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IRE IS OBTHEKff ,STAK SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1843.
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TO THE COLLIERS OF LANCASHIRE.
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ioio ior t j" ~- ¦—,—-—— - - ~~- ' ¦ ¦ Meeting of Magistrates at Wakefield.—A wri; nit; ot a committee of the miaiau-a-es of the
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IETIERS PROM T * ra MOTTNTAINS . » £ ISO A SKHTES OP 1 ETEEBS TBOlf A 5 OLD HAS 15 ^ HB COTOCTSX , TO i "StTCSG 3 SAB 15 DTJBUH . £ From " 3 ie BEaa ! 3 es of the Press : " ' aselection ° f original Arises , Essays , $ c , vMdi ' originall y appeared in ike " Pbsss" Tieirspaper , establish ^ ia Irejaxd bp Arthur O'Cosxor , after 8 ie fgrdbfi sigjpress&m of ihe Kottkern Star by ihe Gtvenr aaexti .
Ikheeb i Mi Deab Fbiekd , —Ton require my sentamsnts os the EitHstioE of public afiaifs , at * hl * Juncture , and mj advics as a guide for yonr conduct in this critical emergency . My advanced age > -sna my sir cere sffecBon for yon , might tpeH grre me the prxrileg * , did I possess the capacity of advising—and most ready , indeed , should J bs to csffer , jiay , to o&mde ray counsels on ysa , coda I be convinced of thair producing a talntary * ffeet ; "but my dear friend , it is now a most wW task to determine for one ' s-self , stall mora atrfnl is it to fieiennine for another , on a peint *» Mch involves tha safety or perdition of every object which on be dear toman .
The situation of Ireland is become critical in the extowne . The dreadful forms of pnblic disturbances haTS stolen upon us , like a thief in the sight- The torizoa is Hflctened arcttnd us—ihe island is &haien to its centre ; and fathomless abysses seem fconrlj to yawn Tiitb . destruction beneath onr feet . At such a season it will be ^ Ifficnlt—difficult did I say ? it trill be impossible for any man to remain neater—he most put Ms Tuntd to ihejplough , and taring doze so , be must Hot lock back . On this choice of party , \ o -which ( I
foresee it ) ire « h * Ti ultimately be driven , mil depend the fats of thB indManal ; and on the choice of the majority ef the people fnU depend the fate of tfce country . Th ^ yon maybe fonna among the sEvicnrs of ireland . dB ihe earnest Irish of your friend . Consider de situation of this kingdom , the circnmstaBces of other countries , and the temper and spirit ef ihe times . Details for yownseif , -vith all the calmness and deliberaticai thai "the tempestoDTis -season uTiottb—and may ( Hd ATTnTghrj isad yen to a life of happiness , or a death of honour .
While I profess myself unable to give yon directions for the regulations of your political conduct , yon have a light to command my sestisients ob the sts&tion of public sSairs—as far as it is safe or prndsnt to camlannic&te an opinion on ihe subject . I give yon , believe Be , no small proof of my friendship , in the dtrelling , for your sake , 03 a contemplation bo painful as that of Irish nfmirs . The present , harro-srs np -the feelings of a man -erho loves his cocntry ; and as to the future , it xeqaires no common fortitude to meet , "with eyes nnmoTed , the long dreadful perspective before us . I Rh » T | be •* € & ^ HsSed , iioTrersr , topnzoBh myseL ' , if I csa be JSEeful to yon . I shall giTe yon my tbon ^ hts on the situation of the country , ¦ srithoat passion and without pEejoBice . ; - and it is from such Views of the sitcatioji of the country , taien at different points cf observation , and by different observers , that a-considerate man Mill learn to chose his parry , and establish the rule of his pol ; t * rfl eosdncl
Hhe first remark which I wowd suggest to yon , is on the astonishing stnper and inattention "which seem to Inrspossssset the govsmmsntB of Enrops , with le ^ r sections , and prevented them attending to the great revolution -which has been -wrought in the human chsraetes . 5 A zcigbty-spirir is awakened—Hie grains of rational enquiry has gone abroad "with giant strides—he iBsrches , with freedom in his train , to the ends of the earfh . Thb is no t 3 ma for the powerfniyew to wrap themselves up in a false security , ard despisatheories , and Instatlhe ieeJings , of ihe opprest ana injnred mmy This -is no "Sme to hng to the bosom inveterate abuses
ynfl » nr 3 PT » fc errors i to hold government , and those who sdmixnstsz it , as all 5 n all ; ihe people xoverted as 7 iPt > Tng- Oit -rnyaoinii of policy "which proved snmcient for the imperfect lights cf past times , "will bs found delusive guides at this day . The notions , the manners , the Imo'srledse , the pnzsnits , and claims cf men , have imaergoiie a great and rapid chnngB ; and stupid , indeed , must be 2 ie administration 'which coes not adopt its msxims to fiss jseai ievoluti-31 in the chsracteis , TcSGnreea ,-an £ tempera of men . This proudly -weak inattention to the carcussstaccea of the timeSj has beeE pscciiazly obserrabls , and pecaliarJy injurious in those irho havBiiHd the care of governing Ireland .
I mnrt * bserTe , also , that although Ireland is dignified ¦ wiHi file -warm * of independent Krgdosa , sud honoured by Great Britalh-sntb the appellation of aster country—a distjnefion for "wbJca , Cod in * ira , the pays deady , in the maintenance <> f a luxurious Court , and a cumbrons establiBhsient ; yet Ireland , in the opinion of many acute obserrers , is , to all intents and purposes , in a stateof provincial dependence . I win not pretend to dedde tfee question "with respect to Ireland , lest my letter to jon . should tome into the courts of justice , and be pronounced a aeditious'libel by the judge ; bui I am told I fnvf as j&l ecgaire , "WiQiont ofEenca to the powers that ie , or danger of the tender , Trhat is the Difference b = tween a conntry realty independent , and a province .
la a eosntxy feally independent , the lavre ana poiity originate within its osn bosom , and are c&Jcolated to € Stena ths adrantsges of Ise st £ ie , "whethts satoral or acquired , and to recover iJs defects . The sysiem ant . E 1 Z 233 XSS xft ji . ' 1 n—im in . * yr *^ ft -oosxai ^ y , -ooxiveqixcxxtly arise from its peeoliaz interests . This is the situation of a truly inQepecaeni country , In ajwwisee the medal is reversed . The true interests of a provincial country are perpstnslly sacsficpd to the interests , the pride , the means , and even the caprices cf the country on "which it is dependent . - The p » : ple art repposed tochsriah asecret desire of freedom— and this jsiBputedtothemasguat . To counteract the crinucaj longing alter amaent independence , on the part ot the governed , government adopts a system of avowed
eujpirion and concealed hostiiity . Divide and rvZeis'tritb tljsm a favonrite maxim ; venality and corruption arc indnstrieusly diffused thronsh eTery departaient of the Etaie , mwI every ra&k of society , and are opesjy pro-Idssed scd defended , as the necessary engine er supperts of government- 3 deantime a despotic eppres-EJcn of thB people prevails ; the free&ora and saveciurens spirit is banished ; the virtuons Eentiment is prescribed , ana thsxoica of tmth is sDeat ; or , if 11 ehould burst forth from the lips cf indignant misery , it isaeverely tJjssBssd -under the d « nominaJian of 3 sedi-Uons spiritj and aB the ngonrs by -which the ptopi * - sre iaaanpled dD-wa to Qie dnsfc , are justiSfcd on tht principle of expediency , and ennobled vith the plsn-Eble names of vigaroia measures—a tfrotig
admini&rauaru It too frequently happens in dependant provinces , that thelnsolence and oppression xA their government jtobtb to such a pitch , as leaves to the people no mi- £ d ± e course between aosoinle and nneerable davery on the one hand , aad open resistanee on ths other . I £ hould be sorry indeed , to think that such -was the situation < f Jreland . Heaven avert ; znch a calamitous itste vf things 1 bnx the connection between Great Britain «» d Irelsna , is a tie of peculiar delicacy , and requires wist sad lenient management . It should never be strained , tIQi a rnds imstllfol hand , least It . should fataUy vres on the "very heart of Ireland , chill , and benmnb top energy of tb » attachment to Britain , and stop the < -irculation d 'fliose "vital pHmaplss , "which diffose healO . and animation through the -political frame . 7 feir tbt British cabinet has too often been led to adapt a ver } different policy . Britain hss T > een taught bv * elSsh ano
TosstiW ecnnnerOBl notions V > consider Ireland not asthe « ompanion of her prosperity and the pillar cf ha strength , but as the rival of her industry , and the invader of lier opulence . It is much to be lamented that the governments of this country , in a long " succession , tad "with few exceptions , have been too apt ta fora 10 themselves ideas of a certain foreign interest . su |> e > rior to that of the conntry they sr& appointed to govern , incompatible with it , 2 nd the prosecution of which . 8 tsej think , ought to be the ultimate object of th * 1 administration . Britain according to their political arithmetic is ths only integral figure of the British umpire . Ireland they consider as a mere cypher , ot even an some occasions as a negative quantity ; and ob these principles they have concocted themselves like an insulated garrison , with difficulty TnainfaiTp '" g it * station , and supporting itself by inroads and depredinons in a hostDe and exhausted country .
Whether Eueh a system prevails at this day , it is not armBtba&tenmnB . When we have taiena view cf t- » r situation cf tiie country , you xaay judge fur yourself Tha » it lormvily existed appears from the letler cf Pamate Boulter , a curious monument of the corrupt asd mistskea masagEm&nt which lias been ccnslcered found policy for the mmd < an of Ireland ; and vhicb a » y sSl ^ ive ns a fa ^ to toe secrets of oar pri * -si :-bonse . Tfcis hontst political prelate , in his correspondence "with the British Cabinet , is fnil < xt complsici * ; hat preferments are bestowed on the natives ; thit thr rraiaoce of power in Ireland is neglected . 'Consti-ni aon TigQant indeed , are his representations of the Dtcessiij
-f bestowisg the preferments of the country , tecltnv » dcal , judicial , and military , en aliens , in order l « - ietpnp the predomiEancy of the English iEt-ercst . It "saa ibtn snpposnd . that a system of government itituical te the people , could be managed only throndthe intervention * f iortigners . MissJrsi politicians wcothns thoBght ! It has been discoverpd in cur mor » saiHghted days , that , as among the infidels 2 renegado is the most active pcrtecutor of those -who have " been hiiaeihen in faith ; so the renegade and pervert ^ o Iriihanaa becomes ti » e most eroel foe to the imeiesis of hi £ sative country , the most outrageous-supporter cf what is improperly called the ~ RnBM « h interest
Prom the application of this pernicious rule of divide < &dffevem ± o the maintenance of an English interest , proceeded aMtnaschieTons activity which haB uniformly iabonred , ana often too successfully , to itflimetheEpint of party lage and religious anisioaty . vhich has aa < 2 = d no little poignancy to the acute » ense pi other evils , tka * bive Texed and ^ consumed IMs devoted country . ProrestsntwssartfnUy iEfcuaed agains ; Catholic ; Cithoiic against Rctestant ; D ^ sentos xsum st bsih , and they agaiEstJ&Bsenteis . The 'Protestanta 8 ceadaEcy ; " became a land of rallying phrase , a signal , to call tog » fcui the staunch adherents ef ihs goTemrafr . t jsrty , " asiu those JjocesS but bigoted iiidivicBa ' j "who stitched thunaelTes to their standard from Gisinteresteu Eotives .
1 might establish the position , that the toTaniment of this conntry haB &lmest nnifoniilj proptassi to itself as thft ultimate end cf its policy . &c maib- > -Tir . Tice of an-English . ' interest 22 erreneond ^ ' co ^ trs-disticgnlshcd from the interests of 'Irdsnd , by a mulliittSe of txampks frosa ancient znd modern Irish Listaiy ; bat the task "would exceed the cerrpass of cut correspondence . I shall ooafiBe myself to ike period , daring whicbHr .
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Pitt has ruled the helm of the British Empire—a period which-will bs distinguished in the annals of mantind to the end of time , for the momentous erenta and gigantic revolutions which it has produced . ; I fear I have tired you with this long lecture . I shall far the present conclude , and snbscribe myself , Yobis , aaONIAKTJS .
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CHARTIST VICTIMS . TO THB EDITOB . OP THE KORTHEKH STAB . DejuB Sib—As I perused the Leeds inleUigemxr ol Saturday last , which "was kindly lent me by Mr . Oastler , happened to fin ? the following paragraph in the ParliaBientary Intelligence : — 1 " House ef Lords , Monday , June 12—Lord Whamcliffe moved the Becond reading of the Milbank Prison ( the Penitentiary ) BilL The Noble Lord wdd it was a xemax ^ able fact , that prisoners in this Penitentiary remained generally in good health for a short time ; if however , they "were tept longer in confinement in it they became deceased . It was the intention of the framers of the present Bill to remove from time to time the MHlbank prisoners io Ihe prison at Pentowville The Bill was read a Becond time . " ; ThBre , CbartiBta of Great Britain ! "Who -will now deny the humanity of Lord Whftinclifie , and the govern * meat of which he forms b part ?
It may not be 3 mown to the ChartM pnblic that a large number of persons who were tried at the late- Special Commission held at Stafford , were afterwards removed te Milbanb Penitentiary ; among the rest my friend Joseph Xinney , a warmhearted , sterling , and hardworking ChartUt , who has been very useful at Biiaton , Dudley , and the colliery districta ; and although they aeem to have forgotten bis services , { as is generally the case when a man is imprisoned , ) I trust that the people of England will not allow him , and onr other victims now in the Penitentiary , to ba taken to that damnable den called PenionviUe Model Prism , to
be either murdexed or driven mad , without making an effort to deliver them . Let us have no more nonsense such as " three cheers for the Victims , " and such like fustian ! Set io work now in ff&ed earnest Here are some of our best men abcuv to be destroyed . Remember that already there is one murdered man who Was a Stirling Chartist . ASHLEY died Last tteekJ and should others be removed to Peafconvzlle , wa ahall probably never hear of them sgain . Remember the irsn masks and other instruments of torture , which forms part of the rules of this worse than French Bastille , and then ask yourselves what is your duty on this occasion ?
In conclusion , Mr . Editor , I trust yon will publish a list of all Chartist prisoners , where confined , sentence , number of family , residence of their wives , fee ., as numbers of our friends in London Beem desirous of assisting those who require thsir aid . I was yesterday informed that Bobert Wilde , of Mottram , now in Snnvsferd House of Correction , has left a wife and two children , who are in a state of utter destitution . This ifl too bad ; and in the earnest hope that the people will £ . 0 their duty , I am , Yours truly , Gxorge White . Queen ' s Prison . June 2 Otb , 1843 .
Ire Is Obthekff ,Stak Saturday, June 24, 1843.
IRE IS OBTHEKff , STAK SATURDAY , JUNE 24 , 1843 .
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KEPEAi OF THE UNION . B Ibxlakd fox the Irish" ! What & talisman is contained in those four words ! What an array of opposing interests , conflicting purposes , and antagonistic principles do they put in operation ! And yet how fair , how reasonable , and how just are they ! They involve simply the one principle of right against "wrong—of power against right—of fraud against honesty—of a nation against a faction .
As "we proceeed -with the consideration , of this great and mighty question , we feel onr responsibility increasing as the a ^ itaiion progresses . The state of Ireland now pnsenis a picture , not only novel in those days , but unlike anything to be found in the whole histoxj of tho -world . It is folly to deny that although no force has been used , the two countries are at open war ; and upon the issue depends more than seems yet to have entered into the conceptions of many of our friends .
When we read the bold and significant addresses of Mr . O'Coxsxll to a mercurial people , upon whom they ara calculated to make a powerful impression ; likely , from their sarcasm , and Tengeanoe-breathing tone , to excite them to deeds of almost instantaneous madness ; and when we find such a people still satisfied to rest tamely under their several maladieB —ine causes , the nature , and the consequences of which are so graphicsl ' y described to them , — if evinces an amount of individual controul over National Mind which has never been exhibited before . '
Upon the other hand we find the Ministerial party blocking up the conntry with war-ships , and overspreading the land with a military force ; while the same enthusiasm which is to be found in the unarmed Irish peasantry is far from distinguishing the armed invaders . In this state of things we naturally look to the Press and to the Representatives of the people in Parliament , for some solution of this political novelty . But so far from finding anything satisfactory from either of these sources , we merely gather from the persevering ignoranc * and obtoseness of the former and from the reckless consistency of the latter , that ghould the Union be Repealed , England thus shorn of her fair proportions will owa her weaknessshould weakness follow—to her Press and her
Parliament . "We can readily understand and account for the breathless interest and anxiety manifested for the issue of this struggle by the whole Chartist people , who see in it the recognition of theirown sacred principle of self-goTernment . We can understand too , and we can honour , the adherency to principle which makes onr Chartist friends watchful and suspicious of O'Conmell . They have ceriainly had canse in byegone times to make them doubtful ; and hi 3 present condnot , on the supposition of sincerity , they are unable rightly to appreciate . They
conclude—and with great appearance of reason—that M 3 rejection of the Chartists' aid . Ib proof that O'Conkell has no purpose to sneceed ; and that he waits but a convenient [ opportunity to place the question hi abeyance and make merchandise of Irish crednlity , We see the feeling whence this rises ; and we repeat thai we honour that feeling ; for u is the feeling of honest men indignant at injustice , and at whatsoever may perpetuate its rei > jn . But are our friends quite sure that they take a sufficiently enlarged view of the entire field 1 Repeal , as things now stand , is no thud ' s play question ! It
requires a master-mind to grasp its whole position , and to arrange its . forces for the peaceful combat . No man can donbt Mr . O'CramEix ' s competency . His is a giant mind—an intellect thai sees more at a glance , iban common men in a wholo life time . We are disposed , therefore , to give him sea room ; and not to press him hastily or too heavily . As we said last week , so we now repeat : we desire to j ; Tre every man credit for the best motives by which he can be actuated ; and we make Mr . O'Coukell no exception . Possibly he may hare in view some stroke of policy which we do not yet see , and which may sufficiently excuse ike apparent suicidal coarse he ia pnrsuin £ . Mr . O'Higgiks well says ; " wLh the means , or intended
means of Repealing the Union , none bnt the b itis-ted staff are yet acquainted . " But we can by ijo meaiiS agree wish Hi . O'Kiggiks in the opinion thai these means are the very first thing that ought to have been generally divulged . On the contrary , we can think of many circumstances which might make it a first duty of a leader to ketp back this information till the precise moment when his own judgment tells him it may be given safely ; and even to hazard the good opinion of the hasty rather than give reasons for his conduct , when those reasons may involve the safety of his cause , 01 ihe practicability of the means contemplated . Lastly , we remind onr friends , as we have done before , that Daktex OTonxell is not
Ireland ; but that IRELAND di 3 u . vds Repeal J and Ireland is in earnesi ! J What&yer oi disposition thera might be ia C'Cokkell to evade the push , the possibility of doing ho grows daily less ! Wo apply to this case , the exceilcm parallel reasoning of O'Higgxss : — ** Some people have goive so far as to say that tbe Catholic Isity pis their fa ii : to rthe sle < re of iho priest , by v . buru they are Ld blindfold . Jwvci thele&s , &heuld any Caiholic priest deviate but obc single Sftep from the creed which the poorest layman
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believes to be true ; let him give up bat one iota of that creed , for the purpose of conciliation or expediency , and the poorest and moat ignorant layman would no longer confide in him ; would no longer follow Mm j wonld no longer trust him ; but would firmly abide by the creed he was taught ; and pity , in the priest , the frailties of human nature . The poor fellow ' s heart would sink within him ; and he who would a few minutes before suffer a thousand bullets topasB through hiB body sooner than allow the priest of his choice ; to be molested in any manner , would , in &sch an event , remain firm in his creed and leave hiB fallen spiritual leader to his fate . '
This is just in point . Repeal is the political creed of Ireland ; and , thengh O'Connell should recoede to-morrow , not a jot would he carry with him , either priests or people . They would have the Repeal for themselves ; they would get it by themselves ; and ; th « y would pity and despise O'Connell In his dotage . No man knows this better than O'Conn&ll . He is quite aware of it . He knows that there Is no retreat for him . And , if any man will read his speech at Clare , given on our sixth page , be will perceive that he knows exactly his" position , and has made up his mind to it .
Whatever doubts we may have entertafned as to the polfcy of Mr . O'Conneli , upon all former Repeal ebullitions , he has recently cut all ground of suspicion from under the most sceptical . And now we change onr tone from that of anticipated failure through deceit , to one of admonition . We have before expressed © ur belief that those jumping articles which hare recently appeared , in the Times yrexe but decoy duoks to arrest the attention of the assailed , while the assailants "were completing the machinery for unppressing ihe Repeal agitation . If we couple the altered tone of this garrulous old lady with the stand-still policy announced by Sir James Graham , the suspicious return of the Orange alien Lords to
their conquered estates , and their affected respect for- national prejudices by the abandonment of their annual festering Orange demonstrations , we can have no doubt that such was tho object with which the conciliatory articles in the Times were written . It is a curious fact that while the sagacious Editor of that Journal could not , some few weeks ago , learn from any quarter , north , south , east , or west , neither from " the communicative traveller , " nor 4 > the sagao ' ious resident , " a single practical grievance of which the Irish could justly complain , we should find in the Times of Wednesday last , the " grievance" cf cottier tenants being ousted , and thereby , rendered reckless , set forth as a " National Malady , requiring immediate correction . "
Leaving the Times to the pleasing reflection that its virulence towards Ireland and every thing Irish , has sown the seeds of disaffection in that country towards everything English , we now pass on to a consideration of Mr . O'Connell's position . It ever has been the fate of tbe sincere friends of Democracy to bo prematurely hurried into a direction of public opinion by the over zealous , the over cunning , the thoughtless , or the reckless The cause of Chartism has suffered more from tho indiscretion of it 3 own friends , than all other causes . We trust that Mr O'Connell , while
he stands firmly to his object , will not be dragged into any premuture step whereby the wholo cause may be perilled . Tho people of both countries having long suffered under the tyranny of class legislation , can surely afford to fold their arms and smile , through one campaign , at tbe polished steel which their discretion and peacefulness may render harmless . A civil war , once commenced , may be carried on fox years , and ultimately result in tho further subjugation of the working olasses ; leaving no other moral behind than that justice cannot be based on blood ; whereas , a triumph gained by moral dignity
over physical force leaves upon record tho imperishable fact , that moral power , when judicioiuJy used , is unconquerable 2 The means of carrying on this peaceful agitation for a Repeal of the Union is placed in the hands of the Irish people , from the fact that the whole provisions of that country become on such an occasion one consolidated store for 'the maintenance of the peaceful army ; while in England the dependance of the working classes upon the daily caprice of tho capitalist to employ them muBt ever turn the best intended moral display of any duration into a physical outbreak or
depredatory , war , in which burglars , tliieves , and pickpockets will practise their favourite pursuits , and thus afford the opportunity of branding Chartism with murder , rapine , and destruction of property . We bnt require to ? ee the thing done ; we do not require to ran the chance of losing it , by seeing it too hastily attempted . Mind , when as unanimous as it appears to be in Ireland , is like the load stone , acquiring strength by use . We therefore abstain from asking Mr . O'Connell to name the day , the week , or the month , when it will be safe to divulge the completion of his machinery . He
is upon the defensive ; and must be much , if not wholly , governed by the acts of others . When the several Spanish Generals who preoeded Es 3 » ahtebo in command of the Spanish army , bad failed , either through ignorance or tha influence of foreign gold , and when the present Regent assumed the command , he carried on defensive war , and was laughed-at by the English press for his cowardice and supjneners , until at length , when the success of his plan of warfare had achieved for him the highest
dignity that his country could confer , his revilers upon a sudden turned round and became his eulogists , In an undertaking like thepresent , ono false step may cause utter rain ; and it is therefore we caution Mr . O'CoiotEii . against allowing the uses which will be made of the Arms Bill by the select magistrates and tbe visiting Orange noblemen , to drive the people of -Ireland even into a war of resistance , being well convinced that if possible the Irish people will be compelled to fight whether they like it or not .
We entirely agree with that part of Mr . O'Conkor ' s letter , which we publish in the present number wherein he deprecates any Foreign interference in tbe settlement ef Irish questions . We have so doubt that this caution proceeded from the announcement of three French ftentlemen having accompanied Ma . O'Connell through the County of Clare . We have as little doubt that the ominous fleet now stationed at Cove and in other Irish ports , arists from an apprehension in tho mind of onr rulers that France , thirsting for revenge , would Beize the opportunity of a civil war in Ireland to land an auxiliary force and arms , which the
recipients would have uo delicacy abou ' = ; egiateriug according to the provisions ot the Arms Bill . For ourselves we have ever opposed the mixing up of our great national questions with " Foreign policy ; " and to-morrow , crushed as we are beneath the yoke of domestic domination , we would , if compelled , — with all our religiou * hatred of war—exchange the pen for the broad sword 10 resist tha interference of Foreign mercenaries , come from what nation tkey may , as pretended invaders of those clag 3 pr ivileges against whioh we struggle with all our strength , but whioh , bad as tkey are , we wonld not exchange for Frcach sway or Russian despotism .
We heed bnt littla the rabid deaunoia ' -ion of Mr . O'Cunnell by the Tory press of England . It was as violent in its denunciation of American " tmi ' . or ? , " until the Colonial slave became a frea ciiz-in and that haughty monarch , Gxohgc III ., was compelled to receive at Court , ar Ambassador from Free America , the very man who but a short u ' me before was designated a * traitor . " A ^ ain , when England was in arms to resint tho iutrodueut Jacobinismand when
-c o ; ., the English press teenu d wiih abuse of I ^ apolkon as vfta lea . t . r of tliu : principle , we find tfon h ' : i }; iifh Atweklt-General , in a . f&w months a ^ t-i this denunciation , compelkd u > prosc-cu : e Peltieb fhr a iibel uposi the c ; 'j , iactcr o : iNAroLEON , a Hriti' 11 j- ry instiucted to r-tu » u aver die . of guilty a ^ inst the accuse ^ aV- a Brjii h j'iry fooli . h tn- ' - «^ h to olx y tbe coramar-d . Aitiin , when » he magician ' s wand had trsusforiii ^ i the " Emptror of tbe world" into a
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British prisoner , and located him upon a rock under an iron jailer , the former protegee of the English Government was bespattered in his misfortunes by tho ribaldry of the English press and left helpleBS by the English Attobnetv General . So will it be with the " traitor O'Conwell" Lethim but preserve his loyalty to his country by maintaining his peaceful position to the last , and for every bio jr struck at the head of an Irishman let him return' a double thrust at the sinews of the enemy ; letihim hit the invader in the
Stock Exchange until the supporters of Irish connexion' come to learn that even Union , " like gold dust , jmay be purchased at a too dear a rate ; and then perhaps" the traitor"O'Connell may be commanded to the presence of her Majesty to receive a commisr sion to open the Irish Parliament as her representative .: And he will then be lauded by the entire "loyal" press as a consistent , firm , and persevering patriot !
Toj cavil just now with every word of Mr . O'Connell , op with the- bluster of some of his senseless supporters would be an injustice to the people of Ireland , which wo trust we are incapable of practising . We havo watched the progress of events with { intense anxiety ; we have chronicled the most important features of th 0 se events ; and we shall still continue , notwithstanding his rejection of our proffered service * and the foolish denunciation of somejof his supporters , to aid , assist , comfort and abet him in all his legal and constitutional struggles for the achievement of his countrj ' B liberty ; for Ireland , because we love her for her virtues and the v ? rdng 8 she has endured ; and for England . becausei we feel convinoed that Ireland free , tha freer dom of Englishmen must follow .
It jmust now be understood by all with half brains , that one of three things must happen . There must be a sacrifice . Either , the Minis- - ters must sacrifice the Union , O'Connell must be sacrificed ; or the Irish priesthood mustj be sacrificed ; for let it not be for one moment imagined , that the devotion , even to Mr . O'Connell , by those who have such entire confidence in him , would not be succeeded , in cas 8 of a retreat , by reprobation stronger oven than the warmth of that devotion . Terminate how tho struggle may , the people will require a
satisfactory account from their priests , and should suspicion take possession of the popular mind , the asseverations of the Iriab pjress , strong as they might be in support of Mr . O'Connell , would be lost in the word of the Pastor delivered from the altar . ' The Irish people are less governed , or even influenced , by the newspaper press than anyj other people in the known world : while each parish has its own gazette , in whose word the hearers have more confidence than if an opposite version was published through all the papers iu the empire . I Such then is our admonition : such are our fears ;
such ; our hopes ; and such the probable result that would follow a failure of the movement . We view the hopes and the fears , the strength and tho weakness of Ireland with the deepest interest . At the same time we anticipate a Govornment onslaught ' upon the friends of freedom in England , should Such a course become politic and necessary , as an example to the Untied Irish . , Foreuch a result we trust wo shall be also prepared ; and ever ready , regardless of threatening . danger , to discharge those duties which public approbation has assigned to us with ! zeal , with caution ,-with courage , with prudence , and with fidelity .
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MARCH OF IMPUDENCE . Much has been heard of the Shoddy * ' and Devil ' s Dust" trade ,-rthe practice of exercising ingenuity and machinery for purposes of fraud by manufacturers of woollen cloth , to the scandal and disgrace of our national character , not less as men and traders than as " ohristians ; " but as yet , except ty the initiated , little has been seen of it . The nefarious practices of Shoddy Mongers have been carried on as secretly as possible . Every one
being of course anxious that ma customers should not suppose the " superfine broads " whioh he was offering them to be made np of a small portion of wool mixed with a large portion of rotten stinking rags , and " muck "—redolent it may be of disease . Hence the markets for "Shoddy" and 41 Mango * ' were kn > wn only to " the trade ; " and some precaution was used about the matter . But long impunity and much use begets impudence ; and these 41 articles of commerce" are now nnblushingly announced for public ' sale . From the Bradford Observer ot Thursday in the present week we take the following advertisement : —
" Sho-DDv . —To [ woollen manufacturers . —To be sold by auction , by Mr . Stamp , by order of the importers , on Friday , June 30 tb , 1843 , at two o ' clock , at his sale rooms , in the Market-place , Hull , ( in lots to suit purchasers ) , - " 200 bales prime fresh white and coloured Shoddy and Mungo , now landing ex the Talitha from Antwerp ; also 250 bales Shoddy , and about 200 bales Mungof ^ now warehoused here . " Catalogues may be had , and the goods seen and examined , four days previous to the sale , and further particulars bad . on ] application to Messrs . Morehouse , Brown , and Hubbersty , High-street , or to the Auctioneer . j " Hull , 17 th June , 1843 . " Here then is the open announcement of the public
sale , for purposesjof fraud , of six hundred and fifty bales ofrotten , 8 tinking , filthy raga and " muck , " from Holland ; filled , for aught any one can tell , with cholera , typhus fever , plague , &o . ; and at all events intended to convert decent men ' s garments into sponges and riddles under the name of cloth , for tfie profit of the liberdl , religious , cloth-makers of Yorkshire ! ) * I We think that , at all events , the public ought to know who these mighty pious men are . These honest "Shoddy" and "Mungo" men should be known by all means . It would be too bad t 0 let their virtues , remain untold . We hope , therefore , that some of our friends will take
care to attend this Shoddy" and * Mungo" 6 alo on Friday next ; note the buyers ; and send us exactly their " names , weights , and colours , " that we may duly gazette them for pubiio admiration . No such "friends to the modern improved modes of manufacture" shall remain unknown if we can help it .
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Thimble Rigging and Gambling in the Vicar s Croft , LekdL—A Churchwarden of Leeds calls our attention to the practice which has now obtained for some lime in ihe Vicar ' s Croft , Leeds , frequently on market days , and especially on Saturday evenings , when a number of petty gamblers mee t to practice thimble-rigging and other ' * low parties . He describes these gatherings a * beind attended by numbers of youth s some of them ' of tender age , who are thus initiated in the fint step of roguery , and started in the way to become confirmed thieves and pickpockets . He [ asks , what we the Police about ! Is there no occupation for them here ? Let the Market Committee see to it .
Moses Simpson , of Hanley , writes to say ' that Mrs . Ellis has not yet heard from Mr . Colquhoun , of Ulusgow , nor- j from any of the Glasgow friends , though she pu blished her address in the Star of A pril 22 , in accordance with their requesK Has any one beeri sent to her , and the letter misearned ? She is anxious to learn . E . Cheetam . — Won ' t do . John Hamber , Darlington . — We can give no advice on the subject . He must exercise his own judgement , f London Chartist Magazine . —Persons in the country wishing to obtain this work are requested to give the name of the London book-agent ^ Mr .
Watson , 5 , Paul ' s Alloy , Patemo 3 ter-row , to the country bookseller of whom they may order Ihe work , to \ prevent disappointment—and . if they find any difficulty in obtaining the work through one ! bookseller to order it of another . The next number will be ready for delivery on the Id of July . United Patriot Benefit and Co operative Society . — W e have received a copy of the rules of this society , sent in consequence of a notice respecting it Tin last week ' s Star . Of course we cannot do than thus their
more acknowledge receipt ; for it will not be expected that we shall give an opinion as to the feasibility , or otherwise , of the scheme . The note accompany' ing the packet informs us that the society is started by a j number of " Chartists resident in London , for tye purpose of devoting the funds of working men , —hitherto converted into a last , against themselves , —into justier and more advantageous channels . " All Communications to the Chartis ' s of Kidderminster , should be addressed to Henry Crouch
Dudley street , Kidderminster , Worcestershire . Mas . Ellis desires to thank the kind Chartists of Nottingham Ifor the receipt of 5 s . through the medium of Mr , James Sweet . Robert Allan . 4- We are unable to find room for many speeches sent us that have been delivered : he therefore \ will see the impossibility of giving his , which has not been delivered . F . W . Simeon , 10 , Temple-street , Bristol , wiskes the secretaries of the Association at Merthyr to send him a j letter per first post , with their at dress , as he has something of importance , to communicate ,. Mr . PitkethlyJ and his American Information .
—Thursday " * post brought us the following note from Mr . Pitkethly in answer to the notice given in last week ' s Star , o / a strong desire existing for ] the publication , in a cheap and accessible form , of his " Emigrant's Constant Companion . " We fully approve of the course suggested by Mr . P . ; for the agents of the Star and other jrifinds to procure lists of subscribers . It would not be reasonabte to expect Mr , Pitkethly to golto the expense of printing , unless he had before him a prospect of repayment . The lists , whlen ready , should be sent to him ; or the agents might write to say how many copies of the work they would engage to take . Here is Mr . P . ' s letkr . — J Haddersfleld , 21 st June , 1843 .
IO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Dear Sir , —Your note to correspondents intheStor of last week ! has dra ^ n my attention to the desire which exists ] among your correspondents that the Notes of my Tour through a portion of the United States , which hava appuared in your co umns , ahouW also be published in a book form , t have also been flattered by many pressing requests verbally , and by letter , made to myself , to the same enrf . | It must be evident to all wbo peruse t&ose Notes , that they have be ' en thrown together in groat hat > ce , and under very unfavourable circumstances . In fact , they are had ' ly arranged , and abound with tautology . This , jof eonrae , in any future publication , could ba remedied ; and if I should engage in
such publication , shall be attendea to . I "would recommend in the mean time ., and before any additional trouble is taken , or expense incuri-wi , th * : it subscription lisla be fixsd in all places vrhctre the Star is sold , or such other places as may be considered eligible , where persona might hava an opportuaity to place their names for one or inord copies . By these means it fill speuiiily bo seen whether there are a sufficient number desirous of having the book to cover the expense ] of publication , if so , no time will be lost in putting it into band . The work can ba
brought out in threepenny or sixpenny numbers ; as this plan might suit puor persons better . An expression of their wishes , on the part of the public , will be valuable for the guidance of those concerned . am confident that no friend of mine would desire that I should hazird a loss in publishing The " Notes at niy T « ur , " 8 Bd " Instructions to EaiigrjMits , " after having already incurred so considerable an expense , and otherwise made sacrificed to obtain the information I possess . The reason for placing thole mutters upon paper will therefore bo obvious . I I am , dear Sir .
Yours very faithfully , L . Pitkethly . P . S . —In order to prevent disappointment to my auraurous currospoudents throughout ) the couniry , you will pcthaitt be kind enough to ull-. w tne to state thkt I intend to leave home for" Scotlaud in a fow days , and that I shall not return home for ajftw weuhs . Persons , tnrr .-f , oosirinK copies of tho ru ps of tha "Binu . il H ^ iTffrauia'JVintual Aid S ^ i'k ' i ,,. ' uuii > -o vr . ; u ! t ajif'lj to nin , hud beUtr « . .: y ' ,. <> wi . C . 'rtbtmj , " tin !• • B ;> m-utn-et . Hall" x l ^?•>¦}«; ... tnry ot * thep -. tj ' , * U > will ^ lai . l . . u u . au iLviu with any inivrcnation they way r « , qan « .
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Jordan CnkVvncK , —We can hardly understand hit question . Whe * e is the sign he speaks o / J / it over their meeting planet If so , it had betu , read , " Chartists' Meeting Room . " In Cojt « . ponding it must be remembered , that distinct local bodies cannot , as such , correspond with each other ; and therefore all correspondence neee * sary between" Rochdale and other places mud be conducted by their respective secretaries , ^ officially as secretaries , out as individuals , a non-attention to this point mil subject thepartia to very severe penalties . We hope to see this state of things remedied ; and the numerous risks by which the combined efforts of the people to obtain justice are now surrounded , entirely removed . This can be done , by gelling our society enrolled- under the Benefit Societies 1 Act ; and this enrollment we can have by uniting the Land Question with the assertion of general
principle . We can then have a society « n / A branches , governed by distinct local' ( iffi cets who can correspond with each other , and act in every way necessary to carry out the lawful objects ef the society , without inconvenience , or risk of penal statute . We are at pre sent engaged in concocting d plan of organize Aon which will secure to the Chartists these immense advantages . As soon as it is in a condition to be laid before the members of tht Chartist Association , we shall submit it to them . Raffles and Lotteries . — We must caution our correspondents against sending notices of Ratifa for insertion in the Star .. The insertion of such a notice subjects the proprietor of a neut * paper to a penally of £ 100 . Once or twice such announcements have gained admission , before we were aware of the tremendous risks we were running . Latterly we have withheld them , and shall continue fo do so .
Ambrose TomlinSon writes to say that Air * Tatter , sail , of Lancaster Castle , is but little jbtiker off than Cooper and Richards at Stafford ' i espe ^ taliu as to the matter of correspondence with ¦ frkmd with whom he is only allowed io communicak ^ letter once in sice months . He willnotbe allm ^ to receive a leltet till the middle of September-, and then only one ! He , therefore , wxshn parties not to write to him . W . Dawson , Beadpobd . —The question- is not for gotten . He will soon see a plan propounded far " the accomplishment of the object nearest hit heart . " W . Ellis , Bridport . —We can hardly say ; bv believe not
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. ^— ¦ ¦ " Mb . Wm . Cooper , Wbldon , neab Wandsfoeb , Northamptonshire , " will feel obliged to any person who will send him a Northern Star of the 11 th of May , 1843 . T . F ., London . —Yes , by subscribing six weeks for each . FOR THE DEFENCE FUND . £ . B . d From Aahton-under-Lyne , per Thos . Cooper 0 6 8 ... Cheater , per Wm . Russell 0 5 io ... Clitheroe , pe * Jas . Heaton ... ... o 8 2 ,.. Friends at Berry Brow ... 0 11 i ... Ditto , Yew Green 0 1 6 ... A . North , 4 d ., and Jas . Garside , Huddersfield , 6 d t 0 10 FOR GEORGE WHITE . From Mr . Pybus , Leeds 0 0 5 FOE ME . COOPER . From Mr . Pybus , Lteis ... ... ... ^ o 0 I
To The Colliers Of Lancashire.
TO THE COLLIERS OF LANCASHIRE .
Friends , —We have the honour to inform you that we were on the 10 th of June , 1843 , at a Delegate Meeting of the Miners Association , bolden at Newcastle , appointed to perambulate Lancashire for the purpose ot laying before you tbe objects and purposes of the Miners Society , sad form branches in every village , town , or colliery in your county . The leading objects ol oar society are to diminish the hours of labour , and to obtain the highest possible amount of wages for the hours wa may work .
We know chat it is only by Union that we can accomplish suck a purpose ; therefore we request your cordial co-operation with us : for we know that our interests are so intimately connected , that it is impossible for ona district to be oppressed without the other feeling the effects . We know that it is impossible for us to gain our rights and liberties and maintain them , if "yon are not also made participants with us . We wish therefore , to provide work and wages for every man at bis own home , or in his own county ; so that we shall not aa ? a to wander up and down tbe country like vagabonds , taking each others employment ; contending one with another as to which can sell bis labour for the least money .
Several of the most influential mining districts of Englaad and Scotland are sow enlisted under Ihe banner of Union . We trust the day is not far distant when the colliers of England will form one link in the grand chain of " Union" which is to extend from John-O'Groats House to tbe Land's End in Cornwall , and to the most distant corner of Wales . Where iu the power that could prevent the colliers , from occupying tbeir just position , had we an union of this soit established ? Brethren , we are entirely strangers to your , district We hope , however , that ihe readers of the Star , no matter what their calling , will render us all tha assistance they possibly can , io the glorious cause . Oar
success will be for the interest ef the public at large . We propose to commence oar labours at Oldbam about the twenty-seventh of the present month . Ad ; place desirous of our services will greatly oblige us by writing a note stating the same , or any other information addressed to us , to the care of the agents of ths Star , at Oldham or Wigan ; and wo pledge ourselru that they shall be dnly attended to . II any lover of freedom will be so kind as to call a public meeting of tbe colliers at Oldham , on Monday tbe 3 rd of July , either in the Chartist Hall , cr in anj other public pJace most convenient , and certify the same in the next number of the Star , they will render a great service to the cause of suffering humanity , and greatly serve the society we have the honour to
represent . No w ia the time , or never , for the colliers 1 See Lord Howick ' s speech in the House of Commons on the repeal of the coal duty . We are now beginning to ba noticed in the Parliamant House ! He wishes to let Government loose upon us ; but we bici defiance te both him and Government ,-for " Union and Peate " is our motto , and " Law and Order" our watchword . Brethren , arise ! look after your own right * The cruel task-masters fefcl that we have adopted the tigkt plan for abridging their unholy power ; and they aM trying all the means that evil ingenuity can invent to get yon within the meshes of the law , by plunging you into a premature strike ! but laugh to ; scorn those who wish this to delude you ! ! where
Look before you leap ! Calculate well you are fwhat it is you are urged to do ; and take stock of the means you are possessed of , to do it ! Be wary ! Be prudent ! Organise yourselves . Gat into a position that you' can know what ths men of the North are about ; and they know what you are about ; . be so that you can understand the feelings of yeur brethren all ovtr the kingdom , before yon even give tbe idea or a strike a resting-place iu your mind . Better to " bear the ills we have" a short time longer , and organise ourselves for their complete eradication , than emvx * failure by premature action . Caution and prudence u essential to our causa ! Dear Brethren , —Our sincere prayer is' that ouz mission may be a blessing to you and to generations yet unknown . Dear brethren , We are your humble Servants , David Swallow , Daniel Thompson
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THE DUTY OF CHARTIST 3 TN REFERENCE TO THE REPEAL AGITATION . We are crammed out with letters upon this subject , from all quarters ; mostly seeking information and advice . Somoof the writers require to know what course we think the Chartists generally should take ; while others—and of theBe are the greater numberwish for our opinion as to their joining w the Repeal ranks , " and hazarding the insult of rejection ; and all ask us to state fully our opinion of this policy of the Repeal Club and its tendency .
Now * , to the Sr 3 t matter of inquiry we have a ready answer ; aud we cannot better word it than by citing the resolution of our Newcastle friends . We are , with them , decidedly " of opinion that the Union of Ireland with Great Britain is inimical to the best interests of that country ; and as it was fraudulently accomplished contrary te the expressed wishes of the great majority of the Irish people , we do most heartily concur with that ill-used nation in their demand of an immediate Repeal ; and pledge ourselves to use every constitutional means in our power to assist tham ia procuring , not only a '
domestic parliament / but a parliament that will be a complete reflex of tho whole people , as tha only sure guarantee that the people will not again bo Bold contrary to tbe inclination of the majority . " This we bold certainly to be tbe only thing that can make Repeal valuable to the Irish people , or seoure " Ireland For the Irish . " We are perfectly aware that O'Connell and the present Repeal Leaders do not now recognize , either practically or theoretically the great principles of liberty included in the People ' s Charter . Wo stop not now to argue or cavil about this ; we hold him to be no friend to
Ireland who would do so . It may be absolutely necessary for Mr . O'Connell aud the Repeal leaders , to take precisely the course they are now taking ; it is evident that they think it is so ; and | if it be , that may probably be their reason for refusing to amalgamate the Repe&l and the Chartist inoyemenia ; at all events that must be a sufficient reason for Chartists not "joining the repeal ranks . " We have never thought it good policy in them to do so ; aud certainly cannot recommend it now-Wo were not sorry for the " rap on the knuckles " that O'Connor got , as we hope it may teach him to
be less ardent and more calculating . Chartism , of itself involvea Repeal ; because Repeal is in justice due , to England as well as Ireland - but Repeal does not , of necessity , involve Chartism . We cannot , therefore , give up the more comprehensive for the less comprehensive assertion of the principle of right : we cannot leave the greater to take up the less . The most effectual aid that we can give the Repeal movement , is to press forward our own agitation contemporaneously . Lut no man suppose that we advise the merging of the Charter in Repeal . In the Charter we see that which must of its own nature involve Repeal , and every other measure of full justice for the people : in Repeal we see that whioh
may , or may not , in tho first instance , bring justice to the people , though we cannot doubt that the improved moral and intellectual people of Ireland would mako it do , so ultimately . We tay , then , in reference ^ to "joining the Repeal Ranks , " do no such thing . Go on with jour own movement ; strengthen your own position j make all fair and eonsiturional advanoes to the Charter , and in ihe meantime Rive all aid to your Irish brethren in their struggle for the minor measure ; aud let not their efforts for the lesser good , shame yours for the greater . Let the patriotic strife be one of amity and love ; sa shall we aid each other . Give us the Charter , and we give Repeal to Ireland ; while if Ireland obtain Repeal before us , her gallant sons will bring their new-bora strength to aid us in the
common cause . These being our views , our friends will see that we , regard with maoh indifference the matter which has ¦ sofheart-burned some of them , the rejection of our ! aid by O'Connell and the Repeal club . The simple I question is , whether they wish the thing tkej seek I Time only can determine this . If they do , there j may ba reasons which we cannot see to justify them J ia- their course ; if they do not , we shall have a terrible revenge , without our stirring ia the matter , taken for us by the Irish people , whea the cheat &nall ba discovered .
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Sounding the Alarm . —The Times of Thursday has ihe following from itg- ( t o . w " corre 3 ponqe » .-" On the night of the 16 th instant , all the mooatains between Limerick and Waterlord , and in « n » neighbourhood of Tipperary , Bansha , Caher , u ogheen , Clonsnel , &c , blazed with fires . Multitudes ^ people a :-seiubled , shouting and blowing nornS | 17 q 8 —exactly what happened previous to Mayi l <»™ The gentry are leaving the country , flocking into hw towns and going to Wales . "
PoLr riCAL Revelations . —A correspondent of th 9 Cork Examiner , writing from Cove , gires M ***™* to a reveiauou . of some days' Btauding . ' 1 " *** simply spaee to inform you , " be says , tna » Tyne , 28 guus , ia now in th ^ harbour , and that tne Caledonia , 120 ; St . Vincent , 120 ; Vanguard , 80 ; «« Inconstant , 3 t >; ara all immediately expected . «» said thac this ttiraj . dable armament is intended torspecial service ; and that that service is n 0 *" . ^??? the suppression of Repeal in Skibbereen or in Wew * market , is a t ' ac : which cannot admit of much-con * uoversy , wiiea tao present position of Spain is W " garded , and the intrigues of the French Cabinet , a » a the necessary watchfulness of continental diplof 1 **' on the part of the English Government are v *» into consiaeration . " Murder in Limerick . —We understaad that * murder was committed on Sunday morning ifl VP" ,
ter ' s Fields , in the suburbs of Limerick . It is ** that two boys T / ore bathing , and a difference ar ?» between them in respect to some rushes on ^^ j th ^ y were floating ; , when a labouring man interfere * to prevent them fighting . At this time another ffl 8 * j named Lutzer , came up and insisted on the !» P being allowed tofi ^ ht , when he was opposed by' w first , aud a dispu' . a having arisen between them Luizer drew a knife and stabbed the other'nw lower part of the abdomen , of which he died w » w » two hours . Wh <; ju the report of the affray bscafflfl known , a crowd assembled , and would have si * ? Lutz r , but for the interference of the police . —CSC *
Constitution of Tuesday . A Well-dressed Female , about forty years of at' -e , turo . v herself , on Monday , from the wP . i luount Saint Catherine ' s at Rouen , and met *}•* ir&iani&neoua daath . As ebe was not recognized to _ body ^ a , take ; i to the Morgus of thai city . »™ had about £ 25 in her Docket . — Uaityiwi ' s '"' senger , ' j
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4 » THE NORTHERN . STAB .
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