The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-06 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 1842.

NORTHERN AND EASTERN RAIL=
WAY COMPANY.

A Special General Meeting of the Proprietors of
the above Company was „held 'at the London Tavern,
Bishopsgate.-tstmetc yesterday-, at one o'clock, for the
purpose,- of -considering the subject of disposing of
3,136 forfeited shares, and also to authorise the Di-
rectors to borrow a sum of money not exceeding
155,1101. The Chair was taken by W. Marshall,
Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Before proceeding to the business of the day,
The CHAIRMAN desired the Secretary to read to
the meeting the Report of the Committee appointed
at, the last General Meeting to conduct the negotia-
tions with Mr. Parker for the leasing the railway to
certain parties represented by that gentleman. From
the Report, it appeared that, at an early stage of the
proceedings, the negotiations had been broken off, and
had not since been renewed. After a lengthened discus-
sion, which latterly assumed somewhat of an acri-
monious personal character, the Report was received.
The CHAIRMAN said that this subject having been
disposed of, it now became his duty to submit to the
consideration of the Proprietors a scheme for the dis-
posal of the forfeited shares, which they would either
reject or adopt, as they might think best. He would
put it to the meeting without further comment. It
was a scheme for disposing of 3,136 forfeited shares
of 501. each, upon which calls to the amount of 451.
per share would be considered to have been paid, leav-
ing 51. per share to be called for. The shares to be
sold pro rata among such of the Shareholdeis as
might be willing to take the same" at a discount of 5
per cent. upon each share, which plan would
allot about one share to every three at
present held by the Proprietors ; the sum of
Si. per share, to be paid on the allotment, and
a further sum of 51. to be paid on the Ist of
March, 1843. The remaining 301. per share to be
payable by half yearly instalments of 51. per share on
the Ist of January and July in each year, until the
whole was paid, the first of such instalments to be
payable on the Ist of January 1844, with power to
the Directors to extend the period of payment, if
money in the mean time should be raised by loans.
The shares to remain as security to the Company
until all the instalments were paid. In lieu of the
dividends on these shares, the purchasers would be
entitled to receive interest at the rate of 5 per cent.
per annum, and the whole amount for the time being
paid up, the discount of Si. per share being considered
us so much paid up ; the first payment of interest at
the rate of Si. per share upon the amount then paid
up would be made when the dividend was declared for
the current half year. The holders to have the option
at any time of declaring their intention to receive for
the future, in lieu of interest at 5 per cent., dividends
payable after the same rate as other Shareholders.
Should any Shareholder elect not to take the propor-
tion of shares to which they would be entitled under
the arrangement,. on or before the Ist day of Decem-
ber next, then such shares to be divided pro rata
among such of the Shareholders as might be willing
to take them, and so en until the whole number
should be disposed of.
Mr. VIZARD objected to the proposed scheme as
being likely to depreciate the price of the old shares.
He likewise wished to know the opinion of the Soli-
citor as to the legality of it,
Mr. MAYNARD considered that the shares having
been offered for public sale, and not having been dis-
posed of, the original holders were barred from all
further claim on them. It had been demonstrated
by that fact that the Company had done all in their
power to make the forfeited shares of value to the
original owners, and that the shares were of no value
to those who had forfeited them. Under these cir-
cumstances any further claim on the part of the ori-
ginal owners was barred, and the Company had a
right to dispose of them in the way proposed.
Mr. COSTE wished to know what reason there was
for supposing that these shares would be all disposed
of in the manner proposed ?
Mr. RosKILL thought there could be no doubt but
that they would all be so disposed of, as the terms
offered were so advantageous. The time was come
when it was necessary to dispose of these forfeited
shares in some manner.

Mr. GURDEN highly approved of the proposal, and
thought that no Proprietor, who consulted his own
interest, would refuse to take his share.
Mr. GILBERTSON thought that if the forfeited
shares, which had weighed like an incubus on the
undertaking, were disposed of; the price of shares
would rise in the market, for the resources of the line
had not as yet been nearly developed.
Mr. VIZARD wished to know why they could not
raise all the money by loan, instead of part by loan
and part by the disposal of the forfeited shares ?
The CHAIRMAN said that the disposal of the
forfeited shares was part of the security offered for
the loan.
Mr. (-1-uRDEN had no doubt but that if the forfeited
shares were disposed of, tha le an would he raised with
the greatest facility.
The resolution, for the dispisal of the forfeit d
shares, having been proposed and second ,cl, was then
put and carried, Mr. Vizard being the only Proprietor
who held up his hand against it.
The CHAIRMAN said the next resolution was to the
effect that the meeting should empower the Director s
to take up at interest, upon loan notes or otherwise,
the sum of 155,1101., upon the credit of the under-
taking.
Mr. SMALE wished to know whether the amount
asked for was not more money than was necessary for
the purposes of the Company. ?
The CHAIRMAN said certainly not.
Mr. SMALE said his reason for asking the question
was a desire not to give the Directors power over
more money than was wanted, because he thought it
must be apparent to every Proprietor that the Direc-
tors had not acted in every respect for the best inte-
rests of the Company. It was his wish to see some
new blood infused into the Direction.

-.
Mr. BAGSUAWE thought Hon. Proprietors ought
not to complain of the Directors, for they had, in fact,
been the bankers of the Company up to the present
moment, and would have to be for some time to come.
Mr. LEVY wished to know whether the Directors
were to have fixed salaries ; if they were, the Proprie-
tors ought to know the precise sum.
Mr.WARD,M.P., said after what had passed to-day,
and after the opinion they had heard expressed by some
of the Proprietors, no member of the Board of Direc-
tors would condescend to accept a single sixpence.
During the interregnum which would take place in
the winding up of the affairs of the Directors, he
trusted the Proprietors would adopt some measures
to furnish themselves with new Directors, as he felt
sure that the present ones would resign their trusts
as soon as they could settle their affairs. He felt
convinced sonic new blood should be infused in the
Direction ; but, at the same time he thought they
did not deserve so much blame as had been imputed
to them. The Proprietors should consider that but
for the course pursued by some of them of advanc-
ing money, the concern would have been in
a very different state to what it was at
present. He thought the best thing the .Pro-
prietors could do was to elect a proper Direction, and
the best thing the Directors could do would be to re-
sign their offices into the hands of the Proprietors.
He believed that the benefits to be derived from the
line I ad not been half exhauitel ; but he thought, at
the same time, that it would have been most unwise
to have leased the concern. He hoped when they
had a vigorous Direction the anticipations of Mr. Bid-
der would be fully realized. After the present meet-
ing, it would be for the Directors to. make arrange-
ments for calling a Special Meeting, at which it would
be the province of oi,c Px upi-letors makes-ioich ciumgza
as would be satisfactory to them.
The resolution having been agreed to, and a vote
of thanks passed to the Chairman and Directors, the
meeting separated.

SPECIAL COMMISSION.

STAFFORD, AiONDAL-At two o'clock the Grand
Jury came into Court with several bills which had
been found by them.
BURNING of the REV. DR. VALE'S HOUSE.

The Petty Jury panel having been called over, and
the jury empannelled, the following prisoners were
placed at the bar :—John Harris;4tichard Wright,
George Colciough, John Williams, Jhmes Saunders.
Joseph Whiston, Hamlet Jackson, Thomas Wagstaff,
James Millington, Joseph Saunders, Sampson White-
house, Thomas Cotton, Samuel Eaton, Wm. Shaw,
William Bradbury, Richard Edge, Josiah Gilbert,
William Cartledge, Thos. Banks, John Owen, John
Powell, William Hollins, Thomas Jackson, Edward
Smith, Henry Dimmock, Joseph Loft, James Hurst,
Joshua Hurst, and Jabez Phillips, were indicted for
riotously and tumultuously assembling on the 15th
August last, and beginning to demolish the dwelling-
house of the Rev. Benjamin Vale, at Longton, in the
parish of Stoke-upon-Trent.
The prisoners severally pleaded not guilty.
The Solicitor-General, Mr. Sergeant Ludlow, Mr.
Talbot, and Mr. Godson, appeared for the prosecu-
tion ; and Mr. Lee, Mr. Price, Mr. Mayland, Mr.
Allen, and Mr. Neale for several of the prisoners.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL opened the case to the
Jury, recapitulating the leading features of the late
riots in the Staffordshire district, and then detailing
the circumstances of the attack upon the Rev. Dr.
Vale's house on the 15th of August. The Learned
Gentleman then referred at some length to the law as
it boi-e upon the indictment preferred against the pri-
soners. He prayed of the Jury to dismis's from their
minds every thing they had heard outside that Court,
and to confine themselves strictly to the evidence
which should be laid before them. _

The following witnesses were then examined :
Mrs. Mary Anne Vale deposed that she was the
wife of the Rev. Benjamin Vale, of Longton. On the
15th of August she saw a mob approaching the house,
and immediately proceeded to close the shutters.
The mob, however, reached the house before she
was able to do so. She was greatly alarmed,
h"r husband not being at home. They demanded
money and drink, which at first she refused, but
she afterwards gave them her purse, containing ss. or
65., and desired th 9 servant to give them some drink.
They then proceeded to the study, and commenced
destroying and burning the books and furniture.
Some of them then went up stairs and set fire to
several of the rooms ; others followed the servant to
the cellar with a sheet, which they set on fire, and
they then commenced drinking whiskey. Witness
fled as soon as she saw the whole house in flames, and
took refuge in an adjoining cottage, when Jabez
Phillips, one of the prisoners, came up, and said,
" They were going to London to burn, and bring all
things to their proper level." The witness then pro-
ceeded to detail the several facts connected with the
destruction of the property, and which have been
already published in detail in all the public prints.
The Rev. Benjamin Vale was then called and exa-
mined—He stated that he was absent from the vicar-
age when it was attacked by the mob. On his re-
turn he saw the house surrounded by a large mob,
and the furniture and building in flames. He was
prevented by a friend from going into the house.
Sarah Turner, servant to the Rev. Mr. Vale, cor-
roborated the evidence of Mr. Vale as to the conduct
of the mob, and the destruction of the property.
Th. gardener of the Rev. Mr. Vale identified Shaw
and Bradbury, Phillips, Williams, gild Whitton, as
being actively engaged in the demolition of the house
and furniture.
After the examination of one or two other witnes-
ses, who spoke chiefly as to the identity of the parties
engaged in the destruction of the property,
The COURT, finding that a large number of wit-
nesses were still to be examined, adjourned the pro-
ceedings at a quarter past six o'clock, and the Jury
were given in charge to three constables, and locked
up for the night in the Sun Inn.
The Court was extremely crowded during the day.

TUESDAY.

The Court was opened this morning at half-past
eight o'clock, and shortly afterwards the three Judges
entered the Court, and took their seats on the bench.
The prisoners having been again placed at the bar,
and the Jury called over,
James Baugh was called and examined by Mr.
Au-
gust,TAL-
when the fire took place at Mr. Vale's house. I
nor—l live at Longton. I recollect the 15th of
saw several men about the house, and knew John
Harris, one of the persons, who was very drunk, and
was pulling the door down. It was a passage door.
Cross-examined by Mr. ALLEN—The engine came
at four o'clock, and the house was then all on fire.
There were five or six other persons in the room
where Harris was. I had never seen Harris before.
He had a staff in his hand which seemed like part of
a chair. I pulled Harris clear out of the house. I
said it was very simple of him to be doing -,,hat, and
pulled him out. I told him he was very drunk. I
saw him an hour and a half afterwards among the
other prisoners. There were about twenty others.
On the Wednesday I went before the Magistrates
and pointed out Harris. There were 20 or 30 per-
sons accompanied me with the engine. I have no
doubt whatever that the prisoner is the man I saw at
the fire.
George Bailley examined by the SOLICITOR.:GENE-
RAL—I am a bricklayer of Longton. I recollect the
15th of Aug., and followed the mob on that day when
they attacked Dr. Vale's house. When I saw the
house on fire, I went to fetch the engine, and helped
to work it and put out the fire. I saw Richard
Wright, Wm. Cartledge, John Williams, and Joshua
Hurst among the mob when I came up with. the en-
gine. Williams came to stop us from working the en-
gine. He first set his foot on the hose, and then he
borrowed a knife from Cartledge to cut the hose, but
he was taken into custody before he could do it by
Mr. Richard Cyples.
I afterwards went into the
house with the hose. I saw Hurst in one:of the
upper rooms throwing ont the furniture to the mob to
break up. I spoke to him, and asked what he was
doing, but he made no answer. He and tte others
in the room continued to break up the furniture and
throw it out. I saw Wright put a bed upon the fire
in front of the house. I had known hixi before. I
also saw Joseph Whiston, who was
known by the
name of Joco. I saw him take a piano and :?ut it on
the fire. He said the Lord was at his side, and the
flames would not hurt him.
Cross-examined by Mr. NEALE.--4 first saw the
mob at Stoke about eleven in the morning. I saw
them at Lane-end about one,
and wa.s at the Rectory.
with them also. I have always given the same ac-
count of the transaction as now. I Vent tefore the
Magistrates on the Thursday or Friday folio ving.
Mr. Neale requested the depositions of th witness
to be read ; and it appeared that at the examination
before the Magistrates there was no menticn of the
piano.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said there was another
deposition made by the witness. Wright or Whiston
were not in custody when the one just read had been
made. He requested that the other de ?ositions
should be produced and read.
Mr. NEALE objected, as also did Mr. HUD OLESTON
on the part of Wright.
The COURT decided in favour of the Cr° wn, and
the depositions having been read by Mr. B. •liamy, it
appeared that they did not contain many of lhe state-
ments given in his evidence before the Court.
The witness said he had stated these facts before
the Magistrates, although they had not been y ut down.
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cross-examination, but nothing material was elicited.
John Burgess, examined by Ws. Sergeant LUDLOW
—I live the destruction of the
property otfLthn
Vale.a I saw Richard Wright
among the mob. At that time, there was a fire in
front of the house, and I saw lyr •
at Longton,
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w .ght put a bed, which
was thrown out of the front Window, on the fire. I
saw him apply fire to a pile of broken furniture in
a back room of the house. I believe it was that which
set fire to the house. I saw him half an hour after-
wards intoxicated, but he was E of so when he set fire
to the furniture. I saw Williams among the mob
before the engine came up, but he was doing nothing.
He was looking on like myself. There were, per-
haps, 400 or 500 persons present.
Broadhurst Harding, examined
by Mr. Sergeant
TALFOTJRD—I am a constable of Longton. I know
the prisoner Richard Wright; he is • a nei •
ghbour of
mine, and I saw him carried home drunk on a neigh-
bour's back the day of the attack on Dr. Vale's
house. On the 19th of August I apprehended him
about eight miles from Longton, on the north of
Limekiln-bank.
Thomas Hughes examined by Mr. GODSON—I am
a cabinet-maker, of Longton. I saw Harris the day
of the riot destroying the furniture at the Rev. Mr.
Vale's. He was breaking the furniture with a crow-
bar. I saw him bringing fire from the kitchen, and
applying it to the broken furniture. I could not be
mistaken in his person, as I saw him frequently for
about two hours. He spoke to me once, and said
" How do you like the fun ?" He said he was a
stranger from. Manchester, and should never want.
The witness was cross-examined at some length as
to his having said that Dr. Vale was served right, as
he got all his furniture from London, but he denied it
positively; he had only remarked that the furniture
was London-made, and was very good.
James Hulme, a porter at Longton, saw the mob
at the Market-hall, and afterwards at Dr. Vale's.
When he got there they were destroying the property.
Saw Williams, the man with the crutch, throwing
furniture on the fire. Saw Harris*pulling down a
door. Saw Whitehouse with one of Di-. Vale's night-
caps on his head.
William Mitcham, a provision dealer, of Wigton,

was at his own door the day of the fire, and saw the
mob pass. One had a pistol, another had a cutlass, and
others had thick sticks. William Cartledge was one
of the mob, and I heard him say, "he would make
work for glaziers and joiners."
W. Dawes, a surgeon, of Wigton, went the same
day to Dr. Vale's aout four o'clock. He exerted
himself to procure an engine, and got several persons
of the town to go with it. Was there when the mili-
tary arrived, and saw several persons taken into cus-
todv. The fire was extinguished about dusk.
James Rowbottom, a glazier, of Wigton, was at
the vicarage after the fire was extinguished. It was
full of people, and on entering he met Thomas Banks.
About twelve in the morning the mob were at
Glover's brewery, and demanded that the gates
should be opened, and that they should have some
beer. They said they would make Glover open the
gates, and one man got over the walls and opened
them. They said they did not want meat, money,
or drink, but fire-arms. Banks was then present.
When witness met Banks in the evening at Dr. Vale's
he had some caps and about 21bs. of ham in his bosom.
Witness said he ,was the ynan he wanted, as he had
seen him in the morning, and then he gave him into
the custody of the military.
Joseph Malkin, a confectioner, of Longton, was at ;
Dr. Vale's about four o'clock, and saw the prisoner
Wagstaff putting part of a bed through the window.
He then broke the frame of the sash. The house was
then on fire. Also saw Banks there, and took caps,
scissors, &c., from his person. [The articles were
here produced, and some of them identified by Mrs.
and Dr. Vale.]
John Astbury was at the fire, and saw George
Colclough throwing some of the furniture into one of
the windows of the kitchen.

Reuben Greatbatch, a newspaper reporter, followed
the mob on the 15th Aug* and got to Dr. Vale's
house about three o'clock. There was a fire then in
front of the house. Saw Colelough throwing quan-
tities of furniture into the kitchen, where a fire was
burning. The furniture was first thrown out of the
upper windows. There were at least thirty or forty
persons in different parts of the house, breaking and
throwing out furniture.

George Barker was at Dr. Vale's house the day the
fire took place. The mob were breaking the win-
dows. Saw Wheelton put some bed linen on the fire
outside the house. lie then put some furniture on the
fire. He said, "It was the Lord's work and the Lord's
doing."
George Ryles, superintendent of police at Burslem,
had a warrant for the apprehen3ion of George Col-
clough, but could not find him. He was subsequently
arrested at Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
John Green, a potter, of Longton, identified Wheel-
ton as having been the party who lighted the fire on
the lawn. He brought a lighted paper from the kit-
chen, and he then broke some small boxes and put
them over it, and went on his knees to blow it. He
said, " The Lord was with him, and the Lord helped
him." Could not recollect his dress, but he had an
apron in front of his dress, which fell down two or
three times, and that made witness remark it.

The case was proceeding when the post left.

APPREHENSION OF AN ANTI-
CORN-LAW MILL-OWNER, AND SIX MORE
CHARTIST LEADERS.
ASHTON, TUESDAY MORNlNG.—Throughout the
whole of yesterday and Sunday the greatest excite-
m-mt prevailed in the districts of Ashton-under-Lyne,
Hyde, Dukinfield, and Stalybridge, on account of
several of the leading Chartists being arrested under
warrants issued by the county Magistrates.
The prisoners—Thomas Pitts, William Woodroffe,
Thomas Storah, John Bryerly, George Welby,
George Johnson, and Mr. George Southatn, a mill-
owner, were yesterday charged before the Rev. R. S.
Evans (Chairman), James Jowett, and James Lord,
Esqrs., with seditious conspiracy at Ashton, and other
places in the neighbourhood.
George Miller, having been sworn, said he was an
overlooker at Messrs. Swire and Lee's coal-mines,
Dukinfield. On Friday, the 12th of August, I at-
tended a meeting at the Chartist Association Room
at Hall-green. I went there for the purpose of ob-
taining leave for our men to get coal to enable us to
ssork our engines. I asked Pitts if there was any-
thing unreasonable in it, and he said not. Pitts went
with me to the room, and when we got there I asked
bins to open my business for me. He did so at my
request, but he took no further part in the proceed-
ings of the meeting.
Joseph Pownell was next called—l reside in Du-
kinfield, and ani a coal miner. On the 12th August
I was at Hall-green meeting. There were a great
number of persons present. I believe Pitts was the
chairman of thlt meeting. Twelve or fourteen per-
sons were appoi ited as a committee. Amongst them
were Thorpe, IVilde, and Hague. The duties of that
committee, as pointed out, were to receive any depu-
tations that might be sent on the subject of ceasing
from labour. I have subsequently seen Pitts at meet-
ings held in the same place.
W. R. Cotton—l reside in Dukinfield. On Friday,
the 12th August, I attended a meeting at Hall-green.
The prisoner Pitts was chairman. Pitts said he had
an application from Messrs. Swire and Lees to allow
two men to get coals to work the engines, and that he
thought the request should be granted, as by refusing
to allow them the pits would become filled with damp,
and the consequence might be that lives would be lost.
Ile put it to the meeting, and permission was given.
Cross-examined by Mr. HUDSON—I will not swear
the meeting was on the 12th August, but I believe it
was on that day. It was a perfectly peaceable meet-
ing, and I did not hear anything said about the ap-
pointment of a committee.
John Robinson was the next witness—He said I
am captain of the watch of this borough. On the 15th
of August last I attended a meeting on " Thackray's
ground," in Ashton. Abel Duke was chairman. There
might be between 4,000 and 5,000 people present.
The prisoners Storah and Pitts were speakers, but
none of the other prisoners were present. On the 17th
of August I saw the prisoner Pitts at another meet-
ing on the same ground. It was a large meeting, and
he was one of the speakers. He gave a report of the
proceedings of the delegate meeting at Manchester
on the previous day.
Matthew Maiden was next sworn—l am a police-
constable at Ashton. On the 13th of August I at-
tended a meeting at Thackray's-ground. There were
about 400 or 500 present. The prisoner Bryerly
was at the meeting. A person got up and said they
would go to Bolton and turn out the hands, but
Bryerly said they were tired, and as Sunday was the
next day they must rest, and get up on Monday
morning, at three o'clock and go to Bolton, which
they would reach by eight o'clock the same morning.
He (Bryerly) would go with them and head them
up, but they must take their thick sticks with them.
Lee was also at the meeting, and he told them to take
their thick sticks with them and put their bull dogs
(pistols) in their left-hand coat pockets.
Joseph Hague—l live in Booth-street, Ashton. I
have seen two meetings on Thackray's-ground. I
was present at a meeting on the 26th of July last.
The prisoner, William Woodroffe, was chairman. A
person named Atkin spoke at that meeting, and ad-
vised the cotton lords to keep within the precincts of
their own palaces, as dark nights were coming on,
and the day of reckoning was nigh. I was at a meeting
on the 12th of August which was held in the Charles-
town Chapel. I saw the prisoner Woodroffe there.
He said he was one of the persons who called that
meeting, and they were called together to consider
whether or not all labour should cease. He then pro-
posed a resolution to the effect that in order to facili-
tate the advancement of wages, it was expedient to
cease all labour until they had obtained their object.
He argued that the best way to accomplish this end
was by stopping all labour. On the 14th of August
I attended another meeting, at which I saw the pri-
soner George Johnson. I saw several persons present
who appeared to be preachers, and they advised the
people to be quiet. Johnson was there, and he gave
out one or two verses of a hymn. He then took a
passage from Scripture, "That the poor bath the
Gospel preached to them." On the 30th of August I
was on duty in Stamford-street, Ashton, as special
constable. I saw a procession going in the direction
of Stalybridge, at the head of which was Woodroffe
and Welby. They were four and five abreast, and as
they passed along the street they called out to all per-
sons whom they met, " Fall in and join us." There
were other persons walking in the same direction.
Joseph Armetage, being sworn, said, I attended a
meeting on the 9th of August. The prisoner Salm-
son was present, and advised the people to be quiet,
and said as long as it was a " wage question " he
would go with them ; but if they made it a Charter
question he would have nothing to do with them.
The prisoners Johnson and Storah were two of a de-
putation appointed to go to other towns to endeavour
to make some arrangements to bring all masters to
pay the same price. He said, as the Stalybridge
people had fetched the workpeople of Ashton out, he
hoped they would stand, and not go in until they ob-
taine4l their price. The prisoner Johnson also at-
tended a meeting on the 13th, and said he had been
to Bury, where he had met the people, and told them
what had been done in Ashton ; but he would not ad-
vise them. They might please themselves,
William Schofield deposed—l am a cotton-spinner.
On the 9th of August I attended a meeting on Thack-
ray's-ground. On that occasion the prisoner. George
Southern took the chair. He addressed the meeting
and said he had come there to act as chairman, and he
hoped every one would soon have a fair hearing. He
then sat down, and a person named Pilling got up,
and addressed the meeting at great length. Pilling
proposed a resolution to the effect that we do not re-
sume work until we obtain "a fair day's wages for a
fair day's work," or the prices paid in 1840. The re-
solution was seconded by another speaker, and the
prisoner Southern put it to the meeting, and declared
it to be carried unanimously. He said he was a Char-
tist, he was born a Chartist, and he imbibed the Chartist
principles from his cradle. There was another reso.