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OX THE RELEASE OF MB . 0 "CO >*>* OB The glorious flig of liberty Fle&ts on the breeze again , There let it wave—O'Connor ' s free , O'Connor ' s come again , To lead us on to Ticwry , And break the tyranfg chain . They said a prison's dungeon cell His lion heart -would tame ; They found he vas invincible , O'Connor ma the same ; His deeds shall after ages tell , And bless his patriot name .
They'll bless his name and courage bold , That dar'd the tyrant ' s rage , Who fearless did through heat and cold The people ' s battle -wage , And kept his spirit uncontroll'd , Thoneh eoop'd in prison cage . He ' s left stone cell , and iron bar , To walk abroad in light , And rays of freedom from his Star , Shall skim so fierce and bright ; They'll scatter tyrants , wide and far . And we shall shine oar right . W . X . S ; rt- 7 ih , iSil .
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^ . THE GOVERNMENTS ADDRESS TO THE WORKING CLASSES . Eow now : ye blustering , discontented knaves , Who claim the title of industrious bees , TThit would ye hare ? ye groTelling base-bom slaves , To dare to intermpt the public peace , TTith threats of daggers , torches , pikes , and staves , With which you would compel us to release You from the easy yoke which sits so light , And grant you-what yon vainly call your right TThst tho" the mountain fastnesses may ring With your mad shouts for justice , and tho' your Seditious leaders may still fondly cling To the false thought that our dtfeat is sure , W « laugh to scorn your harmless threatening , Your war / , of union rer . dtrs us secure , "We disregard your hypocri ;" : cal petitions , * Tis not our interest to alter your conditions .
lo alter your conditions , did we say / Tils traitors ! that shall neTer be , we swear ; What would ye hare . ' feave we no : thrown away The ease of private life for your welfare . Do we not always your commands obey , When to object , requires a greater share Of moral conrate , than we can command , Oi , xchei . unanimously you demand . Tsis be £ 5 tiE £ wretches , we again would ask , Why with your stations are ye discontent . ' Is to support the state so hard a t * £ k , That you would our extrivagaEC-e prevent ? Or would jzu a ' ways in the sunshine hzSk , Asilive in i-ileress , that yen present Petitions so unmeaning , there is scares a line , Which , for our x . Dilefs sake , we'd raiher not de :
Should not the . s ew Poor Law your thank 3 ennge Hsve we cot r ran ted all yoa coald desire .-PrsTided bastiies , to which , when eld age O ' ertaies you , you may quietly retire , And there remain , until you quit the staae Of mortal life ; which should your heart ' s inspire With lore and grarirude for us , who ne ' er neglect , The interest of those we ' re chosen to protect . Are we not lab-Duriug ia the grand defence Of our beloved country's brilliant fame ; Are we not willing , at a moderate exnence , To slaughter thost * who now dispute our cliim , Axd right to poison them , when common s ^ nse Should tell them ' tis a sin and deadly shame , To manifest sush pagan impudence , but We Will make them take our poison for their tea . Cease then of our exactions to comt > lain ,
Tis myioesa to pretend ye are oppress'd , 2 »" or dare t-o question our just right % j drain Tour pockets , any fashion we like best With us alone such matters should remain , And shall ; for we're resohred to arrest , Imprison , and severely punish , those Prbsurcptaous villains , who cur trkks expose-Tes , let these mad , mis-named patriots sprea-1 Their absurd notions , and your wrongs relate , But let tiem our seTere resentment drcs-i , For they shall shortly feel the crushing weight Of cur aroused vengeance , tho ' ' tis said Tou will such gross injustice reprobate , And break their bonds , which sough : cia rivet , save Tour base neglect ut the advice they gave , Toui-peUy opposition we delv ,
And your request we fearlessly reji-ct , Tour glorious cause -so call'd shall shortly die ; Its death-blow shall be dealt by your neglect . "Then may we safely our plunder erjoy , We gzzs -with pleasure on tie beghi prospect , BelievilfifVe can frustrate your des . gn , Jjn ' . V . tcrpsis .- ^ heart and tjul you > An . W . J Xirerpoo . . * The Chinese .
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THE FLEET PAPERS . YWntlcTi / or out ! a >! , lit ! excluded l- j press of
matter . ' ] Mr . Oastler continues , in this weekly outpouring fcf his o-stb good feeling and jus : spine " , ( despite his Toryism , ) to enunciate sentiments and oner advice ( the result of great experience and deep investigation ) which it will be well for England and her people if : he present Government lend a willing es . r lo . and be prepared to act upon . In the number for this dsy we 5 nd the following excellent remarks cpon the petition of several of the immediate and pressing questions of the day , 2 nd which we extract a ; length : — " The question—the universal question now raised in every boson : is , ' What ought the new Government to do : ' Masy subjects press 02 the mind when this qu-: stk-n ia asked—i ^^ ny ¦ which , in the short sjace of one letter , ; : would fc = iaoossiblt ta mentiun . I : seems to
cs , how ever , that two questions have beer , stttlcd by tha pe-oj- ' e of England it the last election ; and if i ; be tree thitthe Qu—a is conitinitional ' . y L . und as all parties acknowie ^ gr to change her Mi ^ Uurs when thsir ^ . bisursi ^ r * disapproved by her peojis'srejresentatives , = d raust it be the c- -nstitutio 2 al duty tf Parliazer : tc- obey the will of their constituents , vfh ^ nevei that will is r ^ arffes : £ j j urdesL-. tle . " There can be no dou " : t that the question propounded ty her Msi-jty to her people was , ' Are you for free triie : ' I : is equally certain that ertrj exertion was iLsue , every ariuiarEt was used , every exc :: isg iiiilucc-Eent was ctiered , to periuaie the ceo-.-le to answer
'Tes : ' Stiil , despite the ir . ojt itr = rt : jus t 5 " -.-rts tf the free trace party , \ h ~ asswtr reversed to fc-. r Majesty was ' >* " ¦ —in cc-rse-qaecce cf -n-hich , the Q ^ e en has ciicharged h = r fr = e tra . de > Ii =- > . - ^ rs I : cannot , therefore , be too n :-s ; h i ~ rsquire P .. ri : a : ^ ei : t a'so to attend to the consti : ut :.-Ea :: y Jeclarci ^ M .: th _ - people . Th = fcvils of frri trsJe are exhititrJ :- th ^ facts that the tore fortijUi trade we have _; . sVr fo cpertitiou , the core we lose , the poorer Tre beo-i ^ e , ana the less wages we pay . Thus ha" : e facts jr-jTei . vrhat common 5 tnse iss so lesg taught tha : poverty is the consequence of uxrestraiL . ed Cuiiipetit :-. '— The t = w Uiiiisters ought , therefore , to abandon the s ;<; : rn : cf free trade , tlse "why have the Whigs been driv-n _ ut ?
" Tnere is , howertr , ar ^ : i-r futject npon they were not questioned , but 0- ¦ Ehi ^ h it is adm : tteJ 03 aJJ haids that the people have declared their will—namely , tie Xew Pc ? or Law . Upon that point there has been reither j / nor Ivi . Th = reir Ministers w :: l , therefore , if they ltw wise , ard resolve to walk in the l : sht of the Constitution , repeal the New Po ^ Law , isd return to thr g ; ori . u = itzi of Zlizibeth . "It w .. uld rot be wise to modify the former , Tj pretend to socify the hateful tking , is parieyicg with Satan , for it is the Devil ' s work . The very Ciine of it is ec odiu ; , that it > cue to the insulted sz-i ontrasea fcrhsgs cf the u . v .: ^ e , that i : be f . r ever obliterated . " TL « i ,- sa vms , " what will you &o with the tastiles ' : " That is r . o business of mine ; let those who bttilt them answer it , or , at once pell them down , leaving not ore stone upon another . The sooner ihe whole thing is forgotten the better . A mistake upvn the Xew Poo ; La-ff w ; i ; j . r . f- ^ ts . 1 to the n = ^ v 3 iiiLtcr 5 . Com-T " t **?• ¦ pi i 1 £
r , v a -. c ___ __ •* - . ..- » ¦' - ' " K- 'Se : s or .. v ceeciul to uiicover , that if we use to have thr > -tw P _ .. . Law , the >' ew Poor Law JlinLstcrs tave brt- ^ ;^ : ; v trcited—if // .: ; . ' I * a g ^ d ^ nasvic , t > f Ui - Vrugs must be good Ministers . '" ^ ^^ --i " .-whit is SirKobeit Per-Vrj / rirS .- j opini ..-c- ; noting j B - _ rx . c - ^ thia the fiiCl i tb ,. u -j _ . p = vp-es ^ hitr = d t _ . the >* ew P ^ r Law wlaeh has give ^ , " * ° S' a n . cj . Tity . If his supporters have ue-- ^^ ed the pcojle by iheir e ' . ectior . ceiiiig adcre ^ ies , Sir ^ woul d hsvg j-rt-Ttd his wisdem bv refu * ing . : ' ~ Tj : ± T 1 tha : ci ? e , the re-acrioa mmt te
• ± Li ne-w Crovemment will , if its members arc wise , veaiep aaj imporerisb the nation eu m-re by emigra-^ -- ^ " rut , on the ccEtrary , they will vSl-t every inuuee-^¦^ -t t . _ . ZftrSu ^ . ' Lt and encourage the people to locate on f-ejar-i . Brawing the ' -turplus populatiuii , " as fast as < - ~ ij j-ruiently can , out wf the n . aaufacturir . g towns , ^^¦ - ^ us restore the j ust proportion of the creation of Tfea-th , by gnduaily r ? d :: ; i ,. j the quantity o : uur manui&c . ures , until they are equalled bj lie vlcijiind , and by I '\ * j- -. oar agriculture , so as U- retJi the demand , ? "~ ^ f - n ^ eet the pressing wants of the people . V »' e ^ ve - izni enough for all we nerd in England , Scotland , » a . rs , and Ireland , tut vre Lave foolishly with-^^ " ^ the hands ; zs . 1 , consequently , v > e are iuinn : the VViki
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" If our new Ministers are constitutional , they will , of course , repeal the Rural Police Act , abandon ths scheme of centralization , and restore the local system of management . In other wards , they will abandon the insane Whig notion of governing tte people by force . It is futile any longer to attempt to keep the people in awe by force and coercion—it ia against the genius of their laws , and the spirit of the Constitution- The presence of force implies injustice . 11 The Ten Hours * Fsctsries Regulation Bill they cannot refuse , when the evidence of its necessity has been so often pro-red before Parliament , and it is remembered that Sir Robert Feel ' s father was the first who
introduced it , nor can they safely neglect to protect the labourers from the power of wealthy selfishness . This subject is obtaining more and more importance in the minds of the well-disposed manufacturers . They feel that something must be done by law to prevent the wasting influence of nuJTersal competition . They are well aware , that all our great statesmen recoil at the very thought , still they feel that something must be done to prevent the cruel and selfish from getting rich by any means , regardless of the miseries occasioned to their work people , and the loss sustained by all who wish to give a fair day's wages for a fair day ' s work .
" The question or some restraint upon machinery , is , I am happy to say , forcing itself upon our manufacturers , and they say , ' Parliament must interfere . Tfce approach to free trade has had one good effect—it has proved its unsoundness , by emptying the pockets of hundreds who were formerly its admirers . " " There are many other subjects which require the immediate attention of Parliament , which I have no room to mention , but wkich , in due time I shall place before you in the Flee ' . Papers . It ia self-evident that the case of the working classes must now be seriously considered , with a view to their amelioration . I shall ever be ready to aid in that labour . "
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THE GRAMMAR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRULY MADE EASY AND AMU STNG . BY THE INVENTION OF THREE HUNDRED MOYEABLE PARTS OF SPEECH . By George Mvdie . London : J . Cleave , Shoe Lane , Fleet-street . This is a grreat effort toward 3 the accomplishment of a good work—the disentanglement of the Grammar of onr beautifully simple language from the mass of rubbish which has been so mixed with and wrapped round it , by the pedantry of authors , ss to deter many minds from undertaking the study of it , and , to present to many others a web so thoroughly ravelled as to bid a successful defiance to their capacities .
I ; is the shame cf English literature that iviih a language the most ? : mple of any in existence , and , notwithstanding its great copiousness , requiring fewer rules for its construction than any oihez , ire-are nationally igpoT&ni ot Us mechanism ; and we perfectly a ^ ree with the opinion of Mr . Mudie that this national evil ia in & great measure owing to " the unnecessary parade which is usually made by the authors of ' School Grammar ; , ' by their utterly useless and contemptible exhibition of frivolous , because already well known and well understood , information , on the one hand , and by tkeir ostentations display of almost equally useless refinements and distinctions , "on the o ; tier ; as if the primary and ultimate objects of the authors had been to terrify and subdue ibe spirit , axd to perplex and overwhelm the understanding of the students ,
by the array of everything likely to inspire tkcm with the coLviciion of the impossibility cf their ever comprehending a subject which has hitherto been rendered , by ibe mod * of treating it , so abstract , and apparently both complicated and vast . " * * * * l ' Rendering it no wonder that , after Grammar has been pretended to be taught by the ordinary methods of the school-books , the pupils , generally speaking , though they have been forced 10 go through the drudgery of cQmni ; un > $ to memory a ? ei of unintelligible rules , find that they literally know nothing whatever of that Grammar which the = o-cailed rules should have made plain to them ; and that , if any of them ever do know anything of Grammar in their afterlives , that knowledge they owe not to the » oicj ' z . ? a 7 < . ' expounders of the science , but to their oivn subsequent researches . "
In another portion of his preface Mr . Mudie observes , very truly , " that every instance in which children are forced to mumble and dwell upon uiiiutellible jargon , not only was ' i-s but depresses th-ir energies—has a direct tendency to stultify and even to paralyze their men : al faculties , and assuredly £ ; ls them vcith loathing and abhorrence of those very tasks which , if they car . not always bo Tendered delightful , should at " ! e 3-t be divested of everything calculated to make them unnecessarily disagreeable . 'Twere better to introduce an improved game at marbles into the .-chool-room , than to tta-.-h anything there that can be as w-:: l or better acquired out of doors ; and it would be wi .-er to dismiss a class altogether , than to attempt ' caching what the pupils are unable to under .-tancl , or even w :. at requires . very seTere efforts of the mind for its apprehension . "
In seeking to remedy the many mischiefs of tht method generally adopted in teaching grammar , Mr . Mudie has Very propi-rly endeavvured to < hv-.-.-t his book of repuisivene > s . By the ingenious ciev : ce of "' move-able parts of speech "—an adaptation of ! :: . well-known plan of convtrsauon cards—he give ? an amusing plaj fulness to the study which cannot i ' aiitowuik well en the young iuind . Mr . Mudie claims the honour < .- ; " having invented these " moveable pans of speech . " We are ho : disposed 10 be captious or lo detract anything from the merits of a good performance , and snail , therefore , not dispute this ei&im , though tr . e principle—being precisely that 01 the conversation cards , the geographical d := sec ; ion maps ; and the amusement puz z ' res which have been h > n ^ familiar to the nursery of the " upper auu niicck- ' classes 0 ; society—is
cerisiiily nut new , " &u-i the present mude of applying t ;; a : principle was tuggerted by the writer of thi .-ijotiee , in various public lectures on the science of Grammar , delivered tithe or uine y- ar ago . It is yery possible , however , that Mr . Mudiemaybavenever heard , or hearti of , ti . e ^ c lecture ; as it is certain , that iheir author had never beard of Mr . Mudie or L > : s book ; bu that the merit of originality may be and we have- no oonbt is , as effectually his own a ? if the plan of having " moveable part of speech" had never been mooted or thought of by any person bu : himseli . We are sorry to observe that Mr . Muaie stili retains the absurd and irrational nomenclature of our common .-ehooi grammars ; though he afi rms its defectivenfcrs . ile also adheres to the " nine parts of speech , " ar . d the six tenses of vhe verb , with their fvolish designations , and to all the nonsense a . bo \ n moods and participles .
He aims rather at simplifying the means of attaining to an adequate knowledge of the system of Grammar commonly laid down and received , than effecting any considerable improvement in the system . This j ^ vut objection to the otherwise estimable grammar of Mr . Cobbett , who did that for the aduk person which Mr . Mudie has here done ( or the child—placed ichal is cxi / ed " the grammar of our language perspicuously before the student . In all the mere elements of the language which can
oe exemplified by his moveable words or parts of speech our author has gone far towards annihilating much of the mystery hanging over the whole matter in ordinary books ; though we are sorry we cannot afford so much praise to the philosophical depar . ment of his work . This , however , is a great achievement , and we very cordially recommend to all parents and teachers who are determined to adhero to the " nine parts of speech , " Mr . Mudie ' s very pleasant and amusing mode of teaching their children how to use Uwm .
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Royal AniiLLEBY—General Obdjeh , Sept . 8 th . —Lieutenant General Lord Vivian cannot quit the ordance department , over which he has had the honour of presiding during a period of six years , without expressing to all those belonging to it the greatest satisfaction he has had in carrying on tho service in conjunction with them . It is a pleasure to him to bear his testimony that he has ever found all in their respective offices discharging the duties
attached to them with zeal , ability , and efficiency . To the ordnance military corps , Lord Vivian would especially address himself . Many years of military service had afforded htm opportunities of brooming acquainted with their merits and witnessing the excellent conduct of the officers and men of the royal artillery and royal engineers ; a more intimate connection with them confirming him in the high opinion he had previously entertained . In now parting from them , he ventures te express his sincere and earnest hope that they will ever be found pursuing the same course which has acquired for them their present high character , and ever be equally distinguished ! for their gallantry in the field , and their loyalty to their Sovereign . —( Signed ) H . D . Ross , colonel , deputy adjutant-general .
Frightful Accident on the Bristol and Exeter Railroad . —On the arrival at the I 3 ridgewater terminus , on Saturday last , of the four o ' clock afternoop train from Bristol , the engine which brought down the train was employed , after the passengers had left the carriages , in removing the train from the down line' to the other . To effect this transfer it is necessary to remove tho carriages from the station to a point on the line about 150 yards distance , where proper means are provided for transferring carriages from one line of rails to the other . Between that point and the station is a crossing for coaches , &c , over the rails ; tho engine had already transferred some carriages from the down to the up line , and was returning for others , with its tender in
front , when , on arriving at the crossing , the Exquisite stage-coach , with passengers for Exeter , was in the act of passing over the rails . The tender struck the fore part of the coach , which it shivered to pieces . The hind wheels , with a part of the body of the coach , were forced off the line by the violence of the shock , and fell over , while the passengers were scattered about in every direction . The horses , from the complete smash of the coach , were liberated ^ and reaped w ith but little injury . Six persons arelnore jfr fqsa injured . Mr . Burford , of Bristol , one of the pasS * engerp , " witT " removed td th « -Clarence Hotel , where he is suffering under a concussion of the brain , and other internal injuries . His head was so jammed under one of the wheels of the tender , that he could not be extricated until tho engine was
baoked ; another inch and his skull would have been crushed to atoms . Johns , the driver of the Exquisite , and Hatchwell , the well-known coachmaa to the Sheriff at the assizes , are both seriously mangled . The other passengers have escaped with some serious bruises ; but Ann Gore , a poor old woman of 73 , who had just crossed the railroad , was caught by the falling coach , and is not expected to survive . Sho was taken to the Bridgewater infirmary , when it was found that both bones of one leg were broken close to the ancle joiut , a considerable portion of the ? kull laid bare , and a frightful contusion over one of the temples . She has continued , with slight intermissions , in a hi ? h state of delirium , and cannot be expected to recover . We cannot learn that the least blame can be justly attached to the driver of tho engine .
Disgraceful Affair in the Queens Bench Prison . —At Union-hall , on Thursday , Robert Newman , a debtor in the (^ nen ' s Bench Prison , was brought up by habeas , on an alleged chargo of indecently assaulting James Haggett , an inmate of the same gaol . From the complainant's statement it appeared , that he wa 3 a tortoiseshell comb-maker , and had been incarcerated in the above gaol , between four and five months ; that on a recent occasion he was accosted by the prisoner , who spoke to him 011 the subject of making a leaden comb to prevent his hair from turning grey . On that occasion the accused invited him into his room to smoke a pipe of tobacco , and conducted himself in such a manner , as to convince the complainant that ho was a man ot
improper character . On another occasion tho defendant behaved in a similar manner , and the complainant determined on exposing the practices of such a man , informed a person of tho name of Darroll o ^ the circumstances ; and it was agreed between them , that on the next visit to defendant's room Darrell should conceal him * elf underneath the bed , in order to witness the conduct of the alleged delinquent . Agreeably to this intention the complainant went to the defendant ' s apartment , and , while Darrell was underneath the bedstead , the defendant proceeded to act in such a manner towards complainant as to justify thu present accusation ; at which moment Darrell started from his hiding place , and witnessed the assault , which was described , but was of a nature
unfit , for publication , it was further stated by thy complainant that on th « last occasion of the alleged assault he made an alarm while in tho defendant ' s room , and that several persons came Jo the spot , and tho aggressor was dragged out into the lobby and beaten by some of the other prisoners , who were about to inilict summary vengeance upon him , 8 nd pitch him head-foremost into tho large water-closet of the gaol , had it not been for the interference of some of the officers of the prison . Darrell confirmed the complainant ' s evidence , and said that on his rushing out from beneath the bedstead the defendant begged for mercy and forgiveness . Other witnesses gave testimony of their having been attracted to the spot by
hearing the affray in tho defendant's room , and of having witnessed the disordered state of hia clothes on their entrance . The complainant , and also the principal witness , Darrell , nnderwent a rigorous cross-examination by Mr . Locke , in the course of which they said that they were acquaintances , and that they were both confined as prisoners in the above gaol , for offences committed by them at the election of bridgemaster , and that indictments had been found against thum . Darrell admitted that he had been imprisoned in Giltspur-street Compter , and had been fined £ . 5 for assaulting a female , but be had no remembrance of ever having been charged with uttering unlawful coin , or of having swallowed three base half-crowns to prevent detection . Mr . Locke contended , that the evidence of such men could not be received with any degree of safety , particularly as such charges were so easily trumped up , and so difficult to be disproved by the unfortunate
persons who happened to be the accused parties . In the course of the examination the defendant ' s trousers were produced , to show the state in which they were torn , and he declared that it was done by the complainant , in order to induce a belief that he ( defendant ) had exposed his person . The defendant , who is a man of respectable appearance , declared that it was a foul conspiracy got up against him , and he complained that he had been most shamefully used on the occasion , and was determined on instituting proceedings against his assailants . Mr . Cottingham said , that notwithstanding the credit of the two principal witnesses was impugned , stilt their evidence was supported by the testimony of other persons who could have no motive in coming forward . Tho Magistrate then adjudged the defendant to enter into bis own recognizance of £ 500 , and find two sureties of £ 250 , to answer the charge at the SoseioDB .
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A Stbanoe Execution . —In the year 183 o , a sow ate part of the child of a day-labourer of Falaise , named Janet . This acci 4 eirt reached the ears of the judge , who cond « mjn « d _ Jthe animal to suffer imblibijrtbepeDsTryn&f retSfratron , as ~ pTesciibed by law ; Thefaee andone ;« srni : of the child had been devoured : thesow was mutilated in the same man * ner , and then -. hanged by the * xeoutioner in th ' e public place , amidst a concourse of people . The judge presided at the execution oa horseback , with a feather in his hat . The father was forced to attend , by way of punishment , for not taking proper care of his child . The culprit , whea brought to tbegaltows , waB dressed like a man , wore a waistcoat , breeches , and gloves , andahuman-mask before her snout . — Excursions in Normandy . ¦ . .:
Terrible Conflagration . —Twenty-five Houses Destroyed . —On Thursday last , about one o ' clock in the afternoon , a dreadful fire happened at Fordington , a small Ullage situated a few miles from Dorchester , which we regret to state extended to a frightful magnitude , and occasioned destruction to no fewer than twenty-fife houses , arid property £ 0 the amount of some thousands' of pounds , It appears -that $ he flre originated on ' the' premises occupied by a baker , named Anstey , situated in the centre of "the \ village , and * the 1 flamesi were JBjpb * discovered rftgfnrfrom ^ hefhatchedT tjof of the bakenonae , ' 'which aflj j fttd the dwelling at the back , and also a . brewKroSftSelbngihg to the Union Arms Inn , in the same street . On the alarm being given ,
several of the inhabitants mounted on to the roof , and attempted , by throwing buckets of water over it , to stop the progress of the fire , but inconsequence of the dryhessof the thatch , it was impossible to do so , and in the course of a few minutes the premises were in a body of flame . Within five minutes after , the dwelling-house and the brewery of the Union Arms caught , and from thence the work of devastation extended with frightful rapidity to a row of dwellings two stories high , tenanted by respectable families , in the rear of those buildings ; and in a short time four of them were levelled to the ground . The engines belonging to the village were brought to the scene shortl y after the commencement of the fire , and were put into play , but their services were
of little utility , owing to the scanty supply of water , and the , result was the destruction of the whole , of tha ahofS-mentioned premises , amounting to twelve brick buildings . The excitement that prevailed throughout the village was beyond measure great , and the scene on the immediate spot amongst the inhabitants was of a most heart-rending description . People were running about in the wildest confusion , saving what property they could snatch from the flames . About three-quarters of an hour after the discovery , four engines arrived from Dorchester , accompanied by a detachment of soldiers belonging : to the 9 th Lancers , with a party of the officers of the regiment , and were shortly followed by other
engines from Stafford . By that period the fire had extended to five houses in a line with the premises where it commenced , a ni at three o ' clock other houses had ignited , and very quickly became a heap of ruins . Tho conflagration raged with great violence for many hours after , and the military were unable to check it 3 progress until three houses were pulled down , which cut off the communication ; and , but for their powerful assistance the greater portion of the village would have been reduced to ashes . The number of families burnt out is reported to be forty-five , most of whom are fortunately insured . The amount of propert y des troy ed is very considerable . No lives were lost .
Effects of Railways . —A statement of the income and expenditure of the turnpike trusts in England and Wales , which has been printed by order of the House of Commons , will show , in reference to those counties which are more or less intersected by railroads ( for the year 11339 ) , how the income of those trusts has been affected . In Bedfordshire the ncome in 1830 amounted to £ 12 , 599 , and ihe total expenditure to £ 12 , 914 , leaving a deficiency of £ 315 . In Barkshire the total income was £ ; 8 , 3 *) 2 , aud the expenditure £ 17 , 1 . 31 . In Buckinghamshire the income amounted to £ 14 , 838 , and the expenditure to £ 16 , 1 DO , leaving a deficiency of £ l . 3 Gl . In Cambridgeshire , the total income was £ 15 , 123 , and the
expenditure £ I 4 525 r In Cheshire , the income amounted to £ oO , 8 o 4 , and the expenditure to & 52 , 015 , leaviug a deficiency of £ 1 , 161 . In Derbyshire the income amounted to £ 40 , 997 , and the expenditure to £ 42 , 800 , leaving a deficiency of £ l , y 03 . In Durham the income amounted to £ 32 , 612 , and the expenditure to £ 32 , 204 , leaving a surplus of only £ 40 { J . In Essex the income amounted to £ 31 , 4 ( 50 , and the expenditure to £ 31 , 729 , leaving a deficiency of £ 269 . In Gloucestershire the income was £ 78 , 339 , and the expenditure to £ 81 , 594 , leaving a deficiency of £ 3 . 255 . In Hampshire the income amounted to £ 26 \ 957 , and the expenditure to £ 27 . 978 , leaving a deficiency of £ 1 , 021 . In Kent the income amounted to £ Gl , 721 , and the expenditure to £ 60 , 9 ( 54 .
In Lancashire tho income amounted to £ 140 , 822 , and the expenditure to £ 139 , 28 !) . In Leicestershire , the income and expanditure were respectively £ 25 , 250 and £ 23 , 772 , and in Lincolnshire , £ 31 , 274 and £ 33 , 574 ; leaviug a deficiency in the latter county of £ 2 , 300 . In Middlesex the deficiency amounted to about £ 2 , 418 . In Northamptonshire the deficiency was no less than £ 4 , 4 J 3 . In Oxfordshire the income was £ 23 . 680 , and the expenditure £ 22 , 006 . Jn Shropshire the deficiency of income was about £ 2 , 595 . In Somersetshire there was a surplus of £ 578 . In Staffordshire the income amounted to £ 58 , 128 , and the expenditure to
£ 59 , 752 . In Surrey the income was £ Gl , 000 , aud the expenditure £ 63 , 578 , leaving a deficiency of £ 2 . 578 . In Warwickshire the income was £ 28 , 885 , and the expenditure £ -. 28 , 384 . In Worcestershire the tho income amounted to £ 42 , 824 , and the expenditure to £ 35 , 820 . In Yorkshire the income amounted to £ 201 , 438 , and the expenditure to £ 199 , 107 , leaving a surplus of £ 2 , 331 . Thus , of the above twenty-four counties , there aro no less than twelve in which the income is exceeded by the expenditure . These statements furnish a curious addition to the history of railway travelling and its effects in this country .
Dreadful Calamity—Four Lives Lost . —On Saturday morning , between tho hours of one and two o'clock , a frightful accident , attended with circumstances of an extraordinary nature , occv . rred on the river near Southwark Bridge , by which four persous lost tlieiv lives . It appears that the Orion , an iron steamer which runs between Ipswich and Loiiduii , and tho Pearl , Gravesend steamer , were moored near Southwark Bridge 011 Friday evening , and several men belonging to both vessel ;! went ashore to obtain refreshment , and also to hiivo a gamo at pkittlcs at the George , public-house , Bankside . Among them was a man named Hubert Clarkson . residing at Ipswich , an invalid , vr } : o possessed an income of about £ 200 a-ycar , and was in the habit
of p ; oing up and down the river in the Orion , and spending a great part of his tiinu in the steamers . He appeared in a very low and desponding state when he came ashore , and said ho would make away with himself . On reaching tan public-house his companions endeavoured to rally him , and began ringing and joking with him , aud begged him to be cheerful . Clarkson , however , continued in the same melancholy condition , and told bis friends to acquaint a female at Ipswich , when they returned to that place , that she woHld never see Ro ' oort any more . At a late hour Clarkson procured some laudanam and 6 wallowed a quantity of it , which his friends prevented taking effect , by giving him emetics , brandy , and other liquids . At half-past
one o ' clock the party , seven in number , four of whom belonged to die i'earl , and the remainder to the Orion , proceeded to B .-nkside stairs opposite the Welch Trooper , where \ ho . Pearl's boat was lying , for tho purpose , of returnirg to their vessels . It was agreed that four of th ^ m should first proceed to the steamers , and return with tho boat for the other three . Accordingly four persons , including Clarkson got into the bout , which pushed off , but they had not proceeded more than ten or twelve yards before Clarkson rose from his seat and jumped overboard into the water . Tho others all got up in the boat at once , and endeavoured to save him , when the boat instantly capsized , and they were all thrown into the river . Tho tide carried
them towards the bridge ; their struggles were short , and they all perished . The poor fellows on shore could offer no assistance , to their drowning companions ; there was no boat at the stairs , and it was some time before any aid could be procured . The peoplo on baard the Orion were no sooner made acquainted with the occurrence than a boat was lowered , and the drags were thrown out . In about twenty minutes afterwards the body of Oementson was picked up , and taken to the Welsh Trooper public-hou 3 e , to . await a coroner's irquest . The names of the other unfortunate individuals are—JohnOxley and J « seph Taunton . of thePearl , and Wm . Clementson , of the Orion . Soon after the accident , a Thames Police galley , containing Inspector Maddox , and
Gregory and Rowcroft , river constables , rowed down to the Bpot , and also attempted to find the bodies , but were unsuccessful . The boat was found bottom -. !! wards , off Horsleydown , by tho Thames Police , and Oxley ' s jacket was also picked up . Tho parties were all sober when this sad occurrence took place . The tide was about half ebb when the accident occurred , and the bodie = were carried down the river . By six o ' clock in tho evening three of the unfortunate men were picked up and conveyed to the George public-house , and which were identified as Clementsou , of Ipswich , and Oxley and Clarkson , of Gravesend . Clementson , it appears , was thb second steward of the Orion steamer . The second
body found was that of Oxley , who was a sailor on board of the Pearl , fortunately , ha was unmarried His unfortunate death is , however , expected to be attended with most calamitous results to his mother , who is confined to her bed , occasioned by the sudden death of her daughter about a month ago . The third body picked up was that of Clarkson , the second steward of the Pearl , also a resident oi Gravesend , and who has left a wife to lament his untimely end . Thornton , the chief steward , who issupposd to have been the cause of the calamitous accident , has not been found , and , like Clarkson , has left a wife .
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Sale of Vauxhall Gardens . —The justly celebrated property * for bo many years a favourite place of public resort , was on Thursday ( submitted to" the hammer . " bY ^ gction ; of 4 he a 83 ignees of Messrs . GyeTrad ^ nijlJMgtttoWoprleWrs . under an Order of the Goart » 8 wiK * l ? he sale , 'which was jntftisted to Mr , f . mftga ^ glHfe p ' firn at Gangway ' s Coffee * house : the nu ^ jfiHpP ^ nd ^ e Qfjveaitny capitalists and gentlemeb * nfeg&ed in 'theatrical speculations sufficiently attesfcaHkhfi lively lioierest which prevailed as to the finaldi » po ? U 4 tQf » he 4 > royal property . " The bidding reached j £ 20220 ( L . at . which- cum the hammer reluctantly fett Tile purchase * is Mr . Thomas Fowler , a gentleman , we belled , wholly unknown in the circles to which such a property might be supposed to be raoro peculiarly desirable . The deposit-money , £ 2 , 020 , was paid down immediately after the sale by Mr . Fowler ' a agent , f ya check oh a London banker . ,. - ¦¦'¦ -
How the Public is Gulled an © PoisonedI- ^ On Saturday , * t the Court of Requests ,, Kingigaestreet , a-pork-butcher , - named putts , summoned a tailor , named Williams , for £ l'I 4 srundertQe feffowr ing eirctnaatinceg : —Th « plxiatffi' siid . tint $ DecetalJ « r 3 m £ 1 Bf ' ^^ -MM ^ SjW ^ H ;^ promising to pay fire balance in three or ' four ^ ys , which he had never done . Mr . Heath , the Commissioner , asked the defendant whether he had any defence to make ! Defendant-i" Certainly I h * ve . The pigs died as soon as i had got them home , and Mr . Cutts knows it . Why , - directly after the first one gasped its last , I sent for hj » foreman , who came and cut its throat , and I dressed it and sent it to
market . " Mr . Heath ( shuddering )— " What did it die of , pray ? " Defendant— "Why , the mullenaand yellow water . " ( Laughter and groans . ) Mr . Heath — And you stand there and tell us coolly that you sent a pig that had died of a disease to a market to be sold for human consumption ? " D * fendant—** Ves , I could ' nt afford to lose all my money ; " Mr . Heath— " You ought to be ashamed of yourself , aad be driven from society . ( To Mr . Cutta)—What fcave you to say to this ? " Plaintiff— " The piga were in good health when he bought them , and it was through his own negligence they became diseased * I heard that they yKre'Wi , and -went to Bee th ^ m ^ and T found them confined in a small privy , and the steam and stench arising from them was dreadful . They
were suffering from a disease which all pigaareliable to . It is like the measles , and , like children , " they have it but once . ( \ few of the persons present here began retching , and others laughed immoderately . ) Mr . Heath— " Did you give him a warrant 1 " Plaintiff— ' No , we never warrant a pig . I will swear that they were quite well when I parted with them . " Defendant— " Oh ! old Richards , the pig-killer , knows different to that . " Old Richards , by the desire of the Commissioners , was called . Mr . Heath" What do you know about the pigs V Old Richards ( shaking his head)— " They were very bad . Oh , so measely . You ' ve seen people with tho small-pox . " Mr . Heath— " D / n ' t make the case worse than it is . You will make us all ill . " Old Richards— " Ah , I
trimmed one of ' em , but all my ingenuity would not make it go off . ^ I hung it up for sale , but it was no go , and we were at last obliged to bury it . " Mr . Heath { turning to his brother Commissioner)—" Well , Gentlemen , I think you must have had enough of this abominable case , The defendant and his witness ought to be indicted . The plaintiff swears that it was the defendant ' s own fault that the pigs fell sick , and if yeu believe him you will find a verdict for the amount claimed . The Jury agreed with what had fallen from Mr . Heath , and decided accordingly j and the defendant , fearing summary punishment from some of the > bystanders , made a precipitate retreat from the nei&ubourhood .
The Bee Business . —Mr . Rice , of Ripley , Erie county , Pa ,, lias an extensive establishment for keepiDg beed . Twenty years ago he had one swarm , from which , in twelve years , he had 396 swarms . The Erie Gazette states that they had then become so powerful , that they commenced depredations on the neighbouring tribes , going out on predatory excursions to the distance of two or three miles , much to tho annoyance of the unfortunate neighbours . Ii «; then killed off a number of swarms , and obtained above two tons of honey for the New York market , lie has now adopted the patent hives for a part of his bees , in which small glass drawers are pia ; ed in the upper part , with small apertures for acce . ss from the main part of the hive . In this way , by drawing the slide , the bees can be seen at work , and the amount of honey ascertained . When fiHed , the drawer can be removed and the place supplied by another , without destroying the industrious
insects . The Late ; Murder at LivEEPooL .-r-We undertand that a respite , during her Majesty ' s pleasure , signed by Sir James Graham , the new Home Secretary , has been received for Girolomo Capella , the convict under sentence of death in Kirkdalegaol for murder . —Liverpool Mail . A New Way to Get Married . Splendid Prospects . — At the Guildhall Police-court , on Thursday , Anne Parrott , of Little Surrey-street , Blackfriar ' s-road , who appeared to be about thirty years of age , was charged with attempting to drown herself at JJfackfriar ' s-bridge , about ten o ' clock the preceding night . Ebenezer Kibblewbite , a policeman , said , some man passing over the bridge gave
the alarm , and he and Cockrell another policeman ran down the steps on the south-east end . They found her immersed up to the neck , and were obliged to rush into the water to save her ; she said she had quarrelled with the man she was living with . The man came forward and said , he was a labourer at the City Gas-works , and he had been living with her about four months . Her sister was married on the preceding day , and , they weretobemarriedat thesame time , but be could not afford it at present . When the prisoner , got a drop of drink she felt the disappointment , they quarrelled , and it appeared she attempted to drown herself . Mr . Alderman Pirie asked him if Ho was in earnest as to intending to marry her . The man said he was , but he could not
afford it just now , as it would cost £ 1 . Mr . Alderman Pirie said he would find him the means , and he trusted ho would treat the young woman kindly . He might put up the banns directly , and he should have the £ 1 on the day of the ceremony . The prisoner was discharged with a kind admonition . Death from Bad Meat . —About a fortnight ago , a fnrmer in . the neighbourhood of Whitworth , near Rochdale , Io 3 t a calf by the disease now raging among cattle ; after its death he got it dressed , and then sold it to a person who , on Saturday week , retailed it . No less than thirty-one persons who partook of ii -on the following day became suddenly affected ; one man died , and it is feared some others will not recover . —Liverpool Chronicle .
Policemen and Prostitutes . The Tables Turned . —On Saturday , considerable amusement was created at Bow-street Police Court , by the following extraordinary disclosure : —For some months past the policeof the F division , on duty in the Strand , have been very active in bringing before the rragistratea of the above court such unfortunate nymphs of the pave , frequenting that . neighbourhood , who , either from want of money , or other reasons , have been unable to make " all right" with those disinterested and impartial gentlemen . Among the more active in this kind of warfare , was one Job Thorne , F 75 , a worthy follower in the steps of Russell , the ex-policeman , who was lately dismissed the force . Scarcely a ni ft lit passed that Job did not
apprehend five or six unfortunate girls , on the charge of soliciting gentlemen in the streets . On Friday night , two of them hit upon the following novel and laughable method of revenging themselves : —They induced one of the frail sisterhood ( unknown in that neighbourhood , and whom Job had never seen before , ) to solicit him to take a little walk with her . Unfortunately tho temptation of her charms was too strong for Job , and after looking round to sec that no busy sergeant was watching his movements , he was led by thefair damsel , nothing loth , to a court in the Strand . Now , although it was his duty to take inte custody all females of a certain class , who solicit gentlemen in the street , yet as policemen o . j not come within that description , he
did not think ho was authorised in taking her to the station-house , and instead of doing so allowed her to take him to a house of a very different description . No Bdoner had he entered than one of the girl ? , who had laid the trap for him , filled with a laudable anxiety to preserve the morals of the Police Force , started off to the Station-house and gave information of the " whereabouts" of the amorous blue-devil , and the nature of the " duty " he was then engaged in . The officers at head-quarters were so shocked at the alarming intelligence that they vvero some time before they could decide upon iho proper course to be adopted in such an emergency ; but at length a detachment of the Force , headed by a sergeant , was dispatched to the
naughty houso in question . On arriving there they proceeded to the ' two pair back , " and on breaking open the door , they discovered their fraii and err / ng comrado locked in the arms of his seducer . The astonishment of the guardian of public morals may be more easily conceived than described ( to use a common phrase ) when he saw his sergeant and several of the rank aud file surrounding tho couch on which he reclined with his ladylove . The virtuous party were deaf to all remonstrances , and they soon dragged the delinquent off to the Stationhouse . Sandbrock , the superintendent , ^ who is anxious that the movements of the force should be conducted with as much regularity as those of a
Dutch clock , on being informed of the above circumstances ordered the offender to hold himself in readiness to appear before their mightinesses the Commissioners , an the following morning , ar . d in the mean time , to consider himself as placed under arrest . The culprit , however , considered that under the circumstances , it would bo much better for him to bolt , aud as a well-tried dog who discovers preparations for kicking him down stairs , saves his master the trouble by walking off , so Job , whose patience would not allow him to wait till tho Commissioners ordered him to be dismissed the force , stripped himself of . his uniform , threw down his staff of office , and without even taking an affectionate leave of his comrades , left the Station-house for ever .
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AN EXAMINATION OF THE CORN AND HHuVISION LAWS . By Joh . n Campbell , General Secretary to the National Charter AasociarioD of Great Britain . This gives promise of being a mo ? t valuable a ' . id useful work—crammed with statistics from the works of the Ami Corn Law party by which their own ar ^ ments are stultified . We have as yet merely had time to glance at a few pages ; but what we have seen satisiies us that no chartist ought to be "vkhont it . When we have more leisuoely examined it we shall return to it .
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THE ENGLISH MAIDEN , a Modified Reprint of an American Work . We'have been favoured with a sight of the first five sheets of a small work under the above title , which is now in the press , and which will , we understand , be in the hands of the Publishers in a few days . As far as we can judge from the specimen we have seen , will be highly deserving of the most extensive public patronage . The work appears to us to be of an entirely anti-sectarian character , while , at the sams time every page breathes with , the vital spirit of practical Christianity , and is redolent with the beams of the most exalted patriotism . The chapters we have seen are entitled " Tho Capacities of Woman , " " The Influence of
Woman , '' " The Education of Woman , " and " Home . " And each subject is treated in a clear , forcible , and attractive manner , at once calculated to please , interest , and instruct . The Eaglish Editor has erased several portions of the original work . which were adapted to American rather tb . 3 n to English society , and ha 3 added matter more suitable for the maidens of his own conntry . Much of the new matter thus introduced is » of a very valuable kind , and calculated io expand the intellectual , while it most carefully strives to improve the moral nature of those for whose especial benefit the work is intended . Shou ' . l the book , as & whole , sustain the character which ia justly due 10 the portion we haTe seen , we shall hope that every parent and guardian will lose no time in presenting to those under their care a present so well worthy their acceptance .
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SOUTHWARK . —A numerous meeting of the members and friends of the Repeal Association , took place of Sunday evening , at Mr . Roche ' s , Red Lion , Maze , vTolfcy-Btreet . A teetotal Chartist , of twenty year ^ ii ^ u ^ tookifa ' chyr by aeclama-* 5 r o TSP « iM * pwcbes wsw made by a m * ^ ea < 2 aPO 3 rBb 7 . O'Leary , O'Egan , Dale , and Mr . P ar ^ from - the / City of London' Charter Assocj&tura , fft ia a beautiful speech , fnlly proved that a Repealgo ^ the Union would do no good to the working claA pof Ireland , unless it was accompanied with theTifcneipIes contained in the People ' s . Charter . A tRpf thanksiras passed ^ to the chairman , who eaiiffib . fceJVbriitfm Starw » e the ^ nlv
Repeal ^ ews | yijfc , i > afetohed ^ w , d sold in London , and therefore mwpfljW , all sincere , sober , and honest Repeateffo ^ rVsi their support to that ' paper , which was a te&frieA&Hso the working ^ lasses of all nations . EFghtewembere were added to the Repeal list , which m aketoearfourhundred paying Repealers in this locah ^ jTMr . O'Lesryya good and true Repealer , wiff ttke' the chair on Sunday week . Severat Chartist- tad Repeal ladies were present on this occasion , wfcotOQk great interest in tbo proceedings of the evening after , which , the meeting separated ; but . rOplyW to'foeet again , and again , until the uncon < rabnal Repeal of the Union took place . £ « fta-: i . ¦ - ¦ ¦ .-. . =
B ^ RMOKflfc ^ Wafc ^ tu ^ & behalf of the London Jofamymen * s Trade's HaH * was delivered by Mr . SJMiinnan . Subject— * The moral and social impr ove *** of the working class of London " at Bigg ' s Temperance- Coffee House , Abbey-street , George-street , BermorMsey , on Friday evening ; the worthy lecturer stated his conviction that working men would never gain their , social and political r ights without they had places for trades and public meetings , -wlivch they could call their own . He highly complimented the men of Lambeth for not meeting at a public houseand censured the n ? en of
, Bermondsey for meeting at a public house , when they could meet at a respectable coffee house , or have a trade ' s hall ,-which they could call their own property ; after . the lecture was over , Mr . William Jones , in a cool and convincing speech of considerable length , proved , to the satisfaction of all present , the political fypp&rtance of this noble'undertaking , which wonld pro + e a great blessing to the working classes . He awwHrnsed to become a shareholder . After a vote oiMftlnTO to the lecturer , the meeting separated , higfflffl ^ leased with' the proceedings of the evening . '"*'•*
Sign of tjub Times . —A wharfinger , ia Tooleystreet , Borough advertised in the Times newspaper , a few days ago ^ for a clerk , who must be a married man , at the large sum of twenty shillings per week . This honest Reformer received above three hundred letters .
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STOCKPORT . —The spfnnershave boldly resisted the attempted reduction of the masters , which has stopped some of them in their diabolical pursuits ; and , if persevered in , will cause the other masters to give way , that is , if they are supported by the spinners of the surrounding district as they ought to be . They have always been ready to subscribe to others when called on . To the Shopkeepers , Publicans , and Tradesmen of Stockport .
Fellow Townsmen , —We , the 8 pinners of this town and neighbourhood , appeal to you at this important and truly alarming crisis , humbly soliciting your support , to enable us , successfully , to resist the enormous , cruel , and scandalous reduction offared by the cotton masters , mentioned in our placard , issued this -week , believing , as we do , reductions , however small , are detrimental to the beat interests of society , both locally and nationally , and if the one now pending be efifected , the consequences must be dangerous and awful . Firstly , by taking money out of circulation , which will be of no benefit at all to the cotton masters themselves , as no sooner do the merchants get to hear of an abatement than they seiza the advantage in lowering the price of goods ; as a striking proof of this , the masters' interest fell , from lsli to 1841 , 53 per cent .
Secondly , by taking the money from the working people , they disqualify them from purchasing a sufficiency of food and clothing , and thereby ruin the best market , viz , home consumption . Thirdly , by depriving the people of the means of paying their rents , cottage property is reduced in value . Fourthly , those who are fortunate enough to procure employment , will be reduced so low as not to be able to contribute to their unfortunate brethren who may be out , the result of which will be , & larger number will have recourse to the -workhouse For 5 living , ¦ which will greatly augment the rates ; the -working elasses not being able to pay rates , those -who can must , the authoritiesknowing faU well that it is useless to attempt to sell the gooda of the poor , as such would only increase the burden , the brokers' shops being crammed already ; their policy , as a matter of course , -will be to press more heavily upon you who have property .
Fifthly , the people cannot purchase high articles , ¦ which -will cause a falling off in the revenue to a serious amount , and will be likewise a fertile source of , and cause misery , destitution , vice , crime , poverty , want , hunger , disease , pestilence , robbery , murder , bloodshed , and suicide to be more prevalent and frequent ; by such tyranny and oppression , they are disgusting the honest operatives , and depriving them of the means of obtaining an honest livelihood in the land of their birth , and driving them to the painful necessity of emigrating , as hundreds are doing , to other countries , to enrich our rivals and impoverish ourselves .
Sixthly , because you shopkeepers , many of you , entered your houses when -wages were a . such a standard as only to be able to get a living , by attention and conomy , say that the people were earning sixteen shillings p < . r week , and you could then only just live , what will tju do when they are only earning half that sum , whilst your rents are the same , rates the same , expences every way the same ? Xay , rates will be higher , because there will be more poor , besides , customers -will be fe-wer . Then , if such be the case , and we presume no one will contradict us , what but loss and rain awaits the shopkeepers and publicans ? We call upon you , for the sake of yourselves and society , to help us in ibis deaperate struggle . Signed on bfchalf of the body of spinners , Jawes Mitchell , President , Ciuules Divies , Secretary .
BILSTON . —The third anniversary of the Bilston Auxiliary Bible Society was held in the schoolroom belonging to St . Mary ' s Church , on Friday evening , the loth instant . For some days previous the public had been invited by placards and circulars , therefore the Chartists considered it their duty to attend aud hear what the gentlemen in black had to Fay , and also to watch their proceedings , determined , if an opportunity offered , to seize it , and them plant the Charter before them . When the hour arrived our men were at their post of duty , and a fine turnout the brave men of Boston made . They Hocked in hundreds from the mine and tho forge , and astonished the clerical gentlemen to see so many of their own colour ; indeed the blacR slugs
were awe-struck beyond description , as they had been previously informed that the Chartists would attend , and , in consequence of this report , the parsons took the precaution to have the pluce surruunded with consiafetes . Before the public were admitted the chair had been taken by the Rev . J . B . Uwen , who commenced the proceedings with prayer , just at the time that our general , btiran , and his aids-de-camp , entered , provided with their amendments ready to propose when the Reverends would submit their resolutions to the meeting . Prayer being ended , the Rev . Chairman briefly stated the reason for calling the moeting , and observed that there were persoas assembled there for the purpose of opposing their holy cause : but he assured the
meeting that no one would be heard who was hostile to their pious purpose . It had been announoed in the bills that many reverend gentlemen and esquires would attend and address the meeting . They were punctual in their attendance , and the platform displayed a fine show of the cloth . The first speaker called upon was the Kev . Mr . Rogers , Wesleyan minister , of Wolverhampton , who , in the usual strain , set forth the blessed advantages that would accrue to the whole community , and particularly the poor , by their liberal support of such a holy institution , at the tame time begging hard for every poor man to give his help , if it was only a shilling or a sixpence : they could spare ic—he was sure they could—and they would never be anything the poorer
for doing so . He concluded by beseeching the poor people to imitate the example of the poor widow in the ( Jospel and her mite—that was to give all they iverc worth , and more if they could . lie sat down , and the gents tried to raise applause , but it was no go , the Bilstonians were silent . The Rev . Mr . Bourne , from London , was next introduced , ile stated that he had travelled over thn greatest part of the globe ; but he did not say that he had been in Freezeland . His speech was a disgusting rhapsody . He said that fifty years ago there was no : a Bible to be found in the Welsh language ; but > ince the establishment of the society they printed Bibles in Welsh , and they were now plentifully circulated through that principality . This assertion
was met ly the disapprobation of several Welsh people present , who could llatly contradict it , and declare they can produce Bibles in the Welsh language that have been in possession of their families upwards of a century . One part of this gentleman ' s speech was worthy of credit , and ha . s produced a good tifec : —ii has made the people more anxious to obtain the Charter : he stated that a Bible meeting nad been held on the lam » in front of a gentleman's houre , who was a planter , a slave owner , and a member of the Bible Sociefy . The meeting was chiefly composed oi negroes , from whom £ 40 was collected , which made the working men of Bilston conclude that the black slaves are much better off thaa the white slaves in this couutry . lie quoted
another instance whicli made tho people stare : lie said that in some of the countries of South Africa , they gave fat sheep for Bibles ; and the missionaries frequently exchanged a Bible for a fat sheep , which was another proof that the people of that cod ; , try were much better provided with the means of jiving than the people oi Britain . This speaker shewed Himself a good economist , as well ad Brggirmau . fie advised those gentlemen who drank thrce glasses of wii ; e per day , to drink two ; and those working men who drank one pint of ale per cay , tu drink but half-a-piut ; and ladies , who wore two yards and a half of ribband , at one shilling p ^ r yard , to wear , ia iu ' . ure , but two yards ; and thus the savings of money produced by sparing the wine .
ale , and ribband , to be given into the Bible funJ . ihis system of economy did not escape the discernment of the cro ' . vded andieuce , and particularly the working men , who thought the grasp too much ; one haii their allowance was , in their opinion , too much for the blacks to ask at once ; however ladies and geiititmen might abridge their luxuries , the poor men could i , ot relish such a proposal , and shook t :. eir heads as a symptom of disapprobation , which was soon observed by the gentlemen ou the platform , wi ; ose faces exhibited blushes , whether of .-hameor disappointment we cannot tell , and finding they had many hearers , but few supporters , the chairman instautaneously dissolved the meeting , observing that the place was too hot for the ladies ; but . in fact ,
they found it too hot for themselves , a 3 they perceived they were not encouraged to carry on any longer . This announcement was unexpected , as we hau hoped for an opportunity to have a few words wuh them in the usual course of business , but the parsons put by their resolutions , seeing there was no chance of having them passed , and they did not like to incur the disgrace and mortification of defeat . On hearing the unexpected announcement , Mr . Stiran arose , and addressing himself to the chairman asked leave to put a question to the speakers , but the chairman promptly refused to hear him , as the business of the meeting was over . By this time the meeting was greatly excited . A person near the platform called out " Air . Stiraa , they are afraid ; they woii'i hear yov . " This excited the
audience stiil more , and Mr . btiran replied that he snbinitted to the chairman , but he felt aggrieved that he was not allowed to ask a question , and impressed on the people the propriety of peaceab . e conduct , as there were constables in attendance , and weliad gained our object by our silence , and defeated the parsons , as our formidable appearance prevented them from offering their resolutions . We then moved out , and 2 > lr . Stiran addressed the people , who flocked round him . He requested them to follow up their blow , and do the same at all public meetings in future . He then proposed three cheers for Feargus O'Connor and the People ' s Charter , which were cheerfully responded to by three deafening cheers , that made Bilston ring . —Correspondent .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 18, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct567/page/3/
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