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TO DANIEL CCQNNELL, ESQ., MJP.
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10HD0H. THE TAILOBS v. MOSES AXD SON, AND
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ZiCEDS. Highway Robbeet.—On Thursday last, a young mm named iaaao Newton, was committed to York Castle, for trial at the next assizes *
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NEW WOOLLEN CLOTH AND TAILORS' TRIMMING ESTABLISHMENT , 37 , BRIGGATJ ? , LEEDS , AND MARKET PLACE , DARLINGTON . TLf H . DAVIS respectfully invites the attention of the Public to his VALUABLE and EXTENSIVE STOCK OF WOOLLEN CLOTHS , Which he has purchased for Cash , and is determined to sell far a very small amount of profit . The Goods are of first-rate Manufacture , and not made for sale only * but will have the good properties of wearing well , and ensuring future ordera . . : The Stock consists of DOUBLE-MILLED WATERPROOF TWEEDS , BEAVERS , PILOTS , KERSEYS , CASSIMERBS , SUPERFINE YORKSHIRE and WEST OP ENGLAND CLOTHS , WOOLLEN and COTTON CORDS , FU 5 TIANS , &o . &c ^ Watstcoatinga from Is . 6 d . upwards , in endless variety . : M . H . D . takes this opportunity to thank the numerous body of TAILORS , who have patronized him since he dissolved Partnership with Mr . Cuilingworth , and begs to assure them that no House in the Trade shall undersell him in any one Article . Tbe Working Classes are invited to $ ww& « e ; J §* 9 tians , Cords , and Moleskins , at the above Establishment ; they -will find it more advantageous t ^ Mmk so , and employ their own Tailors , than encourage the " Ready Made Clothes Selling MonopQli $$£ ?> ho get ribh at the expenoe of the Working Man , by paying him ore half for a Garment thalrother Masters give .
To Daniel Ccqnnell, Esq., Mjp.
TO DANIEL CCQNNELL , ESQ ., MJP .
Sib , —The rerj besi mo ' tires Induce ma to close jny correspondence with yon * for ihe present . Was I to continue that correspondent * now , the concluding paragraph of your last letter , addressed to the Irish people , should furnish the ground-work for my future letters : and the language of that short paragraph is bo plain , explicit and unequiToeal , that it would leave me no alternative but that of grappling with you ia an apparently hostile manner , thereby , adding to the weight of oppresaon . wMch already hangs over you , I wish you , therefore , thoroughly to uodersland my moriTes for discon tinuing my correspondence . Firstly the paragraph in letter
your to which I allude runs thus •—"PEACE , QUIET , TRANQUILLITY , AND WITHIN TWELVEMONTHS THE REPEAL OF 2 HE UNION WILL BE AT HAND . " As I cannot allow myself directly or indirectly to be a party to political delusion , I could not caafeiue my correspondence in the same tone and ? tamper in which I had carried it on befow ttas-las ^ iaa ^ ManMement in jour Oast letter . That is ~^ j $ fc& > i-_ Jfo other is my disincEnaiion to jltf&t&b . a single line which would be likely to " add . to your present sufferings ,. pending the Government proceedings against you . I shall bow , howeyer , address a Beries of letters to ihe Roman
Caihouc Clergymen of Ireland 5 and should zny appeal to them fail of producing its legitimate effect , I shall then , a 3 a last resource , appeal to the tribunal of public opinion . Sir , there is a difference between the Bepeal of the Union being assHredly achieved on the 23 rd of April , or yonr head being on ihe b ' ock in the erent of a f&Hnrej and ihe [ Repealling at ham > in twelve months .
I hare shewn you , Sir , in previous letters , that with all jour boasted loyalty , the Q » een ' a lawyers h » r » declared jo * to be gm&y- * F ^ jrea > disloyalrj and boot , notwithstanding your loud demands for peace , uuiet , aad iranquillirj ' , I tell yon thas Qie despondency created by your last letter , will lead to ^ nolenca and to outbreak ; and that you , and you only , aad not the infuriated disappointed people ^ will be justly chargeable wkh the result .
Infeith , Sir , if I waB to write more just now I should be sure to violate my original intention ; as my heart sickens when I see you after the yearly collection , insured to a large extent , -by your proxoise of Repeal on the 23 rd of April , now walking off to the monntains , leafing beMnfl you the poor consolation , that if an expectant , confiding , suffering and highly exciteable people shall do what you render almost impossible of accomplishment , what they haTe paid you for giving on ice 23 rd of April shall be xx hxxd" on the 23 rd of November . If , Sir , the people honour this long bill of yours , iien shall I blash for my * couniry . mBn—then shall I despair ofay country ^ regeneration . Teaxgvs O'Coxxok .
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TO THE CHARTISTS OF NOTTINGHAM . Mt beas , kt test DFAfi Fkiexds , —I cannot find words sufficiently strong or expressive to convey my thanks io ^ ou for the cool , themanly , the deliberate , and judicious manner in which you aided and assisted in reconciling the trifling diffidences which eased 1 between some of yonr friend ? . 1 feel assured that upen reflection every working Tnan who was present will rejoice Id the part that he acted on that occasion ; while , from the result , I have learned the ¦ wholesome lesson ibai ibe people thcDa ? elT * 3 constitute the only proper tribunal for the settlement of such questions ; and I haTe further tome to the cheering conclusion , that what I now confess I did look npon as a hostile move , was nothin g
more than a const quenee * of misunderstanding -which oht Nottingham friends were as anxious as I was to kave set lyjLt . 1 = truth , I look vpoa ifce result of last Monday nights BseetiiJg to h&re been of -rest importance . I could not afford to lose the confidence , or to meri ; the disapproval , of men wiih wicm I hare fought and bled , by night and by day . The result , so cbeeriDg to me , will donbtless be . gall and wormwood to the " tricksters" wio prowl ihe country , living npon ^ iisseusiens that they themselves engender . 5 y beloved friend ? , we have enemies enough of all complexions , shape , and kz ? , without turning upon ourselves . I learn that a great portion of ihe hope of the League is bailt npon their
expectation to destroy Fcirgns O'Connor and the KoTthcm £ tar ; tut as I have , up to this hour , lon ^ bt she h&ttle of poTerrj-agamst wealth—of right a » iin 5 t might—and of jasiice against JBJOatice , with the sons of toil for my supporters , I bow bid the united factions defiance ; and tell them that vri ; h yon I mil S ^ ht and conquer , leaving to enr oppressors all ihe advantages that they can gain from the ad and co-operation of cur united opponents . . Again , thanking yon and praying thai God xcay bless jou , and enable me ? o to conduct myself as to rasifc xas msixmnenxal ia T £ 3 SU > g yen up from joor proser . t hopeless condition to ttat state , to wMeh as men , as freemen , and industrious men you are entitled ,
I remain , jour ever faithful , devoted , asd loving friend , Feabgus O'CorecB . P . 5 . As yon are lovers of justice , truth , and fairplay and as yon would consider the triumph of our reec-nelli&tion sullied , if aciiieTed oy equivocation , prevarication , or falsehood ; and as much or tiic complaint of my gooa friends at Notnagaam ¦ was founded upon ihe fuppu ^ aon that the tenn 11 tricksters 5 * had been 2 ppBed to them ; and as 1 Bneqcivccally denied that it had been so applfed . it wiE be gratifying to yon to learn that iir . Mason put a similar question to Mr . ^ i'Gr&th , at a public meeting at Birmingham ; and that Mr , M'Gratb stated at Birmingbam that the Executive applied
tne term to the very parries in London , io whom I Elated at JJottingham it was iutended for . I assure yoa that I -sras not aware of this iact , nor indeed eonid J have been , nmil af : « r my return from JfottiEgbsni , when , npon p . nTnTr-nnif . atiTig the miEttk ? into wiueb our Ko : tin £ iiam friends h&d fallen to Mr . " SFiedtr , lie repned ^* 'ttTsy . that ' s nonseusetfor h « r-j's a ieiter that 1 received from M"Grath this morning , in which he states that Maton , acting mjder the tame JBjpressJcn , fm a HimiifiJ qaeiiion to him ; and in leply . iir . 3 i'Graili fomkij naced the Ttry panics " thai 1 had named at iSoUliyjbain . Mr . Wheeler wa ^ not aware of my Laving named any parties at Kotticgham until alter be had read Mr . iTGrath's letter to me ; and I said . Why , those are the very
parties that I mennoiied . " ^ t , w , I truss our jNottingbim friends vn \\ be ratls&ed- Aye , my friends , and however those fellows and all other " tricksters " may hope to escape denunciation , while they stab Ee in the dark , 1 tell them that , without any delicacy , I'll blow them up . root and branch , until net a iibie of the weeds shall remshi in tile soil . It is verj Sue morality and seniimenlalitj indeed , to allow Fcargus O'Connor to be a cockehot with his eyes blincloldedjhis tongue if ed , and his ears open , while it is the perfection of impropriety and immorality , if he darts ro defend himself i Kow , 111 tell you , my good friends , that I have this week received packages of tbeTDc-st underhand , rascally , slanderous , and
cowarcuy letters , circulated through the country , whicL w&nld be quite suSeient to destroy any public mail who did not rely npon his own acts for protection , and upon the villainy of bis underhand accusers . ' or detection . I have sent specimens of them to the ^' erihern Star oSee , to be used by one of the few Ben who has stcod by me in the gale and the snn-J&ne , Mr , Hobsen , a 3 he thinks fit . But I feel assured that under his controul he will nit open ths c&kffiB 3 of tie Star even for my defence ; tior do I Kquire him : for while I have such staunch and crave defenders as tbe men of 2 vewcaetle and Sun-^ aJi ( i flaT ? Proved themselves to be in this secrf t Siiair . I shall have no reeonrse to any other mode of cttti . ee than that wLieh their order is prepared universally to east icund me . F . O'C
10hd0h. The Tailobs V. Moses Axd Son, And
10 HD 0 H . THE TAILOBS v . MOSES AXD SON , AND
UXiiilK SLOPSELLERS . A pablie meesiiig of the Tailors of the Metropolis yas neldon Monday evening last , at the National ^ socabon HaU , High Holborn , for the purpose of Ranting certain statements set forth in an adrer-^ ement , m the Ttmex , Morning Advertiser ., and * £ ae r _ newspapers , of November the 8 th instant , reiative to the rate of remuneration given for ^ wnr , by Mesas . Moses . vad Son , of the Minories ; * W to lay before the pub . Hc a full statement of ^ 6 present depressed condl ' aoii of the trade ; also » devise the best means ot' effecting a general fifcon of the whole , both ia tov » * n and country . The ' « fl , platform , body , side and . * nd galleries , were
« erally erammed- There conld i > ot hare heen less ? tkin two tlwmsatnd persons present . * Mr . Thokas BirnoLPa , * aaeter *» Hor , on the ' * M 5 on of Messrs . 3 ,. Parker anti H'OTOt , Tras ! telMdmbnBly called to the chair , amid g ? && aptoase , and said , Gentlemen , I feel that it is ° ot at , present generally known that our trade is st" re- \ fcoed tfiai tiie -working men are starving , a . id ; Ppuag ii garrets . Competition has got to such o ; Ptch that not only the tailoring trade , but every trade , ^ its effects . In consequence ofthis frightful Btate ; w . suairs , the London Trade Protection Society has i wsen i and that society coavened this meeting . At «* £ » request I lake the chajr . He further said tbat > ^ trusted their deliberations would be conducted ] * 2 Bperately j they had a light to meet and discuss j « sr grieTanoes . wa aX ^ rwards subEfli thsm to the i
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Legislalure . If lie thought they had any other intention , humble indiridoal as he was , he would not haTe taken the chair . H © trusted they wouldrgvve to ^ erery body a fair hearing , and that , should any little dakrenee arise , they would support him in kBepinjiprilar- ^ ebeering ) . Mr . ^; W . - PiKKSa ; as secretary pro ter n , then came fortS * d * ndwa 8 loudly cheered . He thought it rythi tofEDkfctKai tbeEeoflsmitUee who convened that S 9 ef § 8 fe 1 » fc thought fit to invite a member of the StjEijdalurB to preside ; they had selected lone who hid aliftajy , dgoe i ?« at service to working' men . He : need 8 ea « ely /*» j 1 i < ry had selected T . S . Dunconfte , M . P . —itwn » ndjKi 5 Peering ) . Here was his angwer . ^ -- % V '" -- :
" I am ewnpdted toJ >» from ttnra on the occasion , or BboBW . bXW MtUBUeh plesspw In beio ; present Toja altoe to petttJone to , PaHiament If you get np pfitftioiw , aad- < fclal ^ % 4 o ^ BtTBBt them to my hands , I ahall feel great pleasure in Bringing the case before the House , sndteing tfee advocate of oppressed industry ou the occaaon . " ( Great cheering ) . As Englishmen they were desirous of fair play . He was therefore directed and did address a letter most respectfully requesting the attendance of Messrs . Moses and Son .: To that letter no answer had been received . Messrs . Moses
and Son having advertised tbeir prices , their morality ^ and arerred that the jp * y * s good wag es as ihe -respectable JBastew at' Hie Wejrf End ; ' and a " irriter in the public JournalB unc * er the anonymous sigTiatnre of an * English Jew' having confirmed their statement , ws considered H a chal-eDgft ; wo have accepted tbe cballeuee , and we venture to make our appeal to the public—( loud cheers ) . We were fully prepared with authentic statements to rebut tbe false and delusive statements put forth by Moses and Son—having individual ? present who have been in their employ to back them . He wonld now proceed to give those statements : —
I was in the employ of Moses and Son ; ihe wages I received for making a coat , which takes three days and three hours to make , was 12-=. ; tbe price frfven by reepeetab ' e ma&ter 3 is 19 s . Thomaa Blair . " " Win . BJoy states—I was in tbe rmploy of MoFes and Son ; for making a superfine Chesterfield wrapper , bound roand tbe eders . trimmed with velvet , and all the extras , three davs was all 'he time allowed . " " - Wm . Bloy . " " 1 was in tbe employ of Moses and Son , of the Minorif-s . The price I Teceived for making a singlebreasted coat , silk lining , with three pockeiF , was eight sbfllinss , sixpence out of which I bad to pay for coab and candle . Time taken to make it three days hard work . For trousers , fashionably made , I received three skilliugs ; for waistcoats , fashionably made , I received half a-crown ; for alterations that took me twelve bonrs I received the enormous
sum of tenpence . " James Gow . " Deponent , further saith , that he was compelled to leave their employ by debility brought on by incessant labour . " I have been in tbe employ of Moses and Son ; six sbfllirgs was the price payed to me for making coats , out of which sixpence was deducted for thread , ice for jobbing . I was paid fourpence per hour ; the docking system was much in vogue there : and I havs had to wait four hours for : werk and then go away Without it- '' " Richard Pease . " " I have been in Ibe employ of Moses and Sod , four years . For making shooting coats I was paid three shilling * and threepence ; had to find trimmings out of that . The time allowed by respectable houses
for making was thirty hours . Pilot great coats , Taglioni black vest , I was paid jnst at the same rate ; for a ChcfclCIfield , two Ehillinesand ninepence ; and sometimes three shillings , * have made trou > er 3 for them at one shilling and ninepence per pair ; and mole = kin coats for two shillings each . The time taken to make the latter was eighteen hot > r 3 . Was compelled to give it up could not get a substance at it . If you went to work at fi > e o ' clock in the morning , you would find a crowd anxiously waiting . " "John Hol 2 and . " Mr Parker continued—they had had considerable : . fnYuliy in obtaining those statements . He had fonnd the men at thrir homes in Whitehapel and its vicinity , in a miserable BBd wretched plight ,
destitute © f food , raiment , and fnrniture—( hear ) . He trusted tbi 3 was tbe first of a series of meetings tbat would enable them to pro ' ect their fellow men from mch misery and degradation —( loud cheer ? " ) . A host was ready to vouch for the er-rrpctness of the statements be had made . Now if Me * .-rs . Moses ard Son , tbe ** English Jew , " or any one on their behalf , wap pr .-fent to confute those statements , they should have a full and a fair hearins—( applansp ; but no cue resprcided to this appeal ) . Then he would E ? k tbi ? jrerripg . do these tk . ngs aff-ct the moral dignity of Mr . Moses ' ftstabli'hmentl- ( loud laughter * . There are thousands like Moses and Sons , Christians a = wpII as Jews , living like vampires npon the sweat and blood of industrious men and women—Crtfar , hear)—but if meetings like this say it is wronj :, then would they be justified in holding them np to pnblic indignation and scorn—( loud cb ^ r- - ) . Bnt
while they liad to show up things of this kind , it was but light they should also exhibit the virrnoup actions r . f otber 3 . Mr . Morrison , of St . Paul's Cbnrcb Yard , had raised the wages of his workmen during the last Fummer—( loud cheers ) . Messrs . Moses talked of tbe price of the np- ? tairs rooms , but did not say a word of the down-stairs roomsnothing about tbe tenpenee a-pair paid for trowsers . His books of payment are open for inspection ; but did tbelnEpector-GeT ! era ] , ? he"Engfish Jew , " inspect the books of those who took the work out ! Did the English Jew ask the wive * and children of those who were not able to appear in the streets thernselve ? from lark of apparel—to call and "inspect " their book ? ?—{ hear , hear } . The English Jpw said tbat clothes gave the entree to society . This was very true . He said that establishments like Moses ' furnished a means of subsistence to workin ?
menthat they would oiberwise have been without . This he ( Mr , P . ) unhesitatingly declared to be a libel on tfce English working man—( loud cheers ) . The working men were satisfied to pay a good price for their clothes , so long a 3 they obtaised a fair remunerative price for the labour—Coud cheers ) . Now this cheap Blop-seUing was a species of robbery from beginning to end . The clothes so sold was not made from legitimate cloih , but from shoddy or devil ' s dn « t—that was , a species of old rags collected from all parts of the world , and then torn to pieces by a machine called the devil , Mr . Parker here exhibited a pair of trousers , the material of which was mannfactured at
Hnddexifitld ; the trousers were made in America , and had never been worn ; they were literally in great ioles , dropping io pieces , and quite transparent . These w « re shoddy or devil ' s dnst trou-wr . *; their exhibition caused much merriment in ihr we-1-ing . }> 1 t . Parker continued : They were told Jonathan would not pay his debts . Could they be surprised at it , when he was snpplied wiih rascally stuff nfce that ! He suggested that a national delegate meeting sfcculd be holden at Birmingham , or some other central place . Meetings hao been b"ld at Burslem and oiher places . Great measures n quired great means . Then letit be done unitedly ; Jet it be done nationallyr- ( lou 4 cheera ) .
Remember"He -who allows oppression shares the crime . " Then up and be doiBg ! Get your petitions ready 1 T . S . Dnneombe , 1 V 1 . P . —( loud cheers)—saya lain vour man ; 1 will work night and day for ynu . The Miners had set them a glorious example—Oond , long , and protracted cheering . ) ' Mr . Paseott then moved the fiiat resolution , as follows : — " That whereas numerous advertisements have at different times appeared in the Times , Morning A&vzrilser , and other newspapers , Offering new garments , represented as good , &o . at one-third ies .-than the regular trade price , snea advertisements having the names of Moses and Son , of IH in the Minories , and of 185 , Aldgate , City , affixed to them ,
tbe tendency of which is to bring into discredit , and inflict serious injury on , the legitimate pornon of the trade : and whereas , one of the aforesaid adveriiseznenis , together with one headed ' Tailor *' Wages , ' did appear in the said newspapers on the 8 th instant , with the aforesaid names affixed to them , containing statements , one of which is , that wages were paid to journeymen tailors at 154 in the Minories equal to houses of tbe first respectability in the trade , it has been found , on examination , that the highest wages paid to journeymen tailors at 154 in the Minories do not exceed the loweBt paid by respectable master tailors ; and that other wages beside those named in the said advertisement ,
altogether insufficient for the neeessarj purposes of existence , are paid at the aforesaid establishment , which the advertiser carefully concealed from the public eye : and as the publication of the two advertisements in the same papers , and on the same day , is calculated to leave an impression on the public mind that the wages advertised were paid for the garments bo advertised , and tbat the remuneration for labour was always in proportion to i S& work required in the several garments , aiK " as such is not the case , ^ ut a palpable misrepresentation , it is resolved—That in thO opinion of this meeting , the system oi trading established by Messrs- Moses and Son , of 154 , Misoiies , aad others , is one of pnblic deception , in Justice , aid impoTerishnient , and a species of com-
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peimon most unprincipled ; that it substitutes spurious articles for genuine ; subverts fair and honourable trading } denies to industry ita due re * ward ; ' and is calculated front-its nature ^ to' destroy the best interest of society : and as most of ( ho evils which depress the tailoring trade , and the misery endured Dy many or us memuerB , owe tnetr origin to unprincipled competition alone , this meeting resolvt s to employ every legitimate method , not only for its counteraction , but to elevate the trade from its present degraded position , with a due regard to the interest of all connected with it , and which can be most effectually accomplished by a union of the entire trade both in town and country . " Mr . Parrott then proceeded , it was not for him to Stir up
their passions , bat to appeal to their reason . The details that evening had laid bare before them a system sickening to humanity . He stood there the advocate of threo parties , —the consumer , the employer , and the employed . The consumer ought to be aupplied with » good article ; the employer hould have a return for his capital ; and the labourer be fairly remunerated for his labour . When tbe working man 1 b deprived of a fair remuncratioa , precisely to that amount do you injure trade . Make the working man comfortable—let him have his fair share as a consumer as well as producer , and the whole are benefkted—( cheers ) . No man had a right to carry on a system of business thai was injurious to the community —( hear)—and the Legislature should protect them from sHch . He was not one of those who would advise tailors to look for
extraneous aid ; no , let the tailors do tbeir part , and the public theirs . It is the duty of any and every trade to uuite for its own protection . Of Mr . Moses , personally , he knew nothing ; but of his system a great deal . Ha had visited the apartments of those in his employ . Wretchedness starvation , and misery was depicted in their countenances . Men were without clothes or Bhoes , without a bed to lay on , but hnddled together upon a bundle of rags . Mr . Moses , by his advertisement , had thrust himself forward ; and hence he noticed him . "Without fear of contradiction , he could state that men in Moses ' s establishment are in actual starvation . A union of town and country would doubly f ff-ct their object . He moved the first resolution—( loud cheer ?) . Mr . Nefsom seconded the resolution .
Mr . F . GoooFEtLow— He had come forward to say that he would willingly lend a hand to put an rnd to this infernal system . He had applied to Mr . Sloses three time ? , with t ! ie bill staring him in the face , and was told they were n :-t in want of hands ; yet , if they applied to the Union Workhouse , tht-y would be to : d to go to Mr . Mot-es—( loud cheers ) . He applied to Mr . Hyams , another city slop-seller , they showed him a Chesterfield ; he asked the price for making ; they told him 4 s . 6 d ., and they wanted a five pound security—( loud crieB of "Shame , lrom
shame" ) - What bccomeB of the hues exacted tbe poor slave *! There is a box in the shop for charity . This Shylock ( ijreat applause reiterated ) , this Shylock wrings fines from the misery aad destitution of bis poor slaves , and sendB it rouud to Prowstant Associations . Thfere was benevolence for them ! He implored them to rally rouud tho romm ' . tea . He found a good feeling prevailed . Mr . G . retired amidst enthnsiastio cheering ) . The resolution was put and carried unanimously . Mr . Eami-s cume forward to moYt ) the second resolution .
" That , as m the opinion of this meeting no Union can be effective , unless carried out upon a universal principle , it therefore recommends that a national delegate meeting be called , for the purpose of agTeeing to a general plan of organization ; sach plan to be immediately carried out , after having been agreed upon at such meeting the time aad place for holding it , and tbe necessary arrangements for the same to be hereafter determined . Thai the power for calling such meeting be vested in tho Central Committee of the Metropolitan Tailors' Trade Protection Society , who shall have liberty to add to their number trom all other Metropolitan Societies at present in existence . This meeting also recommends ihat petitions to the House of Commonspraying for a committee of inquiry into the several grievances which affect the trade , be got up in all parts ol ihe couDtry forthwith , and that Fiioh petitions be forwarded to T . S . Duncombe , Etq ., for presentation . "
Mr . Eamfs trusted a" general union would be formed which would tflvct their redemption . A partial union would be useless ; for instance , if London was in nniOD , goods would be obtained from Manchester and other large towns in the Provinces —( bear . h * ar ) . He hoped they would fate up their cards as they passed . tho Secretary—( cheers- ) . Mr . LiEE seconded the resolution , supporting in a forcible manner the observation of the previous speakers , Tbe resolution was then carried by acclamation . Mr . Bbyeb then stepped forward and said , while sitting there a resolution had been suggested and aft » r pas « iiig much warm eulogy on tbo press , he read and mond the i ' oUowin r : —
" That the thanks of this meeting be given to the press for its benevolent efforts on buhalf of the poor ; and while it highly appreciates the important services lenoeied lo the cause of humanity generally , it in a most c-pecial manner tenders thanks to that portion who have espoused the cause of ihe suffering tailoT-. and in expressing a hope tbat thtir benevolent efforts will be continued uutii labour shall rcccivf it ? d <> e reward ; it would also hope that the entire prtss will Itnd its powerful aid for the purpi . ^ e of el evating the t rade lrom itP present depression and the destruction of those influences which hava produced such incalculable misery . " Mr . Dodgin seconded the resolution , which was carried amidst applause .
Mr . Pakkicb , in moving a vote of thauks to the chair , said it was their duty to extend the sale of those papets that advocated their cause , among which the Northern Star and Weekly Dispatch stood pre-eminent— ( sreat cheering ) . Mr . PAitBoTT seconded the vote of thanks , which was carried , and responded to , and the meeting quietly broke up .
SWEATING MACHINES 5 Wo request the attention of our readers to the following exposure of the horrible oppression to whieh the few ruffians , and City sbopocrats subjeot their wretched workmen , the journeymen tailors of the metropolis . Surely society is near its dissolution in this accursed country , when " free-trading " miscreants cau by such divihsh means at * the following , grind fortunes out of their unhappy slaves , doomed to worse than Carolina stripes , or Egyptian bands ! Guildhall . —Sir Peter Laurie , after ; disposing of some charges , inquired 1 if a journeyman tailor named Richard Morgan , who had written a long letter to him on the grievances of his trade , was In the room . Morgan presented himself .
Tho letter complained of the low prices paid by the elothing of the Jewish faith ; but there was another evil equally peruicious , into which nearly all the city tailors had fallea , and which the writer thought the Alderman might , by exposure , assist in destroying—this waB the employment of chamber masters , or , as tbe trade termed them , " S ^ caters , " from their habit of working by night as well as by day , - and on Saints days and Sundays , as well aa other days . A master who could once keep twenty journeymen going , now usually employed but four . Each of these took ont as much as five or
six men could do , and usually worked for two masters , at the same time . To get through this mass of work , the man set np a sweating machine . He hired two experienced hands willing to work at reduced wages ( perhaps from loss of character ) . To these he added a couple of improvere ( who work at half price for the sake of improvement ) , two or three sempstresses , and his wife and children . These are huddled together in one dirty room , where they eat , drink , and sleep together . This forms a sweating machine , to which the master tailor sends a gentleman's coat at night to be manufactured by ni » e o ' clock the next
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morning , instead of giving it to a journeyman to completed solely by himself , which would requi te ' t ^ iWldaya ^ TeGrJc . Gentlemen would sicken with di " gust if tney coilld see and smell tbe dens of filth i which a great part of their clothing is now mad e wj > . . Tho owaatur usually made heavy charges for silting rooai , coals , candle 8 , and meals ; and those journeymen's journeymen , after a most laborious week's work , seldom carriea away more than a few shillings . Wuoh work which masters and foremen could give out In tho morning , was neglected till the evening , because thoy knew it could bo completed by night-work at a sweating-machine , without any additional charge . If the masters would only determine to give out no more work to any journeyman than he could perform personally , there would be work enough for all at teasun&Wle wages , and the sweating-maohines would fail to pieces .
Sir Pete * Lavrie asked if Morgan could furnish a list of the master tailors who were in the habit of sending tbeir customers' orders to these sweating-machines , and also a list ; of the sweating-machines ? Morgan said he cou'd . » Sir Peter Laurie said he would not hear any names mentioned then . He would hear his statement on Friday next , and Morgan should previously give every master notice whom he meant to name , * bai he might be present to anewer for himself . He asked what wages a man earned who worked for a sweater , and how long he worked !
Morgan 8 aid a sweater s min seldom earned above ] 5 i . per week . They were frefuently idle on working days , though they often Worked all night and on Sundays . At the west end of the town a journeyman had 3 Sa . a-week . Sir Peter asked if there were sweating machines at the west end of the town , as well as in and close round the iCity . Morgan said there were very few . Sir Peter Laurie observed it was probable that the masters had no idea of the cruelty of the sweaters . :
Morgan thought they bad , because they required so much work for so little money . The price of coat-making ranged from 4 s . to 12 a . and 15 s . The city tailors now expected a coat to be as well made for 63 . as a West-end tailor would give 15 s . for . Tho men grasped at a bad job of this tort till they could get a better . If masters would properly divide the work directly amongBt . the men , there would bo no distress . Wages , on the whole , would be belter . They manage theso thiugs outer in Paris . The journeyman tai . ' or was far better off there . Sir Peter asked ii he was working for a sweater ? Morgan said he was uot . Sir Peter remarked that tho letter contained sweeping accusations , and he roust ba prepared to Bhowhe was dealing with undeniable facts , and not vague assertions when he came on Friday . Morgan said he would prove what he stated , and retired— ' Times , Wednesday .
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DUBLIN . —Irish Universal Suffrage Associ ation . —Tne Association held its weekly meeting on Sundav last , Mr . Brierly in the chair . The minutes and objects were read by tho Secretary , and some new members proposed and admitted ; among the rest Mr . Sharkty , of N ' .-. w Church , B&llaghederin , County Mayo , from whom a most excellent letter ( which we regret space does no * , pornm us to give ) was read ; as also one from Mr . Lowery , of Errett , County Mayo , and W . Watson , of Leith , all of which were Ordered for insertion oa the minutes . Mr . O'Higgins addressed the assembly in an able manner , aad dwelt on his favourite topic of Whig treanhfcry in bia usual felicitous manner . Mr . O'liiaaius concluded by giving notice that ; he would
on nexi Sunday , submit a motion to the effect , that the Irish Universal Suffrage Association imperatively called on all over whom it possessed ii . fluence to preserve the peace inviolate in every part of Ireland , according lo the repeated entreaties and commands lately itbued by Mr . O'Connoll , in order that that gentleman might be enabled to keep his solemn promise to ubtain the Repeat before the 23 rd of April next , or be ready ( 0 surrender his head on ihe block . The meeting was subsequently addressed most eloquently and impressively by Mr . Patriok Moran , and as tho town is to be placarded and an advertisement inserted in the newspapers , it is expected tbat there will be a very thronged and animated gathering on Sunday next , of which a full report ' shall appear in the Star .
OlDHAItt . —On Sunday last , Me . A . F . Taylor lectured in the Chartist Room , Graves-street ; ho was listened to very attentively , and gave general satisfaction . i WoivKiKG Man ' s Hall—On Tuesday last , the ' 28 tb ult , iho adjonrnod meeting of the shareholders , of the Working Man ' s Hall , took placa in the Ciiar- i list Room , Greave ' s street , when it was unani-j mously agreed to take thu site of land , to erect the , abov < j building upon , situate on the south bide of
Horsedge-street , about forty yards from Yorkshirestreet , on the north-west side , containing in admeasurement one thousand one hundred and twentyfear yards . The site is on a rising eminence , and commands a Very imposing view on the cast side of the town . The meeting was th' n adjourned until called together again by the Doctors . —N . B . The Directors meet on Wednesday eveuiii ^ s , to receive estimates and plans ; and on Thursday evtnings , to receive shares , and to transact tho general business of the Association .
ATJYIONBtJRY . —At the usual weekly meeting on Monday evening last , the resolution that was adopted at Oidbam was carried unanimously : " That thiB meeting recommend to the Executive that the whole of the leetaiers expenses be paid from one general fund . " Iho No > ikern Star , end the Management of Small Farms by F . O'Connor , Esq ., and other Chartist publications will be read every Monday evening . TODMORDEN . —Mr . Samuel Kidd lectured here on last Thursday but one , and gave great satisfaction . At a meeting of the Cnartiscs of Todmorden , Nov . 20 th , it was unanimously agrend to enroll ourselves under the new Plan ofOrgaoizitton , and accordingly a counc'l of seven persons was nominated for the approval of the Executive , Since then the names of those seven have been duly forwarded and agreed to by themj and fitly cards have been sent for as a beginning .
STOCKPORT . —On Sunday afternoon last , the youths held their usual discussion : subjeot—The necessity of tho young men of England abstaining from all intoxicating drinks . The discussion was kept up with animation till half-past four . At the close of the debate , Mr . ML'Gcath , president of the Executive , delivered a shovt address . Fifty cards of . membership were taken . Cambekwell . —At a meeting held at the Cock Tavern , on Tuesday evening , the ; 28 th ult ., the following resolution was ' . moved by Mr . Marshall , seconded by Mr . Dixon , and carried unanimously : " That we highly approve of the acts of the Executive , and also of the District Council , and we hereby resolve to give them our hearty and zjalous support , so long as they continue tbeir present praiseworthy course , "
Mr . O'Connor ax GREENWlfcH . ' —On Wednesday evening last , after an absence of several years , Mr . O'Connor , upoh invitation , revisited this place , to deliver a public address . On alighting from the carriage , he was welcomed by a tremendous burst of applause , which was again and again reiterated , until he bad pressed his way through the dense throng , and landed on the platform of the Assembly Room of the George and Dragon Tavern . Mr . C . Firttt was called to the chair , and introduced Mr . O'Connor , who in a speech of real eloquence and fervid feeling rivetted the attention of bis audience for some two hours ; when he then essayed the work of Enrolment , and added a goodly number to the National Muster Roll . After a vote of thankd had bi - > n passed to the learned gentleman and to the chairman , the meeting separated highly delighted with the evening ' s proceedings .
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MANCHESTER .- ^ Cabpentbrs' Hall . —The discussion , on Sunday afternoon last , was well attended , and the greatest harmony characterised the proceedings . In the ] evening we were favoured "by a visit from Mr . Samuel Kidd , of Glasgow , who delivered an instructive and powerful lecture to a densely crowded audience . Who signifiVd their approbation by reiterated plaudits . The lecture occupied nearly two hours in the delivery aad at the close a goodly number joined the ranks of democracy . The Sunday S shool , in connexion with the
National Charter Association of this to . vn , continues to prosper beyond our most sanguine expectations . We have now nearly 500 scholars on the books ; and the expositions which ibey are able to give of the principles contained in the People ' s Charter , as well as the rapid improvemencs they make in general knowledge , is highly gratifying , and amply repays the care taken by the superintendent , directors , and teachers . We would impress upon cur Ctmnist brethren generally tho necessity of instructing the rising generation intnose principles which can alone regenerate society . .
XiOCHOALE . —Two lectures have been delivered in the Charter Association Roota , by William Dixon . The audience , on both occasions , was large and respectable . Several new members were enrolled . HYItTON . —Mr . Dickinson delivered a lecture in the Chartist Association Roam , last Sunday afternoon , to a crowded audience . Mr . Monarch , of Suuderiand , lectured in the evening to a very good company . j ' . ABERDEEN .- * We go on bravely here with the new Organisation . The distribution of cards of membership by Mr . O'ponnor has been followed up by the enrolment of the names , age , and residence of the parties . These ! have been divided into districts and classed iuto tens , each having a leader who oolleots the weekly penn-. es . From the clasBleaders it is purposed to elect the Coramittee of Management . Thus we are bo far in advance ; and
we doubt not hut the scheme will meet with general support among the people , if their monies be laid out in Euch a manner as will force their claims on the serious attention of ] the Legislature . We would fain hope that all wranglings will cease ; and that men professing to have sound judgment , will not any more be at throat cutting with each Other . Tho 9 e who are imbued with a spirit for continuing such a base game , while they profess to have the cause of tbe people at heart , are at best , but masked hypocrite ? . We think the Ctiartists of . England and Scotland ought to do something towards raising a national fund by voluntary subscription . This ought to be entered into immediately , and have it completed by the new year . We cannot bdieve that any man will say that ; such a subscription is not necessary ; accordingly we hope to see thai this humble suggestion will be responded to in every quarter . —Correspondent . j
Hetwood— Commadore Mead ( who has made this village his temporary place of residence ) has instructed the Chartistsiby the delivery of a number of lectures on TneoJogy , { Politics , and Temperance . On Svndat last , Mr . Mead delivered two sermons in the Chartist Room , Hartley-street . SHHFFJELD . —Fi # j Tree Lane . —On Sunday evening , Mr . West delivered his third lecture on " Ireland and her wrongs" to a highly tespectable , numerous , and attentive auditory , Mt . Briggs in the chair ; the snlject of Mr . jWesffl lecture beirrg , " th 9 true nature , cause , and origin of agrarian outrages . ' Many Irishmen attended to hoar how it would be explained before an English ; audience . Mr . West traced them to their proper source , the unnatural competition
tbat exists for occupation of the Land ; he vindicated tbe Irish character against the calumnies that are constantly being heaped upon ; it by the English hireling press , and proved that jwherever incendiarism , toe houghing of cattle , robbing of lire arms—crimes that constitute tbe atock of the calendar at an Irish county nssiza—existed , they were to be traced to the unbearable tyranny of the middleman or the horrible effects of the clearing system . Mr . West next explained how thesa crimes were concocted and perpetrated in many instances by tbe middleman and his agents , for the purpose of producing an impression of danger on the mind of the absentee proprietor j ; tbus preventing him from
visiting his estate , and judging for himself of the moral character and physical condition of his tenants , and their labourers . Mr . Wft » t dwelt at great length on tbe evils of the Subletting Act , and the present law if tenure ia Ireland , and concluded an instructive and interesting lecture amid the approbation of the meeting . —On Monday evening , a public discussion took place in the above room , on the question , " Whether fa a republican or monaiehial form of government most ctarfucive to the welfare ofia nation ? " Mr . Goodlad in tho chair . Mr . Hall opened the debate , contending for * democratic republic Mr . West replied , and was followed by Mr . Evenson and Mr . Brigga ; and the dis - cussion was adjourned to Sunday afternoon .
MR . CLARK ' S TOUR . —I left London on Monday week , per rail vray , for Bristol . Previous to the train starting , a man came round , as is usually the case , with the daiiy and weekly papyri Sjme waate-i the Times , others the Chrontefe , the JSctiritt , dtc .: all seemed to be taken up with some party scribbler . Seeing that politics was to be the order of the day , I was resolved upon havln ? my " say" as Swell as the rest I therefore waited until the newsman had gone some distance from th « carriage in which I wob seated , when I called out to him , at the top of my voiee , to bring me the Fo't ' ieni Star . This caused my respectable fellowtravoiiera to open widely their eyes , ears , and mouths : those who sat next me mayed away , and all laoked ' * the moat unutterable things . " In the course of
conversation , one person , who appeared to fca a gentleman farmer , stated that his principal objection agaiDst tbe Chartists , and F . O'Connor \\ n particular , was , tbat if their land views were carried out , masters could not get labourers at any price I r 9 r K roen bad land of their own they would attend to bt , and let the farmers or masters get theirs done as bost they could . No , no ; he bad Been too much of that ;; for in his own neighbourhood a gentleman had ado {> t " jd the small-farm plan , and now the men actually say " they'll be d— d if th « y will work for anybody untU jthey have done their own ; and then they must be well paid . " Thin little fact gave tne much pleasure ; it more than ever convinced me that our cruel oppressors know tho possession uf the land would make us independent ;
and that they dread more than anytaing else . I attended a meeting at Bristol in the evening . The chair was moat ably filled by Mr . Newman , one of the few honest shopkeepers who have had the manliness to brave the persecution and contumely const quent upon an honourable ' adherence to the demand for tbe Charter . Afc the close of my lecture , which occupied about an hour and a half in delivery , a few members were added , most of the meeting baing already enrolltd . —Oa Tuusijay I proceeded to Bath . The conduct of certain gentlrmen in going over to another party has bad the tffisi ( whether intended or not ) of disgusting and disheartening the people ; it has all but annihilated every vestage of public confidence : tha result of which is to be seen in the
criminal apathy so painfully apparent to all who take an interest in forwarding tbe ciuse of liberty . I lectured to an audience as large as the . room would conf-oin . At the close thirty-three cards ; were disposed of . Mr . Twite , a veteran , who occupied the chair , was amongst the first to enter the new Association , All present expressed a desire to see thd movement prosper . —On Wednesday I went to Tro ^ bridge , a town in Wiltshire , containing a population of twelve or thirteen thousand inhabitants , chifflyi engaged in the manufacturing of woollen cloth . Here also , aa at Bath , the same cause baa produced similar effects . A few years aco nearly every working niup in tho place w ? i a Oiartist ; Trowbridge was then the Todmorden of the West ; but since " respectability" Ms applied its goMen
arguments to the pliable understandings of our " Frauklins " t ?) the worst results have ensued . A meeting could not Too held antil Thursday evening , when I lectured in the Democratic Hall . Mr . Watte , a shop , beeper presided , and at the conclusion he set tha example of enrollicg . j I disposed of fottyfour eards , and the meeting then aeparatad . — I then retraoed my steps to Eiristol , where I lectured on Tuesday evening to a much more numerous meeting than on tha preceding Monday . My subject was , the benefits of machiaery . " On Monday I left Bristol for Cheltenham ; travelled through a beautiful country , a distance of forty miles . I found on my arrival , that through the misdirection of a ] letter from the Brisrol secretary to the Cheltenham friends , there could be no meeting until to-night I lamented this tne more , as
on my leaving Bristol in the morning , I saw placards out announcing that I would lecture the same evening in the Gannon-street Room ; this of oourse I could not do , as tho engagement bad been made with the Cheltenham friend's a week previous ; nor oould I then wait upon any of the Cannon-street council , as tbe coach was just leaving for Cheltenham and I was forced to mount ; nor did any ef the Cannon-street couneil attend my lecture on the Sunday evening previous : bad they done so , the disappointment weuld not have taken place , as I could then have stated positively what my engagements were . At Cheltenham the cause is in a much more healthy state than { any other place I have yet Visited . To-night and to-morrow night 1 lectnre here ; the following two utghtB I lecture at Stioud and Wotton-undei-Edge . j ! Thomas Clark . Cheltenham , Tuesday evening .
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Mr . O'CoN . fOB will be at Liverpool , on Monday next , the 4 th December ; on Tuesday , the 5 th . at Wigan ; on Wednesday , the 6 rh , at Hyde , at seven o ' clock in the evening ; and at Ashton , at nine tha same evening ; and on Thursday , at Maaeheater . London . —New Chartist Haxl . — A . public festival and bail wiil be holden , in celebration of the opening of the new Chartist Hall , Blackfriaw' Road , cf-raev of WebW-strftftt , on Monday evening , December 11 th , 1843 . Alderman J . Humphrey , Esq ., M . P ., will take the ohair . Feargus O'Connor , Esq , tho champion of democracy , will attend . Tickets , double , 2 * 6 d . ; single , Is . 6 d . To the ball , double f Is . 6 d . ; single , Is . Coggeshaix , Essex —Meetings for the transaction of Chartist business , enrolment of members , &c . are held every Monday evening , a £ Mr . John Aiger ' s Coffee Rooms , Gravel .
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The Chartists of Hammermitk and Kensington , and their vicinities , are respectfully requested to attem ! a mewting at tke Black Bull Inn , Hammersmith Road , on Tuesday evening next , Dee . 5 tii , at half-past seven o ' clock precisely . Bermonihey . —Meetings for lectures , discussions , & ., are held every Thursday evening , at ei ^ ht o ' clock , at the King of Prussia , Fair-street , Tooleystreet . Ma . Cooper will lecture on Sunday ( to-morrow ) evening , on the poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley , at the City of London Political and Scientific Institution . Bow and Stratford . —Mr . E . Stallwood will deliver a lecture on the prevailing distress , its cause , and the remedy , in Harvey's Temperance Booms , Bow , on Thursday evening next , at half-past seven . o ' clock precisely .
Mr . Mantz will deliver a lecture at the Political and Scientific Institution , Turn-again-lane , on Tuesday , November 28 th , at ei «; ht precisely . The G&jnebal Councillors residing in tlie Tower Hamlets are requested to meet at the White Horse , St . Mary-street , near Whitechapel Workhouse , on Sunday afternoon , at five o'clock . ¦ The United Boot and Shoemakers me&tint ; at the Cannon Coffte House , Old-street , St . Luke ' s , will on Sunday evening , December 1 st , discuss the
following question : — ' Would a Repeal of the Corn Laws , under existing circumstances , benefit the working elasses f" _ On Monda y Evening , December 2 ad , a puoTIo meeting will tak « place at Mr . Hopkinson ' s Coffee House , Little Saffron Hill , for the purpose of opening a Chartist locality . All who are friendly to this object are requested to attend and enrol themselves . Messrs . Clark aad McCarthy , of the United Boot and Shoemakers , have been invited , and have kindly promised to attend . Chair to be taken at ei ^ hfc o ' clock .
Martlkbone , Bricklayers' Arms , Homer-street , Crawford-street . —A public meeting will be held on Monday evening , December Srd , at half-pa ^ t seven , in favour of the People ' s Charter . M arylkbune . —Mr . Davoc will lecture on Sunday nesi-, December 3 rd , at the Mechanics' Institute , Circus-scrccc , at half-past seven o ' clock in tha evening . A Members' Meeting on Wednesday evening next , December 6 . h , on business of great importance . The Chartists of Lambeth are requested to assemble on business of great importance at the Now Hall , Blackfriara' -road , on Monday , Dec . 4 tb , at half-past fie von precisely . A discussion will take place in the Working j Vten ' 8 Hail , 29 £ , Mile End Road , on Sunday morning next , Due . 3 rd ; subject , " That protection for labour would be no benefit to the working classes under existing circumstances . "
Mr . J . Sherrahd will lecture in the evening at seven o ' clock . Subject , " Protection for labour . " MottraH—The raembers . of the Chartist Association are particularly requested to meet in their room on Sunday next , at two o'clock in the
afternoon . Buiir . —A Chartist Sunday School will be opened in the Garden-street Lecture Room , on Sunday Dc 3 rd , when Mr . Isaac Barrow , from Bolton , will preach two sermons , at half-past two in the afternoon , and at six in the evening . A collection will be made after each sermon in aid of the above school . Newcastle-Mr . R . G . Gammagowill lecture in the Chartist Hall , Goat Inn , Cloth Market , on Sunday evening , at seven o ' clock , Subject—'' The right of the people to the possession of the soil . " Bradford—On Sunday ( to-morrow ) Mr . Alderson will lecture in Marfningharu , at two o ' clock in the at ' teruooa . At the conclusion names will be enrolled—Mr . Aldersun will be prepared with cards for the purpose . The Chartists of the Central Locality , will mesi on Sunday uiuruinK at nine o'clock in the council
room . The Chartists of Little Horton will meet in the School Room , Park P > ace , on Sunday morning at nine o ' clock . The Chartists of Thompson ' s Houses will meet id their room on Sunday morning at ten o ' clock . The Chartists of Bowling Bacli Lane , will meet in tn < jir Ruom , on Sunday morning at ten o'otook . . Tiih Chartists of Georges-street will meet in their Room on auuday morning at ten o'clock . The Chartists of Daisy Hill are requested to meet on . Sunday morning at ten o ' clock , to take into consideration the best means of extending the Organization .
Leeds . —Mr . David Ross will deliver two lecturea in the iJaziar , Briggate , to-morrow ( Sunday ) afternoon , at half-past two , and in the evening at halfpast six .
Ziceds. Highway Robbeet.—On Thursday Last, A Young Mm Named Iaaao Newton, Was Committed To York Castle, For Trial At The Next Assizes *
ZiCEDS . Highway Robbeet . —On Thursday last , a young mm named iaaao Newton , was committed to York Castle , for trial at the next assizes *
r naving , wnn HuKnown , stolen trom the person of Mr . Isaac Slater , of Beeston , a purse and some silver . The prosecutor was seizsd by the throat , on coming out of the Free Market Hotel , Kirk ^ ate , Leeds , on Tuesday evening , and the robbery was effected before he was aware . He could not swear to the prisoner , but he was seized at the time by the osder , who hold him uutil his shirt gave way , and he got off , leaving his hat behind him . He was anorwards apprehended , and the ostler waa enablt d positively to iiientify him .
Weekly Half Holiday in Leeds . —At a meet * ing 01 Liie clerka auu warehouseman employed in the stuff , woollen , and other establishments ia Leeds , heid at Wharton's Hotel , on Wednesday evening , Mr . Joseph Gascoigne ia 'the chair , it was ivaolved , " That it ia the opinion of this meeting that a cessation of the hours of business in tha warehouses of Leeds , tor half a > day ia each week , would be very desirable , in otder that the numerous body of clerks and warehousemen employed therein may have an opportunity of devoting the leisure time afforded tnea to useful recreation and
beneficial pursuits . And this meeting is further oi opinion that whilst the granting of a weekly halfhojiday would greatly promote the comfort of tha clerks and warehousemen , it would at the same time , by the renovation of their energies , tend to increase the efficiency of their services for the interests of their employers . " " That for the attainment of this objects this meeting hereby most respectfully solicits the merchants of Leeds to close their places of business at one o ' clock every Saturday afternoon , commeacinK on tho first Saturday in the new year , or at an" earlier date , if practicable . "
Cgjimittal . —On Thursday last , a notorious prostitute , named Ann Richmond , was committed for trial at the next Sessions , by the sitting magistrates at the Leeds Court House , on a charge of having , on the Monday night previous , stolen a purse and £% 3 in gold from the person of John Gill , a pigjobber , who , whilst in a state of intoxication , got wandering into Swinegate , and was kindly invited by the prisoner to lay down for a while on her sofa . He had dropped asleep , but was awoke by her attempt to get possession of his money : he seized her , but she banded the purse to two of her companions , who made off with it , and though they were known and apprehended , he conld not identify them , and they were obliged to be discharged .
New Caunca . —On Thursday last , tbe foundation stoue of a new church , to be called St . Andrew ' s , was laid by William Beckett , Esq ., M . P ., on St . Peter ' s Hill , Leeds . The church is to be builfc by subscription , and is to contain seven hundred and fifty free sittings . The subscription originated in a desire to commemorate the virtues of the late Mrs , Sinclair , wife of the Rev . Wm Sinclair , incumbent of St , George ' 3 Church . The Leeds " Magician /'—During the past week Mr . George Sutton , a native of thiB town , and a professor of " magical illusion , " has been delighting numerous audiences at the Theatre by his feats of dexterity . Be&ides his slight of hand , he is a ventriloquist , of no mean order , and has given unbounded satisfaction by his performances .
The Leeds Meeting fob the Oabtxek Fvsd —Since the leading article in another column Of this paper waa written , the use of the Coort Houbo has been granted by the Ma ^ or , and the meeting will be held therein on Monday evening next , at stven- o ' clock . Letters of invitation have been Bent to the Eari of Harewood , Lord Mexborouiili , John Walter , Esquire , John Fielden , Esqaire , M . P ., Joseph Pollard , Esquire , Bradford , and other parties at a distance , several of whom , are expected to attend . Invitations . have ajBO ^ beea gvvea to the leading men of all parties in the town , great numbers of whom have Bonified their intention of beiug present . We regret that a prior engagement will prevent the Hon . Member for Leeds William Beckett , Esq ., from being present if be would gladly have beeu so . He haaaocepted the ^ officeTof General Treasurer . W . B . Ferrand , E » q ., M . P . * however , is sure to be here , as he is devoting his time and energies exclusively to this work .
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