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      em have had aa-sMowrace ^ frain * the- defence fond ast week ; ¦ I Hear : that ther ^ hoM subscribed for the iaustanoeiOf ^ tUa : employers : was , last week , so small in aoioimttb&t it ^ ras thought better' to let them adfeodsoTer , tenthfbrm . oplarfc bf -thisi week * funds . ~ ISbprtty ^ jftey tne commencement of the agitation , Brad Oattecal ^ - ^ ind € o . ^ A&deiated Masters , cetn > tr * etedt 6 gBatjt fa lease of their mill to Messrs . Simpson , of ^ Manchester . The legal preliminaries a $$ eWto iiave ^ debiyed the comptetiop of the conlaNKStftattilaaon ^ iaiid this morningt the mill opened . Ivnn ^ aratondithafc Messrs ; . -Simpson offered to give an advance so long ai the stuff now in the

      ndtkr ^ dxooidddKfc , and * toaleave future prices to subs * i [ wMrtime £ j $ ezto&Bti > ' -M-Mhe opeiativea ^ however , h »^ e deeided-aot to accept these terms , and a regoifiliOii ¦ j > if | Wi * TnT > yni ^ g -framed at a naefeting ; held by ¦ ttwfes « ii 3 ^ p ^ jds formerly employ «* ¦ at this mill , pte 3 gia »^ m > ttvw to utand firm . ^ Vhen the nUl o ^ ned-jWitewtaBd that ftw&e hands . presented tbsaaiselves-fthe full complement being about a tlWHIIIIll ^ f" ; . ' :, <•? \ NJ--ti 1 •¦ : ¦ ' ' The immigration scheme ia at a stand still ; and I % * & that * altlMUgh no fresh hands tuw » teen brought itNlO BrwjNffl , tae ^^ rajbih **^ beett sen ^ out . ¦> ¦ ¦ ¦ s -. AecojQnling' to ^ ' tlie ^ statetnents published at the instance of &e > Maurteit # ytsdociatlonabout 9000 are

      , rottuHW * ' * p BIfu £ 0 ¦ up « u , 6 COHiJHCulGIlT OX XuG nUilS * ap ^ tHe irlP A ^ up ^ -ardi ^ r 12 , oop operatives uuemipp Sf * ^ nM ^^ ' ^| O g p ^ Ye > , 1 $ tjeEeVe ig lia ^ ^ M ^^ fegfffl ^ W ^ C ^|^^« » . 8 ^«^ y W | g $ TO % * jp&tWpa&t&L mx *» easiiy . «»» - { Q g ^^ . ^^ c- | lM ^ £ . ^ % > l ^^<^ bja ! r hand , half-tinaera Cwho ^ are mere children ) ate reckoned as full operatiiwfe -, j £ 4 ijgBeafc deal has iiaeeitftaid about themnm * bert atiteady employed ; bnt it cannot be disguised tlMrtthetqTWlity of the labour ianot at present very prtfdoetfve to the emproyers , Bat the contrary : In one instance a mannTdc ^ r ^ r has Btateitthat his yarn

      zMm ^^ s &tw ^^^ W ^ MTv ? r W ^* tegfgS » .-4 $£ ? £ « t !« l :. < $ | ix M&tm &&& < & * I > jgpQtpg 3 gpm& £ ^^ ' . keep the ei ^ 2 j |» p * iLi " 'C ^ hHdt © nt ; ?' acfej 8 et -to w 6 ik upofe single lootnsand turn out snefi a small quantity ^ of work , that the ; pri « e of the ariicte will ho * ' pay for th « cost af * tf | jtfgigU * . ©^< latfi employed * % 4 t * n 6 Ei&g wages of five shilling per # e % fc wfclvie a single Wecl of ^ c ^ Mefell ^ itY . ffthVclptti K * d been fcpo ^ ft S ^^^^^^ li ^ f ^^ *^ ' * - ^ 5 M SSHfiS ^ fflSRWiSJ ^ fcJSW ^ - •«*«*• ° ? ffim

      ysoiBBKWBWBSfgiMBBtr tt ^ K ^ wmcft , sto 4 iea labou ^ ia rewUy employed may be gathered from the fcOk > wia ^ faa ; a , lwhieh : « re triartworthy . There axe now about 9 ^) 0 Bkilled wearers at work in the ranis ' ^^ Afis «» atediifwtir 8 , ! ftgain 8 t , 6 iaawhoareont . Mi ap » Wers a « d min ^ ef ^ twenty-four haTe deserted thermion , agaiqst 815 ; vho stand ; firm , . -SteUWfc ^ lW ^ aJit ^^ appeared during the week is an appeal to th ^ s Womes or ^ m ^ P ^ S ^ m ^ y *» < # ^^ ath yelo ^ BeA ^ e of Rogers -haU .. J . select , ihfe following . geme front thia literary curioaity . The annettanta fetaf »

      tfiat—»^ 43 Jre « brt 8 l > h *^ ii ( ig foiled , to heilith © breacib , wearecorap ^ ltaO , to * pp «* l tft 7 » JL wlo poeaeas » n ^ siailr . of hnmaDitr wrthi ^ a thefe brteata , and espetially to the women of England , to whom 4 hi 8 . willia * particularly made , to m-mue front , their letiuntm ^ ( p ^ d U * that spirit tehick ever characterises the fei * ° * rclm * o / f 6 tf «^ bV the refinements of tk « East , sufyectedktotte tyrannies of Greece atutRome . But here % in the North , their equality has ever bien preserved inviolate .

      " Among our ancestor * the Saxons , and also among th * Gnpient Germans , ifieu vrdre ever- looked up to as goddesses in wisdom as in beauty , beings endowed with asuperior intelligence . They doubtless are , ami hence can we account for fckeir authority being most fully respected in all matters o £ religious trust , as w « U as in the affairs of life and mattl *" ^ Att info is particularly rich . Observe the appropriate and 4 daMicaI alliuion to the refinements of the JEkM and the tyrannies of Greece amd Rome . Sect is probably used instead of the more common word " sex ; " but nothing can exceed the learning and logic displayed iile the profound reference to the customs of our ancestors-the Saxons and the ancient Germans , as accounting for the influence of woman u in all matters of religious trust , as well as in the affairs of life and morals . "

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      MB . GLAtMSTONE'S £ OA * T CIRCIEL ^ R . Tixrs last ITriday week Mr . Gladstone published at the liondon ^ ock Exchange , and throughout I&e ^ ountry , the ibllowingproposal fora new loai »~ ^ "Treasury Cbambera , April 21 , 1854 . " The First Lord of the Treasuiy and ; the Cb&nceUoxof the Exchequer hereW give notice , that tenders will be received at toe Bank of England ^ ailyy between th& hears , of ten Jk . vu and two o ' clock p . m ., from the ¦ date hereof untii . Tuesday , the ; 2 . nd day of May next ; inclusive ,, fwipnviwholeil or part oc parts of the following BecTiritie ^ Tiz . :- — . . ¦ . " Two millions of Exchequer ' bonds , bearing inter « Bt > a ^ i

      the rate of Si . 10 s . per centum per annum , p ayable h # tfyearly ; and the bonds to be liqudated aodpaidou ^ at jpM on the 8 th May , 1858-" Two millions of Exchequer bouds ^ bearing interest atthe Bate of Bt Ids . per centunx pec ^ uxnum , ^ aj ^ hle half ^ yearly ; and the bonds to be liquidated and P » "l off afcpar ^ on . tlw 8 th May , 1859- . " Twomilhons of Exchequer bond& , bearing interest atthei rate of 3 K 16 s . pet ceatuna per aani » n . pajable half-yearly s and . the bonds tp ^ be licLuidateiand paid offat par on the . 8 th Jfey-lfieffc ¦ . . , . . " The bonds will bear date on the $ tlkMayr 1 854 » onswhichs day tha interest will commeaee , auc ^ interest to be paid hali yearly r on the 8 th K < ryen > ber and 8 t ^ May , up to the days onwbichthey will be paid off « t par-, . ' . "The tenders mu » fc be ni ^ de in separate aad sealed-letters foe each set of bojids * and , be aurked on the outside * as follows : — . . :

      " -A for the bonds ending on the « fltM » y , 1858 . M , for the bands -ending on the 8 tU Mifcyl 859 ?; apd , "V for the boads ending oni th ^ atitifay , laiGO , " T $ b tender wilt be received rfor a . less 3 uerth « a 10007 . . ¦«* The twadiersi will le understood t * bemadi » iitt gxchequer * - bifla » t par , but subscribers will beraltwrted the option ' of paying money . in , lieu oi Eicheqner-biitettnaon payittg 1 st for every lOOfi ; so paid , ia money . " ¦ . ' ' ^ Tin proportions of the subscriptions ; ta beiischarged in Exchequer 4 > U& « nd ia money musfr . 'be ? sepatatery stated in the tenders . . ¦ ¦ ' " The instalments innst be paidiin tha fbllowingproportians , and at tiefollowiiig periods , via .: — - " 10 per cent ; oil Monday , the 8 th May , " 30 per tent , on Friday , the 9 thk Janet " 20 per cent , on Tuesday , tha 11 th July . " -20 per cent , cm Friday , the 8 th Septtmben "And ! theTentainingpayment , toCQlnplet » tfce contract ^ on Ta « Bday , the 17 th October . *

      " Parties desirdos' of paying the instalments at an . eJKMe 1 period- will be at liberty to do so , and they will receive- interest at the rate of 3 L 10 s . per centum per annum from the day oi payment up to the respective days on which the instalments fell due . " When the instalments shall be paid m Exehequer-bilfy the interest which shall have accrued on the bills at tlto time of such payment will be paid to the subscriber by tha Paymaster-General , at the Fay-office , Whitehall " Before the hour appointed for the last receipt of tenders on the 2 nd of May the First Lord of the Treasury and tha Chancellor of the lilichequcr vrill deposit with- the governor and deputy-governor of the Bank of England sealed papery in which will be stated the reserved prices at or above wnica they bind themselves to accept tenders .

      " All tenders at or above those rates will fce accepted , to the extent of two millions tor each of the three series of bonds ; but a right of pr eference will be g iven to the highest tenders in price . If two or more tenders rfiall be at the ? same rates , they will be subject to a ^ ro ratd diminution in amount , if the acceptance of each tenders in full would occasion an excess beyond the sum of two millions , to which each of the series of bonds is to be limited . " The tenders will be opened by the Lords Commissionersof tbo Treasury , in the presence of the governor and

      deputygovernor of the Bank of England , after two o clock , p . m ., ou the 2 nd of May ; and notice will be given by the governor ? and deputy-governor of the Baak of England , at and after ten o ' clock on the morning of the 8 rd of Mwy , to all parties whoso tenders have been accepted , on their application at the Lank for that purpose "Scrip receipts will be issued by the Bank in the usual manner , which will be exchanged at the Bamlc of England for Exchequer bonds as soon as possible after the payments are completed .

      " The bonds will be issued in sums of 100 / ., 200 / L , 500 ? ., and 1000 J . " It is not intended to apply to Parliament during the present session for any further issue of Exchequer bonds beyond the said sum of six millions . " The reader will observe that the peculiar characteristic of this war-loan is , that it adds nothing-to tho permanent debt , but is bnsed upon the principle of a terminable aind easily npgotiated security .

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      afforded to the capitalist of making out a fair case through the medium of public journals , than any afforded to the working class . And yet these anomalies , which I shall show do exist ia the social fabric , wcfuia , if strictly inquired into and their operations fiaithf ally traeed , be found to exercise more nrfhieJnee in originating disputes , and engendering angry feeling between masters and their hands , thaw any caprice amongst the working classes themselves ^ or the united eftbrtsof all the delegates and agitator put together . But are the threatened reductions of

      istence of these institutions , so constituted , account tor the frequent occurrence of disputes ? May not those in power presttme too much on their position to encroach on the just rights of their workpeople ? And , on the other hand , may not the circu . i » stance > of so many masters being in- power excite the suspicions of the hands ? And -what can be devised as a remedy for these evils ? These are various and difficult ; but I will venture to hint that , in town * situated like Stockpoxt , a stipendiary magistrate ,, and transference of the government and appointment of the police to some other poyter than the watch ; committee , would do much to allay fears ; and give stronger guarantees of fair piay to all parties concerned . , I ana your obedient ; servant , I IXBAtinxAx * 3 usTic } tei

      required advances in the rates of wage * the sole , or even' the' primary , onuses of the turn-outs which «* frequently occur ? - ( Nothing of the kind , rt is absurd to think sfc ; and of thia every , one who has had opportunities : of watching minutely the pcoceedings of both parties ( employer * and hands ) must be long ago » convinced : mat thiee ^ foiurfchs of the disputes and ? turh * ontai are , in reality , haw attributable to the question of wages , than to pride of d&ss , and want of common sympathy , between masters and workpeople .

      The observation of the tate Judge Talfotsrd was strictly correct ,, and coidd be fully bonie out by innunieTable facts , would the * space of a letter admit their enumeration and detail . But other and graver questions than disputes , or the rise'and fall of wag 6 » , axe involved ; in the constitution of authoritiesllke those at Stockport , as I sbmUt presently prove ^ viz ., th ^ danger to the liberty of the subject , and the armixig' and investing' capital interested in the pro » - teetion of individuat interests with extensive and arbitrary legal powers to fuut into execution penal measures against those who . may offer the slightest resistance ' tath&viewBiaaad interests of 9 tnogistratCj altiidagb ; ta » t magtg < rilte ( ipi » r be an" employe *; ' mdt

      the question in diapwt © the subject of wages . Nay , the most constitutidnal and peacefol me « n « &tme command ef tfafrp 6 or ^ 'dperfttives ^ duriiig ai dispute huqt be cpnckraedrbyia number of manu&cturln justices , into anallegalact , and all meetnigst&duscussr thev wages question prohibited ; Dot withstanding the qniet and peaceable eoriduet of the < wholes operative chiss during the lasT turn-out ia thia borougli . If thrt ia doubted , let a Parliamentary inquiry be instituted , and it will be seen that b ~ greater abuse Of authority was . toever exercised by a nttmber of interested men-, than during this : turn-out in Stockporti But read these facts , they are taken from the list of the Stockpqrt Corporatipq ,. published by the Toraclerk W&T vouch fer tH ^ r truthfulness : — The borough bench of Sfeockport consists of twenty

      justices , inclining : the Mayer , viz ., $ ir R , Pendlebury > James Hewton , Henry Marsland , Peter Edrtard Maryland , William Andrew , Robert Gree , Cephas Howaudi IKiShard Syke ^ S . R . Carringtoa ^ Theioas Eskxigge , Biward Marsland , James Marshall , and James Wilkmson , Esqrs ; ( i 3 ) : all those are either large employers or possessors of , mill property . Tfiomas Wa ^ trJsle ^ -Bsd-, is » corn-factor and miller . aMi the retiiftffinh ^ sne , WilUim Rayrier Mayorj Joseph S . « Wnn -Yatey ^ Charles Baker , George Turner , 3 > , S , Gla ^ on , and John Borttnroyd , EBqrs . are physicfons , one an attorney ^ ? anxl two retureict gentlemen ; M ! r . Yates is judge of the county coixrt . These facts-will lead any unprejudiced reader to infer how things are done by the justices of Stockport , and what measure of justice wiH be meted out to a . turn-out in times of dispute .

      Efnt there is another feature in the corporation of Stockport equally instructive : —The composition of the watch committee . Tbis- committee , be it recollected , has the appointment and immediate government of the borough police . Thev have not only power to appoint , but to promote , degrade , and discharge , and against their decision there is no appeal . They can dismiss also without a moment's notice , and without assigning any reason for their proceeding . Should therefore this committee be composed of manufacturers or millowneTS , in times of dispute or turn-outs , it will readily be imagined what Was will be given to the police , and the penalty incurred

      by disobedience to the wastch committee . Now the Stockport watch committee for this year , and during this turn-out , consists of fourteen members , -viz ., Messrs . Henry Marsland , Thomas Fernley , Edward Marshmd , Edward Walmsley , Thomas Waterhouse , and Thomas Bailey ( 6 ) , all extensive millowners , manufacturers , bleachers , printers , &c , or in the cotton-spinning business - , then Messrs . Joseph Orme , John Hampson , and George Henshall , are cotton-waste dealers , and Mr . Isaac Moorhouse , a reed-maker ( 4 ) , all as much dependent in their line of business on the large spinners and

      mann-STOCKPO&T MAGISTRATES . { Prom a Correspondent . ) Stockport , April 27 th , 1854 . I am very much afraid that the real condition of Stockport , and other towns similarly circumstanced , is but imperfectly understood as regards its authorities , and the employers and the labouring classes at any time j but particularly whren disputes arise between masters and their hands . Neither can this matter ot surprise , when it ia considered how much bound up together must bo tho interests of capitalists and the local press there situated , and , consequently , the comparativel y greater facilities

      facturers as the poor hands themselres ; and James Carter , a retired waste dealer , with Messrs . George Brooks , David Bowers , and William Derbyshire , druggist . If ever a system and the doings of these two classes of authorities called for inquiry nt the hands of Parliament , it is tho present above-mentioned parties and their recent acts . Does not , I would ask , in the name of justice , the position and interests these men have at stake totally unfit them to sit as judges in their own cases , and clearly indicate the motiveB by which they must be actuated , whether as magistrates or in their dealings -with tho police as cornmittco-men ? M * y not tho ex-

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    • Leader (1850-1860), April 29, 1854, page 394, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2036/page/10/