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XkockISo an " I" Out . —Upon one occasion rmran traa standing at the door of the House of C ommons , speaking with Charles Fox , when a poor rfisb Sebel , whose life Cnrran had saved , happened , jusasring , to recognize fee " Counsellor . " " Qgh , *^ Counsellor , but I'm proud to see yon ; but yon V Kfcs finely , God bless yon . " " Thank yon , Tim ; ^ iafbron ^ itTonhere ? " " Wisha , then , cttrosity , yoor honoor . " " Outran , " said Fox , " how your Jonntrymen do murder the English language ?" « Harder , ' replied Curran , ' no , ns ; come , he only vnoctedan'I ' ontof it !"
Johk , Saxlt , akd the Spice Cakes . —John ^ ras a larking young mechanic of Sheffield , and all " the girls set their caps at him . Sally was a great -prude , hut lad some cash' ; they made a match , and-Tjfcen entering the breakfast-room the morning after lie Tr eddiBg-day , Sally observed that the table was covered with spice-cakes . "John , " said she , « what ' s all this . " ( _ Ay , nothing , lore ; its only a bargain I made that all die lasses I kissed before I iras married should " send me a spice cake for the ¦ H-eddingbreakfast . '' Sally ' s modesty seemed shocked , and addressing John with tears in her eyes , said : — " Ay Join , John , what 3 fool I ' ve been . " " Kay , marC love , nay , its all over , thou ' rt not a . fool . "
" At , John , but I am , for if I nad made a bargain -ffith all the lads that kissed me , to send me a loaf of bread and a bit of cheese , we might have lived npon bread and cbeese all our lives , Joha . " The joke was turned against poor John . Electioneering Mistake . —Lord Longue-¦ vifle was as mere an electioneering schemer as ever lived . Upon one occasion , be expected a sharp opposdon to his nominee in the city of Cork ; ' and iipon one of his bribing tours , le went into the shop of a very respectable boot maker , one Mr . Byrne . Byrne was not at home , bnt Mrs . B . and her ten children were there . TTia Lordship was shpwn inmade tender inquiries after the excellent Mr .
Byrne—kissed the little dears all round—and presented them with a golden guinea each , and five to the mother . He also ordered twenty pairs of boots for the servants ; no matter as to size , if they did not fit one , they'd answer for another ; and off be walked , desiring that Byrne , on his return , should be sent to him , to his Club . Byrne arrived ; his Lordship was drinking his wine after dinner , when Mr . Byrne was announced . im Oh , Mr . Byrne , Mr . Byrne ; the honestest man in Cork—( the door was open)—show him in . My dear Mr . Byrne , I am so glad to see you—so sorry to grve yen the troublewould have called aeain—and how are you ? "What
sweet little children you have got—and really your wife looks bnt as their elder sister—take a glass of wine , Mr . Byrne . '' "Xo , thank you , my Lord ; I ' m in a hurry . " " Well , Byrne , I expect the honour of your rote and interest at the ensuing election . " "Oh , my Lord , you should have it and -welcome , but I have no Tote ; it ' s my brother , next door . " " Oh ! I beg pardon , I beg pardon . Oh ! I see , I see ; good evening , Byrne , good evening ; don ' t mind the boots I ordered . " " Oh , my Lord , they re gone home , as you said the size made no SSrence . " " "Waiter , shut the door , " was the replv .
LOBD LoXGTTEriLLE XST > Mr . EDWARD Passes , ax Electioneering Haibdbe ? = er . —TTpon the same occasion as that when the I " sople Lord made the blunder with respect to Byrne , he met Paries , an hairdresser and old hack , and thus accosted him : — " " "Well , Paries , of course I can ¦ fctald upon your vote and interest upon the coming election ? "' " ^\ e , my Lord ; I must look to myself , " was the reply . " What' Xed Parkes forsake me ? Damn me , Til give up the election . " " ^^ hy , my Lord , you've been promising me something for the last five or six jeers , and I've got nothing yet ?~' " "Wh y , Paries , what would you be at ; I never
ineTv -what you wanted . What will satisfy you bow ? "' "Why , my Lord , there ' s a tide-waiter ' s plaee vacant at Cove , and it would just suit my Jfeddr . " "Oh ! " replied the Noble Lord , " now ¦ vre TnideTStaiid each other ; you shall have it ; " and thereupon he pulled one a large book of promise , and after turning over some sittv or seventy pages m close written applications , Paries , looking significantly at the list of preferences , exclaimed , — "Oh ! murder . ' am I to ccme after all them ?" "Stop , stop , " said his Lordship , turning back to the top of the first page , " now , 2 s <* $ , not a word about this ; Til interline you I" Paries was interlined , Vit Neddv never waited upon the tide .
The Shbewd Guesses . —Sir . Jndkin Fitzgerald , an Irish Baronet of the old school , was remarkable , as he thought , for the accuracy wirh which he could " guess . " Upon one occasion , his lady was about to present hira with a pledge . Great ceremony attended the confinement . The attending physician received strict orders to communicate the result instantly to Sir J . He accordingly ran to carry the ? lad tidings ; and , upon meeting the Baronet , szid , Tfett , Sir J ., all right . " "Well , doctor , what did God send ? "' " Guess , " said the doctor . " A daughter , " replied Sir Jndkin . 2 so , " returned the doctor , " guess strain . " " A son ?" « aid Sir Judiin . " Ahl somebody told you , " rejoined the doctor . " ? m > , on my hoEour , doctor , I pessed it J" answered the sage .
The G 3 AMPLAS Hills . —Mrs . Lafenue was s-ter to Sheridan , and great in body as he was in mind , heing one of the largest women in the world , 2 nd the Ie 25 t calculated for theatrical effect . However , he that as it may , she loved the stage , and would act ; she accordingly got up private theatricals in Dublin , upon a Tery magnificent scale . John PHIpot Cumm happened to be absent upin a tour £ tthe start , and upon his return he met an old friend cf whom he inquired the ne ^ rs : " None—none , all damned fiat , " was the answer ; w ' . th an " Oh yes ; by-the-bye , I fonrotMrs . L . ' s private theatricals . " "Mrs . Laienne ? " said Curran , " yon joke . " "Ko , ci my honour , it ' s Douglas to-night . " " And what part think you she ^ lays ? " "Douglas . " " Douglas , " repeated tie immortal wit , " poll . ' why what a fool I 21 a , one of tiie Grampian Hills , of course /"
DaEAiE GO BY COXTRASIES . —One Katty Flanagan , an excellent old dame , who daried fioddngs , init them , told fortunes , and dreamed more to the purpose than any goody in the parish of Slaveballviillmackmueieridgerownerossroad , lived asd died in the family of the excellent Colonel Amentr . In the latter end of her days , Kate was placed at the lodge , the situation being a sinecure , as die gallant Colonel lived in Rue Riroii , Paris , t pon one occasion , however , be aroused the poor Sate , as she sat telling her fortune , over the dregs cf a cup of congo , with her dudeen ( short pipe ) in Atr month , in the chimney corner , by a-terrific rbg at the bell . Kate ran to the trate , and having removed the harrow-briars , furze bushes , and old cf
creaser ^ all which supplied the place of a lodgel ~ te , she spied the Colonel , and thus accosted him , "Ogh , then . God bless you , but I dreanvt it . " ' " ell , Xattv , and how are vou ; and what did y < n dream ?" " " Cgb , wisha , bnt I dream ' t that jrcr honour and my lady came home , and hut your ic-uour brought me a stone of sugar , and the mistress brought me a pound of fine couso tay . " '" Oh , Xany , what a pity that dreams should go by contraries . '"' " said the Colonel . li Ogh . yea no , sure , it makes no difference ; for I suppose you mean , ttat mv lady broucht me the suaar , and your honour tietav ? " '
The Xillakxey Ba > tk . —About thirty-fire years ago , there was a bank in Ellarney . An £ uglish tourist happened to have a one pound note belougirig to the firm ; and , prior to . his leaving torn , he hethoaght himself of exchanging it . "Whereupon he wept to the bask , and after frequent * s = aulteupon the door , a hoy opened it in astonishment , with " What ' s your busirjess , your honour ?" " I « tcere any one in the office ? " said the pentlesaa . "Yes " , I'm there , yonr honour . " " Well , I ta ^ e aro t a one -DoriEd note of yonr- money : I want it exehau-ed , " / " Ogh , my jewel , but what'll I de ? 3 se master is out . But could yonr hononr contrive fc > stay in town , till the PubliB mail comes in , ^ ther to-day or to-morrow ; for we expect a thirty ^ 31 iD 2 cote bv it . "
The Taxxte of a good Motto . —Some years * fc ° i a very honest boot and shoemaker lived at No . *> j Strand j and his neig hbour was also in the same ^ e , but not quite as honest . The honest man forced his shop iroct . with a Tery flaming board , ^ poa which was painted " 'Metis conscia reeti , " ( a ^ psciainous mini ) He shortly after , from low J ^ , came into great business , and excited the Jaoasy of his neighbour . The foreman of the . conscientious" man was rather a wag , and was ^ fteialit of taking a pot of porter with his less .. ^ aseiennous " ' neighbour . During one of their ' evening potations" the inmate of 9 ? said"C do ?
, , ome , ^ Qie devil you get so much custom " " Why , ^ obi show-board , of course , " was the reply . ' _ * % , what doe 3 it mean ? " "Oh ! don ' t you f ^ % e , and . ITl tell you—it means a new sort of ^ clogs that we have invented , with a spring in T ^? * ' Mr . 9 / quit company as soon as possible , ^ cpon the following morning the front of Aw ^~ P wa s ^ also adorned with a large Bhow-board , 5 ^ which was the following announcement—* en and "Womek's ctmscia rectTs sold here , ^ atpringiniAem . "
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FlBB . —¦ Having witnessed the conflagration of a large building , intended for a cotton store , belonging to Measri Hprrocks , Miller , and Co ., I cannot omit so seasonable an opportunity of offering a . few appropriate remarks . So dreadful are the effects of fire , and fo disasterons to Ae working people who are thrown out of employment , that every effort should be made to prevent or mitigate such calamities . In the first place the fire engines , pipes , buckets , and every reooisite should be in perfect repair , and accessible at a moment ' s notice . All the fire men should be perfectly sober characters , well trained to the work , and made acquainted with the situation of every supply of water in the town . The superintendent should be cool-headed , active , bold , and decisive , and ought to be obeyed in all his orders . These remarksapply only tolarge towns ,
but -I beg to offer a few hints in reference to all cases , whether in town or country . So soon as the alarm of fire is given instead of running empty banded as I perceive to be the case generally ; let every person in the first instance furnish himself with a con , bucket , or any kind of vessel to carry water in . He may take it from home , or borrow it on the road . By a determined effort judiciously directed , many fires would be extinguished before much damage was done , and before the engines could be got to play . If the fire happened in the night as many as possible ought to take lanterns with them , which would be found exceedingly useful . Then , instead of standing as idle spectators , or preventing die activity of others , by crowding together , every individual should exert himself to the utmost of his power . Thi # is but doing what he would wish others to do for him in a similar circumstance . How
deadtoeverj humane , every generous feeling , must those be , who , regardless of their neighbour ' s property , and of the loss which society at large must sustain , look on with indifference , or turn the conflagration into a sport ! Still more base and wicked are iiey who take advantage of the confusion aad exposure of property to pilfer ,, and carry off such articles as they can conceal , belonging to the unfortunate persons whose property is being destroyed by the flames . It is gratifying , however , to notice on these occasions , the activity and courage of many others of an opposite class . I have frequently noticed not onlv the working people , but persons in
the highest Tanks of society , exerting themselves in a most praiseworthy manner . What a gratifying reflection it must be . to all such , to know that they ha \ e assisted in preserving valuable property from destruction , and secured to many poor families that employment by which they earn their bread . It would be well always to ascertain the catises of fires , a ' nd to have them frequently pallished in a regular list , that they might be constantly remembered . Twelve houses in one street including a valuable iun , were burned down in London , not long ago , through a drunken man , who slept in a garret , taking a candle to bed . The loss or the Ben S / ierrod steamer
which took place while racing with the Prairie , on her passage from Xcw Orleans to Louisville , and by which 175 persons , amidst horrible sufferings found a watery grave , is r-ut of recent occurrence . A barrel of vchiskey was on the deck , . from which tbc sailors were supplied , to stimulate them in the race , till by -the extraordinary heat of the boiler , the vessel fooAr fire . IndeeJ , I have no doubt , if the causes could always be traced immediate and remote , that three-fourths , if not more , of tbe losses by fire , are to be attributed to the use of intoxicating liquors . The fire of alcohol not only burns up vessels , and houses ,. and streets , but consumes the vitals of about 30 ^ 000 of our countrymen every year . [ The above excellent and appropriate remarks are by Mr . Livesey , the talented and benevolent Editor of the Moral Reformer . It wculd be well for society if they were universally attended to . ]
Probable Ejtects or the Railway System . — It might he a curious speculation to inquire into the probable effects of tie railway system on mankind . Certainly no system ever became so popular , and « r » suddenly and so wi Jely popular . France has beffun to fling out those gigantic anas cf coinrnimicauoi : over hernoble conntrv . Belgium exults in the coinmen cement of a web of railroads , in which it expects to catch all the stray dollars and centimes of the continent . The transit from Ostend to the Rhine wfll , in the course of a year or two , be an affair of a couple of hours , Germany is shaking off her sleep ; Tier blacksmiths are lighting tueir Hercynian forges ; and from the mou a trans of the Hartz to the TvroL
huge men * with aiitedelnvian visages and Cyclopean arms , are hammerirjs at iron we * lges , rails , and i . var , for ' fire horses . " Pmssia i . < laving down railroads from her capital to France , to Poland , and to Austria . Mechanism , the great power of art . is as exhapstl «\< s as any of the great powers of nature ; for it is only the exhanstless vigour of- intellect ., combininc with , and commanding the secrets of nature . Ten thousand years might . roll on , and every year see a new advance of every kingdom in Europe in invention , and England keeping a head of them all , and , like one of her own engines , showing 2 ier speed Ly the sparks ~ -taat lighten the road behind . The steamengine , -in its effective state , is but little mom than
half a century old ; for its inventor , in the time of Charles II .. left it for upwards of half a eenrnryliltle more than a toy . In half a century more , its present perfections may be looked upon as little else than that of an ingenious plaything . It is scarcely ten years since the steam-boat first ventured to " sea . Thirty years ago . the late Lord Stanhope was laughed at b ' y all London fur Ids attempt to swim the steam-boat from London Bridge to Greenwich . It is now dashing from the Tower to Gibralter , aud from Gibraltar to Constantinople ; or shoots down the Red Sea , fights the monsoon on its own ground ; sweeps to Bombay , Ceylon , and Bengal , and is an astonishment to the 5 logul and the- Emperor of
China , the same morning , with the last month ' s newspapers from London . Tbe railway , in its present power , is not ten years old ; yet it is already spreading , not merely over Europe , but over the va ? f savannahs of the new world . What will all this come to in the next fifty years ? What must be the effects of this gigantic strider over the ways of this world ; What the znirhry influence of that mutual communication which , even its feeblest state , has been in every age , ; the grand instrument of civilization ? Throw down the smallest barrier between two nations , and from that hour both become more civilized . Open the close-shut coa ^ t of China or Japan to inaiikind , and from that hour the condition
of the people will be in progress of improvement . The barbarian and the despot hate the stranger . Yet , for the fullest civilization , freedom , and enjoyment of which earth is capable , tbe one tiling needful is the fullest intercourse of nation with nation , and of man with man . The European passion for the railroad is certainly one of the most singular , as it is one of the most cheering characteristics of the age . Like all the instruments of national jpower , it mayT > e made an instrument of national evil . It may give additional strength to the tyrannical , and
accumulate- force against the weak , pour resistless invasion against the unprepared , and smite the helpless with ^ unexampled rapidity of ruin . Bnt its faculties are made for peace , and its ; tendency is to make nations feel the value of peace : and , unless some other magnificent invenoou shall come to supersede its use , and ' obliterate the memory of its services , we cannot suffer ourselves to dou £ t that the whole system , which is now in the course of adoption with such ardour throughout Europe , will yet be acknowledged as having given the mightiest propulsion to the general improvement of mankind .
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THE FOOLERY OF SECTARIANISM , In Twelve Letters , By John Finch . Liverpool : Boss and Nightingale . In the former part of this little book , the author has exposed the absurd character and mischievous effect of that " Sectarianism , " ¦ vrhieh would be more properly denominated bigotry , in a very clear and powerful manner . In tbe latter portion " of it , he attempts- to introduce 3 Ir . Sobert Owen , the philosophic founder of Socialism to the world under a new character—that of the Scriptural Messiah . We have enough of " Sectarianism " in our disposition to wish that this had not been done , because w " e think it calculated to destroy a large portion of the good which might have been effected by tbe book . The svstem of universal co-operation " and
social community advocated by the writer has our most cordial approval , because we think it the best and most practical development of the great Christian principle of charity , but we venture to opine that the full development of " that religion of charity and love , " for which Mr . Finch contends would teach us scrupulously to regard the opinions and feelings " of our fellow men ,, that we might avoid the infliction of unnecessary pain ; and we submit to Mr . Finch that the needless parodies of Scripture contained in his eighth and ninth letters do not manifest all the regard and tenderness for the feelings of others , which might have been afforded . At the beginning of tiie book is a chapter on Universal Suffrage , and at the end of it one on Teetotalism , which we anost cordially and entirely approve .
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THE HULL TEMPERANCE PIONEER . ¦ . ¦ - ¦ . : ' . - . No . VI . . . ¦ ¦ /• - : ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦•¦ ¦; EDITED BY R . > FIRTH . This little co-workmate in the great business of moral lefonnation improves as it grows older . This is the best number we have * een . Its contents arp an excellent article , from the Editor ' s pen , addressed to the confectioners of Kingston-upon-HuU , upon the practice of vitiating the youthful taste , ; and thus promoting the formation of a bad character , by the sale of spiced spirit bottles ; an Address from the United Committee of the North and East London Female Temperance Society , to the Committee of the Hull Female Society ; an interesting report of a public meeting of the Temperance Society in Freemason ' s Hall , Hull , and another report of a Female Temperance Meeting ^ in Bethel Chapel , Hull j several letters to the Editor ; a lesson for moderation men ; a poetical address to the drunkard , and some matters of local intelligence .
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THE LEEDS TEMPERANCE ADVOCATE . . AND HERALD . —No . III . This is another periodical in the Temperance interest , as its name indicates . Judging from the present number , we shonld pronounce this to be an excee 3 ingly-vrell arranged and spiritedly conducted little journal , calculated to effect much good service " to the great cause , to the promotion of which it is devoted . The contents of this number are , Au Editorial article on Hospitality—Cheering News from Cork—A Short History , which most people know to be true—The Sinews of War , a Dialogue—The Association Pled ge- ^ A Letter from Mr . Gbubb , detailing his progress in planting Temperance Principles in Wales—Reviews of New Publications , and a variety of other useful and valuable information .
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THE SMILE OF BEAUTY . ( A COUNTERPART TO THE TEAR OF BEAUTY . ) Sweet is the smiie on nature ' s face , When evening guilds the wst ; And sweet the smile of ojeningdawn , In light eifnlgent drest . Ani sweet the flowers that wildly bloom * , Or those that cultur'd stand ; Diffusing fragrance all around , And strewn with lavish hand . But sweeter faT the smile -which plays On Beauty ' s glarJDg cheek , Where . purest feelings stand ^ oufess'd , And all-the . virtnes meet . That smile can chase a fathers frown , — Can cheer a . mothers care ;—And chnnu , —aa ' twiw , nil angel's voice , — The anguish'of dwqiriir . The ivory late bedew'd with tears She now regards with smiles ; And busy fancy tries to-gvie * -, . What thought * hr- tears beguiles . A father ' s or a brother ' s form ,
If late with tears she mourn'd , Her iraptur'd smiles now greet , —for they , Have-home in peace return'd , Or if aplover oL-iimM herz ' . uhs , By violence from her riven , She smiles to know thai nmv at last , v . To her fond arm * hi- ' s g ivi-u : Or if she wept her lorA , { letaiiu'd-Upon ' some foreign shun **; Well may she smile , 'L ~ he ' s return " HKeturn ' d to roam no more . Vfe ha'ii the cause ( whateVr it i . < , ) Can Beauty ' s Tear ~ 1-eguile ; And fed onr hearts iriih transport banij—While gazing on her sniilt * ;—Anil breathe to heav ' n tkis native prayer , May it like incen . se rise ; So let her smile in death ' s viubrjcc 1 , And smiling reach tiie skies . HvU , -FA . Z , 183 ** . J . E . SMITH See the Tor of Ucnntv .
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THE PORTRAIT OF ARTHUR O'CONNOR . Look heTe , ye servi ' i ' slave .-, on one To truth anil ftvi'dnm dear ; Hi ? manly spirit l'ow'd to none , In ] u : v submissive lear . Gaze on—ye injur ' d sous t > i' Er in cazo—And chauiit his virtues in your wildest lays ; > " o ccwKrd impulse curdle ! in his veins , ~ ) Be long'd to burse dark » : 'w-yV sailing chains , V But DEsi'OTs hurl'd him fniiii his native plains , j Leeds , FA . 1838 . J . li . \ S ALKEK .
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ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE . The Editors of " The Nortnerj Star " wisli to be distinctly understood that in affording a vehicle for the discussion of great Pnbiic Questions , they are not to be identified with t ? ie Ssr . tiroer . ts or tlie language of their several Correspondents .
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TO THE EDITORS OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Gentlemen , —Relyin ? upon your Imtred of injustice , under -whatever I'hape perpetrate J . I send you the follo-wiug c . -iip , Jiopiiiff IIjhc it will be fuinicf o ! sufficient intense to _ merit publication in the columns of your -widely , circulated journal : A certain worsted -spinner . wJiote mill is situated not a hundred miles from Pitt Lane . Bradford , and who is a zealous member of tlie Wes-ioysvn'M ethodiit body , had lately in h : s . en-juloy scfvensl individiinls , woolsorters . yrh ' o had been lt-d * to Lvlieve in the ' principles of Socialism . The > - ? mea were all of ; remarkably sober and indu « trio ; iih ; i 1 > its . Thiit thev . M-erc possessed of those and another i-.- '> enti ^ l iiinlify of an operative , namely , a knowledge of their particular business .-wa ? evidenced !> y tlie f ; vct of their having been retaii ' . ed in the said V » ' esleyan s- employ for periods of fourteen , ten , and fonrvear . -, respectively .
Moreover , these qualities had in one of them so far c- > Tnm ended him io the approl > : ition of his employer , that he had placed him in a situation of reij ) qnribih ' ty and trust . The po .-: s _» sdon , however , ol these and other requisites of the citizen and the servant , were not deemed sufficient to outweigh ihe gross sin of ha % ing imbibed opinions of variance , or supposed to be at variance vithGhristianitv . They were first forbid , under the pain of imrnediate dismissal , to . speak on the subject of Socialism , while en-gaffed about the premises . _ With this tyrannical edict , the frequent obtrusion unon them of " dissimilar opinions , rendered itimpossiblt ** for tliv .-m to comply ; the consequence -was , that rhey wen ? remorselessly turned adrift , to seek the means of subsistence elsewhere ; and this without a charge , or the semblance of a charge , other than the one we have mentioned , having been preferred against them .
Aow , supposing these men to have been in error , surely persecution could never reclaim them , neither couldit prevent the spread of their principles ; because , intolerance ajways excites a suspicion of weakness , seeing that it has invariably been the prop of the moat jnischievoa * ' errors , and has actually maintained them in spite of both reason and Scripture . So that in all cases of persecution , the fair presumption is . that the object of it is in _ the right . What has truth to fear from free-inquiry ?¦ -The ' more it is examined , the more convincing , the more lovely-it -will appear . But error stands fn djread of close examination , and instinctively screens-its- 'hater ' ful form , or arms itself with all the terrors -within
its reach . How can this intolerant man call himself a Protestant ? Opposing as he does the very essence of Protestantism , namely , the riirht oi' private judgment . It is astonishing " that « uck a one can pretend to be a follower of John Weslev , regardless , as he is of that great leader ' s sentiments . Hear what he says respecting intolerance : — * ' The spirit of persecution is directly cpntrarv to the whole tenor of true religion ; and yet it has been diligently taught in many parts of the Christian church , -so that the earth lias been covered with blood by thosewho -were called Christians , in order to make tlmrcal . 'in < r ; , nf ] election sure . "
Let it not be said . " This does not concern us , Protestants ; we think nnd let think , we abhor the spirit of persecution , and maintain , as an indisputable truth , that even' rational creature has a right to -worship God as he is persuaded in his own mind . " But are we true to our own principles ? Certainly , we do not use fire and faggot ; we do not persecute unto blood those that do not subscribe to our opinions : blessed be God , the laws of our country do not allow of . this ; but is there no such thing to be found in England as domestic persecution ? The saying or doing anything unkind to another for following his own conscience , is a species of persecution . Now , are we clear of all this f- Is there no husband who , in this sense , persecutes his wife : Do not parents thus persecute their children ? No masters or mistresses their servants ? If they do this , and think that they "do God serrice * therein , they must not cast the first stone at the Roman Catholics .
( Wesley ' s works , vol . 2 , pp . 32 , 13 , 1 S 09 . ) Again , he says , "And are yon one of those who will have nothing to do with , those ' scandalous icretches ? ' " Perhaps yon will say , "And who can blame me for it ? May I not employ who I please ? " We will consider this . You employed A . B . y for several years —hy yonr own account he was an honest , diligent man ; youhaveno objection to him but his 'following this way ; ' for this reason you turn him off ; In a short time , having spent hislittle all , he wants bread ; so does his family too , as well as himself jbeforehe can get in to any other business , to procure it through want of convenient food and raiment he sickens and dies . This is not an imaginary scene . I have known the case , though too late to remedy it . And what ^ hen ?
Why . then , yon are a murderer !! O earth , cover not thou his blood ! No , it doth not , " The cry thereof has entered into the ears of the Lord God , and God requireth it at your hands , and will require it in an hour when yon think not ; for you have as effectually mnrdere d thatman as if yon had stabbed him to the heart . It is not I then who ruin and starve that family ; it is yon , who call yourself a Protestant ; you who cry out against the persecuting spirit of the Papist . "Ye fools and blind ! What are ye Detter than they ? " —( fFesley ' s / forks , vol . 12 , p . 138 , 9 , and 40 ; 1809 . ) These are the words of a man whom the persecutor in question professes to follow as a pattern ! Let him read them and Wash . I remain , Gentlemen , V Yours respectfully , -. '"¦ - ' ¦'¦ -. Jjm ' ---Bradford , February 28 , 1838 .
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TO THE EDITORS ? . * OF THE NORTHERN STAR . GK . NTT > KMr . N , —I pay yon my mite of grafittid ' e for your praiseworthy exertions in the establishment of your paper upon the , ; i /«/ V / broad princijJles of democracy , nnd if you deemme > vortby a place in . ' your coVuinri " -=, 1 tould niake a few remarks on the conduct of the proiessed JJard ' cals in general , although .-wlia ' t I write is more in sorrow than anrer . The kind of support which m ; my of their disintprestod leaders h : ue met with from , their friends bus been ' snHi as-i ;) . disgust , or at least to dishearten them , in tlieir attempts to gain their political einancipntion . Witness with how much ' : sa » g froiil they saw M'hitfTe Harvey ' s Situ sirik below the politicjil
horizon , when , with the least possible '' expense ; they might have supported the honest daily Metropolitan Eriper , and placed it far a-head ' of its fcontemporariesi int some may . say the workiug classes cannot afford to pny for a daily paper . Out upon such twaddle ! They " might , iiiey conld , do it , if they would . Now , Gentlemen , Irani no tpe-totaller , but ana aware that if only one tenth of what ; is spentunnecess ^ rily in public-houses nnd beer shop 3 , were devoted toward the-support'of political organs , which support and advocate their -interest , they might defy the united p halanx of Whig and Tory to keep them a day io ' . ijrw ont of those rights whiqli nature and nature ' s God . intended them to possess .
They have been long accustomed to look for their champions among the titled and chance-born- ' -great , that they neglect theif own _ strength , and scarcely ever stop to consiJer the difference between real and artificial superiority . How oft nave I been cut to tlie heart to see men —aye , and men professing Jtadicalism too , unhorse n . )/ nfje Lord , because , forsooth , he . differed in the least imaginable degree fr 6 m . his Tory opponent , and become the beasts of burden to honour and inflate ' - - ' with- vanity and self-importa . nce , an aristocratic scion , who w as as near a Torj' as he dare , -but not . so . near -ri ' s he cbnld wish . Such exhibitioiiS are the . best argumeptsfor our Aristocracy lo govern on the good old principle- ^ -the benefit of
the few » t the expense of * , the . many / Then' their caprice . Such men as Hume and Itoebuck are by many of them discarded , because on some solitary point they differ in . their ' views from thom , and these ar ? men whose lives are a guarantee of their uprightness .- Tlieir want of feelf-depehdency is another grievous failure . Look at them ; witness their apathy imd callous inditVerence to their own in terests , in the ' I land Loom ^ Commissioners , ¦ -Scarcely ilstep has been taken to lay before the . 'e coinniissiohers their real state—tine town depending on another , ver ifying the adage , that ' | what is-, everybody ' s right is nobody ' s right . " Then their want of ' .. unity off action . The Canadian question , for instance . Were
I foreigner and unacqi-iiiinted with the popular feeling on the subject , 1 would conclude that to coerce the Canadians into subjection is the public ' . will , seeing so many of'Our towijs . and : villages havo remained silent ' jon the iubjecfc , an'd ' silence at a time like this is criminal , when tlie united voices of the people , in lofty concords W'ould strike disrii ' ay to the learts of the Govcniment , intent lipon crushing ]) ritish subjects , vclio are contending : for constitutional privileges in common with ourselves . "A nation to be free needs onl y that she wills it , " and that is in our power j and , if we do not exert it , we deserve to bear the lash of tyranny for our indifference ; but I do riot wish , to intrude tob much upon your space . —rl remain yours , &c . * . ¦ ' : ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦>• : : ¦¦ . ¦ " ¦ ¦• ¦ ¦ E . -S Halifax , Jan . 18 , 1838 .
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TO THE EDITORS OF THE NORTHBIIN STAR . Gextlemex , —I obsene the capitalists very generally inculcating ' the opinion , tnat the wprkiiig-peopluare better off , and living more comfortably in their respective * neighbourhoods , than in any other part of the kingdom , although ^ at the same time , they ore seizing every opportunity of reducing the wages of the labourers , and alsothe scanty allowance of the pauper , until myriads of the workers , and thousands of the / paupers , are actually reduced to the lowest state of destitution ;—in proof of this , I'll tell yon . a story founded on fact . One day last week , a poor woman came to me , and stated , that her husband about five months ago , had left Oldham , in search of employment leaving
her and five children in Gldham—three of which children were able to do some work , but t ^ at sickness had seized some of her children before Christmas , and still kept pogses ^ ion of themy so that at present , there was only one at work , ; whose wage was six shillings a week , to maintaiiti six of them , two of whom were sjekil I then asked her , how shs had contrived to live under such circumstances , when shesaid , she had not applied to the overseer , ( bemg Irish ) but she h ^ sold and pawned every thing she could , and that ne-r resources vreie no ^ r entirely exhausted ; that she had already resorted to the expedient , when she had nothing else to give them , of boiling a quantity of watei * , and lettingpit cool , until they could drinK it , to allay the pains of hunger . $ > h& further stated , that she npw qriderstood , if her husband wfts'in Oldham , he cotild have 1
emplojinent , and > therefore , she -was quite anxious to write to him , but did not know hqw ; to direct to him . She further : said , she tiacLbeeri told , that I could cause a pairagraph to be inserted fa . some paper or papers , which / would find hin , and that she was particularly anxious the experiment should he madfe . ; I told her I had great , doubts of the success of the plan , having never seen any '' li ^ qag / of thVkind done . However , I told her , if she would coxae to me again on Sunday , I would try what could . be done-: she did come again on Sunday , but it was to tell me that he had come back on the Saturday night , But in a most exhausted state of body , and ragged in dress ; and dedanng it to be better to starve at home , ( in thepresent state-of things ) than to harrass themselves with searching for employment , I fte&r ^ nothingbut ffood ^ saii of this poor man . Thua ^ e hav e at least , one family m the boasted town ' of Oldham , on tiie very vergeof fotald ^ atkoii . ; ^ ; ¦;; : , : V ¦ - . ' ' - /'* ,- : ---- ; ¦ - k ' * - ¦/¦ ¦ ¦¦ Yoursf Ac , / ' ¦ '¦¦¦ ¦¦'¦ . ' ^ l : JOHN KNIGHT .
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> : . WORKING MENt ) F : LEEDS . ' The time is fast approaching -when : you will be called tmon to choose who shall be the guardians of tout rights for this district . And as each party will be eager to secure ; your assistance , let theni first State to you on what conditions : that assistance is to pe / g ^ y ^ tly ' -. I ) o . .- 'aot . b& / 'del'tid ^/ -- * b 7 ^ eIt £ »^¦ Whig 9 or Tories , as each , are ^ our deadly ( 6 nemies . They will each , furnish you with a Kst of names as caiididates , and lay a strict injtnction on yon to vote for thw party , and none el > e . But , fellow-labourers , do not be delnded . Tell them plainly you will v 6 te for no msn who is favourable to the working of that diabolical and accursed Act . ¦'¦' . ¦ ' * ¦¦ .- • ¦' : ¦ ¦ ' :. ; .: '¦;¦ -,
Set about / yourselves to dp your own businesscall Ward meetings of the working classes ^ -and as many of the middle and higher classes m have the cause of humamty and justice at heart . Select persoiis as candidates from eachward in the same ratio as you choose your councillors according to thie numbers wanted , who will pledge themselves to frustrate the designs of the / three mprister Kings of Somerset-house , in making the poor of England live on a coarser sort of foiod , and be imprisoned in a TJnion Bastile for the unpardonable crime ( of being poor—a crime caused by unjust lavrs which you have had no voice in making , but whibh have beeii made b . v a class * of men ^ who , I am sorry to say , have not the interests of the toiling millions at heart .
What consolation would it beto an innocent man condemned to die whether the Bigli Sheriff or Jack Ketch was to be . his executioner , so long as that mail \>* as cpnscious of his innocence ? And what matters it to you whether AVhigS v Tories , or Sham-Radicals be elected for guardians if their infentiohs are to parry that infamous piece of expensive machinery into operation to destroy the lives , liberty , and comforts of the unfortunate poor of these districts , who , I amliappy to say , have heretofore received thatcare and attention in . most cases which reflect credit and hononr on those to whose care that trust has been , qonfided . ' v They will tell you it is not their intention to carry the measure to tiie full extent in this pert of the country . But , my friends , do not believe themdp riot let them rivet the chains of slavery on your neqks , for when once fastened they are liot very , easy to be shaken off . How can yon bear the thoughts of being separated in the hour of need from the partner of your joys and sorrows through life ? sli 0 who has smiled on you in the days of your prosperity , and has been * the greatest consolation , yoil could find in the hour of adversity . For , it is said in the Scriptures , " whosoever God Batli joined iogether let -qo man put asunder . " Then , let not the three monster Kings of Somei-set-house , or their minions , set aside the word of God , nor outrage the feelings of justice and humanity . " - ' .. ' - ''
' .--.. Ouffht . iioFthe poor man who has paid poor-rates for forty or fifty years to have as great a claim , to parochial relief ( withoxit being subject to the Bastile and Troadmill system ) as if he had pjiid into a sick society for the same period ? For , what can we call Ifb . u ' t . ' a fund laid up to fall back upon in the hour of need ? ¦ •¦' . * ¦ ¦ ¦ L ook :-at tli& poor , lialf-starved , emaciated liandoom weavers who are toiling twelve or fourteen hours per day ( when he : can get anything to toil at ) for a small pittance that will scarce keep bodyand soul together . And when thrown out of employment he is denied ont-door relief : his home must
be broken up , and he and his family locked up in a ¦ p ' . lion ... separated- . ' from each other , aad where he has not the least chance of getting employment ( except at the Bastile Treadmill invented " to - .. punish ih / J poor tor their poverty ) or ever furnishing himself with another homo perhaps in the whole course of his life . ; To tell us that three blood-suckers , who are sitting at London , - 'ind receiving . their thousauds a year from your hard earnings , are better able to jiitige of the necessities of the poor at Leeds than those who are their immediate neighbours , and can visit their habitations , is the height of
madness . Therefore , set about immediately to take the necessary steps while you can do it by moral force , and do not give tliem . the opportunity of spilling your innocent blood , as was the case at Bradford , and was intended to be at I-luddersfield . ' Make your choice of tlie persons , you iiiterid to support , " and nominate them in dne f . > rm . And . to let every one know who they ought to support , send their nttmes to the two liberal newspapers , so that there may be no Jiiistalie at the day ef election . I remain , vours respectfalljv WIvl . jSCOTT , Whitesmith , Woodhouse . . Feb . 20 , 1838 .
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LONDON CORN EXCHANGE . Mark-Lane , Monday , Feb . 2 G . In the past week- there \ vaa a sharp frost on SlonJa y niglit and ; v slight om ; on that of TulMtliiy ; silica thou tlio sn-. vnty ol the weather has gradiiMlly relaxuil into ii cnniplute tliaiv , and Saturday proved a thormiKhl ^ ' H et day , with a shift oi winil to the aouth-wnst ; yontprday wasi fine , Wowing stronptly from th ? south ; tiiis morning it " is back again to tb . ' " east , ' with heavy rain . The supplies ! frooi Essex , Ki * nt , aniVSuii ' olk wi . ' . r ( Vi :, therliniitoJ of Wjwiit , ami only to a modoratc extent of nivrli'v , Beans , anil .-. I »« . w , from thos- > ' counties , with scarcely iijiy fresh arrivals uf Enarlish , Scotch , or Irish Oats up since Fri < lay . Jlost of the Wheat on sale this morning being in v . * ry ( laiiip condition , line dry samples were ' the- 'turn dearer , anil in pood deniaiutj and alUio \ ia \\ the inferior sorts wero t-3-k ' en-olf slowly , these broiiiiht lull as much money as on this < lav se ' nnk'ht . ' Flow was without variation in viilv . e . '
Malfljii ? liarley ComnianAod last week ' s pricv-s , with a steady Sale ; distillery' and grinding quaiiftcs were also in fair request , and miitr as dear . Miilt was much the sr . nie as last week . Good Seanif brought full as much money , and shcIi wore in request . There was no alteration in * Pens , the finer sorts meeting sump -inquiry . ' The canals being non-open , and the Thames entirely clean-d of ice , there . yr-aa ~ a fair country demand for Oats , in additicii to moderately good sales Iming / made to our towii consumers , and the j 5 ric : ; 3 of this iby se ' nnicht tvere fullv realised for all descriptions , particularly the choicest heavy Irish . Lih « ee * l -wasftmy as dear , and Rapeseed must be quoted iibor . t j ?\ per-last higher for sowing , fine finalities adapted for which pin-pose beinsj scarce in thin market . Select red . Ciov ' erje ' ctl was full as dear , and brings high prices , hut inferior saniples constituting the . majority on sale , inet-nslowdemjiitd . There iva « nothing pasnng worthy of notice in any description of bojjdcu eruhi .
CL ilHENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE . WHKAT . s , s . Malt , Nor folk Pale .. sl ' .. ^ Essex , Kent , Suffolk 43-.. 59 Ware ... 61 .. 03 White 43 .. t ) 5 PE * . S iNorfolk & Lincolnshire ^? .. 5 S Hoe and Grey , new .. 31 ... 32 . White , do . do . .... 51 ... oS Maple ...... 31 .. 33 Yorkshire .......... White Boilers 37 .. 40 West Country Red .. nVtva \ Vhitc , do .... * ' * «¦ ii EkANb . N- ortHnmbcrland and Jj ^ " ' \ V *'''' o , , « Scotch White .... 48 .. 53 , ^ ka ' old ¦ ¦ "T , " f > Kinedo . 53 .. 5 ( 5 » nmw •• : •— di ~ Moray-Angu . 9 and Mazagan ' ¦ "¦ Uothahire Red . 22 .. 2 i OATS . / White ., 24 . < 29 English feed ........ 19 .. 22 IrishKed , New ...... 19 .-.. 2 . 5 Short small Do , White ........ 48 .. 56 Poland ... ... 22 .. 26 BARLEV . Scotch , conn-non .,.. 22 .. 24 Grinding 24 .. 27 Potatoe .......... 24 .. 20 Distilling .... * . 28 .. 30 Bewick .......... Maltl-op , New ...... 31 .. 34 Wish ; white .......... 19 :.-. 25 Chevalier , New ...... Do . Potatoe ...... Mak . Brown .... 40 .. 51 Do . Black ........ 19 .. 2 C
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SUGAR , COFFEE , COCOA ^ AND SPICES . ; SUGAR . 8 . d . s . d . COCOA . Large Lumps .. 74 '¦ - . 0 a 75 0 : , ' s . d . :: » . & . Small ditto .. 0 0 a 76 0 Truiidad ( per ; .: lyiolasseajBritishSa 0 a 34 6 cwt . ) ......,. 48 0 a 60 ( y Bengal good and Grenada ...... 44 0 a 56 ( rfine ........ 0 0 a 0 0 St . Lticia .... 38 0 a 46 Barhadoe 8 , Kine 0 0 a 0 0 Brazil ........ 35 0 a 38 «' . COFFEE . : SPICES-: Jainaiw , Fine 117 0 al 29 0 Cinnamon lb . 8 4 a , 7 *; . 6--Middling ... ; 107 OallS 6 Cloves ( Am- v Ordinaiy ... ; 84 0 a 106 0 boyna ) . * ... 1 0 a 1 2 " Demejaraand Do . ( Bouibon ) 1 01 a 1 2 Berbicegood : Mace ...... 2 8 i » 7 0 Midming .. 114 0 a 122 0 Nutmegs ( -on-Goodandfine ^ garb . ) ...... 4 10 a 5 , 6 > Ordinary .. Si 0 a . 113 0 Pepper ( Cay-Ordinaiyand / ; erae )^ . / .. 0 6 a 2 6 Broken .... 69 0 a 86 0 Pimento ( Ja-Pominica , niaica ...... 0 3 S » 04 Middling .. 105 0 a 120 0 Ginger ( Jamaica ) Gbodand- ^ ne White ...... 80 0 a ^ 136 0 " Ordinary .. 88 0 a 104 0 Fine large .. 140 0 a 210 0 ; - St . Domingo 42 0 a 44 6 Barbadoes .. 46 0 a 50 Or Mocha .. i ... 7 i 0 a 120 0 Eastlndia .. 23 ( y a 30 0- "
I-, ,- ' - . ;; . PRICES OF HOPS IN THE BOROUGH ^ V ChoicejDocJceta of the hiew crep command yery fuU price 3-In bags taste is but little businesa doing . ' - . ;' . ' ' : Farnham ... ; , v £ l 0 to 9 0 East Kent , Pketa ^ 4 0 to 8 6 Mid . Kent Pkets 3 10 .. 5 12 Weald of Kent do 3 10 .. 4 0 Bag 3 .......... 0 0 .. 0 0 Sussex pockets .. 3 5 .. 3 I 6 t of 36
HAY ^ ND STRAW ( per load tnisses , ) . ••' ' :. Smithfield . £ . 8 ^ £ . s . Whitechapel . £ . % . ¦ £ . - s . Hay . J .......... 4 0 a 5 0 Hay ............ 4 0 a 5 0 Clover i ......... 4 4 a 5 12 Clover ...... „ ., 4 10 a 6 0 Straw ......... ; . 1 15 a 2 0 Straw . i ....... i . 1 16 a 2 O ' , Cumberland . Pbrtman , Eilgew-are-roafl . Hay ............. 4 3 a 5 0 Hay .......... ¦" .. 4 0 a 5 5 GloVer .......... 4 15 a 6 0 Clover .......... 5 0 a 5 15 Straw ........... 1 18 a * 2 0 Stra > y ........... 1 17 a-2 5
THE WATERSIDE POTATOE MARSET . —Keb . 26 th ^ The iriarket continues dull , withbnt little variation iivpriises since the last report . ! : . ¦ - , " ¦ ¦ .. ' - "" . ¦ -. ' 8 . ' ¦ 8 . -. ' - .. •;¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦ " . " ¦ " ' ' : " * L " : 8 . ' Yort Reds' ( per ton ) 90 alOO Shaw 8 ( per . ton ) .,. i .. OO a Oft , Scotch Rods .... - .... . CO a 75 ' Devon Reds . ^ ... i . . 70 a 80 Kidneys ........... . 80 : a 90 Jersey Whites ..... . 55 a 60 Natives ............ 70 a 80 Blues .............. 60-a 65
TALLOW AND CANDLES , Whitechapel Rlarjket price of Fat , 2 s lOjd . In q-nantities ' : of Slbs . . - ¦ * . .-.. ¦' .. ¦¦¦ '¦¦ .: '¦ - ¦ b . i . . * -. ..- " . - .. . ' * . . . . s ; d . Town " Tallow ( per cwt ) 51 6 Graves .............. 18 0 Russia do ( Candle ) .. 50 6 Good Dregs ........... 5 0 White elo . ............ 0 0 Mould Candles ........ 9 0 Stuff ........... . 37 0 Store do ..... ^ ....... v 7 6 Rouj ; h do .:........,. 24 0 Inferior ditto .......... ¦ ¦ $ ¦ 6
HIDES ( per lb . ) : d . d . d . d Market Hidesj 56 a Market . Hides , 96 a ( 541 lw ....- ..:.... / ... iZfa 2 i 104 lbs ............. 3 * a 4 J Ditto , 64 a 72 lbs * . 2 fu 3 Ditto , 104 a 112 lbs .... 4 a 5 Ditto , 72 a 801-bs . 2 \ a 3 } Calfskins ( each ) , -.. i-. . 6 a Od Ditto , 80 a 881 ba ..... 3 a 3 J Horse Hides , ditto ..... 8 a Od Ditto , & > u 961 b 3 3 ) a 3 | j . '
LEATHER ( per lb . ) . <¦ . ' ¦ ' . d . a . ; - ; . ; . - ..- . ¦ :. ; d . a . Crop HWes , 30 a 40 lbs . 10 Jal 3 German Horse Hides .. 10 a 21 Ditto , 40 a . 50 \ b 3 .,. ; .. 12 a 15 Spanish Horse Hides .. . 12 a 24 DiUo , 50 a 6 Pibs ) . .... 33 . 117 Calf Skins , 30 a 40 lba . : nnll Hides . ... ....... 10 a 13 ( dozen . ) ......... 14 a IS Vitriol Butts ......... 16 ; i 17 Ditto , 40 a 50 lbs ..... . 15 a 21 E-n ' tflisliButts ........ 14 a 24 Dittb ,. 5 O a 60 lbs ...... 16 a 21 Foreign Butts ...,.... 14 , a 18 Ditto , 70 a 100 lbs ..... 14 a 20 Koivi ' irn Hides ....... 10 a 12 Lsrge . Seal Skips ...... 11 a 15 Dressuie Hides ....... 11 a 14 Ditto , Small .......... 20 a 22 Ditto , Shaved ........ 12 a 15 Kip s ^ ................ 10 a 17 BestSaddlera'Hides .. 14 a 16 Biisils ................ 7 a 12 English Horse Bides , i 10 a 13 Bt'liies ................ 6 a 8 ¦ ¦ ¦ .. - . ¦* . ' ' SbouJdHrs ............. 7 al 2
*¦ " : - ¦ - - . ¦ ¦ ' klax .. ¦ . - . ¦ : .. ; * ' ¦' ¦ ¦¦ ' ' jf . ' * .- £ . e . £ . s . je . n . Dutch ...... . 4 .. 0 a 55- 0 Riga , P . T . R , 43 0 a 46 0 PeteT ? biWah :... 35 0 a 39 0 Ditto D . C .. 0 0 a 0 0 New Zealand .... 0 0 a 0 0
- ¦¦ " ¦ METALS . : ¦ ¦ ¦ . ' : LEAD . £ s . i ' s . " £ . s . £ , « . British Pig- * - Lifaaree 23 O . a 0 0 ( per ton ) . „ . 21 0 a 0 0 TIX . s . d . s . di Sheet ( milled ) 22 0 a 0 0 In Blocks .... 87 0 a 87 6 Bar .......... 23 0 a 0 0 Ingots ...... 88 0 a 88 6 Patent shot , Bar 3 . i ........ S 2 0 a 82 6 lai 2 .. V ... 24 0 a 0 0 * COPPER . ; , "¦' : ¦ U (> d , orMinuiin 23 0 a 0 0 British Cakejf 1 0 a JTOO 0 White ...... 30 0 a 0 0 , ] ShVieto , per lb . ( Ml a 0 0
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FROM FRII > AY NIGHT'S GAZETTE , Feb . 23 . KANKRr / PTS . WILLIAM . BODLR , of Brighthelnistone , Sussex , draper v MnTcl \ 2 , at liali ' - - past ten , and ApriVfi , ' atelevien ^ at the Court iif Bnnkinrtcy . Air . Georee liackington j . official assignee , 84 , Basinghal ^ ot ' rfet ; and Jir . Reed , solicitor , 6 , * Bread-street , Cheapside . * , ' ¦ .. * :-. ' ' . ' . ' " ' . , :: . ' SAMUEL NOBLE , of Crown-wharf , Woolwich , Kent , builder ^ March 2 , at two , and April 6 , at eleven , at the Court ( f Bankraptcy . Mr . David . Cannari , official assignee , 4 oi KinsbiiiT-. sfmara ; ond Mr . Sir . ith , solicitor , 18 , Little Britain . HANixA-tf : MARIA MOORE , of : Maidstone , ¦ Kent , ironfotimlor ,-MaTch ;' C ,: vt one . and AotiI 6 , at eleven , at Oie Court of Bank-niptov . Mr . Edward tdwarde , official assignee , 7 , Krederick ' s-pface , Old JeMfv ; and Me . « rs . Cpe , and Tippet 3 , solicitors ^ CPanciTis-la ' ne , fiiicklersbuirv . : .. . : ' : - GKORGE BAKER BILLOWS and ' GEORGE BILLOWS , of Podle , Dorsetshire , ironmongers , March " . 8 , * and April 6 , at eleven , atthe Aiijel Inh , Poole . Messrs . Edward a ; nd Chariea Castlen ' ian , Nolicitors , WwiDoTne Slinster ; and Messrs . Battye and Co ., solicitors . Chancery-lane , IiQhdon . A N ' DR ' -E ' W . BELL , of IVewcastl « -upo-n-Tyne , merchanttailors , March . 13 ,. at eleven , ivnd April C ^ at one , at the Bankrupt C'ommission-rooni ,, Sewcastleriipon- 'rynei . Messrs . Swain and Co ., solicitors , 6 , FTOderiek ' s-place , Old Jewry , Lpmlon , and Mx . G . T . Gibson , golicitor , Newcastle-uponr Tvne . : " .. - .. ¦ ; . . . -. ' WILLIAM DICKNSON , of Newcnstle-upon-Tyne , draper , ^ larch 14 , afeleven , and April 6 , at three , at' the _ Vankrupt C ' nnin » i * ioa-roopi ,: Newcnstle-nponrTyne . Mr : J . J . Dawson , solicitor ,. 8 . Symond ' s-inn , Chancery-lane , London ; and Mr . Kent , splicit . ' . ir , NewcaKtle-upon-Tvne . :. R . lCHAltl ) . RICHrtJpND , of Aycliffe , Durham , shoemaker , March 16 , and April 0 ' , at twelve , at the King ' s Head Inn , Darlington . Messrs . John : and William Lowe , solicitors , Temple , Lan <« ori ; and- - Messrs ^ Clarke and Walker , solicitors , Gisbroiich , Yorkshire . . MATTHEW GROUCOTT , of Leamington Priors , Warwickshire , draler in fflass and china , March 15 anil . April 6 , at one , at the La-nsdowne Hotel , Leamington Priors . Mr . Edward Amos Chaplin ,- / solicitor . 3 , Gray ' s-inn-square +. London ; and Mesi ? fs . Ihgleby arid Wragge , solicitors , Birmingham . JOE ' S it'AIivKAX , of Leamington-priors , Warwickshire , ' printer , March 15 ; and A p ril . 6 j at twelve , at : the Lansdowne Hotel , Leaniington-pnora . ftlessrsV Newtcm arid Ensor , solicitors , 14 , South-squsir ^ , Gra y ' s-inn , London ; and Mr . Thomas Heath , solicitor , W ' nrwick . - : -. THOMAS AUBRKY , of Tredegar , Morimontlishire , utationer , March 5 jind April 6 , at ten , at the King ' s Head inn , Newport , Monmouthshire . Mr . Frederick Webb , solicitor , Newport ; * and Messrs . Weeks and Gilbertson , solicitors , Cook ' s-corirt , Lincoln ' s-inn , London . : THOMAS pEAKEN and JOHN VIPOND , of Pontypool , Monmonthshire , ironmongers , March 3 , at-twelv . e , and April <> , at on ? :, at the Coinme-rcial-roqms , Bristol ; Mr . J . Williams , solicitor , 1 , Ventla-rn-buildings , Gray ' s-inn . London ; Messrs . Bevan and Brittany solicitors , Bristol ; and Mr . W'illiani Foster Geach , solicitor , Pohtypool . ' ¦ '*' ¦ . JOSEPH FISHER the younger , ofStroudV Gloucestershire , woollen-draper , March 16 and April 6 , a t iwelve , at the Geofee Hotel , Stroud . Mr . William Thomas Paris , solicitor , Stroud ; ond Mr . C . Shearman , solicitor , 2 , Sonth-sijuare , Gray ' s-inn , London ^ . ' ¦ "'¦ ' * * :. WILLIAM TREPESS the elder and WILLIAM TREPESS the younger , of . Warwick ^ btiildet ^ , March 15 and Ajril 0 , at two , at the Larisdowne Hotel , Leamington-spa , Warwickshire . Mr . T . Wright NeUon , solicitor , 1 ; New-conit , Middle Temple , London ; and Mt . Thomas Morris , solicitor ,. Warwick . ¦ , . JAilES . BRUNT ,, of 1-Tash Bottom , Alstonfield , Staffordshire ; 8 ilk-mpTchant , MaTch 1 and ; Apil 6 , at twelve , at the A « gel Inn , Macclesfield , Cheshire . Mr . Redfern , ; solicitor , % ek ; Higginbotham ,- solicitor , Macclesfield ;; and Mei ^ srs . Jeninga and Co ., solicitors , 4 , Elm-court , Temple , London . ROBERT DAVIS , of Pidfdrd-house , Me of Wight , -metcnaiit , March 8 iond April 6 , at twelve , at the Bugle Inn , Newport , Isle of Wight . Mr ; Wfiliam Coriield ; soUcitpr , 2 , Bolfon-ro \ V , London ; and Mr . : William Hearn , solicitor , Newport . .. ' ¦¦¦ ¦ :- ' . .
DIVIDEN P ^ . . : At the Court of Bankruptcy . Benjamin ; Oram , of 38 , Blackman-street , Borongh , chemist ,-'* - .-March 19 , at half-past twelve . John Osborne , of Upper Montagu-street , M ^ pntagn-square , horse-dealer ,. ' March ; 19 , at half-pasteleye - n . John Jackson ,. of Combrbok , Buckinghamshire , draper , March 19 , at half-past one , James Biggs , late of Basihg 8 toke , butnowofEghain , coach-master , March 17 , at half-past eleven .. Robert Movrer , of : Shoreditch , woollen-drape-r , March 17 , attwelve . *; Robert George Ayres , of ChisweU-street , Finabury , butcher , MaTch 17 , at half-past , twelve . George Rich , o ' f Curzon-atreet ; Mayfair , tailor , March 17 , at one . Charles Walker , of Halkin-wharf , Lower Belgrave-place , Pimlico , wharfinger , March 17 , at two . James Selsoh DeDnis , of Lisle-street , Leicester-square , coach-maker , March 17 , at eleven . James Robins , of Ivylane , Newgate-Htreet , bookseller , % March It , at twelve . Abraham Slendes Pereira and HermenegUd CasteUain , of Old Bcthlein , merchants , March 16 , at one . EdwaM Wil-: son , late of . Wellington-street , Strand , uphoJaterer , March 16 , at hnlf-vaat one . * , : ¦
'' . ' - . '¦ "' . ' . .-. In the Cpuritry . ; :. . ' Leonard Albin the younger , of Liverpool , wine-merchant , „ March 19 , at t « 'elve , at the Clarendon-rooms i Liverpool . -. CEjaTlFICATES- ^ MARCH 16 . Job Hollovray , pf-Bracknell , Berkshire , grocer . John Carden ^ of Liverpool , linen-draper , James Morrison , of Harp-lane , Tower-street , wine-merchant , John Oulton , of ABhtpnunder-Lyne , corn-dealer , ' : : ; . -- .. - ¦ . ¦ ¦ :- >¦ . ¦
. ; - . . ;¦' .-. ' . - ' . ; '¦ . PABTNEBSHIPS DISSOLVEO . ! \ Jamear Sander and John Frost , of Wood-street ,: Cheapside ,-lace-manufacturers , Joseph , Ro \ yley and Thomas Mitchell ^ . of Huddersfield , mantifactnrers of fancy goods . YFHlian-t . Sykes-, Holmes and / Branuhall : Holmes , of Nottingham , drapergi Robert Maeer nnd Stephen Hobbs , of Green-stJ-eet , ¦ H otwsUa , EmtoJ ; baiers . "Williairi Trickey and Wflliam Tricksy , juu .. of Denmark-9 treet , College-street , aiid Underthe-Bank , Bristol , carpenters . Robert Ganiettj sen ., Robert Ganiett , jun ; ,- Th 6 * on&s Armatrpnff , Charles Gafnett , and Henry Garnett , of Manchester , inerchanta , ( so far asregixrda Charles Gamett . ) John M'Donnell , John Ktrkwoott , and Jphi Stephen , * of Rainhill , Lancashire , flint ^ lass-manufactur « rs ( so far 08 regards John ftl'DorinelLr faeorge Robert * and John Roberta , of Tintern , Monmouthshire , jnalstere .. Joqq B « nSa » , 5 nvi ., sad John . Fitch , of DoKheHter , mercer 8 ; John WoodanttChriBtopher Wren , of Manchestw , lacemea . Thomas Wflby , WDliamWaby , and Wilbaai Qare , of 46 , Lime-strtrety London , tea-agents ( so farasJBgarts W . Clare . ) Richard Cattley and Stephen . Robert Cattley , of KingstQn .-iiipofl-Hnll , wine-merchants . John Camp Penn ^ and Camp . Penny' of 143 , Holbom-baw , boot and shoemanufacturera , ' Thomas Richardson and James Sharp , : of Northamptbh , ! manufacturere of gas apparatus . W . TawBoh and J . Wr : Lawwn , ofTwwbndge and Frome , dye » . HicimraSwbnek . T . Swartnct . andT . fl . rBenuet ^ of Ince-hall , CoVy . \ near Wigan , coal ownen ( so far as regarda ; B . Swarbrick . ) Thomas Wuitle . and Joaeph ^ WintteV of Bratol , linen-m ^ r - chants . John Francis and William Cooi * er , of Gloucester , tailors . William Norton , Jason 'Wilahin Norton , and Thomas Nortoiij"bf Hayes , Middlesex ( bo ttt as wgarto Thomas Norton . ) William Edward Davies and Wuliam Hodgetta , of ^ WordaleV , Staffordnhire , glaaa maau&cturers .
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¦ THE NEW MORAL WORLD AND MANUAL OF SCIENCE . —Nos . 174 and 175 . TVe haTe only jost time to acknowledge the receipt of these two numbers of this ^ excellent periodical , nenestly devoted , we belie ^ -e to the iiirtherance of the moral , social , and political interests of the indnstrions class ^ of society . On looking at these numbers , -jpepeiceive , that they are partially connected ¦ with each other in subject , and 88 some of the articles deserve more attention than we _ can now give them , we shall reserve our formal notice of them , till nest -weei .
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IMPERIAL AVERAGES , Win BurleiOatsRyeiBns . Peas . "VYeek ending Jan . 12 183 S 5211 28 10 20 1 2 / 7 33 4 32 0 " 19 th . " 53 7 28 91911271133 6 32 7 2 fith " 5410 28 P 1911 30 8 33 4 32 5 Feb . 2 nd " 55 4 29 0 1911 29 1 32 8 32 4 9 th " 55 4 28 10 20 0 27 7 32 11 32 7 16 th » 5 a 3 28 9 20 0 29 ( J 32 7 32 9 A esreg .-ite Average of the liist six weeks 5-1 ' 28 10 20 0 28 8 33 \ 32 5 Dirties ... _ ............... 32 8 . 19 10 16 9 27 319 921 3 Do . on grain from British Possessions out of ' . '• ¦
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NEWGATE AND LEADEM 1 ALL MARKETS , ( Monday . ) Since this day se ' nnight we hitve received a large supply of slaughtered nieat from Scotland ; and various other quarters ; the quality of whitjh is tolerably prime . From Ireland the arrivals have consisted of apwards of bOO slaughtered pigs , which is , we believe , the Iarge 31 number received in one week during ; th ' 6 present year . About 100 packages of prime pieces of Beef and Mutton have been sent hithet ivom diffeient parts , but chiefly from Essex . The whole of the past weok these markets have been largely supplied with London killed meat , with-. which the trade has been , on the whole , dull , but very little variation has taken place in the prices ' . This morning the sujply , though limited , was fully equal . to the demand .
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SMITHFIELD CATTJbE MARKET , FEB . 26 . [ . "Whenever the word stone occurs in these p rices throe shotit this -paper , it is to be considered as the imperial stone oli 41 bs and such only , nb other . being lawful . ] .- .,, Our market this morning was some-what larger supplied with BeaSja than was that of this day se ' nnight , whilst the general quality of the supply -was " good , particularly those Beasts which came from Norfolk and Suffolk . We received an increased nuihber of Beasts to-day from otir -northern grazing districta ; whilBt there was a decrease in that of thos © from Norfolk ,.: On account of the supply being large , the trade with Beef Hrais exceedingly dull , and last week's prices : were barely supported . There was a trifling improvement in the demand for prime Southdowns , at fall prices ; but with other kinds of Sheep trade waii dull , at barely late rates ; The sup- , pl y of Calves was Very moderate ^ , yet the sale ;; for theni : was Iieavyi at the currencies noted on Monday last . The am > 'al « of Pies from Ireland Were composed of nearly 500 large Hogs ,
which caused the sale for Pork to be dull ; at barely Jnday's quotations : —\ V © received fredh up to this day's market about ¦ b 00 Scots from Norfolk ; 150 Siibts arid Herefords Jroin Suffolk ; SO Scots and Devona from Essex ; 70 Scots and Runts from Cambrideeshire ; 800 Short-horns from Lincohvsmie ; 220 Short-horns from Leicestershire ; 200 Short-horns and Runts from Northamptonshire ; 17 Rants aiid Short-hoTns froni Warwickshire ; 16 Run ts and Herefords from Oxfprtlshire ; : 65 &ote , by steam-Dackets , ; from ; Aberdeeh ; 200 Herefords from Heiefordshire } KO Devoni from Devonshire ; 20 ; Suasex Oxen and Rurits from Sussex ; 22 Runta andDeyona , from Surrey j 19 : Runta and Scotej from Kent . The remainder of the supply of Beasts -came ctoflv from the neighbourhbod of the metTonoJi 8 < --Ab ! iiut ^ ouT-fiftn * « f thel isnppjy- of Sheep were composed Of abbrit equalriumbersof Southdowns , oldaudnew Leicesters , Kent 3 i ano Kentish hull-bred ^; the remainder of polled Glducestere , Dorseta , SomfiWet 9 , and English fed Scotch ond Welsh Steep , with 400 , by sea , from Scotland , and 210 from Hull . ¦
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TO THEEDITORS OF THE NGRTHBRN STAR . ¦ Gentiemen , —! slioiiid ^ probably have Taever tronbied * neither you iior the public -with toy remarks on ftny'sobject , had' -not the power of tlie monopolizing cittpitalists of this unhappy country been increasing every ; 4 ay > nay , every hour , Ypn will , no doubty remember that Mr . Slaney made a very poyrernil speecH ^^ in the House ^ of Commons a few -weeks back ^ relative to the necessity of a National Systpni of Education in this country . He showed that in twenty years ( from 1810 to 1830 , ) the committals for crime nad increased four-fold , while tbe population had only increased ihirty-two per cent ; plainly proving the vast increase of crime .
He went on to show the increased cpnsuinptipn of Stints ; he spoke relativH to the ' igriorance of the lildren employed in the large manufacturing towns . According to the Teturns made by Me . Horner , the Factory Inspector , it appeared from , examination of the children of the ages of thirteen and fourteen years , that there were of the boys 4 ? i per cent , who could not read , and 67 per cent , whocould ¦ .-not even write their own names ; of the girls , there were 57 per cent , who could not read , and 8 ^ per cent , who could not even write their own names .-- ^ Now Gentlemen , these are some of Mr . Slaney ' s arguments fof education . Now for my reasons why I objecttdthismode of reasoning . First , then , the
employers m the ; large manufacturing towns have reduced the wages of the labourer to such an extent that the poor man is coinpelled to send his children to the mill in order to gain a subsistence for themselves , at tlie early , age of seven , eight , and nine years , and these have to work very long hours . All this the father }¦ compelled to do , through want of means of subsistence . The working man has no protection against the avarice and cruelty of the capitalist , and hence it follows that he must either work at the master ' s terms ,. ; or go ' to the Poor Law Bastiles of our county , whicli treat poverty as a crime , and destroy the holiest feelings of burnature : but , good God , why in this improved state ( so called ) are not Englishmen to be entrusted with tlie ; educa ^ tion of their own children ? ' : ¦ : ' Such v . ncouth iniquities
makes honesty to blush at such infernal justice . Is there any wonder at the increase of criminality and ignorance ? Can any man be surprised at a man , driven as men are now to the mosj ; larnentablft misery , going to the beer-house to forget his miseries for a while . T 1 > cj plain and ungarnished xea ^ on of all this ignorance and criminality is the labourer's want oi" his equal and legitimate right . to have a voice in the makhig , of those laxrs . by which he is governed , aud a fair remuneration for his labour , ( jive ' unto . -the producing classes . of this country the free and nnfetcered niind , and equal privilegesi , then , and not till tuen , may we expect Mppiiiess anil contentment . Justice and honesty is wnat tbelarge bulk of the ' peoplu Want , not education and slavery ; but r-ani afraid we shall have to use the words of the poet , and say , ;
Isritannui , Britannia , beware ! Nor trust in thy Nobles 6 r Gold ; Thou art proud in ' thy woal ' di amV-niigh ' ty in lvar , ' But tlio voice of iuiinkinilshaiY ue liiigh ' tier far , Wuvn the banner p f Freedom's unroll'd . . '¦ . . IiT ) tui < nia , Britunnia , ben'iiw ! The producing classes of this country are maddened with wrong ? , and they haveVjust found it out who are the muii that prey on their \ itals ; and the time is iio ' tfur distant wlien the properf } ' of the rich will not be respected ., because the property of tlie poor U not protected . —At tlie present , 1 remain , Youns truly , ROBERT G . CUNNINGHAM .
Ashton , December : 23 th , 183 " . JW e are sorry-to have been compelled to keep tins excelling letter standing over till now ; but our press of -corri'sponijence is sn great , that we had need nave four pape . rs to insert all the favours we receive —Ens . l
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 3, 1838, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct520/page/7/
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