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HOUSE OP LORDS —Fjudat , Feb 4 . LOTd iloSTSAGLB gave notice that , on the 17 th o ! February , he irould more for a Select Committee , to inquire into the Exchequer Bill Fraud . Adjourned . lfoxday , Feb . 7 . The LOBD Chancellor , presented her Majesty ' s anrwer to their Lordships' address in reply to the speech from the throne , which waa ordered to be inseated on the journals . Lord Coltille brought rp the reply of Prince Albert to their lordships' address of congratulation on the birth of a Prince of Wales . Their Lordihlps soon after adjourned .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Friday , Feb 4 . During the presentation of petitions by Dr . Botfxing , Mr . O'Coxnell entered the House , wearing his gold ctiain of cffiee , and was received with cheers by the Opposition . The sessional orders -were read and agreed to , on the siotipa of Sir Geokge Clerk . Mr . Brothebton intimated tSat he "would bring forward a motion that no opposed Tmsiness shoald be proceeded with a ter twelve o ' clock atnighi , unless 100 Hembers were prt-sent . Mr . O'COo . vell inquired what were tbe intentions of Government respecting the subject of marriages in Ireland between ¦ Episcopalians and Presbyterians , wbep solemnised by Presbyterian clergymen .
Sir Robeet Peel said the subject had been under the ecnsvieration of her Majesty ' s Government . The recent legal decision had rendered it necessary that an immediate remedy should be applied ; aud , therefore , a bill would be brouzht in to establish the v&Iidifcy of actca ! marriages . lime would be taken to consider the best mode of providing a permanent settlement of the general question . Police was given by Sir . CTRTEig tbat the case of Sir . Ehon , a mi-. l- 'hipman in her Majesty ' s service , lately dismissed and puiiished for a breach of discipline , ¦ Wou ld be brought before the House . SirJoH § EisTHOPE asked Sir Ro ^ rt Peel what ¦ were the intentions of her Majesty's Government respecting Church-rates , as connected with the proposed Hiea ^ re relative to the Ecdes- ' nstical Courts .
Sir Robert Peel replied vhat the bill intended to be brought in related to the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts , and that it would not include any provision relative to Church-rates . Sir Jon > ' EaSTHOPE be »; 2 ed to put another question to the Ri ^ ht Hon ourable Bironet "Was it the intention of her Majestv " s Government to propose to Parliament , daring the present session , any measure relative to Church-rates ? S-tRobest Peel replied that it was not in contemplation to do so . Mr , T DuycoMEE inquired if Government intended to introduea any measure for p'sltxg an fend to the yrii o ' . es 2 e system of bribery , to which the majority of the houM wtre indeH ? d for tbeirsea ts . Sir Rqbeut Peel thought that it would be more convenient that the house should , " in the first instance , direct it 3 attention to the iBipc ; t-jit commercial and financial questions which were shortly to come before
Lnr 4 Jon > " BrESELL inquired what course Sir Robert Peel intended to pursue in moving for a committee of the whole House on the laws relating to tie importation of foreign corn . Af : « r some ooeversa tion betwen Sir Robert Peel and Lord John Xnssell , it was understood that the p ' an ¦ would be brought forward on Wednesday , and that tfc « dwenssion would feie place on the Monday following . The Earl of MaSCH brought up the reptrt . on the address : upon which Mr- O"Co > " > "ELL took the opportunity of suiting , that while he agreed generally with the adiress . he was alarmed by th * paragraph relating io the registration of voters . The Tory party had never yet done anything to extend the liberties of the people . Sir Robert Peel proposed * n addresB of congratulation to lnsRnysl Highness Prince Albert , on the birth of the Prince of Wales . It was seconded bj Lord Joh > - Rcssell , and pissed nnanimonajy .
Ir ? rd Starlet , in moving for Lave to oring in two bills connected with Emigration , entered at sprue length into the subject . The object of the one Bill was to amend the Act relating to the carriage cf passengers in merchant vessels ; and the other to regulate the survey and sales of land belonging to the Crown in the Australian colonies and New Zealand . although Government did not intend to propose any extensive scheme cf Emirratksn , they wished to give additional facilities to that voluntary emigration which was already carrisd on to so great an extent . After detailing the objects of th « fine Bill relating to the carriage of the passengers , L # rd Stanley entered at some length Into a statement of the objects of the other Brl , relating to the sorvey and sale of lax > ds in the colonies . He showed by various statistical details the rapid
increase of our Australian colonies ; and then stated the plan proposed , to be established , fixing the mode in ¦ which colonial lands are to be hereafter jold . The system he meant k > introduce was founded on the reoommttdations of the Committee on Australian coloni sation . He propose * a system compounded cf . different plans , which was neither . absolute sale bj auction , nor & sale by fixed prica , but a sale by auction , " not below a r- ^ galated upset price , the lands intended to be Bold having been first surveyed and classified . Ons-> i ^ of the proceeds of the land sales to be Bet aside for promoting Emigration , and the other half for colonial purposes ; the duration of the act to be limited to the life of her present Majesty , becatise there were doubts whether the Crown revenues could be permanently alienated .
Lord J . RrssELL had listened with interest to tbe statements of L ; rd Stanley . After Borne general remarks oe the subject of emigration , be concluded by Btafe ng his anxiety to see the details of Lord Stanley's plan , and expressed his intention of giving his cooperation to carry the syst m irto effect Mr . WiiD also expressed his satisfaction with the-Btatemedto of Lord Stanley ; and after some observations fram Mr . Roebick , Sir George Grey , Mr . Smith O'Brien , and Mi . Pitzroy , leave was given to bring in the Bills . " . The House adjenmed at half-past six till twelve on Saturday , for the purpose of going up with the Addrc&s to her Majest ? .
Monday , Feb . 7 . The Speaker reafi the anstrer of her Majesty to the address in reply to the speech from the throne ; and Lori Liscol * read that of Prince Albert in reply to the addttss to his Royal Highness congratulating him on the birth of a Prince of Wales , POOB LAW AMESDMEM A > D FACT 0 B . T
REGULATION ACTS . Mr- S . TTOETLET . reeing his Right Hon . Friend the Secretary for the Home I > 5 partment in his place , he ¦ was desirous of making some- inquiry in rrgard to two inbjects of great and general importance . Tb * Ee two subject * were the revision of the Poor Law Amend ment Act and the reflation of factory labour . ( Hear , hear . ) His reason for putting these questions at the present time was that with regard to the Poor Law no reference was made to it in her Majesty's speech , and tw » omission ¦ order , order . ; TbeSPEAKEB said the Eon . Gentleman-must eonfine himself tbe question he desired to put
Mr . S . Woutlet said he was merely anxious to state his reasons for asking the questions .. ( Order . ) "What he wished t » a = * his Bight Hon . Priend was . trh&t was the general course the Government intended to take in reroect to the revision of the existing Poor law , and also what were their intentions upon the tnbject of regulating the labour in factories ? ( Hear , iear ) Sir J . Gbaham , who turned his back to the gallery , tai $ was consequently Tery indistinctly heard , was understood to say his Hon . Friend had prefaced kis questions by some short thongh somewhat irregular ebservations as to omission in the Queen ' s speech . The reason that no notice was taken of the Poor Law in the speech from the throne was , tbat it was considered
already sufficiently notorious that the present act would expire on the 31 st or July next , and as genie measure spon the subject nnist , therefore , be bronght forward , it was not thought that any especial mention of the subject 'was necessary . In reply jto his Hon . Friend ' s question , he had to state that it was the irtention of her Majesty ' s Government to introduce a bill , for-the continuance of the Poor Liw Commission ; and in that bill , be ( Sir J . Graham ) should propose to the House such alterations and amendments ia the existing law as npon mature deliberation , appeared to him necessary and prudent With regard to the time of the introduction of that meisnre , that mast depend oe ths progress of other business which would be previously brought forward . As far ss he could at present speak ef their intentions , Government did not propose to bring in the bill until after Easter . As to -be second question which Ms Hon . Priend had put to him , whether the Government Intended to bring in any measure for the
regulalation ef labour in factories , he had to state in reply that he had feund a bill in his ofBee which had been prepared , he believed , by the Hon . Member for Perth ( Mr . Fax Maule ) , in conformity with the recommen . dations of tbe committee that had sat on the subject ; and he ( Sir J . Graham ) proposed to bring in that Bill with some alterations . He might , however , mention , that those altaratioas would materially affect the regulation of inltnt labour between th » ages « f nine and thirteen a * at present by law defined ; and it was also proposed to make some alterations as to the regulation of the labour of what were called yonnp persons—that was , persons between the ages of thirteen and eighteen ; but H was not his iafcentton , on the part of the Government , to propose , any such regulation as in some quarters had been strongly recommended , as to the limitation f the time of l&bosr ia factories of young persons between the ages of thirteen and eighteen , to , as some person * hoped , tea hoars a day . —( Hear , hear , hear . )
Lord ASHLBT begged to know from his Bight Hon . Friend , whe ? ker the regulations he proposed with respect to employment cf children between the ages of sine and thirteen , were those whick had been r&com ? mended by the committee of 1840 ; and whether he proposed any diminution in the number o ' f working boors in regard to yotiag persons between the ages oi thirteen and ekbfceo ?
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Sir J . Graham thought that bis Noble Friend would , on considenition , perceive the inconvenience of entering into any explanation as to the detail of the measure at the present time ; as , if he ( Sir J . Graham ) did not fully explain all the intentions of the Government , much misapprehension might arise . He would , therefore , satisfy himself by saying , that no limitation in the hours of labour of young persons was contained in the Bill ; and , with regard to infant labour , it would be inexpe dient that he should give a * y further explanation until the Bill should be brought before the House . In reply to a question from Mr . J . O'Connell .
Lord Eliot said there was too much leason to fear tbat the practice of maintaining witnesses at the Castle , in Dnblin , has led to to the crime of which tbe culprit Delahunt had been convicted , and forwhicfcbe bad been executed . Still he was not . prepared to say that the practice should be wholly discontinued in the present state of Ireland , where in many cases witnesses would not be Ba / e unless thus provided for . Ib reply to % question from Mr . C . Buller , Sir R . Peel stated tbat there was no intention to propsse any new Judicial Office in the Privy Council , and the reports to the effect that there was such an intention , were without foundation .
PUBLIC PETITIONS . Mr . Wallace said , thai , before making the motion of which he had given notice , he wauid bug leave to state , for tbe information of those gentlemen who had been ne » ly elected members of that House , what the practice formerly was on the presentation of petitions . Before the year 1 S 33 it was the practics of members to state the subject of tbe petition which they presented in such manner as they thought proper . For yuars tbis system was allowed to continue un < 1 er the speakership c . f Mr . Manners Sutton . " He did not mean to say ths . t great inconvenience did not arise when such a privilege was pushed beyond tbe bounds of prudence ; bnt he contended tbat the present restrictions were ** ceeilingly improper , highly iigurious to the interests of
eoniiitnents , and , in whatever way he viewed theJi , mere the result of Belfish nuravea than considerations of public duty . The people exp ct * i very d ) ffcreat treatment for their pet " . t ona fromthat which they now experienced . They were first laid on the table , afterwards put in a bag , and then thrown aside . He did not mean to make any charge against tbe chief clerk , who did his duty in a manner altogtiher irroproachabl ^ . There was a time , since the Reform Bill , when the petitions of the people were treated with respect But it was the last Parliament— that Parliament to which he felt it f 3 TfTcm an honour to have ielonged —/ . i laugh )—f--r a most ricketty , do-nothing Parliaiiiurit it was , and he feit exceedingly sorry te hu \ V wasted either his time ur his constitntion on such an affair . ( Laughter ) That was tbss Parliament which curtailed the liberties of the I > topl 6 in having their petitions read . As long as it was an understanding bstween members his respect for tee
usages of the Huuse had kept him silent ; but since February , 1 S 39 . he had been muzziod . TaeprtseLt , he was told , was a strong Parliament . The Parliament which took away the " . iberties of the people was designated a TTbig Parliament ; they had now a Tory Parliament . It would new be seen which party had the gr-ater respect for the righte < f the people , and pbove all for their , right to petition , which he ( Mr . Wallace } regarded as one of their most important privileges . It was doubtless of great importance that Ministers should be enabled to begin business at an ear ] y hour ; ne one was more alive to the necessity than himself ; but great as was his r-spect for the privileges and convenience of Ministers . he had a still higher regard for the privileges of the people , which , in his . opinion , bad been denied them . Hon . Members were told thut they could have tbeir petitions printed with the votes , tut not , be it remembered , unless tbe House gave its sanction . In tie last Session of Parliament Le had been
defeated in an attempt to accomplish this object . He bad b . nost important petition from some workmen at Kelso to present , praying that the laws which were passed might be printed as cheaply as . the votes and papers circulated amongst tha Members cf this House Ho ( Mr- Wallace ) moved that it be printed with the votes . His name was pnt on th < : list of notices of niGtiun , but the session passed away without affording him an opportunity of bringing forward the matter . He again asserted the right of Members to entsr into the merits of petitions presented by them . Under the present regulation , the momenta Member got up to say anything about a petition , another Hon . Member got up &nd interrupted him . If he desired the clerk to read the octitian from the table , what was the consequeBce ?
Why , if the petition camelroui many places in his ( Mr . Wallace ' s ) country , or from Ireland , the clerk might rf&d the petition , but he much doabted if be would be able to pronounce the names , and what end would be attainted if tbe House remained in ignorance cf the came of the plsca from which the petition proceeded ? Some modification should ba made in the present stringent rule , although he was not prepared to recommend a return to the system which prevailed during the period tnat Lord Canterbury held the Spsakcrship . The present mode was unjust , imprudent , and calculated to bring the House into disrepute . He felt sure that if he did not obtain a majority on bis morion , at least h « would have many mere with him than he had had on tbe last division . Ee was determined to adhere to the terras of his motion .
Mr- Ley read the order wLieh precludes Members from entering upon the merits of petitions . Mr . Wallace mo * ed that the order be rescinded . Mr . Xoebcck seconded the motion . Sir B . H . In « lis said that the Hon . Member who had proposed this motion had completely failed te bring forward any proper argument upon which he could found \ be necessity of having the present rule rescinded . Did that Hon . Member know the number of petitions ¦ which on an aTerage were prr-Bcnted to this House ? There were no less than 16 . ! : 01 petitions presented to tbe House of Commons last Betsion , and if such a motion as tbat of the Hon . Mtmber for Gre&nock were passed , they Bhouid be prepared to kear 1 C 601 speeches npon each of those petitions , and
perhaps 1 « 801 speeches in reply . < Laught * r . ) Did the Hon . Member think if his motion were greeted , that he would then be at liberty w > make his speech upon the presentation of his petition fram the mem of Kfel > o , and that bis iSir B , H . Ingiis's ) Hon . Friend the Member for the county could bo precluded from makiDg his speech in reply ? Did the Hon . Member for Greenock consider what the consequence would be of this state of things ? Why , in the c < urse of nature , it would be impossible that this House could do anything else , from the beginning to the end of the session , tban receive petitions , and listen io speeches upon them . ( Hear , hear . ) A discussion might go en fer the period of six hours upon this one petition from the people of Kirlso ; and , after ail , what would be the
result ? Simply this , tbat the petition would be erdered to lie upon tbe table . ( Hear , hear . ) And how wonld the petitioners be benefited by this discussion ? To be sure , such a discussion might be supposed to excite greater attention to the particular grievances thai' might be complained of —( hear , hear , from the opposition ); bnt it was a practice which wonld act ssost injuriously to tbe interest of the country generally , inasmuch as it would prevent the possibility of getting through the real aBd ordinary business of the House . ( Hear , hear . ) A specific motion might at all times be brcnght forward , by any Son . Member of the Hesse for Mie purpose of having his petition read , but it won d fce extremely improper to permit the adoption of a rule which would made this practice general . He appealed
to that House if , after all , the result of such a discussion would not be , " that this petition 3 o or do not He upon the table . " He had said that the number of petitions presented to the House last session was 16 , 801 , but the year before the number of petitions was 18 , 000 . Wow , was it possible t ^ at this House could do anything elre thin hear speeches upr > n all those petitions , even supposing that each speech only occupied the space oil one minute ? ( Hear . ) The Hon . Member who would present his petition misht move to have his petition read , and if one Hon . Member could enjoy this right , what was to prevent every other member requiring the same ? He had looked over the list of petitions which had been present-d last year , and he found that the average extent of each of those which wen > printed was half a folio page . There was scarcely any ptt'tion presented to the House which , if read through , would not occupy two minutes ; but
he would ask the Honourable Member for Grenock , if he wonld be even content to be limited to two minutes ? There might be a good deal of reason in what the Hon . Member had said , but it was physically impossible that , if the House concurred in his views , they could d « anything else from beginning to the end of the session than receive petitions . ( Hear , hear . ) The Hon . Member for Greenock has declared that he had no sympathy with the fifty or sixty bills which his friends , the late Ministry , had bronght forward , as he described it , with such haste , about the months of June or July . If that Hon . Member had no sympathy with them , how could he be expected to have a sympathy with those which would bo brought forwarti by the present Members of her Majesty's Government ? There was already a general understanding that when a peti . tion was deemed of sufficient consequence and of such a nature as to form the foundation of a motion in this
House that it might then appear recorded with the votes , on the presumption that the Hon . Member who presented it wonld at a certain period call the attention cf the House to the subject it rtf erred to . ( Hear , hear . ) Then indeed it was reasonable enough that such petition shoald be printed . He did sot think that the reasons whica were urged in favour of any change in the existing rules of this House with respect to petitions were of sufficient Importance as to induce them to give up much of their time in the consideration of thia motion .
Mr . Roebeck said he was willing to allow the great force of the Honourable Gentleman ' s e-bservations whe had just spoken , as to the great evil which wonld exist it the time of the Hoase were to be absorbed ia the waj the Hon Member for the University of Oxford imagined ; but be ( Mr . Roebuck ) would suggest a course which he might pursue under the present regulations , if he were at all disposed to absorb the time of the House . Whenever a petition was laid npon the table of the House , th « Speaker was obliged » j put the question , " thai ttw p « ntion do lie npon the table . " Upon that qnestion he ( Mr . Roebuck ) had a right , if he pleased , to divide the House . The House asked him to vote upon this question , without allowing him tbe- ben-fit of a disctusion . Now that course was certainly n&vei adoj t ~ d , although he had clearly the right of taking it if he pleased , so that even U ' -der tbe { present regula
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tions tneir time might be tiken np in this manner . He had also the right of making the clerk read every petition that he presented to the Honsa bnt was such a course adopted ? In this way might the time of tbe House be occupied if Hon . Members pleased , bat such a right was never taken advantage of . The Hon . Member for the University of Oxford said , that there were 18 , 060 preseDtsd to tbis House the year before last ; but he ( Mr . Roebuck ) would ask tbe Hon . Member bow many of those petitions related to the question of the Corn Laws ? How many of them related to the question of church extension ? Surely the Hon . Member did not suppose that if he ( Mr . Roebuck ) had twenty petitions to present npon the subject of the Corn Laws that he would make that distinction between each as to avail himself of the right of making a speech upon each and every one of them if the House should permit him tO dO 80 ?
Mr . BaoiHEBTON said he was quite convinced that the plan proposed by the Hon . Member for Greenock would never answer his expectations . He had an opportunity of seeing the House before the present system came into operation with respect to petitions , and he found that the newspapers had not been able to report the discussions , and the tim 9 of tbe House was solely occupied by a few loquncious individuals . ( Hear , hear , and laughter . ) Ho had himself attended for ten days successively with petitions to present , but could not get an opportunity for doing so . And then when he saw so many gentlemen with hundreds of petitions in their hands , his feelingB prevented him from taking np the timaof the House iu speaking ia favour of-his own . ( Laughter . ) He considered it quite impossible that the petitions conld be presented in proper time to this House if a speech were to be made upon every petition . In such a case a few Hon . Members would not be honoured with any , because they would be
unwilling to make a long speech , in presenting their petitions . ( Laughter . ) So far from the petitions being presented now in a disorderly way , and , as it was assert . d , " crammed into a bag , " he never saw them treated in a more orderly manner than since the regulations which "were the * complained of hod been adopted . If Hon . Members would enly . state what the petitioners wished to have stated , the people would be quite conteuted ., ( Laushter . ) He should like , if possible , that the rule would be relaxed so that if , after the'usual petitions now presented between the hours of four and five o'clock , any Hon . Member would give notice to bring under the attention of the House a particu l ar petition , he shouid have an opportunity of doing bo . He did not think it would be fair tbat one Hon . Gc'ntieman should have the right ot . rusting a long speech while hundreds were waiting to have their petitions presented . Ha was , therefore , constrained against his feelings ta 7 oteagainst the motion . ¦ . ¦;¦
Mr , 0 'Conki . ll said , that there was no mode of reasoning lees satisfactory than to presume that an abuse which might exist would really exist . Have persons been found to abuse the pririlegea of this House ? What was the general character of this House on those subjects ? It was quite-clear ' . that petitions were treated with a levity quite unbecoming the character of this House when it was considered that they had emanated from the people , whose grievances tht-y were bound to pay attention to , and , if possible , reurtfca . It ahouid be recollected , that a great majority of the people were not represented ,, and . they had no opportunity of getting themselves heard but through the members of this House , who were presumed to represent them . And , undoubtedly , they had a right of being listened to through the medium of petitions . The former practise , he admitted , was somewhat inconvenient , but there might be a middle course pointed
out which would meet every objection . His Honourable Friend , tbe Member for " Saliord , had made a strange speech in favour of the present practice ; but be ( Mr . O'Connell ) thought , that he had unintentionally shown the great inconvenience of the present plan . He thought that it would be the better way to refer the subject tea Committee of this house , which would doubtless devise some other means of giving a more substantial hearirg . to the petitions of the people , so that no person ahouid have a right to complain as . at present , of the mockery and insult of throwing bundles of petitions upon the table together . He should hope , that the Huuse would proceed to rescind the resolutions they hsd come to on this question , and follow up the course by instituting an iuv&stigfttion which , on the one hand , would fuliy satisfy the people , and , on th 8 other , would prottct the time of this Mouse from being diverted from the practical performance of the public business .
Sir R . Peel said , that if any insult had been offered to the people who had petitioned this house—if any mark of indifference to or neglect of the feelings or opinions of the petitioners had been occasioned in this House , or , to use the expressions of the Hon . Member opposite , if there had been a bundling in of their petitio n * , the fault lay with the Hon . Members themselves who resorted to this practice which bad been so much condemned . ( Hear , hear . ) A member , under the rase of the House , which , by the bye , was carried by a considerable majority , had every opportunity given
him oi doing every justice to the petitioners , and of laying their grievances bef » re the House . ( Hear , hear . ) The resolution said , that " any member offering any petition to the House must state the place from whence it came . " Now the objection which had been made with respect to the clerk of the House not being able to pronounce the names of Irish aud Scotch places , the Hon . Member having the liberty of stating tboee names , it was the duty of Hon . Members to make themselves so well acquainted with them that tbey could pronounce them properly for the House , ( laughter , ) and not leave it to-the clerk to do so for them . The
resolution went on to say , " the numoer of signatures and the material contents of the petitions of such pereobs as were ccmplniniBR of thtir grievances '" If the petition complained of personal violence or such grievances as required immediate redre&s , feuch petition could be at or . ee entertained and discussed . ( Hear , bear . ) " That all petitions relating to a special object , and upon Members presenting such petitions , giving notice of their intention to bring a motion of the same description under the consideration of the House , such petitions are printed , the Hon . Members giving notice of the day they intend to bring forward the question . ';' Now , it appeared to him that there was every reason to treat the petitions tbat were presented to this House with the utmost respect . The Hon . Member for Bath
had referred to the ancient practice of Parliament on this subject . K « w , he recollected that when Mr . Manners Sutton was Speaker of this House , a question arose of altering the system of making long speeches upon the presentation vl petitions , which was found to be exceedingly inconvenient , and the Speaker then said th * t , referring to the ancient practice of Parliament , be had found tbat all discussion had beenprevented at such a time . ( Hear , hear . ) If , therefore , they were to retnrn to the practice of Parliament , hajf a century ago , it would appear that there was no such thing allowed as discussions upon the presentation of petitions , iHear , bear . ) To try this question with the strict rule of reason , every petition should be read by the clerk at tbe table ; strict reason enjoins this course . ( Hear ,
hear ) It was quite clear , however , that if this practice were general , the whole time of the Huuse , and that of Hon . Members , would be taken up—( hear , hear );—and if Hon . Members , without talking bo much , did attend carefully fc > the feif . tiona they were entrusted with , the course of business w « uld be very different from that which had passed . ( Hear , hear . ) He would ask , had this rule diminished the confidence of the people in respect to this House ? Certainly not , if they were to judge by the increased number of pttitions which had been presented since it was adopted . ( Hear , hear . ) And was it not much more rational te have those impoitant petitions printed , by which tbe number of the petitioners would be recorded , and by which access would be always given for the . inspection
of them , than to revert to the ancient practice which kept no such record of them , and which prevented any reference to them afterwards , j Hear , hear . ) Since the present rule bad been established , petitions to this house , had increased on an average to 17 , 000 for each of the two last sessions , ( Hear , hear . ) He believed that there was no alternative between adhering to the present rule , and a relaxation of it altogether . If they permitted hon . members to exercise their discretion , the consequence would be that they would have continual delates upon the questions of petitions . They would find that there would be many hon . members who would be much less anxious to do justice to the grievances complained of in these petitions , than to Etate their own opinions upen the matter . ( Hear )
These speeches would naturally provoke a reply ; the rtply would provoke a rejoinder , and the-y would thus fiud themselves thrown into the same condition they were twelve or thirteen years ago . ( Hear , bear . ) It was only tbe experience of the great evil tbat attended the former ooutsu , which led Parliament to adopt the present system . The 26 th of Feb ., 1833 , was -the day that the present rules were adopted , under the speakership of Mr . M . Sutton . As far as public feeling was concerned , tlieru was a general impression that the time of this house was sufficiently consumed in mere debate . He didnotmean the country generally , but those who formed the general class of petitioneis . . These appeared to wish that Hon . Members should , devote more of their time to practical reform , and less of their time to debcto . If they found thai , night after night , the time of this House was consumed by a mere preliminary debate , he
did not think that satisfaction would arise from such a course to any party . ( Hear , hear . ) If one Hon . Member should make a speech npen the presentation of his petition , it would be very difficult to prevent others from occupying the House at an e * ual . length of time , and they would find that the inevitable result would be that the House would be involved in a series of constant debates . ( Hear , hear . ) Her Majesty ' s Government had no object in preventing every petition being heard . Their only object was an anxious consideration tbat the business « f legislation should be proceeded with . ( Hear , bear . ) He thought that in spite of the most conflicting advantages the rale was » wise one . Their time was the property of the people , and he tbougkfc that they diverted more of it than was necessary from the real and practical bmsinees of legislation .
Mr . Wakley said if the Members ef the Boose of Commons conducted themselves in a more proper nun-Ber fewer petition * would be presented ; but , ki consequence of their acting in direct opposition to the public will , and opposing the best interests ef the community , the people almost despaired cf obtaining redress He ( Mr . W- ) woald suggest one mode of lessening the number of petitions , in addition to that of improving
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their coniuot , and that was by shortening the duration of Parliaments , ; and allowing Hon . Members to go back to their constituents more frequently to give an acoeunt of their conduct Unfortaiiately they bad now a lease for seven years , and before the expiration of one year , those who Bent them here felt themselves under the necessity of petitioning for an alteration in their mode of proceeding , and when their petitions were presented no discussion was allowed , but the substance of the pet' - tion was .-marjBiyltd be stated . And this was called the House belonging to the people . Now what was the line of conduct pursued ia the otoer Bouse of Parliament ? The matter ought to be looked at in this point of view . There were two Houses of Parliament , one hereditary , the other pretending to represent the people . In the
hereditary Hou 3 e the petitions of the people were adequately discussed—in fact , there was no limit to the discussion ; but those who pretended to be the representatives of the people in the House of Commons were so gagged and ; muzzled that ^ hey were not allowed to make a single comment on a petition complaining of a p « blio grievance . I ? Honourable Mernbera were not to bo allowed to take care of the ihteresto of tbe people , they ought not to be allowed to occupy . thelr seats , and the sooner such a practice as the existing one should be abolished the better woild it be for the interests * . of community at 'large ? . ' . ; ..- ( Cries of " question , question . " ) After a few obaervations from Sir W . James and Sir V . Blake , which were quite inaudiblei in cons ' equence of the impatience manifested by the House ,
Mr . Wallace replied . V Whatever might be the decision of the House , the question would be still open , whether some ^ compromise might not be agreed to > or whether the present stringent rule must positively be adhered to . In the years 1833 , 1834 , and 1835 , when honourable members were allowed to raise debates upon petitions , more business waa done than ; in any three years since that .. period . ; and this was a proof tbat the time of the House was not wasted in a useless manner by debating on petitions . The real waste of the time of the House : was in tbe monstrous practice now established , of debating one point for four or flya nights successively . ( Hear ; hear . ) When a debate arose , if the constitutions of Honourabla Members would not allow of their continuing to sit until its
conclusion , they ought at once to resign their Beats . ( Laughter . ) He had not the least doubt that the next week ' s debate was completely arranged by Hon . Members on both sides , and that the debate would Ia 3 t from Monday until Friday . It waa such discussions aa those of vehich the people complained , and many Honourable Members entertained similar opinions . He had no- doubt that committees of the House endeavoured to do their duty with respect to petitions ; but when the lab jur was heavy and continuous he was almost afraid that they did not pay proper attention to them . Besides , after thay were selected , they we \ e not printed and in the hands of
Members before the expiration of three or four weeks ; and if at that period they were to be offered to the fourth estate , the leaders of public opinion would laugh at thern ^ They must have their political food day by day , and they muss have it hot and hot , or they would act haveit at all . ( Laughter . ) With respect to the remark of the Hon . Baronet the Member for Oxford , he ( Mr . W . ) would always be content to ( jonflne himself to the space of two minutea in the presentation of any petition ; and he would venture to say that the brains of those were not much who c » uld not express what they meaut to say on such a subject in that period . ( Great Laughter . ) r The House then
divided—For the motion 5 # Against it .. 237 Majority 187 On the motion of Mr . E Tennent the House resolved itself into a committee on the copyright of designs , and on the House resuming leave was given to bring in the Bill , which purposed to extend the copyright to nine months . Adjourned .
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NOMINATIONS TO THE GENERAL COUNCIL . i YEW GREKN . Mr . Benjamin Gledhill , vfeaver . Mr . Nathan Thornton , weaver . Mr . David 'Gledhill , smith , Lockwood . Mr . John Thornton , weaver , Moor-End , sub Treasurer . . Mr . John Ashton , weaver , Yew ' s Hill , eub-Se cretary .
IPSWICH . Mr . John Cook , shoemakeT , Cox-lane . Mr . Donald M'Pherson , tea-dealer , Rose-lane . Mr . George Terry , coaoh trimmer , Bridgestreet . '¦ - ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ ' ' ' . '¦' ¦ ' " ' • . : ¦¦ ¦ ¦'¦ ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦' .. ' V ' Mr . James Loederj carpenter , Rose-lane . Mr . John Brown , carpeiiter , Rose-lane . Mr . William Lyon , carpenter ; College-atreet , sub-Treasurer . Mr . William Garrard , carpenter , Falcon-street , sub-Secretary . DAVENTRY . Mr . John Warwick , cordwainer , Abbey-end . Mr . Wm . Askew , ditto , ditto . Mr . Win . Smith , ditto , ditto . Mr . Wm . TftUet , ditto , Church-lane . Mr . Daniel Dawsdn , shopkeeper , Brook-end . Mr . Charles Peet , chimney-sweeper , ditto . Mr . James Lawson , Taylor , High-street . Mr . Thomas Webb , eordwainer , Uuiou-place , sub-Treasurer .. Mr . George Ashwell , cabinet-maker , ditto , sub-Secretary . j BRIGHTON . Mr . R . Lanf Usdell , hairdresser , 18 , Marlboroughplace . . - ¦ ; '' ¦ : ¦ " ... .... - .. " ; - ¦ ¦ . ¦ .-. - . ¦ ¦ . ¦ : ' ¦ Mr . Robert Colling schoolmaster , Church-street . Mr . R . ' -AH ' cbrn , carpenter , Trafalgar-street . Mr . J . Scott , cordwahier , Union-lane . Mr . Thomas Reed , cordwainer , 101 , Edward-Btreet . .... . Mr . W . Woodward , news-aKeni , 50 , Union-place . Mr . G . Giles , carpeiit .: rvHampt 6 n-oottage . Mt . J . Allen , carpenter , 34 , Upper Gardenerstreet . Mr . Richard Harvey , cordwainer . Church-street . Mr . F . Page , ditto , 3 , Kew-street . . Mr . J . Pa £ e , watchmaker , 14 , Camelford-stroet-Mr . James Fieynaan , fainter , 45 ,
Hanover-terrace .. ¦¦' . . .... . - . .. - ¦ . . . - ¦ . Mr . James lawless , bookbinder , 4 , Darby-place . Mr . Win . Flower ,-. ' shipwright ; Silwood-street , Bub-Trtasurer . Mr , Nathaniel . Morling , House-agent , 22 , Albionstreet , su ^ -Secretary . BOTHEBHAH . Mr . John Crowther , Pigeon-lane . Mr . Samuel Linley , Old Holland . Mr . Samuel Earashaw , Glasshouse-yard , Masbro . . : . . . . v - ' ¦ '¦ ¦ ' ,- ¦ ¦ ¦ " : ¦ ¦ ' " ¦ ¦ Mr , John Roberts , Masted [ Common . Mr . John Foster , Wellgate . Mr . John Smith , "Wellgato . Mr . Georgfl Ramsden * Oilmill-fold . Mr . John O'Harrow , Old Holland , sub-Secretary . Mr . William Ibbetson , Crofts , sub-Treasurer .
holbkck . Mr . George Chambers , wheelwright , Holbeck Moor Top . Mr . William Wade , engineer , Wortley-lane . Mr . William Ward , brickmaker , Sodom . Mr . Charles Cludoray , brush , finisher , Portlandstreet . - ¦ ¦ " , ' ' . •' ¦ ¦ ' . : ¦ . ¦' ¦ ' ¦'¦ . , . . . . ' Mr . James Stead , clothier . Low Moor Side . Mr . Joseph Wilkinsbiii mechanic , New Wortley . Mr . Thomas Western , brushmaker . Lady Pitlane , Hunslet . Mr . Willia i m Harrend , labourer , Holbeck-lane . Mr . Edwin Gaunt , cloth dresser , Wortley-lane . Mr . William Baxter , cloth weaver , Denniaon-rOw . Mr . John Dayies , brush maker , Mount-street , Holbeck ; sub-Treasurer . Mr ; Richard Rylands , cloth weaver , Horse and Jockey-yard , Holbeck , sub-Secretary . ¦ ¦ V ' . ¦ . - ¦ : . ' - : " . . ¦'¦'¦¦ ¦ ' ¦' " - - ' . ; COLNR . i Mr . Hugh Sohofield , Golnerlane . Mr . Ely Baldwin , "Union-street . Mr . Robert Rushton , Dean-fold . Mr . James Mooney , High-street . Mr . James Rushton , Golne-lane . Mr . John Lambert , jun ., Petty-HouBes . Mr . William Smith , sub-Treasurer . M . Henry Hicksbn , sub-Secretary . STIlOUbWATEB . Mr . John Hattos . Mr . Marmaduke Michinson , Rodbero . Mr . Ambrose ; Parsons , Stroud . Mr . John Hatris , Rodbero . Mr . William Judd , Stroud-hill . Mr . James Newman , New Mills , sub-Treasurer . Mr , Henry Pritohard , tailor , Fisher ' s-court , sub-Secretary . - ; ¦ - , ; .. ¦¦¦ ,. '¦' . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦
MIDDLEWICH . Mr . John Jepsori , hatter . Mr . Edward M'Kenna , email ware dealer . Mr . George Collins , ditto . Mr . Samuel Coike , labourer . Mr . William Slater , painter . Mr . Riohard Clarke , labourer . Mr . Michael Twigley , wool comber . Mr . James Walker , boot and shoe maker , sub Treasurer . -. ' . " .. ¦ . . ' . ¦ ¦ . -- . - ¦ ¦^ . '¦ . ¦ -. ' . ¦' . '; ¦ ¦'¦ ¦ ' :.: : : : - Mr . Thomas Cotterill , boot and shoemaker , sub Secretary . ' : .- ' .-., ¦; . ¦ " . :., "• '¦ ' -: ¦ / '¦' " - .- ; '¦ :
. : ; . •¦ : ;¦;¦ ¦' - ¦ ¦ ¦ - ' . ; bostok ..,- • .. . : ¦ : ¦¦ ,. . ¦; Mr . Jwnes ThosapsoB , shoemaker , Ta * terflh » ll . road . : ''¦ ¦ , ' / . ' ; .. " ¦ . : - ¦ ¦¦ - ¦ .- ¦ ¦ .- ' : ; : . ' ' ¦ ¦¦'¦ ¦ . " ¦¦ : '• " ' . ' ¦ Mr . Robert Niehojlsj- shoe maker , Colly-fitreet . Mr . White , tailorj Goodburn ' Bjard . Mr . David Waterfield , tailor , Fowler ' s-row . Mr . Frederick Womer , clock maker , Chapelrow . '¦ ' -: ¦ ¦ ¦ "¦' "¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ' - . -: ¦' . ' ¦¦ ¦¦ . ' ¦¦ ' ' : ' ¦ ¦¦¦ ' r "" ¦ - . ' . ¦ ¦ ¦; ¦' Mr . Samuel Baksr , tailor , Chapel-street , sub . TreaBurer . - ' ¦ ¦ : ¦¦ ¦ '¦' . " . : . ; . '¦¦ ¦ - ¦" . - : '' . ¦ : ¦¦ " ¦ " ¦ .. '¦" ' : ¦ " -: , ¦' Mr . Samuel Slight , Mhoe ! [ master , Tatterahsllroad , sub-Secretary .
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REPORT OF THE DEPUTATION TO FACILITATE THE PRESENT AT ION OF THE MEMORIAL TO THE QUEEN . TO THE FRtENI > 3 OF FROST , WILLIAMS , AND
JONES THROUGHOOT THE COUNTRY . Friends of Freedom , —Feargus O'Connor , Esq . having been appointed by the General Committee of Birmingham , for the reatvration of the above-named patriots , to present a number of memorials to her Majesty , in person , and we having been deputed by the said Committee to forward the same to Mr . O'Connor , and to give him such information , in our capacity of committee men , as he might require , -we deem it our duty to place before the Committee and the country the result of our exertions in that object .
Wo went from Birmingham on Saturday evening . On arriving , at London , on Sunday morning , we proceeded to the house of Mr . O'Connor , at Hammersmith , and on gaining adaiittance we told Mr ; O'Connor the purpose of our 'visit , when , after a leng conversation it was ultimately agreed that Mr . O'Connor should present the original memorials'to her Majesty at the earliest opportunity , Mr . O'Connor saying he would get a court dress made for the occasion , to present the united prayer of the industrious classes at thefoftt of weman s thrane . '' . ' . ' ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ' : - : r :
Mr . O'Connor having stated , both in his letter to the committee at Birmingham and in his conference with m , that the memorials should be left for him at Mr . Cleave ' i , 1 , Shoe-lane , we accordingly left them with Mr . Cleave , who expreised hia willingeess to assist in their presentation by all means in bis power . ' : Feargus O'Comnor then advised us to present the new memorial * tb the Home Seeretary ourselves . We , therefore , on Monday , the 24 th ult » , waited at the office of the Home Secretary , whom we found we could not see upon any account , the person whom we saw stating that all memorials wont through bis hands to tha Under Secretary , and thente to Sir James Graham , and from him to the Queen . .. ¦ ' ¦ :
We omitted no opportunity—we left no stone unturned , however , to gain admittance to the Home Secretary . We went away ; and coming agaia , saw the same person , when we represented to him that we were deputed to present certain congratulatory addresses to the Queen , through the Home Secretary , and that ¦ we were requested by our oonstiteents to present them only
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- .. . ¦ . - .. .. . -- ¦ : ¦ ' - .. . : ¦——r ^ i . ^^ ^ - ^ to Bit James Graham j but the object of out acareb was nob to be seen ; the person who represented himself to us as head clerk stating that if we stayed there a month there was no other channel tor addresses to tha Queen than through his hands . Seeing no other alter , native , we therefore ultimately delWeied them to this person , who took them into the office ; and oa learning their contents , came and said he had given them'to the -Under Secretary , and that tlie Committee who sent them would receive an answer on their beiDg presented to the Queen , - ; ' .-: . ¦; . " v . ' ., ¦ ¦; . ' ::- ¦' . '/¦ . V . ' ¦ : . - ; - " ¦ , : ; '" ; Trusting and believing that the good the Committee aim to accomplish will be obtained by the decision and straightforwardnessi of their course , ^ and knowing the difficulties it has already conquered , we , the deputation , look forward to the time , at no great distance , of seeing Frost , Williams , and Jones , by the help of the country , restored to the arms of their admiring coun-¦¦
rymen . ; - ¦¦ - .-. ¦¦ ' . - . ¦ - .. . . . . •¦ . ., ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦• ; ¦; Youra , yery faithfully , Waiter Thoeit Johu ; Bareaxt :
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THE ADDRESS OF THE CHARTIST YOUTHS OF SHEFFIELD TO THE YOUNG MEN OF THAT TOWN AND JNEIGHBOURHOPD , ADOPTED AT A MEEIING OF THEIR BODY . JAN . 30 / , . 1842 .. ;; ' . " ¦¦' ¦ ' ' . . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' : ¦ .- ; . ' ¦ : '' ¦? : x-r . ¦ : ' . ¦¦ " The virtues or vices of a state are the efiectB its of ' ¦ ' legisl&tion . "—Helvetius . . :-Bbothers , — -When we look around us and reflect on the state of our countryr—when We view the pomp , Splendour , and luxury of life enjoyed by the so-called " higher classesV on the one fannd , and the misery , want , and wretchedness—the lot of tbe toiling classes , ¦/ on the other—we are led to iisk , How this is?—what
is the cause ? Is it the will of the Deity that one portion of his creatures should starve while there is plenty in the land , and another portion to riot in profusion ? No ; this cannot bo . What , then is the cause ? The cause is to be found in the grasping selfisbir ^ fis of the few who , usurping the reins of Governnterir , legislate for their own exclusive benflt , and to the injury of the labouring classes of society ; an eminent writer has well said that all the evils ef a state flow from ita government , and to rem « ve the evil we must remove the cause . Yes , we must unite in ; one bond ; of brotherhood , and in the strength ef our moral power aim that blow at the citadel of corruption which shall cause the stronghold of tyranny to totter to its fall . to
We appeal to you ,, the youths of Sheffield ^ coma forward and join our Association , and to help us in our struggle to free pur native landi ; The only remedy for existing wrongs is to te found in the People ' s Charter It will give us a voice in making the laws we are bound to-obey , and enable us to protect cur labour , and secure to ourBelvcs the fruits of our toil . If the present state of things is to continue , what prospect have we on reaching maturity , but that of wearing . the galling chains of slavery our fathers have too long borne . Shall
this be ? Let every heart feel—let every voice echo-No ! Let us rally round the banner of freedom our fathers have unfurled and assist them in that cause for which a Hampden bled on the field , and a Sidney died on the scaffold . ¦ . We are , brothers , Yours , fraternally , Thomas Woodcock , sub-Secretary . National Charter Association Room , Fig Tree-lane .
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TJEITH . —Glorious . Tbivmpb-op Chaktism . — Oh Monday the League hold a public meeting in the Rev ; Mr . Marshall ' s chapel , for the purpose of sending a delegate to the conference in London . They evidently wanted to steal a march on the working men , by posting their bill late on Saturday night The Chartists , however , were on the alert , and had a bill out eisriy on Monday morning calling on the working classes to muster in their strength at two o ' clock , and V 7 Q "were not diaappoirted . John Mitchell , Esq ., was proposed and seconded by two of the members of the Anti-Corn Law Association , as chairman , when Mr . Morrison , a working man , was proposed in opposition , and on the sense of the meeting being taken , the votes in his favour were almost unanimous . There was : much
coiifusion for some time , and on order being restored , . Jlr . Mitchell commenced a very able speech in defence of the Corn L ;\ w agitation , which would have been conclusive to all who had not considered both » ide& oj the question ; he finished by proposing " the Rev . Mr . Harper as a fit and proper person to represent the town of Le'th in the conference " He was ssconded by Mr . Crawford Barker . Mr . Tankard , chair manufacturer , proposed an amendment , " That this meeting is of opinion that the appointment of a delegate to represent the inhabitants of Leith in the approaching : conference is totally uncalled for ; resolved therefore that unjust and cruel as the Com Laws are it sees not the shadow of a hope that these bad laws can ; be repealed
so as to ensure the people the full benefit of such , until the Paopie ' s Chartershall be first made the law of the land . " In a long and able speech Mr , Tankard shewed the injustice of the landholders denying that land to the necessities of the starving millions which they use only as covers for foxes and other vermin . Mr . T . Was ably , seconded by Mr . Kerr , schoolmaster , and . the amendment and motion : being regularly put , the' first ' was carried by a tremendous majority , amidst a cheeringaud clapping , &c , tbat heggare description . The church holds 1 . 500 , it was crammei above and below » and not more than fifty voted f » r the original motion ; the National Petition was then unanimously adopted , ' and after three hearty cheers for O'Cennor aad the Charter , the meeting quietly dispersed .
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From the London Gazette of Friday , Feb . 4 . BANKRUPTS . ; Edward MalLin , Grsat Russell-sbreet , Bloomsbury , dentist , Feb . 16 , at ox \ t >; March 1 & , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Basinghall-street . Solicitor , Mr . Whittington , Dean-street , Finsbury-square ; official assignee , Mr . Lackington , Coleiman-fitreet-buildinga . Richard Irwin and John Gould Irwin , Manchester , drapers , Feb . 19 , March 18 , at two , at the Commissioners' Rooms , Manchester-. Solicitors , Messrs . Slater , and Heelis , Manchester ; and Messrs . Milne , Parry , and Morris , Teniple . ; ; : ' ' ¦ ¦ ¦ David Davies , sen ., and David Davies , jun ., Glanolywedog , ; Montgomeryshire , flannel-manufacturers , Feb . 23 , March 18 , at eleven , at the Oak Inn , "WelahpooL Solicitors , Messrs . Drew aad Woosman , Newtown ; and Mr . Weeks , " Lincoln r s Inn . . ; . ¦'¦¦ . '¦'¦ ' . - ¦
John Hayward , Milveiton , Warwickshire , miller , F « b-14 . March 118 , at twelve , at the Lansdown Hotel , Leamington Priors . Solicitor , Messrs . Rushworth , Staple Inn { and Mr . Forder , Leamington . William Heap , John Roberts , and William Roberts , Padibam , Lancashire , cotton-spinners , Feb . 22 , at two , March 18 , at twelve , at the Court House , Burnley Solicitors , ; Messrs . Cragg and Joyes , Harpur-street , Red Lion-square ; ^ nd Mesars . Alcock and Dixon , Burnley - : . ' . ' , ¦ ; ¦ . ¦ . - . ; . ' . ¦ . ¦¦ ¦ .. ¦'¦ '¦¦¦ ¦ : ¦ : ' : " . - ; ' . - ¦ : ¦ . ' .: ¦ - :. ' " . ' ¦ '• Jonathan Nash and Robert Lucas Nash , Bristol , brewers , March lj at one , 18 , at two , at the Commer cial Rooms , BristoL Solicitors , Messrs . Goldrey and Feilowes , Chippenham , Wiltshire ; and Messrs . HilUer , Lewia . and Hillier , Raymond-buildings , Gray ' s Inn . . ¦ " ¦ ' - ' ¦; . ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ' . '¦ ¦ ' . ¦ ' . ' . ' ¦ . .. - ¦ ' ¦¦ .. ' , ¦ . ¦ . ¦ ' .. ' . ' ¦ ' ¦ "¦ ¦
Thomas Cheshire , Smethwick , Staffordshire , miller , Feb . 11 , March 18 , at twelve , at the Waterloo Rooms , Birmingham , Solicitors , Messis Tooke and Son , Bedfordshire ; and Messrs . Unett and Sons , Birmingham . ' '"¦ . ' ;¦ ¦ ;!' . " ¦ " '''' . ¦; ¦ .: ¦ , ¦ - ¦ . ;¦; ¦¦; . ¦ ' :. '¦ ¦ ¦''¦¦ ¦ . '• . ' ¦ . ¦ . . v . . ¦"' ; .. '¦¦ James Buckett , Great Botirton , Oxfordshire , sheetdealer , Feb . 21 , March 18 , at eleven , at the White Lion Inn , Banbury . Solicitors , Messrs . Cox and Wiillams , Lincyins-inn-fields ; and Messrs . Walford and Beesley , Banbury . ' .. \ v : , :-. ¦/; . ¦ - . .
PAETNEBSHIVS PI 8 SOI . VED . X W . Huffmann , M . Nburse , and J . T . Woodbury , Manchester , men ' s mercers . J . Burgin and J . Broad head , Sheflid'd , manufacturers of fine scissors . WJackson , S . S . Jackson , J . Jackson , and J . Jackson , LeedS i tobacco-manufacturers ; as far as regards Joseph Jackson . J , Mospratt , B . Doglish , / an ,, J . Speakmao , and W . Bi-omilow , Parr , Lancashire , coal proprietors , as far as regards J . Speakman and W . Bromilow . C iMatchittand H . Matchitt , Salford , LancasJiu-e , cotton d « a \ ers . : J . F . Parkin and Jv Parkin , SherBeld , engravers . P . Kitching , 8 . K'tching , and G . J . Hodernessa , Manchester , straining-cloth-manufactnrers . J .. Elgin , and J Heseltine , York > druggists . J . H . Fuler andC . P . Allen ; Manchester , fustian-manufacturers .
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. ... : . - .. ' ¦¦ BSIDPOPr . ,. ¦ ¦ ,. . ; . ¦¦¦ ' . Mr . William Joy , flhoemaker , Ea 8 t-street . Mr Wiiliam 'Knideautj tailor ^ : West-street . Mr . John Squire * . shoeinaker . East-street ^ ^ ; . : Mr , William Gilpifl * weayer , Sfc Michael ' s ^ William Ewett , shde ^ aker , Ea ^ -stre et . ^ Mr . John Nortkinore , tail **; Barrack-street , sub Treasurer , '¦¦ ¦ -, ' :. "'¦ ¦ . '¦ ¦^¦ ' " ¦' ' . ¦ " . ¦ : ¦ ' - ¦¦ ' ^ : : ,. „ ., ; Mr . Joseph Haines , warehousemi' * '* iNortn mju sub-Secretary . ;
BEAPINO ^ ( ADDITIONAI .. ) - Mr . Ephraim Rons ; tailor , 3 , MouUu'n-place , Hosier-street . ; - " ¦ ' ¦'¦'¦ : ¦¦ ' . ¦'¦ ¦ . ¦' ¦ •; . ¦ , V c : . - \ . ¦ ¦ '¦¦ . ' ; ' Mr . William Pilgrimjpiriuter , Spring-gardeflS :-Mr . James Dawson , engineerj 34 , Thorn-Btreefc Mr . Thomas M . Wheeler * 7 , MilKs-buildingS , Kaightf bridge .
BAKNOLDSWICK . Mr . Ralph Slater , Lane-bottom . Mr . John Hey , Wapping . Mr . John Shut , Wapping . ' Mr . Christopher Starkie , Town-head . Mr . James Reell , Wapping . Mr . John Hodgson , St . Thomas-square . Mr . Allen Edmonsonj King-street . Mr . David Jenkinson , Wapping , sab ^ -Treasurer Mr . Richard Wright , sub-Secretary .
SALFORb ^ YOnTHS ' . Mr . Charles Cdoper , spinner , St . Stepben ' s-place . Mr . Jonathan Pickering , weaver , Dawes-street . Mr . Richard Brown , spinner , Back-street . Mr . Thomas Hindle , dyer , Bridgewater-street . Mr . Elliot Buckley , mechanic , Market-street . Mr . Robert Roberts , dyer , Arlington-street , sub Treasurer . ; Mr . Robert Ramsden , spinner , Garden-street , sub Secretary .
THORNTON . Mr . Samuel Stork , 6 hoemaker ,: Thornton . Mr . Jonaa Mitchell , weaver , Maltkiln . Mr . George Jowett , weaver , Thornton Height . Mr . James Haihsworth , weaver , Ball-street . Mr . James Illingworth , waiver , Clayton . Mr ; John Peel , weaver , Bailio-stile . Mr . Isaac Watson , iveavdr , Workhouse-fold . Mr . Joseph Smith , weaver , Cowgill . Mr . Richard Barker , weaver , Green-lane . Mr . George Gray , joiner , New-road , sub-Treasurer Mr . John Hifldle , weaver , Ball-street , sub-Secre tary .
SHEFFIELD . —POLITICAL INSTITUTE . Mr . William Gill , scale cutter , Sparrow-lane . Mr . James Mackettrick , brush-maker , Pinstonestreet . r ¦ '¦ '¦ ' ¦ "'¦ ¦¦ ' ¦ . ¦ ¦' - . ¦ . ' . ¦ . ¦ ' , - ¦ Mr . Joseph Marsh , stonemason , Milton-street . Mr . David Walker , labourer , Johnson-stroet . Mr . Joseph Harrison , wood turner , Nursery-street . Mr . Richard Gtiey , tobacconist , Sbuth-streec , Sheffield Moor . MnJohn Drinkwater , pen blade grinder , Upper ¦
Thorpe . ¦ . . " Mr . William Frost , news agent , Bridge-street . Mr . William Wells , c ' . ei-k , Duke-Street , Moor . Mr , Henry William Noedham , cutler , Broomhall-Dtreet . . ¦ . - ¦ Mr . James Dyson , mechaaie , Little Pond-street . Mr . Charles Wilden , sted burner , Thomas-street , sub-Treasurer . Mr . Robert King , engraver , Canning-street , sub-SDcretary .
DERBY . Mr . Enos Ford , joiner , Ci ' y-roadi Mr . Vincent Perry , framework-knitter , Leaperstreet . '¦ ¦ .. ' Mr . Edmund Greecook , ribbon weaver , Williamstreet . Mr , Henry Knoot , cooper , Thorntree-lane . Mr . Wi | liam Wheeldon , tailor , St . Peter ' s Churchyard . ' ; ¦ : . ;¦ . . . . . -.. ¦ ' ¦ " ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ -. ¦ ' . . Mr . William Chandler , ribbon-weaver , Leaperstreet , sub-Treasurer . Mr . John Moss , cordwainer , Plumtree-square , Derby rlane , sub-Secretary . TOWER HAMLETS . —BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS , Mr . Robert Charles , Gandey-court , Bow . Mr . William Tinkiin , 51 , Nelson-street , Bethnal Green . Mr . James H . Knowles , Windsor-street , Bishopgate . ¦ ' ¦ ¦ - ¦ : ' / ¦ . ' > ¦ ¦ -. . . . - - Mr . John H . Smith , 28 , Alfred-street , Stepney . Mr . Noah Butler , 26 , Baker-btreet , Mile-end , Old Town . : '¦ ¦ . •'• ¦¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦' . - '" - ' •' ,- ¦ ' ¦; . . " / . ¦ ' ¦' ; Mr . Thomas Hodgson , 51 , Nelson-street , Bethnal Green . : . ¦ . . ¦ ¦ - ¦' . ¦ . '' . : : ' . ' Mr . James Tagut , 10 , Camden-street , Bethnal Gr « eni' - ';' - . - ; . ., . . ¦ ¦ ' ¦ . ¦ ' ¦ . • - ' . ' ¦ Mr . ; William Henry Wilkins , 19 , Gibraltar-walk , sub-Treasurer . Mr , Peter Sadler , 16 , Star-street , St . George ' s East , sub-Seoretary .
LAHBLET . . Mr . Wm . Cross , Framework-Knitter , Smith's-row Mr . John Sireet , Ditto , Pingle House . Mr . Joseph Cavvthorn , Ditto , Green-lane . Mr . John Bingham , Ditto , Smith's-row . Mr , Henry Selby , Ditto , Chappel-lane . Mr . Samuel Paruham , Ditto , Nottingham-road , sub-Treasurer . Mr . Wilson Plant , Dhtto , Godber'B-building , sub Secretary ..- :. ' ..- ';
MARPLE . Mr . John Kershaw , dreisser , Marplei Mr . Henry Bennet , clogger , Compstall . Mr . John Hollingworth , spinnerj Mill Brow . Mr . Jaine 3 Shephard , carder , Mill Brow . Air . Charles Barber , spinner , Mill Brow . Mr . James Ratcliffe , publican , Compstall , sub Treasurer . Mr . John Platt , joiuer , subrSecretary . SHERRIFF BILL . Mr . Cuthbert Peel , miner . Mr , John Rodgers , pot-painter . Mr . Robert Bertram , quarrymau . Mr . Josoph Clark , ditto . Mr ; John Dunn , ditto . Mr . Thomas Finlay , ditto . Mr . James Scath , miner . Mr . John Southern , mirier , sub-Treasurer . Mr . Nicholas Hann , tailor , sub-Secretary .
BERMONDSEY LOCALITY . Mr . John Gothard , 2 , Paulitie-street , Bermondsey . Mr . William Bliss , 9 , York-8 treei , Rotherfaithe .-Mr . Hinry Russell , boot-maker , Bond-street * Rotherhithe . Mr . William Jones , tailor , 2 , Fendall-street , Berimondsey . Mr . Heury Foster , hatter , 238 , Butler ' s > buildings , Bermondsey . Mr . Ciiarles Jeans , bair-dresser , 1 , Snow ' s Field ' g j Bermondfiey , sub-Treasurer . Mr . John Maynard , Norfolk Cottage , Hunterstreet , Dover-road , sub-Secretary , THORNTON . Mr . Samuel Stork , shoemaker , Thornton . Mr . Jonas Mitchell , weaver , Maltkiln . Mr . George Joweit , weaver , Thornton Height . ' Mr . James Hainsworth , weaver , Ball-street , Mr . James lllingWDrth , Weaver , Clayton . Mr . John Peel , weaver , Bailie Stile . Mn . Isaac Watsonj weaver , Workhouse Fold . Mr . Joseph Sinith , weaver , Green Lane . Mr . George Gray , joiner , New-rp ^ d , sub-Trea' .. . . surer . " ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ' - ' ¦ ' ¦ ' f ... ¦ - ¦ ''¦' ¦ ¦ ¦" . ¦ Mr . Joiia Hindle , weaver , Ball-street , sub-Secra-. . tary . : .. ' .. - , ' ¦ .. ¦ ¦ " ' ' .: ' . ¦ ' ¦ ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ,.. ¦ ¦ ' ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - . ; - ¦ - ¦ ¦ . .. y / .. , . ¦ • ¦ ' - ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦; .. - . From the Gazette of Tuesday , Fei * 8 . ; ¦; ..: .: bankrupts . ;¦ . ' ; - . •; . . -. ' - Luke Wbitby , builder , Green Dragon-yard , WhitechapeL .- '' . - . ¦/ : ¦ '¦ . ¦ . ' : ¦ '¦ ; ' ¦ ¦ '¦ ' ' "¦• ¦ . ¦'¦' ¦' , ; , '' . " :: : : - ' ' ., '• Morris Schlessinger and Michael Samuel Schlessinger , merchants , Basinghall-street . John Woodcock , builder , Stratford , Essex . William Tails , lac « man , Oxford-street . . G&orge Thomson arid James Forbes , corn-factor * Crutched-friars . ' .,. V . - . -:-- - ! ' ( . ' - ' - . ' ,. . '' V ; . ¦ ' ¦ ;¦ , ' : ' , /¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' . ¦ '• : . ¦;" .. ¦ ¦ • Joseph Miller , John Campion , George Craddoek ,
patent sail-cloth manafacturew , Stockton-on-Teea , Dnrhani . :. ' ; ¦ ¦ . •> ¦¦ , " . ' ' ¦ : C .- ' . '¦'¦¦ " - . ¦¦ . '¦ . "¦ ¦' . ' ¦ ' .. ' John B » wer « , grocer , Chfpstead , Kent Charles Amgustns Cantor , merchant , Upper Montags sfereet , Montigu-Bquare , Middlesex . Richard Blackmore and John Grave * , corn-mJUen Wakefield , Yorkshire . John Rivis Willoughby , stonemason , Y « k . John Protheroe , jua , iron merebmnt , Bristol . Joseph Green well and Stephen Green well , miller * , Sharforth-mill , Durham . V . ; : : William Robins , ironmongerStome , Staffordshire .
, ; Richard Waters , iron-plate-manufactarer , Newport Blonmbutishire . ; J , John Higgins and James Mannock , Dnkinflew , Cheshire . [' . .. ¦¦¦ ¦? .:-:-y'i '¦ .. ¦ .. ¦¦ . ¦ ¦ . ¦ .. ¦¦;¦¦ -. "'¦ ' . ^ ' Cborgiana Gifford , schoolmistress , Fulham , Middlesex . .. ; ' : . ¦•¦'¦;¦; '¦ ¦ ¦ ¦< .:: . ¦¦¦ . ¦'¦' ¦ ¦ .. ¦ ..- ¦ ' '' ' \' : : : ¦ - ¦ ¦' , Thomaa Appleyard , stone merchant , Halifax , Yorkdvutei : -0 ^ ' ¦ ' .. ' . . 'T ' . . '¦• • . ¦ ¦ : ' . ¦¦' : ' ' ' ¦ - ' ¦ "' ' . ¦¦ ' " ¦" . '¦ . ' " ¦• ¦ ' ¦ ¦ . ' . "Edward Halliley ^ cloth manufacturer , Leeds .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 12, 1842, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct417/page/6/
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