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      _-MM . may b _» obtained . Of . close «« _"' ¦•» «—r- — - SSSi of the most chronic and- unpromising _m-^ _£ otsp h _^ detorunty ; y ** ei hteenensr *™ s * on -Hood . By Samoei . Hake , M . E . C . S . _london : John chnrc _ iai , Princewtreet ; and may tie Baa of all booksellers .

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      health , long life , happiness , _Scored by that popular medicine

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      ON DEBILITY _AJSD DISEASE . Trice 2 s . 6 d ., in an envelope , or forwarded to any address free , on receipt of a post-office order fo _a 3 s . 6 d ., THE _MEXTOR , OP HEALTH , a Medical "Work on Nervous Debility , and the Causes of Premature Deeay in Man , resulting from Excsss , Infection , or Imprudence . Also , OBSERVATIONS ON MARRIAGE , and certain disqualifications , together with treatment for diseases of the Generative Organs , by J . S . Tissot and Co ., Consulting Surgeons , 6 , _Caroline-street _, Bedfordsquare .

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      _XTSTBAY'S SPECIFIC MIXTURE for Gonorrhoea , war-Yl rantedtoremoveUrethralDischargesinforty-eight hours : in the majority of cases twenty-four , if arising from local causes . Sold ( in bottles ,-is . 6 d . and lis . each , duty included ) at 118 , _Holborn-hiU , and 331 , Strand , London . Sold also hy Sanger , 150 , Oxford-street ; Johnston , 68 , Cornhill ; Barclay and Sons , 9-5 , Farringdon-street ; Butler , 4 , Cheapside ; . Edwards , 67 , St . Paul ' s Church-yard ; and by aU medicine -vendors in town and countiy .

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      CAUTIOK . '—Unprincipled individuals prepare the moat spurious . compounds"under the _ u _ inename _«^ . | _Oiey copy the-labels , bills , advertisement * , and . testimonials of the original Thomas ' s Succedaneum .:: it is , therefore , highly _necetsary to see that the words " Thomas and Howard" are on the wrapper of , each article . All Others are fraudulent imitations .

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      Just published , Sixteenth Edition , illustrated with cases , arid _ftdl-length engravings , price 2 s . Sd ., in a sealed envelope , and sent free to any part of the kingdom , on the receipt of a post-office _irderfor 3 s , 6 d .

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      "UNDER DOTAL _PATROKMJE . ' >

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      CAUTION . —All Persons advertising Succedaneum for stopping decayed teeth , fraudulently attempt to imitate MR . CLARKE'S ORIGINAL SUCCEDANEUM ; and if any Succedaneum than Mr . Clarke ' s be purchased , it will be discovered useless . Mr , Clarke can say , without the slightest exaggeration , that he has sold 3 , 000 bottles of Succedaneum within IG months : and 2 , 800 individuals have been able _, _te use it successfully ; and most of the other purchasers have been to Mr . Clarke , at his residence , 61 , Lower Grosvenor Street , London , to have their teeth stopped , without any further charge than the original cost ofthe Succedaneum , price 5 s . Sold wholesale to all the chemists in town and country ' . and . none is genuine unless had through Messrs . Barclay and Sons , wholesale Medicine Warehouse , 35 , Farringdon Street ; Edwards and Son , 67 , St . Paul's Church Yard ; Hannex and Co ., 63 , Oxford Street ; Colleck and Mosely , 139 , Upper Thames Street , London ; and other respectable wholesale Medicine Warehouses ; or Mr . Clarke can send it by post to any part of the United Kingdon , on receiving a Post-office order .

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      ALL MAY BE CURED !! BY HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT . FIFTt ULCERS CURED IN SIX WEEKS ; EXTRACT of aLetter from John Martin , _Esihi ChronicU Office , Tobago , West Indies :-. February 4 th , 1845 , To Professor Holloway . Sir , —I beg to inform you that the inhabitants of this island , especially those who cannot afford to employ medical gentlemen , are very anxious of having your astonishing

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      iter * by _-fliese _wonfierful mediones -iwe * so-numerous wwl extraor _^ _nwy _. ae 4 o : astonish tire WhoIe ! pQ | Haation . _CanmtilBnrJtts—A . _WondirfoV & _sreuwitanee , Copy « f - » i * _tiertt « r _.-fromRichard / Bull , "bootmaker , Tatton , near Sbuthamptos : — February 3 th , 1845 .

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      BILE ! BILE ! BILE ! WORBOYS'S PILLS remove , in a few days , those distressing symptoms arising from a disordered state of the biliary duets , viz ., heartburn , sick headache , loss of appetite , fluttering of tbe stomach , & c . Being free from mercurial and antimonial preparations , they may b _» taken at any time with perfect safety . Sold in boxes , Is . l * d . each , \> y W . S . Wovbojs , TC , New Cut , Lambeth ; Barclay and Sons , Farringdon-street ; and by most respectable medicine vendors in town and country , N . B . —Persons desirous of making trial of these Pills , may , by enclosing a postage stamp lo the Proprietor , havo a dose transmitted gratuitously .

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      MR . DOYLE'S TOUR . To the Chartist Body , ano Members of mc Co-operative Laxd Society . —The Chartist Co-operative Land Society has been in existence between four and five months , and during that period every opposition has been offered to its onward progress by our opponents , and yet , thanks to your exertionsthanks to the late Convention , who made the plan simple , easy to be understood , feasible and practicable—it has triumphed over its enemies , and is now in a position that must bo truly gratifying to every lover of social happiness and comparative independence . I say comparative independence , and why ? Because I believe that the working classes of this country can never bc really independent , so long as

      they are without the possession of political equality . But such of them as have taken , and will talcc , advantage of thc blessings held out to them by the rules of our society , may become independent , as compared with their former position . I may be asked how I can prove this . I'll prove it thus ;—In the factories and workshops , whether the hands be weavers , spinners , slubbers , carders , reelcrs , warpers , mechanics , or whatever occupation they follow , they are bound by certain restrictions , certain rules , which they must not break but should they break them , through accident , or any other cause , they will most assuredly suffer in the shape of enormous fines and exactions imposed upon them ; and should any one of the workpeople refuse to submit to such fines or

      exactions , he is instantly discharged from his employment as a refractory and dangerous character , * and if the master who discharges him be of a revengeful disposition ( which , unfortunately for the poor fellow , is but too often the case ) , he will take immediate steps to prevent him from getting employment in any other mill throughout the town or district . I need not say that the rules in factories are tyrannical and unjust . I need not say they aro made without the consent ofthe workpeople—I need not say that every person who is compelled to obey them—and every person must who intends to toil in one of those modern hells—is nothing more or less than a miserable and degraded slave . I need not say all this , and more—I need not attempt to prove it , and for one

      very tangible reason , itis well known by almost every p erson in the United Kingdom , and has been proved by hundreds—yea , thousands of witnesses both before committees in the House of Commons , and other bodies of men . However , 1 may perhaps he permitted to record a few of the monstrous and minddebasing rules which are carried out in many—very many—of the mills in the manufacturing districts . For instance , in Mr . Fieldcn ' s factory in Todmorden , the silent system is carried out with the utmost rigour—that is , no weaver is allowed to speak to another weaver during working hours . and I have no doubt but some gentlemen , if they had power , would stop thc working classes from speaking to each other after working hours . In . the prisons of this

      Christian land , the most infamous and despotic rules do not go beyond this . Ah ! working men , if this is not slavery of the most galling nature , I know not what is the meaning of the word . In other factories , though you are not prevented from speaking , yet if yon should be heard whistling , or making a noise , by the manager or overlooker , you aro fined the sum of sixpence . In others , for sitting down , there is a fine of sixpence . In all of them you are compelled to rise with the first bell , to commence work with the engine , and not to cease work until it ceases ; and should you not do so , should you be a few minutes late , no matter through what cause , a portion , and a large portion too , is deducted from your wages . In fact , your blood , bone , and sinew , are put upon an equality with steam , wood , and iron . Now let us look to the position of a man upon two acres of land , with a good cottage , at £ 5 a

      year rent , under our Land scheme . In the first place , he may get up when he likes , work when he likes , and go to bed when he likes . Again , at any hour of the day , he may visit his friend and neighbour , and freely converse with him for any length of time , without running the risk of losing sixpence . In a word , he is his own master—master of his land and cottage ; and no man dare Insult him , or molest him in anyway , without being subject to his just resentment . Again , he may venture to a public meeting , called for the purpose of devising the best means for emancipating the working classes from the foul dominion of the tyrant land-lords and money-lords . He may , at that meeting , boldly and honestly express his opinions , and return home , sleep soundly , get up in the morning , enter upon his field , and no man can turn him off . So much for comparative independence ; and now I will give a brief report of my last -week ' s

      tour : —

      LEEDS . On Sunday , September 28 th , I addressed an open air meeting , on _Westheath-moor ; Mr . Firth , one of the active members of the National Charter Association , occupied the chair , and made a brief but appropriate speech . Thc meeting was a numerous one , and apparently each and every one appeared satisfied ¦ wi th the afternoon ' s proceedings . In the evening there was a goodly gathering in the Bazaar . Mr . Farrar , an old and staunch veteran in the cause , was unanimously voted to the chair , who , after making a few introductory remarks , called upon me to address the meeting . I spoke for an hour and a half upon the subject ofthe Land ; and during that time I endeavoured to show the advantag es likely to result from the adoptiont of ourLand project , and replied to some ofthe objections offered to it by our opponents Theplan takes well ia Leeds ; and I am happy to held n _thet ? . _* 8 tr 0 _" braDCh * *» * U

      CDEnWELt , NEAR _lEEDS . On Monday evening I addressed a meeting held in a large _school-room of the above village called to of obtaining it . Some two or three _vpim wi , few co hers in this village took a _t an of fand from their employer , at an annua ? rent J £ 5 the acre . The .-employer , a cunning fellow , took « ood care to make an agreement with them hig % favour-£ ll _w \ _T ' _^ _?& werfi on _'y _^ * _-Wd the lano . so long as ihey . _worked for _jum _, _^ _Ath er so _» ng

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      as they _worfcod "fdrwliatever- wages he thought proper to _doleoiit to t * iem . However _/ , the men did not _reliali-tlus-one-siaed way ofc' doing . business , and they j broke through it ; , by , turning out * . iii ' consequence of . _theirwages ' _beisgreduced . _Thisiwas not tobe forgiven by . _this-voryrkind-heartedi" coal king , " and he has lately gw « n them notice to quit the land , and if they refuse , of coarso he will take means to eject them .. New mark , when they first took this land it was not worth 10 s . an acre , but they have since that period , hy the expenditure of tlieir labour and money upon it , made it worth , at least , four times the _Yalue . rothkrham . Perhaps there is scarcely a town in Yorkshire _^ or probably in the whole countryto compare with

      , Rothcrham , so far as the physical condition of the working classes is ' . concerned . The working men there aro truly the aristocracy of labour , inasmuch as they are principally engaged in the iron trade , with plenty of work , and consequently wages high—high as compared with the wages of others . There is another fact connected with the trade of that town , viz . : — That during the long and dreadful panic of 1843 , when such vast numbers of the workpeople were thrown out of employment in nearly every town in manufacturing districts , there -was full' * employment for the people of this town ; " and yet , though the people have had , and still enjoy tolerable comfort , they are haters of tyranny , lovers of true liberty , and unflinching supporters of our Land project .

      Many have joined our Land Society , and also , a Local Land Society , established for the very laudable purpose of buying land ( not renting it ) out and out . On Tuesday Mr , Kimpster , jun ., took me to see four acres which the society had purchased at the rate of £ 10 the acre , within a mile and a half of the town , and certainly I never saw land better cultivated in my life , though the men who have managed it knew nothing about land three years ago . They were not brought up to farmingno , but to working iron , < fcc . He pointed out half an acre , thc property of Mr . Lear , which he ( Lear ) set with potatoes upon Mr . O'Connor ' s system last spring ; and what , think you , is the amount of produce realised by him ? Why , no less than eighty loads of excellent potatoes , which at the time of my visit was selling at 7 s . the load . Now , eighty times 7 s . will amount to £ 2 S for one crop upon a half acre

      of land : and consequently , if he had had an acre , the produce would realise £ 56 . Mr . Lear desired me to return his heartlelt thanks to Mr . O'Connor , through the medium of the Northern Star , for the information he has imparted to him upon the all-important subject of thc Land , its capabilities , and the best way of cultivating it . The society have , in addition to the four acres already mentioned , lately purchased fourteen acres more , for the sum of £ 11 ) 00 , which is a very high price , but then you must bear in mind that it is situated within half a mile of the town , l and is of first-rate quality . I addressed a largo and enthusiastic meeting which was held in a commodious school-room , the only one that could be procured in the town cither for love or money . I spoke at great length , and when I had concluded , several questions were asked me , which I answered to the satisfaction of the parties .

      SHEFFIELD . Ok Thursday , night 1 delivered a lecture in the Town-hall . Subject— " Surplus , the giant evil—the Land , the only remedy . " Mr . Briggs , a sound , straightforward , and unflinching democrat , occupied the chair , who opened the business of the evening with a pithy speech , which told well upon the audience . At the close of the proceedings votes of thanks were given to the chairman and myself . Christopher Doyle .

      SUNDERLAND . On Friday ak » Mondat , the Ord and 0 th HlBti , Ml opportunity was afforded us to bring the constitution , principles , and objects of the Land Society before public meetings of the inhabitants of this town . Mr . Dobbie , a veteran democrat , presided on each occasion . Mr . M'Grath , of the provisional directory of the society , addressed eachmecting , and satisfactorily acquitted himself , although suffering from hoarseness and exhaustion induced by unintermitted lecturing . Many copies of the rules were purchased by the audiences , and since our first meeting several persons have paid their instalments on shares in the society . We cherish hopes of having ere long a powerful branch of thc society in Sunderland .

      NORTH SHIELDS . Mr ,- M'GitATii has during the past week delivered two most instructive lectures on the Charter and the Land in the assembly rooms of the Scarborough Spa , King-street , and although thc very word " Co-operative" hassomethingominousinittotheearsof the inhabitants of this district , a most favourable opinion has been created in regard to the Chartist Co-operative Land Society . Within tho last three years cooperative stores had been established under the most favourable auspices at Newcastle , Sunderland , and Shields , but owing to the incompetency and the dishonesty of tho parties entrusted with the management have failed , and some who had had shares for which they paid £ 30 have not received a single farthing of their money . These failures have been caused through the shareholders neglecting the advice " to take the management of their affairs into their own hands . " The greatest recommendation of thc Land ' Society is its being founded upon this principle .

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      MORE OF THE ANDOVER UNION . The extraordinary attempt to palm off upon tlie ratepayers of Andover a discarded officer , as it is believed , of another union , is , I am informed by letter , the subject of auimated conversation in the town . The circumstances of the easo at Oxford , whore Price is said to have been , very much resemble those of that at Andover . The surgeon of thc houso brought under the notice of the board of guardians the neglect of the master to give to the paupers thc medicine and diet he had ordered for them—charges which Price , like M'Dougal , at first indignantly repelled , mid challenged Jlr . Wyntt , the surgeon , to the proof . This led to an investigation , the result of which was that thc charges were substantiated , and the master , to avoid worse consequences , resigned . Thc history of that investigation is as follows : —

      Mr , Austin , the Assistant Poor Law Commissioner , attended the weekly meeting- of the board of guardians on Thursday , Juno 27 th , 181-1 , and opened his inquiry , mailing it a public ono , in spite of much opposition from many of the guardians . Mr . W ' yatt , the medical officer , repeated his former evidence . The man Thomas , whose wife died in the workhouse , and the woman Iloljoake did thc same . The surgeon mentioned the case of aa inmate named Ilarpur , who had disease of thc heart , and whose medicine was not delivered to her , by which neglect her complaint and sufferings were much aggravated . The surgeon underwent along cross-examination by one of the guardians , a friend of Price , but nothing was elicited in his favour . In reply to questions put by other guardians , Mr . Wyatt stated that he had heard Price use language of a very improper character . "Monstrous , by God ! " was a common expression of the matron to tho children .

      At the meeting of the board on Thursday , July 4 th , several charges against tho master were brought forward —1 st , for striking a little girl , an inmate ; 2 nd , for not sending the breakfast of an inmate named David Hanks , who had been taken in a fit , and could not go down stairs to get it j and 3 rd , for confining a girl in a room for sis months , and giving her oakum to pick when she was near her confinement . Evidence in support of thc first two charges having been taken by the _assistant-commissioner , the third was adjourned to Saturday , the Gth of July , for the production of a book of material importance in proof of thc charge . The inquiry was then again adjourned to the 18 th , to give Price time to get up his defence , and the Poor Law Commissioners an opportunity of perusing the evidence against him . The interval , however , was much greater , as the case was not again taken up until the meeting of the board on Thursday , the 1 st of August , when a new but serious feature in the inquiry presented itself .

      It appears that on Monday , July 22 , an inmate of the workhouse was reported to have been found dead in his bed . He was a person of weak mind , and latterly subject to convulsions and to fits of excitement , during which he would talk loudly and incoherently , and throw himself about . The medical officer had ordered that he should bo placed in a room by himself and be kept quiet . Instead of that two other idiots were with him . An inquest was held on the body , and the jury , after two sittings and a full inquiry into all the facts of the case ,

      returned a verdict of " Died by the visitation of God , " but added this censure— " The jury are of opinion that the deceased has not had the attention ordered b y the sur geon , in consequence of the master not carrying out his orders and it appearing that it has not been the practice ot the master to look to thc medical orders , but to leave the same solely to the matron , the jury hope that the guardians will in future make some regulation by whieh attention to the sick may bo better insured . The jurv consider the conduct of the master and matron in the present instance to be censurable "

      This verdict and censure , signed by Mr . Slatter , the foreman , was communicated to the board in a letter irom the coroner , which was entered in the minute book . One of the guardians ( Mr . Allbutt ) moved this _resolulution : — That it is the opinion of this Board that the present master and matron are not suitable persons to discharge the duties of the offices they now hold with satisfaction . " This was seconded , and some discussion ensued , during which two of the guardians commented on the endence given by thc master before the coroner , pointing out certain discrepancies . The motion was carried b y a majorit y of 20 to 2 . Three guardians declined to vote . The Assistant Commissioner then said , that after what had just transpired he should postpone his inquiry The resolution which tha board had passed mi ght alter the course to be pursued b y the master .

      On the following day , however the Assistant Commis . _sioner resumed his inquiry , and took a great mass of evidence _iw and con , relative to charges of neglecting to deliver medicine to the sick , contravening the written orders of the medical officer as to the diet ofthe sick , in neglecting to supply the food prescribed , and giving that not ordered and injurious , and acting contrary to the rules ofthe house , both in suppl yingfood of a bad quality , ana on complaint being made , continuing the same ; dieting paupers not on the medical list on food not rocogmsed by any rule of the house ; and of his violently striking a _girl , ihe _Assistant-Commissioner said ,

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      he should go no further into the investigation . _Heh read the depositions made before the-coroner , and should report all the evidence to the Poor Law Comm

      . Thingg had now arrived at a crisis , and at the incetii of the Board , on the 22 nd of August , thc Chairman re . a letter from Mr . and Mrs . Price , the master and _ natr < of the establishment , stating that in _consequence of t ! opinion expressed by the Board , they considered the could . not continue in their offices satisfactoril y , am therefore , they begged to tender their resignation , cor senting to continue to act for another month , or for longer period , if their successors sliould not bc _appoints by that time . Their resignation was accepted—in fact , the Boan had before dismissed them ; and thus , as far as I am abli to learn at present , ended the matter .

      If what I hear is correct , there appears to be a rcgulai system of juggling going on ; M'Dougal being unable tc remain at Andover , it is said , will go to Hungerfonl fron which the master has just been ejected , for being too " good natured ; " while the rejected of Oxford win t _ai _ his place at Andover—that is , if the ratepayers miietl j' s \ d _> . mit to be treated as slaves and fools . The similarity of the cases at Andover and Oxford as far as the conduct ofthe respective masters is concerned is striking ; and so is the contrast between the behaviour * of the Assistant-commissioner , Mr . Austin being polite and impartial , and , the other otherwise , Tlio Oxford board of guardians conducted their meetings with open doors , and were and are at all times ready to giveinformation upon matters of public importance—an example which might bo followed with great advantage to them _, selves by the wiseacres Tat Andover ; _tucU a wholesome

      check upon their absurdities would no doubt refine tliem a little , and gradually make them respectable and re . spected . Mr . Smythe , a clerical guardian of Andover * has taken upon himself to declare that those of the guar ! dians who disclose what may take place at their m _telin-s are guilty of a " prostitution" ofthe board . That is ° a term of wliich some of his dearest colleagues could _induce some living illustrations ; butthe rev . gentleman seems to remember the old saying , ' * The truth should not be spoken at all times . " This truth , however , i , v > n no longer conceal : thc Mr . " George" Trice ivliotn Mr . Assistant-Commissioner Parker introduced to the board as of Southampton , is really the Mr . "Charles" Price of Oxford , and who , since he left the ilouse of Industry there ( as the wor _/ fJiouse is called ) has been , according to liis own account , " " working about for the Commissioners , " and therefore found another house of industry suited to Ins qualifications in Somcrmet-house .

      Ahdovek , Saturday , Oct . 4 . Thc proceedings at the weekly meeting of thc board of guardians to-day were both extraordinary and important . The Rev . G . W . Smythe , who is very ambitious ofbocoming permanent chairman , presided in the absence of Mr , Dodson , who , with his vice , has resigned , auddeswted the board altogether . Mr . Westiake said , he wished to be allowed to make a few remarks in reference to a communication made to liim respecting the present master , Price , who ivas recommended by the Commissioners , and speciall y recoiii . mended by Mr . Assistant-Commissioner Parker . Prom the communications received he had been led to invest _:, gate the matter , considering it a duty he owed to the guar . dians as well as to thc poor . The evidence he i _ j collected he would submit to them , that tlicy might jud < rC whethcrPrice was a fit and proper man to have the charge of the poor for any time , however short .

      Mr . Westiake was scarcely allowed to finish this remark before he was attacked by .. Mr . L . Lywood , M » j . i » o _ .. e . eery , Mr . F . Loscombe , and others ; but particularly by the chairman , Mr . Smythe . Mr . Lywood said , they had nothing to do with the man ' s previous character , and that the Assistant-Commissioner , Mr , FaiKer , had sent Price strongly recommended . He proposed that the subject should not be discussed . Mr . Pothceary _seconded that proposition . Mr . Smythe would not allow Mr . Westiake to read ( he evidence before the coroner at Oxford , With gveat warmth of temper he asked if Mr . Westlake _' s charges affected Price ' s moral character , ' and was told they did , He also engaged to show the charges as they were arranged , and had been inquired into before the Poor _Lait Commissioners . Mr . Smythe objected to Mr . West / lake reading or showing the evidence , and imperiously said , he would have an answer to his questions without any referring , and that Mr . Westiake ought to know what the charges were .

      Mr . Westiake refused to give any answer but what he could fully prove from thc written evidence , as copied from the minutes of the guardians . Mr , C . Holdway then remarked , that his report ought to be attended to , and that they were indebted to Mr . West _, lake for any trouble he had taken to bring the facts forward . The Chairman was asked whether ho did not consider Mr . Westiake bound , after this communication being made to him , to bring it before the board ? Mr . Smythe said , that he should object to answer that

      question , ' Mr . Soper proposed the following resolution : — " That itappears to this board , that the Poor Law Commissioner has recommended to thc guardians Mr . Chas . Trice as a fit person to bo intrusted with the c ;< ve and charge ofthe poor in tho _Andovet * workhouse , knowing that he was a most unfit person , by reason of liis misconduct whilst master of the House of Industry at Oxford ; resolved , therefore , that the poor of this house be not continued in the charge of so improper a person . " Mr . II . Mundy seconded the resolution .

      A discussion ensued as to the propriety of calling in . Price tn give an explanation to the guardians , wliich , after a warm debate , was decided in the affirmative by the chairman ' s vote , there being seven for calling in Price , and six opposed to it . The Chairman addressing Price , said , —I have a siinpie question to ask you ; were you master of the Ilouse of Industry at Oxford ? Price—Yes . "When did you leave?—M Michaelmas last . What was the cause of your leaving ?—I did not like the old system , I wished to get into the new one . Did any inquiry take place respecting your conduct t—No . Did any inquiry take place 1—I think they talked of an inquiry . Did you leave on account ofsuch au inquiry ?—Xo ; I waited to see the result , and then resigned .

      Was there a coroner ' s inquest at the workhouse while you were master ?—No . The question was repeated , and pressed , when Price admitted that he thought there might have been . Was any censure ever passed upon you at a coroner ' s inquest ' . _—Nevev , that I am aware of . Was this workhouse at Oxford under- the control or direction ofthe Poor Law Commissioners !—No . Price , then , addressing the board , said , —Gentlemen , I will now give you the reason why I left Oxford . The chairman , Mr . Grimble , was anxious to gel rid of me , and put in my place his own father , wliich he did three weeks after I left . Price was ordered to retire , and , Mr . Smythe then putit to Mv . Sopor -whether he would still press his resolution . Mr . Soper said he should .

      Mi * . F . Loscombe then proposed a resolution , to the effect that , the Poor Law Commissioners be immediate '; wiitten to , to ascertain if tbe several charges brought forward by Jfr . Westiake against Price were true , and lo request an investigation of them , Thc original resolution being withdrawn , the amendment was adopted in its stead . One circumstance took , place during the proceedings of the day which ought not to be lost sight of : —A poolragged little boy , aged 11 years , an orphan , living "ith his grandfather , an aged pauper of seventy-six , presented himself at the board , begging a pair of shoes to enable him to take a place offered him at Is . 6 'd . per week it * he could get shoes , and which unless he got , he must come into the house . A long discussion took place whether the boy should have shoessome of the guardians being

      , for and others against . It was at last , by way of meetinb ' the difficulty , suggested that the boy should have au oM pair ; when Mr . Mundy very manfully came foruard , and said that even a new pair of the union shoes were o very little value , not more than 3 s ., nnd an old pair _»' _' not be worth , receiving , as no master would take the" ° : unless he had good shoes . Price , the temporary . niasM _^ remarked that he considered it a bad princip le to im paupers anything new , as they generally , to ' " ' s ''""' _J ledge , pawned or sold the article given . Mr . Mm " )' marked that such an observation was _unbecoming a uncalled for , and that the guardians had been too i b compelled to listen to 6 uch observations ai'I _' ' ' t 0 '' t ) who were . perhaps undeserving them , ami who , _» events , were not present to answer them . It v . ' as w cided at last that a pair of old shoes should be g »«

      Mr . F . Loscombe said he had an m _^ _£ ' _* _$£ on behalf of Mr . Price , who considered that t ><* s _^^ and the aged men and _women s _" M » W . , , w tne That was contrary to the regulations , unless u _^ order of the medical officer , which had not oe case since the commencement of the recent "" I 111 _jr ha ( i Mr . Westiake informed the Board that Mr . _i- > _{& _^ objected to his entering any name but that o- _^ pauper in the medical book ; and he did not what other book such an order could be enter ** ™ _^ Mv . Smythe thought a certificate would ausff P _^ pose . , i _, eord « Mr . Westiake said he would cheerfully give " _£ mnlis . if the Board would give him authority . T ! _' * t sl _ cti sioners might censure him for doing so wit > _^ authority , and the guardians ought to share the 6 ibilit y' . . _nV-h _" * *" Mr . Loscombe and others objected to take » * j of responsibility , and said that Mr . Parker bait _^ that it was left entirely with the medical o fficer

      the beer . Mr . "Westiake— "When and where ! Mr . Loscombe—In tho Board Room . Mr . Westiake—In my presence ! Mr . Loscombe—No . . ; n _j-Mr . Westiake—In consequence of Mr . Parker npublicly told me I should not order beer excep t tor _^ persons , I cannot do as the guardians wish m matter . _ _^ The placing of such a person as Price in the , house by Mr . Parker is regarded by tho inhabita ius Andover as a gross insult and something worse . I ** " _^ of serving his superiors on the present system by proceedings , he has done infinite damage to __ ul , _^ aroused such a feeling of hostility to them as it wi exceedingly difficult to allay ,

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 11, 1845, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_11101845/page/2/