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TO THE POOR LAVT COMMISSIONERS POB , ENGLAND AND WALES .
The Memorial of the undersigned Guardians and persons elected as Guardians for the townships or places set opposite our respective names , hereunto written , comprised in the Hndderefield Union , in the "West Riding of ihe County of Tori .: / Shbweth , That yonr Memorialists were respectively duly proposed as persons fit and eligible to be appointed -to act as Guardians of the Poor for the respective townships or places set opposite their . names , herennder written , for the present year , commencing from the 25 th day of March last That Thursday , the 29 th day of March last , was appointed for the day of election , " and j our Memorialists "were on that day declared respectively elected .
That your Memorialists and others , elected as Guardians for the said Union , attended at the Court House , in Huddersfield , on Monday the 9 th day of April , instant , pursuant to notice sent by Mr . Floyd , the Clerk to the Guardians , of which the following is a copy : — " SlB , —Thi 3 is to give younotiee , than an adjourned meeting of the Guardians of the Poor of the Huddersfield Union , will be held at the Court House , in Huddersfield , on Monday the 9 th day of April , 1838 , which meeting you are hereby requested to -attend . I am , Sir , Your obedient servant , C . _ S . FLOYD , Clerk to the Board of Guardians of the Huddersfield Union . "
That William Brooke , Josephfitarkey , Thomas Starker , and John Sutcliffe Esqs ,, four Ex Officio Guardians , were present at such last-mentioned meeting . That at such meeting it was proposed and moved that one of the elected Guardians should take the chair 5 but Mr . Fioyd , the Clerk , insisted that none of the persons present were Guardians , except the Ex Ojficios , one of whom ( 3 Jr . Sctcliife ) in consequence , assumed the office of Chairman , although such a proceeding was protested against by many of
the Guardians . present , and the said Mr . Sutcliffe -declared that he should merely occupy . the chair pro tempore j and whilst the objections to ~ any of the returns were decided ; and that , when the Guardians came to elect a Chairman for the ensuing year , he would vacate the chair , and the majority of the Guardians present should elect their own Chairman ; which arrangement was agreed to and fully understood by all the Guardians present , and the said Mr . Sateliffe declared that he should not be possessed of auy advantage or privilege beyond any other individual Guardian
present-That a number of objections were then urged against the rerurn of some of the candidates for the office of Guardian ? , amongst others , that Mr . Schwann was not returned for the township oi HuddersSeld , the overseers of that township having , on Thursday evening , the 29 th of March last ( the day of election . ) after easting up the votes , declared that William Cooke , Joseph Chadwick , John Moxon , Stephen Die 3 dn . * on , and Thomas Haley , were duly elected ; bat on the nexyday , being- the ZO'Jx of March , without any adjournment "being mu-Je from the previous day , the overseers made a fresh rerurn , suhsritufing tie name of Mr . Schwann for that oi Mr . Dickinson .
That the return of Mr . Parkin for the . township of LiuthwEite , was objected to on the ground of the churchwarden who nominated . him , cot having delivered such nomination to the other overseers within the prescribed time , whilst the facts of the case were proved , that the churchwarden , Mr . Qasrmby , nominated Mr . Parkin , as a fit and eligible person , to be appointed to act as a Guardian for the said township of Linthwaite , within the time directed b y the Poor Law Commissioners , and kept such nomination in his possession , as ehurchw arden and overseer of the said township , until the twenty - "third of March , on which day a meeting of the said churchwarden , aud overseers was held , for the
purpose of ascertaining the number of persons nominated for the office of Guardian , when it appeared that five persons were so nominated ; three of whom resigned . Thatprinted voting papers were delivered oat , including the names of Mr . Pafkin and Mr . Eastwood , the two remaining candidates ; the former being elected by a majority of 153 votes , and his return signed by the churchwarden asd one other of the overseers . That the return of Mr . G . Crosaland , forthe township of Lockwood , was objected to on the grounds , that the same individual who delivered out the votmg papers , canvassed the votes , whilst on . duty in
lavonr of Mr . Cro .= sland ; that many persons enntied : o-rote , bad received second voting papers on promising to -vote for Mr . Grassland , and destroying the-first voting paper ; that life poor rates due from several rate payers had been paid by one of the overseers , on condition of their Toting for Mr . CrossJand , and that several voting papers filled un for 3 Ir . Stocks , the other person nominated , had been destroyed , and others substituted in their place filled up in favour of Mr . Crossland , and that several voting papers delivered to rate payers had not been called : or by the collector , because they were supposed to be in favour of Mr . Stocks .
That the return of Mr . Redfern for the townsbit ) of Meltham , was protested against in writing , by a ratepayer of that township , and that die wri ; er of that protest and the candidate for the office o : Guardian , who was desirous to state his case , were refused admittance to the meeting by _ the constables stationed at the entrance of the court house . That after sorae discussion had taken place in reference to these objections , it was ag . eed thai they should be decided at an adjourned * neeting to be held on the 16 th instant ; but in defiance of this arrangement , Mr . Sutcliffe afterward re-opened the tiiseusaon , and himself decided upon every case ( except Linthwaite ) without putting one single case to the vote , and adjourned the decision on the Liathwaite case for a week .
That it was then moved and seconded that Mr . Brooke be Chairman for the Board of Guardians for the year ensuing , to which an amendment was moved and seconded that Mr Cooke be the Chairman , which when put to the vote twesty two elected Guardiaia voted for Mr . Cooke , but the Clerk reduced this number by refusing the votes of Mr . James Brccke who claimed to be elected for Honley , Mr . Stephen Dickinson who claimed to be elected for Huddersfield . ' Mr- Parkin , whose case had been adjourned to the week following , and Mr . "William Thornton , elected Guardian for the township of Scammonden without opposition , and who had been summoned to attend
the meeting by the notice copied above and specially directed to him by name , and as " Guardian of the poor of Scammonden , near Huddersfield , " in the hand writing of the Clerk , but who on being requested by the Clerk to produce the certiscate of bis election had inadvertantly lef t it at his residence , -he , however , offered to depose upon oath that he had such certificate , and offered to send for . the same if time would be allowed him . This , however , was refused , and although he had been specially and by name summoned by the Clerk to atrend such meeting , his vote was refused , thus reducing the number of the freely elected Guardians who voted for Mr . Cooke , as Chairman to eighteen , the names of nkola were / wrote down by the
Clerk-That the rotes of those Guardians who were in ¦ favour of Mr . Brooke being the Chairman were then taken , when FIFTEEN elected Guardians , including in that number the votes of Mr . George Crossland , fcrLoekwood ; Mr . Jame » -Redfern , for Meltham ; and Mr . Schwann , for Huddersfield ; all of whose elections -were disputed—besides such fifteen , Messieurs Joseph and Thomas Starkey , two Ex-Officio Guardians also voted for Mr . Brooke , thus increasing the number in favour of Mr . Brooke to
seventeen , when to the great surprise of . a majority of the Guardians present , the Clerk advised Mr . SntclifFe , who had at the commencement of the meeting assumed the chair pro temporey that he had two votes—one as Ex-Ojficw Guardian > and another as Chairman pro tempore ^ -who under the direction of the Clerk gave two votes for Mr . Brooke , attempting by that means to give a colourable majority of one rote to Mr . Brooke . The names of Cniardiaiis and JELc-Qficio Guardians voting for Mr . Brooke , -were taken down in writing by the Clerk , " who declared Mr . Brook duly elected .
That the election of a ¦ nce-cbainnan -was made -ander precisely rth" 1 » t- circumstances . That yopr Memorialist * protested against such an unjustifiable decision of the Clerk investing Mr . Satellite with two TOTES , and . the assumption by the latter of the power of giving two Votes , and wmtendeil , and still do contend , that Mr . Cooke Tras properly and duly elected Chairman . ; That yoar Memorialists further contend that the Board of Goaraians oi the Huddersfield Union has neTer vet been elected and constituted aeeoroihg to tae Xsui section of thePeor Law Amendment Act , whlc-b says , " that one or more Guardians shall he electedibr each parish included in such Union , " —that Gumberworth half and Comberwortb lower ere included in . the said Union , but have not had notice to elect one Guardian each .
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That Cumberworth Lower hasnotbadnotice to elect a Guardian , and no Guardian has been elected , and consequently . Cumberworth Lower ia unrepresented , and your Memorialists are at a loss to discover in what mannerihe Board of Guardians are to ascertain and assess the value of the property in the several parishes of such Union , or cause to be made the necessary : surveys or valuations , nor whether the expenses of forming and atteudantupon such Union are to be divided amongst thirty-four townships or places included in the Union , or amongst the thirty-three who have had notice to -elect Guardians .
That although- Justices of the Peace are , under certain circumstances , directed to receive and carry into effect the rules , orders , and regulations of the Poot Law Commissioners , your Memorialists contend that such Justices "of the Peace have no authority , as members of the Board of Guardians , UDtil " such Board shall be elected and constituted " according to the directions of the Act and the orders of the Poor Law Commissioners , which was not case on the 9 th instant , and the conduct of Mr . Sutcliffe , the Ex-Officio Chairman , on that occasion , who took upon himself individually to decide all matters in dispute , contrary to the decision of a
majority of the Guardians present , was illegal and contrary to the order of the Poor Law Commissioners , contained in the second annual report , page 81 , No . 2 ; and your Memorialists must express their entire concurrence in the sentiments contained in such report , page 555 , that " it would be extremely unfitting to submit men , freely elected by their fellow-citizens , to the controul of individual magistrates — a feeling of independence is absolutely Hec-essary to the manly discharge of public duty ; any system of interference , is a mockery of freedom , childish in conception , arbitrary and debasing in effect . "
That the meeting held on the 9 th of April instant , was the first meeting of the Board of Guardians , and ought to have been summoned as such * , nevertheless it was called an adjourned meeting , and was summoned as such by the Clerk , and was declared to be adjourned from the 26 th March . That your "Memorialists have read with surprise a copy of a Memorial , dated second of April instant , presented to you by six of the inhabitants of Huddersfield , reflecting upon the conduct of some of of your Memorialist ::, and your Memorialists declare that such reflections are unfounded aspersions upon the persons referred to . And no class of men are more anxious to assist in raising the moral and social condition of tbe labouring classes , and in reducing the burthens of the rate-payers , than your Memor ialists .
Your Memorialists therfore pray that instruction may be given to your Memorialists , how to act in relertHce to Cumberworth Lower , and whether the Union can be considered as properly formed until notice be giren to that place to elect one Guardian , aud in tbe event of no notice being given , how ere the expenses of forming the Union , &c , to be appointed , and amongst what town > hip <; also whether or not the elected Guardians ought to have been summoned to attend their first meeting on the 9 th instant , in-tcad of an adjourned meeting , from tbe 26 th day of March ; also , wherhsr the disputed cases of election of Guardians for
Huddersfield , Lockwood , Lir . tbwaite , Meltham , &c , are to be decided by a majority of the elected Guardians , or by tbe ex-officio Guardians only ; and aUo whether or not , under the circumsiam-es detailed in this Memorial , the election of Mr . Wjllijin Brooke , as chairman , anc Mr . Sidney Moorhou *? , as vicechairman , was legal , and whether J \ lr . SutdnTi ? had the power of giving two vore $ , as detailed . Aho , whether Mr . Parkin's and Mr . Thornber ' s votes , or which of them ought not to have been taken ; and such general instructions and directions , : ^ s your Beard may deem requisite u ^ . -on the various points mentioned .
( Signed ) James Hirst , Kirkburton . Charlks Sekiou , Ki .-kheatnn . " William IIaigh , Shelly . Joseph Matthews , Sh-.-Hey . Joseph Hirst , Tbur . « tonlund . Jox . Senior , Farniey Tyas . Charles S-TOGS . wi : L-L )\ Yhitley I * ppej William Wright , Bond Dalton . Joseph Senior , Lept . on . John -Jellok , ALuondbviry . Hiram Hauling , AUinoudbury . John Taylor , Mi-ltham . William Vikley , Lincard . * . William Thoi :: cber , ScamuionJen . John Rhodes , Lindhy . James Paiisix , Liuthwaite . J . T . Fisher , Mar .-dL-n . William Cooke , Huddersfield . Steven Dickinson , Hudrersfield . Henry Littlewcod , Honley . William Hoebuck , Austcrlry . James Brook ? , for HudueT . * field anc ! Honley . Robert Wrigly , South Cropland . Joseph Chadwick , Fdi Grove . John Moxox , Huddtrsik-ld . ¦ igr .
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MEETING AT HUDDERSFIELD . —FACTORY QUESTION . On Saturday evening last , a large mePtiu ? was convened in the Ph : l « 'si' ^ liic ; il Hail , HiiJ <' ersrieio , for the purpose of petitionin ^ -and remou .-traun ^ v - » th Paraaineni tni the Factory IJill now Ijl , ' trc i ! k-House of Commons . "Tiie ii ;; i ] was « v ]] filled with attentive listener ^ who were chiefly oi ilio . ^ e who feel an interest in the question . Ihe meeting vras called by the constable , at tLe instance of a numerously signed requisition . Mr . Ha lev vasjmanimonsiy called to the chair , and commenced tne business «> 1 the i-vening by reading the placard aiinouii ^ iue tli ? meriiuar .
Mr . Stocks moved tbe fir * l resolution . He said he had hoped th ^ v would not ba under the necessity of again consider ! g this question . He bad hoped that the old act would by this time have worked out its own cure , as the very people who obtained that act obtained it v . ith the express hope that it would not work at all , and that the people . , of the manufacturing districts wonld soon be tired of its workings . But in this they had found themselves inistaki- 'L ; for not only had that bill been acted upon , ana agitation ceased as the consequence of it , but it was now . attempted to bring forward another bill—certainly the oddest bill that was ever exhibited in the ¦ world—a bill without a bead . ( Laughter . ) It was the most absurd and complicated measure
imasrirmble . Not one of his acquaintance , so far as he had yet conversed with them , could at all understand it-Some of the manufacturers in Lauras ire a fleeted to understand this measure , for they thought that some of its clauses would be more " stringent than those of tbe last bill ; and they were therefore endea . vouring to introduce clauses to repeal the restrictions of Lord Althorpe ' Act , and thus to restrict the duties of the inspecters so that they ( the manufacturers ) might be allowed to go on as they liked . ( Utar , hear . ) They did not approve of the present act , because it was too severe upon them , and they were de * irous of haying the rt-stricrions done away with , to that they migut proceed as they pleased , and in such a way that the public will not kuov ? of their
villany ^ ind oppression to h alf the extent to which it is now known . ( Hear , hear . ) He would say also tbat if this bill was at all understood , it went to take away the edncation of the children , which was now partially , andou / y partially imparted ; if , therefore , the proposed bill were carried the people would remain in a state of greater ignorance than they are at present ; and it was his opinion , that every man who wishes well to society must desire a system of education for the factory children superior" to that which they now enjoy , ' it was well known that it was impossible for a nation to be virtuous without educat ion . It became therefore a duty to maku known their sentiments to the Government , that the opportunities of education now enioved bv th «
ctuldrpn might not be taken away but increased . ( Hear , hear . ) But as this odd bill had come from the oddest house that ever existed in the world or ever made laws for a nation—for they have always to repeal either a whole or a part of their measures when they are brought into operation , and thus with their amendments and re-amendment tLey puzzle both the peop > and-the lawyers , —we should endeavour to make an amendment in the system so as to enablfius to get those men into that house who wonld make laws so that the people could understand them and put them into practice . ( Hear . ) He said that at present we were in a l most critical situation . ' Never was there a country in any former period of of time in the same situation as our country . The present was the stillness and calm that usually precedes the storm . He then proceeded to enter at length into the causes of the present distressed state of trade , and observed that a ten hours' bill was the
only remedy , because it was out _ of the nature of things , and apart from the intention of providence that they should be subjected to sucn exce ^ Te labor as that to which , they were at present obliged to submit . ( Hear , hear . ) Policy dictated the folly of manufacturing snch large stocks of goods that our foreign customers could not take them off our hands ; and the consequence of this was a continual lessening of wages . The reduction of wages of course ^ reduced the consuming powers of our own nation since the people were not in a condition , in consequence of their low wage ? , to purchase the goods which they themselves had manufactured . If , therefore , -we nad a Ten Hours' BiD , foreign nations would be better customers , and we should get more by them than -we do at present ; for it was a fact , that we were _ now producing goods cheaper than any other nation in the world . He then entered into the history of the yarn trade , especially with reference
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to France and Germany , and adverted to the fact that the members of the liuen trade had memorialized Government to interfere -witniespect to France . ' He then refeired to the great improveirteuts in science , in conseqnence of whichhe wasi of opinion : that the happiness of mankind / should thereby ^ be greatly increased . Instead of thig , however , the advantages of science seemed only fo be enjoyed by a very limited number . He said'thatagreat-qiianr tity of gold was weekly being exported ^ from the country , and unless the professors of chemistry could find out a scheme for turning every thiDg to gold , as fee alcbymists of old thought they would be able to do , we should still be more wretchedly poor than ever . A great deal was said by the opponents of the
Ten Hours ' . Bill about spoiling our foreign trade ; it was Ms opinion , however , that , whatever might be the advantages of the foreign trade , no goods should be exported until every man , woman , and child was well fed , well housed , and \ vell clothed . ( Hear , hear , and loud cheers . ) Such was : ormerly the case ; and the reason why it was not so now was the long and complex and unmeaning acts of Parliament which were now made only to make fools of the people . He would mention to them an act of Parliament which was passed in the year 1359 . It was simply this : — "Be enacted that there shall be assembled a Parliament once a year or oftener if need be . " There was no mystery in this Act of Parliament ; and he would recommend the people to endeavour to obtain acts of this kind ; or it they had no prospect
of having them from the present Parliament , to see if they could not obtain representatives that would pass acts of this description . He need not say however , that legislation at present was entirely for the protection of the rich , and that whenever they wanted a bill proposing favourable to the poor , they were treated with tne most sovereign coil tempt . ' Bid they , for example , want the Poor Law Amendment Act repealing ? they were treated with the greatest indignities . Did they want the factory question amiably settled , —they were despised as fools and agitators . In short , whenever the people wished even to prevent the passing of a bad law , they could scarcely obtain a hearing even in what was called their own house . ( Hear , hear , hear . ) Formerly
when . a member of Parliament had a petition . to present , it could be done at any time or under any circumstances , but it . was n « t sonow ; they must be presented before a certain hour of the day when few , wry few of those who called themselves representatives werepresent . ( Hear , hear . ) He then adverted in strong and expressive terms to the disgraceful conduct of some of the members of the Upper House as mentioned in our last week ' s paper . He said siimne on the senators of Great Britain , that tl-tey should laugh at the calamity of the people aad the poor . Gould they ever expect the blessing' of the Almighty to rest upon them while they conducted themselves in such a disgraceful manner ? ( "No , no . ) Hacl these men ever been in the habit of Tending
their bibles they would have found that the Almighty from one end of that book to the other , condemns and denounces the oppressor . ( Hear , hear . ) He di « i hope that such an expression of popular feeling would be . raised throughout the country in reference to these laughing Lords , tliat they " would never Le . induced lo laugh auain . ( Ile . ir , hear . ) [ But in reti ! rui :. iT to the object of the present ' meeting , luwonlu siaie it to be " either that thi ! present Act of Par ' . i-. mijiit should stand as it is , Nvitnout any alter-: H-. oi ) ,. or that it be changed fur an eflieieut Tern Hours' Bill . " ( Loud cheers . ) That was what they thouKiit wonld be the best course . A Ten Hours'Bill would doubtless be the best tiling-for the-country . lie concluded Ids address by exhorting' the middle
c-nss to jo : u tne people in their claims for justice , because , as he said , it must be evident to them that in proportion as tl . e labouring population were in pood circu : ustauees in the same proportion ' -would tiiwy be iu Letter circumstances ; for the more that lie labouring population had to . sjieud , tlie greater would be tlii * pruh ' trf and advantages of theiniudle cla ^ s . Feeling therefore the . importance ol' the subject he shouR conclude by moving the following resolution : —" That as , iu . coi : seijni-iice of manyyears incessant agitation ouibe p ;; rt of the Factory Workers and their friends to secure efficient legislative protection , Parliament dicJ , at the iN ; stigari ;> n : of a number of " mill-owners , indict a Statute ,
commonly known-by the name of Lord Allliorpe s Act , I'wJeutiy to tliwart the advocates . of a ten hours ' 1-ill ; tiiis meeting , —conscious that tbo attempt . now made to repeal the Factories' Rt " '«; ilation Act of lt-3 o , aud Kubstituti .- . in its place a bill which yivi's no security for the e . ilucivlion of tue young children , and wLich provides no tim >? for the instruction of the younuer pe ^ ons above thirteen years of age , do arj ; ut » diiihonwty as well as inconsistency on the part of tbe authors and abettors of the present sc ueme who pretend , to settle , tbe question hi 18 : » . ' 5 , —resolves that the present attempt calls for the opposition of all the Iriends of the factory operatives who are desirous of protecting tut' moral and intellectual character , a . s well as tlie physical health of the children . "
Mr . James Bf . ooke seconded Ota resolntion . J Jo said this was no new subject to the men of liudclenslielJ , and iis ueighbourhooii . It wasoue which had hni « been under their consideration , and with which they were all well acquainted , it appeared that -tliu maLufacniTers were sick of their own moasure , and v .-t-re auxioiis to get rid of it as soon as they could . The present Factory Act was passed with the view of wearying the country out i'f the Factory Question ahci-ethcr ; the originators of it thought it would be wholly impracticable ; « ind that the people , becoming tired of its ^ flectsupon them , woull join in a cn \] lor its repeal , and tbat tlais , in a very few yt-ars , the > ystem would be alloweJ to go on as it had hitherto done . IIs ; -aever , the manufacturers had been caught
in tbeir own trap : and they were now callingubon Parliament to l' -ave them " at-liberty to-do as tliey ij ' ense . ( Hear , bear . ) They wore all wvll aware that unit's- ! some restrictions we :. * p ] : ; t \' U upon tbe hours of liibuir . wiih our present , i ;; - . roved mnc \« ni-Ty . tne wi . ole fabric of society would crumble into ruius , by which we ' should be involved in the most complelt . vretchedness . ( Ilen . r , hear . ) ll was as plainly evi'ient as that two and two make four , tbat if tae hour : ; of labour vore not restricted , over production won'd be the consL-ipence ; over production would glut the rnnrkets ; and tlie necessary caiisequeuce of gutted mark'j . ts would be a reduction in tiid amount of wages ; for tbe nuuiufacturer not being able to get a remunerating price for bis ijoods ,
lie must consider huw he can t'et ( lie sauvj g »> ods produced for less money , ami lie then invariably thinks of doing so by lowering tlie wages of tlie workman . Wages being reduced , the workman is less able to purchase the productions ot' manufacture , while tlie same productions nre considerably increased ; and thus the system was cunui ' g' two ways . Thousands of work people would , in consequence , starve to death ; ami , in the end , it would work upon the vitals of capitalists themselves , and a general bankruptcy would be the consequence . Now , if the manulhcturirs and the aristocracy were at all alive to their own interests , they would come forward and assist the people in putting the system of inr . inifacturers upon sucii a basis . as would ensure tbe prosperity and the good of the community at
large . Instead of doing this , however , government was about to alter the present bill . A combination , was formed among the manufacturers of Lancashire to destroy every thing-valuable , both in the-present act and in llie draft " now before Parliament . Tins comminution v ? as established cu etty at Manchester , and the parties had their committees in different parts of the two counties . ' 1 'beir object was to send a deputation to London to state the case ; and , H tlie working people were not alive to their own interests , tlie inramfacUirers v ; ould succeed in accomplishing their own purposes , nnd in destroying even the educational clause of the present draft . lie regretted tbat in consequence of the expense it would incnr , the poor people could not also have
their deputations iu London , as well as the manufacturers ; and if the factory labourers wen thrown in the case , tbat , he believed , would principally . be the cause . If such were the fnte of their applications for redress , it would only afford an additional proof that the present legislature legislates only for the wealthier classes of society , while they entirely f 6 rget the poor . ( Hear , hear , " and cheers . ) The * resolution was unanimously carried . Mr . R . Bi'chax . ax then proposed the second resolution , in the absence of Mr . Oastlor , who was to nave propv ^ od it , but was prevented from being present in conseqnence of severe illness . He said this question had been reasoned so often , find the advocates of a Ten Ilonrs * Bill had brou gh t tlio often before the
question so public , prothicin"" the best of reasons on the grounds of political-economy mortality , and justice , which bad Lever been refutedthat it was unnecessary for him to enter'i nto thu question . Ten hours labour per day were more than sufficient for any human being ; especially considerr'g Uie iinpip-y * inenta of machinery , which ought to Lave materially diminished the " hpurs '' labour . Instead ,-however , of this being the case , the hours of labour had been increased ; and therefore the only means which conld by any possibility secure to the productive classes of society nny amount of profit ,, was by restricting the hours of Jaboar . By this restriction , competition in labour would be reduced ; and wages . wpuld consequently be raised . A Ten Hours' Bill opghr , therefore , to be passed to the labourers , and the country at large
denvesomeprofitfrommachinery . Itwasbynomeims fair that the great manufacturers should gain ail the profits arising from mechanical discoveries , and make slaves of the thousands that labour . Alachinpn made goods cheaper ; then competition ennueJ , and the consequence of tins was that tLe good manufacturer , in order to prevent MifiseU ' from being rained , was obliged to oppress ' as well as the"ba . f . It had been calculated tliat if . the . population of this great empire spent but one halfpenny each per ddv , it would be equal to all the foreign trade which political economists make so much r . ois « about , ( Hear , "hear . ) Dr . Chalmer ^ oue of the greatest political economists known in the present day had said that if England were surrounded with a wall of adamant , she would be pcrf .-cUy ; -aUs lo li VK upon her own resources . ( Hear , hear . ) There was quite
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gafficieni iu the kingdom to support all and make all comfortable .. Mr , Buchanan then adverted to the question of Negro Slavery * in comparison with . , what might . be tenne ^ i \ f ^ H * , ^ % ? ly » ^?* ^ 4 W * ^ many manufacturers looked in the mirror by which theyjudged of the planters ^^ many bfthiBhiYrquWfinda good renectioia of their own image . ( Heary'hear , and loud cheers . ) He was as mucn . opposed to . slavery as any man ; but he hated that one-sided , view of human nature which , oonld shed crocodile tears at the horrors of the poer Negro , while frpni Monday morning till Saturday night they could exercise and perpetuate ^ a aystem ; ' 6 r ; 8 la \^'' £ ttl 0 l 8 tLiort ' \ or'tIia ; t perpetrated in the SV " 08 t ' Indies . ' / Hear , and lond
cheers . ) ; 'H ^ , wbiud . r ^ iome ! n'd : ihen'fhat .-nb ialteration of the present act be sanctioned , except it were for a ten hours' bill ; and he therefore proposed his resolution , wnich Was to the effec ! t 'That an efficient ten hours '; bill Was tho only means of restoring : peace to the couutry , and that Oie present act be enforced until a ten hours' bill can be obtained . . '\ The .--Rev ^ . l ^ i ^ iH' ^ QQD ' ' 8 econde 4 ' 'toe , r ' esblatfoai .. PJe made ra excellent , speech in which he adverted to the questions oi l ^ egro Slavery-, contrasted with the population of our manufacturing -districts , the boasted reform bill , and the disappointment it had caused . He advocated in the warmest possible manner the necessity for a ten hours' bill . He stated that he had for some years had opportunities of
gaining mfonhation respecting factories , and he knew it to be a fact tliat a man got more wages when he worked with what they called " Tornmies and Billies" which did not usually contain more than 50 spindles , than he could now earn with machines containing above 100 spindles . ( Hear , hear , and shame , shame . ) lie cordially seconded the resolution . The petition and' remonstrance were then r , ead to and approved by the ineeting ; that to the Lords to he presented by Earl Stanhope , and that to the Commons by Mr . Eieldeh . After a few words from Mr . Pitkethley , who read some important extracts from the factory reports , the meeting separated , about ten o ' clock .
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HUDDEKSFIELD . WHIG 3 I . ETH 0 D OF CARRYING THE POOR LAW AMEND-• MENT ACT . . On Monday last , a ineeting of the Guardians of the Huddersfield Union was held in the Gourt-honse , aud , aii far as lauguage can describe the scene which occurred , we shall place the proceedings before our readers . Eleven o ' clock was the hour appointed for commencing business . The unconstitutional Guardians ( for by that name we must designate tbe Whigs ) took their places before the tiino . The constitutional Guardians arrived in a body at eleven o ' clock precisely . Upon the appearance of the latter , the uncoiistitutipnah' ats saw that defeat was- . inevitable . A Mr . Sydney Moorhouse
was hastily thrust into the chair ; when he instantly proceeded to read from a book the names of the Guardians in a tone inaudible even td those who si . 001 within two yards of him . He rail ; -through the list aj > quick as agoo . se could gabble , iiot waiting for a single answer . This ceremony being over , he , or sonie of the unconstitutionalists , moved that the meeting stand adjourned to that day fortnight . He never attempted to put the question to the vote , but was about to leave the bench with the minute-book , when one of the constitutional Guardians seized it . Hereupon a scene-which . cannot- ' well be d ^ scribed ^ took place . The Whigs were dragging one way , with a saintly looking person like a reporter assisting them ; whilii
the Radicals held their ground , insisting , not that they should have the book , but that Mr . Moorhouse should not leave the court with it . Previously to the book being seized , we should observe , that Mr . Cooke was unanimpusly voted to the chair , and Nir . Moorbouat ; was ejected ; and the Constitutional Guardians insisted upon proceeding with the husi-H , for vvhich mauy had come a long distance . After the scuffle had lasted for a short tirne , the spectators became enraged , and with one general rush were proceeding to take the bunch by storm * when Mr . 1 'eargus O Connor made his way through the crowd , rushed to the thickestpart of the fight , and succeeded in rescuing the book from the hands of the belligerents , and restoring perfect order . A long
ununititable , aud angry discussion--now took place , wliich ended in a proposition to reinstate Air . Moorhouse in the chair , aiid to proceed with the bnsiness ; the offer was « indignantly rejected , however , but the reader mu 3 t understand why . It was rejected , then , bocause the Ex-Ojjicios were absent , and the Whigs saw the certainty of defeat . And thus , by as iiisoleat , mean , shabby , and illegal an attempt , as ever was practised , they endeavoured to effect by stratagem , what they fjtiled to acccomplish by legal mciins . After some idle boasting , the "discomfited Guardians left the bench in dudgeon ;" when the constitutionalists proceeded to the business of the day with much propriety , decorum , and impartiality . It was their business to decide upon all the disputed elections , which they did by disposing
of those cases ' , w . luch'were supported by documentary -evidence , and the evidence of the parish officers . ;' and whenever this evidence wasinsufneient , they appointed a committee of seven , according to the ' Couilnissioners' instructions , to hear evidence , and to decide accordingly . In order to prove that the cpnstitucioiial Guardians had much the advantage of their opuonents , it is only necessary to sky , that instead ot seating three of their own friends ( which in our opinion they might with justice have '¦ done )' they reserved the casea for tLe committee in order that the opposing parties should have an opportunity of meeting the several charges . Nay , more , they appointed a committee which consistedof four who said the cases were
doubtful aud of three who woulfr seat the Dem to carry the law . The board then proceeded to dispose of the remaining : business . 1 hey rescinded a ibrmer resolution making the Leeds Mercury and the Halifax Excess the / only advertising mediums of the board ; and substituted ' -the heeds liiledigeiicer , Leak Times , and Northern Star in their stead . When the business of the day was concluded , Mr . Hurst , ( one of the Guardians . ) submitted an able and powerfully convincing petition to the Houses of Lords and Commons , showing the defects of the whole Poor Law measure , and praying for its repeal ; " which petition was signed by twenty threa Guardians present . This fact will best illustrate the shabby attempt of the Whigs to adjourn , harrass and disgust the
workimr-men-Gnafdians , who cam& from a distance . The Board consists of forty Guardians , and four Government Ex-Officio tools . One of the coustitutionali Guardians was absent ; three : hav « not yet been . seated ; making , with the twenty-three who signed the petition , twenty-seven opposed to the act , and only seventeen , with rubbish and all , supporting it ; -.-So-great " , was the indignation of the Guardians of the out-townships , that they met at the New Inn immediately after the business was over , and entered'into .. a ' subscription ' ^ 'and paid their monies down , to cover all expenses likely to occur in ' support of their cause ; and they bound themselves solemnly to attend when called . / upon , in order to meet the machinations of the enemy . As a proof that the- '' Whigs , have disgusted those who were
Waver ing , two Guardians who were before friendly to the Bill joined the Radicals , saying that -there must be " mm ' ut wrong when , men would do like that to carry it . " We now thr ^ w d . own the gauntlet , and we defy jin the Vblopdy Whigs '' and shuffling journalists , to throw the odiuin off their party . The Whigs were loud and copious in their expressions ® i gratitude to Mr . O'Connor for having saved their lives . Mr . O'Connor did express himself warmly in disapprobation of the mode in which the business was conducted- ; he restored the book to Mr . Moorhoiise ; but not wishing to shrink : from responsibility , he hereby declares , that had lie been a guardian , he would have lost his life , ratter than allow so insulting aud overbearing an indignity to be pilered to the poor of the township , as was attempted by the uncontstitutioualists .
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Hidden Theasube . —— On Friday , as some workmen were employed in pulling down an old house in St . Margaret's 4 streetj Rochester , belpnging to Mr . Edgcoci :, grpcer , one of them found in the brickwork of the : chimney a wash-leather bag , containing 15 $ pieces of silver coin , of various" sizes and thickness , some of them no bigger than a sixpence , and others as broad as a half-crown . Some of them are of the reign of Philip and Mary , bearing the date 1554 ; others bear the names of Elizabeth ,
Jamesj Edward VI ., and Charles ; and the weight of the whole is one pound and a half , The hag is as fresh in colour and appearance as when it was first deposited in the place in which it must have been concealed for near two hundred years . Inside the bag is a small pocket , probably intended as a receptacle for gold . The workman who found it very honestly delivered it to Mr . Hedgcock , who , as soon as he has ascertained the value of the coin ,
intends rewarding him accordingly ,- ——Kentish Observer . . ; . " . ' ¦ ¦ ... - ¦; ' .. ' ¦¦ ¦" . ' : ' . '¦ - ¦ . ¦ .. - . Cuaio-us . Circumstance .--- —The following curiousi . circumstance happened to a person named iepnard , a journeyman smith , in the employ of Mr . Green , coachrbuildery of Hawkhurst :-r-Ea'"lyiH the month of January , I ? 37 , while Lerinard was walking and smoking a pipe of . tobapco , he had pecasion to jump over a hedge arid ditch ,: and in doing so he fell backwards and broke his pipe , a piece of which went down hi * throats He , in consequence , immediately went to a medical man , who used his utmost
skill to rethove it , but without success . Curiouji enough , however , on Monday , while Lennard was lying on his back under a carriage , screwing up some work , he corarnenced coughing , and brought up the piece of .. pipe into his - '' mouth , which he has now in his possession , Itis about half an , inch long , with a sharp edge at one end ; During the time it has beet ) in his throat he has not felt any pain , but had a continual sensation of noise , like the buxzirig of a bee , which caused him much anxiety , as he was under an ivripjessibn tbat death would ensue from it . —Sussex Express . ' . ¦
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THE DEATH OF IiUCY ASHTON ; ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . - - ... . ' .. ' ¦ ' . ' ¦ ' :.- ' ; . <>* » . ' ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ . ¦ ' ¦ ;" - . -y . " '' ;! :-V ' . THE FACTORY GIRL'S LAST HOUR . \^^( fi ^ y itiiKri ^ h'i ^ -Sa . jyR : Sie ^ i ^ t :: . BySo ^ rtDibbyWharfdalePoe ( . Oh ! mother , dear mother , / what bright sceneshmre erept , O ' er my young stricken heart , as I tranquilly slept : But now , all seems dark , and with Sadness o ercast , Oh ! I sigh for thevisions again that are past ! / Those sweet strains of music , still faintly do fall , And me thiukd that I hear a bright seraph now call ! I come ! front the darkness ft » d silence of -nigiit ; And will join the glad choru * withi heav ' nly . delight . OK mother , dear mother , smile , smile onyonrchild , Though my poor eyes are sunk , and my aspect is wild ; For ! feel Uiedeep anguish of nTe is how past , And a mantle of glory around me is east !
'Tistruei I have g ^ ffer'd from tyranny ' s stroke . And mother , the heart of poor : pney as broke : But their crueHy ' s pasa'd , and in youth's earljr bloom , Oh ! calmly 1 sink in my premature tomb ! Oh ! mother , dear mother , in mercy forbear , And ca » t from your eye-lids the sorrowful tear ; My Hight is to Heav ' nj— : bnt a fainthess comes on , And soon will tie spirit of Lncy be gone ! List , list , 'tis the music of Heav ' n that I hear , And angela in all their bright splendour appear ; See ! they beckon pooT Lucy to mansians above Where all is encircled with heav ' nly love !
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Rationale of Advertising . — "We copy the following from that popular periodical Chambers ' Journal , which , as it does not devote any portion of its columns to advertisements , may be considered aa unbiased in its opinions oil the subject ^— ' < Advertising is an expedient for obtaining business by no means generally practised . Many tradesmen are deterred by the expense ; some hate no faith in its efficacy ; others think it a mark of second-rate status in business , and therefore more apt- to he injurious than otherwise . On the other hand , some 'radesmen make a system of advertising , planting
every kind of periodical , from the daily newspaper to the quarterly review , with specifications of their anxiety to serve the public , and of the merits of the articles in which they deal , and evidently spending a considerable sum of money yearly in this way . The unconcerned reader and the less acute tradesman , struck by the frequency of these appeal for business , are apt to suppose that he who makes them must be less under the influence of wisdom than of folly , and a good deal of a pretender or a quack into the bargain . There may even be ' a class who make a principle of disbelieving and . disregarding all such appeals , and , like the Irishman , when
much entreated to come , the more they won't come . Yet the regular discharge of advertisements keeps up nevertheless , and the trader mu « t evidently find it serviceable upon' the whole . It may bevworth while to communicate to young tradesmen the ideas of an old one on this subject—they are simply and briefly as follows : —The lirst utility of frequent and regular advertising consists in this : thjre is . at all times a large class of persons , both in country and town , who have no fixed places for the purchase of certain necessary articles , aud are ready to be swayed and drawn towards any particular place which is earnestly brought undtr their notice . Indifferent
to all , they yield without hesitation to the first who asks . Then , in the country , a considerable number of persons , 'who wish a supply of the article advertised , and do not know of any particular place where it is to be got , being thus furnished with the address of a person who can supply them , naturally open a communication , with that address , which perhaps leads to much ulterior business . People in the country are also liable to be favourably impressed by the frequent sight of a name . in the newspaper . The advertising party acquires distinction in their eyes , and thus they are . led , jn making a choice , to prefer him . But by far the
most i mportant effect of advertising is one of an indirect nature . It conveys the impression that the party—pretending or not pretending , quackish or not quackish—is anxious for business . One who is anxious for business is unavoidably Kuppbsed to be an industrious , attentive , civil person , who keeps the best of articles , at the cheapest rate , does everything in the neatest and roost tradesman-like manner , and in general uses every expedient to gratify and attach customers . People , of course like to purchase under those circumstances , and the system of advertising assuring them that such circumstances
exist at this particular shop , theyseiect accordingly . Such are opinions of the old tradesman alluded to , and they are certainly supported by facts ; for wherever an extensive aud regular system of advertising is practised , and no back-drawing or unconquerable circunistances exist , itis usually seen to be attended With a considerable share of success , One feature in the philosophy of the subject must be carefully attended to . A faint and unfrequent system of advertising does not succeed , not even in proportion . ' Drink deep or taste notthe . Peirian spring . "
The Barn Owl . —If this useful bird caught its food by day , instead of hunting for it by night , mankind would have occular demonstration of its utility iu thinning the country of mice ; and it W 9 uld be with us whut the ibis was with the Egyptians . When it has young , it will bring a mouse to the nest about every twelve or fifteen minutes . But , in order to have a proper idea of the enormous quantity of mice which this bird destroys , we must examine the pellets which it ejects from its stomach in the place of its retreat . Every pellet contains from four to seven skeletons of mice , in sixteen months from the time that the apartment of the owl on the old gate-way was cleaned out , therehas been a deposit of above a bushel of pellets . — Waterton ' s Essays .
The Use of a Hat . — -It ought to be known as generally as possible , that a man ' s hat will serve in most cases as a temporary life-preserver , to persons in hazard of drowning , by attending to the following directions : —When a person finds- himself in or about to be in , the water , let him lay hold of his hat between his hands , laying the crown close under his chin , and the mouth under the water . By this means the quantity of air contained in the cavity of the hat will be sufficient to keep the head above water for several hours , or until assistance can be rendered .
The Northamptonshire Poet . — -Thomas Miller was a basket-maker , in Elliott ' s-row , Whitechapel , for a long time living in the most . abject state of poverty . Sitting between ac apple-stall woman and an oyster-stall , did he offer his wicker baskets for sale ; yet there , amidst the grossness of accumulated masses of ignorance and vice , "did the indwelling spark silently work through his blood arid brain , and the unquenchable fire of genius blaze out laughingly . The first man who took him by the hand was the then proprietor of tbe Monthly Magazine , in which he wrote , and received ' a jfew shillings for his contributions . One day , as he was
cowering over the small embers of his d ying fire , without a penny in the house , working at a job of two baskets , for which he was to receive five shilings a gentleman entered the room ( it was the editor of Friendship ' s Offering , ) and asked him if his name was Miller . ° Then , " said he , ' ¦ ' * ' ¦ ¦ I . want you to write something for me , I can't promise to accept it ; but if you will send it to me I will see what can he done . " Miller rather hesitated ; but he asked him if he was not in great distress , and threw down half-a-crown to relieve him . On his departure Miller sent his wife out for a pennyworth of paper , a pennyworth of ink , and a pen ^ . '' and !
two pounds of rump steaks . The paper was brought , and , by the light of the fire , he wrote the beautiful poem of the " Fountain . " " Heref ^ " said Miller , " is a heautifvi ) poem , but dang it if I think that ere chap can appreciate it . " He folded the poem , however , and wafered it with apiece of bread . We forgot to say that , when he sat down to the poem , the two baskets he had to finish , andfor which he should get five shillings , occurred to "him . " Wicker against LiteratureV" said he , and finished the baskets first . The next day the gentleman called , told him he thought the poem beautiful , and threw down two guineas on the table . Miller had never before possessed such a sum , and his delight and astonishment may well be conceired . ' H « actually
barred the door that night , lest he should be robbed The gentleman engaged him to write another and another . Poems were written , and guineas flowed in ; Fortune Beemed , at last , to smile upon thepoet . ¦ His rise upwards has been very great . The Gountess of Blessington , of whom he speaks in the highest terms , used to send for him ; and there , after sitting with her , Bulwer , B * Israeli , and with his feet on the Turkey carpet , he had to fun down to Waterloo-bridge , or some such place , in : sell baskets ! -Tbe countess ( ble& 3 her heart for it !) used to endeavour to make him accept money , which he steadily refused ; but one day she-backed him to the door , and , as she got him outside , extended her hand , " Good bye , Miller ; when she relinquished her grasp he found three sovereigns in his hand . Mr . Miller is justly proud of his rise j and does not now ape the gentleman , or despise his former lowliness , —National Masaxine .
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VQIN * XJ > UEBDIB-rrp ^ , Coltectipg : ; . ^ hi ; yA ± moneyof anatioa ap ^ s ^ g-paper itrMcj ^^ ** Wte shown i ( ojf s ^ aUy- piaoaarch may ^^^? Bjfcollecting , aULtii ^ niboejr . ijBi the state arid kaU , notes , it may he easy for a hank to do ' ti ^ S * ^^* ' -:- : % ' . > oo ^ &g ' . Vi ^ i ^' aiia '' i 3 ii ^»' 'y ?^ equal to ^ twiqe ^ he other hal ^ itwilj render thlSS ? currency , of less active Value' by onerfburtKi TtT pure ipetal , in ^ is case , is the coin ; tte alUy t ^ credit of the tank , whether founded upon tjuKHi . * private i ^ : ' ^ Smim ; Scie ^ e ^ M ^ ey / ^ - ? SATiSFACTOBy ; AN § wiRs .- ; A gentleman wiu was at Idle a few , days ago , a stranger to tU pfc £ accosted a labouripg man , and ppinting t 6 s 7 ro 3 where four meet , asked ; him where it led to ? arid was answered {{ why down there . * ' He then in ^ s ... — -- ¦ — - —— . " . —^ . —— - - " * " ^ . t ~ ¦ ~~ ... " *;¦ \ . ¦ xjlc iiiicn . inoni
red where the opposite one went to ? and thp ro « i " was " up there /' ,, ; :: [ , / i /; r ™ Singular Advertisement . —From the K , hama Gazette [ pi ) Slh June , 1826 . ^* ( Th 6 originator ^ itmay he , of Tee-to-taUsroy Whereas the subscriber , through the pernicio ,. habit of drinking , has greatly hurt himseli ; in ™ J and person—and rendered himself odioua Xo all U , acquaintance ; and finding there is no possib ility ^ breaking off from the said practice , hut through til i mpossibility to find liquor , he , therefore , befc and prays , that no person will sell him , for money or oat trust , any sort of spirituous ' ( or other inehS ting ) " liquors ; as he will not in future pay for it . but will prosecute any one for actioH of aamaeea against the Temporal , and Eternal interests of ^ Public' *) humble , serious , and sober servant
JAMES CHA 1 MEB& Witness—William Andrews Nassau , 8 th June , 1826 . : ' - ' National Munificence . —The receipt ( ai stated several years ago ) of the various Seligiom institutions at their several anniversaries , held k London ; viz . by the Bible , - Missionary , and Tract Societies , for a single year , amounted to £ 259 96 ? Us . 6 d . - ¦ ' ¦
Jerusalem . —Among , yarions ceremonies pi . served here at Easter , is one on the evening of Good Friday , in the church of the Holy Sepulchre , built on Mount Crlvary ; when the lighte are extin . guished the image of our Saviour is represented pn the cross , taken down , laid in a sheet , and anointedafter which each monk holds in his hand a lighted torch , and all of them singing proceed in proeessiba with the body , and deposit it in the sepulchre , whick is in the middle of the church . —Rae WiUth ' s JBbh Land . ' . ¦
• Distinguishing Features of the : Aristo . CRAcy . —Some time since webreakfasted ' at an hotel " and were honoured with the cooipany of a younij nobleman , who from his extraordinary method oi feeding himself , excited our curiosity , so far as to induce us to ask what his name was , and were told that he was my Lord M Five other passen ^ en breakfasted at another table , three of whom had } eft the room when we put our question , and one of tie remaining two upon hearing tbe name of alordi
turned swiftly round , and said—' . yv hat he who satheref to which he nodded ass'ent . Whereupon our inquiaitive friend immediately slapped his friend , smartlj upon the shoulder , observing , " Didn ' t I tell yon that he Was a nobleman Or some distinguished person . " And then turning to the waiter , oteerVe d " waiter , you mean the ' person- " who gat at m ? right . " "No , " replied the waiter , '' that wa « & } lord ' s servant , my lord sait at this table . " Itwai a sickener .
Sheridan ' s last Guinea . —In Sheridan ' i latter days he was rather pushed for resources , and upon one occasion he left London for Dunstable , i quest of a country manager , in the hope of effecting the sale of a little piece . He had supplied the plaa of his watch with the proceeds , which was one guinea , and having slept at Dunstable , after break . fast he called for his bill ^ and on .-putting his fingei and thumb into his fob in search of his last friend ¦ ¦ ¦
» ^ " - ' - ^ " . * . r % ¦ % . ' > --- ' .- ' . ' ' . " . ' . ' he discoverc-d that though the watch was gone , then was still symptoms of ticky as the guinea was also gone . He immediately recollected that the boot * had taken his trowsers to brush , when , he ordered the waiter to send him in , and thus accosted hin with a knowing wink , " Boots , ^ No . 4 bedroom , light grey trowsers , small fob , and guinea at the bottom ; take my bill , pay it , and briug rae the change The boots obeyed the order .
Husband Hunting ,- ^ " No w Jane" said Mn Colonel Wrigsby , turning te one of her girls , " What u it ? '' "I came to ask , Ma , whether I migM dance with the youngest Mr . Cra-. vley , " whispered the prettier and younger of the two . " Jane , hor can you think of such a thing' ! ' ! replied the mamma , indignantly . " Haven ' t you beard that he bus odj eight hundred a-year , which dies with him ? I ^ a ashamed of you . Not on any account . " M Ma , " whisperedthe other , who was much older than h sister , and very insipid and artificial . " Lord Mi / tanhead has been introduced to me , Isaid ¦ j 4 hougi I wasn ' t engaged ,. Ma > " " Touare a sweet p ? , my love ^ " replied Mr ? . Colonel : Wrigsby , tappiq her daughter's cheek with her fan / ^ and are a ) wan to be trusted . He's immensely Tich , my dear , blea you . " ¦ ¦ ' ¦' -. ¦ ¦ ... . . ' ¦ - ¦ : ¦ ¦ - ¦ :. : " ..
Domestic Economy . — The Boston He ' ra ' l has the following infallible recipes : —To Make ft —Play at . blindman ' s buff in a printing-office . T » have Music at Dinner—Tell your wife ^ he is us ! so handsome as the lady who lives across . the war . To save Butter—Make it so salt that nobody cii eat it . Cost of a Watch . —During the war of 17 % a sailor went into a watchmaker's shop in ^ the city , and handing out a small French watch to the ing * nious artist , demanded how much the repairs wodS come to . The watchmaker looking at it , saiditwouii cost him more in repairs than the original purchase . "Oh ! if that is all , I don ' t mind that , " replied tt ( sailor , "I will even give double the original cost , for I have a veneration for the watch . " WIj :
might you have given for it ? " inquired the watclmaker . . " Why , " said Jack , twitching his trouseRj 11 gave a French fellow a knock on the head for it ; and if you'll repair it , I'll give you two . " Jack Vincent and Jack Tar . —On one occasion , he ( Lord St . Vincent ) found a sailor lying drunk in the street in Gibraltar , and endeavoured very good humouredly to rouse him . " What ship do you belon ? to , sailor ? " said the admiral
¦ ' What s that to you ? replied the tar , without raning his eyes to see who it was that addressed him .-" Come get up , and go on board your ship . " " No , I shan ' t , for if I goes on board drunk that old rasd will hang me . " " What old rascal do you mean ?" said the admiral . " Why , pld Jack to be sure . " Lord St . Vincent well knew this was . souhriijvi in the Fleet , aiid he went ^ away highly amused , giving orders that the poor sailor should be taken care of , —Meinoirs of Lord St . Vincent
The American . Ladies . —At the ladies' cele bration of the 4 th of July , at-Barre , Masiaehussete , there were 900 of the fairest portion of Hearenj creation present . Among the toasts were— "OH bachelors—may they lie alone , on a bed of nettle , sit alone , on a wooden stool j eat alone , on a wpode ? trencher , and be their own iitchen-inaids . " . V'I& * dustry to the young ladies of Barre , whoj alw ^ want to he engaged . " " Matrimony—the truth and essence of life . " " Love at home , utility abroad , and consistency at all times , and in all conditions . " The old bachelor , like the ; thornhedge , neither blossoms nor fruits , to render it useful or ornamental , but a « courge to all creatures . "
Sermonising . —The Rev . Sydney Sinita , i ' h the preface to a volume of sermons , condemning the prosy nature of sermons in general , says , " they a » written as if sin was to he taken put of a man , lite Eve out of Adam , hy putting him into a slumber . Description of a Gewtleman . —A F ^ ' cial journal thus describes a swindler whokas ^ wi imposing upon persons in its neig hboBrhoop : — o . is a man of gentlemanly address , about five ie « eleyen inches . in height , has a peculiar cast » left eye , of a iorbidtog countenance , and shabouj ; dressed in black . " . j A Smail Mistake . —A genderoap ^ who m * go to his wine-cellary lit a candl * for * k ?} PT ^ S and walked down his own throat . He . did n ^ -T cover Wserror tiU the caidlewas blown out dj "T . wind on his stomach . ¦ - i ' .. WW •>« W W ¦««* A *»* 'V **» ; -- ¦ - d
- ***** ^*** . _ . . . . , . . \ . A Difficulty . — "Dick , " said a master tqj ^ servant , " have you fed the pig «? " ^ ^ M me fed iim . ^ *<^ Did you count tieva ,, ^ ui "Yes , iaassa , me count ' em , all hut oi >« - \_ ¦ ^ but one n « ' Yes , rnassa , all but ohe-aareJe > Uttle : speckled pig , he frisk about so- n ^ co *" eouWn't countt hijn . ''— -JNetp , ~ $ b dk - ^^* £ ii-f A JoMATHANISMv—A . X&t , )^ OV 0 ^ % ^ * ^^ . sat lately upon haif-a-dozen duck ; eggs ,-aw tfa . nued her attentionsi until ^ ihe ^ gs w * re _ T ^^ l and there is now to be eeeai fine brood , *)! s # J £ ones , half duck and half eat , having duo ^ - ^ and cat ' s tai \ e ^ aud , what is Haere *? ti * 9 h " mew and quack alternately . . : ¦ ^ 2 j atA ' : ¦ AUTHQRS AND YVB % i 8 U % ja . ^ & * & * & *? . - § e nothing but the smofe of their pfieringfl , ^ ^ priests the meat , bo anthdrBget th ^ tua *^ gi booksellers the profit of theirwo ^ s rwe B ^ g i ^ one are tickled , and the stomachs of tbe etbera «\
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 12, 1838, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct348/page/6/
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