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      iHX 5 TOGKIJIG MAK 5 KS' ADDRESS TO THE LADIES x GE 5 XLK 3 ISK OF THE IOWS A . 5 D C 0 C 5 TT OF XZlCSSTEB , FOR THE PCBPOSE OP RAISING A . ITJ'D IX -AID OP THE ACTIOJJ 70 S FUTI 1 XG AN 23 IJ ID THE ILLECALITT OP FRAXE-RBS IS . X ^ DlXS AXD GE 5 II . EMSS , —The irama-work-tnitteis ioftei' '" called tke Btoctong-m&ketB ) of . the town and J ^ TUi ty ol Leicester , feeg to inform you that they have for & long time been in & most depressed condition , arising from the masters , 'who employ them , taking yearly all their wages lot frame rent and charges . Until recently , many of the stocking-Bakers , soona than put s burden upon the rate-payers , Eobmitied to these fl sduetioiis from iheinra ? ei , for the sake of getting some Uttle for ibtir starving families : that little , however tsisll , did the parishioner * more harm than good , as the jn » n were obliged to h 3 Va oni-door relief to mate np t he deficiency , thereby tha master * getting the

      -worhjaan ' s labour at the rate-payers' expense . It has therefor now become a matter of serious consequence , not O to the workman , bnt to the rate-payers themselves , to get rid of these most oppressive reductions from the workman ' s wages . This can only be done , by the in . habitants and rate-payers , in general , now coming forward and subscribing to the fnnd raising to prosecute the action Vonghi by one of the workmen against his master—t o try the right whether the master can legally or not , deduct frame rent and other charges from the workman ' s wages . A barrister ' s opinion has been o btained—that the master cannot stop one farthing for » ny such purpose from the Workman ' s wages ; and jf that opinion is confirmed by the Court of Qaeen ' s Bench , the workmen must then be paid for the work th ey do , and not have any part of it taken from ihtm at the -week's en 4 . On ttia Iftii of October , 1581 , t&e X « s isl * t = re passed an Act of P * rHa * 2 ent called " An && to prohibit toe payment of -wages in goods or otherwin than in the cvrent coin of the realm / ' 'which

      •• Whereas It ia necessary to prohibit the payment in certain trades , of wages In « ooda or otherwise than in the torrent coin of the realm , be it therefore enacted iy the King ' s most excellent Majesty , by and ' with the Advise and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present pAriiazient . ^ assembled , and bj the authority of tt » same . That in all contracts hereafter to be made for the hiring of any artificer in any of the trades hereinafter enumerated , or fer the performance of any artificer of any labour in any of the said trades , the wages of such artificer shall be made payable in the current coin of this realm , only and nut © iberwise , and that i ! any such contract , the whole , er any part of such wages , shall be made payable in ray . manner other than in the current coin as aforesaid , such contract shall be , and is hereby declared illegal , null and void .

      "And be it further enacted , that the entire-amount of the wages , earned by or ptyable to any artificer , in any of the trades hereinafter enumerated , in respeet of any labour by him ione ia any snch trade , shall be actually paid to » och artificer , in ihe current coin of this realm , and not otherwise , and tvery payment made to any such artificer , by his employer , of , or in respect of any snch wages , iy the delivering to him g * ods , or otherwise , than in fiia current coin aforesaid , except as hereinafter mentioned , shall be , and is hereby declared illegal , null and tw L- _ , Oar respected friends will there see , that the entire amount of ouz wages , should , and ought to be pud ms in ML If we can bat succeed in carrying out the law by the present action , we shall hive no occasion for the f uture to fall npon the parishes , for if we were

      only paid for what we do , we conld support ourselves and families and be a credit to the town and county ; thsreby not only raising ourselves higher in comfort and anflsaiily , bnt relieving tke iste-payeta , many of whom SB of VheniBelTftS poor anongh , jfjwm the anmerooa burdens they now have to bear in sipportiBg ks , whilst the -m" ^ manufacturers and middle men are getting on work lor nearly nothing . It i » alleged by the master manufacturers &ni the middle men , that this is not the case , but we will now show that it is . If a Wtnkman goes to work and the master says ; " I shall grre you Is 6 d a dctrn for all the stockings or gloves yoa make , and shall charge yon 6 d a do »; n for frame rent , " it * omes to one and the Bams thing and no harm i s dose , for the workman then knows for a certaiBty

      he shall actually get a « hTHrng for every dr * sn be make * : int this is not the maaterVmod « , they frequently give him no work for the first 4 sy or two of the week ; and on Saturday wheB he has fini * bed ;» nd goes for hi » - »* ges , be finds if he has earned as much as 10 s . for matin ? stockists or gloves , & whole weeks frame rent asd changes are deducted from his earnings by the master for his frame ; so tb « £ in such a ease a workman bad better not -work al all : in fact , many men have actually werked for nothing else but for frame rent , thereby getting nothing . We ask , is it proper that cadi a cruel state of things should exist , in * cotmtry lite this ? is is true some men , by working their fii gers nearly off , are aWe to get as mnch as 7 s .

      to themselves , besides paying their master 3 s . for frame Tents ; but why should a master take 3 « ont uf a man ' s earnings of 10 s . ? How upon earth is a man to support his f amily npoa 7 s- a week I The thing is impossible . A « we cannot therefore keep ourselves without your assistance , and as it is your real interest to step forward to asESt the weak against the strong , that the injury may not fall npon you as well as as , we trust 7 ou will spare si a trifle , that ihe same may , by our success , be repaid to yon len-fold . If weiall en the parish , yon have to support us ; if we get our rights , we can keep oursslves : wb therefore trust yon will assist us . An agent will call upon you , and give every further explanation that cay be required . Signed on behalf of tbe Trade ,

      Jeas Johsiw , Ckairmsn . Thomas Wetteb » , Secretary Committee Room , Upper George-street , Leicester , September 3 rd , ISO .

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      BixDFOBD . —On "Wednesday evening , the 2 nd issL , an important meet ing of the Shoemaker ' s Society was held at tbe Boy and Barrel Inn , West-gate , tbe deputaSon appointed by tbe men to meet their masters reported the Tesill of the conference , and laid before the meeting the master's statement of wages , pointing oat the various reductions . They unanimously resolved , " That they would not accept the master ' s list of prices , ami wonlfi stand er fall tegether by their BBion . * "The President read tbe Northampton meeting from the Slar . and at the conclusion a cheer for the Proprietor and Elitor concluded the meeting

      BrssiAL . —Tbe hand-loom weavers late in the employ of Messrs . Hirst and Son , Gomersall , are on strii ? , in consequeace of the firm refusing to pay the seme prices &s ore paid by other firms in tbe neighbourhood . Jading » B TemoiKtrances vain , Uib mm hive now struck . For the last three years , the men hav » not STeraged more than " seven or eight shillings ' weekly ; bnt should they be supported in their present struggle by their brother wearers , they have no doubt of compelling Messrs . Hirst and Son to do them justice for Ibetutan .

      Dcxcovss Testimonial . Cestbal Commjtee , BATlLXE HorSE , 1 X 1 C £ 8 TXR SftEAXE , VfS . DVS . i-DAT Etexisg / OCTOBXB . 2 s » —Mr . Grusby in the ehsli . Messrs . J . Bowling and 2- Bushby handed is &b . following sums from Chelsea : —Mr . Dann ' s book 8 i 5 J ; Mr . Sellirt do . 2 i ; Mr . iee's do . is « d ; Mr . J- Dowiing ' a da Is Id ; M « ssrs . Lee and Dowlings da ISili ; collected at the weekly meeiings held at the Onaoire Cheese £ 3 Is 6 d ; total £ 5 . J . Harmcr , E » q , ler-Aidennan ) forwarded £ 5 ; Messrs . Chandler and "Whi te handed in £ 2 Is on bsbalf of the Hoop Binders ' Badety . Jlr . G-mmon banded in 7 * 6 d from a few eabket makers of Xyna . Tee following sums "wer » Ii » reea »* d r—Pxom Bocherter an * Strood , psr Mr . "SCab . ^ 1 u 2 d ; from Chatham , per Mr . Back , Canal

      iSTcr a , ii 6 d ; from a few friends , Chatham , 4 » 6 J ; bom the Chartists of Brighton , per W . Kower £ l ISs ; Irom CollnmptoD , j > a W . Poole 10 s ; from the tailors «* Bath , per H . Page £ 5 ; from the trades of Man-Saster , per T . WMttaker £ 7 ; per Mr . Throp " a 6 d ; F « two ooachmakers 2 a ; Mr . Tinman ' s book Is 3 d . A letter was read from T . Murphy , Falkirk , requesting Itargus O'Connor , to pay a visit to that town ; and ¦ m ounting that the Provost had headed the list of fcbscripftons with his name ; and that they were about to remit the flat subscription . Letters stating the ajoBrahls progress of the testimonial was also read nom MonmoutB , CtrriBston , Clithero , Beading—* = * » , Mertbyr , Crayford , Iteptford , kc Mr . ConoDy then reported that he had left book * at

      wops ; aad on calling , found the sums already reeived by them averaged from l « s to £ 2 . Mr . Jardine * ei * rtrf thit a district commitwe was held weekly , at **« s »» n , Hoiioway Road ; « d tioX great progr . es s ^ s jjmitng ij , jijjt district . The landlord of J ^ e hoase , ia addition to tha w of his tonse jhsd robseribed £ 1 , asd the inhabitanto of lhejdutrict were mott liberally following bis example . Messrs . Grassby and Bushby was deputed to wait ob tte society of Carpenters meetiag at the King ' s Arms , Ebnry-straet , Pimlico , on Monday evening next Mi . fittn pbxita reported that the Parochial Committee of ¦ - Pancraa had resolved themselves into a Testimonial C ommittee lot that district Mr . Byrne reported " that

      Hems . Banks from the Islington Philanthropic Society , onsuticg of boo members , had waited on him , and J ^ neited books , ic ., and permission to receive contritetions for the Testimonial . Letters were read from * <> Editors or the SaffM Chroxide and the Notts ~* riew , asnouncing that they had inserted the address i ° ^ U » Central Committe gratis , and wishing all success I * e Qis Teatimonisl . Mestn . Coaolly and Para was de-¦^• ft to wilt on the sawyers , in Phip-strert , on Montoj evening next Messrs . Stallwood and Cenolly on ««» iTEr spoon makera on Stfimlav erenins next : aad «^ t » sra . Bmapuriea and ConoDy « n tte Smith * , Hols " : ffl / tbe yjiQ Chancery-lane . Tha eemmittee then tolotBBiA .

      Ihb BrasxET MnfEBs aclroowledge the ram of « a shfflbgs from the Sunnyride block printers . ^ a * 24 c 5 ees op the BoiToa District will be ' lDy aoch obliged by tbe insertion of Ihe following "" 'a : —friendly , F « a 3 r &s 6 ij ConnterpaneWeavers ** ; Bed-guilt ditto £ 5 ; Jotaers , Bising Sun £ i ; John " afl , publican , 28 6 d ; Spinners of Belton j £ 10 ; Wm . f UaUin 4 »; Bobert Hodkinson lsj Bicbard Aina » n *»; a few friends 6 a Id ; GKhiow Cfoft i *» Richard -fij *' * ' Biancers ,. from BanricQ 108 ld ;| WiHJam

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      "West Ridisg Delegate Mbbtisg . —This meeting was held at Halifax according to notice , on Sunday the 6 th inst , -when delegates appeared from the following places—Halifax and district , JItesrs J . Ackroyd and Chippendale ; Hebdenbridge , Messrs Wheelwright and Sntcbff * ; Bradford central locality , Mr . Cole ; Hnd ^ ei-^ fleld district , Messrs Gledhill and Iredale ; Little Town , -Mr . J , Cli&sett Mr . Chippendale was elected te presida The minntes of last meeting were read over , and on the motion of Mr . Sutdiffa , seconded by Mr . Ackroyd , were confirmed , after which the following sums wen feanded in for tha Executive—Little Town 3 s ; Halifax 3 * 9 d ; Lower Warley Is 0 Jd ; Hebdenbridge 6 i . t Bradford central locality 3 s l ±± For tbe Colliers , Halifax 6 a ; Lower Warley 3 s Id . Tbe following

      resolutions were carried nnanimously— " That this meeting feel extremely sorry to see tbe posipoo in which the Executive Of the National Charter Association is placed , through the apathy of the parties lor whose benefit they are strangling , and must confess that the decision come to by them is a very just one ; at the same time we would raest earnestly request , for the honour of our gloriouvjcause , tfe&t they would reconsider the rabj « ct : and this meeting pledges itseif that no exertions on our part shall be wanting ie arouse the people once more to a sense of their duty . " "That the delegates of the West Biding cannot separate without calling on the General Councillors ol the Nationsl

      Charter Association throughout the country to bestir themselves immediately and energetically , to adopt some means to supply the Executive with funds to carry out the principles of tbe Association ; and we are fully persuaded if the councillors only do their dnty ample funds will be supplied . We call on them to appoint visiting committees , or class-leaders , according to the rules and advice of the Executive . By so doing we aiay save our causa from that disgrace which our apathy will otherwise unavoidably consign it to . "—•• That there be a levy of one-halfpenny per member , to defray the current expencea of the West Riding meeting , to be paid in on tbe first Sunday in November .

      CARZilSIiE . —MiEJISG OP THE COUSeiX OT THE Chariist Association . —On Sunday last , the above boij held t&eir usual weekly meeting at their room , 6 , John street , Caldewgate ; after seme pecuniary matters were disposed of , Mr . James Hirst was called to tbe chair . The Secretary read a letter from Cockermouth , wishing to know if it was intended to hold meetings to petition for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones . Mr . Hanson moved , and Mr . CK 1-bertson aefcnded , "That the case stand over until such time as we ascertain whether a County Delegate Meeting will be held or not "

      BlLSTON . —Once more the men of Bilston are in the right path . Mr . John Mason lectured here on Sunday evening . He took a review of the varioas propositions emanating from the house of njf 5-repreg 6 D « tatives , and also from the various public bodies , to ameliorate the condition of the ¦ workvug bees , such as pleasure grounds , plots of garden land , fcc . Shewed their inutility to afford permanent benefit t » the workers , and clearly proved to all present that there conld be no hope of relief for the people from such schemes . The meeting was the most numerous we have had lately . 3 Ir . Mason expressed his readiness to serve us or any other town or village in the district -when called upon . Mr . Linney , our old tried friend , is still with us , and doing his utmost to further the cause of liberty and equality . We have a Sunday-school established , and are forming a dayschool under tbe management of Mr . Linsey , and have every prospect of making some advancement

      XrONDON . BEOISTKS ! KE < SIST £ R !! REGIStek!!!—The Rioht op Lodgers to Totb . — JliiiLEBoSE . —On Wednesday , the $ n& insU , Mr . D . Cj Mojl&D , the Banister appointed to rerise tbe list of voters , for the borongh of MaryJebone , resumed and completed his revision . The Barrister delivered jodgrnent in the ease of Thoaas Smith , who claimed as lodger In respect of a floor he occupied at No . 6 Carlisle-street , Liason-grove , and which judgment affects the votes of all claimants as lodgers . The Learned Gentleman proceeded . Thomas Smith resides on tbe second floor of No . t , Great Carlisle-street He has the sole and exclusive occupation of it as a tenant ; another person occupies and resides the first floor ; and the ground-floor , ¦ which consists of a grteogroter ' 8 ihop

      and back parlour , » occupied by a third party , The landlord doe * not livs on the premises , but he alone is rated for them , and has duly paid all rates . The greengrocfer eaters his tenement by the sbop ^ door , bnt the other two occupiers have in common between them the street-door , wbich leads te their premises . They have each a key to that do * r , and have unrestricted commmd over it Thomas Smith not being by name rated in Ihe parish books , delivered in the month of June last , to one of the overseers , a claim to be rated , which under the 30 th section of tbe Reform Act pills him in the game position , with reference to the snffrage , as if he was actnaHy rated by name . Thomas Smith , although he has lived in ihe same place for two yearn , pays a weekl y rent of ii 6 d , inclusive ef rates , which , as

      before said , are paid by his landlord . There are three points to be considered , therefore , vix , first , tbe annual value ; secondly , the rating ; and , thirdly , the nature of tbe qualification . Now , although a weekly rent of 5 s f-1 , amounting as it does to upwards of £ H a-year , cannet by any me ^ ne be considered as a conclusive proof of a yearly value of £ 10 ., still I cannot rtject the evidence of witnesses who swear to the tenement being of the requisite value , over and above all rates and taxes . Next to the rating , Thoma& Smith delivered in his claim to be rated on tbe J 4 th of June , 15 * 4 . The only rate on that day in being was the one made at Midsummer . It is dear , therefore , that he must be COnsi ^ BTed for election purposes to be npon that rate . The claim cannot , of coarse , have a retrospective effect :

      bnt that does not seem to me to have been necessary for the rate ntxt immediately preceding had been made ata period antecedent to the reo ^ uirad occupalkm of twelve months , that is to say , at Midsummer 1843 . 1 dispose , then , of the second point , by deciding that Thomas Smith must be considered for the purpos&s of election as upon tbe requisite rate . Now , as to tb . 6 last , and most important point in this ease , and I approach it with great diffidence , because I believe I differ from men , for whose opinion 1 have great respect The -question is , whether the claimant shall ba considered as a mere lodger , or as the independent occupier of a " building . " The 37 th section , of the Reform Act Kays , that the qualification most co&siBt of a "house , warehouse , corns ting-house , shop , » r other

      building . " From these words it is clear , that the franchise may belong to a portion of a building , as a " shop or counting-house ; " and I see nothing in either the Reform or Registration Act that would confine it to buildings or portions of balldings used for purposes of trade . A singJe room , in my ppiuion , to Whatever US 8 it maj be converted , satisfies the term " building . " It may he an observatory or library , for these are clearly , in my comprehension , egusdent generis , as a shop or eoannng-hoosF . Indeed , they may both become shops or warehouses by having goods stored within them . In support of the objection to this man ' s vote , it is argued that he is a mere lodger occupying part only of a house , and having no direct or separate tenement . 1 am not aware of any

      words in either statute making it neoessary that the tenement should be separate and distinct , but this man ' s occupation is in reality distinct This branch of tbe case appears to me to be settled , fy tbe decision Jn the Stockport appeal , reported Id the first vol of Barron and Arnold ' s Reports , page 39 , And if I hold that these rooms form a " building , " then 1 am at a loss to conceive how the nature of the qualification can be substantially vari-. d , by the fact of there being a street-door , which at night is locked for safety , the claimant Having the key in his possession , if the occnpier has an uncontrolled command of the street-door , Tfith right of ingress and egress , nothing more in my judgmest can be requisite . Here is the distinguishiBg principle ; for if the key of this door be in the posses .

      sion , or under tbe paramount controul of the landlord , then tbe tenant might be fairly considered as a lodger , or mere innate of the landlord ' s house . There are m * ny sets of chambers in tbe Temple , and almost all on the ba * sment in the New Square , Lincoln ' s Inn , and in Stone BnildiDgs , which have a street-door opening into the open air , beyoad the door of each occupier ' s chambers . Suppose this external door , which only exists for tht safety and convenience of all alike , was to be removed , then the immediate door of each occupier ' s chambers , roust necessarily be called his outer door ; and it seems to me unreasonable , to hold that the nature of the tenement is varies by the existence or removal of the street-door ; or to make the absurdity more apparent , that it should be made to depend on bo imsaEieriai a consideration as the accident of its being

      either an open swing door , ox one -with a lock and key . Thosa different sets of chambers in the Inns ef Court , are , notwithstanding the external door , often held under distinct titles , and may , to all intents and purposes , be as independent as if they were under separate roofs . I know of no particular privilege that attach to chambers situated in the Inns of Court For these reasons I must disallow the objections to Thomas Smith ' s vote . [ The claimants immediately affected by the above decision are two bumble Chartists . Thus three persons have the franchise in one house . The two Chartists defended their own right in person , and were successful . Let our Chartist brethren treasure up this decision : remember next year will be the Chartist year of registration , and that the arguments above will be of tbe sreatest importance to them . —EPMUMD Stallvroov , Gtnwftl Secretary . }

      Saikt PAJfCBAS Parochial Comxittes . —Reoib-TEa : BisistbbJI Registeb'U—A public meeting , ¦ convened by placard , was held on Monday evening , October 7 th , in the Assembly Rooms of the EiBuuth Arms , BxmeuUi-etreet , Bt Fancras . Tbe spacious , room was most densely crowded . The Churchwardens and a large portion of tbe vestrymen were present James Howorth , Big , Churchwarden , was unanimously called to the chair . The Chairman said it was no * necessary that he should detain them at any length . The Revising Barrister had decided , in accordance with the decision of Chief Justice Tindal , that a room is a buildingin-fact , that every lodger who occupies a room or floor of the value of £ 10 per annum , is entitled to a vote ( hear , hear ) . This is a decision of great importance , aithongh not new , it having existed from the time of the Reform BUI . But , from want of knowledge , tbe people had been deprived of their right The parochial authorities bad , therefore , resolT § d % o give ever ; lodger

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      in St Pancras the opportunity of being on the Sectoral register—( load cheers );—and they came forth thus publicly to make known their determination ; and , therefore , all residents so willing , can have their names placed on the rates without let or hindrance —( loud cheers ) . Mr . Wagstaff rose , much applauded , to move the following resolution : " That the decision of the Revising Barrister for the Borough of Marylebone , in tbe case of Thomas Smith , having decided that a weekly lodger renting apartments of the yearly value of £ 10 and upwards , and duly rated to the relief of the poor , was entitled to be placed on the Register of Voters , and as the result of thLi decision , if properly carried into effect , will double the number of voters in the Borouah , this meeting considers it

      advisable that a Committee be appointed to advise and assist all parties in the parish of Saint Pancraa , who may require tbe same , in making the necessary claims to enable them to have their names inserted on the Register of Voters for the ensuing year . " Tke resolution conveyed all that might be said on tbe subject , As a matter of detail it was clear every occupier paying B rental ef four shillings per week may vote . But as a matter of principle it is much more important , extending as it does most materially tbe franchise—( cheers ) . Tbe committee have no party objects to serve . Tbe arguments UBed against the extension of tbe suffrage was , that the people were too ignorant to exercise it If true , so much the worse for those who use the argument Whether the suffrage ought to be

      universal is not now the % u « stioo . Their desire was to take advantage of the occasion and extend it to the extent allowed by law—( hear , hear , bear ) . Sir Robsrt Peel bad said the battle most be fought ia tbe Registration Courts . The people must now fight that battle . They had tried the gaol , the hulks , and the gibbet , and they had all failed —( loud OheorB ) . NOW , if the people did not like bad Government , they bad the means in their own bands of altering it —( cheer *) . Mr . Alldis had contended fr « m tbe passing of the Reform Bill , that the people posBe&aed the right , if they liked to exercise it ; but now two humble working men had nobly come forward , and successfully vindicated that right ; and it was useless to talk and gmruble anless they were prepared to follow their

      example—( cheers } . He had frequently heard people grumbling in public bouses over their pots and pipes , and at work in their factories ; yet those grumblers woald not stir over the Btep of the door to seek a remedy for the evil —{ hear , hear ) . The Parochial Committee was deputed to manage parochial affairs ; but he need scarce tell that meeting they were thorough going Radicals—( loud cheers ) . The Revising Barrister ' s decision ought to ba carried outjto tbe fullest extent Lodgers were as mnch ratepayers as were the householders ; for bow could he as a housekeeper pay his rates and taxes without the aid of his lodgers ?—( great cheering ) . Well , then , all who desire tbe franchise will fill up their form of claim , and send them in ; and then it will be impossible again fot mere money to carry an

      election in their Borough in opposition to principle—( loud cheers ) . A gentleman in the body of the meeting asked weuld a lodger be entitled to vote , if his l andlord resided on the premises ? The Chairman ( a Barrister ) answered the question in the affirmative . Mr . Farrer then rose and said the ^ aestlon was a most simple one ; they had only to get their form of claim , send it in to the proper officer , and in due time see that the rates and taxes were paid , and if the landlord neglects or refuses to pay them in proper time , pay them yourself and deduct the amount from the rent—( cheer ? . A voice " that is not legaL" ) Mr . Farrer . —Having bad considerable experience in the matter , I say it is legal . The opinion of Mr . Austin , an eminent banister , has also been taken en tbe subject , and he gave his opinion

      in the affirmative —( cheers ) . Messrs . Smith and Watts , to whom he had the pleasure of giving tbe form of claim , had aebly vindicated their right . Their case had d « i el tLe irt / ter . and it now only Km . lntd for all other lodgers to follow their excellent example , ( cbeert . ) If they would only exercise tb « r rights , they could return what members they pltued in all luge boroughs —( loud vbeersj . The Cb&iriaan said although somewhat versed In law , he had g \ v * n " als opinion with muth diffidence . He certainly was of opinion that if tbe landh rd neglected to pay the rates in time , tbtj might p > y them , and justly set it off against the rent—Bethought a ' K > tture were pltiry of means which might be taken to induce landlords to do their dnty la that reapoct—( cheers ) . The resolution was then pat ,

      and carried nnanimously , amidst great applause . Mr . Alldis said , the resolution having been passed , be thought they had better go to business and take tbe names of persona to form tbe committee . Mr . Hornby said a committee had b * en formed a few weeks since for a similar purpose . If the gentleman thought fit the two committees might amalgamate—( cbeers ) . He only regretted that snch committees bad n » t been formed years ago . He would much like to know , when houses were compounded for , bow he was to know what was the amount of rate * charged for bis . Mr . Douglas roso and said , In St . Pancraa fortunately DO such difficulty existed—all the houses were assessed separately . In respect to what had been said to the right having existed from the passing of the Reform Bill , he waB

      aware of that , and the Parochial committee was tqually aware of it , and had not been inactive , having tried the natter on for five successive years , before three different barristers in the M&rylebone courts , and been defeated ; then they hod no appeal to superior courts : but now fortunately matters were different There was what was called a Reform Registration Committee in existence in the borough , and he eould not help expressing Bis surprise that they had never made any attempt to place tbe confirmed householders on tbe Registry , of which there was so m » ny in this Borough . This woald sot vxtend the franchise to the extent he wished it—( cheers ) . There was 13 , 000 jjio houses in the parish—tovie some of thtm were Unantad by woruen —but , why should not their male lodger * have a vote ?

      —( loud cheers ) . Mr . Farrer bad spoken of each person sending in their claim , but be thought if a committee was formed for tbe purpose it would be a great saving of time and means , the claims would than be forwarded to the Vestry Cleik , in due form , and they woHld also ' give all the requisite information to lodgers , and take all other requisite steps to establish their right —( cheers ) . St . Pancru was in come respects differently situated to other parishes , thus the > y would be in time to be on tbe Register ( July next ) if their names were placed on the current rate , thus giving them from two to three months to forward their claim . Mr . Dong las resnmed his seat londly applauded . Mr . Willis said , he conceived that this meeting reflected the very highest credit on the parish of St . Paneras —(

      cheers)as by this means proclamation was made to the whole country that tbe people had rittbis , and he called on all to exercise the sacred privelege of tho franchise—( loud cheers ) . Mr . Vince , as a householder , would advise all lodgers to say to their landlords , I inWnd to exercise the franchise ' at the next election , and 1 therefore trust that you will see that tbe rates and taxes are paid in doe time . The Chartists have made bitter complaints against those who kave hitherto held the elective franchise , and that not without a cause—( cbeers)—but it must be admitted the Parochial Committee , by thus coming forward , have shewn that they are not in tbe list of those to be complained of—( bear , hear )—that they , at least , are desirous of extendiae the franchise to all—( loud cheers );—and h « trusted

      the people would now come forward , and drive tbe wrong-doers from the Honse of Commons —( loud cheers ) . The following persons were then announced as constituting the Committee : —Messrs . Bassett , Morris , Dcrry , Marley , Alldis , Higgins , Lacy , Yince , Wills , Hastrd , Haseldlne , Hybam , Farrer , Douglas , WilHn , Sommerfcon , Oliver , Vinall , Wood , Haytbornweek , Polling , Sudbnry , Hornby , Laurie , and Robson . Mr . Douglas was unanimously elected Treasurer and chairman , and Mr . Alldis Secretary . It was also unanimously resolved that the Committee meet every Monday ereu ' wg at the Exmootb . Anna , at eight o clock precisely , for the transaction of business . A subscription was then made to defray tbe necessary expenses , which was headed by the Churchwardens , and a handsome sum realised . Mr . Huffy Ridley , in an excellent speech , which was greeted throughout with great applause , moved " That the thanks of this meeting are eminently

      due , and &r « hereby given , to tbe gentlenen -who convened this meeting , " which was seconded by Mr . Milton , and carried by acclamation . Meaan . Willis and Aldls responded . On the motion of Meesrs . Alldls and Marley , the following resolution was unanimously passed , amid great applause ;— " That the thanks of this meeting be hereby given to James Howartb , Esq ., and — Haalewood , Esq ., churchwardens , fer attending , and bo ably presiding over this meeting . Mr . Howartb said he held his office for tbe benefit of his fellow parishioners ; and hence it was bis dnty to attend ; and he hoped and trusted he never should disappoint their just expectations . They had a right to demand his aervieea , and that of every one els * who held an office In trust for them —( lond cheering ) . Mr . Douglas having announced that they would have tbe form ef claim ready by Monday next , the meeting separated , evidently delighted with the evening ' s proceedings .

      Mbtbopolitan Delegate Council , 1 , Turnagain Lake . —This b * dy met on Sunday last , Mr . Pike in the chair . The delegates having reported the desire of their several localities to bold a public meeting , and that snch other steps ghosld be taken as shall secure the return of Frost , Williams , Jonea , Ellis , and the other expatriated victims , to their native land . Dr . M'Douall attended on a mission from the fraUrual meeting recently held at Highbury Bam Tavern ; and said the object was not of a political , bat partook more ef a social character . He then entered into an explanation precisely similar to his letter in last Saturday ' s Star , with the exception ( which he supposed arose from his illegible writing ) , respecting the establishment of a democrat press ; of this b 9 tlftd DOt tbfl

      remotest ides , neither had the Committee . After considerable discussion , the following fonr persons were requested to attend tbe Committee on Friday evening next , and watch the proceedings : —Messrs . M'Gratb , Wheeler , Simpson , andDron . The propriety of forming an Observation Committee was then discussed . A motion was made that such Committee oonslst of three persons . An amendment was moved that it consist of five persons j a further amendment was submitted that the-whole Council be such Observation Committee . Ob a division the nnmbers were equal tor the two tetter propositions : the question stands adjourned until Sunday next Mr . Stallwood then m omitted a proposition for the formation of a Chartist Freehold Building Society , under the guidance of that Council ; which , afwr considerable dissuasion , was negatived , jjr

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      M'Grath then addressed the-Council , on the necessity of possessing a printing-press , for the purpose of issuing Chartist tracts , bills , ko . ; after which , Mr . Pattenden moved , ana Mr . Laurie seconded , That means be t&Ken to obtain such press . " Mr . Simpson supported it . Mr . Stallwood moved , and Mr . Waddington seconded , «¦ That the question be , adjourned until Sunday next" Carried unanimously .

      Tfotfoition T&Gt;F ®N&}M* " Law Grind* The Poor, Anu Rich Men Rule Tho Uw."

      tfotfoition t > f ® n& } m * " Law grind * the poor , anu rich men rule tho Uw . "

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      PRINCES AND PAUPERS—ROYAL SPORTS , versus POACHERS' PUNISHMENTS . It is very rarely we pay attention to Royal doings , or at all trouble ourselves to read the nauseous reports of the " Queen ' s progress" here , or tho Prince a achievementa there . Such disgusting twaddle does not suit our stomach ? . On the contrary th « very sight of the Court Circular is to us a more powerful emetio than even a rolling sea . If we read Court matters at all , it is in the pages of Punch , the only ehronicler of courtly pranks worth a perusal . We have this week , however ,

      accidentally noticed an article in a cotemporary on the doings at Blair A ' thol which has induood hs to depart from our usual course and read a lifcUe of the royal revels . The Vmlo we have read has certainly not tended to the increase of our affection for the " blessed institution" of . Monarchy : we trusttfbr the sake of that preoiona specimen of the ** Wisdom of our ancestors" a different rffooi may be produced on the minds © f our readers , by the perusal of the following paragraph from the Court correspondent of the Morning Herald z . t Blair Athol , which appeared in that paper of the 23 rd ult . : —

      "His Royal : Highness bad a wild stag brought into the Home Park , immediately behind the Castle , and $ hot it for the amusement of the Queen , who teas lotking out of one of tht back windows . The stag had ou two previous nights disturbed the inmates of the castle by its cries . It was intended that the affair should be something of a coup de iheairt , bnt Lord Glenlpon and several of the distinguished party who expected to have seen the animal brought down , were at tbe front of the castle , dud when they got round to < &e back , the royal stag bad received bis death wound , and was stretched upon the green sward . "

      The slavering lick-spittles of Monarchy are eternally trumpeting the virtues of our M lovely and beautiful little Queen ; " eternally prating of the " deep obligation" under which her " gracious Majesty" p laces the nation ( Ha ! Ha !) by her " example as a wife and mother" 1 Let our readers note this example 1 this . foul , cruel , and cowardly butchery of a noble animal for the " amusement of the Queen" I Of course our loyal readers will be deeply moved by this specimen of the refined taste and delicate feeling of " her Majesty , " to say nothing © f the heroism C ! J of the thirty-thousaud-a-year Prinoe . But there is another proof of the noble daring of Field-Marshal Albert . The following paragraph , from the Witness of the 25 th ult ., is the irecord of an event which took place on the previous Monday : —

      "In the morning , Prince Albert skot another stag from his bed-room window . The poor creature was not killed by the shet , but staggered on for a few seconds . Lord Olenlyon tried his band at finishing tbe murder , but three times missed his mark , upon ¦ which the Prince Bent another bullet by which the feat was aceompliah&u . " Punch suggests that Albert chould add to his other titles that of " Butcher to the Queen" 1 We will be bound "his . Royal Highness" will not object to this , providedianottaer 45 , 000 a-year is added to his very poor income . We have all heard of the Prince ' s proficiency as a farmer ; it strikes us thafthe Royal farming , like the Royal playing at soldiers , will . but poorly compensate John Ball for his £ 30 , 000 . The following paragraph will afford the farmers an opportunity of judging how far their interests are likely to be promoted by "his Royal Highness ' s example . "

      Gauk on the Royal Preserves . —Game of every description was never known . to be so plentiful on the royal preserves at Swinley , tbe Norfolk and Flemish furms , in the Home and Great parks at Windsor , and at R « pley farm , as this season . Not less than 9 , 250 pheasants were reared by hand , having been batched by barn-door fowls , in the spring , at the several farms belonging to the Quoen and Prince Albert , independently of the very largo number which were bred wild . These 2 , 250 pheasants weretturned out on the . royal preserves , and have since thrived amazingly . It is now no unusual sight , while walking during the evening in tbe vicinity of the preserves in the park , to » ee from thirty to forty pheasants feeding at the same spot Hares and partridge ^ are also plentiful .

      Bearing in amd ihe Game Laws , the reader will havefnoted what are the " rights of princes . " Lefcjus now take a view of the " rights of paupers . " Having looked on that picture , now let us look on this . At the Ashenden petty sessions , ( Bucks . ) an agricultural labourer , named Eborn , was brought before two lay and two clerical magistrates , against whom it was proved by one of the reverend vnagisirates own " lookers-out , " that ho bad been seen " about to retniitie a snare , but which had cmught no hare . " Eborn , it appeared , bore a good character . One of tho lookers-out admitted that he . never saw him out before ; he believed it was his first offence ; he knew he had a large family ; and he hoped the gentlemen would be aa easy with him as they could . " The poor fellow pleaded— " I was never before a magistrate before , gentlemen . I have a family of thirteen children . I am in great distress .

      I HAVE NO BREAD FOR MY POOR CHILDREN . " It will be borne in mind that the looker-out had entreated the " gentlemen" to " be as ea . oyas they conld : " with what effeot the result will show : — " The magistrates ordered the room to bo cleared , while they ( oasldere-1 th « case . On our re-admission , the magistrates told Ebwrn , ' they had considered tbe case , and considered it a very clear one . Three months waa the penalty for this off . nce ; but us his character was good , they had reduced his punishment to six week * imprisonment in Aylesbury House of Coisection , "Mith bard labour . '"

      Now , reader , if you can keep your blood below fever heat , your philosophy is to be envied . " His character was good , " and therefore he was to go to prison fer six weeks , with hard labour ! The man , as a wituess said , " was regarded 7 as an honest quiet labourer , but wretchedly poor , from the shortness of work , and the scanty wages paid him for bis labour even when in work He had been employed on the road at seven shillings per week . '* Think of that , ye dirty , despicable , Dundee serfs , who flung up your hats for Prince Albert , and shouted " God Bare the Queen . " : But this ip not all , the " six weeks imprisonment " with " hard labour , " is not the only punishment to be ingicted on the man " with a family of thirteen children , FOR WHOM HE HAD NO BREAD . " The magistrate continued : —

      " And at tbe end of that six weeks , he , himself , to enter into surety in a j £ 10 bond , and to produce two other sureties in £ 5 each , or one in £ 10 , for his good behaviour for twelve months ; and in default of fels finding tbe requisite sureties , then to remain in prison for six further months' imprisonment . " There , reader , what think you of that t We dare not trust ourselves with comment of our own , with the words which we burn to give utterance to . We will content ourselves with the following eloquent and indignant denunciation of this damnable case of villany and tyranny from our contemporary , the Economist i—

      • ' Sureties in £ 10—for a poacher just finished an imprisoBineut in a common gaol of six weeks 11 ! And in default , o further imprisonment of si * months . Merciful heavena I—1 » thia the mercy , tha reduced punithment" meted out by a sport-loving , game-preserving clerical magistrate , on the evidence of one of bis own " lookers-eul . " What a host of ideas rise almost to B « ffocation—how the blood quickens as they swell upon us I Seven months and a half imprisonment , for a bard-working labourer having hitherto borne a good character—the father of thirteen children —he thrust into gaol—they , with thei » mother , throat into a workhouse—separated from each other—degraded , debased in their own estimation , and in that of all around them—the seeds of future crime , reoklesaness , and abandonment sown among aU and for what f —for an attempt to take a hare lit "

      How often mnst we remind the 8 e brutal aristocrats , aud the 6 e rascally clerical magistrates , of the French Game Laws , and the fruits thereof—the French •* reign of terror" 1 Are they really longing to feast their eyes on the works of & * ving ? Are their ears really waiting the sound of the tocsin , and the cry— ** War to the Mansion , * ba « b to the Cottaqk " ! We implore them , for tbehr own sakes , to read once more tbe history of the past : — " Seventy-two chateaus , " Bays Carlyle , "have flamed tloft in the Maconnala and Baaajolais atone : this Menu the centre of the conflagration ; but It has spread over

      Dsuphine , Alsace , the Ljonnals—the whole » outh-east is ia a dJbb 9 . All over tbe north , from Rouen to Mbit , disorder la abroad : smugglers of salt go ojwmly in armed bands ; the barriers of towns ate burnt » tollgatherers , tax-gatherers , official persona put to flight It waa thought , ' ttiya Arthur Young , tbe people ^ from hunger , would revolt '; and we see they have done it Desperate Jackalle , long prowling aimless , now finding hope in desperation itself , every where form a nucleus . They ring the Church bell by way of tocsin . ; and the parish tarns out to the work , / ferocity , aUocity ; bnnger and revenge ; such work u we ou Imagine ! " ¦

      We are told that tbe Queen contemplates the purchase of a seat in Scotland , to serve as an annual hunting-lodge , and that the Royal domain is to be Baored to the breeding and preservation of birds and beasts tot ft ? ftpy ^ i j ^ tWft We put it to her

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      Majesty ' s advisers whether it would notjiafford Royalty some additional ^' amusement" for such unfortunate Pariah ' s a

      Well , well , the end w coming ! Pity it is that the " Song of the Jacobia" must be chanted again—We jeered them for their little hearts , and mocked their selfish fear , \ « 5 S » gSS ^* 3 For we lho *{> hl ihe while oj alt their crimes , of imce fme hundred years . '

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      SPAIltf . No pronunciamiento has happened her 6 since my last , nor is it likely that any will occur before the end of next month at soonest ; but all the uneasy accessories are already visible and audible enough . The Cortes , being all Moderado , will of COUrso quarrel amongst themselves ; bat that will not be the battle-field of Spanish politics this autumn . The ProgresistaB know full well that there would bo quite as little liberty of speech as there was liberty of election for them , and ( hey have prudently left the field of debate to their ! adversaries . Tne most

      compromised are leaving Spain day after day , pretty well convinced from examples not a month old , that in case of alarm , they would ; be shot first and judged afterwards . They will wait in Paris , London Bayoune , or Perpignan the breaking up of the mili-, tary power of the Moderados , aiid then they will doubtless return to profit by lit on the instant . The first move , I am assured , will not be made by the national militia , disarmed and disorganized as thoy are . The regular troops are | to be the instruments of the breaking up of the power of Narvaez , as they were of that of Espartero , "jit is not fair , " said a

      friend of mine today on the Puerta del Sol—a man who has been in pionunciamientos without number , great and small , and has hitherto escaped— "itia not fair that the milicianos , composed as they arc of fathers and sons , husbands and brothers , should expose themselves to be swept down by platoon firing iu froat of their own houses , and in sight of their families , whilst drawn up giving vivas for the Q , ueen and Constitution and not pulling a trigger , in hopes of an amicable f arrangement wi'h the soldiery . No ! Let the Tropa manage it aU themselves this time at the outbreak , and the milicianos will not be too late to support them . " !

      " What dependence can you have npon the Tropa " said I , " after their behaviour in May , ' 43 !" "Ah ! they were taken by surprise , " said he ; "they only obeyed orders , and the Gefes CMartscales de Campo , colonels , lieutenant-colonels , Ac . ) were all bought and promoted with the exception of five . What could the Tropa do ! Now , however , there is an improved game about to be played . ( Come thia way , out of the hearing of that spy . dressed like a paisano . ) Thesoldiers , and especially the new conscripts , only desire the long-promia < d opportunity to return home to their fields . The

      Catalan consonpts are a host in themselves . The Tropa have never forgivon the breach of promiso of Karvaez on this point . Weil , his enemies hav ? at length taken a leaf out of ihe book of the French revolution . In addition to their licenda absolute for all who please to leave their barracks , and go home for good ; those who wish to remain shall have sis reals a day , instead of three ; and the subalterns . who were for the most neglected last time , shall also receive a step . Let us wait ' quietly , and we shall ses rare doings : ; as for the Generals , God pardon them '"—Adios . \

      PORTUGAL . The Portuguese Cortes metl on the 30 th ult ., when the Minister Cabral presented a report to both Chambers , explanatory of the ! exorcise of tbe extraordinary powers conferred on tho Governmeat . The Duke de Palmella presided over the Chamber oi Peers . Senhor Rodriquez Magalhaes appeared in the ( Deputies as a leader off the Opposition . Tht Government , on a division in the Peers , had a majority of five . The majority in the Chamber of Deputies is supposed to have fallen off , but is still considerable . The report of the [ Minister was referred to a committee , aud a bill of indemnity was demanded for the Government .

      SOUTH AUSTRALIA . We have received a file Of that well-conducted journal , the Adelaide Observer , from the 23 rd of March to the 18 ih of May inclusive * In the absence of news of any particular importance , we give the following statistical account ; of the state of the oolony : — j Adelaide , April 13 th , 1844 . —Tbe Government Gamelte of the present week famishes return- * of the population « f South Australia as obtainad by twenty-seven gentlemen specially appointed , and who simultaneously executed the dntiea assigned to them in their respective Districts during the space of ene week in February laat These returns exhibit a total of { seventeen thousand , one hundred and nineiy-iim souit as the population of this Province in February , 1844 , exclusive of the aboriginal inhabitants , estimated , in round numbers , at 650 more . The numbers of each age and the sex of each ¦ tand thus in the official return : '

      Numbers ot each Age . Male . Feuittle . Total . Under two yens 890 ' 834 1724 Two and under seven 1459 1484 2898 Seven and nnder fourteen 1322 1241 2563 Fourteen and under twenty-on < S 22 866 1788 Twenty-one and under forty-fivf 4432 2996 7428 Forty-five and under sixty ...... 457 281 738 Sixty aad upwards 44 18 62 Totals 9626 7670 17 196

      In . these numbers are not comprised 70 pereona reckoned for Ktngaroo Island , and 100 for the distant locality of Mount Gambler , which , if added , will make the grand total of Colonists 17 , 866 . The Census taken by Mr . Me L iren of the Snrvey , in February , 1841 , with leas assistance , but which has always been considered Bufflctenitfy accurate for general data , makes the population at that period little short of 16 , 000 ; and aa the present augmentation has been occasioned by the greater number of births aa compared with the amount of mortality , and not by . any favourable balance between arrivals and departures , the re < turn speaks volumes for the salubrity of oar climate , its marriage statistics , and the habits ef permanency and domesticity acquired by its youthful jcx ^ ulutioD .

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      The increase of the last threejyears appears to ba equal to the ordinary proporttorial increase of ten years in England ; whilst vital statistics , the accuracy of whi « h may b « dep-nded on , are triumphantly in favour of South Australia aa compared with any British population either in tbe Mother-country or the ( hitlisrto eatetrned' most healthy of her colonies . Comptre 1 with the Siatet-Colonieswe are much better offaa rtapects the ^ eiired equal ' aitfon of the tex « . th * proienfc . ( isparitf here beirg 6 . 404 males agitoat . 1 862 females , whiist in N > w SuU . h Wale 3 they have 76 . 138 wales and only 35 , 762 . * vg 0 We obseiva with pleasu-e that with the incr »« ie of population tiiere h » s bten a decrease or crfme , tbe number of convictions in 1840 being 47 , in 1841 , 87 , inJ 18 « J , 36 , ami in 1843 only 31 .

      The present number of pablic-hon : ex in Adelaide , an <) Albtr : Town , as co upared with those of former years , also augurs well for the state of morale . In 18 < # there were 70 , in 1841 , 67 , in lSi 2 , 44 , and in 1843 only 34 ; whilst the number in the cocnuj ? in 18 iS wasonly 33 , and in 1810 , 37 , aUtough the rural population has been bo largely &ugm < n ' . ed . The religious distinctions stated among the results , presented by the diligent inq-airers umier the Census Act , ar « too interesting to omit . They are as ^ foll « wsi—Church of England ... 9418 " Church of Scotland 1691 Wesleyan Methodists ... &UG 9 j Other Protestant Dissenters * 80 » Roman Catholics 10 S 6 Jews 25 Mahotnedaaa and Pagans ! 32 ' '

      It is gratifying to remark upon the truly beneficial , as well as profitable " change which has come o ' er the spirit of oat Colonial dream" in reference to the temporal pursuits of our thriving and industrious popauvtion ; and whilst wa occasionally heave a sigh upos a casual inspection of the rain « d villages which form parts and parcels of oar wide-spread metropolis , we cannot overlook the fact that many of our former nuprofltablv numerous and disappointed cit- ' sina and suburban inhabitants have now become tbe assiduous and conteuted . if not sttooessfui cultivators of a generous soil . In 1841 there were 055 C dvrellen In North and South Adelaide , bat their number was red need , to 4996 in 1843 ; whilst the number of country settlers , which in 1841 amounted to 8073 only , la now augmented to 12 . 371 . The return before as concludes with tha following classification of professions , trades , usd occupations . — L » nd proprietors , merchants , bankers , and

      professional persons 999 Shopkeepers and other retail dealers 319 Mechanics and artiMcers S&S Shepherds and others in care of sbeep fIS Stockmen and othersin care of cattle 291 ftirdeners , farm-servants , and persons employed gV « - € in agriculture ... 1 , 838 Domestic servants 742 Children of tender age , and other persons nob classifled ............ „ ll , 2 « 0 We cannot better close » nr review of these statistical details than by appending the results of a few other recent returns , showing the general condition of the colony , for the information of our distant friends . In South Australia there are sixteen flour-mills and twenty-nine manufactories . In 1840 there were only 9 5 " 3 acres under cultivation : In 1841 . the number was 6 , 722 ; in 1842 it amounted to 19 . 799 ; and in 1843 to 28 690 .

      Trie value of exports of Colonial produce which la the yeir 1840 amounted to £ 15 . 650 , in 1843 reached to X 66 . 160 . 17 d 3 d . The amount of Government expendifcn * e in 1840 was £ 169 96619 a 5 d , and the revenue ^ 30 . 199 Uilid ; in 1841 the expenditure was reduced to £ 104 471 12 s 3 d ; and tbe revenue amounted to £ 26 , 720 15 * lid ; in 1842 tbe expenditure was further reduced to £ 5 i 444 7 a 3 d , with a revenue of £ 22 . 071 4 a 6 d ; aud in 1843 thelexpenditu . re was £ 29 , 842 16 i 61 only , and the receipts £ 24 , 142 15 s 3 d ; whilst tbe first quarter of the present year &bows as excess of receipt above expenditure , the total public income of the Colony for the quarter ending March 81 st , 1844 , being £ 7 928 153 8 . 1 , and the expenditure for the like period £ 6 , 887 8 « 7 d , leaving a surplus £ 1 , 041 7 « Id in aid of tbe current quarter , or for the prosecution of any works of public utility which the Government may see fit to undertake .

      Soit , Clikate , and Capabilities of Sooth Australia . —Who should Emigrate ?—In a plain speakiog and candid articlo on these questions , the Editor of the Adelaide Observer says : — Tub Soil is singularly diversified , and suited to en almost ) endless variety of crops and fruits , those of grain having frequently surpassed in fineness of Bample and comparative weight any that are commonly met with in tbe British Isles ; and in the variety and perfection of fruits raised in the open air we already surpass the Mother-country , and bid fair to rival any country in Europe . The Climate is such that many who have returned to Euglind from South Australia fcave freely admitted its general superiority , and though occasional hot winds and other disagreeables serve to remind us that our climate is , like all sublunary things , somewhat short of perfection , its salubrity is not only admitted but vouched for on all hud * .

      The Natural Capabilities of South Australia ore »> pldly developing theirt ^ ves in vail . us mines of great produe'iteaesa , several of which are now in successful operation t , in excellent and abundant materials for domestic and nava ! architecture ; in ! ar ^ ely-Laci « ising exports uf wc ») and oil , as well as bark , gun ) , and other indigenous produce j in the unprt oriented increase of every kind of live stock upon our natural pastuta ^ es ; and- ia successive harvests which have left us large quantities of grain for export , after abundantly and cheaply supplying onr own wants .

      Emigrants . Shepherds , 43 . —Tbe increase of our f o : ks aud herds , and the consequent necessity of forming *« # w sheep and cat tin stst ' ons , serve to Keep up a continual demand forsheph * ds and their assiilants ; and as Bfcmtets . of the flockownors and others are raising tueir own grain , and rendering their distaafc establishments ha independent as possible , steady and experienced husbandmen and industr tout farm servants are almost constantly in demand . Husbandmen . —The pioper condition of the Colony is essentially one of active progression , and the labcurioU 4 , industries , and enterprising amongat the peasantry of the British 1 stands can I » rdly fail to do well here if they will come prepared to be content with mode rate wages

      MECHANICS , 4 c . —In the earlier years of the Colony the emigrants , mechanics , and at til ma were out of aU propcrtwn nnmeroo . 3 as compared with tbe population properly called rural ; and althongh the balance has been in eome measure restored by the settlement of many mechanics upon their own freehold or leasehold farms in tbe surrounding districts , yet the great competition for any contract buildings in Adelaide or its vicinity is sufficient to show that increase of ih * nmnbtr oj builders' operatives , or master mechanics in sue& branches cannot withpropntly be recommended at pit ' sent . Blacksmiths and wheelwrights seem to nave work enough in town , and the country settlers are anxious to hold ont inducements to an ; who feel disposed to set up trade in their respective neighbourhoods . The same may be said of shoemakers , for whom there is no lack of abundant and

      well-remunerated employment . Tanners and earners are fuliy employe ¦ at good wages , but as the trade seems to ba limited by tbe home supply of bides and skins , wa do not think wt should be justified in giving any advice tending to an increase of the operatives in this biarich . Our indispatable wants « nay ba ( summed up in few words . We require a- constant influx of experienced shepherd ? , herdsmen , and stockkeepers ; of ablebodied men and boys , accustomed to country work , and of good domestic servants . P £ BJOA'S NOT WANTED—COMVEKCIAt CLERKS , jcu . —At present commercial clerks are not wanted . Tha existing establishments are fully supplied ; so much so , indeed , that many young men of considerable talents aud acqurements are obliged to serve on terms much below ttie home scald of remuneration , and a number of educated gentlemen for whom no situations can be found in town , have necessarily betaken themselves to pursuits in tbe country , for which they had no previous adaptation .

      Law Clerks seem to be even less wanted than commercial assistants , and the number of supernumeraries necessarily occasions a low Bcale of remuneration for 8 uth aa are employed . Need we say more to check the ardour of any ill-advised aspirant for the honours of the South Australian Bur , than to tell them U ? at we baYO twenty licensed practitioners , many of "wnom , we fear * will not be greatly enriched by the exercise of their professional talent amongst us . ENGINEEH 8 . 4 c—For engineers and others connected with tho arts aud soieiices , there is as yet no sufficient field . We bave five or six steam flour-mills , and several others propelled by wind and water , as well as by animal power .

      Capitalists Wanted . —Capital is » aore wanted here than skilful heads and experienced hands . A iarge amount of capital has been expended in the Colony , and there Is within it much dearly-bought experience , but opportunities are now continually pre « eentiDij themselves in the newly-arranged periodical land sties and otherwise , whereby not only large bat nrj small capitalists , may usefully employ their money with great safety and confidence ; and parents who may come hero with families , and capital barely sufficient to rear them in England , may find profitable occasion for their early services in South Australia . and Bee a reasonable prospect Of settling tuBlB CODl * foxtabW ia aa uaart'Scial * Ute of tmoiety .

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      The Parks are not tor the Poor ! . ' —Strict orders have been issued to the gate-keepers of St . James ' Park , not to admit persons in the garb et artis ins and labourers . Thus , the swell-miobman , who has stolen a giod coat , can enter a place which is dosed against Che honest and hard-working man , who has only been able to purchase a suit of corduroy 0 * fustian . Thirty-five shillings disbursed at MoseajftDd Sons' will render a person eligible to promenade in the Park ; but if a

      numerous family , want of work , and lowoess of wages should prevent industrious operatives from being able to afford that outlay , the gates of St , James ' s are closed . There are many hardships , in addition to insults , connected with this arrangement . Tbe Park is a short oat for many poor fellows on their way to work : and because they are clad in their week-day attire , they are not , forsooth , permitted to avail themselves of the convenience . Then , aa before observed , they are placed below common thieves , who can strut about , view the aquatic birds , and in summer loll upon the verdant grass , simply because they are dressed in stolen garments , or in garments obtained from the contents of the stolen purses . No—the Parks are not for the poor and honest : they are only for ! the rich and for the Swell

      Mob . A worthy alliance of ; parties ! After all , the poor man is better away . A great fuss is now made about the Victoria Park , in the neighbourhood of Cambridge-heath ; bat when finished , the Spitalflelda weavers and poor of Bethnal-green will not , perhaps , be allowed to enter it TJoieea , indeed , the principle ef exclusion only extends to the enclosures'in the Immediate vicinity of monarcbial and aristocratic ! abodes . Really thia is a marvellous epoch— " the patent acaof new inventions ** as Byron flays—when human beings are to ba subjected to a standard or scale , fabricated by thiir tailor * . Why , all the world knows that Old ] Natrs > 3 Rothschild want upon'Change in btok coat ] whii b would bave bt « i refused in Holywell-street , if offered for sale ; and yet he was both respectable and ] wealthy enough . There are thousands of persor » of whom a similar obseivation might be made . B « t look , n . oreove - , to tk 3 selfish brat * lvt ? of thU conduct . The rich bave their lovely

      gardens , tberr pnvtte puks , their orchards teeming with delicious fruits , and their beauteous country seats ; the poor dwell in dark » leys , courts , dose s ' rests , and narrow lanes , and never see a ] mors « l of anything green from their window * . And yet a vile aristocracy will debar them from the enjoyment of ait hour ' s recreation in tbe public pa-k«—Ait boor which is snatched from arduous toil . Lastly , ii it coisiste ^ t with that sanatory system which should ba adopted in all large citiea , thus to exclude from tha refreshing spots of the metopolis thcaa very creatures who most require a mouthful of swevt air at least once or twice a week ? Certainly not- The order to refuse adrnistion to men in their work-day clothes is thus shown to be unjust , cruel , impolitic , and unhealthy . Really it would almost setm as if tboae in power exerted 'homselves to the very utmost to 6 *» d , by the accumulation of insults , tb" induBtriouB millions on to desperation . —Weekly Dispatch . \

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      ? A Sydney psper facetiously remarks that if the whole population of Australia were now grown up , and wished to be married , out of every hundred bachelors only forty nine could find wivi * ouppusing ail tho unmarried males now of a ^ s wished to bo married , oui of every hundred only eleven could find wives . Supposing all the free bachelors now in the Colony wished to be married , out of eveiy hundred only eight could obtain wives . As there ate at present in Australia 66 , 366 umesutried males , aud only 26 ; Q 07 unmarried females , it follows that before each acii of Ad un can be provided with a daughter of Eve , there roust be introduced into tfie Colony no fewer that 40 359 anmarried daughters : — Bat for tbe smile from partial beauty wen , O ! . what is man ? A world without a bub ^

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      October 12 , 1844 . THE NO UiHERN STAR i 7

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 12, 1844, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1284/page/7/