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    • THE NORTflERN STAB. SATURDAY, MAY li, 1849.
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      UETT MO 2 JTHLY PUBLICATION . PBICE XHBXEP £ NC £ . On the 1 st of June , will appear Xo . I . of TTIHE DEMOCRATIC REVIEW J . Of BEITISH and FOHEIGJT POLITICS , HISTORY , and LETERATDIIE . Hdited by & JULIAN HABNEY . At present no Moafiily AdFoeate of Democratic Prcsres easts in this country . It is therefore proposed to establish such an organ , at a price -which vrill place it vrithin the reach of all sectioas of the peopls . The JDEMOCBAXicUEVnwwill represent , contend for , and chronicle the progress of Democratic Principles at Home and Abroad . Ihe Political and SocialEmancipation of the Proletarians of these Islands by the enactment of the principles of the " PEOPLE'S CHARTER , HOME COLONISATION on A TfiEE SOIL , and the substi ^ ition of CO-OPERATION for Competition in llanulactures and Commerce , trill be strenuously advocated in fins Publication . Believm !; that Men of all Nations are Brethrenj the Editor will advocate Justice for the Oppres » ed , without distinction of Country or Creed . Talented writers in France and Germany have promised to contribute articles ; and arrangements are in progress for seouring the assistance of correspondents in Italy , Switzerland , America , &c ., 4 c .

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      Just published , No . XXX . Price Sixpence , o ? THE COMMONWEALTH . "THE COMMONWEALTH" wfflbe the Kepresentative of the Chartists , Socialists , and Trades' Unionists , in the Monthly Press . i costeots : ¦ 1 . What is to be done with Ireland ! 2 . The "Weaver ' s Daughter . 3 . Extraction of Pauperism . 4 . Popular Cause in Europe . 5 . Social Effects of Peasant Proprietorship . 6 . The Hero . 7 . Events of the Month .

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      FOR SALE , A TWO-ACRE SHARE drawn in the January ballot of 1848 , for the small sum of £ 10 . All expense up to this time is paid . Apply to W . Munday , new-sagent and secretary , Mayorhold , Northampton . . ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ _

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      THE 1 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE BENEFIT SOCIETY , resident in Londoa and its vicinity , are hereby' requested to attend a . meeting , at eight o ' clock , on YTednesdayevemagnext , at the Land Office , on business of great importance to the interestsjofthq Society . . ; - , ;¦ . , ' . _' ;; ¦ - ¦ ¦¦ /¦

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      THE LEAGUE OF PEOPLE AGAINST . THE . LEAGUE OF KINGS . It is now some years since we predicted that the next European ' struggle would . / be the League of People against the League of Kings ; and that ' we . did not make a false estimate of the disposition and the genius of the people of the future , ¦¦ ' ' the improvement of whose mind we ventured to measure by the

      standard of progress , is fully proved by the present state of Austria , where the last of the Cesars now totters upon Ms barbaric throne ; the state of Italy , where the Italian mind is emerging from that tomb of ignorance , prejudice , and superstition , in which it has been so long and systematically enshrined ; and the state of Germany , whose federal links , that constituted its monarchical power , arenow bending , and about to yield to the League of the People . : . '

      What will England—priiud England , so boastful of her martial name and military prowess—now say to the loss of her . three great Allies , who , as we predicted , have now more than enough to do in looking after their own affairs . ; It is thirty-five years since Napoleon—not " the Special Constable , but the Autocrat—prophesied that in fifty years Europe would bo Republic or Cossack ; it is over twenty years since Canning prophesied that the next great European struggle would be the WAR OP MIND ; and it is nearly twenty years since

      WE prophecied that the Voice of Knowledge would silence the cannon ' s roar ; and who can now contemplate the tameness of England , formerly the arbitvess of the world , while the Austrian empire relies for its preservation upon the invasion of its territories by a hundred and fifty thousand Russians ; wtien the English Special Constable , the President of the French Republic , which declares . the will of the people superior to the will of the , autocrat , has the matchless presumption to invade Italy -withaRepublican army , to suppress

      and put down Republican principles in that country , and when the fidelity of the Protestant people of Protestant Prussia can b& no longer subjected to the will of a despot—who , we ask , can contemplate England ' s tameness in the midst of such trying scenes , without coming to the conclusion that her Statesmen are aware that she has enough . to do at home , to keep for a time—and only for a time—the minds of her own country within those trammels from which the minds of all other people are now , by degrees , escaping ?

      It is the privilege of the Monarch to declare war or make peace , without the interference of Ministers , Cabinets , or Privy Councillors , but then such powers are never used in England without the implied consent of those advisers , who are presumed to hold the balance of power in both Houses of Parliament ; and we may consequently presume that the will of Parliament , if not consulted , is , at least , favourable

      to such Royal proclamations : while , u p on the contrary , the decision of the Special Constable and his Ministers has been overruled by the voice of the National Assembly , but not until the privilege of the President , sanctioned no doubt by the connivance of Ms advisers , had led to a gross violation of Republican , nay , Monarchical principles , and great slaughter of Republican citizens . :.

      The English reader , however , may glean some slight consolation from the fact of the National Assembly having reversed the decree of the despot , and it is this—that up 6 n . the . pye of an approaching election , when those Senators will stand again ( to-morrow ) before their constituents , pleading for a renewal of their trust , they will urge their opposition to the invasion of- Ital y , as their best qualification , to represent the Democratic mind of France ; and from this fact the English' Chartists will disco- ' ver the , value , not more of UniversalSuffrage than of Annual Parliaments , ' as we have but

      little doubt that but for the approach of the General Election , that Assemby—a majority of which has violated nearly every article of the constitution—would have beenbuttoo ready and willing to acquiesce in the tyrannical in-, yasion of Italy . - . ; While . the ! three great continental powers of Europe—Austria , France , and Prussia—are thus embroiled in revolutions , it must , not be forgot that England is all but at war with her own Colonies , while Ireland , her sister , is one great charnel-house . The mind shudders at the contemplatim of thousands being slaughtered in , a struggle to uphold the rule and tyranny of despots , while it becomes inured to

      the natty decimation of ' its own population , -by famine and starvation . But , however the stability of English institutions may be supposed to be based upon the loyalty ofiEnglish , and the servility of Irish Representatives , it is time that" both" should understand that neither represent the mind of the majority of either country . It is well that this little cradle should rock calmly in the midst of surrounding convulsions but let the responsible advisers of the Queen of England rest assured , that their withholding the legitimate rights of the people will ultimately embroil thiB country in a like convulsion , and at a time when the co-operation of her foreign , allies will afford her no protection ,

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      It is marvellous to see the apathy with which the . English ; Parliament : and > English Ministers look upon public opinion ; and audaciously resist'all public appeals to adjust class differences . . They s'tilirely upon Parliamentary majorities—upon armed soldiers , policemen , and specials—hoping to keep the ; active mind of England within those limits which will enable her to-make laws for the benefit of money-mongers , however they . . may militate against the interest of their slaves , a : . * ^ " in 1793 , the Union : of the ' Irish people had extracted all but complete liberty from the English Government , when the French Revo-— - " - ' - "• •

      lution required the service of her force abroad ; but when . English money ; had succeeded . -. in purchasing French treachery , England—then safe abroad—resisted those several demands ; which were ^ all but acquiesced in , and became , ' if possible , more tyrannical than ever ; and , taking , warning from the past , we now counsel the English working classes .. to be watchful , determined , and resolute ^ and they may rest assured England- ^ commercial England—cannot escape that universal contagion that 13 now raging , and thit'the first shot fired will be the signal of England ' s regeneration and Ireland ' s redemption . . : ; - ,,. ¦ : ¦ ¦ . - . -: - -

      _ Napoleon , when strengthened by the confidence , love , pride , and valour of the French people , made Italy his battle-field—he destroyed Republics and established monarchies The Special Constable is following in his steps ; but let him . take heed , and bear the fact in mind , that opinion-now is not what opinion was fifty years ago—that ho , like his UNCLE is . not a warrior—and that the French people of to-day are not to be duped as . their ,

      predecessors wore who fought for individual glory , in the vain hope of achieving national greatness . ; Our fondest hope is , that the brave Hungarians may be able to resist the double tyranny of Austria and Russia ; that the Italians' will preserve their Republic in spite of the treachery of the Special Constable ; andthat the league of German Mind may overpower the league of Grerman Despotism . ;

      English rule and English policy have been through all time governed by her alliance with foreign nations , while now , instead : of being the strongest twig in the bundle ,: she has , by her foolish resistance to . legitimate popular demand , become a solitary stick , whose strength can be only preserved by the folly of those who have been but too often the victims of their own intemperance and rashness . But . we trust that a people , well drilled by experience , will not again be caught in the trap ^ or allow that victory which is not far distant—to be wrenched from their grasp . . . ¦ ' ¦

      Austria , France , and Prussia once Republics , it will be out of the power of English faction to uphold its despotism and the people ' s degradation . .

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      ^ PARLIAMENTARY REVIEW . Ministers are saved for the present by halfa-score proxies in the Lords . Thegrand battle on the floor of the HouseofLords between'theouts and the iris , for which both parties ; have been long making vigorous preparations ,, / was looked forwai-d to with keen anxiety , and has excited more interest than any . political contest since the ¦ closing conflict on the Peel Tariff of 1846 . It was well known that the Protectionists under Stanley wore determined to . make a real voi a sham fight , and were prepared for the consequences of a victory , namely ,

      to take office , and attempt to carry on the Government . It was equally well known that the present occupants of ofiicp had . beon making the most desperate efforts to whip up votes , and catch proxies in every possible quarter , and through the medium of every _ available influence . Still , even with the unstinted and earnest assistance of the puke of Wellington , who exerted his proxies in their behalf , it was generally believed that the division would be an exceedingly narrow one , and , even to the last moment , some entertained at least ' a hope that it would be in favour of the Protectionists .

      The excitement both in and out of the House on the two nights of the debate ,. was great . The number of Peers present was unusually large , and a majority of the Members of the other House , who are most constant in their attendance on their Parliamentary duties , took up their places either below the bar or in the side galleries . The space before the throne , appropriated to foreign ambassadors and their attaches , and to Peers' sons , was also crowded ; while on both nights a considerable number of ladies were present in the galleries at the upper'end of the House , and on the concluding

      discussion many of them sat till the sun ' rose , in order to learn : the result and , accompany their lordly relatives home . Nor is this to-be wondered at . The ladies of both factions were quite a ? much , and as directly , interested in the contest as those who spoke and voted . On the one hand Ladies in Waiting , Women of the Bedchamber , and Maids of Honour in esse , could not but feel vitally interested in the question , whether they were to retaiiir their places or riot ; Ladies in Waiting , Women of the Bedchamber , and Maids of Honour in posse , would naturally be equally anxious , to

      know , whether their hopes and deBires were to be fulfilled or not . In one of the admirable illustrations of " Mr . Pips's Diary , " which weekly appears in " Purich , V the artist has represented , in capital style , the Commons in " a Committee of the whole House , " and has given especial prominence to the somnolent members whoarestretchedonthegalleryseats . Thescene in the gallery of the Lords , between one and four o ' clock oh Wednesday morning , would nave supplied a few novel subjects . Not a few of the female aristocracy , who had come from the

      ball room or the assembly with the blaze of diamonds about them , Avere to be seen asleep , wearied out by the potent and protracted oratory of their noble friends below . And as the dawning light of morning stole in through the richly painted windows of the spacious hall , and , gradually growing stronger , brought out their glowing tints , it tell upon a scene which has had but few parallels—perhaps none , since the final struggle for the Reform Bill , whenif we remember rightly—their lordships did not breakup till ne ' ariy seven o ' clock . ' , '

      Of the character , of the debate we . do ; not propose to . speak . The most noticeable , point in the first night was the defection of that venerable Pantaloon , Lord Brougham , from tho policy with whichhis name is traditionally associated . He is a" MalthusianandPoliticaiEcdnomist , and might , therefore , reasonably havebeen expected to vote for the abrogation - of the Navigation Laws . But , as if to show that his versatility and his capacity , Jfor . " turning his 1

      back upon himself , '/ and ] other"feats of an equally mountebank description , are by no means exhausted—that he is as willing as ever " for to-come , for to fetch ; for to go , for to cjirry "—he made just one turn more , and abused his quondam friends and associates with the same gusto arid in the same fluent style , which , underother impulses , he would have applied to . his new allies on the Tory and Absolutist side of the House . ; . In fact , Lord Brougham outran the oldest and riiOst zealous

      of , his new party in his lQye ; for despotism ,. and his hatred of liberal institutions . ; According to the new lights that have of late beamed upon him , Nicholas of Russia and the Austrian Emperor are the safeguard and mainstays of European civilisation , the synonymes for all that is most precious or most deserving of being cherished in human society—while , on the other hand , his fertile imagination , and his ; facility for . coining ' Billingsgate phrases , find ample ' occupation in | making or retailing , with his peculiar exaggeration , all the scandal and gossip which he thinks will tend to damage the newly-formed liberal : Governments on the Continent , To the Boman Republic , especially , he hears & most cordial hatred , and

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      never loses an opportunity o . f maligning them . If , however , his last evolution was meant to secure the woolsack ?; from a . Protectionist Ministry , he hasfailed inhis object . The two speeches which occupied most time and excited the greatest attention , were those ofLord . aREYandLord . STANLEY . The latter , especially , fought bravely for his- party , and well deserved the hearty and protracted cheers amidst which he sat down . His solemn , earnest , and eloquent , but subdued tone of remonstrance to the Duke of Wellington , on the course he was taking , was delivered amidst breathless silence , and excited intense interest , v , » -. r ^ i « . «» Iv . « w « n > . f nnitv nf maliffninsr them ,

      with the . apparent . exception of him to whom it was addressed . He satin his ; usual attitude , with arms folded and hat drawn over his brows , aa immovable as some of the stony idols in aHindoo Temple—andj , like them , vouchsafed no reply to his petitioner . The Marquis of Lansdowne was stung into animation and passion by some parts of the Protectionist leader ' s trenchant and dashing onslaught , and spoke with an energy which was wonderful for his years , and contrasted strangely with his ordinary inaudible , pompous , ; and measured style . At last the division took place , when , out of the two hundred and twenty-four Peers present , a majority of FOURTEEN voted however

      against the Ministry . The , proxies , , retrieved the defeat , and ' gave the Whigs a final majority of TEN . The total number of Peers who voted Was three hundred and thirtysix , out of , we believe , about four hundred in all , who are entitled to vote . . This shows that tho " whip'' on both aides must have been exceedingly severe . ¦ It remains ; to bo ^ seen whether Lord-STANLEY will act in the spirit of his expressed determination , to renew this fight at every opportunity , and taking advantage of his majority . of Peers , who attend personally , mutilate or altogether reject the Bill in Committee—thus rendering another fieldday necessary for the final victory of the Free Traders . ¦" .., .:.

      On the policy of the measure , we have so frequently expressed our views , that it is needless to do so now .. The best course , perhaps , for the friends of the working classes , and of native industry , generally , to pursue , is . to withdraw from any active opposition to the "buy-cheap and aell-dear" faction . So long as a vestige of the old protective system remains , they will throw the : blame of the

      failure of their own plans . upon it , and be able tohoodwink at least a part of the public as to the real causes of the mischief . It will be better to take this excuse away from them , and let their own system be seen in its naked deformity . The re-action of which ; the Protectionists now speak , will then speedily become strong a nd universal , but it will not be of a kind which will drive the industrious classes

      into the ' arms of the ' monopolists of land—the protectors of their own wealth , privileges , arid communities , at the expense of the rest of the community . The industry of the country has too long groaned beneath the exactions of both landlord and millrlord , and we cry heartily "A plague on both your houses ! " . In " the good time coming , " " labour must , " Thomas Cablyle phrases it , ¦ " become a seeing giant " —and ; with eyes wide open to his own interests , work out his own salvation ; : '

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      -EXECUTIVE FUND . Received by S . Kydd . —Huddersfield , 10 s . 6 d . ; Brig Fac < tory , Is . Id . ; Bradford , 11 s . 6 d . ; Hebden Bridge , 10 s . ; Huddersfield , per Enoch Sykes , 6 s . 86 . ; Greenwich , for copies of p etitions , 8 s , ; llolmfirih , Marsden fl ; . H ; _ ceived at the Laud Office . — -Airs . Heath , 6 d . . VICTIM FUND . Received at the Land Office . —Warwick , 3 s . 7 d .: Mr , Heath , Cd . ; Mr . Wood , 6 d .. DEFENCE , FUND . Received by W . Rideb . —Cheltenham , per J . Hommin , 2 s . 3 d . FOR WIVES AND FAMILIES OF VICTIMS . Received by W . Rider—J . Hajton , Dorchester , la . lid . Edinburgh , half proceeds of sale of Tickets for Plaids at Georgia Mills , perR . BurKctt , 11 . 10 s , ; Nottingham , per J . Sweet , 7 s . 3 d . ; Cheltenham , per J . Hemtnm , 7 s . 10 d \ : John Roxby , Morton Colliery , Is . ; Brighton , per W , Flower , 10 s .

      NATIONAL VICTIM AND DEFENCE FUND . Received by Jons Abnott , —Walsall , per J , Higgiiw , 3 s , 7 d . ; Westminster , per J . Grassby , 3 s . ; Ernest Jones locality , per Mr . M'Veigu , 4 s . M . ; 28 , Golden-lane , par T . Brown , 6 s . 44 d . ; Mr . Rider , as per Star , 21 . 18 s . 6 d . —Total , 31 , 16 s . 2 M . . ¦ ' .

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      Halifax . —On Sunday last a camp meeting was held on Skircoat-moor , which was well attended . The meeting was addressed by Mr . J . Shaw , of Leeds , and other well-tried friends of the cause . At the close of the meeting a collection was made for tho benefit of the . Chartist victims . In tha evening Mr . Shaw delivered a lecture in the Working Man ' s Hall , in which he eloquently sat forth the fundamental principles of democracy , liberty , and equality . At the close , of the lecture a collection was made on behalf of Mr . Ernest Jones .

      Bradford . — -Mr . S . Kydd delivered a lecture on the 2 nd irist ., on "the Labour . Question . " Mr . Alderman Smith , one of the borough magistrates , was present . The lecture gave unbounded satisfaction . On Sunday last Mr . Rushton , of Halifax , lectured in the democratic school-rooms to a numerous audience . At the weekly meeting of the members , the following persons were elected to the council for the next throe months : —Thomas Wilcock , James ' Croft , Edward Smith , Jeremiah Dewhurst , James Botamley , Robert Ambler , George Croft , Joseph Alderson ; Richard Gee , president ; James Steel , treasurer ; Charles Nbrmanton , financial secretary ; Thomas Wilcock , corresponding secretary . All communications for the Chartists of Bradford , must be addressed to Thomas Wilcock , 29 , Fitzgerald-street , Manchester-road , Bradford , Yorkshire . , --

      Nottingham . —A delegate meeting was held at the Balloon Tavern , on Sunday last . Mr , Benjamin Douse , of Carrington , in the chair . Delegates from Carrington , Arnold , Lambley , Carlton , and the various localities in the town , attended , and the following resolutions were unanimously carried . ' The several speakers to the resolutions energetically pressed the urgency for exertion on the part of all true democrats , and the necessity of making every effort to raise funds for the support of our classmade victims : — " That this meeting laments the apathy of the friends of democracy in Nottingham and its neighbourhpod , and request all localities in this district to elect a council , to meet on Sun * day , the 20 th ' , at three o ' clock , p . m ., at Mr . Thornton ' s , "' Seven Stars , ' Barker-gate . " " That , viewing

      with regret the small amount collected for the support of our Whig-made . victims and their helpless families , this meeting pledges itself , individually and collectively , to do all in it 3 power to collect the necessary funds for their , support . " . " That a Victim Committee" be appointed of one or more from , each locality to attend to the regular collection for the Victim Fund . " " That a meeting of the committee take place on the first Sunday in- every month to balance the accounts and : transact any business connected with the fund . " " That the treasurer shall transmit weekly the accounts to the Northern Star for insertion , notifying the sums collected by each locality , and ' that William Hervey Mott , currier , Goose-gate , Nottingham , be treasurer . "

      Padiiiam . —Mrs . Theobald delivered two Iecture 3 on the 2 Sth and 29 th ult ., which gave great satisfaction . Parties desirous of Mrs . Theobald ' s service , must directto Benjamin Pilling , Padiham . The Beihnai , Green Locality met at their Assembly Room , Perry ' s Coffee House , 42 J , Church-street , Shoreditch , on Sunday evening , to hear Mr . Stallwood on the "Life , Writings , and Character of Thomas Paine . " At the conclusion , Mr . Williams , recentlya member of the Wesleyan connexion , who occupied the chair on the occasion , and who has now entered the Chartist ranks , expressed his admiration of the lecture , and his joy at the progress of public opinion . A vote of thanks was given by acclamation to the lecturer and chairman . We

      learn that interesting discussions on the great public questions of the day take place in this room , every Sunday and Tuesday evening , and we ara further gratified at learning that not a night passes over without the addition of members to tho National Charter Association . Somers Town . —A public meeting was held on Sunday evening in the Lecture-hall , 40 , Wilstead « street , which was numerously attended . G . W . Jf . Reynolds , Esq . was called to the chair , who opened the meeting in a brilliant address . Mr . W . Dixon , in a splendid speech of an hour ' s duration , moved the following resolution : — " That , in the opinion of this meeting , the whole social and political system of this country is rotten to the core , and must be

      changed at once , in order to preserve it from anarchy , confusion , and revolution ; " which was ably seconded by Mr . T . Clark ; and carried unanimously . The second resolution was proposed by Mr . Hutting , and seconded by Mr . Wall , and carried unanimously : — " That , in the opinion of this meeting , the change demandedin our social and political systems , must , to be effectual , be based on the People ' s Charter . " A vote of thanks was carried for the chairman , which was duly acknowledged , by his placing a sovereign in the hands of the secretary towards the locality ' s expenses . It wasan * nounced that a public meeting would be held in the same place on Sunday evening next , when the chair will be taken by Mr . Philip M ' Grath ; DESfocRAric Banquet at Hamilton . —The annual soiree of the Hamilton Democratic Association took place on the 30 th of April last , in the Masons * Hall , T . Smith occupying the chair . After tea the chairman introduced'the various entertainments of

      ; he evening ; : and so excellent and varied were they ncharacter , that the audience . were for several loursnot only unwearied , but pleased and delighted listenera . One " of the chief attractions of the night was the presence of Mr . Henry Rankin iront Edinburgh , whose term of "incarceration but lately expired : He received a most hearty welcome , and during the progress of his clever address wa 3 warmly applauded . Messrs . Robertson , Walker , and Weir , likewise - ably addressed the me eting . Ihe rest of the evening was a greeably filled up number of talented individuals , friends of the cause , who favoured tho company with a selcotion of duets , songs , and recitations , which were rapturously applauded . The company separated about halt-pasu twelve .. The Hamilton Democratic Assoc iation take this opportunity of returning their most sincere thanks to the several Jadies and gentlemen who rendeved tb . 6 evening so particularly W * tercsfcing .

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      Warnings op a SAGX-This is true , that jjj wisdomof all these latter times , in princes aBait ' is rather fine deliveries , and- shiftings of «' and mischiefs when they are near . -tnanl # adtf ™ grounded courses to keep them aloof : this is ; bu » trymasterieswithfortune ; and lefc ^ men beja ^ how / they neglect and suffer matter of troublei w prepared , —for no man ean forbid the s . P ^ ' ^ tellWce it may come . The difficulties mjra . business are many and great , out the gro . f ° mOtt culty is often in their own mind : V ^ f ories ; with princes ( said Tacitus ) to will con radictor ^ —for it is the solecism of power ^ to think « M *» mand the end , and yot not to endMO 9 » mWM < Lord Ztoew ' a Essay 3 ' 150 T *

      The Nortflern Stab. Saturday, May Li, 1849.

      THE NORTflERN STAB . SATURDAY , MAY li , 1849 .

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      J . Sweet acknowledges the receipt of the following sums Csent herewith ) for Victim Fund , viz .: —Mr . Cliarlton , la . ; Mr . Dalton , 3 d . j afriend , 6 d , ; Mr . lees , fid . ; Mr . North , 3 d . ; Mr . Wilson , 3 d . ; from the " Colonel Hutchinson , " , 5 s . . - . ; ¦ ' ,. ¦ :. . Mr . Obmesheb acknowledges the following sums for ths support of the Kh-kdale prisoners : —Prescot , per John Meraer , 5 s .: Hebden Bridge , WUliam Baker , 5 s .

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      ; The sect of . tlie Pharisees is gifted with , immortality . It survives all the mutilations of time , the rise , fall , and decline of empires , the death of old and the birth of new religions . No doubt ; in the days of the triumvirs , decemvirs , and tribunes of bld . Edme—when Paganism with' its thousand Gods was the reigning faith , and its priests read inquiries from the entrails of beasts and birds—there were men who assumed a sanctified air , and construed more rigorously the precepts of their creed than others . That they formed a numerous and prominent portion of the Jews , we

      know from the frequent allusions to them , and the vigour with which the Founder of Christianity castigated them upon all possible occasions . But the species who hold by the letter which killeth and , neglect the spirit which maketli alive ^ -wno are careful of external observances ,. but neglect the weightier matters of the law , are as much alive and nourishing as ever . They still go about devouring widowa' houses , oppressing the poor , and . ostentatiously exhibiting their superior piety , as in the olden times . ' The description of Burns still applies : —

      " Learn three-mile prayers and half-mile graces , . ' ; Wi' weel spread lopves and langwry faces , Be to the poor like ony whuiistane , : An' haud their noses to thegrinstane ,, : Try every art of legal tbrivin ' . Ifne matter , stick to sound believin ' . " The contradictions exhibited by this class are manifold , and are of themselves sufficient to show the entire absence of all comprehension of first principles or clear ideas of the duties of men to men . For instance , in Parliament they opposed the Bill for allowing the mail trains to cany passengers in Scotland on th ^

      Sundays , and insisted upon its observance according to the letter of the Judaical Law delivered by Moses . When , however , these believers in Moses , who keep the real Sabbath instituted by him , come to ask for admission into Parliament , the children of Cant turn round and deny them admission on the ground of certain other antiquated prejudices . Again , when it is proposed to legalise marriage with a deceased wife ' s sister , the Pharisees and Hypocrites , forgetting , or obstinately overlooking all the social and

      practical objects and probable results of such a law —as in the case of the admission of the Jews to Parliament , they overlook or deny the civil rights of another portion of their fellow , citizens —fall back upon the Levitical law , and the old fathers , though if they were asked to apply these authorities to any of the ordinary transactions of life , they would be the first to deny their validity when so applied . This playing fast and loose , is a peculiar and distinguishing characteristic of the species with reference to the question raised by Mr . Stuart Wortley ; it is obvious that it is one which should be

      decided purely on its social merits , and probable domestic consequences . The ; . Levitical law has been abrogated in almost all important matters—the doctrines of the early fathers of the Church have no more force ; and are no more Mnd ' mg to-day than , .. 'their , views upon celibacyl' and the importation' of theological niceties and distinctions into so plain a question , can only be meant to confuse and terrify those who are unhappily under the domination of Cant . However these ancient sophists may refine and subtilise as to the degree of propinquity in which the sister of a deceased wife

      stands to-her sister ' s former husband , it 13 clear that no posssible sophistry can ever confound the Relationship with that " of blood . If there be any sound and , phU 6 sdphic ' reason for forbidding . sister marriages , it is . that they tend to deteriorate the physical and mental organisation of the offspring of such marriages . Yet we permit the marriage of first cousinsclose illations by blood—while at the sarnie time we have artificially , vrithin the last three or four years , declared tlie marriages which are liable to no such objectioii—illegal and deprived the offspring of the protection 6 ]

      the kw . ' , On the contrary , when the domestic and social results of such marriages are considered impartially , it will be seen that their advocates have not onl y the best fcelingg of OUT nature , but all the facts and all'the arguments on their side . It is high tune that" i school of inskucfapn vras e 8 tabUsn ^; , to ; whi ch those pretending to be legislators should be sent to learn the very alphabet of true knowledge , and to have instilled into them' a p perception of tbosa great : landmarka which separate private frompubhe affairs , in order that they might ceaae iroiu iniachieYQusintenneddliug with , the fomer . *

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      ; RECEIPTS OF THE NATIONAL LAND COM PANY For thb Week Endino Thubsdat , May 10 , 1849 . ; SHARES . . ¦ ... - £ 8 . d . £ S . d . Eccle 3 .. 2 0 0 Northampton ., 0 10 0 Warwick ... 0 2 0 Bolper .. 0 10 0 Lambeth .. 0 6 0 Plymouth .. 1 0 0 Nottingham .. 0 . 12 ' i J . O . T . .. 0 5 q Leicester , Newton 12 0 Welchman ., 0 10 o Accrington .. 116 0 J . Vigurs . .. 026 Loughborough .. 1 19 8 J . Cuttris .. 0 6 Walsall .. 0 4 6 W . Bannister ., 0 1 o Blandford .. 1 : 1 V - Mottram .. 3 5 0 £ 16 18 1 Abingdon .. 1 6 . 6 —— * m EXPENSE FUND . Nottingham . ' . 0 1 0 Spalding .. 0 4 0 Leicester , Newton 0 2 0 ¦¦> .. ¦ _« ¦ : ¦ . . . ¦; r ¦ £ 0 7 0 TOTALS . " ^¦ * Land Fund ... ... ... ... 16 18 1 Expense ditto ... ... ... 0 7 0 Bonus ditto ... ... ... 32 1 5 Loan ditto ¦ ... ... ... 012 I Transfers ... ... ¦ ... ... 015 Q £ 50 13 10 Ebbatbm . —During the week ending April 12 th , hi . were received from Eccles , which were credited , " Bonus , 41 ,, Loan , 11 . " Instead

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 12, 1849, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1522/page/4/