour ; through lb& vjgitance sf my Nottingham friends , I bave escaped with the utmost difficulty the ciutches of their Dogberries , and their blue devil bleodhouuda , and have taken precautions to secure my own liberty , because I know ail impartial justice 2 tns ceased to txict ia our ill-fated class-misgoverned con&try . Call me not coward or renegade , for I am neither the Dne nor the other ; and as long £ 3 I could be useful I remained at my post . Mr . Roberta and Mr . Lorgwiae apprised me that a warrant -was out , aud brought me money to assist me on my journey . Carefal as I was , however / the bloodhounds tracked ray path forty miles , when I doubled upon them , and they lost sc 6 nt I am doing pretty we'l , and am a little recruited , and ready to work for the good cause while life and health
remains . Too many useless sacrifices have already bsen made : some oi our beat and staunchest advocates are now wen-ing the gyves of class-tyrants , and the iroa is entering into their souls ; their stoic philosophy may grin and endure , but still men liks Cooper , Mr . 3 on , White , and Jones , have minds too sensitive , too much alive to thess keener feelings of the OBlishtuned liean , not to feel doubly galling those fetters wLich bind their Iinib 3 , and thoso restrictions wbich tyrants have laid upon their tongues , pens , and usefulness . Wo tbat
are still at liberty in our persons aud niim ' a have now a duty to perform which no sincere Christian ( I man no practical Christian ) , no sincere patriot , up sound democrat , no real Chartfst , can or mustnegleet , namely , warmly to sympathise with our persecuted and incarcerated friends and brothers , —in the first place , by defending their characters when maligned in our presence ; and , secondly , a zealous and incessant activity to proviiie for them tbe ablest 3 nd best defence , and relieving their minds from all anxiety about their dear families .
This , by a small pecuniary sacrflce in each and every man , may be done : a single penny per -week paid by every member in every locality every Sunday morning to a General Defence Fund , will be a pleasing oblation in the sight of our great democratic example , Christ , and a proof that we are sincere in our sympathies for our dear victim i zed friends . This I am resolved to do ; and , according as God shall bless me with the means , more too . YouBball , from time to time , tea ? from me In the Star ; and in a few wtekB I hope to resume my labours as a publio advocate ot oar man-exalting aad tyrantabasing principlea . tik « $ t 0 _ . ' ZT :: "
I sincerely thank yon , my dear friends of the West of England , of Wiltshire , Reading , Birmingham , London , Leicester , Nottingham , Derby , and Newark , for all your post brotherly love and good-wHl to me , and still hope , by steady , active , and prudent—but zealous —perseverance in the great moral battle , to the besS o my humble abilities , to merit still the esteem you haw hitherto professed for your sincere friend , The Old Commodore ., Sunday , 11 th September , Safety Cove , Suugland . On board the Caution , Democratic Sloop oi Peace .
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DONCASTER ; JIEETING , 1842 . MONDAY , StPTEMBEu " 12 . The CH AM ? AGNE STAKES of 50 sovs . eaoh . h ft for two-year old colts 8 ifc 7 ib fillies 8 st 51 b The owner ot' the second horse to save his stake , and the winner to give six dozen of Champagne to the Doncaster Racing Ciub . —Ked House ia . ( 34 subscriber ? . ) Mr Blakelock ' s b c A British Yeoman ( templcman ) 1 Lord Maid&tono ' s b c Tho Caster ( VV Scott ) 2 Lord Westminster ' s b f Maria Day ( Marson ) ' 3 Lord Sligo ' s br f Winter ( J Day ) 4 Mr Ramsay ' s b f Lady Skipsey ( Noble ) 5 Even betting en the Caster , 3 to 1 against Maria Day , 4 to 1 a # st A British Yeoman , 10 to 1 agsS Winter . —Won by a length .
The GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP of 25 sovs each , 15 ft but 5 only if declared , &s With 200 added by the Corporation . Tho owner of the second horse to receive 100 sovs . out of the > stakes ,, and tha third to save hia stake . Tho winner to pay 20 sovs to thn Judge . —St . Lsger Course . ( 106 subscribers , 65 of whom dedared . ) Sir C Mojik ' 3 b c br to Garland ... ( Hebdale ) 1 Mr Powlett's br f Disclosure ( T Lye ) 2 Mr Robertson ' s Littlo Wondftr ... ( Robinson ) 3 Mr Johustone ' s br h Chirks XH ( Marson ) 4 Mr Crawfurd ' s far f by Lungar ( Arthur ) 0 Mr Vansitrart ' 3 b c Galaor ( Cartr , vrij ; iit ) 0 Major Hay ' s ch h Retriever ( Murphy . ) 0 Col Cradoak ' s b c Paean ( Oates ) 0 Mr Clark ' s b o William Is Gros ... ( Howlett ) 0 Mr Peck's b c Paragon . . ( Bell ) 0 Mr Osbald < . 'ston'd br 0 Devil among the
• Tailors ( Simpson ) 0-Mr Bell ' s b 0 Thirsk .. ( Bamby ) 0 Lord Palmerstpn ' s b m Iliona ...... ( W Day ) 0 Mr Jonea ' s b g Tubalcaia ......... ( Coupland ; 0 4 to 1 agst Charles XII 5 to 1 agst Disclosure , 6 to 1 agat Retriever , 8 to 1 a ^ st William lo Grog , 10 to 1 agst Pagan , 10 to 1 agst Iliona , 12 to 1 agst Little Wondfcr , 20 to 1 agst Thirsk , and 20 to 1 agsS Tubalcain : —Retriever took the lead alter a beautiful start . A splendid race : all well up . Won by a length . HER MAJESTY'S PLATE of 100 ^ . Fonr mUes . Mr . Ramshay ' s br c Moss Trooper ... ( T Lye ) 1 Mr Gaacoi . ^ ne's JaokSheppard ( TemplcmSu ) 2 Mr Osbaldeaton's Woldaman ... ( Wakefield ) 3 Lord G B ? , ntiack' Yorkshire Lady ( Hebdale ) 4
The Produce Stakes of 100 sovs was walked over for by Gen Sharpe ' s ch c Lara .
TUESDAY , Sept . 13 . The TWO-YEAR OLD PRODUCE STAKES of 100 sovs . each —Red-House in . ( 4 s-ab&cribers . ) Mr . Clark's b f Ameine , ( J . Holmes ) walk . over . SWEEPSTAKES of 10 d sors . each . —Mile and a half . ( 3 subscribers . ) Mr . Bowes ' s ch f The Ladye ofSilverkeld Well -.. ( N-FJatsBan ) 1 Mr . Mostyn's b c ( S . Daning ) 2 Won very easy . The GREAT ST , LEGElt STAKES of 50 sovs each , h ft for three-year old celts 8 it 71 b and filiies 83 t 2 b . The owner of the second horsa to receive 100 sovs out of-the stakes . —St Legcr Course . ( 133 subs )
Lord Fglinton ' a b f Blue Bennet ...... ( Lye ) Gen Yate 8 ' s br c Sea-hor 3 e . ( Chappie ) 2 Mr Dixon ' e b c Policy ( J Butler ) 0 Col . Anson ' s Attila , by Colwiok ,... ( W Scott ) 0 Mr . Bell ' s b c Eboracutn . ( Heseltino ) 0 Mr . Clark ' s b c Master Thomas ( Holmes ) 0 Mr . Combe ' s brf Rosalind ......,.. ( S . Rogers ) 0 Mr . Ferguson ' s ch c Fireaway— ... ( Jacques ) 0 Mr . S . King ' d b c Cattonite ....... . ( J . Day ) 0
Mr . Kitching'sbr f Priscilla Tomboi ( Gates ) 0 Mr . Meiklam ' s b « Aristotlo ( 3 . Templeusaa ) 0 Mr . Qwsley ' s b c Htppy-go-Lueky , ( 3 radley ) 0 Mr . Price ' d b f Marion ( CaitwnVu ) 0 Mr . Ramsay ' s ch c ' Cabrera ..... { N / ole ) 0 Mr Thompson ' s Pharmacopoeia ... ( Flatman ) 0 Mr Mailer ' s b 0 Ballinkeele ... ( J Robinson ) 0 Lord ilikovm ' s eh c Scalteen . ( Cillo ' . vay ) 0 After one falsa stait , all got off woll together , Master Thomas leading . A splendid race .
Seventeen started , being six more t ' niu last year * As on that occasion there was a false s ' . art , in which Attila got well forward , abdut fourth or fifth horse ; but the horses were recalled . Oa tho Ef-cond start when about a hundred yards- f' ^ m tlie tUnipg post , he shot out and look tho iead , which hi ' k ' . 'pt over tho hill and round by the bushes , whera he wan first by three lengths , and so on to the Bed House , where the little fiiiy , Blue Bonnet , till tl . cn " uiknown to fame , * ' came up to him , and do r eate < i him at the distance . About half distance from home , Atlila struggled with her , but in vain ; he conM not pass her , While at this poinf , Sea Hors 8 made a tremendous rush , passing Attila , and coming up to Blu « f Bonnet
Tommy Lye , wno was holding in , serin * that Attila was done Tor , arid that Sea Horse was aiming at tha front Tank , let out his mare ^ and ebs camo in first winning cleverly by a length ; Prkciil ? . and Tomboy rau a good third . These three wore quite clear of the " ruck ; " which , however , wr « well up , Attila amongst them . ISo accident occurred to tu&v the race . The stars was made exactly at a quarter before four o ' clock ; and though we have not hear ; l the precise number of minutes and seconds in which it was performed , we understand that it is considered as quick a racers has been run for foiec years past .
The Betting . — -Of course it is g « ieral ' y known , that the prime favourite was Attila ; and just before the start , the botting was even on him , and 5 to 4 against him . As to the cSher horses spscahtsd on , the pric . s were 7 to 1 against -Baliinfce ' e ' e , 8 to 1 against Cabrera , 8 to 1 apAinst the winner , 10 to 1 against Master Thomas , 15 to 1 against Fireaway , and 15 aol against Policy . Sea-horse ( the second in ) was not mentioned ; and the betting was chiefly confined to the four horses first recorded . Of course , the backers of Attila are loscra to a considerable amount , and very large sums of money changed hands on the occasion .
Remarks . —Will Scot , after carrjinp off the St . Legor prize for four successive years , on Don John in 1838 / Charles XII . in 1839 , Launcolot in 1840 , and Satirist in iasi year , appeared equally confident of success on the present occasion ; and the knowing ones very sagaciously pronounced to their familiars a few words of oracular import , to the effect that Attila was booked to win , ? . ad must win . Scott ' s brother- declared , on Sunday , that no horse could have been better trained , and the raco showed that Will did hia best to carry off : V , e prze afiftb time ia succession ; but fc-ie charm was broken . Attiia reigned first favourite , noj only with the saH knowing ones , but with all elates of sporting mon : he
was , in fact , a sort of popular , if not , unvevsat favorite ; and this , without any doubt apparently felt of his success till Monday mornmg , when , it is said , Lord Egiin # tcun took 1 , 000 to 40 a « ain -t Blus Bonnet four tinies successively . Up to that tim ? , we believe , " . har rams was nsver heard " a 3 tne song ; says ; but hia lordship ' s oxample found scvr-ral imitators , and tha fiily rose ia estimatkn a Huio ; but , as will be seen by the abovo bett ^ , wa ¦ izc below tho farourue at the time of starting . It is . seven years since the S :. Leger stakes were carried off- by
a filly ; and it ia not a little r- ^ nn' -ksbl * , that on both occasions Tommy Lye ro io t'o winner ; and being tho oaly times be has won this race , he may say he has never won the St . Le <; cr save with fiilies . Prom 1816 till tha present tira ? , a porioU of 25 years , only four fillies have carried off ths e . tnk- s , v , z . the Duchess ot ' Leven , in 1816 : Matiitfti ( ridden by Jem Robinson . ) in 1827 ; theQiaeuof Truraps ( Tommy Lje thoriier ) , in 1835 ; and now Biuo Bmnet ( T . Lyei , in JS 42 . —We have not heard tho exiiut amount of tho stakes won on thia occasion .
The CLEVELAND HANDICAP of 20 . sovs . each , 10 ft . but five only if decline , & ¦•? ., > yi :. j- 60 sovs . : added by the Corpora' -i' » i . " ' ilua owner of the second horse to receive 30 tov ? . out 0 : the stakea . The winner of the Great Yorkshire Handicap ^ to carry 7 ib . extra .... One mih . ( . 25 subscribers 13 of whom declared . ) Mr . Walker ' s b f BillioghaTn L / iss , ( Buinby ) 1 Lord Chesterfield ' s ch o Knh-. hz ot" uie Whistle - ,.. ( N Fiaxman ) 2 Lord Kolburne ' a ch ci by Retainer , ( B&ll ) 3 * Mr . Brook ' abrf Idolatry ( Howlett ) 4 Mr . Bertram ' s Compensation , ( Whitehouse > 5 Mr ; Bel / s . b f'Frea ( HebdaleV 6
A good race . Thb CHESTERFIELD STAKES of 20 Boas . eaoh , with' 50 added by the Corporation . Maiden h ^ rsas , &c , at the tiasa of naming allowed 6 ; bs » and a winner of the Derby or St . hep / at to carry 41 bs . extra . Mils and a half . ( 3 sua ^ cribera . ) Col . Craddock ' a b . e Pagan ( Temyleman ) 1 Mr . Gascoigno ' abo Jack Sheppard ... ( Oats > 2 ' .. ' . ¦ Won cleverly .
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Her Majssxy ' s Visit to Scotiand . —Edirbbo * . —Mojv'iuy . —I hava ¦ nothing ot import meo to communicate . Her Majesty is gone to Drammond Castle , and ia there enjoying hersalf with her spouss , iu the midst of revelry and gaiety of the mo 3 t extravagant kiad . I perceive that the London preaa teema with exaggerated and fulsome description *; of tha doings of her Majesty in Scotland . Very tew of tbe stories abroad , with regard to the onthasiastio reception of the royal visitant by her Scottish subjects , are true . I have been oa ; and about a good deal , and n : y carghavo been -appalled with- complaiuts-thtti ; her Maj-sty can spsud fast enough her subjects' money , but that she is very slow ia endeavouring to ameliorate their miserable condition . I will not trespass further on you , r spas ** , aa I know yonr columns will be occupied wit \ j J ' &r more impox " taut and interesting matter . « .
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Mr . Bernard Mac&nney , of Liverpool , was arrested at his own house , early on Wednesdaj morning , by Parkinson , of Manchester . He was taken between twelve and one o ' clock , a . m ., and conveyed to the Bridewell . Th 3 " Beaks" returned during ths day , and ransacked his house for papers , taking away such las they chose j after which he was taken off to Manchester .
TO THE EDITOR OP THE NOBTHERN STAR . Sis , —HaviDg sent a copy of the following statement to the Scotsman for publication , and it never having appeared , ue take it for granted as a refusal ; therefore i /' you will have the goodness to insert it in your paper , the Northern Star , you will much oblige Your humbie and bedieut Servants , The Operative Body of Colliers , In Mid and East-Lothian . We , the colliers and miners of Mid and East-Lothian , haviDg long been in a distressed state respecting our ¦ vr a ^ es , we have thought it necessary to engage in an important struggle with a full determination , by al ) lazuli and constitutional means , to gain a fair remuneration for our labour ; as labour ia the source of all ¦ wealth , it ib thertfere considered that labour , in all its several engagements , should receive its due reward .
That we , the above , having formerly laid before the public , conjunctively and severally , a statement of our demands upon our employers , for a rise upon the price of Ubonr , we further thought it an object of prudence and honour to lay before the public a statement of the wages we have been making fur this sometime back ; and to cor ) fine the limits to the strictest scrutiny , we hereby give an exact statement of the wages we have been mtkin ? , for regular working individuals , for at least the last three months .
It is therefore humbly requested , that the discerning public will contrast thia statement with the prices our employers have been selling this commodity at , aDd ibis will fcbow thtm tbe profits they have been formerly receiving , and partly at the expense of the depressed tvarfcrcen . Moreover , it will emble them to consider ¦ w hich of the parties , between employers and servants , are most to be blamed for the present rupture : we hereby annex the foUm ' . ng statements , t . z .: — D 2 " keitb Colliery , 1 b . Si . per day , for tea hour ' s labonr , or 10 s . per weefe ; this is after deductiug working expenses , such as light , tools , < kc . Jfewbattle Colliery , West Bryans , 3 s . per day , working from ten to twelve hours per day , or 18 s . per wesk , after
deducting 7 s . for putter ' s wages , Is , 7 d . for light , and 4 d . for tools , leaving a balar . ee of Ds . Id . for the collier . East Bryans , 33 . per day , of twelve hoar ' s labour , or 13 s . per week , deducting 7 a tor drawer ' s wages , and Is . lid . fer light and tools , leaving a balance of 9 * ld . for the collier . E'lgetiead Colliery , 3 s . 6 d , per 4 ay , for twelve hours labour , or £ 1 . Is . per wetk , after deducting 2 s . 6 d . for cutting road , 5 * . for drawer , la . 94 . for fight , id . for tools , and 6 d- for house rent , leaving a balance of 10 s . lid . for the collier . Annston Collwry , Parrot Coal , at an average 2 * 7 ^ -3 . per day , working thirteen hours per day , and five uays per week , 133 . lhi , deducting working expenses for light , &c , leaving a ' balanceof 10 s . loii . for the collier ; Great Seam ,
2 b . 41 . per day , working eleven hours per day , and five days per week , 11 s . 8 d ., after deducting working expenses , Is . 2 d ., leavings balance of 10 a . Cd . for tho worker . Edmoston Colliery , at an average rate per btaring men , working six days per week , and twelve hours per day , 14 s . 7 d ., deducting 7 d- for a woman , for light Is . 103 ., leaving a balance of 53 . 9 < L to tne collier ; Putting men , same colliery , at an average rate per week , of six days , 12 s ., deducting working expends one shilling , lc-aving 12 s . balance to the collier per day . White-hili C-iHery , at an average rate of five days per -week , working twelve honrs psr cay , lls . 6 J ., after deducting Is . 2 d- for expences , leaving a balance of 10 s 4 I fur the collier . Barley Dsan Colliery , under
the same master , at an average rate of five days per week , working twelve hours per day , 13 s . 6 id ., deducting working exptnees , tonnage Sd ., lost ¦ w ork C ^ d ., for light , powder , and toals Is . 8 i , leaving a balance of 10 s . S-i for the collier . New Craighall Colliery , at an average rate , 2 s . id . per day , or per week , of six days , 14 ? ., working from twelve to fourteen houTs per duy , deducting working expenses , light 10 d ., tools 3 . 1 ., ponder 9 d ., leaving a balance of 123 . 2 d- for the collier . Yogrie Colliery , at an average rate , 153 . psr wetk , for man acei drawer , deducting 6 s . 8 d . for drawer , Is . 31 . fer iight , 4 d . for tools , leaving a balance of G 3 . 9 ± for the collier , working from twelve to fourteen hours per dav .
EAST LOTHIAN STATEMENT . Teanant Colliery , at an average rate per week , of six days , Is . 8 d . per day , or 10 » . per week , working fourteen hours per day , deducting expanses , say far a Putter Cd . per week , light Is . 6 d ., tools 4 : 5 ., leaving 3 balanca of 2 a . 2 d . for th 3 collier . Elpbinstcne coiliery , at an average per wetk , between nun and putter , 12 j ., deducting expenses , say for a pntter per week 6 s ., light 1 » . 6 & ,- tools 4 d ., leaving a balance of 43 . 2 d . for the collier , working twelve hours per diy . Peneaitlnnd colliery , at an average per week , £ l 4 s ., or 4 s . per day , deducting expences , say for a putter Is . 2 d . per day , or
7 s . " per week , light 23 ., too ? s 9 ^ ., score tubs 2 a 7 d ., leaving a balance for the collier oi 123 per week , working from ten to twelve hours per day . Euntlaw Col- j liery , at an average rate , 3 s . 9 J . per day , or £ 1 2 s . 6 d . ; per week , deducting expenses , say for a putter Is . 4 d . ' per day , or 83 . per week , light 2 s ., tools 9 d ., leaving a j balance to the collier of lls . 9 d ., working twelve hours ] per day . Bircley Cjlliery , at an average rate 2 s . per day , or 123 . per week , dtducticg expences , say for a ' putter 1 b . per day , or 6 s . per week , light Is . 6 d ., tools 4 d ., leaving a balance to the collier of 4 s . 2 d . per week , working twelve hours per day .
The public may hereby consider what kind of wages this useful body of artizins would receive , provided they had not wrought more than eight hours a day , -which is considered to be a lawful quantity of hours for any Individual to be eon&ned in the subterraneous bow bis of the earth . ¦ Signed , Wm . Natshith , Chairman . Thos . Cchmngham , Secretary .
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MR . COOPER'S DEFENCE . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sib , —In your last week ' s number , a paragraph appeared from our indomitable and worthy advocate , Mr . Cooper , stating tbat it was not his intention to employ any hireling to defend bis cause , but that be would defend himself . The Committee of his Defence Fund , desire to state , through the columns of the Northern Star , tbat it is their intention to employ counsel to watch the proceedings of his adversaries , in addition to bis own powers of speech . They consider it their bonnden duty to use all lawful and constitutional means to save their virtuous and incorruptible patriot from the fangs of the law .
The subscription U going on gloriously . Leicester to doing ita werk nobly , and they hope that all true lovera of freedom , will at once bestir themselves in raising contributions towards defraying the expences of bis trial , which will come off on the first of October . The Committee beg to acknowledge the following sums on behalf of Mr . Cooper ' s defence : — £ . s . d . From an Old Radical , Hull ... 0 1 0 From Great Glen , per Mr . Whye ... o 7 0 From Countesthorpe , per Mr . Grant 0 15 1 ^ From Gain&bro ' , per Mr . Partridge 1 19 8 £ 3 2 9 i By inserting the above , you will much oblige , T . Winters . 11 , Churcb-gate , Leicester , Sept . 14 th , 1842 .
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. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —Be eo kind as to publish the following caution , and you will obltse the Chartists of Newcastle .
There are four men in Newcastle who have got aa much money as will enable them to " spree" about for a mouth . These men profess to be Chartists , and by tbat means are endeavouring to insinuate themselves into our affections , and thereby get us to commit ourselves in our private conversations , aud so get us entrapped . While I was lecturing at Avenue Head , a snare was set by one of the " respectablea . '' But it was no go . I am too cool , and too deliberate to be entrapped by spies . I will say nothing , either in public or prlvato , bub what
I am prepared to prove and abide by in a Court of Justice ; and I hope my countrymen will do tbe same . No man need go to Newcastle unless he can produce bis credentials from bis own loca ity , and tbe locality be last visited . I hope every place , during these tryiag times , will adopt the same rule- The reason of the above is , there are men who were good Chartists (?) a few weeks ago , but are bad ones now . Yours , truly , Peter Rigby . South Shields , Sunday morning .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 17, 1842, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct771/page/5/
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