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      Ipk HOLLOWAY ' S OINTMENT . CURS OF FISTDLOTJs " sORES AND PLEURISY . Extract of a Letter from Mr Robert Calrert , _ Cbemtst , Slokesley . dated , September 3 rd , 18 ii . To Professor Hollow-ay . , . , ... Si & ,- ) . ! r Thompson , National Sc hoolmaster of this tows , desires me t .. send you the pa rticulars of his son who had been bad for three years and a half , and has re-. ceived the greatest benefit by the use of your pills and ointment . He is of a scrofulous constitution ; a pleurisy

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      SCURVY AND IMPURE BLOOD . AKOTHES HOST EXTSAOSDlSAiT CDEE BV HEAKS OF HAL S 3 * S SCORBUTIC DROPS—The following cast has ercittd so much interest , tha t the Guardian * oi tee r . aririi < if Brent , Devon , have considered it their dutj tot ' ^ u their-.: ames to the accompanying important declar .-. t "; -: i . It i * well worthy the notice of the public ;—« vr c the undersig ned , solemnly declare , that , before Thomas Robins ( one of our parishioners ) , commenced tak " i ! SS . IT 2 ljii : ' s Scorbutic Drops , he was HteraUy covered wiU " : hirpe ruunin ? wounds ( some of them so large tbat a ptl'iOlfini . SlU have laid his fist in them ) , t . ' . ac before he ha'i £ r ; ishci the first bottle he noticed an improvement , and rl-dt ij coutinuinc them for some time he got com . pletciv restored to health after everything eisehad failed , He I ' . ad tried various sorts of medicines before taking Hake's Scorbutic Drops , ' and had prescriptions from the most celebrated physicians in this eountry , withoui nerivijES the kast benefit . ' ¦ Halse ' s Scurbntic Drops hava com pletely cured him , and he is noiv enabled to attend to hu labour as well as any man in <> ur parish , Frum other cures also mace in this part , \ rc strimgij recommend' Halse ' s Scorbutic Drops' to the notice of the public . S-ivraed by Jonx Elliott , sen ., Lord of the Manor . ' 'Jobk MAXXtsa . ' WlLLIAX PEAZCE . 'JJbnut Goodhajt . Arthds Lasqwosthi . * JURi 21 : t : 1813 . * Tis s ' juTe-mentioned Thomas R- ^ V . ns was quite incapable of doing any kind of work waatever . Before he conum'ceed taking these drops son * of his wounds were so-large that it was most awful to leek at them , and the itch ' : s ; r and pain of the wounds generally were most drcidfu ; - indeed , the poor fellow could be heard screech-

      Ffuxce.—At A Meeting Of The Electoral G' Ubef The District Formerly Represented By M. Thiers, In

      FfuxcE . —At a meeting of the Electoral G ' ubef the district formerly represented by M . Thiers , in

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      tho Chamber of Deputies , some ot the ardent instd * of ' . has gentleman proposed hiai as a candidate for the ^ Nati & nal Assembly , bus be was not welcomed with so much favour as was 11 . BeriYei * . f hough the abilities of M . Thiers ffere not questioned , tdc determination of tho meeting was to submit him to a political quarantine , and a hope was espreseed tb t this time , thoagh painful to his sell-love , Tfculd purify the Stat esman . . Several patties have been fined recently for allo-s--" - S dense biack staokd * . o esc-ma frofa the eMansyi Of iieir furnaces ,

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      off- THE C & SliALED CAUIE ^ THA ^ , rPRSYS OW THE HEAfifSlftB SHOS ^ i ^ ^ SFDURllTlOX OF H & MAN LIFE . fctBSTKATED WITH NUMEROUS CoLOUBED EH 6 BAV 1 H 09 . Just Published , in a Sealed Envelope , price 2 s , 6 d ., or freo by post , as . fid . CONTROf L OP THE PASSIONS ; a Fapulnr Essay on the Duties and Obligations » f Married Life , the tmhappiness resulting from physical impediments and de . feets , with directions for their treatment j the abuse of tk & passions , the premature deeHuB of healthy and aental and bedily rigour ; indttlgeace in solitary aad dekssive habits , precocious exertions « r infection , inducing a l » np train » f disorders affe « ting the princip al or g a n s of feebody , causing euiaiiapHeftB , mental and uervaus iehilvty aad indigoiits i , with remarks « a goaerrhcea , deel , stricture , and syphilis . Illustrated wUh Coloured &« gravingsand Cases .

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      A BERKETHY'S PILL far the SERVES and HCSi " a- CLES—Tfee Proprietor « . £ Us « s 6 Pilla ia a medical man . The brother » f a patient of his applied to Mr Ahernethy for advice . He gave him a prescription , and tliese pills areproparad accurately from that prescription . The patient ' s com plaint was a nervous one , and it was utterly impossible tor any one to be in a worse condition than he was ; muscular power was Also lost in some parts , and bis legs fairly totterad ander him . He had a box of the pills prepared , and the effects were all but miraculous ; for not only did the nerraasnoss leave him , but muscular power returned to all parts doficieat of it . The proprietor has since tried tbem oa auadreds of his

      Filt Fax.—Thk Soldiers Fsatebkisko With Thb Peuplk. — On Wednesday Week :His Place Was The

      Filt fax . —Thk Soldiers Fsatebkisko with thb Peuplk . — On Wednesday week : his place was the

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      scene of ire it excitement , in consequence of the sudden removal of the soldiers out ot this place to Dublin . On Saturday week , th e gre a t meetin g io elect a delegate to sic in the Convention was he'd . When the procession moved past tbe barracks , t e cheering was answered by the soldiers appearing at tbe windows , waving their hats , caps , and handktrchiefs , and clapriag their hand * . This alarmed the author ties and a removal was the result . The p 20 } leheaii"gof the intended removal , met to the numb ; r of 5 , 000 , hea de d b y a lar g e tric o lour ed banner , and txcnr . eH the soldiers to the railway 8 'gtion , cheering alitor v ; ayi On tv . « return a great meeting waa held in ttie market place , George Webber addressed the assemblage in a speech of great length , and the meeting quietly dispersed to the , r homes .

      ExrHAOSDLVARY REVELATION RESPECTING A MUR DsR . —The Latk Mb Schcheid . —The Makchkstbr Tiiibs of Saturday says : — 'Ic was rumoured last evening that information had been obtained respecting the mysteri ms disappearance , ei ght years ago , of Mr Charles Schofield , builder , of Every-street , whose body was subsequently found in the river Irwell . The story told is , that a person in his last moments had made a confession to the effect that he and his son were together on the , night of the I 0 ; h of February , 1840 , in a place named , and that Mr Schofield entered and joined their company , under

      circumstances that induced him ( tha lather ) to strilse Schofield . The blow proved mortal , and ti conceal the bedy they hid it in a cellar for about eight days , and afterwards threw it in the river . It will be recollected that Mr Schofield , on the nig ht of h i s death , had been with a party celebrating the Quecn ' a marriage , and that the body of the unfortunate gen tleman was not recovered for a month afterwards , when an inquest was held , which resulted in an open verdict of'Found drowned . '— We forbear to * give fur ; her partifiii ' ars , under the ^ circumstances , as the facta will probably be made known more in deiail . '

      Basiilbs . —A specimen of union workhouseism vas exhibited to the writer as follows : —A young man of decent appearance , his fingers besmeared with tar , presented himself for inspection at a coffee huuse , and , complaining of fatigue stated that he had been toiling eleven hours as feazing oakum in Bethnal-green workhouse , and rhe result of that day's labour was— 'Tell it not in Gitb , ' but read it with horror—3 | d . ! ' Britons never shall bo sl'ves !'—Q , rery . —How does this . fcanuciiiso with * liberty , Equality , Eraternity V PrebioKj—At a general meeting of the boot and shoe makers belonging to the National Trades' Association , it was resolved , thej should raeet in futuie on tho first Tussday in each , foouiu , at the house of William Ljd & ll , No . 10 , . Russell-street .

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      ' Alfe & DDRr ^^ D ENGLISH , SCOTCH , \ ^ \ m IRISH . Men of England , Scotland , and Ir e l a n d , mark , read , and learn , b y the g lorious victory of liberty gained by the enlightened , bold , and generous people of France , who have set an examp le worth y of imitation by every nation in the world , by dethroning and releasing themselves from an ungrateful and ty . rannical monarch . Every man of sense—every man of principle—every man who is a well wisher to bis

      country , cannot but feel deeply indebted to that brave nati o n , who have conquered all those difficulties which , but a few months back , appeared insurmountable ; not only have they conqneredtheir own tyrant , but have also generousl y o ff e red a hel p , ing hand to their Eng lish , Scotch , and Irish brethren . Who can refuse such a generous offer ? Who cannot wish for Liberty , Equali ty , and Fraternity ? Who is not-disgusted with an aristocratic " and extravagant government ? Who jff-iiot tired of an exorbitant and indirect taxation ? Now is the time for every voice to be

      raised . Now is the time for all to join in one bond of unity , and let all minor differences sink into oblivion , and unite , first , in peace , and demand your rights ; and if they cannot be obtained by such measures , then follow the noble example of your French brethren . The man who will not listen and accede to this , is not only a f ool , but a kna v e ; he is blind to his own interest , and encouraging a licen t i ous g ove r n m ent to p ick the pockets of his fellow countrymen . Prepare , every one of you , for a great national change , either by peace or war . Suffer no longer an oligarchy , but let ' every class have its own representative . Let every one be rewarded according to his

      industry and merit . This cannot , this will not be , till the den of thieves is rooted out , an d Eng land is governed by experience , knowledge , and wisdom . Nov / is the time—agitation has commenced ; letit continue till your rights are obtained . You have justice and reason on yonr side , and steady perseverance will gain you the victory . Royalty and its followers tremble—Royalty and its followers will fall , and great will lie that fall . Well may Royalty and its supporters sympathise with a fallen crown , when they have walked in the same path—arrived at the brink of the same precipice , and will shortly descend with tbe dame rapidity as the base object of their undeserving pity .

      Men of England , Scotland , and Ireland , are you aware of the amount you pay on every article you purchase for the commou necessaries of life ? I presume many of you are not . For every £ 1 spent in tea , you pa ) 10 s . duty ; for every £ 1 spent in sugar , 6 s . duty ; for evory J 61 spent in soap , 5 s . duty ; every £ l spent in tobacco , 10 s . duty ; for every £ 1 spent in beer , 4 s . duty ; for every £ 1 spent in spirits , I 4 s , duty ; for every .- € 1 spent in coffee , 8 s . duty . From this brief statement you may easily form an estimate of what you annually pay towards an extravagant government . No doubt you would like

      to know what becomes of the money , and it is right you should know ; and it affords me great pleasure to give you as much information on that subject as time and space will allow . — Civil Li * t £ 392 , 165 Prince Albert 30 000 Queen Dowa g er 1 00 , 000 Duke of Cambridge ... ... 3 G 885 King of Hanover 27 , 205 Kiflgef Belg ium .. ... 50 , 000 Duchess of Kent 80 , 000 Duchess of Gloucester 16 , 000 Princess Sophia 15 , 000

      But this does not satisfy our grasping Royalty . In . the first pl ace , his Royal Hig hness , Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emanuel , Duke of Saxe Coburg an d G o tha , in addition to bis annual stipend of £ 50 , 000 for being husband to the Queen , is 2 . Regent of the kingdom on demise of the . Queen , during the minority of the Prince of Wales . 3 Member ef her Majesty's Host Honourable Privy Gounci ) , i . Field Marshal of the army , for which ha receives an annual stipend of £ 6 , 205 , 5 . Colonel of the Scots Fusiliers Guard , about £ 2 , 000 per annum , 6 . Calonel of the Royal Artillery Company ; annual emoluments unknown . 7 . Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter . 8 . Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle . 9 . Knight ef the Illustrious Ordir of St Patrick .

      10 . Great Master of the Most Noble Order of tbe Bath . 11 . Lord Warden of the Stannaries ; emoluments unknown . 12 . Chief Steward of the Duchy of Cornwall , in Cornwall and Devon ; emoluments unknown . 13 . Member of tbe Prince of Wales ' s Council ; emoluments unknown . 14 . Ranger and Master Forester of tho Forest of Dartmoor ; emoluments unknown . 15 . Doctor of Philosophy , by dip loma , in a tin case , from the University of Bonn .

      16 . Doctor of Civil Law , from the University of Oxford , 17 . Chancellor of the University of Cambridge . 18 . B neher of the Honourable Society of Lincoln ' o Inn . 19 . Governor of Christ ' s Hospital . 20 . Governor of the Chnrttr House , 2 J , Livery Man of London , 22 Follow of the Eoynl Society . 23 . President of the Society of Arts . 2 i Fellow of the Society of An ilquaHej . 25 . President of the College of Chemistry . 26 . Patron of the Britith and Foreign Institute . 27 . President of the Fine Arts Cimniisslon . 28 Govtrnor of Windsor Castle ; emoluments unknown , 29 Corislabla of Windsor Castlo ; emoluments unknown ;

      30 Hanger of Windsor Great Park ; emoluments unknonn , I will now return to that very fortunate woman , the widow of the late king , commonly called the Queen Dowager , who , in addition to ber annual stipend of £ 100 , 000 , has also other emoluments which are unknown ; as Ranger of Bushy Park , and Mistress of St Catherine ' s Hospital . This alone , my Mends , is royalty . I will now g ive you a short account of some of the salaries of the royal supporters . — Three English Secretaries of State 15 , 000 One Irish Ditto Ditto 5 , 600 Seven Under Ditto Ditto 14 , 008 Seven L > rds Commissioners of the Treasury ... 12 ' 200

      Their SseretMies 4 . 000 Their Secretaries 4 , 000 Six Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty „ 10 . 000 Their Secretaries ... . 3 , 500 Post . Master General & 000 The Secretary 2 , 000 Mr Rowland Hill ... ... 1 . 200 The Solicitor 2 500 Chancellor cf the Duchy of Lancaster 5 , 000 He has also a pension oa EK . Cb . an ..

      cellor oflreland , an effius he held for about twenty-four hours 3 , 700 Chief Coramisaiontr cf Woods and Forests 2 , 000 He is also Commissioner of Greenwich Hospital 1290 Lord President of the Council 4 , 500 He is also one of fbe In dinn Board 1 , 500 Cbanceller of the Excbeoner ... 5 , 000 He is also one of tbe Board of

      Control 1 , 860 He also holds other offleeo amounting to about 4 , 000 Master of the Mint 2 COO Paymnsttr General , „ , „ ^ p 0 O lie is also one of the Board of Control 1500 Lord of the Privy Sral 3 , 000 He is also one of tho Board of Control 1 B 00

      Brethren of the United Kingdom , the foregoin g are only a feiv to whom you pay immense salaries for doing nothing , set forth just to give you a alight idea of the extravagance of your government . No doubt , you feel anxious how to know how each of these aristocratic leeches spends your hard earnings . A great part of it is spent in giving splendid banquets , and such like noble entertainments . One of them sometimes will not cost this liberal nation less than £ 100 , 000 . "Who enjoys it ? Royalty and its supporters . Who pays for it ? The labourer , the tradesman , the artisan , and the profession—in fact , all classes of the community except the aristocracyexcept men of wealth and property , who do nothing m ore th a n Ja y d o wn o n e shillin g to your shilli ng

      and that shilling is returned to them again with enormous interest , by way . of government salaries . And these men are men of immense private property . Many of them are worth hundreds of thousands per annum . These are the men you are paying to legislate for your country . Those are the men who share your hard earnings . For these men you are compelled to pine yourselves , your wives ; and your families . Arouse , then , I beseech you , from that torpor in which you , your fathers , your gran d fa th ers , and great-grandfathers have slept for so many generations , and join hand and heart in gaining your own just and lawful rights . But delay no time . The storm has begun . The wind has blown , wh i ch has made the ca s tle walls to s h a ke and one blast more will level them with the ground . '

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      I must novf give you a few words on the present representatives of the House of Corampns-you will then see at one g lance that , until you are represented by a different class , there will be no chance of just legislation . In our present House of Commons , or , more properly speaking House of Anstocrats-there are 658 members , to represent the people of the United Kingdom . Out of that number 266 are the sons , heirs presumptive , grandsons , brothers , nephews , cousins , and near connexions by marriage of coroneted members of the House of Lords . Of these 266 , three-fourths have invariably voted as Tories against the people , and for the aristocracy ; and out of the whole number , there are not more than 150 that stand free to vote as the

      people wish , and for the people ' s interest . Ought these things to be ? Are these things to continue * If so , I cannot understand the feelings of mankind . Before concluding the subject of aristocratic ' government , I must simply ask you , ' Do you think our present Prime Minister , Lord John Russell a proper person to advocate the cause of a poor ma n , a tradesman , or a professional man ? Certainly not—for he has ever lolled in affluencenever known the duties of a profession—the anxiety and losses of trade , or the miseries of a destitute cottage . What then is this great man fit for ? He is fit to represent the aristocracy—to support tbeir extravagant and licentious propensities—to attend the Royal Banquets—and to pick the pockets of an industrious people .

      It is not my wish to excite you to phyaical forcefar from it . It is not my wish to prejudice you against those who call themselves your superiorsfar from it ; but it is my wish to show yoo that you are now living under a tyrannical government , burdened with vexatious taxes , for the sole support of a licentious , extravagant , and over-reaching aristocracy ; many of you may , perhaps at the present time , be ignorant as to the benefit you would derive from a legislative change ; but you need not remain long

      in ignorance , you h ave many very em i nent men on your side daily advocating your cause at the risk and inconvenience of every personal comfort . Attend tlteir demonstrations—converse upon them—reason with your own mind—consult your own principles and the natural sense which Providence has given you , and a few weeks will plainly show that a national change is essentially nec « ssary for your domestic comfortj and the prosperity of your native land .

      Believe me to be , my dear fell ow countrymen , Your sincere well-wisher , A Liberal-minded ENGLISHMAN .

      To The Right Honourable Lord John Russel...

      TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD JOHN RUSSELL , M . P . My Lord , —At this critical period of my life , I cannot rest any longer without addressing a few li nes to you , sincerely hoping they may find you in good health and spirits as they leave me . But now to business , as I do not wish to detain you any longer than I can help , knowing you are Prime Minister of the United Kingdom—an office you have fulfilled much to the dissatisfaction of every sensible person in Her Majesty ' s dominions . I understand you are therefore to be dismissed frem that honourable and profitable situation in April next .

      I must say , I think tin ' s is cowing rather too hard upon you , considering at that time you must deliver in your accounts , and you have a long and awful set-Ming with conscience ; how you will balance I can form no ide a , although I am an accountant by profession . For , in the first p lace , yourself and your predecessors have been robbing millions of people for years , and you have only told us how part of tbe money has been spent . aud that has been divided between your royal mistress , yourself , and your colleagues . Now , my Lord , do be kind enough to tax your memory in the same manner you have done ( he per p ' e , and no doubt vou will be able to inform me where

      part of it is gone to . If you do not comply with this request in the next number of the Northern Star , I shall begin to think you deserve prosecuting for obtaining money under false pretences ; it will also lead others to think that their money has been applied to private purposes . It is an old saying , ' you should lay b y fo r a ra i ny day , ' an d I fancy your poor old grandmother has taught you that very lesson—and if she did , " she was none too honest , otherwise she would have taught you how to have taken care of your own , and not to have robbed nations . Consider again , my Lor d , that m i llions have sunk info their graves in the prime and yigcir ot youth , from no other cause than bad legislation .

      Does not your blood run cold in your veius , when you think of these horrid murders ? Think again , there . are thousands of fatherless and motherless children , left unprotected on the wide world , and all through that wicked g o ver n ment o f wh i c h you are the bead . Although , my Lord , you cannot deny having literally pined millions to death , you had the audacity , the other night , to stand up in the house , and in repl y to an honourabl e member , respecting the hospitality shown to that execrable tyrant , now christened ' King Billy Smith , ' to say that you should always sanction that hospitality and sympathy towards an unfortunate individual for which England had for ever been famed . M y Lord , I hope

      you will excuse me dictating to you , but you made a mistake ; it was not Billy ' s misfortune , but misconduct . I should have thought a man of learning , like yourself , would have been able to distinguish the difference between those two words , and also tbe merit and demerit to which they are respectively entitled ; but however , time is precious to us bo t h , just now , for you are at the head of a government and I expect to be in a few weeks , for although yon have had so much political experience you are quite incompetent to govern this empire ; it is a pity I did not take tbe office of Prime Minister years ago , as it would have been the means of saving millions of poor wretches from starvation , and have been

      millions of pounds in the pockets of those left behind . Now , my Lord , I shall only dissect one speech of yours , which I think will be sufficient to show you , that I am as fit for that honourable office , and even more so than yourself , This speech you made on the 13 th of March , in reply to the learned and hon . member for the West Riding of York ( Mr Cobden ) , on t h e Income Tax question ; in the first part , you observed , ' That you bad heard the most opposite and strangest reasons urged for the support of an amendment which embodied no principle , but which was a mere amendment for the purposes of embarrassment . ' Pray , my lord , on what principle was your favourite tax first founded ? On the look-out and -

      take-care-ofyourse lf principle , I presumo ¦ but you have gone rather to far , and you must be' either a great fool , or a great rogue—I beg your pardon , my lord , I mak e a mis t ake , I mean both ; and for fear you should ask why , I will tell you , to save me the trouble of writing another letter on this subject . You were a fool to suppose tbe people would sit down by such a base imposition , and you were a rogue to desire them . Now this is what I call p lain Eng lish , and coming out like a man . In the same speech , you ask whether it is possible to make such reduo ti o ns a s to enable the House to dispense with the Income Tax after tbe present year , and that you thought it necessary for the sake of the credit of the

      country to ask for the tax for three years longer ; now , my lord , you have made aro . her great mistake , —it is not the credit of the country—no farther than self interest is concerned—that you care one fi g about , therefore do not preach any more of that nonsense to me . I will at once suggest a plan , not only to dispense with the Income tax , bat also to pay off the National Debt , which I shall lay before the new Republican Government as soon as things are settl e d , which I hope will be by the last week in May or the beginning of June . This , m y lord , perhaps , will astonish yon , but it is no more odd than true . I shall now state it as brief as possible , merely to g ive you an idea of my intentions : —

      I shall reduce tbe property of every aristocrat in the United Kingdom down to £ 10 , 000 per annum ; but those who have been tbe cause of so much destitution and misery , the whole of their property should be confiscated to the government , and such provision made for them as the statute shall enact , not ex . cecding £ 100 per annum ; and in case of any at tempt being made to deceive the government by means of transfer of , any real or personal estate what s oever , t be p art y or parties so offending will , upon the discovery Jhereof , be transported for the term of their natural life . Now , my lore ., this is onl y o ne m ea ns I should adopt , and which I am sure

      you cannot think arbitrary , as you will never , pine on £ 100 per annum I can only say , I wish I had it myself , or even half th at amount , I should ^? t grumble , nor even wish to change places with ^ the most wealthy monarch iu the world . My lord there is another sentence or two in the speech which looks very Mack agamst you , and [ must say , I do not think you bear that wise proverb in mind ,-Ahvays to think thnce before you speak once' - OthcrwKM J'OU would not talk of suppvesun- the truth , which you say you are determined to do but 1 am inclined to think you will then undertake a task you will not be able to accomp lish , for you

      To The Right Honourable Lord John Russel...

      will have more than one , two , or three to chastise , if you once beg in , for the voice of him to whom you aKude is ( he voice of rniHions , —this , I ihink , will almost make you scratch your head where it does not itch . If , my lord , you are really i gn o rant as to the public opinion of your political career , you will know on the 10 th day of April next , for there to at this time a waggon making on purpose to carry it to your Hon . House ( the House of Commons ) , and which will be drawn by nine how , and headed by the father of all nation * , ( Feargus O'Connor , Esq .,

      M . P . ) , and many thousands of his dutiful children will follow and precede this wonderful vehicle , Now , my lord , a s d a ddy to your c o lle a gues , I hope yoa will be in attendance on that memorable day , and yield to public opinion and natural sense , otherwise I am afraid the two families will not very well agree ; in fact , I should not be surprised if your own children disagreed betweeen themselves , and remember— Birds in their little ne « t agree , And it is ft shameful sight , When children of one family

      F ») l on ' , and chide , and fight . In short , you must not be absent under any circumstances whatever . I am sure you need not take any p ills after this , for yonr disease is a hopeless one if this does not cure you ; your physician feels rather reluctant about disclosing to you what is really the matter , hut I am not quite so particular , so I will out with it at once ;—it is what is called ' BFack Heart , ' and as you are very bad there is no chance of an effectual cure , neverth e less I will give you a little advice . —Do not take a warm bath

      between now and the 10 th of April , for fear ot reducing your strength too much , as I have no doubt the excitement on that day will have the same effect . Do not forget to instruct your valet to prepare some clean linen , and to have it well-aired on your return home . I also think it would be advisable for you to go in disguise ; by so doing , perhaps , you may escape a few insults which unruly chil d ren are so often apt to indalge in ; but to cut tbe matter short , if you think you really cannot bear the excitement , or do not feel inclined to come to terms with the

      National Father , your wisest plan will be to procure Some hair dye , a travelling cap , and such like nece ss ary articles , and pack up your traps and start . 1 ana , A LrBBHAL MISDED EkGXJSHMAH .

      A N A Ppeal To Her Maje St Y Q Ueen Vict...

      A N A PPEAL TO HER MAJE ST Y Q UEEN VICTORIA , THE GOVERNMENT . AND THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND , IN BEHALF OP THOMAS PRESTON . The government , thirty years ago , having most unadvisedly employed Edwards as a spy , and believing his most false and wicked statements , were led to prosecute Thomas Preston for High Treason ; and although he was honourably acquitted , yet tbe proceedings subjected him to such expenses , and entailed such looses , as reduced him and his family to the most abject peverty , from which they have been suffering greatly for many years . The writer of this appeal being convinced that the principles of Thomas Preston are very similar t » these of Lord John . Russell , Sir Robert Peel , and Richard Cobden , Esq ., addressed the annexed letter to them .

      Now , through the medium of the press , he appeals to Her Majesty Queen Victoria , the Government , and the People of England , in behalf of Thomas Preston , that bis case and circumstances may he fairly and fully considered , and that justice may he done to his principles , to himself , and to his family .

      IETTEB ADDRESSED AND SENT TO TUB BIGHT HON , LOBS JOHN KVeaZLl , TUB RIGHT BOH . SIB . SCBBM ! 5 EE . I . , B 1 RT ., AND SICHABD COBDEN , ESQ . Qintlxmek—Since I came to London , my attention has been directed to an individual , eighty years of age , who waa better known in the political world thirty s « ara since than at present . He was much earlier in tbe arena of the Corn . law agitation than yourselvee , He had laboured twenty years in the cause before you com * menced yonr work . He was one of those who laid the foundation on which you have elnce built . Shall I add , that to him in part , porhaps , you may be indebted for

      S our ri « o and present high stations ? In the words of Cardinal Wolsey , I may add , ' Had he endeavoured to serve G o d as sinc e r ely &» ha has endeavoured to serve man , He would not have so slighted , neglected , and forsaken him . ' In his behalf I appeal , not bo much to your benevolence aa to your Justice . I may even remind you of the debt of gratitude you may oven owe to him . As fine a spiiit , and aa vigorous a mind , dwells in this aged man of eighty , as in any of you , so that whenever ho may come into your presence , you will do well ' to rise up before the beary head , and honour the face of the old man and fear thy God . '

      This aged individual , whose cause I have toe nonour and privilege to p lead , is Thokas Pbestoh , who was tiied for High Treason , hut after a protracted trial of aloa days waa acquitted , aejuatly and honourably I believe , as any individual could be that was ever brought into any court of justice . So far from meditating or planning evil against the king or the country , I believe he was , and still is , one of the most loyal subjects in the Queen ' s dominions ; and as such the Prime Minister will onlj he doing an act of jnstics , by presenting him to tbe Queen as one of tho Fathers of Reform . As a Clergyman , I look to one whoiseren higher than the highest on earth , eten to the King of kings and Lord of lords ; and I believe I am acting in conformity with Hia will , in thus bringing before you the aged Thomas Preston . I have the honour to remain , Gentlemen , jour faithful humble servant , Heedebt Smith .

      8 , Buckingham street , AdelpM , London , February 22 nd , 18 4 8 . Donations thankfully received at the residence of T Pbeston . 16 , Field Lane , Holborn . liill .

      Equality, L I B Erty . And Fraternity. T...

      EQUALITY , L I B ERTY . AND FRATERNITY . The following speech , delivered . at the French Republican Banquet at Freemasons Hall , on the 27 th ult ., was in type last week , but press of matter compelled its withdrawal from the report of the Banquet which appeared in the last number of the Star . Julian Hah . net also responded to tho sentiment , ' Le Peuple Anglaise . ' On rising to speak he was received with immense applause . He said : I feel greatly honoured in being permittd to take part in the proceedings of this glorious festival . I speak to express the aentiment of fraternity which I know is cherished in the hearts of ray countrymen towards their brethren , the people of France . ( Applause . ) One feature distinguishes the present Revolution—I will not say French , but European Revolution—( groat applause ) , that the people of every nation are of the same mind . From

      the Seine to the Vistula from the Tagus to the Tiber , from the Danube to the Thames , one aspiration arises from the hearts of the long oppressed millions —the aspiration for Equality , Liberty , Fraternity . ( Great cheering . ) Equality ! sublimo dogma I At the birth and the death of man nature proclaims the equality of the race . The children of the peer , and the children of the peasant are born equally helpless ; it is surrounding circumstances that make the after , distinction a of life . And in death , although the rich man ' s remains may be born to the grave with all the pomp of artificial grief , followed by mourning coaches full of emptiness—the very mockery of woe ; although the sculptor ' s skill may ba employed to make the almost blushing marble proclaim the virtues of the deceased , which while living he showed the utter want of ; and , on the other hand , although the poor man may have a dog ' s funeral ,

      ' Rattle his boner , Orerthe stones , He ' s only a pauper whom nobody owns ' , o-still at last both are equal in the grave . There ' the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest ; ' there the mightiest monarch is no mere than the humblest slave . ( Loud cheers ' . ) But equality ia now demanded by the people aa a life , long reality . In the declaration of independence , America proclaimed that All men are born free and equal ; ' but it has been reserved for glorious France to show that raen are not only born but may live freu and equal . ( Great cheering . ) This Equality is attainable , an d w i thout it Lib e rt y a n d Fra t ernit y are not attainable . So long as masters and servants

      exist there can be no real liberty . Theoretically the white working men of America are free , but—to say nothing of the blacks—practically thev are slaves . There gold supplies the place of force , " and is itself the most grinding of tyrannies . ( Loud oheera . ) Without Equality there can be no real Fraternity . So long as one man monopolises superfluities , and his fellow-man is in want of the commonest necessaries , it is impossible there can be a brotherhood of the two . Nations , too , must be equally free , or the free will despise the enslaved . Could England continue much longer the refuge of destitute royalty , the homo of kicked-out tyrants , the sanctuary of the accursed principle oi aristocracy , the temple of a mammon-porged bourgeoisie , the Land where Labour ' s sons and daughters shiver , huager , and perish in the

      midst of unparalleled luxury and boundless wealth ; if this disgraceful state of things could last , Frenchmen w > uld naturally and properly despise my countrymen , But , t h ank Go d , En g li s hmen will redeem their character , and will prove themselves worthy to link England ' s name with that of free and alorious France . ( Tremendous cheering . ) The Equality I contend for may ba established through the emancipation and organisation of labour , without injustice to any man or set of men . If in the future stages of tbe revolution violent conflicts of classes should take p lace , you may assure yourselves that such violence witl not bo the fanlt of tho people . Glory to tha men of France , who have again taught the nations how to struggle for Liberty — * o die for Liberty—and to wrest from tyrants the rights of

      Equality, L I B Erty . And Fraternity. T...

      man . Glory to the men of France , who in m , hoar of anarohy had the wisdom to appoint asovAm raent-the ablest and noblest an the Z ! d ffi to France where every man « a citiien , and « £ S citizen a soldier ; and tho freedom . 8 affit » . ZI- * t e nee , and social emancipation of the taiS ' „ SS » - tate-the principal care of the wnrnmSnS & pufehebwed npon Equality , Liberty , Fr » twni " w broken the chains ot all people , and laid the fonna dation of general happiness . ( The speaker sat a ^ Z . amidst a perfeofcatora o / spplame . ) td °

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      Xo Tbb Mmxob Of Tub W6bth«B!F Gtab , " '...

      XO TBB MMXOB Of TUB W 6 BTH « B ! f gTAB , " '" Sib , —I think it my duty to elate , with reference tan the swindling transaction on tbe part of JTr CanmbeUI ' manager of the Mechanics ' and General Coal Club Com '' ' paay , ( particulars of which appeared in the Stab of lasn week under tha police report of Clerkauwell . ) that thee insertion of the name of this establishment as bankew for the company in their prospect ™ , was quite unauthorised by me , and tbat no money whatever has been deno . " ailed here on behalf of the said eoaapany . Mr Caapbrill deposited 2 s . 6 d . some time since in his private capacity but describing himself as 'Manager of a Club . ' which It returned to him as foon as I learnt the nature of the concern , and ihe u * e be had made of our name lam , Sir , your obedient Servant .. . ^ « Khce . Manager National Lanfi and Labour Bank .

      493 , New Oxford-sir > et , London , 30 th March , 1818 .

      The National Flag. To Thx Iditoe Op The ...

      THE NATIONAL FLAG . TO THX IDITOE OP THE HOBTHEBH STiX . Sib , —Allow me to set right a couple of errors in my letter open this eutyect In last week ' s Sta * . I am made i to say , that The anmmit ot the star nay bear the bonnet rouge : ' it ought te have been the ' anmmit of thai ttaf . ' Tbe other h not very important , befogr merelyr the substitution , by your compositor , of suspenitmg for ? depending , in allusion to the tassel attached to the staff ,, Aad , while I am upon the subject , let me add another ' suggestion . The flag I proposed is one for three com . , blned nations—the banner of a general government er ' congress . But the Scotti * h Sag will remain as at present , —blue ; with the additioa in the upper corner , seat tha pole . ' of the combined trieolsur and stars , enclosed in . a border of silver , and displaying the Hon rampant , and . other national symbols , with Its own star on bine ground ., The same as regards the English and Irish ones . And !

      as yoa suggest that tho British and Irish tricolour should ! be carried In procession on the 10 th , I would furthep 1 propose that it should be accompanied t y the ether three ; for we in Scotland must also have our own pars llament and eitablish our nationality , which la net in * consistent with a closer , —a much closer union , —than now obtains between the three kingdoms . As an after thought , how would it do to place in thecompartnrrntof the combined Qzg , under the stars and on both tides , the national emblems ? The Horn coucbanton the red ground , for England ; the lion ram . pout on tbe blue ground , for Scotland ; both

      Immediately upon their appropriate shields ; and a golden harp on the green ground , for the land of British sympathy and I r ish hope , which would just be a tricolour modifi . cation of the present British standard—gorgeous , indeed , yet simple aad natural , like a Republic ( excuse the com . parlson ) , and eschewing all the quatterhigB and humbug of heraldry . And why not , if these hints do not seem the thing—why not call in the assistance of your friend , JIartin , as tbe French nation , in a similar case , obtained that of the celebrated Darid . The additional emblems I would also , of course , emblazon en the respective separate national flags .

      Toaw , drC „| April 2 nd , l & i 3 . Sicimm

      How To Overthrow A Bad Goternment. Pbiek...

      HOW TO OVERTHROW A BAD GOTERNMENT . Pbiekd Hasib-h . —I agree with you that the moat WU Iuable information that one man can impart to his fel « low man , is the best and easiest way of overturning a bad government ; and I am proud to say that 1 have laboured for twenty . eight years in that avocation , first with Hunt and Cobbett , then in the unstamped press , wad since then for tho Charter , and my plan has always been to do business with Chartists when and wheresver I eoold ; asd I , with yon , recommend it to be carried out with Chartist bodies , as much as poeilble ; bat , J ends I have another plan to aid yours , a plan more effeo * tual and easy to be acted upon ; I have acted upoa that p lan ever since 1839 , and I shall carry it out until the

      Charter becomes tbe law of * be land , My plan is , ab . staining from all hinds of drink paying taxes , and also tebacco . Now , I am a working man all those years , and am a better man than when I took them . How , friend Haslem and brother Chartists , consider that malt alone gives to the Exchequer more ^ than fonr and e half millions , tbat and strong drink furnishes the Exche * quer , altoge t her , with more than £ 11 , 000 , 000 . annually , and that tobacco pays more than two millions annually , making between thirteen and fourteen millions paid for riveting the fetters of slavery . Then , friends , at onc 9 resolve to abstain from those useless articles ; com * menoe on the morning tbat the National Petition ifl presented , and that act witt give double weight to tha Petition and secure tbe Charter . Hull , R . Pihdeb .

      How To Overthrow A Bad Government. To Th...

      HOW TO OVERTHROW A BAD GOVERNMENT . TO THB EDITOB OF THE NORTHERN STAB , Sia , —In perusing tho letter of yonr Manchester eofs spondent ( C . T . Haslam ) on the above subject , I can . ) t agree with his mode of proceeding . Were an attempt i be made by the shopkeepers and other parties to ithbold the taxes , as he suggests , it is certain the go > irnment would tako measures to enforce payment , id it would ultimately lead to the very steps he is so axiom to avoid , I am equally averse to arms , would ly othor means suffice ; but depend upon this , sir , tha ights of Man will never be granted , vraltss force is used , sd even that mast be done ebortly ; for if tbe public

      mind ia once rnort- allowed to sink into that apathy and listlesenesB in which it has lulled for so many years , tho Government will take due precaution to prevent any future attack being made upon them . There is not a doubt of th « people ' s victory if they are but true to then ; leaders and their cause . Moral and intellectual power has already been tried too long , and has had no more effect apon them than a bottle of smoke in the wind . New , er newr , is the time for Englishmen to gain their rights . If this opportunity passes by , England will be a slave for ever . Your obedient Servant , March 4 tb , John Gilbebxson .

      A National Flag. Permit Ma To Reply To Y...

      A NATIONAL FLAG . Permit ma to reply to your correspondent Siclnlus , with respect to a National Chartist flag—that ' ono was agreed upon by the Metropolitan Delegate Com « mittee , in conjunction with the Executive , at a com « mittee meeting , on Thursday week . The flag is as follow ? : viz ., a tricob'ur ; three stripes vertical ; red next the most ; white in the centre , and green to tbe fly : in the centre of the white tbe cap of liberty , encircled with a wreath of laurel and oak , and the words 'Tho People ' s Charter , in an outer circle . The arrangement for the rosette colours ate as follow : —Red in tho centre , white second , and green outside all . Trusting Msis explanation may be satisfactory . I remain , sir , yours , City of London . Aifbed Fbnhelh ,

      The National Contention. To The Editob O...

      THE NATIONAL CONTENTION . TO THE EDITOB OP TBE WOBTHBBN STAB , Sia , —An idea has just occurred to mo with respect to this body , which I am tain enough to suppose might ba usefully carried out . The Convention will be necessarily appointed by the great towns and populous districts ; but its behest * must to obeyed by tho nation , as it hopes to be free . Now , fut the purpose of Identifying the less densely peopled localities with the people ' s trua p arliamen t , I propose that theso bo iavitcd at special meetings , to send up adhesioES to tho Convention—tha towns , and hamlets , and parishes , of Ireland more parti , culary ; and iurther , that the people in these localities , as well as those who actually elect the delegates , should

      appoint from three to Are men of approved courage , known ability , and tried patriotism , to be named COMU oils of Tribunes ; whose election shall be confirmed by the Convention , and who shall staod between it and the people—Communicate its recommendations to the public —and lead the poople in carrying out its ulterior mea . sures ; to constitute , ia fact , a local magistracy for tha nation . In a former communication I told you thcra waa much excitement among the people in this quarter , I have jusl heard , upon undoubted authority , that an ' alarming' number of the agricultural labourers at our hiring fair , last Wednesday , eiuUingly and openly avowed their belief and hope , that in a short time , a the taiH of France , they would have some say in fixing the rate of their own wages , and from other sources

      I learn enough to convince me that this educated , sad intelligent , tboagh terribly enslaved class , are for tho first time read y to move . No time ought to bfl lost hi getting into communication with them , and I do thiols that this cheering fact ought to be token a « a food omen . And while the Convention is sitting , the- men of London must rally round it by frequent deputations , and a guard if necessary . Deputations might also carry tho countenance of the populations of several densely peo . pled districts by the many railwayb , of which the metropolU is the focus ; and , above all , if the Convention adopt tho fisg proposed by Sloinius , or any other , it ought to float in ample folds , conspicuously , from the roof of the building in which the hope of three nobi « uatlons sits in Council . Dumfries , April 2 nd . Jamvours & c ., Qtraiir .

      A Thunder Storm Passed Over Liverpool Fr...

      A thunder storm passed over Liverpool from tha west on Sunday afternoon . It lasted ^ about two hour ? , during the greater portion of which time the electric fluid was very vivid and almost incessant " Tho wires of tho electric telegraph were so much disturbed by the electricity in the atmosphere as to prevent temporarily ths working of the telegraph .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 8, 1848, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_08041848/page/2/