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TBE LA 2 TD . ' THE LAND I A Parody on " The Sea ! the Sea !' The land ! the land ! our native land ! Bncombered by a tyrant band Of idle drones , Trho live at ease Upon the labour of the btea—Whs " toQ not , neither do they spin , " Yet rieb profusion revel in ; Although to labour they refuse , They claim all labour ' s sons produce : An idle , selfish , worthless crew , Who nought but mischief ever do—A bass , destntetive , tyrant bud , Usurpers of our native land !
2 jotb , I lore my aahve land 1 And cheerfully would lead a hand To force the usurper * of oar soil—The plunderers of our honest toil , To labour ' s sons to yield their right , Or qttafl before their xo&teftless might ; To grant the working millions" prayer , The fruits of industry to share ; To lirten to the people " * voice , Enact the Charter of their choice ; From tyrants wrest the just demand , The freedom of our native land !
Our land ! our land ! our native land ! Soon may a noble patriot band , United is the sacred cause Of equal rights and equal laws , Puissant armed with truth and right , Triumphant put their foes to Sight ; Or teach them to submit to share , In common with each fellow-heir , The bounties which the earth affords To all who labour , Blares or lords ; ' Ma . tTiVy . iTi tl $ s Chartists * jast demand , The freedom of their native land ! James Fbexch , Keweastle . Staffordshire .
O'CONNOR'S WELCOME . SXTSO BT KB . BEYCE , IK THE GREAT HALL 9 F THE BAZAAB ., OK THE EYEMXG OF THE DEMOSSIBATION FOB O ' COSHOB . To tyranny farewell , O'Connor * left his cell The chieftain comes forth ; He comes to fight for all—Be comes to disenthrall The children of the North . He live * for us—for us he'd die , Then let your broadest banners fly , Our hearts beat as of yore . The thistle and bine-bell bequeath—Glorious be oar champion's wreath By many a laurel more .
Enshrined in eTery breast , The noblest and the best , As bright as ever shone ; The hero of the &zh \ , In ail his moral mi ^ bt , Te Tictory leads us on . ~ fl \ -rn nobly rally round—arise , And with your welcomes ring the skies ; The glebs will echoing roar—Our wild wind free will proudly breathe Fragrance e ' er our Marshal ' s wreath . To add one laurel more .
God-like # nr hero rides O ' er faction ' s surging tides , With principle his guide ; Long may he it maintain , And soon in triumph claim The Charter for his bride . Then freedom o ' et the world shall beam , And Justice , hovering on the wing , When all his fights are o ' er , From immortality bequeath To FeargB * an eternal wreath—One glorious laurel more ! Thomas Gillespib . Glasgow , October , IS 11 .
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ABEBBEEK . —For some time back the weather has been very unstead j , and Tery nnfavourabJe for harvest operations . For the last fortnight there has been very little field work done , and pone of the crops hare been got in ; indeed , if there is not * speedy change for the better , the standing crop , as also that already cut , will be entirely destroyed . On Friday night last , there was some frost ; on Saturday morning it was dull and cloudy , and about twelve o'clock there was a violent hail shower , which lasted for about half an hoar , and abont four o ' clock the rain began to descend in buckets' full , as
the saying is , aad almost continued unabated until the Sabbath morning . God help the poor , if such weather continues , hundreds of whom are walking the streets unwillingly idle ; those who haTe work are scarcely able to supply themselves and families with the necessaries of life . If such a state of things continues , the people , in the madness of despair , will be driven to desperation , and then , woe to the oppressor 1 0 ! little did Sir Bob know the distress that pervades the country , or he would not hare prorogued the den of spoliators until he had done something for . tbe starring millions .
CASlaSLE . —Cbcbi . a > -d Brctai Co ? rc > cci op THE MaSTOL OF Colefell-hill Workhouse , in the Pabish op Saint MaBy s without . —We bad hitherto congratulated onrselres on the mild administration of the New Poor Law by the Board of Guardians and their servants ; indeed , we may say , that that cruel and unchristian law has never fully come into operation here . An attempt was made sometime back in the Board of Guardians to carry a notion for the building of a new baetile , for there were certain heartless Whig " feebsofers" who displayed a smog desire to hare the law carried oat in til its horrible deformity ; bnt tVi ^ Va to the people , who , perceiving this , returned a majority of members to the Board who were opposed to this
measure ; bo that the party anxious for the building of a new Bastile were successfully frustrated in their intentions ; and we hare remained just as we were previous to the passing of the New Poor Law Bill , with the exception of a certain classification haying taken place . There are three houses , one for children , one for males , and the other for females . The first of these has been well conducted , and through the laudable exertions of several members of the Board of Guardians , a very extended and liberal system of education has been introduced ; which is creditable to those gentlemen , and which must , finally prove very beneficial to the poor , but unfortunate inmate ? . Of the second we have heard no serious complaints . Bnt we regret to say , that we cannot speak thn 3 favourably of the third ; the abode of females and infant children , where , above all others ,
the milk of human kindness ought to abound ; for surely it is enough to be subjected to the confinement and scanty fare of a workhouse , without being subjected to the most wanton attacks and harshness on the part of the master of the place . We were slow to believe the various reports which we have beard , of the cruel and heartless treatment to which the inmates of this place were said to be subjected ; and to satisfy ourselves of the accuracy of these reports , we proceeded to parties who had been inmates , but who w ere obliged to leave the house , though in extreme poverty , in consequence of the harsh and overbearing toaduct of the master , Mr . Joseph Kixon . The facts which we gathered axe nearly as follow : —It appears that a certain apartment in the house is set apart for women with young cnildren , and that a certain quantity of wheaten bread is allowed to make sods for thA inmnta . The women
in this apartment had made themselves a little tea , aad while partaking of it , were discovered by * ir . rtixon , and for which horrible crime be treated them with great harshness , and stopped the allowance of bread to the children . Surely , those little innocents were guilty of no crime , that they should urns be deprived of the little sustenance allowed Mem and made to suffer the biting pangs of hunger , ior the faults of their mothers . In consequence " of "if * , two of the mothers , unable ) onfeer to hear the cries , and bear with the sufferings of their infants , with that intrepidity , hononrable to the feelings of a ao . neT , actu&Uj scaled the walls of the prison , and went and purchased a little bread for their « arnng infants . This act was discovered and made Known to Mr . 2 \ ixon , on his arrival at home ; when ne examined the women ' s apartments , and havitfg discovered the little bread deprived them of it , and m a state of rage and indignation he went from one
room to another , abusing and alarming the inmates , *?? tnreatfcning them with punishment , until two o ' clock m the morning . Next day he carried his "tfeats into execution , by compelling every womaa * LZ e ^^ the ?*** ereJ 7 k * tf hour &t the sound of a belL Some of the women , in oonseqnence of this cruel and wanton treatment , gave in their notices to leave the house , which we believe ib live hours , determined to beg their bread rather inaa remain longer to be subjected to such wanton ana cruel treatment . One poor creature , whose tone was up about two o ' clock was kept in the house oanl seven o ' clock at night , and then tuned out to r ^ wj in a c old and desolate world , with lour helpless children , in the dark ; and , what is Btui more unfeeling than all * he rest , her children were stripped of their does and stockings , and sent
* r vj mother in thi 3 starving condition . -lens had the heart-broken mother , with the two younges ; cnildren in her arms , and the other two cunging to her garments—to wend her way through uie miry roads , a distance of a mile or upwards . J-nese are the simple facts , as related to us , without ine slightest colouring on our parts—We have nothing extenuated , nor set down aught in malice , " nor Ehall we make a siisgle remark on the conduct w Uns overseer ; but leave him in the hands of the
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Boara of Guardians , who , we fear not , will narrowly look into his conduct . We had almost forgot to mention one circumstance , which is utterly disgraceful to Mr . Nixon , and that is , at the dinner table , the other day , in the presence of a great number of women and children , he made use of the most brutal and obscene language , ( such as we will not here repeat , ) towards a young woman who had been so unfortunate as to have an illegitimate child , and actually offered every woman a shilling who would kick the unfortunate creature about the yard ! Oar heart sickens at the bare recital of euch horrible enormitie s , and we are apt to exclaim , with the poet : — " Where is thy arm , Oh ! vengeance , where the rod That smote the foes of Zkra and of God ?" —Correspondent .
STBOXTD . —On Wednesday , Oct . 6 th , Mr . John Pickard , rate-gatherer , put an end to his existence by suspending himself to a beam in the attic , by means of his neckerchief , in which was placed a small wire to strengthen it : he was much esteemed by all who knew him . —Same day , a most diabolical attempt was made upon the life of a respectable female , near the Mill House , on the road leading to Brisley from Stroiii . The ruffian , after being foiled in bis purpose , stripped her of her clothes , tad left her to go a distance of two miles and a half in tbe game condition . A reward of £ 50 is offered for the offender . —On Saturday , the 9 th , a person named Foulks , put an end to his Ufa by hanging himself at White ' s Hill , in the parish of Strond . —Same day , a person named Monks , a man of loose character , attempted self-destruction by hanging himself to the bed-post , at his own house , but was prevented by his daughter .
SIBBXHTGHABI . Great Church Rate Meettivg . —In opposition to ninety-nine out of every hundred people in Birmingham , the stnpid and bigotted churchwardens , Kimberley and Boucher , not content with their former defeat , determined on calling a meeting on Friday last , at the Town Hall , of those who are liable to the direct payment of poorrates , in order to make an application for a rate of sixpenoe in the pound , very few houses under £ 20 yearly rental paying their rates direct , so that the worthies calculated on having it all their own way . The working men , however , determined to be present , and entered the Town Hall , in great numbers , long before the time of meeting . A stormy scene took place previous to the chair being taken ,
occasioned by the tomfoolery of Mr . Bouober , who thrust himself into the seat which should be occupied by the Chairman . The business began at eleven o ' clock , and after a vast deal of sparring en both sides , in which Messrs . M'DonnelL , Douglas , Thompson , and others , toak part , Mr . Alderman Weston was elected Chairman by an overwhelming majority . The church-rate party were about to demand a poll in favour of Mr . Guttridge , but ultimately agreed to allow Mr . Weston to take the chair . The estimated expences of bell ringing , surplice washing , &c , having been gone into , Mr . Alston moved , " That a rate of sixpence in the pound be granted . " Mr . R . K . Douglas moved that the rate should not be
granted . Upon the question being put , nearly every Hand was held up agaiast the rate , and a few white gloves in favour of it . Mr . White addressed the meeting , and blamed the Whigs and sham Reformers for not doing away with the rates altogether when they had the power of doing so ; he would nevertheless oppose the rate . Mr . Collins also opposed the rate . The church-rate pany demanded a poll , which was appointed to take place that evening , and continue until four o ' clock on the following Thursday . The polling proceeds with great spirit , and up to the time of our writing ( Tuesday evening ) , there is a majority of 2 , 000 against the rate .
Police . —Nothing can exceed the diFgusting scenes which daily take place at the Publio-office of this town . On Thursday last , a man named Bates , was brought before the magistrates , at the instance of a miserable looking attorney , who said he was employed by a society for the prosecution of felona . The enormous crime laid against the prisoner , a toil-worn button-maker , was , that he had some buttons in his possession , the property of his employer , Mr . Elliot , for whom Bates had worked for ten years . The buttons were produced by a great mountain of flesh in policeman ' s clothes , who deposed to finding the buttons in the bottom of a teacaddy on the mantelpiece . He produced them with great pomp , and when fairly opened to public view ,
there appeared about a score of rusty old buttons , which would not sell for a penny at any " odda and ends" in the kingdom . The man said he had worked ten yean for Mr . Elliot , who , by-the-bye , is a great devotee at Carr ' s-lane chapel , aud as might be supposed , had , perhaps once in three months , picked up a rusty button , which might be used when others had dropped from his tattered garments . He said he had brought them from the workshop . A little snivelling clerk , identified some of the property , ( about three buttons , ) after which the pettifogger tried with all his might to get the man committed , as aa example . After a vast deal of solemn shaking of heads and long looks , the man , after suffering some previous imprisonment , was discharged with a lecture from the solons on the bench , on the awful
crime of taking two or three rusty buttons during ten years , in which time he had perhaps earned ten pounds for bis master for every button produced as evidence against him . Another case was that of a poor old woman named Caroline Baker , who was charged by a welJ-dressed young woman , named Walker , with stealing a bottle-jack . The only evidence produced was that of another young female , who said that she saw the poor old woman , who is a neighbour of theirs , with something under her apron . Thec&so was dismissed , but the question to be asked is , what compensation are injured people to receive when they are thrust into a prison at the whim of every vrell-dressed scoundrel . Daring the whole of those trials , about twelve lazy policemen were lounging on the seats . When will those rascalities come to an end ?
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The Bishop of Exeter . —Our Right Rev . and respected diocesan is struck , off the burgess list ; he was objected to by the Working Men ' s Association . — Western Times . Cautiopt to Scolds . —A few dayB ago a woman , in the neighbourhood of Hawarden , in a paroxysm of passion , whilst delivering a family lecture to one of her daughters , actually dislocated her lower jaw , and her chin falling upon her chest , instantly paralysed all powers of further ejaculation . An eminent surgeon residing in the neighbourhood was called in , who experienced much difficulty in reducing it , the patient suffering the most excruciating pain during the operation . —Carnarvon Herald .
Htjsr Extkaohdikaby . —We are informed that the Earl of Devon ' s harriers came across a donkey last week , and gave cbase to the poor animal , who was enjoying himself with the pleasing reflections that his friends were at last in office . His meditations were , however , very brief , tor the hounds ran into him , and before they could be called off , the unhappy donkey was torn to pieces . If every ass that travels near Lord Devon ' s princely domain is to be subjected to this peril , we fear that the tollkeepers will soon have to abandon their gates . — Western Times .
Loss of ah Emigeant Ship , the Urania . —On Friday , accounts arrived at Lloyd ' s of the wreck of the Urania , an emigrant ship belonging to Liverpool , which occurred on the night of Thursday week last , on West Hoyle Bank , at Mostyn . She had 208 emigrants on board , and was on her passage to Sydney , New South Wales , but providentially every soul was saved by means of the life-boats stationed on the shore . The ship has become a total wreck , having partially gone to pieces . ' Rehabkable Robbebt and Restitution . —A few months ago the house of Mr . Millington , watchmaker and jeweller , Symonds-street , Clerkenwell , was entered and robbed of a variety of watches and jewellery to a considerable amount , but in spite of the most unremitting exertions , no clue could be obtained to the discovery of the offenders . On Friday afternoon , whilst Mr . Millington was conversing
with a customer in his shop , a parcel was delivered by the Parcels' Delivery Company , which was found to contain a number of watches very carefully packed in wool , and also a quantity of jewellery , all of which were immediately recognised as the stolen property above-mentioned . On iurther searching the box , Mr . Millington found a letter , written in a disguised hand , stating that the thief , repenting of his dishonesty , and having by the death of a relative obtained the means of { quitting the country for ever , had himself redeemed Mr . Millington ' s property , and determined by restitution to make as fall an amend as possible . The letter bore no signature , but the writer further stated that circumstances which he could not explain had thrown him , for a time , into vicious courses as the only means of gaining a subsistence . Mr . Millington believes that the party had formerly been in bis service *
Another Strike at the New Houses op Parliament . —On Thursday morning week the whole of the " roughers , " and a good many of the carvers , proceeded to the above building , in order to fetch away their tools , having come to the determination , on leaving their employment the previous evening , 4 iot to work with the masons that are at present engaged there . This was also the time * t which the men employed at the Woolwich Dock-yard and the Nelson Monument had been ordered to strike by the Society . Upwards of 100 additional masons weru
taken on , and commenced work on Thursday morning , so that in this department of the works there is every probability of the usual number being engaged in a very short time , as the active system of recruiting adopted by Messrs . Gnssel and Peto in different parts of the country , has already been the means of producing nearly 10 © fresh h&ndB . Many of the old hands wear a piece of blue riband , in order that they may be distinguished from the non-Unionists , or blacks , of which class the new hands are composed .
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Lord Eliot , while riding to his office at Dublin Castle from tho Chief Secretary ' s lodge on Thursday last , was thrown from his horee , and bruised and stunned by the fall . Sign of the Times—A list , containing the names of 721 persons , occupiers of houses in the parish of Oldswinford , recommended by a vestry meeting , and sanctioned by the overseers , to be exoused the payment of the last poor-rate , was last week laid before the bench at the petty sessions , for their signature . — Staffordshire Examiner .
Insurrection in Spain . —The latest intelligence from Spain informs us that General Ayerbe , who was in command of Saragossa , had been replaced by General Castanada , from Victoria . Tho Government is composed of the Marquis of Almeida , Pietro y Gaaa , and Montnesoa . In Bilboa , young men were recruited for the service of the Queen . General Alchala continues at Tolosa . Urbistondo and other chiefs continue to occupy Borgara , and endeavour to stir up the country . Corunna is quiet . No news from Pampeluna ,
A Sporting Doctor . — The medical profession furnishes its quota of ( fox-hunting ) enthusiasts , and many highly hononrable traits are recorded of them . The following , for example : —A medical gentleman , of the name of Hanster , residing near Newbury , ordered his gardener to set a trap for some vermin that infested his garden . As ill luck would have it , & fox was found in it in the morning with his leg broken . On its being taken to the doctor , he exclaimed , " Why did you not call me up in the night , that I might set the leg V Better late than never ; he did set the leg ; the fox recovered , and was killed in due form after a capital run . —Quarterly Review .
Horrid , ip True . —A lady of Algiers , who some time ago buried one of her children , recently obtained permission from the municipal authorities to have the grave and coffin opened , for the purpose of placing in the latter a still-born infant . The coffin was found to be entirely empty , and an inquiry being Bet on foot as to the cause of the disappearance of the remains of the first child , it was ascertained that . the gravedigger , who is the owner ef an immense number of pigs , and who supplies most of the pork-butchers of Algiers , fed his pigs with the corpses which he buried . la his house were large
quantities of human flesh chopped up , and , on examining the graves in the cemetery , every coffin was found empty . A discovery was also made in the house of the gravedigger of jewellery to the value of about 50 , 000 francs j which had been buried with the bodies . The criminal is arrested , and the prosecution is going on ; bat what a dreadful reflection it is for many persons to think that they may have been eating pork fed with the flesh of their own relatives 1 The nse of pork has been interdicted for some time , and all the gi avedigger ' s pigs have , by order of the Procureur-General , been killed and instantly buried .
In the last Inspector of Prisons' Report a curious passage is given from the journal of the Chaplain of Knutsford House of Correction . The Rev . gentleman journalises as follows : — " Visited the solitary cells ; found in them t John , about twenty years of age ; he was extremely ignorant , knew nothing of Christ , and very little of God . His father is aflatman on the river Weaver . Never went to school . Acknowledged that he knew it was tcrong to steal , bnt he never knew i { be / ore , for his father told him every one did it . " The chaplain is
a little hard on the poor fellow ' s ignorance on religious matters ; the latter could hardly be expected to know so much about onr Saviour and the Deity as the chaplain , who is bound to cultivate a professional acqnaintanca with snoh subjects . It might be equally difficult to impress the guilt of stealing on the prisoner ' s mind , especially as his father bad told him that M every one did it . " The latter , bythe-way , is described as a M flat-man ; " he seems , nevertheless , to understand the ways of the world tolerably well .
Chase Extraordinary . —A miner , residing not many miles from the Land ' s End , who had been in the habit for some time past of inflicting severe punishment on his wife , a very pretty little woman , for the most trifling offences , proceeded so far with his brutality , that her patience became at length exhausted , and she went to a neighbouring magistrate to swear the peace against him . A warrant was immediately issued , and delivered to the constable , who repaired to a neighbouring parish , where the delinquent resided in a state of separation from his wife . It being early , the constable found him in bed , and immediately ordered him to turn out aad go with him . The husband promptly obeyed , and having put on his waistcoat and jicket , asked leave
of the officer to go into the next room to put on hie trousers , which had been left there the ni ^ ht before . As he had no shoes or stockings on , the request wag granted ; but the prisoner finding himself out of the sight of the constable , determined to make his escape . He therefore cleared the stairs at a bound , and before the constable knew where he was , he was running across the country at a fearful pace . The officer and another mau immediately followed him , but he led them a run of upwards of two miles and a half , during which he cleared at a bound old shafts , hedges , and furze bushes , until he reached the mine where he worked , and descended the ladder .
The constable guarded , as he thought , all egress from the mine , and then he and the mine captain descended ; but the prisoner led them another chase through all the subterraneous passages , and at length bolted up one of the shafts , which in the hurry had not been guarded . On reaching grass , he set off again , and did not stop till he arrived at his own houte . where he now lies in great danger from the cuts and bruises he received in his feet . All proceedings against him are said to be . stopped ; the punishment he has inflicted on himself being more severe th&n a month at the treadmill . —Plymouth Journal .
Horrid Murder at Darfield , near Barnslky . —The following are the particulars oonnected with one of the most diabolical and coolly-premeditated murders that has ever been committed in this part of the country . What renders the event more shockifig is the fact that the unfortunate victim was assassinated by mistake , owing , it is supposed , to his being in age , appearance , and dress , very similar to the person marked out by the murderers . The deceased was a young man , named Thomas Dep ' edge , about 21 , a farming servant , in the employ of Mr . T . Heptenstall , of Billingley , near Darfield . The murder was committed on the turnpike-road , between the two places , and very near the cross-roads leading from Darfield to Doncaster , Pontefract , and
Rotherham . It appears , that on Monday night , two boat haulers , named Joseph and William Lodge , residing at Wotubwell , were returning from Barnsley fair , and when they had got as far as Worsbrough-hill , a ? hort distance from Barnsley , they became engaged in a quarrel with two men , named Marsdeu and Mills , who were walking on the road . Joseph Lodge got off his horse , and attacked the two men , giving one & severe bite on the cheek , and almost biting the fingers off the hand of the other . He received himself some very severe scratches and bruises , which sfeem to have exasperated him , and roused him to a determination of deadly revenge . Marsden and Mills having picked up the hat which Joseph Lodge had lost in the scuffle , proceeded ou the road home ,
and called at the Ring of Bells public-honse at Darfield-bridge , where they met with Thomas Depledge and some companions , who were also returning from the fair . In the meantime the two Lodges , who are brothers , had gone back to Barnsley , evidently with the intention of collecting a force for the purpose of assisting in their revengeful purpose . They called , with their companions , one of whom was a nephew , named John Lodge , at all the beer-houses and public-houses on the road , and at length , their friends having left them , the three Lodges entered the publichouse at Darfield-bridge , where they found Joseph's hat on tbo table , and saw the two men with whom they had quarrelled . Some suspicious expressions fell from them there , and they were perceived to be
watching for Marsden and Mills leaving the house . Some evil purpose was so apparent , that Mills was strongly advised not to leave the house that night . At length , however , Marsden and Mills , along with Depledge and several others , left the house , and proceeded homewards towards Billing ley . When they had got to the Milnhouses , a short distance from Darfield , the two former went forward before the others . At the cross roads they had gained ground a good deal ; and near this place Depled ge , it is snppo&ed , in consequence of hearing footstep 3 behind , and wishing to apprise the men of some danger , left his friends and proceeded forward at a quicker pace . Joseph and William Lodge then came up , spoke to the party behind , and walked sharply past
One was in his shirt sleeves , which were doubled up , and carried a large hedge stake . When they had gone about a hundred yards farther , a very severe blow was heard by those who were in the rear . They hastened forward , and found their companion , Depledge , lying bleeding on the road ; On raising him up , he immediately expired . His mouth and nose were bleeding profusely , and it was found that he had received a dreadful blow on the face , which had broken the bones of his nose , and completely flattened it . The lifeless body was immediately conveyed by his companions to Milnhouses . Almost directly after the murder , the two Lodges , running at full speed , passed Marsden and Mills on the road ; one of them dropped a large hedge stake , which was afterwards found by the constable ; and
they then turned down a lane leading to WombweJl , where they were both taken into custody the Bame night . John Lodge , the nephew , had left them at Darfield-bridge . An inquest was held upon the body of the ill-fated man on Wednesday , at the Ring of Bells public-house , before Mr . Thomas Badger , the Coroner . The greatest excitement prevailed in the sequestered little village of Darfield . The Jury heard evidence of the facts abovo stated until five in the afternoon , when the inquest was adjourned until the following day . On Thursday the inquiry was resumed , and after some additional evidence had been taken , the Coroner summed up , and the Jury returned a verdict of " Wiliul Murder ' arainst Joseph and William Lodge , who were fully committed to take their trial at the ensuing Assizes .
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The greatest distress prevails at this moment among the working classes of the metropolis . The number of unemployed tailors and shoemakers is daily increasing , and the Spitalfields weavers are giving themselves op to despair . The scenes of misery and want , evon ia that distressed district , are qaite unprecedented . . Destruction of a Cotton Mill at Glasgow by r irb . —The Glasgow Argits contains an account of a destructive fire which occurred on Wednesday night at the Lancefield Company ' s cotton-spinning works , the property of Messrs . William and Alexander Graham and Company , of Glasgow . The works were very extensive , and gave employment to no less than 1 . 100 persons . The fire commenced
m what is called the picking-room , which is situated on the top flat of the old or south mill , among some ootton . How it caught fire no one can tell ; but the su pposition is that a spark * Btruok out by the collision of a pieoe of iron with some part of the machinery , may have fallen among the cotton and set it in fl * mes . Buckets of water , it appears , were always m readiness for a contingency or this nature , and the master of the picking-room immediately had recourse to one of these to extinguish the flames ; but the volume had become too broad to be acted upon by the quantity of water which he had at his command . From the cotton on the floor it soon spread with a celerity which defied all attempts to stay its progress . In a space of time inoouoeivably short the flames were bursting from the windows and the roof ; they blazed unchecked , and scarcely half-an hour elapsed before a large portion of the roof came down . Two fire-engines were on the spot with a
promptitude which deserves high approbation ; but it was apparent from the first that to save the south mill was a work of utter impossibility . Thence the flames speedily communicated with the front buildiug , and the whole of its roof aad the greater part of the interior were destroyed . The extension of the fire to the front building caused the greatest apprehension for the Bafety of the new mill , which scood a few feet to the north of it ; and the most vigorous efforts were made to save it . We are happy to say that those efforts were successful , but still the loss will be very great ; not less , it is supposed , than £ 30 , 000 . The insurance , however , will cover this amount . From 300 to 400 people will be thrown out of employment . In the present state of trade there is little or no hope of their obtaining employment 1 elsewhere . A great proportion are females , all of them having dependents , more or less numerous , upon their labour .
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BURY . —According to request and announcement , Mr . Doyle , ef Manchester , lectured in the Working Man's Hall , on the question of the Corn Laws , on Monday night He addressed the meeting for an hour or better , and then challenged discussion ; but no One had the hardihood to oppose him . He went into the question in all its ramifications , quoting largely from Campbell ' s work , proving that a repeal without accompanying measures , and with the present state of the franchise , would be a curse , instead of a blessing , to the people . The meeting was highly delighted with Mr . Doyle ' s very able discourse . A vote of thanks
being moved to the lecturer , Mr . Doyle returned the compliment , and advised every working man , who wished to view the question of the Corn Laws ia a proper manner , immediately to procure for himself the book written by Mr . Campbell , Secretary to the Executive , . and when every man has lead that work he will be able to lecture himself . Mr . Doyle will lecture again on Monday , the 25 th , when he will bs willing to meet any Corn Law repealer to discuss the question whether their repeal , without accompanying measures , will be of any benefit to the working classes ; but if there will be no person to discuss the question , he will lecture on the causo of the distress of the people .
LONDON . —Discussion on Chartism and the Corn Laws—On Friday evening last , a discussion took place at the Social Hall , Juhn-street , Tottenham Court Road , on the question " Whether Chartism or a Repeal of the Corn Laws would lend most to relieve the distress of the country . " The Hall was crowded to excess , and the chair having been taken by Mr . Abbey , at the appointed time , Mr . Farrow opened the question on the side of tbe Chartists by reading a letter from Mr . Hearne , a Corn Law Repealer , who had challenged the St . Pancras Chartists , a few days previous ; he was in consequence invited to attend , but he had since got a fresh light upon the subject , for he declined attending , stating as his reason that he thought it impolitic to bring the two parties into open collision . Mr . Farrow
then entered into an excellent explanatory detail of tbe principles of the People ' s Charter , and detailed the evils of our manufacturing system as exemplified in lbs factory , and called upon them , one and all , to unite for the Charter , as a remedy that would relieve not only the Corn Laws , but every other national grievance . — Dr . ShoUkie said nothing was so easy as to deceive the great mass of the people . They had been deceived by the cry that cheap food would produce low wages , whereas it was a well known fact , proved by the statistics , that this was not the case ; it mattered not to a man what amount of money he earned , it was the quantity of produce which he c-juid purchase with it He was for supporting every measure of reform . If a society was started for the purpose of draining or
paving our narrow alleys and courts , or any other progressive measure , he would give it his countenance . —Mr . C . F . Ooodfellow said the last speaker bad travelled wide of the subject , but he would confine himself to the argument of instalments . We are willing to receive any instalment , but we will not agitate for it—we will not divide and weaken those energies the concentrated power of which are necessary for the attainment of that which will relieve us of all monopolies . — Mr . Lloyd Jones was rather disappointed to hear so little said on tb « relative value of the two propositions . It mattered not whether these men were Biocere J the question was , which was most calculated to remove the distress—which would tend most to improve the moral happiness of the people . If for the sake of
argument , he admitted that all the Corn Law repealers were dishonest , and all tbe Chartists honest , still if the dishonest men proposed measures which would benefit the community , would that be a reasonable argument for their rejection ? He did not believe the Corn Law repeal would produce the great effects many anticipated —he did not believe that it would tend greatly to advance the moral or physical condition of the people . The supply of foreign corn necessary in this country was a mtre fraction , compared with that grown at home . Supply was regulated by demand ; the demand for labour in the manufacturing market would only be in proportion to tbe demand for corn ; the quantity of corn consumed would necessarily be very limited , while our power of manufacturing goods would , by the aid of machinery , be almost unlfraftable . The consequence would be , there would be a glut in tbe market ; bands would be thrown out of employ ; they would be obliged to compete with and undersell others , and all
would again be la a state of confusion . Mr . Parry , in a long speech , replied to Mr . Jones . Mr . Ruffy Ridley , in the course of a long speech , went into a valuable detail of statistics of the rate of wages , prices of materials , &c . in foreign nations , and inquired what benefit it would be to tbe working classes of this country , to see a large loaf in a window , while the pane of glass hindered them from obtaining it . He shewed that , by giving the people political power , they would no longer be at the expence of maintaining such an enormous and useless Church and State Establishmentthat they would no longer be compelled to maintain such an expensive military and naval force—that they would no loDger dare to appropriate such enormous suras under the item of secret service money , &c , and concluded on eloquent address amidst much cheering . Tbe subject for next Friday was decided to be" Which is most worthy of agitation , Socialism or Chartism ?"
BIRMINGHAM . —Public Meetings . —A public meeting was held at the Chartist meeting-room , Freeman-stieet , on Monday evening last , Mr . Thorpe in the chair . Mr . Wilkinson , sub-Secretary , read a circular from the Executive at Manchester , explaining the necessity of the Association exerting themselves to carry out the plans laid down by the Executive . The Chairman then called upon Mr . John Mason , of Newcastle-upon-Tyne , to deliver a lecture . Mr . Mason proceeded at great length to lay down the glorious objects for which the Chartists were struggling , and , after a beautiful display of manly and energetic oratory on the grievances of the peoplb , he adverted to the case ef M'Leod , and commented on the effect which a war with America would produce on the Chartist movement He said that the Chartists would not consent to be
made the instruments of tyranny , and would not fight in defence of an odious aristocracy , who were the sole cause of the sufferings endured by tbe industrious classes of Great Britain . There were bounds to human endurance , and he hoped that before Sir Robert Peel entered into a war with the freemen of America , that he would enfranchise the working classes of this country . Some of the Tory papers , in speaking of war with America , had warned the Americans that they hod some millions of slaves ready t » revolt , bat the sapient writ ers seemed to forget that there were also millions of famishing slaves ia Great Britain , anxious for an opportunity of throwing off the galling yoke by which they were fettered . He then described tbe great sacrifices which had been nude by other nations for the establishment of liberty , and pointed out the results which would follow tbe establishment oA tbe People ' s Charter , and concluded a most brilliant and animated ' speech by calling on all thr ^ e who had
not previously done so to enrol V ieir name * in the ranks of freedom , by joining th « . Natf onal Charter Association . He was loudly cheered throu vhout and » t down amidst enthusiastic applause . Mr . 'George White next addressed the meeting ; He laid ' that he had no need to attempt anything in the ib ape of a speech , after the splendid address which bad ? * en dellvered by Mr . Mason . He rtood before the ; a for the purpose of introducing necessary business . He then explained the subject connected with tb e National Petition for 1842 , which bad been draw n up by the Executive daring their stay in Birmingh / on , and after dwelling on the glaring disparity in the ' pay of various useless parties , and the paltry sum dole a out to those without whom society could not posstf , \ j exist , ns set forth ia the petition ; be showed the » ecesslty of every man who was not a slave at heart , ft' verting himself to procure signatures to It He also referred to the election of delegates to a Convention , wf jch would assemble
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for tbe purpose of superintending the presentation of the petition , and hoped that the people would not only see that it was numerously signed , bnt that proper and well tried men would Deselected to see that it was received in a proper manner by those who usurped the power of the nation . He then read two addresses from the Chartists of London , wherein they bore testimony to the upright conduct of Mr . John Fussell , whom some parties had been representing as a spy . Mr ; John Wilkinson , sub-Secretary , then presented himself , for the purpose of declaring the state of the poll for the election of two Councillors in the room of Messrs . Nisbett and Lynell , who bad resigned . The candidates were Messrs . F > Corbett , W . Ihome , Vaughan , and Sptaka . The votes were taken by ballot , Mr . Frederick Corbett , and Mr . Walter Thome , were declared duty elected . Mr . Vaughan declared htoaelf satisfied with the manner in which the election was conducted , after which the meeting separated .
SundaT Eveniko Lectdee . —Mr . Mason lectured in the Chartist room . Freeman-street , on Sunday evening last , at half-past six , and gave groat satisfaction Several persons applied for cards at the conclusion . CARLISLE . —Proceedings of the Council of the Carlisle Radical Association . —On Saturday evening last , the members of the Council were busily engaged in superintending a raffle , which they bod got up in behalf of Wm . Blake , who will be tried this week , at Cockermonth . for an alleged assault on one of the watchmen during the late election for the borough . Great exertions were made ; and we are happy in being able to state that a sufficient sum of money was raised to fee Mr . Ramshay , the leading barrister at the Sessions , so that poor Blake will be ably defended , and ,
no doubt , cleared , if anything like justice be done him . The Council held another meeting on Sunday evening , when Mr , Joseph Richardson , the secretary , read the National Petition for 1842 , which appeared in the Star of last Saturday . The Petition was highly applauded by all present as a most perfect and able document , which does great credit to the Executive . On the motion of Mr . Bowman , seconded by Mr . J . B , Hanson , Mr . Arthur , bookseller , was- ordered to procure 100 copies of the Petition from the Star office , with a view to circulate them in various districts ; after which public meetings were to be called for the adoption of the same ; and every exertion is to be made to procure signatures . The Council are also about to make arrangements for the suitable reception of Mr . Feargus O'Connor .
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VALE OF LEVEN DEMONSTRATION . GREAT TORCH-LIGHT MEETING ! On Thursday , Oct . 14 th , Feargus O'Connor , Esq . paid his visit to the Vale of Lev en . Some little misunderstanding bad arisen between the people of the Vale and Paisley , each demonstration having been fixed for the same day . Mr . O'Connor decided upon being at Levenon Thursday , aad preparations were made accordingly . About half-p " ost twelve o ' clock the steamer arrived at Dumbarton quay , which was really covered with human beings , who received the distinguished advocate of Universal Suffrage amid deafening acclamations . The Dumbarton carpenters attended in a body , although the masters attempted to dissuade them from attending ; yet these same masters , Tories in politics , had no objections to give them permission to attend meetings , when seeking tbe overthrow of a Whig Ministry .
The operatives of Leven , having many of them been hindered from attending at mid-day , Mr . O'Connor staid at Dumbarton till six o ' clock at night , at the particular request of tbe operatives there . Mr . O'Connor met them in public meeting , and with music went through the town , a place to address them being secured . He gave an eloquent speech on the occasion , alike distinguished by dose reasoning and withering sarcasm ; and after urging them to unite with their fellow-countrymen to aid in carrying the Charter , retired amid the plaudits of the assembly-Mr . William Thomason then followed Mr . O'Con > nor , and pointed out the obligation laid upon every man to aid in emancipating their fellow-subjects from the miseries of class legislation , and concluded by sub * mitting a motion expressive of confidence in Mr . O'Connor , and of their resolution to petition to aid in carrying tbe Charter , which was carried amidst loud acclamations .
At six o ' clock the coach left Dumbarton with Mr . O'Connor for tbe Vale , along with the carpenters , and were met near Renton by hundreds of men and women with torches in scores , which literally illuminated the heavens . Tbey joined Mr . O'Connor just at the commencement of the avenue leading to Renton , the hundreds upon hundreds of voices uniting with cheers , which ran like thunder along the vale . Toe carriage , having paused till the procession , composed principally of carpenters and printers , was completely formed , and the two bands of music having struck up , the solid column of human beings began to move through Renton , and a more imposing sight can scarcely be conceived . Before and behind was a range of human beings , and hundreds of torches flaming , to which we saw no termination , and which seemed to moke the vale literally one blaze of light .
Having passed through Renton , the Alexandria , Bonbill , and also the Jameston Chartists , joined the procession . Here tbe salutations again commenced ; and what with tbe rolling of drums , the echoes of the people ,, the darkness of the night , lighted with hasdreds of torches , which illuminated the bleak bills on tke left , flags waving in the night breeze , the wild echoes ringing from tbe top to the bottom of the Vale , after each acclamation , as well as the peaceful yet stern determination of the assembled thousands , gavea grandeur to the proceedings which really awed the enemies of Chartism .
The procession , having passed through Alexandria , came to the BonWH Bridge , over which tbey bad to pass on their way to the hustings . The gate was closed , and the whole procession arrested in its progress The insulted inhabitants were about to force their way across the bridge , when Mr . O'Connor sent Mr . Tfaomasou to request the mass to desist ; that be would address the multitude on the Alexandria side of the bridge , and then proceed over to Bonbill . This promise pacified the people , and all was quiet The carriage having put back .
Mr . O'Connor gave an effective address on the advantages of representation . He launched one of his most powerful denunciations against the tyranny of employers In interfering with their men , and depriving them of th « means of expressing their thoughts , and setting aside , by their proceeding , a constitutional right . He promised the masters a demonstration when he came bock from the North , in about a month , when he would have another day with the Chartists of the Vale . He exhorted them to go right a-head for the Charter , and concluded amid protracted cheering . The carriage agaia moved across the bridge , when Bonhill , as Alexandria before it , was completely swarming , the bands and assembly moved to the high port of the town , where the hustings bad been erected . The immense body having reached the place , Mr . John Miller was called to the chair . Tbe Chairman opened the meeting in an apropriate speech .
Mr . Thomason was called upon to read the address to Mr . O'Connor ; after it bad been adopted , Mr . O'Connor was again introduced to the meeting , amid a burst of applause which almost seemed as if it would be endless . His really eloquent address was a panoramic View of Chartism , and contained an account of bis own straggles in bringing the popular cause to-its present standing . He also noticed the rapid progress of Chartist principles , by a reference to the first aad second petitions , and congratulated the assembly on an accession of strength by the union of Ireland . After cautioning them against violence , and urging the necessity of onion , be concluded amid long continaed applause . Three resolutions were adopted . Tbe first pledged the people to tbe six points oS the Charter .
Tbe second was expressive of tbe gratification feu by the English and Scottish Chartists , at the prospect of Ireland embracing tbe doctrines of Chartism , and their readiness to co-operate with Ireland to gain Universal Suffrage , and also her domestic legislature . Tbe third recommended a National Petition and Convention , and a pledge from tbo Immense assembly to carry out the plan to the utmost of their power . The friends of Mr . O'Connor than went to a sapper , served up in Mr . Tboniaaon ' s school , where , after doing duty to the viands , tbe cloth was withdrawn , and Mr . John M'Crae called to the chair .
The Chairman opened the business ia a speech of considerable talent , in which he pourtrajBd the sufferings of tbe Chartists , and the insufficiency , of opposition to put down the spirit of a united vetiea . He eulogised at great length the labours of Faacgu * O'Connor , and exhorted the operatives to unit * together to complete their country ' s emancipation . Be proposed , as a sentiment , " The People , tbe sour *» of all power . " Song , by aU the company , " Scot * i » ba bae wi Wallace bled . " Next was ' The health of Feaigaa O'Connor , Esq ., " and doae in good style .
Mr . frcoNHOR ( hen replied , Ib a apeeca in which he stated , that wbila nia oast comae bad been benourabiy alluded to , yet , be remarked , tbeir expressions of coeg . dene * would serve as a retaining for tbe fetor * . He then pointed out the causes of public misery , titexcessive taxation—a bad distribution of wealth—a wholesale want of employment , by the action of machinery superseding manual labour , and all the natural fruit of exclusive legislation , and until the producers of wealth were represented , their miseries would continue . He then referred to thff power of the people in tbe caw ot CatholicEmandpatioa , aad remarked that tbe Tory Duke and Peel found it unsafe to withhold a removal
of Cathoik disabilities , wh « n tbe 32 nd Regiment were subscribing to the National Rent He made some remarks on Peel ' s mistake in supposing his majority of ninety-one represented the people . He then referred to the state of Ireland under Whig rule , the introduction of nine thousand policemen , at 18 s . weekly , equal to an armed force of 27 , 000 meo , at 6 a . a week . He then proceeded to prove that all aristocrats , whether Whig or Tory , were opposed to concessions being made to the people . He then referred to tbe Corn Laws , and remarked that free trade in labour and human industry was all contended for by the party , leaving tbe people more to do , but not much for doiag it . and referred to
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Mr . Stnrge at Birmingham , in asserting that tbe Lea gay bad abandoned principle , and remarked that if ChkrtisUwere to do the « ame , they would be upset as s party . He observed that no system had ever been oiiginated buff what wai first despised , then hated , then reasoned with , then eourUd , and finally legislated for . Chartism , he remarked , bad passed tbe first stages , and now they were courted , bat be cautioned them against striking a bargain for anything short of Universal Suffrage . He then referred to tbe bogbear of physical forts , and talked about the Inconsistency of Tories denouncing it when they talked about the constitution being based npon the blood of their ancestors , and our liberals commemorating the Polish RevMutioB—the gloriou * days of July , and the achievement of American Independence , ' &H physical struggle * . Poverty might driv » a people to violence , but he exhorted them to be penoful , to be united , and avoid any movement that might
bring' them into collision with tbe law . They might calculate upon the assistance of the intelligent portion of the middle class , and remarked that the Whigs themselves would give tbe Charter ,, rather than remain long on the bleak side of Downlng " - Btreet After pointing out in a pleasing style the concurrent causes at work to favour them , he exhorted them to organise , unite , petition , agitate , and , bypeaceful efforts , tbeir cause would be triumphant , and crowned with complete success . ( Hear , and cheers . ) The learned gentleman resumed his seat amid th « cheers of the meeting . The next toast was " Universr Suffrage and no surrender . " The next sentiment wm tiie memory of Wallace , Molr , Palmer , Jerrold , M » --grat , Baird , Hardy , Wilson , —Scottish martyrs ; with Etomett and Fitzgerald , of Ireland ; and Hampdenr Sydney , Wat Tyler , and all of every country and age-, who have struggled and died for their constitutional liberties . "
This sentiment was answered by an appropriate retv ponse by William Thomason . The next toast was " Frost , Williams , and Jones , and all incarcerated Chartists , may they be speedily restored t « their families . " Mr . Chables Glen gave an address , in responding to this sentiment which gave , general satisfaction , " England , Ireland , and Scotland , may all these three countries straggle heart and hand for the People * Charter , and the salvation of oar common country . '" Song— " Exile of Erin , " by George Ferguson . " . James Bronterre O'Brien and the democratic press , " " William Thomason and the Chartist Circu l ar *" were answered ia warm style . " The females of the Vale of Leven , " responded to . "The health of tho Chairman and Vice-Chainnan , " ( Mr . Wm . Thomson ) was warmly received . Charles Qlsx euvg " O , Scotland , I love thee . "
Tbe remaining part of tbe night was spent in songr , addresses , and cheerful chat ; when the meeting broke up , fally convinced that a more brilliant day , considering the slzs of the placa , was never witnessed in the annals of Chartism . The proceedings throughout , proved Leven to be worthy of the place assigned it in the straggle for freedom . The impression left on the public mind , h&a been orerwhelmiag atsong the middle classes ; ; one man especially wp « so convinced of the injustice done to Mr . O'C , that , although a moral-fores man , he enrolled next morning , fully satisfied that Mr . O'Connor was what ha was himself oa this question . We anticipate another day from Mr . O'Connor , according to promise , before he retains to England . Let us be united , and we will make
Parliaments no more those sacred things That make or mar the destiny of kings , ; Like loaded dice by Ministers are thrown , And each new set of sharpers cog tbeir own . By spreading intelligence , diffusing patriotic principles , that God , in whose name we have hoisted our banners , will crown oar efforts with success . For tbe heart and the mind , And the voice of mankind , Shall arise in communion , And shall resist that proud union .
Notwithstanding the badness of trade , tho spirit of the Vale is unbroken ; their stern devotion to Justice proves them descendants of the Covenantors and tfe » Mountaineers of former days ; and the forthcoming petition will show that tbe hearts of the men are in tbe right place , and that its sons can contribute their quota towaids freeing the country from the miseries of class . legislation . —Correspondent . '
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MR . BUCKINGHAM AND THE QUARTERLY REVIEW . Ia tbe last number of the Quarterly Review is an article , entitled " Buckingham and Combe on America " —in which the writer evinces a strong : desire to produce unfavourable Impressions , not so much against the books as against their writers . In a Utter addressed to the public prints on this subject , by Mr . Buckingham , is the following statement of a fact , which ought to be as widely know ? as the article in the Review itself , that the bane and antidote may both be equally public : and as tbe Reviewers do not admit replies to their statements , either of foot or opinion , it is only through the medium of the public journals that both aides can be seen . - Mr . Buckingham says
" There is one assertion , however , made by the Reviewer , which , for the sake ot truth , it is desirable to have corrected . At the close of his introductory strictures , he says , — ' So much for Buckingham . We do * not remember to have alluded to him on any former occasion in this journaL ' " It happens to have escaped the recollection of this writer , that ia tbe year 1822 , there was an article in this same Quarterly Review , ending with the sama words— ' So much for Buckingham' — -professing to be sv review of my * Travels in Palestine , ' bat containing so > much of falsehood and calumny , that I felt it my duty
to Institute an action for libel against tbe publisher , Mr . John Murray , in the Court of King ' s Bench ; and , though be bad the ablest assistance that tae bar could render him , in the talents of the present Lord Lyndhurs ^ Baron Parke , and Baron Gurney , engaged aa bis counsel in the cause , he found it then desirable to ask for mercy at my hands ; and , abandoning all defence of his libellous publication , he instructed bis counsel to withdraw their plea of justification , make a humble apology in open Court for tbe injury unjustly done to an honourable man , and consent to a verdict , with costs , being recorded against him . Tbia was Mr . M array ' * coarse on that occasion .
" The writer of the libellous article wax subsequently ascertained to be th * Mr . William John Bankes , of Corie Castle—who recently appeared before the polios magistrates in London , a second time , charged with * nameless offence , h « vlng before narrowly escaped conviction for the same impurity—and on the trial of tbia individual , at the same period with Mr . Morrsy , tar false and libellous imputations , similar to those incorporated in bis article in the Quarterly Review—the counsel on my behalf being tbe present Lords Abinger ,
Denman , and Brougham , aad those on Mr . Bankes' behalf the present Judges Lyndburst , Parke , and Gurney —the Special Jury , after a trial of ten boors , and the examination of a nest of witnesses , under the direction of the late Lord Tenterden , brought in a verdict against Mr . William John Bankes , the writer of the article in the Quarterly Review , as gailty of a false , scandaloui , and malicious libel , and adjudged him to pay £ 409 damages , ; while the costs ef Mr . Murray and Mr . Bankes conjoined , were aaderatood to amoant to several thousand pounds !
" . 'Evil communications corrupt good manners : ' and as Mr ; Bankes' los » ef memory is bo extraordinary that be forgot bis own rank and name , and represented himself to the police magistrates to be ' one John Harris , servant out of place '—{ committing his indecencies , as ha wroto his libels , oadsr a false name )—so Mr . Murray * memory , or that of bis Editor , seems to have utterly failed him also , when he professes not to remember having ever alluded to ne before in his journal . The Non-mi-reoordO' family is not of the psrest breed or clearest vision , and therefore often get entangled in their own meshes .
" Whether tae actwal recollection of this trial and conviction of tbe Quurteriy Review and its calumnious contributor , may have ia any degree contributed to the malignant spirit of tbe present article- ea my work on Amer ica , the public nay judge for themselves . Bat it is tight that both-its editor and publisher , as wtll a * the public , should be reminded of thes * facts ; and , contenting myself with having done this , I leave these worthies to-digest them as they may . " " It may be a » satisfactory to othen , as it undoubtedy is to myseirV to » e able to contrast , with tbe spiteful and contempta »»» spirit of the witter in the Quarterly Review ; tbe unsolicited , bnt frank and generous testimony of on , Tfingmh Nobleman , than whom no man ha * bad a better opportunity of fomiag an accurate judgment ; , aad the equally impartial testimony of one of the spit distinguished America * SraveUen of the present da;—whose knowledge of hit own country is pe »> haps , more extensive than that of any man on either side of tin Atlantic "
LetttrjrtmLord Ashburkmio Mr . Buckingham . ** I have read a considerable portion of your wo * on Amer ica—my long residence in that country leadiag me to take a deep interest in everthing that conoeraM too great republic—and I have found in it mora geaenl aad varied information than in any of the numerous works on the Bame subject which have issaed from tbe presfe . I am bound also to say , that , though I do sot agree with yon in all your views and opinions , tbey seem to bear the stamp of general impartiality and candour " Letter from George CaUin . Esq , of New York , to Mr * Buckingham .
" My wife and myself , who are now residing in London , nave read your very Interesting work on our native country , America , with peculiar satisfaction j inasmaoh is the nature of my pursuit * has led us to visit nearly all the places and institutions you have so vividly and so justly described In your pages , as well as in yoar eloquent lectures , which we have attended . In listening to tbe one , and in reading the other , we have been ear . ried along by a feeling ; scarcely less vivid and less real than if we were fellow-travellers with you , and actually passing over tha scenes yon nave so graphically described . I think you . have brought to the parent country a very encouraging and just aeeouiott of her Transatlantic Child , add this at a time what general and correct information is peculiarly desirable , to remove mutual prejudices , and to promote a fair and triendlj anderstanding between Uk two waatrisV !
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 23, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1132/page/3/
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