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X-- — , 0 THE EV 1 T 9 B OF THB KOfiTHSSS SULB . ^ Qj ! the 4 th of Joly , the following * tanng ^ Ljn » on the anniversary of 1776 , in New York , **? n ^ 0 Sunday aehoo l children : by its Insertion in * 4 nlaible journal you wQl oblige a Teetotallerr *^ jw ffiontis a Chartirt and Republican . " Walsikghah Mabtis , Father , look op K > d see that flag , HgW gracefully it flies ; Ifcoee pretty stripes , they seem to be A rainbow in the skies . It U our eonnti 7 » Sag , my son , ^ i sd prondly drink * the light O'ei ocean ' * ¦ wave in foreign dimes , A irmbol of onr might
Father , ¦ wb * t fearfal noise ia tb » t , Lifce thundering of the ckradi ? « Tiy do the people waTe their hats j ^ a rash along in crowd * T It U the toice of canonry , Th e glad shouts of the free ; < jkis is the day to memory dear , * Za freedom ' s jubilee . I jjii that I was now a man , IM fire my cannon too , And cheer & 8 londly u the rest , Bat fetter , * ny <*<» *» y ° » ? rm getting old and weak , but still My heart is big with joj ; pre Tritnessed many a day like this , Shout ye , aloud , my boy .
Bnrr * . for freedom ' s jnkilee ! God bless ear natire land ; And may I lire to hold the sword Of freedom in ay hand . Wen done , my boy , grow up and love The land that gaTe you birth ; A home where freedem loTes to dwell Is paradise on earth ,
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SO > - 5 FOB THE sriliTOXS . v ^ a { mine ridei rampant o ' er bH tHe land , Tbom but the drones can hia power withstand ; yiBdwtriona bees that produce the wealth Ztit vieiimi alone and he kills by stealth ; j * ae woaadi which he makes they neTei bleed ^ S d » wasted form , when the soul is dead , yisbe tale that it died for want of bread . Oh , gracious God , that governs all , Thy attributes are wise aad good ; Arise , sad make tfee tyrants fall , That rob the poor of life and food .
br fttTd ii the fate of the suffering poor , IK sol , and privation , and pain they endure ; ¦ i « & they are patient , forbearing , and kind , KjU the drenes of the earth are against them easnbtfi'd ; fcmiitj saudden with grief and despair ; K » " I *""* 1 and reflects on their woes and their I an ; ¦ il to heart of the patriot bums with desire , Kj 2 » d » ys of their thraldom may quickly expire . Oh , gracious Gad , that governs all , I Thy attributes are wise and good : I Arise , and make the tyrants fall , I That rob the poor of Ufa and food .
fcaspelirts , despats , and tyrants are strong , E g hap on the poor oppression and wrong , K eatch from the hanger"d the fruits of the sod , Ciifflda abortive the blaaingB of God . ¦ Tgame on the priest that would cant and would
I J ° 7 < upesoade the sad millions to yield to their sway ; Ei sased be the traitor -whose tongue can beguile , Efe as plunder and rob and betray wivh a smile . I Oh , gracious God , that governs all , I Thy attributes are wise and good : I Arise , and make the tyrants fail , I That rob the poor of life and food pgBtessngs be poured en the patriot's head , bli live to see tyranny prostrate aad dead ;
Orris heart win exult with a godlike delight , fci / oKice « h » n conquer tbe power of might ; ¦ itodi of mankind who are anxious to see kijof redemption when all shall be free -, Eai , feod year assistance , chained liberty cries ; lite , and the spirit of tyranny dies . I Oh , gradons God , that governs all , I Thy attributes are wise and go # d : I Arise , and make the tyrants fall , I That rob the poor of life and food . ; BE 5 JAHIH STOIT Se-sireet , M&aehester .
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Lid PERMANENT AKD UNIVERSAL : a Practicability , YaJae , ud Cos sistency with Dime Revelation ; a Priza Essay , by H . T . J . MicaxABA . London : Sounders and Otley , Condsiit-street , 1841 . R » s is one of the most eloquent and powerful aji ipon the subject on which it professes ' to atwkieh has erer issued from the British press . * u composed in consequence of a eircHlax pubied bj the Committee of The Society for the
Maaen of Permanent and Uiaversal Peace , " bag a prize of one hundred guineas for the best * j , tod ra-enty guineas for the second best , on efcOswiag subjects : — 'FRi—To show that war under all circumstances BODSutest with we precepts of the Gospel and tqirii of the Christian dispensation . 'Second—To point out the duties of magistrates >^ faee officers in eases of torn nits , insurrections , liansons , with the most effectual method of " B $ 2 HB such calamities .
ftird—To shew the best means of settling all * Ja between nations whhouJ recourse to anna . " fttprises were to be adjudged by the Rev . J . Pye Ei , Jhe Rev . T . fhomas Pyne , and the Rev . John J 5 B , aad the first prize was awarded to the essay fets . In accordance with the plan laid down ie Society ' s circular , the work is divided into fttpnts , the first consisting of ten chapters , em-* fimhe following subjects of consideration : —
Ciapter 1 st—Causes of insensibility to the horrors ' Hr , l ^ ti pkr 2 ad—Cause of a want of active exertion pP * * war . I E jW . er 3 rd—Evils of war . \ Qapter 4 th—Answer to objections from the Old - *» aat . Gapiw 5 ; h—Prophecies and events previous to *» aungof Jegns in favour of peace . - Qapter 6 tb—Spirit of lie Christian Religion in . ipBof pe&ee .
. Qa ptcr 7 ih—Letter of the Christian Religion £ *>» offensive war . : Q apier 8 A—The Cnristian Religion forbids de-* sniwar . [ ^ ipt « r 9 th—Opinions and practice of the Primi pt UrigtiiDs for ihe first three centaries . L . Napier iO ; h—Summary aad review , and effects ? H * prewnt conduct of professing Christians on «* religioD . " ^ , iU these subjects the author has addneed moch ^ jr &naen t , eriucing , at the same time , acute-^ w observation eoupled with brilliancy of colourv a ff lac ^ fefinement in taste and expression . ^ , * fi first and second chapters he has feari * p » and mth a becoming determination , f * otre the several euises which ODerate to
r Jun ction and continuance of the giant evils « a fiendish desecration of human activity £ * FU . This ia followed by a lucid exposi-** « the eril effects of war , both physical ¦ ° *» 1 , in which its enormities , and the fearful £ r ** non of erery good and yirtaous principle r » Jttlows in its train are depicted with a start-** un truthful fidelity . *» 4 e fourth chapter , the author has been pe-L * jJ felicitous in showing that the cases of r ™? Warfare and the wars now practised are r ~ nj which no parallel exists . The Jewish jTJ * on the subject having been expressly gK" by ; he Divine Pounder of our holy res ' ' "e we next presented with a simple ,
j ^ wranged , and copieus array of prophetic anr ^ wns . aid historical events , delivered and © c-? 2 « previous to the first advent of the Lordwading to establish the fact , that that great •«• ^ should be the precursor of general and uni-° * peace . The three next chapters exhibit a £ «* e Lnt ccaprehensive view of the peaceful "r « tw of Christianity , both as to its general ™« Pia , . special precepts , and those political •*« oi aund , aad exalted virtues , which it iaculr * " * pproves ; and which are in the saoceeds tsipt « r exhibited practically to our view ' * reference to the sentiments , lives ,
jr wnonct of Christians during the . earliest rx 2— ?* ea of ihe ehurch . We have ^ fiea tation in recommending the sixth , Beventh , ^^> » aiid ninth chapters of this part of w *®* y » to the most careful and Huprejndiced &tgaon of ail y ;\ 0 \ > tiX ^ Christian name . The ^ BeiiU are plain , cogent , and comvincing—the ] £ ™ P are interested , while the judgment is in-^ a and he who * a& rise from the perusal r ^ ont breaihing a § oieB » vow thenceforth , to g *^ e a herald and a votary of peace , must either I" * ** a Ttry Cib ; usc understanding , or a very vicious
xb Bocoz ^ part ^ diTided into three chapters , « ncmg vte foIlowiDg topics : — ^ aPier 1 . —The prevention of invasion by the ^ unu&ice of interactional war .
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" Chapter 2 . —The prevention , of tumultB and riots and " Chapter B—The duties of magistrates in cases of invasion aad rebellion . " In thi 3 part , the author has shown that the object enjoined by Christianity and contemplated by the Peace Society , is not one of enthusiastic theory , but of practicability ; an example of which is afforded by an interesting narration of the proceedings of the venerable William Penn , in his ever-memorable treaty with the Indiaas of Pensylvania . The work before as proposes to accomplish the great work of universal peace . First—By the discontinuance of international war ; Second—By a national religious education ; Third—By improvement of the people's physical condition ; and Fourth—By appointment of conservatora of the
peace . All these means are treated ef with precision and clearness , and enforced by correct reasoning and convincing argument . Those who may feel disposed to doubt the efficiency of conciliatory measures ia quelling popular tumults , will probably find their aoabte removed by a careful and candid examination of the cases cited from Roman , British , French , and Irish history , in the third chapter , which we especially recommend to the attention of the govern meat and magistracy of this country at the present time . The third part of the work professes to point out the best means of carrying the aforesaid objects into effect . It conaista of eight chapters on the following subjects : — ** Chapter 1 . —A congress and a court of nations . " Chapter 2 . —The congress , organization , and daties .
" Chapter 3 . —The court . " Chapter 4 . —The executive power . " Chapter 5- —The possibility of effecting our plan . *• Chapter 6 . —The preference due to oar plan . " Chapter 7 . —Prospects of success . " Chapter 8 . —Appeal to all Christians . " All these subjects are treated in a rhetorical and convincing manner , and the powers , legislative , judicial , and executive , necessary to be exercised by the proposed congress and court of nations are clearly pointed out . The arguments in Chapter fifth , will prodsce various effects on different minds ; Borne will be sanguine , others will remain doubtful , to these latter we recommend a most careful attention to the contents of chapter six , the
facts and reasonings of which are at once calculated to interest , instruct , and please . The advocates of peace will be giad to find themselves in the company of some of the best and wisest men of bygone days , and they will be cheered with the delightfull prospects of success everywhere opening upon them . Let them , however , remember that hitherto scarcely anything has been done ; they are but just girding on the harness for the mighty and the holy conflict —a conflict of light against darkness , of good against evil , of the spirit of the gospel of love and peace against the spirit of worldly ambition selfishness and war . But , though fearful the contest and formidable the foe , yet to the faithful persevering Christian combatant , Vh « victory ia certain as the succession of day and night .
I The concluding chapter is an energetic , powerful , ; aad well managed appeal to the Christian public , j on the importance of the subject under consideration , ' and the claims of the Peace Society to increased I sanction and support . And truly such an appeal is i eminently necessary at a time when eur temples , ; decorated with the trophies of war , appear more like j the 8 hrin . es of Mars than the sanctuaries of the Lord j Jesus ; and when the ministers of religion supplicate i the God of Peace to smile with approbation upon I the field of blood . Truly the Christian Church needs ; a trumpet-call to awaken her from her worse than i death-like slumber . When a society devoted to the : promulgation of the doctrines of universal peace can I only collect from all her various sections less than : £ 1 , 000 annually for the accomplishment of its god-1 like design .
I We most cordially recommend the work before as : to the deep and serious consideration of every friend j of man . j _
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j COST OF "CRIME . " \ [ We extract the following graphic picture of one i of our " glorious Institutions" from the Poor Man ' s J Companion for 1842 , a work which we are glad to I learn has been appreciated as it deserved by those I for whose use and service it has been compiled ] : Transportation of convicts ( Irelandi £ 14 , 190 ; Freight of ships to convey convicts to Van Die-; man's Land and New South "Wales ,. 45 , 000 j Gratuities , &c to surgeons , masters , 4 c of I convict ships 5 . 000 , Fittine convict ships 4 , 000
I Bedding , and other stores , for convict service ... 7 , 000 | Provisions , medicine , 4 a on the voyage 30 , 000 i Convicts' expenditure , New South Wales and i - Van Dieman's Land 265 , 000 ! Convicts at home and Bermuda 78-860 ) Charges hitherto paid oat of the county rates ... 173 , 000 ' Sheriflfs" expences , Great Britain 13 , 450 Criminal-prosecutions , and other law charges ... 88 , 000 ; Mint proBecutieas 46 , * 05 ' Printing preckaatjons and statute * 4 . 150 1 Justices in slave colonies 58 700 Inspectors of prisoners ( England ) 6 , 200 Inspectors of prisons iIreland ) 1 . Penitentiary , Milbank 22 . 221 Prison buildin * . Isle of Wight ( second grant ) .., 6 , 185 Model prison ( third grant ) 30 , 000 General priaon at Perth .... 5 , 000 Criminal lunatics 3 . 3 S 0
906 , 7 SS Add county rates , &c i 47 , oeo Total cost of crime £ 1 , 053 , 762 What evidence of stupendous folly ! We pursue a system which makes the people poor—then vicious . " Crime" is the result : then we screw more money out of the poor to keep the " criminals" in idleness in large expensive establishments , called Prisons and Hulks , where the old hands have every opportunity of teaching the young ones to become adepts in the ait and mystery of thieving \ Then we " punish" them by sending them out of the country at an enormous cost , and have to keep them abroad at an annual expense of £ 265 , 000 ! Verily , w « are a wise peeple . ' One-half of the annual earn
expended in keeping " crime" in the land , would , if judiciously applied , speedily extirpate it . —But if that were done , what would become of the Judges , Sheriffs , Criers , Barristers , Lawyers , Hangmen , Gaolers , Turnkeys , Policemen , Constables , Prisons , Jails , Convict Establishments , and all the other macMnery relating to crime ? What could the officials do I The new machinery would supersede them ! They would have to take their stand with the hand-Ieom weavers . And O ! think of the ornaments of the bench coming to each a pass ! Thitk too of what would become of those saintly men , the prison
Chaplains , who so assiduously attend upon the poor wretches whose " crimes" have been such as to preclude all hope of mercy from their erring fellow-men , and who , therefore , are taught to look for and expect mercy from Him who has promised to * forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us : " thiiik what would become of the Parsons thus employed , if " crime" were extirpated ! They would be out of vrork—SDd would have to wofiK ! No , no ; we cannot do without " crime I " It is an essential to our admirable system . The poor may think it very expensive ; but it may be some consolation for them to reflect that it finds
" good work and comfortable livings for a vast number of individuals , who would otherwise have to handle a spade or attend upon the loom . Judges and parsons , lawyers and hangmea , cannot do without ** crime !"—Poor Man ' s Almanack .
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ZrOKSON . —Trades' Delegate Meeting . —On Wednesday , Dae . 1 st , a meeting was held at the Craven ' s Head , Mr . Wartnaby in the chair . The minutes were read and ceDfirmed . £ 2 . was handed in from the Southwark Society of Carpenters ; from four gunsmiths , Is 10 s ; a few men in Mr . Lindsay ' s employ , 8 a ; a few engineers , per Mr . Potts , £ 1 3 s 3 d ; a few jewellers , 6 s ; tailors , Red Lion-street , 9 a ; a few friends , Carpenter ' s Arms , Catharinestreet , Pimlicoj £ 2 2 s . ; London and Westminster Society of Carpenters , £ 5 ; painters and glaziers , Crowir and Sceptre , Brompton , £ 3 ; Phcenix Society of Painters , £ 2 17 s ; United Society of Plumbers , £ 30 ; Mr . Hatten , 83 ; a few friends at Queen Victoria 4 s ; a few friends , per Mr . Wale , 19 s 6 d ;
, tailors , King's Head , £ 2 83 ; saddlers , per Mr . King , £ 1 12 s ; Mr . J . Campbell , Secretary of the National Charter Association , S 3 ; carpenters , Blackman-street , Borough , £ 2 ; a Tew friends at Deptford , 18 s 9 d . Mr . Wilson reported , that the deputation appointed to wait on the London M . P . 's , had written to them to appoint a time for an interview , but had not received an answer . Mr . Dunning reported that he had waited on the surgeon at the Westminster Hospital , and that on examining the books it was ascertained that Hickey was admitted on the 25 th of February , and left the Hospital on the 30 th of March , bat that be was a considerable time
on out-door patient , but how long no record was kept ; the Seeretary said it was impossible the above could unite in the time specified in Allen's letter in tke Advertiser ; they had also waited on the Editor of the Morning Advertiser , and he utterly disclaimed being against the working classes , and would have inserted any statements , if they ha , d been sent direct to him . Mr . Short gara them an account of the various meetings in the country « n behalf of the masons : the * / had held a large meeting on Monday , at Cheltenham ; Mr . Glenisterwas to have lectured that evenJDg for the Chartists , but kindly postponed it . Mr » " Walton Et&ted that he had written to iho
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qBarry men , -wishing to know if they thought their striking would benefit the masoas ! He received for answer that it would greatly benefit them ; and the quarry men had , in consequence , g track ; they were almost immediately set to work again at a different description of stone , but no more -would be quarried for Grissel and Peto , until the strike was over . It was bis opinion that the strike would be a protracted one . MessrB . Grissell and Peto , thinking that the trades woald relax in their support during the winter season were endeavouring to starve them out , thinking thus to get the pick of the men . bat he was convinced that the liberal support they bad met vtith , and the support they should receive after Christmas was over , would show to Messrs . Grisaell and Peto , that winter would not last for ever . Since
their last report they had received £ 50 from Edinburgh . Mr . Wilson detailed the manner in which they had entrapped a man from Derbyshire . Allen wished him to write to twenty-four men that were working at the same job with him ia Derbyshire , requesting them to come to London , as most of his men were of but little use . They had since paid the passage of this man back to Hull . Mr . Wilson also Stated that although they had fifty-one men at work at Nelson ' s monument , in place of the thirty-two that turned eut , yet they had only set up oae stone . ( Laughter . ) A delegate suggested that one of the minor theatres should be taken for a benefit for the masons ; the bricklayers cleared last season £ 43 by a similar entertainment . This was ultimately agreed to , and a committee of twelve persons appointed to carry it out . The meeting then adjourned .
CARLISLE . —Public Bbeakfast . —Ob Monday , the 6 th instant , a public breakfast was given to John Dixon , Esq ., late Mayor of the borough of Carlisle , in the Coffee-house Assembly-room , in consequence of his services as chief magistrate for the last two years . Abeot eighty gentlemen sat down to a most sumptuous repast ; after which , the Chairman , G . G . Mounsey , Esq ., Mayor , gave several loyal toasts , which were warmly responded to . He then gave " John Dixon , Esq ., late Mayor of Carli sle , which was received with the most flattering tokens of respect by the company . Mr . Dixon returned thanks in a neat and appropriate address . Several other toasts were given , after which the company broke up .
A > -ti-Cobn Law League , Carlisle . — This allbut defunct body have been honoured during the past week with a visit from a Mr . CurtiB , of Ohio , United States of America . On Friday , the 3 rd instant , it was announced by the following handbill that Mr . Curtis would lecture on the Corn Laws . " Americ&n bre&d ia exchange for British 2 aoour . John Curtis , Esquire , of Ohio , Uaited States , will deliver a lecture , at eight o ' clock , in the Tabernacle , Lowther-Btreet , ou Friday evening , the 3 rd inBtant , on the Great Capacity of America for supplying food , in exchange for British manufactures , and the advantages to be derived therefrom if the Corn Laws were repealed . Admission , Twopence . " Before proceeding to make any remarks on the lecture , we cannot but notice the very anomalous conduct of the
committee of the Tabernacle in granting the use of that place for a political lecture , which , but for the charge , would in all probability nave led to discussion , and perhaps dissension , more especially when vre recall to our remembrance the refusal of the same body to allow the use of the Tabernacle to the Rev . Mr . Forsyth , one of their own body , to preach a charity sermon on behalf of the Rev . Joseph Rayner Stephens . Such conduct on the part of the committee is , to say the least of it , utterly disgraceful , and likely to lead to considerable dissention among the members . In regard to the leoture of Mr . Curtis , we intend to eay little . If Mr . Cur tis is paid by the Anti-corn Law League , they have made a very bad choice : for Mr .
Curtis is one of the most feeble and unimpressive speakers we ever listened to , as a public lecturer . The charge of two-pence for admission , was evidently made to keep out the Chartists , so that the League might have things all their own way ; and so far it proved effectual , for there would not be more than about three hundred persons present . Mr . Curtis does not even possess the advantage of being a good declaimer ; a qualification which many of the league lecturers possess to a great extent ; and of which they make a most unbounded use . Mr . Curtis assumed a great mass of false data , from which he reasoned , and finally arrived at most nnwarrantable
conclusions . For instance , he stated that " the Americans would take all the manufactured goods we would Bend—providing we would take their corn in return . " Now , we would ask , is this at all likely , seeing that the Americans have a strong desire to be independent of other countries for their elothing , and are at present engaged in a sort of rivalry with Britain ; and it is certain that they are fast overtaking it , both in the excellence and cheapness of their produots . Let us for a moment look at the facts , and we will then readily discover that it is not at all likely that America will either neglect er give up her present By stem of manufactures . The cotton manufacture was introduced so late as
1790 , and in 1832 , the number of mills in twelve states was 795 ; of spindles , 1 . 246 , 503 ; power looms , 38 , 506 ; persons employed , 57 , 466 ; amount of capital employed , £ 9 , 375 , 000 Stirling ; being one-fourth of the capital invested in the same branch in Britain . They can procure the cotton much cheaper than in England . All improvements in mechanism speedily find their way to this spot . Household manufactures of woollen , linen , and cotton are made to a great extent . It is supposed that nearly twothirds of domestic clothing is made ia country places . Attempts are making , with great success , to introduce the manufacture of silk . The mulberry tree grows spontaneously in the middle States , Under these circumstances , is it not more than pro *
bable that America will shortly be able to produce a sufficiency of goods to supply its own wants , so that it is not&t all likely she will take our manufactured goods to any great extent . Mr . Curtis argued that by taking American corn in exchange for our goods , that wages would rise in this country ; a statement wholly at variance with truth and pro bability ; for supposing we bad twice the demand for our manufactured goods , is there not power of machinery sufficient to produce it , without extending hand labour to any great extent . Moreover , were it even as Mr . Curtis would have it , that America could supply us with a sufficiency of corn , and take the whole of our manufactured goods , would it be prudent so to act!—thus throwing our
own land out of cultivation , inundating the manufacturing towfis with hordes of agricultural labourers , who would have the effect of still further reducing the wages of those engaged in the produce of manufactures—thus causing increased misery and destitution , in addition to the frightful extent to which it at present exists . Were the Corn Law repealed to-morrow , and all the benefits anticipated therefrom realised , still we question if the working man would be a gainer , for his labour is not protected , and the increased power of machinery , would be more than adequate to the extra demand , and what would become of our farmers and agricultural labourers under such circumstances ! Why , they would be driven into the
manufacturing districts , ( already too densely populated , ) to starve , or take up their abodes in the Poor Law Bastiiee . The laud , in place of being neglected , must be improved—must be made to produce more —a greater number of people must be domiciled upon it . There is one fact alone , ( says Mr . Hollis , in his admirable lectures on the progress and results of machinery ) , which demonstrates the cause of Swiss prosperity , and that is , that they are not only a country of producers , supplying the nations of the world with their products , but that they are at the same time consumers , and from the
subdivision of the land—there being an intermixture of agricultural and artizan occupations , and that a great portion of the inhabitants produce a portion of their own subsistence . The Swiss peasant goes ob his plot of ground , and produces what will secure him from hunger , and returns to bis loom to provide the means of other comforts , and some of the luxuries of life . "The loom , " says Mr . Symons , speaking of Switzerland , which in England is an exclusive and starving occupation , "is there a pastime of supplementary occupation . " And , speaking of the Poor Laws , he says , " the earns raised for the relief of the impotent poor are very trifling . "
ABERDEEN—Stbikb op the London Masons . —A public meeting of the inhabitants of Aberdeen was held on Friday evening , Dec . 3 rd , in the Temperance Hall , George ' s-street , for the purpose of laying before the public the whole of the cireumstaDces connected with the strike of the masons , lately employed at the Houses of Parliament and Nelson ' s Monument , London , and Woolwich Dockyard , and then determining whether they deserve the sympathy and support of the operative classes of Aberdeen , ( or the stand they have taken against tyranny and oppression . Mr . Mackay , moulder , was unanimously called to the chair . The minutes of a previous meeting of delegates being read , the Chairman briefly addressed the meeting , and ealled
upon Mr . Carter , a London delegate . He said , however diffident he was in addressing a meeting of such magnitude , a thing he was not accustomed to do , yet it was a source of gratification to him , to have an opportunity of divesting the public mind of those fake statements , caused by the misrepresentation of the London press . It was a duty incumbent on him to lay before that meeting a statement of facts as to the cause » f the strike , and leave them to judge for themselves . He then entered into a detailed account of the charges made against Allen , -which appeared in our former numbers . He also showed
the meeting the fa tile attempts that had been made by Grissell and Peto to refute those charges , and the manner in which they had shrank from public investigation ( which seemed to give great satisfaction to the meeting ) , and retired amidst the most enthusiastic appl ause . —Mr . Archibald M' Donald , flaxdresser , said he came forward with much pleasure to address a meeting of this kind , when he knew their cause was just . He reprobated the conduct of . Allen , for he thought he had tseated the men worse than beasts , as no one would refuse his horse a drink of water when he was in neec of it , and he hoped it wold akow to the work
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wg classes generally ita necessity ot aaiting ia the grand etruggle , as the only sure means of protecting themselves from ihe inroad ? of such tyrannical employers . ( Cheew . ) He entered mildly and deliberately into the merits ov the case before tbe meeting , and concluded by proposing the following resofation , namely , " That this meeting fully jug . tifles the proceedings of the masons whol'ltoly struck at the two Houses of Parliament againsv the overbearing and tyrannical conduct of their foreman , and pledges itself to use every possible exertion in order to secure their triumph . " Mr . Duncan Niohol-Bon , woolcomber , seconded the resolution ) and after reading a letter from the Dundee Chronicle , confirming the charges made by the masons , the resoluand
tion was put earned unanimously , amidst long " and loud cheeers . —Mr . John Legge , mason , then rose . ( Cheers . ) He came forward with much pleasure to propose a resolution which be held in his hand , because he knew th « contents of it were jasi . He entered in a qualified manner int » the effects of disorganisation , which waa the cause of such meetings as these : was it not for the unprincipled of their own class , they would not be under the necessity of calling for pablio sympathy and support , and he was happy to say they had not called m vain ; but he hoped still further , that it would be a lesson for those who had not yet united , and cause them to come forward , and put their shoulder to the wheel in the common cause .
( Cheers . ) After a lengthened an ! able speech , he proposed the following resolution : — " That it is the opinion Of this meeting that the conduot of those individuals who have been so unmanly and unprincipled ia supplanting those masons who struck from the employ of Messrs . Grissell and Peto , London , against the tyrannical and overbearing conduot of their foreman , George Allen , is highly reprehensible , and trust that at no distant period they will meet with that contempt their base conduel so justly merits . " Mr . W . Donald seconded tbe resolution , which was pat and carried unanimously . Mr . Mitchell , bookseller , next rose amidst long and loud cheers . He entered in a clever manner into the case ; he bad never
seen a case more clearly made out in his life than that against tbe tyrant Allen . He then in an eloquent and characteristic speech , exposed the truth -perverting , venal disposition of the London press generally , but particularly the Times , Weekly Dispatch , and Morning Advertiser . He said if the Times had said anything ia favour of the masons , he should immediately have concluded that the masons were wroBg , for he never knew them to advocate a just cause . As for the Dispatch , it was easily explained , as it generally grappled at the whole market . He would say but little of the Morning Advertiser ; it could not be expected to advocate the cause of so temperate a body of men , it being the property of the publicaus . He entered warmly into
tbe neoeesity of supporting a paper that would advocate their interests , or they might always expect to meet with fimilar treatment to the masons . He then ooncluded his able and appropriate speech , amidst loud cheers , by proposing the following resolution , viz . " That this meeting reprobate the conduct of a portion of the London papers , viz . the Times , Weekly Dispatch , and Morning Advertiser , and pledges itself only to support that portion of the prega which advocates the rights of the workiug classes , and withdraw it from those that acts against them . Mr . M'Pherson , comb manufacturer , in a neat and appropriate speech , seconded the resolution , which was put and carried unanimously . A vote of thanks was given to the chairman , and the meeting separated .
ZtEmnS'F . —Strike at Rbtnet Iron Works . —The workmen at the above iron works have returned to their work , and there was not the slightest breach of the peace . It is now understood that the great cause of complaint arose from the tommy or truck shops being upheld in such force ; the goode being sold at the highest possible price , and of a very inferior quality . The state of the working classes in these districts is truly shocking and lamentable , and from every indication , it is more than probable , we shall h * ve a winter of dreadful suffering .
CONGLETON— " Babbt" Meeting . —On Thursday week , the Mayor called a public meeting to agree to a congratulatory address to the Queen because she had given the nation a son . The Chartists attended and proposed an amendment , acquainting her Majesty with the distress of the labouring population . A long discussion ensued , which ended in the Mayor declining to put the amendment , and declaring the meeting dissolved . ZiXVEBPOOXi . —Cobn Laws . —Cor ,. Thompson . A . placard having appealed on the vr&Us of thiB town , announcing that Colonel Thompson would deliver a lecture on the Corn Laws , on the 30 th of November , and further , that be would prove that all the evils of society were the result of those laws , and their operation the immediate cause of our
labourers and artizans being without , employment . The Chartists were not a little surprised at this public pledge to the people of Liverpool on behalf of Colonel Thompson , they having hitherto entertained an opinion that as he ( the Colonel ) had assisted in drawing up the Charter , and having subsequently avowed his adherence to its principles , that he ascribed the evila oflsooietyto their true source , namely , class legislation , although at the same time he was labouring for a repeal of the Corn Laws . But the Chartists were soon to be undeceived , as the sequel will show . A deputation from the Chartists consisting of Messrs . M'Cartney and Laurie , waited on the Colonel previous to the meeting , in a room attached to the Queen's Theatre , the place where
the meeting was about to be held , for the purpose of learning personally from himself whether he was prepared to redeem the pledge which tho Corn Law Repealers had given on his behalf . Having with some difficulty gained an interview , the deputation requested to know whether he ( the Colonel ) ascribed tbe evils of society and the present national distress to the Corn Laws , and whether those laws were the cause in themselves of so many of our oper atives wandering the country in a state of destitution and unwilling idleness . To the first question a very evasive answer waa returned , the Colonel saying " that the Corn Laws were the grand link in the chain of monopoly . " To the second question he replied " that no doubt existed on his
mind but that those laws were the immediate oause of so many being out of employment . " The deputation were about to ask if he thought uncontrolled machinery had nothing to do with the non-employment of our operatives , when James Harvey , Esq , addressing himself to Charles Holland , Esq ., both of whom had accompanied the Colonel , said , "Mr . Chairman , it is quite time that the meeting was opened , " and this previously to having entered the place of meeting , much less a Chairman proposed . This was evidently done for the purpose of abruptly putting an end to the interview . All parties then retired to the Theatre , when Mr . Holland , having taken the chair , introduced Colonel Thompson to the meeting . The Colonel was received with the plaudits of the whole assembly , the Chartists who were
present still believing him to be a friend to their cause , and ignorant of the result of the interview . The Colonel delivered a true Corn Law address , abounding with the usual fallacies of tbe benefits resulting to the working classes from a repeal , and , in the course of his speech , denied that machinery had been productive of evil to the working classes . At the conclusion of his speech , the Chairman said that if any person in the meeting had any questions to ask tbe Gallant Colonel , now was the time to do so . Mr . Barnard M'Cartney , a working man , then came forward , amid loud " cheers , and stated that he was desirous of asking the Colonel a question or two . He said he aad not come forward for the purpose of offering
anything approaching to the nature of a factious opposition . He had merely risen for the purpose of having certain impressions which he had imbibed removed , or more fully strengthened . He had understood the Colonel to say , tbat if our manufacturing trade increased , the wages , and consequently tbe comforts of the working man must increase in the same ratio . Now , he ( the speaker ) had found that in the year 1797 we manufactured twenty-three million pounds of cotton . The average wages at that period in the cotton department were 26 s . 8 d ., whilst in 1840 , we manufactured 460 million pounds , and the wages in the cotton spinning and weaving department averaged 5 s . 6 d . Now , he would appeal to the experience of those present how far the
Colonel had been borne out by facts . Let their comforts and present condition answer the question . The Colonel , in reply , eaid , that all was owing to the Corn Laws , but with regard to Mr . M'CartneVs observation of thehandloom weavers he ( Colonel Thomson ) denied that the band-loom weavers were badly off . This declaration was received with the marked indignation of the meeting . Mr . M'Cartney said that he had another question to ask . The Colonel had stated that machinery bad not been productive of injury to the operatives of this country , and in support of that assertion instanced the printing business in tbe metropolis . Now he ( Mr . M'Cartney ) wished to know what had caused 1 , 200 connected with tbe printing department in London alone , according to the Weekly Dispatch , to be wandering the streets of
onr vast metropolis without employment , even when the people at the present time read beyond calculation more than at any former period . The Colonel was quite at a stand still , but recapitulated something wb \ ch he had previously asserted , amid the mingled Kisses and cheers of the meeting . Mr . John Ambler , another working man , wished to know if we possessed a power in this country equal to 600 , 00 ^ , 000 human beings , and the world contained b- dt 800 , 000 , 000 inhabitants , where we must obtain & market for all that our machinery was capaW e of producing even with a Repeal of the Cora Law ? , f The Colonel in reply said that Mr . Am jler had asked a question very difficult to answer , but still that was no reason why they s > jould not go on for a Repeal of the Corn Laws . ' Mr . Ambler then wanted to know , and he hoped the 1 gallant Colonel would be better capable of answering this question than tho former « ae , why we
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mvst travel to the uttermost limits of the earth in search of agricultural produce , when our own country cou tained 76 , 000 , 000 of acres , only 26 , 000 , 000 of which Wt' « in a state of cultivation , and our population treading the surface of that very uncultivated soil , without employment and without food ! The Colonel Beamed in as perplexing » predicament as before , and denounced the Chartists for their interference , after having beeninvited by his own chairman to ask questions ; denounced the Chartist leaders in a mass , charged them with designs of throwing the country iat » anarchy and revolution , declared that he had withdrawn himself from them for ever , and regretted having assisted in drawing vp the Charter . Daring this delivery he was assailed with cries of " traitor" " lenegade , " deceiver , " from » H parts of the house . A Corn Law resolution wae moved and seconded r but the Chairman , for obvious reasons , would not put it to the meeting .
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United States . —The next candidate for the Presidency of tbe United States is already named , and American writers take it for granted that he will be the President . General Scott is favourably known to the English public , as a man who unites to a reputation for talent in his profession a considerable share of popularity among his fellow-citizens , and a very high name for blended discretion and courtesy , in the somewhat delicate diplomatic duties which have been incidental to his employment as a commander on tke border . The canvassing circular which he has issued will not add to his reputation here . It is written in a loose « tyle , meant probably for frank and soldierly familiarity , vet disfigured b y
that didactic air which is perceivable to a greater degree in the composition of Mr . Tyler and General Harrison . It expounds no new views—gives to none of its very trite subjects the smallest relief of novelty . It expresses no very decided opinions . The General , indeed , asserts a positive conviction on one or two points , but only in accordance with the popular bent ; while he uses mild and general terms . The impression which his address is calculated to produce is , that with an appearance of soldiery independence ,, he will prove as accommodating a politician as General Harrison ; and there is nothiDg to show far it that he will not display as much want of purpose as Mr . Tyier .
Distress in tub Countrv . —The iron-masters of Scotland have resolved to blow out for six months one-fourth of their furnaces . This is a resolution of dire necessity on the part of the masters , and will , of course , be felt with great severity by the numerous body of operatives in connexion with this brtnchof industry in the west of Scotland . Again , the early severity of the winter throws completely idle , considerably before the usual period , that industrious body the masons , and other out-door workers in connexion with them . The oalico-printing business is in the most hopeless state , and we are certain we do net exaggerate when we say that in the west of Scotland one-half of the workers are idle , and that the same number of masters would be bankrupt had they not capital to fall back upon . As to the weaving population , they have for so long frequently had occasion to state the helpless state they are come to , that we do not feel inclined to say more about them . —Glasgow Chronicle .
Mb . S . Crawford , the honourable member for Rochdale , has been confined for the last fortnight at his residence , Cranford ' s-bum , by very serious indisposition . The Gospobt branch of the London and Southwestern Railway was opened on Saturday , by the Directors and other gentlemen ; and a grand dinner was given at Gosport in honour of the occasion . The wbole line of railway from London to Gosport was opened to the publio on Monday . A detachment of troops , patt of the reinforcement destined for China , were conveyed by means of the railway to Portsmonth .
Switzerland . —Switzerland has taken another instalment of revolution . A theoiogico-polttic&l dispute in the Canton of Argua has given occasion for dissensions in other Cantons ; the Aristooraoy of the Protestant provinces siding with the turbulent and oppressed Catholics of Argau , the Democrats with the excessive austerity of the Argovian Anti-papists . In the central legislature , the deputy of the metropolitan Canton voted for the Aristoorates and the Catholics , against the suppression of the Argovian convents ; and his conduot has brought about a revolution in Geneva—the expulsion of the Aristocrats from their little remaining power , and the promise of a thorough change in the constitution .
Canada . — -Mr . Johnson , a Lieutenant in Colonel Dyer ' s Corps , and one of the parties implicated in the Grogan affair , had been tried at Montreal , by court-martial . He did not deny having participated in the attack on Grogan , but he addressed the Court in mitigation of punishment . He was cashiered . Some petty quarrels bad occurred on the Northeastern boundary , in consequence of the American tx parts Burvey . The American Commissioners had drawn a line of boundary which , as it affected the rights of private property , was very unpopular . In one instance , the observatory temporarily erected was destroyed by British settlers , and the surveyors were assaulted .
Buholaby and Mubdrb . —An old man , upwards of seventy years of age , named Adams , residing near the Windmill , Walsall , was brutally murdered by a party of burglars , on the night of Tuesday last . The nnfortunato deceased derived a small income from several houses ; and it is supposed that the circumstance of bis having collected his rents a day or two before the deed was perpetrated instigated the murderers to their diabolical act . They effected an entrance to his house through the roof of a low brewhouse ; but the noise they made having disturbed him , he made resistance with a stable fork , the appearance of which indicated that one or more of his assailants were severely gored by its prongs .
A woman , living in the adjoining premises , heard the noise and saw the men ( who are said to be four ) , and by calling out to them caused them to decamp , leaving their aged victim so deeply injured by their violence that he died on the following day . The ruffianB were disappointed of the expected booty , ' tbe deceased having deposited his money , £ 10 , in the bank , on the previous day . A person named Johns was taken into custody , on suspicion , on 'hureday evening , having upon his person , or premises , a pistol corresponding with one which the murderers had left upon the premises of the deceased . - ^ Staffordshire Eraminer .
Shocking Accident in a Facioby . —On Saturday as inquest was held at Liverpool , before P . T . Currie , Esq . to inquire touching the death of Mary Mulvey , aged sixteen . It appeared , that the deceased worked in the cotton factory on the canal bank . On Friday afternoon , at half-past one o ' clock , she was leaning on a strap which had been thrown out of gear . By some means or other , the strap was caught by tke machinery , and the poor girl was caught up , feet first , carried over the shaft , and pitched thence a considerable distance , till she alighted'behiHd her own frame . She was taken up jBsensible , and carried to a room below , when , on examining her , it was found that her leg was completely severed at the knee , aad that she had received other shocking mutilations . She was conveyed to the Northern Hospital , where her ease was at once pronounced hopeless . She never rallied , and died at six o ' clock . The jury returned a verdict of accidental death .
Rivax Auctioneers at a Faib . — " Hero you are !" cried one genius ; " here ' s a beautiful brass-mounted two-foot box rule , with slide and all completeagoin' for the small sum of one shillin—only one shillin—think of that 1 Why , it ' s worth the money , if it was only tor the purpose of pawning it for eighteen pence , and selling the ticket for two shillings . What ! none of you give a shillin ! Why then I must take ninepence , that ' s all . Goin'for ninpence . I see a genl'man afeeling for his money ; out with it , Sir , don't be afraid . This here rule 11 measure the extent of your sweatheart ' a affection for you—it ' 11 measure the integrity of a Jew , outhe virtue of a woman—it ' 11 take the breadth and depth of all the professions of friendship that a man makes
when he wants to borrow money of you ; and ' 11 give you the square and cube of the promises' that a candidate for a seat in Parliament makes to the voters at a contested election . What , nobody , give ninepenoe \ Why then I must take sixpence Jl suppose . Agoin' for sixpence , the smallest coin but one in her Majesty ' s dominions . You'll neves saias it out of your purse , Sir . That ' s your sort ! Hand up the browns , if you hav ' nt got silver ; one 11 deas well as t ' other . Thankye , Sir ; there ' s your rule ; do you live by it , and you'll live wisely . " " Here ! " ' cried his competitor , who now began to make himseli heard , " here you have a bran-new watch , chain , and seals , and all for the low sum of 6 b . It keeps time surprisingly , for it never varies ; , it ' s just the thing for a genl ' man what goes a courting , for whenever he pulls it out , if it ain't quite correct , his sweetheart ' s sure to think it ' s ' th * time 0 ' day ' at any rate . Look at the seals . Here ' s on onelas
let me see— ' Ta + jotr fiddell That means ' a s and a fiddle f and on the other , ' ¦ Sent per Idem , which means , u Yours , I ' m da » ned . " If they don ' t take any girl ' s heart by storm , wh y then it must be harder than Belle metal generally is , thaVe all I ' ve got to say . Who'll say 53 . for the l » t ! Look at the chain . It ' s like one of Cupid ' s—bo airy too can hardly feel it , and jet so strong you eant break away from it any more than a prince can break his word , and it ' a proverbial , as that ' s a thing they never do : oh no , net at all 1 As for the watch , whea you're all wound op to the bidding point , al I can say is , the sooner it goes the better . Don't let me put it back again ; it ' s the cheapest watch that ever west upon tick . Come , say 43 . for the lot . Going '—goia '— gone ! for that young genlman in the smook freok , and the green ribands in his straw hat . Ycu ' ve got a dead bargain , Sir , and one that'll censekintly never trouble you with any complaints . Thank ye , Sir ! Hope you ' ve got plenty of brothers and sisters . D » n't forget to bring ' em with you to tho fair to-morrow . You ' re a nice family , I'll be bound .
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Tfl » M 6 D « ATHS FBOK EaTIHQ JPtTClUD GREEKS . —• Much excitement has been caused during the last few days in the ordinarily quiet village of Malvera and the neighbourhood , by tbe sodden seizure of » whole family of the name of Jones , father , mother , and three children , with violent ricknew a . nd purging , after partaking of nme bacon aw * boiled greens , on Tuesday sa ' anight . Suspicion immediately arose that poison had been mixed with the food ot Wx <> ca they had partaken , but nothing transpired to . coafirm such a supposition , and the cause of the Kralady had therefore to be sought in natural cauara-. it wa » at length ascertained that tbe greens they » atf Aned off were in a half-frozen state , and were pat rat <> warm water before they bad properly thawro by
soaking thea in cold water , the consequent was that they became , through decomposition , of a aloe * pernicious and putrid quality . To this fact the-illness was traced , Mr . Morison . cf Malvern , was the * first medical mas called in , and Mr . J . N . Gardot » V sfeo ot Malvern , was afterwards Bent for , but iw three out of five persons attacked ,, all their exertions ' tiave proved fraitl « s % . Two- et th * children died < m Friday , and the father on Monday . An inquest was holden upon the bodies of the two little girls before W . P . Hughes , Esg . « oro « er , and a very respectable jary , at the Somer * Arms , Leigh Sinton , on Monday , when , after examination of the witnesses , the jury returned a verdict" That the
deceased died from exhasatation produced by violent sickness and purging , caused , it is supposed , bj eating greens . " An invest will be held on the > odyof the unfortunate father , — Jones , this day , Wednesday . M . Pierpoint , Esf ., surgeon of this city , has been employed to make a j » # / mortem examination of the body , and will report the result of it to the jury . Tbe mother remains exceedingly ill , and is not expected to survive . Great consternation prevails in the neighbourhood on account of the singular nature of the malady , the unusual cause front whieh it is inferred to have resulted , and its awful and extensively fatal termination . — Worcester Chronicle .
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THE IRON DUKE AND THE STARVING PEOPLE . Much has been said dad written about the Duke of Wellington , but there is one remarkable trait ia the Duke ' s character which has never been noticed pub * licly , out of deference , we presume , to his fame ; which trait is , the strong desire of the duke to get possession of as much money as possible , and bis equally strong desire not to part with what he -has once got poBsesBwa of . Much as the country has heard of the Duke receiving , in the way of public gra . ta , high pay , liberal pensions and equally liberal sinecures , to use one of bis own favourite phrases " nobody , " nobody has ever heard of the Dnka making himself famous by heading publio
subscriptions . We have an excellent illustration of the character of the Duke of Wellington in this respect from the following correspondence which took place between his grace and the deputation lately sent to London from Paisley to solicit subscriptions for the tufferiag people , whose petitions the Duke turned so deaf an ear to before the late prorogation of Parliament Almost immediately on the arrival of the deputation in London , the Rev . Dr . Burns and the Rev . Mr . Baird addressed a note to the Dmke of Wellington , stating the object of their mission , the urgent nature of the sufferings of the people there , which had induced them to leave their charge for the purpose of soliciting the means of keeping them in ife . The note , at the same time , most respectfully
solicited an interview with his grace , for the purpose of laying the condition of the people of Paisley before him . To this request the deputation received the following laconic reply : — " Walmer Castle . Oct . 2 & , 1841 . —Field-marshal the . Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Dr . Robert Burns . He is much concerned that , being out of towu , it is impossible for him to fina time to receive the deputation . —The Rev . Dr . Burns , 21 . Manchester-buildings , Westminster . " Two days after receipt of the above note , through the medium of tbe public papers , as well as from the stir about Apsley-house , the deputation were made aware of the Duke of Wellington having returned to London , when , they lost no time in forwarding the
following note to his Grace : — " The members or the deputation from Paisley and the neighbouring places in Renfrewshire , most respectfully solicit an interview with his Grace the Duke of Wellington , now that he has returned to London , for the purpose of submitting their subscription sheet to bis consideration , and for the purpose of affording his ofrace some important information regarding the condition of that unfortunate portiwa of her Majesty ' s subjects , whom the deputation are sorry thus to represent . —21 , Manche 6 ter-building 9 , October 29 , 1841 . " To the above note the Duke of Wellington forwarded the following curious reply , which , take it all in ail , we are sure will be read with astonishment over the whole country 1—
"London , October 30 , 1841 . —Field-marshal the Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to the members of the deputation from Paisley . It is true tbat the Duke returned to town the night before last , in order to attend at Buckir gham Palace when her Majesty will be confined . The Duke ' s time hasbeen and will be much occupied while he will beia London , and he must again decline to receive the visit of the deputation from Paisley . He pays every attention it is in his power to give to th * distresses at Paisley as well as elsewhere . A meeting to diseuss them is not necessary in order to draw his attention to these distresses , and his other occupations render it necessary that he should decline to receive the deputation . He begs tho deputation to observe that he is not in the Queen ' s political service
—that he does not fill any political office , and exeroises no power or authority . —The members of the deputation from Paisley . " By the time his grace came to write this singular epistle , he seems to have got rid of all the " concern " he had felt when writing his first note , at not being able to receive the deputation ; owing to his distance from London . " With the same ease , however , as he seems to have got rid of the " concern , ' he also managed to get rid of all allusion to the subscription for tbe relief of the " distress at Paisley , he was giving every attention in his power to ! " If the Duke was giving his attention to the distress , he took special care to give nothing more than his attention . The following letter , nest addressed to his grace by the deputation , was not honoured with an
answer : — " My Lord Duke , —The underaigaed members of the deputation from Paisley and Renfrewshire , have to acknowledge the receipt of the card from your Grace , dated the 30 th , in answer to their application for leave to wait upon , your Grace with their subscription-sheet , and for the purpose of stating personall y to your Grace the wretched condition of many thousands of the sober , mdvsiri » uey and most ingenious tradesmen in the town of Paisley and . neighbourhood , owing to their inability to obtain employment . We regret exceedingly that your * Grace should not have found it convenient to admitof an interview for the purpose referred to . As » - •» deputation , we were appointed at a late joint meet —•
ing of the most influential resident magistrates oC the county , with the magistrates of Paisley , and other gentlemen , who take , an interest iu the relief of the suffering . workmen . There were present a / , the said meeting the convener of the county , seven 1 of her Majesty ' s deputy-lieutenants , aad the Shexif fsubstitute of tbe district , as well as the magistral ea of Paisley ; and tbe instructions specially given , to the deputation by the meeting were t » lay before the heads of her Majesty ' s- Government a stateaten' ; of the condition of the inhabitants , and to solicit t heir aid and patronage to a subscription . Hal / ing , therefore , been appointed by suoh authority , at d for suoh a purpose , the deputation will feel tbenv selves most awkwardly situated if , after travelling from
four to five hundred miles , they are obliged to return , home without being , permitted to lay a state ? nent of their case before your Grace personally . I . ecause , whatever may be the nature of the appoints * jnt y our Grace may hold as a member of the Govern ! aent , we , as a deputation ,. and the whole « daatry , eoiy ider your Grace one of the most influential ef her Majesty ' s advisers , and one of the principal hea / Is of tho government . We feel justified in eatert lining this opinion , from the publio deelaratioalat * \ j made by your Grace-from your place in the Hov Se of Peers , that , 'you would take « & . yourself the r esponsibility of advising , her Majesty to prorogae P arliament . 'In again soliciting an interview , wr jch we hope
your Grace will be so kind as to grant , we have most respectfully tc assure your Grace , tot t we do so for no othej purpose but to lay before jq ur Grace a true statement of the unprecedented am 1 almost incredible destitution of the large manur xcturing town we come from—such as we have seen and can vouch tot personally . W « may be penv tted to add , tha nothing is farthex £ rom oar intes * Jon than to trouble you * Grace with any party vy whatever , or to propose remedieafor the 9711809 mplained of . Hoping yeur Grace will reconsider our application , we are , most respectfully , your obed xent servants , Archb . Baird , minister- ¦— John Hms debson . " 21 , Manohester-buildingf Nev . 1 It 41 . "
Without much further ' remark , we leave the correspondence in the hands v > f eur contempraries , perfectly aware that it reqaircs no comment from as to exhibit the Duke of V / ellington in a more ridiculous light than he haajdone himself , under his own hand , the country wfil be astonished to learn that the Groat Doke- ^ the Iron Duke—who boasted he would take on nimsMf the whole responsiblity of advising the prorogation of Parliament , should , for the Bake of a paltry twenty or twenty-five ponnds is the way of subscription , shrink from meeting the representatives of those people he had so heedlessly handed orer to four months' starvation in winter . The country wiYl also be anxious to know if he does not "fill any political office , " or if he "exercise no power or authority , " what was his business at Buckingham-houfee at the confinement of the Q , ueen . Are we to understand the Duke that it was only in his character of field marshal that he claimed the privilege of being present as a peeping boy , to watoh the \ progreBfi of events behind tke scenes t
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