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    • BOOKS PUBLISHED AND SOLD by J. WATSON, 3, Queen's Head-passage l
    • "VYe Have learned, with deep regret, tbatMr. Geo Cavill, of Sheffield, one of the most amiable and
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    • THE PETHERN STAB SAIUKKAV . I>3 CtiHIiliK 15, lS4«
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      Books Published And Sold By J. Watson, 3, Queen's Head-Passage L

      BOOKS PUBLISHED AND SOLD by J . WATSON , 3 , Queen ' s Head-passage l

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      aiernoster-row . Just published , 2 nd Edition for the Million in 12 mo ., 313 pages , closely printed , price 2 s liniin . l ? «• AMERICA COMPARED WITH EXG LA > D . The respective social effects of the American aud English systems of Government aud . legislation , and the Mission of Democracv Bv R aU ™ SSEU * ° Cinciaat 5 ' United States » councillor ™\* ° rk explains the Institutions and the Laws oUheljmted Sbttes-shows the actual condition of ail classes of the people , whether natives or emigrants , and contains an Abstract aud Review of the principal English -works on that country . This is an admiraWe hook . —Weekly Dispatch . It contains elaborate matter of practical value . —Spirit OftheAge . Tlsfe « wn xitoirably written and excellently wen-rimed book . —The Standard of Freedom . Hie book should hare been called a textbook for prese t and future politicians , for truly it will be . —Ir ccklu Ttm . es , *

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      [ 1 ST OF BOOKS AND SEEETS ¦ * - " SOW PCBLISHIK'G BY

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      THE MOST POPULAR TALE 01 ? THE DAY ' Vesterday was published tho Seventy-First Number of K MYSTERIES OF THE COUET J . OF LONDON . BV G . W . M . REYNOLDS . Tho n-nrb h i-wued in Weekly Penny Numbers , and Moiy S ° 5 . ennyParts , isbeantifully Illustratedby H « m A Thfc extraordinary work , which has already secured i i if ^ f Asanas of readers , gives the fullest and oKieorco IH and contains the most startling revelations incoSon ' w -itlithepr . flisate and voluptuous career of G 3 an ^' T'uSf rS Proprietor , by John Dicks , atReynoub / s j / i 7 «!«« . V Office , 7 , Wellingtcm-streeet North , Strand .

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      POPULAR POLITIOS AND HISXOUY . Last Wednesday was published and may be procured of all booksellers and verniers of \ sl \ cap pevuMlicals iso . VI ., price One Pesni " , of REYNOLDS'S POLITICAL II INSTRUCTOR . Edited bt G . W . M . REYNOLDS , 4 uthor of the First and Second Series of * The Mysteries ok Lo . ndo . v , ' ' The Mvsteuies oj « tiie Comrc or Losdoh , ' 'Faust , '' The Pixy , ' & c , & c . Contexts of No . VI . 1 . Look on this Picture and on thk With two wood engravings representing the extremes ot Wealth and Poverty . 2 . Political Victims . By George W . M . Reynolds . 3 . Work and Wages : Supply and Demand . « y Gracchus . 4 . Newspaper Cant . 5 . How the Rich pv-jteet the Poor . C . Draught of the Constitution of the National Charter Nomination . 7 . A New History of England . Chapter VI . Richard 1 . By Edwin F . Roberts . 8 . The Rise , Progress , and Phases of Human Slavery . By a National Reformer . 9 . The Aristocracy : its Orig in , Progress , and Decay . By Alpha . 10 . Kossuth , Mazzini , and Ledru Rollin : their virtues aud their calumniators . By Bronterre O'Brien . Loudon : Published for the Proprietor , by John Dicks , at Reynolds ' s Miscellant Office , ? , Wellington-street North , Strand .

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      WO THE CHARTISTS AND DEMOCRATIC X AND SOCIAL REFORMERS OF GREAT BRITAIN : AND IRELAND . Extraordinary new ivork by Eucexb Sue , ' author ' of the Wandering Jew , ' ' Mysteries of Paris , ' tfce . In next number of the WEEKLY TRIBUNE , price id ., published on December 22 nd , will be commenced a special translation of a new Democratic aud Social Itomunue , by Euoexe Eue , entitled THE MYSTERIES OP TIIE PEOPLE : on , the

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      FREEHOLD LAND , FROM ONE QUARTER- OP AN ACRE TO FIFTY ACRES . TN the Counties of HANTS , SURREY , 1 BUCKS , and -MIDDLESEX , the property of a private gentleman , to be sold at from M . to U 5 t . pes wiva \ t \ wiber included ) for inferior lands , and 81 )/ . to 15 Uf . for superior and accommodation lands . The latter may also be rented on perpetual leases , at if . or at . per acre , per annum , for the first three years , aud'li . or IW . per acre , per annum , for ever afterwards . Apply , i'EHsonallv onia las no better can be answered at present , ) to Air . Sayer , 31 , Slanliopestreet , Clare-market , London .

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      HALF PRICE . npO BE DISPOSED OF , TWO FOUR JL ACRE CERTIFICATES for half mice , or the two for £ 5 . The advertiser wishing to part with them through pecuniary embarrassment , caused by ill health . Address { pre-paid ) to Edward Handle , High-street , Lcclllade , Gloucestershire .

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      RUPTURES EFFECTUALLY CURED WITHOUT A TRUSS . r PIIE EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS - * - of Dr . GUTIIUEY'S remedy for all varieties of Smgic and Double Ruptures , is without a parallel in the history of medicine . Ill every case , however bad or longstanding , a cureisguaranteed . The remedy is quite easy and perfectly painless in application , causing no inconvenience or conmieiiuiit whatever , aud is equally applicable to both sexes , of whatever age . Sunt ( post-free ) with full instructions , rendering failure impossible , on receipt of six shillings hy Post Office-order , or cash , by Dr . Eknri Gutjikev , 6 , Amuton-street , Gray ' s Inn-road , London , Hundreds of testimonials and trusses have been left behiuil by persons cured , as trophies of the success of this remedy , which Dr . Gotiiket will willingly give to those who require to wear them after a trial of it . Post Office-orders must be made payable at the Gray's Inn-road Office , aud all letters of inquiry must enclose twelve postage-stamps for the reply , without which no notice will be taken of them . Hours of consultation , daily from twelve till four o ' clock . ( Sundays excepted . )

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      RUPTURES EFFECTUALLY AND PERMANENTLY CURED WITHOUT A TRUSS !! DR . WALTER DE 1100 S' amazing success on the treatment of RUPTURE , ig sufficient proof of the unfailing officacy of his remedy . Thousands are availing themselves of his discovery , which must ere long entirely banish this complaint . All so afflicted are invited without delay , to write or pay a visit to Dr . D £ ROOS . whose remedy is perfectly painless , free from danger or inconvenience , applicable to either sex and all ages , and will be sent free , with full instructions , & c ,, rendering f ailure impossible , on receipt of 6 s . Cd . in cash , or by Post Office orders , payable at the Ilolborn office , A great number of Trusses which may be seen luwc \> cw \ left behind by persons cured , as trophies of the immense success of this remedy , and which will readily be given to any one requiring them after one trial of 51 . Address , WALTER DB R 00 S , M . D ., 1 , Ely-place , Ilolbora-hilt , Lowd < iu , "flUevs Uc may be consulted daily from 10 till 1 ; and i till 8 . —{ Sundays excepted . ) N . B . — Letters of inquiry should contain two postage stamps . In every case a cure is guaranteed .

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      FRATERNAL FESTIVAL . ronSto * o ? TEA PARTY , CONCERT , and BALL Snid by the FRATERNAL DEMOprats will be held at tho Literauy and Sww-TIFIC LV 3 IIIUTI 0 N , J 0 HS . 9 TRKM TomSBUIrCOTMnoAn , JnNew Year's Eve ., Monday , December Slat , All the Advocates of Democratic and Social Reform are hereby invited to take part in the procc 6 din rf s # Tea on tho Table at Six o Clock Precisely . Single Subscription One Shilling and Sixpence ; Doubfe Subscriptions ( to admit Malo and Female , or Two Females , ) Two Shillings and Sixpence , may be had as follows : — _ „ ,

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      T < HB DEMOCRATIC REVIEW X 01 BRITISH and FOREIGN POLITICS , HISTORY and LITERATURE . - Edited by G . JULIAN HAILVBY . On , and after , the 1 st of January , 1850 , the Democratic . Reoieio will ho published by Mr . James Watson , 3 , Queen ' s lleud-passuge , Paternoster-row . London . Arrangements have been made to ensure the publication of each number in ample time to reach all parts of the United Kingdom , ( if ordered by the local booksellers , ) by the first day of each month . Improvements—both political and literary—will be commenced in the number for January , 1850 , including - LETTERS FROM FRANCE AND GERMANY , reviewing the progress of events in those countries and the Continent generally , particularly as regards the . movement for Democratic and Social Reform . Further particulars ' in future advertisements .

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      POR SALE , A FARM . ON THE GRE A T DODFORD ii ESTATE . For further particulars , apply to Mr . James Finlay , No . i , on the Estate , who will show the property . All letters to be pre-paid .

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      FARMS ON SALE . A FOUR ACRE FARM AT SNIG'S xi . END , with the following crops , set for the ensuing year : —Wheat , three quarters of an acre ; Spring vetehes . one-quarter of an acre ; spring cabbages , S , 50 l ) . For particulars , apply to the Directors at the Office of the Land Company , 114 , High Holboru , London , or Jlr . Croft , at Snig ' s End . TWO AND THREE ACRE FARMS , The possession of which to be given to the highest bidder . Applications to bo made to the Directors . TIIE SCRIP OF FOUR ACRES , Paid up in full , and clear of all expenses . Applications to bo made to the proprietor , Mr . G . Logan , Railiray Tavern . Little Queen-street , Wellington-road , Leeds .

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      O'CONNORVJLLE .-TIIE LAND . TO BE LET , ON LEASE , THE TWOACRE ALLOTMENT , now in the oscupation of T . M . Wheeler , together with the crops , stock , several tons of immure , gardening implements , & e . The house is pleasantly situated in the most fertile portion of the estate , and the soil is not to he surpassed by any in the county . The stock consists of a sow inpij , two store pigs , a quantity of rabbits aud fowls . The crops consist of several tons of parsnips , mangel wurtzel , and Swedes , also a quantity of seed potatoes , several busiiels of artichokes , and seeds of every description , twenty apple trees , several damson and plumb ditto , aud also several dozen of gooseberry , currant , and raspberry bushos ; there is an excellent barn , toolhouse , rabbit-house , a liquid manure tank , and other conveniences ; half an acre of the land is cropped with wheat , quarter of an acre with tares , and a quarter of an acre with rape , cabbage , itc . Tile price demanded is 6 U . This is the greatest bargain yt > t offered to the public , as no monetary value can repay the advertiser for the capital and labour he has expended thereon . The only reason for letting this allotment is , that the proprietor has engagements in London , which compels him to reside there .

      "Vye Have Learned, With Deep Regret, Tbatmr. Geo Cavill, Of Sheffield, One Of The Most Amiable And

      "VYe Have learned , with deep regret , tbatMr . Geo Cavill , of Sheffield , one of the most amiable and

      Devoted Chartists In England, Is Now Lab...

      devoted Chartists in England , is now labouring under most adverse circumstances , owing to the part which he has taken in serving the working classes of his native town . As Mr . Cavill is in a public business , as the keeper of a Temperance Hotel , nothing would be easier than for the Chartists and others , by their patronage and support , to save their friend from rum , and we sincerely recommend them to do so .

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      The Fbexcu Exiles,—Wc Have Received The ...

      The Fbexcu Exiles , —Wc have received the response of the i renchE \ iles to the addresses of the Fraternal Democrats . A translation shall appear in next Saturday ' s Stat : Nottingham . —J . Sweet acknowledges the receipt of the tollowingsums , sentheremtli , viz .: -I ' on Macnamaky ' s Acrios .-Frora Mansfield , fis 7 d ; Mr . C . Rrandreth , and J . ' » " !! , , 10 , , ¥ ; SJsslinS- Is j Mr . Gee , « d ; Mr . W . iii ' J \ ' H '• f JuC ( l ues . M ; Mr . Lee , 6 d ; Mr . Cliinind

      >^\? • . ?/!• B" « 8 ta . « ! «*¦ Bend , is ; Mr . Hudson ; . ail j Mr . fcibuert , fid ; Air . Leaper , 2 d ; Mr . G . Etches . 3 d Mr . rougher , Is ; Mr . S . Wright , Gd Tim Widows of > Mlliams a . vi > Sjhabp . —Mr . John Carter , 3 d P S — All persons writing to J . S . for information , are requested to enclose a postage stamp , or their comniunicatwn will not be attended to . J . Rowdex , BMrntajAc Received K A * ? " ™*? of too TRA 0 Es . ~ Press of matter precludes its insertion this week . W tTons AX , Vii "' ' UttMSI — c » nnot answer legal

      ques-9 nm rf !^ ^^ respondents in week ' s Star , the sum otis . ought to hare been placed after the name of Henry Brmkwater , of Mottram . J . SuBDHEr , Betfcrd . - —We cannot see any contradiction If we had the rules we should not hare said that i ™ WUlunsou wanted them , hut we should have sent them to

      The Pethern Stab Saiukkav . I&Gt;3 Ctihiilik 15, Ls4«

      THE PETHERN STAB SAIUKKAV . I > 3 CtiHIiliK 15 , lS 4 «

      The Factions And The People. As The Time...

      THE FACTIONS AND THE PEOPLE . As the time for the assembling of Parliament draws nearer , the rival factions become more active . Protectionists and Free Traders meet each other with demonstrations and counter-demonstrations of a defiant character At the meetings of the landlords , doleful tales of rum are told , and still more gloomy prospects unfolded . At the meetings of the commercial and manufacturing interest , all is painted couleur de rose . A little more " free competition , " a large slice out of rent , and another out ot taxation , and the country will be just as it ought to be . Only let Manor . *

      , tw role ns , and a veritable Free Trade milleuium will come , far superior to the Elysium depicted by Protectionist oratory . Wc say " a plague on both their houses i " It matters little indeed to the labouring class who is triumphant in this faction fight ! Protection has been tried , what has it done for the English peasant ? There is not a slave in the world so wretchedly housed , clad , fed , and educated ; the landlords everywhere grudge them the of

      use even the small bit of ground necessary f or tho meanest hovel , and , in nianv cases , suffer those that have been erected to f all into utter ruin , happy to have got rid of a nest for breeding , what they consider the worst vermin upon their estates , ft may su u the landlords and their organs , to afiect . common cause with the labour interest , at the present moment , but there is not the slightes genuine union between them . The pl ough

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      man , shepherd , and carter , are m the eyes of squires and farmers , as so much raw material to be worked up into profit , aa the spinner , piecer , or weaver , are by the factory lord . It w the doom of the wages-enslaved toiler , to be plundered by profit-mongers , usurers , and idlers The quarrels amongst themselves , as to which shall most largely share in the plunder , can bring no alleviation of his lot ; From the produce of actual labour must be paid all profits , dividends , salaries , pensions , sinecures and rents ; and the system by which the wealth is abstracted from its producers , and passed to the various classes ot non-producersis so cunningly contrived—so fair in =

      , its outward seeming-that few unaerstana how the robbery is effected . But one great fact is patent , that tho producers of all wealth are , in all cases , the poorest members of the community . Upon them , also , first falls the mischie f of any Legislative alterations , if they are mischievous . The farmers and landlords never dreamt of raising wages when prices were high , and rents good ; they are ready Minnr iito cut them down the-moment that

      prices decline . and a possible redaction ot rentrolls appears in the distance . The labourer is the last to share in prosperity-the farst to to feel the pressure of adversity . He is a sponge , to be squeezed dry as often as may be practicable and convenient , by those who live upon his industry-ra syp hon through which wealth may flow to others , but retain none itself .

      This is truly the case with all labourers , whether rural or urban—manual or mentalwho are paid by wages . The Free Tadersbefore thoy secured the triumph of their policy —drew glowing pictures of the "Happy England " that was to ensue . They still affect to believe that it will come some time or other , and are fertile in suggesting reasons why it has not come already . We are requested very earnestly , "to wait a little longer" for the " good time , " that they assure us really is " coming . " But no subterfuges , no excuses

      can get rid of the fact , that the specific results they predicted from the passing of a specific measure , have not been secured . Explain it , palliate it as they may , Free Trade has not given the people "High wages aud plenty to do . " It has not converted us into a thriving , pi-osperous , busy , and comfortable people . The complaints of tho agricultural districts are reechoed by complaints from the manufacturing . The sapient " Shallows" who assumed the task o f doctoring the body-politic , and whose assurance was at least equal to their

      ignorance , now inform us that all that is necessary to a " complete cure , are certain small reductions in taxation , and improvements in administration . They are either ignorant or dishonest . They are as far from touching the real cause of the present abject state of the producers as ever they were : and the suggestion of wholesale Emigration , as the immediate remedy for destitution and want of employment , which Free Trade has . failed to relieve , is the most forcible proof of the hollowness of their professions , and the really nefarious motives bv which they are actuated .

      There are hundreds of causes m operation to grind down the remuneration of the labourer to the lowest possible fraction , and to throw tens of thousands out of employment almost within an hour ' s notice , which no possible amount o f emigration could ever cope with . They assume that we experience so much misery and want , merely because there is what they call . a redundant population . That is not true , even if we admit , for argument sake , that there are really too many of us . The misery and destitution of the masses

      are produced by agencies inherent in tho system itself ; and if next year , we could reduce the population one fourth , or from 28 , 000 , 000 to 21 , 000 , 000 , there would then be as largely overstocked a labour market in proportion to the then population , as there is now . If our mone y laws were continued , by which production is at one time unduly stimulated , and at another unduly contracted , as suits the interests or the crotchets of the money-lords—if new machines to do the work that formerly required the labour of thousands of adult skilled artisans , continue to be brought into

      action , and to supersede the manual labourer —if large masses of the people are divorced from the soil , and made helplessly dependent on the demand in distant and foreign markets , over the changes and fluctuations of which they have no control — if an unbridled selfishness continues to actuate our capitalists , and a reckless competition bo carried on , heedless of all results save one—an immediate profitif all these causes of social evil remain untouched , no amount of emigration , no mere paltering with the skin-deep blotches of the system will be of the slightest avail .

      Neither Protectionists nor Free Traders , as such are able or willing to put an end to these fruitful sources of misery and demoralization . Their only object is to make the existing machine work as smoothl y as possible for themselves . _ They have entered into a struggle to determine whether the commercial or the terr itorial interests shall predominate—but the contest , end how it may , involves in both cases the same result—the subjugation and plunder of labour .

      We desire to propound no impossible or u topian schemes of social reform . Nor would we , were the Charter the law of the land tomorrow , dream of forcing upon any of our fellow-citizens a mode of association for producing and distributing wealth to which they were conscientiously opposed . But what we do hold , is , that the great and indispensable preliminary to all wholesome change , is the political enfranchisement of the whole people . Until that is gained there is no guarantee , either for tho

      permanence or the realitv of anv improvement in the condition of the workin * mg the People , and an Administration really responsible o it , the foundation for I truly national reformation would be laid If z & £ r * > v * " * > aud ^ confusion -to provide new channels , into which the labour , skill , and capital of the country could be beneficially direetedlthe noble discoveries of Modern Art could -w oasi y be made as sub servient to tho genera wealth , prosperity , and contend ° « ? S

      thei guidance of ignorant selfishness , they have hitherto pI 0 dnCe ( i tho very reverse . Nor 2 we be answered by those who point tTfrate and other sham republics , as a proof that el tonme political changes do not bring wHI Tri ? T Vean , d beueficial social refo ms Ihe Fr ench people have Keen cheated oTof cheS I ? ' ftB ^ -tioa by a bai 5 oi ^ c true ReformL andTe £ & $££ a e undergoing a probation ary Jutionin £ ait ofexercisinff noliticslnm ^ : S ? tlie

      tot be ultimatel y highly mi , ! ™ Tportant to them Tn $ sotul aud 1 TO ' constitutional weanon , , * C ° Untl ' y > thesc the l ^ V ^ iT « Siy ? i E"ftU ? ys 5 ? - ^ mastered the L wpv If m ?^^ , have aftairs , andlrravelr ^^ » ' *** faith in the Soavlll ^^^ tional orgaSL W ^ constit » - buffs do Lt daS ' thet fe Tht 1 UreS and ** r ied into violent meSL 5 ? i ' not 1 ^"

      -~ r A w JU « ° auce Liberty Of In A * ia ions «™ afoot among tS' Jm ?}** ^ pnly one in which weh ™?! l , « laM , the ude to a just anS mexZ ^ l ^ ' T a e m that of the ParSS pohtlCal " »*«&» , Reform Asso eiatio ^ S ? ^ Ftaanci * we could wish iUo do but It t B ° as open the portals of the ConiH ? ' at least sands who are now wiSS *^ tb ou ' ^ ^ ct ? is

      The Factions And The People. As The Time...

      perty is not the basis of the franchise , which ought to rest upon no other foundation than Manhood . Universal Suffrage would not ^ long behind Household ; and with less th au y Charter we shall not rest , satisfied , however we may be ready to accept instalments of that ^^ . > . ^ - * . ^

      measure . Let the f actions , therefore , get up sham fights and mock motions as long as they please , for the purpose of throwing dust iu the eyes of the nation and disguising their real objects . The only hope o f the proletarian class ia in the radical reform of oar representative system ; let them bend all their energies to that , aud " all other good things shall be added unto thme" iu due season .

      The Orange Conspiraoy. A Second, And Con...

      THE ORANGE CONSPIRAOY . A second , and concluding part of the Report of tho Orange Grand Lodge , has made its appearance . It is as lengthy , as verbose , and as ill-constructed as its predecessor , and what is a still greater fault , it has no new facts by which its prosincss might bo extenuated and counterbalanced . The six newspaper columns of which it consists , are , in fact , made up of a criticism upon Mr . Berwick ' s report to the Lord-Lieutenant on the Dolly ' s Brae tragedy . Of course the Orangemen la hour hard to clear themselves from the

      unequivocal condemnation pronounced upon them by the Government Commissioner—wc think most unsuccessfully . They cannot deny the facts , whatever gloss they may put upon them ; thoro is no doubt that they did slay their fellow-creatures without occasion , and that they went armed to tho contested pass for that purpose . The magistrates who gave them meat and drink before the fatal encounterwho led them , and personally encouraged the fight , afterwards sat on the bench , aud

      infamously conspired to obstruct the cause of justice , by deciding that no inquiry should be niade into the outrage and murders they had combined to perpetrate . No testimony as to character or intentions which Lord ENSISkillen , or the Grand Lodge can bring forward , will avail in the face of such facts as these . It is indeed possible , that the Orangemen may believe themselves to be as humane , as religious , as loyal as they say they axe , It is possible that they may imagiuetlus as a real , not a fancy portrait : —

      " An Orangemen should have a sincere love and veneration for his Almighty Maker , a firm and steadfast faith in the Saviour of the world , convinced that he is the only mediator betvTecu a sinful creature and an offended Creator . He should cultivate truth and justice , brotherly kindness and charity , devotion and piety , concord and unity , loyalty and obedience to the laws . His disposition should be gentle and compassionate , his behaviour kind and courteous—he should love the society Of the good , and avoid the company of the evil—he

      his Eoman Catholic brethren—he should remember to keep holy the Sabbath day , and attend tho public worshin ot God—he should never take the name of God in vain , but abstain from all cursing , swearing , and profane language , and use all opportunities ot discouraging those shameful practices in othershis conduct should be marked by wisdom and prudence , honesty , temperance , and sobriety . Tho glory of God and lore of man , the honour of his Sovereign , and the good of his country , should be the motives of his exertions . "

      should honour and diligently read the holy Scriptures , and make them the rule of his faith and practice—he should love , uphold , and defend the Protestant religion , and sincerely desire and endeavour to propagate its doctrines and precepts—he should strenuously Oppose and protest against the errors and dangerous doctrines of tho Church of Homohe should , by all lawful means , resist the ascendancy , of that church , its encroachments , and the extension of its power—but he should abstain from all uncharitable words , actions , or feelings towards

      According to Lord Enniskillen , these are the qualifications of all Orangemen . The power of self-delusion is certainly very great , History has many memorable examples of the fact , but certainly this is the most extraordinary we remember ; it is quite evident , that these people " know not fliiat manner of spirit they are of , " they put evil for good , and darkness for light . Their instincts have been artificially and continuously perverted , so that they are now unable to discern between right and wrong ; upon their own crotchets they are helplessly and hopelessly insane , and must in

      future be deprived o f all weapons , aud , if need be , of such personal privileges as would render them dangerous to society , Wo cannot afford lo let mad people go about armed with muskets , pistols , and swords , ready to shoot and slay their fellow citizens for the glory of God , and under the delusive impression that they are thereby at the same time enacting the part of good citizens . Orangemen must be content to come down from such transcendental piety and loyalt y , to the level of other people , aud obey the laws which are passed f or the government of all .

      Game Laws And Poachers. Mr. Bright Has G...

      GAME LAWS AND POACHERS . Mr . Bright has given up the discussion oi the Game Laws in despair . While the House of Commons is filled with such a prcponderwice of landlords and game preservers , aud the other place" is in their exclusive possession , he has no hope of any useful result , and does uot like motions that end in mere talk . Another great opponent of the Game Laws , who was Wrly iu Parliament , has as little faith m the efficacy of wordsbut less acquiescent

      , and patient than Mr . Bright , he has orea ^ mzed an aggressive movement of a somewhat singular and novel Mud . Mr . Sous COLLETT is forming societies in the rural districts , for the mutual support of their members , when thoy happen to bo imprisoned f or breaches o f landlord-made law . An entry of 2 s . lid ., and a weekl y payment of Is ., constitutes memberslap , and the same wages as the cooncd-up poacher could earn at work , are to be paid during Ins confinement . The Times , in high dudgeon , refused to publish the proceedings of a meeting at Tmsbury , Wilts ., where thea » ent the h ^ ty

      ana secretary of the Society , described the IX I ^ ara ^ applause ofhis rustic auditors . Whether the scheme is legal SinTl ^ W -f * ^' euou ^ to determine , but that it may prove a most effective weapon against a gross and palpable in justice , here can be no doubt ; the instinct which prompts me n to hunt , shoot , or fish S S sSffiri ^ n * " ° » GB" " * * S be set utf L ^ U ? W an Mi SMe claim can theyha ^ Si ' . r pertyiu f ^ natum triots , ^^ l ^^ SSSJSi passion is . The most Wentlv 2 i 2 favourite song is that inS ^ S Sd FMtaw of tho poacher are recoS and ^ no chorus do the "lads of th eSe » tS vath more "heart and voice" than 3

      O 'tis moy delight In a zhmy ni ght , In the zeazon ov the year' " jssgSSSsSB S-Sst ^ aS Sance JwS ??! ^ ' ^ ««* J forYweektS t ^ able bo «^ Ubauri the merest necesS of Iv - ? ° to P rovida *» . p ^ , ^ t : ^ Z e TS T receive it TUa y ^ ^ tQ ose who « ^ - ? w & ffs ^^ «« i * * . support himself and faS ' V ^ regularly dur ing + v , Qr y and th * t not battle wiSS 1 UCeSSant "and-to-hand a 3 0 fK h ? h !^ f P with * hare , ^ eof pLSdl f t ' with the V ™' ^ w ^^ jSBr * " ^

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 15, 1849, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_15121849/page/4/