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MELBOURNE, RUSSELL, A2fD CQ.'S ISSOLYEXCY.
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fHE NORTHERN STAR. SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1841.
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THE GOOD OLD CAUSE . A > - ELECTION BALLAD . Hnrrai , hvrrih , tar the good old cause . ' « ji 5 a stirring sound to hear ; v it tells of the rights &Bd franchises RTjish oar fathers bought so dear : It brings us back to the ancient times , ¦ R-ben , like valiant men , tbey stoad , j 0 ip rintle onr infant liberties With the baptism of Mood ; ¦ fltflst mailed baron and mitred priest Catae siding o ' er the lea , jo wrin ? from the tJ ™^ 8 paUried h *^ The charter of the free !
jne good eld cause ! it is still tlie same , Thongi parties have changed their hne ; j ^ 5 tee cause of the right against the wrong—Qi the many against the few ; lis -Jie cause of ali that would dwell at peace On a free , untainted sod ; Of the poor , that weep in their foodless homes—Of the people and their God l p- e ksve stiU tte h « Te ol 1 -svori to do , And the selfish ~ hate to dread Of ii&fes that once would have forged -us chains , And no ^ would d « iy us biead ! Xhe coward slave ( if suds there be ) list voald sell his birthright now , Fvr & flowing cup , or the chick of guld , Ot lie smile oa a lor < Hing * s brow , ilsv his neighbours shrink from his proffei'd band , As thench it were soiled fcr aye .
Asii is ^ T every woman cheek From his perjured lips away ; ilay his country ' s curse be on his head , And may no man ever see A gentle bride at the traitors side , Or children abont his knee ! And Eouie will menace , and some "Kill csjole , Aufl some " Witt tiitrtat with tears ; We fcave scorn for threats , and laughter for lies , And pity for idle fears : We l << " - 'fc on oar rote as a solemn trust , For a mighty purpose given , Ai : d "will answer the nse we m&e of it To none but ourselves and heaven : We fcsve so less stake than the prr-udest veer In otir country and its laws , And s single voice may incline the scale To the side cf the good old cause : —TaUei .
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fhe exiezsire establi . ^ hment of this £ "m far the E » T : uiVc ; ure aid sale of paten * nieuicines , vulgarly dljed quack medicines , is well known . li is nor less rotor : tas that the affaire of the hoase have long been is an embarrassed state , and rum oar , ¦ with her jhuusa ^ d tongues , h * s eTen veniared to assert thai a creak-up of the concern is ir : evi : abie . It has , iideed , been matter of surprise to many that the £ te his t-cea able t-o keep up appearance so long , sad i ; was « ouS-iently believed that a fiat of baukru-: cv wcaii hzr-J bean issued during i ' :, e ) a >» wetk . Por Jb-riovs reasons , we forbear from offering any ots ; ai 2 a as to ih < accuracy of these reports ; but vre sre esibled , bj ihe favour cf a conespondeut , 10 lay before car reider ? the particulars of a ei .-eusiion which took place at a general jaeelicg of the proprincrss held a * iheir oSces in Downing-strcet , on rasrsJaj" vreek .
The basincrs of the day was commenced by the head of ; he firm , Mr . Melbourne , who briefly stated lha : : he meeting had t-en convened for the purpo = e cf ' . iT : u ; before the proprietors & statement of the liuis of vha house , which , he regretted to say , were jo a trnlv deplorable conditioD . It would be for the ercisderauon of the partners , whether it ¦ would be sore fspsviien ; to eonduae the business of the house for ar . tnb . cr sesson , cr to bring it to a close at once , ij a declaration of insolvency . " It is clear £ 3 the jun a * , noon-day , " said the unfortunate gentleman , " tins to this complexion we must come a : last , and E&tern Rinc ' cud ( Hili )' a Ee . lt / dor can protect us from it much letter / 5
0 ; that justly popa ' &r cosmetic he oeuld not , howerer . s ?? a . k too higbiy , as i ; had saved the concern from sinking long a ^ o . It had taken with the public immensely , —the sale had been prodigious ;—and it had obtafoed for tha concern the wsm support of ej 5 auuable pordoa of the community of which he ( i ' ne respecubie gentleman himseif ) had ever been a most deTOted admirer , —he need hardly s&y that he meant the ladies . Moreover , since the introduction of the new envelope , embellished with an elegant medallion head of her most Gracious Majesty ( Hea-Ten save the mark . ' ) the sale of the article , Rovcland { Hi'" )' s Kalydar , had very much increased Of the stksing-plais' . ex , somsnme 3 called c ^ urt-plai = ter , he c : uld not scesi so farourablv ; the sale was large
enough , bat it was not so rsBch : b iaTour with the p ; l > : ' c . at leas :, thai portion of the public with whom te iiapp .-iied to be acquainted . It has , however , r " v-: a " ^ rT exten = ive popularity to the house , and ia 1 eves been the means of giving a very appropriate Kubriqusl to the firm , which was now very generi ' sj ciaomir . ated the sticking plaister concern . fcXeTer : heie&s , " continued the Tforthy gentleman , "i ; wlii haraiy be requisivs for me po iaform my pinners that this speculation has turned out a bad cue . >* o ; iri : kstainiiiig the compliments that nave been p \ id to us raspecEin ? thi 3 article , 1 regrei to Bate , ii . il the paymeuts in cash hare not been so icandiiit ; and , as " smooth wards batter 1 . 0 piraups , " we are daily losing enormous sums of money bj the EE-i : ruking .
Mr . P /;^ ierstaa neaddressed the meeting . He h '_ j cJii - urre-i in all that had fallen from tbejast £ > -:-ke ;\ aid Tras even prepared to go further . He < ad L-t : rnk that it was merely a qne « tion of whether itzi or ihit patent medicine were best adapted to ; Le r . itlcr . 3 ! constitniion . He sadly feared that ail rcch sp £ --i £ --s had had their day , and that Mr . Ball ssd ' fcis Euiuercus family were now sick of qvicsr . cc . che * aito ^ ether , and were determined to have recourse t-o the regular practitioners again . He wzB indaied to form this opinion chieSy from th » fiihre of many notable articles which be had li 2 Klf iii ^ oduc « d ; o the notice of the public . He alluded to his well ki ^ own " American Soothing Sitcd , " '— " Tne Svri ^ n Powders and Pill s " and ,
&boTe a ' :, the ' * Chinese Cement . " These had a tolerably £ <» d rn ^ at first , and the afi " airs of the loise bcian to Icok up ; Lnt it was now found out tint nc-iie of riie-e ¦ sronderfu ! things produced the tf *« for wnich they were ictended . Cavillers pre-Jo : sd thai the " S 30 thing Syrup" only produced ? eitet irrijauon . —thai the M Syrian Powders " * ere not elacacioa ? , —and that the " Chinese Ceaent" wouldn ' t hold . Mr . P . finished by stating , lii : hswas afraid n would be entirely out of his P ^ er to introdac-.- auy other novelty , as he had iGdij exhausted his iutentiTe faculty by previous tterc ' on ; and , much a 3 he should deplore the •* srr £ Bce of iuch a catasrrophe , he feared that ti > e azmihilaticn of the concern could roi much « : ger be dekved .
. Mr . MelbouTEe then rtquest-ed the serious atten-Cs 2 of the members of the Srm to the balance-sheet « iaeir affiirs , by whieh it appeared that a most * j * niuEg discrepancy existed between the accounts « i ^ : r assets and liabilities . He then earnestly ^^ fed them to reflect 02 the consequences of & eon-• K . 3 iLCe uf such a sute of things , and stated it to be * s opinion that , unle £ 3 one of the partners could ^ sess the introduction of some noitrum to cetch ft ai // i ( m , and turn the ebbing tide of popularity s * jdd be better to give up the concern in&tanter .
,-iter& short silence , Mr . Russell ro > e , and from » s * acare part which that gentleman has taken in '• » tSi . in of the house , a breathless anxiety was * yufes : ed to hear him address the assembly . He tt&aeaeed dj rebekieg the previous speakers for WdespondiBg tone of their ade ' rs-sses , and declared 5 ^ ^^ cocfidenee in his own ability to overcome ^ ^ ciculiies by which they were surrounded . w ^^ . swd the little gentleman , " thai «*• Bell aad his family may begin to get s : ck of out
¦™^ > I Em by eo means of opinion that they ^ 7 »« . * "ii be prevailed on to try ethers . The L o ' ' - ^ z csieniial to success is unblushiug ef-1 . ^ ^* c mESJ D ° t g ° timidly up to the old >~ . seaa 2 aad entreat him to give us another trial , j " , ** ^^ soM iy icoiit that fais life is in danger , j ^ il ^ t . ' ^ f iailnre of O 52 T previous eadea rt-. urs to ^ i-i ks sr altered constitution is to be attributed ^ 7 "; V ) carKOt baTlcg attacked ihe foundaiion ci ^^! , Gentlemen , when men are in sicuatiens cf i .-- , 4 ? geiseralir , to set cut of them , take the
Jt ' horns , but we must go lower , —we must I £ *¦ our bull by the corns . Yes , gentlemeE , the ' for " r which I propose to recover our fallen j tc-v ' ^^ reffi ° re as to ilr . Boll ' sgood graces . it ; x - ^ Sffiore or less than a' corn plaister . ' I know the ; ^ -aonc old boy ' s weak point , and shall nave no diffi- ' ^ 1 ™^^ nading him that my miraculous application I IT : K * papacea for all his rtxfferings . What caa be ! ™« piVDscie ! if the founcaxion of an edifice lr ; ? 0 Z ^ tt > Vj ' ' hew can i ' ne Bupeimruciuxe be sound ! tbit ii tucet f ^ £ 3 Te liie rest t 0 me > &n < ^ ^ assure ^ - j ^^ * iil j et be well . Let not despair get pos- j j ^^ . « jour critds , but put yonr shoulders to the ; " * < a &u ?; nrss , . 'ike men , and give me your cordial « tjjgf 1 ^ 011 * 0 co . yj » nt djJ project . So shall re- \ j j ^ popal ariiy rt ^ flst *^ us in prosperoas trade , I ^^ td our exhausu d co ffe rs ; while the fame of : p ^^ j ttri chiroj ^ xiis ; , « i 5 M : nus from " Indu 3 to the 1
$ ¦ Has 5 d 2 - address wa s greeted &i intervals igT Dnni !! -3 of applause , and the sombre counkj ** ' the partners asmn- 'ed more cheerful as- j ^ » proceeded . j SaS ?? ^ ' long-eontiD"ne < i cheering an-J hei ^^ afefsctioH it produc t , a * d many of ^ ffl-ffibe rs of the £ m rose and ^ ook their co- i - iS ^^ Eas ^ cally by the hand , . declaring it to j * fi& » ? ^ au-a : ion vo snppon him . « d Ws pro-^^ jo Uie last . I
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The chairman of the meeting complimented Mr . Russell highly upon his skii ; and p = r « everanoe , asd it was resolved that the plan proposed should be adopted , the management beioj < entirely left to that gentleman . After some other forms ! ? a .-: Dess had been gone through , Mr . Melbourne , tak ng out his watch , observed th&t he had an eogagenen ; to dine at Wiudsor at seven , and must constquendy take his leave This he accordingly did , and the meeting then broke up , Mr . Russell , and others of the firm , adjourning to the laboratory in Old Palace Yard , for ihe purpose of conrmencing operations —Morning Herald .
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BRADFORD ELECTION . Want of space last week prevented us giving a particular account of this election ; bowerer , it is not too late to make up for the omission . Our readers will recollect that the Chartist election committee first invited Captain Wood as their candidate , a man qualified in every respect to represent the Borongh , as aduiucd by ali parties , bat who , by Whig intrigue , was prevented ! Mr . Simpson , of Hammersmith , was then calku upon , who readily consented to pus himself upt > n the list of candidates for the houoar of representing th . s essentially Chartist borough , whose excellent aadress appeared in our papci , bu ; Trho , under like influence , was , much to the tiissappoimmcnt of his numerous supporters and friends , irduued to withdraw .
At a large out-door meeung , helu last VVednes day evening , which -was ably addre ~> ed i > y iir . Martin , the Chartist electors , on the proposition of Mr . Cl&rteOD , took the opinion of the non-eiectors as co tae coarse to be pursued in the event of the Chartist candidate giving way , ( it having been ascertained that JLr . Simp ^ oa ' s appearance was doubiful , ) when the following resolutions were unanimously put and carried : — " That it is the opinion of this meeting that under present circumstances ii is not advisaOie for the Chartist electors to remain neuier ; " and " That they be recommended to vote for a Tory in preference to tho Whigs . " On the following evening ( Thursday ) , at the close of Mr . Backingham ' s second lecture 011 free trade , an amendment was proposed and seconced , during which the lecturer , Chairman , and his partisans retired aaiid
confusion" That commercial reforms would not confer a lasting be ) ic- £ t upon the people without being > ecurtd by P ^ rliameniary reforms , based upon the principles o » the Charier . " " In the meantime , Mr . S : mpson having tendered his resignation , a meeting , convened by placard , vraa held on Monday evening week , iu tliemost public place in the borough , between the hustings of the Whig and Tory candidates , when Mr . Clarkson wem into an explanation of all the circHmsiauces connected with Captain Wood and Mr . S : mpson . He stated that , in consequence of the peculiar situation in which the Chartist Committee were pkced , iu regard not only t' the withdrawal of their lurmer
candidate , but to the defection , no doubt induced by undue iciteeDM , of Mr . Simpsoa , au explanation wis due , particularly to those electors who had pledged and others who " had promised him their support , as well as to the non-electors arid inhabitants oi the borough generally , therefore that opportunity had bwu chosen as the best means of giving the untoward afiair publicity . Air . Ciarks . u then read a letter received from and concluding the correspondence Tritii tie Captain , and detailed the circumstances connected therewith , by which it appeared That positive proof exis . ' ed that before tiie Ciiartisc Gomin ;; - lee had reiinqsr ^ tftd their clai m upon him , the Whig Comajnee iud basely intrigued to frustrate their call .
One in-Jivicual . who volunteered (> ve cannot lcar : ) that he held any official sitjarioi : ) to distinguish himself abov « the res ; iu the disi ; race nl aff . iir , by lending hiosseif as " the organ of the Wnig Co : amittce / ' ivbin charged wita tae intrigue by one of their own party , in his endeavyur tu remove the foul charge from his own shoulders actually affixed it irrevocably npon the Whig Committee , who , or whose aiKerenif , assembled Within hearing at the very time uublicity was given , dettrmiiitd to nmaintain their Whigg i .-n consisteney , sullenly preserved a mo ? : piofcufld Eileut- ? , and never oi : ce ventured either to refute , or even to explain away , the lasting di-grace in t-o which the Whigs of Bradford , by their own acts , or the indiscretion of one of their own
party , are irretrievably plunged . The ifldmau&l above alluded to , Judas-like , pretending great sympathy for the Chartist 3 and admiration of Mr . Simpson ' s principles , subsequently attempted a feeble vindication of his own treacherous conduct which , poor simpleton , only the more confirms the gnilt of his party . 31 r . Clarkson then proceeded to detail Mr . Simpsons ' s introduction through Mr . Edmund Srallwood , an acknowledged leading Chartist in the neighbourhood of London , and showed , from Mr . Simpson's correspondence with the Committeei his readiness to follow up the publication of his aJdress by an early personal canvass ; when , much to their astonishment , oa his being apprised of the intention to give him a public reception , he unexpectedly declined the honour . In this dilemma , to
Mr . Martin , personally kno ^ n Mr . ctallwooa , and perfec-ly acquainted with the Chartists' proceedings , was immediately dispatched , as the most likely person , to Mr . Simpson , to confer with him on the propriety of a public entry , and furnish him with every information relative to the political position of the respective partie 3 . He would leave the narration of that interview for Mr . Martin , who had returned and was then present , and go at once to the uufununate result . Mr . C . then announced Mr . Simpson ' s formal resignation , and read his friend Sallwood's addres ? , and which wa are glad to Eaywhilst it completely exonerates the Chartist Committee from ail blame , and justifies their subsequent determination—clearly traces th-3 cause to the improper interference of the Whig , Whig-Radical , and ilalthuiiau mischief-makers .
" The Late Election . —In reference to the defaulture of Mr . Simpson , the Radical candidate for Bradford , whom ihe Whigs succeeded in choking off , Mr . Stallwood , by whom he was introduced to them , has issued the following address to the electors , non-e ! ectorr , and inhabitaais of the borough of Bradford and its vicinity : — " Theseare the times that its men's souls . " from an aJdres 3 that appeared under my signature , in the people ' s own journal , ihe Xortfiern Star , to the Camists of the Uaited Q , ae « udom , and to which Bradford , as well as meat of ihe populous borouths responded , Bradford was pleased to accept William Simpson , Esq ., of Bracmoro Hcuse , Hammersmith , a 3 candidate . Implicit confidence having been placed in me , and affair
the extraordinary termination of the having prevented me introducing to you your accepted candidate , I feel that an explanation is demanded at my Lands , snd which I feel bound to give . Mr . Simpson is my personal friend , and has , 'ere now , done me many favours , for which , I trust , 1 ever shall feel grateful ; but in times like the present , private friendship must give way to the public good First , tnen , let me tell you , you do not owe your disappointment to any intrigue or dishonesty oi your committee and friends at Bradford , nor , may 1 be permitted to add , me or my friends ; on the contrary , your committee and friends , at Bradford , deserve jcur warmest commendations , having couducted this important afiair in a talented , patriotic ,
and praiseworthy manner ; the whole of the correspondence rtrdouEding co their honour , they haviog engaged to contest the ekction with care and economy . Mr . Simpson was not frightened at the enorraivy of expecte , but unfonunateiy my honest friend Simpson , { for honf-st he undoubtedly is , ) is surronnded by Whig , Whig-Radical , and Malthusian politician ?; some of those are bis intimate acquaintances . These crotchet-mongerg , the wellknown and worst enemies we have , with the continuous cry of '' Reform" on their lips , and despotism m their bosoms , hava incessantly earwig £ ed Mr . Simpson ever since they learned he was a candidate for your suffrages , on onr glorious principles . I need not tell you how well they have
succeeded . We aresiiii further in the Whig debt ; 2 et it be recorded in your note-books , in order that it may be paid wiih interest . But , my friends ^ Jif we have cause-for regret we have also cause to rejoice ; thepresect contest has called cut many unknown advoc&ies of the Charter . Proceed in your gJorious career , and as another election We shall not waiit for legally qualified candidates . L » t out associations ra ^ se an Election Fund—forthwith elect a treasurer—( and fortunately we possess a man well qualified for that ofike , to whose ringers not a particie of the money will stick)—form permanent ccrcmitkes , and then , posseting tfce means and
taking the business of the election iuto our own hands , we shall not again be di > appo . nted : acting thus independently ourselves , we shall _ obtain independent representatives , and with only six such men in St . Stephen ' s , that is to _ say , six elected by ourselves , f 1 om ourselves , we might bid defiance to the efforts of the common enemy . Then hurrah for an Election Fund . ' Hurrah . ' for Bradford aud real independence J For Bradford and our Charter , hurrah I Thanking you for the eonfideiice -50 a have placed in me , and trusting I may ever prove worthy cf the iaae , I beg leave to subscribe myself the people ' s devoted servant and friend , Edmusd STJliWOOB . "
Jlr . MaRti > " then came forward . He addressed the meeting as Caartist electors and non-electors cf the Boroofh of Bradford . He could not find within the compass of the English language , words to enable him to expres 3 himself for their kindnew , i » selecting him to represent them in Parliament . As it was usual for candidates to issue an stddress containing a statement of those principles which they were prepared to support , and as he ( Mr . M . ) bad cot had time to write one he would proceed to state , in the presenoe of that Tast assembly , the course whieh hi intended to pnr ± ue —( kear tear , an £ cheers-, )— " to se ; ure to the greater number of human beings the greatest auicunt of happines , " was in his ( Mr . M . ' s ) opinion , the first and most important step teat ought to be taken by CoTtin-
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ment , * nd as the New Poor Law had a contrary effect , it haTlnj been enacted to enable the rich to oppress tae poor ; he pledged himself , if returned to Parliament , to bring in a bill t « repeal that odious measure , aud to restore tha abbey lands , and the other property of the poor , of whieh they had been robbed by the Whigs at the time of the Protestant Reformation . ( Hear , and cheers . ) He would like-wise have all the waste lands , which are public property , farmed by the ' Government , for the good of the whole people , instead of allowing them to be inclosed for the benefit of a predacious aristocracy . { Hear , hear , hear , and loud cheers . ) The banking system , which placed in the hands of a few individuals , the entire produce of the country , to the great injury < it the labouring classes , be would do
away -with altogether , and would establish a national bank fcr the benefit ot the producer . ( Hear and cheers . ) As to the absorbing topics of religion , he would make tvery man pay towards the support of his own church , for it was -unjust to tax a man for the payment of a priest in whose doctrines he did not believe . tCheers . ) Mr . M . next proceeded to explain the Charter and advised all those who had not yet joined the National Association , to do so without £ eiay , for Baiu he , ' he who would be free himself must strike the blow . " — ( Immense cheeriDg . ) Mr . M . having been 3 ppointtd to wait upon Mr . Simpson , of Bradmore House , then stated to the meeting the result of his interview . In
juitica to that gentleman , he must admit that he was a person ¦ well qualified to represent Bradford in Parliament , but though Mr . S . was an uncompromising Chirtist , he ( Mr . M . ) was sorry to say that he had listened to the tales of an old intriguer , -whom he iJir . M . ) , from -what he hail heard , had erery reason to b& lkve tbat he had been employed , at the suggestion of the " organ of the Whig Committee , " by tlie Reform Ciub of Pall Mali ( Hear , hear . ) The intriguer was an old Malthuiian of the name of Laaiater , living at Goose Green , in Hammersmith ( laughter ); he was the person "who caused the duel to take placo between Sir Francis Burdett and a patriotic gentleman of tha name of Paul ) . ( Hear . ) He ) Mr . M . ) "would refer them to
j the 226 th page in tho Memoirs of Mr . Hunt , where ! they would have an opportunity of making themselves I acquainted with the wkoie affair , and find that it was a 1 trick of the aristocracy to rir . n Mr . Paull , who was tx-! erting himself to bring before the public the Marquis of j Wellesky ' s conduct in India by impeachment ; and bad j it not been for this Mr . Lamattr , who , it is evident , has j tliraya been a tool of the aristocracy , Mr . Sinips ^ n ' would have been in BraiifonL He < Mr . M . ) wouUl now ' aik them , after ¦ wbs . t they had heard from Mr . Clarkson '; relative to Capt . Wood , and from what he ( Mr . M . ) bad . inst stated , even if it were not expedient to turn tho Whigs out of office , would thty not be justified in joini ii-. i ; the Tories toupaet the sham Radicals . ( Yes , and cheers . )
Mr . Martin w . is put in nomination on Wednesday , as siated in our last , and tie returning officer de-¦ dared that Mr . Hardy and Mr . Martin were duly [ elected ; we have notthe least hesitation in stating that j Mr . JJ . had the preponderance in the shew of hands , I for many conscientious men amongst the orange I party held up their hands for him in addition to ' all the biue and £ retn who shewed for Mr . Hardy . ! Mr . Martin , the successful candidate , returned I thanks for his election , and afterwards addressed the conuregattd masses from Mr . Ibbctson ' s hiiitiug =, at the c ' ose of which he was chaired with due I honours , amid ioud acclamations and every possible i respect , followed by a- uumerous train of devoted ' admirers of tLe cuuse which he so nobly advocated .
In accordance with the unequivocally expressed opinions of the non electors , the Chartist voters almost to a mai ^ with the exception of ihe neutral * , piumped for Hardy , in order to expr . ss their utter detestation of SViiig domination and to convinceboth factions , at least in Bradford , that they aro by electoral and popular influence under Chartist controul . This was plainly acknowledged by both members on the declaration . Mr . Hardy returning thanks , not ouly to his immediate friends but to many electors of whom he had not a ? ked a single voe ; and Mr . Lister taunting his colleague with b ; h > i ; returned at a former election under ihe wing of his father , and at the present gaining his election by the voluntary aid of the green banner .
. We are not sorry that Mr . Lister , jun ., is substitirodforMr . Bnsfield , although the latter gentle' man voted for \ h > liberation of the " victims ; " yi > t I he was a Ru ^ seliite do-nothing-finaiity-man . Mr . i Lisrer prompts b ? : ter , and as there is ycitih on his ' side , we trust that ho will see into '' free trade ' fal-, lacie ? , and become a really useful member , and that ! Mr . Hardy will not rely upon " specious pretences " : ' to represent the wants and nishes of fli > purely ) democratic constituency ; both these gentlemen may i rely up- > n being reminded of any political deliuqucni cies they may commit . J The position of our Chartist friends at Bradford 1 assumed , not only a question of local strength , bus
; being one of tho earliest elections , the triumph i gained here by the exclusion of a mere Whig through , ' Chartist etrength , has become a national object , by j setting a noble example of independence of silly adhesion to petty faction by at once shaking off the Itrammelis of Whig delusion . I The brave men and women of Branford , ( for the ¦ fair sex cc-iitributed net a little to the glorious tri-; umph , ) hxm perfectly justifiable iu exercising their ; legitimate influence and adopting this bold , deteri mined , and decisive course , and by a fair trial of I strength , at ouce convincing both factions , that I they do indeed and in truth hold the ' balance of ; power . "
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Lamentable Scene . —Mr . P . Ratchford , an instructor of tho blind , residing in Britannia-street , City-road , gave information at the Statiou-house , Featheratoue-street , London , that a poor blind girl , named Elizibeth Clumber , had died suddenly at her father ' s house , under circumstances that called for immediate investigation . He stated that the address of her father was No . 7 Type-conrt , FmBbury , whither the inspector instantly proceeded , and on obtaining admittance he found the body of the unfortunate girl stretched on the bare floor , in a state of decomposition . Her parents were lying en each side of her ; and in another part of the room three squalid children were huddled together with scarcely a rae to cover them . A
sickening effluvia pervaded the place , and not a morsel of food or a vestige of furniture was to be found in the apartmeu t . Upon being asked the cause of the girl's death , and the wretched condition to which the family were reduced , the father informed the inspector that he had obtained a scanty subaiatancefor his family by labouring at the docks , but for somo time past he had been unable to procure work , aud they were all starving , His deceased daughter expired suddenly oh Saturday last , and to increase the horrors of his situation , his unfortunate wife was suffering under aberration ot mind . He could not account for tho suddenness of his daughter's death , as she appeared as well as her miserable situation
would admit of on the day preceding it . Mr . Leeson , the divisional surgeon of police , was sent by inspector Shackell , and upon examination he discovered some traces of congealed blood , which had Apparently flowed from her mouth and nose , but the body presented no other appearances to justify a suspicion that any violence had been offored to the deceased . Mr . Bi ; gham inquired of the inspector whether auy application for relief had been made to the parish authorities by the unfortunate family prior to the girl ' s decease . Inspector Shackell said , that from ali he could iearn they had never made known thdr wffnts to any ono . The magistrates desired the Inspector to ste Haml-in , and requested him to pay immediate attention to the case .
Never Satisfied . —Last wetk , as a gentleman iu the neighbourhood of Brampton was examining an old desk which iias stood in an oat-building for a luug tiinc , he found a small bag , which he thought was a bhot bag ; but on taking it up , the bottom came out , and to his great surprise out rolled five hundred spade-ace guineas . After Counting them , aud see-in ^ that they were all good , he said he was sorry he had not found them twenty yeava sooner , that fie mi ^ ht have had the interest on them also during that period . The Abmt . —There are six regiments ordered homo from Canada , this summer . Orders hare been issued , giving any soldier who may wish to stop in North America permissioa to volunteer his services to the following corps : —viz ., 23 d Welsh Fusileets , Bih or Kind's , 32 ud , 36 ib , and 69 th , and the 70 th , 71 st , aud two other regiments coming from the West Indies .
DuaiKG tho last fortnight there has been nearly six hundred thousand ounces of silver entered for shipment from the port of Dover , for the opposite port e-f France . The French opposition journals have discovered that Marshal Soult is not very serious in continuing or rendering s -lid the works of the great wall and ditch which are to surround Paris , whilst all his attention is directed towards the forts .
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MR . O'CONNOR AND THE LONDON COMMITTEE MEN . Tlie following is the correspondence on the subject of London Committees , ailuded to in the recent correspondence between Mr . O'Connor and Mr . HETiiERi . vGrf-N ; and which we have received from Mr . Hethkiungton ' s shopman : — " London , 14 , Wine-office Court , "Fltet-street , June 22 d , 18 U . " Sir , —Enclosed Isendtheeorresponrtencementioned in Mr . O Connor ' s last tetter to Air . Hetherington . I can assure yon that thty are truly copied , and I hope t Lty will bu inserted in the next Star . " I uiu , yours truly , " TlIOS . POWKfi . "Lmdon . October 13 . 1840 .
" Sia , —In your letter to Mrs . iTrcat , published in last week's Star , tueru is this statement advanced by you : — " That no subscription will be allowed to progress upon a large scale iu Englaud unless a London Committee is allowed , a percentage profit upon the receipts , in my account you "will find neither postage or deductions . Have you ever Been tho account of London committee ? If not , pray get one , and » ee tlie difference . " " In another pan of the same paper there is a reported conversation between you aud your publisher , in which
you are represented to have said , ' But burely , Hobson , you C 3 U understand the disappointment and mortification of the London traders at being baulked of their commission on so large a charitable a fund as a £ l , 0 U 0 —R-elJ enough to se « the splcon of the jobber tiirougu the affected sympathy of the patriot . Those very fellows would kill Mrs . Frost if they could make anything of tho hide aud fat , und would then debit her executors with the expeucts , which would be sure to exceed tae receipts . "
" Now , Sir , we deem this demands our immediate notice . We have taken part iu almost all the committees appointed for the collection of money for several years past , in London , aud aru utterly ignorant 01 ' any such base , dishonourable , and degrading practice having taken place . We therefore request that you will , at once , name the persons and tna subscriptions from which any such per centage was deiiueteu . " If there be guilt anywhere of this kind , let the persons be pointed out at once , tbat tho public may not confound the upright with the guiay , which , from your general cuarge , they may do at present . "By an tarty compliance , vou vull oblige the undersigned , "James Watson . " Richard jioure . "Hknrv MnciiELL .
" To Frargus O'Connor , Esq ., " York Castle . " York Castle , Oct . 18 , 1840 . " Gemlemen , —I should havereplied more promptly to your letter but for the absence of the Governor , who has been since Wednesday last at Waketield with debtors . His absence did not stop my correspondence , but I have au objection to any ether officer reading my letters , and , therefore , write as fow as possible during his absence . " 1 do not exactly comprehend the meaning of your appeal to me . My notica refers to Committees , yours to individuals , not one of whom was mentioned or hinted at by me , and two of whom , Mitchell and Dyson , I never before beard of . Should you desire any further
information upon the subject of London Committees generally , 1 beg to refer you to Mr . Hetherington as uiy authority , for much of what I stated , and to prevent any misunderstanding , I beg to remind him that , upon my return from Aloumouth , I went one evening to his ehop , aud found him in conversation with a person whum I supposed to be a news-vender . Upon the person retiring I observed , " Well , Hetherington , great London now conies out but poorly iu the Frost Defence Fund—only £ 100 . " " By God" said Hetherintton , " you should wonder that it is so much ! " That was just what we wera talking about They can't get Mr . , to settle biB accounts as to the National Rent Fund , the . Agitating Fund and many others in one . He is now £ 40 wrong , and we bhall have a precious blow up yet about the Di rjhest&r Labourers . "
" If Mr . Heiherinston bas auy fancy for a libel he may mention the individual , or if he procures an undertaking that tue person will not prosecute me , heshall have his name . " Gentlemen , I am quite sure that you will have no difficulty in convincing the country that your motives and actions as committee men have been pure , but it is rather too much to ask me to subject myself to an action for libel for your gratificatioa
" I find in the Star of the 9 th July , an account of the Agitating Committee which runs thus : — " Expentea of getting up meetings £ 32 ; received at ditto , £ 20 03 . ; balance to be paid by the Convention . " Gentlemen be satisfied with your own good characters , but take care in answering for all London that you do not find yourselves the worse for your too active philanthrophy . I assure you , 1 did not even hint at any person whose name appears in your letter , nor dla I hint at any individual in particular . ' ,
" I am , " Tour obedient servant , " Feargus O'Connor . "To Mr . John Cleave , 1 , Shoe-lane , Fleet-street , "London . " London , 126 , 8 trand , 0 ct . 23 , 1840 . " sm , —Your letter of the 18 th Instant , in aiuwer to one addressed to you on the joint names of several men of London , whs have for years taken au active part in ali public movements in furtherance of the people's cause , has just been handed to me ; in which I find , to my great astonishment , yon refer the gentlemen demanding an explanation of jour false imputation upon London committees to me , " as your authority for much of
what you have stated . " I fell indignant at toe gross imputation you havt indiscriminately cast upon the active committeemen of London , and 1 deny moat unequivocably that you ever had a tittle of authority directly or indirectly , from me for your unjust aspersions of the character of the men of London . I coasider that you have treated me in this instance , with great injustice , and I , therefore , in my own justification , call for an explicit statement from you , of any one London committee that ever obtained one farthing per centage profit upon any subscription they-were concerned with . You never had a shadow of authority from me for any such statement . Within my knowledge or belief there is not one instance of such a thing .
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"With singular inconsistency you tell those who called upon you to explain ycurnelf that" you uiu not exactly comprehend the meaning of their appeal to you , your notice referring to Committees not to tTidividuttls " You then attempt to justify yourself by referring to a conversation inmy shop about the conduct of an individual , Mr . Hartweli ' s alleged defalcation with the Dorchester Committee . That gentleman has , I bfliere , since given proof of hia integrity , by discharging in full all claims made upon him . " When I expressed my regret to you that he should have placed himself in a false position with the Dorcheater Committee , considering the prominent part ho bad acted , I little expected that you would have been guilty of so gross a perversion of the truth as from that circumstance , one individual's alleged misconduct , to fix a charge of peculation upon London Conmii'tees generally , for it would , in my opinion , be little less than robbery for any committee to take a free per centage upon public subscriptions .
" I deny , therefore , most emphatically , that you ever had grounds for making this sweeping charge against the men of London from any conversation with 1110 , or from any hint or expression on my part in any of our numerous conversations . I cali upon you not to reply by dashes : , but by names , times , places , and specific circumstances , that I may have a fair oppurtunity of refuting the aspersions you have attempted to cast upon myself aud others , with whom I have acted , in common with tho man of London generally . "I am , Sir , " Your obedient Servant , "H . Hetherington . " To Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., " York Castle .
" P . S . You state that you do not exactly comprehend the meaning of the j lint appeal made to you by the parties signing the former letter . This is the meaning : —the parties signing tbat letter desire you should name the committee , or of the psrsona who composed them , who ever received or proposed to receive a per centage profit upon any subscription they managed or wero concerned with—or an explicit avowal from you that you have hastily cast imputations upon men which the facts did not warrant . " London , 126 , Strand , Nov . 12 , 1841 ,
" Sir , —A fortnight has now elapsed since I -wrote to you in referenco to the charge you made against the London Committees , of receiving a per centage profit upon the public subscriptions they managed or were connected with . Having quoted my name as your authority for the above statement , I beg to know whether you received my letter dated Oct . 23 , and When it will be convenient to you to favour me with an answer . " I am . , " Your obedient Servant , " H . Hetheuington . " To Feargua O'Connor .
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BLOOD OR SUFFRAGE . When the ministry raised the flag of revolt against everything that was constitutional , and when they made a parade of appealing to the new-mado electoral body against the loss of confidence of thoir old Association ; when thoy professed a willingness to abide by the verdict which a reformed constituency should return , after a long , a patieat , and an indulgent trial , and thus set an example of obedience and constitutionality to the electoral body , the organ of their war minis t er , alive to the danger of
treasonable recommendation coming from her Majesty ' s servants , hut aho aliru to the necessity , placed the real motto of the party upon their bauners . " Bread or blood , " quoth the Globe , will be the war-cry For a long time we did not notice the abomination , nor should we now have defiled our peaceful columns with it , but for its realization in the Mancheater butchery . We now head our article , "Blood or Suffrage ; " and we do ho for the purpose , not of inducing those in quest of the Suffrage to shed blood ; bat to assure faction that by shedding blood only can they much longer withhold the suffrage , and hold power by usurpation .
The struggle for the moss iB now over to all intents and purposes ; and the Tories will have some little trouble in replenishing the trough , for , in truth their restoration just now is a God-send ; and their opponents boast may be , "As we've eat up the mess and left the trough bare , The Tories may come the day after the fair . "
This would be a consolation , if stratagem had not been exhausted , and if one tuck in the royal garment capable of being let out for Whig shelter yet remained ; but having exhausted invention , and torn expediency to tatters ; having paraded royalty till the mummory ha 8 lost its novelty , and the queen much of her dignity , we are at a loss to discover what the nest rallying cry of reform is to be .
Already has the Chronicle given tongue upon the hit that" Reform" has failed of produoing the " promised results "; we wish our friend had used the more significant term , anticipated results ^ and then we could have fully comprehended his meaning . It has failed to produce every one of ihe " promised results ;' but for nine years it haa produced , far the Whig party , all the anticipated , all the desired
all the wished for , all the intended , results—place , pension , office , and emolument have followed in its train . While it was thus working well , we heard of nothing but the lasting and mighty benefits that it bad conferred npon her Majesty ' s loving subjects , both abroad and at homo ; it was then a , "final measure ;" but , alas ! no sooner has the very machinery which it created made one single counter revolution , than we aro told that the whole isdelusion : that it never was
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a perfect pieco of workmanship ; it has disappointed , in a moment , all the wishe ? , hopes , desires , ; vtid anticipations of those who , for nine years , worshipped it as England ' s idol , and as a perfect piece of political mechanism . Well , but after all , the question , —the only question , —for solution now is , Is it ft final measure I and will the Noble Member for London now declara that " it is not a final measure ;"• and that when he said it was a final measure , he merely meant that it had insured Whig ascendancy ! This will be Lord Russeil ' s pill , which , no doubt , Lord Russell will swallow ; but he must prepare to have it preset ted to him in all sizes , shapes , and forms .
Can he now propose a measure which is to be" final * —that is , one which will renew tenure for nine years , for the benefit of his Lordship , aud hia Lordship ' a associates ? Or can he even hit upon any device by which he can confer a tenancy trow year to year aponYiis "hand-to-mouth" party ? No , ha cannot . What , then , must he do ? He mnst proclaim the Reform Bill , in its real meaning and
essence , tobea" final" measure ; and we will back , and the country will bjfk him . He must pick the pia from the bundle of straw . He mnst clear the chaff from the corn . Ho must clear the siieof the rubbish , and build his house upon a firm foundation . He must select for practice all that was valuable in the " whole Bill . " Ho musk give to the people that for which , and for which alone the people struggled , the one jewel of Reform— n »
MUST MAKE TAXATION ANF > REPRESENTATION CO-EXsive . He must do that , or be prepared to uphold a military despotism as long as a brave , starving , industrious , peace-loving , and united people will allow him . Thus , he must be prepared to withhold Reform by Blood , or to give all that the Bill promised ; for Reform meant , and Reform promi .-td . Universal Suffrage , Payment of Members , and N * Property Qualification . It promised it ; inasmuch as if A . leases to B . a portion of gronnd , in the centre of hia park , without any expressed
condition of right of approach ; and though the avenue to B . ' b house should -be tec miles long , and although it might be injurious , yet does the contTaot imply , and the law will award , a right of approach , and justly ; upon the principle that when you grant the right to anything you also giant the means of its full enjoyment . So with the Reform Bill In the equitable terms that taxation and representation ahall be co-txtensive , "we recognize the legal claim to its full enjoyment ; and we deny the right of the lessor to impede , molest , ot
disturb the lessee in his possession , by enacting a £ 0 ' 00 a year toll-bar , and a £ 300 a year toll-bar , toe tax-payers thereby destroying right of paesago to his castle . Wo also deny his right to interfere with the fulltst enjoyment of that right by making the poverty of on ? , by the constituents thought worthy of the trust , incapable' of discharging the duties of office , for a want of the means of support . In fact , a&y Suffcaga , or right , even the most extensive , may be frittered away by thus imposing barriers to its free enjoyment .
Suppose that the people had joined in tho insane and clap-trap cry for Household Suffrage , might not the practical moulders of that measure have given to it , as they have . given to the Reform Biji , the dotailstampof "WhigfiIlal ! ty ;" andafterexperimcatallsiug for nine years , mi ^ ht its supporters not the n discover that that also was not a final measure whon superior Tory tactics , wealth , organisation , and watching , added to public disappointment , had made a second transfer from Whig to Tory hands ; and may not society be thus kept in a constant alarm by a perpetual fishing for the minnows of Whig finality ?
Have we not stunned the Whigs with the assurance that any money standard of franchise , however nicely it may suit them in the outset , will , bj degrees , lapse into Tory possession , and be used fo » Tory preferment ? Have they not bad full and ample proof of the fact , in the re-action which has taken place in the constituencies of their own creation since 1837 , ( fonr years ); and , during that i . me » have they not had all' the odds of possession , royal
favour , secret service money , and all the means of suppressing the very power which gave them birth , and which they have most brutally , unscrupulously , and unmercifully applied ? and have they uofc had an unopposed reign , a clear stage and no favour , except to damn them ? and , having failed with such oddg , what now is their chance against the representatives of that body to whose decision they so confidently appealed on behalf of our beautiful young Queen ?
Will it do now to say , " We will not abide by the decision V How can they back their objection Can they say , '" The country is with us , and a large minority and the country , that is , the people , ( not the ten pound houses , ) should have more weight than a majority" ? Such may be sound doctrine ; but when one honourable gentlemen counts for more than two millions of the said people , what then 1 Why , then it will require ten millions to balance even a minority of five ! Alas . ' thess are awkward precedents established in the dying movements of the Whigs .
Well , bat the Queen may again use her constitutional prerogative , and appeal to another and a belter people ; but here again we find a stumblingblock . Who is to interfere with the royal prerogative 1 To recommend this course is unconstituti onal . Tha Tories in office won't do it . The Whiga out of office can ' t do it ; and the people cannot be admitted to the presence of Majesty ; therefore , for all these reasons , is Majesty , f * r a time , placed upon the shelf by Whig precedent . But who kuows f may-hap , as" a cat may look at a king , " the Wkigs in distress may now invite her Majesty ' s dirty subjects to present their own petitions , asking for an extension of her Majesty ' s gracious mercy on behalf of
hor unemployed ministers . Ah ! it ib a foolish thing for man to fall out with his bread and butter 1 and , in truth , our old and , violent opponents have furnished so many unfortunate precedents against free action , interference with royal prerogative , right of discussion and publication , that it will require no small tact , and , not a little drilling and training to biing the awkward squad up even as a decent reserve ; for bey ond the shafts in the " Reform " waggon they need never again aspire . We have tried them as leaders , and they kicked over the traces ; so henceforth we must put them at the wheel and run them in kicking straps , keeping them well in hand and up to the collar .
The " finality" of Lord John Russell may be thus interpreted : where opposition to Whig power commences there u finality" perishes . The Bill is " final" only so long as it confers and perpetuates that power upon Lord John and his wild associates , per fas aut nefas . The name of Whig has now perished ; and let Mr . Macauley be assured that however tight and sea worthy his bark , and however compact , united and trained his crew , which , as be says , are now likely to occupy the left of the speaker ' s chair for the next six or seven years , yet will they not receive one single cheer from outside to aid them in their " practical" afwfp / occ-Aunfinjr endeavours toreposseBB themselves of the mess ; and however phitauthropio
enduring , and patient the Indian exotic thought it necessary to appear before the Northern stoic ? , we further assure him that seven moons , much leas seven harvests , will not have passed away before 4 h « enduring constitutionalitts will make a most rabid organic charge upon the mess-pot . The Whigs will now hnd the necessity of undoing much that they have done , with the manifest intention of strengthening prerogative in the hope that they may alida unperceived into legitimacy * The constitutional mode of ouster and occupancy would be too tedious and tardy ; and hence t > . ey must abandon the old , slow , and tiresome process of notice of ejectment , and proceed at once " vi ct amis" ( with bone and arms ) to oust the present occupants from the eight of the Speaker ' s chair .
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Edward King , in the Bedford gaol , charged with housebreaking , lias two wooden legs , haviug lost hia own in the infirmary ! The Revenue . —The revenue accounts for the years and quarters ended 5 h July , 1840 and 1841 , ha \ e been published . The quarter ended . 5 th July , 1841 , as compared with the quarter ended oth July . 1840 , exhibits a decrease of £ 3 , 661 . But , taking the ordinary revenue , there is an increase of £ 14 " , G 89 . In the Cu ^ -tom . ; there is a decrease oi £ 285 . 348 , in tlie Str >> np 3 a decrease of £ 48 . 830 ;
while in the Excise thoie is an increase of £ i ' , S , ' M ) , in the Taxes £ 382 , 888 , and is the Post-office £ 19 , 000 . The year ended 5 th July , 1841 , as compared with the year ended 5 th July , 1 { J 4 O , exhibits a decrease of £ 524 , 640 ; but , taking the ordinary revenue , only a decrease of £ 287 , 407 . The decrease on the year ' s revenue 1 ? , in tfle CHstoms £ 856 . , in the PostofHoe £ 54 . 5 , 000 ; while the iijerras-e in the Excise 23 £ 431 , 0-20 , in the Stamps £ 31 1164 , and in the Taxes £ 649 471 . The decrease in tho Post-office lor the year is easily accounted for , the reduction haviug commenced with the third quarter of the y i&r ended 5 th July , 1810 .
Maxctactcring an Aristocrat A James MvNally , of 2 S * o . 13 , Wink ' o-buiJding ? , Chelsea , was charged , at a London Police Office , a few days a ^ o , wiih obtaining £ 2 . Ivs . undtr false pretence ? . Air . Taylor , the inspector , made the following extraordinary statement : —He received somo private information at the station , that a man named M'Nally was about to sel ] his child , just born , to some ladies for £ 3 , and that the money would be £ iven and infant laken away at two in the mnrnin ^ . He accordingly weat to the place where M'Nally lived , and concealed himself near the house , so as to have an opportunity of observing any person who passed in or out , and remained there above an hour without ascertaining auything more than that
the party were carousing , and that the woman who had been recently confined was lyiDg in one corner of the room . Thinking that he might have been misinformed as to the exact time at which the bargain was to be concluded , he knocked at the door , and called M'Nally out , and put certain questions , which drew from him the admission that , about three weeks ducc , a youn £ lady aud an elderly lady called at his house , and made proposals to purchase the child with which his wife was then about to go to bed . She consented , and the price agreed upon for the infant was £ 3 . The young lady , who was dressed stoutly , and who was made to appear in the last stage of pregnancy , declared it would be necessary Ehe sheuld have tha child the very day it was .
born , and ahhou « h they ( M'Nally and his wife ) would never see it a ^ rain they might feel confident it would be handsomely provided for , as , if it were a boy , it would from the moment of its birth be entitled to the sum of £ 300 per year , and if a girl , £ 200 . The Iadie 3 called two or three times , and expressed much anxiety as the time approached for the child to bo born , the elderly lady recommending strong exercise to accelerate the birth . On a further question or two beiDg put by the inspector , M'Nally said the timo at which he was to receive the bundle and give up the child was three that morning , ^ hen bo was to meet the ladies in SloaDe-street . Mr . Taylor immediately ordered a constable in plain clothes to watch the parties ,
which he accordingly did , and about a quarter to three M'Nally left his house with a bundle and proceeded to Sloane-strcef , where he was met by two ladies , who , after two or three moments of hurried conversation , gave him £ 2 10 s . M'NaHy then refused to give up the child , aud the ladies called a policeman , and gave him into custody ibr obtaining ihe £ 2 10 s . under false pretences , and he was brought to the station . The lady who charged the prisoner waa Mrs . Ellen Andrews , of 38 , Commercial-road , and that of tho lady with her Sarah Smith . Circumstancea which had since transpired induced him to believe that the name 3 and residences were both false . The object of the prisoner appeared to have
been to get the money . He had altered bis mind about parting with the child . Mr . Burrell declared , that , in the whole course of his experience he had Dever met wiih a case like this . The peculiarity of the circumstances left him fair gronnd to suspect that this child was to be palmed npon some person as suppositions issue of one of tho ladies . There wa 3 no charge against the prisoner , but h « would have him be for the futnre most careful how he lent himself to assist in frauds of this description . Persons of vreakh did , occasionally , adopt children oi poorer persons , bat it was never done in this way , and the feeling in his mind , from the account given , was , that some very scanda ! ou 3 trick had been contemplated . The prisoner was then liberated .
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" York Castle , Nov . 17 . " Sic , —You . Kiu&tnot&ttaibut » iny silencetoany desire to treat your communication with disrespect , but the fact is , that ; I gave the only answer which I can give , in my former letter ; and in yours , which is very clever , as you dislike the wurd " artful , " you throw upon me the charge of having upbraided Hartwtll with a defalcation in the Dorchester Labourers' Account , the fact being that I did not know that you hinted at him when you made the remark , in addition to the Agitating Committee and National Rent Fund . It was you who mentioned the defalcation in the two latter accounts and not me ; and itwasnota private tiansaction by auy means . Yuu must be aware that iu an epistolatory squabble you would have ruucli the a < lv : ui > : igf over me , as you can w . itowhat you please , while I axi tiud by rules and iun not allowed t © write anything rf fleeting upon any one ' s character , though I got many letters reflecting upon my own .
" You appear to forget that , in my letter to Leech in July last , when speaking of London committees , L said that no observation was to be supposed to attach to Cleave or Hetherington , and yet you take it all to yourself , as the otlier five appear satisfied with my explanation . If you require a negative or an affirmative , I give it freely , and at once say that I do net think you capable of doing an unfair act , aud I am at a loss to know the drift of your letter . It appears by Mr . Hartwell's letters , relating to Mrs . Urown of Birmingham , tbat he has already suffered fnmi misrepresentation , aud those letters were published before our correspondence took pir . ee ; therefore , neither you nor I can he the authors of that ; 1 stui holding opinion of London committees in general , but capable , I hope , of making a distinction between the gouJ and the bad . Good God ! did I not frequently object to the immense posters ( not yours ) paraded in the Convention Room tor calling meetings in mere pot housas , and admired for their size . " I am , " Yout obedient Servant , " Fea . rgus O'Connor . " To Mr . Hetherington .
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" December 4 th , 1840 . " Sir , —We have seen your letter to Mr . Het her ington . and beg to undeceive you as to our being satisfied with your first letfer to us . Such 1 b not the fact . " The matter in dispute is this . You have charged the London Committees mill taking a pet contage on tha subscriptions they have collected for public purpose ? . We have , individually and collective ^ , been connected with nearly the whole of the subscriptions carried on in London for several yeaw past , and we deny the truth of your charge .
" We request , therefore , from you , a statement of the subscription or subscriptions , with the name or names of tbe persons constituting mch Committee or Committees guilty of tho dishonest acts you have imputed to them . And , in the absence of such proof on our part , we require you to give a public contradiction through the same channel ( the Northern Star ) as conveyed the charge to the public . " Whatever opinions you may entertain of London Committees , as regards public proceedings , Ib quite another matter : in this case , you have made a direct charge against them all , and we ask for proofa ; and , in the absence of this proof , we leave the public to judge what value attaches to yout opinion , good or bad . " We are , Sir , " Yours , < fec , "J . Watson , &c . &c . " To F . O'Connor . "
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