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THE NORTHERN STAR. SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1841.
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MELBOURNE, RUSSELL, AJUD CO.'S INSOLVENCY.
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THE- GOOD OLD CAUSE . A 2 ? ELECTION BALLAD . Hu rrah , hurrah , for the good old cause 1 TIs * stirringsanad to hear ; Tor it t £ ls of the light * and taachiM Wtkh our fatherrtoajfct to deu : It brings as bade to the aodeei times , When . like valiant men , they ttoed , f o sprinkle onr infant liberties VTith the baptinn of Wood ; jHiilst sailed baron and mitred priest Came riding »"« r the lea , To wring &om the tyrant ' s palsied hand The darter of the free . '
* be food % Id eraser it is still the same , Thoc&i pmrtiea h * ve changed tfeeir hoe ; ^ Tis ihe ttsM of the ri * ht against tho wron $ — Of the nuay « gal » st tbe few ; T 5 j she cause of all that woald dwell at peace Onafree , minted sod ; Of the pot * . **»* weep in their f oodles hornet—Of the people and ttieir God ; TTe have « SD ihe brave old work to do , jjui the selfish hate to dread Of stares that once would have forged us chains , And now would deny as bread . ' fie coward dare { if aoch there be )
Tkat woold sell his birthrigbt now , For & flowing cap , or the chink of gold , Or the smile on a lordling ' a brow , Hay hi * neighbours shrink from hk proffer d hand As though it were soiled f er aye , And may every woman turn her cheek Frombiipe ? 3 iiredliP « aw »>'; H » j hi * country's curse be on his head , And may no man eTEr aee A trentie bride ai tha traitor ' * side , Or cbildrea about his knee !
And sone wQl menace , and some will csjoJe , And some wfll entreat with tears ; We hare veora for threat * , and laughter for lie * , And pity for idle fear * : TTe look on onr vote as a solemn trust , Yot a mighty purpose given , And wQl answer the nae we make of it To none but ourselves and heaven : We h » ve no less stake thin the proudest peer In onr country and its laws , icd a finite voice may incline the scale To the side of the good old cause l—Tdblti .
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The extensive -establishment of this firm for the tBirBfjtcture and sale of p atent medicines , vulgarly ctlltd quack medicines , is well known . It is not less notorious that the affairs of ihe house have long been in an embarrassed state , and rumour , with her thousand tongues , bas even ventured to assert that % break-up of the conoern is inevitable . It has , indeed , been matter of surprise to many that the £ na has been able to keep up appearance so long , % &i is was confidently believed that a fiat of bankruptcy would have been issued during the last week . For obvious reasons , we forbear from offering any cpinioc as to the accuracy of these report * ; but we are enabled , by the favour of a correspondent , to lay before enr readers the particulars of a discussion which took place at & general nreeiing of the proprietors , held at their offices in Downing-street , on Iharsdav vreek .
The business of the day was commenced by the had of ihe firm , 3 tlr . Melbourne , who briefly stated that foe meeimg had teen convened for the purpose of laying before the proprietors a statement of the tS ^ rs of ibe house , which , he regretted to ssy , were in a truly deplorable condition . It would be for the consideration of the partners , whether it -would be Store expedient to continue the business of the house for anotiier season , or to bring it to a close at once , hy a declaration , of insolvency . "It is clear as the fan at noon-day , " said the unfortunate gentleman , * that to this complexion we must come at last , and EOteren Roicland ( Hiii )' s Kalydor can protec ; us from i : much longer . "
Of thai justly popular cosmetic he could not , however , speak too highly , as it had saved the concern from sinking long ago . It had taken with the public immensely , —the sale had been prodigious p ~ and it had obtaioed for the concern the wars support of that amiable portion of the community of which he ( the respectable gentleman himself ) had ever bees a most devoted admirer , —he need hardly say that be meant the ladies . Moreover , since the introduction of toe new envelope , embellished with an elegant medallion head of her most Gracious Majesty ( flea-Ten save the mark I ) ihe sale of the article , Rowland ( Hii ])' s Kalydor , had very much increased . Of the etitkmi ? -i .-l * isler , sometimes called coart-plaister , he conld not speak so favourably ; the saie was l * ree
eaosah , but it was not so much in favour with the pnblic , at least , that portion of the public with whom he happened to be acquainted . It has , however , giTen very extensive popnlarity to the house , and had evea been the means of giving a very appropriate toubriquet to the firm , which was now very generally denominated the sticking -plaiater concern . S ' evenhelees , " contained the worthy gentleman , " n will hardly be requisite for me to inform my partners that this speculation has turned oat ft bad one . - Notwithstanding the compliments that have been paid to ns respecting this article , I regret to state , that the payments in cash have not been so abundant ; and , as " smooth words butter no parcups , " we are daily losing enormous sums of money by the undertaking .
Mr . Pilmfcrstoa next tddressed the meeting . He fullj concurred in all that had fallen from the last speaker , and was even prepared to go further . He did not think that it was merely a question of whether lids or that patent medicine were best adapted to the national constitution . He sadly feared that all such specifics had had their day , and that Mr . Bull aad his numerous family wer « now sick of duack medicines altogether , sad were determined to Have recourse to the regular practitioners again . He was iadased to form this opinioo © hitfiy from the failure of many notable artieles which he had himself introduced to the notice of the public He allnded to his well known ~ American Soothing
Syrup , "— " The Syrian Powders and Pills , " and , above all , tho * Chinese Cement . " These had a tolerably good run at first , and the affairs of the house began to look up ; but it was now found ont that none of these wrnderfnl things produced the effect for which th « y were intended . Cavillers pretended that the " Seoihing Syrup" only produced greater irritation , —that the u Syrian . Powders " were not efficacious , —and that the * ' Chinese Cement wouldn ' t hold . Mr . P . finished by statinf , ihit he was afraid it would be entirely out of his power to introduce any other novelty , as he had really exhausted his inventive faculty by previous exertion ; and , much as he should deplore ihe occurrence of such a catastrophe , he feared that the annihilation of the concern could not much baser be delayed .
_ Mr . Melboarae then reqaested the serions attention of the members of the firm to the balance-sheet of their affairs , by which it appeared that a most alarming discrepancy existed between the accounts cf ; heir assets and liabilities . He then earnestly begged them to reflect on the consequences of a conanuaccs of such a state of things , and stated it to be bis opkuon that , unless one of the partners could nicest the introduction of some nostrum to ce / ch the tni'lion , and turn the ebbing tide of popularity , it would be berrer to give np the concern instanier . After a 6 hor ; silence , Mr . Russell rose , and from the active part which , thai gentleman has tikeu in the affairs of t ' ne house , a Breathless anxiety was raaniltsied to hear him address the assembly . He
tommsaced by rebnking the previous speakers for the < 5 e = pondiDg tone of their addresses , and declared his frm confidence in his own ability to overcome the difficulties by which they were surrounded . " Grafting , " said the . little -genilemaii , " that Mr . Bail and his family may begin to get sick of onr Dosnuns , I am by no means of opinion that they m = y not still be prevailed on to 07- othere . The only taing essential to succtss is unblushing effroiiwry . We must not go timidly up to the old gentleman and entreat him to give us a-uother trial , but we must boldlv insist that his life is in danger , « : d that ihe failure of cur previous endeavours : o rep ^ r his scattered constitution is to be attributed Eolelj to our not having atiacked the foundation cf ihe tTiL Gentlemen , wien men are in situations oi da ^ er thej generally , to eei ou ; of them , take the bnii by tie * hornsbut we must go lower , —we xausi
, take our bell by the corns . Yes , gentlemen , the iceans by which I propose to recover our fallen fonuaes , and to restore ns to Mr . Bull ' sgood graces , is Borhicg more or less than a ' corn plaister . ' I know the pletLcric old boy's weak point , and shall have no diffiethyLpersuadinghimthatajymlraculousapp licaiion will be a panacea for all his tufferings . What can be ttore plausible ! If the foundation of an edifice l > e oat of repair , bow can the superstructure be sonnd ! To conclude , leave the rest to me , and be assured that all win yet be welL Let not despair get possession of your minde , but put your shoulders to the yoke of business , like » en , and gip me your cordial eo-opeiaticn . to carry out my project . Bo shall returning popularity reinstate ns in prosperous trade , « id refill our exhausted coffers ; while the fame of Rnsi *! L the chiropodist , extends froia ** Indus to the Pole . "
Mr , BnseeU ' s address was greeted at intervals with tturmura of applause , and the sombre oountettnees of the partners assumed more cheerful as-Pects as it proceeded . At its coBefaision , & long-continued cheering aanonricsd the aaiisfaetioa . u produced , and many of the ttembers of the firm rose and shook their coparn : < . r enthusiastically by the hand , declaring it to be thai delermsna-. ion ' to rapport him and his proposition to the l&et ,
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The chairman of the meeting complimented Mr . Russell highly upon his Ekill ana perseverance , and it was resolved that the plan proposed hho&id bo adopted , tee management being entirely left in that gentleman . After some . oiner formal business had been gone ihrottgh . Mr . Melbourne , taking out his watoh , observed that he had an engagement to dine at Windsor at seven and must consequently take his leave . This he accordingly did , and the meeting then broke up , Mr . Russell , and others of tho firm , adjourning to the laboratory in Old Palace Yard , for the purpose of commencing operations . —Morning Herald .
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BRADFORD ELECTION . Want of space last week prevented us priag a particular account of this election ; however , it is not too late to make up for the omission . Our readers will recollect that the Chartist election committee first invited Captain Wood as their candidate , a man qualified in every respect to represent the Borough , as admitted by all parties , eat who , by Why ? intrigue , was prevented I Mr . Simpson , of Hammersmith , was then called upon , who readily consented to put himself upon the list of candidates for the honour of representing this
essentially Chartist borongh , whose excellent address appeared in our papei , but who , under like influence , was , much to the dissappoinunent of his numerous supporters and friends , induced to withdraw . At a large ont-door meeting , held last Wednesday evening , which was ably addressed by ilr . Martin , the Chartist electors , on the propo ^ itioa of Mr . Ciarkson , took the opinion of the non-electors as to the course to be pursued in the event of the Chartist candidate giving way , ( it having been ascertained that Mr . Simpson's appearance was dcubiful , ) when the following resolutions were unacimoKslj ptu > and carried : —
u That it is the opinion of ikiB meeting thai under present circumstances it is not advisable lor the Chartist electors to remain neuter , " " and fc That they be recommended to vote for a Tory in preference to the Whigs . " On the following evening ( Thnrsday ) , at the close of Mr . Buckingham ' s second lecture on free trade , an amendment was proposed and seconded , during which the lecturer , Chairman , and his partisans retired amid confusion" That commercial reform . ! would not confer a lasting benefit upon the people without being secured by Parliamentary reforms , based upon the principles of the Charier . "
In the meantime , Mr . Simpson having tendered his resignation ,. a meeting , convened by placard , was held ob Monday evening week , in the most public place in the borough , between the hustings of the Whig and Tory , candidates , when ilr . Ciarkson went inio an explanation of all the ciresmstancea connected with Captajn Wood » nd ilr . Simpson . He stated that , in consequence of the peculiar situation in which the Chartist Committee were placed , in regard not only to the withdrawal of their former candidate , but to the defection , no doubt induced by undue influence , of Mr . Simpson , an explaaation was due ,
particularly to those electors who had pledged and others who had promised him their support , as well as to the non-electors and inhabitants of the borough trenerally , therefore that opportunity had been ehosen as the best means of giving tne untoward affair publicity . Mr . Ciarkson then read a letter received from and ooncludmg the correspondence with the Captain , and detailed the circumstances connected therewith , by which it appeared that positive proof existed that before the Chartist Committee had relinquished their claim npon him , ihe Whig Committee had basely intrigued to frustrate their call .
One individual , who volunteered ( we cannot learn that he held any official sitjation ) to distinguish himself above the rest in the disgraceful affair , bj lending himself as " the organ of the Wnig Commivtee , " when charged with the intrigue by one of their own party , in his endeavour to remore the foul charge from his own slioulders actually affixed it irrevocably upon the Whig Committee , who , or whose adkerents , assembled within hearing at tlie very time publicity was > giteu , determined to maintain their Whiggish consistency , sullenly preserved a most profound Eilence , and never once ventured either to refute , or even to explain away , the lasting di-grace into which the Whigs of Bradford , by their own acts , or the indiscretion of one of their own
party , are irretrievably plunged . The individual above alluded to , Judis-like , pretending great sympathy for the Chartists and admiration of Mr . Simpson ' s principles , subsequently attempted a feeble vindication of his own treacherous conduct which , poor simpleton , only the more confirms the guilt of his party . Mr . Ciarkson then proceeded to detail Mr . Sinapsons ' s introduction throngh Mr . Edmund Stallwood , an acknowledged lea < ling Charlist in the neighbourhood of London , ind showed , from Mr . Simpson ' s correspondence with the Committee , his readiness to follow up the publication of his address by an early personal canvass ; when , nmeh to their astonishment , on his being apprised of the intention to give him a pubhc reception , he uuexpeetediy declined the honour . Iu this dilemma ,
Mr . Martin , personally known to Mr . Stallwood , and perfectly acquainted with the Chartists' proceedings , was immediately dispatched , as the most likely person , to Mr . Simpson , to confer with him on the propriety of a public entry , and furnish him with every information relative to the political position of the respective parties . He would leave the narration of that interview for Mr . Martin , who had returned and was thea present , and go at once to the unfortunate result . Mr . C . then announced Mr . Simpson ' s formal resignation , and read his friend Sallwood's adores ? , and which we are glad to saywhilst it completely exonerates the Chartist Committee from all blame , and justifies their subsequent determination—clearly traces the cause to the improper interference of the Whig , Whig-Radical , and MalthUfiian mischief-makers .
" Thb Late EtEcnon . —ln reference to the defaulture of Mr . Simpson , the Radical candidate for Bradford , whom the Whigs succeeded in choking off , Mr . Stallwood , by whom he was introduced to them , has Usued the followiHg address to the electors , non-e ! ector > , and inhabitants of the borough of Bradforiand its vicinity : — "Thesearethetimesthat try men ' ssouls . " From an address that appeared under my signature , in the people's own journal , the Norlfiern S ! ar , to the ChartistB of the United Queendom , and to which Bradford , as well as most of the populous boroughs responded , Bradford was pleased to accept William Simpson , Esq ., of Bradmore House , Hammersmith , as candidate . Implicit confidence having been placed in me , and
the extraordinary termination of the affair having prevented me introducing to you your accepted candidate , 1 feel that an explanation is demanded at my hands , and which I feel bound to give . Mr . Simpson is my personal friend , and has , ' ere now , done me many favours , for which , I trust , I ever shall feel grateful ; but in times like the present , private friendship must give way to the public good First , th ? n , Jet me tell you , you do not owe your disappointment to any intrigue or dishonesty ot your committee and friends at Bradford , nor , may I be permitted to add , me or my friends ; on the contrary , your committee and friends , at Bradford , dc ? erve jour warmest commendations , having conducted this important affair in a talented , patriotic ,
and pra ' sewortby manner ; the whole of the correspondence redounding to their honour , they having engaged to contest the election with care and economy . Mr . Simpson was not frightened at the enormity of expence , but unfortunateiy my hones ; friend Simpson , ( for honest he uDdoubiediy is . ) is surrounded by Whig , Whig-Radical , and Malthusian politicians , some of those are his intimate acquaintances . These crotchet-mongers , the wellknown and worst enemies wo have , with the coutinnou 3 cry of " Reform" on their lips , and despotism in their bosoms , have incessantly earwigged Mr . Simpson ever since they learned he was & candidate for your suffrages , on our glorious principles . I need aot teii you how well they have
succeeded . We arc still furiher in the Whig debt ; let it be recorded in your note-books , in order that it may be paid with interest . But , my friends , if we have cause for regret we have also cause to rejoice ; the present contest has called out many unknown advocates of the Charter . Proceed in your glorious career , and at another election we shall net want for legally qualified candidates , Ltt our a ^^ ociiiioBs ra ^ e an Election Fund—forthwith elect a ireiiurer—( and fortunately we possess a man well qualified for that office , to whose lingers not & par ;; c : e cf the money wiii stick)—form pennauem
committees , and then , possessing me means and iakicg ihe business of the election into our own baiids , we shall no » again be disappointed : acting thus independently ourselves , we shall obtain independent representatives , and with oniy six such men in St . Stephen '*! , that IB to b&j , six elected by curtelreEjfrom ourselves , we might bid'defiance to the tffjrts or the common enemy . Then hurrah 1 for au Election Fund ! Hurrah I for Bradford and real independence ! For Bradford and Our Charter , hurrah ! ThaDking you for the confidence you have placed in me , and trusting ! may ever prove worthy of tho same , I beg le ^ re to subscribe myself the people's devoted servant and friend , Edhusd SlALLWOC * . "
Mr . Marti * tisu came forward . He addressed the meeting as CU&rtist etectcia &&d soa-electon of the Boroogh' of Bradford . Ha conld not And wilhia the compass of tbe English language , words to enable him to express himself tot- their kindness , is selecting him to represent tbera in Perliament . As it was usual for candidates to issue an widrets containing a statement of those princfplee which they were prepared to mpport , aad * s be ( 34 r . il . ) had not had time to write one , he would proceed to state , in the presence of that Tast assembly , the course wnich h *> intended to pursue —tfeear , bear , sn « cheers , }— " to secure to the greatest number cf human beirgs the gn-attit amount cf happiness , " was in hi £ ( Mr . M . ' e ) opinion , the first and most important step that ought to be t * kcn by Govtrn-
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rnent , and as the New Poor Law had a contrary effect , it having been enacted to enable the rich to oppress the poorj be pledged himself , if returned to Parliament , to bring in a bill to repeal that odious measure , and to restore the abbey lands , and the other property of the poor , of which they-had been robbed by the WhigK at the tune of the Protestant Reformatioa ( Hear , and cheers . ) He would likewise have all the waste lands , which are publio property , farmed by the Government , for the good of the whole people , instead of allowing them to be Inclosed , for the benefit of * pred * douJ aristocracy . ( Heat , bear , hear , and loud cheers . The banking system , which placed In the hands of a few individuals , the entire produce of the country , to the great injury of the labouring dacset , he would do
aw&y with altogether , an £% ould establish a nation * bank for the benefit of the producer . ( Hear and cheers . ) As to the absorbing topics of religion , lie wonld make every man pay towards the support of his own chureh , for it -was unjust to tax a > man for the payment of a priest in whose doctrines he did not believe . ( Cheers . ) Mr . M . next proceeded to explain the Charter and advised all those who had not yet joined the National Association , to do so without £ elay , for said he , " he who would be free , himself must strike the blew . "—( Immense cheering . ) Mr . M . having been appointed to wait opon . Mr . Simpson , of Br&dmore House , then stated to the meeting the result of his interview . In justice to that gentleman , he must admit that he was a person well qualified to represent Bradford in
Parliament , but though Mr . S . was an uncompromising Chartist , be ( Mr . M . ) was sorry to say that he had listened to the tales of an old intriguer , whom he I Mr . M . ) , from what he bad beard , had every reason to believe that be had been employed , at the suggestion of tbe " organ of the Whig Committee , " by the Rtform Club of Pall MalL ( Hear , hear . ) The intriguer was au old Malthusian of the name of Limater , living at Goose Green , in Hammersmith ( laughter ); he was the person who caused the duel to take placo between Sir Francis Burdett&nd a patriotic gentleman of the name of Paull . ( Hear . ) He ) Mr . M . ) would refer them to the 226 lh p-ige in the Memoirs of > Ir . Hunt , where
they would have an opportunity of making themselves acquainted with the whole affair , and find that it was a trick of the aristocracy to ruin Mr . Paull , who was exerting himself to bring before tho pnblic the Marquis of Welleslevls conduct in India by impeachment ; and had it not been for this Mr . Lamater , who , it is evident , has always been a tool of the arlstoeracy , Mr . Simpson wonld have been in Bradford . Ha ( Mr . M . ) would now ask thmi , after what they had heard from Mr . Ciarkson relative to Capt Wood , and from what he ( Mr . M . ) had jnst stated , even if it were not expedient to turn the WhicB ont of office , would thty not be justified in joining iho Tories to upset the sham Radicals . ( Yes , and cheers . 1 ?
Mr . Martin was put in nomination on Wednesday , as stated in our last , and the returning officer declared that Mr . Haxdy and Mr . Martin were duly elected ; wehavenottl . eleasthesitationinstatiBKthat Mr . M . had the preponderance in the shew of hands , for many consciencious men amongst the orange party held up their , hands for him in addition to all the blue and green who shewed for Mr . Hardy . Mr . Martin , the successful candidate , returned thanks for his election , and afterwards addressed the congregated masses from Mr . Ibbetsoa ' s hustings , at the c l ose of which he was chaired with due honours , amid loud acclamations and every possible respect , followed by a numerous train of devoted admirers of the cauie which he so nobly advocated .
In accordance with the unequivocally expressed opinions of tbe non electors , the Chartist voters almost to a man , with the exception of the neutrals , plumped for Hardy , in order to express their utter detection of Wiiig domination and to convince both factions , at least in Bradford , that they are by electoral and popular influence under Chartist contro'il . This was plainly acknowledged by beth members on the declaration . Mr . Hardy returning thanks , not only to his immediate friends but to mauy electors of whom he had not asked a single vote ; and Mr . Lister taunting his colleaguo with beiii ^ returned at a former electi on under the wing of his father , and at the present gaining his election bj the voluntary aid of the green banner . We are not sorry that Mr . Lister , jun ., is substituted for Mr . Busfield , although the latter
gentleman voied for rhe liberation of the " victims ; " yet he was a Russellite do-nothing-finality-man . Mr . Lister promises-by . ter , and us there is youth on his tide , wo trust that he will see into '' free trade" fallacies , and become a really useful member , and that Mr . Hardy will not rely upon "specious pretences " to represent the wants and wishes of his pnrrly democratic conaiitnency ; both these gentlemen may rely npon being reminded of any political delinquencies they may commit . Tho position of our Chartist friends at Bradford assumed , not only a question of local strength , bst being one of the earliest elections , the triumph gained here by the exclusion of a mere Whig through Chartist strength , has become a national object , by setting a , noble example of independence of silly adhesion to petty faction by at ouoe shaking off the trammellsof Whig delusion .
The brave men and women of Bradford , ( for the fair sex contributed not a little to the glorious triumph , ) are perfecly justifiable in exercising their legitimate innueneo an-1 adopting this bold , determined , and decisive cours ? , and by a fair trial of strength , at once convincing both factions , that they do iudeed and iu truth nold the ' balance of power . "
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Edward Kino , in the Bedford gaol , charged with hpiisebreakiug , has two wooden legs , hariug lost his own in the infirmary ! The Revehve . —The revenue accounts for the years and quarters ended 5 : h July , 1840 and 1841 , h *> o been published . The quarter ended 5 th July , 1841 , as compared with tho quarter ended 5 th July , 1840 , exhibits a decrease of £ 3 , 661 . But , taking the ordinary revenue , there is an increase of £ 148 , 689 . In the Customs there is a decrease of £ 289 , 348 , in the Stamps a decrease of £ 48 . 830 ; while in the Excise there is an increase of £ 88 , 360 ,
in the Taxes £ 382 , 888 , and in the Post-office £ 1 S , OOO . The year ended 5 th July , 1841 , as compared ¦ with the year ended 5 th Ju ? y , 1840 , exhibits a decrease of £ 524 , 640 ; bnt , taking the ordinary revenue , only a decrease of £ 287 , 407 . The decrease ou the year ' s revenue is , in the Customs £ 85 G . 991 , in the PostcffiVft £ 545 , 0 (< 0 ; while the increase iu the Excise is £ 431 , 020 , in the Stamps £ 31 , 664 , and in the Taxes £ 649 , 471 . The decrease in tho Post-office ior the year is easily accounted for , the reduction having commenced with the third quarter of the y ? ar ended 5 th July , 1840 .
Manufacturing an Abistocrat A James M'Nally . wf No . 13 , WinkVbuildings , Chelsea , wag cbargea , at » ^ London Police Office , a few days ago , with obtaining £ 2 . 10 b . under false pretences . Mr . Taylor , the inspector , made the foliowing extraordinary statement : —He received some private information at the station , that a man named ii'Naily was about to sell his child , just born , to some ladies for £ 3 , and that the money would be given aud iufant taken away at two in the morning , rie accordingly went to the place where M'Nally lived , and concealed himself near the house , eo as to have an opportunity of observing any person who passed in or out , and remained there above an hour without ascertaining anything more than that
the party were carousing , and that the woman wiio had been recently confined was lying in one corner of the room . Tuiuking that he might have been misinformed a ? to the exact time at which the bargain was to be concluded , he knocked at the door , and called M'Naliy out , and put certain questions , which drew from him the admission that , about three weeks since , a young lady and an elderly lady called at his house , and made proposals to purchase the child with which Iub wife was then about to go tu bed . She consented , and the price agreed npon ior tha infant was £ 3 . Theyourjg lady , who was dressed stoutly , and who was made to appear in the Jast stage of pri ^ narcr , declared it would be necessary she should have the child the very day it was .
boru , anu although they ( M'Naliy and his wife ) would never see it again they might feel confident it would be handsomely provided for , as , if it were a boy , it would from the moment of its birth bo entitled to the sum of £ 300 per year , and if a girl , £ 200 . The ladies called two or three times , ani expressed much auxiety as the time approached for the child to be bom , the elderly lady recommending strong exercise to accelerate the birth . Un a further question or two being put by the inspector , M'Naliy said the time at which he waa to receive tbe bundle and givo up the child « vas three that morning , when he was to meet the ladies in Sloane-stxeet . Mr . Taylor immediately ordered a constable in plain clothes to watch the parties ,
whica he accordingly did , aud about a quarter to three M'Naliy left his hpuse with a bundle and proceeded to Sloane-street , whero he was met by two ladies , who , after two or three moments of hurried conversation , gave him £ 2 lQS j ^ . M'Naliy then refused to give up the child , ana the ladies called a policeman , and gave him into custody for obtaining the £ 2 10 a . under false pretences , and he was brought to the station . The lady who charged the prisoner was Mrs . Ellen Andrews , of 38 , Commercial-road , and that of the lady with J > erSarah Smith . Circumstances whieh had tince transpired induced him to beiieve that the names asd residences were both false . The object oi Vhe piisoner appeared to have
been to get tbe money . He bad altered hie mind about parting with the child . Mr . Burxell declared , that in the -whole course of his experience he . had ' ntTer met with a case like this . The peculiarity oi the circumstances left him fair ground to suspect that this child was to be palmed upon some person as Euppositious issue of one of the ladies . . There was no charge against the prisoner , but he woold have him be for the future most careful how he lent himself u > assist in frauds of this description . Persons 0 ' w « r&lih did , occasionally , adopt childrcn « f poorer persous , but- it was never done in this way , ai . d the teeiii : g in his mind , from the account givc-i .-, w : ip , that some very scandalous trick bad been contemplated . The prisoner was then liberated .
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Lahentablb ScWtb . —Mr . F . Ratchford , an instructor of the blind , raiding ia Britaunift-streat , Lity-road , gave information at the Statjon-houBe , FeatherBtone-street , London , that a poor blind girl , named Elisabeth Clamber , had died suddenly at her fathers-house , under circumstances that called for immediate inyestigation * : He stated that the address of her father was No . 7 Type-court , Finsbury , whither the inspector Instantly proceeded , and on obtaining admittance he found the body of the tfafortonate girl rtretched 00 the bare floor , in . a . state . .. of decomposition , " Her parents were lyuyj on each side of her ; and in another part of the room three squalid children : . were huddled together with scarcely a rag to cover them . A sickeniemima
nK pervaded the place , and sot a morsel of food or a vestige of furniture was to be found in the apartment . Upon being asked the cause of ihe . girl ' sdeath , and the wretched condition to which the ramily were reduced , thofather informed the inupedcor that he had obtained a soanty f-ubsirtance f « bis family by labouring at the docks , but for some time past he had been unable to procure work , and they were all starving , His deceased daughter expired tfiiddenly oa Saturday last , and to increase the horrors of his situation , his unfortunate wife . was saffenng under aberration of taind . He could not account for the suddenness of hie daughter ' s death , as she appeared as well as her miserable situation
wonld admit of on the day preoeding it . Mr . Leeson , tbe divisional surgeon , of police , was sent by inspector bnaokell , and upon examination he discovered some traces of congealed blood , which had apparently flowed from her mouth and nose , but the body presented no other appearances to . justify a suspicion that any violence nad been offered to the deceased . Mr . Bii ; eham inquired of the inspector whether any application for relief had been made to the parish authorities by the unfortunate family prior to the girl ' s decease . Inspector Sbaokell said , that from all he oould iearn they had never made known thsir wants to any one . The magistrates desired the Inspector to see Hamlin , and requested him to pay immediate attention to the case .
Never Satisfied . —Last week , as a gentleman in the neighbourhood of Brampton was examining an old desk which has stood in an oat-building for a longtime , he found a 6 mall bag , which he thought was a shot-bag ; but on taking it up , the bottom came out , and to his great surprise out rolled five hundred spade-ace guineas . After counting them , and seeiDg that they were all good , he said he was sorry he had not found them twenty years sooner , that he mi « ht have had the interest oa them also during that period . Thb Armt . —There are six regiments ordered home from Canada this summer . Orders have been issued , giving any soldier who may wish to stop in North America permission to volunteer his services to the following corps : —vis ., 23 d Welsh Fusileers , 8 th or King ' s , 32 nd , 36 : h , and 69 th , and the 70 th , 71 st , and two other regiments coming from the West Indies .
Di / hlvg the last fortnight there has been nearly six hundred thousand ounces of silver entered for shipment from the port of Dover , for the opposite port ef France . The French opposition journals have discovered that Marshal Soult is not very sorious in continuing or rendering swlid the works of the great wall and ditch which are to surround Paris , whilst all his attention is directed towards the forts .
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MR . O'CONNOR AND THE LONDON COMMITTEE MEN . The following is the correspondence on the subject of London Committees , alluded to in the recent correspondence between Mr . O'Connor and Mr . Hetheringi'on ; and which w « haio received from Mr . Hjethebington ' s shopman : — 11 London , H , Wine-office Court , " Fieet-tttreet , June i 2 d , 1841 . "Sir , —Enclosed I seed the correspondence mentioned in Mr . O Connor's last letter to Mr . Hetherington . I can assure yon that they are truly copied , aad I hope they will be inserted in the next Star . " I am , youra truly , "Thus . Power .
The Northern Star. Saturday, July 10, 1841.
THE NORTHERN STAR . SATURDAY , JULY 10 , 1841 .
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BLOOD OR SUFFRAGE . When the ministry raised the flag of revolt against everything that was constitutional , aad then made a parade of appealing to the new-made electoral body against the loss of confidence of their old associates ; thoy professed a willingness to abide by the verdict which a reformed constituency should return , after a long , a patient , and an indulgent trial , and thus set an example of obedience and constitutionality to the electoral body . The organ of their war minister , alive to the danger of a treasonable recommendation coming from her Majesty ' s servants
but also alive to the necessity of its coming , placed the real motto of the party upon their banners . " Bread or blood , " quoth the Globe , will be the war-cry For a long tiino wo did not notico the abomination , nor should we now have defiled our peaceful columns With , it ,. but , for its re&Uzaticn in the Manchouter butchery . We now head our article , " Blood or Suffrage ; " and we do eo for the purpose , not , of inducing those iu quest of the Suffrage to shed blood ; but to assure faction that by shedding blood ou / ycan they much longer withhold the suffrage , and hold power by usurpation .
The Btrujrgle for the moss ia now over to all intents and purposes ; and the Tories will have gome little trouble in replenishing the trough , for , is truth their restoration ju < it now is a God-send ; and their opponents boast may be , "As we ' ve eat up the mess and left the trough bare , The Tories may come the day after the fair . " This would be a consolation , if stratagem had not
been exhausted , and if one tuck in the royal garmeat capable of being lot out for Whig shelter yet remained as a guarantee for redemption , after Tory contrivance hid replenished the Exchequer ; but hiving exhausted invention , and torn expediency to tatters ; having paraded royalty till the mummery has lost its novelty , and the Queen much of her dignity , we are at a loss to discover what the tiext Tallying cry of Keformers will be . '
Already has the Chronicle given tongue * upon- the hit that" Reform * ' has failed ofproducing tfeV" pro ; mised results" j we wish onr friend had used the more significant term , anticipated results , and then we could have fully comprehended his meaning . It ba > failed to produce anjr one of the " promised results ; " but for nine years it Ijfcs produced , for the Whig partyi all the anticipated , all th © deeired , all the wished for , nay , all the infentfetf , results—place ,
pension , office , and emolument have followed in Its tram While it was thug working well , we heard of nothing but the vast and mighty benefits that it had conferred upon her Majesty ' s loving subjects , both abroad and at home ; itwasthena'Vma / fn ^ Kvre , '" but ^ alas ! no sooner had the very machinery which it created made one single counter revolution , than we are told that tho whole is delusion ; that it never was a perfect piece of workmanship . In fact that it has
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disappointed , in a moment , all the wishes , hopes , desires , and anticipations of those who , for nine years , worshipped it as England ' s idol , and as a perfect piece of political mechanism . ; Well , but after all , the question , —the only question , —for solution now is , Is it a final measure ! and will the Noble Member for London now declare tLat " it is not a final measure ; " and that when he said it was a final measure , he merely meant that it had insured Whig ascendancy t This will be Lord Russell's pill , which , no doubt , Lord Rcssell will swallow ; bat he must be prepared to have it presented
to him in all sizes , shapes , and forms . Cau he now propose » measure wfciob . is to be " final * —that is , one which will renew tenure for nine years , for the benefit of his Lordship , and his Lordship ' s associates ? Or can he even hit upon any device by which he can confer a tenancy from year to year upon his " hand-to-mouth" party ! No , he cannot . What , thenj must he do ! He must proclaim th 9 Reform Bill , ia its real meaning and 06 sence , tobea"final " mearare ; and we will back , and the country will back him . He must pick the pin
from the bundle of Btraw . He must clear the ohaff from the corn . He must clear the site of the rubbish , and build his house upon a firm foundation . He must select for practice all that was valuable in the " whole Bill . " He must give to the people that for which , and for which alone the people struggled ,- the one jewel of Reform—hs must make taxation and representation co-exsivB . ' He must do that , or be prepared to uphold a military despotism as long as a brave , starving , industrious , peaoe-loving , and united people wiU allow him .
Thus , he must be prepared to withhold Reform by Blood , or to give all thwt the Bill promised ; for Reform meant , and Reform promised . Universal Suffrage , Payment of Members , and Na Property Qualification . It promised all these when it promised to make taxation and representation co-exteasire , inasmuch as if A . leases to B a portion of ground , in the centre of his park , without any expressed condition of rijih * of approach ; and though the avenue to B . 's house should be ten miles long , and although it might be injurious and inconvenient , yet doeB the contract imply , and the law will award , a right of approach * and justly ; upon the principle that when you grant the right to anything you also grant the means
of its full enjoyment . So with the Reform BilL In the equitable terms that taxation and representation shall be co-extensive , we recognize the legal claim to its full enjoyment ; and we deny the right of the lessor to impede , molest , or disturb the lessee in his possession , by enacting a £ 600 a year toll-bar , and a £ 309 a year toll-bar , theveby destroying the tax-payers right of passage to his castle . We also den ; his right to interfere with tho fullest enjoyment of that right by making the poverty of one , by the constituents thought worthy of the trust , incapable of discharging the duties of office , from want of the means of support . In fact , any Suffrage , or right , even the moet extensive , may be frittered away by thus imposing barriers to Us free enjoyment .
Suppose that the people had joined in the insane aud clap-trap cry for Household Suffrage , might not tho practical moulders of that measure have given to it , as they hare given to the Reform Bill , tha detailstampof" Whigfinality ; " and after experimentalising for nine years , might not its supporters thea discover that that also was not a final measure , when superior Tory tactics , wealth , organisation , and watching , added to public disappointment , had made a second transfer from Whig to Tory hands ; and may not society be thus kept in a constant state of alarm by a perpetual fishing for the minimum of Whig finality ?
Have we not stunned the Whigs with the assurance that any money standard of franchise , however nicely it may suit them in the outset , will , by degrees , lapse into Tory possession , and be used for Tory preferment ! Have they not had full and ample proof of tho fact , in the re-action which has taken place in the constituencies of their own creation since 1837 , ( four years ); and , during that time , have they not had all the odda of possession , royal
iavour , secret service money , and all the means of suppressing the very power which gave them birth , and which they have most brutally , unscrupulously , and unmercifully applied ! and have they not had an unopposed reign , a clear stage and no favour , except to damn them ! and , having failed with such odda , what now is their chance against the representatives of that body to whose decision they so confidently appealed on behalf of our beautiful young Queen ?
Will it do now to say , " We will not abide by the decision ! " How can they back their objection Can they say , " The country is with us , and a large minority and the country , that is , the people , ( not the ten pound houses , ) should have more weight than a tyrant majority" ? Such may be sound doctrine ; but when one honourable gentlemen oonnts for more than two millions of the eaid people , what then ! Why , then it will require ten millions to balance even a minority of five ! Alas ! the '' are awkward precedents established in the dying movements of the Whigs ;
Well , but the Queen may again use her constitutional prerogative , and appeal to another & v' a better people ; but here again we find a stumblingblock . Who is to interfere with the royal prerogative ? To recommend thi 3 course is unconstitutional . The Tories ia office won't do it . The "Whigs out of office can't do it ; and the people cannot be admitted to the presence of Majesty ; therefore , for all these reasons , is Majesty , for a time , placed upon the shelf by Whig precedent . But who knows may-hap , as " a cat may look at a king , " the Whigs in distress may now invite her Majesty's dirty subjects to present their own petitions , asking for an extension of her Majesty ' s gracious mercy in behalf of
her unemployed MiNiSTJSBS . Ah ! it is a foolish thing for man to fall out with his bread and butter and , in truth , our old and violent opponents have furnished so many unfortunate precedents against free action , iiuerfereuce with royal prerogative , right of discussion and publication , that it will require no email tact , and not ^ a little drilling and training to bring the awkward squad up even as a decent reserve ; for beyond the shafts in the "Reform' * waggon they need never again aspire . We have tried them as leaders , and they kicked over the traces ; so henceforth we must put them at the wheel and run them in kicking straps , keeping them well iu hand and up to the collar .
The "finality" of Lord John RcssbIl may be thus interpreted : where opposition to Whig power begins there "finality" ends . The liill is "final" only so long as it confers and perpetuates that power upon Lord John and hia wild associates , per fas autnefas . The name of Whig has now perished ; and let Mr . Macaclet be assured that however . tight and sea worthy his bark , and however compact , united and trained his crew , which , as he Bays , are now likely to occupy the left of the speaker's chair for the next six or seven years , yet will they not receive one single cheer from outside to aid them in therr "Mnfltitutio'nal " practicaf and place-hunting endeavours to repossess themselves of the mess ; and however philoaophi
enduring , and patient tie Indian exotic taoBgift ' it necessary to appear before the Northera . ' rtoicfij / ijra further assure . him that sevea mooes ,, jojjch lam seven hane * tt , mll not have paesed « w » y before the enduring tonstUulionaJutt ir \\ l mak * a most ratii organiccharge ; upori ^ - ^^^^ tki ^ jitfiif ^ m ^ now find the necessity of undoing sineo , that tkey have < ioue , with the manifc « t intently of glretogtheo ing prerogative' hi : the ; hope . ;^ | fa $ %£# && unpercefved viato legitima ^ . - Th £ oonBtitutional mode of onster and occupancy would ba too tedious a » d tardy ; imd h > nc ^ t » Bt mmjt j # a ^ on tj ^< o % b ) ow , and tiresome procest of nolee to quit and ejectment , and proceed at once " * t tt amis , " ( with force and arms ) to oust the present ooenpants from the right of the Speaker ' s ohair .
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Melbourne, Russell, Ajud Co.'S Insolvency.
MELBOURNE , RUSSELL , AJUD CO . 'S INSOLVENCY .
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" Yo . kCaatlo , Nov . 1 ? . "Sir , —You must not attribute my silence to any desire to treat your communication with disrespect , but the fact is , that I gave the only answer which I can give , in my former letter ; and in yonra , which is very clever , as you dislike the word * ' artful , " you throw upon me the charge of having upbraided Hartwell with a defalcation ia the Dorchester labourers' Account , the fact being that I did not know that you hintud at him when you made the remark , in addition to the Agitating Committee and National Kent Fond . It was you who mentioned the defalcation in the two latter accounts and not me ; and itwasnota private conversation by ^ ny means . You must be aware that in an epistolary squabble you would have much the advantage over me , as you can w .-lte what you please , while I am tied by rules and am not allowed to write anything rtfliiotinf ; upon any one " a character , though I get many letter- ) reflecting upon my own .
" You appear to forget that , in my letter to Leech in July last , when speaking of London committees , I aaiil that no observation was to be supposed to attach to Cleave or Hetherington , and yet you take it all to yourself , as the other five appear satisfied with m > «• xplanation . If you require a negative or an affirmative , I give it freely , and at once say that I do nttt think you capable of doing an unfair act , and I am at a loss to know the drift of your letter . It appear * by Mr . Hartwell's letters , relating to Mrn . Brown of Birmingham , that he has already suffered from misrepresentation , and those letters wore published before
our correspondence took place ; therefore , neither you nor I can be the authors of that ; I still hold opinion of London committees in general , but am capable , I hope , of making a distinction between the good and the bad . Good God ! did I not frequently object to tuo immense posters ( not yours ) paraded in the Convention Room for calling meetings iu mere pot houses , and admired for their size . "I am , , " Your obedient Servant , " Fea&gus O Connor . " To Mr . Hetherington .
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" December 4 th , 1840 . "Sib , —We have seen your lefctor to Mr . Hetherington . and beg to undeceive you as to our being satisfied with , your first letter to us . iuoh is not the fact " The matter in dispute is this . You have charged the London Committees with taking a per ceutage on the subscriptions they have collected for publio purposes . We have , individually and collectively , been connected with nearly tbe whole of the subscriptions carried on in London tor several years past , and we deny the truth of your charge . " We request , therefore , from you , a statement of the subscription or subscriptions , with the name or names of the persons constituting such Committee or Committees guilty of tho dishonest acts you have imputed U teem . And , in the absence of such proof on our part , we require you to give a public contradiction through the same channel ( the Northern StarJ aa conveyed tbe iihunra £ n tha nnhlln
" Whatever opinions you may entertain of London Committees , as regards public proceedings , is quite another matter : in ttiii case , you have wade a direct charge against them all , and we ask for proofs ; and , in the absence of thia proof , we leave the publio to judge what Value attaches to your opinion , good or bad . " We are , Sir , " Foura , &c , 41 J . Watson , Acfcc . " To P . O'Connor . "
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" York Castle , Oct . 18 , 184 » . " Gentlemen , —I should have replied more promptly to your letter but for the absence of the Governor , who has been since Wednesday last at Wakefield with debtors . His absence did not atop my correspondence , but I have an objection to any other officer reading my letters , and , therefore , write as few as possible during bis absence . " 1 do not exactly comprehend tbe meaning of your appeal to me . My notice refers to Committees , yours to individuals , not one of whom was mentioned or hinted at by me , and two of whom , Mitchell and Dyson , I never before heard of . Should you desire any further
information upon the subject of London Committees generally , I b ^ g to refer you to Mr . Hetherington aft my auiiiority , for much of what I stated , and to prevent any misunderstanding , I beg to rumind him that , upon my return from Monmoutu , I went one evening to bis shop , and found him in conversation With a person whom I supposed to be a news-vender . Upon the person retiring I observed , " Well , Hetherington , great London now comes out but poorly in the Frost Defence Fund—only £ 100 . " " By God" said Hettieriiittou , " you shouhl wonder that it is so much I" That was just what we were talking about . They can't get Mr . ^ . to settle his accounts as to the National Rent Fund , the ^ gitatiog Fund and many others . In on- he is now £ iO wrong , and we sbaU have a precious blow np yet ab ^ ut the Dorchester Labourers . " '
" u Mr . HeineringtonhaB any fancy for * libel he may mention the individual , or if he procures an undertaking that the person will not prosecute mo , lie shall have Lib name . " Gentlemen , I am quite sure that yon will have no difficulty in convincing the country that your . , motives ana actions as committee men have been pure , but it is rather too much to ask me to subject ) myself to an action for libel for your gratification . " I find in the Star of the 9 th July , an account of the Agitating Committee which runs thus : — " Expenees of getting up mectuics £ 32 ; received at ditto , £ 20 9 s . ;
balance to be paid by the Convention . " Gentlemen be satisfied with your own good characters , but take « are in answering for all London that yea do not find yourselves the worse for your too active philanturophy . 1 assure you , I did not even hint at any person whose name appears in your letter , nor did I hint nt any individual in particular . " I am , " Your obedient servant , " Feabgus O'Connob . " To Mr . John Cleave , I , Shoe-lane , Fleet-street , "London .
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"London , 126 , Strand , Oct . 2 J , 181 * . " Sir , —Your letter of tbe 18 th instant , in answer to ene adUreased to you on the joint H ^ mea of several ; men of London , who have for years taken an active part iu all public movements in furtherance of' the people's cause , has just been handed to me ; in which I find , to my great astonishment , you refer tbe genUemandfiraanding an explanation of your false imputation jjpqn London committees to me , " as your authority for mttchot what yon have stated . " I feel indignant at the gross imputation you have indiscriminately cart upon thri sotive committeemea of London , and I deny most ,
aaeqoivocably that you ever had a tittle of authority , directly or indirectly , from me for your unjust aspersions of the character of the men of London . I consider tLat yoa have treated tne . in this Instance ,. with great injustice , and I , therefore , in my own justification , call for an explicit statement from you , of any . one London committee that ever obtained one farthing per cental profit upoa any subscription they we » ; eoacerned with . You never b » d a shadow of authority from me for any such statement Within my knowledge or beli « f there is not one instance of Bueh a thing .
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** London , 126 , Strand , Nov . 12 , 1841 , " Sir , —A fortnight has now elapsed since I wrote to you in reference to the charge you made against the London Committees , of receiving a per centage profit upon the public subscriptions they managod or were connected with . Having quoted my name as your authority for the above statement , I beg to know whether you received ray letter dated Oct . 23 , and when it will be convenient to you to favour me with an answer . " I am . Sir , " Your obedient Servant , "H . HEIHEBJNGTON . " To Feargus O'Connor .
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"Witrj singular Inconsistency you tell those who called upon yow to Explain yourself that •• yon Vila not exactly comprehend-the meaning of thoir appeal to you , your notice referring to Committees not to individuals . " You thenattempt to ' justify yourself " by referring to a conversation irimj shop about the conduct of an individual , Mr . Hartwell' * alleged defalcation with the Dorchester ConunUtee . ' fb&t gentleman has , I believe , since givan proof drhfr integrity , by discharging in fall all claims made upon hfmi "When I expressed my reg-st to you that he should hftve placed himself Jn a false position with the Dorchester Committee , considering th » prominent part ha bid acted , I little expected that you wonld have been guilty of so gross a perversion of the truth as from that circumstance , one individual ' s alleged misconduct , to fix a eh&rge of peculation upon London Committees generally , for it would , in my opinion , be little less than robbery for « nj committee to take a free per eentAge upon pobl !« subscriptions .
' I deny , therefore , most emphatically , that you ever had grounds for raakiHg thfs sweeping charge against the men of London from an ; conversation with me , or from any hint or expression On my part in any of our numerous conversations . I call upon you not to reply by dashes— - ' —' . ¦——; but by names , times , places , and specific circumstances , that I may have a fair opportunity ot refuting the aspersions you have attempted to cast upon myself aud others , with whom I have actad , iu common with the men of London generally .
"I am , Sir , "Your obedient Servant , , ¦ ¦ " H . Hetherington . To Feargns O'Connor , Esq ., " York Castle . " P . 3 . You state that you do not exactly comprehend the meaning of the joint appeal made to you by the parties signing the former letter . This is the meaning : —the parties signing that letter desire you Bhould name the committee , or of the persons *» ho composed them , who ever received or proposed to receive a per centage profit upon any subscription they managed or were concerned with—or aa explicit avowal from you that you have hastily cast imputations upon men which tbe facts did not warrant . -
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" L . ndon , October 13 , 1840 . " Sir , —In your letter to Mrs . frost , published in last week's Slar , there is this statement advanced by you : — " That no subscription will be allowed to progress upon a larga scale in England unless a London Committee is allowed a per centage profit upon the receipts . In my account you will find neither postage or deductions . Have you ever seen the account of London committoe ? If not , pray get one , and see tut ) difference . " " In another p&rt . Of the same paper there is a reported conversation between you and your publisher , in which
you are represented to have said , " Bat surely , Hobson , you can understand the disappointment and mortification of the London traders at being baulked of their commission on so large a charitable a fund as a £ 1 , 000 —well enough to see the spleen of the jobber through the affected sympathy of the patriot . Those very fellows would kill Mrs . Frost if they could make anything of the hide and fat , and would theu debit her executors with tbe expenees , which would be sure to exceed the receipts . "
" Now , Sir , we deem this demands our Immediate notice . We have taken part iu almost all tho committees appointed for the collection of money for several years past , in London , and ore utterly ignorant of any such base , dishonourable , and degrading practice haviug taken place . We therefore request that you will , at once , name the persons and the subscriptions from which any mica per centage was deducted . " If there be guilt anywhere of th . a kind , let the perbods be pointed out at once , that the public may not confound the upright with the guilty , which , from your general charge , they may do at present . "By an early compliance , you will oblige tbe undersigned , "James Watson . " Hicham * Moore . " he 1 nhy mi 1 chkx . l .
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