On this page
-
Text (6)
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
-
-
Transcript
-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.
Untitled Article
DEMONSTRATION AT MANCHESTER . ( Concludedfrom our slxlh page . ) j shines the same npoa one as the ether , and after each ' had travelled throngh this transitory life , each has to . descend to ike cold and gloomy grave ; the grass after ; death will growvrito the same freshness , greenness ana ; veraoor on one as on " the other ; the -worm Trill feed upon the todies * f the rich the same as the poor , the one as delicious & morsel as the other to them . Then throngh all the changes and vicissitn les of life , ana of ; universal nature there tu no privilege given for one \ to be a tyrant and the other a slave ; God and natn-e ' bad made no difference , no -distinction . And the system which made such an inequality -was contrary to the aforesaid powers , consequently , -wicked , and ub just ,
and ought not to be permitted to cos&me . Hecce the necessity for the People's Charter , -which -would give justice to aH&nd injustice to nose . When mouldering in the dust the parents , relations , sons , and daughters of the poor cherished their memory and talked of them as affrctionately as these of the rich . Then amidst Each numerous , abahdant , and conclusive evideKce . that nature had made co distinction , he "would laugh to scorn the assertion , the impatient and "Wicked falsehood and libel upon the poor , -which had been insinuated and uttered by a base leader of the "Whigs —( loud chesrinei . The poor had hitherto been the unwelcome gutsts it nature ' s bounties ; they , although producing all that give sustenance and support to the aristocracy , haal been treated-by the parsons , tks law , and the
government , -with all the cruelty , "Bith all the severity , and -with all the harshness of a step-mother—iloud cheers .. They till the soil , but are without food ; fkey -reave the cloth , bns are clothed in rags ; they protect and defend the nation , but are not protected themselves . When he saw nature bringing the rich aan ' s ckild irtj the -world "with spurs upon its heels , then , and not till then , would he permit mca inequality cf the law , -without endeavouring to effect a change . Then , and not till then , would he be convinced that one was born to govern and the o ' . ner to be his slave—( cheers ) 3 Ir . Jones then gave a clear ar . d vivid description tf tk « manner in which all other living agents in the universe conid psrtaie cf the s ° pd tb c £ s of nature , whiUt man in that respect , -who had bevn considered the omauieiit of nature , fct x >; l alone . After an impassioned strain if eloquence , which carried all hearts "with him , ha attributed all the evils of the present auamolous state of society wholly and solely to the system which had been
brought about by class legislation . Sir . Jones then related tie following anecdote . He remembered reading of a little boy -who once got into co-versatioB frith a parson , who asked him if ha ever read his bible or prayed , to which tat ; boy replied he did not Tae parson , whe had jast before relieved the boy with a mouldy crust of bread , engaged to teach him how to pray . The parson requesting the boy to follow Mm , who began as follows : — Parson—Our Father wh » art in heaven . Boy—Our Father who ait in heavec . JBut stop-, Sir , iUow me to ask yon one question . Do you mean . , to say that yinr ^ Father Is my Father , and my Father your Patter , and yoa * God my &od ? Parson—Yes , God has made us al of one family . Buy—Then of coarse we are brothers and sisters ? Parson—Tes . " Boy . —Then how can you be so cruel and hardhearted as to give your little brother such a stinking mouldy crust as this ?
The manner in which Mr . Jones told this , convulsed the audience with laughter . Mr . J . showed how willing the parsons were to educate the people in a state of servility asd passive obedience , bat would never teach them the doctrines which Cbrist taught , namely , those of equality ; they would sooner give them any description cf education , than make them politicians—"( cheers . * They wished themselves to partake of the good bread , and the millions to get but the mouldy cruit . In order to carry out th ^ sentiments of the t := ast , it required the unity , talent , and energy of the people combined , averjindusmouB anu sober Tii&n should tsert hims&f in order to change the system ; and , in order to etinraKta them to their tinij , let them think that those poor creatures "who were confined in the various prisons—those who ¦ were transported to a foreign country for theft , and
those who were brcught to the seafFula , came to such by the bad institutions which were calculated to make ihtm more vicious tl » nTi -rimsocs ; and let them remember that \ hcrugh . they were brought to that point , and looked upon with scorn and contempt , although no one seemed to pity them , et the fathers and mothers bring to mind that they were once smiling innocent babes—tossed -upon their mother ' s knee—kissed , loved , and" cherished as affectionately astksy kissed , lovid , and caerisLed theii babes—and that the same system which brought them to such an end , was yet in existence , and if not destroyed was as likely to briEg their children tu the same awfal position . Mr- Jones then exhorted all , in a strain cf glowing eloquence , to atsiEt f * r ths Charter , and concluded amid tte most rapturous applause .
The Chairman ifitn gave , " The Xxecutive , and may their exertions in the cause of the people be crowned with success . "
Tune . — " A man's a man for a' that " Mr . - JrLlA >; Habnet came forward acd was greeted with loud sheers , to sptck to the toast , Mr . Chairman , Brother and sisteT Democrats , he had the honour of appearing before thfcm that evening as the representative of the Chartists of Sheffield . He had come thither that daj for the parpose cf -witnessing the grand display which he and they saw that day in the Btrettfi of of Manchester . Mr . Harney congratulated them for their conduct in protecting Fe ^ rgus O'Connor , and ssld if he came to Sheffield be would not be wanting of the strong arms of the working men to protect him . He then congratulated them for the manner in which they tad Derfonnedan act of gratitude to the late Henry Hunt . It -was -with pleasure he spoke to the toast of the
Executive 5 their actions had been before the public , and every one -who took any interest in the movement THUSt know that they vrere men of integrity ^ and had performed valuable Services to the cause . They all know the opposition which Mr . James Leach had given to the Cora I * w League ; how he had exposed their fallacious statements , and opened the eyes cf the working men to their true interests . Mr . James leach stood very high in the estimation of every grade of working men of Sheffield , and of the ce-nntry generally . ( Hear , hear . i Then there was Dr . M'BoualL Mr . Harney then spoke as to the honesty and consistency of the Doctor , as Member ef the first Convention . He was the uiifrmching and -undaunted friend of the people , and the advocate of the rights of the Insulted millions ;
and for bis sufferings and firmness he vraa entitled to the support and confidence of the people . ( Cheers . ) Then thire -was p ain Jdba Campbell ; they COUld bear testimony to the admirable manner in -which he had tciki as the Secretary , aEd the good he tad rendered the cause , and though he respected the Doctor , who was a Scotchman , and Lsach , a 3 an Englishman , he gave the same respect , the same honour to Campbell , who was an Irishman . And the people respected every Eian who was honest , independent of country or creed . Hr . Harney then exposed the Sturgite question , and hoped the people -would not be led from the Charier He then showed that there" were other monstrous grievances besides the Corn Laws , and be saw no reason why that question should be tagged to the Charter . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) There was the state church , the laws of primogeniture , hereditary monarchy , hereditary peerage , fcc , equally as grievous as the Corn laws . He hoped they would come to the same
conclusion , and carry out the same resolution as the Biliton people— " That every agitation which does not go for the Charter is a . humbug so far as the working classes SI 6 ConccS-fifeO . " 3 ir . Harney then gave a description of the men at the head of the " complete more" party , an < i asked who heard of Sturge coming out for the liberties of the people before ? Where was the test of his sincerity ? - Had he given a single farthing towards the l&eal victim fund ? He never heard that he had . Was he not connected witi the Whigs who sent resigns O'Connor , Dr . P . M'Douall and J . B . O'Brien to prison , and 500 hundred of their best men ? and Frost , Williams , and Jones across the seas ? Then did not Cobden say , at the nomination at Stockpsrt , that if liftin ? tip of his finger would bring Frost , Williams , and Joces back , he would not do it— - ( shame . ) Mr Harney concluded by exhorting them te remain firm to the Canter , and sat down , after an . excellent speech , amid loud cheers .
The Chaikmas then gave " The thanks of the working men of Manchester to Feargus O'Ccnnor , Esq . " Mr . COOPElt , of Leicester , stepped forward , and spoke in the most eulogistic terms of Mi . O'Connor ' s publie life , talents , and physical energies in the cause of the people ; and , in conclusion , said that as ha had pledged himself to the cause , he deserved the respect and support of the working men . Mr . Cooper then gave out the National Anthem . Not , aald he , the old servile and bloody anthem , but the Chartist Anthem In thiB Mr . O'Connor forms a prominent feature . Mr . Cooper then started the tune , and led throughout , the meeting following to the top of their veices , accompanied by the music , which -was done in excellent Stjle , and produced a good impression at the time .
sir . A . Hetvtood , news agent , rose to propose a vote of thanks to Mr . Scholefleld , chairman , and said it then became his duty to move a vote of thnmtat for the very creditable manner in which the chairman had performed hia duty that night , but before he sat down he -wished to make an observation or two in reference to the character and conduct of Mr . O'Connor , as a public man . The otter speaker merely spoke of his public conduct , and it wonld be observed that there were men who however consistent they might appear before the public , were nothing ts boast of in private . He had had the
best oppertnnity during tfee last few years , of judging not only of Mr . O'Connor ' s public character , and in that respect , he had found him honourable and consistent , and he believed that if ever any man ' s heart ¦ was truly and sincerely devoted to the cansej Mr . O'Connors was . Mr . Heywood then gave him equally as good a character in all his dealings and transactions as a private gentlemen . After speaking of him in the most eulogistic terms as a , private gentleman , he said that under aU circumstances , he considered the cause of the people b < fore his own comfort and happiness .
Mr . Julias Hasnet seconded the vote of thanks to the Chairman , which was carried by acclamation-Mr . DrFi-r , of Sheffield , then requested " three cheers to be gi-ren to O Connor , three for the Charter , and three for the E « peal of the Unisu , " which was duly responded to , af tes whieh tlie music struck up , and the ball commenced and "was continued till an early hour . The » h » le festivities passed off with , the greatest eclat-
Untitled Article
PUBLIC MEETING . . A public meeting of jouraeyir CXi Mld ^ - ^ 1 boot and shoemakers was held pur auaBt to advertisement ; , on Wednesday week , at ; ^ Crown and Anchor , Strand , to consider the question of Sir Robert Peel ' s amended tariff . T £ e chair was announced to he taken at two o ' clock , but long before that time , the place was crowded to excess , and thousands went away -without even having a prospect of obtaining admittance . Mr . Laidxow , a master shoemaker , having been called to the chair , commenced by congratulating them on the number and respectability of their attendance ; it proved that th-. y entertained feelings of strong and painful excitement upon the subject , and he wish&d it to be clt&rly understood , that the meeting was
composed exclusively of boot and shoemakers , and not with other persons connected with the leather trade ; he would draw their attention to the alteration which the Government intended making in the duty on foreign boots and shoes . The present duty was 4 s . 6 d . a pair on boots , and 2 s . on shoes ; the Government proposition was to admit boots at a duty of 2 s . Id ., and shoes at a duty cf Is ., thus making a reduction of more than one half . In London and its suburbs there were from 26 , 000 to 50 , 000 persons engaged in the boot and shos trade , havhig at leait 100 . 000 souls dependent upon their employment fox daily bread ; they had not even now half employment The alteration in the duty would greatly reduce that quantity , and the distress and misery it would produca was incalculable . They
were not assembled for any party purpose—their object Was not to make eremiea but to create frien-. ' a . He trusted they wou ' . d keep to the question btfore them , and a-yoid the introduction of politics—i laughter—and cries of " its a political question . ") He trusted they would not break faith with him . He took tfee chair only en the condition that politics should be excluded—( confusion in the meeting . ) He knew that a few men could make a gTeat noise , but he trusted to be supported by the great majority of the meeting . Mr . Grieve had gr ^ at pleasure in moving the first resolution . The interest they f-lt in this qutStion Could bo readily observed by the alarm and anxiety depicted in their countenances . Mr . Grieve then read that portion cf the tariff which applied to the trade . ( The
reading of this was interrupted with repeated cries of " Shame . ) Without going iDto the price of provisions fecre or abroad , or other topics connected witn the subject , it would be quite clear to them that this contemplated alteration w < uld deprive a great mass of them of employment , that in fact it would be the complete ruin of all engaged in the manufacture of the lighter descriptions of good 3 . He appealed to them whether they viid not already experience considerable difficulty in competing with the foreign manufacturer ? whether they were not at present in a sufficiently distressed condition , without its being further aggravated by this enormous reduction of the duty . He hoped that they would conduct themselves with decuruni and good feeling to-svards alL He would conclude by moving the fir ± t resolution : —
" That this meeting , consisting of masters and journeymen engaged in the manufacture cf boots and sh » es views with feelings of anxiety and alarm tho alteration proposed by her Majesty's ministers in the tariff duty upon the importation cf foreign boots and sbors , and is of opinion that it will be totally insuitquate to protect the interests of tha British manufacturer . " Mr . Shipp eb seconded the resolution . It might , at fii ^ t sight appear anomalous to oppose the principle of free trade , that ^ rinciple wh i ch was so desirable should be carried into fall effect , tut it was impracticable ; England was barthened with a debt of £ 300 , 000 , 000 , whilst the debt of France was only , £ 200 , 000 , 000 , and she had a much larger population to enable her to pay it , and the necessaries of life were to be procured at a much cheaper rate ; under these circusnsiaucea
it was impossible to compete -with them without tbe aid of a beavy protecting duiy ; evea with the present duty the shoemakers of this kingdom were a pool poverty-stricken class of the community . Four years ago a statistical enquiry -was made into the wages of journeymen shoemakers in London , and from the returns from bootmen , Ehoemen , closers , jobbers , and all"the branches of the trade , the average wagea was only 17 i . 2-week ; this too -was taken in the best mouth of the yrar ; since then the average rate o / earnings -was coiiriderably decreased . If this echemu was not abandoned it would create a degree of misery and clebtitution amoug a large and useful class of artizins , gr&iter than he could attempt to describe , he called upon them never to cease importuning thts legislature untii thoy compelled them to let the duty renxiin as at pres < int i cheer ? . ?
The resolution was then put and carried with two : -dksentieEt ? . Mr .- Medwis moved the following resolution : — " That the preseat depressed state of the home and ! expor » trade in boots and shoes , having already suffered : considerably from various caus&s , this meeting rely upon Her Majesty's government—to continue in force such an import fluty as shall afford a due and sufficient protec-; tion to the . British manufacturer . " I He saw in the meeting before him a vast body of men 1 broughtfrom theirhomes and their enjoyment , to consider ' . ¦ a saVject which deeply interested them , and bora soon their welfare in life . He considered that Great Britain and her Colonies was one vast machine , the interest of eseh being bound up together : it was like a wheel ¦
within a -wheel , it the one was injured it injured the other . He believed that the present depressed state of the trade arose from the depressed state of the coloniil trade ; owing to the distress in the West Indies , the disturbances in Canada and the East Indies , onr trade in exporting boots and shoes had greatly fallen off ; one house ia the city which previously employed 1400 hands in the export trade , uow ccly employed ISO hands—this -would show tbe state pf the trade . When the laat speaker stated that four years ago the average wages was 17 a . a-week , he should have qualified it by deducting the expense paid by the journeyman fur grindery . Other trades h » d a place found them to work in , but the shoemaker had to rent his own manufactory . He did not think , when all the deductions were
made , that the present average wages were m * re than 10 =. or 12 s . a week ; and when they considered that the msjority of them had wives and children te support , they could not be at a loss to account for the depth of their present distress , amounting almost to starvation . Fifty or sixty yeirs ago we manufactured shoes for the ¦ whole world ; now Ge-many , Holland , and France were competing With m , and in neutral markets completely bsating us ont © f the field ; and in the West Indies , where there was but a low protecting duty , our trade -K-as fast dwindling a-sny . Germany , Holland , and Prance were sot boot-wearing countries ; their home Bale consisted chiefly of low-priced shoes ; but the wages being better for boots , they , froin a natural feeling of gain and emulation , manufactured boots , and .
having no home sale , se -. t them to this country , to the ruin of our artisans . How could we compete with the French manufacturer , whs only paid 1 ? . 8 d . for making boct-j , and "id . for c osin ? them ? Then , in the women ' s branch ,, silk and satin shoes , which are the best-paid description of work , are made for 5 i a pair , and boun-1 for 9 d . or 10 d . a df-ztn- If this Government plan is enrried , I see aronnd me twenty or thirty manufacturer * from the City , who must either turn factors f > r the sa e of foreign goods , or establish manu factories in the sea-port towns of the French coast , and distribute there those wages of which you will be deprived , and Britain , instead of being an exporting , will be an importing conntry , at least fer the lichter and better paid description of poods . In the metropolis there were 100 , 000 persona dependent on this traie for support , in the whole country 1 , 000 , 600 of people ; and would they allow this large body of persons , amounting to a twenty-seventh of the whole population , to be ruined
by this measure ? They must besiege the Legislature with their complaints , and never let them rest until they abandon it , er else they must seek on f .-reign shores that protection which the British Legislature denied them . Their employers wt-nUi be equally ruined by the introduction of foreign salesmen . They would est&b . ish depots at the Ewt and &t ttw W » st . Already had many gentlemen declined giving him ordeu until tae reduction took place ; they would not be satisfied even with the reduced duty , when it was taken off the leather , it was a Joss to them . Free trade wa 3 a charming thing , it bound nation to nation , but they should stand on an equal footing and duties ahould be levied on those articles best able to bear them , Leather on which only three hours labour was expended was protected by a dnty of is . O ^ . a nd oniy a similar protection would now fee given to Bhoss , on "Which twenty eigLt hours labour was expendec ? . He trusted they wouldiot cease agitating until ttcy aiaJe Ministcr 3
abandon the scheme . Mr . Datis seconded the resolution . A 3 a manufacturer and an exporter of shoes to nearly all parts of ta « world , he could bear testimony to the trnth of all which Mr . Medwin had stated . In the Brazll 3 and South America , not a singie pair of light goods will they take . They are happy to take our strong made boots and our men ' s , but not a pair of -women ? . At the Cape of Good Hope , we once had an extensive trade , but it was now monopolised by the Germans . To show them the extent of our export trade , b . 8 would mention that at the port of Sydney alone , in the yeai 1 S 40 , cur exports in boots and shoes , was of the value of £ 50 , 000 . It had been Baid that the average wages ¦ was 17 s . a week ; be knew that ia the country , many a man had . done a hard days' work for less than Is . 6 . 1 . This rate of wages , the altered tariff would again reduce . . .
sir . Be > - * ovt here rose to address the meeting , but not being appointed by the committee , they would not allow him , some asserting he was not a shoemaker , until hi 3 hands convinced them to the contrary . Immense confusion -was the result , the gents , on the platform being loud in their vociferation to turn him out ; the tables were speedily filled with the adherents of both parties , and the business for a time , coapletely suspended- Mr . Beubow at length retired , on the condition of . having an opportunity of expressing his views at a later " period of the meeting . This , in a measure allayed the disturbance , but from the pressure on the platform , it was impossible to give anything like a report of the ensuing resolutions . A GenUeman , whose Dame we could not learn , mo-red the following resolution as near as we could
ascertain Is : — " That it is the opinion of tins meeting that the contemplated reduction in the import duty on boots and shoes mil throw ont of employment great numbers [ of
Untitled Article
workmen , and produce a corresponding degree of destitution in . the trade ; and we call upon the Government to pause before they cause it to become the law of theland . " Mr . SKJELTOS , a working maa and a Chartist , seconded the resolution in a very eloquent address , in which he administered some very hard hits to the employers on their past treatment of their ; inen ; it was only when the Bhoe pinched them—when tho misery was likely to approach their own door—that they once thought of the distress of the journeymen . He was aware that the grand master evil was clasa legislation , but be would not dwell upon that after what had taken place . Why had not Sir Robert Peel taken the duty offsilk 8 and satins ? Foreign shoea could be imported for less money than they could in England buy
the Bilk and satin to make them . The weavers were already ground down below starvation point . That the Government did not dare to take off the duty on silk and satin . If this measure passed , they "would soon be in as wretched a condition aa the poor silk weaver ? . He called upon the gentlemen he saw around him . t « cease looking upon tae interests of those gilded butterflies , who basked in the sunshine of the Court , and fattened upon its corruption . If they looked to them in the present hour of tribulation , they would be bitterly deceived . He called upon them to look to the working men , and treat them as rational beings . ( Great cheering . ; The day was gone by when they were called a drunken , set of men . He ct-u ' . d toll them that the men eould now calculate and look to their interest as well as Sir Robert Peel . ( Cheers . )
The resolution was then put to the meeting , and declared carried . Mr . Ho . nnehs moved a resolution appointing a deputation of six journeymen and six masters , to wait upon her Majesty's Ministers , and likewise on the M . P . ' s in their respective districts . Mr . Harrogan seconded the resolution . Mr . Boley moved a resolution ordering the insertion of the resolutions as an advertisement in certain newspapers . MnCHRISTOPHEB . was called upon to second it , who said that since he had entered the room he had seen so much unfair treatment made use cf towards Mr . Benbow , that he should decline giving Mb sanction to the proceedings , and would not second the resolution ; they complained of Sir Robert Peel ' s one-sided legislation , and yet acted ia the same one-sided way themselves . ( Cheers . ) .
Great confusion here took place , loud cries of Benbow to address them being uttered from aU parts of the room , » niiil the confusion several attempted to address the meeting , and a vote of thanks was said to be given to the Chairman , who with a portion of the Cumniittse quitted the room . Mr . Leigh was then called to the chair , and attempted to address the meeting amidst considerable clamour . The proprietor of tbe place then appeared on the platform , and stated that the ' Committee had pledged themselves that the meeting should close at five o ' clock , they bad informed him the business was closed , and authorised him , if necessary , to send for the police to clear the room . An adjournment was then moved to the Craven Head , Drury-lane .
The Morj . ing Advertiser asserts that , after tho comj nittt .-e left the room , a scene took place which was a disgrace to humanity , &c . ; this it must know to be a base and malicious lie ; for the meeting dispersed in a most quiet and peaceable manner , and what little disturbance did take place , after the committee left , waa not created by the Cbartitts .
APJOURNED MEETING AT THE CRAVEN HEAD . ^ Oa our arrival at tbe place its every avenue -was literally besieged with claimants for admission . Mr . M-Frederick was called to the chair , and briefly addressed ihe meeting . Mr . Leigh moved the following resolution : — " That this adjourned meeting fully agree with the resolutions passed at the Crown and Anchor , but are nevertheless of opinion , that until the working classes of this country have the management of their affairs ve » tsd in their own hands , according to the principles laid down in the People ' s Charter , they will never be able successfully to struggle with those who oppress , injure , and dt-prive them of their employment . "
Mr . ieigh , in a speech of great ability , showed the ene-sidedness of the union betwixt themselves and other employers , and that if the masters could get more profit by turning factors for the sale of foreign goods than by their labour , they ( the journeymen ) would immedjatdy be left to perish . Fifteen out of twenty of the great boot and shoe manufacturers had joined heart and hand with that great monied faction , the Com Law . League ; they caret ! nothing about tbe distress that a Repeal tf the Ci « n tawe would create under present
circumstances ; that they tell you must not be regarded , if it produced a great national benefit ; yet , how apeediiy they cried oat when the same principle was applied to them ; hu considered that Sir Robert Peel had given them a Rowland for an Oliver . They had jwined in the ery of " down with the aristocracy ; " aud now in retnrn , he was tantalising them . It was not by joining iho employers on this subject that they would permaubutly benefit theniEelvea . He called upon them to unite for a grander object—the attainment of political freedom
Mr . BE > " bow seconded the resolution . He had no intention of disturbing the meeting ; but they refuse *' , to hear him because they suspected he was a Chartist He was surprised to hear it asserted that he was not a shoemaker ; he and Mb family before him , for a century past , had been shoemakers . The late Mr . Cofcbett had dedicated his grammar , of which a hundied thvusand copies had been Bold , to William Bdtibow , shoemaker , uf Manchester ; and yet at the Crown and Anchor , above all other places , he bad been asked if he was a shoemaker ? Mr . Benbow then ably supported the resolution in a lengthy address . Mr . M'Carthv also in a clever manner addressed the assembly , and showed the folly of the Chairman at the Crown and Anchor asserting that politics could not be introduced ; it was not politics , but ChartUt politics he was afraid of .
Mr . Children , a German , next addressed the meeting , and thought that , instead of opposing the pian of free trade in boots and shoes , they should have demanded a free trade in everything else , so would the nations of the earth best become united and prosperous , they would then prefer their family to theBiselves , their country to their family , and mankind to their country . He then went into the details of the foreii ; n trade in boots and shoea , with which he appeared to have a perfect acquaintance , and explained that there was only three houses in London that imported shoes from France , they could get French goods made better and cheaper here ; the cheap shoes
they had been told of w « e sent to the colonies , not more than 15 . 000 pairs wcre imported into England in a year , and these were high priced articles . There was only two houses in London bad their goods made in Paris ; thuee shoes for which 5 d . a-pair waa paid for making were sent to Mexico , no oae would purchase them here . He knew a mau who smuggled a quantity over , be- setup in business , but could not sell them , and was forced to hawk them about . He was afraid they had injured themselves by their meeting of to-day , the aristocracy would think they could not compete with the French aud thsre would be a greater demand for Parisian goods . If we hart open trade in all things scrhI might flo-w to the human race .
Messrs . Waadington , Ford , and others addressed the meeting , and the chairman ably wouud up the proceedings , and a ' nt .-d his intention to call a meeting of the City Shoemakers , to give their unbiassed opinions on thi- * snlgect . The resolution was then carried with two dissentients . A vote of thanks was given to Mr . Christopher , for his manly conduct in refusing to second their resolution after their unfair treatment of -Mr . Benbow , shoemakers only to vote ; to prove that it was a bono Jide meeting of shoemakers , every hand ,: with the exception of about three , was then held up . A show of bands was then taken from « li th « se who would aid in procuring the return of Frost , Williams , and Jones , which was unanimous , and the meeting separated .
Untitled Article
therefore ; move m amendment that there be nineteen ratepayers e / ected as Saryeyora for the enfilriiig seat . Mr . T . MORGAN seconded this amendment ,, which was put to the meeting , and negatived , lh * ordinal motion , in favour of tbiiteeu , beiDg carried by a large majority . : ' .. . : : . ¦• . . , : '¦ ¦ , N : ¦ ¦ ¦; . , " ; : ¦;¦ . •¦ . Mr . Whitehead then read the names of thirteen persons whom he proposed as Surveyors ;; men who he believed would , eadeavoni to economise the public money , and to reform the bad system that had prevailed at the . Board . They ; were as follows :- ^ - Mr . George Hammond , Mr . Christopher Heaps , Mr . Josoph Lobley ; Mr . John Sellers , Mr . Robert Wright , Mr . JohuKirk , Mr . John Wales Smith , Wr . George Hogg , Mr . Thomas White , Mr . Thomas Tilney , Mr . John Goodison , Mr . John Eranklahd , Mr . John Rinder ,
After reading these names , he proceeded to state that when he first went into office , he and- his colleagnesfonnd the books of the Board in a most wretched condition , but they had bow got the accounts into a business-like style , and those who took office would find things as they ought to be , and that their predecessors bad set their house in order . When he went into office , there was a debt of £ 1777 owing by the Board ; but at the endof the first year this was all paid off , and they had £ 100 in the hands of their Treasurer . They then thought that a fourpenny rat 9 would be sufficient , and such a rate was collected , and they had left office with £ 500 in their favour . A
great deal of the money raised as highwiy-ratss -was paid for what might be denominated " rank jobs ; " for , according to the general Highway Act , if the tolls taken on the different highways did not pay the trustees t ? io interest of the nioney expended in the making of such roads , tho ratepayers of the townships through which the road passed had to make up '¦ ¦ the deficiency , One of these "jobs" was the Wellington-road , on ¦ which £ 300 was yearly expended . The Sleanwdodroad , which had been made for the benefit of the landlords on each side , was another of these jobs , and which cost £ G 00 yea * before last , and £ 350 last year . Aud there was the York-road for which the
surveyors were pay ing £ 250 a-year , although not in their hands . Tdkingthesethings into consideration , the meeting would see that the surveyors hadi not much money io spend on the streets , but he thought i £ the streets were to be better paved , there should be a pnblic meeting of the ratepayer and a rate laid at 8 J . or lOd . in tho pound : it ought not ,. ix > be done : by the surveyors , —( hear , hear , and laughter . ) It ought not to be forgotten , however , that not mora than one-eighth of the streets were in the hands of the surveyors . Mr . Wm , Brooke said he had a liut of men to propose as surveyors , which he would now exhibit to the consideration of the ratepayera The list was aa follows Mr . EJw ; vrd Bluudell , Mr . David Winter , Mr . William Greig , ' Mr . Henry Morley , Mr . Joshua Hobson ^ . Mr . John Holroyd ., Mr . John Ardill , Mr . John Beacock , Mr . Themas Otlejy Mr . JobnFrnnkland , ¦ Mr , Henry Wilks , Mr . William Fletcher .
The name of Mr . George Wood-was also included , but , being in the room , he declared positively he would not stand , and it was therefore withdrawn ; the name of Mr . Jonathan Sugden Darby was substituted , but not by the Chartists . Mr . Whitbueav objected to the list ; ... because , he said ,-it contained a number of gentlemen who were Improvement Commissioners , and-he had been told that no men had neglected their duty so much as they had . Bat , moreover , it was propesed by one who was not a ratepayer , and no person who was not aratepayer , or who had not paid his rates , had a right to take part in the proceedings , and was only allowed by courtesy to be present . Tne principlo was a fafr one —it was representation hand in hand with taxation— - and no one but ratepayers ought to vote or ^ take part in the business that day .
After a few words by Mr . BROOKE in defence of the names in the list he bad proposed , and in denunciation of what had filleii from Mr . Whitehead , the latter gentleman delivered a sett-laudatory speech , avowing himself to be a staunch friend of democracy a-ud a republican , but a condemner of " those men who wished to lead the-working classes , and thrust a thing called the Chatter down men ' a throat * . " He concluded by imputing to Mr . Brooke a paltiy trade jealousy . Mr . Roberts said , as Mr . Brooke was not a ratepayer , an imputation which would iiot attach , to himself , he would propose the list that that gentleman had offered to the meeting ; ¦ ¦¦¦ . . ; After some demur , a Bhow of hands wasthen taken for each name , ene being taken from each list successively . Mr . Whitehead and Mr . Brooke were appointed tellers , to assist tbe chairman . The result was as follow : —
John Frantland ... 150 John Wales Smith ... 86 John Ardill ; .... 115 George Hammond ... 81 Henry Wilka 114 Joseph Lobley ......... 81 Joshua Hobson ...... Ill Thomas White .... . 81 Wm . Greig ............ 110 John Upodisoh ......... 75 David Wiiitar ......... 109 George Hogg 6 « John Beacock 108 John Rinder ............ 65 Thomas Otley ...... 167 John Sellera 62 Win . Fletcher 104 Johii Kirk ..... 56 John Holroyd . ' .. 104 Thomas Tilney ......... & 4 Henry Morley ... ..... 102 Christopher Heaps ... 51 Edward Blundtll ... 98 JonathanSagdenDarby u Rofeert Wrigbt .. 88 Mr . John Frankland , it will bo seen , was in both lists ; the thirteen gentlemen in tho first column having the largest number of votes , were called aver by the Law Clerk , and declared by the chairman to be duly elected .
Mr . WiuxeiIEad earn , that feeling conBdent that the election bad not bean made in accordance with the interests and -wishes of the inhabitants of the borough of Leeds , he demanded a poll in the name and on the behalf of George Hammond , Joseph Lobley , John Wales Smith , Thos . White , John Gobdiscn , John Rinder , CbrUtiphei * Heaps , John Sellers , John Kirk , Ch ^ orge Hogg , and Thps . TUney , the unsuccessful candidates ( Cheers and disapprobation . ) Ttie expense of the poll would have to be paid out of the highway rates ; and those only who paid poor rates a « d highway ratea , or yrho were liable to pay highway rates , in the , township of Leeds would be entitled t-j vote .
Mr . Roberts said it had been suggested to him ( by Mr . Nelson ) that some arrangement might become to between the two parties . He did not propose any ; but in order to save the town expense ; and as he knew there -wore a : great number of liberal , men On the Other side , he had so objection that six names shonld be selected from each list . ( Applause . ) Mr . WuiTEiiEAD object d to act upon this suggestion , and said he would not move a jot . In answer to a question from Mr . Roberts , Mr . Whiteuead said , the expense of taking the poll would be about £ -40 , and the poll could be kept open threedays . I
• Mr . JsiiLSOii submitted a resolution to the meeting to the effect that , a poll , having been demanded , the meeting should be immediately adjourned to the Court House , where a poll should be comm / saced and kept open until three o ' clock , and then adjourned until Monday , on which day it should commence at ten o " clock in tho riioming , and continue till four in the afternoon , and in the same way continue on Tuesday and Wednesday , closing on the latter day at four in the afternoon . Mr . Chiesman here declared his intention to submit a resolution to the meeting . He thought the reading of it might have a good effect , at least he intended that it ahould do bo . It was this ;— " That this meeting disapproves of the conduct cf any party endeavouring to put the ratepayers of this town to the expence of-a poll for surveyors of the highways , and coasidcrs the proposition to avoid a poll by substituting an equal number of each , party to complete the surveyors'boaiti , a fair proceedine . "
This proposition seemed , to meet the views of the majjrityof the meeting , and one or two parties stated that the cost of taking a poll would be from i ' i . 'OO to £ 380 j rather than £ 40 . Mr . WhiteheaD ; said he saw no reason to alter ' his determination , and was assailed by cries of disapprobation . .-.. . .. '; ' .:.. .. ' ¦ ¦• : ¦ : •' " ¦ ¦ ¦ - . ' . . Mr . CHaiSTOPHER Heaps said if Mr . Whitehead gave up a poll , he would demand one . Mr . Roberts thanked We other party for setting a precedent , and promised them they should have plenty Of pelling . They <; ould nob go away , and say that he and bis friends had not been inclined t ? meet them—( Applause . ) He would like to ask the Law Clerk if it was iu the power of the meeting te adjourn at once , and fix their time and place of meeting . Mr . Nelson thought it was .
Mr . Roberts then - movad that the meeting Bhould adjourn until Wednesday , and meet them at the Chartist Association Rwm , Cheapside , where the poll should continue on that and the followings days . Some doubt baying been stated whether the xneetlng had the power of legally ; adjourning beyond Monday , Mr . Nelson was questioned on the subject , and he said he thought the meeting could be legally adjourned witil Wednesday , if they desired it ; but as the law of yestry was very uncertain , it would be better to take a few votes now , and then adjourn until Monday . Mr . T . Morgan said the Court House was publio property , and much more convenient than the Chartist Association Room . He therefore begged to propose that > poll should immediately commence ; and close at three o ' clock j and then be adjourned to tbe Court House on Monday morning , and be continued there 9 ii Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday . = : ; . ; ' This waa sewmded by Mr . GREVESON .
Mr . Whitehead asked the Law Clerk if the Chairman had not the power of fixing the . place where the poll should take place . : ' ¦; . ' ¦ : ¦' . ; - Mr . Nelson said that if the proceedings were interrupted in any place that the ratepayers might appoint , the Chairman then had the power to take the poll to what placei he thought proper . The CHAIRMAN . —Without the meeting can agree as to the place , I will commence to take the poll immediately , and then adjourn till Monday morning , at the Court House , ¦ ¦ . v " ¦/• ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' •"' ¦ - . ¦ - " v ¦ " :. - ' . ¦'¦ ' ' : ¦ - ¦ ' ; : ¦' Mr . Nelson . —No , no ; adjourn te this place- ^ { dlsapprobation . ) ¦'¦ : ¦ ¦ ' : ^
Mr . JpSB . UA HOBSON asked what was the meaning ef this attempt to thwart the will of the meeting , when they had been told that the majority of the meeting had it in their power to decMe where they would adjourn to ? ( Applause . ) In allusion to the
Untitled Article
imputation cast upon the Improvement Commissioners by Mr . / yVhifehtiad , h © ( Mr . Hobson ) conld tell the meeting that Be bad attended every meeting of that body since the last electioni except on two occasions , when he was prevented by sickness , and he was quite Bute that the majority ; of those elected by tfie ratepayers had attended welly and acted efficiently . The magistrates , who were Commissioners exofficio > were the only parties who did not attend properly , but v ? ho did make their appearance to vote £ 500 out of the pockets of the ratepayers . ( Hear , hear . ) He should , in : order to save experice and inconvenience , be glad if there wore no poll on the present occasion ; but if tha other party persevered in demanding one ,: why , let them have it ; but , as to the time and place of taking it , those were matters not in the hands ef the Chairman , who was the servant of the meetingj but in the power-. of the meeting alone .: ( Applause . )
After s « tne warm discussion , in which Mr . Whiteheadi Mr ^ Brook , and others took pait , as to the powers of the Chairman to fix the place and time of adjournmmt , Mr . Roberta coneentsd to alter his amendment , so aa to allow the poll to commence immediately , and be closed at three o'clock , and then adjourned until Wednesday , at . the Chartist Association Room , to be there continued on Thursday and Friday . The Whig-Rads seemed now to have lost all self-control , and began to conduct themselves in the most riotous and disorderly manner , and questioned the " mpectabiliiy" ot the Chartist Association room , which they declared totally unfit for the purpose , doubting at the same time whether they would be allowed ; to peaceaWy exercise their right therein . This taunt was indignantly repelled by the Chartists , and an undertaking was signed by two of the trustees of the butting that the room should be had free of charge for the purposes of the election .
Mr . Barb , in whose absence Mr . Nelson had been acting , having just come into the vestry , he -was asked by Mr . Whitehead and some of his friends if the ehaiiman could not ad journ the meeting to some other place , if he thought the place fixed upon was not fit for taking the poll in . Mr ; Barr replied that if . the Chairnian knew the Chartist Association Room was net a convenient place , he had the power of adjeurning ; tp the Court House , or some other convenient place , if he thought proper . . ¦ ' .. "¦' The Chairman said he was convinced that the Chartist Association Room was not a convenient place . Mr . Josii tf A Hodson said fje Chairman ought to act upon the opinion of the meeting ; and if he aftetwards found any obstructions to the taking of the poll , he might then adjourn to the Court House .. ''
Mr . BARB rather inclined to think that if they commenced to take the poll to-day , and then adjourned over Monday \ the whole proceedings might be objected to as being unjustifiable and illegal . It would , in order * b avoid the grounds of such an objection , be much bti ^ eif" to adjourn until Mond . iyj and ; then , if desirable , a feW votes might b « taken that day , and then an adjournment , and the nest day tbe same , and so on till Wednesday , when the poll mightgo on in earnest and close on Friday as proposed . In answer to questions from Mr . Roberts , Sir . Barr
further said that he was quite sure the Chairman would be perfectly siifi ) if he adjourned the meeting until Monday ; and if he was peiftctly satiafled that the place fixed upon by the meeting to take the poll in was inadequate and unfitted for the purpose ^ he ( the Chairman ) had the power of now adjourning to a place iu which it was convenient to take the votes . If objections were taken to the legality of the proceedings , the matter would have to be settled by the Court of Queen ' s Benchi and the contending parties would have to pay the law expences .
The CtfATitalAN then monnte * . the taVle , and in an excited manner 8 aid . 'VI determin * that the poll shall be now adjourned , and opened again atthe Court House 6 u Monday morning , at ten o ' clock ; there it shall continue on Tuesday and Wednesday , and close at four o ' clock o the ' latter day . And I now declare this meeting dissolved . " He then jumped from the t ible . Uproar and" confusion wotse confounded" foHowed this announcement . W hite ' s friends , and tbe supporters of Whttehead ' s list , Baw that he had done wrongthat he had voluntarily resigned the chair . And so stroDg was the fueling of disapprobation among the Chartists , who wished for nothing tu * ; fair play , that the gre . at majority : of the meeting' called out for Mr . iSobson to preside , and there were cries of " White ' s not fit for it . "
Mr . White had removed from the place where he sat as Chairman , when he was reminded by Mr . Nelson and some others , thi ' . t it was his duty to stay about ten minutes—tilt three o ' clock—to take the votes . He accordingly made an attempt to return to bis post , Mr . Nelson , in the meanwhile , ; taking the names of those who -wished to vote ; and whilst this was going on , Mr . Koijerts moved that Mr . White do leave the chair , which was carried amidst cheers , by a very large majority . He next moved that Mr . Hobson do take the chair , which was carried in the same way , amidst tremendous cheers . ; '
Mr . HOBSON at once took the chair , and said that having been elected by the meeting , he was ready to hear any . proposition ; and after two or three unimportant remarks from Mr . Whitehead and others , he ( tho . Chairman ! put Mr . Roberta's resolution as previously agreed to by the meeting , hut with the alteration of keeping the poll open there until half-past three instead of three o ' clock , and this resolution , a 3 amended , was affirmed by a v « ry large majority . Mir . Hobson accordingly announced that he would then open the poll , and keep it open until halfpast three , after which it wOuM be adjourned until Wednesday morning , at ten o ' clock , a , t . tne Chartist Association Room , and be there continued until Friday , in accordance with the ternis of the resolution ; and he ordered the Law Clerk , Mr . Nelson , to continue to take the votes till half-past three ; and he also proceeded to appoint six other persons to act as clerks at tfie taking of the poll on tho succeeding Wednesday , Thursday , and Friday .
B . fijre these appointments had been completed , three o ' clock had arrived , at which hour Mr . .-White , assuming himself chairman , declared that the meeting was adjourned , amidst / the laughter and jeers of the whole assembly , and much to the discomfiture of Mr . Wbitehead and his small clique . Mr , HocsoN said the meeting was to be kept open till h > alf-past three , according to Mr . Rpbevts ' s reselution , and it would be kept open until that time . Mr . NELSON then gathered up the papers on which the names of the persons who had voted were entered , as well as the resolutions of the meeting , and he , Mr . White , Mr . Barr , and others proceeded to leave the meeting . Mr . Whitehead seized the Vestry Minute Book , which was lying in front of Mr . Hobson , and declared that , as a churchwarden , he was .-te ' sponaible for the- safety of that book , and he would not leave it in the hands of Mr . Hobson or his friends , after the meeting had been adjourned .
Mr . Houson said the book should not be taken away until the ; minutes were duly entered ; lie as Chairman was responsible for that , and no nian should deprive him of his right ; or nullify the proceedin » s of tbat meeting . Mr . Whitebead attempted to take the book by force , upon which both Mr . Hobson and Mr . Roberts seized it as well . Several persons told Whitehead he was wrong , buthe still seemed determined to persist . Mr . Roberts insisted upon his resolution being entered in the book ; before it was takes away- Mr . Whitehead s » Sd it couldba done afterwards . Mr . Hobson and -Mr . Whits .
head having : each hold of the Minute Book , contended for the possession of it for some : time , during which Mr . Whitehead sent for a policeman . At last Mr . Whitehead consented to give the boek into the hands of Mr . ipickard , who has the charge of the vc-ttry ; and he at once handed it to Mr . Hobson , having previously obtained a promise from hiiiv that it should be returned safelyas soon as the resolutions passed during the timo he was Chairman were entered . These were accordingly wriV . en in the said book , signed by tho Chairman ( Mr . Hobson ) and some of the ratepayers present , and the meeting broke up at half-past three o ' clock . ¦' ¦ ¦ ¦ ' .
Untitled Article
TO THE CHARTIS . S OF GREAT BRITAIN . BilOTHEH i ) EHOCRA ? s , —It ia the urgent request of the '; Executive thai the Convention Delegates should bring ; with them all the petition sheets in thei * raspective districts . Xbis will sate a vast amount of money , that otherwise would haye to be paid for mtriage . The Convention monies in the hands of the local Treasurers ought to be forwarded immediately to Mr . John Cieave , bookseller , 1 , Suoe-lane , Fleet-street , London , who has been appointed Treasurer . And that every Delegate should be in London on the appointed day , viz April 12 th . ; Yours in the cause , - John Campbell , Secretary .
Untitled Article
NOMINATIONS TO THK ( iEJi ^ RA . 1 , ; ; : V ¦; ¦' ; ¦; - . ; . ' -council . ; ;; ;; >¦ . ; " : ¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦ : ; ¦ ¦ . ., - ¦ - ,. '• ACRINSTON . Mr . William Beesley , chair- maker . ; y Mr . Stephen : Dixon , engraver . v Mr ; Robert Ashwdrth , engraver . ; Mr / Thoina 3 Been , blbck ^ pxinter . Mr . Stephen Sutcliff , engraveir , sub-Treasurer . Mr . JoMiDixon , block-printer , Bub-Secretary .
:. ' ¦ - ¦ .:. ' . r . ' ¦ ' ... - ^ . v boston .: ; . - ¦ : ; ' , ; . . - ¦¦ : ; : : Mr . David Waterfield ; tailor , T * owler ' s-row . i Mr . David White , tailor , Wormoate . Mr . Jamss Thompson , shoe-niaker , Tattershallioad . ;; : ; :: ;¦ .. - " : - ; , ¦ ; ¦ "' '; .:.: ; ' - ¦' .. " ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦' . ''¦¦¦ . ;¦¦¦; ¦¦ ; ¦ . ""' ¦ Mr Mark Clarkson , blacksmithi Umoii-streot . Mr . John Morley , whitesmith ^ George-street . Mr . Thomas Marshall , shoe-maker , Innocentstre « it . - .,- . " ' . " . ¦ ¦ ' . . . :- ; . . ' . ' - - " :- ¦ '" ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ' . Mr . William Fox , stone ^ masonj West- street , sub-Treasurer . " ¦ . ¦'¦ ' ; ' .- ¦¦ ' ¦ :- . : ¦¦¦ - . ¦ ,. ¦¦ ¦ : ; : - - ,. , ¦ - ; .:: , : :. ¦ Mr . JphflMumby , shoe-miker , High-street , etib-Seoretaryi . ¦¦ ' ,: ;
CRAIG . Mr . Joseph Halatead , spinner . Mr . Joseph Slolt , ditto . : Mr . John Leach , carder . Mr . Thomas Greenwood , warper . Mr . John Wiring , tatilor . ' . Mr . Rich . Hinchcliff ^ , beer-seller , sub-Treasurer Mrs Charles Eastwood , sub-Secretary .
. LANCASTER . Mr . Richard Wearing , Pointer-houses . Mr . John Parkinson , Chapel-court . Mr . James Wilson , Barrow ' s-garden . Mr . Samuel Pilkingionj Elrewery-yard . Mr . Thomas Marshall , China-lane . Mr . William Crudgeon , Skerton . Mr . . John Thomas Lund j Monmouth-street . Mr . Christopher Nixon , Rosemary-lane . Mr ; James Walley . Mr . George Ball , 100 Moor-lane , sub-Treasurer . Mr . John Gibson , news-agent , 102 , Moor-lane , sub-Seerotary .
¦¦¦ - ¦ WALSALL . .... . ' ; . Mr . James Livsey , brass founder , Windmill . Mr . John Griffiths , plater , Portland street . Mr . Joseph Dixon , hammer maker , Stafford street . ' - . . . . . .. ' . ¦¦ ¦ - . -. - ¦ .- ¦ ¦ - . . " .. ¦¦'" Mr . Thomas Unitt , brass founder , St . Johu street . . . . .. Mr . John Mayo , plater , New Hall-street . Mr . Edward WelJs , stirrup maker , Lpn « -acre . Mr . William M'GuHinn , tailor , : Rushall-sireet . Mr . John Crow , plater , Peel-Btreet . Mr . Charles fioodwin , bridle cutter . Marsh-lane ! Mr . James Scholefield , miner , sub-Treasurer . Mr . Robert Valoise , tailor , Dudley-street , Bub Secretary .
CQVENTRT .: Mr . John Starkie , silk printer , Hill-streets Mr . Peter Hoy , silk printer . Grey Friar's-Iane . Mr . Robert Mahon , silk printer , Grey Friar ' s-Iane . ' : ¦ " ¦" . '¦ " . . ¦ " : '¦ ¦ ¦ . . - . ¦ '¦ "•¦ .. .- ¦' . ¦ ¦ ¦ . Mr . Thomas Williains , cordwainer , Victoriastreet , Hill Field . ¦ Mr . William Parker , weaver , New Leicester Road , Foleshill ; ' ¦' . ¦ ¦; . ¦' - . ' : ; - ¦' ¦ ¦¦; Mr . George Heiamings . confectioner , Marketstreet . " ' - . ' ' , ' . ¦"'' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ * : ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦ / .: ¦ - ¦ ' Mr . George Allen , watch-niaker , Sovfireign-placej Butts ; - ' : . ' ¦ . - ' ' ¦¦ ¦ ' - '' . ¦ ¦ . ¦ ' ¦ . ' ¦ v ¦ : ¦¦" . ¦ Mr . Enoch Ramsbottom , Bilk printer , FJeetstreet . - - ;¦¦'¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ . ' '' ¦ : ¦ " ¦ .. ' ¦ , : - ' - ; , . - ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ Mr . William ForriBter , silk printer , Saint John ' s Bridge . ¦ - , " . .....
Mr . David Buckney , ribbon manufactuver ,-Milllane . •• ¦ . '"'¦¦' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ' ¦ - . . ¦ .. ¦¦ ¦ . . . - . ¦ : ,: ¦ - Mr . David Haines , ¦ w eaver , Sherbourne-streefc , Spon-street . , . . Mr . Thomas Hembury , grocer and provision dealer , Spon-street , sub-Treasurer . Mr . John Plant , weaver :, Sherbourne-street , SpoQstreet ; sub-Secretary . Mr . Samuel ; Knight , watch-maker , Spon-strect , cbrrcsponding-Secretary .
BUBTON-OK-TUENT . .. .--Mr . William Dudley , coal-dealer , New-s reet . Mr . Thomas Da ^ eroux . labourer , Nflw-street . Mr . William Sudlow , news-agent , New-street . Mr . Daniel Beesby , stone-niiuion , Wood-street . Mr . WHliam Hall , cooper ^ Goose Moor , Mr . Philip T yzack , Brewer , High-Street , sub-Trea surer . '¦ :: ¦ '¦ ' ¦'"' . ¦ " - ' . ¦' ¦ , ' ' ¦ : " ; : . ' ¦¦ ¦ . Mr . Joseph Hall , painter , New-street , sub- Seere tary .- ¦ ; ' . ¦ . . ' ¦¦'¦ ¦ ¦ " / ' - ' : '
HrCKNALL-TJKDEa-HUTHWAlTE . Mr . John Alfrey , framework-kuitter . Mr . Wm . Marshall , jun ., do . Mr . Wm . Ellis ; do . V Mr . Wm . Marshall , sen ., do . Mr . James Hardy , do . Mr . John Vardy , do ., sub-Treasurer . Mr . Thomas Sellors , do ., Bub-Sectetarv . DUKINFIBLD . Mr . William Woplley , spinner ,. Pariianient-street Mr : Wijliam Cook , calico printer , OxforcL-road . Mr . William Smith , coppersmith , Clay-biiildiiigs , Mr . Elijah Andrew , spinner , Queen-stfeet . Mr . Thomas CartwiighS , . spinner ,. Gretton-bHild ' ings . ' - . ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ' ' . ' . ' . ' ¦ ¦ - " - ' ¦ " ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ . - . ¦ ' : ¦ ' ¦ . ¦ Mr . Nicholas Whittaker , joinpr , Gaorgions' -street , Mr . James Hague , hatter , sub-Treasurer . Mr . James Lockett , shoe maker , sub-Secretary .
BAUNDS . Mr . Alfred Nichols , carrier , Raunds * Mr . Joseph Bates , cordwainer , do " . Mr . Daniel Manning , do . Ringstead . Mr . John Webb , do . Raunds . Mr . Daniel Skagnor , do . do . Mr . John Bailey , do . do . Mr . Thomas York , do . do . Mr . Joha Wignell , tailor , Raunds , sub-Trea surer . . ' ¦ . ¦ . . . ' . ' ' . - ' . " ¦ : Mr . John Harriot ' ,, labourer , Stan wick , sub-Se cretary .
MllNHO'W . Mr . Banjamin Sutcliffe , weaver , Milnrow . Mr . James Miines , do . do . Mr . Jame $ Belfield ^ dp . Storiepi tfield . Mr . Thomas Buckley , do . do . Mr . John Tatterstali , dp . Milnrow . Mr . Henry Clough , do . do . Mr , John Crowther , do . Crossrgate ? , sub-Trea surer ; ¦ ¦ " ' ¦ : ¦ '¦ . ;¦ ; ' ¦ ' ;¦ - ¦ " , ¦ ' ¦ . - Mr . John Butterworfch , do . Stonepitfield , sub Secretary . :
Untitled Article
HUCKNAtt-ONOER-EUTHWAITE—OnSun ^ day afternoon ; Mr . ; Bair ^ -tow delivered an interesting and instructive lectnre on the principles of the People'a Charter to an attentive audience . TONBRIDCrE WBLLS ( KENT ) .--A lacture bnthe principles of the People ' s Charter was delivered by Mr . t . Sneliing , of Tonbridge , in the Hall of the New Temperimce Society , on Thursday , March 24 th . ; The place was" well fitted . The Petition was proposed , and unanimously carried . ¦¦' _¦ KlIiEIRKXE ( ayhshire , ) — A public meeting of tha inhabitaEts of this place was held on Thursday last , to hear a lecture on tho Social and Political State . pf the Country , from Mr . John M'Crea , Portb . At the close of the Zecture , the ; National Petition , as drawn up by the Executive , waa unanimously adopted , and a committee appointed to get the signature sheets as numerously signed as possible .
CARLIStE . —The Council of the Chartist Association held their weekly meeting at the Council Room , John-street , Caldersgate , on Wednesday ¦ evening , Mr . Armstrong in the chair . Af ter some business was settled in regiird to public lectures , vhioh were : reeently deUvei-ed by Mr . Jas , Broiiterre O'Brien . Mr . William Atkinson moyedi and Mr . Henry , Bowniah seconded , the resolution , That the balance due to the Executive Council be remitted to the fiecretary without delay . '? The motio& was carried unanimously . The town has been divided into twelve districts , which . are collected weekly , and the meney paid ; into the hands of Mr . Thomas Sinclair , treasurer , whp will soon : be able pa meet the expenditure of the Association . Mr . William Knctt gave notice of a motion which he intended to
bring before the Cpuncil at their next sitting , for holding a public meeting for the . purpose of changing the members 6 f the Council . We trust IVIr . Knotfc will ¦ iriag forward and « A » ry hlsmoMon , '' it is a fundamental piinciple of the ( Jharter , to give the people frequent opportunities of either approving of the conduct of their present representatives , orchoosing others , who they may think more qualified to serve them , and in whom they can place more implicit confidence . 'Several members spoke in tsrniff of the highest eoBamendation of the very able leading * article ; which appeared in the Star of that day , on the Peel Eadget ; which , on the whoi e , seema to be partially satisfactory to the people , who hope to derive eome benefit from its being enacted . It has created a strong feeling here , as in other places , amongst all classes of aociety . Nearly all the Tories eupport it because it is a Tory measure ; whilst the
Whigs rail bitterly against it for the same reason ; neither party having much regard : to the principle of the bill . The Chartists approve of it from a strong conviction that . the working classes are quite Bufficiently taxed already , and that none are more able to pay taxes than those whose incomes ' exceed £ 150 a-year . The anti-Coni Law I . eagne , ttiongh it was expiring in its last dying agenies at the time of tU « announcement of the Peel Budget , became at that moment totally extinct ; arid has never been heard of since . A public meeting is expected to' te got tip against tLe Income Tai : Should auch be the case , wa feel convinced that the humbugging Whig 3 , and insincere , shuffling , and hypocritical anti-Corn iaw League ; a will be taught such a leason as they will not readily forget ; for , whatever the lying newspaper press may in general say ,, the people almost universally approve of the measure . ¦ . .- ¦¦ ' ¦ ¦ •; '¦ : ' ... , ¦ ' : \ . J :-:, ' J : "''¦ .. ;¦ .: * ¦ ¦ : " ¦
Untitled Article
ELECTIOX OF SURVEYORS OF THE HIGHWAYS FOB XEEDS . On Saturday last , at twelve o'clock at noon , a meeting of the ratepayers cf the township tf Leeds , assessed nadtr the Highway Act , was held in the Vestry of the Parth Church . On the motion of Mr . Thom . \ s MOHgan , seconded by Mr . WiiLiAM Bhooke , Mr . Thomas Whiie was called to the ch ; dr . The Chairman having read the notice by which the meeting had been convened , Mr . William Wuitehead moved that the Board for the enduing year should consist of thirteen ratepayers , and not cf nineteen as last year . Mr . Goodison seconded the motion . Mr . CkiesmaN aeked Mr . Whitehead to give his reasons for reducing the umber of surveyors .
Mr . Whitehead , in the course of his reply said lhat he had been iu . office two years , and that he bad attended the meetings of the Board much better than most of his colleagues , and he then read a statement of the number of meetings each surveyor had attended during the past year . There had baeu fifteen meetings , and two of the surveyors ( himself being one ) had attended tnirteen of those meetings . The others had attended much less frequently , some of them , indeed , not more than two or three times . He , in this statement , kept out of view the weekly Board , at which most of the business was done , and which was not attended by more than two er three persons . The Board previous to last year consisted of only thirteen , and bethought that number wa 3 preferable to nineteen ; for six right intelligent men weuld get through the business better , to tbe comfort of themselves , and to the benefit of the inhabitants of the town , than weuld a much larger number .
Mr . Chiesman said that Mr . Whitebead ' s statement about the bad attendance of the late Surveyors , did not prove that » Board might not be elected who would attend better ; and if thirteen could be got to attend well , he saw no reason why they could not get nineteen . Thirteen would not be bufficientto apportion to the different Wards , some of them—the West Ward for instance—requiring more than two ; and he should
Untitled Article
Old Parr . —It--. is impossible to calculate the many benefits to the human race which must result from the discovery of Old Parr ' s receipt ; . The £ ae herbal medicine which is compounded from Ub direction has , ; in thousands of cases , proved that nothing else is required to secure health and prolong life . . . ¦ ¦ : ' ¦ ' . ¦ ' : ¦ -. . - ¦ ¦'' • ' -. •" . ' . ' ''¦'¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ , ¦ MisAcuioiJs Escape , —Mr . Charles Bright , of Jliton , waa restored , on Monday last , as if from the dead , to hia family ^^ and friends . lie ¦[• was . beliefed by thism to have lost his life on the night of Wednesday , the 2 d instant , amid the fearful storm , trtiioh proved fattil to so many persons . Mr . Bright was on board a small fiyhing vessel , belonging to Mr . M . Lock , of Shanklin , laden with coal , from ¦
Portsmouth , for Ventnor , together with the .-. owner , his son , and James Heal , mariner , from Atherfield . The vessel was driven down Channel on Wednes day , and by the evening their rigging was blown to ribbonds , and their hull was ; half full of water . At about three in the morning , their little Vessel was struck by a large Russian shij > of 500 tons , bound for Algiers ; she was also driving before the gale , and unmanageable . Bright sprung up the bowa of the Russian vessel , and reached the deck ; his companions and their vessel were all loati Bright remained on board the Russian , beating about in the Channel for a week when , at last , their signal of distress was seen , and they were relieved . —Hampshire Advertiser .
Untitled Article
___ _ . " . ^ jie N . ^ i 3 # g ^ y -s ^ jt ; . " ¦'¦ " : ¦ - : ¦¦¦ r ' . : ¦ ¦ : . . ¦ v ¦ . . . ' . . ¦ ¦ .. /;¦; / ' ' \ - ^/ r -: / : - ^ kt ^ :-
-
-
Citation
-
Northern Star (1837-1852), April 2, 1842, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct424/page/7/
-