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EXAMINATION OF PRISONERS FOR RIOTU ? 0 IN LEEDS AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD . Paris ; Saturday , Soaday , and Monday last , several persons , whe "were known to have taken part in the ^ otoaa proceedings in the borough of Leeds , on Wedjjesday in last -week , -were apprehended on warrants from the borough Magistrates ; and on Monday morning tfiey wer » brought before Griffith Wright , Esq ., and Antnony Titley , Esq ., in the Council Room ai the Court goose . ' Pnria ^ the proceeding * , Win . Pairson , Esq , ( ihe flayer , ) Ralph Markland , Esq ., John CHapham , Esq ., E arner S-ansfeld , Esq ., James Musgrsve , Esq ., and gome of the ether Majistratea of the borongh -were present f * r a short time . The following was the evidence adduced , and alisi of the prisoners will be found appended : —
William Crooks Goodall , printer , said , that on Wednesday afternoon , the 17 th instant , I tras near Messrs . T ; tley and Tatham ' s mill , in Water-lane , Holbeck ; and BT the prisoner Peter Hardwick , endeavouring to stop Jtr . Choriey from taking a man into custody for having stopped Messrs . TiUey and Tatham ' a milL He vras in the mill yard ; perhaps a doz ^ nyards from the boiler . I am quite sure the prisoner is the man . Tkew were ft great number of parsons there . Serjeant Kell , of the police force , Leeds—I was on duty on Wednesday in last week , in WateHane , and saw the prisoner in company with a man named Davis , ytho has sinee been taken into custody , and committed tortri&L I apprehended the prisoner yesterday at his own house , Royal Oak Yard , Kirkgata .
ganmel Wade , ssijeant in the police , said he was on duty on Wednesday in last week . I saw the prisoner near the Court Hduss about nine o ' clock in the morning , standing amongst a crowd of people . I next saw him on &e road to Armley , between twelve and one o'doci . I svsr him in Water-lane in the afternoon , just after Messrs . Titiey ana Tathsm ' s mill was stopped ; he was ^ rith Joseph Davis , near to a lamp-post in front of the Clarendon Inn . Davis was there taken into custody , and the p r isoner was there and pushed against the polics , knewbim , and toid him he enght to be ashamed of
tumsaif , xj&tton Hamer Slansfeld , Esq . —I was a special constable , and was present at the disturbance on Wednesday in Water-lane and Meadow-lane . I assisted in apprehending , on Saturday last , the prisoners William Gibson , KIchaid Ssmpson , and John Peel . Gibson was apprehended at his own house , Carter ' s Houses , near Beesfcos ttw- Simpson was arrested standing near his own house , near Miilsbay . John Peel was brought by Ids-father out of Mr . Walker ' s mill at Miilsbay . QUfi son said he was not at Boyd ' s mill when it was stopped . Richard Saapson said he was tkere , but took no part in the riotous proceedings . John Peel said he went from their mill at Mfllshay when it was stopped ; he went With the crowd to / Royd's mill , but toot no part in Use proceedings . None of the prisoners made the least resistance , or offered to escape .
Mr . Augustus Holznan , of Morley . —I occupy park of Boyd ' s Mill , Bseston , in this Borongh . The mill is worked by steam for the . manufacture of cleth . Mr . John Oddy occupies part of the mill with part of Steam power , for the aoxne purpose . The mill was stopped on Wednesday afternoon last week . About half-pas ; five , a body of men came to the mill ; they came in two companies ; there were upwards of 100 of them altogether . Thsy came in the same Vlirectidn ; the second party came about h » w an hour after the first When the first party ciae , Mr . Oddy and I were standing near the fire place . The men appeared to be colliers , and I asked them what th 6 y wanted with ns . They leplied they were coming to stop us from work ; and
were come to demand wage for working . I told them that theirs being a separate trade from ours , they had to rkht to interfere with us . They then Eaid they were determined to make all alike . I said that I be-Eeveti every man on oar premises was satisfied with lie frsgB / be was receiving ; and , in order that they ( the colliers ) might be satisfied that what I said was correct , I would allow two of them to go round and make the inquiry . Just at that time the second party tame up , and inquired what the first intended to do . I said if they could iLad any person on the premises who was not satisfied , I would allow them to stop the works till the party workin g for ma received
satisfaction . Ab soon as the second party came np , some of them said it was no use standing dallying there , and they would go to work , and draw the pings . They gsea forced themselves into the firing place , and drew the plugs © f th 8 boiler , and so stopped the whole cf the mill , and the hands , about 100 , were obliged to be tamed oat They thai left the premises , after having given me noticft that if I started again , I might abide by the conseqnzDoe * . We resumed wozk on . Friday fiioming . I know most of the faces of the prisoners present sow , bat can only swear to George Peart and Richard Sampson . They were present amongst those who came to stop the mill , but I cannot say what part they took . : -
Wm . Best , of Holbeek , engine tenter—I am in tbe service cf Mi . Francis Sowry , at Wor tley , near Leeds , who has two mills—one to grind earn and the other to spin flax . We have two engines and I attend to both . About two o ' clock on the afternoon of Wednesday in last week , we heard that the people were coming ; and my TnnctcT gaid if they came I waa to stop the engine . Tise crowd , from 400 to 500 persons came . Some fourteen or fifteen came into the yard ; and I told them it was no sse Yhem coming , I was going to stop the engine . They
however came into the fire-hsle , and said they ¦ would have the plug out They asked me to pull it ont for fbem , and I Eaid I had something else to do , and one « f them opened the fire-hole door , and commenced faceting the plug out I went into the engine house to stop the engine . I was absent abent a minute , snd when I eame back they had got the plugout of the ftas miH engine . The mob then went a"way- I sz ~ w tbe prisor ^ rs Hardacre and Bell there . Bfcll opened the fire-Eole door ; Hardacre was the last man there , and threw down the fire poker .
Wm . Rhodes , ef Wortley , in the employ cf Mr . Bentley , who occupies "Mi . Soinry's fisx mxil at "Wort-Isy , gaTe similar evidence to flje last witness , and fully identified Bell and Hard sere as two of the parties present in the mill yard . John Handley , one of the police inspectors—I apprehended Bell at Holbeck , and told him he was charged frith pulling the plug © at at Dowry ' s milL He said he did not pull it out , for the engineer pulled it eut himself . I also apprehended Hardscre ; be said he was at the mill , bnt did nothing st alL Wm . Jowler , Miilshay , I am a clothdresser , employed at Boyd's milL A crowd came on Wednesday , palled the plug out of de engine and stopped the mi )! . I saw them out of the room window where I was at work . 1 e » n identify James Cramerall , James Batterfield , and Richard Sampson , as parties vho were in the mob , bat I cannotsay what they did ,
James Thackwxay , Baeston , gave similar evidence ti the last witness , and identified Joseph Heston , B = r j . Goodison , James Taylor , and Matthew Bedford , as four of those who went to Koyd ' s mill . Juhn Tilford , Bseston Royds . —I am in the service of Mr . Hoiman , at Boyd's mill . I went wi ' -h coals to the mill on Wednesday , about five o ' clock In the afternoon . There was a great crowd there at the time , and some of the crowd went into the fire-place , and stopped the milL The prisoners James Hep ^ worth , James lister , and Richard Samoson , were three of the party . James Greenwood , who has psrt of the steam power ai Royd ' s mill , identified Gsorge Peart , Richard Simpson , and James Lister , as parties in the transaction en Wednesday last , at that mil ] .
Joseph Bjsn , of Bisston Rvyds , in the employ of 3 lr . Hoiman , identified Joseph Rid-ilesflin , but could not say whit pait he took in the proceedings . Joseph SajBsr , of 3 iillsh » y , one cf the men eraployed at Boyd ' s mill , idtstified Francis Oxley as one © f the crowd who took part ia the transacUoES en Wednesday . Rsbtrt Breth-srick , of Millshay , another of the men employed st Rg 5 < Ts mill , identified George Peart and Joseph Kiddlesden , as the parties who were in the Crowd ; Bad he said that the prisoner John Peel was there , but that he went : first to announce that the crowd -were goiiig there . Samuel Terity was also one Of the crowp .
John Peel ttbe prisoner mentioned by the last witness ) was cdciiued as a ¦ witreBS , and said tha ; he lived at Miiiihay j and that be first announced at Royd ' s mill that the ero « jd was going there . He also said that Jos . GomeEpU , ^ . chard Sampson , and James Bkttcrfield * ere three of the crcwd . Peter Robinson , in ihe service of Mr . Ripley , of Bolbec k , said he saw William Bell go into the yard of Mr . Sowry ' s mill , with the crowd on Wednesday in last week . The depositions were then read over , and the prisoner were all remanded until the following morning . Two o ! the prisoners { James Hepwoitb and Richard Sampson ) ide « ti £ ed as having taken part in the uniaw-* nl proceedings at Eoyd ' a mill , were al 3 o concerned in tae fiistcrbances at Messrs . Bedford and Son " s colliery , ted were taktn before the West Riding Magistrates , * £ d committed for trial on the latter charge .
TUESDAY . The examination of the prisoners brought up on Monday was xeiumed this morning before Griffith ^ ght , Esq , at the Conrt House . Ralph Markland , B-o 4 vl _ S" Atiins < m E *! - ! aad Q « oxge Goodman , te n ^ OiS cf the Borongh Magistrates , were also prer ™ w * rtag pat Of ^ e proceedings Several witnesses ^ W » ao identified the different prisoners as lted * - m £ ^ . ken present amongst the crowd at tte feLwrnt . Amoa 28 t tfc » iritneases examined were e ^ rge Incop , engineer at Boyd * mill , said he was £ ~™* * sen the people vMted the mill on Wednesday , |»^ injt ; and identified Samuel Dawson , Benjamin ™™* nVaa < I Wm Gfibson , as parties who went to ^ opae engines there . . "»*« _ ^ ^ wacis Chafiwiek , assistant bailiff , said he waiin r «^ on of the premises opposite Sowery * mUl , aud IS lUS ? ' tbe 17 th inst - > « d particularly Wm . ^ waring out of the yard whai tie steam wis being
Jb * A . Hslman eaid—The prisoner Yerity is one of ^^ J V xins » itt » the party to Rey * T « nailL He fe » . ik-iv Oddy * ad me , if we would give them a « aui , Bg 8 they would let the mill work that even . tt » i » t V ° ***• Oddythat l condemns aajffiuig of **« » it , and we gave them nothing .
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The several prisoners were then asked if they had anything to say , and were cautioned that it they did say anything , it might be brought in evidence againsj them . Ten of them—namely , Joseph Riddleadij ^ -Win . Bell , Charles Hardacre , James BafcCer $ fitoT < James Lister , Joseph Heaton , Matthew Bedford , Wm . Gibson , Samuel Uawson , and Peter Bard wick , said nothing . The others made statements to show that they were not at Royd ' s mill during the time of the disturbacea there , and the following witnesses -were called to prove an alibi on behalf of James Taylor and Matthew Bedford : —
Abraham Hall , collier , Beeston , said—On Wednesday last , James Taylor came into our house about twenty minutes past five o ' clock , and be stopped there until nearly six . He then went out and sat on a wall along side of John Thomas . I said , " Why basi thou not been among the mob ? " And he answere-J , " I have been heeling my Bhoe , and thought I was better away . " - Jonn Thomas , collier , Beeston , confirmed the evidence of the previous witness , and gave other evidence to prove that James Taylor remained sitting on the-wall alluded to from a quarter to sis until halfpastBix . Jacob Thornton , collier , Beesten , said that he saw Bedford coming from his work about five o ' clock , and be remamed with him until near six o'riock at his brother ' s house . Bedford said he had been turned off work . - " :-.
Martha Hudson , wife of William Hndson , collier , Beeston—I » w Matthew Bedford coming from bis work , about twenty minutes past five . I spoke to him . The Magistrates retired for a short time in order to look over the depejitions . Having returned , Mr . Wright said they had resolved to discharge the prisoners Gibson and Ciwson , on condition that they wonld keep out of riotous assemblies for the future . The rest of the prisoners would be committed for trial at York . Samuel Dawson and William Gibson made the required promise and were discharged . The other fourteen prisoners were then committed to York Castle for trial st the assizss .
The following is a list of the prisoners : — Benjamin Gooodison , 40 , eollier , Beeston . Joseph Beaton , 23 , collier , Beeston . George Peart , 23 , cloth-dresser , Morley . James Gomersall , 18 , collier , ChurweiL Joseph Riddlesdin , 24 , "weaver , Morley . Charles Hardacre , 19 , mechanic , Holbeck . ' - William Bell , 22 , smith , Brewery Field . Peter Hard wick , 42 . shoemaker , Kirigatft James BatterSeld , 21 , collier , ChuimU . James Lister , 23 , collier , Gildersoma James Taylor , collier , Beeston . Matthew Bedford , collier , Beeston . Francis Oxley , collier , Beeston . Samuel Verity , collier , Beoston . SamuilDiwson , collier , Bseston . William Gibson , coliier , Beeston .
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PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE WEST RIDING MAGISTRATES . On Monday last , several persons charged with having been concerned in the stoppage of Messrs Tottie and Gaunt ' s colliery at Ciurweii , Messrs- Bedford and Son ' s colliery at DrighHngion , and the mill of Messrs . Crowther , at the former place , were brought up at the Court House , Leeds , before the following West Riding Magistrates : —William Rhodes , Esq ., ( chauman ) KhkeVt Hall ; W . N . Nicbolsou , Esq ., Roundhayj John Wilson , Esq . . , Seacroft Hall ; J . W . Rhodes , Esq , Farnley Hali j and John Gotc , Etq ., Wyther HalL . Before the examination of the persons charged with riot was proceeded with .
Caleb Peart , 31 , weaver , Gildersome , was brought up under the following circumstances : —On Sunday night , Inspector Child went to the prisoner ' s house to apprehend his brother , ( Giorge Peart ) on a charge of rioting , and in ' searcbing the house , he found a quantity of bobbins and othi-r materials , for the possession of which the prisoner could give so satisfactory account ; There was no charge of rioting against him , and as the charge of having Vtoicn the bobbins , &c , was not ready to bo gona into , the case was adjourned until Wednesday the Slst instant , and the prisoner was discharged on his own recognizances to appear on that day . The property found in the possession of the prisoner , it wa 3 stated , -srss supposed to belong to Mr . Stead , of Gildersoaie , in whose employ he had beea .
Alexander Sykes , 24 , woollen-miller , Gildersome ; James Ramsdale , 21 , collier , Drighlington ; and George Sykes , 2 f , labourer , Armley , were brought up charged with having , on Wednesday , the 17 th instant , drawn the plucrs from the boilers at Messrs . Crowther ' a mill at ChuTweil , and also at Messrs . Tottie and GaunVa colliery , at the same place , and on the same day . No evidence was gone into , and the prisoners were remanded until the following day . Ambrose Riddicsdin , 52 , weaver , Morley , and Joshua Pearl , 28 , weaver , Morley , were remanded till next day , no evidence being gone into , on a charge cf having been engaged in the riot at-Messrs . Tottie and Gaant ' s colliery on the 17 th inst Juhn Bradshaw . ot Wasp Nest , near Dnghlington , who was stated to have been concerned with the prisoners S ) ics and Ramsdale , was also remanded until next dav .
Joshua Spurr , 40 , Gildersome , James Hepvcorih , 31 , Charwell , and Richard Sampson , 55 , aiiilshay , ail cbUiera , were charged with having gone to the colliery of Messrs . Bedford and Sons , at Drighlington , on the 17 th instant , and taken an active part in btopping the werks . Mr . Wm . Bedford , of Gildersome , eoalmaster , said , on Wednesday murning , about ten o ' clock , three men came and gave our workmen notice to stop . The prisoner Hep-worth was one of those men , but I do not know the names cf the other two . Hepworth came to me and said , " You must pull the men out immediately . " I told him that we sbonid not pull them out . Hepworth then said ' * We will bring a force of men that will soon make you . " They then went away , and in about ten
minutes a crowd of about 300 came to the pit-hill of the colliery . When they came np , the prisoners Spurr and Sampson were amongst the number . Some of the crowd stopped the banksmen from putting the empty corves into the " caga" There was a great deal of shouting and noise , bnt I saw no sticks carried by the people . We had to give up pulling . Some of the crowd said , "If you do not let the men come quietly , we will throw you down the piV and four men seized me . I said you may do what the devil you please , I shall not let them come oat" Spurr , Hepworth , and 8 ampson , were there all the time . They then brougkt a person to me , who , they said was an engineer , and should pull the men out of the pit . I told them nobody should pull them oat . They then cried out , " Throw him down the pit ,
throw him down the pit" The cowd then went to the water-engine , which is about thirty yards from the coalengine , aud one of them , named Broadbent , began to rska the fire out . The prisoners were present at that time ; Several persons tried to empty the boilers , but they did not succeed , the steam being too strong for them . When they found they could sot stop the water-engine , they vrent back to step the coal-engine , and declared that they would have the men out The prisoners Sampson and Spun-, with several other persons , then -went and seized the rope and took It off the dram , by which tLe connection with the engine was cut off . They then started t » poll the men out of the pit by iand , shoniing to the men below to get into the corve . When the corve came to the mouth of the pit , there was no person in it . My father , Thomas Bsdford , and my son James , then suggested that we
should put on the ropes , and pull the men up with the engine , for fear of an accident , as the pit was 100 yards deep .. We put the rope on the drum , and pulJed the whole * of the men and boys ont Spurr snd Sampson ¦ were two of the men who toot hold of the rope . When all the men had been got up , I saw another man , named Elijah Broadhead , attempting to knock out the plug of the boiler with a piece of iron ; he is not in custody . I asked him if they were going to start a rebbiug and plundering ; snd the crowd very saortly afterwards dispersed . The prisoners went away at the Bama time . I have no doubt whatever that the three prisoners were amongst the crowd . I had known them all previously . Sampson , about nine years ago , worked for us ; he worked for us for five or six years . The engine ¦ was stepped for five or six days , and the men then could no : work on account ot the water having cot into tbeolt ¦ ' . .-
In answer to a question from Spnrr , Mr . Bedford said , " I saw you pull the empty corve with the rope taktn from the drom . " Hepworth inquired if Mr . Bedford had ever spoken to him in his life . Mr . Bedferd . —Yes at the top of the pit-hill at Drighlington . Hepworth . —Can you say that I came to your pit-hill with the other ; nien ? JJr . Bedford . —Yes , you did . Hepworth . —Where -was I ? Mr . Bedford . —By the side of the cabin ; betwixt that and the headgear . Hepworth , —How iB it yon know me so well ? Bedford . —I have seen you several times before . In answer to a question from the Bench , Mr . Bedford said—The crowd was large enough te alarm any reasonable person . My father and son were very much alarmed i Z wm not alarmed ; I got vexed , but had no fear . ¦
James Child , of Leeds , Inspector of Police , deposed as . follows : —I had a warrant last night to apprehend several persons . This morning about five o'clock , I apprehended Hepworth at his own house , st Churwell . I charged him with having been st Mr . Bedford ' s colliery on the Wednesday previous , and told him I had a warrant for his apprehension . He said , " I will net lie for anybody ; I was there and at many other places , but did Tiothins . ** ' - This was the whole of the evidence against the prisoners . The Chaibman then asked the prisoners if they had anything to say , and cautioned each of them , that , if they did say anything it would be taken down in writing and might be produced against tiieia .
Spnrr Eaid—I have only to say that I was upon the spot when the rope « were off I never lifted ray hand to do any damage . I never opened my lips to Mr . Bedford . Hspwcrth said—I have never spoken to Mr . Bedford in my life before this morning . I was at Mr . Badford ' s pit , but I believe , as near aa I can guess , there wersj&mt
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three parts of the p eople before me , and I eat down whenJ-got to a cut log of wood , and then I got a bit of - 'bacca , and I went no farther untU after the place was stopped . Sampson—I have nothing to say ; I was there . The three prisoners were then committed to Yerk Castle for trial . An Intimation , however , was given that bail wonld be taken for their appearance .
TUESDAY . The West-Riding Magistrates met at ten o ' clock . Mr . Rhodes again presided . Gaorge Sykes , of Aralsy , Alexander Sykes , of GUdersome , and James Ranuden , of Drighlington , were first examined . 1 fa » y were charged with having , on Wednesday last , taken an active part in tbe riotous proceedings * at Mr . Crowther ' s mill , at ChurwelUaneside , Jeremiah Gledhill said—I live at Cburwell , and am a cloth miller . I work at Mr . Crowther ' s mill ; and was there on Wednesday afternoon , about two o ' clock . There was a great crowd of people came iuto the mill yardj several of them said they were come to stop
the mill . I went towards the prisoner Rauisden ; I told him they had no business to stop us . More than one of them macie answer that they would l * t us see what bosiness they had . Rimsden had tne coal-rake in his hand ; he was attempting to unplug the boiler . The crowd then unplugged the boiler , but I can't say whether Ramsden or some one else did it . The works -were stopped , and I saw no more . The orders of the mob were giv 6 a without any rioting , or injuring any of the property . I cannot identify aivy of the other , prisoners . In answer to questioDS from the prisoners , the ¦ witness said he had seen George Sykes in the mill yard , but did not sea him do any thing .
Benjamin Hurst , of Morley , cloth dresser , said—I work at Mr . Crowther ' B mill . On Wednesday last , I saw the crowd in the mill yard ; they went on the back side of the mill to the coal pit ; they then went to the fire-hole ; I -went there also , and saw the prisrner , George Sjkes , attempting to unpins-one * of the boilers ; he had a coal-rake , and was prizing the plug np . I saw another man , bat did not kuow who he was , trying to unplug the other boiler ; I saw water running out of both plug-holes . The crowd then went up the yard , and a&- » eral of the work-people , as George SykeB was passing by , pointed him out as the person who had unplugged one of the boilers ; ho must have heard it , but he made no reply . 1 cannot say I saw any of . the other prisoners there .
William Gledhill , cloth-miller , Chujwell—I work at Mi . Cro * thex " a , andwas there on Wednesday afternoon . I saw the crowd come down the miH yard , and proceed to the back of the mill to a coal pit ; they returned back , and went to the fireman . I heard one of the crowd ask him where they were to go to let the steam off . The fireman was going to let the steam off , and told him not to do it , but let them do it themselves if they were dete : mined to stop us . They then went into tbo boiler-bouse , and some one got hold of the cord attached to the valve , and let the steam off ; othera knocked out the plugs . Tha prisoner , Geovge Sjkes , had a coa' -raku in his hand , and kno . keel out the plug of the far boiler . Both boilers were unplugged , and all the water ran out The crowd stopped a few minutes in the yard , and then went away . I heard one of them say they wanted a fair day ' s wage for a fair day ' s labour , and they could get it , and would have it .
Elliot Hincbliffe , slubber , Morley—I work at Mr . Crowther ' a mill , and was there on Wednesday last , when the crowd came . I left ray work and went down stairs ; they 'were then at the fore side of the mill , but afterwards went to the back . I went to the fire-place and stopped there . Part of the men went to the coalpit , and part went to the fire-place . They began to unplug the boilers ; one of the men opened the door , and put in either the poker or coal-r&k « to prizvup the plug . I took hold of his arm , and said to him I thought one boiler was sufficient to unplug . The answer which be or one of his companions gave was , that if they did not unplug that boiler we should put a fire underneath and commence work again . I cannot identify any of tha prisoners aa tha men who drew the plugs , but I Ba ~ m the prisoners , Alexander Sykes and George Sjkes , in the mill yard amongst the mob .
Robert Hartley , police constable , Leeds , apprehended , Rimsden , who admitted be was there , bnt said that he only looked on . Alexander Sykes was apprehended by the constable of Morley , Mt . Hollings ; he , however , had no evidence to give except that the man denied having token any active part . The prisoners declined to make any statement / and were all committed to take their trials a : York . Bail it was announced would be taken for their appearance . Joshua Pearl , clelb trsarer , ot Morley , John Bradshaw . miner Wasp nest , D / ighlington , and Ambrose Riddlesdin , 56 , of Morley , clothier , were next charged with having on Wednesday last , vibited along with others , the collieries of Messrs . Tottie and Gaunt , at Churwell , in order to stop the works and turn out the men .
Mr . Thos . Dibb , agent to Messrs . Tottie and Giunfe , of Churwell Colliery . I was at the colliery on Wednesday afternoon last , at nearly three o ' clock : 1 bad notice given that the people were at Crowtber's milL'A man came to our middle pit , and asked if we had called our men eut ; he said if they were not out directly they would compel them ts come out . I asked him if he was tbe leader of the mob , he said he was . and in about three or tour minntes after the crowd came and were very clamorous about the men coming out of the pit , and wished them to come up immedl&Uly . A corve of coal was brought up , wbick they wished to prevent being banked . I told them it should be banked , and after some altercation it was banked . An empty corve was then placed in the " cage , " and I gave the signal to the engine
man to let me down into the pit . Some ef them swore I should not go down , bat I ultimately '' went . In two minutes after I came up , the whole of the workmen were out of the pit , txsept one , and because he did net come out with the freat , a great number of the crowd called out " I>—n him , let him stay in , and we will fill up the pit" I then asked the mob if they bad any other work to do , and they called put they had the boiler to unplug , upon which from forty to fifty went to the boiler to unplug it . I remonstrated with them , and toid them it -should not be unplugged , because there were several ponies in the pit which we conld not attend to , except the wattr was in tbe boiler . The boiler was unplugged directly , and the works stopped . I cannot say by , whom the plugs were drawn . I then
desired those of the crowd who had come for ihe purpose of stopping our works to go below the pifc hiU , and I would ask them a few questions : a great portion of them went down , I judge about a hundred , armed with sticks and bludgeons . There were a considerable number of men , women , and children , who had come as mere spec tutors . I then addressed a few observations to them , as to the illegality of their couduet . I asked them what their object was in coming to stop our works , and a many of them cried put that they wanted the Charter , others that tney wanted higher wajes , and a many of them that they wanted something to eat . After making a few remarks to them , that their present proceedings were not likely to get them higher wages , a parson on the pifc hill held
forth to the mob , and when he begun to speak I went to another part of the pit hill . I inquired his name , and was told it was Ambrose Reddlesdin ; that person is now here . Tfce crowd thsn began to disperse , and I went soou afterwards to my own houEa ; when I got to the door I found it bolted . I called out to have it opened , and when I got into the back yard there was a man there cutting up a loaf of bread . The prisoner Brad , shaw was that man . My wife told me he had c mie and asked for bread and beer ; she through f ^ ar told the servant to fetch him what be wanted . I asked him what he was doing in the yard , and he replied that he was getting some bread * I than took the knife from
him and said I would break his head . Ha then took op part of the bread and went outside and joined the crowd , to whom he gave some of the bread . I saw Bradshaw on the pit hill among the crowd with a stick in his hand He was active about the top of tbe pit , wishing the men to come eut . I cannot eay whether it was Bradshaw or some other poison who threatened to threw the banksman down the pit . I cannot say that I saw the prisoner Peart . In answer to a question from Riddlesdin , the witness said he had not seen him amongst the mob , bnt amongst the spectators ; headdressed the mob from amongst the spectators—he considered him as one of the spectators , not one of the mob .
J . B 9 llwood , of Morlsy , co ? l miner , said—On Wednesday afternoon last , I wa 3 at Messrs . Tottie and Gaunt ' s middle pit , when the crowd came ; , they . wanted the men out , and seemed very impatiear . When Mr . Dibb went down the slnfc , they eaid it was not allowed , and made more noiso . I saw the prisoner Bradshaw there ; he had a stick in his hand , and swore and made a great noise , because the men did not com © out of the pit I saw Riddlesdin on the pit hill : he addressed the crowd , and as far as I understood him , told them that they were not proceeding in a right way ; he was not backing them so for as lam able to judge ; he said he thought the working man ought to be protected . Mr . Rhodes , the Magistrate : —•• And I think so too . " ]
Thomas Westerby , of Morley , banksman , * aid—I ara a banksman at Messrs . Tottie and Gaunfs middlepit ; I was there on Wednesday afternoon , when the people came ; we shouted to the hands below and told them to come out directly . A man came on to the pit bill , and asked if we had called them out . I told him we had . Tbe crowd then rushed to the pit top , and I told them tbe men were coming up if they would be quiet [ He then corroborated the evidence of Mr . Dibb as to the particalar * of their conduct ] I saw the prisoner Bradshaw on tbe pit hill ; he was making a « reat noise . Rlddlesdin addressed the people ; he told them that tha men ' 8 labour wanted , protecting ; that they
wanted the Charter , and the Charter they must have His address seemed to ba spoken with a desire rather to allay the crowd than to excite them . I don't remember that he said anything else . Th « mob then dispersed . I did sot see the prisoner Peart there at all , Sarah Ann Butler , Bex , % nt ^ ia ^ i » . Bibb , said , on Wednesday afternoon last , a « ns * -4 like the prisoner Bradsbaw came to our dcir a * jaaked for bread ; he knocked at the door , and when i opened it he walked in ; he said "I want seme breaji . ' * Mr * . T > ibb told me to get him some , which I did ; he then cams ia and fastened the door , and asked for a sharp knife- to cut it with . He cut some off and pat it into his pocket , saying he would take caxa . of . bimself . Rattiiea said " give
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msBome beer . " . I teld hint it w not right to give him beer and ^ none of the rest He said they would not know . Mr . Dibb then came in . ' ^ " ¦ W ^ fa atMi then , after a consultation , decided that there Waano evidence against either Peart or Riddlesdin , and they were accordingly discharged , Biddies , dinjbsing warned by the magistrates againBtbarranging crowda of people for the future . The prisoner Bradshaw denied that he bad either taken an active part in , stopping the pit , or that he had been to any house begging . : The prisoner was then committed to Yerk Castle for . trial . . ¦ ¦¦ . ¦'¦ ¦¦ '• ¦ ¦ ' ¦ •¦ ' ¦ . ¦ . . . ••• . ¦ . ¦ ¦¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ -. ¦¦ . ¦¦ ¦ . ¦
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- ' - . " ¦ wwwum ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ i iV ^ w ^ flfcw ' Mj In ii ' i * »>¦ ' " ' ' ' ' "'" " ' '¦'" WAIKINS' LEGACY TO THE CHARTISTS . INTRODUCTORY LECTURE TO CHARTISM BEING THE SIXIH AND LAST , WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIKST OF THE ¦ . series . : <¦ ¦ ' ¦ , ' '¦ : :- \;\ . ' : "'' . -.. V ;¦ , - , . ¦ . . ' " would we were all of one mind and one mind gOOd . '— SHAKSPEAUEi The Charter , in its present pointed form , was the off . spring of a Workingmen ' s Association in London—of a few Radicalsiof the old school , who , not content with the Reform Bill , wished for a mpre efftiotive measure . The Members of this Association -wero somewhat select ; thty nursed the infant Charter fondly and fearfuiiy as tbcTKh they were afraid that it would grow too strong for them . O Connor Baw that the bantling wanted freah air and free exercise—that the rules and
regulations which Bwaddled it were too light and in danger of making it ¦ . ¦ rioke ' tty—he saw that under its present nurses it was more likely to prevo a " lubber or a cockney" than a Hercules , and , therefore , ha took it ioto the country with him , where ; it soon grew a giant in the land . What was . intended to : bo kept local , hemade national—what had ' else been made the tool cf a party , he gave to mankind . The marvellous deeds done by Chartism have f eBdered it an " object of ' fear to the aristocracy—of dislike to the middle classes , but of admiration to tha working men , the millions . We propose in this present essay to make it an object / of icquiryj of recommendation ; - " r . ¦¦ . - .. > : . : ' \' , ¦' ; : / ., - . . ¦ > . ' ' First , we will ask , what Is Chartism ? Secondly , what is the Charter . ? an < J ; Thirdly , who are tho Chartists J
Perhaps the most comprehensive answer that we can give to the first question is , that Chartism is political Christianity . It is in direct oppositien to that worldly spirit of monopoly—that engroaaing and exclusive spirit of usurpation and tyriiuny Which ia fast uucbristianiiing the nation , aud turning men into fiends . Christianity was Misant to cure theise evils by throwing the world open to all and by opening all mod's hearts and miada to each other . But class-legislation , with abominable selfishness and cruelty , has contracted them again , and hardened thtm—class legislation is the fruitful parent of Bin and aorrow—i . ta victims are the useful , the good , the innocent . Chartism , like St . George , would kill this dragon , thi 3 monstsr of ; oppression and -. insult . Chartism is the champion of England . There is no edSshness in . Chartism—If it have any self-love it is of that disintarested kind which Pope spieaka of , —
" For true self-love and social are the same , ie . " Yes , bur England was fast growing Btagnant with corruption , when Chartism
"Its talisman threw in and woke the tide , And spread its trembling circles wide . " ¦ .. " !' : . ¦¦ Never will the moved waters aettlb Into a calm again until the Charter be gained . V Chartism will obtain for every man his right— -a power to prevent the evil doings of others , a power to do himself good . It will givo to every one his liborty . At present som 9 men have too tQuch liberty , others : too little—lienco , tyrants aad slaves . / Laws that should regulate the balance of justic ? have filled it with fdlae weights . Chartism will adjust the scalea and give to all men measure for measure . Legislators : now partial will b . e compelled- to be equitable . The golden rule , will eome in practice- —that trianfilewhoEO inusic . will cause the conflicting swarms of society that now movea
" upwards and downwards ; thwarting and convolving " in furious competition— -tj ) settle in peace and work harmoniously , all for each and each for nil , lathe great social hive . Chartiam is an emanation of the great First Cause- ~ a : nhiveraal principle founded , not only on nature , not only on justice , not only on truth , not only on Christianity , put upain tha very conBtltution of England—it Is part an | l parcal of it— -it ia moro , ^ -it is our constitution itself . , All Governments when first formed are comparatively i perfect ; great men are engaged in the task ; men not &ho creatures of circumstances , bnt the creators 61 them ; men who can " conie out of themselves , who can Consider the interests of their
country or countrymen rs thfcir own— -who make the Jaw of God the law of jnfi . But little-minded-men come after them—things Vho niabe > expediency their rule of Tight , whose innoyationBtea iue . de prccedentB , their precedents lawa—hence the abases and corvuptions thai ; creep into the state , and ' make injustice and inhumanity reign by aid of the very power / that . ' . should keep them down . Oar ancient constitution is buried , but not destroyed—it ia bid beneath a heap of rubbish , the accumulatious of ages and the excrescences of inseotmen—Chartism wiil clcarit out— Vrill furbiBh it anew —will restore it to the day— -will make it a temple ot liberty for freemen to worship in . /
" A time there wavere England's griefs began ,- : When every rood of ground inaintdjned its man . " That was in Sixon times—in the days of tne great Alfred , who was tho only Britfah monarch worthy to be called the great 1 for he was the only one that ruled Hghteoualy . If inen could be excused forI trusting a man wlthabaolute power tho eubjects of King Alfred had the excuaa ; fur he had s . ved his country by arms , had civilized it by arts aud had secured it by laws—yet he had no power but to do good—he wanted no other . He could trust his people with untold gold , and when he died he left them free ns thought . Modern feiuga and legislators , tbo reverae of Alfred , hare revised
his laws ; though not worthy to possess the most limited power , they haVo been trusted with absolute power , and we feel the consequences . Chartism will restore the days of the great Alfred—like Christianity it aecks to save that which is lost , ourlost oonBtitution , —it will purge the land to a " sound and pristine health . " The Chartists are the only trua constitutionalists or Conservatives—the Tories are but the oonservatora of Whig innovations and porverstons , which at the ; time of making they vehemently . opposed , as ruinuu 3 , ; though wbon made they most inconaietently adopt and defend them . The Tories do but conserve the abuses and corruptions of the constitution—the Chartists ¦ would conserve the constitution itself , free and unimpaired .
; Universal syt'fRAGE will reatoio to man the right which his fellow-man unjustly deprived him Qf- — a riehfc which our forefathers enjoyed—the birthright of Britons—the right to vote—to have a voice in the making of those laws by which we ivve governed—the rieiit of representation ! Universal Suffrage -will einancipate slaves , will abelish slavery—rthe franchise will make that freedom real which is now but a name , a mockery , S <* aiemen seem to think thnt the power of V'jling , in the choiee of members of Pai'lianient , is a power not worth possessing—riot so think the ihemberg themsblvea , they wish to keiipthat povvarin aa f&w hands a i possible , ar . u sonietijiies give as much aa £ 100 for a vote . Some men seein to thin ! : iliat it is no !
matter whom we vote for—Tfhether Whig or Tory- — true ! but saroly it m attars v / hether cur fewa are uiada by knaves or fools , or : by honest and wise niiih . The present unparalleled distress in the cout . fcry ( universally attributed to bad Gjveranient , and which nothing but Universal Suffrage can cure;— a distress which , though public , aiTl-cta alm-jsi ; evpvy . individual interest—this national distress sufficiently-. ' proves ther importancei of rescuing the affairs of this country from the \ handa of peculators and ignoramuses . But fittting aside the 88 considerations , TJuiver * al Suffrage ia oar daer-we aan have no Belf-respcct till we bavo it ; nor , until weihave it , shall we ever ba respected by others . For , Mithout it / -wo' are slaves , and what are slaves but beasts ? :
Tote by Ballot , though tho seoond point of the Chartw , is ' thti isast eeaential—it is iadsod a weak : and worthltss point . I for One will ' never vote by ballot . I Bhall always take as much pains as possible to let it be kDownfor wh «) ml vote , tbat I may iiifluenceas many as possible . -Vate by Ballot , thousb ipxpedient under the present system , ¦ will jjot be n qulsite under a better system . He " . who votes ! iy ballot . ' . ' act ' s a lib , and must icll ' a-Ma to support it . bVcret voting -will always lie umirjr suspicion . Open vuiingi with all " 'its ' : * cansequ ( . cce 3 v is preforabie . .. - , ;; : ¦ : •' : v '/;;;¦¦_ y - ' s ' - ' . : \/ ' ' - ' ¦ : ...- ' Annual PAatiiMi . M'S wiil ^^ k ^ ep men hbrips t ,: or ^ ivo . an opport uiiit y to eject those who aro not so . Tiiey will be tho besVpravoatatives of bribery and corruption , for , bi thorn , a seat in Parliament -wili be
rendered worth ouly a year ' s purchase , and corrupt nicntbers will become annuals . Instead of being magn 11 ised by the nif-ta 1 of ah attractive court , our repre-Eeatatives will be evary year : retouched by the loadatone of the peoplo , and forced per force to point triie . An acquaintance to be renewed only once in Bevea years is in great danger of being forgotten all that time . Even marriage ia counted dissolved if husband and wife have not consott ^ d of seven years . Daty is tc * apt to be neglected , even if we are constantly reminded of it , and surely we cannot be too often reminded of a representative duty—too closely held in pledge to" de it . Other offices are determined by annnal rotation—but thu , you say . ia the most important—why . then , it is dene of all the more important that propor officers be chosen
to fulfil it Important measures require time to mature them . Yea , and . a year would be found ample time by men of business--thei more important the measute , the more needful it ia that it aSonld be qaickly brought into operation . Sewlon after eession now passes away , and nothing is done except what requires to be undone ; notlninR is , but what should not be ; the time ia spent ia mere dawdling , in helping one another to do nothing , er what ia worse than nothing , v It was tarliamtat itself that prolonged its own sittings to tb / eir present unrea-BonableCave , without the people ' B will ; but it is not for the servants of the people to dictate , bab to obey ; they should not be Buffered to xao'ke terms , tor them ' selves . ¦ * ; - '* ¦¦*' .:-. """ . ' - ' . - ' '¦ : ¦ :. . '¦ ¦¦ ¦ ' ¦ : ¦• '' . - ¦¦ - . ' '"¦ : ¦ ¦ : : \'
Ne PEOPEU-rr Qualification . —AaiBvidlous distinction at present obtains in fjvour of money—a distinction on the wrong side ; for ssxoly merit should be more regarded than ra& ' a 8 y . Bat the People ' s Ghfttter . nroposea that neitt ^ tcemtsg nfflc jueiit be ex-
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clusively regarded er prererred . A free choice ; is left to free choosers . Landed property to thei amount of £ 606 a year is the present county qualification , which gives-. » partial preponderance tq ^ the . landed interest ; a property qualification of any bind is hut a premJnm to usury , avarice , and J ail that evil of which a love of aionay is the root . Property , instead of giving a man a qualification , much less an exclusive qualification , to be a legislator , should rather operate the contrary way ; for , in general , fropertyia acquired bjr the basest means , and , indeed , under the preaect system , it ia impossible to acquire It honestly . A property qualification is like a certificate to pursue game , and most memberB enter Parliament for no other purpose . Away then with a . propertyqualification !
Pat Ment of ' -. ¦ W em BBRS .- ^ -1 would that there were ho need of this clause . I would tbat men of indepeiir dent fortunes could be found who / despising peeuniary reward , or any reward but that of a good coriseiehce , would come forward and serve their country gratuitously ; but we find that men of the greatest fortunes are the most eager to become members in order t » get more ; for Parliament is a mart like a Jewish synagogue ^ where , under pTetenco of serving God or their country , men serve themselves and worship the molten idoL ; Would it not be better that men ahould bei - . pa'd directly and not indirectly—by rate rather than out of
the taxe 3—by those who send them instead of by tho Lords of ; the Treasury ? ' for of those that ^ pay ^ thijoi , they become their servants . Some ol ( ject to this clause from an idea that tbo pay will come but of their pockets , as if it did iipt bo now ; -and who would rather not pay a servant that saved him the means to do it , than a tiaurper that robbed him ? Who wonld not rather salary a steward and pocket the fiaviugs of his estate , than let tho stewatd have power to WttBt * and pay himself ? Volunteer membeiB are privateers who teyb a roving , commission—they are pirates . This clause ia a necessary consequent to the preceding one . -- / - ... ' . '¦ ¦' / ' . ¦¦' . ' ¦¦¦ . '¦¦ , ;;" .:. ' . ' . "¦ : ¦ ¦ -:
Thoce are tbe five points of the People ' s Charter ; but we sometimes hear of a sixth point ; namely , — « lectdrai distrkts—which i in fact / is no polntat ali , but a mere iJintter of errangement fo * tbe convenience of vptinjf : for Universal Suffraj ? o will require that the people : be appcttioned ia eqnal :: lots ., will call for a numbering cf tbs tribes , a separaWpn of them , or Tather a Begregation of them in distrieta ; jfiist as the country is divided into counties for the more convenieht : dispatch of . business , anA ours will be a new diyi 3 it > n of tbe country , only more equally , and both for assize and election busiiies 8- ^ an anrangemeBt worthy of the Great Alfred who first divided England into ' ' counties . . ' ^ ¦ ( to be continued . j :
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE NOBXHERN STAK . MR . CLANCEY AND HIS SLANDERER . ¦ : Dear Sir , —Having seen what I consider a very unjufit attack upoh : that sterling dernocrat , Mr . Clancy , iu the British SlatesiHan , and being acquainted with the whole of the clrcuihstaneca attending his late visit to this town , I can testify to the truth * and every sincere ChartUb here wiii agree with me , th : i > never could any man labour more hard to tflfect a reconciliation . For five successive evening 3 he exerted hirnself with all his power , for that purpose , and , although grossly insulted by some pretended . Chartists , lie received an pnanimpus vote of thanks for his cx « rtions ; and base indeed mast be that fellow , who would either ¦ write or piint sucia acurrJloua language ! of so good . a man . - ; . ¦ ¦/¦ ' ¦ ¦ . ¦/ - '' . . . ¦ , ' ¦ . ' . .. : ' v- ; . - ¦ ••¦ :- '
There haa not been one number of that paper , under its present editor , but what Ihave bean hoiioured with ita abuse , and I have no objactipn to aa much more as tho parties like . That will not affect me ; but when . I seo a man coming forvpard to liaa his influence to try to establish that brotherly respect among Chartists that ought to exist ; it does betray a , depraved heart indeed , in the individuals who would try to injiira sach a inr . n , and Ciancey rnuat bear in mind he docs not stand aluuc , for every n . an who stands firm , against the . " new nioVe ' - humbugs , shaiea tho eaiaefa . e . In th 9 critical state of the cqantry , it in the d uty < if Chartists to remain firm aa rocks , and with \ Qoii for oupguidance , we will not only smash to atoms WJiigs and Tories , but all the " new move" traitors ; cL'seitfcrs , and humbugs in Eng land . , ¦ ¦! .. ¦ ¦¦ "• ' '¦ . " ' . :-- " ¦¦ - ¦ : . ¦ : y - ' -. - - ' : ¦ ' , '¦ ' : ¦¦ - ¦ ¦¦ : ¦ ' ¦ ; ¦;¦ - . ' .. ¦¦ - ; . ' J . ; ALLEN . ;;¦ ¦ Brighton , August 15 ia , 1842 .
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TO TH £ fiDlTOB . OF THE NORTHERN STAR ,. Sir ,--I aeiit the following letter to-the Statesman for insertion , in reply to bis wanton and unprovoked attack upon my conduct while iccently in Brjglitdn ; but this honourable ¦' " wkole hog Chartiet " - ^ this brawler for fair play—this trumpeter of a " clear stage and no favour" haa actnally dwindled down to the poltroon pTactice of the bloody old Tory school , who , not content with condemning me , without even an accusation , refuses me all appeal against Shis Pandemoniumseat in Fleet-streetI If thlaba tbadeuiociailc spirit that thev schoolmaster is to imbibe in us , through his iUxtstriom Statesman , no wonder that wo are opposed by the bludgeon and the bayonet ! to
pre-¦ vent this spread of Charti ij ai ! ^ Besotted as tbe Dublin Register and ¦¦ Pilot , ate , they did not refuse me a reply , when their Editors impugned the motivea of Eaglishmen in 1830 ; bnt it was " reserved for the ( Statesman to outshoot even the ehootiujj rflsominondation of the Tory Times , by eetticj ? the example of shooting at the cliaracier , 63 well ub the body , beliuy ' ws that mine will keep more by his pickling than his praise ; but as ho has endeavoured to bold a falsa mirror of riia " np t ® nature , " while by ' dare- ' not look at his own shadow in the Statesman , - '¦ ' allow me , Sir , to show hia admirers what a pretty figure he cuts in the i '/ of / ' . ¦ . ' . . ' . ¦ ¦ ¦'¦ ¦¦ ' - . ; . . ¦ ¦ . '' ¦¦ ' ; 'r . ftm , ' $ i ' rr . ' . ' ;/¦ . . ' .-. - '" .. ' . ' ., ¦ , ¦ ' ,- ¦''" ;•¦ . .. '¦'• ' ' J AnEaemy to the ; " Foxes , " ¦ : ' ¦'¦' ¦'¦ - ¦ ' ¦ aa well as the Cuba , :
¦' .. : . . - ¦ ¦¦ . ' ¦; .: ¦/ ' , '¦ . ' ¦ ¦ ¦;' -. ' : •¦¦ * ¦ . ¦"' .-: ¦ - . ' ¦ Ia . . T . CLA . NCY . ' London , Aug . 22 , 1842 . TO JAMES O ' BHIEN , PART PROPRIETOR OF Till "JJUITISH STATESMAN , " London , Anguatl 5 tb , 1812 . ? ' Who eteals niy puTse Bteals trash ; But ba who filches from ine ray good name C R ?) t > 8 rae of that which hoi enrichea him . But makes me poor indeed . ' ^— Snakspere . In your paper of tho 6 th instant you have , as you are aware , introducad me ( sans cereinonie ) in the following exquisite fanfaronade : — : 1
' ! Wa have heard of Claucy ' a doiDga at Brighton ; but the fellow is not [ worth notice , the fact of hia being obliged to have recourse to plotting and private slander ia at once a proof of the inherent weakness of the ging , and of ihe villanousspirit that actuates them . " - It is a consolation to me to kno w , at all events , that these ore hot the words of ah Eaglishman . It ia alao a consolation to me to know thai ; neither Ireland nor Irishmen owo a debt cf gratitude to the name of O'Brien . It ia an otninoua name in the history of my unhappy country , in her etriiggle for freedoin ; And it is a singular coincidence , that a Jamea ' O'Brien ahould now complain of '' ' private' el andering , who has been recently going about the country alaiidering and firing paper pollet 8 : at ; Mr . O'Connof ; that afellow of the eame
niiine , vide , Jeremy O'Brien , a pretended patriot and an informei :, who waa hanged at Newgate for murdering one Hoey , should soina forty years ago have / fired a Arther O'Connor , the Ex > le of Erin ! After ydiir intrbdaefcion of me io ycur friends , I thiok tiioy will readily ; admit I oy ? e you but little courtesy , and moat assuredly , O' Brien , you shall havo but . little ut ray iiauds . . ¦ i ; wiH ' ther 6 for ' e ; ^ p 1 y . ' . t » : : ypur '' . farra « 0 ' -in : ; Liqguago bsst Buitfcd to thu Biiiingsate diction which you have recently iriaulged in—premising if I am to take lasfc week ' s Slafesnian as a sjmple of / your new-fangJed aack J as a literary apbciinan of your iniprovud vocabulary ! { , aa an uuequivycal proof that the schoolmaster ia really abroad ; anii that yoar pupils will give you credit for even common courteous language 1 ! I if they do , to them I say that I pity ¦ ¦;' . > ¦'¦ ¦'¦"¦ . ; ¦ ¦/ ¦ .. ' , , '¦ ¦
" SachBimnlcton Bases , and teosomng fooia . " No w as to tho fad , mind yoa have said fuel , of me having recourse to plottins and ¦/ private-Blander , is it a ftct because you sbtto Ihat you have been told -so > hy soms anonymous Jirigliton friend . ' I have hear *? tiiat you are » renegade ! ia thita fict ? time T / ili tc ) l , and froit wiil trythe potatoes ! this is Irish , no donbt yoa'll under 3 taria it ! -.- . What risht h . iya ytfa to presrijns : a fact on an eiparte - ' statement ? ttiii presumption alobe would nn fit you in tlis mind of any unprejadiced ruan for bokiing the bilaace of a free press , which should be poised eqdilly for all , Jiacl paifciculariy -a'fc . -a time when it ought to be your < luty to heal , not to wound ; to apply Instead of -witniirawing the cataplasm froux the deep-wounded body of Chartism ! What have I done to you , O'Brien , th ^ t you should thus mnlign me ? Have I not eneniies enough to contend with without you ? ' - ¦ ¦ ¦ Bai . 'Jf' you will draw your bt >^ , I , too , ¦
have an arrow ; in ray quiver . for ¦; . ' . •• you ; i What right hi y e yoa : as a public journalist to assume ther judgment aeafc , and proaoanea your reckless verdict on ma without even a notice of trial ! Was I hot worthy of even the chancei that is givfin to the felon or the assaesin ? Who ever talked more loud of individual denunciation in the SSotr than you did ? Wh 6 sooner took advaastage « f yonr ill-gotten power to wield it against individual ihairactfir ? Is not your papes ; teeming weekly with the filth of personal spleen and irritable vindictiveness ? but rnoek not faoheat Cnartiam . with your whole-bog principles , when you think you have g <* a , bow by the ear ? JPot I tell you , O'Brien , ! l fling yoor hiqaisitotial verdict in your teeth ; pnblio opinion will dasa it with the rest of youx Wbg-like ttoeaia a ^ frothy bombast I which , like the ahade of the paper you contrpul . haying no substantive , will Unger oat a fe > daya ^ and then as a weed in the desert departwithont offencling any ono . with its stink . the
As to your term " gang , " I would ecorn to belong to ahy / gans ; I niato ^^ you a present of phrase . When I go to Bcbool to you I wiH ask you its meaning . I asked a manthe other day , andhetoldmb I innst ask O'Brien * 6 'Connell & Co . Your sneer at the Chartlata of Brigbton meeting in a baerefeop , comes with indecent taste , baa grace , and worse judgment ; in your vindictive rancour you forget that you were insulting your acknowledged frienda , a 3 well as your discarded ones ; for I believe they taeet in the very house where they often entertaineayQU i beibJsaa itiaay , llK 4 i 9 Tpw » y <* t *« m w <> wa
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rather mak 8 a roiitttra- in * bs « r shop , than mike % dram-shop of a public platform ' ' ! Hud they the tmney which they gave yoa , an < i which has procared for you tbe means of insulting them , tboywouicl hive had ample means of paying for a private room . Thus your ingratitude seems to bo as uhbouaded as your irrational disposition to snarl Vfith everybody . . ' ; ¦ .: ¦ . / ' Now , as your " *[ !} ing ] notice" could not " take wing" without your favourite splash t- * rma . ? ' roguea and dnpes , " I must remind you that 'the former are generally the first to cry ?• S : op , thief . »• ' and the latter
hiay bo known by following the SUmese ghost . of two defunct papers ! I wonder , when you went about coupling my name v ? ith the vlestiuction of your , preEent paper , that you did hot couple it with the destruction of the Opcralivt ; &c .: your conclusion would have been just as much at homa ; for I can ossure yoa that I wonld hot destroy a libo of it . It will destroy itself ; arid if Gywy true democrat was as much convinced as I am of the injury your " equ' . b" is doing the cause , by ^ firing every cam p . " they would leava it where you would have itlwiveus , " all alone initaglory . "
I kho . w you * object has bsen to drag me into a qaarKi with the Chaitists of Brighton ; but jour flint Woat strike fire . : ' . ; - .- ¦¦ . \ '•¦" .
; I have the pleasuro-to be , An enemy to all political trEffiukors , ~ . ' . "¦• . ¦ . ' ¦ "¦ ¦¦ ¦ -. ' . \ - -. - - ¦ .. " '¦¦ '••' , ' ; .: ¦ ; - lu ¦ T . ^ . ClASCT
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. MB . O'CONNELL AND THE IRISH UNIVERSAL surFBiGE Association . Moved fey Mr . \ WHIiam p'TooIe , and Becouded by Mr ^ Patrick O'Conneil— ; : . ¦ . y ; / ...- " : ¦'¦;'" : : /¦ Resolved- ^ " That it nlf ) r / ls us tinfelsnf'l p ledeura to see , by- a . speeeb of , Daniel OCouriell , Esq , M . P ., and Lord Mayor of Dublin , delivered in tha Corn Ex ~ ckouge , on Monday last , that he at length optnly and unequivocally givea In his adhesion t < i the sis points of the dooaraent called tue 'fPeopVo ' a Charter , aud adopts the < ioctrine of Universal Suffrapa in precisely the fienee in which' we hold it ,- cs syt forth by the print « 4 papers of this Association since the year 1839 , viz —the extension of the Suffrage t , o . cvtry male cf twenty-one seats of ace a'd uorwarcia , of eauo mind ,
nnil uncoBviifted of falo : iiou 3 offence . That , however difficult to xeconcilo tho conclusion to which tbe 'Liberator ' -b&s now : arrived with ttie incessant and rancoroua abuw to which Chartism in England and bur Associati ^ u here have been su bjectid , wo do not hesitate to inerge every feeling in-that of siticare sfttisfiictiOn , that owing to whatever c ^ use the leader o ? the Repealera of Ireland now stands publtciy pledged t « r the goiitical creed of the . / trlsh Univeisai Suffrage Association . \ That , as Mr . Q Coniu-H , in ; tho same speecb , states that our meetings are hfcld in . * a bcrft parlour inNorta Anue-Btreet , we-caioDot closs this notice with out undeceiving him en tha point 1 'he wnre-rooms in which we assemble are larger than Vaosls cf Mr . Coyne ,
the bookselU'i in Capel-strebt , where the om Catholic Association m et , and the { only difference bet ninn them and the Corn Exchanae ropnia , is , th ; vfc they are free to all , arid that thereis ho distinction made between tha poor and more wealthy mau—all siaadiag on the saiua democratic level . The principles tdvecat d there aro , that the tithe rent " charge cannot ba abolished '; that the ministers' inor-ey canbet be got r : tl cf ;/ asd , above ail , that the Repeal of tho Union canrioi be carried by the present constituencies of Irfcland , nor until the Suffrage ia extended as universally as try all ulong contended , and aa Mr ; O'Gonneil : poy ? co tends it Should be . " : / ' ' . ¦¦ . ... :. ¦ : ¦ ¦ : "' ' Patrick OHigcims ; President .
.:- ' : - ; : / ;; v ¦ W . E . DYOIT , Sctrfctary No 14 , North Anue-strefct , ¦ . : . '¦ . ; Dublin , Auii 17 th , 1812 . ' -. ; .
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TO lilE CHARTISTS : qF THE UNLl ^ EIJ : . ;¦ : ' '¦ - . ' ¦ . ' :: ¦' . ' '¦/ "¦ ¦¦ ¦/ . KINGDOM . . " ¦ ; -. ; ; . ; V . ; " / . ¦ The late Convention hftving decided npon the pro * prloty of preBenting a memorial to tlis Queen upon the 19 th of ¦ September , and aecampariying it with a procession , -we beg serioosJy to direct yonr itJention " to tftia subject ; your remonatrarice to tho House cf Commons has been treated with the greatest coaterapt—your eervahts have decided that you can only approach them in the attitude . of prayer ; the remonstrance to tho Queen ia your last resource ; should this fail jca will then be jii 3 tifi « d in taking such other stc |« 3 as the exigeHciea of the case and your character as men wiil admit of ; buc ¦ in order to avert ; if pps 3 iblo , any uiterior measures , let this dcnionstraHonbe tfiicieiit ^ -let each locality
throughput the empire , immediately remit to J . Cleave , 1 , Snoelane , London ^ tho : sum of 5 s . or more , specifying tha purpose , and , if possiWe , a delegate from each locality bo seat to oceompany the rnsraorial . Banners , &e .-yriJl also be acceptabJe ., This is the suggestion of the Executive , and it meets with onr . ' cordial approbation . London is now deeply in debt for the last demoastratioa , but act upon this suggestion , and we pledge cureelyes to get up a demonstration worthy of cur caaseworthy to be cailed a national demonstration—ono compared to . wh'chall pravioui ones will sinbintoconipartvtire in 3 ? i ? rirBcance ; bat to insure thia , steps must be im » niertiatsiy . t * vken ; tha locaVities will , Abcrefore , sea the necessity , of promptly carrying out this recommeadatibn / - .- ¦ ..- ¦¦ < ' . -: ¦ ¦ . ' ¦ ' . ¦ - . ' ¦ ' ¦'• ¦ - ¦ ' , ¦ : ¦ ¦/' ; ' : ¦ ¦• ... ¦ . / . - ¦" . ¦/
' : ¦ .. ¦ '' ¦ . ' ¦¦ .: ¦¦ ¦ ¦ . : ¦ ¦ ¦ Ydura , . .. ' . " . " '¦ . - . - ; ' / . ¦ ' ¦ ¦ --- - The Members of the Metrspolihn palp ^ ate Meoting , James S . Heath Jimas Davies ThomasJLacas . : ¦¦ ¦ - . ¦ •' '• ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ J . imts Christopher WiNiaa / Snjith JoliuDiball : William Grovsr William Dj . v ? c Benjamin Nawiey James E . Nagle . ——Smith ¦ . - . . AbolCook ; ' V Edwaid'Pickersgill '¦' * ¦ , > WilliamHainphiejs Wiliiam Girdiner Juhu Qt . "proa Gaorgd Wyatt ;; John Ma ^ iatd ' John Djwiirig ; . -r— Ro- ~ e Williarn D ^ iibar Thoniaa Buaden John Siuipson " John Walkerdine : ^ Richard John ^ Jame 3 Knigufc :: ? ¦ : ¦" ¦ '¦ . diaries ' ' 0 saham - Saraual Squirss , : Edward Lang with Hoary Wilkir . s —— -Jones TH 03 IAS M . VVUEBLEa , Wm . Cuffay ¦¦ ¦' , ' " : . ; . ; ¦ Socratary . / ' . . '•'
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ExKCtiTiON Ar NjENA ( 3 n .--Tho extreme sentence of the Jaw was carried into effectonSaturday , between the hours of twelve and one o ' clock , on J&tnea Shaa , o / tff * Smyth j who was found guilty at the last Nenagh Assizes of tho inhuman and most barbaroas murder of Rody Kerincdyi at Loughane . : Mdrber op a Wom . vn . —an inquest was held on Wednesday ^^ last , at Laftf-ra , by Mr , ; Jamts Carroll , coroner , on the body of EUeri Murphy , who came by her death as follows : — -The first witness examined was July Hayes , who stated , thai on Sunday , the 3 rd of July last ; she weat to the house of Jphtt Murphy , the husband of deceased . John Murphy waa Bitting on a Btool in the corasr . Mrs .
Murphy , the diccased , then came in from tho yard , and passed into the innner room , and brought oat pom © bdile i potatoes for the fowls in the yard . Denis Murphy followed deceased put to the yard , ancl Mrs . Muiphy returned almost immediately to tho kitchan aad sat down by the Sre j sha : was followed by Dsnis , who kissed both bis hands , and went to tho drssser and kis 3 sd it also . Mrs . Murphy called out to him . ;* ' You ornedeavn iraun you aro moTorogne than fool , " " say that a ^ ain , " , ho said , and she repeated the expression . Partis then walked into tho room insido the kitchen , and Mrs . Murphy followed hiin , caliinff ont "What are you doing there 1 " Ha answered , " What need you carol" Witness then called to John , the husband
of deceased , and tho father orDauis by a former marriage , to go into the room ,, fo ? fear ho ( meaning Denis ) should say or do anything to her . John , as qaiekiv a 9 possible , got up and followed them into the room ; tho father remonstrated with deceased for arguing wich ^ eui » , and desired her . to loave him trusting to himselfi " - Why don't you correct h mJ " she i-aid . John answered , "There could bo : no . satisfaction gol of him , whatever he was . to do . " Dsceased tbak a loolvin ^ - ^ ass from Deai 3 in tha rooffi ^ and h 3 pushed the door after her as she wa 3 coming oui ^ end sh 3 pushed it aj » ain j sho then-bronght the looking *^ lass to to the kitchen , and wont to the dre ? ser , aud appeared to tbreatea Dsnis vnth'th ' 6 ' lookingglasi ; , biit did hot strike him . She came
back to the middle of the floor , and her husband was still advising her to let htm alone , an * to trust to hjmssjf , the / ather , ; and not to ciind hiia , Beforo th ^ y were aware of it , Denni 3 got hold cf a spade , and " knocked the deceased down by a blow on tha Bhoalder , and broke the spade on her . He then rail but , with tho handle of tno spade in his handi Deceased then got uPt and took up tho Avon ot tha spado from the floor , and eaid , " If I was hot a ssroiig woman , that blow would have killed me . \ Vitii 33- ; then called to the dsoeased ' . not 16 go out ,: but eho followed Denia into tho yard . Immediately after witncS 3 heard the sound of blOws she ran out , and saw deceased on th « ground bleedin from the head , and saw Duais
g Murphy running away with tha spade-handle , passing the wiadow towards the potato field . Previous to this , in the morning , witnessiw « talking . to deceased , who said Denis was going on wiih . sis ^ tantrums , and that ho had raised a stbol over her head and killed a pullst on her ; witness also visited deceased several time 3 sinco ebe was Btrock ^ and found her . up about tho honso , and also saw Denis one day sitting by the fire in the kitohen . Mary Madden , daughter of deceased by a former marriage , was also examined , and said , that her mother told her that Denis Murphy strode her , and was the cause of her death . . Tn © evidence osf the medioal gentleman in attentfano © was that there was a lomjiludin *! woond of thro ©
inches on the right Bide of the head , on the parietal bone ; another at an angle from that neat the efowiL of tho bead , the scalp much thickened , and frontal bono , fractured ; there w » s inflammation and sup ^ puratioa 00 the brain , which caused death ; the right shoulder was discoloured from the effects of a blowii The ibllowins verdict was Ibundv- ^^ Deceased camo by-her death in consequence of oneia 6 r « tal wound oh the forehead , ihlioted by Dania Murphy , on the 3 rd day of July last , tvita a spadohandle , of Which Bhelaiiftnished till Tuesday , tha 16 * th day of August ioft ., and then died at Litcera . ' * ' ( tie corouer ' s warrant was issued ba ThurBday morning , and in the course of the saao day Denis Murphy was arrested and lodged in the county gaol oftheNwth Riding—^ cno ^ A Guardian ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 27, 1842, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct903/page/7/
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