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AX INVOCATION TO THE SPIRIT OF . . HOLBEBBY . Han 1 mighty spirit of the dead ! 0 ! fill e&cb tyrant heart with , dread . And freedom ' s * ons inspire ; That they may gain the glorious causa For which thoa fell ' st to class-made lairs , A sacrifioe bo dire . Xio' bmst thy chft-Jnn , then ' st Hot forgot , IXne prond man ' s scum ' ttzs poor msn ' s lo ^ Freedom thine eye once fired ! lujostiee qnail'd before thy gsza ; And monster tyrants stood amassd ; Whilst liberty admired . .
In mercy sure the summons eame From high , to quench that coble flame , When justice stood apart ; Thy godliia soul too strait confln'd , For such a bold capacious mind , Now animates each heart . And may it still pursue its flight , Dispel the mists and gloom of night , And shine lite mid-day ' s sun , Till free-bom Britons own thy worth , And shout , ¦ while despots crouch to earth ; Oar nation ' s freedom won . Edwis Giil . EheSeld .
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CHARTIST SONG . I laid to my father a Chartist I'd be , He said if I ^ a » be would never own me ; «¦ Farewell then , " I cried , " to the old house at home , Far awByo ' er the hills for the Charter I'll roam . " I left all my friends , who now- had turn'd foes , I lef t my dearlove for the sake of the cause ; There was never a tear , but a smile in my eye , For I thought of the Charter and sweet liberty . I spoke to om ladB , and I said " come with me , Ton ' re been siarsa long enongh —tis time yon were free . " Iheir eyes spark ' d with fire , and it made my blood warm , So I cried out , at once— " to arms , my lads—arm !''
Oh God , all I ask , before I do die , Is to strike a good streke for sweet liberty ; " 80 come !—who'll be first ?—tis time to begin ; Come draw your good eworda lads—come draw and strike in . " J . W .
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? THE SCOTTISH PATRIOTS INVOCATION TO FREEDOM . 0 come like a soft breeze , embalm'd with the breath 01 the pine-scented groves of " the land of the free ;" A garland of beath-flowers onr maidens shall wreath , A tribute , fair daughter , of heaven to thee . 0 come not with war's bloody banners unfarled , Th 6 grief of the widow and orphan to share ; To the dcst , from his muht , irt the tyrant be hurlei , Nor sink our fond hopes in tie gloom of despair . No Sowers of the " sunny south" garnish our plains , No pale droopin ? iily the rude clif t adorns ; Where nature enthron'd in sublimity reigns , With the eagle ' s dark brood in the region of stsrms .
Onr mountains are bleak , and our moorlands are wild , Where the dun-deer unfettered bounds fearless and free ; Bat the hands which the bonds of the tyrant have foiled , Shall rear , lovely freedom , an altar to thee . No bugle shall wake from the heath-covered cot , - The sons of the mountain to carnage and blood ; But soft as the sighs of love ' s vofry shall loat , The soul-stirring strain around freedom ' s abode . And fondly our children shall kneel at the shrine , Tkat their fathers hai reared on the soil of the
And smiling , the love-breathing maiden shall twine , A chaplet , fair daughter of heaven , to thee . Clvtha Alloa , April , 1842 .
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THE LADIES' HAND BOOK OF KNITTING . NETTING , AND CROTCHET ,-containing plain directions by trhich to become proficient in these branches of useful and ornamental employment . By the author of ** The Ladies ' Hakd Book op Fancy Nsedlewobk and Ehbroidkbixg . " London : H . G . Clarke and Co ., 66 , Old Bailey , 1842 . This little maual is a worthy snesessor to its companion , the Ladies Hand Book of . Fancy Needlework , and promises to be of vast utility . The former ¦ work has already reached its second thousand , thongh ii has not been much more than one month before the public , and we doubt net but that the Hand Book of Knitting , &c , will find an equally favourable recepiion . The plan is one ¦ well
calculated to effect the desired object , and the directions for the various kinds of work , plain , concise , and forcible . The introduction and the first chapter are also highly interesting for the amount of general information they contain , and will be read with interest , not only by those for whose use the book is specially intended , but by others in more advanced stages of life . One feature in these little works is peculiar ; the author considers that all accomplishments should be directed to the attainment of some moral end , and in accordance with this view of the subject he has introduced here and there moral reflections of an highly interesting character . The following extract will be read with interest by every parent who is at all anxious for the improvement of our racf , and its advancement to a state of
moral excellence . " But there is yet a higher kind of use to which we would apply them . We would have the young lady who is becoming expert and clever at her needle , to reflect , as the beaatifal fsbric grows bsneafcb her forming hand , that her work , and the power and "frill to plan and execute it , is an emanation of the immortal mind ; of that mind , whose creative powers are a faint , but legible transcript of the omnipotent wisdom of the Deity . This thought gives a permanency to what would , in any other light , be only transitory aa the summer
cloud . It is omnipotent wisdom and power , which has contrived and executed all the beautiful wonders of creation ; and that wisdom and power were called into activity by omnipotent love . We wish to impress this Eubiime truth upon the mind of onr young readers , because we wish thsm to place their Heavenly Father before them , as their pattern and example , in all that they take in hand ; and , to remember , that as He formed the universe by wisdom , from , love , bo all their actions and elegant contrivances should be the result of jadgnieBt , guided by ^ Section , that they may thus become like their Father who is in Heaven .
" Indeed , it is only , -when accomplishments are rendered subservient to the development of moral goodness , that they become pursuits at all worthy of an accountable being . We were cot sent into this world to flatter through life like the gaudy butterfly , only to be seen and admired . We were designed to be Ju % ful to our ieHow-beings , and to make all our . powers and capabilities in 80 me - ^^ qj o ^ gj . conducive to the happiness and welfare of cur eo-j ^ nrneyers on the path of time . To tkia end we wish our tiir countrywomen to devote thtir best attention , and in its attainment
to exsrt every energy which they possess . We wish them to maie all fcha knowledge which they may acqaire subserve some noble purpose , which will outlire the present hour , and to do this the well-spring of ths purest affections must be opened in the soul ; and the elegant productions of taste and genius become vitalised and animated by the spirit of love . Thus , * nd thus only , can the occupations of a leisure hour , ba converted into efficient ministers of good , and such they win assuredly be found , if practised from right nioUves , and placed in due suborcination to the r ; eht
of more important duties . Let then the young J ^ ress of the needle , of drawing , or of musle , ever bear ia mind , that tfca rime employed in those pursuits » ul be accounted lost or improv . d by the impartial Judge ° f all , just in proportion as they have been made to * r » e Us purposes of selfish gratification , or to minister » the development of an elevated moral character , lenerctta and warm affections , and the cultivation of those virtuca , which as essentials of the Christian chafteter , stall outlive the ravages of time , and qualify the bouI for all the beatitudes of a coming eternity . " The works are got up in an elegant style , and will form appropriate presents as tokens of affection and esteem . We wish them ail tht * success which their intrinsic value merits .
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"MPKBA 5 CE is a sober reality . If men are tem-Perate they will be industrious—if industrious they * " - be economical—if economical they will save money—if they save money they will bare a wherewithal en a rainy day , including economy , industry ind temperance , the exports will always regulate themselves , whatever the revenue may be , Elsisore , Sept . 38 . —The ship "William , Captain Coppen , froni Dundee , which cleared out here to-day on her joy age from Dnndee to Narta , picked up , near Lindesnas , nine Eassian sailors , part of the trew of a Russian skip of the line , who had been drifting about at sea for forty-eight hoars on logs of wood . The Captain saw the ship at the distance of three miles , and observed nine men , who had clambered up the sides . A Norwegian steamer was going to save the people , but it was probable that the greater part of the men eomposin / 5 the crew were drowned . —Hamlrurgh paper .
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HTTDDERSFIEIiD . —Cricket . —On Monday last a match at Cricket came off on the Dalton Ground , near Huddersfield , between the Heckmondwike Commercial and the Hudderefield Britannia Clubs , for ten shillings & man . The following is a correct statement of the game . Heckmondwike went in first , and scored twenty-five . Huddersfieid next took the bat and scored fifty-one , when Heckmondwike again took the bat and scored fortyseven , leaving the Britannia twenty-one ( 0 get to win , which they did with nine wickets to fall . The day was cloudy yet favourable for the game . ' Only one event happened which , tended to mar the pleasures of the day , and it was one of so aggravated a nature that to pass it over unnoticed would add to the crime . The front room of the White Hart
( belonging to Mr . G . Berry ) was occupied by the members of both clubs , to which it was understood no other persons could have access . It further appears th&l many members of the Britannia had provided themselves with food for the day , and after the first innings they repaired to the room to partake of the same , but on examining their pockets they found all gone . Who the hungry visitors were could not be ascertained ; yet if none bnt players had access to the room , the conclusion is inevitable ; if , on the contrary , strangers were allowed , in the absence of any member or members , which was quite possible , then the proprietor of the house was highly culpable for such gross neglect . However , as ** experience makes fools wise" more precautionary measures will be taken in future . —From a Correspondent .
A Man poukd drowsed . —On Saturday morning , a man named Joseph Bentley was found near St . Paul's Church , laid on tho ground , with his face in a well of water . Life was quite extinct when he was found . An inquest was heid over the body the same day , when a verdict of " Found Drowned" was returned . BEASFOED .-Sebtotjs Accident . —On Friday an old man of the name of William Pyrah , of Ciayton was going down his chamber steps when a dizziness took him and he fell headforemost thereby injuring himself in a shocking nanner . He now lies in a dangerous state . Robbkky . —On Friday night last , the outhouse of Mr . John Riley , farmer , Clayton , was broken iato and all the poultry Was taken away .
BTTiTiTNGHAM , near Stockton-upon-Tbes . — The inhabitants of this pleasant little village were thrown into a state of great confusion on Sunday evening last , by the Rev . Gibaon , vicar of the parish , being suspended from an ash-tree in his own garden . The Rev . Gentleman read the service , and preached a sermon , in the morning , but seemed at a loss how to proceed ; in short , it was the leading topic of conversation in the parish in the afternoon . He said to some of the inmates of his house , " I have taken some pills , therefore , must go out . " This
was about ten o ' cloek in the evening ; it , however , appeared clear enough afterwards that it was merely a pretence ; he had not taken any pills . His brothers , in conjunction with his mother and sister , thought he was longer than he need be in coming in , they , therefore , went into the garden , and to their surprise and sorrow found him as above stated , quite dead . The jury sat oh Monday , and returned a verdict of Insanity . The doctors say that the insanity has been prodnced by too deep and laborious study , he being a man of bat weak intellect . — Correspondent .
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The King of Hanover , who has recovered from his late attack , left Dusseldorf for his capital on the 16 th , It is said that the Queen and Prince Albert , with the infants , will go to Brighton at the end of October , to Temain at the Pavilion for a month or six weeks . A Fire took Place at Whitbread ' s brewery on Wednesday morning , in consequesce of the gasometer being overcharged . It was got under after considerable damage had been done . At the Council at Windsor on Saturday directions were given to the Archbishop of Canterbury to prepare a form of thanksgiving for the late abundant harvest and favourable season . —Standard .
Shoeing . —The moment a man takes to a pipe he become 3 a phelosifer : it is a poor man ' s friend—it calms the mind , soothes the temper , and make 3 a man patient under trouble . It has made more good men , good husbands , kind masters , indulgent fathers , and honest fellers , than any ot tier blessed thing in this universal world . —Sam Sluk . Thb United States—The packet-Ehip Independence , Captain Nye , which 6 ailed yesterday for New York , carried out more goods than any of the packet-Bhips for some time , yet her freight did not exceed £ 170 . With passage-money , however , Captain Nye would have nearly £ 1 , 000 ; a large sum , as times go . —Liverpool Albion . We have heard that the military force in Canada is to be reduced immediately , and that , should the war in China continue , several regiments will proceed from America to the east . —IVaval and Military Gazette .
A Geand Bakquet to Shaman Crawford , Esq . M . P ., and Joseph Stnrge , Esq , in honour of the principles of complete suffrage , will be held in the City Hall on the 3 rd of October . Several mtmb&rs of Parliament , Mr . Vincent , and other friends of the people , will be present . Mr . Hume has likewise been invited , but no answer has jet been received from him . —Glasgow paper . Special Commission . —The Rioters . —An official communication was on Sunday received at the Town Hall , from Sir James Graham , stating that a special Assize is to be holden at Liverpool for the trial of the prisoners now in custody on charges connected with the late disturbances in the neighbouring portions of the manufacturing districts . No day is named . —Liverpool Times .
The Rail and the Turf . —A horse belonging to Lord Eglintoun ran at Doncaster on Monday , was transferred to Leicester by the North Midland and Midland Counties Railways , and won a race at the races of that town en Wednesday , and was afterwards transported back to Doncaster to run a third time there on Thursday . —Doncaster Chronicle . The Kixg op Prussia . —The King of Prussia has had a gold medal struck in his owa dominions , for the pnrpose of presentation to the most distinguished artists who may come under his especial approval . It is of solid gold , weighing 20 dwts ., and is very tasteful in its arrangement , Loss of a Russian Man of War , —A Russian ship of the line , a new 74 , going from Archangel to the Baltic for her stores , was lost last Sunday week , on the Coast of Norway , off Christiansand , with about 400 men . The wind was a high northerly gale , off the land , and it is not known whether she sprang a leak or was out of her reckoning .
On Satubdat evening last , the crier at Wisbech was employed to announce that a certain tradesman in the town had received a qnantity of foreign pottedbeef , which he could sell at 4 id . p « r pound . The crier had no sooner finished his round , than he was engaged by a butcher , to inform the publio that he was selling good potted-beef at 2 ^ d . per pound . — Stamford Mercury . Four Beautiful Spanish stallions arrived at Windsor on Wednesday , presents from Isabell the Second of Spain to Victoria of England . They have large heads and necks , flowing manes , more than fourteen inches long , and very large and locg tails . The qufen kept two , a cream-coloured one and a skewbald one ; and gave two to the Prince , a bay and a brown .
The Five ^ ch Papers id tely that the resistance of the natives in Algierswas almost entirely subdued ; but the last accounts , to the 10 th instant , state that the autumn campaign will be on an extensive scale ; a number of tribes wbo had made their submission having evinced hostile dispositions since they had secured their crops . Singular Accident . —About half-past eight o ' clock on Thursday night , Henry Maine , a child two years old , whose father is a respectable master baker , and resides at No . 7 , Chichester-place , Gray ' s Innroad , attempted to swallow a halfpenny , which stuck in his throat , and he was seized with violent convulsions , and became bl <^ ck in the face . It fortunately happened that Mr . Lister , the snrgeon , was passing as Mrs . Mayne , was rushing into the street with the child in her arms , after many attempts , at length succeeded in extracting the halfpenny from the child s throat .
Murder . —On Saturday the village of Hoagley , near O ^ kham , was thrown into excitement at the discovery of a murder of the most atrocious description . For some time past an old man , named Reynolds , who had no visible means of existence ( but was supposed to have been afarmer in the neighbourhood ) , had resided in the village . His house was observed for several days to be closed ; at length it was thought advisable to enter it , when the poor old man was discovered on the floor of his bed-room literally soaked in his blood . His face was so beaten as almost to defy recognition . Numerous articles of clothing were lying about the floor .
Desperate Conflict with Poachers . —On Friday morning , about one o ' clock , a desperate affray took place on Lord Gage ' s estate at West Firle , near Lewes , between two of his Lordship ' s gamekeepers and two poachers , named Day and Harvey , living ia two of tha adjoining Tillages . Poaching having been carried on most extensively of late , in the preserves , the keepers had been instructed to keep a sharp look out for the marauders , and at the time named two of them found the poachers in the act of taking game by means of nets . The keepers attempted to take them into custody , but met with a determined resistance from the poachers , who laid about with their bludgeons in Eueh a manner as to disable both the keepers , one of whom , named Tomer , has sustained such serious injury that his life is considered in jeopardy . The pwihersjthen made off .
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Hail Stobm . —A dreadfnlhail storm , accompanied by thunder and lightning , visited the neighbourhood of Egglestone , near Middleton-in-Teesdale , on Wednesday last . The electric fluid striok ? the chimney of the tarnpike-gate-house , whioh it descended , and forced out two of the windows . Eight members of the family whioh inhabited it it were in the room at the time , all of whom escaped unhurt * except a little boy , wbo was knocked down and snfit > red"a slight bruise on the face . A dog lying by the fire-side was killed on the . spot . Oar cosrespohdent adds that snow , eight or ten inches thick , was lying at the hedge sides at the above place yesterday . —Durham Chronicle . ¦ ¦ ¦ .,-- ¦¦ ' ¦
Dover . —On Saturday last , alargeanchox , wombing about nineteen or twenty owt ., and . supposed to be from a Dutch foundry , was brought into Dover harbour . It was found four days before , about fifty miles from thie place , in the German Ocean , opposite the North Foreland , but at s ^ mffdistaace out at sea , by some fishermen , in whose nets it beca | ri 6 entangled . Having obtained assistance from some other boats , they lashed a cable to it , tod it was finally brought on shore . From its appearance at present , it is thought to have beon sank for a period little short of twenty years . It is , however , still in good preservation , the arms , which are" of wood , being apparently as soundas when flr 3 t cut . —Kentish Observer .
Singular Occurrence . —A few days ago , as a person of the name of Charlesworth , of Darley Dale , was crossing the moors on his way to Chesterfield , he stopped to rest himself on a heap of stones by the road side , during whioh time he chanced to cast his eyes on a viper or adder , within a few yards of his resting place , coiled up in folds npon the road . There being something , he imagined , rather singular in the manner of the reptile , he watched its movements for a few minutes . The traveller ' s enriosity had nearly proved of serious conse ^ uenceVtorthe poisonous vermin , having partially raised itself , darted at him with all its force , though it Juokily passed over his shoulder , with only slightly- grazing his hat , and afterwards escaped into , an adjoining plantation . The people of that districleF tie moors denominate these attacks made by th& adders as '' adder bolts . "—Doncaster Gazelle .
Waterspouts . —Sunderland , Sept . 22 . —Yesterday several waterspouts were seen off this coast abont ten or twelve miles from the land . They assumed the appearance of inverted cones , and ultimately burst ; an immense body of water foil from each ; the lower parts totally disappeared , and the summits amalgamated into a dense body resembling a thick cloud . Thunderstorm . —This city was visited yesterday by a violent thunder-storm , which continued , with Eome intermission , for about two hours , beginning about half-past twelve o ' clook , and being accompanied throughout with a tremendous faB of rain and hailstones . Several of the flashes were extremely
vivid , and the thunder burst immediately over the city , and at no great distance from the surface . The electric fluid struck a chimney on Summer-bill , and slightly shattered its wail , but we have not heard of any serious injury inflicted by it . The rain fell with great force , and some of the hailstones were of enormous Eizs . We trust that the fine weather which we have just passed was taken due advantage of for the business of the harvest , as th © weather would now appear to be effsciualiy broken , and much damage must have been inflicted by the hail and rain of yesterday on any ripe and heavy corn exposed to its fury . —Dublin Freeman ' s Journal of Thursday .
American Packets . —Three American packets , the Cambridge , the Siddons . and the Moaongahela , arrived at Liverpool o ; i Thursday . B y all these vessels the number of emigrants returning to this country is very great . The Cambridge brought 200 steerage passengers ; the Siddons had 240 in the steerage and 34 in tho cabin ; and tho Monongahela had K'O in the steerage . The return of theEe persons , many of them in a state of great destitution , is sufficiently indicative of the prosperity of the United States at the present moment , or rather the absence of it . The freights , from the same causo , are small in amount and low ia price , the Cambridge having only brought £ 490 on freight , the Siddons £ i 20 , and the Monong&hela a still more trifling amount .
Death fkom Hydrophobia .- —Yesterday ( Friday ) afternoon , an inquest was held at the New Bailey prison , before Mr . Rutter , thecounty coroner , touching the death of William Tankard , of Salford . From the evidence adduced , it appeared that the deceased was imprisoned for one month for the non-payment of the penalty and costs for an assault , of which he bad been convicted before two magistrates at Heap . On Monday last , whilst washing bis hands he was suddenly taken with a shaking and shivering . He was taken into the hospital , and attended by Mr . Barton Stott , surgeon of the prison , whom he informed that he had been bitten in the hand by a dog about six weeks ago . Mr . Stott ordered a basin of water to be brought , and he was convinced from the shock which the deceased experienced by
the sight of it , that he was affeoted with hydro phobia . Mr . Stoft procured the assistance of Mr . Jordan , and they administered some emetios to the patient , cupped and blistered him , and used every means in their power to afford him some relief . They visited him frequently , and two of Mr . Stott ' s pupils remained up with him all Wednesday night . During that night the patient was perfeotly tranquil , and the paroxysms were slight , but he did not sleep at all . The medicines operated as the physicians wished ; and the patient continued in a composed , state till about half-past three on Thursday afternoon , when he was stized with violent paroxysms . At four o ' clock he was . visited by Dr . Hulmeand Mr . Thorpe , Mr . Jordan having previously obtained permission of the magistrtes to call them in . Mr . Stint and Mr . Jordan administered more medicine to the
patient after which the attacks became less violent . At a quarter-past twelve o ' clock on Thursday night another severe fit came on , and he expired immedidiatsly afterwards . During Wednesday he took bread soaked in hot water , but could not take it in cold . He also drank ( though with great difficulty ) coffee from a teapot . During some of his severe paroxysms it required six or eight men to hold him . He ets-ted , beforo his death , that the dog that bit him had a chain and part of a rone about his neck . He appeared to have broken loose from his owner , and when the deceased attempted to lay hold of him . ho bit him in the hand , a little above the second joint of the thumb . The dog barked afterwards at same children in running away from the deceased . Veroict , " Death fromhydroprobfa , produced by ths bite of a dog . "—Manchester Guardian .
Serious Riot in Aiedrie . —On Thursday evening , a riot tcok place in Airdrie , which for a time threatened the most serious conaeqaences . The military , it appears , were withdrawn from the town tnat forenoon , and during the day more bustle and excitement were observable in the streets than usual . No disturbance , however , was for a timeapprehended , as the colliers in the neighbourhood had partly resumed work , and , as no disposition to outbreak had been manifested by the great body of them , still on strike , since shortly after the commencement of the dispute . Still no breach of the peace had taken placp , and all might have passed over quietly enough , bat on the arrival of five prisoners in the afternoon , on their way to Hamilton eaol , in custody of a party of Sheriff's officers , who
had been apprehended at Ballochney for a breach of engagement with their employers , or accused of intimidation—the story is toid both ways—the excitement increased , and the shopkeepers , apprehensive of a riot , shut their shops . At this time a meeting of the idle colliers was being held at the Potteries , in the vicinity of Coatbridge ; numbers of them were likewise coDgregated in various parts of the town of Airclrio ; and it was , from circumstances which had been allowed to transpire , understood that the rescue of the prisoners had been resolved upon . Upon the prisoners being brought to tht > town , application was mado to have them could be
lodged in one of the inns until tfcey examined by the authorities , but this , it is said , the innkeeper refused , from fear of tho mob destroying his premises . About this time a band of about 400 strange colliers , apparently from the east appeared in the streets , and the officers in charge of the prisoners immediately took them to a public-house adjoining tii j inn . After some consultation amongst the mob the result was , that a rescue was determined on , and accordingly the hcuse where tae prisoners were confined was attackeu , and , as great re ? issance was offered , it waB some time before an entrasce was effected and the prisoners hberaicd . The door of the house was torn down , and all the
glass in the windows broken . Tfle premises were completely gutted , and the liquor , furniture , gias 9 , &c , carried off or destroyed . Before inis waa accomplished the magistrates met opposite theplaoe where the crowd—ultimately amountin g to upwards of 1 , 500—had collected , and read the Riot Act ; but as they had no military force at their command , they had just to look passively ou during the tine the disturbance was going forward , without being able to take a single effective step towards putting a stop to the lawless proceedings . Several shots , we are informed , were fired by persons in the crowa during the progress of the riot ; and before the house was gutted , the Sheriff ' s officers repeatedly fired blank ont of the windows to intimidate the riotons assemblage . To this , however , they paid no attentheir
tion , but proceeded determinedly to effect object . While this was going forward , the magistrates sent expresses for aid to the Glasgow Policeoffice and to Sheriff Alison ; but before the Shenfi , accompanied by Captain Miller , arrived , the rioters had dispersed and the town was quiet . The military did not arrive till yesterday morning . We are informed that the secretary of the Colliers' Association was apprehended in his own house late on Thursday night , and committed to gaol , but we have not heard upon what charg * . The town was quiet yesterday . Two of the policemen who assisteo the officers in repellinjt the attacks of the mob were slightly wounded . The affair , we understand , is undergoing a most rigid investigation . —Glasgow Courier .
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Cohflagration in RcssiA . —JSt . Petersburgh . Sept . 16 . —We have received here the melancholy news that the greater part of the city of Kasan , has been destroyed by fir . e . It is stated that 1 , 200 houses ( 400 of which were of stone ) 12 churches , the extensive magazine , and the university are reduced to ashes . The details are not , yet come to hand . The Second St Petersburgh Insurance Company is a great loser by the fire . The shares which were lately Bold at 410 to 415 rubles , are how sold at 230 rubles . Several houses and forty warehouses , with goods , ihave been destroyed by fire in the city of Jaroslaff .
Paris . —It is said that there has not been for many years past bo few English residents in Paris as during the present summer . The hotel keepers complain bitterlj of the absence of their beat customers , and many of the shopkeepers have no cause for rejoicing . The improved facilities for travelling on the Continent cause tourists to explore Germany and the Rhine in preference to France , and the '' war fever" caused by M . Thiers has not yet SHbsided sufficiently to induce the English to make Paris their abode as of old . The absence of our countrymen is , however , in some degree supplied by the Russians , of whom thore are great numbers in the Frenoh capital . They are not , however , very popular with the Parisians , their habits and customs being so widely different to those of our gay neighbours . —London paper .
An Uninvited Dinner Party . —A Staffordshire gentleman , or rather his lady , had an unlooked for visit tho other day . When the dinner ball rang , some score or more of unemployed men responded to the call , and the master of the house being from homo hia wife was airaid to dismiss her unexpected guests . Dinner was therefore served up to them , and consumed with an excellent appetite . On the following day , encouraged by their good oneer , they again " answered the bell . " taking with them a number of their friends , but tho husband Was now at home , and stnt them off without ceremony . —Gateshead Observer .
United States . —The New York packet-ship Cambridge has arrived and brought intelligence to tho 1 st , one day later than that received last week . The papers contain a mossstge from the President to the House of Representatives , which constitutes a protest against the report of the Committee of thirteen on the late veto . Mr . Tyler saya that he holds the Executive Government in trust for the people : he shows that , however unprecedented the mode in which he attained the chief offioo , it was in a perfectly regular course , and therefore he had not " usurped" any power ; and he maintains , that however unuBuai , hi 3 exercise of * ho veto was also performed in a regular manner , and in strict accordance with his sense of responsibility for the duties intrusted to him . He says , that had he been impeached before the Senate , he would have met tho accusation with firmness ; but he protests against the unfairness and " unconstitutionally" of Mr . Adams ' s report , adopted by the House . Congress was to re-assemble iu three months .
A Female Sailor in Cardiff . —On Thursday week , just as the Lady Charlotte was about to sail from Cardiff , attention was drawn to a person in a sailor ' s dress , who was exhibiting mouoy rather carelessly , and expressing great anxiety for the sai ! i » g of the packet . Perkins , a constable , accosted him , and on refusing to save auy account of how he got the monoy , or where he ca : ae from , took him to th ' o Station-house . Mr . Superintendent Stockdale , after asking a few questions , suspected the apparent sailor boy was a giri , and charged her with being so , whioh she resolutely denied . A woman was made to search her , and the young sailor turned out to be a pretty looking Welsh girl . Finding disguise to be useless , she gave an account of herself . Her assumed name aa the sailor was Edward Williams , but her real ona is Mary Davis . She is .-twenty years of age . She lived with her father , who is a decaved farmei-,
about nine miles front Merthyr , and between that placa andNcath . Having a brotheraway from home , she determined to go in search of hiia . She had raoeived a letter lately front him enclosing £ 5 , and it contained a request that she should come to him ; this letter she had lost , and sa entirely hadshefovgotten hor brother ' s address , that she did not know whether the letter came from America , Australia , or Ireland . Her purpose in the present instance was to go to Bristol , and from thence to America . She was taken every care of at the Station-house , and visited by the worthy mayor and the Rev . T . Stacey , who , after hearing her statements , were convinced she was of weak mind . She was directed to be sent to the Union House , until her friends could be communicated with , and her money was left in Mr . Stoekdale's hands . She cannot speak a word of English . —Silurian .
A Cargo of Wild Beasts . —Early on Monday morniDg the powerful steamer Monarch arrived at her moorings off the Custom House , London , her decks being almost covered with cages containing an extensive collection of wild animals , a trans-shipment from Hull . Among them were a remarkably fine young lion from Zinzsbar , a pair of striped hyaenas from India , a very beautiful pair of the Sasin anulopes from the borders of Persia , the horns of the male nearly two feet long , forming a perfect spiral , a moat interesting specimen of the gnu antelope , from tho Cape of Good Hope ,
called by tha Dutch boors of South Africa the Baas or Master , from his great strength ; and one of the most formidable of the monkey tribe ever brought to this country . The last animal stands nearly four feet high , and appeared to be a distant relative of " Happy Jerry , " of departed memory . He inhabits the mountains of Arabia , and is the Derrias or Wood Baboon , known by the Arabs by the name of " Rebah , " or Child of the Sun . The whole of the cargo was landed at daylight , and forwarded in vans to their destined resting-place , after all their wanderings , at the Surrey Zoological Gardens .
Tinmen ' s Strike . —A general strike for new price 3 , has taken placo among the tin-plate worker * in this town . Wo have not yet been able to make ourselves so fully sensible of the merice of the contending parties as we could have wished . It appears , however , that , in 1825 , there was a general strike , in consequence of which a list was drawn up and agreed to by the men and masters . Since that period many new articles , not included in tho list , have been made , and , . it is said , a considerable depression in the trade has existed . We are informed that , there being no list price for these articles , soma masters have paid for their manufacture ai a higher rate than others , and all the workmen now claim the same price . Many of the masters do not consider themselves justified in signing the new list , and consequently , their men remain out . A similar strike exists to a considerable extent ia Birmingham . — Staffordshire
Exer . Accident by Lightning . —During the severe thuiidor-storm on Thursday afternoon a serious accident occurred at the Great Weston Cotton WorkB , St . Philip ' s , Bristol . At about twenty minutes before five o ' olcck the electric fluid struck the meter-house , and completely destroyed the iarge gas meter , the erection of which had just been completed by the company at a cost of £ 130 . The iron face of the meter was split in pieoes , and the « as which was in the cylinder ( fortunately it was turned off at the main ) being ignited by the electric fluid exploded , and large pieces of iron , one of them weighing above 100 ib ., were thrown with such
violence against a wall twenty-five ieet distant as to produce considerable indentations in portions of the masonry . The meter house iB erected in front of tho weaving-room , in which between 500 and 600 girls were at wcrk at the time . The main gas-pipe , which is attached to the meter , passes through the wall , and descends beneath the floor of this room , and as a largo portion of it was blown off it seems almost a miracle that no lives were lost . As might be expected , the utmost , consternation was produced ; soverai of . the girls fell fainting on tho floor , others rushed to the door to escape from the faotory , and all was confusion and alarm . We are happy to state , however , that no one was hurt .
Unrollikg of an Egypiian Mummy . —On Thursday a femaio mure my , presented to tho Natural History Society of Shrewsbury by the laie Dr . Butler , was unrolled in the presence of about two hundred highly respectable spectators , a great part of whom were ladies , it having been stated that there would be nothing whatever indelicate in the interesting operation . Mr . Birch , from tho British Museum , superintended the unrolling of the mummy , previous to which he described the process of embalming among the Egyptians . The outer-ceffia in which ihs present remains wore deposited announced tha , c it contained the body of " Tennor-en-Rhons , Priestess of Amon , " who was " dedicated to Osiris , Presiding in the West , Lord of Abydos , that he would give ( Jfferinjja for the sake of the deceased . "
Tho lecturer began at tha feot of the corpse to untie the liaen bandages whioh enveloped it . These confisted of several hundred pieces , of the hue of washleather , but capitally woven cloth , and in some parts not much discoloured , and pretty strong . On one of the pieces was an inscription stating its age to be twenty-one years . On unlapping the bandages round the neck , the head fell off , and was found quite perfect , several of the teeth in front being still fixed in their sockets , one of them loose . The cartillages of the ears were perfect , the dried flesh having the semblance of dark gingerbread . The body wat disclosed with a vast deal more diflTculi * than
the head , the embalmers having dipped it into the bitumen eo long and so frequently as to destroy the flesh and render the ekia aud its envelope one mass . Gradually , however , the toes appeared , all perfect , except the nails , the fee t being small and very attenuated . The muscles and the skin of the legs an ^ the cap of the kuee next became visible , and the hands , crossed on the abdomen , were traced after great labour . The hip bones , the shoalders , and the ribs , were exposed one after another , till at last the fully deveioped frame of a human being , 3 , 000 years old , lay exposed to tho gaze of the company . Upwards of three hours were occupied ia the process .
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Death of thk Marquis of Welleslev . —This event took place at his Lordship ' s residence , Kingston-honsa , Brompton , between three and four o ' clook on Monday morning . Early RisiKG . —In the will of the late Mr . Jas . Bryan , of the borough of Leicester , is the following singular clause : — " As my nephews are fond of indulging themselves in bed in a morning , and as I wish them to prove to the satisfaction of my executors that they have got oat of bed in the morning , and either employed themselves in business or taken exercise in the open air , from five till eight o ' clock
every morning , from the 5 th of April to the 10 th of October , being three hours each day ; and from seven till nine o'clock in the morning from the 10 th of October to tho 5 th of April , being two hours every morning ; this is to be done for somo years ; during the first seven years to the satisfaction of my executors , who may exouse them in case of illness , but the task must be made up when they are well : and if they will not do this , they shall not receive any share of my property . Temperance makes the faculties clear , and exercise makes them vigorous . It is temperance and exercise united that can alone insure the fittest state for mental or bodily exertion . "
Tralbe . —A fire broke out in Mr . Walpole ' s hotel on Wednesday night week , by which a gentleman stopping at the hotel has suffered severe personal injury , Mr . Richard Walter Agar , solicitor , of Killarney , who arrived that evening . Tho family of the house had all retired to rest , and in the middle of the night , between one and two o ' clock , Mr . Walpole was roused from sleep by loud screams . He at once jumped out of bed , aud ran in the direction of the screams , which he found to prooeodfrom the room occupied by Mr . Agar . The door beiDg locked on the inside , Mr . Walpole burst it in , and by the force of the oonoussion knocked down Mr . Agar , who , it would appear , was -unable , through fright , to unlock the door . Mr . Walpole found the bed , tho curtains , the chairs , and all the furniture in the room enveloped in flames . Mr . At ; ar has suffered severe injury by the fire , his chest , face , arms , and hands being extensively burned , but there is no apprehension of fatal consequences ensuing . The Blessin 63 of Peel ' s Income Tax .
—According to the Aot of Parliament , strict secrecy is enjoined on the commissioners and subordinates appointed under this inquisitorial law . A striking illustration is afforded by the knowledge that the " Weat end" collectors ara to be heard freely canvassing the returns of the " city" merchants , instancing that a well-known firm have returned their profits as £ 60 , 000 a year ; two others at £ 40 , 000 ; and several more at £ 30 , 000 ; also , that a highly influential body have slated their average profits to bo upwards of half a million annually !—So much for seoreoy . Another practical illustration is given , by the fact that an old and respected inhabitant of Pimlioo has very recently broken up his establishment , 'dismissed his servants , aud sold eff his household furniture , alleging , as the sole reason , the cruel operation of Peel ' s odious income tax . His income ranges to nearly £ 200 per annum ; and ho is now compelled to retire tp furnished lodgings , with his family , and to debar hiaiself of many comforts which he had previously enjoyed .
The Birmingham Railway Church . —A church , tho first of the kind in connexion with railways , is to bo erected on a site of groand near the London and Birmingham Railway , for the religious instruction of the servants connected with the company and the neighbouring population rouud their central station at Wolverton . The proposition was first is ade at a general meeting of the shareholders in 1840 , when it was resolved to establish a Church of England chapel at Wolverton , so soou as the sum of £ 4 . 000 . required to erect it , should bo raised . Within £ 300 of that amount has already been subscribed , including £ 1000 from the Railway
Company , with an annual endowment for the minister ; £ 2000 from the Radciiffe trustees , and Bundry other sums . A temporary raading-room , capable of holding 200 persons , liceasod by the Bishop of London , has been opened uatil such time as the church shall be erected , which it 13 expected will take place early in the spring . It is to bo built in a plain , substantial . style , and to contaiu GOO sittings . There is to bs a burial ground , with a house for the residence of fc'ue Rev . George Wright , the minister , who has been appointed to officials as Chaplain . Mr . Glya , tho chairman of tna railway , ha 3 presented the trustees with a handsome oomiaunion servioe of plate .
Dreadful Death . —We rogrefc to learn that an aggravated and fatal casa of assault , if not a oaso of murder , took place in Cal ton of Glasgow on Wednesday last . It appears that on the day in question two men , named Robert Campbell and William Smith in the employment of Mr . Neil , nailor , in Main-street , Calton , had had some difference or quarrel , whon Campbell seized tbe red-hot rod of iron with which he was working , and by thrusting it against the abdomen of Smith inflicted several severe wounds or burns . Inconsequence of this assault the unfortunate man died on Thursday afternoon . Campbell has been apprehended . —Caledo ? iian Mercury .
Astronomical Clock .. —After four years labour the repairs of ; he astronomical clock at Strasbu ? gh are 0 mpleted , and it wiil be set in motion on the meeting of the Soientific Conjjrcaa on tho 23 th . In this curious piece of meoha&isin tho revolutions of the sun , the _ moon , and the planet 3 are marked down with soientifio exactness . Seven figures represent the seven days in the week , each appearing on its turn on the day allotted to it . The four ages coma forward to strike the quarters , and the skeleton Doath strikes the hours . At noon tho twelve Apostles advance in succession to bend down before the figure of our Saviour , who gives them the benediction . At the Fame moment a cock claps its wings and crows three times . Ic is said to be ono of the Biost curious pieces of clock-work in Europe .
Destructive Flood at Aberystwith . —A few days ago this town was visited by a terifio flood . At eleven o ' clock in the forenoon , a noise was heard resembling that of distant thunder , and the inhabitants were soon apprizsd of the causo by a tremendous body of water rolling several feet above the wateis of tho river Rhydol , oarrying with it carts , wheelbarrows , forks , rakes , and various implements of husbandry . On its reaching the harbour , the force was so powerful as to raise the shipping which were lying a-eround , and dash them oh each other with such fury as to smash the masts , yards , and bowsprits of several of them to splinters ; others rank to their anchors , and were nearly covered ; several boats were instantly dashed to the bottom and hurled to the ocean . The waters couduued to increase for
upwards of two hours , stripping the fialds adjoining tho bed of the river , of hay * wheat , oats , and barley ; aud although the waters wew increasing and coming down , dashing and foaming headlong , yet the children in Trefechan wero to be seen up to their middles iu the midst of the stream , endeavouring to catch t . ho spoil borne on the bosom of the apparent ! y infuriated element . Tho most singular circumstance connected with this phenomenon was , thai although the wind was blowing west , with a tremendous heavy sea , yofc the waters of the rivor forced the occ'an back io tho appartnt distance of a mile , fillipg tha bay extending from Graiglas point to the * pier with freshwater , and for upwards of eigh " , hours no amalgaujatiori 0 ! the fresh and briny olements tcok place , tho bay remaining as free from gait- ' as ifiS had beon a mountain lake . —Hereford purer .
Belper . —Death froji Fighting—Wo have tnis week to record the aw ml death of another victim sacrificed at the shrine of drunkenness aud pugilism , who has been suddenly sent beforo his God , leoMnn to penury an industrious wife and several children . The persons examined at the inquest were Martha Stone , J . Graen , John Walker , Matthew Hunt , ^ and John Spencer , who deposed to the following : —Thai on Saturday night last , Geoi > go Mills , the deceased , and James Troth , were drinking together at the Maltsters' Arms , at the Gutter , Belper , with several others . Some angry words having passed between them , about half-past elevcu o ' clock deceased got up and went towards his home ( which is at the Whitemoor Hall , near Belper ) , and whon he had proceeded about 150 yards , James Tvoth-camo up and struek
at deceased , but hit o&e . of the witnesses , Martha Stone , in the face ; he afterwards procured a stone , and , it was supposed , struck deceased , with it , which caused a fi # hc to ensuo ia a channel leading from a gutter to the Derby roac ' , and afterwards in a field near that place , belonging to Mr . Litchficld , called tho Home Close . About thirty or forty rounds were fought , and the manner of fighting was this , James Troth for the moot part butting with his head , at the same time using ' his fists , and always ( until the three last rounds ) having the rising ground . The deceased fell several times with she back part of his head on the ground . After the fi ^ ht bad continued about an hour deceased was butted down with great violence , and was taken up insensible . Means were resorted to to restore animation for more than
three hours , but to no purpose , and about four 0 ciook he died . A post morte \ n examination of the body was made on Monday morning , by Mr . Erans , surgeon , of Bolper , and several ouuces of coagulated blood were found upon the brain , and nearly a pint of blood in the back part of tho head , which was stated to be the cause of duath .. Mr . Evans stated that ho believed the repeated knocks down the deceased met with enlarged and filled the bloodvessels of the head , until at last they burst , and inteuBibility and , death would immediately ensue . The man being in a state of intoxication at the time materially facilitated the fatal event . After a very
careful inquiry and patient investigation , a yerdiot of manslaughter was returned against James Troth as principal , aud Edward Troth and Jeffcry Jowett as seconds . Four others , named Samuel Parkin , John Robinson , Edward Ford , and Samuel Laader , were proved to have assisted , and will be prosecuted for trespass . George Mills , the deceased , was in general a hard-working man , and bore a good character , but being overtaken in liquor , he has paid his life as a forfeit for his indiBcretion . The principal , James Troth , has absconded , and the other two were committed to Derby County Gaol , and will take their trial at the next March assizes . —Nottingham Review .
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=- 7 T . J = 5 = 7 Ti . ii . 1 SESea . ^^ . -. \ y .-SZHSZSSX ^ .- - £ B ON THE PROPRIETY OF THE WORKING CLASSES JOINING THE CORN LAW REPEALERS AS A MEANS OP OBTAINING THE CHARTER . Mowbray . —la this proceeding just and honourable ? Westmoreland . —Is your assembly so ? Yo > # . —Will you thus break faith T Lancaster . —I pawned you none . Second Part , Henri / IV . % Sin , —When mea b&ve a great object to attain , it is usual for them to endeavour to obtain that
object by whatever means present themselves ; and , although it may be more consonant with the better and higher feelings of humanitv to uso none but those whioh are strictly honourable , still , if tha partm with whom we have to do keep no measure of faith 5 if they resort to anything or everything , no matter how tricky or base , to prevent us obtaining our just ends ; I think the end would sanctify the means , even if we did return tho contents of tho poisoned chalice to their own lips , and hoist them from their unjuBt position by mean 3 of their owa petard .
Such , I contend , is the situation of the working classes in regard to the two great factions which , at present , rule over the destinies of this country . Let them disagree upon whatever elso they may , they always agree npon the great point of insulting and trampling upon that class whioh produces all tha wealth in which they wallow . If the working class attempt to reason with them , and tell them that God his made all equal , and that therefore they have a right to have a voice in the making the laws by wa-ich they are to be governed , one of , the factions laugh in their face , tell them at once there 13 no right but that of conquest , and , with all the modesty imaginable , point to the bullet and bayonet as the tenure of their authority . If not satisfied with this , they tell them that , at least , as they have
produced all the food , they have a right to what will keep body and soul together in sickness or in age ; the other faction , more wily , but not less deadly , with all the canting hypocrisy of a Maworm , tells them that " Nature's table is full , " and that" none have a right to food but those who have got patents for it ; " that "they must practice moral restraint ; " that " thoy must take care and not breed faster than capital has occasion for them ; " and that they will , by those means , prevent tho over-stocking of the labour market ; but that above all things they must " practice frugality , " and '' accumulate as much in health as will maintain them in sickness or " age ; " and that by those means
they will become " independent , labourers " and that when they have become more " * eduoated , " and consequently more " intelligent , " they will b > j fully cbwpetent to understand these sublime discoveries of political eoonomy which prove that misappropriated machinery causes more labour , aud consequently better wages ; that taxes , although they take a third of his e&rningSj return in fructifying showers j and that a repeal of' the corn laws would make a complete paradise of thte country . But let the working class once appear to doubt these beautiful theories , and talk about having controul over the products of their own labour , this hypocritical faction point with evident gusto at tho buHot and the bayonet , as the laat reason in their politionl economy .
Such being the situation of the working classes , and it being evident that the middle classes will not assist the working classes to obtain that voioo in the making of the laws whioh alone can permanently better their condition , untii thoy , the middle classes , become alarmed for their oton situation , I contend that it is the * duty of the working classes to endeavour ly all ineans within their power to bring about a consummation so devoutly to be wished . And I contend that one of the greatest oi' those means , which would make tha middle classes aiarmod for their own situation ; would be the repeal of the Corn Laws ; as it 13 .-their , own pet measure—as they expect
from it to have prosperity for ages—as they hope by it to get their feet permanently upon our necks , and as it will ( I sm as certain of it as I amHhat fire burns ) assuredly trundle them into the Btreets—let us by all means assist them to obtain it . By that coarse we should obtain one of two good things ; either the thing would be set at rest , or , which is more probable , ( as in my opinion the Repealers are not sincere , they , knowing too well what would be the * result , ) they would give up the agitation at once , terrified at their own prospect of success ; and thus we should put them to a test which would settle the matter either one way or the other .
But you will say how could the Chartist assist the Repealer ; or how could we advise them to it , seeing that both the Chartists and ire hare repeatedly denounced the agitation ! It is true that you both have denounced it when proposed as a measure which was to bring effectual relief . But I advise the Chartists to assist the Repealers as a measure which would either test the Repealers , or which would greatly add to the mass of ruin and discontent . To tho ruiu of the manufacturers thero is not tho slightest doubt but it would add the ruin aud . 'discontent-of the agriculturalists . Therefore , although you may be satisfied , that the repeal of the Corn Laws would completely fail as a remedy for our national difficulties , still that does not prevent the Chartists asjisdng , oryou from acivisiDs ; them to assist , the agitation , provided that you be conrinced that it would either test one set of enemies , OR HARASS BOTH . OF THEM .
But it will be said , that it would be unjust to the agriculturist to repeal the Corn Laws with the present amount of taxation . 1 grant that it would be unjust , if- the taxation was at all neces&ary to the seourity ot the country , or if the present debt had been incurred-for the service of the people . But what are tbo facts 1 For what , or how , was the dobt contracted ? The only ostensible object for which it would be pretended to be contracted was the protection of property . Thus it is deoidedly unjust to tax a whole community for the paying of that dobt which was avowedly contracted ior tha benefit of aj ' e . v . If foreign produce can be brought into the market at half the present price in Ed gland , that would cause prices'here . to fall to the Coatincntal price ; that would oau ~ -e- tho farmer to be unablo to pay their present amount ^ oT £ Qnt , wages , and taxes , which would ruin the farmer , iyimble the ariatooracy , and add vastly to the mass of dis * content , and consi quently causo all to cry aloud Sot tho Charter .
But I shall very probably be told here that tho repeal would givo such an impttua to trade that it would cause our capitalists and labourers to be content with their situation ; in short , as one of them said to the writer , "it would deBtroy all agitation for the EufiVage , by causing us to have prosperity for ages . " Never was idea more fallacious ! How could it causa an increasa in the consumption of manufactured articles 1 It is easy to talk in looce aud general terras in this way ; but will they tell ua how it is to effect this \ By canning the prices of all articles of consumption to fall , say fifty per cent ., it would cause the receivers of taxes to receive double the amount of goods which they now receive for tho same nominal amouiit of taxes ; but how the deuce that is to bo a . benefit exceeds my
comprehension . But still this is not telling as row this repeal is to causa an increase of the consumption of manufactured articles a « a whole . This still remains to be proved . I ehal ! be told , in loose ttrms , that there will ba a Vi ; st quantity more corn imported , and that timy will tako pay in goods . This , even , ia contrary to faot , however pretty in theory ; for the Repealers tiienifolyes havo complained tha ' . the c » use of our difficultits has been ihat we had to pay tho foreigners ior their wheat : ' n gold . But , however , I will a , fJmjt the fact , thai they would take pay in goods , for tbe sake of coming fairly at tho argument . Then how should tbu Repeal cause us to want an extra quantity of corn I Suppose that we bad been yearly receiving a million quarters to make up our defick-ucy , how would »* ha Repeal cause u t- ; want a
greater quantity ? But suppose that we import even tvto million * quarters , O ! what foreign trade it would create ; but Bhculd we not want ono million ¦ lets from the home grower ? And suppose that we have been exchanging a yard of cloth for a bushel of wheat , and that vve had been in the habit of givng oue million yard 3 of c ? oth for the ono million bushels of wheat which we got from tho home grower ; and suppose that ; by way of * ' extending our commerce " we get ourmillion bushels of com from th 6 foreigner , for which we 1 * 0 ye him tbe one million yards of olota we had used to give to the home grower , how , pray , in this case , had we increased our commerce Ah ! the whole thing is fallacious from begining to _ end . The thing woui <) produco nothing but misery , and consequently discontent , as Jong as the present taxes remain .
But it will be said that we * are inconsistent ; that we are making a sacrifice of principles ; that we have pledged our-elves to " the Charter , the whole . Charter , and nothing bnt the Charter . " True , we have ; and I . would stsnd to ; ha : piedge , name and all . But what then ? Ate we bpuail to follow one course in border to redeem that pledge ! Can w < aj mako no bye-play ? Are wt > io make no diversion fn favour of , our object ; or even are we not to lake advantage -of diversions when made by other parties ? Let us not play such a foolish part ; bnt let us
rather take advantage of tho mine themselves have sprung , and ' by it blow both factions at the moon . Then if they should commence an agitation again , let us push them on to the obtaining of the measure , or compel them to recede , terrified at the prospect of their own success . But let us not give up onr own agitation : let us persevere with tfcat in order that we may form a pablic opinion to be always ready when the day of trial cornea in order that we may be able to take adrantage of every circumstance which offers in our favour .
If anything is said in answer to this , let it be argument , and not abuse , W . P .
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