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THE # reat object of Medicine should be to assist Nature , and not to impede her beneficial pperar tio&Si When diseased action of the system commences , from that moment a struggle is began-r-Nature endeavouring to regain her lost sway . A Medicine to be truly beneficial should be one that acts upon the secretory Organs , and by this means enter the circulating Blosd . Dn HAMILTON'S VITAL PILLS are found to act in accordance with this , and in a " way that no other medicine was ever known to do . Incurable patients ( so called ) direct your attentib ' a to this ; wonder working medicine , and you Will have more cause to rejoice than if a kingdom was offered for your acceptance . Sold by Simpson , & Co ., appointed Wholesale Agents , 2 U , Mile-End-Road ; Sanger ,-150 , Oxfordfitreet- ; Johnson , 68 , CorrihiU ; Lowe andHornblower , AT , Blackfriar ' s-road ; Hallam ' s , Islington ? Johnson , 254 , High-street borou £ ii ; Frout , 229 , Strand , and all Medicine Venders ; in boxes , at Is . lid ., 2 a . 9 J ., and 11 s . :
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I VHE . vENGLISH CHARTIST CIRCULAR , « ow--Publishing , Price-One Halfpenny .-each , ¦ m which is « iven a Series of Let-ers by FiTAEGtrs 0 Conxqb , Esq ., on the Effects of Machinery , direct and indirect . '" Let me recommend a plan for increasing the circulation of the Chartist Cibcular . Suppose , thea , each Subscriber -should canvass for one pur «> chaser ; and where is the man so destitute of influence , who has hot one halfpenny frieni in the world ? - By this mode the -circulation would be doubled in one week . " V " In my next I shall draw the attention of the trades to the absolute necessity of achieving their redemption from the influence of Capital , ere it be too Iatp ; and I shall show that through the Charter alone can they hope for that redemption . I shall also prove ,. that no two interests are more inseparably bound together than thnsc of the shopkeeper ai ? d the working classes . "— O'Connor in Circular No . 57 . " This is . the largest sheet we have ever seen at a Halfpenny ; the selections are all jjood , and it is coutlucted with shrewd vigour . " —Spectator . Parts 1 to 6 , Sixpence each , now ready . London : —Cleave , Shoe-lane ; . Hey-vtrpod , . Manchester ; . Hobson , Star Office , Leeds ; Wilcox ; Wolverhamptori ; Robinson , Edinbro '; and all the Agents of the Star throughout , the Country .
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SUMMER CONVEYANCE . ANE W COACH , called THE PACKET , has - commenced Running from the Saddle Inn , Buiggate , EVERY MORNING ( Sunday excepted ) , at a - . Quarter beforo Seven o'clock , TOf ' SELBY , to niedt the Steam Packets for Booth Ferry , Howden Dike , Goole ^ and Hull , from whence Passengers are conveyed by Coaches and Packets to Burlington , Scarbro ' , Honisea , Grimsby , Cleathorps , Yarmouth , London , &c . The diversified and picturesque scenery which constantly presents itself to the traveller by this route , both on the land and during his progress down tho evez ' -winding Oiise to the more majestic Humbef , ca . nr . ot ¦ "fail . to render this a favourite ' Conveyance , especially to parties on excursions of pleasure . ; and as the convenience of this ' class of passengers has been particularly : consulted in the arrangements made for their conveyance to the various Watering Places , &c ., above mentioned , the Proprietors look forward with con- ' fidci ( ce for their liberal support . The Coach returns frora tlieSwan Inn , SelbyVimmediately on the arrival of . tha Steamers from Hull , whoso departure from thsnee is regulated by the siate of the tide . .--. ' .- . GEO . FIRTH . & Co ., Proprietors . Lc : ds , May 4 : h , 1842 .
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SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR MR . OASTLER . AT a Meeting of the Friends of Mf . Richard i pASTi / iiR- held at Scarborough ' s Hotel , Leeds , on- Saturday Evening , April 23 rd , 1342 ,: Ifc was unanimously resolved , That this Meettng considers it desirable that a Subscription shouW be fen thvvith commenced among the Friends , of . Mr .. - Richard Oastler , resident in Lssdsaud tue Neighbourhood , upon the basis of the Subscription originated among the Friends of that Gentleman in London ; yet subject to -. ilio ultimate control of the local Subscribers as to its Final Apprapriation . That the . Friends of Mr . Oastler are hereby requeste d' to nicct on . Monday Evening , the 9 th of Mat , 1842 , ' at Half-past S . ; ven o'clock , at Mr . Charles Smith's , the Commercial Hotel , Upper Albion-Street , Leeds , in order to appoint a Committee and to commcrico the Subscripdon . ; That Gcntlome ' n resident at a Distance from Leeds who- are disposed to co-operate in promoting the Objects of the Subscription be requested to address tho Chairman at No . 8 , Hanover-Place , Leeds . * . \ VM . ATEINSONy Chairman . That the cordial Thanks of this Meeting be given to Mr . Atkinson for his services in the Chair on this Occasion .
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np' -HE : ma ' snificcnt ¦ firsf-class- New . York built i Ship ,, CORNEL-IA ,-Capt . F . M . French , will sail for . NEW YORK Punctually on the l ' 6 th of May . ; .- ¦ ' .- . ¦ ^ Sho ragisters 1 . 132 Tens , and her Burthen is 1 , 850 Tor , s ; is coppered and copper-fastened ;¦ ¦ now on her second voyage ; and is the largest and finest Ship ever built in the United States of America . Her Accommodations i ' or cabin , second cabin , and steerage' Passengers are very superior iu every respect ,. ¦'¦ ' . ¦ . . -:. Apply to . Ga-p't . Fhekch , on board , in Prince ' s Djck ; or to GRIMSHAW . AND CO ., 13 , Goreo Piazzas , Liverpool .
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' NOTICE TO EMIGRANTS . rpHE fjllowiug splendid Ships will be despatched X punctually as announced-. They are alt . Sited « p .-expressly , for the comfortable accommodation of Cabin , Second Cabin , and Steerage Passengers , and are not surpassed , if equalled ,. by any other Ship ? in . the ' . trade .. The charge for Passage has been con $ i ~ dcrabty reduced . ' ¦ FOR NEW YORK . Black Ball Line of Packet Ships . Captain . Tons Bur . To Sail . NORTH AMERICA , Lowber , 1000 7 th May . O-EOLA , Barton , 1100 10 th . NEV ? YORK , Nivan , 100 l ^ h . TAROLINTA , . Smith , 1150 16 th . Black Ball Line of Packet Ships . EUROPE Marshjli , 1000 l&h . ELIZ . DENISON , Post , 1200 ZS ± . FOR QUEBEC . CALEDONIA . Swliiford , 1350 20 th . For Terms of Passage apply to ;;• . '¦ J . and W . ROBINSON , Transatlantic Packei Offices , 16 , Goree Piazz . ig , and 1 , Nepttme-street , ; Liverpool .
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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . —Tuesday . j ( Continued from our fifth pnge . ) '
Lord J . RIJ 3 SELL . —Considering the importance \ of the petition present : d io the house aad the j greav mnnber of--i ^ naiures attached , I couM not < abandon mj dnty by not ccmiag dotva to the house for the purpose of expressing my respect , for the j petitioners , and at the same time declaring rayj abhoirence of the do ; trine 3 £ et forth hi tho petition : \ luit ms , however , in the outset at once meet a charge \ ¦ which has , I think most unfairly } beea imputed to \ ihose who ara prepared to rote cgzwst tho present motion . I deny that I and others who rre epposed to i ; are amicable to the cfcarga of war . i ¦ _ .: ' i > ; iisa- ' thy with the suffering and privation ? ; , / ae Tfcrkni ^
cbsses . ( Hear , iiear . ) "W ekdow Lv -. v maay . thc-u-Eands of oar feiioTTcountrymeu are suljec : ed " to ui-: most severe : pr : vatioas . We feel cempassion for tLeir suffurin ^ s , s . ads . tthe same time \? e admire " the fortitude and forbearance with -which those sufferings are endured , ( f beers ) -Bat when vre are asked to cospiy -with the motion , it sacms to be : taken for "ranted and a ^ sused that ire can therebv ; relieve the distress . This . however , I must b ' e Esrmi tted io ceny . My right hon . friend tsar me ' as met the qn--= tion en " that ground . The hon . member for Bv . h said , that if the institutions of the country were brought under discussion , the house "would be enabled to see what alterations could be made in them ?' or the purpose of injuring cood goyern-nent . That may i r inay not be a fii subject for inquiry , bu : it is in the Sr ?» instance tho du : v of the Legiiiiture to see -what would be the effect of such a coarse . If an inqu i ry is to be entered into with respect to all in ; eri-tiirg institutions of tLe country , how maiy £ re- ± i questions wcuid * b 3 thrown loosely abroad ? An inquiry vnll be raised as : o vrhethsr faith shou'J be preserved for the public creditor .. Asrsin , questions would be put as to the right of property in land , and with respect to other in > l : rat'cns vrhicli are now looked upon as invio- ' -ble . Hare cot those , then , -who are opposed to ihc motion good ground to ar ^ ue seain ; t the danger of throwing the ancient and venerable institutions of the . country into quest on ? ( Hear , hear . ) The result of such a course would be to transfer the i : reat car- ' . tal of Gre ^ t Britain 1 : 1 : 0 OTber caatries , and bv diminishing the fuads from which hvour is Furolied , to throw the working ciass ? s ::. t . i a siill worV * co :: dition than that 'n which tiny ere at present piaesd . Under these circumstaac-rs ^ then , whether Tics . Gentlemen vote lor or a ^ ains ; the morion , they should be e ^ eeme-d a 3 Trillins to esteriiiioa con " - " aderatirn o * ? h : t which was best for the £ ooJ of > h ^ ¦ wording cis ^ e ? . My Right H jb . Friend the Member for Edinburgh has pointed to that passage in the petition wh ch dec : ar : s th" the deb : had " beea imposed uptya the country by persons who had r , " o Ti £ k % to impose it . He aLo showed ti : a ; the p-:-: itior-ers coicpla'n of . paying taxes to meet \ hc i ::: crr ; i of that debr , aiid of the ex ; s ; e ^ ca of prcptr : v in ian and machinery , which they i-tyle raenono ' He-5 . It has been said that my ri ^ hi Hon . Frieu- ! , in tak-r ing this course , made v .: j-jst allegation ? a . av . is : the peori ? . I deny tha ; he accused the people of any intent to plsrdrr . The Hon . and L-: ar . k-d 3 fitnber for Bub ., usefnl ' y perhaps for hi ; owm argunies * , hit cot very fairly as regards tr . y Ri ^ ht Eo ^ . Fiiind , ca-icd this z . tramp-ry petition ' ^ ra' ^ a up by a person whom he s-yle ^ i , 1 thmk . a ira ' 'jj ; no ; it &rad owardly dema ^ osue . iMr . R . s ? se : r . ed ) It -ra ^ inth ?? e words ihsi the lion . Goutlcmin vi ^ crik-d the purport of the petition and the character of . its a . ut £ -:-r . Has he no * ihen himself made a .: i aceu ^ ation agaics : the 3 , 300-000 persons who = --ucd ; he petition , which he thp des \ -r : b ? s as a pahrv one . dr . ± wn up by a ejyrardly and caliiniant d ' ema ^ c ^ ue ] If tne hen . incniber denies tha : he L . ts doLa > o , " 1 io * t " can he accuse my honourable friend of x-pex ^ iiii ; ibe petinoners ? My hGi ! . fxk :: d s ^ i : ii , a : the pen . ion contained cerisin aile ^ ra ' . ic-ns . This ire h r r 3 . laenzb-. r for Ba : h _ a-m :: t : d , ba : b ? said . Jet us t' row tbem aside . . Now , ni ^ ht no : : hc persons who w . ra mi-lcd into the s . pr-:-ndIr ^ their r ' ^ a = .: ur ; s to such a reiirlju be equally niij ] c < l ia the tluice of the p-r .- , ai -vhc ; : the ) w .-uli rerura as . Iijir rcpr-sv . naives to iha- - liouie ? The Hon . and Learned Ge : ilen ^ n ^ d , tha : in modern times we were snipp ed to have mad-:-St grsat discovery when we hit upon th = » mode of enacting our laws by < M-Ration fustesj ci" auherin ^ to the ancient mode of taking ttevctein i- - ? nDrketpi 2 c ° . 1 , 't = r one , think it an adairable co :: trivdnc ? ; but if . in the choice of their rerres ^ it ! : i * "e *
tbpeople can be ro dfcdved as to jrive th- r s- ^ fraces in favour of a p-rson SMzh zs ihc Hon . IVio ^ ber for Bath describee the frat ^ cr r . f th ^ p £ t : ? :: r , to be , it Tvoul-i be csrrv ¦ - ;< - : n * o erect the dr-tru ? t on oi private prop-r-y and the e-esimcti-:-n cfc ; r : n > ritntions . it the ? ai . ; D \ im ? tha : the T 2 ~ pce ; i \ -r : baw . ¦ whieb . the Hoa . Gen ' , so trz ' lr praised as 2 rhirzcu ristic of our Cv-i ! rryiQtE , woujd , when tl ; £ v rrt-re -ii the h ^ ads of tlfcs-ta ' . ij ^ and pHnderh ::: " leaders , oaiy induce a- ; obdlj ^ nc-e to t > e rEea . -nr-s which
¦ wou : < 2 enable : h" ? s latter to carry Qor- ^ c- ' -sDleiely into eff c : those reTolauoBS to which the pec-rl ^ tbeEselvcs iaia ' :: t be opposed . ( Loud cheeriutj . ) It is clear : V : r . t tL- j person , whocrer he may b =, ov whom tho p-t : t : oa hi ? been drawn , up , wval .: ! app . y what hsd buz ezV-ed the spasce to - '; e Xatioall 3 ) eot . Ta 3 . t p-rfcn denied mat the debt w ^ s a Na- iic-nal Dib " . but , on ll : e c 0 mr 3 . Tr , so : o call it ircs bst a prei . nce . and iba : it nrigLt vrh ' n justice-be swept away . Xow , for my par :, 1 l > c ! : eT _ - that if you couid gs'her taether in the market place ail ihe sdult cal-. s In : he c u : ; t > y . and ihjvr to th- ; ai that ; he obligation by ¦ which the public faith was honzd 10 the present national credit jr was a ie ^ ai and a jus : obiii . aiioii , and t . iaj- £ breach oriiwouid operate wit *! _ ^ - .-eat h . ^ zi ^ co zv . d cruelty , by se ^ cic ^ to want and b-- ? 2 ary j--opie who had irih- / r ; o reiie-i Hpon it as a m-aasof cc * n : rc-r : aV : e ; ut = L-teuce , the people -pould reprdiate tje prc-pc-sition . as u : ja ; t a ^ 'J JEsquitious , and ' . roul-i to a man refuse to panJeipaie in ^ o cruel 2 . > p- l :-it :- ;! i— (! ; ¦ _ I cLi-r ?) . Bu-, they , I
am eq : qune so conhazni taz . z inofo bv rrr . on : tLe peiition was :- g : ; d rn ^ ht cot be misL-a by the- cry of the moment : u : a the choice ot rnc-a as : l : ^ ir repxeseaiatives who . u ; iaer tue pretend of thv ^ --olic ^ ood , would enter upca thatspoliiti' -r : of which the people were incapab '^ . It is , therefore , that 1 prize ihe iDsti : Ltion , wh ch I look upon as the pride of modern times , which by delegation reiid-rs nitn more cireuiEspec' as to t ie hands to which power is 10 be intrusted , it is my { . pinion that property , intelligence , and knowledge , should verm the qua-1-fication of a constituency , and th-. ugh I cannot undertake to say that the present is " the very best "which could ba had , 1 see ini : a greater security for tie continuance and preservation of our fn . tifutions and the peaceful progress of free-dom thai ; 3 re-sort at osce to the principle of Universal fcaffra s e . I am aware thit : t is a doctrlua frequently tirged , and I percetTe u * 7 ? : iiipoiiiiiih : s petition , ta ' it uvery . mala of a e ~ rta : a a ^ e ia ? a ri ^ ht , ab-olute aud in * -
aiienabie , to el-: ; - t a representative 10 t . ikc Li ^ riacs atnon ^ the ruenil-jrs in th ^ Comicrns' H . uic- ¦;• : Parliaments . Now , Sir . I r . evcr could undcr =: atiJ that indefeasible r-ur . t —( h r -ax ) . It 2 r > pears to me that that question , like every other in the priciicalappiir cation of politics , is to be ssitkd by tat in = i ; tut : 025 and the laws of the country o ; which the person is a native . I see ed more r : >/ h ! that u pe : s . ;; twentyone years of sse has : o elu- ; aiI . D ' j ,: ^ P ^ rh ; - nteut than he hss to be a icrjntaii . I ¦ ¦ .. ^ alre th _ t you may yj-r . t z > v-. Hsaythut tTcrv ad : ;! : a » a e . hi = a ri ^ ht to : i : uvz-i a jary to Cieeiia the ^ o < : csi ^ piicated and c ; 12-ul : questions of pr ^ t . e-uy , or tr .-it every man his a ri ^ ni to exerci-. e th . " i-. iai-Irauetioxis . 2 . 5 the people did i- ? oice of ti . j reiuol : ; s ci antiquity—( hear . huir ) . These ih ns ? =. 3 ; it arp » -iri to 3 f , are not matters of rid .: ; ; u : ii n b ? , il-r the go : d of ice- ptop '; . e 1 ; ; zrze . k it be conauc . ' ve to ihe Tighi gOTemscr-: of fr . es ;; -: ? , if h - . ^ d to tho-xniint ; ns . nt ; e of the f : ^ ec- " . m s-. i -v- r .-- > r , f : ,, r-.-.- -. >
taat- a cerzni nan&jr , deri-el au-i l : ml :- > i by a ret- ? rer . c-s to ? . £ ned stanc . T : of prop-r-v . shou . c have the nrht of ekcinir iL .- ^ b : r ~ of Par-: aa ? :::, and if it" be di ? a' ! v :- > v : £ --- ^ -a ; to tho cosimuiiiiT & ; large that the ri ^ h : of suif-f 20 sho-. ; . i Is universe- ] . then 1 say that on such a SLbj'c' il :- eor , ? : c ^ r 3 tk :, ! of ihe public good should pr ? Ya l . thi * !• - - nsiation must act upon Fi as c-n everv t-tbrr , z-. d tna- no inaiiesabie ii ^ ht c ; n be quo ^ d 2 ^ 11 ? : iha ; ' -Tiiieb . tne gc-t-i oi i .: o-vr . oie cemanA- —C ^ -r" > - --- > -e--r ^ The He ::. G ^ tkm ^ n who sz- < ± * h * i'Lil ~\\ £ mv Ritht Hcd . Friend th ; nieisber for EdVna-J" -f ( Mr . 3 iticaulaj ) hs < i . ^ : ven ? . terriii ; rer . re ? entjr . 'r-a " of tii ^ people cl inland—had- de-fc-rit ; i iV- m a ~ - . - _ -. " n : nary and 23 anxious to destroy , to 0022— . i r : ' - ~^ 3-ere " and to plcrd-. r . Now , Sir , " n ; y R : . u ; ht Hc-i . Tri .-d Eiadeiio such re ~ res ? -itit : Dn . Fcr my ov . li p-rt , I think it is Tory ] ; ktly ^ hat ru aiauy <_! -, c :: or , , ^ vv - ; if T 7 r : iTer ; aI 5-ffr-K were in op ? ra ? : ? n , y-.- . i r ,- - ^ i £ zid : ~ at re : p . cf f-.-r prc-perty , rc-r . cc : j" r o ; U hajiir . and genera : rek ~ rd fc-r the oci = rt . ' t" 3 - : on ^ f tl- wintry , would pr .-iuce results not very diS" r ; -r :: ire 31 those-thi / n z . r-: -: r > d' .: c-: d when pion ^ rty is or ? c : the quai : ii ? -t t- ^/ r q-i : red for the iranch : < .- . But ' slthi / uca ihzi mi ^ ht oe t ; or . t : aUy the ca ^ e . I do uot think that in ih =. rresent state of popular cd . cation —1 will cc : say whetf . tr a st"iriard of e&ticETioa suS'jiently hj = ; : i can ever be ob' . 2 ined aE . " : ;^ ihf * labouring cla = ie = —but in the present , conclitioa cf the people at lar ^ e , 1 da iiot- think you could S ? sure that there na >;; : t not be , in a stare of popular ferment on the occasion of some £ ? i : era ! election . Members returned to this House whose votes ~ wotild i > e favourable to the destruction cf our inctitutons , and would shake the zeenrhj of - property . ( Hear , hear . ) Sir , this constitution i ? , I thitk , too precious ( cheers ) , and the arrangements of society are at the same time too intricate , to allow you to pnt them ' to fach a hazard . ( Ciieer 30 I can * "well believe that
m the United States of America—tho only country ¦ which I should at , all compare wttb . this foT the enjoyment of liber cy and the full fruits of ciTiiizition—1 can well believe that in that country , where there is no monaichy , where every office is decme , where there is no established ciurch , where there are no great masses vf property—Universal Suffrage may be exercised without- injury to order , and without danger to the general sc-curky of society . But " in this country , where there are so many institutions , " which , while I believe them to be of the utmost value in holding society together , arc at the same time the possessors of great property—I speak of such institutions & 3 the aristocracy and the church—
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Member has given guon a description , would bare that respect for tho law they now entertain , if they did notieel that that law which guarantees property , which secures liberty , is a law equally for the rich and the poor ? ' ( Cheers . ) What description was given of the people of England by the other Hon . Member for Fin . sbury 1 . He Baid , " I have travelled through various parts of Europe ; I have had opportunities of observing the condition of the labouring classes abroad , and comparing it with our homo population , and I defy you to find a more intelligent , a moTe prudent , a more independent , or a more , high spirited race of people than the people of England . " I grant it : but I ask him what ha 3 formed their character ? ( Cheers . ) Is it to the bricks and stones
of their houses that we must attribute their character ! No , it is to the laws and institutions of a free country . ( Cheers . ) The high-m ? nded independent sharack-r of which the Hon . and Learned Gentleman spoko has been formed under those laws and institutions of which this petition contains the im | eachnient . ( Cheer ? . ) And if it were true that we lived in a state of despotism on tho one hand , or degrading slavery oj the other , the people of this country ' would never have tho respect for authoritj ' , nor would they deserve the character whiiih the Hon . and Learned Gentlemen has given them . ( Loud cheers . ) I did not understand the Ri&ht Hon . Member for Edinburgh to state that tho people of this country were of a sanguinary disposition ; and
that if we admitted them to power , spoliation of property would be the result , but that there would bo great danger if fhey consented to the prayer of this ptiition , fo prepared by a designing and cowardly demssoxur , s'loythig tho description of tJt 3 Hon . and Learned Gentleman —( cheers ;)—or , if this bes ' a libel upon thn petitioners , how can the Hon . and Learned Gentleman maintain tha * those who have been parties to a petition so fu ! l of trash and delusion , rni ^ ht T . ot in other instances fall victims to other d-jsigning d-maffogues , who may sj . v to thec , '' Mow you are possessed " of power , now you have the moaus of eserc ^ ing it , and you are a . degraded and cowardly race it' you do H « t enforce your own terras V ( Cheers . ) I do net believe they would at once yield
to such delusions ; but whit security c ? . n the Hon . and Learned Gentleman give , that having been deluded once , the petitioners would not be deluded again ? ( C ! ie *? r- ;) I understand the . Right Hon . Member far Edinburgh to argue thai if you make an aherauon in yoriT ci > n ? tituuoa upon , piincivlcs liko those laid down m this petition—if you think that public faith ought not to be maintained , and that th-.: public crciror should not be paid , because debts - . vc-re incurred by Parliament without due authority for the sT'pvnrt cf wars which were unjust—if you think t ' .: at , land is a monopoly—if you think that machinery is--a monopoly , you will be exciting hopes and fxj ?? ct'i * ions wh ch you cannot realise without ieidiai , ' tocon ' i : sion , snd which you cannot disappoint
without danger . I understood him to " argue that tuiarchy and cr . r . iu-ion mus t arise from that slate of things , because thtie w ^ -uld be ii > secur'ty for properiy ; mid that , in fact , uncertainty and spoliation of pro-P ' .: rty must lLece .-sn-ily arise . ( Cheers ) But I tiit ! not U ' . Hier .-Uind nini to affirm of the people of England t ' : a ? they were of a sangu nary and barbarous disposition , and inclined to possess themselves of the property i ; f oth rs . ( Cheer ? . ) On accouiit , then , of the deiusimi which must arise from granting the prayer of the petition , I caunot accede to this motion , li I am told tha : the CharUr is involved—if lam now deciding the question of Universal Suffrage , Annual Parliaments , and Vote by Ballot , 1 am cont .-nt to re ^ t the i = ? uc upon that ground al .-o . i
bahevf that Universal . Suffrage will be incompatible With the maintenance of the mixed monarchy under wlrich we live—I believe that mixed monarchy is important in re ? pect to the ond which is to be achieved rviherthn . 'i in re .--p .-ci to tho means by which it is gained—that cvA I understand to be the promotion > .: f the hnpnii : e ? s of the reiple ; but in a country cireumsrriiiccd like this . I will not cnusent to substitute mere democracy for that rnixetl form of governmtnt under which we live , and which , imperfect is i ' j may be , has secured fc-r " usrming 150 years wore of practical happiness and of true liberty than has been ' enjoyed " iii any other country thai ever exi ? tt . d , rot exceftinsi the United States of America ,
i ; ot- excL-pting any other country whatever . ( Cheer ? . " ) We may be suffering severe privation . I dooply regret it , I sympathise with the sufft-rers , I admire their fortitude , I refpect their patu-nce , but I will not consent to make these momentous changes in tho constitution , wi ; h the certainty that I shall afford no relief to the present privation and suffering , with the certainty that I shall only incur the risk of destToyhs ' taat constitution , which , 1 believe , if you wi ; i permit it , to remain untouched , will secure 10 vonr de-ccr . dant 3 as it .-ecurid to you and your anc-.-ror .-, ih- ? e blessings which you never find m any rash or precipi ; ate changes , however plaufibic iu sptculation th / may appear to be . ( Loud and continued enters . )
Mr . MACAULAY desired to say two word ^ of expb-ir . tion in" reference to the nmti-r just ad \ vv : c < l to by the Right Hon . Baronet , lie denied mou di . s tinctiy that any expre-sions imputing cruelty or a sauttuiaary di-position to the ptoy / icof England , or aii > tl :: ng whr . rover of that nature , hud overpassed hia lip ^ . ' Bear , hear ) His argument had not led to a : iithi :: « cf that sort , and ' ho appealed ; o ho mciuorv tsf every gentleman present whether he had drawn " any parallel with the cruelty oi' the French r . voliitioiij or had given utterance to any expression of that nature \ He vcv . do no tuch allusion whatever . ( Hear , hear . )
Mr . ilLWTZ sa ; J , that as tho dcba- « had taken such a peculiar turn , in conscqueuce 0 : the construct on put i : \ . zn tiie motivco of those who might voie for the present motion , ho lclt called upon to explain the reason why Ivj siiould vote iu its favour . It was the saiie reason that induced him to vote for the motion of the Hon . Member for Rochdale the other tveniijg . He should vote for the motion simply on 1 he k **\ mn . d 0 I' iuquiry . When he looked around him and raw thousands of his fellow-countrymen starving from the want of tho necessaries of iiie , and
frsin the warn oi labour to procure those necessaries , and when ho found 3 , 000 , 000 01 : he people appealing to tha-. house to be hoard 011 tho subject , he couM not make np his miud to reject the prayer of the petition . 3 , ' . 0 l . ' , 0 i : 0 of his starving fUIow-ount-rymen was a viit linmber ; ana though he- belioved with the Right-Hon . Baronet opposite that there wero many desires expressed in the petition which would never realize the hoves of the petitioners , or oonduco to the good of the nation , yet he could not make up his mind to reject the- prayer that the petitioners might be heard .
* 7 .. I \ iH IT ? " A T T " l A .-. n .-t .-n / J < Itn mnlTAn f \ n t h ft < Trfl 111 id Mr . OSWALD opposed the motion , on the . ground thai if carried , it would delude tho people , aad buoy them up with tal .-re hopes . Mr . C . YILLIERS said that many Members of tha- - Mouse , when aadirssi :. g the pypulace or their eon-otv-. ufciit 5 , made a ^ a , ii ; : t the House much the
same uccu .-. ation as was contained in the alle&atioi : 3 cf the pewr . cn . They endeavoured to bring k iuvO discredit , charged it with "kg-islating for a class , und said ihera w-is no hope for tho ptopie wiih ^ ut , a iii- w n presentation . He would remind the Hon . Member for Lambeth ihat ho had licld
ihat language . ( Hear , hear . ) He ( Mr . Villiers ) had Jiot uu . ie use of i-his laiiijuagc , though it was tht cuns : aut [ . rjcnce of many £ entlcn ; en who agit . ited on ihu Gru I . a ' . vs to s > y tb ^ t it was idle to ( it ' . cmpt my ah era ion , a ^ d that , the r . al ques tion w-13 the lltform of the Rouse . And now the people took them ut tl . eir v ; ordr , was it fair that th ; -y s > u < juld be called t-voiiatc-rs aisd described as bwiig unworthy of tho Iraiichise I ( Hear , htar . ) Tins he thought w ^ s couduct more- shabby and dehiiivo ihan the preicn ; moiiou . Ho was not -dU-poted to deny xnnv . j things he h . ; d heard in the cuurs-e of the tiiiciibtltiu w ,: h rt :-pcct to the cor . sequeuces of i . xt'jtidbg t : ; e b-j flVa ^ . c , biw when they sat in that
iloiise abiiaitij ; eiich oii .-ev , and imr . uting bad motives u each otht-r , it was ixj : .-r . vi-ritii :: i that , the people bL-iievctl them at las ; . ( Hear , and iaushtcr . ) He hud m ^ Je a similar naotiiin to tho pre .-ent . on the ^ ubj ..-e ; of iho corn laws , ar . d if it had not been r < jiclcd , } , e believed much misery might have been averted . He did nut tee why tho petitioners in the :. > : :- --.. Tit Crtse should not bo heard . Such a pro-OvL-. ii ^ , » ii . bonl producing a , sudueii ckauge in the r < ; ' !• - . : ¦ : -az \ : 7 x ^ systcni , in i : l ! t k ; id to a progressive aiier . - .-ioi ' . Though rntnv o . the objects of t-. ' icpetiti-jnci ' e raii ; ht b > characterize as objectionable , this was i .-j r . as : n why the petitioners s-hotiid not be h .-ird . :.-i we r-jm ; ndcrt xhc . Ri ^ ht- Hoa . Baroiu-t opp ^ -lt-J that he could no- himself concur in all the w'nijiiS of ii ^ owa sun ; orr- ^ rs ;" avid in proof of this ctatcinenvhc- ncc-i O'jly rJer to tiie opinio :. s ente-ri ^" ru 6 ii by some Hon . Gentliaun oppooite en the subji .-c- or ur .-ngelocg- - ;? . Lc-ia CLL . viE . NT 5 said , that as no person con-. i : er-rca with irc ' ar . d had addrc ? Fed tho House , and ¦ u- liio ^' . ¦ .-j-: ct of the repeal of t :: e v .-. i-. n was mvxed ho wiih oLt : r topics in taa petition , he b , ; gcd to say a r . "» v words in reference to thai point . The Irish v ,-cro rot v . iy much accustomed to meet with tne sympathy ot the p ^ ple of England , and he confessed -itr or .:, he was n \> t prepared to be iiia . de a cat's paw : c thu present oocasjou . The reptal ot the union : njighl- bj a subject worthy of discussion in itself . He i divi net i-i'cieiiii t >> say that he was himself an advocate for that measure . But , however that subject Eii ^ b-t ' -C- brought forward , this was not the manner ' in v . hic ' . i it was to come before the House . If the poorer classes of this country felt themselves ag-; grieved k-c them bring their grievances before Par-• liamenfc ; bu : the people of Ireland were sufficiently : strong to stand upon their own resources . He '¦ . vrisbed not to be coupled lip with any petition of tbi 3 i kind ( Loud cries of " Dividedivide" and great \
. , , . I \ lii . U # \ 1 JUUU VAl&f ? */* * - '* »*» wj uai * v » u | »«« ^» "" *•" ' impatience macii \ sted by the House . ) The House \ mij ; ht be impatient , but he wished to tta-le his ! opinions on the subject . ( Cries of " Go on , no on ;" . ¦ '• Reid , read , " and laughter . ) The people of Ireland j required much improvement and much alteration in ' the . r representative system , and in the mode of sendi ing their Members to that House , and the sooner ! that subject was taken into consideration the better jfor Ireland , aad the community at large—( a laugh . ) j But , at tho tame time , they perfectly differed from ; rhe prayer of this petition , which he looked upon as only snbvereiv 3 of tho institutious of . this country , and ono to which he could not give his assent—( " divide , divide . ") He trusted that the measure
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with regard to . Ireland" wonld be shortly brough t before the consideration of the House , aid-that " : the Irish representative system would be cleansed from all the impurities to ' which it was now subjectdaughter . ) He would not detain the House- { heir , and a laugh)—but he begged most distinctly to reprobate the idea of Ireland being brought forward in this manner to serve the purposes of certain individuals , and when the people of that couutcy had not the slightest chauce of being admitted to those privileges to which they were iu ' stly entitled . : . ¦ - . ' ,. " J
; Mr . O'CONNELL wished to say a ! fowword ^ in order that his rote on this occasion might not bo misunderstood . He should not vote for hearing the petitioners , br reason of whal they had told him about the Repeal of the'Union . That was aBuBject upon which his own opinion was fixed ; and he was not induced to support the motion because it was mentioned ia this petition . la short , he did not wish to indehiify himself with this petition at all—( hnar , hear ) . His vote was grounded upon one consideration j and that was—though perhaps he might be mistaken—that he was a decided advocate for Universal Suffrage , and that it Was his opinion . that every Englishman was entitled to be represented iu that House—( hear , hear ) , ff he .. wanted a reason
for that opinion it would be tho total failure of . the Right Hon . Member . for- Edinbro' , —( hear , and a laugh , )—who disclaimed Universal Suffrage , and condemned the present state of Suffrage in this country . Tho Right lion . Gentleiutin , drew no line wherd"servitude- should ehd ^ atid liberty begin—( hear , hear ) . Tiio compavison , too , made by the Noble Lord of a man ' s claiming to be a jui-ymau did not apply , . because the jury . man decided on other people's property , whilst the voter protected his own . It' it wero to gratify ithese petitioners to give them a hearing under such limitations as the House might bo pleased to impose , he did not think it would , be going too far , and . 'he should therefore vote for the motion .
Mr . T . DUNCOMBE , in reply , said he vvould promise the House that this was the last division he should take oil any proposition of this kind after seeing the manner in which the petitioners ' . vere about to bo treated . At all events , if . the individuals who had signed this petition , comprising the greater pari ' of-the industrious . classes * of this country , should ever again condescend—( hear , . hear ) --. to approach that House , howoaldbe no parly , to their degradation after the manner in which hceaw this petition was about to bo received —( hear , and a liiugh );—and he , rnust say that if the interpretation which the opponents of this moiioii . had thought proper , to put upon this petition , as being a propositiou for the sweeping ' confiscaii . oii of property , as
tho Right Hon . Gentltman the Member for Edinburgh called it—( hear ) , —for the destruction of the Monaichy and the Church , and expunging tits National Debt —( ticar , hear ) , —if such were tne objects of tho ' petitioners , or there were any propositions of that jkiud in this petition , let not , their censure and indignation and abhorrence fall upon tho petitioners , but on the htadof him who brought it to the table of the House- ( hear , and laughter . ) Let him be the individual responsible for it— ( laughtvr , and cries pi" "No !") . Yts , he would say that no Hon . Member of that House ought to bring up such a petition , if such were the olj cts of it—( hear , hear);—arid if he thought that tlie petitioners had any such views , he would not bo the individual to
appear ' at the table with their pttidon —( hear , hear . ) Parts nudparcels of that petition had beovi read , and ho did not say that if lie had had the drawing up of it he would have framed it in its present shape—( hear , hear ); there were many wans of it . from which he dissented , and he- mentioned that at thu beginning 6 !' tho evening , when tha'e were few lion . Members to hear what the pet-itionei ^ atiked fur , although they now come down in shoals to deny thevnu hedYhiiX at ih > ir buv —( lienr , hear ) . The petitioners asked not for a sweeping coJuG ' -catioa of f ropei-ij—^( hear , hear ) . He only Wished that tho Rif ^ ic II <> n . Mciiibci- for Edinburgh would allo w them to come to the bar ' of ' that ' Hoiiso ,-working m ^ -n as they were , ami if he would do that and
hear their statements , in support , of the allegations contained iu this petition , and if they could provo them by documentary evidence or by producing additional witnesses at the bar , they ' yvou ' . d- put to tho blush the Ilight -Hon . Mvniber for Edinburgh , who . hud so libelled them ( hear , and a laugh ) ; and many , t ' hough they were not even in possession of tho fjaiichiie , wlien they left the bar , would leave tho-impression , behind them that they ought to have the franchise , hud that that Honso would uot be disgraced by seeing on ^ of t ; osc men on the benches of that House—( hear , hear ) . Tho concluding ' paragraph of the petition wm , ho would admit , worded rather ambiguously— ( hear , hear ) . But the Right Hon . Baronet opposite rapct fairly s :
ated—( hear , hear)— he did not complain ot the opposition on the other t-ido so much as ho did of that 011 hi . s own side o ; the House ( hear , and . laughter ) , but tho Right Hon . Baronit Boated that he would not take advantage of t ' . o wording cf tho petition , if Charter was not intended by the petitioners . | H& , ir . ) ' Tuey asked fir * t to b'j heard at tlie bar cf that HouSfi ; and ;( lthougti the ciuoing j ^ jriigr .-ipb was rather ambiguous , ' . he Ur . ew their meacing to be , that if the House would not bear thtiu , then they demanded of the House to pass their Charter . But the petitioners concluded thus , " And yonr petiUoners , desiring to promote the peace of the U uiteii Kingdom , —( hear , hear , )—security of property , and prosperity of commerce , seriously and earnestly press this petition oiv the attention of your honourable
House . " ( Hear i hear . ) Where was the confiscation of prope : ty , the destruction of tho monarchy , or of the church ? or where ' was the sponge , as lie heard it-s'lid , of the national debt ? ( Hear , hear . ) Bat the Right Hon . Baronet took advantage of ' what was thrown out in the speech of the Hon . and Learned -Hi ! ember for I 3 ; ith , that this petition wns dmwii up by a malignant and cp ^?• ardly demagogue-r-he believed thosa wevc the words of the Hon . and Learned Member—and said that he would name the individual if the reptile wero not beneath his contempt . ( Hear , hear , ) If be alluded to the individual whom he ( Mr . Buncombe ? } supposed be did , he liad been grossly misled and imposed upon . ( Hear , hear . ) And now he would speak of the individuals who had signed the petition arid those wlio drew
it up , and would read their explanation cf . what they meant . In the course of the Winter there was a'difference of opinion between the Chartists in Scotland and tha Chartists in England . A meeting took place in Glasgow , and the question was then considered whether there should be two petitions or only one . What the Scotch Chartists objected to was the Repeal of the Union and the mention of "Mie English-Poor Law ; but the answer , and it was an answer to the Hon . and Learned Member for Bitth , and to many Hon . Gentlemen who had put this false and , he must say , unjust interpretation on this petition , was to this effixfc : — " In corclusion , " ( this was addressed to the Scotch Chartists ); '' let it be firmly impressed on your niinda th : it our bole objects in drawing up the petition have been to draw public attention to the cauao of our national embarrassment , tha misery of the labouring classes , ami thoso Hi-jects which deaervo niost <
unwearied attention . The standard or our cause is where it was , unuiniiniahed in its supreme importance and uiisborn of its national interest . Stethren , we shall J ; eep it there ; aid U 3 ; is you have done , and let union , pt ' , an < i vnorgy characterise eur united an « J icitip ; irabio ( j ; : i . rtion 3 in tbo great cause of England , Scotland , Ireland and Wales . " Five names were signed to tills document . The mention of the I ? st ore , "John CsiupbtU , " txeited much lawghtir . Tho Hon Mf . inber then observed , that tbeso were tbe sole indivuluals who drew up the petition ; ; uid no one-eke , ho bsiievetl , bail oven seen it until it was in course of signature . He repeated , that ho deeply regretteii the course which the House was about to adopt . AU he asked en behalf of thtf pc-titibners was , to give them a hearing ; wluie , hi his own mind , Ixa felt convinced tt-. itt to admit them within t \ vo ckcisral pale , instead cf endangering , would add stability to the property of tho country—( hear , hear . ) The House then divided , when there appeared , — For tUe motion ... ... ... 49 Against it ... -ST Majority against the motion ... 238
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S . EESS ..-The Association is risinp ; rapidly in numbers , aad although a good -many of its members , are out of employment , it has been cniibled with a little assistance from Chiirwell , . Wort-ley , and VVoodhouso , to send its proportionato ' s ?> . are to the Convention , ror tho members . Oa Sunday last , the Council voted 10 .- \ , in answer to the appeal of the Convention In : t wet-k ; 2 > . 0 " - . was sent a week ov two ago by Mr . Garbutt , y / ho lud collected it for that purpose . Tlie . AsFOciaticn has of lato / 'turned its ' attention ' n : oro to local affairs than tht-y have done before ; the Chartists now take a prorahseiVt part in . every meeting , both local and haii . onal , - that takes
place in the town , and . in order that -they maytna >; e an attach on Whi . efi ; ism and Toryism in tho Council , on tho 1 st > iov . next , let every-working inan who is qualified , claim to be put en . the -buvguss' H 3 t . To be successful , it only requires that every one do this ^—let the CouncilB oi" Holbeck , Hunslet , and Woodhouse , take the matter up at once , and be really dotermined . to win , and nothing can prevent them . In order to carry it out mote successfully , a central . committee should be appointed in tho town , comprising men from every oart of the Borough . Let the Cba-tists eea to it . Tho Couucii would respctfully request that a larger number of members attend oa Monday nikhts .
BRADPORO . —Delegate Meeting— In . accordance with the announcement in the . Star , ^ a meeting of delegates from the several districts of the West-Riding , was held in the Chartist room , Bradford , on Sunday , May 1 st , at ten o ' clock . Dekgatcs prosent from Bradford j Mr . Fletcher ; Bni » ley , Mr . Firth ; Dewsbury , Mr . Wilson ; Leeds , Mr . Fraser . Mr . Eraser being called to tho chair , Mr . FJetcher was appointed secretary . Al ' tef a . lengthened--conversation ' it was deemed very advisable that a District Union should be tbrmed for the purpose of supportinft permauent lectures , and to forward this view the following resolutions were agreed to : —
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"That a central committee be resolved upon , to consist of delegates from each of the districts in the West-Riding , wishing to cp-opprate ia the support of district lecturers , one delegate to be aent from each district . " " That this committee assemble quarterlyj and that the district sreretary have a discretionary power to call special meetings in cases of emergency . " " That Bradford being the most central position , be the general place of meeting . " " That Mr . Fletcher ; . delegato from Bradford , be appoiuted eecretary for the union until next meeting , which will be holden on the 29 th May , at ton o ' clock , in the Assbciation Rooms , Bradford . There being so / few delegates present , it Was not ' ' thotlght adyisable- ' to enter into any arrangements regarding the appointment of lecturers . But as it will be
evident hoyf advantageous such a modeof employing iecturers would be to tho spread of our glqriou ' 3 ptiiicipics , wo pres $ upon the attention of our brother Chartists the resolutions we agreed to and trust they will send delegates to the next meeting , on Sunday , the , 29 th ' of . May ; and we also particularly request tho . Councils of the different Associations to Correspond with the Secretary upon the matter . Remember , brethren , all wo have now to depend upon is the wide dissemination of our principles to ensure success ; then be up and doing ; do not , we beseech you , let this important uaidn be destroyed . Remember , in union lies our strength and importance . You are requested to cbrrespond with Mr . G . Fletcher at Mr . Aldersoh ' s , Bankstreet , Bradford .
Coalbrookdaxe . —Mr . Ilalford-lectured to a large ont-door meeting oh Moiuiay laet . Several cards were taken . They will hold other out- < loor meetings in the neighbourhood shortly , and will be ready to seli more cards . RoTHERHASi . —The C 3 W 8 O in this place is continually paining ground . Mr . T . B . Smith vipited-ua-o ' n Tuesday evening , and delivered a powerful and oloqueufc lecture , in whioh he discussed , in a clear and lucid manner ; the whole < -f tho points of the Charter . Numbers aro continually coming to join our ranks .
CcLNyfiNTioN . . Afc the Convention sitting , on Thursday , an address to the country , a , remonstrance to-the House- of Common ? , and a memorial to the Queen ,, were adopted . A vote of thanks was given to Mr , Duncan , as chairman , . Mr . Leach , as vioechairmari , and Mr . Campbell , as secretary . Tho address , memorial , and remonstrance , will appear in next Star . Barnsley . —The cause of human improvement has received somo additional impetus during the past week by tho labours of Mr . T . B . Smith , who has been wirh us delivpring lectures on various important subjects . Oil Saturday evening , we had a good meeting in tho Odd Fellows ' . School Room , to hear a lecture on teetotalism , and the cliims of the National anti-Tobacco and Temperance Society . The address was clear , and full of sound argument , and appeared to givo very general
satisfaction . On San day afternoon ,. Mr . Smith preached on the Barebones , to more than one thousand persons , and in the evening , in the Odd Fellows' School Room . On-Monday evening , the subject was a full , fair , and free representation of the people in Parliament , which was handled in the most , clear and satisfactory manner , and . rivite < Ltho attention of the audience fcr nearly two hours . At tho close of the lecture Mr . Frank Mirfield , in a speech rcplcto w » -th good sense and manly feeHng , moved the following , resolution , " That this meeting is rcsoived to go for nothing short of the whole Charter , name and all , and as lone ; as our leaders act honestly and stand by us , we will stand by them . " Thanks were then voted to Mr . S , for his valuable services , and the meeting separated . 'Mr . Smith enrolled four persons as members of the National Ami-Tobacco and Temperance Association .
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Bbapfhud Markets , Thubsday , May 5 tii . — Wool . —Tne Wool -trade is JiUogctnor of a ruonotoucus character , . owing to the unwillingness oi the .- -spinners to purchase , except afc . rates- 'Which tho staplers , cannot replace : the liutor have been equally caufciouc in their pperation- » ,. an <| . _ tho-a 5 o _ ckiu the mark « t is by no means ' so coimdorab ' le aa it was a , few Weeks back ; nor is ib probable that any material quantity will be brought to market till shear day , and till the prices of new Wools be established . — . —Ktr-i .-rAltfrougU wa cunuot ; report any decided improvement , in the demand for Yarns , yet quite as much is doing as has been for several weeks back . We aro glad to
hear that more is required by the Delaino makers . In prices no marked alteration . —Picce . T-P . ur ' ing the week we learn that considerable quantities of goods have been taken out of the market , and . chiefly-those of our staple manufacture , the Merino . We believe these are for the American market , for which but few havo been sold of , late , compared with former years .- " - 'We ' ' would hopa now that the season is at hand when both the exporters an home merchants usually make their purchases , that wo may be able to report more extensive doings , and if any advantage is derivable from the new tariff and the continued fine weather , that our operatives may feel the good effect of it .
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Subscriptions for .-the wounded and damage done at the Hall of Science , Manchester , received by Mr . Abel Hey wood : — s "' .. . ' - : " ,. - "'¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ : '' " " : v "¦¦ ¦ "¦ ' : - ; ¦ - . ¦ : . ¦ " " . '¦ ¦ . £ s . d . Aston-st . Association Room , Birmingham Q T 9 AgsociatioD , Northampton ... ... 1 0 2 Aberguvenny Association . / . ... 0 5 0 Mansfield Association , per John Lynn ... 1 0 0 SuttOn-m-Ashfield Asssociation ... ... 0 12 0 Oldham Chartists , Mr . J . Dunkerly ... 0 6 0 Charter Association , Rooden-lane ... 0 2 6 Chartists , Pitsford , Northampton . ;; 0 7 4 WeilingboroHgh , Mr . Edward Hall ... 0 6 0 Skegby , near Mansfield ... .... ... 0 3 0 Sheffield and two or three other places , per Mr . Julian Harney ... ... ... 1 17 Q ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦ . "' " " .- ¦"' . ¦ . > : ' ¦ : . :.- ' . ' £ 6 6 9
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sbcu . l- \ coma to your bar , and there detail what ther i " -el on the subject of their wrongs ? Nothing of the ' kiad . They say , ' -Your petitioners , therefore , exercising their just constitntional right , demand , that your Hon . House , to remedy so many eross and manifest evils of which your petitioners complain , do Inimesjia . eJy , without alteration , deduction , or addition , pa ~ s into a law the document entitled 'The People ' s Charter . ' which embraces the repr < . s ? nta ion of niaie adnks . Vote by Bailor , Annual Parliament ? , Mo Properiy Qualification , Payment of Members , and Equal "Electoral Districts . " That" language is Terv piain ( . Hcar . licar ) , it is very exelie't , bur it i ? , at the faaeii 3 : e , 1 must " gay , very peremptory . It is not a demand to bo heard at the bar . Mr . THO 5 . BUNCOMBE . —Look at the previous paragraph . lord ' J . RUSSELL . —The words are , "If yonr Hononrable Hou ? e will be pleased to grant your petitioners a hearing by rep > e ? enta ; ives at the Lar , your petitioners will be enabled to unfold a tale ~ f , wro : ; g and rnfferinj :, " and so forth . Will , but they fallow that up immediately afterwards with , the defnniid I have recited . Mr . T . DUS COM RE . —They mean if their first prayer is re'Vcd . ( Order , order . ) L ' crd J . RUSSELL —Ai > d tht-y say that in makir . 'j ibis demand they are excTcisini : a ji : ? t ajid constitutional i : ; jht . ( licur , be 3 r . ) They may a--k t . > b ? d ' o ^ red a further explanaiion cf those evils of whioh . they cos-plain , but they a ? k it vruh a view of esTabiishi ; : ^ the Chs-ter . Sir , 1 cannot believe ti ^ r any counsel or a ^ ent srandin ^ at tint bar would per ~ -. i 5 d .-2 mo to grant the sii points of the ChiTttr . I should t ; ive ray vote , whatever ? pecchcs may bo ranee r _ : th ? bar , airain ^ t those proprsai .-. ( Hear , ) I ihcr ^ Kio thai ! : myself bound at once tu piu an end to the morion , r .-u-J having thus csplainfJ my vievrs . I will no ; endenvonr to hidr my vote bj a : iy pret . nco that I wish merely to hear au esp ' criritiou of the : r drnisnd ? . ( Hear , hear . ) I believe it will be l ; vr i-t-v . er for ' . ho people , btt . i r foT their future -welfere , if yea do not nu :: n to gram- ihe prjyer cf rhese pe ; :: i ; . n-. r 5 . that you ^ i . oaid at onco declare to ihc-m your btli-f t ' . ; a . t yc . r compliance with the pvuyor of the p : t t : on vriil tei ; J to shako property—will ¦ fend ro " u ! cri-a .--3 the privations cf r . } -.: ch they coin-P-biri—v , iil u ! i : ; ir : <( 6 : i : it cc-n : ita ; ic : i of socicry w : iich , coaspl'icaied r . r ; d intricate as it i ~ , ha . s prodjcel fo rcar . y V-l-jirin ^ to th ; s co :: n * ry ; that to you is luTust ' .-d tl ^ e {; rejt , the ror-n ^ 'rlt ? tbe . vr si ' . us duty of a- ^ is ' itiij ^ in be-half of this kuigdcis , and tha- in G-. S'jhar ^ e 01 this common duty von p . to . obliged ; o put :- negative on the d ' -inand of the ptt :-tionerr . ( Ciiters ) S : r R . PEEL—^ ir , I hope I should have be : n
cxand -which might therefore be held out as prizes to a people in distress , I do not think it would be safe at one moment to destroy the existing system of representation , and to establish Universal Suttragc in ' its place . ( Hear , hear . ) Actis upon these opinions , Sir , 1 cannot assent to that which the Right Hou . Gentleman who has last spoken represents as a simple prayer , that the petitioners should be heard at the bar . I do cot so understand this question . ( Hear , hear . ) I think the Hon . and Learned Member For Bath has put it more fairly , ia saying that it is the Charter to which you aTe now railed upon to say aye or no . ( Hear , hear . ) What do I find stated by tho petitioners themselves ? They have set forth at full length what they consider to be th :-- - grievances . Do they ask for any furfher -. Xvlacation . l Do they as-k that counsel
poied to 110 iniscoiis ' -ructk-n if 1 i > -d reunited .-ileut , }¦ - ¦ ' , irom the eouise which this Oeb .-. te has taken , 1 pm unwilling to exs > o . e mystlt t ' j ibe li-izar-J uf a inirc . ui ' -ruc-. ij- i , or to sa . i ^ k fri-m tho duty of ikebrl ; : ^ boldly and ccci-Je ^ y Oiy o ^ iiJrn on llie subjejt of thi- peii ; io -j . Until I L . eard tin . coastvucii- ' -n jpu : up ; . ii Us prayer Ly ihe I ' c-n . G . n : ]' . r ; ian ( Mr . T . i > unco ^ xbe , we beiic % L- ) , I tl : ou < iht thvrc had becu tw-j pr ( . >; 'C--i : i ' - -ni 10 be cz > :. ~ ~ . 'l red by t " : ie Huv ^ o , — cor quire cou-hiinz or conjpaiiblo it is true . —but s-ii ' i ' i on the face of tLe ducum-n : tl :: re appeared to 03 t ^ r . - > pr \ .-p ? rc ; 5 . The one , taat 1 » h- ; uld aam :: the -p .-zr . lou ^ to b ^ beard , ir . orlcr H . z . ; they miz ' r . l B 3 : 5 kheir t 7 icvai : c ? s ty ti :- ? ir counsel or c <; e ; : ts , TrL le the other apreared to be an imperative dc-E . aud thai 1 should immediately , and without con-5 : d- i-utioa , pass into a law every demand thai is in the Charter . S : r , 1 Co not waiit to take any advaata ^ e fi' ihe Charrcr i-. r tha purp-.-sis oi viadicannsj uij t . ¦ ' ¦ ¦ -. It" tV . ;> niips'inv rii t -p . ( " ? n : > rtr-T Im not b » -f . TTrt
u-i . 1 aa-Ttady ? o live tjy to ; - ? aiaius : hearing : iio petitioners at- the bar L-S'xhc House of Cjrcnious in r : p :-o : t of their aKti ; . rions . I chall ^ ive this vo ; -i i . ^ a vj . rlou = aiotnds Firs ! , I am ? : ui :-ned that I caEsot bt con % iiced of tho pciiey of aeec-d . n » to the rrsy-r cf this petitio : i . 1 co ; no to the conclusion to ¦ iT , ' jh the Hon . Me ^ iO . r ior L . ieester has alrcady cc-Eai—the foregone co ' ic 3 uMou , that those demuiid .-, i r i . -wi ' ' : ied wi ; h , wot ;< d ba ascaicvou '^ to thtj pc-. iti- ^ iers ther .-siuves ; and having com- - to that conelua :,. n , I think h more jus : aad ruuro respect f ul to teL > h-. ra that I do ni / t intend to accede to their p 2-i ' f . vii , than tufiive them a d = ia ~ Ive hc * riii . 4 , whi < -h I kr , o \ -r cat '; have no usei'il resuk —( hear , hoi ) . Why , cir . whas co-s the iioii . 'li-niber lor Fiasbnry the coikHCtie of ihe He . n . G ^ xlta ; an , u- : 1 mt ! That t-n tie rjSL ^ t or' my d-:-: i ~ : ' on v ? uh r-rrpect ; o tbe hi ariu ^ ni the pc-i : ti ^ u-. rs "will depend till ) or awakened hope c-r i-. a * fal d ^ so ' j ^ -l-zn-iy . Well , I wiil not aTrkKjr . h'l Dc bv cr ) iii : rr * i'ni : c : i ! 2 r eiDectritions which
I kn jvv ibds . end in disappointment —( hear , hear ) . Th ' e Hc-n . Gc-u- ! eaian siYi lie wishes to pledge mo to n-jthicg , . ho c-u ' . y wr-Leo uit to hear the grievance .- - detailed . ht ~ z ne asks iso to hear th . aileiiations of
the peti :: or . ers , acd ti : or - a ^ ifsjatisus aro neither E-ore cr less ; haii aa in ' -y-.-ichrflci-i ui the whole c-. » nititucicn of this cjuntry , uud tho vrno ' e frdtne of ? oe : eiy . The piitiou td . s uie that it is wrouj- to mrvv-z ' n l ; i E-utiLi . cd CLnrc ; . —i ; says t ' iai sf ! , Ct . ii ) , o < j 0 -jf money are annually ab-irasted irom th-2 peo ^ Je fcr tJ : e purpose oi ' iniir . tainin ^ tbechurch . The petiuan ie ! s in-.- : h " : ri-e T'ecplu of Ireland arc entitled to ? Le Ji / V-ai < _ i the Uuiun . The petition draws a inosi iiiTidic-ua cou « p 2 Tison between tho exp-: sci 3 of the b .-ver ^ gn a ' . id iho ; o of a labourer . 1 ray ihe petition := 2 : !¦;¦? - . tLer an imrtaohment of the coii 5 tr . u > ion of this cou :: ry , a ^ d f the whole lrauie o : bcr . eiy . And hvw -rn I to gratify the demands of the pctitiouers I Kvar them at the bar ! Why . if I h ? 3 r then ) , let oe hear them effectually . But is ifan tiFiCtua ] neari :: s < to permit four or five persons en their behalf to rnike speeches at the bar of the House ? Aic those speeches to bs relied upon ? Suppose the speeches at the bar fa : l-. d c-f producing an ^ eiact , and a dan-aiid were then made for an inq'r . ry , should I refuse it , or suspend the whole public lusiaecs of the country , in ordi-r that the buik of theso a'ie ^ atioiis mi ^ ht be afCtrtained 02 to tho policy of an irtablisbrd Church , a-ad . a Itepeal of ih-i Union ?—( hear , -hear ) . Is not thai the r :. lj .- . fisciuil way iu w ; , i : h the pstiucr . ers would l :-ve u : i opportunity of esv > l'Avmn
Iheir grievances ? aiid is it far the advantage of ti : c i p-tiiicners . hemseivc-s that I ihcuid sv . sp- ^ ocl t "; ep ; ib- iiz t-usiauss of the ccuiiiry for the purpose oiiLquir- ' . lug inro : r . li Hubjctt ' V / .-iit is . tho petition ? ii" I r . a . " a a dc \ : b ; . which I ha . ve not , upoii this sa ? ji . ct , ; strancc as ; : wouIJ . ~ ccc . the speech of the Hon . ana .
Learned jltiiber for iiith wou ^ dhive coavinoed me that th . 3 ^ rta ' e ^ t abstirvii-. y eve-r toxaLi ' . ited wor . ii be ip ciix-r into ^ . n enquiry with rs-pect to the ailc ^ -itioni : in this p- -ti :: o :: — a pit :: ; 1 ) : ! v . Li-h does i . os
r ; pre ; en . t tta ior . tincuts 01 i . tosc \; l < j s ; gnta i—1 % pe ::: vi Inn : is n * o .: y ct t ; .- ; -,: ¦>? .- : wiih the j u- ^ - ^ ent-riii-i got * ast ; i : s 2 oi" the ^^^ iJj > 0 of fe'iti ::-: rs , but which h ? . s ijetu impo-cd uj _ u ihcm by a ¦ -cvrardly iem ^ gn ^ ue ( i-.-uci ch ; -3 r- ) wIk . 'u t ^ e Ht > : i . G : ntkn ; un kuoTr : ; . snd whose piri ^ :: ui k :, vivieoge cH-i ? c ^ aiacitr ena : ' ei hhn to s ^ tsl ; > . f him with uisrofpect and coateiap :. ( L-. u-i cheers ) I take tae dc-scnptioii ci ' tti-ipti . iti-. 'H irorat ' -o Iiun . r . iid Learncl Geutic 2 : aa hii £ r ; ii , d . A c-ahi I zhA : t ; o iruracr of fhis p . tiiion , a "person so described by tiis Hv » ii . a ? d-L : arned Ger . ii-: ai 2 . n—a m ? . \\ who has > x-rv * . it-. d . i- _ . i -i ¦ -.. ¦ ii to his t evil ihe niiiuit cciaulc
_ -wa pui'poses ' .-. o" : ; o i-Siii ; lciii _^' c-f ; t , iuausir : jus ; . lo' ^ c-m labvur ; n- ; Li ^ iii s , ci ; l \ ia c-vuutry , to thu bi-. v oi liUhouse , for ue ;; o doubt will bs the person Sileeiw- ; o aefeiid the aUi- ^ uiions ; of iiiii traiiiy petkiun "ihieh he his drawu up , ( Ti ^ er- ) without be Tig 11 p :-r : y to the conii ' . u-aiice oi ; that delusion , under which they IdfiOur ? ( L-ju . 1-cheers . ) ^ 1 ; is i ^ to the ulk ' if ^ ri ^ iii A' -rat p ^ tii-I- _ -ii that tJ : e Hon . Mcruu-ir i ' -jv Pinsbury urkeu m ^ Il > u . o , ; rncJtfco a . 'ie ^^ tioiis wi ' ihe peiiiionh 2 "e been dc ^ cri j- ea l-j : 1 : 2 H-jii . MtUibtr tor Bath . Wh ' . -: ¦ . 1 ici . r tu the prjvcr of : hr p .- .: i ; cn , when I r ^ r to th-: ¦ ' , ha .-racu .-r l-i _ h . m wiiL-is sci'I to bo its iuU . jr , wh-..: I . refer to *" : ¦; c . rtaiii co :..-: quer : ces -. f rai . ^ ii : eip . ^ iati--a ^ -wl " .. » : ri I r . iizsr I iuul ; ills-, : jh .:. I iGLis ; t .-. y I : ' . - lri ' -i 1 - ~; :: c : i" ^ rcoci Tespectfu ^ v auu inoi ; ju V . v t-.. Tr ; rd 5 ^ tlio pjt : tio .--:-3 ia refusi :: ^ at " oucV ro accede to rhcir u- _ 2 : an-Js , thin by ^ : v : ex theni a ctitisirj Iicari ; : ^ at ih-j bar , and >; » c-: v ; arut . teiiirg th . m i " . ; ey hire n : ade n-j iirtrrciS . oa v \ uj-: cVvV on ray r ^ iad . ( Loud ch-.-c . is . ) Tne ii-jit . andL'jafj . ^ d . '• icinlir f " or Bath tas described ' . be eiiaraour 0 : t-ie people of England . He said thut in other couutiics of Luxope ihe appsr . l was to force , while in this cor , 3 itry tho apteul was to law . 11-3 srid the iabuur-• wj . e-j ^ res po- £ ^ s--e'i tho physical f ^ rc ? , winch it lazy vroie inclined to enforce 1 ; would overpower every opposition ; hu : tuey were cosirciiied by ih-. ir ' good = 6 :. se and by laeir wiiiing obedieijco to tiieiaw , lar which tbey-er . tor-.-i . iaed respect . Tha Hon . and i-esrned G--: itkman ptintcd t .: » the decrtpit constable gohig into the ra-sdsi oi a crowd and seizais a powtrlul rnnn ^ ; the officer of tha Jatv was unresisied : and although his prisoner was a person of much superior strength , ha evinctd a willing submission to authority , and the people by whom he was surrounded offered ¦ no opposition ; but what nerved the arms of the
con-; stable i Why it was the tacit influence of the law , i that , stood behind him . ( Chet-rs . ) And what had given that iuflaence to the law ? What but the conviction that it was jusJ ? CLoud cheers . ) Do you : believe that if the people of this country were in the condition described in this memorial , which declares that " this House has by unconstitutional means 'created an unbearable despotism on the one hand , s and a degrading slavery on tha other "—if that was ; & just representation of tho people and the constituj tion of England , would that law which back 3 the j decrepit constable possess the authority and influence it now exercises ? ( Loud cheers . ) Do you hifik tho peoRlej of whom the Hon . and Li-juned
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HUDDEKSFIEIiD . —A moaf . dreadful accident occurred on Tuesday l-: st , at the mill of Msssra .-j ArmitaRU and Brother ? -, MilhbrkU ' . e . A man of tho name of Taylor , wc ! : t down , H is thouiiht , to oil tho j water-wheel , when some one intht mill , not know- -i ing , set the wheel ia motion . The poor miu was immediately cut in twain , and the two parts cut into pieces . Wo understand he has . -buried his wi * e , but ; unfortunately he leaves a chiM to nioum his loss . STOCKPORT— The New Poor Law and its Vi err ms . —The Workhouse " ¦ ' test , of labour , " or j "labour test" as it is termed , has been applied to about 150 out-door paupers at Stockpov . ? . They have
OGen placed to breaking stones , &o . tv / o-thirds of \ vhom havft been , paid at the rato of Is , per day for seven hours' Jabo . 111 y . All these however have recently been reduced Is . a week and throe hours proposed to be added to their labour . Last week the body willinsjly acceded to tho abatement , but cr ,-, |(; cte : i to the additional labdur—and a deputation of four were selected to wait upon the Board of Guardians and ar /> ua the hardship and impropriety of-depriving them of the three hours during which they- ' -might probably get a few pence extra , towards the uecessitina-of their families . The Board were inflexible- ; anU the men continued to work the old rafceof labour , seven l ' . our ? . They worked up to Saturday afiernotfii at four o ' clock , but in the forenoon a warrant had
been issued against the individuals composing the depuration " for refusing to work and mainrain their fatnihes . " Their names are John Wilti'smson , Jag . Goodwni , J . Barney . and R . Hyde , all of whom have lar ^ o families . They wero taken to " Sadlers Weils " and confined there . till Monday , when they were brought beforo the Mayor , Thos . Walmsley , Richard Sykes , James Newton , and Kobt . Gee , Enquires , Mr . Wm . Vaughan appearing for the paupers , and Mr . Coppocka-ftendiiitJ on tho parfc of the iioard of Guardians . Tho hearing occup . td the Court a long time . It waa proved that ihe defendanta wero paupers , and that for the six days' work at-tenperice per diem , five days ' earnings ' .-. ere paid in bread and potatoes , and the sixth , tenpe'icc only was iiiven them , which was all tha cash they received for their labour during the week . It was admitted
by two of the witnesses that complaints havo been mado about the quality of the bread ; and it was also admitted that more of tho defendants had refused to work , absolutely only objecting to the extra threo hours—tho new regulation being from seven in the morning , till eis at night ; ona hour only being allowed throughout the day tor meals , &c Mr . W . Vaughan contended that the proceedings were arbitrary and excessive , the defendants being at work when the party obtaining the warrant swore that they were refusing to work , and had ne i , Iec £ ud their families ! Tho wives stepped forward and denied that . their , husband ' s had neglected them . Mr . Conpock . defended the proceedings . The bread , &c . that was given to the piuiptrs was as relief , not as wages ; and thai ; - tho work hlloitod to them was intended as " a
labour test . " The new instructions had been issued by the Commissioners ; and if the pauper refused to adhere to them , they , by dceiinu . g"to-work according-f . otheir instruction ' , refused to maintain their families . Hence that expeneo would Sail upon . the-rate-payers in general . They lva . d betu ordered to work seven hours per d : iy for six dajs , at teupcuce per dicrn , which they had refused to do . Tho defendants complained thai they had been entrapped into the business by tho Goveiaor and Oakos ( Coppock ' s clerk ); and denied that they had refused to w-ork ^ or tha « they
were ever given to undetel-Mid ^ that what they worfeod for was parochial relief . S ;> long as thoy labuurod hard for what they got , they shuulU ' considfrthe payment to be as wages , and ought to . be paid in money . Williamson said iic had two days ' due . The Bench said the defontiaiu ' B had bi : on sufficiently punished by being confined in ii ; o cells since Saturday . They couid not by lay ? interfere with iho orders of the Coiuaussioneiv , aad they mu . it bs observed ; but they would take tho sesponsibiliiy of ordering that the paupers should not work after four o ' clock on the Saturday . ( Applause . ) They were then set at-liberty . ¦
E »? 5 ED 3—Oa Friday week two women named Sophia Ctiff and Mary Ann Dunn , wero- committed for three months each ( . with hart ! labour ) to Wake-Rold Hou « e of'Correct-ion , ' . as roirnea awl vagabonds , for having obtained the sum of 15 * . 6 d . in money , six yards ' of new flannel , and . a shawl , from Mary Theaker , servant to Mr . Kershavv , painter ,-Wellington-road , under pretence of-being able fo " rule her planet" and roftk-e her acquainted with the secrets ' of ftttiiriiy , proniisifig her at the same time an excellent hu ? ba- ! id and plenty , of children , who were all to do well in the world . Tho foolish girl found out , after repeated visits , that both more money and more goods were wanted farm she could conveniently spare , audjfancymt ; that she had bet-u "< ioue , '' she gavo infonnatioii to the police and caused their apprehension . '
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8 THE NORTHERN STARj
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 7, 1842, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct597/page/8/
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