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PUEITY OP ELECTION. Ki^-fnunr^er is an e...
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The Pbbsikb Di-xB-SrA-tKKG.—Thc Vrenaer,...
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The Cost Of A State Church. Unity 6 F Re...
these 10 , 718 benefices are monopolised h y little _more-than T , incumbents . But this is an abase _ff-hich would require a . special article Meantime , having shown what amount of tithe is annually received h y the clergy , we shall for the present stop . _Jfext -week we shall _g-jamine the other items of their income . ;» iaw « _iK _*« _ii _^^
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Pueity Op Election. Ki^-Fnunr^Er Is An E...
PUEITY OP _ELECTION . Ki _^ _-fnunr _^ er is an excellent sample of the pract ical working of Lord Job ** Russell ' s boasted Eefonn Bill . From the time it became a borough under the provisions of that act -- its constituency has been regularly bought and sold . Its ten pound householders bare proved themsekes to he quite _^ corrm ) t as the -worst ot the old freemen in the worst of
the old boroughs . Its electoral history mav be briefly summed up — the borough has been always bought openly and undisguisedly "Mr . _Gobsox , its late memher , did so over and over again , and so far from feeling squeamish or hlushmg upon the matter , g loried in the success which - attended liis method of purchasing the " sweet voices" and votes of the "free and independent electors " of Kidderminster .
His death gave a chance of irving the integrity of these worth y voters once more , of which Afr . Gisbou-xe , who is-what is called a Kadical , availed himself . He gave them to understand at the outset that from him they jrere to expect neither money nor drink . _«• ¦ _** I am told , " said he -with praiseworth y _franl---ness , "that you have a queer character ; I hope I shall not find it so ; hut remember , ' if you expect a shilling , or a shilling ' s -worth from me , you are doomed to a certain disappointment . " air . Gisborxb proceeded to the poll in the manner indicated hy this declaration ; the struggle was in fact for " pnrity of election" and , therefore , he neither hired
• messengers , nor gave away " beer . " His opponent , Mr . Best , a Tory , was even ridiculed by his own friends on account of his unfitness for the post he aspired to—but his " interest " and his money prevailed with the ten pound constituency , which , hy a majority of 17 out of 417 voters polled—rejected the man who declined to corrupt them . One of the pretexts upon which the people are refused the franchise is , that they would be subject to exciting and corrnpt agenciesthat they would not use the vote for the benefit of the country , hut for their own selfish
purposes . Thepresent restricted constituency is defended upon the ground that it represents the property , intelligence , and respectability of the country , and any further extension would lower its character and independence . What countenance do these allegations receive from the Kidderminster election ? We have seen the conduct of the householders , whom the Eefonn Act singles out from the mass , and invests with a great constitutional privilege . How
did the non-electors act ? Did ihey oppose the candidate who gave no beer , distributed no money , and thus refrained from appealing to sensuality and cupidity ? Not at aB . On the contrary ; they formed -a committee to promote his return . Ou the nomination day they rallied round him in all their strength ; andthe procession which accompanied him to the hustings , chiefly composed of workingmen , extended upwards of three-quarters of a mile . The show of hands was in favour of
the representative of purity of election , in the proportion of four fo one ; and to the close of the struggle the working men continued the staunch supporters of pure principle—while the elective hody , as in nnmerous other cases , acted upon the lowest and most disreputable motives . The population of the Parliamentary horough and district of Kidderminster may he taken at ahout 25 , 000—by the famous Reform Act only 480 of this population are electors ;
200 of these axe said to he " independent ** Liberals ; 180 " independent" Conservatives ; forty are neither "fish , flesh , nor red herring , " but will take what they get ; while the remaining are "deep files , " whose mindsas the song goes— "Take a long time making np . " They rarely decide until tiie last critical moment , and their conclusions then arc generally hastened hy a " small present" of 100 / . or 150 J . a piece from the candidate who at last finds favour in their eyes .
Does not the existence of such disgraceful and shameless corruption as this , demonstrate thc necessity for a New Eefonn Bill ? Is it to he endured that a small clique of base traffickers in votes should thus have the power of sending into Parliament a mis-representative of the people , to vote for the perpetuation of unjust and intolerable taxation—unjust and ¦ unequal laws—and to interpose obstructions in the way of all rational progress and necessary Tefonns 1 Of what use are nominations at the hustings , aud an appeal to thc people hy show of hands , when the free choice of the unbiassed masses can he neutralised and stultified by sueh venal -wretches ? It would he far better
not to insult the people hy such a mockery of free election , hut openly to declare that fivesixths of the male adults of the country are excluded from all participation in thc franchise , in order tiiat those who possess it may plunder them the more easily and securely . Wc are much mistaken , however , if these monstrous and glaring abuses wiU he suffered much longer to continue . - The Parliamentary and I _^ aucial Movement is extending , we rejoice to see , throughout the country , and extending in connexion with societies which afford a solid guarantee of
eventual , and not distant success . There can be no doubt that the purchase of county freeholds by the Anti-Corn Law League—and their avowed intention to proceed in that course until they had wrested the majority of the counties from the landed aristocracy , power-Mlv contributed to ihe victory ofthe League in 184 ( 5 . Sir Joshua Walmsley and his colleagues appear to he fully aware of the vital importance of such a mode of hacking up their agitation . They keep it permanently before thc public , and we are happy to see -with good efiect , as shown hy the increasing numbers who enrol themselves memhers of
Freehold Investment Societies . The " Times" decries the agitation for an Extension of the Sunrage , and other Parliamentary Ecforms , on the ground that fhe formation of these societies proves every man who really wishes for a vote , may , hy their instrumentaliiy acquire it . There is an obvious _enough answer to the fallacy , in the fact that theco-flstitutiou itself , in thc abstract , connects representation with taxation , and tbat if the vote is to he purchased at all , the taxes are the constitutional price paid for ii But the Peelite organ—a little more clear-sig hted than Ms " big brother" of Printing-house-squaremovement
takes a very difierent view of the . It admits the anomalies andthe injustice ot the present systcm , and in measured , and emphatic language , warns our Government and _Legislature , that they must prepare to concede the legitimate and reasonable demands ofthe people . This tone will spread intheFress , if the same cordial union continues to exist between the middle and working classes which has hitherto characterised themovement ; and , in the meantime , such illustrations of the rottenness of onr _representative system , as _Aat afforded by the recent election at Kidderminster , cannot fail to accelerate its progress .
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The Pbbsikb _Di-xB-SrA-tKKG . _—Thc Vrenaer , _JX escaped for a season from the Member for _Kf Sheen deer-stalking in the Forest of ilar . « _nul-5 hi ? Siot afine stag dead at 120 yards , _"BlslOrOsnips" andtho Glasgow Constzta-** _Tfif _Se _hdief of the Court that this ttonal _& iasf— record—at least in modem _^ iheonly _^ _cem r _^ a _^ _& i * ime _r Tf _? 3 _STsh" * _MinMera of State , _SVb _?? _^ £ g mania , _*» _**«
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RECEIPTS OF THE RATIONAL LAND COMPANY . Fos _tbs 17 _mk Enm _™ _Tara- _nuT . SEWEMMJB 13 , 1849 . * SHARES . £ ¦ _** - C a X Cassop .. .. 017 e _jct ~ Hasliigtai , .. 2 17 o W -mL _' - - ° 2 0 Nottingham 112 I _wfe 2 1 0 _Tauntoh .. . 20 0 _j-nZS _** 6 ° 0 _Edinban _* - - ! " q 5 jj # > 1 SUIS - _?« _GeorgeKoe .. 010 _5 _^ -j _ EXPENSE FUND , , _" _*™" _Sfcm :: S 10 E _- Baker iu 0 5 0 MONIES _DECEIVED FOR THE *" PUECHASE OF MATHON _I't & SR l J 0 _*»" t _a _~ . , TOTALS . Expense ditto '" "' 2 _? J Mathon ... _« 5 n 0 _Bonu 3 . ditto ;; : - - 49 _ Loan ditto n ? ? m __~„„ f t , _""• ' ¦• ' ... ... Oil ) _Transfcrs 0 10 £ 589 0 6 W . Dixok , C . _DortE , m ~~~ mmmm T . Cure , Cor . Sec . P . M'Grath , Fin . Sec . EXECUTIVE FUND .
Keceived by S . hiDD _.-Rochdale , £ 1 ; Mr . Morton , 2 s . - —Received by W . Uideb . _ _"W Lees , "Nottinghani , per 3 . Sweet , Is . _Item-rea at Lasd Oftice . —Swindon , 5 s .: Lambeth , 4 s . lid . ' FOR COSTS OF MACNAMARA _' S ACTION . Received by _* W . B 10 EB .-T . _Willey , Cheltenham , 2 s . Cd . FOR MRS . JONES . _RecdvaJU-TV _* . _Rmzs—Walsall Chartists , per J . Per kins , is . 6 d . FOR "WIVES AND FAMILIES OF VICTIMS . Received by W . _Rmnu—Paidey Char & ts , per T . Watson , £ 2 ls . Id . ; Sheffield , Marv Knapton , Cd . ; T . Kerr . Leicester , Is . _ea . ; J . Irving-, Sheffield , 6 d . ; Pliilanthropio Society of Ladies' Shoemakers , atthe Rising Sun , Calenderyard , 12 s . ; A . Smith , Leicester , Gd . ; Nottingham , per J . Sweet , Ss . ; 3 . Bryan , "Hisham , la . ; C . Tinley , Higham , Is .: _Binmngliam , Ship Inn , per J . _Jfewhouse . £ 110 s 7
DEBT DUE TO THE PRINTER . Received by W . Rideb . —W . Lees , Kottragham , per J . Sweet , 6 d . —Received . itLisc _Omca—Mr . Beal , Is . IOd . VICTIM FUND . Received by S . _Boosham . —Mr . Percey , Cd . ; Mr . Robt . Lampin , _Totiiess , per Mr . Shute , Is . ; Mr . Kider , £ 4 10 s . Id . ; Smndon , 5 s . ; an Enemy to Oppression , Is . ; Meeting at the Weaver ' s Anns , Pelham-srreet , 2 s . 4 d . ; Mr . Side , ls . ; Golden-lane , per Mr . Brown , ls . ; _BuUer ' _B Arms Locality , 3 s . Cd . ; Jlr . Trowbridge , 4 s .
Past Asd Present. 10 The Editor Op Ihe S...
PAST ASD PRESENT . 10 THE EDITOR OP IHE _SOKIHEBS STAB . " Within the land dwelt many a malcontent , Who curs'd the tyranny to which he hent ; The soul full many a wringing despot saw , Who work'd his wantonness in form of law . ' ' _SiR , — -In the good old times , when our Saxon ancestors elected their magistrates , and made their own laws—when the tillers of the soil partook of thc first fruits of their own industry—and " When a single gaol , in Alfred ' s golden reign , Could half the nation ' s criminals contain "—
life and property was more secure than afc present ; people were contented and happy , without being under any apprehension of having their bodies mutilated by the machinery of a factory , or their old age rendered insufferable Ly being compelled to follow the hideous employment of ' grinding bones in a workhouse . " But , alas I this Elysian state of things did nofc continue . Strangers came , and robbed our forefathers of their legitimate inheritance . The fields which thc labour of their hands had fertilised , were parcelled amongst savage ruffians , whose only title consisted in the length of their swords , and whose deeds were characterised by no other quality than inhuman ferocity . Since that period , down to the present-time , the condition
of the labouring population of tins country has gradually deteriorated in comfort and independence . For centuries after the invasion of the Xorman robbers , the wealth producers of England were , comparatively speaking * , happy , by being located in small farms , together with enjoying the privileges arising from the millions of acres of common-lands , which had been bequeathed to them by the philanthropists of their country . But , now everything is changed . Thc thirst for wealth has absorbed every other ennobling impulse . The Mammon spirit reigns predominant—thousands of our fellowcountrymen are yearly sacrificed on the altars of cupidity—while thc myriads of paupers with which our country ahonnds , give sufficient testimony ofthe grasping propensities of the dominant few . Talk of tlie middle classes compelling the British
ministry to recognise the Ilungarian ItepuMfc , or to liberate Borne from the unmitigated brutality of tho vandal French 1 Aswellmightwetryto stop the _earrent of the ocean , as think to induce this body of men to take one single step in a direction that will not he a means of replenishing then purses . I was lately on a visit to St n , a smalltown on the borders of Ayrshire , famous for its woollen manufactures , and the prosperity formerly enjoyed by its inhabitants . It is , perhaps , one of the finest rural villages in the west of Scotland , situated in the midst of a fertile country , which , on account of the absence ofall the ordinary emblems of trade , is rendered strikingly romantic and picturesque . The fields were covered with a most luxuriant crop of vegetation , hut the toiling inhabitants wore in their general appearance the marks of poverty and wretchedness . _Thcvo is one _reniatkable feature
about this place which I am extremely anxious to mention . For thc distance of about a mile on one side ofthe town , the land is fenced in by hedges running in a parallel direction , and enclosing within their circuit thirty or forty allotments of from one to three acres each . On the top of the ridge formed by this land , there are the remains of what may have once been a row of comfortable cottages , cap ? ble of containing , perhaps , as many families as the above mentioned number of allotments . Contiguous to this there are two or three portions of land , measuring * from fifteen to twenty acres in
extent—these were the common lands , where the villagers were formerly in the habit of grazing their cows and pigs . Twenty years ago the whole of these cottages and allotments were _theproperfj * ofaclas of men called " bonnet-makers , " who it is cviden must have been as independent as their comforts were proverbial . "Where now are this once hnppy and contented people ? Alas ! thc sequel may be easily imagined . Thc majority of them gone to their graves , while the remainder are either paupers on the land that bore them , or else lingering out a miserable existence amidst the pine forests and swamps of Canada .
" . Like the dew on the mountain , Like the bubble on the fountain , Like the foam on the river , They are gone , and for ever . " While gazing on tho remains of what were once happy homes , I could not help offering up a silent prayer for the success of Mr . 0 ' Connor ' s Land Plan . Let grumbling and interested knaves say what they will , that gentleman has struck the true chord of our nature's sympathies , and put in motion the only lever that will ever bring the masses back to independence . -Mi-. Feargus O'Connor is more a man ofthe world than most of his contemporaries ; bc
has mixed extensively amongst manfema ; nas studied their nature , knows their wants , their principles , and their power . This has given him a decided advantage over mostall other reformers ofthe dav , the majority of whom have commnncd more with their own thoughts than with the world around tbem . I am no hero-worshipper ; but I do say , that the individual who will not show respect to the man who has spent his fortune , and the greater part of a long life , in advocating the cause of freedom , is unfit tor civilised life , and only qualified to associate with tho brutes of tho forest , who know nothing of the ties which ought to bind society together . _&• _-
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Mazzini axd ms CoHFAT & iors .--A writer m Shaipe ' s Magazine says of the ( late ) Roman Triumvirate :- " Sight and day were they in deliberation and in action . Some of them for one fortnight . took no other repose than they casually snatched upon a couch ; and never did I look upon their intellectual countenances , pale with fatigue and watching , without feeling thu profoundest respect . _JOSEPH Any is again in the field as active as ever He has undergone his twelve months
imprisonment , paid all the demands ot tne i'os _*> opce , anu nowseekstoescape returnedletfers by gettmgthem directed in another hand . There has been an enormous mcrease mthe quantity of brandy taken out of bondin > Gm \ ; Bn _, tiin and Ireland , in consequence of the demand for that stimulant caused by cholera . A Boardisg-hoose keeper in Baltimore advertises to furnish " single gentlemen with pleasant _SfiorSble rooms ; _ato one or two gentlemen taidi wives"
. _ „ . ., A _coBBESPOsnKiT o * the Time * states , that the supposed daughter of Lord Kelson and Lady Hamil _SESe wife _° of the Rev . Philip Ward a _kbonous and exemplary clergyman who holds the small vicarage of Tentcrden , and has eight ehildrep _.
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LETTERS TO THE WORKING CLASSES . LIX . " _^ _xr ' e thiD _^> an ( 3 a snialJ < _bop Of _i " 3- _* " * _J _* uiiii | -like dew—upon a thought , produces Ihat lrhich makes thousands , perhaps millions , wank . " bibok .
SWITZERLAND MENACED . Brother Proletarians , In the "Northern Star " of Saturday _lastl warned you that'the leagued tyrants having crushed the Hungarians , Italians , and Germans , were about to coerce Switzerland and annihilate Swiss independence . That I did not cry " wolf" without good cause for alarm , is made too evident , hy the intelligence received from the continent within the last few days . A Republic in the centre of Europe is an intolerable nuisance in the eyes ofthe
despots , and will be put an end to , should the Swiss he unable to defend themselves against tho conquerors of Hungary and Italy . The " Assemblee Nationale , "—the principal Paris organ of tho counter-revolutionary conspirators—announced the programme of thc "HolyAlliance , " asregards Switzerland , to be as follows :-1 st . —The re-establishment of the authority of the King of Prussia in the canton of Neufchatel . 2 nd The forced expulsion of the political refugees from the territory of the Confederation . 3 rd . •— Military occupation by Austria of a portion of tho canton of Tessiuo . Other organs of the Ahsolutionists add to this
programme , the design of remodelling the institutions ofthe several Cantons , for the purpose of restoring the rule of the priests and oligarchs . The assassination of the Roman Repubh ' c by tho French Government is cited as a precedent for the Russian , Austrian , and Prussian Despotisms pursuing a like course in relation to Switzerland . Should the "Great Powers , "—that is great brigands—limit their demands to the re-institution of the titular royalty of Prussia in the canton of Neufchatel , and the expulsion of the political refugees , I think it probable that the
Swiss will submit without a struggle . The restoration of thc nominal kingship of the Prussian despot in Neufchatel , will only bring hack the order of things which existed prior to February , 1848 . As regards thc political refiigees , many of the Swiss would be glad of a pretext for getting rid of them . S wiss republicanism is somewhat shopocratic , and I imagine that Red Republicanism meets with but small sympathy on the part of the present rulers of Switzerland . Nominally , democracy
is in thc ascendant in that country , but it is that species of democracy which is known as "American , " and might be more properly denominated bourgeois-liberalism . _Ociisenbeix and his colleagues were radical enough as opposed to priestly aud feudal oligarchy , but should he and thoy turn the " cold shoulder'' to the Red Republicans of France , Germany , ai * d Italy , it would cause mc no surprise . _^ Under ali circumstances , I regard tho expulsion of the refugees as almost certain .
But should the Austrians attempt to occupy evea an acre of Tcssino , or should thc combined tyrants attempt to interfere with the internal administration of the Confederation , I anticipate tbat there will he IVar . Notwith standing its limited population , Switzerland could very speedily bring a hundred thousand troops into the field . It is true that , as regards numbers , this force —though enormous—could he soon outmatched b y the numberless hordes of Russia , Austria , and Prussia—to say nothing of Franco . But over aud above the regular troops , tho
male adults generally are well versed in the use ofthe rifle , and the natural features of the country give its defenders advantages over every other nation in Europe . I anticipate that the tools of the tyrants will meet with warm work , should they attempt the conquest of Switzerland ; yet , I must add my " conviction , that , in the event of a struggle , the Swiss will be crushed . In these days mere physical bravery docs not avail to save a people from destruction . Not Miltiades , nor Tiiemsxocles , nor even Leosidas , were they living
now , could save their countrymen from slavery had they to contend against the physical force of the modern tyrants of the world . The science (?) of war has now reached a perfection wliich ensures to those who can command the necessary strength in men and metal , the triumph , however vile their cause . In these days a Wallace could not exist for a week , and a Tiler would be crushed the moment ho raised the standard of revolt . Were Switzerland again enslaved , I doubt if even a Tell could redeem her .
Most probably it will not be on the barricade , nor in the deadly breach , nor on the tented field , that the defenders of justice will henceforth combat the slaves of blood-reeking Tyranny . If they would succeed they must fall upon the employers of thc assassin-soldiery in thoir own households , and combat the enemies of Freedom on their own hearths . Thc universal rising of tho Proletarians—the hol y war ofthe Labourers against all their oppressors—the combat , not against the tools of tyrants , hut the tyrants themselves , is the good worh which must next bo wrought ; and to prepare the people , for which is the sacred mission of all true Reformers .
hour hundred miles from London , circumstances prevent me writing a lengthier letter this week . For the present I content myself with warning you oftho designs oft he tyrants as regards Switzerland , inthi _t » ,, that you will not , as in the case of Hungary , express your sympathy "Too Late !" L'AMI DU PEUPLE . Sept . 12 , 18-19 .
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_SOIPATIIY WITH HUNGARY . "MEETING AT NORWICH . On Monday evening a meeting was held in St . Andrew ' s Hall , Norwich , to express the sympathy of the citizens in the Hungarian cause . A . Hcdso . v , Esq ., was called to the chair and among those present we observed Lord Dudley Stuart , J . Lultzer , Esq ., J . II . Tillet _* _* _* , Esq ., J . Bateman , Esq ., J . Butcher , Esq ., Rev . Campbell Wodchouse , Rev . T . Wheeler , Mr . J . "Fletcher , Mi * . G . Winter , Mr . Morgan , 0 . SpringMd , Esq ., Captain Money , & c . The Chairman having opened tho proceedings , Captain _Moxev moved , " That the Hungarian nation , in its struggle for constitutional liberty , is entitled to the warmest sympathies of all classes and
parties of the British people . " Mr . _Bmootwem , seconded the motion . Lord Dudley _Siuart , M . P ., said he felt very proud of having an opportunity of addressing a meeting of the citizens of Norwich , assembled for the purpose of discussing the question of Hungary , There had been public meetings on that subject not only in the metropolis , hut in every part 01 the kingdom . If they went from Southampton up through Wales to Manchester , through Yorkshire , to Edinburgh and Glasgow and the most northerly parts of Scotland , all Britons agreed in expressing sympathy for those who dared to struggle for their liberties , and to maintain their rights . And hc was glad and proud to see that in the ancient and famous city of Norwich an example had been set by the inhabitants to the eastern part of our island , to show that they were not deficient in the same noble feeline which had determined them to meet together ,
to unite , to rise and proclaim their sympathies for freedom , and tlieir detestation of tyrants . ( Applause . ) Some persons took superficial views , or under the influence of cold and selfish principles were sometimes prone to inquire why the people of England should feel any sympathy for the Hungarians . They said , what did the working men , the artisans , thc farmers , and the people at large of England , know about Hungary ? Theyknew that the Hungarians were struggling for tlieir freedom . ( Applause . ) They knew that they were attacked by despots ; they knew that the Hungarians had defended their rights like brave men , and like Englishmen —( applause)—and if they knew no more , that was sufficient to awaken the sympathy of every honest Briton . But ho would tell those persons who indulge in such sneers , tbat having had the advantage and the honour of meeting with all classes of hia countrymen , he could tell them that the working-men ,-the industrious artisans of this country—thanks to tho spread of education , thanks to
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the diffusion of knowledge through cheap public * _^• „ anks t 0 ° _* Vower ofthe press , thai the _^ _K wei ' ° muc - totter informed on that am an other subjects of foreign and domestic policy _™ . _fney imagined . Tho working men of England topK tne pains to inquire , and found leisure in the miast ot their laborious avocations to mako themselves acquainted with the struggles that wero being waged hy those who love liberty on this continent of Europe . ( Cheers . ) And perhaps those _iiara-norkingmon who had not ho much leisure as tuose who live in the lap of luxury , might yet on many occasions find the means to mako themselves _uetter _Mcniainted _^ th facts than those from whom more _ni fcrination _miirht be _e-sneeted . He believed
that in the cottage and in the factory , many who were hard at work at their various avocations , still turned their thoughts to those patriots in foreign countries who were battling with despotism , and were doing as they in England would do in the same position and as tlieir forefathers in England had done before . ( Applause . ) And at least if the people in this country wore not acquainted with all the _dc-* , _??& _* H P _fcwtary , they knew generally that that history was very analagous to the history of their own country . At least thoy knew that the * _5 ™ 8 » n ai > s dosepved their sympathies because they _wewstrugghng to be free , and looking to those _TuZT _^ l _^ l placc _^ once-to suchmen as Hume and Cobden , who had _hc-iln-l tl . n mr . _* -, - ,.
mem , tney had been led to make further inquiries fhev hnd _SL Wlth " _* Wow Hungarians , and thoy hnd discovered , no doubt , that the more they inquired the greater reason they found to take an intern m them , and that they _wuHere ori 4 _a « v _SJ , 2 LS r rmfccIin « _&* " hearts , _S couraged to persevere by the dictates of their calraerroason . _Tlioyniayliavelearned-a s nodoiht many o those _present had _done-thaSuhe _histoiTof Hungary presented a great analog vof England as long as the people of this country-that they did not last year take up arms in order to do battle for some visionary theory , or to introduce somo new state of things—that thousands and tens of thousands of swords did not fly from thoir scabbards in
order to proclaim a red republic , or to spread any new-fangled notions of that description introduced to the Hungarians , though that had been represented by their enemies to be tho caso . The Hungarians rose for no red republic . Tliey did not rise tor any republic at all , though he must say , if they had done so , that would have been no reason , in his mind , for not taking an interest in them . ( Loud applause . ) In saying so , he did not mean to recommend to thc Hungarians the republican or any other particular form of government . But what ho said was , that every people liad a ri ght to determine under what form of government they would live—( vehement applause)—every peoplo had that right _ijujivuuieo luviorin oi
vj -- w say government tney ¦ pvefoYrcd . Tlio Hungarians , howover , rose to maintain an old and ancient constitution—as ancient as ours—and very much like it , for their constitution was composed of King , Lords , and Commons —a beriditary sovereign , a hereditary house of peerp , and a House of Commons elected by tlie people . ( A voice— " Ours is not . " ) Those rights they demanded . That constitution had been handed dona to them from father to son for many generations , as ours had been . A gentleman in the hall said our House of Commons was not properly elected by the people . The Hungarians in that respect had been like them . They felt that tlieir House of Commons was not elected
as it ought to bc . Tliey felt that tho suffrage ought to bo extend . ( Applause . ) They wanted not the trammels of a now constitution , but thoy wished to ameliorate and extend their own . The Hungarians had ever been remarkable for their attachment to principles which are dear to Englishmen—the principles of civil liberty , and of religious liherty . There had been only one religious difficulty , which last year thc immortal Kossuth swept away . That was the disabilities of the Jews , Under him the Hungarians abolished tlie last remnant of intolerance , and under that very constitution no question was asked as to religious opinions , but Catholic or Protestant , Jew or Christian , all were , bo long as they conducted themselves as good citizens ,
admitted to equal- rights . ( Applause . ) There was another principle to which the Hungarians were devotedly attached , and which ought to recommend them to Englishmen , were it only for their own interest . He meant that thoy had always been strenuous advocates of Free Trade . Attempts had been made to deny it , and to represent them as having lately attempted to introduce , a selfish protectionist policy , hut those representations were entirely without foundation . The illiberal system was that of Austria , which prohibited the importation oftho produce of Hungary into hor dominions , by means of which the Hungarians mnsfc havo paid for the manufactures of Austria , and it was only in order to force the Austrians to admit the corn and
wmo of Hungary into Austria , that the Hungarians determined—that if tbey did not , they would not allow thc manufactures of Austria to bo admitted into their country , but they were anxious to _interchange their commodities not only with Austria , if they consented to it , but also with every part oi the world . And those well acquainted witli the state of llungary were well aware that no greater benefit could bo conferred upon tho commercial interests of this country than that Hungary should Le made independent . Hungary , if ioftto itself , would ofier a noble outlet to the manufactures of England and , according to the opinion of those who had entered into calculations upon the subject , there would bo as large a trade between Hungary and
tins country as there is now between it . and the United States . lie thought those were a few vciy good reasons wh y Englishmen should feci sympathy with the Hungarians . He hoped that , by meetings such as tbis , tlio opinion of tlio country , from one end of ifc to the other , would be expressed so plainly and so forcibly , and so unmistakcaWy , tbat tbo government would see that it was right and fitting to act in accordance with that opinion . The noble lord continued at great length to urge thc necessity of public demonstrations on this subject , in order to induce the government to interfere for the protection of the Hungarian poople . _Thcfollowinsr resolutions were then passed : —
" That Austria by violating the contract hy whicli the crown of Hungary was settled on thc Emperor of Austria , deserves the reprobation of all honest men , and that Russia , by its intervention to crush the liberties oi Hungary , has committed a gross broach ofthe recognised laws of nations . " That the meeting feels that the British nation is under lasting obligations to Lord Palmerston , ber Majesty ' s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs , for the manly and vigourous policy pursued by him in reference to the Hungarian question , and call upon him to endeavour to settle the differences between Austria and Hungary on such a basis as shall be most conducive to tlio cause of constitutional
liberty , and to the best interests or tho European nations , and that a memorial , founded upon those principles be prepared and signed by the chairman , and forwarded to Lord Palmerston \ A vote of thanks having beei | to the chairman , after throe cheers given for the Hungarians and Lord Dudley Stuart , thc meeting separated .
Tite Quee.V Of Span?.—A Letter From Madr...
Tite Quee . v of Span ? . —A letter from Madrid says — " Thc Queen , who likes gossip herself , cares very little what gossip takes place at her expense . She gives herself up to the noisiest pleasures with childish ardour , and seems to take pleasure hi tcazing that solemn nullity to whom thc profligate calculations of French intriguers caused her to ho united _. When the ministers talk to her of public affairs she tells thorn with girlish petulance to consult her mother—that it is she who takes care of that sort of thing . Every night dancing takes place by her orders in the spacious gardens . She becomes peevish the moment tho music ceases , and there are two bands , that relieve each other alternately . She forbids any kind of illumination ; it is _tvue that tho
moon , especially at La Granja , sheds triple light , and artih _' cal lights are seldom necessary . From the moment tho Queen arrives she gives herself up to dancing and laughter of tho most energetic kind . She tires out the strongest limbed , and then look 3 round with thc most reckless merriment stamped upon her round face , and instantly accepts another partner . Half an hour after you may see her seated , eating and drinking witb the same vigour ns she dances , at some rustic table under the trees . From thoso balls ancient Spanish etiquette has fled affrighted ; nankeen gabanes , summer frock coats , cravattes a la neglige , replace thc stiff uniform or
formal black coat with white cravat ofthe Spanish Hon . With an utter carelessness ofall etiquette her youthful Majesty , whenever her partner is young , handsome , or amusing , does not scruple to _walkjoll alone with him in the sylvan solitudes . Paquo ( Frank ) , as she calls her husband , Hon Francisco , used to fret at first , but has got used to it , and is becoming plethoric and listless . Thc representations of her elderly friends she laughs at , even when they hint that hor ' crown is in danger ; and it is this last fact that has caused the word ' _abdication ' to be pronounced in some corners , whence , like the news about King Midas ' s ears , it has got abroad . "— Globe .
The Dix Deeemhre announces that sixteen guillotines have been constructed in Paris during tho last year for the different states of Europe in which that mode of execution has been adopted . —[ The veritable Republic abolished capital punishments . The sham Republic exports the engine o f death to despotic countries . —Ed . N . S . ] A Fact . —It is scarcely within the verge of probability , but it is nevertheless an indisputable fact , that on Tuesday week twelve hundred and a half of fresh herrings were bought in Douglas for Is . — Manx Liberal .
Last tear the number of children reported to the police as having been lost in Manchester was i _., _110 , of wbich number 1 , 081 wore found by the police and restored to their parents , and 3 , 03 i "ffcrc found by their parents or friends *
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_, - . THE CUTLERS' FEAST AT S 1 IBFFIBD . _' Tho _^• Miid grand banquet of tbe Cutlers' Company of _Sheffield took place on Thursday evening week at _thp Cutlers' Hall , on the usual scale of magnificence . The number of the company exceeded 360 . ' The Master Cutler , Mr . H . Atkin , presided , and near him were observed his Grace the Duke of Newcastle , the Earl of Arundel and Surrey , Lord C . Clinton , Lord W . P . Clinton , Mr . J . Parker , M . P ., Mr . J . A . Roebuck , M . P ., the Mayors of Sheffield and Doncaster , Sir A . J . Knight , and many other influential gentlemen connected with thc district . The usual toasts being given and received with much enthusiasm ,. Tbe Master Ci * TM * n gave " The health of the Duke of Newcastle , " which was drunk with thrco times three .
The Duke of Newcastle , in acknowledging the compliment , said , he would make no allusion to politics , but he might express his hope-Tor the prosperity of tho town . Hc desired the welfare of the wholo world , but he had a strong feeling for his own home , his own country , and those who inhabited it . ( Cheers . ) The Earl of _Arisdei , and Surrey acknowledged . " The health ofthe house of Howard . " . Mr . W . _Ovehend proposed " the Health of the noble Lord of Went worth , Earl Fitzwilliam . " ( Great cheering . ) Earl FuzwitHAM rose to return thanks . Aftor a few remarks acknowledging thc honour done bim , the noblo Earl proceeded , —Now , gentlemen , for one point , which some persons may say is touching upon
politics , —I say it is not . I beg to congratulate every gentleman who hears me , and those in the humbler walks of life who do not hear me , upon the peace and tranquillity which this country now enjoys . lam not going to enter into a discussion with you upon anything which the most fastidious judge * would call political ; but this , I say , that it would be well for all to investigate , and then meditate calmly upon what , b y possibility , I K , ay almost say , by probability , may be the cause of that tranquillity , which wo alone , among all tbe nations of Europe , have enjoyed during thc last year . ( Cheers . ) There is another remarkable circumstance , and it always has been so , because it is not a novelty in this country , and that is , that while in other conntries some classes of society aro debarred from
rising into another class , so again what are considered as the higher class were debarred from entering into those paths of industry which are , in point of fact , the only sources all property that can exist . ( Cheers . ) Property could not exist without industry . Industry is that by which all the property of this country has been created . I caro hot in whose hands it may be ; I cars rot whether it is in the workshop of the manufacturer of this town , or whether it is in landed property , which is now enjoyed by tho descendant of some manufacturer . This I venture to point out to you and to those out of doors—that no property can exist but through tho medium of industry . ( Cheers . ) A remarkable fact in the history of society in this country is , that while in others thero is a broad and dark line of distinction between thc different classes of society in the country , those classes have always
mingled moro or less with one another . Tlie industrious , or what are called , according to the modern phrase , tho operative classes , have always mixed with thc non-operative , and the latter havo never disdained that industry which has manifestly been the source of the wealth which thoy now enjoy , and which they enjoy from the industry of their forefathers . Now , gentlemen , some persons will say that this is a political subject . ( Cries of " No I" ) I say it is not political in the sense in which politics ought to bc abstained from . It is tho duty of persons who aro in tho habit of reflecting on these matters not to shrink from expressing tho results of thoir meditations when they meet largo bodies of their countrymen . The noble Earl having again expressed his thanks for the manner in whicli his name had been received , resumed his scat amid great applause .
After the health of " tho Master Cutler" had been proposed by tho Duke of Newcastle , and duly acknowledged from the chair , Mr . T . Duxx , in very appropriate and complimentary terms , gave the next toast , " The healths of John Parker and John A . Roebuck , Members for the borough of Sheffield . " Mr . Parker rose and was received with great cheering . After a few introductory sentences , he said , —f have , in common with all of you , to regret thc loss of a colleague to whom I , and I believe you also , as his constituents , wore sincerely attached . ( Cheers . ) Whatever party diffbrence there may have been , I believe hc loft with the unanimous kind re « . _irds of al 1 ; and after the twelve years' service—Oflionourablo service—through which hc passed , wc
shall agree to wish him prosperity in the greater and _sioyo important sphere which ho has now undertaken . ( Cheers . ) While I have lost a colleague , I have , by circumstances perfectly unexpected , fallen into his place . Your late member , tho Secretary ofthe Admiralty , has disappeared , and has left the _humblo individual before you as the present Secretary of the Admiralty . 1 almost _take Wamc to myself that when that toast was proposed wliich alluded so distinctly to that noblo , that glorious service , I did not respond to it . I am sure tliat the sevvices of tbat portion of hev Majesty ' s forces with which recent associations have placed me in juxtaposition will not bo neglected . I entirely concur In what we have heard as to the necessity . of maintaining that service in a state of efficiency . ( Cheers . ) This , gentlemen , is not political . I am not talking politics . I do not wish to introduce tho question nowmueh wc ought to spend . Save as much as
you can . Make economy the order of ycur systcm . Introduce retrenchment wherever it is practicable . Make thing ? hitherto dear , if you can , cheaper . But do not—do not diminish , do not take away from the efficacy of your naval service . ( Loud cheers . ) Those ships which I saw last week at Davenport ana Portsmouth arc tho support , tho foundation , of your commercial and manufacturing system . ( Cheers . ) . Make thorn as cheap as you can . I am far from saying that may not bo done . My late hon . colleague most particularly addressed his anxious and persevering thougbt to tho economy of this great service . Every one knows thc necessity of economy , and is bound to attond to it ; but do not—do not diminish the efficiency oftho naval service . Keep up that service . Lot it stand as it docs , as it ever has done , nnd as I trust it ever will while 1 am connected with it ; let it stand tho admiration of tho world , able to protect your commerce and maintain your rights . ( Much _entering . )
Mr . Roebuck then rose , and was met with loud and continued cheering . —I would , Mr . Master-Cutler , that thc words of my friend and hon . colleague had been sufficient to answer for myself on the present occasion , after the handsome manner in whicli you have received our healths . You have stated , Sir , and everybody has stated , that this is no time for politics . I acquiesce in that statement ; but I hardly know that I am here ifnot for political service . I thank you most sincerely for the acknowledgment you have mado of that service , and I read , as I hope all of you will read , tho lesson taught by the present occasion . It is not political . Thero have been many political reflections mado , but we will not use thc word " politics . " I must sav that I have heard many things to-nightthathave
impressed me much ; I may say almost joyously . _ I am entirely a politician ; with tho feelings , Sir , which my position in this town has created , why am I hero ? Is not that a question that sliould have suggested itself , and I have no doubt has suggested itself to many gentlemen who sit at this board with me ? There have been observations mado by the noble earl at this table , with that dexterity wliich distin . "lushed his artistic renown in tho House of Lords —( laughter and cheers )—touching without affecting—loading without _scorning to load—directing instantaneously to the point without incurring the responsibility of so doing . ( Loud cheers . ) Various suggestions of mighty import thc noble carl dropped , with a sort of nice * saving , that allowed and
almost to touch the rock , and yet turn round sail away on another tack . I admired the dexterity ; I have witnessed it before . I acknowledge thc chief , I wish I had thc power to follow . ( Cheers . ) But , Sir , while the noblo lord on your left read all these lessons to us , I was delighted with the suggestion of thc noble Duke on your right . Time teaches us many things , and thero arc kind feelings raised " time , -which I was delighted to find had nude thoir way on tho present , occasion . And , finding myself here at a social board with tho noblo Duke , his most humble admirer on thc present occasion , I do admire tho effect of time which has _brought us thus mutually here before you , a united body of our countrymen . ( Loud cheers . ) There is no victory but the victory of truth . Time has
taught it to us . ' And I am most grateful to the noble Duke for having had the courage and manliness to . say that timo has taught the lesson which wo are all glad to havo learned . ( Cheers . ) Sir , 1 acknowledge that I am one who have great faith in the people . I dare say I differ from many in that feeling ; but , I believe thc longer we live , the more we know of each other in tbo various relations of life , the more wo shall be brought to that kindly sentiment wliich tho noble Duke has expressed on tho present occasion , and that it will extend not only to this social hall , but wide abroad , and that wc shall continue what wo ave now , a united and
peaceful people , because , as the noble Law most significantly suggested , there arc causes which have made peace , the causo being that there is a sentiment in the great poople of whom my hon . friend and I are the legitimate representatives —( cheers)—wliich has _Oeen answered—providentially answered , for that was the noble Earl ' s suggestion . There has icon a providential answer to their claimstheir rising desire—their increasing knowledge . These have found their way into tho government of tho country , of whioh he—and I point to him with honour and respect—has always been a most fearless and firm supporter . ( Cheers . ) J am not in thc habit of paying compliments , but I fij « l that to
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bo due on the present occa ' siou . The _svgsestlon was made by the noblo Earl , 1 being htro as the representative of a newly-created borough , and my hon . friend being here who has , from the first , re . presented you , and I here for tho first time . StiiL bear m mind that you are a ncwl _y-creatcd borough , and I , the most humble of your representatives , and the most zealous I intend to be , return you my hearty thanks . I am proud that tlio providence of the government of this country has enabled yon howover unworthily , to he represented . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Roebuck concluded by proposing f' the Health of the Lady of the Master Cutler . " The Master Cutler replied ; and , After soveral other toasts had been proposed and duly acknowledged , the company broke up .
Parliamentary And Financial Reform, On M...
PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM , On Monday evening a numerous and important meeting of the chairmen and secretaries of the various district societies existitig in London audita vicinity , for the purpose of considering tho best means to secure an immediate , vigorous , and combined movement in favour of the objects of the National Association , was held at tho King ' s Head , Poultry . At seven o ' clock tho chair was taken by Sir Joshua Walmsley , M . P ,- , president of tho
association . The _CirAiRifA _** _. _* , after expressing his great pleasure in meeting so large and so influential an assembly , dwelt for some time on the necessity of increased means , as thc association was intended to extend its operations to all parts of thc kingdom . Ho entertained no doubt as to the different localities eventually paying their own way , and also contributing towards the parent funds , but this , of course could not be expected at first . The association was in a very flourishing condition , and had money in hand , notwithstanding the necessary outgoing expenses . ( Hear , hoar . ) The members already enrolled were upwards of 5 , 000 , besides great numbers whose names had not yet been sent in . He hoped that all veteran reformers would use their interest in the . localities to which they were connected , and ho was certain that their perseverance
and influence would soon make their opinions fashionable . Most encouraging letters had been received from all parts of thc country , expressing earnest hopes that Some of the council would go among them , and stating that they wore quito ready to come forward with pecuniary aid . ( Hear , hear . ) The Chairman then pointed out some of the obstacles which thoy had to contend against , alluding to the Whig clique in particular , and concluded a clear and eloquent speech amidst loud applause . H . Tikdal Atkinson , Esq ., then read a report of the proceedings of tho last business committee . After some remarks from Mr . Howard , Sir _Josuua Walmslet called upon the several local chairmen or secretaries , in order to give them an opportunity of stating the progress of the movement in their respective neighbourhoods . Mr . Riley , from the _Hornscy-road , expected a mcet ' ins- there in about three weeks .
Mr . Watkins said , at Brentford they were most anxious to join the parent association , lie then inquired whether there was any co-operation between the National Association aud that at Manchester . The _CiiAiRjtAX replied that Mv . Bright , M . P . for Manchester ( and who would consequently tako an interest in thc movement there ) , and also Mr . Cobden , were members of the council of this association . Thc Manchester men were far from being jealous ; they ' were most anxious to promote thc same objects .
Mr . Farmer ( Clerkenwell ) said that ho had lately seen many Anti-Corn League men , and they wero fully prepared to join the association . —Mr . Davis ( Stepney ) alluded to thc branch associations , and hoped thoy would soon bc united to thc parent society . —Mr . Bemiow ( King ' s Cross ) , after some remarks about the constitution of the association , urged tho necessity of enlisting the working classes . —Mr . Seed ( Islington ) , and Mr . Hougii ( St . Luke ' s ) , next gavo brief accounts oftho progress in their neighbourhoods . —Mr . Ratclitfb ( Hoxton New Town ) said that the cause was making
great progress m itis locality . The people made great inquiries about the land scheme , lie expected a capital meeting in the City-road next week . —Mr . _Allwright ( Greenwich ) gavo a very good account of the association in his neighbourhood . —Some other gentlemen addressed the meeting , after wliich The Ciiaikman at some length expressed his satisfaction at the proceedings of the evening . Ho was sure that much good would be derived from it . lie concluded an earnest speech amidst loud ap . plauso . Thanks having been voted to the Chairman , tho mooting separated at ten o ' clock .
The Writ Of Error Fund. Dkar Sir,—I Beg ...
THE WRIT OF ERROR FUND . Dkar Sir , —I beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5 th inst ., relative to tho caso of Mrs . M'Douall , and we have had a meeting of the committee , who aro all of opinion that the surprise which you allude to , was caused by your stating that , if the parties did not write to you , that you must fall back on the alternative , viz ., ask the prisoners to make a claim . * Rut as this affair is settled by the donors themselves , and that to all our satisfaction , wo respectfully beg leave to suggest that no more bo said about it , only to return our meed of thanks to those who have contributed tho money , and also those who have been iustrumcn _& l in raising the same .
Tho committee arc awaro of the importance of your remark , that had you paid the money over to Cobbett when requested to do so , it would have beea now nil . Thc committee hare great hopes of placing _Mi' 3 . M'Douall in such a position as to clear her of all demands , and to stock her place with a variety of small waves , china and earthenware , in addition to her publications , for one thing will help the other . You will please favour us by inscrtinc _* in the Star our kind thanks , along with Mrs . _M'Douall ' s acknowledgment of the receipt of tho money , to those honest hearts who gavo to relieve her distress . Yours very respectfully , Andrew M'Fib . Liverpool , September Oth , 1840 , Mr . Rider . .
bin , —I , this day , received your letter containing Post Office-orders ' for the sum of £ 11 7 s . 9 d ., also , tho postage stamps . Thanking you , Sir , for your kind wishes for my husband , myself , and family , and also for your trouble , I remain , yours , Ac . M . A . M'Douall . Tl , Front Portland-street , Sept . 7 th . Mr . Rider . London .
* A Claim Hail Been Indirectly Made Ujnn...
* A claim hail been indirectly made ujnn me , vrliichl could not entertain without the consent of the subscribers , which will account for my _maUi-ng the remavks I did iu tho Star of tlie 1 st ir . st . This explanation will , I tr u st , satisfy the committee , who , I verily believe , exert themselves to the utmost in furtherance of Sirs . M'Douall ' s welfare . I only wish they had considered the v _: Me , and not a 'art of the paragraph . The latter portion ought to have satisfied thciu . It was as follows * . — "If Irecehe no reply , 1 must act on tlio only alternative , namely : Ask the Victim Committee , and tlie prisoners sentented to , or subjected to labour , cither to make a claim upon me , or exonerate wc from blame , should I remit the Khole amount to Mrs . M' / Jouull . " . In compliance with the wish of the committee I givo the _ttcknowlcdgeniMit of thc receipt of the money . W . ItipEIl , .
Mr, Judge A3d The Royal Etchings. We Pub...
MR , JUDGE A _3 D THE ROYAL ETCHINGS . We published tho week before last a letter from Mr . Judge , relative to thc persecution that hc * . yas suffering on account of his connexion in the afiair of tbe Royal Etchings . The following letter , addressed to Mrs . Judge , appeared in thc Times of Wednesda-v : — "Balmoral , Sept . Sth . ** - Madam , —I am commanded to acknowledge tho receipt of vour petition to the ( Juecn for intercession in behalf ' of your husband , Jlr . Judge , and to say , that having been directed to make _ini-uivics into tho allegations brought forward by you , it appears
that they arc wholly unfounded . Neither havo Mr . Stvange ' s costs been added to Mr . Judge ' s , nor is Mr . Judge ' s debt owing to liis Royal Highness Prince Albert . "Mr ,- Judge was from the beginning liablo for thc wholo costs ; the suit against Mr . Strange was dropped from his having made his submission ; your husband , on the contrary , obliged it to proceed against him by following the opposite course , and the heaviness ofthe costs are entirely the consequence of his pertinacity , and the costs arc due tothe solicitors employed in tho causo . Any payment of costs , therefore , on thc part of her _Miycaty and thc Prince would be a gratuitous donation to vour husband . _ .
" From vom * knowledge of hi 3 unremitting effortsfor many v ' _osrs to inflict every possible injury on her Majestv _, the Prince , their family , and the Court , by a system of espionage into , misrepresentation and viilifymg- of , all the acts of tlieir privato life , you will _botho best pulge whether he deserves such a boon at their hands . Nevertheless , it is repugnant to tbo feelings of her Majesty and his Royal High * _, ners , that innocent persons liko yourself and children should suffer in a cause with which their names aro in any way _connect , ami _Iamcom _** raanded to forward to you a check for £ 189 , with which you may pay your husband ' s costs , an'l extricate * him from prison and may ho in futuro support his family by a mure honourable industry . Requesting you will acknowledge the rccoipt oi this money , " I am , Ifaim , your ob _<* 4 i _* M servant , « Mrs . Judge , - 0 , E . Anson ..
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 15, 1849, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_15091849/page/5/
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