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T > ATaOSISED ana visited ly her Most Sracioesf X MAJESTY and his Royal ni ? hness Prince ALBERT . OPEX DAILY from Ten till Sis . Prononnced bj the P «« , = «« 1 confirtned bj- -evay visitor : to \» the most jwfect triumph of Ait m its vancus taraches both hy Day and Xiglit , that lias ever been ; achieved . Equal to fix esniUtions . Tbe « ljptotheca , eontaining works of the first artists ; Mont Blanc ana Mountain Torrents , Snperb Conservatories , Gcthie Anxrr , dasAc Hnins and Fountains , i ? anorancs . - * € XoodoD , re-jwinted by Mr . Tarrif , Ac Admittance , tu CiiiS&xn , half-price . The Stalactite Caterns , 43 » e most magnificent of all the temples which naturedtas built for herself in the regions of night , Is . extra , EYEXKMJ BSIHBITiOS , Open from Eight till Eleven , consists of an entirely senjauoramaof London by night , erected in front of leeway jnctore , 4 be largest in the worW , comprising 46 , 000 square feet ; projected and carried out by Mr . W . Bradwcll , and painted by Mr . Danson and Mr . Tdbin . The Caverns , 3 £ ontB 3 anc , and Torrent kj night , the < Jljptotheca and refreshment saloon , brilliantly aterainated , forming a jromenaie perfectly unique . The whole exliibition desfcaea by Mr . Bradwdi . Admission at the door as . * adi . Family tickets to admit four persons , at is . « ach , to be had at the Sorth Lodge , tV . osseum , from T « n to Six ; and at all the principal Librar ? - . t and Musicsetlers
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TO THE WORKING CLASSES . IMPORTANT TESTIMONIAL . "We are always gratified in noticing tlie laudable cxerliozis of tlic industrious and provident among 4 " ^ r fellotr-Iabourers in the social vineyard , to avert from themselves aud families , as far as human foresight may < k > , the calamitiesattendant upon an old age of destitution , or a period of wearisome inactivity and useJess--. ness , tlirongh sickness or accident ; and we will venture to say , UiatuptotUetstrtmulimitof uliatiscalledlhe . middle class of society , there is no method so likely « tnJ attain the object as the institution of securely based . ] andjudickiusly regulated Benefit Societies . Ourattcn- j tion was some time since called to the subject by the : ! proceedings of one accordant with our views , enrolled 1 under tlie title of « TI 1 E KOYAL OAK BENEFIT : } SOCIETT , * and established at tlie Mitre Tavern , St . i ] Jlartin's-lane . The advantages proposed to the menvJ . Imts appear to be calculated upon a scale of liberality- ! tliat requires and deserves extensive support . From the result of our examination of their rules , and the satisfactory explanations given as regards their practical operations , we do not now hesitate to recommend the society to erety industrious and prudent man as . iigUv flesening attention , whether viewed witli icfcrcnee to its immediate or its prospective advantages . "—? WcdAy Cltroidde , March , 1838 . FELLOW BRETHREy , look to your own interests , and hasten to join that well-regulated Benefit Society , THE KOYAL OAK , established 1 S 37 . The Committee meet at the Mitre Tavern , G 3 , St . Martin'frlane , every Tuesday erening , at eight o ' clock , for the admission of Members whose ages do not exceed thirty-six years , being in good health , and their income arising from their insiness or employment averaging 24 s . per week . The Society is enrolled by Act of Parliament , and is conducted ¦ upon an economical and secure principle . Ail unnet'tssary Bnesare abolished , and it allows the members to belong toanj other society , at the same time being a member of the Royal Oak . It has paid every demand made upon its funds , which in eight years amounts to £ 7 , 000 , and has a Punced Capital of £ SfiW invested in the Bank of Eng-Jand , the interest of which produces the Society upwards of-SlOOper animtn . Tradesmen and mechanics , residing in . tile COVmtry . lioweTCrdistant i are eligible for admission , without personal attendance , by filling a printed form and transmitting it tp the Secretary . Look around , and see the number of Societies breaking up , when most needed , in consequence of the extra payments on a Quarterly Meefing being too Leafy for a working man to meet on a sudden demand . , This Society boasts of the much wanted principle of a * 1 'ixcd Quarterly Payment , there being no extras , as in most others ; the Subscription is 4 s . per Calendar ilonth , or payable Quarterly , and no Fines ; so that every member , however distant , is enabled to send by Post-office Order the full amount of his Quarterly Subscription . The following are the Benefits of tlie Society : — " -,.... ' ... .. ' ; " - , ¦ := . -. ' ' ¦ - . " ¦ ' .. ' - ., £ s . -. " ¦ luSick » CES , perweek ...: 0 IS .-. .-.. . . Superannuation , ditto ... 0 4 rnneral ( Death of a Member .. 20 0 "l Thesebenefits money \ Deatb ofManber ' s Wife 10 0 larechargedas Wife ' s Lying-in ......... 2 O [ extrasinother . Loss by Fire ............ J 5 ej Societies . Entrance Money only 3 s . Cd . under thirty-two years of age—as . under thirty-six . * Xose no time in enrolling your names while in health and rigour ( we know not what a day may bring forth ) . The Holes may be seen ( gratis ) at the Society House , or purchased , price 60 . each . Printed Forms and Prospec tuses sent to any part of the country , free , by enclosing a postage stamp to the Secretary , 1 L Huxiee , 17 , Cttcil-¦ court , St ilartin ' s-laue , London .
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L 2 SSONS IN MILLINERY 'AND DRESS ^ MAKIKG . MADAME GALLIOS , « , Xew . Bond-etret-t , continues her superior roetliod of teachisg the art of Lress-Saking . Sbe undertakes to rouUe . parsons of the smalicst capacity pvoScieat in Cutting , . Ejtt ' mg , and Executing , iu the most finished style , in Six Lessons , for One P « UKd . Her superior method can be fully substantiated bv references to pupils , and has never been equalled by " snv competitor . .. " . " , Its * PraeSostcmrsfrom-eVeven till four .
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SUItEWSBURY , WOLVERilAMPTON , DUDLEY , AND BIRMKvGHA-M RAILWAY . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIYJ 3 ST , to the holders of OLD SCRIP CEItllTlCATES , -Jiat , on and after the 30 : h instant , sach numbers of Old Scrip as shall Uutliuve been exchanged , will be reissued ^ ro rota to those parties who have signed fee new Ecrliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreetncnt :-and the holders of such Snip Certificates may hare the whole of the deposit , which has been paid thereon , returned to tfem , but cannot after the 30 th instant be permitted to exchange their Scrip for new Certificates , nor to register the same after the Company sualUiaveobtained-Uieir Actcf Parliament . The Deeds will lie for signature at the White Horse , Leeds , on Tuesday , the 19 th instant , between the hours of ten aud four , and at the Company ' s Office ,-from the 11 th to -the Ifitb , aad on Saturday , lie-SUth instcat . By Order , GEOEGE . KXOX , Secretary . Shrewsbury aad liir . -ningham'Baihvay Gfiires , 3 , lioorgate-street , 7 th-A'a 2 Ust , 1 S 45 .
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} ! rilE HISTORY OF THE CONSULATE AS © EMPIRE OF TRANCE . SOW . PCBLKHISG , ¦ In Weekly Numbers , price Id ., and iu Parts ^ prise 6 d ., TIIE HISTORY OF THE CONSULATE ASB SMl'iRE OF FitANCE , under Napoleon , by M . TaiE&s , Attfljor of the " History of the French Kevolutiou , " late PrcsiGentof the ' Council , aud Member of the Chamber of Deputies . ' . ¦ '' . -: ¦ CosDiTioss . —The tvork will be neatly printed in two columns , royal octavo , from a nee and beautiful type , and onfinepaper . ' - ; Also uniform with the jibbve , in -Weekly Numbers , price 2 a ., and in Monthly Parts , priceSd ., "THE PEOPLE'S EDITION OF T 1 IIERS' HISIttUY OF THE F . BEXGH REVOLDTIOX , " forming together four handsome volumes . .- ¦ .. ' - ' : . ... ¦ ¦ ¦/¦¦ ; ¦ - ¦'¦ - , ¦¦ . - ... - On the completion of tlie Work , ji general preface , introductory to tlie History of Napoleon , with Titles , Index , < fcc , will be given , thus fornuug-a com { iletc standard clnssic ; d book of geueral reference , and interesting perusal . " . Of the vast interest connected with the important na- j tional events which took place during the consular and imperial rule of Xapoleon there can be no qucstilMi . In undertakinK to record the events of this momentous period , ILThieus , from his high position iu the state , had the good fortune to obtaiu possession of a multiplicity of original and official documents , which embrace the mi . - . utest details of all the instructions , orders ., < tc , dictated by Xapoleon ltimsclf to liis Ministers of State , Priry Couneillor . e , Prefects , Marshals , and others . Oi the success of his undertaking , the rapid sale of the three first volumes , which . were issued at Paris on the l&tliof March , amounting to 1 C , OOO in one day , and the nmnereus editions which have been published at Brussels , Leytsic , aind other places , affords the most splendid testimony . London : C . TICKERS , Holywell-street , Strand .
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'I ^ ITE rariaHe state of the "WEATHER hasproduced A tbe numerous cases of Ion- fever and debility existing at present , and is a sure indication of bpbitualcostive aess , caused generally by want of care in attending to the State fif the digestive Tisceral organs . The only real remedy in such cases is LORD ELDOX'S APERIENT PILLS , which have been the means of positive sure to many ihensands ; they are peculiarly adapted for persons of both sexes who are of sedentary habits , they are patronised by the nobUiry and gentry , andare the mUdejt and most efijearious medicine extant . Sold in boxes at Is Jld ., 2 s . 9 d . andls . Cd ., tyJTessrs . BarclayaudCo ., 95 Far nngaon-street ; Sutton and Co ., 10 , Bow Church-yard-J > ewbnry , 45 , and Edwards , 65 , St Paul ' s ; Sanger . lso , ' wxrord-street ; au < J by all respeclaMeDruggists and& edi ' one Tenders in the kingdom ; and wholesale s , t 13 , Great -St . Ihomas Apostle , London . Sa- rT" ™" - T 0 Mr o EIDO ! J ' "us . the KUs «^ rS r to a careftd chem 5 cal **** & detail ff £ ? J 2 i - > ana fina aem to consist ° YotirSj&c ., 13 , Charlotte-street , Be dford . s < mareSdotf " F'R'S
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I hereby directthat all monies payable tome , as treasurer to the Chartist Co-operative Land Fund , must be transmitted as follows : —Either by Bank order or Post-office order , to the " care of Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., 310 Stread , London ¦ " andpai / aMeto me , " \ V . P . Roberts . " Tlltt is , that ny signature shall be required to each order . This direction is plain . For instance , say that Edward liobsGn , of Ashton , has £ 10 to transmit ; lie is to transmit the same to 3 Ir . O'Connor , by Bank letter or Post-office order , made payaljleto W . P . iJokrts That order I can sign when I go to London , or when a parcel of them are sent to me . The two only things required to secure the triumph of Labour ' s battle ave , Eniou among the working classes , and undeviating
honesty and punctuality on the part of those who have the management of their affairs . I therefore adopt this plan , that we may have upon each other as many salutary cheeks as possible . This is advisable , as much for our own mutual satisfaction , as for the satisfaction of the subscribes . I therefore request that thcse ' plain and simple instructions may be punctually attended to in all cases . To save additional postage , each letter containing a money order , may also contain a list of the respective sums , and all other information necessary for the general secretary , Sir . Wheeler , to have ; which letter Mr . O'Connor will duly forward to him . This done , there can be no puzzle about the accounts . "Vf . l ' . ItoKEm , Treasurer . All orders should be made payable at 180 , Strand , London . —TV . P . R .
I The above mode has been adopted at my suggestion , in consequence of the endless trouble I have had , owing to some parties sending me Fost-office orders payable to imi order ; and some to Mr . Roberts' order . Ohse > vance of the above very simple rule will insure uniformity , satisfaction , and protection . There is a difficulty at the branch Post-offices about getting monies , when the orders are not signed by the persons to whom they are made payable . - i ' EAKGDS O'COXKOR . V
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Ox several recent occasions we Lave deemed it a duty to warn those wio read the NorHtern Star , ( fi the sad reverses that were certain -to follow on the mad speculations so rashly engaged in by those who felt no scruple at obtaining " wealth" by means as
discreditable , as nefarious , and as immoral , as tkos e of the hazard and card " players" of the " plucking hells" of the "West End : the facts we arc now abou t to adduce will show the public how far such , tvaminqs were warranted , and what reason there is to apprehend a state oi things in the " money" and " manufacturing markets , "—when the reverse now experienced in Leeds becomes general , —compared with which the most of former " paxics" have been slight indeed .
On one of the occasions to which we allude , we set forth the fact that the gambling mania in Railway Shares was far wider spread than any mania of a similar character which , had formerly obtained amongst us . AYe showed that it had pervaded nearly the whole of the trading classes , instead of being confined , as once was wont , to the frequenters of the Hell-spawned " Ixcliange" of London . We showed also , that it had particularly manifested itself in the towns of the North ; and that Leeds was the most infected of all . This was the case at the time we then wrote ; and the course of events have since shown
the statement to be more applicable than ever . The mama spread in that town most alarmingly . Hundreds were "drawn in" to ihe vortex , that but a few months ago would haveshrunk aghast at the bare idea of engaging in such dishonest practices . The "force of example" in evil was hardly ever more forcibly manifest . Men who *» ew _ who felt , that it was wrong to gramWc—wROXG to trt jo obtain TiiEin xeighboub's means WITHOUT AN EQUI-\ ALEST—wrong to «« b the Uvelihoodj of their own families on a mere chance- ; men who inciv and felt all this , were induced -to do violence
to their feelings—to sacrifice the principles they held— and to engage in the gambling transactions of the hour with all the zeal tiiat usually attends receut and sudden conversion . These , in their turn , set ihe example to others ; until , at last , theordioary businessof the town was threatened with serious interruption from the sheer inability of the shopkeepers to attend to it , and watch with the requisite eagerness aad closeness , the pro * ceedings" on ' change . " It was no unusual thing for travellers , when seeking orders , to find the
tradesman so deeply engaged va . conning over the last-published share list , or in consulting "his book , "—for in the share-market" a book" is as indispensable as it is to the blade-leg on the turf , —as to be unable to "honour him with commands ; " and sot nnfrequently did customers themselves meet with similar treatment . But it was not to the tradesmen alone that these practices were confined . Shopboys , butchers' kds , minors ' , apprentices ; those who were not possessed of a single eixpence of their own , nor any prospects from their friends , lave been as deeply
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engaged-in the " iday" as some « f the " weighty j ones . " ft has been no unusual thing for a " triere youfhto"" buy" and " -sell" hundreds of shares aday ; -aitd thcS butclicr-lads ofithe town of Leeds have sustualiv , by aMUKCof-systemaUsed " operations , ' ' tenhnxcod and lowered « j u'il&he value of millions of "j ^ it ^ '" Tfcce ^ en ^ ^ ^ [• wassuch , astocaUforthoeffovtsof the magistracy to dear the ttre < U forthc ordinary traffic of the town ' IThere are no lessthan mME : 'Ezchan < jes 'J in Leeds ; These abut on the respective streets wherei n they are -. situate ;' and the infernal jargon that obtains during
the hours of business can beiieard most distinctly by the passersby . ; Those , theiefos .-e , of the traffickers who were toopoor or too penurious to employ " sharebrokers , " assembled asar . to these places of traffic , and governed their own independent transactions by what they heard going" on -inside . This course of conduct , and the conse ^ ucntcxcitcincnt , caused such crowds to daily assemble , tlsai thestreets became impassable ; and the Mayor of the town had to issue a "warning-notice , " and the police had to be employed in making the gamblers '' move oh : " an occupation , by-ther byc , far more scnsibleaml
pvaisewortliV'thanninc-tcnths of those they usuall y engage in . Had they been employed in extirpating the entire practice of " share-dealing" from the land , it wouki . have better become their " lords" .-and " masters" Hhan the attempts they instigated for tlie prevention of thimble-rigging at Epsom ; and . much likelier to destroy and uproot the wicked iand-destructivc-vice-of gaming , than the fining of a-poor insignificant beerhouse-keeper for permitting a game at cauls ov "dominoes" in his houseJ A good notion of . tlie extent of the "book transactions" at Leeds may . be gathered fvom the following extract from the l ads Mercury , who in his last number says : — V
Itis not an uncommon thing for 100 , 000 ' railway-shores to be sold in one day in the share mnrketsatLeeds . The state lotteries of other times , and , tlic ganiblhigthouscs of the metropolis , are and were anere bagatelles for " tlie spirit of adventure , " compared with the railway share exchanges . . / ' ¦ - ' , Tlie shares thus " sold" arc swap of them -of £ 100 each ; few less than £ 30 : but taking the whole at £ 50 each , here is GAMBLING jengaged in by hundreds and by thousands ; the " stakes" daily being
£ 5 , 000 , 000 of money !!! The Mercury may indeed , well say that all former " play" was mere bagatelle compared with this ! To use his own Ian * guage on a former occasion : — " The scientific . ' game of Whist is falling rapidly into disuse , both ladies and gentlemen who were accustomed to indulge in this amusement , preferring decidedly tke excitement of the share market to that of the cavd-voom . This is all very well in a rising market ; but under a change of circumstances it may end not only in' Beggar my neighbour , 'but in ' Beggar myself . '"
As might naturally be expected , all this contri ^ butcd to engender a spirit of the most daring recMessaces . Apprehension of consequences never oneccrossed the mind—or , if so was instantly dismissed , and the parties set to work , as though vicing with each other as to which could do the most to hasten the exd that should cndili&nsdves . It was not tangible " shares " that they alone gambled in : shares of companies and lines already in existence : but the moment that any sort of a scheme was named—likel y or unlikely—at home or abroad—at it they went like madmen ,
gambling for and in the already unallotted shares . A dealer would sell a certain numlier of the said shares , to be delivered wtWn a certain time—trusting to ciiaxce to be able to buy them for such delivery before such time expired ; andtrusting also tociusce in the price at which he could so buy , for his profit or loss on the transaction . It mattered ';; not that these—and all traffic "in J qint-Stoclc-Companies ! shares , unless such , companies havej received . the legislative sanction of Parliament is grossly ' illegal , and subjects the = traffieer to £ 10 penaltyioi 1 - each ' '
transaction ; ' i t mattered not iM such " warmnasns transaction ; . itmattered . not that sueli warnings as , the following were issued : — ! : ;; . " \} , J •¦^^¦ ¦; ' a ^ / ' If you will turn to the 7 th and 8 tliof Victoria , c . ' lipbeing an Act < for the Registration , ' ¦ Incorporation , 'Khd Regulation of Joint-stock Companies ; you Will find that by section 23 of the act on thc ' provisional registration of any company . it is thereby declared to be lawful for the promoters of such company , " amongst other things , to allot shares and to receive deposits thereon , as therein mentioned : by section 25 of the same act / on the complete BEoisTBATiojj of any company , itisthereby declared to be lawful , amongst other things , to issite ^ riifieales of shares - by the following- section of the act , it' is , amongst
other things , declared that until smli 'joint-stock' ' company siiall have obtained , a certificate of COMPLETE REGISTRAR TI 03 T , and until any subscriber shall'be DULY REGIS-. TERED as a shareholder in the regislry-ofieeofthe compaiij ) , it shall not be lawful for such person' to dispose by sale or mortgage of any share , under a forfeiture of £ 10 ; jis tlierem mentioned ; and for the better protecting purchasers , it is thereby declared to he the duty of tlie directorsoft he company by whom certifioatcsof shaves avc issued , tostateon every such certificate the date of the first complete registration of the company ; and that if any such director or officer make a false statement in that respect , then he should be liable to the pains and penalties of a misdemeanour ; " ; , ¦ . '¦¦
it mattered not that the above important provisions were enacted to put au cnd . to the gambling iu scripshares , which has always been attended with the most serious consequences—encouraging fraud , ami effecting the ruin of the unwary and ignorant ; it mattered not that no person cau safdy deal in railway shares , till after the Act . of Parliament is obtained , because , till then , there can be no complete registration- ; it mattered not that no contract for the sale of mere scrip-shares can be enforced : it mattered not all these tilings : the spirit of GAMBLING was on this people . They gambled in legitimate shares and in illegitimate ones : and the consequences have been those we arc about to detail .
While Yorkshire has thus been torn to pieces with the laadspeculationsQftUegenci-alshaYe dealers . itliasalso had most severe and costly bones of contention in the shape of rival schemes of new railways in the county Hself—particularly the western portion . Many , of the towns in the west were totally ( lcvoid of railway communication ; and others of them that were within a mile or two of the Manchester and Leeds line , were so hampered up with the inferior and illiberal arrangements of that company as to bo little better off with the " accommodation . " This treatment roused a spirit of hostility to the " Manchestci
management ; ' and a scheme of railways , embracing andconnecting most of the towns iii the ' West Ridings was announced , the company proposing to call themselves "the West Yorkshire . " In addition to this there were also schemes of Railway communication between Huddei-sfield and Manchcstcr-mid Leeds , Dewsbury , and Cooper-brid ge : the two latter schemes forming a new , continuous , and direct line to Manchester , and coming into direct competition with the existing Manchester and Leeds line . It is needless to say that ' all these schemes were opposed by the latter company . It was manifestly their interest
to oppose . They started a rival scheme , called " tlic West Riding Junction ; " the management of which was iu effect to be in their own hands , and the new lines made tributary to the present existing lino . The Board of Trade reported in favour of the West Ridhi " Junction scheme , and against the West Yorkshire " This caused the sham to rise to a high premium in the market , and reduced the West Yorkshires When the parties came before Parliament / however , the Uuddersfield and Asliton , and the Dewsbury and Leeds , succeeded in carryiagthc day , in despite of the most costly opposition of the Manchester and Leeds . The success of these two projects , so directly against the Manchester management , caused a
reaction m . favour of the West Yorkshire project , though the two lines which had succeeded were not portions of that scheme . Many parties therefore risked their " all" in the purchase of West Yorkanrc shares . When the tiro immediatel y opposing schemes came before the Committee of the House of Commo . ns ,-the West Yorkshire and the West Riding Junchoji ,-the latter " bore away the bell , " and the preamble of the Yorkshire was dedai-ed to }* » proven" The consequence was , that the shares * Mdammti alarmingly-and many parties were totally ruined . We gave an inst aue * . when ]^ t WVT *? * " ?• ° * PaVty Wh ° ^^ 8000 ai - one fell SWoop" by tkt decision . ¦ ¦ It was no * a ^ the turn o t e West Bid * Junction shares f . ^ up -fortheyiseen ^ tsfe ^ yre . It nass ftd l
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'Gonimons—and got into the Lorukj . il'liCMLoixIs ' Committee , ho ^ eveai , heard the « vidence .. ofi . t ' .: c inramotcrs of the West Yovksliire -scheme : against itfie West Il ' ulb ]^ Juncti on scheme . ; . andutliey itltmv out tlie bill which had . beon .-. sent up lirom the lower lionse , on the ground . tliat-it did not giro vide the best scheme of Railway ¦ commuri ies . tion for the district tfcat could be devised , This . decision was unesiiectcd- ^ aad " . played vtlic vt-ry Weiwe " . in the Share Market . The holders of Wist rOiiding
Junctions how sujfercd ; The losses of somocf-tlicm wove immense . Some mcmbers . ot" the Twvn Council of Leeds were " in" for a good number of thousands . But tlus decision placed both tin rival schemes on an equality—cqiuill y . tloieaWd . They were not , it is true , in tha same pbsitioivas-kt first : for both had spent the " , depositfi " . iir { hc : ! Pai i [ auientary contest . Still tliis did not -damp ; the .. ai dour of the spccuktoi 8 . At it they again * v « ni-H 3 C ! liing and buying share against aUare ; " aatl : " ifor ' ciug > n ^ ' and then "depressing" the price < rffost one-Mid-ikn the other . ¦ :-:. ; .... - ¦ . - .: ; : •• • ;; ¦'¦•'•¦
But while tliis last process « -as going OD ,-ftnothcr party appeared in the Cold tocontcstUwprke . The gentry of Ilucldersfield , elate < l wRli the -signal suecess that had attended all their schemes , . anil taking advantage of the Lords' reason for rejeeting Oie West Riding Junction Bill , formed cmoihv ptoject . of lines to connect the towns which were so desperately fought for by the West Riain 7 uuction and the West Yorkshire companies .: Thisthird scheme was called "the IluddersfieU , Halifax , = r .. ul Bradford Union . " The announcement of- the -projected company was made-and applications for-sbares asked for . As usual , the applications pouved in on all sides . The shares arc not even " xvlokev" YET : but this did not prevent an active "trjtfKc" in them . Parties speeulatcil on the chaxck of . tlieir applications being successful ; and they "sold" the shaves ata py vimium , as . ' though they had 'been in actual
possession , engaging to deliver them . at the price * Srocd pif within : a certain time . In . " . this manner some : eighty } thousand " of these sliaves 'have been " sold "—though it was only proposed to'issue fifteen thbusaild at tlie first !!!
-During the . course of this rcckJess ( jajf thling , circumstances were transpiring calculated to produce a woeful " change in the spirit of the whole dream . " The parties to the two rival schemes ttiaMad ' bent before Parliament , knew something of nib cost of contests there ; and they therelbvc made overture ' s to each other , and ultimately effected ' nn ' anwtgamatio , t on certain conditions . This step had si considcvablc effect on the shares ' of both companies , who now became one ; for they went up from £ ? premium to £ 15 . The amalgamation was agreed to on Friday , August 1 st . After that date , therefore , there were only in the field the two united companies and the Huddersfield , Halifax , and Bradford Union . As it was deemed unlikely that the latter would succeed against the Manchester and Leeds , now united with the West Yorkshire promoters , the shares were "beared , " as the
cant phvase is—or sokl to an immense extent . The price at which ' they were sold was about 30 s . ; and the engagements were to deliver them at a certain time . On Monday week , however , a meeting was held in Manchester , at which it was determined to admit the Iluddcrsfield , Halifax , and Bradford Union into the amalgamated West Hiding Junction and West Yorkshire Companies ; thus making one united company of the three opposing ones , to seek for the formation of the best portions of the projected lines of each . . The hews of this junction came like a tlmndcrMt on the Leeds . speculators . . The shaves which they had so \ d so readily , and which others had ' as readily bought ;" rose pi price : ' Tluy sprung up from ^ JOsi to # j 6 , £ 12 , and eycniijl i ' Tlie ' effect of this will be learned from ithojlbliowing , wliich wecxtvactiVotntKc Times of 'l'huvsdav i-Xrr ^' i ^ " '
' : Through . paragraphs lii . the . ' ^ MM and ; other journals , > thas . long-ueenknown that iu ; U 9 , tb \ yivinthe . i ]; ingiloin was tlie mania . of spflculitioii i ' ii , rail way projects so yiru . lent as in Leuils .. WitliiiUhe present . yearj no fewer tlian thrcp . companies of tissouiated . sUareijTOkei-s ,. each company daily publishing its oiyii list of sales andpHces , hiiv ^ startedinto existence , numbering ; from 100 to 120 persons , and , such was the amount of . business done , thai it was confidently stated that some , of them . were makin « from £ 5000 to £ C 000 . a-ycar cach .- ^ In ^ pito of the
illegality of the tranactions , ; too , much business was done in projects attteceduiit to tlic . issuing , of thesciip . i ; Men of capital and , nien of straw—nien . ofi'espectability . aiid men of none—men of iutegrLtjl and men devoid of piiuciylehave alniost ^ equally . engaged in . buying , and selliiig . im . lnadiatciyand prospectively ,:. railway sliaves ; and . isuch hasLceu tlic . fever aiuUsciVement kept up . for months . in the ; town by ' tlie railway . 6 u « s and bears , Ahat reckless speculation Eterned to tlivcateu ' -vvith . destructipn much of the legitimate business of the town .. ¦ -. .. '; ,
. There is an old proverb which says , "Every dog hath Ids day ; " and itappeavs that . railway , speculation hath had its day in Leeds ., The day / hatli gone , and the night hath come . A dark cloud liathoveishadowed the 'Change '; and whispers—deep , audible , and unmistakable—of "repudiation" and " compvomisu" luivo become the order of the day . The following accounts of the crisis is given in the Leeds Mercury of Saturday lust : — . , . ... . . "The totally unexpected amalgamation of ihe Huddt'rsfieW , Halifax , and Bradford Union Railway-with the ¦ Manchester-and ... Leeds Railway Company , has had the most extvaordinary and unhappy effect on great liumbers of speculators in shares in this and tlic neighbouring towns . According to the fatal system which prevails so extensively at persons selling shares without possessing them , on . the speculation of being able to buy them at a lower price before the time comes for then- delivery , a
vast number of these shares had been sold in the market , —no less , itis said , than SO . 000 ! Tile number of shares originally announced in the prospectus of this railway was only 10 , 000 , and the number which the ' committee have , actually to allot , according to the agreement , with the Manchester and Leeds , is only 7 , 500 . As soon as the avra . igemtnt with the latter company was known , the shares sprung up from 30 s . to £ 10 , £ 12 , and even £ 15 , — partly owing to the real value of . the shares as stock of the Manchester and Leeds Company , and partly from the rush into'the . market of . those who had previously sold shares , to obtain them for delivery . Tlie consequence has been , the absoluteinubiUty of those who had previously sold on speculation to fulfil their bargains ; and this inability is all but universal both among brokers and their clients . Under . these extraordinary circumstances , the members of the Leeds Stock-Excliaiige met on Thursday , and adopted the following resolutions : —
"' That , no buyer of shares in any projected railway where the scrip . was . not--issued : at the date of the contract , shall be allowed to buy in such shares agaiust the seller , but that the members of the Exchange be required to do their utmost to effect a just and . amicable arrange mentwith each other of any contracts for such shares in which they may have been engaged , and . be bound to abide by the decision of the committee of management as to the mode of such arrangement . "' That no dealings be hereafter permitted in shaves of which the scrip is not issued , . with' the ' . ' exceptions ' such transactions as may be entered into with the express view , of promoting the settlement of transactions nowopen . ., ' -. ¦¦ " -... . .
" \\ e surely need not say what a fatal lessou is uere given to the public against the practice of gambling in shares . The second resolution passed by the Leeds Stock Exchange . if generally acted npon . would palliate the evil ; but the only effectual cure is to be found in abandoning the practice of jobbing . The purchase of shares for investment is most legitimate , hut espevienca show * that jobbing in shares is exceedingly dangerous , and must be ruinous to many , as well as interfere most perniciously with regular industry . "
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fc on 'Change" is , that when a seller neglects to eliver the shaves lie may have sold at the time specified , the buyer is at liberty to buy them in the market at the then price , and charge the neglecting seller with the difference . As before stated , eighty thousand shares in this particular line have been sold at 30 s . They are now at' £ l $ ' j ] 'flic seller at 303 ., to h honest ; to fulfil las engagements , must purchase shares at £ 15 , and hand them over to the party he originally sold to , for 30 s . " ; losing £ 1310 s . on each share ! This nine-tenths of them
cannot do ! They have not the meass ; and if they had , the bare fact of . sueli a number having to be purchased would about double the price again , seeing that there are but 7 , 500 shares to allot ! To keep faith therefore IS CERTAIN RUIN to scores ! Ashmen and honourable men they are bound to part with the hast farthing they have : but they are GAMBI . KKSand they naturally look for the thorough "ambler ' s
resort , when fortune frowns . They talk of llepudia ting ! They have no objection to pocket the profits of gambling ; they see no impropriet y in becoming possessed of thousands of other people ' s money with mtgivtog an equivalent for it ; they have no qi ; a Q " conscience against " fobbing the winnings- " but to ' wrt with the " I . OSISGS" is quite another thW ¦ Thev t ^« doubt the LEGALITY of- the transaction . Not a word about ^ nour-or hncstyr ' ni \^ ^
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THE BONE-KNAWING ATROCITY . . I . v another place will be found the report of an investigation into certain allegations made in ' Parliament by Mr . Wakley , relative to practices obtaining amongst the poor in the Andover Union . It wil l be found also that those allegations have , to the eternal disgrace of this Government , been bonie out by fact ; and that human'bcinga , in this Christian England , av- « fcvcetl by . lasv-pvodueed poverty and law-administeml . " charity , " to turn cannibals . ' On those ( acts we too not at present comment , butimis i content ourselves with giving the following indi gnant reprobation of the particular transactions , and of the system that leads to them , from , the Times of TJiiirsdsiv : —
Notwithstanding the horrovsand atrocities to which the l ' oor Law lias given birth , we could not have believed it possible that even the measure we have named coultl have kd to anything so utterl y revolting as the facts stated in our paper of yesterday to have occurred in the union workhouse at Andoyw ' A short time before the prorogation of Parliam ent Mr . -Wakley asked the Home Secretary ¦ if he had . heard " that the paupers of a union in Ilampahiru were employed in crushing bones , and that while so employed tliey were engaged in quarrelling w ; t j ( each , other for the bones , in extracting marrow froiu them , and in gnawing off tlie meat from the extremities . " To this question Sir James Graham replied that lie had heard nothing of the sort , and he fur ther
went on to say , that '' if the facts alleged were true he was quite satisfied that they would have been represented to him . " "He could not believe that such an abuse existed , for , in that . case , he would have heard of it . " Here the matter might have ended , had not Mr . Wakley suggested to the Home Secretary that iij was his duty , to make inquiry into the subject ; and this inquiry having been made , the statement of the lion , member for L'insbury | is . not simply confirmed , but the facts are found to be even more'horrible than he himself was at the time conscious of . It appears , ^ rom the investigation which has taken place into this truly shocking affair , that the paupers arc employed in crushing . bones' collected from various
sources , including lrequently the . bones of horses as well as of other animals , and " occasionally" smne from churchyards . Sow , we admit that the supposition of human beings having been starved into sucliti stivte . of brutal degradation that they could seek to satisfy the cravings of hunger from such a disgusting source is altogether past belief , and if we bad not the evidence of the fact we could not have considered it possible . AVe have read of nothing in the accounts of sieges or shipwrecks , nor even in imaginative descriptions of thc ^ vorst horrors which those calamities entail , that can be compared with the dreadful truth that has just been brought to light at Andover . Though we cannot help turning with" loathing from the contemplation ot ' au act so sickening as that to
which , the paupers haye at this place been driven , we - must feel the greatest pity , for the wretches whose very nature has been thus brutalized by tlic system on which the Poor Laivof this country is ' administered * They . must have been ground down by hunger to a condition as low as that of the very dogs , for we have it in the words of the paupers themselves that they are " ready to light over the bones , " and , " as soon as one sees a good bone which is unobserved by the rest he contrives to steal it away , " and hides it till lie gets an opportunity of gnawing it . Mr . Munday , one ot the guardians , and a borough magistrate , to whose energy and perseverance the inquiry that has been made is owing , sent for one of the bones that had been hidden in the way described , and found it to bo
in an oltcnsivc state , which our readers will understand without our disgusting them by the use of plainer language . _ We have lately had occasion to refer to the atrocities committed by the French in . Algeria , but our neighbours may indeed retaliate upon us b y pointing to the ' 'inhuman barbarities ' that our Poor Law practices . Although the atrocity of Pelissier was horrible enough , it may well be said that the destruction of life is not so great an ¦ injury as the degrading roan literally to the level of the brute which has been the result of the Poor Law at Andover . It is incumbent en , all who are concerned for the honour of ' their country , to repudiate a system which must become a national disgrace when it
leads to such , facts as those we have been speakin " of . What must the sufferings of these ' wretched persons have been before they were driven to an act for which in no accounts of wars or famines , sieges or shipwrecks—tacts or fiction , —in nothing , which . \ VC have hoard or read , have we ever met with a parallel ? Even the conduct of Pelissier has had oneprecedent supplied by a countryman of his own ; but the reduction of human beings by starvation to sucli a degraded state that they have boon ready to h « ht for the bones of animals—some brought even , from ' churchyards—is an offence that stands alone ' and the Poor Law is the only law that could have given rise to it . ¦ - " ¦ ;; .. ¦; ; ... ¦ - ) . ; ,
t ilie ^ Andovcr . case cannot rest where - it is ;' - ' and though Sir James Graham omitted to make any ' alltisioivto : thc result of tlie inquiry , which he must have known betoro Parliament waa prorogued , public " opinion will pronounce itself on a matter rcsnectiii " which the Home Secretary preferred remaitiin " silent . ¦ : . <¦¦ :. !¦; -. > ° .
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lega&ty . " It is not legal to-buy-nml-sell suclbsliafes . " Just so : but why did you not say this when you-wcre gating ? ¦ Tlie truth is , the infernal system has eaten out your souls . You have no principle of hownr left . You are GAMIlLEltS-ithorough and essentially GAMBLERS .: and as . such you arc obtivious to all the feclings-and ties that-bind honouraWeand honest incn togcthev . Tlie-bavefuet , that you seek to get money Inj mch means showsyou to be conscienceless . You are seeking . to . get what you have not worked for , nor given an equivalent for . All you get must necessarily conie out of the pockets of somebody else . In all likelihood itis the price of ruin ; what of that ?—have you not . got . the money . ? "What matters it that a wife and family should be plunged in misery—steeped to the ears in poverty—have you not got what was theirs . ? To talk of honour in
conncction with such a system is to insult common sense . It is of ¦ infernal origin ; it is infernal in practice ; and it can only lead to infernal results . But about this Repudiation . It is true that such a course is openly advocated , and likdy to be adopted . Tlie UeAs Mercury of Saturday says : — In the Leeds Association of Sharcbrolsci-j , we under stand that it has hecu dettnidiied to lvpuiliate altogttla-r the bargains iu this railway , on the alleged ground that tlic coiumitteu have not fuliiiled tlic expectations belli out in their prospectus as to the number of shares to he allotted to thu public . ¦¦' ¦ " AH bargains iii shares , where the scrip lias not been issued being illegal , payment cannot be enforced by Ian ;; but we need uut say what the effect of the repudiation must be on the parties . :
Anent this same purpose of \ Repudiation , the rimes of Thursday has the following : — To shon'tlio iteling of tlie gamblers—for that is the proper term'for these recusant speculator—we need but give copies of th « , following placards , ivhicli were extensively posted in Leeds on last Tuesday morning : — " Cactios , —All parties who have sold sluu- « s iu the HuadersHeid , Halifax , iuid Jirudford Union llu lway Company are t-anicstly ' recommended to repudiate the bargains they have nwde , which they arc fully justified in doiuii , owing to the altered circumstances of the company , the constitution of which lias been comph-tch changed beiure the allotment of the shares . August l-J ,
" Uaimva . v Lnjostice . —Iu the prospectus of the Huddetsfiald , Halifax , aud liradford Union Railway Company issued some weeks ago , the public were invited to semi m their applications for shares which would be allotted so them on payment of a deposit of £ 12 s . per share . It is notorious that parties immediately connected , with this line have brought slum's to nn extent fiw above the number actually u ' xisting ; and when by an arrangement with the Manchester , and Leeds , Huddersfield and Sheffield , and other lines , they have raised the price in tlic various markets to a premium of £ 15 , they cuolly turn round upon the publtiyaud say , 'All the shaves in this company are ' to be given to the proprietors in the companies with whom « e have amalgamated . '
' ¦ 'Shares to tlie extent of £ 80 , 000 have been actually sold in the Leeds market alone , at a low premium of about 30 s ., and so frightful are the consequences anticipated by the stockbrokers , that the committee of the Stock-Exchange considered it necessary ' to frame a resolution to theeffect that no bargains should be recognised in shares of any company not previously allotted .: ' This resolution not being retrospective , does not attVct the crying injustice of the present case ; and the extent of ruin to all parties in tiiis affair is so alarming that it is expected a resolution will be come to , to fix a price at which ' the shares are to be bought in .
"This , it done , will only pavtially raned y the evil , and by no means meet the injustice of the case , which can be luokud upon in no other light than a gross fraud upon the public . It is earnestly hoped that all parties will unite iu urgently requiring that all bargains in the stock shall be ' . cancelled , - fov by no other . mean ' s : can total ruin be averted to many hundreds . " if injustice be adiniueil because the shares ' arc at £ 15 pi-einium , it is only a partial reduction of tho robb .-ry to iix a medium price of about £ o ; the transaction is either unjust aud unfair , or it is not , and if the " former bo admitted ( as no one can for a ' moment deny ) the only remedy ^ will be for the committee to recommend that all ihe . bargains shall be cancelled . " ' - ' ' '¦ ' ¦ : '¦¦¦ •¦ : :
, rwirc-is one assertion ' in the ; latter of tlicse placards ; whicii ' we believe to : ' be , true : parties coniicctcd with the line hava bought shares to a considcraWe extent ; ¦ Tlie fact'is ,-that certain partics . ' Aww of tMc a ' ri-aiigementstfetwevepeiulhig ; Jmcw of tlic probability ^ of amalgamation : / and knowing this ; and j . Jiiiowing too , v : that tithe moment the fact was known the sliares ^ Ouhrnio ' uiiViip ' ¦ in'lpncc / ' thcj : jP % ^ BJnterc % dly ' . ^ possessed ,, and bought . iipiaii . that ' caine in their way ! Of course all this was fair p \ Viio ( lai'c say to the contrary ^? Not the guwlbiir'l It isTnot fw ' him to coni-Pj « in . ¦ : But hones ); inci ^ would " . shrink from so actin "
or so conceiving . v > Contrast the conduct of the actors on iuioi raatiou'in . . ' { iiis \ 'disgracefurcasc ' i jwith tlib ; foliowinjj instance ' of true , integrity of soul evinced by Majok C . umvuiGHT vindci- similar civcunistaiiccs . Sec the PATRIOT rise superior to those low , sordid , ' base , mean , grovcWing , . dislioncst , " pick-pocket notions which influence the GAMBLER : and sec in his conduct soinctluugto atJmivc , something to piuuTEj to the end of time !; . Contrast the liighsoulcdpmwipleof the " . Father of radicalism" with those that actuate the frequenters of your " Stock Exahangcs ; " those that tak ? every advantage , as the " pigeon plncker" of "the Hell" does when he " plays" with loaded dice : —
\ . lien an express from Paris was brought to Mr ' n . hartou , the American Minister iu London , to negotiate the exchange of prisoners during the American war Major Cartwri ght was iu the room with that - gentleman ' As soon as Mr . Wlinrtou read the tlesputch ,. he put Ills hack to the door , and said , " Sow , Cu ,-t wi hr , you imiy makean immensefonunc V oatUis lw ' i » tti * uesmtch into Miijor CarUvrijjlifs hands ; but did the latter take advantage of the information to go and gamble in the funds ? . Ao . ftodUh . ot . Mr . Wharton told Major Cartwright that the information would not be in the po-ses ot this
s . on Government Tor tweut . fo « v Imys , 1 TOl \ \ le pointed out thews , } - in which : the information mHit be turned to account by Major Cartwri ght . Dut that evcelmitman refused to take advantage of it , because whatever he should gam must be lost by somebody else JEvervb ' oiliknew that Major Cartwright was notvevy rid » ; bu that mis not tho only sacrifice he made throughout ibr the sake of lirineijilc . There was another act uf his which every man who follows M . doctrine ougu ? i !^ 1 ^ - His brother lost all hu property i ,, speculation Smctduuery ; he veheved that brother from m mCZ
Let the GAMBLERS look at the example her afforded them , and scorn to take the advantages they now avail themselves of . hd the llepudiatm- uko look at the example afforded him , and blush that the thought of acting with flagrant perfidy has once crossed his mind . Thus the blow is struck ! Terminate as tlie afiMt may-whethcr by the ruin of . hundreds ' id the maintenance of their integrity , or in repudiation , or in compromisc-rte . Moii ; is struck ! Confidence in Leeds has received a shock ! If the pavtics involved submit to . ntirt-that- . ruin will not satisfy the claims ol the successful gambles If they re ^ atc-alltlm world
will know who and what they are-xw ra vjnrr bkadt to tbow tiiEK Aom . l If they even compvomisc , confidence cannot be restored to what it once was . Jhe blow is struck at Leeds : how long will it be ere it extend over all the land ? How long will it o , ere we have all the interests in the state suffering tcom tiw effects of this mad speculation . Thc 4 questions we shall attempt to solve on another occasion : meantime we conclude iu the words of the Aim .: - " Sooner or later the day will come when an unto d proportion of this year ' s scvip-holdcvs will be douWyj ^^ -noJongcr able to suffer the « nls they have already paid to remain buried in the ' earthworks of an unfinished line , much less to pa ,, „« , the quick recurring calh of the company . A ve . y tHflbo fall ot the
wmmewtal thermometer will 1 ) C suflieient to ry the ralnc of a hundred millions of promises A drop from fever-heat to blood-heat will shrink off paupers and pensioners , and nobodiesand aliases and bankers cierks and aged cornets on half-pav , anO fifty other ephemei-ides of the market . A further decent to temperate heat will prove serious to shoplteepirSin vetting in scrip the inadequate capital of their trades TO ATTORNEYS PLAYING AT HTCII-FAUTH 1 KG Win ¦ musT-MoxEY , and to country clergymen sick of the monotonous Three per Cents . Thence to freezing point zs a downfall almost too painful to contemplate- Mucn MORE THAT TO ZERO AND UNDKR , lvh { ch ft ^ , positively inhuman to ' pn « Ke « ,-DiD not rkcbkt expp Riexce assuhb us that EVEN THE AVnncr MUST GOME . " WORST The project is frightful !
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^ r ^^ V , ^ .. , , / ^//^/^ yy ,, ^^^^^^^^ . ^ f //> ^ , *^« v ™ .., ^ , , G . Cayul , SiiErFiELD . —Such rumours as he spealts of are utterly without foundation ; and we trust he will tKA be injured thereby . The reason why he did not receive his Stars in proper time lay entirely with us , as was explained to him in a letter posted previous to our receiving his . To several other agents who have written us , we reply , that after using every possible exertion , we could not complete their orders in time , from ' a defect in the machinery . Communications fob the York Cuartists must be addressed to George Jefferson , Wilspn ' s-yard , Layerthorp ,
Sailors' . Wroxcs . —Tub ' "Cbimpiso" " Sistem— -Mb EmTOR . -rnurpniiiT , a few weeks ago , ' contained an ai'tiele respecting th « sailors and their wrongs : allow me now to say that one of the wrongs complained of has lately arrested the ' attention of the legislature , who have passed a law to prevent crimping . As a number Of your readers may not be awarc . what " crimping" is , it will not be out of place to offer a few observations on this subject . A sailor , when out of employment , is like a fish out of water , ( strange fish , Jack !} - he know snot where to go , or what to do—he meets a Jew , or often a Gentile slopseller , who asks Jack docs he want a ship ! " Yes , " says he . " Then come with me and I will get you one . " The rascal takes Jack home ) gives him ii glass of whtel-ey , opiumand vitrioland VCI'V
, , speedily Jack is asleep . The " crimp , " or slopseller then runs off and speaks to a captain in want of a crew—he bargains to bring the men on board when he ( the master ) wants them . The Jew then gets as ninny promissory notes as the captain wants hands—these will be cashed to the amount of £ 2 5 s . or £ 210 s . each note If the sailor goes in the ship , the Jew , or "shipping master , " or " crimp , " its all the same , then gives Jack wrottwr dose of whiskey , opium , and vitriol , a shoddy jacket , manufactured on purpose out of devil ' s dust , a plug ot contraband tobacco , an old pair of txwiun , Z , * . . f ° me ll 00 i ; sail 01 ' ' wll 0 « when going away , could votjua thm ; and , thus supplied , poor Jack is sent off to Ac stop . Tho crimp" keeps the advance note , and draws the wages of the sailor three days after
, he lias sailed away , that is , one month ' s advance note . Another villanous system is , a number of would-be smart honest men , to all appearance " geritlomen , "' keep what they term " shipping offices . " The more sober portion of the sailors go there to seek for employment , because the shipmasters patronise these crimps . " Jack applies : he is told yes-told he caa get employment with Captain So-and-so , but anolhir sailor hits promised to give him ( the crimp ) Vis . for the berth , but if he will give a pound he shall have it . The poor fellow , perhaps with a family of young cWWreri ut home crying for bread , has to sell orplcdge some articleof furniture to satisfy the cupidity of this scoundrel ' The act lately passed is to prevent the fee bein ^ mia by the seamen to a " crimp" or other person tlie fee must be the
paid by captain or owner of tlie-ship" ani " any master or owner of a ship going to any otherthan a heensedoffice shall pay £ 20 for every sailor ¦ » sl « PS and any othcc-Ueeper , licensed or not , known toSt or charge , directly ov indirectly , anv ^ J $£ g fn ^^ SKSSSB " hat the more sober part of the seamen wifl spend tL J Vil . ? T " tU " r than in « tt « n « BnB ' tho Cat and IS , u " be'n , ^' ullcd by « ' « "Iandladj ' s daughter , " t ° *? T S a C ° mmon Pn » tttato . ¦ Saeknmt d earns of the rascality of the landsharks until he is actually done for . Let him live and learn .-Respect fully , J . Pildes .
J . H . JOSES , MAKcnESTEtt . —Thanks for " The Starspangled Banner . " The articles on " Agricultural Ohenustry , " published in the ' Star , are not contained in a separate publication . The only way in which ' his friend could prove the death of his father in the United States , would be by some one going over there , and collecting the proofs . C . J— . Not any particular width—but the use to which highways are put require that they be wide enough to accommodate the traffic over them . II . Balmfortii , MANciiESTEn .--Thaiiks for his packet . "We have made use of some portion of it , and shall use the remainder next week . ¦ ' J . II ., RoTHEiuiAsi . —We have not the means of reference at hand to answer his questions with certainty . '• " -.. ¦ : Jacob Teost . —Letter I ; next week . Can he let us have Letter II . by Thursday ? ; ' ! ; ' ' Henrt Smith , Li vERroot . —Our endeavour is to render
the Star generally interesting to the general body of its readers . -This w-e believe to be in somedegree attained by ' the observance of the rule-which has operatcH to the exclusion of mere local " addresses" for three years lastipast-, i a rule / which ; we doVript feel disposed to alter to gratify the nuerulou ? ness 0 f n'riy party , ' ' ¦'
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 16, 1845, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1328/page/4/
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