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-i-u -i ± U £ UU > GUARDS . LOYED ' AXD HOXOTJKED COMRADES , lou will no douM read the discussion upon the motion of Mr . Hcjie Twtn no ordinary satisfaction , not derived from the small minority— although the snowball increases in its onward course—hut from the speeches of
Jar . Hume , Mr . Bright , and Mr . Lock Kix , -which cannot of course oe reported at full length in the " Northern Star . " Nevertheless , I can analyse them for you . They vere , one and all—and especially that of Mr . Bright—what in the " good old Tory times , " would have been designated as little short of treason ; and it was from the substance of those speeches , rather than from the terms of the motion , that I gleaned na slight satisfaction . But although I Toted for that motion , rather than be sti gmatised as an obstructive , impeding and standing in the way of progress ; yet , nevertheless , I must call your attention to the fact , that even Tvith Annual Parliaments , Universal Suffrage , Vote
by Ballot , and Equal Electoral Districts , it -would not be in the power of that constituency , to return a member for a county if he did not possess £ 600 a year ; or a member for a borough , if he did not possess £ 300 a year / And further , that if even Property Qualification was dispensed with , an intelligent man of your order , capable of representing you , and possessing your confidence , would not be likely to abandon trade or profession , if deprived of the means of existence . And believe me , Old Guards , when I tell yon , that the'interest of the labouring classes will not , and cannot be represented in Parliament , except by labourers . That is , by a sufficient number of intelligent working men to enli g hten those who are wholly ignorant of the Labour Question .
Old Guards , take experience from the past ; and recollect that Sir Geokge Giiey taunted Mr . HraiE with the absence of petitions , and do not let him taunt me with the same popular apathy , when , in this racing season , I give the animal its gallop . As I instructed you , you will send those petitions to the members of the respective districts from which they come , and you will report to the Executive the number of those petitions , and to whom sent ; while I confess that I should derive no
little pleasure from receiving a LITTLE MONSTER from Manchester , Birmingham , Sheffield , Leeds , Newcastle , Bristol , and all the smaller towns of England ; and from Glasgow and the smaller towns of Scotland j and from patriotic Merthyr Tydvil , and the smaller i » wns of Wales . Lord John Hussell has ioasted of your loyalty and your satisfaction , based upon your silence . Show him that you -are loyal to your principles , and that you will ¦ onl y be satisfied by their adoption .
Old Guards , yon have now ample time for action , and let me implore of you not to throw it away , inasmuch as upon your firm resolu--tion will depend the new Reform the Peime Mtxisteu has promised , and which is eulogisedby the " , 'i *» us . " The Government , to establish itself upon a firm basis , must henceforth recruit its forces from the Liberal , and not from the Tory ranks , and upon the firmness of the people will depend its RECRUITING CRY ! The more we ask for , if it is legitimate , and not an extension of our former -demands , the more Ave shall get ; while , upon the other hand , the less we ask for , the less will be offered to us . Old Guards : " To be forewarned is to be
forearmed , ' and let me again forewarn you . The policy of the English Government will now mainly depend upon the state of foreign nations , and especially the state of France . Take warning by the past The French revolution of 1793 compelled the English Government to promise the Irish Catholics a large relaxation of the penal code , but circumstances changed , and they changed with them . The French revolution of the "three glorious days , " as they are called , of 1830 , considerably expedited the Reform Bill , andthepassinv occurrences in other countries must
eventually quicken the march of progress in this country . But let me foreshadow your danger and oligarchical reliance . You may rest assured ^ that if the re actionists in France cannot uphold their monopoly of power with the concurrence of the representation of the mind of France , they will have recourse to physical power , as a means of resisting the progress of mind if its Arise developement and legitimate representation promises to : the working classes a fair and legitimate remuneration for their labour . Now , mind that ,
and never lose sight of it , and bear in mind , that this , and all other countries , have for centuries been governed by foreign , and not by domestic policy . In short , that there has existed a LEAGUE of KINGS against the LEAGUE of PEOPLE , and that the voice of knowledge has hitherto been stifled by the cannon's roar . But it is now your own fault , if you allow this policy to be continued , which may be destroyed by " the proper direction of that mind , which " has been industriously created , and judiciously organised , in this
country . Old Guards , my hands have been so full this week that 1 have not time for more , and shall conclude by again imploring of you to be watchful , resolute , and discreet ; to destroy the ^ Minister ' s taunt of there being no petitions for the Charter , and to let the House of Commons , the Press , the country , and the world nndcrstand that there is a force in the organised LABOUR-MIND of England , which no battery can assail , no bayonet can stab , no sword can cut down , or "Gagging Bill" intimidate . Let them unda-stand , that the
"ARTFUL AND DESIGNING DEMAGOGUE , " alluded to by the artful and designing Minister , has plucked the poisoned arrow from his quiver , upon which he was wont to rely for the accomplishment of his artful , designing , malicious , liberty-slaying assaults upon English industry and liberty . Your faithful Friend and Representative , Feaegus O'Coxnor .
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"A true labourer earns that he cats ; gets that he wears ; owes no man hate ; envies no man s happiness ; dad of other men ' s good ; content under lus own privations ; and his chief pride is in the modest comforts of his condition . "—Shakspere .
TO THE RIGHT HON . LORD JOHN RUSSELL . My Lonn , — -It will be ten years on the 13 th of next month , since I addressed you in the "Northern Star" upon the then position of your party , and the probable result of your policy generally ; audit is two y « ars since I addressed four letters to you in the "Labourer , " upon the Irish famine , the probable use you "would make of it , and -what the inevitable effect of your policy would lead to .
Mv Lord , I am perfectly aware that such appeals from one wholly unconnected with pri--rile ^ cd party , to one who owes his position and ° p 0 wcr to the cap rice of privileged taction , and to which he must defer , is " throwing pearls before swine . " However , as I—though Jerhaps presump tuously—speak the warning roiceof millions , I consider it my duty to them , to you , and to myself , to forewarn yon . ¦ i , ' -, J : . TlrA Tmt vanOUS moimpelled by various
mo-My Lord , men are tives to become politicians , and none are stronger than those which arc based upon dire necessity , and in this age , when prudence , economy , justice , and all other considerations are merged in political pre-eminence , those who see an utter absence of prudence , economy and justice , arising from political monopoly , verv naturally abandon all other hope , save that which is now based upon a participation in political power .
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The people have frequentl y relied upon Whig professions for a , just and fair developement of prudence , economy , and justice , but having at length gained wisdom and experience from the past , they have prudently adopted the motto , that " "WHAT IS TO BE DONE FOR THE PEOPLE , MUST . BE DONE BY THE PEOPLE " and from this resolve no bait can lure them , no threat can intimidate them , no vengeance can affrightthem . That , now , my Lord , is the POPULAR RESOLVE , based upon Whig betrayal of POPULAR
CONFIDENCE . My Lord , self-interest is the basis of human action , and political power , unfortunatel y , constituting the ladder by which many raise themselves to comfort , eminence , and notoriet y , all thought of honour , generosity , and justice is merged in the hope of acquiring the greater , because more profitable , prize—and the people , finding that none but themselves can convert the prize to their own use , behoof , and benefit , have resolved never again to be diverted from the course , until the national voice shall declare them the winners . My Lord , men are actuated by different motives , though in quest of a similar object—some are moved by ambition , some by avarice , some by love of
idle splendour , some by hope of achieving a competency , and many of the poor are induced to lecture for the acquisition of the darling object of others , in the hope of saving themselves and their families from beggary and starvation . All these , my Lord , are very powerful influences , and are calculated to have a powerful effect upon human action ; but let me now explain what constitutes the strongest agency in the hands of political aspirants . It is the influence , the baneful influence , which themonied classes exercise over their dependent slaves , through the purchase , the apostacy , desertion and conversion of their trusted leaders ; while the desertion of those trusted leaders leads to the humiliation , the
persecution , incarceration , transportation , or , perhaps , death of the bold and consistent few . My Lord you are not so ignorant as to suppose that any party in the state could uphold its ascendancy , for a single week , upon any other tenure than popular dissension , and , therefore , you must at once admit , that the whole policy of all parties has been , by art , by trick , by policy , connivance , or persecution , to foment and peipetuate that popular discord upon which alone depends the capricious rule of an otherwise weak and insignificant minority .
You are aware , my Lord , of the effect that the desertion of officers would have upon the bravest regiment , full of enthusiasm , and panting for the order to advance upon the enemy—you must he aware that a sudden and immediate panic , and as sudden a flight , would be the result ; you must feel convinced that the rule applies morally as well as physically . But now , my Lord , those days are gone , those magie influences have lost their charm , and I will tell you why . Because by your one sided policy you have so centralised power and aggregated capital in the hands of a very small minority ,-that they can no longer contend against the want and dissatisfaction of the too oft duped large and dissatisfied majority .
My Lord , when things come to the worst they mend ; but , upon the other hand , "A stitch in time saves nine , " and prevents the necessity for violei't haphazard corrections ; as , believe me , that no change based upon mere expediency can be permanent , or even beneficial while it lasts . This , however , has been the policy of every Government , jintil at lengththe absurd tinkeringof each to MAKE
THE THING LAST ITS TIME , has produced a patchwork fabric , in which not a single one of the framers could recognise his own handiwork—here a fore-shadowing of LIBERALISM , as it is called , there shaded with the old hue of TORYISM ; here a bit of PROTECTION , there a bit of FREE TRADE ; here a LANDLORD'S MINIATURE , and there a MANUFACTURER'S
PORTRAIT ; here a bit of STATE , and there a bit of CHURCH . Landlords , manufacturers , protestantism , Catholicism , dissent , railways , navigation , army , navy , ordnance , and patronage , all—one and all—have their supporters , while the industry upon which all live and make profit is without a representative , or , should it find one , lie is stigmatised as a DESTRUCTIVE , a DEMAGOGUE , a REVOLUTIONIST , and worse than
DEVIL . My Lord , allowme now to point out the social error which has led to this political jumble . The mind of the country has not yet recovered from the political error into which it was led b y Reform agitation , and by which it was taught to classify parties under two simple heads-namely , WHIGS and TORIES ; the latter foolishly resisting what they foolishly designated any innovation of the BRITISH CONSTITUTION , and the former openly contending for power , for the purpose of adapting legislation to the progress of mind and fitness of things as they are . Well , my Lord ,
in this political skirmish , there were recognised two distinct parties , the one promising , the other resisting progress , and hence the progressive mind of this go-a-head age was marshalled under the POLITICAL —( mind , my Lord ) the POLITICAL BANNER of the Progressionists ; and now mark the sequel . This party has achieved political supremacy , and the people , believing that political power was but the means , aud social advantages the end , now ask , and justly , GUI BONO ?—what one advantage have -we derived from the transfer of p ower from the hands of our open enemies to those of our professing friends .
Now , my Lord , I will point out your social error . The political struggle was between slugg ish land and active money ; between landlords representing Toryism and standstill , and manufacturers representing Liberalism and progress ; the landlords basing- their strength up on the £ 50 tenants-at-will and county representation , and the manufacturers basing their strength upon popular support and borough representation . The farmers are beginning to find that their interests were best protected by landlords , but the middle and working classes , who were the prop and support of the manufacturinginterests , are beginning to
discover that the same identity of interest does not exist betweenthemand manufacturers , as exists between landlord and farmer ; and hence , my Lord , you will find , ere long , that the political will merge into the social question . The people have been taught to look upon the LANDLORDS as representing expensive aristocracy , and upon the COTTON-LORDS as representing economical Democracy ; but , my Lord , both the middle and working classes , the shopkeepers , and traders , have learned from experience , that the monopolist representatives of active money exercise a much more tyrannical influence over their several orders than the landlords could undor
any , the most rigorous , system . Hence , my Lord , vou will understand , that the people , » raining wisdom from dear-boughtexperience —have at length learned that political changes are but the means , and social improvement the
end , for which they will henceforth , contend
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and experience has taught them , that of all sources from whence these social changes can come , the legislation of those who traffic , in money expended on labour , is the least promising . They have now learned to distinguish between the sluggish tyranny of Land , and the active tyrann y of Steam ; that the landlords inherit by descent , and the steam-lords b y their political influence , which enables them to confine social benefits within the sphere of their own cupidity .
My Lord , have you ever reflected upon this one fact , the repetition of which , though it may surfeit my readers , may be a novelty to you and others who are not as well informed as my well-instructed pupils ? It is this : —suppose the case of a laudlord , possessing a rental of £ 5 , 000 a year , raising the rent of his tenants ten per cent . ; now , in such case , how many "waggon loads of paper would be converted into FREE TRADE abuse of the monster tyrant ? Well , my Lord , let us reduce the landlord ' s rental to cotton-lord ' s capital . The landlord ' s five thousand pounds a-year , at thirty years' purchase , would fetch ONE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS ; and as money is to the one just what land is to the other , let me portray the rent—independent of speculation in converting the raw material into manufactured fabricthat the cotton lord would make of his . one hundred and fifty thousand pounds capital . Suppose him , then , to employ one thousand hands , with an idle competitive reserve , forced to underbid those at work , and suppose him ,
m consequence , to reduce the wages of his hands no more than FOURPENCE arday ; he would , by such a reduction , make profit , over and above fair speculation , but simply by this reduction , of FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED A-YEAR , or two hundred more than the landlord ' s entire rent ; and who is to control him , and who dares to oppose him ? You cannot , as long as his class constitutes your political reserve . Then , my Lord ,
suppose that the FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED was equitably distributed between the one thousand hands , instead of being filched by the one , which would be best for shopkeepers , traders , labourers , and the EXCHEQUER ? If circulated through the several channels it would servo all , while the one monopolist vests it in some RAILWAY or BUBBLE SPECULATION , where it is notreproductively used ; and , still further , observe , my Lord , that these ONE THOUSAND DEPENDENT SLAVES are
compelled to abstract a portion of Ihoir remaining poor pittance to invest in sick and burial clubs and benefit societies , and to have recourse to the one thousand and one shifts to which , for want of a FULL , FAIR , and FREE REPRESENTATION , they are driven , to meet sudden emergencies , sickness , and even death . This , my Lord , this is my first letter to you upon the LABOUR QUESTION—the question of questions : you mayvnot read it , but millions will , and hence your great difficulty of not knowing the influence Avliich , though now despised , will one day operate upon you .
My Lord , in conclusion , I beg to assure you , that I would not to-morrow establish my plan , much as I value it , upon the destruction of human life or the confiscation of property . My hope is , to make the rich richer and the poor rich , by a prudent and profitable . developement of our national resources , to substitute plenty for want , content for discontent , harmony for deadly strife , and peace for war . I have the honour to be your obedient servant , Feargus O'Connor .
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Bradford . —A meeting of the National Land Company was held at Mrs . Smith ' s , on Sunday last . Thomas Hirst in the chair . It was resolved " That the business under discussion should be postponed until next Sunday , and it is requested that the members will attend . " It was also resolved" That the members should be given a fortnight from the 3 rd day of June , as there is a great influx of members that have got confidence once more in the Land plan , and we also have great numbers of the poorer members that- are willing to come up it we will give them time . " the
TobMOBDEN . —A delegate meeting was held on Sunday last to arrange for the Lancashire and Yorkshire annual Camp meeting , usually held at Blackstone-edge . The following ; places were represented : —Manchester , William Slielmerdine ; . Rochdale , "William Bake ; Todmorden , Richard Barker ; Padiham , Robert Wilkinson ; Hebden Bridge , Jas . Mann ; Halifax , Christopher Shackleton and Wm . Maude ; Bradford , Thomas Wilcock . Richard Barker was elected chairman and James Mann , secretary . On the motion of Mr . Maude , seconded by Mr . Mann , it was resolved— " That the annual Camp meeting of Lancashire and Yorkshire be held on Sunday , July loth , 1849 . " Moved by Mr . Bake and seconded by Mr . Maude— " That the meeting be held at Basin Stone , near Todmorden , instead of Blackstone Edge . " Carried . After other business , the meeting adjourned to Sunday July 15 th , at ten o ' clock , a . m .
Birmingham . —A public meeting was held at People's Hall , on Monday , May 27 th . Mr . Grantham in the chair . - The following resolution was adopted : " That it is the opinion of this meeting that we cannot , as a body , assist any sect or party in ag'tating for any reform short of the People ' s Charter . " Carried unanimously . Mr . Allan Dalaiel then delivered a most excellent lecture " On tSe Rise and Progress of Democracy" which gave evfilent satisfaction to a large meeting , and was well received throughout , as true democracy is the verygerm of Christianity . The meeting then adjourned to Sunday , June the 4 th . Princ Royal
Makvlebone Assembly Rooms , ess , Circvs-S treei , —Mr . Stallwood delivered a lecture on " Thelife , character , and writings of Thomas Paine , " on Sunday evening last , to a very numerous audience , In concluding his address , Mr . Stallwood called on his audience to reduce the works of that great author to practice , by attending to the registration of all qualified to become electors , by pushing Chartism by every means in their power , by enforcing the necessity of " Home colonies" on the attention of their rulers , and by a bold and manlv expression of their opinions on every suitable occasion . After a few appropriate remarks from the chairman ( Mr . Godwin ) , a vote of thanks was carried by acclamation to the lecturer . Messrs . Chioman Christie , Packer , Patteson , and others on behalf of the Sunday " Union ? " Boat Committee—( the boat running from tho Wc-igh-briUge , Paddington , to Greenford-green , for the purpose of raifcin"lunda with which to take or build iv Work
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nig Man ' s Hall )—reported that they had been eminently successful that day—the boat had been crowded , and the receipts were large ; they had also the pleasure of announcing that notwithstanding the inauspicious state of the weather on Whit-Monday that day ' s boating had left a surplus of 10 s . 9 d for t ° efunus of the National YJctira Committee , and they had to announce that the . shareholders had resolved to again giye the boat for the benefit of the Victims , on Monday , June 25 th . This announcement was received with loud cheers . The * 10 s . 9 d . was then ordered to be handed over to Mr . Stallwood , for conveyance to the Victim Committee , and the committee adjourned . -:-. Hamilton . —The Democratic Association of this place having invited Mr . Samuel Kydd to lecture
to the inhabitants on some popular subject , he complied with their request on the evening of Monday , the 28 th May . His theme was , — " Revolutions , — their causes and effects ; the French Revolutions of 1789 , 1830 , and 1848 ;; their influence on the nations ; the respective missions of France and Britain ; the progress , and position of Democracy . In a social manner ,- Mr . Jtydd p laced before his audience a picture £ of the , condition of France during the reigns of Louis , the 14 th , and Louis the 15 th , of the various hut converging chains of events which under the next . Louis ultimately led to the convulsion of 1789;—of the nature of that convulsion and its results—the career of France's idol , Napoleon Buwsapar ^ e—the space of time which elapsed betwixt his downfall and the Revolution of 1830—that
Revolution and its consequences—Louis Philippe lus character , his ambitious aims , and sudden overthrow—the Revolution of 184 S , and its present , and probable future effects upon society , were briefly but ably sketched . He then proceeded to speak of France as the quiekener of thought , and of Britain as the leader-of industry , and concluded with an eloquent exhortation to working men to fit themselves by self enlightenment for the great struggle which was pending between liberty and despotism . —By the special request of the audience , Mr . Kydd delivered a second lecture on the following evening on the labour question . He then explained the different theories upon organising lahour , propounded by Louis Blanc and M .
Chevalier , giving the preference to the latter as most practicable at the present day . For the amelioration of the distress existing in this country , ho recommended as most attainable , the project which proposes the location of our surplus or pauper population on the waste lands of Britain and Ireland , and thus , not only provide work for the unemployed , but rid those who are employed of a heavy burthen , and increase the actual wealth of the country . Throughout the course of his excellent lectures , Mr . Kydd was frequently and warmly applauded , and , we believe , gave general satisfaction . We earnestly recommend any locality not having had the plcasuse of hearing him to seize the first opportunity of securing his services .
Finsbury . —The members of the above body met at their room , 34 , Clerkenwcll-grccn , on Tuesday evening , June 5 th . Mr . Nobbs in tiie chair . Moved by Mr . W . Blake , and seconded by Mr . Jones , " That Mr . Allnutt act as secretaiy-pro tern . " Carried . Moved by Mr . A . Fuzzcn , and seconded by Mr . Jones , "That we , the members of this locality , are determined to stand by the Charter , and have nothing to do with any party having for its object less than the People ' s Charter , being of opinion that anything short of that measure 01 reform must end in disappointment to the working classes . " Carried . Moved by Mr . Jones , and seconded by Mr . Livcsay , " That we , the members of this locality , form ourselves into a committee , for the purpose of getting signatures to the National Petition . " Carried . The locality then adjourned
until Tuesday evening , June 12 th . Padiiiam . —A meeting was held in the Chartist Room , Thorn-street , on Monday evening , June 4 , when the following resolution , moved by Robert Wilkinson , and seconded by Benjamin Pilling , was carried unanimously-. — "That we , the Padiham Chartists , are of opinion , that while we refrain from opposing the agitation of the Financial Reformers , we cannot give up one of the principles of the People ' s Charter , or join any movement having for its object less than that measure of justice ; and , being convinced of the justness of its principles , we are determined to agitate for the People ' s Charter , and to let . our motto be , — ' Measures , not men . ' We are also of opinion that any reform short of the Charter would be of little benefit to the working classes , and not wishing to be deceived by half measures , we intend to be firm to the ' Charter and no
surrender ! CiiARTEnviLLE . —A tea party and ball was lately got up by the females of Chartcrville , for the benefit of the victims , which was well attended . The schoolroom was tastefully decorated for the occasion with Chartist portraits , flowers , and evergreens , the portrait of our noble chief , F . O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., occupying the centre . A loaf weighing thirty-two pounds was presented gratis by the female allottees , and another allottee also gave a ham . Ample justice having been done to the < jood things provided , Mr . George Bubb was called to the chair . —Mr . Willis responded to the following sentiment : — " The living victims of Whig misrule—may the day of their delivery rapidly approach , and , like pure gold from the crucible , may they retain their sterling value
to society , and their friends . —The toast was also responded to by Messrs .. Beattie and Gilbert . — Moved by Mr . Young , and seconded by Mr . Willis , — "That the thanks of this meeting be given to F . O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., - for his advocacy of the people's rights , and his untiring exertions in endeavouring to locate the people on the Land ; and this meeting hopes that ho may live to see the Charter become the law of the land , and the Land Plan successfully established . "—The resolution was carried , with throe times three cheers , which made the school-room echo . Dancing and singing then commenced , and were kept' up till four o'clock in the
morning , when the party broke up highly delighted with their evening ' s amusement . We are happy to state that £ 1 10 s . profit was realised , which sum has been sent to Mr . Rider , for the benefit of the victims , and if females of other localities would exert themselves , there would be no necessity for so many appeals on their behalf . Sheerness . —On Tuesday evening Mr . Stallwood delivered a lecture on Parliamentary Reform , after which the Chartist petition was adopted , and ordered to be forwarded to T . L . Hodges , Esq ., MP ., for presentation . This is the first Chartist meeting ever hold in Sheernoss .
Mertiivr Tydvil . —A public mooting was held in the Market Square , on the 31 st ult ., Mr . J . W . James , surgeon , in the chair , when the Chartist petition was adopted . The meeting was addressed by Messrs . Thomas , Johns , Gould , Morgan , and the Rev . A . Jones . The petition is to be presented by Sir J . J . Guest . . Oxfordshire . —A numerous meeting of the inhabitants of Minster , Cliarterville , Brize Norton , Ac , w * as held on the 30 th ult ., when the petition was adopted , signed by'the chairman , and transmitted to Mr . Henley , one of . the county members , for presentation . The Executive Committee of the National
Charter Association—At a meeting of this body held at the office , 144 , High Holborn , on Wednesday evening , June 6 th , —Mr . Dixon in the chair , it was resolved : " . That the meetings be held on Wednesday evenings instead of Friday as heretofore . " Birmingham . —On Sunday evening last , at the People ' s . Hall , Mr . A White , a fellow-sufferer with Beard and Hardy , at Bonny-Muir , Scotland , in 1820 , gave a description of that eventful time . After the . address , five shillings was collected for the Victims , and the meeting adjourned . Sheffield . —At a meeting of the Council on Tuesday evening , it was resolved : "That a camp meeting should be held on Sunday , June 10 th ' It was also resolved : " Thata public meeting should be held in Paradise-square on Monday , June 18 th , to adopt the National Petition , and also to sympathise witli the patriots of Hungary , Rome , France , & c . " After the disposal of some financial business the meeting adjourned to Tuesday next .
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HORRIBLE MASSACRE THROUGH NEGLECT . June 6 th , 1849 . Sir , —I beg to apprise you of a terrible calamity—an explosion of fire damp—whereby thirty-four individuals have perished at the Hebbrow Colliery , near Newcastle-on-Tyne . I am just setting out to visit the same , and attend the inquest , therefore I cannot at present give any further particulars . Please to notice in the House at your earliest convenience , the apathy of the Government in neglecting , for two years ( since their pledge was given to Mr . Buncombe ) , to bring in their promised measure .
The explosion happened at six o'clock yesterday morning ; upwards of one hundred men and boys were down at the time . Please to try whether the Government will send down any parties to investigate the affair , as at previous explosions . —Yours , & c , M . Jude . F . O'Connor , Esq ., M . P .
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Bab . vsx . ei-. —At the monthly meeting of this branch it was resolved : — . * ' That , in order to aid the progress of the Company , meetings should beheld in future at Mr . Utley ' s , every Monday night , so that unpaid members might be enabled to pay up their shares , and paid up shareholders , their local expenses . "
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marylebone . —A uraimuic version of Bomber / and Son has been produced at this theatre with much success . The various characters are exceedingly well " made up" after the engravings in the book - i great point in adaptations of the sort—and considering the undramatic nature of the story it has been skilfull y managed . Tho illness of Mrs . Mowitt leaves Miss P . Vining the solo heroine of the stage , and she shows her versatility by acting the cold Edith Domboy and tho lively Yiolante ( in the Wonder ) iu one evening .
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LETTERS TO THE WORKING CLASSES . XLVII . " Words are things , and a small drop , of ink FaUinc—like dew—upon a thought , produces That which makes tlioosanda , perhaps niillis ^ flunk . " bxrox .
DOWN WITH THE OBSTRUCTIVES f BKoMlteB PltoLETARIANSy - Mi * . Hume ' s motion for Household Suffrage , the Ballot , Triennial Elections , and a more equal apportionment of representatives to population , lias beeai rejected by 268 votes against 82 . Only eighty-two members could be found to affirm Mk Hume's motion . Partl y by their direct vatea , and partly by their absence from the- House , nearly six hundred of the misrepresei * fcaii * -es of the Commons of England have declared that there shall be no reform of Parliament ; that you , Brother Proletarians , shall remain as you are—the slaves of Privilege , the-serfs of Capital , the prey , and scorn of landfoircfe and money-lords . \; - . '; ;; / ..
, Altogether ; the ^ ebate ( with thei eVceptioa of the : speeches of Messrs . O'Connok , Biughtc ; and Osborne ) , was a most dreary exhibition of malce-believe on the one side , and aristocratic insolence on the other . Theintroducer of the motion—the great leader of the moderate Refoi-iners—made but a sorry display , Instead of taking the bold and honest course of demanding the suffrage for all men as a right founded on Eternal Justice ,.
he made the grievance of excessive taxation the basis of his appeal for reform . The extravagancies of the Court , the gold-lace on the coats of flunkey-ministers , aud similar puerilities , entered largely into the composition of his speech , which was utterly wanting in that warmth which sincerity pleading for justice against injustice cannot dispense with . O ! for one hour of Proletarian energy in that House of professional mouthers and peddling shams . '
Mr . Bright spoke with more energy , and excited the " ironical cheers" of the privileged mockers , when he reminded them of the " not wholly to be despised conspiracies , " and " incipient insurrectionary movements , " in this country in the summer of 1818 . lie added truly , " that there was a widespread discontent among a large and intelligent class , and a hatred of the law , which those who sat in that House ought to be the last to encourage . " Amongst the opponents of the motion , a Mr . Campbell contrived to render himself eminently absurd by delivering some most stupid arguments (?) in support of the most gross injustice . Judging him by his exhibition on Tuesday last , it is hard to decide whether imbecility or knavery most predominates in the person of the hon . member for Cambridge . God forgive him , I cannot , for the -wearisomness I suffered when wading through his most wretched " speech . " In the course of nis harangue , he
declared that the 10 th of April was a day the glories of which could be done justice to only " by poets and orators !!! As a specimen of his precious arguments take this : — " If it were possible for him , " underpresentcircumstances tostatetheopinionsof " the late lamented Dr . Ciialmehs , he doubted not " that the sentiments of that great man would not be " expressed in favour of the motion of the hon . mem" bor for Montrose . " Why what man of common sense cares one straw for what the opinion of Dr . Chalmers might have been , or for that of any other Scotch priest or Malthusian , dead or living ? Shall a question of justice depend upon the " opinion" of any man 1 Brother Proletarians , wo repudiate their idols of clay ; their " opinions" are of less weight with us than is the passing breeze . How dare any man , Doctor or Minister , Lord or M . P ., presume to give an " opinion" against the rights of his fellowmen ? The man who dares to do so should have his
insolence hurled back into his teeth with ample interest . Sir George Grey , the ballot-apostate , with that modest assurance for which the Whigs are distinguished , declared that he regarded " with feelings of unfeigned thankfulness , that constitution , the value of which had been tested in adverse times , and under threatening circumstances , and was felt and appreciated bij the great body of the people . ' This called forth " ' loud cheers . " Doubtless , Sir George Grey has substantial reasons for his thavkfulncss , that the " wisdom of our ancestors" created , and the stupidity of their descendants has permitted the continued existence of a " glorious constitution , " through the operation of which himself and Iris class contrive to plunder and humbug the population of these islands , as never any other people were plundered and cheated , though laws and constitutions have in most countries and times been framed and worked for the benefit of the few rather
than of the many . It must be acknowledged , that " tiie great body of the people " fed and apjwetiate the value of the aforesaid blessed constitution ; they feel the burdens it imposes , and they appreciate its ruinous operation upon their interests . If they could join Sir Guoitei ; Grey in expressing " thankfulness" for such blessings , they would be slaves indeed ; slaves who would well deserve worse treatment than they have hitherto met with ; wretches who would merit , instead of whips , the scourging of scorpions . But my countrymen are not so base , and for their own honour , I beseech them to repel the calumny of the thankful Home Secretary .
That worthy official concluded his speech by asserting his belief i \ r \ i " the House of Commons , as at present constituted , did adequately represent the people . " Hut can his ' belief" outweigh the great—the two-fold fact : First , thatseven-eigliths of the people have neither part nor parcel in the appointment of the members of that House ; and , second—that the said members , elected by a small minority of the people , have no communion of feeling with the unrepresented masses , no regard for their interests , no respect for their rights 1 Is this disputed ? Turn to the division which concluded the debate under notice , and behold the confirmation of all that we have asserted . The masses of this country are no more represented in the House of Commons than they arc in the Congress of America , or the Aulic Council of Austria .
lord J . Russell , in his speech , . stated that the design of the framers of the Iteform Hill was to invest those persons with the franchise , who were possessed of independence and intelligence . What an unintentional satire is this upon our " glorious constitution . " Lord John insinuates that the working classes are neither independent nor intelligent . If they are not independent they are at the mercy of oppressors of some kind or other ; and if they * are nqt intelligent , it is proof positive that their ' pastors and masters" have utterly failed in their duty ; —for instruction is an obligation due by society to all its members , and if that obligation is not fulfilled , the chiefs of society , statesmen , bishops , & c , Ac , are guilty of the worst of crimes against
humanity . But if the working classes are not independent , the more need is there that they should bo armed with the suffrage to protect themselves , and establish their independence . If they are not intelligent , the greater is the necessity that they should be represented in the legislature , that they may command for their children that National Education which is their right , but which right is infamously withheld by those who , usurping the government of the country , have established the rule of Wrong . The Premier knows full well ,, that were the working-men invested with the Stafcigo , and protected in its exercise-by the Ballot ; thoy would show themselvess too independent , aud too intelligent , to elect such misreprcsentatives as himself and his colleague Gkky . Brother Proletarians , Lord Jons Russell—all flummery to the contrary ,
notwithsta nding—really stands in awe of your knowledge , and your love of fustm ; therefore , he declaims against Universal Suffrage , and , therefore , against your enfranchisement he will strugg leto the last . In the course of his speech , J ^> rd John Uussbll stated it to be his belief , that "the people—4 . be humblest people—the poorest people—had no , indisposition to the aristocracy / The enunciation of this article of the Premier ' s political belief , called forth " loud and general cheering /* . presently he repeated the expression of his « belief , " and -tho consequence was , again " loud and continued sheering . " Strange that the " noble lord ' and those who so loudly cheered him , will not'trust this aristocracy-loving people with the cxercisr . of their citizen rights ! The disturbed state of Europe was a great eard in the hands of both Grey anil Pa'Sselx . who mi-
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nted to Universal Suffrage all the evilswhich ban then upon Paris , Milan . Vienna / Berlin , and otliei laces . Well Lord John Russell knows , no one otter , that the sieges , confiscation , massacres , etc ., "Inch have stained the several capitals of contiental Europe , have been occasioned not hv L ni-/\ ltr . Al C * .. CO ¦ > ¦ . * poted to Universal Suffrage alltlic evils which Hviir ll * cn u P l ' a " » Mihin . Vienna / Berlin , and other places . Well Lord John Hussell knows , no one
kings , aristocrats , capitalists , and their tools , to prevent the establishment of Universal buttmge , and the realisation of those - social reforms which should Row from Universal Suf-Had
rage . the classes above alluded to per-| nutted the peaceful triumph of Universal Suffrage , there would have been neiiher anarchy , bloodshed , nor the role of military ruffianism . Mr . Osnonxu adroitly twf ^ d the tables uposi the Prime Misister by remindinghini that Ireland had been in a " state of siege" for She last twelve nios-ths , and that in that country iherc were actually more soldiers than voters—soMcrs employed to keep the . people in forced subjection 1 to our " gloriousconstitution . " Lord Jons ' ItussESii- concluded as follows : —• " I " pray you in the name' of that constitution , not to " adopt the measure flow before the HoiSse , but to
" give it a decided negative . 1 believe yea will be " consulting tho ' mtwa & ZSy and I ampmly amvinced . ' * iiou will also be consulting lite wishes and opinions " ' of the people . " . Lord Jons Eussell pro & ssed to consult i / ossrinthreat * , your opinions , and r / atif withes , by declaring nn \\ voting ngivinstivll Reform ? " ¦ His error muse beyectificd . Within another " month , Mr . O'Coxsob will bring on his motion in' favour of the entire Charter ; and it is important * Uhnt that motion should ' - be backed up by demonstrations of publfe sympafcny . Let Public Meetings- be liolden , and Petitions-adopted ; and from John * & 'Groat ' s . to tlio-Land ' s End , let the cry go forth : — "DOWN " .
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MAlUjUOKO-Creil-STltEKT . —ATTEMPTED SUICIDE . —Dinah Lancaster , a respectable-dressed female , about iO ' yeairs-of age ,-. was brourght before Mr . Bingley , charged with having ., attempted to commit suicide , by . drowsing herself in ths" Serpentine—James Johnson ,, eae of the park constables , stated , that on Siituiilmj , about hatf-past four o ' clock , he saw the- defendant lying on the- grass insensible , with her- - cratea saturated with -iteter . Two gentlemen were-new Iser . who said th & y had " seen the defendant thi'ow herself into the watejva-iid they had been the means- e-ffussouing hor ; Tlie'd-efendant was taken to thoi'eeiKJving house , nud-ihiui the necessary attentions-naid : to her , which lmd ' -tSte efteet of relieving hen- completely from the cowse--quences of her immcrsibm . When lying on J JA &
grass , the defendant ? . earno- toiteself , and said uitiij she-was a ruined woman ; . nmlithiniJ she would destroy herself at the first opportunity .. —The defendant said she was the wife of a surgeon livjag at No . 0 , Teri raeev Gravosend . She had -, been : separated from heir husband some time , land ; had ; reeaived a lnaintuu * - ance until lately when allihen meai-w of living being : exhausted , she ' had fallen-ihto-suofo a state of destitution as induced her to-Rfefiem . pt self-destruction . The- defendant produced some-letters- to prove that the cause of separation didinoS ouigdrate with herself . '—Mr . Bingham decided oa ' WJBKWwlijig the case until Thursday , in order that time iraoffht be given to communicate with the defendant's friends .
Axo-TiiK . it Attempted Suicid « .. —S ' wvafis Wood , ant elderly woman , was charged-with attempting suicide by drowning herself iu the Serpentine . — -Witnesses came forward to prove- that tits- defendant had thrown- herself into the water-partly wider the influenee-of drink . —Having expressed- due-sontrition . for her folly , tho defendant was given- erer to her friends . Third- . Case of Attempted * Buresra . —James Hanseombe- was charged with having : meditated throwing himself off the bridge oventhc- Serpentine . —The defendant said he was out off' work and in great distress . —The defendant ' s father came forward and said his son was too lazy to wov . k .: —Discharged THAMES . —Assault by a Boy- ubos hes
Mother . —J . Bonny , not more than' tei < -years ot age , was charged with assaulting , his ; mother , and attempting to-stab her with a knife-.. —The . prosecutrix keeps a salt-fish shop , at 109 ,. Ifejueuinry-lane . Her husband had to go to America on-business some time since , audi since his absence the prisoner , who had always exhibited a vicious aisposi ion , associating with thieves considerably older than himself , became quite incorrigible , frequently remaining out the whole night . Not many weeks- since ,, to keep him from such company , site locked ; hint iji an upper room , whose-ho attempted to-prmsipitate himself from a two story window . On S ' aaday nigjit he came home at a very late hour ,, aiid when she ordered him to bed , he refused to gd Sh »' theu struck him with a rod , on which lie snatched up a
knife , and said that if she struck liua .-wratn ho would give lier something for herself . —She gave the alarm and when Dviscfll ' l , a constable , eaaie- Bay sh & beafe him well , lie , however , took up a- candlestick , and struck her with it . —Mr . Yardloy : Have you no one to keep him in order ; no elder son ?—Ses , I have one nineteen years of age , but he is as-much afraid of him as I am , for this boy is the stronger of the two . —Driscoll , 24 If , said the prisoner was the most thorough scapegrace in London , lie was ahvayscoiiimitting acts of wanton mischief , and . was tiietcrror of both young and old in the neighbourhood . —Mr . Yardley , " who ' said it was a melancholy case „ seemed puzzled how to deal with the young urchin , and remanded him until Wednesda y to . consider tho
ease . MARYLEBONE . —Ciia-roe aoaisst a . Man fos Attempting to Strangle his Wife . —W .. Foster , a . coach-painter , in Paul-street , Portman-market , was charged with attempting to strangle Mary Anne , his wife . The complainant seemed muvh affected , and said she had no wish to state anything against her husband , believing that she was- most in , fault , they had a few words , and she certainly said that she ' would run him through with a knife-.. —Elizabeth Williams deposed that the parties had . lodged with her about two months , and that on Monday night , at eleven o ' clock , she heard a great disturbance in their room , and prisoner said , "If you . don ' t be quiet I'll strangle you . " And I then heard a noise
like that of a gurgling m the thi'oar , which I ielt satisfied proceeded from his wife-. Iran up-into-the apartment , and found the poor creature lying in bed in a dreadful state ; and on my asking her what was the matter , she pointed to- her throat , sayiag , as well as she could , "My husband has . nearly strangled me . " —John Wiltshire , another lodger , gave similar testimony . —The wife was then swosn , and she reluctantly gave evidence to the effect that being irritated at her husband coming home- late she used a threat towards hiai , upon which lie-fehi-ew hcr down on her bed and said he would strangle-her , but he only put his hands upon her throat-. — -Mr . Hroughton : Was there not a gurgling in . your throat , and did he not hurt you very much ? . —Complainant ( after some hesitation ) : Yes , sir :, but I don ' t wish to injure him .. —Clard , 2 US 1 ) ,, deposed
that when called in by the landlady the prisoner was present , and on witness telling him that he ought to have a medical , man , he said ,. " Well , if you think fit to send for one you shall p » y . -for him . " lie ( witness ) went for a surgeon , who on . ids-arrival bled complainant , and said that she was hi , a dangerous state . But it appeared that she was Lti the family way . —The prisoner , in answer to thtf charge , said that a great deal of the cvidenca- given was true , but ho denied most positively having had any intention of strangling his wife , he meiiely rJircw her down upon her threatening to stab him . —Mr . Broi / ghton remarked that in most cases- of alleged assaults where the complaining party , expressed a > disinclination to follow up the case , he disdiwrged the accused , but the present matter was of so serious a nature that he felt bound to . i-erasad the
prisoner for a week . LAMBET 1 I .,- ]> uiicury axu KoiiBRisr . — ' i \ Collins and M . Eenton , two notorious " cKae-ksmen , " were placed at the baron a charge-of Wing concerned , with two others not in euatody , m , burglariously entering the premises of Mi-.. AWek , a draper , in the London-road , and carrying , away jatjpcrty to the amount of nearly £ 200 . Pr . atn . thfe -evidence it appeared that Mr . Weir , on retiring- to . ' 4 # d on the preceding night about half-past ; elev . ea a ' clock , left all the dcnu-5 and fastenings seeing , aa / J on the following ( Tuesday ) morning ,. ho-fbu & di that in tho
course of the night some thieves , had entered his shop by farcing the back shutters ,, audi a vast quantity of the most valuable- artiufciSj . consisting of pieces o £ cloth , Irish linea ,. silks ,. & c-., Jiad been . carried away . The thieves ,, iuiveachiag * he hack premises olthe prosccutor ,, mu £ t . hase-passscd over those , in the- occupation of a . person , ' named Moscley ,. a * blacksmith , in whose yard thuaj-waa placed a bask- , ney cab . In this vehicle tha th . i * vos placed ' b !^ whela of the property-. renjovodi'Siosii the shop of iljV-. Weir , and covered it ' over , w £ lj . some dry fitfcarJ- ^ Mi ; , . John Moseley ,. the .. blacksmith who cb nrgtU ^ tihc * pviisoners with befog c , oiicejy : wA 5 b steaiio ' ir iss ^ cak
stated that about , half-gast fiva o ' clock «•» . that morning , he and ; his mao diue-vk- s cab o ? , it o £ S \| j . premises into the street , w . hpue-it 3 md been fciyscvcyal days exhibited , for . sale . . Witness iniss ^ dithe cab shortly after Iic-had drawn , \ i into the stu ^ etj ar < d it was found , asJie undsr : stoo 4 from the palice , in the possession of the pinsooer-s and two Qi ^ oii men . Other wH-ipsses were cuUcd , who rcivstjicimsojiers and two athcr risen , draw the cab from tVo London-road to the where they wore stopped . The comv-fuuons endeavoured to e ' A ' ccx thiijwcrc ultimately secured . VQumulcd to . a future day . ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 9, 1849, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_09061849/page/1/
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