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THE BURKS' FESTIVAL . The Editor of ibe Ayr Advertiser Bays—no trifling amount of 3 LS-S . lies at present before as in commemoration of lbs joyous event : and not perhaps for its intrinsic merit , so much as from the circumstance that the writer belongs to that obscure station , whence we conceive it Blight , at such a time , be honenrable far ihe sSjent to emancipate her—for though poor , and comparatively ¦ unednca . tEd , she bears » fair fame , and abilities -worthy of being cultivated—we select a piece trntten on the spur of the moment , and in little more than an bsnr ' s time , by a poor Irish girl residing in a fcnmHe room in High Street , from -whose evidently gifted pin , came those more perfect pieces The Parewell , " and the " Unibrgofcen ene , " that were lately much admired ia the pages cf the Jdcer-Ssw . - —
OI if the gentle brecss that -wanders on , TVonld , from the wild harp sweep its sweetest tone With JDjons notes that might this breast inspire And guide this hand unskilled to strike the lyre ! Then might fit strains of -welcome from each chord Arise to tree : the of&priD ? of the Bard ; Jdy tumble jousm alas , could ne ' er impart HbB giilituds thai glows in every heart . Eott ardently each bosom lonsjs to hail 33 je Sons of Burns -within HIS native Tale J Where glides the classic Doon , -wliose woods and braes So oft have echoed to the Poet ' s lays"Where he , the sifted one , whose lofty soul Koxoles confined , eo limits could control—First let e ^ ch thought luxuriant -wander free
And thrill'd each bosom -with his minstrelsy"Where " "WIaB thod this , " the Muse of Scotland said And boned the crown of Holly round his head . Still honoured , long lamented , Bard , thy name Hoams'f&r upon the -wide spread -wines cf fame , And , to perpetual ages , shall thy COI . 3 iy humble birth-place , be a hallowed spot j And Bonnie Doon ^ -where oft thy -W 2 nd " ring feet Have brushed the dt-w-drep from the ^ owan sweet , Where oft tfcou ' st stray'd in contemplation ' s hour To tt ""* wpon each bourne blooming flower , To mark the daisy " crimson tlppit" gem And dewy rose npon its massy stem—And then to charm us ¦ with each glowing line Binding all worth-admiring hearts to ^ brae .
Tea , Bonnie Doea shall be the -scene cf joy—^ Thousands shall meet in gay festivity—The sons of State ai-d children of tea Cot , Shall all assemble in that far-famed spot—The Banks o * Doon immortalized in song By him to whom high honour * well belong , He -whase descendants still are free to claim Dor loTe and gratitude in Bnrns ' s name . Gay So Wry tiaras ye nymphs prepare , "Weave bright festoons to deck your shining hair , — let all the sweets that art and nature yield Be fcronght to decorate the festive Stid , Where -wealth and beauty , lords and peasants meet , The bononred sons of honoured Burns to sreet
There many a lnstrons eye and glowing cheek The heart ' s o ' erfLywins rapturous joy shall speak—Each countenance shall seem to eay , — he -was Our ain sweet Bard "—who eyer claimed applause ; And Ions as time and memory endures -Onr deep respect , immortal Buns , is yonrs—Thy E&ma a glory feT oar islard flings Bright as the moming-on its sonsy wines , — And bosoms yet unborn shall feel the fliine The deep-ielt -worship that attends thy name .
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TACTS ilAGAZI ^ E-Arccsr . Tbi 3 , on the -whole , is a goed number of Taxi . The principal cf its contents is a review of a Sweedish novel , entitled " The Rose of Tistelon . " In its pernsal , we can promise those who deh ^ ht in no-rel reading , rare entertainment of the exciting iind . ** Bon Ganliier and Mb Priends" contribute another chapter of their racy chit-chit . We see alao , a coniinnation of The Spirit of Aristophanes , " the first part of widch - » a 3 jjouced at considerable length in Shis paper some Treeks ago . There is a good article
on " Tae Parochial Schools of Scotland , " pointing oai their-defieiences , aud the cause of such ; together ¦ with some suggested remedies . •* Letters from England , " by a German , No . 1 , promise 10 be Terj interesiins , He is delighted with the scenery and . general beauties of the face of the country bo far as he has yet seen them , commencing wish Durham , and Jiorihiimberland ^ and tells us some home-truths © f lie condition , habits , and manners oT-ibe people ; and the cold , heartless , luxuriouBj aristocratic spirit Of the Established Gmrch . His letters should be ererywhere reaa : —
R 0 wad some power the gifrie sie n 3 To see oursel ' s as others see us I " Here is the"msh granted . Here is " the mirror held np to Harare , " in -which "we may see onr own deficiencies , acd Get us hope ) proih by the sight . We shall not itSict any portion of the po 5 t = eripi cpon our readers : it is too rabidly free-traaish to suit their i&sies . Tie writer lashes poor Joseph Srnrge terlibly , for ka-nis ** Jet in ifie Tory' * at Birmingham . Kay , he even kicks at the ** msst" 01 the party <** Complete Suffragists" ) which he tpcaks of as ** enrkxeard name , ( 1 ) and predicts an eternity of Tory mle , and all sorts of of horrors , if the " Completes ' persist in their laie-y adopted ** obsimciive" policy . We mnsx gratifj our readers wiih a few extracts from other articles , and as in dmy bound will here commence with
B 05 GXVLTLEB . XSV HTS FEIXXDS . Tot : 5 G i ; C 0 TLA 5 D—Pass the wi ^ -t , O'Malley . Has any body seen Coy entry Patm ore ' s Poems ? Bos GAirxiEB— I baye dipped into them . They are oBTioasiy of the right kind . He has a fine eye for XUktare , and Vhe poet's feeling that interfnses it
With the still sad music of humanity . TotrsG Scoilasd—I am glad that a new race of poets is springing np . Boring Tennyson , we haye nothing jet of great mark and likelihood . Bnt there is promise and hope ; and need there is ; for the ranks o ! the old singers are dwindkd sorely . Since we last det here , another ha « gone to his rest . Bos Gatltieb—Poor Campbtll ! hia -voice was all bsi tashfeu , and , for tha -woilh cfwhs . t little it did ntter , it might haye tesn entirfcly sUent , for many years . 2 "Wsj present ai his funeral Char ^ TorjG Scotlasb—Ton were ? I am not giyen to bru&ing the tenth commaEdment ; but I enyy Joa . The burial of a poet in Pott ' s Coiubtu ho common r < zh \ .
Bos Gaultteb—I -wish you had been there , Charles . The sight was one to haye fired ysur heart . 31 y presence "was purely acciJentaL 1 happened to be down at Westainitex . Tae passing bell of St . Margaret ' s was telling ; but as 1 don t remtmber haying ever passed Ikat way , without hearing its mournful note , I should taye taksn no nwtlce cf it , tut for tie nnusnal crowd fisoyinjr towards the Abbey . On Irqoiry , I found what Was going iorwaid . As job may belifcTe , 1 lost . no time in joining Vhe crowa . I found the Abbey filled with spectators of all raits . There , in that silent crowd , tt&od tie highest ttstlmony to tbts pcet ' s geaiuB . Some there were attracted thither , no doubt , merely because a tight "was to be sees . Bat it "was a higher senti-Us £ Et ttst filled teat hallowed ground ; a reyerend iomage to him -Kho 6 e -wcrfis bad passed into their hsaiU , and fetcctEje uot tb « Js-ast coble portio ? Of tkfcir btdng . Who would not be ambitious of Each fLHifc ?
Tor ^ G Scoila > i ) —I see bnt few Scotsmen menfiocea os haTUJij attended the fnneraL Bos GarxTiES—Ay , Ci 3 rl £ 3 , there were feat few TTifntioEiaiin ifce Efcwspapti lists ; but , amid the name-Icts thicng , ttuod , -wntout braticg heart , sons aad fiaugittrs tf tie oid land not a few . What most touched me , -was to see around me maDy an artisan , in "whose features it was tasy to Tead the well-known iinean-trts of Scotland , who had snatched a hurried hour to be pTcfitnt where hoconr was done to the poet cf his ceuLtry . Thither had he come in his working Jacket , ronih and rnggfcd , but his heart full of pride for the l&nd that bore him , ana for the son thai had ipoifcn ^ ctthviy for it . Pair faces were tb ere , W » o , — tbeiigfctcf humble homes , —young wiyes , wilh their inlants in their aims , to whom they should tell ia after years , so had he sung , and for sracb dtserts had lie been isid , -with besoms , in the holiest ground within all this * 5 d * Batain . 3 Totsg Scotulsd—Would I had been there !
Bos GitmEs—Milman , himself no mtan poet , 'eid the seryica ; that seryice which may at no time be li&iered to whbent emotion ; bnt in such a place , and 3 n such circumstances how solemn ! As he read , the day , which had been lowering , grew darker and darker , and whfen the requiem mourned along the tcheing roof , and the coffin was lowered into the earth , a solemn shadow thicitned over the spot , which was made more sad and solemn , tj a wan snd sickly beam tlat struggled in from a aide window . Then , as the srimic thunder of the organ rolled away , by ose of those strange coincidences which are often obseryed in nature , alow peal of tfr"'"flw mnrnrored along the heavens " ithouW carrying tie thought far , far away Ironr toii dim spot of earth to the great unfathomed world beyond .
Totjsg £ cotla 5 I>—Natnre ia ever the greatest I « et What are the bnt ol xa bnt its poor interpreters ? Sot , Bos , surely yoa asghfc an Inspiration from this Bocae ! Bos GAtTLTUE—Ai I Jtood there , leaning against 3 > rydfen > tomb , acme feelings passed across my heart ¦* bich gathered thenaerfe * into the form of words . Such as they ue , you shall days them .
THE J 5 TKBHBST 01 THOMAS CAMPBELL . Sse , what esger throngs are pouring inwards from the busy street ! lo , ibe Afcbey 8 | hush is broken with tbe s \ h or many fttt ! Hark ! S ^ ilargarefs bell iB tollirg * ^ & ** eoDmt ! I 1 day , So that dull and rueful aEtban , stall be laid in £ ust to-daji
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In yon idinster's oallowefl eorner , where the bards and sages reat , -Is a silent chamber waiKng to rewire another guest There ia Badness in the heavens , and a veil against the sua ; Who ahall moum so well as Nature when & poet's course is run ? 1 st us in and join the gazers , meek of heart and bare of brow , For the ahadowa of the mighty dead are hovering over
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us now . Souls that kept their trust immortal , dwelling from the herd apart , ; Souls that wrote their noble being deep into a nation ' s ; heart , Names that , on great England ' s forehead , are the jewels : of her pride , Brother Scot , be proud , & brother soon Bhall sluinbsr by i their side ! Ay , thy cheek is flushing redly , tears are crowding to i thine eyes , And thy heart , like mine , is rushing back where Scoti land ' s mountains rise ; : Thou , like me , bast seen another grave would suit our I poet well , ; Greenly braided by the breckan , in a lonely Highland I dell , ¦ Loolting on the Bolemn waters of a mighty inland sea , ' in the shadow ol & mountain , where the lonely eagles
Thou bast seen the kindly heather bloom around bis simple bed , Heard the loch and torrent mingle dirges for the poet dead ; Brother , tbou hast seen him lying , as it is thy hope to lie , Looking , from the soil of Scotland , op into a Scottish sky ! It may be , such grave were better , —better , rain and dew should fall , Tears of hepeful love to freshen Nature ' s ever-verdant
: Better that the sun should kindle on his grava in , golden smiles , | Better than , in palsied glimmer , Btray along these ' sculptured aisles : : Better after times should find him , —to his rest in i homage bonnd , — . Lying in the land that bore him , with its glories piled : around ! ! Such , at least , must be the faney that In such a time I must start , — j For we love onr country dearly , —in each burning ] Scottish heart ; : Yet a rest so great , so nofcle , as awaits the minstrel
: here , | 'Mor . g the best of England ' s children , can be no uni worthy bier . ' Hark ! a rush of feet ! They bear him—him , the singer , | to his tomb ; \ Yonder what of him is mortal lies beneath yon sable ! plume . ' -, Tears along mine eyes are rushing , but the proudest | - tears they be , ! That on manly eyes may gather , —tears , 'twere never : * shame to Bee ; ; Tears that water lofty purpose ; tears of welcome to the ! famB ' Of the bard that hath ennobled Scotland's dear and noble
name . Sidder , sadder , let the anthem yearn aloft in wailing strain , Not for him , for he is happy , but for us and all our pai £ 1 Louder , louder , let the ofgao like a * e » ph anthem roll , Hymning to its home of glory ovi departed brother ' s soul ! He has laid him down to slumber , to &ws&e to nobler trust , Give his frame to kindred ashes , earth to earth , and dust to dust I Louder yet , and yet more loudly let the organ s thunder rise . ' Hark . ' a louder thunder answers , deepening inwards to the skies , — Heaven ' s majestic diapason , pealing on from east to west , Never grander music anthem'd poet to his home of rest !
Bos Gacliier—Now , Charles , what will you give me if I shall introdnce yoa to a truly congenial spine j a hrave , chivalrous soul , boiling with the glorious sympathies of the past ; a man who speaks out as a man ought , but as few will venture to do in these degenerate days ; a soul with the stamp of Bayard ' s cross upon it ; a cavalier that might have charged aide by side with Prince Bnpert at Marston Moor ? Think you snch a character «*»« i be fenad at present in tJie ranks » f Yonng England ? Y 0 C 5 G Scoiland—To make good the prophecies of Ccnivgiby 1 I hardly think it The time has come , perhaps ; bnt where is the man ?
Box Gaultieb . —Here . In this volume called Hjstoxic Fancies , " by the Honourable George Sydney Smythe , the fnlElment of the oracle begins . The new party in the south may be sneered at by mere men of circumstance , may be misunderstood by the million , and undervalued by the trading politician ; bat if it contains within its ranks many such spirits as this , the new generation will as inf&ll&bly overtop the old , as the falcon soars higher than the owl . Yousg Scotland—By the bonea of Claverhouse , yon amaze me I
Bos Gacltiee—Listen now to this . I Bhallgive yon none of iir . Smytbe'a pTose ; for , to Bay the truth , I have not read it . Prose , with such poetry interspersed , is as tasteless as apple-parings . O'Malley , before 1 begin , have the kindness to remove that knife out of out friend ' s way : be has a playful habit of sl&shicg about him in his excitement , which I rather eschew . Thank you . Now , then ,
for—MABT STCABT ' S LAST PBAY 2 B . A lonely mourner kneels in prayer before the Yirgin ' g fane , With white hands crossed for Jesu ' s sake , so her prayer " may not be vain . Wan is her cheek , and very pale—her voice Is low and faint—And tears are in bei eyes , the while she makes her humble plaint . O little conld you deem , from her sad and lowly mien , That she was once the pride of France , and still was Scotland' s Queen .
O , Mary Mother!—Mary Mcther!—be my celp snd « tay ! Be with me still , as then hast been , and strengthen me to-day . ' For many a time , with heavy heart , all weary of ita grief , I solace sought , in thy blest thought , and ever found relitf : For thon , too , wert a Queen on earth—and men were harsh to thee ! And cruel things and rude , they Baid—as they have
jgaid of me ! O Gentlemen of Scotland ! O , Cavaliers of France ! How each and all had grasped his sword , and selzsd his angry lance , If Ladye love , or sister dear , or nearer dearer bride , Had been , like me , yonr friendless Liege , insulted and belied . ' But theEe are sinful thoughts , and sad , —I should not mind me now , Of faith forsworn , or broken pledge , or false or fruitless vow I
But rather pray—sweet Mary—my sins may be forgiven J And K-83 severe than on the earth , my Judges prove in heaven . For stern and solemn men have said— " God'B vengeance will be shown/—And fearful will the penance be , —on the sins which 1 have done ! And yet . albeit my sins be great—O Mary , Mary dear ! Nor to Ksox , nor to false . Moray , the Judge will then give earJ Yes ! it was wrong and thoughtless , when first I came from France , To lead courante , or minuet , or lighter , gayer dance . Yes—it was wrong and thoughtless ,- te wile whole bourB away In dark and gleemy Holyrood , with some Italian lay . Dirk men would scewl their hale at me , and I have
beard them tell , How the just Lord God of Israel bad stricken JtzabeL But thsn—dear Mary—Mary mine > hast ever looked the same , With pleasant mien and smile serene , on be * wbo bore thy name ; O , grant that , when anon I go to death ! I may not see Nor" Bxe , nor block , nor heafisman , —but Thee , and only Thee ! How 'twill be tcld , coming times , kow Mary gave her
grace To die as Stuart , Gaise , > hould die—of Charlemagne ' s fe&rltss race . We said above that we would commence our extracts with Bon Gaultier ; we find we must not only commence , bnt also conclude there . "We had intended to have given a few extracts from the article on the " Parochial Schools of Scotland , " bnt the many demands on our space renders that impossible . We must , therefore ^ refer our readers to the Magazine itself . We should hold ourselves guilty of an unpardonable offence , were we to conolnde this notice withont mention of two exquisite pieces of poetry , the one entitled ** The Mistress of Grevling Grange f the other headed " Mary . " The first of these vfe may hereafter transfer to onr columns j the second vre here give , and with it close this notice : once more vrarmly recommending this long established Magazine to the patronage of all who desire knowledge and enjoyment .
HART . Thou ' bt gane awa " , r&ou * rt gane awa' , Thou "rt gane aw ?> frae me , Mary , In Woodlan' bow » j Or festive ha ' In vain I wa ^ ch for thee , Mary . When last t >_ e gowden Autumn moon Shone oVj the trembling wave , Mary , Ah little aid I think , sae Boon , * T » o * uia Rhine upon tbj grave , Mary . )
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How aft upo' the primrose braea Beside the murmuring sea , Mary , I spent the Iiv e-lang simmer days Sae blest wi * love and tbee , Mary In dreams thy cherish'd form I meet , As dearly lo ' ed as then , Mary ; And , oh , that face sae fair and sweet , Wakes buried hopes again , Mary .
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they must , in future , support their own fan » »« as nnd re iatives , the young and the aged : and t < - do all this , mas make the beat terras they could " with theu - old master or with new masters * overseers alone ia both cases without any of those habits of mutual depend "ace cai kindness of feeling existing batwaen master aad set vant bora aad raised on the same estate in tha mountain plantations . Bat the system to which the negroes now called free was subjected will better appear in the Proclamation itself , as published through oat Januici and the other islands : 11 Jamaica , S . S . i
"PROCLAMATION . By bis Excellency Sir Lionel Smith , Kaigbfc Commander of the Most Honourable Military Order ol the Bath , Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Hanoverian Order , a Lieutenant General in her Majesty's Land Forces , and Colonel : of the Fortieth Regiment of Foot , Captain-General ^ Governor-in-chief and Commander of the Forces in and over her Rlajssty ' a Island of Jamaica , and the other territories thereon depending in America , Vice-Ctiaucellor and Admiral ef the same . t Praedial Apprentices !* In a few days more you will all become FREE LABOURERS-the Legislature of the island having relinquished the remaining two years of your apprenticeship . <
The first of August next , ia the happy dny when you will become free—undtr the same laws as other freemen , whether white , black , or coloured . Ii your Govurnw , give you joy of this great blessing . Remernbur that in freedom you will have to depsnd on your own exsrtiona for your livelihood , and to inaiutaiii and to bring up your i families . You will work for such wages as you can agree upon with your employers . '; It is their interest to trea ^ you fairly . It is your interest to be oiyil , respectful , and industrious . ¦ Where you can agree and ^ continue happy with yonr old masters , I strongly recommend you to remain on those properties en which you have been born , and where your parents are buried . But you must not mistake , in supposing that your present houses , gardens , or provision grounds are your own property . |
They belong to the proprietors of the estates , and you Will have to pay rent for them in money or labour , according as you and your employers may agree tegetber . Idle people who will not ; take employment , but go wandering about the country , will be taken up as vagrants and punished in the same manner as they are in England . j The Ministers of Religion have been kind friends to you—listen to them—they will keep you out of troubles and difficulties . ; Recollect what is expected of you by the poople of England , who have paid such a lar ^ e price for your liberty . i
They not only expect that you will behave yourselves as the Queen's good j subjects , by obeying the laws , as I am happy to saf | you always have dona as apprentices ; but that the { prosperity of the Island will be increased by your -willing labour , greatly beyead what it ever was in slavery . Bo honest towards all men—be kind to your wives and children , spare your wives from heavy flold work as much as you can—make them attend to their duties at home , in bringing up your children and in taking care of your stock—above all , make joar children attend divine service and acheol . j If you follow this advlca you will , under God ' s blessing , be happy and prosperous . Given under my hand and seal at arms , at St . Jago da la Vega , this ninth day of July , in the first year of htir Majesty ' s reign Auuoque Domini , 1838 . Lionel Smith .
13—The negroes who under the above proclamation might be taken up as " vagrants" whether " idle" ot infirm , as it might be , were thus , under the English Poor Law system , to be supported at the espence of the small proprietors and other resident population of the islands . . ' 14 —The number of " vagrants" was certain to accumulate with all the refuse and ail the helpless of the sugar estates . Their managers selecting only the more ablebodied and laborious ; and { throwing off " tbe dead weight" , as age , infancy , and infirmity aTe denominated by modern Britinb economists—upon the charity of a ruined public . The policy is j the same as that followed by the land power in Britain , which has thrown oil tbe mass of tbe agricultural population into tbe cities , thereby crushing it down into a populace to be supported at the expense of the middle and csmmercial classes , or to die by tae slow process of misery , insufficient food , aud tee diseases generated by the same . !
15—A crowd of ignorant fanatics and preachers ( mere especially of the Baptist persuasion ) were openly encouraged by the executive I influence to excite the negroes against tbe white resident population . " Tbe sword of the Lord and of Gideon" was tbe test and tallying cry of these misguided and misguiding wretches , who not only disturbed with impunity the peace of the islands , but exposed to assassination the best families—men , women , and children . 16—Ruined in their fortunes , menaced in their lives , the resident planters of Jamaica hud either to fly or to eell their estates for a tew shillings in the pound to the agents of the great absentee holders of tbe sugar estates . !
17—Considered in all its { effects , of which but a small portion can bo exhibited here , tbe Act which cost the producing and middle classes of Great Britain twenty millions sterling , was i most judtly denominated " An Act of Abolition . " The only misnomer is to be found in tbe words attachedito it " of Negro Slavery in the British West Indies . " * It should evidently read an Act for the abolition of the debts , and of the moral and political duties and obligations of the great absentee Tory proprietors in the British West Indies . One observation appe&ra to me impurtant to subjoin .
This most nefarious Act of j fraud and spoliation ever enacted by a Government against its own people , was mainly brought to b 6 &r through tho moral influence of woman . It is a homage paid to her nature , that men cannot bo led to effect even a semblance of good bat through her agency . O ! what wonld it be if her virtuous instincts ware enlightened by knowledge : if her all-quickening as all-enduring energies were at once strengthened and steadied , rightly aimed and justly balanced by wisdom and experience ! And 0 1 if she conld understand that wisdom and experience are only to be acquired by observation and rtflection ; a familiarity with things , with the active business of life , with matter of fact realities , with positive , practical truth ! !
Some equally extraordinary : ant * astounding aevelopementa with those which appear above might be presented in explanation of the efforts of the governing land power of the British Empire to effect , not the abolition , but the control of the African slave-trade as still prosecuted by several British allies . If , by Lord Palrueratons assertion , the ) Tugua only fljws by permission of British power ; if Spain and Brazil are under direction of bar diplomacy ; if her dominion of tbe seas be not a vain boaat—how is it that instead of enforcing a cessation of the slave trade by those powers she only enforces the right of search ? Tbas in effect permitting tbe Slave trade under exercise of piracy by her vessels ef war upon tbe slave ships : slaves so captured being forthwith carried to Jamaica , and worked under the nama of apprentices , held bound for fourteen years . The advantages of this case are numerous . The possession of negrosa without either the original
cost ot purchase from African traders , or the coat of raisirjg them on the plantations . Also the absence of all "dead : weight" either at the present , or in the future : such captured slaves ; being all males in the force of youth , and destined to be thrown eff as free , at the expiration of their strength , and of their apprenticeship . Also the { absence of inconveniences from " strikes" and insurrections , and negroes being ignorant of civilised language , and objects of hatred to tha Colonial negroes of the plantations , whose efaction is the consequence of their arrival . Much more might be said under this head , but my time expires . Let nio subjoin the warmest wish of my soul for the effective union of the whole British j eeple against the desperate system of which the history , the r . ature , and the tendency have been moat faithfully , althottgu imperfectly , pourtrayed in these lettera i Fsancis Wright D'Aeusmont .
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A BOWL OF "PUNCH " ¦ EHE REPORT ON DOG STEALING . We have received a copy of the Parliamentary Fteport da Dog Stealing , ' which iB in a terribly dp ^' sf > ared state . The most interesting portion of the Report is a , manuscoript Appendix , from which we have leleotedi the tw& following cases : —
Cass I . Earl Grey had a very Bnappish dog called Brougham ; fcewaaaverv sharp animal of thfj Scotch breed ; but so uncommonly ; vicious that Eari Grey was looking out for an opportunity to fiefc rid of him . Having let his place to Lord Melbourne , Earl Grey gave him the option of the Dog Brougham ; but Lord Melbourne would haw nothing to do with him . The dog was left to go astray , and for some time he used to come and lick the hand of his old master , who need topat him on the head , and say ?' poor feUow » but ha eoald do nothing for him . At last the old tag went and scratched at LbrdiMelbourne fl door , wantfor sometime
ing to come in , and w » i ted ; patiently but at last he fiot rather savage and barked , but n < attention waB paid to him . j Some . Toty docrstaaJan whoi won lurkingabout the Treasury whistled to th « old do ?; and by throwing him down ft bit of soi occasionally , succeeded in getting him away . Some body who took an interest in the dog then callec at the Treasury and wanted to get them to buj Brougham back again . Lord Melbourne said thi dog was of no use , and that he was more troubl than he was worth , that he was dangerous , and tha he , Lord Melbourne , would rather do without him
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The dog is now in the hands of the people who lured him away , and it is said they would ba very glad to > give him up , for he is of no U 3 e except to worry the rats now and then ; but he will hang about tHe old place , - and Fawns so upon his new masters they don'fe like to kick him out entirely . The old dog has got some fuuny tricks , and i 3 now rather an amusing atumal , but beyond this he is now of no value . Case II . A little turnspit named Roebuck eama from BaSh , and was picked up by somebod y who offered him for sale , but for a long time the doe could not find a purchaser . At last it was thought he fnight be useful in snapping at people ' s heels , and he was bought by the late Lord Durham . The dog got a good deal kicked about , and was bought by an Ex Chancellor , who dressed him up id a silk gown , and made him cut ; a very laughable figure . After this he was offered for sale again , and he could easily be na . d if the price were to bo given .
THE FETES OF JULY . On Saturday Louis Pnilippe visited the fortifications , and wag graciously pleased to express his royal satisfaction as to the very handsome way in which Paris had been " taken in . " Ia the evening the whole of the " enciente continuee" wa 9 brilliantly ilUuminated . On , Sunday the forty-seven editors imprisoned ia France were regaled , by the King ' s orders , with an . additional allowance of pain 6 is and vin ordinnaire Several toasts in honour of the revolution were drunk in—cold water .
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London Corn Exchange , Monday , August 12 . — Daring the past week , the arrivals of English Wheat were on a very limited ecale , but those of moat other kinds of grain were seasonably extensive , and of verysuperior quality . Fresh up we received about 290 quarters of new Wheat , chiefly from Essex and Kent . Of old English Wheat , tbe supplyiwas very small . The demand was certainly active , bat not to the extent expected , and prices advanced upon those obtained on Monday last of from Is to 2 ^ per quarter , at which a good clearance was tffsoted . Tba
quantity of Foreign Wheat on offer was good , while the sale for it wa 3 steady , at an advance of Is per quarter . No English Barley at market ; but of Foreign the quantity was rather extensive . There was more doing in grinding sorts , the value of which was a trifia dearer ; but malting and distilling parcels were heavy . In Malt very little was doing , at late rates . The quantity of fresh Oats was not very extensive , while the demand was steady , at full prices . Buaua , Peas , and Flour ruled about stationary . The seed market was dull , but we have no material alteration to notice in value .
London Sbiithfield Cattle Mabket . —Aithough the supply of Beasts on offer was less than that exhibited on this day sen'night , it proved tolerably good for the time of year , both as regards number and quality . The attendance of both town and country buyers beipg numerous , a decided improvement was noticed iu the Beef trade , and an advance of quite 2 d per 8 ! b wa 3 readily paid for all descriptions . Iu some instances the primest Scots were disposed of at 4 s 2 J per 81 b , but the more general
quotation did not exceed 4 a per 8 ib . A falling off was observed in the number of Sheep , yet they were quite equal to meet the wants off the trade . The Mutton trade was firm , and last week ' s quotations were steadily supported , the best old Downs producing 4 i per 81 b 8 . Lambs , the supply of which was good , commanded a steady inquiry , at full prices . The demand for veal was rather active , yet no further improvement can bo noticed in prices . In Pigs very little was doing , and the rates remained about stationary .
Borough and Spitalfielim . —As yet our supplies of new Potatoes , which are abundant , are derived from the neighbourhood of the metropolis . The best kinds are selling steadily at from £ 5 to £ 6 ; other qualities £ 4 to £ 1 18 s per ton . Bokough Hop Market . —The accounts from a l quarters , except those from East Kent , continue unfavourable . The late gales , together with the appearance of mould have much deteriorated the biao , owing to which the duty has fallen—it being no * estimated at only from £ 130 , 000 , to- £ 135 , 000 . Some large sales have been made in Wealds and Sussex , on higher terms .
Wool Market . —The publio sales of Wool have at length been brought to a close . Notwithstanding the large quantities brought forward , nearly the whole have found buyers , at prices quite equal to > those obtained at the previous- auctions . By private contract we have still to report a fait inquiry at fall quotations . During the week She imports have amounted to about 2 , 600-packages . Tallow Mabket . —The deliveries fall off , principally from the apathy shown by the trade they appear determined not to purchase until their wants absolutely require it . In the meantime the holders here and the Russians seem inclined to look oiu The shipments from , St . P « ters ^ urgh to the United Kingdom bear a vary small proportion to former years . Town Tallow 40 j 6 d natt cash .
Manchester Corn Market Saturday , Auiusp 10 . —Although tha weather , on Tuesday night and the two following , days , was of a very unsettled and stormy charactervno epeculaiive feeliag was apparent in the trade . IShere was , however , a steady consumptive demaad throughout the week for choice qualities of fresh-jmade Ftaur , and the stocks in all haads'having become reduced to a narraw compass , full prices wers realiZ 3 d for such ; stale warehoused parcels likewise moved off more freely , at about formaT prices ^ For Oats and Oatmeal the inquiry
was only moderate , without variation from the previous currenoy . At our market , this morning , the vf / eathcr being fine , there was but little animation in the demand for Wheat , and we cannot vary the quotations of this day se ' nnight . Prime fresh Flour me ' j a steady sale , and for approved brands of south eoi mtry whites , ( which are scarce ) an advance of Is . pf , r sack was obtained ; in other sorts no change can b e noted . There was only a limited inquiry for Oais , ' out no alteration in value can be reported . Oatmeal was in fair request , at fully previous rates . Beana were the turn dearer .
Liverpool Corn Market , MeNDAY , August U . — Our imports of Grain , &c . from any quarter have this week been moderate . Iu the early pan , of the week the weather was unsettled , under which holders generally was gathering more firmness ; the last two days have again been fine , a change which has checked anything like activity , but with less disposition to force sales . The imprevemsnts ( Id . to 2 d per bushel ) noted in the prices of Wheat on Tuesday last has been sustained . Several thousand barrels of Canadian Flour have been sold amongst the dealers at 26 s . 6 d . to 27 s . per 196 lbs . ; other deseriptions have met only a limited demand . Oatmeal haB latterly been in rather more request , at 20 s . t > d . to 21 s . per 240 lbs ; for the better runs of Irish . No change as regards Barley or Peas . Egyptian Beans have brought a little advance on last week ' s rates ; 30 a . per 480 lbs . has been obtained for the best samples .
Liverpool Castlb Musket , Mosday , Awhjst , 12 . —The supply of all kinds of stock at our Cattle market to-day has been much the same as of late ; the Bupply a good average for the time of the year . There was a good attendance of buyers , and a brisk market , at last week ' s prices . Beef ajd .-to < M . » Mutton 5 id . to 6 d ., Lamb 5 Jd . to 6 d .. par ib . Cattle imported into Liverpoel from thefiih t o ^ &a 12 th August : 29 S 8 Cows . 12 Calves . 69 G 9 Sheep . 437 Lambs . 2612 I'igs . 49 Horses . M-sgstss
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STUBBORN FACTS FROM THE FACTORIES , Br a Manchesteb Opebativb . Published and dedicated to the Working Classes , by Wm . R&shleiqh , Esq ., M . P . London : John Ollivier , 59 , This Work is decidedly in matter , what its title bespeaks , —a collection of facts from the factories ;" laying before the reader at one view , the hollowness of the arguments and professions of the " cheap bread" brawlers j an exposure of the withering social influence possessed by them as a class : and an expose of the tyranny exeroised by them over their toil-worn slaves . The Work is divided under three heads : —1 st . The increase and progress of trade and commerce . 2 nd . The decrease of wages ; increase of poverty on the part of the employed , and tyranny on the part of the employer ; and 3 rd . a review of the speeches and writings of the ' Free Traders on the agricultural part of the subject .
The first part is well reasoned . The second contains a few most valuable tableB on tho qnestioD of machinery , so arranged , that the reader can , at a glance , see the curse of machinery as at present applied , evidenced in the march of " monopoly" and consequent accumulation of wealth on the one hand , and the supplanting of manual labour and consequent misery on the other . This part of the pamphlet is a complete reply to those who affirm that machinery , as at present employed , has been , and is , a blessing to the millions : and is at the same time a cutting exposure of the League fallacy that the existing Corn Laws are the cause of the distressed condition of the operatives . The concluding portion of the Work iB an amusing show-np of the gross inconsistencies of the League writers and orators . The gibbetting of these unprincipled mouth era , is as complete as it is wel ? -deserved . Wo give the following extracts as specimens of the style
of the author : — It will be our endeavour to show , to the saticfaction of every reflecting mind , that the evils which at present &ffl ct the sons and daughters of honest industry , are not and cannot be attributed to tbe Corn Laws , but on the contrary have their origin in other causes entirely distinct from either the restriction or freedom of trade : causes which call for an immediate and searching investigation , originating , as they have done , that great and growing evil which now displays to the world—to tbe disgrace of our common country—an honsst and industrious people , miserable and wretched , amidst that abundance which their own labonr a ; d genius have created .
The fuithei object we have in producing this pamphlet ia to placo in the bands of the people a text book , which aiiy person that can read , may tffectually use iu stripping falesehood and deceit of tbe plausible appearances with which they have been enveloped by those , who generally , through selfish or factious motives , have hitherto attempted to delude the people , to the end of fostering their own mercenery and avaricious purposes , regardless of tbe interests or prosperity that ought to be the common lot of all . Tbe arguments set forth by Corn Law Repealers , that increased trade giVeB increased valne to labonr , shall be met , and we trust so exposed , that all , excepting those wbo are wilfully blind , must see the fallacy of bucu vguvLenta . Happily lor us , thiB part of our subject will be easy , since the working men themselves bave begun to think , and many of tluni deeply to reflect , on these important matters ; and as
this reflection has been forced upon them by tbe long and painful experience they have bad of the injustice and cruelty of the present manufacturing system , they will tbe moie readily appreciate tbe truth set forth in this little work . This is the more pleasing at tbe present time , when we . itflect upon the fact that fraud , ignorance , and insatiable avarice are making a last desperate effort to uphold their tottering dominion over that justice sought by the operative class of the country , and to continue their foul , demoralizing , and blasting power over the minds and bodies of men , destroying alike tbe best interests of society , and that love of truth and justice npon -which alone tbe truo interests of a nation can ever rest with security . * In Bome mills , tbe crime of sitting down to take a little rest is visited with a penalty of one shilling ; bat let the masters and their rules speak for themselves .
1 st 'The door of the lodge will be closed ten minutes after the engine starts every morning , and no weaver will afterwards be admitted till breakfast time . Any weaver who may be absent during that time shall forfeit threepence per loom . 2 ad . ' Weavers absent at any other time when the engine is -working , -will be charged tbrtepence per tour each loom for such absence i and weavers leaving the room when tbe engine is working without tbe consent of the overlooker , shall forfeit threepence . 3 rd . Weavers not being provided with nippers or shears , shall forfeit one penny for every dBy they are so unprovided . V . h . All shuttles , temples , brashes , oil-cans , wheels , ¦ windows , &c , if broken , shall be paid for by the
weaver . lOih ' Gne week's notice will be required previeus to any weaver leaving the . mill , or tbe work in band shall be forfeited . The master may discharge any hand without notice , for bad work or misconduct . llib . * lf any hand in the mill be seen talking to another , whistling , or singing , will be fined sixpence . 12 : h . ' For every shuttle broken , one shilling . 23 ' For every pair of temples , eightpence . 15 ih . ' For every spur that breaks in the wheels , one penny . 26 For every wheel that breaks , from oce shilling to two and sixpence , according to sizi . Any weaver seen from bis woik during mill hours , will be fined sixpence . ' Some of tbe above rules are enTorced with cruel severity against tbe workpeople ; such as fining them threepence per loom , if they be ten minutes late in the morning .
At a mill , a short time ago , one of tbs cut-lookers was discharged , and anotber placed in his situation . When be bad been there a fortnight , tbe master asked him " How it * as that be bad bo little on his batebook ? " the man replied , " I think there ' s a great deal , 2 'bate tbe weavers eo much tbat I can't for shame look them ia tbe face wbtra 1 meet them in tbe street . " Tbe master answered " You be d d ; juu are five pounds worse to me than the man that had this situation before you , and I'll kick you out of the place . " The man was discharged to make room for another who knew bis duty better .
If a weaver happens to break a window , a mischance which be is very liable to in consequence of tbe shuttle flying out , or other accidents which be cannot prevent , be is charged one shilling for tbe damage , which tbe master gets repaired for sixpence . Any other accidents that may happen are charged in tbe Bamo ratio , so tbat tbe master , besides seen ring himself from any loss , profits one half by his workpeople's misfortunes . * No , no , Messieurs Repealers , tbe working men never did agitate against a Repeal of tbe Corn Laws , because , forsooth , wages would be lowered by food becoming more plentiful ; but it is against yonr system of making labour cbeap that the ¦ working men have opposed their voice , knowing well from long and bitter experience tbat your hollow-hearted pretensions of sympathy tor their distress were no more than tbe sympathy of the crocodile -wben wailing over the victim be is about to dfevour .
You talk of cheap food and bigh wages as if you were really desirous that tbe working people should achieve so desirable an object ; and you talk of the Corn Laws as if they were tbe only evil upon earth . You wonld bave tbe working people believe that all their misery , their slavery , and destitution , is to he attributed aloiie to that measure ; that in fact , the Coin Lwr is tbe a- ' and omega of your moral , Bocial , and political vocabulary .- Not a werd about competition , machinery , reduction of wages , fines , abatements , &c . All these to you are minor matters ; the tax upon bread , which will amount to three pence per week upon one individual ' s consumption , is with you a most buinous and diabolical imposition : it is a crime tbat would make heaven weep and earth ashamed . Your plottings , conspiracies , and various schemes by which
you have contrived to reduce the wages ol tho working classes from 33 s Sd to 3 s 9 J are matters of too small importance to gain tbe attention of men so anxiously bent on philanthropy and so disinterestedly seeking justice for their fellow-men . Ho you , gentlemen fitee-traders , also belongs the enviable notoriety of displaying to tbe world the genuine specimens of civilised hypocrisy , as a choice , but not a rare specimen of that mixture of impitty and delusion in which yon have become of late so conspicuously inimitable . We quote the following from a card which you have plentifully distributed , along with a parcel of your inconsistent and contradictory tracts , which in strongly urging the electors to give their sweet voiobb in you * favour , as if notbiDg could save tbe -working people from inevitable destruction but tbe merciful interposition of Cotton-Lord Justice .
" Remember , above all , that your decisions will be recorded on bigh , and that yon -will be called on for your vote at the dread , tribunal when all mankind will be judged , not by their professions , not by their prayers , but when the . blessed will be told , « I was an hungered and ye gave , me meat * ' i There , fellow-countrymen , d \ & you ever before see Impudence and effrontery equal to the above I So tben , K the elector doe » not vote for a Free Trader , « wb vote will be registered against him in heaven , as a mortal sin committed against the Leaguera * love of
jrjtice , and of their fellow-men 1 ! We ironid leave to the Leagoera all the knowledge they may possess of this heavenly register ; we only know , that if aregbter were kept on earth wherein the good deedsof tbe manufacturers were to be noted down , and tbat immaculate body bad to pay the registrar , they would be the first to cry outnjraiUBt the office as a sinecure . But supposing a book were kept wherein their evil deeds were recorded , it would not be in tbe power of one man or a hundred men to keep pace with theix innumber&ble acts of tyranny and plunder ss ? &infit the rights of labour .
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You may ba satisfied that you will never again enlist even the gaz > of the toiling millions whilst playing off your harlequin attemptB at deception . They have seen you so often mount your borrowed atilts of sympatby , and whilst looking over your own mountain * of iniquity , calling upon them to centre their whole attantion jn your neighbour ' s mole-hill of wrong The people have thought , reflected , and compared things , and have discovered the folly they have so long been guilty of , for factious , worthless , and mercenary purposes . . ^ « r T aluab 1 ^ sfcatf 9 fcioal information contained in the Work , we must refer our readers to the pamphlet useif .
ihe Wortis well written , containing no statement that is not borne out by facts and evidence . The writer possesses an intimate knowledge of his Bubjaot ; and has evidently given it a great amount of thought : enhanced in value by a personal acquaintance with , and experience of , the Factory System . We may add , that this pamphlet ia neatly got up . printed in elegant type , on very superior paper . We recommend it to the attention of our readors : they will fiud it a faithful rtflox of the condition of the factory operatives , and a complete refutation and exposure ot the falsehoods , fallacies , and inconsistencies , of the advocates of the Anti-Corn . Law League .
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CLEAVE'S GAZETTE OF VARIETY-Vol , I . Tho ancients had their seven wonders of the -world ; but wo doubt whether with all " the charm which distance leuds to view , " their boasted wonders could compete with our commoa-place Kaii roads , Steam-shipa , the Magnetic Telegraph , Thames Tunnel , Aeriel machines , —to say nothing of tho unexplained " invisible shell" of this the nineteenth century . Wo say common-place ; because these achievemtnts of tho present day are no marvel to the mass of mankind , yet they are not the less really wonderful . Of all modern wondersto
, us the moat wonderful appears to be the cheap literature of the day . Here is a book which , produced in tho time of Caxton , would have made the printer's fortune , and could only have been purchased at an enormous cost by tho lordly and wealthy of the land , now wiihin the reach of the humblest mechanic , putting him into possession of me stored treasures of knowledge and the delights of poetic immagings , and placing him ia the scale of thought upon a level with the proudest of the titled and privileged . Not inappropriately do the following linea grace the title page of the volume before us : —
" Knowledge of old in one deep current strearu'd , While on its banks the narrow harvest teem'd : All else a thirsty waste of shifty sand , Or cureed by weeds that choked th uncultured land . But now fresh rills break out on every side , Diffusing health and pleasure as they glide , Flowing thro' town and city , village , farm , And lending each a blessing and a charm . " The present is the first half-yearly volume of the new series of the " Gazette of Variety . " With its general featuros our readers must be already acquainted from the consecutive notices which have appeared iu this paper of the different monthly parts . It ia unnecessary , therefore , to say more now than what may relate to the appoarance of the
volume as a whole , which is , in one word , excellent . It contains four hundred and ten pages of closely , but beautifully printed matter , with titlepage and index the latter copious and complete : it is elegantly bound , and has altogether a very finished appearance . The entire cost of this volume we should suppose would not be much more , —if any , than three shillings , and for such a trifling Bum the working man may lay in a store of really " useful knowledge , " which at the close of his daily toil will be found a source of instruction and amusement to himself and family for weeks and months . Excellent as is the present volume , it will be seen by the following extract from tho prefatory address , that improvements are contemplated in that which is now commencing : —
Professions are , we can but feel , generally to be regarded but slightly ; still wo may be forgiven while intimating that we have made arrangements for our next volume , which cannot fail to find some favour , with writers of acknowledged talent . Our next No . —the opening bf a second period of a new existencewill contain > n article from the peo of Mis . Caioline White , a lady whose essays have already proved as great an attraction in other publications—( of far higher pretensions than our own , such as tbe Illuminated Magazine for instance)—bb their sterling value only could sustain . We earnestly advise all our friends to purchase this volume ; they will find in its pages , what we can assure them we have feund , unalloyed gratification . All to whoui such purchase may bo inconvenient , we advise td embrace the present opportunity of becoming subscribers to the second volume .
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* So called under the apprentice law first form of , the abolition . Acd a form so utterly unmanageable thai all were willing to change it ; but not to change it ; for the Btill woraebtate of things ; tbat is to say , foi all j but the absents * proprietors , ! established by tho Pro-1 damation . ¦ ,
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¦ f . r . r . rj .- . V . . /^ k , ^ - _ . y The Abolition of Impbisonment fob Debt . The above Act , which received the Royal assent on Friday by commission , came into operation on Saturday , when & number of debtors who had been imprisoned in the different metropolitan prisons for debts under £ 20 were libsrated , and the same course will be adopted in all the other gaols for debt throughout the country , with the exception of those persoas who staad committed for penalties due to the Crown . At the same time , the sheriffs of London and Middlesex , as well as of Surrey , have given directions to the keepers of the respective gaols of that county not to take in any person whose debt ia under the sum stated in the Act . With some of tha
keepers a difficulty has arisen as to whether tha clause means the amount to consist of the bona fide debt , er whether it is to include costs . If the latter were tho case , the benefit wonld be but slight ; as , for instance , some two or three ihousand actions ara annually brought in the Palace Court , Sheriffs' Court , and Secondaries' Court of London , Middlesex , and Surrey , in which with but few exceptions , the debt never amounts to £ 20 , but the costs in none of these courts are ever less than £ 15 . By the operation of this Act , one of the gaols will be entirely abolished at the same time effecting a saving to the City of London of between £ 400 and £ 500 a-year . The prison alluded to is the Borough Compter , situate in Mill-sireet , Tooley-street , the establishment of which consists of a chaplain , governor , matron and turnkeys , while the class of persons committed were those taken in executiou under pro *
oess trom the Borough Court of Requests on tally bills . Sfcrauge as it may appear , yet ii is no less true , that within the last seven years there has only been , three persons confined within the walls of the above prison whose debt , on which the arrest was founded , exceeded £ 20 : and by Wednesday the Borough Compter will be uninhabited , except by the governor ; and matron . Similar results will attend the Court of Requests ; As an instance of the immense number of persons summoned to these minor conrts , some idea may be formod wheu it is stated that the feea to the two clerks of the Borough Court of Requests exceed £ 1 , 201 ) annually , and which is paid by tha uufortunate debtor . As the law of arrest is thus abolished , summonses will , of course decrease . It ia said that those persons whose vested rights have been injured by the new Act , intend to apply , as the town cierks of the old corporation did on the passing of the Reform Act , for compensation .
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MADAME D'ARUSMONT . TO TUE EDIIOll OF THE KOttTHERN STA . R . Sir , —In connexion with , and in ! fuller elucidation of , the subject embraced in my lost letter , it occurs to me as useful to present to the more intelligent mass of the British people , a few simple facts explanatory of the conduct of the Tory land power towards tbe West India colonies . These will , I think , convicca every impartial individual tbat in nothing have I misiepreoeuu-d or exaggerated tbu actual policy pursued , and intended to be pursued , towards tbe middle and labouring clawes of society in the financial crisis now preparing . Thty will , I think , also conviDce the same : classes tbat what they bave more especially to hold themselves in guard against is mystification , bumbuor , and qaackery . If the British publio have been decoyed into the direct robbery and ruin of the smaller proprietors together with tbe resident trading and professional classes of Jamaica—nnd this
under the most : taking pretexts of reform and philanthropy—let them beware of similar luies here . Lat the people stand with eyes and ears open and intelligence awake . Let them tewure of all schemes and proposals tending , under the plea of bettering tbeir condition , to place them in direct dependence upon tbe Lund power as now constituted . Let them look to tbe helpless and enslaved populace now cared for under the best arrangements of Tory mercy , in poor-houses , alms-houses , bridewells , and jails ; and let them ask themselves in what these differ , in principle , and direct tendency , from coramunites , placed at high rents on long leases or short leases , on the estates of landed monopolists , supreme in the British Parliament so to order things as to render it impossible for the body of collective tenants ever to liberate themselves , and who in the meantime raise buildings , and tffoet other improvements , which will remain when they are tired out or ejected ? , I ask if these things have not already happened ?
It remains tot me to explain the act of fraud committed under plea of abolition of negro slavery , against all the interests of the people of the West Indies and of the people of Great Britain by the consolidated Tory Laud power of the British empire . I Bhall present a general view of the case under as few heads as possible . 1—Tbe governing power which decreed the aot subversive of all the existing relations political and social in the West Indies , was not West Indian but British . 2—The same power -waa in standing hostility against the local assembly of Jamaica ; the leading , and froai the superior s < zj of that island , the only constitutional organ of British West Indian interests . 3—The British Parliament held in its bosom a powerful body of absentee West India proprietors , tbe same forming port also of the governing land power of England . :
4—Tbe estates of these absentee proprietors were sugar estates ; the largest , the richest , and the most heavily covered with negroes in the islands . 5 These sugar estates—in consequence of the necessary malversation of all colonial interests , as controlled and despoiled by a distant government , and by a distant metropolitan bank of which the action was to drain the islands of specie and to prevent all local credit institutions—these sugar estates were mortgaged to London commercial and financial houses to the amount of one-third of their value . 6—In consequence of ever encreasing malversation , the estates became inefficient for payment of tbe interest of the debts ¦ with which they : were burdened ; and were liable to be sold for payment of capital aud interest .
7—In the event of such sale the natural purchasers of the estates , divided into small lots , were the mountain and city proprietors and other residents , white and coloured , of the islands . < 8—Such subdivision of the great sugar estates among resident proprietors would have annihilated at one blow the metropolitan power as existing in the great absentee proprietors , and have eo strengthened the colonial power in the Jamaica Assembly as to have effectually prepared for the independence and welfare of the islands , or have forced their open , subjugation by armed force ; an alternative that must have kindled a war ia which all tbe powers of Europe and those of America must , in course of its process , bave taken part . 9—To obviats all this , to pay their debt , and to cleartheir estates , the absentee land power of tbe West , Indies , in undemanding with , and forming part t , t the land power of Great Britain , decreed an act of abolition and indemnity .
10— -By this act the value of the negroes -wer ^ estimated at one-third the value of theeBtates . 11—Toe people of Great Britain , already bowe- i down under the weight ol taxation , were burden' dd with , twenty millions of additional debt to meet ? jxe provisions of the same act- This , with the er uption of such small amount as was counted to be re gident West India proprietors , j holders chiefly of coifr A plantations in the mountains , was paid into the g * l 6 at mercantile houses in London which held the cla jna on the sugar estates , arid the mortgages were bum / ^ 12—In despite of the most stint ng remonstrance on the part of the Jamaica AssemW - { comprising in its body Bevetal members of colour ) t ^ ne gr o population of which the great mass was for nd ou tUe BUgar eBtates , was warned by the Royal Qo ~ < etnot that being henceforth free , it was no longer to con 8 Wer itself entitled to remain tbo estatts ! » o nn io xemaiu eoiaucB /
on o . n . __ «^ . ^« . ^ ,, > o * r « u mu u tbe j r formm masters , nor to consider the house * a' gRrdeU 8 wyCh they had hitherto occupied , aa tf ieit property . In Uk » manner
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 17, 1844, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1276/page/3/
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