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AN INVOCATION TO THE SPIRIT OP HOLBERKY . FaD . ' migbtj spirit of the desd J OI fill eaeh tyrant heart with dread , And freedom * soaa inspire ; That they may gain the glorious caus 9 For -which lion feU ' st to class-made laws , A sacrifice so dire . Tho' burst thy fihainn , theu ' st not forgot , The proud man ' s scorn—&s poor man ' s lot Freedom thine eye once fired ! Injustice qu&il'd before thy gszs ; And monster tyrants stood amazed ; Whilst liberty admired I In mercy r are tha summons came From high , to quench thaS noble flame , When justice stood apart ; Thy godlike soul too strait cotSn'd , Por such a bold capacious mind , Now animates each heart . And may it still pursue its flight , Dispel tbe mists ana gloom of night , And shine like mid-d ^ y ' s Eun , Till frse-bom Britons own tby -worth , - And Ehent , -while despots crouch to earth ; Oar nation ' s freedom -Won . Edwi > - Gill . Ssifeld .
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CHARTIST SONG . I siid to my father a Chartist I'd be . He E 2 id if I " ^ as he -would never ovrn me ; " File ^ ell then , " I er : « i , " to the oid house at home , Far away o'ti its hills for the Ciianer I'll roam . " I left ail my friends , "who now had tnm'd foes , I left my oesr iove for the rake of the cause ; There - " 3 J nc-Ter a tear , but a smile in my eye , For I thought of the Charter and sweet liberty . I spoke to our lads , and I said " come with me , You ' ve been slaves long enough— 'tis time you were free . " Their eyes spark'd with fire , and it made my blood warm , So I cried out , at once— " to arms , my lads—arm !"' Oh G > 1 , all I aife , before I do die , Is to strike c cood strike for s—eet -liberty ; " So ooais !—who'll be first?— 'tis time to begin ; Come cri-vr your good swords lads—come draw and strike in . " J . W .
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THE SCOTTISH PATRIOTS INVOCATION TO FREEDOM . 0 coma like a softbreezj , embalm'd with the breath Of the pine-scented groves of- " the land of the free ;" A . srsr ' . and of heath-flowers onr maidens shall - wreath , A tribute , fiir daughter , of heaven to thee . 0 eotne not with war ' s b'nedy barkers nrf-irled , Thi gritf of liis t : jvs and orphan to share ; To the enst , from fais mi ; ht , let : ho tyrant be hurled , Nor tint cur fond topts in the gloom of despair . No 3 jwer 3 of the " sunny south'' garnish our plains , No paie droopin ; lily the rude clift adoras ; Whtre nature entcron'd in sublimity reims , With the eagle ' s dark brood in the region of K-rms . ¦
Oar mountains are bleak , and onr moorland s are wild , Where tie dun-deer unfettered bounds fearless and free ; But the hands which the bonds of the tyrant have foiled , Shall rear , lovely freedom , an altar to thee . * No barlo sfc .-. il vrzke from the heath-covered cot , The was of the mcaEtain to carnage and blood ; But saf : as ths sighs of love's vofry shall fl ^ at , The soul-stirring strain around freedom ' s abode .
And iondly our childrsn jhall kneel at the shrine , That their fathers had reared on the soil of the free , And smiling , the love-breathing maiden Ehall twine , A chaplet , fair daughter of heaven , to thee . CLTTIHi . AUoa , AsriJ , 1 S 42 .
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THE LADIES' HAND BOOK OF KNITTING , NETTING , AND CROTCHET , containing plain tlireciions by which to become proficient in these branches of usei ' ol and ornamental employment . By the author of u The Ladies ' H . 4 AD Bock cf Fixer Needlework , asd Eslbroidebi-vg . " London i H . G . Clarke and-Co .. 66 , Oid Bailey , 1842 . This little manal is a worthy snesessor to its ' companion , the Ladies Hand Bock of Fancy Needle- \ work , and promises to bo of rai ; utility . Tfie former i Tfork has already reached its second thousand , ' though it has sot betn much mere than one month i before the public , and vrs donbt not bnfc that the Hand Book of Kniitia ? . &c , will Sad an equally ! favourable recep . ion . The plan is one "well calcu-1
lated \ o effect the cesired object , and the directions ; for the various kinds of work , plain , concise , and ¦ forcible . The introduci : on and the firs ; chapter are ! also highly interesting for the asionnt of ' general I information they contain , and will , be read -with i interest , not only by those for whose use ths book i 3 specially intended , but by others in more advanced i stages of life . One feature in these little works is ! peculiar ; the author considers that all accomplish- j ments should be directed to the attainment of Eome i moral end , and in accordance with this view of the j subject he has introduced here and there moral i reflections of an highly interesting character . The i following extract will be read with interest by ; every parent who is at all anxious for the improve- ' ment of oti racs , and its advancement tc a state of i moral excellence .
" Ss : there is yet a higher kind of use to which we wonld apply them . We would have the young lady who is becoming expert tnd clever at her needle , to j reflect , as the beantifal fabric grows beneath her forming i hand , that her work , and the power and skill to plan and execute it , is an emanation of the immortal mind ; I of that mind , whose creative powers are a faint , but ] legible transcript of the omnipotent wisdom of the j Deity . This thought gives a permanency to what would , i in any othsr light , be oeIj transitory as the summer ' cloud . It is omnipotent wisdom and power , which has i eontrived and executed all the beautiful wonders of
erection ; and that wisdom ancf power were called into activity by omnipotent io-re . "We wish to impress this < sublime truth u > on lfce mind of onr jonDg readers , j because we wish them to p'ace their Heavenly Father ' before them , as their pattern and example-, in all that they take in hand ; and , to remember , that as He formed the universe by wisdom , from love , so all their actions and elegant contrivances should be the result of judgment , guiried by affection , that they may thus become like their Father who is in Heaven . . ' " Indeed , it is only , when accomplishments are ren- dered sutserrient to the development of moral eood- ness , that they become pursuits at all worthy of an : accountable beic ? . We were not sent into this world to flutter through life like the gaudy fcuttfcifly , only to be seen and admired . TTe w ^ re designed to fee
useful to our fellow-beings , and to make ail cur powers ' and capabilities in seme way Gr other condncive to ti . e happiness and welfare of cur co-jcurneyers on the path of time . To this end we with cur fair countrywomen to dfcvote their best attention , and in its attainment to es-it every energy which" they possets . We wish them to make all tha knowledge which they may acquire subserve seme rotle " purpose , which will ontlive the present hour , and to do this the well-spring of ! the purest affrctie-ns mnst be opened in the soul ; and j the elegant productions of taste and genius become i vitalised and animated by the spirit cf love . Thus , j and thus only , can ti * e occupations cf a leisure hour , j
be converted icto efficient ministers of good , and such ' they will assuredly be fcund , if practised from right motives , and placed in due susoraination to the riant ex ; ieise of more important duties . LvttLen th 8 young , Tolar- ; s 3 of the needle , of drawing , or of rnusie , ever bear in mind , Vhr . t the tide employed " in those pursuits will be accounted lost o ? improved by the impartial Judge ' cf all , just in proportion as thsy have hten made to 1 serve tee purposes of sclilsh gratiic-tion , or to minister , to the development of an elevated moral character , generous and warm affections , and the cultivation of those virtues , wkich as essentials of tha Christian character , shall outlive the ravages of time , and qualify the scul fcr all the beatitudes of a coming eternity . "
The works are got np in an elegant style , and will farm appropriate presents as tokens of affection and esteem . We wish them all the success which their intrinsic value merits .
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xehj > eba 5 ce is a sober reality . If men " are temperate they will be industrious—if industrious they will be economical—if economical they wiil save money—if they save money they will have a wherewithal en a xainy dsy , including economy , industry lad temperance , the exports wall always regulate themselves , whatever the revenne may be . Elsisorb , Sept . 18 . —The ship William , Captain Coppen , from Dnndee , -which cleared ont here to-day on her vojage from Dundee to Narra , picked up , near Lindesnas , nine Russian sailors , part of the crew of a Russian slap of the line , wko had been drifting abou ; at sea for fony-eight hoars on logs of wood . The Captain saw the ship at the distance of three miles , and observed nine men , who had clambered up the sides . A Norwegian steamer was going to save the people , bnt it was probable that the greater part of the men composing tho crew were drowned . —Hsnlurah paper .
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HTJDDESSFIELD . —Cbicket . —On Monday last a match at Cricket came off on the Dalton Ground , near Huddersfield , between ihe Heckmondwike Commercial and the Hnddersfield Britannii Clnbs , for ten shillings a man . The following is a correct statement of the game . Heckmondwika went in first , and scored twenty-fire . Hnddersfis'd next took the bat and scored fifty-one , when Heckmondwike again took the bat and scored fortyseven , leaving the Britannia twenty-one ( o get to win , which they did with nine wickets to fall . The day was cloudy yet favourable for the game . Only one event happened which tended to mar the pleasures of the day , and it was one of so aggravated a nature that to pass it over unnoticed would add to the crime . The front room of the Wh ' te Hsrt
( belonging to Mr . G . Berry ) was occupied by the members of both clubs , to which it waB understood no other persons could have access . It further appears that many members of the Britannia had provided themselves with foad for the day , and after the first innings they repaired to the room to partake of the same , bnt on examining their pockets they found all gone . Who the hungry visitors were conld not be ascertained ; yet if none bnt players had acces 3 to the room , the conclusion is inevitable ; if , on tha contrary , strangers were allowed , in . the absence of any member or members , which was qpite possible , then the proprietor of the house was highly culpable for such gross neglect . However , as " experience makes fools wise" more precautionary measures will be taken in future . —From a Correspondt-m ,
A Max found drowned—On Saturday morning , a man named Joseph Beatley was found n-. ar St . ; Paul ' s ChnTch , laid on iheground , with his face in a j well of water . Life was quiie extinct when he was i found . An inqurst was held over the body the same ! day , when a verdict of " Fonnd Drowned" was ; returned . i BE ADFOE , I > . —Serious A ccidest . — On Friday j an old man of the name of William Pyrah , oi' Clay-| ton was going down his chamber steps when a dizzl-! ness took him and he fell head foremost thereby xnjurj ins himself in a shocking nanner . He now Iie 3 in a | dangerous state , j Robbebt . —On Friday night last , the outhouse of Mr . John Riley , farmer , Clayton , was broken into and all the poultry was taken away .
] BIIiIiINGH&M , sear Stocktos-upon-Tses . — j The inhabitants of this pleasant l . ttle village were ' thrown into a state of great confusion on Sunday I evening last , by the Rev . Gibson , vicar of the ! parish , being suspended from an ash-trea in his own j garden . The Rev . Gentleman read the service , and ! preached a sermon , in the morning , but seemed at a i loss how to proceed ; in short , it was the leading j topic of conversation in the parish in the afternoon . j He said to some of the inmates of his house , " I j have taken some pills , therefore , must go out . " Thi 3 i was abou : ten o ' e ' eck in the evening ithowever , imw b i 4 k 1 t tA LiK ¦ WtV
; , I" »* ^» w ** v . ^^ ^ s V - ^ — V * LA V w ¦ w * * . > 4 ^^ *^*^ . J * . appeared clear enough afterwards that it was msrely ! a pretence ; he had not taken any pil's . His broj tliers , in conjunction with his mother and sister , I thonght he was longer than he need bo in coming ' in , thsy , therefore , weut into the garden , and to i their surprise and sorrow found him as above stated , j quite dead . The jury sat on Monday , and returned , a verdict of Insanity . The doctors * say that tho , insanity has been produced by too deep and labori-: ous study , he being a man of but weak intellect . — [ Correspondent .
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The King of Hanover , who has recovered from his late attack , left Dusseldorf for his capital on tae 16 th . It is said that the Queen and Prince Albert , with the infant ? , will go to Brighton at the end of October , to remain at the Pavilion for a month or six weeks . A Fire took Place at Whitbread ' s brewery on Wednesday morning , in coBs ? qutacs of the gasoiae-; ter being overcharged . It was got under after conj siderable damage had been done , i At the Cocxcil at Windsor on Saturday direc-| tions were given to tha Archbishop of Canterbury to | prepare a form of thanksgiving for the late abundant ! harvest and favourable season . —Standard .
\ } Smoking . —The moment a man takes to a pipe ho ; becomes a phelcsifer : it U a poor man ' s friend—it j calms the mind , soothes the temper , and makes a ! man patient under trouble . It has made more good I men , good husbands , kind masiers , indulgent fathers , and hopesi ; fellers , than any otner blessed thing in . this ntiiversal world . —Sam Stick . \ The "United States . —The packet-ship Indepeni dence . Captain Nye , which sailed yesterday for New ' York , carried out moic goods than any of the packeti ships for some time , yet her freight did not exceed ¦ £ 170 . With passaee-money , however , Captain Nye . would have nearly £ 2 , 000 ; a large sum , as times go . —Liverpool Albion . ' . We have heard that the military force in ; Canada is to be reduced immediately , and that , should the vrar in China continue , several regiments ¦ wi ; l proceed from America to tho east . —Naval and Military Gazette .
A Grand Basqttet to Sharman Crawford , Esq . M . P ., and Joseph Sturge , Esq , in honour of the principles of complete suffrage , will be held in the City Hall on the 3 rd of October . Several members of Parliament , Mr . Vincent , and other friends of the people , will be present . Mr . Hsmehas likewise been invited , but no answer has yet been received from him . —Glasgow paper . Special Commission . —The Rioters . —An official communication was on Sunday received at the Town Hall , from Sir James Graham , Etating that a special Assize is to be holden at Liverpool for the trial of the prisoners now in custody on charges connected with the late disturbances in the neighbouring portions of the manufacturing districts . No day is named . —Liverpool Times .
The Rail and the Tubf . —A horje belonging to Lord Eglintoun ran at Doncaster on Monday , was transferred to Leicester by the North Midland and Midland Counties Railways , and won a race at the races of that town on Wednesday , and -was afterwards transported back to Doncaster to run a third time there on Thursday . —Doncaster Chronicle . The King cf Prussia . —The King of Prussia has had a gold medal struck in his owe dominions , for the purpose of presentation to the most distinguished artists who isay come under hi 3 especial appreval . It is of solid gold , weighing 20 dwts ., and is very tasteful in its arrangement , Loss of a Russian Man of War . —A Russian ship of the line , a new 74 , going from Archangel to the Baltic for her stores , was lost last Sunday week , on the Coast of Norway , off ChristianEand , with about 400 men . The wind was a high northerly gale , off the land , and it is not known whether she sprang a leak or was out of her reckoning .
On Saturday evening last , the crier at Wisbech was employed to announce that a certain tradesman in the town had received a quantity of foreign pottedbcef , which he could sell at 4 i-j . per pound . The crier had no sooner finished his round , than he was engaged by a butcher , to inform the public that he was selling good potted-beef at " 2 id . per pound . — Stanford Mercury . Foes Beautiful Spanish stallions arrived at Wiiidsor en Wednesday , presents from Isabell the Second of Spain to Victoria of England . They have lar ^ 'c heads and necks , fiowii ?? manes , more than fourteen ir . chts long , and very largo and loug taik . The qu-cen kept t \ ro , a cream-coloured one and a skewbald one ; and £ , ave two to the Prince , a bay and a brown .
The Fkencii Papers said lately that the res'stance of the natives in Aiffkrs was almost entirely subdued ; but the last accounts , to the 10 th instant , state that the autumn campaign will be on an extensive scale ; a number of tribes woo had made their submission having evinced hostile dispositions sinc 9 they had secured thtir crops . Singular Accident . —About half-past _ eight o ' clock on Tharsday night , Henry Maine , a child two years oid , whose fa " . her is a respectable master baktr , and resides at No . 7 , Chichester-place , Gray ' s Innroad , attempted to ' swailow a halfpenny , which s * , uck in his throat , and he was seized with violent convulsions , and bscame bl % ck in the face . It fortunately happened that Mr . Lister , the Eurgeon , was passing as Mrs . Mayne , was rushing into the street "with , the child in her arms , after many attempts , a : length succeeded in extracting the halfpenny from the child's throat .
Murdfr . —On Satnrday the village of Hoagley , near Oikham , was thrown into excitement at the discoTery of a murder of the most atrocious description . For some time psst an old man , named Reynolds , who had no visible means of existence ( but was supposed to have been afarmer in the neighbourhood ) , had resided in the village . His house was observed for several days to be closed ; at leDgth it was thought advisable to enter it , when the poor old man was discovered on the floor of his bed-room literally soaked in his blood . His face was so beaten as almost to defy recognition . Numerous articles of clothing were lying about the floor .
Desperate Conflict with Poachers . — On Friday morning , about one o ' clock , a desperate affray toc > k place on Lord Gage ' s estate at West Firle , near Lewes , between two . of bis Lordship ' s gamekeepers and two poachers , named Day and Harvey , living ia two of the adjoining villages . PoachiDg having been carried on most extensively of late , in the preserves , the keepers had been instructed to keep a sharp look out for the marauders , and at 'he time named two of them found the poachers in the act of taking game by means of nets . The keepers attempted to take them into custody , but met with a determined reEistanes from the poachers , who laid about with their blndgeons in such a manner as to disable both the keepers , one of whom , named Tuner , has sustained such serious injury that his life is considered in jeopardy . The peachersiiken made off .
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Hail Storm . —A dreadful hail storm , accompanied by thunder and lightning , visited the neighbourhood of Egglestons , near Middleton-in-Teesdale , on Wednesday last . The electric fluid strick the chimney of the turnpike-gate-house , which it descended , and forced out two of the windows . Eight members of the family which inhabited it it were in the room at the time , all of whom escaped unhurt , except a little boy , who was knocked down and suffered a slight bruise on the face . A dog lying by the fire-side was killed on the spot . Our cosrespondent adds that snow , eight or ten inches thick , was lying at the hedge aides at the above place yesterday . —Durham Chronicle .
Dover . —On Saturday IasS , a large anchor , weighing about nineteen or twenty cwt ., and supposed to be from a Dutch foundry , was brought into Dover hirbour . It was found four days before , about fii ' ty miles from thit place , in the German Ocean , opposite the North Foreland , but at some distance out at sea , by some fishermen , in whose nets it became entaDgled . Having obtained assistance from some other boats , they lashed a cable to it , and it was finally brought on shore . From its appearance at present , it is thought to have been sunk for a period littlo short of twenty years . It i 3 , however , still in good preservation , the arms , which are of wood , beiiig epparently aB sound as when flr ^ t cut . —Kentish Observer .
[ singular Occurrence . —A few days ago , as a person of the name of Charleswortb , oi Diirluy Dale , was crossing the moors on his way to Chesterfield , he stopped to rest himself on a heap of stones by the road side , during which time he chanced to cast his eyes on a \ ipsr or adder , within a few yards of his resting place , coiled up in folds upon the road . There bting something , he imagined , rather singular in the manner of the reptile , he watched its movements for a few minutes . The traveller ' s curiosity had nearly proved of serious consequence , for the poisonous veraiin , having partially raised itself , darccd at him with all its ioree , though it luckily parsed over his shoulder , with only slightly grazing his hat , and afterwards escaped into an adjoining plantation . Tae people of that district of the moors denominate these attacks made by the adders as " adder bolts . " — Doncaster Gazette .
Waterspouts . —Sundehland , Sept . 22 . —Yesterday several waterspouts were seen off this co ^ . st about tp n or twelve miles from ! ha land . They assumed the appearance of inverted cones , and ulti .-mately burs ;; an immense body of water fell from each ; the lower parts totally disappeared , and the summits amalgamated into a denie body resembling a thick cloud . Thunder storm . —Th . 13 city was visited yesterday by a violent thunder-storm , which continued , with some intermission , for about two hours , beginning about half-past twelve o ' clock , and being accompanied throughout with a tremendous / all of rain
and hailstones . Several of the flashes were extremely vivid , and the thunder burst immediately over the city , and at no great , distance from the surface . The electric fluid struck a chimney on Summer-hill , and slightly shattered its wail , but we have not heard of any Eerious injury inflicted by it . The rain fell v . ich great forca , and some of tho hailstones wero of enormous siz-. " We trust that the fine wc-athsr wbioh we have just passed was takea due advaucag . ? of for the business of tho harvest , as the weather would now appear to be effectually broken , and much damage must have been inflicted by ths haU and rain of yesterday on any ripe and heavy corn exposed to its fury . —Dublin Freeman ' s Journal of Thursday .
American Packets . —Three American packets , the Cambridge , the Siddons , and the Moaongahela-, arrived at Liverpool oa Thursday . By all these vessels the cuasbcr of emigrants returning to this country is very great . The Cambridge brought 200 steerage passengers ; the Siddons had 240 in the steerage and 34 in tho cabin ; and the Monongahela had 1 C 0 in the steerage . The return of thesis persons , naauy of tnem in a state of great destitution , is sufficiently indicative of the prosperity of tha United States at tho present moment , or rather the absence of it . The freights , from the same cause , are small in amount and low in price , the Cambridge having only brouoht £ 400 on freight , the Siddous £ 420 , and the Moaongahela a still more trifling amount .
Death from Hydrophobia . —Yesterday ( Friday ) afternoon , an inquest was held at tho New Bailey prison , before Mr . Rutter , the county coroner , touching the death of William Tankard , of Salford . From the evidence adduced , it appeared that the deceased was imprisoned for one month for the non-payment of the penally and costs for au assault , of which he had been convicted before two magistrates at Heap . On Monday last , whilst washing his hands he was suddenly taken with a shaking and shivering . He was taken into the hospital , and attended by Mr . Barton Stott , surgeon of tho prison , whom ho informed that ho had been bitten in the hand by a dog about six weeks ago . Mr . Stott ordered a basin of water to be brought , and he was convinced from the shock which the deceased experienced by
the sight of it , that hu was affected with hydro phobia . Mr . Stott procured the assistance of Mr . Jordan , and they administered some emetics to the patient , cupped and blistered him , and used every means in their power to afford him some relief . Thay visited him frequently , aud two of Sir . Stotfc ' s pupils remained up with him all Wednesday night . Duriiig that night the patient was perfectly tranquil , and the paroxysms were slight , but he did not sleep at all . The medicines operated as tho physicians wished ; and the patient continued in a composed state till about half-past three on Thursday afiernoon , when he was si ized with violent paroxysms . At four o ' clock he was visited by Dr . Hulme and Mr . Thorpe , Mr . Jordan having previously obtained permission of the magistrtes to call them in . Mr . Stott aud
Mr . Jordan administered more medicine to the patient after which tho attacks became less violent . At a quarter-past twelve o ' clock on Thursday night another severe fit came on , and he expired immedidiately afterwards . During Wednesday he took bread soaked in hot water , but could not take it in cold . He also drank ( though with great difficulty ) coffee from a teapot . During some of his severe paroxysms it required six or eight men to hold him . He stated , before his death , that the deg that bit him had a chaiu and part of & rope about his neck . He appeared to have broken loose from bis owner , and when the deceased attempted to lay hold of him . he bit him in the hand , a little above the second joint of the thumb . The dog barked afterwards at some chCdren in running ; away from the deceased . Verdict , * ' Death from hydrophobia , produced by the bite of a dog . "—Manchester Guardian .
Serious Riot is AiRDiiin . —On Thursday evening , a riot , tcok place in Airdrie , which for a time threatened the most serious consequences . Tho military , ic appears , were withdrawn from the town that forenoon , " and during the day more bustle and excitement were observable in the streets than usual . No disturbance , however , was for a time apprehended , as the colliers in the neighbourhood had partly resumed work , and , as no disposition to outbreak had been manifested by the great body of them , still on strike , since shortly after the commencement of the dispute . Still uo breach of tho peace had taken place , and all might have passed over quietly enough , but on the asrival of firu prisoners in the afternoon , on their way to Hamilton gaol , in custody of a party of Sheriff ' s officers , who
had been apprehended at Ballochney for a breach of engagement with their employers , or accused of intimidation—tiie story is told both ways—the excitement increased , and ths shopkeepers , apprehensive of a riot , shut- their shops . At this time a meeti ng of the idle colliers was beiug held at the lotteries , in the vicinity of Coatbridge ; numbers of them were likewise congregated in various parts of the town cf Airdrie ; audit was , from circumstances which had been allowed to transpire , understood that tho reseue of the prisoners had beeu lesolved upon . Upon tho prisoners being brought to the town , application was made to have them couldbe
lodged in one of the inns until tfcoy . examined by the authorities , but this , it is raid , the innkeeper refused , from fear of the mob destroying his premises . About this time a band of about 400 strange colliers , apparently from the east appeared in the streets , and the officers in charge of the prisoners immediately took thtm to a public-houso adjoining the inn . After some consultation amongst the mob the result was , that a rescue was deterniired on , and accordingly tho house where the prisoners were confined was attacked , and , as great rcsi ^ auce was offered , it was some time before an entrance was effected and the prisoners liberates . The door of the house was torn down , and ati me
glass in the windows broken . Tne premises completely gutted , and the liquor , furniture , glass , < tc , carried off or destroyed . Before tms was accomplished the magistrates met opposite the place where the crowd—ultimately amounting to upwards of 1 . 500-had collected , and read the Riot Act ; bur . as they had no military force at their command , they had just to look passively on during the time the disturbance was going forward , without being able to take a single effective step towards putting a stop to the lawless proceedings . Several shots , we are informed , were fired by persons in the crowo during the progress of the riot ; and before the house was gutted , the Sheriff ' s officers repeatedly fired blank out of the windows to intimidate the riotous assemblage . To this , however , they paid ^ no attentheir
tion , but proceeded determinedly to effect object . While this was going forward , the *** % & trates sent expresses for aid to the Glasgow Po" ^ ofBce and to Sheriff Alison ; bnt before the bhentt , accompanied by Captain Miller , arrived , the noters had dispersed and the town was quiet . The military did not arrive till yesterday morning . We are informed that the secretary of the Colliers Assortation was apprehended in hia own house late on Thursday night , and committed to g « oJ , but we have not heard upon what chargn . The town was quiet yesterday . Two of the policemen who assisted the officers in repelling the attacks of the mob were slightly wounded . The affair , we understand , is undergoing a most rigid in ? est ; £ ation . —Glasgow Courier .
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Conflagration in Russia . —St . Petersburgh . Sept . 16 . —We have received here the melancholy news that the greater part of the city of Kasan , has been destroyed by fire . It is stated that 1 , 200 honses ( 400 of which were of stone ) 12 chtrohes , tho extensive magazine , and the university are reduced to ashep . The details are not yet demo to hand . Tha Second St Petersburgh Insurance Company is a great loser by the fire . The shares which were lately sold at 410 to 415 rubles , are how sold at 230 rubles . Several houses and forty warehouses , with j Vff aVe be 9 U destr ° y by fi * e in the city of
Paris . —It is said that there has not been for many years past so few English residents in Paris as during the present summer . The hotel keepers complain bilterlj-of the absence of their beat customers , and many of the shopkeepers have no cause for rejoicing . The improved facilities for travelling ou the Continent , cause tourists to exp . ' ore Germany and the Rhine in preference to France , and the ' war fever' caused by M . Thiers haa not yet subsided Kuffioiently to induce the English to make Fan ' s their abode as of old . The absence of cur countrymen is , however , iu some degrsu supplied by the Russians , of whim there are great numbers in the French oapital . They are not , however , very popular with the Parisians , their lubits aud customs being so widely different to those of our gay neighbours . — London paper .
An Uninvited Dinner Party . —A Scsfford . sh . ire eontleman , or rather his lady , had an uniooked for visit tho othsr day . When the dinner bJl rang , some score or more of unemployed men responded'to the call , and the master of the house being from homo his wife was afraid to dismiss her unexpected guests . Dianerwas therefore servod up to them , and consumed with an excellent appeti-. o . On the following day , encouraged by their good cheer , they again "answered the bell . " taking with them a , number of their friends , but the husband was now at home , aud s . nt them oif without ceremony . —Gateshead Observpr .
United States . —The Now York packet-ship Cambridge has arrived and brought intelligence to the 1 st , one day later than that received la-gf-vcok . The papers contain a message from the President to tho house of Representatives , which constitutes a protest against tho report of the Coinrmtf . ee ot thirteen on the late veto . Mr . Tyler says that ho holds , tha Exeoutive Government intrust for the people > : hs thowa that , however unprecedented the mjao in which he attained tho chiof office , it . was in a perfectly regular course , and therefore he had net " usurped" auy power ; and he maintains , that however unusual , his exercise of'he veto was also performed in a regular manner , and in strict accordance , with his sense of responsibility for the auties intrusted to him . Ho says , that had he . been impeached before the Senate , ho would have- met the accusation with firmness ; but he protests against tiie unfairness and " uncoastitutioiialuy" of Mr . Adams ' s report , adopted by the House . Congress was to re-assemble iu three months .
A Ff . male Sailor , in Cardiff . —On Thursday week , just as the Lady Charlotte was about to ' eail from Cardiff , attention was drawn to a , person in a sailor's dress , who was exhibiting mouey rather carelessly , and exp ; e . ; iiuj < great anxiety for tho sailing of tho picket . ' Perkins , a constable . accos : ;; d him , and on refusing to * : ivo any account of how he got the monoy , or whero'he ca , me from , took him to tiu Sia ion-house . Mr . Superintendent . Stockduie , after asking a , few questions , suspected the apparent . sailor boy was a girl , and charged her with being bo , which she resolutely denied . A woman was made to search her , and the young sailor turned out to be a yivuy looking Welsh girl . Finding di . ^ uise to be useless , she gave an account of herself . Her assumed natue as the sailor was Edward Williams , but her real one is Jlary Davis . She 13 twenty years of age . She lived with her father , who is a decayed farmer
about niwe miles from Mevthyr , and between that place and Noath . Having a brother away from home , she determined to go in search of him . She had received a letter lately from him enclosing £ 5 , and it contained a request that she should como to him ; this letter she had lost , and so entirely hud she forgotten her brother ' s address , that she did uoc know whether tho letter oatuo from America . Australia , or Ireland . Hir purpose in the present instance was to go to Ba&tol , and from thence to America . She was taken every caro of at the Station-house , a , nd visiied by the worthy mayor aud tho Rev . T . Stacey , who , after hearing her statements , were convinctd she was of woak mind . She wa 3 directed to be gent to the Union House , until her friends could be communicated with , and her money was lift in Mr . Stockdale ' s hands . She cannot speak a word of English . —Silurian .
A Cargo of Wild Beasts . —Early on Monday morning the powerful steamer Monarch arrived at her moorings off tho Custom House , London , her decks being almost covered with cages containing an extensive collection of wild animals , a trans-shipment from Hull . AmoDg them were a remarkably fine young lion from Zmzebar , a pair of striped hyaenas from India , a very beautiful pair of tho Sasin autt-lopes from tho borders of Persia , the horn 3 of the male nearly two feet long , forming a perfect spiral , a most interesting specimen of the gnu antelope * from the Cape of Good Hope ,
called by the Dutch boors of Sauth Africa the Baas or Master , from his great strength ; and one of tho most formidable of the monkey tribe ever brought to this country . Tho ] a = t animal stands neariy four feet hi ^ h , and appeared to be a distant relative of " Happy Jerry , " of departed memory . He inhabits the mountains of Arabia , and is the Derrias or Wood Baboon , known by " the Arabs by the uame of " Rsb £ . h , " or Child of the Sun . The whole of ihe cargo was | and . ; d at daylight , and forwarded in vans to their destined resting-place , after all their wanderings , at the Surrey Zoological Gardens .
Tinme . Vs Strike . —A general strike for new prices , has taken place among tho tin-plate workers in this town . We have not yet been able to make ourselves so fully sensible of the merits of tho contending partieo as we could have wished , it appears , however , that , in 1825 , there was a general strike , in consequence of which a list was drawn up and agreed to by the men and masters . Since that period many new articles , not included iu the list , have been made , and , it is said , a considerable depression in the trado has existed . We are informed that , thtro being no list price for these articles , some masters have paid for their manufacture at a higher rate than others , and all the workmen now claim the same price . Many of the masters do not consider themselves justified in signing the new list , and cousequeiitlj , their men remain out . A similar Btriko exists to a considerable extent in Birmingham . — Staffordshire Examiner .
Accident by Lightning . —During the severe thunder-storm on Thursday afternoon a serious accident occurred at the Great Weston Cotton Works , St . Philip ' s , Bristol . At about twenty minutes before five o ' clock the electric fluid ttruok the ineter-house , and completely des : royed tho large gas meter , tho erection of which had just bfeu completed by she company at a cost of £ 130 . Tin iron face of " the meter wa 3 split in pieces , and the gas which was in tho cylinder ( fortunately it was turned off at the main ) being ignited by the electric fluid exploded , and large piece 3 of iron , ono of them weighing above 100 ; b ., wore thrown with such
violence against a wall twenty-five feat distant as to produce . considerable indentations in portions of the mssoury . The meter houso is erected in front of the weaving-room , in which botween 500 and 600 girls were at work at the time . The main gas-pipe , wnich is attached lo the meter , passes through the wall , and descends beneath the floor of this room , and a 3 a largo portion of it was blown off it seems almost a miracle that no lives wero lost . As might be expected , the utmost consternation was produced ; several of the girls fell fainting on the floor , others rushed to the tloor to escape from tho factory , ^ nd all was contusion and alarm . Wo aro happy to state , however , that no one was hurt .
Unrolling of an EGVPriAN Mummy . —On Thursday a female mummy , presented to the Natural History Society of Shrewsbury by the la : e Dr . Butler , was unrolled in the presence of about two hundred highly respectable spectators , a great part oi whom were la-dies , it haviag beoa stated that there would be nothing whatever indelicate in the interesting operation . Mr . Birch , from the British , Museum , superintended the umoll'iig of tho mummy , previous to which ; he deacribed the process of embalmniK among the Egyptians . The outer ct . ffin in-which tha present remains were deposited announced that it contained the body of " Tennor-en-Rhons , Priestera of Amo ' n , " who waa " dedicated to Osiris , Presiding in the West , Lord of Abydos , that he would give Offerings for the sake of the deceased . "
Tiie lecturer begun at the feet'Of . the-corpse to untie the linen bandages which enveloped it . These consisted of several hundred pfeces , of the hue of washluatber , but capitally woven cloth , and in some parts not much discoloured , and pretty strong . On one of the pieces was an inscription stating iss ago to be twenty-one years . Oa unlapping the bandages round the neck , tho head fell off , and was found quite perfect , several of tho t « eth in front being still fixed in their sockets , one of them loose . The cartiliageB of the ears were perfect , the dried flesh having the semblance of dark gingerbread . The body wat disclosed with a vast deal more difficulty than
the head , the embalmera having dipped it into tho bitumen bo long and so frequently as to destroy the flesh and render the skin aud its envelope one mass . Gradually , however , the toes appeared , all perfect , except the nails , the feet beiDg email and very attenuated . The muscles and the skin of the legv and the cap of the knee next became visible , and the hand ? , crossed en the abdomen , were traced afier great labonr . The hip bones , the shoulders , and the ribs , were exposed oae after auothsr , till at last the fully developed frame of a human being , 3 , 090 years old , lay exposed to the gazo of the company . Upwards of ihiea houra were occupied ia the procees .
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Death of the Marquis of Welleslef . —This event took place at his Lordship ' s residence , Kingston-housa , Brompton , between three and four o'clock on Monday morning . Early Rising . —Tn the will of the late Mr . Jas . Bryan , of tho borough of Leicester , is tho following singular clause : — " As my m ;; . hewd are fond of in dulgiag themselves ia bed ia a morning , and as I wish them to prove to the satisfaction of my executors that they have got out of bail , in the morning , and either employed themselves in business or taken exercise in the open air , from five till eight o ' clook
every morcing , from the 5 th ot April to the 10 th of October , being three hours each day ; and from seven till nine o ' clock in tho morning- from the 10 th of October to tho 5 th of April , being two houra everv morning ; this is to be done for somo years ; during the first seven years to the satisfaction oi my executors , who may excuse them iu case of illness , but the task must be made up when' they are well : audit they will not do this , they shall not receive any share of my property . T-empsrauto makes the faculties clear , and exercise makes them vigorous . It is temperance and exercise uiiired that , can alone insure the fittest state for mental or bodily exertion . "
Tiulee . —A firo broke out in Mr . Walpole ' s hotel on Wednesday niijht week , bv which a gentleman stopping at the hotel has snfi ' -irtd severe personal injury , Mr . Rionord Walter A gar , ¦ solicitor , cf Kiliarney , who arrived that evening . Tho family of the house had all retired to iuat , and in the middle of the night , between 0118 and two o ' clock ,- Mr . WaJpole was roused from s ! eep by laud screams . He at once jumped out of boi , and ran in the directioa of the screams , which he found to proceed from the room occupied by Mr . A gar . The door beiug locked 011 the inside , Mr , Walpole burst it in , and by tho force of the coc . cus . sion knocked down Mr . A ^ ar , vyho , it would appear , was . nuablo ,-through fright , to unlock tho door . Mr . Walpole found the bed , the curtains , the chairs , and all the furniture in tha room enveloped in flames . Mr . Aaar has sufferer ! severe injury by the firo , his chest , face , arms , aud bauds being extensively burned , but there is no apprehension of fatal consequences ensuing .
The Blessingi of Pkels IncoM ! -: Tax . —According to tho Act of Parliament , stric " .. secrecy is eiijoined on the commissioners nnd subordinates appointed under this inquisitorial law . A striking illustration is afforded by tho knosvledgo that the " West end" collector are ( . 0 be heard freely canvassing tho returns of tha " oily" merchants , instancing . that a wil-kuqwn fi ; ai have returned thc'ir profits as £ CD , 0 UO a year ; two others at £ 40 , 000 ; aud several move at £ 30 , 000 ; also , that ;; highly influential- body liavo sraSed tlwir average
pronts to bo upwards of half a million annually!—So much for secrecy . Another practical illustration is given , by the f . iot that an old and respected inhabitant of Pimlico has very recently broken up hia establishment , dismissed his servants ,-and sold off hia household furniture , alleging , as the sole reason , the cruol operation of Peel ' d odious income tax . His incorao ranges to nearly £ 200 p . jr aimuoj ; and ho is now ' . iompelled to rotira to furnished lodgings , with his family , and to debar himself of many comforts which he had previously enjoy .-. d .
Tiie Birmingham Railway Ciiuuch . —A church , iho first ofthv kiiul in connexion -vvith railways , is to be ereoteci on a si : c of ground near the London and Birmingham Railway , for 1 he religions instruction of the servants connected with the company and the neighbouring popubtion rou ^ d thtir central station , at Wolvertou . The proposition was first made at a gentral meeting of thj shareholders in 1 G 40 , when it wa . 3 resolved to es ' abash , a Church of England chapel at Wolverton , so soon as the sum of £ 4 000 . required to or ? ct it , should bo raised . Within £ 300 of that amount has aready been subscribsd , including £ 11 ) 00 : ' rcin tho Railway
Company . with an annual enfiuwmoat i ' or the itinister ; £ 2 u 00 from the Raricbffj trim-cos , and sundry other Emms . A temporary r-jariiii-g-roC'ra , capable of holding 200 person- ! , " lioe . ised by the Bishop of London , has been opsuod until sueh time as the ohurch shall be erect ? d , which it is expected will iakii p lace early in the spring . It is to bo built in a plain , substantial stylo ,-and to ooritain G 00 sittings . Thorc is to be a burial ground , with a house for ihe residenco of the Rov . Goor ^ o Wright , ¦ the minister , who has been appointed to ollijia * a as Chaplain . Mr . Glyn , the chairman of the railway , ha . 3 presented the trustees with a handsome communion service of plate .
Dreadful Death . —We regret to learn that an aj&rttvaU'd and fatal ca ' -o of assault , if noc a case of murder , took place in Ca . 'tou 1 i'Gla ?» ow on Wednesday last . It appears that on tl > o cb . y in question two men , named Robert Campbell and William Smith in the employment of Mr . Neil , nailor , in Main-strett , CiiUou , had had some difference or quarrel , when Campbell seizid the red-hot rod of iron with which lie was working , and by thrusting it against the abdomen of Smith inflicted several scvero wounds or burns . In consequence of this assault the unfortunate man died on Thursday afternoon . Campbeii has been apprehended . —Caledonian Mercury .
Astronomical Clock . — After four yr-ars labour the repairs ot the astronomical clock at Strasbuv ^ U are ri rap ^ ted , and i ' . will be stt in motion on the meeting of the Scientific Con ^ ivas ; on the 28 th . In this curious piece cf mechanism the revolutions of tlwsun , the moon , and the planets ave marked down with scientific exactness . Seven figures represent the seven days in the week , each-appearing on its turn on the day aliotJed to it . The four a ^ es ccme forward to strike the quarters , and tbe skeleton Death strikes the hours . Atvoon ilv : hwoho Avosties advance in succession to . bend down bef ' oro the figure of our Saviour , who gives them the benediction . At the same moment a cock cbps its wings and crows thrco times . It 13 said to bo one of the most curious pieces ofclcek-work in Europe .
Destructive Flood at Aberysiwith . —A few days ago this town was visited by a terific flood . At eleven o ' clock in the forenoon , a i ; oise was heard resembling that of distant thunder , and the inhabitants were soon appr ' zjd of the cause by a tremendous body of water rolling several foot above the wateis of the river Rhydol , carrying with it carts , wheelbarrows , forks , rakes , and various implements of husbandry . On its reaching the harbour , the force was so powerful as to ' raiso the shipping which were ljirg a- ^ rouud , aud dash thi-m on ea « h other with such fury as to smash tho niafts , yards , and bowsprits of several of thorn to spinners ; others sunk to their anchors , and were n < itrly corered ; ' . several boats were instantly dashed to the bottom and hurled to the ocean . The watorH c .-uunueri to incrras-- ; for
upwards of two hours , stripping tSo fields adjoining the bed of the river , of hay , wheat , oa ' . o , and barley ; and although ihe waters were increasing and coining down , dashing aud foaming headlong , yet tho children in Trefechan were to bo se a up to thair middles in the midst of the stream , enrJeavosiriiifrto catch the spoil borne on tho besom of the apparently infuriated element . The most singular- circumstance connected with this phenomenon was , tha" ahhrni * -: ]) tiici > vin < j ,-was blowing woet , with a , tremciit ' lwss heavy eea , yet the waters of tho river forced the o ^ aii bai k fo thcappari nt distance of aiBile , fiiiirjj { liio bay cxteurihig ; from Graigla 3 point to the ' pier \ vi-, h fresh ' water , and for upwards of eight .-hourts no araaljuauiaiiuu othe firsh and briny elements < ook pltse : tho bay remaining asfree from sak ^ s if is l . ati Ocei . a mountain lake . —Hereford paper .
Belpbr . —Death from Fightk-g—We r-a ^ a fhu week to record the awful rie-ith of another vieUrn sacrificed at the shrine of drunk ; sin -s ai \ d ptijnii : m , who has been suddenly sent before Ida Go ?! , i > orir . ' £ to peaury an industrious wife and several chil-. U-f-n . Tho persons examined at the inquest weva Miinha Stone , J . Greca , John Waikci , Matt-he . ? Iluf . t , an .- ! John Spencer , who deposed to i \ v f < j ! lo '" -viiifi : — That on S .: turday ui (< ht last , Georjjo toili * , tho / . luxate' .. ' , and James Troth , were c ' riukin ^ - tojietl ; er at th-Maiisters' Arms , at the Gutter ,-iiel ^ oi , with sovural others . Some angry words having passed between them , about half-past eleven o'clook ueceased got up and went towards his home ( which is at tho WliitemooT UsU , near Beeper ) , suri when hehad ¦ proceeded about 150 yards , James ' . Troth , cacr-e up and >? truck
at deceased , but hit one of the witnesses , Martha Stone , in the face ; he after wards procured a stone , and , id was supposed , struck deceased with it , which caused a- fight to ensue in a channel leading from a gutter to the Derby . road , and afterwards in a field near that place , beionKini : to Mr . Litchiieid , called the Home Close . About thirty or forty rounds were fcught , and the manner of lighting -was thi ? , James Troth for the tnott pan butting with hie ; head , at the same time using his fists , aiul always ( until the threo last rounds ) having ' the rising ^ rcund . Tho deceased fell several tim J 3 with liiu b ^ ok psrt of his head on the ground . Aftfr tho fm . ht had continned about an hour deceased wasbuited down with great violence , and was taken up insensible . Means were resorted to to restore animation for more than
three hours , but to no purpose , and aboutfour o ' clock he died . A post mortem examination of the body wa 3 made on Monday moroins , by Air . EfaTi p , surgeon , of Bolper , and several ounces of coagulated blood were found upon the brain , and nearly a pint of blood in tho back part of tha head , which v ? aa stated to be the cause of death . Mr . Evan-.-stated that he believed the repeated knocks down the deceased met with enlarged and filled the . bloodvessels of tbe head , until at last they burst , and insensibility and death would immediately ensue . The man being in a state of ¦ intoxication at the time materially facilitated the fatal event . After a very
careful inquiry and patient investigation , a rercuot of manslaughter was returned agaiobt James Troth as principal , and Edward Troth and Jtffcry Jowctt as seconds . ' Four others , named Samuel Parkin , John Robinson , Edward Ford , and Samuel La&der , were proved to have assisted , and will be prosecuted for trespass . George Mills , the deceased , was in general a hard-working mac , aud bore a good character , but beiug overtaken in liquor , he has paid his life as a forfeit for his indiscretion . The principal , James Troth , has absconded , and the other two were committed to Derby County Gaol , and will take their trial at the next March assiz 69 . —Nottingham Review .
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ON THE PROPRIETY OF THE ' WORKING CLASSES JOINING THE CORN LAW REPEALERS AS A MEANS OF OBTAINING THE CHARTER .
Mowbray . —lB this proceeding jnst and honouraV ; o ? Westmoreland . —Is your assembiy S 31 York . —Will you thus bresk faith ? Lancaster . —I pawned yoa none . . Second Part , Henry IT .
Sin , —When men hire a great object to attain , it is usual for them to or . deavour to obtain thai ;
objcci by whatever means present ShwnsolTes ; snd , although it may bo more consonant with the bitter and higher feelings of humanity to uso none but those which , are strictly hononrabk , stiu , if tha psrtivs Trith whom we have to do keep no measure of faith ; . if they resort to anything or everything , uo matter how tricky or base , to prevent us obtaining cur just ends ; 1 think ihe civi would sanc . ify tha mea : i 3 , even if we did return the contents of the poisoned chalic 8 to their own lips , a ; -d hoist them from their unjust position by moans of their ovra petard .
Such . I contend , is the situation of the working classes in regard to the two great factions which , at present , rule over the ticstini : s of this country . Let them disagree upon whatever else they may , tSi . ey always a « rce"upon the great point of ins-ahing ; ; , nd trampliiiz upon that class which produces all ihe wealth in which they wallow . If tha working ehisa a ' . trirspi to reason with them and tell them t- ' -iat God hss-mado all equal , and that therefore they have a ' right to have a vo : cj in U 13 muJriug che laws by w / Jen they are to bo governed , w . te o ? -he factions laui ; h in their face , teli them at ones ; ' ; - ; re isiio right- but that of conquest , and , with ail - . he moriesty imaginable , point to fho buSM arid bayonet as rhe tenure of iheir authority . If not satis ' iod
with this , they tell rhem that , at least , as they have produced all the food , they Inve a ri ^ ht to what will keep boriy and soul together iu sickness or in age ; tho other faction , more wily , but ; not iesa deadly , with all the canting hypocrisy 01 a Ms worm , tells them that " Nature's table is full , " aud that " i ; ono havo a right to food but tb- ^ so who have got patents-for it ; " that " they must practice moral restraint ; " that " they musts t ; Ka c ; irri and not breed faster than capital ha 3 occasion iuv thtm ; '' aud that thoy will , by those &ieaus , i ; ro-Vt ? nt tho over-stocking of the labour market ; out tha , * - abovte all things they imisi ; " practice ^ ru ^ dity , " and '' accumulate as much in health as nili maintain
them in sickness or age ; " and that by these means they will become * ' independent labourers " and that when thty have becomo moro " educated , " and ^ i . a-SiquentLy inbvo "inteiKjif-r . t , ' ' they willbs fully gc . si peteut to understand thoso sublime dis ^ ovari ., of political economy which pvove that nu-. tpj-roprifctod machinery cguil-s more labour , and Ciuiv . cp ? ii * ly better wages ; that taxes , although they take a third of his earnings , return in fructifying showers : ' and that a repeal of the corn laws would make a c-. uplete paractiss of fhi * country . But let tha v ; c-rk-- ! g class once' appear t <> doubt these beautiful theor . vs , and talk about having oontroul over thspro-lucts ' of their own labour , this hypocritical faction point vv ; r h evident gusto at the buiiet and the bayonet , as the iaat reason in their politicnl economy .
Such beiug the situation of the working classug , and it being evident that the middle classes will not . assist tho working classes to obtain that voice iu the making of the laws which alono eau permuueutiy better their condition , until they , the middls olas ^ -s , become alarmed for their- own situation , I contend that it is the . duly of the working classes to endeavour 1 . 9 / all means within their power to briag about a cynsiranastion so devoutly to bo wished . And I contend that ono of the greatest of those mean ? , which would make tho middle olassws alarmed for tlv ir owii situation , would be the n-ueal of the Con ; La ' . \ i ; as it is their own pot measure—as they exm . -it
from is to havo prosperity for ages—as they hops by it to get thair iejt jienninently upon onr n-sfifcs , « nd as it will ( I am ax certain of it as 1 am- ' . / iai fi ^ e burns ) as ^ urod ! y trunuiu them into the birects—let us by ail means assist them to obtaiu it . By that course we should obtain one of two good things ; either the thing would be set at rost , or , which is more probable , ( as in my opinion the Repealora are not sincere , they , knowing too well what would be the result . ) they would give up the agitation at once , terrified at their own prospect of success ; and thus we should put them to a test which would settle the maiter either one way or the other .
But you will say hew could tho Chartist assist tha Repealer ; or how could we advise them to it , seeing that both the Chartists and we have repeatedly dencunood the agitation * It is true that you both hare donoanoed it when , proposed as a measute which was to bring effectual relief . Bnt I advise the Chartists to assist the Repealers as a measure which would either test the Repealers , or which would greatly add to t !\ o mass of ruin and discontent . To the ruin of the manufacturers there is net the slightest doubt but it would add the ruia end'discontent , of the agriculturalists . Therefore , airhouL-h you may he satislifid . that tho repeal of tha Corn Laws would completely fail as a remedy for our national- diflfculties , still that does not prevail ihoCharti-. ts assisting , or ' you from ad-fining them to aEjisc , the agitation , provided that you be convinced that it would either test one set of enemies , OR HARASS ' "BOTH OF THKM . '
¦ Bi : t-it wiil be mid , that it would be unjust to the agriculturist to repeal the Corn Lawu with the present ; amount ; ot ' taxation . I grant that it would bo uiijust , if the taxation was at all necessary to the security of the country , or if . the present debt had been , incurred for the service of the people . But what are the , ' acts ? For what , or how , was the debt contracted ? The Only Obtensiblo object for which it would be pretended to be contvacitd was the protection of property . Thus it is decidedly nnjust to tax a whole community for tho paying of that debt which was avowedly contracted for the benefit of a few . If foreign produce can be brought into the market at half tho present price in England , that wculil cau : w- prices here to fall to the Continental price ; that , would cause the farmer to be unablo to . pay th ^ ir present amount of rent , wage ' s , and faxes , which would rain the farmer , hunibla the aristocracy , a ; . d add vastly to the masy of ciiscontenv ,- and eons ; quentiy cause all to cry aloud for the Charter .
Bui I fchsll very probably be told here that the repeal would give ' p . uoh an impetus to trade that ifc would cause our capitalists and labourers to be conteat with their siiu-iticn ; in short , as one of them paid to the wntcr , " ic would destroy all agitation fur ; the suffrage , by causing u 3 to have prosperity for ages . " . Never wjs idea more fallacious ! How cuuld it caisso an increase- in the consumption oi manufactured articles 1 it ia easy to talk in loose and general u : nus in this way ; but will they tell us how h is to effect this-J . liy causing the prices of all articles of coiisumii ion to fall , say fifty per cent ., it would cause tiif , receivers of taxes 10 receive double tho amount of goods which they now receive . 'for the tatno nominal amount of taxes ; but U > jW tho deute t ' nuk is to be a benefit exceeds my
copaprehensioi ! . iri'ifc still this ia not telling us how this repeai is to caiiss ; an la ^ rease of the ^ onsumptioa of manu ! a <; M ! V > . 'd artick'B as a whole . Thia biili remanis cu be pnnv . l . I shal- ! be told , in loose Uries ,. that th-uc ' wiil'be a v . ist quantity more corn . jmportei , ami that t :. wy will take pay' ia goida . This , even , is contrary to i-jn-. t , } : linvcvnr jjrccty ' in theory ; for the Repealers U ! pii ' : seiyi 3 li . ivo c ., i .. plained tha' the csuae of our diffiyiilii . 'Sj hs : j bt ; ti : d : \ xi we had to pay the foreigners . for their ¦ wLtsi .-iu goid . Bat , however ,-1 will a'Jmit ' . tno fa-eft , ii'& ; they would take pay in goods , for . the sake or con . » pg fairly at the argument . Then how :- ! itu !! t ' "o Repeal cause us to want an extra quantity of c-. ; rn ? Suppose that we bad been ytsvly receiving .-i . ini . l'on quarters to m ; ik < : up our ¦
deficiency , how *• ¦ ¦ -ii . il In ; Repeal cause v to want a greater qu .-iiititv \ i : u ; .-uppose that we linporc even two million quart err ; , o ! what foreign trade it would-create ; bin sh- iu ::. we unt want ono million less from the h ' i « r . OKn >' . vci ! Avid suppose , that we have been exchan ^ in ^ a yr . rd of cloth for a bushel ot wheat , and tUa ' . vce had been in the habit of givng ono iiiiihon yanis oi «! ota i ' or the one million bushfcia of wheai whuin we goi from tho home grower ; and suppose tha ^ ., L » y way of ' extending our commerce " wego-t our million buHiu-h or' corrj from the . foreigner , for which we K've him the one million yards of cloth wo had used to yive to the Jiome grower , how , pray , in this ca .-e , hid we increased , our commerce Ah I "the vrfioie thing- is fallacious from begining to end . Tho thing wouiti produce nothing but misery , and coiiecqueutly discontent , as Jong as the present taxes remain . But it . will bo . said that we are inconsistent ; that we are making a- sacrifice of principles ;; tfcnt we
have pledged our-elves to "tho Charter , the whole Charter , and uotliiTiK but the Charter . " True , we have ; and I wcuid s ? un < 5 to that pledge , name and all . But what then } Are we bfund to follow oae couree in ordrr to redeem thet-pledge . 1 Can we make no bye-play 3 Are we to ira-ke no-diversion in favour of our object ; or even are we not to take advantage of diversions when niade by other parties ? Lei us not play tuch a foolith part ; bnt let us rather take advaat 3 g <> of the mine themselves have sprung , and by it biow both factions at the moon . Then if th 6 y should comat . nce an agitation again , let us push them en to the obtaii ^ c ^ of the measure , or compel them to recede , ttrr . iieti at tho prospect of their own success . But let us not give up our own agitation : le * us persevere with that in order that we may form a pablic opinion to be always ready when the day of trial comta ia order that we may be able to take arir 2 r . ta . xe of every circumstance which offers in our favour . Ix" anything is said in answer to this , let it be argument , and not abuse . .. W . P .
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_ THE NGRTHERN STAR . 3
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 1, 1842, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct450/page/3/
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