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      THE " REBECCA" MOVEMENT SOUTH WALES . -f Iram our oxen CorrespondenLJ Cabmarthbx . — -Having igain taken a journey Eaongh the territories -wh ^ re " Bsbeeea" hold * nnlimited controul , I hare b ^ q a number of the traces of ber provess , andam c ^ aeqnently better able to furn iih yoar readers lritii r , correct ; account of her doibga for Hie week . Oa r&y arrival at the Pontaridnlals gate , tbe Bcene of tke late donnish , I found it guarded by font armefi xoHeetors , commanded iy Mr . Bollen , the lessee , Ya ^ person . The uate had I > een replaced by a tempGriKy substitute , irhlUt the toil-house had ond / irgonea ^ horough repair . A printed bill replaced tbe Ixvard 'which ia wont in some cases to be suspended 3 n "troritxif the toll-house , snch bills seemingly Txacg lc « pt i « rfy Ior msb . emergencies , as the name of tbe gate Ttb merely pencilled on the top Four loaded xarto at

      ^ rete standing -whilst dnven ^ em keep-^ 9 -up a noisy altercataen with -the parties "whose duty % -was to levy the tplL They flatly refused ^ o pay a " single fp-Ttfrnig , -whilst the others as pointedly refused to allow them to pass . I surveyed the scene for some minutes , and heard the carters tell the toll-men that they should "wait half an-bonr -when they knew that they dsrst not remain . And sura enough , in tbe course ef a tery few minutes the toll-keepers prepared for their departure ; for Mr . Bsllen walked -across to the Red Iilon , entered his gig , and drove off for Swansea ., followed by the other four , in a cab which ¦ was waiting them at the end of the toll-house , and - which it seems is hired to convey them to the gate in question in the morning , and back to the town , so soon M the sefdng sun Is sinking behind the hills . Prior to their dejarture , however , tbe gate -was thrown open to every passer-by , and so one was left to ask any questio / is .

      I spjourned fox a time at the It 9 d Xion , a » d there ascertained that the report of the affair between the riotejs and tbe police in Hit Northern Star , was tbe only correct one which as yet has appeared ; in so far as the great body of the rioters were gone , prior to tbe police jnajang the attack . Oae thing , however , bothered me sot a little ; and that was , why they should depart ' without finishing their job . I am bow , I think , able to supply the deficiency . It seems then that scouts brought up word that a body of soldiers were at the Cwfllygate ; and as the rioters bad so wish to come into - collision "with the regulars , the principal part of them Stored ap tbe hill , on the road to Carmarthen , firing their guns and blowing their horns in order to lead the soldiers on a false scent , whilst the few whom they bad

      left 'behind should Unuih . the work which was already ahnost completed . A feeling of general exasperation exists in the minds of the people against the police ; and eventhose who have no sympati / y with the 'Becca movement are loud in their condemnation of tbe tactics of Captain Kapier , They state that they had hitherto considered that a policeman ' s duty consisted in prevent ing any breach of the law from occurring , and not in shooting and slashing a mob afttr the outrage had taken 3 > laee ; yet in tbe present instance , the police lay skulking behind . a hedge , while they knew a felony was being committed within a hundred yards of them .

      ¦ which it was certainly their dnty to prevent From all that I can learn , and I have left no stone unturned , to ascertain the truth , there seems to be ne ^ oubt also that the police were the first who fired ; andif the testimony of these worthies can be shaken in sneb an important paiticular as this , with a Welsh jury in the box , the fate of the prisoners need not be deemed hazardous . 1 might also mention other circumstances , in connection with the above outrage ,-which will be substantiated in aid of the accused on the trial ; but as it forms no part of my duty to forwam the pnblic prosecutor of the line of defence to be adopted , we shall leave the development of these facta to the proper time .

      Sere also 1 gained a knowledge of . some circumstances in connection "with the melancholy death of the old woman at the Hendy Bridge Gate , with which I make no apology for troubling your readers . On the night in question the party who were engaged in breaking down the gate and demolishing tbe toll house according te their wont , removed the furniture from the house , prior to setting firs to the thatch ; they then , insisted upon the old woman leaving the hoase , which she refused to do . They even went so far as to carry her forcibly out in their arms , but she threatened to hang them all , saying " Joan , a Thomas , a Dafyd , a Iago , " ( naming the very parties who took part in the proceedings ) " I know you every one ; and all of you shall hang as high as Hitman . " It was only then that one of the party , rendered desperate by her menaces , committed the crime which is generally deplored ; but which , such is the present state of feeling in Wales , not a few are to be found who are willing to palliate , if not altogether to justify the proceeding .

      On the following day , in the course of a walk of some fifteen miles , I only saw one toll house standing , the occupant of which honoured me with a very inquisitive giancj , a * much as to say , " Who the duecs are you T " but as no wordspassed . his thirst for knowledge remained unaHayed . Sorely however , can a couple of miles be passed over , but a ruined cottage and the projecting ftumpt of broken posts tell a tale of byegone barriers , which the daughters of Rebecca have caused to be numbered among " the things that were . " Seven of these mementos were passed by your correspondent in his day's ramble , which , with the one left standing , must have made a total of eight toll-bars in the short space of fi fhgon TnliftK .

      large meetings of tbe fanners and -others continue to 1 » holden from time to time at which resolutions are adopted to memorializs the throne , requesting Her Hajesty to dismiss her present ministers and to dissolve her present Parliament . Other resolutions are also occasionally adopted , an extract or two from which may sot be unacceptable to your readers , as these are best ¦ qualified to give them an idea of what the Welshmen wsnt : — " That long and bitter experience has bronghi your Majesty ' s petitioners to the conclusion that an indiscriminate selection of an irresponsible magistracy is a great calamity to this country . The seat of jnstice-ahonld be above imputation as to its competency—above suspicion as to its purity—instead of appearing , as may sometimes ia the case , an object of reproach , and of indignant but silent eoatrmpfc , calculated to work deep dissatisfaction in the minds of the people ; and calculated , if it confinniea "t » shake all regard lot the institutions of the

      country . "That your Majesty ^ petitioners earnestly hope tha t some means may be devised whereby ' rents may be regulated by elective and indifferent assessors , between the opposite interests of landlord and tenant , ¦ which would materially conduce to public harmony and

      prosperity . *• That your Majesty ' s petitioners are hopeless cf relief , but through vigorous and enlightened legislative action . They have observed with pain and mortification that the present Parliament , which premised so xraeb , has manifested little or so consideration for tbe condition of the people ; while its attention seems to have been principally directed to class interests , or to party objects , regardless of the incessant calls of the country which is sinking and writhing under accumulated evils . Tour petitioners are , therefore , of opinion that the present Parliament is both disinclined and incompetent to -meet the wants or wishes or the community , or to-devise measures to amend its condition . " Her most gracious Majesty may tell " My Lords and

      Gentlemen * that the disturbances in Wales " have no connection with political causes ; " but verily snch resolutions as these must go far to-convince the people that political dissatisfaction occupies no small share in the minds of Welshmen ; and , however much our Tulers may wish that politics had nothing to do in the matter , yet they may perhaps find out , in the long run , that nothing short of an entire change of the whole political system will at all satisfy either Rebecca or her daughters . Three such meetings were held last week ; and three more are Announced to take place in the present one , at ene of which I shall contrive to be present , and forward you an account of their proceedings for your next . Turn we now to the disturbances of the Tree * .

      last Priday night , abont twelve o ' clock , the tollbonse and turnpike-gate at Xlanon , in Cardiganshire , were wholly destroyed . Not a stone is-now left of the entire building , and the whole ot the fornitare found in : it was burned . This proceeding was adopted , it seems , * £ n consequence of the gate-keeper having refused to -comply with some of the previous mandates of Rebecca . She rioters numbered about 300 strong ; but the general opinion Is that only few in the neighbourhood took part in the proceedings , as the main bocy Is said to have eoice from the direction of Bhos-y-meiHiog . This feat " » a * - 3 e = cinplished in the immediate vicinity of a large hodr of military .

      On Monday night , the Dolebirim and Porthyryd gates were-jriiited by about 20 d of the followers o 2 Bebecca ; and they met with tile usual fate of such obstructions ; lor they were both totally demolished . On the following day , the contractor received an intimation from Beceav" apprising him that if he attempted to take ^ 7 ^ ° ^ loiLi ' sfc eitherof -0 * above gates , his property jfcould be . 6 iade to pay the piper . " With this intimajHon he . promised unhesitating compliance , and has * ven nobee-to the trustees to that effect . These demo-. Irfeons also * ere accomplished in the immediate neigh--ixarhood of a-fcoop of horse . JSHZES **^ ? * hole ° tte *»*¦ < fiTe *» iiynberr betweesjaandovery and Lanrpeter were Bebee-XS 3 sedt bya party of about « 0 ; but in so far as I can learn , either peneaal violence nor destruction of property , 1 b . any ease * csompanied the downf&l of these gates .

      Ob KHiraSay night , jthe stack-7 ard of j ; B , L . Xloyd Esfc , « f 3 & «» aidd , wacset on fire , and hay and wain ! « s&nated to be worth £ 800 , were totally consumed When the fiie wm diravendV it was too far gone for any attempt to be iiadfl tajmbdue it ; and although the raighbomrs came ap la considerable numbers , yet it had obtained the mastery to s . vb * n extent that every effort to mm tbe property was deemed hopeleav On Friday night Jn tbe nei ^ Aonhood of Abargwiny Hie grain belonging to a farmer' ( vbo had just entered gpnn the land which be bad U ^ kfin over the head of another ) was scattered about his £ aiB-yard ; his carts , and other implements of agricullux e > were broken up for fire-wood . The offices and cattie-Bbv'd * were next set on fire ; and then the inmates . of the ^ welling-house ve » aronsed , and it top was speedily eDT ^ ° ped in a aaeet of fiama The whole of the buildii ^»» when Tnpminr dawned , exhibited a mail of emokicg im ?*

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      The military am mauiynite hHSSJfca beyond enduranee . Marchings an ^ , eounter ^ hsrchlngs are daily taking place In every . corner of th * Principality ; - ; - Which , coupled with the alghtly fatigues which the soldiers have to undergo have so disinclined many from the service , that ^ ertions ere not at all uncommon . In the short sp&e of three weeks , it is reported that no fewer than . % ight men have deserted from a company of nfty-fiTe ^ i&eionglng to the 75 th Regiment of a » Jine , whir ^ Vas stationed in Aberystwith . Othet Dorps , s ^ tioaed in varrous parts of the country , are said to ' ' javebeen thinned to an equal extent from * the same causes ; and it is shrewdly guessed that Hie villagers funi&h the soldiers with the means of carrying their intentions into tff&cV .

      As I stated in my last , a party of the London police have bees imported into Wales . These fellows don't exhibit the cloven foot They dont carry " the number and mark of the beast" either on their forehead or their coat collar . They are all gentlemen in appearance . But ft is reported that every man of them is already well known , not only to Kebecca , but also to every member of her amiable family . Of conrse all sorts of rumours are rife j and amongBt the reBt it is said that the fate of these gentry is sealed if ever they fall Into tbe * ' lady ' s" hands ; nay mere , that their prison is already provided , deep in the penetralia of a deserted nine . Two of the number are reported to have had a -very narrow escape from this fate already . They had gone out to the country to spend the night with a

      kindred spirit , a constable at Tumble , with whom they had opened up & sort of a correspondence . Intelligence of the meeting was received by some of the followers of Kebecca , who forthwith proceeded to tbe domicile of the aforesaid constable ; a cart , well furnished with nice clean straw , accompanied her in her route , for the purpose of conveying the Londoners to their subterranean home . Bui other spies , as well as Rebecca ' s , had on that night been abroad ; for on her arrival at the constable ' s house , she found out that the cockneys had taken the hint , although in the hurry of their departure they cad not only forgotten certain portions of their attire ; but also a letter of instructions from head quarters , -which , under the head of intelligence and booty , " were seized upon by the daughters of Bebecca as lawful prey .

      Another anecdote which I have heard from a source worthy of credibility is too good to leave untold . A certain magistrate , who resides within a hundred miles of where I now write , occasionally allows Mb fears to get the better of his judgment . Ever since he signed a certain warrant of committal , the vengeance of the offended liege lady ef Wales has haunted his visions and disturbed his repose . To such extremities has he been reduced by his fears , that not only is every one of his domestics armed , but a guard of policemen are also located in his mansion , lest tile servants should be unegnal to tbe task of defending their lord . One night last week be was even more alarmed than usual , in censeqnence of some threatening letters he had received , and double precautions were accordingly used with those which had hitherto been considered necessary . At about eleven o ' clock on the self-same night the rockets were whiaing into the regions aloft ; tbe beacons were blazing upon every hill ; the blowing of the horns gave trumpet-tongned testimony to the fact that

      rt The dans they are gathering , gathering , gatheung ; O ' er mountain and moor hath pass'd the war sign" ; whilst the firing of the guns acted like so many electric Bhecks upon the nerves of tbe terror-stricken squire . A messenger was dispatched with all speed to the nearest market town , in order that the cavalry might hasten to the rescue . Tfeey were speedily in the saddle , and proceeding at a gallop to tbe scene of supposed slaughter . The havoc at the mansion-house bad not yet begun ; but as the dragoons defiled upon the lawn they could observe the Rebeccsites , in their white dresses , at some distance on the left . The order to % * handle carbines , with ball cartridge , prime and load " , were speedily given and promptly obeyed . Their next

      movement was a semicular •* wheel " , in order to surround the doomed mob , which unmoved awaited the formidable charge . The steady conduct of the rioters induced the commanding officer to pause , aud try what effect a volley wonld produce . The fatal mandate was given to fire ; and as considerable confusion was thereby effected in the ranks of the foe ifor they could plainly be seen making off with all speed ) the carbines were again slung ; and , sword in hand , the dragoons rushed forward to the charge . There they found , weltering in their blood , no rebel traitors , but three of tbe squire ' s SHEEP , of the improved Cheviot breed ! How hia Worfchip bore the loss , your correspondent is unable to relate .

      I mentioned in my last , a report of a riot which had occurred in Carmarthen on the Saturday previous ; a rumour of which had reached me in Swansea . As I am now on the spot , and as the inquiry into it only terminated on Saturday last , I may be excused in going over the particulars . On the evening of the day in question a highly respectable female , a working man ' s wife , was going along the streets of Carmarthen on business , and happened to be expatiating rather freely on some previous conduct of one of those pests of society , a policeman . Tbe fellow overheard her , and without saying either , " By your leave 1 ! " or anything else , gave her a serere blow on the hand with his truncheon . This brutal attack upon a woman drew on him tbe reprehension of the whole of the by-standers .

      As tbe mob increased , other policemen , or course , came up , and a general shindy was the natural result . This affray was , however , speedily got under ; but considerable excitement was still manifested by the town's people , which was not a little heightened by the insolent demeanour of the new policemen , who were trying to introdnce the regime of tbe "keep-moving" school . The Carmarthen folks bad only been acenstomed to " move * ' when they liked , and felt wondrously disposed to kick against the introduction of any such arbitrary laws . Abont ten o ' clock , tbe dragoons were ordered ont , but by what authority l » a complete mystery . The Mayor says , that he didn't do it ; and common politeness requires us to believe him . The other Magistrates re-echo tbe sentiment ;

      and of course , nobody did it ; yet sure ensugh , it was done ; and moreover , Lieutenant Kerwain , who was tbe efficer in command , ordered his men , if any of the people maltreated them , to CUT THEM ACROSS THE HEAD ! 1 ! and everybody says that his example was quite in harmony with his precept Even the Editor of the Welshman maintains , " t > iat numbers of tbe peopla had a narrow escape from the Lieutenant ' s sword ; and that one young man was threatened by him , if he did not move quicker that be should run him through . " Really things are come to a fine pass in this free country of oars , that the people cannot go walking en the streets , without being in danger of being bludgeoned by policemen , sabred by cavalry , or bayoneted by infantry ; whenever a few old women in breeches take it into their brainless noddles to have a little

      recreation at our expence . [ Query . 'Mr . Editor , do you tbink it could be possible that Mr . Rice Trevor—I beg his pardon , the Honourable Mr . Rice Trevor , vice lientenant of the county , —could be guilty of snch a thing as ordering out tbe military , eh ? Rumour says be did It ; but everybody knows that rumour is a liar . ] The infantry next , with fixed bayonets , appeared npon the scene ; and after the people were tired of looking at them , they went quietly home and turned into bed , and both horse and foot followed the example . Tbe policeman who was the original cause of the affray was brought up on a warrant for an assault ; and on Saturday last , when the ease was fully decided , he was ordered to strip off the policeman's garb , and pa ; £ 2 . or take a fortnight ' s recreation on the revolving turnpike .

      Two coach loads of the London police have gone off somewhere 5 but no one knows where . The people say , " Devil may care if they never come back . " Impousdikg a " Bum . "—A bailiff belonging to Mr . James Thomas , of Llandilo , who , it would seem , is down in " Becca's" black list of the law , being in possession under an execution , said to be of no very lenient character , against a farmer living at Posgreel , Llanfynydd , was on the night of the 22 nd instant suddenly called by tfee above lady to his account ; which , not being very satisfactory ,-he was himself levied npon

      under " Beeca's" warrant , tied hand and foot , and committed to tbe nearest common " ponnd . " " Becca " ordered his liberation tbe following morning , on his paying tbe sum of fonrpence ( the accustomed legal fee for relieving quadrupeds ) , and entering into bis own recognizances to keep tbe peace towards all " Becca's " children for twelve months . Suffering and association sometimes begst extraordinary sympathy , even * , in such 43 had before been callous ; and it is now said that the bailiff in question has become a strenuous opponent of cruelty to animals , and no less an enemy to solitary confinement .

      MORE OF BEBECCA . We have received the following from another correspondent : — Meethtb Ttbtil—I have to record , for the first time , Borne of the doings of the renowned lady" Rebecca" in this town . A rumour was abroad last week that the tollkeeper of the Tydvil Well Gate had been served with a notice to quit tbe house before Priday last . However he did not comply with tbe ' wquest ; but conveyed tbe notice to the Superintendent of Police , who is always ready at a whittle's call to attend . The gate was closely guarded every night during the week ;

      and on Priday night there were about a dozen of the "blues" xjoncealed in the toll-home , waiting the arrival of the lady and her daughters ; but the night passed and no Rebecca appeared : they therefore thought they had gained a complete victory . But on Sunday morning last information was brought to the police camp that the Superintendent ' s horse bad been shot in the stable . The rumour spread like wildfire through the town . On hearing the news your correspondent repaired to tbe spot , and aoon discovered that the poor hone had been shot in the back . This evening . Sept 25 th , handbills have been published o&ring Five Pounds reward for tbe apprehension of tbe partial « on . nected witb tbe deed .

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      Ccmnock ( Atrshire ) . —Mr . Benjamin Embreton has been lecturing to the Miners of this part of the country . Meetings were held on the 19 tb , 21 st , 22 nd , and 2 Ird , in the above neighbourhood , with the beat succeu , the men everywhere resolving to join the Miners * Union , and taking out cards of membership . ClackmaNNanshire . —Messrs . Danlells and Hammond have been actively engaged among the Miners and Colliers of this county during the past week , and have been well received . Tbe spirit of unity , which has long been slumbering , is again awakened , and from present appearances this county will soon rank among the foremost in the good cause . A public meeting of the colliers was held in tbe bail , Coalsnaughton , on Tuesday last , Mr . Hunter in the chiir . A very good spirit was displayed , and a district committee chosen . The meeting also unanimously pledged themselves to join the Miners' Association . On the Thursday Messrs .

      Hammond and Dsniells met the Committee in the Hall , to make arrangements for a county meeting , which came off on Saturday last , Mr . W . A damson in the chair , and was addressed by Mr . Wm . Daniells , on " The rise , progress , motives , and objects of the Miners'Association " , and afterwords by Mr . Hammond , when the following resolutions were passed : — " That we hold another pnblic county meeting , to be called by printed placard , on Monday , October 2 nd , the chair to be taken at twelve o'clock at soon , and that Messrs . Daniells and Hammond be requested to leave the Bannockburn , district , where they will be eagaged dnring tbe next few days , in order to attend that meeting . " " That the best thanks of the meeting be given to the English delegates for their exertions in our cause , and to our brethren in England for appointing such talented individuals . " A vote of thanks was then given to tbe Chairman , and the meeting bruke up .

      Staffordshire Potteries—A public meeting of Colliers was holden on Monday at Small Thome ., Mr . Thomas Myer in tbe chair , tbe following resolutions were unanimously passed— "That it is tbe opinion of the Miners of this district , that the hours of labour are ttio long , and that the present rate of wages is not sufficient to maintain us and our families . " '' That it ia the opinion of the Miners present , that it will be tbe interest of the Miners generally to cordially unite for each other ' s protection ; and that we highly approve of the rules and objects of the Miners Association of Great

      Britain and Ireland , and not only intend to become members ourselves , but will use all the influence we can to induce others to join . " Messrs . Swallow and Lomsx delivered lengthy addresses on the present sufferings of the Miners , and proved to demonstration , that nothing but general union will ever do them good . Both were loudly cheered . After a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting separated highly delighted . Messrs . Swallow and Lomax were highly honoured , for there were no less tban nineteen policemen , besides a captain and sergeant present

      ON Saturday Mr . Lomax attended at Lrae-end , and formed a society . Mr . Swallow also established one at Small Thome . At both places a goodly number of members were enrolled . BUBStEM amd Hanley . —A public out-door meeting of the colliers of this neighbourhood was holden at Smallthorne , Mr . Thomas Mayer , a collier , in the chair . Mr . Lomax , a Lancashire collier , addressed the meeting at considerable length . Mr . Swallow followed . Both speakers were loudly cheered . Barnsley . —Mr . Hopwood , a coal-pit owner in this town , has commenced the work ef oppression on hia already too badly-paid workmen , by putting thirteen corves to the dozen . This act of oppression , no doubt , will be followed by the other masters , unless a timely

      numerous as that bedy are in this locality , they are rendered powerless from want of organization . They have , it is true , formed an Association some few weeks since , which numbers about 160 members . It is earnestly to be hoped that tbe Miners' Executive will communicate with tbe Association in thiB town , with a view to direct them to organize this vast district . There is work enough in this locality for a lecturer , for a month or two ; and unless the men of this place be ass sted with a lecturer , they will never be able to do much of themselves to assist the national movement All communications to tbe Miners' Association in this town to be directed to Geor « e Wood , Coolers' Row , Crow Well Hill , Barnsley .

      MORE "C » A 1 KING" TTRANNT . Blackleyhurs 7 . —On Friday , the 22 nd instant , one of tbe agents of the Coal Miners'Union paid us a visit and delivered a lecture , which gave great satisfaction to ail who beard it . We accordingly volunteered to enrol our names ia the Miners' Association of Great Britain and Ireland . This being done , the nnderiooker came np stairs , and said that if any man who had joined the Association dared tocetcis foot upon the ground of the colliery , lawful proceedings should be taken against him or them . We however took no notice of thi $ , but went to our work as usual ; but be ordered us out of tbe pit This being done , be thought that the other

      men would stop at their work ; but , to bis great surprise , they came oat of the pie too , and enlisted in tbe same regiment He next went and stopped the Tommy Shop , —for the tmck yiteai k carried on here . We conriderit to be oar dnty to make this piece of injustio ? known to . the public : and knowing that no other newspaper will do the working classes justice , we have takvin the liberty of sending yon these few lines . In conclusion , we hope that our brother miners will stand tothtir guns in spite of all tbe masters can do , for they are determined to trample as under their feet We remain , Sir , &c , The coal Mm ebb of Blacklei hurst .

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      IMPORTANT MEETING AT / HUDDEBSFIELD . I Oa Monday evening last a most numerous and important meeting was holden in the large room of the Philosophical Hall , to call upon the Queen to direct her Ministers to make the principle ol protec tion for labour the basis of measures for the relief of the oppressed producers of wealth . It was called at the instance of one or two gentlemen of the town , for the purpose of giving Dr . Sleigh of Brill-House , an opportunity of laving a memorial before the meeting , and of stating his views on the all-important question of labour .

      Mr . Jonathan Leech , the chief-constable of the town , was called to the chair ; but he having to leave , he appointed Mr . W . Stocks to officiate in his absence . The Chairman , after a few observations in opening the business , introduced Or . Sleigh , who addressed the assembly in excellent style for about an hour , in support of the Memorial which follows . He went through each portion " of it with great clearness and force ; entering into calculations to show the immense loss to the Home Market by the present system of low wages , and gave the outlines of a plan by which wages might be regulated with perfect justice and protection to all parties . He was loudly and repeatedly cheered . The following is the Memorial : —

      TO THE QUEEN ' S MOST EXCELLENT UAJEBTY . The Memorial of the Clergy , Gentry , Merchants , Manufacturers , and Operatives , t 7 i Public Meeting- assembled , this 25 th day of September , 1843 , Sheweth , Firstly—That manual labour is the original source of all wealth , both national and individual ; and that all property is derived from labour , and the wages paid for labour .

      Secondly—That , in order to maintain peace and contentedness in any civilised nation , and to preserve the greatness of any Kincdom , labour and property must acknowledge a mutual dependence . Thirdly— 'That either wages must be raised to the level of the reputed wealth of the nation , or capital musf . sink to the standard of wages ; for wages being the source , it necessarily follows that , in proportion as the source is diminished , so must that which proceeds from it .

      Fourthly—That , as manual labour is the only capital of the working classes ,, it is unjust towards them , and impolitic towards the nation at large , that this property should be the only one in the nation unprotected . Fifthly—That in the midst of immense wealth , hundreds of thousands of your Majesty ' s loyal subjects are destitute of the common comforts of life ; wages having been from time to time , through cupidity , so reduced , that at length the reward ef labour has ceased to be , in this country , equivalent to the procuring even the necessaries of life ; and this even in what : have been termed prosperous times , so that while some were creating vast fortunes , the working classes by whose labour those

      fortunes were made , have been rendered by a reduction of wages , unable to purchase any of the comforts , and vast numbers of them unable to procure even the necessaries of life . Sixthly—That not only do the working classes suffer by labour being thus unprotected , but the Home market , which is five times more advantageous to manufacturers than the foreign market of the whole world , has lost many millions of pounds sterling annually . So that the evil of low wages producing a want of ability in the consumer to purchase the goods of the producer , has reacted on agriculturalists and manufaotureri themselves ; and to this in a great measure be attributed the present depressed state of

      may trade . - ' ¦ . ¦ , ¦¦ . •¦• ¦ - , ¦ " ' Seventhly—That * in corroboration of this statement , it awiy be remarked that wages have been reduced m same places , Beventy-five per cent . ; but , supposing the Redaction to be three shillings from the weekly wa ^ es of a working population of six millions , the Hoh ^ e . Market lo ses annually , at least , forty « sii million j .- 'ounds !! A sum equal to ( he rvalue of the export trade of the nation !!! - Eighthly—These undoniable facts plainly demonstrate , not only that coa'awn justice , but the advantage of the great landed and manufacturing proprietors demand that labour Ehculd be protected ; that tbe working man ma Y reoeive a lair t day ' s wages for a fair day ' s work .

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      Ninthly—That it is unreasonable to ^ xpeot , attd unjust to req&ire , the British ¦ subject , while heavily oppressed with taxation , to compete with foreigners , who have , comparatively , little or no burdens : or , in other wordB , to require or expeet that taxed labour can compete withnntaxed labour , without bringing to inevitable ruin all who have to depend on taxed labour for subsistence . Bi | t if your ' Majesty ' s faithful and loyal subjects must be exposed to this unwise , policy it ia only consistent with common justice , first to put them eu an equality with the foreigners , by removing their burdens .

      Tenthly—That while agricultural and manufactured productions are protected by law , it is only consistent with- sound policy that the wages of labour should be regulated according to the price of corn , or of provisions in general , so as to enable the working classes to purchase the ( at least ) necessaries of life , and thus vastly increase the consumption of British productions ,, benefitting all classes in the community , agricultural , manufacturing , mercantile , and operative . Eleventhly—That your Majesty ' s petitioners ask no exclusive privilege , but such as would be beneficial equally toj all ; nor the adoption of any mea-Bures but such as justice demands , sound policy inculcates , and the peace and prosperity of this nation imperatively requires .

      Twelfthly—During a period of nearly 300 years , that is from the iyear 1350 to 1602 , various acts of Parliament were enacted on the principle of protecting labour , regulating wages according to the price of provisions , and with the object as expressed in the very words of one of those acts : " to banish idleness , advance husbandry , and yield unto the hired person , both in time of scarcity and in time of plenty , a convenient proportion of wages . " Lastly—While your Majesty ' s Petitioners do not express any opinion on the merits or demerits of the Corn Laws ; they desire most unequivocally to declare their conviction that while labour remains unprotected , if jeven those laws were repealed tomorrow , the comforts of the labouring classes can never be restored , but their condition become worse and worse , and ! consequently agricultural , manufacturing , and mercantile affairs still more embarrassed , i

      They , therefore , most ardently trust that the first step taken by the Legislature , prior to any further advance in the theories of free trade , will be to protect the labour of the humble though no less important operative classes of the community . Your Majesty ' s petitioners do , therefore , most humbly pray that your Majesty will be graciously pleased to command your Majesty ' s Ministers to take this a , ) l-importaut subject into their immediate and serious consideration , bo as to devise some means by which the labouring classes may be extricated from those direful and trying privations to I which they have been exposed for years , in consequence of labour beiDg unprotected—in consequence of the gradual decline of protection from British ? industry ; and in consequence of their having been left to the mercy of selfishness , cupidity , aud avaricious competition , j ¦ . And your Majesty ' s petitioners will , as iu

      duty bound , over pray .. At the close ! of his address the Memorial was moved and seconded ; and , when put to the vote , was carried ail but unanimously . This was the more extraordinary , as a considerable number of free-traders were assembled in the Hall , for the purpose of opposing . Thoy dare not however show fight ; having evidently measured the opponent they would have to meet . When the Memoria' was adopted , Mr . Joshua Hobson oame forward to move the resolution which follows . In doing bo , he animadverted most strongly on the conduct ! of the free traders present , in not daring to oppose that which they knew tore their syetem of " principles" to atoms . He also shewed the many struggles that the working people had had to obtain protection for labour ; and also

      shewed that they bad failed because Labour had no power over the law , while Capital had . Mr . Hobson addressed the meeting for more than an hour-and-a-half in pursuance of this general argument ; and in the course of it held up to gaze the worthless and indefensible system of " fredeom of action" which 1 the Free-Traders fought to introduce . His account of the doings in Sheffield , where the men of "freedom" make " east metal" knives , and sell them asgobd steel , coupled with hisexposure of the " Devil ' s Dust ? ' d « inga in the town of Huddersfield itself , made a parked impression on the assembly . At the conclusion of his remarks , his resolution was seconded by Mr . B . Robinson , a Corn Law Leaguer , and Poor Law Guardian ; and when put to the vote , was carried , in the crowded meeting , with only three dissentients . Here it is : —

      " That while this meeting most heartily agrees with the object of it , as expressed in the Memorial just now adopted ; and while it would gladly hail the accomplishment of such object by ant party as a new . era in ; modern legislation , it must be true enough to itself to declare that it has no hope that such object ever will be accomplished until an entire change in the character and composition of the REPRESENTATION be effected . It cannot shut its eyes to the fact that all the efforts of the working people to obtain protection for labour have been derided and set at nought ; the most prominent of their advocates persecuted and imprisoned ; their petitions scoffed at , despised , and scornfully rejected ; theiriwants disregarded , and their wishes thwarted : and all by u Legislature chosen by , and representing , party and class , This

      meeting has reason to believe that had that . Legislature been what it ought to have- been , —a reiex of thei national will , —Protection for Labour would never have been lost , or a course of polioy adopted to give cupidity and avarice unrestrained operation over unprotected labour ; for the national will has ever sought to maintain labour in its proper position : and it would appear , either from the amount of gross ignorance that pervades the legislative classes , or from a total disinclination to give up fanoied interest and benefit , that labour never will be righted or secured in its true position until labour-has its fair share of the representative power . It is for these reasons and these considerations that labour so consistently and so pertinaciously contends for the legislative adoption of the principles ] embodied in the document entitled the People ' s Charter . "

      This was ah important meeting . We regret that we are not able to give a full report of the proceedings . It has produced a powerful sensation in Huddersfield . | We understand that the same memorial will be ] submitted to public meetings in other towns of the North .

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      O THE PROPHET Let us see how the matter about which we have been predicting goes on . We foretold that the visit of the Queen ] to the King of the French , meant more tban the mere bandying of compliments between an old man and a young woman . We said that the old Diplomatist would play for Spain ; but the Ttmes for j a long time was shy , and wonld not bite . We directed attention to the fact that the all-absorbingj question for the consideration of the little congress , would be the " means by which the growing demand for Republicanism could be

      arrested . " We directed attention to the horror with which the idea of Spain declaring for a Republic would strike the " King of tbe Barricades " . We animadverted upon- the precipitancy with which the Cabinet of St . James ' s had recoDgnized the Government of the bloody Narvez , and his bloody soldier-shooting , liberty-destroying crew . True , | the Times told us that" our Government recognized the tyrant ' s title no further than ordering our ] Minister at the Court of Spain to transact business with the usurper" . How much further he could have gone under present circumstances we are at a loss to understand ; but shall look to the Leading Journal for information It appears i that the bloody ruffian ,

      Narvez , is so haunted by his butcheries , his treasons , ] and his treacheries , that he has been summoned by Cristina , the Spanish mischiefmaker and prime favourite of the French King , to attend her in Paris ; and for what purpose does the reader think !? Why to invite French aid in the establishment of Spanish tyranny , and to secure the Spanish [ throne as a marriage portion for the French King ' s son . I And how does the reader suppose the } noninterfering Leading Journal prepares the way for such intervention ? Why thus : " A measure" ( says , the Times of Thursday ) w which appears to indicate some desire to coalesce with ANY THING that is not revolutionary , in order to stay the FLOOD OF

      REPUBLICANISM WITH WHICH SPAIN AND ITS | RULERS ARE THREATENED . " Now then , may we not sorrowfully , but proudly ask , •' Who is the prophet ! " Aye , and the one great ghost that haunts the mind of every tyrant upon earth' is the "Flood op Repbblicanism , " with which misrule is "THREATENED . " The curious article in the Times come upon us so late in the week than we have not time to give it that "Jkod qf republkarC * consideration which it so justly merits ; but we must observe that npon no one subject ] has the meandering Time * felt itself compelled to make bo many chops , elopes , and changes upon so much of the Spanish question and French 5 utrigue as has com » under the review of that Jim Crow Journal ,

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      Aye ! Spain is surd to bedbtne a Repubfiorani God speed her ! Espartero is ' likely to be the first President , and then Louis Philippe will squeak ! And after he has gone , how many years purchase will the other European Thrones ( always excepting England ) be worth I Who can say 1

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      LOCAL MARKETS

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      Leeds Corn Market , Tuesday , Sept . 26 . —Our supplies of Wheat continue fair , and the condition of new is now coming very good ; prices are of Is per qr higher than last week , with . a healthy demand for all the best qualities of new . In old Wheat there is rather less doing , although the fine descriptions of Foreign are held at Is to 2 s per qr advance . We have now some enquiries tor Barley , but as yet little comes to market . Oats and Bean 3 maintain the rates of last week , and there is some slight improvement in the demand . THE AVERAGE PRICES OF WHEAT , FOR THE WEEK

      ENDING SEPT . 25 th , 1843 . Wheat . Barley . Oats . Rye . Beans . Peat Qra . Qra . Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qxs 4921 251 561 186 £ s . d . £ e . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ 8 . d 2 12 11 J 1 15 6 f 0 19 6 { Q 0 0 1 9 9 ^ 0 0 6 York Corn Market , Sept . 23 i—We have a large supply of Wheat to-day , principally of the new crop , the condition variable . Fine qualities are ready sale , at an advance of 2 s per qr ; damp samples better sale tban last week , but not much dearer . A few lots of new Barley offering , the qnality inferior to that of last year , the condition generally good . The finest samples find buyers at 30 s to 32 s perqr . of 32 st . net . —Oats and Beans as before .

      Newcastle Corn Market , Sept . 23 . —Our farmers brought a large supply of Wheat to this day ' s market , consisting principally of the new crop , and We had a fair arrival from the coast , the whole of which met a good sale on similar terms to last Saturday . Foreign samples commanded an advance of Is to 2 s per qr , but a- limited extent of business was only transacted . Oats were in fair supply , and the turn lower- For Rye we experieneed a dull trad 9 » and late prioea could with difficulty be lealitea * Beans and Peas sold slowly at our quotations . Malt was looking cheaper . Barley also scarcely maintained its value . Flour met a good sale , at late prices .

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      O'CONTX OR , Esq . of Hanunewmith , Count * Middlesex , by JOSHUA HOBSON , - ¦! hi ? Printing Offices , No * 12 Md 13 , M « ketHrtreet , Briggatej and FabliabM by the «» ld Joshwa Ho » ioi « i ( for tto « dd FUa « s O'Conwo * , ) at bi « Dwei Ung-houjM , Ka fi , Karket-rtreBt , » ri «» fc «; * internal Cratntoaicatioa « riatjnf between tbe a » No . 5 , Markft-rtreet , and tho udd Nos . vA 13 , Market-H ^ reei , Briagatei thns eonatituting f * whole of tiba « id Printing and Publishing 08 * one Premises * All Communications mnsfc be addressed , Post-paid , t ° Mr . Hobson , NortJiern Slar Office , Leeds . ( SatwUy . September 3 » , 9 " >>

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      VASES BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES . Ga-T . £ Shead , 8 e * t , "SO— -The pitmen of the Jarrow Colliery had summoned their masters for non-compliance with tbe Gaawntee clause of the Bond . Under that clause the inea were to be found work to produce 26 s . per fortnight ; in four fortnights there had been an aggregate deficiency in the wages of Thomas tam ' 9 a . 63 ., and for this sum the summons was granted . The case-wai one of considerable interest , as almost all the men in the colliery had been defrauded in a similar ¦ way . . The case was fully proved by Mr . Roberts . Mr . Philipson attended on behalf of tbe coalmasters , and cross-examined the witnesses at very great length , but-without in the slightest degree shaking their testimony . : : .

      Mr . Philipson then contended that the magistrates had no jurisdiction over the case ; that the men bad been paid for all they had earned , for all the work tbey had really performed ; and that their charge against tbe masters of not having given them the amount of work guaranteed was matter for an action at law , and . not one over which ; the magistrates had any controul . In reply Mr . Roberto submitted that ' as the relation of master and servant was constituted by the bond , all the contracts relating to payment mnst be considered as wages . They were the consideration for which the labourer bound himself to one colliery and restricted himself from seeking work elsewhere for a whole year ; that if the labourer refused to do the work required by the bond there was always jurisdiction enough to send him to prison j and by all fair analogy the same jnrisdiction could enforce the payment guaranteed by the same instrument If a contrary decision were arrived

      at , the following case might happen : there might be cross-snmmonse 8 j John Nokes might summon his master for not giving him the employment guaranteed , or any employment at all ; and at the same time the magistrates might be required to decide a charge against Nokes for absenting himself when he ought not to have done so : and this would be the result of Mr . Philipson's argument ; tbe magistrates would be called upon to say , " John Nokes you have established your case against your master , and your master has established his case against you ; over tbe former we have no jurisdiction , so yon may bring youi action , which will cost you about jfSO ; but as to your offence against your master ,, "we have jurisdiction over that . John Nokes ; so John Nokes you . must go to prison for three months —turnkey take him away . " Was it possible that law ao administered could by any possibility obtain , the respect of the -working classes .

      Tbe Magistrates retired , and were absent balf an hour . They -were all coal-owners , and Mr . Pbilipson is also an extensive coal-owner . Their decision was that they had no jurisdiction , and the case -was dismissed . Mr . Roberts immediately gave notice of an action to be tried at tbe next March Assizes . Bishop Auckland , Sept . 21 . Westerton Colliery . —A standard weight was provided by this bond—7 cwt . 2 qrs .: to this weight each tub was to be filled , and every one deficient was " set out "tbe labour ef that one being forfeited by tbe pitmen . Only two tubs out of twenty-three were weighed , and

      by their average the other twenty-one divided . If the two selected to form tbe average by , were under the standard , they were not " set out , " as by tbe bond they ought to have been , but retained for the purpose of . making the average ; but all the others under the standard were set out . The two selected might be six cwt . —then tbe other twenty-one were averaged at that weight ; but ef these there might be Borne that were eight cwt , and some that were but seven cwt ; those that were eight cwt . were averaged at six , and tbe seven cwts . were " set out" altogether . The injustice of this will be immediately apparent , more particularly when it is recollected that the twentythree tubs were contributed by different hewers .

      Such was the case ; but it was doomed to & very rapid though most satisfactory termination . Immdiately on Mr . Roberta' appearance in the Justice Room , be was requested by tbe masters " to walk out for a moment—just to talk it over— to see whether they could not tetle it—without kicking op a dust , &c &c . ;" and walk * out they did—and talked it over—and the result was that the masters were persuaded to do away with the standard altogether , and arrange that each man ' s tubs would be weighed and paid for according to -what they actually contained ! A similar termination has attended several other cases . The masters have yielded to reason , rather than go before tho magistrates . In all cases they vehemently protest that they never knew of the evil before , and " were very much obliged to Mr . Roberts for calling their attention to it , " and so on .

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      D . Davies visited the following places last week with great success : —Monday , Sept . 18 , Low Moor ; Wednesday , Hunslet Carr ; Thursday , Ditto ; Friday , Potovens . A Delegate Meeting of Colliers will be holden on the lith of October , at tbe hause of Mr Samnel Ramsbottom , Union Inn , Adwalton , when delegates from each district are expected . The meeting to commence at ten o ' clock . ' Meeting of Miners at Aspell Moor , near WIGA . N . —A . public meeting of Goal Miners took place on ABpell'Moor , on Monday last , which was very numerously attended , and resolutions were unanimously agreed te , expressive of a determination to unite

      themselves with the National Association of Miners , for the purpose of obtaining , by legal and peaceable means only , such an advance of wages as will more effectually enable them to furnish for themselves and families a sufficiency of the common necessaries of life . The chair was ably occupied by Mr . John Berry ; and the meeting was addressed by Messrs . Thompson , Burrell , Auty , and Dennett . The greatest order was preserved throughout the whole proceedings , / arffl the speakers were listened to with the greatest attention . The Aspell " Rurals" were in attendance , and received such a castigation from Mr . Thompson , as they will not soon forget ; for at the termination of the business they slunk away , evidently ashamed of themselves and their

      very respectable calling . The delegates then assembled according to appointment , at the Brown Cow , Scholefield Lane ; and Mr . Berry having been called by the delegates to preside over their deliberations , the financial business was entered into , and the following sums paid in : —Duke of York , Wigan , 17 s lid ; Colliers Arms , do , 11 s ; Angel Lodge , ditto , 5 *; Hand and Heart , Hindley , 7 s 8 d ; Bridge Inn , Standieb , £ 1 16 s 3 ^ d ; Bank Top , 5 a 6 d ; Wrdes , StandiBh Gate , Wigan , 3 b i& ; Farnhill , Bury , 4 s 6 d ; Pendlebury , £ l 0 A fid ; Ratcliffe Colliery , 3 s lOd ; Legs ; of Man , Upholland , 133 Id ; Dog and Pheasant , Westhoughton , 18 a 9 <\; Stand Lane , 3 a 4 d ; ( jibralter Tavern , Wigan , 8 s lljjd ; Top o'th Lane , 48 4 d ; Bla ; kley Hurst , 10 s ; Clayton Colliery , 3 s 9 d ; Bradford Colliery , 6 s ; Aspell Moor , Lane-Ends , £ 1 4 s 8 d ; Over Hulton , £ l 7 s 5 M ; Little

      Lever , £ 2 0 s 5 d ; Edge Green , 8 s 9 d ; Darlington ' s Colliery , £ 1 6 s 6 d ; Chorley , lie lOd ; Cborley Moor , 2 s 4 d ; Bulls Head , Wigan , 3 s 6 d ; Crofter's Arras , ditto , £ 1 0 s lid ; Fleece Lodge , Bolton , £ l 15 s 3 id ; Haddock Colliery , £ l 6 s 3 d ; George aud Dragon , Wigan , 2 s 9 d ; Darcy Lever , 14 s ; St . Helen's , £ 9 59 7 ^( 1 ; Brown Cow , Wigan , £ 2 lls o £ d ; Lambertbead Green , 14 s 10 d ; Halshaw Moor , 6 s Sd ; Rtngky , Grapes Inn , 14 s 1 ( M ; Ringley , Horse Shoe , 10 s fid ; Black Horse , Black Rod , 18 s ll £ < is Whirley Branch , 6 a Id ; Hanging Bank , 2 s 4 d ; Jolly Carter , Aspell Moor , 6 s ; Colliers' Arms , New Spring , £ l Is ; Hurst Brook , 8 s 2 d ; Dukenfleld , £ 1 7 s ; Bradbury , 17 b 21 ; Red Lfon , Bbck Rod , 16 s 4 d ; Goose Green , Pemberton . £ l 6 s 6 Jit ; Black Bull , Standish , 10 s 6 d . Total . £ 43 13 s lOd .

      Various bums were paid over on behalf of the Cumberland man , amounting in the whole to £ 16 Ha . 7 cl ., which , deducting postage and post-offica order amounting to | Is . 10 d ., has been faithfully transmitted to tbe proper quarter . A lengthened discussion afterwards took place upon business of a purely local nature . After it had terminated the Blackley Hurst business was taken into consideration , and the followitf ^ resolutfoti was agreed to : " That if , as reported , the proprietor of the Blaokley Hurst Colliery wish the men to go to their work , they are at perfect liberty to do so , provided they are not required to sign any agreement to relinquish their connection with the Union . " " That the Treasurer be requested to transmit £ ie to Newcastle , as an instalment towards the payment for cards and

      rules . " " That a public meeting ; be holden on the Moor Flats , St Helens , on Monday , October 9 th , chair to be taken at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon ; and a deleeate meeting immediately after at the house of Mr . Geo . Hugton , Bridge-street , St . Helens . That Mr . Berry continue his labours in the Wigan district . That Mr . Dsnnet go into the Chbrley district ; Mr . Auty to the Burnley district ; Mr . Birrell into the Oldhara district ( which includes a portion of Cheshire ); and Mr . Thompson into the Bolton district" Thanks being voted to the Chairman , the business then terminated . The delegates who attend the meeting at St . Helens are requested to come prepared for at least two day ' s deliberation , as it will be impossible to get through the very important business that will be brought before them in the usual time .

      Messre . auty and Thompson will address a public meeting of Miners at Bacup , on Monday next , Oct . 2 nd . Chair to be taken at four o ' clock in the afternoon . It hat de satisfactory to the Miners generallyto be informed that the whale of the lecturers in the Xiancashire District have met with success exceeding their most sanguine expectations . Great numbers continue to enroll themselves as members of the Union , and the work goes nobly on . 1 Mr . John Auty will address tbe Miners ef Burnley on Saturday ( this evening ) .

      Longton . —Staffordshire Potteries . —Oa Thursday , the 21 st Instant , two of the authorised agents of the Miners' Association , made their appearance in this town , when it was decided that a meeting of the Miners should take place . Accordingly the town crier called a meeting , to take place in the Large Room belonging to the Cock Inn , Folay . The room was soon crammed . Mr . Joseph Alford was unanimously called to tbe chair . One of the agents first addressed the meeting . He spoke for abeut an hour , and was loudly cheered . The chairman then called on Mr . David Swallow , who spoke for about an hour and was loudly applauded . Tbe following resolutions were then passed — " That we form a Branch of the Union . " "That a report of the meeting be sent to the Northern Star . "

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 30, 1843, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct821/page/8/