The Express.
London, England, 1858-12-24 00:00:00

THE C 48.11 OP THE COALWILIPPARS.

A public meeting of the coelwhippers and their
friends was held yesterdty evening, at the Beaumont lug-
take, Mlle Rad-road, W adopt the best means of reesedyige
the destitution which has so long prevailed among that dais
al persona. The meeting was a very crowded am, includies
probably meetly a thousend coalwhippars, who menihsty
the greatest interest in the proceedings. The chair was mit
by Mr. 8. MORLEY ; end on the platform were the Ri,
Mr. Bewsell, fir. 8.. Charles, Mr. W. Willis, Mr. Gamma.
Mr. deo. Glontited, Kr. Hawn, Mr. Pomo', Mr. FIT%
Mt. Bertborps, Mr. G. Blyton, Mr. Foley, Mt. W. Nelms.
Mr. Pielding, Mr. Fornivell, Acc.

The CHAIIKAN said he had accepted the OfflOS of club.
man with mingled feelings. He was deeply grieved to did
that the hopes whiob were entertained some months sgo, that
the canma which had led to so Muth suffering would be IF
medial, had been doomed to disappointment ; ane
very gied to ham en opportunity of again expressing de
hearty sympathy with those who were exposed to tbie esc,
bring. and of offering to 00-operate with others on their tobalf.
Ettr.) That there we. suffering there could be no doube,
the peat week he bad visited some of the home la
artlienta, if the name " home " could be 'Wig es
snob miserable residences, and be witnessed -wee
which might well make the heart of any Wes
moat bleed. He saw honest and Namable sei
sad women brought with their children within II
Man of actual starvation; and he felt how true was the
mark of Mr. Gladstone—a real friend of the coalwhir,
sheen)—that • population of 12,000 souls had been
the system which had been pursued, to each a stile
of squalid poverty end hopeless demoralisation as ms s
diagram to those connected with the trade and to do
country (Cheers.) As he saw how the members of th
family tram 'beer necessity herded together he could am
help thinking not merely of the phylcoal danger of all d
these, hat of the danger to the moral character of the yes%
(Beer, hear.) Amongst the coal owners and cost factors thes
was no doubt many who had been parties envie:WO to the
*vile complained of and he thought it was very Mies*
that • deputation should be appointed to welt upon key
pram of that alms, with the view of seem* their co-
operation. It had been stated by those who IWO well in-
that in consequence of the introduction of amok.
eery end of the large sacreme in the quantity of cal broil&
to London by railway, the demand for oulwhippete me me
far lees than the amply. If that were the cam he wond
advise many present, the young men especially, to look oat
flor other comustfam. He was anxious to help the mei.
whippers, but he also wanted them to help them.
wives--.(beer, beer)--and if the statement which be
refired to were correct, it would be well for many, and, be
pettitmlarly the young, to wok employment As.
As to the compulsory attendance at publicthousese
no me could condemn It more strongly than he did. Ai
tertian periods, be ma told, there was no getting employ-
ment except through the medium of the publicea. That was
en
abomination against which he felt bound to prone, the
efbet being that the man who drank most got most week.
(Heat) In his opinion there had been a gross breath of
faith wish the coalwhippers somewhere. In 1866 a petition
was presented to the House of Commons from a large numbered
persona connected with the coal trade against the renewal of
the Coalwhippers Bill. The petitioners made the felled
admission of the evils which arms from the practice of thing
men and paying meta at public-houses; they acknowledged
the great advantages that were derived from the existence of
an alike; end thee, ocatanding that there was no neceeshy
for ea aot of podia:sent, they pledged theteselver
, that if the bill before the hoses were withdraws
they Wald tarnish fade fee the entabliabanat of an Mk*
end do of their OM eeseed reeled, what had been dame
thus fee under the essihatily of parliament. It wee now mi•
✓ead, sod he believed tidy, that that pledge had not bees
linifilled. (Loud impreenoas of eseint.) It was • red
shame that it bad soe, and it wee their duty not merely fa
denounce mach waded at meetings like that, but Mete
appeal to lelluentiel members of parliament for rebus.
(Cheer..) Hs confemed he bad a great objection to the
la-
terventian of law in snob matters beyond absolute neceelty,
but much as he valued free trade, he thought some
live enactment wu required in this nee for the phyntl ialse.
d
mond protection of • large body of well-conducted working
meat. (Cheers.)
Mr. GOWLMID reed letters from MT. Butler,
*Foley Pellet; and Mr. T. Clwrton, swimming Utak
ccemearrencis in the abbe% tithe

The in. ir..Bowesii.t. mined the Ant remolation, viz:—
" That this wadi, imp, deplane the eendidos te
which the reel-whims have be mined is the
oaks estabilehed tibia tar Ire wet of paellinest Ina been
000sbollehed. That elm plelbss Fives I* =mins cod'
sad coat4sottaa, upon the faith of them* vas
albwsd to Ines. boa haw brakes in loner and to *Mt And •
this arming, therallora, rewesele the ennetemat d the theme
neelleilk try which the ma-whippers may be mud in
themselves the free awe at their 11111114p.° He bon pep
send teetheony to the weaselled penny el the Imam 01
ooalwhippers ,
stragsswee of the genes of emoirylisi
ming -them sad to the vourable empleme
pfd
whisk he heti whammed Ils
fa their alemehis Irmo.
He appealed to the coal whippers present, he asked tier
whether, even whoa dm one In fall employment, Ow
=aid oars roars than Ma a weak by a fair day's wok,
(eeriest voter, " Net. Sort
teinamthesit the ammo set.* earned was lbs., or Ifew,
that, wader dm pees hoses system of
them, they oansikeed thenneleas lucky if they
home de. or (LAI seim el "Yee.") It was
that what the etageue wenlednizenztnelblei.
did weal preeseden wire
in to prevent thess tremEllmmetbelreregne tethir
end females ; and he that flbsy woad
gassi=l
the legislahmt for it he vats. Ties asabwhippees this
if the bill were withdrawn they wadi ewe le Olt of
It. Let the tormilag,ssy whether dm had ism ne. (Ter
"tendons shoats of No.") In cemobeden, the iszL
man spoke of the felling an the dement it
sad eftwagly advised those who wore pentantrw- gieW,
&Mien to their own salting. . - . .

...
Mr. R. Cuaahra in moooding the resolution, taintiond
the ore of • eosiwhipper, his wife, and tour children, who ea
the evening of the previous day had email aMI
of °Saha Con iblir barb or a scrap of bedding to tie inn,
sad be said the woman declared, with team in Mg
ere, that for two days she had not had a mouthful offad.
Our describing the 131111511 if ta which coal
esidably lost a great part of their wage' at =l-le=
ba said the rmedy was an sot of parliament retp
gm alsatr
should be a public office ; that every coal
=reglatered at the dice ; that the mwmwbi
gear the office, sod that the wages timid be field at
the sir. (Load damn.)
Kr. elrectwo rapport's] the resolution, which was dap
wants serried unsalimmaly.
MC Jams, K.P., *visit bra ailed um be diem,
ibil INOillit observed that tie lash* maims dish hed
arialtde to es baste. boa sr& Inhatraters di•Oser
ass ham
*as or to mom, = biIIPIP
moos* the eillat,Twes°ll=sd allired me •
blew the elan= at tininahl**** beeper% sod twill f
I/Aim*, sea led to ems* spirt es* elks. as %A
Mils thee esialed Melt MP, eapbyer of Meer *OO ,:.
,Is
dpilbetilhisip et tarp* Ks batters la a far, jell""
leg , tat Kai *A *pin that say mi.,
M bast Kt Mew essatrysea se it baste •
it of slaws, ar • emir la eats*. And Is free to*
=eras *es to ear beeastly,_bst be ves sot fns It
aft la set. Mew, bast.) The Jac
rhea esesmamdsi that a bill to 1101“ the abut
1116allabe laneisesd law Ms Nom of Lords, vitae base
Km anitridppers bed sow Maids, sad shire there yrs eit
ambbasisess In the widths session, sad he predei -
thet Ara the bill oaasoria to the louse of Commas li n
Veaslinddlieelf Ma cap et it, if no tee else did.
Viatuten, isesbeenheals, addressed the useliellb ~'
*Open et the tlesetbs, 'blab it we osavesed.
On the notice of Kr. licmitsaswoarx, mead
..
Mr. Poarriva thlarismitentolle 11101116:111 wee
" That it is dte alts poi& sties
ti Ihis
in assist tbe Nein la etesinisig ers* a
'Erifar ths ef ea site es I
erder dua tbe poor-nets a the parlehil=l:, .
end tb!itstepsyste relieved ben cos of *sir wee
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