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** " ± LECTCB 3 TO CHARTISTS . ¦ jnut do you Ciartirt blackguards mean Bj thrown the blinders of your een , An' keeking thro' ths sacred screen O Church and State ; Striving to pull baith Priest and Queen Down off their seat ? Bow dare a blind unlearned clan Use 'ways o' wisdom try to scan , Di find a fault wi' ony plan , That tK lay down , Thlt ' s for the benefit o' man Eke Kirk or Crown ?
D ye ten , ye stubborn rebel race , X them tiiat fill a sacred place , i re instruments o' G ^ d " a grace For your salvation ; Just sat to gar" you keep the peace An' pay taxation ? G ae mind your looms , you bay dogg , And scrape your sour and filthy cogs , And ieep ro ^ r pikes to kill the bugs When they torment you ; I > d not despise , ye graceless hogs , What heaven has sent you . An' yon , ye Maci-mde-howiin " Tannin " Of a' your tribe the mostalawnvn , je-reeurely heard some devil's sermon Far down below :
Thi i's seat yen irae the mountains swarmin ' To strike the blow . Te re just a squad o' hell's militia Send up to plague the human specie , An' iurl our Bishops plump an" creshie To your black den ; An" tear tie lira ' s fat and fleecy Frae honest men . Hovdare alirin * man complain . ' Tlut bears the gospel pure and clean , Defended by a Tirtnons Queen , An * gnus and swords , And priests that weel can daw the screen Aff Hebrew words ? Te " re surely sprang frae tile pollution , An' wou'd try to raise a persecution , AxtiBsi oar glorious Constitution ;
Where freed om reigns , rESDOtted wi' black superstition . Or Tyrants chains . Jot instance , -when ye * re near hand dead jtro' want o' breath , or want o bread , Tya ' re / 'TSf to starve wi' yonr grey bead , On your ain pillow ; Or on some farmer ' s midden-stead—Wia ' a no ili-willie . Yet , tbo' yoa freedom shines so bright An' sre so West wi * gospel light , "WithPriests aad Queens to keep you right At ma' expence : Ye gmdge and growl fiae morn % o night , For want o' secae .
Te " re i * sis bent on worldly gear ; And think yonr Government sae dear , — Tho' fifty millions in the year - 3 a" the amount , To pay biith Priest and Queen and Peer , A' sma" account . Ton should no feed a carnal pleasure , 1 b hoarding up this world's treasure ; That moth and rust corrupt at leisure And thieTes do steal ; Fir better be a true believer And beg for meal
Be &ye content and not envions , And lift youi ha * as ye jf-vag by us ; Attend the Kirk , and work to pay us Fae fire to ten ; And Hex we'll eTer say yeure pious Weel t ' n'n ^ ' ^ ' men . Aliqcis . Ji&iri , March 27 th , 1841 .
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SOKSET 0 >~ TRUTH AXD H 0 >~ ESTY . Wry is the diamond waxing valueless ifts ' 5 brightest gem which erst would raise Mm np , And show him noblest of God ' s works—grown dim BeeiTise of late fraud wears a lighter brow , Txhd h traa wont , and truth and honesty Are so unlike the times and vicious age , Kat they as worn-out words will be disnsed . Poi lew can lire save by dishonesty , Since trickery is so habitual ; 0 that the days may soon arrive when truth Ehsflre-isiuine her ancient dignity , And honesty shall « nine with wonted glow , Rascm regain htr seat and rulers rule r ^ praedjed in the mazss of deceit . J . Teb . nox .
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SOXXET TO jrSTICE . 0 Go 3-Kke sire ef more than mortal frame , In spotless vesture of unchanging hue , "Who erer didst the honest path pursue And still retain ' st thy bright eternal fame . ' 0 teach thy votaries—ere they lisp thy name , Thy sacred nature—ana that thou dost do To others , as they would be done unto . Truth and thy operations are the same , Seeing thy aims are only to restore An equilibrium to the long lost poise Of mental rights—to raise and keep the poor Above the harnessed brute whom death destroys Thy arms may be be defeated oft and bqts , BjlI joeioe in a finai conquest joys . Snafcznollon . j . Versos .
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AX EMG 3 IA . "Rtea tte whispering Zephyrs of sweet summer ' s eve ¦ Breathe sofdy o ' er Aibion ' 3 isle ; nisi toe mild-setting sun is just taking his leave , I as everywhere met with a smile . * kw tfce cola frozen north when Boreas comes forth , And the landscape is buried in snow , Kiua m now-headed frost my limpidity ' s lost , Ism carefully parcelled in straw . to i- ~ storm and the tempest , raid mountains of surf , Os tts bElowy ocean I rids ; ^ L Soaierset Houss I ' m as snng as a mouse , By tLe Spanish Ambassador ' s side .
• HAftioeBUn I am a favourite too , A » weU a « with USXej the nurse ; K 3 for all they can do I ' m a prisoner I tow , iz the Daks of Northumberland ' s purse . ' ¦ b , ., J . C . ElLiOT * rta , April lsth , lsu . * »* Answers in verse are requested .
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Mr . Brcsi . NGHiM , the indefatigable traveller and tt 7 ^ f ' n ° f . ' . hMll 0 W *» tbe P ress a neVT . work « to kT ¦¦ , J ^ cenr resfarcbes in America , and »* dsSfSr " America ' " Historical , Statistical , beY ™^ , eT ^ 7 reason t 0 anticipate that this will Tk * V Ta ! Ilable addition to our national literature . &e ' iK w Uch 3 Ir- Buckingham's Trareb in tTiden ^ ' ? . * T - ^ taTe long erjoyed , are Buflicient fionT 1133 ex P erienc « » and powers of observaj , ;'; , ^ tx tensiTe traveller ; and the position ij CT " subsequently filled , ihe Editor of several floto 7 ° n ' and as a member of the British fea *« > w mons > afforded him the best oppor-Qat IT- ka ° winfi wliat are ^ e subjects of inquiry
uow the mformzticn acquired oa these may be Bu ^^ d t 0 the P abi ; « attention . htoVj ™ . ^ ee yea rs resideiioe , Mr . Bucking-« sd »; ^ " ^ ly engaged in making an extensive BodiTf ? " **** of £ he Unhed States of America ; ^ advantages which b ^ ve faiien to the lot of ittaB »> y ' his Predecessors , —in the close and O ^ e intercoarse to which he was admitted with Hd in * ^ XW * SDd inflaential ? ¦ H cesses , wo-Blnr ^ W Ianf ? 0 Ver wbicb his inquiriea feorv t ^ S ' 1 embracing the geography , scenery , oftlVi ; rodnctjoas » resoorces , and social condition We ? ° h ' ^ ^ e T * "etJ « d extent , ^ understan d that big forthcoming work has ^ ca ** « ady an ample and most distinguished Sf ^ S the wealthy classes of society , and
1 S 5 qtt )» _ i — " r ***'" o"wj "in ecu fttiw yivyiidj vt tta kCL P , ?? for extensive circulation ; as we Mr RuL . dottw fl »« t ^ eh a work , written by ifpk-Jf ;?«*"• wonl 'i be most cxtensireJy read i ^ -e « mshia the means of working men .
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THE ^ EET PAPERS . Pavey , London . Te Olir kst week ' s reriew of Mr . OasUei ' a papers Wj ^ Oted P ^ tJ freely , especially that portion rer ^ f J « Mr . Marshall ' s mills and the evidence of ^ "fldren . * &v * t » I the ^ i ^ is continued . We give the i ** otMtL ?^^ saow that ihe absolute shortente 171 * Si ao reckless assertion , but a melancholy 7 ^^ * J irrefragable evident * :-ft ^ wi ^ ' ^ ^^ kttel ' ' descrlbe to yon tbe conl « wetwTf Ppy eondi « iBn of the British labonfen ^ -m £ Lv T l t 7 siea ' V ! LB ^ own , hot the abject teheed a * P ^ ^^ icb that syste m has now *« oiuV ; .. ^ enon « . ' « = 7 present purpose , *« - * phW , 7 V MtOr 7 lords ' Mr- J' G- MarahJl , the ** the itn I ^ ' t ^ s publicly called the attention ktt » top ! £ htter &ct - lB h ' memorable lorfljvjp r ^ i'ltz-irilliam , be thas apostr&phises his
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" Look again at tke crowded street * of our great marm factoring towna ; peruse the Tarious statUtic accoonts , by impartial observers , of the terrible destitution— ths fearful want , disease , degradation , misery , physical and moral , in every shape that reigns there . Look at the wan and haggard faces of the workpeople that come into our courts of justice , that attend our public meetings . Set how ihe very mee of Englishmen is dxriTidling down , and degenerating under the effects of ihe unremitting labour , the unsufficient and nnwholesame food , that their country ' s laws allow them to enjoy . '" " Methinks , Sir , that if yon have attentively read my last letter , you trill admire the ingenuousness of Mr . J . G . Marshall ' s candid confession ; however you may be astounded by Aw audacity , in charging those evils upon the aristocracy .
" The picture is faithful—it 1 b painted by a master hand . The canae , so far as Mr . Marshall is concerned , is given from the lips of hia own slaves , copied in my last letter from official documents . Da turn to the evidence of those poor ' wan and haggard workpeople , " and say , is not the system adopted in Mr . Marshall ' s mills eminently calculated to produce just such a destitute , diseased , and degraded population , ' as 11 r . J . G Marshall describes ? Is not the ' unremitting labour demanded and obtained by Mr . Marshall , gnra ' to dwindle down and degenerate the very race of Englishmen ?* Then , as to the insufficient and unwholesome food that their country ' s latrs allow them to enjoy , ' see the latrs of Mr . Marshall ' s mill interfering , so as to make that food still more ' insufficient and unwholesome , ' nay , bo very bad , as to be rejected altogether by
bis ' wan and haggard" slaves , and to be given up ( thus increasing the -wages of bis overlooker out of the small pittance of his s ^ ves ) to the pigs of their tormentor ! ¦• The only equivalent which the nation gains by this system of horror , is , that Mr . Marshall may have made a million or two of pounds , and so may a few more snch patriots as he . The wonder is , that having created such misery , his son should have the hardihood to exhibit its picture , a » d cast the blame upon a Noble , whose fault has been , an unwearied endeavour to uphold the system of philosophy , which ensures itik destruction of tbe nobles and the people , and the exaltation of the Lords of the Mills—the ManhaUians . No doubt , Earl Fitzwilliam deserves reproof , but to receive it from a Marshall , is what his Lordship never could have expected .
" Mr . J . G . Marshall rsrera Eart Tltzwmism to the various statistical accounts by impartial observers , ' for proof of his assertions . 1 find , In- the Report of the Committee on the Factories' Regulation Act , from which volnme I quoted very largely in my last— ' a statistical account , " drawn up by the officers of Government , and laid before that Committee , for its information on the Factory question . If one more fact were required to prove tlie destructive tendency of the Factory syst * m , that table settles the question . The official « comparative table of the duration of life , " proves to a demonstration , that the ' unremitting labour' of the factories is actually more destructives to human life , than famine , war , or pestilence !
" I started from the perusal of that table with indescribable horror—I cou ' . d scarcely believe my eyes ! But the facts are indisputable )—the data most correct . ' The horrible factory system ia mating a charnel-house of England , —it cuts off life at both ends—it works the living to death—it genders death , untimely death , even in the womb ! It destroys the stamina of both father and mother—it ushers into tbe werld children who are incapable of life . '—it actually cats off one half of the rears ef human existence ! I do not exaggerate . I appral to the official table of births and deaths . The following extracts from that table will prove if I am not abundantly borne out in all which I have asserted . - " In every 10 , 000 "burials , in the undermentioned place , read the awful result : —
Died Died Died iLived p , under under i under above races . . ye&ri 20 years ] 48 years | 40 juf age . of age . < of age . jyears . Rutland < 2 , 865 3 , 756 ! 5 . 031 ! 4 969 London j 3 , 805 4 . 580 | 6 , 111 | 3 , 869 ; ' Bradford , Yorks .... ; i . 6 i ~ 5 , 896 i 7 , 061 i 2 , 1 ) 39 J Mac ; lesfield j i . ie * s . a 7 , 3 oo ; 2 , 700 -2 Wigan ; 4 , 7 'JO 5 , 911 ' 7 , 117 2 , i ^ 3 ¦ S I Preston ! 4 , 947 6 , 083 ! 7 , 462 2 , 538 5 - ^ Bury ! i , 86 i 6 017 7 . 319 : 2 , tiS ] >> Stockport f 4 , h 79 6 . 005 1 7 , 307 , 2 , t > 33 2 Bo ' . ton i 4 . 939 6 , 113 7 , 459 ] 2 . 541 H Leeds ; S . 2 S 6 6 . 213 i 7 , 411 2 559 fe iHoibfcCk ... , o , 0 i ) 0 ] S . 133 ( 7 , 337 ; 2 , G"G 3
" Jsow , Sir , if you take the average of the above nine factory districts , and compareit withKutland , and London , tbe result will be as follows : — " As compared with Rutland , an increase of deaths under five years of age , of 2 , 017 ; under twenty years of age , 2 , 272 ; under forty years of age , 2 . 287 . As compared with London , the increass of deaths will be found | o be , under five years of age , 1 , 077 , ; under twenty years o ! age , 2 , < 4 S ; under forty years of age , 1 , 207 . "In Rutland , the survive ™ at forty years , are more by 2 , 287 , out of every 10 , 000 , and in London by 1 . 207 than they are on the average in theae nine factory diitrict 3 . ' "In fact ? the murderous result developed by this official table , is , that about as many human beiRgs die before their twentielh year , in the Factory districts , as before their fortielh year , on an average , elsewhere !
" It is necessary I should inform you , that Manchester is excluded from this official table , because the returns of burials from that place , were so incomplete as to render them useless for this comparison . But we have the evidence of Mr . Assistant Poor Law Commissioner , Trr . Kay , that ' in Manchester more than one half of ihe offspring of the poor die before they hare ajmpleted their fifth pear . ' And , in proof that tbe factory system impoverishes and degrades , as well aa kills ita victims , the doctor adds , ' more than one half of the inhabitants of Manchester are either so destitute or so degraded , as to require the assistance of public charily , in brinjixg their ofispring into ihe world . ' "
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TRADES HALLS . JiO II . Oa the threshold of a sabject so important to the best and permanent interests of the workiDg class of the country , aa the erections of buildings for the special accommodation and benefit of their numerous Trades and other societies , it is essential to lay down a defined , broad , and liberal basis in which ihe constitution of Trades Halls ought to be established , in order to make thtm in all the ramifications of their objects and results , what they are professed to be substantially and morally ; protective Institutions for the rights of labour , and ihe moral renovators of the operative community . The very term . " Trades Halls" identifies them with
the numerous Trades , amounting to about 200 , into which ihe great labouring population is divided , in tbe various departments and branches of art and mechanism which form " the source of all wealth " in a large commercial and populous empire ; and it is fair to assume that , living ouly by their manual labour , the individual members of that Wealth Producing Class , with » mntnality and oneness of interest , have as great a political and moral stake in the country , as any other class in society conventionally exalted above them ; and that it is their duty to preserve , protect , and aggrandise that interest for tbe welfare of all : to do this effectually , and
permanently , a union of the whole operative body suggests itself for general advantage , whilst subunions of individual Trades present the nucleus of their better local government , when they can b « managed temperately , economically and permanently ; * nd these Trades' Unions , or Societies , will only become really and truly beneficial to the working mass of England , in raising them f T 0 * & oppression , degradation , ignorance , and prejudice , when they take prompt and decided measures to secure tbe erection of Trades Halls throughout the Empire , and more especially in the Mt-tropolia ; withdraw ihemfieiTes from their present debasing accommodations ; renounce
" tbe ignorant fume 3 That mantle the clearer reason , " and place within the reach of their members , in an easy , cheap , and interesting manner , those intellectual enticements which ihall serve to facilitate the national skill and enterprise of British artisans , expand their minds to a knowledge of moral duties and franchise , and exhibit the rights of citizenship as due to a man , not a house—to tbe mind , instead of the pocket . Trades Halls , then , echo in their benefits the mutuality of interest which they are to support , proclaim at once in their erection the moral equality of every member of the working class , whatever his trade , prospects , condition , or education . Equality
mutt &e the prim . ajy basis of their constitution . Open to Ml sects and parties acknowledging all creeds and political opinions—they seek to amalgamate , for common benefit , all who live by labonr , all who wish well to labour they must therefore be called int © existence by the wealth producers themselves . The production of wealth implies a power equal to supply all tbe Trades Halls throughout the kingdom , when the will to require them ia once created . By an equality of subscription toward the building , an eqnality of voting in itB management , an equality of influence in its constitution , an equality cf representation in the council or directing
body , an equality of right to a Beat in the government of the institution , and an eqnality in the enjoyment of all the literary and scientific advantages emanating from it af all times , the working men will realise in Trades Balls , established on sach a foundation , the best possible guarantee against tfle attempts of prejudice to suppress the exercise and expression of a free and undisturbed private judgment , at all times and on all occasions , whether amongst the few or the many . Undue influence wiil be entirely abrogated by the voice of the whole body of fchireholders being requisite in its government , acknowledge * a miniature system of " Lniveisal Suitrige f the council or directing body will
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be kept in subjection to tbe mass of thoir oonstitntents , by submitting themselves for election onoe % year , after the fashion of " Annual Parliaments ;" " Vote by Ballot , " will secure an honest and unrestricted nse of the franchise oa all elections and decisions of great importance , preventing jealousies , removing a fertile cause of frequent contention and ill feeling amongst individuals who should have but one end ia view , and who , being all united upon the principle of Equal Rights , will naturally allow " No Property Qualification" to exist in order to hold shares , or to secure a seat in the direction of tbe HallB for the time being ; the members of such direction being as a matter of course working men themselves , will in strict justice have a claim to remuneration for such time as they may give to the management of the institutions with w ' hich they are connected ; the labourer is worthy of his hire , and
" Payment of Members" should consequently b © amongst the most prominent of the constitutional principles involved in these noble undertakings . With justice far a foundation , and the elevation of tbe Rights of Labour to a higher moral position , as the threshold of Trades Halls throughout the kingdom : the enlightened recognition of Universal Suffrage , Annual Parliaments , Vote by Ballot , No Property Qualification , and Payment of Members , will stand forth five beautiful , fair , and solid pillars , supporting the entrance of these substantial edifices , in whose erection the energy , the wisdom , prudence and union of the labouring millions will be handed down to posterity , —A Monument of Intellect!— A Temple of Industry ! — The Mighty Citadel of Labour !
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CARLISLE . —The Last Shift of the asti-Corn Law Leagub . —The wind has aj ; ain been raised by this nearly exhausted body , and a petition for the repeal of the Corn Laws sent forth to tbe public for signatures . Had this petition been left to the ordinary fate of such things , by being left at different places for signature , we feel fully convinced that ihe number of names would have been comparatively few . The party knew well that this method of procedure would not answer their purpose , so they employed a number of individuals at the rate of half-a-crown a day , to go about with sheets to obtain signatures . These men , we understand , have not to the
b ^ en over scrupulous as means they have had recourse to for the purpose of obtaining names . It is impudently asserted by the party , that about four thouBand signatures were obtained in one day ; and that care was taken that none but those resident in the borough , and above eighteen years of age , were allowed to sitcn it ! Let us now see how far this statement will stand the test of probability . The entire population of Carlisle is about 24 , 000 : uow , if we take one-sixth of this number as adult males , we readily arrive at the most extraordinary conclusion that every adult male signed thiB petition in one day ! which is an utter improbability .
LVDEPE . NDE . VT U . VITED OfiDKB OF MECHANICS . — This society have had a splendid demonstration here a few days ago . Early in the morning of the day on which they held their procession , a beautiful new flag , emblazoned with the arms of the order , was suspended from the window of the Black Bull Inn , Scotch-street , the house where a lodge is held . Tne nag attracted great attention , from the very exquisite manner ia which it is executed ; and which does ereat credit to the artists , Messrs Dobsou and Blayiock . A little before one o ' clock the procession moved from the Lodge Room to Se . Mary ' s Church , in the following order : —Two conductors—the flagband , uuder the superintendance of Mr . Fiddler — two swordsmen—district grand master—officers of
the district lodge , two and two—the rest of the brethren two and two—among whom were interspersed , at equal distances , the regalia of the orderthe lamb and cross leading , and the ark of the covenant bringing up the rear , which was closed by the tyler . At one o ' clock they reached the church , when the service of the day was gone through , and a most excellent a ad appropriate sermon preached by the Rev . Mr . Reeves , from Romans , 12 ch chapter and 5 th ver £ e . After leaving the church , the brethren again formed themselves in the order , and proceeded through the principal streets of tbe town ,
the band playing many lively airs , and finally arrived at the A then turn , where the company , consisting of 150 , sat down to an excellent diuner , provided for the occasion , by Mr . and 3 Irs . Gibson , of the Black Bull . The district master , brother T . J . Hetheringtou , officiating as chairman ; and brother R . Cambell , J . G . of the Philanthropic , as vice-chairman . After dinner a subscription was entered into in aid of the funds of the dispensary . Several excellent toasts were given during the evening , which was spent in the greatest harmony and conviviality . The members and their friends separated highly plea-ed with the day ' s demonstration .
DEWSBuRy .-In the report of the meeting held at Dewsbury last week , on tne subject of the Highways , we are informed there was a slight inaccuracy in the allusion to Mr . John Franco , carpet manufacturer ' s conduct to Joshua Joy . It appears that Joy had not been a workman of John France's , but had been employed in a particular loom by his ( Mr . F . ' s ) father , the late Mr . James France , and that Mr . John had purchased Joy's loom , at his father ' s sale , and promised him that he should be employed upon it as usual . Iu consequence , however , of Joy's interference at the meeting , on a&king him to fulfil his promise to let him have the loom , it was pitifully refused , and he was told to seek employment with Mr . Brooke , the chairman of the meeting , who , he well knew , could not give it him , in consequence of not being in the trade .
B&ADSHAW . —Teetoialism . —A lecture was delivered on this subject by Miss Knowles , the teetotal lecturer , from BurnBall , in the New Connection Chapel , on the 16 th instant , to upwards of 400 persons , who listened with the most profound attention . In the course of her address she showed up , in a masterly manner , the inconsistency of the professed followers of Christ , in standing aloof from the total abstinence society . IDLE . —Loyal Okdee of Ancient Shepherds .
The Poor Man ' s Protection Lodge , No . 218 , held their third anniversary on Easter Tuesday , at the house of Mr . Joseph Harper , New Inn , Idle . About forty sat down to a good substantial dinner , provided and got u ? in the best style , for which great praise was due to Mr . and Mrs . Harper . The rest of the evening was spent in a very enlivening manner ; recitations , songs , &c . were gone through in a very able manner , and were kept up to a late hour ; after which the company broke up , well satisfied with the evening ' s amusement .
WAKEFIELD . Peter Foden . We are informed , upon creditable authority , that since Foden ' s removal to Wakefield Honse of Correction , he has been exposed to numerous indignities and cruelties , and , amongst other things , that he had betn served no less than eighteen times with mould " Tommies" which he refused to eat ; that he has been three daysin solitary confinement for declining to work on the treadmill , and expected to bejiogged for further resistance ; and that his allowance during solitary confinement was only eight ounces of bread , with cold water , for each twenty-four hours . SUNDERLAHTD . —Singular Circumstance . —On the 1 st of April last , the wife of Mr . Ormston , grocer , was delivered of a daughter , being the fourth daughter she has had on the 1 st of April during the last eight years , there being also an exact interval of two years between each child .
Lectures on Christianity . —On Sunday afternoon and evening Mr . Buchanan , Social missionary , delivered addresses in the Golden Lion Room " Oa the Heathen origin of Christianity . " Mr . Buchanan ' s style of lecturing is calm and clear , and he certainly displayed extensive reading and much ingenuity of speculation ; but as the Socialists take upon themgelres the character of practical reformers ^ we must say that we see little practical advantage the people can derive from metaphysical and theological lectures , to understand which would ttquire far more time and reading than ihe people can possibly command Tinder tbe present system . Let the Social lecturers oease their Bible warfare , and devote
themselves to practical measures to remove the physical and social evils and miseries that afflict our country . They tell us that Socialism has nothing to do with any religious or irreligious tenets , why then do they voluntarily and needlessly increase the prejudice against their co-operative views by perpetually waring with the Bible and the theological opinwns derived from it ? Earnest sympathy with the sufferings of the people , ¦ would , we think , induce them to abandon their present mode , until the peoples physical amelioration is secured and they possess the leisure to enjoy such speculations . —Correspondent .
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u Physical Fobck" Expences , —The exchange of flint for percussion , cap guns to the army will cost ihis year £ 130 , 000 . Dpeikg tbe Hak Mabket which concluded at Paris on Saturday evening , tbe amount of hams disposed of amounted to 240 , 000 lb . weight . The befubal last week of the minister of St . Martin ' s , in Lincoln , to read the ceremonial of interment over the dead body of a child which had not been baptised , ib matter of debate in all the circles of the city .
Reduction in German Postage . —On the 6 ch of this month the British postage on letters passing between the United Kingdom and Hambwrgb and Lubeck was reduced from 1 b . 6 d . on letters ported in London , and from Is . 8 d . on letters posted in the country , to a uniform rate of 6 d . The Hamburgh post-office has also reduced ita rate on Britif h letters from about 4 d . to 2 d ., so that upon Lond / m letters there has been a positive rednction of lf .. 2 d ., and on conntry letters of Is . 4 d . as reopecta Hamburgh correspondence .
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High Wtcombk , Aprh , 17 . —The failure of a gWJ ° r . S . * * » P «« has caused qnlfe » panic here . His liabilities are reported to be about £ 40 , 000 , and we regret to say that many parties who fcad deposited property in his hands wilt be neatly mined by the circumstance . — Windsor Express . w * , u" *; ° * . Mm » m . Babbsb and Maesrau ,, of Walaall , closed on Friday morning week , or rather the honpe failed to opea that morning . The inhabitants of iiie borough , ia consequence of this untoward event , combined with the late stoppage of the South Staffordshire Bank , are placed in very unpleasant circumstances .
EAETHdUAKE . —On Saturday , the 3 rd of April , about halt-past three in the afternoon , an " uncommonly smart shock" of an earthquake was felt in almost alkJutland . The houses trembled and the n m i 5 fy . f /? mi down - In some places , especially Thisted and Logstoo , walls were cracked and chimneys thrown down . Fudge . —On Maundy- Thursday the ceremony , in commemoration of washing the disciples' feet , wa 3 celebrated , for the first time since 1830 , in the chapel of the Tmllene 8 , inpre- < enceof the King and the enure Court . ¦ It was believed , " says the Commerce , that his Majesty would wash with his own hands the feet of the poor who personated the apostles but it appears that this part of the ceremony was put off until next year . "
Extract of a letter froh Malta : — " The ' Lotus steamer , about 36 " tons , with two twelve horse power engines , has arrived safe here on her way to the Nile . She belongs to the Oriental Company for the mails , and is looked on as a wonder here . The captain is a fii » e great fat fellow , who trims her by merely walking from one part of the deck to another . " Census in France . —The Minister of the Interior has addressed a circular to all perfeots of departments , with instructions for taking such measures that the new census of France , to be made in virtue of a royal erdonnance of 1836 , may be completely finished before the end of the current year .
A Coffer Dam for a New Chain-Bridge . A coffer dam for a new chain-bridge over the Danube , at Pesth , is proceeding very vigorously under Mr . Adam Clark , an English engineer , assisted by thirty English workmen . Their solidly constructed piles nave hitherto withstood the immense masses of ice brought down by the Danube , to the great enhancement of the fame of English engineering . Reduction of Duties on Fhench Wines and Spirits . —It is reported that tho proposed reductions to be made under the new commercial treaty with France will be to 10 s . per gallon on brandy , and to Is . 6 d . per gallon on wine . The conclusion of the commercial treaty is dependent on the ratification of the political treaty , which will withdraw France from her present isolation . —London Journal of Commerce . '
Nottingham , Monda y Mornino . —Mr . S . M . Philhpps , the Under-Secretary of ...-State for the Home Department , was in Nottingham yesterday People are wondering what a gentleman , who has of late years been in such close connexion with Lord John Russell , the Ministerial leader in the House , can be doing in Nottingham at this busy period of the year . Very sinister conjectures are in circulation on the subject . One John Read was brought before Alderman
Pirie , at the Mansion-house , on Tuesday , for using very indecent and abusive language to the Duke of Cambridge , as he was getting into his carriage after the Mansion-house dinner , on Monday week . Ilsad threatened to punch the Duke's head ; ana accused him of having robbed him of twenty-eight shillings . The man excused himself by saying that he was a poor bird-catcher ; and that he was so drunk that he did not know what he was doing ; he had lost all recollection of the matter . He was remanded .
Filtration . —A system of nitration has been invented upon a novel and grand scale , by the mediumof which anyquantityof dirty or discoloured water may be rendered as bright as crystal at the rate of hundreds and thousands of gallons per day One of these filtors has been lately erected on board the Dreadnought vessel , lying off Greenwich . ' The filter supplies pure water for the whole of the patients on board of the vessel . It acts in % double capacity , that of cistern as well as filter , for as fast as the water runs iu it is drawn filtered .
Another Robbery on Royal Premises .: —Another robbery seems to have been committed on royal premises . Ellen Roach , an Irishwoman , was charged at Hatton Garden Police-office , on Saturday last , with having stolen a massive silver table-spoon from St . James's Palace . She had been given in custody by Mr . Neate , a pawnbroker of Duke-street , Oxford-street , for offering the epoon in pledge , saying that she was sent by a Misa Perry , who had often raised money there on spoons of the same sort . She pointed out several houses to the constable as the residenoe of Miss Perry ; but no Buch person lived at any df them . At the prisoner ' s lodgings , ten duplicates were found for property of different
descriptions . On her way to the station-house , she said the spoon came from St . James's Palace , and that it was given to her by one of the servants , whom she could not now find , aa he had left his situation . She afterwards stated that she used to serve milk at the Palace , and a little boy gave it to her . To the Magistrates she told a different story : she said that at one period she used to work at the old Palace , and that a young man employed there , but since dead , gave her the spoon instead of some money which he owed her . Two crowns were engaved on the spoon ; beneath the upper ones were the initials C . R ., and under the lower one A . S . The Magistrates directed inquiries to be instituted , and remanded the prisoner .
Heroic Conduct of a Fkmale . —At the Greenwich Police-office , on Saturday , a fellow of dashingly-dressed exterior , who gave his name Thome , was brought to this office , charged under the f ' ollowing extraordinary circumstances : —From the evidence , it appeared that Thome called at the house of Mrs Bowen , No . 20 , Pavk-street , Greenwich Park , about four o ' clock on Friday afternoon , to ascertain if any lodgings were to be let . A girl , named Mary Elliott , about seventeen years of age , opened the door , and , on his communicating the object of his calling , she told him the drawing-room was to be let , but that Mrs . Bowen , the landlady , was not at home . Thorne said he should like much to see the lodgings , and then he could say whether
they would suit . Girl—Very well , Sir ; walk up stairs . Thorne accordingly did so ; aud the girl , not suspeoting any intention of robbery on his part , did not think it necessary to accompany him , but went into the parlour , to finish something she had been previously engaged in . Shortly after he had gone up , her ears were siluted with the sound of the piano-forte ; she also heard other sounds which immediately aroused her suspicions , and on going into the room where he was , she discovered that while playing with one hand ha was busily employed in taking a quantity of plate with the other , which was deposited in the drawers of a sideboard . The servant immediately attacked him , insisting on his putting the property back , which he resolutely refused , and a fierce encounter ensued , whioh ended in the fellow ' s escape down stairs . Not daunted , however , the courageous servant pursued him , and
having overtaken him in the hall , another desperate encounter ensued . She at length became exhausted , before which , however , she had taken the precaution of locking the door , and putting the key in her bosom . The wretch now became frantic , and commenced beating the poor girl , and at length succeeded in wrenching the key of the door from her , and succeeded in gaining the street . She followed him into the street with the cry of " Stop thief , " as well as she was able , and a man joining in the pursuit and cry , he was captured by the police just as he was turning the corner of the street . The magistrate asked the prisoner ( who was recognised by tho police as a London swell-mob man ) what he had to say in his defence . Prisoner- ^ ! shall reserve my defence till a future day . The prisoner was then full y committed for trial . The poor girl was most highly complimented by the Bench and others , for her truly praiseworthy and heroic conduct .
Riot at Canterbury . —Ahistociutjc Resort to " Physical Force . " - — -At Canterbury , on Friday , Captain Byng Doherty , Captain John Allgood , Captain Edmund Doherty , and Captain John Goddard , of the 13 th and 14 th Light Dragoons , at present stationed at the garrison at Canterbury , were brought before the Mayor : —An inspector of police stated that on the previous night the defendants , with otherB not in custody , were rioting about the streets in a state of intoxication , and creating considerable disturbanca . He being grossly abused bv Captain Doherty , took that gentleman into custody . Some of the other defendants attempted a rescue , and finally the whole w « re conveyed to the Station-house . A few minutes , elapsed when a body of soldiers , belonging to the JSth and 14 th Regiments , came to the Station-house , determined to have the officers out . In the skimish thfct ensued the door in the passage , which led to where tbe prisoners
were confined , was broken in by them , he was seized by the throat , and dragged out of the station into the street , and while there saw several of the soldiers endeavour to foree the iron ban which secured the window . They threatened to knock him down if he dared to interfere . After some time the defendants were liberated , and a * they came out singly they raised a loud snout of exultation . The iron crowbar used by the assailants was produced , and appeared to be a formidable weapon . Another constable stated that he took Captain Allgood to the Station-house , and on the way there he offered witness a crown to let him go ; and , finding that the proposal was rejected , Captain AUgood said to two privates of the 13 th , who were in the Btreet , "Godown td the Prince of Orange and tell yoHr comrades that their oflicers are taken to the Station-house . " The defendants were bonnd over , themselves in £ 100 , and two sureties of £ 1 CO , to appear at the quarter sessions and tako their trial
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At tkmptrp Suicide op a Lady . —At * n early hoar i > n Monday morning , a widow lady of fortune , residin fi ! at Peckham , Surrey , made an attempt on her life by shooting herself with a pistol ; the ball entered below tbe left ear , and lodged below the right eyt y where it still remains , and but very faint hopes are entertained of her life . The lady is the daughter of a wealthy Dublin merchant , and the widow of . » colonel . —Londonpaper . Albany Porter . —We find , from a return recently moved for b v Mr . Darby , M . P ., that the quantity of ale and port er exported to foreign countries from the united kingdom amounted , in tne year 1839 , to 157 , 593 bam Is ; and in 1840 to 174 , 618 barrels . The Eaet and' West Indies , China , and the Australian settlements , a . 'e the countries which receive the largest quantitj of malt liquor . The quantity taken * by the United . 'States of America is very trifling .
Stealing from the Post-Office . —James Rooae , % clerk in the inland department of the . General Post-oflice , was i'xamined at Bow-street Policeoffice , on WedneBdi ty week , on a charge that he had stolen two letters ; . it was his duty to assist in sorting the letters ; a / id on Wednesday morning he was observed by a messenger to secrete one of tn em . AA upper clerk was told of it , and Roose was called into the Superintending Presidents' room ; where one of the Presidents . Mr . Vanderautcht . Questioned
him upon the subject . He hesitated , and then drew the letter from bis pocket . It contained a sovereign . His excuse was , that he had been at Greenwich fair over-night , and had got so drank that he did not know what he was about . When Mr . Vandergucht gave orders for a policeman to be called , he exclaimed , "Oh , my poor friends f Give me a razor and I'll out my throat . " The fragments of the second letter were found in his coat , on searching his lodging . He admitted that he taken a sovereign from it . He was remanded for a week .
Another Case . —Another young man , Henry Price , assistant to a receiving-house-keeper in Thames-street , was charged at Bow-street Policeoffice , on Thursday week , with stealing a five-pound note from a letter , and James Williams Stevens with receiving it , knowing it to have been stolen . The letter was from Mr . ^ Nalder , of the Chamber-Iain ' 8-ofilce , Guildhall , to a Mr . Ainslie , of Paignton , in Devon ; and it contained £ 75 in notes . It reached its destination ; but it had been opened , and £ 5 had been taken out of it . The note was changed at a tea-dealer ' s in the city , and it was traced back to the prisoners . The charge was not denied . They were remanded till Wednesday .
Extensive Burglaries in Lancashire . —A formidable gang of burglars has been discovered and broken up in Lancashire . Their last exploit was the robbery of Mr . Shaw , a farmer , near WarriDgton , on the 26 th March . The housekeeper , who looked out of the window when the house was first attacked , was shot at and wounded in the forehead by a slug . This led to the offer of a free pardon to any of Ihe robbers who should come forward and give evidence ; and the polioo were stimulated to increased exertions . On their way to rob Mr . Shaw ' a farm , the thieves called at the house of a man named Bib by , at Blackbrook , and had some buttermilk . The police heard of Bibby ' s Buspicious guests , and caused him to seek them out in Manchester , He found one of
them , named Parkinson , at a beer-house ; and after drinking with him for a while , he accompanied the burglar to his house in Chorlton-upon-Medlock ; where he met two more of the gang , Ellis and Barber . He made another drinking appointment with them for the next day , aud he was met by Parkinson , Ellis , and another of the robbers , named Sutton . They went with him to the Liverpool Station , and were there seized by the police , who were in waiting . Mr . Jone 3 , the Deputy Constable of Warrington , then went with a policeman to Parkinson s house . On searching it , they found a pair of duelling pistols , bullet-moulds , powder-flasks , crowbars , crapes for the faces , black calico jackets , two dark lanterns ( one of these was without a slide , and
the slide of a lantern found in Mr . Shaw ' s house after the robbery exactly fitted it ) , the key of Mr . Shaw ' s front door , ladles for melting metal , with silver dross in one of them , lucifer matches , two saws , a vice , -some files , and various other articles which had t < een taken from the houses that they had robbed . While they were in the hoase , Barber aud another of the gang came in . To the house of Barber Mr . Jones and the policemen repaired . There they found a crow-bar , sundry keys , two boxes of lucifer matches , and a piece of black calico , exactly corresponding in texture and quality with the jackets found in Parkinson ' s house : It had been a jacket , and had been recently taken to pieces . The police continued their search ; and on the 3 rd of
April , Jones apprehended one Goodyear at his house at Salemoor . The person who answered tha knock at the door denied Goodyear ' a being in the house ; but Jones , on going inside , found him standing behind the door naked , with his clothes on his arm . In all , nine meu were taken . One of them , Sutton , was admitted to give evidence for the Crown ; and he fully proved the burglary at Mr . Shaw ' s house by six of the gang . They took some rum , a silver watch , some silver spoons , aud a purse containing seven sovereigns . The man that took the sovereigns gave his companions one a piece , and kept the other to divide when they next met . Sutton got Is . 3 d .
for his share of the spoons and watch . Three cases in which the band were concerned were brought before ihe Warrington Magistrates , on Monday , when six of them , Parkinson , Barber , Pennington , EUis , Goodyear , and Woollaston were charged with a burglary at the house of Mr . Stubbs , a farmer at Gorton , on the 17 th February , and all six were committed . The same men , except WooIIaston , were then charged with a burglary at Mr . Shaw ' s { Sotton made the sixth on that occasion ) , and committed on that charge also ; and Parkinson was committed on a third charge fora burglary at Bickershaw Hall , the residence of Mr . A . Akers , on the 7 th December , the case not being proved against the others .
Peeping Tom . —Thomas Kinslow , a hulking young fellow of seventeen , was charged before Mr . Norton , at Lambeth-street Police-office , on Saturday , with striking his master , and acting in a most unruly manner , quite uubecoming an apprentice . Mr . John Hatley , a shoemaker , residing in Raven-row , Mile-end , stated that the prisoner , who had been his apprentice for about two years and a half , had latterly conducted himself iu a very improper manner , and had struck him more than once on his remonstrating with him aa to his behaviour . He was also in the habit of carrying away and hiding any artiole of wearing apparel , which he might take off , merely to laugh at him ( witness ) while he looked for them . In fact , said the complainant , he
is in the habit of playing all sorts of pranks , to the very great annoyance of myself and my wife , and we are determined not to put up with it any longer The prisoner , in a surly manner denied the accusations , and said the disagreement between him and his master was entirely owing to an ill-feeling entertained by his aunt , who was also his mistress . Mrs . Hatley , a middle-aged modest-looking female , here stood forward , and said it was by no means her wish to hurt her nephew , but his conduot had been so extraordinary of late that she felt compelled to come forward , and put a stop to it . On three different occasions he crept into her bedroom , before she got up in the morning , and on two of these occasions , Blie detected him kneeling at the foot of her
bed , with her bed-clothes up , and looking under them , and the third time her husband caught him in the same position , and committing the same act . Mr . Norton—Upon my word , he must be a pretty fellow . Well , prisoner , what have you toeayfor yourself ! Prisoner—Why , Sir , that ' s all the fault of my aunt . Mr . Norton—Was it her fault that you was found in her bed-room 1 Prisoner—Why , no Sir , bnt I was there on business . Mr . Norton—What business , pray ! Prisoner—Why , to look for the broom , Sir . Mr . Norton— What , is the broom kept in your mistress ' s bed-room ? Prisoner—Yes , Sir , it k sometimes . Mrs . Hatley—No , never , Sir , that also is an untruth , and he is quite capable OS
telling any lie to screen himself . Besides , Sir , he has grossly scandalised my character in a shocking manner throughout the aeighbourhood , by representing that he had been several times to my chamber , and describing a great deal more than he had ever seen there . Mr . Hatley corroborated tke statement of his wife with respect to his finding , the prisoner in hie bod-room in the position described . Mr . Norton told the prisoner his conduot was highly improper , and recommended Mr . Hatley to get another master for his troublesome apprentice . The charge was ordered to stand over for a week , Mr . Hatley promising to obtain a master for him . ia the interim * if possible .
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TO THE OPERATIVE CLASSES OF THE TOWN OF NEWRY . FELLOW-COBSTttTJIES—YOU "WOUld WTOBg OSmUch If you could far one moment imagine thai there are any men Irving bom anxioss than we are to- advance you * Interest ^ t » increase your prosperity ,, and to p » - cure for you all the blessiKgs of rational liberty . We are Repealers , devoted during owr existence to the one great object of obtaining a restoration of tha Iriah P&rliiuutnt We are thoroughly convinced that Irishmen aze the only persons suffictoatly interested and Buffick » t ! y competent to legislate welt for Ireland . W »' will not consent to bind mp the fate and fortunes ol our Iong-opi » e 59 edcountiy with Englishmen , Scotchmen , or othwt foreigners , whattke * they be Whigs , ToriesChartistsor Radicals . ' . : %
, , No country on tne lace of the earth exer prospered one-half aa much , oi in . so short a period , as Ireland did under the protection of h « Independent Legislature . The property of every man was increased and augmented—manufacturing industry spread at every side and augmented in every quarter—prosperity beamed around tba land , and , if the progress of the salutary movement had not been stopped by the baleful Union , Ireland would be at this moment in ' a state of manufacturing , agricultural , aud commeictai wealth , superior to tha ' i of England . A national debt , oi rather a goveramwftt debt , Ol about one thousand millions of pounds sterling , Hea ,
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like an incubus , to paralyse Irish Industry , and to anticipate all Irish resources . FeUow-Countrymen , — -If justice were done to Ireland she could not owe more than forty out of these one thousand millions ; and her resources are amply abundant to pay off her share ef the dtfct within the shert space . of five years , and would thas leave Ireland the least taxed country upon the face of tbe globe . Fellow-Countrjmen , —The relation between landlord and tenant is , at present , in the most unsatisfactory state . Instead of the present destructive system , fertile in the causes of every species of oppression and crime , we would introduce legislative provisions , that , whilst they gave security to the landlord for the payment of a just and moderate rent , would give safety to the tenant in his enjoyment of his tenancy . In short , our object is to promote , in every way , the prosperity and liberty of Ireland , under tbe fostering protection of a resident Irish Parliament
With these majestic objects in view— -with the increasing hope of procuring our fellow-countrymen , of all sects and persuasions , to combine with us in a constitu tional and irresistible straggle for the Repeal of tha Union—we learn with deep regret , that some emissaries of a valueless faction have been sent amongst jou to destroy the harmony that should subsist between Repealers—to expose you to tbe peril * and penalties of tbe-law—and to divert us from the incessant pursuits of that nieasure which alone can be tbe basis of prosperity and liberty in Ireland—the Repeal of the Vnvm . Tradesmen of Newry , —We are your friends— - your sincere friends—nay , more , your only friends . We ask yw to eo » fide in us , for we deserve your eonfldence .
Tbe emissaries of the Chartists have been rejected with seora whoever they have shown themselves ia any other part of Ireland . The operatives of DubKa have , at publie meetings , repudiated any connexion with the *' .-so have the operatives of Limerick , Cork , and latterly of Damgarvan . We- , are convinced , mem of Newry , that you have the same good sense and good feeling—the same shrewdness of intellect and honesty of patriotism , that have distinguished the tradesmen in other parts of Iiebad . We solicit yoBft attention , and depend upon your sober judgment , whilst we state to-you the reasons which , you ( w » hope ) will consider conclusive against any connexion with the English Chattiats . They are these : —
First—Any association , society , club , or other body , meeting in Ireland ,. and holding » uy communication or correspondence with any association of Chartists in England , will be GDILTY OF A transportable crime , avd can be transported for seven years . Be quite assured that this law will be put in force against you , if any opportunity be given to do so . Secondly—No society or body of Chartists in Ireland can meet at all , even should they have no correspondence or communication with the English Chartists , without incurring the most imminent danger of involving themselves in the meshes of the law . We believe it to be utterly impassible for a Chartist society to subsist in Ireland , without incurring the Imminent risk of violating the very stringent statutes of force in Ireland , to prevent similar meetings . We beg of you to bear , in mind this , our friendly caution , that no Chartists can meet in Ireland as a body , without involving themselves in the peril of the law .
Thirdly—Tbe principle of the Chartists was , last year , avowed to be physical force , whenever necessary —whereas , on tbe contrary , the principle of the Irish people , upon which they have achieved great success , has been moral force—tbe peaceable combination of honest men , and tbe really irresistible power of almost universal public opinion . Fourthly—If you connect yourselves in any way directly or indirectly , with the English Chartists , you may be liable to Incur the severest penalties—even that of death for high treason . Recollect that Frost , Williams , and other Chartists in Wales , committed an act of high treason , in attacking the town of Newport . Now , if you had been in correspondence or connexion with the Welsh Chartists , before that outbreak , you would have been liable to the punishment of death , as accessories to their treason .
Fifthly—Recellect that you have no power or controul over the proceedings of the English Chartists . They may commit any violation of the law they please , without yeur being able to check them . Yet , if you be associates with them , you will be liable to be indicted for a conspiracy , fo commit all such outrages as the English Chartists may perpetrate . Sixthly—English and Scotch Chartists , have in many places , been guilty of the vilest tyranny and despotism . They prevent by tumult , outcries , and force , the public meetings of any persons who do not go the whole length with them . You are aware that a small minority can , if they please , disturb any public meeting , and prevent it from doing the business for which it was convenedthis a minority can easily do , and it has been done repeatedly by the Chartists .
Seventhly—This , we repeat , ia .- % tyranny which we know no honest Irishman wil countenance or participate in . The Ctavernmeut would be & -vicious govtrnnient , and the law would be a wickei law , that prevented the discussion of public affaire at public meetings . Yet this wickedness the English and Scotch Chartists are guilty of . One of tbe last instances of this audacious tyranny occurred at a meeting held at Glasgow , for the patriotic purpose of petitioning in favour of Lord Morpeth's bill . The Catholic Bishop , the Right Roy . Dr . Murdocfc , a venerable and venerated Catholic Prelate , was in tbe cbair , yet tbe Chartists insulted him and outraged the meeting , and audaciously prevented them from doing the business for which they bad met . Operatives of Newry , —We are quite convinced that not one single Catholic amongst you will countenance this Chartist tyranny and insult ; and we are aluo certain that the Catholics will be joined in this sentiment by every liberal Protestant amongst you .
Ninthly—The Chartists in England have the same fault , and commit the same crime , with the haughtiest of the aristocracy . They are exclusionists . They will combine with nobody who docs not go the foil and entire length with themselves . They not only reject , but they assail and vilify the middle classes of society , without whose aid and co-operation no great political improvement was ever yet attained . It is to the middle classes , countenanced and aided by honest and conscientious operatives , that we look to In order to carry the Repeal of the Union . If we were to countenance the Chartists we Bhould separate from the middle classes , and it is the height of folly for any Repealer to assist in any such separatfon .
Tenthly—The Chartists in Great Britain have exhibited two , perhaps kindred , though apparently opposite tendencies . We mean fanaticism and infidelity . Many exhibitions of a total disregard to religion have disgusted us with portions of the Chartist body ; and the getting up , on the other hand , of what is called the " Chartist Christianity , " indicates a reliance upon the worst passions of bigotry and fanaticism . Eleventhly—The Chartists hare been playing the game of the Tories upon almost all occasions . At the late Walsall election leading Chartists were then hired , ot rather bribed , agents in the Tory interest ; and there is every appearance that other leading individuals of the Chartists are acting under the instigation of the bitterest enemies ol Ireland . Twelfthly—Operatives of Newry , whoeveT becomes a Chartist-ceases to belong to the Repealers ; and is essentially an enemy to the Repeal . If there be any person enrolled as » Repealer who becomes a Chartist , we will strike out his name , and have no further connec
tion with him . Thirteenthly . —We again most earnestly entreat tha operatives of Newiy to recollect , that the laws relating to political bodies in Ireland are exceedingly complicated and severe , much more so than in England ; and we declare to them our solemn co » vh » tion that if < which we do not believer a Chartist society should be established m Newry , several of that body will , within six months , be Buffeting under the horrors of imprisonment—if not of transportations We are apprised of the kind of persons who are ecming from England to disseminate Chartism in Ireland—we know that they mis up various topics with their affected Chartism , and we can conjecture no other reason for such conduct save a determination—first , to seduce , and then to betray their unhappy victims . Operatives of Newry , —Do you wish to forward that great Repeal movement , which is the sole hope of your afflicted country ? Ifso > join « s ; and reject with contempt the Chartists .
If , on the-ether handi theie be any amoagst yon , who , either retaming the dregs-of decaying Onogeism , or otherwise foolishly disposed to do mischief to the glorious cause of Irish independence—let vfery such man join the Ghartists if he pleases ; hut 1 st him also be certain that he will deplooe his mistake and misconduct when it is too late , and the sentence of the law fall * heavy oa him . Yon are shrewd and sensible enovga , operatives of Newry , to TecoUect . ihai during thirty ytart of agitation for Em&acipation , th * loadtos kept the people free from fine , imprisonment , oa legal punishment Remember also that the Chartiat . leaders , so fi » from keeping their peopl » free from th » meshes of the law , have seen some-ef them transported—many •! them Imprisoned ; —n » y , that these leaden tbauMlve * have incurred legal penalties sndLpunianment * . . , -
Operatives of WSMrry , —We taro now performed onr daty by . yon—n » leave you to perform youn ... Renumber that yoa are addressed by anxious and ' sincere friends , whose frinciples of Reform and Repeal extend to the admission of every one of yon to the franchise and right of representation , and to the happineu « f being governed by a domestic legislature . In conclusion , do not Mistake na . We do not suppose or beHeve that mow than a /«» , if even few , of the operatives of Newry , have been tainted by Chartism . We axe quite certain that every bopest Irishman will take onr cordial and affectionate advice , a » if it wera a command . Every honest Irishman ksowi that we have but these objects in view—Thb Good of Ireland—THKLiBEBxr of Ibelakp—The Happiness OP IH £ Irish Peoplb—and % e most kindly entreat the honest and faithworthy tradesmen ef Newry to join us in our efforts for these great and gloriona object *— THE PfiOSPKBITY AND XHB LlBEHXI OP IRELAND . " , ( Signed by order ) Daniel O'Coknell , Chairman of the Committee . Corn-Excbange Rooms , 9 th April , l $ ih
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 24, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct852/page/3/
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