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ELECTION MATTERS. The newly appointed Mi...
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THE RIFLE CLUBS. The central committee o...
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THE AMAZON. Some, adclitiohal i-elics of...
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PROGRESS OF ASSOCIATION. EMPLOYEES' ST?B...
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To the Editor of the Times. Sir,—Allow u...
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had c ( jme direct thenee to Ireland , then m a state of rtialAMSorre ' ction . ' ' ¦ ' : ¦ a d the despsteli condtidea > Hth some remarks , Jj ~ will serve to put fbr ^ g ^ iles pivtheir guard , T rouse the vig ilattce of public opinion m their defence , if unwarrantablywatched or vexatibusly ^ 'tvhilc however , Her Majesty ' s Government cannot Jnt at the request of foreign Governments , to propose C ° T ^ e ia the Ws of England , they wquld notary tSS but would highhrcondeinu , any attempts-on the t of foreio-n refugees in England to excite insurrection 1 > a ; n « f the Governments of their respective countries . S coSict would be considered by Her Majesty ' s Government as a flagrant breach of the hospitality which those enjoy . ; , ¦¦ ¦ , ¦¦ ¦ ¦ : - \
persons _ _„____ _ „ _ « ' Tlie attention of Her Majesty ' s Government will continue to be directed to the proceedings of suspected foreign refugees in this country ^ nd they will endeavour h y ^ very le ^ af means to prevent them from abusing ; the hospitality stTliberally accorded to them by the British laws , to the prejudice of countries and Governments in amity and alliance with Great Britain , " . : . As to the interference of foreign Governments with English travellers and English subjects abroad ; stjease in point has occurred . Certain missionaries , subjects of England , have been recently expelled frdm Hlittgary by the Austrian Government . A deputation frbfri the Scottish Reformation Society waited on Lord Granville
on Friday week , and represented the facts to him . The- 'e expelled gentlemen , tlie itteverend Mr . Wingate arid the Reverend Mr . Sinith , were officiating ministers to the British residents at iPesth . they were represented as inoffensive persons , who had lived at Pestii for ten years . What was Lord Granville ' s reply ? He had written to Lord Westmoreland ,: and could not give a definite answer until that nobleihan sent some reply . Nevertheless , he was very anxious to maintain religious liberty and toleration .
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Election Matters. The Newly Appointed Mi...
ELECTION MATTERS . The newly appointed Ministers have ^ been successful in their appeal to their constituents . Mr . Fox Maule met with some opposition from Mr . Charles Gilpin , at Perth . The new . President of the Btoard of Control made a speech so thoroughly Whig in its tone' arid Sentiment— declaring , for ones thirigy ' stout opposition to the ballot—that Mr . Gilpin was put forward , it wasthought , with some chance of success . But Mr . Gilpin on the nomination day said he found ia great want pf the ballot to secure ¦ hh election , arid though the show of hands ¦ wa s in his favour , he withdrew . Mr . Maule was therefore duly elected on Monday . The next announcement is pithy . " On Monday , the Right Honourable Robert Vernon Smith , the" newly-appointed Secretary at War , was re elected for the borough of Northampton . " The " pink of a red-tape Whig" found no opponent . At Greenwich ; on the contrary , the new Lord of the Admiralty , Admiral Houston Stewart , was opposed by Sir . Montague Chambers , Q . C . There was a stout contest between the " sailor and the lawyer ; " but the Government influence carried it , and Admiral Stewart polled 2964 to 1249 polled for his opponent . The Protectionist candidate , the Honourable W . E . Duncombe , succeeds the Honourable A . Buncombe in the representation of' Hn & t Ttetforfl . "' " '
The Rifle Clubs. The Central Committee O...
THE RIFLE CLUBS . The central committee of the Metropolitan Rifle Club have published a draft constitution , as follows : —• " 1 . That every person joining it does so to acquire the use of a weapon which may , in time of need , add to the defence of his country . 2 . That this association being a rifle club , its meetings shall bo for the purpose of perfecting its members in the skilful use of the wcapeflfcat a mark . 3 . That it will be necessary for this purpose , that the members possess a supply of rifles of the same make and calibreso tbatj if required for nctive service ,
, , the same aininunition and projectile may bo employed for Ji \ ' ^ hat in the event of the Government requiring the assistance of tho club or its . sections , the members shall not be called upon to leave the locality they belong to and ore moat interested in defending , except those who may volunteer to do so . 5 . That every person on joining tho club shall intimate to the secretary , in writing , '" a willingness to conform himself to its regulations , and shall pay to tho treasurer tho sum of l () s . as an cntraneo' «<' . and such annual subscription , not exceeding one b » iMpn , as may hereafter bb found to bo licccssnry . "
The Committee further stato , that there are many w »<> , although prevonted by circumstances from " giving their pomonnl services in . nid of this patriotic niovonient , would moat readily subscribe towards defraying tho oxl > oiiHGn incurrcdin flccuringtho country against aggression «« w spoliation . Tho committee will bo happy to recoivo tlio-Hubacri ptions of such person ' s , to bo applied to tho gonoral purpowos of thei Association , ono of which is to proouvo u Bupply 6 f rifles for tho uso of those members who may not be able ordiaposod to purchase them . . "
" . Seventy gentlemen / ' including : more than one veteran officer , have met at Exeter * under the piesideifte of Mr . EdwaM Woolmer , to form a Rifle Club . Earl Fortescue applauds . A Rifle Club Was also formed at SouthftTripton on Tuesday . Dr . Glower of Newcastle has received a letter from the HorteOffi (* ,. stating that the Cjtleen is willing "to accept the' services of volunteer 'rifle corps" in certqty cas e * , provided that the corps is recommended by the
Lord-Lieutenant , and that except on actual service it defrays its oyna expenses . It will be subject . to the rules already provided by the 44 Geo . ill , c , 54 . The letter further states that any " proposal for the formation of such corps , accompanied by a : statement of the intended number of its membors , will , if transmitted to Sir George Grey by the Lord-Lieutenant of the county ^ receive the consideration %£ Her Majesty ' s Government . " * ¦ •'• ¦ ¦¦ ' ¦ - ¦ ¦••¦ . ¦ - ¦ : . • ¦
The Amazon. Some, Adclitiohal I-Elics Of...
THE AMAZON . Some , adclitiohal i-elics of the ; Amazon have been found . Two casks of oil , one containing about 100 gallons , and the other about 50 , have been brought into Portsmouth , after being picked up at sea , one b * ffWeynibutlkind the other bffShbfeham , and which are supposed to have been washed ' .-up ' fromi the wreck of the Avi ^ zdii . One head of eiieh dask is much burnt , showing them to have be & n exposed to fife . The marks oh the casks are not legible . The following letter appeared in Thursday's Times : Sir , — -I hasten : to inform you that about 7 o ' clock this nloirr ihg , a fisherman oh : theheach adjoining the property of Sir J . H . Williams , of Clovelly-cbtirt , picked up the body of a gentleman , supposed to be one of the passengers by the ill-fkted Amazon , and to have lain in the water about a month : The wife of the man who picked up the body has jilst been here , and informs me that the body is that of a person 6 feet high , stout make , wearing a frock-coat lined with silk , a great coat > and a fancy striped shirt ; be had in his pocket a steel pen and holder , with some tobacco-. * ¦ . The body is now lying waiting the coroner ' s inquest . I am / Sir , your obedient servant ^ JofiN Leb , Postmaster , Bideford . -Bidefordj Iforth Devon , Feb . 10 . , ; ¦ ~ , _
Progress Of Association. Employees' St?B...
PROGRESS OF ASSOCIATION . EMPLOYEES' ST ? BIKE . Pursuant to an advertisement in the daily papers , Messrs . Maudslay opened their factory on Monday to all who would sign the " declaration" imposed by the masters . About 400 are said , on equivocal authority , to have so signed . There was no disturbance of any kind . These facts were announced in the Globe of Monday . On Tuesday mbrning , the Morning Chronicle contained the following statement : — According to previous announcement , the members of the Association of Employers of Operative Engineers yesterday rc-opencd their shops , which had been closed , in consequence of the dispute with the Amalgamated Society , since the 10 th idt ., and from all the information that we have been able to gather on the subject , the step may be said , at least for the present , to have proved a perfect failure : notwithstanding an announcement contained in an cVpnjpg ( jqntoiupowiL-y lost night , iutimating that the men hatf given way , and that up to twelve o ' clock 400 men had resumed work at Maudslay and Field ' s establishment alone . At the shop referred to , we arc informed that only three engineers ( fitters ) , and a few boiler-makers , making a total of about eight , signed the declaration aa skilled workmen ; while seven foremen and eight apprentices quitted work rather than sign the declaration proffered
by tho employers . At Simpson ' s , Bclgrave-road , Pimlico , five foremen and four apprentices gave a week ' s notice of leaving , upon the same grounds j no skilled workmen being known to have gone in . At Ronnie ' s , Holland-street , Blackfriars , three foremen gave a similar notice , aa did also , it j « B'tatcd , several foremen and apprentices at Miller and Kavenhill ' s , Glassuouso-h'dda , where eight skilled workmen , however , went in and signed ; two of whom arc eaid to be members of the Amalgamated Society , and tho only oncB known to havo done so . Tho foreman of the moulders at Penn ' s , Greenwich , is said to havo preferred tho snerifleo of hia situation , ono of tho best in tho
trade , to signing tho masters' declaration . A few nonsociety men , but to an inconsiderable extent , are said to havo signed « t thia , establishment . At GrisscH ' B , Cityroad , twenty men wont in as " moulders , " but are Baid by society men not , in reality , to be generally skilled workmen . Tho number of skilled men' who went in at other shops ia . said to bo of no importance , and tho members of tho Amalgamated Society express full confidence in tho continued failure of the ntcp thus taK « u by tho employers . It was Btutcd yesterday evening , at tho Control Committee of / Unskilled Labourers , that not moro than thirty men belonging to that unfortunate class had received employment . Tho labourers flocked early to sign the declaration , but having dono so , were told thcro was no work yet , amithat they woukl be sent for when wanted ; an announcement wl 4 Qh owasod a coneiderftWe amount <« dieappointincni , „ i
On Wednesday "Anaicus '' whoever the person who has become notorious uader that signature may be * sent a long letter to the Times , attacking the Amal ^ imated Society with his accustomed virulence and misrepresentation . The letter reads ^ very like otte of those documents signed "Sydney Sinith . " The official replies to it are * annexed . .,
Progress Of Association. Employees' St?B...
To the Editor of the Times . Siity— "Amicus" has made a statement in your paper of this morning , which ,-if allowed to go uncontradicted , may mislead you and some of your readers , respecting the proceedings of the Amalgamated Society . H * states that " "We had , not . many days flgo , Mr . Newton ' s assurance that his disciples had benefited by the increasing intelligence and enlightenment of the age , and had given up their old practices of ' pickets' and intimidation . From . past experience , however , I placed no reliance on his words , and I was not wrong ; , for no sooner
had the declarations appeared than the committee sent for the boys employed in several of the factories ( who , though not bound apprentices , were learning their trade ) , and acquainted them that , if they signed the document , they would be denied at any future period admission into the society . Within my own knowledge are the cases of more than twelve young , men ( some of whom had served five years ) who were so far worked upon and intimidated by the committee , that they refused their signatures , and have , consequently * been dismissed their employment . "
The Executive Council beg to say most emphatically that , as far us they arc concerned , they have sent for no apprentices to threaten or to advise them ; but in many instances they have been waited on by apprentices , and have invariably refused to advise them in any way . The Executive Council is in constant communication with all the branches of the society , but are not aware of any such proceedings being adopted by any committee .
If "Amicus" will oblige the Council with proof of the proceedings he alleges , they will interpose their advice against such practices ; for , although the employers seem to value their engagements to unbound apprentices so lightly as to _ discharge a boy who , while an infant , refuses to sign a declaration which " . Amicus" confesses men do not . understand , the Executive Council have more regard for an agreement , or implied condition , of servitude than to counsel its ^ violation . '
As to the tale of "Amicus , " respecting the unskilled workman whose fears prevented him from accepting higher wages , we must say we do not credit it ; you , yourself , carinotliow believe " Amicus , " for it was that correspondent who said the Amalgamated Society had made three demands , while , in your article of Friday last , you announced that the council only made two , and when " Amicus" prophecies of future intimidation , let it be remembered that we have disclaimed , and do disclaim , all intimidation , and that " Arnicas" has been singularly unfortunate in the prophetic line . He prophesied that in a month our funds would be gone , our union undermined ,
our society scattered . He promised workhouses and prisons , and , dismay in all classes . We have hardly touched our funds , our union is more complete , our society more powerful than ever . The present forebodings of "Amicus " will turn out as futile as those of the last . We would not say a word to "Arnicas" in deprecation of the low abuse in * which he indulges , but we ask you whether you think such terms are consistent with the general tone which pervades your columns , or calculated to serve the causo you advocate P By order of the Council , Joseph Musto , Chairman . Wlduam Allan , Secretary . 25 , Little Alic-streot , Feb . 11 .
To The Editor Of The Times. Sir,—Allow U...
To the Editor of the Times . Sir , —Allow us , as a body of apprentices ( who form the exact number mentioned by "Amicus" in his letter to you of tho 11 th inst . ) , to contradict one of his statements , of which we imagine ourselves to be the objects . He states that through the tampering and intimidation of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers we have refused to sign tho document which has caused such a turmoil for tho last two
or three days . We distinctly contradict such a statement , and nver that no member of that body used any persuasion , intimidation , or interference with us in any way whatsoever- —on the contrary , the charge rests entirely with our late employers . There was a copy of the document in the shop ; wo were asked to eign it—> wc refused , and on Monday morning went to work as usual , but were then acquainted that we had discharged ourselves . Trusting that you wjll have the kindness , for the sake of justice , to give publication to this ,
Wo remain your obedient servants , Thomas Turnjiuu-., Henby Wjught , Jamks Phiie , William Bunn , FkKDEHIOK , Sl'lTTIiE , FjlEDEKIQK KNIOJtlT , John Reau , G . Balk ( absent ) , and Geoiioe OftouAHD , Youi ) ( who haa gone to John Bucketjc ,, work ) , Gjbokgk Dunn , LMabetb , I'M )* 11 .
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 14, 1852, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_14021852/page/9/
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