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gonie wIiatllGnifiiBTie 3 " tliese ~ eVilB ^ and may be looked upon as the first itep '' and practical illustration of a series of progressive' measures , tending to the foil and complete freedom of the soil , at ' which a People ' s ! Parliament wonld constantly aim . - It is impossible to over estimate the <*™* which ' ange "from the present territorial system of this country . The Eng lish law all ws the settlement of estates for twenty-one years beyond the lives of persons in existence at the time the settlement takes effect , j rfnchin the families of W noba % is usually - upon the ^ .- ^ i » TSl ^ iainiiRTiSl' tliflBfl ~ iwiT « '" nirirl mav Kr
marriage of the eldest son . The greater , portion of £ e * soil is therefore Jeft without any proper ownership , and is sorheld ; that its im-{ rovenienti so far as it depends ; npoTi any considerable outlay of capital , is impossible . The apparent possessors of estates' have onl y a life interest in them , and cannot sell an acre of land , or even lease it , ' excepting for short periods , with out the ' consent of the next heir , who may , perhaps , be unborn , or a minor . . In Scotland , where the law of entail is even Jess limited than in England , the result is a gradual depopulation of the Highlands ,: and the shutting up of whole counties for forest deer . The evil extends to all property held in trust ,
whether for private or public purposes . The troateesof . charity estates are unable to grant building leases , excepting when empowered to do so by- private acts . As first steps to the due and proper cultivation and ownership of the soil , a People ' s Parliament ought to abolish promigeniture and entail in their various existing shapes , and prohibit all future settle mentsor testamentary bequests , that do not vest rights ; of ownership in the hands of living adult persons . I . By these means the gigantic JOand monopoly might be gradually abolished , and the whole people be at length enabled to live in peace and prosperity bn the Land -which God has given to them , and not to any class or section whatsoever .
^ Tv " e find that our space is exhausted for lids week . : Ih another article we Bhall try ^ to indicate the measures which , in connexion with those we have outlined for the mutual -welfare of the people , would promote their intellectual and moral improvement and elevation . ~ . — ^ . -.
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too " welwme # rid pfl ^^ y 7 p lcMa 5 t ' t ' fli ' " ti iB - suchainonster ' aSthis thajfBaron ' RoTHS i child . introduces as _ •< his friend / Marshal HAwauJ" the man who has been selected by thecifazens of London to represent the great principle of perfect religious and civil liberty , m whose behalf a ? much good will has been shed , is not ashamed to call tKe . rdesolaforof Hungary his '' friend . * "Birds of a feathetf they say "flock together , " and a man is to be known by his friends . If so , we aavrae the electors of London to look tq ? it m : time , and to take means which Baron ROTHSCHILD cannot mistake or misunderstand , for the purpose of showing him , that ^ ^ ffelcome ' » nd pei ^ nallv nl o ^
no' friend V of Marshal Haynau ; is worth y of the place of a British Legislator . . - As to . the blood-stained pirpetrator of so many deeds of crupl atrocity , the reception he experienced on Wednesday should convince him that this is no country for him . The sooner bellies to congenial shores the better ; Here , at least , if he remains , he must prowl about in disguise , and shroud himself in ignoble obscurity . We must not be insulted by his avowed presence among Englishmen . Shaving off his moustachios arid changing his nainej are two imperative preliminary steps , if he wishes to avoid a Bankside reception , wherever he makes his appearance .
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EXPORTATION OF LABOURERS . Gravesend was , on Monday , the scene of a festivity pregnant with suggestions to a reflective ' mind , ' and perhaps " without any parallel in this country . On that day , the working class emigrants who have been . selected to form the new Church Colony of Canterbury , in New Zealand , ' were entertained , to the number of six hundred , with a substantial dinner , by the magnates of the Association . They Bat down under . a large marquee , every corner of which was filled with aristocratic
and middle class Visitors ; were presided over by a peer ; and frequently " and warmly addressed by the future bishop of the colony . It is not our intention at present to discuss the peculiarities of the system of colonisation proposed by Lord Littleton , and his " noble ; " '' r ight hon , " "iiglitrev ., " and a reverend coadjutors , further than to say , that it is a sectarian application -olv a : great -and valuable principle . It may be added , that in as far as it is sectarian it is defective , and calculated in its results ; to disappoint . those who think thejr can adopt sound principles to unsound undertakings ; . ; • •
In looking at the crowded tables , however , it was easy for a practiced eye to see that no small care and judgment had been exercised in the selection of the working classes , who are to become the bone and sinew of the new settlement . The greater proportion were unmistakeably tillers of the soil , and their hardy visages , embrowned by exposure to the sun and the wind , contrasted strikingl y with those of the pale , but more thoughtful and intelligentlooking town bred artisan and labourer : It was impossible to look at them as they sat grouped in families / in which' the " olive branches" were neither " few nor far between , without reverting mentally to the causes-which contribute to drive them from
their native land to become hewers of wood and drawers of water for a new aristocracy at the Antipodes ; The children we then saw around us are destined , by the Canterbury Association , to become the fathers and mothers" of a new race of Proletarians , strictly brought ' up to honour and otiey their pastors , masters , and ( spiritual teachers , and duly to reverence all those who are in authority over them . Had they remained here the interests of the aristocracy would have' required that they and their parents
should be treated " as troublesome vermin , very difficult to be kept down . Education , employment , kind words and treatment would have all been unknown to them . The gaol for' the adult poacher ; the workhouse , with its inferior fare and penal discipline , to the helpless , and not criminal part of the families , would , most probably , have been the fate of die majority of them . They breed too fast for their masters here / and it needs' such regimen as " skilly , " and such treatment as workhouse officials are . accustomed to give those placed under their charge , to keep them down . ;
But the tables are turned when they are wanted to fertilise lands at present barren , arid where labour is at a premium . Then we hear nothing bat laudation of the worth , value , and virtues of the working classes , as the very backbone of the state—the foundation on which the whole superstructure of society is laid . Then those who in this country decree to labour the scanty arid stinted dole of parochial charity , and make the wretch moisten his grudgingly-given crust with' tears , shed at the insolence and the insults of the givers , are feted , flattered , and carouBed .... . Boast beef and plum padding , arid . fine words ,, are cot too good for snch an important and valuable class , under cuch circumstances . ;
If the working classes really thought upon these things as they , ought . to do , this system of alternate oppression and cajolery would be estimated at its true value . - They would take measures , whether at home or in the colonies , to make labour honourable and respectable—< duties and rewards co-ordinate . At present , we regret to say , they are too divided — too apathetic—too selfish—and too shortsighted to effect their emancipation : The aristocratic and middle classes have cut them off in
sections , because they have not learned how to act upon the important lesson , that "knowledge is strength ;" . and that the interest of every soldier in the army of industry is identical with ' the interest of every other soldier in that army , do matter how different the work , or how widely severed they may be by distance , and apparently by occupation . . A national union of the industrious classes devoted to
constructive purposese , can alone save them from the inferior and degraded position which , notwithstanding their admitted importance ,, they now occupy . Such a union would make happy homes ' for the millions in our native land ; and when the workers did depart to ' other and distant lands , it would be to subdue the wilderness for themselves , not for pampered priests and an idle aristocracy .
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MONIES RECEIVED For thk Wbbk Bndino thdrspat , Septkubkb 5 th , 1850 . TOB THE ¦ '¦ ¦' ¦ WBraG-UP OF THE LAND COMPAQ . Secured by W . Rioeb . '—Newt < rn Heath , per A . Faulkner 11—Nottingham , perJ . ' -Sweet Is 9 d—Bolton , per w .: \ y . PickraiiceSsGd . . ' . ' .... ¦ . . ' • .: ' - . Keceived at Land Office . —Foster , Manchester 10 a—Benjamin Riches 2 s 6 d —Francis Davies 6 d —George ThampsonSd . ' ..- ¦ -- ¦ - ¦ - - - : ; - ¦ : ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦ ? ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ' £ 6 , d . - ' ' : Recened bjrW . Rider - . - . ... l 53 . '¦••'¦ " Receired at land Office .. ... 013 8 ; - : i- : 'Toiii \ : i : .. . 1 jeiisiiV . = ;' THE HONESTY fMdv ¦ Receiv « d by Tf . Rider . — Newton Heath , per A . Faulkner M 3 s Id—a few Chartists , Boltoffte 6 d—Nottingham , per J . 8 weet 9 s 2 d . - it ,- < . ' : '~ u- ~ . - - ¦ - - '' ,- ¦' . - ^ 0-[' Lei FOB MACNAMARA'S . ACTION . ¦ ., Received by W . Hnai- ^ Leicester , per T . Graves 2 g fid . '' '¦ ¦ '¦¦ « Ftftt'MRsi lac ; e y .. ; T . V- / - ' - / Beceived at Iirablna ?;—BenjamiB Riches 6 d . .. , ; FOR WIDOWS OF ' THE LATE MESSRS WILLIAMS : ; : ; . .. £ ^ AND SHARP . ' . T ' Receivedby W . Bideh . —Mr . Coppley , Bradford ls Mr . T . Umpleh y ; Bradford 6 d . . ' , , \ . '" . ; ., ' ,, ; \;\ iktf '_; ' *¦ ' ¦' yTc TJM / . fU ' NB ^ . ; : / ' >^» . Received by W ; JRukt—Leicester , per T . Graves 2 s Cd ..,
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ERNEST r ^ 5 o 5 ir TO ^ JULIAN V ; : .. ' :,: : «;• ; haeney . ¦/ : ' ¦ ' :. . . ' MY Dear HARNBY . ^ -tn perusing the file of the Northern Star newspaper published daring my imprisonment ^ I find ' an attack made on you by MrV ; Thomai 'Qlar ^ in your reply to which ypu mention my name . ; ,. Had i you not dpne ^ so / i should equally have felt it my duty to state thit ; during' the long and exciting period from the meeting of the National Con-_ _
ventiph ' to ; the . time of my incarceration , I never saw in your conduct the slightest symptom , of vacillation , hesitation , or fear ; on the contrary , I perceived a "> steady resolution to uphold theri g hts of the people ,-irrespectivo of personal danger , and a ^ teinper ' as removed from weakness , as it was distinct from rashness . I was much in your company . on the evening of the 9 th of April , 1848 , and your demeanour on that occasion still further
confirms me in tho opinion ;! -have expressed above . " '" , ¦ :: .,. ¦ .. , -: ; -,. , ' . " . ' ¦ .-: .. .. < . . Though myself utterly eschewing all participation in those sectional movements and party bickerings , which so often distract the popular mind , and looking with profound contempt and defiance on such attacks ,, whether directed against myself , or against others , I have felt it my duty to pay the above tribute of respect to a man whom' I consider an uncompromising democrat , and whom I honour as ' a conscientious friend , I remain , MyDearflarriey , ; Tours very faithfully , - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦; : ¦ _ •!' . -: EkNBST JONES .
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THB EXBCUTITE COMMITTEE . OP THE NATIONAL , CHAETER ' ASSOCIATION TO THE ELECTORS AND ' NON > ELECTOItS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM . ; . - , .
FRIEHD 8 , —It is an undeniable tact , that this mighty / empire is governed by a representative despotism ; by a combination of interest in direct antagonism to every principle of justice ; by < a system which produces for the worthless idler pomp , splendour , and extravagance ,, with eVery-luxury that his pampered and vicious appetite may desire ; while , for the noble-hearted ,, lionest , and toiling wealth-producer , its ! fruits are . scorn , ; contempt , want ,, misery , starvation , and death ,.. , t , ! It . must be palpable to every thinking and intelligent man that this system will continue so long as the House of "Commons is ' composed , 6 f suoh corrupt materials ' as at present , and the question arises what can be done to send into that aggembly at the
next general election some fifty or sixty consistent , discreet , incorruptible , ; and high-minded men , who , banded ' together , will , with uKtiring assiduity , undaunted energy , and indomitable spirit ,, expose the wrongs , and demand the rights of the oppressed classes ? The purpose we have in view in now addreasing you is , to recommend ; to your serious attention what we consider to be a practical and legitimate mode of effecting this most desirable object . As a general election may soon arrive , we beg to recommend that with the least ' possiple delay , registration and election committees may be formed in : every city , town , village , and hamlet , throughout Great Britain and , Ireland , that such , committees , when constituted , will exert , their utmost eirergie . x to search put every one . eligible to vote who will
support t , Chartist candidate , and if their names are not on the register , that they will at once see that this most important business is attended to . Let them , select men of the . aboye description , and being convinced of their , sterling character , let them be brought for ward , and every available means adopted to secure their election . Relative , to ' other duties which , will devolve , on the committees , we with much pleasure refer them to an . aWe address : , " To the Demp . crats : of Qreat . Britain arid . Jreland , " written by Dr . Frith , ' of Bradford , Yorkshire , and published ; in the Northern Star , ^ July 27 th , 1850 . . To you ' . ' thei electoral body , we appeal to aid us in this important enterprise , because in your hands are placed the destinies' of millions ; because you have the power to destroy the present monstrous system , and establish one on a just and secure
tiasis . Many of you , we are aware , despise and treat with contempt the industrious classes . ' ,. To such , we say , a day nf reckoning is near ; therefore be wiae in time . We are also aware that many nmong you do sympathise with and deplore the miseries of your poorer brethren , and that , through bad trade , high rents , heavy rates and taxes , you have just cause . to complain , of the , burthens , that « re pressing you down , . you see ruin to be inevitable , and yet , by . your vote and influence , you are supporting the , very , system that is crushing you . We call on you to awake , and to be no longer , thiblind devotees to what is called "rank and respectability . . ' ' Throw pff your subserviency to , the aristocracy , and come boldly forward and ' exercise the power you possess for the good of your common country . ; . . ; ,. .. " .- , - ' .
To you , the unenfranchised millions , we also appeal , to assist in this work . Do not for one moment imagine that ' you . cannot- render service , in this , to you . the most vital Question which can affect your interests .. On the . contrary , you can do much in supporting those , . and only those , who will stand by and see that justice is done to your order . You can ' lend great and efficient aid in farming the ., various committees , and collecting funds to carry out , this . great . object . , If . you desire to see , yourselves emancipated from jour present thraldom , , enjoy ; the fruits of , your industry , of which you are now plundered ; occupy that elevated moral ,, social , and political position you have a right , to ,- ^ -then we . say , arouse , : md be determined tbatHhe existing etate of things shall no longer continue . . - ; , . .
; In conclusion , . we say , let there ! be a cordial unanimity of . sentiment , '' purpose , and action in this laudable undertaking , arid success will bo the result . r- -.- _ ,,, . , ,, ,.,,. - ,... !¦ - . .-., ¦ . ' - „• . We desire to add , that should the . Committees , or any friend , require instructions as to the necessary forms to be attended ixiiit registration , we advise them to ; fqrthwithi procure * ' The Hand-Book of Registration , " published by the .. National Election and Registration ; Committee ,. . at threepence , but which can now be . obtained at half-price of Mr . WatsdH , 3 , Queen ' s Head-passage , Paternoster-row . i .. ; Signed ' on behalf of the Executive Committee , ; ; ,. ; t : .. / John Abnoit , General Secretary . 14 , Squthampton-street , Strand , . , ' " , •;• September 4 th , 1850 . " ¦ . ' ¦
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NATIONAL ASSOCiATION OF UNITED . . TKADES . T S . Dohcomhe , EsQ . i . M . P . i 'President . ' ¦ ' - . - Established 1845 . '• '" ' ; ¦; '• ' " riArjnsTiiiA . " ' - - : -- '; . ' - ' : ' : ; ; . " . Ifitwera possibk fot the working classes , by combimnjr among themselves , to raiae , or keep up the general rate of wages , ; it need hardly be said that this would be a Hung not to be punished ,, but to be welcomed and rejoiced -: i :-. ¦ ¦; . -, :: ; ¦ .,, : ; . . .. . - . . StOAUT ^ MUH .. The policy and proceedings of the Wolverliampton masters is well calculated , and seems -destined to more , effeotually .. larise < and strengthen the ^ - : :: ::. ^ ^ '
popu National Association . thannall = the ! efforts of all its leoturers . : And itas ever so . PERSECUTION makeS ' -convert s to a cause , turning a two edged weapon m ; tho hands of ¦ those who use iti Mr . f r y a pea ls to the law . for protection ; as he calls it—but now , when , or by whom his free action , as an lionest employer , has' been threatened or endangered ) we ; know not , In : the haf week ' s Northern Scar ^ s a report of a ease befovo the sti-Pf "" ^ magistrate of Wolverhampton , wherein ^ •> - ' p « rr y figures as a plaintiff . In this case William _ Wentworth , was charged with absenting himself trom his , employment contrary tit the term 8 «? ^ "groement which he had entered ' into with Mr . Perry . ¦ :
It : will be seen from the report , that upon this occasion . Mr . Perry was defeated ; ho having , according to the evidence , given an order that any man mills employment , whether hired or . not hired , who were not satisfied , might leave . WiUiam Wentworth . ( in comir > ori with many others whom Perry Jiolds against their will , ) , not being satisfied ; takes ' him at his word , and after finishing the work ie had lm hand , makea room in Mr . Perry ' s shop for another . iThe bench i were of opinion that Wentworth ' 8 conduct was quite right , and dismissed the complaint , iur :, ! ¦¦ -,: . :, ; We have no comments to . mak ? on this case , the facts aro of themsolves ¦ sufficient , but we are somewhat surprised , considering the extraordinary combination , of legal talent displayed ' by Mr . Perry and his attorney , that they should have taken such a lame case into court . - ¦ ¦¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ . " : : ¦ -:. ¦¦ ' >
There is , however , one > faot sworn to by the witness . Woodnorth , exemplifying the manner in which Mr . Perry carries out his own share of those agreements . Mr .. Woodnorth ' says , "he had worked for Mr . Perry three times as-a hired man ; and when there were fully- two years unexpired , he ( Mr . Perry ) ; discharged him' without a notice , although he was bound , by the agreement , ; to : give him one month .- ' And he adds— " And had he tried toenforeeit ,-he ( : Mr Perry ) would have given him work on which he could not earn one shilling a day . ••• We have now a copy , of these agreements , and , although it would be premature to give an opinion on the le ^ al value of thes e precious documents , drawn up , be it remembered , by one of the cleverest
lawyers in Wolverhampton , we are quite satisfied that Woodnorth ' s statement ins this particular , is more than probable , as , according to the terms of the contract— "He ( the . said : William Woodnortlv ) shall , and will diligently , well , ; and faithfully serve the said Edward Perry , and alsoi shall , and willi regularly attend ; ini his manufactory ok workshops , in Wolverhampton ; during the usual hours of work , and in all respects conform himself to his directions therein —( that' is ¦ O . Perry ' s directions ) —and also shall , and will takeieare of , and return all tools and materials entrusted to him , and make or execute , and deliver all such descriptions of work as may from time to time be directed by the said . Edward Perry , in thebest way that he { t / ie said William' Woodnorth ) is ; or
shall be , capable , &c ., &c . " Therefore , by thi 3 contract , what would have-been more probable tlmii that the said Edward Perry would , under the circumstances stated byWuodnortb , have given him as a punishment for' his contumacy , a gross of pepper-boxes , to be followed , when done , by a gross of extinguishers , ' upon which work we do not suppose the man would have earned one shilling a Jay ' And what would have been the consequence of Woodnorth's demurring to this resolution V Three months'imprisonment and ; hard labour , under the Act C , Geo . III ., Cap . 25 , being the penalty the statute law awards for disobedience to agreements . And these are the disgraceful bonds which working men ignorantly and thoughtlessly rush into for a drink of beer or a loan of £ 5 ; surrender , uo
themselves , body and soul , as it were , to the tender mercies of such men as-Ei Perry . . Well ; we have Woodnorth's evidence as to the manner Mr . Perry , when it suits him , carries out : his part of these contracts or agreements . Now let us see how , the same person stickles , like Shakspeare ' s Jew , for the fulfillment of their contract by others , to the uttermost tittle . We refer our readers and friends to the report of the case—Perry v . Haynes . This was alsoa case for a breach of an agreement , and in thin case Mr . Perry not , we presume , very well satisfied either with his clever lawyer , or the magistrate , who so righteously adjudicated the caBe , goes before a aifferent class of magistrates—the great unpaid , —and appears in the double capacity of lawyer and witness . : ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ^
It , will be seen j from a report of the . case , in another part of this day ' s Star , that the defendant , Charles -Haynes / entered into one of these agreements nearly eight years ago , for a term of three years ; and has' continued to ^ work for Mr . Perry from that period to the present— -or , rather , to the cime of his imprisonment , for he is now in Stafford Gnol . Ho was chtirged by his humane employer with absenting himself from his work , in violation of tho terms of his engagement . There were two witnesses to this charge on the part of the plaintiff —himself and his foreman . The foreman , M'Waughton , said , " I know the defendant , whose habits of attendance have been very regular until the last lew weeks . -IsawHaynes in the factory
yesterday , but he was not there ; more thau two hours ; " In his cross-examination he says , "He had seen him-before twelve o ' clock , two hours . He will not swear whether it was a quarter pasi eight o clock or a quarter past ten o ' clock . He was at the office all day , except one hour at dinm-r time . " A ow ,. the evidence of tmYnianj as far as it is of a positive character , only goes to prove that some time between eight and twelve he saw Haynes'in the factory . He admits he was there tor two hours , but he did not see him longer ; probably not / he ( the . Foreman ) -was of course about his master ' s business , and might very probably be in the course of that morning in the counting-house , or in some other part : of Mr . Perry ' s extensive works , where Haynes-was not ; and therefore he did not see him ; and that is the " be all and end all" of Mr . M'Naughton ' s testimony . 'Then we
have Mr . E .- Perry himself , who , for an amateur lawyer , wonderfully helps and corroborates his Foreman ' s evidence . We will quote the whole of Mr . Perry ' s statement ¦ & * we'find it repovted ' . — ' [ 1 went into the manufactory between ten and one in the forenoon ; and between five and seven in the afternoon , and did'not see Haynes there . ' - And that is all the evidence to prove Haynes' absence that day . Upon which we shall ' only remark , that Lord Nelson , at the buttle of Copenhagen , did not see his Commanding Admiral's signal for a retreat , because he put liis blind eye to the glass ; for certainly some time between thcBD hours , both in the morning and afternoon ; -Bajiies niight have been seen , bad he beon lookedfor , as is proved by the uncontradicted and uniuipeiiclmble ' evidence of Samuel Aston , who distinctly swears , " He came to his work a ' little after eight o ' clock , and was there until dinner time —which is between twelve and one . ; He' was there
again in the afternoon ; it might be between three and foury but I ^ caiinot say the exact time . He works KBAR-me ,.. and by . 'the-piece ; " < 'This is the whole evidence , 'pro : and cons Hayries ,. ; cbnfes ' 8 edly , wasnot there ; the wh 6 le'day ;; he ' was attending the Borough Court , in the case of Perry y . Wentworth ; where he expected to-be called ; aa a witness ; , he was for this purpose abaeKt from ; dheo ' oloolc to'threeexactly two hours—according to the evidence ; , Thi magistrates pronounced that absence a violation of his bond , and threw out a hintfor a compromise , an apology , and a primise to return to his work . Why , the man ' would have been then at his work if he hail not tieeh dragged'into that court by Perry ; but to these suggestions by the niajjistrates , Mr . Perry said , "KO , I i » BESS \ FOR JUDGMENT . " Again the mngistrates esaayed to : soften the relentless plaintiff , but the only answer given was , " The bonh—TnK . BOND . "' '¦ ¦ - - - . i -.- i" . - . . . .- . -. I , : ; ¦ ¦¦ - ¦ -: > ¦ ¦ . ? , !¦¦ , ;
; The magistrates obliged him , and' sentenced Hayries to twenty-one days' imprisonment and -HARD LABOUR , for being absent from his woik TWO MORTAL HOURS ; ¦ ' ¦ <¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ j ; > . . . It diiSculttocoinrnent upon such : a " proceeding . ' We bolievoit ittfb ^ b ' ad fvtim beginning to end , Jji all its parts , and in every feature . We believdthq ' agree mentis'bad ^ in ^ livw—we believe the judiciarveridict is against ' eyidencc-- ' we believe the / sentence'is ille ^ gal- ^ we know ib J is' - ' severe / andiutterly'dispropoi ' - tioned to'ylio ^ ffeiicpr'if bffpneo has boehjcjjmmitted / The offence ; which Hay ' nes' committed he has' not been punish ' ed ' for "; his great offence ' was one ' againist reason ' arid ' cdmmon ' senseVeverto ^ KaVo ' goneiback to Perry , '! wheri that person discharged him 'peremptorily some two ' or ihre ' e ; months since . "He should tAen- ^ - liko ¦ Wehtwdrth ' rrhavo taken him atr his ' word
but no , OhavIes !' Hayes | s a straightforward 'hhd respectable man , he' woiild take' ho adVantas : e 6 f even Mr ; Perry , and when he was sent for again he returned . and at once gave the six months notice , ' so unfairlyr-becausourimutually—thruBt into * Perry ' s bonds . ' i Heiwas punished for ? being i no subservient tool , because : he dare think anddaro aot , whioh are hot the sort of mencthat 'Perry likes . ' But what said . Mi ^ Perry in . his , speech ; to the magistrates ;? jHe , in nisJll pgicaVfawfana . de , lets , out the-pffence for which , poor Hayn . es ' waVto be punished and-disgraoed , r-, no , hot . diBgraood , ' 'jthe ; boot's onjthe Other , leg i ' ^ Those > nenjare , going . about / ' says t ?^' 5 '» !¦ >? g * t'atihg , aiod , trying toraise the wages ; ^ haTeiPut up with iifor . along . time ^ but there is a , piten of , endarance . beyond , which , we , cannot : g » , [ therefm I am compelled to tbiB course , otherwise ;
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shalhhavaJtoigive up ' mf 'Vu 3 iiv " » f r ^ nnofrgo on ^ Xsaflara-protected ; ''' ^ r ^ - ^ cord . ng td . Mr .,- Perry'HJreaabnitig—unlesi ; he call bd pi'Otected ; in his / fffortsito pre vent himselMielflg compelled to pay the saire wa ^ 'es as his lieighboura , unless the laws ' can be twisted and converted into engines of oppression , to enable him to ride roughshod over theirights'and intdrests ; of hismeii ,. he shall ; positivetyiXiecompelUdiO'giviiup ( his business . What a misfortune to the trade arid town of Wolverhumpconth ; it would be ;¦ we wonder how niany loss saucepans' iuid c » ndlesticks there would Kb , cbn-8 « med , if Mr .:-E . P « rry should really co | ne to the desperate resolve of no longer makingxherii ? And it is , therefore , to save the world at large from so dreadful a ciil . iniity that he has . most miiarnani-
mouslyi prosecuted to gaol and the tread wheel , Chariesilliiynns , for losing two . noons '! ¦ But we hope theve ' sJBsuciymstbre'e ' venfor a . poor man ; we hope that Mr . Perr ^ . isnot . to have ail the law ; although he is fond of it ; we hope—nay , we know —the working classes of England will ate that justice is done to Ckarles llayiies . ¦ - : . We can say no more on that head at preflent , but repeat to Mr . Perry what we * have . previously said to him , that all our proceedings shall be con > luoted strictly within tiie law ; and , that notwithstanding all he can dp , " the Book , the whole ' Book , and nothing but the Book / ' is , and will be the ' -standard of wages for the ' trade in the town of Wolverhiimpton ; and we " raythir" suspect ^^ hei will be compelled to give it . * William Feel , Secretary .
. Bii'mingham . August 28 th ; 1850 . Dear Sib , — In my last letter to you I informed you that I would write again soon , as Iliad some important no w <) to communicate in reference .-to our trade . On Saturday night , the 25 h , one of our employ , rs ottered a reduction to his men amounting , to flye shillings per week ; telling them It they woulrt not do it at tLe reduced pi-ice ,. the / need not come buck to their wiirlt . Accordingly , ' the men waited upon me about half-pust eight on Monday morning ; and by eleven o ' clock I i ha > calleil the committee together , . who appointed a deputu ! ion ' to ; wait upon theemployer in question , and the dispute was ultimately settled , to'the perfect . satiafikion of ouv trade , by . three . o'clock p . m . ; and sir , allow me' to state , that aftei- ' the'deputation had explained the objects ' arid " prinriplvs of the association ; ' and proved tlmt . the society was as much for the interest of the employer as . the employi < l . he ( the : employer ) .
expressed . bis , approval of the National Association , and stated , that if we . would wait upon him ii ^ ain ; on Monday next , with a list of the towns prices , aiidpiovu thut he hits not been pacing more for his work than other ' miisters / lie will continue to piiy the men the same price us herefore ; and further , that he will do all in his- pi > A-er . to assist the men to protect their labour . lti « with great pl > asui'e lam able to state , that he received the ; deputation in the most gentiemanlyniid cbiirteous raaninr , thereby indicating his approval of our new and more mtional . ' method of adjusting trades disputes Thus you trill perceive , that from the time I had notice of the dispute , until the time - it was settlud , was within , sevon hnur-i . ^ uiv , « i >* , look at ike contrast . Five years ago , ive had a local trades union confined to ourselves , and upon . tliat ; occnsion , our . deputations were treated with the most sovereign contempt by our employers , and . ' after sever : il years siriiggluig , which cost each of our members 3 s . or 4 s . per week . ' Notwithstanding this , our society was finally broken up , because we could not stand against the united capital of : our
employers . But how , . ' sir , the- very-name of the Nation . ^ Association seems to be a terror tn evil doers and ,, l must say , that it surprised me to think ! that ' , any man should neglect to become a member of this glorious association , But , Bit ' , it is quitfe cheering to gee the mei'eusln } ' inquiry that is being tnade by the various trades litre about ' ' the Association , since the case of the Wolvethampton men came before tlie public ; and it is with great pleasure that 1 inform you , that I have received an iuvitatipn to attend a meeting of upwards of 200 men , on Monday evening next , to explain the principles of the National Association , with the yiew ofthat nody joining the Biune , Men ; sir , who have felt the iron hand of oppression as much us any men in Birmingham , as they have been reduced in-their wages , within the last two years , to the . tune of 6 s ., and some of then 8 s ., per week , with an expectation of u still further reduction ; so they are determined to unite , to protect their labour from the over-reaching avarice of the task mutters . After die meeting , I Will send you a full report of its proceedings , .. ,- ¦ . . ;
You are aware that there has been some little dissatisfaction existing among the Fitters , in cunsequei-. ee of tlie error they committed in leaving their work iH violation of th « rules of tho association , and , ; i um sorry to say , it has spread through ( i puition of their society , but thiough the exertions of a few of the Moulders uttenUing their meetings , and explaining the rules of the society , and proving theim , peratiye necesfiity of a rigid adherence to the ruleB of . the association , both by the members , and the Central . Com . mittuQ , the whole of < those pvesent txpvugsud tiiemsfelve 9 satiefled , ' and they unanlmousiy ' curried a reoblution to commence paying the extra levy ; iiud ' it is with great pleasure . that I am able to state that ihere . is a greater amount ot confidence existing between tlie Aloulders . and Fitters than there has been for some time past . We have joined the"National Association ; the , \ ' begin to . see the Tiilue of such a union ) nnd of ndlicrinp more closely to each otfier .
I cannot : close , tins letter without giving you a short account of our last iiieetin ^ nig . it . ' After the secretary had settled the local business of the society , the president read tiie article in the Noktiiebn . Stab , and one would have thought that' the ' members were all unrier the influence of mesmerism—they sat bo siill . were so atteutive—a deathlike silence pervaded the whole assembly until he cam * to poor Hallett ' scast-, and , then bow can 1 find words to convey the scene that took place , —a kind of frenzy seemed to hnye taken possession ot every mau , —all the bud passions of human nature appeared to be let loose , —for such a wild , excited bum of manly indignation and disgust I never witnessed from u body of men before : in fucc , the conduct ot
the men upon that occasion has rose them hfty per cent , in my opinion . Yes , sir . this Wolverhampton case will prove glorious for our cause , inasmuch as it will prove the power and strength to not only its members ; but to thousands of workingmen , who have doubted the . ability of the society tu carry a ' strike ton successful issue , and who ai'u ' w ' aitiiig to join so Sdun as convinced . After our members beeiimeu little culm , they drank the health of the Central Committee , and all the localofiicers , and again pledged themselves co stick to the Wolverhampton men till the last ; us n proof of which ,, I am instructed , to send two mniiths levies and the extra levy ; which you will receive in' a day or two . Then hurrah la thousand times hurrah I for the National 'Association of United Trades .- ¦¦ ¦ .: ¦
' ¦ . ; ,,.. . - ,, I am ,, dear sir , yours respectfully , '¦ j ,-., . . yfiiLii . ii Smith Lyndon . ' ' . Birmingham , August 27 th , 1850 . : Dear Sir , —I feel nssured that while sending a postiifflce order for our extra levy , yuu mil pardon mj-intrusion upon your valuable time , by laying before you the views feelings of the wire drawers of Birmingham , upon the momeutovis subject , now . \ ending between Mr . E . I ' erry ; of Wolvcrliampioh , and the men lately in Misemploy . It is true we have ; to a ' certain extent , doiie this before , ' in giving <> ur sanction to jour proceedings in the above case ; but as u part and paro 1 of the common brotherhood of the Niltionul Association of United Trades ; we feel bound , on the present occasion , to do something more than give a mere formal , assen t to the proceeedings buth of the Central Committe , ani- thV Wolverhampton tin-plate workers and here
permit me to say , that we believe no man or body , of men , who huve the least spark of honesty , or feelings of common humanity , can attach any blame either to the workmen or to the Central Committee , for the . part they ' hare taken in Uiis . very jUnpleasant aifair , for we , believe , that Mr . E . Perry has vjolatefJeyery ' rule . of justice , honesty , and common sense , in demanding his men to do their work at a lower rate thu . n his neighbours ; and while we recognise the'sentiment of nn old ' took , thut " the labourer id worthy of his lure , " and while we wad iigiin ' in tliat same ancient document the . command that "masters bhouldgiyetheirservants what is just aud equal , " : we cannot look ' upon that man who wishes to take from the men in his employ a part of their hard-earned and scanty eai'iiiiigs , otherwise th » n beins : guilty : of a felony of the vilest and most cruel description , and m being worse than a common swindler or pickpocket , naj , we look upon
a man who g . es upon the highway ; to commit a robbery , as a mau of honour , iu comparison with such a miscreant , because the one ' goes for life or death , while the oth . r evudes tlie lair in a mean , cowardly , and con ' tempti-W manner , and the sooner such paltry wretches cesue to disgrace ihe nume of employer the betteiv Our indignanatton rises the more , a » we cuntemplate the fact that one part of the employers are paying a very considerable ¦ . mount more for their » ork than the other , and . that they can realise a profit . This clearly indicates the truth of what we have already said * that these gentlemen have no feeling or respect for the men they t-mp oy , ' beyond tliat of making them subs .-rvieut to the more ' sp « t dily ' building them splendid mansions and fine carriuges ; while , on the other hand , their workmen—the producers ' ¦ f all this wealth—after having , exhausted all their . strengh and energy , are sent to the workhouse or union bastile . of
., Now ; sir , it this is not enwugh to ruuse the feelings of working men ; we cannot conceive wlfatisi ' ¦ AYo are exoeecllngly well pleased , to see from your report In tho . NoBTHEBN -tab , that all the . trades in connexion with the ; ' National . Associati n , have . willing responded to your just application for ' nii extra levy , and sincerely hope it will bo ' followed up manfully , and thus show all such money-grubbing , pauper making tyrants , the power ef the pence ; In addition to this , we ardently 7 -wish : that ' no effort maji bo left uuti'ied to cause othei trades , not in conliexion with the National Associatiun , to interest , them-Sflyes on . jbehultjpf the Tin I'late Workers . Let , Wolverhampton aiid the surrounding districts , be arntued on the . subject , so that in ' this , arid every other lawful way , the mien-may be assisted , and thus secure to themselves ' 'a epeeily and most triumphnnt vioiorj , ; Yours , on behalf of the tv ire Dmners of Birmingham , Mr . W . Teel . John . Holmes .
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original "" a ' P ^' ? Mr- Perry havibg retained tfaa Av' ^ l 8 a ' would give them a copy neifc narpnm ' f ° tlli 8 assurance , the impounding-tb » g Sf . ^ ent was not Pr essed . ' ¦ " * ¦ = !; ATNauohtos wan oiled - * nd swoi-n ; he stated , Iatn ^ Joreman to Mr , . Perry . I know-iS defendant ,, whose hnbits of attendance have been very . regulnr . until the la 8 t fow weelf 8 ; hut of JatS Mr .- Flkktwood _ objected to any evidence being # one into except that relating to tho day named if the warrant . •¦ ¦ ' ; v ; . ¦ ¦ ! Tho BENOH ^ We shall not t ake it aa evidence out wo think he may ask the question . . ' . ¦ < ?? . < Mi'v FLKETWOOD . ^ Although it i 3 not to betaken as evidence , yet I object / as it may prejudice the minds of ^ hucourt . ¦ ¦ ¦ ' , ' ¦ - ;
The Witness ;—I saw Hayne 3 in the factory yes * terday , but he waa not there more than two hours . He wag calling the men togother and agitating . I saw him come in about twelve o ' clock nnd call aoma men ¦ out . Crossi examined by Mr . Fleotwood : I had seen him before twelve o ' clock , two houre . It waai between fiifflit and ¦ half-pu ' st ten . I will not swear whether it was a quarter-paut eight or a quarter-past ten . I did not see a person of ths name of Aston come out with him . I was at the office all day / except one hour at dinner time ; Cuinot say when 1 gave him the laat work ouf » but it was expected to be brought in the same week . The Defsnoant stated the order given out was to the amount of twenty-four shillings , and Mr . M Naughton stated it was given out on the Friday , —no could not finish it ^ j n iwo days .-Cross-examination resumed : Hayiies has always worked by the piece . .-. . ¦•¦ ..
Bbsjajiin Hart , called by Mri Perry , and before he was sworn stated he had been summoned bf Mr . Perry , and requested to be paid before giving his evidence . ¦ ¦ - -.- • : The Clerk te tho Magistrates said , that as this case was under the summary jurisdiction of the ) court , if the witness declined to bo sworn the magistratea had the power to commit him for seven days . ' ;•' < ¦ - ¦• ¦ ¦ ¦ : - 1 .. : ¦¦ '¦• .- ¦ ' '• .. : ¦¦ :. lie was then sworn , and stated that the notica givehby Haynes to Mf . 'Perry was delivered in his presence . ' ' * Mr . Pbrry . —That is all I have to ask you . ' Mr . Hart . —Well , I will have him in the County Court for my expenses .
Edward Pbrry , the plaintiff , sworn . —I went into the manufactory between ten and one in the fore * noon , and between five and seven in the afternoen , and did not Bee Haynes there . This man ( referring to Haynes ) stops all my japanners , stovers , burnishers , and others . This ( producing a book ) is Haynes ' : work-book , and you will see that he has received less wages than he had formerly done . I Haykes ;— Because ! have had less for my work . : This was the case for the plaintiff . ' . ¦' ¦ '• ¦ Mr . Flbetwood addressed the court for the
defendant , and said-. Gentlemen , do doubt , you are aware of . the caBe which was before the magistr . ites yesterday upon these very agreements , and that they gave judgment against Mr . Perry ; and Icousider thiS'Case is got up by Mr . Perry from vindietiva feelings against my client ; and to prove this , I anal ! call a witness who is employed in tne same shop , who would tell the Bench that HayneB was at work both , in the morning and the afternoon . I assure the Bench that the only time" Mr . Uaynes was away was while he was in attendance upon the court , in expectation of being called as a witness .
Samcrl Astoh was called ^ and being sworn said , I work at » Mr . Perry ' s with Charles Haynes . Ha came to his work a little after eight o ' clock , and was there until dinner time , which is between twelve and one o ' clock . ' : He was there again in the afternoon ; it mi ? hc be between three and four , but I cannot say the exact time . He works near roe , and by tho piece . . Mr . Wauskr ( the magistrate ) . —Did he put his clothes on when he went to dinner' * Mr . Aston . —Yes ; he was there all the morning . I go at eight o ' clock , and he was there directly after . Mr . Pjsrry . —It has been stated that I come hera from vindictive motives ; I beg to say such is not the fact , but it is from a sense of justice to the other Workmen , for whom I am compelled to find work , or suffer myself to be brought , here . These men
are going about agitating and trying to raise tho wages . I have put up with it tor a long time , but there is a pitch of endurance beyond which we cannot go ; therefore , lam compelled to this course , otherwise , I shall have to give up my business , for 1 cannot » o on unless I am protected . Mr . Neve . —Unless a compromise is made hy promising to go back to work we must commit the defendant , as we ionsider II ay lies has violated his greament , by leaviug work . - Tub Court rheu asked Mr . Perry if be would ao cept an apology . , Mr . Perrt . —No ; I press fcr judgment . Hatnbs . — Gentlemen , I have served Mr . Perry for nearly tight years on that agreement , which only binds me fw thm . I have never been charged witt neglect o ' f work before , but I cannot attend as I formerly did , for my business prevents it , I being a publican . .
fPho mQ / fSottintao nirnin 4 tiYriaf *! AT ** Paw ^ f nnd a » n ! n The magistrates again asked Mr . Ferry , and agaia the modern ShyloekdemandGd—the bond ! The magistrates retired for a few minutes , and then returned with a sentence of three weeks' imprisonment and hard la hour . [ We have 'been credibly informed that Mr . E . Perry is a customer to one , if not both , of thesemagistrates ; if this is so , would it not be better that such cases should be decided by indenendent justices , for whenever there is a strong connexion .
either by . family or commercial relationship , a prejudice may be excited , too strong for equal justice co be administered ? Or when a merchant-magistrate sits on the bench , with his son as attorney and pleader for tho plaintiff , and the plaintiff a customer of the magistrate ' s firm ? Suoh an arrangement of parts does appear calculated to make justioe so administered appear like a farce , and . powerfully tends tobring the office and its functions into contempt and disrepute . .... ¦ - -,.::. Such an administration of justice should be re * ported to the Secretary of State . ]
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• ¦ ' - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ — : —; ' m& > - ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - TO FEAEGUS O ' COMOR , Es « ., M . P ., Proprietor of the . Northern Star .: Sir , —I hasten to acquaint you with the exact position of affairs , so , far as the Chartist party of the Vale of Leven and ' . I are concerned , at least , » portion of them ; and ag you claim to be a lover of fair play—a friend of working men , I am induced to solicit your interference as an " amende honowablef" I have a right to look for at your hands The following , so far as my memory will serve me . is the state of the case : — Due to me ... .... £ 17 3 s . 2 d . Liabilities , due to Thomas M'Kechnie £ 6 18 0 Mrs . Houston ... ... 1 15 0-Mr . Thomson ... ... 0 8 0 Cravat ... 0 5 0 Bnnhnnrin .... 0 , 10 0
a 16 o Leaving Balance ... £ 7 7 s . 2 d . I am not conscious of owing any man in Scotland one . fraction other than : just stated , and hope a sense of justico to one who has been associated with the , rights of labour since the time of tho Dorchester labourers and Glasgow cotton spinners ^ with Chartism , since 1837 , who never wrotealineor uttered one sentence opposed to the liberty of his order , will induce you to exert ybuV influence and paper in obtaining for him what is bis due . Trusting to your sense of justice , humanity , and honour , I am , in the cause . of Political Freedom " ... ¦ and ' Social Progress , yours , " ., 2 , Oi'ehai'd-place , Black wall . W . Tuomason . September 3 rd , 1850 .
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; Thb Mdbdbr . or-THK ^ CowNjass ; o » Goxrliiz . — Jeah Stau £ F ,- ' \» bo had been condemned to perpetaA impriaonineni'fop having' assassinated tho Countcfft ' of GoorliUi at '; Barm 8 tadt , has just confessed J »>« crime in th&pvison ¦ at Marionsciilpp- ' He d ?^? * " > that he' hadi'toteredthe worn of the c ° unte S , | . announce to hepithat he was goingieuti ^^ " ^; .. ing no oa © in ! the room , - h * was ^ S ^ SS ^ atliole ^ of value ¦> he flaw -there to ooinmrt » gJJ ^ , Whiledoihg . o ; thacounteBs ; ea ^ an ^ « j tookplaeefmi ^ ¦ < ^ irdS piacedTheb 6 dyia » iJ strangled her . < So ^^ f ^ n tity of coniuafr ! ohair ^ andV putt » ng round ^ » q » f •;! , * - ^ niV- ^ WewfcWle ^ set fire ; to them ^ ^ . ^ There ^ ^ j gggaSfess ? l » S : .
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¦ The Isduh Pbbbs;—The following is a leaSirig aWc { f of the MncfuOite , quoted entire , on a subject * mca has lately created no ordinary : sensation , in t b ^ wunfa r--v ^ he Gornam oaBO-rdamn . the Gor-&ttthS ! 8 COrporation hasten granted to
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, POPULAR JUSTICE AND HATEED OE TYRANNY . The Absolutisb journals have themselves to blame for the attack upon one of their pets , on ; Woinesday . Haykatj , the Austrian butcher and woman-flogger , 'would never have had the audacity to profane our shores , -or to pollute our streets with his presence , if be had not believed that the English people were represented by the Time * and the Chronicle . He has learned to his cost that this is not the case , and that , however the Press may endeavour to hoodwink the people , or misrepresent the
popular feeling ; a cordial , instinctive , and universal detestation of tyranny , its tools and abettors pervades the masses of this country . It has often been made a reproach to ns that , as a people , we are apathetic- and uninformed as to'the movements in other countries , and regard the struggles of foreign nations for liberty with heartless or ignorant indifference . However jasfc that reproach may have been in times past , there is not the slightest foundation for it now . It is evident , in a thousand ways , that the masses do take a deep ,
earnest , and living interest in the struggles of their oppressed , brethren everywhere—sympa thise with their sufferings , and detest their oppressors with a hatred as intense as is the lave and veneration they feel for the patriots who have nobly led then" countrymen in the conflict for freedom . Had the glorious Kossuth inscribed hiB name hi ihe visiting-book of- Barclay ' s Brewery on Wednesday , instead of Hyena-HATNAUi we have no doubt that the utterance of that revered name would have elicited as instantaneous and fervent a
demonstration of enthusiasm , admiration , and hero-worship , as that of the pitiless and bloodstained tool of the despot did of spontaneous disgust , abhorrence , and not unnatural or unjustifiable violence . It may be said , however , in deprecation of this instinctive exhibition of popular feeling , that it was a violation of that indiscriminate lioapitality and courtesy which ye pride ourselves upon showing to all foreigners , whatever may be their political opinions or reputation . To this there appears to us to be a ready and complete reply . We have no objection to give shelter and protection to those who fly from political storms in then * own country for refuge to our shores . They come
to us recommended by then * misfortunes ; and separated as we naturally are , from the lands in which they may have taken an active part in political strife , we are not called upon to identify ourselves with any specific political party in its individual hatred , or to aid it when it may desire to strike down a powerful and obnoxious opponent We all "know , too well , how blind , infuriated and' unreasonable party feeling makes men . at certain contingencies—how , at such times , the machinery of jnstice , ' -instead of interposing an obstruction between the oppressor * in power and their coverted prey , become in , the hands of prejudiced or terrified persons , the instruments of the grossest injustice and tyranny . Is it not far better that Lotus Blakc and Lekru
Eoliin should be free in England , than expiating their attachment to the principles of the Republique Democralique et Sociale , in the dungeons of Vincennes , or some other dreary fortress ? Their time may come again , and they will be more the useful to their country for having endured hardships and exile . We are equally ready to give shelter to those who , holding very opposite opinions , have , in the course of time , been driven from places for which they were unfit , and deprived ef powers they abused or perverted . Brave men trample not upon fallen foes . But we cannot think
there is any comparison between such political fugitives , who come to us for protection from persecution , and possibly injustice , and those who having disinguished tbemseives : by the ferocity , cruelty , and atrocity of their career , in crashing the efforts of oppressed and struggling nationalities , presume to obtrude themselves upon our notice as curious visitants , and provoke criticism or maltreatment by'the audacity of their approach . So far from feeling that there was anything to be condemned in the spontaneous and irrepressible hurst of indignation which broke out on discovering that
¦ a man , whose name is everywhere infamous , was amongst us , we rejoice in this open manifestation of the abomination which his odious , bloodstained , and villanous career has excited in the English mhid . At the mere sound of his name'the whole of the working population " turned put" — draymen , porters , coalheavere , and la bourers—all the varied sections of the vast industrious multitude whoply their occupations by the banks ofthe Thames , deserted' them on the mstant , and rushed out , en masse , in pnrsuit ' of the object of their execrations . The movement was without premeditation , and , therefore , all the more significant . It was a sudden outburst of
sentiments and feeh ' ngs , as ardent and strong astheyhayebeeh long suppressed-l are abrupt but earnest manifestation of thev sympathy with which the masses of the Englifib ' people have always regarded the brave and high minded istrugglesof ; the Hungarians , and the horror with which . they have watched the brutalities and sickening cruelties perpetrated b y their Austrian and Russian conquerors . In the perpetration of these brutalities ; and cruelties , ^ Marshal . Hatnatj B"hone pre ; eminentlyl ; However heartless and . revolting may . have beentneinBtructionBofthemonBterBhe served ha must have refined upon , and improved them from the dictates of a fiendish nature to ^ hiclfBiw 'h ^' o ^
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' The ; CKHsns pi i 85 i . ~ Tho Act for taking Account of the Population ot Great Britain , 13 and 14 Victoria , cap . S 3 , iB about to bebrought into force , and the arrangements for carrying it out have already coumeDced . The , < Jay . fixed iby the act for taking the , censusin England is the 31 st of March , 1851 ., By : ; the second section , " oneof her-Majesty ' s principal Secretaries is empowered to appoint persons to take such account , and to , propose for such personsi such , forms and ¦ instructions as he shall deein necessary , " ; & ) 5 ., ; and further , all ; tho expenses incurreil under tho act are provided for . By these full powers ,, Sirj . George Grey , , to whose department , as Home Secretary , this matter belongs , is empowereil to , take s tho necessary , steps for its
accomplishment . Had he chosen to follow the precedent of 1841 , . when Mr . Lister , ( the registrargeneral ) , ; th ' e nbn . Colonel Pfiipps , and Mr . yardeu , were appointeilcomniissibners to . take the census , he was authorised to dp ! so . Sir George ' Grey , however , with ' a desire to carry out , the provisions of the act in the manner , most conducive to economy , has appointed only one . commissioner , and that is the registrar-general , Major Graham , who yvill be entitled to make . the staff of his own office subsorvient to the proposed inquiry . . Mr . Horace Mann , barrister , is appointed to be assistant-commissioner . From the precautions , as well as the inatructions issued by thoHomc Office , care , is , taken , that the enumeration shall becohduct ' ed in the most . economical as well as the most efficient manner . -
AuTooBiPHic PREss . ^ An invention been patented which is likely to prove of g reat utility to public 'companies ^ and ' men of business generally . It consists of a preBS and ' materials , by menjis ; ' . 6 f which any person may , from a document " previously , ' written , on paper , reproduce ' any required number of copies , Circularsj'letters , pro ' sp ' ectuses , i ^ b . / ciin be produced by thi 8 ; invontion with ' the greatest facility ; and any number of designs ,, music , plansV &c . v niay bo expeditiously printed in' the same manner . The apparatus is extreniely ' simple , ' arid is all contained in a-box of , smallsfee , perfectly portable' / ' . It-will become a great desideratum to merchants in the colonies , and will be found . very useful at the chief offices of baiiks , in suspending
the necessity for copying any number of circulars which it may be ' necessary to send to the branches from time to time . ' We understand it has received the ' patronago of his Royal Highness Prince Alfeert , and ; it is the ^ invention ' of Messrs . ' Waterlow and Sons , London-wall , by whomit has been patentedI . " ;" -. ; Sbcbssion to ihe Chubch of RoMBi—Viacouht Fielding , ; M . P ., < has within the last few days , become a . member of the . Church of' -Rome . ' - 'When ' the , great meeting of clergy , and laity . i was called to consider , the GorEam case , in July last , St . 'Mai tin's Hall being too confined , he ^ presided over a auppler aental meeting held atthoFreetnasons ' Tavern , on whioh . occasionj his lordship emphatically deolared that no lay tribunal should be permitted to adjtidioateuponimatters of faith ; -i i ¦ > < in . &- ¦• * :
: i A Wifb once boasited ^ f having but and ' : made a shirt ftrher ^ hnsbandinpneday : " ' " Yes ,- ' , replied a wagof ' a ftltovv ^ 'iiid he wore U . outthe
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disposed to . compel himtOf'g an-. . price upon his work ; and , as he was giving the same psico that he had done , for the last eightvyearst he was determinedito punish those whom hoi had hired and ' should negJeot their work . ' ¦ >• . ! . : i-. ; - > ;' . !¦ j Hatnbs here interposed and said : ;• " Mr . PeiTy , ' ypiv have dropped roywork several times . " . oi .-: i '' ! Mr . Perbt replied . Vl'wishto inform the beneh thattho tin-pkte workers are ; supported ( in a certain price by . a society called the National ^ Association of United Trades , of which Thomas Slingsby Dunoombe , Esq ., is the ... p ¥ , eBident , together with a commHteeof ^ .,,... .. ; , ,,. ' . ' Mr Bbckbix . ( formerly , foreman , to '" Mr , Perry ) , was called : and sworn . —lie stated thatiihe attested the mark ( Of-Gharles ; Haynes > and . bad ^ no doubt that the agreement now . produced was tho . samo . j-. ¦ Mr . Flhtwood requested "the bench to impound the agreement , na > tb . « ¦ workmen had no other means
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ivo advahced Magistratespresent : —Messrs . Neve and Warner . Mr . £ . Perry conduoted his case-in person , and Mr . ' . Fleetwood " , solicitor , appearedfor Haynes .-1 Mr . Pkrry commenced by stating that he should offer ' a few remarks on the naturo . of the ease , and ithould afterwards oluim the right to give : his . own evidence .::- ' -. ; u ¦¦'¦;' . ¦ - ¦ ¦' - . ; . ¦ - " ¦ '¦ : ¦ ' : " > . '¦ ;¦ ¦ ' - ¦ '•¦ ' \ Mr . Fleetwood objected that Mr . . Pevry could hoti'as a ; witness in the oase , make any statement to their worships , unless he was sworn ;; v- \ : > :. u . > ¦ ¦< : ) j This objection was overruled by the bench . > . i MivPbrrt , said he desired to . iimpresa upon the minds of . the bench ,- the general conduct of > the men towardsihim as an employer ,. as it might appear be was acting' from a bad - motive .: ¦ :. Tho . men ; seemed
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TO THE PROPRIETOR OF WIB STAR . Sib , —Allow me to name a few items vrhich . I an likely to lose . So mucli for the honour of sections of the Chartist body . Newcastle ... ... 3 T 4 Newcastle ' ¦ ... 8 17 7 Harney ... ... ... -. 4 ° ° Travelling Exponses lncwrrod m .,. seeking Hplberry ' s liberation ... 8 0 0 Due to me for bringing Dr . Taylor to Shields ; from Carlisle , ... 1 6 0 OldJohn Richards had of me ... 2 10 , 0 ; . At Weilnesbuvy , Staffordshire - . .,. « . 31 . 0 O
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 7, 1850, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1590/page/5/
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