The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-04 00:00:00

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4NO7HIIR DEMONSTRATION OF THE
UNEMPLOYED IN LONDON.

than Monday afternoon another great demonstration of
iru:d unemployed artisans connected. with the building
not e.s took place in the open space in Smithfield, and,
or withstanding the inclemency of the weather, upwards
10,000 persons attended, the great majority of whom
aPPeared to be respectable hard working mechanic.. .
SIC. Eelroene,da
thhoeusepinter, was called upon to preside,
and infor
mena that it was intended to make
another appeal to the relieving officers in all the mettro:
aiefitin Parishes, before any other steps were adop ele
aitaaleg would be done but what was strictly in accordanca itlirisaeelhavvor,
tahnedpaeraeeaet. care would be taken to prevent
(Hear, hear.) They proposed that
over
only belonging to a parish should go to the relieving
p.,?er of that parish, so that no pretence for refusing
rfia'ler..should bme upon th.e ground that the applicants
onot belong to the parish. The same regulation
be made with regard to all parishes. He
eaenestl •
tee. 7 impressed upon all present the
obtain relief.
:.e.rviva order, as the best way to li
atili,ng would be done on their behalf, if they showed any
at'Ceoll),onis of disorder, while, if they continued to conducth
tire
.selves with that propriety of demeanour which had
aadt
le,:tusly characterised their proceedings, they would
Sag eddy
attention and respect. (Hear, hear.) Mr.
Zateetsakrtehdatandeeessed the meeting in similar terms, . and
men if any of their various. misbe-
-14111 eemselves on their way to the unions, to
to the vat' the disorderly to the police. The men belonging
boa.: various unions then formed themselves into distinct
4613' aril two of the most intelligent in each were
e mod as leaders. To them the following words were
ys'ed, and they signed the document containg
and „?,,a are selected by the Society to conduct, peaceablyt
their '"e iv, a body of working men under your
.careh to
as ea„ Parish for relief, not as an act of intimidation,
are afet of duty, in accordance with the law, and if you
Per.ree'used such relief as the law allows to all destitute
trat;ns• you shall forthwith proceed to the sitting meets_
askiee°fethe district, and present the. letter we give you
and his advice, which you are in all respects. to obey,
Teo'erwards report progress to the committee."
A other documents, of which the following are copies,
Placed in the hands of each leader :
e a", to the Relieving Officer,
tion'llf:l-JI am authorised the Committee of the Assncia-
%.°l.kin'tne Unemployed, tOrepresent. a number of destitute
me foe 'g
"'en now waiting outside, and who apply through
and I such casual relief as they are entitled to by law ;
Preeenta'n further instructed to do all in my power ttho
Peaeeh a collision which may lead to a breach of . e
In°43ttstzitietLen the said parishioners and the parish
a consequence which the committee and
theie;Ore above all things desirous of avoiding. It is
r thl earnestly hoped that you will arrange with me
yearnediate relief of these persons."
lie 0 the Sitting Magistrate,
eo.te°olll(l3,24l,l,iPftli Sir,—l am delegated to the onerous duty
"u 0 a "°"ng peaceably a large number of working men, reaer.--ee destitute and out of employ, to their parish for
151104-laving done so and been refused by the parish
^hese- °'s
eI now fulfil my instructions by applying to you,
Tile ordrs I have pledged myself implicitly to obey.
°bieet ern then started with the view of carrying out the
which they had assembled.
reo ee-sTREET.—On Monday a number of men who had
'oefiaesent at the meeting in Smithfield, came to the
Srelate' a body to complain that they had been refused
e ear the relieving officer of St. Giles's. About half a
4,1 tee°eile forward, one by one, to make their statements.
adrea:'.l‘ cases it appeared that they had been offered
Neini°° to the workhouse, and had refused. In the
Zacera'ng instances they had been told that the relieving
he rewiPuld call at their homes to enquire into the cases.
‘tt•
endeede:ing officer said that all these cases could be
Plied Lo in the course of the evening. It they had
,„liev„„ai the morning, no doubt they could all have been
Idat th-- certainly so if they turned out to be deserving.
f.,?fact was, they were all people who had never ap-
atteth s.; relief before, or their cases would have been
bet te• Some of the applicants left the court satisfied,
Bee those had refused to enter the house continued to
tit, le till ahe court was cleared.
eteeilleistilt•--, bout half past four o'clock, on Mcnday
Isiati" number- of persons, it was said about Bio in
the .er, Marched in a body from Lambeth workhouse to
the IvaanCß of this court, and requested to be taken before
eahistAtstrate. A deputation was accordingly admit'ed,
Ititnesllg of three persons. One of the three got into the
sub 3 "x, and handed to the magistrate a paper, similar
ahi4anee to that presented on a former day, after doing
abetit „- Proceeded to say that he accompanied a party of
I..raebipietfa,iekenOd persons sons to the L embeth workhouse to ask for
Elltiontt- hieing
ie! refused there, they had come to
sent to know what' they should
.do.
tort, he hard, that on a former application of a similar
ttibcaots reliefthe
might bengi°vMencer to the workhouse to request
there agreeably to the regula-
tsilthgUardiallB' but ,them, occasion they reused
e relief offered and went away. He
„ti'__2,_ now send an officer with them to mike the same
It'olitZ' and that Was all he could do. luspector Arms-
Itorkt: ef the L division, said : He. was at. Lambeth
_ox
*lie °use just before, when the person in the witness boa,
for,
teliJ,avo the amine of Newton, made an app ica
for
ae's'.. himself and others, and was offered an order
bet ",ni'ssien of himself and family into the workhouse,
del tis he refused. Mr. Mott (to the applicant) : Why
tciitilstrthreefi;.,se this? Newton. : Because I didn't want to
h -uuse. Mr. An; sworth further said, that the
cheers offered to attend to the cases of all the
..t*elr-ea°ts, provided they Were at the workhouse before
241 •-t " the following day Mr. Elliott, on hearing this,
441112a8 the business of the parish, and he could not
ote,- interfere in the matter ; and the parties retired,
,I.4ireaed
off.
.14z 11.ttet3°NE• —An immense assemblafe of unemployed
gaVitig previously visited the workhouse, assembled
tailltiatet :be Police court, on Monday. A few of them were
igeir aad one oy" their number, named Crabbe, became
tr; pokes
m . Tubbs, on behalf of the board,
Liaison, on the suggestionto ae.stae`sement of his proceedings in the
of Mr. Broughton, that
-"'lr eke' woul4 wait uponon the following morning,
el should be gone into inelividually.
tab
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N OF PETER APLEAN Al LINLITHGOW.
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." ay morning, at five minutes past eight o'clock,te
on
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err oe-reeean Paid the last penalty of the law, for the
to 'oe OLlonias Maxwell on the 15th of November last,
n Road, between Bathgate and Durham-
beer thi;l"Y before the above ho.ur,. the prisoner was
413 fie" I.°°ol in the County Buildings, where hde
washad
piri:led during the night, to an ante-room, an
vere I,sebe4 by Calcraft. During this process he
the st tremulousness, and gave way d
sea1101%11:1,113g d convulsions. After being aske
st t'Dli - "ad anything to communicate—to which query
apb<le led th
:eadi 6 negative—M‘Lean was assisted up the
le aaatt en 4.11,f? to the scaffold by two officers. On being
441,.'1'-5.57fc1r01), he requested permission of the officers
°f tie, gr. ew words to the crowd, which was imme
e,e.4s,Plaitifote"l• Ile then stepped
.forward to the edge
eeel, peom 'lt, and expressed himself as follows :
yo
_Lei take warning by me; hewere of bad. corn-
leth with—:' here his voice filed him, being evidently
NaN er dein the intensity of his feelings. Without
43Pche gave the signal, and the wretchean
INeNhelit few bodily contortions, plunged into eternity,
4,UVW,
Itob,„_4ll .edible crowd, which numbered about
so
11178 inB;:buzz when the bolt was drawn, and _
tmee
oe7° tvarewere clustered together at a corner of h
observed to give way to tears, thereby
r,,ade ``',o Most tender essence of pity for their late
441a°13 eetbe religious ceremonies were conducted
"ev:1;°,18 to M‘Lean's appearance on the scaffoelodo.
itetilitet lie% of the Parish Church, whhoi halo b the
1/tlh,, °l' hi. bcis attendance, accompanied
"Pitey'l ea, ° f.gliotninious death, but Mr. Webster,m the
ht,etop, Alast,acit. of
v41;13,1ai11, was too overcome by his feelings o
justice. It was, with some
.show
Ilaten-ititlelPVed that there would be some noisy or
Noseaeee uernonOraions on the part of the miners,
"tifidi,.,-IPected to toock into the town from the
fl Perfie"C districts, and judiciously the magistrates,
tlal visit
t thei. , had induced the spirit dealers
ele snops to remain shut from Saturday
'lle ar • 11110ce "en o'clock until Monday at twelve. Nothing
rat.lirreci, which may be partially attributed to this
`Liee: r'aiemet, and so soon as the body was cut down,
thaNetitiß The
mi
ti, ,
_nutes, the greater part of the crowd
1;`.0 asa",manahitants in the neighbourhood of the
eiltlt ee', the blinds drawn over their windows until
t'it:l3e4 ta-en'ebnY was past, and indeed of those who.
elealol paeretrecution there were present but infirn-
tiNoevehrer,e lower residenters, and these almost
t•
-"4 - the orders A detachment of the.sth
414°'ive -41ards, from 11. shill Barracks, marched into
LQ° %xiOn B,ll,,,ndaDY n. htle;r• d this force, together with
'lBl°' spec • l annstables called out for the
-k(ki, tnia-tttaitled the utmost peace and order. M‘Lean
a Pe given way during the last few days to
es-`' a,50, °,l2eession, penitence, and merriment. A
amfax. `-.laCiliated frequently "My God, have mercy
te"ikti:(le4 may en yesterday morning he said in the
1; 'SO Wenner to the officer in attendance. on him,
ta" ale, had a bottle of whisky and a . bottle
Oeitewell' We might have a spree vet." On Friday he
ealeleeee it:rf..l2is wife in the prison. The scene which.
Lotl, .! t„, hay of the governor
.and the chaplain is
le:Pth te,!ve been most heartrending. His wife clung
titetNi \atieeir,reatest fondness, whilst he appeared to
a 'ate .lily life hopeless position in which he was
life thtereiat asserted his innocence, but he modified
(4, dee., saying it was possible he Tight h_ELY.e
thev'e 41leeao, wit that he was totally unconscinus of ir.
1)), t• SLIT. (-‘4l not alter in a very material degree
tnefoiOn.ed him on Thursday afternoon that
k‘,l°Nl be Jtlty whalistn44ted to the Home Office in his behalf
vti eVkeept ,°Leonvief,ad him had been nnfavourably re- ,
l'atl:slolit. tat his eja'culations were more frequent
Iketaat' lefty; Calcraft was the object of much mer ,
arwterdji4ll in
company with Pro-
Of hi
OOdy or ege number of eager
to 0
pp( 0a • INl`Leingwaas' peeled within the
In the afternoon,'