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      tting sun ever beheld . These aids to scenic effect S only tolerable when marvellous—as they really used to be when contrived by Daguerre and Bouton—men far above the ordinary race of stage carpenters , and who brought a knowledge of optics , dearly attained , to the production of their illusory tableaux . A storm on the Ganges told much better , precisely because the painters had it all to themselves . js T o transparency was introduced ; but the scene was lit at intervals by momentary flashes , which

      i mitated well enough the vivid tropical lightning . If the water be painted by Mr . Phillips , he cannot b e said to p aint water as well as he does land scenery ; the ships by Mr . Knell have , nevertheless , a look of freedom and buoyancy quite surprising . We have protested against the usual style of verbal description accompanying these entertainments . The g entleman who lectures at the Asiatic Gallery recites the whole contents of the shilling book ,

      which is uncommonly long , with ruthless accuracy , and slow , monotonous intonation ; requesting his hearers to " look on those snowy peaks whereon the rose tints linger , and round which the white clouds roll , " with the sameaccentin which he tells them that " the figure in the foreground with an umbrella is a Babu , " that " the square house is the residence of Mr . Gubbins of the Bengal Civil Service , " and that Gangoutri is just 10 , 319 feet above highwater mark .

      There is a supplement to the diorama in a wellstocked museum , containing a few ot the original sketches .

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      Wouking Men ' s Institute , Agarij-street , Derby . The fourth half-yearly general meeting of the above Institute , was held on Thursday last , November 27 , when the Treasurer read the following report : — " At the conclusion of the present half year little will have tobe reported by jour committee , beyond the regular working of the Institute . ]) uring the summer months the attendance of members was very small , and in consequence , the funds suifered to a correspondent amount . This your committee regret , as it must necessarily prevent them from offering those advantages to themembern that they might otherwise do ; but they trust as the Institute progresses , and the advantages it oilers become more widely known , that the dillieulty may be overcome . has been

      Jhiring the present half year another room added to those already occupied , and without additional expense ; this the committee intend to lit up as a class room , and have no doubt it will be found very useful . Since ' the commencement of the classes for the winter the attendance has been good ; a circumstance most gratifying to the committee , as they consider the e . lass instruction offered as the most important feature of the Institute . In addition to the classes previously iu operation a class for vocal music has been opened ; also a drawing class and an elementary reading cl : iss . Lectures on different subjects have also been delivered . Two readings from the poet Hunia , one lecture on Education , two on the best means of preserving Health , by the lteverond A . Macdouald ; a lecture on pure and sound Literature , by the Reverend J . Owen ; a reading from Mliui / 'uiw . ni-o i > v Mr Warner ; an address from the Ntnikspeareby MrWarner ; an address Irom me

      , . Reverend II . W . Crosskey , at the opening of the winter classes Besides the above , penny lectures were delivered by the Reverend J . A . Uaynes , on the Olympic < J . tines and the ( ireat Inhibition ; by the Revered II . W . ( , ' ro . sskey , on th » Life and Genius of Kbeiuzer KUiott ; and two by Thomas Cooper , one on Milton , and tin : other mi Washington and the Independence , of America . For thc delivery of them" lecturtH the use ; of tin : Mechanics * Hall was kindly granted by their committee . The average number attending thorn lectures pay ing fur admis-I ' ion , hiiM been about /><)(>; and a profit . of £ 2 has been realized . ( Jcoige Duwson hits also been engaged to deliver a lecture early in January next , of which full notice will In- given . Several sums have been received for the library fund , also several donations of books . ' 1 'tie fund * of the Institute are also iu a better condition .

      < is will appear from the balance wheel . Altogether , your eoininitt . ee think the . prospects of the Society are in a nuire | iri > ntisi ] ig state than they have previously been , and it , \ n with great pleasure that , they nee amount them < "" » rnent , zealous , members , who frequent our class looms , >» an yold familiar face h ; and also a great pleasure to be "bit- to say on tluu occuuioii , « h they have clono before ,

      that to the best of their knowledge all angry and unkind feelings have been banished from these rooms , which , they trust will long continue to be the case . —Luke Robinson , Secretary .

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      DISCUSSION ON CO-OPERATION . Perhaps in no other town has " cooperative labour , *' or " cooperative stores , " received a greater share pf attention than in Padihara , and the towns in its immediate neighbourhood . And no person who has been in that hive of industry , could wonder at the prevalence of such topics , so pregnant with interest to working men , especially if they have surveyed the large and wellstocked " store " of groceries , drapery goods , and in fact every article ordinarily used by a middle-class or working man ' s family . But the crowning effort of the scheme is considered by most to be the large mill which has just

      been completed , and which by April next will have in it 360 looms . Sixty are already " running , " the cloth manufactured is regularly disposed of , and the profits , we presume , are divided among the seventy-seven proprietors at stated periods . All the shareholders are working men , they have raised all the necessary capital for the erection of the mill , and by the time the machinery in the three rooms is in full operation they will have subscribed and paid £ 6000 or £ 7000 . In that structure the long-expected discussion between Mr . Lloyd Jones and Mr . Ernest Jones has taken place . Two nights were fixed for the polemical display .

      Mr . Thomas Hull was appointed chairman for Mr . Lloyd Jones , and Mr . Thomas Tattersall for Mr . Ernest Jones . The rules of the debate were— " That Mr . Lloyd Jones open the debate each evening , and Mr . Ernest Jones close it . " The bills announcing the discussion informed the public that" Mr . Ernest Joues would undertake to vindicate the following proposition : —Cooperation , the errors of the present movement , showing that it carries within it the germs of dissolution , would inflict a renewed evil on the masses of the people , and is essentially destructive to the real principles of coiiperation ; instead of abrogating profit-mongering , it recreates it ; instead of counteracting c nnpetition , it reestablishes it ; instead of preventing centralization , it renews it ; merely transferring the roll from one set of actors to another . "

      We take the above account from the Preston Guardian , which gives ample reports of the arguments on both sides . At the conclusion of the debates , the votes are said to be entirely in favour of Mr . Lloyd Jones , but this must have been owing to the Socialist , habit of never voting the truth of propositions . It is difficult to conceive otherwise why they should have voted without qualification . The fact is half Mr . Ernest Jones's propositions involve no objection to cooperation . The Preston Guardian of last Saturday contains a report of a tea party , held in the new Mill , Mr . Hull in the chair . Only part of the arrangements were carried out , from the disappointments the managers had experienced through the absence of many of the speakers Thornton Hunt

      who were expected to be present . Mr . , of London , and editor of the Leader , had other engagements ; the Reverend J . G . Lee , of Pendleton , could not attend atPadiham , because he found that , if he did , he would have to neglect his ministerial duties on Sunday morning ; the health of the ltcverend Mr . Adamson would not allow him to be out after dark ; and one gentleman declined the invitation sent him , because he had been " converted " to the other side by the discussion of the previous week . The Reverend Mr . Wood , of Padiham , and Mr . Benjamin Glover , of liury , however , responded to the call of the cooperatists , and , after about ' M 0 persons had partaken of tea , they delivered long and pertinent addresses to the large assembly who had met to hear them .

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      WILLIAM WKITL 1 NG AT NAUVOO . Mr . "Weitling , twice an exile in . England ( where one or two of his works appeared , which were very remarkable for their Propagandist . spirit ) , is now in Amerie . ii , prosecuting his social studies . The 1 ' opular Tribune of October 'Zf > , records the following visit : — " Last Friday we had ( . be pleasure ( o receive the : visit of Mr . VV . Weitling , a Communist writer , well known among the German Socialists and Communists , and the editor of the licjniblick tier Arbeitur , a German weekly paper published at New York , and devoted to Socialism and politics . This gentleman is travelling to visit the different communities iu America , and propagate ; his ideas of social reform , and principally one project of association for the workmen , by which they will be insured mutually against , misery in their old days . We shall have , probably , occasion to speak of this project , to which we wish all ihe success it . merits . lie stayed only four days among us , and visited our workshops , our schools , itc . aiul lie departed for St . Louis last Tuesday , to continue the subject , of his journey .

      " Before his departure be took his farewell of us in a short , speech in French , delivered with emotion . It is impossible for us to rc |> ea ( . all that be said , with the expression he put in his words ; we will , however , give a synopsis of it ., as well as our memory will help us . " lie said , liist , that he found us in a better position than he had expected , though we have much yet to do ; ' Hut , ' said he ; ' you are . now seated on a base too strong that anything may ever shake it ; and wit . h one year more ; courage and perseverance you will have all that

      makes living comfortable . He united as you are now , and never forget , that , all the Socialists have their eyes fixed on you ; that you are the ; hope of thousands who wait your full success with the greatest anxiety that thousands of children have chance for a good moral education only in your schools . Forget not that , you are the pioneers of a great cause that , your union eiin make prosper . An to me , 1 vvill make my efforts to help you in the measure of my abilities . I will not conceal that you have yet much to do ; but 1 will tell my friendu that ,

      if something is yet wanting , any one who has been some days in the Community forgets it a 3 the perfect equality which reigns among you makes every one happy , and that you are improving every day more and more . — Adieu , my brethren . ' "

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      DISREPUTABLE PRETENSIONS OF THE SOCIALISTS . The following extract from our journal , Le Populaire ( said by the Popular Tribune ) , will illustrate these pretensions . " If you ( the Friends of Order ) do not think it possible to insure to all the right of working , if you will not encourage and organize labour , at least you ought to let it free and cease to rob and fine it . Now , all your taxes , except perhaps the tax on real estates , are nothing but fines bearing on labour , industry , commerce , and exchange . It would seem more just to exact contributions from those who have already a capital , than to ransom those who can live but by working . It is true that these ideas have the wrong of being put forth by the Socialists . They are , therefore , quite unacceptable ; for we ought to know that Socialism is an abominable doctrine , it is at least what is said by well-thinking and well-endowed persons that are on the eve of studying it . We must avow , indeed , that Socialists have sometimes some very singular pretensions . Did they not dare say , for example , man lias a right to life ; to live he has only three means — to rob , to beg , or to work . Now , do they add , we will not rob . You are then but scoundrels and brigands , are they responded to . We will not beg . Ah ! miserable vagabonds ! cry out the honest people . We will work . Set of lazy fellows ! Such are the reasons interchanged from one part to the other . It is easily understood that Socialism discountenanced could find nothing to reply to so miiihty arguments . What remained for it to do was to acknowledge itself vanquished , and to play the dead body . But the cunning pretend that it is not dead at all , that it never felt so strong and lively as since the time they have been looking out for the means of killing it honestly and de-VOtely . VlLLEGARDELLE . "

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      OUR RIDICULOUS ANCESTORS . December 17 , lK . ) l . 8 iit , —At the time of theWeedon accident I prepared this short note to send to your " () pen Council " ; but tile exigency of travel delayed it . Let those , however , who think it out of date , be sure that they speak advisedly ; for , unless railway management is rapidly amended , another accident may put it into date by the time it appears . At the soiree of a Mechanics' institution lately , a . Railway Director quoted a well-known fact , that in the olden times ( from which it was said we were happily far removed ) the times when a person ,

      beloie netting out from Edinburgh or York to London , used to make his will , not bein «{ by any means sure whether he would reach the end of his journey . At thin striking ; simplicity of those whom Albeit Smith describes as our " old gu v ' nors " the meeting laughed out , its roughest roar ( the people are hard in the mouth where this took place ) , and the Railway Director himself laughed as heartily as anybody . For myself , 1 laughed because the I > ireet . or laughed ( Ihe very aberrations of respectability being

      respectable ) , otherwise I should not . have laughed ; for it seemed to me that our forefathers were not so vert / ridiculous , after all , and that in our day we may not unwisely imitate I heir precaution . At most stations a little business is done in t he way of railway-insurance tickets , to which mi ^ ht not inappropriately be added the side of " Forms of Wills . " For further part leula its inquire of the Coroner at ( Mayeross , Iliee . st . er , Weedon , Ilomsey , and , generally , down the Eastern Counties and JJrighUwn lines . ii . J . 1 LOI . YOA . UU .

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      National Charter Association . —The Executive Committee met on Wednesday . The Secretary was instructed to state that the Committee had purchased a quantity of the tract , What is a Chartist ? from Mr . James Watson , and any locality or friend might be supplied with the same at one shilling per hundred , by applying to the Secretary , at the office . The Secretary was also instructed to request those localities or friends who have subscription sheets or funds , to forward them on or before Wednesday , December 31 , as the Committee are most desirous of winding up their accounts with that honour which is due to the cause . The Committee then adjourned to Monday evening , December 22 . —Signed on behalf of the Committee , John Aknotx , General Secretary .

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      There is no learned man but will confess he hath much profited , by reinliiijf controversies . . Ins senses awakened , and i U 3 jud ;{ i <; f-lit . sharpened . It , then , it . be profitable for him to read , why should it not , at least , be tolerable for his adversary to write :. —AIii . ton .

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      [ Mr . Neill is informed that the , letter referred to l > y the . Boston Liberator as being addressed to the Leader by Mr . Joseph Barker , late of Wortley , in this country , certainly never reached us . ]

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 20, 1851, page 1215, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1914/page/19/