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02 ? THE REMOVAL OF THE " STAR" TO ~ LQKDOS . Mb . ZaoroB , —Allow me to add my feetle note 1 © fee merry chorus of popular Toices that -welcome Lafcenr ' j organ to the metropolis . As a simple nnit of ¦ gist ieteogeneons mass of Trliiclx our motley population iB composed , my ocnnmnnieationgwill appear but ag one man's opinion . "When "we consider that classes are influenced and led byindbidual
coneepiionB , I desire no more prominency than the value of jjt suggestions may achieve ; while , if I can torn error into the course of truth , and aid tnowledge in ihe accomplishment of its greatest object—the redemption of the working clasaes from the slavery to ¦ jrineh ignorance , disunion , and neglect has consigned them—I shall , stimulated by a proper vanity and loadable ambition , struggle for that place in fame ' s record to -srhich my services may entitle iL
The just step towards reclamation is repentance for past offences ; and the greatest protection that can } je thrown round a public yntm is to be able to diseri-2 ninate between his friends and his foes . You have commenced the work of reclamation well , by dosing the columns of an organ which should create and represent * the harmony and union of its supporters -against selfish complaint and interested denunciation : TsHie , by its removal to the Capital , you manifest a manly disposition of submitting your actions to a more vigilant popular controul . To enable you to tfistingm&h between your friends and your foes , shall be the object of this , my first communication .
Mbdng in all societies , I have frequent opportuni iiB 6 of learning the sentiments of each . The aristo cracy believe that the Northern Star promulgates ' ¦ » edinoji , " andaiiiisatplunderthroughaTiarCDy ; ttM 1 b jjzer affect to believe that but ibr its influence over the -jrorking classes they would be yet able to resist , their great enemy—the League—idthont detriment Jo their oTrn interests . The middle classes deny the
cajabSIty of the people to achieve any great political charge by their own strength , and therefore denounce the Northern Star as a false light—as the lerald of hopes and anticipations that cannot be realised ; while the dependency of a large portion . of the woridng classes npon the aristocracy and the saddle classes induces the leaders oFibose sections to Cfcier for an easy livelihood by sahsaibhig to tie dogmas and carrying out the plans of their respective
Blasters . In truth , it is curious to s-ee how both the aristo-« racy and middle classes are , after all , compelled to Beek supporters for their own crotchets from the ranks ef the working classes . And this I take to be the greatest proof that it is not the power of either , or tf both unitedly , within their own ranks—but the power which they derive from the working class , that tonstitntee their strength . Hence we may come to the legitimate conclusion that the strength of the aristocracy and the middle class is a consequence , not f the soundness of their plans , or belief in their in-Jsgritr , but of the effect of their money npon the easy tonsdoices of the working-class propounders of their ¦ chemes and theories .
TliDse two powerful classes are , then , your bitter , M&ing , and irreconcilable enemies : and their entity Is augmented and perpetuated by the interest which the working men in their employ have in mis-IspEeseniing you , whereby the value of their owr aerrioes in opposing you may be enhanced . Tour friends , your only friends , are those who labour for their daily bread ; and in order to prove the fallacy tf those who deny the capability of the working classes to work out their own salvation , it will now become your greatest duty and most constant cartto organise and units the sons of labour , so as to Sake them inaccessible to the threats , the gold ^ and tile persuasion of the seducer .
The real meaning of the assertion that the working iasseg of "themselves are not able to effect any great political change will be-found in the determination f the other classes to resist that nnion by which alone the proposed change can be effected . In illustration of my position , allow me to put the question flms : —suppose the working classes , as a body , were thoroughly united , and suppose the body to liave Tntue enough to resist the soft persuasions of the
ifiier classes , leaving them to their own resources for lecturers , spies , and disturbers ; what possible obstacle could they offer to the accomplishment of any rational object -upon which the national tvII ] had de-Bfbd ? Tie middle classes who deny the efficiency tf popular combination are prophets with a pywer of fclflling their own predictions . Instead of saying of file people , " you cannot of yourselves work any great tbange , " they should say , " yon shall not—ive will not aSknr von . "
lie reader may erroneously suppose that the will f those classes thus interposed would offer an irresistsKe and legitimate barrier in the way of any scheme propounded by themselves ; whereas the power ema-Jiates from popular subserviency , and not from tee TfiE , or the ability of the middle classes to resist It . And , although the wealthier orders are incessant and lathing in their promulgation of the error that the vorking classes cannot do without them , their every Wrre proves the reverse—that thev cannot do
with-• ct the working -classes . 2 * ot only do we see their TfBakness strikingly developed by as much of union as does exist in the ranks of the people , but we fur-& £ T discover that they see the necessity of sinking all minor differences , and of uniting all those elements tf discord which would otherwise present tbem ? elves , from Terr fear of that popular combination , which , ^ gathered and disjointed a 3 it now is . rejects any tod all the nostrums that the selfish and the sordid ppressor offers to poverty as the price of its support .
1 am fire to admit that the Northern Star has to a Jreat extent prevented a union between the middkaadthe working elasBes ; but then , upon thr part of finse who are modestly asked to surrender all—io Jiandon the field , and leave the command to others—J ask , first , what invitation the middle classes , a > * body , have ever offered the people , that josticv . Fuuen . ee , or honour would snggtu the propriety of Scenting ? And , secondly , I ask if it is Tation-. il , seasonable , or even natural to suppose , that tho .-e " * ho plunder will protect the plundered from the a ~ - ^ Suts-acd ravages of those who consider theniselTe ? & £ legitimate distributors and aupropriators of tin fhmdered hoard ?
Tlale vonr removal to the Capital will be hailed * 5 & gladness by thousands and tens of thousands . Twiaast not suppose that faction will leave a single * ° JS unturned that can be roiled as an obstacle iii JWcr way . Ou the contrary , accustomed a , ? you are w contend against the rising aspirations of the en-¦ fioa « and jealous ; practised as you are in 5 = ubdnir : ^ fee clamour of provincial discontent , you must be Prp&ared for another and a greater strngsJe- Here athemoDey ; here is the will to spend it : ai > d awv-&e result of its power will I * tried . "Your attempi 5 * f * M and daring : and believe me that vonr wav is
• feared with thorns that will require a bold and firxu « cpi « tread . Here yon wi ]] meet capital , interest , ^ ptrsrer , winch never lack agency when their will 11 to be done ; and stout howsoever you may be , you * ffla rally yonr -&ienda round yon to meet the o > - ^^ of interested capital , and to protect you from &e assassin ' s stab of disappointed and interested > 2 gsionds .
To this end , as I stated in the outset , it should }» J 00 ? duty and your care to unite yonr friends i >; JfcScsons management , whereby the union of iaU .-j ? «^^ ai one and the sane tin . e , be enaLleu : o ; . ; -u ~> -+ U ni ends from th > _ assault of their entmi- ^ . ;; : h ] f *^ e each trluiiu-li a ' runtr" rn 1-abour « lau >' n-r . V . ^ e iear . 1 of ,- ) many Sait .-risg and fa--h . at ; ; . *« aaes for f-n- ^ < n- aa < 3 j . rfc-. rviii- a whuits ^ . ^ .- ; j ,. ; ^* « We ^ " jjii sni ^ t liit : working- vhi ~* is . {; ia : ! ^ - ^ » -Mair . from emerhiz iato any foaiidc-ratWrn <» r i " ^ -- " . 'ft-t in my UfA letter . f > ri » aisiDg in i ^ y ; . ¦ _• . t ? fc & * *^ ' ° r * a j-liii >¦} ^ ain . so simpk . m cheap . .-. i ;
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THE RECHABITES . Thx following communications hare T > een forwarded to me upon 1 > ehalf of the Secbsbire Association . The letter of Grunshaw is admirable , able , and convincing ; hnt the Dye-laws are not what I required as the groand-vrork of the establishment . I wanted the rules and objects of the Society , as aa illegal society may have perfectly : legal hye-laivs . From all I can collect I can come to no other conclusion than that the roles and objects of the Sechabites , "being protective of the interests of the labonring classes , has made them an object of attacfc by Mr .
( yConnell , who has nerer lost as opportunity of striking a dastardly blow at Unions , and Societies of the Working Classes , -which were calculated to manifest their strength and to yield them protection . What I now desire is , that the rules and objects of this excellent society may be forthwith transmitted to me , so that if legal , the nervous and timid may be saved from the treachery of the reckless and daring I cannot banish the fact from my mind that every prosecntion of tbe English worMng classes has been preceded by an invitation from O'CtmneH to the Whig Attornt'TGeneral to strain the law against them . Feabgcs O'Con . vob .
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regretted that the present state of Ireland precluded him from being instrumental in introducing so noble an institution iato his own country ; " and I find , l > y reports in the newspapers , that he reiterated the . same sentiments at a large public meeting , held in Manchester , in July , 1843 . Tims , it is evident that Daniel O'Connell knows nothing of the opinions of Fattier Mathew upon this subject , and is not justified in using the Rev . Gentleman ' s name to assist him in effecting his present purpose . 4 thlj—You say " the order of RtcliabiUs is a vicious and wrthltit tociety . Again , 1 condemn your logic as very bad . You speak of " the charitable works that constitute a portion of iht busintts of the RtehabiUs . " I cannot suppress a smile , as I ask you , did you ever before hear tell of the charitable
» - « r ^* of a vicious and worthless society * You never did , sir ¦ You never can ! The thing is as impossible as for you to establish your own infallibility . The Rechabite institution is neither vicious nor worthless . It is valuable to Teetotallers , as it enables them to make investments for sickness and death , without the temptations incidental to sick societies held in public houses . It is valuable to Teetotallers , because it enables them , when they travel to seek employment , to receive assistance bv the way , and to find friends who own them , wherever there is a tent , and should they fell sick in a town at a distance from home , they meet with sympathy , and are provided for with as much care as if they were in the bosom of their own
family . Rechabitism is invaluable to the Temperance movement , as it keeps bound together a number of men whose interest it is to push forward the Temperance cause ; and to Rechabitism it will be indebted for its permanency . Rechabitism teaches how men of all countries and persua-M'jn * may dwell together in harmony , and how their happiness may be increased by thf annihilation of thost i-xclusive feelings which make the inhabitants of thf four parts of the united kingdom look with jealousy upon each other . These are only a small portion of the be . iutias , the benefits , the virtuous principles of Rechabitism , but They are quite sufficient to show that you have not truly sketched its picture , and that it is neither a vicious nor a worthless institution .
I am at a ioss to conceive why you so repeatedly attack the order of Hechabites . And in the absence of explanation , I cannot but think that you fear something from tire progress of its soberizing influence . I know that for one of your countrymen who unite with the Rechabites , there are ten who join other societies similarly organised , but who hold their meetings at public houses , yet of these you are comparatively silent . This is a paradox which T must leave for solution to yourself , or to those who may be inclined to speculate upon your desires , your views , or your objects . The requirements of your letter are derogatory to the character of man , and degrading in the extreme . They prove you a tyrant , in the very worst sense of the word . You will not allow your countrymen , or repealers , to think for themselves , or to act upon their
o « -n judgment . They must obey your dictates , or their aames must be blotted from fhe list of Ireland ' s patriots ; and it now remains to be seen how many will become your slaves , and obey your mandate , for the honour of the intelligence of English , Irish , and Scotch Repealers , I hope there will not be many , for if they succumb to you , the effect will b- ? most pernicious . Mind will never grow under such discipline ; patriotism will never conquer under a slavish adherence to the views of any leader ; the expansion of intellect , caused by the union of kindred souls in a friendly compact will be arrested , and you , sir , while you profess to be the friend of your country and its people , are doing the work of an enemy , by attempting to force a submission , which would be condemned even in the Grand Turk . You do wrong , sir , when you bid them leave the order of Rechabites , in which thev have enjoyed many
pleasures , and from which they may derive many benefits they cannot at present obtain from holy guilds . You do wrong , sir , to bid them leave an order , having a tendency t < i unite together in one holy bond , Catholics and Protesfcmti . Churchmen and Dissenters , -with Hfcn of all grades or shades of politics , and ahow to the world that it U p ©» - sibli ? for all to meet together and act together in perfect harmony and peace . Such an union is a glorious consummation : it will make men more happy , more intelligent , and better members of society , and as the Rechabite association promotes concord and unity , I sincerely hope the Repealers will pause , and think , before they give up , or stand aloof from it , seeing that besides being an unobjectionable Benefit Society , it is so closely identified wittl the btMiveii-born Temperance cause . I remain , dear Sir ,
Yours respectfully , WM . GRIMSRAW , C . S . Omt-es of the Order , 22 , Dale Street , Manchester , Nov . 12 th , 1 & 44 . 86 , Burlington-street , Liverpool . Este £ jced Sib , —I hare no doubt but you have Seen Dan O'Oonnell' s malicious representation of the Independent Order of Rechabites in a letter addressed to the Irish Repealers in Scotland , and also the answer he receivfdfronj Mr . Grimshaw , the Corresponding Secretary of the R # chabite Order , * 22 , Dale-street , Manchester , through the medium of the Preiton Guardian . And knowing you to have a thorough knowledge of the law , and a friend of tbf irorking clouts , 1 trust you will not remain silent while the ' ¦ wolf in sheep ' s clothing" is attempting to make suvh ravages as might be calculated to destroy the harmoDy which exists among the members of our society , whose object is to promote the well-being of each other , by providing , in case of sickness or death , with all due rt-speet to every sect of religious or political opinions .
Our society is composed of men who differ widely in " . heir religious , also in their political opinions ; yet we do not allow any religious or political opinions to interrupt our meetings . Persons are received in the society from the age of sixteen to forty-five , providing they are sound in health and of good moral character , and those who have- subscribed their names to the Temperance pledge . Our payments are is . per fortnight . When a member has been twelve months in the society , and clear upon the b . ) oks , he is entitled , in case of sickness , to the sum of 12 s . per week , with medicine and medical attendance . In -ca-tr >> f death , his widow , or hi 3 nearest relative , receives the sum of £ 12 to bear his funeral expenses . Should a rat-mber be married , he shall also receive , at the death of liis wife , the sum of £ 10 . Members out of employment , and who are necessitated to leave their homes in search of work , are provided with Is . fid . and a bed for one night , in every town they enter where there is a Rechabite Society .
The mode of obtaining admission is by a quarterlyticket ; and if this makes us . an illegal society , the Wesleyan Methodists , and all other societies emanating from tbevsTesieyan body , must be illegal also , and liable to sevon years' transportation , according to Dan ' s letter . The Foresters , the Odd Fellows , and the Druids ( some of which have been in existence for the last half century ) are founded on the same principles as ours , only they have the secret signs and pass-word , and we have not . Sir John Gampbell , when applied to in reference to the legality of the Odd Fellows , gave as his decided opinion that they might continue a « they are constituted at present , without being considered an illegal society . I have no doubt , sir , that you are aware that our rules and regulations were placed before the House of Commons in the year 1843 , and it by -no means pronounced us to be illegal . I therefore trust that you will take up your pen and rebut , through the medium of your highly-valued paper , the vile and malicious , false and slanderous attack which has been made upon this useful institution . I remain , dear sir , your obedient servant , J . A . Benkett . To Pearjjus O'Connor , Esq .
BTE XAW 3 . 1 . —That this district be constituted as per 68 th general law . j . —That the representatives of tents to the district council be elected annually on the first tent night of the respective tents , in the month of September , and that thev meet on the last Thursday evening in September , at the hour of eight o ' clock , at the house where the district council holds its meetings , to elect their omcers for the ensuing twelve mouths . 3 . —That this council meet on the first Thursday in each month , at eight o ' clock , p . m ., and in no case shall Us sittings be extended beyond eleven cVlock . 4 . —That the appointment of representatives to thi 6 district council be certified by the omcers of the tent , and sealed with the tent seal , and that the certificate be presented before the elected representative takes his seat .
5 . —District omcers neglecting to attend at the hour appointed , to be fined one shilling for eachjoffence ; representatives sixpence each , unless a satisfactory reason can be assigned in either case . All fines to be charged to the tent to which the brother belongs . The fines to be placed to the contingent fund . 6 . —That every communication intended for the district council shall be placed in the hands of the D . C . R . at least three days before the council meeting , unless it relate to matters of most urgent importance ; and unless it shall also be shown that it could not by possibility have been so placed in the hands of the district chief ruler . 7 . —That no motion having for its olqect the rescinding of any previous resolution of the district , or the alteration of any of its established usages , be entertained , unless notice of the same shall have been given at the previous monthlv meeting of the council .
8 . —That no member of the council be allowed to speak more than once on any motion , or occupy more than ten minutes , except the mover , who may occupy fifteen minntes , to be used as he may think proper , either in his ojrt-ning address or in his reply . 3 . —The charge for initiation shall be as follows : — ] *; and under 25 years of age £ 0 0 0 ¦ jo " 30 " 0 7 6 > 0 " 35 " 0 10 0 35 " 33 " 0 12 l ) 3 G - 3 T " 0 14 0 3 T ' 38 " 0 16 0 : ;•) ' 3 ft " 0 IS 0 : ! 3 ' 40 ' 10 0 40 41 ' 1 3 0 1 ! - 42 ' 1 y 0 42 ' 4 o •¦ 19 0 1 j ' 44 1 1- > o
4 "' * o " 1 15 0 ih " 2 15 0 10 . —That thf annuni registration shilling for wives of ::: i-mK-rs Iv paid with tht- June return * . JJ- —Thai ilie funt-ral gift of this district , for all mem-Vrs who have been admitted twelve months , shall be £ 12 : and all members' wives who have been duly registered , and on whose account the annual shilling has bem paid , the sum of £ 10 ; and in all Cases , where proc-ur-j-ble . the books of the tent to which the deceased part \ belonged shall h = examined by the D . 3 ., and a certifi .
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cate of the correctness , or otherwise , of the claim , shall be furnished by him to the B . C . R ., who shall not make out an order oh the D , T . for the amount claimed , until he have received such certificat&from the » . S . 12 —That-tho widow of a deceased free brother , sha . ll be entitled to the funeral gift , on the payment of Gd . per quarter ( payable with the quarterly returns ) , provided she be entered a member of a Total Abstinence Society previous to the brother's death , and continue a consistent member afterwards ; but should she marry , or break the Abstinence pledge , she shall forfeit her claim . 13 >—No tent shall be entitled to claim on account of the death of the wife of any member admitted into such tent after the date of these laws , unless the wife of such member shall have been examined by a surgeon , and certified by him to be in a sound state of health at the time of her registration ; and any tent registering the wife a member without such certificate from a surgeon , shall be fined for every such offence the sum of 20 s .
14 . —That the stewards receive the sum of 2 s . for attendance at funerals , provided such funeral take place on a week dayJ 15 —T * * > order to meet the demands of the funeral fund , a levy be made on the quarterly returns as follows : — On a return of 500 members , a levy of 5 $ d . each death . 600 " ad . 700 " 4 d . : 800 •¦ 3 id . 900 ¦ 3 d . 1000 ; - Sjd " 1100 ' 2 id . : 1200 2 { d . 1300 ' 2 id 1 * 00 •¦ 2 r t "
: 1500 ' 2 d . - —That the overplus arising from levies for funerals , with the usual registrations for members and their wives , be placed to account of Contingent Fund . 17 . —That a contingent fund be established to assist depressed tents ; but no tent shall be entitled to relief which shall be proved to have used its funds improvidently , or which has not lowered its sick gift in proportion as the funds liave declined . * 18 . —That the half overage-money be placed to account of contingent fund , and that the contingent fund accumulate until it amount to £ 100 . 19 . —That the sum of £ 60 ., when at all practicable , shall be kept In the hands of the Treasurer . 20 . —That all ¦ incidental expenses beyond those for burying the dead , be levied for separately , the amount of levy per member to be determined according to the mode of computation adopted in levying for the funeral fund .
21 . —That the D . S . shall receive such sum per annum for his services ( payable quarterly ) as each district council , at its first sitting , or afterwards , may determine . 22 . —That there shall be a large and small set of district account books . The small set to be kept by the D . S ., who shall transcribe his accounts into the large set ( which shall be kept in the district bureau ) every quarter ; and that the Secretary ' s accounts shall be so transcribed , and a balance sheet of the accounts presented , with the auditors' signatures attached , every quarter , to the district council . 28 . —That a statement of the receipts and disbursements of the district during the month be read at each monthly meeting of the council , at any time from half-past nine to ten o ' clock .
24 . —That two ., auditors be appointed every quarter by each tent in rotation , according to the unity- number , who shall examine the district accounts , and declare as to their correctness or otherwise ; and that the salary of the 1 ) . S . be not paid 1 until such declaration be made . Such auditors not to be members of the district council . The D . S . shall give due notice to the officers of the tent when it is their turn to pip vide auditors . 25 . —That a statement of the district accounts shall be printed every half year , in the months of April and October , for each brother in the district . All notices of expulsibn which the D . S . may have received ; all alterations in or additions to the by-laws of this district , as also the residences of the" district officers shall , be inserted in such half-yearly statement . 26 . —That the D . S . shall not be allowed to hold office in any tent in the district .
2 " . —That no person be appointed medical attendant to any tent in this district unless he produce a properly authorised diploma , or a certificate showing him to have been in possession of a diploma . Any tent appointing a medical attendant contrary to this law shall be fined £ 1 . 28 . —That the district omcers meet for the receipt and payment of all monies , and for the delivery of goods , on eveny Friday evening , from half-past eight until ten o ' clock , p . m ., at the house where the district council holds its meetings . I 29 . —All fines , for whatever breach of law or Order , either by members of the council or by tents ( except for neglecting to pay the quarterly funeral levy ) , shall go to the contingent fund . Payment of such fines to be according to the provision of 45 th general law .
TEA HP FUND . 30 . —That any brother Bechabite coming to Liverpool in distress , or seeking employment , shall , on application , receive one shilling aod sixpence and a bed one night , or two shillings without a bed , if he prefer it . He must , however , produce a certificate of his having been hi the order twelvo montha . l £ such brother have been relieved in any branch Of the order on the day ho makas application here , he shall not be relieved unless lie stop the night , in which case he shall bo relieved the following morning ; and on arriving or stopping on a Sunday , he shall be provided with a bed only . 31 . —That no brother be relieved a second time under three months from the date of being last relieved ; and any brother obtaining employment here for one month , to refund the amount of relief advanced to him . 32 . —That no brother who shall not hare been in the order twelve months shall receive more than a bed , or , if he prefer it , the sum of sixpence .
33 . —That any resident brother desirous : of leaving the town in search of employment , shall , on application , receive two shillings and sixpence , with a recommendation from the relieving officer to the brethren of the order , provided he procure a satisfactory certificatafrom the officers of his tent . 34 . —That brother Edward Lovelady is duly appointed the relieving officer of this district .
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• The following scale is recommended as a guide by which , in the opinion of the district council , a tent may prudently regulate its payments -. —When the funds of the tent , after all debts are paid , amount to £ 1 per member , the sick ffift may be 12 s . per week ; to 15 s . per member , i ) s . per week ; to 108 . per member , 6 s . per week , [ n no cast ought there to be less than 6 s . per week paid to the sick , whatever may be the state of the fund .
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An Ibish lawyeb once so tormented a witness with questions , that he declared he could answer no more without a drink of water ; upon which the judge interposed , observing ; to the cross-examining lawyer— " fcthink , sir , you may ilet the witness down now , you appear to have pumped him dry . " i A landlord threatened a poor Irishman-that he ivould put a distress into his house , if he didn't pay his rent . " Put a distress into the house , is it ? Y . erra , by Jasus , but you had better take the distress that ' s in out of it . " A . TUTOa , endeavouring to make a pupil understand the meaning of a passive verb , said— " A passive verb is expressive of the nature of receiving an action as , Peter is beaten . Now , what did Peter do V Thf boy replied , sharply— " Well , I ' m sure I don't know , without he hollo'd , or gave him a dig in return . "
A PiFiENT , who thought he had been too long in the doctor ' s hands , began to grumble at his doses , declaring that after all hehadtakeu they-didn ' t touch his complaint , adding— " I wish , if you know where it is , you would strike the cause at once ; " whereupon the doctor took up his cane and smashed a decanter of whiskey that stood ou the table . A 8 TEA . NGEE who met Mac Nally . the celebrated criminal lawyer , at a party , was struck with the ugliness of one ot the fair stx , and asked Mac Nally n-ljo the devil that ugly woman was . My eldest daughter , . sir ; was the reply . No , no , I don ' t mean her ; tin- next . My pecond eldest daughter , sir . God bless me , not her , that one ; pointing to the third . My third eldest daughter , sir . And so it went on , till the stranger carne to the seventh , when Mac Nally replied—that ugly devil is my wife , aud don ' t you think my honour is safe while I ' m on circuit ?
An IuiailMAN oncfe acted as guide for a Ions : day to an English traveller , whom he conducted through the intricacies of the Kerry . ' mountains . Paddy , though accommodating , didn't like some of the intrusive questions put to him by his companion , and when parting at a cross , from wfiich the road diverged north , south , east , and west , and where the stranger was perfectly bewildered , he said , in takingl eave of his companion— " Well , Paddy , now we'll part ; which is the road to Killarney ? " '' TVislin ! replied Paddy , but upon my sowl you ' re the quairest jintlenuvn I ever met . But how did you find out my name ? for its Paddy , sure enough . " "Oh , Paddy , sure I guessed it . I'd guess anything . " . " Would ye—then upon my sowl you may guess the road' now , " taking to his heels across the country , to the great dismay of the astonished and benighted traveller .
MORAl , —TLose who are dependent upon others should learn to keep a civil tongue . An English gentleman , wishing to discover the religion of an Irish guide , and not wishing to put the question of faith plump to him , inquired— " Paddy , what ' s your belief ? " To which Pat replied— "Visha , then , upon my sowl , yev honour , but I am of my landlady ' s belief . " ' < What ' s that , Paddy ? " ' Wisha , ai y l I'll tell you ; but I owe her fivu half-years ' runt , and she believes that I'll never pay her , aiid upon m \ soul but that ' s hit belief too . "
Irish Politeness . —The late Lord Norbttry . the Iri li hanging judge , was about to close tin . assize at Emu . without passing sentence upon one Michael Ooolan , found jiiilty of shi'ej'slealing , and upon rising th .- ganlrr observed— " 51 ' lord , you have f . jr ^ otti'u Do « > laii . " " ( It ; . oh ! " replied bis ltu-dship ; " I . 'till . milV I llt'VC his p » r < W : < thousand time ; . : jm : him forward . l > ool : > n . I lR-jr yi . nr pardon for having dvtaincil ;¦<;>« so long-, tlu- v , tntvnc- < -l tin ? Court is , that yuu-K' hangi-il by the neck until y-i ; : ut di'ad , and thf Lw < l have- mercy on your suit !!"
A Settler . —An old lad" who had beeu : reading the famous moon * t > ry very attentively , remarked , with emphasis , that t \ c idea of the moon ' s being inhabitwl % \ a * incredible . for , " says she , " what becomes of the people in the new moon , when there is but a little streak left of it ?"
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An Ibiih country squike , about 50 years ago , made a tour to London , and being anxous to see everything , and being wealthy , to pay for peep , amongst other places of amusement , he visited a celebrated gambling house . Hazard was the game , and thejrules of the Society not tolerating the presence of idlers , when the box came to the squire npon which he threw £ 5 into the ring , which was speedily lost , and another as speedily followed . This gave the squire enough , and , upon leaving the room he discovered that he had lost fifty pounds from his pocketbook , upon which he returned , and was engaged in looking very anxiously in the place where he sat for the lost treasure , when a servant in livery , witnessing his anxiety , stepped up and said , — " Sir , did you lose anything V " , sir , " replied the squire , i modestly , " I dropped a £ 50 note . " " Oh , sir , " responded the servant , " then this is yours ; here it is . " " Tha . uk you , sir , thank you , sir , " rejoined the squire ; " how devilish lucky for me that it was not one of the gentlemen that found it "
A rOZZLE . —There were at the railway station on Saturday Iaj 5 t , a grandfather , a father , two daughters , and a grandson—two aunts and a nephew—an old man and a new man , and yet there were but four persons !! Book-Boriiowing . — Lord Eldon , speaking of persons who borrow books , but do not return them , observes . " that though backward in accounting , they seem to be practiced in book-keeping . " ! A . Visible Sign . —At a Sunday examination , a fewdays since , a tittle girl being asked by her catechizer . " What is the outward visible sign or farm in baptism ?" innocent ! v replied , " Please sir , the babi . "
Application of Tech . vicai , Terms . — What do you Call an impression / " asked a . lyoung lady of a t ypo" Tilts , " Said lie , klSSillj ; her , " beautifully registered too . " Then take that as a token of thanks , " she replied , slapping him in the face . — ' ¦ Pray ! don ' t Ixitter mi / forr , i , " begged poor typo . — "Then keep it locked up , " retorted the miss . — Troy Whig ( American paper ) . As Ingenious Po 8 TMA 8 TEn .-j-It is said that there is a postmaBter in Arkansas who cannot read ; and when the mail comes , he is under the necessity of measuring it ! He sends three pecks to Little Rock , two pecks to Bates , ville , and dwindles down to a irallon to the out-countries
The Duke of Devonshire , when last in Ireland visiting his estates , was struck with ; the beauty of one of his tenants daughters , about seventeen pears of age , and upon taking leave of her mother his grace suggested the propriety of sending pretty Ellen to Chatsworth to learn the art of housekeeping . The invitation was accepted , and the per iod till Ellen ' s departure was made the most of by the mother who instructed her in good manners , and , as " your honour" is considered the most distinguished mode of salutation in : Ireland , Ellen ' s mother wishing her to observe the rules of etiquette , dinned it
into her ears—now Nelly , mind when you speak to honour , always say " jour graee . " Nelly was accustomed to say grace before and after dinner , and when she had arrived at Chatsworth , upon her first meeting with his honour , his grace taking Nelly under the chin was about to kiss her , when turning her head round she said , " stop , your honour—God bless us and what ' s provided for us ;" and after the ceremony was ^ performed , wiping her mouth , she exclaimed , " Thank God for what we have received . " And Nelly w-rote to her mother and told her that she had said her grace befojre and after lus honour had kissed her . <
A Fobti / nate Millwright . —It is currently reported at Sloaford , and we believe correctly so , that a well , known millwright ( a working man ) of that place , by a recent decision in the High Court of Chancery , immediately comes into the possession of a large estate near London , of the annual value of ; £ 13 , 000 , as well as arrears of rent for the same foaj Jie last twenty years , amounting to the sum of £ 260-000 . —Lincolnshire Chronick , I Instinct of Rats . —An old man named Turner , living on Cotton ' s Common , while gripping last week in a piece of land belonging to Mr . Reeve , lof Bardelph parish , cut into a rat ' s cave , where he discovered two pecks and a half of beans carefully packed ] up . They had been carried , no doubt , one by one . and hoarded up for the winter . He took home his prize for his pig . — Stamford Mercury . \
" Old Michael Bowen , of Neath . "— -An old man well known at Neath , both by ! high and low , under the above designation , died in jthe course of the past week . He was latterly employed in pumping water for publicans , going errands , and doing other jobs , lie was a remarkably early riser to lus very last illness , being in the habit or calling up servants at three or four o'clock in the morning , if requested to do so . Though blind from his jbirth , he could travel to every nook and corner of Neath , while his recollection and power of discriminating sounds were so good , that he lias been known ti > recognise the voices of persons whom he had not met with for fifteen or twenty years . ?
A Rothschild is wast op Six Sous . —The Charivari gives a pleasant anecdote bf M . de Rothschild , which it affirms is founded on fact . The day was very wet . A thick fog , dark as a prologue , overspread the streets and overshadowed a splendid house at the corner of the Rue Laffitte . Then a cloud burst , and down came torrents of rain . \ At this moment a gentleman emerged from the pavement—he was as wet as Dutch soup . He looked for a haekney-coach , and saw nothing but gutters , i The gateways were crowded with persons seeking shelter . The gentleman hesitated an instant—saw an omnibus—dashed into it like lightning , and took his seat , bathed like a Triton . He looked less Iiko a man than a duck . The
vehicle pursued its course , and the gentleman wrapped in a tw ed and a pelisse , seemed to dry himself . At length , however , the shower stopped , and the omnibus reached the Rue de Richelieu , opposite the Exchange . The gentleman made a sign to- the conductor , rose from his seat , and got out , and was passing away . "And my six sous ? " H . iid the conductor . " Your six sous , " replied the gentleman with a German accent , "I forgot . " The gentleman , thrust his hands into his pockets , tried what was there , and found nothing . "Come , come , " said the conductor , getting impatient , "look sharp . " " I ' arblue , " said the gentleman , "I have got no change . " " You are a farceur , " said the conductor . " Insolent fellow , " rejoined the gentleman , ' " I am Monsieur de Rothschild . " " Never heard ofiyou , " Said the nian ; ' < iive me my six sous . " At the name of the illustrious hanker the passengers all iturned round , whispered , and laughed . "Go to jthe d—1 , " said the banker ; " I have important business at the Exchange ,
and must go . ihere is my caijd . " " Give me my six sous , " groaned the conductor . M . de Rothschild became exasperated . The conductor persisted , and there seemed every chance of M . ; de Rothschild being taken into custody for six souaj "Fury , " said the banker , '' I shall miss a splendid , coup . I have only an order for a million . Give me iny change . " Saying this , half laughing , half furious , the banker drew from his pocket-book a coupon of 50 , 000 f . of rentes of 5 per cent ., and presented it to the conductor . The conductor stared , and at this moment an agent de change came by . " Oh , my friend , " said Rothschild , '' how lucky . I am a prisoner for debt , Lend me six sous . " " The agent turned round , and threw a 51 ' -piece to the conductor . "The d . —1 , " said the man . " This mwt be aoiue one ; " and then , as if struck with remorse , he turned to M . Rothschild , and said , " If you want ten francs , j Sir , I don ' t mind londincr them to von . " '
Sekjoi's Accident at Ldinbi'ro ' h . —Thursday afternoon , a rather dangerous accident occurred at the side of the Calton-hul , which is being bored for the tunnel of the North British Railway . The charge , which , if not too strong , had at all events not been sufficiently covered , on being fired exploded with tremendous force , some of the stones , in many cases weighing several pounds , being ) carried to a great distance in the direction of the ! North Back of the Cannomrnte . A crow-bar , which was lying on the
brushwood , and weighing U < -wt ., ; was thrown to the distance of seventy yards . L ' nfortunately , two men who were standing in New-atiiiet were struck by pieces of tbe rock . One ot' themj Alexander Keppy , a brasstbunder , had his head , left knt > e , _ ancle , and hand , all more or less injured , particularly his knee , the bone of which was ; splintered . The other , Robert Simpson , mason , belonging to Leith , was wounded by a stone on thc | back of the head . The person in charge of the bla . ^ was apprehended , and awaits the investigation of the authorities .
Fire and Loss of LrpE . —Tuesday , Mr . Baker held an inquest at the London Hospital , on view ol the body of William Hopewell , aged twenty years It appeared from the evidence , that he ( deceased ) had a resin oil factory , situate neari the Bridge , Bow Common . On the 13 th September last , deceased , was employed at work in the distillation of resin , when having occasion to walk across to a distant part of the premises , having a lighted candle in his hand , stumbled over something lying on ; the floor , and falling , knocked against a large barrel containing a quantity of distilled spirits , the bung in the middle of which being unfortunately but jill-secured , it gave way , and the spirit flowing on the floor , the candle caused its immediate ignition , severely burning the deceased and two other persons . The building itself , together with the whole of the contents , was completel y destroyed . Verdict " Accidental death . "
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w Court of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . Edwards , official assignee , 7 , Frederick ' s-place , Old Jewry ; and Messrs . Malton and Trollope , solicitors , 60 , Carey-street , ranooln ' sinn . Peter Joseph Meugens , of 43 , Dunster-court , Mincinglane , City , broker , Dec . 11 and Jan . 7 , at the Court o £ Bankruptcy , London . Mr . Edward Edwards , official assignee , 7 , Frederick ' s-place , Old Jewry ; and Messrs . Nicolsonand Parker , solicitors , 23 , Throgmorton-street . John Cooper White , of Canterbury , Kent , draper , Deo . 11 and Jan . 7 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . James F . Groom , official assignee , 12 , Abchurch-lane , Lombard-street ; and H . W . and W . 0 . Sole , solicitors , 68 , Aldermaubury . John Quincy Harris , of Winchester-place , Southward , hat-manufacturer , Dec . 6 and Jan 8 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . Bell , official assignee , 3 , Coleman-streeUbutldings ; and Mr . Thomas Parker , solicitor , 6 , Lincoln ' s-inn-fields .
George Stephen , of 4 , Skinner ' s-place , Sise-lane , -City , and 7 . William-street , Knightsbridge , scrivener , Dec . S , and Jan . 7 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Mr , W . Pcnneil , official assignee , 31 , Basinghail-street ; and Mr . George Cox , solicitor , Sise-lane . William Cox , of Crown-street , Soho , general dealer , Dec . 5 and Ja . i . 7 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . Belcher , official assignee , 3 , King ' s Arms-yard ; and Messes . Pain and Hatherly , solicitors . 5 , Great-Marlborough-street , and 83 . Basinghail-street . James Johnson , of 6 , North-place . Oray ' s-inn-lane , apothecary , Dec . h ) and Jan . H . at the Court of Bankruptcy , ' . London . Mr . P . Johnson , o&cial assignee , 20 , Businghali-stivet : and Messrs . Lindsay and Mason , solicitors . C *; iteiitt > n-stret ** .
John Frederick Figge , iff 3 , DunsttT-COUrt , MiuCinglane . merchant , Dec . 5 , and Jan . i ) . at the Court of Bankruptcy . London . Mr . William Tuniunnd , official assignee , 13 , Old Jewry-chambers ; and Messrs . Nicholson and Parker , solicitors , Throgmorton-street . William Clarke , of Sheffield , builder , Dec . 10 , and Jan . 1 < J . at the Court of Bankruptcy , Leeds . Mr . George Young , official assignee , Leeds ; Mr . MOSS , Solicitor , Cloak-lane , London ; and Mr . John Blackburn , solicitor . Leeds . John Humble , of Ossett , Yorkshire , manufacturing chemist , Dec . 10 and Jan . 6 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Leeds . Mr . Charles Fearne , official assignee , Leeds ; Messrs . Gregory and Co ., solicitors , Bedford-row , London ; Mr . Wavell . solicitor , Halifax ; and Mr . Courtnay , solicitor , Leeds .
James Haselden , of Bolton-ie-Moors , Lancashire , cotton , spinner , December 7 , and December 30 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Manchester . Mr . John Fraser , official assignee , Manchester ; Messrs . Milne , Parry , and Co ., solicitors , Temple , London ; and Messrs . Winder and Broadbent , solicitors , Bolton . John Hall , of Wallsend , Northumberland , cowkeeper , December 5 , and January 7 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Newcastle-upon-Tyne . Mr . James Wakley , official assignee , Neweastle-upon-Tyne ; Mr . Robert Wilson , solicitor , Sunderland ; and Messrs . Bell , Brodrick , and Bell , solicitors , Bow Churchyard , London . Eleanor Robinson and William Robinson , of Svrinford , Leicestershire , bankers , Dec . 6 . and Jan . 10 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Birmingham . Mr . Richard Valpy , official assignee , Birmingham ; Mr . Mash , solicitor , Lutterworth ; Mr . Smith , solicitor , Bedford-row , London ; and Jfr . James Motteram , solicitor , Birmingham .
John Brown , of Newcastle-under-Lyue , Staffordshire , painter , Dec . 11 and 31 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Birmingham . Mr . Thomas Bittleston , official assignee , Birmingham ; Messrs ; Harrison and Smith , solicitors , Birmingham ; and Mr . Win . Windall Jacksoa , solicitor , 2 , Field-court , Grav ' s-inn , London .
DIVIDENDS DECLARED . John Cecil , Thomas Dennison , James Benson , and . Michael Dennison , of Liverpool , merchants , second dividend of 9 d . in the pound , payable at 1 , Liver-court , LiTerpool , on Dec . 7 , or any subsequent Saturday . Edward Hipkins , of Liverpool , commission agent , first dividend of 4 d . in the pound , payable at 1 , Liver-ccurt , Liverpool , on Dec . 7 , or any subsequent Saturday . Richard Dickon Askham , late of Knottingley , Yorkshire , lime burner , first dividend of 13 s . 4 d . in the pound , parable at 11 , Bishopgate-street , Leeds , on the 25 th inst ., and any day after . William Monk , jun ., of Nottingham , currier , first dividend of 9 s . 3 d . in the pound , payable at 7 , Waterloostreet , Birmingham , on Nov . , or any subsequent Tuesday .
II . D . Sothern , of St . Helen ' s , Lancashire , ship builder , second dividend of 4 ^ d . in the pound , payable at 12 , Cookstreet , Liverpool , on Nov . 27 , or any subsequent Wednesday . Denver and Nixey , of Liverpool , woollen drapers , divi dend of 6 s . 3 d . on account of first dividend of 6 s . 8 d . in the pound , payable at 12 , Cook-street , Liverpool , on Not . 27 , or any subsequent Wednesday . George Harwood , of Chester , draper , first dividend of 7 s . Od . in the pound , payable at 1 , Liver-court , Liverpool , on Nov . 27 , or any subsequent Saturday . Walters a . nd Llewellyn , of Neath , timber merchants , second dividend of 3 d . in the pound , payable at 1 $ 'St . Augustine ' s-place , Bristol , on Nov . 27 , or any subsequent Wednesday . " Thomas Gregory , of Poulsliott , Wiltshire , miller , first and final dividend of 2 s . 6 d . in the pound , payable at 2 , Nicholas-street , Bristol , any Wednesday .
Samual Brothers , of Newcastle-under-Lyne , Staffordshire , currier , first dividend of 5 s . 6 d . in the pound ; and on the joint estate a first dividend of Is . lOd . in the pound , payable at IS , Waterloo-street , Birmingham , any Thursday . Thomas Williams and . Edward William ^ , of Liverpool , linen drapers ,, first dividend of 20 s . in the pound , payable at Barned ' s-buildiSgsv" North , Sweeting-street , Castlestreet , Liverpool , any Thursday . Richard Rimmer , of Liverpool , tailor , second dividend of 5 d . in the pound , payable at 24 , Barned-buildings North , Sweeting-street , Castle-street , Liverpool , any Thursdav .
: PABTNEK 8 HIP 8 DISSOLVED . Mary . Warren and Harriette Cardinal , of Hereford , milliners—Joseph Hull and James Sykes , of Cox-green , near Sunderland , ship builders—John Perrin and Peter Pen-in , of Liverpool , slaters—Willian George Lavino , Joseph George Lavino , and James Hervey , of Salford , sizers ( so far as regards James James Hervey )^—Francis Wood Pritchard and Edwin Pritchard , of Hodnet , Shropshire , drapers- —Thomas Moring and William Moyes , of 31 , Camomile-street , City , carmen—John Binaz and Francis Binna , of Sowerby-bridge , Halifax , Yorkshire , millwrights—James Cheetham , James Collings , John . Lancashire ; and Edward A . Wright , of Moor-hey-mills ,
Oldham , Lancashire , cotton-Rpinners—John Sharp , Henry Ridley , and Jane Ridley , of Carlisle , wine merchants—William Lewis Gill and Lewis Foss , of Crewkerne , Somersetshire , linen drapers ^—Joseph Haines and James Thomas , of 20 , Wingrove-place , St . John ' s-street-road , wholesale milliners—Thomas Hanson and George Purdy , of Leeds , builders—Thomas Todd and Christopher Todd , of Dewsbury , Yorkshire , wine merchaats—William Sissigon , Robert Gould , and Charles Hefiblewhite , of Kingston-upon-Hull , curriers—John Clark and Samuel Robert Toms , of 5 , Sise-lane , City , refined sugar manufacturers—Thomas Bourne Pearson and John Anderson , of Newcastle-upon-Tyne , ship brokers—George Simpson and Harrison Chilton , of Liverpool , ship brokers .
DIVIDENDS TO BE DECLARED . At the Court of Bankruptcy , London . James Nutter , of Cambridge , miller , Dec . 19 , at halfpast eleven—George Field , of 2 , Bond-court , Walbrook , City , packer , Dec . 18 , at twelve—Charles Deane , of Southampton , . couch builder , Dec . 18 , at half-past two—William Frederick Mills , of Hart-street , Mark-lane , City , and 120 , High Holborn , merchant , Dec . 17 , at half-past one .
IK THE COtTNTKT . John Dyson , of Sheffield , scythe manufacturer , Dec . 1 % at eleven , " at the Court of Bankruptcy , Leeds—John Dixon , of Sheffield , linendraper , Dec . 19 , at the Court of Bankruptcy ' , Leeds—John Prior and Henry Brady , of Kingstonupon-Hull , brush manufacturers , Dec , 20 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Leeds—James Ji ' aylor , junior , of Kingston-upon-Hull , boat builder , Dec . IS . at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Leeds—Y ^ m . Hall and Robert Rainbow , of Tredington- and Stratford-upon-Avon , corn merchants , "Dec . 19 , at half-past twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Birmingham—WUlL-im Waddell , of Liverpool , merchant , Dec . 20 , at twelve , at the Court Of Bank .
fuptey , Liverpool—William Brown , of Liverpool , millwright , Dec . 20 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy Liverpool—Andrew Leighton , of Liverpool , merchant ,, Dec . 20 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Liverpool—Swan wick Boult and Thomas Addison , of Liverpool , stockbrokers , Dec . 19 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy Liverpool—Richard Warren , of Liverpool , druggist , Dec . - ' 0 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Liverpool-Thomas Lediard , of Ctrencester , money scrivener , Dec . 27 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Bristol—Timothy Bulmer and Richard Bulmer , of South Shields , rope manufacturers , Dec . 19 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Newcastle-upon-Tyne .
Certificates to be granted , unless cause be shown to the contrary on the day of meeting . Henry Charles York , of 12 and 13 , Cheltenham-place , Westminster-road , lodging housekeeper , December 19—Edward Edwards , of 36 , City-road , draper , Decenber 17—Edmund Thomas Craufurd , of Boulogne-sur-Mer , France , and Of 19 . 1 . Piccadilly , nine merchant , December 17—John Pirn , of Clapham-common and Stoke TJewington , linen draper , December IT—William YuiU , of 74 , Cornhill , City , tailor , December 19—Thomas Bailey and John dealers
Bailey , of King ' s-cliffe , Northamptonshire , toy , December 19—William Robert Read , of 30 , Winchesterstrei't . King ' s-cross , builder , December 19—Edward Gill FH"ht . of 1 ; Adam-street , Adelphi , publisher , December 19- ^ -0 vorge Rossiter , of Bridgefrater , jeweller , December ji ) Frederick Henry West , of 197 , High-street , Shoreditch , licensed victualler , December 91—Nicholas Wanostrooht , of Bhickheath , boarding house-keeper December % ^ -Jol \ l { Johnson , of Liverpool , merchant i > eeembi-r 1 *—John Goudie , of Liverpool , merchant , De-I'euibtr ll *—John JHeK-alf ,. of Macclesneld , silk manuiac
tur-r , Pria-iniKT l ; i . Certificates to 1 H- granted by the Court of Review , unh « -i i-ause ' . be shown to the contrary on or before I ) i < eiiibi-r 17 . ' Fi-Micis Cluirlf ^ Hopkins , of U k . To ttenhara-courti-uu'i , i .-. >! iimi * io ! j ^ agent—Ni cholas Roskell , of Liverpool , M . vi-chant—Tr / nias Kemp and Richard Davies , of As-, „ ., nisfh-Biri / ingham . Warwickshire , builders—Horatio R ,, uo , uiOr / ju NewpUi-ustreet ; Long acre , commission a c-nt—An . / Tregear and Thomas Crump " Lewis * of . » b , Cheapside / City , pianoforte seller—Thomas Loram 6 orrtou , of / Exeter , cabinet moker-William Alexander of Brook / 9 ; Nawcastle-upou-T yno , quarryinan . , /
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THE LyDEPZSDEXT ORDER OF RECHABITES TO DANIEL O'COSJTELL , ESQ ., M . P . ¦ Respected Sis , —Your letter of the 23 th ultimo , addressed ' to 0 > e Acting Secretary of the I / oval National Association . " and containing your opinion , thai the Order of . Rechabites is an unlawful , vicious , and worthless institution , has been received with fear by some , with surprise bv oiiiers . but by far the majority with feelings approaching to contempt : believing that your object is to prevent fhat union between Irishmen and Englishmen wMch the Rechabite Association has a tendency to create , and which every right-thinking man . instead of seeking to destroy , would endeavour to promote . I am not , however , about to impugn yonr motives , but to show that yonr opinion is erroneous , and leave it for your countrymen , and mine to sxuroise Trbether jfou have suffered tout judgment to be warped by prejudice , or have been misled , or have decided in ignorance , or huve been actuated by sinister motives . Tonr letter contains four capital charges against the order of Rechabites , which are couched in tie following terms : —
1 st . —Ton say it is your opinion that every individual member of the Rechabite Society is guilty of a transportable offence . 2 d- —That this order of Recbabites is calculated to do Vt-ry great mischief , and to introduce a very bad spirit among the working classes . - 3 d . —That Father Mathew does not approve of the Rechabite Association , because he keeps himself clear of any . soeiery , tents or orders , save the Temperance Soeierr . 4 tb _—That the order -of Rechabites is ¦ & vieiou > and a ¦ wo rthless society
Upon the first charge , I presume you to have given your opinion as a lawyer , which opinion I unhesitatingly affirm to be founded in error , and that , therefore , the judgment must be reversed- My opinions are grounded upon the following facts : —The Independent Order of Rechabites ranks in law -with a class of societies , comprising the Odd Fellows , Foresters , Druids , Shepherds , Gardeners , and oihers . Any law , or other thing , which applies to any one of these orders , affects the whole ; and as some of them have existed for more tban half a century , and in times when it was dangerous to unite together for anv
purpose , without being interfered with by Government , lawyer , or common informer , it affords a presumptive proof that they are not of that unlawful character which you appear to believe them to be . There is no law directly affecting these societies ; and , therefore , to make ¦ J" -to rmfcnrfoi , some law , passed for another purpose will l ^ i -re to be construed so as to make it apply to them . You believe there is a law that will bear this construction 1 differ with you in opinion ; and were I unsupported by any facts , circumstances , or opinions , your assertions would have no weight with me , as I have ao confidence whatever in vou as a constructive lawver .
. Whether those orders are consistent with law has not yet been tried in aaj court , but circumstances have arisen , and opinions have been given by an eminent lawyer , Sir * ' '"" fimpbdl , whicl to my mind , and to thousands of others , confirms the lawfulness of such societies . You will here note , that whatever affects the order of Odd Fellows in law , affects the order of Recbabites , they being analagous in their constitutions ; except » o far as the Rechabites having dispensed with their secret signs and pass frord , they are much farther removed from any approximation to the unlawful than the Odd Fellows , vrho stai retain bolb .
. On the accession of his Majesty George the Fourth , and again on the accession of his Majesty Williara the Fourth , addresses were presented to their Majesties by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows , and on both occasions their Majesties were " aracumsLv pleased to receive the fjmy in the most graevnu rnaimer . " The first letter , acknowledging the address , is signed " Sidmouth . " The second , "Sir Robert PeeL" Sow 1 cannot believe that these Ministers would nave presented , or their Majesties have received , an address from a society of an unlawful character , every member of which , according to you , is iruilty of a transportable offence .
ln January , ltf-57 , Sir John Campbell , then Attorney-General , was consulted upon the lawfulness of tin- order of Odd Fellows , and upon what was necessary to be adopted in render it a lesral society . His reply -was , " Some little d-. i / ht fii-iy be cnX / trtainoi yehctiiir the toditv of Odd Fe'Usicf may not It considered as coming iciOdn tiii Utter of the pro-Tiiwnj of the flatutej respecting affiliated societies ; bid it < ri- } -e-ir 3 to be a very loyal , -moral , useful , and yraisevforth y institution , and J thmi the members may ¦ continue to meet ¦ jcoordiitg to tht ndes of the order , as they iuive so Irmg donf , irithoiit iinv danger oftning called in question for a brc-jch oj tiie 1 > IIC . " " I DO SOT SEE A > 'I HECES 5 ITT POS . THE SOCIETT BE 1 SO BEMODEIAED . "
Tou see , sir , from the foregoing , that Sir John Camp bell is of 3 different opinion to you ; he does not believe the society needs remodelling , but which he most assuredly "would nave done bad he deemed the members jrnilty of a transportable offence . Now comes the question , whose assertion is most entitled to credit , Daniel O'Connell's or Sir John Campbell ' s * The hitter undoubtedly ; for , supported as it is by corroborative circumstances , it possesses ail the force of truth . You are probably not aware , sir , that in the session of parliament of IBiS the Independent Ordvr of Rechabitts
" applied for an Act to confer upon their association all the privileges possessed by isolated societies under the Act relating to friendly societies . At this time the kvrvs of the ^ order were before the present Government , and although communications were received from them , they irave no intimation of the unlawful character of the institution ; and it is my firm conviction that the order would now have been protected by an Act of Parliament of its own had not some persons surreptitiously corresponded -with Government , staling that the Rechabites were not unanimous in their desire for an Act of Parliament .
That the order of Rechabites i 3 not under the law , I admit , but that does not make it an unlawful society . There are many hundreds of benefit societies , trade societies , and others , in a similar position , and yet their acts ore perfectly lawfuL An unlawful society , whose members are liable to be transported for uniting logttlier , cannot by anv existing Act of Parliament , without being remodelled , be made a la-- ful sorierr . Now the order of Bechabites can at any tine when they choose have the protection of the law . Th « can euro ] each tent singly , or each district , or they c . juld enrol the executive council , and thus have the
protection of the law for the whole order , which I take to bt a ds-monstrative proof that the socictj of Rechabites is not unlawful in its character . Ii'ii is u-jt a proof of error , it is a reason why your -j . bii'jn is of little wight , that you do not ftem to have ¦ iisc'jv-red that , if the RedtaiAU Society ii unlawful , the / . ' --j- * -il Association is vrdairfvl also , and every ¦ member of it : £ i'il » o of a trariiportalJU offence . The Repeal Association , ami the order of Rechabites are perfectly analogous in tco ^ t- ' characteristics , which , if anything does , renders tln-n : unlairful , and as vou ha ^ e no fears for the members •¦" . the Repeal Association , there need be nunt- for the ' ntTSib ^ rs > f ~ th-.- urdi-r of Kerli&bites .
I think rhr- £ acts and eir < ruin « Laj » ces above quoted ure Sufficient t-i JirOAc tliat tLfe class of societies to which the urdtr yf Rechabites belong arc not of an unlawful i-b :-. r . u : !> T ; and that . Sir John Campbell was risrht , when he » 3 d liitrv mijrht " continue to meet according to the ,-Jrs of the order , without any danger of bi-ir . g called in ijui -siiya for a breach of the law . " indi . v . —You saj tin order of Reci > abUes if calculated r-j Jo very great mxtzhief , arid to introduce a re » 'u vad spirit among tf ^ e vorkiwj daises . Sever was assertion more at variance with truth than this ; age has cither weakened j our perceptive fat'ul ties , or you have been grossly misiiifi > rxned . Rechabitisin demands from mt ^ nhers perfect
^ . jl . rit--r .. and srood moral conduct ; it teaches them to be provident , and to as-is : tach other in times of distress , it teaches men of all creeds , and of all political opinions , tha : tiit-y are brethren , and ought to dwell together in Lannonv . This , sir , is what is inculcated in the orders , ibis fe wkat its members practise ; and could you but extend iL = provision over England , Scotland , and Wales , then ihe benignant inSuem-e of RecbabitisiD would retract your libelloui iii-dnuiitiuns , conceived in ignorance ; arsdifa ^ jsiri vi genuine philaritnrophy l'lims Within tout -iosom . vou would call upon your countrymen to jois thr Ilechabite A ssociarion , assured it viouid do them good .
rJrviiv . — You say Father "atiine dots not approve of th * J ?< ~ c ?» Jbit' : Ai&tci-Mi-jTi . bc&i'itc he k-xj > i hasttelf ct-nr of ai , p » c-r < ct'J . to-If . or nrirr . . -1 .- Oie TemjperaitCt fiocietj ) . " Tiitrrr -are iVw seh « t > Uxjy > v . ^ o w . > u 3 d not hav e delected ti ^ erro-. T-nu- i k > p' - uS ~ tl-is j-ura ^ raph . FalLt-r Matbvw j 3 ... ~< I . ,,-, a ; . ji 7 \^ e . i > - - -raii > r L < docs not join . Aiv «» rdin ; f j . .- u ; -.. i > . t ; uri U ' 1 i-. iitu ] ii- - » not approve ¦•¦ : ' . ie Tt-mi * -rj ' jo : „ .. I-.- ; .:. i > :. i-i-a- u--- bt ha * net joined . Every t .,, } - > " . ' ,.. : •„ * - :, ' = ¦ ii . t-d in ;! ir- Kt-p ^ -a ! nmwiiicJiT di ^ aj .-i-.-.. » .- ? . n ! i-i : ;• - > man ran ; . ;; r > - " . <>* ' 5-t miaM " . i : ir . > . ' •«¦ , -i'r . ¦ ,: fv-r > ~ u >> h- : i ~ - > ' -- •' ¦ . i -. ' - ' ¦ ' ¦ - . v . liivl , Is t .. > - . !? : ; . wL ^ . ' .: :,- !^ r w ; t ! - fatl . rT M . t ' i , vv- ap } jr .-ai . il II is : id n «' - i ¦ .,. . i : i ,- ~ -n « -l it -ivi .-uid a ' . i tit - .. i i . uiliiu ; : though k i-.
« - ; j-. a i ' ,. i , d > oi-ter } r .. ? =.. r : 1 . _ - M . j ' n . iai " ' ^ ?< -- < ' --: ¦ ¦ < .. B _ - f ., X-r iJa : ^ e - . -. . •« --. a ;> : > r » < 3 , aad « a .- ; ij •• : ¦ : ;• -.. , il ) > .-r .-it .-J ) . ; - aj . - !>^ ti «! i : " i ' u- j . n > : t- » j » lici / t-i-r-. ± u-l u-jden-ii - 'iftbr di-r "f lU-chabkvs . In .-c- ,. ; .-...-ration I hail « xi 2 i ham . •!) h ;^ nrjt itrrivn ! i :: Ma >; cW-te- tbelis-- -. Filter ~ t-¦ e . ' . " ttut he liaJ Rr ?; l * .--Cwui' - . iC'luainted with tL , ' oi lj of R « .-hal > iu ~ in OU ^ so-n Uiat he highly approved of t _» institution , and he mud
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 30, 1844, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct973/page/7/
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