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    • THE ROB THE EH STAR. SATUI6DAY, DECEMBER 14, 1850
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      HALDWELL ' S NEW , SPACIOUS , \ J AJJD ELEGANT ASSEMBLY ROOMS , DBAs Street , Soho . Mr . Calowell avails himself of this opportunity of returninehis grateful acknowledgments to his Patrons , Pupils and the Public lor the liberal support they have hitherto honoured him with , and begs most respectfully to announce that his Extensive Premises have been entirely rebuilt , under the saperiutendance of an eminent Architect and are now replete wilh the most scrupulous regard to aecoinedation and comfort , which ariistic skill , combined with experience , could suggest . The whole comprehending , it is presumed , the cltef d ' ouvre Terpsichorean Establishment at the West-end , which

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      fl ^ HE LONDON CO-OPERATIVE JL STORES are now opened at 76 , Chablotte Stheet , Fitzroy Sotake , In connexion with the Society for Promoting Working Men ' s Associations .

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      RUPTURES EFFECTUALLY AND PERMANENTLY CURED WITHOUT A TRUSS . ' In every case of Rupture we have found Dr , Barker ' s remedy entirely successful , and earnestlj invite the attention of our readers to it . '— Sokgicai . Tims . DR . BARKER'S REMEDY has teen successful in curing many thousands of cases of Single and Double Ratures of every variety ; and has lonB been recognised by the whole ofthe Medical Profession , us the only remedy ever discovered for this alarming complaint . All sufferers are earnestly invited to write , or pay Dr . B . a visit , as in every case he guarantees a cure bj his peculiar mode of treatment . The remedy is cqualli applicable to male « r female of any age , and is easy and painless in use , caasingnoinconvenience or confinement , < tc . Sent pest free , on receipt of 7 s , by Fast-office order , or Postage-stamps , bjDr . AlfredBarker , 18 , Liverpnol-strc « t , King ' fc-cross , London , where he may bo consulted daily from 10 till 1 morning , and 3 till 0 evening ; the Sabbath excepted . Post-office Orders to be made payable at the General Post Ofiice . Hundreds of mines have been left behind by persons cured , ai trophies of the immense success of this remedy , which Dr . Barker will nillingl y give to any requiring them after a trial of it . Dr . B . wishes it to be distinctly understood , that bis modi of treating ruptures is knovm only by himself , and that his remedy can only be procured direct fr * m the ettsbliihmtnt , as above , ' -,

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      YOURSELF ! WHAT YOU ARE ! AND WHAT FIT FOR ! ' We shall find , Most have the feeds of judgment in t :: eir mind , ' KNOW THYSELF !—THE ORIGINAL GRAKIIOLOGIST continues to give those graphic and interesting delineations of character , discoverable from the handwriting , which have given so much astonishment , delight , and instruction . Ladies and gentlemen , desirouit of knowing their true character , or that of any friend in whom they may be interested , must send a specimen of the writing , mentioning sex and ago , or supposed age ofthe writer , and enclosing fourteen uncut postage stamps to MISS GRAHAM , 6 , Ampton-street , Gray ' s-innroad , London , and the ; will receive a graphic , minute , and interesting written delineation of what the writer really is , and for what pursuits qualified . 'All my friends tay your portraiture is amazingly correct . '—Miss H . P ., Leeds . The iVdlowlng testimonial Lae just keen received from an eminent phrenologist : — ' I consider your delineation < f character a perfect masterpiece . Had you been a phrenologist , and examfned his head , it could not have been more accurate . ' ..... All persons wishing to teat the value of the science , or to ascertain the character of any person privately , are requested to send a specimen of then ? writing as above .

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      T ETTERS TO THE HIERARCHIES , JU By Robert Owbn . Also to Richard Cobden , Esq ,, M . P ., wHh observations on the means t , o well-piace , well-employ , » nd well-educate the population ; and other interesting matter , in ROBEET OWEN'S JOURNAL , . No . 7 and 8 . ¦¦ •¦ ¦ No . 9 will contain LETTERS TO THE CJIARTISTS , AND TO THE CABINET MINISTERS . Published weekly by Olayton , 265 , Strand ; and Watson , Queen ' s Head Passage , Paternoster Row . Price , Id ., and in Monthly Parts .

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      Education for the Millions , THIS BAT IS PUBLISHED , No . XXX . of " THE NATIONAL ^ INSTRUCTOR . " PRICE ONE PENNY . The object ofthe Proprietor , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., is to place within the reach of the poorest classes that Political and Social Information of whick they are at present deprived by the Government" Taxes on Knowledge . "

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      NEW POLITICAL AND LITERARY PUBLICATION . Publishing weekly , price One Penny , The FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE , Edited by G . JutUN Habniy . This Publication is the Fearless Advocate of Freedom of Opinion !—Tlie Rights of Labour!—TU Sovereignty ofthe People !—and The Fraternity of Nations ! . . ¦ bST The ' FnrERD OFTHBPEori , E' contains special information of tho proceedings of Trades Unions , Strides , and the progress of Co-OperatUa and Lahour Associations . London : Published bj S . Y . Collins , llS , Fleet-street , » nd to be had ( on erder ) of all booksellers and news-agents .

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      ' Liberty—Equality—Fraternitj . EARLY NEXT FEBRUARY WILL BE PUBLISHED The First Number of ' 'THE PEOPLE . ' ' We'll struggh on til ! all be won the good God has designed . Tne Empire of the People—the Monarchy of Mind , ' A NEWSPAPER established by private individuals j 5 manifestly inadequate to the attainment of any great National object . 'It is , ' says a distinguished Irish writer , in many particulars defective , in many others injurious , and in some dangerous , unsafe , and untrustworthy ; it may be bough t or bartered ; it may be traded with and trafficked on ; it may be corrupted , conquered , or intimidated , and oftVrs no guarantee for nrmness , independence , or honesty . ' '—Influenced by these considerations , a number cf Irishmen—deeply interested in the welfare of their Native Land—have resolved on the establishment of a National \ Yeekly Journal , which , founded by the People , nill be alone responsible to them , and will have fer its immediate aim and . object the unciTBpromising advocacy of their rights—their interestsand their liberty .

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      THE RADICAL REFORMEK . Early in the ensuing year will be published . pric « One Penny , No . I . of the RADICAL REFORMER , a weekly journal . _ To be conducted by membsrs of th » National Charter League . Further particulars will be given in future aivertiMments .

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      Novelty , Amusement , and Initruction for the Christmas Holiday i . MR . JOHN FOWLER respectfully announces that , on the suggestion of numerous i 'emocratic and Social Friends , has been induced to throw the Wobkino Man ' s Hail , 26 , Goldkj Lane , Barbican , Open for a SOIREE , consisting of tea , conversazione , concert , and ball , on Christmas Day Next . fironterre O'Brien , B . A ., will preside . Mr . Fowler respectfully solicits the support of bis numerous friends . Tickets , to admit for the whole evening , 9 d . each ; after tea , Cd . —Tea on table at half-past five precisely . On Boxino Night the Democratice Propagandists will hold a tea , soiree . Tickets , 3 d . each .

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      HOTICE . A MEETING will be held on Sunday , the 15 th instant , at Two o ' clock , at Mitcueli / i Coffee Houie , Leeds , on business of great importance connected with the Land Company .

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      . NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . Office , 14 , Southampton-street , Strand . TH E PEOVISIONAL COMMITTEE hereby announce the following meetings : — ' On Sunday Evening next meetings will bs held at the Rock T&vern , Lisson-grove—Princess Royal , Circus-street , Marylebone—King and Queen , Foley-street , Portlandplace—Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-street , New-road—City Hall , 26 , Golden-lane , Barbican- Whittington and Cat , Church-row , Bethnal Green—Crown and Anchor , Cheshirestreet , Waterloo Town—and Globe and Friends , Morganstreet , Commerclalroad-eaat—New Kastern Literary and and Scientific Institution , Morpeth-street , Green-street , Bethnal Green . T . II . Whesler will lecture on Sunday evening at the Literary Institution , Morueth-strcet , Green-street , Betlmalgreen . On Monday evening next at the Brunswick Hall , Ropemakers' Fields , the following question will be proposed for discussion : — ' To what extent ought ] Chartists to support the National Reform Association . ' Signed on behalf of the Committee , John Arnott , General Secretory .

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      TO TAILORS . By approbation of Her Majesty , Queen Victoria , and II . Ii . H . Prince Albert . NOW READY , THE LONDON and PARIS FASHIONS X for AUTUMN and WINTER 1850-1 , the most splendid and superbly-coloured PRINT ever before published by Messrs . Benjamin READ aud Co ., 12 , Hart-street , Bloomsbury-square , London ; and by G . BERGER , Holy well-street , Strand . This exquisitely engraved Print will be accompanied with Riding , Dress , Frock and Shooting Coat Patterns , allot' the newest and most fashionable style , and every part fully illustrated both for Cutting and Making-tip , Also the registered Cape and Cloak Paletot for porsons of all nations , the most convenient garment ever before introduced , and will admit of great variety in cutting and making-up : every particular explained . Registered according to act of parliament by Read and Co ., 28 th August , 1850 . AU persons purchasing the Fashions are at liberty to make and sell the same ; and all other persons not purchasing the Fashions , by sending 3 s . for tho Pattern and printed information , for that and all other particulars respecting Style and Fashion lor the present season . Tho beautiful and richly coloured Print is exhibited in the Royal Exchange , London . Price , with all the Patterns and informations complete , 10 s . Sold by Read and Co 1 ° Hart-street , Bloomsbury-square , London ; G Bekqer ' Hplywell-street , Strand ; aud allbooksellewi in the Unhid kingdom . READ andCo ' s . Patent Measures , now become universally adopted , price os . the set , with every explanation re snecting . their utihty and use . Registered patterns of lnC Paia am 5 nttOmeaSUre ' " each ' P ° ^™ HlS READ and Co ' s , New System of Cutting will sunersede iSrrf ^ Ss [ abite performed for the trade . Busts for fitting coats on , iJoys ngures , 4-c , &c . Post-office orders « nd post stamps t 0 * g amonnt taken as cash , « . B , —Foremen provided .

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      ^ __„ —" notice to subscr ibers . \ W ready for denary with the Northern Sprr » authentic , highly finished , and ^ ENGRAVING , TWO FEET W , From the contractors' ( Fox and Honderaon s Ownl > iawingofthe CRYSTAL PAlACE : GREAT BUILOIHG IN HYDE PARK

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      U » . Ahdmw H 6 bertson ; raislej .-I have returned your letter , dated the 3 rd iiifit ,, whereby y » u will see that the fault of our inserting tho £ 3 to the Honesty Fund is entirely Tour own . You did not say to what purpose it was to be applied . It shall be RWen to the Refugees when I viiitthemonThuwdny . I beg jou will state the purpose to which any future remittance shall be applied . The £ 1 previously sent was from th » Chartist Association , and not from the Bladda Block-printws as announced . I hope our frisnds will write both briefly and explicitly . — Mb . Bbowh , PreBton . —The £ 10 will bo acknowledged in tho subscription list kid at the bank . Mb . Q . Cavil , Sheffield .-Twelve shillings for the thre « . We will comply . ... Ifa . GU . DMLL , and an Ou » Radical , Leeds . —Yes , h « is in Mr . O'Connor ' s debt for tho ' Northern Star . ' That it

      his method of discharging the account . Nottingham . —Mr . J . Sweet acknowledge ! the receiptof the following sums ( sent herewith )!—For Honibty Fund—Messrs . Thurman Cd—C . Gwilliam 1 b—Breward 2 d—Meakin 3 d-Gee la—King Is—Mellore 6 d—Menon 6 < 1-J . Parr Is—Mrs . Burbage 8 d—Mr . John Smith Gdfrom the Seven Stars 10 s—From the Eagle T « vern 10 s . Winding dp Fond Messrs . C . Gwilliam , share No . 224 t « 226 ' , Westminster branch , In—S . Eison 6 d-J . Elto 16 d—T . Beiid Gd—John Smith 6 d-Jaroes Wright 4 d—James Wright , jun . 3 d—6 . Cox 3 d—W . Brown 4 a . Refugee Fond . —Mr . G . Haokctt 3 d . Macna-HABA ' f Actiov . —Mr . H . Hextall 66 . Polish and Hungarian Refugee Fond . —From Mr . Holyoake , per Captain Rolla . Bartochowski , £ 3—Whittington and Cat , per Mr . Bloomfield . 8 s Gd—Collectios from four of the Committee 2 s—A truo hearted Female Friend , nsr Walter CoODer . fls—From Julian Harnev G 8—Mr .

      Hall li-C . Ferguson 6 d-J . Ferguson la-Jim Crack ' s Cousin 6 d—A few friends to Democracy , per Douglas Snrtling , Is—Per John Arnott £ 1 Ob 7 d . The above acknowledgments extend over the last fortnight , —T . Fjsbgdson . The Hungabian Refdgebs . —T . Brown ' s List . —Sister of Mercy Is ; Mr . Binyan 2 s 6 d ; Mr . Jones Cd ; Pearson Is ; Crocket 6 d ; Scott 6 d ; Smith ' s Workmen 4 s Id ; Miller s Book 9 d ; Welehmau 3 d ; Hoe Cd ; Mr . Manley 6 d ; Mr . Murray 3 d ; Collected at South London Hall 1 U 8 lOd ; Wartoyr Gd ; Mr . Moore , per Ladz , GJd . Any moniei omitted application to be made to T . Brown . Mr . W . Robinbon , Bromegrove . —Two papers over . Mrs . STUKJEON , WUlOW-street , Finsbury . —Tne error has been corrected . Mr T . Haggitt , York—You are not charged for them . Subscription Lists . —We have not space for the long lists of names wo have received from various places .

      The Rob The Eh Star. Satui6day, December 14, 1850

      THE ROB THE EH STAR . SATUI 6 DAY , DECEMBER 14 , 1850

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      A PATRICIAN DESCRIPTION OF REPUBLICANISM . Sun-painted portraits , express trains , and electric telegraphs , have , in their turn , excited our -wonder . " This " as Byron says , / ' is the patent age of new inventions . " Bat , extraordinary as are our numerous developernents of material and scientific progress , there is to us something more significant in the fact of a " Lord" lecturing to the members of a Muehanics' Institution . It removes us an

      immeasurable distance from the ages when the baron and the serf were scarcely imagined to possess the same nature . It indicates a practical revolution in popular opinion , and an approach to that intelligent equality which is BO often decried aa Utopian or dangerous By those who deprecate progress , and think they are only safe when they " stand in the old wave . " _ . _ '

      We do not forget that Lord Brougham has before this occupied the rostrum of Mechanics ' Institutions—but he was to the " manner born . " He co-operated with Dr . Birkbeck in their establishment , before he was a " lord , " and the continuance of , and his connexion with , them , after He received his title , was nothing strange in the active erratic and ambitious lawyer . His life has been spent in the forum . He has won rank and fortune by " wagging his tongue , ' and is known to enjoy great pleasure in hearing the sound of his own voice . But th © new lord-lecturer has no such inducements or habits . He is the head of the an

      cient historical and proud house of Howard . Ho has been trained as the heir of vast patrimonial estates ; and the distinctions and opulence which others must struggle for have come to him by birthright . It is , therefore , not less strange to find him acting so differently from his " order , " than to think of tho subject on which , as an Earl , a Cabinet Minister , and , therefore , the chosen counsellor of

      Royalty , he chose to descant to the mechanics of Leeds . Instead of taking some of the passages of our own history , which might have illuBtrated the part his own ancestry have had in influencing the current of events , the Earl of Carlisle , for the first time , told the impressions produced on his mind by a twelvemonths ' residence in the great Federal Republic on the other side of the Atlantic .

      The reminiscences of his varied and extensive intercourse with the statesmen , lawyers , and literary men of America , interesting in themselves , were marked by all that kindliness of heart which is his own peculiar characteristic ; and in his estimate of the general results of Republican institutions , so far as they have developed themselves in the States , we see little that indicates a prejudiced or hostile animus . On the contrary , he gives full prominence to what he oonsiders the merits of American society . In common with all other observant travellers , he remarks , that the

      feature the most obvious , and perhaps the most enviable , is nearly the entire absence , certainly of the appearance , and in a great degree of the reality of poverty . "In no other part of the world , " said the noble lecturer , " I imagine is there such general ease and comfort among the bulk of the population , and a gushing abundance struck me as the most prominent characteristic of the land . " The result of this " gushing a bundance" is seen in the enterprise and activity of the whole

      people . Their industry , steady and persevering conduct has , in the merest span of time , " cleared numerous tracts of forests , reared amidst their untrodden glades , spacious and stately cities—opened new hi ghways through the swamp and the desert—covered their unequalled rivers with fleets of steam boats and craft of every form—given an extension to canals beyond all previous experience , and filled land and water with lasting miracles ol successful enterprise . "

      This is one of the most decisive testimonies that has ever been bovne b y any one , to the beneficial results of republican institutions , as far as mere material developement ifl concerned ; and it is not the less worthy of notice because it comes from one whose personal position and traditions were not , of themselves , calculated to predispose him to look at the sunny side of American society . But his lordship does not allow it to be inferred , that while tho nation is prosecuting these gigantic industrial enterprises , the intellectual and moral departments of social life are neglected . However absorbed in these pursuits the citizens of these young Republics may he , 11 circles are nevertheless to be found at fong

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      them which , wy point of refined and agreeable Z intercourse , of literary taste and general accomplishment , it would be difficult for the great capital of the elder world to surpass . " We know not how this will be received in Mayfair and Belgravia , or what the Mrs . Trolo pes' and the vulgar preteaders of the " silver fork school' ' -will say to it ; but , it is evident , that the Earl of Carlisle must be a good iudee , aa the most euper-refined m the one case , and infinitely better than the other . It is not , however , by the taste , refinementand accomp lishments to be found in _ _ , _ _ _ , .

      , certain small circles , by which we are to estimate the intellectual and moral character of , a whole people . It is by the actual condition and habits of the masses ; and here we think Lord Carlisle shows , that Republicanism has been as successful as in its industrial aspect . Be mentions , with just praise , the universal diffusion and excellent quality of popular education — the ample provision of facilities for public worship through the

      medium of the voluntary system . " With the most unbounded freedom of conscience , and a nearly complete absence of polemical strife and bitterness , there is apparentl y a close unity of feeling and practice in rendering homage to God . " - It seems , therefore , that both in educational and religious matters , they order these things better in America than we do at home . We have no " public or common schools , supported generally by a

      rate to which all contribute , and all may profit by ) " and the consequence is , that the " excellency of what fell under" his lordship ' s " own observation , presented to his mind some very mortifying points of contrast with what we have hitherto effected at home . " But though we have no national or established school system , we hare an Established Church . Now , an Established Church ought to mean something certain , settled , defined . If in any nation " polemical etrife and

      bitterness" should be unknown , it might be expected to be where the state has bountifully provided for relig ious instruction . The very reverse is the result . In no country in the world is there so much " polemical strife and bitterness" as among ourselves at the present moment . Not only is Beet waring against sect , but the state church is torn and distracted b y intestine divisions , both on matters of doctrine and discip line , which indicate that it is anything but an Established Church .

      If John Bull was to imitate Jonathan , by making public provision for education , and leaving religion to voluntary support—in other words , do exactly the reverse of what he now does , it appears that he would succeed much better in attaining some of the great and Cardinal objects of all good Government . Republican institutions , according to Lord Carlisle , are exceedingly unfavourable to idleness . Public opinion does not tolerate a class of men , whoso sole title to the term

      " gentlemen'' is that "they do nothing , " " Among the more opulent portion of society , " his lordship tells us , " an idle man without regular profession or fixed pursuit , is the exception which excites observation and surprise . " That , too , is a Republican feeling which we would gladly see transplanted to England , for just as industrious and active habits are contagious so are idle and desolate ones ; and we have far too many such examples on this side of the Atlantic , who are continually proving the truth of Dr . Watts ' s assertion , that

      " Satan always found some work For idle hands to do . " In the Free States we are told that , " the people at large hear an active , and , on the whole , a useful part in all the concerns of Government and practical daily life ; men of all classes , and especially of the more wealthy and instructed , take a zealous share in almost every pursuit of usefulness and philanthropy ; they visit the hospitals and asylums ; they attend the daiiy instructions of the schools ; and they give lectures atlyceums and institutes .

      In a word , they accept with wealth its responsibilities , and feel themselves bound , because they have large means , to labourproportionately for the benefit of the societ y to which they are indebted for their possession . Lord Carlisle has caught the spirit , and added , with reference to the lectures , " I am glad to think that I may be treading upon their footsteps on this occasion . " He paid a high tribute to the p : a rity of the female character , and contrasted the female factory population of Lowell with those of the West Riding , not at all favourably for the latter .

      After all , the exaggeration in which , parvemis have indulged , as to the manners of the American people , it is gratifying to have the following statement from so unexceptionable an authority as Lord Carlisle . " It is something to have travelled nearly over the whole extent of the Union without having encountered a single specimen either of servility or incivility of manner "—by the last , meaning " intentional rudeness ; '' and as to elections , which form so large a portion of the public business in a Republic , we have his testimony

      that "they are , with but few exceptions , carried on without any approach to tumult , rudeness , or disorder . Those which I happened to see were the most sedate , unimpassioned processes I can imagine . " Why ? Because there is no large section of the population roused to indignation by being excluded from participation in the ri ghts and duties of citizens—because the institutions confer political equality upon all citizens ; and the machinery consequently works without the friction which our-exclusive and unjust system necessaril y

      creates .. On the whole , we have every reason to feol proud of Lord Carlisle ' s descri ption of the practical working and tendencies of Republican institutions , so far as they have been developed in the United States , We wish that a few more of our legislators , hereditary and elective , would travel and observe for themselves , in the same intelligent and frank spirit , It would have the effect of breaking down some of the narrow prejudices which cause them to stand in tho way of progress , and we might soon , in place , transfer from our descendants such principles and modes of social action as their experience has demonstrated to be generally beneficial .

      Of course , tho picture is not without its shadows . Foremost , Lord Carlisle places the foul blot of slavery , and forcibly describes its withering and baneful effect upon the States in which it exists . There is , however , one effect of Democratic institutions to which we cannot , at present , advert so full y as it deserves , and which yot must not be left unnoticed . In common with M . De Tocqueville , Lord Carlisle appoarg to thiuk that Republicanism is unfavourable to individual independence of thought and action ; that a full

      developement of Democracy produces " a more implicit deference to custom—a more passive submission to what is assumed to be the public opinion of the day and hour , than could be paralleled in many aristocratic , or oven despotic communities ; " and to this source he traces " tho remarkable similarity in the manners , deportment , conversation , and tone of feoling , which has bo generally struck travellers from abroad in American society . '' The point is an important one , and well deserving of the attentive consideration of the advocates

      of Democratic principles . We think we see a foundation for the statement in the very ortra nisation of Man himself , and in the reaction of such institutions upon that organisation but the practical measures by which a-beneficial direction could bo given to this tendency , and by which a dreary monotony in society might be prevented , cannot be indicated at the close of an article . Meanwhile , we have thought it Z ± < t ° ^ a few of the »™ A » t pomts of Lord Carlisle ' s genial criticism on the great Republic , as offering matter for congratuUtion ; while , at the flame time , the fact

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      of a Cabinet Minlster ^ and one who stands iq hig h among our hereditary nobles , taking the position of a popular lecturer , must be accepted as an indication that , even in thig country , we are not standing still . . There i « a Future before us , which the kindl y union of all classes may and must make a glorious one ,. : ^^****™^^™

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      POST OFFICE CENSORSHIP . If anything would provoke a revolution fo ^ this country it would be an attempt to establish b y law an authorized censorshi p of the press . The Ministry that dared to males such a proposition would be speedily dri ven from power , no matter what their antecedents might be , or the party influence at their back , Yet , it appears , that what we would refuse to tho united action of the three estates of th& realm is assumed by the Poet Office autho . rities , who , in a recent case , have copied the example of the King of Prussia , and attempted to suppress a Radical newspaper , by refusing it the usual Post Office facilitioa for distribution .

      The circumstances , as we find them stated in an "Appeal to the Newspaper Editors and Proprietors of Great Britain and Ireland , ' * are briefly these : —A new weekl y paper , called the Edinburgh Examiner , has just been established . The usual preliminaries had been gone through , the necessary securities provided and accepted , and the " red mark " of the Stamp Office legally stamped on tho paper ; but when the first number was issued on tho 23 rd of last month , postage was charged on every copy sent to country subscribers as if it had not borne that claim to

      exemption on its corner . One shilling was charged for each copy from the parties receiving them . Upon making inquiry in the proper quarter as to the cause of this , thereply was , that " the stoppage was ordered in the regular course of duty . " To this the proprietors . of the paper rejoined , that such athing had never been done to any newspaper before , and that law upon which the stoppage had been founded only applied to un ~

      stamped periodicals . It would appear , however , that the local magnates were not to bemored from their course by this truthful statement of the law and the fact . Accordingly , a representation of the case waB forwarded to Lord Clanmcarde , the Post-Master-General , together with a copy of the paper on the 26 th ult ., and it was not until after repeated applications that this functionary condescended to give a decision on so plain a case in the following letter : —

      General Post Office , Edinburgh , Cth December , 1850 . Sir , —I beg to acquaint you that I have just received the authority of the Postmaster-General for the Edinburgh Examiner to circulate through the Post Office , under the usual newspaper privileges , and the necessary inductions shall immediately b& given accordingly . I am , your obedient servant , ( Shrned ) F . Abbott , Secretary . The Editor of the Edinburgh Examiner .

      This document deserves notice for two reasons . FirBt , the delay which shows to have taken place in deciding upon a matter on which there could not have been the slightest doubt ; and second , the implied assumption of a right on the part of the Postmaster-General to allow or to prevent the circulation of newspapers through the Post Office . Suck an assumption ought to be met at the very outset with a vigorous denial . Neither Lord Clanbicarde nor any of his subordinates ,, have any authority or option in the matter , after the proper securities have been lodged , with the Stamp Office , and the requisite

      diehas been supplied to tho proprietors by that , office . It was the right to transmission through , the post which that stamp conferred upon newspapers , which mainly enabled Mr , Spring Rice ( now Lord Monteagle ) to retain even that portion of the stamp duty at the time his bill was proposed . Although it was seen that it imposed a tax upon those who purchased papers in the towns where they were published , yet the convenience and facilities afforded ' by the arrangement for aountry circulation outweighed thiB consideration . But . for that , we have no hesitation in saying , thai the stamp duty would have been entirel y swept away .

      The only , apparent ground for this wanton and unjustifiable conduct on the part of the Edinburgh Dogberries , that we can perceive , fe the fact , that the Edinburgh Examiner is favourable to the People ' s Charter , and to some other measures of reform , which are too strong for the delicate stomachs of the » e Jacks in office . TYe hare yet to learn , howty er , that the newspaper press of thiB country is bound in the slightest degree to consult them in

      any matter or manner -whatever , what course it will take on any public question . An authorised and definite censorship would be bad enough , but the idea of an arbitrary irresponsible censorshi p , exercised under the mere whim and caprice of a legion of country Post-masters , is intolerable and monstrous . The press of every shade of politics , is bound promptly and decisivel y to put down the audacious and unwarrantable stretch of authority , at once and for ever .

      We cordiall y concur in the sentiments expressed by our contemporary in its ' appeal . " In ordinary censorship , there is at least no deception ; but in . this transaction there ia a species of little-minded double-dealing , which it is impossible sufficiently to characterise in ordinary language , ino Tost Office is a public institution for public accommodation of the widest possible description . Every person has a right to its agency , provided ho pays the legitimate charges . The Derson who

      attempts to divert the current of its usefulness into a selfish or party channel , is culpable in the highest degree ; and if the newspaper press does not at once set Us heel on the reptile in this the first exercise of its envenomed malignity , it may yet have good cause to repent of its apathy . Officialism nan quite enough of arbitrary power already , without placing in its hand a weapon with which to exterminate all who wish to watch and criticise its conduct .

      y \ e trust that the subject will not be allowed to rest , but that Lord Claniucahdk will be questioned in his place in Parliament on the subject , and that if his answer is not satisfactory , some Liberal member of the-Legislature will place the question beyond doubt or cavil . The encroachment of the Post-office officials on the Liberty of the Preen is a much more dangerous one than that of the Pope on the prerogative of the Crown . "With a Preo Press , we care not what opinions may be advocated by any party . " Let Truth and ,

      Falsehood grapple , "in the emphatic language of Joiix Milton , and , like him , we shall have no fear of the reBult . But if red tapists and petty post masters are to decide what kind of political principles or information are to be permitted to circulate in the country , there wil bean end of all that contributes to the healthy activity of popular opillion > E land will fall irom us present position into the degradation and darkness that characterises all mhona m which the Press is shackled by authority , or stricken dumb by rampanti tyranny . J r .

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      ANTI-PAPAL HUBBUB . The country has now spoken out in almost every conceivable form on the subject of what is called ' Papal Aggression . '_ ' County meetings , parish meetings , ward meetings , meetings of all sorts and sizes , have , with wonderful unanimity , expressed their determination lot to ^ submit to the assumption of Roman Catholic supremacy , and prayed the SOYE " iusign to resist it by such means as she may think requisite . With few exceptions , we are happy to say , ' that these demonstrations have been unaccom * panied by any desire to trench upon any of the existing political or religious liberties enjoyed by our Roman Catholic brethren , Here « ni

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 14, 1850, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1604/page/4/