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      THE OASTLER LIBERATION FUND . . A PUBLIC ! MEETING of the Friends of Mr . Richard j Oastler will be held ia the Corn ExcEtA . N < JE , Hanging Ditch , Manchester , on Thursday Evening , the 14 / h instant , for the purpose of considering the best means to be adopted to raise funds to procure bis release from Prison . The Chair to be taken at ! Half-past Seven o'Clock . John Fielden , Esq ., M . P ., W . B . Ferrand , Esq ., M . P ., John Walter , Esq . and F . O'Connor , Esq ., R . S . Sowler , | Esq ., L . Pitkethley , Esq ., and many other gentlemen will attend to address the meeting .

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      LEEDS BOROUGH SESSIONS . NOTICE IS ; HEREBY GIVEN , that the next GENERAL QUARTER SESSIONS of the Peace , for the Borough of Leeds , in the County of York , will be holden before Thomas Flower-Ellis , the Younger , Esquire , Recorder of the said Borough , at the Court Mouse , in Leeds , on Thursday , the Twenty-Eighth day ot Dfcbmbeb instant , at Nine o ' clock in the forenoon , at which time and place , all Jurors , Constables , Police Officers , Prosecutors , Witnesses , Persons bound by recognizance , and others having business at tbe said Sessions are requested to attend . j AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN . That all Appeals , Applications and Proceedings , under the Highway Acts , ( not previously disposed of ) will be heard aud taken at the sitting of the Court , on Saturday morning , ( the 30 th instant , ) at nine o ' clock , unless any Felonies or Misdemeanors ; shall then remain undisposed of ; in which case , all such Appeals , Applications , and Proceedings , will be heard and taken as soon after Saturday morning , at nine o ' clock , as the whole of the Felonies and Misdemeanors shall have been disposed of . JAMES RICHARDSON , Clefk of the Peace for the said Borough . LeedH , 3 rd December , 1843 .

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      ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AT LEEDS Itf ! AID OF MB . OASTLEK'S LIBERATION , j On Monday last , ore of the most numerous and , dtiiufiiastic meetings -which have for some time been j held in the Leeds Court House , took place there , in i order to enter into arrangemets for carrying ont the ! sabscription bo auspiciously -commenced for the release j of the " Pactory Kin ?* - * fronnthe dungeon in "Which be f has been bo Ion ; confined . The meeting -was called by } placard , to be held at serai o ' clock in the evening ;' and soon after that honr . the boildinz vas crowded in ' and soon after that honrthe building was crowded in of

      last medical man there advertised his pill-boxes for sale . These Relieving Officers and Poor Law . Beards , only acted according to law , as they were amenable to the regulations of the Poor Law Commissioners in London . The coroner ' s jury had that day against their own consciences , returned a "verdict— " That the death of the deceased had resulted from natural causes accelerated by the want of the common necessaries of l ife "—{ a Tohse— " It ought to hare been a Yerdiet of murder "; . Residing at some few miles distance . from the poor creature ' s dwelling , he did not know anything of the case till he was asked , as a magistrate , to use

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      , every part , by n ^ en all parties—Chartist , Tory , j "Whig , and B&dieai . It had been announced that ] ¦ Wm- UuBfiela ' Perrand , E * a , JLP-, wonld be present ; 1 ssd on that gentleman entering the Hall , he was r&- j eeived with tumultuous applause , and three <* aom for i Mm . "were proposed , and 'heartily responded ta j On the motion of Mr . John Bkckwith , Mr . John j Cawood was unanimously called to the chair . i The Chairman , in opening the business , said he j had no idea , when he entered the room , of being called j upon to take any put in the proceedings j he came ; merely as a spectator , and to hear something of his j old friend , Bichard Osetler . But haying been thus j called upon , he would endeavour , so far as-was in fcis : ; power , to discharge impartially the dutiei of the effice to which they had elected him . He then read the pin- , ' card calling the meeting ; and , after some observations , Is praise of Mr . Qaetier and bis late father , resumed his ' seat . ¦ I

      Ma . JOSEJB LEES movea She first resolution . He Slid had that duty not have been assigned to him—an arrangement of which he was unaware when he enierea the room , —he should have solicited the opport&nity of making & few remarks in the course of the proceedings—of speaking in favour of an old friendon behalf of one with whom hehad spent the happiest momenta of his life , and who had become incarcerated for doiig good . He had known Mr . Oaatler ' s fsther ; lie Jiad been acquainted with Sir . Oastler himself for Sixty years . He differed widely from him in political sentiment ; but lie believed that he va a true philanthropist , and that be wonld advocate , as be . ever had

      aoue , those measures , and those alone , which his reason told him would secure to all classes the greatest possible amount of happiness . He then entered into a detail of the circumstances which hid led to 31 r . OiBtler ' s incarceration , ami paid a high compliment to him for the JUgpUaHry-wiih which he bad always upaelcl bis office , and the exertions which he had undergone on behalf of tiie factory slaves , together with his opposition to the New Poor Law . Mr : Lees concluded by saying that be -wBaoslj a poor man himself ; hut though he was so , he was happy to have is in his power to show that he did not propose the resolution in words only , but by * ay of beginning he fcegsred to hand in a sovereign as tia sabscriptioru 3 ! r . I » eea sat down loudly cheered .

      Mr . ] Edttasi > Scbtjtos seconded tieresolation , it Tras as follows : — "That this meeting , conscious of the invaluable Bervices rendere 1 bj Mi . Oastlfei to his country , and aware of the privations he must necessarily endure in consequence of his protracted incarceration , deem it a duty as Christians , as friends of humanity , and as fello-w eonntrjTOen , to aid in procuring hia liberation from prison , and is « -carhi 5 ids future services in Xte eBta Dlieinunt of peace and ^ eod will ameng men . " TTm . Busfieid FsBBATtD , Esq . M . P . rose at the request of the Chairman to address the meeting . He was received by three rounds of cheers . Af ttr they had subsided , be Baid—That in appearing that evening before a meeting of the inhabitants of the to-rn of

      Leeds , to address them on a question -which he -was thoroughly convinced , from the enthusiasm which tad already , been displayed during the delivery of the Speeches of the gentlemen wbo "had preceded him , they deeply regarded , he should not eppear before them in any other light than that of an Englishman advocating the claims of a persecuted and ill-used man —{ bear } . And if there was any ore present who differed from him in politics , beljelieved , nay , he was sure that that person wouldgive Mm credit for coming forth 5 n tfcecause of hmnaBity . Though there might be many present -srho differed from him and K : ch « rd Oastler on the great political questions which agitated the country—aud he ( Mr . Ferrandr coincided in every political sentiment which Richard Oastler had sp » ken

      or written that he knew of . —yet . be was glad to tell men persons that the cause wineh be had come amongst them to advocate had been supported in all parts of the factory districts by a unanimity of heart and a warmth of generosity which England alone could furnish—{ cheers ) . It was gratifying to see public cha-Tscterj in this and other towns laying aside political feeling tind generously coming forward to aid this good cause ; and no mm merited more approbation on this account Himi did Mr . Ssines— ( best , bear j . Mr . Oastler and Mr . Bsftjes tod long been opposed " to each other in polifical sentiment ; bath honestly believing their own opinions to be true ; both appealed to the iniellfcct of their fellow countrymen ; and both with some degree of success . He was

      sorry that Mr . Balnea ' s views were « o favoured , sot that 2 » -would preTent hia arguments frrcn being brought -forward , for he believeS they were brought forward and maintained with honesty ' of intention . If they were true , he trusted They would be triumphant ; but if the political prtatr-ples of Mi- ' Baines and those Who acted with him , were found to be false—and those of 3 £ r . Oastler "H&are proved to be those on which the constitution of onr native land was built , he hoped Mr . Oastl&r would have the victory . But to give to both parties fair play , let them have a fair field and freedom , and O-ed would giva tbe victory to the right—{ loua applause ) . In coming before the meeting to ad-Tocate the liberation of Mr . Oastler , he would appeal to thsir better feelings , their sentiments , and their

      judgment ; for he should worn to appeal to their passions . It Taa bis duty to call their-attention to some c £ the great qns ^ tiocs on -wbicb Mr . Oaatler' bad appeared in & public character . Mr . Oastler firs * raised his humble voice in favour of tbe freedom of the black slave , —that freedom which this country finally achieved by a grant from Parliament of many Bullions of money . Mr , OasQer advocated the cause of the poor black slave until that glorious victory over oppression was obtained ; and he had scarcely laid his pen aside , when he beheld slavery at home more cruel , more oppressive , mote lasting than that against which a Wilberftate cad * o nobly raised his voiee , and for the abolition j > 1 which Ihs eountry had paid so large a sum of money—tnerr , hear ) . Mr . Oastler saw that white

      slavery at home waB worse than black slavery abroad ; i and he came forward as the unflinching advocate of ! the emancipation of the white slivesy of thisj country . It was highly creditable to Mr . Baine 3 , j that he allowed , tba columns of the l ^ eds Her- | -Cvry to be open to the dennnciitions of ; "White slavery in G-rea > "Britain—( great applause ) . J 21 t . Oastler Bupported the great struggle for the eman- ! dpation of our factory children from the slavery in ! "Which they were held , and to a certain degree his j exertions were successful ; but before he- bad achieved j tbe triumph that he expected be should , the New Poar j 1 became the law of the eountry . ( Groans . ) He : ( Mr . Terraad ) would not weary the .. attention of the meeting by fletafls , which he could bring forward against that infamous law ; for scarcely a day passed

      that the public prints did not record the cruelties , tbe oppressions , the hardships—nay , the murders committed by that act—( bear ) . Bat that very day , in feis capacity as a magistrate of the West Biding , he had attended a Coroner's Inquest , sitting upon the body of a woman who was only one more victim to that infernal latr . It appeared that four months ago * a poor woman , of the name of iffsrtBa Robinson , seventy years of age , alon ^ with hex daughter , who was the mother-of two children , the youngest of whom was only two months old , was released from tbe Union Workhouse at Bradford , on condition that they would all lire on three shillings a ¦ week—( cries of * shame *) . Theyiad been accustomed

      to freedom and the enjoyment of ice light of heaven , and to mingle amongst friends and acquaintances , and they cheerfully accepted the boon-offered them , and settled down in an hovel at Harden-Bsck , near Bingley . 3 hey belonged to "WHaden township , and lived beyond the ^ boundary bnl some few yards . They continued to Teceire the relief erery Monday morning from the relieving efficer , who lired six miles fr « n the place , and had to attend to the peer of six different townships , having altogether one thousand one hundred and fifty persons toattend to —( cries of ' ^ ahame ") . The daughter of this poor woman told the relieving officer soon after they had gone to this place that they -were very badly off , and that 3 s . a week was far too little for them to

      live upon . After this th 6 Board of- Guardians at Bradford , 5 n their mttej , ffronied 6 < J . a uxek more ; bo that this family of four persons had but 3 s . € d . a week for them all to exist upon—a sum- scarcely snffieieat , alter the payment of rent and coals , to keep * 0 uJ and body tegethar for two daya . The daughter was \™^ * & *>*> Dot capable of earning her daily bread : Be applied to the relieving officer for more » u « fl « tEnM >] «» + »? ^ S 064 a ^ eaf "ear to her applicaHcn , saying * TLv t *^ " ¦»«» his masters , and he had no power tuf ™ £ «!? ' a ' rbB Qnard » n of Wilsden passed by 5 ffE 5 l »^ J == 2 r ^ iffl 35 SS «? ztvzs . « or he

      He ^ p li ^ that MV ^ JSJd ? l ^ TS to ' bouse , or to grant even wsmch as 6 d . mow ^ iiur w fi « rBd « W move themselves t o iSwagSS&rS * ; iat ± 8 b » wplied— "What ' , the Wrf ^ ?^" aying-motherto&b workhouse ? - - ^ ^ " % 1 asked him for relief ; buthesaid he coaldSrf . f ^ He said she was to go to the relieving officer « t ^« UT who Jived about » nifle from the place Wherethe pAes woman vh dytf ^; andiiit Tdiering offieex had fcased hkoMtf that CajTMtan him { Mi . remnd ) for sot going to se « th > poor woaum , by s » jiag thai br had xxOdeat . * o . do is , rell « TiMf tbe poor « £ bit own < ii * trie !' ¦ ¦ * nMng bis w « home after

      dHkainight ^ crietdr ^ ahime , shsme- ) . ThU half-Idiot , having been refused relief at her own township tttcngbt it naeless to apply , to Biagley . jDn Tuesday Aominglast , several of t >»» neighbours vent into the boose , and found the poor aged motheflr , l » iil nponsome old looms , wrapped up in an old sheet , fiting np he ? soul to her Maker , and not . an atom of food or fire in , twnse , andher daughter goiag about to seek for ndghboun to do that which her native town refused to dofltmd cries of shame , ahame **) . Foramonth Wilsden -bad been without a medical man in the town ; and the

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      his public authority that an inquest might be held on the body . He asked if it were possible even for the Christian religion to be inculcated among our countrymen , 01 the laws to be enforced , if such cruel oppressions SB those inflicted under the New Poor Law , were to be allowed to go on —( heat , bear ) , ? They were Englishmen , living under a { Jhristian dispensation , told by every page in the Holy Bible to feel fer and pity the peor ; and to whom were those poor to apply for succour and comfort ? Richard Oastler , who was now in prison , had always faithfully opposedjthe New Poor Law , and shown that it -wsb contrary to the spirit of the British constitution . He asked them , therefore , to unite cordially and unanimously to obtain the release of Richard Onstler , that he might exert his energies to

      raise tbe public voice against an act that was a disgrace to a Christian land—( cheers ) . Another great question on which Mr . Oastler appeared before the pnblic was the factory system—( loud cheers ) . He ( Mr . Ferrand ) did net \ rlsa to bring anything relating to his own personal conduct before the meeting , further than he could help ; for united as they were in the cause of that good and patriotic man , he would hare them rallying round him iMr . Oastler ) also ; but he mighfe tell them , without vanity , that tbe first time that be appeared in public , & 3 taking part in those great questions which had agitated the public mind for the last thirty years , ¦ wtss at a large meeting called by Richard O&stler , on Wibsey Low Moor , te discuss the factory qnestion . Twelve months befere that meeting he ( Mr . Ferrand )

      j happened to ri&e between fire and six o'clock ' in the morning for the purpose of amusing ' himself by wild fowl shooting on the banks i of the river Aire , near the town of Bingley i where he lived . It was in the depth of winter , with \ the snow two feet deep covering the ground , the wind ; bioTFing a hurricane , and more enow falling . He proi cee ^ . ed on a Jane , and he tae r e traced the foot-marks j of three children . He beard thu stifled cries of a , human being ; and after going a short distance he ; found the footsteps of only two children . He turned j back , and there , on that cold winter's morning , just at ' . the break of day , he dragged out of a snow-drift a ! female child , who was on her way to work at a factory .

      iHear , hear . ) He asked himself—Can England not become a great nation witnont the sacrifice of her children ? He entered from that time into an investigation of the factory question , and as long as God gave him health and strength—unless a ten hours factory bill become the law of the laud before his life dosed , he wonld agitate for that just law . ( Loud applause . ) After remarking on the present bill , which all admitted had effected some amelioration in the condition of the factory -workers , the Hon . Member : said that be was told by men in rti » own neighkonihood , whose labours had been suspended through the extension and application of machinery , that they were living upon the wages of their children—in fact , they were living by the murder of their own offspring . ( Hear , hear . ) He

      spoke adviiedly when he used these terms : for the highest medical men in the country had declared teat to work women and children in factories for longer than tea honrss dsy ^ ras to work them to death . He intended to Vrinir by creditable -witnesses a body of evidence before Parliament on the present factory system , and to ask the legislature and the country , and the ministers of the gospel , if Christian England is to submit any longer to this system?—( great applause ) . There were many other evils connected with the present factory . system besides its working the poor children to death ; and whilst he would have an investigation into the whole of that system , he -would also not overtook the working ot the New Poor Law , or al all events thp errenmstances of the case of the victim of that law

      which had that day been brought before a Coroner ' s jury ; for although the law cleared the Poor Law officers , he declared emphatically in the face : of that nnmerons and highly respectable meeting , that the New Poor Law had been , guilty of the manslaughter of that woman —{ hear , hear , and cheers ) . The Hon . member next related a case , which had ceme before him within tbe last few days , and which showed the baneful effects produced on the rising generation from the want of paternal care and attention caused by the operation of the factory system . At tbe time that tbe deputation sought him to bespeak his aid in the enquiry respecting tbe cattse of the death of ilartba Robinson , be was snga ^ ud is toting evidence against ' a poor child , only thirteen yean of age , whose case was illustrative of

      one of the workings of tbe factry system . The facts of the case were these . A family named Murgatroyd , living about two miles from Wilsden , the father of which was a labourer employed at out-door work . and the mother and her two children worked at a factory , leaving their bouse locked up from six o ' clock in the morning , when they went to work , until eight at night , when they returned . A boy of the name of Hatfleld , about thirteen yean of age , whose mother was a widow and also worked at a factory , knowing that Murgatroyd ' s house was locked up , determined to break into it and rob it On his way to commit the Tobbery , he met another boy about seven years of age , whom he persuaded to eccompany him , and these lads , one thirteen

      and tbe other seven yean of age , b * oke into the bouse , and robbed it of a sovereign , sume copper , and otber articles . Information el the robbery was given to tbe constable of Bin ? ley , and he fonnd the two lads entering a beerhouse . They were brought before him ( Mr . Ftrrand ) and the younger was made a witness against the elder . They admitted they had committed the robbery . On the younger being asked if he had ever beard of Gad or the Saviour , or of heaven or bell , he replied , No , never . " His mother said that she was too much benumbed with labour to educate her children , and the only comfort ahe had after leaving her work at the factory was to roll into bed —( "It's a ahame ") . Here the child was left to wander all day where he choose , the mother being compelled to

      forsake those duties which the revealed will of God declared to be incumbent upon her , and which the law recognises , she ought to have the pewer to fulfil , and which the voice of Nature declared she ought to fulfil , and which society , for its own welfare , ought to demand of her . She left her home , and the poor child was forced to wander about like a vagabond , and never beard the nsma of God from priest ox parent , and ne vraa now an inniita of York Castle , and -would have to take hi » trial for the heinous crime of house-breaking —( hear , hear ) . He appealed , then , to their better feelings , to their humanity , to release Richard Oastler from his cenfinement , that he might have full scope to exert his talents to remove the evils of the present Factory System , and put an <> nd to such cases as that just

      related—( cheera ) . We ofLen found ministen of state and other public characters pointing to the extent of our exports as an evidence of the improved condition of the people ; but it would be ¦ well if these parties would look more into the interiot ; if they weuld examine and see really what is the condition of the working classes . This country was now in a very dreadful state ; a great many of the labouring population were now disaffected and discontented . He knew sufficient from tbe history of the English people asd from his personal knowledge , that they are loyal at heart and honest in their assertion of their principles . All they asked for waB , " A fair day ' s wage for a fair day ' s work" —( cheen)—and the government of thiB country was bound by the constitution to

      provide them with it —( renewed cheering ) . If they would not do so , they were utterly powerless—( cheers ) He cared not who the man was who held the reins of government in this country—it mattered not what political sentiments be professed—tbe line foi bis guidance was marked out by the constitution : it was , equal protection to all classeB of peraens and of property—( hear ) . The property of the poor man was as much entitled to protection as was that of the rich man —( hear , hear ) . It was to the property of the poor man that we owed the wealth and the grandeur of the land . Tbe building ia whicb be wai then addressing that large assembly of the inhabitants of the important town of Leeds was the result of tbe labour of the working classes , and their laboui

      was their property . It was to the same source that we owed the origin of all the various edifices erected t < the glory and honour of God throughout the laud . I bad made England a mighty nation , whicb she woulc continue to be if she followed tbe laws which God bac declared to be just and right—( applause ) . He was tolc of improvement in the state of the country—of increase wealth , and better trade ; but there would be no im proTement that could be lasting unless employmen was given to the adult male population—unless " thu busy bees" were kept at work . At present they wen turned adrift ; they were drones against their will-( cries of " We are" ) . Machinery had deprived them o doing that duty which God himself declared the ; should 4 o—( bear , hear ) . They were to earn their breac b ; the srwe&t of their brow ; but the present state o aSkirs la this country had deprived them of the oppor tunlty of fulfilling that divine law . Therefore they bat a right to appeal to tbe Government ef tbe country

      and insist that it should rescue them from that positioi in which machinery had placed them —( loud cheers He hoped that in addressing the meeting he had only so far as in his power , and that but feebly ,, ye henestly , brought before them the great prifidplei which Richard Oastler professed . If they wore true they would stead the test of public opinion j if untrue men the honesty of Englishmen would nerer aflov HMfflJto beliere them , or tobe tbe slaves of the politics opinion * of aay naa or set of men , when they bellevei » to opinions not to ke taw . To place the politi e * l "wUiaento which be belieredWere esseatis SSuiSi JStS&syg- * » td 0 " Z &S ? ZttX £% * S « ££

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      iar . OASiler ; but he was aware or the efforts which that gentleman bad made on behalf of the public welfare , and by which hehad injured his health and made many pecuniary and personalsacriflces—( applause ) Tbongh the meeting was met for the purpose of raising money for the payment of a debt , he felt , in hia own conscience that that debt , so far as Mr . Oastler was concerned , though a legal debt , wa » not owing In equity —( hear , hear ) . But whetber the debt was really owing or not , if they took into account the indefatigable , ' the almost snperbuman efforts which Mr . Oastler had made on behalf of tbe public , they would pay that debt and liberate him from prison . The committee had determined to pay the debt , release him from incarceration , and then make some provision for his support ; and if those for wbom ¦ . &e bad so long laboured would

      not raise the amount received , they were utterly devoid of gratitude—( hear , hear , and applause ) . But be knew sufficient of the working classes to lead him to believe that they would raise sufficient to set their old friend at liberty ; and then the contributions of the more affluent might go towards a provision for him for the rest of hisdays—( hear , hear ) . He ahould rejoice to see Mr . Oastler liberated , simply because he would be enabled more effectually to promote those principles and accomplish tboBe objects for which he had so long laboured . It was true that he was not idle in prison ; he had sent forth a weekly pamphlet whioh had well maintained his viewB ; let him have his liberty again , and the chance of standing forward publicly as he used to do , and be would soon give the finishing Btxoke to what he had so much at heart —( applause ) . Mr . ' Buhner concluded by proposing tbe following resolution : —

      " That subscriptions be forthwith entered into by all grades of the inhabitants of this , Mr . Oastler ' a native town , for the purpose of procuring his liberation ; and that tbe friends of humanity throughout tbe Borough be requested to lend their assistance in the accomplishment of that laudable object . " Mr . Joshua Hobson , who was received with loud cheers , said he bad great pleasnre in seconding the resolution . He did do because he knew Mr . Oastler well ; he sympathised with him in his affliction , and was determined to do his part to get him out of prison . He

      was rejoiced to hear the sentiments expressed by preceding speakers ; particularly the sentiments which which had been uttered by Mr . Lees , to whose head and heart those sentiments were an honour , and who had shewn great moral courage in advancing them . He was able to bear out most fulfy the statements made by M » . Lees . His ( Mr . Hobson ' s ) family had resided on the Thomhiil estate for a long period of time ; his grandfather had occupied a farm on that estate some eighty years ; his father bad also lived on it , and afterwards his brother . The altered circumstances of the

      tenantry ,- however , had eeznpelled bis brother to give op possession of tbe farm on which his fore-fathers bad been enabled to live in comfort , and even in some degree of affluence ; and with the wreck of bis fortune be bad been forced to go to America to seek for the means of existence which were denied to him here . He ( Mr . Hobson ) had intimately known Mr . Oastler both as a politioian . and a steward ; and he could bear testimony to the fact that his wbote study was tamed to tbe endeavour to make the tenantry on hia employer ' s estate Comfortable and happy , and also subserve the true interests of the employer . When the tenantry sought advice of him , they had no fees to pay ; though it was well known that in this way the stewards on otber

      estates contrived to amass from tbe tenantry large fortunes . He kept up the hospitality of an old English mansion . Tbe poor were never turned empty away from his gBtss . Whoever sought him on business had never to regret his conduct towards them ; wherever refreshment was required it "was always there to be bad . On these grounds be put in the claims of Mr . Oiitler to the sympathy of the working men . It had been said by some parties that Richard Oistler was the first' who commenced the recent agitation for limiting Factory Labour . That was not correct Mr . Oastler did not commence tbe agitation It was commenced by Mr . Hobhouse , M . P ., who introdaced a . mt-asure into tha House of Commons to amend

      the Factory Act of the late Sir Robert Peel , which was known to be intfficstious ; so loose and vague , that " coaches and six" were driven through it In all directions ; and the Short-time Committees were formed to render aid and furnish information to Mr . Hobhouse , al the instance and strong recommendation of Mr . Baines of the Leeds Mercury A committee of that sort was formed ia Leeds , and another in Hudderfleld ; and on that Bench stood tha man who called the first meeting to form a Short-time Committee , at tbe direct instigation of Mr . Baines himself . It was thus that tbe Factory agitation commenced . It was true that Mr . Oastler ' s attention was soon directed to the question ; aud that he entered into it with all his soul , bringing to ita advocacy an amount ef energy and honest

      deteiini&& . Uon that swd made it the question of tbe day ; and the meagre measure of Mr . Hobhouse was soon lost in the " Ten Hours' Bill . " As soon as Mr . Oaitler was told of tbe actual slavery existing in the factories , he wrote bis celebrated letter « n the factory system which was published in the Leeds Mercury . Tbat letter led to Mr . OasUer ' s connection with tbe factory operatives . The Huddersfleld Short-Time Committee , formed as be had before detailed , read tbe letter of Mr . Oastler with much gratification ; and a deputation from their body was appointed to wait upon Mr . Oastler to solicit his co-operation in aid of Mr . Hobhouse's Bill . He ( Mr . Hobson ) accompanied tbat deputation to Fixby . They were cordially received by Mr . Oastler , who , when he had enquired as to their

      object and intention , frankly and warmly pledged himself to work tor tbe emancipation of the factory slave . At that meeting the foundation of the " Union ' between Mr . Oastler and the working people to effect practical good was laid . He stated to the deputation frankly and freely what hia political tenets were ; be ascertained what tbeira were ; and an understanding was come to that on the Factory Question they Would all work together , totally irrespective of political or party considerations . In tbat spirit they commenced the work ; in that spirit they had continued tbe work ; and In that spirit they would work the matter out . The constqaences of that meeting at Fixby were not yet known . There , on that day , bad a lever been forged which had already heaved England to her centre ; and which wonld set her right at last . Into the history of the Ten Hours agitation be would not further enter ; except just to say that what Mr . Oaatler did on tbat

      question , so far from being distasteful to the owner of Fixby , received his positive commendation . The case , however , was different when Mr . Oastler opposed the "Coarser Food Enactment , " the attroclous New Poor Lsw . Then he was deprived of his stewardship , and for political considerations , oast into prison . Reference had been made to the fact , that Mr . Oastler would value tha penny of the poor man more than the large contributions of the rich ; he knew this was so ; he , bad Mr . Oastler ' a own authority for it ; and be called on the working men to come forward to the help of one wbo bad done so much for the amelioration of the condition of the poor . He then alluded to tbe exertions which were being made in other towns , and hoped that tbe resolution of the meeting would be practically carried out In allusion to the handsome donation of Mr . Baines , Mr . Hobson read the following extract of a letter which he had received froir . Mr . Oastler on the subject ;—

      " I cannot tell you what feelings overspread my soul at this sudden ebullition of love , and respect , and sympathy for me . It almost turns my braiu . I can stand opposition with most men ; but sympathy melts and subdues me . Mr . Baines ' s donation has very much surprised , and considerably excited me . Weil , one thing is now certain—the personal contest is ended ; but now for the war of principle . Am I right , er am I wrong ? that ia the question . That question must , aud with God ' s permission shall , be solved I I am delighted that personalities are ended . When I see Mr . Baines I shall thank him . " After Borne few other observations , Mr . Hobson seconded tbe resolution , and resumed bis seat amidst lond cheers .

      Mr . Charles Walker , of Bradford , supported the resolution in a neat speech . He spoke as a manufacturer who had bad ranch experience of the working of tbe factory system , and be was in favour of thelimitation of tbe hours of daily labour to ten , in which he was backed by the opinions of tbe most eminent medical men of the day . As an individual be was tired of the present system of factory discipline , by which be was compelled to attend to business the same hours as those whose labours unfortunately were so much more irksome than were bis , and with these hours he was really wearied . Mr . Oastler bad nobly combatted on

      behalf of tbe factory workers , and he rejoiced that the fiat had gone forth that he should once more be free . The good work was going on in Bradford ; and from the enthusiasm which he saw exhibited at that meeting , he was convinced that at Leeds , the native town of Mr . Oastler , his friends would not be behind . ( He looked forward with pleasure to the time when Mr . Oastler should be once more at liberty ; when they should see him amsngst them , teaching the duties they owed to each other , in sonnexion with tbe welfare of society and the safety of tbe institutions of thecouutry —( cheers ) .

      Mr . Koberton said that he was tbe person wbo got the meeting together in Leeds on Mr . Hobbouae ' s Bill ; and both Mr . Oastler and Mr . Baines were In favour of restricting the hours which factory children were employed . He was one of the deputation who waited : upon Mr . Baines last week , and felt highly delighted at the way the deputation were treated , and with tbe handsome donation of £ i which Mr . Baines gave toward * the liberation of Mr . Oastler . Mr . J . Summers , in allusion to a remark which had fallen from Mr . C . Walker , said that the first step taken in Yorkshire for tbe release of Mr . Oaatler was taken at Leeds , namely , the holding of a meeting last year , at which were pnsent Mr . Atkinson , Mr . Perring , and himself , sad at which a committee was appointed to promote tbe object fer which they bad assembled . Much did not result from that meeting ; but he was very glad that a new effort bad been made , and that there was every prospect of its being crowned with saooess—( applause ) . -

      Sam . smith , Esq . came forward to propose the thud resolution . He was received with cheers . He said tbat be had been highly gratified at the statement just made , by Mr . Summers , that the town of Leeds , was the first to raise subscriptions on behalf of Mr , Oastler . He was proud to call Richard Oastler his friend ; for be had known him in infancy , boyhood , and manhood , and in the whole course of bis acquaintance with him he

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      never knew him do a single dirty action —( applause ) . In boyhood , Richard Oastler was known for bis adherence to the truth , and as a young lad of strict morals and religions principles . He had known Richard Oastler intimately ever since they went to school together , now forty-seven yean ago , and in all that time hehad never received an unkind word from him ; and he felt ita privilege to come forward and move the resolution which had just been pat into his band . He believed that in all be bad done , Mr . Oastler bad been guided by correct and honest feelings and bad done tbe best he could ; and though the factory question might have bees first taken up by others , he very early devoted his great mind and active exertions to that subject , and gave it that success which it would net have bad from

      any other Individual—( applause ^ Many persons thought that Mr . Oastler ex ? gerated some of the statements which he made in reference to tbe factory system j but he ( Mr . Smith ) , knew he did not , for he furnished many of the facts on which Mr . Oastler argued—( hear , bear ) . Mr . Oastler , whose first letter on the Factory Question appeared in the Leeds Mercury , went into the subject with great energy and zeal , and spent both a great deal of time and a great deal of money ; and whatever might be the event in future , be would have the consolation of knowing that be bad done a great deal of good . The present Act bad done an immensity of good . The condition of the factory children was Very much better now than it was eighteen years ago ; and such eventually , he believed , would be the effect of the meaaur ? , that tbe masters would be

      glad to pass a Ten Hours' BilL Many of the masters were in favour of such a Bill now ; and no doubt , in the course of a year or two , a Ten Hours' Bill would be carried—( hear , hear , and applause ) . Whether the subscription commenced should prove sufficient or net for the accomplishing of the object for which it was intended , he knew that a time would come when Mr . pastier would have great happiness , and enjoy sweet consolation , in the remembrance of the good be bad done for bis fellow-men ; and no doubt he would receive bis reward hereafter for bis virtuous labours—( applause ) . Ha felt it his duty to subscribe to the fund for the liberation of bis old friend , Mr . Oastler ; and he should be very glad to solicit subscriptions in aid of tbe same noble object —( bear , hear ) . Mr . Smith concluded by proposing tbe following resolution : —

      " That a Local Committee , with Treasurer and Secretary , be nuw formed , ( with power to add to their number for the Out Townships ) to carry out the object of this meeting ; the said Local Committee to act in conjunction with the Central Committee already appointed . Tbat the following gentlemen do constitute a committee : —Mr . Cawood , Mr . Alderman Goodman , Mr . Samuel Smith , Mr . Joshua Bower , Mr . Martin Cawood , Mr . Henry Gborley , Mr . Josbna Hobson , Mr , John Jackson , Mr . G-aorge Bulmer , Mr . Edward Balnea , Mr . W . Atkinson , Mr . Edward Scruton , Mr- Jas . Green , Mr . David Ross , Mr . John Smithson , Mr . Joseph Leea , Mr . Wm . Brook , Kirkgate , Mr . — Clarke , ( solicitor ) Mr . William Heywood , Mr . John Summers , Mr . John Beckwith , Mr . John Hutton , Mr . John O'Rourke , Mr . George Koberton , Mr . William Rider , and the other members of tfao Leeds Short Time Committee .

      Mr . D . Ross , late of Manchester , Becouneu tbe tbbolotion , is an eloquent speech , in the course of which be denounced the iniquitous New Poor Law Bill , and pasafcd a high eulogy on the labours and character of Mr . Oastler . : James Green , Esq ., in moving the fourth resolution , said that there were many shades of difference between his and Mr . Oastler ' s political sentiments , but he had much pleasure in aiding the release of Mr . Oastler , because of that gentleman ' s strenuous opposition to tbe New Poor Law Act—( hear , hear } . Some persons bad said that ; Mr . Oastler was mad ; and true enough . An examination of tbe New Poor Law was enough to tarn him mad —( bear , hear ) . Through that Act , he believed , many had been turned mad ; and if it were continued , many more , be feared , would be in the same condition —( hear , hear ) . He begged to give bis humble mite of one sovereign , to testify bis approbation of Mr . Oastler ' s exertions in reference to that

      Act ; and he cordially moved : — " Tbat booksellers and others be requested to receive subscriptions , and tbat collections be made in the various workshops and manufactories in aid of the ' Liberty Fund , ' by persona authorised by the Secretary for that purpose . " Mr . Clarke , solicitor , seconded the resolution . He said that our immortal Sbakspear had observed " That Some men were born great , some men achieved greatness , and some men had greatness thrust upon them . '' In the last predicament he appeared before the meeting ; for he had no more thought , when coming there that night , of taking any prominent part in the proceedings than he had of being summoned to tbe empire of China . He wm but &n humble individual , but , he w » a friend of

      his country and his county's friend —( hear , bear , and applause ) . And it he did appear to take part in a public meeting so soon after he had become a deniaan of Leeds , be determined that it should not be one for political or polemical discussion , but a meeting like the one b « was addressing , to forward the best interests of humanity by paying a debt of gratitude , and liberating the incarcerated and the oppressed—( loud applause ) . He only knew Mr . Oastler from bis denu iciationB of the New Poor Law ; and his blood curdled with horror at those denunciations and tbe details of tbe working of that law . He felt that if anything would justify a rebellion that law would be the cause —( hear , bear ) . Since the passing of that law , he felt that the air was not so free , that there Was not that

      freshness about it there used to be , and that tbe sky was less blue and the fields less green—( bear , and applause ) . The resolution wbicb he begged to second was of a practical nature , and as Buch the meeting would not stultify its other proceedings by refusing to pass it . It bad been said tbat tbe noblest spectacle on earth , and that which gave the most delight to the gods was to see a good man struggling , and bearing up in his difficulties with an inward consciousness of bis ewn integrity : but it bad also been observed tbat anoth « r object of greatness and of delight was to see another man , trying all in his power to relieve the

      former —( hear , hear ) . If they relieve Mr . Oastler , they would be doing that which was lovely in the sight of man , and acceptable to the sight of God—( load cheers ) . Mr . Councillor Jackson said that he hoped that Mr . Thomhiil would be asked for his subscription . He could not think that Mr . Thomhiil , when he saw the unanimous feeling Which existed in favour of Mr . Oastler , would condescend to receive the debt whicb it was proposed tbe public should pay . If Mr . Thornhill would only forgive the debt , the subscriptions would go to purchase an annuity for Mr . Oastler so as to provide for him during the remainder of his life—( Applauss ) . i Tbe motion waB put and carried .

      Mr . HOBSON proposed a vote of thanks to the Mayor for having granted the Court House for holding the meeting in . Mr . J . Smituson seconded the proposition , whicb was carried unanimously . Mr . Hobson announced that Mr . Wood , of the firm of Wood and Walker , of Bradford , had authorised his name to be put down for £ 100 towards tbe subscription —( loud cheers ) . Martin Cawood , Esq . . Bald that before the meeting separated , they bad a duty to discharge , and which they would gladly pay , and that was to give a vote of thanks to the worthy Member for Knaresborough , for attending on tbat occasion . They had heard the noble sentiments delivered by that gentleman , and bad shewn by tbe cordial way they had responded to them , tbat he had spoken to the hearts ot Englishmen ; and they would enthusiastically award to him a vote of thanks , for they were all much indebted to him for earning amongst them and addressing them that night .

      Mr . Summers seconded the vote of thanks to Mr Ferrand , and the resolution was canied by acclamation . Mr . Ferrand returned than " ts , and assured the meeting that he felt gratified at the reception be bad met with in hia advocacy of the cause of Mr . Oastler , whom he hoped soon to see in hia own native Yorkshire . Ho concluded by proposing a vote of thanks to the chairman , congratulating tbe meeting on being presided over by the generous-hearted Briton , Mr . Cawood —( loud cbeers ) . The resolution was carried by acclamation . Mr . Cawood returned thanks , several subscriptions were received , and tbe meeting separated at half-past ten o ' clock .

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      THE VICTIMS' SUPPOET FUND TO THE CHARTISTS OF ENGLAND . Fellow Patriots , —No cause has ever been successful without great sacrifices . The rich , under every regime of social power , fear and oppose change . Tyranny has , therefore , in all states , not only its military slaves at the instance of command to execute its decrees , but it alBO relies with equal certainty on the eub-tyranny of wealth to resist the efforts of all reformers , whether political , religious , or moral . Neither wealth no ? popular sympathy at the origin of a cause offers a check to the crimBon arm of persecution ; yet the immolated triumph in the fears and cruelty of their persecutors ; and time while its unreceding waves sweep in unrelenting fury ever thrones equally with the humblest domiciles of unmerited poverty , still it consecrates the immutable basis on which both nature and human un .

      ostentations rest . Tiuth Ib that feasiB j it is the spring of every exalted Bentiment and endearing feeling ; it is the foundation of justice , and justice is the foundation of liberty . It inspires the love of freedom ; animates the patriot , as he struggles to free his country , even in the night of her oppression . It confers durability on the human chaiacter—it is an attribute of the human miBd and the passion for liberty . We have now psjised the ordeal of a severe persecutto « . The -victims of freedom in no age have presented a more stern resistance to tyranny , or a more dlgnifisd resignation to their fate , than the leaden aud frieids of

      our movement . They have sustained honourably and nobly the cause for which they now suffer . The prisens of England have been to onr oppressor * the unholy instruments with which they hoped to Btranale British liberty . These have failed . WejLutKS Oar hopes are still ardent in the prospect of saecess ' Our exertions are still vigorous , because we behold in the necessity and misfortunes of all classes , the eroanina desire for democratic reform , and on the other hand the rising intelligence of our own . Viotory is therefore , certain , provided we are just t » ourselves Our enemies know that this is the strength ot all ha-

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      raan associations : they also survey our general movements with as watchful an eye as the most ' ardent and comprehensive minds in onr cause . Have we then placed ourselves above their exultation ? Have we been tbe guardians of those families who have lost for a time their natural proteotor by the injus ^ oe of that Government which enslaves oar country t ' The Spartan women boasted when their husbands fell in their country ' s cause . Bat then the Spartan raters were their saored guardians ; and the public tables , eovered with the bounty of Nature , were free to them and their children ; Da the wives of our exiled or imprisoned fellow patriots boast ef their husbands * sacrifices in the cause of freedom ? No ; because they have been negleoted . Nor will the patriot long feel proud ,

      though conscious of tbe justice of bis cause , while surrounded with jtbe degrading horrors of a prison , when be knows that ; those on whom his hopes of future freedom rested , and who bad as loudly execrated tyranny as himself , had failed to shield his wife and helpless children while' suffering in tbe common cause . Arouse then every honest , veritable patriot ! We cannot expect justiee if I not just ourselves . From our humble means let us contribute a share of their general support to the families of our suffering fellow Chartists . Every one can do a little . We nave reached a position of public importance , as a party , which subjects our every error to tbe perverted critioism of tyrants and

      their degraded instruments . It is however a serious and culpable neglect of duty to abandon the victims . Besides ; the 1 members of last Conference were required , in almost every instance , by their constituents , to take their case into consideration . They did so : aud bow has their appeal been responded to ? We have ro desire to boast of what we have done ; yet we can say with gratification to our feelings , that we ever have regarded their casea as a paramount duty to the character of onr cause , and have , therefore , made them a subject of consideration . And , although but few us a locality , yet we have contributed for National purposes since August , 1842 , upwards of £ 21 .

      We do not state this from any motive of vanity ; but with a hope that it may stimulate every portion of our body , however ! humble in point of numbers or condition , to make , from time to time , an effort on behalf of the victims . . In response to the appeal of the Committee , we have forwarded thel Bum of £ 2 . Let every locality , therefere , move in this matter ; and let our generous efforts to support their families light up the prison gloom with the proud and' tranquil consolation that they are not only suffering for a most sacred cause , but that their sacrifices are appreciated . Oa behalf of tbe Ship Ins locality . ' David Potts . ; Bajiuel Da vies . John follows . Birmingham , Nov . 29 , 1843 .

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      Leeds Corn Market , Tuesday , Dec . 5 . —Our gupplies this week are good . The Wheat trade to-day is alow , and ail descriptions , except the finest , must be noted Is . per qr . lower ; really fine qualities of white Wheat being comparatively scarce , firmly maintain last week ' s rates . The proportion of fine malting Barley in this week ' s supply is small , in its value we make no change , but all other sorts are dull pale , and Is . per qr . cheaper . Oats , Beans , and Shelling steady in value , with a moderate demand . THE AVERAGE PRICES OF WHEAT , FOE IH& WEEK ENDING DEC . 5 , 1843 . Wheat . Barley . Oats . Rye . Beans . Teas Qrs . Qrs . Qra . Qxs , Qrs . Qxs . 3298 2701 525 0 689 5

      £ 8 . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . 2 12 4 i 1 14 2 £ 0 19 8 £ 0 0 0 1 12 7 * 11 * 6 Leeds Woollen Markets . —The season of the year which is drawing to a close , has an . effect on the woollen markets of this district , and there has not been the usual amount of business at the Cloth Halls on the two last market days . Thia depression is not viewed as at all likely to be permanent , it being known that very extensive orders for goods are yet oa hand , which imust oome out on the turn of tha year .

      LiVEEPOOL Corn Market Deo . 4 . —With the exception of about 20 , 100 loads of Oatmeal , and 6300 of Flour , from Ireland , we have thia week had moderate supplies of eaoh article of the Corn trade . Within the last two or three days increased firmness has appeared amongst the holders of Wheat , and rather higher prices have been asked generally , but have been complied with in only one or two instances , for fine Irish new red , which has brought 7 s . 3 d . to 7 a . id , per 70 lbs . The business has , on the whole ,

      been of moderate amount . No change in the value of Flour . Oats have continued to meet a fair demand , aud must be quoted H . to Id . per bushel dearer . ; fine mealing , of whioh few have offered , have brought 23 , 7 d . per 45 lbs . A considerable quantity of Oatmeal has changed hands at 20 s . 9 d . to 21 s . 3 d " , per 240 lbsfor best runs of new . A little fine English Chevalier Barley has been sold at 37 s ., good mealing at 34 ? . to 363 . per quarter . Beans and Peas are held at full prices . A few hundred barrels of United States Flour have been sold at 23 s . in bond .

      Malton Corn Market , Deo . 2 . —Wo were well supplied with Wheat and Oats offering to this day's market ; of Barley we have a tolerable supply Wheat without alteration . Barley the turn dearer . Oats same as last week . Wheat , red , new , 50 b . to 56 s . ; Old 56 s . to 623 . ; white , new , 53 * . to 583 . ; old , 583 . to 64 a . pr . qr . of 40 stones . Barley , 30 s . to 333 . per qr . of 32 stones . Oats , 9 d . to 9 jd . per stone . Newcastle Corn Market , Dec . 2 . —Our farmers brought a good supply of Wheat to thia day ' s market , but we had trifling arrivals fiom the coast , and a fair

      extent of business was transacted , on similar terms to last Saturday . In free foreign samples there was very little passing , but holders would not accept of less money . The arrivals of bailey exceeded tha demand , aud even , the finest qualities scarcely maintained their value . Oats were in good supply , ana the turn cheaper . Rye met a fair sale , at late rates Malt ruled a shade lower . Iu beans or peas no < & ** terial alteration can be quoted . We- had quite * stagnation in the flour trade , and to effect sales to any extent , very low prices must havo been submitted to .

      WAKEPIELD CORN MARKET . Friday , December 8 . —The arrival of Whed to-day is moderate , all descriptions of which mn » be quoted Is . per quarter lower . Barley ia limit ** request , at a decline of Is . per quarter from tn 8 rates of this day se-nnight . In Oats and Bes& no material alteration . Shelling , free Bale , at ta advance of Is . per load .

      To The Fbiends Of Religious -And Political Liberty In Dundee And Surrounding Country.

      TO THE FBIENDS OF RELIGIOUS -AND POLITICAL LIBERTY IN DUNDEE AND SURROUNDING COUNTRY .

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      Middlesex by JUBHUA HPJBSUWi as w ? ^ * " ^ ing Offices , No * . 12 and lS . Mwket-rtKHit , Bri # * te / and Pnbliaa *! by the nld Joshua Hobso * * ( for the said Fearqds O'Gonhob , ) at his '¦ $ **' ling-house / No . 5 , MarkeHtreet , Brfggafci . > internal Communication relating betweea the m * No . 5 , MarketHrtreet , and the aaid Nos . ifc *»* 13 , Market-street , Briggate , thus constituting ^* whole of the said Printing and FuDlfeWng O ® 8 one Premises . . ¦ . ^ All Communications must be addressed , Post-paid , *» Mr . Hobson , Northern Star 6 < fice , J # d * ( Saturday , Decwnber » , U ** ^

      Local Markets.

      LOCAL MARKETS .

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      B THE NORTHERN STAR .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 9, 1843, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1242/page/8/