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    • Ti THE GREATEST GOBS* OF AN? ilfiOICINUa IN THE GLOBE.
    • ELECTORS , CANDIDATES, AND ELECTIONS
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      Ti The Greatest Gobs* Of An? Ilfioicinua In The Globe.

      Ti THE GREATEST GOBS * OF AN ? ilfiOICINUa IN THE GLOBE .

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      HOLLOWAT'S OINTMENT . A Very Wonderful Cure of a Disordered liver and Stomach . Er E & ract of a Letter from Jfr CSarles ITitson , 31 , Prinees Street , Glatgine , dated February litt , 1817 . To Professor IIslloway . Si Sir ., —Having talten jour puis to remove a disease of the tbe Stomach and Liver , uader which I had long suffered , Badaa-i having followed joar printed instructions Ihavere-Kdmnne-l that health , which I had thomght lost for cvar . 1 E : £ : d arevkraslv had recourse to several medical men , rwh ( who Are celebrated for their skill , hut instead of curing imymy Complaint , it increased U a most alsnnmg ucgre <¦• iHaHun = jnlyspeakiu »; your pills have saved & S Ufe ! ^ Itrietriec to dissuade me from asiagthem , and I donbtnot out ittiattiat hundreds are deterred from taking yoar most exce ,-

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      ON TEE CONCEALED CAUSE OF CONSTITUTIONAL 6 R ACQUIKSD ESILITIES OF THS GENERATIVE SYSTEM . Just Published , & n ? . i « siS n »< s ; taat"B £ 6 'gn of the Siksx-TrienS on Hunan JVatJiy . rice S » . Sd ., ? . F . d sent free to y part of the United Xingdoza on tbe reccint of a Post OSce Order for 3 s . sa . A USDICAL fTOllK on thelXFraJSITIES © f tho GE XEI 1 ATIVE STSTSJf , in both seses ; being an en jniry into tic c-r-ccsaled cause that destroys physica * energy , and & e ability of manhood , ere vigour has csta l blished her empire : —with Observations en the banefeeBectsof SOLITARY T 5 DULGESCE and INFECTION 1

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      fleets , -cricnn-e-, irritaHon of tho bladder . pains of the . cinsaadkidiieys , gravel , andother disorder of the urin-; Ty passages , in either sex , are penaanently cured tea gaorr space of time , without confin-rajnUo ^ eleas ex rsBiiff ) ' ¦ ''* ' i ^ t ' The above melicines are red only byJMessrs . R snd L . PBRRT and Co ., Surgeons , !^ B < amers-street , Oxford-street , London , « lfti jr « . jRHRBrexi )«! t , ttH » so »* tt ! ted' 5 ' ; letter , tlle «* uat fee of One Pound , without which no notice whatever can be taken o / tnec & mvftumcatioii , patients arc requested to bo as minute as possiblein he detail of their cases , as to thedurationofthe comlaiut , the symptoms , age , habits of living , and general ccupation . Medicines can be forwarded to any part of he world ; no difliculty can occur , as they will be securely asked , and carefully prelected from observation .

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      GOUT ! GOUT !! GOUT !!! TheXew Spedjie Patented Medicine for Gout , Patronised ly Hit Faculty , Kobilily , and Gentry , & o . THE Discoverer of this Invaluable Specific has , after great study and research , proved , by facts , that this Gout Mixture is the only efficient remedy yet-discovered for that excruciating disorder—the expensive pills and mixtures , daily puffed off , having proved a complete failure . This medicine claims a two-fold superiority over every other yet produced for the public good ; a certainty of cure , and are-establishmcut of health , in a few days at a trifling expense . No particular restrictions a . * e necessary , the principal action of the medicine being confined to the Nerves , Muscles , and Tendons , and promoting a free circulation of the blood ; and it must be consolatory to those afflicted with Gout , to be assured that it possesses the medical powers of preventing the disease flying to the stomach , brain , or any vital part , and also prevents fits . It is thus recommended to the afflicted with a confidence arising from experience , as one of the most valuable results of the improved state of Medical Science , and the only certain and safe remedy yet discovered for this painfill disorder .

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      THE POPULAR - MEDICINE . The following important testimony to tbe efficacy of PARR'S LIFE PILLS lias just been received by tbe Proprietors . . - - TO MESSRS T . EGBERTS AKD CO ., LONDON . Athlone , December 7 th , ISifi . Sirs , —You will please to send me six dozen more Parr's Life Pills ; I am just out . I can asstfre you they arc doing an immensity of good ; every ono , who has tried them in affections of the Liver and stomach derive a great dealof benefit . Sonrs , Jbc , WuMAM Giicnnisr , Apothecary and Surgeon . The extraordinary properties of this medicine are thus described by an eminent physician , who says , " After particular observation of the action of Parr ' s Pills I am determined in my opinion , that the following are their true properties : —

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      BLAIR'S GOUT ASK RHEUMATIC PILLS : Copy of a letter from Mr Dlakc , Kingscliffe , Northamptonshire . Kingscliffo , January 21 , 1847 . " Sib , —Twelve years ago I became afflicted with Rheumatic Gout . I procured the best advice possible ,, hut without deriving any benefit ; and the doctors recommended ine to go to the Stamford Infirmary , where I continued twelve weeks , and left it without having obtained any benefit , and all hope of relief had vanished . « ' This hopeless state of tilings continued until a friend advised me toitry Blair ' s Pills . I then lost no time in sending to Mr Mortlock , of Stamford , for a box , and by the time I had taken that quantity I got rid of one crutch . I then sent for another box , which enabled me to throw away the other , and thank God lhave never since had such an attack . " I am much exposed to cold ; but whenever 1 ! wl symptoms of attack , I have recourse to the pills with universal success .

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      A Cebtais Core for Bile , Head Aches , and also for Weak and Deranged Stomachs , by Holloway ' s PUls . — Nothing tends so much to bring on iucurable diseases affecting either the heart , the liver , or the lungs , as an unhealthy state of the stomach , which , iu the first instance , causes loss of appetite , loss of strength , aud loss of energy . Ifow , if a few doses of Holloway ' s justly celebrated Pills be taken to purify the blood , they wiltnnmediately g ive a healthy action t < i all the vitals , and act like a ' charm upon the whole system , restoring health , and vigour even in cews Vnorttiyj physician ' s tkll ' . b ^ j beeu of noavaUt

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      * m * i**—mmm * < — GLASGOW INFIRMARY WILL RECEIVE ¦ ' ¦ ' # " £ . £ 110 STERLING IF an honest Medical Committee , after fair inquiry , do ' not prove Di ^ GREHN'S PILLS . to be , ith 8 ? best , and safest medicine in Scotland , and himself the most literal ; safei ' ' and > successful surgeon and Ihedical practitioner lnitslncei 3 MV " " " „ , J * > . M ' , ¦ "¦ Da GREEN'S PILLS arc sold at 62 , Helsonstreet ; and at his CONSULTING OFFICE / 11 , HUTCHENSOXSTREET , and of all his Agents . Moro wanted , home and abroad , or at his FAMILY HOUSE , 102 , South Portlandstreet QfflsiTOWAs these VEGETABLE PILLS sweeten tho breath ,

      Electors , Candidates, And Elections

      ELECTORS , CANDIDATES , AND ELECTIONS

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      If there is one subject which more than another , is of sufficient consequence to absorb the , attention of the moralist , that subject is tho one which grows out of , and is immediately connected with , the title of this paper . The united kingdom , is , to speak , with modesty , of vast importance in its varkd relations to the rest of the world . It is equal , if not superior , to all other countries , in science , in art , and In general progressive attainments . The enterprise of its people has triumphed over all but impassable physical obstacles—its genius and laws , sits customs , civilisation , and manufactures , have extended tlie ' . r influence to tho remotest regions uf the habitable globe . And yet , at the base of all the power resultiug from such a variety of influences , we have ignorant and corrupt electors—debased and debasing candidates ; and between the two , elections ara transformed into tho most violent civil commotions , or sink into tho lowest of bacchanalian orgies . : . . .. ¦

      la thus characterising electors , and the candidates for their suffrages , I speak advisedly—that there are exceptions , and many noble ones also , it is a pleasure to admit , but itis likewise true , that a really honest candidate , who is inflexible , relying solely upon his principles , is seldom returned . If lie is opposed , and a contest ensues , then it is almost certain that his opponent will have recourse to treating , and bribing ; and if he does not act similarly in self-defence , he will , in roost cases , lose his election . , Sometimes , indeed , treating and bribery arc superfluous , where , as in tho Agricultural districts , the electors are macked with the shadow of a privilege . But having recorded their votes for the blue or yellow candidate , under whose influence they rent , live , and abuse their political existence—they then guzzle the reward of their patriotism . If any of these tenant farmers manifest symptoms of insubordination , then follow significant

      hints respecting an ejectment . Tins . political slavisbness xists , no doubt , to the greatest extent in the agricultural constituencies , but towns and cities are far from being free from it . Intimidation prevails almost everywhere that aggregations of capital in land , or household property , or business exist . If difference exist between the intimidation used b y the landlord and the manufacturer , it is a difference of degree , and not of principle . . The farmer is mors dependant upon his landlord for the continued occupancy of a farm , than is the official or operative of the manufacturer for his coutinued employment ; because , if he discharged them , another opening will soon present itself ; but tho farmer may hare invested the whole of his capital on his farm , and oven partial compensation , supposing , it , to be allowed , will not prevent the ruin consequent upon on ejectment , Neither of these positions is an enviable one—each is alike unfortunate , and the intimidators despicable .

      Even tradesmen of respectable standing . arc not exempt from intimidation , but are dictated to as are the poorer . men and master clod-hoppers . The most extensive influence orcr shopkeepers and public houses , in conjunction with a long purse , will very frequently determine an election in favour of an incapable , where talent and integrity are worsted . That their is much talent , considerable integrity , and many instances of ( noble perseverance , displaped in the prosecution of important reforms , is gratefully admitted ; but that there is much incapacity , dishonesty , and even imbecility , is an odious fact . It is also but too true , that nearly the whole of Parliament spring from the foetid bed of corruption . In my life I have been averse to tho widest extension oftthe Suffrage , but I am now convinced

      that that privilege could not be more abused by the operatire classes , than I have known it among those whom , by courtesy , are allowed to be their betters . And . I cao confidently state , from personal experience , that the operatives of our larger towns and cities are more independent , more intelligent , and betterquslined to form an estimate of political exigencies , and the qualities of candidates , than are many—very many—electors of this county of . Essex . I will not accuse all slavish voters or barterers of their privilege of wilful and absolute baseness—it is an obvious , fact , that many-a rising tradesmen , who dares to be honest , by so doing is ruined . It is equally true that many more would be , if they acted independentl y . But it is also a deep and damning stain upon electors generally , that it is not the poorest who

      are the most corrupt . Too frequently have we known the burly , over-fed animal , known us the flourishing tradesman or comfortable farmer , indicate the most sensitiveness at an anticipated loss of some great man ' s interest—themanwith a good prospect in life before bim , he itis whom I have kaowu to make aiaugh of the bargain he has m-. de , or the interest he has secured , by his votehe it is who can afford to earn contempt of the honest man . He may have forfeited one man ' s esteem , but what cares he for that—has he not gold—has he not secured and extended his patronage ! Gitn he not purchase good opinions ? Can he not lie to-day with his vote , and tomorrow subscribe his half guinea or guinea to a charity —and will not such act atone for his immorality ? And will he not be tolerated f Ay ! and even courted by the very orthodox in piety and politics .

      But the poor and more depi-ndan t man , he cannot afford to ba so contemptuous of the good opinions of his compeers ; and least of all , can Ire afford to make shipwreck of his self respect , that best sustainer of oppressed men , and , therefore , if his position is such that he is constrained to give the lie to his better judgment , the greater must be his mental torture . lie is lett more to himself ; there is no gay circle to dazzk and applaud him .: No parasites to cheat him of himself , and supplant his identity with a bastr shadow . Be it not , however , inferred . that I would argue that poverty is a congenial soil for honesty and

      independence to take root and flourish in . My argument is , that the basest of elective barterers , are not necessarily to bo found amongst the poorest of electors , but that n smite , a nod , or any token of hollow regard from the aristocratic candidate , will weigh with a successful tradesman or substantial farmer , even when more sub . stantial interest is absent , as much as would a ten pound note with more needy men . Baseness is equally odious in any soil . Dot when committed by those who aro but just over the door-way of poverty , our nature inclines to look less severely upon it , than when perpetrated in circles where wealth is not wanting .

      If the timorous and doubting and unobservant politician is not prepared to go with mu to the extent of my uniinadvesions , I can confidently appeal to the judgment of the experionced-to ihose who have studied man and his extravagancies—to those who though seemingly unobservant , have taken searching views into this sad agglomeration , of divided and individual eft ' ort . misnamed society , and seen it in all its variety of vicious andcr . ratio manifestation—to these men I refer , and being certain of their unbiassed opinion , rest content respecting the result . I would fain write more in accordance with my earlier leanings , and gloss over the baseness of which experience and conviction command me to speak , ' believing that it is far better that paper be never written on , than that it be soiled by pandering to eviI , or he mado to act tho part of a parasite to—falsehood and infamy . Error is bad , but lies odious . Cautiou aud discretion are commendable , but truth is glorious .

      liom what has been remarked , someslight notion of the infamy practised , and ignorance not unfrequently exhibitedat elections , will havebcenformed . But in order to be more pointed , I will relate a few out of many anecdotes , which hare taUcn place under my own immediate notice : —Two county voters had becu 80 lieitcd , and had assented to vote for a certain Sir J— T—e of Protectionist notoriety . They were canvassed by two men of the respective names of Smith and Burton , and these persons parted with the two very sapient electors , with the full assurance that their candidate should have their support , but when the polling day arrived , the two farmers steadfastly refused to vote for any other persons but Messrs Burtou and Smith and consequently , the worthy knight lost two supporters , through tho

      ignorance and stupidity of a portion of the Essex community . Another instuueo has just transpired underlay own cognisance , where a nourishing tradesman did not like to vote against his conscience , but he liked less to vote against bis interest , but managed to construe his conscience to accord with the direction of his interest . And thus he opposed his private convictions and public avowals . 1 have known also instances during the last election , where men have promised to plump one candidate , get the bribe , and then divide their votes , and oh . tain a bribe from tho opposing candidate . I hoard another man boast he got a bottle of wine for his vote ; another declared he had twenty pounds for his , and I have heard of as much as two hundred pounds being tho cost of a vote , in more places than one , during the recent election . 1 have known some instances where persons having been pledged to one candidate , have through their

      ignorance voted for the opposing party , and in half , anyour afterwards not knr . w , who , they had voted for . Those not cognisant wit ;„ election proceedings will have some difliculty in crediting these statements , hut they are creditable as compared to soma thinjs that take place . It not unfr equently happens , that electors are rolieduptothepo ) : ang booth 8 iu suchahelplesscondition of Intoxication ^ tt 8 t 0 be the merest automatons . In somelnstantes lhave heard electors attempt to givereasons and to Vindicate their conduct , but they have given the most confused aud even stupid accounts—evincing an entire - . gnoiauce of the exigencies of the state , and an absolute realty on politics—not knowing anything re latlveto the first principles of government , of legal or «™ iru » l jurisprudence , of what was required fur mamifactoriog or asrfcuitnral prosperity , or social welfare . iRsomeplaces ;! have seen Independent electors In the wsst filthy stats ofilTwikenws ^ -depsnaantBpoa tbs

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      kennel for a bed audihe curb stone far a pulow ^ and this has beenlat oncfthe . most complete evidence of their physicalShd mental d eg radation . ? v gH ; -: Only yesterday , I was told of ^ a farmerj jwho P « thousand pounds per annum rant , and be being stoJ 0 l « eo by bis landlord ; - for a vote , refused to give it his ^ pjr . y , whereupon ; heiwas- told very significantly , ' that fiemust notvoto against them , and accordingly he dared not use his privilege . But it is superfluous to dwell upon theso cases , and so well are they known to exist , that few men in these days have ' the hardihood to denyvthem . . And aithcigb all tho Jyices and crimes of elections , and the r ~>^

      falsity of elections is generally known , yot it is rather laughed at , -than generally reprobated . So true , is it , that even infamy may become , popular , that an elector can sell his vote for the most contemptible consideration , and yet be countenanced by his fellows , and esenpe the just censure of so base an act . The prevalence of crime makes even felons tolerated in some societies —thus we . are told that in Sydney and Hobart town , having been an expert smasher is but looked upon ass necessary ingredient in the character of a gentleman . So English electors can revel In their impurity , and congratulato themselves upon their cunning , while they , despise the determination of tho honest man .

      Having said thus much on ths characters and practices of electors , I will now offer ft few observations relative to their causes , with the view of indicating a remedy . I may premise that there is no hope that evils connected with elections , can bo hastily done away with . The Best directed efforts , of the moralist must be perseveringly followed for a iong time before this can bo accom . plished . The complaint is of chronic growth , an incident of partial civilisation , and can only be superseded by the further dovelopement of their higher faculties .

      T ho man who votes at the dictation of a landlord or an employer , is either unprincipled or too dependant to exercise his right , He may also be an ignoramus , and not know whom to vote for without the advice of a second party . If the voter were honcstly ^ disposed , then the Ballot would guarantee him from the persecution of his landlord or employer . He migh t vote independently . But if the voter is unprincipled , then Ballot would screw him from the infamy that ought to attend upon the abuse of his political power . And if the elector is an ignoramus , as many are , then the Ballot would be quite useless to him . : It will bo evident , therefore , that , if

      the number of unprincipled electors could bo proved to be less than those who would act honestly , if they had the protection of tho Ballot , then a clear Caso \} i made out for that measure , being a remedy against intimidation . But , as neither tho negative nor affirmative of this can be proved , and , althoueh I feel confidant that , under any circumstances , ' capital and its influence will have a tendency to filiate elections ;! should like to seethe Ballot conceded by the legislature , believing that some good would result from it , and that , possibly , our constituencies might be rendered somewhat more pure ; but , feeling confident they could not be rendered more impure .

      I would , therefore , recommend an agitation in favour . of the Ballot . As a reason wh y this agitation should be forthwith become national , it may be urged that many of the leading men of the House of Parliament are committed to it—and , as its benefit is of so doubtful a character , the legislature would more , readily concede it than they would reforms , 'involving more sweeping changes , As an accompaniment , I would recommend that a law be enacted , by which both bribers and bribed be treated as common felons .: I am convinced that without making bribery a . criminal offence , it will never be done away with . With the Ballot it may be said thatbribery would become more difficult of detection ,. but still a few examples would besuffideut to deter men with nothing but money to recommend them , to risk the chance of being

      sent to the treadmill , for the purpose of getting into Parliament , by . the foul means which too frequently enable , the fatuity of mere empty-headed aristocrats to ride past the more dignified , and really useful qualities of tho talented and intelligent . Shorter Parliaments would also have a great -tendency to supersede bribery . For it is clear that a seat would not be worth expending much upon , the tenure of which would only last one session , Tho only tenable argument I have heard urged against Annual Parliaments , is the ono that so many periods of excitement would have a very prejudicial interestupen trade and commerca ; but even this argument is considerably weakened by the consideration that , by the fact of making elections frequent , so should wo make them less exciting ; aud again , the objection is

      completely set aside , when wc take into consideration the better business habits which such an arrangement would necessarily cause For a member , having to meet his constituents so often , would depend more upon the services he had rendered his country , than upon the fact of long servitude , and from not liking to risktbe expense of a contest , he would naturally pay moro attention to his parliamentary duties than he now docs . In septennial Parliaments , a member can be indifferent to his duties for tho first few years , and towards thtdr close , by pajing a constrained attention to his duties , he can cheat many of his constituents into a show of application and attention , which deludes them to re-elect him ; but in Annual Parliaments , the sins of commission and omission . would be fresh in the minds of the constituencies . Bat the great cause of the impurity of elections is to be found in the limited number of electors—in the exclusive possession of tho franchise by a comparatively few , and

      those , necessarily , not of the best order of men . The great bulk of tho people are excluded from the rights of citizenship—have no voice in tho election of those who are to expend their money . Hence they are indifferent who is returned , and what , are the means used to effect such return , Itis very evident , also , that If a borough , containing a thousand electors , had a thousand pounds expanded upon an election in it , that if tho number of electors were extended , the cost of an election would also be increased ., Exceptions may be taken to this argument , but it will hold good in the main . It may be uiged , also , that if it requires a bottle of wine to purchase the vote of a tradesman—an operative would sell his rote for a bottle of beer , supposing him to be enfranchised . Even conceding this , for the moment , tho expense of a contested election would still be increased , that is , it we suppose each elector has to be bribed .

      But , without believing thai operatives are immaculate , I would contend that , if political privileges are conceded them , it is not likely they will be bo readily purchasable . . Why is it that the operative has not moro self respect 1 Is not one great cause of it the fact that ho feels himself degraded by his political serfdom ? Is he not humiliated by his-abject position ? Is he not an outcast from political and social exi & tenco ! Hois sneered down aud derided , if he ventures an opinionand I have frequently heard him told to sit down , because he was not an elector , when he has wished to ¦ make

      known his , ideas . Grant him the franchise—educate him , and let him be treated as a man , and not as a serf , aud then there will be a moro genial soil for tho growth of political virtue , There is something in the nature of toil—when not allied to slavery—when not accompanied with degrading associations , which tends to dig . nify and enoble a man ' s character . Besides , the operative is , from the nature of his position , a more gregarious being than is the shopkeeper or tradesman—aud , therefore , a stricter surveillance is kept ever him by his fellows . Another argument against the supposed facility of bribing him .

      He is continually in tho society of those who would make him responsible for the abuse of political power . And no punishment can inspire a man who is not absolutely dead to moral feeling , to more dread than the contempt of his working associates—and especially when he is not acquitted by bis own conscience . ' One of the most important considerations to be no . ticed , in judging of the influence that the concession of political rights would have upon the operative , is the one springing front the fact that representation of his labour in Parliament would predispose bim to a contentment that no other measure of parliamentary reform wouldand if he was not absolutely better off , ho would have more Lopu than he sow , has , and he knows also that governments eannot make imprudent into prudent men ,

      or fools into wise men , It js but reasonable to infer also , that as his interests were represented , so would his prospects of a moro equitable reward for his labour be improved , and a moro just distribution of wealth take place . Social reforms may be required to effect such desiderata , but political reforms will materially facilitate them , My opinion is , that if that dreadful and perennial intimidator of the operative—anticipated pomty aud starvation , or the degradation of himself and family becoming the inmates of a workhouse were removed , a more honest , determined , fearless , and incorruptible member of tho state could not be found in any of the other classes .. It isthatourae , poverty , and thefoar of it , that is the great demoralise !* of the operative . It

      thwarts his affection *—it interferes with his educationit damps bis pleasures—it usurps his whole thoughts—it crushes bis noblest aspirations—It makes him haggard and care worn—the trembling victim of wrongly used capital , it forces hlui to dissipation , and mokes him vmftt for the higher offices oflife . Give bim his political rights , assist bim to create a permanent demand for 2 iis labouraid- him in achieving an equitable return for the investment of his sinews , ma'clts , and bones in the capitalists ' accumulations—give him something better than a work , house after tho expenditure of his vital energy—in fact , show him regard , sympathy , and affection , and you will soon coase to reproach him . He will then bo respected , even by political economists ,

      To accompany this measure of the eufranchisemtnt of the public , there should be tho abolition of the property qualification , and the payment of members , These measures would open the way to Parliament for working men , and at least , some few of them might become legis . lators . This advantage , trifling as it may appear at first sight , is fraught with most important consequences . If we suppose that only a few working men would become inspired with a desire to become members of the House of Commons , the study and preparation required for such honour , and the Influence which such students would exercise in . every town aud in every circle where they

      moved , would bare a most beneficial influence . Their working compeers would be taught to aspire— a high tone of character would bs attained , end the profligacy now too common amongst operatives , would be remembered only as a matter of history . Soon after such achievement of political power , 1 have no doubt that people ' s colleges would , be instituted by tho working Masses themselves , aud thus the difficulty aud expense ot tducattou for the advance v & the workers—those wbo wore to become the representatives of their fcllow operativeswouldbeprovided . During tho election which is just over , uunwroua Instances hate occurred , **«« % wn from ««

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      ranks of operatives have proved themseIyt 8 tdBo ;||| oi ifW : witi , sufficient capacity to bo sent to ^ StepheM , ; ' n some Instances the highest ; complirlfent ^ have beBBJjaid tbep by the press , and such ^ s the im pression that is now happily every day gaining ground , ( of tbo fitness of subh men for important political trust , that the growinginfluence of progression must ere long concede . tbe ; Iong soug ht and long withheld rights of the people . Yes , the many have those with and amongst them with capacity of no mean order , and the time is . fast approaching , when mind amongst the wsrkera shall vindicate its true ^ ,. . _ , _ ,. „ a ? hBm . ^^ to D ^ ndM ^

      character , -and raise its possessors from the obscurity that the iron despotism of mere conventionalities has kept it in . To a certain extent it may be urged , that an extension ' of the suffrage would also extend the corruptions of the present elective constituency , but ! am of opinion that this would only be a rtlatlve and not an absolute extension , and that even this would soon be corrected by the educa tion and Improved and fast Impro . ving condition of the enfranchised , In fact , my opinion i * and it is formed from close observation of the working classes , that in a very few years all the . gross abuses of the elective system would be abolished .

      Tho most obstinate of antiquated politicians , must admit that , as the tendency of society is to progress , sooner or later an extension of tho suffrage must take place , and I think a clear case has been made out why it should be conceded . But there remain to be noticed far higher claims than those of expediency , on which . to found a demand for the enfranchisement of every sane man . We have yet to notice the question as ono of right . We have shown that it is not likely the operative would be more corrupt than are many electors at present—that he is quite as intelligent as many of them cannot be deniedbut if he is not intelligent , will he ever bo without enfranchisement ? if he is corrupt , whoso neglect has made him so ? But let mo ask , what reason is there against th e emancipation of industry ? All men have to contribute to the burdeas of state ; why not , then , all have a

      share in their regulation ? A man ' s ignorance is no ar . gument against his paying taxes . The money of the most fatuous is as good as that of the wisest . Of the relative capacity of money qualified electors and those who have only the qualification of manhood , there will be different opinions , but there can be but one opinion as to enfran . chisihg every sane man , and I would say woman , too . Who so likely as those to be judicious and economical in the expenditure of public money , as those who know the hardships of labour—those practically acquainted with the burdens which the back of the operative has to bear ? Wherefore should one man be a political automaton for tho use or abuse of fools or knave * , and another man be elevated to a position which he is not at all fitted for ! In the nature of things , this is wrong—common sense revolts at it—our common humanity pronounces it dangerous and absurd ..

      I have no envious feelings towards born legislators or lisping aristocrats , nor would I exchange positions with miny of them . The luxury of an indepsndaut spirit , unfettered conscience , and upright bearing , is worth all the conventionalisms of the most fashionable society . As for their contempt for working men , I can only soy that if the aristocracy could mix in the society of many workers , whom it is my good fortune to . know , they would learn to respect the unwashed , or at least the un . represented . Even epithets are now forgotten ; we never hear now of swinish multitudes . Tho first princi . pies of social and political science , and the fundamental rights of men , asialso the just principles which should connect home and foreign governments , ore better known amongst the select of the operatives than

      ( Wioagst the average of either of tho other classes . Per . sonally I would much prefer associating with the general run of operatives in London than with the county electors of Essex . - The former are store intelligent and more liberal , and consequently more just oven to thoir opponents . To associate much with these fifty pound voters I must be content to degenerate , but to mix with London . operatives I should thereby Improve them , and be advantaged myself . The same may be said of all the larger towusin the kingdom . To be an elector with a staff of honest , fearless , and independent men , who would not shrink from supporting their views under all tho exigencies of politiealexistence , would indeed be aa honour that I should prize most dearly . It is a con ? ummation that every true patriot must devoutly wish for .

      what a reduction upon our common humanity that so many independent electors aro independent of even an approach to political integrity . -What can be more contemptible , or what can possibly degrade a man moro than his selling his noblest privilege , —the right of self , government . Sinking his political existence—levelling himself with the serfs of the Saxon period—bartering bis manhood— -handing over his body and miud to tbo political charlatan . ' ' And who is It that objects to the concession . of Universal Suffrage ! Is it the philosopher or philanthropist , or is it ' the borough . monger , the' pos . sessor of country constituencies and the millionaire ? Theso persons , in conjunction ' with their echoes , the class of voters just spoken of , are the most forward in their opposition to tho ' political emancipation of the people , .: And arc they oracles of wisdom 1 Are their

      lorebodings to be treasured as fact : their troubled imaginings to keep the millions in bondage ! To them and their tortuous interest must the oppressed artisan ever yield his hopes of personal freedom ! Must the patriotic mechanic ever be content to be robbed of his birthright , and afterwards bo conciliated with contempt ? Is there not a ne plus ultra of folly—a point beyond which injus . tice will not be tolerated . Reason answers yes—justice proclaims the fact that a day of reckoning is near at hand , when the hopes of oppressed man shall be realised . Hold on , then , yc workers in the cause of good—persevere in disseminating information respecting . the rights of humanity , and wo yot may sco the lion of wealth conciliating the outraged dignity of Iong suffering and oppressed labour . Every day adds fresh evidence that the popular cause is growing more papular .

      Progress , in its untiring achievement , is eff-. ctlng discoveries in science , and developing improvement in art ; mind is fast vindicating itself , and ere long must have a general recognition in society ; each month and year adds new benefits to man , The press is proline , and gives forth its encouraging revelations—knowledge is cheapened , and intellect heaves vlth mighty effort , and its emanations arc irritating the arid sands of ignorance —truth is proclaiming for itself a fearless and general reception in the home and heart of inquiring man , and the hitherto feeble voice ' of reason and philosophy is teaching a faith that shall yet dissolve the contentions of awakening man . But still no veritable , no really tangible improvement has reached the home of tbo working man—no political existence is yet granted bim . It is then for you who toil , to say whether you will longer submit to such degradation—to assert yourselves no longer satisfied without tho full recognition of your

      rights . ' It is for you , the intelligent artisans of Britain , to decide whether you will for ever remain in a state of political serfdom and social slavery . It requires but that you shall arise from your lethargy , and vindicate your claims to a share in tho government of your common country—5 n tho direction of your own labour—in the appropriation of your own wealth . Let every insult you have felt—let every reproach you have experienced —let oil the ills you have sufficed—let every injustice you have keen tho victims of , be the parent to loftier thoughts , and determine to nobler effort and more sustained perseverance Let the . indignities that are daily tolerated by them enkindle an unquenchable desire for the improvement of yourselves and tho emancipation of your children from the domination ef an umvympathising oligarchy . And let tho serfdom of Britons be abolished —your slavery forgotten—your rights conceded—your manhood recognised . P . M . Wood .

      A Jack Tar's Idsa Ojp A Locomorim—' Why,...

      A Jack Tar ' s Idsa ojp a LocoMorim— ' Why , ' says he' there ' s nought manly about it . Watch a ship , now , with her canvasa bellying out , laying down to it , just enough to shew she feels the breeze , tossing the spray from her bows , and lifting her head over the seas as if she stopped ' era . There ' s something like life there . There ' s something so noble about a horse ; he steps as if ho knew he was going , and fond of his duty , and able to do it . But that there lubber—bah . '—comes insinuating , sneaking along , crawling on his belly like a thundering long snake , with a pipe in his mouth . ' Elkchoneerino Compensation ix France . —The ' Union Monarchique' states that with ' tn _ the last thirteen years two hundred and seventy-six crosses of the Legion of Honour have been distributed amongst the inhabitants of Lisicti . v , M . Guizol ' s rotten borough .

      The Punnt Post . —Rowland Hill stated at a late meeting that six omnibuses full of letters and papers were considered a light mail from Euatou-aquare to the Post-oilico . Longevity . —At Limerick city election on Thursday , David O'Brien , ofBorbeen , farmer , and £ 1 Q householder , voted for O'Brien and O'Oonnell . He was aged 105 years , and was brought in a chair to tho polling booth . Tmlihq bt . Storm . —A . few days ago , three hives of bees , belonging to a person named Almwich , swarmed at the same time , and simultaneously took possession of a house and shop , near the port , and notwithstanding every effort to dislodge and hive them was resorted to , they were not got off until nearly the whole of them were destroyed . The business of the shop was completely suspended for some days . —Carmarthen Papa ' -

      Scene at an American Post-Office . — 7 v rap at the delivery window . Postmaster : Well , my lad what will vou have ? ' « Boy : ' Here ' s a letter ;• she wants to have it go along as fast aa it can , Wae there ' s a feller wants to have her here , and she ' s courted by another feller that ain ' t here , and she wants to know whether he ' s going to have her or not . Having delivered his message with great emphasis , the boy departed , leaving the postmaster convulsed in laughter .

      Ijlaitts Gout And Uueumatio Pills Cffeet...

      iJLAitts Gout and Uueumatio Pills cffeetuall- cure over , description of Gout , Xbeumatlc Gout , Rheumatism , bttmbago , Tlo Uolorcux , Pains In the Head or Face , & c 1 hey are recommended to the a « lctcd with a confidence , arising from experience , as ono of the valuable results of the improved state of Medical Science , and the only efficient remedy ever discovered for theaa disorders . The continued authenticated proofs of decided approbation sent , unsolicited , to tho proprietor , from all parts of the kit'gdom and frouinll classes of society with an increasing sale , and demand for them : it hotuej aud abroad vmpnrraueled , fully warrants the assurnnoc that no person subject to such complaints will , after a trial , ever be without them . Sold by all medicine venders .. Price 2 s . 9 d , per box . Observe the name of'Thomas' (' rout , 22 &> Stnuul . iiMitony oa . tu ? govenwwtt ' w » m » »

      L*%Attempt At Murderand Sul Cip E , : %A...

      l * % ATTEMPT AT MURDERAND SUl Cip E , : deliberate attempt at murder and suicide was made en Saturday afternoon , of which the followC particulara have been gleaned from various sources The victim is Mr George Crawley , wine merchant ! 12 , Mark-lane , nearly opposite the New Corn E £ change . The intended assassin is Mr John Ovenstone , who has for some time past carried on bnsi . ness as an upholsterer in Great Tichfield-street , Marylebone . ; ATTEMPT AT MURDER ' A ' ND SUICIDR

      It seems that Ovenstone was greatly exasperated by an execution having been sent into his house , Ovenstone being—in conjunction with a Mr Cromer the assignee of a bankrupt—manager of an inn in Holborn , to whom Mr Crawley had supplied wine and spirits , and Ovenstone ' s co-assignee failing , Mr Crawley proceeded at law against him for the amount due to the estate , about £ 150 . what may have transpired in the course of the action is not at present known , but it is certain that those proceedings influenced him in making the murderous attempt . Mr Crawley is stated to be unmarried ; Ovenstone has a wife and family . Both are much respected in the circles in which they are known , The following statement of the circumstances was

      made by Mr Crawley , who was removed to St Thomas ' s Hospital . 'Yesterday ( Saturday ) afternoon , about half-past three o ' clock , while conversing with a friend in the wine trade , my clerk came to me , and said that Mr Qvenstone , of Great Tichfield-street , wanted to speak to me . I immediately went into my room , where I found Mr . Ovenstone , to whom I said , Well . Mr . Ovenstone , I understand that you want to see me . ' He replied , Yes sir , I do . ' I inquired what his business was with me ? When he shouted out , ' What do you mean by doing what ; you have done ? You . ' are a pretty fellow , 1 think . ' My impression was , that he was alluding to a sale that had taken place at his house . I told him that I had nothing to do with itthat I had left my case in my

      , solicitor ' s hands . I had no sooner uttered these words than he put his hands into his pocket , as I imagined for the purpose of drawing out his handkerchief , instead of which he pulled out a pistol , presented the mouth at me , and before I had time to g _ et away , he discharged the contents in my face .. I immediately ran out into the street and cried murder , and afterwards went to Mr Harris ' s surgery , and from thence I came to this hospital in a cab . When I lan out Ovenstone was in the room , and I understand from my clerk that he locked bim in te prevent his escape . What afterwards took place I do not know of my own knowledge , but I have been told that Ovenstone shot himself the moment after I ran into the street . ' Such is Mr Crawley ' s statement . The account of

      tbe injuries he has sustained is , that a ball had entered the mouth , and torn away a portion of the roof , lodging in the cavity . The narrative is continued by Mr Crawley ' s clerk , who , when he saw his master wounded , locked the attempted murderer in the office , and had hardly done so when a second report of fire * arms was heard . Two constables entered , and found Ovenstone sitting in a chair , with a couple of pistols near him , and blood flowing in copious streams from his head and face . They immediately secured both the pistols and Ovenstone , and took him to Guy ' s Hospital , where two of the house surgeons were in instant attendance . They found that the injuries he had inflicted on himself wore of a frightful character : the ball appeared to have

      entered at the mouth , passed in an oblique direction , and ledged over the left temple . The medical gentlemen have been successful in extracting the ball which bad lodged in Ovenstone ' s head , and it is now in the care of Edmonds , the officer . There seems to be no doubt about its having been the intention of the wretched man to kill Mr Crawley and then destroy himself , as , in addition to the fact of his having with him two heavily-loaded pistols , a written statement was found in his coat jjooket , which was evidently drawn up so as to give a full explanation of the several reasons that had actuated him to attempt the commission of the crime . In it he states that disgrace had been brought on him by Crawley for not consulting with him and Cremer to get possession of the Bull Inn . ' One must ro for an example , ' it continues , 1 to deter such wretches from doing the

      like . I cannot help saying that my solicitor ought to have looked into this matter of bond before he advised me to be an assignee in this bankruptcy , and which , had he done so , would have prevented all that has occurred . D « ath is far more preferable than the disgraceful situation Crawley has placed me in , and driven me to do that which I never would have contemplated . This action , will no doubt eause a good deal of grief to you all , but you roust forget it , as you could never expect that I should ever knew happiness again in this world after Crawley ' s conduct towards me . ' The rest of the statement related to family circumstances of no interest to the public . It was signed 'John Ovenstone , ' and addressed to Mrs Mary Jackson and Beatrice Jenkinson Ovenstone , 46 , Upper Charlotte-strest , Fhzroy-square . Subsequent inform ation shows that both the assassin and his intended victim are recovering , a fact which is attributed to the pistols being so long wadded .

      Diabolical Mukder In Kentucky . The Loui...

      DIABOLICAL MUKDER IN KENTUCKY The Louisville Courier contains an account of a most atrocious and cold-blooded murder . A . gentlemen five in all , among whom was Dr J . P , Pendergrast , united in establishing a school in the vicinity of Dr Pea . dergrast ' s residence . In February last Mr W . W . Buchanan , of Pennsylvania , was employed as a teacher and Or Pendergrast , baring taken a dislike to him , not only refused tosend his children to the school , bat in every way attempted to injure Mr Buchanan in the estimation of those whose confidence he had won . Atlength , Mr Buchanan having submitted to this treatment as long as he thought suitable , addressed a letter of remonstrance to the doctor , and hereupon , as it seems , the doctor declared that Mr Buchanan should never teach in the school-house again . The neighbours ef Dr Pendergrast

      were still satisfled with Mr Buchanan ' s teaching , and three of the five owners of the school house employed him , for another quarter ; one of the three being the husband of Dr Pendergrast ' s sister . On the Uth of June , Mr Buchanan went to one of the owners of the school hous « who had the key , and requested him to go over with him and put himln peaceable possession of the house , in order to guard against a difficulty with Dr Pendergrast . This gentleman , Colonel Montgomery , complied with the re . quest , and took his daughter with him as a pupil . Soon after they reached the school house , in which some sis or seven children were assembled , while Mr Buchanan was sitting or the step near the door , and Colonel Montgomery was sitting Inside of the house near the door , Dr Pendergrast was seen sallying forth from his dwelling

      with his three sons and a negro man , the negro carrying a basket of rocks and tho doctor ' s double-barrelled gun , and when they reached the school house , the doctor saluted both Mr Buchanan and Colonel Montgomery with the most offensive and insulting epithets he could muster into service , and commanded them to leave his house , accompanying the order by throwing rocks twice at Mr Buchanan . Colonel Montgomery mildly replied to Dr Pendergrast that he bad as much privilege to be there a > he had ; upon which one of the boys assaulted Colonel Montgomery with a rock , in which the others joined ; and while the Colonel was defending himself from the boys , both the doctor and the negro also assailed him . It is supposed that while tho family ivere on . Colonel Montgomery , Mr Buchanan endeavoured to take some of the assailant * off his friend . All that is positivel y kuown is , that Dr Pendergrast called his negro to hand him hisguu and he would shoot the — . Colonel Montgomery had one of tho boys down , and the otherj on him , and ,

      supposing the threat was for him , he turned his eyes towards the doctor , and saw the gun was pointed beyond him , and , looking in that direction , he saw Mr Buchanan fall on his face wheu the gun was fired . This stopped the fight , and when Colonel Montgomery got to the young man , he found him dying—he had been pierced with 10 shot but a shade less than buck-shot . These are the uncontroverted statements of the case . It is not unlm . portant , however , to mention , that after Mr Buchanan was killed , one of the boys went to the corpse and turned his head over , to show where he gave him a blow with a rock , and another , after surveying the dead body , met with the hat of the murdered man in his path , and furiousl y kicked it as far as ho could send it . we regret to add to this horrid recital , that the cowardly murderer was still at large when tbe courier wrote . The oflicerg of justice (?) who were at hand at the time winked at the murder , and abstained from any attempt to arrest the miscreant , and vhenmore faithful men were found , he had disappeared , though a magistrate boasted that he knew where he was ,

      B Mi, Love. —A Young Man, The Son Of A W...

      b mi , Love . —A young man , the son of a wealthy Armenian , residing in one ot the villages of the Bosphorus , secretly wooed and won tue daughter of a lurkish boy , whose yally or summer residence is in the neighbourhood . The young people met often in places where they were safe from tbe eyes of the old bey . The young girl was at length so imprudent as tp receive her lover in the harem . Here he was doubtless seeu by the father , or some of his people * for the young Armenian went there as usual the other day , and never returned . Tbe friends of the young ra & u , noticing Via long absence from home , grew uneasy . They soon learned that he had beea seen going into tbe house of their Turkish neighbour , but when they inquired there for him , the old bey said it was true ha vras under his roofbut that he

      , was too unwell tc , be removed . They called tho next day , and the old bey told them that his daughter ' s lover was dead . The father of the youth asked to have his sou ' s body , but the bey refused , for he said his son had become a mussulman before his death , and therefore his friends , being Giaours , had no right to the corpse . The young man , however , had been to Odessa at ono time , and there taken Russian protection : Application was , therefore , made to M . d'Oustinoff , the Russian minister , to employ his influence to have the body given up . M . d'Onstinofl sent a very strong note to the Porte , aud the body in consequence has been disinterred , and has undergone a post vwrtem examination , the result of whicfc proves that the poor youth was poisoned . Cheap biographies of O'Coaaeii , ta ! Frett-A , haw be . 8 apttwl » u € ' 4 Ui ? atis ,

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 21, 1847, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_21081847/page/2/