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Leader (1850-1860), 14th February 1852, Edition Town of 2, Page 149, Untitled Article

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      h 0 haa come direct thence to Ireland , thenm a state of nartial insurrection . , And the de ^ atch concluaes with . some remarks , i Vh wifl serve to put foreign exiles 6 » their guard , A rouse the * vigilance of public opinion in their defence , if unwarrantably watched or vexatiously ^ While however , Her" Majesty ' s Government cannot « cpnt -afthe request of foreign Governments , to propose Xamt in the Jaws of England , they would not only taret W would highly condemn , any attempts on the t of foreign refugees in England to excite insurrection Gainst the Governments of their respective countries . Such conduct would be considered by Her Majesty ' s Government as a flagrant breach of the hospitality which ¦

      those persons enjoy . . . : ; _ . . .,, ; .. " The attention of Her Majesty ' s Government -will continue to be directed to the proceedings of suspected foreign refugees in this country , and theywll endeavcijir by every leeaf means to prevent themfrom abusing thehospitality so liberally accorded to them by the British laws , to the prejudice of countries and Governments in amity and alliance with Great Britain /' " ' ; : ( ; ^ : '; As to the interference of' foreig ^ ^ ver ^ ents with Eno-lish travellers and English subjects abroad , a case in point has occurred . Certain , missionaries ,: subjects of England , have been recently expelled from Bung&ry by the Austrian Government . A deputajbion from the Scottish Reformation Society waited on Ijord GranvHlfi

      on Friday week , and represented the facts to him . ^ These expelled gentlemen , the % vferend Mr . Wing ^ te and ttid Reverend Mr . Smith , were officiating ministers to the British residents at iPesth . They were represented ; i& inoffensive personB , who had lived at * Pestlifor tenyearsi What was Lord Granville ' s reply ? -He had bitten to Lord Westmoreland , and coujd not give a definite answer until that nobleman sent fipnie reply , " Nevei * theless , he was very ; anxibus . to . niaintain religious liberty and toleration . . , ' ..

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      ELECTION MATTERS . * The newly appointed Ministers have b ^ enauocessjful in their appeal to their constituents . Mr . Fox Maule met with some opposition from Mr . Charles Gilpin , at Perth . The neW : President of thfe Boardl of Control made a speech so thoroughl y ) W £ ] gfjn its tone and sentiment—declaring , for one things stoujfc opposition $ q jihe ballot—that Mr . GilpTTri'was put forward , it > # as thought , with some chance of success . But Mr . Gilpin on the nomination day said he fiitoWd fe' ^ rBat iVrirtt of the'ljaHbt to secure his election , and ; ( though ' theshow of hands was in his favour , he withdrew . Mr . Maule was'therefore duly elected on Monday * The next announcement

      is pi thy . "On Monday , the Right Honourable ^ HiObert Vernon Smith , the newly-appointed Secretary at War , was re-elected for the borough of ^ prthampton . V , The " pink of a red-tape Whig" found no opponent . At Greenwich , on the contrary , the new jtiord of the . Admiralty , Admiral Houston Stewart , was opposed by Mr . Montague Chambers , Q . C . There was a stout contest between the " sailor and the hvwyer ; " but the Government influence carried it , and Admiral Stewart polled 2964 to 1249 polled for his opponent . The Protectionist candidate , the Honourable W . 'E . Duncombe , succeeds ! th # , Honourable A . Buncombe . in ithe representation of East . Refcfprd ,, .. . ¦ > ¦ - . ;'; . , ¦ ,.. "! , ¦ ¦ '

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      THE RIFLE CLUBS . The central committees of the , Metropolitan Riflo Club have publuthod a draft constitution , as follows : —f " 1 , That every person joining it docs bo to acquire . the use of a weapon which may , jn time of need > add to the defence of his country , 2 , That this association being a riflo club , its meetings shall be for the purpoao of perfecting its members in the skilful use of the weapon at a mark . 8 . That it will be necessary for this purpose , thattho members posBess a supply of rifles of the some make and calibre , so thatif required for iictivc service ,

      , the same ammunition and projectile may bo employed for nil . 4 . That in the event or the Government requiring the n 8 sistanco of the dub or its sections , the merhbers shall not be called upon to leave thd locality they belong to and are most interosted'in defending , except thb 9 e Who may volunteer to do so . B . That every person on joining the club shall intimate to the Bocretary , in writing , 1 »» 8 willingness to conform himself to its reguktiona , and shall pay to the treasurer the sum of 10 a . as an eutrauoe-1

      Tho Committee furthor atato , fchut thero , aro many who , although prevented by cirpumistancos from giyiiJg their personal services in aid of this patriotic inpvojnent , would inoat readily subscribe towards dofrnying tho exponsos incurred in securingthc country ugainat nggrcsHion and spoliation . The committee will be happy to receive the subscriptions of such persons to bo applied to tho general purposes of tho Association , ono of which ia to proouro a supply of rifles for tUa uae of those members who may not bo able or disposed to purchase them .

      Seventy gentlemen , " including more than one veteran officer , have met at Exeter , under the presidence of Mr . Edward Wbolmer , to form a Rifle Club . Earl Fortescue applauds . A Rifle Club was also formed at Southampton qn . Tuesday , ' Dr . Glover of Newcastle has received a letter from the Home Office , stating that the Queen is' willing " to accept the ^ services of volunteer rifle , corps' * in certain eases , provided that the corps is recommended by the

      Lord-Lieutenant , and that except on actual service it defrays its own expenses . It will be subject to the rules a ^ ady provided by-tne 44 Geo . III . c . 54 The letterfiiirther states that any " proposal for the formatioii of such cprpsj accompanied by a statement of the intended mumber of its members ^ will , if transmitted tp Sir George Grey by the LordrLientenant of the cQunty , receive the jcohsideratipn of Her Majesty ' s Government . "

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      THE AMAZON . SojfE ; additipnal relics of the Amazon have been found . Two casks of oil , olie containing about 100 gallons , and the ' . oth ' er about W ; have been brought into Portsmouth , after beingpicked up at sea , one off Weymouthand the other off ¦ Shdreham , , and' which are supposed to have been washed up froai the wreck of the Amazon . One head of each cask is niuch burnt / showing them to have been exposed = to fire ; " The marks 1 on the casks' are not legible , - ' ' - >¦ ¦'¦ ¦¦ . .. ¦¦ ' - ¦ . - ' ¦ - •¦ ¦•; : - ; ; - \\; ¦ ¦ ¦ The following letter appeared in Thursday V K / n ^ s ; to

      Siri ^ -I hasten ; -inform you that about 7 o ' clock this morning , a fisherman on thejbeach adjoining the property of Sir J . H . Williams ,- " of Clbvelly-court , picked up the body of a . gentleman , suppbsedrtoi be one of the passengers by the ill-fated Amazon ; and to . have lain in the water ; about a . month . The wife of the man who picked up the body has just been here , and informs me that the bpdy ia that of a person p \ Jeet high , stout make , Wearing a frockrcoat liiied with silk , a great coat , and a fancy striped shirt ; : ; he had . in his pocket . a steel pen and holder , with some tobacco . - , ' ¦ -.., ¦' The body , is-now lying-waiting the qoroner ' s inquest . X max } Sir , your obedient servant ,, , ; , ¦ ..:- : Johji Leb , Ppsttnastier , Bidefprdl ; . Bideford , ifprtUPevps ^ peb ^ lQi . i . ... ~ _

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      • PROGRESS OF ASSOCIATION . ' Etol . OyEItS' ST ' EIKE . Pursuant to . an advertisement in the daily papers , Messrs . Maudslay opened their faotory oh Monday to all who would sign the f ' decoration * ' imposed by the masters . About 400 are said ; on equivocal authority , to have so signed . There was no disturbance of any kind . > These ikcts were announced in the Globe of Monday . On Tuesday morning , the Morning ChranicU contained the'following stateinent :-

      —Accordu \ g to previous announcement , the ^ embers of the Association of Employers' of Operative Eaginecrs yesterday re-opened their shops , which iiad been closed , in consequence of the dispute with the Amalgamated Society , Bince the tOth rilt ., and from all the information that we have bceii able to gather on the subject , the ' step may be Bain * , at least for the Present ; to Have proved a perfect failure : notwithstatadingrm ' announcement contained in an cveni ^ contempoi ' afy ljiist"hight ! , intimating that the men had given w ' ay , and that up to twelve o ' clock 400 men had resumed work at Maudslay and Field ' s establishment alone . At the shop referred to , we arc informed that only three engineers ( fitters ) and a few boiler-makers , making a total of about eight , signed the declaration as

      skilled workmen ; while Bcven foremen and eight apprentices quiitcd work rather than sign the declaration proffered by the employers . At Simpson ' s , Belgrave-road . Pimlico , five foremen and four apprentices gave a week ' s notice of leaying , upon the sAme grounds' ; no skilled workmen being kno ) Vn to have gone in . At' Ronnie ' s , Holland-street , Blackfriars , three foremen gave a similar notice , as did also , it ia slated , several , foremen and apprentices at Miller and Rnvenhill ' B , GlaSaliouse-fields , ' where eight skilled workmen ; however , went in and signed ; two of whom are said to be members of the Amalgamated Society , and the only ones known to have done so . Tho foreman of tho moulders at Penn ' s , Greenwich , is said to have preferred tho sacrifice of his situation , ono of tho best in the

      trad ' o , to signing the mnatcrs' declaration . A few non-Hociety men , but to an inconsiderable extent , ' are said to havo signed at this establishment . At GriascH ' a , Cityrond , twenty men went in as * ' moulders , " but are said by society men not , in ronlity , to hi ! generally skilled workincn . The number of skilled mon who wont in at other ahopa Id said to bo of no importance , and the members of tho Amalgamated Society express full confidence in the continued failure of the step thus taken by the cmploycra . It was stated yesterdny evening , at tho Central Committee of Unskilled Labourers , that not more than thirty men belonging to that luifoftahato class had received employment . Tho labourers flocked early to sign the declaration , but having dond bo , wera told there was no work yet , and that they would'be sent for when wanted ; an announcement which eamed n , cojwiderable amount of disappointment ;

      On Wednesday "Anucus" whoever the person who has become notorious under that signature may be , sent a long letter to the Times , attacking the Amalgamated Society with his accustomed virulence and misrepresentation . The letter reads very like one of those documents signed « Sydney Smith . " The official replies to it are annexed . . . '

      To the Editor 6 f the Times . Sir , — " Amicus" has made a statement in your paper of this morning , which , if allowed to go uncpntradicted , may mislead you and some of your readers , respecting the proceedings of the Amalgamated Society . He states that " We , had , not many days ago , Mr . Newton ' s assurance that his disciples had benefited by the increasing intelligence and enlightenment of the age , and had given up their old practices of ' pickets' and intimidation . From past experience , however , I placed no reliance on his words , and I was not wrong ; for no sooner

      had , the declarations . appeared than the committoe sent for the boys employed in several of the factories ( who , though not bound apprentices , were learning their trade ) , and acquainted them that , if they signed the document , they would be denied at any future period admission into the society . Within my own knowledge are the cases of more than twelve young men ( some of whom had served five years ) who were so far worked upon and intimidated by the committee , that they refused their signatures , and haye , consequently , been dismissed their employment . " .

      The iExecutive Council beg to say most emphatically that , as far as they are concerned , they have sent for no apprentices to threaten or to advise them ; but in many instances they have been waited on by apprentices , and have invariably refused to advise them in any way . The Executive Council , is in constant communication with all the branches of the society , but are not aware of any such proceedings being adopted by any committees ,

      If " Amicus" will oblige the Council with proof of the proceedings he alleges , they will interpose their advice against such practices ; for , although the employers seem to value their engagements to unbound apprentices so lightly , asj ; o discharge a boy who , while an infant , refuses to sign , a reclamation which " Amicua" confesses men do not understand , the Executive Council have more regard for an agreement , or implied condition , of servitude-than _ to counsel its violation .

      As to the tale of "Amicus , " respecting the unskilled workman whose fears prevented him from accepting higher wages , we must say * we do not credit it ; you , yourself , cannot now believe " Amicus , " for it was that correspondent , who said the Amalgamated Society had made three demands , while , in your nrticle of Friday last , you aunounped that the council only made two , and when " Amicus" prophecies of future intimidation , let it be remembered that we have disclaimed , and do disclaim , all intimidation , and that " . Amicus" has been singularly unfortunate in the prophetic line . He prophesied that in a month our funds would be gpne , our union undermined ,

      our society scattered . He promised workhouses and prisons , and dismay in all classes . We have hardly touched our funds , our union is more complete , our society more powerful than ever . The present forebodings of "Amicus " will turn out as futile as those of the last . We would not say a wprd tp "Amicus" in deprecation of tho low abuse in which he indulges , but we ask you whether you think such terms are consistent with tho general tone which pervades your columns , or calculated to servo the cause you advocate ? JJy order of tho Council , Joseph Musto , Chairman . Wiixiam Allan , Secretary . 25 , fcittlo Alie-atreet , J ? eb . 11 ,

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      To the Editor of the Times , Sm Allow us , as a body of apprentices ( who form the exact number mentioned by "Amicus" in his letter to you of the 11 th inst . ) , to contradiot ono of his statements , of which we imagine ourselves to be the objects . He Btatos that through tho tampering and intimidation of the Amalffiimatod Societv of Engincera we have refused to sign tho

      document which has caused such a turmoil for the last two or three days . We distinctly contradict Buoh a statement , and aver that no member of that body UBcd any persuo * aion intimidation , or interference with ua in any way whatsoever—on the contrary , tho charge rests entirely with our late cmp loycra . Thero was a copy of the document in tho shop ; we wcro asked to sign it—wo refused , and on Monday morning went to work as usual , but wore then acnunintcd that wo had discharged ourselves . will have the kindnessfor tho sake

      Trusting that you , of justice , to , give publication to thia , Wo remain your obedient' servants , Tjjoma 8 TujiNBUix , Henry Wiuoht , Jamks Piiue , William Bunn , FitEDBttiGK Spittle , JThedbhiok Knight , John Read , G . Balk ( abaent ) , and Gkouge OnoilAtti ) , Pond ( who haa gone to John Bupkett , work ) , GeW » PVNN , Lambeth . Ifob , 11 .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 14, 1852, page 149, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1922/page/9/