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October 22, 1853] THE LEADER. 1015. ¦ ' ...
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THE WELLINGTON MONUMENT IN SOMERSETSHIRE...
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To Aethtte Kixglake, Esq. Clevedon Court...
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THE WORKING CLASSES. The Preston strike ...
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CRIMINAL RECORD. Wmx.K sorting- letters ...
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The Anonymous Slanderers Of Bakounine. W...
from the Austrian and Saxon police ; What were , then , the reasons why Bakounine hid himself in Leipzig , and afterwards in Prague , and had connexion with no party beyond a few intimate and confidential friends , and never used to go out without being accompanied by them , and in the evenings only ? Such precautions Avould have been unnecessary had he been well secured from the Austrian and Saxon police , as you believe . You state further : "In the insurrection of Dresden , Bakounine was made prisoner , with arms in his hands , by the Prussians , and his less guilty companions were put to death , whilst he passed unmolested through the hands of the Prussians , Saxons , and Austrians . "
Bakounine , Heubner , & c . were arrested early in the morning of 10 th May , 1849 , in Chemnitz ( the first town which ' acknowledged the provisionary government ) , placed in solitary confinement by the bourgeoisie of that town , and afterwards delivered into the hands of the Prussians , and sent to Altenburg . The chief instrument of this base action was Dr . Becker , Heubner ' s brother-in-law . I was at that time in Chemnitz till noon of that day , and up to that time there was not a Bingle Prussian soldier in the town . The companions of Bakounine—Heubner , & cwere not put to death ; they are still alive in the dungeons of Saxony .
Bakounine did not , pas 3 through the hands of the Prussians , Saxons , Austrians , as you relate ; he was , together with his companions , sentenced to death in Dresden , as well as afterwards in Prague , and of all the prisoners in Eonigstein and Gradschin , he was most strictly and cruelly watched . His execution would have been certainly carried into effect , had not at that time the punishment of death for political offences been abolished . . These are the undeniable facts of the case , which can be opposed only by falsehood and calumny . The statement in your letter is a mere invention , which only a writer whose pen is bought to stab a man in the dark would dare to employ against such a man as Jln . kounine .
Everybody who had an opportunity of knowing better the political character of Bakounine will share y / ith us the persuasion that it remained alwayg without any stain ; and his well-known political life will challenge the strictest investigation . This illustrious man has incessantly worked Avifcli rare energy and self-denial for the cause of liberty . Heurmann Daeumeb , German exile . The undersigned , Avho took part in the struggle of Dresden , from the beginning to the end , and many times witnessed the revolutionary energy , courage , and rare self-denial of noble Bakounine for the ^ cause of liberty , certify the above-mentioned explanations . Heinkich Martius , ~ ) Geokg Wilec Kirohhopfer , f German Julius Mkib ^ beuger , I exiles . Johann Enoils , j
October 22, 1853] The Leader. 1015. ¦ ' ...
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The Wellington Monument In Somersetshire...
THE WELLINGTON MONUMENT IN SOMERSETSHIRE . TliE subjoined correspondence has been placed in our hands . It is , we hear , the last jippeal to the Somersetshire gentry on the subject of the local and national monument to Wellington near to the town from which he took bin title , and in the heart of the district from which Ins ancestors derived their family name . It certainly appears titrange that no greater amount of subficriptioiiH should have bceli received . The present list does not yet reach , we aro informed , 1000 J . We truat tlria generous letter of Sir Arthur Elton may quicken the lagging zeal of the county . Surely Bath , Bristol , Wells , ]/ ron > e , and Ycovil ought to manifest some ali ght interest in the success of a monument which would be not only a mark of public spirit in the subscribers , but a permanent source of attraction , to the county of Somerset . Many of our readers will remember that wo drew their attention to tho subject of this monument Bomo monthn since . Wo make no apology , therefore , for publishing this last appeal in its behalf . It in a sign of grcatncRS in jv nation to honour its groat men , and death , tho univoraal democrat , in neither envious nor partial in itfl consocratioriH . WflHton-fiHpcr-Marfl , 12 ( U October , 1 R 53 . Knt , — I have received a communication from Kir Arthur ¦ Ifnuam Klton , in reply to nxy letter , requoHting Ju ' h mib-Hwipfion for ( ho Wellington nionument . Sir Arfchur /« appeal to the county of HomerfietiH HnoarnoNi and well-timed , and do calculated to promote Iho denirod object , that . I . rejoice in the opportunity of . giving it tho publicity which it ¦ "icrit . H . 'J'lio gauntlet huh been thrown ( town , and ( ira . not tho knighiH of tho prenent ; d « . y rsiuly to accept iho cjinl - lenjro F <) r wjn they , counting the cent , postpone tho combat lor ii tiiorc convenient hcuhouP It , in the wealthy of tho land'who tthould raino and complete public monumentH to tho gmil , ; and to fchoin a Heoond appeal ih made * . Uy their doodn it will bo flhovvn , whether tho pillar now in progrosH of r ' enlorntioii will ]> rovo a noble uioiuni nmt ol' tho pcoi > lo * H lovo for the patriot warrior , or a mrlanrholy memorial of neglected opportunities , and of vacillating patriotimri , —which Honlcrt to do what i . s jiiHfi and right , yot nhriiikn from tho Haerifico it involves . . Lot mo wither hope that HomorHotuhiro , rich in her noil , will bo found richer in lu r wiudom and Iior virtues : and that her
fair name will not suffer in history by neglecting to honour the memory of the illustrious dead . There is one portion of Sir Arthur Elton ' s letter which conveys an impression that this subject has not been prominently brought before the notice of the public . In this view of the case he has formed an erroneous opinion . The great county meeting , convened for thepurpose of adopting measures for the restoration of the Wellington monument , was supported bythe presence and influence of the Lord Lieutenant , the High Sheriff , and a large assembly of our Somersetshire gentry . The proceedings were published in the Times , the United Service J ' ozcrnals , and in all the Somersetshire papers , and the widest circulation was given , to the meeting , consistent -with , an economical disposition of the funds .
For many months I have peiseveringly laboured in the cause , with mingled feelings of satisfaction and disappointment . Unnumbered applications have been made for Subscriptions , and in some instances I have received prompt and substantial replies—from others , silence ; whilst many have excused themselves from subscribing to the Somersetshire monument , in consequence of their previous contributions to the Wellington testimonial in London . I am , sn * , your obedient servant , AETHX K KlIfGlAKE .
To Aethtte Kixglake, Esq. Clevedon Court...
To Aethtte Kixglake , Esq . Clevedon Court , 6 th October , 1853 . My DEA . E Sie , —I regret to learn , from your letter , that the amount of subscriptions hitherto received in . aid of the restoration of the Wellington Monument falls very short of what might have been expected . I cannot believe that the Somersetshire gentry are behind the rest of their countrymen m admiration and respect for the great warrior , the wise and lionest statesman , who has been so recently taken .
away from us . The subject can scarcelj have been pressed upon their attention with sufficient energy and perseverance . If I recollect right , Mr . Escotfc , iu his eloquent address to the meeting .-held at Tauuton in furtherance of the restoration of the monument , stated , that when lie contemplated the goodly assembly round him , be felt proud that he was a . " Somersetshire man . " I do not know what his feelings aro at present , but I trust that the enthusiasm then kindled has not yet wholly evaporated .
Bad as it is to allow the monument of a great man to fall to decay , it is yet worse to take measures for its restoration , and to fail ignoinim ' ously in the endeavour . This appears tome to be adding insult to injury . I truBfc , therefore , that the numerous resident gentry of tins rich and important county will speedily awake from their apparent apathy , and send in subscriptions from all quarters . By wny of making a commencement , I would add , that I shall bo happy to raise my subscription to 251 ., if half-adozen gentlemen will subscribe the same sum . I would also" venture to suggest that advertisements should be inserted in all the local papers , stating the precise sum requiredfor the restoration of the monument , and the amount contributed up to this date . I am yours very faithfully , AuTii ' irit H . Eltok .
The Working Classes. The Preston Strike ...
THE WORKING CLASSES . The Preston strike overshadows all tho industrial tidings of the week . Nearly 25 , 000 persons are out of employ , and the usual circulation of 12 , 000 / . weekly is stopped in the town . The masters have done it all . Thsir men were contented to work on at present wages , but they were anxious to help their brothers in some other factories to obtain , the same wages , and for this generous sympathy the masters have "locked out" the men , and deprived fully 20 , 000 families of their daily bread . The contest is carried on fiercely , and whichever side wins , the loss to trade will be heavy . The united operatives are ablo to contribute about 2000 / . a-week
for mutual support , and tho masters boast of being able to keep tho mills idle . At Wigan , tho strike of the colliers still goes on ; about 15 , 000 are out of work , and coalB are very dear . Tho dyers in Manchester ( 1000 ) are still out : they propose to establish dyeworks . The weavers in the employ of Mr . J . 11 . Kay , of Bass-lane House , Bury , havo been "locked out " because they persisted in their determination to anniHt tho weavers on Htrike . About 200 weavers , in the omploy of Mr , Alcock , Free Town , ceased working on Saturday last . About 250 of tho weavers in the employ of Mr . John Walker , Burybridgo , arc at present
on Htrike for an advance of 10 per cent , Mr . Walker had previously given tho advanco ; but iih Inn conduct hod not boon followed by tho other manteiM , ho gave notico to liia handH that lie nhould reduce them to tho former Htandard ; and , to resist tho proposed reduction , tho weavers turned out . Tho weavorn in tho employ of Mr . Fish turned out , but afterward returned to work , having a promise of advance . Tho weavers in the employ of Mr . llowartli have turned out , in coiihoquojuco of notico being given that the rocont advance of i 0 per cunt , would bo taken off . A portion of tho
weavoiH in tho omploy of Mohhib . Proctor and Evans havo also turned out . Tho London carpontorH demand that their mafltors Hhould not work tUoirnum overtime , but 'employ extra handH whon more work nan to bo done . Tho London hairdrawora aro preparing for a movement . ( They auk tho Queen to raitoro tho old elaborate otyl « i of arranging tho hair I ) Tho Kilmarnoch block printera auk to bo paid fortnightly insfcoad of monthly . At TTohworthy , Homo tun-pontons and joinortf havo struck for higher wages , but it in probable that an iirraniromont will hooii bo come to botwoon
them and their employers . The following fact shows , not a demand , but the necessity for one . In Somersetshire , ablebodied day labourers receive / only 8 s . a-week , and carters only 9 s ., and this while their cottages , without gardens , average U . a-year , coal 20 a a ton , new wheat 8 s . a bushel , bread Shd . the 41 b . loaf , butter 12 d . a lb ., bacon and cheese Bid . a lb ., lard 9 d ., potatoes from Is . to Is . 4 d . the peck of 20 lb ., grinding barley 5 s . a bushel , new beans 5 s . 6 d , ditto ( boiling peas ) 8 s . 6 d . per bushel , and they are still charged the old price of 5 s . per lb . for tea of very average quality . A correspondent of the Times describes the dietary of the class : —Weak tea , without milk or sugar , potatoes , and poor skim cheese , with their bread , is too often their sole dietary throughout the week . Seldom , even on Sundays , can they afford bacon ; butchers ' meat is almost , if not entirely , unknown to them .
The " successes this week are not many . The Torquay policemen have got their wages raised from 16 s . to 18 s . a-week . The strike of the shoemakers at Devonport is now over , and all the men are again at work . At Brixham there was likely to have been a turn-out on a small scale a short time since , but terms were soon come to between the masters and the men , and the ill effect of such an ill-timed step was thus averted . The London slopworkers have got advanced wages . The Birmingham tinplate-workers have generally obtained the rise of ten per cent .
But general facts of a pleasant kind are plentiful . A few days since , the workmen in the employ of Mr . Truscott , of Nelson-square , Blackfriars-road , the Government contractor for vellum binding , printing , & c , memorialised that gentleman for permission to cease work on Saturday evenings at six o ' clock , instead of eight , as heretofore ; when he , in the most handsome manner , cordially acceded to their request , thus allowing upwards of 150 individuals the opportunity of availing themselves of whatever means of improvement may be within their reach . Every loom in ~ the
north of Ireland is at full work ; the new powerlooms are well tended by hands at good wages . And the JSclfast Mercury writes : — "We are gratified to learn that the class of work done by the embroiderers in the west of Ireland shows considerable improvement , and that the good wages which numbers of the girls and women in that quarter are now able to earn , have already created a desirable change among the labouring ranks in those remote districts . " Touching the wages of labourers , William Dargan has written the following letter to an Irish journal : —
"I had already observed the misreported passage in lny speech at Limerick , on ( he 5 th instant , on which you have commented in your paper of tho 8 th , but fully appreciating the difficultly which gentlemen connected with the prets must hove in the discharge of their onerous dutiep , and not attributing so much importance to any observations of mine na you do , I did not trouble any person with a correction of the error . You have been pleased to attach nomo importance to what I snid , and sis jour comments are made on a misreport , I beg leave to give you , as nearl y as I can remember , what I did say , and which was this : — ' I have heard a great deal of regret cxprcsBed about emigration , in which I fully participate ; but you may rely on it , emigration will continue until the working-man receives in this country as much for his labour us he can get in other countries . I do not know where tlie limit of wages can be
fixed , but it is somewhere , and we aro not at , all near it yet , ' & c . You will Hoe , then , that my observations tended to tho opposite inference of that suggested by your comments ; even the context ; of the inaccurate report must / have shown , that what I intended to expreHS to the meeting , aa my humblo opinion , was , that Avagfia wero too low ; that their inadequacy to the proper support of tho working-man , promoted emigration ; would continue to promote it , and that it would be checked only by raising tho standard of wages . I may further add , that , I believe it to be tho interest of thoHo who employ labour to deal with their labourers as considerately anil as lioornHy as they can . lam quite sure , if justly paid , and skilfully directed , they would be an laborious and efficient at homo an they admittedly aro in all other countries . "
The working-men in Glangow , who lovo to make good ubo of Sunday leinure , have won a new triumph . 8 ir James Colquhoun applied to the Court of Session for an interdict against tho landing of tho Emperor pasHongerfl at tho Garelooh quay . Lord . Itobertonn refused to grant any interdict . ________
Criminal Record. Wmx.K Sorting- Letters ...
CRIMINAL RECORD . Wmx . K sorting- letters at Ghariiu » -cro { M , George Clement felt a litfclo letter and found a coin m it . Me throw hi « handkerchief over it and whipped it into Juh pocket . Jto Wfts Been , and ! h in tfiiol awaiting « " » J- ... A doR-Htealer hiw been atfiun playing hiMprankH in town Iryiiii' to got money from Mra . Onice Loalio and Lady Clare by oflen ' iiR to brhitf back wtohvi dogn . Thin man ( William TIioiuiin ) haw been committed at every policecourt in London for doff-Htealiii ^ A vountr m <» i in Wolta loved Mihh Hoplua Clarke ,
flrosaninkcr , but wiw too poor to havo u home lor two . They wero therefore privately married , and the lady lived with hov friowlfl , while her husband in another town was striving after independence . Hut on « day in a garden tho HOcrotly wedded gentleman accidentally put ; out tho eyo of a Mi ™ Mead , and thom-nfovth was " attentivo" to her . AfWwardu he wmrriod her . . Ho in now to bo triod for bigamy . A Horvmifc girl , living in Hromloy , wm to bo married to a young man , \ yhwn who loved yory much , fc > ho wont out <>««»
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 22, 1853, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_22101853/page/7/
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