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      THE BBAYE OLD E 32 ? G . ATB— "The brave Old O » £ . " . A sovg for tbe 3 Ong , the- have Old King ! The Kins of the poor white slaves ; There ' s none in the land that more nobly doth Btand 'Gainst the power of the Poor liw knaves . THb manly heart ever took thepart Of the poor and the oppressed ; This is better far than the jeweE'd star Which gleams on a aespofti breast , CBOSX 7 S . Then here ' s to the "King , the good Old King 1 And long may he live and reign . A true pattern is hs of what Monarchs Bhould be : We shall hbtbt see nis like again >

      Tho * in prison strong for opposing -wrong , In bondage sore conSn ' d ; He has stood like a lock , spite of bolt and lock , Tha friend of human kind . A Briton bo bold , that power nor gold Gould Beyer tarn away—Prom the path of right ; For * fis his delight . And he Talks in it night and day . Then here ' s to the King , tc . Then ye millions -who toll for the Iord 3 of the Bofl , And tie lords of the dread steam king , Tour gratitnde show to the tyrants' foe , Aad yon * cheerful tribute bring . " Ose heart and one mind , let King Richard find , Till to freedom we him restore , And justice be dons by the " Altar and Throne - To the " Cottage of the Poor . Then here ' s to the King , < fc ? . E . P . Mejlb

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      FBIAB TUCK 3 CHAUNT . 02 brave Robin Hood , thou king of the wood , And ye his lieges bold , If ow listen , I pray , while I troll ye a lay In the depths of the forest-hold . A goodlier home tfean this syiran deme " KTsat monarch on earth could boast ? Or whtre deththe beam of the bright sun gleam On a stouter or merrier host ? What savory cheer is the outlaw ' s fare ; The bind is his own by right ; The pasty rich , and the hearty flitch , The stoap of Canary brightl Ifo p&ntier ' s hoard batk a dsiutier board Than the feast we daily see , And none , I trow , have a lighter brow Than the men of the greenwood tree . '

      If o fnFT , I ween , hath yet been seen "Who shrive with a heartier z-.-st ; Some sins give way to my pocent Bway , And olfeers—we drink to rest 2 3 fo candle and bell we need to tell , If spirits of ill lurk here ; For the darkest foe we have yet to know Is the moodiest one—Old Clare 1

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      THE YOUJXG 3 IA 2 * ' 3 CATECHISM . In tlie Slar of September 9-h , 1843 , we gave some extracts from the above excellent tract , since which we are glad to learn that the whole of the first edition his been disposed of principally in Scotland ; 2 nd a second edition is s we believe , in course of preparation . It would be a mere waste of onr space w > give any remarks of our own , as anything that we ccrald say in recommendation of this rightly naiBtd ^ Fim Step in the ladder to Political Knowledge , " is Tendered altogether unnecessary by our insertion of the following extract ? , which proclaim Jar better than we could do the merits of this eleTcriT-Trritten publication ;—

      Q . What is meant by stlf-goverEHient ? A . That every person has a right to eay how th « y shaTl be governed . Q . Are the people of this country allowed the free Eterciseof this right ? JL Ko ; only a few . Q Why are the great mass of the people deprived of tbe free exercise of thii right ? A . Partly on account of their own ignorance , and pmly because a distinct class holds the possession of Vj £ land . Q , Bj what means did Usose who have the power of making : tfee laws by which the people of this country are governed , acquire such power ? A . Tie sam « means by wtich they got pesKEsion of the land—the possession of the land conferring the power upon them . Q Wiat benefit do they derive from making the laws '

      A . The same Denefit which a highway robber derives from disarming the person he robs—~ rj . ; tbe power to ictain wtat he has nujustly acquired , and also the power to acquire more in the same manner . Q . How dees ignorance prevent the free exercise of self-government by the people ? A . If the people had trne knowledge of the power they could acquire by union , and also how to exercise that power , no party could debar them from the free € xsrciseof their-rights . Q . What could the people do by union and orgaiYJrition towards placing themselves in their proper position ? A . There are many things which b -united people could do that Would tend to place them is that position , ¦ wer e they properly organized and co-opeiating together . By putting their means into one fund , for the purpose of carrying on trade and procuring property , they could soon draw all the wealth of this country into tbeir own

      exchequer . Secondly , were the working peeple oi ¦ Great Britain to make a universal ard simultaneous rssaation from labour—the labour of tbe cone try being the guarantee for public credit—public confidence would be destroyed , and , consequently , tbe government Trould be reduced to a state of bankruptcy . Thirdfy , were they exclusively to deal with those of the jbppkeeper dasSjWho would assist them in obtaining an extension of the franchise , one half of the middle class would be forced to assist the working class , or be reduced to the lowest ra&k in a short time . Fourthly , — Were the working classes to draw from the basks all the money tfeey can claim individually and collectively , fte whole hard cash in Britain wonld be in their possession In a few months . Fifthly , were they to cease from the use cf cxrisesble goods , from Bcrvirg in the army , the navy , or any other government sendee , tbe government would be necessitated to place the working classes upon a parallel with other classes .

      Q , How -would a cessation from labour produce such effect *? A- It is a -well known fact , that life is -dependant upon food , clothing , and shelter ,, and that those necessaries cannot be produced without labour ; it must therefore be evident , that the lives of tbe higher classes are dependant upon the will and exertions of the labourer . < £ . Eow eould the shepkeepers be placed in the : rae position with tbe working classes , were the ¦ working classes to withdraw their support from them ? A . The majority of the shopkeepers are trading on credit , and nearly their whole dependence for food clothing and shelter , is in the profits of their sales to the working classes ; were the working classes to ¦ cease , therefore , from purchasing , their profits must also cease , and consequently , their food , clothing , and shelter , unless they began to labour .

      Q . How could thB -working class draw into their own exchequer sll the hard cub in Great Britain in a few months ? A- There are about £ 29 , 000 of cash lodged in the national savings bank , besides -various amounts lodged in many other prsvident banks ; two-thrrdB of this cash belong to tbe woiking daes , cither individually or coHectrrery , through their trades or friendly society fends , and a great many working men also have cash lodged in provincial basks ; It is generally allowed that there are not more than 40 millions of specie in -Great Eritain ; It must fhtrefore be evident , that were they to withdraw their portion of it , business could not be carried on . Q- How wonld the Government be -weakened by the working class abstaining from using " . exciseable goods , and refraining from serving in the army , the navy , or any other Government service ?

      A . The persons composing the army , tbe navy , the police , and all others in the service of Government , are h > ken from a-mrng the working claas , with the exception of cffieetB , and tbose holding sinecure places : officers are of no use without men ; if no « xciseable goods Were used by the working elass , a great portion of the taxes and duties ecnld sot be levied l the means by ^ rb ici they uphold the system would therefore be reduced , and they wonld become like Sampson when his locks were shorn—just like other men . Q Do not tbe other classes pay & great pertion of the duties ?

      A . Yes ; bnt they are enabled to do bo by the profits they derive from distributing the excieeable goods to the Working cltss . Q- What kind of a law la the law of primogeniture ? A . It is a law which gives 4 » the first bom eou of the ¦ ar istocrat the land and fixed property , and throws all tbe younger branches of the family on the public as paupers at the father's death ; and sinecure places are created , to the purpose of upholding their dignity , sad biding their shame ; it sjao ikeeps ap great distinction in society / from preventing the land from being divided into ¦ BaB parttasa . - Q . What kind of slaw ii the law of entail ?

      A . l > is » UwsecBi 3 B 5 ibe € 8 tBteof &e aristocrat to to descendant , ranesrest relative , ; it encourage * prodigality and fraodr th « possessor may creates * mien ^ ebt as fcejnav think proper , 6 nt the estate cannot be *> id or taken'from him , w > that when be dies the debt mart dkal » , and the isextcl k 5 a takes possession of ™ , «»*« without any responsibility for the debts which hia predecessors may have contracted " . This lavr also gives a . heresotary power to the possesses of land , o ^ seenred , to male laws . to govern the couaVry : and

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      neither crime nor insanity prevents the exercise of such power , unless the crime committed be against hia own order . Q . What benefit does the landlord derive from the game laws ? A . Bj the game laws , they are enabled to monopolise the wild beasts of tbe field , tbe fowls of the air , and certain kinds of flib , no person being allowed to hunt or fowl , nor allowed to take certain kinds of fish in certain rivers without a license to do eo . Qr What kind of a law is tbe trespass act ? A . It is a law which makes it pnnishable to go into any field or garden , even though the most Bevere cravings of nature demand retirement . Q . What kind of laws are enclosure acts ?

      A They are Iswb which make land private property ; no less than 2287 such acts have been pawed sinre the year 1792 ; and , from t * e reign of Queen Anne , no less than Beven millions of acres of land have teen enclosed , or robbed from the public , which would be sufficient to grow corn for all the inhabitants of Great Britain . Q . Are tbe middle classes of the same disposition with tbe aristocracy ? A Yes ; they have also done as much as they could to increase their power in Parliament , by bribery and intimidation at elections ; they have taken advantage ef ail circumstances at they occurred calculated to increase their wealth , regardless of those below them ; and , moreover , their unwillingness to assist tbe working classes in their endeavours to enlarge the franchise , bears ample testimony to tbeir

      selfishnessi We understand that arrangements are being made ! by the author , with the London publishers , by ' which the " Catechism" may be had for the future from Mr . Cleave , and other liberal booksellers .

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      Since we last" reported progress " , meetings have been boldtn at Stalybridge , Todmorden , Rochdale , Bury , Liverpool , and Sbtffifcld . At Todmorden the tfiorts of Mr . Oaatler ' a friends are likeiy to be rewarded with signal success . In the Ncrtb-Riding , - subscriptions are in course of collection . 3 dr . Colville , M . P . for Derbyshire , is exerting biniEfclf among biB constituents to raise funds in support of tbe good causa A meeting wag , we understand , to be held at Hull on Monday evening last . Meetings aie also intended to be h olden at Kottirgham , LeictEteT , and other jlaces . Ititebpooi A large and respectable meetiDjr was held in the Commercial Ball , on Thursday , Dec 23 th ., to express sympathy for Mr . Oastler as a victim of unmerited oppression , on account of bis strenuous and humane endeavours to rid the country of that obnoxious measure—the New Poor Law .

      Mi . Wh . k . i > sos ( a churchwarden ) was voted to tbe chair . Mr . T . Shitb proposed the first resolution , entering minutely into the circumstances which had caused Mr . Oastlert imprisonment . " FebeaND , M . P ., on rising to second the motion , was greeted with tbe liveliest [ demonstration of tatisfaction . Silence having been maintained , he spoke as follows : — " Mr . Chairman and Gentlemen , the welcome which you have given this evening to a stranger appearing amongst yon convinces lse of your sincerity ia rallying round Richard Oastler , who , although also a stranger to you , is , nevertheless , politically , your loDgfried friend . And although seme sttempta have been made to poison you * minds , those attempts have failed , and we are here to show onr approval of tbst good and virtuous man . ( Gbeers . ) Our enemies trembled when they knew the trnth was to be spoken , ever ready , as

      they are , to stib Richard Oastler in the buck . Tbank God , England is old England still ; and tbe woiking classes , although they have undergone a very long and persecuting ordeal , have proved true to themselves . They have gratitude , which is a first principle in their hearts . I came into Lancashire a perfect stranger , without a friend . J was told by the newspapers that if I dared to approach the manufacturing districts , I should be torn limb from limb . I have appeared in public meetings ( great cheering ; ] slight attempts have been made to put me down , but the whispers of faction have fallen to the ground ; and if a slimy Berpent—• Here some emissary of tbe Anti-Corn Law League commenced interrupting the meeting , amidst lond cries of "Turn him © utr ") Ho , no , said the bon . gentleman , do cot turn him ont ; let him stay , and I'll soon put him on a gridiron . iGrtat laughter . ) Mr . Ferrand continued delivering an excellent speech , which was enthusiastically responded to .

      The resolutions were unanimously adopted , -and tbanis having been given to tbe chairman , three cheers tor the national Industry of Old England , and three tremendous groans for tbe Poor Law Commissioners , the meeting quietly separated .

      SHEFFIELD . CHEAT ItEEHSG OV THE FBLEXDS OF MB . OASTLEB , AKD GL 0 B 10 CS XHICJ 1 PH OVEE IBS . * ' rBEEBOGTEBfi . " One of the most spltndid and decisive victories ever achieved in the town of Sbtffield over the " bread robbers / ' wss gained on Friday sight is the Townhall , at a meeting for the purpose of assisting in tbe liberation of "Mr . Oastler . The meeting was announced for twelve o ' clock , ; md Mr . Feirand , and other gentlemen favourable to tbe cause , were to be present . The " freebooters" calculated that being tbe tail-tnd of tbe holiday week , the working men would not attend in any great force . In this , however , as the result proved , they were mistaken .

      In consequence of Mr . Ferrand being nnable to arrive from Liverpool ; at that hour the meeting was -adjourned till six o ' clock in the evening . During the interval the Leagners were very active in rallying their forces , determined if posEible that Mr . Ferrand should not have a bearing . At haif-past six o ' clock the Hon . Gentleman , accompanied by the Committee , made his appearance , and was greeted with loud cheers by the working men . On the motion of Mr . Webster , seconded by Mr . Shaxes , J . Irvine was called to the chair .

      Tbe Chaikuajj jegreUed bis inability to fill tbe tfiice as the i ^ portance / dem&nded ; but if there was any deficiency in ' bim , Ee wasproud to aay there were gentlemen present ^ who wonld make ample amende . He hoped the meeting , which was one of charity , would be conducted in a charitable epipt It was a disgrace to Englishmen \ hnt . such a man as Richard Oaatler should be in prison far advocating the cause of the white slaves—( ebeers )—and for his opposition to that most oppressive and inhuman law , the Poor Law Amendment Act—( lond cheers ) . He read a note from Dr . Sntton , the Ticar , expressiEg hiB intention to give £ 5 as a testimony of the sense he entertained oi Mr . Oastler * s efforts for the poor —( lomd cheera ) . Mr . John Haxsob ilate of Hudderafield ; mpved the first resolution : —

      M That the suffering poor being anxiou to see termioated the imprisonment of their most able , upright , and indefatigable advocate , call npon all classes to aid is the liberation of Jtichd . Oastler , that he may pursue his benevolent exertions junBbsckled -and beneath the iree breath of heaven /' He entered into a lengthy history vl the factory system from its commencement down to the present period . In the coarse of bis observation ' s , when sUnding to the increase of machinery , Mr . PaUBEIHAH , solicitor , ( who condncted the prosecution against the la ^ e Samuel Holberry , and who web evidently intoxicated ; asked him if he considered machinery \ $ Xfi so evil to the country .

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      Mi . Hakson replied fcbatlU pn ^ ent mode working was a great evil , and if not placed under proper restraint wonld work the ruin of all claims of tho country . Mr . H . sat down amid load cheers . Mr . Isaac Ironsides seconded the resolution . He never rose to speak with greater pleasure than fee did now . He took part in that meeting because he knew no system ceuld stand without a certain amount of truth in it —( cheers ) . Industry and energy might go a great way , but without truth a nation could not stand —( cheers ) . He would answer Mt . Palfrey man ' s question . The man who had moved the resolution was once a little master weaver , bringing up his family with credit ; and machinery had ground him to poverty—( lond cheers ) . Their ohjsct was benevolent—to biing

      out of prison a humane and good man —( cheers ) . He was now going to allude to a circumstance" that might be unpleasant to some gentlemen be saw around bimmembers of the *• Anti-Corn Law League" ; but if he stated anything untrue they would have an opportunity of correcting him—( cheers and disapprobation ) . This agitation on behalf ef Mr . Oastler began in tbe absence of party Bpirit ; and hehad hoped it would end so ; but he found in tbe Manchester Guardian an artiele on the subject " , jesuitically written , damning with faint pr ; dse . It did not say that people should not subscribe , nor that Mr . Oastler had not a right to his opinions ; but it said that his manner of enforcing them was such as no prudent m&B could Banction or tolerate . Tbe prudent man might have had his band unbuttoning bis

      pocket to subscribe ; but the moment he read that , as a prudent man he would button it up again . Wben Mr . O 38 tler saw the hell-clatter of competition , could any man who bad a soul grumble if his words were sharp and jagged —( loud cheers )? But bis manner was objected to : let ub illustrate thia . In this Christian country a boy waa taught these precepts— ' honesty is the best policy , " virtneis its own reward , " &c . In course of time he was apprenticed to a shopkeeper . With theBe precepts impressed upon bis mind , one day a poor man came into the shop offering some goods for Bale ; the master says , examining the goods . O , 1 bave plpnty of these goods ; and besides , —discovering gome trifling fault , —these are imperfect , and I could not give you what you ask for them . Tbe man agret-s to nn

      abatement , anil tbe goods are boutht . In a little time , in comes a customer enquiring fur tbe same kind of goods . The master hands them down , praises the quality , warrants tbem perfect , and a&ks double tbe price for tbem . Tbe boy can't s : aml this , and he points out to the customer the apparent faults . The next day he is sent home to the father , with a note saying your boy has some very good parts but his manner oi deing business is such as will not suit —( loud and continued cheering ) . He next read from " The League ; an account of the Manchester meeting , and tbe ceminent that it was a medly of Tories and Chartists , and all others but the rational Fret Traders So it appeared that all parties could co-operate for a

      benevolent purpose but tbe League— ( ebeers ) . Mr . Ferrand had let out an ugly fact , though it was disputed , that Alderman Brooks had said , " We ' re all for ourselves in this world "—( loud cheers , and hisses ) . The League had no soul , but it bad guts—( laughter )—anil , as the vitiated appetite grew en that on which it feasted—so tbe guts last year swallowed £ 50 . 000 , and this year it wants £ 100 , 000 , J » Ir . I . then read some extracts from Carlyle ' s "Past and Present , " on tbe subject of foreign competition , and concluded by saying if tbe League would pull down tbeir banners of patriotism , benevolence , and regard for the poor , and hoist in their stead—John Brooks , and " Lord love you , wer ' e all for ourselves , " he would say no more against them —( loud cheers and hisses ) .

      Mi . Mkkletwhaite , from Waktfield , rose to support the resolution , but the freebooters were smarting with Tage from the castigation they had just received , and it was sometime before they would allow him to proceed . A Chartist in tbe gallery remonstrated with home of the gentlemen for their bad manners , when one of them struck him . A regular row ensued , aud tbe gentlemen (?) soon received their quietus . Mr . MJCKI . ETWHA 7 TE proceeded to ask if tho town was to be tfiegracad by opposition to a good and benevolent objtct ? He then went into tbe history of Mr .

      Oastler and Mr . Thornbill , and repudiated the charge of embf dement ralBed by Mr . Oaitler ' s enemies . He entered ut length into the Factory question , and the New Poor Law agitation , and met with considerable interruption from tbe " Leaguers . " He challenged those who were iuterrupting him to meet Mr . Oattler , on his liberation , at a public meeting in Sheffield , and prove their charges , if they could —( cheeTS , and hisses)—but in spite of their opposition , Mr . Oastler would soon be at liberty , to be a terror to evildoers . Mr . M . resumed his seat , amid central cheers .

      Mr . Ferha > d was received with loud cheers , mingled with hisses , which were speedily drowned in the thundering plandits of the working men . He cpoligised for bis non-appearance in the morning , He told those who caae to put down the meeting they would bave a harder job than they expected —( lond cheers ) . Cculd they suppose that men wearing the garb of gentlemen , and placed in a respectable position , could so far fcrget themselves as to come to a public meeting to attempt to deprive the hardy sons of toil of the means of expressing their honest opinions—( cheers )—In favour of a man who had proved himself to be their friend ? If they did they were mistaken . They little knew the public opinion of the country if they thought tbat in this town , where iron despotism had bad its sway ,

      their sceeis and opposition wculd be successful . He had aUendtd tlvven meetings in Lancashire , containing a population cf one million and a ba \ f of souls . Attempts bad been made to put Vhtni down ; tut before an enlightened public opinion hia opponents slunk away ss tbey would do here te night —{ cheers ) . Yeg , they who were now trying to put down public opinion dare not meet with open doors ; and that cf itself proved tbe rottenness of tbeir cause—( hisses and cheers)—and do you , advocates of such a dastardly s ; El em , suppose you can put me dewn , or tbe honest public opinion arruyed here to-nigbt - ( tremendous cben-s from the Chartists ) ? Ton bave tried and bate been Euccttsful while tbe naaies were year dupes ; Due the mist has fallen from their eyes , and they now see

      you in your preper cbaiBcteiB ; &&d icojn , bate , and diepise you —( loud cheera ard hisses ) . He r > txt proceeded to rend extracts from tbe report of Mr . Villiera , wben a Voot Law Ci-mmissioner ; but the Leaguers having made their mindsup for mischief , crowded round the platfoim , grinning most horribly at Mr . . Ferrand . ( The Hon . Gentleman very coolly began sucking an orange , and telling tbem tbey should bave it all . ) 8 . nee he had a seat in Parliament be had done hiB best to expose the system of spurious manufactures , as the cause of the ruin cf our trade ; and since then he was told they had bad an extraordinary expose in Sheffield —( laughter , cheerB , and go on ) . Aye , I will go on . Ten have bad an attempt to carry out tbe principle of " God love you ; we are all for ourselves ; " rtnu > v 5 » g your oeigbboun '

      land mark , and foigirg your own mark ; and tbat you call free hade—( great uproar ) . He again proceeded to quote tbe evidence of Mr . Villiers amid crieB of " question . " He said tbe question I am discussing is protection to native industry —( cries of "Go on" ) . Yes , I will go on ; you shall have enough of tbe question—( prolonged interruption , in which the hisses of the Leaguers were drowned in tbe Chartists' cheers ) . Mr . F . then read an abstract from tbe speech of the King of the French in favour of protection to native industry . He entered at length into the Ten Hours Bill , and the New Poor Law , Btating tbat be bad in bis possession a document with tbe names of 16 , 000 persons tbat had been kidnapped in the South , and sent down into tbe manufacturing distorts . In tbe next

      Session of Parliament he would ask for an account of what became cf tbem ; bow many had died of starvation ; how many had been torn in pieces by machinery tbat they were unacquainted with ; and how many w ^ re still alive ; be woul d ask for tbe whole history ; and it would be Eucb a history of cruelty , oppression , tyranny , and slavery , as never was recoided in the bistory of England befoie . ( Dsep sensation ) . He proceeded to read a passage from Mr . Cobden ' s speech at Halifax , where he said that a portion of the League fund should be devoted to giviDg information to the electors of Knaresborough . ( Great confusion , during which the Rev . K . S . Bey ley , and Mr . Palfreyrean , got on the platform . ) Aye / they drugged the electors of Walsall ; a : d tbey would endeavour to Co the fame in

      his borough , bnt they wonld fail . The electors of Knaresborough were honest and upright men , and would net be bribed ; but should they succeed , he would go down into tbe manufacturing towns , where they dare not show their faces , and drive them from tbe field . ( Cheers . ) When the League comes to Sheffield put them to the test ; go and demand public admission : and if they refuse , drown their voices with groans of indignation . ( Cheers . ) He told tbem tbe days of the League were numbered . Tbey were nailed in tieir ceffins wben tbey held tbeir meetings wiVb barred doors : and if the people would bring Richard Oastler out of prison , he would bury them . ( Loud aud long continued cheering . ) The resolution was then put and carried by a great majority .

      Mr . West moved the second resolution . He said it gave him great pleasure to have an opportunity of removing the stigma which had been too often cast upon tbe working classes , of being ungrateful to those who had been their advocates . It was a pleasing because a novel sight to witness the working men and those in a more elevated sphere giving a practical proof of Richard Osstler ' s teaching , that each had rights to enjoy and duties to perform—{ cheers ) . It was honourable to fl «; d that there was a neutral ground where tbe angry politician could forget his strife , and unite to carry out an object of humanity and benevolence which was creditable tcvall who valuedthe name of Englishmen . But it seemed that was not allowed to be—those mar-plots of social order—these enemies of all that was generous and noble in the human character—were here td-nigbt

      to endeavour to destroy the harmony of their proceed ings , but they would fail—( cheers ) . He supported Mr . Oastler on many grounds , but principally on this , protection to native indnMry . Some modem ttfttutons , however , bad raited the cry that all protection nmot robbery : bat ho wonld ask these philosophers wb / . t was the great end of human legislation but protection?—What Were laws made for but to protect life'and " property ; end why not the preperty of the poo ^ as ^ weU as of tbe rich ? For years had the working class applied to the different Parliaments for ¦ protection , and were denied it—and now they demanded a measure of universal enfranchisement to enable them to protect themreives . Mr . West enumerated man ^ acts of Parliament giving protection to SriUsb iadustry , and retired amidst loud cheera ,

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      Mr . J . Webster seconded the reaoitftion , and Mr . Squire Auty . from Bradford supported it , and it was carritid unanimously The Rev . R . 8 . Bailey next came forward and was received with cheers by the Leaguers . He said tbe announcement of the Oastler Liberation Fund had brought him to that meeting , and he did expect that gentlemen , accustomed to speak in the House of Commons , would confine themselves to tbeir text —( great interruption ) . If the usages of correct speaking had been observed on this occasion—( great interrnption ) . He bad never jnterrupfetl a meeting in his life , and it was the first time in his life that he had received ench interruptions from his townsmen . They knew him well—( aye , we do J )—and if be ceuld do them a service

      by washing their feet he would do it —( derisive laughter ) . He conoarred In the resolution , so far as it went for the liberation of Mr . Oastler ; arid if he were a hundredth-part as rich sb some of Mr . Oaatler ' a advocates , he would pay down the money at once ; but there seemed to him something remarkable about this subscription ; men of all parties had joined in it , and be could net concsive , if Mr , Oaetler ' s friends were as numerous as he supposed them to be , why the Hon . Gentleman bad to hawk his sorrows abaut the country —( Kreat uproar for a long time , the Chairman and Mr . Ironside in vain endeavouring to obtain a hearing for Mr . Bailey ) . Hs could bear with the interruption ; for it was for the honour of the town be roBe ; the gents , who had spoken were respected strangers and not

      inhabitants of the town—( " We've none like them- ' ) —and he thought It unseemly that but one gemieman of tho town should have raised hiB voice in this cause—( Mr . West ,, you ' re mistaken , Sir , there have been five . )—He begged pardon , he was not aware of it . He bad sympathy for the Factory children . He would never screen the cruelty of the Factory Masters ; for some of the objects of his earliest sympathies were the Factory apprentices of the father of Sir Robert Puel— ( question ) . They had allowed other gentlemen to go into infinite leagues beyond tbe question , and would-they not allow him to s . iy something on tbe other side . This was a meeting called fur the- purpose of humanity and they ehould not make use ( f it { to introduce 150 otber subjects .

      Mr . IitON .-iDE said the reason why it was necessary to raise subacriptiqns from tbe poor waa , that Mammon had engrossed the hearts of the rich . As to the father of Sir Robert Peel , be was forced into the system by others ; but he was th « first to come forward to reform it . The reason why he named the League was because Mr . OiBtler was first attacked in the ilanchesler Guardian , tbe Globe , and the Sheffield Independent , aud he knew be should not have an opportunity of mentioning it at any meeting of the Ltmgue . At tbia period of tbe meeting the confusion was tremendous . Tbe Leaguers , some of them drunk , crowded on to the platform , and around Mr . Ferrand , and the working men prepared themselves , in case of an attack from the freebooters .

      Mr FerhaND said he had bcon taunUd by a profefse ' . l ministtr of the gospel with , hawking about Mr . Oastlei ' s sorrows . He hud come to ask them if their frit-nci Oastler was to remain in prison ; and Mr . Bayltiy tried to stab him in tho back—( hissss aud cheers ) . He knew the scheme of the evening . ( Here a renegade Chartist , nailed Beelo , appeared with an amendment , but was compelled to retire amidst a storm of disapprobation . ) Mr . Bayley bad been put forward to ft > i-l the pulse of tbe meeting , to pave the way for an amendment—( great uproar , in which three tremendous cheers were given for Mr . Ferrand , and three diemal groans for Mr . Bayleyh Mr . Buyley had insinuated what he dare not utter : but be would now ' ask . Was this the individual who used the following language in London ?

      —fuproar , and cries of * ' read it ") . Yes , I will read it . —[ Here the Hon . Gent , began reading from a London paper , Mr . Bayky ' s " Premier Assassination" speech at tbe Anti-Corn Law Conference of 1842 . The uproar became tremendous ; the " Freebooters '" howling and hissing , and the Chattists drowning tbuir pigmy efforts in triumphant cheers . NumbeTB of the Leaguers crowded on the platform , and put themselves in battle array , evidently with au intention of using personal violence to Mr . Ferrand , " O , " said Mr . Fvrrand , " I see what you are for ; but if you begin , I can tell yon that two can play at that game , if you do

      not know bow jto behave yourselves , there are plenty present to teach you better manners . " Here Mr . West called Mr . Ferrand over to the side where the Chartists were , and be mounted on a chair , and amid tremendous cheers finished reading the extract ] . He added : lV Net long after this meeting Sir Kobert Peel's private secretary was murdered in tbe streets of London . I give this man to the Free Trade party . I would scorn to have his support . I trust be will not insult Mr . Oastler , or his friends , by subscribing to bia liberation * fund . Let him remain in the ranks to which he belongs , and not come here to Injure the caudo which I and tbe working classes have at heart . "

      Mr . BlUGGs , in an able speech , in which be unmarked the hypocrisy of Mr . Bayley , moved the third resolution , which was seconded by Mr . Pashley , and carried unanimously . Mr . Palfreyman here attempted to speak , but being intcxicaUti , uuiy created tbe laughter of tbe meeting . He denounced tbe ehuiiman as a Tory , aud waa dragged away by his friends . Mr . West moved a vote of thanks to Mr . Ferrand , and the strangers who bad attended the meeting ; aud in doing so said , as tbe " Freebooters '' seemed anxious for discussion on the merits of " Free Trade , " all he asked was , fair play , i free admission to all parties , and as many nights as tbey pleased . If they were in earnest , tbey would accept this challenge ! and if not , tho people

      would see them in their true characters . ( Loud cheers followed tbia announcement , tbe " League '' looking blue . ) The resolution was carried with three cheers . Mr . Ferrand relumed thanks , and congratulated them on their glorious victory . Three cheers were given for the chairman , three for Mr . Oastler , three for Mr Ferrand , and three lusty ones for the Chatter , and with awful groans ' for the League , the meeting separated . Thus ended one of doe moat severely contested battles tbat ewr > h « wnrblng man t \ t Shtffflld had With their most determined enemy . For four hours the contest lasted ; but at length tbe enemy was driven from the field . Too much praise cannot be givsn to tbe Chartists , who on this occasion forgot all past differences , and united against the " common enemy . "

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      AvmjBox , the Ornithologist and NATDRAtrstfj has arrived at Philadelphia . He had with him a number of largd boxes Glled with specimens of rare animals and birds , and also a living deer , fox , and badger . He also broaffhfc two large rocks , perfectly spherical , one of which weighed two hundred and eighty pounds , which he \ procured in the bed of a small river at the head { waters of the Missouri , called Cannon-ball river , jfrom the fact that large numbers of rocks are found iu it reaembliug cannonballs in shape and colour . Better than a " Hero . " ;—It is said that a botanist from Eugland , who travelled to the Rocky Mountains with Sir William Stewart , has made large collections of flowers , plants , herbs , &c , many of which are of great importauce to the medical and scientifical world , having never before been seen or discovered by any other man of which any account has been given . .

      Wreck . —An emigrant vessel , to the Cape , one of a long series sent out by Mr . Christophers , and well adapted in all rospeots to the services lequ red , has been wrecked ia Table Bay . It is the Abbotsford , with fifty passengers on board , all of whom , however , together with the ; cargo , are fortunately saved . The sale of $ e wreck realised five hundred pounds . Wonderful . —Dr . Erdman , of Dresden , mentions , in his Medical Observations , a very singular phenomenon which he witnessed ; in a boy , of a delicate complexion , light hair , and a sanguine temperament . Whenever this boy fell into a passion , one half of his face would become quite pale , while the other was very red and heated , and thooo two colours were exactly limited by a line running down the middle of the forehead , nose , lips , and chin . When this boy heated himself by any violent exercise , the whole face became equally red .

      Majivellous . —Near Raleigh , in Nottinghamshire , there is a valley , said to have been caused by an earthquake several centuries a ^ o , which swallowed tip a whole village , together with tho church . Formerly it was a custom for people to assemble in this valley on Christmas day morning , to listen to the ringing of the bells of the church beneath them . This , it waa positively asserted , might be heard by putting the ear to the ground , and hearkening attentively . Even now it ia usual on Christmas morning for old men and women to tell their children and young friends to go to the ivalley , stoop down , and hear the bells ring merrily .

      Bedford . —The Brutal Pont Match . —In the course of tho past week , a ptrson named Burke , the owner of the celebrated trotting pony , mado a match to drive this wonderful liitlo animal from Bedford to London , fifty miles , with the Times coach ^ back again the same day . so as to arrive at the coach time in Bedford , and accompany it again on the following morning to Loadon . The Times coach averages about el ' von miles an hour , and , consequently , there were many ba , ckerg of time ; but , notwithstanding the pace , £ ho heavy appearance of the weather , the fresh gravel and stones upon the roads , and other disadvantages , the pony had many

      friends ; and somo persons who knew its capabilities delivered their serious opinion that he would accomplish the task . As may be easily conceived , tho matter excited immense interest in Bedford . Monday last was appointed for the start , and at half-past eight that morning some hundreds of pfersons were congregated in the Equare in front of the Swan Hotel , to look at the unfortunate little wonder . When the half-hour was chimed , the coach starred , and just behind it trotted the poor pony in a gig . He had a leader , tandem-fashion , who did the work , so that his part was merely to bear the shafts and run along . The clever manner in which the little creature trotted

      along , avoiding the least exertion in the shape of pulling , making his leader do all that , called forth the admiration of all who noticed him . Before we proceed further we have Ian opinion to off-r , aad trust our readers will give us credit for offering it without reference to the result of the match , and acquit us of a desire to go with the stream , oa account of the circumstances which followed . The task assigned to the pony was , in our opinion , one that h was impossiblo for it to accomplish at that time ; we doubt if everit could . We have mentioned some of the difficulties , but t . here w ^ s a greater one ; the pony was not in condition for such a frightful undertaking , and , in fact , to speak plainly , wa ventured to say that , in making tuch a match , the owner

      had sacrificed hia animal ; an animal , too , that possessed the rarest qualities and was a perfect marvel to all who knew it . But to the match . Fre ^ h leaders were hooked on about every ten miles , aud the pony ran to the George and Bluo Boar in gallant style ; he then had only a short time for refreshment , and was again started on his martyrdom . He reached Welwyn , just half-way , and was fed . Ho then got to Hitchiu , and thejpeople on the coach saw no more of him , as some extra steam was laid an , which brought The Times into Bedford about twenty minutes before its time . This of course did not aflfeot tho pony match , as the tima for that was halfpast seven . Although great interest was fait in the morning , greater was experienced in the evening , and the street was lined with people from the Swan

      Hotel to the end of the townj all eagerly looking out for the pony ; but no pony arrived . About eight o ' clock a message arrived to : the effect , that tha pony could only reach Shtfford ,: which is within nine miles of Bedford : and on the following morning wo learned that it was dead . The noble little creature had borne up most gallantly to the last , and actually died broken hearted at being unable to complete his task , for it knew well that the work was not done . And thus was sacrificed one of the moat remarkable animals ever known . It sometimes displayed an intelligence that excited the wonder of the people near it , and these singular qualities proved its destruction ; for if it had been a dull bad pony , no creature would have driven it ' . to death for money . —Cambridge Independent Press . \

      The latb brutal Pour Bacs . —Five-and-thirty magistrates of the county of Herts have pub icly expressed their disgust and abhorrence of the act of wanton barbarity recently perpetrated for gambling purposes by a person named Burke , who drove a pony from Bedford to London , and back again to Shtfiord , where the poor animal died from fatigue and exhaustion ; and desire that stops should forthwith be taken by the proper authorities in Herts , and the neighbouring counties , to subject the perpetrators to tho penalties of the law . Among the names subscribed are those of Lord Glamifl , Mr . F . P . Delme Radoliffe , Mr . Charles Delme Radoliffo , Lord Chales Beauolerk , and Mr .-J . Craw ley .

      Death bt Burning . —On Saturday last a woman who lived at the Valley was found burnt to death in her own house . When the neighbours went in , as it was dark , they had to strike a light to search for the body , which they found sitting on Ithe floor , with nothing burnt in the house but her own person and her clothes , there being no fire left , and yet she was quite dead from burning . This poor creature , whose name was Mrs . ; M'Donald , was given to drink , and it was believed had sat down on the floor to regale herself with a smoke , lighting hot

      pipe with a lucifer match , which had caught her clothes . She was rather famous in the town as a " Bpae-wife , " or fortune-teller , and we learn was patronised not only by serving girls and such others as are usually called " silly itaupies , " but even by those who wish to pass for the educated classes of our female population . These and all others mu ? t blush at their own credulity i « putting confidence in a poor stupid creature whoso groping into futurity could not indicate to her the miserable fato which befel her , as believed , through her own folly . —Stirling Observer .

      A Patbiarch . —There is a man now living on the estate of Largie , in the neighbourhood of Campbelton , at the advanced ageofione hundred and one years . His avocation has all his life been that of a shepherd on the mountain side . His wife died lately , at the age of ninety-five . The aged pair have long been supported by the well-known benevolence of Lady Lockhart Macdonald . His memory , of course , is very defective , and he fancies himself at times to be among the soenes of his youth ; yet he is quite hale and sound ia body . His hair , which was white , is now assuming a dark colour-. —Glasgow paper .

      Calajkitocs and Destructive Fire at Cardifb — Our recollection of this town fails to furnish us with a parallel ea « e of destruction , either ia extent or amount of property , with that which unhapiiy took place here on the Di » ht ; of Thursday , the 21 st . alt . About eleven o ' clock on that Dight Borne 8 eafaring jaen were returning from the town to their vessels when , on passing the premises of Mr . Joseph Brown , clothier , ship broker , and general dealer , at the bottom of Bute-street , they discovered smoke issuing from one of the underground aparimonts . and immediately gave the alarm , j Mr . Brawn with tbe other members of bis family had retired to bed roused by the alarm , they hastened to effect their escape , which , from the dense mass of smoke , was

      rendered somewhat difficult .: The premises , which Were of very recent erection , consisted in a large proportion of wood work , aad consequently became an easy prey to the devouring ielemeni . The adjoining house had , by this period , joined in the devastating scone , and bad it not been for the excellence of the party wall to the north boundary , it is doubtful ( as the wind was from the southward ) whether one whole side of the street wotUd not have become a prey U the fiames , Mr . Charles Milner ' s house and premises ^ opposite the fire , were for several hours in imminent peril , but happily , a well-directed supply of water saved them from destruction , although the

      window sills . and shutters are scorched and burned by tbe intense heat . From half-past twelve to one o'doek the fire ' was at its height , and great fears were entertained for the security of the remaining three houses on the southern Bide , adjoining- those devoted to ruin . To avert such a calamity , every possible exertion was made , which happily proved successful , as about two o clock the flames appeared to subside . From the premises of Mr . Browa but little property has been saved . The loss ia very heavy , and said to be to the extent of £ 8500 . It is understood , however , and this we hope may be the case , that Mr . Brown is covered by insurances to the . exteat of £ 6 QQ * . —MQnmQuthihire Merlin .

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      Ihcendiart Fires in i / jmerera have become rather frequent and cause ; somo u larna ; the planters being compelled to exercise extremb vigilance . Extraordinary Occurrence . — We tiBderstand that on Christmas-day a blackbird ' s nest was found near Droitvrich , with young ones in it , pen-feathered . Fish . —Sir Charles Burrell ' s large piece of water in E ^ sex , the extent of which is about ninety acres , w . as drawu off and fiohed , a week back , when the take was—carp , 2 , 917 , weighing 49 cwt . 2 qrs . ; pike 406 , weighing 5 cwt . 2 tjrs . 231 bs . ; eels , 6 cwt . lqr . ; besides 178 perch and 160 tench , not weighed . A Green Christmas .. — On Christmas day , white violets and primroses , in full bloom , were gathered noar the town of Ashbnrton , an occurrence not known for many ysars before .

      Father Matthew v . Sib R- Pjeel . — A provincial paper statts , that in eonsequence of the spread of teetotal principles the excise payments of the common brewers have fallea off full one-fourth ; and the value of all property ia breweries has declined one-ihird . More " Physical Force . "—There are eighteen ltne-of-battle ships , fourteen frigates , twenty-two sloops of war , and fourteen steam frigates now building at the various Dockyards . The Morning Herald . — Mr . Baldwin , of the Standard , has purchased the Morning Herald . The eutn given ia stated to bo £ 28 , 000 , the full value according to the opinions of most persons conversant with this ppecies of property . The new editor i 8 ta be , Mr . Dudley Costelloe , who , like tho recently appointed editor of the Morning Chronicle , Mr . Andrew Doyle , is an Irishman . —Hants Independent .

      A Free Trader . — At a meeting at Stockport on Monday , for the purpose of raising a fund to secure the liberation of Mr . Oastler from prison , Mr . Ferrand , in alluding to tha disinterestedness and patriotism of some of the leading members of the League , mentioned tho following characteristic circumstance ? — "It was absurd to suppose that the advocates of freo trade were actuated by any other motive than that of self-interest ; for whenever it suited their purpose to become monopolists , they did so . There was a gentleman in Manchester , of the name of Mr . George Wilson , who acted as the factotum of the League , and who was loud in the denunciations cf

      what he choose to call the 'landlord ' s monopoly . ' Now it so happened that this gentleman was a starch manufacturer , and when Sir Robert Peel brought his new tariff before the House of Commons , ho proposed to reduce the du ; y on foreign starch ; but thfe said George Wilson cot together at Manchester a meeting oi the starch manufacturers , and they sent him and some others to London to remonstrate with the ministers against this attempt io create a * free trado' in starch . Tney succeeded in keeping up the monopoly in this particular branch of trade in which they were engaged , and th « n came down to Manchester to denounce the laudiords of England 83 ' selfish monopolists . '"

      .. A BUTTETlFLY AT CHRISTMAS I—Such has bCOtt the extraordinary and unvarying mildness of the present season , that nature presents some remarkable phenomena . The country bears a most delightful aspect ; enamelled meads , rich in tho lovely tints and beauties of spring time , and producing joyous-Dcs . o - unusual , and seldom experiened in the winter season . Some of the treea are already thickly covered in buds , and their " swelling glories" indicate an early apparel to their undecked forms , should the weather remain unchanged , of which , at present , there is no appearance to the contrary . On Saturday ' we were bhown a butterfly which had been caught by our neighbour Mr . ilooke , while gambolling with all the energy and gaiety of its appropriate season . We have also been presented with a beauiful bunch of primroses , which were gathered by a friend in our immediate neighbourhood a few days since . — West of England Conserve live .

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      London Corn Exchange , Monday , Jan . 1 . - * - Not withstanding the returns show rather an extensive arrival e > f English Wheat for the last week , the stands were by no means heavily supplied with samples , owing , in some measure , to the receipts j ast up being on a very moderate scale A large portion of tbe Wheat being somewhat out oC condition , from tbe tfficta of the prevailing damp weather , aud tbe attendance oC buyera—most of whom were short of stock-goods—the deuiind for the finest qualities waa firm , at prices fully equal to those obtained on this day se'nnight ; indeed , in some few instances , a trifling advance was paid for such cii scriptions . Iu the middling and inferior kiuda

      of both ltd and white , a steady bufliness was doiug , as fully , previous rates . The show of samples of fr-e Foreign- Wheat was not large , while we have to report a very steady Inquiry for that description of grain , and full currencies were obtained without difficulty . Barley , especially malting kinds , was in active request ; but we have no further improvement te notice in its value , which was well maintained . There was a frse sale for Malt * and nearly the whole on offer found buyers , at fully last week ' s quotations . The Oat trade was rather alow , at low rates , with a limited supply on the stands . In Beans , Peas , and F » our , not much was doing , and prices remained unaltered .

      London Smithfield , Jan . l . —Our market was on the whole but moderately supplied with Beasts the time of year considered , but their quality was very superior to that which we have noticed iu many pro * viouacorresponding markets at this season . . Notwithstanding the unfavourable atata of the weather , we had a large number of buyera in attendance , owing to which the Beef trade was active , at an advance on the currencies obtained on this day se'nnight , of from 2 d to 4 d per 8 lbs , and at that improved value a clearance was effected . Although a few very superior -Scots found purchasers at 4 * 41 , to consider the highdst generrl figure for Beef not to have exceeded is 2 i per 81 ba . The northern droves of beaata were composed of about 1 , 600 ehort horna . TheBe flora the western and midlaud districts comprised 450 Herefoids ; ©* ttcuuu _ HfirU »

      Scots , < fcc . From other parts of England , we received 350 of various breeds ; from Ireland , 30 beasts , and from Scotland , 90 horne < 1 and polled Scots . As to sheep , tbey came rather freely to hand , and , for the most part , in excellent condition . The butchers , however , were cautious iu their purchases ; hence the muttop trade must be considered dull , though lest week ' s quotations were well supported—prime old Downs realizing quite 4 s 8 d per 8 ! ba . The numbers of calves were about equal to meet the wants of the dealers , and nearly , or quite , tbe whole of them were disposed of at Friday ' s advanced rates . The Pork trade \ ra » rather active , and the rates -were quite as high as those on this day se ' nnight , During tbe past week , no importations of live stock have taken place for oar market , and we had none on sale here to-day .

      Liverpool Cokn Market , Monday , Jan . 1 . —We have this week received 11 , 100 loads or Oatmeal from . Ireland , but of other articles of the trade thence and coastwise tbe importa-are of moderate amount ; 942 quarters of Wheat , 440 quarters of Peas , and 5720 barrels of Flour , are reported from Canada . The duties on foreign Wheat and Flour are again at the maximum . There ia a growing opinion amongst holders that , with the new year , there will be some improvement in the Grain trade , upon which they bave

      lately shown leaa desire to sell ; and at Friday ' s market , upon a limited demand generally , Id . per bushel advance on Tuesday's prices had to be paid for tbe better runs of Irish red Wheat ; foreign was also beld at full rates . Fine Oats , of which there were not many offering , brought rather more money ; 2 s . 64 . to 2 s . 6 i * . per 45 lbs . was paid for best Irish mealing . Flour met a little more inquiry , but there was not much done ia Oatmeal ; we repeat the quotations of this day se ' nnight for both articles . No change as regards Bailey , Baans , or Peas .

      Tallow . —The Tallow Market has continued in a sluggish state . Tbe quotation in our statement is tha exact prise for small parcels of Y . G . on the spot , while the price for January and February !•> 41 a . The actual stock is 27 , 500 casks , including two or three vessels yet to arrive . Town Tallow 1 b plentiful , and the price 40 a . net caah . Melted stuff 80 s ; rough , ditto , 193 . ; ' Borocgh and Sptsal 5 ields . —A fair average quantity of potatoes has reached tbe water side daring : the week . Although the weather has continued mild , prime qualities have been in demand at fall prices . In other kinds of Potatoes , however , very little has been doing .

      Borough Hop Maaket We bave still to report a very steady demand for all descriptions of new Hops , and prices iu some instances are looking upward ; . indeed , many parties , have withdrawn their samples altogether from the market , under the impression that higher rates will be obtained within a few weeks . The quantity of Hops on offer is , therefore , unusually small . In old Hops , the quotations of which are uncertain , very little is d 6 ing . . Wool ' majabx . —Since this day se ' naight , the imports' of foreign and colonial Wool have been on a verymoderate scale . As ia almost invariably the oase at this period of the year , the demand for most descriptions of Wool ia heavy , yet we have noticed no alteration in prices .

      LIVEBFGQ& Cattle Market , mqndat , Jan . 1 . — We have had a fair show of Cattle at market to-day for this time of the year . Anything prime sold at good price * . Bael 4 | d . to 5 | d ., Mutton 5 d . to 5 | d . per lb . Cattle Imported Into Liverpool , from the 25 th Dee . to the ' 1 st January—Cows , 1 , 601 j Calves , 13 ; Sheep , 2 , aaa j Lambs , 3 ; Pigs , 8 , 317 ; Horse * , 7 . Makchbstbb corn Market , Fridax . Db # . *»» •—Boring the week , a moderately , fair demand has bee experienced for Flour , for present consumption ,-a * prices varying little , if any , from those obtainable kit market day * There was very little business passing la either Oats or Oatmeal , at about " the previous . quota . ttons . At our market tMs morning the transactions to Wheat-are only limited * -but the value ol this aitiote wajBfally maintained . Flour met a tolerably Wr »» at forme * rates . There -was only a languid dema ^ rot Oats aad Oatmeal , and tb . 9 latter iiaurt be oonsi ^ ft the . tun cheaper . ^ V v

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      PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED . - •*• Hood ' s" and " Tail ' s" Magazines .

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      THE NATIONAL TEMPERANCE ADVOCATE . From No . 13 , filled as usual with excellent matter , we give the following extracts showing how " cheap I bread" may be obtained after a different mode to [ that propounded by Cobden and Co .: — i " Do jou wish to increase ' the fertility of the soil V I Then aboSlsb the drinking system—repeal that selfj Unp ^ sefi Corn-Law—compared to the cosstquences of ' . ¦ which , a blight and mildew upon the prodnce of ; 3 , 000 , 000 arrta of onr richest land , would be a positive j blessing ! God does cot curse onr country : he fills it ' ¦ with pltntj ; hut when man steps in , aiid converts j fruit and grain to the value of £ 20 000 . 000 annually i —(^ hich would purchase more than fovr tbovsasd

      ! MiLLiosor qva » teb > " loaves , and supply 3 , 000 , 0 # 0 < of persons witfa mure Ih&n 2 ' . bs . of biead ptr day the ; yenr round' . —not meie ' iy into tbat which cannot feed , ! but into that which degrades apd destroys—the conBe-! qaence is not on ! y the same , but much worse than if j felight and barrenness were to fall upon tbe land ! ; Brtter , far better , destroy ' the fertility of the soil " ' than eonrert its richest produce inta rankest poison ! j The prevalence of teetotalLsm , therefore , would | directly have all tbe tffect of an increased fertility of ; soil , to say nothing of the consequences as regards im' proved habits of Industry : it wonld be at once tqni-[ Talent to tbe addition of an immense territory to the ; agricultural resources of England .

      *• Wben tbe millions of our marufacttmng population cease to drink tbe fiery or fermented liquors produced frnm the destruction of fruit or grain , the grain being no longer wanted for making drink , will go immensely to increase tbe supply and cheapen tbe prJce of fotd . By tbe abolition of tbe drinking Ejstem , mure than forty millions of pounds will be annually saved , to be directly reciprocated—without loss of labour or pTcflt in foreign interchange—between the home-Rrowtr and home-producer . At tbe present , Hot even £ 1 , 000 , GOO of this immtDEe sum ( which ia only tbe direct expense of the drinkiDg system ) are distributed to the labourer ; but , being interchanged for fuod , furniture , er clothing , under tbe teetotal system , nearly £ 7 , 000 , 000 would pass directly into the labour market . "

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      THE MEDICAL TIMES ALMANACK . A mas 3 of information is contained in this Almanack , which to be appreciated must be seen . It wonld be vain to attempt an enumeration of even the heads of the different subjects contained in this publication , embracing an almost endless variety of information connected with medicine and its professors .

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      Alahmwq Explosion of Gas at Gr&enwich .- — On Tuesday last , shortly after dusk , the inhabitants of the neighbourhood of Trafalgar-street , Greenwich , were much alarmed by a most terrifio explosion of gas , which took place under the premises occupied by Mr ; G . Oxborougb , tailor , &o ., in the Trafalgar-road . It appears from what we could ascertain upon , the spot , that some difficulty was experienced by the next door neighbour of Mr . Oxborough in getting his gas to ignite , and that consequently he sent a man down into the basement

      of the premises to ascertain the cause of the difficulty , when tbe pipe suddenly burst immediately underneath the flooring of Mr . Oxborough's room , tearing away the wood work and bursting up the counter . Thence it passed toward the ceiling , and upset in its progress Mr . Oxborough and a female who was sitting with him ati work . The ceiling is torn from the lathing , and the shock was so violent , that the front wall was split by it from the top to the bottom . Mr . Oxborough ' s injuries are but trifling , but the female is so mutilated , tbat she is considered in a very precarious state .

      Thb Late Eabthquake in the Channel Iblands . —It appears from the Guernsey Star of Thursday last-, that the shook of an earthquake , which was felt in Guernsey on the afternoon of Friday week , had been also experienced in Jersey aud the island of Alderney nearly at the same time . It bad not bt en felt on the French coast . Naval Intelligence—Looking A-Head . —Portsmouth , Dec 27 ;—Jt is reported that the Lords of the Admiralty have it in contemplation to make a very important addition to tho guard-ships at the various ports by tbe appointment of several firstclass steam-frigates as tenders , two to each flagship . For many years it has been a subjeot of great consideration among those who now have ,

      aad others who previously have had , the management of our marine affairs , how to provide an effective defence for our coast against the sudden attack of a hostile fleet without keeping a number of lineof-baUle ships constantly in commission at a very heavy expense to , the country , and making a demonstration in , time of peace that would be likely to excite the jealousy ' of other Powers . By the proposed plan of the Lords of the Admiralty a powerful means of defence will be provided , which will prove an effectual safeguard against the attack of even 30 sail of tha line , and that , too , without subjecting the country to any expense , after the equipment of the 10 or 12 steamers required . The steamers are to be fully equipped , with their

      armament and stores on board , and are to be distributed in the various ports , where they are to become tenders to , and to be manned by the crews of , the flagships . Heuce , after their first cost of building and equipment , there will not be any farther annual expence to the' country . The coat of building and equipping ten such vessels will be about half a million of money , but as it is most probable the Admiralty will convert the old 38-gun frigates into steamers , like the Penelope , the cost will not exceed £ 300 , 000 . A part of the armament is to consist of Paixbans sung , so called after the name of their inventor , a native of France . Tbes ^ guns are shot and ' shell guns , and are the most destructive that can be used . According to the report made by the commission , composed of superior officers of the

      navy , naval engineers , and artillery of France , before whom they were first tried , " the effect of them ia so terrible that it would probably Buffico for one or two shells of thiB kind to burst between the decks of ft Bhip to compromise the defence of the vessel attacked , and that tbiy may produce by their force and explosions among tbe timbers , if they should buwt there , a degree of damage , which , itiVtoofc place at the water-line , would expose a lineofbattle ship to be sunk . " In the event , then , of any ^ udden emergency , here will be a steam-fleet ready to act , in a few hours , at any part of tke coast where they may be required , powerfully armed , and fully equipped for fighting , aiid possessing the advantage of choosing their own distance , time , and position , for engaging in a contest with a fleet of line-of-battle . ships . I ¦

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 6, 1844, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1246/page/3/