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      '" nipKisOXMENT FOR DEBT . June 4 th , 1845 . In vonr Northern Star ot the 31 st nit , under this title , ia thelast column of the Sth page of thatpaper , thefolloning words are stated as having come forth from that man of notable eminence , Sir James Graham , Bart ., ITome Secretary , & c ; and I cannot refrain from thinking that -jcCT . thohough and isbelible dye of Chartism has caused you to misquote the words of the "EonouraVU Secretary , for the express purpose of making your readers conclude that he is either in a state of insanity or absolute jdiofism : for certainlam that no man of sanetnind could and would utter suchlanguage as this , viz ., "Themeasure lad , onthewhole , workedwelT . No complaints had been made by the great "body of the people : the complaining parties were tradesmen , who had the bemedt in their own hasps if they chose to exercise it—( Se withhold-JBG OF CHEMr . "

      Knowing from conversations yon and I have had together , is reference to this non-imprisonment Act , that jon are a pretty strong advocate for aix laws for BECovehy of debts tobe abolished , and to have nothing to depend on but the bokocs and HO . vEsrr of each other , or the refusing credit to one another ; knowing this , / fed stiK more firmly convinced that von have made the SonovraUeSecretaTr utter words which he never dreamt of ! Bo you think it at all likely that a man of such literary eminence , of such profound knowledge of the affairs of the community in every grade , could possibly so far forget

      himself as to wholly overlook the fact that the "tradesmen , who had the remedy m their own hands ( whom yon make the EbnouraUe Secretary treat with no ordinary degree of contumely ) , form a very numerous and truly useful class of society ?—a class , in my humble opinion , hacked hy alike opinion of tens of thousands of the orderly and thinking members of society , of a thousand times more real national value than all the lords , dukes , "baronets , et hoc genus omne , in the nation lnmped together . I condemn you and you alone , Mr . Editor , for making it appear as if the Honourable Secretary had forgot the fact abovementioned .

      I condemn you and you alone , Mr . Editor , on a yet more serious ground . Youmakeitappearasiffte Honourable Secretary said they ( to wit , the despised tradesmen ) " had Ste remedy in their men hands if they chose to exercise it , Hz ., the tcWJuMauf of creaW Sow , can you seriondy think , or eipect , or entertain the faintest hopes that any , yea , the most ignorant of your readers , will believe that the "honourable" and eauaenfly literary Secretary could ntterany such like silly sentence , knowing at the very ¦ time when speaking that "the remedy" was hot in their own hands , but that tens , yea hundreds of thousands of pounds were at that moment , owing to those detpicahlc ( in the aristocratic Secretary ' s eyes at least ) tradesmen , "the only complaining parties" of the hardships and injustice of an Act which , at one fell swoop , deprived them of every remedy for recovering their debts ? Further , yon represent him as saying

      " There were , no doubt , defects in the old (? new ) law : st 2 l it Sad been istboddced after ceeat attention and considee atios ladbecii Icslowed upon it . It was no such piece of crude legislation as had been affirmed . " It admits of a doubt whether this be not the most unkindly cut from your hand of all others : —for in this paragraph yon make a man whose veracity is running * ith railway-carriage rapidity into a proverb ; one whose . knowledge of the circumstances attending the introduction of the bill was of the most consummate characterfiatiy and irredeemably contradict the true facts connected with that bill . You yourself know—the whole kingdom "know , that it was prepared by Brougham in a crude form , without temperate and cool consideration of the probable , yea , certain effects : that it was introduced at almost the

      hist moment of the then Session of Parliament ; that it was hurried through with a haste rarely practised , except in State Bills , especially of a coercive character ; that it fell like a direful and desolating thunder-storm upon tlie heads of the people ; and that its amiable , and consistent , and ee . yevoient father , Brougham , was one of the very first men to complain of it as soon as the ensuing session opened ! Clumsy enough , God knows , and despicable enough too were his awkward endeavours to saddle his colleagues with the whole "blame for the harshness of its provisions , by laying a charge against them of hating greatly altered its clauses , and " humping" that they , not he , had made it the ruinous measure it has become to the industrious tradesmen and professional men in the middle rank of life .

      Graham , according to loia Tension of his speech , makes a merit , forsooth , that" ~ So complaints had been made by the great body of the people—the complaining parties were tradesmen !" Ray , is it your desire and expectation that all or any of the steady and reflecting part of your readers , from the most intelligent down to those poor unfortunate victims to the worshippers of Mammon , who never have had leisure to'learn to read , hut are beholden to kind neighbours to communicate the truths of your paper ( and 1 trust that all both literate and illiterate are a steady and

      reflecting class ) teilt believe that tlie hG ; touraHc Secretary ' s faculties were so much obfuscated that he wholly fergot the immense number of petitions , complaints , and remonstrances that "the great body of the people" have from time to time sent—and the only answers given were —" seas thesi iutAc stoves of tfcenocsE "—and bcbst then always were ; and will it be too much to say that not a few of the men in office , their hangers on , and of "honourable members" also , would not have voted against many of the petitioners being burnt along with the petitions , had their wills and powers been co-equal ?

      I hare more upon this and some kindred subjects to communicate , provided you think this worth part of a column in your paper . I am , Mr . Editor , yours , Zeta . fWhen we have received the communications promised above , and learn tiic faU crtent of our implication in Sir James Graham's " savings and doings , " we may perhaps try to wriggle out of the " mess" in which that " dirty functionary * has involved us . Meantime we endeavour to bearupunderthe load of obloquy attachable to him , but riated onus , as stoically as we can . —Ed . iK S . }

      The Young 1relaxders. We Were Anxious To...

      THE YOUNG 1 RELAXDERS . We were anxious to have a peep at ihe Nation of Saturday last , in order that we might see with what spirit "Young Ireland" bore the recent severe chastisement . " The Nation , which was started to annihilate us , and prepare the -way for a new generation—the Natio n , which p lacarded upon every dead Trail the "liberator" himself as being among the number of its literary contributors—the Nation , which since its birth , Las breathed nothing bat ballet and bayonet defiance to the Saxon—surely , " wc said , ¦ " vfillbcinafinephrenzy after the choice fellowswho illuminate the columns with theh-farthuigrashlights have been scourged like whipped spaniels . " We procured from an obliging newsman the warlike

      print , and commenced poring over it to satisfy the cravingof curiosity . A glance at the journal was sufficient to convince us that Mr . O'Connell had only " scotched the snake / ' and that , notwithstanding aEthe-late " weeping ami gnashing of teeth , " with the prodigal professions of fealty and devotion , "Young Ireland" meditated mutiny when opportunity served to render it tolerably safe and not ntterly ruinous . The first article which caught our eye was a sort of hysterical outpouring of the soul , smacking strong of whiskey punch , and wearing the appearance of liaving been ' spun-out just after the vfriter had reeled from the banquet , where be had been enjoyinji himself with the gallants of the ' 82

      Club and provincial burghers , who love fatherland much , and hate not " potations pottle deep . " The diatribe , however , although full of sound and fury , still aimed at accomplishing a covert object , by leaving it to be understood all , hitherto , had not been right as regarded some Repealers , and that a solemn pledge not to stop half way , even at this time of day , was necessary . We believe there is not a scintilla o f douht that this literary bomb-shell—a portion of which we will now present to our readers for their amusement and edification—was manufactnred by that ardent Repealer , and , at one time , zealous "Whig undertaker , Mr . Michael Boheny , civic Chamberlain of the ancient city of Cashel : —

      IflELASD'S OATH . Friends and Foes ! know ye that Ireland is pledgedin words the most solemn—b y representatives the most competent—on an occasion the most august—pledged before God and man , to achieve independence ? The bridge is broken behind us . He who falters now is a traitor , a perjurer , and a coward . If Ireland ever—bnt never , never can it creak tlie vow ef to-day . The soldier who sells his flag—the husband who yields domestic honour to a threat—the priest who Darters his creed—are pure , brave , and holy , compared to Ireland , if Ireland ever accept the Union . That pledge was the deed of the day—the day will he ever illustrious for the pledge .

      Sever , in our soil , was aprouderpomp—not even when mustered for a monarch . There was a parade that might have graced an Emperor ' s triumph . In a noble hall , consecrated hy the rememberance of 1782 , in the presence of a thousand fair women , stood the men whom England had accused , convicted , and imprisoned , for seeking Irish liberty . Here is veritable thunder and lightning ; but we will gratify our friends with another display of fire rockets—albeit , the report may shake the nerves of Lord Hcytcsbury : — The garrison of Dublin was paraded yesterday . Its cartridges were ready and its battalion concentrated to meet—unarmed citizens ! Viceroyofthealien ! yourprecautions were cowardly against us as we were , and would have been rain Lad we been what yon assumed ns . Your troops would have perished in our streets , like a rivulet among sands £ but you acted as great a falsckoodas the Indictment of 18 H , when you took precautions against our insurrection .

      It wrillbe seen by the above that , whatever loyalty Mr . Michael Doheny has for the Queen , her repre sen tative is treated with scant courtesy . We , how ever , torn away with pleasure from this gasconade to contemplate oar hero , when his steam has got pro-PWynp , essaying to mount with nnsteady pinions , asifhe sought to soar above the Bawhus which Perch !* above the door of Ms % « pite tavern :-May ti-Sr ^ 5 ^^ 012 ^ y ^& ture friendship " ^^ the people , and warn the oppressor in time ,

      May the 'xrath of God smite Jim tcno breaks our vow ! May the arm of God hasten our liberty ! Dear Liberty!—liberty , for which Sarsfield fought , and tone organised;—liberty gained at Clontarf and Dungannon—lost by division—Come;—come quickly ; we are athirstfor freedom ! We can readily believe , when Mr . Doheny got this length , that he must have been in a thirsty condition ; and , as the freedom he requires is not yet attainable , we hope there was some kind Gannymede at hand to present liira with a bottle of ginger beer , of unexceptionable quality , to quaff . One cannot help laughing at "the prose ran mad we have quoted , when it is remembered that the writer did his possible to return three Whigs to For-Chief

      liament—namely , Justice Perrin , thelate Baron Wolfe , and Mr . Sergeant Stock , and would , vdule the Melbourn Administration existed , have put any impracticable politician upon the rack who dared to avow himself a Repealer or national regenerator . We now , for the present , bid adieu to the Cashel patriot , that wemay drawattentionto another article , written , it is said , by Mr . Thomas Davis , the weeping philosopher , and which shows that disunion is still possible , and that there be some who , if the weekly stipend could be secured , " would rather reign in hell" than serve in Conciliation Hall . We must permit Mr . Davis to offer his own explanation , though it savours sadly of egotism : — No doubt , the severance of Monday last was on a graver question . No more serious subject ever agitated a Senate . Its seriousness should have prevented flippancy ; its sacredness should have deterred hypocrisy .

      Unfortunately both suddenly intruded , and an earnest difference of opinion was changed into a strife . Neither side did cr would yield—extreme language was used ( some of it to us , but it was in tlie heat of debate , and we forgave it ) . An accident prevented recrimination , a soft answer turned away wrath—and not only was a breach avoided , but a better understanding , and a warmer cooperation for the future , were secured . "We are quite sure the chief parties engaged in that controversy look back on its termination with unmixed pleasure , and are content to be railed at and misrepresented till the heat of passion and the chargin of baffled virulence have subsided . There wasnocompromiseofponcy . nosvffrenteof opinion on cither side—there was the retraction of an unguarded epithet—the expression of a kindly feeling—of a willing faith , and of a fervid patriotism . That expression was received as it was offered , and tlie greatest peril the association ever knew was weathered .

      Xow this , we say , with all respect to Mr . Davis , is sheer nonsense , and the reverse of fact . Would he have us believe that the Repeal Association would have broken up , had he and a few others retired , or that he was not in greater peril when Mr . Smith O'Brien , in a fit of trepidation , proposed its dissolution ? Ko , no ; had our baffled mutineer been thrust out , or voluntarily retired , one hundred , with as good lungs and as voluble a tongue , would have remained behind to play his part and pocket his salary . We used to be discredited when we hinted that , harmonious as matters generally appeared upon the stage in Conciliation Ball , the leaders of the movement were accustomed to fight behind the scenes like wild-cats . Mr . Davis , in whatfollows , verifies to the letter that which we asserted :

      The Association is formed only to Repeal the Unionit cannot bind its members to anything else ; and the introduction of any other topic is at the discretion of the committee . It has hitherto been the custom of that committee to prevent discussion in public when the differences were extensive , and passion roused ; and it has kept the Conciliation Hall as a theatre for action , not an arena for dispute . On the maintenance of that policy the existence of the Association depends , and we do not doubt it will be maintained . On rare occasions the disagreement may break into the public meeting , and will need no little watchfulness . We pray that the occasions may be rare , and the watchfulness against our passions and our enemies great indeed !

      So , then , there have been disputes , Mr . Davis , in close divau—serious wranglings , as you inform us—ot which the public was kept in the dark ! All , Mr . Davis , this is a startling disclosure , and will , we think , produce among a shrewd public a great sensation . The Repealers will leam authoritatively , for the first time , from the columns of the journal which has been circulated extensively with their money , that there arc secrets connected with the internal management ; of the affairs of the Corn Exchange which it would be Imprudent to reveal even to them .

      Mr . O'Connell seems , however , determined to be no longer badgered in committee-rooms , but , upon the contrary , manifests a disposition to drag his feeble assailants to the platform in Conciliation Hall , and there , in not a very conciliatory fashion , do execution npon them : and such being his present frame of mind , it is not uiiiicult to perceive how the contest must terminate . We cannot suppose , after what has lately occurred , that Doheny , Davis , Barry , and Co ., are so infatuated as to think they could successfully set up " a little gd" for themselves . —Dublin World .

      The Sanatory Condition Of The Workers Of...

      THE SANATORY CONDITION OF THE WORKERS OF BRADFORD . A short time ago we inserted in the Star a report of apublic meeting of the working men of Bradford , at which the question of their sanatory condition wasmootcd and commented on , and a committee of working-men appointed to institute inquiries on the subject , and lay the facts they could thus gather before the public of Bradford generally , and the influentian mill-owners and merchants in particular , with a view to steps being taken to remedy a state of things existing in the heart of one of the most" prosperous" and " active" of our manufacturing "hives of industry , " that would disgrace even a horde of savage Hottentots . That committee on its

      appointmententered energetically on its labours . The town was divided into districts , and parties appointed to visit the habitations ojf the producers of wealth in person , that they might see with their own eyes the " SHARE" o f comfort and convenience which the present system of " high civilisation" deals out to thoso engaged in labourious pursuits , ' and report the facts exactly as they found them . The committee , we rind , have done this ; and the result is , a- mass of detailed misery and consequent depravity absolutely appalling ! The report has been published : and from it we shall select a few cases by way of sample , togivetheworkersgenerallyanideaoftheconditioiiin which " g lorious prosperity" in manufactures has p laced then brethren of Bradford . The report is introduced by flie following ;

      ADDRESS OF THE SANATORY COMMITTEE , Appointed at a numerous meeting of IFootemibm , held at Pcckow Walks , on Monday , May 5 th , 18 i 5 . The Committee having ooservefl with unfeigned pleasure the exertions that are now being made hy Government , as evidenced in the labours of the Royal Commission , to "bring the deplorable condition of the large towns and cities in this kingdom before the attention of the public , in the hope of inducing all classes of society to take up this all-important and absorbing question . Considering that we are mutually bound to assist each other at this emergency , we have taken up our portion of the burden , and prepared a report of the condition of the Working Classes of this town , in order to induce the co-operation of all who can sympathize with the sufferings of their fellow creatures ; and also with the hope that working-men in other parts of the country may be influenced by our example .

      We have upwards oi 10 , 000 Woolcomhers in this town and neighbourhood , themajor part of whom are compelled to make a workshop of their sleeping apartment ; and as the nature ef their occupation compels them to work over a charcoal fire , which is constantly burning hi their apartment by day , aud frequently left smouldering at night , in order to expedite tlie labours of tlie following day , the most dangerous and deadly vapours are thus diffused through the confined and ill-ventilated room , and continually inhaled by the inmates , who unfortunately have no property save their health , and no means of providing for their families when their bodily vigour is impaired an . l broken down by the ravages of disease . Sufficient proof of these facts are exhibited in the emaciated aj-jii-arance Of the victims of this awful state of tilings—uniformly followed by premature death . And numerous are the widows and orphans who are thus thrown upon tho world , to share its sympathies , or sink under the sorrows which oppress them .

      We feel deeply grateful to those who are now exerting themselves to remove this monstrous evil , and are disposed to give our hearty co-operation , in order to obtain for . our families comfortable homes and healthy habitations ; our dwellings arc improperly constructed , and totally inadequate for the uses to which they are now subjected , and , as will be seen from the report , a most alarming state of physical and moral degradation is the inevitable result—our streets are filthy and in a most neglected condition—cor . Utgious and noxious vapours are hourly accumulating around us : even the common decencies of life appear to be disregarded ; all of which circumstance- ; might be avoided , if a proper system of sewerage and ventilation were adopted , and due attention paid to the other matters essential to health and common decency wanting which we must ever remain exposed to attacks of fever and other contagions diseases .

      The philanthropist cannot engage in a more noble and praiseworthy undertaking . What can be more commendable than to befriend those whose labour hath contributed to make this great empire the most wealthy in the world ? The moral condition of the peeple cannot be much improved so long as the homes of the working , classes are so physically impure , ilany of the vices of the age have their origin in the squalor and filth which surround the poor , and render them too familiar with scenes of drunkenness and crime , to remove which we must elevate the character and exalt the condition of the whole people . Let all unite and make this a labour of love . All may unite on this question , and the only

      distinction be , which can do most for society aud for himself . Let us hope that the wealthy and the educated will co-operate with , and give efficiency to our labours on this occasion ; and the heartfelt thanks of thousands will be their rich reward . We are , yours respectfully , Wm . Dawbon , George Flins , Johk Howe , John Carr , John Dewburst , President , Tbohaf Spubr , Treasurer , 6 eor € e White , Secretary ,

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      P . S . —Ministers of religion , surgeons , physicians , 01 other gentlemen , are respectfully requested to assist us by forwarding reports of their experience on this question —addressed to the Secretary , at the Committee Room . Roebuck Inn , Bradford . The Report then enters into details . It sets forth the place of residence of each case reported , with the the number of family , the number of apartments in the dwelling , the number of persons working in the house , the number of females resident therein , the dimensions of the apartments , and the sort of fuel used at work . Then there arc appended to each case such "general remarks" as the case seems to call for , from winch we shall give a few extracts , to impart to the general reader someidea of the condition ^ of the working population in one of the best of our manufacturing towns ' . — MOM MESSRS . FMNN AMD HOWE ' S REPORT .

      Case No 6 . Situate ia Cannon-street . Eleven of family , five of them females . Seven work in tlie house , which consists of three apartments . Four beds . The visitors give an appalling description of this dwelling—six persons work hi the bed-room . Two females sleep there . Bad ventilation , no drainage , pig-stye , and other nui .

      sauces . Cases 7 and 8 . Situate in " Commercial {!) street . " Extremely unhealthy . Intolerable heat . Three men and a woman work in the bed-room . An idea may be formed of No . 8 , from the fact that two persmis , father and son , were some time back found dead in the place , from suffocation . No . 13 . In ilarjerison ' s-row . This is a cellar , with two apartments , three feet below the surface . Bad drainage . Continual stench , aud the ashes suffered to accumulate in front of tlie door . An adult male resident suddenly expired in this cellar two months back . The coroner and jury expressed their astonishment at the existence of such unhealthy places , and pledged themselves to bring it before the public , but nothing has since been done to effect that object . No . 15 . In same place . A female now lies ill in bed in a room where four persons work . The apartment is three feet below the surface .

      No . 28 . Situate in Wapping . Upper room very hot . Four persons work and sleep in the apartment . The under apartment serves as bed-room for two , and kitchen for six . No . 43 . Situate at New Leeds . A miserable cellar , m which four persons work , and five , including three females , sleep ; four feet below the surface . Walls black with damp . Stench intolerable . No . 45 . At sama place . Four persons , including three females , sleep in this cellar ; one man works at a charcoal fire . MESSRS . DAWSON AND DEWUIRST ' S REPORT .

      Cases 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , and 5 , at Mill Bank . Mill Bankis situate in a low part of the town , behind the Sun Inn stables . It is filthy in the extreme . The street is narrow—drainage bad—stagnant water suffered to accumulate , and a most offensive smell continually emitted from the refuse which lies about in various directions . Notwithstanding the foul atmosphere which exists in this locality , it is augmented to a fearful extent from the crowded state of the apartments in which the parties follow their occupations ; and also increased by using coke at their work , which emits a most noxious effluvia . It will likewise be seen from the five cases selected , that there are only seven Vedsfor the accommodation of thirty-three individuals .

      Cases 6 to 18 , situate at Thompson ' s-buildings , Here are twelve cases taken by rotation , which will give a fair average of the condition of the inhabitants of that neighbourhood . Tliis locality is situate on an eminence at the foot of which runs a filthy beck , or stream , impregnated with the refuse of dye-houses , manufactories , and dwellings contiguous to it . The streets are narrow and filthy , and the general arrangement of the dwellings -unfavourable to health . The inhabitants uniformly complain of ill health . These twelve dwellings are inhabited by ninety-five persons , having only twenty-three apartments for all purposes , and twenty-four beds , making an average of four individuals to each hed , or eight to one bed-room , the average size of which is seventeen feet by fifteen . Incase No . 6 , the brother and sister worked together . Only one apartment and one bed . She has novo left in a state of pregnancy .

      Cases 21 to 25 , situate at Lower West-street , Tetley-row , This locality is described by the visitors as being extremely filthy and ill ventilated , and the stench arising from the heat and crowded situation of their workshops or bed rooms as intolerable , resembling a stove room where sulphur is used . Fifty-five persons reside in five dwellings with eleven apartments , and only nine hods , heing little lm llion six to caca bed . Case 27 . Bottom of " Victoria" ( l } -street . Here is one apartment at which two work at a charcoal fire , and four occupy the same as a bed-room . Only one bed for all . ' Case 28 . Still in " Victoria" (!) street , BED IN COAL-PLACE . Measured correctly , 3 ft . wide—5 ft . below the surface . THREE PERSONS , INCLUDING A FEMALE , SLEEP THERE ! " Jl ! Case 40 . At Spink's-buildings , White Abbey . Four feet below surface . In this miserable apartment a man , liis wife , and four cliildrcn SLEEP IN ONE BED COMPOSED OF SHAVINGS . General bad health .

      Case 48 . At High-street , White Abbey . A cellar six feet below the surface . This wretched cellar is a workshop for three , and a sleeping apartment for two . Foul vapours from gas cinders infest the place , and a pool of stagnant water near the door . Case 50 . At Burner ' s Fold , White Abbey . This is a wretched dwelling . Fire persons lie in one bed on the floor of the tipper apartment near the charcoal fire . Cases 65 to 69 . At Regent-street , White Abbey , are truly horrifying . There are two privies within six feet of the dwellings , from whence the excrement overflows and sends forth an intolerable stench . Ashes , refuse , and filthy water accumulates with this , and contributfls to most disgusting scenes , truly disgraceful . The dwellings near this vile place are thronged with human beings working and sleeping in crowded apartments . Mr , Booth , overseer of Manningham , has expressed his disgust at tliis locality . Various diseases have afflicted parties , from causes enumerated , especially in hot weather .

      Cases CO and 70 . At "GoWcii-square" (!) , White Abbey . The upper apartments in these dwellings are thronged with workers , and seven persons work and sleep in the first mentioned , who are continually inhaling the fumes of charcoal . Drainage bad . Case 83 . At Gracechurch-street , White Abbey . Five feet below the surface . Shameful ! A mass of filth . A man , Jiis wife , and four children , togeOier with his mother , lie in one bed in this wretched apartment . Case 109 . At Club-houses . Four persons work in the upper apartment , in which a man and his wife sleep . They had to cease from work a iceek since , whilst the woman teas lying in . She now lies in hed exposed to their gaxe . A DEAD CHIID IS LAID IN THE SAME ROOM . Such CISCS ai' 6 Of frequent occurrence , and ought to awaken the better feelings of those whose circumstances place them above such a revolting and humiliating position .

      Case 110 . At same place . A filthy cellar , in which two men work . There are two beds in the same vile apartment , iu which a number of men and women sleep indiscriminately . It is no belter than a common brothel .

      MESSRS . SPHKR AND CARR S REPORT . Cases 12 to 22 . Situate in Queen-street . One general description will suffice for this street and neighbourhood . It is a mass of filth . No drainage . The horse road unpaved and nearly a foot deep in mud , together with stagnant water . Houses generally crowded with men and women working together indiscriminately . The back parts of the streets on both sides have filthy yards and cellars , in which the inmates are also crowded together to a great extent . All this , added to the fumes of charcoal in several of the apartments , are calculated to generate disease . Several children have died of fever within the last few weeks , and a number of men and women are suffering from various complaints . An inspection of this part will convince the most sceptical of the necessity of establishing a comprehensive and efficient remedy .

      Cases 26 to 30 . Situate in Duke (!) street , Manchesterroad and Holgate-square . The whole of the yards between Duke-strcet and Victoria-street are unfit for human dwelling ? . There are a number of filthy cellars there , which arc chiefly occupied by wooicombers . Those places arc dark and ill ventilated—wretched beyond conception . Holgate-square is a miserable hole , surroaudidiy huUdingson all sides . This place resembles a deep pit . So chance of ventilation . A number of men and women ivovk in the cellars near charcoal fires , Seven feet below the surface .

      Cases 42 to 4 S . Situate in Nelson-court . A great many wooicombers reside in this court . It is a perfect nuisance , There are a number of collars in it utterly unfit for human dwellings . No drainage whatever . The visitors cannot find words to express their horror of the filth , stench , and misery which abound in this locality , and were unable to bear the overpowering effluvia which emanates from a common sewer which runs from the Unitarian Chapel beneath the houses . Were this to be fully described , tlie committee might subject themselves to the charge of exaggeration . We trust that some of those in affluent circumstances will visit these abodes of misery and disease . Case 119 . At Back-lane , Westgi-. te . This is a wretched dwelling—truly disgraceful . Thirteen persons lie huddled together , on two handles of straw , on a damp floor , four of whom are females . The filth , misery , and tendency to immorality which such a condition is calculated to engender is truly disgraceful .

      Cases 121 aud 122 , Situate at leys . This locality is weU known to be the filthiest and most unhealthful part of Bradford . It is occupied by the poorest and most abandoned portion of the working classes . The visitors give a revolting description of the crowded state of the houses and sleeping apartments , and the mode in which both sexes lie huddled together , regardless of morality or decency . We have not space sufficient to describe this place , it is a perfect nuisance in every respect .

      T 1 / 1 NN AND CARE ' S REPORT , Cases 46 to 73 . Situate at Bowling . This is a large and important district , situate on an eminence , having the extensive iron works in the immediate neighbourhood . The same general neglect of drainage , sewerage , < fcc „ which has been alread y described , prevails here also ; and is rendered worse by the close proximity of a large number of furnaces , which continually send forth volumes of sulphureous smoke . All this , added to the crowded state of the upper apartments and the noxious fumes of charcoal , tends to produce a state of things inimical to health and destructive of domestic comfort , Case 74 . At same place . In this dwelling two females narrowly escaped suffocation from the charcoal vapour . A woman named Barber died some time since from the same cause . Case 76 , at same place . Two persons work , and f . ve , including three females , sleep in the upper room near »

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      charcoal stove . . This place is occupied by a widow , whose husband was laid out in the room whore the inmates worked . The report from which we have selected the foregoing extracts , closes as follows ;—The committee feeling deeply the great and paramount importance of the present inquiry , and being extremely anxious that a vigorous effort should now be made to remedy the grievances under which the working classes are compelled to suffer ; her Majesty ' s Government having felt the necessity of taking the initiative in this great work , voluminous reports , emanating from the scientific , the wise , and benevolent , having been prepared and laid „ i , o ^„ ni . »» rj ,, ™ ic nM , tnlw a . wiilnw .

      before the country , the thinking and humane must feel convinced that the time has arrived when something effectual and comprehensive shall be done . The co-operation of ever j Mend of his species is urgently required , as an opportunity has occurred for removing the causes which lead to such a large amount of misery and disease . It has been clearly shown that malignant diseases can , to a great extent , be removed , and health secured to all classes , in an infinitely larger degree than has previously existed . We therefore come before tho public of Bradford with this report , trusting that the same ardent love of their fellows , may animate those who peruse it , as has been the guiding principle of the originators of the inquiry .

      From the kindness and excellent feeling displayed towards us by clergymen of every denomination , and the wealthier classes generally , we have reason to feel a sanguine hope of the result of our labours . Our deputations have received a cordial reception ; the most lively interest has been taken in the success of this great design , and from all sides promises of co-operation and support have been received . We have likewise been kindly favoured with communications from Sir Robert Peel , and the Duke of Buccleugh , as president of her Majesty ' s Commission " for inquiry into the health of large towns and populous districts , " and received from the latter nobleman voluminous reports concerning tlie present question .

      It appears by those reports that the rate of mortality in Bradford is five per cent , greater than the average in all England—that medical aid is sought for to a great extent—that the heat and state of the air is most offensive and destructive of health , especially in the dwellings of the wooicombers , and that the streets and yards occupied by this class of operatives are infected with foul vapours , sufficient to disseminate disease and extend it to the other classes . Having thus far developed our general views on this subject , and without the most remote idea of assuming to dictate , we trust that the following suggestions will be received with that good feeling which we are so desirous of establishing .

      In the first place , we propose that proper steps should be taken in order to cause the removal of those who crowd the sleeping apartments , and whose occupations engender the noxious vapours complained of , to commodious and well ventilated shops . This would , in a great degree , tend to make the cottages of a great portion of the working classes of this town subservient to domestic purposes , and to a considerable extent remove tlie evils arising from the amalgamation of both sexes to which we have previously directed attention . Secondly , —In order to effectually work out this praiseworthy object , we think it desirable to conciliate tlie good will and co-operation of the manufacturers , believing that even on pecuniary considerations they would find such an arrangement tend to thcir » advantage , as well as conferring a great public benefit in which themselves , as inhabitants of the town , would become participators .

      Thirdly , —The propriety of applying to Parliament , or by a deputation , to the Government , requesting that any clause or clauses deemed necessary for carrying out the general question of sewerage , drainage , & c , should be introduced into the general Act now contemplated by the Government , or to apply for a local Act , if such should be considered necessary . Finally , —That anything necessary to carry eut the remedy which is contemplated , and which does not come within tlie immediate jurisdiction of Parliament , shall he provided for hy the united efforts of the henerolent portion ot the wealthier inhabitants , by means of a general subscription for the purpose , and that the committee to carry out this important business should be partly composed of the wealthier classes .

      We have great pleasure in announcing that the inhabitants of Leeds have cordially taken up the question of sanatory improvement , and that all classes and parties are united in working out the great blessing . A committee has been formed , consisting of tho mayor , the vlear , and other highly respectable gentlemen on the one hand , and by a number of intelligent working men on the other . This is a truly pleasing state of things ; and we trust that the excellent example of Leeds may be followed by the respectable portion of the inhabitants of Bradford . May this feeling go on and increase , and may the estrangement

      which has heretofore existed between the various classes of society , give place to nobler sentiments . We now leave the question to the discernment and humanity of the public ; and feel convinced that all who read the facts set forth in this report , will conclude that the time has arrived when a great and comprehensive change shall take place in the condition of the working classes . And we sincerely hope that no interested or party feeling may enter into this question , in which the health and happiness of all are concerned . —On behalf of the Committee , ( x & ouge White , Secretary ,

      THE IMMEDIATE RESULT . The publication of the Report , the result of the labours of the Working Man ' s Committee , has not been without its effect : for on Tuesday evening week a numerous meeting , convened by the constables , on a requisition signed by about thirty-seven gentlemen ( including the Vicar , three magistrates , clergymen , merchants , and manufacturers , of all parties ) , was held in the large room of the Exchange Buildings , for the purpose of considering the necessary steps to be adopted for improving the sanatory

      condition of the labouring classes . The room , which is one of the largest in Bradford , was crowded in every part , and included a great number of clergymen , manufacturers , tradesmen , and other men of local influence , and in circumstances of ease and comfort , evincing by their marked attention to the heart-sickening details which were laid before the meeting , their deep interest in one of the most important inquiries that can engage the minds , or draw forth the united efforts of men , towards the amelioration of the hard lot of numbers . The Vicar of Bradford , Dr . Scoresby , occupied the chair . In the

      course ot his observations he said ;—There was one expression commonly used hy politicians , which , though of apolitical character , he would use , because it represented a great truth ; and that was , that if they wanted to obtain any right they must agitate , agitate , agitate . In a better than a political sense he would adopt the word , aud exhort them to agitate ; this was a moral , a social , a godly object , and he would say to his brethren of the working classes , continue to labourcontinue to bring forward your claims , your sufferings , and your requirements—continue to bring these before the public mind , and in due time , whether the iron were hard or no , the impression would be made . But he was far from supposing the iron would on trial be found to bo unreasonably or extremely hard , It was in tlie

      nature of the public mind that it required effort to move it . There was another condition they had to contend with , as regarded progress . The human mina was sensible of cases of suffering that affected the eye ; it was a natural condition of the mind to sympathise with what was seen by tho eye , because such affliction associated itself with the individual and forced the thought , —If it had been I that had so suffered ! Suffering which came by imperceptible steps , by minutes and small portions of time , by a slow , deliberate progress , which could scarcely be traced , was hardly appreciated ; the public mind could not apprehend that kind of suffering . It was tho kind of suffering , however , the burden of which many of those before him had to lament , and the remedy for which they were seeking . Take the case of the dwellers in

      unwholesome dwellings . It did not at first sight manifest itself to tho community that a man living in one of those dwellings was a slain man ; but the observant mind of the medical practitioner , or the registrar-general , who analysed the deaths , found that though such a man were not slain by machinery suddenly , yet he was actually slain by inches ; his days were shortened—there was an imperceptible advance of maturity and old age , and death . This being the case , it would be requisite for the working men to bring forward and press such statistics on the public mind as those they had appended to their report , which showed that the average mortality in Bradford was five per cent , more than that of the kingdom in general ; and if tho report had gone further it would have shown that the mortality among certain of the working classes—they

      who were obliged to work in the day over the fumes of burning charcoal , and sleep in the night with the residue of those fumes , or perhaps the still brewing noxious gas —if the scrutiny had gone to them , the case drawn out , and the balance been struck , there would have been found a still greater proportion of mortality to those engaged in different trades . The public mind required to have these facts impressed upon it ; and he hoped the committee would make respectful , earnest , and ho would say , affectionate appeals to those who had the means to come over and help in the effort to remove such evils . He should be most anxious , aud rejoiced to see the work carried out by them with good heart and perseverance , until they had impressed it on the public mind , and carried it along with them to ultimate success . ( Cheers . )

      Resolutions in accordance with the object of the meeting were moved by the Rev . J . S . Frost , of St . John ' s , Bowling ; Joe , Poppleton , Esq . ; the Rev . W . Morgan ; Mr . John Carr , working wooicomber ; Thos . " Beaumont , Esq . ; George Flinn , working wooicomber ' the Rev . James Cooper , of St . Judo ' s ; Dr . Farrar ' and Mr . George White . A committee , composed of clergy , gentiy , and working men was appointed to forward the desirable object : and the meeting which lasted four hours with unabated interest , separated in the best of feeling . In relation to the whole question thus raised by the Wooicombers Committee , the Bradford Observer justly remarks : —¦

      The disposition to effect such a union is now strongei on both sides than ever it was before ; and the will in snob oases is a pretty sure element of eventual success . Bnt it were foolish to hide from ourselves that there are formidable difficulties in the way of a speedy and permanent elevation of th e general . social condition of the working classes . The question at once arises , "How and why do the working classes inhabit such pestilential dens as many of our narrow , crowded , ill-drained , ill-ventilated streets confessedly are ? " The answer is , " Their poverty

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      but not their will , consents , " This leads us one step nearer the original evil— the poverty of the working classes . After making tho largest allowances for the improvidence , and intemperance , and other bad habits of the working classes , we fear we must come to the conclusion that large masses of them are in the receipt of such miserably incompetent wages as necessitates much of the physical wretchedness which is to be found , not in towns only , but in villages , and among the rural peasantry . This is the peculiar phasis of the great social question of our age , which calls for the most thorough and sifting investigation of the leading intellects of the country . But waiving this view of the question at present , it is clear that nothing but a resolute will and a good heart is wantwill , consents , " This leads us one step

      ing on the part of the middle and upper classes to effect , almost at once , great and beneficial ameliorations in the condition of their less fortunate fellow-countrymen . Nothing else is wanting to pave and drain the streets in which they live ; aud nothing else is wanting to build workshops for the combers who are now compelled to make their miserable houses workshops and sleeping rooms . These are points which we hope the committee appointed to carry out the object of Tuesday ' s meeting will not fail to urge upon all our mill-spinncrsand influential citizens ; and if these points were carried , and these alone , they would reward all the labour that has been expended in getting up the Wooicombers' Report , and in conducting the other proceedings which have resulted from it .

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      Framewohk Knitters' Movement . — A gens meeting of the whole of the branches oJ * this trace aud near Nottingham was held on Monday , 1 < M % at two o ' clock , in the Town-hall . Mr . Samuel ti - ters , of Carlton , being called to the chair , sii ' ul u . he ielt great pleasure in being appointed to p > over such an important meeting as was then *& bled . Subjects important to them as I-taut' Knitters were about to be ^ brought before tl a'Wi 1 he trusted that each speaker would be heard" «» interruption . He then called upon Mr . Jw ' ' - Barber , who addressed the meeting on the impart * of the frame-rent trial , the present positi (/"« - Framework Knitters with respect to their cw * dated Union , the general Trades Union airf c forthcoming Conference , and urged , with gnat' * the necessity of the workmen uniting for mutual ? tection and benefit . Thomas Stone next adtltw the luceting , and spoke at large on the conduc t one of the lartrcst manufacturers in Netting" *

      wards his workmen . lie stated that the iirp Messrs . Movley ) were in the habit oi' mta ^; a serious amount the earnings of their haw * , ; the most unjust means , such as givhi ? * to have the work done in a particular thn » > : when siieli work had been made in the bestpo ?! way according to the directions given , still hm $ fault , and deducting—though , in fact , there w . ^ fault to bs found , except the complying » '" ? ' ; duTCti ;) t , 5 { riven . '[ 'Ids was a practice « ; qiient oeturrciwc with th-3 linn he had jti » t i" ^ wno have been held up as the most honoursamorist the master Manufacturers . But tli < ij not the worst part of the story : if any of thc »? working for that firm should take any ' part in Jri '

      business , he is punished ; first found fault im ' > ' '¦ ' then deducted for inferior work ; and at last ll * r \ out of employment : and still these men were $ - ; i'essixc ; Christians ! Mr . Joseph Souter cai «« v !' ¦' ward to give the meeting an account of the i * - ; £ derived by him from a small portion of land v . lik- eVheld , and enjoined tlie Framework Knitters to r / " si cease in their endeavours until they got a fair ! ' fi * tion of the soil for themselves . B . lluiin ^ ' ^ general secretary , came forward , and gave w > inj count oi' the business connected with the 0 uv < - uv < - mental inquiry . Thomas Stone was called on ' ' !{ ¥ [ chairman to read a petition . It was then l'i' ? Ff } rt by Joseph Harrison , and seconded bv 1 ) . l ! liu : «; v i ,

      the petition be adopted by this meeting , ami tw-: u > be sisned with as little delay as possible , * £ *] J passed without a dissentient vote . Mr . Jol " % % dime forward and read several letters—one i » , ^ ' . !^ cular received from Leicester , stating that Uiet % W rent case now stood the 12 th on the list , i " ^ " ^ court would sit for the dispatch of business nfK \ iK 4 th July . The chairman then brought bdf ' jK meeting the outstanding debt of the coiitrs' ^ i'K mittee , which being very considerable , it was %$% that a levy of one penny per frame per week js J * ' , until such debt be liquidated and the petP n n praises paid . The committee of management » K »^ to receive the same every Saturday evcninffi *• , s-King George on Horseback , Nottingham . , ; , IT m ¦« T . ~„„ lllll £ ' .. l 1

      lllS-1 V 1 EETIXO . OF TRADES AT DERBY . — Ill W >» r yr -ft with a request of the iron trades of Bury , * W $ ? meeting of trades was held in this town on ' ^ Jfrj , evening , June 5 th , to take into considcraWJ ^ j ! position of the men now on strike at Bury , f ! „ rfjti following resolution was passed :- " That | , Jt | , J J opinion of this meeting , the men now o " " , i ;' r , i ;" the firm of Messrs . Walker and Co ., Bury , ff Mji stand out with vigour and determination tint " n tu fi obtain their just ends : and we p ledge ouisc js c y assist them with pecnnkwrneanslbi'so dcsiray wy 4 laudable an object . " After hearing a lecture « c m by Christopher Doyle , on the subject of a conso ^ so ^ union of trades , and also on the Land scheme , yie , y .. remedy for the evils that press on the w 0 V » n , m a goodly number of rules were sold . .

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      very different quarter . John , late Duke , ol Bedford , a nobleman endeared to all who knew him , in a letter with which he ( Mr . B . ) had been honoured some years since , and which he then held in his hand , uses the Mowing emphatic language : — " I have always been , and am still a decided friend to the total repeal of the malt tax ; I consider it as an impost pressing heavily on the industry and energies oi the farmer , and deeply injurious to the comforts as well as to the morals of the labourer" ( cheers ) . And then , who docs not remember the name of the Marquis of Chandos as coupled with this subject ? Who does not remember the nice calculations hemade of the benefit the farmer would derive from its repeal ?—calculations which he thought , by the bye , much under the mark . Who , he

      THE FARMERS ACTING , AS WELL AS SPEAKING . The "Whistlers at the Plough" aoaixst the Whistlers is Downixg-stkeet . " Central Agricidtural Protection Society . Repeal of the Malt Tax . —Owing to the extraordinary movements of Sir R . Peel in the House of Commons , and the consequent defection which he has caused in the ranks of those who had been sent to Parliament to watch over the interests of the farmer , the efficiency of this society had become of late greatly impaired , and it has somewhat disappointed the high expectations which had been raised on its formation . The ill effects of the Premier ' s free-trade nostrums were seen at the commencement of the sessionwhen a deputation from the committee of the

      , societv waited upon him . Several of the yeomen wished particularly to press upon the attention of the Premier their claims for the total repeal of the malt tax : but the supporters of the Government , supposing it might embarrass the Premier , cried " hold" ; and , at their suggestion , the farmers gave way . The consequence was , as many had expected , Sir Robert Peel took advantage of this circumstance to give the manufacturers all they asked for , and the / aimers just nothing at all . At the subsequent meetings the yeomen complained of their leaders , and seeing themselves deserted , and the cause of protection jeopardised by her Majesty ' s Government , expressed a strong determination , under their increasing difficulties , to direct their energies to the removal of their burdens .

      At the April meeting Messrs . W . Bennett and Baker placed a notice on the books of bringing the repeal of the malt tax before the Society . At the general meeting of the committee in Bond-street , on Tuesday , the 3 rd instant , pursuant to notice , this question came on for discussion . Mr . W . Bennett , being called on from the chair , said that he felt great trepidation in venturing in so respectable and influential a meeting to take so prominent a part ; his friend Mr . Baker , of Writtlc , he thought should have been put first , as he had drawn the motion he was about to submit : but somehow or other his ( Mr . B . ' s ) name had been first coupled with it . He regarded the malt tax under any circum stances , as a frightful incubus on agriculture , but under its present increasing depression a most unjust

      and intolerable impost . Be would not take up the valuable time of the meeting by attempting to prove what he thought had been already reduced to demonstration , but would simply give some authorities on this subject , and then answer one or two objections to its repeal . The late William Cobbett ( though doubtless extravagant in some of his views ) was regarded on all hands as a man of strong mind , and greatly acquainted with men and things . Mr . Cobbett , through the whole course of his life , always denounced this tax as the most iniquitous scheme for raising money that was ever devised by any minister of any country—a scheme which not even the necessities of war could justify ( cheers ) . He had given one authorit y from the people , he would now give them one or two from a

      repeated , did not remember how all Buckinghamshire rung with the noble marquis ' s protestations against this tax ? But where is that nobleman now ? Does Buckinghamshire rinsr now with that nobleman ' s appeal to her spirited yeomanry on this subject ? How is this ? Are the noble tltike ' s sympathies for his former associates quite exhausted ? O , he would not , he must not , insinuate ; but one thing he would say , and he wished he had a trumpet-voice that could be heard through the land . He would say , that that nobleman , and scores besides , voted for a repeal of this tax ivhen not a penny could , be spared from the exchequer ; but now , forsooth , when the minister announced that he had three millions to give away , not a single voice teas raised among these farming

      representatives for the repeal of this abominable impost ( cheer ?) . Could it be thought that the yeomanry of England would qtticilylook on all this , and not feel that the bonds xvhich unite the middle and higher classes were being severed asunder ( cheers )? But he had been speaking of authorities for the repeal of the malt tax . Wc had not merely here and there a commoner , a marquis , and a duke , tho advocates of repeal , but the House of Commons had twice ( if he were not mistaken ) voted off this tax , aud then , under the whip of the minister , voted it on again ( a laugh ) . But he had a higher authority than this . The master of the House of Commons—yes , he repeated it , the master of the House of Commons —( laughter ) , Sir R , Peel , had more than once admitted that this

      tax was a heavy burden on agriculture . With such authorities , then , on his side , he would not detain the meeting by answering any little paltry objections , such as , all farmers would not be equally benefitted . The people in one or two counties drink cider ( and , by-the-bye , untaxed cider ) . The benefit of malt for feeding cattle may not be so great as is expected . No , he would not honour such puerile objections with a word of reply . ( Cheers . ) But there were one or two objections to repeal which he admitted had the air of plausibility about them . It has been said that the benefit would be more foreign than native ; that the increased demand would give greater facilities to the introduction of foreign barley : this , however , would turn out more imaginary than real . He did not

      contemplate in the first place so great an advance , especially m the price of the best barley , but rather to restore the second and third-rate qualities to their relative difference in value to the good barley ; whereas that difference is now measured by 22 s . per quarter duty , added to the price . Besides which , barley being less expensive to cultivate than wheat , an increased demand would produce a greater growth of home-grown grain of this sort . Further , the large importations of barley are only found in deficient seasons like the last . Had the crop been anything approaching to that of wheat last year , instead of upwards of 00 s ., we should , under the depression of agriculture , have barely secured 20 s . per quarter ' ; and foreign barley would have been out of the ( luCS .

      turn , nut let us even suppose we arc mistaken in these calculations , and that the repeal of this duty would somewhat increase importations—what then ? If you are making good prices—if you can do what you like with your own—if you are allowed to turn the produce of your own farms to all such purposes as the most improved science can point out , without let or hindrance , what need the fanners trouble their heads about the importations ? Why not be glad that the foreigner is replenishing the exchequer , while they arc pocketing the the malt tax , and their families , their labourers , and the public at large , getting at their homesa cheap , useful , and invigorating beverage . ( Cheers . ) But we are told again , as a second objection , that this burden got rid of , will furnish an

      additional argument for the total repeal of the Com Laws . What , have not the farmers of England been already sufficiently plucked in this way " to entitle them to this boon ? Is it too good a thing in their present circumstances ? Is the payment of so large a Share ot the poor-rates , county-rates , highway and church-rates nothing besides their shave of assessed and income-taxes ? He appealed to liis brother farmers whether their hands were not everlastingly in their pockets for payment to these things . Did any man in his senses suppose that , in the event of entire free trade in corn , these other charges eouldbe endured ? Besides , he had said nothing of the landtax , assessedand property taxes , with the rent charge upon the landlord . It ivas impossible , however , not to perceive that the shadow of protection we still have is being frittered away , and thai by an amalgamation of the otherwise

      most discordant parties The yeomanry of England had been betrayed ; but thev had tins satislaetion-they were not the betrayers . ( Cheers . He now implored them to muster thehshattered troops , and to attack the enemy in the most vulnerable part of his fortifications . Let them tell the minister , ma tone and manner not to be mistaken , that Ae is taking away the means of our vavinn the taxes , and ive find ourselves neither ableorunlUna to endtire item He did not say that the repeal of the malt tax would do everything ; but he would take it r , S ^ fr ? T ' \^ tlle l ^ fe revenue to be raised ? To find a substitute was , perhaps , no part ot their business ; but he would saV , if you can find no better , Me the hdl by the horns , andZyihe saddle on the right back-ram * the property tax from three io five per cBNi . ; that me one mode .

      But , on the Other hand , if the artielo nt i . /^ But , on the other hand , if the article of u be taxed in some form or other , let it be iiui ' ^ nufacturcd , and not in the raw state ; liiJ ,,, , fc and the use of it in every form where use , ? r mestic purposes , and let it be taxed whennl ^ ; in public-houses , where men resort mo ^ lv r ^ sake of company , and not because thev "J , A article . It was not liis intention , however t ^ that part of his motion which referred to a sill ! " ^ if it should appear at all to be the oi ) hij n „ tt *' gentlemen around him that it would be | JCd , H it ( cheers ) . —Mr . Bennett then read his ro-rf ^ which embraced the total repeal of the uiah ii ' "< precise words we did not catch ; l la * ; i Mr . Barer , from Essex , rose and admin ,,, while Mr . Bennett on a former occasion «•¦ , < : „ k

      upon tins subject , and it appeared doubtful TpH the question could be entertained without i t notice being given to that effect , he drew the ^ which had been placed on the books , m «\ il ' ^ just been so ably moved ; and he concurr ed h ^ most heartily , in every sentiment which hi- r ** had uttered in bringing this motion before Hi ^ ing . Mr . Baker then took an cnli ghtcneii ? - ^ the present state of the agricultural qncstim ev considered , under all the circumstances of ij ' * deceived as they had been , a united effort t * repeal of this insupportable burden was tl > f course that could be at present pursued \ yl ' - that our limits will not allow us at all to « Y ^ to this gentleman . He concluded by heaitili-f' ^ ing the motion . - ^ Mr . T . Umbers , from Warwickshire , was » i an opportunity to support the proposition whff .

      just nceii so amy moved and seconded bv \> " Bennett and Baker ; and he was dad to ' iii ' , p there would be no objection to the " rceoniniei , Vof a substitute for the tax being drObiJ ^ thought , as did many of his friends w ' uli \ l had conversed , that we had better name no I !? tute , about which there might be , and doubtta . a difference of opinion ; he moved , therefore ^ amendment , after the word " repeated" f ^ fJ words should be expunged , and others added (» v we could not distinctly collect ) . ** Mr . John Hudson , from Norfolk , seconded . - amendment , which was agreed to by the mover ? secender to stand as part of the original motion * Mr . Stafford O'Brien said he was not sm ¦ at the disappointment which the agricultural t

      tlemen below had expressed as to their present « , tion , nor at . the factthat they , under suclidiajJj ment , were anxious to turn to some other s 0 Ur ^ relief . The Government had certainly manifi ^ M ; disposition to relieve agriculture , but ratlier tl ( e eJ trary . There was no hope from the present j' ^ ment ; the farmers must fight their own Uat lfc ^ next election . He had not failed to impress upsj . - Government the great probability that the reject the late measure he had introduced would ]& ' , by a systematic attack upon the malt tax . ( C' | , The Duke of Clevelanp had , in years back $

      < the repeal of this tax without ciieet ; the posifi » agriculture was different now , although lie tou V . hold out immediate prospect of success . Mr . Alnut , from Berkshire , thouirlit the rcr * the malt-tax would strengthen the " demand fe . ' repeal of the Com Laws , while lie considered hi * important to get the Canada Corn Bill and the -, repealed . The malt-tax was a bad ami oppressive ; - but lie would not give up the chance of geltiui ^ Corn Laws . He therefore moved as an amcnd ^ that it was not expedient for the society to ta i ' r the repeal of the malt-tax .

      . Some gentleman from Shropshire seconded rj amendment . Mr . Fisher Hocus , Mr . J . Ei . lman , ami $ pt ; other gentlemen whose names did not react e strongly supported the original motion for a toti t peal of tlie malt-tax . A gentleman from Lincolnshire , although tek for many years regarded the malt-tax as a ben burden on agriculture , thought the restriction « f (! currency even worse , and would rather vote for a peal of the currency laws .

      Mr . Weal , from Surrey , was in favour oft ; original motion . Lord Worsley had heard the discussion wi th deep interest , although he regretted he Jiad lost former part of the debate . He thought at amn ; it would be mischievous for this society lu Awe against the repeal of a tax which was admitted om hands as pressing so heavily , not so much uircaV indirectl y , on agriculture . He thought , uudert altered circumstances of the farmers , they k « l » out a good case .

      Mr . Bennett rose to reply . —He thought he cc gather from this discussion a great majority (> ftS meeting were in favour of the motion lie had t honour to introduce . If the two or three geiitks who had spoken in opposition had pointed out : practicable mode of relief , he thought it would L been another thing . Mr . Alnut might as well « ik to the moon , as to hope , under our present tint stances , to obtain greater protection ; and he iliac it was in bad taste , and a most unpopular bonds out of doors , to seek to retain a burden as a jiutii tion for protection . He would find , in fact , no is ber of the legislature , in the present state of pat to take up his cause . And , however true it * . that a restricted currency was an evil to agricrJit he ( Mr . Bennett ) had still less hopes of a mfe

      grievances in this way . His intention was top his motion to a division . Notice of the motiont been given to every local society in the kinds from several wc had letters of approval , and ms the contrary , and a very large share of thwiu represented in this meeting . We had done little ? hitherto , and he thought it high time to make a lain the right direction . The Duke of Richmond , after stating that t farmers must look after their own interest ! ati next election , said ho feared they would do hut Ifc good with , the present Parliament ; but lie Mi formed the Government that they might i >« p themselves for a very spirited attack upon the m tax . He then put the amendment of Mv . Ah « i : which four hands only were held up .

      The original motion for the total repeal oftlicnsi tax was then carried triumphantly . Mr . Greaves and Mr . Umiiers , from \ hm shire , moved that the resolution lie printed , ^ copies sent to the different local societies of ' kingdom . Lord IVorsi-ey moved thanks to the chair , andmeeting separated . —Mi ' s Weekly MesieiMi-r .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 14, 1845, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_14061845/page/6/