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rPE WEST-RIDING " CHARTIST-WELCOilE-TO-DAN . " COMMITTEE . jhb Committee have entered upon , and are projenrtrog their business withepirit aad determination . jjpy are makis /? all necessary preparations for the gartst Githering in Leeds , on Tharsdaj the 21 s :. H > recent meeting they resolved : — That the Chartist Unions in * U ports of the Empire b spreaied to , instantly to forward their contributions to demy the necessary exj * Bces of ' Dan ' s-Cbartiatvr < £ < s > me ' &ad thus prove that even in Whig-ridden iee ^ xia days of auichmongery are passed . '
" That each county , or district , be respectfully -onested bo sez& » Diieg&te to the Gathering , torepre-• -hr ' ni that the Demonstration and ' Welcome-toj ^ . be a ; Kational on * . " Char isi = J be on tha alert . Back up the Committee i Ap point your delegates ! Subscribe instantly , nd " -end your subscriptions to the Treasurer , ilr Jo ^ Bti . Bobsos , our Publisher . Up at once ! " Not 0 moment ' s delay . Get all in readiness J Men of Baradey . of Sheffield , of Wakcfield , of J > sws-• jt of HaddersSe'd , of Halifax , of Bradford , and of all plae-ea "within thirty miles of Leeds , -up and tesdv ! Come in your conntles 3 thousands on
tie ' 21- ; t 0 " WeiWHie Das , " tnd give him reh a " "R" ^ cozne" as w" ^ Efcew him yon b sow your friends J " Howes , " too , get Tg £ . fy ! You will cot be behind , we are s-ure Your trziucei deserve a " hearry welcome" from you ! F » " » 'y Children ! you will also like to look at roar Chancellor 1—the bru : e -who sold your blood and borfs , jo ^ groins and suffering for , £ 1 , 000 !! Come » d ses him . Come , one and all ; faihers , moibers , sons , and daughters—crae and " Welcome" th 9 Send , who wants to sell you again Agsin we say , Up ! and ready !!
T ^ e Leeds Times fays " The Northern Star ft rorgiv t-rt'cs the necessity of a mob and a riot " 02 the -1 st . The immeasurable liar ! We want no :, we ' 13 have not , any " mob or riot ! " But we will have the fathers and mothers of England to tellihe nioESver to his teeth that they know him , ind thai he shall not again make merchandise of their babes ! >' o I no ! well hare no " RIOT , " and well take e&re , too , that ihey shall not ** riot , " and then charge J } upon us ! We will keep the peace ourselre ? , and we will also lake csre this they keep the peace . ' No . bo , Mr . Jackal !; we U hare no " RIOT" I 2 !
Arain we charge you—Hcores , get resay . — Fathers , get ready!—Sons , get ready!—Diu ^ hters , geireadj-l jiarch to Lee-is , and 1 st ihe indicant grorn of mfferine worth and innocence annihilate the hopes of / aclios . Once mors , and agaia , be B £ adt : ' .
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VIXTSBIRS . —Mr . Philp will hold meeting ? on Mondav evening , at Westbury ; on Tuesday , at Monkton Iteferel ; en Wednesday , at Mere ; on Thursday , a . Warminster ; on Friday , at North BraJJey ; and on Siturdav , at Bradford .
SOUTH LANCASHIRE . —Mr . Bairstow will lecture in the following rocts throaEh South Lancashire : —On Wednesday , January 13 & , at Bolron ; on Thursday , 14 : h , a : Preston ; on Friday , 13 . h , at W ;" gan ; on " Sunday and Monday , 17 th and 18 . h , at Liverpool ; on Tuesday , i 3 ; h , " at Warrington ; on Wednesday . ' 20 th , at Ashum ; on Thursday , 21 n , at OMham : on Friday , C ^ -id , at Ri-chuaie ; on Sunday , 5 *;' n , at Newiou Heath in the iftorr . o : n , and Failsworth in ihe erenirm ; on Monday . 25 : h , a ; Ss'ford ; on Taesiay , ' 25 : h , at Miccleion ; on "Wednesday , 27 th . at Droylsden ; on Th'arscay , " -8 ' -b , at Motir 3 m ; on Friday , 29 : h , at StalyLr-c ^ e ; -unday , S . uh , as Rstcnffe Bridge ; >¦>* . Monday , Fdraary 1 st , ai Cnswonh ; on T _; -uiy . Cr . d , at "WvoJhouW , n : ^ r Ashion ; on Wedi ;^ i-i-ay , Srd , v . Storxport ; on Thursday , 4 : h , a ; ! nyiv-o-i ; and on Sunday , 7 th , % x il-mches'er , in Tib-strctt in the afternoon , and Brawn-street in the evening .
WEST-RIDIKG . —3 Ir . Leech will visit the following places in the eD-uin ^ week : —O a Monday , a * . B . rstai ; on Tuesday , it Herkmorcwike ; on "Wtdn ^ day , 2 t Wii-fvi-j ; on Thursday , at the Briurh Queec , Qaarry HJi , Ix-eds ; ou Fricay , at Himsiet : a ^ vi oa Sa : aJ Jit , aJ . Mor ) cr .
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BSADFOap . —We understand the admirers of Paine met onSitariiy evenir . g last , iu th- Chartist A-srcfztion-room .-at 3 Ir . Goldsborou ^ h ' s , Gck > jttansend , and have . a ^ resd to ha ^ e a dir . ntr o ^ the 2 &th of Ja-. uary , in conimecioratiou of that noble ot niiare , Thomas Paine . The tick ; s are eighteenpence each , aad may be had at Mr . Gi >] dsbjr < j- ; -ch '« , GoodaaHiend ; or , at Mr . Bumen ' s , Reform- ? : reot . HT 7 I ) DEE . 5 nELD—On Sunday last . th-iic ' . eTlaent oi'ie three ptrsou .-, a man , hia wi . ' e , au-i child , who vrrc kflle-l by the fsihsg of the gab ' e end of thj "brick iac : ory , ' which was burnt to a she !! on the evening of CnristaitB D ^ y , took p ' -ace" a : Thtrnh , !! , amid a la-r ^ e concourse of people , who
evinced th-. ir sorrow and regret oa ths me aich'Jy « ca-jcE . A .-ubiciiption his been ses on foot-for the fviir reiraiaing children , who were in the h' . u ^ Tr ;; i t ; eir pareuts when th-: y were so suddenly Enatehvd fr ^ m ih- _ m : it is satisfactory to hear iha ' il is progressing very well ; A rtq-. iisii : on , nuncaa-oesiy signed by the mo .-, r . jipectabie inhabiiaat ? , beirg prestDted to the constable , Mr . SaiLuei ilakin , requesting him ; o cor : Ts : e a meetiiis ; for ihe purpose of establithJEg a fire brigade , n wis heid on Friday , in the Guiid Hall , at eieTea o ' clock . It was not very sumerua .-ly atiecued , but try ail agreed it was necetsary to hare a more s £ : ieat forea .
Ll . VTHWAITE , XEiB HCDDEKSriELD , DECEMKJ THE S 1 ST , 1 S 40 . —TO ~ BZ ED 1 I 0 R—Sin . — Psrhips you wiii parmit me to occupy a sta' A «? iee in your valuable and est-sr ^ irtly circulated joama-, foT the purpose of girLzs to j- ^ ur readers and Kk cotLHtrr a spec . msn of merci ] : Si and wurAvrou * tsit ^ ea ; cf ths poor in oiir townsLip tmd = r the bo oalled gusiuiams of the jsor , the r--lie-. ii :: ; ofScers toiler tie blessed > "ew Poor Liw . M-atj G . rside , a Tjtt old woaia in this tjwr ^ hip , has ' aloiircd ucder a £ . ct : on sj greit n ^ to leaTs Lrr uaab ! e to do anything vijtiTeT fcr hsrself , and in this state she has Lten rtiie-ed \ F-: h cae sLUliag per wetk : What ecoraaoiis * £ ; = *! Liieiy the reU . Ter , eo coabt from alarm 1 or t * c := a ^ iencss , r « Iierfrd her with hilf-a-crown . Sie fcld him a ; the tim = i : woj too lat-, and Terr soon ifttr
fce die-- ; , iir . YVm . ] resile found that ai ] had not bten dwat is mercy , ££ 4 Ectieed to the cocsLitle t 3 iat he conrldcrcvt it nice-saiy that an inquest should Iw h * ld tt ? in th .- case The Jury , of course , giTe a verdict ci ; ast : S ^ ujn to the town . To show the feeling and piri : of the is . id Jury , 1 may mention that they , immediitcly i ' ttr passirg tee S 3 . il ver . iict , commenctrd a fear . - * Ytb iza- ToTzchj that one of them Tras - « rith : n a n&ir ' -br-iacth of being choked . What disparity : Tie taforrEnate decased evidently died of sbsoiut * starratioa ; ana o = s of the justifying Jury was placed on the roik of eitmity by the cramming to excess with tu&t -wEicij ought to hive aved Ler from starvation ! Dj th > x riTs-oua -srolves feel bo delighted with the Qsith uf ap > or fdlo ^ -crfcatare , as to ierget , in tb ^ ir }' 7 > that it is pjisibis tini some f ' . ay they may come to th = si-ie fite . Tours , resptctfully , Ihomas ( iriRuur .
Co op £ Bj . tiy £ Tbadi . vg Tinzyvir Scciett . —The teu .: itr > of the abo > e Society held their asnzial fetir ^; on the las ; day of the year , in the Hall of oc tn .-e , waea nearly 5 M members , with thei ; families , -si o-nni to tea . A full band of vocal acd ttsj ^ uie . Mal performers were in attendance . Mr wBorge Barker was called to the chair , who opened toe hLi-::, ess of the meeting by observing thas thia « i Ufa a ytar of great r suffering to the producbfe c . isjes than any Eu ^ iana's people had ever ofixryti a year in wbjch the best friends of the * si £ r : i : j , - miiiioas had been incarcerated and transporit-i . jr aiTocaiiug the ca-ose of humanity and the P ^ r ; ; . a ; the iia 4 tidiniis had gone forth that &o ! ir
« Tras tae source of all wealth , and the prouuebre c . a ^ es wouid not be satisfied until they had the « u iruits of their iadustry . He said , they tell us «* i our system is impracticable ; bu » when we comfiieEcca we had but one store , now we have three , * aa hare been manojacjuring woolleu cioth for fix Jears , sad can now supply our brethren with as P > od au article for the same price as any msuufacterei- in tho kicgdom . Son ^— "That laboiir prol&wskk-sreaitbisailowed / ' &c . Mr . U ' alker gave the « att--. iumeut , "ilay the Huddetelield Co-ope . ra . tive ¦ Trading Fnendly Society continue to flourish , and & * wer the end intended—tho emancipation of * llits ttembriji . " After which , in a clear and distinct man-Ber , he sUewed iheri » e and progress of the Society ; * Ed a . tbjagh it had not done ail iw friends could fcave Wiiiisd- Tfit it h ^ H d ,- \ v < a * cm >* . t Ac ** . ]
'or it had shewn to the world that co-• per&uofi w& 3 pr » cticibi 3 . Mr . Walker concluded a « 05 t po-verfnl speech , which elicited much applause . * lr . JaEes Matthewiaan made a most energetic -pf ^ . . showing , th&t to make co-operation what « should be , every society in the United Kinsdom f ^ gst : o cu-operate with ihe whole , and until that ** s co- !/ , co-cptration could never make thai «*^ ci in ihe world which , S 3 a party , they ou ^ hr » ffiuks . ijj . . y Bhowt-d that the repeal of tnc ^^ i-a ^ Sj or any bad Uws , could muke little a »« 1 . ii « ro the working class so long a * they
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work for o' . hers instead of themselves- ; so long aa ire ar- xr ' . ih ^ ut capita ] , so ] od ? shall wo . '> e tho slaves of capia ' iL-ts ; and as we canr . ot get capital singly , we u > list c ^ -operate to get it . > le continued to show the beauties of co-operation , and th ^ t cothiug bnt co-cperation could emancipate the labouring rla ^ e ? . S « ing— " Co-operators , come , rejoice , " & . c Mrs . SmUh addressed the meetint ; in a manner highly becoming , calHng upon th 6 females to come forward and co-operato with their husbands , for nothing else could save them ; after which she introduced the cause of Mr . Oa ^ tlor in a most feeling manner , and moved that a collection be made in his behalf , which was done while the baud played an overture . The collection for the " Old Kine "
amounted to £ 1 12 s . 6 d . Sov . n— ' ¦ Freedom ! freedoml freedom ! is the word , " &n . Mr . Gecrge Avison gave the next sentiniect , " > fay success attend the exertions of all co-operative societies ; " and in a powerful manner showed , that so long as the people did uot take their own affairs into their own hands , so long wou'd they ba wretched and in want , and concluded a m- > 3 t energetic and powtrful speech which drew raptrous applause . S * ug— ' * In ermin'd robes and cosily state , " & <\ Mr . Jj = eph Br » y eave the following sentiment : " Cooperaiion can cmancipite ihe labouring classes physically , morally , rcJifiousJv , snd politicillv" :
afier which , in hi 3 forcible manntr , he proved that , had alL . the producers of wealth acted as this society had done , the Charter would have been the law of the land before t ) -- * . Sour— ' Esch for all , " &e . Next sentiment— " Tho productive classes the FO" : irce of all wealth , and may they unite to obtain that wealth which they cri-tte . " It had now >^ ot into ih » New Year , and 2 * tcr the company had sun /; the Christmas Hymn , sn-1 cspre ^ aiu their wish that Tight might overcame oppre :-s . on and tyranny , aad ! hat this year the cau > e of liberty might flourish . the company sep&ra-ed , highly deiighied with the evening ' s eatenaiununts .
HIlfDIiSV , near " Wigas . —At a ve = trv meeting , in tss : er week , 1 « 39 , tha Church party attempted !• -isy a rate for the chapel , but on a uhu . v of h . inds be . Tijj- taken they wrTedeftiate-. ? and demanded a pr >]} , and through iutim- ; atio ! i and other atratasems t ^ ot a majority o ; v .-. ' . ts , bu . n « ver attempted to collect the rate . In 1840 , in Easter week , tr-ey m t o ^ ' vi to Jay another ra p , ami also to pa ? s the churchwardens' accounts , but there were so many objectionable : teni ? , that our very ; ib-:-nil friends , thaV . hig par : y , rernsed to pass the &c-i-ouni * , uiid the sen ^ e of the meeting being taktn Tf-fn ^ ed to pass tbe rare alto . The ChuTch prfty demaucied a j .-. » . l again , and a coalitiou of Whites and Chartists r ook place conditionally , by wh ; ch metts the Church pariy Jos ' , the rate by an ovv-r-nheiuiins mijvriiy . And now , Mr . Eiuor , Ti > iRg ilr . O'Comu-r ' s phrasp , th-y li ? ve paid us back 2 oh . in iho pound ; for , you must know
there is an aiinual dow-r j ; ivv-n to the poor of th-. ssid lowii .-hip on New Year ' s D-iy , which formery consisted or" linen cloth , as much as would make " a man's i-hirr or wcasn ' i ) shift , to rach lamily ; but , th ; syear . it h 35 bt-en in calico cloih , and our Rev . Church Pcjson presided ou ihe occasion at the table , att-fnded by an attt / rc-y ' s clerk wth the p ^ il book , so that those , who came h-r a share of the dole w-re inierroga ' . ed as follows : "D . dyoivote for the ra e or axai ^ st it ! " " Ye ? , for ths rate . "' Then there was four yards of cihco '^ rtliem . " IX Jyou io : e for the rat *; or a ^ &icst V " I voted against the rate . " The name bt ' . ij ; f-mndinihe pollniij bo : k ai cordiii ^ y , tha reply wa ? , " Ti : eu : r . 2 re h no shirt fur you , you may yo name and go to your employer for a shirt . " " Bu ; r-eriir-. ps you wil ; vo : e for the next rate 1 " " Yes . ' " Well , thea , here ' s fuur yards of calico for you . "
THOP . NSST .-A public tca-pirty wa 3 held in the school-room . 1 horns : ! , on Sa urday evening iasr-, Jan . 2 nd , for the purpose of furnishing the school with a double bass viul : ne < .-ilo , store , and other Ei- « ssaric 3 . Abous two Lui : dred and forty personi sa : d . ^ wn to ' . e .- » . Tho room was beautifully decoraied with ever ^ rcins , tfeo . After doing justice to ibe gunpowder tea 3 nd pluab cake , the compauv wa 3 . ealiver . ed wiih several diiet ? , choruses , overtures , &c , from tha very excellent band and choral society of the nai ^ hbD » rh-o-, conJucted by Mr . J . Wyatt .
I > T 7 ? TX ) Elt . DnE . t 0 Fi"L Cokflagp . atio . v . Thrkk Chuuches liua-M . —Sunday Mor . nj . no , Jan . 3 . —Tuls iiijruing , aboui rive o ' clock , a n ' re -. vas discovered in a portion of the venc-raLie pile of build-: n ^ i which liava for ruaay ccnturi * s Oeen the pride r . nd omiment of ' > -r tow ::. The alarm was immeuiattiy tiv . n to the ;> -.-kec , the fire-engine and the S " re-br ^ . \ Je bastenoi to the s ^ ot , the alarm bell peaisd ' . L-nh to arouse tLe . ! : bab !; a . iHs , and thousands were disturbed ir ^ m th ^ ir r < -= t to witness the entire destruction of three or ' iLo churches , and one ot the most sublime spec-tack- that ever took place in Scotland . Ths Sru originatdi from a stove ii : a passage betwixt the S ecple an < l So !> . ' . h Churches ; and when we arrived at ihu scene of destruction , tho flaiiies vict'j Dnisiing out of one of lue wia / iovrs , situate in
an 2 D : f : e of the la' -tc-r building . Nothing could equal the frightful Tuh-zaeiice of ihe devouring eieme . ii ; it ran with tbe spec . ; of li / ntnicg along th- gaileriiso ! the chuicli , the pulpn v . as a mass of hze , and in a few Eiona-. 'uts \ v-3 uiitircl / consumed ; an intense ¦ ¦ vbite iiiine bur-i throu ^ n the roui ' , while from the bide pa . rt of the church a . n ovirwhelmnig volume of i ; 2 Sri ; ve fire moved towards the Iron ! , and ^ atbcriiig furce as ii proceeled , r . \ ir 3 t with irresisublo fury out of the btamiful window facing the street , orbing the a « senib ! ed p : > p \ il :-. ct backward by the ii : tensity of the heat . At the tame monu-nt the venerable caihedr&l , which Las for 70 U years weathered the sivim , caught lire , aud thy sympathies of the specrators were uiu- 'h ficittd ar tho ap ^ roachi *^ dirtruction of the noblest remnant of uiif . ^ uity o ! which our towt can boast . Mean . vhiic tha Cross
Church , forming a limb of the cro > s in which the ehureht'j are buih , and iit'jate immediately behind the South Cnurcii , which was lirat on fire , was one mi : 3 of flame . About half-pa = t six , the cc . tU ^ ratiyn iras at us height . The three churches . : rouj tie base to the highest pinnacle , were wrapped in the derourin ^ " c ^ ei ^ e nt . The ? uL . iiiiiity ot' tne spectacle raay be imagined , not describtu ; its astounding ^ raadeur paruJ ^ sed every ttf . > n of the firebri ^ aue , t ^ e military , and the ponce . All teemeu to feel ai ' once tho htipele ^ tii oss i » f acy attempt to check its fury , aud to pvuder upon tcu iceoieness of mau ' s <** . < r ? > r \ AftTi ^ 1 , 1 ; » - ^ T-i In ? V , ji o < rfi < l «•*!»• . *>«_ - r . i ? * L « lixis in to the ' viul ravjges of the
— ^ .. . - ' . compansua a . S-aies . Wnila all this v . -ao gwing on Oslow , the ancieLl tower , which ri ^ e- to the height of lot ) feet , and is attached to the 3 i- _ -ep ; e Ciiurch , the only one notiu ilimes , io ^ e , pha ? uii-iik'j , abuve tht terr . fic contention , and tha peal of the ai : trm bells frum its iut-eriur added to the ^ ra ^ d ^ ur of the speciaci < . Tiitutmost vlTurts Were mud ; ,- by tue Sremen to prevent the firo spreidiDg to tue s . teple Cnurch , aud hupplly this was effected by directing tbe hose to tue door coanuuniciiiii ! ^ ' ivich ihe loboy between it anu ihe piirt of the euifice iu fljnaes . Thus both the sieeple and church were preserved . The utmost alarm preva- 'ied f ^ r the ii . _ ty of the old bui'diuj ; s to the eait and svuto east—the sparks - flying in iherc , directions ia showers reseuibiiijg the ibicktst huii luahv of them of co ' . it ; u = rable size—but we arc
uappj to say the destruction was confined to th ? ciiujchcs . T ^ e buiidiDg- * are a-lsnost eii ' . irciy ruiiied . Tne East Church , or Cathedral , is a compieie wrc-ck the n .. e Go ; bic archer , with their suppjrts , are d-srroyed , and the oiily articles rescued were the siver communion service , and the records of the i ' reibytL-ry of Du ; : de «; a valuable library composed of many works of the fathers of the church iu Greek and Latin is entirely lost . Tne fire spent its lury before nine o ' clock iu tnu morning , and all fears ior the safety of o : her buildings huti subsided . The tiaina / e done to the churches is- estimated at bitvrlxt £ 3 ) , 0 'JU and £ 40 , 000 , and the event has occasioned greit aud universal regret in the minus of our townsmen , the great , mass of whom arc W 3 raiy 2 ttach # d io the church of their father .-, a : id . to the venerable edifices tuemsslves . Noiivo have been lost , nor have we heard of auy casualty .
BAEHSLEY , -Nzw Year ' s Dat . —The English anu lrisn Teetotallers of ti ; e tovrii waik-d in pi ocess : on , ai . d shewed by their uemeauGur Liut iiiey , at lea ^ t , were reaping tho fruits of temperance . The Ea ^ hsh carried a lar ^ e Eax of damo > k , nauTtmanuia-cture , ^ with various uevices of ttmperauci . ' woven th * re ^> n ; and the Irish , headed by ihair revered pastor , the Rev . Mr . Cooke , carried a lar ^ e flag , with Father Aiathew on onetiUe , adminisieriii ^ the pledge to a group of pcwtulants ; aud on tiic other , the armorial brannga of the Biihop of C « rk , in honour of Father Matheis , and the harp oi Erinbetween those was the shield of Father jiaihew , surmounted with a cross encircled wiih rays of # lory , with the motto , " In hoc si ^ uo vinces "—over head there was a crown of temperance , supported by two cherubs . There were various other bauuers and streamers , with crosses upon them . In the
evening , a lax ^ e tea-party took place between bath parties , in tne National Scnool , and hundreds had to go away tha-t couid not g . i " : n admission ; thero oould not be less than 800 individuals ia the ro \) m . ilr . Fl » nagan , secretary to the Catholic Abstinence Society , read an address from his Irish brethren to hi 3 English friends , which was received with the moss enthusiastic joy ; and a general coll made for the ftev . iir . Cooke , their pa-aor , who cheerfully responded , and delivered au address , breathing a spirit of pure Christianity . Several other speakers foiiowed , aad complimented the Rev . Gentleman oa the example he « &ve his fljck , and animadverted vrixb severity on ciergymen iu general , for being so lukewarm in the c ^ use of tem perance . Th © Rer . Mr . Kaye , of Bradford , al- o delivered a lecture on Mouday night , in the National School Room , and yr * B received with appJaase .
Catholic Guild . —This useful and charitable institution bids fair to rival with any yet e-tablished in the country , tinder the fostering care of the Rev . Xtr . Co-jk ^; tQcre ara now 100 members belonging to it . Shocki . ng Death . —On Monday , a boy , son of Jamts V » of 4 kU 3 > weaver , O ^ pper-street , was ioand suspended by some lays of yarn m the bedchamber , quite deaU .
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BIHeXiE ^ . —Sudden Dbath , and Coroner ' s Inquest . —Un Wednesday morning last , the 30 th uh ., as a young woman named Newell , of this place , was arising from her bed to go to her work , he ? child which was laid beside her , was seiacd with a fit , and immediately expired . All preparations were made for the interment of the . child on { he Friday , but , to the great surprise of the famiiy . the chief constable made his appearance , and stated that he could not allow the child to be buried till the Coroner had held an inquest on the body . The reason for the interference was ocoasioned by a slanderous wretch—a female that lired near the young woman—who had been stating that the child had been either » nffocated or poisoned by tome one of its family . The Coroner was sent for ; and a jury being summoned , they examined the child , and all agreed that the child bad come to its death by the fit ; and a verdict was returned accordinglv . ,
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RUI > i 5 EReFXEI , D . —Mk . Leech , the Sonth Lancashire Chsrtipt Lecturer , meets Mr . Fiimigam , the anti-Corn Law Lecturer , in the Philosophical Hall , Hudderyfield , this evening , at six o'clock . ^ "JDDLSTOW—On New Year ' sDay theRadicals of Middleton assembled to testify their consistency and patriotism . The Restoration Memorial was a- ' opted , and it was agreed to confide it to the Birmingham Committee . ETJIJ .. —Frost , Williams , and Jonfs —The memVprf : snd friends of the Hull National Charter Association took tea toeethpr on New Year ' s Day
in the evening , in the Christian Church , F ^ tier-lane . AKout 100 persons sat down to an excellent tea , and amongst them wero a great number of the fair eex . The church was decorated with banners and portraits of Frost , O'Connor , M'Douall , Collins , &c . After the tea the doors were thrown open , and tho public admitted free to the public meeting to memoriio ? e the Queen for a free pardon , Sec-, for Frost , WiWams , and Jones . Mr . S . Healey was called to the chair . Tho memorial to tfca Queen was ably movni by Mr . Liindy , and seconded by Mr . Gray , S'dsupportndby very excellent : speeches from Messrs . urns , Scholey , Maloney , and Jamieson .
EEGKIIfXONDWJXE . —The meeting here on Monday evening was nutnrro'isly attonded , and the Fpeeches excellent . A memorial to tho Crowa , aiiil a p . ° tirion to the House of Commons , were unanimously adopted . HEYWOOD . —The Chartists of this tvrant-ridden villas 0 held a meeting on New Year's Day , to memorialise our > beloved Victoria ., and h ^ r dearlycfcloved-jC . ^ OO-i-prT-anmim Albert , for the restoration of John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , and Will am Jone ? . After the business of tho meeting was over , they gave three cheers for Feargus O'Connor , O'Brien , and the rest of the imprisoned Chartists , three for the Northern Star , and its editor .
LIVERPOOL . — On Wedncfdoy , the 23 rd of Dec . the people of Liverpool held a , tea-party and bal ' , in the Hall of Science , Lord Neteon-street , to celebrate the release of Messrs . Richardson , Aitkia , and JohnEon , from Kirkdale prison . After sonlo ' M-ering and spirit-stirring speeches from the Chairman , the quests , and othors , the Vail was e ' eared for dancing , together wi'Jh recitations , which filled up the pleasures of the evening . Tho surplus h £ -4 18-i . 2 d ., which has been sent to the National Victim Fund . On New Year ' s Dat a public meeting was hnldea in the Hall of Soiree to memorialise tbo Qaeeii on behalf of the Welsh victims . A ;> propaiate resolutions , and tha memorial , which lias already appeared in the Star were adopted by the meeting .
GOZjIffE . —A demonstration to celebrate the reWa-c from prison of Messrs . R . J . Richardson and Christopher Doyle , and to memorialise tho Queen for the recal of Frost , Williams , and Jones to their native country , took placa ou Monday laEt . The Char lifts of this town , according to previous announcement , as .--em !> led at the Association Roots , and , notwithstanding the very unfavourable state of ihe wrather , marched ia procession , with fUgs and banners , upwards of two mile 3 out of the town , accompanied by two bands of music , to inret the two victims of Wnig tyranny . Nothing could exceed the ardour and devotednoss of the assembled multitude . Mr . J . Holgate was in the chair . Resolutions were vpry ably moved and seconded by Messrs . O ? dham , Mooney , Smith , Tattt rruil , Doyle , and Rieharilsu-n . Alter the tea party there wj . s a spiandid soiree .
BATH . —On Monday evening " , a spirited meeting was held in the ) arg 9 room of the Charier Association , for the purpose of addressing the Quten respecting the rase of tho Wel .-h martyrs , and of imploring h « r Majesiy for their immediate restoration to the land of th « ir birth . Bi ! in ronvening the meeiinp , announced that it would take i > laco ia the- Abfcey Gron ; but the authorities issued a notice to the tUcet that the m ^ iir . j ; was illegal , and would ncl be permitted . Tkc comniittt-e c » the Charter Association thought it would bo nnwi .-e to allow tho authorities the least pretext for interference with the meeting , so it was adjourned to tbe room before mn > t : i ») rd . The ro « m was crowded : tho gallery was filled with re .-pectable
females . Mr . Bolwell , senior , waa caucd to preside . The iirsL resolution wan '" That this meting is of opinion that the judgment of a nujorky of the indues who presided at tho trial of Mos-r * . Frost , Williams , and Jones , bei : ig in favour of the prisoners , they were fully cn » i ; led to an acquittal " . Moved by Mr . lian ' . i'U , aud M-cont ' ed by Mr . C . 13 o " - well . Mr . S ' . mr'iu- ! , Jciegatt' from LJri ^ tcl , moved the second resolution : —* ' That diis inp--tiii > c is of opinion that Fros ? , Wiiii-. K ] - - , aud Jonos wert ,- il-ej ^ . tliy tried and bauirhe . l fjem tlicir cuiintry ; and that , therefore , it is the boui . J . n duty acd const ; 'u-iunal right of al ] prcfceii : to aoc . ' rt . ^ . < u ; c <^ uecn and ti ' . e Parliament , praying that the abovi -: ian ; cd persons maybe restored to the bosoms of ihtir Ji-nniics ; and that this meeting yU < i + e itsi-1 : ' nevrr to reu satisfied , nor coast : axita : iiig , til ] Yrmi . Wiiiiaa ;* , a ; : d Jones have
bceu re-t < i ! t . d . "—Mr . Qualman , from Bristol , s ; co : tded the resolution . — -Nir . A-derman Cr ; . « p , who , Oii rising to addrtss tho meeiing , ' . vas loudly cnecrtd , s ^' . k- ; av consMei-abie leng ' . h i .. > i » pport of tlse re ^ oluiio : i . an'i iras much and ueservedly applauded . —Mr . R . K l- 'iiilp h ; ro r--ad the iJTiningham address to Ji ; e y leeji , w / jidi ivas o ^ ived to . A petition , adurcscf . 1 tu Darou Parkc and Ju .--. tice Williams , was then read as . d L ^ retd to . Ti : e petition , mttnoria 1 , and resoiu-. ious , v . orc unanimously adopted by Uu . niectiu ^ , aii-i all tiie jp-tc-iies loudiy cheered . After a IV w ob .-i-rva : ; i-iis from lac Chairman , three cheers were >; iven K ; r ine Wei .-h martyrs , three for the Ciiartur aud the - . uipri > oi . eU Cnariists . It was then unnour . xifd Ui'At leciurts will be delivered every ¦ Suij d'V evening , in lii . ; rooms of the Association , ihe mccun : ; li ^ jrirated iu good spirits .
EIItZV 2 Ir 7 GHA 33 . —Resiokation Committee . —Tne iUciiiO ^ rs of tho committee m :: si Diee t . on Tuesuay uvcuisi ^ , ats ; x o ' clock , as auditors must bo : ippoiiiit \ i i' ji the balance-sheet , and some arraug-:-mem nia-: tv to mct-t , wiien ail commKtui .-men cau attend . T . P . Grctjii , secretary . Nut ice . All comniun : > .-ati'j ; iS to be ad . r- ^^ ei "' For committee , Mr . Gue ^ t , botksclier , Steelhoust-la . ue , Birujiu >; lianj . " SXJTTON-IN-A . 5 HF 1 ELD . —A public " meeting to i > ftitiun ttv Queen on bthalf of Frost , WilliamB , and Joins , was held litre on Monday , Jan . 4 th , in the CnardBis" Meeting Koom , Wallstone Laue , Mr . Thomas Lee in the ciiuAr . The following resolutions were moved and seconded : —
1 st . That this meeting-deeply sympathises with the suffering of the unfortunate patriots , John Froat , Z-.-phaniah Williams , and William Jones , being firmly convinced that , previous to their trials , thu du-j fonas of law -were not complied with , and that on their trials sufficient evid ; nee was not adduced to warrant a conviction for high tri ason . 2 nd . That we pledge ourselves to use atl the exertions in onr power to restore the expatriated patriots , Frost , Williams , and Jones , to their native country , and to the bosoms of their fawiilies ; and that we will never rest satisfied until these unfortunate victim * of Whig duplicity and malice are restored to liberty ; and that an address be adopted by this meeting , for presentation to the Queen . Mr . Toniiioson htre read the address .
3 rd . That three of the old Convention be appointed by the Birmingham Committee to present our address to the Queen , aa representatives of our feelings , our ¦ wanu , our grievances , anrt our cause ; and that our Lonaon brethren be requested to of . t-nd our deputation to the gates of the Pa-aco , and there to congratulate the Qviten upon this the commencement of a union of mutual love , respect , and loyalty , between the Monaich abd her industrious subjtcts . 4 th . That this meeiing considers that a vote of censure is richly due , and is hereby given , to the Marquis of IS'ormanby , for his unparalleled , cruel , malicious aud blood-thirsty treatment of Fear < us O'Connor , Esq , now confined ia York Castle ior hia advocacy of the rights of the working classes , and that we deeply lympathise with him in bis auiTeiings , and that wo hereby tender our sincere thanks for the unparailekd seal he has manifested in cur cause in time past , and that we place implicit confidence in him fcr the time to ccme .
Three cheers were then given for Frost , Williams , and Jones , and three for Feargus O'Connor and the other incircerated victims ; after which the uiettiug dispersed . O * Wednesday Evening , Dec . . TGth , Mr . Jolm Masoa delivered a spirited lecture on the foi ^ ign rolicy of the English Government , to a numerous an « l attentive audience ; after which , Mr . J . K ^ nJal moved , and Mr . Newtoa seconded , the foHo ^ iTig iest . Iuticn : — " That we , tbe members of the Sutton-in-AsliiifclU Working Men ' s Association , restive ourselves into a the National Charter Association . Mr . John J&usea will give a lecture on Sunday eyeoiag next , jia the Caartiau" Meeting Room .
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— — — ' . — . — —¦¦—i . i - ¦ , — ... — .,, ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ' .. .,. ' SlDDEtimiNSTEK ,-Frost , WCillujis , and Jones . —On Nevr Year' 6 Diy , a publio meeting took place at ike . Freemasons' Arms Inn , for the return or Frost , Williams , and Jone ? , the meeting was very well attended ; when the following resolutions were proposed : —Ibi . ' That this mesting do individually aud collectively demand the restoration of Messrs . Frost , W ;] liam& , and Jonea ; also that this meetiu ^ do hereby give their hearty co-operation to the Genera ! Committee of Birmingham for that deairabte object ; and that a memorial be presented to her Maj » sty for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones to their couutry and familiaa " . 2 nd . " That three of the old Convention bo appointed by the
Birmingham Committee to present our address to the Queen , as representatives of our feelings , our wants , our grievances , and oar cause ; a : id that our London brethren be requested to attend our deputation to the Palace , ana there to congratulato the Q icen ou this the commencement of a union of mutual love , respect , aud loyalty , between the Monarch and her industrious subjects" . 3 rd . "That a petition likewise be prepared to be presented to the Commons ' House of Parliament , when assembled , for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones " , The above resolutions were oarried unanimously , and the meeting broke up with the determination to do all in their power for so noble an undertaking .
TAVISTOCK . —Oa Now Year ' s Eve a splendid tea party toot plaws at the Corn-Market Hall , kindly granttd for the occasion by the Duke of Bedford ' s steward . About 350 s . a down to an excellent tea ; aud at seven o'clock , the tea equipage being cleared away , Dr . Sleemau took the chair amid much applause . At this time tho Hall presented an animated scene ; banners , evergreens , portraits , andfliysad injinitma . ; a se * of cheerful faces , belonging , not to working men alone , but many of them beaming with female youth and beauty . After tho Chairman nai opened the busiuusa of the mttting , Mr . E . P . Mkau , of Birminslmm , proposed a song to stir up their spirits , and the following song was sung with great zest : —
Awa , Whigs , awa ! awa , Whigs , awa I Yo lang fae'd canting hypocrites , you ' ve nae thing else but jaw . The Tories all are knaves , right weel tho people know ; But they never built us living graves , as wiguiiraudiesj do ; Then awa , Whigs , awa ! awa , Whigs , awa ! Te lang-fac ! d canting hypocrites ! ye aro uae worth a straw . Tiiertj ' s Little Johnnie Haw , moBt like a young Jackdaw , For . when wo ask him for Reform , he only answers " . L : vw . " Thea awa , Whigs , awa I awa , Whigs , awa ! Ye lang-fac'd . cantiug hypocrites , the Doll may tak ye &' !
Ths letcher , Charlie Lamb , bedchamber darays . and a " , Aud . Spoony Hux ; a singled u , ye aro uao worth , u . va ! Then awa , Whigs , awa ! awa , Whigs , awa ! For not a single a a your worth ; awa , Whigs , awa ! Paas'd by the Chartists braw , full soon a righteous law , Slialt tid us of tho factious knaves , Tones Whigs , and a " , Tutu awa , Whigs , awa ! awa , Whigs , awa ! Ye laug-fac"d cuutiug hypocrites , you are nae worth a straw . And boil ye up in brimstone soup , Tories Whigs , a . iid a "; The Da'ii iuay Uk yo a" , he i-i you * cronoy braw , Then avva , \ v Ligu , awa ! awa , Whigs , awa ! Uo join ^ our Tory b&Uum in cloven clooties , ha ! Mr . Arnold then moved tho first resolution , with many execlk-ut remarks amid much applause :
"luat this uieetimj deeply sympathise with our exiled brethren , Frost , Williams , anrt Jones , and the three Birmingham martyrs , their companions iu captivity ; aud , that we , in common with our brovhor Ciuauisis throughout the nation , are resolved never to rulux in out exeraons , until they are restored to their sowow-strickcu families and desolated iit-iirihs , and ail the dungeons of Whig tyruuny emptied of our sulteriug , brave , and virtuous leaders . " Mr . AIEad , of Birminsbiun , who has been lecturing iu vaiiouts p-atts ol itevuii , tittouded \ his resolutiou iu uu now nua U euied tijjuoub , wuich waa received with mucu approbation . Two vocal friends then sang a duett , " Liberty '' with much taste ; utter which , Mr . Gin , ot" Plymouth , moved , aad Mr . Handcock of 'i-j . vi 3 . uck , tecuuiled thu &ccoud resolution : — -
" That tkut metting ia of opinion that nothing short cf t . o People ' s CUirtd . can evur procure tqual la \ v » and equal justice . " Mr . smith , agtnt to the Northern Star , from Plymouth , moved , an . i MrPKiUiK , of Plymouth , seconded the third resolution : — " Tnat a petition be presented to t ! ie Queen , praying lor the rtcai i > f Frost , Williams , and Jones , and a general aiuuc&ty for all political prisouevs . " > ir . Smitii wt-ht into the case of Frost , Williams , an-i Jonta at svmo length , aud with lauch eloquence and feeling ; and Mr . Pkxkik delivered a short but pithy speech upon Chartist principles .
The CUAiuuAN having left the chair , and a vote of thanks having been uproariously earned with cheers , hti rose aud iidCresaeii thu meeting at some length , suiting hid firm conviction of the principles of the Charter U-iug righteous , ivnd that he would go even furtUi-r , -by admitting refoimcii criminals to the franchiso after a liniitod portSd . Mr . Mi . AU then p < 'posed three che « rs for the Charter , mid three groans tor Whiggory . Suvural oilur avagu aid duetts were sung , aud a culkutum made for tho Victim Fund , the amount of w .. iuh waa co .. sule ; u . ble , of which notice will be given . About eleven o ' clock the meeting broke up . Xuvistuck is au uui-aud-out Chartist to « n—they have it all their own way . bcv < . ral of tho friuuus from Tuvistock reiuruud with tho Plymouth friends to reuder their asaiilancd at the ttsa ami » ui / eu o » New Year's D . » y . ihaukUod , % ve aid going a-heaU here , down awa ) west , as Sam isiiok says .
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LAW . THE ETON UNION . —IMPORTANT DECISION . On Saturday a petty sessions was held in tiie Justicu lioom , at the Christopher Inn , Eton , before Mr . J . B Sharpe , chairman , tho Kov . T . Carter , and Messrs . Clowes and Penn . for tho purpose of deposing of a complaint asaiust J-Mt }> h Howii , the master of theE :-ii Uiiioii Workhouse , iimde by Eiizabeth Wise , one of the pvuj > er 3 under his charge , and brought btfovo thu Bench through the instrumentality of tho Hon . and R « v . ( jfodolpliin O . sborne , an e * otficio Guardian , in a casual visit to thy workhouse . Amongst the gentlemen present were Sir T . Fremantle , " M . P ., Mr . R . Kice Clayton , Mr . R . Ward , the Hev . A . Gore , Dr . Bruinmett , of the Life Guards , Mr . Batcbelnr , fcc . Mr . Osborne did not attend in his magisterial capacity .
Mr . J . J . Williams , barrister , ( assisted by Mr . Voules , ouiicitor , ) attended on the part of Mr . Osborne , who had caused the muster to be summoned before the Bench . The Workhouse Master was defended by Mr . Parker , tlio Assistant Poor Law Commis-i ' n . 'ier , who played the cuunsel for him in gallant style , professing himself exceedingly anxious that tho c ; isa should be investigated , but taking care to lay hold of every possible opportunity of throwing difficulty in tbe way of the investigation .
Elizabeth Wise was sworn , anil gave tha following statement in a clear and tviHpur . ite manner . Her desieaaour vras not at all that ot a fractious or ill-behave < t person . She said—I have a chiul in the workhouse ; she will be tlir ^ a years old in April next About five weeks ago the nnf-Str toui me tlio child had chilblains ami was otherwise il ) , having beun neglected . He gave me leave to sl ^ ep iu t . e nursery with her until she should get better . I was to remain with her in the day time ; and Mrs . Ho wo siid the would send me up som « needlework . A few days ago I was told not to sleep with her ; but I asked if I might attend to her chilblains , ami was to'd " Yes"by tho defendant . Under the idea that such permission was still in force , I went up to the nursery ou Sunday morning lost , and was in
the act of unfastening the bandages on the child ' s feet , when the defendant came up and said " What are you doing here ? " I toid him I came up to do the child ' s feet He said , " You'll walk down . " 1 replied , " Yes , Sir . " " Do , then , " saiil he . I asked him to allow me jiisttoliokj at the child first , and I would go down . He said , " Walk ! " and immediately took hold of me , as I waa kneeling on one knee , and dragged me out of tbe room with great violence . He got me out on the staircase , which has stone steps and iron railings . I caught hold of the railings , but fee forced me down before him to the bottom of the first flight of steps , having hold of one or both arms , I cannot say which . I then made another struggle to get away from him , but he pushed me down the second flight I do not say that I fell . He never loosed iiis hold of mo till ho got ine to the scullery , where Lo
k * pt me , while a place used as a Iuinuer-room was cleared out by his orders . He then put me in that place . It is called the " Blockhole . " The words " Refractory Ward" are written on the door . I was kept by him in the scullery auout five minutes before ha put me in the " Biackhole , " where he locked me up . There ww nothing in it but a wooden bedstead ; no blankets , sheets ,, or bedding , of any duecrlp . tion . There was no chamber convenience in it . Just over the bedstead is a little window without glass ; but it has a shutter inside , which O . oea not shut close , so that the cold air could not be kept out . It overlooks the woinens' yard .,. There siro ir ^ on bars -in -the aperture . There was nb fireplace in the room . I was let out by the defendant between eight and nine o ' clock on Monday mora \ ng , liiwing been kept thexo twcnty-foui hours . I told a woman named Finch that I wanted a utensil . Bat said she bad asked foe oue for me twice ,
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hut was refused . I did not ask for any extra clothinz , because I did not expect that I was to be kept in such a placo all night I had no slrvwl or bonnet ; but was just as I har ! left my bed-room on Sunday morning , and ¦ was kept in that statej for twenty-four hours . When I came out I was so cuid that 1 had no feeling in any part of my body . I had " no animation . " I went up to the breakfast-room . It was after brealtfost ; bat J had a basin of cold grusl . There was no fire in the breakfast-room , and a woman told me to sit down by the pipes which warm the house . -When tho defendant let me out he said " Come out ; " and afterwards added , " You'll wme and clean this place . " I had not been in tho breakfast-room more than half-an-hour , when the
defendant came to me and said , " Go and clean that place . " I told him I was not able then . I was ao cold ; but as soon as I was warm I would do so . I spoke to him civilly . Delicacy alone would have made me do what ha ordered as soon as I eould . He then took me round the waist , carried me back , and locked me in the place again , where I was kept this second time from about nine in tho morning until Jr ^ in the evening . He gave me no materials for cleaning the place . It was in the same state as I left it . I had no moro clothes on than before . Mrs . Howe let me out in the evening . I had been very much bruised by being dragged down the staircase on Sunday , both in my arms and legs . One of my fingers was hurt against the railings , and bled profusely .
Tho witness was severely cross-examined by the defendant and tho Assistant Commissioner , but th ^ y failed to elicit anything contradictory ot her testimony . Mr . Williams then said he would take the information given by the pauper as the basis i > f tiie ensu before the Court . Tiie Hon . and Ue-v . Gentleman whom be represented on this occasion had not brought furwnrd this charge against the masttt of the Eton Workhouse from any hostile feeling against any of th « Poor Law authorities whatever , but simply iu the discharge of what he conceived to be hia duty as iv man , as a British subject , and , above ail , as a Christian minister , and a Guardian of the Poor . But , frgatiy Bptaking , in so doiinr , lie had takan no improper or extraordinary stop . Nominally , this was a complaint
by the Crown , through the instrumentality of a sulject , and it waa a ceurse which was taken every day by policemen and others . Not only was it the object of the present proceedings to punish any one who should be proved desorving of punishment , but to try a very important point—a question of thu highest conisuquenct to the subjects of this free country , namely , whither , whatever hsppyaa to be done within the wa !? s of a Poor Law Union Workhouse , because done there ., is to bb held sacred and secret to all except tbe Guardians , an : l to be unapproachable by the legally const it ; 1 tod authorities of the ivaini for the purpose of ( i . / in : ; justice between the injured and tho offender ? The question waa , were the wretched inmates of a Workhouse—and he beesred to say , hi > used not tlio term
" wretched" m coutniipt , but in a very liilfercnt sense , and n » one c-juM Ml whether ho utLltt not ultimately be reduced to a similar condition—wero the poor to bt outlawed in their own country ? Weru they t >> bo considered as put beyond tho pale of the laws tfeo moment they weto lodged in a Workhouse ? If so , any atrueity mifjht lw committed , and go unpuuished . It had b ? on said , why not appeal to the Guardians , and , if they do not act justly , then come to the magistrates , a : id they will uphold the laws . But tho Guirilians had adjudicated upon this very case , ar . d the Court woul ; £ have the pleasure—if pknsure it could ha —of bearing their decision upon it , a decision which al ;> : iU was sufficient to drive his ciient and the unforttmato pauper to appeal to the liench and the laws of the realm for pure , and perfect justice . The points for the consideration of the Court were these—fcithet the defendant had acted illegally altogether , or he had
txceed « d his duty , or he was entirely innocent of ttie charge . If be had acted illegally , that must drag in the whole case , as in a case of trespass , assault , and false imprisonment , in which the Jury would not take the illegul caption of the plaintiil " alone , but would give damages upon the entire case . The defendant , then , would be guilty , ab inilio , if he wer-, 3 not justified in locking up tha woman at all . But if justified , the next question would be , did he act according te the law under which he was so justified ? If the woman had permission to enter the nursery , and that permission had not been countermanded at the time the defen . ant ucted in the way described , then lie had no authority for locking her up . The 93 rd ssction of the Poor Law Amendment Act fully supported this view of the question . But there was a printed rule hung up in the workhouco , ordering that the mothers of children under Rovtn years of age should be allowed to see them at reasonable times . It was not doaied that the child was
under threo years of ago , and it couid scarcely he contended that between eight and liino o ' clock in tho morning was an uu ; r / . i $ OK ; ibie time to seo a tick child , requiring the attentions of th « mother , and more particularly at tiie beginning of the day . The next quoation was , wluthtr th « coiiipir . inant was disorderly or refractory ? Now , according to the regulations propagated by the Poor Law Couimissicuera , " any ptraoaa negltcting tho rules and regulations in forcy shali be deemed disorderly , and placed inau apartment provided for such offenders , ort , h ; ill otherwise be distinguished in dress , or pVued on such diet as the Board cf Guardians shall proscribe . " So much for disorderly pciTsuns . But further , " any person repenting the offence within seven days , or by word or deid insuUine the muster .
shall be deemed refractory , and punished by such confinement aud a ' turution of aiet , sis the Board of Guardians shall dirtcr . " Therefore , if the complainant had Lean guilty of the conduct Ut ; . r < j defined , of whiuh there wa 3 no proof , elie would have been liable to confinement in tiie " apartment provide *' . " aud to change of diet , but at the direction of tho B > ard of Guardians . But the defendant had imposed both tbese punishments without any authority fr « iin tho Ii ar ! , at . rf w .-is , therefore , guiity of an assault iu txcoas of duty . If the defendant said she was refinctory , the auswuf waa that sht > must coii :-mit two such <> f t-. nc . ; s -xvitii ' . ns- ' ven < iays to be deemed ru fractory , ai : « l them vims ho proof oi that Bat t ? ien , if the defendant &ud that , he lucked up the complainant
for safe custody , tue act ts ' ated Vh-. t no master shall " confim . ' any person f . ir any ofleuce or misbehaviour for any Ihv . ukt rpace of time than twenty-four hours , or for such furthor spneo of tiuie a 3 may be necessary , in order to h * v « s-ucii pur&on carried before a Justice o ; the Peace , to be deait wiUj ui-m . -niivg to law . " How . it did not ap ; Har that such was his object in lockin ;; up Ui !! coi . 'i {) livi : ! aiit , for ho liberated her , and t ;; ok im stt-p for bruising i-er bclore a magistrate on any char ; . e whatever . It could scarcely he credited tLat th « Legislatwre ever c-mieJOplati-d givins to the muster of u wurkhouso a power of iinpiisoninun ^ in execution , which the l , ' . ird C ' sief Juaticu himself di < l noo possess . Was it poiaibie tnat ihe laws of England , could &ufibr any human being to ba imprisoned and liberated
repeatedly i > y any i- vrson , p-irt'culi . rly by the niaster of a workhouse , « J awo vw ( u ? True , the law directed that a p .. ' 1-dou wlien iiuprisuned by the master shouKi t > e taken bcl ' cie . i ma ^; atrate , ivho >> i : ould decide v . 'iitther the master was wrong or right . But if tho magistrates were to be dtfprivtj . i cf this contruui , conli ' emtnt at intervals mi ft ht be r . 'p ^ alird to a mos t cruel and , perhaps , fjital extent With respect to tha excess n duty , the question was first , did tho defendant use u&due violence in the inception of tiio traii .-action 7 In ti . e case of Hidley , to be found in Ca . mpbk . ll , pi se 650 , t « . kun from Kufeseil ' a lleports , piyo 605 , tfio Judaea held the exposure of any person , or » child cf tender years uv . der coatroul , to the inclemency of the weather , to be an assault . Tho complainant had been coniined iu a cold
room , having an ungi .. z ; i window , witliout tx . d or bedding , or suflicici . t , ol'ttliea , on a- night wl . cn the thenvonioter was twenty decrees below Zern , and therefore he was guiity of an ussnult , whether he was doing his duty or not , beiauso he had acttd in excess . Ho would u ' . xv iwul a most curious document to the Court ; it was tho rt solution if the Board of Guardians : — ( Cop 7 cf a resolut . ua p ; t ..-ed by the Guardians ef the Eton Union , Dae . 2 i ) 1840 . )— ' The . master complained that Elizabeth Wise had behaved in so disorderly a manuer as to ot . iijje ' hisii to piace her in the refractory ward far tiie two yev . r . U periods tf twenty-four hours and seven Lours : ihu first lime for going into the nursery widnuc ltavu , ami there using improper language ; ar . d tho 6 . c ui i tiiuufor refusing to work when
desired to do so . Tiie p mper was brought before tho Board , and utaUiu tha * she understood from tho master thivt she might , tiUuDii to her child , who hid chilblains , for whkh jmrpose s-lie wcr . t to the nursery ; that tho niasttr caiue ar . d debited her to leave , which she hesitated to do , and he then forced her thence to the refractory ward , * Ti : er « sae was leapt for twenty-four hours without any banding or chamber utensil ; and that she V 7 as so cold fur ubuut two hours after being liberated as to be unable to porforra the work which she waa directed to do by the master , and he again coii Qued her fur aev-.-n hours . The master , matron , and
several of the paupers were examined , and it was resolved that the pauper had been guilty of improper conduct ; but that 11 r . Howe had acted somewhat hastily in tue matter , sm < l tbat he should havtf provided the refractviy room -with bedding and proper convenience daring tho time that Wise was confined there . " In that cU-euuient the Guardians had admitted the whole c ise against the defendant . But beyond the mere declaration that be had " acted somewhat hastily , " they took no step ; and Ou-re the case would havo stopped , had nut Mr . OVoorne most properly availed himself or the law of tha land for obtaining that justice which the Board of Gusrdiaus had refused
to execute . The defendant here said , that the woman had never asked for a couvenienca , or sho would have bad on& Mr . Clowes—It ought to hare been furnished without any asking . Mr , WiLtiAUS resumed . —He would leave the question of punishment in the hands of the roa . / i 8 triites . But , he thought , if they were satisfied that the na-svult was proved , he had a right to call for a severe pw-ishnient . Whatever might become of tho charge , Mr . Oaborne would receiTe the thanks of all humane men , and of all men who entertained sound and constitutional views of tho laws of the land , and the rights of British subjects to protection by these laws from all injustice or oppression ; and he waa con vinc / jd that the bringing forward of this c ^ se woul d be pro / iuctivo of immense good throughout the country .
Mr . Barrett , the clerk to rtie Xoard of Guardians , who was in the room , was called by Mr . Williams to Bpeak to the authenticity of th » resolution ; but he wa » very unwillingly ewom , and said , " I » nall object to prore-
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any cojry of any resolution furnished to a gentleman who is a Gwrdiaii . " This was the mote extraordinary , as the very psper produced was a copy taken by hims 8 lf from ho minute-book . ¦ - r Mr . Williams— -You cannot object The wttnesa—I cannot swear that that ia a true document . Mr . Williams—Were you present at a meeting of the Board on ' the 29 th of December last ? Witness—Yes ; I entered the resolution on tha books . »' . •;' Mr . Williams—Just look at that ( handing the paper to him ) . Mr . Long , the magistrates' clerk—I must object to that Mr . Williams—I ask him to read it only . Well , do yon remember any complaint being proved by tha master of tbo ¦ workhouse a / rainst Wise ?
Witness—Yes ; it was not for being disorderly or refractory , It was for general misconduct ; but it came out in evidence that she -was both disorderly and refractory . I * have not the minute-book with me . The master said he had not been asked for an utensil ; he was not asked by the Board why he did not furnish one ; but I am quite aware what you are comi :: g at . Mr . Osborse—1 call upon you , Mr . Parker , to interfere now ; you may do so properly now , as the witness seems t (» speak under fear . Mr . Paukeb—I do not know what he has to fear . The CUAUtiiAN—I want an answer to a yery important question . Did not the master give a reason for not supplying an utensil , which reason he said he would give in the absence of the complainant ?
Witness—I think he did . I think he said he was not asked for it ; but if ho had b « en asked he would have refused , because he had read in the newspaper of a pauper having mutilat d herself with one . Upon being silked whp . t a persan so situated was to do , he said she might go into the corner upon the straw ; but when asked , ho admitted that thero was no straw ia the room , norany boddirjg whatever . He said there was a considerable heat came up from tbe kitchen furnace , and wanned the room . I am not quite clear that there is a flue in it I rather tbink there is not . Mr . Clowes—Ia the kitchen fire kept alight all night ? Witness—That depends upon 'whether there are sick persons in the house rendering it necessary . The Defendant— No , the fire would not be . lit that night .
Witness—In consequence of this investigation , the master has . been desired to provide all that is necessary in future . ' Mr . Osborne here took occasion to observe , that in sumo of the newspapers it was reported that tbe place was viaited by the guardians und the defendant , anil that the defendant was the enly pw on not moved by the miserable apptnrance of the place . Ann Baace was thtn called—I a : u a pauper in the Eton Union Workhouse . Ou Sunday morning iast , after
breakfast , when the bell rang for us to mafcu up our beds , soldier " fj » hi « n , I weni to the sitting-room . The master cam-Jin , and asked Wise to go up and clean the place . She Paid , " I will go as soon as I am able , but I am very cold and lame . " He went away , and returned a weond time , and asked her the same question . Sl ^ e made the sarao answer . He then took her up , and ran off with her " like a bird . " I was so alarmed at his coming in , in such a passionate way , and taking the woman off in feuch a way , I could not observe mhrft .
By the CnArRMAN—She was not at aU impertinent or saucy . She said nothing but what I have repeated . She was i ' ft a-very wretched cold stato . The expression useti by this witness , an aged woman , whoso Jiuigiiage and manner indicated past respectability of Vife , viz ., " that the defendant had carried the woman Wise off like a bird , " caused one or two persons present to laugh ; bub she couid not have used a more happy figure , as the complainant is a diminutive ,, weak-locking woman , and the defendant a gigantic man . at least six feet six inches in height , and having a cor * responding muscular frame . Mr . Williams announced that he had now closed his caso . '
The defendant , upon being called upon to answer the charge , said * -1 understand I am here to answer for an assault . I considered I waa doing no more than my duty , as the woman went up to tho nursery contrary to my ordtrs . Ou the Sunday morning , just after eight o ' clock , while I was at breakfast , Charlotte Pann came into my sitting-room , and said , " Sir , Qharlotte Lipscombe has come dor , n staira , and says the woman Wise is . kicking up a row up stairs , will yoagoup ?** I then went up , and found Wise there talking to her child in front « f the fire . There is a dry sitting-room for tho children , and another , » sleeping-room , near it There were three females in that next room ; they had all tied ' away from Wise . I asked her wliat she was doing there ? Si : o said she had as much right there as otl'ers . I told her to leave the room . She said slie h » td a right to stay as long as she liked , or words to ll-at eil ' ect I said I will have ray orders obeyed ; leave the room . She did not offer to go . I
then took her by tho thi . ulders , and merely put her out of the room . Wlion I got her outside , she fell down on her back . She endeavoured to take hold of the handle of . \ he door , and partially closed it I opened that dour , so tbat I must huvo let go of her while sh « was down kicking uio Her feet were towards thodoor . She abused me , and ths words admitted to bave beeu used by Wise % vere addressed to me on the staircase , and not btlow . She made several attempts to bile and scratch me . I did all I could to easo th » violence . I kipfc her in the scullery while tiie place was being cleared . I pushed her along until I arrived at the place where she was locked up . While we were sbncing in the Bouikry she abused me as before . I lecktd the door myself . I gave her eight ounces of bre ; id for her dinner , and not five , as she states . I did not go iuto the room ; I just stepped in at the doijr . I was not nware there was no g ' . ass to the window . I havo . SGHi < Ainies used the roem ; but I never noticed that .
Mr . Cauteh—Did you not think at all what she was to do without ciothing or bedding on such a uight ? IMcndaat—No ; it never struck me ; and I am terry f <^ r it - Mr . Clowes—Do yeu mean to say that , as master of tho Wo ; k ; : oifs-j , you piace persons in that room without any proper clothes or beddiDg to protect them from the we-v . hu : to which they are exposed in it ? You are in the'habit of sleeping comfortably , and are well fed and ' clothed yourself , and you are well paid for d .- > : ng your duty , and it seems extraordinary to me that her situation never struck you . Did you go into the ri . om when you liberated her on the Monday morning ? ¦ .
Defendant—No ; I threw open the door , end , tho pluco being' small , I stood aside to let her out . 1 called uo witnesses before the Hoard to prove that the place ivquiretl cleaning . I did not see anything to { . rove that . I wt-nt after her and told her to go an < c ' . eaa tha place . Mr . Clowes—You knew it required denning , thenf Defendant—No ; I only went by what one of the women told me .. Mr . CLOWf . s—Having known the existence of this necessity , ycii locked her up again for eightbcUM more , an hil ? D femlaiit—Yes , I did . Mr . Clowes—Well , that I consider to be one o most brutal points in the case .
Defendant—I asked her to ckan tho place two or threo times , when s ! ie said ebb wuuld not , 'i- could not , or words to that effect ; I considered her stiil obstinate , and took bold of her ftgaiii ; she offer » d uo resistance , and 1 locked her up . Mr . Clowes—Did you not perceive that th 9 place was vary cold find wretched ? Defendant—There is more warmth in that room than , there ii in the * oom up stairs where tho people sleep . Mr . Clowes—She must have bs-en in a wretchedly cold state when you let her out on Monday morning , and yet within tuilf-an-hour you locked her up again , without tire or proper clothing ?
DefwDdant-r-Yes , bat I can assure you that I did not consider for orio moment that I was going beyond my duty . His a painful thing to * ba a master of a workhouse . When 1 turned the key I intended to keep her thsre twenty-four hours , but I should not have locked her up so lon ^ if she had not been abusive , and tried to kick me . I consider that I acted under the regulations of the Poor Law CiMiimihsioners . I cannot point out any pirtluu-lar rule , but I have always considered that I have that power . A Magistrate—Waa it under the refractory rula that you acted ? Deieadatit—1 believe I called it disorderly ; it tantamounts . in my opinion , as the same thing .
Parker , the Assistant Commissioner and the Doctor of tuo Union , then endeavoured to produce an improssion on the B-, nch unfavourable to the pool woman . Their efforts were , however , chitfly confined to assertion and insiauttion . All their attempts at proving her to be disorderly or refractory completely failed . The Doctor fcta ' . ed that if asked to name a refractory pauper in the vjhoiaUnioa Ue should name this woman . Bat when required to name some instances ef refractory conduct , ina only proof was Unit on some occasion , when he ordered her salts she wished to have pills , and at another time when he ordeied her pills ehe withert for salts ! . The Magistuates having deMberated for about hsifan-hour , declared themselves satisfied that tbo as * -, iufc was fully proved , and sento-a ^ ed tbe defendarit to pay a fine of £ 10 to the Queea , and 15 s . 6 d . costs , or in default or payment to ba committed to the House of Conrection-fot three months .
The defendant osked to * a certificate to protect him , from other proceedings * which h . e "was told the Courfc had no power to gr&ni , . The Hon . and K « v 6 . Osborne said , It was not bis intention to take any further steps . The defendant as he left the justice-room , was saluted with his ? ea and groans by a crowd of persons who had assembied on the spot The Hoo Union . —The migistrate 3 of Rochester are now orgaged ia tokia ^ evid ' oiwo on -which t » frame a bill of in ; , tictiaeiii against tie master of the Heo Uiiioa Workhouse ,. foe horrible aud cruel treatment of tha young-women paupers Lo has had under h a charge . The revelations made by the inujatcs of thia eaiihlyhell are of the most atrocious description . Next weekwe shall endeavour to bring them before our readerswant of space th . vs week precludes Hg from , doing more , tbaa tow ndUoe thorn .
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THE NORTHERN S T A ft V
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 9, 1841, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct361/page/5/
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