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GREAT MKETIXG AT DEWSBURY . *——¦
On Monday last , a meeting of the inhabitants of Dewsbury wa * held in the Cloth Hall to lake intn consideration the propriety of petitioning Parliament for a total repeal , and to oppose by all lawful means the iHtrodQchim of the Poor Law Amendment Act into the Pewsbory Union . The meeting was rumonnced to take place it three o ' clock , at which time EH imniEni-e number of perrona , principally operative ^ had assembled . On Mr . O'Connor's ¦ rrivnl , th .. Cloth Hall waa crowded to oxcm , and many hundreds of persona were obliged to remain ontmde , who conld not be admitted ivithin the halls , Mr . O'Connor was received with a load and enthusiastic chew , whU'h was echoed for some time by those outride of the hall . Mr . Todd , a wine and spirit merchant , was called to the chair . He said hu ielt highly lioaoured by ( lie confidence a » d esteem they had shown towards him in callinp ; him to preside over the mcorinj ; , for ho lirid no doubt thnt originating * s it did with tha working clasps of Dewsbury ., it would be conducted with the strictest prqnriety , and would reflect upon them the highest credit . ( Hear , hear . ) He hoped the time was not far distant when tlie most timid would he ashauiH « $ f those cov ^ ardly feint ( cheers , ) which now prment them from advocating the right of every man . untainted by crime , to have a voice io the choosing of representatives to Parliament . ( Hear . ) He trusted that their conduct would cOiivej a severe reproof to others who , from less timid hut more . < 1 . ; -. l . ii motives , wished to deprive them of their inalienable rights . So far at my own sentiments arp concerned , 1 hesitate not to say that every year , you are deprived of this privilege , is to you a year of oppression . ( Loud cheers . ) The ( 3 minuiin then read the bill cailiiug the meeting , and Mr . Brtote was called upon to move the first resolution .
Mr . Biiouki stud , —Yon know my lionrt is witli you . ( Cheers . ) You know tbat I liave never shruuJ ; from lending my aid to the cause of freedom whenever I hnvi been aJile , and when I have been bo situated that 1 . could do nothing myself , 1-liRve pine and solicited the aid of my neighbours . I fir : ! very sorry that the shopkeepers have shniiit from this meeting , and tlsata anfficient number of them ctiM not be found to sign u requisition . It appears that these gentlemen liave become elevated by tlir ; privileges which were granted frwrn by the Reform Bill , and now they appear desirous of keeping tlinn In themselves and are unwilling that others should enji > y an equality of privileges with them , Surely sneh a spirit will not long exist in Dewsbury . Mr . B noosE then read hi s rejolutiou . — That this me etiii % views with feelings of serious alarm and indignation the apparent determination of the Poor Law Commissioners to introduce ( bv force of arms if npeessary ) the Pour Law Amendment Act into "this district , as it is generally repugnant and inimical to tlt « feelings of the people , unit calculated to produce misery , crime , anarchy , uHd confusion . Such , he s ; iid , was the result 0 / the law , and he felEeauvinoed that 110 other result would follow it . It was strange til him to see a large mass of the wealthy part of the community united together in lining away with the oriinnul law of Elizalteth . which gave to every man she right to live on the soil on which he was bom ; and , what was still more strange , this was nut i-iiriimed to one particular claas of politicians , but M'i . ^ , and Kaiiicals alt in witn
lories ,. join doing ; away me original lew . As it regardud tbe Introduction of tliis law into Dewsbury .. hu & . linuhl be sorry if any of the inhabitants resorteil to violence jitf tlujy did un a lale occasion at Bradford i by resorl . iuj ! t . i lids ( tliin they would uot be abli ! elfrclually to resist ifs introduction . The "ft higs scemud resolved to forre this law upon them ; if liiey did , thsy would produce sudi ft ]] amount of misery as was-unparnleHedm the annuls of British lustory ^ If this starvation measure be tirved npon tins country it will produce a Freat f [ e : il ofcrbne , our prisons Tfill be fined with delinquents , and much ware serious expenses will tie incurred by tlieir proseenrion than tbp Poor Law can save bj preventing relief beiup given to tht poor . TLfgr ^ at argument for the passing of this law in ihe House of Commons , was that if the old law was nlluvsed [ o remain in force , it woulil ultiniEuti'ly take -iway the tIiiiW landed "estatts ( if ttie wealthy . Tbe old law never took uiore Uiau eight millionp , and out of tliat amount 1 ' nur millions were annually spent 111 liii ^ nff -ttiri-t , Thiff "'as , indeed , a strange argnmL'nt . They liesrnjged a little pittance which was to l > e paid to tiie ^ ooT , aitd dttcT 3 oii > tfd \ f > -pfevMvitVi ^ ml < av \ nafl , iij aid i ( tliuy could . This shewed them the necessity ofbeing ready to meet this cnaGtmtnL . If tlie people of England had done their duty fj thmriselves before this bill wart intrydnceil into tke Housu of Commons , there would ha \ e licon no necessity fur any such meeting * sa these . He felt , however , the necessity of . ha"ving (" uivprsni SnaTaee , ^ then they Would have men in tho House of Corumoni- lo proteoi their in + erests . He thought that if an nlirogntinn of t ] J , s law could uot bts obtained , we should have to turn back again upon [ hi- properly left for tlwmirpoais aS the jmjoi—tiw ( . ' tiiiTp . hpiuceiCT . H would he rernenibererl that one-third of the church ] iri . )> erty originallj' belonged to the poor—01 ie third for the maintenance of the fabrics , and onM-third for the support of the parsons . We shui'ld be thrown Lack upon tliis , and if we and what lawfully bfllougeil to us we should have no necessity to meet as we were doing to-day .
Mr . lluftDF . 1 rose to second tho motion . He said many oi' t . hem were aware of tha inten' ^ t he li : id tctken in tlie subject under disensaon , for lie hjul ni > t only opposed the introduction of the ntw Poor Law into tins part of the country , but be had Hlvo opposedits intoductiou inUi oihcr parts of the fcin ^ - < lom . On former ocrnsior < s he had atatedhifl objections to this law , and yet thrywiire nothing abated ; but strengthen fid and ooufirmed by what he hsd heard and seen of the Whig Government . He now ullnded moiv ]> articularly to tlioproceedin £ a of Bradford , where Wood had beMi ( iliedj and for what pimifsi ?} Why , to carry a law int' > efftnt which was a dissrace li > a country . —( Hrar , hear . ) When he recollected the history nf this bill in the fitst instance , it waslit-ld out as a boon to the agriculturists . It wits lor the purpose of relieving them from rKstres * . Were tlicy aware tbat the poor bad expended npnzi them a num of money too groat under the law of Elizabeth ? He was not aware of any thing of Hie kind . How the agriculturists uitilri be gulled to think thai thi « bill would be for their advantage he could not onnct-ive . When he lootud to the nature ¦ of this bill , in die first instance , tie found thut the landlords who were- nrn residents hnd the power to von ? hy prosy , and Hins , by their prosy votes , could aond fuid overrule 0 meeting whenever he pleated . TUe sole object of the law , so far as they could see , was to mnkn poverty poorer —( hear , bear )
— -to starve tlie wretched —( hear)—and to send them tu prenialtini graves . —( Hear , bear . ) He thought Uiev might a ? well deal in pMn Isnguaae as not , for sucli was "the object of the nature and tke intention of the law . H « thought the lair was much worse administered now than formerly , and it could not be tixpected that men would travel eight or ten miles once a-week tn attend to parish business , which , [ in many cases , it would be uw . esssry for the guardians ¦ to do , otherwise they would he obliged to neglect the business for which they wars elected . We musl tvll the ( Jovemment nith " firmiiuss ttiat tbi ? law nhall be repealed , or we will repeal it in effect by every aoul of us refusing to pay a rate . —( Loud cheers . ) 1 will be the first to rpfnse it , and they niay tate iny goods and sell them ' / they mm . —( Hear , bear . ) He was Horry he was not better prepared to address them , but hoped they would sn « eed in their lifforts . and for that purpose most cordiftllv seconded the resolution . Mr . BnooK- of Huddersh ' eld , was then oaOed upon to move tbe second resolution . He eaid he wsc anxious to Jay u few words before his friend I . O'Connor , Esq . rose to address them , and whose giant-like mind would furni"ti them with an abundance of information on many moat important topics . nimi of them
lie came , a ^ y were aware , from the little town of Huddersfteld , which had been notorious through the land for its duccessfui opposition to the high and mighty dictation of the threw demagogues who sit in Somerset House . ( Cheers . ) [ Mr . Hull was here announced , who wan received with raptnrons applijuoi :. ] How long they should bis able effectually to resist their power it was not for him to tay ; but he should be iLe list individual to submit to their proud authority- ( Hear . ) They are goiug to tuto > another step with us at iluddersHeld , that ia , to divide us , and join , us to several neighbouring unions ; and when I saw the advertisement cilling thii ine . ^ ting , ] thought I wouhlcome and say r . tew words by wiiy of courtsliip . ( Hear . ) He didaottnow whether they , wonld bs weitded W > Dewsbury or Halifax . ( Hear and laughter . ) Mr . Brook then ' reid hisredolution , which van : — " That thia meeting consider that , notwithstanding nil the cruelties and evils which the adoption of this law will necessarily imforce , the expense ntpr « sent incurred in the mniutunance . of the unemployed unorwili not lie in any degree leyseneri , to compensnte for the departure trom undent atalule indivianailie
xae . — -A * an , was sorry that tbe're whs any occa > Hon for sorh meetings an these , or that anj person should have cause to comu forward , and either more or less support such a resolution as that ha had jnat read , ny whal strange infatuation the framers of this abominnble luw were influenced , he was equally at nluss to ti'll : but how any person could discover any thing good in the law was to him nuepeakahly strange . It ijj aa IiL = friend had often expressed it , the devil's own act . That such itas its character few arguments would be nece * aary to prove , for the marl : of the beast is Btampen on eiery Jvagc , and the language of demon ! is incurporati'd ill every sentence . ( He » r , hear , hear . ] IJiave iTliscrved that it is strange that many people of liberal politics should support this law . I can only thus acGoiu . t for it ; thej mint hiive road il through tho medium of this devil ' s spectacles , which perverts the true order of tilings and leads those whi wear them to think good in evil and evil good . Ht had frequently bean astonished when he hadhearc the various speeches that were made in Parlian ± L' 3 i in supi . iurt uf this measure ; but his surprise was ex ceedsit beyond every thing , when he heard of Buine :
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d-darhig , that it wa ? wrfl rcceiwd by the people . He might hb well have saidm Hie House of Commons taut the pi-ople of Yorkshire were livine withoni f . iod " : ( Cheers . ) In mlvising the people ofl ) f ! W < bury as 10 what would bi- the beat coursa Id pursue , he saidit would be much butter if they could do without appointing Guardians at all ; but this was not to be depended upon , since nne individual had the puwer to nominate , all the Guardians and sow them iu . We haiB i ikdgKd onr&el'ies to support Qb Guaidions whatever they maybe subjected to in penaltiei mid tines , and they are as determined tn . "iond by us and preserve our rights . After many exhortations to unanimity and exertion , the speaker coneluded hy reminding them of the old proverb , that God help those who help themselves .
Mr . SloHRiTr Mjtthewsseconded tlie resolution . Mr . O'Cosnou was then called upon , who said , Mr . Chairman , as a barrister 1 shall first rend my brief and then comment upon It- ( Hear , hear . ) That tliip meeting ereatly deprecates the employment of the Metropolitan Police to nasist in enforcing the Commissioners' commands , which they cannot but view as having been in some measnre the cause of ( be rficeut ontragB at Bradtord , and wliilathey feel Hie most poignant sorrow imd regret for the suffrring jnfiicted on the victims of tins cruel law , they condemn in the strongf-1 ' tenos Ihe employment of the soldiery to coersce and punish them . You could cot , sir , have placed amore appropr iate resolution in my hands ; any resolution condemnatory of the Metropolitan Police fora-is -most consolatory , for the first law upon the statute hook on which I was called to record a vote was the Irisli Coercion Bill , a measure which was based upon the evidence of the Irish polico-force , and as the foimdation of a reform this is the superstructure that is built upon it . { Hear , hear . ) I am delighted tn see von all congregated tagether to ni g hi , and far am I from joining in the lamentation that tho shopkeepers hivve not joined with you 10 attending this raefitvug , for however desirable Tt would be to obtain th ' pir co-operation at all timi's , it will teach you t *> rely more upon yirar own resources . ( Hear , and cheers . ) So long is you depended tipon thp paltry and in sir ! ions snp [! ort of others , so long have you lioen deceived . ( Heny . hear . ) Hutnow that you'ijivb arisen asit i ^ "t'rc from your graves , und are reaolved npon e ^ ercirdngyour own rights , I haw some hopes of your nlrimate triumph . ( Hear . ) When this bill w ; tsin tho House of Commons I supported the immnnjil folilx'tt . : u « l raided my voice against the monopoly of wealth , to advocate tlterighti oud inheritance of the poor and industrious . 1 vou'd againstevery claiise of this measure , and therfore I cannotjnstly or as
be cousid ^ red as a tram clung pohtician , having any selfish objecta tnpromutc . I cannot justly he charged with living u | iou llie wants of others , and coming into theconntrv for the purpose of agitation , having voted for the measure . No , 1 voted against it , und 1 am still determined to persevere aluvery risk and every Siiorilice in my opposition . ( Cheers . ) 1 oppose this measure , not because I lmt * i the law and ( . heiwnstitution uf England , hut because 1 love them . Itis bec-iuse this isa complete pullingdown of thu constitotion—a complete itifmction of all our institu l . iouB—a complete ttnsettleraein . ' the inly , nnd the rlcurcs :, andmost consohng inheritance of the poornmn ; andlcarenot liy whose mjebiuatiolis this law maybo i-nfiiKpi . the moment it it MiforeodlhccoEstilutinn of England willuot be worth the trifling salue of one day ' s purchase . But . let me ask , had yiai nny voice in the paising of thiw lawr Wati itenacted at yonrinstigation , imd with vour consent ? Did you * send representative ! to ' Parliament thus tn betray yon and rob yon of your inheritance ? No : slave like , you hsd not even a voice against it . I should not cai * whether yonr power was alllnnative . or negative , if you eien liad thp power of oppo dug bad lawd : biitsliial yunhave no pnweratfllL Thai power which , is your native . inlsacred right nas bets ) rndety lilcnoil from yon , and while you have been tamely i ^ iifiding toothers tu doforyou yonr work ; like base and cowardly thieves , they nave sbibhed yon in the darTs . . ind robbed you ofyour all . ( Hear , hear , hear . ) What is there in you ? Are you liiiuted wiib crime P Are you hjilf a * bad as the aristocracy , to suve whose purses this 1-j . w has been enacted r No : yonr morality and "eneral demi ? Hno « r are altogether nnttiiuirthErl , wfien contrasted with the vrry men mUo j > , issed this law . But we are not yet mfar sunk intoslavery , that the people of this country should 1 a , mt \ y siilsmili Uroa to be led biiiid-foWei ! , woilB ni [* ety-niife ont of every Imudred find this burden so heavily pressing npon them . ( Cheers . ) We were told indeed , that this measure would be perfectly satisfactory to all parties i Did you ever fenow a bargain to be good for both , sides ? In Ireland we sny that thia is iinpossiljlp . Thp aristocracy framed and passed this bill to save their own purses , and therefore , yon have no right to pay rates , {( . 'hears . ) I am glad fhnt the formnr speakers have entered into the real rause of all your sorrows . Ifyouhad had tlie noniiriKtiou of these men who made this law , I Uiivc little &ar v $ EAyivse ; . thai \ tw « Hlil lw-veriiave existed . Thosomen wholiavo written on tho British Constitution day , that every unwilling idler iu the land \ xa £ -j . right to be supported from the land . And whether shall we be governed by thuse niE-n whose eminence has entitled them to livo in tke pTJtUffal rospRct of pu ^ tcrity to the most distantajjes . orthirthrt'e petty Kings unuder ' Mr . Power , ihe trampiiiaPoor Law Commissioner . ioiid it lor ine
— :. annas . ) wea , uaa Been wmg Admit ) is trillion if they had confnied all their coercion to the land where' th ^ ir scenes of tyranny hate now beconie s' > familiar that , they ail ; little thought of . But n'e may thaiik the Whigs for passing his Bill , for had they not paased it wl- sljiiiild never have been sufficiently npon our guard . It has done this good fnryou ; it has told you of their tender mercies , and shown you liow much Ihey rtsjiect yonr liberties and lives , outlook tn the position m which the landlords and fsinncrSj and shopkefpera and others , hayn placed themseltea by lending iheir siinclion t * this unhallowed measure . Thev have said , iu elfect , we are unfit to W disposers {*{ our own . property—we know not how to administer our own lunds , we know not ho , w to provide lor our own poor , or ti > soothe tbe misfortunes of uurown friends , and we therefore place ourselves and our connexions under the care of Jiree heartless Poor Law Corjuujstfirmer ^ , iit whose dictation our property ihiJl he lavished , and our liberties and doj ncs lie enjoyments cucro ^ clud upon , just . is they think proper .- —( Hear , hear . ) You iisk to return to thi'J 3 rQ of Enaanefh . 1 would not . liave if . While all oilier sciences are going on tu perfection , surely tlie science of legislation ghoald not fcr ever stand BtiH , ( hear ); and while luxury is going on itpace , and 3 eprarity and dissipation are oolting for means on which to support themselves , let us also have an extensive improvement in the condition of the working classes of tho . people . ( Tremendous cheers . ) 1 am not satisfied with the 43 rd of Elizabeth ; it perhaps is preferable to the beastly , brutish , and tyrannn ;» l law which U now in existence . If they gave me mv choice I should certainly prefer it to the offier ; but having tried the strength ofthe people and seen tbat t . hpy are willing to present their naked breasts tn an armed soldiery , rather thai ) submit to the enactmimts of this law , shall we die for our country and oor homes , and yet tamely submit not only to lie robbed of every political privilege ) lJUt uvun of tha last and unwelcome resource to which the pour man can look as a . feeble seciirilv against starvation , and a cold shelter against the terrors of despair ?—( Lend and cuutinucd checrotr . l 1 like to look to tint moral force of t !)« i >
eople . It is like " stir about , " a good thing in its way ( Iflud laughter . ) but I like also to look lo the substance of wliioh thia liioral force is only a . feeble phadow . What is h'fe but liberty ? and what is liberty but the fullest enjoy men t ofbTe ? Tall- not about tlie shadow , if wears not to see the substance .. —tJint necessary physical force . We have read of men jmd nations whohave nuiobled ihcmselveM by their opposition to tyranuy ; and ifl it so , tJiatyou should bow your heads Ht faction , and walk like eulprits to the ba-vtile , or spend tho best and moat active part of yonr lives for one shilling per day to defend the rights aud liberties of others ? And have youjio feeling for your infante—to whom you gave Trirth—no affection for the partner ' s of your sorrows ? This , and this only , is flie question . We have beet 1 talking ofthi ~ to men until we have almost broken the drums of th ^ ir esrfl . But they have had a surfeit ofit at Bradford : they fonnd that the unwilnng anger of lW soltlier became palsied and tremulous , nnd tlint he asked himself , at the very moment that he was pulling the trigger of his carbine , or drawing the steel from his sKenth , am I thns to sacrifice imiocent men , who are fighting only for their families , and tlie endcarmenttf of then homes ? No : they would not lire upon the people until they vrere so assaulted as to be obliged tri do il in their owii defence . They didnotfirein drffnee of the low . but 10 defence of themselves . Bpt , after all , do they suppose that they will be able to carry this law into eHeot ? Do they think that all the exertions tit all the tfrililsry tnny can spate from Canada wiY make their attempts successful ? Do they imagine that the love and affection which we bear towards tlie three kings in Somerset House 19 sn great ihat it h the ! delermmiuoi
: will woigas one onnce against of the people hi oppose this law ?—( Cheers ) ; no they , indeed . Lord Stanley said ou one occasion thathe would oppose Ihe-repeal of the Irish Lui-in to the death . The Prince of Orange said that Le would die iu the last ditch in defence of liis conntry Yes : and I declare , in the race of high Heaven , ant thp hr . iv *! men who now stand before me , that I will resist tbis iRw totlie dunth .. ( Hew , near , andclieers . ) Mr . O'Connor thus proceeded to . iddress the meetins in an eloquent aud animated style-, touching on various important questions as he " pfuraeded in uis address , and bore atray in triumph tlie irreHstible ijiprobatiou , and unmingled applause of the multitude who w wet assembled within the hall . He spoke of the necessity of an extension oft . he suffrage an drefate d the idli' pleas of those who would connne it to thepr&sent limited constituency . He said that , had operatives the me ? tns of education , they would make pnstimes of thi- absurdities of those . who now pretend , to rale
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them : that , it was limnd , wbeuever the people wanted I'JiyfhmLr from ( iiKemmeat , there wju al * sy . i a difficult ' j iu the ttrraugeittmU : but that , when there werp taies to be raised there was no ingenuity required in levying them , Bud that , if necessary , she could soon ( ind a follow like , power with a long book in his pocket , and tolling the people the exstct number of the hairs on their heads , il ho , that they were to be ttixed . The Aristocracy pleaded that the people nv . ie yet lim ignorant to ( w pat in pwaeiefluu tri tin- franchisp , but that the real meaning of tMs objection was , that they had too much knowledge . This objection was o ' rgud because they knew that the people were in possession of that knowledge , which they dreaded more than they admired . That if knowledge was to be tased , we should have Mr . Spring Rice going ahout the country ^ ith a brain euage in his hand , measuring the different Crania of mankind ; and he was sure that when hecamt ? to guM £ e the brains of Melbourne and his Administration he would be obliged to write down no " taxes paidhere . " ( Laughter ) . He exhibited the seffistiiws and inconsistency of Lord Brougham in passing tbe Poor Law Amendment Act to deprive ( lie poor of tWir right , and employed his own argument against him , by asking if working-men were to lay up in lh ? ir youth a sufficiency for their maintenance when in age , why Lord Brougham had not adopted tliu same excellent plan , instead of "raiting nut of the public parse iive thousand it year , in tbe capacity of retiring Chancellor . He admonished the shopkeepers of tho impropriety of refusing to unite with the operatives in 0 b tjti 11 E ng their just rig hU , and prayed tllat the evil they were bringing upon them&'tvy £ by their folly , might not faD like a thunder-bolt upcu then- heads . He exhorted the operatives to onion and esortion , to activity and neal , enconragiiig them with the as- ? nrance that they would reap the reward of their exertion ! , when that puriod should arrive when Englishmen wonld indeed be freemen ; when England would deserve thi ? name of country , and her inhabitants the name of Englishmen ; and concluded by paying , that so long as ho had powef ; to speak : or to wield n pen , hisliand avid heart should be with the people , and devoted to their cause , and thnt he wonld rather struggle wilh them for tUe attainment of tkoir interests , than iivt in triumph bv opposing their authorityir to
. ^ wL , JiUA "" ^ t !" called npon second the esoTSuu ^ rMr . O'Connor . He made a long and interesting speech , but as we have already far traftGsri-ssud the liicils which were allotted to this report , ^ "e i ] are ni ? t , howflver iniwilbnglv , venture to epeak if i linore than to give ( ine illustration which lie quoted 11 fsempliiicatiou of the rjccellenci : of the Xew Poor aw . ft i . i as follows : — The " Excellent Hystkm ¦ wHTCTTWoTtKB bo WrMh . " Copied by the London Timex of Mont / uy , NovemCer 716 , from the " Leicester Standard . )—U . mos Woeu > - toi ' s ^ s . —John Cobli ? y , a man whobadoscapcd&oni tie of the Leicester Llnion Workhouses , gavo himself ip to the msgistrntes on Tuesday last , he having ie : ird ihitt the Poor Law Guardians had taken , out a rarrant against him for the offence of leaving the Vorkhouse without permission . The charge h ^ ing oade by the kec ]> LT tbat Cobley having been refused ennission tn go ou I of the Workhouse , aiid having saa locked into a yard , he scaled tlie wall and scaped ; tbe prisoner , who stated his case with an bilfty and clearness thai surprised all present , said . I was out of pmplov * my wife and five children turving" ; as a last resource ! I went iuto the Workouse , to save those I loved from death , fwaslakuu ' 1 one house , and my poor wife and children to nother . My remnant of furniture was sold ; I was c-uied permission to see my family- Sir . my wife nd children are as dt'jir to me as your lady and imily to you . I asked tu go out to try luid obtain ' ; this was refused me . T persevered iu my emanij to be pencilled bi seek empl 03 ^ 111 ^ 1 , that f night be restored to those I loved ; my litm but uspectliil rfc ] uest ; j were met by !> eing loctied np , and determined lot'scape und suek that meaiiaoE renderlg mvself happy that the lav . denied me " . 1 got a tuation as a stoker to a steam engine , and in the ast thrcie weeks have saved from my trifling wages [ fls ., which I oGbr to the Union towards my wile ' s -tipport- sad 1 will submit to any privation to make he greatest allowaniie 1 om able , until i can get th ..-neans of snpporliug them , and 8- place over their leads "
The worthv Magistrates were sensibly affected by ic poor fellow'e Inle , but the U / iiua Paw-Lew ifftcrr demanded a cunvietioii under the NtaMi .: ( thai 9 tho Pojjt Law Act , ) ano . they ^ aid , as they were listed there to adminieter tlie law as they foniid it , hey had only the option of sending Mm back to Quj i i'rk ] : oust' on his pnrmist of conlVrming to the rules , r else they miijil corainit liim to gaul and hard Bjwur . Theprisiiner said he would prefer u Gut / l to tie IVwkhtiuse * and askod "whether the Union would uot tike his oRer , 3 s . iiweekoutirf the ll ) s . he earned . This was refused ; and the magistrates expressing Lhtir great commiseration for the man , advised him to ; o 10 ihe workhouse , as he vrtiuM on his discharge mm prison , be sent there , or again comniittL'd to . soi . as the laic nouTsianife .
Cobley said , as tlic . kinri feeling of tliuir worshipi riTiriuced him of their advising him far thi . " best , he iftMed lo tUeir judgment , aud wonld go to t . hework-Louto . On retiring he expressed his deepest gratituila tho interest the Bench frit ' jn uis behalf . "The rbenre un excellent eWa ¦ SrBw iiuinstry ^ and allet : rEonA > bis wif ?< pjjl . cbiJ . A Th » ;( do | itijn of ihn pei'heei " . ) hy Mr . Brown , and seconded by I (> r , Sat i > u ,. ¦„ ,,. ¦ . '' . .... The fourth resolution which AiJ jdm # j * j ,-vrrJ . ^ i iuw rein . ! he .-uiopted hy this mtctiiiE , and that it be arw ^ tded-to . fobit- Fiislden , Esq ., to tw "iivi ^ - 'ated . to he House of Commons , and was moved by Mr , irenks , of Dewsburv , and secoiided by Mr . Brooks 1 " liuthtersiield . The rissolutioiw were idl carripd nanimouslv . final resolution
U ^ uw ^ i ! niv-d a . 1 ! v . .-n ^ W ^ T' ^ WI J n > rrti ^ ^ jrm ^^? - - iMJ'J nirlila . i > . r tTh > ^^ n ^ m ^ m ^ B 0 * l 0 BBtH 000 ^ 0 ^^^^ r ^^^^^^^ rAppuscT'T mn 11 33 _ lii tLJ-I . tii' ^ erfnjui'ii , " neT ^^^ TT J iLIr " fc fc jLII ° n ^ H '" iJ Ji'JIb ^ ' oor ^! iv ^ niTonp ' ni ? DTAce . " 'nirrertOlnUou being aocoio ny oil J ' ^ ' cppna-te ^ Jiit ^ a ^ , yeas t * j * "" . " / '"' ¦"' i '" - ' " " ' h'P * ? " : „"" ' iv ^ " : entTilaiuaii ^ iniljrati . ni . J ilk' deM'riainftfine . iS of v'oll' ol Ulaut ^ iv : i j mu ' n In tlir ; Lliiitiraian , and to Mr . O'Connor , mid Uie other spoakeis who had attended tbe meeting- ami a IoltiI cheer being givan fur the success of tie Iiudical cauet , the people liispLTii'il lo talk of iho proceed iugs of a meoling which never before had its parallel in Dewsbury .
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HctrSEnoi . D SvePHAfiE . — " ^ o have had many letters upon the question of Household Suffrage but nat one good one . Our opinion with respect to the BufTrai ; e is fixed ) and we should defend it . There is nntriich thing in tbe State as an Household Suffrage ]] artJt acting upon , princi ple . They have uprung up a » an Antidote tfi tliepoisoa ^ 'ITniTerssl Suffrage ;" they jtou't want , they don ' t wish for Household Suffrage , but they prefer ft to Univflrsal SiEfcage , and . if the people were to desert tJie question of Univereal . the sbam-Radicals would speedily entomb Household in the samti grave ; therefore raise one nniYtfrdal cry for Universal Siijjruge . It is a doit which every Englishman owes to \ m Sovereign , his Conutryj his Family , and Himself , to luve a-firi-- } oelc anil accoutrements in good order , banging over his door , to prorect his castle from the foreign foe and domestic invader . Mur . -TE 6 i > ojBC , GTOtiuB , PnlrVndiirf Paley , Blackatone , avid all itiix great writers upon the Constitution of England assert thai , every itnw-illino iDtEit has a right-to dirppert in the l $ nd of his birth , not one of them recommends a iJastile . Which will the people he governed hy , those great authorities , or by the throe kings , and Power P We know .
Things most necessarS" fob Irelanti , Enoi . anB , and Scotland . —For Ireland a good provision for every unwilling idler iti the country , a revision of the magistracy , a corn rent and jury raluation in all cases where old takes are too dear . For England a completely new code of laws , for the regulation of all machinery worked by steam power , which displaces inaTi from his natural position in society , and a property tax . For Scotland a corn rent , and an alteration in the civil and criminal code , and tor all Universal Suffrage . Parliament hasbetunowsittingforone month , and if nothing haa been done for the people in that rime , what are they to expect during the remainder of the session P Let tbe Whigs answer . Questions to Opi- ; ratines , artVians , and ngricultural labourers . Pray , good friends , will you inform ns wheivin you hare benefited by the Reform Hill , please to say wherein—in your opinion—lies the difference lietwecu an In and an Out-Tory . Great Northern Union . —The working people of Yorkshire and Lancashire intend very shortly to establish a great political union , hy which means a continuous intercourso will he kept np hfetweenilie sc *» rnl -trades and crafts in the different towns .
; CoSMitTees of PuBi . tc Safetv should he appointed iu every town throughout Yorkshire and Lancashire , consisting of three working men , whose duty should he to communicate all matters of importance to their ncifjhbourSj and f > proride against the getting up of Sh&m Radical meetings for the support of thf In-Tory Government . The manufacturer w . bp employs 4 , 000 hands , aad who . works his hands two hours over time , at three-pence perhour makes ajj annual income of the overwork of more thau £ 3 \ , 09 fl ; the mastic who works them one hour over , makes half , or . £ 15 , 501 ) ; so that the consideration with tlie present masters , is uot a calculation ay to the profit and loss upon the manufactured articles , but a i ] uestion as to who can dealrnost largely , in order thai he may plundsr laln ' iur most extensively . Art annual provision of £ 31 , 1 ) 01 ) for the pour and sick of a community of i , 0 f ) 0 would he more than amplu , and would render poor laws altogether immiceesaTy : aud , therefore , it is tbe licensed plunder of the working class by the masters , which imposes the necessity of a pour law , they ciui't deny it . Take two-penns an hour , it is over £ 20 . 000 a-year ; allow it at . one hour , and it is £ J 0 , ( 100 n-yeFir ; and reduce the number of employed slaves to 2000 , working one hour s-day overtime , vrorth two-pence per hour , it returns the slave driver over £ 51 . 100 a-year . Now talk ( rfyourpensinner * > ynii slaves , who receive this money from the intrastry of all , vdhile you sapport a 1 tyrant who botirly calculates upon the value of your labour . Better ¦ tha t Gatton and old Saruin had held dominion over you lhan those liberal members of the enfranchised manufacturing borouehs , who live by robbing yau . Look to it , you poor fellows , or you will all shortly be in the work houae . Stkesoth of ihb Kadicals . —Twenty men , such : is Joseph R : iynor Stephens , cf Ash ton ; Augustus Beaumont , of Heweastle ; Dr . Fletcher , of Bury ; Pitkeithlcy , of Huddenrfield , and the excellent Jrimes Taylor of Rochdale , would radicalise all England in Ihrce months , whereas the other two parties , with the legalized means , and paid tools of n ^ itstiiiE ia theit hands , mtVi a i : oiistfitaei-it Vjooj , made by themselves , with a Houae" of Lords and ConmiDuSj and all the officials at their command , cannot form a party upon the amalgamated principles of both . —Bravo , Radicals !
JosETH RavMER Stephens , the real ropreseastive of the borough of Asht on , in one of the most dis-? npHiahtd men » f tbe present day . His people , of Ashton , lire the best ( irganiied section in England . StepTien ' 6 talent , language , nnd ideas , are of the highest order , while , by hiseluqutfnee , he gives them an enect that unites in 3 ufl person capabiltticfi which we have seldom witnessed- His style is ( rhastc and classicS-l , while bis energy and zea ) at once establish belief of sincerity in the minds of his audience , and thus he never fails upon each successive appearance , DisTHESBrsG AccrnEST ix t Fms-Mul . —A ¦ raost distressing accident ocenrsd on Saturday week at one o ' clock , afternoon , in the Flax Spinning-mill , Porfglas ^ ow . belouGing to the flnurock Ropcwork Company . While one of the workers , Mitr ^ aret Lflng , ft tttlu girl , B-Writ UBTtecn yf- \ r * cd nge , was L'neaged at her employment , lier clothes caint in crmtuct with one of the belts attached to the dnnn , which forms part of the machinery , was in full power at . the time . Tlie unfortunate girl was in a moment dragcott to the ceiling , and the first intimation that thp other workers got of thin trugioal Hffnir-was . the falhng on the floor of one of her amis , which had Tjeen torn off : immediately after , the remaining part of thi ) tody fell , and it presented n shocking nppeitraoce ; the other arm and her two legs being broken nndotVrwise lircadfully bruised ; indoed , her whole hci % Mi in . nil awfeUj ibr . vij > W ciaiiMon , nnd tie groans of the sufferer weri' truly piening . The nnfijrtunate little ^ irl was far beyond the reach of tamon aid . On being conveyed home she eipired in about an honr .
A PlEND WHO SHQDT . D BE IlDSTEn FROM Societ Y .-On Friday week , as twn men and a boy were •^ lperintending a thrashing-maehine at work , belongng to Mr . Bird , at Trotshill Eirm , neur 'WorCBster , ne of the njeu , named George petford , seized the idy and threw him on the druin of the machine whilst in Ml wovk , and &e toy ' s aim was ennse-| uently dritwn between the cylinders and ground off liecemeal , until it reached the iboulder , before the ithcr man could stop the machine and rescue him . The bleeding child , on being put on the floor , w ; is again seized by the monster Petford , who tried to hrow his victim a seennd time on to the machine , nit was fortuuatelj' prevented from oBtctinf : his mrharons purposi . ' . The ruffum , who has pleaded utoiieation as an excuse , eoiit-rived to abscond luring the ennfosion created by carrying the poor loy tii the hospital , and a Utge tewaid has beaa offered for bis apprehension . —Worcester Guardian . Greekwigh Petty Sessions . —A Hard Case . —An old Collegian , apparently in the last stage of consumption , asked the magistrate the best way he ( tbe applicant ) could get rid of a very bad tenant ? Magistrate . —Double the rent . Applicant . —I have done that year honour . Magistrate . —Distrain the goods . Applicant . — She arn't got « ny . —( Roars of laughter , in which the magistrate joined . ) Magistrate . —Take offtbe rtiof .- —( Loud laighter . ) Applicant . —Lord bless you that would never dn ] she and her four children ; would pull the house down . Magistrate . —You had better consult sn attorney . Applicant . —Consult an attorney ; she ' s not worth powder and shot if I gain the action . —( Coutinned laughter . ) The magistrate said he could not « uggest any other course , and the applicant retired .
The Parson and the Botcher . —In a remote country village in Ireland , there lived a Protestant curate , who , thongh generally liked , was in had repute with his butcher , who fcr some reason nr otliej hadatopt tbe supplies ; while in this dilomma s friend unexpectedly visited hii reverence ,, jnst ai he was starting for church ; the friend was inyitci tn dimter , and immediately Tbomas the factotum wa ? started to the butcher , whose nsme wa : Matthew , with tht following message and injunc tion : 'Tell Mat , that if he nends me a leg o mutton , Or a snrloin of beef or ftuy thing to-day Unit on my honour i'll pay him tomorrow , ant vfberuyerl am let me know his answer . His rever euce was in the act of explaining part of his sermon by estracti from , the Scriptures against false dealing . -What slid he , says Mark ? "What » ays Lake what says John—but what says Matttbew ? ' 'Oh said the faithful Thomaa , who heard the ^ Eestion just as he entered the cJiureh out of breath . * Matthew Hwears he won ' t give von another poim < of melt till y » u pay off the old scare . "
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THE MURDER AT HERTFORD .
CONFESSION . Threu men named William Roach , allot Paddy ilorrip ; , Saranel Fluti-her , and James Sams , were committed a few days sin . v by the in ^ gistrates . of lerttird , for the murder uml robber ; - of an old peniouer named Bennett . Soon after the prisoners were placed in leparate confinement , they each sent communication [„ Mr . Carter , tho magistrate who Krk the examinations , requesting he would come to ieic , as they had something to communicate . Hu accordingly weut to the gaol , and saw the prisoners nu after the other- They all expressed tlieir anxietv to tell him what they knew of the matter , bnl each raa kept i ^ noram of the fact tbat his companions elt the same wish to divulge . Mr . Cu-ter told eaoh irisLiner he must not expeat any benefit from any lommunication- he mi ? ht make , and that if . after eceivhii tli ^ L eaution , he- still felt inclined to make ny statement , it wonld be taken down in writing , and be produced ill support of tbe prosecution wheu je trial took plaee . iVotwithstanding this caution , je prisonera all appeared dediroui to give full inirniBtion , : md Mr . Carter acirordiligly , assisted by Jr . Loegmore , the town-clerk , took from each a eparate statement , nnd it wad evident , from the manner in which they coincided in every important articular , that they were telling the truth . The statements were to the following affect : —The ? risoners stated , that they knew the ileceaacd , a . ml ieing aware he vtaj in the habit of coming to Hertord on a certain day to receive his pension , they , wifhsman nameil Thomas Tsylor . not in enstody , aid a plan to meet him on his way home and rob lim . On the day of tho murder they ascertained lat he was coming to Hertford to get his money , nd they watched him ahout all day , intending" to ollow him home at night . About four they followed initue low uatn at
mm . o puniic-nouse , Hern"ril , where Koaco onu'red into conversation with him , nd ascertained that he had got bis money . Roach , ams , aud Taylor then went out on the road that ior knew deceased would taktf on his ipjiv home , while Fletcher remained behind in tlie public-hou . 'fe with the . deceased , and waited till he set out on his etuni to his residence at Tewin , when Fletcher folowed him and joined his companions . The four len dogged him as fnr na Mr . Thornton ' s gate at 'ewin , when Satn 3 said he woiild not go any further ith Tliem , as he waa well known in ihat part , and yas nffiiid he should bi ? reogniiied . The others reiroached him for hein ^ a coward , and pressed him o go on , but he refiised , orid remained behind , oach , ' 1 aylor , and Fleteher then went on alter the eceased . it being about duslc , anrl they suddenly 'ame behind , Tripped him up . and fell upon him . lo « -truggled witri them and .-TiccCt'dtfdin gPltingnp , and told them "he knew them . '' After ' tbis they Jain struggled with him , and got him down and Bed his pockets of liismonevsnd watch , anrl Koach nd Fletcher left him and rnn nway . They were oon joined by Taylor , nnd they went hack to the ilncH where tfaej bad left Sams . They then divided n- inonuy , and"RnHch had t 8 , ; . anil 11 i . » re , is « d ' switch nrhis share . The ¦ prisoners dectared that at this me they bad not the least idea he wad killed ; and foach states than he told the others they hail letter bt off as quickly as they could , for as tho Id 3 U . au knew them * it was very likely he would rfve an alarm , and somebody w « nld noon be alter lein . Taylor replied , tliat " there wau no fear of lat , for Le bad given him snch a——kick under iis eitr * that . helcui ? vfht ? wrmld be quit *? enough for omf time . " Sams and Tnylor then went away , ind Roach and Flutcher returned to Hertford , and emaincd all night at a beer shop , kept by a person amed Trcnnaway . fiext niornin ^ Roach and Ictcher walked to a village called Buyt ' , where
uey a . jjuunc-non . se , auu sked tlicm if they hnil heard of the man bains murdered tbe nighf before at Tcwin . They suid ley hud not ; and . lloacli , in au under tone to iif ompauion Fletcher , said , " That can ' t be the man we rohbed . " Thuy then made further inquiries , and ie landlord told them it was an old pensioner , but ip did not know his name . They then asked him ; thc name w . as Dennett , anli he told , them rhiitwas le nam : . Upon hearing this they were horrortrncl , but still would noi believe il wan the innn liey hail robbed , and they returned to Hertford tn make inirairy , Rwtch sBndins I'letclier for that purpoie . _ WTien FletcWrretiirncd , he was crying , and he said tfi Roach , liit is Bennett . " They were then lireadfully alarmed , and nepanLted immediately , mid Fle&hia-went to a heer-siiop iu the town , where hf was boon Etfterwards taken into custody by Knk'lil f the Hertford police . Roach states that' ho weni vcr to Ware , where he found a wnggon just setting jrfor London , imd obtained a place in it ; and on lie way sold deceased ' s watch ( o the w& ^ oner for Sa . Roach adds , that after tbis lie went to work in rfiudon at his _ trade of a lirickldyer ' s labourer , where 10 was recognized hi the crowd on Lord Mayora' -day . and given intocuetody . He also stales that if tlin had tint ucrurrpit he was so miserable in his mint ™ t it was his intention to have come- down to Hertford arrideuvor himself ap . The- prisoners all = igned their respect ! re a' att'ments " ayloi-, the man referred to in ( lie abovo , us hitherto luilfd pursuit ; and Kui ? ht of the Heriford police , who has been down to Lincolnshire , and through everal other couuliuif . in aeamh of him , rL-tumed ast week without any cltii' lo his retreat .
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KEIGHtEY , ADDRESS FKOM THE KEIGHLEY KADICAL ASSOCIATION TO THE WORKING MEN'S ASSOCIATION OP LONDON . ^ ' 111 furea the lanil to ls 3 fiEK iHa a prey , Whiire w ^ sdh Accumulub'A nmi aim dec ^ j ; Pruirreij and lords maj Quurish mii tnij f . idi * ; A breath can make ULflm , n 3 HbreaTL ii -- tfisd £ ; ' .:.. ¦ . t lnA 4 jn-iiB-jiitfj . i \ u ; a Hnmny ' a priflff . When once destroyed , eun never be ; ¦ . ¦ ¦[ : ¦' ¦ . : " Fellow-Labourers in the gnnd Cause , —We , the working mon of Kcighley , return you our sineorest thanks for your noble and unwearied exertions in tbe cause of suffering humanity and universal freedom . lilonging yourselves to the high and intelligent orw cr of working men , you haYe bad the best means of mowing thidr political , moral , st'id rtouial condition :. Ton have fearlessly exposed their yices , asyoa have ) roelaimial their virtues ; you have unsparingly denrCTPwlthe giant evil ofmteaipcrance , wiiichnotoniy ebasep man below tlie ftvel of the brute creation ,. mt which has proved itself the greatest foe , tyrant , nd destroyer of the labouring many . You have taught them te shun the enticing abedei of the crueL onster , as they would shun the gates of hell . You lave shown them the error of Thair ways , and have t the saniK tilhc " aihirfid "to nobler things and Irf ib way . " That ynu may continue to pursue unce . ^ fiingly tbe glorious work which you have so well lejrun is our ardent prayer . Heed not the oitter insults witli which the pamlered sons of wealth and nower uiay meet you at ivery turn . Let notthe biting tauuis of the lordly ew ston you in your- glorious career ; but rest asured that you will always receive the praises of the ifeand £ ood . Posterity shall mark with surprise and indignation that page iu the annals of our couurv which records the triumph aud insolence of tuts le few over the industrious many , while they wilt ace with delight the exploits of the- noble spirits ,.
u Vi Utm . 11 U urmmfl \ vns aarit Hurt Arenr , Ao-1 Wiiaaon . half with't'l'l her mv , '' tood boldly forvrard to advocate the people ' s right ? , dnd struck a mortal blow at the domination of a 'tannieal ami hiood-stained aristocracy . Tel low-labourers , a mighty and important changeust shortly take plaoe in tlus unhappy countrv . 0 longer can the canting tale of internal trnaqiift .-ty . damestin ] ie-jH ? e , and national prosperity £ ull le thousands of hand-loom weaveis wha are draging on a miserable existence with fis . a-week . Nt » ooger cau the clap-trap cry of 1 L the Queen- and elbrat '' satisfy the thousands of En ^ lisbmen who without any employment ) Jire [ lying—nfft \ dying ir want of the common tteocssaries of life ! No OBger can tile delusive sound of freeman" pleasoleear of the miserable inmate of a Whig Bastilooudemnedtowastf his life iu lundy solitude ou l . Jid . -week . These are starving . If or thesti something ust he done . Brethren , the banner of democracy avi's proudly in th « rotten Houae of Common * . Sencath its protecting shade stands a nobler and of gDodi-nen auii tine , who , onanei by the foul ursc of aristoeraoy are lighting yonr battle and ours , nthis struggle uf " right against niiJjht , " of the lpressed against the oppressor , they bare appealed o you aud to as tor help . And slia . ll we turn an dder's Par to this appeal ? Shall we hnsetv desert ur friends in the trying hourr ^ God forbid t Let us tlven [ t up and at it , " let us petition , petition , letitiou , and never cessfl fhv work of agitation until outmnca tnose lor wnicn
e nave nynts we aavs Liilcd so lou ^ iu vain . In rflierriTig to the subject of ^ Utionlflg , we hTv . tt tn espr ^? out deep xegret at 10 apparent apathy and carelessness with which the [ ouse treats those petitions , which are the only means we have of conveying to them our sentiment * nd wants . This may perhaps be accounted for by le fact that daring a sesunn of Parli ; un « ut lerc is scarcely ever two petitions bnth on one siibect presented together . Consequently on questions vital importmifh as the -Suffrage nnd tbe Ballot ns ' cad of petitions being presented , from eII parts the country , at one and tho same time , they go te huc ^ Ie' visits , " few -, uid far betwEEn , " and leave little or no impression 0 : 1 the minds of themembers . To remedy if possible thisfneonveuience we propose to you the folloVtMji plan , hoping that should you find it practicable you will adopt and recommend it to the other associations throughout le country without delay . Our plan is that every town , Tillage anrl hamlet , in the United Queendoia shall be requested to get p , as early as possihle one or more petitions , pray / - ¦ g for UsivunsiL Suffrage , "Vote bv Bal-OT ASMCll , PiVH . iiMEKTS , NO PilOPKBTT QnAUFUJATlUN" INO ElJOAt REPnESESTiTiON " , which petitions shall be forwarded ro Jjondon and be pseaeuted all at one time . Should this phin meet your probation , you will of course give It the utniosr jiuhlii'ii-y in your power , andnamo the lime the petition ? must be cent , the place 1 bey tnnatbe- « enfe to , and . the person or persons ivho must present them . Signed on behalf of the Association , JOHN HINDLE , Weaver . THOMAS BrTTERFJEIJR . Sawver . JOHN HANSON , "Wmkomber . ' THOMAS KNOWLEy , Tailor . JOSEPH VICARS , Shoemaker-See . D . W . WEATHERHEAD , Grocer , Treasurer .
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Tfie 'PuraniivH' of ouii "Betteks !"—There was an episode in this affalrof tbeconspiracy ( the Spottiswoode consjHracy ); the author ,. fti-ginul Dlewitt , erst-editor ol the ' Monmouthshire Merlin , now Meml > er Ibr the W onmoiubshire Horoueln . This gentleman oji Wednesday , moved a series of resolutions condemning the proceedings of S | iottiswood « , Burdett , suid Co , \ and calling for YQiiyiry vVii-tai ^ o , Accurding to the usual form , the first resolution only was put from the cliair . Mr . Warbimon itdvertised Mr . Blewitt to withdraw aE his rpsolutions Liit the last , which was fur tbe inquiry . Mr . Blewitt acceded : the resolution was withdrawn , and there was no ciuestiou before tht- Hnusu . But some Tory Members , of whom Sir Edward Sngden and Colonel £ iljthorp wt'ri ? the miwt conspicuous Imving paid no atLeiition to thw coursii of busiuess , persisted in speaking agaiust tbe withdrawal of thu riuolulion . hu speaker in vain attempted u > sel them right . They ve"Hrd « d uut Mr . AheiraomiiJ . Callit Ui ar 4 « i from Lillieral Members only increased the hubbub , which lasted for half an hour . The House was . in a state of tumult and disorder that would hai-o diagraced an assembly of drunken savages . In the midst of the riot , exit Mr . Blewitt with his resolutions in his pOL'ket , unlidst roars of laughttr . On [ he uuit day the Speaker recurred to thfuoctorual revels ; ( ind with affecting solemnity ananuneed hjj intention to resign the chair if snch mi infiecjirmu of behaviour aud affront to his dignity were repeated . — Spectator .
RoseSLL Es-oCDKNtiE . —The Inert specimen d lousu of Commons eloquence which Iho debate produced , wan a reply of Lurd John Ilugjcll to jOrd Stanley , who had eiulted over the lime and mpotept conclusion of all tbe Liberal attempts to tattle the Tory petitioners . Lord John , conscious hat he was going to do nothing , took refuge iu his larts of speech . Most Talianily did he tolk . nbout he iniquity of the conspirators . Wrth measured ihrara h « denounced their wicked p lot to sow disscn-° * ions aniotJH her' Majes * 7 s subjects ; and would s « ve convinced tti iinrsyetiencea lAiffltoi t \ int hi meditated some might ; mrasure of retributive JHStice on the daring offenders . But it was all talkclever , and delusiv * , answering thi ! intention of the orator to afford an excuse to Liberals for supporting the Minister who could utter sunh noble sentiments Spectator .
Wmii Radical , Tost RiniCAt , * kd Rinicil . —Whig Radical means a man who is an expectant from Whig aicendancT . Tory Radica means him who is an expectant from Tory ascendancy ; ' aid RaAical meani a man vriio is no cipcct anl from the ascendancy of the people over al factions . After aEill of EtcnTa , expressing the wishc of the present |» eiieratiou , shall be drawn np am agreed upon , it should he presented to the Queun , by six person . : ( who can afford to buy court dresses ) oi behalf of the people . Little-John may , perhaps , tel her Majesty—should he present it—that it in an address frnm the Hand Loom Weavers , thaukin ] her Majesty for nothing .
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DFSTiTtmoT .-. —When tlie Lurd Mayor entered the usfire-rooni , on Monday morning last , Mr . Holder nfonni'd his lordshi p , that one of the officers had > rou # hr ; to the Monsum-honse flyouneman and his 'ife , who bad in'en found in the streets on the irectding night in a most wretched couiiitinu . 'hoy by no means appeared to bi ? of tlie stamp f tnose mendicant adventurers with whuiii tho letrwpolis ahonuded , ainl the constable who ol * - erved them in their destitute stitte , was touched 0 the toiil at one fact which the female mentioutd n speaking of their necessities . She had , il seemed , ur the purpose of getting a meal , not only ported vith her shoes , but with a certain article whicli nho lad been ordered by medical sues to weyr for the ery preservation of her lite . The Lord Mayor expressed much compaBsiju for He poor woman , and directed that she and her husland should be hronebt before him . The man said that his uame was Richards , that lie nJ bis wife were each of them 25 years of u ^ l-, thaE ic liad gone from Bristol to Birmingham to seek vcorl , in his trade of carpenter , and that , after having worked at the latter piece for some rime , he was oishar ^ ed on aceount'of theslacknesa of business ; thai utviij £ been ad % iscd to come" to London , where he woul Jbe snre to get work , he and his wife set off to walk , although hia wife was iti a bad and teeble stale fheiiltli , and that they arrived ufoer three weeks ' Onrney .
The Lord Mnyor . —Is ft tnie that you were no mucb reduced tliat your wife disposed of what waa necessary for her personal safety to purchase victuals ? The man replied that he understood from her tbat hat "as tue case . The Lord Mayor having lcnrned frnm the poor woman the nlace in which she bad left the pledge for he little which was given to her to satisfy the cravnps of nature , despatched the officer to redeem it , and directed thnt the unfortunate couple shuuld be lothi'd and comforted in the Giltspnr-street C ' omper , and be agadn brought up to the Justice-room on Vcdiiesday .
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FASHIONS FOR DECEMBER .
Velvet bats are generally either green , maroon , or cot colour ; the velvet flowers placed underneath are numerous , and of thfl sump colour as Ihe hat , or else white . Under the brims of white and hlae . lt atin huts jet ornaments ans very much worn , anc et is not now confined to mourning . Small caps : nntinue in favour ; they are composed of a lon ^ ar . pst of .-dlk lace placed quite Hat on the snmmii of rut"head and forehead ; they appear to tmcompasi he fuce , and fall upon the ahoulders , branches a lowers faD on the temples , and behind id a ver } small crown . Some elegant caps , chilled Coijfures Kttpoliiaiiie ^ are made of zephyr gauze , with long lappets falling on each side , and with cerise or 6-Iul velvet crowns , they are ornamented withhold pins Caps are often ornamented with a veil , which falls on each side the neck ; they art ? mostlv umamencet With wreatbs of flowers , and notne with branches ol cpraL- FFontt of caps are no longer worn under the brims of hats ; they are replaced by wreatb . i 0 flowers . Turbans areruada oforgandy , embroideref with eold or silver in Grecian or Arabesque designs , they have ends composed of semis or veils .
High corsages are very lashionablfl ; they are mostly tight with a smell collar , turned bark anc trimmed with lace , quilled ribbon , orsimply with a Use ' ree . The corsages of dresties are mad « very lonj and puckered at the back , in the form of a hear ! , and very mucb drawn in at the waist . The skirt , excessively full , and for r . vening toilette the sleeve are tighr 1 ' but with boillmis or other ornaments wiiicl take off the formality thnt wonld otherwise be observable . Bell dresses are all trimmed verr full either witli yolons , wreaths of flowers , or ribboi ornaments . Large sleeves are frequently seen , nu they are modified by tlie epaulets being tight Loiig sleeves are made fuller thau thuy were in the snmiaer , and they lire left free to tho shoulder where they ore finished with flat plaits , ornamented wit two volonn . Feh ' saes and walking dresses hav mually tbe corsages puckered on the back and tigh in front . Cloaks arc made with the large lun sleeves ri la Yeneti ^ iuie , or with rtemi-large sleeve ? without cuffs , which allow the BTnl to pass freel UiroHBh . VoJvet coiars forelosis are ornamuntei with silk fringe of various doscrintions .
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ASHTOW . DECLAltATlOS Or THE AsnTON RAntUiL AsSOCIAtton- —Tlie Members of tht Asbton-DiLder-Lyxei Radical Association deem it due to their neighbour * and fel ] jiw-eiti-wn ? tumake tha follo ^ wii ^ 2 etl ; vra .-tion of the objects of the Association , ami tbe e ^ iuse * why it has been formed : — 1 st . —They deem . it a sufficient vindication of 311 Association whose purposo is" to watch 01 ' or and promate , to the utmost of il * power , the universal good of all mankind , that on ewry hind chths , anit sorieties , jmd institulioiiy , and conflicting interests , ant arising hostile to the cause of freedom ^ calculated to cut asunder the silken cords of amity that have hitherto bound society together ,- —and make out common country ono vast howling wilderness . SA . —Btit , ciil neither metropolitan nor provincial societies for the promotion ot Toryism —( ted , what is still worst 1 , WhiiTirism , with all its Malthusian . appenda'cs , —exist , it would still be highly desirable that the lovers « f fi-eedom , thrDu ^ hout the British : dominions , should htwe somecormitonrallyin ™ point for tlie muster of rheir furces , —some ec-mmon organ for the expression uf their otherwise isolated opinions and wishes , — -wliich might hestow upon them that influence and power vrlu ' ch are only to be derived * , from union and eoucentratjoti , and without whicli all our efforts will be unavailing .
3 d . —The'present aspect of the timis imperativaly " emaudsthatnnionH should be formed without delay , er the vindication of all onr rights , whuthur socii * r poh'tical ; for , 011 tbu one hand , laliour lies pruar&te at the feef of capital ; whilst , on the others Imost ey > iry step taken by twth Houses of Parlia ~ mentis Calculated to drive thff people to insdness and despair . After yesirs of poinlul and unremitting oil in tile cause of Reform , have we not been . mucked witli its < hadow until its very name stinks n the nostrils of au icu-Huted and degraded , yeE latfently-su Bering people ? Witness their Coercion Jill for poor unhappy Ireland ; their conduct nn flie Fai . 't " . > ry Question ; their Deaii-budy Bill , for the dissectioii of till ? defenceless poor ; hut , alwive all , their Bnieelins and unchristian-lite conduct , in pasaing that infernal and fiend-like nseasure . miscalled th » Poor Law Amendment Actf-r an act that at once robs ei-ery Briton of his birthright , and consigns the aged , the helpless , and the unoffending to A Bastikw to linger out their days under a tyranny unheard q £ nanvage or in any country , either savage or civilised ; also ib eir midnight Act of Parliament oflasf session , hat authorise * tlit- introduction of the London new > oT * CL * into any district that offers resistance- to the introduction of the cursed Whig Malthnsian Poor Law Murdering Bill . 4 th . —Firmly persuaded that the natural rights of all mankind arc the same , they therefore declare th » t every nialt- adult of full age and sound mind , and untainted by crimp- has an undoubted riglit to a voice in the making of the laws by which they ought to be governed , therefore declare for Universal Snffrnge * s their inalienable rights .
alii . —ftot only should the constituency be enlarged to lie . widest extent , but also tha dretu Sam wlvrelv the constituency are to select their " representative * should be widely extended ; therefore all pecuniary qualifications ought Ui bo done away , that thepeoplainieht select thoso men whose moral and iutellecluftl ' eudowmenta haa fitted them mike laws for a great nation . 6 th . —But they consider it would be of little avaifr toextend tlie constituency , withont the protecrjonof " the Ballot , so long as the covert sednctiena and the disguised violence of wealth , particularly in th © manufacturing districts , could be carried on as it has hitherto been dune ; therefore tlvej declare { or tha protection of the Ballot . 7 th . —Nor ia it less essential to th > yrholpsonut controul which every constituency ha . ve a right to exercise over the abject of their chuice , tliat ih&y should frequently come before them , in order to endow the electors witli a enpacity for bestowing their votes safely mid wisely . The elections slioull therefore be niiuual , and fie representativea should have-reaBouable wages for ntttndance , as this , [ hey liolion ? , would Ije the only means of securing an honest House of Commous , and « f saving the louutry torn . 1 bloody levolution .
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December 16 , 185 ? . ^ THE NORTHERN STAR . ___^ ^^ .. **
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 16, 1837, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct986/page/3/
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