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, ^ ? Towdsy , Jane 9 th . fifei gddfciB&tSQrvns ield on Taesday last , as MPBKfedbypa ^ haadbffl , ia the Market-place , KettiB ^ fcui , asd was attended bv a large body of Chartist * . At half- ^ aatten , aj ( ^ Mr . Jamea Sweet , frying biea called to ite chair , opened to business , grreMfife vtapaMU eobtaiBi&g a requisition to & Mayor , by * H& the meeting had been cen-T « oed . ' ' ' f Hie Csubiux said , —If the Mayor bad sot siren jsrrefor * meeting , I would lure taken leate ; for % i 84 l »| ciTilegeof Ea ^ lishmen under the British X ^ msiitutiOB , ; to assemble and discuss their irievaaces . ( Hear , hear . ) And before I so anv
jBXtb&tJ- will tell you what Judge LUtledaie said e&jflfeBS seniaaoe on Mr . F . O'Connor . Judge : &b 9 K £ told the Court , "there could be no doubt > r 33 pf > « itt every subject of this realm had a ^ ST f ully to discuss Universal Suffrage . ( Hear , Sear . ) EVery person had a right to ctfscoss that gabjeet , and ' tonis own opinion , and to send forth to the public saeh opinion , or to address himself to a imblw mestogy ia a constitutional manner . pro-Tided that , in disensang this subject , they do not proBSHe a breach of the public peace , or use Iansoage thai had a tendency to subvert the Sw » aad'eonstitofion of the country . ** Very well , we have always kept the peace , and we intend to keep the peace , ba ; we intend to hare our rights .
< Hear , hear . ) I tell the Whi ^ a and I tell the Tories ttat we will- agitatetin wo get our rights , and though they may peiTSVBry ~ jBan of ub into dungeons , ^ jjSers win rise and take our pieces , £ fliversa 4 Suffrage is ?** a ww-fangled doctrine ; it was well -JoKritfr o | r to iJa time of Henry VI . when the people « ore robbed of their privileges , and the taxes wreiakeael the shoulders of the rich and laidi ma tk&se of the poor . At that period the people ! sa 4 sot ar-uuai , bat sessional Parliaments , and at the close » f each session , their representatives re-i * iaraed to their constituents to give an account of ! " what they had been doing , ^ hat do oar scoundrels do now ? Do they return , e * ry session ! Do they ! a 3 kus * ar opinion upon questions of vital importjaoet ! Chey tell us . we a » , virtually represented . Isay we are not } ^ we asfcpfow is it , that in so l ^^ r ^^^^^ n ^ limMffikS ^
Miii » efMt 7 aaiMfrWhig ^ BoW ^^ te Bmpj ^ aen , « rfd hfw 5 »" not b& of the > rWk f-5 f « , and wejfeow where the shoe finches , aAi ^ will renevenhe cause / and the effect will > eaae . ( fclear , hejr . ) He concluded by calling upon fcis friend on hiweft to move the first resolution . "Mr . Bu . cKjnoved ** Tpt this meeting has heard with rftgret ^ toingied with indignation , of the cruel Slid ahjasr ireaunenfc- 'Tir- Feargus O'Connor and other Jg » & minded patriots are receiving at the ka » ds # tt &b Government ; and determines to use '^ fajflegil Brans to obtain a remission of their ealenees ; " and then , ia an elaborate speech , urged idea the meeting to try moral force , to obtain their jest rights . f ^ Mi . Bobsbxs seconded the motioa , saying he need
not ask the meeting whether they felt indignation . at &e treatment aUodedto , as he was sure , tfceir . hearts beating to the tune of humanity along with las owe , they would all hold up their hands in Jaroar . of the resolution . . He wished for every man to have a loaf , and though he would net join auy ece to Ute from the xieh what they posess , ho would st » d firm , even te . 4 he death , before they shooid take wfca * belonged tefcim . ( Hear , hear . ) He had fell -what it was to fcave children aronnd him , crying for bread , not knowiag scarcely where to get ftod for feem , asd he was sure that many around him had been similarly boated . He trusted , however , that ¦* fciBately they -should all be better ciot ' eed and
tetter fed . He could not kelp thinkir . g -that the * wh , who hare already mare than enough , very ^ reefa resembled a sailor , wfee was very fona of grog aad tobacco . This sailor was told he mjght have - three -wishes , and they should ail be realised ; his fast wish wes to have all the grog in the World ; his second , to have all the tobacco ; and the third wasje have a little more grog . ( Hear , and laughter . ) $ bs thought-the rich were acting upon the principle -thai the sailor did ; they had plenty , acd yet the y , wuted mere than enough . He was anxious to be "gid tot his labour , and he knew of no meaiis so fikely to obtain this objeci as that of ohtzining their
| ast polttiaal rights . He exhorted all to be firm , -aadhe Ti ^ shed fhe midfo dassfs to join-them , and -tteo they would sooa gei &e Corn Laws repealed . - < Hear , UW . ) :-: Tbe C 3 kntMA 3 t , \> eforeheputihe " reselat : c . n , read alerter feaa Mr . George Binns , of Suuderland , who vasexpected to have aiklressed the meet-in * :, in which 1 & . Biuss escused himself from att * Bding on the ground -ef having to attend a meeting the same « ay at Sunderland , froai which he could scarce be spared . The CmnrgiK thea . pat the resoiuiion , which was carried unanimously . ' . Mr .. Bossows moved , . '
* Mlat » petition , signed . b ^ the -Chairman , on Wi / ESS ^^^^ i ^^ J !! W ^ rvyauMUtuo wr fWRnsaaOTS TO tlW-TiWlSe ^ Or CbmmonB , reqnesting their immediate interference far a rszussion of the sentences of all poltical pri-80 D 6 K , now Sugaring for the advocacy of Uuiverbal rights . " He then said—It is with some degree of pleasure that I stand before a respectable muliitcde of peo-^ e , when I know that Chartism 13 unmasked . lam not referring on ( he present occasion to any of our SghixHirs or oar townsmen , bnt to a clergyman who iasfoaad out the origin of Chartism ; under this etsaastacce , and this feeling , I take pleasure ic «^ glKwui I have no doubt you have read or
« eaj » « a blasphemous work lately published , in wfcich Chartism is stated to hare hid its origin in & 4 « aaepy of Heaven , where the devil was the first Cfeacftst , and seduced legions of spirits from their * Rffaf * j and caused them to be hurled from the zeahMof glory , into tie lowest regions in hell , must < h £ jns , darkness and despair . This is the Jttakgy fey , that Rev . Gentleman , in his -work on Caartb-munmasked . ThenameChartisMr Chartinn is only a new tame given to an old thing . What , are the principles we are contending for different to those acted upon , at the Reform agitation , when « &r present opponents were called Radicals ? Wha * id they agitate for 1 Is there any new ftaiure iu or agitation i is there any new demand that we teake , that our enemies did not agitate for ? Biu feey have coauuued to attach odiktm to the name
« Uianirt , in order that they , may pot an end to per prcceeiiagB . And yet we are the very same tten , as we ' wfcre , when we stood foot to foot , and kasa to ka&e with ihem , and when they svrore , by fceir ri ^ it ara , that Reform should be carriea . J > e haxe notsvrurred ; it i 3 they who have departed from their principles . The meeting was about to ftstkion , but the speaker could not , except for we peculiar circumstances , raise his voice in favour « penuamng ; he ihea gave his reasons , which Wtfetathe . eSect , that their representatives ou ^ ht » de their work , and discharge their duty iaitnwHy , without the- . people begging and praying to ftmja-da . it bow . He--would ask , whether a nsster a . « ked his irardener to pkase vo accommo-« ts him , by d-.-icg this or that in his garden ? Upoa
we Lora Law asita . taoa , hs had reminded tbe gentian in the Exchange room , that without th ^ « Srnsts -tJ 4 ey could not carry ihs qac-atiou , and lie ska . proved timseif correcj ; and he believed also » a « as Le said on that occasion , eo i t would prove , teai iio repeal would never be eS ^ cted odIy y the ss * & 3 means ag th « law was enacted , ad tbat was at the point of the bayonet . HeTronld say the Whigs bad deceived the Chartists ; they had told a lie , irorse than a Tory lie ; Ue would « 0 it a ^ Whig , sneakiiig lie . H ^ e Com iaw ought to it repealed , and if TJIaversal Srf&age weta obtained , ft agon -would be repealed , ajui every sue woald hare a fjbeaib loai The Chartists wjjl -never be ^ oaded by the ffliddle classea to-join tjt&n in tbe ' cry for repeal , althongh they hale act ^ d in so crael a manner us thej ; feve to them . He - weuld liken fiie case to one which
* onid be understood . On a certain occasion , when fisneial Graham znd the Spaniards were acting in contart , that ishaAdagid glove together , Graham thought Sat the Spj ^ ttSCoiam&nder iras actiDgcocacientiouely , *^ ie rep « ed confidence in . The Spaniards were » do wonder ? , and in order to effect their purpose , it J * proposed that the Spaniards should advance alone . wnieefc tiw-foa , andihe Brifiia should retreat ; this ^^ iiiaatjon -w » s swted upon , Kid Qie Spaniards were ** P * i 8 d to aUack sword ia hand , bear Jhs heat of the ¦* ttte , andgallautSy to vanquii- the enemy , but no sooner **** fcsJ 3 a £ isb . retreated thaattoe Spaniards , according " tcebpJaKg ^ &evioaglrfciHi down , took a circuitous * "& > , « b 4 getting into the rear of the British army
, TMjJ d , except for valour , have sacrificed every maa of •¦«¦ Tnis was w » trifling m » tter ^ bat the meeting "old easily imagine how to apply it , and they knew *™ w « in the ease of the Charfests » od Whige , it was ™* w » ot . At theRerorxa agitation , didnot tbe middle ~ faee * ^* ad on , and swear , by thou » nds and hundreds * w « and « , that ma soon as the Betom BUI was 2 ™* vth fcy would aaast the working millions ? What ^ been the result ? Why , they have denied the poor •» r ight * , and sent their leaders to gtela and dun-?*«• Hiey passed the iniquitous Poor Law Amendwt
¦ At £ . 3 mt had the religious world done by that as ¦* 7 did by the tlave trade , the cowards would have « enu > kd , and dared not have passed the cruel man-•* 4- * ife-aeparatiBg tilL The ahepkeeperB would have 2 ** castomers and larger profits had . the -working ^ se » bettor wages ; and aeither iix . Feaigns O'Con-^ aor Frost , waiiarus , and Jones , nor De Courcy 2 ** . * ° SomhweH , by Dicky Onum , or Leekt , or some 2 easame , of Hanfififlrt . would have boeh the subjects * M 8 puniyhment Qwy are now an ^ nying , ( Hear , ***¦ ' He again moved his reBolnSoo .
Jit Cbomptok spologisea for his feelings , not being r" ** ° nis < l to wMrea public meetings , and seconded ¦ "Tw dalion , after urgin » upon the Chartists to obtain S a * « li » > aua ~ deciariOg ; tl » conduct of fiie dagy ™* Ba « d him and otiea to say with the poet , ; * High churdi ftTrf » im ^ agaiMt low flhny fft , ' ~^* 1 < nr chnrchagainathigh , w ^ di iuft es aiB poor sinner of bo Aorth "Swre tt » t religlon - s a lie , "
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Tbe Chairman onputting the motion , annoaacedit to be earned unanimously . Mr . Reid tame forward and moved , » That it is the opinion of thia meettag , that it is not only the liberty of Feargug O-Connor , Esq ., that the coward f ^ ctiona have conspired against , but to suppress the Northern Star ; and this meeting determines to support the Northern Star newspaper so long as it continue * the unfliVi iJng ad . vocate of the rights and liberties of tile people . " He had been reminded to be short , and , as he had little to say , he would be bo . He was a Chartist , and would live and die one , in spite of all opposition . This was Wimsua week—a period when they should all rejoice with their friends ; but , said he , can you rejoice when our dearest friends * re saSeringT ( Cries of " no no . " )
Can-I rejoice when Prost , Williams , and Jones , are tar away from their native homes ? No , never . They are driven from their native land ; are taken from their dungeons at midnight ; and , in spite of law , justice , sad humanity , or right , they are now sailing over the stormy deep , to a foreign land , and may guardian angels be their safety keepers . ( Cries of "Amen .- ) Tell me not that I can rejoice while I see 250 of our bravest friends incarcerated in dungeons , and many of them treated and fed with convicted felons . Can I rtjoice while Mr . Feargus O'Connoj is Buffering & disgraceful punishment ? Yea , I will be bold iu asserting that he is receiving- punishment Oom the hands of men , aye , my friend * , whom te by J » r superaefas " \» ibi ^ % ^ $ ^^ & ^^ ^ N ^ Val * S » Ue , fwJHvocaliBgaie tfght « nis ** Me oTtJie people , { Cr }* of "afcame , dame . *) He Is It York Cwtle for speaking the truta : for advocatiDg the cauaS' of the fataeriesa and the widow ? My friendi , metainks I see hist in his nativelaad , sitting quietly ; by his fireside , aasl , on hearing a ^ voice from this country , and particularly from the manufacturing districts , saying to Mm , "Come over and help " us ! " and immediately F-eargus O'Connor crossed the Irish Channel and came to our assistance . AIe ! hmks I not only see him come but I hear him swear by Uie God that made him , that he wculd never cease his exertions until he had obtained for the British people their rights aud Sberaes . ( Hear , hear . ) Yes , and he was the unflinching advocate of . Englishmen , and bow he ia gone to York Castle 1 he is in York Castle . ' I The Chaibilan—And on the feWs side ?
Mr . Reid—Yes , and the Attoraey-General ought to bear in mind , the palmy days ef rtform ; the torchlight meetings , aad the speeches that he made in these days ; but he has forgotten them , aud having got a situation , be means to keep it The CHAiiutA-N—Not much Itnger . itr . TtEiD ttca remarked , at some length , bjboii the present state of society , and pressed upon thesnAting as the most effectual means of shewing a grateful return to Mr . Feargus O'Connor to purchase the Northern Star , Mr . Bostock seconded tbe resolution , which , on being put , was carried las the previous ooes ) unanimously . Mr . AXT . HOST made a lew prefatory remarks , and then moved , — ' * That we are of opinion , that justice Cinaet be obtained from the present corrupt syit « m of Government , and are , therefore , determined cot to rest satisfied till the Charter becomes the law of the land . "
The CiULlEiiAS then introduced to tho meeting Mr . James Woodbouse , formerly delegate for Nottingham , awl who has been bound over , in several bonds , to keep the peace , and to eosae up for judgment , if called upon . 5 lr . W-ooDHorsB , having been greeted with hearty cheers , -explained the extent of the bonds he bad estered into , assuring the meeting , that , but for circamstancts rendering it absolutely necessary for him to be at home , he ¦ wunld rather have gone to prison than have ^ iven them their bonds ; but , however , there he was
again to advocate ttm -cause of Universal Suffrage and Uie libv-rty of his cooatry . It had been said by his enemies , that he wished the Chartists to " moscow " Coventry ; he not only deiired such a thing , but he de I clared that he was , and ever had boon , anxious tut the preservation of life and private property . He felt his I ajEitimtion undermined by the cruel prosecution he had endured , and the trouble he had experienced arising [ from viliany , and beiag betrayed" ,- robbed , and plundered ; but he could shsw to the wdrld , when unaVte with bis tongue , by the exercise of his pen , who were the villains and slaves , scoundrels and tr ^ itofs of liberty . l
o ^< ml ? oVw ^^^^? e 5 ^ e ^^ > feDSfT toey had been disunited or the country would nave been free . S » me of the speakers had spoken of an amelioration of the sentences upon Mr . O'Connor , Frost , Williams and Jones , but he would say , they ought never to have bad such sentences passed upon them , nor have been carried into execution . He bad been asked to read a letter in the Northern Star from Mr . Oastler , about the poor wtavers , but he Ehouli ! be satisfied in naming the f&et that such letter wa 3 in that paper , and Baying to every one ' , buy the Siar , and read it for yourselves . iHear , hear . ) Do without yoor pint of ale , but bay tho Star ; abstain from -drinking spirits , but buy the Star ; refrain froth using tea and coffee and * u £ ax , but buy Uie Star ; aad avoid the use of all excisable articles , but buy the Star ;
lessen the value of household property , at least one half , but buy theater . H « then recommended that two -or three families should reside in one house , and take one thousand two hundred houses now to let in St Mary ' s parish ; he advif od the middle dassea to join tbe Chartists , and reminded the meeting that General Jackson and Van Burcn , in America , will , by their policy , soon learn this country a lesson . He was a little ironical upon the Banking syotem , and paper money , Funnising that Green , with his balloon , was about to bs employed , on the recommendation of a committee of the House of Commons , to go out with a centre bit , gt ; np into the skies , and taie pieces out of the stars to mate into sovereigns . ( laughter . ) He concluded by seconding the resolution .
The following petition was then read , and with the preceding resolution , was agreed to . Yote 3 of thanks were given to the Major , "William Roworii , Esq ., and to the Chairman of tho meeting . Three cheers were given fcr the Charter ; also fur Mr . Feargus O'Connor and the Northern Star , and . for other patriots now suffering panishnitnt .
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Wednesday Evening , June 10 , Quarter pa * t Seven .
ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF THE UNITED FRIENDLY SOCIETIES OF OPERATIVE ¦ CARPENTERS . On "Whit-Monday , tbe members of these united societies celebrated their anniversary by dining together at the Highbury Bam Tavern , about four miles from the metropolis . Tfie day being remarkably fine , the company enjoyed themselves until the honr of dinner by varions games , in the delightful grounds and gard < MTbel « aglnz to the tavern ; and , at half-past two , upwards of 4 u 0 p-rsops
sat aown to a most excellent dinner ; served up' tn ffae spacious hall by Mr . Hinton ; Mr . Bailey officiating cs president , and Mr . Phillips , the secretary , as general director . Five tables , running parallel tho whole length of the room , with a cross table for tba members ¦ of the various lodge councils , were well supplied with everything that the season afibrds ; and tbe highest satisfaction was expressed at the good cheer which the stewards had provided . An excellent band played several popular airs , from the orchestra , throughoct the repast .
After dinner , an adjournment for an hour took place , at tbe expiration of which ti » e the bugle sounded fur the re-assembling of the company , when Mr . Phillip ? , with the permission of the Chair , proposed the first toast— " The people ; therource of all legitimate power ; and may they speedily obtain their jus ; rights . " Tho people , he said , were tbe producers of all ths wealth , and all the revenues of the country , and therefore were rightly the source of all legitimate power . Them wfaonld be that emanation of union and cordial feeling among them , that they would speedily become the real
sovereign power , in fact as -well as in right "Were tbe people discreet and united , the aristocracy would be ies * inclined to lavish the people's money , and the working class would be lejs inclined to give them their produce to lavish . It is quite evident that those who are now possessed of the elective franchise are not the most intelligent cf the people ; bat those who have laboured with their hands would show such a spirit of determination and mxelligence , that , whilst they resolved to do justice to those above them , will not aUow anything short of tbe full measure of their rights being conceded .
Mr . G * toefd , in supporting the toast , said he had been -labouring ever since he was thirteen years old , as he had no donbt most of those present had also ; and it was quite plain , that somebody else must have got what he had all those yean boea working fox ; for he had certainly produced much more than he had consarntd . It -mas a matter of deep interest t » them all , and a source of bitter regret , that when they became past labour , they should be met with the taunt that they ought to ha vo saved something out of their earnings to support them in their old age . Is it not notorious that if a mas gets 5 a . a day now , he is required to do double the w « rk he used foraierly to be called on to perform ; nor will the employers allow him to become an eld man before they deprive him of tbe right of labour—if his hair is frosted "with grey , they say " he ' s
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The London Benevolent Society op Whitesmiths' annual dinner took place on Wliifc-Monday , a > , While Coiiduit . Mousc Tavern , Mr . R . Fletchtr in the chair . A gcod substantial dinner was supplied by th « " host , whkh gave general satisfaction . After tho cloth was removed , tbe Chairman rose to propose the first to ^ st , — " Prosperity to the Members o £ the Beuovoleat Society of Smiths , tiieir wives , and faniilies . " ( Cheer& )
The Cnairnian Baid , as a body , you have done much good for yeur fellow-men ; you have stood forward on many occasions to protect general liberty , by your money , your delegates * and your petitions . ( Cheers . ) But I feel confident you will yet have to inake greater sacrifices , otherwise you and other societies ( although protected as you think by enrolmcat , ) will not be allowed many years longer to assemble together at all . The toast was drunk ¦ with , tarta times three . Tho healths of their worthy , landlord , Mr . Preece aud family , Messrs . Calvcrt and Co ., and that of an old and tried friend , Dennis Mahonsy , who Lad so many years been chosen to preside over their annual festivals , were also drank . Mr . Taylor proposed , in a speech which gave great pleasure to the meeting , by their
enthusiastic cheering , the healths of Messrs . Tomey , Jones , and Gardner , their respected delegates on the Dorchester Labourers' Committee , may they live many years to enjoy the confidence of their fellow-workmen . The speaker said lie was proud of the opportunity to bear testimony to the zeal and disinterestedness of these excellent and honest men , in connection with the test of that committee , who has stood the battle of working men against a despotic ministry , and bad also defeated them , and restored the labourers to their homes and f unilies . That , considering the magnitude of thrtr undertaking , they had accomplished wonders . The toast was drunk with great cheering and waving of haU . Mr . Jones , in a ahort , bnt pithy , speech , returned thanks , assuring the meeting he f ^ lt proud of
the honour conferred , and ha thought the condaet of the present Ministers worse and more despotio than their predecessors . Mr . Tomey , in returning thanks , faid he should always be proud of the sentiments expressed in approbation of himself and his brother delegates . It Wus true they had had an up-hill game to play , as tho Ministers bad plenty of money and power , and bad and unjust laws ; when thay ( ike committee ) only had the confidence and support of their fellow- workmen , Mr . T- ** t down amidst much cheering . Several other toasta of minor importance were drank , whea tbe company dispersed about the gardens , until the ball commenced , about seven o ' clock ; and the company broke up about twelve , in perfect good order , returning once more to their respective homes .
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She Benevoebnt Society op Bricklayers belt Jtbeir anniversary festival in their central lodge rooji ; Aldcrmanbury , on Monday afternoon last . It was really qnlte refreshing to witness the decent demeanour and ' respecttbld appearance of thia useful braich of . the building % ad « , «» 4 rttie neat dresses of their , wives and daughters ^ who enjoyed a festive dance to ttoeint «{ c > d | - £ hsir own bwa . composed of eighteen memjterr of tfcafrade ; and we unhesitatingly assert , thatthoughBffinae of them might have been seen in the morning planttng bricks on the top of a bouse , the preciBion and Bkill with Iwhioh they executed various dimeult pieces oT jnusloy would scarcely be credited . Quadrilles , wattaea , and country dances were kept U p . tfllalate honr ; mterspetacd . withaongs , glees , popul , £ overture ^ , Itc ., ' and the proceeds , amounting to " £ 14 or £ l 6 i after- paying all estpeaees , were devoted to t relief of t&e aged aad infirm members of the trade .
Mrs . Vjkcbnt has been allowed to take her son ' - i apparel to the Penitentiary , and some relaxation of h ' ts treatment Is now expected . ' Mr . Gx . ii . rt . ~ lk . deputation consisting or Me / srs . Grote and ^ tUson , and Messrs . Lowland Wire , Common CoumjUmen , waited on the Marquis of Norp lanby , on Thujstby , with a memorial , moet murderously and respectably signed ^ for the liberation of I fix . Jftlbr kOlcave . Toe Marqutf promised to consult Jtyr . Justice I Ootenan « : tha » nbiW , J 0 , . send an . . anniw . to Mr . l / ^ W ^ i ! ... ' ¦ ' , ^^^ S ^ eni ^ ^ M ^ hf ^ ¦ "V ' ¦ - \ \ HaPpas 4 s $$ x ^ l _ The attempted assassination of tjaa ffiriwtt , hwt night at . about half-past six , was riot knOwn . iathe City till after the 'departure of they post . i ^ oKtopio now , of course , absorbs all oth $ r que& $ 9 p&nd some persons are attemp ^ in ^ to ind ^ i | F Jhe belief that the diabolical daed , ? was a pSneditated act of a band of Chartists . It is tro ^ aiail *
impossibles that the priBouerf wply to the qbeitt , that" th « pohoe knew hia inotiye , 'ia literallyjCfaot ; eepeoiaJly when w « look at recent events ia JBfauoe , and recolleot that it \« b jwtw « j in the Chaafwr oi -Peers , that Louis PhiBipe hknvtff was awareif the Eieaohi plpt . On 'Change , in ttoie markets , iShort , every whete , business has almost stood still with ; lia | kin « about * his pistol affair . One of theiaapers fj beg « in lt ^ repork by sajina " We deeply regrep ) an-> nounce-tftlt an unsacc ^ aaful attempt was made last '• ¦ night to assassinate hj » Majesty . * The « 4 vroque k was soon , howevar , discovered , and the-fttsfee was ! i ^ : ;
3 tOpped to elear up tha ambiguity . .- ^ u * ' . I > ifj « aaUTo Messrs . LsvETr and Qj ^ ils . —A very nm ^ ious committee mot on Tueadajt ^ lyning at Liitt ^ WCoffee Hou ^ , to make arranJHMdits for theaboteW ) ject . Aft 0 r the formation offthT Committee , Mr . R . Moore was appointed secretary . Circnlars were ordered to be B 6 n 6 to several trades ' societies , inviting th&r co-operation . The Committee then adjourned till Friday evening , June 19 . at theSufEblk CoiFee House , Old Bailey , whew there meetings will be held : in futtite ; : ¦ ' J ¦ - " - ¦ ¦ -tW ¦'¦
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MARTIN ? THE CHARTIST . The following letter from the brother of Martin to Lord Noemanby baa been handed to ub for publication : ^ , ' ¦ 23 , Lowther-Street , York . My Lord Marquis , —I have been requested by my brother W . Martin , who vraa convicted at York assizes for ottering seditious language at Sheffield , to lay before your Lordship the following statement of his sad , solitary , and I may add cruel situfttiott when compared with that of other prisoners convioted of a similar ofifence-.
Your Lordship ia already aware of Bis being obliged to labour upon the tread-mill f « om Priday , the 27 th March , untU Tharsday , tljj » 23 rd of April , and since that time , with the exception of two days , he has been employed pulling old ropies'to pieces , at which he is obliged to work nine houffl each day , and the silent system is strietiy enforced . / These are punishments , my Lord , -which never has btfen inflicted upon any other prisoner convicted of seditious libels . It -was asserted , my Iferd , that there was hot rooni ' foriiin at York , but tyie contrarj has been proved in M m ^ M -9 V < mfiT , and tWooiorictB tried at that
Kl ^ pS «^ f ^ S ^ S able Fox Mlflpi the Housrof Commons , on Tuesday , April the l * tl ^ when he declared that on allowance ought tobe aado for penons convicted of seditious libels , and in which the Hoijso concurred . Relying upon the impartial conduct of your Lordship , I hope your Lordship will act in accordance with the feelings of the Commons , andthose of your Honourable Colleagues , and take tqe side of mercy towarda the prisoner , by removiag the prisoner from Nortballerton to York Castle . I xwaain , my Lord , ¦ Your Lordship ' s humble servant , WALSINGHAM MARTIN . To the most Noble the Marquis of Normanby , Secretary of State lor the Home Department
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10 XHB EDITOR OF THB NORTHERN STAB . Sib , —I have been requested to communicate to you , per publication , in the ensuing number of the Northern Star , Mr . Vincent ' 6 desire , ( expressed previous to his incarceration in the loathsome and pestilent dungeon in which he is now confined , ) that all sums of money colleoted on hia , or his highly respected parent ' s behalf , should be transmuted direct to the following address , "Mrs . Vincent , 5 , Greenland Grove , Cromer Street , New Road , London . By inserting the above in the Star , you will serve and oblige others than Yours , respectfully , Arthur Dvson . June 10 , 1840 . P . S .--I have forgotten , I regret to say , until now , thougn specially requested at tho time , to make this communication . ^ j )
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Z . XVHRSSDGS . Meeting of RADicAi , s . ~ At a meeting of the Radicaktif LWersedge , held on Wednesday , June 10 it was unanimously resolved : — " That this meeting do most cordially approve of the resolutions passed at the West ¦ Riding Delegates' Meeting , as noticed in the Star of last Saturday ; and that tho quota of funds which will be required for this neighbourhood towards fiefading the delegates to the aieetUiij propOjMo ! to be held at Manchester , be immediately raised ,: and that this meeting do recommend other places to adopt a similar plan . "
HOL&XNWOOD . On Whit-Monday , June the 8 th , a Sunday School Missionary Meeting was held m Ralph-green Sunday School , Hqllrnwood , and a collection was made in aid M the di 3 t ) fes 5 ed _ pODf , Mr . John ICay in the ebaiJjV ; - StfJ'eral yoimg Sunday School teachers from ^ S % M ^! i ¥ * S meeting , and added their t ^ Hu ^« VT !< "ntfi 5 bTieflts of a Sunday School . The folluTvjijK resolution waa passed : — " That' as early as pijssiilc a delegate moving shall be convened of the Sunf ay Schools in tlile neighbourhood , to make
an etforfto do something ib \ the distressed poor . " 1 HAWORTH . Chijb ^ h Sonday School— On Whit-Monday , the teachers ? aud scholars in connection with the Cuurch Sunday ^ chool , Haworth , met at two o ' clodk in the atternoog . whenasuitable address was delivered in the school Room , by the Rev . P . Bronte , B . A ., I ucumbeit , after which they walked through the village , when they returned to the school , and were regaled ^ rith spice cakes , bser , &c . The school numbers upwards of two hundred scholars .
On the same dat , the teachers and scholars in conaeotioa with tho Wesloyau Methodists , Baptists &c , had their walks and treats in their resneotive places , in Haworth aad the neighbourhood . Odd Fsfcwws . —On . Whit-Monday , the members of the Woodland Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd ^ flowfl , of the Manchester Unity , held their Erst anmTOraarjt at tho house of Sir . Robert Pickles , New Inn , Stubbing , Haworth , when upwards , of fifty sat down to an exoellent dinner , served up in the worthy host and hostess' usual style of liberality , and which reflected upon them influite credit .. The evening was spent in harmony . Bongs toasts . &c . . s
Knob' and Sp £ U .. —On Monday last , a match at knor and spell took place , for £ 2 Ida . a side , on Haworth Brow Moor , between James Smith , of HolUngt , near Havrorth , and Luke Lund , of New Rot ^ , near Keigbley , which was won by Smith by upwards * f twenty score , Ajtottsj FoREgTBT .- <) n Wbit-Tuesdar , the officers ao * brethren of Court Forbid them Kot , of the AuuiJot Order of Foresters , celebrated their seventh anniversary by dining together , at ^ he house of Mr . James Roberts , Bay Horse Inn , Uppertown , near Haworth , when nearly seventy jar took of a sumptKOOs diuner , in the good old Eaglish style , which reflects great credit on the worth y host and hostess of the iKmse ; aud the members of the above Court are happy to state that the Court is ia a most prosperous state , the society being worth about £ 300 . ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ '¦ ¦ . ¦ : ¦ ¦" .. ¦ ¦ ¦ ..-:
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BTOCKipORT . ^ iDNAPPiKQ .- -the township of Brinnington , in the 5 E * k * t * ° > Port » has been thrown ' into great alarm by the ^ Abdaotion of a fine male child , only six weens old . It appears that early on Saturday after-M ^ nU f ( . *' f emal e ' ^ ed " » a nweb-worn greei . 5 £ ^? p ^ » a ^ L suUied whH « A «* W i onnet , was ll » w F . wtwood , being part of the ab © v * township , « f «^ ' ^ ? ' ? r Wai 8 tcoatB i aBdfancy ^ istcoat pieces , * t low pnoes , having sold one to Mr . Pimblot , > iS . £ *\ for ' * TerT nominal gnm , and about one ? k i ™ she caMed a * house of Win . Buckley , near S ° , « °° bl ^ dSe , formerly an overlooker at Marsnr ai ' 8 , But now out of employ by the turn-out , sayid * that she felt fatigued , and , peroeivinjr the absence f
the husband , observed that she was desirous of remaining somewhere , other than » public-house , until the markeMwmmenoed . Mrs . Buckley , who is newly-n ^ arried , and aged aboit twenty-six , and having but one child , gave her welcome ; after which she assumed a sudden affection for the infant , and the mother felt herself complhxtented . She is verv delicate , and subject to fits ot ' epflepsy . The woman then proposed that , if Mrs . B . would accompany her as far as the Market-place , she would treat her to a glass ofwjne before she left the house . To this Mr « : Baokl ^ r iBwnted , becatfee she iu ^ ht at the same time mmed as far as ^ her grjandawther's , who ^ ig ^ 'g ^^ g **^ «« 4 » hoUt jqa ^ ock -the t
mM 6 mnm ^« m ^ rmw ^ Mr 8 . Bdcklef was radfinjf and seriously Ahiiefed with BomeauolK > tid presenay the woman ; taking the child , prevailed upon her to r « torn homo to Port-, w « od , which she did . Th ^ woman then fetched Mrs Buckley some warmedheir , and "drugged" it with sottje powerful narcotic , and made herself . some tea In a very short time Mrs . B . was seized with violent fits , so violent that it was deemed necessary to send for a doctor ; and while the neighbours were engaged inmitigatiDg her sufferings , the woman nursed the chad ; and seizing an opportunity to leave the house took advantage of the confusion and ran away with the child , the afflicted mother having understood , at an interval of ease * that it was gone to her mother ' s . The grandmother oame dowm about five o'clock , and then the real facts were , known ; but proper information of the felony was not forwarded to the Police-Office until eight o ' clock . Every enquiry was
then made after the inhuman perpetrator , when it was ascertained that ahe was seen on the Manchester road immediately after the commission of the offence ; but all immediate prospect of apprehension waa precluded , from the lapse of time from the perpetration to the information of the felony at the proper quarter . IJp to Wednesday , the unconscious mother continued in adaugerous state of health , nor is she aware of the real nature of her condition her maternal feelings being lulled b y the unfortunate delusion that ner only infant is blooming and healthy under the solicitude of its grandmother , her medical attendant having represented the imminent danger to her lifo by disclosing the loss of her unhappy infant . A subscription has been set on foot ; and a reward , arising from the receipts , has been offered for the discovery aud apprehension of tne author oi these distressing calamities .
Thb Tubs-out . —The unhealthy dispute between the master manufacturers of this borough and the weavers continues in atatu quo , no conciliatory arrangement having been effected , althougfrjErpquent deputations of the working classes to t ] uEl £ rai } j . er& , for the purpose of altaiuiaeio desiraUffi ^^^ tMTO taken place . The total % iemplo 3 Mg ^^^ l ^ n ? this place is estimated S ^' fiw ^ m / S ^^^^^ , carders ; dressers , and the great body fil weaveiB The sufftriiigs of the familiea must theref ^ KS be-iiamenso amongat those , more particularly ' -linMi families , five weeks haying now elsg&d s ^ fe ^ tht > payment of wages at wtf cottpn mi ^ tfiijeK Employ about 9 , 000 looms , m * tisnally complete above 50 , 000 pieces of cloth . ^ Sar annum . Thert ' are also standing l . O ^ horses ^ ifewer ; 2 , 176 cottage houses are untenanted : 13 nnfelic-honKAa aro ninoort . awa
1-20 shops in good situations are to let ; while the Ios 3 to tne town , in the circulation © f money through wages , wiU average | 4 , 500 per week ; aud will require above two yeatg at the old rate of wages to restore the deficiency njtoney in . wages alone The ^^^^^^^ MgJbfr ^ a OTen more ^^^ i ^ S ^ W ^^^^^ ^ i ^^ diture in thS * b «« Migh . aUut igfO . OOO a year , or at the rate of ' £ 769 | 3 . 7 ^ . " weeki > y week . The masters and aiuhorities are proceeding with great severity towards the turmouts ; and as walking or paradingnear the mills is held to be illegal , the committee have provided the females with skippin g ropes and the men with marbles to amuse themselves rather than the police shall take advantage of their want of employment by congregating for curiositv ' s
sane , at tne time the •* knobs" are leaving work A public meeting was held in Greek-street , on Monday , and resolutions passed , renewing their pledges to resist the proffered reduction , although some few of the worst class of hands have gone iu at the reduced prices . Many mills are as yet standing . Ou Wednesday an immense public meeting of the inhabitants was held in the Social Institution , ( the weather being unfavourable , ) for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of petitioning Parliament to take their case into their most serious consideration , Mr . Henry Ferns presiding Five spirited resolutions were passed , one of which
was , " That petitions be sent to both Houses of Parliament praying them to appoint a committee to enquire into the coaduct of the Stockport master power-loom manufacturers and magistrates , into the origin of the present turn out , with a view to settle it , and adopt national measurea to prevent such destructive proceedings in future , to save the working classes from further degradation—give peace to all classes of the community—and security to the Government aud nation . " The speeches , which were protracted and numerous , were energetic and able . A turn-out weaver , Miss Harriet Wagstaffo , in seconding the petition , addressed the meeting amidst great applause .
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THE COMMITTEE OF THE STOCKPORT WORKING MEN'S ASSOCIATION , To the Chartists' Associations of England , Scotland and Wales . Feixow-Countbymen and Unwilling Slaves , and Chartists of the Empire . —We appeal to you as men who feel for your kind—as men who hold sacred tho glorious principles of tho Charter—who have made a deep aud solemn resolution nover to cease your exertion until you see them triumphantly established by law , aud yielding their blessiDga and abundance to tho people .
Dear Brethren , we implore you to take the situation of our town into consideration . Thousands are at this moment out of employmenti and have been for five weeks , and may be ibr five months longer . We aro consequently unable to support our friends who have beeu crueily cast into prism , and who are at this moment sufferinAseverely px Chester , for advocating Chartism ; ou » , of thejfraaiilies is now handed over to the tendflr \ nteroies of the New Poor-Law Bastile , and the father is in thftPrison ^ iospital ; another respectable maa > a blacksmith and « ai mterup , who was getting £ M 0 s . per week , lost his shop , was thirty weeks out , and then imprisoned for twelve
montns , with neavy bail afterwards , for being zealous in the cause ; these two were total abstainers of many years standing , and harmless men ; the latter , Mr . Isaac Johnson , whose famous defence , of five or six columns , appeared in tho Star , has b&d one . child burned as to cause its death , and one birth , and two deaths since he ^ was oast in prison . Only thint what hivoc , what ruin he has endured—denied even to look upon his little ones ere they are taken from his sight for ever . He leaves them in health , returns 0 tnd they are buried [ Yo Chartists of Britain , w ill ye help your brethren in prison i Mr . Burton's family , and all the others demand your assistance ! Then , delay no longer but— ' . . ¦*¦¦ •¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ , ¦ ¦
Gome loosen the grasprf the cold tyrant ' s hand , Aud strengthen the hopes of the brave little band Who dared to speak oat in the teeth of the knaves Who wish us for ever to Uto as their filavea . ' The noblest , the bravest , Uie most injured men , Come let us support till they all come again j Let those who once cheer / d them with plaudits bo '¦ loud , ' . , ,. - . ' ¦; ¦ . ¦ . / - ¦ :. ¦ ¦ . " " . - ¦¦ ¦"¦ ¦ " ¦ ¦ ¦ . - Aud shouted hurrah in tbegteat Chartist crowd , Not shrink from their duty to those wh » are gone But boldly and bravely , to Chester march on ! Let tyrants of every description perceive That we are determin'd our friends to relieve .
N . B . Thoso Chartists or Associations that forward their mites bj letter , or by Post-office order , are requested to direct to the Patriots' Storej for P . L . P . Fogg , or to the Committee of the Chartists , Chestergate , Stockport . By order of the Committee , FfiKDEaiCK L . P . FOCKI .
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Longevitt . —We are informed that there is how living in Halliwell Road , Little Bolton , a man named Evan Counce , who was born in the township of Rufford , Lanoaehire , in August , 1736 , and baptized , a » proved by the pariah register , in the September of the « une year . He is thus approaching the completion of bid 104 th year , and he is remarkably hale and lmt % j *—Manob * $ ter Quordiam
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Prodigt op NiinBE .--OnTlattBd » jlaft ,, wMrft » nessed one of the most extraordinary cironmcitwHO we have erer eeen . Our townsmet W * . € f . H < ywood , wm-deftU ^^ aB called u pon By Blr . C . Ittham , who £ * A" *? eo * calving , which waamOd distress . The left foot of the calf crossing ovtor between the nose and eyes , and the tendons being so contracted , there was no removing it . After four honra hard labour he "Was forbid to have reconrse to decapitation to Anxr tkm
calf and pteserve the cow , which he did in masteri * style .. Tne calf was living when the means , were resorted tofit w ^ ghed ^ . - . the asttnis > ing wight W seven stone ; nine pounds . The head alone weighed sixteen pounds , and the hair ob the-side one and ' * ' half inches lon ^ r , and two and a half inches on ttit mane . The mother is now doing well . . Weruttdeiwstand , from Mr . fieywood , there are many cases of cow 3 dying , in tho neighbourhood , of a disease * which he calls cholera . He has had forty-aix case 0 » out of which he had only one death . ' ¦
Whit-Monday . —Thi 3 day has usheredin npon nt with pleasant weather and- empty pockets . It Wtt melancholy to . sea tha thread-faftre clothes of th % once well-dressed artisans of old Ecglaad . Yet reraeoiberiug fprjner ; times when they sallied Until into the streets , after their club dinners , and . eontrastihg the last day with those , we find a fiad contrast . In the mean time , we were much pleased with witnessing thekind and partial feeling displayed br the Sunday School teachers of the Salem CbapeTa who treated those little one ^ for whose temporal LwmI eternal werfere they are labonrmg ' asfeiduouslV . Tii
number feasted on spice-cakes and tea were &&&& - 150 , whom the teachers waited upon ; then tW teachers , together with fifty or sixty strangersj sal down and partook of the remaining part of l ^ feast . T'hen were hymns of prayer and praise suBjfci and tho children diemissed with a suitable admon |* . ^ tion , to love God above all things , and their neighfe bouras themselves . All this was gratuitous ftflSf the teachers , &c . The Wealoyan Methodists ptfai ^ ; the town with their Sunday School scholars , ijfrougljb them into the Market-square , where they * unir a > hymn , and then returned to the ^ ool , JrfWre ^ S » pa « o ^ of ^ s ^^ efreshmej ^ v ^ gteflg ^^'
mm ^ « i « hteenpenc&pir head , whloh pre&ded the » fli « from attendingjowine to the ^ enormf ^^ rice . The » wereabout sixty of them sat dowatolea ^ ¦ ' Northern Union . —The Northern Dnion holds . its meetings as usuil , and are still as determihfcL upon obtaining their rights as ever . They are readr and have , in a great measure , co-operated with afl their friends throughout the conntry , and ¦ expfrrieuce halve taught them , that they must . depeni upon themselves , the working classes , for a redress of grievances . . State of Trade . —Trade is still bad , and tW ^ more manufacturers have failed , which make nind
thrown out of trade since the ~ conTme » cement of this season * . ' ^» fc '' -. - ¦ Baenslet incarcebated Chartists . —^ We' ^ hafc week , advertedtor thff situation of those poor meiT " now hi duranco vil& , and suffering under the most horrible ordeal of demon niilignity , for merely bfr " serting their rights as British citizens . We alsoglanced hastily over the premeditated- ^ seatenc * of those men , which the judge ' s speech upon thoir « ioaviction proves , for he said that the ends of justice would be obtained by the convict £ oh- ; of these meni We now call upon Mr . Me » ce _ to -make thjLw&mfr honourable , by striving ]^ miSg 1 ttfr 4 be-TmSahj » wi of these poor men , and -thus clearing himselfft « fl | the imputations which aro heaped upo * him . ' ¦¦•
Ancient Romans . —The officers , and members of the Remus Senate of this flourishing Order held their anniversary at Mrs . Rachel Greenwood ' s , the Helm Tree I nn , Idle , on Tuesday last , wharo . the members with their wives and sweethearts sat down to a sumptuous dinner provided for the occasion .
ts KEXGK&ET , Whit-Monday . —On Monday last , the Society called the Order of the Knights of Malta , held their anniversary meeting at the house © f Mr . John Corlass , the Black Horse Inn , Low-street , when , the members partook of an excellent dinner ; and other refreshments , in the lodge room . After the removal of the cloth , and the despatch of the necessary business of the society , the room , wiriph was beautifully decorated with transparencies , and other ornament ? , was thrown open to the public , WHwimi
" **«¦ , « uu wuuug blic UlaW UUinUJ £ tno remainder of the day , tho scene being still further enlivened by the performance of an excellent baa 4 of music belonging the society . This institution , which is the tirat of that title ever established in , this town , is in a very prosperous condition , having lnoroased to ninety members in the short space of year , the cause of which success may . be in a great measure ascribed to the superior nature of its laws and regulations . On the siiiB day , the soholars -of the Radical Association- Sunday Schook smonnting io about 200 , held their annual tea feast , in * h « Working
school room . After the repast , the ohildrett * w » re allowed to divert themselves with games of innocent amusement , which they continued to enjoy iSP towards evening . An appropriate large and beautiful flag was hung out at one of the windowH . representing a teacher in the act of mending the " penaof the scholars , with a motto of " Writing is no sin , even on a Sunday .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS— Wednesday , June 1 * . Petitions were presented frwri Leeds , Dundee , Burstall , Merthyr TydvU , York , Ayr , and two other places in Scotland , from an Universal Suffrage Associa tion in Scotland , complaining of the treatineflt of M « . Peargus O'Connor . Sir F . Burdett presented a petition from Wiltshire , for the dismissal of Ministers , for the restoration of Messrs . Frost , Willlama , and Jones , to their fipiiliea . and for an amnesty for all political offences . T In answer to a question from Mr . Aglienby , whether any , and what relaxations had taken place in the treatment of Mr . O'Connor , in York Gaol , Mr . Fox Maule said that the b « st answer -would be to lay on the table the continuation Of tho correspondence that had taken place , which he should do to-morrow .
"Mr . Miles moved the second reading of the Seduction BUI . He prefaced his motion by statements of the < increased mortality in illegitimate children since the burden of maintenance had been thrown on the femaW To the poor there was no redress for Beduotio&—tha rich a \ one had a remedy . He proposed to fix the damages at £ 30 , and to give a power , to award the payment by instalments . In ease of breach , of promise of marriage , the action to be brought by tho woman ; and mease of seduction , by the father , mother , Daturar guardian , master , or mispress ; the damages , in case of
• eduction , to be applied to the support of the illegitimate children , if any . With respect to the Poer Law , he thought it best to repeal all the bastardy clause * , and leave the question solely to be dealt wife nnder thfs Bill as a civil injury . If the Couniy Cojcrto Bill had passed last Session , he would in thesa ^ aseahavo given jurisdiction to them ; but new b » ' proposed ttt » leave the adjudication of them to tfae special sessions , and , to assure a full attendance of magistrates , hewould have them held for the purpose of carrvinzinto effect the objects of this BilL s - .
The ATTORNEY-aENERAt opposed thebUl , as introducing an entirely novel principle , though the Honour , able Member was entitled to great credit for his motives . He believed that the New Poor Lavr had done a great deal of good , and that seduction was now much less common than it was . This bill provided that anyiWoman who had been seduced under oronuse of marriage nri * tit go before a . justice ef the Beate whowould summon the offending party before ^ T petty Bessions , when the woman might obtain damages of 430 . This appeared to Mm ta , « fcen a wide ^ « oor for ftaud . It would eDable any woman , however false or unchaste , to make . a traffic of iaiewlina men into
promises of marriage , and women would be less careful of their chastity whoa they could obtain such « price for it . However , one provision •* the bill would entirely frustrate the object with whieli it was framed ttiat whereby the case of the woman was required to bs supported by two witnesses , which , in verr few cases , could psssibiy be obtained . He moved that the tm be read a second time that day six months . Mr . Hawes opposed the bUl as legalising gednction on the pact of the rich . Any man , who could pay £ 30 might , under this bUl , seduce at piftasuw , and ttie parents would be excluded from their remedy in a court of law . ' / ' . : ¦ " ¦ '¦ ¦ . ¦ . -. " ¦ ¦ ¦ ; ' On a division the second reading was carried by a majority of 67 " to 56 .
TheSa ^ e of BeerBill ( lsro , 2 ) having I » eare < onjniitted , a number of amendments were proposed , on which divisiens tookplace . Clause 12 i requiring the producUott of eerjtiflcates of fiood character hefore license granted was thrown out by a majority of 43 to 41 . , The Chairman reported progress and obtained leave t » sit again . " v "" .. * : :
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.. —¦— ¦— ^ " *""' " " : " : ¦¦ ' - ,-.. . . ' AmiCAL " COMMUHOHATION OF SoCUUSM . —Th * pand Annual Festival in commemoration of tha Bixty-iunth birthday of'Robert Owen the philanthw ) - phistj and the fifth Annual Congress of the UnivenaL Community Society of Rational Religioniflts , waa commemorated yesterday at the Highbury Barn Tavern . Islington , by the London ^ iuSSSm ' of iS * ' society dming and taking tea together , v Thk dfoW was advertrsed to take place as early as haFDast one o'clock , but long before tb ^^ OMWfiKSbSSthe taverns were crowded to excess , by ^ pewonaihj had been fortunate enough to obtain twdmSmSSh which were disposed of on SatardaiBQ ^ HK company then proceeded to the dinin ^ tf £ 2 gnS upwards of six hundred persons ) b » X &Bjm ^ BSZ ^ got up in Hinton's best style . MrvSi ^ @BBE absence of Mr . Owen , took , the ohaiflrBttBiBi waaof the beat description , the SSS 9 H uaviersal hdiarity prevailed dorinfetffla ^ fc After dinner the room was cleared ofi ^ HiiiiHH dancing was commenced and kept vBm ^^^^ very muoh to the delight of t 2 te fedkWlBSw
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in command from ilr . O'Connor , that -whenever two or throe of the sons of labour were assembled together for the promotion of their interests , or tho discussion of their rights or grievances , the representative of tho Northern Star should bo in the midst of them ; and this injunction would ever guide his eoursa We might be allowed ta revert with some little degree of pride to the fact , that the Northern Star was ibo only paper that evea noticed a meeting of nearly three thousand persons in the Mechanics' Institution , for the erection of a Trades' Hall for the metropolis ; with the exception of the Sluiesstan ; to the editor of which he ( Mr . Lee ) had given a brief abstract of tlie proceedings , while the Northern Star had reported them at considerable length ; they might rely on it , that though Mr . O'Connor was in a dungeon , his spirit would still preside over the paper ; and the interests of the working classes would ever be its primary object .
Mr . WHABTENBY , in a concise address , which was much applauded , proposed " the speerty liberation of all political and religious victims . " Druuk with 3 times 3 , and ciich applause . The health of the chairman , and some other toasts succeeded ^ when tho room was cleared for the ball , to the great delight of tho number of well dressed females who thronged the galleries .
success . Song by Mr . Haikes— "The Bag that braved a thousand years the battle and the breeze . " Th © health of the Stewards was proposed , and duly acknowledged by Mr . Phillips . Mr . Gotobed , in proposing the "Liberty of the Press , " took occasion to observe that the Committee had sent tickets to the editors of the Liberal Press , who , however , had not thought proper to attend . Thore was , however , the correspondent of the Northern Star present ; and he thought they ought to acknowledge hia attention on this and other occca 3 ions to tho meetings of the operative classes ; he would therefore beg to add to the toast , " and tlianka to the correspondent of the Northern Star for his attendance . " The toast , with the addition , was received with acclamation , and briefly acknowledged by Mr . Xee , who observed that he Lad it
The following towt was then passed from the chair , and received with load applanse : —•• May the time be not far distant when this assembly shall meet under the roof of their own Trades' Hall to celebrate their anniversary ; and mayOhe efforts of . the first committee , fcqd t £ e pjesfla ^ ouncO , be . croaked with triumphant Mi rt ^ "u : v- ^ -v ^^ fc » A « f cai . i * & : ;< e mm v ^ o ^ s ^ m Mr . FaxseS , the Secretary of the London Journey , men ' s Trades' Hall Committee , in a neat and eloquent speech , acknowledged the toast ; there wero a numerous body of the shareholders of that undertaking Among the company now present ; and it was the dosiro of the Committee to prove themselves go » d carpenters in "smoothing down" any prejudices that might exist , and to open the doora of their Trades ' flail , on a principle of perfect equality . Tho cause was now fairly committed to the united operatives ; and they left it to them with the utmost confidence of
wertong classes out of tho vortex of public-houses , and to Instruct them in tbe rational and pleasing sciences u £ music , dancing , and the fine arts , which giTd-the irksome occupations of life with sunshine . He trusted they would soan be called on to do honour to one of their body , who had been suffering in a goal fot ttieir cansd , and the cause of humanity—he meant William Lovett—( bear , hear , and tremendous cheering ) —whose terra of imprisonment would soon expire ; and who had nobly refused to shorten it by a degrading ' submission , amounting to a confession " of wrong . He < Mt . Prior ) was buoyed up with the hope that his fellow workmui would yet see the day when the enemies' of liberty should bite the £ ust ; and when the sons of labour should be releaseil from oligarchical domination and spoil .
Song , by Mr , Rowe , " Era go bragh . " Mr . Peate , in proposing the third toast , observed , that tbe greatest proof of theadvaacementof the working classes , is the progress of intelligence , and one of tho results of that progress was the centralisation of tho trades of London . Many of the brightest geniuses of the world have sprung from the working classes , and they were now determined to establish a real Mechanics ' Institution , a real practical gallery © f Bcience ; an institution -where men who , having made any useful diocovery in art or science , might derive the benefit of its introduction , instead of going , as now , to some capitalist , who , for a mere pittance , gets hold of the right , and makes his thousands , while the inventor gets but a bare subsistence . And they want to get the
one branch of labour , he uttaekfl tiiem alL As an illustration i » f which , a certain builder , the other day , ( Mr . P . ) statedat a meeting of the master builders that he would reduce all the mechanics 6 d . a , day , but this was objected to . hy all except two . Let them not , however , be deceived j , f or the very men who now rejected this , had been guilty of a more base and inhuman act—that . of compelling them to sign the odious document . VSSiej ^ theJ saw an attempt made by the masters to reduceJ ^ wages sixpence a day , they would resist ; but whenigw Government , by their measurea , made a reductwnjM three shillings & week on their incomes , thayfjjs jffi pay it without a struggle . Mr . Prior conoludeW pointing attention to the state of our prisons , and fire demoralised condition of the country ; yet he hopedsto ses the day when honest industry saoald take its stand amongst the vested interests of the empire . The toast ¦ was drunk withthree times three .
Six . PBIOfc proposed " The united honourable bodies of Carpenters—may they always be triumphant , in struggles for justice , over tyranny and oppression . " It wm three years since they first met at that place , to revive a good old custom of bringing the members of the trade together once a year at least : thai year they met but few ia number , but those few were staunch members , and they took courage , because they had a higher motive in view than a mere day ' s holiday ; afW their last meeting they had a surplus of £ 5 ; which - they handed ovey to the victims of an inhuman , despotic , *»*** 92 BlraWa * rGovenunehtr—the widows and or * J ^ N ^ M ^< ita ^^ £ M *« a € pinuers . . Besides , ttja notjnejely their meeting together to spend alwippy and ftOdaAtebx ^ . t ^ y hsd the advan tage of uniti ng together for each other's- protection , and of promoting a good understanding with , the various other trades ; for they had . felt by experienoethat whenever the enemy attacks
an old man , and wont do for us . " He ( Mr , G . ) haa had to do with many members of the legislatmjsvon qoeeiiona aSecting the zighta of laJsoot ; andw ^ eaevwhe weatto themto give advice or aid on trade mattes , such as a reduction of wages , they would all urge that it was a matter of necessity ; bnt none , of them could ever find out the ueeemiy for an increase . He ought to state that Mr . Home was an exception to the role , for he had always told them on such occasions , that al l efforts to benefit their condition would be oaelest , until they possessed the power of electing their own legislator * . , The toast was drank with three times three ; followed by a song from Mr . Haines , { & carpenter ) ' « My native land . " It is a common saying that " Carpenters can't siag , " but Mr . Haiues proved the contrary very effectually .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 13, 1840, page unpage, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2688/page/1/
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