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      C Continued from our sixth page . ) s . p _ rt , in besT - teeus TaHeys . It ts&s attended with giv ^ t expei . ce to organise these districts , yet they had dene -H-fcat "was practicable . "Within the last nine months Edinburgh kad spent from £ 40 to £ 50 in spreading their principles in this cistrict . He v . as also elected for aportien of Fife . This portion of his district con-S 5 tei' of small towns from 15 to 12 _ 060 inhabitant ? . T £ e msjari-y of these were Vfery poor , " chiefly existing upon Tp . s , rreek . They -were "well organised : and nocn the least notice two-thirds of them vrou . 4 -attend any _ nblic meetiEg . Tfeeir strength was -wen tes : e ; J br the manrser in which . they ' had met the Cora I * a"W party , notwithstanding the amount _ f money they __ yre tipended , and the talented lecittrers they engaEPd

      th ey were always aWe t __ nn _ pLa :. t ] y to carry their opinions in favour of tbe Clitrtsr . In Scotland this -was even a greater triumph than in England , for in Scotland they had been trained from their cradle in SlalthnFlan notions of political economy : they wers , the majority of iS-in , readers of the Edinburgh Review , and had altrays been tangtt t-o thir : & hjgkly of free trade ; Jfct these men , 'wretchedly poor as they were , told their employers that they wt , re willing to endui e poverty a little _ oc ? er ratter than abate one iota of their political rights . In this pa : t of t : e country ib . y had be en fought by the anti-Corn Law gentlemen in a wily matntr ; they had ciw ^ ys cllo-srcd the justness of the Chart' * , bat had d&-ire ^ that it phculd he fcept in abevanci nctii they had got a repeal of the Cero Li ^ s .

      Jteir strenAth might fe ascertained by comparics them with that of other pi . iiss ; as compared with the Corn L-iW pnrty , they were s ! l-pow « faL TLe Nonistrcscn question -was cue deeply interesting to the Scottish people ; vet , as compared with this question , they also were all-powerful . He conf _ sse- \ that there was some justness in the remarks r *> 5 pectinf the imperfectien of gut oreanisst-i-jb , bet this wss more apparent than re _ L Tbty won'd neTer bo able to get the mass of people to set methodically , and yet , tbongh they might be bnt weak in organized numbers , yet when a struggle caxne , they were all-powerful in Edinbnreh : though they fcal only

      600 or 7-00 inembers , ytt n a __ eet-. ng was called to oppose the Cora Law party they were Bure to have between 2000 cr 3060 persons preseEt to support them . Ev ? n Siannan Crawford and the eloquent J 3 : jb _ n £ _ on 2 J 3 caul _ y , on the hustings at the flay of the last election , out of the vast assemblage present only had ab-s . £ 000 hands held up for him . They cenera . Jy got a great portion of the subseriptions Jrem classes of perscrs who were not orgairz ^ d membtrs . When they appealed t « the public the iunds were g _ i \ erall 5 Jartfe ; coming- M e wss instructed by £ 5 s ccHBtituc-nt 3 to bring foiwird a resolution for the purpose of bringing about r > perfect union between England and Scotland . "With rezard to divi ? i » ns they bid none . They had a few

      pariy o : ekerir < g 3 . The eamo cause which proGucrd division in Er . gland had reached , in a sraall degree to Scotlaijd . He 1 nd hims * lf been blamed for signing Sense ' s deciarat ^ oa , and a trerutstion had waited nponium r . qa--etni £ him to withdraw it ; but hi informed them that he acted according to ths dictates of bis xQitd ; he bud tx . id honestly and hs would rather cut off his hand . kan retract his signature . Acting in this f . nu manner they speedily , witfeout any disagreement , understood each other . He thought they conld allow others to differ with teem , acd still maintain £ rmly iLeir otsb opinion-, vrithoiir any clisagr . eaoit . feelings being excited .

      Mr . Thomason , delegate from the Tale ef Lever :, tisdiitrict "was email in amount of population , but not ; small in spirit ; this was ev ^ rced > e ; he supper , they ; sent to the ConTention . Uambart ' - > n was crce a piac- « , tte Tery rsmt of -wbicii ¦ was s v -Donomr-us frith Toryism , every tbicg connected with Radicalism had eTer been scouted from this town ; here thty had succeeded with difficulty in rsisiEg an association , but now they hn j many members , and were beginuing to go a-head ; t ? ^ middle cl issts , thongh not joininc them , had arrant sa themselTes under tbe banners « .-f Joseph Stitrge ; * . ^ ig was a * kn of progression . In tbs Ya 3 e of Lev ^ n the lFoiJuug elasses were employed in the printing works j and fcr many years they had enjoyed a state of prosp erity , t-ut they had now fe : tthe efect tf Ae stniecause K-hich

      had prostrated other branches of national it ^ dnstry from one factory alone they had sub ^ cribsd npv -srds of £ 30 to the first ConTention , and thongh tfcey c culd not bow contribute largtiy in pfcermiar } " matters . yfct the game spirit existed , they entertained tbe same deTetion of feeli g to the cause . Buring the last w -inter they were in ^ olTed in te rrible destitution ; they had made m&iy attempts to bring the attention of the . authorities to this subject , but in / raiu , until he got up seYeral isree mewiegs . and they passed resolutions tas-t if the smhoritses did not adopt eonie TESthod , they must crcaBiz ^ tbfcmseivefl in masses , and take food where they coald obtain it This frightened the heritors of the parish , and a committee ¦ was appointed , tbe result of "whose labours brought out the following

      That -4 persons were employed at 73 d . per day , 2 do . at 7 10 do . at 3 | do . 6 ... 6 f 125 ... 2 ^ 11 ... * i- 31 ... 2 f ... 5 ... 6 " 151 ... 2 i

      21 ... 51 65 ... 2 J .. . 11 ... o 4 135 ... 2 13 ... 5 126 ... 1 } ... U ... i % 15 ... l | 20 ... 44 55 ... 1 11 ... * l 31 ... 0 | ... SI ... 4 23 ... 0 k 2 S ... S | S ... cj 36 ... 3 A Co ... 0 89 ... 3 "

      Could a more disastrous state of aSbira than this exist ? It was almost incredible to believe that under such circumstances human nature could ha . Ye been sustained , and it ¦ was sometimes ft matter ef eves mystsry to tbe partita tbemselTes . The introduction of machinery into tbe printworks had nearly supersedes manual labout A printer with the sig of a block could put one colour into ten pieces in a day ; by tte aid of machinery they could put three colours in and threw off o ^ e hundred and fifty pieces in a day ; and they found those masters who were tbe loudest in their cry fcr cheap feread were those who were the greatest tyrants in their establishments ; they now scarcely employed any one saTe "women and children . But

      notwithstanding this distress , their numbers were now as large as ever they were . In Alexandria , Bonnell , and Brouif-. rd , there were only three middle-class men "who le'used to sign the National Petition . They bad procured 1400 Hgnsfcnresin Kirkintullcch ; they weie not so bad off there as in the Tale of I » eTen . Campsie was dL-trnanisbed for tsriag a peculiarly warm-hearted hodj of Chartistsnot able to do mnch in a pecuniary point , but r . n excellent feeling prevailed . His constituents desired him to state that they were desirooi * for a more perfect union with the Chartists of England , that they might act with more energy aad -rigour . He had received a letter frem Greenock , stating that they had obtained 8 Seo sicnatares to the Xational Petition .

      Mi . Moii , delegate from Glasgow , said that in this iovn , for 3 long period , neither Whig nor Tory , nor both ecrni-iced , dare to meet the Ccar ;? sts in public meetings . They attended every meeting , and there advocated the principles cf the Charter ; neither threats , nor cajolery , nor threats of physical force , ever made them swerve from boldly advancing their claims to iepres 6 x . iauoa- He conid not Bay much abvut thtii organisatioiit but in public opinion they were allpowerfuL t-is brother delegate from Dumbarton had Biatei that in his district a change for the better had teiea place among the middle classes . He had seen no symptoms of a change in the middle classes of Glasgow ; some few cf them tave signed ilr . Stnrgc ' s memorial , but they advanced no further ; th * y did not taie interest escugb . in it to elect a d- legate te Birmingham . The tradiig f ^^ cf that town , were mere "Whigs ;

      they wcuid ctver join with the wcrtisg men until necessity ec-mptUeu them ; they would never act . cerdMly with the Chartists until , aa a party , they were annihilated , and then we should hzTa nothing vo thank them for . But still we w = re wiliii ^ to receive them ; but while Way contirusd to ttuse us ; so long must we reject their co-operation ; be was not fond of dealing in hard names , hut at times he had teen compelled to do so in self-defence . With regard to division they had none ; they had some little difference of opinion respecting the btitaciie 3 of ECticn ; tut they were determined to have the whole Charter , and to have ita name aa well , for they were proud of it He could only say that ChaitUis was in a ye ] j prosperous state ; that everything was perfectly satisfactory , and nothing that his constituents eoujd do to gain the whole Charter in the Ehoitest £ T » = e of time would be left untried .

      Mr . CsinpbJl , delegate for Cambridge , Suffolk , and Norfolk— He hadneverbsen in this district ; but still he knew that tiey were progressing . Fifteen months ago there was only one association in the three counties ; sow they had extended it to seven places . At North"wich they had a good association ; from Bmy St . EdmoncE they would have a gDofi petition ; from Lynn , i . roo Eiroatures ; this was a place they never bad any before this petiden ; in Harwich and in Cambridge they had good associations , and they were rapidly spreading over the whole cf the three counties . Mr . MvDauall then reported the result of the interview with Mr . Sharman Crawford . They waited upon > 7 ? tt > ia tte House of Commons : and , after staying

      Upwards cf two hours , they prsenred an interview , and Mr . Crawford itated that he had been detained by » division in the House respecting flogging in the army . "When the deputation stated their -wish that he ¦ woul d postpone bis mttion until after the presentation of the National Petition , be observed that he ceuld no " , give an answer nntil he had communitttefi . -with , the parties who entrusted it to his care . We ststed that onr object was to avoid coming into eoUMon with any party . He then informed us that he "would i ^ ommnidcate with them on Slonday , but on Sunday "we received tie following letter : — 34 , York Terrace , Regent ' s VaA , April 16 , 1842 .

      SIX , —A depntation from the Chartist Convention ¦* sited on me last night at the House of Commons , to itquest thai I ¦ wou ld postpone my motion till Tuesday , fi » 3 rd of May , on -which day the National Petition is te be presented , aad & motion made by Mr . Duucombe fe hear the parties at tbe bar . Being exceedingly * fc * iGus to accommodate the wishes of your body , aa well *» QiG 6 e with whem I fiare been more particularly in ^ as erion in bringing forward this question , I told them ** oola consider whetlier I conld postpone the notice , 114 fere them an answer- on Monday .

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      Oa retom ' ag tome , I referred to a printed copy of the petition "which wm accidentally in my possession . It is he . i' 1 ed " The National Petition , " and is I presume the "petition alluded V > . I exceedingly regret to say I cancot concur in or approve the general tone of this petition , ami the allegations it sets forth are in some cases ? nch as I am not prepared to support . Tour demand of a repeal of tbe Irish "Onion I cannot concur in , because , although I have rapported the principle of a legislative fcudy in . Ireland for local purposes , I think aa Imperial Legislature i 3 necessary for Imperial purposes ; but the eatertaifcing this proposition must indefinitely suspend tbe discussion on one ' of the vital points of your Charter , namely , the equal distribution of Eleetorial Districts . —before that distribution could be i-tttled , the question ^• Letfcer tbi Irish Union should be repealed or not must irst be will

      - sejtied . I not agree to any distribution of Jl&ctorial Districts which does not inc ! nde Ireland in a fair proportion . The other points introduced i the petition are so numeronsj neither space T jcr time ptralt me to go through them . Some , of them I cannot say I can assent ta witheut a more c } car -xpLanation-of their meaning . But I deprec ate the policy of mis ng up such jh variety of subjects & one petition . It is impossible tfcey culd be discu- _ , He <} -witb any effect or utility in this combined form—f j- : < i sncb a combii . ation must be highly injurious to th' 3 f ^\ T consi-< i ^ ratic& of these gmtt points of Parliamc ) ji . — . reform ; which it is my object honestly to adv orate . I also < . : jsct to the form in which your prayer a ^ f \ le eE ^ jg sa forth . You claim that the Ch- ^ tCT should be pajsf- ;! irito a law without a'ieroiio deduction or addition .

      WcUst I agree with you in desir " ^^ to s ustain the integrity cf the grcst principles c , \ Uij . Cbarter—yet I am perfectly £ at' -ified th . t altera' joas and additions in your re ^ nti' -n details would h d abs ' -iu-ely ntcea-aty to fit it to all the different portions of the United K-jiZiwni . There never was ar y document j ^ t p .-ppareci !> y man , wttch . could not br . iniproved . Therefore I feel th ? . t the prayer when v jyj ^ j ^ ; 8 6 X t ^ nt is unler . sonable and is therefore 1 ^ ..-icus to its su ^ ctiss . Bat iw . lvpeudently of those sp- Xi&s point 3 x o { lject t 0 tbe tone of the-petition . The 4 tli , 5 th , and gth paragraphs when taken together , are evidently indicative of the principle of =. c ; i . on , TsXica -sras" so fjc ^ etly injurious to your cause , naineiy , the physical- / crce system . 1 cannot join niys-. lf with any niovcm 5 nj ^ ai that which is founded on moral power . ¦

      TJndtr xhe ? e cirtr Jmstanc * s , I conceive it mnch better ihit your petition , jbuUj < i m % be presented till after my . 'i ' . i / tion , because , rf presented before it I mest state my obj ^ tioMis to it If presented on a future day , the waiter preseu' j ng j t may raise ^ question on its specific prsyer , { namely to behcfud-ct the bar ) , which is entirely C , afferent in form , from the motion 1 intend to . make . You w . ll see it detailed in the Parliamentary v % . K £ circulated this morning . I stall bring it on upon the day appointed , Tharsday , tbe 21 st Apr ; l-I jrast r- jy observations "will give n © offence to your bony . 1 r ^ sji noue . 1 thtik every tru e friend to the people c Ogijt t 0 gpeak hanestly and plainly when he tb : pfcs t Jt . -wron ? -. Ailb' g me to subscribe myself , Yoar obedt ., W . Siujl Crawford .

      Tc the Secretary of the Convention of the Working Classes . tfr . O'Connor comment ^ i upon the statements con" ^ in- < i in the letttr . Mr . Crawford , though one of the 1 _ i ^ 3 t honest , was also one of the most obstinate of j ; > = n . If this motion wr . s not postponed , it wcuid place them in an awkward dilenjina , inasmuch a 8 on j the presentation of their petition , all ita arguments would have be ? n anticipated . It was the opinion of Mr . Dancombe that if Mr . Sharman Crawford brought on his motion previous to their petition , many members what nsually voted on that side tho question . wonld rtfrain from voting , and reserve themselves fo . ttieir petition . It would appear to be the intention of th ? par ^ y for "n- hom Mr .. Crawford was acting to offer every opposition which laid in their power to the National Petition . If this was to be the cas 2 , they must take means to reserve their strength in the House of CoTr . moES until 4 he Petition "was presented .

      Mr . R iberts vlid not think that Mr . Crawford would oppose the motion tor a depntation from the working c ; ass to be heard at the bar of the- House , he only expressed bia objections to the petition ; he hoped they would not act in any hostile manner . Mr . Crawford hid fix ^ J the day for his motion previous to the aeputation waiting upon him , he did not think even if there was rwo divisons in the House that it "would icjure the people ' s cause , but if fey sound argument tfcey eould prove that this would be the result then it would be tLeir duty to correspond with Mr . Sturge ' s committee on the subject Dr . M'DjnaH moved , " That Sharman Crawford ' s lelttr bt-iE § > nblic property ^ dressed to the Convention , should be published and their secretary authorised to correspond with Mr . S : urge * 8 committee sitting at Eirminfihajfl . "

      Mr . M'Pherson seconded the motion . The man that "would set up his own private feelings without respect to the petition , against the wishes of three or four rai ' - liors of "his fellow beings , was not worthy of their confidence . Mr . Lowery stated , that being present at the Conference at BirmingbaHi , he was well aware that Sbanuan Crawford was acting as the organ of the committee i he motion was then put and carried . ¦( Continued in our 8 ih page . J

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      ' . VATKINS'S LEGACY TO THE CHARTISTS , LECTURE I . ( Concluded from our last . ) . " It is good to be xealously affected in a good cause . " "Who are they that have been zealously affected in a good cause ? See how zaalously affected Mosea was 1 He might cave lived like a prince , in a palace , the favourite of Pharo&h , but he was zealous even unto slaying i » nd when h « saw an Egyptian smite an Hebrew ^ he slew the Egyptian , taough he had to fly for it and ' become a shepherd in a strange land . While he t _ ep c his father-in-law ' s sheep his soul yearned to deliver ^' / s countrymen from bondage , and he returned to them ' « ith that purpose . He was more concerned at witness-, icg their slavery than they at feeling it . In vain be j fctreve to rcu ^ e them . He saw that the ouly chance j was to strike the hard heart of Pharoah with fear . He succeeded in freeing them and in keeping them free , thounb . in a wilderness .

      See how zealously affected the ancient judges and prophets were who endured all manner of evil for tbe sake of good . Mark in particular Judas Maccabeus , who rescued the Jews from tbe slavery of the Syrians ; ind tbe Apostles and Martyrs "w&o ended lives of pri » vation , hardship , and pa ^ n in tne most horrible and terrifying deaths—who perished gloriously J But see . ' O , see ! how zealously affected Jesus Christ was . Though forsaken by all , he forsook not the cause , and died for what hB bad lived . leaving sacred history , and reverting to profane , look at Marathon , Salamis , and Thermopylae , where lif * fought for liberty , to conquer or die . This was in ancient Greece , which was afterwards subdued by Rome ^—Rome which affords so many examples of patriotism . Take for instance the example of the first Brutus , who would have brooked " The eternal devil to reign in Rome As eas'ly as a king ;"

      and of the last , who made " The dagger's edge surpass The coEq ' ror ' s sword , in bearing fame away . " Then there is Vinnniua , who slew his dauget 6 r to preserve her from pollution , and put . an tad to the tyranny of the Decemvirs ; Cato , who "Would not survive liberty , bnt "Whose spirit animating Brutus revenged his fate by the death of Caejar . To come to tha middle ages—but these ^ ere chitfly nnritrtne debasing dominion uf superstition which prevented heroism , or at least perverted it But we have Rierzi , " last of Romans ; redeemer of dark centuries of shame ; " Massaniello , the fisherman of Naples ; Gu 3-tavus Yasa , of Sweden ; Joan of Arc , whom "we may almost claim as a injn ; Pedilla , ef Spain ; Tell , of Switzerland ; Robert Bruce , who like LtoEuias , of Greece , and Alfred the Qrtat , though all were kings , fought for liberty ; Wallace too , and the unconquerable

      Scots ; Wat the Tyler , and John Cade , Esq "who gaiued England for the people , but lost it and their lives by tieachery the moment aftt > r . We now arrive at i ; iodern times , the most memorable , for in them we see Eadand a commonwealth—the people not nominally free , nor nominally covereign , but with reign , alas , too brief . Hampden , . Russell , Sidney , are names no time nor tyranny can blight ; bnt greatest of all , and the last I sl . all mention is not Wellington , but Washington ! All theEe may be stytd Chartist heroes—all strove for liberty—all were zealously affected in a good Ciuse , and great as those names are , we could parailel them froinow own movement—for we have men who bave toiled as much and suffered as much . O , let them not toil and suffer in vain . the thought of tiiat would be more grievous to them than alL Shall we not sacrifice a little when they have sacrificed so mnch for us and for our cause . Wa have but to sacrifice

      our vices , our follies , and the indolence and apalby ¦ which they occasion -will fall with them , and tbe man will arise . Some affect the cause , but not zsaloujly , and some assume it aa a disguise , but they who carry it ; they alone "will prove tuemselves worthy of it , worthy to rink with the Cartwright ' s , the Cobbett ' s , the Mnir ' s , the Emmett ' s , the Paine's , Rousseau's , &c . I come now to consider lastly What constitutes a good cause , and here the very name eeeuis enaagh , but names do not always agree with natures , nor can we prove a cause good by our zeal in its behalf ; for we may be equally zealous in a bad one , as is proved by our opponents . Good trees bring forth good fruit , and the good conduct of its advocates goes far to prove the eoodness of the cause . It were tut a waste of words

      to attempt to prove the Chartist cause a good one , because that is generally admitted ; our worst enemies do not deDy that—even whiie employed in viJJifying us , they give credit to the cause—all that they allege against it is , that it is impracticable- It may seem bo to them , but we do not find it so , nor would they , were they like-niinded with us . Surely good is alway practicable , though we are more prone to evil , and find it butter rewarded in this wicked world . God made us good , and meant us to be good , and to do good ; he did not make that impracticable which he meant us to do . He d » es not require an impossibility ot us . Our cause is his cause ; we that are engaged in it are serving him . We seek the recovery of those rights which God gave ns , and which man deprived us of .

      "W e lost them foolishly , "wickedly , and do not deserve God's help to find them again but if we h « lp ourselves , he will help us . Our cause is the cause of humanity , it is the cause of the oppressed , aye anil of the oppressor too , for it ia not good neither to suffer nor to inflict eviL It is the ciuso of British infant 3 that die in the vain attempt to draw nouriibment from thetr mothers' famine-dried breasts—it is the cause of British mothers that die in the vain effort to bring forth in sorrow "what was conceived in bin , or bring forih while dtiven about the streets , from workhouse to workhouse , whose doors are shut against nature itself ; it ia the cause of British patents -who must look on their cryiug children as a curse rather than a blessing ; of the husband that mu 3 t stand ioly by and see his

      wife work man's work for childhood ' s wages ; and of the wife that must curee tbe hour when she was wed ; it is the cause of tbe lover whose very love forbids tbe banns of marriage ; of the sun that must see his aged parents taken to the bastile to be entombed alive till they are made ready for a pauper ' s grave j of the daughter that to escape starvation must beg or steal , or seli her very soul and body ; if little boys and girls th ; it slave in mines , in mills , in factories ; it is the cause if slaves and wretches of all kinds , of all "who hunger and thirst and are naked homeless ana in misery—it i 8 the cause of the millions who Lave not where to lay their beadB—of those "who lie in the streets with the muts and unheeded

      appeal" I am starving >'—written on the stones that is their only bed or resting-place—who are full of sores—the effects of cold and hunger—who are devoured while yet alive—who die piecemeal , living skeletons , the spectres of the system ! It was the cause of the poor blind girl , who died in darkness , destitute , desolateh « -r father could procure no work , no food . He would net comp ] ain—perhaps he felt the UEeleesncss of it —perhaps he was toe proud . O ! these are most pitiable cases ! and they occur in this Christian country daily . She died , and her body was found rotting in the helpless aims ' of those who had given her iife , but caHid not save her from the most miserable of all deaths—who theaiEelvts wtie dying in despair . The mother had lost her -wits , and three children were

      sitting in a corner , stupidly stanng at the decaying oorpse of their sister . The spectacle of their own fate was before their eyes—ail must soon have died , and then the dead alone would have been left to bury their dead ! O , friends and fellow-men , shall we not swear that these things shall he seen and heard of no more ? I call on ye , in the names of the sufferers , on behalf of yourselves—on my own behalf , for 1 suffer with sympathy . God calls on us—answer him ye people—vow . ' swear ! Shall those nearer to us than our own flesh and blood—dearer than our . ewu heartsshall they , too , suffer?—suffer that our heartless oppressors may rejoice ? Shall we leave our wives and our little ones to th « tender mercies of a selfish age—of a system that now reigna in terror—of a Government

      that has made a Whig world of it—hardening the hearts of the rejoicing rich—breaking those of the suffering poor . What ! would ve not save life?—shall not human beings be zealously affected in the causa of human nature?—tha cause of our country—of mankind ? We have no natural affection iu us if we do not strive always , The very birds and beabts will risk their lives in defvr . ee cf their young—the savage bear will die for its cnbs—tbe timid hen will attack tliekitt . O nature I O instinct J are ye to be found in bears and wolves aione and dais nu . n still call himself man—call himself a fathtr ? Slavs arise J—be up and doing Jtalk no more—jt » 5 n us—we are working for drewning ei ** tures and shall we be to : d not to siretth fori . li our hands—not to open cur mouths . —but to waiS and see

      wL ether JProvidencevrilis ,- . v ^ tiieni—whe ; her they "will be able to save themselves ;—" whether those who threw them in will pull them out . Shail we be toH to stand idly by and see thi-ni perish , because should we attempt to rescue them the tyrar . t 3 may throw us in too ? or Bhall it be said to us , " Wait until you are properly educated before you interfere with thtso things" ? Shall we not rather peril life , and limb , and liberty in this cause ? We shall , if we have a heart tj feel—a heart to love , and in that hrarfc courage to make our love known . O . ' should it not fire our blood to witness these things—should not our blood rise and swell our veins—should we not resolve to die in blood rather than live tame , silent spectators of the barbarity of tyrants and the sufferings of slaves ? Let us shew that when humanity and justice are outraged , our feelings are outraged : let us be determined that the violence of the

      rich and powerful shall not be spent upon the paor and weak , but shall recoil upon their own heads . We have permitted them to proceed ; they have gone on so far unchecked that now they regard not man , and defy God himself . God faas said , " The poor shall not cea » Irom off tbe land "; but they say they ehnli cease , we will starve them off . They would stop the great fount of nature itself ; they forbid tbe water of life to flow . But God will come and miserably destroy these wicked m-. n , and give their heritage to tbe rightful owners—the people . The disease of the state has been so long neglected , that it baa grown to be almost past cure ; but -while there is life there ia hope . The people are now giving sums of life ; the dry bones will live—they will arise and beeome the army of the living God . The heavy mass of slumbering waters ia being agitated ; a bretzs from the north blows on it ; a storm , ia comiDg , tlieu "woeto the little cock-

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      boats tbafcdafied thoisea ; then . sail ¦ on—the might of the millions will arise j I hear it now—the preluding murmur of the elements-r-theaouttd of many waters ;—and God is in the wind—he rides on the whirlwind—HE DIRECTS THE STOllil . , John Watkins . Battersea , near London .

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      - 'I ¦ "" ' ; ¦' . ... '• ' - ¦ " " - . . : / ¦ < » ¦ ; ¦¦ ¦' - . ; . ¦ . ¦ ¦ TO THE WOBKlNG PEOPLED { From the English Chartist Circular . J My dear Friends , —Jn my last letter I placed before you , in familiar aud easily comprehended language , tbe indirect effect which machinery has upon every classand tradeinthecommunity , from the monarch , who is not beyond its blighting influence , to the beggar , who is not below its reach , I am very happy to inform you that my letters in the little Chartist Circular have received the approbation of a vast number of persons heretofore opposed to us , at least ,. so I am extensively ^ informed by many approving correspondents , some of "whom express a strong desire that aa many as possible should 1 be sent to Ireland- My appeal to the readers of the Circular then ia , that ; they will—that is , those who can spare them—send back-their papers , when done "with , to Mr . John Cleave , 1 . Shoe-Lane * FJeet-stree't , that he may transmit them to my countrymen , your Irish brethren . ¦ ¦ .

      Now , my fneads , alluw me to shew you the ovil tendency and bad effect which machinery has upon the character of man . Man is born with propensities which may either be nurtured into virtues or thwarted into viets , according to the training . Generally speaking , the Government of a country should be chargeable with , and answerable for , any vic < j which had assumed the alarming nature of a national characteristic . / TLui , if a nation la full of thieves , as England was from tae period that the p undeiinj ? adulterous Harry the Eighth robbed the people , till ; Elizabeth ' , from n cessity , was compelled to dole out a poor , substitute for their owntheir rightful , but their lost property , the national vice was chargtjabjo upon tlip pliUKioriig King arid his royal panders , and not upon-tt > e plundered add impoverished

      people . So if a needy Chancellor of a needy faction sha 1 reduce the tax on gin , « r . auy other intoxicating spirit , to the minimum standard of the people ' s ' capability , to procure it , and should fiithy gin palaces , pouring forth their-. Government-made maniacs , fret the eye and sore the heart at every corner of every street , the crime is the jMiuistara' and not the nation ' s . It is ( yrite within the range pf ministtrial influence to destroy the crime of theft , immorality , and drunkenness , in a single session of Parliament ; and therefore I am justified in attributing their existence to . misrule * rather than to . character , propensity , habit , or even desire . Thus I trace to ruisru ? e all the . evil propensities -which shall render tho national character disgraceful , odious , insignificant , or contemptible . This I have

      done in detail , by exhibiting the effect which a particular law or a particular tax may have upon any one of tbe passions . But alas , how much more destructive and injurious must be I the result of misrule when "we come to take a wholesale view of its influence upon the general character of man ? A government may starve a man , whoso strong mind aiay bo proof against tUe temptations of the gin palace . A government wisy ,. by the operation of the income , or any other ' inquisitorial tax , render the truth-loving portiou of the community ltsa sciupulous about veracity j but while it thus touches but in one point , a general and wholesale debasing system , assails the-whole character of man , leaving no point proof against the continuous and undermining assaults . Such , then , I con fend is . the effect-winch' the

      syatsm of machinery hns upon the whole character of man . Now I will tike one of the sy . ateiii-h 2 a . de destroyers of hiB country ' s fame and name , and in pity let us see whether or not his influence , ' his disregard of human life , his power over the life , the liberty , ' and property of his operative slave , is in auy wise less , or less tyrannically used , than the power and the use made cf it by the black slave owners , aa a class . When negro slavery did exist , there was firstly , a strong controlling power in public opinion j and secondly , in the interest which the owner had in his property being kept in the most valuable state . If he killed his slavo , he loot eo muck property . If he overworked his slave , he felt the same injury as if a post-mastor overworked his

      horse ; and thus public opinion and self interest , two most powerful correctives-uf bad passions and evil propensities , were ties upon his lust and controllers of his actions . Now has not the . manufacturer' by steam a , power ( f life and limb , of liberty and property ? and is his use of that power less crue ) , tyrannical , - & : id oppressive , than was the use made of it by the black slave owner ? and does public opinion operate as a corrective upon the exercise of that power equally as upon tho black slave owner ? arid has he as great an interest , or any interest at all , in the condition of a worn-out slave , whose place is easily supplied , and without the cost , of purchase , by some other competing system-made pauper ? What says the Jew , when , thxeateu&d with , the loss of property ? He

      says" Nay , take my life aud all , pardon not that : Yau take my house , when ypu do take the prop That doth sustain my house ; you take my life , "When you do take the means whereby I live . " I now ask you to contrast your condition with that of the negro slave ; and I ask you , hav « your masters as gn-at an interest iti your health , your lives , your comforts , And your ectire condition , as th « black slave owner had in the well-being of his stock ot human flesh ? HaB he an interest in your sobristy , your morality , your freedom , or your independeuce ? No ; he hr . s a clear and direct interest in the destruction of your every eonsfort , aud in the annihilation of every tract ; of character and nationality . Ho ltvts . upon your beggared honour , while your degradation is his richest

      mercuandiJC . To him vice ia a generaragent , drunken-Bt . as a labour auctioneer , and poverty a recruiting sergeant . You are mere ! itt « nda'its upon your steatn-prodncing master , and wbile at duty you must be sober ; there you cannot be immoral , and beyond that . period-he looks not . Well now , what position dp I take up ? This : —that if the rising ' 'generation ' "of Bystem-inade tsracis on the one band , and system-uiade slaves upon the other , shall be born and nurtured in the belief aud convitt on that their respective offices , duties , and dtnoBdencits , are part and parcel of the institutions of the country ; that they have been borne an ^ . submitted to by fathers , and are consequently no now imposition upon their sons , we leave to future generations the task of contending against common law , sanctioned by cuatom , - instead of contending oui'seWea , on behalf of the present and generations yet to come , against a system struggling for recognition , and which may be destroyed

      by our united exertions . A mnnufacturer of twenty-five years-of- age , who never knew what the independence of labcm raeant , who was born and reared in the lap of the prese' .-t system , feels deep astonishment at the presumption of his slaves when they question jjis uncontrolled right of masterdom . And only let us slumber until time shall have nurtured and matured for us a whole generation of steam vipers , and then arrest their progress and destroy their influence Whocah ? I regret that the smallness of the space allotted to me in this valuable little paper precludes the possibility of entering more at large upon my subject I have shown you the indirect effect of njachinery upon all classes of the community , both In point of physical comfort and formation of general character ; and now 1 will briefly Jay before you the direct effect which the unrestricted use of . machinery has upon the working classes . / .

      Shortly , then , it opens a fictitious , unsettled , and unwholesome market for labour , leaving to the employer complete and entire controul over wages and employment . As machinery beoomes , Itnproved , manual labour is dispensed with , and the dismissed constitute a surplus population of unemployed ayi > teni-made paupers , which makes a reserve for the masters to fall back upon , aa a means of reducing the price of labour . It makes character valueless . By the application of fictitious money , it overruns tho world with produce , -and inakes ' . labeur a drug . It . entices th < j agricultural labfurer , under false pretences , from the natural and wholesome market , apd locates him ' in an unhealthy atmosphere , where human beings herd together Jibe swine . It destroys the value of real capital in the market and is capable of affecting every trade , businea and interest , though apparently wholly unconnected with its ramifications . It cimtea a class of tyrantB and a class of slaves . Its vast connection with banks , asd

      all tho monied interests of the country , gives to it an unjust , injurious , anomalous , and direct influence over the government of the country . The advantage it has over the landed interest ia this : its forces are on the spot , and easily congregated together by placard or ring of bell , to be marshalled and presented as public opinion to overawe the House of . 'Commons , while the agricultural force is thinly dispersed over the face of the country , and cannot ba collected , for the expression of public opinion . The forces of the tuasiets have hitherto been under their controul and iit their disposal , but now , thank Go : i , we have taken the soldiers from the officers , and have marahalled all uuder tho glorious banners of Chartism , and under which I hope and trust we shall fight the good fight of justice against injustice , cf right against might , of knowledge aga , inat bigotry and intolerance . Xet no surrender be our motto , and virtue eur goal , and then we will accomplish What all goTernmenU have hitherto failed to effect , namely , to develope the virtues and suppress the vices of our fellow

      men . Ever your faithful Friend , Fjbargus O'Connor .

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      A VOICE FROM YuRBL CA . STLE . TO THE ED 1 T 0 R 05 THE NORTHERN STAR . SlR . r—By giving insJTtion to tfae foHovring / letter in the Northern Star this week , you will much oblige the friends of Samuel Kolberry , from whom tiio following copy has beeu received ; and I "would urge on the frienda of humanity to bostir themselves in his behalf , and let us try if we cannot get ^ hitu released from tho dungeon ' s grasp . I would particularly request of our frienas in Brightoa to instaatly get rip a memorial in his behalf ; aud Mr . Morling vyill oblige me by letting me have a letter from him . Hoping you will find a small space for insertion , you will oblige . Yours , respectfully * Wixtusi Martin . York Castle , April 15 th , 1842 .

      Dear Martin , —I received your letter of April 3 r J , and had intended answciing it sootier ; but I have betn very unweli ; I fiud my constitution i ? gone , and that without an .. ' alteration I shall soon be iu my grave . I do . Sir-, find myself going by inches . I saw Mr . Shepherd last week from Noitballertou , and he told m-. s thsvt 1 was looking full aa bad as I did when I left Northallerto . il . I can assure you , Sir , that I am very fur from being , as I ought to be . I am attacked with such violent pains in my legs , and also in my limbs , that I can get us rest at nights . I hope you will excuse my not answering sooner , as it is not because I would not , but the reason is , I could not . Remember me to Mr . Goodlad and all friends , and accept of my kind respects to yourself .

      And I remain , Yours , sincerely , SAMUiiL HOLBERRT . Friends , I see , by leading the foregoing letter , ttyrt without tbe country takes immediate steps for his releaae ; he will be Glaytohised . I am sure the indiviaunl must be suffering greatly as the letter is not written by him , but by the Bchootoastir . Any friends having any communication , or havin ? any donatior , however small , for Holbirfy , will ba thankfully received , and duly acknowledged , by forwarding them to \ Villi ; im Martin , care of Mr . B . Goodlad , Cowley ' a Yard , Chesterfield .

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      TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —Allow me , through the medium of your paper , to offer to the Chartists a few remarks , which , if acted upon , will form a fund for the support of our Convention , Executive Ccuocil , and the paying of lecturers for the propagation of our principles . In laying my views before the public , I do not expect to please all , nor to offer my Bchome as a perfect one , but I do say that it is a safe one ; and as it regards the working classes , who are to be the life and soul of it , they Vv ' iil sustain no injury by its operations , although they will be called upon to carry it out .

      The plan is this : lfct every association throughout the kingdom appoint men to visit a shopkeeper or a provision warehouse , ( but let him be a Chartist ) , and ask him whether he will , if the ChartiBtB as a body come to his shop and pus chase their commodities allow them acertain per centage on all they buy ; and if so , name the sum , and inform him of your-object in making such a request j « ind if such an one can be found , then let the Coartists , to a man unanimously agree to trade with that person , and they will find , in a faff weeks , they will have several pounds at their command , without risking anything or injuring them in any shape , and yet be supplied with an article equal in all respects to one boughc elsewhere , aud under different circuinfitnnces .

      This , Sir , in my opinion would be one cf the prm-p cipal means to bring over the shopocracy to our principles , inasmuch aa it might be extended to every branch of trade by eimilar means . I am ir-vare that some : will object to the plan , because the shopkeeper -will be benentted . I grant it But is he not benefitted now , and yet an enemy to our principles . But on this score the society will have the greatest benefit , and nobody will be injured , except the shopkeeper , and he not so much as those who are now struggling for their political fri-edcm . In fine , does not tbe tradestnan live out of the working class , and pocket all the profits ? But in this case we should share them , and at the same time it would be the means of lightening the burdens from the shoulders of the working miliinns , and place them on the backs of those who are better able to bear them .

      This , Sir , in my estimation , is the only "way to achieve our object . If they will not help us one way , we ought to make them do it another . Co-operative Societies , if carried out , would be more effectual than the plan I preposo ; but , as many difficulties lay ia tht way . such as a capital to commence with , and confidence in patties to manage it , &C ., all these are obstacles which must be met and overcome , before such a society could be made to work ; but in this instance we have notains to do but make the application . Commence operations , and the first week we are savers of a few poundB , ¦ without any effort or outlay on ouv part . Now , suppose every sub-soctety in the kingdom , numbering 100 members , were to lay out weekly five shaiings . This would amount to twenty-five pounds , and , if the shopkeeper had agreed to give eightpunce in

      the pound upon all he sold in tais way , it would amount to 16 s . 8 d- per week , a sum Buflicient , I judge , fo ? every society for their extras , Sea . But in some instances , one shilling , or five per cent , might be obtained , and this would be £ L 53 . Now , apply this to the entire body , which , supposing they were only 25 , 000 , averaging five shillings weekly , at five per Cunt , this would realise ifi 625 , -which Bum would pay three hundred lecturers , at thirty shillings per week , and then leave £ 175 for the Biipport of the Executive Council nnd National C « nvention : and ngain , I repeat without injuring or burdeaing the Chartists in any Buni > e . Your ' s , trufy . In the causo of Chartism , AN UNFLINCHING CHARTIST . Leicester , April 18 , 1842 .

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      ¦ ¦ - r ' . ' . ''»¦ ¦ =- ^ a ;« opwa . : ! Xasuurnber out we understand is inci ^ asecl to nine . ¦ ' : ... The above is a brwf , and so far as onr fenovk ^ ge estenda , a-fAithfiil - fctatement of our present position . A true dtvelopment of pur ^ circumstances , at toe , end or the thirtitth v .: < k-k of the most trying and the rnpst severe canresfc of Right t > . Might on record ; and , we cannot help repeating " the oaly one that b ss over taken placa in v-hich pQuniis , shillings , and pence have not been the principal lnattsrs in dispate . " Oar conduct in connection tberowith , has been open , to the scrutiny ; of all who have thought fit to enquira respecting it ; and- fladine the support , wa were wont to re * ceive " lags by the way , " we makd bold to ask , wherein have vre ' •¦ offended ?'—whether our conduct has been of a deserving kind or otherwise ? •'• ¦;

      We are by no mfearis dwposeU to egot ' ze . We , hoirever , happen to know , and do feel disposed to state , that those most " .. prolific , in deT : ouncing the workingclasses as ignorant , vicious , reckless , and brutal ^— " incapable of s ^ lf-govorhruent "—are not a little chagrined at our having , despite the trying circumstances tinder "which we liavo been placed , so demeaned curatives aa r . ot to coniniit a single bieacli of the pi-ice , notv ^ Uh stsruling poiiceinoa and spies being placed in every possible direction where there was a probability they

      would coma in collision with us . In fine , w « are unaware of having done anything ciisrepufctble eitber to the society of which we are membefs , or to thow -who nt the coniroenceraent of our strike so scul-stirrisgly espoused our cause , and so universally applauded out proceedings , and who , for a long period , bo kindly and so - ' . libe ' raily . reridered us their ptcuniary aid . If w « have left undone that which we qn ' gUt to have done , or done that which we ought not to have done , there are , at least , two reasons trhy we should know it—why inured it shonhi ba ksown to ail conEected with tsade

      societies : — 1 st . That "We now on strike may immodiatciy endeavour to exiricate ourselves from the position into which , we have erroneously fallen . 2 nd . That those who hereafter enter the list with their oppressors " may escape the dilemnia . We have been led to inako these observations from the fact that we and our families ate daily beeowting more destitute , and which , if we have not offonded- — "if we have not done that which we ought to have done , " —should not bo suffered to exist We believe our conduct during tho strike , in which . \ ce m& 5 « t engaged , otoes not merit

      ¦ "' That the word of pvomiseto our ear Should bis broken to our hope . " We have been , and yet continue , true and fa'thful to each other . Lst the members of our owii society , and others of >; Ur owia trade , in connection with those oinex friends that f < j r a iong time did render ue theii-pecuni&ry support v manifest , in a . nniuner not to be misunderstood , their attachsient and devotion to the causa in which we' are struggling—the interest they ( at least should ) feet in in it 3 successful issue . , Let this ba done , and , with the works of Grissell and Peto ( especially those of the Monument and Woolwich Dockyard ) on the verge of Witness for want of stcue , aud with the moo lit tne quarries " true to a man , " the strike will be brought to a more auspiciouB ttiiniuation than many may uow anticijjate . Uader all circunistances , however , "we see no alternative but that of pressing forward—to fall back would inevifcibly be utter ruin ,

      and" Rather than this , come fate into the lief With the aid of those , untp whom we now appeal , Which , if given , it were well it were given quickly , our operations would bo coniparatively easy ; . ' ' if denied , although ' * knee-detp , " in misery aad privation—never having broken faith— -wo will not betray the cause in whioh we are engaged , but-will continue , na well O 3 our nwns will permit , to battle with the common enemy until that justice shall be conceded unto us , which all have admitted we were justifiable in demanwing . We ask you at once to reflect on the foregoing , and with thanks , hearty and sincere , to all our friends and suppoitere , and with confidence and hvp . o that an early supply of the * sinews of war" will ber'fiu * nishedus , ' . ;¦ We beg to subscribe ourselves , Gratefully yours , The Masons o . v Strike , Tho-uas Shobtt , Sec . April 13 fch , . 1842 .

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      Two Thibsty Sovis , —A witness on his cro 33 examination at the Quarter Sessioiis , oa Wednesday swore he took 40 turablers of punch the night before , and that a boon companion bolted no less than 60 I "Sure a pair Were never seen so justly formed to meet" after dinner l—TipperaryPaper . Savings' Banks in the Army . —Tne Secresary at war , Sir Henry Hardinge , has deterniined to establish Bavings' banks throughoHt . the armyi and an act of Parliament for that purpose Will be brought in shortly by the gallant e-enera !«

      Bribery at Sqdbury . —It is in contemplation among the electors of Sudbury , in the event of .-the borough beins ; disenfrancUised , to call a m 6 mu % to petition Parliamont for compeniatioa for ] h < j ^ oss which they w ; ill sustain by a : dp-prjvatii > H . " . ' of' that which they have been always ^ taught iq . coiisida ' jr- ' - ' as : ' a prescriptive right . —namely the privilege of selling their elective franchise to the highest bidder . —Globe Revising Barristers—rlt appears by a return moved lor Mr ; it . Wason , of tho names of barristers : ¦' appointed to revise lists of voters , their . . time employed , fees aud axpences received , &c that in 1835 , they received . £ 32 fi 79 ; in 1835 , £ 26 , 871 ; in 1837 , £ 31 . 222 : in 1838 , £ 30 . 537 : in 1840 , £ 28 930 ; and ia

      1841 , £ 30 , 357 . Smcgglikg at DpvER . —On $ unday last , Crump's - coach , hence tp Ramsgate , was stopped just out of the town by two vigi ' ant officers of the customs , who informed the driver they suspected he had charge of contraband goods . On senrcbhig the coach a lar ^ e b asket was . foiiuu , coutaining efjihteen bottles of Eau , de Cologne , several bladder a of foreign spirits , a small quantity of tobacco ^ tea " , Sec . A pas enger inside the coach , a Frencbaian , riot quite au fa . it as a smuggler on this side of tha Channel , claimed the basket , in confequonce of which he was had back to the Gustora-aause jiud was held under surveillance by the effievrs , and nest day committed for the penalties . —Kent Her nidi

      _ ' A French Grernacre . —There , is now - 'l aying ¦ ¦ in the prison of Orleans an individual sentenced to the guillotine for a murder , attended with circumstancts of as great and singular atrocity as that , ascribed to Daniel Good . The iudiyidul , in question , whose name 13 Le -Blanc , is a retired lieatenanl ; of tho chassieurs , and hi ? victim was Mademoiselle Jul e Dclcroix , who for some time lived wi : h bini as his mistress ^ . She was missed suddenly , when he reprtjsented that she had returned to her parents , at Dijon , but it afterwards appeared , that having

      murdered her , he at first baried the body , covenng ii . over with quibkiiaje , iu order to consume it . This not having the desired « ffect , iu order to cacape detection , he exhumed the body , which he burnt . A bmall portion of the skull which was left uaconsumed sufficed , however ,: to point out the atrocious deed , and the person of the victim . He was a nprehea / Jed after a Japse of six months , during which time he managed to elude ' the officers of justice , and at the last court d assize at new Orleans , received the sentence which he now awaits .

      Lord Morpeth . —The Richmond Enquirer tkmarican paper ) thus speaks ot Lord Morpetll : — " Lord Morpeth arrived in Richmond on Saturday evenin ^ i and left it oh last evening in the car for the south . He is proceeding to Charjestpn , and farther soufh ,. and perhaps soina of thft West India islands . He may return to Virginia m the course of the summer , aiid visit our spving 3 and view our ruojjnt ^ . sceriory . But as he is spoken of as a caudid . iie for Dublin in the House of Couimons , bis Eojourn in the United States may be cut short by the necessity of his teturiiing home . (!) Lord Morpetfe is one of th « mbst liberai etatesnieh and popular and rising politicians in the British empire . He has a strong partiality

      for the Americans , and « xpresses tho Kinctrcst e ' esira to preserve the harpony between the two cbuhtries . He is struck with the great scale on which everything is censtructed in America—with the immense extent of onr country—the extraordtnary volume of bur rivers , &c . He prononnces the Potomac to be the noblest river fce has ever se ^ n , and be haa visited a great part Qf Earopo France ^ Russia , & 0 . ^ He 18 travelliBg in the United Stat ^ , on pur railroads ' and steam boats , in the bUdp \ est style , without any epeoieB of state , without even a' Bervant . In his manners he is eq ; ually unassuming , He affects so aira , and appears only like a plain , unpretending , but polished gentleman of good Bense—taking a deep interest in all that he sees , speaking of ooe

      couHtry with great liberality , and never boasting of his own . Hia lordship arriyed ait Charleston on Wednesday week . [ His Lordship fs . not wanted in Dublin nm »; he may consequently stay to gammon the Americans at convenience . ] ; T , > Troops fob Iiwha *— -On Saturday mornjHPlSfHE R » v "' . ship Columbus , of 4 Q 7 tons register , Capt auT ^^ rt * < g ii chartered by the East India Company , o »^ w » ra « - ; " X me-nf account , sailed from the West InJIk -irawP' i ^ - - ' ¦ ' ¦? ' s 'A for Bombay , Maurae , and Cabntt % m ^ S ^ m ^^ - ^ \ f \ out 220 troops for India ; Several ptha ^ aO ^^^/?^ " } chartered by the East India Company on ' KmpfmSjfc ^ Sj ' \' -j '~( . ' - - ' fc account , are to sail in the course of ti « BW ^^ Pt >^ v'C * * "'' the purpose of avenging the butclierieTajMftajfev * , ; - ^ .. "'^ 3 ' ^ ifitan . -- ' - ' - ¦ ¦ . .: ¦ . . • :- .. ' ¦ . - .. ¦ .- ' ¦¦ ¦ . '¦ ¦ ; . ^^^^ f - .-lJ ^ i ^ ; ¦' / m ^ iiSmm

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      TiiiBOFFEaT . —Whenever any statement is doubtrd m Lancashire , it is significantly called " TamK-ffery . " iMPaoTtiiEST !> ' Ommbeses . —A patent las been receiit . y obtained by Mr . Warburton , for a novel sort of omnibus . The model has beea shown t '» many persons at the residence of the patentee , in Upper Biker-itreet , London . The improvcmejirs on tbe old style of carriages are these : —the draught is ligattrsed by the height of the front and hind wheels being equal . -The carriage can be turned in a shorter-space than a common omnibus , by the frost wheels having a . space b . ! gh enough to run under tie body of the carriage , there being ' no straight perch to prevent them . There is a division between the front and back parts of the body of the

      omuious , and the lroiit part is so constructed , that by means of moveable paimels it may be divided into two ox three separate parts , so that a passenger who wishes to be entirely alone may be accommodated as snugly as if in a cab or private carriage . To the front division there is a « de deor with a step contrived to affurd immediate ingress or egress from or iqthe pavement without tke annoyance sfmud and dirt . " There is al ^ o an external portion re ? embhng the coupe ol ' a French diligence , by which outside passengers can eujoy lie fresh air and be protected ffem the ia \ o . 'l ' ue patensee affirms the weight cf the whole and tbe draught will be lessened considerably below that of she lumbering , clumsy conveyances , in which the public are now packed like coal sacks , and jolted through the streets and avenues of the town .

      EXTBAORDISAaT PeSFORMa ^ CE DiviJiE WOBshtp . —On SuDtiay mormug uivme scivicc was performed a ; tbe Institution ci the Refuge for the Aduit Desmme Deaf and Dumb , in Bankt' . 's-builrfint : ? , Hoiborn . The congregation was composed chit fly of deal and dumb ptrsoss , and ibis is ihe first attempt ai insiructiDg ic scriptural docirines by public worship that class of the suffering community labouring under the deprivation of the eeuaea Of Qtaring and speukiug ever made . The service was conducted iu tne following manner , and presented a most interesting scene : —Air . KoEEer , a deaf ami dumb gentleman , performed , if ic may be so termed , selections from the morc ' . ng service , which was done by making signs with his fingers , and the rjpjdity "with "which

      he < 3 id it wsis wonderful . The Lord ' s prayer was delivrred Entirely by paiuomimical gestures , and was a beautiful specimen of expressive silence . After the morning service Mr . J . G . Simpson delivered a short but eloquent discourse from ' . he 3 S : h chapter ot Isaiah , and it was conveyed to bis audience thruugh the medium of signs , as he slowly proceeded , by . Miss Jaaet Croncb , a remarkably intelligent little girl , only tight years of age , who , although neither deaf nor dumb , is as convenient with the sigrs as the oldest of the adult deaf and dnnib members of ins insiuiition ; The rapidity of the- child's motions by Tvfci' -li she convejed the iHscourso delivered by Mr . Simpson Was astonishing . At the conclusion

      of ihe discourse the deal aiid dumb irurc asked by the ssir ; e mecitim of su : ns whether they perfectly ukdci \ --ocd uhat hs . d been delivered , ; o wh : ch they a = seDifcd . The singular spectacle of the Hvly Ser ; ptures beiiig expounded by signs was jutoxeiher oi a most impresEiTe nature . Tne service will be Continued for the present at the institution in Bartlctt ' sbuildings every Sunday morning It 13 in contemplation to have a regular place of worship in connection with" ibis society for the deaf and dumb portion ef the community , of whom it is estimated there are in London alone several thousands , who Trill thus be enabled to participate in the benefits of the publishing of the Gospel , from which they have tfp to this time been debarred .

      Suffocation of Seven valuable Houses . —On Friday evening , between len and eleven o ' clock , as a person was passing by the stabling of Mr . Goring , an extensive carcass and contracting butcher , at Sraines , lie observed smoke issuing through the crevices of the shutters and doors . He immediately gave an alarm of fire , and upon the doors being opened the -vvhole of tbe interior was found to be so thickly filled with dense smoke , which proceeded from a heap of half-consumed hay and straw in one corner , that it was some minutes before any one

      • would venture in , from the feax of beiag Bnffocated . Water was soon procured , and the fire from the ignited and smouldering straw speedily quenched . The seven horses , however , which had been left for the night npwardB of two hours before , were found lyiDg in their " stalls dead frc-m i-uffbeation . Every means were speedily resorted to in the hope of restoring them , but they were totally ineffectual . It ia supposed that a Bpark must have fallen from the candle of the last pereon who was in the stable , snd thus have caused tbe ignition of the straw and the unfortunate loss of Mr . Goring .

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      Malta , April 5- —William Cumingy a seaman of the Cambridge , after a trial which occupied nearly two days , has been declared j by sentence of a courtr martial assembled on board the Impregnable On the 31 st ult . and 1 st inst ., guilty of tho murder of a boy belonging to the Cambridge , whilo the vessel was lying at Gibraltar , and sentenced to 1 be hung on board of his ship . The- prisoner made no defence , and the case was made out by letters under his own handwriting to the deceased ' s mother , communicating his intention of taking the boy ' s life , with a view of saving him from -falling into vice and Sin , which his situation in life subjected him to . The prisoner appears to have committed the act in a moment of religious frenzy ; but having shown no previous or subsequent symptoms of mental derangement , the Court could not do otherwise than pronounce the sentence of the law under the articles of war . 1 '

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      THE STONE MASONS ON STRIKE , FROM THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT . AND NELSONS MONUMENT , LONDON , AND THE WOOL ' W 1 C 11 DOCKYARD , To the Public and the Trades of Great Britain and Ireland . fi Who is here so base , that would be a bondman ? If any , sye ^ k ; for him have I offended . " " Men at some tinap are roasters of their fato ; Thefnu lt ' '¦¦*¦ . * * is not in our stars , Bat hi ourselves , that we are underlings . " Julius Caesar . Brethren , —Exercised by our opponents to the

      utmost possible extent , as that power has be en which ignorance is too pioue , and poverty too frequently compelled to concede to capital and privilege , it has nut yet iiiflueuced " a * plif'in our ranka , or generated the slightest diversity of opinion amongst ns . In proportion to out reduced numbera , we entert : > in the Bame unity of spirit and unanimity of purpose as when thirty weeks ago we withdrew from our euiploynient ^ -not again to return until HE WbO occasioned our Buffeting . should be removed . In reporting on the progress of our fltriko during th « t past fortnight . VetuiVt ) to state that at the Kousea of Parliament a little progress is perceivable—a few stones have been axed , but those are chiefly coats of arms , and consequently prepared by the roughers and carvers iu the employ of John Thomas . —Ihe labour of fixing : ibem only being uuder the control or superintendence of George Allen .

      The Monument ( of inhumanity and disgraco to Gnaselt and Peto ) presents a still and deuth-lifeo appearance . CpncsrniDg the column , the saying respecting Solomon ' s temple is strictly applicable : "The sound of a ( Mason ' s ) hammer ia- not to be heard . " We nave , however , just / been informed that eight rough stones have arrived from the quarries , and that a selection of the best hands in the employ cf Grissell and Peto , are to commence dressing them . — : The number now out froni these works and the Houses are fifty . From Woolwicb . we aw thttaittfoiaiftd : — " There is no material change ; since I last wrote . I have not heard of any more . befog discharged ; still there might have been , as they generally go away on the sly ' moreover , there is seldbin a week passes without some of them being before the magistrates . On ' "tho 20 th . ultimo , there wore four of tbc-m fined one pound each for abusing one of their own colour . "—^ Number on the fuadB h 6 re thirty-three .

      We have just received intelHgence from Woolwich that fourteen . more of the " black diamonds" were dismissed on Satuvday night tbe 9 th inBt . —that very few remain , and that the most of them are walking the streets for want of stone . ; From Plymouth we are informed that tbe obtaining of other emplbjment haa reduced their number on the funds to seven . From Dartmoor onr delegate write thus : — - Odr funds belne law Is the only thing that makes

      them stand out now—they know it ; and think they will starve us into submission . Bight haver gone off the funds since Saturday , ( 3 rd inst . ) and more -will leave next weeft . ; Th « ptiyatioa these men and their families are enduring in defence of the rights of their fellows ia , bo far as my knowledge extends , without a parallel is the history of strikes ; and with their present proapecta , li -woxilft grieve them boto , an& be innch against their dispoBition to return toVworfe . " The nnmber now out at Dartmoor we understand , to be twentyfive . ., - ' , ¦ ¦;¦ ¦¦ :: ¦ ;' - ' ¦ ¦ ¦ '¦ ' , ; : - . ' . ' ¦ •¦ . ¦¦ / : . ¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦

      From Penryn onr delegate writes as follows : — " I never cad the . 'hammer' worse in my life than I have It now . If you cannot send us money Hosking will beat us-. if you can , we Bhall heftt Hosking . I have walked twenty miles this day to stop three Viacka ¦ without any money in my pocket . Hosking has added three blacka to his number , "which if I bad had a little money I could have prevented . CK : and P . have employed another contractor in London to get from sixty to a hundred stones hera for them from another stone merchant I have eeen the drawings sent down , and know His for Woolwich , and therefore the order is not

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      N . B . Our opponents , through their agents , with a View to deprive us of pecuniary aid , having industriously circulated that we had abandoned the contest , wtibeg thus publicly no stato that such assertions are absolutely false—that it is our determination to prosecute it by every lawful means ai our disposal to a successful issue , aud for which purpose , we solicit the continuance of that support , the friends of huR < ar > 5 ty ami justice have hitherto so kindly and so liberatiy bestowed upou us . TKOlVkS SUORTt , ; - Secretary of Masons .. 6 , Agnes-street , Waterfoo-road , Lambeth , London .

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      THE NORTHERN STAR . ,- ¦ . -. ¦¦ ¦ ' : . . -: . . v :.: ; --7 ^/

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 23, 1842, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct595/page/7/