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^^ T ^ OJS VS IS AQ&ZSST US . " tCOKCLXTDED . ) ^^ ujnent Beem s to operate a change in the minds * * C > artists ; tiey go into prison like lead into £ **? V emist' » to EaC 8 and come out transmuted into ^^ refined metaL Tne truth is , after draining all * amort possible from the Trcrking-clssses , they take ** -Brin eip ? e 8 to a hig her market and find purchasers * a * lmMdjie classes- Tbeyare then used as decoji , * ra- ^ ttJES ly . lite **» P * ^ * Tlsed by fowlers , ^ Sa a inll knowledge of their foul pnrposea , for , ^ thTfcx , h&nng 3 ast tteir own tail 5 ' ^ " ^ wonld ^ osHiade others to reduce tbemselTes to the like SnTjad ludicrous coniition . How disgusting and E ^ Bae is tbia ; but they are paid for it Some , ^ w ii ckfin at the task assigned to them , feel re-% e . or likeihe prodigal son , on finding their new fSsanisie jsoihing but swineherds of them and feed ^ V ^ ith nothing hut husks , they repent and return TTa recerre them again ; but never let them vainea
tsittst &sj esn be as zoej once were , or ^ fl jgyfaa enjoy equal confidence "with those irho ^ jhrajB been with us and kep t true in spite of all SJLa and changes . Thm are the produral son Char-STTand tiere are pedlaMg . or prastimte , Chartists , ivvB * - *** Gbirtists . By the latter , I mean those j ? tsli ibout education and getting the fraachiBe for IlL a . Better let the men gain it , and then give it to Tf ^ Hnen . " Thts =- £ ind of Chartists , -Brno are £ 0 fine Ij fsBoM , remind ns ef thoEe people -srho -will not ^^ L jjowciBg men beeanse caste forbids them , and ^ KrlDoi wiQihorror on tie humane , "wko , regardless V ji HfflHaerstions , rush in and risk their own livts ^ btb their fellow-erf atnres , without asking whether Lr he educated or not . of the Whigsand something
Tj-Mstlie praiBe , more , * JtEiaOTra 5 ed the . Sew Movers to Bet ihelr move ^«__ bnt after the first step it -wonld go no farther fa irushobby h orse -which only rocked backwards , janrarci , ~ snd the riders , with all their whipping cJiPErin ? anS gaEoppiag conld not make it advance . S ^ fj Tr ere too proud to dismount , and there 4 hey £ t Ufe ( Jaiiote , a 3 ready , if only they conld proceed—Ssbnriniif stock of the bystanders . They remind one d fljaman in !>*• Johnson ' s tale of Basselaa—the man !* % « , mate himself wings bnt conld only fly off the land ]!* j the vtteti 3 °° fionndered there enable to gtt out T ^ gD . lie Icsrns , the * un of Gbarttem melted thsir Jt ^ rnri projsci . asd like Plseton , they could not ^ -jje the steed they presumptuously thought to S and feafcto a noting fate .
Rudinf that their new move could not go . ^ they next , toibrs mteaEfl VEXstion endeavoured te spoil the rJ 3 cue , kyesS ™? etas upon it and afiectrng lo doubt Hsl £ g&& 5- B ? ^ ' hy aHnr £ ments , l > 7-ai 3 yjHjeans , tlley 1 OTij 2 ito ^ siB ^ b t they could gain none save -gfjjss C ^ iiists—nifen who were discontented on perjQEjljTOSBfle"? 5 elle changelings and poor discontents . " 5 ja 5 etr MoTe became a sewer , a common sewer , to jna and carry eff dregs , and bo far it was useful to tcr iedj . It became , and now is , a refuge for the jsSinte—a kind ot Botany Bay to which we transport isBTiet Chartists .
53 etmiraband goods fonts— -ne smugglers—no gang j / afeSJ io coin false principles for U 3- Let " ns hare jjjijjraEdabcrre board , bo that the sua may shine on ^ 3 esr-proceedings . The press in the hands of the 5 f » 3 ioTas would haTe been a sham press—worked by ^ nfgte > oiS 3 . They inixed a little pure metal with their j ^ lBmsie it pass , but it was soon detected and cried 32 TB , for it was short weight , clipped round the edges , jsd © not ring true . SIoreoTer it bore upon its surfsa fis image snA snpe 7 saiption , not of Gharirsm but d "ffloSEry . Bow could it piss current except 'with kJs—but they had knaves to utter it .
1 TtaMTnih yon to "b e aware of anything these men jtSiss-rl would warn you against taking it in—for if j 3 B do . it win take in you . The Sturyeites fied and l » ft gsrHanfle behind them—these men haTe taken it up j 3 * i sre 2 mbiSous of formiDg a third party—as if two ja not one too mnch . They hang like Mahomet ' s jg £ b—pensulum Chartists—they are tricimers that do » jfo Wore the wind with a , flowing sheet as they sszbi to -do—bnt sail as near it as possible , in order to Jt ' rescy to tack about the first opportunity—they ssjik— fijry temporize—feey are hollow—they are fcmtaf s . Tcey . ssn . 2 out little papers at first like B 2 s boats to iwirn sear the chore , but as seen as they
fad water enough they will launch forth in larger itS , acd if Jhey can prerail upon us to embart inth than , we shall mske shipwreck of the tsae , lor they will steer directly upon the rock tf TOjserj , tbough we haTe a lighthouse to "warn us off jad the Sorihem Siar to guide us in a safer course . It iHBOMj that they want , and they want to get it trithbe working to it . They know that the middle-classes sk fetter ahle to pay them than the working classes , a > a , therefore , they take their stale consciences like fizliiij fdi to than tor sale . Let them sell thems 3 ra ; but let ttem not think to sell us . Let us hafe ib ElETMEsrkfci for Chartists—no -wolTes in sheep ' s dotted , far is .
Be that is not "Biia ns is against us—these men are not with ns , therefore , they are against us—there is no TTisrinm' —bo Budfis-path can be taken in duty , it must be dose T Ms that comes among us pretending to be TithnsisEaSagsmstns , for he is like a traitor inside i astie , wfco ezn let the enemy in by a secret door , or Jeasy us by some new-mofe sallyport , when our sas-]« 55 JB are lulled asleep by his mesmeric hypocrisy , gTMBpae-fannrng ; and thus a fortress that haa" »
ithbom rrery outward assault is lost by the treachery of Saw * Shin . How can the recusants haTe the impufesotoask us to join them ; if we were to apostatize n £ mH ieserre like them to be anathematized . Our JMdsfion was the first , it has a prior claim—it is also fiateS , the great majority are for it , only a miser-Ht nmority are against it . Let the moles 1 && work in the dark throw . up their BosffiiihiHa which are like waris compared io our # « . ThEy are the acts—wear » thebeea ,
dose -who csonot make up their minds to be entirely » itfc us , we may expect "will make up their minds to ieagsnist iB . They halt between two opinions and » e a kma of stepping stones otst the muddy way that ladt to Whiggerj—tkeb new house is a kind or halfwy home for ths "Whigs to call at , who else might peropi haw esme orer to us at once . But the new house fro Bigni hopeB of setting up their finaliiy staff lerwen ; hoTerme temporlzsrs are they who watsh but Bj ^ pornmity to betray the cause . At the Battle of 3 »» £ > rth , Lord Stanley , who seemed to be with King iaaard
, bat in reality -was against him , posted th » treoja imdex his command hslf-way between both mmeg so that he could tern the scsle whicheTer way he »» wtory mcline—he watched his time and went to to Richmond . Bichard deserred to be eoEqaered a ha tjTAimy , but noiby treachery , aad Stanley proTed gnip Butms to Ms new master , for he who can be CTf to 0 De master » thongb . a bad ene , iB not to be farted , bo more than ths new moTers , by another—Jja turg&-&is 6 Jiooa must be in their nature . And if ~ t » treason to betray eTen a bad master or a bad one , Eucb moreBois it to betray a good-one .
J \^ . ^ " 9 W « wta * , traitors , assassics , and ?* , out On were zamea far too mild—too sngary S ?^ ^ J * ** " ^ er the sacredness of our ^ t ^ . **? Sttem ? 1 to ^^ y ^ « " be called ^ ang bette thaablasphe mers-a ^ d when we conei-^ ^ hunsmtj-what woes and want and suffering - * e » to rehere aad what craelry oppression aEd S ^^^ , P « r «« - ^ to kn Ve call the ^ e * » -to « Inx demons ? To pro ^ e o urselves « ncere ~*« M ** Bttiiitidto adedsire part—we haTe C , *' beartunless -we adTocateit zealously . c ^^ J ° T lebTlttlle bonest-not the half-faced or * S ^ ^ T ? ^ lootbott ways—that Want aSS ^^ 1111 ^ I *^** J ** Partis Let x vnaa * ^* the * tools - ThB ? ^ e P ^ " that tea ^ S ? 6118 moit — mora ^ members tha ^ must
ffl tial ^ " ** ' M dedde —fo' Efe is short and aa bpt- ^ *? ^ lora S cailse is little enouxh—we jS , ^™ " ' God forbid J-For what cfe-, ^ - ~« » the cause of wiTes , mothers , ^ 2 ^ l «« aa > , brethren , friends , —he who is ran fe ^ ^ ° S * a 5 nst MmBelf—iB against his a «^^ i blooa-H 1 gain £ t his country . He who SifTr *™ ra 11 * is ibr the oppressor , the * 3 * bt-U - lnilrtere *; be is for famine , war , and J & ^ , * ! P 5 nst hiBOWnheartll » h " own borne , *» i WbLv : He lriio " Dot with ^ " ag * 51181 ^ soil ^ w mesm an we more t ^ y P roTe > mQr « = J ill ^ rtm * are feraie ean £ 8 than by denounc-^ nZ ™ * ot ** & M 5 ^ »! " > only seem to be 2 « a - » Sl ^ . ? 1 Iealltyare m » st against us ? If these a Jai ^ i , ^ J ? " csns ^ ^ ^ n" they -wonld injure S- ^ n ^ r "'' titty WODld hel-raw Trtll . nnu >« . « ru for
CSj ^ -L ^ y ^ a ^ iTidually . WewsntnoTecanfc 4 j a «? ^ v ^ irla « eUowEhip bath lightTrith 5 bnnJ . ^ to dliTe t ^ ™ among us , eTen fe ; asa ^ hl ^ v * 1193 " srere driTeD onfc rf thetem-^ s teai ^ , tt 8 y a 16 gone , we shall get hosts in ^ " e ^ mTa S ^ ^ ^ " " ^^ cause diEsenuon , ^^ effX ~ L- ? by oiling those who cause it—by ^ tamt hll ^ f ** *** & ° g os ; tbfi crooked sticks ^ ttdj W ^ stnS sht Bnt * J « t d ° I » 5- this ^ «« & o *^ Jr ~ 2 < 0 Tettism * ot i ^ deatii blow in esasel ^ gjivr ^ 1 ? 01 scieace , and StnrgiBmin its own ^^ aoK ^^ r ^ * e » beat on their own ground , ¦ ^ * a ShJ J ^ "raJD-gloriously challenged . * « ne e » ^/ Dtemi Ption caused by these traitors , 5 *** 4 T * Z - ri < ? of them , Itt as go on with Jeian wa-a ** ** jutt and bensrolent designs . tta ** i « ^ f Mnon Sus . and like a Hercules , w ! r- - ^^^ uS ^ S ean stable of the GoTern-W 1134 ^ . ^ * 0118111 onr temple of liberty Trill b jt— wim
« ~~» jEgj , » . -wcu ~ a souau one . we d ^» aona- at 5 * . wn -work . '—Where -were the » I " * % jfce- ^ lr ** election-what good did they ir * saa ^ Z ° * > B of branch associations ?—^^ iadieel ^ , ^ *« i « i . If the " new r ^ 'oo U bare 1 ^ 1- ° Tmg in the right direction iirt *?^*<« h ^ r ^ ^ taule 8 to come out—that is kS . ^ Jt Ww * * ^ ^ y *»« Bot moT ed ^? * iile th e ? ^ WOTk to *» done * J flaer ^^ d jin g ^^ esides like eggs hatched in an S ^ <^ S ^ ^ y thwart the honest efforts S " ^ ir ^^ ^^ ^ " ^ S mto g «^ like ^^" ihonl a v , v ^ " ^ -eanied , and can be ill ^ "fath * tmo « ^^ ¦ ** tndeaTour to get a " */ as , soon &s josabl&—instead of
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de-rising plans of endless agitation . We ask for the Charter , and they giTe us a reading-made-easy . Out upon them . They would tax us more than the present extravagant GeTernment taxes us . How many more winters and summers would they -wish xu to spend in slaTery and misery f Whig winters , in whic h famine pinches us more than the frosts of Nora Zimbla—Tory summers , in whieh we experience a drought of all things good , only equalled by that of the deserts of Sahara . But " man ' s extremity is God's opportunity . " *• It is a long lane tb 3 t nerer has a turning " When wa are at the worst , we must mend , or time must end . The Chartist tide may now seem to ebb low ; but the lower the ebb tiie higher ¦ will be the flood , and the next flood-tide will bear us to fortune . The stars are fighting for ua an their courses . NeTer
was known auch stagnation of trade , so many bankruptcies , so little employment . Famine has begun its work- Plague » ffl not be long behind . Suicides were neTei so frequent . All these * Tila more deplorable as they are—are working together for our good . The de ? il-duke declared that eTery industrious man may find work and make money : a most atrocious lie ! a lie that has cut more throats than erer his sword did . Yes , the tongue that told that spoke daggers , and -was sharper than a two-edged swordmore Tenomous than the forked adder . Such lies are readily feelieTed by those who wish them trne ; who warn but an excuse for their hard-hearted neglect of the poor . The Dake is decidedly against us ; but we are not for the Bake , and so we are eTen . God and ourselTes ] and down with all those who are not with us , who are not for us , who are against us J J . Watkiks . Battersea .
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MANWORSHIP— conclusion . And if ChartisiH refuse to touch faction lest it be defiled by—if it repudiate manworahip , lest it be enervated by it—it will also reject filthy lucre , lest it be dishonoured by it When we hear of Chartist blacking , el Chartist beTerage , of Chartist pills , and bo on , do we not almost feel ashamed of Chartism ? Would it not be better neTer to bear of Chartism , except in connexion with something great , something noble , as Chartist honour , Chartist humanity , Chartist honesty , fcc . But when to are further told that the expence of
carrying on the organisation , or of supporting the ExecnttTB-is defrayed by the sale of blacking—that consequently onr ExecutiTe may be called a ' blacking ExecutiTe "—what axe our feelings ? 1 know not ; but 1 know that , for my part , I do not like to hear of Chartist balls and concert * ; for it ie like playingwitb Chartism , malnng a Merry-Andrew of it Let us haxe nothing HxgitiOBS , nothing friToloos , nothing mercenary . Tost cause must possess great merits that can stand in spite of all these detracting influe&ces . We want no halfpenny , or farthing , or half-farthing Chartism . It is not money so much as men that is wanted .
There is another being scarce less fatal than the man-sod—I mean the proat-iiionger . He who takes axirantage of a Tirtnona enthusiasm raised by others to turn it to his own account . The money-grubbers are a kind of Termin that crept into the cause while yet it was young ; like the fly to the tender turnip while yet it had not strength to resist them ; but now it has grown powerful and its tasse should grore too pungent for their palates ; Chartism should be poison to ail suoh Tile things . We want Toluntary and gratuitous adrocatea ; men who , like St . Paul , werk at-their own callings , that by the labour or tSeir hands they may render themselves free of the cause and not bur then it , or deteriorate it , or become chargeable -to it , as to a parish . Are -we to agitate
mtmy to put pelf into the pockeU of those -who make a trade « f Chartism—who make it a part of their stockin-trade along with other isms ; who , like fowlers , lay ont lime-twig publications ? Many men will not join for such ends—for Buch an issue to their exertions , to haTe their labours for the public diverted into dirty channels of jjjiYate interest—into the pockets of peculators—of those who are eonstantly flinging their sprats to catch mackarel withal . Chartism , instead of a fruitful rr ? er , fertilizing all in its free course , would turn into a sewer , a mere sink . We want to do away with monopoly and injastfee in the community , and we mnst first do away with it in our own body . Onr nobie cause should neTer be made the means of ignoble ends . We are not agitating for self knt for the public : so far
from agitating for self , our agitation is at the expencet of self—it cests a great deal of time and much trouble—it exposes ua to much per £ ecntion and ill will—but all this we endure—we endure it cheerfully for the sake of the cause—counting ourselTes well repaid , if only we can sard the cause by suffering or by sacrifice . We agitate not for self , and shall we agitate for selfish men—for men unworthy of the cause—for men who sought to betray the cause—for those who are the Arnolds , the Reynolds , the OliTers of Chartism ? The men of the North struck not for self—not for wages , but for
liberty—and shall we for whom they died be so forgeliui o ! their memories , and of the cause for which they bled—shall we be ungrateful to the martyred deaa—so neglectful of the heroic living—so unjust to ourselves , and the cause—so indiscriminating as to suffer onr sgitstien to be tsken advantage of by the tti ^ jv ^ ibe mercenary ; by political pedlars , and Chartist cosUr-mongers ? Shall it be said , that we hare voluntarily encountered starvation , and disinterestedly dared death for the sake of the cause , while others were-suffered to make a living of it , yea to boast of making a fortune out of it ? It were enough to make a Shell , a Clayton , and a Holberry turn in their
graves . In conclusion , as we bare been diligent to denounce and expel from our body all unsound memberslike rotten sheep that would taint and infect the rest—to prune all snpeiflaons jlips that prevent the bearing branches—to lop off all unsightly excrescences —so should we , so must we , to be consistent , remove and put far from ourselves all that may impair—that may impede us in our golden race for the Charter , especially the sins that are most likely to beset ua—Mammon , or man "worship—for those sins hare prevented . many a good cause from being gained , and loBt many others after they were gained . Let us remember that when we take up Chartism we take upon ourselves an office , a mission scarcely less holy—scircely less
responsible than Christianity itself ; for if by Christianity we work out the salvation of our souls , so by Gbsrtism we work out the redemption of our bodies ; and 1 trow the salvation of the soul depends very much upon first haTing the body freed—freed from a slaTery scarcely less inf ^ mai than the bondage of sin to Satan . We take up Chartism , not fer our ewn sakes only , but for itesate of all men : not for the present generation , but for all future generations : not for one man , for one man is as good as another ; at least , too good to be sacrificed or made subservient to another . We are at present under a despotic Government ; and if we were to haTe a despotism in Cbartism , we should be doubly tnslaTed ; and I Ttry much mistake il the latter slavery would not prove ten times more galling , more grinding fhft-n the former . Horrible proscription wonld ensnta reign of terror , But , thank God , there is virtue enoush amongst us to saTe ourselTes from this : virtue
enough , I trust , to saTe our country . There are men in the Chartist ranks who have sacrificed themselves to the cause , as Cato Sid—who baTe sacrificed their brethren , as Timothy did—their parents , as the " good Queen Aune" did—their children , as Jnnins Brotus did , all for the sake of freedom ; and can such men erer be found sacrificing the cause at the shrine of Mammon , or for a man-god ? No ! they will rise and oTertbxow the Dagon 3 where they are erected . Like Brutus , they would strike down Cjesar himself were C& 3 ar to set himself up ss a god to be worshipped . Manifest "virtue like this , and we cannot he put down . We shall laugh at the threats of the " strong GoTernment , " and say , as Cromwell did whee be saw the royal army moving down from their adTantageous heights to attack him on equal gronnd— "The Lord hath delivered them into our hands !" Baitersea . J- W .
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THE CURBEDCY AND TAXATION . TO THE E 3 > IT 0 B OP TB 2 KOETHiRS STAB . Sik , —The currency system has at all times been considered of the greatest importance to those who have on dei stood it , not only in relation to trading transact ions , but as affecting the happiness of a people in proportion to its improper application . Every man ' B Experience tells us this is true . War , an Act of Parliament , or eTtn fhn rumour of a Bbock-jobber , will effect a panic—so frail is . the tenement of trade ; but it iB trade the poor i"" * " lives upon ; then upon what ground rests the security of his lrvelihood , if the means are so Tsry liable to fluctuate ? This must be worth a thought , and if the wise and influential would only use theii abilities properly , the resources of the nation might be made condnciTe to general benefit . But they haTe not only neglected to do it , bnt they baTe done every thing they could do to divert the people and their friends from its consideration .
1 -wiil therefore show the working classcs . if possible , how it is they are iojurtd by our financial institutions and arrangements , and how they must fce if no alteration takes place in them . I will first commence with its effects upon- wages , that haTe been said , by all out political economists , to depend upon " demand and supply ; " an assertion that is both false and inconsiderate , Kow suppose -we take the wages of a workman , in any branch of trade , at the commencement of the basking system in 1693 . We will not be particular as to the precise amount of wages , but we will take any amount—say £ 1 per week , in the aboTe-mentioned year , and out of that £ l was paid 1 b per "week iB taxeB , to support an """"' Tevenne of j £ 4 , 000 , OOD which may be a little more than it Teally was .
In-this year , 1843 , "we -will say ifcB reTenue -will be j £ 60 , « eo , 000 : eTen supposing the workman to labour no longer , and to haTe as much of it , he wsuld have to pay , at the same rate of taxation , fifteen shillings out of his pou-ud a wleek , to support an increased revenue of sixty millions . I call this a fair -way of calculating , We have hjere a reduction in -wages to the amount of fourteen shillii ^ per -week , independent of demand or supply . It is £ nite trne , that if a great demand for produce is created that a great supply is needed ; but it does not follt ^ that an increase in -wages is the conseonence for tie last few years proTe the contrary —in which years , demand and supply haTe been greater , and a greater reduction of wages in all trades Les taken place .
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Perhaps it may be said , that it is not the demand that has decreased wages , bnt the facility ef supply in multiplicat ion of machinery , resulting also in a surplus nnmber of labourers , that has produced it . It matters not which , for if the Bupply had not been so plentiful , the demand would not have been so great—and if the demand had not been bo restrained , competition could not have been compelled to reduce the worth of supplies : and thus supply and demand acts each upon the other ; and both depend for their healthy action upon the state « f the currency and taxation .
As the redostion in wages has been considerably less injurions than the increase of taxation , is it not therefore oui first duty to remove the eTil ? Nay , further , as taxation increases the price of articles , and diminishes the net income of all trades and professions , it must necessarily diminish the ability to purchase , and ultimately become the Tery cause of reduction in wages , by eompeUing the manufacturer to reduce the Talue of his articles and to cheapen labour . I remain , yours respectfully , S . A . Manchester , February 1 st , 1843 .
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TO THE MEMBEBS OF THE REPEAL ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND . Irishmen , —In my letter of the 17 th inst , addressed to yon , amongst ; other things I stated , that the party professing to lead you in the safest , surest , and speediest way to your desired object , namely , the union , should be a patriot . Let us now see how your leaders how conducted themselves towards the people whom they profess to teach sound principles of political knowledge , and call on to rally round the standard of repeal . Let us examine how far sincerity and true patriotism exist , as it regards the question of the Union .
I haTe before stated , I haTe only to do with the political acts of the repeal leaders , and with that I feel a right to be critical . The political acts of political men are public property , and , therefore , free to be commented upon at pleasure . This of itself is not of little Talue to society , for public men being amenable to the opinions , and their acts subject to the scrutiny alike of friends and foes , is , in many respects , the rarest and best guarantee for their fidelity . It is only when public men become callous , or insensible , and perhaps re .-kless to the voice of public opinion , that they ever dream of swerving from their principles , ami this is alwa > 8 certain to be the case when men withdraw from the adTocacy of the suffering millions , and join the ranks of their , oppressors . There are many such renepades now a-dsyB i who from ambition , avarice , or perhaps more
base passions have steeled their hearts and closed their ears to thB expiring and agonizing cries of suffering humanity , and who even affect to be religious , whilst the very life-bleod of their victims is crying to heaven for Tengeance on their guilty heads . I cannot , ' tis true , charge the leaders of the repeal movement with directly placing themselves in conjunction "with the enemies of the Irish people , namely , the Tories ; but 1 resret to say if they have not joined the Tories they allied themselves to the Whigs , and 1 only ask yon to reflect for a moment on the political characters of the two parties , and say if you can , were they justified as friends of freedom and leaders of the people in doing so ? The Tories you have ever known to be your aTow «> d and insatiate enemies , and 1 need only refer you to recent acts of the Whig Ministry to remind you of their friendship and love to Ireland .
I will now suppose you to have examined tbe linamenta of their political faces , and mayhap fingered the bumps of destructiTeneBS on their aristocratic craniums , and that you have impartially weighed their vices and their -virtues (?) and are about to pronounce your decision on the relative merits of both parties ; but allow me to anticipate you . If justice to Ireland be the object of your souls , you mnst in the name of liberty pronounce them both guilty of high crimes and misdemeanours , nay , of conspiracy , treason , and eTen murder itself against your country ; deny it who may , precisely such a verdict your duty commands you to return . They are both guilty alike , and tbe punishment awarded for one party would be equally deserved by the other .
This ib a point to which I particularly wish to draw your attention . It is the basis of all your sorrows and sufferings , 'tis the fruitful source of wrongs to Ireland , and -what is -vastly more lamentable it is for -want of a proper understanding on this point , the fatal rock upon which you are shipwrecked . Remember , a wolf in sheep ' s clothing is a dangerous companion . There is scarcely a child of ten yeara old , in Ireland , who has not heard the story of Little Red Riding Hood , and shuddered at the awful declaration , that" grandmamma had a great set of teeth , to eat her up in a bit . " Bnt in sober seriousness , let mo ask you , bow many grandmamma ' s with great teeth had you in Ireland during the late Whig administration ? Ob , let tbe dreadful tale unfold itself ! Let the orphans' blood , the
widows' tears , the parsons' faggot , and the mercenary bayonets of the military , answer to the question . Let them answer , for they can ; nor deny that the acts of tyrants exist , even after their demise . Who Bhed the blood of Stibbereen ? Was it the Tories ? No ; it waa tbe wolTes with the teeth who erected bastiles—not to fatten , but starve their victims , and it is upon their headB the blood of the unfortunate sufferers should faJl If Irishmen would only seriously and individually reflect on those facts , and reason for themselves instead of passively submitting to be influenced by the wily and artful doctrines of others , they would Tery soon see the necessity for adopting Borne better
remedy for their grievances than they now pursue ; and -we should not baTe to hear the silly and childish arguments which Repealers , generally speaking , bring forward in defence of their previous system of agitation . Ask any man in Ireland who acknowledges O'Cannell as hii political guide , why be pursues the present plan ? and what will be his answer ? Why , he can scarcely tell you . And question him as you will , yon leant little more of bis reasons , than that O'Connell recommends it Nay , if you push him closely on the subject he will most likely fly into a rage , and denounce you as a traitor to Ireland , or a ' * Sasenach , " or a spy , or perhaps use some more rile epithet
Now : I ask you , is this not true ? I also challenge any man of tbe Repeal Association , be he a leader , member , or associate—I challenge O ' Conndl himself to disprove this assertion . This is however a vain request , for they dare not meet tbe question publicly ; they well know that their manner of proceeding merits the severest censure , and can be ( to say the most of it ) of little benefit to Ireland . But why do not the people know their political position ? Are they to be only the tools in the hands of the movers , to be handled and used as individual policy may deem expedient ? Are they not to know what may be the probable result of their co-operation , and to be kept blindfolded from the truth ? They know not , even when they shont for R-jpeal , anything more of its nature , than that it is to
get the Parliament restored to College Green ! . That is all they dream about But why are they not told what may possibly take place , namely , tbat a Repeal of the Union mig ht be an evil instead of a good ? Why are they not uught to look upon the Repeal , not as an end . but only aB a means to an end ? Why are they not made acquainted with the futuie plans of their leaders ( if they have any ) for rendering the Union a blessing instead of a cur&e \ I » m at a loss to ; imagine , unless it be , as the people are only tools they cannot be txpected to know as much aB the tradesmen who use tbem . If tbiB were not the case , the Irish , -would never have been duped by the Whigs ; if they kad been hoi . estly dealt with , they would not so long have helped to rivet their own chains , or lent their assistance to prop np their
enemies . They would haTe known that class legislation places the Whig on a level vnih the Tory , and crushes the people beneath its weight They wonld baTe known tbat the barefaced Tory , who unbluahingly boasts of his enmity to Ireland , and tbe interests of the poor is , if possible , the henest * st tyrant of the two —{ inasmuch as he -weara no false colours to deceiTe , that be may destroy . ) They would have hailed with indignation the broken promises , which followed their instalment into office . But yon do not , you cannot , forget those . You asked for bread , but , in the language of Scripture , " They gave you a stone . " They promised you everything , but they gave you nothing but aggraTated miseries . They promised to make your country happy ; but they
despoiled the face of nature ; and , in their bypocritcal malignity , stained eTen the Tery bearth-stoneB of youT families with the blood of your brothers i O ! harrowing rtflection , to know and to feel all this ; and yet to be compelled to listen to Irishinsn—to Repealers who boast of being patriotic , defending , and not only defending , but supporting and strengthening the hands of their bitter and treacherous enemies . If you ask Repealers , I mean O'ConnelTs Repeaters , or to speak more truly , ^ jlteuior measure men , to become Chartists , they will tell you , ( if they are not too much offended to answer ) that the Chartists go too far ; and are Tery dangerous and disorderly people , and will not hesitate to tell yon O Connell orders them to bold no correspondence with a known Chartist" Here we see a melancholy proof his influence ! So blinded are the Irish to their ows interests , they commit themselves to his individual keeping ; but they oncht to
know that the man who commands them to keep aloof from the Chartists was one of the principal parties to draw up the document ef the Charter . No wonder , then , that Repeal doeB not progress when the people know not what they seek , bsto by name j but this is not tbe case with tbe ( wicked ) Chartists , they all know -what they seek for , and what is better , they do the woik themselves ; they de not , like tbe Irish , ignobly resign their right of thinking or acting into tbe hands of any leader whatever , except whilst such leaders deserve their obedience . Tbe leaders of the Chartist party are only respected so long as they do their duty to the people . Nor akould the Irish act otherwise . Every man to whom merit is due should receive his reward in the gratitude and affections of those whom he labours for ; bat those who do not practice what they teach , or otherwise neglect to perform the duty , required of them , should meet the severest censure , and be dismissed tbe people ' s service .
1 know not which to be disgusted at , the tame , creuching , sycophantic pusillanimity , which voluntarily resigns its noblest prerogatiTeof " reason and free will , " or the aspiring and haughty despotism which not only accepts , ; but insolently demands the tribute . No wonder you are moulded in your own fashion . He is a Whig—he has been one . And you are Whigs because you haTe not courage to ba otherwise ; deny it if you can , O'Connell is your guide ; and although he
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U not individually or politically blind , he has neTertheleBS acted the part of a blind guide to you who have followed him , -with every ditch the Whigs chose to dig fcr your reception . But you Wl us the Whigs ar * better than the Tories , and that they are advocates for Reform . True , they talk loud enough abont reform W en « ? ffioe ; but ^ they act on th e principle when in office ? If so , wher e are the proofs ? In What are you better than you were eleven years ago » Are youT burthenB lighter , or do you feel more comfortable ? HaTe you more to eat or to drink , or better clothes to wear , or what ? If you haVe , they will be evidences m fayour of a Whig administration ; if not , then my position must be correct . Oh , yes , reform sounds well —it tickles the fancy , and is a capital bait to catcb poorhnngry fiBb ; it has , however , too long filled their u ' . ^ v flfc £ i ° 8 they should , as they will henceforth have t « do , « Toil all night and catch nothing . " B
If the Whigs had the will , they had also the power , to serve yon ; bnt we find that you had scarcely helped them into office ere they forgot you in their eagerness to help themselves , and when you dared to be dissatisfied with their conduct , they used the very power you gave them fig » inst yeorselvea . Ingratitude is said to be , and undoubtedly is the basest of crimes , but it would appear that Irishmen have no conception of sueh a thing , or else they would at once shake off such dangerous acquaintances . And , mark- me ! you will haTe to do so ; in fact , no man thinks of associating with his nearest or dearest friend after he departs out of this life
, and thus it miut be , as regards the Wbigfl ; they are politically dead , as a faction , for ever , and consequently will very soon be foraaken by their old acquaintances and dependants . Ihdeed there are visible signs of such a result , for even bConnell himself ia , from tbe force of circumstances , compelled to shape a different course , although , if we may judge by appearances , he is reluctant enough to " part company" with his old associates ; but change he must , and you along with him , ui else you will have to change , and then you may depend upon it he will follow you , and , what is better , the Whiga will follow you into the bargain . VfiRITAS .
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HOUSE OF LORDS—Monday , Feb . 6 . - * Their Lordships met at the usual hour ; Bat a short time ; h % d Borne talk ; and sojourned in time for an early dinner . Tuesday , February 7 . Their Lordships met this afternoon at four o ' clock . Lord JIonteagle intimated his intention of taking an early opportunity of asking a question relative to the Bank of England . Lord Brougham explained bis observations relative to the objections of America to any treaty containing a clause recognising the right sf search , hi a object being to remove misapprehensions entertained by the Attorney-General of France . Lord Den man's Law of Evidence bill waa read a second time , after some observations in its favour from Lords Campbell and Biougbam . Their Lordships then adjourned .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS , Friday , Feb . 3 . Lord Eliot , in reply to a question from Mr . H . Orattan , stated that it was not the intention of Government to introduce any measure this Session to change the mode of assessment for Poor Rates in Ireland . With respect however to some of the minor provisions of the Irish Poor Law Act inquiries were being made , and when the Government waa in possession of the necessary information , they would state what alterations were contemplated . Several notices of motion were given . Mr , Tilliebs gave notice that , en an early day , he would submit a motion to tbe House on the Mibject of the Corn Laws , with a view to their total repeal . Oa the bringing op of the report on tbe Address ,
Mr . Walter addressed the House at considerable length upon the state of the country and the Corn Laws , and expressed a determination , whenever the question of a fixed or variable duty carao fairly before the House , to vote for the former , Mr . Ward also addressed the House on the same subject . The Right Hon . Baronet at the head of the Government could not , he said , rest his fame as a commercial reformer on what he bad already done ; he ntuat go further . He ( Mr . Ward ) would caution the landowners , that if some employment were not found for the population by the expansion of trade , there would , before long , be no security for property . Mr . Liddell was not disposed to take a desponding view of public affairs , but circumstances showed only too plainly the unfortunate condition of the working classes . He < ras not , however , in favour of any alteration in the Corn Laws .
Sir Robert Peel in reply to a question from Mr . Villiers , stated that he did not contemplate at present any alteration la the Corn Bill as agreed to last Session . He did not think that sufficient time had elapsed to give that bill a fair trial . On the motion of Captain Polhill an address to the Crown for the production of copies of the correspondence that has taken place between the Secretary of State and the magistrates at Dover respecting Mr , FUzjames was agreed to . Mr . Edward Ellice moved far a copy of the instructions given to the Commission appointed to inquire into the Scottish Poor Law system .
Some discussion ensued , in which Sir Robert Peel , Mr . Fox Mania , Mr . Campbell , Mr , Wallace , Lord John Russell , Sir James Graham ^ and other memb » rs , took part . Ultimately , on tile suggestion of the latter , the motion watt amended for the production of the warrant of the Commission , and in tbat form agreed to . Mr . Ha wes gave notice that when the motion for issuing a new writ for Sudbury came on , he should move that the writ be suspended for &ix weeks . Tbe House then adjourned .
Monday , Feb . 6 . The House met at four o ' clock , and sat till nearly seven . Colonel Rushbrooks withdrew the motion of which he had givea notice , that a new writ should issue for Sudbury , whose franchise has been for some time suspended on account ef the bribery prevalent there . Mr . Tufnell moved that no writ should issue for Sudbury until the 20 th of March , urging that the evidence already before the house of corruption in tbat borough made it necessary to take time for inquiry . This suspension having been ordered , Mr . Tufnell moved for leave to bring in | & bill which should permanently exclude Sudbury from sending burgesses to Parliament- I
Mr . Blackstohe opposed this motion , on the ground tbat the bribery proved to have taken place at Sudbury had not been shown to be of an extent bo general as would warrant a disfranchisement of tbe whole town . A borough ought not to be disfranchised solely because it had got a bad name . He would therefore propose , as an amendment , a- select committee to inquire into tbe facts . Mr . T . DUNCOMBE thought , that the strong report of tbe committee which tried the late election was quite ground enough to warrant the proposed biiL A similar measure , founded on that very report , had passed that Housu last session , and had filled in the other simply from the lateness of the season . Tbe election committee had taken its evidence on oath , whereas the select committee now proposed by Mr . Blackstone would have no power to swear the witnesses . He did not btlievt ) Sudbury to be worse than other boroughs ; but he wished to take every fit opportunity of making : an example on this subject .
Sir Robert Peel saw no reason to question the soundness of the gronnd taken by the House in the last Session , and would therefore support the motion for leave to bring in a bill of cUsfranchisement . Mr . WynduaM expressed a similar opinion ; after which Tbe gallery was cleared for a division , but the opponents of tbe motion gave way and the bill was read a first time . Mr . Ew art proposed a series of resolutions for the regulation ef select oomniittees and committees on private bills . The object of these resolutions was to limit tbe nnmber of members on each snch committee to seven , and to provide againBt tbe appointment of members interested in the subjects referred to the committee , or wan tins leisure to attend to them .
Sir Q . Clerk , considering tbe reforms made not long since iu the constitution and practice of these committees , and the satisfactory way in which those reforms had worked during tbe last Session , was indisposed to concur in the alteration now suggested . It -was not desirable to exclude all those persons who , having a local and direct connexion with the subject , would be the best informed upon it and the most willing to give their attendance . Dr . Bow ring supported the limitation of nnmber , being of opinion that to increase the responsibility of each member was tbe best security to the public . Mr . Goulburn did sot think it desirable to invest a private bill committee with a judicial character . If tbe interests now represented ' in tbe committee should be excluded from it , the discussions whiGh now go on there would be transferred to the Heuse itself , with no small disorder , and an interminable delay to public business . '
Mr . BbRIUl thought , that on each Committee there should be some one presiding in the character of a judge , whose dnty it should be to see carried out such regulations as the House ought to provide , He was sorry he could not support the present motion . ; Mr . Hume , in advocating the motion , insisted on the advantage which bad resulted from tbe reduction of numbetB on the committees of the Bouse of Lords . He was of opinion , that every member of every committee ought to be present throughout . Mr . EwaRT shortly replied , contending that the probability of protracted debates on third readings must be rather diminished than increased by any measure which should produce impartiality in the previous committees . The House then divided , rejecting Mr . Ewait ' s suggestions .
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Tuesday , Feb . 7 . The House met at four o ' clock , and after some routine business , several questions were asked by different members . j Sir George Stauntou enquired whether or not it was tho intention of the Government to provide , by legislation , for tho due administration ] of justice at Hong Kong . \ Sir Robert Peel said the Government were waiting for the opinion of Sir Henry Pottiriger on certain points which had been referred to him . He paid a high compliment to Sir Henry Pottinger ; enlogtsing his ability , energy , and prudence . i Sir ROBERT Peel also , in reply to Mri T . Dancombe , said he bad no intention of bringing in ] a measure on the the subject of Church Rites , bnt in so saying he did not preclude himself from legislating ea it .
Mr . Ferrand gave notice , that on the 16 th instant , he should submit to the house the following motion : — " That there be laid on the table of this House a copy of any correspondence which has taken place between the Poor Law Commissioners , the board of guardians of the Skipton Union , and a firm of cotton-spinners carrying on business at the Low Mil ] , Addibgbam , in ths West Riding of Yorkshire , and trading u der the firm of Seed and Co ., respecting the sale of a number of pour persons confined in the Skipton Unnn Workhouse to the said Arm , tor the purpose of being worked iu their
factory ; also a statement of the amount of money agreed upon between tbe said parties , the number of cripples among the poor persons banded over to ' . the said firm , the manner in which they were conveyed to tbe said factory , and tbe reasons for their being so conveyed ; also , copy of the conviction of the said firm of cottonspinners upon the information of Mr . R Baker , Inspector of Factories , for having worked their mill hands on Friday , Saturday , and Sunday , the 23 rd , 24 . h , and 25 ih days of December last , in violation of the Factories ' Act . " i
Mr . Wallace , in pursuance of notice , moved foi a Select Committee to inquire into the treatment , since May , 1841 , < f the distressed inhabitants of Paisley , not being parochial poor . He meant to bring no charge against the Government , and he proposed t » confine the inquiry to the particular parties whom he had specified . j Sir J . GRAHAM , considering the long continuance of the distress , tbe patience with -which it had been borne , the limited terms of the motion , and the temperate tone taken by tbe mover , would not , on the part of the Government , refuse the inquiry . He only wished , in expressing his ossaut . to guard the Government against being supposed to recognise the sufferers as having any claim upon the public purse .
Mr . F . French desired leave to introduce a bill for extending and regulating Medical Charities in Ireland . He catered at great length into the details ot many evils appearing to require some remedy , and proposed to controul those evils by unpaid commissioners , to be chiefly members of the medical profession . Lord Eliot said , it waB much easier to discern tbe evil than to discover the remedy . He had himself , on the part of the Irish Government , caused a measure to be prepared , which he had hoped would bring some redress ; but he had met with too much opposition from medical and other gentlemen connected with the subject to proceed with tbat measure . He would not oppose the present motion ; but be did not think that medical men in any considerable practice would give their time as unpaid commissioners . Leave waa then given to introduce the bill .
Mr . HUME moved for papers connected ; with a commission of inquiry held in October , 1836 , at Sattara , in the East Indies . ; Mr . Bingham Baring , on behalf of ! the Government , acceded to the production of tb . 6 papers . Mr . Roebuck moved an address to the Crown , praying the pardon ef all political offenders transported from either of tbe Canadus to our penal colonies . They bad not been transported in the common course of proceeding , but by the sentence of an extraordinary tribunal , constituted in consequence of the second outbreak in Canada ; and thus an intercession in their behalf would not be open to the objection' of being an interference with the regular administration of the law . Their impression , right or wrong , had been , that the Government were resolved to swamp , or , as it was called , to Anglic z ^ the present population ef
Lower Canada , by abrogating their language , their institutions , and their very religion . The Canadians were distinguished from tbe other American races by their superior civilization and polish , and would be found , since the adoption of the late judicious policy , to be the main stay of England in that part of tbe world . 1 he recent change of policy had caused great rejoicing , which , however , had been quite unmixed ) with any insulting triumph over tbe opposite party . | The restoration of those for whom he now pleaded could be productive of no danger ; They were few with reference to the entire population , though numerous ; as regarded their own immediate connexions . The old severity ought not to be kept up against the poor and ignorant followers of the party , now that its leaders had been admitted into tbe councils of their Sovereign . What he now asked was , that the key-stone should be added to the arch . :
Mr . EwaRT seconded the motion , taking thia opportunity to express his approbation ol Sir Charles Bigot ' s policy . i Lord Stanley , tbough he felt it painful to interpose against any exercise of the prerogative of mercy , was obliged to resist the present motion . Under any circumstances it was constitutionally inexpedient that the House of Commons should ii . terfere with that prerogative ; but in this case there were also special reasons against sueh an Interference . In the tranquil and contented state in which the Canadian population were now admitted to be , it waa peculiarly undesirable to revive the subjects of past dissension . | The recent policy and appointments of Sir C . Bagot , ; which has discarded all distinctions of origin , had been in full
unison with the views ot the Government at home . Whatever difficulty had existed under the separate constitutions of the Cauadas was removed by their unioa There was now an end of tbe danger lest the English Canadians should be overwhelmed hy the French race . It would be an injustice to the French Canadians to suppose that they considered the termination of past discords as involving impunity to such a crime as treason . If those who had committed that high offence were now at once to obtain a full amnesty for their acts , the loyal , who bad bravely made so many sacrifices , would have reason to complain of a Government which should thus confound its faithful subjects with the disturbers of the public peace . He then stated the circumstances under which the insurgents had been taken , and explained the lenity with which they had been treated . Tbe learned gentleman , indeed , had made it an argument that the trials had been under military law , and not by the
ordinary tribunals . But there was no other possible mode of bringing offenders to justice in the then state of the country . In both the Canadas the whole number of exeeutiona had been but twenty-nine ; the remainder , to the number of one hundred and thirty-six , had been subjected only to transportation , —no very severe penalty for men who , throughout a Canadian winter bad agitated a country with a murderous , predatory , and bucanuring insurgency . The Hon . Mover did not even distinguish betwean the different degrees in the guilt of these transported culprits . Directions had long since been given to Sir C . Bagot to consider , with clemency , those cases in which there might be circumstances of alleviation ; but the Government eou \ d not consent to this indiscriminate restoration ; they could not consent to connect the boon lately bestowed on the respectable classes of tbe French Canadians with a sweeping re-introduction into the colony of the seditioua , the disaffected , and the disorderly .
Mr . HUME urged the Government to carry out their own policy by completing it with this act of mercy . He would not , however , advise the mover to ) press the matter to a division against the obvious -wish of the house , and after the liberal declarations which had been elicited by the Colonial Secretary . Mr . G . Buller regretted this motion , as one by no means calculated to advance the objects most desirable for Canada . He disliked the interference of { the House of Commons with the prerogative of mercy ; and he also disliked , except under extreme necessity , ithe interference of tbe Imperial Parliament with the colonial Administration . He eulogized the policy of Sir C . Bagot , and the subsequent appointment of Sir C . Metcalfe , both of which he regarded as guarantees for the good Government of Canada . He thought it inexpedient to fetter the Administration of Sir C- Metcalfe , whom there was no ground for distrusting , and ihe recommended it to Mr . Roebuck to withdraw his motion .
Mr . Roebuck , in reply , denied that the House committed any interference with Her Majesty's prerogative of mercy by merely soliciting her to exercise it . He concluded , however , by asking leave to withdraw his motion . Mr . M . Sutton obtained leave to introduce a bill foT making some amendments in the law affecting transp orted convicts . ; The House then went into committee of supply , and passed the usual vote , " that a supply be granted to Her Majesty , " and then adjourned . The roads between the South and North are completely blocked up with snow ; and a ssviere storm blew the whole night from the South-West , rendering the journey between Dublin aad Belfast very difficult . —Belfast Whig . \
Valuable Relic—A valuable gold ring , supposed to have belonged to Queen Mary , has lately fallen into the hands of a travelling Jew , named Solomans , residing in Barnardoastle , who appears : to have reoeived it , with fourpence " to boot , " in ( exchange for some trifling article , from an old housekeeper , who had found it some time ago , and , ignorant , of its value , parted witb . it as above stated , j The Jew perceiving some Latin inscription in the ; inside of the ring , took it to one of the clevgymenof jthe town , to learn the meaning of it , who told him he had
reason to believe it was the riug spoken of . in . history as presented by Queen . Elizabeth , to : the Earl of Essex , and whieh had been lost . The nsvejrend gentleman undertook to forward it to the Antiquarian Society of Loudon , who returned it with an intimation that it was not the ring supposed , | but they believed it had belonged to Queen Mary , and that the value was somewhere abuut 250 guineas . It is rumoured that Solomana has since parted with it to the above society for 350 guineas , but we cannot vouch for the fact . —Newcustle Chronicle .
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Scene is Selkirk Court . —On January the 31 st , two men t > e \ oa&ntti 10 Galashiela , John and Adam Dryden , brothers , were tried , on a charge of day poaching , before Major Poit and Sir James Russell , of Ashiestiel , when a scene occurred certainly very uncommon in a court of justice . One of the panels , Adam , sat with a sticfe in his hand , wh'ch he brandished in a ihreatenmg manner towards the Court , keeping at the same time his bonnet , on his head . The superintendent of police , seeing this , cook it off , and laid hold of the stick , when in an instant two fellows jumped from tho gallery and assisted the prisoner in struggling for the stick , which was broken in the scuffle . One of the justices directed the officers to let the prisoner alone , who accordingly wore his bonnet and kept tho broken stick during the whole of the trial . The result was ,
that the two prisoners were convicted in foil penalties with expences , which not being forthcoming Adam was sentenced to two , and John to four months' impris'inm ^ nt . Upon this they both declared that ail the officers of Selkirk should not take them to gao ! ; aud it , was only after a desperate struggle between them and the officers that they were placed in a cell in the Council-house , where they immediately commenced breaking the windows and turniture . John Dry den was soon after dragged by the police towards the gaol , the officers being followed by some hundreds , a great pars of whom 6 eemed determined on his rescue ; but , he was at length securely lodged , in that strong hold . The suporinten-door , of police then called out an additional force , and having bound the other prisoner hand and foot , carried him also to the gaol . —Caladonian Mercury .
Loss of the Ship George M'Leod . —Intelligence was in the course of Friday received by the underwriters at Lloyd's of the destruction of another lndiaman named the George M'Leod , with a valuable cargo of rum and 3 , 700 bags of sugar on board , by running upon a hard sandbank on the coast of Scotland , in the Sol way Frith , within a few miles northward of Sontherniiess , on Sunday se ' nnigbt . She was , like the ill-fated Reliance , Conqueror , and Jessie Logan , homeward bound . AH tho vs recks occurred within a very few hours' sail of the place of destination . The George M'Leod was commanded by Captain W . Murdoch , and a crew of sixteen , besides officers and mates . She was of about 600 tons burden in measurement , being tha property of
Messrs . Leisham -and Huntley , merchants , residing at Glasgow , and sailed from the Mauritius in the early part of November last for the Clyde . She appears £ 0 have had a favourable voyage until the moment sho struck upan the sandbank , and that arose entirely from mistaking a uewly-erecsed lighthouse on the Little Ross for the one at the entrance of the Clyde . At the time , ( three o'clock in the morning ) tho wind was blowing almost a gale from the north west . They had all sail shortened , and hopes were manifested that the vessel would reach , the Clyde by twelve o / clock that day ; the light was perceptible , and the utmost hilarity prevailed amongat the crew ; but suddenly she struck , and it was discovered , * that instead of the Clyde they had
been steering for , they had run the vessel upon one of the most dangerous sands along the coast of Scotland ; and the li « ht they supposed to be the 3 atety beacon at the entrance of the Clyde was one to denote danger . The yards were instntly backed , in the hopeB of her floating off , but finding that ineffectual other means were adopted , but all in vain ; for as the tide advanced , every wave threw the ship higher upon the iunk , and her situation became more and more perilous . Captain Murdoch unfortunately was confined to his bed , and had been during the greater part of the passage ; consequently , the chief mate had charge of the' vessel . He and the crew exerted themselves to save her , and , as a last resource , the mast and rigging were cut away . Tois was useless ;
she rapidly filled , and was laid upon -her beam ends , with the whole of her broadside under water . The boats were lowered , and preparations were made for abandoning her , for the gale was increasing , with foggy weather . Accordingly , at Beven o ' clock the crew lowered Captain Murdoch over the ship's side into the boat , aud having got id themselves * , they pushed off for the shore . At tbat time tbe sea waa making a clear sweep over the ship . Tne cre > ¥ labour ' d hard at the oars until ten o ' clock in the forenoon , when they came in sight of Southerness Lighthouse , which they succeeded in reaching in a short time . All of them suffered dreadfully from the cold , but particularly Captain Murdoch , who lay in the bottom of the boat ' apparently dead . Upon being
taken ashore every possible assistance was rendered by the inhabitants of the town , and Beveral medical gentlemen were m attendance upon the unfortunate captain . He shortly afterwards rallied , but only a Hide , and his dissolution is hourly expected . Taa crew having recruited their strength , in the afternoon proceeded in a boat with a party of pilots down to the wrrok . Upon arriving at ihe sands not a vestige of the ship or cargo was to be found . S ! ie had gone to pieces . Tie spot « here she had struck was opposite Drumduff , between Balcarry Bay and Southernness . On Tuesday last portion * of tbe wreck , namely , a head-board with the name " George M'Leod" painted on it , and the top of the round house were picked up by a sailing smack betwen Port Carli&le and Skenburness .
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London Corn Exchange , Monday , Feb . 6 th . — The stands this morning exhibited a small show of samples of Wheat of home produce , and the demand for the best descriptions was brisk , their quotations wero quite 2 s per q ' r . above those noted on Monday last , while the other sorts were Is higher . In Foreign Wheats the currencies rose Is per qr . Good malting Barley found a steady sale on quite as good terms as of late . We can note no alteration in the value of Malt . In some instances Oats wer « taken at a rise of 6 d per qr . Beans and Peas tolerably steady . In Flour very little was doing .
London Smithfield Market , Monday , Feb . 6 . —Tne supply of beasts , brougnt forward in our market of to-day , being , the time of year considered , moderate , the attendance of buyers were more numerous than on several previous occasions , and the weather favourable to slaughtering , the beef trade was comparatively steady , aud the prices advanced , upon those noted on this day se ' nnight , about 2 d per 8 lb : the very primest Scots producing , without difficulty , 4-s 4 < i per 8 ibs . We had a few lambs and some sheep offering , bnt they commanded little attention . In calves , rather lower currencies . Prime small porkers were q > iite as dear ; but large hogs were a mere drug . No importations of live stock have taken place from abroad , either in Loudon , or at the outports , during the past week .
Boroush Hop Market . —For the very brst yearlings we have still a » teady inquiry , at price equal to those noted on this day se ' nnight ; but iu all other descriptions , though we can notice no material alteration in fignres very little is passing . Potatoe Markets . —The supplies on offer not being by any means extensive , the demaud has become much more active than of late , and prices have au upward tendency . Wool Markets . —No public sales are yet announced , ; still the private contract demand is in a Tery sluggish state .
Tallow . —The price of Tallow is still on the decline , but while the quotation is 45 .- 6 d , some parties are getting 46 d for really fine Y . C . The prices prospectively are also heavy . For March and April we hear something has been done under 453 , ana for new Tallow , the last three months , 44 d is the nominal figure ; separate mouths , from Sept . to Deo . inclusive , 45 i ; Tawn Tallow , 47 s to 47 a 6 d net cash . Liverpool Cattle Market . —Monday , Feb . 6 . — We have had a much smaller supply of Cattle at market to day than of late ; any thing good eagerly sought after , and sold at a . little advance in price . Beef 5 id . to 6 d ., Mutton 5 ^< J ., to 9 ^ 4 ., per lb . Cotton Market . —Monday , Feb . 6 . —There is less desire on the part of holders to press their Cotton for sale , consequently the market is more steady to-day . The sales amount , to 6000 bags , including 860 American on speculation . —On Saturday 5000 bags were sold .
Manchester Corn Market , Saturday Feb . 4 . — There has bean a steady consumptive demand for both Fiour and Oatmeal throughout the week , bafi ho improvement in prices can be noted , the purchases having been confined chiefly to quantities suitable lor the present use only . The imports at Liverpool and Runcora , from Ireland , of Oats , Oatmeal , and Flour ,. are to a fair extent ; and onr supplies of the latter article , from tbe interior , have of late been rather more liberal . A degree of firmness has b .-eu imparted to the trade by the declaration of Government to oppose say alteration iu tha Corn Laws at present ; and at our market this morning there was no disposition to press the sale of any article at prices below the previous currency . A very limited business , however , was done , the dealers supplying themselves sparingly , and we repeat the quotations of this day se ' nnight .
Liverpool Corn Market , Monday , Feb . 6 . — During the past week we have had moderate arrivals of Wheat , Oats , Flour , and Oatmeal , from Ireland ; from other quarters , the imports are of trifling amount . Tae business in any article of tha trade has , at the same time , been in a . very limited scale , no material ohange occurring in prices . At to-day ' s market , a parcel of fine Irish Wheat sold at 6 s . 81 . per 70 lbs ., and the best mealing Oats ( though all descriptions were much neglected )
could uot be bought under 2 s . 5 d . per 70 lbs . Both Fiour and Oatmeal have moved very slowly ; tbe former at 27 s . to 28 s , per barrel For Canadian and Uni ' . ed States , and 37 s . to 39 j . per sack for Irish manufacture : 21 s . to 21 s . 6 d . per load are the quotations lor Oatmeal . English malting Barley , which is &tiil scarce , maintains oar previous rates ; fir ' noing parceln almost without inquiry , and may be bought on rather easier terms . i 3 caus and Peas ar « held without change af to value , but meet only a slow retail demand .
Market Intelligence.
MARKET INTELLIGENCE .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 11, 1843, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1199/page/7/
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