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" ^^ ^ X LEcrrrBE to chartists . rw do tou Chartist blackguards mean Tfrftioiri the b linders of your ten , i v tasking thro' ths sacred screen ia i «* " * s 0 , qjjjj ^ and gt&te t ^ T iae to pull baitfa Priast and Queen l 2 jT » s r vo-wn off theirseat ? c-T d * re a blind unlearned dan ^ Trays o - wisdom try to scan , T fr fiBda &nlt wi * ony plan , w That we lay down , Th » i 1 tor tie benefit o' roan I 5 *^ Ete Kirk or Crown ? D Tefcgn , ye stubborn rebel race , V istni that fill a sacred place , i ^ i BStnunentao - God ' a grace " * " For your salvation ; 1 b& sent to gar" yon keep tbe peace An" pay taxation ?
tee mind your looms , you lary dogs , iml scrape jour sourand filthy cogs , Ind Wjw P ikes toiWtbehugB When they torment yon ; Do sol despise , ye graceless hogs , What heaven has sent yon . An ' joa . yeblaci-mole-fcowkin " Tannin " Of » ¦ your tribe the mastalannin " , TsTe surely beard some deTil's sermon Far down below ; Th « i 1 sent yea frae the mountains swarmin ' To strike tbe blow .
Tile just a sqnad o" hell ' s militia Sand np to pligas the human specie , An - inri oui Bishops plump an' creshie . To your black den ; An taar tbe Hrin ' s fat and fleecy Frae honest men , Bo * dire alivin' man complain ! Hat hears the gospel pure and clean , Defended by 3 Tirtaens Qaeen , An' guns and swords , ind priests that -weel can draw the screen Aff Hebrew words ? Te Te surely sprung frae Tile pollution , ia" tou \ 1 try to raise a persecution , lainB our glorious Constitution ;
Where freedom reigns , f ^ spotted wi' black su perstition , Or Tyrants chains . Far instance , when ye " re rear hand dead Ihro iranl o breath , or want a' bread , TwiTs / ree to siarvewi' your grey head , On your am pillow ; Or on some farmer ' s midden-stead—Wha ' a no ill-willie , Tet , tt « ' yonr freedom shines so bright An' sre so blest W / gospel light , TTithPrierj and Qateas to fceep you right At Ems' expence : Te grudge and growl frae morn to night , For want o" sense .
Te " re a' ste bent on worldly gear ; And think your Government s& 3 dear , — Tta' fifty millions in the year ' 3 a" tbe amount , Io jay b&ith Priast and Queen and Peer , A" snia * account . Yen should no feed a carnal pleasure , Is feardis ? cp this world's treasure ; Ttafc meth and rust corrupt at leisure And thieves do steal Tr betas be a true believer And beg for meaL
Be aye content and not envious , Aadfift yonr hat as ye gang by us ; Assad tbe Kirk , and work to pay us Frae five to ten ; And Uia well ever say y » m re pious Weet thinkln . ' men . ALIQC 15 Iiihi , Harch 27 th , 184 L
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50 XXET 0 > ' TBUTH A ^ D HOXESTY . V : j is ibe diamond waxing Talueies 3 X ^ brightest fern which erst would raise him np , Asi siuw Mm noblest of God ' s works—grown dim Romeo ! late fraud wears a lighter brow , lisa itwu * ont , and truth and honesty AssouaHke the times and vicious age , Tui ti « 7 a * warn-on t words will be disused . " Inlptaz liTe » ve bj dishonesty , Sue iridtery is so habitual ; O'Jai the dip may s * m arriTe when truth SaHie-assame her ancient dignity , Aad booe » ty shall shine with wonted glow , EasoB regain ha seat and rulers rule TrTrySsed in tbe mwgn ot deceit . J . YEB > iO >\
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SO >* > ~ ZT TO JUSTICE . 0 God-Kkfi sire » f more *>** " mortal frame , la spotless TEstcre of unchanging hue , Who ever didst the honest path pursue AadEHlretain ' st thy bright eternal fame . ' 0 teach thy Totaries—ere they lisp thy name , Thy sacred nature—and that thou dost do To others , is they woal-i be done unto . Troth ma thy operations are the same , SieagtiT aims are only to restore An sqailTbriGin to the long lost poise Of mental rights—to raise and keep the poor Aboretl » harms 3 ed brute whom death destroys Tiy ami maj be be defeated oft and sere , Ba ; justice in a final conquest joys . scian&ea . j . TEES 05 .
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AX EXIG 1 IA . * » ae -rhiiperiBg Zepbyrs of sweet summer ' s ere , &a-ia sotUy o ' er Albion ' s isle ; » fe w-icild-settini sun is just taking his leave , . i am eTerywbere met with a smile . ¦ fta tes cold frozen north -when Boreas comes forth , ini tht liEdscape is buried in snow , " a in boar-headed frost my limpidity ' s lost , 1 aa earefoDy parodied in straw . ^* onn and the tempest , mid mountains of surf , JB the billowy ocean I ride ; •»«« Mmenet House I ' m as j > nng ss aiaoase , *? «!« Sjonitii Ambassador ' s side .
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l ^ , FLEET PAp ER 3 . 'Patey , London . * &taT * ' reTiew of Mt > Oastler 5 s PaP 6 " 5 CtTM reUy freel 7 ' especiaUy that portion refin ^ j ^ " ^ fanhall ' s mills and The evidence of S ^ i iji 6 ^^ i * continued . We giva the f £ *« e « T ^ t 0 siow tnat the absolute shorten-^ «^ eTtef ^«* «» assertion , but a melancholy ^ < Wt by irrefragable evidence : — etier
K ^ the ha > Oe « cribe to you the con-OL f « eu ^ ^^^ tion of tbe British labourers •^^ wry system was tnown , nor the abject * Wjf Ml to which tfamt system tos Lw £ " * » of the J ^ * for »? present purpc *© , rfW tihl *? lOTas ' - - - MarshaU , the U > «* aoT r *! PaoHc ' f caUed the attention 2 to E ^ " e latter fact . In bis memorable % _ ^^ uiuim , fce thus apostrophises his
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" 'Look again at tie crowded street * of oar great manufacturing towns ; peruse the rarioua statistic accounts , by Impartial obaerrers , of the terrlbU destitution—the fearful want , disease , degradation , misery , physical and moral , in eT « ry ahape that reigns there . Look at the wan and haggard faces of tee workpeople tiiatcome into our courts of justice , that attend om public meetings . See hw > the very race of Englishmen is ditnndlittg down , and degenerating under the effedi of the unremitting Jo&cmr , the unsufflcient and unwholeseme food , that their country ' s laws allow them to enjoy . ' » " Metbinka , Sir , that if you baye attentively read my last letter , you will admire the ingenuousnes » of Mr . J . G . Marshall ' s candid confession ; however you may be astounded by his audacity , in charging those evils upon the aristocracy . » * ' * TAflV Ulln »* » ls _ . ~)~ l _ A _^ t _ _ .
" Tha picture is faithful—it i « painted by a master hand . The cause , so fax as Mr . Marshall is concerned , is given from the lips of >»« own slaves , copied in my last letter from official documents . Do turn to the evidence of those poor ' wan and haggard workpeople , ' and say , is not the system adopted in Mr . Marshall ' s mills eminently calculated to produce just such ' a destitute , diseased , and degraded population , ' as Mr . J . GM Marshall describes ? Is not the ' unremitting labour * demanded and obtained by Mr . Marshall , sure to dwindle down and degenerate the very race of EnglishmenV Tben , as to the ' insufficient and unwholesome food that their country ' s laws allow them to enjoy , ' see the laics of Mr . Marshall's mill interfering , so as to make that food still more * insufficient and unwholesome , ' cay , so very bad , aa to be rejected altogether by
his wan and haggard' slaves , and to be given up ( thus increasing the wages of his overlooker out of the small pittance of his slaves ) to the pigs of their tormentor ! " The only equivalent which the nation gains by this system of horror , is , that Mr . Marshall may have made a million or two of pounds , and S 3 may a few more such patriots as he . The wonder is , that having created such misery , bis Bon should have the hardihood to exhibit its picture , and cast the blame upon a Noble , whose fault has been , an unwearied endeavour to uphold the system of philosophy , which ensures the destruction of the nobles and tbe people , and the exaltation of the Lords of tbe Mills—the Marshallians . >* o doubt , Earl Pitzwilliam deserves reproof , but to receive it from a Maraijall , is what his Lordship never could have expected .
" Mr . J . Q . Marshall refers Earl Fitzsrilliam to ' the various statistical accounts by impartial observers , for proof of his assertions . I find , in the Report of tbe Committee on tbe Factories * Regulation Act , from which volume I quoted very largely in my lost— ' a statistical account , ' drawn up by the officers of Government , and laid before that Committee , for its information on the Factory question . If one more fact "were required to prove tbe destructive tendency of the Factory system , that table settles the question . The official ' comparative table of the duration of life , ' prov&s to a demonstration , that tbe ' unremitting labour * of the factories is actually more destructive to human life , than famine , war , or pestilence J
" I started from tbe pernssl of that table with indescribable horror—I could scarcely believe my eyes ! But the facts are indisputable !—the data most correct ! The horrible factory system is making a charn el-bouse of EnglaDd , —it cuts off life at both ends—it works the living to death—it genders death , untimely death , even in the womb ! It destroys the stamina of both father and HiotheT—it ushers into the werld children who are incapable of life . '—it actually cuts off one half of the years at human existence 1 I do not exaggerate . I appeal to the cfficis . 1 table of births and deaths . The following extracts from that table will prove if 1 am not abundantly borne out in all which I have asserted . " In every 10 , 000 burials , in the undermentioned place , read the awful result : —
1 Died Died Died Lived . p , under under j under above i-iaces . j . yearf o tjearsijiyeurs 40 jof age . of age . j of age . years . Rutland I 2 . S 65 3 , 756 j 5 , 031 i 969 London ) 3 , $ 05 4 , 58 » 16 , 111 I 3 , 889 fBradford , Torts ...., 4 , GST 5 , &y 6 j 7 , 061 ' 2 , 939 3 Mac ^ lesfield ... ' ..... 4 , 482 5 . S 89 ! 7 , 308 j 2 . 2 . Wigan 4 , 79 ' * 5 , 911 I 7 , 117 ' 2 , 883 ¦ S t Preston 4 , 947 6 , 083 i 7 , 462 i 2 , 538 S- ; Biry 4 , 864 O 17 j 7 , 319 j 2 , 681 >> ' Stoctport 4 , 879 (? , » 05 | 7 , 367 j 2 , 633 3 Boiton 4 , 939 6 , 113 7 . 459 ) 2 541 § Leeds j 5 , 2 s . 6 « , 213 7 , 441 \ 2 , 559 *< t Holbeck ..... i S , # 90 $ . 17 , 337 I 2 , 663
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" > ow-, Sir , if you take the averagt of the above nine factory districts , and compare it with Rutland , and London , tbe result will be as follows : — " -As- compared with Rutland , an Increase of deaths under five years of age , of 2 . S 17 ; under twenty years of age , 2 , 272 ; under forty years of age , 2 . 2 S 7 . As compared with London , the increasa ol deaths will be found to be , under five years of age , 1 , 077 ; under _ twenty years of age , 1 . 44 S ; under fort ? years of age , * l , 2 u 7 . "In Rutland , the survivers at forty years , are more by 2 , 287 , # ul of every 10 , 000 , and in London by 1 , 2 » 7 than they are on the average in these nine factory districts ! ' la / act , Ibc = ran } Mxms xx » nl * dcTBIOpta t > y Xhia official table , is , that about as many human beings die before thfeir twentieth year , in the Factory districts , as before their fartieJh year , on aa average , elsewhere . '
" It is necessary I should inform you , that Manchester i 3 excluded from this official taWe , because tbe returns ol burials from that place , were so incosipltte as to render them useless for ibis comparison . Bnt we have the evidence of Mr . Assistant Poor Law Commissioner , Dr . Kay , that ' in Manchester more ilian one hilf of the offspring of the poor die before they hare completed their fifth year , ' And , in proof that the factory system impoverishes and degrades , as well as kills its victims , tbe doctor adds , ' more than one kaJJ the inhabitards of Manchester are either so destitute or so deQraded , as to require the assistance of public charity , in bringing their oiftspring into the tcorld .
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TRADES HALLS . so ii . Oe the threshold of a subject so important to the best and permanent interests of the working class oi the country , as the erections of buildings for the special accommodation apd benefii of their numerous Trades and other societies , it is essential to lay down a defined , broad , and liberal basis in which the constitution of Trades Halls -ought to be established , in order to make them in all the ramifications of their objects and results , what they are professed to be substantially and morally ; protective Institutions for the rights of labour , and the moral renovators of the operative community .
The very term "Trades Halls" identifies them with the numerous Trades , amounting to about 200 , into which the great labouring population is divided , in the various departments and branches of art and mechanism which form " the source of all wealth " in a large commercial and populous empire ; and it is fair to assume that , living only by their manual labour , the individual members of that Wealth Producing Ciass , with a mutuaiicy and oneness of tutelest , have as great a political and moral stake in the country , as any other class in society conventionally exalted above them ; and that it is their dnty to preserve , protect , and aggrandise that interest for
ihe welfare of ill : to do this effectually , and permanently , a union of the whole operative body suggests itself for general advantage , whilst subunions of individual Trades present the nucleus of their better iocai government , when they can b « managed' temperately , economically and permaneutly ; and tness Trades' Unions , or Societies , will ocly become reaJly and truly beneficial to the working mass of England , in raising them from oppression , degradation , ignorance , and prejudice , when they rake prompt and decided measures to secure the ertction of Trades Halls throughout the Empire , and more especially in the Metropolis ; withdraw themselves from their present debasing
accommodations ; renounce " the ignorant fume 3 That mantle the clearer reason , " and place within the reach of their members , in an easy , cheap / and interesting manner , those intellectual enticementB which shall serve to facilitate the national skill and enterprise of British artisans , expand their minds to a Knowledge of moral duties and franchise , and exhibit the rights of citizenship as due to' a man , not a house—to tbe mind , instead of the pocket . Trades Halls , then , echo in their benefits the mutuality of interest which they are to support , proclaim at once in their erection the moral equality of every member of tbe working class , whatever his
trade , prospects , condition , or education . Equality must be the primary basis of their constitution Open to ail sects and parties acknowledging all creeds and poiiiical opinions—ihey peek to amalgamate , for common benefit , all who live by labour , aiJ vsho wish well to labour tkey must therefore be called inte existence by the wealth producers themselves . The production of wealth implies a power equal to supply all the Trades Halls throughout the kingdom , when tbe will to require them is o nce created . By an equality of subscription toward tbe Widiog , an equality of voting in its management , an equality of influence in its constitution , an equality of representation in the council or directing
body , &a equality of sight to a seat vn the government of the institution , and an eqnality in the enjoyment of all tbe literary and scienlibo advantages emanating from it at all times , the working men will realise in Trades Halls , established on such a foundation , the best possible gnarantee against the attempts of prejudice to suppress the exercise and expression of a free aDd undisturbed private judgment , at all times and on all occasions , whether amongst the few or the © any . Undue icfiueace ¦ will be entirely abrogated by the voiceof the whole body of shareholders being requisite in Us government , acknowledging a miniature system of Univeisd Sui&afce ; " the council or directing body will
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be kept in subjection to the mass of th « ir eonstitntents , bjsnbmiUing themselves for election once * ye « r , after the fashion of * Annual Parliaments •" u Vote by Ballot , " will secure an honest and unrestrioted use of the franchise on all elections , and decisions of Kreai importance , preventing jealousies , removing a fertile cause of frequent contention and ill feeling amongst individuals who should have but one end in view , and who , being ail united upon the principle of Equal Rights , will naturally allow " No Property Qualification" to exist in order to hold shares , or to secure a seat in the direction of the Halls for the time being ; the members of such direction being as a matter of courserworking men themselves , will in strict justice liave ' a claim to remuneration for such time as they mav give to the management of the institutions with which they are connected ; the labourer ia worthy of his hire , and
Payment- of Members" should consequently ba amongst the most prominent of the constitutional principles involved in these noble undertaking ? . With justice for a foundation , and the elevation of the Rights of Labour to a higher moral position , as the threshold of Trades HaJJs throughout the kingdom : the enlightened recognition of Universal Suffrage , Annual Parliaments , Vote by Billot , No Property Qualification , and Payment of Members , will stand forth five beautiful , fair , and solid pillars , supporting the entrance of these substantial edifices , in whose erection the energy , the wisdom , prudence and union of the labouring millions will be handed down to posterity , —A Monument of Intellect!—A Temple of Industry ! —The Mighty Citadel of Labour !
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vA&ZiISLXn—The Last Shjpt of ths anti-Corn Law Leagus . —The wind has a ^ aiu been raised by this nearly exhausted body , and a petition for the repeal of the Corn Laws sent forth to the public for signatures . Had thiB petition been left to the ordinary fate of such things , by being left at different places for signature , we feel fully oonvinced that the number of names would have been comparatively few . The party knew well that this method of procedure would not answer their purpose , so they employed a number of individuals at the rate of half-a-crown a day , to go about with sheets to obtain signatures . These men , we understand , have not
bjen over scrupulous as to the means they have had recourse to for the purpose of obtaining names . ' It is impudently asserted by the party , that about four thousand signatures were obtained in one day ; and that care was taken that none but those resident in the borough , and above eighteen years of age , were allowed to * ign it ! Let us now see how far this statement will stand the test of probability . The entire population of Carlisle is about 24 , 000 : now , if we take one-sixth of this number as adult males , we readily arrive at the most extraordinary conclusion that evejy adult male signed this petition in one day ! which is an utter improbability .
I . fDEPEADEXT United Order op Mkchakics . — This society have had a splendid demonstration here a few days ago . Earl y in the morning of the day on which they held thtir procession , a beautiful new flag , emblazoned with the arms of the order , was suspended from the window of the Black Bull Inn , Scotch-street , the house where a lodge is held . The flag attracted great attention , from the very exquisite manner in which it is executed . and which does great credit to the artists , Messrs Dobson and Blaylock . A little before one o ' clock the procession moved from the Lodge Room to St . Mary ' s Church , in the following order : —Two conductors—the flagband , under the Euperintendance of Mr . Fiddlertwo swordsmen—district grand master—officers of
the district lodge , two and two—the rest of the brethren two and two—among whom were interspersed , at equal distances , the regalia of the orderthe lamb and cross leading , and the ark of the covenant bringing up the rear , which was closed by the tyler . At one o ' clock they reached the church , when the service of the day was gone through , and a most excellent and appropriate sermon preached by the Rev . Mr . Reeves , from Romans , 12 th chapter and 5 th verse . After leaving the church , the brethren again formed themselves in the order , and proceeded through the principal streets of the town ,
the band playing many lively airs , and finally arrived at the Atheneum , where the company , consisting of 150 , sat dowa to an excellent dinner , provided for the occasion , by Mr . and Mrs . Gibson , of the Black Bull . The district master , brother T . J . Hethcrington , officiating as chairman ; and brother R . Cambell , J . G . of the Philanthropic , as vice-chairman . After dinner a subscription was entered into in aid of the fuuds of the dispensary . Several excellent toasts were given during the evening , which was spent in the greatest harmony and conviviality . The members and their friends separated highly pleased with the day ' s demonstration .
BEWSBUEY .-In the report of the meeting held at Ddwsbury iasc week , ou tbe subject of the Highways , we are informed there was a slight inaccuracy in the allusion to Mr . John France , carpel manufacturer ' s conduct to Joshua Joy . It appears that Joy had not been a workman of John France ' s , but had been employed in a particular loom by his ( Mr . F . ' s ) father , the late Mr . James France , and that Mr . John had purchased Joy ' s loom , at his father ' s sale , and promised him that he should be employed upou ita 3 usual . In consequence , however , of Joy ' s interference at the meeting , on aiking him to fulfil his promise to let him have the loom , it was pitifully refused , aud he was told to seek employment with Mr . Brooke , the chairman of the meeting , who , he well knew , could not give it him , in consequence of not being in the trade .
BBADSHAWi-Teetotalism . —A lecture was delivered on this subject by Miss Knowles , the teetotal lecturer , from Burnsall , in the New Connection Cbapel , on the lGth instant , to upwards of 400 persons , who listened with the most profound attention . Ja the course of her address she showed up , in a masterly manner , the inconsistency of the professed followers of Christ , in standing aloof from the total abstinence sociesy . IDLE . —Loyal Obder of Anciekt Shepherds .
The Poor Man ' s Protection Lodge , No . 218 , held their third aunivertary on Easter Tuesday , at the house of Mr . Joseph Harper , New Inn , Idle . About forty sat down to a good substantial dinner , provided and got u ? in the best style , for which great praise was due to Mr . and Mrs . Harper . The rest of the evening waa spent iu a very enlivening manner ; recitations , fiODgs , < kc , were « one through in a very able manner , and were kept up to a late hour ; after which the company broke np , well satisfied with the eveniDg ' s amusement .
WAKEFIELD . — -Peteb Fodkn . We are informed , upon creditable authority , that since Foden's removal to Wakefield House of Correction , he has been exposed to numerous indignities and cruelties , and , amongst other things , that he had been served no less than eighteen times with mould " Tommies , " which he refused to eat ; that he lias been three days in solitary confinement for declining to work on the treadmill , and expected to befiogged for further resistance ; and that his allowauco during solitary confinement was only eight ounces of bread , with cold water , for each twenty-four hours . SUNDEHUUTD . —Sisgplar Circumstance . —On the 1 st of April last , the wife of Mr . Ormston , grocer , was delivered of a daughter , being the fourth daughter she ha 3 had on tho 1 st of April during the last eight years , there being aiso an exact iuterVjiI of two years between each child .
Lectures on Christianity . —On Sunday afternoon and evening Mr . Buchanan , Social missionary , ]¦ livered addresses in the Golden Lion Room , " On me Heathen origiu of Christianity . " Mr . Buchanan ' s style of lecturing is calm and clear , and he certainly displayed extensive reading and much ingenuity of speculation ; but as the Socialists take upon themselves the character of practical reformers , we must £ ay that we see little practical advantage the people can derive from metaphysical and theological lectures , to understand which would require far more time and reading than the people can possibly command under the present system . Let the Social them
lecturers cease their Bible warfare , and devote - selves to practical measures to remove the physical and social evils and miseries that afiiict our country . They \ -t \\ us that Socialism has nothing to do with any religious or irreligious tenets , why then do they voluntarily and needlessly increase the prejudice against their co-operative views by perpetually waring with the Bible and the theological opinions derived from it ? Earnest sympathy with the sufferings of the people , would , we think , induce them to abandon their present mode , until the people ' s physical amelioration ia secured and they possess the leisure to eoioj such speculations . —Correspondent .
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" Phtsical Fobcs" EXP-BNCfis . —The exchange of flint for percussion cap guns to the army will cost this year £ 130 , 000 . " Dxtbisq the Ham Market which concluded at Paris on Saturday evening , the amount of hams disposed of amounted to 240 , 000 lb . weight . The bepusal last wbek of the minister of St . Martin ' s , in Lincoln , to read the ceremonial of interment over the dead body of a child which had not been baptised , is matter of debate in all the circles of the city .
Reduction in German Postage . —On the 6 th of this month the British postage on letters passing between tbe United Kingdom and Hamburgh and Lubeck was reduced from In . 6 d . on letters pOBted in London , and from Is . 8 d . on letters posted in tb « country , to a uniform rate of 6 d . Tho Hambuigta post-effice has also reduced its rate on British letters from about 4 d . to 2 d ., bo that upon London WtteTS there has been a positive reduction of Is . 2 iL , and on country letters of Is . 4 d . as respeotg H-jmbur R h correspondence .
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High Wycokbb , Apart 17 . —The failure of a u ? v ° v . v . tlus Pi ** has caused quite a pauio here . Hw liabilities are reported to be about £ 40 , 000 , and we regret to say that many parties who had deposited property in his hands will be nearly rjimed by the circumstance .-- » rin < fcffr Express , *! £ ^ , ^ <* . Mk » m , Babbeb and Marshall , of Walsali , closed on Friday morning week , or rather the house failed to opea that morning . The inhabitants ot the borough , inconsequence of this untoward event , combined with the late stoppage of the South Staffordshire Banfe , are placed in very unpleasant ciroumstancea .
EABTHQUAKE . ~ On Saturday , the 3 rd of April , about halt-past three in the afternoon , an " uncom * monly smart shock" of aa earthquake was felt in almost allJutland . The houses trembled and the u ' ml ™ . f thrown down . In-some places , especially Thisted and Logstoo , walls were cracked and chimneys thrown down . Fudgr . —On Maundy- Thursday theceremony , in commemoration of washing the disciples'feet , was celebrated , for the first time since 1830 , in the chapel of the Tuilleriea . iu prenenoeof the Kingand the entire Court . « It was believed , " says the Commerce , 'that his Majesty would wash with his own bands the feet of the poor who personated the apostles ; but it appears that this part of the ceremony was put off until next year . "
Extract op . a--letter- from Mama : — "The Lotus steamer , about 35 tons , with two twelve horse power engines , haB arrived safe here on her way to the Nile . She belongs to the Oriental Company for the mails , and ia looked on as a wonder here . The captain is a fise great fat fellow , who trims her by merely walking from one part of the deck to another . " ^ Census in FbancI—The Minister of the Interior has addressed a circular to all perfects of departments , with instructions for taking such measures that the new census of France , to be made in virtue of a royal erdonnance of 1836 , may bo completely finished before the end of the current vear .
A Coffer Dam for a New Chain-Bridge . — A coffer dam for a new chain-bridge over the Danube , at Pesth , is proceeding very vigorously under Mr . Adam Clark , an English engineer , assisted by thirty English workmen . Their solidly constructed piles have hitherto withstood the immense masses of ice brought down b y the Danube , to the great enhancement of the fame of English engineering . Reduction of Duties on French Wines and Spirits . —It is reported that tho proposed reductions to be made under the new commercial treaty with France will be to 10 s . per gallon on brandy , and to Is . 6 d . per gallon on wine . The conclusion of the commercial treaty is dependent on the ratification of the political treaty , which will withdraw France from her present isolation . —London Journal of Commerce ,
Nottingham , Monday Morning . —Mr . S . M . Phillipps , the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department , was in Nottingham yesterday . People are wondering what a gentleman , who has of Jate years beeu in such close connexion with Lord John Russell , the Ministerial leader in the House , can be doing in Nottingham at this busy period of the year . Very sinister conjectures are iu circulation ou the subject . One John Read was brought before Alderman Pirie , at tbe Mansion-house , on Tuesday , for using very indecent and abusive language to the Duke of Cambridge , as he was getting into his carriage after the Mausion-hou 3 e dinner , on Monday week . Read threatened to punch the . Duke's head ; and accused him of having robbed him of twenty-eight shillings . The man excused himself by saying tbat he was a poor bird-catcher ; and that he was so drunk that he did not know what he was doing ; he had lost all recollection of the matter . He was
remanded . Fii / rnATioN . ~ A system of filtration has' been invented upon a novel and grand scale , by the mediumof which any quantity of dirty or discoloured water maybe rendered as bright as crystal at the rate of hundreds and thousands of gallons per day , One of these filtore has bean lately erected on board the Dreadnought vessel , lying off Greenwich . The filter supplies pure water for the whole of the patients on board of the vessel . It acts in a double capacity , that of cistern as well as filter , for as fast as the water runs ia it is drawn filtered .
Another Robbery on Royal Premises . —^ Another robbery seems to have been committed on royal premises . Ellen Roach , an Irishwoman , was charged at Hatton Garden Police-office , on Saturday last , with having stolen a massive silver table-spoon from St . James ' s Palace . She had been given in custody by Mr . Neafce , a pawnbroker of Duke-street , Oxford-street , for offering the spoon in pledge , saying that she waa sent 6 y a Misa Perry , who had often rais « d money there on spoons of the same sort . She pointed out several houses to the constable as the residence of Miss Perry ; but no such person lived at any of them . At the prisoner ' s lodgings , ten duplicates were found for property of different
descriptions . Ou her way to the station-house , she said the spoon came from St . James ' s Palace , and that it was given to her b y one of the servants , whom she could not now find , as he had left bis situation . She afterwards stated that she used to serve milk at the Palace , and a little boy gave it to her . To the Magistrates she told a different story : she said that at one period she used to work at the old Palace , and that a young man employed there , but since dead , gave her the spoon instead of some money which he owed her . Two crowns wore engaved on the spoon ; beneath tbe upper ones were the initials C . R ., and under the lower one A . S . The Magistrates directed inquiries to be instituted , and remanded the prisoner .
Heroic Conduct of a Female . —At the Greenwich Police-offico , on Saturday , a fellow of dashingly-dressed exterior , who gave his name Thome , was brought to this office , charged under the following extraordinary circumstances : —From the evidence , it appeared that Thome called at the house of Mrs Bowen , No . 20 , Park-street , Greenwich Park , about four o ' clock on Friday afternoon , to ascertain if any lodgings were to be let . A girl , named Mary Elliott , about seventeen years of age , opened the door , and , on his communicating the object of his calling , she told him the drawing-room was to be let , but that Mrs . Bowen , the landlady , was not at home . Thome said he should like much to eee the lodgings , and then he could say whether Girl wellSirwalk
they would suit . —Very , ; up stairs . Thome accordingly did so ; and the girl , not suspecting any intention of robbery on his part , did not think it necessary to accompany him , but went into tho parlour , to finish somothiug she had been previously engaged ^ in . Shortly after he had gone up , her ears were siluted with the sound of the piano-forte ; she also heard other sounds which immediately aroused her suspicions , and on going into the " room where he was , she discovered that while playing with one handh « was busily employed in taking a quantity of plate with the other , which was deposited in the drawers of a sideboard . The servant immediately attacked him , insisting on . his putting the property back , which he resolutely refused , aud a fierce encounter ensued , which ended in the fellow ' s escape down stairs . Not daunted , however , the courageous servant pursued him , and another
having overtaken him in the hall , desperate encounter ensued . She at length became exhausted , before which , however , she had taken the precaution of locking the door , and putting the key inner bosom . The wretch now became frantic , and commeuced beating the poor girJ , and at length succeeded in wrenching the key of the door from her , and succeeded in gaining the street . She followed him into tbe street with the cry of " Stop thief , " as well aa she was able , aud a man joiniug in the pursuit and cry , he was captured by the police just as he was turniDg the corner of the street . The magistrate asked the prisoner ( who was recognised by the police as a London swell-mob man ) what he had to say in his defence . Prisoner—I shall reserve my defence till a future day . The prisoner was then fully committed for trial . The poor girl was most highly complimented by the Bench and others , for her truly praiseworthy and heroic conduct .
Riot at Canterbury . —Aristocratic Resort to " Phtsjcai , Fobcb . " - —At Canterbury , on Friday , Captain Byrne Doherty , Captain John Allgood , Captain Edmund Doherty , and Captain John Goddard , of the 13 th and 14 th Light Dragoons , at present stationed at the garrison at Canterbury , were brought before the Mayor : —An inspector of police stated that on the previous night the defendants , with others not in custody , were rioting about the streets in , a state of intoxication , and creating considerable disturbance He being grossly abused bv Captain Doherty , took that gentleman into custody . Some of the other defendants attempted a rescue , and finally the whole were conveyed to the Station-houBe . A few minutes elapsed when a body of soldiers , belonging to tho 13 th and 14 th Regiments , came to the Station-house , determined to have the officers out . In the skirmish that ensued the door in the passage , which led to where the prisoners were confined , was broken in by them , he was
seized by the throat , and dragged out of the station into the street , and while there Baw several of the BOldieis endeavour to force the iron bars Which secured the window . They threatened to knock him down if he dared to interfere . After Some time the defendants were liberated , and as they came out singly they raised a loud shout of exultation . The iron crowbar used by the assailants was produced , and appeared to be a formidable weapon . Another constable stated that he took Captain Allgood to the Station-house , and on the way there he offered witness a crown to let him go ; and , finding that the proposal was rejected , Captain Allgood said to two privates of the 13 th , who were in the street , " Go down to the Prince of Orange and tell VOBr comrades that their officers are taken to the Station-house . " The defendants were bound over , themselves in £ 100 , and two sureties of £ 100 , to appear at the quaner sessions and talio their trial .
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Attempted Suicide of a Lady . —At an early hour on Monday morning , a widow lady of fortune , residing at Peckham , Surrey , made " an attempt on her life by shooting herself with a pistol ; the ball entered below the left ear , aud lodged below the right eye , where it still remains , and but very faint hopes are entertained of her life . The lady is the daughter of a wealthy Dublin merchant , and the widow ot a colonel . —London paper . Alb and Porter . —We find , from a return recently moved for by Mr . Darby , M . P ., that the quantity of ale and porter exported to foreign countries from the united kingdom amounted , in the year 1839 , to 157 , 593 barrels ; and in 1840 to 174 , 618 barrels . The East and West ladies , China , and tha Australian settlements , are the countries which' receive the largest quantity of malt liquor . The quantity taken by the United States of America is very trilling .
Stealing from the Post-Office . —James Roose , a clerk in the inland department of the General Post-office , was examined at Bow-street Policeoffice , on Wednesday week , on a charge that he had stolon two letters ; it was his duty to assist iu sorting the letters ; and on Wednesday morning he was observed by a messenger to secrete ofle of tbe m . An upper clerk was told of" it , and Roose waa called into tha Superintending Presidents' room ; where one of the Presidents , Mr . Vandergutcht , questioned
him upon the subject . He hesitated , and then drew the letter from his pocket . It contained a sovereign . His excuse was , that he had been at Greenwich fair over-night , and had got so drunk that he did . not know what he was about . When Mr . Vandergucht gave orders for a policeman to be called , he exclaimed , " Oh , my poor friends ! . Give me a razor and I'll cut my throat . " The fragments of the second letter were found in his coat , on searching his lodging . He admitted that he taken a sovereign from it . He was remanded for a week .
Another Case . —Another young man , Henry Price , assistant to a reCeiving-house-keeper in Thames-street , was charged at Bow-street Policeoffice , on Thursday week , with stealing a five-pound note from a letter , and James Williams Stevens with receiving it , knowing it to have been Btolen The letter waa from Mr . Nalder , of the ChamberlainVoffice , Guildhall , to a Mr . Ainslie , of Paignton , in Devon ; and it contained £ 75 in notes . It reached its destination ; but it had been opened , and £ b had been taken out of it . The note was changed at a tea-dealer ' s in the city , and it was traced back to the prisoners . The charge was not denied . They were remanded till Wednesday .
Extensive Busglmues in Lancashire . —A formidable gang of burglars has been discovered and broken up in Lancashire . Their last exploit was the robbery of Mr . Shaw , a farmer , near Warrington , on the 26 th March . The . housekeeper , who looked out of the window when the house was first attacked , was shot at and wounded in the forehead by a slug . This led to the offer of a free pardon to any of the robbers who should come forward and give evidence ; and the police were stimulated to increased exertions . On their way to rob Mr . Shaw ' s farm , the thieve 3 called at the house of a man named Bibby , at Blackbrook , and had some buttermilk . The police heard of Bibby ' s suspicious guests , and caused him to seek them out in Manchester . He found one of
them , named Parkinson , at a beer-house ; and after drinking with him for a while ; he accompanied the burglar to his house in Chorlton-upon-Medlock ; where he met two more of the gang , Ellis and Barber . He made another drinking appointment with them for the next day , and he was met by Parkinson , Ellis , and another of the robbers , named Sutton . They went with him to the Liverpool Station , andrtvere there seized by the police , who were in waiting . Mr . Jone 3 , the Deputy Constable of Warrington , then went with a policeman to Parkinson's house . On searching it , they found a pair of duelling pistols , bullet-moulds , powder-flasks , crowbars , crapes for the faces , black calico jackets , two dark lanterns ( one of these was without a slide , and
the slide of a lantern found in Mr . Shaw ' s house after the robbery exactly fitted it ) , the key of Mr . Shaw ' s front door , ladles for melting metal , with silver dross in one of them , lucifer matches , two saws , a vice , some files , and various other articles which had icen taken from the houses that they had robbed . While they were in the house , Barber and another of the gang came in . To the house of Barber Mr . Jones and the policemen repaired . There they found a crow-bar , Bundry keys , two boxes of lucifer matches , and a piece of black calico , exactly corresponding in texture and quality with the jackets found in Parkinson ' s house . It had been a jacket , and had been recently taken to pieces . The police continued their search ; and on the 3 rd of
April , Jone 3 apprehended , one Goodyear at his house at Salemoar . Tho person who answered tho knock at the door denied Goodyear's being in the house ; but Jones , on going inside , found him standing behind the door naked , with his clothes on his arm . In all , nine men were taken . One of them , Sutton , was admitted to give evidence for the Crown ; and be fully proved the burglary at Mr .. Shaw ' shouse by six of the gang . They took Borne rum , a silver watch , some silver spoons , and a parse containing seven sovereigns . The man that took the sovereigns gave his companions one a piece , and kept-the other to divide when they next met . Sutton got Is . 3 d .
for his share of the spoons and watch . Three cases in which the band were concerned . were brought before ihe Warrin / srton Magistrates , on Monday , when six of them , Parkinson , Barber , Pennington , Ellis , Goodyear , and Woollaston were charged with a burglary at the honse of Mr . Stubbs , a farmer at Gorton , on the . 1 . 7 th February , and all six were committed . The same men , except Wooliaaton , were then charged with a burglary at Mr . Shaw's ( Sutton made the sixth on that occasion ) , and committed on that charge also ; and Parkinson was committed on a third charge fora burglary at Bickersbaw Hall , the residence of Mr . A . Akers , on the 7 th December , the case not being proved against the others .
Peeping To ! i . —Thoma 3 Kinslow , a hulking young fellow of seventeen , was charged before Mr . Norton , at Lambeth-street Police-office , on Saturday , with striking his master , and acting in a most unruly manner , quite unbecoming an apprentice . Mr . John Hatley , a shoemaker , residing in Raven-row , Mile-end , stated that the prisener , who had been his apprentice for about two years and a half , had latterly conducted himself in a very improper manner , and had struck him more than once on his remonstrating with him as to hia behaviour . He was also in the habit of carrying away and hiding any article of wearing apparel , which he might take off , merely to laugh at him ( witness ) while he looked for them . In tact , said the complainant , he
is in the habit of playing all sorts of pranks , to the very great annoyance of my self and my wife , and we art ) determined no . t to put up with it any longer The prisoner , in a surly manner denied the accusations , and said the disagreement between him and his master was entirely owing to an ill-feeling entertained by his aunt , who was alsohiB mistress . Mrs . Hatley , ' a middle-aged modest-looking female , here stood forward , and said it was by no means her wish to hurt her nephew , but his conduct had been so extraordinary of late that she felt compelled to come forward , and put a stop to it . On three different occasions he crept into her bed room , before she got up in the morning , and on two of theBO occasions , she detected him kneeling at the foot of her
bed , with her bed-clothes up , and looking under them , and-the third time her husband caught him in the same position , and committing the same act . Mr . Norton—Upon my word , he must be a pretty fellow . Well , prisoner , what have you to say for yourself ? Prisoner—Why , Sir , that ' s all the fault of my aunt . Mr . Norton— Was it her fault that you was found in her bed-room ? Prisoner—Why , iio Sir , bnt I was there on business . Mr . Norton—What business , pray ! Prisoner—Why , to look for the broom , Sir . Mr . Norton—What , is the broom kept in your mistress's bed-room ? . Prisoner—Yes , Sir , it is sometimes . Mrs . Hatley—No , never . Sir , that also is an untrith . and ho is quite capable of
telling any lie to screen himself . Besides , Sir , he has grossly scandalised my character in a shocking manner throughout the neighbourhood , by representing that he had been several times to my chamber , and describing a great deal more than he had ever seen there . Mr . Hatley corroborated the statement of his wife with respect to his finding the prisoner , in his bed-room in the position described . Mr . Norton told the prisoner his conduct was highly improper , and recommended' Mr . Hatley to get another master for his troublesome apprentice . The charge was ordered to stand over for a week , Mr . Hatley promising to obtain a faster for him in the interim , if possible . .
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TO THE OPERATIVE CLASSES OF THE TOWN OF NEWRY . FBLtOW-COUNTRYMEN—You would wrong as much if you could for one moment imagine that there are any men living more anxious than we are to advance your interests , to increase your prosperity , and to pr » - cure for you all the bjesslnga of rational liberty . We are Repealers , devoted during our existence to the one great object of obtaining a restoration of the W » h Parliament . ' We are thoroughly convinced 4 hat Irishmen are the only persoOB sufficiently interested and ¦ / ' sufficiently competent to l egislate well for Ireland . We will not consent to bind up the fate and fortune * of our long-oppressed country with Englishmen , Scotchmen , or other foreigners , whether they be Whigs , ToriesChartistsor Radicals . , :
, ; , No country on the face of the earth ever prospered one-half as much , or In so short a period , as Irelan d did under the protection of her Independent Legislature . The property of every man was increased and augmented—manufacturing industry spread at every Side and augmented in every quarter—prosperity beamed wound the land , and . if the progress of the salutary movement had not been stopped by the baleful Union , Ireland would be at this moment in a state of manufacturing , agricultural , and commercial wealtn , superior to that of England . A national debt , or rather a government debt , of about one thousand millions of pounds sterling , lies ,
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*— = " - ~ like an Incubus , to paralyze Irish industry , and to anticipate all Irish resources . FellowrCountrymen , —If justice were done to Ireland she could not owe more than forty out of these one thousand millions ; and her resources are amply abundant to pay off her share ef the dtbt within the shert space of . five years , and would thus leave Ireland the least taxed country upon the face of the globe . FeUow-Countrymen , —The relation between landlord and tenant ia , at present , in the most unsatisfactory state . Instead of the present destructive system , fertile In the causes of every species of oppression and crime , we would introduce legislative provisions , that , ¦ whilst they gave security to the landlord for the paymrnt of a jttst and moderate rent , would give safety to the tenant in hfe enjoyment of his tenancy . In short , our object Is to promote , In every way , the prosperity and liberty of Ireland , under the fostering protection of a resident Irish Parli&nient-———^
With these majestic objects in view—with the Increasing hope of procuring our fellow-countrymen , of all secjs and persuasions , to combine irith as In a constitutional and irresistible struggle for the Repeal of the Union—we learn with deep regret , that some emissaries of a valueless faction have been sent amongst you to destroy the harmony that should subsist between Repealers—to expose you to the perils and penalties of the law—and to divert us from the incessant pursuits of that measure which alone can be the basis of prosperity and liberty in Ireland—( he Repeal of the Union . Tradesmen ofWe wry , —We are your friends—yout sincere friends—nay , more , your only friends . We ask you to confide in us , for we deserve your confidence .
The emissaries of the Chartists have been rejected with scorn , wherever they have shown themselves in any other part of Ireland . Tbe operatives of Dublin have , at public meetings , repudiated any connexion with them •¦ bo have the operatives of Limerick , Cork , and latterly of Dungarvan . We are convinced , men of Newry , that you have the same good sense and good feeling—the same shrewdness of intellect and honesty of patriotism , that have distinguished the tradesmen in other parts of Ireland . We solicit your attention , and depend upon youi sober judgment , whilst we state to you the reasons which you ( we hope ) will consider conclusive against any connexion with the English Chartists . They are
theses-First—Any association , Bociety , club , or other body , meeting in Ireland , and holding any communication or correspondence with any association of Chartists is England , will be GUILTY OF A TRANSPORTABLE crime , and can be transported for seven years . Be quite assured that this law will be put in force against you , if any opportunity be given to do bo . Secondly—No society or body of Chartists in Ireland can meet at ail , even should they have no correspondence or communication with the English Chartists , without incurring the most imminent danger of involving themselves in the meshes of the law . We believe it to be utterly impassible for a Chartist society to subsist in Ireland , without incurring the imminent risk of violating ; the very stringent statutes of force in Ireland , to prevent similar meetings . We "beg of you to beat in mind this , our friendly caution , that no ChartiSts can -meet in Ireland as a body , without involving themselves in the peril of the law .
Thirdly—The principle of the Chartists was , lost year , avowed to be physical force , whenever necessary —whereas , on the contrary , the principle . of tbe Irian , people , upon which they have achieved great success , has been moral force—tbe peaceable combination of honest men , and . tbe really irresistible power of almost universal public opinion . Fourthly—If you connect yourselves in any way directly or indirectly , with the English § hartists , you may be liable to incur the severest penalties—even that of death for high treason . Recollect Jthat Frost , Williams , and other Chartists in Wales , committed an act of high treason , in attacking the town of Newport . Now , if you had been in correspondence or connexion with the Welsh Chartists , before that outbreak , you would have feet-n liable to the punishment of death , as accessories to their treason . .
Fifthly—Becalleet that yon have no power or controul over the proceedings of the English Chartists . They may commit any violation of the law they please , without your being able to check them . Yet , if you be associates With them , you will be liable to be indicted fora conspiracy , to commit all such outrages as the English Chartists may perpetrate . Sixthly—English and Scotch Chartists , have in many places , been guilty of the vilest tyranny and despotism . They prevent by . tumult , outcries , and force , the puMio meetings of any persons who do not go the whole length with them . You are awaTe that a small minority can , if they please , disturb any public meeting , and prevent it from doing the business for which it was convenedthis a minority can easify do , and it has been done repeatedly by the Chartists . which
Seventhly—Thia , we repeat , ia a tyranny we know no honest Irishman wil countenance or participate in . The Government would be a vicious government , and the law would be a wicked law , that prevented the discussion of public affairs at public meetings . Yet this wickedness the English and Scotch Chartists ore guilty of . One of the last instances of this audacious tyranny occurred at a meeting held at Glasgow , for the patriotic purpose of petitioning in favour ot fco * d Morpeth ' s bill . , The Catholic Bishop , the Right Rev . Dr . Murdock , a venerable and venerated Catholic Prelate , was in the chair , yet the Chartists insulted him and outraged the meeting , and audaciously prevented them from doing tbe business for which they had met . Operatives of Newry , —We are quite convinced that not one single Catholic amongst you will countenance tliis Chartist tyranny and insult ; and we are also certain that the Catholics will be joined in this sentiment by every liberal Protestant amongst you .
Ninthly—The Chartists in England hive tbe same fault , and commit the same crime , with the haughtiest of the aristocracy . ^ Tbey are exclusipnists . They will combine with nobody who does not go the full and entire length with themselves . They not only reject , but they assail and vilify the middle classes of society , without whos * aid and co-operation no great political improvement was ever yet attained , it is to the middle classes , countenanced and aided by-honest and conscientious operatives , that we Jopk to in order to carry the Repeal of the Union . ' If we were to countenance the Chartists we should separate from the middle classes , and it is tha height of folly for any Repealer to assist in any such separation . .
Tenthly—The Chartists in . Great Britain have exhibited two , perhaps kindred , though apparently « pposite tendencies . We mean fanaticism and infidelity . Many exhibitions of a total disregard to religion have disgusted us with portions of the Chartist body ; and the getting up , on the other hand , of what is called the " Chartist Christianity , " indicates a reliance upon the worst pas-Bions of bigotry and fanaticism . Eleventhly—The Chartists have been playingthe game of the Tories upon almost all occasions . At the late Walsall election leading Cbartists were then hired , or rather bribed , agents in the Tory interest ; and there is every appearance tbat other leading individuals of the Chartists ate . acting under tke instigation of the bitterest enemies of Ireland .
Twelfthly—Operatives of Newry , whoever becomes a Chartist ceases to belong to the Repealers ; and is essentially anene ^ my tothe Repeal . If there be any person enrolled as a Repealer who becomes a Chartist , we will strike out tola name , and have no further connection with him . Thirteenthly . —We . again most earnestly entreat the operatives of Newry to recollect , that the Jawa relating to political bodies in Ireland are exceedingly complicated and severe , much more so than in England ; and we declare to them our solemn conviction that if ( which we donot believe ) s Chartist society should be established in Newry , several , of that body will , within six months , be suffering under tbe horrors of iraprisonibent— -if not of transportation . Wo ate apprised of the kind of persons who are coming from England to disseminate Chartism in Ireland—we know that they mix up various topics with their affected Chartism , and we can conjecture no other reason for such conduct save a
determination—first , to seduce , and then to betray their unhappy victims . ' Operatives ofN . ewby , —Do you wtth to forward that great Repeal movement , which is the sole hope of your afflicted country ? If so , join ns ; and reject with contempt the Chartists . If , on the other hand , there be any amongst you , who , either retaining the dregs of decaying Orangeism , or otherwise foolishly disposed to do mischief to the glorious cause of Irish independence—let every such man join the Chartists if he pleases ; bnt let him also be certain that fee will deplore his mistake and misconduct when it is too late ; and the wntence of the law falls heavy on him . * \ .
. You are shrewd aud sensible enough , operatives of Newry , to recollect that during thirty yean of agitation for Emancipation , thz leaders kept the people free from fine , imprisonment , or legal punishment Remember also that the Chartist leaders , so far from keeping their people free from the meshes of the law , We aeen some of them transported—maay of them imprisoned ; —nay , that these leaders themselves have Incurred legal penalties and punishments . Operatives of Newry , —We have now performed our duty by you—we leave you to perform yours . Remember that you are addressed by anxious and sfaieare friends , whose principles of Reform and Repeal extend to the admission of every one of yon to the franchise and right of representation , and fo the happiness ef being governed by a domestic legislature . " ¦ ¦ do not
In conclusion , do not mistake us . We suppose o > beUeve that more ttuffl » fern , « « w » aJtew , of the operatives of Newry , have been tafcjtetf ^ Chartt » m . We are quite certain that every honest Irishman will take our cordial and affectionate advice * aa if it were a command . ' Everj honest Irishman k » ows tbat we have bnt these objects In view—TflB QOO 0 OP Ireland—The LiBEittY op Irelauo ^ -The Happiness of the iKisH people—and tw most kindly entreat the honest and falthworthy tradesmen rf Newry to join us in oar efforts for these great and glorious objectS-THE PaOSPKRITY AND THE T || fi | If f | , tf vf ^ IBELAND . Wt W **!*****^ ( Signedby order ) ^ S |^ PAH | ; . ; i > wi » ow > ijrttogfejg \ - Chairman of the fflHagEt JEftW ^ lBSA
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