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Only a Wallflower.

LONDON LETTER.

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CONSERVATISM AT BARRY.

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KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW, LONDON.

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MR. J. H. WILSON'S IMPRISONMENT

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MR. J. H. WILSON'S IMPRISON- MENT MEETING AT DEPTFORD. TFROM OUR SPECIAl. REPORTER.] LONDON, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A public meeting was held in the hall attached to the Hatrl.atn Liberal Club, New Cross-road, in su|.p.>rfc of the candidature of Mr. J. H. Wilson, st-cretary io the S^a-veti and Firemen's Union for Deptford. The bills convening the gathering stated that its object, was to hear an address from Mr. Wil«on, hut, of course, recent events interfered with this arrangement, and altered the character stated that its object, was to hear an address from Mr. Witson, hut, of course, recent events interfered with this arrangement, and altered the character of the proceedings. Dr. R. M. Pankhurst (Liberal candidate for Rotherhithe) presided, supported by Mr. R. B. H tldane, Q.C., M.P., and Sir Edward Grey, M.P. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said that Mr. Wilson, whom they had expected to met-t, was serving t\le labour cause in another place. (Cheers and cries of Shame.") From that place he would come to this constituency more popular and more powerful than ever before. (Hear, hear.) After commenting upon the appointment, of the Labour Commission, the chairman concluded by introducing Mr. Jones, solicitor, of Cardiff, who had fought in the defence of Mr. Wilson. Mr. JONES, who was cordially received, then addressed the meeting. He described himself as a Welsh Radical, in thorough sympathy with the labour cause. Dealing with the case of Mr. Wilson, Mr. Jones' said that in his present suffering he was aiding the great cause to which he and others had devoted their lives. (Cheers.) The strike in connection with which Mr. Wilson was suffering was never intended to be at Cardiff, but, by the action of the Shipping Federation, it had centred in that place. Upon the strike occurring the Shipping Federa- tion made common cause with the authorities of the Bute Docks. and did all they could to locate a strike in Cardiff. Mr. Wil-on, on going to Cardiff, adopted measures with the object of keeping the men on strike away fmm the docks, so as to pre- vent the likelihood of disturbance. By means of processions, he gathered the men together, and they marched through the streets day after day for three wt-eks without, interference. The police accompanied the processions, and in his (Mr. Jones's) hearing the chief constable,the inspectors, and the whole of the staff of the police had complimented Mr. Wil-on upon the magnificent control he had over the men and the way in which he had kept them from disturbance. On the 15th of February 50 men were brought to Cardiff by the Shipping Federation. Those men came from Shields, and were intended to take the place of the strikers. Upon being seen by the pickets 30 of the men threw in their lot with the strikers, saying that they had been engaged under false pretences to go to London. The other twenty men were taken in charge by the boarding- house masters, with whom the Shipping Federation had entered into an uu- holy alliance. They knew who they (the boarding-house masters) were at Cardiff. Fortunately, they were not English or Welsh men, but were generally people of mixed nationality. On the next oay the thirty men desired to obtain their bags, which had been taken away by the boarding-masters. He (Mr. Jones) was consulted, and he advised that no proceedings couid be t-ikeri unless a formal demandjWere made. Accordingly when the men were marching down, headed by Mr. Wilson, as they paused by the boarding-houses, some of the men went in and asked for their bags. It was nut of that that the charge of unlawful assembly against Mr. Wilson arose. What was the evidence in support of the charge, and from whom did it come? Not from the police, but only from a body composed entirely of eleveu persons, seven of them boarding-masters, three boarding-masters' wives, and one a boarding- master's domestic servant—(laughter)—respect- able peoole without any shadow of interest. (ironical laughter.) All the evidence was the same that Mr. Wilson stopped outside each house and said, "We will wreck it to-night." On the other side there were 22 independent wit- nesses, who swore absolutely that there was no terrorism or frightening of the people. At the police-court Mr. Wilson was committed for trial without a word of the defence being heard, and, as was known, when the case came on for trial he was convicted. Unfortunately, out of the twelve men on the jury there was only one Liberal. They we' e all trades- men who had been affected bv the strike, and they would have had to be angels to overcome prejudice. It was rumoured that, five of the jury had before they heard the case declared that if they got held of Mr. Wilson they would give him penal servitude. Atioi her case was that the very policeman who served one of the notices for the jury told that juryman, "We want you for Wilson's case." Those cases would have to be the subject of inquiry. (Cheers.) Having described the scene outside the Town-hall after the sentence, Mr. Jones declared that when Mr. Wilson came out of prison he would be received by not less than 20,000 people. (Cheers.) In conclusion Mr. Jones hoped that, whether the conviction were right or wrong, it would not prejudice Mr. Wilson's candi- dature. If, however, Deptford did not have him, then Wales would. Other speeches followed, and ultimately a reso- lution was adopled regretting the absence of Mr. Wilson, and offering him the sincerest and warmest sympathy. SYMPATHY AT LIVERPOOL. The Liverpool branch of the Amalgamated Seamen and Firemen's Union met in Liverpool on Wedne sday and passed a resolution of sympathy with Mr. J. H. Wil-on in his imprisonment, which sentence they considered unjust. They further ex- pressed continued loyalty and confidence in their leader, and they urged the executive to take the necessary steps to bring the case before the Home Secretary for review and press the matter on the attention of the Inl-our rspresentatives in Parlia- ment. A DEMAND FOR HIS RELEASE. A meeting was held at the Democratic Club. Chancery-lane, London, on Tuesday night for the purpose of expressing sympathy with Mr. Wilson. The chair was taken by Mr. Shaw Maxwell, who spoke of the regret with which they had heard that their friend had been sentenced for crimes which it was known he had not committed.—Mr. Tait, secretary of the Scottish Railway Workers' Union, proposed the first resolution, to the effect hat the members of the club had heard with in- dignation of the sentence passed on Mr. Wilson. expressed continued confidence in him as a valued and courageous leader of the labour movement, and called upon the organised trades of London to demand his release. Mr. Tait thought that the Home Secretary could not afford to lightly dismiss such a demand. He felt confident that in a few week- Mr. Wilson would be released.—The resolu- tion was adopted, and is to be sent to Mr. Wilson, to the secretary of the Trades' Council, and to the Home Secretary. DEPUTATION TO THE HOME SECRETARY. The Press Association says that, as the outcome of the strong feeling shown by Trades Unions and some political bodies with ref-rence to the sentence pMsed on Mr. J. H. Wilson, secretary of the Seamen and Firemen's Union, in connection with the recent strike at Cardiff, it is probable that, a deputation will wait on the Home Secret ary to-day (Thursday) or Friday to urge the remission or reduction of the sentence.

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